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<br />application., Mr._- Herceg .stated that they -would prefer more to work on
<br />this -issue ,.and__thsn.- submit,. -it to the - Comm ission separately. Mr. Oxian asked
<br />if.. -.the. parts .._.that.-- are.,.to. -.be cladded._:..and.,_,then - painted would - show all the
<br />_ .... existing details..... _ Mr.- Her-ceg- ,.stated- that - thev- ._are_ going,._to...reproduce every
<br />detail... so___that- .Tou... will .,.not -be- ..able to _tell......that- :.they_, have. been -- cladded.
<br />There- was , some discussion. -over ,._the._ - life. .span, of the turn__. coated_ stainless.
<br />steel. ... `Mr Choi .._asked.. - Mr,.., - Duvall ,i t . he. _ felt... the Division of _. Historic
<br />Preservation and.Archaeology would., have,.anv problems with_ the extra cladding.
<br />Mr.; Duvall- -responded .that .Mr.._ Meredith, the -staff architect - for- the Division
<br />of Historic and Archaeology, tends to be a purest preservationist
<br />- and thus does not often- give a lot of ' latitude .-in,-.terms of interpretations of
<br />appropriateness. Mr. Duvall noted that the Staff Report- -does reflect- his. own _
<br />opinions and that ..he - personally feols'.. -that. ;if_._the.-..Commission - anproves the -
<br />additional cladding that the project may still have trouble with issue in _
<br />the State .Offices. _Mr.. Duvall also - -. stated = that ..Mr.... Meredith. bas - not-read or
<br />seen of the and Mr. Meredith will have the final,decision..on
<br />the application because--.the- state has - so -much- money..involved..in the project..
<br />Mr. Oxian...s.tated., -that -if ._,the_, Commission - ., approved - ...the__ additional. cladding and _
<br />the State , did_,.,, not-..approve,-it----then -..the .- Commission s • Certificate of
<br />Appropriateness would mean. nothing.. .So,- in- reaction-- to -,the, Commission
<br />should only _ make..a_ - tentative approval until -the State makes, decision_ then
<br />the Commission ,should have.:- another -hearing.,to make _a_ final.- decision, at-
<br />time
<br />the _louve'rs. can -be added. : Duvall stated - -he_ would- have to defer
<br />to
<br />-council,, but, he believes-the . Commission would need ,.to . get._a - waiver of . the <
<br />statutory time : period. _.Mr.... Oxian stated .that-he-knew this, _but, he ,still did .. "
<br />not - want ..to._.give - -a definite _.decision..,_ There..�was .discussion ...over...the:.State
<br />review processes,afid the legality of- making a motion and ho word
<br />such a motion. Mr:,..,.Olson ,interjected that. ..there -is,-,,a, -time' issue to be
<br />considered -and, . such would--it „be possible.,,,to , - the -motion, so_, that if
<br />.they did not add the extra cladding that.the project could then.go through and
<br />if the additional-, cladding- that ,,.xo.:.be .implemented let, come-back to the
<br />Commission- - for., approval.- Mr,.- Herceg further.. clarified -by ,asking the
<br />Commission--to, go.- ..ahead.;_and.._approve. - the_._ Certit .icate <:_of..,Appropriateness for
<br />repairing %and restoring the wood_as a.separate issue and'then•if more cladding
<br />_,.is .approved.. -.the. State..., have_.. that.. issue -.. come,._ back -..._to, the,._Commission..,to .be'
<br />approved-- at, .a,,later - .time -.- Mr.,., Oxian....stated.'that .:the- Commission.- could split
<br />the, application. =._.. s:Mr.,.__.Olson_,,stated. that Mr. _.Meredith ,..did - ..have. all- the
<br />,...necessary material- and.that he is planning to come to South Bend - at the -end of
<br />March. There_.was ' a._lot_ of. discussion--over-how- ward • such_ A. - motion.. Mrs.
<br />Choitz moved to follow,-the. proposed-re of-the..cupola „as the, metal--
<br />c ladd i ng,,.- currently. exists. and - .approve, the.. Certificate .- of_,Appropriateness with
<br />those items that are mentioned in that part-of.-the - certificate. : Talley
<br />seconded -,the- motion. Mr. Oxian.disagreed with -the motion as it stands. He
<br />stated that he - -feels_. _the - :cladding - would - do - a better job of . protecting the
<br />cupola. There was discussion... over the wording -of ..the- notion. Mrs. •DeRose
<br />stated that it seems; that the Commission is approving -the application per the
<br />staff recommendation by not addine anv additional cladding. She further noted
<br />that the next step would be., to come back, with a new Certificate of
<br />Appropriateness .. application. .proposing__the- extra cladding. , -_Mrs. - DeRose -also
<br />stated that by approving the staff-.recommendations may tell the individuals in
<br />the State office that the Commission disapproves of the extra_ cladding.. Mrs.
<br />Choitz- amended- her,motion.to approve the_extra cladding that has-been proposed
<br />by the Architects'-pending its approval 'by the -State Historic - Architect. Mrs.
<br />- - stated that... the Commission would. have then approved the Staff's
<br />_Recommendation and conditionally approved - a Certificate -of Appropriateness as
<br />pronosed subiect.to the States decision: Mr. Talley seconded..the amendment:
<br />The motion ..passed. unanimously..: The motion with.._..the: amendment passed
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