CBC 07-12-2001MEETING NOTICE
The City Beautiful Commission will hold its regular meeting at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday,
July 12, 2001, in the Planning and Development Conference Room on the second floor of
the Roy G. Beard, Jr. Building, 723 West Markham Street. This will be a brown bag
meeting.
AGENDA
Call to Order — Dottie Funk, Chair
Roll Call
Open Public Hearing — CBC 567 — New Matters — L. Walter Quinn
of KidCo Properties, Inc.
5500 and 5508 Kavanaugh Blvd.
Close Public Hearing
Introduction of Director Adcock
Approval of the Minutes — June 7, 2001 meeting
Treasurer's Report - Randy Stocks
Committee Reports
■ Budget, Grants, Fundraising
■ Landscape Awards
• Publicity
• Gateway
• Public Art
• Manmade and Natural Arts Celebration/Festival
Old Business
■ Appreciation Award
• Web site
• Polish the Rock
New Business
Miscellaneous Business
Adjournment
City Beautiful Commission ♦ 723 West Markham ♦ Little Rock, AR 72201 ♦ (501) 371-4864
July 12, 2001
ITEM NO. 1- C.B.C. 567 - NEW MATTERS
Applicant:
Address:
Description:
ORDINANCE REQUIREMENTS:
L. Walter Quinn of KidCo Properties, Inc.
5500 and 5508 Kavanaugh Blvd.
Lot 13 and Lot 14, Block 22, Newton Addition
A perimeter planting strip is required along any side of a vehicular use area that abuts
adjoining property. This strip shall be at least nine (9) feet wide.
2. The city official may grant not more than a twenty-five (25) percent reduction of these
provisions for developments within mature areas.
VARIANCE REQUESTED:
A reduction of the northern perimeter landscaping strip.
FINDINGS:
The applicant proposes to turn the existing day care structure into a banking facility. Drive -
through lanes and on -site parking are also proposed. The structure on the western lot (lot 13) is
to be removed. With this proposal, most of the northern perimeter landscape strip will be
deleted. The full width required is nine (9) feet. However, since this site is located within the
designated mature area, staff may reduce this width by twenty-five (25) percent. This reduction
allows for a minimum width of 6.7 feet. The property to the north is zoned residential. The
property to the west is zoned for commercial use. The zoning land use buffer requirement along
the northern perimeter is the same as the Landscape Ordinance, therefore, the applicant is also
appealing for a variance of this requirement to the Board of Adjustment at its July 30`h hearing.
The applicant agrees to provide the required screening along the northern perimeter with a 6-foot
high opaque wooden fence.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recognizes that if the applicant is unable to obtain a landscape and land use variance of this
requirement, on -site parking with this proposal will be eliminated. However, since the property
to the north is residential, staff recommends denial of this request.
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City Beautiful Commission
Checking account balance, 5/1 /01:
I nterest, 5/22/01
Interest, 6/22/01
Checking account balance, 7/1 /01:
Less donation for City Beautiful Celebration
Net balance
$ 1,400.67
$ 1.14
$ 1.22
$ 1,403.03
$ (1,000.00)
$ 403.03
The City Beautiful Commission held its regular meeting Thursday, June 7, 2001 at 11:30 a.m. in
the Sister Cities Conference Room at City Hall. The meeting was called to order by Chair Dottie
Funk.
MEMBERS PRESENT:
MEMBERS ABSENT:
ALSO PRESENT:
Dottie Funk
Ann Ivey
Sharon Tallach Vogelpohl
Karol Zoeller
Billie Callaway
Tim Heiple
Nash Abrams
Troy Laha
Randy Stocks
Tony Bozynski, Assistant Director, Department of
Planning and Development
Walter Malone, Planning Manager, Department of Planning and
Development
Bob Brown, Plans Development Administrator,
Department of Planning and Development
Bill Hall, Landscape Specialist, Department
of Planning and Development
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: April meeting minutes approved as corrected.
