Prepared for:
City of Laguna Beach
Dept: Community Development
505 Forest A venue
Laguna Beach
Attn: David Contreras
949-497-0719 / [email protected]
Prepared by:
ASM Affiliates
20 North Raymond Avenue, Suite 220
Pasadena, California 91103
(626) 793-7395
December 13, 2024
Archaeology • Archileclural History• History• Ethnography· GJS Appendix A
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Archaeology • HtSto,Y • ElhnOgraphy • Arctutecturat History December 13, 2024
City of Laguna Beach
Community Development Department
Attn: David Contreras, Project Manager/RFQ Administrator 505 Forest Avenue
Laguna Beach, CA 92651
Re: Request for Qualifications (RFQ) No. CD-24-1 for Historic Property Evaluations, City of Laguna Beach (City), Orange County, California
Mr. Contreras:
ASM Affiliates (ASM) is pleased to respond to RFQ No. CD-24-1 for Historic Property Evaluations for the City of Laguna Beach (City) to conduct a comprehensive review of properties listed on the City's Historic Register (Historic Register) and develop a system for evaluating permit applications.
ASM understands this project has two objects: the first involves assessing 54 properties listed in the Laguna Beach Historic Register (Historic Register) without preservation agreements using historical data and past documentation to evaluate their historic significance and condition and determine if a preservation agreement is needed. The second objective is assisting the City in developing a system to evaluate permit applications for properties not listed in the Historic Register to determine if properties qualify or need further evaluation under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). In collaboration with City staff, ASM will work to streamline review processes, ensure compliance with CEQA, and set thresholds for additional studies, such as historical resources evaluation report during the environmental review process. ASM understands the City expects the project to be completed within six months of award of contract.
This cover letter includes a complete description of ASM' s qualifications, including a summary of our background and experience performing similar projects, proposed methodology, and a client interaction plan. The proposal that follows includes our team's composition, detailed project experience, our proposed cost for completing the project, our non-collusion declaration, and staff resumes.
A. STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS
ASM is exceptionally qualified to meet the
needs of the City and conduct the requested
services to the highest standard, on schedule,
and within budget. With 45 years of
experience providing high-quality historical
and cultural resource services to local, state,
and federal agencies and private project
proponents throughout the West. We have
completed more than 6,000 studies related to
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architectural history, history, archaeology, and other specialized services. These studies include reconnaissance- and intensive-level historic property surveys, inventories, and evaluations; local historic landmark/district identification and nomination; historic resources permit application and reviews including Mills Act; National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) and California Register of Historic Resources (CRHR) nominations; Historic Preservation Plans (HPPs), Historic American Buildings Surveys (HABS), Historic American Engineering Records (HAER), and Historic American Landscape Surveys (HALS) documentation packages; historic preservation trainings; and public outreach and management planning documents such as Integrated Cultural Resources Management Plans (ICRMPs), HCS development, and Historic Building Maintenance Plans for buildings and structures throughout California. Our team has demonstrated experience in research methods, in knowledge of local architectural history, in the preparation of historic assessment/evaluation reports and historic property evaluations, and in the application of the SOI's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties (Treatment Standards). ASM has extensive experience conducting historical and cultural resource reports prepared for compliance with local ordinances, CEQA, NEPA, and NHP A.
Our team of Architectural Historians, Historians, and other Cultural Resource Specialists can provide considerable experience within the region, especially regarding the specific services required to successfully complete this project. By proposing a team of highly qualified individuals, we are ensuring the accuracy, timeliness, and quality of the delivered product, in accordance with the requirements of the proposed projects. All the proposed personnel meet or exceed the SOI' s Professional Qualifications Standards for their respective fields, including proposed PM, Ms. Shannon Davis, M.A., RPH, who exceeds the SOI's Professional Qualifications Standards as an Architectural Historian and Historian. All proposed individuals have been selected based upon their history of providing similar services to public sector organizations, their overall qualifications, and their ability to accomplish the assigned work on time and within budget.
ASM' s familiarity with the types of architecture that define Laguna Beach's built environment, our long history of providing similar services to a variety of municipalities, and our extensive experience conducting large-scale, citywide historic property surveys, developing HPPs, and performing historical resource permit application reviews including Mills Act, makes us uniquely qualified to meet the historic preservation needs of the City. As our past performance history has repeatedly demonstrated, our business plan, organizational structure, capabilities, experience, and project oversight allow us to provide services and products that invariably meet our clients' specifications and needs, resulting in client satisfaction, regardless of the workload or complexity of the required tasks.
B. RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
ASM has completed the types of projects that will be
conducted for the City of Laguna Beach for other
municipalities throughout southern California including the cities of Los Angeles, Pasadena, Monrovia, Ontario, La
Canada Flintridge, Glendale, Santa Monica, Whittier,
Fullerton, Santa Ana, Orange, San Diego, Carlsbad, Chula Vista, Encinitas, Temecula, and Vista and the counties of Riverside, San Bernardino, Los Angeles, and San Diego. As 7 130
a result, our staff has experience working with different municipal departments, city staff, and public commissions, as well as members of these communities through our public outreach efforts, project meetings, and keeping project proponents abreast of project status.
ASM has extensive experience with the property types and architectural styles present in Laguna Beach. We have conducted numerous historic resource assessments and surveys for residential properties (including single-family, multi-family, and entire neighborhoods), commercial, institutional, and educational buildings. We have surveyed and evaluated hundreds designed in the Craftsmen, American Colonial Revival, Spanish Colonial revival, Minimal Traditional, Ranch, MidCentury Modern, and Post-Modern architectural styles.
Key personnel for the proposed project team have
completed two large-scale historic surveys for the
cities of Ontario and Monrovia that included
intensive-level surveys, the development of HCSs,
and public outreach efforts. The City of Monrovia
contracted with ASM to conduct a reconnaissancelevel survey for the City in order to identify historically significant themes unique to Monrovia
and prepare a HCS to provide a framework for
understanding and preserving the history of the
region, as well as codifying and streamlining the
identification of historic properties and establishing eligibility standards. Monrovia has a rich diversity of residential architecture such as Queen Anne, American Colonial Revival, Craftsman (pictured right), and Ranch. Many of Monrovia's civic buildings serve as excellent examples of the Mid-Century Modern style; these buildings reflect the changing cultural shift from traditional design to a more forward-looking American view that embraces technology and contemporary materials. The resulting HCS included an extensive list of property types, character-defining features, and registration requirements for both individually eligible properties and historic districts.
Additionally, multiple historic districts were recommended in the HCS, which was presented and accepted by the Monrovia City Council. ASM staff also conducted training sessions for City Planning staff and the Historic Preservation Commission (HPC).
As a result of an intensive-level survey of the Ontario International Airport on behalf of the City of Ontario, our staff identified numerous buildings and structures that were documented and evaluated using California DPR 523 forms in accordance with the California Office of Historic 8 Preservation (OHP). Many of the
buildings surveyed served as
outstanding examples of the MidCentury Modern architecture style that was widely used in aviationrelated facilities both in the United States and internationally. Further,
these buildings were constructed by
an Ontario-based architectural firm
that specialized in Mid-CenturyModern design and, in addition to 131
the airport, were responsible for several Modernist buildings throughout the City including Ontario High School and the Ontario City Library.
