2020-05-28HISTORIC PRESERVATION
COMMISSION MEETING
Thursday, May 28, 2020 at 4:30 PM
Virtual Meeting
1. Roll-Call Attendance
Blaine Johnston, President
Dawn Cronk
x Josh Evarts, Vice President
x Jody Ault
x Jacy Nary
x Brian Fitzgerald
Donna Lusignan
Councilwoman Jessica Perreault, Ex Officio
2. Adoption of the Agenda
J. Nary made motion to adopt agenda, seconded by J. Ault.
All ayes.
3. Approval of Minutes [Action Item]
A. Minutes from April 23, 2020 Regular Meeting
J. Nary made motion to approve minutes with an amendment. J. Nary
noted that the meeting was a virtual meeting, not located at City Hall.
Motion seconded by J. Ault.
All ayes.
4. Approval of the Monthly Financial Statement
A. Financial Statement 4/1/2020- 4/30/2020
J. Nary made motion to approve, seconded by J. Ault.
All ayes.
5. New Business [Action Item]
A. Future Social Media Efforts
A. Belnap updated the commissioners on guidelines given to the
Commission by Communications Manager, Shandy Lam.
Guidelines include appointing a commissioner(s) to be the
designated social media manager(s) for the Commission. The social
media manager(s) will create monthly content calendars for the
Commission’s posting on the City social media pages. If the posts
are well received, then the Commission can transition to their own
social media pages.
J. Nary brought up questions such as what to do with the currently
inactive history pages, how will the Commission know that it is time
to transition to their own independent pages, how regularly can the
Commission post on City pages, what analysis has been done on
the City pages to learn the best days and times for interaction on
social media. J. Ault provided feedback regarding the difficulty of
seeing posts on the 24 hour stories.
J. Nary and J. Ault volunteered to act as the social media
managers for the Commission. J. Evarts volunteered that he has
employees that can work with the social media managers for
graphics as needed.
A. Belnap will set up a meeting with J. Nary, J. Ault, and Shandy
Lam to get answers to their questions so they can move forward
with all the information they need.
B. Reallocation of SHPO Grant Money
The Commission considered the now-flexible grant funds awarded
to the Commission from the State Historical Preservatio Office. The
$700 could be used to send commissioners to the virtual NAPC
conference and/or put toward the Meridian Speedway National
Registry project. The Commission considered who would be
interested in attending the NAPC conference and the funds that
have already been designated for attending conferences in the
Commission budget.
The Commission decided to use the previously designated funds
from the Commission budget for commissioners to attend the NAPC
conference and joining the flexible SHPO grant funds with the
Meridian Speedway National Registry project.
6. Old Business
A. [Action Item] Walking Tour Panel Replacement
A. Belnap reviewed the quotes for the panel replacement and the walking
tour brochures with the commissioners, along with the current status of
the Commission budget. She pointed out that according to the
quotes and the budget, there is only room for one of the projects in
the budget. The Commission suggested looking into more printing
companies to find alternative pricing and materials.
B. Historic Walking Tour Brochures
The Commission is open to looking at alternatives for the Walking Tour
brochures, including folded map-style brochures and thinner, less glossy
paper. A. Belnap will return next month with more quotes from other
printing companies.
document it as a Registry site. A. Belnap will look into the cost of the sign in
order to have an accurate projection for the cost and budget for this project.
A. Belnap informed the Commission that TAG sent in their formal proposal
and the formal agreement will be ready for final motion and approval at next
month’s meeting.
B. Preservation Month Posts Report
A. Belnap summarized the positive community reactions to the
Preservation Month social media posts.
8. Next Meeting: June 25, 2020
B. Nary informed the commissioners that there is no set date for returning
to in-person meetings. A. Belnap will keep the commissioners updated.
J. Ault made motion to adjourn meeting, seconded by J. Nary
All ayes
Meeting Adjourned at 5:20pm
C. Hull Film Virtual Tour Proposal
Commissioners are pleased with Brandon Hull’s proposal.
7. Reports
A. Meridian Speedway National Registry Update
J. Nary commented that the Meridian Speedway will need a sign/post to
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