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HistoricalAdvisoryBoard | 2021-03-04 | 10 | Chair Saxby asked how this could be set up so that single-family homes were not subjected to CEQA if they were on this Resource Inventory List. Staff Member Tai clarified if the homes were valued to be historic they would be subjected to CEQA with all those protections. He mainly was discussing the category of buildings that were pre-1942, the staff believed those buildings should not be automatically be subjected to the strict regulations of CEQA. Chair Saxby asked if that would be "devaluing" some of the properties on the list. Staff member Tai said that process-wise they would still be subjected to the same procedures. He used the McKay property as an example. Chair Saxby said it was clear to him, and to others, that the need for better investment in resource evaluation was needed in Alameda. He hoped they would move toward that with further discussions. Board Member Sanchez asked who would submit the forms that were referred to. He wanted to know more about that process. Staff Member Tai explained how the process used to work and what the surveyors did. He then explained the current process and what forms were needed from the applicant. It's a very structured process. Board Member Sanchez asked, having these two lists, he wanted to know if a DPR (Department of Parks and Recreation) form was needed in order for a project to move forward or could the property be moved to the list where the DPR form was not required. Staff Member Tai said yes and added that this is where the details become very important. He gave some examples of how the board could change criteria. Chair Saxby opened the public comments and kept the time at 2 minutes. John Healy thanked the commission and the staff for all their time and dealing with issues like this that no one else wants to bother with. He agreed with Staff Member Tai that they have to go back and reevaluate the Historic Study Llst. He recommended going back and finding some of the people who established the original Historic Advisory Board and even having a Historian on the board. Chris Buckley, from the AAPS, wanted to discuss a letter the society had sent. He gave the society's thoughts on the term demolition and gave changes the society thought worked better. He added that the society agreed with Option 3. He was very concerned about information and cards for each property on the list that was missing. Historical Advisory Board Approved Minutes 10 March 4, 2021 | HistoricalAdvisoryBoard/2021-03-04.pdf |