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CBC 06-01-2000LITTLE ROCK CITY BEAUTIFUL COMMISSION The City Beautiful Commission held its regular meeting Thursday, June 1, 2000 at 11:30 a.m. in the Sister Cities Conference Room at City Hall. Meeting was called to order by Chair Dottie Funk,. Members Present: Nash Abrams Dottie Funk Barry Jefferson Randy Stocks Ralph Desmaris Also Present: Bob Brown, Plans Review Specialist, Planning Department Scott Carter, Cultural Affairs Administrator Bob Callans, Bob Callans and Associates Approval of Minutes: Minutes of the May 4, 2000, meeting were approved as mailed, with the following correction. Balance in treasury is $376.12. Treasurer's Report: Randy Stocks reported a balance of $377.53. A lengthy discussion relating to finance and budget took place. Guest Speaker: Dottie introduced Bob Callans, former chair of the City Beautiful Commission. Bob discussed the origins of the Capitol Avenue Project and the future of the project. Commission members discussed the Capitol Avenue Project and how it could be accomplished. Commissioners discussed inviting Christie Tilbury of the Downtown Partnership, John Gill, George Wittenberg, and Bob Turner to a meeting to discuss plans for Capitol Avenue. Dottie said she would like to be included in the meeting. Tape ran out, the rest of the meeting is unavailable. City Beautiful Commission + 500 West Markham, Room 108 + Little Rock, AR 72201 * (501) 371-4770 f CITY BEAUTIFUL C O M M I S S 1 O N 500 WEST MARKHAM ROOM 108 LITTLE ROCK, AR 72201 AGENDA (501) 371-4770 8:15 a.m. Thursday, June 6, 1996 Sister Cities Conference Room I. Roll Call H. Approval of Minutes III. Polish The Rock IV. Parks and Recreation Update V. NUSA VI. Miscellaneous VII. Adjournment CITY BEAUTIFUL C O M M I S S 1 0 N 500 WEST MARKHAM ROOM 108 LITTLE ROCK, AR 72201 (501) 371-4770 Call to Order MINUTES May 2, 1996 The City Beautiful Commission held its regular monthly meeting on Thursday, May 2, 1996, in the Sister Cities Conference Room. The Meeting was called to order at 8:15 a.m. by Mark Webre, Parks and Recreation. Roll Call Members Present: Frank Riggins Lin Blair Steve Cato Josephine Graham James Laborde Joe Robbins, III Randy Stocks Excused: Pat Torvestad Unexcused: Judy Brown Also Present: Linda Joyce, City Board Director Bob Brown, Neighborhoods and Planning Mark Webre, Parks and Recreation Janeen Freeman, Parks and Recreation Approval of the Minutes: The corrections to the April Minutes are as follows: 1. The monthly meeting was held on April 4, 1996 instead of April 1, 1996. 2. Richard Wood introduced Raymond Branton with Saint John Baptist Church who presented a variance request to allow placement of the required six foot wide eastern perimeter landscaping strip and the associated trees and shrubs on the property (2501 Main St.) immediately east to count toward fulfilling the eastern perimeter landscaping requirements. A MOTION WAS MADE AND APPROVED TO ACCEPT MINUTES AS CORRECTED. Polish The Rock: A MOTION WAS MADE AND APPROVED TO AWARD EXXON ON HWY. 10 A POLISH THE ROCK CERTIFXCATE AND VERBALLY RECOGNIZING THEM IN THE NEXT BOARD MEETING ALONG WITH NOTICES TO CHANNEL 11 FOR MEDIA PURPOSES. St. Vincent and Park Plaza was not nominated to receive the P.T.R. award. Neighborhood Associations as well as individuals were also encouraged to receive awards. Parks and Recreation Update: Mark explained the Zoo Redevelopment Plan that focuses on what needs to be done for the next 7-10 years. He suggested that some graphics be brought to the CBC meetings in the near future to explain what Parks and Recreation is planning specifically. There will be a Business Master Plan that addresses the government, operations, management and personnel and Friends of the Zoo as well. Chairperson Riggins suggested taking a group tour to the Rivermarket Project on a Friday with sack lunch. NUSA: Chairperson Riggins indicated that the conference theme was "The fabric of our Communities". He suggested putting together boards relating to the Landscape Award and Polish The Rock Award. A proposal was made to have members names and numbers on desktop publication along with handouts and brochures that tell about the history of CBC and the variety of duties the commission serves. Miscellaneous: The Curran Hall project is to be documented as an Historical site. Chairperson R.iggins will get a task force together to refurbish house to be used as a center. Chairperson Riggins suggested getting video footage of the City Beautiful Environmental Youth Team at work. He mentioned getting a moratorium for Bradford Pear trees as a street tree. Substitutes were Sycamores, Maples, Kings Choice, and Honey locust. There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 9:40 a.m.