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HomeMy WebLinkAboutLHC 2017-08-16 HISTORICAL COMMISSION Dennis Wright Greenmead Historical Park MAYOR 20501 Newburgh Road Livonia, Michigan 48152 Linda McCann (248) 477-7375 DIRECTOR Fax (248) 426-8568 Community Resources Department 33000 Civic Center Drive Livonia, Michigan 48154-3097 (734) 466-2540 LIVONIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION AUGUST 16, 2017 VOTING MEETING MINUTES The meeting was called to order on August 16, 2017 at the Alexander Blue House at 6:32 p.m. Present: Deanna Brown, Nancy Frye, Barbara Mansfield, Michael Marihugh, Stephanie Miner, Gary Pritchard, Sandi Pritchard, Patty Trojan Also Present: Emily Tchorz, Kathy Johnson Bartshe Absent: Mary Cambridge The May 17, 2016 meeting minutes were reviewed have been approved as presented. The June 21, 2017 meeting minutes were reviewed and approved as corrected. Mary Cambridge was not present to present the Treasurer’s reports. Barbara Mansfield, Chairman, reported: The Red, White & Blue BBQ was held July 8, 2017. The retirement event for Linda Wiacek was July 12, 2017. The Pancake Fun Run was July 16, 2017 and was attended by over 90 persons. She has attended many Cemetery Walk meetings with the Preservation Commission. She facilitated ticket sales and answered the phones at the Blue office on July 19th and July 26th. The LHS Society Picnic was August 14, 2017. She has called for tour guides and states that changes need to be made in the way communication is made between the volunteers and the Greenmead staffing. Ideas to improve communication will be discussed at the end of the tour season. She also has done the shopping for the Ice Cream Sunday tours. Commission’s reports of activities & participation since last meeting: Mary Cambridge has attended the Cemetery Walk meetings, facilitated cleaning of the Bungalow and worked in the Cranson-Hinbern as Commissioner-on-Duty. Gary Pritchard worked the Pancake Fun Run and was present at the Highland Games. Patty Trojan worked weddings and was the lead facilitator of the Pancake Fun Run. Stephanie Miner attended Cemetery Meetings, worked the Red, White and Blue BBQ, and was Commissioner-on-Duty at the Cranson-Hinbern. Sandi Pritchard worked at the Pancake Fun Run, sold tickets, attended the Society Picnic, worked at the Hinbern, has attended Cemetery Meetings and worked the Highland Games. Nancy Frye obtained the new nametags, worked the Pancake Fun Run, and greased the doors of the buildings. Deanna Brown worked the Red, White & Blue BBQ, weddings, attended the retirement party for Linda Wiacek, worked the Fun Run, worked at the Hinbern and attended the Highland Games. Mike Marihugh worked the Fun Run, did a presentation to 5th & 6th graders at Schoolcraft regarding Michigan History, worked the Hinbern and worked the One Day Trunk Sale. Emily Tchorz reported: • Maintenance Update: The Farmhands house door has been replaced and painted. Repairs at church have included the shingles on vestibule, fixing of the rotten threshold at entry doors, fixing of the paint on the ceiling, & replacement of rotted wood at NE corner. The Schoolhouse cedar shingles have been replaced & the interior water damage is being fixed. Judge Blues office has new roof & Tom, a new maintenance worker from the city who comes for 4.5 hours every day, has cleaned the Blue office. The Geer Store chimney had to be taken down due to leaning; the inspection department said it had to be taken down per Bongero construction. They are putting it back up with repurposed bricks and will be tying it into the building with brackets. Before the end of the year we would like to have new screen doors handmade and fabricated. Currently the Geer Store has a new front screen. We are looking to have the back door of the Geer, the back door of the Shaw, the back door of the Kingsley and the Carriage House done. The Geer store and the Hill House railings have been ordered and fabricated, but need to be installed. The south side of the Blue House needs to be painted as well as the rotting wood replaced & painted. The chimneys in the Blue House have been leaking; they have been reflashed to resolve the problem. Linda McCann is working with the housing department to find other contractors to do work in order to speed up the maintenance at Greenmead. • Cemetery Arch at the Livonia Center Cemetery: The arch is currently down. The Preservation Commission budget for all 4 Livonia cemeteries is $2,200 for the year. We have 3 bids for the Arch with the lowest being $4,325.38. A motion was made by Deanna Brown to allocate up to $3,000 from the Trust for the replacement of the arch. It was seconded by Michael Marihugh. 