HomeMy WebLinkAboutCentennial Committee Minutes 1995-08-09 Regular STATE OR TEXAS ) (
CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD ) (
COUNTIES OF GALVESTON/HARRIS ) (
MINUTES OF THE CENTENNIAL ANNIVERSARY COMMITTEE THAT WAS HELD ON AUGUST 9,
1995 AT 5:30 P.M. AT THE UNIPLEX OFFICE PARK, 1414, S. FRIENDSWOOD
DRIVE, FRIENDSWOODS, TEXAS, WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT:
CO-CHAIR PHYLLIS T,FF
CO-CHAIR JANIS LOWE
MEMBERS ED HARRIS
CHARLES KIRKLIN
LAURIE WHITEHEAD
ANN WOOD
STAFF KATHLEEN SENG
ABSENT FROM THE MEETING WERE KITTEN HAJECATE, MARY ELLEN BALLARD,
HUBERTA MORA, PATSY RAUCH, LEO BRAUN, AND JERRY SMITH.
CO-CHAIR PHYLLIS LEE CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER AT 6:45 P.M.
**MOTION WAS MADE BY ED HARRIS TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF MAY 10. 1995.
SECONDED BY LAURIE WHITEHEAD. THE MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.
**MOTION WAS MADE BY CHARLES KIRKLIN TO APPROVE THE FINANCIAL REPORT.
SECONDED BY JANIS LOWE. THE MOTION WAS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.
DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING THE CENTENNIAL TRAIL RIDE WITH CO-CHAIR LOWE
REPORTING THAT THE COST WOULD BE $20.00 FOR THE FIRST MEMBER OF A FAMILY AND
$10.00 FOR EACH ADDITIONAL MEMBER, AND THAT THE TRAIL RIDE IS TO BEGIN IN
THE PARKING LOT OF THE TEXAS ROSE HALL ON HIGHWAY 35 BYPASS IN ALVIN AND END
AT THE OLD CITY PARK ON BRIARMEADOW. THE TIME IS TO BE FROM 1:30 P.M.
UNTIL APPROXIMATELY 5:30 P.M. WITH FAJITAS AND COKES SERVED TO THE
PARTICIPANTS AT THE END OF THE RIDE.
**MOTION WAS MADE BY LAURIE WHITE_HEAD TO AUTHORIZE $400.00 FOR POSTERS AND
ADVERTISING THE TRAIL RIDE.
SECONDED BY ANN WOOD. THE MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.
DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING THE FOLLOWING: GRAND OPENING OF THE NEW .CITY
HALL AND CO-CHAIR LEE VOLUNTEERED TO DRAW UP A LETTER TO BE PRESENTED TO THE
CITY COUNCIL AT THE COUNCIL MEETING ON AUGUST 21, WITH NOVEMBER 26, 1995 AS
A RECOMMENDED DATE; HERITAGE DAY 1995, AND THE ORNAMENT SALE FOR THE "TREE
OF THE CENTURY"; GUIDELINES AND SUGGESTIONS FOR THE CENTENNIAL MARKER TO BE
DISCUSSED AT THE NEXT MEETING; COMMUNITY THANKSGIVING ON NOVEMBER 16, 1995;
AND NO DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING PAVERS.
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DISCUSSION FOLLOWED REGARDING THE NEW CITY HALL AND THAT THE CENTENNIAL
FUNDING FOR THE CLOCK WAS RETURNED TO THE CITY. CO-CHAIR LEE REPORTED THAT
THE FOURTH OF JULY WAS WONDERFUL WITH EVERYONE AGREEING.
MOTION WAS MADE TO ADJOURN AT 6:56 P.M.
KATg EEN S. SENG
DEPUTY CLERK
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