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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 1986-10-30 Mayor Roberta Cerri Teglia Vice Mayor Mark N. Addiego Council: John 'Jack' Drago ... Ri chard A. Haffey i Gus Nicolopulos AGENDA ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING CALL TO ORDER: (Cassette No. 1) ROLL CALL: PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: --1. Overview of Historical Survey. MINUTES City Council City Council Conference Room City Hal 1 October 30, 1986 0001 ;4 ACTION TAKEN ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING 7:20 p.m. Mayor Pro Tem Addiego pre- siding. Council present: Council absent: Nicolopulos, Haffey, Drago and Addiego. Tegl i a. Historic Preservation Commission: Arndt, Feudale, Gookin, Mullen and Harks. Commissioners Absent: None. The pledge of allegiance was recited. Mayor Pro Tem Addiego invited the Chairwoman to give an overview of the original historical survey. Chairwoman Harks chronicled the history that had led to the historical survey being done: that 10 to 12 years earlier it had been noted that the City was losing many historic resources; that Council and the citizenry had become alarmed recently when the Bortoli house had been lost; that the Historical Society had been successful in preserving the school bungalow and historic sidewalk; that demolition of the house at 340 Miller Ave. had been stopped; that the need to establish a criteria and orderly process for preserving natural resources had led to Council's implemen- tation of an ordinance to define a resource and a criteria to save same; that there were possibilities for tax incentives; Council passed the ordinance and appointed Commissioners; Council appropriated $10,000 for the historical survey. 10/30/86 Page I A G E N D A A C T I 0 N T A K E N 1. Overview - Continued. She stated that the whole point of the Commission was to preserve the flavor of a neighborhood in this City and if a building could not be saved, to replace it with something appropriate to keep a sense of time and place or flavor of the area. She stated that it was an advantage to the citizens of the City because it gave them more pride in their property and the whole area. She stated that the hearing held on Sign Hill had brought forth the pride of the citizenry in that area. She spoke of the advantages of preserving historical properties: tax credits for rehabilitations of property; freezing of assessed valuations on historic resource property; it could vary the zoning ordi- nance to make the use worthwhile to save a resource. She stated that it was the Commission's duty to find and discover public property as historic resources, using as the basis the Bamburg Survey and the Blue Book. She stated that the Commission was eva- luating each of the 190+ properties in the survey for designations. Mayor Pro Tem Addiego suggested giving value to buildings where there was a historical feature or a notable person had lived in the house. Director of Recreation & Community Development Norton stated that the Commission was to review his recommen- dations and the survey and come up with a preliminary list by 11/13/86. Mayor Pro Tem Addiego stated that it was after the Council had stopped the demoli- tion of the Miller property that many of the historical aspects had been discovered. Chairwoman Harks stated that the survey had been completed by people who had not been well trained or were knowledgable of this City. 10/30~86 Page 2 AGENDA 1. Overview - Continued. (Cassette No. 2) ACTION TAKEN Chairwoman Harks stated that the survey had been completed by people who had not been well trained or knowledgable of this City. Director of Recreation & Community Development Norton spoke in detail of the rating criteria used by the consultants for historical resources and the national trust. Discussion followed: that the commission must very carefully designate properties that would stand up to the public hearing process; that a certificate of alteration could be issued to someone whose property was not designated but was on the inven- tory list, etc. Commissioner Arndt stated that he and Commissioner Gookin were the subcommittee that were physically checking the 5 and 6 ratings in the survey, and had found that some properties should be 3s or 4s, and others should not be on the list. He stated that a report would be provided at the next meeting with a preliminary listing from the investigation. Director of Recreation & Community Services Norton stated that the con- sultant had trained volunteer survey workers on various architectural features, but there had not been any training on local features. Discussion followed: on the inventory compiled by the volunteers; that