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5. Mr. Duvall observed that there once again was a conflict of the third is Monday with Presidents Day in the 1997 calendar. Mr. Oa:ian indicated that Mondays had proven to be convenient and directed the February meeting to be scheduled for the followin3 Monday, February 24. V. Old Business There was no old business heard. I VI. New Business Following the motions to proceed on Landmark designations from the November Meeting, Mr. Oxian directed first reading of the following recommendations for Local Landmark Designation: 1.) 701 South Chapin Street - Oliver Powerhouse 2).804 North Lafayette Blvd. - Madison School 3) 52939 U.S.33N - Blake Gardens Mr. Oxian requested that 7�'r.s. Sporleder report as Chair of the special committee which was appointed at the November meeting to meet with the developers of the proposed .project at this location. She indicated that the committee had met and subsequently had met with Mr. Williams, the developer, and his attorney Mr. Ken Fedder. She reported that the committee recommended moving to second reading for recommendation of this landmark: proposal at the January meeting of the commission. Mr. Talley seconded this motion. THe motion passed unanimously. B. Nominating Committee "r. Oxian appointed Mr. Borkowski to chair the committee to nominate officers for the 1997 year. IIe also appointed Mr. Talley and Mrs. Hostetler to the committee which was instructed to report to the January meeting. C. Preservation Week Mr. Duvall indicated that he had discussed with several members of the commission the desirability of planning activities for Historic Preservation Week which is from May 11 to 17. Mr. Oxian observed that years ago this occasion had been exploited for the presentation of Landmark plaques. Mr. Fine suggested that a committee be formed. Mr. Oxian suggested that he would prefer volunteers for a special committee to plan activities to promote historic preservation during this period. Mr. Fine volunteered. Observing that Mr. Fine would, no doubt, be busy with activities for IILFI during this period, Mrs. Choitz suggested that invitations should be made to South Bend Heritage and Southhold to participate as t,,rl l . She noted that she had given Mr. Duvall names of two individuals to work with from Southhold. "'rs. Host.etler, R'r. Talley, and :'rs. Petrass also indicated interest itt participatin, in this committee. ^'rs. IIoctetl i tans appointed chair. VTI. Hearing of Visitors ti'r. Sporleder indicated that other groups such as the Northern Indiana Chapter of the .American Institute of Architects and the American Association of Civil Engineers should not be forgotten for the resources which they might bring to • .the ,table. . IIe also indicated that he wished to emphasize the ongoing concern for the Blake Gardens site. Returning to the topic of Preservation Week he suggested this might also be a fruitful op_ortut:ity for scminar, and workshops to engage the community in 'preservation issues.