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HPB 04252018 - Regular Meeting HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD AGENDA City of Campbell, 70 North First Street, Campbell, California Regular Meeting of the Historic Preservation Board Wednesday, April 25, 2018, 5:00 p.m. City Council Chambers, 70 N. First Street, Campbell CALL TO ORDER Chair Walter ROLL CALL MINUTES 1. Approval of Minutes for Meeting of March 28, 2018 (Attached) ORAL COMMUNICATIONS This is the point on the agenda where members of the public may address the Board on items of concern to the Community that are not listed on the agenda. PUBLIC HEARING None NEW BUSINESS 1. 231 E. Campbell Ave (George and Lena Campbell Rodeck House): The owners of the Darling-Fischer Mortuary intend to remodel the interior, add a small addition to the rear to accommodate an accessible bathroom, add a new window to the second story (west elevation), add a gable (north) and mechanical equipment screen to the roof (north, west and east) of a non-historic rear addition, replace/move an exterior stairwell (north and west) for better access to the rear of the building, and add a new gable over the new stairway landing (north elevation). Plans and DPR attached. 2. May is National Historic Preservation Month: HPB member Blake will lead the discussion. HPB Agenda - April 25, 2018 Page 2 of 3 3. Update Tree Survey. HPB member Blake is proposing that three trees (two Oaks at 864-866 Briarwood Dr. and a Cedar at 815-823 Union Ave) be added to the Tree Survey (not the Heritage Tree Inventory). See attached photos. Roll Call Vote. Review highlighted additions from March 2018 and update List accordingly. 4. Potential List: HPB member Blake has identified two possible additions to the City’s Eligible Resource list (306 Curtner Ave and 251 Curtner Ave). If the HPB is interested in adding a structure to the list, an architectural questionnaire (attached) should be completed for each addition. See attached photos. Roll Call Vote. OLD BUSINESS 1. Surveys: The HPB will discuss next steps for completing windshield surveys of the Kennedy Tract area (e.g., assigning addresses to HPB members). See attached photos, map, and address list. 2. Commendation Letters: HPB to review and potentially sign the letters. a. Commercial historic building owner (1940 Hamilton Avenue) b. Fonn’s work on the Historic Campbell mobile application 3. Realtor FAQ Email: Review draft Realtor FAQ email (attached) prior to distribution. 4. HRI Update: The HPB will discuss next steps for removing demolished homes from the HRI and consider removing other homes from the HRI (attached) as needed or requested (e.g., 206 E. Rincon). Once the list of homes to be potentially removed is finalized by the HPB, staff will schedule formal public hearings with the HPB, Planning Commission and City Council for consideration. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS 1. 2018 Workplan (to be reviewed in the future in order of priority): a. Solar Panels: One or more HPB member(s) to volunteer to complete research on Historic Building Solar Design Guidelines in other cities. b. Historic Preservation Outreach: Consider hosting one or more events that highlight historic preservation efforts in Campbell including for example, a holiday historic home tour and/or a cultural event such as hay rides during Early Settlers Day or an Orchard Festival that celebrates Campbell’s Orchard City roots. 2. HPB Member requests for future agenda items (no decisions will be made) HPB Agenda - April 25, 2018 Page 3 of 3 HPB MEMBER / STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS / COMMUNICATIONS 1. August 22nd Meeting Reschedule 2. September 5th – State of the City – Orchard City Banquet Hall (save the date) ADJOURNMENT The next regular meeting will be held on May 23, 2018, at 5:00 p.m., City Council Chambers, 70 North First Street, Campbell, California. Meetings are held on the 4th Wednesday of each month, unless otherwise noticed. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, listening assistance devices are available for meetings held in the Council Chambers. If you require accommodation to participate in the meeting, please contact Corinne Shin at the Community Development Department, at corinnes@cityofcampbell.com or (408) 866-2140. HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD MARCH 28, 2018 MINUTES 5:00 p.m. - Wednesday City Council Chambers CALL TO ORDER Chair Walter called the Historic Preservation Board Regular Meeting of Wednesday, March 28, 2018, to order at 5:00 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 HPB Members Present: Todd Walter, Chair Michael Foulkes, Vice Chair Susan Blake Yvonne Kendall HPB Members Absent: Laura Taylor Moore Staff Members Present: Cindy McCormick, Senior Planner APPROVAL OF MINUTES HPB member Blake made a motion to approve the Meeting Minutes of March 28, 2018. HPB member Kendall seconded. Motion Passed 3-0-2 (Foulkes abstained / Moore absent) NON-AGENDIZED ORAL COMMUNICATIONS None PUBLIC HEARING None Historic Preservation Board - Meeting Minutes Minutes for March 28, 2018 meeting Page 2 of 3 NEW BUSINESS 1. 