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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-18-2008 HPC Minutes City of Saratoga H ERITAGE P RESERVATION C OMMISSION MINUTES Date: Tuesday, May 13, 2008 8:30 a.m. Place: Warner Hutton House, 13777 Fruitvale Avenue Type: Regular Meeting – Regular Meeting – Please meet at Warner Hutton House at 8:30 a.m. 1. Routine Organization A. Roll Call PRESENT: Commissioners Koepernik, McCarty, Sorden, Tai, Chair Kellond, and Vice Chair Marra ABSENT: Commissioner Gomersall STAFF: Senior Planner Christopher Riordan, Senior Engineer Iveta Harvancik B. Approval of minutes from April 08, 2008 meeting - Approved C. Posting of Agenda – Pursuant to Government Code Section 54954.2, the agenda was posted on May 8, 2008. D. Oral & Written Communication - Any member of the public may address the Commission about any matter not E. Oral Communications – Historic Preservation Commission direction to Staff – Instruction to staff regarding actions on current Oral Communications. - None on the agenda for this meeting for up to three minutes. Commissioners may not comment on the matter but may choose to place the topic on a future agenda. Commissioner Koepernik explained that he had just attended the State of California Preservation Foundation conference in Napa, California and gave some details about the sessions he attended. 2. Old Business A. Discuss National Registry & Saratoga Landmark Plaques – Item Discussed. Senior Planner Christopher Riordan said that the presentation of the plaques should continue again since it has been awhile since one was presented. Commissioner Koepernik said that Marily Marchetti had been writing articles about the historical plaques. Chair Kellond said that he would recommend that the plaques be presented to all of the recipients during the same Council meeting. B. Discuss Heritage Orchard Signage – Item Discussed. Chair Kellond said that he was moving forward with the sign and that he had asked Public Works to include funding for the Orchard Sign in the CIP budget. Commissioner Koepernik said that there was still a need to discuss the sign with the library. C. Discuss Historic Incentives – Item Discussed. Chair Kellond said that there was a need to pick up the discussion of designating Oak Street as a Heritage Lane and said that there is a need to educate Oak Street neighbors about what it means to have the designation as a Heritage Lane. Vice Chair Marra said that there was a need to have the school sign the agreement to the Oak Street designation. Chair Kellond said that members of the community have asked him about the Oak Street historical designation and that he remembered that the application was complex when it was reviewed and that he would follow up on it. D. Discuss Sign for McWilliams House – Not Discussed E. Discuss Orchard Pathway – Item Discussed. Senior Engineer Harvancik described the status of the Orchard Pathway and informed the Board that the work on the trail had begun the previous day and that the work is being performed by Donald Hays Trail Construction, Incorporated and that the cost was $18,563. The contractor has been clearing brush and bushes from the path location and is going to install a string to along the location of the path. Chair Kellond asked about the composition of the trails surface and Senior Engineer Iveta Harvancik said that it would be made of compacted dirt with a header board. Commissioner Koepernik expressed his concern that the header board could be in conflict with Matt Ivancovich maintenance of the orchard and that a more viable solution to identify the pathway would be to mound up the dirt. Commissioner Koepernik also stated that the trail contractor should coordinate his construction activities with Matt Ivancovich. Chair Kellond asked if the existing Pathway through the orchard was part of the work and Senior Enginner Harvancik said that the existing pathway was going to remain. Chair Kellond asked if there was going to be signage and Senior Engineer Harvancik replied that markers would be placed at both ends of the trail. Chair Kellond asked how the public was going to be informed about the existence of the pathway and Senior Engineer Harvancik suggested that it could be identified on the City’s website. Commissioner Koepernik wanted clarification on whether it was going to be called a trail or a pathway. Chair Kellond requested that the HPC be notified when the pathway layout was going to be marked by string and then get Matt and Don together to discuss the layout. F. Discuss Orchard Maintenance - Not Discussed 3. New Business A. Proposed relocation of an Oak tree from the Heritage Orchard to a site at West Valley College. – Item Discussed. Senior Planner Christopher Riordan gave background on the tree relocation. Commissioner Koepernik said that he would like West Valley College to move the existing main water line and to pay for new trees for the Heritage Orchard. Commissioner Sorden suggested that West Valley College install a plaque near the tree to identify where it was moved from and to identify the City as the donor. 4. Pending Items A. Historic Resources Inventory B. National Register Applications C. Adopt a Tree Program for the Heritage Orchard D. Update Heritage Ordinance E. Review Oak Street as a Heritage Lane F. Review additional content for Heritage Resources webpage G. Historic Preservation Data Base H. Review list of properties with structures 50 years and over in age 5. Adjournment Adjourn to 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 10, 2008, Warner Hutton House, 13777 Fruitvale Avenue.