there were historical buildings not on the list; must educate people that property owners could add their property to the inventory, do the background research, and have a public hearing to see if anyone objects to the designation; that there was a $250 fee for the application unless the Commission designated the pro- perty an historic resource; that restora- tion of an historic resource had to be done with matching materials, i.e., wood windows replaced with the same rather than aluminum windows; that the Brincat 10/30/86 Page 3 AGENDA 1. Overview - Continued. Mayor Teglia Arrived: ACTION TAKEN building on Linden should be on the inventory; the Wildberg building being a relic; the Doon Toy building on Grand Ave. was going to be torn down; concern over the listings on the 100-200 block of Grand Ave.,; what various cities with Historic Preservation Commissions had as a historic resources list, etc. Councilman Drago stated that it was just a matter of time before the Wildberg building was sold to some large deve- loper, and questioned if there was a problem in saving some part of the building. Mayor Teglia arrived at 7:45 p.m. Commissioner Gookin stated that she had talked to the owners of the property during the survey, and they had expressed concern over preserving the Wildberg building. She stated that the owners had given her some old photos of the building that she had turned over to the History Room of the Library. She stated that one of the people involved in the building had expressed concern that the Doon Toy building was going to be torn out by the people who presently owned the building. Vice Mayor Addiego spoke of industrial property, such as Edwards Wire Rope, which was a long industrial building with a little office that Homart had recognized as a resource, however it did not fit into their sleek look. Mayor Teglia stated that was not true, Homart had initiated a move to preserve the office and she had contacted Friends to Parents to try to have the building donated for a nursery school operation. She stated that that had been vetoed by the State because of soil conditions on the site. Vice Mayor Addiego apprised the Mayor of the discussion before she arrived at the meeting. 10/30/86 Page 4 AGENDA 1. Overview - Continued. 2. Historic Districts. ACTION TAKEN Director of Recreation & Community Development Norton stated that grant monies of $12,000 had been matched by the City with in-kind services, and a cri- teria had to be followed for the survey. Commissioner Arndt explained that the Subcommittee had found: commercial pro- perty on the survey that did not belong on the list; high property ratings that should be lower; commercial properties that had been rated too high. Chairwoman Harks related individual cities historic resources in relation to their populations: Vallejo 1,100 - 88,000; Palo Alto 459 - 56,000; Paso Robles 548 - 12,000. Director of Recreation & Community Development Norton stated that Vallejo had a large Victorian District of approximately 150 beautiful homes, and that 1,100 sites had been listed and 400 had been designated as historic resources. Commissioner Arndt stated that the Subcommittee had spent 20 hours thus far, and had found a significant amount of properties with style, architecture and history behind the homes. He stated that the ultimate list would be between 200-300 homes. Chairwoman Harks stated that this was a concept of recognizing a group of buildings designed geographically and very close together in an homogenous way, i.e., the block from Grand Ave. from Acacia down to Orange would be a district that was still young. She staed that the same would apply to Palm Ave. which con- veyed a sense of time and place. She stated that with historic properties there was always a problem of damage from termites, and the district requires the building be replaced with something compati bl e. 10/30/86 Page 5 AGENDA 2. Historic Districts. ACTION TAKEN Commissioner Arndt stated that a district did not freeze anything, only makes it happen that when something has to go, that something is put back in kind, in place, in time of the feeling of the a rea. Discussion followed: that the Doon Toy building was built in 1892; Town Liquors being an example of square lines and wood frames; the old Bank of America building plans to have a square parapet, rec- tangular windows being rejected by the Design Review Board; that the buildings in the downtown area were all of a scale and if designated as a district it would be preserved for the future; the City's height restrictions; possibility of having properties on the inventory go before the Design Review Board and Commission without the procedure being cumbersome to improvement; that