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Minutes Historic Preservation Committee Monday, February 5, 2007 4pm 2nd Floor Conference Room, City Hall College Station, Texas 77840 Attendance: Chair, Hillary Jessup, Jane Hughey,
Colleen Risinger, Meredith Waller, Ernie Wright, Bill Lancaster and Haskell Monroe Approved Absence: Marguerite Anthony, Neal Nutall Staff Attendance: Anne Boykin, Historic Preservation
Intern. Agenda Item #1: Call to Order Meeting was called to order at 4:05 p.m. Agenda Item #2: Absence Request Hillary reminded the group that Marguerite Anthony's absence was approved
due to the death of her mother. Agenda Item #3: Hear Visitors Lindsay Boyer, Staff Planner, Planning & Development Services Marci Rodgers, Senior Services Coordinator, Parks Agenda Item
#4: Approval of the minutes Bill Lancaster noted the misspelling of Horace Shafer in Agenda Item #9. Bill Lancaster made the motion and Meredith Waller seconded the approval of the corrected
minutes from the January 8, 2007 meeting. The motion passed unanimously. Agenda Item #5: Report on responses to Requests for Qualifications. Lindsay Boyer presented proposals from Architexas
and Quimby McCoy Preservation Architecture. The proposals are in reference to consulting services for the historic inventory and survey and the historic district enabling ordinance.
A selection will be announced once the contract negotiations are complete. Project updates Agenda Item #6 Exploring History Lunch Lectures Next lecture is scheduled for February 21,
2007, with Jeff Carroll, Texas History professor from Blinn College. Anne reported that the postcards have been printed and will be mailed on Tuesday or Wednesday. Anne reported that
Lou Hodges is the man who is compiling a history of the Recreation and Parks Department at A&M and that he might be a good speaker. Hillary and Ernie agreed to meet and try to firm up
this list of speakers in the next month. Agenda Item #7 Project Hold Anne reported that the “Moment in History” newsletter concerning “Desegregation in A&M Consolidated School District”
has been very well received.
Anne further reported that the “Panther Pride” exhibit has led to a KBTX-TV interview with Coach Delley by Pachatta Pope. Further discussions were held concerning Project HOLD’s collaboration
with the Cushing Library archives and website. Rebecca Hankins, contact person for Cushing Library, is especially interested in collaborating on the oral histories. Anne will keep Bill
and Haskell in the loop on this because they are working on the oral history project. Agenda Item # 8: Oral History Project Brief discussion was held concerning location of original
files, videos and cassettes. Anne reported that they are in the Project HOLD office on top of a tall bookcase. Anne agreed to explore the possibility of storing the videos and cassettes
in the fireproof safe in the care of Information Services. Agenda Item # 9: Historic Preservation Committee Hillary handed out the “HPC Identified Strategies for 2007-2008”. Committee
members are to define their goals Hillary urged the committee members to get together with their task team, define their goals and submit them within the next two weeks. Agenda Item
# 10: March Lunch Lecture Several names were mentioned as possible lecturers: Gary Halter (former mayor), Bob Waters (Methodist minister), the Buck Weirus family (Aggieland Orchestra).
Agenda Item # 11: Committee Calendar March 2, 2007 Dedication of Veterans Memorial/American Mile March 5, 2007 Next HPC Meeting, 2nd Floor City Hall Agenda Item #12: Upcoming March 21,
2007 Exploring History Lunch Lecture Series Jeff Carroll, “Did You Know?” April 12-14, 2007 Texas Historic Commission Conference Lakeway, Texas May, June, August October, November Exploring
History Lunch Lectures to be determined July 20 -21, 2007 60s Decade Reunion of A&M Consolidated High School September 19, 2007 Exploring History Lunch Lecture Series Don Powell, “Aggie
Band” Agenda Item # 12: Final Hear Visitors Marci Rodgers stated that she has scheduled members of the Senior Advisory Committee to man the check-in tables at the Exploring History Lunch
Lecture Series. Agenda Item #13: Future Agenda Items Hillary mentioned that her neighborhood of Oakwood would be hosting a meeting to determine solutions for the street parking problem.
Anne asked for future discussions of the HPC involvement in the 60s Decade Reunion. Agenda Item # 14: Adjourn
At 5:20pm Bill Lancaster made the motion to adjourn and Colleen Risinger seconded the motion. APPROVED: ATTEST: _____________________________ __________________________________ Hillary
Jessup, Chairman Peggy Calliham, Neighborhood Services