Official Minutes
BOARD OF HONOR
Meeting
June 7, 2007
Members Present: Mr. Bob Hydrick, Mr. Billy Watson, Mr. Jack Land and Superior
Court Judge Bobby G. Peters.
Members Absent: Judge Clay Land, Mr. John Wells, and Mr. Milton Hirsch.
Mailouts: Initial request from Mr. Chris Schuster, President of CORTA (Columbus
Recreational Tennis Association) Board of Directors to install a ?Memorial
Bench? to honor the memory of Mr. Bob Vincent as submitted by the Council as
called for by Councilor Glenn Davis.
Chairman Mr. Bob Hydrick called the meeting to order at 3:03 p.m. in the
Mayor?s Conference Room, 6th Floor, Government Center. There was a quorum
present for the meeting.
Request: Install a ?Memorial Bench? honoring the memory of Bob Vincent:
Mr. Watson requested information from a previous request to install a bench at
Lakebottom Park. Deputy Clerk of Council Davis provided the board members with
the minutes of the August 4, 2005 meeting where the discussion took place to
install a memorial bench in honor of Mr. Thomas Magill Wellman at Lakebottom
Park. The request was submitted by Ms. Betsy Calhoun and Councilor Charles E.
McDaniel, Jr. made the request for consideration by the Board of Honor.
After reviewing the previous minutes, Mr. Watson pointed out that when we had a
similar request to place a memorial bench at Lakebottom Park, the board
requested at that time that the Council adopt a policy regarding memorials at
public parks. The board members questioned whether a policy had been adopted.
Deputy Clerk of Council Davis then recapped the purpose for this meeting by
stating that Mr. Chris Schuster, President of CORTA, submitted a letter
requesting to install a ?Memorial Bench? to honor the memory of Bob Vincent,
who was said to have been a ?great contributor to the tennis community?.
Mr. Watson reiterated the previous request for the Council to adopt a policy
regarding memorials in public parks. Mr. Hydrick suggested that the request
for a policy accompany the recommendation from this board on this new request
for a memorial in a public park. Mr. Land then made a motion to approve the
request and we would also ask for some guidance from Council on a specific
policy. Seconded by Mr. Watson and carried unanimously by those four members
present for this meeting.
Judge Peters asked about the current criteria, which is basically that the
person must be deceased, a resident of the community and contribute or
participate within the community. Mr. Hydrick recalled that there was a policy
that was established when there was a real push to name one of the wings or
some part of the Government Center in honor of former Mayor J. R. Allen and
former Councilor Jesse Binns after they had passed away. Deputy Clerk of
Council Davis then read excerpts from the ordinance establishing the Board of
Honor regarding the charge and mission of the board. Judge Peters pointed out
that Columbus is the only City that requires that the person be deceased.
There being no other business to discuss, this meeting adjourned at 3:15 p.m.
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Sandra T. Davis
Deputy Clerk of Council
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