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COMMISSION
The City Beautiful Commission held its regular meeting at 11 :30 a.m. on Thursday,
December 01, 2016, at Curran Hall, 615 E. Capitol Avenue. Chairman BJ Sanders-Woods called
the meeting to order.
MEMBERS PRESENT:
MEMBERS ABSENT:
ALSO PRESENT:
Ed Peek
Steve Homeyer
BJ Sanders-Woods
Chris Hancock
Janet Wilson
Three Open Positions
Wally Loveless
Bob Winchester
Carrie Young
Beth Carpenter, City Attorney's Office
D. Tracy Spillman, Plans Development Administrator, Department
of Planning and Development, City of Little Rock
APPROVAL OF THE NOVEMBER MINUTES:
Chairman Sanders-Woods entertained a motion to approve the previous months minutes.
Motion: Commissioner Homeyer made a motion that the November 03, 2016 Minutes be
approved.
Second: Commissioner Peek seconded the motion and it passed unanimously.
TREASURER'S REPORT:
Expense Report:
Commissioner Young stated:
There have been no changes.
The commissioners discussed the new officers and the process of adding incoming Chairman
Sanders-Woods to the signature card.
COMMITTEE REPORTS, UPDATES:
Community Projects
City Hall South Yard:
Commissioner Homeyer stated:
That there is nothing new to report and this project will become active again once the Bowman
Street tree project is complete or possibly in the early spring.
Commissioner Winchester inquired about what has been accomplished on this project.
Commissioner Homeyer stated that it had been approved and plants will need to be selected.
Commissioner Homeyer then presented a sketch of the project to the other commissioners.
Commissioner Young suggested that Mexican Petunia be used on the project and presented a
picture of this plant material to the other commissioners for consideration.
Public Relations
In the absence Commissioner Hancock there was no new report.
KLRB:
In the absence Commissioner Hancock there was no new report.
Adopt-A-Street:
The commissioners discussed and noted that no one was able to participate in the scheduled
cleanup. They further discussed and decided to reschedule for December 17, at 8:00 am.
Eye of the Beholder:
Commissioner Young stated:
That there is nothing new to report.
The commissionersthen discussed ways to keep this committeeactivethrough the winter months.
Landscape Awards:
ChairmanHomeyer stated that the awardshad beenpresented at last month’s Board of Directors
Meeting and that all of the recipientswereappreciative.
T.R.E.E Fund:
Chairman Homeyer stated that they are waiting on the City to finish removing the vegetation so
the installation of the Bowman Road Tree project can be installed. Commissioner Loveless stated
that he will contact Little Rock Street Maintenance Superintendent, Kenny Wilcox to confirm
when the vegetation clearing will be complete.
City Beautiful Exhibit:
In the absence Commissioner Hancock therewas nonew report.
NEW BUSINESS:
CommissionerHomeyer stated that the annual CBC retreat needs to be scheduled. He further
explained the purpose of this meeting to Chairman Sander-Woods.
Commissioner Homeyer then statedhe would contact past Facilitator, Julie Robbins at Mangan
Holcomb Partners and inquire if she would be interested in conducting this meeting for the CBC
again in 2017. The Commissioners then discuss possible times this meeting could be held and
decide on the tentative dates of January 11, 18, or 25, 2017.
TheCommissioners then discussed any expenses that the CBC may incur beforethe end of the
year. It was noted that there is notanything that needs to be purchased for the commission at this
time.
CommissionerWinchester inquired aboutthe three CBC open positions. The commissioners
discussed possible ways to recruit new commissioners and also proposed the reduction of the
number of CBC commissioners. Attorney Carpenterthen outlined what the process would entail
to reduce the number of commissioners serving on the CBC.
ANOUNCEMENTS:
The next meeting will be January 05, 2017, at 11 :30 am.
Adopt-A-Street Pickup will be Saturday December, 17, 2016 at 8:00 am.
ADJOURNMENT:
Motion: Commissioner Loveless made a motion to adjourn.
Second: Commissioner Homeyer seconded the motion and it passed unanimously.
The meeting was adjourned at 12:14 pm.
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 E-MAIL: DSPILLMAN@LITTLEROCK.ORG