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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-17-1988 HPC Minutes CITY OF SARATOGA HERITAGE PRESERVATION COMMISSION MINUTES DATE: Wednesday, February 17, 1988 3:00 p.m. PLACE: Saratoga Community Library, 13560 Saratoga Avenue, Saratoga TYPE: Regular Meeting I. Routine Orqanization A. Roll Call Present: Commissioners Voester, Held, Koepernik, Tyrrell Absent: Cameron, Landsness, Ansnes Staff: V. Young B. Approval of minutes of 2/3/88 Commissioner Voester recommended the addition of the editor's name of Pen's Pictures, in item III-A. M/S Tyrrell/Voester to approve the minutes as corrected. Passed unanimously. C. Posting of Agenda Staff noted the agenda was posted at City Hall on Friday, February 12, 1988. D. Oral and Written Communications Chairman Held distributed a letter he received from Peter Olsen, applicant for the Meagher-Smiley adobe property subdivision, regarding his intent to designate the property as a historic structure at the federal, state, and local levels. V. Young told the Commission that the subdivision application had been reviewed at a Planning Commission study session the previous evening (February 16), and that it would be reviewed at another study session on March 1 and then heard again at a public hearing on March 23. II. New Business A. Options for adopting the Inventory V. Young said that the memo prepared by Commissioner Ansnes was meant as a starting point for discussion of this issue. Chairman Heid had also prepared a memo and sample letter and distributed them for the Commission to review. The options for public notification on adopting the inventory are: public "town meeting", neighborhood Heritage Preservation Commission Minutes - 2/17/88 meetings, personal contact by letter or visit, and adopting the inventory with minimal noticing. Commissioner Voester felt that a town meeting may be too overwhelming and favored a more personal approach. V. Young spoke on behalf of Commissioner Ansnes, stating that she also favored a personal approach. Chairman Heid favored a letter; he briefly went through the sample letter he had prepared. Commissioner Tyrrell felt that the letter would be appropriate for most property owners, but in some cases a phone call or personal visit may be better. There was consensus to use the letter prepared by Chairman Heid as a starting point. Commissioners Heid and Ansnes will work with staff to prepare another draft for the full Commission to review at the next meeting. B. Publishing the Inventory V. Young showed various examples of inventories and historic building surveys to the Commission. There was general discussion on the type of publication or book that would be produced from the Inventory. Decisions on this issue will be made after the Inventory is adopted. III. Items Initiated by the Commission Commissioner Voester shared a sample application form for landmark alteration permits from the City of Frederick, Maryland, and asked that it be noted and filed. IV. Adjournment The meeting was adjourned at 4:45 p.m. The next regular meeting will be held on Wednesday, March 2, 1988 at 3:00 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Valerie Youn~ Secretary to Commission