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2. 2004-1101; 1025 Hudson Avenue; Landscape CATHERINE HOSTETLER: (See staff report, site plan, pictures, attached to C of A). Homeowner, Douglas Gibson was present. Douglas Gibson briefly described to commission members the major improvements that he has already had done to his property. MARTHA CHOITZ: For application number 2004-1101, I move that we follow the staff recommendations for the approval of all parts of the landscape plan noted on the application. JOANN SPORLEDER: Seconds the motion and it passes unanimously. B. HEARING OF VISITORS DON SPORLEDER: I have one note to share with the commission relative to some of the historic natural resource areas, the river, and some of the other greenway related items. There is an effort underway to develop a planning charette early next year and the preliminary sessions are at St. Patrick's Park. There is one on the docket tomorrow at 4:00 p.m. There will be people from Elkhart, La Porte, Porter, and even Lake county, as well as Berrien County, Michigan, coming together just to explore the notion of developing a regional planning charette to impress the whole issue of greenways, and that includes historic trails and waterways trials as well as some of the historic woodlands and walk ways along the state. For some of the commission who are interested, I am sure you would be welcome at the Round Barn tomorrow at 4:00 p.m. to participate. The plan is that the Greenway charette is envisioned to be undertaken early next year, certainly before June of 2005. III. REGULAR BUSINESS A. APPROVAL OF MINUTES (Not completed) B. TREASURER'S REPORT (Nothing to report) C. COMMITTEE REPORTS: Chapin Park Meetings at Temple Beth El & NNN CATHERINE HOSTETLER: Members of the commission met with the staff on three separate occasions. Twice we met at Temple Beth El to go over their issues with the boundaries and standards. We then had a mock C of A session at NNN at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, the fourth of November, that lasted until after 10:00 pm. We were addressing people's building projects to see how the standards would apply to different kinds of situations. It was very productive and very helpful to the neighbors and I think we laid a lot of fears to rest with the Temple Beth El people and the Chapin Park residents. We are still in negotiations with them. We have some compromised issues that are going to be addressed at a meeting date that is conducive to all parties for November 22"d at 4:30 p.m. 2