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burdensome, it could be deemed a regulatory taking. The City of North Olmsted does have <br />minimum requirements for property maintenance, but Lakewood has taken another direction. It <br />is affirmatively deciding what a property owner must do to develop a plan and maintenance <br />schedule. Ordinarily government is in the business of sending a citation for failure to do <br />something. In this case the ticket would be for failing to outline a plan of action for maintaining <br />your property. This would create a large amount administrative work. In many instances our <br />code has gone the other way to ease regulatory burdens associated with historic districts. <br />However, as a policy discussion, considering the Lakewood ordinance is certainly worthwhile. <br />Mr. Dubowski lived in Lakewood for 22 years. The Lakewood residential building inspectors <br />were very tough on residents that did not maintain their home, historic or otherwise. The owner <br />of a property in violation would receive notice of repair to be completed in a set number of days. <br />If not repaired the owner would be fined and given a second period of time to complete repairs. <br />If the owner did not comply there is legal action. It is a strict policy however for an older <br />housing stock the homes in Lakewood are in very good condition. <br />Ohio Historical Societv, State of Ohio budget cuts <br />Mr. Thomas presented information on changes in the state budget that would end many Ohio <br />Historical Society programs including the historical marlcers program and the subsidy that assists <br />communities and organizations in obtaining the markers. Ohio History Day, including the event <br />at Case Western Reserve, is being cut. Events to mark the anniversary of the Civil War are being <br />planned. The Ohio Historical Society had intended to loan exhibits for the events; that program <br />has also been cut. He has not received specific news on it, but he assumes funding for the <br />Certified Local Government program is being cut or reduced. Mr. Thomas understands the need <br />to prioritize in the current economy, but if these programs disappear, they may never be funded <br />again. Mr. Schumann hopes the Commission will learn the facts of the funding cuts to the Ohio <br />Historical Society programs by Mr. Harper as part of the CLG training on June 11. <br />OLD BUSINESS <br />LelZislation to Amend Chapter 165 <br />Ms. Wenger summarized that two issues have been brought forward concerning the Chapter 165 <br />amendment: the Landmarks Commission's role in reviewing records to be destroyed in order to <br />determine if anything of historic value should be retained, and the actual, physical storage <br />location of historic records. Per Law Director Dubelko the amendment is assigning a role to the <br />Landmarks Commission to review documents for historical importance and relevance in order to <br />save them. Where and how the documents are to be retained in partnership with the Landmarks <br />Commission or the Olmsted Historical Society at an off-campus location would be a separate <br />issue to be negotiated by contract. The City first needs to identify what we have. Then we can <br />decide if we have the adequate facilities on site for proper storage. Any contracts between the <br />City and the Olmsted Historical Society would require Council approval. Mr. Schumann <br />aclcnowledged a memo to the Landmarks Commission by Councilman Orlowski, dated June 8, <br />2009, on the same subject, copies of which were distributed to all commissioners.