TREASURER'S REPORT: Not submitted.
INTRODUCTION OF VISITORS: Dottie Funk introduced Tony Bozynski, Assistant Director
of Planning and Walter Malone, Planning Manager.
COMMITTEE REPORTS:
1. Discussion of Committee Objectives — Dottie Funk presented a list of committees and
requested volunteers from the Commission to sit on the committees. Sharon Tallach
Vogelpohl suggested the Commission should itemize what they are required to do along with
items that have been adopted as annual activities (i.e. awards programs). With these set the
Commission could then decide what additional activities it would like to undertake based on
the remaining available time and resources. D. F. said she felt all of the activities were
important and should remain on the list. The list of committees and those who volunteered
are:
City Beautiful Commission ♦ 723 West Markham ♦ Little Rock, AR 72201 ♦ (501) 371-4864
City Beautiful Commission
June 6, 2001
Minutes
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Budget, Grants, Fund Raising
Polish the Rock
Landscape Awards
Publicity
Awards
Grants
Who, What is CBC
Gateway
Public Art
Manmade and Natural Arts Celebration/Festival
Website
Urban Forestry Program
Nash Abrams, Dottie Funk,
Sharon Tallach Vogelpohl
Nash Abrams, Ann Ivey
Karen Zoeller
Tim Heiple
2. Gateway Committee — Nash Abrams reported he and Randy Stocks met with Jim Lawson,
Bob Brown and Bill Hall of the Little Rock Planning and Development staff to discuss the
Gateway Project. Mr. Lawson agreed to assign staff to the issue and report back to the CBC.
Tim Heiple suggested Barry Travis with the Convention and Visitors Bureau be brought into
the discussion of this project. Tony Bozynski stated the River Rail will follow Third Street
because it continues under Interstate 30 and will therefor be a gateway or entry to the
Presidential Library area to the east of the Interstate. The committee should be aware of this
designation in making any plans for the gateway on Capitol Avenue. NA reported he and
Randy Stocks had attended a meeting of the Downtown Partnership at which George
Wittenberg presented a planning study prepared by the Donaghey Project for Urban Studies.
NA also reported the Secretary of States office is working on a proposal for a project to link
Capitol Avenue to the Louisiana Purchase monument at the intersection of Lee, Monroe and
Phillips Counties. TB encouraged continued discussions on this project with the Downtown
Partnership.
Dottie Funk requested NA to add people to his committee, possibly including landscape
architects, architects and other interested citizens.
TH recommended holding a design competition for the Gateway project.
City Beautiful Commission
June 6,2001
Minutes
Page 3
3. Polish the Rock Committee — Dottie Funk stated she is not aware of any written guidelines
for the award. DF requested Bob Brown to research the files and determine if such
guidelines ever existed. DF stated the need for specific guidelines for this award.
DF opened a discussion on the presentation of a Polish the Rock Award to the River Market
Project. There was general discussion regarding this award with no consensus regarding the
particulars of who the recipient would be.
Ann Ivey moved to table discussion of this item, seconded by Nash Abrams, and passed
unanimously.
4. Landscape Awards Committee — Sharon Tallach Vogelpohl suggested there be one award
from each ward in the City of Little Rock and that each board member be asked to submit a
recommendation for awards within their ward.
OLD BUSINESS:
1. Downtown Partnership — Tim Heiple was notified of a meeting of the Downtown
Partnership last week. The new director is Jim Schimmer. Dottie Funk requested TH to
submit the CBC members to the Downtown Partnership for inclusion in their mailing list.
2. Arts and Humanities Commission — Dottie Funk spoke with Bill Gaskin and reported the
Arts Humanities Commission met last week. The Commission is in the process of redefining
their mission. At their last meeting a new Commission Statement was drafted removing
references to the CBC and broadening the Commissions powers. B.G. endorsed the concept
of the Arts and Humanities Commission and the CBC working together on the Gateway
project. DF said she has invited City Director Adcock to the July 12, 2001 CBC meeting to
discuss her involvement with the Environmental Commission.
