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City of Saratoga
H ERITAGE P RESERVATION C OMMISSION
FINAL MINUTES
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Date: Tuesday, January 9, 2018 / 8:30 A.M.
Type: Regular Meeting
Place: City Hall /Administrative Conference Room - 13777 Fruitvale Avenue
1. Site Visit:
a. 19987 Moran Lane – Tree Permit on Heritage Lane (Baily)
2. Routine Organization:
a. Roll Call
Present: Stransky, Rodgers, Nugent, Shah
Absent: Marchetti (excused), Cappello (excused)
Staff: Kwon, Baily, Bear
b. Review of minutes from December 12, 2017 meeting. Nugent/Shah moved to approve
the December 12, 2017 minutes.
Ayes: Nugent, Rodgers, Stransky, Shah,
Noes: None
Absent: Marchetti, Cappello
c. Posting of Agenda – Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956, the agenda was
properly posted on January 4, 2018. Kwon reported the posting of the agenda.
d. Non-Agendized Communications - Any member of the public may address the
Commission about any matter not on the agenda for this meeting for up to three minutes.
None
e. HPC direction to staff regarding non-agendized communications - Commissioners may
not comment on the matter but may choose to place the topic on a future agenda.
None
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3. New Business:
a. Tree permits on Heritage Lane – Referrals only (Kwon)
Kwon outlined the process for Tree permits on Heritage Lane.
b. 19987 Moran Lane – Tree Permit on Heritage Lane (Baily)
The Commission was glad to hear the City Arborist’s expert opinion. The
Commission also understood how the drought could impact a tree’s health. The
Commission expressed that the tree removal permit made sense and that they liked
the fact that new landscaping would be installed.
4. Staff Comments:
a. Mills Act FAQs (Baily)
The Commission had some minor edits to the FAQs brochure.
5. Commissioner Comments:
a. DPR research status by Commission and other tasks (Workplan). Annual Workplan
Each Commissioner provided a status update.
b. Events/Calendar: State of the City, Arbor Day, Preservation Month, Blossom Festival,
Funding.
The Commission discussed some of the events.
c. Information Packet (Nugent)
Continued to February.
d. Planting Trees and Tree Map
Continued to February.
e. Webpage
Continued to February.
6. Other Business:
None
7. Adjournment:
Meeting adjourned