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sign with in the smooth surfaced area of the wall with cut out -classic letters spelling out Morris Civic Auditorium. Use simple and unadorned so it'would I.' not compete with'the main entrance.,' Mr. Francis stated -that they are'v_ery = pleased with the projects progress and that they would like to ,answer any questions the Commission may have. Mrs. Hickey -stated that there were a lot of competing needs for limited funds between the restoration projects,,, the stage -house., the mechanical needs and the Palais Royal Ballroom. 'Mrs. King, 'a fund raiser for .Morris 'Civic Auditorium, stated that they have great had a response from the private sector and that. they. are roughly $1,000,000.00 under their goal. Mr. Francis . restated that they were proud of.the way the plans are turning out. Mr. Oxian 'asked if they were going to work on the Palais Royal at .the same time as the Auditorium. Mrs.t, Hickey stated that the, Palais will probably come online,'_ -four or five months after the Auditorium. Mr. Fine asked for clarification as to what the earlier areas of concern were. Mr—Oxian stated that there really -weren't any major issues . Mr._Duvall stated that he had,previously seen three different sets of elevations and that the staff report was written based on the last rendition -he had seen. Mr,. Duvall noted that he had wanted the back 'of,the 'building to be identifiable with the front_ of the building as one. complete_ structure. He also noted that -they had been discussing the possibility of scoring. There was some more'. discussion over the surface treatment of the pre -cast cement. Mr. Fine asked what would be.put in.place, of the sign board. Mr. Francis stated that they were planning to use some type, of cement or plaster panel which would be painted to match 'the building. Mr.. Oxian asked -how much the proposed three bay marquee is going to cost. Mrs. Hickey stated that it is going to,cost $300,000.00. Mr: Oxian asked how much:it would cost to make it a five bay marquee., Mrs. Hickey stated that it. would cost $600,000.00. Mr. Fine stated that' the project -was a good one and that. the. design was appropriate. Mr. Oxian thanked them for the presentation. V. Announcements & Miscellaneous Matters Mr. Oxian asked Mr. Duvall about proposing the Forbes Building, the Tailor's ` building and or the Credit'Union Building on Colfax as Landmarks. Mr. Duvall stated that' the Tailor's. building would passin a minute. Mr. Fine suggest having -the Singer Building Landmarked. Mr. Oxian stated that he was currently going after the JMS Building and that.if Mr. Fine wanted to include'the Singer Building then he would go after that too. Mr._' Oxian stated that Mr. Duvall - should look into landmarking those buildings. There was some discussion over the,tailor building. IX._Adjournment The meeting was adjourned at 8:45 p.m. 4