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7. Old Business a) Fredrickson House Ms. Kiemnec reported that she had a copy of the Inspection Report from the Department of Code Enforcement. She further indicated that Mr. Braasch, the Trust Officer from the 1st Sourch Bank for the Estate, called the office shortly after the last Commission meeting requesting names of contractors familiar with historic buildings. She gave him names and suggested that he have specifications drawn up which could then be reviewed by the Commission staff and Mrs. Sporleder. 11r. Braasch has 50 days to comply with the Code Enforcement's order (approximately June 5). b. Lighting in Historic Districts Pair. Oxian suggested that a letter be written to the electric company indicating that they must store all historic light fixtures that they take down so the fixtures can be used in historic districts to replace damaged ones. The Commission agreed that the matter should be investigated by the staff to find solutions to the problem. Ms. Kiemnec will check with Fort Wayne who is also serviced by I & tAi to see how they solved the problem • and she will check to see if there are historic streetlights in areas that are not districts or where owners are not concerned about having them removed. c. Computer Project hits. Kiemnec reported that she had submitted a grant application to the Michiana Arts and Sciences Council for funding for the computer. She will not hear about the results for about three weeks. 8. New Business a. Fort Wayne Vlorkshop for Historic District Commissions Pis. Kiemnec reported that the workshop went very well, 35 people attended representing 8 communities. She indicated that the event was attended by Mrs. SporIoder, Mrs. Choitz, Mr. Newburn, PIrs. Eugenia Schwartz, Ms. Straw and herself. The topics included a discussion of the history of commissions, procedures, standards, and setting up a historic district. b. Pfayor's Conference C7 W