1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:12,840 See it's 5.30 so I'm going to go ahead and call this meeting to order. 2 00:00:12,840 --> 00:00:20,120 So I'll just note to those of you who have a couple of instances tonight, that may change 3 00:00:20,120 --> 00:00:26,240 a little bit of a flex, but so let's call things to order and let's go ahead and do 4 00:00:26,240 --> 00:00:31,080 it. 5 00:00:31,080 --> 00:00:37,660 I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for 6 00:00:37,660 --> 00:00:45,760 which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. 7 00:00:45,760 --> 00:00:56,080 On the flag, I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas, one state under God, one and indivisible. 8 00:00:56,080 --> 00:01:15,640 I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas, one state under God, one state under God, one and indivisible. 9 00:01:15,640 --> 00:01:31,640 Alright so let's look at our order, second order business on our agenda, we want to see 10 00:01:31,640 --> 00:01:33,640 if there are any presentations for members of the public, has anyone turned in a card? 11 00:01:33,640 --> 00:01:34,640 I'm seeing no one present. 12 00:01:34,640 --> 00:01:35,640 I don't see any public. 13 00:01:35,640 --> 00:01:36,640 Nope. 14 00:01:36,640 --> 00:01:37,640 Still no public. 15 00:01:37,640 --> 00:01:38,640 I mean we have public, but no one is here for public comment session. 16 00:01:38,640 --> 00:01:46,480 So what we'll do is we'll go ahead to item three for consideration and so we're going 17 00:01:46,480 --> 00:01:56,160 to begin with item A and that is HLC 26-020 and we're going to consider approval for 18 00:01:56,160 --> 00:01:58,160 the March 2nd minutes. 19 00:01:58,160 --> 00:02:01,160 I'm in for approval. 20 00:02:01,160 --> 00:02:09,440 Council person, I mean committee member Schuman is in for approval, has been seconded by John 21 00:02:09,440 --> 00:02:10,440 Black. 22 00:02:10,440 --> 00:02:11,440 All those in favor say aye. 23 00:02:11,440 --> 00:02:12,440 Aye. 24 00:02:12,440 --> 00:02:13,440 Any opposed? 25 00:02:13,440 --> 00:02:14,440 So it passes. 26 00:02:14,440 --> 00:02:15,440 Alright, very good. 27 00:02:15,440 --> 00:02:24,840 Moving on to item B, HLC 26-018, see if we report all the discussion and give staff 28 00:02:24,840 --> 00:02:30,160 direction regarding proposed code amendments related to sub-chapter nine. 29 00:02:30,160 --> 00:02:31,160 Okay. 30 00:02:31,160 --> 00:02:37,360 Definitions of the City Development Code. 31 00:02:37,360 --> 00:02:46,000 So staff in regards to this definition sub-chapter, as these definitions are going to City Council, 32 00:02:46,000 --> 00:02:51,080 as staff would propose that you all postpone this to a date certain of the next meeting 33 00:02:51,080 --> 00:02:56,280 so that we would have all commissioners present since City Council will have to be voting 34 00:02:56,280 --> 00:02:57,280 on these changes. 35 00:02:57,280 --> 00:03:01,560 And so having all commissioners present then they'll feel that you know there's been 36 00:03:01,560 --> 00:03:05,200 solid feedback from every commissioner on HLC. 37 00:03:05,200 --> 00:03:08,120 Not finding some of my notes, happily seconded. 38 00:03:08,120 --> 00:03:15,440 Alright, well we need a motion to a motion. 39 00:03:15,440 --> 00:03:18,440 Do we have a second? 40 00:03:18,440 --> 00:03:21,440 A second. 41 00:03:21,440 --> 00:03:22,440 We got a second. 42 00:03:22,440 --> 00:03:23,440 Great. 43 00:03:23,440 --> 00:03:26,440 So all in favor of postponing to our next meeting, reach your hand. 44 00:03:26,440 --> 00:03:27,440 Say aye. 45 00:03:27,440 --> 00:03:28,440 Aye. 46 00:03:28,440 --> 00:03:29,440 Any opposed? 47 00:03:29,440 --> 00:03:30,440 Very good. 48 00:03:30,440 --> 00:03:31,440 Okay. 49 00:03:31,440 --> 00:03:34,440 So we've got that bit of business. 50 00:03:34,440 --> 00:03:40,440 We'll make sure that we get adequate feedback from the entirety of our commission. 51 00:03:40,440 --> 00:03:41,440 Alright. 52 00:03:41,440 --> 00:03:43,440 Well let's move on to our work session then. 53 00:03:43,440 --> 00:03:55,160 So that would be HLC 26-015, whole discussion regarding the next steps in the designation 54 00:03:55,160 --> 00:04:01,160 of the research subcommittee and community outreach subcommittee to assist in establishment 55 00:04:01,160 --> 00:04:08,060 of a potential new local historic district generally located along the Northern Elm Street 56 00:04:08,060 --> 00:04:14,120 and North Locust Street corridors between West McKay Street and West University Drive. 57 00:04:14,120 --> 00:04:19,320 Do we have any updates, news, information? 58 00:04:19,320 --> 00:04:22,480 I'm kind of glad that John is not here so the lab report will not seem terribly briefed 59 00:04:22,480 --> 00:04:23,480 by comparison. 60 00:04:23,480 --> 00:04:31,200 But I have started setting up some interviews basically when you're doing coffee with some 61 00:04:31,200 --> 00:04:35,040 of you who are more familiar with the, you know, not in the books history of that area. 62 00:04:35,040 --> 00:04:40,880 You know, Mike Cockrum, the Couple of Dones, Sleeping Lizards, still trying to get in touch 63 00:04:40,880 --> 00:04:47,760 with the family that is rated as spinning wheels owners, no success there yet, but hopefully 64 00:04:47,760 --> 00:04:52,080 I will have more interesting things to report next time, but progress is going forward. 65 00:04:52,080 --> 00:04:53,080 Excellent. 66 00:04:53,080 --> 00:04:59,400 Well, I can say for the outreach that we're waiting on your lead. 67 00:04:59,400 --> 00:05:05,520 So you've identified some targets, and we're certainly more than happy to follow up on 68 00:05:05,520 --> 00:05:06,520 that now. 69 00:05:06,520 --> 00:05:07,520 That sounds great. 70 00:05:07,520 --> 00:05:08,520 Excellent. 71 00:05:08,520 --> 00:05:09,520 Any other news, information? 72 00:05:09,520 --> 00:05:10,520 Is he still working on his? 73 00:05:10,520 --> 00:05:11,520 Yeah. 74 00:05:11,520 --> 00:05:12,520 Last time I saw him, it was very impressive. 75 00:05:12,520 --> 00:05:22,960 I do have a question pertaining to the legal aspects of how the subcommittee would interact. 76 00:05:22,960 --> 00:05:29,160 So if I set up a coffee with someone, you know, like say, Mike Cockrum, a chuckle or 77 00:05:29,160 --> 00:05:33,760 something like that, and John is not free to attend, can one of the outreach committees 78 00:05:33,760 --> 00:05:34,760 then go with me? 79 00:05:34,760 --> 00:05:37,760 So it's still only two commissioners, even though there's one from each subcommittee. 80 00:05:37,760 --> 00:05:42,320 I think you just need to be careful how you update each other. 81 00:05:42,320 --> 00:05:43,320 Okay. 82 00:05:43,320 --> 00:05:48,520 Like I would, I think you two can go, but I don't think you can send an email to both 83 00:05:48,520 --> 00:05:49,520 subcommittees. 84 00:05:49,520 --> 00:05:50,520 Okay. 85 00:05:50,520 --> 00:05:52,520 I think I'd ask that each of you update your own subcommittees. 86 00:05:52,520 --> 00:05:53,520 Great. 87 00:05:53,520 --> 00:05:56,380 We can both attend, but then we have to fill their thoughts separately and report them through 88 00:05:56,380 --> 00:05:57,380 proper channels. 89 00:05:57,380 --> 00:05:58,380 Right. 90 00:05:58,380 --> 00:05:59,380 It's a good way to lock in court. 91 00:05:59,380 --> 00:06:00,380 Okay. 92 00:06:00,380 --> 00:06:01,380 That makes sense. 93 00:06:01,380 --> 00:06:02,380 Okay. 94 00:06:02,380 --> 00:06:03,380 Very good. 95 00:06:03,380 --> 00:06:04,380 Anything else? 96 00:06:04,380 --> 00:06:05,380 Questions? 97 00:06:05,380 --> 00:06:06,380 Comments? 98 00:06:06,380 --> 00:06:07,380 Statements? 99 00:06:07,380 --> 00:06:08,380 Are we going to take a brief haiku? 100 00:06:08,380 --> 00:06:09,380 Are there non-brief haikus? 101 00:06:09,380 --> 00:06:10,380 I can open that up. 102 00:06:10,380 --> 00:06:11,380 That took me a minute. 103 00:06:11,380 --> 00:06:12,380 That's right. 104 00:06:12,380 --> 00:06:13,380 Well, great. 105 00:06:13,380 --> 00:06:14,380 Okay. 106 00:06:14,380 --> 00:06:30,240 Well, let's head to our next work session item then, HLC 26-016, and that is Receive 107 00:06:30,240 --> 00:06:34,360 Report, Hold the Discussion, and Give Staff Direction on the Historic Landmark Commission's 108 00:06:34,360 --> 00:06:39,760 Request for Local Historic Designation of Eligible Historic Properties. 109 00:06:39,760 --> 00:06:43,320 I got nothing. 110 00:06:43,320 --> 00:06:44,320 Any new stuff? 111 00:06:44,320 --> 00:06:45,320 No. 112 00:06:45,320 --> 00:06:46,320 Okay. 113 00:06:46,320 --> 00:06:54,240 I can jump in real quick, just letting you know that last week, the 4203 Kendalf Drive 114 00:06:54,240 --> 00:06:55,240 went to PNZ. 115 00:06:55,240 --> 00:07:01,040 Obviously, there was, I don't know if anyone watched that, there was some discussion regarding 116 00:07:01,040 --> 00:07:02,680 tax exemptions, everything. 117 00:07:02,680 --> 00:07:08,280 I kind of sent them email, I sent them video links after the fact showing that there has 118 00:07:08,280 --> 00:07:13,000 been discussions about historic tax exemptions that have occurred. 119 00:07:13,000 --> 00:07:20,320 And so PNZ now has that in their email, in their mailboxes, sorry, words right now, in 120 00:07:20,320 --> 00:07:21,320 boxes. 