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HERITAGE PRESERVATION COMMISSION
REGULAR MEETING
MINUTES
January 11, 2022
8:30 AM REGULAR MEETING
1. Site Visit(s)
a. None
2. Call to Order: Chair Shah called the meeting to order at 8:33 AM.
3. Roll Call
Present: Marie Lopresto, Rina Shah, Priya Shastri, and Joseph Wherry
Absent: Sharon Boyce-Bender
Staff: Nicole Johnson, Senior Planner
Applicants: John Frolli and Jorge Sanchez
4. Election of 2022 Chair and Vice Chair
SHAH/WHERRY MOVED TO NOMINATE MARIE LOPRESTO AS CHAIR.
LOPRESTO DECLINED THIS NOMINATION.
LOPRESTO/SHAH MOVED TO NOMINATE PRIYA SHASTRI AS CHAIR. MOTION
PASSED. AYES: LOPRESTO, SHAH, SHASTRI, WHERRY. NOES: NONE. ABSTAIN:
NONE. ABSENT: BOYCE-BENDER
SHAH MOVED TO NOMINATE JOSEPH WHERRY AS VICE CHAIR. WHERRY
DECLINED THIS NOMINATION.
SHASTRI/SHAH MOVED TO NOMINATE MARIE LOPRESTO AS VICE CHAIR.
MOTION PASSED. AYES: LOPRESTO, SHAH, SHASTRI, WHERRY. NOES: NONE.
ABSTAIN: NONE. ABSENT: BOYCE-BENDER
Chair Shastri took over the meeting.
5. Oral Communications
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Marilyn Marchetti spoke about the proposed windows for the John Henry
house and encouraged the HPC to review the original report on the property
from 2018.
6. Approval of the December 14, 2021 minutes
LOPRESTO/SHAH MOVED TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FOR THE DECEMBER
14, 2021 MEETING. MOTION PASSED. AYES: LOPRESTO, SHAH, SHASTRI, AND
WHERRY. NOES: NONE. ABSTAIN: NONE. ABSENT: BOYCE-BENDER
7. New Business
a. 14630 Big Basin Way
Continued at the request of the applicant to a future date
b. 14275 Saratoga Avenue
Nicole Johnson provided a reported summary of the memo for the
project. John Frolli expanded on the proposal for the residence and
answered questions from the commissioners.
SHAH/LOPRESTO MOVED TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL FOR THE
ADDITION AND REHABILITATION WITH THE CONDITION THAT THE
WINDOWS TO BE REPLACED WILL BE WOOD AND THE REPLACEMENT
EXTERIOR MATERIALS MATCH THE EXISTING AS CLOSELY AS POSSIBLE.
MOTION PASSED. AYES: LOPRESTO, SHAH, SHASTRI, AND WHERRY. NOES:
NONE. ABSTAIN: NONE. ABSENT: BOYCE-BENDER.
8. Staff Comments
Nicole Johnson and the commissioners welcomed Joseph Wherry to the HPC.
9. Old Business
a. Heritage Preservation Ordinance update
SHAH/WHERRY MOVED TO RECOMMEND THAT THE CITY COUNCIL
ACCEPT THE HPC PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE HP ORDINANCE AS
PROVIDED IN ATTACHMENT 2. MOTION PASSED. AYES: LOPRESTO,
SHAH, SHASTRI, AND WHERRY. NOES: NONE. ABSTAIN: NONE. ABSENT:
BOYCE-BENDER.
b. Project status worksheet
Commissioners will look at the projects that former Commissioner
Stransky and consider working on.
10. Commission Items
Lopresto would like to look into establishing a historic district/heritage lane
from Madrona Cemetery to Lutheria Ave.
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11. Adjournment
Chair Shastri adjourned the meeting at 9:24 AM.
Minutes respectfully submitted:
Nicole Johnson, Senior Planner
City of Saratoga