149 Harrison (Abe Johnson House): Staff provided an overview of the applicant’s proposal to replace one existing large window with a new small window and a new exterior door on the rear of the primary dwelling. HPB member Blake asked if the new windows would be double hung with molding to match the existing windows. The applicant replied yes and further noted the proposed casing with corner rosettes. Chair Walter, Vice Chair Foulkes, and HPB Kendall had no further questions, noting acceptance of the proposal. The owner will apply for a building permit for the new door and window. 2. Hacienda Chicken Coops: Vice Chair Foulkes informed the HPB that the property potentially being redeveloped at 1631 Hacienda (currently under preliminary review) was a chicken farm at the turn of the century and has a number of large chicken coups on the property that may or may not be salvageable. Vice Chair Foulkes asked the HPB if they had any interest in saving or repurposing the chicken coups in any way. HPB member Blake further noted that Jeanette Watson’s book refers to chicken and egg farms in Campbell’s past and indicated the old farm/coops may show up on the City’s Sanborn fire maps. HPB member Kendall suggested that the chicken coups be photographed and provided to the Historical Museum. 3. Update Tree Survey. HPB member Blake proposed that the HPB add three trees to the Tree Survey (not the Heritage Tree Inventory). After reviewing photos of the trees and discussing their merit, the HPB voted to add the trees to the Tree Survey. HPB member Kendal made a motion to add the three trees (an oak tree at 435 Kings Court and two Deodar cedar trees at 333 Latimer Avenue) to the Tree Survey. Vice Chair Foulkes seconded. Motion Passed 4-0-1 (Moore absent) OLD BUSINESS 1. 212 E. Rincon: This item was continued from 2-28-18. Staff informed the HPB that designation of the home would require a historic evaluation report. While the owner did not want to finance the report, she was satisfied that the home is already listed as a Structure of Merit and could not be demolished or significantly altered without approval from the City Council following review and recommendation by the HPB and the Planning Commission. The HPB agreed to table the discussion indefinitely, or until such time that a historic evaluation report is completed for the home. 2. Surveys Grant: Staff informed the HPB that there is no money in the budget to provide match funding if the City were to receive grant funding from the California Office of Historic Preservation. The grant applications are due on approximately May 1st of each year. The HPB will request matching funding during the next budget round in order to apply for the grant in 2019. In the meantime, the HPB will begin windshield surveys of homes that could potentially be added to the HRI. Staff will provide the HPB with maps and addresses of the Kennedy tract area (California, Cherry, Catapla, and El Caminito) for discussion at the April 25th HPB meeting. Historic Preservation Board - Meeting Minutes Minutes for March 28, 2018 meeting Page 3 of 3 3. Commendation Letters: The HPB made changes to the commendation letter for Fonn’s work on the Historic Campbell mobile application. Staff will try and track down ownership information for 1940 Hamilton Avenue. One or both letters will be updated and provided to the HPB for their signatures at the April 25th meeting. 4. Realtor FAQ Email: Tabled until April 25th meeting. HPB MEMBER ANNOUNCEMENTS / REQUEST FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS 1. HPB member Blake would like the HPB to consider adding three additional trees to either the Survey list or the Heritage Tree Survey at the April 25th HPB meeting. If the HPB is in support of the request, HPB member Blake will talk to the owner(s) for permission to add one or more of the trees to the Heritage Tree Survey. 2. HPB member Blake would like the HPB to discuss two homes in the Campbell Village neighborhood that could potentially be eligible for HRI designation. An agenda item will be added to the April 25th HPB meeting. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 6:00 p.m. The next meeting will be held on April 25, 2018, starting at 5:00 pm in the City of Campbell Council Chambers. PREPARED BY: ______________________________________ Cindy McCormick, Senior Planner APPROVED BY: ______________________________________ Todd Walter, Chair