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Home My WebLink AboutApril 1975istoric preservation commission -- OT.souin Dena anq s' josepn county -__ :_< =_ :• ROOM 1123 COUNTY CITY BUILDING - - - _ - _ - south bend, indiana 46601 (219 284 - 9798) - - - - - - _ ." < .. , egular Meeting. Conference C - ' Monday; - April. L4` _Room Room -- - 7'3 P _ - - Q .m. - -' - County= C3ty'Bu lding- - _ _- _ di 1. Call. =to Order' - - . 2. _ _Roll Call.- -- oval ..of Minu -- Treasurers Report - C - _r Old Business Community Develo ment_�_Funds -.. ,, Selection, Humanitie's Meetings _Report_ Annual .Re ort _ .._ Plaqu = - - Resolutions1 and #2 ' -: Nomination & Forms - - - - - - Historic Preservation .Week:.° CETA'Positiom -- - - - 7. =._.' New. _Business_ - -; - $..._ Committee__Reports 9 :.7 Hearing of :visitors :_._ ,•. -. ,_..:_ . -10: Announcements ;'and Miscellaneous ( Matters -- - t -' _. _. .. • - - 11. °Adjournment _' :: _ - istoric Preservation commission of south bend and st. joseph county r ROOM 1121000NTY CITY sout h bend, Indiana 46601 (219 284-9798) - M .-N -T _U_ _.E: onf erence Room C_ 0 _ Regular Mee C Monday, April Room ` 610 ;J j Countj Building 'J,, 'J 4 r Call to Orde In-the absence of President Smith Vice-Presideftt' the' • 'ni6etlpg i order at 7:30 P:. m -; ' Call, is Mr F. �J' Mr J'fin , MEMBERS PRESENT: Ms. Dolor on ay 0 'Joann'Sp - -- - - 6rleder, " Mr. - " Russell Rothexinel. x1an Ms stine Chri - Jack SmithF, AL Stiv6�rs KIEMBERS'ABStNT: - CatdnkaritE� C . ALSO.PRESENT: Ms_. s - -Richar I Doyle, Mr. Doug Hiint 7 .Lois McMahon, Mr. J6hti or _atanzarit------ Palmer Ms C Mr6.Trank Reidle Wendy lduson Schleie th _3. pproval..of Mihute moved- that - the =. minutes 10 of March - bd -accepted as sub'' miit6d. M6 WooAridge seconded t he- mot ibn :and it y. 4 Treasurer,!,s Report Ms. Davisson-dLstributed. copies- -of the current Treasurer Report, and __ requested Commission approval t bil 1 s- -$10.10 for March' pay postage i ,o and bil S;.6f $3, for MOXCh. . She so moved. Mr. Nimtz seconded the motion and it passed unanimously.' Mr.. kmtz moved thdt Repo io rt - be accepted. Mr _ia6t io ry-'a fid -1, t passed :unanimous seconded" 5. Corre 7 spondence Schlereth stated' that a letter y - Arvin` - of �' Ms .- 'the onty, - Recreation - Department enc Lake-,C u Parks & sinj'a 60 f t py., a -7, 7 _ 7 Ordinance as.--per telephone reque st from Commission a Coun ty - a C& re An:creating an Historic Pr 'ivatioh 7 , D 1 t Lake, ihty is7inte sted esei rict; Ms. Schlereth stated that a letter had been received from Ms. Marsha A.' Mullin., dated March 31., 1975, requesting summer employment with the HP April 1�+, 1975 Page 2 Commission. She is a graduate student at Texas Tech University studying Museum Science and would like to work for the Commission under the College Work Study Program which would mean the Commission would only have to pay %20 of her salary. Mr. Nimtz asked if there was any money in the budget to even pay %20 of her salary. Ms. Schlereth responded that there was not, but if the Commission was interested in hiring her they might wish to alter their line items and find money from other categories. 6. Old Business Community Development & Consultant Selection Mr. Oxian read the letter which he read before the Common Council during their public hearings on April 7, 1975 concerning the - Community Development proposal submitted to the federal govern- ment by the city. A brief discussion ensured, detailing what had happened with the Commission's request regarding money under this proposal, how a formal proposal had not been submitted by the Commission and the ineffectiveness of the Commission's come mittee structure and its reliance on verbal assurances. Mr. Oxian stated that Mr. Hojnacki had informed the Common Council that they need not approve the allocation of funds under the Community Development proposal, and that he