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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12-11-01 packetCity of Saratoga HERITAGE PRESERVATION COMMISSION AGENDA Date: Tuesday, December 11, 9:00 a.m. Place: Warner Hutton House, 13777 Fruitvale Avenue Type: Regular Meeting I. Routine Organization A. Roll Call B. Approval of minutes from I 1 / 13/01 C. Posting of the Agenda - Pursuant to Government Code Section 54954.2, the agenda was posted on Thursday November 8, 2001 D. Oral Communications E. Written Communications II. Old Business A. Design Signage for the Orchard adopt a tree kiosk — Review two options. Coordinate the final design with the Library Development Committee. B. Review final Mission Statement. C. Heritage Tours — Continue discussion. III. New Business A. Orchard events and ideas. Work with Park and Rec. on ideas. B. Start planning for the Mustard Flower Walk. IV. Items Initiated by the Commission A. Create calendar of old historic photos. B. Austin Way- Heritage Lane designation. C. Grant Ideas D. Removal of Oak trees in the Heritage Orchard. Update on site visit with tree removal company. V. Items Initiated by the Secretary A. None VI. Adjournment 9:00 a.m. Tuesday January 8, 2002 — Warner Hutton House City of Saratoga HERITAGE PRESERVATION COMMISSION MINUTES Date: Tuesday, December 11, 9:00 a.m. Place: Warner Hutton House, 13777 Fruitvale Avenue Type: Regular Meeting I. Routine Organization A. Roll Call PRESENT - Koepernik, King, Peck, Wyman, Ballingall, Grens ABSENT- Peepari GUESTS -Ann Waltonsmith, Lori Tinfow, Danielle Surdin, Jill Hunter B. Approval of minutes from 11/ 13/01- Approved 6 -0 C. Posting of the Agenda - Pursuant to Government Code Section 54954.2, the agenda was posted on Thursday November 8, 2001 D. Oral Communications Jill Hunter gave a summary on the situation with the Eucalyptus tree that is proposed to be removed by the School District. She asked that the HPC support keeping the tree. The HPC gave unanimous support for keeping the tree. E. Written Communications -None II. Old Business A. Design Signage for the Orchard adopt a tree kiosk — Review two options. Coordinate the final design with the Library Development Committee. -The Kiosk was discussed and the tuning of trying to have it finished for the grand opening of the library. Commissioner Chair Koepernik volunteered to attend the next library meeting. B. Review final Mission Statement -Final Mission statement was approved. C. Heritage Tours — Continue discussion.- Discussed and continued to the next agenda. III. New Business A. Orchard events and ideas. Work with Park and Rec. on ideas. B. Start planning for the Mustard Flower Walk. -The event is planned for Sunday, February 10, IIAM to 3PM. The event will be called the "MUSTARD WALK ", with the slogan, "Come walk through the mustard." IV. Items Initiated by the Commission A. Create calendar of old historic photos. - Commissioner Grens provided several historic photos that were reviewed for the proposed calendar. B. Austin Way- Heritage Lane designation. C. Grant Ideas - Discussed and continued to next agenda. D. Removal of Oak trees in the Heritage Orchard. Update on site visit with tree removal company. -The Commission was updated on the costs involved with the proposed transplant of the Oak trees. A vote was taken on the on the motion that all of the Oak trees be removed and that the possibility of moving one of the trees closest to the street remain open. The vote was approved 6 -1. V. Items Initiated by the Secretary A. None VI. Adjournment 9:00 a.m. Tuesday January S, 2002 — Warner Hutton House City of Saratoga HERITAGE PRESERVATION COMMISSION MINUTES Date: Tuesday, November 13, 8:30 a.m. Place: Warner Hutton House, 13777 Fruitvale Avenue Type: 8:30 Meet at City Hall for Site Visit to Austin Way I. Routine Organization A. Roll Call PRESENT - Koepernik, King, Peck, Ballingall, Grens, Wyman, Peepari Guests: Ann Waltonsmith, Danielle Surdin B. Approval of minutes from 10/9/01- Approved 7 -0 C. Posting of the Agenda - Pursuant to Government Code Section 54954.2, - the agenda was posted on Thursday November 8, 2001 D. Oral Communications -Norm Koepernik prepared a thank you letter to the Saratoga News. All members were in favor of the letter. The letter was sent 11/29. Danielle Surdin gave an update on the lighting ceremony downtown. E. Written Communications II. Old Business A. Design Signage for the Orchard adopt a tree kiosk — Review two options. Coordinate the final design with the Library Development Committee. B. Establish a Mission Statement. The Mission Statement was reviewed and approved. C. Heritage Tours — Continue discussion. III. New