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HERITAGE PRESERVATION COMMISSION
SPECIAL MEETING
MINUTES
March 26, 2024
9:00 AM SPECIAL MEETING
1. Call to Order
Chair Minar called the meeting to order at 9: 00 AM
2. Roll Call
Present: Sharon Boyce-Bender, Priya Shastri, Margarete Minar, Zhen Li
Absent: None
Staff: Nicole Johnson, Senior Planner
3. Oral Communications
4. Approval of the January 9, 2024, minutes
BOYCE-BENDER/SHASTRI MOVED TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FOR THE JANUARY 9,
2024, MEETING. MOTION PASSED. AYES: BOYCE-BENDER MINAR, LI SHASTRI. NOES:
NONE. ABSENT: NONE. ABSTAIN: NONE
5. New Business
a. Certified Local Government (CLG) Annual Report
Nicole Johnson provided unanimous support of the annual report.
b. Mills Act Policy Update
The commissions discussed the potential changes as follows:
1. City shall issue a notice of non-renewal for all current Mills Act
contracts.
• The HPC does not agree with this proposal and believes that the
current Mills Act Contracts should remain in place to preserve
the history of Saratoga.
2. Immediately upon entering a new Mills Act contract, the City shall issue
a notice of non-renewal shall be issued so that new agreements remain
in place for no more than 10 years.
• The HPC was split with this recommendation, two members do
not agree with this proposal and two members agree.
3. Mills Act contract requests shall satisfy at least four of the following
criteria from City Code Section 13-15.010.
• The HPC as a whole recommends that this should be modified
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to at least three of the criteria from City Code Section 13-15.010
should be required, as requiring four of the criteria could be
difficult to achieve.
4. Mills Act Historic Property Preservations Agreements shall include
more substantive requirements for maintenance.
• The HPC as a whole recommends removing this requirement as
it is ambiguous and creates an additional burden for property
owners and staff.
6. General Business
a. Project Status Worksheet
The commissioners discussed the project status worksheet.
7. Commission Items
None
8. Staff Comments
a. National Preservation Month (May)
Sharon and Pryia will attend the May 1st City Council meeting
b. Blossom Festival (April 13th)
Commissioners Shastri and Li will be hosting the table at the blossom festival.
c. 2024.25 Workplan recap
The commissioners discussed the joint workplan meeting.
9. Adjournment
Chair Minar adjourned the meeting at 9:56 AM
Minutes respectfully submitted:
Nicole Johnson, Senior Planner
City of Saratoga