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HSRPC briefed on courthouse wiring, ADA counter/security projects and edited bylaws requiring ordinance action
Summary
Staff reported that AT&T used preexisting conduit holes for courthouse wiring; the ADA counter and new security-camera proposals for the historic courthouse will undergo historic-preservation review and CEQA analysis; the commission’s edited bylaws would require an ordinance to codify in county code.
Staff updated the commission on several informational items: AT&T wiring at the courthouse, an ADA counter and security-camera project, and the status of edited commission bylaws.
On AT&T wiring, staff said the contractor used preexisting holes and conduit and that no substantive construction or widening of holes occurred. Staff reviewed the project description and advised the courthouse to include the wiring work in an upcoming consolidated preservation review so a hired historic preservationist could evaluate all related projects together.
The ADA counter and courthouse security-camera projects require more extensive review. Staff said the county has contracted a historic preservationist to evaluate the effects of the proposed work, and that the projects will be subject to CEQA review — likely an initial study and potentially a mitigated negative declaration depending on the preservationist’s findings. Staff estimated the earliest commission review on these projects could be within about six months once the required studies are completed.
Commissioners asked who the contracted preservationist is; staff said the consultant is a known subcontractor who has worked in the county before but did not provide a full name at the meeting and offered to supply that information at a future meeting.
Separately, staff noted that the commission’s edited bylaws would require codification in county ordinance to become binding. Staff said that change — raised previously by County Counsel — triggers additional steps (including CEQA review) before bylaws could be adopted as county code. The commission's status as a codified commission means dissolving or changing it also requires ordinance action by the Board of Supervisors.
Staff said they will keep the commission informed and return with the preservationist’s report and any CEQA documentation for formal review.
