City Council

13. Historic Property Preservation Agreements for the Properties Located at 1412 N Louise Street, 2402 N. Riverside Drive, 2556 N. Valencia Street, 433 W. Santa Clara Avenue, and 2520 N. Valencia Street Department(s): Planning and Building Agency Recommended Action: Authorize the City Manager to execute the attached Mills Act agreements with the below-referenced property owners for the identified structure(s) (Agreement Nos. A-2025-XXX, A-2025-XXX, A-2025- XXX, A-2025-XXX, and A-2025-XXX). [Includes determination that the proposed projects are exempt from further review in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act as Categorical Exemption(s)/Environmental Review Nos. 2025-69, 2025-70, 2025-72, 202575, 2025-78 will be filed for the project.] Table 1: Mills Act Agreements Approved by the Historic Resources Commission (HRC) Property Owner(s) Historic Property Preservation Agreement No. Address/House Vote by HRC Ricardo Diaz and Rebeca Diaz, husband and wife as joint tenants 2025-09 1412 N. Louise Street 5:0:0:3 (Commissioners Shipp, Rincon, and Vice Chair Christy absent) Steven E. Meese and Joelle K. Meese, husband and wife as joint tenants 2025-07 2402 N. Riverside Drive 5:0:0:3 (Commissioners Shipp, Rincon, and Vice Chair Christy absent) Stephen Anthony Gorgone and Crishon Maria Preja, husband and wife, as Trustees of The Stephen Anthony Gorgone and Crishon Maria Preja Revocable Living Trust Dated July 5, 2022 2025-08 2556 N. Valencia Drive 4:0:1:3 (Commissioner Almendral abstaining; Commissioners Shipp, Rincon, and Vice Chair Christy absent) Property Owner(s) Historic Property Preservation Agreement No. Address/House Vote by HRC E. Thomas Chappell, an Unmarried Man 2025-10 433 W. Santa Clara Avenue 5:0:0:3 (Commissioners Shipp, Rincon, and Vice Chair Christy absent) DLKC Investments, LLC 2025-06 2520 N. Valencia Street 4:0:1:3 (Commissioner Almendral abstaining; Commissioners Shipp, Rincon, and Vice Chair Christy absent)