CBC 09-06-2001Draft
LITTLE ROCK CITY BEAUTIFUL COMMSSION
Committee Report
Date: September 6, 2001
Committee: "Polish the Rock" Award
Submitted by: Billie Calloway, Chair
Goal: Establish Perquisites for the "Polish the Rock" Award
Rationale: Perquisites needed to be established for future chairs of this committee.
There are no official rules for this award (rules are word of mouth). In the past a winner
was selected for working beyond the call of duty. A certificate of appreciation or
recognition was given to the individual at the next meeting after nomination. The official
award was presented the next year at a City Board of Directors monthly meeting.
Objectives:
(1) To submit an applicant name at the September's meeting (due to the 2001 time line).
(2) To implement and design a form for future "Polish the Rock" Award.
(3) To implement a form that would be practical to use each year.
(4) To establish a deadline for entries. ( September 30th of each year).
Recommendations:
1. Accept the name of the nominee for 2001. (time line of 3 months left in 2001).
2. An official entry form is adopted.
3. Entry forms to be located at all neighborhood alert centers. (15 centersl.
or (4),
4. Entry forms are forwarded to all neighborhood associations. 22 res.11 co-chair & 3
commissioners).
5. The deadline for entries would be September 30th of each year.
6. All nominees be awarded certificates of "appreciation" or "recognition" at the
regular meeting in November of each year.
7. The final award presentation be given within a six month period to the winner at a
City Board of Directors monthly meeting.
8. Chairperson of this award be responsible for maintaining records on all winners.
9. Limited budget. Look for less expensive awards to accomplish same goal.
(Ex: An award in the shape of our state and a rock centered under "Polish the Rock"
or utilize UALR "Arts" Department to design an award for presentation.
10 Review the entry form and make necessary corrections. Or, submit a design for
study.
Suggestions: (a report on all suggestions and recommendations will be made at the next
regular meeting).
LITTLE ROCK CITY BEAUTIFUL COMMISSION
"POLISH THE ROCK" AWARD
LITTLEROCK
THE NATURAL CITY
IN THE NATURAL STATE
The Little Rock City Beautiful Commission is requesting nominations for the annual City Beautiful
Commission's "Polish the Rock" Awards.
CATEGORIES:
Exceeding Requirements
This award is bestowed upon a citizen who demonstrates a commitment and dedication to the of
the City of Little Rock -
Continuing Excellence
This award is given to citizens that have gone beyond the cause of duty in their volunteer service.
A citizen can only receive this award once in a three years period.
ELIGIBILITY:
. 1. A registered voter. 2. Reside in the City of Little Rock 3. Volunteerism for the city of Little
Rock.
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS:
Applicant's name must be submitted on an official entry form (reverse side).
A brief starement of this applicant's history.
JUDGING CRITERIA:
* An individual's volunteering services working on a city project, comtnitteR. group, and / or a
neighborhood project.
* An sndividual's volunteering services must have been above the call of duty.
* An individual who have not received tins award within 3 year period
ENTRY NOTIFICATION/ WINNER:
Applicants will receive an official letter from the Citv Beautiful Commission. A winner
will be selected among all qualified applicants.
SUBMITTAL DEADLINE:
Deadline: September 30th of each year. Mail complete application to the City Beautiful
Commission- 723 West Markham Street- Little Rock. -AR 72201.
LITTLE ROCK CITY "POLISH THE ROCK "AWARD APPLICATION
Person Submitting Application: Betty Snyder Phone:
Applicant Name: Geor e Brown Phone: 225-3549
Applicant Address: 2825 LeHigh Dr_ - Little Rock Arkansas 72204
(street) ( city) - (ate) (zip)
Reason for Nomination: (please print or type). I have known Mr. Brown since the late 80's.
He has always been very su ortive of his neighborhood Cam us Place and the John Barrow
Neighborhood. EvM time there is a need to ggo to the commission or city hall he is available.
