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\"We have been asked to move them from the High‑Speed Rail facilities, by the end of this month,\" a staff presenter said. Staff said there are 82 lanterns to be inventoried and that they will be tagged tomorrow for recordkeeping. The lanterns will be temporarily stored at a Department of Public Utilities facility for a few months while staff pursues long‑term storage options; commissioners mentioned the archive basement as one possible long‑term location.

Commissioner LaValle noted that the lanterns appear to have been hung along railings in the Belmont subway and that additional research is needed to confirm original placement and provenance; commissioners and public commenters suggested placing small plaques on lanterns to record provenance once storage is secured.

On plaques and signage, staff reported that proposed Roading Park interpretive signage will reference the park's history rather than labeling the area as a \"Roading Park Historic District,\" because the park resource itself was determined eligible but not designated as a district. The proposed sign location is adjacent to Lake Washington in the park's southwest corner; staff said the text proposed last month remains largely intact and the design will be refined with partners.

No formal commission action was taken; staff will continue inventory, short‑term storage and outreach for long‑term display or storage options.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Fresno Historic Preservation Commission 8/25/2025","oneSentenceSummary","Commission staff said 82 decorative lanterns discovered under the Belmont underpass will be inventoried, tagged and moved to temporary storage with the Department of Public Utilities; commissioners discussed long‑term storage options and the plaque subcommittee reviewed proposed Roading Park interpretive signage.","taxTitle","Fresno City, Fresno County, California","taxId",3699,"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},6505345,"City staff: Brewer Adobe owner missed meeting; staff to request re‑tarpping and formal plans",160,6595000,6755000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5681040-bd01f78bacf077a99043ea241c54dc42&start=6595&end=6755","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5681040-bd01f78bacf077a99043ea241c54dc42/thumbnail_6595000.jpg","/articles/6505345/Fresno-City/Fresno-County/California/City-staff-Brewer-Adobe-owner-missed-meeting-staff-to-request-retarpping-and-formal-plans","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6505345-25ffaf5c29253ff54b1cc8f8142e87ac/orig.mp4?Expires=1775495719&Signature=F4Tjs1HpjoyJtcamaLPM0LM1o5RRhP039cFT7DCQ4NmKz8ZNSoAH44r5lGKh29Z1r~HCFoNhiNX5modWjFoE6xvlV-E80kxCvZ-6tiAZlfpR1OccFiSwK7e-AAw3p3-KC5sFIIwgfXz8ECO644qaTBQIbe9I5MS1JWYmp~F8LEERie25Wqwe6pjH1pc2I5pLdUVxQfgDwjm9gzri9WwzlirbE0HzhaytdFu7967IWJSAnjuX~yUxyCV9enLLvhRqb5pvfCS49-26xg8B3x39dZqydVaLgN1rr72cgyC96qhSdBYJbjN4atDBvvps~XY9UMp95-N7F4vbIdxGkfWVAA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Ashley Atkinson, assistant director for planning and development, briefed the commission on the monthly status of the Brewer Adobe Home, reporting that a planned meeting with the property owner and the city attorney did not take place because the owner was unavailable.

\"We do not have new photos for you this month because the condition is not notably changed,\" Atkinson said. She said staff will follow up in writing, request that the owner re‑tarp the building with specified materials before October, and ask the owner to submit formal plans through the city's normal submittal process.

Atkinson told commissioners the city intends to press the owner to protect the building from weather and to pursue formal plan submittal; commissioners asked staff to ensure any tarps or protections are properly secured against seasonal storms.

On the question of stronger municipal tools, Atkinson said staff and the city attorney had discussed demolition‑by‑neglect ordinances but that the city had not initiated that process. \"It's something that we've discussed,\" she said. No new enforcement action or timetable was announced during the meeting.

