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JOANN SPORLEDER: If we make this a landmark; the whole site will in fact be a landmark so we will be intimately involved with whatever they decide to do. JOHN OXIAN: No, it depends on what you want to do. JOANN SPORLEDER: We are only doing the barn; because, usually the landmarks go with a legal description of the property in question. So if that is the case as it has been in other cases then we would be quite involved with developers who want to not necessarily tear down the structure; but put up items that would impinge upon it. JULIE SCHUTTE: My understanding is that for them to build the three houses that they want to build on that lot they would have to build a road to get the frontage in. I don't know if they have actually gone forward with designing a road yet. JOHN OXIAN: You can either do a legal description or you can go with what we have done before; pick the specific building and mention that the building and the land that it is located on will be the sole landmark and anything else around it is not. It depends on how you want to describe it in the ordinance. In the county, that is what has happened in the past. You can take either approach on this. I wouldn't take the legal approach because I don't think we want to get involved with new houses or anything else; because, it would make it very difficult to pass anything then. I think the only thing we should be interested in is the barn and the site or the land on which it is located. Further discussion was held between commission members regarding what further steps need to be taken regarding the barn and the property located at 16977 Adams. III. REGULAR BUSINESS A. APPROVAL OF MINUTES —(March 21, 2005) Due to a typo error on the agenda sheet, Lynn Patrick amends the agenda to reflect that the minutes being presented are actually the minutes for April 18, 2005; not March 21, 2005. MARTHA CHOITZ: I move that the minutes be accepted as printed. DIANE WROBEL-ILLES: Seconds the motion and it passes unanimously. John Oxian abstains. B. TREASURER'S REPORT JOHN OXIAN: (Refer to green copy of treasurer's report in HPC meeting binder). John also asked how far along they were with Julie Schutte's pay increase. Catherine Hostetler stated that it goes in front of the county commission on Thursday, May 26`h at 5:30. (Bill number 5305; Salaries and Numbers of Employees for Historic Preservation in bill 54-05; appropriation of $6, 714.00 dollars). C. COMMITTEE REPORT 1. President's Report — (No report) 2. SouthHold Awards Committee CATHERINE HOSTETLER: We have around 117 people that will be attending. Our final count is due by noon on Friday to the Palais Royal. We have a firm commitment with them for a 110 people. We can't go below a 110 people; however, we can keep adding people on up until Friday morning. We have our speaker and his wife coming in. We have the awards ordered. Saint Patrick's is getting a silver Paul Revere bowl that was left over from last year that we're having engraved. The county is getting a print photograph of the Jefferson Street Bridge by Lou Sabo that we're having matted and framed by Radecki's. Doug Gibson is getting an art tile. It is a pottery called Pewabic 1 Pottery. They are located in Detroit and are on the National Register of Historic Places