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LANDMARK COMMISSION MEETING
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI - City Hall Council Chambers
1201 Leopard Street
September 27, 2018
4:30 P.M.
COMMISSIONERS: COMMISSIONERS:
Jillian Becquet, Chair Bert Rucker
Craig Thompson, Vice-Chair Dr. Christine Robbins
Dr. Ira J. Freeman Denise Gallimore
Lisa A. Garza Dr. Bryan Stone
Randy J. Dees, Sr. Kathleen de la Garza
STAFF:
Andrew Dimas, Project Manager
Kristy Glick, Recording Secretary
Nina Nixon-Méndez, FAICP, Director of Development Services
I. Call to Order/Roll Call
• A quorum was established at 4:33pm.
• Members Present: Chair Jillian Becquet, Vice-Chair Craig Thompson, Dr. Ira J. Freeman, Dr.
Christine Robbins, Dylan Farley, Randy J. Dees, Sr.
• Members Absent: Ernest Bert Rucker, Lisa A. Garza, Denise Gallimore
II. Approval of Minutes: August 23, 2018 Meeting
• Motion was made to approve by Vice-Chair Thompson, seconded and passed unanimously.
III. Discussion and Possible Action:
• Landmark Commission Awards: A motion to create an awards subcommittee with Chair
Becquet, Vice-Chair Thompson, Ms. De La Garza and Dr. Freeman as members and for the
City to send out a press release requesting nominations for either a building or project from
the community was seconded and passed unanimously. It was decided all nominations be
submitted no later than November 1, 2018 for consideration by the committee who would
then bring their recommendations to the full Commission at the January 2019 meeting.
Presentation of the awards at a City Council meeting was discussed. Vice-Chair Thompson
volunteered to secure funding to frame the awards.
• November and December meetings; it was discussed whether they should be cancelled or
combined into a meeting in early December. No motion was made.
• Andrew Dimas made a presentation to the Commission regarding the Landmark Designation
and Historic Overlay process; issuance of Certificates of Appropriateness; Vacant Building
Ordinance with additional insight from Ms. Nina Nixon-Méndez, Director of Development
Services. Ms. Nixon-Méndez pointed out that a neighborhood concerned about the
restrictions imposed by a historic overlay could commission asset of design guidelines
specifically for that neighborhoods. Mr. Dimas suggested that a building or area could be
informally recognized as historic before officially being designated as historic
IV. Due to a loss of quorum, the meeting adjourned at 5:29p.m.