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Planning Manager Grant Leonard cited the municipal code while explaining the board’s jurisdiction: \"Section 3-02.04 really outlines the limitations of this body,\" he said, noting that demolition recommendations apply primarily to properties already listed on the city’s historic-property survey. Leonard also noted that the board’s preservation responsibilities include public outreach and keeping the survey current.

Board members sought clarification on what constitutes a “historic resource” under city code. Leonard pointed to section 3-02.02 and said the code defines a historic resource as properties listed on the national or state registers, or those voluntarily designated at the local level. \"The property owner has to do that,\" he said of the local designation process; the city can designate city-owned properties but not privately owned properties without following the code’s designation steps.

The board discussed the California Brown Act’s restrictions on serial communications among a quorum. \"The Brown Act is California's public meeting law,\" Leonard said, warning that coordinating strategy about an item likely to come before the board risks creating a prohibited serial meeting. Board members asked whether sharing notices about out-of-jurisdiction items (for example, a Watsonville building) could be discussed informally; staff said general informational sharing about other jurisdictions is acceptable but preparing coordinated positions in private could violate the Brown Act.

Members raised demolition-by-neglect and fee mechanisms used in other jurisdictions. Several members referenced Monterey County’s updated demolition guidelines, including a demolition-by-neglect provision and possible financial penalties or retainers for violators; they discussed adapting such approaches locally. The board agreed it can only make recommendations to city departments (planning, public works, city council) and stressed the importance of a current and comprehensive survey to enable review and timely comment.

Assistant Planner Yesenia Segovia updated the board on the audit and flagging process, saying she is \"halfway through, out of 6 pages\" of the 1989 survey and expects the initial audit comments to be complete in a couple of months. Segovia described her role as identifying addresses that need flags in the city's permit software; supervisors will perform the actual flagging in the tracking system.

Board members asked how flagged properties interact with permitting. Staff said flagged properties are routed to additional review during permit processing so planning staff can assess historic-significance issues and reference the Secretary of the Interior’s standards where applicable. Staff committed to reporting back with specifics about whether owners on the 1989 list accepted restrictions when they were listed.

Members also discussed city landmarks and the absence of an obvious local landmark registry on the Salinas website. Staff said the Page & Turnbull survey update should supply recommended district mapping and property reports that would help the board recommend city landmark designations and to flag county-owned but locally significant buildings.

The board asked staff to bring future agenda items clarifying: the list of existing Salinas landmarks (if any), the city’s process for creating local landmark designations, and whether city procedures can ensure prospective buyers and realtors are informed when a property is flagged as historic.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","LIVE COVERAGE Historic Resources Board Meeting of July 07, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Board members discussed the legal limits of the Historic Resources Board’s authority under the municipal code, constraints imposed by the Brown Act on communications, demolition-by-neglect concerns, and progress auditing the 1989 survey for flagged historic properties.","taxTitle","Salinas, Monterey County, California","taxId",4681,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6520618,"Historic Resources Board votes to post Oakland \"RehabRight\" guide to Salinas website, forms subcommittee",1328,583000,1911000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5214818-5d40b69aa835aa6ada0e41bbe5a6f764&start=583&end=1911","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5214818-5d40b69aa835aa6ada0e41bbe5a6f764/thumbnail_583000.jpg","/articles/6520618/Salinas/Monterey-County/California/Historic-Resources-Board-votes-to-post-Oakland-RehabRight-guide-to-Salinas-website-forms-subcommittee","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6520618-8599d1a739e9397335336c6d17cc0983/orig.mp4?Expires=1770440259&Signature=RlEoI4QzJiitYKX2B1-TRObNBR46vJZ7E-4oNZfii9tmom-riMs3VHvVZmvO8vk8DhoEZ~wUvYIjALQRaYBx4hGAGRt1yfsBYM2OOCc0Bv9SAFZ0xWPHPYnNany73I9YYum8DNio-0CJpXaN8jdolDknTcUsTiBsYnq52bO9LoFXC5AhL3uhFjUu4i7gUdA3J5X3Xl7EaQ3xuD4gi88CpxK3N~C~uY8FIc4bNbwOsEm5Takd7csE7HJt40C1NlXLTmLAE8oG50swVJ4lMF~CCDGO60sroI2gRpom0jILVxxNKL4zbeXyu~Q2mli4GP1l0ji-XWsi0VFDntJKGKnF7g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Salinas Historic Resources Board voted to add the City of Oakland’s RehabRight home rehabilitation guide to the city’s website and formed a subcommittee to develop Salinas-specific guidance.

Board members approved a motion to post the Oakland guide after staff confirmed the City of Oakland had no objection to Salinas linking to or paraphrasing the guide, provided Salinas credits Oakland on the website. \"They have no problem and are actually happy that we're interested in using it,\" Planning Manager Grant Leonard said, referring to prior contact with Oakland staff.

The board framed the posting as a resource link rather than formal adoption of policy. \"So just to clarify, we wouldn't be adopting these, but we can certainly add it to our website as a resource,\" Leonard said. Board members emphasized that posting the guide is an immediate, practical step while a longer effort to produce a Salinas-specific guide would follow.

During discussion, members praised RehabRight’s visual examples, “do-it-yourself” tips and style-identification sections, and compared it to other existing local guides (Spreckels, Carmel, Monterey County) and national standards. Former chair Larry Hirahara called it “a great resource” and recommended including it on the HRB web page. Several members said the guide would fill an immediate information gap for homeowners who lack local instruction on maintaining historic properties.

The board agreed to create a subcommittee to evaluate RehabRight alongside other guides and to draft recommendations for future action. Board member Salinas agreed to lead the subcommittee, joined by member Michael Masgay and two volunteer architects, with the group to review additional resources (including Page & Turnbull survey outputs) and report back to the board.

Votes at a glance: the board approved (1) the minutes from the June meeting (motion passed, one abstention), (2) the annual election of Michael Masgay as chair and Eloise Shim as vice chair (motion passed unanimously), and (3) the motion to post the RehabRight guide to the city website (motion passed unanimously).

The posting was described repeatedly as a recommendation to add an external resource link rather than creation of a binding local standard; the board said it would review and potentially develop a separate, Salinas-focused guide over a longer timeline.

The board said it would revisit the topic at a future meeting to consider additional guides and the subcommittee’s recommendations.","The Salinas Historic Resources Board voted to add the City of Oakland’s RehabRight home rehabilitation guide as an on-line resource and created a subcommittee to evaluate additional local guidance and similar guides for the public.","actionData","errors"]

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Historic Resources Board reviews limits of authority, Brown Act restrictions and progress on survey/audit

Historic Resources Board votes to post Oakland "RehabRight" guide to Salinas website, forms subcommittee