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MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING of the HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION Monthly Meeting 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, February 16, 1999 County Commissioner's Conference Room 7th Floor County -City Building I. Call to Order John Oxian, president of the commission, brought the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. II. Roll Call Commission members present were: John Oxian, Joann Sporleder, Catherine Hostetler, Adrian Fine, Ron Zmyslo, Janeanne Petrass and Jerry Wiener. Commission staff present was: Ed Talley, director and Aladean DeRose, consul. Also attending the meeting were: Don Sporleder, Kari Gallagher, Richard Helmus, John DeLee, John Olson, Tony Goldy, Grant Epstein and Ken Herceg. III. Public Hearing A. Certificate of Appropriateness Applications 1. 1999-0208 - 112 S. Lafayette, rear addition Mr. Talley presented the staff report and circulated photographs. He also noted architects and engineer, John DeLee, Don Olson and Ken Herceg were present from Herceg & Associates Inc. Mr. Herceg introduced everyone and then gave the floor to Don Olson. Mr. Olson displayed the new construction drawings for the Commission members to follow along with. He briefly discussed how the project began and the buildings history. He further noted that a rear addition to the building was essential to accommodate todays code requirements for bathrooms, elevators, stairs and fire protection devices. Mr. Olson stated that the second floor courtroom was to be restored to 1873 condition and the first floor to 1855. There was more discussion over meeting todays code requirements. He also noted that surrounding landscaping would be included in this project to encompass new historic style fencing and plaza area. Mr. Oxian asked what type of lighting would be used. Mr. Olson stated that he has located an historic style light post which would be conducive with the historical fabric of the building. Mr. Talley stated that he has supplied Herceg and Associates with photographs and catalog pages depicting appropriate period lights. There was more discussion over the style of lights to be used and their location around the courthouse. Mr. Olson went on to discuss the condition of the structure, specifically noting that the floors would have to be beefed up with extra supports to handle the weight of an assembly. There was some discussion over the buildings acoustics.