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Tim Klusczinski: Can we make an official motion before they have done any investigative to see what is underneath or beyond, to see what the finished product will be? Todd Zeiger: I think ... I would suggest that that could be incorporated into the conversations about the porch with the staff, i.e. the belt course we're talking about... because we don't really...why we ask...because we're not really sure what happened when they sided it, if it had a belt course. We probably know what happened to it. It's obviously not there. So there probably will be some question of how that should be handled. If we could incorporate that with our comments of the porch and let staff kind of work through that based on the pictures, because one picture has a foursquare that is very similar to this one, that has a flared belt course on it. I'm just throwing that out for it seems appropriate to handle it that way. I think ... a motion to approve Certificate of Appropriateness 2005-1207, both parts A and B, as recommended by staff as the proposed work does follow the guidelines for the district and remand the questions with regard to the exact design of the porch as well as any details that might be uncovered after the aluminum comes off to the staff to work with the applicant based on the photographs that were submitted tonight for our review. Tim Klusczinski seconded the motion. It passed six in favor and one opposed; Joann Sporleder. B. LANDMARK 1. Studebaker Building 30-30A Rescind Interim Protection Catherine Hostetler: The next item on the agenda is the Studebaker building 30-30A to rescind interim protection and I am going to turn over to you some reports and letters from the Studebaker Club and Bob Yapp on the assessment of this building. [Catherine passed out the letter and Bob Yapp's report.] Ken Fedder: How are you? My name is attorney Ken Fedder. I have offices at 53600 North Ironwood Drive. I am here as the attorney for the owner of the building who is with me, Mr. Abraham Marcus. I would only tell you that it is a very old building; that the HPC has been looking at it since 1996 and on July 13 of this year at the request of my client I obtained a demolition permit. The building has been vacant. There is no electricity, no lavatory facilities. The windows are all gone. There is a total state of disrepair. The HPC got an interim protection order on July 22nd, which held up our demolition. During that time, I had"approved and received approval from the state to clear the asbestos question, and we are prepared to demolish this building as it is in a terrible state of disrepair. But, we are on hold pending the rescinding of your interim protection order of July 22nd Thank you every much and the owner of the building is here with me. It's been inspected by I believe Mr. Oxian and his Commission; it's been inspected by the Studebaker Commission, and the consensus is that it would cost in excess of $100,000 to even think about restoring the building. Thank you. Lynn Patrick: I have a question about salvage. I went through the building and I did not specifically ask Bob Yapp if any molding around the doors if that was worth salvaging. Do you have any plans? Ken Fedder: I don't think there is anything salvageable in the building. If there was a nameplate I would certainly be willing to donate that to somebody, but it is in such a bad state that we're concerned about the liability of somebody that breaks in there and we don't think there's anything that's salvageable insofaras the historic value of the building.