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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08-14-18 Heritage Preservation Commission Meeting Agenda PacketPage 1 of 2 SARATOGA HERITAGE PRESERVATION COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING August 14, 2018 8:30 AM REGULAR MEETING Linda Callon Conference Room, City Hall | 13777 Fruitvale Avenue, Saratoga, CA 95070 1. Site Visit(s): a. None 2. Call to Order: 3. Roll Call-Annette Stransky, Marilyn Marchetti, Paula Cappello, Alexandra Nugent, Dr. Jo Rodgers, and Rina Shah 4. Oral 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. Commissioners may not comment on the matter but may choose to place the topic on a future agenda. 5. Approval of July 10, 2018 minutes 6. New Business: a. Election of Chair and Vice Chair b. HPC Training- CA Modern Architecture Webinar (90 Minutes) 7. Staff Comments: a. Draft Ordinance amendment to Heritage Preservation Commission Section 13- 10.010 (informational) 8. Old Business: a. Saratoga Avenue/Heritage Lane Update 9. Adjournment In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you are a disabled person and you need a disability- related modification or accommodation to participate in this meeting, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at (408) 868-1294 or npimentel@saratoga.ca.us. Requests must be made as early as possible and at least one full business day before the start of the meeting. Any recommendation made by the Heritage Preservation Commission may be appealed to the Planning Commission Page 2 of 2 within ten (10) days of the date of the decision. The appeal shall be taken by filing with the Secretary of the Heritage Preservation Commission a written notice and filing fee within ten (10) days of the date of the decision. In accordance with the Ralph M. Brown Act, copies of the staff reports and other materials provided to the Heritage Preservation Commission by City staff in connection with this agenda are available at the office of the Community Development Department Director at 13777 Fruitvale Avenue, Saratoga, California 95070. Any materials distributed by staff after the posting of the agenda are made available for public review at the office of the Director at the time they are distributed to the Heritage Preservation Commission. CERTIFICATE OF POSTING OF AGENDA I, Janet Costa, Administrative Assistant, for the City of Saratoga, declare that the foregoing agenda for the meeting of the Heritage Preservation Commission was posted and available for public review on August 9, 2018 at the City of Saratoga, 13777 Fruitvale Avenue, Saratoga, CA 95070 and on the City’s website at www.saratoga.ca.us. Page 1 of 2 Community Development Department City of Saratoga 13777 Fruitvale Avenue Saratoga, California 95070 M E M O R A N D U M MEETING DATE: August 14, 2018 TO: Heritage Preservation Commission (HPC) FROM: Sandy L. Baily, Special Projects Manager SUBJECT: Proposed Amendments to the Heritage Preservation Ordinance Discussion Amendments are proposed to the Heritage Preservation Ordinance to assist the HPC in having a full, qualified Commission. The HPC has had a vacancy since January 2018 for which no one has applied for. In December 2018 two Commissioners terms will be up and only one of these Commissioners is eligible to reapply. Due to inactivity of applicants and the openings in December, it has been recommended that the membership of the Commission be reduced from seven to five. When the Commission was created in November of 1981 the membership was five members. In May of 1983 the Heritage Preservation Ordinance was amended to increase the membership of the Commission to seven. The need for a membership increase was due to the workload the Commission had to implement the new historic preservation program and begin the process for creating a heritage inventory. Discussion by the HPC at that time was that the need for a seven member commission was temporary only. Pursuant to Certified Local Government (CLG) requirements, a minimum of five members is required. It is also recommended that the qualifications be amended to be consistent with the qualifications required of CLG’s. The current HPC meets the qualification requirements for CLG’s, however due to the current vacancy, the HPC is lacking one of two professional members who has experience in the field of construction and structural rehabilitation as required by City Code. CLG’s are not required to have commissioners with only this profession. CLG’s have an expanded profession list and are required to have a minimum of two commissioners with disciplines of architecture, history, architectural history, planning, archeology or other historic preservation related disciplines such as urban planning, American studies, American civilization, cultural geography or cultural anthropology, to the extent that such professionals are available in the community. CLG’s are also required to have all of their commissioners to have a demonstrated interest in, competence or knowledge in historic preservation, not just a certain number of members as is in the City Code. Therefore, it is recommended that the qualification requirements be amended to be consistent with what is required of CLG’s and that the candidate nominated by the Saratoga Historical Foundation be permitted to qualify as one of the professional members. Another recommendation is that the allowance for applying to be on the HPC by residents who do not live within Saratoga city limits, but have a zip code of 95070, be deleted from the Code. Persons who have a place of business within Saratoga city limits who wish to apply to be on the Commission is recommended to be retained in the ordinance. Page 2 of 2 The draft Ordinance is included as Attachment 1. Text added to existing provisions is shown in bold double-underlined text (example) and text to be deleted is shown in strikethrough (example). Conclusion As required of CLG’s, the proposed amendments have been submitted to the State Office of Historic Preservation (OHP) for review and comment and the matter has been tentatively scheduled for the City Council meeting of September 19, 2018. Comments received from the HPC and OHP will be forwarded to City Council. Attachments 1. Draft Ordinance Attachment 1 — An Ordinance Adopting Amendments to the City Code Related to the Heritage Preservation Commission The sections of the Saratoga Municipal Code as set forth below are amended or adopted as follows: Text added to existing provisions is shown in bold double underlined text (example) and text to be deleted in shown in strikethrough (example). Text in italics is explanatory and is not an amendment to the Code 13-10.010 - Creation; qualification and residency of members. There is hereby established a Heritage Preservation Commission consisting of seven five unpaid members who shall be appointed by the City Council, with the following qualifications: and shall all have a demonstrated interest in, competence or knowledge in historic preservation. In addition: (a) One of the members who shall have been a candidate nominated by the Saratoga Historical Foundation. (b) A minimum of tTwo of the members who, by reason of training and experience, are knowledgeable in the field of construction and structural rehabilitation, such as a licensed architect, engineer, contractor or urban planner. Such members must either reside or have a place of business within the City; provided, however, with the approval of the City Council, any such members who do not maintain an office within the City may reside within the geographic area covered by the 95070 U.S. Postal Service zip code. shall be appointed from among the disciplines of architecture, history, architectural history, planning, archeology or other historic preservation related disciplines such as urban planning, American studies, American civilization, cultural geography or cultural anthropology, to the extent that such professionals are available in the community. The candidate nominated by the Saratoga Historical Foundation can qualify as this professional member. (c) Members must be residents of the City or have a place of business within the City. Four members appointed at large having demonstrable interest in preservation of the heritage resources within the City. Such members must be residents of the City or, with the approval of the City Council, may reside within the geographic area covered by the 95070 U.S. Postal Service zip code.