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Minutes Historic Preservation Committee Monday, July 7, 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 Unapproved Absence: N/A Staff Attendance: Anne Boykin Visitor: N/A Agenda
Item #1: Call to Order Meeting was called to order by Ernie Wright at 4:10 p.m. Agenda Item #2-3: Hear Visitors N/A Agenda Item #4: Absence Request Hillary Jessup (MW/JH) Agenda Item
#5: Approval of the minutes Motion was made, seconded to approve the minutes as corrected. (MW/JH) Agenda Item #6: Committee Reports Parks Project Committee (Lou and Jane) Nothing new
to report. Exploring History Lunch Lectures (Ernie, Jane and Hillary) Anne B. mentioned that representatives of the Museum of the American GI would like to present a program on their
museum at the October 15 lecture. The committee agreed. The pending budget allows for 11 lectures in the fiscal year beginning Oct. 1. Historic Markers (Meredith and Hillary) The Committee
reviewed markers for 303 West Dexter and 317 Pershing Avenue. Since the applications were extensive, the committee agreed to study the applications further and also to allow those interested
to drive by the homes. Voting on the applications will take place at the August meeting.
Further discussion of the marker application criteria ensued and it was decided to revisit the issue of subject parkers at the HPC retreat in October. Oral History Project (Lou and Anne
Steen) Lou displayed two samples of edited versions of the oral history transcriptions. It was noted that this was going to be a very long process. Lou was also commended for is perseverance
and the excellence of his work. Project HOLD (Lou, Colleen and Anne Steen) Anne B. reported that the Project HOLD office space has been cut by one half to allow Barbara Moore (Neighborhood
Services Coordinator) to move in. Consequently, the working space for PH has been significantly reduced. Currently, it is not possible for volunteers or interns to work in the office.
Bob Cowell, Director of Planning and Development Services, is looking for a permanent home for PH. Also, see attached report. Education Committee (Jane, Ernie, Marguerite, and Lou) See
Agenda Item #8. Agenda Item #7: Selection of new HPC members The Council agenda item allowing for city committee selections was postponed until a later date. Jane recommended Quinn Williams
as a possible committee chair based on his integrity, character and interest in the historic preservation. Quinn is from a long standing family in the community. He owns two marker homes
and lives in one of them. Agenda Item #8: 70th Birthday of the City of College Station Jane contacted Costa Dallis, owner of Café Eccel. He has committed to provided a room at the restaurant,
cookies, and punch from 3 – 5 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 19. Mr. Dallis has also suggested that we tent the street in front of the restaurant. Anne B. suggested that further talks with her
supervisor and the City Manager’s office, as well as budget approval, will determine how much we can afford to spend. She is hoping that other city departments will participate in recognizing
this historic event. Marguerite presented a draft letter that will go to teachers explaining the student participation (birthday cards, posters, essays) in the birthday. She is hoping
that we will be able to get “The Eagle” to publish the winning essays and advance publicity for the event. Meredith recommended that we seek volunteers from organizations needing service
hours such as the National Junior Honor Society. Agenda Item #9: Calendar Events July (TBD) Quimby-McCoy Council Presentation July 18, 2008 (?) Coffee with the Mayor-Topic: Historic
Preservation August 4, 2008 HPC Meeting, 4pm
September 17, 2008 Exploring History Lunch Lecture Series "Aggie Sports: Then and Now” Tom Turbiville 11:30 am -1:00 pm Agenda Item #10: Future Agenda Items Hillary will contact Connie
Hooks regarding new HPC member applications. It was suggested that a letter to Neal thanking him for his contributions to the HPC during his term would be in order. Ernie mentioned that
he would be absent for the June 2 meeting. Agenda Item # 11: Adjourn Meeting was adjourned at 5:10 pm. (CR/MW) APPROVED: ATTEST: _____________________________ __________________________________
Ernie Wright, Acting Chairman Anne Boykin, Staff Liaison