City of Santa Clara
Meeting Minutes
Historical & Landmarks Commission
Draft
6:00 PM Hybrid Meeting
City Hall Council
Chambers/Virtual
1500 Warburton Avenue
Santa Clara, CA 95050
08/07/2025
The City of Santa Clara is conducting the Historical and Landmarks Commission Hearing meeting in a hybrid manner (in-person and method for the public to participate remotely) o Via Zoom:
o https://santaclaraca.zoom.us/j/97233262035 or
o Phone: 1 (669) 900-6833
Meeting ID: 972 3326 2035
How to Submit Written Public Comment Before Historical and Landmarks Commission Meeting:
By email to [email protected] by 12 p.m. the day of the meeting.
Those emails will be forwarded to Staff and will be uploaded to the Historical and Landmarks Commission Agenda as supplemental meeting material. Emails received after 12:00 P.M. cutoff time up through the end of the meeting will form part of the meeting record. Please identify the Agenda Item Number in the subject line of your email.
Note: Emails received as public comment will not be read aloud during the meeting.
Agendas, Staff Reports and some associated documents for Historical and Landmarks Commission items may be viewed on the Internet at
ttps://santaclara.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx
All public records relating to an open session item on this agenda, which are not exempt from disclosure pursuant to the California Public Records Act, that are distributed to a majority of the legislative body will be available for public inspection at the Office of the City Clerk at Santa Clara City Hall, 1500 Warburton Avenue, Santa Clara, CA 95050 at the same time that the public records are distributed or made available to the legislative body.
CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
Chair Leung called the meeting to order at 6:02 p.m.
Commissioner Michael Celso , Chair Patricia Leung, Commissioner Kathleen Romano, Commissioner Ed Stocks, Vice Chair Ana Vargas-Smith , and Commissioner Kaushal Varshney
Present 6 -
08/07/2025Historical & Landmarks Commission Meeting Minutes Commissioner Yvonne InciarteAbsent 1 -
A motion was made by Commissioner Romano, seconded by
Commissioner Stocks, to excuse Commissioner Inciarte.
Aye: Commissioner Celso, Chair Leung, Commissioner Romano, Commissioner Stocks, Vice Chair Vargas-Smith, and Commissioner Varshney
6 -
Excused: Commissioner Inciarte1 -
CONSENT CALENDAR
1. 25-803 Historical and Landmarks Commission Meeting Minutes of June 5, 2025 Recommendation: Approve the Historical and Landmarks Commission Meeting Minutes of the June 5, 2025 Meeting.
Chair Leung made a motion for this item to be continued to the date certain September 4, 2025 Historical and Landmarks Commission Meeting due to members absence.
Aye: Commissioner Celso, Chair Leung, Commissioner Romano, Commissioner Stocks, Vice Chair Vargas-Smith, and Commissioner Varshney
6 -
Excused: Commissioner Inciarte1 -
PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS
Public Speaker:
Charles Bartlett, UMC Santa Clara
GENERAL BUSINESS
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2. 25-823 PUBLIC HEARING: Recommendation on the Significant Property Alteration / Architectural Review (PLN25-00300) for a 441 Square Foot First Floor Addition and an 818 Square Foot Basement Addition to an Existing Single-Story Residence Resulting in a 2,307 Square Foot Residence on the Historic Resource Inventory With Five Bathrooms Located at 4120 Bassett Street.
Recommendation:
Recommend that the Historical and Landmarks Commission find that the proposed project located at 4120 Bassett will not destroy or have a significant adverse effect on the integrity of the Historic Resource Inventory property and that the proposed construction is compatible with the resource and recommend approval of the Significant Property Alteration.
Principal Planner Rebecca Bustos provided the staff presentation.
Homeowner Otoniel Rojas Campos spoke about the project.
Public Comments: None.
A motion was made by Commissioner Stocks, seconded by
Commissioner Romano, to close public hearing.
Aye: Commissioner Celso, Chair Leung, Commissioner Romano, Commissioner Stocks, Vice Chair Vargas-Smith, and Commissioner Varshney
6 -
Excused: Commissioner Inciarte1 -
A motion was made by Commissioner Romano, seconded by Vice Chair Vargas-Smith, to approve this item, with the condition to use new siding on the bay window.
Aye: Commissioner Celso, Chair Leung, Commissioner Romano, Commissioner Stocks, Vice Chair Vargas-Smith, and Commissioner Varshney
6 -
Excused: Commissioner Inciarte1 -
3. 25-753 Election of Historical and Landmarks Commission Chair and Vice Chair Recommendation: There is no staff recommendation.
Chair Leung made a motion to continue this item date certain to the September 4, 2025 Historical and Landmarks Commission Meeting.
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Aye: Commissioner Celso, Chair Leung, Commissioner Romano, Commissioner Stocks, Vice Chair Vargas-Smith, and Commissioner Varshney
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Excused: Commissioner Inciarte1 -
STAFF REPORT
1. Training and Travel Request
No updates on this item.
2. Commission Workplan
No updates on this item.
COMMISSIONERS REPORT
1. Subcommittee Reporting - 20 Minutes
No updates on this item.
2. Board/Committee Lead/Alternate Santa Clara Arts and Historic Consortium Vargas-Smith / Romano Historic Preservation Society of Santa Clara Vargas-Smith / Leung Old Quad Residents Association Leung Development Review Hearing Romano /Vargas-Smith BART/ High Speed Rail/ VTA BRT Committee Vargas-Smith/ Leung El Camino Real Specific Plan Community Advisory Committee Leung Downtown Precise Plan Vargas-Smith/Stocks Santa Clara Station Area Task Force Leung/Stocks Commissioners provided updates on various items, meetings, and groups that they are assigned to.
ADJOURNMENT
A motion was made by Commissioner Romano, seconded by
Commissioner Vargas-Smith, to adjourn the meeting at 7:23 p.m.
Aye: Commissioner Celso, Chair Leung, Commissioner Romano, Commissioner Stocks, Vice Chair Vargas-Smith, and Commissioner Varshney
6 -
Excused: Commissioner Inciarte1 -
The next regular scheduled meeting is on September 4, 2025
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MEETING DISCLOSURES
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