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HERITAGE PRESERVATION COMMISSION
MINUTES
DATE: Tuesday, June 13, 1995, 9 a.m.*
PLACE: Warner Hutton House
TYPE: RegularMeeting ~
*The Heritage Commission will meet at 14475 Oak Place at 8:30 a.m.
to tour the Almond Hill property which is a candidate for Heritage
Resource Designation. Directly following the field visit, the
Commission will convene their regular meeting.
Coa~issioners Cutler, Dutro, Koepernik, Peepari, Wyman and
SecretaryWhite met Mrs. Marriage, owner of Almond Hill, and toured
the property.
I. ROUTINE OR~u%NIZATION
A. Roll Call
Present: Cutler, Dutro, Koepernik, Peck, Peepari, Wyman
Absent: Fine
Staff: Secretary White
B. Approval of Minutes of 5/9/95
The minutes were approved as submitted, M/S Koepernik/Peck.
C. Posting the Agenda
Pursuant to Government Code 94954.2, the agenda was posted on
Friday, June 9.
D. Oral and Written Communications
1. Commissioners Dutro, Koepernik and Wyman and Secretary White
reported on the annual California Preservation Conference.
2. Commissioner Koepernik reported on the actions of the steering
committee for the next annual conference to be held in San Jose.
3. The Commission briefly discussed the proposed subdivision of the
Nelson Gardens property. Staff indicated that only the property was
on the Heritage Resource Inventory and that none of the existing
buildings were considered historically significant. The consensus
of the Commission was that the cancellation of the Williamson Act
contract and the subsequent land division was beyond their purview
and that no further review of the project was necessary.
II. OLD BUSINESS
1. Continuing discussion of the role and philosophy of the
Heritage Commission relating to review of development projects
on inventory properties.
Chair Peepari presented the Commission with a proposed policy
regarding landscaping on the Heritage Lane portion of Saratoga
Avenue. The draft was adoptedunanimously, M/S Peck/Koepernik, and
staff was directed to prepare the new policy for presentation to
the Planning Commission at the forthcoming joint meeting.
III. NEW BUSINESS
1. 14475 Oak Place, Almond Hill.
Review of an application for a proposed Heritage Resource
Designation.
After brief discussion, the Commission unanimously forwarded a
recommendation of approval for the Heritage Landmark Designation of
the Almond hill house, M/S Dutro/Peck. Staff was directed to
prepare the appropriate resolution and report to the City Council.
2. Discussion of agenda items for joint meeting with the
Planning Commission.
Chair Peepari presented a list of review process improvements that
resulted from discussion at the last Heritage Commission meeting.
The Commission adopted these improvements as a new policy, M/S
Peck/Koepernik, and directed staff to place the new policy on the
agenda for the joint meeting.
3. Discussion of Certified Local Government meeting proposal.
The Commission concurred with Commissioner Wyman that this was a
good opportunity to showcase Saratoga and directed staff to request
that the City Council appropriate $600.00 from the Preservation
Trust fund to cover the cost of renting the Foothill Club for this
event. M/S Koepernik/Dutro.
IV. ITEMS INITIATED BY THE COMMISSION
None.
V. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned to Tuesday, July 11 at 9 a.m..
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