12.04.25 Historical and Landmarks Commission Meeting - Dec 04, 2025

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What was discussed during the roll call and opening of the meeting?

Rafael Mandelman 0:02

Yeah.

Unknown 0:04

Um I'm gonna order call the meeting to order an alcohol. Call to order the historical and landmarks commission meeting of December fourth, twenty twenty five. At six oh six PM First order business is roll call. I've taken roll. Uh Commissioner Stocks. Commissioner Vardy Smith. Commissioner Sasso? Here. Commissioner Varsney? Yeah. Thank you. Um we got a note from Commissioner Romano that she won't be here and then I don't see Commissioner in Searte yet. Do we have a motion to excuse Commissioner Romano and Commissioner Nsiarte? Motion to Oh wait, nope she's here. Never mind. Just for Commissioner Romano. Motion to excuse Commissioner Romano. Thank you. Do I have a second? Thank you. Uh those who are in favor say aye.

Unknown 0:55

Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Unanimous one absence. Thank you. Commissioner Romano is excused. Next order of item is continuance and exceptions. This part of the meeting allows for applicants, members of the public or other interested party to request an item to be continued without hearing. Or withdrawn or taken out of order. Are there any requests from applicants or public or the commission for continuance or exception for any of the items on tonight's agenda? Don't think we have any communications. I don't see anybody in chambers asking for continuance. So we can move on. Um And actually if the lesson full commission is present, I do have to announce this. The historical and landmarks commission has a seven members.

Unknown 1:48

Whenever a full commission is not present, like tonight, we only have six, applicants have the option to continue their item to another meeting. So we can hear the item tonight or you can request for a continuance. If you want to continue. Okay. We'll skip this. The next item we have is the consent calendar. The procedure for consent calendar 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 landmarks commission staff, the applicant or member of the public wishes comment on Consent calendar item would like to item to be heard on a regular agenda make this request now.

Unknown 2:29

Items listed on a consent calendar with associated file numbers can constitute a public hearing item. What we have on the consent calendar tonight is the minutes of the November sixth, twenty twenty five meeting. So are there any Anyone would like to poll it for discussion or there are questions or comments? From from anyone on it or and I will entertain a motion you have one.

Unknown 3:11

Uh I move to approve the meet meeting minutes from the November sixth meeting. You do I have a second?

Rafael Mandelman 3:21

Second.

Unknown 3:24

Thank you. Those who are in favor say aye. Aye. Aye. Okay. Those opposed? Who's obsane? Unanimous one absence. Motion passes. Public presentation. This is a section where we would can address any item that's not on the agenda tonight. Are there any members of the public that would like to briefly address the commission on the on the item that's not the on the agenda? Um, this goes for in chamber or on the Online. Um we cannot action. Or we can only have like very little discussion on an item that's not on the agenda. Uh but we we can hear the item. There are any. Seeing none. Keep going. So let's move to the public hearing items. So item two. Um RCC number twenty five sixteen thirty six. This is the public hearing on the recommendation on a significant property alteration architectural review.

Unknown 4:33

For a like for like replacement of windows on the property on a historical ring source. Resource inventory located at thirteen ten Homestead Road. It is sequo status is exempt from sequo for section fifteen three thirty one of sequa guidelines. on um under a class thirty one historical resource restoration and rehabilitation. So I'm gonna go ahead and uh move this over to staff. Thank you, Chair. And before Summer starts with her presentation, I just want to point out some of you are aware that this property is subject to a code enforcement case due to these window replacements. Not not all of the windows have currently been replaced, but several were without benefit of permit.