CBC 08-06-2009MEETING NOTICE
AUGUST 2009
THE CITY BEAUTIFUL COMMISSION WILL HOLD ITS REGULAR MEETING AT 11:30 A.M. ON THURSDAY
AUGUST 6, 2009, IN SISTERS CITIES CONFERENCE ROOM ON SECOND FLOOR OF CITY HALL
AGENDA
CALL TO ORDER: STEVE
ROLL CALL: CHRISTY / DANA
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES: JULY 2, 2009
TREASURER'S REPORT:
• EXPENSES REPORT DEBRA
COMMITTEE REPORT: UPDATES
• LANDSCAPE ORDINANCE (UPDATE)
DANA
LANDSCAPE AWARDS
LEE ANNE / JENNIE
• EYE OF THE BEHOLDER (EOB) —
KAY / BILL
• COMMUNITY PROJECTS
o CITY HALL REAR ENTRY GARDEN
STEVE /LYNN
o 1-630 TREES
BEN / WALTER /CHRISTY
• PUBLIC REALATIONS
o WEBSITE
LYNN
o LIBRARY EXHIBIT/ HISTORY EXHIBIT
KAY / LYNN
• KLRB (UPDATE) (4th Wed / Noon)
BILL / WALTER
o LITTER SURVEY (August 8, 2009)
• ADOPT -A -STREET COODINATORS
BILL / WALTER
• GARDEN SHOW
DEBRA / STEVE/ WALTER
• INFORMATION / COMMUNICATION
JENNIE
NEW BUSINESS: STEVE / CHRISTY
• LETTER TO STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION STEVE
• LETTER TO CITY FOR RECYCLE (RFP)
• NEW MEETING PLACE (CURRON HALL) DANA
■ FACEBOOK PAGE FOR CBC LYNN
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
NEXT MEETING- THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2009 LITTER PICK UP — SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5th (8:30AM)
ADJOURNMENT
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Marvel, Christy
From: STEVE HOMEYER [shomeyer@swbell.net]
Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 8:50 AM
To: Marvel, Christy
Subject: Fw: CBC Minutes August 6, 2009 and September Agenda
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The City Beautiful Commission held its regular meeting Thursday, August 6, 2009, at
11:30 a.m. in the Sister Cities Conference Room at City Hall. Chair Homeyer called the meeting
to order.
MEMBERS PRESENT: Steve Homeyer
MEMBERS ABSENT
Kay ,Tatum
Lee Ann Overall
Ben Jackson
Jennie Cole
Debra Redding
Walter Jennings
Lynn Warren
Betsy LVten
Bill Wiedower
ALSO PRESENT: Dana Carney, Zoning and
Subdivision Manager, Department of Planning & Development,
City`of Little Rock
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Beth Blevins Carpenter, Deputy City
Attorney, City of Little Rock
APPROVAL OF THE DULY 2, 2009 MINUTES:
Motion: A motion was made to accept the minutes with suggested changes as noted.
Second: The motion was seconded and it passed unanimously.
TREASURER'S REPORT:
Debra Redding was absent and no Treasurer's report was given.
COMMITTEE REPORTS: UPDATES:
OLD BUSINESS:
Landscape rdinance u date} Dana Carney of the Planning Staff and Chair Homeyer
informed the Commission that a meeting had been held with persons who had objections to
various aspects of the proposed ordinance amendments. Mr. Carney stated the decision had been
made to defer the amendment package to the September 15, 2009 Board of Directors' agenda.
Mr. Carney stated he would keep the Commission informed of any further developments. There
was a brief discussion of the specific elements that there were continued objections to.
Commissioner Warren suggested staff contact the State's Landscape Architect organization to
see if they had an opinion regarding the proposal to require a landscape architect's stamp on sites
larger than 1 acre compared to the current requirement of a stamp on sites larger than 2 acres.
The statement was made that the goal should be to have enhanced standards for development in
Little Rock, not reduced standards.
