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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/05/2021 - Regular Minutes - Historic Preservation Committee MINUTES Historic Preservation Committee Monday, April 6, 2021 – 4:00 pm Historic Preservation Committee Phone: 888 475 4499 and Webinar ID: 929 4756 2055 Internet: https://zoom.us/j/92947562055 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 - E David Fujimoto -  Linda Harvell; City Council -  Ana Romero - Park Liaison -  Cory Raney; Staff Assistant II -  1. Called to order and announced a Quorum at 4 p.m. by Gerald Burgner • Julie Schultz and William Wright made a request for absence. Louis Hodges made a motion to accept the absence request. Shirley Dupriest, second the motion. The vote was called, all were in favor, and the motion was passed unanimously. • Sherry Frisk made a motion to approve the March minutes Marilyn Randal, second the motion. The vote was called, all were in favor, and the motion was passed unanimously. 2. Elizabeth Cunha from City Council joined in to observe the HPC April meeting. Maanya Gulati is also sitting in as a TAMU Engineering Student spectating the meeting for her government class. 3. Agenda Items 3.1 Presentation, discussion, and possible action on the proposal for a Texas Historic Marker for Parkland Dedication in the City of College Station. • Cemetery Project: Sherry Frisk and Gerald Burgner had a zoom meeting with Kevin Glowacki and Mark Everett who are in charge of working with the penetrating radar equipment at TAMU. They scheduled a time for them to come out on April 30th and May 1st to the College Station Cemetery. A time was not confirmed for these dates however they will discuss a time later on. Gerald Burgner will be sending out information on this event if any of the committee would like to attend. Sherry Frisk contacted Andrea Lauer to be placed on the agenda to speak at the Parks Board Meeting about Cemetery. Sherry is currently on the agenda to speak at the May Parks Board Meeting on Tuesday May 11th at the Larry J Ringer Library. Shirley Dupriest inquired about the State Marker for the College Station Cemetery and the pricing on the marker. She stated she may have an anonymous donor who will donate $2000 toward HPC funding for the state marker. • Historic Marker Program: 2 Historic Marker applications were received by the committee. 208 Pershing applied for a historical marker and was reviewed first by the committee. Per the committee there was not a lot of information on the property for the marker approval. The committee questions the number of improvements that have been made to the home. William Wright motioned not approve the application at this time until further information can be sent in and they can resubmit their application for approval. Louis Hodges second the motion. The vote was called, all were in favor, and the motion was passed unanimously. Gerald Burgner will draft a letter to the applicants with the committee’s decision on the denial and request more information on the home. He will send it out to the committee first before he sends it to the applicants. Once the committee has more information on the homes history they applicant can reapply for the marker and HPC will determine if it will be approved. 314 Pershing was the second applicant for a Historical Marker. Louis Hodges made a motion to approve the application. William Wright second the motion. The vote was called, all were in favor, and the motion was passed unanimously. Cory Raney will reach out to the homeowners for payment and Ian Whittenton will assist in scheduling a time to present the marker #106 to the applicants. • Removal Process/Protocol for Historic Markers: Ana Romero stated she spoke with Leslie in legal and she is still working on the protocol. Leslie should have something by the end of this week that will be shared with Gerald Burgner and then the rest of the committee. • Artifacts: Where Are They?: Gerald Burgner, Linda Harvell, Sherry Frisk, and Shirley Dupriest went to Station 6 to look at the historical artifacts. Linda Harvell stated the mayor wants to take a look at the remaining artifacts to see if he may salvage anything. If not he is going to reach out to the Railroad Club about the train exhibit that is there. Some of the items could be beneficial to the Parks Department for certain programs. Ana Romero stated the Parks department would take a look to see if there is anything they can use within their programs as well. • Special Research Committee: Louis Hodges scanned in two folders of historical articles into the system. Sherry Frisk is making arrangements with Rachael Altman at Carnegie History Center to bring maps for her to look through. She hoped to make an appointment with her by next week. Sherry Frisk is wanting to work with Rachel in order to possibly preserve these historical maps. Linda Harvell would like some of these items and information to be sent to project hold. She suggested a citizen volunteer to scan the maps and other items into project hold. Ian Whittenton would be the contact to request a volunteer to use the scanning equipment for project hold. Louis Hodges will reach out to Ian and discuss the possibility of having a volunteer scan these items into project hold. • HPC Social Media Posting: Nothing to report • America's 250th Birthday: Jane Cohen sent out an email about some possible projects for the HPC committee to participate in. Jane Cohen went over some highlights within the email she sent. Gerald Burgner stated he will go over the list of ideas and discuss it with the committee. He will also forward the email out to the committee for review. Discussions on hold • Historic Marker Program • College Station Oral History Interviews & Educational Initiatives • Exploring History Lunch Series • Project Hold report • HPC Website • Historical Home Awareness • Historic Business Designation • Historic Award • Documentary for the City 3.2 Report by Parks Liaison: Ana Romero stated she will be the point of contact for the History Lunch Series that is held at the Larry J Ringer Library. This program was canceled in 2020 due to COVID. However, Parks is going to resume this program starting in September through December on the third Wednesday of the month from 11:30am to 1pm. Ana requested the committee present possible speakers for the four months discussed. The speakers would need to be confirmed by July 2021 so Parks can get the information out to the public for Fall programming. There will be a limitation on the amount of people within the room to practice social distancing and keep everyone safe. Linda Harvell stated herself and Sherry Frisk will be the first two speakers. The price for the program is $7 for the lunch or free if you just want to observe the lecture. 3.3 No upcoming local or area historical programs or activities. 4. Louis Hodges presented some recycling bags. Shirley Dupriest presented a historical aerial map of College Station that was taken on April 14, 1940. 5. Subject Marker will be added for discussion on May’s Agenda 6. Motion made to adjourn by Sherry Frisk, second by Shirley Dupriest, and carried by unanimous vote at 5:10PM. The next HPC Meeting is on Monday, May 3, 2021.