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last week and its footprint will be less significant than the old structure and will provide neighbors with a better view of the lake. The owners bought the property for $1.2 million just to knock it down and went through a number of revisions. O'Malley expressed his support for George's view and would like historic preservation designations applied to structures along with homes (ex. yellow brick wall on Lake Ave.). Committee members expressed support for including structures and expanding the number of historic districts citywide. Bird Town and Clifton Park are the only 2 neighborhoods with a historic designation and are on the national registry. The historic districts create another level of review, but do not prohibit demolition. Chairman Anderson pledged to not reconvene the committee on this issue for another month as more research is needed on the topics brought up in the meeting. ORDINANCE 18-19 -AN ORDINANCE amending Chapter 1323, Registration of Contractors, of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Lakewood to require contractors registered with the City to receive a training or orientation to be provided by the City. (1st read and referred to Housing Committee 6/3/19;2"d reading 6/17/19) Chairman Anderson stated he has not run across another city contractor education program in his research of the issue. He has been looking into the requirements of what it takes to become a contractor and has been examining the drop in the number of contractors registered with the city since 2012. There were just under 1,400 contractors registered in 2012 and the number was cut in half the following year. The number now is just under 300. Chris Parmelee of the Building Department stated the reduction indicates a higher quality of contractor being registered. The reduction shows the city has been successful in weeding out unqualified contractors. It was also noted that the Building Department's transition into the use of the Web QA may have reflected a portion of the reduced number as well. Chairman Anderson proposed doubling the registration fee to $200, but Mr. Parmelee indicated that is reviewed on a case by case basis and that his department is more apt to double a permit fee than a registration fee. Approval of the minutes of the July 22, 2019 Housing Committee meeting. Chairman Anderson made a motion to approve the minutes from the July 22nd meeting of the Housing Committee, which was seconded by Councilman Rader. All members voted in favor. Motion passed. Meeting adjourned: 6:33 p.m.