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<br /> Zoning and Annexation Committee
<br /> 2005 South Bend Common Council
<br /> The March 14,2005 meeting of the Zoning and Annexation Committee was called to order by its
<br /> Chairperson, Council Member Ervin Kuspa at 3:30 p.m.,in the Council Informal Meeting Room.
<br /> Persons in attendance included Council Members Dieter, Pfeifer, Puzzello, Kelly, Varner,
<br /> Kuspa, White, Kirsits and Rouse; Citizen Members Martha Lewis and Isabel Gonzalez, Don
<br /> Fozo,Building Commissioner; Executive Director of the Department of Economic Development
<br /> Sharon Kendall, Don Inks, Jack Dillon, Howard Buchanon, Assistant City Attorney Ann-Carol
<br /> Nash, Assistant City Attorney John Livingston, Wayne Doolittle, Rita Kopala, City Clerk John
<br /> Voorde, Kolin Hodgson, President of the Chapin Board, Catherine D. Hostetler, Director of the
<br /> Historic Preservation Commission; Bernie Feeney, Todd Zeiger of Historic Landmarks of
<br /> Indiana, Bob Yapp, Margaret Porter, Dan Slatery, Jeff Parrott of the &tag,93.1 S.a.and
<br /> Kathleen Cekanski-Farrand, Council Attorney.
<br /> Council Member Kuspa noted that the Committee members include Council Members Kirsits,
<br /> Dieter,Rouse, and himself as the Committee Chairperson.
<br /> Council Member Kuspa stated that the purpose of today's public hearing is to have preliminary
<br /> statements and that a full public hearing will be held before the Common Council this evening.
<br /> He then called for a presentation on Substitute Bill No. 67-04 which would amend the zoning
<br /> ordinance by creating the Chapin Park Historic Preservation District.
<br /> Catherine D. Hostetler,Director of the Historic Preservation Commission, who resides as 708 N.
<br /> St. Joseph Street noted that they would like to show a brief PowerPoint presentation. She
<br /> provided a "Summary Report" on the proposed Chapin Park Local Historic District (2 pages
<br /> attached) which gave a chronological summary of activities; the boundaries of the proposed
<br /> district;the Historic District Designation Criteria,namely:
<br /> 1. Historic and Cultural Value
<br /> 2. Educational Value
<br /> 3. Suitability for Preservation.
<br /> The report and presentation concluded that the proposed district "overwhelmingly meets all
<br /> three of these criteria".
<br /> Kolin Hodgson, President of the Chapin Board, and residing at 807 Ashland, continued the
<br /> PowerPoint presentation which showed characteristic buildings, a summary of the designation
<br /> process, information on the Chapin Board, a summary of the Chapin meetings from 2001
<br /> through 2005, as well as a summary of the newsletters, web site information operable since June
<br /> of 2003 and ListServe which has been in place since December of 2002. He then briefly
<br /> reviewed a"Chapin Park Survey Response" and showed a pie-chart which depicted 80%yes and
<br /> 20%No with the survey being conducted 02-23-05 through 03-13-05. There were 110 residents
<br /> in favor and 28 against. He noted that he has been on the Chapin Board for five (5) years. He
<br /> stated that there are three (3) methods in which the local historic district process can begin,
<br /> namely by 51% of the residents, by a member of the Common Council or by the Area Plan
<br /> March 14,2005 Zoning and Annexation Committee of the 2005 South Bend Common Council -page 1-
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