HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-12-1994 HPC Minutes CITY OF SARATOGA
HERITAGB PRESERVATION COMMISSION
MINUTES
DATE: Tuesday, April 12, 1994, 9 a.m.
PLACE: Warner Hutton House :~
TYPE: Regular Meeting
I. ROUTINE ORGANIZ~TXON
A. Roll Call
Present: ~nsnes, Davis, Dutro, Fine, Peepari
Absent: Koepernik, Peck
Staff: Director Curtis
Guests: Beth Wyman, Rooke Garcia
B. Approval of Minutes of 3/8/94
The minutes were approved as submitted. M/S Fine/Peepari
C. Posting the Agenda
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54954.2 the agenda was posted
on Friday, ~pril 1.
D. Oral and Written Communications
1. Rocke Garcia addressed the Commission regarding an application
to subdivide his property at 14120 Saratoga Avenue. He requested
that the Commission visit the property and the house which is
located on the Heritage Inventory.
Director Curtis indicated that the application would normally be
referred to the HPC once the applicatfcn was deemed complete.
Mr. Garcia requested input from the Commission to assist fn plan
preparerich.
The Ccmmfssion decided to meet at the property at 8:30 a.m. on May
10 at the beginning of the scheduled HPC meeting.
2. Chair Davis introduced a letter regarding designating La Paloma
Avenue as a pcssible Heritage Lane. She passed around a subdivision
plan from 1915 for the street.
3.Commissioner Fine requested that staff look into obtaining funds
to buy plaques fcr recently designated historic structures.
II. OLD BUSINESS
1. Follow up discussion of joint meeting with city Council
Chair Davis revisited the discussion at the joint meeting
highlighting the following~
a. Replanting of the Heritage Orchard - it would cost
approximately $10,800.00 to replace the needed 400 trees. Bob
Rizso had indicated that funds would be proposed for the
Orchard for the FY94-95 budget.
b. Utilizing KSAR facilities to produce a video of the
Heritage Inventory for educational purposes.
c. Conducting house tours by using the City's ABAG liability
coverage.
Commissioner ArtSheS indicated that the tours, while successful in
the past, required a tremendous amount of volunteer work.
Chair Davis felt that the joint meeting had gone very well.
A general discussion ensued regarding Pierce Road as a possible
Heritage Lane candidate.
Commissioner Fine indicated that it took two years to get Saratoga
Avenue designated as a Heritage Lane and that there may be other
areas and streets that have greater general support.
The consensus was that if Pierce Road did not have widespread
support as a Heritage Lane that it might be inappropriate to
proceed.
2. Discussion of Heritage Lane Sign proposal to City
Council.
Motion passed 5-0 M/S Fine/Ansnes to recommend to the City Council
construction and installation of the signs as indicated on
commissioner Koepernik's proposal.
3. Discussion of draft Resolution designating Willys Peck as
Saratoga Historian (Continued from March meeting).
General discussion of possible conflict of interest with the Museum
Board. Chair Davis suggested that she would contact the Museum
Board to discuss this item and would report back at the May 10
meeting. Chair Davis' and Commissioner Fine's additions will be
added for the vote at the next meeting.
4. Discussion of Heritage Commission work program for 1994-95.
Chair Davis distributed a copy of a Work Program items list. She
suggested that the Commission might want to pull out some of the
items to proceed.
Director Curtis explained the purpose of the Community Development
Department Work Program and indicated that if significant staff
work is required for one of the HPC items that an outline would be
submitted to the HPC for review prior to the item being prioritized
by the Planning Commission and the City Council.
Commissioner Peepari suggested pulling out the designation of new
Heritage lanes.
Chair Davis requested that a list of possible projects be placed on
the May 10 agenda for discussion and to review designated
structures on Oak/La Paloma to determine priority.
Commissioner Dutro discussed the production of a Heritage Inventory
video and indicated that it would take a tremendous amount of time
to prepare slides, pictures etc. plus have the technical expertise
to produce a final video.
Chair Davis felt that such a video would be a good educational tool
and suggested that this be discussed in more detail at the May 10
meeting. She also suggested that Commissioner Dutro visit the KSAR
studio and mobile unit.
Director Curtis suggested contacting West Valley College to help
with the technical aspects of producing the video.
Chair Davis suggested further discussion of promoting the Heritage
inventory book.
Commissioner Ansnes suggested that book sales may be possible at
the Preservation Conference.
Commissioner Fine suggested that books be displayed at the Board of
Realtors. He also requested a status report on the Warner Hutton
House landscaping project.
III. NEW BUSINESS
1. Discussion of the annual California Preservation Conference
to be held in Sacramento May 18 through 21.
Commissioners Fine and Peepari would not attend.
Dutro would attend and extend his stay.
Ansnes was interested in attending Wednesday and Saturday.
Davis would attend on Friday.
IV. ITEMS INITIATED BY THB COMMISSION
None.
V. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned to 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, May 10 at 14120
Saratoga ~venue.