121 00:07:21,320 --> 00:07:25,840 And so just wanted to let you know that that was kind of part of the discussions, tax exemptions 122 00:07:25,840 --> 00:07:27,800 did pop back up. 123 00:07:27,800 --> 00:07:32,000 So it's just getting back on staff right now. 124 00:07:32,000 --> 00:07:33,000 Excellent. 125 00:07:33,000 --> 00:07:34,000 Okay. 126 00:07:34,000 --> 00:07:35,000 Okay. 127 00:07:35,000 --> 00:07:36,000 Yeah. 128 00:07:36,000 --> 00:07:37,000 Glad to hear that. 129 00:07:37,000 --> 00:07:45,760 All right, let's move along to our next item then, this HLC 26-017, let's hold discussion 130 00:07:45,760 --> 00:07:50,240 regarding the Historic Landmarks Commission's Project Matrix. 131 00:07:50,240 --> 00:07:51,240 Yes. 132 00:07:51,240 --> 00:07:53,640 Take us back into the matrix. 133 00:07:53,640 --> 00:07:54,640 Yeah. 134 00:07:54,640 --> 00:08:01,280 So the Park Play Station, regarding some additional further research, staff's working on that. 135 00:08:01,280 --> 00:08:04,920 That will be scheduled for our May 11th meeting. 136 00:08:04,920 --> 00:08:09,360 Obviously, with regards to the definitions, we'll be bringing that forward back at the 137 00:08:09,360 --> 00:08:11,760 May 11th meeting. 138 00:08:11,760 --> 00:08:15,200 And then with the FAQ, I sent that earlier today. 139 00:08:15,200 --> 00:08:20,560 So if you all have any comments or anything, feel free to email me personally, and I can 140 00:08:20,560 --> 00:08:26,360 make some adjustments to the FAQ, but just remember not to CC everyone so that we don't 141 00:08:26,360 --> 00:08:27,360 have that walking quorum. 142 00:08:27,360 --> 00:08:31,400 Obviously, we're still having that ongoing discussion about the possible creation of 143 00:08:31,400 --> 00:08:38,040 a historic designation for the two corridors, and then incentivizing historic preservation. 144 00:08:38,040 --> 00:08:43,960 We put that on pause about a year ago now due to just kind of the budget deficit that 145 00:08:43,960 --> 00:08:44,960 we were seeing. 146 00:08:44,960 --> 00:08:50,400 But hopefully, we can bring that back up once we see kind of that there's been some increase 147 00:08:50,400 --> 00:08:51,400 in our budget. 148 00:08:51,400 --> 00:08:57,360 And then if anyone has anything else to add that they want to add to the matrix, but that's 149 00:08:57,360 --> 00:08:58,360 where we're currently at. 150 00:08:58,360 --> 00:09:03,360 It's good to me, for now. 151 00:09:03,360 --> 00:09:08,280 Any other thoughts, ideas, comments? 152 00:09:08,280 --> 00:09:09,280 Questions? 153 00:09:09,280 --> 00:09:16,080 All right, hold steady then, and onward ho. 154 00:09:16,080 --> 00:09:26,600 All right, our next item in our work session is HLC 26-019, Historic Landmark Commission 155 00:09:26,600 --> 00:09:35,640 to Hold an Editorial Workshop to Finalize the Commission's Informal Advisory Statement 156 00:09:35,640 --> 00:09:43,360 to City Council about Historic Preservation Matters that are Related to the Future of the 157 00:09:43,360 --> 00:09:46,720 Denton Women's Club Building within Quaker Town Park. 158 00:09:46,720 --> 00:09:55,560 Does anyone need to do a little review of- Kamri, do you want to set the stage? 159 00:09:55,560 --> 00:10:01,960 Sure, so before you all start, as stated in the caption, it is an editorial workshop just 160 00:10:01,960 --> 00:10:05,120 amongst the commissioners themselves. 161 00:10:05,120 --> 00:10:08,200 Staff are not able to participate in the discussion. 162 00:10:08,200 --> 00:10:13,320 We will be here just to ensure that you all are following Texas Open Meetings Act and 163 00:10:13,320 --> 00:10:14,320 staying on topic. 164 00:10:14,320 --> 00:10:19,320 But otherwise, as stated, we will not be participating. 165 00:10:19,320 --> 00:10:20,320 Great. 166 00:10:20,320 --> 00:10:30,080 I think a tiny asterisk is if you have a technical question that we can step in, but otherwise, 167 00:10:30,080 --> 00:10:38,000 yeah, we're here to support you from the sidelines. 168 00:10:38,000 --> 00:10:41,000 We're here to support you from the sidelines. 169 00:10:41,000 --> 00:10:42,000 That's nice. 170 00:10:42,000 --> 00:10:43,000 Yeah. 171 00:10:43,000 --> 00:10:44,000 Great. 172 00:10:44,000 --> 00:10:47,720 But I do want to go ahead, and I did make notes in the document that was shared with 173 00:10:47,720 --> 00:10:55,560 you all in advance that we did have some guidance that's important to keep in mind regarding 174 00:10:55,560 --> 00:11:02,960 what's going to follow and some of our editorial discussions, and that is that even though 175 00:11:02,960 --> 00:11:14,160 we voted unanimously to provide an informational advisory statement, we have been advised and 176 00:11:14,160 --> 00:11:21,760 have to take into consideration that this is something that does not, number one, involve 177 00:11:21,760 --> 00:11:28,400 use, at least not specifically and directly, that our concerns are related to Quicker Town 178 00:11:28,400 --> 00:11:35,840 Park matters and historic reservations, purely informational, and so to focus instead on 179 00:11:35,840 --> 00:11:36,840 the background. 180 00:11:36,840 --> 00:11:46,080 So with those things in mind, I will just say that one of the things that I tried to 181 00:11:46,080 --> 00:11:54,880 keep in mind in doing this is that it is information heavy. 182 00:11:54,880 --> 00:12:00,600 I mean, there's a lot in there, with links even, hopefully that helps address some of 183 00:12:00,600 --> 00:12:02,960 the questions and concerns. 184 00:12:02,960 --> 00:12:05,120 So I'll just see what you guys want to do. 185 00:12:05,120 --> 00:12:06,120 Yeah, go ahead. 186 00:12:06,120 --> 00:12:09,280 Okay, Sean, the information is amazing. 187 00:12:09,280 --> 00:12:13,160 The overall flow that you and Lily put together is amazing. 188 00:12:13,160 --> 00:12:18,280 I think it needs two things on page one to increase efficacy of the document. 189 00:12:18,280 --> 00:12:25,400 First of all, we are correctly noting that we have no authority to officially weigh in 190 00:12:25,400 --> 00:12:31,840 this issue, but if we are going to actually have the council have a chance of reading 191 00:12:31,840 --> 00:12:38,560 this, we then need to pretty quickly follow up with either a informational or ethical 192 00:12:38,560 --> 00:12:40,360 argument for why they should read this. 193 00:12:40,360 --> 00:12:47,000 It doesn't have to be anything big, just two to four sentences, no more than a paragraph, 194 00:12:47,000 --> 00:12:49,360 and I have some thoughts on that. 195 00:12:49,360 --> 00:12:55,400 The second thing is, I know how big our prep packets are, I can only imagine what the city 196 00:12:55,400 --> 00:12:57,640 council packets look like. 197 00:12:57,640 --> 00:13:05,720 So unfortunately, I think the odds of getting to read the full five, six-page thing are 198 00:13:05,720 --> 00:13:06,760 somewhat minimal. 199 00:13:06,760 --> 00:13:14,400 I recommend an executive summary of one to two paragraphs. 200 00:13:14,400 --> 00:13:20,240 Since you two did the entire document, I think you are the best ones for executive summary. 201 00:13:20,240 --> 00:13:28,240 I did have some thoughts into how we could possibly justify our, basically if you convey 202 00:13:28,240 --> 00:13:34,600 to the council that we have something to say and they should listen to us, and here is 203 00:13:34,600 --> 00:13:38,920 how I phrase that for this, feel free to kick this around. 204 00:13:38,920 --> 00:13:43,520 Let's see, this has been prepared not with any statute of authority, but as a civic body 205 00:13:43,520 --> 00:13:47,560 appointed by you, the city council, with a mandate to think often and deeply upon matters 206 00:13:47,560 --> 00:13:51,360 of history and how that pertained to Denton, as commissioners, we are very different people 207 00:13:51,360 --> 00:13:54,880 from very different backgrounds and appointed by very different council members, but we 208 00:13:54,880 --> 00:13:58,840 are unanimous in agreeing that this issue was of special significance to Denton and 209 00:13:58,840 --> 00:14:03,600 its history, that we should put that thinking often and deeply upon the matters of history 210 00:14:03,600 --> 00:14:04,600 to good use in this document. 211 00:14:04,600 --> 00:14:08,800 We hope the information herein will assist councillors in making the decisions regarding 212 00:14:08,800 --> 00:14:18,480 this matter. 213 00:14:18,480 --> 00:14:24,200 But yeah, just to remind you, communications background, I think saying this has no official 214 00:14:24,200 --> 00:14:31,280 link and moving on the document itself is not a good way to get people to actually read 215 00:14:31,280 --> 00:14:32,280 it. 216 00:14:32,280 --> 00:14:33,280 Okay? 217 00:14:33,280 --> 00:14:42,160 For the subject, so background, I would probably stick it right after background, right after 218 00:14:42,160 --> 00:14:47,920 we talk about legal advice, NHLC has no mandate in dictating property use, you know, it's 219 00:14:47,920 --> 00:14:57,480 like, here's what we officially cannot do, here's why it should still matter to you. 220 00:14:57,480 --> 00:15:04,640 Okay, I'm trying to think, do I need to do something to subject, I'm trying to follow 221 00:15:04,640 --> 00:15:06,960 the format that's usually used in these. 