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APPLICATION ITEMS: Demolition of round suction reservoir in back of North Station. This reservoir has had no useful function for 60 to 70 years. A careful demolition would free bricks for main building restoration. DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED PROJECT: The City of South Bend Water Works would like to remove the suction reservoir that is located in the back of the North Pumping Station. "It has been out of use for over 70 years and has no practical value to the South Bend Water Works", per John Wiltrout, Director of Water Treatment for the City. Within the last six months, the City has made masonry and roof repairs which revealed further building maintenance issues and they must consider the costs. There is deterioration along circumference and the walls are bulging and uneven. The structure has been re -pointed with N type mortar instead of lime putty and there is efflorescence as a result. Furthermore, the rebar reinforcement of the sunken concrete roof is rusting. During demolition, the City intends to salvage the bark -faced 8" masonry units that are no longer in production, as they are the same bricks used on the main building. The surplus realized from the deconstruction of the suction reservoir will allow use of the salvaged masonry to restore the main building. STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES: Leever Park 9.0 Landscapes — Standards and Criteria for Leeper Park 9.1 Introduction 3. The standards and criteria acknowledge that there will be changes to the landscape and are intended to make the changes sensitive to the historic character of the landscape. 4. Each property will be separately studied to determine if a later addition(s) and/or alteration(s) can, or should, be removed. 5. Since it is not possible to provide one general guideline, the following factors that will be considered in determining whether a later addition(s) and/or alteration(s) can, or should, be removed include: a. Compatibility with the original property's integrity in scale, materials and character. b. Historic association with the property. c. Quality in design and execution of the addition/alteration. d. Functional usefulness. STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES: Local Landmarks Group B Standards D. Demolition Historic landmarks shall not be demolished. When a landmark poses a threat to the public safety, and demolition is the only alternative, documentation by way of photographs, measured drawings, or other descriptive methods should make of both the exterior and interior of the landmark. The person or agency responsible for demolition of the landmark shall be responsible for this documentation. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of deconstruction of the suction reservoir so that bark -faced 8" masonry units can be salvaged for future use on main building restoration. The building has had no functional usefulness for over 70 years and would be very costly to repair. Per Group B Standards, measured drawings and documentation by the demolition agency is encouraged for future reference and possible reconstruction. On a motion by Linda Riley with a second by Dave Steinhauer Vote: 4-0 COA 2010-0413 was approved with a unanimous vote. STAFF REPORT CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS Date: Apri130, 2010 Application Number: 2010-0414 Property Location: 902 Leland Architectural Style/Date:Gabled-ell/1900 Property Owner: Santos Fernandez District Designation: Chapin Park Rating: Contributing DESCRIPTION OF STRUCTURE/ SITE: 902 is a one and a half storey gabled -ell duplex set on a brick foundation. The walls are covered with Insul-brick the windows are 1/1 double hung with a front 4