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Meeting of the Black Heritage Preservation Commission
September 18, 2025 6:30 PM
City Hall Annex Rock Street Meeting Room & Zoom
NOTE: The September 18, 2025 Black Heritage Preservation Commission meeting was
held in person and online via Zoom.
Members: Minister Monique Jones, Chair Lois Bryant, Veronica Huff, Vice Chair Wendell
Huggins, Shawn Walker, Janet Allured, and Braziel Hatch
City Staff: Kylee Cole – Long Range & Preservation Planner, Britin Bostick - Long Range
Planning & Special Projects Manager
Call to Order: 6:30 pm by Chair Bryant
In Attendance: Minister Monique Jones, Lois Bryant, Shawn Walker, and Britin Bostick. As
there was no quorum the commission did not conduct business but did hear a few updates from
staff.
Approval of Minutes from the August 21, 2025 Meeting: The minutes were not considered as
there was no quorum. The August 21, 2025 minutes will be placed on the October 16 meeting
agenda.
Unfinished Business
Theressa Hoover Historical Marker Update – Commissioner Allured: Commissioner Allured
was not present and this update will be placed on the October 16 meeting agenda.
New Business
Fall Meeting Schedule – Bostick asked the Commissioners to consider whether they would like
to hold their December meeting or cancel this year as past years’ December meetings have
typically been cancelled due to being close to the holidays. Bostick also asked if the
Commissioners have any projects they would like to begin or revisit this fall. Chair Bryant asked
for an update on the Henderson School marker. Bostick apologized for not having a
presentation ready, but intends to bring a detailed presentation to the next meeting to discuss
marker location, style, and materials, and can provide photos of the etched photo marker on
West Ave. to show how it has held up well over the summer. Additionally, the Parks Department
is working on signage using UV printing that may be an interesting example for the Commission
to consider as a manufacturing type. Chair Bryant asked Commissioners to be thinking about
additional signs or markers and bring those ideas to the October meeting. Kylee Cole was also
requested to provide an update on the historic resource survey with Post Oak in October.
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Announcements – Bostick gave a brief presentation on the update to the Downtown Plan,
which is starting with community input before the project scope is finalized for consultant
support. A new web page for the Downtown Plan is now available and provides a link to the
engagement platform by which community members can respond to a set of questions with
open-ended comments. Bostick is hoping to take advantage of several months to notify the
community of the plan and be underway with plan work in 2026.
Adjournment – Chair Bryant adjourned discussion at 7:00pm.