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CBC 03-04-1999(2)MEETING NOTICE The City Beautiful Commission will hold its regular meeting at 8:15 a.m. on Thursday, March 4, 1999 in the Sister Cities Conference Room on the second floor at City Hall. AGENDA I. Call to Order - Frank Riggins, Chairman H. Roll Call III. Approval of the Minutes February 1999 Meeting. IV. Treasurer's Report - Randy Stocks V. Committee Reports A. Education —Molly Satterfield B. Task Force - Dottie Funk C. Neighborhood Association Liaison Committee - Nash Abrams VI. New Business VII. Miscellaneous Business A. Parks & Recreation Report - Bryan Day B. David Roberts VIII. Adjourn City Beautiful Commission + 500 West Markham, Room 108 + Little Rock, AR 72201 + (501) 371-4770 The City Beautiful Commission held its regular meeting Thursday, February 4, 1999, in the Sister Cities Conference Room. Chairman Frank Riggins presided. Members Present: Frank Riggins Dottie Funk Randall Stocks Nash Abrams Carolyn Lawrence Molly Satterfield Karol Zoeller Director Johnnie Pugh Also Present Bob Brown, Plans Review Specialist, Planning and Development Gayle Owens, Administrative Asst., Parks & Recreation Richard Wood, Planning & Development Bill Barnes Frank Riggins welcomed newly appointed member Karol Zoeller to the Commission. He also welcomed Director Johnnie Pugh the new Board Liaison to the Commission. Mr. Bill Barnes was recognized. Mr. Barnes is a new resident in Little Rock, recently from Boca Raton, Florida where he served as chairman of the City Beautification Board for five years. Approval of Minutes: Minutes approved as mailed. Treasurer's Report: No report. No activity during month. Committee Reports: • Education Committee — Dottie Funk — Letters have been mailed out to the architects. The same letter will go out to the developers and builders. Nash suggested that we should do more than just one mailing. Frank said we could develop a newsletter to be sent out three times a year or quarterly. Dottie mentioned that we should use Arbor Day as a method to educate the children. Commission members discussed the possibility of helping replace trees that were destroyed by the tornado. Dottie said thought that she felt this is something that needs to be pursued low profile, but go ahead, get the money, do the planting because now is the time to be planting. Just don't ask for a lot of publicity while people are restoring their homes. Frank said that he felt that this is the very time for high profile, we would seek help from the City at large and help to raise resources to help restore these trees. We would not be asking the residents down there to come forth and plant their own trees. This would be an appeal to the city at large. Maybe a fund can be established where money could be sent to be used to buy trees. He said he thought the Commission needed to step City Beautiful Commission + 500 West Markham, Room 108 + Little Rock, AR 72201 + (501) 371-4770 Page 2 • forward at this time. Dottie suggested that the Tree Streets organization be included. Dottie moved that we offer support to the Tree Streets organization in replanting the downtown area. Motion was seconded by Carolyn Lawrence. Motion carried. • Landscape Task Force — Dottie Funk reported that a public input meeting had been held and there were over 60 people attending. Attendees were level headed, concerned, and determined. Dottie said she thinks the time is right for acting on this issue. There is a problem in enforcement of regulations. More staff is needed. We don't have anyone to enforce the regulations. Dottie then discussed an example of a entity that had not brought their landscape up to standard. They then came before the Commission this time last year with a plan to build a large building. The City Beautiful Commission told them that they had to bring their landscaping up to code plus more landscaping in addition because of the new building. They have not done anything to date. This is the River of Life Church. The new building is completed. Bob Brown said they were given a year to complete the landscaping. Dottie said the year is up. There is just not enough staff to enforce the current ordinance or the proposed ordinance. Dottie mentioned the mayor's proposed tax increase and asked the members to support this initiative so that money will be available to enforce the ordinances. Will try to move onto the excavation ordinance very soon. • Neighborhood Liaison Committee — Nash Abrams reported that he and Gayle went to the Neighborhood Connection Meeting and presented the Little Rock Pretty and Clean program. Copies of the program were distributed. Even though we handed out the program at the Neighborhood meeting, we send the program to each individual neighborhood. NEW BUSINESS Nash suggested that we invite Bob Phelps from Keep Arkansas Beautiful to our next meeting. Polish the Rock Awards -Tree Streets presentation will be February 23 at 4:00 p.m. in the Boardroom. MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS Frank reminded commission members that the Retreat is scheduled at 1:00 p.m. Sunday, February 8 at Dottie's house at #5 Longley Drive. Dottie gave directions to her house. ADJOURNMENT: Meeting adjourned at 9:30 a.m.