222 00:15:06,960 --> 00:15:07,960 Okay. 223 00:15:07,960 --> 00:15:13,160 Can we attack it almost like a, like a second paragraph on our background, yeah, it's still 224 00:15:13,160 --> 00:15:14,720 part of the background of the document as well. 225 00:15:14,720 --> 00:15:21,240 We're going to have to do that first and then next. 226 00:15:21,240 --> 00:15:24,680 Part of me is tempted, I feel like we're a little more responsible if we say what we can't 227 00:15:24,680 --> 00:15:28,320 do, we'll say what we can't do. 228 00:15:28,320 --> 00:15:29,320 Sure. 229 00:15:29,320 --> 00:15:33,760 You know, that way, you know, if nobody reads that first bit and thinks we're going over 230 00:15:33,760 --> 00:15:38,280 our heads and gets upset, okay, you want me to, I mean, it's still made like, you know, 231 00:15:38,280 --> 00:15:41,400 take them and do it like, I mean, that point. 232 00:15:41,400 --> 00:15:42,720 It's the point is to do it live. 233 00:15:42,720 --> 00:15:43,720 Is to do it live. 234 00:15:43,720 --> 00:15:44,720 Yes. 235 00:15:44,720 --> 00:15:45,720 Okay, my man. 236 00:15:45,720 --> 00:15:46,720 Okay, what am I typing in? 237 00:15:46,720 --> 00:15:49,720 And then you all can, what's your, how you're supposed to type? 238 00:15:49,720 --> 00:15:50,720 You type after the name? 239 00:15:50,720 --> 00:15:51,720 I have no idea. 240 00:15:51,720 --> 00:15:52,720 Well, we're about to find out. 241 00:15:52,720 --> 00:15:53,720 We are. 242 00:15:53,720 --> 00:15:54,720 We're about to find out. 243 00:15:54,720 --> 00:15:55,720 Okay. 244 00:15:55,720 --> 00:16:11,640 So let me get input while he's doing that on, for you all, from you all about, yeah, here's 245 00:16:11,640 --> 00:16:15,320 some type of executive summary. 246 00:16:15,320 --> 00:16:31,160 We might be able to do that in a kind of one sentence. 247 00:16:31,160 --> 00:16:46,600 We'll see how this pans out because this might actually help. 248 00:16:46,600 --> 00:17:12,320 Okay, so I'm going to go ahead and type in the name of the person that's going to be, 249 00:17:12,320 --> 00:17:40,080 I'm going to go ahead and type in the name of the person that's going to be, you know, 250 00:17:40,080 --> 00:18:09,840 I'm going to type in the name of the person that's going to be, I'm going to type in 251 00:18:09,840 --> 00:18:37,480 the name of the person that's going to be, you know, I'm going to type in the name of 252 00:18:37,480 --> 00:19:04,120 the person that's going to be, I'm going to type in the name of the person that's going 253 00:19:04,120 --> 00:19:27,140 to be, I'm going to type in the name of the person that's going to be, I'm going to type 254 00:19:27,140 --> 00:19:32,140 in the name of the person that's going to be, I'm going to type in the name of the person 255 00:19:32,140 --> 00:19:38,320 that's going to be, I'm going to type in the name of the person that's going to be, I'm 256 00:19:38,320 --> 00:19:53,400 going to type in the name of the person that's going to be, I'm going to type in the name 257 00:19:53,400 --> 00:20:01,400 of the person that's going to be, I'm going to type in the name of the person that's going 258 00:20:01,400 --> 00:20:16,280 to be, I'm going to type in the name of the person that's going to be, I'm going to type 259 00:20:16,280 --> 00:20:23,280 in the name of the person that's going to be, I'm going to type in the name of the person 260 00:20:23,280 --> 00:20:24,280 that's going to be, I'm going to type in the name of the person that's going to be, I'm 261 00:20:24,280 --> 00:20:25,280 going to type in the name of the person that's going to be, I'm going to type in the name 262 00:20:25,280 --> 00:20:26,280 of the person that's going to be, I'm going to type in the name of the person that's going 263 00:20:26,280 --> 00:20:27,280 to be, I'm going to type in the name of the person that's going to be, I'm going to type 264 00:20:27,280 --> 00:20:28,280 in the name of the person that's going to be, I'm going to type in the name of the person 265 00:20:28,280 --> 00:20:29,280 that's going to be, I'm going to type in the name of the person that's going to be, 266 00:20:29,280 --> 00:20:34,280 I'm going to type in the name of the person that's going to be, I'm going to type in the 267 00:20:34,280 --> 00:20:39,280 name of the person that's going to be, I'm going to type in the name of the person that's 268 00:20:39,280 --> 00:20:44,280 going to be, I'm going to type in the name of the person that's going to be, I'm going 269 00:20:44,280 --> 00:20:49,280 to type in the name of the person that's going to be, I'm going to type in the name of the 270 00:20:49,280 --> 00:20:54,280 person that's going to be, I'm going to type in the name of the person that's going to 271 00:20:54,280 --> 00:20:57,280 be, I'm going to type in the name of the person that's going to be, I'm going to type in the 272 00:20:57,280 --> 00:21:02,280 name of the person that's going to be, I'm going to type in the name of the person that's 273 00:21:02,280 --> 00:21:07,280 going to be, I'm going to type in the name of the person that's going to be, I'm going 274 00:21:07,280 --> 00:21:12,280 to type in the name of the person that's going to be, I'm going to type in the name of the 275 00:21:12,280 --> 00:21:17,280 person that's going to be, I'm going to type in the name of the person that's going to 276 00:21:17,280 --> 00:21:22,280 be, I'm going to type in the name of the person that's going to be, I'm going to type in the 277 00:21:22,280 --> 00:21:27,280 name of the person that's going to be, I'm going to type in the name of the person that's 278 00:21:27,280 --> 00:21:32,280 going to be, I'm going to type in the name of the person that's going to be, I'm going 279 00:21:32,280 --> 00:21:37,280 to type in the name of the person that's going to be, I'm going to type in the name of the 280 00:21:37,280 --> 00:21:42,280 person that's going to be, I'm going to type in the name of the person that's going to 281 00:21:42,280 --> 00:21:47,280 be, I'm going to type in the name of the person that's going to be, I'm going to type in the 282 00:21:47,280 --> 00:21:52,280 name of 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person that's going to be, I'm going to type in the 307 00:23:52,280 --> 00:23:57,280 name of the person that's going to be, I'm going to type in the name of the person that's 308 00:23:57,280 --> 00:24:02,280 going to be, I'm going to type in the name of the person that's going to be, I'm going 309 00:24:02,280 --> 00:24:07,280 to type in the name of the person that's going to be, I'm going to type in the name of the 310 00:24:07,280 --> 00:24:12,280 person that's going to be, I'm going to type in the name of the person that's going to 311 00:24:12,280 --> 00:24:17,280 be, I'm going to type in the name of the person that's going to be, I'm going to type in the 312 00:24:17,280 --> 00:24:22,280 name of the person that's going to be, I'm going to type in the name of the person that's 313 00:24:22,280 --> 00:24:27,280 going to be, I'm going to type in the name of the person that's going to be, I'm going 314 00:24:27,280 --> 00:24:32,280 to type in the name of the person that's going to be, I'm going to type in the name of the 315 00:24:32,280 --> 00:24:37,280 person that's going to be, I'm going to type in the name of the person that's going to 316 00:24:37,280 --> 00:24:42,280 be, I'm going to type in the name of the person that's going to be, I'm going to type in the 317 00:24:42,280 --> 00:24:46,280 name of the person that's going to be, I'm going to type in the name of the person that's 318 00:24:46,280 --> 00:24:51,280 going to be, I'm going to type in the name of the person that's going to be, I'm going 319 00:24:51,280 --> 00:24:56,280 to type in the name of the person that's going to be, I'm going to type in the name of the 320 00:24:56,280 --> 00:25:01,280 person that's going to be, I'm going to type in the name of the person that's going to 321 00:25:01,280 --> 00:25:06,280 be, I'm going to type in the name of the person that's going to be, I'm going to type in the 322 00:25:06,280 --> 00:25:11,280 name of the person that's going to be, I'm going to type in the name of the person that's 323 00:25:11,280 --> 00:25:16,280 going to be, I'm going to type in the name of the person that's going to be, I'm going 324 00:25:16,280 --> 00:25:21,280 to type in the name of the person that's going to be, I'm going to type in the name of the 325 00:25:21,280 --> 00:25:26,280 person that's going to be, I'm going to type in the name of the person that's going to 326 00:25:26,280 --> 00:25:31,280 be, I'm going to type in the name of the person that's going to be, I'm going to type in the 327 00:25:31,280 --> 00:25:36,280 name of the person that's going to be, I'm going to type in the name of the person that's 328 00:25:36,280 --> 00:25:41,280 going to be, I'm going to type in the name of the person that's going to be, I'm going 329 00:25:41,280 --> 00:25:46,280 to type in the name of the person that's going to be, I'm going to type in the name of the 330 00:25:46,280 --> 00:25:51,280 person that's going to be, I'm going to type in the name of the person that's going to 331 00:25:51,280 --> 00:25:56,280 be, I'm going to type in the name of the person that's going to be, I'm going to type in the 332 00:25:56,280 --> 00:26:01,280 name of the person that's going to be, I'm going to type in the name of the person that's 333 00:26:01,280 --> 00:26:06,280 going to be, if it's going to be an executive summary, it needs to be heavy on summary. 