Attachment 3 - Historic Preservation Committee Meeting Minutes for May 15, 2019110 E. Main Street Los Gatos, CA 95030 ● 408-354-6874
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TOWN OF LOS GATOS
HISTORIC PRESERVATION
COMMITTEE REPORT
MINUTES OF THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMITTEE SPECIAL MEETING
MAY 15, 2019
The Historic Preservation Committee of the Town of Los Gatos conducted a Special Meeting on
May 15, 2019, at 4:00 p.m.
ROLL CALL
Present: Vice Chair Robert Cowan, Committee Member Nancy Derham, Committee Member
Thomas O’Donnell
Absent: Leonard Pacheco, Matthew Hudes
MEETING CALLED TO ORDER AT 4:00 PM
VERBAL COMMUNICATIONS
Jefferey Siegel – Presented a copy of his letter to Town Council promoting adoption of the Mills
Act.
CONSENT ITEMS (TO BE ACTED UPON BY A SINGLE MOTION)
1.Approval of Minutes – April 24, 2019
2.62 Ellenwood Avenue -- Historic Resource Inventory Removal
MOTION: Motion by Committee Member Thomas O’Donnell to approve the
consent calendar. Seconded by Committee Member Nancy Derham.
VOTE: Motion passed unanimously. 3-0-2, Committee Member Leonard
Pacheco and Chair Matthew Hudes absent.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
3. 407 University Avenue
Historic Resources Inventory Removal
Requesting approval to remove a pre-1941 property from the Historic Resources
Inventory for property zoned R-1P. APN 529-07-041.
PROPERTY OWNER/APPLICANT: Ravi Todi and Sudha Hisaria
PROJECT PLANNER: Sally Zarnowitz
Sally Zarnowitz, Planning Manager, presented the staff report.
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Owner presented the reasons for his request.
Opened and closed Public Comment.
Committee members discussed the matter.
MOTION: Motion by Committee Member Thomas O’Donnell to approve the
request to remove from the Historic Resources Inventory. Seconded by
Committee Member Nancy Derham.
VOTE: Motion passed unanimously. 3-0-2, Committee Member Leonard
Pacheco and Chair Matthew Hudes absent.
OTHER BUSINESS (Up to three minutes may be allotted to each speaker on any of the following
items.)
4. 33 Walnut Avenue
Preliminary Review
Requesting preliminary review of a proposal for exterior alterations to a pre-1941 single-
family residence on property zoned R-1:8. APN 510-41-007.
PROPERTY OWNER: Jeffrey Siegel
APPLICANT: David V. Hernandez
PROJECT PLANNER: Erin Walters
Erin Walters, Associate Planner, presented the staff report.
Applicant presented the proposed project.
Opened and closed Public Comment.
Committee members discussed the matter.
MOTION: Motion by Committee Member Nancy Derham to recommend approval
of the proposal. Seconded by Vice Chair Robert Cowan.
VOTE: Motion passed unanimously. 3-0-2, Committee Member Leonard
Pacheco and Chair Matthew Hudes absent.
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5. 268 Los Gatos Boulevard
Preliminary Review
Requesting preliminary review of a proposal for exterior alterations to a pre-1941 single-
family residence on property zoned R-1:D. APN 532-36-022.
PROPERTY OWNER: Werner J Wiechmann
APPLICANT: Firoz Pradhan
PROJECT PLANNER: Azhar Khan
Azhar Khan, Assistant Planner, presented the staff report.
Applicant presented the proposed project.
Opened and closed Public Comment.
Committee members discussed the matter.
MOTION: Motion by Committee Member Nancy Derham to recommend for
approval of the proposal. Seconded by Committee Member Thomas
O’Donnell.
VOTE: Motion passed unanimously. 3-0-2, Committee Member Leonard
Pacheco and Chair Matthew Hudes absent.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 4:56 p.m.
This is to certify that the foregoing is a true
and correct copy of the minutes of the
May 15, 2019 meeting as approved by the
Historic Preservation Committee.
/s/ Jocelyn Fong, Administrative Assistant
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