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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-08-02 JHC MinutesJack House Committee MINUTES Parks and Recreation Administrative Office Wednesday, May 8, 2002 CALL TO ORDER: Chairperson Ron Batterson called the meeting to order at 7:03 p.m. ROLL CALL: Chair Ron Batterson, Committee Members Wes Conner, Gerry Johnson, Bill Pyper, Marion Rodman, Martha Schwartz, and John Tischler STAFF: Rich Ogden, Larry Tolson, and Heather Freebairn. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: There was no public comment. CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES AND FINANCIAL REPORT: The minutes of the April 10, 2001 meeting were approved with the following amendments:  Add Marion Rodman to Roll Call.  Item #4- should read, “…open for Friday tours”. Financial report of May 2002, was accepted as presented. Item # 1: Swearing in of New Members Assistant City Clerk, Mary Kopecky swore in Gerry Johnson and Bill Pyper as Committee Members for the Jack House Committee. Items #2: Carriage/Buggy House Tolson presented the Committee with a memo summarizing ideas for the Jack House Carriage/Buggy House. Discussion ensued and the following items were emphasized:  Relocate carriage to make room for storage in the Buggy House.  Conner recommended for the driveway improvement: red rock be installed in two courses (large rock first, and fine rock second) installed wet.  Investigate the sale of the old Persian rugs.  Flocked Christmas tree can be move to the City Corporation Yard (Corp Yard) for any City department to use.  Fencing can be moved to the Corp Yard.  Move forward with ideas for the chair and table storage.  Schwartz presented photographs of the original cistern.  Stored railings will be used on the front porch.  Roofing structure to be moved to the Corp. Yard.  Service building will be designated as the Bride’s Room.  Batterson suggested leaving the door off the pantry to display items. The hinges and doorplate should be left. On a motion by Schwartz, seconded by Rodman, the Committee voted 7:0 to approve the Moonstone carpet (sample #55022) and to move forward on the installation in the “Brides Room”. Jack House Committee May 8, 2002 Page 2 of 2 G:\Everyone\Jack House\JH Committee\Minutes\2002\5.08.02.doc Item #3: Shade Structure The Director of Parks and Recreation, Paul LeSage, has expressed a desire to have the shade structure donated to the City of San Luis Obispo Parks and Recreation Departments to be used for new Damon Garcia fields. On a motion by Conner, and seconded by Batterson, the Committee voted 7:0 to donate the shade structure to the City of San Luis Obispo, Parks and Recreation Department to be used for their new fields. Item #4: Jack House Hours Schwartz invited Richard Dresp, a Docent representative, to present the views of the Docents on the Jack House tour hours subject. Chair Batterson requested each Committee Member to give their view on this matter. On a motion by Pyper, and seconded by Johnson, the Committee voted 7:0 to have the Jack House open for tours every Sunday between the hours of 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm with a three-year commitment.  Dresp and Schwartz stated the Docents are willing to insert a sticker on the existing brochures with the new day and hour’s information. Item#5: Reports and Updates  Ogden reported the Art in the Garden project is going ahead as planned.  Schwartz reported the following: o Stove in the kitchen will be repaired soon. o Piano should be restrung and ready by Mother’s Day. o Light in the dining room is not working properly. o Requested a special door be installed into the Gift Shop that would designate to the public the shop is open, but would keep the heat in. o Secure resources for having Victorian style dried flower arrangements made for the various rooms in the Jack House. On a motion by Pyper, and seconded by Conner, the Committee voted 7:0 to allocate $250.00 for dried flower arrangements in the Jack House.  Tischler stated he would research various doors that can be used for the Gift Shop.  Parking continues to be a problem. Committee discussed possible solutions. Pyper stated he would investigate with the City of San Luis Obispo and explore a variety of avenues for a solution.  Mother’s Day, the Jack House will be open from 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm. The public can take a self-guided tour with the Docents strategically placed. Meeting was adjourned at 8:40pm to the June 12, 2002 regular meeting at 7:00 pm.