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HERITAGE PRESERVATION COMMISSION
Minutes
Date: Thursday, June 17, 1982 - 3:30 P.M.
Place: Community Center Meeting Room, 19655 Allendale Avenue, Saratoga
Type: Regular Meeting
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ROUTINE ORGANIZATION
Roll Call
Present: Commissioners Heid, Landsness, and M=Arthur
Absent: Commissioner Voester:
Minutes
Commissioner McArthur indicated that she was not involved in the
preparation of the Heritage Designation Application as indicated on
page 2 of the minutes and therefore her name should be deleted from
the second line of the second paragraph of that page. With that
correction the reading of the minutes was waived and they were
adopted unanimously.
Commissioner Heid was elected as acting chairman since Mr. Zambetti
had resigned as a Planning Commissioner and had to step down as
Chairman of the Heritage Commission.
I. Discussion of A~plication Form
The Commission reviewed and discussed the application form for
heritage resource designations and permits as revised by staff.
Most of the Commission's questions were directed at clarifying the
meaning and intent of the application and the possible benefits or
detriments to applicants. The Commission suggested one addition to
the Submission Requirements sheet which was to indicate that a site
plan, exterior elevations and other work plans would not be required
with an application solely for a heritage resource designation.
With this addition, the proposed Heritage Resource/Permit Application
was adopted unanimously.
II. Progress on Potential Heritage Resource Candidates
Mr. Zambetti briefly discussed the progress he made in contacting
certain people and requested copies of the application so that he
could pass them on to possible candidates. Commissioner Heid
indicated that some of the properties shown on the Historical and
Cultural Resources Inventory were outside of the City and perhaps
should be deleted from the list.
Commissioner McArthur s~ggested that the list be categorized by
defining the historical eras of Saratoga and the architecture that
reflects those eras. She also suggested that a Ms. Frances Fox,
who teaches history, would be able to assist the Commission in this
effort. Commissioner Held suggested that Melitta Oden might also
be able to help. It was the consensus of the Commission that both
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be invited to a study session on July 15th to discuss the historical
eras of Saratoga. Commissioner McArthur volunteered to invite both
Ms. Fox and Ms. Oden to the meeting. Commissioner Heid volunteered
to categorize the Historical and Cultural Resources Inventory by
era and building use prior to the July 15th meeting.
III. VillaZge Historical District
This item was suggested by Mr. Robinson, Director of Planning and
Policy Analysis. Mr. Robinson indicated that staff, at the direction
of the Planning Commission, was preparing a Village Overlay District
which could add flexibility and control in terms of the uses allowed
in the Village. Mr. Robinson stated there were advantages in com-
bining the historic district designation with the overlay in that
a: historic theme or activity could attract people to the Village
and keep them there if there were a variety of commercial activities.
General $iscussion then followed Mr. Robinson's comments on the
types of uses and parking problems in the Village.
The Commission then discussed the agenda for the next meeting which
was to include the study session on defining the City's historical
eras and character, priorities for historic resource designation, and
Commissioner Heid!s categorization of the Historical and Cultural
Resources Inventory.
IV. Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 5:35 p.m.
Michael Flores
Acting Secretary