Historical & Landmarks Commission
Regular MeetingSanta Clara, CA · June 4, 2020
Minutes
Final
City of Santa Clara
Meeting Minutes
Historical & Landmarks Commission
06/04/2020 6:00 PM City Hall Council Chambers
1500 Warburton Avenue
Santa Clara, CA 95050
CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
Commission Chair Patricia Leung called the meeting to order at 6:04 p.m.
Present 7 - Chair Patricia Leung, Vice Chair Stephen Estes, Commissioner J.L.
"Spike" Standifer, Commissioner Ana Vargas-Smith , Commissioner
Michael Celso , Commissioner Megan Swartzwelder , and
Commissioner Kathleen Romano
CONSENT CALENDAR
1. 20-580 Action on Historical and Landmarks Commission Minutes of March 5,
2020
Recommendation: Approve the Historical and Landmarks Commission Minutes of March 5,
2020.
A motion was made by Commissioner Swartzwelder and seconded
by Commissioner Vargas-Smith to approve the Historical and
Landmarks Commission Minutes of March 5, 2020.
PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS
None
GENERAL BUSINESS
2. 20-361 Public Hearing: Consideration to add street names to the City’s Approved
Street Names List
Recommendation: Recommend that the Historical and Landmarks Commission recommend
Council approval of the proposed street names: Champions Way, Wondo
Way, Chastain Place, and Rickabaugh Way be added to the City’s
approved street names list.
A motion was made by Commissioner Romano and seconded by
Commissioner Standifer to approve the street names (Champions
Way, Wondo Way, Chastain Place and Rickabaugh Avenue) and
layout as shown.
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3. 20-582 Public Hearing: Action on the Certified Local Government (CLG)
2018-2019 Annual Report
Recommendation: Approve the Certified Local Government (CLG) 2018-2019 Annual Report.
A motion was made by Commissioner Estes and seconded by
Commissioner Standifer to note and file the 2019 Certified Local
Government Report with the following amendments:
1. Modify the name of the training to the Public Service Ethics
Education Training
2. Remove the duplicacy of Commissioner Romano's name
3. Include Commissioner Romano's resume
4. Redact any Commissioners' personal information
STAFF REPORT
Staff Liaison Rebecca Bustos updated the Commission that there
are no major upcoming projects and provided information on the
meetings that have been able to take place due to the COVID-19
pandemic. She also informed the Commission about the format of
the upcoming Historical and Landmarks Commission meetings.
COMMISSIONERS REPORT
Boards and Committee Assignments - 15 minutes
Commissioners present reported on assignments.
Announcements and Other Items - 10 minutes
No additional items reported.
Commissioner Travel and Training Requests - 10 minutes
None.
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ADJOURNMENT
A motion was made by Commissioner Romano and seconded by
Commissioner Standifer to adjourn the meeting. The meeting was
adjourned at 7:33 p.m.
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Agenda
City of Santa Clara
Meeting Agenda
Historical & Landmarks Commission
Thursday, June 4, 2020 6:00 PM City Hall Council Chambers
1500 Warburton Avenue
Santa Clara, CA 95050
Pursuant to the provisions of California Governor’s Executive Order N-29-20, issued on March
17, 2020, to prevent the spread of COVID-19, the City of Santa Clara has implemented the
following method for the public to participate remotely:
• Via Zoom:
o https://santaclaraca.zoom.us/j/97233262035 or
o Phone: 1 (669) 900-6833
Public Comments prior to meeting may be submitted via email to
HistoricalLandmarksCommission@santaclaraca.gov no later than noon on the day of the
meeting.
The meeting set-up is in line with the recommendations of the COVID-19 White House Task
Force, which notes no more than 10 people gatherings. Historical and Landmarks
Commissioners will be participating remotely. A limited number of staff will also be present.
We highly encourage interested members of the public to stay at home and provide public
comment remotely. Any members of the public wishing to come in person should first check-in at
the City Council Chambers. City staff may direct you to wait in the City Hall cafeteria or outside
the Council Chambers until your item of interest is discussed in order to maintain sufficient social
distancing guidelines.
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN ZOOM WEBINAR:
Please follow the guidelines below when participating in a Zoom Webinar:
- The meeting will be recorded so you must choose 'continue' to accept and stay in the meeting.
- If there is an option to change the phone number to your name when you enter the meeting,
please do so as your name will be visible online and will be used to notify you that it is your turn to
speak.
- Mute all other audio before speaking. Using multiple devices can cause an audio feedback.
- Use the raise your hand feature in Zoom when you would like to speak on an item and lower
when finished speaking. Press *9 to raise your hand if you are calling in by phone only.
- Identify yourself by name before speaking on an item.
- Unmute when called on to speak and mute when done speaking. If there is background noise
coming from a participant, they will be muted by the host. Press *6 if you are participating by
phone to unmute.
- If you no longer wish to stay in the meeting once your item has been heard, you may leave the
meeting.
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CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
CONSENT CALENDAR
Consent Calendar items may be enacted, approved or adopted, based upon the findings prepared and provided in
the written staff report, by one motion unless requested to be removed by anyone for discussion or explanation. If
any member of the Historical and Landmarks Commission, staff, the applicant or a member of the public wishes to
comment on a Consent Calendar item, or would like the item to be heard on the regular agenda, please notify
Planning staff, or request this action at the Historical and Landmarks Commission meeting when the Chair calls for
these requests during the Consent Calendar review.
1. 20-580 Action on Historical and Landmarks Commission Minutes of
March 5, 2020
Recommendation: Approve the Historical and Landmarks Commission
Minutes of March 5, 2020.
PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS
Members of the public may briefly address the Commission on any item not on the agenda.
GENERAL BUSINESS
The following items from this Historical and Landmarks Commission agenda will be scheduled for further review
following the conclusion of hearings and recommendations by the Historical and Landmarks Commission. Please
contact the Planning Division office for information on the schedule of hearings for these items
2. 20-361 Public Hearing: Consideration to add street names to the City’s
Approved Street Names List
Recommendation: Recommend that the Historical and Landmarks
Commission recommend Council approval of the
proposed street names: Champions Way, Wondo
Way, Chastain Place, and Rickabaugh Way be added
to the City’s approved street names list.
3. 20-582 Public Hearing: Action on the Certified Local Government (CLG)
2018-2019 Annual Report
Recommendation: Approve the Certified Local Government (CLG)
2018-2019 Annual Report.
STAFF REPORT
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COMMISSIONERS REPORT
Boards and Committee Assignments - 15 minutes
- Santa Clara Arts and Historic Consortium (Estes / Leung Alternate)
- Historic Preservation Society of Santa Clara (Vargas-Smith)
- Old Quad Residents Association (Leung / Vargas-Smith as alternate)
- Architectural Committee (Leung / Vargas-Smith as alternate)
- Agnews Historic Cemetery Museum Committee (Standifer / Romano as alternate)
- BART/ High Speed Rail/ VTA BRT Committee (Vargas-Smith / Swartzwelder as alternate)
- Zoning Ordinance Update (Romano / Leung as alternate)
- El Camino Real Specific Plan Community Advisory Committee (Leung)
- Downtown Revitalization (Vargas-Smith / Romano as alternate)
Announcements and Other Items - 10 minutes
Commissioner Travel and Training Requests - 10 minutes
ADJOURNMENT
The next regularly scheduled meeting is on July 2, 2020 at 6 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers.
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