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A. 221 West North Shore Drive Mr. Fine reported that the Standards & Maintenance Committee has met to review the items referred to it for this COA. Their decision was to allow the skylight but that the replacement door at the east side was inappropriate for the Mission style of the house. They recommended either replacing this door or installing a mode appropriate screen door over it. The committee report was seconded by Fr. Bullene. The commission unanimously approved this recommendation. B. Mr. Fine also presented their committee proposals for future work: 1. Review of existing Preservation Guidelines in cooperation with the Districts Committee 2. Study of other communities to refine the minimum maintenance standards. 3. Cultivate more cooperation with the Division of Code Enforcement. 4. Continue active involvement with problematic COA applications. C. Mr. Talley initiated discussion regarding reformatting of standards and guidelines according to a more obvious outline form which would be uniform for all locations. Mrs. Choitz indicated that the neighborhoods would need to ratify changes of substance and cautioned against spending time resources to reformat regulations which require substantive revision. 6. Personnel Mr. Duvall noted that there has been an IUSB intern in the office for the past two Mondays and that she has bee working on the research for the St. Casimir District National Register nomination. Mr. Duvall reported that he had completed interviewing applicants for the part-time Administrative Assistants position who have responded to the advertisement in the Southhold Newsletter. He noted that he had discussed CDBG funding release with Beth Leonard of Economic Development and had little confidence of receiving the funding necessary for hiring an assistant. E. Staff Reports 1. Mr. Duvall reported the following C of A Staff Approvals: a. 24845 SR 23 - Ruple Homestead Staff approved in-kind replacement of wood members at a corn crib. b. 510 River Avenue - Roofing replacement. 2. DHPA Grant status a.National Register nominations: Mr. Duvall reported that the recommendation for the Studebaker Carpentry shop had been forwarded to the SHPO for placement on the State Review Board's agenda. The completed nominations for the North Pump Station and the Northern Indiana College/South Bend Chilled Plow nominations have been received by our office and are in the review process. Work had proceeded in completing the St Casimir's Parish District nomination. b. Economic Benefits The Appraisal Group reported reviewing indicated that the f meeting. 3. Legal Mr. Duvall reported Pump Station has consideration by the Study ias completed approximately 80% of their work. Mr. Duvall the Draft Report with the appraisal consultant. He nal draft should be delivered before the next commission that the amendment to the legal description of the North been drafted and submitted to the City Clerk for Common Council. E • •