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Director's Report July 2012 18 June Participated in the Cullar Audit of the NICH 2011 Financal Report at the Northern Indiana Center for History Finance Committee Meeting. On site visit to 516 S. St. Joseph about sidewalk replacement, re -pointing of foundation with Jose Ortiz of Ortiz Concrete. Avon Theatre was the hot topic for discussion. Historic Preservation Commission Meeting 7:00-8:30. 19 June Attended 7:30 am Rotary Board meeting at the LaSalle Grill. Presentation by Hugh Johnson for the Rotary Club's 2014 Centennial Project at Howard Park which is in the Howard Park national Register District. Prepared and mailed the 5 approved COAs from Monday's meeting. Endorsed six 106 reviews for grants. E-mailed Mayor's assistants to set up meeting concerning the Avon Theatre facade. Spoke at length with Aaron Perri of DTSB concerning the salvaging/saving of the Avon fagade; he liked my idea of using the facade as an entrance to patio dining for Ciao's and using the rest for parking. The facade could be supported by the side walls, with the south being gradually lowered as a buttress and bringing the rear wall in further if needed.. Began listing of Code issues in historic districts and sent to Steve and Elicia for discussion on Friday at 11:00. Briefly attended the Pitch Your Plan at the State Theatre. Followed up with Liz Maradik on the inquiry from HPC Commissioners about South Bend being in the top 10 for delinquencies in sub prime mortgages. She will e-mail me the source and parameters. Participated in the BSSB meeting at 5:30 p.m. at the Conservatories; presented the Treasurer's Report. 20 June Spoke with Katherine Roos in the Mayor's Office. She is THE contact for South Bend's built environment and set up a meeting for Tuesday, 29 June at 11:30 on the 14 floor. Returned Kris Benninghoff of the SBT (235 6345) call and inquiry about the Avon Theatre; gave her the history of the site from the survey card. Sent information on Edgewater to Banko Property Management per Gina's request. Began the Review of St. Pat's Park National Register Nomination. Meeting with Todd and Elicia about the Window Video. Suggested a manual in Spanish since many of the new owners in Taylor's Field and Chapin are Mexican. Ryan Dvorak called about the Land Bank legislation. Emails had bounced back when County server crashed. Also he inquired about the Avon and said that he would help if needed. 21 June Attended Mayor's Economic Summit featuring HPC's former legal counsel, Shawn Peterson. Very informative sessions. Great networking with public and private sector people. Scott Ford introduced the new configuration proposed for the Department of Community Investment FNA Community and Economic Development. 22 June Attended Ground Breaking for the River Race Town Houses. Met architect Velvet Canada; these town houses are being geared for individuals with incomes ranging between 36,000.00-42,000.00 to encourage people who work downtown to live downtown. Spoke with Joe Kernan and congratulated him on being one of the first owners to move in this year. Met with intern Michelle Russoneillo; possible post card project in County gave her a brief tour of Downtown South Bend.