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CBC 12-04-2008MEETING NOTICE DECEMBER 2008 THE CITY BEAUTIFUL COMMISSION WILL HOLD ITS REGULAR MEETING AT 11:30 A.M. ON THURSDAY DECEMBER 4, 2008, IN THE SISTER CITIES CONFERENCE ROOM ON THE SECOND FLOOR OF CITY HALL AGENDA CALL TO ORDER: STEVE ROLL CALL: CHRISTY INTRODUCTION OF NEW MEMBER: Lee Anne Overall & Ben Jackson APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES: NOVEMBER 6, 2008 OPEN PUBLIC HEARING: PUBLIC REVIEW SESSION: REVISED LANDSCAPE ORDINANCE Close Public Hearin TREASURER'S REPORT: DEBRA ■ UPCOMING EXPENSES TO REPORT TO THE CITY I-OMMITTEE REPORT: UPDATES e LANDSCAPE AWARDS • EYE OF THE BEHOLDER (EOB) - TOTAL? ■ COMMUNITY PROJECTS o CITY HALL REAR ENTRY GARDEN o 1-630 TREES • PUBLIC REALATIONS o WEBSITE o LIBRARY EXHIBIT ■ GARDEN SHOW • KLRB (UPDATE) • ADOPT -A -STREET COODINATORS • GARDEN SHOW ($200 DUE BY DEC. 1ST) "DREAM GARDENS"-FEB.27TH-MAR. 1sr RRt NEW BUSINESS: 6,-J,u +0, ) ()0'A C1Eec�d�lr 2009 CBC Retreat Date/Location Set ANNOUNCEMENTS: NEXT MEETING- THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 2008 ADJOURNMENT JENNIE DEBRA STEVE/LYNN WALTER / LYNN/ KAY WALTER BILL / DEBRA ? STEVE / CHRISTY /CHRISTY . w4l LITTER PICK UP - SATURDAY ZC--6 ;8:30AM) LITT[.I: ROCK (71 [ Y BEAUTIFUL COMMISSION December 4, 2008 Hwy Dept Little Rock, AR RE: Landscape Buffer Zones: Request to Protect/Maintain buffers along all scenic interstates/highways Dear One of the duties of the Little Rock City Beautiful Commission (CBC) is to promote a greater public interest in the improvement of the appearance of the city of Little Rock. To this end, CBC has been involved in beautification projects around the city such as the Bicentennial Carillon/Bell Tower by the Zoo (1977), the Belvedere Pavilion, Riverfront Park (1986), and the City Hall North Entrance Beautification Project (2007-08). CBC has also taken the lead as an anti -litter advocate to promote the City's Adopt -a -street program to other groups as well as adopting a street. In addition, another duty of our commission is the responsibility for reviewing all commercial development plans requesting variances to the required Landscape Ordinance in an effort to maintain a beautiful landscape for our city. The City's Planning Commission and Board of Adjustments have a similar responsibility to review landscape buffer variances. The other two charter duties of our commission are to provide environmental policy directions & guidance to the Board of Directors and to provide aesthetic improvement guidelines to the Board of Directors. To this end, CBC felt obligated to contact the Planning Commission and Board of Adjustments to express our concern and our position on the landscape buffer variance matter and also contacted the Mayor and Board of Directors to let them know our position and recommendation. CBC is concerned about a possible trend for increased variance requests for landscape buffers along scenic interstate/highways in our city that would be under your commission's review authority. At our June 2008 meeting, CBC voted and passed a