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Minutes Historic Preservation Committee Monday, March 3, 2008 4 pm Upstairs Administrative Conf. Room #1 College Station, Texas 77840 Attendance: Marguerite Anthony, Lou Hodges, Jane
Hughey, Neal Nutall, Colleen Risinger, Anne Triche-Steen, Meredith Waller, Ernie Wright Approved Absence: Hillary Jessup Staff Attendance: Anne Boykin, Wayne Larson Agenda Item #1: Call
to Order Meeting was called to order at 4:10 p.m. Agenda Item #2-3: Hear Visitors None present. Agenda Item #4: Absence Request Hillary Jessup Agenda Item #5: Approval of the minutes
Motion was made, seconded to approve the minutes. (AS/NN) Agenda Item #6: Committee Reports Parks Project Committee (Lou and Jane) No progress as yet. Exploring History Lunch Lectures
(Ernie, Jane and Hillary)Marci Rodgers secured Ross Albrecht for the April lecture on the new cemetery. Ernie is in contact with Royce Hickman (Chamber of Commerce) who is looking for
someone to speak on businesses in the area for the May lecture. Ernie mentioned that he is looking for for someone to speak from the Aggie athletics arena for September. There will be
no lectures through the summer. Anne B. suggested Tom Turbiville. Historic Markers (Meredith and Hillary) Historic Building Marker #8, Washington Chapel Baptist Church, 1801 Texas Avenue
South will be presented at a council meeting in September. Historic Home Marker #79, Loupot/Isenhart Home,1201 Walton Drive was presented at the February 14 City Council Meeting. Historic
Marker #82, Doxie Wootan Home, 1205 Walton Drive was approved. (MW/MA)
Oral History Project (Lou and Anne Steen)Lou is still working with his students to scan in and edit the oral history transcripts. Project HOLD (Lou, Colleen and Anne Steen) See attached
report. Education Committee (Jane, Ernie, Marguerite, and Lou) Several ideas were discussed for promoting history during this year. Marguerite suggested that we look into a cemetery
tour that would coincide with the birthday celebrations. Anne B. will obtain a cemetery listing. Lou suggested that Susan Scott at A&M would be a good contact for interpretive tours.
Wayne mentioned that plans were underway for a “College Station Yesterday” monthly TV-19 program that would be a good way to promote our heritage projects. Marguerite suggested that
the programming be such that students in schools could tune in at certain times during the day. Agenda Item # 7: Texas Historic Commission Annual Heritage Preservation Conference Anne
S. has agreed to represent the HPC at the conference and gather pertinent information for us on heritage tourism and grants. Agenda Item #8: Heritage Preservation Month in May See Agenda
Item #6 – Education Committee Report Agenda Item #9: 70th Birthday of the City of College Station The actual date that the incorporation passed was October 19, 1938. Suggestions were
made that we try to include several events during the month of October including a birthday party possibly at Café Eccel. Agenda Item #10: Calendar Events April 7, 2008 Historic Preservation
Committee Meeting Upstairs Administrative Conference Room, City Hall, 4 pm April 16, 2008 Exploring History Lunch Lecture Series "The Last Train Stop in Aggieland" Ross Albrecht, Parks
Department 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 May 5, 2008 Historic Preservation Committee Meeting Upstairs Administrative Conference Room, City Hall, 4 pm
Agenda Item #11: Final Hear Visitors Wayne suggested a sponsorship packet that would include information on sponsorship levels that could be used to promote the various endeavors of
the HPC and Project HOLD. Colleen suggested that we contact the Legal Department to verify that sponsorships are in keeping with City policy. Anne B. will verify this. Wayne suggested
that Anne B. contact Sheila Walker in Parks. It was further suggested by Wayne that we review our work plan in time to include some of our projects in the next budget. Agenda Item #12:
Future Agenda Items HPC Work plan in reference to budget considerations. Agenda Item # 13: Adjourn Meeting was adjourned at 5:11 pm. (JH/AS) APPROVED: ATTEST: _____________________________
__________________________________ Ernie Wright, Acting Chairman Anne Boykin, Staff Liaison