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SARATOGA CITY COUNCIL
MEETING DATE: June 20, 2007 AGENDA ITEM:
ORIGINATING DEPT: Community Development CITY MANAGER:
PREPARED BY: Shweta Bhatt, Asst Planner DEPT HEAD:
John F. Livingstone
SUBJECT:
Plaques for historic properties
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
As directed by Council.
REPORT SUMMARY:
On March 7, 2007, the City Council accepted a $2,000 donation from the Saratoga Lions Club for the
purchase of plaques to identify historic properties. The Council directed the Heritage Preservation
Commission (HPC) to contact owners of private property and confirm that once the plaque is awarded,
the owner would accept the plaque and display it. For properties owned by the City, the Council asked
that the plaques be brought back for final acceptance.
PROJECT DISCUSSION:
A total of seven (7) plaques have been ordered, including five (5) plaques for local landmarks and two
(2) plaques for properties listed in the National Register for Historic Properties (National Register).
Three (3) plaques will be awarded to privately owned properties to acknowledge their local landmark
status: 14288 Chester Avenue, 14474 Oak Place, 20399 Park Place. The HPC has contacted the
private property owners and has received confirmation indicating that the owners will accept the
plaque and display it (attached to this report). The remaining properties are owned by the City: the
Warner Hutton House, the Village Library and the Heritage Orchard.
The Warner Hutton House is a designated landmark, and in 2006, was listed in the National Register.
Both distinctions will be honored with plaques that are proposed to be mounted near the entrance of
the home facing Saratoga Avenue. The Village Library was added to the National Register in 2007,
and the HPC proposes a plaque to commemorate this honor be mounted adjacent to the front entrance
of the building. The location for the Heritage Orchard plaque has not been decided with certainty. A
possibility is to mount it on a sign that the Commission will ultimately seek Council approval for.
ALTERNATIVES:
Modify proposed location of mounted plaques.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There will be no fiscal impacts to the City.
FOLLOW-UP ACTIONS:
The Heritage Preservation Commission will supervise the manufacturing and placement of the plaques.
ATTACHMENTS:
1.Confirmation letters from private property owners.