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Historic Preservation Committee
Monday, February 7, 2010
College Station Conference Center
1300 George Bush Drive, Room 103
College Station, Texas 77840
4:00 pm
Attendance: Pat Cleere, Linda Harvell, Louis Hodges, Hillary Jessup, Libby
Vastano, Meredith Waller
Approved Absence: Susan Irza
Unapproved Absence: James McGinnis, Ernie Wright
Staff Attendance: Anne Boykin, Heritage Programs Coordinator
Visitors: Jerry Cooper, who has applied for the 10th position on the HPC. The HPC will place
this on the March agenda for approval and recommendation to the City Council.
Agenda Item #1: Call to Order
Meeting was called to order by Anne Boykin, acting on behalf of Susan Irza, at 4:10 p.m.
Agenda Item #2-3: Hear Visitors: Jerry Cooper introduced himself as a long time resident of
College Station, a Texas A. & M. College graduate, and an active citizen having served on a
number of citizen committee including the charter revision committee in the 70s. He has been a
long time supporter of Heritage Programs and frequently shares his research with Project HOLD.
Let the record also show that Champ, the Doodle, is the official Project HOLD mascot and visits
the office almost as regularly as Jerry.
Agenda Item #4: Possible action and discussion on absence requests. Susan Irza submitted her
absence request the week prior to the meeting. She needed to attend another citizen committee on which
she serves.
Agenda Item #5: Possible action and discussion to approve meeting minutes of regular meeting of
January 10, 2010. Minutes were approved with changes. (HJ/lh)
Agenda Item #6: Possible action and discussion on Shop & Music Building (The Annex). Linda
Harvell brought the committee up to date on a citizen action group who will be addressing this issue.
They will speak during a hear visitors portion of the Feb. 10 council meeting and request that the council
reconsider the razing of the Shop & Music building on the basis of its importance in area history. They
will also suggest renaming the building for Elizabeth and Frank Coulter, long time educators in College
Station.
Agenda Item #7: Report from HPC Chairperson. Susan will report next month. Anne reported
that Susan will be contacting members about their respective committee assignments.
Agenda Item #8: Report from Heritage Programs Coordinator. See attached Heritage
Programs Progress Report.
Agenda Item #9: Report on 75th Anniversary plans. Linda Harvell reported that the committee will be
divided into workers and supporters so that the committee will be able to concentrate their efforts with a
core group of active volunteers. The committee will be contacting members of the United Way and Arts
Council for support. The next meeting will be Friday, February 11, 11:00 a.m. at the CS Conference
Center.
Agenda Item #10: Committee Reports: All but one committee report were tabled until the new
assignments are made by the March meeting.
• Historic Markers Program – Meredith Waller
Meredith circulated the historic marker application from Mindy and Quint Foster for 1007
Walton Drive. After discussion, the marker was approved unanimously. The marker will be
presented to the Fosters at the February 24 council meeting pending approval by the Fosters and
the city manager.
Agenda Item #11: Calendar Events -
February 6, 2011 Edgar Allen Poe Presentation
Friends of the Library, 2P00 p.m.
CS Conference Center, Room 127, No charge
February 11, 2011 75th Anniversary Planning Committee Meeting
CS Conference Center, Room 102, 11:00 a.m.
February 16, 2011 Exploring History, “Images of America: College Station”
Glenn D. Davis, 11:30 a.m., $5pp
CS Conference Center, Room 106
February 21, 2011 Presidents Day, City offices open
March 2, 2011 175th Anniversary of Texas Independence
March 6, 2011 Armadillo Dash, 6:30 a.m.; 175 years after the fall of the
Alamo, 6:30 a.m. in 1836
March 7, 2011 HPC Meeting, 4:00 p.m.
CS Conference Center, Room 103
April 2, 2011 Girl Scout Foxfire Event
Camp Howdy
Agenda Item #12: Future Agenda Items - A Historic Preservation Member may inquire about a
subject for which notice has not been given. A statement of specific factual information or the recitation
of existing policy may be given. Any deliberation shall be limited to a proposal to place the subject on an
agenda for a subsequent meeting.
Agenda Item # 13: Adjourn
Meeting was adjourned at 5:10 p.m. (MW/pc)
APPROVED: ATTEST:
_______________________________ ______________________________
Susan Irza, Chairman Anne Boykin, Staff Liaison