3. Website — Walter Malone reported on the updates that have been made to the CBC Website
and provided the commissioners with copies of printouts from the Website. The updates
include: a current commissioner listing; and a schedule for the 2001 meeting dates. The
current Webmaster is DINA at the University of Arkansas. The City of Little Rock is
currently in the process of contracting with another entity for this service. Because of this
change, this is a good time to make any additional changes to the site. Changes need to be
submitted to the City of Little Rock within the next two weeks. Tim Heiple asked if the
PowerPoint presentation on the Landscape Awards could be included in the Website. WM
asked TH to submit the presentation to him and he would determine if that is possible. WM
also stated if the commission desires to have any "hot links" in the site they should be added
at this time also.
City Beautiful Commission
June 6, 2001
Minutes
Page 4
NEW BUSINESS:
1. Distinguished Service Award Recognition — Dottie Funk suggested the CBC recognize
Gail Owens 19 years of service to the CBC with a Distinguished Service Award. It was
decided the award would be made at a board of directors meeting and would be signed by the
CBC Chairperson and the Mayor. Sharon Tallach Vogelpohl will prepare the award and Bob
Brown will coordinate the request for the presentation and signing by the mayor.
Ann Ivey moved that the City Beautiful Commission recognize Gail Owens nineteen years of
distinguished service with a Distinguished Service Award, seconded by Nash Abrams, and
passed unanimously.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS:
1. Budget — Dottie Funk brought up the issue of the CBC budget and funding. She said the
Manmade and Natural Arts Festival could be a potential vehicle for raising additional
operating funds for the Commission.
Sharon Tallach Vogelpohl said Keep Arkansas Beautiful has grant funds available for the
coming year. These funds will be available for small projects through local affiliates of Keep
Arkansas Beautiful. STV will check on grant guidelines and application deadlines. STV will
add CBC Commissioners to the Keep Arkansas Beautiful mailing list.
Tim Heiple asked Tony Bozynski about TEA 21 grant funds and whether the City has a grant
writer on staff. TB said the City contracts for grant writing services.
Ann Ivey asked if there are neighborhood programs available. Tony Bozynski said there are
Neighborhood Challenge Grants available through the City Department of Neighborhoods.
These grants provide approximately $50,000.00 per year with maximum individual grants of
$2,500.00.
2. Planning and Development Report — Bob Brown presented a report on the landscape
ordinance appeals process.
Tim Heiple asked if the CBC should have legal council available at appeals as other
commissions do. Tony Bozynski said that would be a good idea and the contact person
would be Bill Mann in the City Attorneys Office. Bob Brown said he would make that
contact. Dottie Funk requested that a detailed report of the Commissions ruling in appeals
cases be included in the files.
3. In -Lieu Account — Tony Bozynski reported that a plan for the use of the funds in the In -lieu
Account must be in place by December 31, 2001 or the funding would be lost. Bob Brown
reported the account balance is presently $0.00.
ADJOURNMENT: 1:35 p.m.
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MEETING NOTICE
The City Beautiful Commission will hold its regular meeting at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday,
June 7, 2001, in the Sister Conference Room on the second floor at City Hall. This will
be a brown bag lunch meeting.
AGENDA
Call to Order — Dottie Funk, Chair
Roll Call
Approval of the Minutes — May 3, 2001 meeting
Treasurer's Report — Randy Stocks
Committee Reports
■ Discussion of Committee Objectives
• Gateway — Nash Abrams
Old Business
• Downtown Partnership — Nash Abrams/Randy Stocks
New Business
• Web Site — Walter Malone
• Distinguished Service Award Recognition
Miscellaneous Business
• Planning and Development Report — Bob Brown
Adjournment