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KAREN HAMMOND-NASH: (See staff report attached to C of A). <br />SKIP MCCRAY: (Representative for City Awning of South Bend). We took on this project <br />through the request of the current customer in the location. We have the approval of Mr. <br />Friedline and the city of South Bend to go ahead with this project. <br />We have not been able to determine what actually lies behind the metal siding that is <br />there now. Our best estimation at this point is that it is some sort of wooden structure that <br />supports that aluminum siding. That's what we ran into when we installed the other two <br />awnings, both over where Flint Personnel Services is at and where the vacated cafd is at this <br />time. <br />JOHN OXIAN: In other words you're saying that there is a gap between the wall and the <br />aluminum siding? <br />SKIP MCCRAY: We believe there is a wooden header there that is holding the aluminum siding <br />onto the building. So, yes, I would say there is a gap there. <br />JOHN OXIAN: They did not take any of the terra cotta off of the building. So if there is a gap <br />in between there, and you put your siding up there, you would be attaching it to whatever is <br />holding the outside aluminum and would not interfere in any way with whatever is behind it. <br />SKIP MCCRAY: Yes, sir, that is what we believe. <br />LYNN PATRICK: What is the cost of this project? <br />SKIP MCCRAY: This project will cost the customer roughly $1200.00. <br />LYNN PATRICK: Why does the owner want to put this awning up? <br />SKIP MCCRAY: To dress up the front facade of the building and provide some protection for <br />the store front window. They evidently have had some fading problems with some documents <br />because of the picture. window: <br />LYNN PATRICK: At the reading room. <br />SKIP MCCRAY: Yes, the Christian Science Reading Room. <br />JOHN OXIAN: Even though I may agree with some of your earlier comments, I would still <br />have to agree with the staff that before I would vote to have this awning installed, I would want <br />my inspector to go out there with you when you look to see what actually is behind the <br />aluminum siding that is already there. I do not want you going through the terra cotta that is <br />behind the aluminum siding. <br />SKIP MCCRAY: What we will do is before we actually make any attempt to install the awning, <br />we will see if we can't get a piece of that siding off and see what we are actually going to be <br />going into first. If it appears that we have a wooden header that we can go into and we are not <br />3 <br />