HPB 10/28/2015 MinutesHISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD
REGULAR MEETING
MINUTES
4:00 p.m. -Wednesday
City Council Chambers
OCTOBER 28, 2015
CALL TO ORDER
Chair" Walter called the Historic Preservation .Board Regular Meeting of"Wednesday,
October 28, 2015, to order at 4:02 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, located at 70
North First Street, Campbell, "California, and the following proceedings were had to wit.
ROLL CALL "
Board Members Present:
Todd Walter, Chair
Susan Blake
Laura Taylor Moore (3 min late)
JoElle Hernandez
Board Members Absent:
Staff Members Present:
Cindy McCormick, Senior Planner
Brad Misner, Planning Manager
Paul Kermoyan, Community Development Director
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Board Member Hernandez made a motion fo approve the Regular Meeting Minutes of
.September 23, 2015 a_s amended. Board Member Blake seconded. Motion Passed 3-
0-1 (Moore absent).
NON-AGENDIZED ORAL~COMMUNICATIONS
Community Development Director Paul Kermoyan introduced Brad Misner, the City's
new Planning Manager, who will be taking over the Historic Preservation Board.
PUBLIC HEARING
None
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NEW BUSINESS
None
OLD BUSINESS
1. Historic Virtual Home Tour (City Website): Chair Walter and Board Member
Hernandez (subcommittee) met last week to talk about the virtual tour and web
application which resulted in more questions than answers. The subcommittee
presented an outline of questions to the other board members for direction.
Questions include: Who is the tour for, What will it take, how can the HPB tie the
brochure and web application together, what will the application include, who is the
audience, who will it benefit, who will maintain it, and what does the board want to
achieve? .It should be quick and easy to use. One idea was to highlight architectural
::styles. Another idea is to have "a virtual tour. of: the outside of homes (versus the
°~: inside which. is more invasive). The tour could highlight homes that are 'in the
.:brochure or _it could highlight the 10 businesses that have plaques (five of which
have the correct QRC code): _
The Board will need to consider the time and cost to produce the application and
maintain it over a specified term. The Board will need to find someone to create the
application. It could be funded through a grant or the Board could work with the
Youth Commission who could help produce a u-tube video,. photos, or other
technology. Board Member Hernandez will work with the Museum to see if they can
combine resources. Board Member Blake indicated that the Farington House
Foundation could help, but it would be costly.
Chair Walter suggested creating a Master Plan, then tackling the easy tasks first.
Board Member Blake, suggested creating a goal statement. Chair Walter and Board
Member Hernandez (subcommittee) will meet again and bring the results of their
meeting back to the HPB.
2. Historic Preservation Ordinance (Chapter 21.33): The Board agreed that the top two
items to focus on were the Mills Act Incentive and the definition of "demo by neglect"
- .. with possible fines. Other ideas were to reference the Context Statement in the
Ordinance, include a "Conservation District" definition, better define the appeals
procedure which is currently vague, grant exceptions, provide additional incentives,
and reference the evaluation criteria.
3. Historic Context Statement (1996): The Context Statement is the how, when, why of
past and present and includes common themes. It should be referenced in the
Ordinance (which may be a requirement for a CLG). Board Member Blake indicated
that~there are at least 9 points that need to be updated.
Staff will need to research how it was adopted and approved. Was it at staff level or
City Council? How can it be updated?
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ANNOUNCEMENTS/COMMUNICATIONS
1. Update on General Plan: Community Development Director Paul Kermoyan indicated
that the RFP was out. The deadline was extended to November 13th but some firms
have already declined. The GPAC is on-hold until a consultant is hired. Council Member
Gibbons and Mayor Cristina are on the subcommittee.
2. Update on the brochures (tri-fold brochures for realtors, etc.). Chair Walter and Board
member Moore (subcommittee) met and divided up the outline. They are reaching out to
Sonia to help with the brochure...
3. Update on historic plaques in Downtown Campbell.. HPB member Blake indicated that
the plaque'installatiori is on hold until-the mounting brackets arrive. The property owners
have been notified.
4. Training: Chair Walter and Board Members Blake and Hernandez have completed their
training. Staff is waiting on everyone to finish but will need to submit the invoices for
reimbursement.
5. HPB Vacancy: The City Clerk will put out an ad for the vacancy left behind by Vice
Chair George Niczewicz, who will be missed.
ADJOURNMENT
Adjourned at 5:13 p.m. to a regular meeting to be held on November 18 2015, at 4:00
p.m., City Council Chambers, 70 North First Street, Campbell, California.
PREPARED BY:
ck, Senior Planner
APPROVED BY: