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James Pastor's pay rate had been raised to $7/hour. The salary for the unfilled position of survey manager has been raised from $14,000 to $16,000/year, effective that day. Dixon also reported the hiring of Suzanne Booker to assist with various clerical and research tasks until July 1. This hiring was done through the per- sonnel office. Mrs. Dixon reported that she has re -requisitioned the survey manager position and sent out letters to colleges and universities that offer preservation degrees, as well as to local colleges and universities. 8. Staff Reports a) Bi -monthly Report Mrs. Dixon duly presented this report for inspection/approval. V. Old Business A. Studebaker Corridor --Proposals. Mr. Oxian requested all commission members to submit any and all proposals they might have on these buildings to the staff so that a definite set of proposals could be agreed upon and sent to Redevelopment. Already in existence is a report by Brian Poland from early last year. The deadline for new proposas is the May 21 meeting. Discussion was then instigated regarding the houses in the corridor. Mrs..Choitz suggested building a neighborhood around the brick house by moving the other houses in around it. Mr. Newburn objected, saying that such a neighborhood, given the close proximity of the industrial buildings, would inevitably becom a run-down, low-income area. Mr. Oxian pointed out that many of the houses are in poor condition and suggested saving only the better ones. Mrs. Choitz stressed her belief that the real problem was the total indifference of developers and of the city of South Bend to these buildings. She suggested remedying this situation by bringing in developers which deal chiefly in restoring old buildings and said that the city so far had never approached such deve- lopers. Mrs. Dixon suggested offering to use the $1.3 million in funding (the cost estimated by Economic Development for demolishing the buildings) for a specific purpose as part of a deal with prospective developers (Example; use the money to repair the roof and windows). VI. New Business No report. VII. Hearing of Visitors No report. VIII.- Announcements/Misc. No report IX. Adjournment Mr. Newburn moved to adjourn; Mrs. Choitz seconded; motion carried.