01-25-23 Minutes - HPC
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TOWN OF LOS GATOS
HISTORIC PRESERVATION
COMMITTEE REPORT
MINUTES OF THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMITTEE MEETING
JANUARY 25, 2023
The Historic Preservation Committee of the Town of Los Gatos conducted a Regular Meeting on
January 25, 2023, at 4:00 p.m.
This meeting is being conducted utilizing teleconferencing and electronic means consistent with
Town Council Policy 2-01 entitled Town Agenda Format and Rules and Town Resolution. In
accordance with Town Policy and Resolution, the public may only view the meeting online and
not in the Council Chamber.
MEETING CALLED TO ORDER AT 4:00 PM
ROLL CALL
Present: Vice Chair Barry Cheskin, Planning Commissioner Susan Burnett, Planning
Commissioner Steve Raspe, and Committee Member Martha Queiroz.
Absent: None.
VERBAL COMMUNICATIONS
None.
CONSENT ITEMS (TO BE ACTED UPON BY A SINGLE MOTION)
1. Approval of Minutes – December 14, 2022
MOTION: Motion by Commissioner Raspe to approve the Consent Calendar.
Seconded by Committee Member Queiroz.
VOTE: Motion passed unanimously.
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PUBLIC HEARINGS
2. 212 Thurston Street
Request for Review PHST-23-001. Consider a Request to Remove a Presumptive Historic
Property (Pre-1941) from the Historic Resources Inventory for Property Zoned R-1D.
APN 410-15-039.
PROPERTY OWNER/APPLICANT: Meleah Guillardo
PROJECT PLANNER: Sean Mullin
Sean Mullin, Senior Planner, presented the staff report.
Opened and Closed Public Comment.
Committee members discussed the matter.
MOTION: Motion by Commissioner Burnett to Approve a Request to Remove a
Presumptive Historic Property (Pre-1941) from the Historic Resources
Inventory for Property Zoned R-1D. Seconded by Committee Member
Queiroz.
VOTE: Motion passed unanimously.
Appeal rights were recited.
OTHER BUSINESS (Up to three minutes may be allotted to each speaker on any of the following
items.)
3. Election of Chair and Vice Chair
Committee members discussed the matter.
MOTION: Motion by Commissioner Raspe to Approve Vice Chair Cheskin as Chair.
Seconded by Commissioner Burnett.
VOTE: Motion passed unanimously.
MOTION: Motion by Commissioner Raspe to Approve Commissioner Burnett as
Vice Chair. Seconded by Chair Cheskin.
VOTE: Motion passed unanimously.
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4. Meeting Schedule for 2023
In-person meetings scheduled to begin in March 2023.
Welcome to new Committee Member Martha Queiroz.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 4:20 p.m.
This is to certify that the foregoing is a true
and correct copy of the minutes of the
January 25, 2023 meeting as approved by the
Historic Preservation Committee.
/s/ Jennifer Armer, AICP, Planning Manager