The item was presented as an informational update; the commission did not take formal action.","Planning staff reported no change in condition at the Brewer Adobe Home, said a scheduled meeting with the property owner did not occur, and that staff will follow up with a written letter asking for appropriate tarping and formal plan submittal; demolition‑by‑neglect ordinance under internal discussion but not initiated.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6505350,"Chinatown Fresno Foundation outlines history, preservation and development priorities",2622,3967000,6589000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5681040-bd01f78bacf077a99043ea241c54dc42&start=3967&end=6589","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5681040-bd01f78bacf077a99043ea241c54dc42/thumbnail_3967000.jpg","/articles/6505350/Fresno-City/Fresno-County/California/Chinatown-Fresno-Foundation-outlines-history-preservation-and-development-priorities","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6505350-a6d2bfed961c1d704ccff690b0ce4160/orig.mp4?Expires=1775495719&Signature=GmcFLfjvco4xrZBkoJmOxGYTdv0xgej79OlulyG9p~IHWN6J4Yiagjuf73XRq-7hgX9NYMLPTWtxXpjoB-o5X4inWJkEkmq3c7GcOIfs7vlRXEPOHw2QrFoSXpKmKRfVGGd20BdVaCqBw2u~Qa8DWIDTTumuFLq764BKEvslwcqyeEiCHO7S1m7ZnWfLP~RTfXkgLcE8mc1qqq3VzNW8omPd5SBOMIDaMEdqvdVNlqoP2V~Jd7XtLOE2OQgmxSu1wTC8l7qeyLLum-kwO5B9iSWRQr6uz~IK5nHV9szb0ZM9CN1rpJrwo-eREU4TzQrDyRPNpFHvF4s~YwU5IvfKMA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Chinatown Fresno Foundation presented a historical overview of the neighborhood and a summary of its current programs during a workshop with the Fresno Historic Preservation Commission on Monday.

\"Fresno's diversity starts in Chinatown,\" Jan Minami, executive director of the Chinatown Fresno Foundation, said as she opened a historical narrative that traced Chinatown's roots from the 19th century through Japanese immigration, incarceration during World War II and later infrastructure changes that reshaped the neighborhood.

Minami described Chinatown's evolution — including 1916 and earlier building phases, the presence of Nippon 1 and Nippon 2, the Azteca Theater (listed on the National Register of Historic Places), and long‑running family businesses such as the Ikeda family's confectionery — and said the Foundation formed in February 2018 to provide a united community voice and coordinate neighborhood projects funded through the Transformative Climate Communities program.

Grama Cipolla, chair of the Foundation board, introduced the presentation and Minami outlined three program pillars: cultural heritage (including a Cultural Heritage Center that the Foundation said will launch regular hours in September), economic empowerment (pop‑up retail, business support and property data management) and neighborhood development (housing advocacy and transportation coordination). The Foundation described property and business inventories, regular workshops and ongoing efforts to promote adaptive reuse — including a note that 13 Chinatown buildings retain second‑floor residential space historically used as hotels or boarding houses.

Minami and Foundation board members emphasized coordination among multiple infrastructure projects in and near Chinatown. They said projects have often proceeded without cross‑agency sequencing, producing repeated street closures and community disruption during construction cycles. The Foundation urged more coordinated planning with High‑Speed Rail, city utilities and other programs to reduce cumulative impacts.

Foundation members also expressed concerns about the concentration of low‑income housing in a small footprint. Community members at the meeting said they favor mixed‑use and \"middle‑scale\" housing (roughly two to 12 units) that keeps ground‑floor commercial activity along core blocks and adds residential uses on upper floors. Grama Cipolla and other speakers said the Foundation is working to gather F Street property owners to discuss shared goals and to protect a two‑block commercial core while allowing second‑floor housing.

The Foundation cited ongoing outreach with the High‑Speed Rail Authority on interpretive and activation opportunities at the future station and mobility hub, and encouraged civic partners to consider cultural interpretation and partnerships to highlight Chinatown's historic role. Minami suggested small interpretive installations and urged the commission and city to keep neighborhood history part of station planning.

Commissioners asked about boundaries, historic surveys and potential for adaptive reuse. Minami referenced published historic‑resource surveys (including surveys dating to 2006) and said the Foundation can help convene property owners; she noted that funding and owner willingness remain obstacles to fast change. The Foundation requested continued city coordination and offered to return for follow‑up workshops.

No commission action was taken; the presentation was an informational workshop and public comments were reserved for a later portion of the meeting.","The Chinatown Fresno Foundation presented a historical overview and current initiatives to the Historic Preservation Commission, urging coordinated planning and mixed‑use development to preserve cultural heritage and avoid concentrated low‑income housing in the neighborhood.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6505354,"High-Speed Rail Authority details $20M depot rehab, plaza and Chinatown mobility hub",1300,511000,1811000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5681040-bd01f78bacf077a99043ea241c54dc42&start=511&end=1811","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5681040-bd01f78bacf077a99043ea241c54dc42/thumbnail_511000.jpg","/articles/6505354/Fresno-City/Fresno-County/California/High-Speed-Rail-Authority-details-20M-depot-rehab-plaza-and-Chinatown-mobility-hub","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6505354-a81a91d8d19f78e54408bd43c991f28c/orig.mp4?Expires=1775495719&Signature=dbu8Gw84f3~l0Lqi2QRO7rNyj3peXf4Qvjf~fXMjJxQyoRCVSOOc6z1mg6TxPfFFebM1euFh2Z0sFZSq3lu~0eIHTkvgrASgUDOyk6owMJCW-VC4SzFrbaKSi88hZv7iRV-Hpz2vEMeWfw~-KYAbTkTnEHUCsxeYNe~PvsdjfFPqPVKCaSMIbMcsOfjTPwmek~oaHcbi6M8Emai4h83WKjhrsUdslC06LA8CdSGb2loWSuCgudvBMISpHcWgyXM05LxLt3S6nXsJJjnUSugDQiB7C68koYNKrwM5Ipkc098lIAHHmHwgP237d4W-jKBELCjWXiOZzcNWA8tbmeCOZg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Ben Lichty, principal transportation planner for the California High‑Speed Rail Authority, told the Fresno Historic Preservation Commission Monday that the authority has designed a rehabilitation of the 1889 Southern Pacific Depot centered on a seismic retrofit, accessibility upgrades and a downtown plaza with parking and a Chinatown mobility hub.

