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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08/10/2004 - Regular Minutes - Historic Preservation Committee MINUTES Historic Preservation Committee August 10, 2004 CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS 5:30 P.M. MEMBERS PRESENT: Chairman Marsha Sanford, Committee Members Bill Lancaster, Randal Allison, Mathew Lee, Neal Nutall and Colleen Risinger. MEMBERS ABSENT: Committee Member Carl Shafer, Hillary Jessup and Thomas Taylor. STAFF PRESENT: Staff Assistant Stacey Ann Smith, Staff Planner Katie Elrod Jacks and Intern Elisabeth Spring. AGENDA ITEM NO. 1: Call to Order. Chairman Marsha Sanford called the meeting to order at 5:37 PM. AGENDA ITEM NO. 2: Consideration, discussion and possible action on absence requests. Committee Member Lancaster made the motion to approve the absences of Committee Members Shafer, Jessup and Taylor. Committee Member Allison seconded the motion, which passed (6-0). AGENDA ITEM NO. 3: Hear Visitors Visitors Linda LaSut and Haskel Monroe were recognized. AGENDA ITEM NO.4: Consideration, discussion and possible action to approve meeting minutes from June 8, 2004. Committee Member Lancaster made a motion to approve the minutes with two noted corrections. Committee Member Allison seconded the motion, which passed (6-0). AGENDA ITEM NO.5: Update on presentation regarding the City Council Neighborhood Issues Ad-Hoc Task Force. Staff Planner Jacks reported that at the last City Council workshop staff made a presentation on overlay districts. City Council will hold their remarks till the end of the series of staff presentations. AGENDA ITEM NO 6: Committee and staff report of pertinent past and upcoming community events pertaining to historical interests. Chairman Sanford, Committee Member Lancaster and Committee Member Risinger attended the July 21st College Station Exploring History Lunch Lecture. Chairman Sanford stated that it was very successful. Committee Member Lancaster added that this had the best attendance. Intern Spring reported that the August 10th orientation for Project HOLD Volunteer Training was attended by five people. The orientation covered Project HOLD history, the history of HPC and the different roles of Project HOLD volunteers. There will be another orientation in September. The College Station Exploring History Lunch Lecture on August 25th will feature Dr. Edwin Price as the speaker. He will do a spotlight on Iraq & Afganistan. The College Station Exploring History Lunch Lecture on September 22nd will feature Dr. Julia Blackwell. The topic will be "Styling Jim Crowe, the History of African-American Beauty Schools and Beauticians." The HPC Strategic Planning Workshop will be held on September 21st. Dinner will be served with the planning session to follow. On August 28th Habitat for Humanity will hold a Cowboy Luau, a fundraiser. It will be held from 7pm—midnight. AGENDA ITEM NO. 7: Consideration, discussion and possible action regarding October 29, 30 and 31"Texas Archeology Society Annual Meeting to be held at the College Station Hilton. Staff Planner Jacks reported that this will be held in College Station this year and they will have booths. Staff Planner Jacks wanted to know if HPC would want to have a booth. The Committee said they would be interested in having a booth. AGENDA ITEM NO. 8: Report, consideration and possible action regarding establishing a Historic Preservation Lending Library. Staff Planner Jacks reported that she has numerous books and brochures on preservation of property and would like to start a lending library for committee members and the public. The committee agreed this would be a good idea. Committee Member Allison made a motion to establish a Historic Preservation Lending Library to be checked out by members, public and staff. Colleen seconded the motion, which passed(6-0). AGENDA ITEM NO. 9: Report,consideration and possible action regarding the Project Hold volunteer initiative. Intern Spring stated that a volunteer appreciation system was needed. The committee discussed different ideas. Committee Member Lee made a motion that staff determine appropriate gifts for recognition of volunteers and that they be recognized at a banquet in January. Committee Member Nutall seconded the motion,which passed (6-0). AGENDA ITEM NO. 10: 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 City Secretary is in the process of deciding the alternate for HPC. Chairman Sanford wanted to remember to keep moving forward about having a History Walk through the Wolf Pen Creek area per Steve Beachey. AGENDA ITEM NO. 12: Adjourn. The meeting was adjourned at 6:38 PM. APPROVED: litel/t(AL l_10. Mar a Sanford, Ch."" an ATTEST: Staceyi' r141 =A4firi-tAt ' th, Staff Assistant