334 00:26:06,280 --> 00:26:12,280 So, I'm thinking, and especially for simplicity's sake, and that's what I mean, something like 335 00:26:12,280 --> 00:26:19,280 that is going to take time to craft, because that's, I mean, how I work. 336 00:26:19,280 --> 00:26:27,280 I'm pretty good talking on the fly, but I'm also a very wordy bastard, so that's the 337 00:26:27,280 --> 00:26:35,280 things that we've got going on. So, if you have an executive summary, is that to do maybe 338 00:26:35,280 --> 00:26:42,280 sentence one, sentence two, sentence three, and do this with, as something that says, 339 00:26:42,280 --> 00:26:49,280 here's the historic summary, one sentence, here's kind of the history discussion, one 340 00:26:49,280 --> 00:26:56,280 sentence, and then, now, given the tone and tenor, because this is another thing, since 341 00:26:56,280 --> 00:27:05,280 I'm applying heavily on informational advisory. So, one of the things that's called attention 342 00:27:05,280 --> 00:27:20,280 to that Lenny and I discussed is that there hasn't been enough focused, specific public 343 00:27:20,280 --> 00:27:29,280 discussion on the building, and its place within the Quickertown narrative, and those 344 00:27:29,280 --> 00:27:35,280 two things are kind of hand in hand. There's been some of, there's been actually a lot 345 00:27:35,280 --> 00:27:45,280 of discussion about Quickertown itself, but this specific has not had the, it's day in 346 00:27:45,280 --> 00:27:52,280 and day out. So, for the executive summary, I guess that's what I'm leaning towards, is 347 00:27:52,280 --> 00:28:00,280 to say that it's our belief, or it's our thought that this is something that deserves 348 00:28:00,280 --> 00:28:06,280 more specific, dedicated attention on behalf of both the public and the county, something 349 00:28:06,280 --> 00:28:14,280 along those lines. That sounds good. The big picture question is, if this is on an uncertain 350 00:28:14,280 --> 00:28:19,280 line as far as what the council's doing stuff, are the benefits of the executive summary 351 00:28:19,280 --> 00:28:26,280 worth it, or is speed the number one priority here? And I don't know the answer to that. 352 00:28:26,280 --> 00:28:35,280 Speed. I mean, obviously, if something decisive occurs in the next month, then we lose by 353 00:28:35,280 --> 00:28:41,280 trying to, basically, we left the perfect between any of the good. Well, I mean, I'll 354 00:28:41,280 --> 00:28:46,280 just be honest with you that, from my understanding and knowledge of how the process is working, 355 00:28:46,280 --> 00:28:51,280 I mean, a lot of the things that are happening with council are discussions and negotiations 356 00:28:51,280 --> 00:28:58,280 are happening in closed session, so we don't know. But it keeps getting put on the agenda 357 00:28:58,280 --> 00:29:07,280 to go in front of council, but by the time it goes in front of council, then it kind 358 00:29:07,280 --> 00:29:13,280 of gets an up or down treatment. Does that make sense? Yeah. So the point of an informational 359 00:29:13,280 --> 00:29:18,280 advisory is to be in as early as possible in the gate so that that's helping to inform 360 00:29:18,280 --> 00:29:27,280 discussion we're having in closed sessions, right? However, there is nothing at all precluding 361 00:29:27,280 --> 00:29:31,280 that something, they can make a decision. I mean, that's the thing. The next city council 362 00:29:31,280 --> 00:29:38,280 meeting is literally next week. And so I do know from what they've written that it is 363 00:29:38,280 --> 00:29:42,280 on the agenda, has it been finalized? Because I don't think they finalized those things 364 00:29:42,280 --> 00:29:48,280 until later this week. So yes, so the balance is. I mean, in that case, maybe the best option 365 00:29:48,280 --> 00:29:55,280 is just to scrap the executive summary and go with what we got. In which case, we're 366 00:29:55,280 --> 00:30:07,280 only receiving the feedback of 4 out of 7, which is technically fine. But still. Yeah, 367 00:30:07,280 --> 00:30:17,280 I understand. So just kind of providing you guys maybe two options, since I know that 368 00:30:17,280 --> 00:30:23,280 there's terms of you all want to kind of get this to city council in a timely fashion. 369 00:30:23,280 --> 00:30:30,280 So option one would be you would draft it today, send it on behalf of HLC. Essentially, 370 00:30:30,280 --> 00:30:36,280 I noticed that not all HLC members were present for the drafting of this final letter, but 371 00:30:36,280 --> 00:30:42,280 that there had been agreed upon date last month that the whole commission did want to 372 00:30:42,280 --> 00:30:47,280 send a letter. Option two would you all would be the commissioners here today agreeing on 373 00:30:47,280 --> 00:30:55,280 the content, Commissioner Treat redrafting the letter, then send me it to staff aka myself. 374 00:30:55,280 --> 00:31:01,280 I would be CC you all. You all would read the letter, say I agree with this letter or 375 00:31:01,280 --> 00:31:07,280 I don't agree with this letter, and then it would be sent to city council from there if 376 00:31:07,280 --> 00:31:13,280 all commissioners agreed. And there could be no discussion at that point. There can't 377 00:31:13,280 --> 00:31:25,280 be any discussion by email or increment. I would be part of those options. I acknowledge 378 00:31:25,280 --> 00:31:29,280 the possibility you could put something totally out of left field in there. I don't think 379 00:31:29,280 --> 00:31:45,280 you're going to. I will. I think an executive summary would be helpful. Okay. All right. 380 00:31:45,280 --> 00:31:54,280 Let's try something like this. Let me just put down. Can I have a piece of unsolicited 381 00:31:54,280 --> 00:31:58,280 advice from someone who used to write a lot of essays? Always welcome. The executive summary 382 00:31:58,280 --> 00:32:07,280 is easiest to write at the end of the letter. Because you'll have gone through and decided 383 00:32:07,280 --> 00:32:13,280 what's important and what needs to say. And you'll have discussed each piece of the content. 384 00:32:13,280 --> 00:32:21,280 This has been the end of unsolicited advice. That's good. That's actually the best writing 385 00:32:21,280 --> 00:32:31,280 advice, right? So let's try this. How about I propose that maybe we can expect this. What 386 00:32:31,280 --> 00:32:39,280 if I read through and go through this document? Okay. You guys take some notes in terms of 387 00:32:39,280 --> 00:32:44,280 highlighting that you think, right? What we think is most important. Here are the most 388 00:32:44,280 --> 00:32:53,280 important things, right? And then what we can do is hang around. You open to that? Definitely 389 00:32:53,280 --> 00:33:07,280 open to that. All right. Let's give it a run. Okay. So and again, so part of this was having 390 00:33:07,280 --> 00:33:12,280 the kind of accepted format that I was trying to replicate in all these types of reports 391 00:33:12,280 --> 00:33:17,280 that I've seen. And this of course is a kind of unique document in terms of that. So you 392 00:33:17,280 --> 00:33:22,280 can be a little loosey-goosey. So background. So first some historic context, then followed 393 00:33:22,280 --> 00:33:27,280 by a brief review of relevant background context regarding this informational advisory. We 394 00:33:27,280 --> 00:33:34,280 will advise that HLC has no mandate to dictate dictating property use specifically with this 395 00:33:34,280 --> 00:33:43,280 advisory statement. And then we have the paragraph that was added by Mr. Black. So the historic 396 00:33:43,280 --> 00:33:53,280 context of Quickertown. Between the 1870s and 1921, Quickertown grew into a thriving 397 00:33:53,280 --> 00:33:58,280 African-American business and residential district on approximately 32 acres of creek-adjacent 398 00:33:58,280 --> 00:34:03,280 floodplains, just a few blocks northeast of the Denton County Courthouse Square. Near 399 00:34:03,280 --> 00:34:09,280 a few months before the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre destroyed the black community. However, something 400 00:34:09,280 --> 00:34:16,280 similar happened in Texas. By 1918, 80 black families lived in the Quaker with its own 401 00:34:16,280 --> 00:34:21,280 school, general store, doctor's office, a druggist, three restaurants, two hotels, a 402 00:34:21,280 --> 00:34:27,280 funeral home, several churches, a black mason's entertainment hall, and more. That same year, 403 00:34:27,280 --> 00:34:36,280 the Confederate Confederacy Chapter 853 in Denton erected a 1918 monument on the courthouse 404 00:34:36,280 --> 00:34:41,280 honoring Confederate veterans, even as it became deeply involved in city sanitation 405 00:34:41,280 --> 00:34:48,280 initiatives. Two years later, 1920, President Browley of the growing College of Industrial 406 00:34:48,280 --> 00:34:53,280 Arts for Women, situated just a block away from Quickertown District, promoted the notion 407 00:34:53,280 --> 00:34:58,280 that Denton "could rid the college of the menace of the Negro quarters in close proximity 408 00:34:58,280 --> 00:35:05,280 in a business way." Plans for such city beautification was spearheaded by the Denton City Federation 409 00:35:05,280 --> 00:35:10,280 of Women's Clubs, established in 1913, the same year that the Frederick Douglass School 410 00:35:10,280 --> 00:35:14,280 burned down the ministry's