HomeMy WebLinkAbout10/14/2003 - Regular Minutes - Historic Preservation Committee MINUTES
Historic Preservation Committee
October 14, 2003
CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS
5:30 P.M.
MEMBERS PRESENT: Chairman Sanford, David K. Chester, Bill Lancaster, Robert McGee, and
Sherlei Dannhaeuser
MEMBERS ABSENT: J.P. Grom, Thomas Taylor, Carl Shafer&Randal Allison.
STAFF PRESENT: Staff Assistant Stacey Ann Smith, Staff Planner Kate Elrod, Senior
Planner Lee Battle,&Planning Intern Lauren Harrell.
AGENDA ITEM NO. 1: Call to Order.
Chairman Sanford called the meeting to order at 5:36 PM.
AGENDA ITEM NO. 2: Consideration, discussion and possible action on absence requests
for J.P. Grom..
J.P. Grom, Thomas Taylor & Randal Allison submitted a request. Mr. Chester made the motion to
opprove both absences. Mr. Lancaster seconded the motion, which passed (5-0). Mr. Shafer did not
submit an absence request and the Committee did not vote on his absence.
AGENDA ITEM NO. 3: Hear Visitors
No visitors spoke.
AGENDA ITEM NO.4: Consideration, discussion and possible action to approve meeting
minutes from September 9, 2003.
Sherlei Dannhaeuser made the motion to approve the minutes with the date correction. Robert McGee
seconded the motion, which passed (5-0).
AGENDA ITEM NO.5: Explanation of historic districts and update on the grassroots
initiatives of the Eastgate and Oakwood Neighborhoods to create historic districts.
Kate Elrod updated the Committee that she had met a second time with the Eastgate neighborhood.
The neighborhood was going door to door to ask people's understanding of historic districts. They
were also going to do door hangers. The Oakwood Neighborhood went over neighborhood issues and
learned they could access City Services for help.
AGENDA ITEM NO 6: Consideration and discussion of a plan for the Southside area.
Phis was discussed in the previous agenda item
HPC Minutes July 8,2003 Page 1 of 3
AGENDA ITEM NO. 7: Presentation by Staff,Lauren Harrell—Evaluation of Historic
Marker Applications.
Lauren Harrell discussed how to use the Secretary of Interior's standards for rehabilitation for
discussion on Historic Marker applications.
AGENDA ITEM NO. 8: Committee and staff report of pertinent past and upcoming events
pertaining to historical interests.
Exploring College Station History Series
Lunch Lectures: October 15th at 11:30 am and November 19th Calvin Boykin will be there.
Evening History Share Session: October 21st AC Vanzant will be there and November 18th Joe
Bruce will be there.
City of College Station 65th Birthday Celebration: October 19th needs as many volunteers as possible
from 2-4pm.
AGENDA ITEM NO. 9: Report,consideration and possible action regarding the Historic
Preservation Committee's participation in the City of College Station's 65th birthday celebration.
This was covered in the agenda item previously.
AGENDA ITEM NO. 10: Report,consideration, and possible action regarding the Historic
Marker Initiative and the identification of eligible buildings and subjects.
David Chester gave an update on this. Hang tags were given out.
Kate Elrod and Lauren Harrell lectured at David Woodcock's Preservation class. The following week
°--- they met with HPC members.
AGENDA ITEM NO. 11: Report, consideration, and possible action regarding the Project
HOLD: Historic Online Library Database.
Lauren Harrell has almost all the marker file scanned in. She also did some training on scanning. This
project will go on-line around January or February.
AGENDA ITEM NO. 12: Set dates for Organizational and Historic Marker Sub-Committee
meetings.
The organizational committee will meet at a future date.
AGENDA ITEM NO. 13: Consideration, discussion and possible action in the selection of
future agenda items.
None discussed
AGENDA ITEM NO. 14: Adjourn.
The meeting was adjourned at 7:03P.M.
HPC Minutes July 8,2003 Page 2 of 3
APPROVED:
,_____ lip A :I I 1 I 0 di
Marsha Sanford, Chairma
AAAT
Stacey A* Smit , Staff Assistant
HPC Minutes July 8,2003 Page 3 of 3