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HistoricalAdvisoryBoard | 2021-03-04 | 8 | Chair Saxby said they had been given conclusions but not the background for those conclusions. He asked if it was possible to just do a new Historical Evaluation of the site. Mr. Biggs spoke of his passion and dedication to seeing this development happen and said they would reach out to Page & Turnbull again to see if they can pull the original report from their archives. He said if that didn't work they would have Page & Turnbull come out again to review the documents they have and the site to do an updated determination. He did not want this project held up because of how it was put on the Study List. He also offered to bring the board out to a site visit, with COVID it was difficult but not impossible. Board Member Sanchez believed a site visit would be very helpful. He suggested finding any documents for when the Study List was first put together that would show the logic behind listing any property. He wanted to see the progression of the Study List. Staff Member Tai wanted to clarify that record-keeping in the city over the years had been very spotty. He had discovered some survey forms but it was really more of a checklist that the surveyors used as they walked the neighborhoods. For most of the properties on the Study List, including this one, there is just not much information. He also added with the site visit they would need to schedule a special meeting, to figure out the logistics. He also said another way was to schedule individual visits. Staff Counsel Chen said that touring in pairs would be acceptable since pairs did not count as a quorum. Staff Member Tai also checked with Mr. Biggs that if anyone from the public wanted a tour of the site they could try to accommodate them. Mr. Biggs said that was acceptable and offered suggestions on how that could work. Board Member Sanchez made a motion to continue the decision to a future meeting with the request that as much information be provided that was available, from the city records, the Page & Turnbull report if it was available and to take up Mr. Biggs his offer of a site visit. Board Member Jones seconded the motion and a roll call vote was taken. The motion passed 5-0. 7-B 2021-710 Historic Preservation Ordinance Informational Workshop: The City of Alameda is proposing to update the Historic Preservation Ordinance, Alameda Municipal Code Section 13-21, to ensure that it reflects best practices in the field of historic preservation. The Historical Advisory Board will hold a public workshop to review the existing ordinance and discuss ideas for proposed revisions. No final action will be taken at this meeting. A public workshop to review and discuss amendments to the Historic Preservation Ordinance is not subject to environmental review under CEQA. Historical Advisory Board Approved Minutes 8 March 4, 2021 | HistoricalAdvisoryBoard/2021-03-04.pdf |