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UPTOWN FACADE BOARD

Board Meeting Minutes

November 17, 2008



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

Plaza Level of the Columbus Consolidated Government Center, November 17, 2008.



Members Present: Sonya Eddings Cherie Sanders

Sloan Flournoy David Serrato

Garry Pound Elizabeth

Barker, Ex Officio

Brenda Price



Members Absent: Scott Allen John Lester





CALL TO ORDER:



Meeting was called to order by Garry Pound, Vice Chair. A quorum was present.

The Minutes of the October 20, 2008 Meeting were approved as presented.



Case Reviews:



900 Front Avenue No one was in attendance to present the application. A motion

was made by Board Member Brenda Price to deny the application based on the lack

of attendance. Board Member Cherie Sanders seconded the motion. The motion

passed.



1235 Broadway Application was presented by Reynolds Bickerstaff for the Rialto

Theater, LLC. The request was for the renovation of the Broadway fa?ade. The

applicant had previously been approved (May 2008) by the Board to remove the

existing fa?ade(s) to determine the level of restoration possible. The Board

reviewed and discussed the application. The Board?s discussion focused on the

type of signage and lighting being proposed for the structure. A motion was

made by Board Member Brenda Price to approve the renovations to the existing

fa?ade to include the application of a new stucco finish, the addition of pre

cast medallions, metal canopies, red metal letters outlined in white neon

lights, and the restoring of the electrical raceway lighting as presented. The

motion was by a variance for the neon lighted letters due to the historical use

of the building. Board Member David Serrato seconded the motion. The motion

passed.



214-A 10th Street Application was presented by Jerry Lampton for Georgia-Smith

Financing. The request was for the addition of lettering on the storefront

glass. The Boards reviewed and discussed the application. The Board?s

discussion focused on the proposed color of the lettering for the sign. A

motion was made by Board Member Sonya Eddings to approve the lettering, to be

white with gold trim. Board Member David Serrato seconded the motion. The

motion passed.



1111 Broadway Application was presented by Brandon Haynes for Flip Flops

Columbus. The request was for various changes to the fa?ade to include

painting the fa?ade, repair the stucco, the addition of brick under the

storefront windows and the replacing of the tile in the entrance. The Board

reviewed and discussed the application. The Board?s discussion focused on the

proposed replacement of the tile in the entrance. A motion was made by Board

Member Brenda Price to approve the proposed changes to the fa?ade with the

exception of the replacement of the tiles in the entrance. The tile is to be

repaired and cleaned. Board Member Sonya Eddings seconded the motion. The

motion passed.



Old/New Business



The Board reviewed and discussed the status of the applications approved at the

June 2008 Meeting for compliance with the Board?s rulings.



The Board tabled the discussion on the proposed outdoor caf? stanchions until

more information could be provided.





Adjourn:



There being no further business the meeting was adjourned.







Respectively submitted by:



_______________________________________

John Lester, Chair



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Mark S. McCollum, Secretary









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