Historical Commission

City of West Allis Meeting Minutes Historical Commission Wednesday, October 11, 2017 4:00 PM City Hall, Room 128 REGULAR MEETING A. CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order by Mayor Dan Devine, Chair at 4:00 p.m. B. ROLL CALL Present 5- Ms. Karen Mikolajewski, Mr. Devan Gracyalny, Ms. Barbara Hart, Mr. Ray Nazer, and Mr. John Noll Excused 1- Ms. Patricia Wolfe C. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. 17-00252 Minutes (draft) September 21, 2017 A motion was made by Mr. Nazer, seconded by Ms. Mikolajewski that this matter be Approved. Aye: 5- Ms. Mikolajewski, Mr. Gracyalny, Ms. Hart, Mr. Nazer, and Mr. Noll No: 0 D. NEW AND PREVIOUS MATTERS 2. 17-00253 Financial Report - Devan Gracyalny, Vice Chair/Treasurer. Mr. Gracyalny asked that the Commission consider reimbursing him $20 for purchasing the History of the Milwaukee Mile Book. The Commission voted to reimburse Mr. Gracyalny for the purchase. Mr. Gracyalny reported that the balance of the budget was $4,761.50. A motion was made by Ms. Hart, seconded by Mr. Noll that this matter be Approved. Aye: 5- Ms. Mikolajewski, Mr. Gracyalny, Ms. Hart, Mr. Nazer, and Mr. Noll No: 0 E. MATTERS FOR DISCUSSION/ACTION 3. 17-00254 Report from the West Allis Historical Society. The Annual Fall Banquet will take place on Monday, October 16, 2017 at 5:30 p.m. 4. 17-00255 Status Reports - Historical Commission Projects and Activities. A. Log Schoolhouse The chinking of the logs at the Log School needs to be addressed. Mr. Gracyalny indicated that Tom Kaifish had looked at the damaged gas meter City of West Allis Page 1 Printed on 12/12/2017 Historical Commission Meeting Minutes October 11, 2017 cover and would work on a solution to the issue. B. Seneca Station The Commission reminded Mr. Mueller to request Christmas Tree Lights at the Seneca Station from Public Works. C. Settlers Weekend There will be an October 30, 2017 wrap up meeting. 5. 17-00257 Doors Open 2017 Event Review. The Doors Open event was very well attended with over 850 individuals attending the Seneca Station. 6. 17-00258 Log Cabin Rededication - 20 years. Barb Hart provided an old program which had a list of the former Committee Members on it. Mr. Mueller indicated he had paperwork in his office which could help provide additional information as to whom to invite. Further discussion ensued regarding: a. Invitations. b. Westallion - getting a recipe for period beers. c. Consider just serving lemonade and popcorn. F. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the committee, a motion was made by Karen Mikolajewski, seconded by Ray Nazer to adjourn the meeting at 5:04 p.m. The motion carried unanimously. City of West Allis Page 2 Printed on 12/12/2017