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CBC 09-12-1995Thy City PedutifJ Commission MEMORANDUM September 12, 1995 TO: CBC Members FROM: Shellie Sawrie, Parks and Recreation SUBJECT: Minutes Attached are the minutes for the September 7 meeting of the City Beautiful Commission. Please review these before the October 5 meeting and notify me of any corrections and/or deletions. My phone number is 371-6888. cc: Linda Joyce, Director Mark Webre, Parks Project and Design Manager Billie Holsomback, Public Relations Bob Brown, Neighborhoods and Planning Richard Wood, Neighborhoods and Planning Enclosure 500 West Markham, Room 108 Little Rock, AR 72201 371-4770 The City PedutiU Commission Minutes September 7, 1995 Call to Order The City Beautiful Commission held its regular monthly meeting on Thursday, September 7, 1995, in the City Manager's Conference Room. The meeting was called to order at 8:10 a.m. by Chairperson, Lin Blair. Roll Call Members Present: Jim Goodhart Lin Blair Josephine Graham Steve Cato James LaBorde Joe Robbins III Also Present: Bob Brown, Plans Review Specialist, Neighborhoods and Planning Mark Webre, Project and Design Manager, Parks and Recreation Shellie Sawrie, Parks and Recreation Approval of Minutes Corrections were made to the member list. It was, MOVED BY MR. GOODDHART AND SECONDED BY MR. ROBBINS THAT THE COMMISSION APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE AUGUST 3RD MEETING. MOTION CARRIED. 500 West Markham, Room 108 Little Rock, AR 72201 371-4770 AHTD PRESENTATION Wendy Welch, of the Arkansas Highway & Transportation Department, gave an overview of the meeting with members of the Parks and Recreation Department in July. She also expressed the goals and concerns of the AHTD. Maintenance is one of their primary concerns, and they are trying to "naturalize" selected, appropriate areas to minimize maintenance and add color. The AHTD welcomes joint use of resources to expand effectiveness of beautifying and maintaining highways. Wendy's goal is to make positive impression on those who pass through the state so that they know they've been through Arkansas. She noted that CBC and Little Rock can be the catalyst to influence other partnerships between the AHTD and surrounding cities. Highway Beautification Report No Report. Treasurer's Report Commissioner Robins gave the Treasurer's Report. Two checks have been written since the last meeting: one to Commissioner Riggins for the NUSA Conference, and one to Community Bakery for refreshments at the meeting. A balance will be reported at the next meeting. Landscape Award Report Commissioner Goodhart reported that the subcommittee appointed to review the list of award nominees was still working to narrow the list. Photos of the nominated sites were provided, and commissioners were encouraged to review them and express their opinions to the subcommittee members: Jim Goodhart, Frank Riggins, and Joe Robbins. Six first place awards will be given, one large scale and one small scale award in each category of nomination. Honorable mention awards will also be given, one or two in each category as the committee sees fit. City Beautiful Commission Appointments Commissioners are allowed 2 consecutive 3 year terms. The following commissioners' terms expire next month, and letters will be needed indicating re -appointment or resignation: Jim Goodhart Joyce Raynor Frank Riggins In addition, Marva Jo Rancifer's position is still open. Parks will otain resumes submitted to the City Clerk for Commissioners' review and recommendation at the next meeting. Light Up Little Rock Last year's contest was discussed as was whether or not to participate in the contest this year. Zones were discussed as a good way to divide the neighborhoods into manageable areas for the commissioners to view and also a good way to distribute the award money. Judging will require the participation of all Commissioners due to the volume of houses to see. A suggestion was made to' contact Jennings Osborne to see if he is willing to donate the award money again this year and let his decision determine whether or not to have the contest. It was, MOVED BY MR. GOODHART AND SECONDED BY MR. CATO TO ASK MR. WEBRE TO ASK MR. OSBORNE IF HE IS WILLING TO DONATE THE AWARD MONEY FOR THE LIGHT -UP -LITTLE -ROCK CONTEST THIS YEAR. MOTION CARRIED. Polishing the Rock A model of the award plaque and a selection of stains and finishes were presented to the Commission by Parks Design staff. The Commission reviewed these along with the rocks