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Director's Report January 2015 2014 15 December HPC meeting Prep. 16 December Prepared all approved COAs for homeowners and mailed out. Attended Code hearing for 309 Bronson Street -Sheila Odem. Learned that the Dean Building will be heard on 22 January 2015. 17 December Sick Day 18 December Attended News Conference for the NICH name change to the History Museum. Wrote letter to Reddings on 541 N. Ironwood explaining that the house did not meet the criteria for landmarking. Received notification from the Community Foundation that HPC was awarded $2,500.00 in matching grant funds for the Architecture and Urbanism of South Bend Project. Attended the 4:30 BSSB meeting at presented the Treasurer's Report. 19 December Amended the BSSB Treasurer's Report to reflect restricted items. Received the DHPA version of the demolition of sites in St. Casimir and one in LWE on Ottawa. Sent corrections back to Suzanne that National Registers do not have local HPC jurisdiction but the house on Ottawa is in a local district. They had the information backwards. Discussion with Todd Zeiger to move the facade Easement of the Kizer House from HPC to Indiana Landmarks. I don't think that would bean issue and would make more sense for the future home buyer just to deal with Landmarks. Met with Kelly Sanford, SJC Grant Coordinator concerning the new paper work requirements surrounding the Community Foundation Grant. 22 December 501 River in Edgewater ruling by Commission upset neighbor, Candy. Said that John Abers lied to the Commission when he asserted that Candy had no problem with the shed. Candy has a big problem with its position so close to her house; she was very upset that she was not notified of the meeting. I told her that I was under the impression that Steve Szaday, Doug Turnock and Lynn Patrick had spoken to her about the meeting date. Actually, it was only Steve. She thought that all neighbors were to be notified. I responded that it is only true of Variance Hearings and Zoning appeals and the like. Gave her Mark Lyons in the Building Department as a contact after she claimed that the structure was right on the property line. Worked with Steve on the 50106 Bittersweet Road issues brought to the attention of the Office by the former owners, the Huff Family. The Hulls were upset about the removal of the barn, the shutters on the main house and the porch. The current owner is repairing the shutters for re -installation and had removed the porch so that he could restore to the original front porch design. The Sokol's had been in touch with David Duval who told them that only the house and the summer kitchen were landmarked.