03-05-2026 Historical and Landmarks Commission Meeting - Mar 05, 2026

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What items were on the consent calendar and how were they approved?

Unknown 0:00

elementary school moment there. They were on. Okay, cool. It is Thursday, March 5 2026 607pm. We'll call the Sarcoma Land Works Commission meeting Santa Clara in order. order of business is roll call i know it's a blow um commissioner stocks here commissioner harry smith here commissioner romano here commissioner seltzer your commissioner concert day here commissioner

Rafael Mandelman 0:40

here

Unknown 0:41

thank you as my chair along again we got all present first item on here is continuance and exceptions this part of the meeting allows for applicants members of the public or other interested parties to request an item to be continue without hearing or drawing or taking out order. So do we have any members of the public or participant of the meeting or applicants or any audience member that would like to continue the items or anything? Seeing any additional attendees online either. Seeing none, we will move forward. Okay. The following procedures for a consent calendar. Procedure for a consent calendar is as follows. Consent calendar items may be enacted, approved, or adopted by one motion unless requested to be removed by anyone for discussion or explanation.

Unknown 2:01

If any members of the Historical Land Trust Commission staff, an applicant, or a member of the public wishes to comment on a consent calendar item or would like the item to be heard on a regular agenda, make this request now. The items listed on a consent calendar with associate file number constitute public hearing items. So we have one item on consent calendar tonight. It is the minutes of the Historical and Land Rights Commission meeting minutes for December 4th, 2025. Are there any questions, comments? Anybody would like to pull it for discussion? Any corrections or motion to approve? Motion to approve the meeting minutes for December 4th. Thank you. Do I have a second? Second. Ooh, ooh, a fight. Okay, those who are in favor, say aye.

Unknown 2:49

Aye. Opposed? Opposed? And one abstention. Unanimous, one abstentions. Thank you. All right. Next item, we have public presentations. Are there any members of the public that would like to briefly address the commission on any items that are not on the agenda tonight? This is a place where we can hear something that's not on the agenda tonight, and we cannot action on them, but we can take a little bit of time to listen. Actually, yeah. Oh, I've got something. Come on up. Hello, commissioners. One thought I had and it came through a discussion with one of you was about when people rip windows out and maybe they do it illegally in a historic resource and you ask to have them put it back. Oftentimes you'll buy a new window made by Marvin.

Unknown 3:57

Marvin actually sells sashes that will go in a full lead system but But one thing, and this is the challenge, and it's sort of my pet peeve with modern wood windows, is they don't have the glazing putty. Now, the glazing putty is the glass goes into the sash, and then the glazing putty is on the outside, and it's beveled or angled, and it sheds the water and everything. And the beauty of that is you don't get a rot point. So modern window, they'll put a stop in. So what it is, they put the glass in and then they put a piece of wood instead of glazing putty. Glazing putties, I wouldn't say it's like linseed oil traditionally. And then I forget what else, but it can be pliable at first and then it somewhat hardens.

Unknown 4:45

So the problem with when they do the wood stopped ones, usually it has some detail on it and it can rot. Okay. So long-terms, That's why I really push to have a sash made with the glass and the putty. It can be done. I've done it. I've resized windows from salvage yards that are larger with the old material and then have the putty put in an even old glaze and reshape. So I just wanted to share that with you that that type of thing, it's not like a huge ask, it's possible, it's very doable, but it's more about preservation long-term because on these old houses, some of us have windows that are over 150, 150 years old on this house you'll be seeing, or is it longer now? boy, my brain. I was in a one meeting last night, 170 years, 170 years.