ASM has extensive experience working with cities to streamline the CEQA compliance and local permitting process. The impetus for the Monrovia project mentioned above was to establish a framework that would streamline CEQA reviews as part of the permitting process. The HCS ASM developed for the City was a significant step in that direction and ASM trained City staff and the HPC on how to determine when a historic resource evaluation report was needed, or when City staff could conduct a desktop review without the need for such a report. The HCS clarified which events, people, and themes in Monrovia are significant, which types of properties could be eligible associated with those themes. Furthermore, it established consistency among all evaluations conducted in the City, saved property owners time and money, and saved City planning staff's time in processing permit requests as well. ASM established a Checklist for Individual Building Assessment for City planners to review historical resource reports to ensure completeness.
ASM prepared a Cultural Resources Technical
Report (CRTR) for the new East Valley Specific
Plan (EVSP) for the City of Escondido in support
of rezoning for a 195-acre section for new
housing opportunities in the city. After
reviewing known historical resources and
preparing a historic overview and historic
context; ASM created a framework of potential
impacts to cultural resources with a list of
mitigation measures that could reduce potential
impacts to cultural resources to a less than
significant level in compliance with CEQA. We
created sensitivity maps that highlighted areas of
the City most likely to contain historic resources
and the requirements for historic resource
evaluations within the most sensitive areas were
more intensive than those areas with the least
likelihood for historical resources.
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ASM also has relevant experience in fostering and guiding new preservation programs. ASM was the first historic preservation consultant for Los Angeles County, which enacted its first historic preservation ordinance in 2015. ASM assisted the County with more than 20 projects, including the designation of the County's first local landmark under
the new ordinance, its first Mills Act tax credit
applications, and cultural resources training for
Planning staff. Prior to that, ASM worked with the City of Henderson, Nevada, to conduct community
outreach and education to develop and codify the steps
needed to develop a Historic Preservation Plan for the
City. ASM provided education to City staff, public
officials, and members of the public pertaining to
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resources, fostered community engagement and interest in the historic preservation process, and prioritized areas in the city for future intensive survey to identify historic resources. The resulting preservation plan established a vision statement for preserving Henderson's heritage; summarized past efforts at identification and preservation of historic resources; and established preservation goals, objectives, and tasks for the City.
ASM has conducted hundreds of projects that
involved extensive coordination with City
staff and were conducted in support of CEQA
compliance. ASM recently completed a
HRAR on behalf of the City of Carlsbad in
support of the 3 on Garfield Condominiums
Project. The architectural survey determined
that one building, the Victor Condo, is
eligible for the CRHR as a world-renown
example of Postmodernism. As part of the
Environmental Impact Report that was
prepared for the demolition of the property,
ASM recommended project alternatives such
as rehabilitation, project redesign, and several
mitigation measures to lessen the significant
impacts to the historical resource.
Other examples of similar large-scale surveys that ASM has conducted include a HCS for the City of Chula Vista, as well as a reconnaissance survey of more than 12,000 parcels, an intensive survey of more the 350 parcels, and presentation of the project in a series of public meetings including the HPC and City Council. ASM is currently completing a neighborhood survey of 483 parcels for the City of Glendale, to result in the designation of the early to mid-twentieth century Bellehurst residential historic district. In addition to the reconnaissance-level survey and preparation of a historic overview of the district, we developed a customized tablet-based survey form that enables efficient recording of building style, character-defining features, and aspects of integrity. Key personnel for the proposed project previously conducted a reconnaissance-survey and evaluation of the Altadena Highlands district in unincorporated Los Angeles County and a historic architectural context and historic resources survey of 36 properties associated with architect Loch Crane in the City of San Diego. Currently, we are finalizing a multi-year statewide NRHP evaluation project of more than 1,100 buildings at 250 locations for CAL FIRE and an updated HCS. Facilities included lookout towers, fire stations, conservation camps, air attack bases, and nurseries.
Other recent projects highlight ASM' s experience with smaller projects and complicated historic resource evaluations. In-depth research was conducted for a historic resource evaluation for a contributing resource in the City of Los Angeles's Windsor Park Historic Preservation Overlay Zone to confirm if the property had been moved to the parcel, and therefore should not be a contributing resource. ASM was able to confirm that the single-family residence had been relocated to the parcel, but in so doing discovered that it was an unknown work of master Modern architect Paul Revere Williams. The Prewar Modernist residence was part of the 1936 California House and Garden Exhibition, and a building that was believed by scholars to have been demolished. ASM is currently 133
working with the property owners to develop a renovation plan consistent with historic district design guidelines and the SOI' s Treatment Standards.
ASM' s familiarity with the types of architecture that define the City's built environment, our long history of providing similar services to a variety of municipalities, and our extensive experience conducting large-scale, citywide surveys, Historic Resources permit application reviews including Mills Act, and developing Historical Preservation Plans (HPPs) makes us uniquely qualified to meet the historic preservation needs of the City. As our past performance history has repeatedly demonstrated, our business plan, organizational structure, capabilities, experience, and project oversight allow us to provide services and products that invariably meet our clients' specifications and needs, resulting in client satisfaction, regardless of the workload or complexity of the required tasks.
C. PROPOSED METHODOLOGY
ASM understands that the City is seeking a
qualified consultant to conduct a comprehensive
review of properties on the City's Historic Register
and developing a system for evaluating permit
applications. ASM understands that this project
has two objects: the first involves the assessment
of 54 properties listed in the Historic Register
without preservation agreements and the review
of the properties using historical data and past
documentation to evaluate their eligibility. The
second goal is to assist the City in developing a
system to streamline evaluation of permit
applications not listed in the Historic Register while collaborating with City staff to ensure compliance with CEQA. We understand the City expects the project to be completed within six months of award of contract.
Project Approach
ASM will conduct the four tasks outlined by the City in the RFP: review of historic properties (Task 1), recommend a permit application system for evaluating potential historical resources (Task 2), property owner outreach (Task 3) and presentations (Task 4).
Task 1: Comprehensive Review of Historic Register Properties Deliverables:
• Kick-off Meeting Minutes
• Draft Assessment Report
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ASM will begin the project with an in-person kick-off
meeting with City staff attended by our Project Manager (PM) and our team of architectural historians. This initial meeting will confirm project goals, objectives,
methodology, stakeholders, communication protocols,
and schedule. ASM will obtain all City records that the City only retains in hard copy; records that the City has electronically can be provided on a CD or sent to us
electronically. ASM will also request GIS shapefiles for the 54 parcels (or all parcels within the City if that is easier) that include the County Assessor's Year Built data. ASM will provide meeting minutes within oneweek of the kick-off meeting.
ASM will next conduct a desk-top review of all records the City is able to provide on the 54 properties that the City would like to have assessed. ASM assumes that all 54 properties were previously evaluated when they were designated and listed in the local Historic Register and, at this time, the City is looking to confirm that each property is still eligible for local designation, to codify the reasons why each property is considered historically significant, and to improve the City's documentation of each property's eligibility for the Historic Register. Within the discipline of historic preservation, the term evaluation has a specific meaning, that is to determine whether a property meets the criteria for eligibility for designation in a local, state or national register of historic places. Within this proposal, ASM adheres to that definition and uses the term assessment more broadly to include consideration of a variety of factors such as whether alterations to a property should affect its eligibility, and whether a property is a good candidate for a preservation agreement.
