HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-06-1985 HPC Minutes O_iT_Y_ ~. SARATOGA
HERITAGE P,~,ESERVA¥)ON CQMMIS~IQ~,
MINUTE~
DATE: Wednesday, February 6, 1985, 3:30 p.m.
PLACE: Saratoga Community Library, ~3BS0 Saratoga Avenue,
Saratoga
TYPE: Regular Meeting
ROUTINE ORGAN!ZAT_j
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Present: CoMmissioners Cameron, Held, Voester end Chairman Landshess
Absent: Commissioners Henderson, Kvanme, and McArthur
Prior to discussion of the minutes Chairman Landshess announced that
Commissioner Henderson would be resigning. Discussion then followed on the
need for a replacement and whether criteria should be developed to help the
Council make a new appointment.
MINUTES
Commissioner Voester suggested corrections to the minutes of Oecember S, )984
to make them more useful in correcting the City Survey of Heritage Resources.
8¢ter adopting these corrections the Commission waived the reading of the
Minutes of the meetings of December S, 1984 and January 18, 198S and approved
the minutes unanimously, Discussion followed on keepinQ Commissioner
Voester's notes as a check for the ~urvey,
I. OLD BUSINESS
A. HP-S, Application for Heritmge Resource Designation - William King
House
Commissioner Heid presented written comments to be included with this
application which described the William King House. Oiscussion then
followed on what the architectural style of the house was and the need
for the use of a single source to make these sorts of determinations
consistently. It was the consensus of the Commission that the style
of the house was Two-Story Pioneer. After further discussion of the
contents or Commissioner Heid's comments on the house, the Commission
adopted these comments unanimously.
The Commission then discussed the criteria under which this structure
qualifies as a Heritage Resource and determined that the structure
qualified under criteria {a), (b), and (c) of Section S, Ordinance No.
66. The Commission requested staff to complete the report
<application) and bring it back for a vote by the Commission.
B. Corrections to Cltv S~rve~
~28 - This structure was once known as the Garden City Bank according
to Commissioner Held who also indicated he would verify this,
Commissioner Voester then asked the Commissiner to revie~ some New
Business - the Hakone Park application for Designation as a Heritage
Resource. Commissioner Voester also indicated that she had
distributed applications for the designation of Heritage Resources to
a variety of people. Commissioner Held stated that the Historic
Foundation would take the lead in preparing the applications for the
museum, the Village Library, and the Chamber of Commerce building.
Discussion then turned to the Hakone Park application which still had
questions %o be completed. The remodeling of the lower house and the
historic significance of the park were discussed.
The Commission decided that %he followimg comments should be added to
the application:
"Hakone Park is an outstanding example of an authentic
J6panese garden and accessory structures. It is renowned
as one of the beet Japanese gardens in the United States.
It has been recognized as an important resource by the
Japanese through representatives of the City's sister
City - Muko-shi, Japan,"
The Commission determined tha~ Hakone Park met criteria (a), (c), (d),
and (Q) of Section S, Ordinance No. B6 and directed staff to complete
the application for final action by the Commission.
C. Follow-up on Historic Building Code
Staff reported to the Commission that the Historic Building Code was
already in effect and no further formal action by the City was
necessary.
II. NEW BUSINESS
Chairman Landshess indicated she wished to pursue putting up a sign
in Central Park with the Parks and Recreation Commission. The
purpose of the sign is to help the residents understand that the
park is a Heritage Resource and make sure the park is preserved.
The Commission then discussed the issue of conflict of interest in
general,
The Commission also indicated t~at the front page of the
Heritage Resource 8pplication should state that it is the duty of
the property owner of a Heritage Resource to maintain the resource
in good condition. Commissioner Uoester wanted to 5end a letter and
an application to all prDperty owner~ that they were not residents
of Sara%oga.
Ill, Aq~,,OUR,NMENT
The meeting was adjourned at S:30 p.m.
Respectifully submitted,
Michael Flore~
Secretary