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REGULAR MEETING JULY 12, 2010 <br /> <br /> <br />packets of information to the Council and filed with the City Clerk’s Office, a booklet <br />entitled Studebaker Bros. Studebaker’s National Treasurers “The Original Collection.” A <br />five-year conservation project was undertaken by the Studebaker National Museum to <br />preserve it eight National Treasurers. He stated that it was administered by the National <br />Park Service, the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Trust for Historic <br />Preservation, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Institute of Museum and <br />Library Science, and President’s Council on the Arts. Mr. McDonald stated that in 2004, <br />the Studebaker National Museum received a Save America’s Treasures grant to conserve <br />eight vehicles in the museum’s collection. The Save America’s Treasures program’s <br />mission is to protect “America’s threatened cultural treasures, including historic <br />structures, collections, works of art, maps and journals that document and illuminate the <br />history and culture of the United States.” The matching granted designated eight <br />museum vehicles as “National Treasures” and awarded $368,900 towards their <br />conservation. The eight “National Treasures” are The Marquis de Lafayette’s Barouche, <br />President Grant’s Landau, President McKinley’s Phaeton, The Columbian Exposition <br />Wagon, President Lincoln’s Barouche, President Harrison’s Brougham, The Centennial <br />Wagon, and “Peg” The Backward-Forward Car. These vehicles are part of the <br />Studebaker National Museum’s “Original Collection” which consists of the thirty-seven <br />vehicles given by the Studebaker Corporation to the City of South Bend following <br />Studebaker’s closing in early 1966. The ‘Original Collection” is the nucleus of the <br />Studebaker National Museum, and remains part of the collection today. He stated that it <br />is important to differentiate between conservation and restoration. White a restoration <br />strives to make things “as new,” conservation stresses preservation and stabilization. <br />Originality is paramount, and replacement materials are employed only when originals <br />are too deteriorated to be saved. The conservation treatment was carried out by B.R. <br />Howard & Associates of Carlisle, Pennsylvania. During the five-year project both <br />structural and cosmetic issues were addressed. Each vehicle had been the recipient of <br />several well-intentioned “freshenings” over the years, but in many cases this proved to be <br />detrimental. As a result of this project, details thought lost forever have been revealed <br />and surfaces and finishes hidden for decades are visible once again. Most importantly, <br />these “National Treasurers” are now preserved for generations to come. <br /> <br />He noted that the museum has received full accreditation with the American Association <br />of Museums which was quite an arduous task and took two and half years to complete but <br />are fully accredited and are one of the few museums in the State of Indiana that are <br />accredited. He noted that they continue to dazzle the visitors with new exhibits and <br />attendance is up over 20% from last year. He stated that when the economy went down <br />things bottomed out, but are bouncing back. He attributes that to by being creative and <br />hosting different kinds of events at the museum. He stated that they would like to host a <br />daytime or evening time reception to show the Council first hand this collection and tour <br />the museum. <br /> <br />RESOLVE INTO THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE <br />At 7:17 p.m. Councilmember Henry Davis made a motion to resolve into the Committee <br />of the Whole. Councilmember White seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote <br />of eight (8) ayes. Councilmember Puzzello, Chairperson, presiding. <br /> <br />Councilmember Puzzello explained the procedures to be followed for tonight’s meeting <br />in accordance with Article 1, Section 2-11 of the South Bend Municipal Code. <br /> <br />Councilmember Puzzello stated that a brochure may be found on the railing in the <br />Council Chambers explaining those procedures. <br /> <br /> <br />PUBLIC HEARINGS <br /> <br />BILL NO. 24-10 PUBLIC HEARING ON A BILL AMENDING <br /> THE ZONING ORDINANCE FOR PROPERTY <br /> LOCATED AT 850 FELLOWS STREET, SOUTH <br /> BEND, INDIANA 46601-3121, COUNCILMANIC <br /> DISTRICT 2 IN THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, <br /> INDIANA <br /> 2 <br /> <br />