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records. The City is responsible for maintaining all local government records and must know what is necessary to retain and what can be thrown away. B. Cleveland Restoration e-mail November 2004 newsletter- Chairman Lang reviewed that pages l, 2, and 3 discussed present emerging thinking on schools, especially since the Board of Education is discussing renovations to the middle school which is in the historic district. He is in constant communication with the board of education members to make sure they keep the front fagade. Regarding Historic Tax Credit - He's not sure whether the legislation passed but it increases the ante from 10% to the 2 5 % for the value put into the building, on historical commercial properties which is through the federal government. Other articles are: How to pick a contractor, website of HGTV generation renovation premiered last week and Restore America. C. Chairman Lang submitted an article from the Cleveland Plain Dealer about the restoring of homes in the Glenville area and a response from a woman from the Cleveland Restoration Society about restoring old homes at a reasonable cost. Mr. Lang informed the Committee that the magazines are for their use and the other material is for their files D. National Trust articles E. Heritage Ohio Preservation letter dated October 8, 2004 F. Plain Dealer metro article dated October 25, 2004 G. Forum Journal Fa112004 Volume 19 H. The Alliance Review September/October 2004 1. National Trust for Historic Preservation magazine November/December 2004 J. Perspectives Fa112004 issue No. 17 Mr. Lang advised the Committee that the finalized Resident letter which included the printout of the Secretary of Interiors Standards was mailed out to all residents on Butternut Ridge Road. The clerk provided each member a list of all addresses which received the packets as well as a copy of the letter. Mr. Lang stated that since the letter was released he has heard from one of the homeowners who thanlced him for the information. Mrs. Davis stated that she has had a couple of phone calls and a few people have stopped her on the street to talk to her about the packets. Mr. Lang advised that he spoke to a young woman (Mss Russo) who was trying to find out how she could get a copy of a picture she saw at Bob Evens of the Lake Side Court House, he put her in touch with the Western Reserve Historical Society, or Cleveland Landmarks Historical Society. VI. COMMITTEE REPORTS: VII. OLD BUSINESS: Mr. Schock spoke with Assistant Law Director O'Malley regarding Rebecca's Florist receiving a demolition permit or not. He was going to check to see if they needed to go back through the process again as it states in the ordinance that the permit is only good for 6 months but he had not heard back from Mr. O'Malley. Chairman Lang thanked Mr. Schock for the reminder, and would look into it. Mr. Lang indicated that the Planning Director (Ms. Wenger) scheduled a meeting with KIA and asked for one representative from each of the following commissions; Landmark's Commission, Architectural Review Board, Planning Commission and the Building Department. Mr. Halleen and his architect presented a proposal which included parking spaces at the corner which was turned down by everyone present. At the end of the meeting they suggested they would provide the Landmarks with plans for their December meeting but as to 2