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Historic Preservation Commission Meeting Minutes October 21, 2013 Page 4 of 9 La Grave stated it appears this resolution could be used for both commercial and residential. McCartney stated the item was brought up for commercial use but the resolution is written for both commercial and residential. La Grave stated he would rather this be for commercial use only. Light stated he believes the incentive program can be done administratively and would not require a public hearing item. If this is to be only commercial then we need to put protection in the resolution. Haley asked if the property owner could do the assessment and still not apply for a landmark. Stewart answered in the affirmative. He said this could be considered a historic building survey that would be kept on record. The purpose is to incentivize someone to landmark. Koertje stated he has issues of spending money this way without obligating landmarking. Stewart stated he considered it planning and researching funds. Stewart opened the item for public comment. None were heard. Stewart stated, aside from minor changes, he supports the resolution as written. La Grave stated commercial landmarks have a higher amount of risk rather than residential, therefore it was thought to provide an HSA up front will benefit the owner and the City. He added he only supports the commercial component, not the residential. Watson stated it would make sense to have residential included so they can have the answers up front as well. La Grave asked City Attorney Light for his thoughts. Light stated he included this as a program expense not an incentive. The City should spend the money just to know up front of what might be undertaken in future preservation work. He added the City should always get a copy of the survey.