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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2005-03-14 Historical Preservation Committee Minutes March 14,2004 Call to Order City staff Suzanne Hendrickson called the meeting to order at 10:13 a.m. Ms. Hendrickson informed the committee that Council has appointed a new chairperson and Betty Fuller was introduced. Members Present Helen Lightbody, Willie Mae McCormick, Iva Nail,Troy Fuller,Ralph Williamson, Robert Nail, Thomas Stover, Weldon Cannon,Michele Burger, Evelyn Himes, Betty Fuller, Chris Jones Staff Present Suzanne Hendrickson, Recreation Manager Ofa"Mary" Faiva-Siale, Recreation Specialist Visitor Norma Lively Treasures Report Treasurer,Robert Nail, reported a balance of$10,934.14. Approval of Minutes Weldon Cannon motioned for the minutes to be approved, Michele Burger seconded the motion, motion approved. Mrs. McCormick later noted that the word "loosing" under New Business, item number 18 should be spelled"l-o-s-i-n-g". Old Business 1. Willie Mae McCormick briefly mentioned that clean up is ongoing on the barn and that perhaps if the barn were ready to be moved to Heritage Park she would like to see it happen. 2. Robert Nail and Craig Ward were docents this past Saturday. There were two visitors to the Museum. 3. A new door knob was requested for the Fuller House restroom as the current lock does not lock properly. 4. Mrs. Fuller inquired if the City would be able to do a cover sheet for the display case located in the Fuller House. Suzanne Hendrickson agreed that this could be done. After a brief discussion about what the cover sheet should say it was decided that it would say "Euless History". 5. Mrs. Fuller brought in Irish Spring soap and mothballs for treating the mice problem in the Log House. It was reported that soap and mothballs have been placed inside the Log House and Meyers Pest Control has treated the building for this problem. New Business 1. Betty Fuller reported on the following: a. Helen Payton recently had knee surgery, Dan Clark is in Iceland and Don Tharp couldn't make it to the meeting. b. Betty Fuller has narratives from when she taught school on how to make wax, sausage, cotton, etc. Narratives were given to Mary Faiva-Siale to type up. Pictures to go with these narratives were given to Suzanne Hendrickson so that they may be combined and made into a small brochure to be kept at the Fuller House. c. Betty Fuller reported that Billy Byers has completed the narrative of the house on Ector Dr. and the house where his mother was born. d. Mentioned that Council asked for possible committee member names. If anyone in the committee knows of anyone who would be interested in joining the committee,please forward his or her name to Mrs. Fuller. e. Reported that the writer of the book called Cross Timbers will be receiving the Jerry Award tomorrow from the Tarrant County Historical Committee at 10 a.m. Committee members were invited to attend if they would like. Mrs. Fuller and Weldon Cannon were in agreement that this book is very well written with extensive research having been conducted on the book's content. Cross Timbers is a geographical"strip" of land which includes a part of Euless. 2. Copies of the purpose of the Historical Preservation Committee was passed out and read out loud for everyone's benefit. A discussion was held regarding various other options on meeting times including the afternoon and/or evening. It was mentioned that perhaps meeting at other times may help generate new committee members. The majority of the committee members present agreed that the regular meeting time should remain as is, on the second Monday of every month at 10 a.m. a. In order to resolve the issue of obtaining new and younger members for the committee, Weldon Cannon suggested that various historical classes, scheduled through Suzanne Hendrickson, could be held to promote the history of Euless and the Historical Preservation Committee. Committee members were in agreement regarding Mr. Cannon's suggestion. Committee members briefly discussed possible topics and speakers for these classes. Robert Nail motioned for the committee to prepare a set of courses and speakers and have Suzanne Hendrickson schedule and advertise said classes. Weldon Cannon seconded the motion,motion approved. 3. Suzanne Hendrickson reported on the following: a. Announced the acts for Arbor Daze b. Reported that construction will start in a couple of weeks on the Preserve at McCormick Park c. Construction of the Splash Pad is coming along very well and should be done by the end of the month d. The Easter Egg Hunt will be this Saturday at 10 a.m. 4. A discussion was held regarding the location of the Dobkin's Cemetery. It was also mentioned that the first burial at the cemetery was in 1869. Mrs. Fuller mentioned that she and Mayor Mary Lib Saleh will be going out to the site on the morrow if anyone in the committee would like to join them. Weldon Cannon gave directions to the cemetery. 5. Chair, Betty Fuller opened the floor for comments from each committee member: a. Troy Fuller mentioned that things are going good as it is. He is glad the committee no longer does any labor intense activities, i.e. Arbor Daze booth as in years past. Mr. Fuller expressed a preference for the current meeting times. b. Michele Burger likes the day meetings and things are going good with the committee. c. Iva Nail is glad things are moving along as they have been and she wants everything"just to keep going". d. Willie Mae McCormick can not meet anytime in the evening however, she mentioned that she is only one person and she would be supportive of anything that is good for the committee. e. Helen Lightbody mentioned that she enjoys being a member of the committee and the group as well. She expressed a preference for the current meeting time as well. f. Thomas Stover likes everything the way it is and enjoys being a member of the committee. g. Chris Jones feels the committee is heading in the right direction, he is supportive of the idea to promote the museum and the committee through the afore mentioned classes. Mr. Jones also expressed his support for keeping the committee meeting at the current date and time. h. Weldon Cannon expressed great excitement over the narrative for the historical marker for the First United Methodist Church in Euless. Mr. Cannon mentioned that he is not quite ready to "sign off' on the draft yet, but that this is a major step in the process of obtaining the marker. He also recognized Norma Lively's efforts on behalf of this endeavor. i. Norma Lively expressed her excitement about the marker as well and her appreciation of what the committee does for the history of Euless. 6. Troy Fuller and Thomas Stover volunteered to docent in April. Michele and Dan Burger volunteered for May. 7. Committee members discussed the best possible time to post the Museum's open house signs. 8. It was further discussed that perhaps could e time.laCommitteffeeinemberlocations agreed that the city rather than in the same this would be a good idea. Mr. Nail commented that members should be careful to remember where they've placed the signs so that they could be picked up again at the end of the day. 9. Iva Nail suggested that the committee consider some way of recognizing and/or honoring Billy Byers for his years of dedication to the Historical Preservation Committee. The committee agreed that this would be a good idea and will discuss this further in the future. Adjournment Robert Nail motioned for the meeting to adjourn. Troy Fuller seconded the motion. Motion approved and the meeting adjourned at 11:48 a.m. Respectfully submitted by Ofa"Mary"Faiva-Siale Recreation Specialist,Projects &Events Euless Parks& Community Services