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REGULAR MEETING
HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION
November 10, 2003
City Council Chambers
A Regular Meeting of the Historic Landmark Commission was held on November 10, 2003
with the following members present:
Commission members present:
Commission members absent:
Commissioner Marie Broussard
Commissioner June Brailsford
Commissioner Ralph Jordan
Commissioner Shaheen Farah
Commissioner Felix McFarland
Commissioner Leonie Bodin
Commissioner Pollie Dean
Commissioner Mildred Hall
Chairman Tracy Richardson
Commissioner Bill Yoes
Commissioner Philip Long
Commissioner Dale Hallmark
Councilmembers present: Councilmember Lulu Smith
Councilman -at -Large Andrew Cokinos
Also present: Adina Abshire, Planner; Jill Cole, Recording Secretary
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES
Commissioner McFarland made a motion to approve the minutes of the October 13, 2003
Regular Meeting. Commissioner Bodin seconded the motion. Motion to approve carried
8:0.
REGULAR MEETING
1) CA-844: Request for a Certificate of Appropriateness to allow the replacement of
concrete shingles with asphalt shingles.
Location: 1900 Broadway
Applicant: Lynda Kay Makin
Mrs. Abshire presented the staff report.
Planning Commission
November 10, 2003
The applicant, Lynda Kay Makin, wants to replace the concrete shingles on her
carriage house with asphalt shingles.
Several attempts have been made to repair the roof and have failed. The roof leaks
and is damaging the interior portions of the carriage house.
Mrs. Makin would like to salvage some of these tiles to repair the roof of the main
structure. A portion of the carriage house has asphalt shingles.
Staff recommended approval of the request.
A slide of the subject property was shown.
Commissioner Farah, acting as Chairman, asked for the applicant's comments.
Lynda Kay Makin, the applicant, addressed the Commission. Discussion between
the Commission and the applicant followed. Commissioner Jordan encouraged Mrs.
Makin to put the ridge tiles and finials back on the roof after it was replaced.
Commissioner Jordan made a motion to approve a request for a Certificate of
Appropriateness to allow the replacement of concrete shingles with asphalt
architectural shingles on the carriage house at 1900 Broadway as requested in File
CA-844. Commissioner Dean seconded the motion. Motion to approve carried 8:0.
2) Historic Preservation Loan Report
Mrs. Abshire stated that $18,257.82 was available.
OTHER BUSINESS
Commissioner Brailsford informed the Commission that she had formed a committee
to clean up a cemetery in the Pear Orchard Neighborhood, but was looking for ideas
on how to keep it maintained.
Commissioner Jordan announced that there would be an Old Town Neighborhood
Association meeting at 7 p.m. that night.
Commissioner Farah asked that Mr. Richardson give anupdate and status on past due
loans at the next meeting.
THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED
AT 3:55 P.M.
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