Historical Commission

TOWN OF MOUNT PLEASANT, SOUTH CARLINA HISTORICAL COMMISSION JULY 14, 2022 MINUTES Present: Deborah Sutherland, Chair, Brian Blalock, Courtney Theis, Danielle Cox, Pamela Gabriel, William Hine, Gibson Hopper. Staff: Aaron Bennett, Michael Robertson, Lynnette Lynes Ms. Sutherland called the meeting to order at 8:02 am. I. Approval of Agenda Ms. Cox moved for approval of the agenda. Mr. Blalock seconded the motion. All in favor. II. Approval of Minutes –June 9th 2022 Ms. Cox moved for approval of the minutes with the following correction: ➢ Page 2, item #3 motion—add “and Revolutionary Circle”. Mr. Hopper seconded the motion. All in favor. III. Public Comment There being no comments, Ms. Sutherland continued with the agenda. IV. Staff Update Mr. Bennett reviewed the update with the Commission. V. Committee Action Items A. Organization and Administration Committee 1. Budget Update Ms. Theis updated the Commission on the budget. She asked that each Committee chair submit their budget projections prior to the next meeting.  Historical Commission July 14, 2022 Page 2 of 3 2. Discuss Procedures and Code of Conduct Ms. Theis stated that the procedures have been completed and will be sent out for a vote at the next meeting. B. Historical Markers and Interpretation Committee 1. Update and Action on the Grace Bridge and signage Ms. Gabriel updated the Commission on the Grace Bridge. She stated that she would like to have three interpretive markers. The Commission agreed to defer this item to the next meeting. 2. Discuss and Action on Jennie Moore School text (Commission proposed text and Staff proposed text) Ms. Gabriel updated the Commission on the signage. The Commission agreed to defer this item to the next meeting. C. Special Collection and Research Committee Mr. Hopper stated that there is no update. D. Tourism and Community Outreach Committee Mr. Blalock updated the Commission on the Spanish/French Invasion project. He stated the Doug Bostick is already working on research on this subject. He stated that Mr. Bostick should have an estimate on the cost for the next meeting. E. Marketing Committee Ms. Cox stated that she is open to suggestions on QFF topics.  Historical Commission July 14, 2022 Page 3 of 3 F. Black History Month Committee Mr. Hine stated that there are three possible topics— ➢ Collaborate with Police Dept. on honoring early African American officers including Edmund Jenkins ➢ Cultural cuisine with a demonstration ➢ Focus on women at end of month to celebrate Women’s history month for March G. Discuss possibility of intern for the history room. Ms. Sutherland suggested this be deferred to next month. The Commission discussed ideas on how to accomplish organization and suggested that collaborating with other organizations such as the Charleston County Library could be an option. VI. Discussion of Next Month’s Agenda Items The Commission agreed to add the following for next month’s meeting— ➢ Grace Bridge truss project ➢ Budget ➢ Procedures and code of conduct ➢ Draft Bridge interpretive signage ➢ Approval of Jennie Moore signage ➢ Approval of Cresco Award ➢ Intern for history room ➢ Black history month ➢ Spanish and French invasion project with possible action on project ➢ Laing High School Alumni Association presentation There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 9:00 am. Submitted by, L. Lynes HistComsn07142022