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Exhibit A CITY OF COLTON AGENDA REPORT FOR COMMISSION MEETING OF AUGUST 14, 2002 TO: Chairperson Luna and Commissioners FROM: Carolina P. Barrera, City Clerk Historical Preservation Staff Liaison SUBJECT: Public Hearing to Consider the Designation of Historic Landmark #49, Located at Cesar Chavez Park, 670 North Colton Avenue. DATE: August 9, 2002 BACKGROUND: As a result of a request by the community the Historic Preservation Commission directed staff to evaluate the significance of the concrete picnic tables and benches at Cesar Chavez Park, 670 North Colton Avenue. During the period 1988 and 1992, the Colton Municipal Park, now known as Cesar Chavez Park, and the Picnic Tables and Benches were not identified nor evaluated for eligibility for the City of Colton's Historic Properties Register. The City's Historic Preservation Commission and City Council designated the Colton Municipal Park at 660 North Colton Avenue as Historical Landmark #30 within the City of Colton, as resolved by the City Council on January 19, 1993 (Resolution No. R-08-93). Additionally, the park was not designated within any district within the City of Co/ton Cultural Resources Preservation Element in September 2000. Finally, in 2001, the Project Area was associated with the City's Carnegie Center Neighborhood, a core area of the original 1887 townsite of Colton. DISCUSSION /ANALYSIS: The Concrete Picnic Tables and Benches at Cesar Chavez Park were constructed in 1921 and are attributed to the Eclectic, Art Moderne Style. Newman Parmer and Ezra Elgan, Contractors and Builders, who lived and worked in the City of Colton, constructed them. The picnic tables and benches are intrinsically associated with the opening of the Colton Memorial Park on May 21, 1921, a significant event in the City of Colton's history. In addition, Parmer and Elgan, the Colton's Woman's Club, and the Colton Teacher's Club donated the picnic tables to the City and it's citizens. As such, all of the historical resources within and adjacent to the Project Area have contributed to the historical character and setting of this particular resource and neighborhood, as well as the surrounding neighborhoods and districts within the City. A Historical Resources Investigation was conducted by John Stephen Alexandrowicz, RPA, Archaeological Consulting Services (ACS) on July 3, 2002, and reports the site to be a significant historical resource on an individual and neighborhood/district basis and the following recommendations are made to preserve this significant resource: