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Director's Report June 2015 19 May Completed and mailed out all approved COAs from 18 June HPC meeting. 19-22 May Research, data input for SB 150 Building South Bend: Past, Present and Future. Meeting at Bond Hall on 21 May for orientation on the iPad, iPhone by NDU plus Volunteer Orientation by City. 22 May meeting with Adams Remco, Archives and Ian Alford, SJC IT, on their Filebound project that would digitize files. 23 May SB150 9:30 -Noon at the Building South Bend tent. 25 May Office Closed for Memorial Day 26-29 May Contact with new Legal Counsel, Tony Zappia. Composed letters for Tim's signature for vacant Commissioner positions. Developed a "resume" of the HPC for inclusion with Sue Solmos' North Liberty's Stellar Community application. Completed the annual CLG Reports for South Bend and St. Joseph County and emailed to Steve Kennedy at die DHPA in Indianapolis. On-site inspection with Midwest Masonry, Russ Luchies of the exterior condition of the limestone of the Third County Court House, the peeling paint at the 1855 Court House and die spalling of the limestone faced of 125 S. Lafayette. He also reported that die limestone was failing at the I&M Building on Colfax. I contacted Paul Phair of Holladay Corp and alerted hum to die condition and potential danger to passers by if the limestone fell. Followed up with May Ellen O Connell on the issues on West North Shore and copied her on e-mails to Eric Horvath, Toy Villa and Carl Littrell. 1 June General Office work and data input for BSB/PPF. COA deadline day. 2 June Wrote Staff Reports for COA applications. 106 Reviews for DCI. Researched missing data for BSB/PPF. 3 June Meeting at Conservatories about the Community Foundation Matching Grant for the restoration of the lone surviving growing house in Potawatomie Park . Finished Staff Reports. Data input for BSB/PPF. Inquiry from David Gotieb from Chicago about a Then and Now tour for 20-30 architectural docents from Chicago, 4 June Worked on 2016 Budget Scenarios for Special Meeting on 12 June. Verified with DCI that HPC would receive additional $5,000.00 in CDBG funding for 2016. Request from Carolyn Pancliarian from Peachtree City, GA for research on family home at 820 W. Colfax moved from 314 W. Marion in 1978 and the would like information on the Badet Mausoleum in Riverview Cemetery.. 5 June Data input for BSB/PPF. Packets mailed to Commissioners. Meeting with Prof. Schnabel at the Growing House as to feasibility of the grant monies achieving the restoration. First Friday Then & Now tour for 22 people at 5:00. 8 June History Museum Finance Committee meeting; annual audit results by Cullar. Continued with Data input and research. 9 June General Office and Data Input.