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Director's Report July 2011 21 June Prepared approved COAs for homeowners. On-site 106 Review for City Grant. General Office. Elicia with John Partee and Richard Speiglmyer for seven hours on script for window workshop. 22 June General Office. Called Orkin on ant/flying ant infestation in office. E- mailed Randy Ray about the broken windows in the Navarre Cabin in the photographs from Tribune's article on Cabin Days. David Bainbridge still had not addressed the issue from a month ago and people were calling Office because of Cabin Days. Reviewed Then and Now Brochure. Met with homeowners of local landmark 1007 Riverside Drive about painting their home. Given the rain, I recommended that I come out with a moisture meter before any more work was done. Agreed to meet the next day at 10:00. 23 June On site 106 Reviews on west side for Grants. Reviewed Then and Now Brochure. Met with homeowner of 1007 Riverside with Steve Szaday and determined house too wet to paint readings well over 18-20%. Advised homeowner to require his painters to acquire a moisture meter and not to paint unless it read at 15%. Received request from Carl Littrell to review the deputy SHPO's comments on the proposed Northside Trail in River Park. The SHPO was requiring that River Park begin the process to become a National Register District. 24 June General Office work and organized newspaper clipping and filing. Finalized Then and Now Brochure. E-mailed Chris Dressel about die south side windows of the Burke Building. INDOT called about original plans for Leeper Park Bridge. Spoke with Daniel Corbin (219 325 7584;cell 219 851 1077) about the valuation process for the bridge designed by Charles Cole, Sr. There are no internal trusses as the bridge is not a melan arch. INDOT does not want to replace the bridge. Gave him some family member's contact information. 27 June Meeting with Sue Solmos in Community and Economic Development about the recent negative press the City had been receiving, her proposed Ambassador Program to mitigate the negative and the anticipated regime change with a new Mayor. Reviewed the latest Eat.Drink South Bend promo. Studied the letter sent by Dr. Glass with his requirements for the North Side Trail. E-mailed the recommended contact as to who was responsible for coordinating and paying for this National Register Nomination of 250 sites. 28 June Meeting with Don Horning from East Wayne Street about the repair of tie wall. Called Marcia Qualls and she said that McLaughlin Masonry won the bid for die repair. Total cost including the new light fixture, wiring and conduit installation is $7, 163.00 and work is scheduled to start after 4 July. Also, the new heights on Stop Signs is Federal mandate that the bottom edge of the Stop Sign must be seven feet off the ground. Reported south east corner of Navarre and St. Joseph (N. St. Joseph LHD) stop sign is now obscured by a tree and cannot be seen by drivers—who are driving though it. Met with