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Historic Preservation Committee Minutes of September 12, 2006. Page 1 M I N U T E S Historic Preservation Committee Monday, September 12, 2006 4:00 p.m. 2nd Floor Conference Room City
of College Station, City Hall, 1101 Texas Avenue College Station, Texas 77840 MEMBERS PRESENT: Chair Hillary Jessup, Marguerite Anthony, Bill Lancaster, Neal Nutall, Colleen Risinger,
Dipankar Sen, Tom Taylor, and Ernie Wright. ABSENT: Haskell Monroe STAFF PRESENT: Olivia Burnside and Katie Elrod. VISITORS: None Agenda Item No. 1: Call to Order. The meeting was called
to order at 4:02 p.m. Agenda Item No. 2: Absence Requests. There were no requests for excused absence. Agenda Item No. 3: Initial Hear Visitors. There were no visitors present. Agenda
Item No. 4: Approval of August 7, 2006 minutes. Bill Lancaster made the motion to accept the corrected August 7, 2006 minutes. The motion was seconded by Dipankar Sen. The motion passed
unanimously. Agenda Item No. 5: Accepting the resignation of Tom Taylor. Bill Lancaster regretfully made the motion to accept the resignation of Tom Taylor. The motion was seconded by
Colleen Risinger. The motion passed unanimously. Agenda Item No. 6: Exploring History Lunch Lectures. Tom Taylor reported that the joint meeting with the Senior Advisory Committee was
very productive. Topics are in place through 2006. The program will resume in February. Agenda Item No. 7: Historic Neighborhoods Tours.
Historic Preservation Committee Minutes of September 12, 2006. Page 2 Staff Olivia Burnside requested feedback on the tour. It was reported that while it was difficult to match the dialogue
with the specific homes being highlighted that the homes that were visually out of context with the neighborhood were apparent. Staff Burnside reported that the interviewees for the
Assistant City Managers position were given the same tour as a part of a tour of the City provided in their interview process. Marguerite Anthony stated that she appreciated the chance
to interact with City Council members. Staff Burnside reported research is being conducted on the Request for Proposal (RFP) process in preparation for the selection process of a consultant
to assist with heritage preservation planning. A draft for the RFP will be given to HPC before being finalized. Hillary Jessup inquired if Hotel Motel Tax could be used for the consultant
fees. Staff Burnside reported that the Hotel Motel Tax for next year is spoken for. Hotel Motel Tax is typically used for restoration projects that will in turn draw tourists staying
in hotels into the community. Agenda Item No. 8: Committee Practices and Procedures. Staff Burnside reported that the document is in legal for review. Agenda Item No. 9: Life in Aggieland
Film Dipankar Sen reported he shot a film entitled Life in Aggieland when he was a student in the 1970’s. He offered to show the committee the film upon his return from his three and
a half months of travels in India. Agenda Item No. 10: American Mile Tom Taylor reported that the project should be finished by the end of September. The committee is now working on
precise wording. Agenda Item No. 11: Project HOLD. Colleen Risinger asked Staff Burnside if the templates would be visible on Project HOLD soon. Risinger reported that the school children
use Project HOLD. Staff Burnside said that she would send a progress report by email. Agenda Item No. 12: Calendar of Pertinent Events. Past Aug 16 Exploring History Lunch Lecture: History
of Women at A&M Aug 24 City Council Tour of Historic Neighborhoods Upcoming September 20 Exploring History Lunch Lecture: TAMU Architecture October 18: Exploring History Lunch Lecture:
Speaker Sam Sharp November 15: Exploring History Lunch Lecture: Speaker Steve Beachy, Parks & Recreation.
Historic Preservation Committee Minutes of September 12, 2006. Page 3 Agenda Item No.13: Hear Visitors. There were no visitors. Agenda Item No. 14: Future Agenda Items. Chair Jessup
asked that planning for a retreat be placed on the next agenda. Agenda Item No. 15: Adjourn. Meeting adjourned at 4:58 p.m. APPROVED: ATTEST: _____________________________ ___________________________
_____ Hillary Jessup, Chair Katie Elrod, Neighborhood Services Coordinator