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HomeMy WebLinkAboutFebruary 1977Mn CO pSePh CCfuntY ,����� South bend and st• i • of sou�resen ,; ; OUNTY GlSY.BUlLD�NG' sto C, ROOM 1123.0 46601 t21g 284 x7981 ind .: I lana South bend f' , - etin� Relary 7.3a Confer _F or 0ide prd Rou1 • _ of Minutes - {. A�prOv, Irt RePO r. s ` Trea e Coriesp°n gepoxts 6 Com ttee e ' c - Git9- � e Firi ena t a ets ud Distri . �Iistori� ILS'I uGiLtioil ' B„stoRe a.ons. an tLs ori�lan. gttbli and. Iia s Stdenti Repoxt ReVO l Staff f : X11 dusries of.Offcers Ti. . E�-eCtion Busi ne ss = _ 41] i $ N� - bf Visitors' ,:.. •, us �,,tters t, • �ieax3ixi� ane 0 9. ;.. `. scell d; 10 Ann ouxicements Aou�en Line Item 119.1 212 213 215 241 242 243 244 252 261 263 371 570 HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION TOTAL BUDGET $11,425.08 Treasurer's Report February 21, 1977 Historic Preservation Planner 1977 Budgeted $8,200.08 Postage Travel Expenses Books Printing, other than office supplies Publication of Legal Notices Photography and Blue Prints Stationery and Printing Equipment Legal Services Technical Assistance General Office Supplies Dues and Subscriptions 125.00 400.00 200.00 200.00 100.00 50.00 600.00 400.00 100.00 150.00 $11,425.08 Balance $6,533.42 281.67 600.00 125.00 400.00 200.00 200.00 91.20 50.00 600.00 400.00 100.00 150.00 $ 9,731.29 0 commissior February 21, 1977 Page 2 historian on the Commission. Ms. Christianson has decided not to take this position and Ms.Kopczynski said she had undertaken corres= pondence with other people on the list who might possibly be inter- ested in this reponsibli.ty. Ms. Kopczynski then remarked that she had been in correspondence with Sister John Francis who is engaged in doing a history of the City of Lowell on the east side of town. Next, a letter, drafted by Ms. Kopezynski and signed by Vice- - president Oxian to the Inter -State Commerce Commission in Washing- ton, was read to the Commission. It set forth the Commission's concern with the.possible curtailment of passenger service of the Chicago - South Shore and South Bend Railroad. No reply,.has, as yet, been received regarding this matter. A short note, sent to Mr. John Pauszek, regarding his concern about the status of Central High School was mentioned. It express- ed the Commission's continuing interest in this building. 6. Committee Reports City Survey Mr. Ted Wasielewski informed the Commission that he had "touched base" with Mr. Brian Crumlish regarding this venture. He re- ported that the firm has alm V—completed two small sections: St. Joseph Street and the North Shore triangle. He said that there were probably two or three superior homes on the St. Joseph Street section. Ms. Kopczynski said that one of Notre Dame's American Studies interns is doing historical research on this area. Ms. Wasielewski said that there were perhaps six to ;en superior homes inventoried in the North Shore triangle section. He reported.that the Crumlish/Sporleder firm had arrived at a mapping system, using Area Plan maps which would be in an 8 x 14 inch format. In addition, there is a symbol system which will be used in this survey. He said the firm is ahead of schedule and everything would be ready to go in May. Ms. Kopczynski distributed copies of disbursements of Community Development funds to date, for the City Survey, and showing the balances remaining. This report was duly noted by the Commission. Budget and Finance Mr. Oxian reported that there might possibly be a report from this committee at the March caucus. Historic Districts There was no report from this committee. February 21, 1977 Page 3 Historic Landmarks Mr. Oxian made a motion that a residence at 63012 Beech Road be declared an historic landmark. He said it was a fine example of Queen Anne style and was the site of the Klondike Telephone Ex- change at one time and has quite a bit of history connected with it. He remarked, that it was the recommendation of the Landmarks Committee that this home be so designated. Mr. Stivers seconded. this motion. Ms. Davisson asked if the owners have agreed, in letter, to such declaration and Mr. Oxian affirmed this. The motion passed without further discussion. Mr. Oxian then mentioned a home at 51256 U.S. 31 North. It is an excellent example of Federal style, and in speaking with the owner, Mr.Oxian remarked that the owner, a Mrs. Rumpf, is not sure if she wants the home declared a landmark. The main reason - for the hesitancy is that she might sell the property for commer- cial purposes. Mr. Oxian said the property next to it is zoned commercial but he is not too sure about the zoning on her parti- cular property. There was some discussion on this matter. Mr. Oxian asked Commission's suggestions on what course of action to take. Ms. Davisson said she would look into it and perhaps come up with a suggestion at the next meeting. Public Relations and Education Ms. Davisson informed the Commission that the next segment on WNIT (Channel 34) on historic preservation will be on March 