SUNNYVALE
heritage preservation commission
APPROVED MINUTES

May 5, 2004
 

The Heritage Preservation Commission met in regular session in Coffee & More, 100 South Murphy Avenue at 6:30 P.M. with Chair Shoemaker presiding.

ROLL CALL

Chair Jane Shoemaker; Vice Chair Brian McQueen; Comm. Lisa Davis; Comm. Elizabeth Steward; Comm. Dawn Hopkins

Gerri Caruso, Principal Planner; Steve Lynch, Associate Planner; Joey Mariano, Staff Office Assistant

SCHEDULED PRESENTATION

Heritage Preservation Commissioner’s held the meting in Coffee & More located at100 South Murphy Ave #1. 

PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

None

CONSENT CALENDAR

1.A. Approval of March 3, 2004 Draft Minutes

Comm. McQueen made a motion to approve the March 3, 2004 Draft Minutes.  Chair Shoemaker seconded.  Voted 3-0 with Comm. Davis abstaining and Comm. Hopkins absent.

CITIZENS TO BE HEARD

Comm. Steward informed the Commission regarding the California Preservation Conference.

PUBLIC HEARINGS/GENERAL BUSINESS

1.     Update on Outreach Objectives

Steve Lynch, Associate Planner, noted that the outreach idea for the Heritage Treasure Hunt is still in the midst and a discussion needs to be continued.  Mr. Lynch asked if the Commission were still interested in pursuing the various proposals.  He noted that the Commissioners agreed to have visited the historic sites and created a riddle regarding a hint question for a historic site around the City by this time.  He noted that the Commissioners should think about where they want to go with this idea and to update him in the July meeting. 

Comm. Steward noted that she would have more time to put more effort into the project after May 24.  Comm. McQueen noted that the Commission can use what they have now.  Staff responded that they can surely communicate by email and phone to get their treasure hunt out on the City Website.  Comm. McQueen agreed to lead this outreach objective, which is the Heritage Preservation Treasure Hunt Quest. 

2.      Review of the Code of Ethics

Chair asked staff if the Code of Ethics need to be read over together.  Staff responded that it just needs to be looked over from time to time to refresh their memory.   He noted that if a project comes in this year, then a meeting may need to be in order to summarize the Code of Ethics.

NON-AGENDA ITEMS AND COMMENTS

·         BOARDMEMBERS OR COMMISSIONERS ORAL COMMENTS

• California Preservation Conference Follow-up

Comm. Hopkins joins the meeting

Comm. McQueen noted that he was not able to attend the Conference in San Francisco.  Comm. Hopkins noted that she attended the conference and pointed out that there was a workshop on how to obtain grants.  She noted other trainings she has learned during the California Historical Conference. 

Chair Shoemaker noted her attendance to the Conference.  She summarized her experience and noted that she was most delighted to summarize her trainings and experiences she has gained by attending.  She noted one training session she attended was how to make several small historic sites into one historic area.  She used “Little Manila” located in San Francisco as an example.

·         STAFF ORAL COMMENTS

 none

INFORMATION ONLY ITEMS

none

 ADJOURNMENT