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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02 PC AGENDA REPORTITEM # 2 y AGENDA REPORT MEETING DATE: JULY 8, 2014 TO: PLANNING COMMISSION FROM: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT SUBJECT: DRAFT TUSTIN PIONEERS RECOGNITION PROGRAM Over the past few months, City staff has met with representatives of the Tustin Area Historical Society, the Tustin Preservation Conservancy, the Tustin Community Foundation, the Tustin Area Council for Fine Arts, the Tustin Planning Commission (the Commission), and the Tustin Community Services Commission to discuss and develop a recognition program for Tustin Pioneers. The proposed City of Tustin Pioneers Recognition Program would enable various community organizations and individuals to honor Tustin Pioneers by providing funding for bronze busts and plaques that would be placed on pedestals in public locations. In response to this community interest to develop a recognition program, staff has drafted the attached Tustin Pioneers Recognition Program Guidelines (Guidelines) for the Commission's review. This item will be agendized for discussion by the Commission at the Commission's July 22, 2014, meeting, but is being provided to the Commission at this time to allow an ample amount of time for the Commission to review the document before providing direction to staff and making a recommendation to the City Council. The Guidelines provide an introduction, the goals and objectives, and the purpose of the proposed program before discussing eligibility, criteria, the nomination process, budget, and the accompanying recognition plaque. On the first page of the Guidelines there are two (2) photographs of presidential busts found at Chapman University which are representative of the type of bust envisioned for the proposed program. kf -Scott Reel in Elizabeth A. Binsack Principal Planner Community Development Director Attachment: Draft City of Tustin Pioneers Recognition Program Guidelines CITY OF TUSTIN Tustin Pioneers Recognition Program Program Guidelines I. INTRODUCTION /BACKGROUND �I The City of Tustin Pioneers Recognition Program (Program) will provide a process whereby sponsoring individuals and community organizations will be able to honor Tustin Pioneers by providing funding for bronze busts and plaques that will be placed on pedestals in public places throughout Tustin. II. PROGRAM GOALS AND OBJECTIVES The Pioneers Recognition Program is intended to reflect and communicate the City of Tustin's (City) values to honor its past, promote cultural and historical significance, and to recognize those who contributed to the Tustin community. The Program will create a more unique and livable city, reflect Old Town Tustin's sense of place, engage citizens and visitors, and enhance the built urban environment. These goals will be realized through the following objectives: • Maintaining high artistic standards in works displayed throughout the City. • Enhancing the City's image locally, regionally and nationally by ensuring the presentation of the highest quality bronze busts commemorating Tustin Pioneers and Notable Luminaries. • Building awareness of community history, culture and civic engagement. • Creating safe and accessible pioneer recognition spaces. • Encouraging creative collaborations between private and public sectors. III. PURPOSE The purpose of these Program Guidelines is to identify: 1) the list of eligible Tustin Pioneers; 2) the nomination, consultation, and selection process for the Tustin Pioneer; 3) funding sources; 4) the potential locations; 5) installation parameters; and, 6) maintenance associated with establishing a City of Tustin recognition program to honor Tustin Pioneers. IV. ELIGIBILITY Sites: Eligible locations will be limited to City -owned properties, public rights -of -way, and private properties regularly frequented by the public. These locations may include parks, City of Tustin Tustin Pioneers Recognition Program parkways, sidewalks, locations adjacent to historic buildings and landmarks, shopping centers, and other prominent locations. When possible, recognition spaces should be sited at points of relevance or significance that correspond to the honored Tustin Pioneer. Tustin Pioneers commemorated by the installation of bronze busts and sited on City -owned property or the public right -of -way do not require an encroachment permit or license. If the location is privately owned (i.e. in a courtyard), the sponsoring individual or organization must submit written permission from the property owner to utilize the space. These sites may require an easement and maintenance agreement to allow City staff to oversee the installation and maintenance of the pedestal and bust. If the bronze bust is located within a building, it should be located in an area that is open and accessible to the public during normal business hours. Artist: The City Council, with recommendations from City staff, an ad -hoc review committee comprised of members of the Tustin Area Historical Society, Tustin Preservation Conservancy, Tustin Area Council for Fine Arts, Tustin Community Foundation (Partners in Parks), and the Planning Commission, will select a single artist /manufacturer for the bronze busts to ensure consistency of design and materials throughout the Tustin Pioneers recognition projects. V. CRITERIA With assistance from the ad -hoc review committee, appointed by the City Council, City staff will establish the requirements for the recognition project, including minimum and maximum dimensions, allowable medium, mounting guidelines, etc. With regard to site placement guidelines, recognition projects should: • Not block windows, entranceways, obstruct pedestrian circulation in and out of a building or accessible paths (unless such alteration is specifically a part of the experience or design). • Not be placed on a given site if the