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DIRECTOR'S REPORT MAY 16, 2005 May 3, 2005: The staff attended and participated in the Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for the Leeper Park Island wall restoration. May 4, 2005 I attended the Western Avenue Steering Committee meeting at the invitation of Paul Hayden of Relics. There is interest is using a portion of the money allocated to Western Avenue to rehab buildings the portion of Western near Relics. They hope to create arts, bistro type enclave. May 4, 2005 Julie and I met with Jim Embrickson for the due diligence survey on the Second County Court House. The Southern most capital needs to be repaired. Indic course of our meeting, Jim said that Cindy Bodle gave the go ahead for a Conference Room for us. We had requested this space in our three-year CEDIT update for the County Commissioners in January 2005. May 5, 2005 Bob Yapp and Roger Dooley of the Mishawaka Preservation Commission met to discuss a Mishawaka companion ordinance to our 8981-99, which makes landmarks in the county annexed into the city, landmarks of the city. Roger thought that he would be able to obtain approval of this concept with John Gleissner, city attorney in Mishawaka, in a pre meeting before June 7, 2005. May 9, 2005 Julie and I attended the Chapin Park Guideline Comrnittee meeting concluding the revisions of the Guidelines. May 11, 2005 I attended the meeting between the neighborhoods, The City and Memorial concerning the construction projects and road and bridgework. The Leeper Park Bridge reconstruction is now scheduled for 2006 as is the sewer and roadwork down Lafayette Blvd from the intersection of Navarre into Leeper Park to the River. There will be some sewer up grade work in Leeper, which will require COAs and also a proposed sidewalk along the east edge of the Park and continuing the sidewalk along the north side of Riverside, which would also require COAs. John Oxian and Mary Jane Chase were also in attendance. I gave Gary Gilot a copy of the 1998 Leeper Park Study performed by the Westerly Group for his use during this project. May 14, 2005 Julie, Wayne and I participated in the Great Unveiling with Bob Yapp. This is part of the agreement with HFLI for hands on workshops that the Cormnission has authorized. HPC cover the cost of printing the booklets as well. We also retain any surplus booklets for our use in the neighborhoods. Throughout the month we worked with the Southhold Awards Committee preparing for the Breakfast