Historical Commission

MOUNT PLEASANT, SOUTH CAROLINA HISTORICAL COMMISSION MARCH 12, 2020 MINUTES Present: Richard Gutowski, Chair, Patrick Morrissey, Deborah Sutherland, Courtney Theis, Theresa Gordon, Antonio White (entered at 8:05 am) Absent: Bryan Blalock Staff: Austin Rutherford, Lynnette Lynes Mr. Gutowski called the meeting to order at 8:00 am. I. Approval of Agenda Mr. Morrissey moved for approval of the agenda. Ms. Sutherland seconded the motion. All in favor. II. Approval of Minutes Mr. Morrissey moved for approval of the minutes with the following correction: ➢ Motion to approve minutes should state “minutes”, not agenda. Ms. Sutherland seconded the motion. All in favor. III. Public Comment There being no comments, Mr. Gutowski continued with the agenda. IV. Staff Update Mr. Rutherford updated the Commission. Mr. White entered at this time (8:04 am). V. Committee Action Items A. Public Education Committee 1. Overview of Black History Month Events Mr. Gutowski updated the Commission on Black History Month and referenced his letter to the editor of the Moultrie News. 2. Discussion on 75th Anniversary of H & R Sweet Shop Mr. White stated that he is working on this event and should have more of an update at the next meeting. B. Historical Marker Committee 1. Historical Marker Unveiling Ceremony Mr. Rutherford stated that the invitations were distributed to the Commission.  Historical Commission March 12, 2020 Page 2 of 2 C. Special Collection Committee 1. Discussion on Archival and Organization of Items in History Room No update 2. Discussion of Edmund Jenkins Research Mr. Morrissey stated that the research has been completed and the report submitted to staff. D. Tourism Committee 1. Discussion on Women’s History Month Ms. Gordon stated that there was some discussion of having a singing group to perform in March for Women’s History Month, but there was not time to schedule this, so they will be put on the list as potential performers for Black History Month next year. 2. Discussion on Blessing of the Fleet Involvement Mr. Rutherford stated that he has spoken with the Recreation Department to have a table setup for Commission members to man for the duration of the event. E. Organization and Administration Committee No update VI. Discussion of Revised 2020 Bylaws Mr. Morrissey stated that he sent staff a number of corrections. Ms. Lynes noted that this was not sent in time to send out to the Commission, so approval would need to be deferred to the next meeting. The Commission agreed to defer this issue to the next meeting. VII. Discussion of Next Month’s Agenda Items The Commission agreed to include discussion of the following items for the next meeting: ➢ Mount Pleasant Way Master Plan update ➢ Colonial historical marker The Commission agreed that due to the COVID-19 pandemic, next month’s meeting would not be held at Laing Middle School. There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 8:38 am. Submitted by, L. Lynes HistComsn03122020