there would be problems in designating the 100 block of Grand Ave. as a district because of the gas station and adult bookstore; that an individual designation was to protect a property, and a district designation was to protect the flavor of the area; that property owners would vote to be designated a district; non- contributing buildings could be torn down and a new building erected that had a facade to go with the district. Commissioner Gookin stated that the down- town area was pedestrian, which was one of the reasons to maintain the height of the buildings for the benefit of the whole area to make it visible and accessible. Discussion followed: opening up a lane if it was behind a property to keep a car under the house and free up the street; establishing a joint meeting between the Planning and Historic Preservation Commissions to look at Village Way; using redevelopment money to improve housing for low and moderate income families in the downtown area. 10/30/86 Page 6 A G E N 13 A A C T ! 0 N T A K E N ~0001~0 2. Historic Districts. 3. Other Topics of Mutual Interest. Chairwoman Harks stated that if a pro- perty was nominated to the national trust, then the property owner could get a tax credit by contacting the State Office. Director of Recreation & Community Services Norton stated that the property at 314 Baden Ave. was not an historic building, but a twelve month tentative designation had been given to promote the preservation of the building. He con- tinued, if in a year the Neighborhood Center is not able to proceed they would lose that designation. He stated that in that particular case, on historic pro- perty, the Building Division was allowed to use the State Historic Building Code in lieu of the designation, etc. Mayor Te§lia stated that she hoped the joint meeting would take place shortly so that the Planning Commission could have the same benefit as Council had tonight for a complete understanding of historic resources. Director of Recreation & Community Services Norton spoke of having invited experts to a Commission meeting to give a pep talk on what a Historic Preservation Commission was all about - which had been greatly received by the Commission. Mayor Teglia stated that after the first of the year, after the list was complete, there should be another meeting for complete coordination of efforts between the three bodies. Director of Recreation & Community Services Norton gave an overview on the Certified Local Government Program in the participation and preservation of local governments. He stated that it meant that down the road the City could compete for Federal funds after certification for various purposes. M/S Mullen/Ardnt - To adjourn the Historic Preservation Commission meeting. 10/30/86 Page 7 ^ ~ E ~ o ^ ^ c ~ i o ~ v ^ ~ ~ ~ :0001~1 ADJOURNMENT: GOOD AND WELFARE CLOSED SESSION Closed Session for the purpose of the discussion of personnel matters, labor relations and litigation. RECALL TO ORDER: ADJOURNMENT Carried by unanimous vote. Time of adjournment was 8:45 p.m. GOOD AND WELFARE Mr. Jake Jones, 12 E1 Campo Dr., stated that many people were very con- cerned over the increase in paramedic fees which the seniors felt they could ill afford. He requested that Council adopt a new resolution for the Master Fee Schedule and remove the increase in para- medic fees. Vice Mayor Addiego stated that 9 out of 10 people were subsidized for the ambu- lance fee by insurance companies. Mayor Teglia stated that the Council wanted to work out a mechanism to accom- modate those that could not afford the paramedic fees. Vice Mayor Addiego stated that inability to pay the fee cancelled the charge. CLOSED SESSION Council adjourned to a Closed Session at 8:55 p.m. to discuss the items noticed as well as the following litigation: Airport Variance; Serramonte Park Plaza, and Plaunch Law - which was a suit arising out of the Downtown Revitalization Assessment District. Mayor Teglia recalled the meeting to order at 10:15 p.m., all Council present, no action taken. M/S Addiego/Drago - To adjourn the meeting. Carried by unanimous voice vote. The meeting was adjourned at 10:16 p.m. 10/30/86 Page 8 A G E N D A A C T I 0 N T A K E N RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED , Barbara A. Battaya, City I~rerk City of South San Francisco APPROVED. j~ooer~ a. ce r ~1'.. Teg/i a, ~r. yo ryor City of South San Francisco The entries of this Council meeting show the action taken by the City Council to dispose of an item. Oral communications, arguments, and comments are recorded on tape. The tape and documents related to the items are on file in the Office of the City Clerk and are available for inspection, review and copying. 10/30/86 Page 9