Historic Preservation Advisory Board

102 N. Main St. CITY OF MANSFIELD Mansfield, TX 76063 mansfieldtexas.gov Meeting Minutes Historic Preservation Advisory Board Thursday, July 23, 2020 6:00 PM Mansfield Historical Museum and Heritage Center 1. CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order by Vice-Chair Marty Thomas at 6:06 p.m. Board Members present: Cindy Gardner, Mike Leasor, James Leggs (via Zoom), Connie McGough (Via Zoom), Carol McKenna, Chris Ohan, and Marty Thomas. City Staff present: Museum Manager Jessica Baber, Director of Library Services Yolanda Botello Citizens Present: None 2. APPROVE MINUTES FROM JUNE MEETING Chris made a motion to approve the minutes. Carol seconded the motion. All voted in favor to approve the minutes. 3. CITIZEN COMMENTS None 4. MAN HOUSE MUSEUM UPDATE The contractor’s for the restoration of the house has given the city an updated timeline for the completion of the project. Their new projected end date is September 27. This means that our projected opening has been pushed back two months to the end of October. Of course, this coincides with Halloween and the museum’s annual ghost tour program, so it may be early November before the museum has an opening event. It has not yet been decided whether the museum will have ghost tours this year, due to the pandemic. Jessica will let everyone know what is decided and will need volunteers to help organize the program. The idea of doing a program in collaboration with the dog park was suggested. One idea was a pet photo in front of the house, perhaps with people in period costume. The photos could be edited to look historical. Jessica will contact the parks department to see if they are interested in a joint program. 5. MANSFIELD HIGH SCHOOL BLACK STUDENTS' ASSOCIATION PROJECT The MHS Black Students’ Association spoke to Councilmen Casey Lewis after the Black Lives Matter March this summer. One of the things that they discussed was more historic representation in Mansfield. He suggested that they meet with me and see what they could do to make some changes at the Museum. After an initial CITY OF MANSFIELD Page 1 Historic Preservation Advisory Meeting Minutes July 23, 2020 Board meeting, it was decided that their group would put together a temporary exhibit which could later be integrated into our permanent exhibits. The group met with Pastor Evans on Monday, which Connie and James were able to attend. They plan to meet with Brenda Norwood soon to get their opinions about what should be included in their exhibit. Yolie mentioned that if they want Casey Lewis to attend the meetings, that Mondays are inconvenient for him due to City Council meeting. The board thought that this was something other student groups could continue to do in future years. Jessica will keep the Board updated on future meetings and ways we can help them with the exhibit. 6. BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS Jessica told the group that she had been contacted by a representative from the Texas State Historical Association looking for someone to update the city of Mansfield’s entry in the Handbook of Texas. The last update was in 1994 and several things need to be tweaked. Cindy and Chris offered to make the updates. 7. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned by Marty at 6:34 p.m. CERTIFICATION All meetings of the Historic Preservation Advisory Board and its committees are open to the public. I certify that this agenda was posted at the main entrance of the Mansfield Historical Museum and on the city web site by 5:00 p.m., Friday, July 17, 2020, in accordance with City policy. __________________________________________ Jessica Baber Museum Manager CITY OF MANSFIELD Page 2