clan room in Carson, and quickly gained strength among 411 00:35:14,280 --> 00:35:23,280 Denton's white leaders in the Chamber of Commerce and civic groups who wanted a new 412 00:35:23,280 --> 00:35:30,280 city park on that side. It's also noteworthy that early, that that would be the Denton 413 00:35:30,280 --> 00:35:36,280 City Federation of Women's Clubs leadership, including numerous influential United Daughters 414 00:35:36,280 --> 00:35:43,280 of the Confederacy members directing initiatives. In 1921, the city held a $75,000 bond election 415 00:35:43,280 --> 00:35:50,280 to pay for the project, and the park movement side won by 367-240 in a mere 127 votes. Because 416 00:35:50,280 --> 00:35:56,280 of Jim Crow segregation laws, Quickertown residents were not allowed to vote on their 417 00:35:56,280 --> 00:36:03,280 future, and had no voice in that action. City bond money was then used to buy land at steeply 418 00:36:03,280 --> 00:36:09,280 undervalued rates for Quickertown's homes and businesses, offering to move them or seize 419 00:36:09,280 --> 00:36:16,280 them through imminent domain. The 80 black families that once lived there were evicted, 420 00:36:16,280 --> 00:36:23,280 many moving, moving to underdeveloped pasture, land, and Solomon Hill that had no electricity, 421 00:36:23,280 --> 00:36:29,280 running water, sewage, or city service. Nor did blacks have access to the city park, despite 422 00:36:29,280 --> 00:36:37,280 their taxes also funding the initiatives. Denton's Ku Klux Klan, cladder number 136, 423 00:36:37,280 --> 00:36:42,280 was very likely populated by city leaders and law enforcement officials, actively intimidated 424 00:36:42,280 --> 00:36:48,280 the terrorized population in compliance and submission, both before and after the bond 425 00:36:48,280 --> 00:36:56,280 election. After the city parkland was raised by 1923, the very first structure built on 426 00:36:56,280 --> 00:37:01,280 the property was the 1928 Women's Club Building, as a reward for the group's central role in 427 00:37:01,280 --> 00:37:09,280 their toward and came to the city park bond. The city property was proffered to the Denton 428 00:37:09,280 --> 00:37:15,280 City Federation of Women's Clubs in an odd 99-year lease agreement for $1, which also 429 00:37:15,280 --> 00:37:20,280 notably acquiesced total control of the building to property and its use by the at-the-time 430 00:37:20,280 --> 00:37:27,280 exclusively black Women's Club and New Park City Parks Committee. The signed final contract 431 00:37:27,280 --> 00:37:33,280 was built within the weeks of the already constructed building's completion in 1928. 432 00:37:33,280 --> 00:37:39,280 Ongoing research on the Quakers' inhabitants of this township within the town that grew 433 00:37:39,280 --> 00:37:45,280 out of Denton's other segregated Freedman Colony district has continued to document its 434 00:37:45,280 --> 00:37:50,280 incredible historic significance and importance in understanding the city's remarkable growth 435 00:37:50,280 --> 00:37:57,280 and development. And there's a full quote that basically says, basically establishes 436 00:37:57,280 --> 00:38:04,280 that the City Federation of Women's Clubs were instrumental in establishing the park 437 00:38:04,280 --> 00:38:11,280 system. And so the background context, the next part, the first part, which is about 438 00:38:11,280 --> 00:38:18,280 history, and this is the background context relevant to discussions. As mentioned, let's 439 00:38:18,280 --> 00:38:25,280 say relevant to contemporary discussion regarding the interpretation and functions of historically 440 00:38:25,280 --> 00:38:30,280 designated buildings should certainly include an awareness of past public input, suggestions 441 00:38:30,280 --> 00:38:35,280 of city actions, input from African-American residents and Quaker town descendants certainly 442 00:38:35,280 --> 00:38:40,280 needs to be especially highlighted to rectify recurrent inequalities in past injustices. 443 00:38:40,280 --> 00:38:45,280 Quite commendably, both the City of Denton and its caretakers of history have demonstrated 444 00:38:45,280 --> 00:38:50,280 much courage in attempting to preserve and commemorate Quaker town's legacy. The City 445 00:38:50,280 --> 00:38:56,280 of Denton Historic Marker was erected in 1991, the State of Texas Historic Designation 446 00:38:56,280 --> 00:39:02,280 was installed, was actually crafted in 2010, and Denton County Museums along with other 447 00:39:02,280 --> 00:39:07,280 city libraries have been active in preservation and education work at the Courthouse on the 448 00:39:07,280 --> 00:39:13,280 Square Museum and nearby Denton County Historic Park. So here's a summary overview of Permanent 449 00:39:13,280 --> 00:39:20,280 City efforts related to both Quaker town park and the Women's Club. So first bullet point 450 00:39:20,280 --> 00:39:26,280 that Civic Center Park was officially renamed Quaker Town Park in 2006 to acknowledge and 451 00:39:26,280 --> 00:39:32,280 honor that recovered black history and 2024 in Texas Historic Marker was installed Civic 452 00:39:32,280 --> 00:39:42,280 Center Park. December 5th, 2025, informal staff report summarized a prior action review, 453 00:39:42,280 --> 00:39:48,280 so this of course was them saying, okay, so here's the prior discussions that we have. 454 00:39:48,280 --> 00:39:55,280 There was a 2022 work session explored commemorating Quaker town residents through memorial markers, 455 00:39:55,280 --> 00:40:01,280 museum concepts, and a healing garden. Council directed staff to incorporate a permanent 456 00:40:01,280 --> 00:40:13,280 plan to downtown master plan. Then designed downtown Denton plan in 2024. That was an 457 00:40:13,280 --> 00:40:20,280 adopted version for Quaker town park redesign approved by council and including quote historical 458 00:40:20,280 --> 00:40:28,280 monuments and remembrance features. However, no changes were proposed to the Women's Club. 459 00:40:28,280 --> 00:40:36,280 And then the ensuing discussion, and this would have been in December, December 5th 460 00:40:36,280 --> 00:40:42,280 of last year 2025. And this is a direct quote from that document. The Women's Federation 461 00:40:42,280 --> 00:40:48,280 was formally approached the city to request a renewal of the lease, which expires August 462 00:40:48,280 --> 00:40:54,280 2026. In response, city staff are conducting due diligence, including evaluating fair market 463 00:40:54,280 --> 00:41:00,280 value, lease terms, and working collaboratively with the Women's Federation to explore a range 464 00:41:00,280 --> 00:41:04,280 of renewable options. This time city staff cannot intend to bring forward alternative 465 00:41:04,280 --> 00:41:11,280 uses for the building. Instead, city staff will present lease renewal options for city 466 00:41:11,280 --> 00:41:21,280 council considerations. So, the things of note, and this is what I was mentioning from 467 00:41:21,280 --> 00:41:25,280 our discussions. Although the 1928 Women's Club building was not specifically discussed 468 00:41:25,280 --> 00:41:32,280 in any of these prior meetings, nor was it even proffered as a possible topic of discussion 469 00:41:32,280 --> 00:41:40,280 or recollections of several entities, including the April 2024 Quaker town park redesign 470 00:41:40,280 --> 00:41:46,280 workshop. Most of the citizen focus was on the same goal. Thus, the 1928 Women's Club 471 00:41:46,280 --> 00:41:53,280 building has been so far exempted from explorations regarding to clearly express desire of Black 472 00:41:53,280 --> 00:41:59,280 men residents in Quaker town property and public community accessors for, and in return 473 00:41:59,280 --> 00:42:04,280 to the quote, memorial markers, museum concepts, and other interpretive historical remembrance 474 00:42:04,280 --> 00:42:13,280 features to be incorporated as part of the approved permanent memorial for the Quaker 475 00:42:13,280 --> 00:42:22,280 town park redesign, and that was already approved. The designed downtown Denver plan, approved 476 00:42:22,280 --> 00:42:29,280 by city council in September 2024, and this is the one that was documented, that's what 477 00:42:29,280 --> 00:42:36,280 the wing is for, similarly emphasizes as key goal number one to recognize the past, which 478 00:42:36,280 --> 00:42:41,280 involves telling full histories and acknowledging injustices, because telling the documented 479 00:42:41,280 --> 00:42:49,280 world history that we know so far in the Quaker town park is necessary to set a frame of reference. 