DR 21-207 (WWI Memorial Plaque): Consideration of a Determination of Consistency with the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties for Design Review (DR 21-207, WWI Memorial Arch Plaque) for the installation of an additional World War I memorial plaque on a Carmel stone base set in the soil on the west side of the monument located within the median of Ocean Avenue on the east side of San Carlos Street.

Adopt a resolution (Attachment 1) issuing a determination of consistency with the secretary of the interior’s standards for the treatment of historic properties for Design Review (DR 21-207, WWI Memorial Plaque) for the installation of an additional World War I memorial plaque on a Carmel stone base set in the soil on the west side of the monument located within the median of Ocean Avenue on the east side of the San Carlos Street.

The Historic Resources Board considered the project at their regular meeting on August 16, 2021, and continued the item to a special meeting with direction to the applicant to, further evaluate the list of names on the plaque and consider whether the list should be limited to veterans only; and, reduce the size of the plaque while maintaining readability. 

The applicant has provided additional historical information from Ian Martin (Attachments 5, 5a-5f) on how the list of names was developed. A letter of support for retaining all names on the plaque as previously proposed has also been submitted by American Legion Post 512 Commander Gerry Paratore (Attachment 6).