Once ASM has reviewed all City records, ASM's architectural historians will conduct a reconnaissance-level survey of the 54 properties. ASM will conduct the survey following NRHP Bulletin 24: Guidelines for Local Surveys: A Basis for Preservation Planning, which is the professionally accepted baseline for conducting historical resource surveys. The goals of the survey will be to assess whether the criteria for which it was previously designed are still applicable and whether any resource has experienced a loss of integrity since it was locally designated. ASM will create a customized ARCGIS file to record survey data and photographs with hand-held tablets. By using this method/platform, our Architectural Historians can efficiently record architectural features, alterations, and the seven aspects of integrity- all from the public sidewalk. After completing the survey, ASM will decide which properties warrant additional site-specific archival research and full chains of title. For the purpose of appropriately costing this project and within the timeframe required, ASM assumes no more than 10 properties will require additional archival research beyond review of the City's records. Instead, we will conduct targeted parcel-specific research to confirm association with significant themes and/or individuals/groups as warranted. Building permits and/or Southwest Builder and Contractor will be utilized to confirm association with master architects and/or historically significant individuals, as well as document alterations that may affect the integrity of each resource.
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Once ASM has completed our assessment of all 54 properties, we will prepare one comprehensive report that summarizes our findings. The report will delineate the City's historic preservation ordinance and designation criteria and provide an historical overview of Laguna Beach. Most importantly, the report will clarify the eligibility of each property, local criteria each property is eligible for, areas of significance (for example Spanish Colonial Architectural style), period of significance (for example, its date of construction), integrity, and applicable California Office of Historic Preservation Status Codes. Information will be provided in narrative text, tables, and maps based on GIS data that can be provided to the City to incorporate in their own GIS data. For all eligible properties, ASM will further assess and recommend those that the City should pursue the establishment of a preservation agreement with the current property owner. ASM will not prepare California Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) 523 series form for each property; should the City desire that form of documentation we can provide DPR forms under an augment for that additional scope of work.
Task 2: Develop Permit Application System for Evaluating Historical Resources Deliverables:
• Historical Resource Sensitivity Map
• Check List to Determine if HRER is Required
• HRER Guidelines
• Internal Check List for Completeness of HRER
ASM will collaborate with the City on
establishing and/or refining a system
for evaluating permit applications to
determine whether properties that are
not listed in the Historic Register
require further evaluation under
CEQA. ASM will review all of the
properties currently on the City's
Historic Register as well as historic
maps of the City's development ASM
will develop a built environment
historical resource sensitivity map that
will flag areas of the City where historic resources are most likely to exist. ASM will help create a list of permit applications that should be considered ministerial or discretionary under CEQA. For permits that are discretionary, ASM can collaborate with the City to develop a process by which City planners can determine which projects will not have the potential to adversely affect potential historical resources and therefore City staff can approve without further assessment, and which projects the City should require an HRER prior to permit approval. ASM can also prepare guidelines for the contents of an HRER and an internal checklist for City staff to ensure that the HRER contains all appropriate content and analysis to comply with CEQA. The completion of this task will streamline the City's review process and ensure compliance with CEQA guidelines for the identification and protection of historical resources.
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Task 3: Property Owner Outreach
Deliverables:
• Letters to Property Owners
• Virtual Meetings with Property Owners
• Communication Tracker
• Meetings with Laguna Beach Historic Preservation Coalition and Laguna Beach Historical Society
ASM understands that the City
would like the assistance of historic
preservation specialists in
communication and engagement
with property owners and
stakeholders. ASM will prepare a
series of letters for the City to mail
to the subject properties owners.
ASM recommends that an initial
scoping letter be sent at the
beginning of the project (Month
1)-notifying all property owners of the scope and intent of the project. The second mailing should be sent after the completion of the Draft Report and include information on how to access the report on the City's website and detailing the next steps the City would like to undertake with the owner.
Two versions of the second letter will be prepared, the first describing the de-designation process and the second confirming that their property will remain designated and that the City would like to discuss a preservation agreement and the benefits of doing so. ASM will be available to participate in virtual meetings with properties owners upon their request; for purposes of costing this proposal we assume not more than 20 such meetings not to exceed an hour in length. ASM will maintain a log in Excel of all communications with the property owners to be provided to the City at the completion of the project.
ASM also recommends engaging with the Laguna Beach Historic Preservation Coalition and Laguna Beach Historical Society, as key stakeholders and interested parties for all historic preservation related issues in the City. ASM will contact them at the outset of the project to arrange either an inperson or virtual scoping meeting with them to get their specific input on the 54 subject properties, viability of preservation agreements with those owners, as well as their general input on permit process streamlining.
Task 4: Presentations
Deliverables:
• Presentation to Planning Commission
• Presentation to City Council
• Final Report
• Presentation to City staff
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ASM will prepare a PowerPoint presentation to convey the project findings including:
l. List of properties that remain eligible for the Historic Register
2. List of properties ASM recommends be de-designated
3. List of properties ASM recommends the City undertake preservation agreements for
4. Historical Resource Sensitivity Map
5. HRER Guidelines
Individual property owners with
properties identified as eligible during
the survey should be invited to the
Planning Commission and City Council
meetings. Additionally, ASM
recommends the City publicize the new
processes and guidelines for historic
resource reviews community-wide.
ASM will consider input from the
Planning Commission and City Council,
and then finalize the report. ASM
recommends conducting the presentation
to City staff once the report is finalized.
ASM will provide guidance on how to apply the new system established under Task 2 by first referring to the sensitivity map, the list of discretionary permit applications that City staff can approve, and how to determine which projects will not have the potential to adversely affect potential historical resources. ASM will also review the guidelines for the contents of an HRER and an internal checklist for City staff to ensure that the HRER contains all appropriate content and analysis to comply with CEQA.
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ASM is prepared to begin work shortly upon award of contract. With the aggressive six-month timeline for the project, ASM proposes to complete Task 1 quickly, within months 1-3; Task 2 in months 3-4; Task 3 in months 3-5, and Task 4 in month 5 and 6. Tasks 2 and 3 will overlap one another as we move forward with outreach prior to finalizing the new system.
Completing projects on schedule and within budget is critical to our client's satisfaction, and it is a central goal in ASM's business philosophy and management approach. Each assigned project staff member will have well-defined responsibilities directed toward achieving the project and contract goals. Bi-weekly internal project reviews help ensure that project tasks are completed on schedule and within budget.
Table 3 outlines ASM's estimated schedule to complete individual tasks for this project. The schedule below assumes the City will require two weeks for review of deliverables. ASM's PM, Ms.
Shannon Davis, will be responsible for managing the schedule and assuring schedule compliance.
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Table 3. Schedule of Tasks and Deliverables
Task
1. Comprehensive
Review of Historic
Register Properties
2. Develop Permit
Application System
for Evaluating
Historical
Resources
3. Property Owner
Outreach
4. Presentations
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Month 1 Month3
Month3 Month4
Month3 Months
Months Month 6
Timeframe to
Complete
12 weeks
6 weeks
10 weeks
6 weeks
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• Kick-off Meeting Minutes
(Week 1-2)
• Draft Assessment Report
(Week 12)
• Sensitivity Map
• Check List to Determine if
HRER is Required
• HRER Guidelines
• Check List for Completeness of
HRER
• Letters to Property Owners
• Virtual Meetings with Property
Owners
• Communication Tracker
• Meetings with interested
parties
• Presentation to Planning
Commission
• Presentation to City Council
• Final Report
• Presentation to City staff
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D. CLIENT INTERACTION METHODOLOGY
The key to success of most project is good
communication between all parties. With such an
aggressive timeframe for this project, ASM proposes
establishing bi-weekly project update conference calls
between ASM' s PM and the City's lead on the project.
