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Regular Meeting- Parks and Recreation Office
1341 Nipomo Street, San Luis Obispo
Wednesday, October 11, 2017
CALL TO ORDER: A Regular Meeting of the Jack House Committee was called to order on Wednesday,
October 11, 2017 at 5:31 p.m. in the Parks and Recreation Conference Meeting Room, located at 1341 Nipomo
Street, San Luis Obispo, California, by Chair Kathi Settle.
ROLL CALL: Chair Kathi Settle, Vice Chair Toni Kincaid, Committee Members Bob Gordon,
Eva Ulz and Jeff Whitener
TARDY: None
ABSENT: Committee Member Chuck Crotser, Committee Member Dorothy Sundbye
STAFF: Shelly Stanwyck, Parks and Recreation Director; Dave Setterlund, Recreation
Supervisor; Melissa Mudgett Recreation Manager
Public Comment
James Papp, San Luis Obispo resident, inquired about the Friends of the Jack House report not on the agenda.
Staff Mudgett responded that at a previous Jack House Committee meeting it was decided that both Jack House
Docent reports and Friends of the Jack House reports will be removed as regular standing items and will be
added to the Committee’s agenda only when the groups indicate they have a report to present to the Committee.
CONSENT AGENDA AND CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES
1. Consideration of the Minutes
ACTION: APPROVAL OF THE REGULAR MEETING MINUTES OF THE JACK HOUSE
COMMITTEE FOR OCTOBER 11, 2017.
MOTION BY COMMITTEE MEMBER ULZ, SECOND BY COMMITTEE MEMBER KINCAID, CARRIED
5:0:0:2 to approve the minutes of Regular Meeting of October 11, 2017 as presented.
AYES: SETTLE, KINCAID, GORDON, ULZ, WHITENER
NOES: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
ABSENT: CROTSER, SUNDBYE
Consideration of Financial Reports and Expenditures
ACTION: APPROVAL OF THE FINANCIAL REPORTS AND EXPENDITURES FOR
SEPTEMBER 2017, FISCAL YEAR 2017-18
MOTION BY COMMITTEE MEMBER KINCAID, SECOND BY COMMITTEE ULZ, CARRIED 5:0:0:2 to
approve the September 2017 Financial Report as presented.
AYES: SETTLE, KINCAID, GORDON, ULZ, WHITENER
NOES: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA
Jack House Committee
MINUTES
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ABSENT: CROTSER, SUNDBYE
PUBLIC HEARINGS AND BUSINESS ITEMS
2. Presentation of City’s Fiscal Health Response Plan
Director Stanwyck gave a presentation regarding challenges of future costs in regard to CALPERS, the City’s
retirement fund.
Public Comment
None
Committee Comments
None
3. Approval of Project Plan for the development of policies for the management, maintenance and operations
of the Jack House
Staff Mudgett summarized the Jack House Project Plan for the development of policies for the management,
maintenance and operations of the Jack House which incorporated the feedback received by the Committee and
the public thus far. She outlined any additional language and changes made to the project plan from the last
Committee’s review.
Public Comment
James Papp, SLO resident, said that capturing institutional knowledge through a community survey would save
both time and resources. Mr. Papp added that the History Center could be a great resource for the Parks and
Recreation Department and could assist in the research identified in step A6 of the proposed project plan.
Committee Comments
Committee members gave feedback regarding grammatical corrections and discussed concerns over the
progressive timeline identified for the collection of institutional knowledge and suggested the wording changed
to “Begin the capture of…” for project plan item A7.
MOTION BY COMMITTEE MEMBER ULZ, SECOND BY COMMITTEE KINCAID, CARRIED 5:0:2 to
approve the draft Jack House Project Plan as amended.
AYES: SETTLE, KINCAID, GORDON, ULZ, WHITENER
NOES: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
ABSENT: CROTSER, SUNDBYE
4. Review and Provide Feedback on the proposed National Register of Historic Places Plaque for the Jack
House
Staff Mudgett presented proposed language for National Register of Historic Places plaque which included
language taken directly from the National Register application and asked for the Committee’s feedback.
Public Comment
James Papp, SLO resident, presented the Committee with alternative language for proposed plaque and
recommended that all information be sourced correctly with the appropriate citations.
Committee Comments
The Committee provided staff feedback for the type of information and order that the Committee would like to
see on the proposed plaque. Feedback included the Jack House date, full spelling of R.E. Jack’s name,
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Information about R.E. Jack first, followed by his wife Nellie Hollister, then information about the residence and
gardens, concluding with City and National Register information.
The Committee asked staff to use proposed plaque language (as presented by James Papp) as a starting point and
receive input from the Jack House Docent President (Exofficio Member Marilyn Darnell). Staff Mudgett
reported that staff will return to the Committee at its November meeting to present another version of the
proposed plaque language.
5. Cancellation of the Regular Meeting of November 8, 2017 and Approve Notification of the Special Meeting
of November 9, 2017
Staff Mudgett presented the cancellation request for the November 8, 2017 Jack House Committee meeting in
place of a Special Meeting on the following day, November 9, 2017. The Special Meeting will be held at the
Ludwick Community Center (864 Santa Rosa Street) at 4:00 pm. The Committee will hold its public meeting at
this location and then adjourn to the Jack House Docent Appreciation Dinner.
Public Comment
None
Committee Comments
None
MOTION BY COMMITTEE MEMBER ULZ, SECOND BY COMMITTEE KINCAID, CARRIED 5:0:2 to
approve the cancellation of the November 8, 2017 meeting and approve the notification of the Special Meeting of
November 9, 2017.
AYES: SETTLE, KINCAID, GORDON, ULZ, WHITENER
NOES: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
ABSENT: CROTSER, SUNDBYE
6. Consider Jack House Docent Report and Holiday Programming Budget
Exofficio Member Darnell presented the Committee with the Jack House Docent Report and requested the
Committee approved $600.00 for Holiday programming and purchases.
Public Comment
None
Committee Comments
None
MOTION BY COMMITTEE MEMBER ULZ, SECOND BY COMMITTEE KINCAID, CARRIED 5:0:2 to
approved Victorian Christmas Holiday Expenditures from the Parks and Recreation Jack House Operation Budget
in an amount not-to-exceed $600.00.
AYES: SETTLE, KINCAID, GORDON, ULZ, WHITENER
NOES: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
ABSENT: CROTSER, SUNDBYE
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7. Staff Report for Parks and Recreation and Agenda Forecast
Staff Setterlund reported on upcoming events with the Parks and Recreation Department and next steps for the
Jack House Project Plan
8. Communications
None
ADJOURNMENT
Meeting adjourned at 7:24 p.m. to the next Special Meeting on Thursday, November 9, 2017 at 4:00 p.m. at the
Ludwick Community Center located at 864 Santa Rosa Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401.
APPROVED BY THE JACK HOUSE COMMITTEE: 11/09/2017