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Mr. David Fritz, owner, responded to Mrs. Sporleder's question regarding the purpose of this alteration. That room is an unfinished expansion attic. They would like to convert it to a master bedroom with a half -bath. They need the new windows for ventillation. As they are now, the windows are too low for practical use. Mr. Fritz went on to explain the details of the project as explained above. Mrs. Sporleder called for a motion to accept the project as proposed. Mrs. Petrass moved to accept the staff recommendation. Mr. Herendeen seconded. Mr. Eide asked the dimentions of the new windows to be certain that they are large enough for escape as per building code. Motion approved. B. Central High School (moved from IV.D.S(b) of the agenda) Mr. Ron Radecki spoke in favor of the proposed plans of the South Bend Community School Corporation to convert Central High School to their administrative offices. Mr. Radecki stated that the school board has not received much vocal support from entities such as the City or the HPC. He then introduced Mrs. Leiffler who discussed the many benefits of the adaptive use of the structure. Mrs. Sporleder then asked what Mr. Radecki and Mrs. Leiffler needed from the HPC. A resolution of support to the school board from the Commission was requested. Mr. Radecki announced a school board meeting on Monday, January 22 at 3:30 and requested the presence of Commission members at that meeting. The school board will decide whether or not to continue with the procedure to gain approval for the bond issue. Mrs. Sporleder stated that the Commission had been more than accommodating in its approval of various aspects of the renovation proposal. Yet the HPC has been accused of causing a greater amount of expense for the project. The Commission wishes to have their role clarified and to have the school board recognize the fact that the HPC has compromised on nearly every aspect of the project. Mr. Eide moved that the Commission compose a letter of support to the South Bend Community School Board advocating that they go ahead with their plans to renovate Central High School. The letter would need to be at the school administrative offices by Wednesday morning. Mrs. Petrass seconded; Motion approved. January 15, 1990 PAGE 3