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REGULAR BUSINESS The Minutes of the September 20, 2010 and October 1, 2010 were accepted by consensus. The September Location Report was accepted. The Staff Report from the Director was distributed along with the Correspondence File. Catherine Hostetler requested the Commissioners' approval for closing the Office on Friday, October 22 so that she could attend the Traditional Building Exhibition at Navy Pier in Chicago during the time Wayne Doolittle was at the Preservation Trades Conference in Kentucky and Assistant Director Elicia Dadlow was still on maternity leave. It was agreed that she should attend. The Staff will bear all costs of transportation, admission and meals. The Routine Maintenance Exclusion Reports were included in the mailed packets and there were no questions for Staff. Legal Counsel cautioned the Commissioners about questioning homeowner applicants about the colors used in their project. Catherine elaborated that when our Standards and Guidelines were originally adopted that they specifically omitted color because of all of the law suits over color experienced by the first historic preservation commissions on the east coast. Counsel thought that it would be best if the Commission steered clear of issues about color so the Commission could not be perceived as pressuring an applicant to choose Commissioners' preference for color during a public meeting. COMMITTEE REPORTS Timothy Klusczinski as his President's Report submitted his attendance at two of the Lunch and Learn Series presented by Todd Zeiger on September 24 and October 1. He recommended the Lunch and Learn Series to the Commissioners as insightful and interesting. It is held at WNIT's new downtown studio on Thursdays. OLD BUSINESS There was no action on the Continued COA#2010-0802A for a window replacement at 812 Golden. NEW BUSINESS President Klusczinski initiated a discussion concerning the use of asphalt architectural shingles in place of the asphalt 3 -tab shingles. It was stated that the architectural shingle was becoming the roofing material of choice because of its durability and aesthetics. Counsel Meteiver concurred that the replacement of asphalt 3 -tab shingles with asphalt architectural shingles could in this instance be delegated to the Staff for In-kind approval in order to expedite the homeowner's roofing projects on a timely basis. On a motion by Linda Riley with a second by David Steinhauer the Commissioners voted unanimously 5.0 to grant the Staff administrative approval for asphalt architectural shingles as in-kind replacement roofing material for 3 -Tab asphalt shingles. There was a brief discussion about participation in the November 7, 2010 Arts Cafe. HPC will be sharing a booth with the City and Wayne Doolittle will provide the HPC with the IN