motion stating that CBC is opposed to removing, reducing, or altering of the landscape buffer zones along the scenic interstates/highway such as the 1-430. We asked that the Planning Commission and Board of Adjustments to not approve any such variant requests especially since it might establish a precedent for any future development along that interstates/highway corridor. CBC feels any such approvals in variances of the landscape buffer zone would significantly change the quality of life for the city with increased noise levels and decreased visual appearance of major transportation entrance routes into our city. This landscape buffer zone was Little Rock City Beautiful Commission Department of Planning and Development • 723 West Markham ♦ Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 Phone: (501) 371-4864 / Fax: (501) 371-6863 / Email: cmarvel littlerock.or Website: www.Ircitybeautifulcommission.org CITY BEAUTIFUL COMMISSION COMMISSIONERS: 2008 CONTACT LIST CHAIR / AT LARGE LANDSCAPE CONTRACTOR STEVE HOMEYER 25 BUTTERFLY COVE, LITTLE ROCK 72210 PHONE: 224-9507 EMAIL: SHOMEYER@SWBELL.NET TERM: OCTOBER 2009 (1 -TERM} WARD 7 VICE CHAIR / AT LARGE ARCHITECT BILL WIEDOWER HEIPLE + WIEDOWER, 319 PRESIDENT CLINTON AVE, STE 201 , LITTLE ROCK 72202 PHONE: 707-01 1 5 EMAIL: BILL )HWARCH.COM TERM: OCTOBER 2010 (1 STTERM) WARD 4 TREASURER / AT LARGE MASTER GARDENER DEBRA REDDING 14704 RIDGEWOOD DRIVE, LITTLE ROCK 7221 1 PHONE: 804-9750 EMAIL: DEBREDDING@HOTMAIL.COM TERM: OCTOBER 2009 (1 51' TERM) WARD 5 AT LARGE / MASTER GARDENER JENNIE COLE 332 N. RIDGE ROAD, LITTLE ROCK, AR 72207 PHONE: 666-6250 EMAIL: CCOLE6250@ATT.NET TERM: OCTOBER 2010 (1ST TERM) WARD 3 AT LARGE / MASTER GARDENER KAY TATUM 1 01 O S. SCOTT STREET, LITTLE ROCK 72202 PHONE: 375-51 97 EMAIL: KAY.TATUM@YAHOO.COM TERM: OCTOBER 2010 (1 STTERM) WARD 1 AT LARGE / MASTER GARDENER KLRB REPRESENTATIVE WALTER JENNINGS (* PENDING RENEWAL) 3123 MONTROSE DRIVE, LITTLE ROCK 72212 PHONE: 224-9565 EMAIL: WALTERJENNINGS@PRODIGY.NET TERM: OCT. 201 1 (1 ST TERM) WARD 4 AT LARGE LEE ANNE OVERALL. 5519 EVERGREEN DRIVE, LITTLE ROCK 72205 PHONE: 258-51 22 EMAIL: L.OVERALL@COMCAST.NET TERM: OCT. 201 1 (1 ST TERM) WARD 3 AT LARGE / ATTORNEY BEN JACKSON 1 1 810 PLEASANT RIDGE RD., APT. 204, 72223 PHONE: 230-0967 EMAIL: B.IACKSON@MWSGW.COM TERM: OCT. 2009 (UNEXPIRED TERM) WARD 5 AT LARGE / LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT (* PENDING RENEWAL) LYNN MITTELSTAEDT WARREN 5617 "C" STREET, LITTLE ROCK 72205 HOME PHONE: 664-041 1 EMAIL: LYNN.WARREN@ARKANSAS.GOV TERM: OCT. 201 1 (1 ST TERM) WARD LIAISON -- EX-OFFICIO LITTLE ROCK CITY BOARD OF DIRECTORS B.J. (BRENDA) WYRICK ^- WARD 7 LITTLE ROCK CITY HALL, 500 WEST MARKHAM Room 203, LITTLE ROCK, AR 72201 PHONE: 371-4510 EMAIL: BWYRICK @LITTLEROCK.ORG TERM: DECEMBER 31. 