Historic Compliance & Technical Advisory Board Meeting – January 23, 2026
Historic Compliance and Technical Advisory Board Meeting – January 23, 2026
The Historic Compliance and Technical Advisory Board (HCTAB) held its first hearing of the year on January 23, 2026, at 9:38 AM. The meeting was chaired by Juanita Sepulveda and Vice Chair Jason Vasquez. Two agenda items were discussed and voted on. The board also elected its officers for the upcoming year and approved minutes from the December 19, 2025 meeting.
Consent Calendar
- 122 Potomac (Case 2025-352): The applicant requested approval for work to bring the property into compliance. Public comments were received from Lulu Francois, Chairwoman of the Dignon Witty Hill Historic Neighborhood Review Committee, recommending that a rear elevation window be changed to a one-over-one design. Staff noted that the window in question is existing and not part of the compliance item, so the neighborhood’s recommendation was not included in staff stipulations. Commissioner Vasquez pulled the item from consent for discussion but later made a motion to approve with staff stipulations, which passed unanimously (7-0).
Discussion Items
- 204 East Rosewood Avenue (Case 2025-342): Applicant Ernie Brindle (representing Roof Sharks) requested approval to paint the exterior of the three existing masonry buildings on the property. The applicant cited difficulty finding replacement brick, damage to existing masonry, and the availability of breathable mineral-based paints as reasons for the request. Staff recommended denial. Board members expressed concerns that painting would alter character-defining features, hide rather than repair damage, and potentially cause long-term issues. The board denied the request unanimously (7-0), directing the applicant to work with staff to find an alternative solution.
Key Outcomes
- Election of Officers: Juanita Sepulveda was re-elected Chair and Jason Vasquez was re-elected Vice Chair unanimously.
- Minutes: The minutes from December 19, 2025, were approved unanimously.
- 122 Potomac: Approved with staff stipulations (7-0).
- 204 East Rosewood Avenue: Denied as recommended by staff (7-0). The applicant was advised to consult with the Office of Historic Preservation for alternative solutions.
Meeting Transcript
I would like to call the meeting to order on January 2023, 2026 for the historic compliance and technical advisory board. If we could please have roll call. Davis Garcia Bergard. Spiller. Here. Fullerton. Here. Pollock? Here. Vasquez. Here. And Suppulvada. Here. We have a quorum. Translation services, please. Good morning. Buenos días. Gracias. Thank you very much. At this time. The compliance of technical advisory board is an advisory board appointed by the city council. I am Juanita Sapulva, Chairwoman, and the Vice Chair is Jason Vasquez. It is the function of the board to advise the city manager and all relevant city departments concerning certain applications for permits for properties in the historic district and landmarks. In considering whether to recommend approval or disapproval in an application for a certificate of appropriateness. The board shall be guided by the city's unified development code and design guidelines and standards that have been adopted by the City Council. An approval of a decision by an administrative office can be filed in accordance with the city's Unified Development Code. If anyone present wishes to speak in favor or in opposition to an item on today's agenda, please sign up on the public comment sheet. It is not necessary to sign up if you are on if you are the owner of or a representative for a project on the agenda. You will be called on as the case is called. Case representatives will be given no more than 15 minutes to present their case with an additional two minutes to respond to public comments. Speakers for an for the for opposed to a case will be limited to two minutes each. Speakers may also sign up to yield their two minutes to another speaker who has signed up. Anyone who is yielding their time must be present at the time the speaker will be called upon. Speakers will be called upon in the order in which they are signed up. Following public testimony, any commissioner may call upon any speaker to respond to further questions. Approval by the board does not take the place of any type of permit. Permits must be obtained for all work. Certificates of appropriateness for work approved by the board will be emailed to you within 10 days. No work of any type is to be started without obtaining the appropriate city permits after a certificate of appropriateness has been issued by the Office of Historic Preservations. At this time, please silence your cell phones. And thank you for being here. Good morning to all. Yes, good morning, everyone. This is our first hearing of the year, and so as such, we are going to have our election of officers. So at this time I will take a motion just to clarify both the current chair and vice chair are eligible to serve another another year. So at this time I will take a nomination for the position of chair. I nominate one eita our current chair. Okay, we have a motion. Do we have a second? Second.
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