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•.? the only packet so he should bring it, and she asked if anyone else should attend the meeting. Mrs. O'Rourke said she would Iove to hear what has to be said. Mrs. Lord will talk with the Mayor this week and get the meeting arranged just with the architect. IV. COMMUNICATIONS: • National Preservation Awards Correspondence • Perspectives Correspondence Mrs. Lord said there are several different awards given in which the board would have the ability to nominate someone if they chose. Chairman Lord mentioned a couple of the awards and indicated nominations must be post-marked by May lst. She said she tried to think about the most remarkable thing in the last year and said it would be the D.K. Huntington House. Mrs. VanAuken said perhaps to think down the road about the historic district as a whole having improved, and it should be considered. N1rs. Lord asked that the board read through the material so if anyone has ideas, the board can support a noinination. Mrs. Lord mentioned an article on preservation and sprawl in The Plain Dealer regarding Medina and all the issues there. Mrs. Lord also mentioned the article in Perspectives on Olmsted Falls, which talks about what other groups are doing. Chairman Lord said it would be a good idea to have a conversation with this group and discuss our historic district, our Landmarks Commission. Mrs. Lord pointed out North Olmsted has already done a lot of what they are now trying to do. Mrs. VanAuken said Olmsted Falls is really putting it on the line for people in their town to do something about their own house, and they have a banquet every year. She said it might be a good idea for us and would malce people notice what is going on. Mrs. Lord will ]oan articles to those who did not receive a packet. Mrs. Lord would like to contact "Perspectives." o Landmarks needs to chose a Chairman & Vice Chairman for the 2002 year. Mr. Barker made a motion that they approve the same officers as last year. Mrs. VanAuken seconded the motion. Mrs. Lord asked if there is anyone who would really like to be the Chair and reminded the board she took the job temporarily. Mr. Barker asked if the motion should be tabled until the next meeting. Mrs. O'Rourke moved to table the motion, and Mrs. VanAuken seconded it. The motion was unanimously approved. IVIrs. Lord said to make sure it goes on the agenda for next month. • Landmarks needs to advise the Office of Commissions as to what funds they will require in their 2002 budget Mrs. O'Rourke asked if there were any figures on what was used this year of the budget. Mrs. Lord said the only information she received pertained to youth letters. Mrs. O'Rourke asked what the city has down for what they spent. Mr. Barker said he recalls putting in for $2500 and that was confirmed by Mrs. Lord. Mr. Barker said they should probably submit the same type of budget as last year and he believes he has it on file on his computer. Mrs. Lord said given the conversation with Mr. Copeland, they should put in for a computer replacement. Mr. Lind offered to build it. Mrs. Lord said it should be mentioned to Mr. Copeland and she confirmed that Mr. Lind has the time to do it. Mrs. Lord asked if there were any other purchases because she'd like to vote on it. She believes the memberships have been beneficial and got agreeinent from the board. Mrs. Lord remarked there is a national conference coming up next year in Cleveland. Mrs. VanAuken mentioned updating the slide collection and said she hopes there is an item in the budget and they can find someone to do it. Mr. Barker indicated there is an item for film and processing in the budget. Mr. Lind said he will pull together some discs and will have it ready for a presentation for the next meeting. Mrs. Lord said if the digital pictures are aood enough, they can be made into slides. Mr. Barker asked how much was spent on memberships last year. Mrs. Lord responded approximately $125. Mr. Barker indicted he would put in for $200. Mr. Barker said computer replacement will be listed at $500, and the conference cost is unknown at this time. The slide collection upgrade wi11 be put in at $100. Mr. Lind said to think about converting the slides to digital format so they can be presented, they can be carried, and displayed on a laptop. He said the board could consider using the school's reproduction facilities and using the students to do the work. Mrs. Lord said a slide projector is less difficult to 4