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MINUTES Historic Preservation Committee Monday, February 7, 2010 College Station Conference Center 1300 George Bush Drive, Room 103 College Station, Texas 77840 4:00 pm Attendance: Pat
Cleere, Linda Harvell, Louis Hodges, Hillary Jessup, Libby Vastano, Meredith Waller Approved Absence: Susan Irza Unapproved Absence: James McGinnis, Ernie Wright Staff Attendance: Anne
Boykin, Heritage Programs Coordinator Visitors: Jerry Cooper, who has applied for the 10th position on the HPC. The HPC will place this on the March agenda for approval and recommendation
to the City Council. Agenda Item #1: Call to Order Meeting was called to order by Anne Boykin, acting on behalf of Susan Irza, at 4:10 p.m. Agenda Item #2-3: Hear Visitors: Jerry Cooper
introduced himself as a long time resident of College Station, a Texas A. & M. College graduate, and an active citizen having served on a number of citizen committee including the charter
revision committee in the 70s. He has been a long time supporter of Heritage Programs and frequently shares his research with Project HOLD. Let the record also show that Champ, the Doodle,
is the official Project HOLD mascot and visits the office almost as regularly as Jerry. Agenda Item #4: Possible action and discussion on absence requests. Susan Irza submitted her absence
request the week prior to the meeting. She needed to attend another citizen committee on which she serves. Agenda Item #5: Possible action and discussion to approve meeting minutes of
regular meeting of January 10, 2010. Minutes were approved with changes. (HJ/lh) Agenda Item #6: Possible action and discussion on Shop & Music Building (The Annex). Linda Harvell brought
the committee up to date on a citizen action group who will be addressing this issue. They will speak during a hear visitors portion of the Feb. 10 council meeting and request that the
council reconsider the razing of the Shop & Music building on the basis of its importance in area history. They will also suggest renaming the building for Elizabeth and Frank Coulter,
long time educators in College Station. Agenda Item #7: Report from HPC Chairperson. Susan will report next month. Anne reported that Susan will be contacting members about their respective
committee assignments.
Agenda Item #8: Report from Heritage Programs Coordinator. See attached Heritage Programs Progress Report. Agenda Item #9: Report on 75th Anniversary plans. Linda Harvell reported that
the committee will be divided into workers and supporters so that the committee will be able to concentrate their efforts with a core group of active volunteers. The committee will be
contacting members of the United Way and Arts Council for support. The next meeting will be Friday, February 11, 11:00 a.m. at the CS Conference Center. Agenda Item #10: Committee Reports:
All but one committee report were tabled until the new assignments are made by the March meeting. Meredith Waller Meredith circulated
the historic marker application from Mindy and Quint Foster for 1007 Walton Drive. After discussion, the marker was approved unanimously. The marker will be presented to the Fosters
at the February 24 council meeting pending approval by the Fosters and the city manager. Agenda Item #11: Calendar Events -February 6, 2011 Edgar Allen Poe Presentation Friends of the
Library, 2P00 p.m. CS Conference Center, Room 127, No charge February 11, 2011 75th Anniversary Planning Committee Meeting CS Conference Center, Room 102, 11:00 a.m. February 16, 2011
Images of America: College Station Glenn D. Davis, 11:30 a.m., $5pp CS Conference Center, Room 106 February 21, 2011 Presidents Day, City offices
open March 2, 2011 175th Anniversary of Texas Independence March 6, 2011 Armadillo Dash, 6:30 a.m.; 175 years after the fall of the Alamo, 6:30 a.m. in 1836 March 7, 2011 HPC Meeting,
4:00 p.m. CS Conference Center, Room 103 April 2, 2011 Girl Scout Foxfire Event Camp Howdy Agenda Item #12: 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 # 13: Adjourn Meeting was adjourned at 5:10 p.m. (MW/pc) APPROVED: ATTEST: _______________________________ _______________________
_______ Susan Irza, Chairman Anne Boykin, Staff Liaison