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Preservation Commission
Meeting Minutes for August 1 , 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
August 1, 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 except Commissioner Beavers
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 June 6, 2007
Location: (Citywide)
Recommendation: Approve commission Minutes for June 6, 2007.
Contact: William Crouch, Urban Design Manager, (916) 808-8013
Action: Move, second, carried (Brandt, Jacques 6:0:0) to approve Minutes for June 6, 2007.
- Approval of Special Meeting Minutes for July 17, 2007
Location: (Citywide)
Recommendation: Approve commission Special Meeting Minutes for July 17, 2007.
Contact: William Crouch, Urban Design Manager, (916) 808-8013
Action: Move, second, carried (Brandt, Jacques 6:0:0) to approve Minutes for July 17, 2007.
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.
- PB06-145 3030 T Street Landmark Building Move (Noticed on 07/20/07)
Location: 3030 T Street (existing location), 2200 Front Street (receiving location), District - 4
Recommendation: Approve – Item A: Environmental Exemption per CEQA guidelines 15331 – Historic Resources Rehabilitation/Reconstruction; Item B: Approve the Landmark building move from 3030 T Street to 2200 Front Street.
Contact: Kathleen Forrest, Associate Planner, (916) 808-5896; Roberta Deering, Senior Planner for Historic Preservation, (916) 808-8259
Action: Public comment made by: W. Burg. Move, second, carried (Turner, Stinson 6:0:0) to approve staff recommendations with amended conditions.
Attachments:
Record of Decision
- PB07-063 The Firestone Building (Noticed on 07/21/07)
Location: 1531 L Street, District - 1
Recommendation: Approve – Item A: Environmental exemption per CEQA guidelines 15331 – Historic Resources Rehabilitation/Restoration; Item B: New enclosure at the southeast corner of the first (1) floor; Item C: Remove existing roll up doors and infill with walls and windows; Item D: Modifications to the north elevation; Item E: Add an elevator enclosure on the roof; Item F: New sidewalk seating and railing; Item G: New signage
Contact: Ellen A. Schmidt, Associate Planner (916) 808-5962; Roberta Deering, Senior Planner for Historic Preservation, (916) 808-8259
Action: Public comment made by: J. Dowdell, C. Smith, R. Lum. Move, second, carried (Hope, Stinson 6:0:0) to approve staff recommendations.
Attachments:
Record of Decision
Staff Reports
Staff reports include oral presentations including those recommending receive and file.
- M05-048 R Street Corridor Special Planning District (SPD) Amendments (Oral Report)
Location: The R Street corridor special planning district (SPD) encompasses the fifty-four (54) blocks bounded by Q Street on the north, S Street on the south, 2nd Street on the west, and 29th Street on the east, District – 1, 3 and 4
Recommendation: Receive and file – Informational report on the status of amendments to the R Street Corridor Special Planning District (SPD).
Contact: Jason Hone, Junior Planner (916) 808-5749; Sandra Yope, Senior Planner (916) 808-7158; Joy Patterson, Principal Planner (916) 808-5607
Action: No public comment. Received and filed.
- M07-058 Raised Streets/Hollow Sidewalks Policy Issues Discussion (Oral Report)
Location: Citywide
Recommendation: Receive and provide input
Contact: Roberta Deering, Senior Planner for Historic Preservation (916) 808-8259
Action: Public comment made by W. Burg, R. Lum, C. Smith. Received and input provided. Move, second, carried (Jacques, Brandt 6:0:0) to create an ad-hoc subcommittee with Commissioner Brandt, Hope and Booher and select community members on Raised Streets/Hollow Sidewalks and for staff to report back on options discussed.
- M07-059 Commission Policy Issues Follow Up Log & Discussion Scheduling
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.
- M07-060 Preservation Projects Monthly Report (Oral Report)
Location: Citywide
Recommendation: Receive and file
Contact: Roberta Deering, Senior Planner for Historic Preservation (916) 808-8259
Action: No public comment. Received and filed.
Public Comments- Matters Not on the Agenda
- C. Smith announced that the Sacramento Historical Society is very interested in the Hollow Sidewalks.
Questions, Ideas, and Announcements of Commission Members
- Chair Booher announced that the City of Sacramento staff has set up a stakeholders group to work on the Historic Structures Report for the Southern Pacific Railroad Sacramento Depot and that he, as Commission Chair, will serve as the Preservation Commission's representative.
- Commissioner Turner announced that he is on the Capital City Preservation Trust board and that they have some funds that they would like to use part of it towards surveys.
- Commissioner Turner announced that the Capital City Preservation Trust has an awards program that they are evaluating and would like ideas for it.