Staff and Ex-Officio
Historic Preservation Officer — David Klempin
Manager, Historic Preservation & Programs (housed with the Convention & Visitors Bureau; the Heritage Foundation's executive director serves as HPO under Appendix G §4). Klempin has held the role since at least 2011 — he appears in the earliest harvested minutes and remains the contact in 2026 (817-410-3197, DKlempin@GrapevineTexasUSA.com).
Why he matters more than any single commissioner:
- Front door: the required pre-application consultation runs through him; he shapes what reaches the agenda and with what staff framing
- §7(e) adjustments: minor deviations from the residential requirements require his recommendation (plus Development Services and CVB directors)
- Pre-construction meeting: Township residential permits need a documented meeting with him + the Building Inspector before issuance
- Institutional memory: 15+ years of precedent lives in his head; his read on "what the Commission will accept" is usually predictive — the minutes show commissioners leaning on staff recommendations heavily (quantify in Voting Patterns and Tendencies)
Ex-officio members (non-voting, App. G §3(e))
- Director of Community Development / Development Services — administers the ordinance, runs permitting, decides Ordinary Maintenance Exemption calls, inspects for compliance
- Director, Grapevine Heritage Foundation — the preservation program's institutional home
- City Attorney — procedural referee at hearings
- P&Z liaison (mayor-appointed) and Council liaison — the pipeline through which Commission attitudes reach Council (relevant for Appeals to City Council)
Recurring staff in the minutes (tracked as corpus parses)
- Mary Bush — Historic Preservation Secretary (2011–…)
Sources: Source Index §Municode App-G §§3-4, §CVB-HPC-page, §Minutes-corpus.