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City Council Meeting Minutes May 7, 2013 Page 9 of 16 Mayor Muckle requested a staff presentation. Planner I Robinson explained the request is for a preservation grant to replace the roof at the Thomas House and Garage, located at 700 Lincoln Avenue. The structure was . built between 1904 and 1906. The home is owned by the applicants Tommi and Mike McHugh. Prior, the property had been owned by the Thomas family for over 100 years. The applicant obtained a historic structure assessment for the property, completed by Nan Anderson of Anderson Hallas Architects and paid for by the Historic Preservation Fund (HPF). The assessment made the following priority recommendations: 1. Repair roofing and replace gutters on house. 2. Replace roofing on garage. 3. Replace basement screen door. 4. Repair shingles and flooring on front porch. 5. Repair garage windows. The applicant contacted three roofing companies to perform the roofing repair and replacement work, along with the gutter work. Only two companies provided bids: Boulder Roofing and Excel Roofing. Boulder Roofing only provided a bid for asphalt shingles on the house, while Excel Roofing provided bids for asphalt and wood shingles on the house and garage, as well as the gutters. Excel originally provided a bid for slate shingles, but HPC requested a bid for wood shingles be supplied instead. Excel Roofing also provided a quote for new roof insulation in the house. Staff recommended the Excel Roofing wood shingles, considering Excel was the only company to provide a full quote and on the one comparable item, had significantly lower cost. The cost of the wood shingles for both the house and garage is $34,114, compared to $19,197 for the asphalt. Evidence indicates the house originally had wood shingles and wood shingles are a more historically appropriate material than asphalt. Details like windows and roofs contribute greatly to historic character, especially with the modest architecture common in Louisville. Therefore staff has determined the wood shingles are an appropriate use of HPF funds. Staff also recommended grants for the gutters, because they are a priority item and required by building code. Staff does not recommend a grant for the insulation work because the cost of roof and gutter work exceeds the value of the available grants. This results in a grant request of $20,000 with an applicant match of $15,000 with a surplus of $1,010 to be paid by the applicant. The Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) believed the wood shingles are more appropriate for the historical home since the house originally had wood shingles. The commission voted 5 -0 to recommend the City Council approve the grant application. The HPC requested the applicant replace the roofing on the house before replacing the roofing on the garage. Staff recommended the City Council approve the grant request of $20,000 by approving Resolution No. 22, Series 2013.