Historical Commission

TOWN OF MOUNT PLEASANT, SOUTH CAROLINA HISTORICAL COMMISSION FEBRUARY 16, 2023 MINUTES Present: Deborah Sutherland, Chair, Brian Blalock, Courtney Theis, Danielle Cox, Pamela Gabriel, William Hine, Gibson Hopper. Staff: Kate Miller, Lynnette Lynes Ms. Sutherland called the meeting to order at 8:04 am. I. Approval of Agenda Ms. Gabriel moved for approval of the agenda. Ms. Cox seconded the motion. All in favor. II. Approval of January 5, 2023 Meeting Minutes Mr. Hopper moved for approval of the minutes. Mr. Blalock seconded the motion. All in favor. III. Public Comment Mr. Brett Bennett, 131 Hibben St, member of the SC American Revolution Sesquicentennial Commission, spoke regarding commemoration of the 250-year anniversary of Revolution. He stated that they are supporting the national association committees and asked that the Commission consider sponsoring events for the commemoration being held in June and July. He also suggested that the Commission could consider holding events to commemorate the Revolution. He stated that there are some grants available for programming. There being no further comments, Ms. Sutherland continued with the agenda. IV. Staff Update Ms. Miller reviewed the staff update with the Commission. V. Presentation and Action on Christ Church Lines text for Liberty Hill Farms Ms. Beth Gantt reviewed the proposed text and location of the signage for the Commission via telephone conference.  Historical Commission February 16, 2023 Page 2 of 4 The Commission agreed to have the Historical Marker Committee work on any text recommendations or changes and bring back to the Commission for approval. VI. Discussion of recent ordinance change Ms. Sutherland reviewed the ordinance change for markers and memorials that expanded the Commission’s duties. VII. Committee Action Items A. Organization and Administration Committee 1. Update and Action on Budget Ms. Theis reviewed the budget with the Commission. 2. Discussion and Vote on Proposed Marker Program Ms. Theis reviewed the proposed marker program document with the Commission. Mr. Hopper moved to defer approval of the proposed marker program procedures to next month. Mr. Blalock seconded the motion. All in favor. B. Historical Markers and Interpretation Committee 1. Discuss replacement Phillips Marker and vote on future markers Ms. Gabriel reviewed the text with the Commission. The Commission agreed to defer to receive input from the Phillips Community. Ms. Cox moved for approval of the Phillips marker text to be completed for this fiscal year. Ms. Theis seconded the motion. All in favor.  Historical Commission February 16, 2023 Page 3 of 4 2. Intern report Ms. Miller reviewed the intern report with the Commission. C. Special Collection and Research Committee Mr. Hopper stated he has no additional information. D. Tourism and Community Outreach Committee Mr. Blalock stated that a final report from Mr. Bostic should be completed and presented at the next meeting. He reminded the Commission that the Blessing of the Fleet Festival will be held in April. Mr. Blalock suggested that switching to QR codes as opposed to using the NFC codes might be more beneficial and asked if a report on the usage of the NFC codes could be provided at the next meeting. Mr. Blalock left at this time (9:17 am). E. Marketing Committee Ms. Cox updated the Commission on the Instagram postings and the Quick Fact Friday postings. Ms. Miller stated that the statistics for January significantly increased and attributed the increase to the quality and quantity of postings. F. Black History Month Committee 1. Update and Action on Black History Month events Mr. Hine updated the Commission on the events scheduled for Black History Month. Mr. Hine moved for approval of the budget for the Black History Month series up to $4,000. Ms. Theis seconded the motion. All in favor.  Historical Commission February 16, 2023 Page 4 of 4 VIII. Discussion of Next Month’s Agenda Items The Commission agreed that the following items should be included on next month’s agenda: ➢ Review and action on Christ Church Line text for Liberty Farms ➢ Further discussion on SC 250 commemoration of the American Revolution ➢ Update and action on Budget ➢ Report from Battleground Trust ➢ Blessing of the Fleet ➢ Discussion and action on Addition of QR codes to signage versus NFC codes ➢ Further discussion of ordinance change regarding the Commission’s responsibilities ➢ Discussion and possible action on plaque to commemorate Thomasena Stokes-Marshall ➢ Discussion and possible action on Phillips Community marker ➢ Intern report ➢ Black History Month report There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 9:27 am. Submitted by, L. Lynes HistComsn02162023