would find money for the Commission for the purposes of a survey, probably sometime after July 15th. Consequent to this discussion, the Commission next moved on to consider the selection of a consultant to undertake the survey of the city and county. The Commission discussed whether they should first decide what they would like included in a survey or first decide on a consultant and then work out with that firm what they would include. After much discussion on the benefits of going with a local firm and the problems that might or might not be involved if the Commission were to select the firm of - Crumlish/Sporleder while Ms. Sporleder was a member of the Com- mission, Ms. Sporleder absented herself from the room. After some additional discussion Mr. Rothermel moved that the Commis - sion the firm of Crumlish/SlPrleder & Associates as consultant's to the Commission to undertake a survey of the city and county, with the direction to them that the Commission would like them to employ an outside consultant (preferably the firm of Visnapu & Gaede of Cleveland) to evaluate their (Crumlish/ Sporleder) work and give it a review by a firm with a national reputation in the field of historic preservation. Mr. Nimtz seconded the motion and Mr. Oxian put the question to a vote. Mr. Nimtz, Mr. Oxian, Mr. Rothermel and Ms. Woolridge voted Aye. Ms. Davisson abstained. Mr. Rothermel next moved that there be no further discussion - on the position of Ms. Sporleder until the next meeting. Mr. Nimtz sec- onded the motion. Mr. Rothermel directed Ms. Schlereth to ask Mr. Johnson of the Area Plan Commission for a statement as to his position regarding Ms. Sporleder's retention on the Commission if her husband's firm accepts the Commission's offer. Mr. Nimtz April 14, 1975 Page 3 called for the question and it passed unanimously. Mr. Oxian stated that he would talk to Mr. Smith and inform him of the Commission's decision and they would decide how best to approach Cruml.ish/Sporleder. Mr. Nimtz then had to leave the meeting. Kresge -Union Station Resolutions Mr. Oxian read a letter that he wrote to Mr. Roger Parent, dated March 24, 1975, and Mr. Parent's response. Mr. Parent stated that the two resolutions concerning the site of the Kresge Building and the Union Station would be placed on the agenda for the April 21st meeting of the South Bend Common Council. Humanities Meetings Report Ms. Davisson reported on the speakers that are scheduled be present at the next ICH meeting in the Chapin Park area on April 21st. She then urged all Commission members to be in attendance. Ms. Davisson next distributed a public relations statement that she and Mr. Oxian, and later Ms. Schlereth, had worked on. After the last meeting in Chapin Park, Ms. Davisson stated that there appeared to be a need for some simple state- . ments about the Commission and historic preservation zoning. - Under the terms of the ICH grant, this type of position statement could not be paid for with ICH funds, so Ms. Davisson moved that $74.00 be allocated to pay for the printing and distribution of this public relations staement in - the Chapin Park and West Washington areas prior to the future ICH meetings. (Statement attached) Ms. Woolridge seconded the motion and it passed unanimously. Historic Preservation Week Mr. Oxian stated that Ms. Price had asked him about the possibility of the HP Commission designating as historic landmarks the build- ings that Southhold plans to conduct a photographic survey of, and coordinate this with HP Week. Ms. Davisson stated that as the Commission now had pending before them procedures to be employed for the designation of historic landmarks, it would be unwise - to act on so many buildings before these procedures were- estab- lished. The Commission concurred and the matter was tabled. Public Relations Ms. Davisson moved that since Mr. Oxian is often approached by