landscaping and maintenance requirements of that site cannot be met. • Be sited so as to be either immediately visible or in a location where it will be visible by most people. • Be placed on a site where it is not overwhelmed by nor competing with the scale of the site or adjacent architecture, retail signage, etc. • Be placed on a site where it will enhance its surroundings or at least not detract from it by creating a "blind" spot. • Be sited where it will create a place of congregation or in a location that experiences high levels of pedestrian traffic and activity. • Be located in a site where it will effectively enhance and activate a pedestrian and streetscape experience. City of Tustin Tustin Pioneers Recognition Program VI. NOMINATION PROCESS Initial Submission Any Tustin resident, business owner or community organization will be able to nominate a Tustin Pioneer to be honored through the Program using a nomination form available from the City. The Program and a call for nominations will be advertised through the City website, press releases, direct mailings, and Tustin Today. Nominations may be submitted by those intending to provide the funding for the recognition project or by those seeking to partner with an individual or organization that has expressed an interest in providing the funding. The sponsoring individual or organization should provide the following information to the City: • A written description of the proposed bust, including title (name of the Tustin Pioneer) and specific reasons for the particular nomination. • Total budget, including a description of the sponsoring organization or other method of financing and the name, address, and phone number of the contact person. Ad -hoc Review & Approval Process The ad -hoc review committee and City staff will review the submittal package to determine whether the proposed recognition project is in compliance with the Program guidelines and to provide a recommendation to the Planning Commission. In addition, The Community Services Commission will review all proposals within City parks or at the Senior Center and also provide a recommendation to the Planning Commission. The Planning Commission will review each nomination and have final approval authority. Installation The City will oversee and inspect the installation of the pedestals and busts. Recognition projects will be installed by a City - selected contractor /manufacturer. The scale of busts should not exceed life size. Bust pedestals should be properly proportioned. The recommended bust - to- pedestal ratio is 1:3. Color, texture, materials matching, and combinations will be taken into consideration to achieve a refined overall appearance. Community Input The proposed bust should be developed with community input and comment so that any concerns or issues may be addressed. Project submittals will be announced through press releases, Tustin Today, and the City website. Projects pending Planning Commission review will be agendized as a regular business item. City of Tustin Tustin Pioneers Recognition Program VII. BUDGET Sponsoring individuals or organizations will be fully responsible for funding the design, fabrication, and installation of the bust on the City - installed pedestal. The sponsor must provide a realistic budget that is based on cost estimates provided by the artist /manufacturer, installer and /or contractor. The budget shall include a funding plan and project schedule. Construction or installation of recognition projects will not begin until all funding has been secured. In addition, funds will be held in trust by the City. VIII. RECOGNITION PLAQUE All Tustin Pioneers Recognition projects must include a bronze plaque that will feature a brief description of the honored pioneer (name, contribution, etc.), and acknowledge the sponsoring individual or group. Such signage will conform to the following uniform plaque design standards set forth by the City: • Maximum size of 18" by 24" • Cast bronze material • Dark bronze background color • Single, even width, border Example of Plaque Columbus Tustin 1821 -1883 — Description and Contribution---- - - - - -- Donated by [sponsoring individual or organization] City of Tustin Tustin Pioneers Recognition Program IX. QUESTIONS /CITY CONTACT Those interested in additional information or staff assistance should contact: City of Tustin Community Development Department 300 Centennial Way Tustin, California 92780 (714) 573 -3016 Staff is available to answer your questions during office hours between 7:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Fridays. Attachment: List of Eligible Tustin Pioneers Tustin Pioneers • Columbus Tustin (1826 -1883) • Came to the area in 1868 with W.O. Stafford where these partners purchased 1359 acres of Rancho de Santiago de Santa Ana on which to establish the City of Tustin. In 1870, Tustin moved his family and started selling lots. Tustin married Mary Cleveland and had five children and served as Postmaster when the post office was granted on October 28, 1872. • Location: TBD -)Possible location: 15` post office (in the Nathan T. Harris house), later within Tustin building (1875) on the south side of Main Street, east of C Street. • Nelson O. Stafford (1828 -1878) o Born in Burlington, Vermont in 1828, Stafford made his way to California by covered wagon in 1849. He and his wife, Mary Pearl, settled in Petaluma where Nelson entered the carriage- making and blacksmith business. While Stafford did not participate in the founding of Tustin City, he did serve as Columbus Tustin's real estate partner for the sizeable land purchase. o Location: TBD • Charles Edward Utt (1866 -1950) o C. E. Utt married Mary Sheldon, had five children, and owned Tustin Water Works. Utt established one of the City's earliest industries, the Utt Juice Company, alongside Sherman Stevens and the Irvine Ranch, and was one of Tustin's major developers. He established the