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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09/14/2020 - Regular Minutes - Historic Preservation Committee MINUTES Historic Preservation Committee Monday, September 14, 2020 – 4:00 pm Historic Preservation Committee Phone: 888 475 4499 and Webinar ID: 91883645668 Internet: https://zoom.us/j/91883645668 The City Council may or may not attend the Historic Preservation Committee Regular Meeting. Present: Louis Hodges - Marilyn Randall - Sherry Frisk -  Gerald Burgner - William Wright -  Shirley Dupriest -  Thomas Smith -  Julie Schultz – U David Fujimoto – U Linda Harvell; City Council -  Kelly Kelbly; Interim Director- Cory Raney; Staff Assistant II - 1. Called to order and announced a Quorum at 4 p.m. Gerald Burgner 2. There was not a request for absence. 3. Thomas Smith, made a motion to approve the August minutes. Sherry Frisk, second the motion. The vote was called, all were in favor, and the motion was passed unanimously. 4. Susan West was present to speak about her historic home marker determination. 5. Presentation, discussion, and possible action on the proposal for a Texas Historic Marker for Parkland Dedication in the City of College Station • CS Historical Project: Nothing to Report • Cemetery Project: Sherry Frisk stated she is trying to get in touch with Ron Schaefer to speak about donating a bench to Section A close to her parents in the College Station Cemetery. • Historic Marker Program: Linda Harvell made a motion to accept the marker. Sherry Frisk, second the motion. The vote was called, all were in favor, and the motion was passed unanimously. Marker 105 for Gaines West’s historical home was unanimously approved. A date was not set as to when the plaque was to be presented. • HPC Website: Gerald Burgner wanted to know if the application has been added to the website. Kelly Kelbly stated that the application should be on the website and she will verify. • Historic Business Designation: William Wright suggested moving this discussion to be put on hold for the time being. He is not going to reach out to any businesses at this time. Sherry Frisk spoke with Ben Liles at Park Cleaners about the award. He stated he was interested, but could not apply at this time with everything going on. • Historical Home Awareness: William Wright performed an audit for homes with markers, and there about 5-6 homes to which he is unsure if they should have a marker or not. He suggested writing a formal letter to try and get those markers returned to the city. Linda Harvell stated that William could try to get the markers back. However when the home is sold the marker is sold along with it which makes the situation more difficult to resolve. William Wright brought up the database for the Google Maps for historical homes with markers. Gerald Burgner inquired if the map had been updated. To which William Wright stated he was unsure and had not reviewed it since February. William Wright requested that the database is updated with the new historic home markers and the ones that should not have a marker be removed. Kelly Kelbly stated the person in charge of project hold was keeping that information up to date. Since that position is now vacant, Parks is working with Ian Whittenton and PR to get this information updated. Shirley Dupriest made a suggestion about making a motion process for removing a home from the database. William Wright suggested a 3 step removal process for historic homes. To which Linda Harvell agreed the owner should be notified and given a time period to respond. Gerald Burgner stated we will add this discussion to the next agenda. • Documentary for COCS: William Wright reached out to College Station High School to speak with the media department about this project, to which he has not received a response. He suggested this discussion should be put on hold for the time being. To which Gerald Burgner agreed. Discussions on hold • CS Oral History Interviews & Educational Initiatives • Exploring History Lunch Series • Project Hold Report • Historic Award 6. Presentation of Historic Artifacts. • Sherry Frisk presented items she would like to donate to project hold and patches and banners from her years as a yell leader. • Shirley Dupriest presented newspaper clippings from 1976 7. Report by Parks Interim Director – Kelly Kelbly had nothing new to report for Parks 8. Identification of upcoming local or area historical programs or activities to be placed in a calendar of events. • American Association for State and Local History National Conference - $75 full access and $45 basic access from September 24th-30th. It will be a virtual conference. 9. Gerald Burgner stated these changes to be made to the agenda: Discussions to be put on hold • Historical Business Designation • Documentary for COCS New agenda items • Removal process protocol for historic markers • Artifacts: Where are they? 10. Motion made to adjourn by Sherry Frisk, second by, Linda Harvell and carried by unanimous vote at 5:00 PM