City of Houston Archaeological and Historical Commission met March 24.
Here are the minutes provided by the commission:
Meeting held in Council Chambers, Public Level, City Hall Annex, with telephonic/video conference via Microsoft Teams https://bit.ly/3ulKylh 2:30 p.m.
CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL BY CHAIRS
Historic Preservation Appeals Board (HPAB) Acting Chair Doug Elliott called the meeting to order at 2:48 p.m. He and Houston Archaeological and Historical Commission (HAHC) Acting Chair David Bucek called role and a quorum was present.
HPAB:
J.D. Bartell Present virtually
Tanya Debose Present virtually
Truman Edminster Present
Douglas Elliott, Vice Chair Present
Rob Hellyer Present
HAHC:
David Bucek, Vice Chair Present
Ann Collum Present virtually
John Cosgrove Absent
Steven Curry Present
Ashley Elizabeth Jones Present
Ben Koush Present virtually
Stephen McNiel Present virtually
Rhonda Sepulveda Absent
Urmila Srinivasan Absent
Charles Stava Present virtually
Beth Wiedower Jackson Present
Dominic Yap Present
Secretary and Director:
Margaret Wallace Brown Present
A. Welcome - No Report
B. Houston Office of Preservation Comments - Roman McAllen, HPO
C. Approval of the January 13, 2020 and the February 28, 2022 HPAB Minutes
Motion was made by Board Member Hellyer, and seconded by Board Member Edminster, to approve the January 13, 2020 and the February 28, 2022 HPAB Minutes. Motion passed unanimously by the HPAB.
D. Legal Ethics, Procedural and Other Issues - Kim Mickelson, City Attorney’s Office
1. Overview of Role and Authority
2. Conflicts of Interest and Ethics Requirements
a. State law
b. City of Houston ordinances
3. Open Government Requirements
a. Open Meetings
b. Public Records
4. Rules of Procedure and conduct of meetings
E. Comments from HAHC and HPAB Members
Comments were made about not designing from dais, defining economic hardships,
abstentions clarifications, reasons for denial, and other general items.
F. Public Comment - None
G. Adjournment
There being no further business brought before the Board or Commission, Acting Chair David Bucek adjourned the meeting at 4:36 p.m.
https://www.houstontx.gov/planning/Commissions/minutes_hahc22/032422-HAHCMinutesACTION.pdf