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DRAFT MINUTES <br />r <br />HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION <br />November 28, 2001 <br />Members Present: Rob Golan, Chair <br />Chuck Cooper, Vice Chair <br />Carolyn Connor <br />Dale Georgiade <br />Heath Aldridge <br />Betsy Underwood <br />Members Absent: Renee Price <br />Staff Present: David Stancil, Environment & Resource Conservation_ Director and, Tina Moon, <br />Preservation Planner, <br />AGENDA ITEM #1: CALL TO ORDER <br />Golan called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. <br />AGENDA ITEM #2: CONSIDERATIONS OF ADDITIONS TO AGENDA <br />AGENDA ITEM #3: CHAIR COMMENTS <br />Golan welcomed everyone and asked for any additions to the agenda. Golan <br />reported talking with Cathleen Turner, of Alliance for Historic Hillsborough, about <br />the possibility of pursuing a joint architectural history publication with the Town of <br />Hillsborough. Moon summarized their progress on the book so far. Orange <br />County sponsored a countywide architectural survey in the early 1990s and hired <br />Rick Matteson, an architectural history consultant, to prepare a manuscript <br />suitable for publication based on the survey files. Matteson also rewrote a <br />number of file entries for use in the inventory section of the book. <br />More recently, the HPC began reviewing the inventory photos to select buildings <br />that offered a good representation of architectural forms and styles, as well as <br />important local families. After hearing that the Town of Hillsborough had <br />someone who wanted to publish a history of the town and surrounding <br />jurisdictions, it made sense to staff to pursue the idea of doing a joint publication <br />instead of two smaller works with substantial overlap. Another part of the appeal <br />of the partnership idea was the potential for more funding sources and more staff <br />expertise from other jurisdictions all of which would hopefully_ lead to a better final <br />product in less time. <br />The manuscript prepared by Rick Matteson would remain intact, and a similar <br />piece about the county seat of Hillsborough would be prepared as a separate <br />chapter. Staff would try to gather a little more social history about the crossroads <br />and rural communities, including African - American history to balance the volume <br />to better appeal to the general public. Staff would also prepare and insert interior <br />photos, floor plans and area maps as appropriate. <br />Draft November 28, 2001 HPC minutes Page 1 of 4 <br />