HomeMy WebLinkAboutSeptember 21DRAFT History Committee Meeting Minutes
September 21, 2010
1. Meeting called to order in Parks and Recreation Building at 2:05 pm by Nobuko
Cleary, Chair.
Committee Members present: Nobuko Cleary, Bill Downey, Les Earnest, Maryann
Malcolm, Barbara Packard.
Committee Member absent: LeeAnn Vojvoda
Council Liaison present: Jean Mordo
2. Minutes of the 8/24/2010 Committee meeting
Reviewed and approved.
3. OLD BUSINESS
a. Inventory Subcommittee
Earnest reported that continued cataloging of historical artifacts on August 31
turned up Minutes of the Los Altos Hills Historical Society from 1974, when it
apparently was formed, through 1980. Those minutes indicate that during 1975-76
the Society took on the alternative name of “Bicentennial Committee,” apparently
with the blessing of the Council, and also assigned the name “Bicentennial Park”
to what is now called Edith Park, but apparently without any approval from the
Council. That misidentification has been carried forward on the Town’s “Open
Space” web page, which we plan to fix shortly.
Cataloging of historical scrapbooks will continue on Tuesday, September 28
beginning at 1:30 pm in Council Chambers.
b. Town Newsletter scanning project
Earnest reported that he has not yet found time to scan the few page images that
did not come out right in the scanning done by the Internet Archive but plans to
do them soon.
c. Street and path name history project
Downey is compiling historical the basis for Town roads and path names and has
obtained from the Town a copy of the official list of road names as a starting
point.
d. Dedication ceremonies for paths and a road named for historical figures
Cleary and Malcolm reported that no arrangements have been for dedications yet.
Mordo suggested doing the Margit Way dedication in conjunction with the
Westwind Barn Lighting Ceremony scheduled for December 5, 1:00 to 4:00 PM.
e. Update of Town History Web Page
Earnest plans to draft an amended web page, to fix various historical errors there,
and to also propose amendments to the Open Space web page. Both to be
reviewed by the Committee before being submitted to the Town Clerk.
4. Presentations from the floor
There was further discussion of the plan to develop a list of Historical Sites and
Structures.
5. Meeting Adjourned at 3:05 pm
Submitted by Les Earnest, Secretary