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19. The City Council reviewed the record of the Historical Commission, <br /> including the Commission's Findings, Conclusions and Recommendation, the minutes <br /> and transcripts of the Commission's public hearing and all letters and documents <br /> considered by the Commission. <br /> 20. At the December 12, 2001, City Council hearing, the applicant presented <br /> the results of the feasibility study concerning the costs, value and usability of <br /> preserving the Scottish Rite Building or portions of the Moffat Building. Stovies <br /> Stove Shop also considered. Some of the results of the study are set forth as follows: <br /> (a) In the mid-eighties, the Moffat Building was substantially <br /> changed including work to its facade and structural support; <br /> (b) Extensive remodeling of the Moffat Building has occurred <br /> including the addition and removal of the basement, first and <br /> second story interior walls; <br /> (c) The first floor of the Moffat Building was raised one foot plus <br /> changing the ceiling heights of the first floor and basement; <br /> (d) Structural review of the Moffat Building shows that an extensive <br /> upgrade of the structure would be required to preserve the <br /> building due to deterioration since the mid-eighties work; <br /> (e) Initial costs of preserving the Moffat Building whether limited to <br /> the façade, a stand alone building (i.e., saving the first 20 feet as <br /> a stand alone building), moving and incorporating the front <br /> portion of the building into the façade of the new building or <br /> simply retaining the front portion of the Moffat Building were <br /> found to be prohibitively expensive; <br /> (f) There is no natural break in the structure of the Stovies Stove <br /> Shop building to allow its incorporation into the new structure; <br /> (g) There is water damage on the west side of the Stovies Stove Shop <br /> building causing potential structural damage; <br /> (h) Preservation of the Stovies Stove Shop building as part of the <br /> Special Events Center, would be prohibitively expensive; and <br /> (i) To in some manner incorporate the Scottish Rite Temple building <br /> into the Special Events Center facility would be very difficult and <br />