3rd, at 3:30 p.m. on the "Patchwork" show. The topic will concern itself with the Federal style of architecture and It. Sporleder will give the presentation. Ms. Davisson next mentioned that she had recently given a pre- sentation to the local Questors Club about various houses in the area. She said the presentation was very well received and the audience was especially interested in a brochure compiled by Rita Kopczynski and Marsha Mullin, entitled "How to Discover Your Home's History." Ms. Davisson suggested that there is a need in the area for such a brochure, that perhaps it could be amplified and published, using some of the $5,000 grant money for the pro- ject. It was mentioned that it was the first of its kind in the area. It was originally distributed at a meeting of the Near Northwest Property Owner's Association. Ms. Kopczynski said.it could be amplified and perhaps illustrations added. Ms. Davisson also remarked that realtors were very interested in this item. Standards and Historic Plan There was no report from this committee. February 21, 1977 Page 4 Legal Mr. F. Jay Nimtz reported to the Commission that he, as well as President Smith, Ms. Deloris Davisson, Ms. Rita Kopczynski, and Mr. Richard Johnson appeared on Thursday, February 17, in Small Claims court concerning the suit of Walter Rinderle against the Commission. Mr. -Roper, counsel for the plaintiff, asked for time to prepare a brief and was given seven days for this to"sk, and the Commission has ten days to file an answer. Mr. Rinderle's claim was that he was under a verbal agreement with the Commission which he felt was binding. However, the defense maintains that no written contract was entered into, and the only written contract between the Commission and Mr. Rinderle terminated December 31, 19?5. Mr. Oxian reported that he had garding the question of facade Alsop indicated that he would for the Historic Preservation then asked whether he would be remarked that so far it would as Mr. Alsop would contribute the City Attorney's office. Staff Report spoken with Galen Alsop re - easements. In addition, Mr. consider being the attorney Commission. Ms. Davisson on a retainer and Mr. Oxian not cost the Commission anything, his services in conjunction with Ms. Kopczynski informed the Commission that Mr. Larrison was returning our purchase orders and not signing her pay vouchers. She said she had had a discussion with the State Board of Accounts regarding this matter and they concluded it was a "low priority item". There was discussion on this and Mr. Catanzarite said the trouble was due to not having a line by line item budget. He said the Commission would probably have to have its own separate budget. Mr. Catanzarite said he would talk to Mr. Larrison about this matter of pay vouchers for Ms. Kopezynski. Ms. Kopczynski then informed the Commission that she had made an application for a part-time typist under CETA funds for a minimum of 13 weeks. This person would start helping with the cataloguing of slides,;and typing of identifying labels and cataloguing cards. There was some discussion on this matter and Mr. Oxian wished to know, pending reception of funds from CETA, whether the person would be City or County CETA and was told it was a city position. Ms.—Kopezynski had written to Mr. Kelzenberg regarding the full-time position of research assistant. Presidential Report Mr. Smith then said, as a final note, he will deliver the last presidential report. He announced he had really enjoyed work- ing with the staff and with the Commission members for the past couple of years. He truly appreciated their dedication and. the co-operation with each member. He said that ever since 1969, February 21, 1977 Page 5 when he became interested in historic preservation, his inter- est was in organizing a local body in the county and the city and he was pleased to be part of this group and serve as its president. However, he feels that now it would be best for the Commission if the officers were rotated. He then spoke of some of the acccmplishments of the past two years and cited the completion of the County Survey, and.the beginning of the City Survey. He said neighborhood meetings under the auspices of the Commission were very well attended. He mentioned that a procedure has been established for the designation of historic landmarks, and he mentioned the $5,000 grant from the National Park Service that the Commission had received, and the desig- nation of the Commission as an environmental impact clearing house. He did, however, feel that the Commission could acknowledge one failure end that was that no historic district had been established. Though perhaps this was not indeed a true failure, for many new neighborhood organizations and groups had been es- tablished, such as the Near Northwest Neighborhood Association, the Park Avenue, etc. Mr. Smith stressed that he hoped co- operation will continue between the Commission and other bodies and organizations as the neighborhood groups, Southhold, the Historical Society, etc. He then remarked that he would re- commend that Mr. John Oxian be chosen as the next president of the Commission. 