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UPTOWN FACADE BOARD

Board Meeting Minutes

December 19, 2005



A meeting of the Uptown Facade Board was held in the Council Chambers on the

Plaza Level of the Columbus Consolidated Government Center, December 19, 2005.



Members Present: Neil Clark Cherie Sanders

Fred Greene Kevin Welch

Brenda Price



Members Absent: John Lester Elizabeth Barker, Ex-Officio

Mark Renner

Garry Pound



CALL TO ORDER:



Meeting was called to order by Neil Clark, Chairman. A quorum was present.

The Minutes of the November 21, 2005 Meeting were approved as presented.



Case Reviews:



214A 10th Street Application was presented by Mike Venable for CDN Properties,

Inc. The request was to change the existing storefront window frames to a

bronze color. The Board reviewed and discussed the application. A motion was

made by Brenda Price to approve the application as presented. Fred Greene

seconded the motion. The motion passed.



1043 3rd Avenue Application was presented by Ken Hughes for St. Luke Methodist

Church. The request was for the painting of the exterior surface of the

building and the installation of signage. Neil Clark relinquished the Chair?s

position to Fred Greene, Vice Chair, due to a conflict of interest. The Board

reviewed and discussed the application. A motion was made by Kevin Welch to

approve the application as presented. Brenda Price seconded the motion. The

motion passed.



1325 Veterans

Parkway Application was presented by Jim Smith for Heritage Inns. The

request was to replace the existing sign panels to reflect the name change and

to remove the rooftop sign and replace it with signage on the mansard portion

of the north and south facades. The Board reviewed and discussed the

application. The applicant had not provided any details on the proposed

mansard signs. A motion was made by Brenda Price to approve the replacement of

the existing sign panels and to form a committee to review/approve the request

for the additional mansard signage once details are provided. Fred Greene

seconded the motion. The motion passed. The Board asked Cherie Sanders and

Brenda Price to serve on the committee.



1205 Front Avenue Application was presented by Cherie Sanders for the W.C.

Bradley Company. The request was to install construction signage and banners.

Neil Clark relinquished the Chair position to Fred Greene, Vice Chair, due to a

conflict of interest. The Board reviewed and discussed the application. The

Board?s discussion focused on the length of time the proposed banners would be

installed. A motion was made by Brenda Price to approve the installation of

the construction signage and to grant a variance for the installation of the

banners for a 90day period, at which time, at which time the applicant will

need to reply for the use of the banners. Kevin Welch seconded the motion.

The motion passed.



Old/New Business



Mr. Ralph Frank requested to address the Board concerning signage issues in the

Uptown Fa?ade District. The Board responded to Mr. Frank?s concerns in an

effort to explain the Uptown Fa?ade Ordinance.



The Board elected Neil Clark as Chair of the Board for 2006.The Board tabled

the election of a Vice Chair until the January Meeting.



The Board accepted the resignation of Board Member Fred Greene. Mr. Greene

will be moving out of Muscogee County. The Board thanked Mr. Greene for his

years of service to the Board.







Adjourn:



There being no further business the meeting was adjourned.







Respectively submitted by:





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Neil Clark, Chairman



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Mark S. McCollum, Secretary



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