In so doing, ASM can ensure that the City is kept up to date on the progress of the project and that all
information being provided to ASM from the City is
received in a timely manner.
As noted in Task 3 above, ASM will assist the City in communication and engagement with property owners and stakeholders. ASM will prepare letters for the City to mail to the subject properties owners. ASM will maintain a log in Excel of all communications with the property owners to be provided to the City at the completion of the project. ASM will be available to participate in virtual meetings with properties owners upon their request; for purposes of costing this proposal we assume not more than 20 such meetings not to exceed an hour in length. ASM will also contact and meet with two local organizations concerned with historic preservation: Laguna Beach Historic Preservation Coalition and Laguna Beach Historical Society.
The remainder of our qualifications are presented in the following proposal. We appreciate the opportunity to submit and look forward to discussing this project with you further. Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call me at (760) 804-5757 or email me at [email protected]. This proposal shall remain valid for 90 days from today's date.
Respectfully,
Shannon
~~ Davis, M.A., RPH
Director, Architectural History Group
(760) 804-5757 / [email protected]
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2. TEAM COMPOSITION
With a highly experienced staff of nearly 70 Architectural Historians, Historians, Archaeologists, Cultural Resource Specialists, and GIS and Graphics Specialists, ASM has the education, skills, and experience necessary to successfully complete the project. Our senior technical staff exceed the SOi's PQS for their respective fields; our proposed team for this project, based in our Pasadena office, has considerable experience completing large-scale historic surveys, preparing historic contexts, designing interpretive signage for historic properties, and conducting community outreach.
Proposed individuals have been selected based upon their history of providing similar services to public sector organizations and their overall qualifications and expertise. By proposing a team of highly qualified individuals, we are ensuring the accuracy, timeliness, and quality of the delivered product, in accordance with the requirements of the proposed project. All survey and evaluation work for this project will be conducted by our Architectural Historians who meet the SOi's PQS; additionally, one of our senior staff will participate in all aspects of survey work, ensuring the highest quality services and deliverables for our clients.
A. PROJECT TEAM
Shannon Davis, M.A., RPH
PM/Senior Architectural Historian
and Historian
Jaqueline Padilla-Perez, M.A.
Architectural Historian
18 Laura Taylor Kung, M.A.
Senior Architectural Historian
Madeline Gonzalez, M.A.
Architectural Historian
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Our qualified team is led by Ms. Shannon Davis, who
brings more than 25 years of experience in the field of historic preservation and will serve as the PM for this project. She has an M.A. in Historic Preservation/
American Studies and a B.A. in American History and
exceeds the SOI's Professional Qualification Standards for Architectural Historian and Historian. As Director of
ASM's Architectural History department, Ms. Davis is
well-versed in all aspects of reconnaissance- and
intensive-level surveys, HCS development, evaluating
buildings and structures for listing in federal, state, and local registers, and in applying the aspects of integrity to a given property. Prior to ASM, Ms. Davis worked for eight years as an Historian at the NRHP (in Washington, DC), and for the National Trust for Historic Preservation as their west-coast representative for heritage tourism. She has conducted multiple historic surveys and prepared numerous historic contexts, including an HCS and citywide historic resources survey for the City of Monrovia, an HCS and intensive-level survey of numerous buildings and structures within the ONT for the City of Ontario, a reconnaissance-survey and evaluation of the Altadena Highlands district in unincorporated Los Angeles County, and an HCS and citywide historic survey for the City of Chula Vista. As PM under this contract, she will serve as the day-to-day contact person for the project and will be responsible for project oversight and quality control, as well as directing all aspects of the project including the desktop research, reconnaissance-level survey, provide peer review and guidance for the report; and attend the first Historic Landmarks Commission (HLC) meetings.
Ms. Davis will be assisted by Laura Taylor Kung, M.A.,
who will serve as Senior Architectural Historians under this contract. She has extensive experience in historic preservation and architectural history consultation,
including the develop of historic context to aid in the documentation and evaluation of historic properties
through large-scale surveys. With 15 years of historic
preservation experience, she exceeds the SOI' s PQS for Architectural History. Ms. Kung's expertise includes the documentation and evaluation of historic resources on
local, state, and federal levels. She has experience with HCSs for citywide resources surveys that included registration requirements on the local, state, and federal levels, and brings extensive experience in CEQA and Section 106 review; the preparation of NRHP nominations, Historical Resource Evaluation Reports (HRERs), HABS/HAER documentation, and technical reports in support of EAs and EIRs, municipal ordinances and amendments; and interpretation projects. Ms. Kung has participated in public outreach for larger citywide projects including public meetings for citywide surveys similar to that requested in the RFP.
Ms. Kung has been with ASM since 2017, specializes in residential and commercial twentiethcentury architecture, and recently prepared two local landmark nominations for I Magnin Department Store in Pasadena and Alpine Village in Los Angeles County. She conducted a reconnaissance survey and prepared a HCS for the City of Monrovia, as well as participating in 19 142
presentation of results of the project to the public. As Senior Architectural Historian on this project, Ms. Kung will participate in all phases of the project, conduct desktop research, reconnaissancesurvey, prepare a portion of the property reports, and attend HLC meetings.
Additionally, Madeline Gonzalez, M.A. and Jaqueline Padilla-Perez, M.A. will serve as Architectural Historians on this project. Ms. Gonzalez has a M.A. in Architectural History and a B.A. in Art History and is a Southern California native. A graduate of the University of Virginia's acclaimed historic preservation program, Ms. Gonzalez is a tremendous asset to our team. She specializes in historic residential neighborhoods and survey work, which she will be conducting for this project.
Ms. Padilla-Perez earned an M.A. in Historic Preservation and a B.A. in Interior Architecture. She has experience working with historic buildings, knowledge of historic building materials and architecture, has conducted existing conditions assessments for the restoration and repair of historic architecture, and prepared numerous architectural descriptions, evaluations, and contexts for historic properties. Together they will conduct desktop research, reconnaissance- survey, prepare a portion of the property reports, and attend the first HLC meetings.
Table 1 provides the names, disciplines, and proposed roles of all staff to be assigned to this project.
All proposed staff are committed for the length of the project; if key personnel become unavailable, we will notify the City immediately and resumes will be provided for substitute personnel who have substantially similar qualifications. Full resumes for key staff are provided in Appendix A.
Table 1. Staff Information
Name Project Role
Shannon Davis PM/Director, Architectural History
Laura Taylor Kung Senior Architectural Historian
Madeline Gonzalez Architectural Historian
Jaqueline Padilla-Perez Architectural Historian
Alondra Garcia GIS Specialist
Sherri Andrews Quality Assurance
3. PROJECT EXPERIENCE
Education
M.A./Historic Preservation
B.A./American History
M.A./Historic Preservation Planning
B.A./Art History
M.A./ Architectural History
B.A./Art History
M.A./Historic Preservation
B.A./Interior Architecture
M.S./GIS
B .A.I Anthropology
J.D./Law
M.A./ Archaeology
B.A./ Anthropology
With our depth of experience, ASM brings the necessary expertise as well as technical and professional skills to successfully complete this project. All team members meet the SOi's PQS for Architectural Historian and/or Historian; all have master's degrees in architectural history or historic preservation, some are dual qualified with degrees in history as well. Additionally, they all have extensive experience in conducting historical resource evaluations and assessments reports, large-scale historic property surveys, preparing HCSs, knowledge of local architectural history, and the use of the SOi's Standards for Treatment of Historic Properties. Table 2 includes reference information for clients we have worked with who can attest to the quality of work ASM provides.
