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March 17, 2009
Meeting called to order at 2:10 pm by Mary Ann Malcolm, Chair.
Roll call
Committee Members present: Nobuko Cleary, Les Earnest, Maryann Malcolm, Bob Stutz
Committee Member absent: Bill Downey
Associate Member absent: Barbara Packard
Council Liaison absent: Jean Mordo
February Meeting. There was no Committee meeting in February because the meeting
notice was not published in time.
Review of Minutes: The Committee reviewed and approved without modification the
minutes of its 11/8/08 and 1/20/09 meetings.
Newsletter article. The Winter 2009 issue of Our Town included an article titled
“History Committee Reactivated” that reviewed the Committee’s accomplishments in
2008.
Museum Site. There was a brief discussion of how to create a display site for historical
artifacts, two possibilities being the Town’s History House or working out an agreement
with the Los Altos History Museum.
Inventory Subcommittee Report. Bill Downey and Les Earnest continued tagging and
cataloging historical artifacts in spreadsheet form. The question of how to get textual and
photographic materials scanned, to be preserved and displayed as digital media, remains
unresolved. Nobuko Cleary volunteered to work with Les Earnest on the continuing
cataloging project.
Historical Sites and Structures Subcommittee. The question was discussed of what to
do about this project in view of Barbara Packard’s illness. The consensus was to await
her recovery.
Biography Project. Les Earnest volunteered to draft suggested categories, selection
criteria, and lengths of biographies for prominent Town residents.
Public Comment None.
Meeting Adjourned at 3:05 PM
Submitted by Les Earnest, Secretary