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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-05-1985 HPC Minutes CITY OF SARATOGA HERITAGE PRESERVATION COMMISSION MINUTES Date: Wednesday, June 5, 1985, 3:30 p.m. Place: Community Center Meeting Room, 19655 Allendale Avenue, Saratoga Type: Regular Meeting ROUTINE ORGANIZATION ROLL CALL Present: Commissioners Cameron, Heid, Koepernik, Kvamme, McArthur, Voester, and Chairperson Landsness Absent: None MINUTES No minutes prepared I. OLD BUSINESS A. Use of House Tour Proceeds - Letter to City Council Chairperson Landsness stated that the $4,700+ proceeds from the tour will be put in a heritage fund. This money should earn interest as part of the City's General Fund. Commissioner McArthur passed out a report on these monies from the History Center. Chairperson Landsness indicated that the a checkcontaining the monies collected willbe sent to the City. Discussion then followed on how this money should be spent and the letter to be sent to the Council. Publication of the City Survey in book form was discussed as the major use for the funds. Publication cost was estimated at $7,000. Commissioner Voester suggested the money be used to create plaques for designated Heritage Resources. Commissioner Koepernik roughly estimated the cost of such plaques between $50 - $125 a piece. Discussion then followed on standardizing the plaques to keep costs low. The consensus of the Commission was to use brass for the plaques rather than other materials. Commissioner Koepernik was assigned the task of investigating plaque cost, design, type, etc. Placement of these plaques on buildings or the sites was discussed. The Commission then discussed getting together with the Historical Foundation to develop a walking tour handbook. This handbook should be done in conjunction with realtors, merchants, etc. for distribution and money raising. Commissioner Heid commented that printing the walking tour on newsprint would not be expensive. Mailouts to residents describing the historic nature of the City were discussed. B. HP-9, Application for Heritage Resource Designation - Saratoga Village Library - Findings Staff stated that the findings for this application had not yet been drafted for Commission review and that this item should be continued to the next meeting. Discussion then followed on application file numbers versus Heritage Resource Designation numbers. It was determined that Designation numbers be assigned later rather than at the time an application is filed. II. NEW BUSINESS A. Timing of Next House Tour Chairperson Landsness stated that the Commission should decide if a new house tour should be conducted next year and, if so, what date the tour should be held. The Villa Deodora and Seven Oaks were considered possible sites. Commissioner Voester commented that the Commission must determine if these and other potential sites had sufficient historic interest. Commissioner Heid moved to have the tour next year if appropriate homes could be found. Commissioner Cameron seconded the motion which the Commission approved unanimously. The Commission also decided that the tour should be conducted the same time next year - a Sunday in April. Commissioner Heid suggested that numbers 16, 33, 53 and 59 on the City Survey be considered for the tour. Commissioner Koepernik commented that the Commission should not try to top this year's tour but should try to do something new each time to maintain interest. He suggested a tour of Historic Commercial Buildings as an example. Discussion then followed on picking certain areas for the tour and concerns regarding parking and pedestrian access. Commissioner Heid passed out draft resolutions for the participants of the last house tour. Commissioner McArthur commented that the resolutions were well written and general discussion then followed on their wording. B. Potential Historic District - Oak Place Area Chairperson Landshess was approached by residents in the area as a reaction to the proposed development of the Protiva property on Oak Place. She met with about nine families in the area regarding this matter. She expressed concern about working on this as part of a "knee jerk" reaction to development. Discussion then followed on the need for design criteria for historic areas of Saratoga. Commissioner Heid commented that you can not come up with a style for Saratoga. Discussion then followed on the application of the Heritage Preservation Ordinance to Historic Districts and what constitutes the "atmosphere" of a particular area. Commissioner McArthur suggested that a subcommittee be formed to study the proposed district. Discussion then followed on the purpose of Historic Districts. Commissioner Voester suggested that the Commission wait and see what the residents do and let them cool down. The Commission may not want to be involved with this area at this time. The consensus of the Commission was to take a wait and see attitude regarding this issue. C. Summer Meeting Schedule The Commission decided that the following dates would constitute the Commission's meeting schedule; June 19th, July 17th, August 7th, and September 10th (tentative). III ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 5:30 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Michael Flores Secretary