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MARTHA CHOITZ: I think that we should table this for a month and have John and Joann both write their opinions and anyone else who has any and give them to the staff and have Todd Zeiger work with the group. CATHERINE HOSTETLER: The state has already signed off on it, but if it's the policy of the commission to override the state and hold up the grant monies and the whole project, then staff should have been notified when the commissioners received their packets on Saturday a week ago that they expected to have someone here from the state or the person that put together this proposal. JOHN OXIAN: We always do. When we have something from a property owner doesn't the property owner usually appear? If we have some major questions and the property owner isn't here, we usually table it and ask them to come back the next time. So, why shouldn't we be doing it for this? CATHERINE HOSTETLER: The expert that they have is from out of state, John. So we would have had to have some contact prior to right now. JOHN OXIAN: There should be some type of expert here locally who is going to be overseeing and inspecting this project to make sure that everything that is being proposed in this C of A is done correctly. JOANN SPORLEDER: I am raising these questions because I have done a fair amount of research for years and years on log houses. I have been involved with the moving and restoration of several log houses in Illinois. I am somewhat familiar with some of the items mentioned in this C of A. If we're not trying to get it back to an 1830's look then what is being proposed here; I guess, is a perfectly legitimate thing to be doing in restoring the log cabin which obviously needs some attention because probably some of the logs are deteriorating as well as other things about it. TODD ZEIGER: The intent of the grant was to simply address a variety of substantial issues with the Navane log cabin. The Navarre log cabin has been closed and the Historical Society can no longer hold Cabin Days at the site because of its dire condition. If there is not rehabilitation work undertaken on this building, it is going to suffer serious consequences. Basically the entire bottom of this cabin is gone and it presents a public danger. I can provide the entire report to the commission. It is about 50-60 pages long with drawings, if the commission feels it is necessary to review it. MARTHA CHOITZ: I will make a motion that application 2005-1005, the Navarre Cabin Restoration in Leeper Park, be tabled and put into a special committee for the restoration of the Navarre Cabin. This committee will consist of Lynn Patrick, Joann Sporleder, and John Oxian. JOANN SPORLEDER: Seconds the motion and it passes. Todd Zeiger abstains. TODD ZEIGER: I would also ask that this special committee please expedite their deliberations on this, so that we can move it forward. Because, depending on the changes you make, we may need to take this all the way back down to the state. Last time, it was a 60 -day review. So, we need to get this special committee together as soon as possible. 3. 2005-1006; 628 Park Avenue JULIE SCHUTTE: The owners had difficulty with their computer before the C of A application was submitted, so Catherine is passing out two site plan options. (See staff report, project description, pictures, and options property attached to C of A in HPC meeting binder). Property owners, Sarah Micklem & Cornelius Eady, were not present.