480 00:42:49,280 --> 00:42:55,280 And from an interview, there's one notable Quaker town descendant who's recently remarked, 481 00:42:55,280 --> 00:43:01,280 and this was in the Quaker town USA documentary. He said, "I was robbed of my generational 482 00:43:01,280 --> 00:43:06,280 wealth of my great grandparents on the property of Oakland happening in the Congress," Clark 483 00:43:06,280 --> 00:43:17,280 said. "All those properties are gone, and I didn't know of that." So while white city 484 00:43:17,280 --> 00:43:21,280 leaders promoted the creation of city park as justification for the removal of Quaker, 485 00:43:21,280 --> 00:43:26,280 the area remained largely vacant for decades. The Denver Women's Club, one of the early 486 00:43:26,280 --> 00:43:30,280 supporters of the city park, constructed a building along the east side of Oakland Street 487 00:43:30,280 --> 00:43:37,280 in 1928. The destruction of Quaker has had a lasting impact on its residents and their 488 00:43:37,280 --> 00:43:42,280 descendants. It not only resulted in a loss of homes and businesses, but also disrupted 489 00:43:42,280 --> 00:43:47,280 the establishment of generational wealth and shattered a close-knit community that was 490 00:43:47,280 --> 00:43:51,280 under decades of segregation and discrimination. Furthermore, this history and its impact was 491 00:43:51,280 --> 00:43:57,280 largely unfold for decades. While recognition has begun within the city and its institutions, 492 00:43:57,280 --> 00:44:05,280 additional action is needed. Now, that is a direct pull quote, we'll see here, that 493 00:44:05,280 --> 00:44:11,280 might perhaps act as an executive summary of sorts because that is pulled directly from 494 00:44:11,280 --> 00:44:20,280 a design downtown Denver final report between pages, granted, between pages 40 and 58. So 495 00:44:20,280 --> 00:44:24,280 again, we're talking about, like, there's a lot of, that's where I pulled those things 496 00:44:24,280 --> 00:44:31,280 together from that report, but that seemed to be super important in person and therefore 497 00:44:31,280 --> 00:44:41,280 of historic interest because that's exactly what they're speaking to in that passage. 498 00:44:41,280 --> 00:44:45,280 So then that leads us to the finale, which is discussion, this is the informational advisory 499 00:44:45,280 --> 00:44:53,280 suggestions or recommendations. So one, historical significance and interpretation of Quaker 500 00:44:53,280 --> 00:45:02,280 Town, of city, county and state has been impressive and valuable, but yet still today this work 501 00:45:02,280 --> 00:45:12,280 remains ongoing and incomplete. So again, express need, right? Part two, design downtown 502 00:45:12,280 --> 00:45:18,280 Denver was adopted by city council 2024 to update Denver's comprehensive plan and in 503 00:45:18,280 --> 00:45:24,280 that final report, again, the consultants working closely identify, recognize the past 504 00:45:24,280 --> 00:45:30,280 as priority number one for Quaker Town Park. So indeed, this should be taken as a true 505 00:45:30,280 --> 00:45:36,280 north principle to guide city and HLC discussions regarding all of its property structures and 506 00:45:36,280 --> 00:45:41,280 strategic plans with direct input from Denver's African American communities and Quaker Town 507 00:45:41,280 --> 00:45:51,280 center. And then point three or four, now that we know better, commissioner of Pullman 508 00:45:51,280 --> 00:45:59,280 city council, Mary McAnam's remark didn't needs to do better. So major lingering concerns 509 00:45:59,280 --> 00:46:03,280 raised regarding the interpretation, adequate memorialization of Quaker Town Park and its 510 00:46:03,280 --> 00:46:09,280 properties include crucial issues regarding adequacy, fairness, and sustainability. So 511 00:46:09,280 --> 00:46:17,280 adequacy is the full story told, right? Fairness, black, black citizen has historically been 512 00:46:17,280 --> 00:46:24,280 disenfranchised and excluded from public decisions and they should play a central role in interpretation 513 00:46:24,280 --> 00:46:29,280 of memorialization of Quaker Town Park and their views need to be included in prioritizing 514 00:46:29,280 --> 00:46:35,280 public liberation. But then sustainability, historic preservation can only succeed if 515 00:46:35,280 --> 00:46:41,280 sustainability is a focus on undertold historic aspects could open opportunities for state 516 00:46:41,280 --> 00:46:47,280 and federal economic incentives, grant funding, tourism revenue for the city and women's club 517 00:46:47,280 --> 00:46:57,280 property, which HLC committee would enthusiastically encourage and support. And then here therefore 518 00:46:57,280 --> 00:47:04,280 discussing expansion scope of the purpose for historic location might offer some exciting 519 00:47:04,280 --> 00:47:09,280 opportunities for addressing these issues of access, fairness, and sustainability. One 520 00:47:09,280 --> 00:47:14,280 possibility could be for the city to partner and repurpose historic women's club building 521 00:47:14,280 --> 00:47:21,280 into a memorial site that both interprets the past as a rebranded Quaker hall, but also 522 00:47:21,280 --> 00:47:26,280 creating an inclusive public space within the downtown district to give these stories 523 00:47:26,280 --> 00:47:31,280 and thereby expand the women's club caretaker partnerships as a rental space for southeast 524 00:47:31,280 --> 00:47:37,280 end organizations, seminars, community markets, destination programs that can generate revenue 525 00:47:37,280 --> 00:47:45,280 as a historic cultural heritage site for the city. So last sentence, reintegrating the 526 00:47:45,280 --> 00:47:50,280 historic functions in the site as a unifying community hub would be a significantly meaningful 527 00:47:50,280 --> 00:48:04,280 action, which also expands sustainable funding sources. So that's five pages. Is there anything 528 00:48:04,280 --> 00:48:14,280 that strikes y'all? I have several things. Excellent. I'm 90% certain that the name of 529 00:48:14,280 --> 00:48:21,280 the building is women's club, not women's club. That might've been a misspelling. All 530 00:48:21,280 --> 00:48:27,280 through it. I mean, it's consistently women's club, but it is. Oh, I see what you're saying. 531 00:48:27,280 --> 00:48:38,280 It's a women's club with an A not an E. Yeah, it should be women's. No, women's. A woman 532 00:48:38,280 --> 00:48:46,280 apostrophe S is the name of the building. It's not the women's club. It's woman's apostrophe 533 00:48:46,280 --> 00:48:57,280 woman, apostrophe S club building. Okay. You double check that. Yeah. So that's all through 534 00:48:57,280 --> 00:49:05,280 it. Okay. Right. Right. Yep. There was a sentence. I'm sorry. I don't know what page, but about 535 00:49:05,280 --> 00:49:14,280 the section on Ku Klux Klan. Yes. And how it said something about very likely city leaders. 536 00:49:14,280 --> 00:49:27,280 Right. Just wonder if we want to. Okay. Very likely populated by city leaders and law enforcement 537 00:49:27,280 --> 00:49:33,280 officials. I expect that it is. I have no doubt that it's true, but I think that sounds 538 00:49:33,280 --> 00:49:41,280 a bit subject. Okay. And they also will quote some that I'm sure we all know. I'm saying 539 00:49:41,280 --> 00:49:45,280 a lot of those people's families are still prominent in town and don't like to be reminded 540 00:49:45,280 --> 00:49:50,280 of that. Right. Well, I don't know that that's necessary or is there a different way to say 541 00:49:50,280 --> 00:49:56,280 it? Because well, just mentioning that the claim is also actively intimidating. But if 542 00:49:56,280 --> 00:50:06,280 you want, it's really the very likely that strikes me. So is there a way possibly that 543 00:50:06,280 --> 00:50:14,280 would get the point across, but not be. Okay. Since that's not anything we can prove in 544 00:50:14,280 --> 00:50:28,280 this. Okay. Potentially. Possibly simple. Okay. But that's me. Well, I agree. And I'm 545 00:50:28,280 --> 00:50:33,280 okay if everybody else is fine. I can strike that. Yeah. So just wait. I mean, you're 546 00:50:33,280 --> 00:50:39,280 not addressing the Klan reference. You're just pointing out that we're making a supposition 547 00:50:39,280 --> 00:50:47,280 about leadership. Yes. And we're very likely they were. Well, they probably were. I can 548 00:50:47,280 --> 00:50:54,280 see that second point is not essential to get the point across. Okay. And the only other 549 00:50:54,280 --> 00:51:09,280 question I had. And I didn't start looking soon enough. And I said, you know, all the 550 00:51:09,280 --> 00:51:19,280 women's club up there. You'll understand. Is black and white always capitalized throughout? 551 00:51:19,280 --> 00:51:27,280 There are for sure a couple of times where black is not. Right. And there are some times 552 00:51:27,280 --> 00:51:35,280 where it is. And same with white. In fact, I just jot it down. There was a sentence that 553 00:51:35,280 --> 00:51:47,280 said, while capital white city leaders lower caps. And that struck me. Okay. Okay. Just 554 00:51:47,280 --> 00:51:59,280 consistency. And I'm not sure what's correct. Typically, black is always capitalized. Yeah, 555 00:51:59,280 --> 00:52:05,280 white goes back and forth depending on which style menu you're using. So yeah, my personal 556 00:52:05,280 --> 00:52:10,280 advice is someone has always capitalized both of them just because some people don't know 557 00:52:10,280 --> 00:52:20,280 the lowercase white depends on the style menu. So yeah. Okay. That's in the park. Let me 558 00:52:20,280 --> 00:52:39,280 see. That would be. I know exactly where that was at. It came in here. Here it is. 559 00:52:39,280 --> 00:53:02,280 It's consistent throughout. White and black are capitalized. 560 00:53:02,280 --> 00:53:23,280 Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. 561 00:53:23,280 --> 00:53:46,280 Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. 562 00:53:46,280 --> 00:54:07,280 Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. 563 00:54:07,280 --> 00:54:28,280 Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. 