For exam Ie I had surggy and was unable to com fete my QRointment, Mr. Brown was willin
to complete my terra which was over a year or snore. Any clean up praiect Mx. Brown is a1w s
willing to hg elp, even though his health is not the best. He might have been on a plane leaving the
cily for health test and the next morning he attends a planning commission or board meeting. He
has served on many ci _ community and neighborhood projects. He is a true community leader
with a very sweet and kind_spirit.
Nominee's volunteer service beyond the call of duty.(please print or type). Little Rock `task
Force or Committee Served: Future Little Rock- Public Safety & Security (1992). Infrastructure
(1996). Animal Shelter; Environmental Task Force (1996-now). Member of West Central Little
Rock Coalition of Neighborhoods. Committee to Cut Red Tape. Floodplain Management Plan
Committee (2001). Received a $110,000 grant for improvements to Kiwanis Park. Petitioned the
city for two speed humps on LeHigh. Won $500.00 award for clean up at Kiwanis Park (1996).
Received $1,200 Neighborhood Challenge Grant on neighborhood entry sign. Received a $15,000
Neighborhood Enhancement Program working with L.O.V.E. putting youth to work (presently
working on a house at 28th and Walker Streets. Plan to do 7 more). Did a $500.00 enhancement
program on Zion Street. Work with Habit for Humanities. Partner with the City Emergency
Preparedness Partnership Program. Served on the Infrastructure and Little Task Force. Planted
flowers at Boyle Park Spring House. Took supplies for tomado victims to Watershed and
Mabelvale in March. Received a certificate for Adopt -A -Street for the 36th Street cleanup for the
2nd year. Presidential Central Arkansas Transportation Club (1980-). Received certificates for
Adopt -A -Street (1995- 1996 & 1997). John Barrow Neighborhood Association (President- 1994-
1996; Vice President- 1996-1997; Treasurer 1996- present). Campus Neighborhood Association
(President- 2001-2002; Treasurer- 1996- present); President Little Rock Chapter 204 Delta Nu
Alpha Transportation Fraternity (198301984);
CITY BEAUTIFUL COMMISSION
BY-LAWS
ARTICLE I. MEMBERSHIP
SECTION 1. The City Beautiful Commission shall consist of nine
(9) members who shall be qualified electors of the City of Little Rock, appointed by
the City of Little Rock Board of Directors upon recommendation of the City
Beautiful Commission.
SECTION 2. The term of a member of the City Beautiful
Commission shall be three (3) Years. The member shall be limited to participate for
two complete terms of service.
SECTION 3. Any member of the commission who has missed more
than 25% of all regular meetings of that commission in one calendar year; then such
person is automatically removed from such position unless, prior to the next
scheduled meeting of the City Board of Directors, the member submits in writing the
reasons for such absences and expresses his desire to remain on the commission,
then the City Board of Directors, by a majority vote, shall allow the member to
continue to serve.
SECTION 4. Each Commission vacancy shall be filled by a new
member chosen in the same manner as members chosen for a full term.
SECTION 5. The Director of the PaAF,n lanni g and
Development Department or his substitute shall act as an ex-ex-officio member of
the City Beautiful Commission and shall represent the Commission to the Little
Rock Board of Directors. He shall be the designated representative of the City
Manager for such proof of expenditure of funds appropriated by the City of Little
Rock.
SECTION 6. The City Beautiful Commission may appoint ex-
officio members to the Commission as it desires to further its own aims.
ARTICLE II. MEETINGS
SECTION 1. Official meetings of the City Beautiful Commission shall be
held on the first Thursday of every month at 94411:30 a.m. Special meetings may
be called by the Chairman and written notice thereof shall be mailed to all members
at least five (5) days prior to the meeting day. Special meetings may also be called
by the Chairman with a 24 hour telephone notice to members and written notice to
press.
SECTION 2. All meetings of the City Beautiful Commission shall be
conducted according to the latest revision of Roberts' Rules of Order, but it shall be
necessary in any event for a quorum to be present for the Commission or any
committee to act. A quorum shall be defined as a simple majority of the members of
the City Beautiful Commission.
SECTION 3. All meetings of the City Beautiful Commission shall be held
in the Sister Cities Conference Room, 2"d Floor of City Hall unless a different place
of meeting is designated in the notice thereof.
