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• D. Committee Reports 1. Budget & -Finance Mr. Oxian stated there Ivas no business to report 3. Legal There was no new legal report. 4. Historic Districts Mrs. Choitz stated that there was no nets information to report. from Project Access and yielded to Mr. Talley to report on the meeting 'with Madison Hospital. He stated that several residents of River Bend Historic District had met with the Director of Madison Center, the architect of the new Children's Center, Dr. Shore (acoustical consultant, IUSB), Ann -Carol Simon (Asst. City Attorney) and Councilman Lueke. He felt the meeting had been productive. Dr. Shore is to work with the architect in further defining the source of the noise problems. 5. IIistoric Landmarks Mr. Oxian, chair of the Landmarks Committee, reported that He and Mr. Duvall had met with Kathleen Dempsey of Code Enforcement and that they had agreed to request the Common Council to hear the ordinance which has been there tabled to designate 501 West Colfax as a Local Landmark. Mr. Oxian then reported on the status of recommendations previously made by the commission: • A) Leeper Park - Leeper Park was established by the Common Council as Local Landmark. B) Brick Streets Local Landmark Ordinance Mr. Oxian reported that a meeting with the City Engineer, his staff, Mr. Talley, Mr. Duvall and councilman Lucke had met to discuss this recommendation. Since the city has an established policy on the maintenance, and repair of existing brick street pavements which provided continuing protection for them, he had agreed to withdraw the proposed ordinance. The City Engineer is to send a letter to the commission affirming this policy and guaranteeing that the commission will be notified in the event of any change to this policy in the future. Mrs. Sporleder expressed concern over spot repairs and Mr. Oxian and Mr. Talley indicated that such repairs were covered in the existing policy. Mrs. Choitz inquired .about proactive maintenance policies such as scheduled turning of the existing brick. Mr. Oxian indicated that this was not discussed. Mr_, Talley observed that he felt the proposal had included too many streets' and that a lass ambitious ordinance may have met less resistance from engineering Staff. Mrs. Sporleder noted that she had observed very efficient and thorough rehabilitation procedures for unit. m"l ;onry p'Ivemeut5 In Ftlrol which included ta!,,i_n- up paving units rRgrading -ind compacting base and relayin- the vni n in quite orderly process. Mr. 0::ian observod that Engineering Staff lv:id alloioed that these pavements were the easiest to maintain. Mr. Talley added that the necessarily skilled workmen for such repairs were difficult to find. Ile indicated that this was an illustrative case of the benefit of meeting on a regular basis with the staff of: other City departments. The Sporleders indicated that the Masonry Institute was prepared to offer assistance in providing specifications for the • proper procedure,, for brick pavements. Mr. Talley indicated that Larry Spradlin in Engineering was probably the best contact for effectively communicating these ideas *to the Department. Mr. Talley indicated that there mi -lit be an opportunity for a seminar in this issue.