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HERITAGE PRESERVATION COMMISSION
MINUTES
DATE: Wednesday, August 3, 1988 3:00 p.m.
PLACE: Warner Hutton House, 13495 Sousa Lane, Saratoga
TYPE: Regular Meeting
I. Routine Organization
A. Roll Call
Present: Commissioners Koepernik, Landsness, Voester,
Mitchell
Absent: Held, Cameron, Ansnes
Staff: V. Young
B. Approval of minutes of 7/20/88
M/S Koepernik/Voester to approve the minutes of 7/20/88 as
submitted. Passed unanimously.
C. Posting of Agenda
Pursuant to Government Code 54954.2, the agenda was posted
at City Hall on Friday, July 29, 1988.
D. Oral and Written Communications
V. Young briefed the Commission on phone calls and
letters she had received about the Heritage Resource
Inventory.
Commissioner Voester noted that she had attended the
Saratoga Historical Foundation potluck at Garrod Ranch on
Sunday, July 30, and that she had received positive
feedback on the Inventory from several people. She met a
women, Kitty Maguire, who used to work for the National
Trust, who offered assistance to the Commission. She also
noted that she would be serving on the Nelson Gardens Task
Force and would be reporting back to the Commission on
their progress.
II. Old Business
A. Warner Hutton House sign
Commissioner Mitchell reported that he had contacted the
Boy Scouts about the sign and they were still considering
it. Commissioner Voester suggested contacting Roy Swanson
at the City Maintenance Department for assistance.
Commissioner Mitchell will continue to follow-up on this
Heritage Preservation Minutes - 8/3/88
item.
B. Inventory Preview List
V. Young recommended the Commission establish a policy or
work program for continuing the research on the preview
list of properties. There was concensus to assign each
Commissioner five properties, and update the Inventory
list as the forms were completed and evaluated.
Commissioner Landsness was only assigned two properties
because she is continuing to work on the photography of
Inventory properties.
III. Items Initiated by the Commission
Commissioner Voester suggested sending designation application
forms to properties on the Inventory. Secretary Young will
draft a letter and revise the application form; item will be
agendized for next meeting. Mrs. Voester also suggested the
Commission ask the Council to recognize the history of Arch
Brolly's property by a resolution; item to be agendized at
next meeting. On a final note, she expressed concerns about
the impact of the relocation on the owls at the Warner Hutton
House; she and V. Young will follow-up on this.
V. Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 4:45 p.m. There was concensus
to cancel the August 17 meeting, so the next meeting will be
held on Wednesday, September 7, 1988.
Respectfully submitted,
Valerie You~ .{ ] .
Secretary tO'CommiSsion