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1.'Certificate of Appropriateness Staff Approvals There were no staff approvals. 2.. DHPA Grant status Mr. Fine stated that the decisions on the grants will be made January 28. 4. St. Joseph River.Initiative Mr. Oxian asked if Mr. Duvall had attended .the meeting'in Michigan City. Mrs. Saunders stated that he had.attended. 5.'East Bank Heritage Program - - Mr.-Oxian asked if Mr. Fine knew anything about. the program. Mr..Fine'stated that there was a two day. session held by five tourism experts last week for all concerned parties. •6. St. Casimer Centennial -Celebration Mr. Oxian asked if Mr. Talley was able to attend the celebration. Mr. Talley stated that he was unable to make.it. , V. Old Business Nothing'to report.' _ VI. New Business -A.'Montel Letter Mrs. DeRose outlined the letter sent to'the Commission by Mr. Montel, in which it stated that Mr. Montelpurchased the house .at 6500 Bremen Road at a time when it had under gone 'a lot of .changes -by the hand of the -.previous owner._- ' She further noted that Mr. Montel claims that when he purchased the property that, he had no knowledge of the property being a Landmark.-- Mrs. DeRose,also noted that the property was Landmarked in 1977 at which time a plaque was -affixed to the building. She also stated that. Mr. Montel seemed to be asking that the Commission revisit the issue of Landmark .certification by having the, Landmarks .Committee make an on'. sight- inspection- to determine whether the . .Landmark designation should be changed or not. Mr. Montel stated that they have photographs of the original house -and that the structure of the house has remained the. same' however -the porch has been significantly altered and the, previous,, owner had put in new windows. He further reiterated that they'knew )/nothing'of it-being,a Landmark until some one turned -them in and.they received .stop -work notice.. Mr. Montel' also stated that he has received building. permits for -.various work done 'in.'the past with no mention of a need for a Certificate of Appropriateness. Mrs. DeRose stated that •the real issue is whether the Commission should reevaluate the landmark status:- If the' Commission chooses.not to.revoke the landmark status then the house will still ,be under 'the jurisdiction of the- Historic Preservation Commission and Mr. Montel will need their permission to continue. Mr. Montel asked about the work that was already done.. Mr: Oxian stated that the pole barn that was put_ up was reported to the Building Department by himself. He also noted that the Building Department has a list of every Local Landmark and all Historic District Properties, however, not all the individuals who work in the Building Department look at the'lists. Mr. Oxian stated that because the pole barn was already completed .there was nothing that could be -done about, it. He ._went on- to note that the _Commission did riot require a Certificate•of Appropriateness. for the -pole barn because it was not really harming anything: There was some discussion over the plaque that was in front of the house and the acreage that was landmarked with -the house.- Mrs. DeRose .reiterated that.if this problem is not solved. -then the cease and desist 'order.. on, Mr. Montel's property .will, _remain in affect"until it is resolved'or Mr. Montel applies for a Certificate V