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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 2015
SARATOGA CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING
JOINT MEETING OF THE SARATOGA CITY COUNCIL, PLANNING COMMISSION,
& HERITAGE PRESERVATION COMMISSION
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Miller called the meeting to order at 6:09 p.m. in the Senior Center, Saunders Room at
19655 Allendale Avenue in Saratoga, CA.
ROLL CALL
PRESENT Mayor Howard Miller, Vicc Mayor Manny Cappello, Council
Members Emily Lo, Mary-I,ynne Bemald, Rishi Kumar
Planning Commissioners Sunil Abuja, Leonard Almaleeh, Wendy
Chang, Kookie Fitzsimmons, Joyce Hlava, Tina Walia
Heritage Preservation Commissioners Paula Cappello, Marilyn
Marchetti, Alexandra Nugent. Rina Shah. Annette Stransky
ABSENT Planning Commissioner Dede Smullen
Heritage Preservation Commissioner Paul Conrado
Heritage Preservation Commissioner Larry Schuck
ALSO PRESENT James Lindsay, City Manager
Crystal Bothelio, City Clerk
Envin Ordotiez, Community Development Director
L ORAL COMMUNICATIONS ON NON-AGENDIZED ITEMS
None
I1. ARCHITECTURE 101 PRESENTATION & DISCUSSION
Mayor Howard Miller provided introductory remarks. lie invited April Hecerra,
Executive Director of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Santa Clara Valley
Chapter to speak.
April Becerra. Executive Director of the AIA Santa Clara Valley Chapter. introduced
David Regester, Thang Do, and Hari Sripadanna with the AIA.
David Regester presented on architecture vocabulary
Thang Do then provided a presentation on context and designing to a context.
Hari Sripadanna concluded the Architecture 101 presentation with discussion on
designing the public realm and the 10 principles for livable communities.
III. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Miller adjourned the meeting at 9:00 p.m.
mutes res
ectfully submitted:
C'.1 Bothelio, City Clerk
City of Saratoga
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