AGENDA
                            Charlottesville Historic Resources Committee
                            Friday October 9, 2020; 11:00 a.m. 1:00 p.m.
                                     Remote meeting via Zoom
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         HRC Members present                HRC Members not present     City Staff present
         Genevieve Keller, Co-Chair         Jordy Yager                 Jeff Werner
         Alissa Diamond, Co-Chair           William Clay III            Robert Watkins
         Jalane Schmidt
         Sally Duncan
         Heather Hill
         Margaret O Br ant
         Ellen Wagner
         Dede Smith
         Phil Wagner
         Rachel Lloyd

Call to order
11:00 AM: Genevieve Keller calls the meeting to order. Both returning and new committee
members introduce themselves.

Keller opens the floor up for public comment:

        Jim Hingeley, Commonwealth Attorney for Albemarle County, speaks in support of
        application for honorary name designation of 3rd Street NE for Gregory Swanson.

        Kristin Szakos also speaks in support of application for honorary name designation to
        recognize Gregory Swanson.

The HRC moves to discuss a new chair and co-chairs.

        Ellen Wagner nominates Rachel Llo d for HRC chair. Margaret O Br ant seconds the
        nomination.

        Alissa Diamond nominates Phil Varner as co-chair. Heather Hill seconds.

        Dede Smith nominates Sally Duncan as co-chair. Diamond seconds.

        Committee votes (10-0) to approve the nominations.

Approval of meeting notes
Hill moves to approve the February 14, 2020 HRC meeting notes. Duncan seconds.

Committee votes (8-0-2, Lloyd and Varner abstaining) to approve the meeting notes.

Resuming committee activities



HRC October 9, 2020 meeting notes (Draft)                                         1
Staff updates committee on replaced Vinegar Hill banners and status of construction at end of the
Downtown Mall, adjacent to the CODE building site.

Diamond reminds committee that HRC has permission to hang an additional 7 banners on
construction fence. Construction will continue for another 6 or 7 months.

Members of Court Square subcommittee discuss progress made before shutdown. Even though
things are in flux at Court Square, with shutdown and proposed renovation, subcommittee
expressed desire to continue with project and strive for completion. Staff reminds subcommittee
that the don t ha e the capacit to meet as often or reg larl ith c rrent meeting conditions.

Jalane Schmidt expresses value of outdoor interpretation during the pandemic.

Before Hill leaves meeting, she rela s Co ncil s req est that HRC pro ide inp t on Cit s
current honorary street name policy.

Smith provides update from Walking Tour Map subcommittee. There is still lots of work to be
done, and full committee should weigh in on structure of map and sites included. There might be
opportunities to pull in map, Court Square markers, and other historic initiatives going on into a
holistic effort.

Regarding honorary street names, Varner points out that not all street name proposals are related
to historic resources. He raises the question of the policy HRC revise will limit itself just to
historic-related names or all proposed names. Duncan reviews the research she had done on other
cities policies and circ lated to committee. Keller suggests that conversation about names
should encompass other venues, like parks, rooms, schools. Smith points out that color of
honorary street name signs is used elsewhere might be confusing. Varner recommends that
Sister Cities and Tony Bennett street name proposals be sent back to Council.

Staff updates committee on GPR findings at Pen Park Cemetery. Smith recommends findings be
shared ith Central Virginia Histor Researchers. O Br ant recommends orking ith Shelle
Murphy at UVA.

Public Commemoration
Committee supports funding for Daughters of Zion Cemetery interpretation, but asks staff to
clarify with Edwina St. Rose about two matters:
        Is an updated historic marker best route, or would another way of contributing be better?
        If committee funds updated historic marker, how can new text be resistant to any future
        updates that might be needed with further research?

Other Business
Staff updates committee on VLR and NR designation for Burley High School. Keller
recommends future conversation to determine policy on HRC contributions for VLR/NR
plaques.




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