HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-10-09 Heritage Preservation Commission Agenda City of Saratoga H ERITAGE P RESERVATION C OMMISSION AGENDA Date: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 - 8:30 a.m. Place: Regular Meeting – Please meet in the parking lot in front of the Warner Hutton House at 8:30 a.m. and Staff will provide transportation to the site visit under New Business and return to Warner Hutton House by 9:15 a.m. 1. Routine Organization A. Roll Call B. Approval of minutes from January 13, 2009 meeting. C. Posting of Agenda – Pursuant to Government Code Section 54954.2, the agenda was posted on February 5, 2009. 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. E. Oral Communications –Instruction to staff regarding actions on current Oral Communications. 2. Old Business A. Discuss National Registry & Saratoga Landmark Plaques. 3. New Business A. 8:30 a.m. Site Visit – 13991 Saratoga Avenue (Meason House) – Review of a request by Salim Sagarchi for a new fence and entry gates, new roof, and new paint colors. The property is located on the Heritage Resources Inventory and is commonly known as the Meason House. The site is located on a designated Heritage Lane. B. 21000 Big Basin Way (Hakone Gardens) – Review application by Lon Saavedra of the Hakone Foundation to designate Hakone Gardens as a Saratoga Landmark. C. Discuss appointment of new Chair and Vice Chair for 2009. 4. Pending Items A. Update the Heritage Resources Inventory List B. National Register Applications 5. Adjournment Adjourn to 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 10, 2009, Warner Hutton House, 13777 Fruitvale Avenue.
Please advise the Chair if you will be absent from the next scheduled meeting 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) 868–1269 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. Any recommendation made by the Heritage Preservation Commission may be appealed to the Planning Commission within ten (10) days of the date of the decision. The appeal shall be taken by filing with the Secretary of the Planning 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 Historical 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 Planning Commission. Certificate of Posting of Agenda: I, Christopher Riordan, Senior Planner for the City of Saratoga, declare that the foregoing agenda for the meeting of the Heritage Preservation Commission of the City of Saratoga was posted at the office of the City of Saratoga, 13777 Fruitvale Ave., Saratoga, CA 95070 and was available for public review at that location. The agenda is also available on the City’s website at www.saratoga.ca.us. Signed this 5th day of February 2009, at Saratoga, California Christopher Riordan Senior Planner City of Saratoga (408) 868 – 1235