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III. REGULAR BUSINESS A. APPROVAL OF MINUTES (Not completed yet) B. TREASURER'S REPORT (Nothing to report) C. COMMITTEE REPORTS JOHN LIVINGSTON: We met with Temple Beth -El and Chapin Park Neighborhood Association and interested neighbors within the district to try and come up with some sort of compromise that would allow Temple Beth -El to expand in the future if such need ever becomes apparent. The west side of the block where Temple Beth -El is located will have its own standards to allow for a possible removal of certain buildings at such times when Temple Beth -El acquires those buildings and then decides that they need more room on their campus for educational buildings or other buildings. If they purchase a building they agree to take care of that building and keep it up to standards until such time that they would have to use it for their temple purposes. They shall then follow the normal procedure of filing for a C of A, which is spelled out in the city code as well as in the state law. The Indiana Code also provides that to demolish a building or to remove a building within the confines of a historic district one must seek a C of A. Upon the grant of this C of A, Temple Beth -El then would have a certain period to advertise the sale and relocation of these properties. The preferred method is that these historic structures be moved rather than be demolished. They would offer these buildings for $1.00 dollar with the relocation expenses to be borne by the buyer. The structures would be offered for a period of not less than 180 days with the possible extension of an additional 60 days at the request of the Historic Preservation Commission or the neighborhood organization. This paragraph would not constitute a waiver of any of the zoning or building code sections of the South Bend Municipal Code. It would apply only while Temple Beth -El owns these properties. If these properties should be sold to someone else then the waiver would not apply. It would also apply if Temple Beth -El were to move; then the waiver would expire. This particular section is in paragraph I of section 5, the general section of the Chapin Park Local Historic Preservation Guidelines. There was also a small change to paragraph F, which would read: "All guidelines will be reviewed and updated upon the recommendation of the liaison committee at least every five years with on going consideration and respect given to Temple Beth -El's exemption with regard to demolition or the removal of Certificates of Appropriateness." We have worked on this since September and I believe that we have come up with a fair solution for this. (See legal department interoffice memorandum and staff report regarding Chapin Park Historic Preservation District & Temple Beth -El Developments in meeting packet). 2