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John Peddycord: Several personally that I have been involved with. Lynn Patrick: In you capacity as a counselor, working in, representing a client who owns a historic structure. John Peddycord: I have never represented a client in historic ... I was very involved as Todd knows.:. Lynn Patrick: Thank you. John Peddycord: .on their restoration of their current office, regional office, also the other building, I can't think of the, the home. In fact my clients purchased the home and Historic Landmarks sold it to them and restored it. Actually, it was a joint effort was it not, Todd, between my client, the home? Todd Zeiger: Give me a street. John Peddycord: The home on the north side of the river just east of Michigan. Todd Zeiger: The showhouse. John Peddycord: It was the showhouse, a Prairie style house. - I was involved in that as well. Shawn Peterson: Are there any other questions? ' Okay, then, I'll close this portion and open it to members of the public. Are there any members of the public who wish to speak for or against this proposed Certificate of Appropriateness? Seeing one. Please, again, I ask that you keep your comments brief. Don Sporleder: I am Don Sporleder, professor emeritus of architecture at the University of Notre Dame, and Sporleder Architects, and have been involved in historic preservation in practice and would just simply like to take a few moments to speak to the issue and speak in support of its preservation. It is a landmark, and I think the notes presented by Bob Yapp, I certainly concur with those, and they are in order; but the other aspects and I would put to the owner a question that one of the Commissioners I think noted: but it does seem to me, there are other adaptive uses that are quite consonant with what the cemetery is about, and that that facility has the potential of housing effectively and having a reasonable economic investment, uses that would serve well, that whether it is was a chapel or even" a gatehouse, which it is, and bringing to mind what the uses are involved in that arena. It does seem to me that there are some aspects that have not been explored or presented as even been looked at or considered as to how these uses, which are consistent with what a cemetery should be about: a gatehouse, controls, even housing of its personal, but the idea, the notion of having it serve effectively those aspects that the chapel, which in Highland are across the way, as the mausoleum is developed, the columbarium notion, the fact that there is the old gate and the covered porte cochere that exists. It does look as if there are some aspects that would make it serve well its original uses and maybe adaptive uses are looked at. These might be explored in more depth by the owner, and keep it as a landmark that serves well the community. Thank you. Shawn Peterson: Are there any other members of the public who wish to speak at this time? Seeing none, I will close the public hearing portion of this Certificate of Appropriateness is now closed. The Chair will now recognize any Commission members who wish to deliberate or raise any points related to it. Please, after this is closed, then we will move to the voting section, but primarily this portion, as you know, is to relay history, or aspects you've done in the past or things that might be relevant to a vote on this matter open and in the public. [Todd Zeiger recuses himself and leaves the room.] 23 January 2006 HPC Meeting Minutes [Corrected Version] 24