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Home My WebLink About04-15-1983 CITY COUNCIL AGENDACITY OF SARATOGA �) Initial: AGENDA BILL NO. `�f' 02. 3 Dept. Hd . DATE: 4/15/83 C. Atty ` DEPARTMENT:- Planning and Policy Analysis C. Mgr._ ----------------------------------------------------------------------- - - - - -- - -- AMEND THE HERITAGE PRESERVATION ORDINANCE BY INCREASING THE SIZE OF THE SUB=: COMMISSION FROM FIVE TO SEVEN MEIVBERS Issue Summary 1. At the City Council meeting of March.2, 1983, the Heritage Preservation. Commission requested that the size of the Commission be increased from five to seven members to make the Commission more effective. 2. The Council directed Staff to prepare an amendment to the ordiance to accomplish this. 3. The amendment is hereby submitted for Council consideration. Recommendation 1. Have the first reading of the amended ordinance (no public hearing is required). 2. If ordinance is acceptable, set ordinance for second reading at Council meeting of May 1 -8, 1983. 3. Adopt ordinance amendment at second reading. Ordinance goes into effect 30 days after adoption. Fiscal Impacts None anticipated Exhibits /Attachments Exhibit A -- ;Staff re orts dated 4/15/83 '4 28 83,,. and 5/1j/' __- Exhiuit B -- Ordinance No. 66.1 Council Action 4/20: Clevenger /Moyles moved to introduce ordinance by title, waiving further reading. Passed 4 -0. 5/4: Fanelli /Mallory moved to amend ordinance, removing Planning Commissioner as member and having five members appointed at large, and read by title only, waiving further reading. Passed 5 -0. .5,/18 Moyles /Clevenger moved to read by title only, waiving further reading. Passed 5 -0. 11 ('1 ovonrror /Pnnol 1 i 7TYlN7cv3 i-n mAl Yr 4- r)rA i mmnrn rg 1 T)n-, -A CZ-!1 jjg� g W,,. € $7 4F s �T._F o ; i � „C ot4P 3g Qm 3 N, REPORT TO MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL DATE: 5/11/83 COUNCIL MEETING: 5/18/83 SUBJECT: MODIFICATION OF HERITAGE PRESERVATION ORDINANCE Staff has revised the Heritage Preservation Ordinance as directed by the Council at its May 4, 1983, meeting., A copy of Ordinance No. 66.1 is attached which eliminates the Planning Commission member slot and creates 5 at -large members for the Heritage Preservation Commission. This meeting will constitute the second reading of ,the ordinance, which will go into effect 30 days from its adoption at this meeting. Staff is already preparing public notices to advertise the 3 vacancies on the Heritage Preservation Commission. Michael Flores Assistant Planner Enclosure F €iz Qq WAN! Fl€ £f,£'f . REPORT CITY SUBJECT TO MAYOR AND COUNCIL DATE: COUNCIL MEETING MODIFICATION OF HERITAGE PRESERVATION ORDINANCE 4/28/83 5/4/83 At its meeting of April 20, 1983, the City Council had its first reading of the modification to the Heritage Preservation Ordinance (Ord. No. 66) proposed by the Heritage Preservation Commission. The purpose of that modification was to increase the number of members on the Commission from five to seven. Staff indicated that the membership r slot for a Planning Commission member on the Heritage Preservation Commission was vacant and that _ Staff would be working with( —the Planning Commission to fill that slot. This vacancy was discussed with the Planning Commission at its meeting of April 26, 1983. The Planning Commission stated that due 'to its workload, it did not feel that any commissioner would be available to fill that slot. However, the Planning Com- mission might designate a member who would act as an informal liaison with the Heritage Preservation Commission but would not attend their meetings. Considering the fact that the Planning Commission will be unable to have one of its members attend Heritage Commission meetings, Ordinance No. 66 should be further modified to eliminate the need for a Planning Commissioner as a member of the Heritage Preservation Commission. , Another at -large membership could be created so that the Commission would still have seven member.s. To accomplish this, Section 3(a) of Ordinance No. 66 would have to be amended to read as follows: (a) Creation of Commission. There is hereby established a Heritage Commission consisting of seven unpaid members who shall be residents of the City of Saratoga appointed by the Saratoga City Council, with the following qualifications: (1) One member who shall have been a candidate nominated by the Saratoga Historical Foundation. Report to Mayor and City Council Page Two April 28, 1983 (2) One member who, by reason of training and ex- perience, is knowledgeable in the field of construction and structural rehabilitation, such as a licensed architect, engineer, con- tractor or urban planner: (3) Five members appointed at large having demon- strable interest in