7. Old Business Ms. Deloris Davisson asked to delay the report from the nominating committee and wished.the Commission would consider inviting Joann Sporleder back as the architectural historian. She stressed that Rita Kopczynski was encountering difficulty in replacing her. She said there were a number of art historians in the area, but no architectural historians. Ms. Davisson then made a motion for Ms. Kopczynski to correspond with Ms. Sporleder regarding the acceptance of this position again. Mr. Al Stivers seconded this motion and it passed unanimously. Mr. F. Jay Nimtz, as chairman of the Nominating Committee, then — presented his report. The Commi.tteerecommended that the follow- ing members be elected for the respective positions: President: John Oxian Vice President: Deloris Davisson Secretary: Russell W. Rothermel Treasurer: Ted Wasielewski Mr. Nimtz made a motion that this report of the Nominating Com- mittee be accepted as submitted. Mr. Catanzarite seconded this motion and it passed unanimously. Mr. Smith then congratulated the new officers of the Commission. February 21, 1977 Page 6 Mr. Oxian then brought up the matter of a former school house located on U.S. 31 South. He had talked with Mr. Crumlish about it and desires to have the building declared an historic landmark. It is zoned residential, although the board listing it as for sale states that it is zoned. commercial. The matter of the pending enabling legislation before the State Legislature was then brought up. It was noted that Ms. Judy Studer and Ms. Ruth Price had been to Indianapolis and that this particular bill had undergone quite a bit of revision. Mr. Smith remarked that it had been reported out of committee and the re -- commendations and changes have been accepted by the bill's spon- sor. There was a bit of discussion and Ms. Davisson remarked that the particulars of the original enabling legislation bill would. have put the Historic Preservation Commission out of commission. Mr. Smith said that the revised bill is a satisfactory bill. 8. New Business Mr. Oxian spoke about the setting up,of_�an Advisory Committee on the proposed zoning ordinance, now being formulated by the Area Plan Commission. He stated that Mr. Rothermel is on the A.P.C. and perhaps could recommend some one from the Historic Preservation Commission to serve on this committee. Ms. Kopczynski mentioned that Judy Studer is the author of the new zoning ordinance and that they were thinking of an advisory citizen's group. Mr. Catanzarite remarked that there should not be special interest groups and that people who were't that close to zoning matters have a different — perspective on this matter. He said the councils are involved al- so. Ms. Davisson added that the portions of the new -zoning ordin- ance referring to the H.P.C. have been previously re -written, by amendments and that no new changes have been made. 10. Hearing of Visitors Mrs. Dill addressed herself to Sporleder were asked to return that could not be considered a as the Crumlish/Sporleder firm City Survey. the Commission and asked if Ms. to serve on the Commission, if conflict of interest; -inasmuch had been contracted to do the Mr. Smith explained that he fully understood.but that before awarding the contract to said firm, various architectural firms had been contacted to submit proposals and the H.P.C. had ad- vertised in the newspaper for submissions, as well as there have been open meetings regarding this matter of accepting bids.— Mr. Smith added that the bids and.proposals are open to the pub- lic to view. He further said that the Commission members had considered the bids very carefully and decided which was the best bid.for the local taxpayer and the Commission chose the — firm of Crumlish/Sporieder for its past experience and perform- ance. Ms. Davisson remarked.that Ms. Sporleder was not in- volved in the voting at that time. There was absolutely no February 21, 1977 Page 7 input from Ms. Sporleder. Ms. Kopczynski then informed Ms. Dill that Crumlish/Sporleder had an abiding interest in the welfare of South Bend. She said she had received advice and encouragement - from Brian Crumlish on numerous occasions on many matters.of his- toric preservation. Mr. Smith then went on to say that this mat- ter is something that the Commission has to contend with and the Commission is sorry that it is there.. He then thanked Ms. Dill for her comments and concern. 11. Announcements and Miscellaneous Matters There were no further announcements. 12. Adjournment Mr. Tom Catanzarite moved that the February meeting stand ad- journed. Mr. Wasielewski seconded this motion and it passed unanimously. The meeting was adjourned at 8:25 P.M. SUBMITTED BY: Russel W. Rothermel, Secretary DRAFT PREPARED BY: Gertrud C. Gilbert NEXT REGULAR MEETING Monday, March 21,--1977 Conference Room - 323 Third Floor - County -City Building 7:30 p.m.