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City of South Bend and St. Joseph County Historic Preservation Guidelines 131 District Addendums: Edgewater Place Local Historic District What is the Historic Preservation Commission Liaison Committee? A group of three (3) people chosen to work with the residents of historic listed properties and the Historic Preservation Commission. Who is eligible to become member? Any property owner in the district, over the age of 18 who volunteers or is nominated. How long must i serve as a committee member? For a one-, two- or three-year period. How often will the committee meet? Every four months. In addition, the historic preservation commission meets once a month on the 3rd monday of each month, and it is advisable to have a representative from the liaison committee attend each meeting . How is the committee selected? If there are 3 or fewer volunteers or nominees, those persons are the liaisons. If there are more than 3, the property owners will choose 3 by vote . Volunteer for liaison committee Complete the liaison committee volunteer form online or print, complete and mail form to: Historic Preservation Commission Edgewater Place District Liasion Committee 227 West Jefferson Blvd, Suite 1400 S South Bend, IN 46601 Duties of Historic District Liaison Committee Members 1 . Work and communicate with the residents of historic listed properties and the Historic Preservation Commission . 2 . Inform and give recommendations to area residents pertaining to the standards . a . Meet with new property owners and distribute the standards book along with other pertinent information . b . Notify the Commission of the names and addresses of new owners . 3 . Advise The Commission staff of any possible infractions of the standards that may occur with the property owners and work with them toward a solution to the problem . 4 . Hold liaison committee meetings once every four months or as situations arise . a . Keep records of all business conducted during these meetings and all other meetings called by the historic liaison committee . b . Disseminate pertinent information to the district property owners through whatever means available, such as a neighborhood newsletter, flyer, etc. 5 . At least one representative of the committee attends the monthly Historic Preservation Commission meeting . 6 . Participate in the scheduled revisions and updating of the standards . 7 . Make an annual report to the Commission at one of the regularly scheduled meetings . Historic District Liason Committee DRAFT