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• MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING of the HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION Monthly Meeting County Commissioner's 7:30 p.m. Conference Room Monday August 18, 1997 7th Floor County -City Building I. Call to Order John Oxian, president of the commission, brought the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. II. Roll Call Commission members present were: John Borkowski, Adrian Fine, Catherine Hostetler, John Oxian, Janeanne Petrass, Joann Sporleder, Jerry Wiener, Martha Choitz and Aladean DeRose. Commission staff present was: 'David Duvall, director and Rhonda Saunders, administrative assistant. Also attending the meeting were: Brian Crumlish, John & Donna, Freidline, Don Sporleder, Julia Des Lauriers, Linda Fritschner and Robert Roland. III. Public Hearing A. Certificates of Appropriateness 1) 1997-0723, 1615 East Wayne St.- window replacement Mr. Oxian announced that this application would be tabled until Monday, August 25, 1997. There was no motion. 2) 1997-0806, 1120 East Jefferson - Install brick piers 'at front sidewalk entry. ' Mr. Duvall presented the Staff Report and distributed photographs. Mr. Duvall then indicated that the applicants, John and Donna Freidline were present. There was some discussion by Mr. Duvall to clarify where the piers were going and their style and size. Mr. Oxian asked if the applicants had anything they would like to add to the discussion. John Freidline stated that they felt they had done their homework in choosing a style that would compliment their house, that the limestone cap matched the window sill and that the urns would compliment the urn motif in the houses shutters. Mr. Oxian asked for any further questions. Martha Choitz moved to have the application approved as submitted. John Borkowski seconded the motion. Joann Sporleder asked the applicants.if they were going to put any piers at the end of the driveway. The applicants replied that they were not going to for certain safety reasons. The motion passed unanimously. 3) 1997-0806-3 - 1091 Riverside Drive - Remove a cement walkway that lines the. driveway and replace it with brick to match the driveway. Mr. Duvall presented the staff report and circulated photographs. He noted that the applicant was .present. Catherine Hostetler moved to approve the application as proposed. Janeanne Petrass seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. John Oxian noted that the history for this application • was not complete. He suggested that the date the current owner purchased the property should be included into the history of the property. Mr: Oxian further stated that it is important for the commission members to know how long the applicant has owned the house, because it can affect a members vote. Mr. Duvall noted that the staff could add this information if there was time to do the title search. There was some discussion as to how to find the