HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-03-1988 HPC Minutes CITY OF SARATOGA
HERITAGE PRESERVATION COMMISSION
MINUTES
DATE: Wednesday, February 3, 1988 3:00 p.m.
PLACE: Saratoga Community Library, 13560 Saratoga Avenue, Saratoga
TYPE: Regular Meeting
I. Routine Orqanization
A. Roll Call
Present: Commissioners Landsness, Voester,
Held, Ansnes, Tyrrell
Absent: Koepernik, Cameron
Staff: V. Young
B. Approval of minutes of 1/20/88
Commissioner Tyrrell asked that references to P. Olsen in
item IIA be changed from "owner" to "applicant."
Commissioners Voester and Heid suggested word changes in
item IV, regarding the "Saratoga Story" publication.
M/S Voester/Ansnes to approve the minutes as corrected.
Passed unanimously.
C. Posting of Agenda
Staff noted the agenda was posted at City Hall on
Friday, January 29, 1988.
D. Oral and Written Communications
Commissioners Landsness and Heid noted they each received
a phone call from Gene Zambetti regarding the planning
application involving the Meagher-Smiley adobe on Quito
Road. They said that Mr. Zambetti was concerned that the
application was being recommended for denial by the
Planning Commission and was seeking input from the
Heritage Commission. V. Young noted that she and Chairman
Heid had prepared the memo from the HPC to the Planning
Commission on this item and that it would be going to the
Commission in their agenda packet for the February 10
meeting.
II. Old Business
A. Recap of joint meeting with City Council, 1/26/88
The Commission reviewed the draft minutes for the joint
meeting that had been prepared by the City Manager and had no
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Heritage Preservation Commission
Minutes - 1/20/88
suggestions for changes. The general consensus was that
the meeting was a positive one, with good clarification of
many issues.
V. Young noted that the adoption and status of the
Heritage Resource Inventory had been agendized for Council
discussion at their meeting this evening. She distributed
a memo prepared on the topic by the City Attorney.
B. Recap of Preservation Workshop, 1/29/88
Commissioners agreed that attendance at the workshop had
been very worthwhile. Commissioner Ansnes stated it was
important to develop a plan for adopting the Inventory,
using the input and techni~es learned at the workshop.
The Commission discussed various ideas regarding this,
from a big town hall meeting to small neighborhood groups
or one-on-one discussion with property owners. It was
decided that Commissioners Ansnes and Voester would
develop various scenarios and bring them back to the
entire Commission for discussion.
C. Heritage Resource Inventory - work session
There was consensus that each Commissioner would give
their corrections and comments on the inventory forms to
the Secretary, who would in turn edit the forms for final
review by the Commission. Commissioner ~ndsness will
continue taking photographs of the properties.
III. Items Initiated by the Commission
A. Voester - Reference materials.
Commissioner Voester shared two reference books she had
recently found:
History of Santa Clara County, by Eugene Sawyer
Pen's Pictures, edited by H. S. Foote.
IV. Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 4:50 p.m. The next regular
meeting will be held on Wednesday, February 17, 1988 at 3:00
p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
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