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page 19 The HPC was responsible for surveying the city and county and identifying potential historic districts. In the 1976 survey, the entire Near Northwest neighborhood was designated a potential district. Next, the HPC approached residents of these potential districts to gauge their interest in establishing a historic district. Unfortunately, the HPC had only one permanent employee; the rest of the staff was paid through a precarious grant funding system. This limited the number of districts that could be administered. In reply to another question, Mr. Oxian said residents would be informed by mail of the date and time of the Area Plan hearing. The City would post a public notice of the third hearing. Mrs. Sporleder asked Mr. Luecke whether everyone in the neighborhood had seen a copy of the ordinance. Many of the assembled residents then said they had never seen the ordinance. Mr. Oxian then asked for proposals. Mr. Luecke reminded the HPC that, while it was possible to make alternate proposals, failure to make a recommendation on the ordinance would be interpreted as a favorable recommendation. The HPC had no responsibilities beyond the making of a recommendation; however, the commission members could,if they wished, make an alternate proposal. He could then introduce that proposal as a substitute ordinance. Also, the HPC could recommend tabling the ordinance. Mrs. Sporleder moved to ask the Common Council to table the ordinance until the neighborhood residents could be properly informed of the procedures and implications of a historic district. She added that she did not advocate redrawing the district's boundaries; she wished to table Mr. Luecke's ordinance as it stood. By this motion, she hoped to express the HPC's support for the district, but to make sure, at the same time, that the petitioners did the proper groundwork. Mr. Welsheimer seconded the motion. Mr. Herendeen, Mr. Eide, and Mrs. Dennen voted against the motion. Mr. Oxian abstained. The motion was defeated. Mr. Herendeen moved to re.iect the boundaries and to send the proposal to the Common Council with an unfavorable recommendation. Mrs. Dennen seconded the motion, ---fair. Herenden said another year should be spent preparing the area to become a historic district, and refining the boundaries. To approve the ordinance as it stood would "create a monster."