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Councilmember Narum said the Council had talked about having an historic expert or planning department representative and she asked and confirmed that when applications come through they go through Mr. Otto and at times he confers with the Director. Mr. Weinstein added that staff is undergoing succession planning to staff which will address staff being informed on historic resources. Vice-Mayor Brown said she understands new construction in the DSP needs to follow the 12 styles or what is identified in the historic context statement. She referred to a situation for a major remodel and where a homeowner was keeping one wall and asked if they would have to adhere to the 12 identified styles for remodels and new construction. Mr. Otto said the style could not be changed for an historic home. For non-historic homes, the question would be whether to match existing or could they change it to another style that exists in the Downtown. Vice-Mayor Brown asked if she has a small, non-historic resource home of 850 square feet and builds a new house, would it be subject to the architectural styles listed in the guidelines and context statement; and if she instead removes everything except one wall and does a major remodel for that same non- historic resource home, would it be the same process, which is to work with the 12 styles. Staff confirmed this to be correct. Mayor Thorne opened the public hearing. Heidi Bailey said she lives at 306 Neal Street and is against the proposed code amendment to expand design review authority to the exterior of non-historic single family homes. She feels that the proposal is excessive and not necessary to ensure the quality of remodeling done in Pleasanton. She thinks the processes in place gives quality to the remodeling that is done and making these changes will put a financial burden on homeowners. She also thinks she would be forced into a historic homeowners association where she would be bound by rules restricting her to do things with her home. There are people concerned that the non-historical homes will bring down the value of the historical part of the City and she does not think this is true. Linda Garbarino, Historic Preservation Task Force member, said Item 10 of the items the task force brought forward was consideration of protecting homes for those for the lower 10 feet. She agreed there were many homes not designated as historic resources, but the bigger issue is those homes in- between that have no protection. Because of Mr. Dolan's diligence of a home on First Street the house was stripped to the studs before the City even knew it happened. This home would have most likely been a historic resource but there was no City authority. There are also homes not as charming and she displayed photographs of homes with significant changes made to them which did not protect their historical value. She then presented a home which was demolished and replaced with a home of significant size, scale and mass and overwhelming to the neighborhood. Lastly, she commended staff for their knowledge of design review which has led to enhancement of City home values and investment. Christine Bourg said she and her husband have lived in the Downtown for over 40 years on Second Street. Their goal was always to keep the historic character of their home. She was happy to see their house qualifies for the historic register, that over 88 homes also would qualify and that many have survived. The Downtown historic homes are popular and appreciated by residents and visitors and she spoke of historic tours and annual Halloween events. She applauded the City for beginning this process and work to amend the Municipal Code and urged the Council to approve the amendment and consider a code amendment or discussion regarding the homes that did not make the list. She asked to consider some kind of differentiation which would cover window placement, doors, massing, and other things which would guarantee that all houses would maintain their values. John Ribovich said his house was one of the 88 historic homes on the list and he is delighted. They learned their house was actually an 1888 house and one of the oldest properties in Downtown Pleasanton. He found a comparable house in records and great history and he thanked the consultant City Council Minutes Page 10 of 16 November 3,2015