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Historic Preservation Commission Meeting Minutes September 17, 2012 Page 3 of 9 Speier asked if Poppitz currently lived in the structure. Poppitz stated he did. Jean Morgan spoke about Edith and gave some background about knowing her personally. She added it is important for the east side of the tracks to have its first landmark. Emish Hopkins, friend of Poppitz, stated her support for landmarking the structure. Stewart reminded the HPC any formal decision must follow the criteria established in the LMC – interior improvements are not included. Stewart stated he sees some social history but the architectural significance is not as strong. He added there appear to be some original architectural elements of the structure, including some windows and siding, but it isn’t all that strong. Lewis asked the applicant where the original structure was in regards to the 1948 Boulder County image. She wondered where the door was originally and whether the change in the floor plan changed the entrance to the house. Having an entrance off the side of the house (Walnut Street side) is not appealing. Poppitz stated the original miner shack has gables which face east and west. He added in the 1940’s they addedmore space to the south east and then added more to the southwest at a later date. Fasick asked if this area is part of the FasTracks improvement area. Robinson stated it is not. La Grave asked staff if there was a change in the HPF bank now that the Cityhas purchased the Grain Elevator. Robinson stated the Grain Elevator was purchased on the idea the City would use general funds to purchase the Grain Elevator and reimburse the general fund through $200,000 withdrawals from the HPF bank. He added the HPFis not empty, the City Council has asked staff to be more selective on which landmark projects are brought forward. Watson asked staff if there was any structure on the east of the tracks that does qualify. McCartney stated staff has not taken time to review the structures on the east of the tracks because we only view structures on a case by case basis, but we willmake time to do so. Watson stated he was worried the quality bar might be set so high that none of the structures on the east side would qualify.