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Preservation Commission
Meeting Minutes for June 6 , 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
June 6, 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.
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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.
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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.
- Approval of Minutes for May 2, 2007
Location: (Citywide)
Recommendation: Approve commission Minutes for April 4, 2007.
Contact: William Crouch, Urban Design Manager, (916) 808-8013
Action: No public comment. Moved, Seconded (Jacques/Stinson, 7:0:0) 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.
- PB07-036 3023 to 3018 G Street Building Move (Noticed on 05/24/07)
Location: 3018 G Street, District - 3
Recommendation: Approve – Item A: Environmental Exemption per CEQA Guidelines 15331 and Guidelines 15332; Item B: Move, Rehabilitate and Add onto an Existing Landmark; Item C: Demolish a Non-Historic Addition; Item D: Construct a New Detached Garage with Living Unit.
Contact: Melissa Mourkas, Assistant Planner, (916) 808-8287
Action: Public comment made by Denis Grey. Moved, Seconded (Hope/Jacques, 6:1:0 No - Brandt) to approve staff recommendations with amended conditions.
Attachments:
- PB07-066 The Citizen Hotel, certain window and storefront alterations, concurrent with PB07-067 (Noticed on 05/24/07)
Location: 926 J Street, District - 1
Recommendation: Approve – Item A: Environmental Exemption per CEQA Guidelines 15331 and Guidelines 15332; Item B: Exterior Alterations.
Contact: Ellen Schmidt, Associate Planner (916) 808-5962; Roberta Deering, Senior Planner for Historic Preservation (916) 808-8259
Action: No public comment. See item number 4 for vote.
Attachments:
- PB07-067 The Citizen Hotel, conservatory addition and 14th floor alterations (Noticed on 05/24/07)
Location: 926 J Street, District - 1
Recommendation: Approve – Item A: Environmental Exemption per CEQA Guidelines 15331 and Guidelines 15332; Item B: Conservatory addition and related work; Item C: 14th floor alterations.
Contact: Ellen Schmidt, Associate Planner (916) 808-5962; Roberta Deering, Senior Planner for Historic Preservation (916) 808-8259
Action: No public comment. Moved, Seconded (Hope/Stinson, 3:4:0 – No’s: Beavers, Booher, Jacques and Turner) to deny conservatory, leave storefront issues and harvesting issues unresolved for further discussion and approve work from the 4th floor up with amended conditions. Motion Failed.
Reopened discussions, 2nd Motion –Moved, Seconded (Hope/Jacques, 7:0:0) to approve the items from the 4th – 14th floor with amended conditions. 3rd Motion – Moved, seconded (Turner/Jacques, 7:0:0) to continue remaining items to July 17 meeting. 4th Motion – Motion to create ad-hoc sub-committee with members: Beavers, Booher and Stinson. Moved/Seconded (Turner/Jacques, 7:0:0)
Attachments:
- M07-038 Nomination of 7041 Carnation Avenue as a Landmark to the Sacramento Register of Historic and Cultural Resources (Noticed on 05/24/07)
Location: 7041 Carnation Ave., District - 5
Recommendation: Forward Recommendation of Approval to City Council – Item A: Nomination of 7041 Carnation Avenue as a Landmark to the Sacramento Register of Historic and Cultural Resources.
Contact: Kathleen Forrest, Associate Planner, (916) 808-5896; Roberta Deering, Senior Planner for Historic Preservation, (916) 808-8259
Action: No public comment. Moved, Seconded (Jacques/Hope, 7:0:0) to forward recommendations of approval to City Council.
Attachments:
Staff Reports
Staff reports include oral presentations including those recommending receive and file.
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DR07-0112 1001 "K" Street Project (Noticed on 05/24/07)
Location: 1001 "K" Street, District - 1
Recommendation: Receive and Provide Input - Design Review project application to rehabilitate structure that may be potentially eligible as an historic resource.
Contact: Melissa Mourkas, Assistant Planner, (916) 808-8287; Roberta Deering, Senior Planner for Historic Preservation, (916) 808-8259
Action: Public comment made by Stacy Jarvis. Received and input provided.
Attachments:
- LR07-004 2030 General Plan Preferred Land Use Alternative
Location: Citywide
Recommendation: Forward Recommendation of Approval to City Council – Item A: Forward a recommendation to City Council to adopt a resolution accepting staff’s recommended Preferred Land Use Alternative for the 2030 General Plan and directing staff to proceed with preparation of the Environmental Impact Report (EIR).
Contact: Erik deKok, Senior Planner, (916) 808-2022 and Tom Pace, Long Range Planning Manager, (916) 808-6848
Action: Public comment made by Vivian Gerlach, William Berg, Stacy Jarvis and Clara Smith. Moved, Seconded (Brandt/Jacques, 7:0:0) to forward recommendations with amendments, to City Council.
Attachments:
- M06-059 Wireless Fidelity (WiFi) Antennas
Location: Citywide
Recommendation: Receive and file
Contact: Jason Hone, Junior Planner, (916) 808-5749; Dean Peckham, Senior Project Manager, (916) 808-7063
Action: No public comment. Received and filed.
- M07-043 Workshop on Rehabilitation Standards for Historic Properties
Location: Citywide
Recommendation: Receive and file
Contact: Roberta Deering, Senior Planner for Historic Preservation (916) 808-8259; Timothy Brandt, AIA, Senior Historical Architect (916) 653-6624
Action: No public comment. Received and filed.
- M07-044 Preservation Commission Policy Workshops Follow-Up Log
Location: Citywide
Recommendation: Receive and Provide Input
Contact: Roberta Deering, Senior Planner for Historic Preservation, (916) 808-8259
Action: No public comment. Received and input provided.
- Report Back: Discussion Regarding Second Monthly Preservation Commission Meeting
Location: Citywide
Recommendation: Receive and file
Contact: William Crouch, Urban Design Manager, (916) 808-8013
Action: No public comment. Received and filed.
Public Comments- Matters Not on the Agenda
- None
Questions, Ideas, and Announcements of Commission Members
- Commissioner Turner – requested email polling of Commissioners by Roberta Deering as to what the Commission wishes to learn about & the priorities.
Special Note: Due to the July 4th holiday, the July Preservation meeting has been rescheduled to July 17, 2007. The meeting will be held at Historic City Hall 915 I Street, 2nd Floor Hearing Room, and will begin at 5:30 p.m.