1975-06-17 Regular MeetingBICENTENNIAL COMMITTEE =ING
June 17, 1975
Call to order: 3:30 P.M. Borough Conference Room
Present: Al Taylor, President Pro Tem
Lucy McIver, Committee Member
Eunice Neseth, IF " it
Gil Jarvella, IF " if
Father Kreta, Committee Member
Margaret Childs, IF It if
Jean Raines, IF if it
Chuck Evans, School Representative
Al Taylor discussed plans for the new museum. Funding still remains un-
certain.
Lucy McIver presented a questionaire that she is in the process of corrplet-
ing for Helen Byrd, Bicentennial Co-ordinator for the President. It con-
cerns the Erskine House and Kodiak's designation as Alaska's Meeting House.
Gil Jarvella moved that the proposal for the Heritage Museum be sent along
with the questionaire to Washington D.C. Eunice Neseth seconded the motion.
Unanimously approved.
The City will consider the Proposal for the new museum at it's next meting.
Once the plan is approved by the City, Norma Holt will be asked to send out
copies of the Proposal along with a letter to the State and Federal Legisla-
tures, State Bicentennial Commission and other interested parties in order
to involve them in obtaining funding for the project.
The floor plans drawn up by'Rolland Jones were shown to the Committee along
with an aerial map of the area. Father Kreta suggested enlarging the pro-
posal to include --the original Baranof Dock. This is the site presently oc-
cupied by Standard Oil. Father Kreta discussed the fact that there is an
agreement between Standard Oil and the City of Kodiak to possibly move the
tanks on the site.due to the historic significance of the area. Al Taylor
suggested the committee attempt to get a copy of the agreement with
Standard Oil to see what the conditions would be to reclaiming the site.
Chuck Evans then suggested a letter be sent out from the Committee and the
City asking Standard Oil to remove the tanks from the Historic site. .
Lucy McIver and Father Kreta will look into obtaining more information in
relation to this.
Mr. Chuck Evans, Main School Principal was introduced as the School
Districts representative to the Bicentennial Committee. Gil Jarvella
moved that the Borough Assembly be asked to approve the appointment of
Mr. Evans as a member of the Bicentennial Committee at their next regular
meeting. Motion seconded by Al Taylor. Unanimously approved.
Al Taylor discussed the good work being done for the Bicentennial Committee
by the Senior Citizens of Kodiak. The Medallion Design Contest was dis-
cussed as well as their handling of Bicentennial items for local resale.
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Al Taylor brought up the subject of the calendar for the State Bi-
centennial Commission. This is being co-ordinated with the Chamber.
The USS Stein will be coming to Kodiak for the 4th of July celebration
this year. The Bicentennial Committee will be hosting the ship, and the
American Legion will be sponsoring the parade etc. It is important to
line up a calendar of events for that weekend. Activities planned so
far include: Church Tour (Father Kreta)
Ram Rehearsals - Ram Site (Gil Jarvella)
Horse Show at Bells Flats - July 5th (Jaycees)
Tea and Tour of the Museum (Lucy McIver)
Al Taylor to arrange Base transportation for the visitors from the ship
for the weekend activities.
Jean Rhines asked why the Bicentennial Flag was not flying. Al Taylor
to check with Harbormaster to put up flag.
Chuck Evans is interested in getting a program started in the schools in
relation to the Bicentennial. He is encouraging his teachers to set aside
time each week to cover the material in the special 1776 issue of Time
magazine.
Al Taylor discussed having a special Heritage Week for Kodiak in conjunc-
tion with the Bicentennial. This would include special projects and con-
tests with a Heritage theme This would be for school children in parti-
cular with an effort made to involve as many as possible. Father Kreta
particularly suggested displays of artifacts. Father Kreta also suggested
approaching the churches in Kodiak for their displays of their Heritage in
Alaska. Eunice Neseth made a motion that the Bicentennial Committee adopt
the plan for a Heritage Week to be held during the month of February in
conjunction with the Board of Education andtheHistorical Society. Gil
Jarvella seconded. Unanimously approved.
Margaret Childs discussed the idea of a Town Meeting Forum. Al Taylor
mentioned the need for a moderator, and someone to arrange for speakers
and set up topics in an education vein. He suggested that the Rotary
would be a good organization to handle this. Margaret Childs moved that
the Bicentennial Committee adopt the concept of the Town Meetings as a
Kodiak Bicentennial Project and that the Committee approach the Rotary
to sponsor these meetings and make the necessary arrangements. Gil
Jarvella seconded the motion. Unanimously approved.
Meeting adjourned 4:30 P.M.
Next regular meeting July 15, 1975 3 P.M. Borough Conference Room