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Date: Tuesday, March 29, 2016 / 8:30 A.M.
Type: Special Meeting
Place: City Hall /Administrative Conference Room - 13777 Fruitvale Avenue
1. Site Visit: No Site Visit
2. Routine Organization:
a. Roll Call
Present: Cappello, Conrado, Marchetti, Nugent, Shah, Stransky
Absent: Schuck
Staff: Ordonez, Baily
b. Review of minutes from March 8, 2016 meeting. Cappello/Stransky moved to approve
the March 8, 2016 minutes with a correction under Commissioner comments.
Ayes: Cappello, Conrado, Marchetti, Nugent, Stransky,
Noes: None
Recused: Shah
c. Posting of Agenda – Pursuant to Government Code Section 54954.2, the agenda was
properly posted on March 24, 2016. Baily 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
3. New Business:
a. 14493-95 Big Basin Way (Hutchinson Building) (Continued Item) – The City has
received revised plans for a request to review an exterior 2nd story addition at 14493-
14495 Big Basin Way. The property is currently listed as a “Heritage Resource” within
the City of Saratoga – Heard out of order as second new business item. Shah moved
to recommend approval with the modification that the balcony door be moved to the
side elevation. Motion died due to lack of a second. Cappello moved to recommend
approval of the plans with the direction that the architectural elements shown on
the plan be installed to the scale shown on the plans. Conrado seconded. Nugent
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asked the maker of the motion if it would be acceptable to remove the proposed
planters on the historic portion of the building. Cappello and Conrado accepted to
incorporate the planter removal in their motion. Stranksy asked the maker of the
motion if it would be acceptable to require that the decorative planters on the
second level of the newer building not have a bottom. Cappello and Conrado
accepted to incorporate no bottom permitted in the decorative planter. Motion
passed on a 4 to 1 vote.
b. Review of Commercial Design Guidelines/Village Plan – Heard out of order as first
new business item. Ordonez summarized the background, explained the design
review process and role of the HPC as a recommending body. Ordonez encouraged
the Commission to review the design guidelines in preparation of the April 27, 2016
joint meeting.
4. Commissioner Comments –
Commission suggested developing a spreadsheet to keep track of their work
items. Cappello and Nugent said they could work on this.
Commission discussed ideas for the upcoming Arbor Day celebration.
5. Staff Comments –
April 27, 2016 Joint Planning Commission Meeting – This matter was covered
under item 3b.
Discuss process for marker designation – Baily informed the Commission that
staff will be researching this matter to determine whether or not the City Code
has a process for the markers and if an amendment will be required for the City
Code.