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3) Thank you note from Christine Anderson for wedding gift. 4) National Trust compensation and computer study. 5) Note from Paul ;;crlinn of the City of South Bend Parks & Recreation Department indicating that the East Race Area has been accepted for participation in the D.O.0 / National Trust Hoosier Heritage Development (HIID) Program for the Spring of 1996. Outgoing Correspondence: 1) Registration for Msrs. Duvall and Oxian for the Cornelius O'brien Lectures in Fort Wayne, Sept. 29-30. 2) The letter has been prepared.for sending the historic Preservation Plan to The County Council for its adoption. D. Committee Reports 1. Budget & Finance 2. Legal a. amendment to state statute Mrs. DeRose reviewed her memo regarding the amendment to State Statute which she has prepared which would permit the Historic Preservation Commission to introduce an amendment to the local zoning ordinance establishing a local historic district. Mr. Oxian indicated that he had not seen the memo. Mr. Duvall indicated that he had received the memo and placed it in Mr. Oxian's mail tray in the office. This is essentially and exception as St. Joseph County is the only jurisdiction in the state wherein the historic preservation powers reside in the zoning chapter of the code. b. Rules and By -Laws Mrs. DeRose then raised the issue of the proposed procedural rules which had been discussed at the June meeting of the IIPC and the interface of those rules with the existing by-laws. Mr. Oxian determined to form a special committee to review the two and propose a resolution of the two. Mr. Talley brought up the concern for conflict of interest which had been discussed in June and mentioned the applicability of state law. Mrs. DeRose indicated that she concurred on the importance of establishing this rule. Mr. Talley continued with an inquiry regarding the liability of commission members with regard to the actions of the commission. Mrs. DeRose explained that technically commission members bear liability but that the City insures citizens acting in its behalf. The requirement for public notice of meetings of the commission was raised. Mrs. DeRose indicated that five days advance notice was the requirement. Lir. Oxian indicated that he thought that the legal memo regarding -liability should be included in the compilation being prepared by Mrs. DeRose. Mr. Oxian appointed himself, Mrs. Iiostetler and Mrs. Choitz to the special committee to make recommendation for the resolution of the proposed rules and the by-laws. Ile asked other commission members to review the proposals and contact those appointees with their suggestions for this work. There was brief discussion regarding a loose-leaf binder format for the rules, By -Laws, etc. to allow easy updating. 3. Historic Districts ��r. Oxian reported that the Lincolnway West Business Association had distributed the petition materials for the proposed Local Historic District and reviewed their proposal to collect signatures from the largest property holders first followed by individual home and business owners. 4. Historic Landmarks a. Status of recommendations to Common Council page 3