MOTHER COLONY HOUSE 1995/11/13MOTHER COLONY HOUSE ADVISORY BOARD
MINUTES
NOVEMBER 13, 1995
PRESENT: Marion Harvey, Peggy Hoag, George
Florence Mitchell, Doug Renner
REGRETS: Harold Bastrup, Dixie Edwards
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ALSO PRESENT: Jane Newell, Recorder; William J. Griffith, Library
Director
1. CALL TO ORDER
The regular
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meeting of the Mother Colony House Advisory Board
Monday, November 13, 1995 in the Conference Room of
Public Library. As there was a quorum present, the
called to order at 10:18 A.M. by Chair Peggy Hoag.
2. MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING
The minutes of the September 11, 1995 meeting were read and
approved as mailed by general consent.
3. REVIEW OF CORRESPONDENCE
Newsletters from the Orange County Historical Society and the
Federation of Orange County Historical Organizations for the
months of October and November were circulated among the
board members.
4. REPORT OF THE LIBRARY LIAISON
Jane Newell reported the statistics for September and October
1995. There was one group touring the Mother Colony House with
a total of 28 visitors. The Anaheim History Room had 3 tours
with 69 visitors, 253 patrons and 1,909 questions.
Mr. Griffith announced that he has been reassigned from his
position as Library Director to the City Manager's Office
effective December 1, 1995. The Assistant City Manager, Dave
Morgan, will be responsible for overseeing the Library
operation during an interim period in which a long-term
organizational plan for the Library will be completed. The
board was invited to a Good Luck party in Mr. Griffith's
honor to be held in the Library on November 30th from 2:00 to
5:00 P.M.
5. OLD BUSINESS
Mr. Griffith addressed the Board regarding the feasibility
study on relocating the Mother Colony House. After his
reassignment, he will continue to head this project. So far
the library staff has examined the available vacant sites
within the original township boundaries. Additional sites
outside this area will also be examined. Doug Renner suggested
the current site of the George Washington Community Center,
which is scheduled to be demolished after the new center is
built. Mr. Griffith assured his that this was already one
of the sites under consideration. Doug mentioned that Chris
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Jarvi, Director of Parks, Recreation & Community Services, had
mentioned to him that the site is scheduled to become an open
neighborhood park, but Doug stated that it should be pursued as
an option.
Doug Renner reported that the Redevelopment Office has requested
CDBG funding to finish the historic building survey, including
overlay zones and guidelines.
6. NEW BUSINESS
Doug Renner and Jane Newell updated the board members on the
partnership between the City and the Anaheim Museum, Inc.
Jane met with Charlotte Brady to identify areas that still need
to be addressed.
7. ITEMS OF PUBLIC INTEREST
George Maclaren announced that the Historical Society is
meeting on Thursday night at 7:00 P.M. at the Anaheim Museum
for a program on antique fans by Esther Kirk.
8. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 11:53 A.M.
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Peggy Hoag, Chairperson
JanA Newell, Recorder
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