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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02/07/2005 - Regular Minutes - Historic Preservation Committee MINUTES Historic Preservation Committee February 7, 2005 CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS 5:30 P.M. MEMBERS PRESENT: Chairperson Marsha Sanford, Committee Members Bill Lancaster, Neal Nutall, Colleen Risinger, Hillary Jessup, David Chester, and Tom Taylor MEMBERS ABSENT: Committee Members Carl Shafer and Matt Lee STAFF PRESENT: Staff Planner Katie Elrod and Project HOLD Coordinator Elisabeth Spring VISITORS PRESENT: None AGENDA ITEM NO. 1: Call to Order. Chairperson Marsha Sanford called the meeting to order at 5:40 PM. AGENDA ITEM NO. 2: Consideration, discussion and possible action on absence requests. Committee Member Lancaster made a motion to accept the absence requests of Committee Members Shafer and Lee. Committee Member Chester seconded the motion, which passed (7-0). AGENDA ITEM NO. 3: Hear Visitors. No visitors were present. AGENDA ITEM NO. 4: Consideration, discussion and possible action to approve meeting minutes of January 18, 2005. Committee Member Chester made a motion to approve the minutes. Committee Member Taylor seconded the motion, which passed (7-0). AGENDA ITEM NO. 5: Committee and staff report of pertinent past and upcoming community events pertaining to historical interests. Committee Member Lancaster reported on the National African American Heritage Society Recognition Banquet because he thought it was very well organized. He also felt that those who received awards were very deserving and Mrs. Pruitt did an excellent job of presenting. Staff Spring shared that the Brazos County African American museum will open this year, but a specific date has not been announced. Chairperson Sanford read a flyer about the Senior Citizen Arab Tea Party on Thursday, February 10, 2005. The tea party is in conjunction with Celebrating Arab Cultures Week and it will take place at the EXIT Teen Center at 10 a.m. The Exploring History Lunch Lecture is on February 16, 2005 and will feature Rev. Carie Cauley, Jr., Brazos County Commissioner of Precinct 4, as the guest speaker. The topic is "From Montgomery to Bryan: The Price of Civil Rights" in observance of Black History Month. Chairperson Sanford and Committee Members Lancaster, Jessup, and Nutall committed to attend the Lunch Lecture. Committee Member Taylor made a motion that all postcards relevant to the lunch lectures must mention information about Project HOLD. Committee Member Nutall seconded the motion, which passed (7-0). AGENDA ITEM NO. 6: Report, consideration and possible action regarding City of College Station Icebreaker Socials. Staff Spring reported that Staff Planner Elrod is in the process of making Icebreaker Socials a regular event. They will take place during the evening once a month to explore the ethnic and cultural diversity of the College Station area. More information will be available at the next meeting. AGENDA ITEM NO. 7: Report, consideration and possible action regarding assigning committee members to perform the introductions at Exploring History Lunch Lectures. Staff Spring shared that she would like committee members to start introducing speakers or welcoming guests at lunch lectures. Depending on who would be able to attend the lecture, a couple members would be asked to speak briefly. Chairperson Sanford and Committee Members Taylor, Lancaster, Jessup, and Nutall stated that they would feel comfortable speaking at a lunch lecture. Chairperson Sanford recommended that members wear their new Project HOLD shirts at the lectures. AGENDA ITEM NO. 8: Report, consideration and possible action regarding Project HOLD. Chairperson Sanford stated that she would like committee members to start calling individuals they personally know to ask for volunteers or additional materials to scan into Project HOLD. Committee Member Lancaster mentioned that in addition to the oral history participant list, he had multiple lists that needed to be compiled in one database for a list of individuals to contact. Staff Spring stated that she would be happy to help Committee Member Lancaster set up a database and work on providing phone numbers and addresses for the individuals on the list. Committee Member Risinger suggested handing out an outline that details what people should ask for when making phone calls. AGENDA ITEM NO. 9: Report, consideration and possible action regarding the Exploring History Lunch Lecture Series. Committee Member Taylor reported that the Exploring History Lunch Lecture sub- committee had recently met and discussed potential speakers and topics for the rest of the year. He mentioned that this summer would most likely feature more topics on the history of Texas A&M. Staff Spring stated that she had a contact at the University Press so it might be possible to feature another author who recently published a book of interest to this area. Committee Member Jessup volunteered to contact Rosemary Boykin for the April Lunch Lecture on Italian history. Additionally, Committee Member Chester recommended Dr. Henry Dethloff to speak on the history of veterinary medicine at A&M or Haskell Monroe to speak about women at A&M. AGENDA ITEM NO. 10: Report, consideration and possible action regarding the Historic Marker program. Committee Member Risinger stated that her contact with Rock Prairie Baptist Church, which is over 100 years old, is currently working on completing a Historic Marker application. Staff Spring suggested making a brochure that contained a list of all homes and/or buildings that have Historic Markers so that interested individuals could drive around College Station to view the markers. AGENDA ITEM NO, 11: Report, consideration and possible action regarding marketing HPC initiatives. Chairperson Sanford reported that most marketing initiatives must go through Becky Nugent, Director of Public Communications for the City of College Station. She also stated that it is important to stay focused on our current projects and she requested a list of community groups that committee members could make presentations to in the future. Committee Member Jessup brought information on a Brazos County Historical Commission meeting and recommended coordinating with them in the future. AGENDA ITEM NO. 12: Final Hear Visitors —Visitors are asked to announce their name for the record. Visitors may address the Historic Preservation Committee for three (3) minutes. Topics for deliberation shall be placed on the agenda of a subsequent meeting or assigned to staff for research. However, a statement of specific factual information or the recitation of existing policy may be issued. There were no visitors present. AGENDA ITEM NO. 13: Discussion and possible action on future agenda items- A Historic Preservation Member may inquire about a subject for which notice has not been given. A statement of specific factual information or the recitation of existing policy may be given. Any deliberation shall be limited to a proposal to place the subject on an agenda for a subsequent meeting. Chairperson Sanford consulted with the committee members and decided that the first Monday of the month was the best day for the HPC meeting. AGENDA ITEM NO. 14: Adjourn. The meeting was adjourned at 6:54 PM. APPROVED: Mars Sanford, C person ATTEST: fri noliffiL(4e & 111‘)","(17/4 Elisabeth Spring, Project HOLD Coordinator