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SARATOGA
HERITAGE PRESERVATION COMMISSION
MINUTES
February 12, 2019
8:30 AM REGULAR MEETING
Linda Callon Conference Room, City Hall | 13777 Fruitvale Avenue, Saratoga, CA 95070
1. Site Visit(s):
a. 14054 Alta Vista Avenue
b. 14065 Saratoga Avenue
2. Call to Order: Vice Chair Dr. Jo Rodgers called the meeting to order at 8:59 AM
3. Roll Call-
Present: Vice Chair Dr. Jo Rodgers, Alexandra Nugent, Annette Stransky, and Rina Shah
Absent: Marilyn Marchetti
Staff: Debbie Pedro, Community Development Director, Nicole Johnson, Planner II, Sandy
Baily, Special Projects Manager, and John Cherbone, Public Works Director
4. Oral Communications
None
5. Approval of February 5, 2019 minutes
Stransky/Nugent moved to approve the minutes. Motion passed. Ayes: Shah, Stransky,
Nugent, and Rodgers. Noes: None. Absent: Marchetti
6. New Business:
a. 14065 Saratoga Avenue - HPC considered an application to remove one window along
the side façade and an access door along the rear. Shah/Stransky moved to recommend
approval. Motion passed. Ayes: Shah, Stransky, Nugent, and Rodgers. Noes: None.
Absent: Marchetti
b. 14054 Alta Vista Avenue -HPC considered an application to reconsider a previous action
by the HPC to include a tank house on the Heritage Resource Inventory and to review
new information available regarding the background of a tank house to justify the
removal of the tank house from the inventory. The Commission discussed the historic
criteria required to include the structure on an inventory. Nugent/Stransky moved to find
that the structure did not meet any of the required criteria and adopted Resolution HP-
19-01 to remove the structure from the inventory. Motion passed. Ayes: Stransky,
Nugent, and Rodgers. Noes: Shah. Absent: Marchetti. Property owner was informed that
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this action could be appealed.
c. Heritage Orchard Master Plan Update – Pedro provided background information
regarding the Heritage Orchard Master Plan update and questioned the Commission if
they were interested in putting this item on their upcoming workplan. Items that the
Commission would consider as part of the update would include the goals, policies and
proposed capital improvements. Cherbone commented on the importance of the
Commission’s participation in the update. The Commission confirmed to include the
update on their workplan. The Commission briefly discussed various ideas for the update
which included creating a video of the four seasons of the orchard, and a video of a future
walking tour with the caregiver of the orchard, Matt Novakovich.
7. Staff Comments:
a. City Council Joint Meeting – Johnson reminded the Commission of the upcoming Joint
Meeting with the Council which was scheduled for March 11, 2019 at 6:15 PM.
b. HPC Budget – Johnson informed the Commission of the current HPC budget status.
8. Old Business:
a. 2019 HPC Workplan – The HPC reviewed the draft workplan items and the draft memos
to the City Council. The Commission prioritized their proposed workplan items and made
suggested edits to the memo from staff. Rodgers would provide staff with edits to the
HPC’s memo which will be attached to staff’s memo. Nugent will provide staff with some
cost estimates for creating three video’s for the workplan items regarding the inventory
for the Heritage Lane portion of Saratoga Avenue, the inventory of the Village which will
be included in their budget request and the walking tour of the Heritage Orchard.
9. Commission Items
a. None
10. Adjournment
Vice Chair Dr. Jo Rodgers adjourned the meeting at 10:15 AM.
Minutes respectfully submitted:
Nicole Johnson, Planner II
City of Saratoga