Hooper Renwick Legacy Preservation Committee

Hooper-Renwick Minutes Date: Tuesday, July 2o, 2021, meeting commenced at 6:01 p.m. Subject: Hooper-Renwick Legacy Preservation Committee Meeting, presided by Theresa Bailey, Chairperson of HRLPC In attendance: 1. Theresa Bailey 4. Marlene Taylor- 8. Gary Glenn 2. Vivian Summerour Crawford 9. Ronald Dunnigan Daniel 5. John Maxey 10. Rubye Neal 3.Gwendolyn Taylor 6. Joyce Moore 11. Coni Brown 7. Greg Lott Also in attendance were Councilman Glen Martin, Paula Foil, Cammie Fulmer and Tina Fleming. Absent was HRLPC Member Rory Johnson Call to Order – Theresa Bailey Prayer – Marlene Taylor-Crawford Committee Member Marlene Taylor Crawford opened the meeting with a word of prayer. Quorum/Roll Call - Vice Chair Joyce Moore Quorum was obtained. Norms – Vivian S. Daniel The seven (7) Norms read by Committee Member Vivian S. Daniel. Approval of Prior Meeting Minutes – Theresa Bailey A motion was made, approved and adopted to accept as submitted the minutes from the March 16, 2021 meeting. Secretary Constance Brown read the minutes from the June 15, 2021 meeting. A motion was made, approved and adopted to accept the minutes as submitted. Old Business:  Update on Gathering of Artifacts - Joyce Moore Vice Chair Joyce Moore gave an account of artifacts that have been collected as of July 19, 2021, totaling 140 pieces. She also appealed to the committee to continue to collect artifacts. In addition, she reported that Mr. Johnnie Smith and Dr. Theresa Livsey Lemon had informed her that they had denoted artifacts of historical significance to the Library and delivered them to Committee Member Ruby Neal. Vice Chair Moore asked that Member Neal report those donations to her via the bi-monthly Hooper- Renwick Library/Museum Donations Report. She also informed the committee that  Hooper-Renwick Minutes City Manager, Chuck Warbington, has provided an area in City Hall where some donated items can be temporarily stored, if needed, until permanent space has been secured by the County.  Project Status Update - Cris A. Gray, Program Manager In Mr. Gray’s absence, the project status update was brought to us by Cammie Fulmer, Interpretative Resources Project Coordinator. There was also substantive input from Tina Fleming, both from Gwinnett County Community Relations Department. After Ms. Fulmer’s status update, some discussion ensued relating to the timeline of the actual construction/completion of the entire project. Also, concerns were raised as Committee Member Dr. Daniel questioned whether the interviews were going to be documented and Committee Member Greg Lott wanted to make sure that the stories from Hooper-Renwick that would be highlighted would be the stories of the Hooper- Renwick shareholders as opposed to the stories chosen by Gwinnett County.  Updates – Chuck Warbington, City Manager – this item was not covered due to Chuck’s being absent, attending to an unexpected family matter. New Business  “Learning to Fish” Fundraising Webinar Review - Gwen Taylor Committee Member Gwen Taylor gave an account of the Learning to Fish Fundraising Training that was held virtually on July 9, 2021. Her bullet points highlighted what and how to fundraise as covered by the facilitator. Also attending the webinar was Marlene Taylor Crawford (the arranger), Theresa Bailey, Joyce Moore and Rubye Neal.  Committee Check-up! Final Adjournment of HRLPC at 7:26p.m. by Chair Bailey with a closing prayer from Member Dr. Dunnigan Minutes Signature ___________________ Theresa Bailey, Chairman ___________________ Constance Brown, Secretary Hooper-Renwick Minutes