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LANDMA1gKS COMMISSION <br />CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED <br />1VIIl\TUTES OF JANUARY 14, 2013 <br />ROLL CALL <br />Mr. Schumann called the meeting to order at 7:00pm in Council Chambers and led the Pledge of <br />Allegiance. <br />Present: Paul Schumann, Albert Richner, Jim Morse, Dale Thomas, Rosemary Walker . <br />Absent: Don Rerko, David Neville, Tom Dubowski, Maryellen Davis <br />Staff: Clerk of Commissions Donna Rote <br />REVIEW ANI) APPROVAL OF MINU'd'ES <br />Mr. Thomas moved, seconded by Mr. Morse, to approve the December 10, 2012 minutes as <br />written which passed 5-0. <br />OLD BUSINESS <br />Designation of Landmarks <br />0 4302 Porter Road <br />• 30095 Lorain Road <br />Mr. Richner said he updated the Porter Road report with photos, and family history, however <br />additional information on the homes architectural style is still needed. <br />Mr. Morse said his beacon research should be completed prior to the February meeting. The <br />importance of whether North Olmsted had a beacon is that the timeframe would coincide with <br />the construction of Cleveland Hopkins. In 1923 or 1924, Congress authorized the US Post <br />Office to explore the nation's first navigation beacons in the county. If North Olmsted had a <br />beacon then the City played a role in developing the country's first navigational system. In <br />researching the home he found that the 48 states' stone fireplace was not completed prior to <br />moving into the home and the enclosed sunroom was originally a screened in porch. <br />North Olmsted Citv Schools <br />Mr. Schumann asked all members to review the documents they received pertaining to previous <br />meetings with the schools requesting to demo the annex building and home west of the school. <br />Commissioners may want to request access to the buildings to see if there are any structural <br />items worth preserving. The commissions' previous concern was there were no plans presented <br />showing how the sites would be developed once the buildings were removed. Mr. Schumann said <br />he would breach the topic of possibly moving the original home to the museum at the Olmsted <br />Historical Society's next meeting. <br />NEW BUSINESS