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March 20, 1978 Page 7 meet shortly. Mr. Gaylen Allsop had nothing to report, but he mentioned that he thought the Southhold Board meeting went very well. Ms. Peck informed the Commission that she and Gaylen were meeting the next morning to work on the Grant application for the Trust as a Consultant grant to help him with the legal fees. Ms. Peck then brought up the issue of Ellen Kettler, who is the regional counsel for the Trust in their midwest office. It was suggested that she come to South Bend April 13. She would drive in early that morning and have a tour aroi.znd. South Bend. Ms. Peck said she would get to- gether with numerous committees to gain specifics on what to discuss with Ms. Kettler. There was discussion on this matter and Mrs. Price suggested that the Commission "don't extend this woman too far". The value of a consultant is to zero in on a specific problem or a specific area, and Mrs. Price confine the discussions to the Commission and not talk to neighborhood organizations. Mr. Wasielewski suggested that members of the Commission send Mr. F. Jay Nimtz items on the agenda that they would like to discuss with Ms. Kettler. Mr. Nimtz commented that the best time for the Commission to meet with Ms. Kettler would be in the evening. Ms. Peck then asked Mr. Allsop if he would like to meet with this attorney in the afternoon, and he concurred. Mr. Wasielewski then assigned this matter to the Legal Committee .to coordinate- the activities with Ms. Peck. Mr. Nimtz suggested that Mrs. Price and Ms. Sporleder take Ms. Kettler around the city. Ms. Peck then informed the Commission that she planned to go to the midwest regional office of the Trust on the 29th of March in order to do some research in Chicago. It was suggested that perhaps the agenda would be ready by then, and Ms. Kettler could address herself to those particulars. Mr. Oxian then said if questions would arise about the ordinance, etc., then perhaps some of the Commission could attend the afternoon meeting with Ms. Kettler, Ms. Peck, and W. Gaylen Allsop. Public Relations and Community Education Mrs. Price asked permission to report in liew of Mr. Stivers. She mentioned that she had requested a grant from the Cornelious O'Brien fund to bring in a speaker, Carl Westmoreland who has done extensive work with neighborhood redevelopment in Cincinnati, Ohio. He is a Trustee of the National Trust, as well as on the faculty of the University of Cincinnati, and is the executive head of a housing group in Cincinnati. She said they had arranged to have him speak at Rotary on Wednesday, May 10th, and he will be brought in on the 9th to try to get together all the neighborhood associations in a community meeting. She said she had used her title as advisor to the National Trust and has spoken to him in that capacity. She hopes that all three preservation groups in the city would support him. She suggested that a letter be sent to Southhold and to the Foundation to ask that they participate. She informed the Commission that the date for Mr. Westmoreland's talk would fall within Historic Preservation Week. The neighborhood meetings would be May 9th and he would be available for the Commission the next day. Ms. Derbeck of the T ih conceded that there might be some coverage of the Rotary speech. It was further decided that perhaps Tippecanoe Place would be the ideal