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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCBC 06-11-1991The City Redutifd Commission The City Beautiful Commission held its regular meeting Tuesd,.y, June 11, 1991, at 10:00 a.m. in Room 1-D of the University Conference Center. Members Present: Jim vonTungeln - Joe Franklin Merle Seamon Shalah Brummett Marva Rancifer Also Present: Gayle Owens, Admin. Asst., Parks & Rec. Bob Brown, Neighborhoods & Planning 1. Roll Call. 5 of 9 present. 2. ,loe Franklin, chairman of the Commissioh, welcomed new member Marva Rancifer to the commission 3. Approval of Minutes of the May, 1991 meeting. Minutes of l'-iay, 1991 meeting were approved as mailed. 4. Reports of Committees: A. Capitol Avenue. Merle Seamon reported that there is nothing new A lunch meeting was held. The Parks and Recreation Dept. will develop a more detailed plan and a development proposal. Merle said that Julius Breckling had indicated that whatever we do we should take the time to do well. Merle also said that there would be another meeting within the next 30 days. B. City Beautiful Elias. Merle announced that the Kids program had started and that they are currently in orientation. Gayle said that the kick off lunch would be on Friday, June 14, and that Commission members are invit-.ed to attend. Joe Franklin commented that he had attended opening day.- Gayle distributed copies of an invitation to a reception honoring 1989 and 1.990 Take Pride in Americal winners. 500 West Markham, Room 108 Little Rock, AR 72201 9 371-4770 Minutes of the June, 1991 Meeting Page 2 C. WinterFest. Jim vonTungeln said that the WinterFest Committee has voted to become a non-profit corporation and become an entity in its own right. He requested that the City Beautiful Commission set up a savings account for WinterFest, until such time as WinterFest is incorporated. A motion was made and seconded for the special savings account to be established. The vote was unanimous. Jim also told the commissioners that one position on the board of directors would be reserved for a City Beautiful Commission member. D. Litter Awareness Program. The Committee will make a presentation to the Little Rock Board of Directors on Wednesday, June 12, 1991 at 1:30 p.m. E. Downtown Streetscape. Merle Seaman said that he had received a letter from Sterling Cockrill which said there is no money available at this time for this project. 5. Treasurer's Report. The cost of the plaque for Julius Breckling was $53.95. This money was taken from the City Operating Account. 6. Miscellaneous. y A Jim vonTungeln distributed copies of a resolution which he then read. The resolution commended Gayle Owens for her work with the City Beautiful Commission over the past 15 years. (See attached.) Motion was made and seconded to adopt this resolution. Motion —_carried unanimously. B. Gayle thanked the members of the Commission for this recognition. Gayle also reported to the Commission regarding her recent trip to San Antonio, Texas for the All -American Cities Competition. Gayle told the commission about some of -the projects that were being done in several of the cities. C Bob Brown reported that fees were being studied and asked the Commission members if they felt that the current fee for landscape variance request was sufficient or should it be raised, deleted, or what. 7. Meeting 'adjourned at 11:15 a.m.