564 00:54:28,280 --> 00:54:47,280 Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. 565 00:54:47,280 --> 00:55:09,280 Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. 566 00:55:09,280 --> 00:55:25,280 Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. 567 00:55:25,280 --> 00:55:46,280 Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. 568 00:55:46,280 --> 00:56:09,280 Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. 569 00:56:09,280 --> 00:56:27,280 Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. 570 00:56:27,280 --> 00:56:47,280 Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. 571 00:56:47,280 --> 00:57:01,280 It is and you are not unusual. I mean everybody in town calls it the women's club. 572 00:57:01,280 --> 00:57:17,280 Yeah. And I can also I also know the case that the women's club a lot of members. 573 00:57:17,280 --> 00:57:31,280 Really? I knew English. Yeah, I know. 574 00:57:31,280 --> 00:57:37,280 Never parts of the same country been so sad. Actually, I shouldn't say that I've got Belgium as a counterexample. 575 00:57:37,280 --> 00:58:00,280 You should share. 576 00:58:00,280 --> 00:58:16,280 Yeah. 577 00:58:16,280 --> 00:58:33,280 Okay. 578 00:58:33,280 --> 00:58:56,280 Yeah. 579 00:58:56,280 --> 00:59:24,280 Yeah. 580 00:59:24,280 --> 00:59:39,280 Okay. 581 00:59:39,280 --> 01:00:00,280 Okay. 582 01:00:00,280 --> 01:00:02,280 Now that one would have been a. 583 01:00:02,280 --> 01:00:06,280 That's the Federation. 584 01:00:06,280 --> 01:00:26,280 Federation. 585 01:00:26,280 --> 01:00:37,280 Okay. 586 01:00:37,280 --> 01:01:04,280 Okay. 587 01:01:04,280 --> 01:01:22,280 Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. 588 01:01:22,280 --> 01:01:38,280 Okay. 589 01:01:38,280 --> 01:01:53,280 Okay. 590 01:01:53,280 --> 01:02:10,280 Then get briefly explain the link between the women's club building and Quaker town. 591 01:02:10,280 --> 01:02:27,280 Well, you know, while also honoring the many positive accomplishments of women's clubs in later decades, which is absolutely true. 592 01:02:27,280 --> 01:02:35,280 I think that's probably doable to paragraphs. 593 01:02:35,280 --> 01:02:44,280 What does that sound overly ambitious? I can't do that. I mean, I can't, I cannot sit here and do two paragraphs. 594 01:02:44,280 --> 01:03:05,280 So I'm, I'm, I'm, I can't do that. 595 01:03:05,280 --> 01:03:16,280 Okay. 596 01:03:16,280 --> 01:03:21,280 No, I, I, I understand what you're, I understand what you're saying. 597 01:03:21,280 --> 01:03:24,280 I'm not disagreeing with that in the least. 598 01:03:24,280 --> 01:03:35,280 I'm just saying that for me, I'm not going to be able to, unless you tell me what to write, I can write that. Okay. 599 01:03:35,280 --> 01:03:55,280 Otherwise, I'm going to have to, I'm going to have to have time to craft something. Yeah. You understand? Cause I can either transcribe or I can put together something. I mean, how long do we, how long do we want to sit here today? 600 01:03:55,280 --> 01:04:13,280 I don't think the appetite is for all night. And that's what I'm trying to figure out. Do we, do we want to, do I want to create an executive summary that gets the points that you're giving me and bring it back next time? 601 01:04:13,280 --> 01:04:42,280 And then we'll have a full group that can remember we have the option. We wouldn't be able to discuss in the same way. Right. Right. But we do have the option of taking what we've done to this point, drafting the executive summary, emailing it, and then essentially getting seven or however many approvals of the letter. 602 01:04:42,280 --> 01:04:56,280 Um, you know, essentially saying like, if, if there are, if it's not approved by enough people, then we would have to bring it back and discuss and craft. Right. Right. Right. 603 01:04:56,280 --> 01:05:13,280 Flag on the play. I was corresponding with a senior attorney who reminded me that approving something via email is essentially giving staff direction outside of an open meeting and therefore it's real gray and we don't love it. 604 01:05:13,280 --> 01:05:17,280 So it's either tonight or May 11. 605 01:05:17,280 --> 01:05:23,280 Or potentially a special called meeting. 606 01:05:23,280 --> 01:05:29,280 I don't agree with that. And it'd be pretty much just be coming in here and fixing. Right. 607 01:05:29,280 --> 01:05:35,280 For a special meeting. 608 01:05:35,280 --> 01:05:42,280 That's my understanding. If it were called just for that purpose. Yes, calling special meeting. 609 01:05:42,280 --> 01:05:49,280 That's what we're discussing. Correct. Yeah. 610 01:05:49,280 --> 01:06:04,280 We would just have to determine if you are, if we're able to, if you all were able to get quorum in between the two meeting dates. 611 01:06:04,280 --> 01:06:21,280 Survey. Yeah. Yeah. We could send out a survey for that, I guess, to essentially the next four, I guess we have four weeks to work with. 612 01:06:21,280 --> 01:06:35,280 Including this week, apparently with that. So technically we'd have three weeks if we were included. 613 01:06:35,280 --> 01:06:48,280 Thank you, Haley. Thanks for that. 614 01:06:48,280 --> 01:06:57,280 We can send a survey to all commissioners with several options updates. 615 01:06:57,280 --> 01:07:05,280 And then we can say we're going to all respond and call a special meeting for just this. 616 01:07:05,280 --> 01:07:11,280 We would just need to make sure that staff is able to meet the state requirements of posting three days in advance. 617 01:07:11,280 --> 01:07:18,280 And then we'll be in town in the morning until the weekend anyway. 618 01:07:18,280 --> 01:07:26,280 In the interim, are we all allowed to work in language or just Sean? 619 01:07:26,280 --> 01:07:31,280 I believe just Sean and Commissioner McAdams as they were the original ones. 620 01:07:31,280 --> 01:07:38,280 I think you can utilize the original text and make edits to that. Okay. But I don't believe. 621 01:07:38,280 --> 01:07:45,280 I'm just concerned about like walking arm style things. 622 01:07:45,280 --> 01:07:57,280 So, like, if you work on language and sent it to sent it sent it to vice chair tree, that would be three. 623 01:07:57,280 --> 01:08:01,280 But if anyone else did that, we'd have a lot of trouble. 624 01:08:01,280 --> 01:08:07,280 If and this is a big if this is not something I pre discussed with staff, but please feel free to say no. 625 01:08:07,280 --> 01:08:17,280 If staff is amenable to collecting edits and then distributing them in the packet for our next meeting, I think that could be acceptable. 626 01:08:17,280 --> 01:08:26,280 I'm happy to do that. I would just I will just provide I would just need to provide the commission with a date of when I need that inside. 627 01:08:26,280 --> 01:08:31,280 You know, the only thing that I would be contributing my crack at exactly. Sorry. 628 01:08:31,280 --> 01:08:37,280 The only thing I'm going to say, though, that quote from Lenny about now we don't know what to do better. 629 01:08:37,280 --> 01:08:39,280 That really needs to be featured prominently in the report. 630 01:08:39,280 --> 01:08:46,280 So maybe the first page, you know, that's a little bit, you know, maybe not professional, but it's impactful. 631 01:08:46,280 --> 01:08:51,280 I would use that as a whole book very high on privacy recency. 632 01:08:51,280 --> 01:08:55,280 So that's one of the reasons I saved it for the punch line. Okay. Right. 633 01:08:55,280 --> 01:08:59,280 But again, depending upon styles of writing. Yeah. 634 01:08:59,280 --> 01:09:05,280 Again, given all of everything the councils are reading, I'm not sure how many we're going to make with punch line. 635 01:09:05,280 --> 01:09:13,280 Understood. So. 636 01:09:13,280 --> 01:09:16,280 Well, I'm perfectly fine with it. 637 01:09:16,280 --> 01:09:25,280 As since we had discussed us, Lenny and I crafting it and then turning to Mr. Black for some editorial guidance. 638 01:09:25,280 --> 01:09:29,280 He decides on executive summary. I'm comfortable with you crafting the executive summary. 639 01:09:29,280 --> 01:09:36,280 Okay. Yeah, I'm happy to use the low capacity. 640 01:09:36,280 --> 01:09:40,280 Maybe that speeds things along that way. I don't have to do things on the spot. 641 01:09:40,280 --> 01:09:56,280 Because like honestly, getting this down for it to like a compact life pitches. 642 01:09:56,280 --> 01:10:09,280 Okay. 643 01:10:09,280 --> 01:10:18,280 So is that consensus have an executive summary crafted and we'll use the Sherry share things for people to. 644 01:10:18,280 --> 01:10:21,280 See it and then. 645 01:10:21,280 --> 01:10:42,280 Well, then the next time or approve or does it get approved and then I kind of got lost. We can't approve. Right. In writing. So we'd have a special call meeting. 646 01:10:42,280 --> 01:10:54,280 Can I suggest. Well, we're all here. And while we're collecting potential topics for future edits, future drafts. 647 01:10:54,280 --> 01:11:05,280 I just want to leave some space for any commissioners who haven't shared any talking points that they had from their their read through the drafts to go ahead and do so. 648 01:11:05,280 --> 01:11:16,280 Is there like any. Yeah. And if no, that's great. 649 01:11:16,280 --> 01:11:25,280 I didn't have any specifically. It was more educational for me than anything. 