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TABLE 2. Client Reference Information
Project Name Date and Location
City of Monrovia HCS,
Intensive Level Survey, and
Identification of Potential
Historic Districts
City of Escondido Cultural
Resources Survey for the East
Valley Specific Plan
Los Angeles County Historic
Preservation and Mills Act
On-Call
City of Carlsbad 3 on Garfield
Historical Resource
Assessment
Citywide Historic Resources
Survey for the City of Chula
Vista
2017 - 2017;
Los Angeles
County, California
2020 - 2021;
San Diego County,
California
2015 - 2017;
Los Angeles
County, California
2023 - 2024;
San Diego County,
California
2012-2013;
San Diego County,
California
21 Client Reference
City of Monrovia
Sheri Bermejo, Planning Division Manager
(626) 932-5539/[email protected]
Harris & Associates
Ryan Binns, Environmental Planning Director
(619) 236-1778 / [email protected]
City of Escondido
Mike Strong, Director of Community Development
(760) 839-4556 / [email protected]
Los Angeles County
Dean Edwards Senior Planner
(213) 974-6425 / [email protected]
Baranek Consulting Group
Kim Baranek, Principal/Senior Project Manager
(858) 922-8604 / [email protected]
City of Carlsbad
Eric Lardy, AICP City Planner
( 442) 339-2600 / [email protected]
City of Chula Vista
Harold Phelps, Staff Liaison
(619) 409-5872 / [email protected]
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City of Monrovia Historic Context Statement, Intensive Level Survey, and Identification of Potential Historic Districts
Los Angeles County, California
ASM prepared an HCS and reconnaissancelevel comprehensive survey for the City of Monrovia, the fourth oldest city in Los Angeles
County, in order to identify historically
significant themes unique to Monrovia, as well
as themes in the wider geographic area that
might be exemplified by the City's extant built
environment. The HCS is now used to provide a
historical background for properties located
within the City, as a framework for
understanding and preserving the history of the
region, for identifying associated property
types, and for establishing eligibility standards. ASM Architectural Historians and Historians conducted archival research, provided public outreach opportunities for the City and the local Monrovia Historic Preservation Group, completed a reconnaissance-level survey of the entire City and prepared and synthesized all findings in compliance with guidance from the NRHP and the California OHP for the final HCS. ASM also conducted public scoping meetings, met with local interested parties, and concluded the project with trainings for City staff and the HPC on how to utilize the HCS. The Final HCS was presented and accepted by the City Council. The HCS has codified and streamlined the identification of historic properties, by listing property types, character-defining features, and registration requirements for both individually eligible properties and historic districts. ASM also recommended multiple eligible historic districts, provided as a separate document for internal City use.
Client Information
Team Members
Value of Contract
City of Los Angeles
Sheri Bermejo, Planning Division Manager
415 South Ivy Avenue,
Monrovia, CA 91016
(626) 932-5539 / [email protected]
Shannon Davis, PM/Senior Architectural Historian
Laura Kung, Senior Architectural Historian
Sherri Andrews, Quality Control/Assurance
$64,100.60
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City of Escondido Cultural Resources Survey for the East Valley Specific Plan {EVSP) San Diego County, California
ASM conducted a cultural resources study in
support of the City of Escondido's EVSP that
would focus growth and increase density in
the new EVSP area, with a goal to encourage
new housing opportunities, improve economic
vibrancy, and allow for flexibility in use and
implementation as the EVSP area changes over
time. ASM prepared a report that identified the
City's historical resources and guidelines for
the City's treatment and protection of those
resources. ASM prepared a background
records search and literature review;
prehistoric and historic overview; historic
context; and create a framework of potential impacts to cultural resources with a list of mitigation measures that could reduce potential impacts to cultural resources to a less than significant level in compliance with CEQA.
Client Information
Team Members
Value of Contract
Harris & Associates
Ryan Binns, Environmental Planning Director
2375 Northside Drive, Suite 125
San Diego, CA 92108
(619) 236-1778 / [email protected]
City of Escondido
Mike Strong, Director of Community Development
201 North Broadway
Escondido, CA 92025
(760) 839-4556 I [email protected]
Shannon Davis, Senior Architectural Historian
Laura Taylor Kung, Senior Architectural Historian
$22,253.50
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Los Angeles County Historic Preservation and Mills Act On-Call Los Angeles County, Calfironia
ASM served as the historic preservation
consultant for the County through a multi-year
on-call contract; ASM conducted 15 task orders
under this contract. Under this contract, we
conducted numerous Mills Act inspections and
provided review and feedback on proposed work
programs, assessing each work program for
adherence with the SOI' s Standards. ASM also
reviewed and assisted with local landmark
nominations for the County; the first of these was
the Doumakes House in View Park for which
ASM determined that the property satisfied two
criteria for landmark status as set forth in the County of Los Angeles Historic Preservation Ordinance Criteria for Designation of Landmarks and Historic Districts (County Register) for its association with the Doumakes family, as well as representing an architectural style as a good example of a typical Spanish Colonial Revival residence. ASM supported the County in the development of a landmark nomination for the Alta Dean Highlands historic district on the border of Pasadena, including attending a public meeting to gauge support for the nomination and address concerns and questions of the residents. Most recently, ASM completed the County Register landmark evaluation for Alpine Village, a themed shopping court in Torrance, California. ASM recommended the property eligible for its association with Commercial Development and the Automobile, as a center of European American social and cultural activity, and as a rare example of a Bavarian-themed shopping court in Los Angeles County. ASM attended public hearings to support the recommendations, and the property was designated in 2019.
Client Information
Team Members
Value of Contract
Los Angeles County
Dean Edwards, Department of Regional Planning
320 West Temple Street, Room 1001
Los Angeles, CA 90012
213) 974-6425 / [email protected]
Shannon Davis, PM/Senior Architectural Historian
Laura Kung, Senior Architectural Historian
Sherri Andrews, Quality Control/ Assurance
$53,204.00
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City of Carlsbad 3 on Garfield Condominiums Historical Resource Assessment San Diego County, California
ASM prepared a Historic Resources Assessment
Report (HRAR) to identify historical resources
and assess potential impacts from the 3 on
Garfield Condominiums Project in Carlsbad,
California. ASM conducted an architectural
history survey which resulted in the
identification of a historical resource within the
APE. The building at 2685-2689 Garfield Street,
also known as Victor Condo, was determined
eligible for the CRHR as an excellent example of
Postmodernism in San Diego County and
would be eligible as a Carlsbad Historic
Resource provided there was owner consent.
The Project proposes demolition of the building which will result in a substantial adverse impact to a historical resource. As such, ASM recommends alternatives such as rehabilitation, project redesign, and documentation to mitigate the negative impacts of the proposed project.
