HomeMy WebLinkAboutCentennial Committee Minutes 1994-06-15 Regular STATE OF TEXAS ) (
CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD ) ( `y
COUNTY OF GALVESTON/HARRIS ) (
JUNE 15 , 1994
MINUTES OF THE CENTENNIAL ANNIVERSARY COMMITTEE MEETING THAT WAS
HELD ON YDDIDSDAL MB 154 1994 AT 5130 PM AT UNIPLEX OFFICE
PARK , 1414 S . FRIENDSWOOD DRIVE , FRIENDSWOOD , TEXAS , WITH THE
FOLLOWING PRESENT CONSTITUTING A QUORUM:
CO-CHAIRMAN PHYLLIS LEE
CO-CHAIRMAN JANIS LOWE
MEMBERS PATSY RAUCH
ANN WOOD
ED HARRIS
CHARLES KIRKLIN
JERRY SMITH
LAURIE WHITEHEAD
KITTEN HAJECATE
ADVISORY MEMBER JOYCE BAKER
STAFF DELORIS MCKENZIE
ABSENT FROM THE MEETING WERE MARY ELLEN BELLARD , HUBERTA MORA,
CAROLYN WRIGHT AND LEO BRAUN .
CO-CHAIRMAN PHYLLIS LEE CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER .
MINUTES OF APRIL 13 , 1994 WERE APPROVED AS SUBMITTED
THE £LNA1CIAL RERQRT WAS ACCEPTED AT PRESENTED .
DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING PRE-SALES OF THE HISTORY BOOK WITH
CO-CHAIRMAN PHYLLIS LEE REPORTING THAT 477 BOOKS HAVE BEEN SOLD
TODATE . DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING "LAST PUSH" FOR PRE-SALES
TO BE FOURTH OF JULY , WITH A BOOTH TO BE SET UP IN STEVENSON
PARK . ED HARRIS REQUESTED VOLUNTEERS TO MAN THE BOOTH.
DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING A BOOK SIGNING TO BE HELD ON
HERITAGE DAY WITH AUTHOR JOYCE BAKER AVAILABLE TO PERSONALLY
AUTOGRAPH HISTORY BOOKS .
DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING BUDGET FOR 94/95 WITH $20 , 000 TO BE
BUDGETED FOR CENTENNIAL PLUS $5 , 000 FOR FOURTH OF JULY CENTENNIAL
EVENTS WHICH WILL BE IN ADDITION TO THE $10 , 000 ENCUMBERED FROM
THE 92/93 AND 93/94 BUDGETS .
CO-CHAIRMAN PHYLLIS LEE REPORTED SHE HAS DISCUSSED WITH BENNIE
KNIPPER A PRODUCTION ON "THE PROMISED LAND" AND STATED THE
r)(1 CENTENNIAL COMMITTEE WILL NEED TO COMMIT FUNDING FOR THIS
1U PROJECT .
DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING COMMUNICATION WITH THE FOURTH OF
JULY STEERING COMMITTEE TO BEGIN PLANNING FOR THE 1995 FOURTH
OF JULY CELEBRATION .
**LAURIE WHITEHEAD MOVED TO APPROVE ENTERING INTO NEGOTIATIONS
WITH BENNIE KNIPPER TO PRODUCE A MUSICAL ON "THE PROMISED LAND" .
SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER HAJECATE . MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY .
CO-CHAIRMAN PHYLLIS LEE REPORTED ON CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED FROM
CAROLYN VILLAS RESIGNING FROM THE CENTENNIAL COMMITTEE . THE
CENTENNIAL COMMITTEE REGRETFULLY ACCEPTED THIS RESIGNATION .
CO-CHAIRMAN JANIS LOWE REPORTED ON THE QUOTES RECEIVED FROM
PHOTOGRAPHERS FOR 11 x 14 SEPIA TONE PORTRAITS OF PAST MAYORS FOR
A HONOR WALL AT THE NEW CITY HALL . FURTHER DISCUSSION WAS HELD
REGARDING THIS PROJECT BEING SPONSORED BY THE CENTENNIAL
COMMITTEE.
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DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING BETSY , A POTTER FROM POLLY
RANCH, WHO HAS SUGGESTED SOME OMMERATIVE ITEMS FOR THE
CENTENNIAL .
DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING THE FOURTH OF JULY BOOTH , ED HARRIS
VOLUNTEERED TO CHAIR THIS PROJECT, THE BOOTH IS TO BE SET UP AND
MANNED FROM 10 : 00 TO 4 : 00 , PHYLLIS LEE AND DELORIS MCKENZIE WILL
HANDLE THE CASH PROCEEDS , DECORATIONS WILL BE HANDLED BY JANIS
LOWE AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE , JERRY SMITH ' S BOOTH
DISPLAY WILL BE USED , SANDWICH BOARDS FOR HAWKING WILL BE MADE
AND WORN BY MEMBERS , THE BOOTH WILL SELL HISTORY BOOKS , POSTERS
AND PINS .
LAURIE WHITEHEAD VOLUNTEERED TO BE AVAILABLE FOR A PORTION OF THE
DAY TO AUTOGRAPH THE POSTERS .
FOR THE "ONE LAST PUSH" , ANN WOOD WILL ASK AREA CHURCHES TO
PUBLISH IN THE JULY 3 BULLETINS AND JANIS LOWE WILL CONTACT THE
NEWSPAPERS AND BUSINESSES WITH MARQUEES.
CO-CHAIRMAN PHYLLIS LEE SUGGESTED AUTHOR JOYCE BAKER , ARTIST
LAURIE WHITEHEAD , CARL MURRAY AND JOHN JOHNSTON RIDE IN THE 4TH
OF JULY PARADE AS CENTENNIAL HONOREES . THE CENTENNIAL COMMITTEE
WAS IN AGREEMENT WITH THIS PROPOSAL WITH JANIS LOWE TO PROVIDE A
VEHICLE .
CO-CHAIRMAN PHYLLIS LEE REPORTED SHE HAS NOT RECEIVED A RESPONSE
FROM THE MAYOR REGARDING THE REQUEST FOR THE CENTENNIAL COMMITTEE
TO SPONSOR THE DEDICATION OF THE NEW CITY HALL .
CO-CHAIRS PHYLLIS LEE AND JANIS LOWE REPORTED THEY HAVE BEEN
WORKING WITH THE POST OFFICE ON A COMMERATIVE STAMP .
THE NEXT MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR JULY 13 , AT 5 : 30 PM.
MOTION MADE AND APPROVED FOR ADJOURNMENT AT 7 : 06 PM.
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DELORIS MCKENZ E , T MC
CITY SECRETARY