HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-11-2004 HPC MinutesCity of Saratoga
HERITAGE PRESERVATION
COMMISSION
MINUTES
Date: Tuesday, May 11, 2004 8:30 a.m.
Place: Warner Hutton House, 13777 Fruitvale Avenue
Type: Regular Meeting
The HPC will meet at 8:30 for site visits for items III. A and B. Please meet in the
front parking lot by the Warner Hutton House and staff will provide transportation to
the sites.
I. Routine Organization
A. Roll Call – PRESENT: Louden, Dodge, Ballingall, Lowdermilk, Wyman
ABSENT: Bailey, Conrado GUESTS: Jill Hunter
B. Approval o f minutes from 4/13/04 – Continued due to lack of quorum.
C. Posting of Agenda – Pursuant to Government Code Section 54954.2, the
agenda was posted on Thursday May 6, 2004
D. Oral & Written Communicat ion Any member of the public may address the
Commissio n about any matter not on the agenda for this meet ing for up to
three minutes. Commissioners may not comment on the matter but may choose
to place the topic on a future agenda. None
II. Old Business
A. Update on status of County Grant for McWilliams House renovations – Item
discussed.
B. Review Historic Park Master Plan and date to take it to Council – The HPC
voted 40 to postpone taking the project to the City Council due to
neighborhood concerns and the lack of funding for next years County Park
Grant Program. The HPC felt that the time and energy needed to get the
project approved would be wasted without funding to carry out the plan.
C. Placing brass plaques on historic houses, review proposed letter to home
owners – The HPC decided to further investigate the plaques and survey the
exist ing landmarks to see it they have plaques.
III. New Business
A. Continued fro m 4/13/04, Review proposed addit ion to historic structure at
20288 La Paloma built in circa 1924 – The HPC recommended approval to
the Planning Co mmissio n with a 40 vote based on the 5/5/04 revisions.
B. Exterior Modification to the Rowen House, built in 1903, and listed on the
Heritage Resource Inventory – Approved 40.
C. Update on the Heritage Preservation Conference from Co mmissio ners who
attended – Commissio ner Wyman attended the conference and gave a short
update on the event.
IV. Items to be placed on the next Agenda –Recommend homes to be reviewed for
landmark status.
V. Pending Items
A. Review list of properties with structures 50 years and over in age.
B. Retreat
C. Historic Calendar – Discussed issue.
D. Adopt a Tree Program for the Heritage Orchard
E. Historic Preservation Data Base
Add update ordinance to Pending Items.
VI. Adjournment
9:00 a.m. Tuesday June 13, 2004, Warner Hutton House, 13777 Fruitvale Ave
Please advise the Chair if you will be absent from the next scheduled meeting
In compliance with the Americans wit h Disabilit ies Act, if you are a disabled person and
you need a disabilit yrelated modification or accommodation to participate in this
meet ing, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at 408.868.1269 or ctclerk@saratoga.ca.us
Requests must be made as early as possible and at least one full business day before the
start of the meeting.
Certificate of Posting of Agenda:
I, John F. Livingstone, Associate Planner for the Cit y o f Saratoga, declare that the
foregoing agenda for the meeting of the Heritage Preservation Co mmissio n of the Cit y o f
Saratoga was posted at the office of the Cit y o f Saratoga, 13777 Fruitvale Ave., Saratoga,
CA 95070 and was available for public review at that locat ion. The agenda is also
available on the Cit y’s website at www.saratoga.ca.us.
Signed this 6 th day o f May 2004 at Saratoga, California.
John F. Livingstone, AICP
Associate Planner
868.1231