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City of Saratoga
H ERITAGE P RESERVATION C OMMISSION
MINUTES
Date: Tuesday, April 12, 2011 - 8:30 a.m. in Warner Hutton House
Place: Regular Meeting – Warner Hutton House (please meet outside in the
parking lot due to site visits)
1. Routine Organization
A. Roll Call
ATTENDED: Marchetti, Marra, Cappello, Shah, Gomersall, Heid,
Conrado.
GUEST: Walter Chapman
STAFF: Assistant Planner Fossati
B. Approval of minutes from March 8, 2011 meeting Shah moved to approve,
Marra second. Ayes 5, Noes 0, Abstain 2 (Heid & Marchetti)
C. Posting of Agenda – Pursuant to Government Code Section 54954.2, the
agenda was posted on April 7, 2011. Agenda properly posted.
D. Oral & Written Communication - 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. Commissioner Marchetti
informed HPC members of the Mills Act contract being presented to City
Council on April 20, 2011. Invited other commissioners to attend CC
meeting.
E. Oral Communications –Instruction to staff regarding actions on current Oral
Communications. Request from Walter Chapman to continue 20200
Mendelsohn Lane (HPC11-0002) discussion at 4/12/11 meeting. HPC
granted approval to place HPC11-0002 project on agenda. HPC directed
Staff to bring camera to next HPC meeting.
2. New Business
A. Rosenberg’s Rules of Order. Chair Conrado discussed that projects will
be discussed using Rosenberg’s Rules of Order format.
B. 20200 Mendelsohn Lane – Determination of proposed addition. Applicant
Chapman informed the HPC that the project was scaled back, including
moving the new wall 18 inches farther away from an existing protected
tree on the property and removing the 2nd story element (which was in
conflict with the branch of an existing protected tree. Shah moved to
approve (Gomersall 2nd). HPC approved the project with 5 ayes, 0 noes,
2 abstain (Heid & Marchetti) with the condition that the applicant receive
clearance from the City Arborist to proceed. 20200 Mendelsohn to be
added to Heritage Resource Inventory.
B. 19066 Austin Way - Review proposed movement and new placement of
telephone poles within Heritage Lane. Cappello moved to approve new
placement of telephone poles, Marra seconded. HPC approved the
project (7 ayes, 0 noes, 0 abstain) with the condition that the applicant
work with City Arborist to verify that placement of one of the new poles
(pole located farthest northwest).
3. Old Business
A. None
4. Adjournment
Adjourn to 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 10, 2011, Warner Hutton House, 13777
Fruitvale Avenue. Meeting adjourned.