MUNICIPAL OFFICE COMPLEX
8401 W. MONROE STREET
PEORIA, AZ  85345



Historic Preservation 
Commission:

Shelby Duplessis, Chair
Karen Garbe, Vice-Chair 
Mike Fusco, Secretary
Priscilla Cook
Harold McKisson
Gary Nelson
Steve Poe



Department Liaison
Chris Jacques



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HISTORIC 
PRESERVATION 
COMMISSION 
REGULAR 
MEETING 
NOTICE & AGENDA
WEDNESDAY, 
JULY 13, 2011
6:00 P.M.
COUNCIL 
CHAMBER
8401 W. MONROE 
ST.
RESULTS
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CONVENE:

ROLL CALL:

OPENING 
STATEMENT:

CALL TO SUBMIT 
SPEAKER REQUEST 
FORMS:

CONSENT 
AGENDA

CONSENT AGENDA: All 
items listed with “C” are 
considered to be routine 
or have been previously 
reviewed by the Historic 
Preservation 
Commission, and will be 
enacted by one motion.  
There will be no separate 
discussion of these items 
unless a Commission 
member so requests; in 
which event the item will 
be removed from the 
General Order of 
Business, and 
considered in its normal 
sequence on the 
Agenda.


CONSENT – New 
Business:

1C	DISPOSITION OF 
ABSENCE: 
Discussion and 
possible action to 
approve the 
absence of 
Commissioner 
Gary Nelson from 
the March 2, 2011 
meeting. 
Approved


2C	MINUTES: 
Discussion and 
possible action to 
approve the 
minutes of the 
Regular Meeting 
held March 2, 
2011. Approved.


REGULAR AGENDA

NEW BUSINESS:

3R	PUBLIC HEARING:  Designation of the Palo Verde Ruin as 
a Local Historic Landmark with Historic Preservation 
Overlay Zoning. 

PUBLIC HEARING – HP11-0001:  The City of Peoria is 
requesting to designate a portion of the Palo Verde Ruin, 
AZT:8:68 (ASM) as a Local Historic Landmark with Historic 
Preservation Overlay Zoning and list the property on the 
Peoria Register of Historic Properties. The archaeological 
site is located west of the intersection of 73rd Drive and 
Briles Road.  The property is more particularly described as 
a portion of Maricopa County Assessor Parcel Number 
(APN) 201-09-044. Unanimously Approved 5-0. 

      Staff Report
      Open Public Hearing
	Public Comment
	Close Public Hearing
	Commission Action:  Discussion and possible action to 
recommend the designation of the Palo Verde Ruin as a 
Local Historic Landmark

4R	PALO VERDE INTERPRETIVE PLAN UPDATE
Presentation and discussion of the Interpretive Plan project 
for Palo Verde Open Space Park currently being developed 
by consultant Logan Simpson Design, Inc.
No Action Required. 

CALL TO THE PUBLIC:  (Non-Agenda Items)

Your comments pertaining to the Historic Preservation 
Commission business are welcome.  However, if you wish to 
address the Historic Preservation Commission, please complete a 
Speaker Request Form and return it to the clerk before the call to 
order for this meeting.  Boards and Commissions are not 
authorized by state law to discuss or take action on any issue 
raised by public comment until a later meeting.

Reports from Staff:
First Presbyterian Church National Register Nomination Update
Palo Verde National Register Nomination Update

Reports from the Historic Preservation Commission:

ADJOURNMENT:



NOTE:  Documentation (if any) for items listed on the Agenda is 
available for public inspection, a minimum of 24 hours prior to the 
Board/Commission Meeting, at any time
during regular business hours in the Office of the City Clerk, 8401 
W. Monroe Street, Room 150, Peoria, AZ 85345.