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Minutes March 13, 2007
I. Call to Order and Roll Call
The March 13, 2007, meeting of the Colleyville Historical Preservatiion
Committee was called to order at 6:32 p.m.
Members present:
Chairman Joe Deupree, Sammie Bolling, Mona Coulter, Gerald Hartman, Jr., Ed
Havran, Charles Hewitt, Nelda Thompson, and Richard Warner
Also present was Colleyville Garden Club member Moira Brunken, citizens
Randall and Joyce Reagan, and staff member Management Assistant Matt
McCombs.
Members absent:
Dr. Louis Miller, Jacquelyn Young, and Council Liaison Jon Ayers
II. Approval of Minutes:
Richard Warner made a motion to approve the minutes of the February 13, 2007,
meeting, second by Ed Havran.
The motion was approved.
III. Colleyville Garden Club Landscape Proposal
Moira Brunken, member of the "Colleyville Garden Club" and "Keep Colleyville
Beautiful" committee, presented a proposal from the garden club to landscape a
wildlife sanctuary area behind the Webb House. The proposed location is
between the railroad car display and the Cottonbelt Railroad track.
Ms. Brunken stated that she is asking for $2000 of the $5000 given to the City for
beautification.
Phase I would include irrigation, planting of wildflowers and grasses, and the
placement of birdhouses.
Phase II would be the planting of herbs, nectar producing plants and evergreens.
Phase III would include a water feature and aggregate pathway.
The committee discussed ways of achieving and keeping the "railroad theme"
and attracting attention of visitors.
Mr. Reagan, born in Bransford, and Mrs. Reagan, presented the committee a
hand drawn map of the community of Bransford showing the layout of the old
Bransford Rd., buildings and the train stop.
Mr. Reagan stated that the children attended Pleasant Run School. Lacking a
formal church building, the church groups held services at different times on the
second floor of the lodge building on Sunday. He stated that his parents started
the first Church of Christ in the community.
Ed Havran made a motion, second by Gerald Hartman, Jr., to accept the
proposal to landscape a wildlife sanctuary from the Colleyville Garden Club and
to recommend to the City Council, changing the name of "Bransford Park" to
"Bransford Station Park".
The motion was approved.
Ms. Brunken asked the committee for suggestions on placing memorial benches
and trees in the park.
IV. Local marker suggestions/update
Matt McCombs reported that the recommendation and application to the City
Council for the "Frontier Justice" marker will be on the consent agenda March 20,
2007.
Nelda Thompson and Mona Coulter reported that they are working on the
Political Site marker.
V. Heroes Park criteria
Charles Hewitt presented the committee with a draft of criteria for the"Hometown
Heroes" program.
The committee will make a recommendation on the draft.
The committee requested information on the cost and responsibility for the cost
of the marker.
VI. Webb House pictorial display and celebration update
Gerald Hartman, Jr., reported that he was waiting for an update from Professor
Rena Kundu and her Museum Science students at North Texas University.
The committee wishes to thank Joe and Jane Deupree for placing a kitchen
stove and icebox on display in the Webb House.
Ed Havran suggested that the committee have the Webb House open at least
three or four hours a week.
Mr. Havran and Mr. and Mrs. Reagan have volunteered to serve as hosts.
Gerald Hartman, Jr., suggested that committee present a list of items for
publication that they would like to have donated to display in the Webb House.
VII. History book update
No current report
This item will be removed from the monthly agenda
VIII. Adjournment
Ed Havran made a motion to adjourn the meeting, second by Mona Coulter.
Motion was approved. The meeting was adjourned at 7:55 p.m.
Minutes taken and prepared by:
Sammie Bolling,
CHPC Secretary