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through because the owner would have to pay off the money borrowed and the interest. President Oxian noted the bad part of the receivership would be the owner could get: the house back by paying off the receiver and then let the building start deteriorating again. Commissioner Bullene inquired if granting the COA gave the necessary time to document the building. Mr. Duvall replied the documentation was typically done within the regular demolition schedule. Mrs. Dempsey said it would take approximately 30 days before the demolition could begin. Mr. Duvall said there should be no problem in documenting the building provided the staff had access to the site. Commissioner Bullene said he was also concerned with documentation of the historic landscape features because they might serve as a bases for determining the appropriateness of any new construction. Commissioner Eide _ agreed and added the trees may be more significant than the house at this point. Commissioner Petrass inquired of Mrs. Dempsey if Code Enforcement would state in the demolition contract that no trees were to be taken down. Mrs. Dempsey replied Code Enforcement would only be demolishing the house. Commissioner Eide inquired if the basement would be taken out. Mrs. Dempsey explained the requirements for the demolition. Mr. Duvall noted an alternative might be after the demolition contract is awarded, an individual could conceivably negotiate a house move from the demolition contractor. Mr. Duvall said the method of demolition is not prescribed in the contract. Mr. Greta said unless the Commission had another method for making Dr. Klopfer repair the house, he saw no other alternative to demolition. Commissioner Eide said unless there was some feasible plan of action, he agreed with Mr. Greta. Mr. Kent inquired what would happen if the Commission denied the COA. He was informed the issue would come before the Common Council. He inquired what would happened if the COA was tabled. He was told the Commission could not table the COA because the applicant was not likely to consent to that. President Oxian said if the Commission denied the COA and it went to the Common Council, the demolition could be stayed for up tc a year if the Council agreed with the Commission. Commissioner Hostetler asked what the steering Committee in the neighborhood thought about the demolition. Mr. Greta responded they were more concerned with what might go on the site in place of the house. He said they kne�a time current structure was an eyesOre and unsafe. He said he felt the biggest concern was what would happen when the house was gone. Iie explained many felt the house may be what is preventing the construction of Dr. Klopfer's clinic. He said personally he felt it was two separate issues because Dr. Klopfer could have put a clinic in the current structure if he wanted to. He felt the issue should only be viewed as to the current structure and its detrimental effect on the neighborhood. Commissioner Hostetler noted the benefit to Dr. Klopfer in the house being demolished was the cos of demolition was much less then the cost of repairing the structure. Mr. Greta said if Dr. Klopfer came to the Commission with a COA for demolition, he would get the b uilding torn down. Mrs. DeRose replied if Dr. Klopfer were the advocate for demolition, he would have to convince the Commission lie could not afford to repair the house and she doubted he could do that given his financial abilities. Commissioner Eide moved the Commission ar)prove the COA for demolition of 1244