SECTION 4. The order of business at all regular meetings of the
Commission shall be as follows:
A. Roll Call
B. Approval of minutes of the previous meeting
C. Hear appeals made by applications
D. Report of Committees
E. New business
F. Miscellaneous business
ARTICLE III. OFFICERS
SECTION 1. The officers of the City Beautiful Commission shall consist of
a Chairman, Vice -Chairman, and Treasurer, each of whom shall be elected by the
Commission. The Recording Secretary shall be an ex-officio member from the Parks
and-R-.re-atieaPlanninp, and Development Department and appointed by the Director
of the. ar4-.s-m4tianPlannin and Develo meat Department.
SECTION 2. Terms of officers shall be for one year and officers may
succeed themselves.
SECTION 3. The duties of the officers shall be as follows:
CHAIRMAN. The Chairman shall preside over all meetings. The
chairman shall appoint all standing and ad hoc committees. The
Chairman shall have the authority to call special meetings provided
the proper notices are given. The chairman shall be responsible for
establishing the monthly meeting agenda.
VICE-CHAIRMAN. In the event of the absence of the Chairman, the
Vice -Chairman shall assume the duties of the Chairman.
TREASURER. The treasurer shall keep an accurate record of all
monies received and disbursed by the Commission, which records
shall be kept on file in the Parks--and--Resr�Fat-ionPlanning and
Development Department office. The Treasurer shall make quarterly
financial reports at the Commission meetings. He shall make a report
of the annual audit to the City Beautiful Commission.
RECORDING SECRETARY. The Recording Secretary shall keep an
accurate record of all proceedings of the City Beautiful Commission,
including committee meetings, and shall have the responsibility for all
official papers and records pertaining to the Commission. The
Recording Secretary shall attend to all correspondence as may be
necessary or desirable in connection with the Commission.
SECTION 4. The Chairman of the City Beautiful Commission shall appoint,
at the October meeting each year, a Nominating Committee to select a slate of
officers for the following year. The nominating committee shall report to the
Commission at the November meeting and elections will be held at the meeting.
Additional nominations may be made from the floor. Officers' terms will begin in
January of each year.
ARTICLE IV. COMMITTEES
SECTION 1. Ad Hoc committees shall be appointed as needed by the
Chairman of the City Beautiful Commission.
ARTICLE V. FINANCIAL MATTERS
SECTION 1. All monies collected by the Commission and turned over to
the City may be spent by the Commission with authorization of the City Manager
and the Director of Finance. The Chairman and Treasurer of said Commission shall
jointly authorize such expenditures on behalf of the Commission.
SECTION 2. All monies collected by the Commission and deposited in an
interest bearing checking account may be spent by the Commission. The Chairman
and Treasurer of said Commission shall jointly authorize such expenditures on behalf
of the Commission.
SECTION 3. The fiscal year of the Commission shall begin on the first of
January and end on December thirty-first of each year.
SECTION 4. No part of the income of the Commission shall ever be
distributable to the Commission.
ARTICLE VI. AMENDMENT OF BY-LAWS
SECTION 1. Proposed amendments to the by-laws shall be submitted in
writing to each member of the City Beautiful Commission at least thirty (30) days
prior to its consideration by the Commission.
SECTION 2. If a proposed amendment shall be approved by two-thirds of
the members of the Commission by vote taken at such meeting, the Recording
Secretary shall give written notice of such approval with copy or copies of such
proposed amendment to each member of the Commission and the Little Rock Board
of Directors. The same shall be immediately a part and included in these by-laws.
ARTICLE VII. CASES BEFORE THE BOARD
SECTION 1. Each application to the City Beautiful Commission, whether
an appeal from an order, decision, or determination of the Department of Planning &
Development, or whether for a special exception or for a variance, shall be made on
an official application form. This application form can be obtained from the Plans
Rw v�e-cial-istDevelopment Administrator, Department of Planning &
Development.
SECTION 2. All information called for by the official application form shall
be furnished by the applicant in the manner therein prescribed in accordance with the
instructions provided the applicant. The instructions for making the application can
be obtained from the Plans Rni6w, Specia�stDevelo ment Administrator,
Department of Planning & Development.
