HomeMy WebLinkAbout07-20-1988 HPC Minutes CITY OF SARATOGA
HERITAGE PRESERVATION COMMISSION
MINUTES
DATE: Wednesday, July 20, 1988 3:00 p.m.
PLACE: Warner Hutton House, 13495 Sousa Lane, Saratoga
TYPE: Regular Meeting
I. Routine Organization
A. Roll Call
Present: Commissioners Voester, Cameron, Koepernik,
Mitchell, Held (3:30)
Absent: Ansnes, Landsness
Staff: V. Young
Public: G. Zambetti
B. Approval of minutes of 7/6/88
M/S Voester/Cameron to approve the minutes of 7/6/88 as
submitted. Passed unanimously.
C. Posting of Agenda
Pursuant to Government Code 54954.2, the agenda was posted
at City Hall on Friday, July 15, 1988.
D. Oral and Written Communications
V. Young and Chairman Heid noted they had received input
from property owners on the Inventory. These will be
discussed under Item III B of the agenda. Chairman Heid
also noted he had received a phone call from Mr.
Passantino, son of the owner of the old farmhouse on
Saratoga Avenue in front of the Paul Masson property. Mr.
Passantino was interested in information regarding
heritage designation for the structure. Chairman Heid
will follow up.
II. New Business
A. Casa Tierra/15231 Quito Road - Application for Heritage
Resource Designation.
V. Young gave a brief staff report, noting the findings
that must be made to recommend approval of the designation
to the City Council. The Commission discussed the
selection criteria in the Code and felt that items a, b,
c, e, and g applied.
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Commissioner Voester felt that additional information on
dates of construction should be included, since the
building was under construction for several years.
Commissioner Cameron stated that the fact that the
property was researched and documented by HABS (Historic
American Building Survey) reflected its historic
inportance. Chairman Heid agreed, noting that the
property had been on the County inventory since 1979.
M/S Voester/Mitchell to accept the application and
recommend to the City Council approval of the designation
based on the following findings:
a) Structure is largest secular adobe in North America;
b) Structure was built by two women, with help from
others, who made the adobe by hand from clay on site;
c) Structure was site of publication of World Youth, the
international children's magazine.
d) The roof tile is from Santa Barbara, and is the last
of the handmade tile used in the California missions;
e) Structure and property are unique and important
architectural and cultural resources in Saratoga and
the Santa Clara Valley and meet criteria a, b, c, e,
and g of Section 13-15.050 of the City Code for
designation as a heritage resource.
Motion passed unanimously.
B. Appointment to Village Design Task Force.
V. Young gave a brief staff report. Chairman Heid
suggested that Commissioner Landsness serve on behalf of
the Heritage Commission since she served on the original
Village Task Force. Staff will contact her to see if she
can do it; Commissioners Koepernik and Mitchell offered to
serve as back-up.
III. Old Business
A. Warner Hutton House sign
V. Young reported that the City Council approved the
Commission's request to place a sign at the City Hall site
announcing the relocation. Commissioners Voester and
Mitchell will explore volunteer alternatives. Chairman
Heid will research cost estimates. Item will be discussed
at next meeting.
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B. Heritage Resource Inventory - follow up
V. Young reported that the letters to property owners were
sent on July 13. She had received two phone calls and a
letter, from Kerwin Ranch owner, Oddfellows and Mrs.
Jorgensen, respectively. All had minor concerns or
changes to the form. Chairman Heid reported he received a
phone call from Mrs. Gasper, owner of Masson Hunting
Lodge; she, too, only had corrections on the form. V.
Young commended the Commission on the successful
completion of the Inventory.
V. Young also noted that the press release was delivered
to the Saratoga News and would probably be published on
July 27. She also distributed the preview list prepared
by Commissioner Voester. This list will be agendized for
the next meeting, so the Commission can discuss how to
continue working on updates to the Inventory.
IV. Items Initiated by the Commission
None.
V. Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 4:30 p.m. The next regular
meeting will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, August 3.
Respectfully submitted,
Valerie YoUng I }
Secretary~4b Comm~/~sion