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1VIr. Lang congratulated Mr. Barker for his appointment to Council arad for retuming to Landmazks as Council's representative. Mr. Barkea° thanked the ehairrnan aaid suggested Mr. Schumann being a member of the Historical Society could possibly recommend a Historical Member to fill his previous position on Landmarks. He further announced that the CLC'i legislation was going to be discussed at the Board of Zoning and Development Committee meeting scheduled for Tuesday, June 21, 2005 @ 6:30 pm. in case commissioners had corrections or additions to the legislation request or wished to attend. Mrs. Lord questioned if the legislation request should ffiention tlie f-tmds Landffiazks was granted for the first step of the CLG application which was the sutvey that was coffipleted. Mrs. Lord thought that there would be more eontinuity if the legislation mentioned that Landmarks had been working in conjunction with the City for the past 20 years having RIorth Olmsted become a Certified Local Government. W. Schwxiann announced that the Barton Itoad chugcfln was placed on b8ams and ready for the move on Jixne 21, 2005, starting at 9:00 azn. He explained that the whole for the fouaidation had been previously dug and tlae home avouid sit atog a support system until the IIew fomdation was poured. The section of the foundation above ground will be constructed from the original sandstone bfloclcs vahich wege saved. Repairs consis-t of new supports for the floor, a new root and handi cap accessibility. Frostville IVliaseuuanns hoge is to rent the church for events to help the Museum become dnore self suffic2ent. Howeeer, they desperately need financial donations to get the church compieted. Mr. Schumann regorted that the clerk loaded the CD of the BuY,ternut Ridge hcaffies on the shared drive so they are accessible. If the commission wishes copies they need to authoaize the clerk to puFChase CD Re-Writeable disc. Mrs. Lord requested that in the future the clerk print out aIl applicants' home from that data base for the Commissioner's packets. 1VIrs. Lord and'ncatesl that in her efforts to get ffiore informatiom mn the Steatns home she caffie across her copy of the "Crisfield Johrmson History of Olmsted", a.nd made copies of the documents for each of the comYnissioner's. She is not sare of the year it was written but the information goes back to 1879. Although it does not include the Dover section it does have soffie history on the Stearns family. David Iohnson Steams lived to be very old aaid was a prorninent resident ixi 0lrristed which included Olmsted Falls, the Z'ownship and part of North Oimsted and was honored as tbe f rst resident. If the board wishes to address the Steams home the packet would be a good starting place. 1V1r. Schock voiced that Landmarks should get the Steamss home listed in tlae National Registry. The board dascussed plaques and regastering a home without a homeowrner's consent and the benefit of listiang hnstorical hoanes. Mrs. Lord beIieved the Steams home to be listed on the Ohio Inventory, but not the National Registry. Mr. Schock indicated that by registering the Stearns home it would protect the home from just being demolashed. V. COlVIlbIITTEE REPORTS: VI. OI.ID BUSYNESSo Vdg. ADJOURleTlo'IENT: B. Lord ynoved to adjoum the aaieeting. M. Davis seconded the motion, dvhich was unaniffiously appPgz,ed. Meeting Adjourned at 9:07 pm. Lang ct /o s- Rote'Clerk of Commissions 3