The project is funded in part by a February 2023 RAISE grant from the Federal Railroad Administration; Lichty said the authority received $20,000,000 for the depot rehabilitation. \"We are sharing an update today,\" Lichty said. The authority expects design review and comment resolution by October, advertise and award contracts by the end of 2025, and to begin construction in early 2026, with an overall renovation timeframe of about two years.

According to the presentation, the work breaks into three main components: restoration of the Historic Depot (a retrofit to make the building fully occupiable), a new downtown plaza in front of the depot, and a Chinatown mobility hub on the G Street side. The design includes roughly 4,000–4,500 square feet of finished public space for the depot lobby and waiting room, about 22,000 square feet returned to \"warm shell\" condition for near‑term office use, and a Pullman shed left as an open‑air structure (presenter figures: warm shell ≈22,000 sf; Pullman shed ≈12,500 sf).

Page & Turnbull preservation consultant Melissa Goudreau said the rehabilitation will emphasize retaining and repairing historic fabric in the former waiting room: mosaic tile, terrazzo, Tennessee marble base, carved wood trim and plaster ceilings. \"Our goals for the Historic Depot renovation are primarily a seismic retrofit to bring it up to code for full occupancy,\" Goudreau said. She described removal of nonhistoric interior fabric, restoration and selective reconstruction of damaged features (including two chimneys), installation of new mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems and new public restrooms off the waiting room. The freight depot will receive accessibility upgrades and a security office.

Amy McKinnon, state staff with the High‑Speed Rail Authority, said the authority received concurrence from the State Historic Preservation Office under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act and under the applicable state review (reported in the presentation as a Section 5024 report). \"We did receive concurrence on the proposed design from SHPO's office,\" McKinnon said.

Project site work beyond the depot includes a downtown plaza with native landscaping and shade, about 40 parking stalls proposed adjacent to the depot, and EV charging and photovoltaic arrays in the parking area. The Chinatown mobility hub plan shows four bus bays between Tulare and Kern streets with electrical bus charging intended to serve Fresno County Rural Transit and other regional operators. The mobility hub concept also envisions bike parking and charging for small electric vehicles.

Lichty said the RAISE grant itself is not in jeopardy; the authority packaged this as the Fresno Station early works and identified roughly $25–30 million specifically for building rehabilitation within a larger federal‑state grant package. He acknowledged other components of the larger grant allocation are subject to funding decisions but said the authority is working to backfill where needed.

Commissioners pressed for details on timelines, public access and parking. Lichty said the lobby and waiting room will be public and that office areas will be secured by badge control and a security guard when occupied. He said the authority owns nearby parking that could accommodate staff and contractors in the near term. On funding and schedule he said there is no firm date for full tenant fit‑out of the 22,000 square feet and that future handoffs or alternate uses would require procurement and public processes.

The authority said it has been coordinating with Union Pacific and other stakeholders during plan check; formal comments from Union Pacific had not been received at the time of the presentation but the railroad was an active reviewer. The presenters also described outreach with Chinatown stakeholders, Fresno County Rural Transit and the Chinatown Fresno Foundation on mobility hub siting and amenities.

The presentation concluded with the authority saying it anticipates using the depot as office space for High‑Speed Rail for the next several years while remaining open to community requests for retail or food uses in the longer term, subject to procurement and public processes.

No formal commission action was taken at the meeting on the project update; the presentation was an informational workshop.","California High-Speed Rail Authority officials briefed the Fresno Historic Preservation Commission on plans to retrofit and reuse the 1889 Southern Pacific Depot, funded by a February 2023 RAISE grant and designed to include public space, parking, EV charging, solar and a Chinatown mobility hub.","actionData","errors"]

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