SECTION 3. The Commission shall consider only those applications made
on the prescribed form properly filled out with all required data attached.
SECTION 4. Any communication purporting to be an application shall be
regarded as mere notice to seek relief until it is made in the form required by these
rules.
ARTICLE VII. DOCKET AND CALENDAR
SECTION 1. Each application filed in proper form with the required data
shall be numbered serially, docketed, and shall be placed upon the calendar of the
City Beautiful Commission by the Recording Secretary thereof.
SECTION 2. All cases docketed more than 30 days new -preceding a —the
next regular meeting day, shall be automatically set for hearing on the succeeding
regular meeting day. Cases docketed within 30 or less days of the regular meeting
day shall be set for hearing on the second regular meeting day after docketing of the
application.
SECTION 3. Applications shall be heard in the order in which they appear
on the agenda, except that an application may be advanced for hearing by order of
the Commission upon good cause shown. Where all applications cannot be disposed
of on the day set, the Commission may adjourn from day-to-day, or until the next
regular meeting, as it may order.
SECTION 4. The applicant may appear in his or her own behalf or be
represented by agent or attorney at said hearing. In the absence of any personal
appearance on behalf of applicant, the Commission will proceed to dispose of the
matter on the record before it.
SECTION 5. At the hearing, the order shall be as follows:
A. Application read
B. Staff recommendations made
C. Applicant's side of the case
D. Interested property owners side of the case
E. Questions or comments from Commission members
F. Motion or motions offered by Commission member
G. Vote or votes made
ARTICLE IX. FINAL DISPOSITION
SECTION 1. In the final disposition of any application, the decision shall
affirm, modify, or reverse the refusal of a landscape permit by, or any order or
decision of, the Department of Planning and Development, acting as designated
agent of the City Manager. In case of an application for variation or special
exception, the decision shall set forth that the application is denied or that it is
granted with or without condition, and said decision shall specifically set forth what
variations or special exceptions are permitted and what conditions, if any, shall be
complied with. Every application shall be disallowed unless a concurring vote of a
simple majority of the Commission shall favor the appeal or application. The vote of
each member present on each decision shall be recorded with the decision.
SECTION 2. Any applicant may, in writing, withdraw his or her application
at least five working days prior to the regular meeting day of the Commission for
which the application is docketed.
SECTION 3. If an application is granted by the Commission, all permits
necessary for the proweution-execution of the work shall be obtained within sixty
days from the date of permission by the Commission, unless extension of said time is
granted by the Commission; otherwise such permission shall be considered void.
ARTICLE X. REHEARINGS
SECTION 1. No rehearing of any decision by the City Beautiful
Commission shall be had except on motion by a member of the Commission to
reconsider the vote, made and acted upon within ten days after its decisions and
carried by not less than a simple majority of the Commission's members.
SECTION 2. No motion for a rehearing shall be entertained except on
written request for a rehearing, and then not unless new evidence is submitted which
could not reasonably have been presented at the meeting at which the hearing was
originally had.
SECTION 3. If a rehearing is granted, the case shall be put on the calendar
for a rehearing, and the notices issued in accordance with the notice provisions of
these rules.
SECTION 4. No additional application to the Commission shall be allowed,
unless there shall have been a substantial change in the circumstances affecting such
property since the prior decision on the same piece of property.
ARTICLE XI. PRECEDENTS
SECTION 1. No action of the Commission shall set a precedent. Each case
shall be decided upon its merits and upon the circumstances attendant thereto.
SECTION 2. Any member of the Commission who shall have a direct or
indirect interest in any property or in the decision relating to such property, which
shall be the subject matter of, or affected by, a decision of the Commission shall be
disqualified from participating in the discussion, decision, or the proceedings of the
Commission in connection therewith.
ARTICLE XII. FORMS
SECTION 1. The forms referred to in these rules of procedure and made a
part thereof are:
A. Application to the City Beautiful Commission
B. Notice of public hearing on application to the City Beautiful Commission
C. Instruction for making application
ARTICLE XIII. OFFICERS AND DUTIES
SECTION 1. The Chairman of the City Beautiful Commission may
designate members of the commission to make personal inspections when necessary
from time to time, and unless directed by a majority of the Commission, shall
appoint such committees as may be found necessary.
