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AGENDA

LANDMARKS PRESERVATION
ADVISORY BOARD
OAKLAND, CA 94612

LANDMARKS PRESERVATION
ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS:

August 11, 2003
Regular Meeting
Una M. Gilmartin, Chair
John Bliss, Vice Chair
Barbara Armstrong
Alan Dreyfuss
Norman Hooks
Yui Hay Lee
4 P.M. City Hall
Hearing Room 1
1 Frank Ogawa Plaza
Oakland, California 94612

The Landmarks Board welcomes public comment on all agenda items. The Board requests that speakers limit comments to three minutes. Correspondence received by the. Monday prior to the meeting date will be included in the Board’s agenda packet. (See address below.)

ROLL CALL

OPEN FORUM


SPECIAL PRESENTATION
Michael Crowe, National Park Service, "National Historic Landmarks in Oakland"

DIRECTOR’S REPORT

  • Status of Mountain View Cemetery Application including Final Design Modifications to Submittal/Appeal of Administrative Decision to Planning Commission on August 6, 2003.
  • Status of California Cotton Mills Oakland Landmark (1091 Calcot Place): Conversion of existing four-story building from mini-storage to live/work - Planning Commission Approval on July 2, 2003.
  • Commemorative Street naming project - Landmarks Board’s role

APPROVAL OF MINUTES June 9, 2003

NEW BUSINESS

  1. Action: Comments on Draft Environmental Impact Report for the Marks Building (380-388 12th Street)

 

2.

Location:

380-388 12th Street (APN 002 0057-007-00)

Proposal:

Preliminary review and comment on an application to construct a new six-story building with basement. Discussion of whether to install the historic upper façade of the one-story Marks Building on the new building or to retain the disassembled parapet in storage.

Owner/Applicant:

John Le

Case File Number:

VM03-269; ER03-0014

Planning Permits Required:

Major Variance

General Plan:

Central Business District

Zoning:

C-55, S-17

Environmental Determination:

Focused Environmental Impact Report

Historic Status:

Contributor to Downtown Oakland Historic District -National Register of Historic Places; Cb-1+; Contributor to an Area of Primary Importance (API)

Service Delivery District:

Downtown Metro

City Council District:

2

For Further Information

Contact Joann Pavlinec (510) 238-6344, jpavlinec@oaklandnet.com

BOARD REPORTS

  • Pending Landmark Nominations: Next steps on LPAB Action (3/10/03) to select eight buildings to initiate for Landmark Designation in 2003. (Gilmartin).
  • North Training Wall: Review of Educational Video (Gilmartin, Bliss).(Gilmartin).

SECRETARY REPORTS

  • Election of Chair and Vice-Chair for 2003-2004 at September 8, 2003 Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board Meeting

ANNOUNCEMENTS

ADJOURNMENT

JOANN PAVLINEC
Secretary

 

NEXT REGULAR MEETINGS: September 8, 2003

 

Written correspondence should be addressed to:

Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board
250 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, Suite 3330
Oakland, California 94612
Fax Number: 510-238-4730


This meeting is wheelchair accessible. To request materials in alternative formats, or to request an ASL interpreter, or assistive listening devise, please call Joann Pavlinec at 510-238-6344 or TDD 510-238-3254 at least three working days before the meeting. Please refrain from wearing scented products to this meeting so attendees who may experience chemical sensitivities may attend. Thank you.