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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.