2008 (1 ST TERM) WARD 7 DEPUTY C[TY ATTORNEY BETH BLEVINS CARPENTER LITTLE ROCK CITY HALL, 500 WEST MARKHAM Room 310, LITTLE ROCK, AR 72201 PHONE: 371-6881 EMAIL: BCARPENTER@LITI"LEROCK.ORG SUPPORT STAFF CHRISTY MARVEL, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT PLANS DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATOR DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT 723 W. MARKHAM ST., LITTLE ROCK, 72201 PHONE: (501) 371-4864/FAx: (501) 371-6863 EMAIL: CMARVEL@LITTLEROCK.ORG NOVEMBER 2008 * PENDING RENEWALS LITTLE ROCK CITY BEAUTIFUL COMMISSION BEAUTIFICATION PROJECT BACK ENTRANCE TO LITTLE ROCK CITY HALL (2007) Partners: City Hall logistics: City Staff (2007): In -kind Services & Equipment City Manger's Office: Bruce Moore, Bryan Day, Susan Langley; City Attorney's Office: Beth Carpenter; Public Relations: Scott Carter; Public Works: Steve Haralson, P.E.; Ronnie Loe, P.E; Steve Beck, P.E.; Building Services: Jessie Trigleth, Vic Moya; Public Works - Operations: Eric Petty, David Wooley, Kenneth R. Wilcox, Rusty Green, Neb Murry, Anthony Johnson; Parks Department: Truman Tolefree, Mark Webre, Leland Couch, Phoebe Stephens, Joe Scerbo, Jim Sick, Kevin; Planning Department: Tony Bozynski, Dana Carney, Christy Marvel Water feature donation: Keeling Company (x007) Water Feature construction workshop: Oct. 16, 2007 Vendors: Keeling Company, NLR (water feature event sponsor); Hall Marketing, Gulfport, MS manufacturers' representative; and Aquascape Inc, St. Charles, IL / water feature equipment manufacturer; Workshop Contractors (Little Rock): Southern Lawn, Schneider and Positive Results October 2007 Workshop Food Sponsors: Pizza Sponsor: Hillcrest U.S. Pizza , Snack Sponsor: Hillcrest Kroger P Beechwood , Bottled water Sponsor: Central Arkansas Water Irrigation materials donation: Keeling Company_(zoa7) Irrigation labor donation: Homeyer Lawn & Sprinkler (2007) Rock/Boulder assortment donation: Homeyer Lawn & S rinkler (2007) Top Soil donation: Hoxneyer Lawn & Sprinkler (2007) Plants donation (to date): The Good Earth Center, Parks Department, (2007-o8) City Beautiful Commission (2007) Lynn Warren, Chair; Jan Bartlett Hicks, Vice -Chair; Ann Ivey, Treasurer; Mary Jane Rebick; John Beneke; Steve Homeyer; Jim Vandenberg; Debra Redding; Jessica Watts Beautification Pro'ect co-chairs: Lynn Warren, Jan Bartlett Hicks, Steve Homeyer Beautification Idea Credit: Former CBC Commissioner Nash Abrams LITTLE ROCK CITY $EAUTIFUL COMMISSION CITY BEAUTIFUL COMMISSION CALENDAR OF MEETING DATES 2009 Filing Date Meeting Date 12-04-2008 01-08-2009 01-08-2009 02-05-2009 02-05-2009 03-05-2009 03-05-2009 04-02-2009 04-02-2009 05-07-2009 05-07-2009 06-04-2009 06-04-2009 07-02-2009 07-02-2009 08-06-2009 08-06-2009 09-03-2009 09-03-2009 10-01-2009 10-01-2009 11-05-2009 11-05-2009 12-03-2009 12-03-2009 01-07-2010 NOTE: All Commission meetings to be held at 11:30 a.m. in the Sister Cities Conference Room, 500 West Markham Street, 2"d floor City Hall, unless otherwise changed by the Commission. Adepted Dze ftbe r 04, ?°ag For More Information Contact: Christy Marvel Department of Planning and Development 723 West Markham Street Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 Phone: (501) 371-4864 City Beautiful Commission ♦ 723 West Markham ♦ Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 ♦ (501) 371-4864 Oa co Off' 11 = i W"] = mu, P, w