SECTION 2. The authorized agent of the Department of Planning and
Development shall report at each meeting on all official transactions that have not
otherwise come to the attention of the Commission.
SECTION 3. The authorized agent of the Department of Planning and
Development, subject to the provisions of the Landscape Ordinance, these rules, and
the direction of the Commission and its Chairman, shall conduct all correspondence
of the Commission pertaining to the Landscape Ordinance; send out all notices
required by these rules and the order of the Commission; shall attend all meetings of
the Commission and all hearings; shall scrutinize all applications to see that these
rules are complied with; shall keep the dockets and minutes of the Board's
proceedings; shall compile all required records and shall maintain the necessary files
and indices. The authorized agent of the Department of Planning and Development
shall verify that the applicant has notified (using appropriate form) property owners
within two hundred feet of the property involved in the application or other persons
required to be notified under the provisions of the Landscape Ordinance, as
demanded from time to time.
Under the docketing of any application, the authorized agent of the
Department of Planning and Development shall make a personal inspection of the
premises, see that all sketches and plans are properly prepared, and be prepared to
advise the Commission on the physical conditions of the property affected by such
application. The authorized agent of the Department of Planning and Development
shall demand from the applicant such additional information and data as may be
required to fully advise the Commission with reference to the application, whether
such information and data is called for by the official forms or not. Any failure or
refusal on the part of the applicant to furnish such additional information or data, or
failure to comply with the instructions for making application, shall be grounds for
dismissal of the application by the Commission.
ARTICLE XIV. DOCKET AND MINUTE BOOK
SECTION 1. The authorized agent of the Department of Planning and
Development shall be provided with a minute book which shall be posted and up-to-
date. The minute book shall be a well -bound book, in which shall be recorded the
decision relating to each case acted on, together with the vote of each member of the
Commission, those absent being so marked, together with all other actions of the
Commission.
ARTICLE XV. RESOLUTION
SECTION 1. Every resolution not otherwise provided for shall require a
majority vote of the members present at a legally constituted meeting.
ARTICLE XVI. ADVICE
SECTION 1. No informal requests for advice, or moot questions, will be
considered by the Commission. Any advice, opinion, or information given by any
Commission member or the seGretar-ySecretary, or any other official or employee of
the City of Little Rock, shall not be binding on the Commission. Because of the
annoyance caused by individuals appealing personally to members of the
Commission, it is declared to be the policy of the Commission to deprecate any such
personal appeals.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR MAKING APPLICATION
FOR LANDSCAPING VARIANCE TO
THE LITTLE ROCK CITY BEAUTIFUL COMMISSION
1. The applicant (owner or authorized agent) shall appear at the Office of the
Plans Review-Sp.cialistDev-viewanent Administrator, Department of Planning and
Development, 723 West Markham, Little Rock, Arkansas, and complete the required
application form.
2. The applicant shall submit as part of the application, three copies of a recent
survey, certified by a registered land surveyor, showing all existing and proposed
improvements with all dimensions pertaining thereto. (The proposed improvements
may be illustrated on a separate drawing.)
3. After properly filing the application, the applicant shall give notice as
required by the by-laws of the City Beautiful Commission. The cost of these notices
shall be borne by the applicant. (NOTE: This notice is not a petition of approval or
disapproval.)
"Before the City beautiful Commission shall consider a request for
landscaping variance of any property, the petitioner for such variance shall
first five not less than ten (10) days written notice of the time, place and date
of public hearing thereon to all record owners of property situated within 200
feet thereof. Said notice shall be sent be-bycertified or registered mail to the
last known address of such record owner (s) and the petitioner shall execute
and file with the Plans R-view-Spe-siali-stDeyelopment Administrator,
Department of Planning and Development, showing compliance herewith
attaching as exhibits to said Affidavit official evidence that said notices have
been mailed".
4. The Affidavit required and supporting exhibits (return receipts, and copy of
notice) shall be fiel&filed with the Plans Roviow Speeialis0evelopment
Administrator no later than six (6) calendar days prior to the meeting date.
