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a. 947 Riverside Drive - Installation of heat\ -pump compressor b. 105 S. Main St., 3rd County Courthouse - Part A, In-kind. replacement of Curtain wall at west side entry (see part B in Public Hearing Above) Mr. Oxian asked whether there had been further developments on the propane tank issue in the Edgewater District. Mr. Duvall indicated that he had met with the owner and provided him with the necessary COA application- He had also further discussed the issue recently with Don Fozo, the Building Commissioner, who had indicated that there was not good documentation in the Building Department about their insistence on the owner acquiring the necessary permits. Mr. Oxian inquired whether time limits had been made for the return of the application. Mr. Duvall indicated that lie had not specified a schedule but that the owner understood that the next step would be to turn the issue over to the City Legal Department. Mr. Oxian asked Ms. DeRose whether the commission should await further action from the Building Department or proceed legally. Mrs. DeRose indicated 'that she understood that the Building Department had found the installation to be allowable, by code. Mr. Duvall indicated that the Building Department had determined the installation to be allowed by code but that permits which were required had not been obtained. Mrs. DeRose asked whether he had understood that the Building Department intended to pursue the issue. Mr. Duvall indicated that his understanding had been that the HPC was following up on actions of the Building Department but that he had been surprised to find that there was no correspondence from -the Building Dept. to the owner. Mr. Talley asked how long it had been since Mr. Duvall met with the Owner. Mr. Duvall indicated that it had been about a month or less. Mrs. DeRose indicated that Mr. Duvall should • send a reminder latter to the Owner reminding him of the outstanding violation of permit process and giving a two week period for response. Mr. Talley recalled that the propane installation had been an emergency, "get us through the winter " arrangement. Mr. Duvall provided the additional information that, by his account, the Owner's inability to provide gas service was related to unpaid billings for another property owned by(this Owner in another city. 2) DHPA Grants a) 1996-97 1. Regarding the DIIPA Grant status, Mr. Duvall reported that consultant contract agreements had finally been approved by the DHPA and these contracts had been duly executed. He h.ad also processed the related first billings. A letter had been received from the DHPA Staff indicating preliminary approval of the activities for the 1997-1998 cycle but that. this determination was not final due to lack of a quorum at the State Review Board's January meeting. 3) CDBG a) 1997 1. Mr. Duvall reported that the a-greements for this funding cycle had boon rece�ivFd and signed by him, but that the final copies signed by all part.iE?s had not yet been returned. 2. 1996 lie also reported sending a letter to the Dept. of Economic Development requesting an extension of the 1996 funding due to having surplus funding which had not been expended due to the delays of congressiopal action during the past year. He indicated that a verbal approval had been received to submit • the contractor payments noted above for reimbursement to the County from the City as a last claim. He int.erpreted the sub -text of this approval to mean that the Dept of Economic Development did not intend to extend the contract period. Mr. Oxian asked who had made this response. Mr. Duvall indicated his communication was from George Adler 'for Beth Leonard. Mr. Oxian indicated that this did not fully reflect his understanding from his meeting with Jon