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September 24, 1996
Minutes
I. Roll Call -Chairman Dee Barker called the meeting to order at 7:12 p.m.
Present: Lila Coley, Marie Powell, Gerald Hartman, Dee Barker, Sammie Bolling, Doris Baker
Absent: Cindy Harriman, Tanya Copple, Angelo Canatella, and Dennis Monaghan
II.Minutes - A motion was made by Chairman Dee Barker to approve the minutes, as changed,
from the Meeting. of August 27, 1996. Second by Lila Coley. Minutes approved.
III. Election of Officers -will be postponed until the next meeting
N. Minutes -Doris Baker presented minutes from the January 1996 meeting.
V. Webb House -Dee Barker reported that she had met with Mayor Baker and City Manager Bob
Stripling. The Mayor expressed that the restoration of the Webb House should be done as a
community project by volunteers. Gerald Hartman questioned if there would be a problem with
the asbestos siding. Ms. Barker stated that the only environmental problem would be with the
lead paint used in the house and the treatment used in working with it. Care must be taken in
restoring the house if it is to be submitted for membership in the National Register.
Sammie Bolling suggested that we could use volunteer help in donations of materials from
builders and companies and volunteer labor from professionals.
The committee decided to make a presentation of a plan for the use and restoration of the Webb
House to the Park Board at their next meeting.
VI. Chairman Dee Barker reported that the city intern and herself had scanned a page from the
history book into the computer in Word Perfect and put it on disk. Various methods of copying
the history book were discussed. There were no decisions made at this time.
VII. Historical Marker -Sammie Bolling will research and prepare a report to submit an
application for a Texas Historical Marker for the community of Pleasant G1ade.Chairman Barker
pointed out that there are areas in Colleyville that do not qualify for state markers but, the
committee might consider installing city markers, at a cost of approximately $150.00 each, such
as Grapevine has done.Ex. Liberty Park in Grapevine.
VIII. The meeting was adjourned at 8:55.
Sammie Bolling
Secretary