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City Council Meeting Minutes February 4, 2014 Page 11 of 28 APPLICANT PRESENTATION John Gstalder, 768 Hoover Avenue, Louisville, CO provided some background information on the 740 Main Street, LLC Partners: John Gstalder has lived at 768 Hoover for twenty years and has maintained his office in Louisville for 28 years. Steve Sims owns the property at 700 Front Street. Mark Jarmon resides on Spruce Street and works at the Colorado Tech Center. All the partners have roots in Louisville and came together to preserve the Old Louisville Inn. He thanked the City staff, the HPC, the Board of Adjustment and the Planning Commission for their assistance. John Gstalder gave a PowerPoint presentation on the historic 740 Front Street Property (Old Louisville Inn). The Old Louisville Inn was built over 100 years ago. In the early 1900's there were seven saloons in Louisville, with only two remaining today. He reviewed the Old Louisville Inn's historic features, which include a high ceiling, a community room and a historic back bar. The existing building requires a lot of work to restore the historic interior and exterior of the structure. On the interior the timber bracing will be removed and replaced with concrete bracing. A new concrete staircase will reinforce the addition on the south side of the structure. The wooden support columns will be replaced with reinforced concrete beams and footers. The dual furnaces will be replaced with a new HVAC system and the electrical wiring will be brought up to code. The antiquated plumbing and rotting outdoor stairs and windows will be replaced. The back entry and masonry will be repaired and/or replaced. The rotted kitchen floor will be replaced as will the notched joists. There is a hand crank elevator used to bring the beer kegs down to the basement, which will be replaced with a small freight elevator. The construction of the addition will enable the building to be competitive in modern times; expand size and accessibility of bathrooms; ease congestion in bar area and provide a separate dining area. The proposed floor plan allows entry from either side of the bar. The addition will have high ceilings and be similar in design to the existing building, but will have a flat roof. A summary of project costs are as follows: 1. Structural repairs $84,384 2. Repair & rehabilitation - exterior 67,663 3. Repair& rehabilitation — interior 36,400 4. Plumbing, electrical, HVAC 88,398 5. Fire Safety 45,100 6. New addition to building 220,500 Estimated project cost $ 542,445