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January 16, 1978 Page 7 ielewski said he was confused as to the merit of the proposal, and Mrs. Sporleder assured him that it is a statement to the effect that the Commission supports this in terms of an enviornmental impact statement. Mr. Oxian then clarified this further and said adopting this resolution puts the Commission on a positive footing. Then the motion to adopt this resolution with the two amendments was put to a vote and passed unanimously. Ms. Davisson then informed the audience that the Historic Preservation Commission does have available to the public, documents done by the consultants and architect on the Main Street Commercial Historic District, and these are free to the public. Mr. Oxian mentioned that a number of these forms are on the front desk. 4. Treaurer's Report Mr. Wasielewski distributed copies of the January, 1978 Treasurer's Report. He made a --motion that the following bills be approved for payment: Postage $16.71; Duplicating - $3.24; for Candy Peck for January services - $833.33, and likewise for February services - $833.33. Mr. Eckerle seconded this motion and it passed unanimously. 5. Correspondence Miss Peck discussed a..letter to the Commission from the Mayor concerning the Downtown. She also discussed a letter from the National Advisory Council to Mr. Wayne Brownell, head of the Redevelopment Commission, concerning historic build. ings in the downtown area that would be affected by the Century Mall or not affected by the Century Mall. ,R*hp flirtlhPr r3i scvaser3 a letter sent out to the American M4&Ci Corn. con- cerning the sealer used on the Leeper Bridge so that the Commission can get assistance from Technical Preservation Services on the best methods to treat the fabric of the bridge in the future. As soon as the Commis- sion gets the designation of the chemical breakdown of the sealer, a letter will be sent to the Technical Preservation Services Division of the National Trust Service. She mentioned that the had written a letter to the Office of Archeology and Historic Preservation under the National Park Service requesting information on the basic financial benefits for which owners of historic landmarks or National Register properties could qualify. Also a letter was sent to a Mr. Reeves concerning a book that had to do with the LaSalle Expedition II. A Mr. Stump wrote a book about the`ex- pedition, sent it to Mr. Reeves, and wondered what had happened to it. There was discussion as to which letters received or sent by the Commission should be attached to the Minutes. No motion was made on this action and Mr. Oxian said that he felt the Commission members would go along with the method adopted up to now. • 6. Committee Reports City Survey Mr. Ted Wasielewski introduced Mr. Brian Crumlish of the firm