City Council

23. Historic Property Preservation Agreements for the Properties Located at 925 N. Lowell Street, 801 N. Minter Street, and 944 W. Buffalo Avenue Department(s): Planning and Building Agency Recommended Action: Authorize the City Manager to execute the attached Mills Act agreements with the below-referenced property owners for the identified structure(s), subject to non-substantive changes approved by the City Manager and City Attorney (includes determination that the proposed projects are exempt from further review in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act as Categorical Exemptions ER Nos. 2023-121, 2023-131, and 2024-01 will be filed). Table 1: Mills Act Agreements Approved by the Historic Resources Commission (HRC) Property Owner(s) Historic Property Preservation Agreement No. Address/House Vote & Date by HRC Kelly S. Thomas and Bethany S. Thomas, Trustees of the Thomas Living Trust Dated March 28, 2022 (Agreement No. A-2024-XXX) 2023-12 925 N. Lowell Street 7:0:0:1 (Commissioner Cornelious absent) – January 11, 2024 Arcelia Gutierrez Velazco and Benjamin Rodriguez (Agreement No. A- 2024-XXX) 2023-13 801 N. Minter Street 6:0:0:2 (Commissioners Cornelious and Escamilla absent) – March 7, 2024 Daniel Robert and Jessica Lee Neumann (Agreement No. A-2024-XXX) 2024-01 944 W. Buffalo Avenue 6:0:0:2 (Commissioners Cornelious and Escamilla absent) – March 7, 2024