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Date: Tuesday,March 112014/8:30 A.M.
Type: Regular Meeting
Place: City Hall/Administrative Conference Room- 13777 Fruitvale Avenue
1. Routine Organization
a. Roll Call
b. Review of minutes from February 11, 2014 meeting.
c. Posting of Agenda—Pursuant to Government Code Section 54954.2, the agenda was
properly posted on March 6, 2014.
d. Oral Communication -Any member of the public may address the Commission about
any matter not on the agenda for this meeting for up to three minutes.
e. HPC direction to staff regarding non-agendized communications - Commissioners
may not comment on the matter but may choose to place the topic on a future agenda.
2. New Business
None
3. Old Business
a. Environmental Impact Report (EIR) Process — Staff to provide a general overview of
the EIR process, including what an EIR is, legal requirements, the public comment period,
and the Planning Commission's role in certifying the EIR. The HPC can make a
recommendation on what they would like to be considered in the EIR at the April 8th HPC
meeting. (No Staff Report).
b. HPC Budget FY2014-2015 — The HPC Chair has requested that the HPC review the
upcoming fiscal year budget (July 1 2014 — June 30 2015) for training and the
Commission's 2014 work plan. The City's existing DPR's are based on information
collected by the HPC in the 1980s. The Historic Context Statement prepared by Archives
& Architecture in 2009 included transferring the information from 1988 into the standard
DPR form, but did not include any comprehensive reconnaissance surveys of individual
properties. Intensive-level DPRs are estimated to cost between $1,500 and $2,000.
Survey-level BSO records, when completed in a large batch, are estimated to cost between
$550 and $750. Any request to increase the 2014/2015 budget will be forwarded to the
City Council for consideration. Budget meetings begin in April. (No Staff Report).
c. Landmark List workplan—The 2014 workplan includes adding new homes to the City's
Landmark list. Review suggested properties for possible inclusion on the Landmark List
(list attached to February meeting). Assign properties to individual HPC members. Review
and comment on draft letter to property owners of heritage inventory properties.
d. Heritage Tree Inventory workplan — The following trees are being reviewed by
individual HPC members. Each HPC member will need to contact Kate Bear, the City
Arborist, for next steps:
i. Alex: Farwell Oak
ii. Larry—Donna Lane Oak
iii. Marilyn—4 City trees (Kevin Moran, Blaney Oak, Blaney Pine, District Office Oak)
iv. Paul—Ravenwood
v. Paula—Madronia Cemetery
vi. Unassigned—Hakone Oak(2)plus 5 others (recommended by Peter Marra)
vii. Rina—Douglas Oak
e. Heritage Inventory Update. (see files during meeting)
i. 20365 Williams Avenue— Year: 1907.Name: TBD. Style: Craftsman (Marilyn)
ii. 20200 Mendelsohn Lane- Year: 1921. Name: TBD. Style: Spanish Revival (Rina)
4. Action Items for Discussion/Update:
a. Commission Appreciation Dinner—April 301h (Wed) 6:00—8:30pm—Foothill Club
b. Commissioner Schuck to color code map of properties on Big Basin Way.
c. Staff to draft letter to property owners of heritage inventory properties. Draft letters
are attached for Commission feedback.
d. Staff to bring applications of two inventory homes (agenda item 3e).
e. Staff to update HPC on status of 14630 Big Basin Way, the John Henry House— See
item 3 a.
f. Staff to update HPC on status of 14521 Big Basin Way— Grover House (1895) —An
application was submitted on February 26th for an addition to the Grover House. The
application is being reviewed by Michael Fossati and is tentatively scheduled for review
by the HPC in April 2014. (No Staff Report)
g. HPC training—
i. On January 20, Alex, Larry, Rina, and Cindy attended a webinar on design review of
historic structures.
ii. Upcoming Webinar March 25th: Noon- 1:30pm-Mills Act: Learning by Example
iii. Rina will set up a future HPC training.
5. Commissioner Comments
6. Adjournment
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you are a disabled person and you
need a disability-related modification or accommodation to participate in this meeting, please
contact the City Clerk's Office at (408) 868-1269 or ctclerk@saratoga.ca.us. Requests must be
made as early as possible and at least one full business day before the start of the meeting.
Any recommendation made by the Heritage Preservation Commission may be appealed to the
Planning Commission within ten (10) days of the date of the decision. The appeal shall be taken
by filing with the Secretary of the Planning Commission a written notice and filing fee within ten
(10) days of the date of the decision.
In accordance with the Ralph M. Brown Act, copies of the staff reports and other materials
provided to the Historical Preservation Commission by City staff in connection with this agenda
are available at the office of the Community Development Department Director at 13777
Fruitvale Avenue, Saratoga, California 95070. Any materials distributed by staff after the
posting of the agenda are made available for public review at the office of the Director at the
time they are distributed to the Planning Commission.
CERTIFICATE OF POSTING OF AGENDA
I, Cindy McCormick, Planner for the City of Saratoga, declare that the foregoing agenda for the
meeting of the Heritage Preservation Commission was posted and available for public review on
March 6, 2014 at the City of Saratoga, 13777 Fruitvale Avenue, Saratoga, CA 95070 and on the
City's website at www.saratoga.ca.us