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back to the drawing board and recreating the inventory list. It may be a matter worth studying separate from the application. However, if the application is led stating the commission has to go back to study homes, then certainly the Ohio Historical Society would invite the board to do so, and place the application on hold until the promise is fulfilled. Mr. Lang believed that there was wording regarding a continuous updating of the inventory list in a section of the application. He suggested that the commission not specify a year but commit to keeping the current list updated. However, the board internally on its own has committed to going to the 1950's standard. Mr. Schumann voiced that the list definitely needed updating as some of the listed homes have been moved and some even demolished. Mr. Schock believes that the application is referring to keeping the current inventory list up to date only. If the commission expands the list to the 1950's it would be quite an undertaking as there was quite a few styles built in the 1950's. Mrs. Lord indicated that the current list only goes through the 1920's. If the Commission wants to continue the plaque program then there was a standing rule that if a home was 80 years old it was eligible for a plaque. Mr. Schock indicated that the National Registers Standards recognizes homes dated prior to 1936 as being historic. Mrs. Lord voiced that Landmarks set the age at 80 years and continued to move cyclically. Mr. Schumann questioned if the board would request a grant again to update the current list. Mrs. Lord thought if the commission was going to expand the list through 1950 they may be issued another grant, but didn't think they could get another grant to just update the current list. Mr. Schumann felt the board should expend the money in 2005 to get the inventory list updated and digitalized to make it easier to maintain. Mr. O'Malley felt that the commission could update their inventory with minimal costs. Mrs. Lord believed that there are a total of 300 homes on the list which encompasses all of North Olmsted. Mr. O'Malley questioned if the commission had to have digital photos of all the homes on the list. Mr. Schumann advised that the Historical Society wants all inventory lists to be on acid free paper now. Mrs. Lord reviewed that the commission has collected photos and slides over the years but she is not sure what is currently in the vault. Mrs. Lord indicated that the Butternut district is listed in the comprehensive survey but Old Town Hall, The first Congregational Church (Barton Road Church) and the Universalistic Church, are the only three buildings with plaques. The commission reviewed Mrs. Lord's write-ups of the buildings that have plaques. Mr. Schumann questioned if the archeological site in the metro parks was on the inventory list. Mrs. Lord indicated that it needed to be added to the list. She believed that some of the Ohio Historical Properties had been done under the Cuyahoga County grant prior to 1985 and there was about 25 listed. Fort Hill was listed through a different grant which looked at archeological sites. Fort Hill is located behind the interpretive center in the metro park and artifacts have been found that possibly date back to before the Indians settlement in the parlcs. Mrs. Lord reviewed that there is no ordinance from council that recognizes Frostville Museum. The commissioners discussed possibly placing plaques on the buildings at Frostville. Mr. Schumann questioned how long it would take to complete the CLG application. Mrs. Lord believed that once they received a response from their memo requesting the Mayor and Council sponsor an ordinance authorizing Landmarks to complete the application it would not take long. Mr. O'Malley stated that the memo requested a legislative request but the memo didn't trigger anyone to fill out a legislative request form. He advised that the commission could request the clerk fill out a legislative request and ask the Mayor to sign it 3