11/02/07 Zoning and Annexation Committee

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Zoning and Annexation Committee Meeting 2007 South Bend Common Council The November 2, 2007 meeting of the Zoning and Annexation Committee of the South Bend Common Council was called to order by its Chairperson, Council Member AI "Buddy" Kirsits at 6:00 p.m. outside of the main entrance of Madison Primary Center located at 832 Lafayette Boulevard in South Bend. Persons in attendance included Council Members Puzzello and Kirsits, Ken Hebard of Hebard &Hebard Architects, Richard Hebard of Hebard &Hebard Architects; Steve Miskin, Angela C. Buysee, John Strauss, Robert Zimmerman, Pat O'Connor, and Bill Snidecki of the South Bend Community School Corporation; Jerry Ujdak, Lynn Patrick, Tim Herdman, Catherine Hostetter, and Tim Kluszynski of Historic Preservation; Todd Zeiger, unidentified members of the public, news media & security officers; and Kathleen Cekanski-Farrand, Council Attorney. Council Member Kirsits welcomed everyone to the tour of Madison Primary Center, noting that the tour will be kept to 45 minutes to one hour and that it is in conjunction with Substitute Bill No. 61-07 requesting that Marquette School be designated as an historic landmark. He noted that the committee members include Council Members Kuspa, Pfeifer, Varner and himself. Tour of Madison Primary Center in Conjunction With Substitute Bill No. 61-07: Council Member Kirsits noted that today's walking tour will be to gather information with no formal action being taken by the Committee. The following handouts were provided to the Committee: 1. 3-page map and aerial of Madison Primary Center depicting the route to be taken for today's tour prepared by the South Bend Community School(copy attached) 2. 4-pages of floor plans of Madison prepared by Hebard &Hebard (copy attached) 3. 3-page summary of the James Madison Elementary School Renovation and Addition project showing a completion date of 2002 with a project cost of $11,172,530 and that it won the AS&U Educational Interiors Showcase 2004 Award for Project of Distinction -prepared by Hebard &Hebard (copy attached) 4. 5-pages from the Historic Preservation Commission showing that James Madison School was Collegiate Gothic in style; a copy of the Certificate of Appropriateness listing it as a local historic landmark, a copy of an July 21, 1993 article from the South Bend Tribune entitled "Renovation Recommended for Madison School" (copy attached)