HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-08-1994 HPC Minutes CITY OF 8~.ATOGA
HEI~T~GE PRESERVATION COl~ISGION
MINUTES
DATE: Tuesday, March 8, 1994, 9 a.m.
PLACE: Warner Hutton House
TYPE: Regular Meeting
I. ROUTINE ORGANIZATION
A. Roll Call
Present: Davis, Koepernik, Peck, Peepari
Absent= ]tnsnes, Dutro, Fine
Staff: Secretary White
Guests: Mr. Wu, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Sisk
B. Approval of Minutes of 2/8/94
The minutes were approved with a minor amendment. M/S
Koepernik/Peck
C. Posting the Agenda
Pursuant to Government Code 54954.2, the agenda was posted on
Friday, March 4.
D. Oral and Written Communications
None.
II. OLD BUSINESS
1. Discussion of draft resolution designating Willis Peck as
City Historian.
After brief discussion, this item was continued to the April
meeting to have the full Commission comment and vote.
2. Discussion of Work Program items for 1994-95.
After a general discussion of the work items and Commission
priorities the following three items were given top priority:
1. Com~ission budget for attending conferences and continuing
education.
Z. Replanting of the Heritage Orchard.
3. Construction of signs for the Heritage Lane.
The other items listed on the list will remain unprioritized. Chair
Davis indicated that she would prepare a new list, to be
distributed at the joint meeting with the City Council.
3. Discussion of final list of items for joint City
Council/HPC meeting.
Having already discussed the work program, the Commission divided
the desired topics for the joint meeting into generalcategories as
follows:
1. Budgetz
-Conferences and continuing education
-Replanting of the Heritage Orchard
-Construction of signs for the Heritage Lane
2. Education and Outreach'=
-Working with Heritage Foundation
-Support for museum
-Heritage Book sales
3. Heritage Designation Studies
-Heritage Lane study
-Historic District study
Staff was directed to prepare this list for review by the City
Council at the next hearing. The Council will approve the final
agenda.
4. Review and discussion of bids for signage on the Heritage
Lane portion of Saratoga Avenue.
Commissioner Koepernik presented 4 bids for the proposed sign on
the Heritage Lane. The accepted bid plus material cost to
Commissioner Koepernik total $X325.00. It was determined that
Commissioner Koepsrnik would present this bid to the City Council
during the joint meeting.
It was also suggested that the overall height of the signs be
increased to seven feet to avoid vandalism.
III. NEW BUSINESS
1. Wu, 19474 Burgundy Way, Request to demolish a house on a
former Heritage Inventory Site (formerly Cherrymount).
The Commission supported the demolition but asked the applicant to
provide additional photos of the site and its surroundings and a
site plan showing the footprint of all structures on the site.
M/S Peck/Peepari
2. DR-94-002, 13616 Fruitvale Ave. Review and discussion of
house plans for the Kerwin Ranch Subdivision.
The Commission reviewed the submitted plans and expressed general
support for the home designs . The developer. Mr. Sisk, indicated
that he would be amenable to erecting a plaque somewhere in the
approved public open space to memorialize Kerwin Ranch. The
Commission indicate~ that they would 4isouss this i~ea at a future
meeting.
IV, ITEM8 ZNZT/ATBD BY THE CO~IBSION
None
V. ADJOUR1Q~NT
The meeting was adjourned to 9 a.m. on Tuesday April 12.
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