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Preservation Commission Meeting Minutes for March 7 , 2007
Commission Members
| Tim Brandt, AIA , Vice Chair | Bruce Booher , Chair | Andrew Hope |
| Karen Jacques | Joe Stinson | Rhett Beavers |
| Fred Turner |
City Staff
William Crouch, Urban Design Manager/Preservation Director
Roberta Deering, Senior Planner for Historic Preservation
Jeffrey Heeren, Senior Deputy City Attorney
Andrea Gladden, Customer Service Trainee
Historic City Hall
915 I Street, 2rd Floor Hearing Room
March 7, 2007- 5:30 P.M.
The City Preservation Commission was created by the City Council. Its powers and duties include: to develop and recommend to the City Council preservation policies appropriate for inclusion in the General Plan and other regulatory plans and programs of the City and to provide oversight relative to the maintenance and integrity of the Sacramento Register of Historic and Cultural Resources; to review, nominate, and make recommendations to the City Council on properties eligible for listing in the Sacramento Register as Landmarks, Historic Districts and Contributing Resources as set forth in the Historic Preservation Chapter, Title 17, Chapter 17.134, of the City Code; to review and approve preservation development projects of major significance and appeals of Preservation Director decisions per the Historic Preservation Chapter, Title 17, Chapter 17.134, of the City Code.
Notice to the Public
You are welcomed and encouraged to participate in this meeting. Public comment is taken (3 minutes maximum) on items listed on the agenda when they are called. Public Comment on items not listed on the agenda will be heard at the end of the meeting as noted on the agenda. Comments on controversial items may be limited and large groups are encouraged to select 3-5 speakers to represent the opinion of the group.
Notice to Lobbyists: When addressing the Commission you must identify yourself as a lobbyist and announce the client/business/organization you are representing (City Code 2.15.160).
Speaker slips are located in the lobby of the hearing room and should be completed and submitted to the Commission Secretary.
Government Code 54950 (The Brown Act) requires that a brief description of each item to be transacted or discussed be posted at least 72 hours prior to a regular meeting. The City posts Agendas at City Hall as well as offsite meeting locations.
The order of agenda items is for reference; agenda items may be taken in any order deemed appropriate by the Commission. The agenda provides a general description and staff recommendations; however, the Commission may take action other than what is recommended. The agenda is available for public review on the Friday prior to the meeting. Hard copies of the agenda, minutes, and staff reports are available from the Development Services Department at 915 I Street, New City Hall, 3rd Floor (.25 cents per page) , during regular business hours or can be downloaded at www.cityofsacramento.org/dsd.
Meeting facilities are accessible to persons with disabilities. If you require special assistance to participate in the meeting, notify the Development Services Department at (916) 808-8310 at least 48 hours prior to the meeting.
Minutes
All items listed are heard and acted upon by the Preservation Commission unless otherwise noted.
Call to Order – 5:30 p.m.
Roll Call - All present
Consent Calendar
All items listed under the Consent Calendar are considered and acted upon by one motion. Anyone may request that an item be removed for separate consideration.
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Approval of Minutes for February 07, 2007
Location: (Citywide)
Recommendation: Approve commission Minutes for February 07, 2007.
Contact: William Crouch, Urban Design Manager, (916) 808-8013
Action: Moved, Seconded. (Stinson, Jacques 5:0:2 Beavers, Turner abstained) to approve staff recommendation
Public Hearings
Public hearings may be reordered by the Chair at the discretion of the Commission. If you challenge the decision of this Commission you may be limited to raising only those issues that are raised in this hearing or in written correspondence received by the agency prior to the hearing.
- PB06-097 Two New Single Family Residences (Noticed on 1/26/07) (Continued from 02/07/07)
Location: 428 S Street, D-4
Recommendation: Deny – Item A: Appeal; Approve – Item B: Design of Two New Single Family Residences on Vacant Lot
Contact: Ellen A. Schmidt, Associate Planner, 808-5962
Action: Public Comment made by: Emma Millis (appellant), Scott Millis, Tony Lopez, Natalie Yenovkian, Stephen Lun, Paul Trudeau, Don Kautsen. Moved, Seconded. (Beavers, Stinson 6:1:0 No Hope) to approve staff recommendation with amended conditions
Attachments:
Record of Decision
- M07-008 512 & 516 U Street Nomination
Location: 512 & 516 U Street, D-4
Recommendation: Approve – Item A: Nomination and Listing in the Sacramento
Register
Contact: Kathleen Forrest, Associate Planner, (916) 808-5096
Action: No Public Comment. Moved, Seconded. (Jacques, Hope 7:0:0) to approve staff recommendation with amended conditions and forward to city council
Staff Reports
Staff reports include oral presentations including those recommending receive and file.
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LR06-0456 General Plan City Leadership Workshop (Oral)
Location: City Wide
Recommendation: Oral Presentation
Contact: Tom Pace, Long Range Planning Manager, 808-6848
Action: No Public Comment. Received and Filed
- M07-003 Rules and Procedures; and Memoranda from City Attorney's office on Conflict of Interest and Brown Act (Oral)
Location: Citywide
Recommendation: Adopt – Item A: Commission Rules & Procedures; Receive and File – Item B: Memoranda on Conflict of Interest and Brown Act
Contact: Jeffrey Heeren, Senior Deputy City Attorney, 808-8360
Action: No Public Comment. Moved, Seconded. (Hope, Stinson 6:0:1 Turner abstained) to approve staff recommendation
- M07-020 Sacramento Register of Historic and Cultural Resources (Oral)
Location: Citywide
Location: City Wide
Recommendation: Receive and File
Contact: Luann Manning, Graduate Student Intern, (916) 808-5870
Action: No Public Comment. Received and Filed
- M07-021 Certified Local Government Annual Report (Oral)
Location: Citywide
Recommendation: Receive and File
Contact: Roberta Deering, Senior Planner, (916) 808-8259
Action: No Public Comment. Received and Filed
- M07-022 Monthly Preservation Projects Report (Oral)
Location: City Wide
Recommendation: Receive and File
Contact: Roberta Deering, Senior Planner, (916) 808-8259
Action: No Public Comment. Received and Filed
Public Comments- Matters Not on the Agenda
- None
Questions, Ideas, and Announcements of Commission Members
- Chair Booher presented Commissioners with pictures from Alabama’s historic section.
- Chair Booher would like the Commissioners to establish a Policy Recommendation for the Sacramento Window Historic Committee.
- Roberta Deering made a report back on Preservation Element of the General Plan. (Would like to discuss it next meeting). Would like to at each meeting schedule a workshop for the Preservation Element.
- Chair Booher and Chair of DOC would like to have a get together on a committee level.
- Commissioner Jacques would like to see the minimum maintenance standard for historic resources brought before the commission. Feels that it is important in maintaining the preservation of the city.
- Commissioner Beavers wanted to know the process behind hearing about demolition projects.
- Commissioner Turner asked Roberta about Grants for City Preservation Program
- Commissioner Turner informed Commissioners about an upcoming Award ceremony.
- Commissioner Jacques invited the Commissioners to the upcoming Preservation Round table board meeting.
- Commissioner Brandt would like commissioners to have something for Preservation Week.
- Commissioner Brandt would like photos e-mailed for staff reports so that he can see the color detail other commissioners agreed.
- Commissioner Brandt brought to Commission's attention Assembly Bill 1219 regarding a Children's Museum planned for Old Sacramento