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That is how she looked at this request, and the guidelines that the City Commission has adopted. At this point the Commission has not adopted any other rules to her knowledge other than the ones we are using and the Secretary of Interior Standards. She welcomed new member Jorge Camaraza and directed him to the National Parks website where he will find a wealth of information that will benefit him. In terms of the first request which was the extension of the fence, in your package you received a drawing of a section of a panel of about five feet, five inches. That panel matches a preexisting fence that is on about 1/3 of the property. What they are doing is adding to that fence, and it goes all the way around. Also in your package you received a letter from Commissioner Scholl which explains that there have been many occasions where sightseers have walked across the lawn which is private property, and so he is asking approval of this. The Secretary's Standards do not speak too much to new construction,it speaks to what do we do with old properties. In this case she cited Standard No. 10 which basically says that when you make some improvements that they theoretically are removable in the future,that they don't affect in a negative way the property that is being so designated. In this case it is around the perimeter of the property and does not touch the historic landmark, i.e. the pergola and the house itself. Therefore, she is recommending approval for that extension. Ms. Uguccioni said the second request is to paint the exterior of the home and that you also received in your package a Color Chart, a terra cotta color. The Standards do not speak to the color at all. Color is a local issue, and in this case it meets the Building Department Code, there is no issue with it. It is a personal choice and does not affect the property in a negative way, and so she is recommending approval on this issue. Ms. Uguccioni said the third issue is to build a new free-standing mailbox, and in your package you received a drawing of what is there now, which is a goose neck kind of apparatus where people speak into it. Commissioner Scholl had asked his architect to design for him a mailbox and an intercom system that was consistent with the architecture of the house. And so the architect has used a stucco covering over the rectangle piece with a band that goes around it on the base. In this case, it does not affect the historic property at all, and it is also much better than what is there right now. It is certainly in the current style of Mediterranean style architecture and the Standards again speak to the idea and it is removable in the future. She is also recommending approval of this issue. Property owner, Commissioner George `Bud" Scholl stated that they painted the house twenty (20) years ago, and has a lime-based paint that wears out over time. They actually used the guy that makes the paint for Viscaya, Emilio Ciansoni, and he is an artistic guy who specializes in making paint for historic homes. From his perspective the request is more about the paint than anything,and it will add character to the house. They have wanted to do the fence and mailbox because they have had a lot of issues with people coming onto their property. Commissioner Scholl gave some history of the property,noting when he was about ten(10)years old, his dad used to work at "Interama" across the street from this property, and he had a little row boat and rowed around the area and he liked this house. About 23 years ago, and he has been married for 26 years, he was driving on Collins Avenue with his wife, and he said he was going to show her the house that they will buy one day. They pulled onto Atlantic Island,and the house next door to it was going up for sale, and he said if we can't have the house we want, we will have the house next door, and so they bought it. Two years later he ended up buying the Agenda 2012-0717 HPB Mtg Page 2 of 5