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HistoricalAdvisoryBoard | 2021-03-04 | 4 | Mr. Biggs said that was not his declaration but that of the SHPO officer. Board Member Alvin Lau wanted to know why they didn't remove this site from the Historical List before now since they had this letter from 2003 saying the site was not eligible. Staff Member Tai said that the Alameda Municipal Code does not have procedures established for the Historic Study List, and there is no actual requirement to delist a property. They were doing this now to be transparent and there was some precedent to do this. The staff felt that the 2003 letter was very conclusive. Board Member Sanchez asked since there was no procedure for delisting, the procedure is just done case by case. Staff Member Tai said there are properties on the Study List that had been demolished and staff would make a note of that on the list. They have handled this issue in different ways. This was a clean-up action after it is concluded that the property is delisted. Board Member Sanchez asked if this property was not delisted how would that affect the applicant. Staff Member Tai said for the applicant to move forward they would need to move forward with a Certificate of Approval for demolition, and they would come back at the next meeting for that approval. All of the evidence that they had reviewed was very conclusive. Board Member Sanchez asked since it was not eligible for the National Registry would that also mean that it was not eligible for the State Registry. Staff Member Tai said that the National and State criteria were very similar. He described what that criteria was, from design to association. He also discussed Alameda's criteria and what made a location historically significant. He broke down why this site did not meet the local criteria. Board Member Sanchez wanted to know if a different site wasn't eligible for the National or State registry they could still decide to keep it on the local Study List. They don't have to be governed by the State or National Registry. Staff Member Tai said that was correct. Chair Saxby asked about the demolition done in 2007 and wanted to know what process happened in regards to the Historic Advisory Board. Historical Advisory Board Approved Minutes 4 March 4, 2021 | HistoricalAdvisoryBoard/2021-03-04.pdf |