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The Fresno Historic Preservation Commission met on October 1, 2026, at 6:01 PM in City Hall Council Chambers. The commission approved prior meeting minutes, held a public hearing on the Peacock Building's eligibility for local historic listing, and received updates on preservation projects, the Chinatown historic district survey, and staff activities.
Peacock Building (937-945 F Street and 942 Fagan Alley) – Eligibility for Local Register: Assistant Director Phil Skei presented staff findings that three independent evaluations (2006 by Architectural Resources Group, 2024 by SWCA, and August 2026 by Stantec) all concluded the building was not individually eligible for listing due to lack of integrity and absence of qualifying significance. Staff recommended the commission determine it not eligible for the Local Register of Historic Resources.
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All right. So we're gonna go ahead and call this meeting to order at 601 and start with roll call, please. Commissioner Eddings. Commissioner Johnston. Commissioner Laval. Here. Commissioner Federico. Here. Commissioner Halesian. Here. Vice Chair Hatwick. Chair Sponsler. Here. All right. So we do have a quorum, and we'll go ahead and move forward here. Moving on to our procedures. For each matter considered by the Commission, there will first be a staff presentation, followed by a presentation from the project applicant. The commissioners will then have the opportunity to ask questions of staff and applicant before opening to the public. Testimony from the supporters of the project will be taken, followed by testimony from those in opposition. Staff may provide a summation if necessary. The applicant will have the right to a final rebuttal presentation prior to closing the public hearing, followed by consideration of the item and action, if any, by the commission. In accordance with section 13 of Article 2 of the Historic Preservation Commission bylaws governing length of public debate, all public testimony from those in support and in opposition to the project will be limited to three minutes per person. All public testimony will must be presented to the commission at the podium, either in person or electronically. Any testimony that preferences race, religion, ethnicity, economic status, national origin, or any other classification protected under state or federal law in a derogatory manner, shall be deemed irrelevant and will not be considered for the commission in making its determinations. If you challenge these items in court, you may be limited to the raising only those issues you or someone else raised in oral or written testimony or before the close of the hearing. And I do want to note for the record that Commissioner Eddings is joining us at 6 03. With that, I will go ahead and move on to item three, which is approval of the August 24th, 2026 meeting minutes. Are there any changes to the minutes? There are no changes to the minutes. Okay. I will entertain a motion. So moved. And a second. I second. All right. Motion by Commissioner Laval, second by Commissioner Federico. All in favor, signify by saying aye. Aye. Aye. Opposed. Minutes pass. We'll move on to item four approval of tonight's agenda. Is there any changes to tonight's agenda? Good evening, Chair and Commissioners.