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Secretary's standards and when they go out and do inspections, just add a little bit more that would help. He knows their principle job is to enforce the local and state building codes, but if they use the federal standards, it would be helpful. Mr. Nasher said with regard to the historical buildings in the City, he wonders if they are addressing buildings that are 70 years old and older. He asked what puts something in the classification of a historical building. Mrs. Lord said she believes for the Cleveland Restoration Society it is anything over 50 years. Mr. Lang said that is the bulk of this community. Mr. Nasher said with the majority of the historic district being on Butternut, he would like to ask to address Butternut Ridge Road to make it aesthetically pleasing, historically fit for the purpose. Council would have to get involved as well. He is talking about putting in street lamps that are historically appropriate, repairing the road and sidewalks. He thinks the homes in the area would certainly follow suit to make it a more presentable historic district. Mr. Yager agreed and said the district is so limited that to be able to celebrate it is good. He said if they change the lights, it will change the character dramatically. He would suggest that someone converse with the Engineering and Building Departments as to how far they are willing to go. Mr. Barker said the Heritage Home Loan Program interest rate is 3 1/2%. The interest rate for the other program Mr. Lang mentioned is also 3 1/2%. His feeling from the administration side is why should they pay $5,000 for something when there is a program that costs nothing. From a Landmarks position, he sees it as a good idea. From a budgetary standpoint, it can go in the budget but he does not feel it will be accepted. Mr. Yager said if they are going to consider the program, they certainly shouldn't put it in this year's budget because of the marketing and prep work. In order to let people be aware of it, perhaps around July or August they can get information on the program out to residents. They need to market it before they use the money so it is used effectively. Otherwise, people will be hearing about the program in April or May and there is a limited amount of time to do renovations and it inay be too late. Mrs. Lord said when the request comes in every year for thein to attend the meeting, in November, they do not have it in the budget. The money is due by December 31 and they are caught without the ability to even enter into the program. If they get it in the budget this year, they can do the prep work and get the legislation in place, which has to go through Council. Mr. Lang said the application process needs to be completed by the beginning of January of the calendar year in order to take full advantage of the program. They put it off until this year because they had no money to allocate to go through the application process in a timely fashion. The money needs to be there now. It is a"Catch 22" because they have not used money in their budget in the past and have lost it. He said that Olmsted Falls had a speaker from the restoration society in September to speak about the Heritage Home Loan Program. The group in Olmsted Falls did a survey of the community and they determined there was sufficient interest where they might get their money back. He noticed in the paper that they did sign up for the program. There are other communities with larger historic areas than North Olmsted that are also members. Mr. Yager asked if the members know of other cities that are part of the program. Mr. Lang said Lakewood is. Mrs. Lord indicated they have a list somewhere. W. Barker said everyone seems to be in agreement on this so they should put it in the budget. They can do their marketing in spring for next year and see what kind of response they get. Mr. Lang asked Mr. Nasher to confirm that the budget is due to the Mayor on February 15 for his review. Mr. Nasher confirmed that and said Council must have budgets by March 1 and they must be approved by March 31. Mr. Lang asked if between February 15 and March 1, anyone would see the Landmarks' proposed budget other than the Mayor. Mr. Nasher said it is just the Mayor. Mr. Lang pointed out that Council then only sees what the Mayor is recommending and not what the commission has asked for. Mr. Nasher said that is correct. Mr. Lang said he needs the figure for conferences. Mr. Barker said he would put it at $250. Mr. Yager disagreed. Mr. Barker said he does not believe every person on the commission will be able to attend a conference whether the money is there or not. Mr. Lang said there are maybe only 3-4 people who have the time to go. Mrs. Lord said there is a chance she could attend the conference in July. Mr. Lang reviewed the budget figures the board came up with (see attached). The total he came up with is $7,600. It is pending one additional item that may come up later. He said they will hold off on completion of the budget until the conclusion of the agenda. 4