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Charlotte-Mecklenburg Historic Landmarks Commission EDUCATION COMMITTEE MEETING AUGUST 16, 2001
Location: 2100 Randolph Road, Charlotte, NC Time: 5:30 - 6:20 p.m. Present: John Misenheimer, Committee Chairman Ava Autrey Sally Billington Joe Brickey Bernard Felder Bruce Schulman Dan Morrill, HLC Consulting Director Mary Lynn Morrill, HLC Recording Consultant Absent: Phiderika Foust, Committee V. Chair Nancy Kute AGENDA 1. Welcome: John Misenheimer Mr. Misenheimer welcomed everyone to the meeting. 2. Davidson Schoolhouse at Rural Hill $45,000 in grant money from the Knight Foundation to build a bathroom/classroom facility has been transferred from Historic Charlotte, Inc. to the Historic Landmarks Commission. The Education Committee and Historic Landmarks Commission, in conjunction with Park and Recreation, will be responsible for the construction of the building. Design plans, when completed, will be presented to the HLC’s Design Review Committee for consideration. School children cannot visit the schoolhouse until the facility is complete. The Education Committee and HLC will be working with the County Park and Recreation Department and the Catawba Valley Scottish Society to develop programming for the schoolhouse. Ms. Brickey said that the Catawba Valley Scottish Society, Inc. Sheep Dog event is to be held November 2 - 4, 2001, and that the organization would like to use the schoolhouse for genealogy classes. MS. BRICKEY PRESENTED A MOTION SECONDED BY MR. FELDER TO RECOMMEND TO THE HISTORIC LANDMARKS COMMISSION THAT THE DAVIDSON SCHOOLHOUSE AT RURAL HILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE CATAWBA VALLEY SCOTTISH SOCIETY, INC., NOVEMBER 2 - 4, 2001, FOR GENEALOGY CLASSES IF COUNTY INSURANCE PROVIDES ADEQUATE LIABILITY COVERAGE FOR THE EVENT. THE COMMITTEE UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THE MOTION. Ms. Billington said that Ms. Becky Finger is a Charlotte-Mecklenburg Public School contact whom the HLC might want to consult about possible public school programming at the Davidson Schoolhouse once the new facility is completed. 3. Website Journal Dr. Morrill reported that this will be an "INTERNET only" journal, and that it will be published once yearly initially. He said that solicitations have been mailed to Duke, Chapel Hill, and many area colleges and universities seeking manuscripts for consideration for publication. The submission deadline is December 15, 2001. Dr. Morrill said that Dr. Paula Stathakis, who has previously done consulting work for the HLC, is willing to manage this website journal, and that she would begin as editor for an hourly fee of $15 with a cap of $1,500.00. A copy of Dr. Stathakis’s proposal, along with her educational and work background, were distributed to each committee member. Dr. Morrill said that he thinks that the W. T. Alexander House might be a good location for Dr. Stathakis’s office. The HLC has been discussing with UNCC officials the possibility of the University’s using the house for educational activities. He said that the most appropriate budget item for the stipend to come would be the money earmarked for an architect in this year’s budget. The initial issue of the Journal will be published in 2002. The name "Hornets’ Nest" has been suggested for the publication. MS. AUTREY PRESENTED A MOTION SECONDED BY MR. FELDER TO RECOMMEND TO THE HISTORIC LANDMARKS COMMISSION THAT DR. PAULA STATHAKIS BE PAID $15.00 AN HOUR WITH A 100 HOUR MAXIMUM TOTAL WORK TIME TO SERVE AS EDITOR OF THE HLC’S INTERNET JOURNAL. THE COMMITTEE UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THE MOTION. 4. Promotion of Post World War II Survey Dr. Morrill said that the HLC has received a good many calls from people expressing an interest in the HLC’s Post World War II Survey. The Charlotte Observer published an excellent article on the Survey in the paper on May 27, 2001. 5. Old Business Dr. Morrill said that the HLC has talked about community interest expressed by County Commissioner Norman Mitchell, in a roadside marker, like the one installed for the W. T. Alexander Slave Cemetery (cost $1800, paid for with private money from the developer, unveiled at a ceremony on January 18, 2001), being installed in Third Ward, on S. Mint St., where the Old Good Samaritan Hospital, a designated historic landmark, was located before its destruction for the construction of the Ericsson Stadium. The hospital stood on the Stadium’s 40 yard line. Dr. Morrill said that $1800 could possibly come from the HLC’s printing account. The Committee talked about the pros and cons of the HLC’s setting a precedent for financial responsibility for signs of this type. Dr. Morrill said that he would contact some parties who might be willing to fund the sign as he thinks the marker would benefit to the community. Mr. Misenheimer reminded the Committee about the discussion at the April 19, 2001, meeting regarding a series of video tapes on inner city neighborhoods which could be offered for sale. When Dr. Morrill was in New York City April 15-17, 2001, he said that such tapes were available to the public. MR. FELDER PRESENTED A MOTION SECONDED BY MS. BILLINGTON TO RECOMMEND TO THE HISTORIC LANDMARKS COMMISSION THAT WTVI BE CONTACTED BY DR. MORRILL ABOUT THE PROSPECT OF DEVELOPING VIDEOS OF NEIGHBORHOOD HISTORY. THE COMMITTEE UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THE MOTION. 6. New Business Ms. Billington reported that the Charlotte Regional History Consortium is sponsoring a festival in May celebrating Mecklenburg County’s history. She said that a letter will be mailed to Consortium members telling about the events scheduled, and that the HLC can decide how it might like to participate. Ms.Tattie Bos represents the HLC on the Consortium. The meeting adjourned at 6:30 p.m.
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