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CITY OF SOUTHBEND <br />k <br />HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION <br />July 18, 2022 <br />6:00pm <br />MEMBERS PRESENT: <br />Sarah Hill <br />John Tiffany <br />Joan Downs Krostenko <br />(Arch. Historian/Secretary) <br />Sarah Andrews (Interim President) — <br />Appeared Virtually <br />MINUTES <br />MEMBERS ABSENT <br />David Wyncott <br />Elizabeth Hurtle <br />I. CALL TO ORDER — 6:02 p.m. <br />II. ROLL CALL <br />III- PUBLIC HEARING <br />a. CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS <br />i. 2022-0621 720 Park Avenue <br />MICHELE GELFMAN <br />PRESIDENT <br />HYBRID <br />ALSO PRESENT: <br />Adam Toering <br />Ross Van Overberghe <br />Kate Bolze <br />Christina Shakour <br />Chapin Park LHD, Ordinance #9574-05 <br />(Audio Position: 1:05) <br />The staff report was presented by Adam Toering. <br />Staff Recommendation: <br />The structure exhibits deferred maintenance of the original windows. Deferred <br />maintenance does not constitute deteriorated beyond repair. Staff recommends that the <br />original windows be restored and the application for replacement be denied. <br />The applicant was represented by: <br />John Sikorski, 720 Park Avenue, South Bend, IN 46616 <br />John Downs Krostenko read a statement onto the record. The statement is attached as a <br />separate document. <br />The public was represented by: <br />N/A <br />After due consideration, the following action was taken: <br />Upon a motion to deny by John Downs Krostenko, seconded by Sarah Hill, and <br />unanimously carried by vote, the Historic Preservation Commission DENIES Certificate of <br />Appropriateness #2022-0621. <br />Legal Counsel Shakour clarified that, in motions for denial, Commissioners are required <br />to state their reasons for denial. Roll was called. <br />Commissioner Downs-Krostenko (AYE): My reasons were stated into the record. <br />Commissioner Hill (AYE): It's an important beautiful house and I would love to see <br />them comply with the standards. <br />A CERTIFIED LOCAL GOVERNMENT ADAM TOERING <br />OF THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE HISTORIC PRESERVATION ADMINISTRATOR <br />EXCELLENCE ACCOUNTABILITY INNOVATION INCLUSION EMPOWERMENT <br />1400S County -City Building 227 W. Jefferson Blvd. South Bend, Indiana 46601 p 574.235.9371 f 574.235.9201 southbendin.gov <br />