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Director Report October, 2011 20 September Attended Rotary Board Meeting; alerted them to the Marquette School National Register Nomination and possible backlash from School Corporation. Prepared approved COAs and mailed out to homeowners/contractors. Contacted Phil St. Claire about the insurance issues surrounding the arson at Friendship Station located in Belleville Park. Notified Code and Derek Dieter that there were squatters on the east porch of local landmark Former First Presbyterian Church aka Ambassadors for Christ on the corner of Washington and Lafayette. 21 September Meeting with Todd Zeiger about acting as agent for the grant he was proposing for 803 W. Washington, the Kizer House, that HPC has the fagade easement. 22 September Meeting with Randy Ray, Director of the Northern Indiana Center for History and Father George Konstantopoulos at St. Andrew's Greek Orthodox Church; introduction and possible program/exhibit at NICH on the Greeks of Michiana. 23 September Vacation Day 26 September Vacation Day 27 September Meeting with Neal Vogel from Restoric of Chicago at the State Theatre to tour the theatre as a possible candidate for his interior design class. Tamara Nichol -Smith from DTSB plus the Staff was also there. Gave a presentation and conducted a tour of Downtown South Bend for Gil Cardenas' Visual Sociology class which emphasized the changes in the urban environment after WWII and included changing demographics, urban renewal, white flight and the "malling" of America. 28 September Attended the dedication of the new Marquette Montessori Academy. Meeting at IVYTech for Rotary Scholarship in trades. Discussion with Greg Kil about proposed lighting in the Conservatories. 29 September General Office work and research on Marquette School. Posted notices for 3 October Executive Session and 4 October Special Meeting. 30 September General Office Work. Turned in Fees for COAs and Survey Books. Meeting with Pete Buttigieg, Democrat Mayoral Candidate; presented him with copies of our brochures, the City and County surveys and the volume of work performed in the City in 2010. Mayor Steve also received this information several months ago to give to Pete; but Pete reacted like had not received it yet. Strategy session with Tim Klusczinski. 3 October Spoke with Mark Peterson of WNDU and Kim Kilbride of the South Bend Tribune about the National Register Nomination for Marquette on the School Board's Agenda that evening. Issued RME-COA for in-kind flat roof replacement for 117