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it should, be noted that there are. very few of these simple office buildings left in South Bend and''this fact alone boosts the buildings significance. The motion passed unanimously. Mn. Moerlein, one,of the buildings owners, gave a , brief presentation of the buildings_ history and corrected the staff report that was read earlier., IV. Regular.Business A.,Approval of Minutes_ 1. November 17, 1997 Mr. Oxian noted - that on page two under the North .Pumping Station where Mr.' Oxian abstained,.it should state that' he abstained because he is on the Board of .'Water,_Works. Mr. Oxian stated that concerning the application- of demolition of a garage on Riverside Drive' -it needs to state that Mr. Talley accepted the friendly amendment to., his. motion- concerning the minimum maintenance'standards. He.further noted that the reason the application was denied needed to be added and that the'example given should. read Lincolnway East not Lincolnway West. Mrs. Choitz moved 'to .accept the minutes as corrected. Mrs. Hostetler seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.. B. Treasurer's Report Mr. Wiener,stated-that he would have the end of the year report next month. *% - C. -Correspondence Mr. Duvall stated that he had. sent a.letter to Dr. Kempf stating that they need to get a'Certificate of Appropriateness -to pave their parking lot. Mr. Duvall -.noted that the staff has received their application. He further stated that he sent a general aluminum siding letter to a gentleman in the Park Avenue area. Mr. Duvall asked Mr. Oxian if he wanted to.mention the letter he sent to the South Bend Tribune. Mr. Oxian stated that he sent a letter to the Tribune noting that they should be attending the Commission meetings --and that . the.newspaper was not giving adequate coverage to the Commission and its work. D.'Committee Reports 1. Budget & Finance Mr. Oxian stated there was no business to report 2: Historic.'Districts a..Project,Access Mrs. Choitz passed out'a handbook the committee had put together that outlined the requirements and duties of liaison committees (see attachment).. She also stated that she would like a motion by the Commission accepting the handbook, pending review and approval - by Mrs. DeRose. Mrs. Choitz stated that this would- give the liaison .committees a way to deal with their .neighborhood'' problems and feel- comfortable .in' the information they give to home owners. She stated that this, would give them support as they, are .the Commissions closest link to home owners. Mrs. Choitz noted that these pamphlets and any further information would be up dated on a regular basis so that everything. that -is 'out there will be correct. Mrs. Choitz moved to,approve the handbook for Riverside Historic District, pending a review of- the .'article by Mrs.. DeRose. Mr. Fine seconded the motion -. Mr. Oxian noted that if anyone sees an error or something that is not in the booklet that should be that they should gives this information. to Mrs..'Choitz. .There was some discussion over the. format and design of the handbook. The motion passed unanimously. - 4