HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-12-15 Heritage Preservation Commission Agenda
City of Saratoga
H ERITAGE P RESERVATION C OMMISSION
AGENDA
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Date: Tuesday, May 12, 2015 / 8:30 A.M.
Type: Regular Meeting
Place: City Hall /Administrative Conference Room - 13777 Fruitvale Avenue
1. Site Visit: None
2. Routine Organization:
a. Roll Call
b. Review of minutes from April 14, 2015 meeting.
c. Posting of Agenda – Pursuant to Government Code Section 54954.2, the agenda was
properly posted on May 7, 2015.
d. Non-Agendized Communications - 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.
3. New Business:
a. Update of Heritage Resources Inventory– Request to discuss adding the following
properties to the possible properties for the Heritage Inventory. In order to add property
to potential list, the property must be designated for review by one of the commissioners.
13650 Saratoga Avenue (Saratoga Library)
4. Old Business
a. Review Historic Designation Criteria (Fossati/Ordonez) – A presentation regarding
how projects are chosen to be reviewed by the HPC. Powerpoint presentation to be
presented at meeting. Memo to be sent via e-mail to Commission by end of 5/11.
b. FAQ’s (Conrado, Stransky, Schuck, Shah)
c. Update of Heritage Designation Criteria (all) – Review of properties previously
discussed, but have not been designated for review by any one commissioner.
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14625 Big Basin Way
14701 Oak Street
14285 Saratoga Avenue
18495 Montpere Way
19246 DeHavilland
19223 DeHavilland
19222 DeHavilland
19227 Shubert
20520 Marion Rd.
20602 Marion Rd.
20996-21398 Congress Springs Rd.
d. Blossom Festival / Saratoga Inn Amphitheater Plaques (Stransky) – Discuss
budget and placement of plaques.
e. Budget (Planner Fossati) – Staff to inform HPC of budget. Memo included.
5. Action Items for Discussion / Update (No memo):
a. Quarry Property – Staff to provide update on the Quarry Master Plan.
b. Hakone Gardens – Staff to provide update on Hakone Gardens Master Plan.
c. Update: John Henry House – Staff to provide an update.
d. Update: Heritage Resource Inventory - Review list of potential properties for the
Heritage Inventory:
18500 Montpere Way (Nugent)
13601 Saratoga Avenue (St. Andrews Episcopal Church) (Shah)
13716 Saratoga Avenue (Sacred Heart Church) (Schuck)
e. America in Bloom – Commissioner Cappello to provide update.
6. Commissioner Comments:
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
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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, Michael Fossati, 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
May 7, 2015 at the City of Saratoga, 13777 Fruitvale Avenue, Saratoga, CA 95070 and on the
City’s website at www.saratoga.ca.us