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3. CDBG Grant status a. State Board of Accounts audit Mr. Duvall reported that during the preceding week our ledgers and files had been reviewed by the State Board of Accounts. The auditor had expressed continued concern with the situation created wherein the HPC has assumed the role of an employer. 4. Indiana Heritage Research Grant program Mr. Duvall noted that this program might be helpful in funding the work on brick streets which has been proposed. Much mapping will be required for this project. 5. Report on conferences attended: a. Cornelius O'Brien Conference Mr. Duvall reported that he and Mr. Oxian had attended this event in Fort Wayne. Mr. Oxian discussed his attendance at sessions on the Lustron houses and on the Lincoln Highway. The speaker at the latter session expressed interest in South Bend's proposed Lincolnway West LHD and has offered to provide any information that he can. Mrs. Choitz added that in the East many small towns are developing celebrations on the theme of the Lincoln Highway. Mr. Oxian also discussed the session on Man-made Landscape study. V. Old Business A. Brick Streets of South Bend Mr. Oxian noted that this item had already been discussed. B. Adoption of Rules VI. New Business Mr. Talley discussed the correspondence which he has had with the city engineer regarding transferring possession of the original Kessler drawings for the city park system to NIHS when the city has finished copying them to digitized mapping system. This brought him to the issue of getting a terminal for HPC to access the Geographical Information System. Mr. Duvall indicated that there was no question as to the value of access to engineering and area plan data but that the hardware requirement would probably be costly. Mr. Oxian suggested that Mr. Duvall inquire after the feasibility of such networking. Mr. Oxian raised the issue of the preservation of modern buildings, especially citing buildings from the 50's and 60's. VII. Hearing of Visitors , Marsha Stevenson responded to Mr, Oxian that she wished complete her term of Neighborhood Liaison without raising any issues at a HPC meeting. VIII. Announcements & Miscellaneous Matters There were no additional matters raised. IX. Adjournment The meeting was adjourned at 9:15 p.m.