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material. It will have many certificates of appropriateness, all pending Southold approval. b} 1120 E. Jefferson Mrs. Dixon reported that this C of A concerned two trees in the treelawn. One has died of Dutch Elm disease and the other may be showing symptoms of the same disease. The property owner wishes to remove these two trees and replant the entire treelawn with a uni- form type of maple. Parks Department has approved and has furnished a list of acceptable maples. Commission discussed the matter and decided to have the existing trees checked by Dave Barncort, Land- scape Architect, before proceeding, to make sure they really are dead. Mrs. Dixon agreed to notify the property owners not to proceed with their plans until after the check. c) 1224 E. Jefferson --EW. Mrs. Dixon reported proposed changes in two of the kitchen windows. 1) The rear window, which is not visible from the street, will be enlarged. This change has already been approved based on past . precedent. 2) The other window, which has double -hung sashes, will be replaced with a multipaned window to match the other windows. Permission has been granted. 2. Budget and Finance --Computer Quotes Mrs. Dixon has no positive action to report but has made progress in deciding on a new computer for the commission. She has found. a computer for $1395, which is $400 less than any previous quotes. She stated that it was a better computer and hoped that the state office would also approve the acquisition of a printer to go with it. Proposed computer is a "generic model" but is IBM compatible. Mrs. Dixon will furnish a list of price quotes for the next meeting. 3. Legal a) Amendment to City Ordinance Mr. Oxian stated that while the commission has control of main- tenance/repairs of historic landmarks, it lacks such control of buildings in historic districts. The purpose of the amendment is to enable the commission to better meet the needs of the Building Department. It would apply primarily to the city and would probably not be brought out into the county, since no his- toric districts currently exist outside the city. Mr. Newburn .moved to approve; Ms. Dennen seconded; motion approved. 4. Historic Districts a) Meeting'with Lincolnway East (Report) Mrs. Dixon reported on an "interesting" meeting with some of the property owners there. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss and to get a review of the guidelines for this neighborhood. A liaison committee is required to do this; Laura Wiseman-Gnoth agreed to serve as the head of the nominating committee. Mrs. Dixon attempted several days prior to get a progress report from Wiseman but could not reach her. Mrs. Dixon volunteered the