Heritage Preservation Commission

City of Sunnyvale Meeting Minutes - Final Heritage Preservation Commission Wednesday, June 7, 2017 7:00 PM West Conference Room, City Hall, 456 W. Olive Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94086 CALL TO ORDER Chair Michitaka called the meeting to order. SALUTE TO THE FLAG Chair Michitaka led the Plege of Allegiance. ROLL CALL Chair Michitaka noted the excused absences of Comm. Valenzuela and Comm. Holthaus. Present: 5 - Chair Mike Michitaka Vice Chair Hannalore Dietrich Commissioner Dawn Hopkins Commissioner Dixie Larsen Commissioner Dale Mouritsen Absent: 2 - Commissioner Melanie Holthaus Commissioner Kenneth Valenzuela PRESENTATION 17-0403 Heritage Preservation Commission Recognition Vice Mayor Larsson congratulated Comm. Larsen for her years of service to the Heritage Preservation Commission and re-appointment to another term to serve with the Commission. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS Deborah Marks, Sunnyvale Urban Forest Advocates, presented her request to preserve approximately 15 to 17 redwood trees located around the Civic Center, between City Hall and Annex buildings. Ms. Caliva-Lepe, Senior Planner, noted that the Commission would need to add this subject to a future agenda in order for the Commission to discuss this topic. City of Sunnyvale Page 1 Heritage Preservation Commission Meeting Minutes - Final June 7, 2017 Chair Michitaka noted that this discussion is to decide to place this to a future agenda. Comm. Larsen made a motion to discuss the possibility to place the Redwood trees located at the Civic Center on the Heritage Resource Inventory list on a future agenda. Comm. Mouritsen seconded. Motion carried as follows: Yes: 5 - Chair Michitaka Vice Chair Dietrich Commissioner Hopkins Commissioner Larsen Commissioner Mouritsen No: 0 Absent: 2 - Commissioner Holthaus Commissioner Valenzuela CONSENT CALENDAR 17-0627 Approve the Heritage Preservation Commission Meeting Minutes of May 3, 2017. Comm. Hopkins made a motion to approve the Draft Minutes of May 3, 2017, with a minor modification to the first paragraph of page 3. Comm. Larsen seconded. Motion carried as follows: Yes: 4 - Chair Michitaka Commissioner Hopkins Commissioner Larsen Commissioner Mouritsen No: 0 Absent: 2 - Commissioner Holthaus Commissioner Valenzuela Abstain: 1 - Vice Chair Dietrich PUBLIC HEARINGS/GENERAL BUSINESS 17-0619 Review Planning Program Budget and Fees for FY 2017-18 Planning Officer Miner provided a review of the Planning Program Budget and Fees for FY 2017-18. City of Sunnyvale Page 2 Heritage Preservation Commission Meeting Minutes - Final June 7, 2017 Comm. Dietrich stated that the City’s building development growth shows the need for more staff. Chair Michitaka asked staff to clarify the Overview of the Planning Program Budget table on page 3, noting the Actual and Budget columns. Mr. Miner discussed the budget, stating that the General Fund finances policy planning, such as study issues. Chair Michitaka confirmed and discussed that the Heritage Preservation Commission is no more than 10% of the Planning Budget. Comm. Dietrich commended Sunnyvale’s 20-year budget plan. Vice Chair Dietrich made a motion to make a formal recommendation to the City Council to adopt the FY 2017-2018 budget for the Planning Program, as prepared by staff. Motion carried as follows: Yes: 5 - Chair Michitaka Vice Chair Dietrich Commissioner Hopkins Commissioner Larsen Commissioner Mouritsen No: 0 Absent: 2 - Commissioner Holthaus Commissioner Valenzuela STANDING ITEM: CONSIDERATION OF POTENTIAL STUDY ISSUES Ms. Caliva-Lepe updated the Commission regarding Fremont High School, that there was a study approximately 10 to 15 years ago for the high school to be listed as a heritage resource and said that the high school was not interested at that time. She noted that the Commission may revisit the idea through the study issue process. She also noted that a larger study to review the City's Resource Inventory could be requested. Vice Chair Hopkins made a motion to propose a study issue to review the Heritage Resource List, including Fremont High School, and consider local, state, and federal criteria for listing. Comm. Larsen seconded. City of Sunnyvale Page 3 Heritage Preservation Commission Meeting Minutes - Final June 7, 2017 Staff indicated that a study issue paper would be prepared for Commissioner's review at a future hearing. Motion carried as follows: Yes: 5 - Chair Michitaka Vice Chair Dietrich Commissioner Hopkins Commissioner Larsen Commissioner Mouritsen No: 0 Absent: 2 - Commissioner Holthaus Commissioner Valenzuela NON-AGENDA ITEMS & COMMENTS -Commissioner Comments None INFORMATION ONLY REPORTS/ITEMS Comm. Dietrich noted that the State of the City event will take place on Saturday July 29, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Comm. Mouritsen noted that he viewed a drone video of the new Apple Campus, that it includes a restored historic barn. Comm. Larsen noted the prior evening's City Council meeting included a presentation from Jeanine Stanek regarding architectural upgrades to the front of the Sunnyvale Historic Museum. Comm. Larsen asked staff about the walk through with the historic consultant on Historic Murphy Avenue regarding the Murphy Avenue Design Guideline study. Ms. Caliva-Lepe noted that staff is working with the consultant and that the walk-through will likely occur in July. ADJOURNMENT Chair Michitaka adjourned the meeting at 7:48 p.m. City of Sunnyvale Page 4