05-07-2026 Historical and Landmarks Commission Meeting - May 07, 2026

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How does the commission establish quorum and handle roll call at the start of the meeting?

Rafael Mandelman 0:02

Okay,

Chair Long 0:05

we're ready to go. It is 6.05 p.m. I now call to order a Historical and Landmarks Commission meeting of May 7, 2026. We'll start a roll call. Commissioner Romano?

Kathleen 0:18

Here.

Chair Long 0:19

Commissioner Celso?

0:20

Here.

Chair Long 0:21

Commissioner Inciarte? Here. Commissioner Varsney is not here. And then Commissioner Stocks and Commissioner Vargas-Smith are attending CPF. And I am Chair Long. We are here. We have four. So we have quorum. So do we have a motion to excuse those who are absent?

Kathleen 0:46

I move to excuse those who are absent.

Chair Long 0:48

Thank you. Do I have a second? Second. Thank you. Those who are in favor, say aye. Aye. Those are not, say no. And abstain. Unanimous one, unanimous three absence. Just so you know, because we are a body of seven, for any vote that has to go through for now until Commissioner Varsney get here, because it sounds like he was in traffic, it has to be unanimous to pass, because we do need four votes to pass it. Okay. Okay. Next section we have is continuance exceptions. This part of the meeting allows for applicants, members of public or other interested parties to request an item to be continued without hearing or drawn or taken out of order. Are there any requests, applicants of public or commission for continuance or exception for any of the items on tonight's agenda?

Chair Long 1:42

So we do have one item that is scheduled just so the applicant knows they can ask for a continuous for the item because we actually don't have a full commission tonight, if they would like to have a full commission hearing and move it to a different date. Are there any requests? None, we'll move on. to the consent calendar. The procedure for 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. If any member of the Historical and Land Works Commission staff, the applicant, or member of 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.

Chair Long 2:38

Items listed on the consent calendar of associated file number numbers constitute public hearing items and hear items on the consent calendar. It's only one is the minutes of the Historical Landmarks Commission for April 2 2026. Do we have any discussion, poll or motion to approve the consent calendar?

Kathleen 3:04

I move to approve the consent calendar

Chair Long 3:06

emotion. Do we have a second? Second, thank you, those who are in favor say aye aye aye aye those who are not say nay abstain okay unanimous three absence motion passes. And then we move on to public presentations. This is a section where anyone can address the commission on items that is not agendized for our hearing tonight. There are limited actions we can take on that item, but you can briefly address us. Are there any requests for public presentations tonight? Chamber, seeing none online and we'll move on. All right, let's move on to public hearing. The one item we have tonight is item two, RTC 26404, public hearing for recommendation on architectural review for demolition of existing 1198 square foot one-story residence and the construction of a new 3817 square foot two-story residence at 4435 Fillmore Street located within 200 feet of two historic resource inventory properties.

Chair Long 4:28

CEQA status is exempt from CEQA per section 15332. It's an infill development project. I'm going to turn this over to staff.

Unknown 4:36

Thank you.

Rebecca 4:42

So this item will be presented by Mayha Patel. And I want to point out the commission's role in this is to provide a recommendation to the development review hearing officer, given the proximity of this address to two historic resources. This address itself, the building there is not historic.

Chair Long 5:04

Is it both on the merit of the demolition and the proposed project? Like on their impact on the two properties?

Rebecca 5:14

Yeah, so both reasons are why it's going to do a development review hearing. So both reasons is why you- Got it, thank you.

Unknown 5:23

Thank you. Yes, so this is the presentation for 4435 Fillmore Street. The request is for a recommendation on the architecture review for the demolition of the existing 1,190 square foot residence and the construction of a 3,327 square foot