Hooper Renwick Legacy Preservation Committee

HOOPER RENWICK LEGACY PRESERVATION COMMITTEE MINUTES Tuesday, July 19, 2022 Third Floor GwMA Conference Room 6:00 PM 70 S. Clayton St, GA 30046 Call to Order Co-Chair Moore called the meeting to order at 6:01 pm after recognizing a quorum. 1. Prayer – Pastor/Dr. Ronald Dunnigan, Committee Member Committee Member Dunningan led the Committee in an opening prayer. 2. Quorum/Roll Call – Ms. Joyce Moore, Co-Chair Co-Chair Moore completed the Quorum/Roll Call. PRESENT Committee Member Constance Brown Committee Member Deidra Williams Committee Member Ronald Dunnigan Committee Member Gary Glenn Committee Member Rory Johnson Committee Member Greg Lott Committee Member John Maxey Committee Member Joyce Moore Committee Member Gwendolyn Brown Taylor Committee Member Vivian Summerour-Daniel ABSENT Committee Member Theresa Bailey Committee Member Rubye Neal Also in attendance: Tina Fleming, Gwinnett County Paula Foil, City of Lawrenceville Commissioner Marlene Fosque, Gwinnett County  Cammie Fulmer, Gwinnett County Terri Gillett, New South Terry Healy, Healy-Kohler Council Member Victoria Jones, City of Lawrenceville Mark LeBlanc, Gwinnett County Council Member Glenn Martin, City of Lawrenceville Angelia Parham, Gwinnett County Chad Smith, CAS Architecture Council Member Marlene Taylor-Crawford, City of Lawrenceville Chad Womble, City of Lawrenceville, IT Renee Donnell, New South 3. Norms – Dr. Vivian Daniel Committee Member Daniel reviewed the Norms with the Committee Approval of Prior Meeting Minutes 4. Approval of Prior Meeting Minutes for June 21, 2022 Motion to approve the minutes from the June 21, 2022 meeting made by Committee Member Dunnigan, Seconded by Committee Member Maxey. Voting Yea: Committee Member Brown, Committee Member Williams, Committee Member Dunnigan, Committee Member Glenn, Committee Member Johnson, Committee Member Lott, Committee Member Maxey, Committee Member Moore, Committee Member Brown Taylor, Committee Member Summerour-Daniel Old Business 5. Project Status Update – Mr. Mark LeBlanc, Project Manager Mr. Mark LeBlanc, Project Manager for the Hooper-Renwick Themed Library project updated the Committee. At the last meeting the site plan, elevations, and exhibits were discussed. Mark introduced Chad Smith, CAS Architecture, Architect on the project. Chad presented some renderings of what the building may potentially look like. 6. Project Architect - Mr. Chad Alexander, CAS Architecture Chad Smith, CAS Architecture, Architect on the project presented some renderings of what the building may potentially look like and took some questions from the Committee members. 7. Project Status Update - Ms. Cammie Fulmer, IRPC Commissioner Marlene Fosque reminded the Committee that the exhibits will be throughout the library not just in the main exhibit area. Cammie Fulmer, IRPC gave the exhibits update to the Committee. The downstairs area of the exhibit will be the Before Hooper-Renwick, Hooper-Renwick Era, After Hooper-Renwick, and Legacy. The upstairs area of the exhibit will focus in detail the Hooper-Renwick Era, specifically with a section on Nurturing Minds and a section on Nurturing Community. Terry Healey, Healy-Kohler, gave a presentation to the Committee concerning the exhibit design and layout. Terri Gillett, New South, assisted during the presentation giving more specific details about each exhibit. Terri Gillett mentioned that they seriously need photos and artifacts. Particularly photos or artifacts dated 1870-1951. The only artifacts they currently have are a bench from Mt. Calvary United Methodist Church and a stove. Cammie mentioned they will not design the After Hooper-Renwick exhibit area until later in the hopes that more photos and artifacts are located. 8. Artifacts – Ms. Joyce Moore, Co-Chair Co-Chair Moore updated the Committee on the artifacts for the exhibits. A revised report will be coming in August. The time frame for items needed such as photos and artifacts is for Before Hooper-Renwick and Hooper-Renwick until 1968 - any images and any artifacts from these times would be very helpful. Please include photos of buildings, students, etc. The photos may be candids. Be sure to get all photos, images, and artifacts to Cammie by the end of August. New Business 9. Other Comments or Updates Rubye Neal's brother's funeral arrangements were announced. Visitation: Friday, July 22at 4 pm – 8 pm at Tri-Cities Funeral Home in Lithonia, GA Funeral: Saturday, July 23 at 2 pm at New Bethel AME, 8350 Rockbridge Road, Lithonia, GA Commissioner Marlene Fosque stressed the need for artifacts. She also encouraged the exhibit planners to consider more interactive items other than flip books and she said that more visuals are needed. Commissioner Fosque said the ground breaking should occur late Fall before Christmas 2022. The opening day would be about 20-24 months after they begin. It will take that long for the completed product. Mark LeBlanc mentioned that the exhibits will take a long time to fabricate. They are hoping to complete the exhibit designs by the end of 2022 so the exhibit fabrication can take place in 2023. Building just a building can go very quickly, but the exhibits are much slower to create and complete due to the various components and details. Final Adjournment 10. Closing Remarks – Chairwoman Theresa Bailey Co-Chair Moore say the meeting would adjourn after Committee Member Dunnigan's closing prayer. 11. Closing Prayer – Pastor/Dr. Ronald Dunnigan, Committee Member Committee Member Dunningan led the Committee in a closing prayer. Minutes Signature ___________________ Theresa Bailey, Chairman ___________________ Joyce Moore, Co-Chair