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MINUTES REGULAR MEETING CITY OF PARIS HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION MONDAY OCTOBER 28, 2013 4:00 O'CLOCK P.M. The meeting of the Historic Preservation Commission was called to order at 4:02 p.m. by Chair Ben Vaughan. A. The following commissioners were present: Chair Ben Vaughan, Nancy Anderson, Lauri Redus, Douglas Cox, Beatrice Ardila B. David Stewart as absent and 1 position is vacant. C. Also present: Joey Sleeper, Historic Preservation Officer; Melissa Wickersham and Janet Grammer (applicants); Robert Talley, Code Enforcement Supervisor 2. Approval of minutes from previous meetings. (October 7 and October 9, 2013) Motion was made by Commissioner Redus and seconded by Commissioner Anderson to approve the minutes as written. The motion carried 5-0. 3. Election of Vice Chair. A motion was made by Chair Vaughan and seconded by Commissioner Anderson to nominate Commissioner Cox as Vice Chair. The motion carried 5-0. 4. Consideration of and action on the following Certificate of Appropriateness: Fagade renovation and sign, Creative Candy Designs & Emporium, 138 Lamar Avenue, Melissa Wickersham and Janet Grammer Chair Vaughan introduced the item and called the applicant, Melissa Wickersham. Ms. Wickersham explained that she has an existing business at 115 S. Main Street that she is relocating to the subject property. She further explained that Howard Langner, Texas Historical Commission, had visited the site and recommended a fagade design for the building, and that she proposed to reconstruct the fagade according to that design. Chair Vaughan asked if the building had a second floor, which the applicant answered that this portion of the building is a single story building and was previously used as a gym. Commissioner Anderson asked if there were mosaic tile panels behind the metal siding. Ms. Wickersham stated that there did not appear to be tile behind the metal siding, but the contractor would need to remove portions of the old fagade to determine what was behind. She further explained that Mr. Langner suggested not disturbing the existing mosaic tile because of the uncertainty of what was behind. Commissioner Anderson asked if the storefront would be moved out toward the sidewalk, which the applicant answered that they would leave it recessed according to the suggested design rendering. Mr. Sleeper explained that the existing sidewalk was sloped and that city was in planning stages of replacing sidewalks along that block. Chair Vaughan asked if the existing ramp was safe