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June 5, 1977 Page 5 Ms. Gilbert next asked Commission permission to attend the seminar on June 24 at Tippecanoe Place, entitled, "Aesthetics and Econom- ics of Hostoric Districts." She felt attendance would be of bene- fit to her in her work for the Commission. Commission approval was made. Ms. Gilbert then requested permission to take four vacation days, from July 5 to July 8. Mr. Smith made a motion that this be granted. Mr. Ted Wasielewski seconded it and it passed unanimously. 7. Old Business Odd Fellows Building: Mr. Oxian distributed copies of the prelim- inary draft study done by Bill Brown of the LeRoy Troyer office. He stated that he had talked with Mr. Braden in having this structure declared a landmark and said some sort of position should be made in this matter. The new owners have also been contacted. Ms. Davisson stated that the plans for the downtown should be considered. There might be a confrontation with the Mayor. Mr. Wasielewski suggested that this matter be referred to the Landmarks Committee at this time. Mr.Oxian felt that the Commission as a whole should be considered in this important business, not just the Landmarks Committee. It was recommended that perhaps the Odd Fellows Building be slated for regis- tration with the National Trust for Historic Places. There was gen- eral discussion about the merits of .the building. Mr. Ted Wasielewski felt the building should be saved because of its historical and archi- tectural significance. He asked Mr. Oxian to contact the owners of -- the building to ask them to grant permission to have the building de- clared a landmark. Ms. Derbeck asked about the responsibility of the. owners to keep it up and Mr. Oxian replied that the owners must main- tain the facade of the building. She then asked about the standards which would apply and these were clarified for her. - 8. New Business Ms. Deloris Davisson said that the Commission should develop a pro- ____,_ cedural_mamual_for the_use_ofthe-Commission-and-its-staff.—It war decided that this matter should be given some thought. -She then spoke about votes on important subjects taken by the Com- mission. '-She felt that important matters should not be decided at only one meeting but should have one or two readings. She also thinks something should be written -into the ordinance about vote by proxy. Mr. Nimtz said that the by-laws must be changed to make this effective. He said the Commission would have to be polled to see if they would approve it. It was taken under advisement. 9. Announcements and Miscellaneous Matters Ms. Deloris Davisson stated that she thought the fee of $500.00 - for the Troyer consultation on the Odd Fellows Building was exorbi- tant. She felt there was too much "fast action" in this matter and Mr. Oxian assured her there had been no choice. There was discussion in this regard.