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UPTOWN FACADE BOARD

Board Meeting Minutes

March 21, 2011



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

Plaza Level of the Columbus Consolidated Government Center, March 21, 2011.



Members Present: Scott Allen Cherie Sanders

Fred Greene Justin Krieg, Ex

Officio

Rick Johnson

John Lester



Members Absent: Sonya Eddings

Brenda Price





CALL TO ORDER:



Meeting was called to order by John Lester, Chair. A quorum was present. The

Minutes of the February 21, 2011 Meeting were approved as presented. The

Preservation Professional Report for March 2011 was adopted as part of the

record.



Case Reviews:



1237 1st Avenue Application was presented by Harland Price for Chattahoochee

Council, Boy Scouts of America. The request was for the addition of signage on

the window and glass door as well as a pole mounted sign. The Board reviewed

and discussed the application. A motion was made by Board Member Fred Greene

to approve the signage on the window and glass door as presented and use of the

pole mounted sign with the requirement that the pole mounted sign not be

internally lit. Board Member Scott Allen seconded the motion. The motion

passed.



12 11th Street Application was presented by Robert Folk for Van Dykes. The

request was for the addition of signage to the storefront glass and glass

door. The Board reviewed and discussed the application. A motion was made by

Board Member Cherie Sanders to approve the application as presented. Board

Member Fred Greene seconded the motion. The motion passed.



Broadway Application was presented by Richard Bishop for Uptown Columbus,

(Outdoor Cafe) Inc. The request was for the use of umbrellas and

menu boards with Coca-cola logo and colors. The Board reviewed and discussed

the application. The Board?s discussion focused on the use of ?product

materials?, specifically one product/brand only and the color of the proposed

products. A motion was made by Board Member Scott Allen to approve the use of

the Coca-cola umbrellas/menu boards by variance for the color. The brand

Coca-cola only may be used for a limited time, ending December 31, 2011. The

name of the business using the Coca-cola menu boards must be professional

applied to the top of the menu board. Board Member Cherie Sanders seconded the

motion. The motion passed.





Old/New Business



Mr. Richard Bishop, Uptown Columbus, Inc. presented to the Board a request for

changes to the current Design Guidelines for Signage. A copy of the proposed

change was provided. The Board will review the proposed changes at a work

session scheduled for Monday, April 18.



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

September 2010 Meeting with compliance with the Board?s ruling.





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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