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1865" South Bend and St. Joseph County HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION Timothy S. Klusczinski, President July 2007 227 WEST JEFFERSON BLVD SOUTH BEND, IN 46601-1830 www.stjosephcountyindiana.com/sjchp/index.html Phone: 574-235-9798 Fax: 574-235-9578 e-mail: SBSJCHPC@co.st-josephin.us A Certified Local Government coMM'SSIOW s Catherine D. Hostetler, Director I had the pleasure of attending Preservation Leadership Training, June 23-30, 2007, in Owatonna, Minnesota. PLT is an initiative of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, and delegates are chosen to attend by a panel of National Trust staff in DC. Thirty five delegates were chosen from more than 70 applicants from around the country. The week is structured to contain 6+ hours of intense classroom lecture and training and then an additional project is assigned to each of the five teams of delegates. This year, the project was to create a strategic plan to repurpose the unused space (2000+ sq ft) above a well known, but struggling local restaurant in downtown Owatonna. The project is designed to require delegates to employ all considerations of preservation: sustainability, architecture, structural engineering, creativity, code and ordinance issues, etc. Teams then presented their plans to a gathering of community leaders and business owners. The presentation was a little intimidating as we're all from out of town, and being careful not to offend anyone, but still present an honest, feasible project. It was a challenge! As this is a National Trust workshop, the trainers were top-notch, eloquent, and challenging. The classroom time was instructive, enlightening and very informative. Our subjects included: Human Resources, Organizational Dynamics, Preservation Law, Strategic Planning, Preservation Finance, Design Review and Fundraising. I learned a great deal from each session and look very forward to implementing this information in my future work. As you'll recall, my entire tuition and expenses ($1500) was paid by scholarships, but I thank you for the authorization to go, and to Secretary Zeiger for his complimentary letter of recommendation. This is the second NTHP event that I've had the pleasure of attending and I can't say enough about the caliber of the speakers/trainers and the overall experience itself. I'd hope that everyone would have such an opportunity in the near future. est, Am COMMISSIONERS Mary Jane Chase (Treasurer) Shaven Peterson (Legal Counsel) Gerald Ujdak Martha Choitz Lynn Patrick (Vice President) Linda Riley Catherine Hostetler Joann Sporleder (Historic Architect) Todd Zeiger (Secretary)