5. The applicant shall post the sign furnished at the time of filing at the front of
the property so that it can be seen from the street, at least ten (10) calendar days
before the meeting. If for any reason the sign should be destroyed or torn down, a
replacement may be obtained from this office.
6. The applicant or agent shall be present at the meeting in order to answer any
questions the Commission members or interested parties may have.
PLEASE NOTE: NON -NON-COMPLIANCE WITH THE ABOVE MAY
CAUSE YOUR APPLICATION TO BE WITHHELD AND NOT CONSIDERED
AT THE MEETING, AND MAY REQUIRE THE RENOTIFICATION OF
PROPERTY OWNERS.
MEETING NOTICE
The City Beautiful Commission will hold its regular meeting at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday,
September 0, 2001, in the Sister Cities Conference Room on the second floor of City Hall. This
will be a brown bag meeting.
AGENDA
Call to Order: Dottie Funk, Chair
Roll Call
Approval of the Minutes: August 2, 2001
August 20, 2001
Treasurer's Report: Randy Stocks
Special Guest: Bob Turner, with a presentation on sidewalks
Committee Reports:
■ Budget, Grants, Fundraising
■ Landscape Awards — Dottie Funk, Nash Abrams
■ Publicity — Sharon Tallach Vogelpohl
■ Gateway — Nash Abrams, Ann Ivey
■ Public Art — Karol Zoeller
■ Manmade and Natural Arts Celebration/Festival — Tim Heiple
■ Polish the Rock Award
Old Business:
■ By -Law Amendments
New Business
Miscellaneous Business
Adjournment
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The City Beautiful Commission held its regular meeting Thursday, August 2, 2001 at 11:30 a.m.
in the Sister Cities Conference Room in City Hall. The meeting was called to order by Chair
Dottie Funk.
MEMBERS PRESENT:
MEMBERS ABSENT:
ALSO PRESENT:
Dottie Funk
Ann Ivey
Karol Zoeller
Troy Laha
Randy Stocks
Tim Heiple
Nash Abrams
Sharon Tallach Vogelpohl
Billie Callaway
Bob Brown, Plans Development Administrator, Department of
Planning and Development
Bill Hall, Landscape Specialist, Department
of Planning and Development
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Karol Zoeller noted that Ann Ivey volunteered to have Gayle
Owens certificate framed. Dottie Funk noted that Billie Broach's objection to the variance
request by KidCo was omitted.
Motion: Nash Abrams moved that the July meeting minutes be approved as corrected.
Second: Karol Zoeller seconded the motion and it was approved unanimously.
TREASURER'S REPORT: No report
NEW BUSINESS:
Meeting Attendance — Sharon Vogelpohl stated that since the last meeting was not a regular
meeting if the attendance requirement would apply. There was discussion of this issue and a
general agreement that it would not.
Motion: Sharon Vogelpohl moved that since the last meeting was not a regular meeting the
attendance requirement would not apply.
Second: Ann Ivey seconded the motion and it was approved unanimously.
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Planning and Development Report — Bob Brown presented a report on the activities of the
Planning and Development Staff. Mr. Brown reported that due to the recent changes in the
structure of the City Beautiful Commission the Bylaws are in need of revision. The following
items need to be addressed: references to the Parks and Recreation Department need to be
changed to the Department of Planning & Development; Bob Brown's title has changed and
needs to be updated; the meeting time needs to be updated.
Motion: Troy Laha moved that Bob Brown be directed to prepare a draft of updates for the
Bylaws to be presented at the next regularly scheduled meeting of the CBC.
Second: Sharon Vogelpohl seconded the motion and it was approved unanimously.
Bob also reported that there are currently 155 active construction sites under review by the
Planning and Development staff. He also reported there are 9 sites that have currently been
served with Courtesy Notices that staff is working with to bring into compliance and 7 sites that
have been served with a letter from the City Attorney's Office that staff is working with to bring
into compliance. Also, within the last three months, 51 projects have been cleared for a
Certificate of Occupancy regarding compliance with the landscape ordinance and 31 projects
have been closed due to inactivity.
