Historical Commission

TOWN OF MOUNT PLEASANT, SOUTH CAROLINA HISTORICAL COMMISSION JULY 11, 2024 MINUTES Present: Deborah Sutherland, Chair, Courtney Theis, Danielle Cox, Walter Brown, III, William Hine, Janon German Absent: Brian Blalock. Staff: Kate Miller, Maddox Allen, Lynnette Lynes Ms. Sutherland called the meeting to order at 8:08 am and welcomed new members Mr. Brown and Ms. German. I. Approval of Agenda Ms. Cox moved for approval of the agenda. Ms. Theis seconded the motion. All in favor. II. Approval of Minutes – May 16, 2024 Ms. Cox moved for approval of the minutes. Ms. Theis seconded the motion. All in favor. III. Public Comment There being no comments, Ms. Sutherland closed public comment. IV. History Room Intern Update and Action 1. Discussion and Action on Policy and Procedure Manual and the deaccession and disposal of archive items Ms. Allen updated the Commission on the work in the history room. Ms. Allen reviewed the policy and procedure manual with the Commission. Ms. Cox moved for approval of the Policy and Procedure Manual. Ms. Theis seconded the motion. All in favor.  Historical Commission July 11, 2023 Page 2 of 4 V. Action on the Update the 1988 Cultural Resource Survey Discussion Ms. Miller reviewed the cultural resource survey project and possible grant opportunities with the Commission. Ms. Theis moved for approval for staff to move forward with the survey for up to $35,000 with the intention of completing the survey in a phased approach. Ms. Cox seconded the motion. All in favor. VI. Staff Update Ms. Miller reviewed the staff update with the Commission. The Commission agreed to ask Ms. Susannah Smith-Myles to come to a future meeting and provide a brief presentation of her current work. VII. Committee Action Items - Discussion and Action on Committees Ms. Theis reviewed the various committees for the Commission. They discussed having a settlement community committee that would focus on those areas as well as including Black History Month into that committee. Ms. Sutherland stated that she would like to meet with the Commission members to determine their interests on what committees they would be interested in serving. A. Organization and Administration Committee 1. Update and possible action on Budget (purchase swag, increase minute book budget, consultant for markers, education on research, etc.) Ms. Miller and Ms. Theis reviewed the budget with the Commission and reviewed the following line items: ➢ BHM--$5,000 ➢ Research--$300 ➢ Swag--$5,000 ➢ Cultural resource survey--$35,000  Historical Commission July 11, 2023 Page 3 of 4 She stated that the additional amounts would be added to the budget and reviewed at the next meeting. B. Historical Markers and Interpretation Committee 1. Discussion and possible action on 4 Mile School Marker The Commission agreed that the text for the marker should be sent to a researcher for verification. Ms. Theis moved for approval for up to $300 for research of information to verify the text for the 4 Mile Marker. Ms. Cox seconded the motion. All in favor. 2. Update on Historical Markers Ms. Miller updated the Commission on the markers that have been ordered. C. Special Collection and Research Committee Report—no report D. Marketing, Tourism and Community Outreach Committee 1. Discussion on SC250 Ms. Miller stated that information from the Sesquicentennial events was forwarded to the Commission for review and to help formulate ideas for the upcoming SC250 events. 2. Discussion on Blessing of the Fleet—no report E. Black History Month Committee—no report VIII. Discussion of Next Month’s Agenda Items The Commission agreed to include the following items on next month’s agenda: ➢ 2024 accomplishments ➢ Budget ➢ Committee assignments ➢ Minute books ➢ 4 mile marker  Historical Commission July 11, 2023 Page 4 of 4 ➢ Oral history discussion and possible action ➢ Cultural resource survey ➢ Action on deaccession items from history room ➢ Susannah Smith-Myles ➢ Meeting schedule There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 9:36 am. Submitted by, L. Lynes HistComsn07112024