Oakland City Planning Commission::Landmark Preservation Advisory Board Agenda

AGENDA LANDMARKS PRESERVATION

ADVISORY BOARD

OAKLAND, CA 94612

LANDMARKS PRESERVATION

ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS: September 12, 2005 Regular Meeting

Barbara Armstrong, Chair

Kelley Kahn

Pamela Kershaw 6PM City Hall

Rosemary Muller                                                                      Hearing Room One

Neal Parish                                                                     One Frank Ogawa Plaza

Kirk Peterson                                                                Oakland, California 94612





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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

APPROVAL OF MINUTES of July 11, 2005

NEW BUSINESS – Action Items

1.

                       Location:

Latham Square and Telegraph Avenue, 15^th to 20^th Streets

                       Proposal:

Public hearing for an Environmental Review Determination

        Recommendation:

LPAB Action - Comment on the Environmental Review Determination for Latham Square and Telegraph Avenue Streetscape Improvements Projects

                 Owner/Applicant:

City of Oakland

                        General Plan:

Central Business District

                                  Zoning:

C-55 (Central Core Commercial Zone)

S-8 (Urban Street Combining Zone)

S-17 (Downtown Residential Open Space Combining Zone)

                  Environmental                       Determination:

Proposed: Categorical Exemption under Section 15301 – Existing facilities and Section 15302 – Replacement or Reconstruction, of the 2005 California Environmental Quality Act, CEQA Guidelines.

Historic Status:

Latham Square Fountain – City of Oakland Landmark 84-266/ Contributor to the Downtown Historic District; Other federal, state and local historic resources are outlined in the Environmental Review Determination (See Section 5, Page 35)

     Service Delivery District:

Downtown Metro

           City Council District:

District 3 (Nadel)

     For Further Information

Contact project manager George Durney at (510) 238-6150

2.                              Proposal:

Informational and status report on establishing a Mills Act Property Tax Abatement Program for Qualified Historic Properties in Oakland

Service Delivery District:

Citywide

City Council District:

Citywide

Action to be Taken:

Board comments and questions regarding establishment of a City of Oakland Mills Act Program

For further information:

Contact case planner Joann Pavlinec at (510) 238-6344 or by

e-mail at jpavlinec@oaklandnet.com

3. ELECTION OF OFFICERS

·Election of Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board Chair and Vice-Chair for 2005-2006 (Possible Waiver of LPAB Rules of Procedure, Article 2.F - Members and Officers)

ANNOUNCEMENTS

SECRETARY REPORTS

·        Review of 2005 Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board Proposed Schedule

·        Status Report: Landmark Designation Inquiries (Betty Marvin)

UPCOMING AGENDA ITEMS

·        October 17, 2005:

§         Draft Environmental Impact Report -proposed Oak to Ninth Development;

§         Measure DD Status Report;

§         Informational presentation by the City Attorney’s Office on Historical Resources and the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).

ADJOURNMENT

                                                                        JOANN PAVLINEC

                                                                        Secretary

NEXT REGULAR MEETING: October 17, 2005

Written correspondence should be addressed to:

Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board

250 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, Suite 3315

Oakland, CA 94612

Fax Number: 510-238-6538

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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.