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HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMITTEE
MEETING MINUTES
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16, 2010
Call to Order and Roil Call
The Vi(tage of Tequesta Historic Presenration Committee held a regularly scheduled
meeting at the 1'equesta �llage Hall, 345 Tequesta Drive, Tequesta, Florida, on
Wednesday, June 16, 2010. The meeting was cailed to order at 10:10 a.m. by Chair
Bethany Humpage. Present were Bethany Humpage, Dottie Campbeif, Patricia Marie,
Lee Resnik, and Pauline Hutchinson. Pauline Hutchinson was seated as a new
member. Also in attendance were former member Alice Klimas and Recording
Secretary Betty Laur. Lee Resnik was absent.
1. Approval of 5/6/10 Minutes
MOTION:
Board Member Marie made a motion to approve the 5/6/10 minutes as amended to
include that Board had discussed possible appointments for the seat being
vacated by Alice Klimas, and decided fo recommend that Pauline Hutchinson be
suggested. Board Member Campbell seconded the motion, which carried by
unanimous 4-0 vote.
2. Review Historical Memorabilia received from Residents for Historical
Archiving
Chair Bethany Humpage provided a newspaper article from 1976 showing her as the
first female police officer and Mrs. Campbell as the Mayor. The Committee reviewed
some of the photos from the Village's colfection, placing stickers on those they wanted
to keep to display. Village Clerk McWilliams came into the meeting and advised the
photos needed to be reviewed at some point to write identifying names and dates on the
back.
Board Member Campbell reported a new book on the area had been published with
very little mention of Tequesta. Village Clerk McWilliams suggested this Committee
come up with a letter signed by the Chair to send to the authors Board Member
Campbell commented she would like the letter to also be signed by the Village. Village
Clerk McWilliams indicated she would speak to the Village Manager about the letter.
Village Clerk McWilliams advised this Committee had been established to preserve the
Village history because the Village did not have staff resources available to do this in
addifion to their many ofher duties. She commented both she and Recording Secretary
Laur were there to help the Committee, but the Committee needed to take upon
fhemselves moving forward with the preservation of �Ilage history because it is so
important.
Historic Preservation Committee Meeting
June 16, 2010
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The Committee also reviewed items provided by Carlton Stoddard, and placed a
temporary marker on those pieces they wished to copy.
A poster had been received from Perone with the glass cracked, which was to be
returned. The Committee asked that a smaller copy be made.
The Recording Secretary was asked to check to see if there were other recent Smoke
Signals to go with the ones the Committee were reviewing today, or to find out if the
Village kept all copies, in which case the Committee might not need to keep them.
MOTION:
Board Member Marie made a motion that the Committee would review a draft
letter when prepared by Chair Humpage to donors or families of donors of items
on disp(ay to iet them know items were on display and fhanking them. Board
Member Hutchinson seconded the motion, which carried unanimously.
Chair Humpage left the meeting.
3. Schedule Next Meeting
The next meeting was scheduled for Wednesday, July 14, 2010 at 10 a.m..
4. Any Other Matters
Board Member Campbell reported the Village Manager did not want to have anything
hanging in the Village Chambers. She noted there was nothing in that room identifying
it as Tequesta, and she was going to fight him on this. Consensus of the Committee
was to have Dottie Campbeli ask the Council at their July meeting if the History
Committee could submit several proposals for hanging something over the dias, so that
when a stranger came in they would see identification with the Village.
A�ournment llpon mofion by Board Member Marie, seconded by Board Member
Hutchinson, the meeting was adjoumed 19:25 a.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Betty Laur
Recording Secretary