650 01:11:25,280 --> 01:11:41,280 There. I mean, as you were kind of reading through, I was thinking again from somebody who was like learning from the letter that I think some sort of like. 651 01:11:41,280 --> 01:11:56,280 Like the order of things that seems pertinent potentially. I don't know if it makes sense in executive summary, but essentially the president of the college asked to read the minutes. 652 01:11:56,280 --> 01:12:17,280 And then that's that sort of started this process where I mean, I do think it's hugely significant to call out in the executive summary that the Federation of Women, you know that they were spearheading efforts and then rewarded for those efforts. 653 01:12:17,280 --> 01:12:34,280 And the and then I think also it's just important to highlight that the community that was most impacted didn't have a voice and that's what we're trying to trying to provide some space for voice. 654 01:12:34,280 --> 01:12:37,280 Yeah. 655 01:12:37,280 --> 01:13:05,280 No vote. 656 01:13:05,280 --> 01:13:19,280 Yes. 657 01:13:19,280 --> 01:13:22,280 And Mr. Black, you do need to just double check. 658 01:13:22,280 --> 01:13:27,280 I did catch on. 659 01:13:27,280 --> 01:13:32,280 I was working on a notes version of the executive summary. 660 01:13:32,280 --> 01:13:36,280 Yeah, that's right. 661 01:13:36,280 --> 01:13:45,280 If you want as part of my thing, I will go through and see what I can do. 662 01:13:45,280 --> 01:14:07,280 All right, oh my goodness. 663 01:14:07,280 --> 01:14:24,280 Okay. 664 01:14:24,280 --> 01:14:40,280 Yeah. 665 01:14:40,280 --> 01:14:57,280 Even though it wasn't the first one's clubs, I think it may just be the women's club building singular. Yeah. 666 01:14:57,280 --> 01:15:17,280 That's the woman's post BS club. 667 01:15:17,280 --> 01:15:21,280 Usage has changed over the years, according to kids. 668 01:15:21,280 --> 01:15:28,280 Can you tell me to delete the s on cloud? 669 01:15:28,280 --> 01:15:31,280 No, it's on their website. It's women's club. 670 01:15:31,280 --> 01:15:56,280 There's a club up there for the dollar. 671 01:15:56,280 --> 01:16:24,280 Okay. 672 01:16:24,280 --> 01:16:41,280 Yeah. 673 01:16:41,280 --> 01:16:45,280 I mean, I think that what we've decided is that we're going to draft. 674 01:16:45,280 --> 01:16:47,280 You're going to draft. 675 01:16:47,280 --> 01:16:54,280 You won't send it to Cameron and Cameron will send it to us. 676 01:16:54,280 --> 01:16:59,280 For discussion at whenever the next meeting. 677 01:16:59,280 --> 01:17:02,280 We're not doing a special call. I'm sorry. 678 01:17:02,280 --> 01:17:17,280 You're going to pull. 679 01:17:17,280 --> 01:17:29,280 I mean, unless there's more workshop, I don't know that we. 680 01:17:29,280 --> 01:17:33,280 I don't know what we're going to do with that. 681 01:17:33,280 --> 01:17:36,280 So to clarify and reiterate it. 682 01:17:36,280 --> 01:17:39,280 So what we've decided is that we're going to have. 683 01:17:39,280 --> 01:17:42,280 John Black is going to draft the executive summary. 684 01:17:42,280 --> 01:17:44,280 And what we're going to do is two things. 685 01:17:44,280 --> 01:17:45,280 Following this meeting. 686 01:17:45,280 --> 01:17:46,280 There's going to be. 687 01:17:46,280 --> 01:17:48,280 A pulse enough for them. 688 01:17:48,280 --> 01:17:50,280 To either call a. 689 01:17:50,280 --> 01:17:52,280 Special meeting. 690 01:17:52,280 --> 01:17:53,280 And, or just wait. 691 01:17:53,280 --> 01:17:54,280 Regular meeting. 692 01:17:54,280 --> 01:17:58,280 In order to. 693 01:17:58,280 --> 01:18:00,280 To be able to be able to. 694 01:18:00,280 --> 01:18:02,280 We'll be able to. 695 01:18:02,280 --> 01:18:04,280 Had them sent from Cameron to be able to view them. 696 01:18:04,280 --> 01:18:05,280 Right. 697 01:18:05,280 --> 01:18:07,280 But then we need to come together. 698 01:18:07,280 --> 01:18:10,280 Whether it's a special call meeting. 699 01:18:10,280 --> 01:18:12,280 Or may. 700 01:18:12,280 --> 01:18:14,280 For us to discuss it. 701 01:18:14,280 --> 01:18:15,280 Together. 702 01:18:15,280 --> 01:18:21,280 Okay. 703 01:18:21,280 --> 01:18:23,280 That's correct. 704 01:18:23,280 --> 01:18:32,280 Okay. 705 01:18:32,280 --> 01:18:34,280 All commissioners, if you have like, 706 01:18:34,280 --> 01:18:38,280 if you find some comments that need to be moved around or any of 707 01:18:38,280 --> 01:18:40,280 those things, send it to Cameron. 708 01:18:40,280 --> 01:18:42,280 And that will be part of the packet for the next meeting. 709 01:18:42,280 --> 01:18:43,280 So any edits. 710 01:18:43,280 --> 01:18:44,280 Okay. 711 01:18:44,280 --> 01:18:46,280 It all comes and goes. 712 01:18:46,280 --> 01:18:47,280 Cameron is. 713 01:18:47,280 --> 01:19:02,280 Okay. 714 01:19:02,280 --> 01:19:04,280 So I'm not sure how we end the work session. 715 01:19:04,280 --> 01:19:06,280 If those are the march towards the work session, do we vote? 716 01:19:06,280 --> 01:19:07,280 And then. 717 01:19:07,280 --> 01:19:09,280 We don't really have anything to. 718 01:19:09,280 --> 01:19:10,280 There's no action. 719 01:19:10,280 --> 01:19:17,280 There's no action. 720 01:19:17,280 --> 01:19:20,280 You've gone around the horn and confirmed everyone said their piece. 721 01:19:20,280 --> 01:19:21,280 That's what I really did. 722 01:19:21,280 --> 01:19:22,280 Yeah. 723 01:19:22,280 --> 01:19:24,280 So staff will send out. 724 01:19:24,280 --> 01:19:25,280 Dates. 725 01:19:25,280 --> 01:19:27,280 To see if we can get. 726 01:19:27,280 --> 01:19:29,280 Or more. 727 01:19:29,280 --> 01:19:32,280 To have a special called meeting. If not, then we will. 728 01:19:32,280 --> 01:19:34,280 The discussion will take place. 729 01:19:34,280 --> 01:19:35,280 Excellent. 730 01:19:35,280 --> 01:19:36,280 So that email. 731 01:19:36,280 --> 01:19:37,280 Okay. 732 01:19:37,280 --> 01:19:38,280 Fantastic. 733 01:19:38,280 --> 01:19:43,280 So. 734 01:19:43,280 --> 01:19:49,280 About our meeting on Monday afternoons that all the options need to be. 735 01:19:49,280 --> 01:19:52,280 I would assume not Monday afternoons, but whether it's. 736 01:19:52,280 --> 01:19:57,280 We're maybe sending the lunchtime option and. 737 01:19:57,280 --> 01:20:00,280 Five 30 option, you know, different days, just to see. 738 01:20:00,280 --> 01:20:01,280 We can hit the most people. 739 01:20:01,280 --> 01:20:03,280 Yep. 740 01:20:03,280 --> 01:20:05,280 Because it's a special call meeting and doesn't have to be. 741 01:20:05,280 --> 01:20:09,280 So it's a special call meeting. 742 01:20:09,280 --> 01:20:11,280 And then we'll have the options and then hopefully. 743 01:20:11,280 --> 01:20:13,280 You can come up with a date and time that works for you guys. 744 01:20:13,280 --> 01:20:15,280 I love you thinking about lunch. 745 01:20:15,280 --> 01:20:21,280 Okay, fantastic. 746 01:20:21,280 --> 01:20:24,280 So I guess we're ready to move then on to concluding it. 747 01:20:24,280 --> 01:20:34,280 Let's see. 748 01:20:34,280 --> 01:20:39,280 Okay. 749 01:20:39,280 --> 01:20:44,280 So I believe. 750 01:20:44,280 --> 01:20:55,280 Briefly mentioned last meeting that we were. 751 01:20:55,280 --> 01:20:58,280 Awarded the national park service grant to do a historic resource 752 01:20:58,280 --> 01:21:00,280 survey in Southeast Denton. 753 01:21:00,280 --> 01:21:03,280 So we are finishing going through the RFQ process for that. 754 01:21:03,280 --> 01:21:12,280 That we can hopefully start the kickoff in summertime. 755 01:21:12,280 --> 01:21:14,280 But we're, we're chugging along on that. 756 01:21:14,280 --> 01:21:16,280 So just want to give you all an update on that. 757 01:21:16,280 --> 01:21:20,280 And then hopefully in May or special call, whenever it lands, 758 01:21:20,280 --> 01:21:23,280 we can celebrate hopefully another historic designation. 759 01:21:23,280 --> 01:21:24,280 Right. 760 01:21:24,280 --> 01:21:26,280 I'll just also want to remind everybody. 761 01:21:26,280 --> 01:21:29,280 We've seen the schedule for the preservation month. 762 01:21:29,280 --> 01:21:30,280 Very exciting. 763 01:21:30,280 --> 01:21:33,280 It's going to be a lot of really cool stuff. 764 01:21:33,280 --> 01:21:35,280 Coming up. 765 01:21:35,280 --> 01:21:36,280 Yes. 766 01:21:36,280 --> 01:21:38,280 Thank you, commissioner tree. 767 01:21:38,280 --> 01:21:42,280 And I'm you all should have received the calendar invites for the ones 768 01:21:42,280 --> 01:21:46,280 that you all had stated that you were interested in. 769 01:21:46,280 --> 01:21:50,280 But then also where we might have possible quorum. 770 01:21:50,280 --> 01:21:55,280 Those have been noticed that there's a possible quorum has been posted. 771 01:21:55,280 --> 01:21:56,280 And noticed. 772 01:21:56,280 --> 01:22:01,280 That you all are kind of aware that you guys are welcome to go to those events. 773 01:22:01,280 --> 01:22:04,280 Obviously if there's other events that you want to attend. 774 01:22:04,280 --> 01:22:06,280 You are allowed to do that. 775 01:22:06,280 --> 01:22:09,280 But if, if there's a bunch of y'all there and there's about, 776 01:22:09,280 --> 01:22:11,280 if there's four of y'all there. 777 01:22:11,280 --> 01:22:14,280 I would kindly ask that one of you all. 778 01:22:14,280 --> 01:22:17,280 Maybe excuse yourself. 779 01:22:17,280 --> 01:22:27,280 Just since we were posted. 780 01:22:27,280 --> 01:22:30,280 If there's no other business. 781 01:22:30,280 --> 01:22:33,280 Any other business. 782 01:22:33,280 --> 01:22:45,280 Again, I'll leave room open for.