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Conferences Meetings, Appointments <br />e Commission members and staff participated in various conferences to keep <br />rea.s.t of current preservation legislation, procedures, and techniques in order <br />to better serve St. Joseph County residents. They included: <br />-National Trust Mi dtlaes.t Regional Conference - Indpls.- Karen Kiemnec, Brian <br />Poland <br />-Indiana Alliance of Historic District Commissioners- Workshop v1ith Frank Gilbert <br />- Indpls.- Karen Kiemnec <br />-National Register Nominations. Workshop - Indpl_..- Brian Poland <br />-Section 106 Reviet,.tWorkshop - Indpls.- Brian Poland <br />-Mayor's Conference - South Bend - Karen Kiemnec, Brian Poland, Joann Spor•1 eder•, <br />F. J. Nimtz, Christopher Nagy, Elaine Fountain <br />-Northern Indiana Main Street Coalition - Huntington - Brian Poland <br />-HLFI Adaptive Reuse of Schools Workshop - Huntington - Brian Poland <br />-National Register Meeting on NR Nominations - Indpl_..- Lynette Jentoft-Nilsen, <br />Brian Poland <br />-National Trust Conference - Washington, D.C.- Lynette Jentoft-Nilsen, Martha. <br />Choi tz <br />-Regional Quarterly Meeting of Historic District Commissions- - LaPorte - <br />Lynette Jentoft-Nilsen, Brian Poland, Martha. Choi tz, Janeanne Petra•_.s <br />Special Projects <br />-Co-sponsored Regional Conference on Marketing Your Douintown t&ih i ch was Also the <br />5th Annual Mayor's Conference - attended by Karen Kiemnec, F. J. Nimtz, <br />Joann Sporleder, Brian Poland, Chris Nagy, Elaine Fountain <br />ertified Local Government status - granted for South Bend and St. Joseph <br />ounty <br />r. Oxian led the Commission in securing the passage of the National Register <br />Ordinance and the Preservation Easement Ordinance by both the County Council <br />and the City Common Council. <br />-Historic district signs - signs for four local neighborhood historic districts <br />(Edgevia.ter Drive, Lincolnway East, Riverside Dr. and North Shore) and the <br />tvio National Register Historic Districts ( Chapin Park and 1"). Washington) ("Iere <br />erected <br />-Landmark plaques - viere designed and produced <br />-Consulting Landscape Services viere provided by David Barncord <br />-Prepared a display on the Fredrickson House located in the lobby of County./City <br />Bldg. <br />-Jointly sponsored utith Northern Indiana Historical Society, So. Bend Heritage <br />Foundation, Historic Landmark Foundation of Indiana, Southhold Restorations, a <br />-part film series on historic house rehabilitation issues. <br />-Hoosier Celebration Committee - Brian Poland served on this committee since <br />June. Discussions included honorary landmark designation for the Council Oak <br />and Navarre Cabin <br />Other <br />-Mr. Ox i an worked thi i th I&M on historic streetlights <br />-Wrote letters to various private and public organizations to encourage support <br />of important preservation issues <br />-Provided technical assistance to private and public agencies- and local citizens <br />on preservation issues, responding to over 300 inquiries for information <br />of f <br />Ms. Kiemnec terminated her position as Director of the Commission in May, vli th <br />Brian Poland serving as Acting Director until August. Lynette Jentoft.-Nilsen <br />began her duties. as Director of the Commission on August 17. Funding vlas <br />retained for the Administrative Assistant position held by Mr. Brian Poland. <br />