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Historic Preservation Committee
Monday, September 14, 2009
4 pm
Green Room at Wolf Pen Creek
Colgate Drive off Dartmouth
College Station, Texas 77840
Attendance: Earl Apgar, Susan Irza , Louis Hodges, Hillary Jessup, James McGinnis, Anne
Triche-Steen, Libby Vastano, Meredith Waller, Ernie Wright.
Approved Absence: N/A
Unapproved Absence: Lisa Kalmus
Staff Attendance: Anne Boykin, Heritage Programs Coordinator
Visitors: N/A
Agenda Item #1: Call to Order
Meeting was called to order by Earl Apgar at 4:10 p.m.
Agenda Item #2-3: Hear Visitors: N/A
Agenda Item #4: Possible action and discussion on absence requests. N/A
Agenda Item #5: Possible action and discussion to approve meeting minutes of regular meeting of
August 3, 2009.
Approved. (LH/si)
Agenda Item #6: Approval of the minutes.
Motion was made, seconded to approve the minutes of July 10, 2009. (HJ/jm)
Agenda Item #7: Possible action and discussion on staffing and budget hearings at City Council.
Earl announced that the community efforts to restore the Heritage Programs Coordinator position
to full time on the FY2010 Budget Proposal was successful. The position was approved by the
council on Sept. 10. We are still awaiting final word on the Heritage Programs budget approval.
Agenda Item #11: Committee Reports:
Landmark Commission (Hillary)
Hillary reported that the Landmark Commission is still learning about their duties and making
progress toward the city’s first historic district. The Southside/Oakwood District might be
approved in December.
Exploring History Lunch Lectures for 2010 (Ernie, James, and Hillary)
Anne B. mentioned the remaining lectures for the year.
Historic Markers (Meredith, Hillary and James)
Anne reported that there have been two inquiries from prospective marker applicants.
Oral History Project (Lou and Anne T.)
Lou share copies of a few of the scrapbook pages from Morty Stewart’s 1931 A&M scrapbook.
He is still pulling individual photos from the scrapbook to add to Project HOLD.
Project HOLD (Lou, Susan, and Anne T.)
See PH Progress Report.
Education Committee (Ernie, Earl, Lisa, and Libby)
Ernie reported that meetings with Steve Beachy and Alston Thoms continue to get the Native
American interpretive site at Veterans Park and Athletic Complex rolling.
Agenda Item #10: Calendar Events:
September 16, 2009 Exploring History Lunch Lecture Series
“The Messina Hof Winery”
Merrill & Paul Bonarrigo
CS Conference Center, Room #127
1300 George Bush Drive, 11:30 a.m.
September 28, 2009 Regular Meeting Landmark Commission
Council Chambers, CS City Hall, 1101 Texas Avenue
5 p.m.
September 30, 2009 Heritage Programs Presentation
Research Ramblers
Senior Circle building at 1651 Rock Prairie Road
9:30 a.m.
October 3, 2009 Boonville Days
Brazos Valley Museum of Natural History
October 5, 2009 HPC Regular Meetings and/or Christmas Social
November 2, 2009 CS Conference Center, Room #103
December 7, 2009 1300 George Bush Drive, 4 p.m.
January 4, 2009
Agenda Item #11: Future Agenda Items
Lou suggested putting the following dates on our calendar:
October 2, 2009 Quilting Program
Francis Hall, TAMU, 2 p.m.
October 16, 2009 Quilting Trail
Houston, Texas
Agenda Item # 13: Adjourn
Meeting was adjourned at 4:55 pm. (HJ/mw)
APPROVED: ATTEST:
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Earl Apgar, Chairman Anne Boykin, Staff Liaison