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HERITAGE PRESERVATION COMMISSION
REGULAR MEETING
November 9, 2021
8:30 AM REGULAR MEETING
Teleconference/Public Participation Information to Mitigate the Spread of
COVID‐19
This meeting will be held entirely by teleconference. All members of the City Council
and staff will only participate via the Zoom platform using the process described
below. The meeting is being conducted pursuant to recent amendments to the
teleconference rules required by the Ralph M. Brown Act allowing teleconferencing
during a proclaimed state of emergency when local official have recommended social
distancing. The purpose of the amendments is to provide the safest environment for
the public, elected officials, and staff while allowing for continued operation of the
government and public participation during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Members of the public can view and participate in Meeting by:
1. Using the Zoom website https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87151137031 or App
(Webinar ID 871 5113 7031) and using the tool to raise their hand in the
Zoom platform when directed by the Chair to speak on an agenda item; OR
2. Calling 1.408.638.0968 or 1.669.900.6833, entering the Webinar ID 871 5113
7031 and pressing *9 to raise their hand to speak on an agenda item when
directed by the Chair.
The public will not be able to participate in the meeting in person.
Methods of viewing the meeting will be listed on the meeting agenda. The public will
not be able to participate in the meeting in person. In accordance with the Americans
with Disabilities Act and the Governor’s Executive Order, if you need assistance to
participate in this meeting due to a disability, please contact the City Clerk at
bavrit@saratoga.ca.us or calling 408.868.1216 as soon as possible before the
meeting. The City will use its best efforts to provide reasonable accommodations to
provide as much accessibility as possible while also maintaining public safety.
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1. Site Visit(s)
a. None
2. Call to Order
3. Roll Call- Annette Stransky, Marie Lopresto, Priya Shastri, Rina Shah, and
Sharon Boyce-Bender.
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 the October 12, 2021 minutes
6. New Business
a. 20280 Saratoga Los Gatos Road
b. 13631 Saratoga Avenue
7. Staff Comments
8. Old Business
a. Heritage Orchard Update (verbal presentation from Orchard Keepers)
b. Heritage Preservation Ordinance update
• Update from Commissioners
c. Project status worksheet
9. Commission Items
10. 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) 868-1216 or
bavrit@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 Heritage Preservation
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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 report, 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, Nicole Johnson, Senior Planner, 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 November 4, 2021 at the City of Saratoga, 13777 Fruitvale
Avenue, Saratoga, CA 95070 and on the City’s website at www.saratoga.ca.us.