selected by the Commission at the last meeting. It was decided to accept the plaque as presented and to prepare several using a variety of the 3 chosen rock types for later distribution. Selection of finishes and stains was left to the discretion of Parks Design staff, and plaques will be prepared upon notice. Distribution of the Polish the Rock awards was discussed further and it was, MOVED BY MR. CATO AND SECONDED BY MR. GOODHART TO ALLOW COMMISSIONERS TO SPONTANEOUSLY AWARD POLISHING THE ROCK CERTIFICATES AT THEIR DISCRETION, AND REPORT THESE AWARDS TO THE COMMISSION AT MONTHLY MEETINGS MAKING THE PARTY ELIGIBLE FOR THE MORE PRESTIGIOUS POLISHING THE ROCK PLAQUE. PLAQUE RECIPIENTS WILL BE DETERMINED BY A MAJORITY VOTE AND WILL BE AWARDED AT CITY BOARD MEETINGS. MOTION CARRIED. Miscellaneous Byron Magness, of Little Rock presented his thoughts on wildflower sowing and how it could be implemented to improve aesthetics throughout the City. He suggested that the City buy wildflower seeds in bulk, sow them, cultivate the seeds and sell them to individuals with vacant "weed lots" to improve aesthetics and lower maintenance. The concerns of the Commissioners, from a horticultural standpoint, were whether or not it could be done and maintained properly, and from a Neighborhoods and Planning point of view, whether or not codes would allow it. Bob Brown offered to discuss the issue with Neighborhoods and Planning. Logo Design Several Color variations of CBC's logo design were presented to the Commission for review. A suggestion was made to include the Little Rock logo (LR) in the design. The Commission selected a two-color, red and green logo, and Parks Design will have a refined design by the next meeting. Thy City Redutiful Commission AGENDA Thursday, September 7, 1995 8:00 am The City Beautiful Commission will hold its regular monthly meeting Thursday, September 7, 1995 in the City Board Conference Room, 2nd Floor of City Hall at 8:00 am. I. Roll Call II. Approval of Minutes III. Highway Beautification: AHTD Presentation IV. Highway Beautification Report V. Treasurer's Report VI. Landscape Award Report VII. Polishing the Rock Update VIII. Logo Discussion IX. City Beautification Appointments X. Light Up Little Rock XI. Community Awareness Day XII. Miscellaneous XIII. Adjournment 10 West Markham, Room 108 Little Rock, AR 72201 371-4770 Thy City R-36utiful Commission MEMORANDUM September 22, 1995 TO: CBC Members and support staff FROM: Ilie Sawrie, Parks Planner SUBJECT: Corrected Minutes Attached is a copy of the corrected minutes for the September 7, 1995 City Beautiful Commission meeting. Please insert the enclosed corrected page to the minutes. Please let me know if I can be of further assistance. My phone number is 371-6888. Enclosure 500 West Markham, Room 108 Little Rock, AR 72201 371-4770 Community Awareness Day Mark Webre updated the Commission on the Community Awareness Day to be held Saturday, September 30th form 10:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m., at the War Memorial Park Archery Range. Citizens of the Hillcrest and surrounding neighborhoods are expected to attend and visit booths displaying materials from various City Departments, neighborhood groups, and other organizations. Commissioners LaBorde and Graham volunteered to attend the event and represent the CBC at a booth that the Parks Department will set up. The booth will display the Adopt -A -Park Newsletter and a profile of the CBC which Commissioner Goodhart offered to draft. Jim LaBorde suggested that an experienced Commissioner attend a neighborhood Association Meeting on September 16th, from 8:00 am. to 12:00 p.m. at the Adult Leisure Center on University Park, to represent the commission. Lin Blair said she would try to attend. Landscape Ordinance Report Bob Brown reported on previous variance requests. Since the January 11 meeting, the Brutons have cleaned up Mr. Carms' property adjacent to the TRI Western site and installed required landscaping as a result of enforcement action by Neighborhoods and Planning. Brain Minyard, landscape architect for Rock Creek Square has been in contact with Neighborhoods and Planning and is considering selecting ginko trees to plant to fulfill the ordinance requirements. The owner of the Razorback Shopping Center property on Cantrell has been working with Neighborhoods and Planning to provide adequate screening. New plantings will be installed where the trees were removed and Bradford Pears were extensively pruned. Meeting Adjourned at 10:00 a.m.