Client Information
Team Members
Value of Contract
Baranek Consulting Group
Kim Baranek, Principal/Senior Project Manager
9984 Scripps Ranch Boulevard, #138
San Diego, CA 92131
(858) 922-8604 / [email protected]
City of Carlsbad
Eric Lardy, AICP City Planner
Community Development Department
1635 Faraday Avenue
Carlsbad, CA 92008
(442) 339-2600 / [email protected]
Shannon Davis, PM/Senior Architectural Historian
Laura Kung, Senior Architectural Historian
$32,623.89
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Citywide Historic Resources Survey for the City of Chula Vista San Diego County, California
ASM conducted a multi-phase city-wide historic
resources survey for the City of Chula Vista in
support of their recently adopted HPP. More than
12,000 parcels were identified during the Phase
One reconnaissance survey that contained
buildings more than 45 years old. Phase One
included the development of a historic context
that outlined Chula Vista's relevant themes, time
periods, events, people, and architectural styles,
within which the individual resources were
evaluated. During Phase Two, intensive
evaluations were conducted for nearly 400
potential historic resources through intensive field
survey, additional research, and comparison with similar properties. An integral part of the process was a series of public meetings where input from the community was sought, and the findings of the two phases of the survey were presented to the public and Historic Preservation Commission (HPC). This project was completed within schedule and budget.
Client Information
Team Members
Value of Contract
City of Chula Vista
Harold Phelps, Staff Liaison
276 Fourth Avenue
Chula Vista, CA 91910
(619) 409-5872 / [email protected]
Shannon Davis, PM/Senior Architectural Historian
Sherri Andrews, Quality Control/ Assurance
$73,000.00
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4. PROJECT BUDGET ESTIMATE
ASM is prepared to provide the tasks outlined in the Scope of Required Services for a maximum cost of $106,991.20. A detailed breakdown, itemized per task, is provided below as Table 3.
Table 3. Budget Breakdown
~ - -"~ -.. Hlm<y•HiAlr'f•Onor;rar,• 05
LABOR Sta Hourly
CATEGORY ff Rate
Project Manager/
Sr. Architectural SD $ 200.00 Historian/
Historian
Senior
Architectural LK $ 155.00
Historian
Architectural MG $ 125.00 Historian
Architectural
JPP $ 125.00 Historian
GIS Manager AG $ 100.00
Quality SA $ 150.00 Assurance
Mileage - $ 0.67
Title Search $500.00
TOTAL BY
TASK
Task 1:
Comprehensive
Review of
Historic Register
Properties
16 100
100
100
8 8
660
10 $51,138.90
Task 2: Develop
Permit Application
System for
Evaluating
Historical
Resources
24 24
40 40
-
-
270
-
$18,699.55
27 Task 3: Property
Owner Outreach
Numbl'r of Hours
38 25
25 25
-
-
540
-
$18.084.10
Task 4:
Pre sen ta tions
10 26
26 10
8 6
810
$19,068.65
Total
Hours
by
Task
88 175
191
175
16 14
2,280
10 -
Total Cost
By Task
$17,600.00
$27,125.00
$23,875.00
$21,875.00
$1,600.00
$2,100.00
$1,527.60
$5,000.00
$106,991.20
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E. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
ASM has no potential conflicts of interest to disclose. ASM does not currently, nor has it previously held any contracts with the City of Laguna Beach. ASM is not aware of any current or retired City official or employee, or City official's or employee's immediate family member(s) that has/have ownership interest in ASM or is deriving personal financial gain from this contract, nor are we aware of any City official or employee that is contemporaneously employed or prospectively will be employed by ASM at any time during the Project period known at the time this Statement of Qualifications is being submitted .
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STAFF RESUMES
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TOTAL YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
25 EDUCATION
M .A ./Historic Preservation
B.A./ American History
REGISTRATIONS
• National / 2011 / Register of
Professional Historians
• California Historical Resources
Information System - Architectural
History, History, Archaeology
PROFILE
Ms. Davis has 25 years of experience in the
field of historic preservation and exceeds
the SO/ 's Professional Qualification
Standards for Architectural History and
History. As an Architectural Historian and
Director of Architectural History at ASM,
Ms. Davis has documented and evaluated
numerous historical resources throughout
California and the west in compliance with
federal, state, and local criteria, including
NRHP, Section 106 of the NHPA, CRHR,
and CEQA. Her experience includes local,
state evaluations and nominations; HABS,
HAER, and HALS submissions; preparation
ofHSRs, HRARs, large- and small-scale
HCSs, ICRMPs, and treatment,
maintenance, and interpretation plans; and
conducting public outreach and
interpretation including public forums,
signage, brochures, and interpretation plans.
Ms. Davis earned has an M.A. in Historic
Preservation/ American Studies from
George Washington University, where she
wrote her master's thesis on the
architectural history of drive-in theaters,
and a B.A. in American History from the
SHANNON DA VIS, M.A., RPH
PM/ Architectural Historian/Historian
HIGHLIGHTED PROJECT EXPERIENCE
City of Monrovia HCS and Identification of
Potential Historic Districts, Los Angeles County,
CA - PM/Senior Architectural Historian - City of
Monrovia
Prepared a citywide HCS for Monrovia, based on
reconnaissance-level surveys of the city to identify and define potential historic districts within the City. Work included development of themes and identification of
associated property types, character-defining features, and registration requirements for historic districts
comprising late I 9th-century to early 20th-century
residential properties, commercial districts, ethnic
enclaves, and institutional properties. Organized public outreach and meetings with City personnel.
City of Escondido Cultural Resources Survey for
the EVSP, San Diego County, CA - PM/Senior
Architectural Historian - Harris & Associates on
behalf of the City of Escondido
Oversaw a CRS for the EVSP area in Escondido
including literature review; prehistoric and historic
overview; historic context; and creation of a
framework of potential impacts to cultural resources
with a list of mitigation measures that could reduce
potential impacts to cultural resources to a less than
significant level in compliance with CEQA.
City of Los Angeles On-Call Section 106 Historic
Preservation Services Contract, Los Angeles
County, CA - Project Manager and Senior
Architectural Historian - Los Angeles Housing and
Community Investment Department (HCIDLA)
Under an on-call contract with the HCIDLA, provided
Section 106 services to assist in conducting research,
preparing all federal and state required documentation
of potential historically-significant properties, and
coordinate with the SHPO, the U.S. HUD and the
Advisory Council, and prepare a work plan and a PA to
fulfill the purposes of the NHPA. Created a database
to manage the work, track the status and findings of
each project, and assist with the bi-annual reporting
required under the PA. Completed Section 106 review
for several properties throughout Los Angeles
including an apartment complex set for demolition, the
Old Junipero Serra Library, and the Algin Sutton Pool.
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University of Southern California. Before
joining ASM, Ms. Davis worked for the
National Trust for Historic Preservation as
their west-coast representative for heritage
tourism. Much of Ms. Davis's professional
experience is with the cultural resources
programs of the National Park Service
(NPS). For eight years she worked for the
NRHP as an Historian. She also worked as
a Historic Preservation Specialist and
Project Manager for three other NPS
programs: the American Battlefield
Protection Program, NPS History Program,
and HABS/HAER/HALS/CRGIS. Ms.
Davis has experience with the operational
requirements of a historic site through her
position as Assistant Site Manager of the
1812 Federal home of Supreme Court
Justice Gabriel Duvall. Additionally, Ms.
Davis served for several years as Chair of a
local preservation advocacy group, the
Arlington Heritage Alliance, and was one of
the founders of the national non-profit
Recent Past Preservation Network.