one television station to report on the Commission meetings, and since this might afford the Commission more publicity, that therefore he be authorized to report on each meeting to the television media with a statement prepared at the end of each Commission meeting and approved by the Commission members - before they leave. Ms. Sporleder seconded the motion and it passed unanimously. I April 14+ 1975 Page 4 CETA Position Ms. Schlereth informed the Commission that interviews had been set up with the remaining candidates that CETA had proposed. Mr. Oxian had not been able to attend but had sent his brother to sit in on the interview and get information for him. Mr. Smith had failed to make the meeting. Ms. Schlereth outlined the qualifications of the three candidates and distributed their respective resumes. Ms. Schlereth recommended that the Commission request that CETA hire Mrs. Gertrud Gilbert. Mr. Oxian expressed his opinions on the candidate whom he had inter- viewed and on the other candidates based upon his brother's evaluation at the interviews and reading their resumes, and similarly recommended that the Commission choose Mrs. Gilbert. Ms. Davisson moved that the Commission ask CETA to hire Mrs. - Gertrud Gilbert to serve as a secretary - research assistant to the HP Commission. Mr. Rothermel seconded the motion and it passed unanimously. Other items under Old Business were tabled until the next meeting. 7. New Business Ms. Sporleder suggested that since the Commission still has the services of Ms. Ryan as the Notre Dame Intern for another three weeks, that she be set to work researching the Arthur Frederickson house at 233 N. Lafayette. 8. Committee Reports Tabled until the next meeting. 9. Hearing of Visitors Mr. John Palmer stated that he would like to be considered by the Commission to be hired-to undertake their cataloging project. He also stated that he has started the Michiana Reference Service and that the Commission might wish to employ him for specific research projects. Ms. Schlereth next introduced Ms. Lois E. McMahon. Ms. Schlereth stated that she would be leaving the Commission upon the expiration of her contract on June 30th to return to work on her doctorate, and that the Commission might be interested in contracting with Ms. McMahon for the remaining six months of 1975. Ms. Schlereth passed around a copy of Ms. McMahon's resume (attached). Mr. Rothermel suggested that Ms. Schlereth send out copies of Ms. McMahon's resume along with the minutes so that Commission members could study it. 10. Adjournment Mr. Rothermel moved that the meeting be adjourned. Ms. Davisson - seconded the motion and it passed unanimously. The meeting adjourned. at 9:20 p.m. April 14, 1975 Page 5 SUBMITTED BY: Russell Rothermel, Secretary DRAFT PREPARED BY: W. Clauson Schlereth, Consultant NEXT REGULAR MEETING: Monday, MAY 12, 1975 Conference Room C; Room 610 6th Floor, County -City Building 7:30 P.M. C._1 mtii 0. t . 75 $1 2 5. ; TREASURER IS' REPORT: HIS'tORI'G PR - COMMISSION 9 ESERVATION -JOTAL .4 004 P. L Ane it requested., e fig" a ance - BYdg e En"cumbe red,, 1,8 0:00 1 19. 1, Adm. Sect. Research Ass �3'60 .00 $1. 800.00 0 3 212 Postage 60 _30 14 vo 21 raveling Expenses ' "500.00 500.00 Books 215 150.00 o er than off ce supplies" 400.00 Printing, t6 i u 24 1 400.00 fl 242 Publication of Lega notices' 50.00 2 50.00 243 Pholograph' y Blue Prints 400.00 400.00 244, -Statlonery' Pri nting 125.00 .252, Equipment_ S. 50.00 50.00 26J" Lega I services ( " 3 600.00 3,600: 371 G6n supplies 100".''00 eral',:OffIce p 100 00_,:: Or Dues and su scrip ilons' '150. 00,7 b Techn,1661 '0 00 0 1 ,ass's (Survey)- 5 - 000.0 ,(We'asked, JoC 0 s' bm' I t1t d" Re*ect f u 1 1 A U g S 3 mm f rorw- our. to' C unt C6 O V Ax rac o y_* J ss i.9ner ww: opera e, rom a!' fa ne i tem. 'bu get Syr > IS'- viss< nOT*,-aCTual ly 'd � 1` ;� , or -no - c (T6"ta fs t ,are "C