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Ojai leaders agree to form ad hoc group to clarify Historic Preservation Commission roles
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City Council and the Historic Preservation Commission agreed to form a short-term ad hoc committee to clarify the commission’s role, improve communication with staff and council, and create a procedural flowchart for handling preservation items.
The Ojai City Council and the Historic Preservation Commission on Tuesday agreed to create an ad hoc committee to clarify the commission’s role and improve coordination with city staff and council. The commission said better communication and a clear process would reduce confusion for property owners and staff.
"We would like to be as useful to the city as we can," Historic Preservation Commission Chair Gina McCatton said, explaining the commission’s request for a small working group to agree on roles and procedures.
The commission asked the subcommittee to include one or two council members, one staff representative and two to three HPC members to produce a short-term flowchart describing how cases and notices should move…
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