The staff had been notified of a violation regarding parking in the tree preservation area at the
new Metropolitan National Bank site at Rodney Parham Road and Highway 10. The contractor
was contacted by Bob Brown and the tree preservation area has been secured and the area is no
longer being used for parking.
Dottie Funk reported that she had received an e-mail regarding telephone junction boxes from a
constituent. She said they were concerned regarding the lack of screening of these facilities.
The specific site in question was an office development at the southwest corner of West
Markham Street and Atkins Road. Tim Heiple suggested looking at modification of the existing
ordinance requiring screening for the wireless communications facilities to include these and
other utility structures. Dottie asked Bill Hall to e-mail the existing ordinance to Tim Heiple,
Troy Laha, and Dr. Billie Calloway.
COMMITTEE REPORTS:
1. Budget, Grants, Fundraising Committee — Dottie Funk asked for volunteers for this
committee, with no one responding.
2. Landscape Awards Committee — Dottie Funk presented copies of draft letters to the
Mayor and to the public asking for nominations for the upcoming landscape awards.
Sharon Vogelpohl asked if it would be possible to set the deadline for entry submissions
forward. There was general agreement this was a good idea and the deadline was set for
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September 15. Sharon Vogelpohl also asked if there is any specific criteria established
for the awards and if an application had been designed. Dottie Funk asked Sharon
Vogelpohl and Bob Brown to join her and Nash Abrams to develop these items. This
group will meet at 5:00 p.m. on August 7 in the lobby of City Hall. Troy Laha said if he
could get a copy of those materials by next Monday he would distribute them to the
Neighborhood Associations. Dottie Funk will contact the Downtown Rotary Club about
making an announcement at their next meeting.
3. Gateway Committee — Nash Abrams met with Barry Travis of the Convention and
Visitors Bureau at the new visitors center. He reported they are interested in developing
a park on the vacant Postal Service property and continuing south to sixth street, closing
Capitol between Ferry and the I-30 Frontage Road. Bill Hall reported he had been in
contact with the Postal Service, but did not have any answers regarding the availability of
the property. Tim Heiple reported that Alan Leverett with the Arkansas Times has
distributed a request for proposals for developing the Junction Bridge into a pedestrian
walkway that will serve as a gateway for both Little Rock and North Little Rock. Dottie
Funk said she had visited a site in Chattanooga, Tennessee that was a combination park,
sculpture garden, and gallery and that perhaps we could use that project as inspiration for
the gateway.
4. Publicity —Sharon Vogelpohl will prepare a press release for the awards program and
deliver it to the Arkansas Democrat Gazette.
5. Manmade and Natural Arts Celebration Committee - No report.
6. Public Art — No report. Bill Hall will send Tim Heiple and Karol Zoeller web sites he
has visited dealing with public art in other communities. Dottie asked Tim to contact Bill
Gaskin with the Arts and Humanities Commission to find out what they are doing in this
regard.
7. Polish the Rock Award — Dr. Billie Calloway asked to be involved in this committee.
Dottie suggested she contact Gayle Owens of the Department of Parks and Recreation to
find out how this award has been handled in the past.
OLD BUSINESS:
1. Appreciation Award - Troy Laha volunteered to make the oral presentation of the award
as Dottie Funk presents Gayle Owens with the framed certificate. Bob Brown reported
the presentation to Gayle Owens is set for the August 7, 2001, 6:00 p.m. at the Little
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Rock Board of Directors meeting. Bob will get the Mayor's signature and contact Ann
Ivey regarding framing the certificate. Dottie Funk asked Bill Hall to look into ordering
CBC nametags for Dr. Billie Calloway, Sharon Tallach Vogelpohl, Ann Ivey, and Troy
Laha.
2. Board of Adjustment Report — Troy Laha reported that the KidCo application was
approved with little discussion.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS:
1. Contacts — Dottie Funk encouraged the other commission members to stay in contact
with other boards and commissions and to watch for issues in the news that are pertinent
to the CBC's activities and mission.
ADJOURNMENT: 12:45 p.m.
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