Meeting Notes
                        Charlottesville Historic Resources Committee
                      Friday, March 11, 2022; 11:00 a.m. – 12:50 p.m.
                                  Remote meeting via Zoom
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………....
 HRC Members present            HRC Members not present       Staff present
 Phil Varner, Chair             Genevieve Keller              Jeff Werner
 Sally Duncan, Vice-chair       Jessica Livingston            Robert Watkins
 Margaret O’Bryant              Jalane Schmidt
 Dede Smith
 Kay Slaughter
 Tom Chapman
 Richard Wilson


   1. Call to order:
      Robert Watkins calls committee attendance and HRC chair Phil Varner calls meeting to
      order.

   2. Approval of the agenda:
      Varner asks to add a discussion item about a contribution from Preservation Piedmont for
      an upcoming lecture to the agenda.

      Dede Smith moves to approve the agenda. Richard Wilson seconds motion. Motion
      passes unanimously.

   3. Approval of Meeting Notes:
         a. January 2022 Meeting Notes
         b. February 2022 Meeting Notes

      Varner asks that meeting notes be un-italicized. Kay Slaughter moves to approve
      amended meeting notes. Smith seconds motion. Motion passes unanimously.

   4. Public Comment
      Richard Allen speaks regarding placing a state highway marker in Court Square to
      memorialize the sale of enslaved people. He asks if there is renewed interest in a highway
      marker from the Historic Resources Committee and asks HRC to review proposal for
      converting parking spots to memorial space next to Number Nothing.

   5. Engagement of the Descendant Community for Court Square/Slave Auction Block site:
      Varner offers update on the memo drafted regarding the Slave Auction Block site: memo
      was sent to Council along with graduate student researchers’ work. No further updates
      regarding memo.




HRC March 11, 2022 Meeting Notes
      HRC is hosting Dr. Anne Bailey for a lecture on April 12 at Jefferson Madison Regional
      Library (Swanson Room). Dr. Bailey is a leading historian of the auctions of enslaved
      people.

      Tom Chapman asks if there is a meeting to coordinate lecture planning. Chapman
      recommends Facebook Live streaming to draw in a larger audience.

      Slaughter asks that people send interest group contacts to staff to spread word about
      lecture. Smith encourages people to continue trying to find additional partners.

      Smith moves to approve Preservation Piedmont’s contribution for the lecture. Slaughter
      seconds motion. Motion passes unanimously.

   6. Downtown Walking Tour Map Work Session:
      Slaughter reports on walking tour map. Slaughter and Smith participated in a walking
      tour led by Sterling Howell from the Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society.

      Slaughter and Smith intend to ask for guidance from map designer. The map is becoming
      more site-based, like the original map. Walking tour subcommittee intend to simply map,
      perhaps creating an explicit path that users could take.

   7. Staff Updates:
      Watkins offers update on new Albemarle County district courthouse and its review by the
      City’s Board of Architectural Review in March. Jeff Werner clarifies that any future
      decisions regarding memorials at Court Square will be made by Council.

   8. Coordinate Agenda for April HRC Meeting:
      Varner asks that a small portion of the April HRC meeting be dedicated to revising HRC
      meeting procedures.

   9. Announcements:
      Smith congratulates City and ACHS staff for research conducted at Pen Park. Sam
      Towler is presenting genealogical research at upcoming Central Virginia History
      Researchers meeting.




HRC March 11, 2022 Meeting Notes