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Historic Preservation Commission Meeting Minutes 21 June 2021 Page 3 of 5 Burg replied that recommended landmarks covered the eras and styles in Louisville but limiting it to landmarked structures did not. She stated that she wanted to use this as a way to encourage people to landmark, as well. Haley wondered if the limitation would be a way to show that more commercial buildings needed to be landmarked. Dunlap asked if the National Register protected properties. Bauer replied that the Register didn't have teeth to protect individual buildings. Haley noted that people wouldn't necessarily read every single written word as they were using the coloring book to color. The following properties were mentioned as ones that the commissioners liked in the list or wanted to add: 1. Mining cabins 2. Acme Mine, the interpretation of which had been paid for by the City. 3. Standard Oil and Blue Parrot Sign. Zuccaro reminded the Commission that the Standard Oil sign was not technically landmarked as it was designated an Iconic Sign, but the Empire building and sign were. 4. Yoga Junction building 5. Grocery building on LaFarge 6. Steinbaugh House 7. 927 Main 8. Louisville Hospital 9. 733 Pine 10. Restas-Morgan House and garden 11. Church on Pine 12. Romeo House, with an eye toward looking at the list of recent landmarks to see if there were any others to fill in missing styles on the list. 13. Property on the corner of LaFarge and Pine General agreement that limiting to landmarks was a good idea, with Planner Bauer stating that they could reach 15 properties with landmarks only and Commissioner Dunlap stating that he wanted to include national landmarks, the Red Barn, and the mines. Klemme summarized that she liked the residential list as -is and wanted to add the Restas- Morgan House. Haley agreed that the Restas-Morgan house was important and added the miners' cabins and the Louisville Hospital. The Commission discussed sunshine laws and how to move the project forward. Staff shared that as individuals, they could research and review, and talk in groups of two, but they could not have reply -all discussions or meet in groups of three or larger without public notice. Chair Haley noted that it was important to have public notice for the discussions as they were discussing how to spend taxpayer money and selecting among different buildings to feature, even if it was not a public hearing or quasi-judicial item. Commissioner Dunlap expressed a desire to review 3