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Mr. Morse moved, seconded by Mr. Dubowski, to accept the Butternut Ridge Historic District Boundary Modification Report and set the public hearing for June 10th, motion passed 6-0. Design Guidelines Ms. Lieber thanked Ms. Cardarelli, Ms. Egan -Reeves and Mr. Schumann for reviewing the proposals for the design guideline update project. Four proposals were submitted and the selected consultant was Naylor Wellman, LLC. They have experience in design guidelines and submitting applications for national register properties and will help create a document that fits the needs of the district well. The contract has been executed and the kickoff meeting is being scheduled. The goal is to have the design guidelines by the end of the year. 2020 History Tour Ms. Lieber asked the commission if they are still interested in organizing a history tour next year. Mr. Morse thinks the tour needs to continue, hearing such positive reactions after the 2015 tour. He thought if the tour is changed, a coherent vision needs to be determined. Mr. Neville believed the committee would need to have more than three members due to the large scale of the event. Mr. Neville pointed out that there was a lot of interest from other city groups. Mr. Schumann suggested having a slideshow presentation at a Frostville event and having buses leave afterwards so the public could learn about the locations prior to seeing them. Mr. Schumann wanted the Frostville buildings opened during the event, Mr. Neville agreed. Mr. Morse suggested getting public input about what they would like to see. Ms. Egan -Reeves suggested using Eventbrite to have the public sign up for tour times. Mr. Morse suggested having two different tours that could leave at the same time. Ms. Egan -Reeves suggested a general "North Olmsted 101" tour and a more in-depth tour for people familiar with local history. Mr. Aspery said the Ohio History Connection has grant funding that should be released in June and the applications will be due in August or September. He said the previous tour could be used as a basis for the funding application so the information can be ready since City Council approval will be needed prior to submitting the application. Mr. Morse pointed out that there were many incidental costs involved, including paying police officers to escort the bus. Ms. Lieber thought the framework is good and suggested picking a date that would work for their partners also. Discussion regarding best date for the event. Mr. Neville was going to reach out to Olmsted Historical Society to start coordinating and getting their interest. Mr. Neville said bus unloading and loading is time consuming. Mr. Neville, Mr. Morse and Ms. Egan -Reeves volunteered to be on the planning committee. Butternut Ridge Pocket Park Ms. Lieber said City Council approved Ordinance 2019-56 accepting the land donation and will be effective June 7th. The City Engineer should be submitting a proposal for the design soon. Members of the Arts Commission will also be working on the planning committee. Certificates of Appropriateness Ms. Lieber wanted to add approved minor changes to the agendas going forward so the commission is aware of what the chair is approving administratively. A minor change at 26872 Butternut Ridge Road was approved on May 3, 2019. The owner is replacing the driveway apron and sidewalk and adding a small parking pad on the side of the garage. The proposal complied