08/01 Motion approved unanimously. • Rental Income to Date for 2017: For the Meeting House from December 2016 till August 12, 2017, we have brought in $3,940 in rental fees after subtracting the supervisor fees. The Church from December 23, 2016 till August 12, 2017 has brought in $9,045 after subtracting supervisor fees. • Wifi Expansion: WOW has extended the Wi-Fi to the Meeting House and to the Hinbern. The Hinbern is in need of another receiver in order for the Wi-Fi to be accessible; this could also lead to Greenmead being credit-card friendly for purchases. This will allow for easier access to our accessioning program. • Nankin Mills Schoolhouse: The school is now over its foundation spot on the “Jenga Blocks”. The foundation blocks are to be delivered within the week and the plan is to have it set on the foundation by Thanksgiving. • Accessioning and Organizing our Collections: Kathie Glynn and Danielle Lewon have been working at the Kingsley to remove non-period items and accessioning. Emily Tchorz has been working at the Hinbern cleaning the upstairs. Mary Cambridge has made headway at the Bungalow and is now working on the basement. The DUR is ready to go minus fixing and/or replacing the door. The Blue Office has been cleaned. • Flea Market: There were discussions about having the food vendor do 2 trucks instead of Greenmead handling the hotdogs this September. Discussion between the commissioners led to the agreement that that would cause a loss of money made for Greenmead. Gary Pritchard made a motion to continue to sell hotdogs/soda/chips at the Flea Market. It was seconded by Deanna Brown. Motion 08/02 approved unanimously. Maureen Casey placed a ½ page add in the Trader Magazine. Currently we have 167 spaces rented for the Flea Market and have 10 still available. Past and Future Events: 1) June 16-18 Irish Fest 2) June 25 Spree – no tours 3) July tours – July 9, 16, 23, 30 4) Red, White & Blue BBQ – July 7-9, 2017, July 6-8, 2018, July 12-14, 2019 5) Fun Run & Pancake Breakfast – Sunday July 16, 2017 – Patty Trojan did a wonderful job planning and executing this event. We made money. It was suggested that we have an activity for children. It was recommended that we pair it with another event such as a car show to draw in more people. The pancakes are gluten free. 6) July 2017 tours – July 23: S. Turlo/S. Pritchard, July 30: N. Klein/ D. Brown 7) Special Group tours: Ameriprise Saturday July 29 8) August tours – August 13: S. Turlo/ M. Cambridge 9) Highland Games August 4 – B. Mansfield / S. Pritchard. Stated that there was poor set up this year. We need to make sure that they do not block the houses, church or Hinbern. 10) Future tour Sunday’s a) August 20 – AMC Car Show – Hinbern only open by P. Trojan / N. Frye b) August 27 – Ice Cream Day, D. Brown/ P. Trojan c) September 3 – Labor Day weekend – no tours d) September 11 – Flea Market e) September 17 – Cemetery Walk at Clarenceville Cemetery & Livonia Corn Roast (1st Annual) by the YMCA f) September 23-24 – Guns n’ Gowns Civil War Living History event with building tours i) September 23 – M. Marihugh/ R. Bakewell ii) September 24 – N. Klein / N. Frye Additional Business & Action Items: • A donation was made in memory of Joseph Soltesz by his family and friends for a total amount of $585.00. • A motion was to name the following months Voting Meetings for the Livonia Historical Commissions 2018 calendar year: January, April, May, August, September, and November. The motion was made by Sandi Pritchard and seconded by Nancy Frye. 08/03 approved unanimously. • 3 bids are needed in order to redo the Church carpet. Deanna Brown would like to see the floors be redone prior to redoing the carpet. • The State History Conference is September 22-14, 2017. • Nancy Frye would like to obtain buttons for the volunteers to wear. We would be able to obtain roughly 100 buttons for under $300. The meeting was adjourned at 8:20 P.M. The next meeting will be September 20, 2017 at the Alexander Blue Hose at 6:30 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Stephanie Miner Secretary Livonia Historical Commission