The Landmarks Board welcomes public comment on all agenda items. The Board requests that speakers limit their comments to no more than 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

DIRECTOR’S REPORT

• Central City East Redevelopment Plan: Report on Final Environmental Impact Report
• West Oakland Redevelopment Plan Draft Environmental Impact Report: Status Report

APPROVAL OF MINUTES of April 14, 2003

BOARD REPORTS

• Preservation Week Celebration: Report on events by Board Member Gilmartin.

• Mountain View Cemetery, 5000 Piedmont Avenue: Sub-committee (Dreyfuss, Hooks, Lee) report on design modifications to address sub-committee comments on Design Review referral of an application for a Minor Conditional Use Permit to construct a new 106-seat chapel, and an approximately 18,800 square foot mausoleum and columbarium, located along the main circular driveway. Ratings of individual buildings and the cemetery are:

  • Gothic Chapel (PDHP on the Local Register; OCHS rating: A1+);
  • Administration Building (PDHP on the Local Register; OCHS rating: A1+);
  • Cemetery [Potential Designated Historic Property (PDHP) on the Local Register;
  Oakland Cultural Heritage Survey (OCHS) rating: Area of Primary Importance.

SECRETARY'S REPORT

• California Main Street Program: Elimination of funding in Governor Gray Davis’s proposed budget; proposed legislation - AB 1123 to transfer the California Main Street program to the Department of Parks and Recreation’s Office of Historic Preservation (OHP).
• Friends of 9^th Avenue Terminal: Status of 9th Avenue Terminal Landmark Application

ANNOUNCEMENTS

ADJOURNMENT

NEXT REGULAR MEETING: June 9, 2003

APPLICATION DEADLINE FOR NEXT AGENDA: May 23, 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

éThis 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.