Business A. Orchard events and ideas. Work with Park and Rec. on ideas. B. Start planning for the Mustard Flower Walk. The Mustard Weed Walk was discussed and February or March will be the most likely dates for the walk. IV. Items Initiated by the Commission A. Create calendar of old historic photos. Still in progress. B. Austin Way - Potential Heritage lane designation. The HPC walked Austin Way and then returned to the Warner Hutton House. A unanimous vote was then taken to start the process to designate Austin Way as a Heritage Lane. It was also suggested that there could be various events that could take place on the roadway to bring attention to the unique brick road. Some of the suggestions were a street fair, antique show, and a car show. V. Items Initiated by the Secretary A. Removal of Oak trees in the Heritage Orchard. Ann Waltonsmith discussed the various options on how to deal with the trees. Thylis Ballingall inquired about whether or not an arborist has looked at the trees. There was a consensus by the HPC to continue looking into options concerning the trees. B. New street name for the project at14221 Saratoga - Sunnyvale Road. The name Terrace Court was selected based on the old boarding house that used to be located there called The Terrace. VI. Adjournment 9:00 a.m. Tuesday December 11, 2001 — Warner Hutton House BARRIE D. COATE and ASSOCIATES Horticultural Consultants - 408 - 353 -1052 23535 Summit Road, Los Gatos, CA 95030 Every year in late spring, homeowners and property managers become concerned about the many partially brown leaves on their Coast Live Oak trees, (Quercus agrifol ia). This phenomenon is caused by a tiny cinipid wasp, (Dryocosmus dubiosus). The adult wasp secretes enzymes on a vein on the underside of the leaf in spring which not only forces the plant to produce a 1/8 ", button -like gall, but also kills the surrounding tissue. In worst cases, 75% of the leaf surface on a Live Oak tree may be brown. When the surface beneath the trees canopy is paved, one can find thousands of the tiny " beads ", each of which contains a pupating larvae, about to become an adult. A healthy tree can tolerate this partial leaf surface loss, if severe infestations do not occur annually. The leaf surface which is effectively producing carbohydrates for storage in the trunk and roots is diminished in proportion to leaf surface lost. If severe leaf surface loss occurs for more than one successive year, some methods of reduction in insect population is advised. Those treatments might include: 1. Removal of all leaf litter on the ground in January — February, and replacement with a 3" layer of chips from a tree chipper. 2. Injection of liquid fertilizer in October (as Greenbelt 22 -14 -14 @ 41b fertilizer per 100 gallons water). Don't worry, the cinipid wasps rarely badly damage a tree. References: Plant Galls of the California Region, by: Russo Insects that Feed On Trees and Shrubs, by: Johnson and Lyon f' BARRIE D. COATE and ASSOCIATES Horticultural Consultants 408 - 353 -1052 23535 Sumndt Road, Los Gatos, G 95030 Some of the pests discussed here are destructive enough to be worth treating and others are not. Knowing which is which is critical to objective, least toxic treatment. Some specific trees may be in such poor health, i.e. so far down "the cycle of decline" (Jim Clark) that they cannot afford any leaf loss and any pest must be treated. Other trees may be so healthy that a cycle of chewing insects will not severely affect their longterm health. In practical terms, most pest control is done for the benefit of the owner of the land on which the tree stands, not primarily for the benefit of the tree. In general, soil or root collar diseases should always be considered highly dangerous and must always be treated. Shelf Fungi should be cause for serious concern since they are untreatable and most of them significantly increase the possibility of windfall or major limb or trunk breakage. Identification of the pest is critical to good pest control. Branch blight, Diolodia quercina, should not be ignored but its treatment requires very expensive removal of diseased wood and spraying with 4 pounds of Fungo -Flow /100 gallons of water in spring.. Twig blight, Criotocline §Q., on the other hand, is, to date, untreatable, but fertilizing the tree may allow the tree to "outgrow" the diseases. In other words, knowing the difference between two similar appearing diseases is important. Stanford White Fly, if seen at more than 5 adults per leaf on 10 leaf samples must be treated, while some other sucking insects are less critical. 