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Historic Preservation Committee
June 8, 2004
CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS
5:30 P.M.
MEMBERS PRESENT: Committee Members Carl Shafer, Bill Lancaster, Randal Allison, Robert
McGee, David K. Chester and Thomas Taylor.
MEMBERS ABSENT: Chairman Marsha Sanford and Committee Member Sherlei Dannhaeuser.
STAFF PRESENT: Staff Assistant Stacey Ann Smith, Staff Planner Kate Elrod and Intern
Elisabeth Spring.
AGENDA ITEM NO. 1: Call to Order.
Committee Member Bill Lancaster called the meeting to order at 5:38 PM.
AGENDA ITEM NO. 2: Consideration, discussion and possible action on absence requests.
Committee Member Taylor made the motion to approve the absence of Chairman Marsha Sanford.
Committee Member Shafer seconded the motion, which passed (6-0).
AGENDA ITEM NO. 3: Hear Visitors
No visitors spoke. Staff Planner Elrod introduced the new Planning Intern, Elisabeth Spring.
AGENDA ITEM NO.4: Consideration, discussion and possible action to approve meeting
minutes from April 20, 2004.
Committee Member Allison made the motion to approve the minutes. Committee Member Shafer
seconded the motion, which passed (6-0).
AGENDA ITEM NO.5: Report, consideration and possible action concerning the
• Neighborhood Issues Ad-Hoc Task Force.
Staff Planner Elrod reported that the report went to City Council. City Council will be discussing it at
the next couple of workshops. The recommendation to have overlay districts will affect HPC.
AGENDA ITEM NO 6: Report, consideration and possible action concerning recruitment
for HPC.
Staff Planner Elrod reported that J.P. Grom has resigned. Robert McGee is declining to reapply.
David Chester & Sherlei Dannhaeuser's terms are up. David Chester is reapplying. The committee
discussed possible new members. June 18th is the deadline to turn in applications.
AGENDA ITEM NO. 7: Discussion on Strategic Planning Workshop.
Staff Elrod reported that this will be held after the new members are on the committee. The committee
decided to have the workshop the 3rd week in September.
AGENDA ITEM NO. 8: Committee and staff report of pertinent past and upcoming
community events pertaining to historical interests.
The May 5th College Station Exploring History Lunch Lecture was well attended.
Staff Planner Elrod attended the Texas Historical Commission Conference in Fort Worth on May 6, 7
and 8th and found out there is some grant money available. This grant money is for assessment of
historic buildings. This might be able to be used for Fort Shiloh.
The next Lunch Lecture will be June 23rd. Elisabeth Spring will be working the July 21St meeting and
will need help with this.
June 24th is a HPC Marker presentation to City Council.
AGENDA ITEM NO. 9: Report on College Station Exploring History Series topics and dates.
This was discussed in a previous agenda item.
AGENDA ITEM NO. 11: 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.
Staff Planner Elrod reported that the presentation on historic districts will be done after the new
members join the Committee.
AGENDA ITEM NO. 12: Adjourn.
The meeting was adjourned at 6:10 PM.
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Stacey Ann Smith. Staff Assistant