Council and preservation board debate IHPRB rules, Brown Act risks and ordinance fixes
Council and Historic Preservation Review Board members debated board composition, Brown Act constraints, COA processing and a problematic 'automatic designation' clause; counsel advised caution on serial communications and directed staff to return with ordinance changes and per-parcel guidance to ensure compliance and preserve the historic district.
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Council heard an extended presentation and Q&A with members of the Isleton Historic Preservation Review Board (IHPRB) about the board’s operational manual, committee practices and whether local ordinance language inadvertently declared all buildings "landmarks." The IHPRB co-chairs and council members described efforts to create COA (certificate-of-appropriateness) procedures and a flowchart; legal counsel and staff warned about Brown Act risks where small-board communication can inadvertently constitute deliberation.
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