1 - . • Oak Species Affected Most Commonly Seen Foliage Diseases in California Oaks Pest Species Pest Description Symptoms Q. lobata Oak Anthracnose Spores Infect young foliage in Brown, dead looking leaves in 314' of canopy apparent by early Q. kelloggii Gnomonia quercina spring, but may remain on tree summer. Weakened vigor, reduced canopy density. occasionally till fall. Q. douglasii On Black Oak, the disease may be expressed as dead tissue along veins of leaf. O. douglasii Oak Mildew Leaves shrink, and curl in Tree health of affected tree declines. Q. kelloggii PhAlactinla f1tdl8i8 June, July reducing leaf surface significantly, carrying on very little osmosis. Q. agrifoia Witches Broom Broom -like, white,' wet shoot Usually seen on trees which have been heavily fertilized, Powdery Mildew tips appear in portions of the heavily watered or heavily pruned In late winter. Sphaerotheca lapis canopy. Q. agrifdia Twig Blight Produce acrvali and cause 2 to 3' long twigs and the attached leaves die and remain on Craocfin Sp. Anthracnose -like symptoms. the tree. or Gleosporiu lD ap. Heaviest infestation in the lower canopy. Q. agrifdia Branch Slight Enters through branch Branches frorp 112' diameter to 2' diameter are infected, die Dlpiodia que cida wounds or buds anytime but and the attached leaves turn brown and remain on the tree. winter. Can kill large parts of canopy. 41'. Oak Species Affected Most Commonly Seen Pests in California Oaks - Boring Insects Pest Species Pest Description svrnntnma Primarily Oak Tree Hopper_ Seldom seen, the adult looks 1/2" long, longitudinal slits in 1,2,3 year old twigs, usually in a Q. lobata Plabmtis vittata like a blue -green rose thorn. spiral pattern. Seriously weakens growth beyond Infestation. ocasslonally Larvae are minute and Q. kelloggii consume phloem tissue. Q. douglasii Q. agrifolia Q. agrifolia Sycamore Bark Moth Adult is a black, clearwing Broken, crosschecked bark. Removal of this bark, exposes Bfimosla resolendens moth with yellow bands, like a black 1/2" diameter tunnels in phloem tissue. Broken pupal yellow jacket. Larvae are 314" cases may be seen at exit holes. Larvae may carry long, white with flat heads. Phytophthora disease with them. Feed primarily in the phloem tissue of older trees or drought stressed younger trees. Young adults emerge from May to October. Q. agrifolia Western Oak Bark Beetle Adults are cylindrical, brown 1 to 1 -1/2" diameter black, wet - looking spots with a white dot Pseudo it�hi hp orus beetles 1/16" long. Eggs, (egg - laying sites) appear the underside of branches and agdfollae layed on the bark in spring or branchlets and soon on the trunk. If left uncontrolled, they are early summer, hatch and the capable of killing a 20' tall tree in one season. Most commonly larvae tunnel into the phloem seen on newly transplanted, large specimens. tissue. Usually Carpenter Worm Adult is a large gray and brown Pencil -sized holes in bark, which lead to patches of dead tissue Q. agrifolia Pdnoxystus robiniae, moth, appearing in early and a horizontal pupal tunnel Into heartwood. ocassionally summer. Eggs on bark hatch When several generations of larvae are present, so much Q. lobata to small larvae which tunnel damage may have been caused, that the trees become Q. kelloggii Into phloem tissue, maturing unstable. over a 3 -year period at the size of a 3" pencil. Page 1 &92 Claris % Oak Species Affected Most Commonly Seen Pests in California Oaks - Sucking Insects Pest Species Pest Description Symptoms Q. agrifolia Stanford White. Fly ' 1/16" black oval shells with a Large populations reduce vigor of trees, drop sticky Tetrateurodes stanfordii waxy white fringe on leaf carbohydrates on pavement. undersides. Primarily Oak Pit Scale 1%4" wide "volcano -like" Twiggy growth, vastly reduced growth, thin canopy Q. lobata Asteroleucanium minus bumps on deciduous Oaks but occasionally Q. agrifolia Q. douglasii Q. kelloggii Q. agrifolia Oak Aphid Pure white aphids on the Honeydew and sooty mold on branches and any surface Harmemclistes agdfoliae underside of current season's beneath tree. Clusters of white , slightly wooly insects leaves in early summer. At first clustering near the center of leaf. glance may look like mealy bug. Q. agrifolia California Red Scale Adult females give birth to live Declining health of current season's. leaves. Honeydew drip Aonidiella aurantii young, which settle on leaf undersides and twigs. Adults are golden - yellow to rust colored. Q. agrifolia Ehrhom Oak Scale Light gray 1/2 to 1 -1/2 Declining vigor for no explainable Mycetococcus ehrhorni inch lichen -like patches reason. on underside of smooth barked portions of canopy. Small rust _ colored scale insect is covered by a