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1,-' Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation and Guidelines for Rehabilitating Historic Buildings to all homeowners within the historic district. The board discussed possible wording for their letter to homeowners, Mr. Schumann will continue to work on the letter for release. Mr. Lang discussed Mr. O'Malley's letter dated June 16, 2004 regarding residents applying directly to the Landmarks for a certificate of appropriateness. The homeowners/applicants have authority to address landmarks prior to making application for a building permit for work they would like to do. Therefore, it is not mandatory to go to the Building Department first they can go directly to Landmarks for their alteration approval. Then apply for their building permit with their letter of appropriateness already in hand. It is the homeowners/applicants choice to go directly to Landmarks or first apply for their permit in the Building Department and be referred to landmarks by the building commissioner. Commissioners discussed possible changes, alterations, and additions to the proposed letter, as well as when, how and who would send the letter to new homeowners. Mr. Barker reviewed that in 2004, Landmarks commission was budgeted for $1,450.00 and to date there has been a total of $325.95. There is now $1,124.05 remaining in the 2004 budget granted. Commissioners will use funds from their budget to send out all the letters to the homeowners. T. Schock flnoved that upon the majority approval of the wording of the cover letter the commission proposes spending sufffacient funds to mail a packet including the cover letter, Secretary's of Standards packet and the ba-ief history of North Olmsted ia? first elass inailing envelope with a City label to all City residents on Butternut Ridge Road. R. Koeth seconded the motion, which was unanimously approved. The board discussed sending the same packet to all the local realtors in North Olmsted asking them to duplicate the packet for each of their agents. The Board also discussed sending a packet to the Chamber of Commerce or just asking them to announce the letter at a Chamber meeting. Mrs. Davis indicated that a Mr. Jack Kuhl would like to put a portico on the side of his home as his garage is detached and a distance from the house. She advised him that he would need to make application to go before the Landmarks Commission. Mr. Schumann updated the commission as to how much money had been raised thus far for moving the church to the museum. They have raised twelve thousand dollars to date of the thirty thousand they need to move the church. The boaxd would like to have volunteers go to the site and clean up the vegetation which is overgrowing on the church. However, negotiations are still taking place on what part of the church is to be removed and that the church as suggested that they will pay half the cost to move the building. The commission has not been asked to do anything yet, but Mr. Schumann would like to call the church to offer the services of volunteers to clean up the overgrowth. The chairman thought it would be best if the commission not get involved with the matters of moving the church. The Sites student will recommend that the class volunteer to help clean up the historic church. The commission discussed their roll in working with homeowners who have plaques on their homes. The commission can advise an owner that if poor conditions exist and persist on a plaqued home the commission can revoke the plaque. Mr. Schumann suggested that Mr. Brown, who once addressed the Landmarks Commission about getting his home plaque, as he believed it to be the oldest home in North Olmsted, had not followed through with providing information, required to plaque the home. Mr. Schumann thought it a good project for Anthony to follow up on, and even go to the archives on Franklin Ave to go through their files to see if there is any information on the Brown's home. Mr. 2