preservation of the heritage resources within the City of Saratoga. RECOMMENDATION If the City Council determines that Ordinance No. 66 should be modified as indicated above, it should have the first reading of this new modification at this meeting. Staff will then prepare a revised Ordinance No. 66 for final approval at the Council meeting of May 18, 1983. The ordinance will take effect 30 days after that final approval. �aAA4(�� Michael Flores, Assistant Planner MF:mlh of SAR�9 �O 95• REPORT TO MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL DATE: 4/15/83 COUNCIL MEETING: • 4/20/83 SUBJECT MODIFICATION OF HERITAGE PRESERVATION ORDINANCE At its meeting of March 2, 1983, the City Council heard a short presentation by the Heritage Preservation Commission on that Commission's activities. As part of that presentation, the Heritage Preservation Commission requested that the Commission be expanded from five members to seven members. The Commission . felt this increase was necessary in order for it to adequately deal with its workload and to make the Commission more effective. The Commission also men- tioned considering creating an 180 day demolition delay for historic structures. The City Council directed Staff to prepare a revision to the Heritage Preserva- tion Ordinance increasing the number of Commission members from five to seven. Attached to this report is an ordinance amendment modifying Section 3(a) of Ordinance No. 66 increasing the number of at- large. Commissioners from two to four. A report from the Commission on the 180 day demolition permit delay will be forwarded to the.Council at a later date. It should be noted that there is one vacancy on the Heritage Preservation Commission since the Pl.anning'Commission has not appointed.someone to replace Commissioner Bolger. Staff will be, working with the Planning Commission to get a new member appointed d. There was some concern expressed that Planning Commissioners had difficulty attending afternoon meetings due-to their work schedules. Staff has received some comments from Saratoga residents indicating a high degree of interest in serving on the Heritage Preservation Commission, so it appears there will be no shortage of applicants to choose from. If the Council. approves the ordinance amendment, then a second reading of the amendment will be scheduled. for the next Council meeting. The ordinance would go into effect 30 days there- after. In the meantime, Staff can be distributing and collecting applications for membership on the Commission. The Council should set a deadline for applica- tion acceptance and set aside some time to interview the applicants at its earliest convenience. Michael Flores, Assistant Planner MF:mlh .Enclosure ORDINANCE NO. 66.1 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SARATOGA AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 66, THE HERITAGE PRESERVATION ORDINANCE, BY INCREASING THE NUMBER, OF HERITAGE PRESERVATION COMMISSIONERS FROM FIVE TO SEVEN. The City Council of the City of Saratoga does hereby ordain as follows: Section 1: Section 3(a) Heritage Preservation Commission -- Creation of Commission is hereby amended to read as follows: (a) Creation of Commission. There is hereby established a Heritage Preservation Commission consisting of seven un- paid members who shall be residents of the City of Saratoga and appointed by the Saratoga City Council, with the following qualifications: (1) One member who shall have been a candidate nominated by the Saratoga Historical Foundation; (2) One member who, by reason of training and experi- ence, is knowledgeable in the field of construction and structural rehabilitation, such as a licensed architect, engineer, contractor or urban planner; (3) Five members appointed at large having demonstrable interest in preservation of the heritage resources within the City of Saratoga. Section 2: If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance is- -for any reason held by a court of competent juris- diction to be invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance. The City Council of the City of Saratoga hereby declares that it would have passed this Ordi- nance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause and phrase thereof irrespective of the fact that one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases may be held invalid or unconstitutional. Section 3: This ordinance shall take effect and be in full force and effect thirty (30) days from and after the date of its passage and adoption. The above and foregoing ordinance after the waiting time required by and adopted this day of by the following vote: AYES: NOES: ABSTAIN: ABSENT: ATTEST: City Clerk was regularly introduced and law, was thereafter passed 1983, Mayor