Hooper Renwick Legacy Preservation Committee

HOOPER-RENWICK LEGACY PRESERVATION COMMITTEE MINUTES Tuesday, August 16, 2022 Third Floor GwMA Conference Room 6:00 PM 70 S. Clayton St, GA 30046 Call to Order Chairwoman Theresa Bailey called the meeting to order at 6:03 pm. 1. Prayer – Pastor/Dr. Ronald Dunnigan, Committee Member Chairwoman Bailey asked Committee Member Maxey to lead the prayer since Committee Member Dunnigan had not arrived as of yet. 2. Quorum/Roll Call – Ms. Joyce Moore, Vice-Chair Co-Chair Moore completed the Quorum/Roll Call. Quorum was not made until 6:06 PM when Committee Member Glenn arrived. Some Committee members came into the meeting at various times. PRESENT Committee Member Theresa Bailey, Chairwoman Committee Member Deidra Williams Committee Member Pastor/Dr. Ronald Dunnigan Committee Member Gary Glenn Committee Member Greg Lott Committee Member Dr. John Maxey Committee Member Joyce Moore, Vice-Chair Committee Member Rubye Neal Committee Member Gwendolyn Brown Taylor Committee Member Dr. Vivian Summerour Daniel  ABSENT Committee Member Constance Brown Committee Member Rory Johnson Also in attendance: Brian Boggs, Gwinnett County Jason DiFranco, Gwinnett County Public Library Paula Foil, City of Lawrenceville Cammie Fulmer, Gwinnett County Council Member Victoria Jones, City of Lawrenceville Mark LeBlanc, Gwinnett County Council Member Glenn Martin, City of Lawrenceville Angelia Parham, Gwinnett County Kyle Parker, City of Lawrenceville, IT Council Member Marlene Taylor-Crawford, City of Lawrenceville Chuck Warbington, City of Lawrenceville 3. Norms – Committee Member, Dr. Daniel Committee Member Daniel reviewed the Norms with the Committee. Approval of Prior Meeting Minutes 4. Approval of Prior Meeting Minutes for July 19, 2022 Motion to approve the minutes from the July 19, 2022, motion made by Vice-Chair Moore, Seconded by Committee Member Taylor. Voting Yea: Committee Member Bailey, Committee Member Williams, Committee Member Dunnigan, Committee Member Glenn, Committee Member Lott, Committee Member Maxey, Committee Member Moore, Committee Member Neal, Committee Member Taylor, Committee Member Summerour Daniel Old Business 5. Project Status Update – Mr. Mark LeBlanc, Project Manager for the Hooper-Renwick themed Library/Museum Part of his update was explaining the various phases of the construction process. Site construction - construction documents (specifics and details) will be submitted to the Gwinnett County Planning and Development office for approval. Target date for this phase is September. The next phase is building construction - concept design to be submitted to the  Gwinnett County Planning and Development office for approval. Target date for this phase is the end of 2022. The third and last phase is exhibit construction - concept design which will include construction documents. 6. Project Status Update - Ms. Cammie Fulmer, IRPC Ms. Fulmer stated that artifacts need to be finalized by September 15, 2022. The County will continue to accept smaller artifacts such as clothing, jerseys, awards, and photos. As with all artifacts the date of the object and background information is needed. Some of the artifact items will be saved and placed into the exhibits at a later time. They are considering having some flex space. Flex space could rotate as often as necessary, monthly, bi-annually, or annually. Ms. Fulmer introduced Brian Boggs who works with Gwinnett County as well. Brian is working with Cammie on this project. He is an oral history expert and works with historic preservation. Ms. Fulmer updated that they are working with the consultants weekly and are hoping to have some items finalized by the end of September or early October. HealyKohler and New South are aiming at having a chapters presentation at the September meeting. A sub-committee of the Hooper-Renwick Legacy Preservation Committee has been meeting to review the exhibit content to identify concerns, consistency, and historical accuracy. The members of the sub-committee are Chairwoman Bailey, Vice-Chair Moore, Committee Member Neal, and Committee Member Dr. Maxey. Terri Gillett from New South is part of these meetings along with Cammie. HealyKohler is proposing an exhibit charrette to give the Committee an opportunity to discuss the details in a more informal setting. This would allow them to gain more feedback on concepts, have major takeaways from the exhibits, and goals of the exhibits. Reminder that all of the documents shown in the meeting may not be shared with anyone beyond the Committee. Ms. Fulmer reported that she is moving forward with oral histories. She is currently interviewing three (3) people for the "After Hooper-Renwick" exhibit space. Ms. Fulmer stated that they are planning to record more oral histories on Friday, September 16, 2022. She stated that more artifacts are needed for the era “before Hooper-Renwick” and “after Hooper-Renwick” during that transitional period.  7. Comments - Mr. Chuck Warbington, City Manager Mr. Warbington stated that the city has a great working relationship with Mark, Cammie, and the County regarding this project. He further stated that The Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) which was agreed upon by the City and the County is being followed. Mr. Warbington gave an update regarding the Mt. Calvary United Methodist Church. He reported that the inside millwork items will be removed next week which is the week of August 22nd. Mr. Warbington said that by the end of August early September the stained- glass windows would be removed. He also reported that September/October is the time frame for the demolition of the building. 8. Artifacts – Ms. Joyce Moore, Vice-Chair Vice-Chair Moore informed the Committee that a revised list of donated items was emailed to them earlier this afternoon. She reported that there are an additional ten (10) new items, some examples are listed below.  A 1934 graduation program from the Mt. Zion School located in Dacula, Georgia.  Essays written in 1964, by five (5) students in a course taught by Substitute Teacher, Ms. Clara Nesbit.  A photo from 1944 of the Hull School in Duluth, Georgia. Vice-Chair Moore stated that more artifacts are needed. New Business 9. Follow-up Response to HealyKohler Design and New South Presentation Exhibit Design, Vice- Chair Moore, and Cammie Fulmer, IRPC This agenda item was covered during Ms. Fulmer's update. 10. Other Comments or Updates Chairwoman Bailey reminded the Committee members that there were a few remaining items, on the table in the hallway, from Mt. Calvary UMC. She stated that they were available for anyone to have as they will not be used in the library/museum exhibit.  City Council Member Marlene Taylor-Crawford announced that the Preservation Awards will be presented at the second annual ceremony in December 2022. She stated that nominations will be accepted through September 19, 2022. Councilwoman Taylor-Crawford should be contacted for more details. Final Adjournment 11. Closing Prayer – Pastor/Dr. Ronald Dunnigan, Committee Member Committee Member Dunnigan led the Committee in the closing prayer. 12. Closing Remarks – Chairwoman Theresa Bailey Chairwoman Bailey reminded the Committee members to gather more artifacts. Motion to adjourn the meeting made by Committee Member Dr. Maxey, Seconded by Committee Member Neal. Voting Yea: Committee Member Bailey, Committee Member Williams, Committee Member Dunnigan, Committee Member Glenn, Committee Member Lott, Committee Member Maxey, Committee Member Moore, Committee Member Neal, Committee Member Taylor, Committee Member Summerour Daniel Minutes Signature ___________________ Theresa Bailey, Chairman ___________________ Joyce Moore, Co-Chair