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Date: Tuesday,August 13, 2013 /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 July 9, 2013 meeting.
c. 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.
d. HPC direction to staff regarding non-agendized oral communications -
Commissioners may not comment on the matter but may choose to place the topic on a
future agenda.
2. New Business
a. Quarry Update—City staff update (discussion)
b. Quarry Park History Focus Group—Chair/Vice Chair update (discussion)
c. Saratoga Historical Foundation Board meeting—Chair/Vice Chair update (discussion)
d. HPC Training update-Proposal attached
e. Mills Act Overview — Staff will provide an overview of the Mills Act program (staff
report attached).
a. Website: Feedback from HPC on adding information to the website:
(e.g., Heritage Inventory, Heritage Tree Inventory, Designated Landmarks, Mills Act,
FAQs, resource links, etc. (discussion)
f. 21164 Tollgate Road. Commissioner Shah will present pictures and reasons for adding
the home to the inventory.
3. Old Business:
a. Heritage Inventory Update. Review photos taken by Commissioners and discuss the
architectural styles of homes added to the Heritage Resource Inventory(no staff report).
i. 13685 Saratoga Vista Avenue- Year: TBD.Name: TBD. Style: TBD
ii. 13764 Saratoga Vista Avenue- Year: TBD. Name: TBD. Style: TBD
iii. 20365 Williams Avenue— Year: TBD. Name: TBD. Style: Craftsman
iv. 20200 Mendelsohn Lane- Year: TBD.Name: TBD. Style: "Spanish Revival"
4. Action Items:
b. Demolition permit: There are no regulations against demolishing a property listed on the
Heritage Inventory. However, a permit is required to "alter, demolish, remove, relocate or
otherwise change any exterior architectural feature or natural feature of a designated
historic landmark or structure within a designated heritage lane or historic district.
c. John Henry House:No permits have been applied for as of August 8th.
d. Website update—City staff to add Heritage Tree Inventory to website
e. HPC training—City staff to work with Chair/Vice Chair on training opportunities
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
August 9, 2013 at the City of Saratoga, 13777 Fruitvale Avenue, Saratoga, CA 95070 and on the
City's website at www.saratoga.ca.us.