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South Bend edevelopment Commission Special Mee ing - August 17, 1983 2. NEW BUSINESS ( font. ) a. uontinuea... Mrs. Kolata noted that if a property is on the National Register or a historic landmark its if then the City has specific procedures to ollow with the use of federal funds. Mr. Gilbert stated that he felt South Bend has a vary good base in the work being done in the residential neighborhoods. The multiple resource nomination will be a very effective approach to the downtown which is the hardest ar in which to achieve historic preservation re s lts. Mr. Gilbert explained that the National Register of Historic Places was set up by Congress in 1966 as a nation wide inventory which now includes more than 25,000 buildings. He Stated that approximately 220 local his oric districts have been certified. He also stated that 92% of the people applying for the certification qualify. Mrs Kolata asked if the work that has to be done for tax credits has to be approved by the State Historic Preservation Office. Mr. Gilbert said that it did. Mrs. Kolata asked if Mr. Gilbert has had any comments over the way various states handle applications, eva uations and the timeliness of these app ications. Mr. Gilbert stated that the regulations have a forty -five day review period at the state level and a forty -five day review period at the federal level. He stated tha a great deal depends on a good application being submitted. Mr. Butler stated that the application review within the State of Indiana is much longer. He stated that the State office funding is woefully inadequate and thereby the number of people who are working at the state level on these applications are not sufficient. Mr. Gilbert stated that built into the regulations is a regiirement for speedy handling of applications and the five federal regional Offices have had to add staff to acco mtodate