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Palo Alto Historic Resources Board adopts new preservation awards bylaw, sets review process for 159 projects
Summary
The board unanimously adopted a bylaw establishing a city preservation awards program and directed staff to split a 159-project list from the last decade among board members for review; categories and final award selections will be decided at a December follow-up.
The Palo Alto Historic Resources Board voted unanimously to adopt a new bylaw creating a city preservation awards program and moved to begin review of 159 potential award candidates drawn from the past 10 years of projects. The action, adopted as Article 8 of the board’s bylaws, passed on a 5-0 roll call.
The board adopted the bylaw to formally add three sections setting the awards’ purpose, evaluation criteria and presentation process. City staff told the board that the awards would operate on a five-year cycle, with winners for 2025 to be recognized in May 2026 to align with National Preservation Month.
Steven, a city planning staff member leading the agenda item, told the board the project list originally identified about 54 entries, briefly…
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