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CBC 06-14-1994The City RedutiU Commission The City Beautiful Commission Tuesday, June 14, 1994 in the 2nd Floor of City Hall. The Steve Cato, Chairman. Member Present: Steve Cato Jo Rancifer Also Present: held its regular meeting on City Board Conference Room, ineeting was called to order by Josephine Graham Joe Robbins Mark Webre, Project & Design Mgr., Parks & Recreation Becky Switzer, Executive Secretary, Parks & Recreation Bob Brown, Plans Review Specialist, Neighborhoods & Planning I. Roll Call - 4 members present. II. City Beautiful Kids - Mark Webre reported that there will be a luncheon this Friday to recognize the City Beautiful Kids and their sponsors. The event will be held in the Activity Center at Riverfront Park. Steve stated that he signed all of the documents for funding. III. City Beautiful By -Laws - The commission could not vote on this matter because there was not enough commissioners present. 500 West Markham, Room 108 Little Rock, AR 72201 371-4770 Minutes June 14, 1994 Meeting Page 2 IV. Lighting Project Update - Mark Webre stated their has been two meetings with the consultant for this project. The consultant sent his electrician to the Zoo to look at its existing conditions and the electrician has identified some additional needs. The consultant has taken the plans back to the drawing board to see how to solve some of these deficiencies. There has not been a meeting set so far to go over the new plans, but it should be held about two weeks and at that time the City Beautiful Commissions representative will be contacted. Also at that meeting fund raising will be discussed. V. Lighting Contest Update - Joe Robbins passed out information that he would like for all of the commissioners to go over and he would like to discuss it at the next meeting. Things that were discussed at this meeting was the way to get information out to the public. The public relations work needs to be started fairly early. There may need to be a brief description of each entry attached to the entry form. Liz Williams came into the meeting at this time. A discussion was held of how to handle the entry form and it was decided to bring this and other items up at the next meeting after all of the commissioners have received a copy of the form and has had a chance to go over it. VI. Approval of Minutes - Jo Rancif er made a motion to approve the minutes. LIz Williams seconded the motion. All in favor. VII. Parks and Recreation Activities - Mark Webre reported that Linda Joyce had good intentions of being at this meeting but something must have come up at her office making her unable to attend. Mark met with Linda and she said she would like to be seen as an interested Board Member and she would like to be involved with this commission because she sees this commission as a very important one and one that could be a very effective commission for the city. Minutes June 14, 1994 Meeting Page 3 She wants to see how this commission operates and she will be sitting in on meetings to learn, not direct, and offer suggestions. Mark stated that the City Beautiful Commission will be held today following this meeting at 11:30 in the Rotunda of City Hall and he asked that the commissioners please attend. Mark reported that the Adopt -A -Park program now has twelve participants and most of them have come from people driving by and seeing the signs at the sites. The site on Cantrell Road also is part of the Adopt -A -Highway program. Mark encouraged the commissioners to start to solicit people to join the Adopt -A -Park Program. VIII. Miscellaneous - Joe Robbins reported that he has closed the Winterfest account and so at this time the commission only has one checking - --account. IX. Adjournment - Josephine Graham made the motion to adjourn, seconded by Liz Williams. All in favor. -The City Rec-)utiful Commission The City Beautiful Commission will hold its regular meeting Tuesday, June 14, 1994 in the City Board Conference Room, 2nd floor of City Hall at 10:00 A.M. I. Roll Call II. Approval of Minutes III. City Beautiful Kids IV. City Beautiful By -Laws V. Lighting Project Update VI. Lighting Contest Update VII. Parks and Recreation Activities VIII. Miscellaneous Ix. Adjournment 500 West Markham, Room 108 Little Rock, AR 72201 371-4770