City of Carlsbad 3 on Garfield Condominiums
Historical Resource Assessment, San Diego County,
CA - Project Manager and Senior Architectural
Historian - Baranek Consulting Group on behalf of the
City of Carlsbad
Oversaw the preparation ofan HRAR in support of the
3 on Garfield Condominiums Project. Resulted in
identification of a historical resource, the Victor
Condo, which was determined to be eligible for the
CRHR as an excellent example of Postmodemism in
San Diego County and would be eligible as a Carlsbad
Historic Resource provided there was owner consent.
City of Chula Vista Historic Resources Survey, City
of Chula Vista, CA - Senior Architectural Historian -
City of Chula Vista
Conducted a reconnaissance survey of more than
12,000 parcels and intensive survey of more the 350
parcels, based on a historic context developed as part
of the project for the City of Chula Vista. Solicited
public input on and presented findings of the survey in a series of public meetings. Made recommendations of
local, state, and national eligibility. In addition to a final survey report, prepared a comprehensive survey
database as well as web-based interactive photograph
and maps.
Ontario International Airport (ONT) HCS,
Intensive Survey and Video Documentary, San
Bernardino County, CA - PM/Senior Architectural
Historian - City of Ontario
Conducted intensive-level survey and HCS for
numerous buildings and structures within the ONT.
Developed themes, contexts, registration requirements,
and character-defining features for identification of a range of property types, from World War II aircraft
hangars to Cold War-era administration buildings.
Conducted oral interviews and directed production of a
10-minute video documentary.
Bellehurst Historic District Survey, Los Angeles
County, CA - Project Manager/ Architectural
Historian - City of Glendale
Managed survey and documentation of individual
resources in potential historic district. Identified
potential contributors, and prepared evaluations for
potential historic resources. Oversaw the development
of the written repo1t.
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TOTAL YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
14 EDUCATION
M.A./Historic Preservation
M.F.A./Fiction and Literature
B.A./Art History
PROFILE
Ms. Kung has 14 years of experience in
historic preservation and planning and
meets the SOI 's Professional Qualification
Standards for Architectural History. Ms.
Kung has experience in developing
historical and cultural resources reports and
in evaluating properties under federal, state,
and local criteria, including NRHP, Section
I 06, CRHR, and CEQA compliance. Ms.
Kung's professional background includes
management and contributions to projects
concentrating on the evaluation of historic
properties and districts. Her responsibilities
included conducting background research,
writing architectural descriptions, and
compiling evaluations and significance
statements for California DPR historic
resources forms.
LAURA KUNG, M.A.
Senior Architectural Historian
HIGHLIGHTED PROJECT EXPERIENCE
City of Monrovia HCS and Identification of
Potential Historic Districts, Los Angeles County,
CA - Architectural Historian - City of Monrovia
Assisted in the development of a citywide HCS for
Monrovia, including recommendations for historic
districts. Contexts and themes were identified and
defined based on a windshield survey of the city,
archival research using primary and secondary
resources, and review of previous evaluations.
City of Escondido Cultural Resources Survey for
the EVSP, San Diego County, CA - Senior
Architectural Historian - Harris & Associates on
behalf of the City of Escondido
Conducted a survey for the EVSP area in Escondido
including literature review; prehistoric and historic
overview; historic context; and creation of a
framework of potential impacts to cultural resources
with a list of mitigation measures that could reduce
potential impacts to cultural resources to a less than
significant level in compliance with CEQA.
Los Angeles County Historic Preservation and Mills
Act On-Call, Los Angeles County, CA.-
Architectural Historian - County of Los Angeles
Conducted survey and evaluation of the Altadena
Highlands district in unincorporated Los Angeles
County adjacent to the City of Pasadena. Also prepared
historic evaluation reports for reconnaissance of a
Bavarian-themed shopping complex for submission to
the County of Los Angeles as part of an application for landmark status. Conducted site visit, background
research, and prepared the evaluation reports.
City of Carlsbad 3 on Garfield Condominiums
Historical Resource Assessment, San Diego County,
CA - Senior Architectural Historian - Baranek
Consulting Group on behalf of the City of Carlsbad
Oversaw the preparation of an HRAR in support of the
3 on Garfield Condominiums Project. Resulted in
identification of a historical resource, the Victor
Condo, which was determined to be eligible for the
CRHR as an excellent example of Postmodernism in
San Diego County and would be eligible as a Carlsbad
Historic Resource provided there was owner consent.
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Historic Highlands Historic District Standards and
Guidelines, Los Angeles County, CA-Architectural
Historian - Los Angeles County
Conducted two phases included a reconnaissance
survey and application review of the proposed
Altadena Historic Highlands historic district in
unincorporated Los Angeles County adjacent to the
City of Pasadena. This included recommendations for
district boundaries and preliminary estimates of
contributing properties. Second phase was an intensive
survey to document contributors and the preparation of
design standards and guidelines.
Updated Statewide Historic Resources Survey and
Inventory for CAL FIRE, Statewide CA -
Architectural Historian- CAL FIRE
Conducted onsite survey and documentation of
multiple CAL FIRE properties in Riverside County,
including Lake Elsinore. Evaluated CAL FIRE sites
under CRHP and NRHP considerations. Researched
for and contributed to the development of the historic
context statement.
City of LA On-Call Section 106 Historic
Preservation Services Contract, Los Angeles
County, CA -Architectural Historian - Los Angeles
Housing and Community Investment Department
Provided on-call historic resources services for the City of Los Angeles, primarily related to historic properties affected by use of community development block
grants, including programs to provide housing and
shelter for homeless populations. Contributed to over
20 projects including Section 106 reviews,
identification of historic properties and determination of effects for properties.
State Inventory and Evaluation Forms for 300
Properties, Los Angeles County, CA-Architectural
Historian - City of South Pasadena
At a previous firm, conducted field research, took
photographs and wrote descriptions for 300 properties.
Selective Reconnaissance Level Survey Report of
the Lake Grove Neighborhood
Clackamas County, OR - Senior Architectural
Historian - City of Lake Oswego
Conducted RLS for the Lake Grove Neighborhood of
Lake Oswego, Oregon including approximately 125
properties. Conducted background research,
documented properties on Oregon Historic Site Forms,
and prepared the evaluation report.
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TOT AL YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
2 EDUCATION
M.A./Architectural History
B.A./Art History
PROFILE
Ms. Gonzalez has two years of experience
in historic preservation and meets the SOi 's
PQS for Architectural History. She earned
her B.A. in art history from Saint Mary 's
College of California, and her M.A. in
architectural history from the University of
Virginia where she also received a
certificate of preservation. At the University
of Virginia, she developed a thesis where
she researched the development of
commercial architecture in Los Angeles in
the early decades of the 20th century, and
where she developed a special interest in
the discovery and development of local
histories in Southern California. Since
joining ASM Affiliates, she has assisted in
numerous projects in Los Angeles County,
across California, and in Arizona. Her
major contributions thus far include onsite
survey, documentation, and evaluation of
over 20 CAL FIRE potential historic
districts, and onsite survey, documentation,
and evaluation ofover 100 individual
resources in a potential historic district
within the city of Glendale, California.
MADELINE GONZALEZ, M.A.
