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i&*114i15 � w W _\M During 1991 the Historic Preservation Commission of South Bend and St. Joseph County maintained the commitment to promote preservation and protect local resources by carrying out the administration of local districts and landmarks, working toward the designation of other significant examples of local heritage and carrying out the responsibilities of a Certified Local Government. The HPC staff also continued its interaction with local government and other preservation organizations in the ongoing effort to be an advocate and agency for local preservation. The Historic Preservation Commission provided information to numerous citizens and groups in 1991. The Commission gave advice and information concerning: investment tax credits, local history, the National Register of Historic Places, the Secretary of the Interior's Standards, restoration and conservation techniques, funding, facade easements, local landmark and historic district designation and procedures and the broad range of preservation issues and concerns found in the community. As a means of public information and education the HPC hosted the semi-annual Mayor's Conference on Preservation in May. This conference, on "growth management," provided a forum for local residents to hear and interact with preservation experts from around the state and representatives from the National Trust in Washington, D.C.. In addition, a brochure, South Bend's Historic Districts, was produced and distributed throughout the county and proved to be a popular promotional device for the HPC. COMMISSION POLICY DECISIONS In 1991 the HPC adopted a number of new policies and procedures. Each was designed to further standardize Commission actions and decisions. The four primary new policies enacted were: 1. new Certificate of Appropriateness procedures to ensure that the approval of changes in historic districts and to historic landmarks is a standard and unambiguous process; 2. Minimum Maintenance Standards designed to protect district structures and landmarks from decay by neglect; 3. Certificate of Appropriateness Architectural Drawing Requirements to standardize materials presented to the Commission as examples/evidence in the C.of A. process; and 4. Research Procedures adopted to standardize research methods for sites and structures to ensure that each is subjected to similar analysis. LOCAL LANDMARKS The following sites and structures were designated as local historic landmarks in 1991: