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Mr. Oxian also noted that the bottling factory is located across the street from the brewery. He went on to state that the offices for the brewery were eventually moved across the street to the bottling plant and that the ice house was located next store to the brewery on what is now a vacant lot. Mr. Oxian further noted that the Polar Ice and Fuel Company is still in existence today. There was some discussion over past occupants of the building such as the Lauer Company and Harley Davidson Dealership. There was some discussion over the Inwood family, another past owner of the complex. Mr. Zmyslo asked when the commercial store front was added to the building. Mr. Oxian stated that the the White Company began the construction of the addition and the Lauer Paint Company completed it. There was some discussion over what the new space was used for. Mr. Zmyslo asked where the basket detailing that was refered to in the staff report was located on the building. There was some discussion over the windows that were bricked up and that the current owner has opened a few of them. Mrs. Sporleder stated that the staff report needs to be clearer in its description of the new store front, particularly its date (1960's) and that it was added to an earlier addition which contained the breweries original offices that were located in a one story brick out cropping on the east corner of the building. Mrs. Sporleder reiterated Mr. Zmyslo's question regarding the where abouts of the basket handled arcades. She further requested that the architectural description portion of the staff report be rewritten in normal architectural terms. There was some discussion over what a basket handled arcade was. Mrs. Choitz moved to send the corrected proposed local landmark at 1636 Lincolnway West to the Common Council for designation as a local landmark. Mrs. Sporleder seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. III. Regular Business A. Approval of Minutes 1. October 19, 1998 Mr. Talley noted that on page six of the minutes, top paragraph, fourth line from the bottom the last word should be Peat not Pete. Mrs. Hostetler noted that on page six, just under the previous correction it states that she moved for a motion and seconded it, when in fact she only moved for the motion and did not second it. Mrs. Hostetler moved to approve the minutes as corrected. Mrs. Choitz seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. B. Treasurer's Report Mr. Oxian asked if there were any questions or comments regarding the Treasurer's Report. There were none. Mrs. Petrass moved to approve the report. Mr. Fine seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. C. Correspondence (see attachment) Mr. Oxian asked for comments. There were none. ki