Architectural Historian
HIGHLIGHTED PROJECT EXPERIENCE
Mills Act Work Program Guidance, West
Hollywood and Los Angeles, Los Angeles County,
CA - Associate Architectural Historian - Lotus West
Conducted onsite survey and documentation of
resources in the cities of Los Angeles and West
Hollywood for assessment of Mills Act Program
compliance. Created summary and recommendations
for Mills Act compliance for a property in West
Hollywood, and created an updated Mills Act plan for
the prope11y.
Updated Statewide Historic Resources Survey and
Inventory for CAL FIRE, Statewide CA-Associate
Architectural Historian - CAL FIRE
Conducted onsite survey and documentation of
multiple CAL FIRE facilities across California.
Evaluated CAL FIRE sites under CRHP and NRHP
considerations. Researched for and contributed to the
development of the historic context statement.
Bellehurst Historic District Survey, Los Angeles
County, CA - Associate Architectural Historian - City
of Glendale
Conducted onsite survey and documentation of
individual resources in potential historic district.
Identified potential contributors, and prepared
evaluations for potential historic resources. Aided in
the development of the written report by contributing
to sections regarding local histories.
Determination of Eligibility for Circle X Ranch,
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area,
Los Angeles County, CA-Associate Architectural
Historian - Santa Monica Mountains National Park
Completed a DOE for the Circle X Ranch, a residential
property in the Santa Monica Mountains National
Recreation Area. Surveyed two historic buildings - a
barn completed circa 1964 and a house built in 1967.
Recommended that although Diamond X Ranch met
NRHP Criterion C, the house and barn no longer retain
sufficient integrity to convey their significance
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Cultural Resources Technical Report for the
Lynden, Sumas, and Porthill Land Port of Entry
Expansion and Modernization Projects, Whatcom
County, WA and Boundary County, ID -Associate
Architectural Historian - Solv and GSA
Contributed to evaluation and assessment of historic
properties in the APE of the expansion of a US/Canada
border crossing station. Surveyed, research, and
evaluated one agricultural complex with residence,
barns, other agricultural buildings, and eight
commercial and institutional buildings. Recommended
not eligible and no potential for adverse effects per
Section 106 of the NHPA. GSA concurrence, pending
SHPO concurrence.
Vernon Specific Plan Cultural Resources Report,
Vernon, Los Angeles County, CA-Associate
Architectural Historian - Impact Sciences, Inc.
Conducted online survey and reviewed surrounding
previously recorded historic resources. Developed
local history summary, architectural history summary,
and recorded historical resources summary for written
report. A determination of effects were considered
under NEPA.
Master Plan Environmental Assessment for Marine
Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center,
Bridgeport, Mono County, CA - Associate
Architectural Historian - NAVF AC Southwest
Conducted on site survey and documentation of
potential historic resources and evaluated under
NRHP/CRHP considerations. A determination of
effects were considered under NEPA. Developed and
created appropriate context from historic research and
used on-site resources for archival research. Developed architectural history sections of written report.
Historic Resource Report for 1211 Stone Canyon
Road, Bel Air, Los Angeles County, CA - Associate
Architectural Historian - Rodrigo Vargas, Dylan
Harman (Homeowners)
Assessed building for eligibility under CRHP and
NRHP considerations. Conducted on site survey.
Conducted relevant site research utilizing both inperson archives and online research. Prepared and submitted sections of the written report.
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TOT AL YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
5 EDUCATION
M.A./Historic Preservation
B.A./lnterior Architecture
PROFILE
Ms. Padilla-Perez has a background in both
contemporary design & historic
preservation, and is committed to
advocating for the harmonious union
between the two. She specializes in
modernizing buildings with integrity by
integrating thoughtful design solutions,
historic preservation, and construction
consulting services. Ms. Padilla-Perez has
experience preparing site condition
documentation, preservation planning
submittals, Mills act work plans, design
reviews, and period appropriate design
plans, as well as conducting extensive
archival research. She has an M.A. in
Historic Preservation and a B.A. in Historic
Architecture and brings over 5 years of
experience to the field of Historic
Preservation. Prior to joining ASM, Ms.
Padilla-Perez served as a Contracted
Architectural Historian, responsible for
authoring architectural descriptions,
statements of significance and contexts for
historic properties.
JAQUELINE PADILA-PEREZ, M.A.
Architectural Historian
HIGHLIGHTED PROJECT EXPERIENCE
Alamitos Library Historic Window Survey and
Workplan for Fenestration Repairs, Los Angeles
County, CA- Historic Preservation Consultant- City
of Long Beach
Conducted a window survey to document the existing
conditions of the historic steel windows and wooden
doors and architectural details at the Alamitos Library in Long Beach. Work included a photo survey with
extensive assessment of each window, door and
architectural element for the purpose of making
recommendations for repair. A site plan with a legend
and corresponding workbook of all repairs with step by
step instructions was created for use by the client and contractor.
Mills Act Site Evaluation and Application for 186 S.
Cambridge St, Orange County, CA-Architectural
Historian - Jesse Jerling
Conducted a thorough site evaluation of the existing
conditions to determine the elements to include in the
workplan. The evaluation included measurements, site
plans and documentation of all site elements and a
photo survey. Authored the workplan and application
for submission to the city. Application received
approval.
Historic District ADU Design & COA Applications
for 3602 Gundry Ave, Los Angeles County, CADesigner/Architectural Historian - Mark & Reauna Lopez
Created construction documents for the conversion of
an existing two car garage into two, studio layout
AD Us working within the design guidelines for the
California Heights historic district in the City of Long Beach. Specified historically accurate windows, doors,
roofing materials and exterior light fixtures to
complement the existing mid century modern
multifamily dwelling. Completed the COA
applications required for the project including the
selection and COA application for a historically
accurate paint scheme for the existing multifamily
dwelling and ADUs.
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Historic Resource Evaluation for 1311 Oaklawn Rd,
Los Angeles County, CA - Architectural Historian -
Peter Shah
Prepared an evaluation of a single family residence
located in the City of Arcadia within the context of
post WWII residential development. Conducted an
intensive reconnaissance survey, reviewed previous
surveys, permit records, assessor's records and chain of ownership. The evaluation was conducted to determine
the eligibility of the property under the California
Register of Historic Resources, and City of Arcadia
eligibility criteria and in compliance with the
California Environmental Quality Act.
Historic Resource Evaluation for 1101 Drake Rd,
Los Angeles County, CA -Architectural Historian - :
Peter Shah
Prepared an evaluation of a single family residence
located in the City of Arcadia within the context of
post WWII residential development. Conducted an
intensive reconnaissance survey, reviewed previous
surveys, permit records, assessor's records and chain of ownership. The evaluation was conducted to determine
the eligibility of the property under the California
Register of Historic Resources, and City of Arcadia
eligibility criteria and in compliance with the
California Environmental Quality Act.
Historic District ADU Design & COA Applications
for 3743 Lemon Ave, Los Angeles County, CADesigner/Architectural Historian - Mark & Reauna Lopez
Created construction documents for the conversion of
an existing single car garage into a studio layout ADU
working within the design guidelines for the California Heights historic district in the City of Long Beach.
Specified historically accurate windows, doors, roofing materials and exterior light fixtures to complement the existing Spanish revival single family dwelling.
Completed the COA applications required for the
project.
Culver Studios Historic Research, Los Angeles
County, CA -Architectural Historian -Amazon
Studios
Assisted the senior architectural historian in
researching the history of Culver Studios which was
originally established as a silent film movie studio in 1980. Provided research and archival photographs to
the senior architectural historian for inclusion in the historic resource repo1i.
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