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Historic Preservation Commission Meeting Minutes October 16, 2023 Page 12 of 13 She felt that the house met the criteria for landmarking, and that restoring the porch would help return the house to a more historic look. Haley noted that the house met the requirements for landmarking, and she was in favor of approving the landmarking. Dunlap was in favor of landmarking the house. He also raised his concerns about the cost of the extraordinary circumstances request, and how it could impact other historic preservation projects in the City. Beauchamp agreed with Dunlap on the costs. Haley suggested Commissioners focus on the landmarking first. Motion to approve the Landmarking was moved by Dalia and seconded by Beauchamp. The motion was adopted by a vote of 6 to 0, with one absent. Haley reiterated that the extraordinary circumstances applied to the foundation, siding, wall structure, and insulation. Dalia asked Brackett Hogstad to display the extraordinary circumstances criteria. Brackett Hogstad explained the criteria and how staff applied them to the Commission. Burg noted that all of the proposed grants would aid in bringing the property back to the one time period of significance, and would be doing so in one go. She added that it was a tough situation given the sum of money that was requested. Dalia said that he was not supportive initially, but that as he came to understand the criteria and the situation with this property he found himself very supportive. Burg read out some of the findings of the HSA regarding the fair condition of some of the existing walls. Haley said she initially felt some sticker shock given the price for the size of the house, but given the details of the property she accepted that the price was necessary to restore the house. She noted that while many historic homes do have foundation issues, none rise to the same level as this one. She was open to the full amount, but would also have been supportive of a loan. Beauchamp noted that much of the asbestos work was in the interior as part of remodeling the kitchen, and would not fall as neatly into the rehabilitation category. Burg discussed potential alternatives to treating the exterior walls. Beauchamp questioned whether the interior and exterior remodeling needed to be done at the same time, though he did add that it would make sense from the perspective of asbestos mitigation. Haley asked the applicant to speak to the interior versus exterior for the asbestos mitigation. Peter Stewart said that an asbestos survey is a part of any historic restoration work, and that in order to get a building permit they would have to treat and remove all of the asbestos, both inside and outside. Therefore it would make the most sense to do it all at the same time. Jessica Brunson added that the foundation damage meant that the interior walls needed to be stripped, which meant the asbestos needed to be removed.