HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Landmark Commission - 08/26/2010 MINUTES
LANDMARK COMMISSION MEETING
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS
AUGUST 26, 2010
RECEIVED
MEMBERS PRESENT: Mr.Craig Thompson,Chairman
Ms.Mary Lou Berven OCT ® 7 201
Mr. David Brown
Ms. Kris Cardona •
Ms. Laura Commons • CITYSECRETARY'S OFFICE
Ms.Anita Eisenhauer
Ms.Marie Guajardo
Ms.Susan Kesler
Dr. James Klein
Dr. Mark Robbins
Ms.Susan Rucker
MEMBERS ABSENT: Ms. Kim Charba (Excused)
Mr.Herb Morrison (Excused)
Mr. Leo Rios (Excused)
STAFF PRESENT: Mr.Andrew Dimas,City Planner
Ms.Linda Williams, Recording Secretary
• The meeting was called to order at 4:35 p.m. by Mr. Craig Thompson, Chairman. The roll was
called and a quorum was declared.
ACTION ITEMS:
Approve May 27, 2010 Minutes: The May 27, 2010 minutes were approved with the following
correction:
• Page 3, second paragraph, sentence should read "Dr. Klein commented that the Texas Historical
• Commission approved listing . . . Historic Places." The minutes stated "The Nueces County Commissioners'
Court."
Approve Amending the April 29, 2010 Minutes to Include Remarks by Dr. Mark Robbins: Dr. Mark
Robbins addressed the commission. Dr. Robbins stated that he wanted to clarify his comments that were
stated at the April meeting. Dr. Robbins continued that if, at any time in the future, someone read the
minutes of that meeting, he wanted to clarify that even though the topic of desegregation was discussed
• at different times by Dr. Dana Williams, the NAACP and Dr. Hector P. Garcia, those individuals did not
attend a joint meeting at the coliseum in a town hall setting. Dr. Robbins continued he wanted to make
sure the minutes contained accurate information,and even though the minutes were previously approved,
he is requesting that the minutes be amended to include the following:
"Via written re9uest,since he was unable to attend this meeting,Dr.Robbins re9uestecl that it be reflected that
while he stated during the April meeting that the Memorial Coliseum was a central place in which the community
discussed and worked through issues of local and national significance, he did not state that there was a single
moment in which Dr.Dana Williams,the NAACP and Dr.hector P.Garcia met together in the Coliseum in a
town hall meeting.The NAACP and Dana Williams both used the coliseum as a forum to discuss the issue of
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desegregation at various (important) times, but to Dr. Robbins' knowledge, there wasn't one single meeting at
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•• which all of these individuals/groups were present together.Williams was at the Coliseum in August of 1972 when
he made comments regarding his position of desegregation as part of a back and forth with Garcia over the issue,
while Garcia hadjust been arrested and released from holding a sit-in at the board of Education building(see
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Corpus Christi Caller Times 8/1 5/721 17r.hector Garcia was an important part of this local discourse,but he
was unaware of any time in which he was physically in the coliseum to discuss desegregation."
Following a brief discussion regarding Dr. Robbins' request,the following action was taken:
IT WAS MOVED BY MS. RUCKER AND SECONDED BY MS. EISENHAUER THAT DR. ROBBINS' COMMENTS
BE ADDED AS AN ADDENDUM TO THE APRIL 29, 2010 MINUTES SINCE THEY WERE PREVIOUSLY
APPROVED AT THE MAY 27,2010 MEETING.
MOTION PASSED.
Approve Awards Committee's Recommendation for 2010 Recipients: Ms. Laura Commons,
Chairman of the 2010 Awards Committee, addressed the commission. Ms. Commons stated the Awards
Committee received two nominees for this year's recognition: Dr. Robbins submitted the name of Larry
Running Turtle Salazar and Ms. Kesler submitted the name of Murphy Givens. Ms. Commons continued that
Mr. Salazar was nominated for his ongoing efforts in preserving the Native American's contribution to the
local community and working in conjunction with others in raising the necessary funds to build a bronze
sculpted monument to be placed at the Indian burial ground site. The burial ground is located in the Sutter
Park area located off Ennis Joslin Road.
Ms. Commons continued that Murphy Givens was nominated based on his contribution to the
local community and surrounding areas through his column with the Corpus Christi Caller Times. Mr. Givens
has written numerous articles on local Corpus Christi history, historical preservation issues, sites, buildings,
places, people and surrounding communities,but mostly on local history. Ms. Commons continued that Mr.
Givens' being a recipient was contingent upon receiving additional information. Ms. Kesler asked for
clarification as to what additional information was needed since Mr.Givens' column spoke for itself through
the many articles published in the Caller Times. After some discussion, Ms. Eisenhauer stated she would
contact Jim Maloney to get additional information on Mr. Givens and Ms. Kesler stated she would submit
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• additional information. Ms. Eisenhauer asked if an established criterion was used in selecting the two
honorees and Ms. Commons responded that the committee used the information submitted for both
recipients and also those were the only two for consideration. The nominators were requested to provide
pictures along with their written documentation supporting their nominees.
Ms. Berven asked if there were any nominations for structures and Ms. Commons answered no. Ms.
Commons asked who was responsible for preparing the certificates and contacting the recipients. Ms.
Berven answered she would contact Art Zeitler to find out. Mr.Thompson stated in the past,the certificates
were prepared by Herb Morrison. A question was asked if there was money to pay for the honorees' lunch
• at the ceremony and Ms. Berven answered that at last year's luncheon, the Rotary Club paid for the
recipients, but she would verify this information with Mr.Zeitler to see whether the Club was doing the same
for this year. Dr. Robbins stated he would contact Mr.Salazar and Ms. Kesler stated she would contact Mr.
Givens.
Ms. Berven stated for informational purposes, the plaque at the Alta Vista Hotel site has been
replaced. Ms. Cardona stated as follow up on one of the projects the Landmark Commission has discussed
in the past, she tried to make contact with the staff writer with the Caller Times Home Section in Sunday's
publication. Ms. Cardona continued she was not able to speak with the appropriate person, but she
would try again.
Mr.Thompson stated at the next meeting,he would distribute a project list with assigned names for
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• commissioners to follow up on. The project list was discussed at the July workshop.
There being no further business,the meeting was adjourned at 5:10 p.m.
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Lind Williams Andrew Dimas,City Planner
• Reco ding Secretary Staff Liaison to Landmark Commission
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