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South Pend Redevelopment Commission Regul# Meeting - November 16, 1979 7. PROGRESS REPORTS a. continued... Mr. Ellison: Perhaps there should be a rider on the third motion that the Commission explicitly instruct the staff to contact the Keeper of the Register. The Historic Preserva- tion Office will do that, but we need to be able to identify what information the Keeper has to make his determination so we can supplement that information with our own. Mr. Butler: With a view then of reporting back with respect to everything that is learned, at least by the second meeting in January. Mr. Robinson made a motion that the motion previously passed by the Commission to delay action on the Odd Fellows building be reconsidered and rescinded, seconded by Ms. Auburn, and the motion was unanimously carried. Mr. Robinson made a motion that all demolition bids for Contract No. 41 be rejected, seconded by Mr. Cira, and the motion was unanimously carried. Mr. Robinson made a motion that all renovation bids for the Odd Fellows Building be rejected, seconded by Mr. Cira and the motion was unanimously carried. Mr. Robinson made a motion authorizing the staff to negotiate with the bidders and any other interested developers with respect to renovation of the Odd Fellows Building and directing the Staff to contact the Keeper of the National Register of Historic Places regarding a determination as to whether the Odd Fellows Building is eligible for inclusion in an expanded West Washington Historical District,k and to provide a comprehensive report to the Commission not later than its meeting on January 18, 1980, with interim progress reports as appropriate, seconded by Mr. Cira, and the motion was unanimously carried." The Chair recognizes Mrs. Glenda Rae Hernandez: Mrs. Hernandez: This is a totally different matter. At our last Advisory Board Pbeting that was held inside the P.A.C., Inc. of which I am President, I was requested by the Advisory Board to read this letter to you which I received last summer. In January we were given to believe that the Section 108 funds, which were applied for to be used for the demolition in our area could only be used for acquisition, demolition and relocation. At a workshop this summer at IUSB I heard that these funds were being used in Indianapolis for other purposes and I wrote to HUD for clarification and this is their response to me. -43-