Landscape Awards: Commissioner Cole suggested doing the awards in conjunction with an
October Board of Directors' meeting. Dana Carney stated he had received two nominations for
�i awards; for Mt. Holly Cemetery and for the Cafe Africa at the Little Rock Zoo. The Commission
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• asked that staff prepare a list of sites to be considered for the September meeting. It was
requested that the list be sent to the Commission prior to the meeting so Commissioners could
look at the sites in person. A discussion then followed about diversifying the awards so that a
greater variety of sites could be recognized. It was agreed that it was difficult to compare a large
public project with a typical site. Commissioner Warren commented that this would be the 30th
year for the landscape awards. She presented several photographs that she suggested be
considered for the background on the award posters. Commissioner Wiedower stated he would
prepare the award posters again this year. Chair Homeyer stated he would arrange to have the
yard signs made. A motion was made, seconded and approved to spend the necessary money to
have the signs made. A motion was then made, seconded and approved to pay to have the award
posters framed.
Eve of the Beholder Commissioner Tatum noted there had been 11 awards issued thus far in
2009 and 2 more nominations had been received.
Communitylmjeds
City Hall Rear Entry Garden —Commissioner Warren stated the plaque had been given
to the Parks Department for installation. She said she would contact the City Manager's office to
schedule a press conference in conjunction with dedication of the fountain and garden.
I-630 Trees
Commissioners Jennings and Jackson reported they would schedule another meeting after
Christy Marvel returned to work.
Public relations
-Website and Library exhibit
Commissioner Warren presented statistics showing the number of visits made to the
Commission's website from September 2008 through July 2009.
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Commissioner Tatum stated the exhibit was in place at the Terry library through September. She
said she would look at other library branches with the goal being to move the exhibit around the
City.
KLRB Commissioner Jennings reported that KLRB had moved into new offices but had no
website yet. He said KLRB was working to schedule a date and location for a "shredding event."
He stated the beautification project had been completed at Cumberland and Cantrell and the next
project was scheduled for Cantrell and Cedar Hill. Commissioner Jennings stated KLRB was
working to create a City "icon" such as a gateway on Capitol Avenue. He stated a litter survey
would be conducted on August 8 and volunteers were needed. He said the survey information
was used to prioritize Adopt a Street efforts.
Ado t- - treet-
Vice-Chair Wiedower reported that clean up had taken place on Saturday June 27. He informed
the Commission that the next pick up day would be Saturday September 12.
Garden Show 2010
Commissioner Warren noted that the dates for the next Garden Show had been posted on the
website as February 26-28, 2010 and a booth would be shared with the Iris Society.
Information/Communication-
Commissioner Cole stated the next publicity would be about the dedication of the City Hall
fountain followed by the Landscape Awards.
NEW BUSINESS:
Chair Homeyer stated the letters to the Mayor and to AHTD had not been finalized.
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Dana Carney reported that he had visited with Roger Williams of the Quapaw Quarter
Association about the CBC meeting at Curran Hall. Mr. Williams had responded that it was not a
problem. A motion was made, seconded and approved to meet at Curran Hall starting with the
October 2009 meeting. Staff was advised to make arrangements.
Commissioner Warren informed the Commission that she was still researching the possibility of
the CBC establishing a Facebook page. She said she had looked at other public entity sites such
as those for the Sister Cities Commission, Arkansas Urban Forestry and State Parks.
Commissioners agreed Facebook would be a great forum for soliciting feedback and would
reach a different demographic than that reached by the current website. Dana Carney, of the
Planning Staff and Deputy City Attorney Beth Carpenter stated staff could not assist in such a
project since staff did not have access to Facebook on City computers. Ms. Carpenter stated she
was concerned about issues related to editing the content of the Facebook page and possible
conflicts with the First Amendment. Commissioner Warren said she would check with the Sister
Cities Commission to see how it was managed. Ms. Carpenter suggested checking with other
City Commissions and State Agencies to see how it is managed and what policies they have
related to Facebook.
ADJOURNMEN
Motion: a motion was made to adjourn.
Second: The motion was seconded and it passed unanimously.
Adjournment: 1:12 p.m.
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