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Minutes Historic Preservation Committee Monday, February 4, 2008 4 pm Upstairs Administrative Conf. Room #1 College Station, Texas 77840 Attendance: Marguerite Anthony, Lou Hodges, Jane
Hughey, Colleen Risinger, Anne Triche-Steen, Meredith Waller, Ernie Wright Approved Absence: Hillary Jessup Staff Attendance: Anne Boykin Agenda Item #1: Call to Order Meeting was called
to order at 4:05 p.m. Agenda Item #2-3: Hear Visitors Molly Hitchcock, Sr. Planning Administrator, Planning & Development Services, discussed the work being done by Quimby-McCoy on the
historic preservation enabling ordnance. A public input meeting will be held Wednesday, February 13, at 11:30am in the Council Chambers. Another will be on the same day at 5:30pm. A
round table discussion will be held possibly Feb. 20 or 21 with the consultants and the HPC as well as the Texas Historic Commission. The surveys will be completed in March with the
final summation expected some time this summer. Agenda Item #4: Absence Request Neal Nutall Agenda Item #5: Approval of the minutes Motion was made, seconded to approve the minutes.
(MW/CR) Agenda Item #6: Committee Reports Parks Project Committee (Lou and Jane) Lou reported that he is working on setting up a meeting to discuss plans for the Parks Project. He will
also invite David Woodcock and Alston Thoms to participate in the committee. Exploring History Lunch Lectures (Ernie, Jane and Hillary) Ernie will introduce the speaker at the January
lecture. Anne B. composed a letter to request restaurants or organizations to sponsor the lectures. Various suggestions were made to fill the vacancies we have on future Exploring History
Lunch Lectures: Paul Bonnarigo (Wine making in Brazos Valley), Businesses, Paul Boatwright (Businesses Then and Now), Blinn College
Historic Markers (Meredith and Hillary) Historic Building Marker #8, Washington Chapel Baptist Church, 1801 Texas Avenue South – Approved (LH/JH); To be presented at February 28 City
Council Meeting Historic Home Marker #79, Loupot/Isenhart Home,1201 Walton Drive – Approved (LH/JH); To be presented at February 14 City Council Meeting Oral History Project (Lou and
Anne Steen) Lou suggested several candidates for oral history interviews: Sarah Holmgreen, Lawrence Holocek Project HOLD (Lou, Colleen and Anne Steen) See attached report. Education
Committee (Jane, Ernie, Marguerite, and Lou) Jane Hughey suggested the possibility of a one day summer camp for children. Agenda Item # 7: City’s 70th Birthday Discussions continued
from last month about approaching Café Eccel to host a birthday party for the City on Oct. 19. Anne B. Suggested an exhibit style story board that could be used throughout the year.
Agenda Item #10: Calendar Events February 20, 2008 Exploring History Lunch Lecture "Brazos Valley Heroes" Bill Bill Youngkin CS Conference Center, 11:30 am February 21, 2008 P&Z Meeting
(Historic Overlay) Council Chambers, 7 pm April 18, 2008 Pre-registration Deadline for Texas Historic Commission Annual Historic Preservation Conference May 1-3, 2008 Texas Historic
Commission Annual Historic Preservation Conference Corpus Christi, Texas Agenda Item #11: Final Hear Visitors N/A Agenda Item #12: Future Agenda Items Texas Historic Commission Annual
Preservation Conference. Accounting of absences.
Agenda Item # 13: Adjourn Meeting was adjourned at 5:00 pm. (MW/JH) APPROVED: ATTEST: _____________________________ __________________________________ Ernie Wright, Acting Chairman Anne
Boykin, Staff Liaison