fungal mat. 6 -92 Claris THE MISSION OF THE HERITAGE PRESERVATION COMMISSION IS TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE HERITAGE RESOURCES OF THE CITY OF SARATOGA AND TO PROVIDE GUIDANCE TO THE CITY PERTAINING TO HISTORIC BUILDINGS, PARKS, AND ROADS. A Comings -1 and Goings In September the City said goodbye to Dave Mooney, Park Maintenance Supervisor. Dave served in the Maintenance Division since 1987. He accepted a position with the City of Menlo Park. We all wish him well. Welcome and farewell to Jeff Trybus, Community Service Officer, who started on September 4th and was then made an offer he couldn't refuse from his previous employer, the City of Cupertino. Dennis Leong was hired as the City's Park Maintenance, Leadworker. Dennis previously worked for the City of Palo Alto, and accepted the immediate challenge of working out of class as the Park Maintenance Supervisor. With a little help from the maintenance team, Dennis is learning the ropes. Community Development is fully staffed with the start of three new employees. Jeff Britton, who likes to go by J.B., started on October 22nd as a Building Inspector. Jeff comes from the City of Santa Clara. Rhett Edmonds started on October 29th as the City's Community Service Officer. Rhett has a background in security that has prepared him for this position. Both Jeff and Rhett came by prior to their first day to checkout the City. Ann Welsh also started on October 29th and is the City's Assistant Planner. Ann has experience in the private and public sector and is re- familiarizing herself with all the public sector benefits information. Tom Sullivan is very excited to have his team fully staffed and stopped by Human Resources to happily remind them that he has no current recruitments. Jesse Baloca started as the City's Administrative Services Director on October 22nd. Jesse was the Interim Assistant Finance Director for the City of Bellevue, Washington and just moved down to the Bay Area a few days prior to starting. How does Jesse like the Bay Area so far? After only a few days of being here, he was impressed by the great weather! City of Saratoga ; a - HUCiday Party riday -. Decem6er:T14, 2001 12 :00 - 2 :00_p.m. "Senior Center:. The Saratoga Network is published for ``the pleasure, of Saiatoga's. City; Council, I Commissioners; an employees:;' Ideas, articles and suggestions may be submitted to Laura' Miyakawa @ 868 42'65. Xible Benefits Plan Enrollment Our current Flexible Benefits Plan year will be ending on December 31, 2001. The new plan year begin on January 1, 2002. Dw is the time to make your ection for the new plan year. The Flexible Benefits Plan is an employer - sponsored benefit that allows you to pay for eligible Health Care and /or Dependent Care expenses on a pre -tax basis. You can set up accounts, funded by PRE -TAX contributions directly from your paycheck, for reimbursement of your dependent and health care expenses. You will not have to pay any payroll taxes on the money that goes into these accounts and then gets reimbursed to you. By participating in the Plan, you can lower your taxable income and increase your spendable income. For more information please contact Human Resources. Drug Formularies A drug formulary is a list of drugs created by an HMO that is designed to include the most cost - effective, safe, and clinically appropriate drugs for prescription coverage. Many health plans are restricting their prescription drug coverage to this drug formulary. States regulate the use of formularies by requiring HMOs to provide a list of their formulary and, the process (if any) for members to obtain non - formulary drug coverage. Dow Jones Industrial Average Performance Following Crisis Event Event. Date ' Initial Reaction . -r 1 month . ., lfitOk 3 months liter, '' 6 months _later Korean War 1950 -12.0% 9.1% 15.3% 19.2 %, JFK Assassination 1963 -2.9% 7.2% 12.4% 15.1% Nixon Resigns 1974 -15.5% -7.9% -5.7% 12.5% Financial Panic of `87 1987 -34.2% 11.5% 11.4% 15.0% Asian Stock Market 1997 -12.4% 8.8% 10.5% 25.0% Crisis From ICMA Retirement Corporation Quarterly Update October 2001 2 New Worker's Compensation Carrier The City's new Workers' Coipensation Administrator is: Gregory B. Bragg and Assoc., Inc. P.O. Box 5372 Walnut Creek, CA 94596 -5372 (925) 933 -2992 Christine A. Firman Workers' Compensation Claims Supervisor All workers' compensation Iclaims are administered by Bragg. I you have questions or need free information about workers' compensation, contact an information and assistance officer at the state Division of Workers' Compensation at 1- 800 - 736 -7401. Just a reminder If you are planning on taking any time