Historical Commission

City of West Allis Meeting Minutes Historical Commission Wednesday, October 10, 2018 4:00 PM City Hall, Room 128 7525 W. Greenfield Ave. REGULAR MEETING A. CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order by Devan Gracyalny at 4:00 p.m. B. ROLL CALL Present 6- Ms. Sarah Fonaas, Mr. Devan Gracyalny, Ms. Barbara Hart, Mr. Ray Nazer, Mr. John Noll, and Ms. Patricia Wolfe Excused 1- Mayor Dan Devine Others Attending Shaun Mueller, Community & Economic Development Coordinator Jenny Kosek, Communications Strategist C. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. 18-00573 Minutes (draft) September 12, 2018 Attachments: 9-12-18 Minutes (draft) A motion was made by Ms. Wolfe, seconded by Ms. Hart, that the minutes of the September 12, 2018 meeting be approved.. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 6- Ms. Fonaas, Mr. Gracyalny, Ms. Hart, Mr. Nazer, Mr. Noll, and Ms. Wolfe No: 0 D. NEW AND PREVIOUS MATTERS 2. 18-00574 Financial Report - Devan Gracyalny, Vice Chair/Treasurer Mr. Gracyalny reported that as of October 10, 2018, the balance on hand is $3,990.70. All of the 2018 Settler's Weekend payments have been made. A motion was made by Ms. Fonaas, seconded by Mr. Nazer, that the Financial Report be approved. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 6- Ms. Fonaas, Mr. Gracyalny, Ms. Hart, Mr. Nazer, Mr. Noll, and Ms. Wolfe No: 0 E. MATTERS FOR DISCUSSION/ACTION 3. 18-00575 Report from the West Allis Historical Society It was reported that there is an increase in the number of visitors touring the Historical Society. IT & Public Works are helping with alarms and telephone service. The annual Historical Society banquet will be held on Monday, October 15th at the Knights of Columbus Hall. Devan Gracyalny will be making a City of West Allis Page 1 Printed on 11/29/2018 Historical Commission Meeting Minutes October 10, 2018 presentation on the Days of the Dough Boys. An old phone booth may be given to the Historical Society. The president of Chr. Hansen will be talking to the Retiree Group on Thursday, October 11th at 9:30 a.m., for those who may be interested. 4. 18-00576 Status Reports - Historical Commission Projects and Activities A. Log Schoolhouse The Log Schoolhouse will remain open until the end of October. It will reopen for the Christmas Open House in December. B. Seneca Station Nothing to Report. C. Settlers Weekend A subcommittee meeting will be held on Monday, October 22nd. D. Historic Preservation Grant A Letter of Intent has been submitted for Mitchell Manor... E. Social Media Updates 400 Visitors have already visited the new website. For Historic Preservation Month, the Farmers Market will be featured celebrating 100 years. Discussion ensued about signage at the Market for this event. Other ideas were multi generational farmers and custom signs showing the years and generations at the market. F. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to discuss, a motion was made by Mr. Nazer, seconded by Mr. Gracyalny to adjourn the meeting at 4:35 p.m. The motion carried unanimously. City of West Allis Page 2 Printed on 11/29/2018 Historical Commission Meeting Minutes October 10, 2018 All meetings of the {bdName} are public meetings. In order for the general public to make comments at the committee meetings, the individual(s) must be scheduled (as an appearance) with the chair of the committee or the appropriate staff contact; otherwise, the meeting of the committee is a working session for the committee itself, and discussion by those in attendance is limited to committee members, the mayor, other alderpersons, staff and others that may be a party to the matter being discussed. NON-DISCRIMINATION STATEMENT The City of West Allis does not discriminate against individuals on the basis of race, color, religion, age, marital or veterans' status, sex, national origin, disability or any other legally protected status in the admission or access to, or treatment or employment in, its services, programs or activities. AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT NOTICE Upon reasonable notice the City will furnish appropriate auxiliary aids and services when necessary to afford individuals with disabilities an equal opportunity to participate in and to enjoy the benefits of a service, program or activity provided by the City. LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY STATEMENT It is the policy of the City of West Allis to provide language access services to populations of persons with Limited English Proficiency (LEP) who are eligible to be served or likely to be directly affected by our programs. Such services will be focused on providing meaningful access to our programs, services and/or benefits. City of West Allis Page 3 Printed on 11/29/2018