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IV. Old Business None V. New Business 1. Vote on Meeting Schedule for 1999 Mr. Oxian asked if there was a proposed schedule. Mr. Talley stated that the Staff was working off of the old plan of every third Monday'of every month. Mr. Oxian stated that in February the third Monday is a holiday. Mr. Talley asked if the Commission would like to move the meeting to the Monday prior to it or after it or hold the meeting on Tuesday, February 16th. Mr. Talley further noted that by voting on the schedule the Staff could send out notices to the media. The Commission agreed to move the February meeting to Tuesday the 16th. Mrs. Hostetler moved to approve the proposed schedule. Mr. Fine seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. VI. Hearing of Visitors Mr. Sporleder reported that there was a status conference meeting held last Thursday regarding Blake Gardens where progress was made toward a settlement that would mean the loss of Blake Gardens and its various bodies of water. He also noted that another status meeting is to be held Wednesday, the 6th of January in the MACOG offices. Mr. Sporleder noted that there were four key points that the developer has agreed to; first is on a set litigation including a major maintenance program and urban drains, second they agreed to the monitoring of the stream at the owners expense, third is to use a portion of Ponader Park as a litigation site to develop wet lands. He expressed some concern over the private use of public land, however, the developer will compensate the City for the use of land through a monetary amount that is yet to be determined. Mr. Oxian asked if any of the old Blake Gardens would be reconstructed. Mrs. Sporleder stated that the Gardens would be completely lost including any remaining elements. Mr. Talley asked if it was time for the Historic Preservation Commission to re-enter the picture. Mrs. Sporleder stated that it would be possible now for the Commission to do so since the next stop for the developer is the Army Corp of Engineers. Mr. Oxian asked if while the permit process was underway if the developer could act on the property. Mr. Sporleder stated that the owner could not do anything to the property. Mr. Oxian stated that then the Commission could make Blake Gardens a landmark. There was some discussion over the landmarking of the property and if there would be enough time to do so. VII. Announcements and Miscellaneous Matters None. VIII. Adjournment Mr. Oxian adjourned the meeting at 9:30pm. 2