San Joaquin Fruit Company (current site of Prospect Village), served as President at the First National Bank, and helped organize the Tustin Union High School District. o Location: Prospect Village along Main Street • David Hewes (1822 -1915) • Came to Tustin in 1881 from San Francisco and is renowned as the man who conceived the ceremony and donated the golden spike used to complete the first transcontinental railroad in 1869. He built a large home at 350'B' Street and owned a large ranch in North Tustin and El Madera. • Location: Hewes House, 350 B Street • Sherman Stevens o Built a classic Victorian home in 1887 for his wife, Martha Snow, daughter of Horace Snow. Stevens was a rancher and helped develop a 900 acres tract of Lemon Heights with Ed Utt, and later established the San Joaquin Fruit Co. alongside Utt and Irvine. Sherman Stevens traveled widely and returned with plants, birds and artifacts from around the world. His residence originally included a large aviary of exotic birds. o Location: Stevens House, 228 West Main Street • Byron Crawford o Bryan Crawford came to Tustin in 1888 and was manager of Tustin Hills Citrus Association. Crawford became the first mayor of Tustin, elected in 1927. o Location: City Hall, 300 Centennial OR Knights of Pythias Building (First City Hall was located in one of the rear stores). • John L. Stanton o Standing at 6'5", Stanton gave an oral application to become the chief of police on December 5, 1927. Based upon his recommendations from Huntington Beach, the council hired him on the spot to become Tustin's first policeman. Known by the community as "Big John ", he held the position until 1942. o Location: Police Station, 300 Centennial • John "Zeke" Zeilian o Hired to preside over the Tustin School District in 1889, Zeilian saw the need for adequate space for this 2 -story school house. Following a remodel, the schoolhouse now held 4 classrooms on each floor in addition to a library. His students later organized as "Zeke's Bunch" and held annual picnic reunions in the 1960's at Irvine Park. o Location: Tustin Unified School District Administrative Building, 300 C Street near the bell (the only remaining artifact from the original school house built in 1882). • J.H. and Sarah Brown o Lived at 540 W. 3`d Street. They were active in Tustin's ls` church, Advent Christian Church. Advent Christian Church was organized in the home of Caroline Dawns in 1881. o Location: 540 W. 3 `d Street (Chandler House) • Porter G. Luther o Father, James E. Luther came to Tustin in 1874. Porter Luther had a ranch at Yorba and Santa Clara Avenue and married Mary McClintock. o Location: TBD • George Dawns o Served as Postmaster from 1894 -98 o Location: TBD • Samuel Preble (1826 -1897) o Sam Preble came to Tustin in the mid -1870s with his brother, James O. Preble, and his nephew, George Preble. He established his ranch on Prospect, north of First Street. o Location: TBD • George Preble (1849 - ?) o Came to Tustin in 1876 to build a home for his uncle and then later bought 10 acres of land and set it out to fruit. George Preble's house was located where Jamestown Village is today. o Location: Jamestown Village • Dr. James Patten Boyd o Dr. Boyd came to Orange County in 1888 and practiced medicine in both Santa Ana and Tustin. He used Dr. Shelton's building to see patients, more recently occupied by a dress shop known as "The Jabberwocky ", and he later opened an office in the back of the old bank building. o Location: The Jabberwocky, 434 El Camino Real OR old bank building • Dr. James Sheldon o Tustin's first physician and the father of Mrs. C.E. Utt (Mamie). Sheldon came to Tustin in the 1880s and built his office and practiced until 1894. He and his wife, Calista, lived on D Street (now El Camino Real), next door to where Mamie and Ed Utt would later live (now El Camino Real and Main Street). o Location: The Jabberwocky, 434 El Camino Real OR El Camino Real near Main • James S. Rice o James Rice, brother of Mrs. James Irvine, came to Tustin in 1876 from Cleveland and purchased 40 acres of land that he later sold. He then purchased 50 acres on the north side of E. 151 Street, between Prospect and Holt where he built a home for him and his wife, Coralinn, to entertain. At one time, he planned to sell it off in town lots and there is a map giving names of the planned streets. Rice and his wife were prominent in business, ranching, and social circles. o Location: North side of E. 151 Street, between Prospect and Holt • Charles Wilcox o Wilcox came to Tustin with his wife, Sarah, in 1873 and located his home at 310 S. Pasadena Street. Wilcox was the founder of the First National Bank and one of the first to plant oranges in the area. Wilcox was an orchardist and served as President of the Santa Ana Valley Fruit Company. o Location: Wilcox Manor, 310S. Pasadena • James Dunstan o James Dunstan ranched 50 acres of apricots and oranges on the north side of 17th Street at Yorba Street. Born in England, Dustan moved to Tustin in 1875 with his son, John, who became a rancher and the first Vice - president of the First National Bank. o Location: TBD • John Dunstan (1866 - ?) o Born in England in 1866, Dustan moved to Tustin in 1875 with his son, John, who became a rancher and the first Vice- president of the First National Bank. Dunstan also served as the Director and President of Santa Ana Valley Irrigation (SAVI). o Location: TBD • Samuel E. Tingley o Tingley was a lumberman and came to Tustin in 1910 where he established the Tustin Lumber Company on East Main Street near the southern Pacific Railroad Depot on Newport Avenue. o Location: TBD • Dilmer Alderman o Alderman came to Tustin in 1878 with his wife, Ida, and two children. o Location: TBD • William and Ella Bowman o Location: TBD • Ed Pankey o Location: TBD • James McFadden • Horacio Augustus Allen C) C) u.m m o m Lr 0 �i 0. 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