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STATE OF TEXAS
CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD
COUNTY OF GALVESTON/HARRIS
MINUTES OF THE CENTENNIAL ANNIVERSARY COMMITTEE MEETING THAT WAS
HELD ON TUESDAY , SEPTEMBER 21 , 1993 AT 7 : 00 PM AT UNIPLEX OFFICE
PARK , 1414 S . FRIENDSWOOD DRIVE , FRIENDSWOOD , TEXAS WITH THE
FOLLOWING PRESENT :
CO-CHAIR PHYLLIS LEE
CO-CHAIR JANIS LOWE
MEMBERS PATSY RAUCH
ANN WOOD
CHARLES KIRKLIN
MARY ELLEN BELLARD
KITTEN HAJECATE
JOYCE BAKER
HUBERTA MORA ( ARR . 7 : 15 )
CITY SECRETARY DELORIS MCKENZIE
ABSENT FROM THE MEETING WAS ED HARRIS , LAURIE WHITEHEAD AND
CAROLYN WRIGHT.
CITY SECRETARY PRESENTED MINUTES OF JULY 8 AND AUGUST 8 , 1993
WERE CORRECTGED AND APPROVED AS SUBMITTED .
HUBERTA MORA ARRIVED AT THIS TIME .
CITY SECRETARY PRESENTED THE FINANCIAL REPORT WHICH WAS APPROVED
AS SUBMITTED .
MINUTES OF THE UNVEILING GALA CENTENNIAL COMMITTEE WAS PROVIDED
BY HUBERTA MORA WITH DISCUSSION FOLLOWING REGARDING THE PLANNED
EVENTS . THE COMMITTEE DISCUSSED QUOTE FROM ALL TENT AND TABLE
RENTALS , DISCUSSED DISPLAYING THE PICTURES THAT ARE DIPICTED IN
THE OFFICIAL CENTENNIAL PAINTING. DISCUSSED A PROPOSED BUDGET
WITH THE AMOUNT FOR THE TENTS/TABLES AND SET UP AT $1 , 500 , COSTS
UNKNOWN FOR TABLE CLOTHS AT THIS TIME , PRINTING AT $62. 00 ,
POSTAGE AT $35 . 00 AND SECURITY AT $100 . 00 , PORTA POTTY ' S AND
WASTE RECEPTABLES DONATED AND ETC .
**MOTION MADE BY LOWE TO SET A BUDGET OF $2 , 000 FOR THE
UNVEILING/GALA AT HERITAGE DAY AND AUTHORIZE PAYMENT OF INVOICES
TODATE .
SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER HAJECATE . MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY .
PATSY RAUCH GRACIOUSLY ACCEPTED TO BE HISTORIAN FOR THE
CENTENNIAL EVENTS .
DISCUSSION WAS HELD R GARDING HAVING PROGRAMS FOR THE UNVEILING
PROGRAM WITH MORA AND MARY ELLEN BELLARD TO WORK ON AND
BRING BACK TO THE COMMITTEE FOR APPROVAL .
JANIS LOWE ADVISED DUE TO HER DESIRE FOR A CONTINUED RELATIONSHIP
WITH HER MOTHER , VESTS WILL NOT BE SEWED BY MARGE LOWE DUE TO
TIME CONSTRAINTS .
THE COMMITTEE REVIEWED REPORT TO COUNCIL REGARDING THE FINANCIAL
PLAN FOR BOOK SALES.
DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING PINS WITH PHYLLIS LEE REPORTING SHE
HAS CONTACTED THREE PIN COMPANIES AND WILL BE WORKING WITH THOSE
COMPANIES AND WILL HAVE A REPORT AT A LATER DATE . MS. LEE
REPORTED PRICES WILL VARY FROM $2 . 50 TO $3 . 25 PER PIN DEPENDING
ON QUANITITY OF PINS ORDERED WITH THE DIE COSTS TO BE
APPROXIMATELY $250 . 00 .
**MOTION WAS MADE BY KIRKLIN TO ACCEPT THE RESIGNATION OF LILA
RITTER MENGES FROM THE CENTENNIAL COMMITTE DUE TO HER RECENT
MARRIAGE AND MOVING FROM THE CITY AND TO SUBMIT THE NAMES OF CARL
SMITH, CHUCK TALBOT , BRUCE BRANNON , DAVID O 'FARRELL , JACK ROBERTS
AND BRUCE CLINE FOR CONSIDERATION .
SECONDED BY LOWE . MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY .
**MOTION BY RAUCH TO AUTHORIZE EITHER PHYLLIS LEE OR DELORIS
MCKENZIE TO EXECUTE CONTRACT FOR ALL TENTS .
SECONDED BY MARY ELLEN BELLARD . MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOULSY .
JANIS LOWE REPORTED ON THE LIONS CLUB CORRESPONDENCE STATING THEY
WOULD DO A EASTER EGG HUNT .
**MOTION BY MORA TO APPROVE FRIENDSWOOD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
REQUEST FOR USE OF THE EMBLEM/LOGO ON THE NEW CITY MAP .
SECONDED BY KIRKLIN . MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY .
CONTINUED DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING ORDER VESTS WITH THE
COMMITTEE AUTHORIZING LOWE TO RESEARCH AND DESIGN VESTS WITH
CRAFT T ' S USEING A BLACK VEST WITH NAME , EMBLEM AND CENTENNIAL
COMMITTEE ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE FRONT OF THE VEST OR WHITE
GOLF SHIRTS FROM CRAFTY T 'S WITH GOLD AND BLACK NAME , EMBLEM AND
CENTENNIAL COMMITTEE ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE SHIRT .
JANIS LOWE PRESENTED A IDEA TO PRESENT A CENTENNIAL KEY TO THE
CITY TO 100 PEOPLE OR FAMILIES WHICH COULD BE HELD IN CONJUNCTION
WITH FAMILIES OF THE YEAR . DISCUSSION WAS HELD ABOUT POSSIBLE
PROJECTS SUCH AS A CENTENNIAL CHOIR , ESSAY CONTEST FOR THE HIGH
SCHOOL HISTORY CLASSES .
THE NEXT MEETING WAS SET FOR WEDNESDAY , OCTOBER 13 , 1993 AT 5 : 30
TO 7 : 00 PM.
CO-CHAIRS LEE AND LOWE URGED THE ENTIRE CENTENNIAL COMMITTEE TO
ATTEND THE COUNCIL MEETING ON THE 18TH OF OCTOBER TO ACCEPT THE
PROCLAMATION FOR THE UNVEILING EVENT .
MEETING ADJOURNED AT 9 : 05 PM.
DELORIS MCKENZIE
CITY SECRETARY
SECRETARY CENTENNIAL COMMITTEE