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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-25-1983 HPC Minutes CITY OF SARATOGA HERITAGE PRESERVATION COMMISSION MINUTES DATE: Wednesday, May 25, 1983, 3:30 P.M. PLACE: Community Center Meeting Room, 19655 Allendale Avenue, Saratoga TYPE: Regular Meeting ~mm~ wmtm~mwm. ROUTINE ORGANIZATION Roll Call Present: Commissioners Heid, Landsness, Voester, and Chairman Mc Arthur Absent: None Minutes: Commissioner Held abstained from voting on the minutes since he was not present at the April meeting. The reading of the minutes was then waived and the minutes approved unanimously. I. RESPONSES TO COUNTY INVENTORY NOMINATIONLETTERS Staff briefly went over the responses received in the mail to the letter sent out by the Commission requesting property owners to allow their property to be listed as historic resources on the County In- ventory. A Mrs. Henden indicated in her response that she was con- fused about the address given for the historic building. Mrs. Gaspar offered to investigate this situation for the Commission. Commissioner Landsness was given the responsibility for completing the application for those property owners who responded positively to the Commission's letter. The non-response applications are to be kept on file by staff. Mrs. Gaspar volunteered to provide a description and photograph of her house which was nominated for inclusion in the County Inventory. Commissioner Heid indicated he would check out No. 57 on the City's inventory to get a correct address. The Commission thanked Mrs. Gaspar for her work in listing the owner's of record for the properties listed in the City Inventory. II. GOAL COMPLETION CALENDAR Chairman Mc Arthur distributed a goals and objective format for the Commission to use in listing those goals the Commission would try to achieve within a given period of time. The basic purposes of the Heritage Preservation Ordinance were used as the major goal categories. The goals decided on by the Commission are shown in the goals and ob- jectives sheets attached to these minutes. Heritage Preservation Commission Minutes J~ for 5/25/83 Page 2. III. DISCUSSION OF HERITAGE RESOURCE CLEARING HOUSE Commissioner Landsness stated she had checked with one of the re- ference librarians at the Saratoga Cor~c~unity Library about setting up a clearing house for historic preservation reference materials in a portion of the library in memory of Rob Robinson. The library indicated that this was a good idea. Co~m~issioner Landsness also offered to contact Mary Ann Cook and some other cities to determine what sort of materials are available and how to get them. IV. REPORT ON SACRAMENTO HERITAGE MEETING Chairman Mc Arthur summarized the meeting in Sacramento that she and Commissioner Landsness attended.~ She stated that 10% of the federal funds that the state receives from the new jobs bill (about $50,000) will be distributed to local government. The same amount would probably be available next year. However, a City's Heritage Preservation Commission must meet certain minimum qualifications before the City can receive some of these funds. The existing Heritage Preservation Ordinance must be modified to reflect these qualifications if it is to be certified. It was indicated that the money is to be spent towards education and not individual restoration grants. Thus, this money could be used to fund inventory surveys. The greater the number of contributing structures the better for the City to compete for these funds. The Commission directed staff to inform the City Council of the quali- fications that are required of Co~m~issioners for the City to be certi- fied. Staff indicated that a report would be written to the City Council prior to their selection of the new commissioners. The Commission then discussed the letter from the Saratoga-Los Gatos Board of Realtors requesting Commission suggestions for a residence built around 1908 to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Board. Commissioner Heid indicated he would check with Melitta Oden on this and Chairman Mc Arthur indicated she would try to work with the news- paper. The Commission asked staff to contact Connie Finster on the status of the City's ordinance in the certification process. Commissioner Heid suggested that the property owners of the sites listed in the City's Heritage Inventory be invited to a presentation, given by the Commission, in the Community Library perhaps sometime in September. The purpose of the meeting would be to try to get these people inter- ested in the activities of the Commission and the Heritage Preservation process. The next meeting was set for June 15th at which time the Commission decided it would discuss the completion timetable for the goals al- ready listed. Heritage Preservation Commission Minutes for 5/25/83 Page 3 V. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 5:30 P.M. Respectfully submitted, Mi~chae i~~F lo re/s~ MF/b j c SARATOGA HERITAGE COMMISSION, 1983 Goals and Objectives ........ Cu.~l~ion Date 0bjeetive Means of Achievement Resources to Achieve deadline of completion I. Protect Irreplaceable Resources A. Certify City's Ordinance B. Inventory-Identify Resources 1. Refine, Research, and validate Existing ~n- ventory 2. Increase inventory C. Persuade and Assist In- dividuals in Getting City and N.R.H.P Designations · ~:.:1 D.Adoption of State Historic Building Code E. Maintain commission Vi- : ability 1. Certification of Commission by State of California II. Regulate Compatibility A. Review of Modifications % III. Encourage Public Knowledge A. Clearing House in Library on Restoration of Historic Structures (reference) B.Publish Saratoga Historic Building Survey C. Self-Conducted Tour Bro- chures SARATOGA HERITAGE C01~ISSION; '1983 ~uls and Objectives ...... 6,,,,1,1etion Date Objective Means of .Achieve~_nt ..... Resources to .Achieve deadline of completion D. Informational Slide Show/ Public Presentations E. Encourage Newspaper Cover- age IV. Improve Property Value A. Summarize Economic Bene- fits of Preservation to Saratoga Residents V. Integrate Conservation Ideals into Private Development A. Study General Plan for Possible Inclusion of Historical Element B. Other Related Issues