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27 March Photographed the turret of the Remedy Building for Urban Adventure this summer. General Office work 28 March Personal Day 29 March Good Friday. Office Closed 1 April COA deadline. General Office work. 2 April Scott Sneff from IT met with Staff to illustrate the HPC icon and info and the input needed for the tax system. He will return after meeting with programmers to fine turn the process. Steve, Elicia and I, along with Micro Venture Capital students Ming and Luke, met with Jim Williams and Michael Weathers of Habitat for Humanity about a possible partnership with them to re -hab houses using materials from demolished houses. They are meeting with Chris Fielding and Shubhada Kambli tomorrow. 3 April Staff reports and revisions for COAs. Facade of State theatre on the mezzanine level was spray painted with black graffiti. Contacted John Martinez to help DTSB remove it. Spoke with Anne Montgomery about a grant that she is trying to put together; she would like HPC Office to supply some "in- kind" manpower to help with the match for the NRC "Inspire" Grant. 4 April 106 Review for Olive /Sample overpass. Meeting with Parks about the conditions and challenges with City Cemetery: Rick, Alan from Parks, Steve Nemeth and Derek Dieter met with Staff. Derek will investigate the $41,000.00 Trust Fund for City Cemetery and contact Don Inks to see if TIF dollars are be used to secure the place. Steve is concerned with the awful condition of three houses at the entrance gates: 211 N. Elm, 1119 W. Colfax and 1201 W. Colfax ... and 1241 W. Colfax is in very bad shape. Thinks that these should be demolished and the area landscaped for a more inviting entrance to the cemetery. Vandalism is still the #1 issue: last year 150 stones were defaced and Parks could only restore 40. Copier malfunction. Informal meeting with Kathy Cekanski- Ferrand about the Cemetery; also Shubhada Kambli about our problem child neighborhoods. She would like a tour. 5 April Attended the Zimmerman Volk presentation on its assessment of "Who Wants to Live Downtown." At the Northern Indiana Center for History. Basically a demographic study for the revitalization of the core downtown area. Lori Volk was the speaker and -_ _someone gave her a tour - of- the _Historic Districts... again HPC n ot _included. - Met wit Cherri Peate the new Director of Community Outreach in the Administration and explained to her what HPC does. Copier fixed and the Staff reports for the Commissioner packets were ready for mailing. 8 April Mailings for meeting to homeowners and contractors. General Office work. Contacted Landmarks about concerns expressed at the Landscaping Seminar about Ziolkowski's use of a product on the Barker Mansion in Michigan City that is killing plants and loosening mortar. Studied Anne Montgomery's proposal for use of HPC time for a