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Historic Preservation Commission <br />Meeting Minutes <br />16 August 2021 <br />Page 2 of 8 <br />Addressing public comment, he referenced Garrett Mundelein and stated that the letter that had <br />been submitted was regarding a personal issue and was inappropriate. <br />Burg moved to enter the letter from Elizabeth Woody and Ernesto Flores, 600 McKinley Avenue, <br />into the public record. Klemme seconded. Motion passed unanimously by roll call vote. <br />Garrett Mundelein, 555 County Road, stated that he was not aware of anything that brought him <br />into this issue. He agreed with Mr. Thompson about the property and stated that as a builder <br />and a neighbor he supported the application. <br />Klemme stated that the letter the Commission had received was from Elizabeth Woody and <br />Ernesto Flores on 600 McKinley and Chair Haley added that there was nothing in the letter <br />regarding Garrett Mundelein. <br />Andre Mazur, 471 East Raintree Court, stated that he had been through the property and that it <br />was in bad shape, positioned inconveniently on the lot, and new development would improve <br />the street. <br />Burg asked for more information of the location of the property vis-a-vis the property line. <br />Thompson replied that the sidewalk was poured around the house and there was no room to do <br />anything in the front, whereas all the other houses in the area had the typical 20-foot setback. <br />Burg asked if the cost of moving the home had been investigated. <br />Thompson replied that he had not looked into the cost. He added that moving it would be in <br />addition to asbestos mitigation and doing both would not be financially feasible. <br />Haley summarized the application and noted the areas where the Commission did not have <br />information, including the price of mitigation and moving the structure. <br />Klemme stated that a preservation consulting company had liked the property because it was a <br />unique style that Louisville did not have many examples of, but she agreed that the property <br />lines made it difficult for the property owner to enjoy the property the way he would like. It was <br />unfortunate. <br />Keller noted that grant money would do a lot to help with moving and mitigation and he did not <br />put a lot of weight on that argument. <br />Haley stated that the house physically shows how Louisville changed over time and how Old <br />Town developed. Losing the house would lose that history. She observed that even if the <br />applicant looked into the cost of moving the structure, he planned to add a front porch and <br />would want to change the locations of the windows and doors, which would make the house <br />ineligible for landmarking. She added that the Historic Preservation fund had poured money into <br />the PaleoWest project, which had identified this house as important, so she wondered how to <br />use that report in this case. <br />Klemme and Chair Haley discussed getting an estimate for moving in a Historic Structure <br />Assessment. <br />2 <br />