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$2500 for improvements to 21 Clarksville Street. A motion was made to approve the grants by Glee Emmite and seconded by Linda Vandiver. Motion carried 5 — 0 Lucy Funk and Dave Wensel requested a facade grant in the amount of $2500 for the improvement of 125 Lamar Ave. Motion to approve the grant was made by Commissioner Dux, seconded by Commissioner Barbee, Motion Carried 5 - 0 HPO report: Cheri presented the commissioners with the list of approved certificates of appropriateness both in house and by the commission from July through August 2018. She gave the commission an update on the Moffitt financial remodel. She let the commission know that someone had asked about the windows on the upper floor. She did visit with the property owner, and listened to the minutes of the meeting where the CDA was approved. It was a bit unclear about what type of blanker would be used from the recording, but definitely could tell the windows installed were not the type of blanker the commission had in mind when the approving the certificate of appropriateness. She reached out to THCfor advice on how to handle this type of situation. She had reviewed, and there is evidence that the current infill had been intact for at least 75 years or more, and it is not clear for certain what type of windows were original to the building. It was also noted that there is no second floor in that building and therefore no access to the second story windows. She explained although the blanker was not what they had in mind when the approved the certificate of appropriateness, it is only being used to cover the existing condition, and matched the windows in the building below. As the historic preservation officer, she would write a letter explaining to the property owner the large panes ofglass being used to cover the infill were not approved in the original certificate of appropriateness, and would be considered an alternate holding pattern for theproperty. In the event that the building owner was to reconstruct a second floor, and remove the infill, more appropriate operable windows would need to be researched and would be required to be installed. Cheri told the commission there is a rise in interest in renovation ofproperties in the Historic District, and she would continue to work with the applicants to clam what they are asking, and guiding them in appropriate historic preservation practices. Commissioner Dux noted that the while in the review process of COA's, commissioners clarify their recommendations and remind the applicants if they want to make a change to what was approved, they bring back to the commission their changes in plans.. 6. Hearing no other items, the meeting adjourned at 5:35 p.m. Cheri Bedford day of 2018 Chairman