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July 16, 1979 Page 4 Legal Mr. Gaylen W. Allsop stated that the H.P.C. had requested a National Trust Grant to do some work on what the status of this Commission was legally. He report dealt with the South Bend, St. Joseph County His- toric Preservation Commission ordinances. Six areas were dealt with within that context: Enforcement as to the preservation of historic structures, sites and districts; Possible formulation of a Design Re- view Board to handle Certificates of Appropriateness procedures; Appli- cability and legality of landmark and district standards; Certification of the enabling ordinances; Examination of state enabling legislation as it pertains to legal authority and local ordinances; and Facade Easements. He explained a bit about each one of these areas. He men- tioned that the Commission could in no way come under the present His- toric District Enabling Act. A copy of his complete report will be made available to each Commission member and a copy of the entire report should be considered as an adendum to these minutes. Mr. Allsop could see nothing absolutely wrong in the Commission accepting gifts. He felt it might be a good idea to put in an amendment, that Mr. Oxian had given him, that would allow that specifically. Questions were raised as to buying real estate and Mr. Allsop said this could be work- ed out. Mr. Allsop was then thanked for his comprehensive presentation. Mr. Nimtz informed the Commission that there was an upcoming confer- ence on Historic Preservation Law in Chicago, which Gaylen might attend. He then moved that the report be accepted and the fee for payment be authorized. Mr. Newburn seconded. All voted in favor. Public Relations and Community Education Ms. Deloris Davisson and Ms. Rita Kopczynski then spoke about the National Trust grant, Project Landmarks. She distributed copies of the evaluation which were sent to the press. She discussed the budget and how this money was spent. She mentioned the various components of the project and the ten inservice training session for school teachers which were held last year at Central High School which were well at- tended. It was so successful that there is a possibility it would be done again. Ms. Davisson related that the State funded a grant for her in the school corporation for a project: "Architect -in -schools". Ms. Davisson mentioned how enthusiastic the teachers were and that they en- joyed getting the free materials. Ms. Kopczynski spoke about the book- let, "What is Preservation All About?'' Ms. Davisson stressed that one of the goals was to make people more visually aware of their living area and their neighborhood. At the end of the presentation, Mr. Nimtz sug- gested that perhaps this project could be written up to get some recog- nition either from the National Trust or the Historic Landmarks Founda- tion for them and this project. He suggested appointing a special a- wards committee of Ruth Price, Joann Sporleder and himself to look into getting this recognition. Mr. Newburn then made a motion that such a committee be formed. Mr. Tim Eckerle seconded. All voted in favor. Joann Sporleder was appointed chairman of this committee. Ms. Davisson mentioned that regarding her "Architect -in -schools" grant, a steering committee with Ken Geoffrey would be called. Ms. Sporleder made a motion that Ms. Davisson's and Ms. Kopczynski's final report on Pro- ject Landmarks be accepted by the Commission. Mr. Kline seconded and it passed unanimously.