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City Council Meeting Minutes April 2,2013 Page 5 of 21 and water storage at Windy Gap Firming Project. He noted in the event there is a long cool, wet spring and summer the Council may revisit the watering restrictions. MOTION: Mayor Pro Tem Dalton moved to authorize the Mayor to approve the Executive Order to implement watering restrictions effective April 2, 2013 to April 30, 2014, seconded by Council member Keany. All were in favor. RESOLUTION No. 15, SERIES 2013 —A RESOLUTION DESIGNATING THE PORTA HOUSE LOCATED AT 925 LAFARGE AVENUE A HISTORIC LANDMARK— Public Hearing (advertised Daily Camera 3/3/13) Mayor Muckle opened the public hearing and requested a staff presentation. Planner I Robinson explained the applicant/owner Mark Brunner has requested an historic residential designation for his home at 925 Lafarge Avenue. The structure was built around 1897 and is part of Jefferson Place, which was platted in 1880. Records indicate the house was built prior to 1897 and moved to this site in 1897. Porta Family, Owners 1896-2012: Antonio and Libra Porta lived across the street from 925 LaFarge Avenue and purchased the home for their son Henry Porta Sr and his wife, Edith Zarini. The couple had ten children. Their son, Albert, inherited the house in 1942, and lived there until his death in 2002. Albert married Helen Bean, and they had no children. Albert was a coal miner, working at the Centennial, Hi-Way, and Eagle mines until 1953, after which he worked as a plumber at Rocky Flats. The home has maintained its integrity and 1948 form, although it has undergone several expansions. The roof form is a cross gable with a shed over the front porch. The front window opening has maintained its shape, though the window is not original. A door on the south side is now a window and the chimney is gone. The front porch is still present, though the column has been changed. The brick planter in front is a newer addition. The siding of the front area is wood though it is not original. The roof material is non-original asphalt shingle. Overall, the form and some window openings have been maintained, giving it fairly strong integrity, despite the loss of some historic materials. Staff has found the application complies with the following criteria: Architectural Significance and Social Significance. The Historic Preservation Commission unanimously voted to recommend a landmark designation of the Porta home, located at 925 LaFarge Avenue. APPLICANT PRESENTATION Mark Brunner, 925 LaFarge Avenue, Louisville, CO thanked Council for their consideration. He bought the home a year ago and promised he would never scrape it. At the time he did not know it had been owned by one family since its conception and