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of Appropriateness and, is approved by. the Commission. Mr. Montel stated that the,Committee was welcome to come out and inspect the house. Mr. Oxian placed the property into the Landmarks Committee and -stated that the Committee would inspect the house, talk further with the owner, Mr. Montel, and then -'make a recommendation to the" Commission. Mr. Oxian�also stated` that *the Landmark Guidelines are' not that strict and that some -of the things Mr. Montel-wants to do to his house are with in the guidelines. Mrs. DeRose also stated that some of the.things Mr. Montel is'attempting'to do'are with in the guidelines.. Mr.' Oxian,stated that Mr. Montel's house was a."B" Standard in-the,Guidelines, twhich is.much more lenient then "A" Standards.' Mr. Talley asked if'Mr. Montel understood what .was happening. Mr. Montel' stated that he understood. •Mr._ Talley stated to Mr.°Montel-that in his case'it might be more important for . the Commission to allow Mr. Montel to complete the work he already started so the house can, maintain its Landmark` status. Mr. Oxian stated that the Committee would be in; touch with Mr. Montel .to set tip a time to visit the property-. Mrs. Sporleder asked how much of the. house is sided. Mr. Montel stated that a.section of the already existing siding was coming off and that was what he was repairing. Mrs. Sporleder asked if the house, is secure against the weather' as it stands.. Mr. Montel stated•that it was secured. B.. Nominating Committee Mr. •Borkowski stated that the Committee nominated John Oxian for President, Catherine -Hostetler for Vice President, Edward Talley for Secretary and Jerry Weiner for Treasurer. -John Borkowski moved to accept the nominations. Adrian Fine seconded the, motion . The motion passed unanimously. VII. Hearing Visitors Mr. Sporleder noted that the St. Joseph Heritage River application' was forwarded among many other application for_ other rivers. He also stated that the meeting held in Michigan City on December 30., 1997- was attended by,Mr. Duvall; Michiana -Watershed-and-Judy Creek Task Force. The meeting was, held to. discuss .the complaint, lodgedagainst the permit given 'to the. developers, of .Blake Gardens. Mr. Sporleder noted that the"Judge set the time table in place by giving the developer -until the. end of January to ,file ,his motion - on Standing. The Judge -set February as.the time for the groups who have brought. forth the appeal to respond to the motion, then in April the Judge will make the final decision. Mr. Sporleder stated that it was also ,arranged that a new, more convenient, depository for the cases material be created in MACOG. Mr: Sporleder noted that - there - has still been no action taken in regards to' the developers application by the Army.Corp of Engineers. Mr.- Oxian asked what happened during the meeting concerning the Jefferson Street Bridge. Mr:_Fine_stated that Historic Landmarks Foundation had given a grant to Center City Associates to allow them to hire Abba Lichtenstein, a consultant- out of New Jersey. Mr. Lichtenstein was hired to work with the 'County Engineer to -.reassess the bridges structural condition. There was some •discussion over old reports stating that the bridge was structurally unsound. VIII. Announcements and'.Miscellaneous Matters None IX. Adjournment Mrs. Hostetler moved to adjourn the meeting at 8:40pm. the motion. The motion passed unanimously. Revised 317/.98 C ,Mr. Borkowski seconded