CBC 01-18-2012_ LITTLE ROCK CITY BEAUTIFUL COMMISSION_
2012 PLANNING RETREAT: MINUTES
JANUARY 18, 2012
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COMMISSIQN
Facilitator: Sarah Wruck/Keep Arkansas Beautiful
Location: 3:00-5:00 pm; Mangan Holcomb Partners (MHP) Office, Riverdale
Present: Commissioners: Bill Wiedower, Jennie Cole, Steve Homeyer, Walter Jennings,
Lynn Warren, Linda Bell, Carrie Young, Julleah Wise, (Brittany Cliff), Chris Minor,
and Herb Dicker
City Staff: Christy Marvel, Dana Carney
AGENDA
INTRODUCTIONS
Chair Wiedower asked all those present to introduce themselves.
REVIEW
Chair Wiedower reviewed the sheet on CBC's "Mission, Goal, Duties, and Slogan" (created during the 2007
Planning Retreat with the mission statement revised by January 2012) with the group for discussion.
CBC - MISSION, GOAL, DUTIES, AND SLOGAN
CITY BEAUTIFUL COMMISSION (CBC) MISSION STATEMENT:
THE LITTLE ROCK CITY BEAUTIFUL COMMISSION'S MISSION IS - TO ENHANCE THE CITY'S APPEARANCE
AND QUALITY OF LIFE BY PROMOTING AND PROVIDING OVERSIGHT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF ITS NATURAL
ASSETS.
CBC GOAL: PER CITY CODE
THE GOAL OF THE LITTLE ROCK CITY BEAUTIFUL COMMISSION (CBC) IS -TO RAISE THE LEVEL OF
COMMUNITY EXPECTATION FOR THE QUALITY OF ITS ENVIRONMENT
CBC's DUTIES (4): PER CITY CODE
1 REVIEW THE VARIANCE REQUESTS TO THE LANDSCAPE ORDINANCE
REVIEW ALL COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT PLANS REQUESTING VARIANCES TO THE REQUIRED
LANDSCAPE ORDINANCE.
This is a requirement per the Tree City USA registration (2001). CBC was assigned to serve as the governing
Tree Board for the City of Little Rock which was added to their duties at that time.
2 PROMOTE THE BEAUTIFUL LANDSCAPE IN LITTLE ROCK
PROMOTE PUBLIC INTEREST IN THE GENERAL IMPROVEMENT AND APPEARANCE OF THE CITY OF
LITTLE ROCK
3 PROVIDE ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY DIRECTIONS & GUIDANCE TO BOD
PREPARE AND TRANSMITTO THE LITTLE ROCK CITY BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDED
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES AND IMPLEMENT PLANS PREPARED BY AND/OR FOR THE COMMISSION
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4. PROVIDE AESTHETIC IMPROVEMENT GUIDELINES TO BOD
ESTABLISH, SUBJECT TO THE LITTLE ROCK CITY BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVAL, REGULATIONS OF
AESTHETIC QUALITY FOR PUBLIC AND PRIVATE LANDS AND IMPROVEMENTS
CBC HISTORIC SLOGAN: "CITY OF ROSES'
DISCUSSIONS
Past Projects / Future Projects / Landscape Ordinance/Outgoing Member Awards / Partnerships
ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN 201 1
1. Revise the CBC Mission Statement
2. Awards were consolidated into just three awards
3. Continue involvement in Adopt -A -Street (AAS) , 2012 would be the 8th year of litter cleanup of our
street adoption of S. Bowman Street in WLR (since 2002)
4. Networking
5. Continue CBC History exhibit displays in branch libraries each month (since 2009) & at City Hall
6. Continue Website, http://www.ircitybeautifulcommission.c)rg/ which originally debuted May 2007,
revised in 2011
7. Dropped CBC participation at the Arkansas Flower & Garden Show after five years
8. Work on the TREE Fund to finalized its purpose and logistics
9. Progress on the 1-630 Beautification project
10. Begin discussion on the establishment of a Tree Pruning Ordinance
DIDN'T DO IN 201 1
1. Didn't see the development of the Tree Preservation Ordinance
2. Didn't define and name the 3`d Award (CBC Landmark/Visionary Award)
3. Didn't develop budgets for the committees
4. Didn't identify our 3-5 year goals
5. Didn't identify our top priority projects
FUTURE PROJECTS FOR 2012
1. Tree Preservation Ordinance
2. CBC Brochures
3. Pruning education — PSAs, educations tools
4. Give out a Landmark Award to someone (3rd Award)
5. Make business cards for the commissioners with the mission statement on the back
6. Address the CBC budget, City funding of $2,500; review at February meeting
7. Make headway on the 1-630 project, develop timeline
8. Work on beautification of the front of City Hall (short term)
9. Develop an Orientation Notebook for new commissioners (Lynn will prepare a handout with links)
10. Develop procedures for each of the committees for new commissioners
11. Revisit the AR Flower and Garden Show or another venue for outreach
12. Revisit AAS program, move the sign, promote to KLRB
13. Develop a workshop to explain the Landscape Ordinance, Alteration, forestry practices, PSAs?
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PARTNERSHIP'S
The group identified current and potential partners with the commission:
City of Little Rock, City Planning and Development Department, City Board of Directors, KLRB, City Adopt a
Street Program (Public Works), AR Dept of Parks and Tourism, Master Gardeners, Arkansas Design
Professionals - Landscape Architects, Architects, Engineers, Urban Planners; National Arbor Day Foundation,
Tree City USA
In relation the 1-630 Project: ADHT (1630 Beautification Project), Mt Holly Cemetery Group, Philander Smith
College, UAMS, Baptist, St Vincent, Shopping Malls, War Memorial Stadium, LR War Memorial Golf Course,
Home Depot, Wal-Mart Foundation, LR Airport/Airlines/Airport Commission
TASKS FOR 2012
Assignments of Who/ Budgets/ Deadlines
Committee members were identified for 10 committees listed below. Each committee will present their
anticipated budget needed for the year, milestone dates and deadlines at the March commission meeting.
Officers for 2011: Chair- Bill Wiedower, Vice -Chair- Herb Dicker, Treasurer- Linda Bell
The 2013 Chair (who begin her/his term in November 2012) will start to make arrangements for the 2013
Retreat for early 2013)
TASK
1. PR-Website
2. PR -Exhibits
3. PR-Promotion/networking
4. Awards
a) EOB (NOM/Present: March -October)
b) Landscape Awards (NOM: May -Aug) Present: Oct.
c) Landmark Award (Present: Oct?)
5. Partnership-KLRB
6. Activities- City Hall Beautification Project
7. Activities- 1-630 Beautification Project
8. Activities -Adopt -A -Street" Pickup Coordinator
9. Duty -Variance Hearings (monthly)
10. 2013 Annual Retreat (location, facilitator)
ANNOUNCEMENTS
■ Next Meeting —Thursday, February 2"d
■ Litter Pickup —Saturday, March 3rd
ADJOURNMENT
POINT PERSON
Lynn
Julleah/Linda
Jennie Julleah/Chris & Meg (City PR)
Carrie
Steve, Julleah/Linda/Lynn
Bill, Jennie, Lynn
Bill
Steve Lynn/Jennie
Herb/Chris/Steve/Lynn & Christy (City)
Herb Carrie/Chris
All commissioners
2013 CBC Chair
® Minutes respectively submitted by Lynn Warren (March 2014) (Julleah previously prepared the minutes
but they were lost and she had left the commission)
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