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Director's Report January, 2008 December 18-20 Contacted John Peddycord's Office and put together a comprehensive packet of information on Marquette School in anticipation of legal action. Applied for a HLFI grant for legal aid to pay for Mr. Peddycord's services if and when they are required. The County Commissioners' rejected HPC request for use of a County Attorney in a City matter. December 18 Data Board hearing for purchase of HPC's lap top and digital projector and accessories. December 19 Sent out letters to 7 candidates for Architectural Historian. December 26 County Commissioner's approve HPC's purchases. Finish working on year end budget and reconciliation. Arranged for HPC to use 13' floor for meetings and contacted South Bend Tribune. ,January 3 County Commissioners' meeting. Followed up with Mark Dobson on letter for the CLG Annual Report and Martha Choitz's replacement. January 8 Meeting with Todd on Restore Michiana, firm up date and location. January 9 Perspectives training session for Department Heads. Met with Susan at Cushing Manor Inn concerning their bay windows (Italianate). Wayne and I met with NNN (Karen Ainsley) and Memorial Hospital (Ted Foti and Kreg Gruber) and Chuck Leone. Learned that all of the demolition south of Memorials' Campus will be devoted to surface parking for the foreseeable future; requested that concerns had been expressed to HPC that all this surface parking makes South Bend look less like a City and that these sites be landscaped. The Children's Hospital will be on the South side of Bartlett Street. The current building projects are all on time and on budget. There was a parking study by DLZ which determined that a 500 space parking garage near the Civic Theatre would cost $17000.00 per space and even with 50/50 with the City it was too costly. CT's is still an obstacle. Chuck Leone said that South Bend can do a receivership program by issuing First Lien bonds to fund the fix -up projects. Ted mentioned that there may be changes with La Petite Day Care as the quality of die programs has declined. He also was interested in a census of the surrounding neighborhoods of owner occupied versus rentals; vacancies and code violations. ,January 10 Prepared 710 Park Avenue synopsis. Contacted David Piser as a possible candidate for a Commissioner or the Advisory Board as requested by Councilman Varner, Sent letters to Council Presidents Rouse (City) and Morton (County) requesting a Preserve America Community Support Resolutions from those legislative bodies.