REPORT TO HERITAGE PRESERVATION COMMISSION
SUBJECT
Title
Preliminary Direction on the Study to Update the Historical Context Statement to Include Historical Contributions Made by Asian Americans and Other Minority Groups (Study Issue CDD 19-04)
File #: PLNG-2024-0485
Environmental Review: The action is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15306.
Project Planner: Bonnie Filipovic, (408) 730-7462, bfilipovic@sunnyvale.ca.gov
Report
BACKGROUND
The City Council adopted the Historical Context Statement ("Statement") in 2012, which provides a framework for setting goals, policies, and action statements that direct the City's heritage preservation program. The Statement documents different aspects of Sunnyvale's historical development such as land use patterns, important events, and architecture. In addition, prominent figures who have contributed to Sunnyvale history are highlighted, including early Native Americans, Spanish-Mexican settlers, European farmers, and Chinese and Japanese laborers and farmworkers. A link to the current Statement is provided in Attachment 1.
On October 3, 2018, the Heritage Preservation Commission (HPC) sponsored Study Issue CDD 19-04 which seeks a significant update to the Statement to include more in-depth information on Asian Americans and other minority groups' influence on Sunnyvale history. The study issue paper is provided in Attachment 2. The City Council ranked CDD 19-04 for study at the 2023 Study Issues and Budget Proposals Workshop and subsequently appropriated a $50,000 budget supplement to cover the cost of a consultant to lead the study. Through an Informal Request for Proposals solicitation process, staff selected Architectural Resources Group (ARG) to conduct the study.
EXISTING POLICY
The study aligns with the following goals and policies within the Community Vision and Heritage Preservation chapters of the General Plan:
COMMUNITY VISION GOALS
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