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Planning 6-Development Services
LANDMARK COMMISSION
Monday, June 29, 2009, 5:00 p.m.
City Hall Administrative Conference Room
1101 Texas Avenue
College Station, Texas 77840
Commission Members Present: Acting Chairman Gaines West, Hillary Jessup, Joseph
Williams, Wahajat Mirza, Shawn Carlson, William
Lancaster, and Jerry Cooper
Staff Present: Director Bob Cowell, Staff Planner Lauren Hovde, Staff
Assistant Nicole Padilla, and Project HOLD Coordinator
Anne Boykin
Others Present: Mrs. Lancaster
AGENDA ITEM NO. 1: Call meeting to order.
Acting Chairman West called the meeting to order at 5:02 p.m.
AGENDA ITEM NO. 2: Hear visitors.
None.
AGENDA ITEM NO. 3: Consider Absence request
Shawn Carlson—June 1, 2009
Commissioner Lancaster motioned to approve the absence request. Commissioner Jessup
seconded the motion; motion passed (5-0).
AGENDA ITEM NO. 4: Possible action and discussion to approve meeting minutes for
June 1, 2009.
Commissioner Cooper motioned to approve the meeting minutes. Commissioner Williams
seconded the motion; motion passed (6-0).
AGENDA ITEM NO. 5: Presentation and discussion regarding the Landmark
Commission Calendar of Upcoming Meetings.
Acting Chairman West reviewed the upcoming meeting dates for the Landmark Commission.
AGENDA ITEM NO. 6: Presentation and discussion on activities of the Historic
Preservation Committee (HPC). (AB)
Anne Boykin, Project HOLD Coordinator, described the general activities of the HPC. She
answered questions in general from the Commissioners.
AGENDA ITEM NO. 7: Presentation and discussion on the Certificate of
Appropriateness Process. (LH)
Lauren Hovde, Staff Planner, advised the Commissioners that the discussion and presentation on
the Certificate of Appropriateness Process will be postponed until the next meeting.
AGENDA ITEM NO. 8: Presentation and discussion on an update relating to the
contract with Quimby McCoy Preservation Architecture, LLP for the Oakwood Addition
Historic Designation Report and Design Guidelines.
Staff Planner Hovde briefly updated the Commissioners that the contract with Quimby McCoy
has been executed and that staff is working on completing Phase 1.
Bob Cowell, Director of Planning and Development Services, added that staff will continue to
inform the Commissioners on all new information as it becomes available, but that currently the
project is in a very preliminary stage.
Acting Chairman West reported to the Commissioners that all Oakwood homeowners have been
asked to submit information and pictures of their respective houses to staff.
AGENDA ITEM NO. 9: Discussion and possible action on future agenda items.
None.
AGENDA ITEM NO. 10: Adjourn.
Commissioner Jessup motioned to adjourn. The motion was seconded by Commissioner
Lancaster; motion passed(6-0).
Meeting adjourned at 5:50 p.m.
APPROVED:
Gaines West,Acting Chairman
ATTEST:
Nicole Padilla, Staff Assistant