off during the holidays, please ask your supervisor in advance. Happy Birthday to. f L," October Cathleen Boyer Laura Miyakawa 91 Congratulations Lori Conn was re- classed from an Office Specialist I to an Office Specialist II in July. Lori has been learning the ropes of the Building Department since January. Congratulations Lori! Congratulations to Brad Lind, Kim Saxton - Heinrichs and Jesus Villalobos, who were recognized for their length of service. Kim was awarded for 15 years of service with the City as a Recreation Supervisor. Brad was also awarded for 15 years of service with the City. Brad started as a Building Inspector, was promoted to a Senior Building Inspector and is now the Building Official. Jesus was awarded for 10 years of service with the City in the Maintenance Division. Jesus started as a Street Maintenance Worker I and was promoted to a Street Maintenance Worker II. Thanks for your excellent service and commitment to the City! November Beverly Tucker Jim Sutherland Lori Burns Lorie Tinfow Jaye Tkach December Francisco Alvarez Sam Tarani Juan Arriaga Jack Tomlinson "Just a Big Boy Scout" submitted by David Ashby On Saturday, September 1st while driving north on I -5, to visit our son in Chico, my wife and I saw dust and smoke coming from the southbound lanes. We slowed down to safely pass the cloud that -was covering the two northbound lanes. As we approached, we saw an overturned vehicle on the other side of the freeway, with people standing around looking helpless. My wife, a nurse, said, "Let's stop and help." I grabbed my emergency bag and a blanket and "stormed" through the median bushes and quickly approached the overturned car. On the scene I saw smoke and steam coming from the engine. My immediate thought was to get whoever was inside, out as fast as possible. There was an older woman strapped upside down in the driver's seat. I noticed her hand stuck between the window and the door. I pulled the glass far enough away from the frame for her to free her hand. I crawled in the back window behind her and asked, "Are you okay? Are you hurt? Do you think you have any broken bones ?" She assured me she was fine. I could tell she was in shock —she was holding on to her Instamatic camera! My wife felt most useful keeping traffic away from us as she was unable to watch my legs sticking out of a potentially burning car (and fearing that both I and whoever was inside would go up in smoke). Still smelling smoke and steam I attempted to move the seat back to release her. About that time an EMT/ 4 Policeman looked inside, turned the ignition off, and said, "Be careful in moving her." I told him I was a Scout Leader and had experience in first aid and felt qualified to help her. My main concern was for her safety and to get her out of the car. The Officer agreed and assisted in directing traffic with my wife. In an effort to get her out of the vehicle, I told her I was going to slowly release her seat belt. I didn't want her to fall and injure her neck. Her legs were temporarily trapped between her seat and the steering wheel. I was finally able to slide her down onto the ceiling. I put her camera and keys in her purse and later gave them to her when we were out of the car. After the glass was cleared from the passenger's, side I assisted her out the window. As I was crawling out I heard the emergency vehicles arrive. She was alert and shaken but now in the hands of the EMT. I gathered my bag and blanket and told her we were leaving now. She gave me a big hug and said, "Thank you so much." My wife and I walked back to the other side of the freeway to continue our travels. It wasn't until miles down the road that I noticed some glass had cut my knee. On reflection: My main concern was safety and that I would be able to handle whatever emergency awaited my inside the car. My wife has always told me that I am, "just a big Boy Scout." I'm glad she's right! lUl� GB�4 OO S� �S�Oo C� 13777 FRUITVALE AVENUE • SARATOGA, CALIFORNIA 95070 • (408) 868 -1200 Incorporated October 22, 1956 Saratoga News, COUNCIL MEMBERS: Evan Baker Stan Bogosian John Mehaffey Nick Streit Ann Waltonsmith November 29, 2001 The Saratoga Heritage Preservation Commission wishes to thank the Saratoga News for the many articles you have written on the historic preservation in our City. It is essential that we keep our long time citizens and our new residents interested, informed and appreciative of the many historic sites which exist and of those we have designated. Saratoga's unique colorful past must be recorded and passed on to generations to come. Thank you for your support, City of Saratoga Heritage Preservation Commission