CBC 01-03-2002 (2)LITTLE ROCK
CITY BEAUTIFUL
CQMMISSTON
MEETING NOTICE
The City Beautiful Commission will hold its regular meeting at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, January
3, 2002, in the Sister Cities Conference Room on the second floor of City Hall. This will be a
brown bag meeting.
AGENDA
Call to Order: Nash Abrams, Chair
Roll Call
Member Re -instatement: Sharon Tallach Vogelpohl
Approval of the Minutes: December 6, 2001
Treasurer's Report: Ann Ivey
Committee Reports:
*1 Budget, Grants, Fundraising
Landscape Awards — Nash Abrams, Dottie Funk
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 — Billie Calloway
Old Business:
■ Retreat
New Business:
Adjournment
City Beautiful Commission ♦ 723 West Markham ♦ Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 ♦ (501) 371-4864
LITTLE ROCK
CITY BEAUTIFUL
COM M IS5TON
The City Beautiful Commission held its regular meeting Thursday December 6, 2001 at 11:30
a.m. in the Sister Cities Conference Room, City Hall. Chair Dottie Funk called the meeting to
order.
MEMBERS PRESENT:
MEMBERS ABSENT:
ALSO PRESENT:
Dottie Funk
Nash Abrams
Karol Zoeller
Troy Laha
Sharon Tallach Vogelpohl
Ann Ivey
Tim Heiple
Lynn Warren
Billie Calloway
Doris Weatherington
Pete Rausch, City Forrester, Parks & Recreation Department
Bob Brown, Plans Development Administrator, Department of
Planning and Development
Bill Hall, Landscape Specialist, Department
of Planning and Development
APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
Motion: Troy Laha moved that the minutes from November 1, 2001 be approved as submitted.
Second: Nash Abrams seconded the motion and it was approved unanimously.
TREASURER'S REPORT; Ann Ivey reported a current balance of $134.98.
GUEST PRESENTATION:
Pete Rausch gave an update on the new City Forestry Program. Mr. Rausch distributed a
copy of the 2002 Little Rock Parks and Recreation Urban Forestry Division Annual Work
Plan. Dottie Funk asked Mr. Rausch to be responsible for ensuring the Work Plan is on the
agenda for the last December City Board of Directors meeting.
Mr. Rausch announced a new grant program, ENACT (Enhance Neighborhood and
Community Trees). This program will provide funds strictly for trees and $4,000.00 will be
available in the following year.
He is working on the development of a program through which City -owned surface parking
lots would be used as case studies to show how trees can be introduced into parking lots.
City Beautiful Commission ♦ 723 West Markham ♦ Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 ♦ (501) 371-4864
The Tree City USA application has been completed and submitted and the City should
receive word on their acceptance in February. A ceremony is planned in conjunction with a
March 15, 2002, Arbor Day celebration.
NEW BUSINESS:
1. Retreat — The 2002 City Beautiful Commission retreat will be held on January 6, 2002 at
Dottie Funk's house, 12:30 p.m.
COMMITTEE REPORTS:
1. Polish the Rock Award — Dottie Funk opened the floor to discussion of the Polish the
Rock Award.
Ann Ivey suggested the Polish the Rock Award presentation be tied in with the
Landscape Awards program.
Dottie Funk suggested soliciting nominations or recommendations through an
announcement on LRNN.
Tim Heiple voiced support of these two recommendations.
Billie Calloway requested the Commissioners consider these recommendations as well as
giving further thought to how the selection and presentation of the award will be handled.
This issue will be discussed further at the next Commission meeting.
Budget, Grants, Fundraising — No report.
Landscape Awards Program — Bill Hall reported the results of the Landscape Award
Judging, see attachment. A secret ballot was taken to settle a runoff between Westside
Creek Apartments and Parkway Village in the Continuing Excellence category, with
Westside Creek winning. The winners in the three categories are:
Continuing Excellence — The Grove at Pleasant Valley
Decorative Arts Museum Butterfly Garden
Westside Creek Apartments
Exceeding Requirements - Dixie Knight Photography
Madison Heights Housing Development
Lexicon, Inc.
Voluntary Upgrade - Calais Forest Apartments
MEMS Ambulance Service
The Empress of Little Rock
2. Publicity — No report.
3. Public Art — No report.
4. Manmade and Natural Arts Celebration/Festival — No report.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS:
1. Tree Plan Recommendation — Nash Abrams asked Bill Hall to request that Bob Brown
make a recommendation to the Board of Directors regarding the Tree Plan.
2. North Little Rock Billboard Ordinance - Dottie Funk requested that Bill Hall obtain a
copy of the North Little Rock Billboard Ordinance.
3. 20' Annual Southwest Little Rock Christmas Parade — Troy Laha extended an
invitation to the parade to be held 12/08/01.
ADJOURNMENT: 1:00 p.m.