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MINUTES
Historic Preservation Committee
Monday, June 7, 2010
College Station Conference Center
1300 George Bush Drive, Room 103
College Station, Texas 77840
4:00 pm
Attendance: Earl Apgar, Pat Cleere, Louis Hodges, Hillary Jessup, Libby Vastano, Meredith Waller,
Ernie Wright
Approved Absence: Susan Irza,
Unapproved Absence: James McGinnis
Staff Attendance: Anne Boykin, Heritage Programs Coordinator
Visitors: Tina Hanna, Heritage Programs Volunteer
Agenda Item #1: Call to Order
Meeting was called to order by Earl Apgar at 4:058 p.m.
Agenda Item #2-3: Hear Visitors: Tina Hanna reported her observations of the Heritage Programs
office: needs more space, needs a paid staff assistant position, and could use The Annex as a
combination meeting space, office and museum. Tina also reported that The Annex is closed with all
utilities turned off which will certainly be detrimental to any efforts to save the building.
Agenda Item #4: Possible action and discussion on absence requests. Anne T. has sent in her resignation due
to health reasons. Anne B. has notified Connie Hooks, city secretary, and is waiting for a list of possible members
to fill the space.
Agenda Item #5: Possible action and discussion to approve meeting minutes of regular meeting of May 3,
2010. Minutes were approved as written. (LV/hj)
Agenda Item #6: Report from HPC Chairperson. Earl echoed the Tina’s concerns about The Annex and
called for the HPC members to make a stand. He requested that Anne B. prepare a packet of information on The
Annex for presentation to the council and city officials. Also, Earl requested that we plan a retreat for September
at the Green Room. Earl also reminded folks to get their membership renewal applications in to the City
Secretary’s office this month.
Agenda Item #7: Report from Heritage Programs Coordinator. See attached Progress Report. Anne
gave a brief report about the items that have recently been scanned into the Project HOLD database. She
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recognized the tremendous efforts of Tina and Virginia, a community service worker who have been
working diligently to scan documents and organize the office.
Agenda Item #8: Report on 75th Anniversary meeting. Earl reminded HPC members that the 75th
Anniversary Committee meeting was still on for Friday, June 11.
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Agenda Item #9: Committee Reports:
• Development – Susan Irza
No report at this time. Susan is out of town.
• Native American Interpretive Path – Ernie Wright
Ernie reported that he has had further talks with Steve Beachy. Steve will prepare some of the
information that is to be included on the interpretive panels for the path. Ernie noted that J. Payne Lara,
the sculptor for the Lynn Stuart Pathway monuments, is very accomplished in Native American art and
could be a possible resource for us.
• Historic Markers Program – Meredith Waller
No report.
• Oral History Project – Lou Hodges
Lou completed scanning of the Davis scrapbook. Lou offered to scan the Brazos Valley Heroes articles
that are written about local veterans by Bill Youngkin and appear in Sunday’s Eagle.
• PR/Communications/Sponsorships – James McGinnis
No report. James was absent.
• Landmark Commission (Liaison) – Hillary Jessup
Hillary reported that there have been two tear downs on Dexter and West Dexter recently. She
expressed concern that the historic district designation will not happen soon enough to save the
neighborhood.
• Educational Initiatives/School Activities – Libby Vastano
No report at this time.
• Volunteer Recruitment – Anne Triche-Steen
No report at this time.
• Exploring History Lunch Lectures – Earl Apgar
Earl reported that Texas Roadhouse will provide the next luncheon. He also reminded us that the
following lecture will be off site at the Masonic Library on Longmire. Attendance will be limited to 85.
He expressed some concerns about parking. Anne B. will include a special reminder to folks in her
emails that they should car pool. Pete Normand, the Masonic librarian, is working on gaining additional
parking.
Agenda Item #12: Calendar Events:
June 10-11, 2010 COMPUTERS AND PHONES DOWN AT CS CONFERENCE
CENTER (HP Office Closed)
June 11, 2010 75th Anniversary Planning Committee, 10:00 a.m.
CS Conference Center
June 15, 2010 Heritage Programs Presentation
Carnegie Library, 10:30 a.m.
Bryan Library, 2:30 p.m.
June 16, 2010 Exploring History, “History of The Eagle”
Robert Borden, lecture and book signing
11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
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June 17, 2010 Heritage Programs Presentation
Ringer Library, 10:30 a.m.
June 25, 2010 Korean War Memorial Ground Breaking, 10:00 a.m.
Lynn Stuart Pathway
July 1, 2010 “Liberty or Death” Memorial Dedication
Lynn Stuart Pathway, 10:00 a.m.
July 12, 2010 HPC Meeting, GREEN ROOM, WPC
Agenda Item #13: 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.
Agenda Item # 14: Adjourn
Meeting was adjourned at 5:09 pm. (HJ/ew)
Afterwards, the HPC members began clipping articles out of The Eagle for scanning into Project HOLD.
APPROVED: ATTEST:
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Earl Apgar, Chairman Anne Boykin, Staff Liaison