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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCBC 11-10-1992The City R-36uoU Commission The Little Rock City Beautiful Commission held its regular meeting on Tuesday, November 10, 1992 at City Hall in the 2nd Floor Conference Room. The meeting was called to order at 10:00 A.M., by chairman, Merle Seamon. Members Present: Merle Seamon Steve Cato Jo Rancifer Ross McCain Josephine Graham Also Present: Truman Tolefree Assistant Director, Parks and Recreation Becky Switzer Executive Secretary, Parks and Recreation Bob Brown Plans Review Specialist, Neighborhoods and Planning Richard Wood zoning & Subdivision Manager, Neighborhoods and Planning 1. Roll Call. Five of six members present. 2. Approval of Minutes of October meeting. Steve Cato asked that a change in the wording of third paragraph on page five be made. Steve Cato moved that the minutes be adopted after change has been made. Ross McCain, seconded. Passed with all ayes. 500 West Markham, Room 108 Little Rock, AR 72201 371-4770 Minutes November 10, 1992 Page 2 3. Reports of the Committees. A. City Beautiful Kids - Caroline Hannah, a summer employee with the Arts and Humanities Promotion Commission, gave a slide presentation of the work that was done with the City Beautiful Kids during this past summer. B. Winterfest - Mrs. Graham unveiled the painting of Winterfest celebration that will be reproduced into posters to be sold at Winterfest. The money will needed to print these posters. Ross McCain made a motion that the City Beautiful Commission take the poster expenses from the City Beautiful Apportion Account and if the cost exceeds this account, the reminder should be taken from City Beautiful Checking Account. All revenue from the sales of the poster over and above expenses will go into the Winterfest account after reimbursing the City Beautiful checking account. Steve Cato seconded. Passed with all ayes. C. Adopt A Block Program. None. D. City Beautiful Commission Convention. Jo Rancifer has been in touch with Connie Fugedy and they have drawn up a proposal that will be mailed after the first of the year. Jo suggested that speakers for this conventio3l be people from within the City such as, Bill Bunten, Connie Fugedy and Truman Tolefree. Merle Seamon also suggested that we use speakers from the different cities that will be participating in the convention. E. Litter Awareness Campaign. Ross McCain is working on refining the budget for this project. F. Neighborhood Ambassador Program. None. G. Awards. Need for the Design Section of the Parks and Recreation Department to take photos of the winners of the awards contest. These photos will be on display the day of the award ceremony. We also need to focus on getting the media at the award ceremony. Liz Williams joined the meeting at this time bringing number of commissioners to six. --II/ H. Education. None. Minutes November 10, 1992 Page 3 I. Development of Environmental Ordinances. None. J. Tree Planting. None. K. Fund Raising. None. L. Traffic Island. None. M. Capitol Ave. None. N. Public Awareness. None. O. Bylaws and Procedures. None. P. Long Range Planning. None. 4. Parks and Recreation Activities. No major announcements. 5. Miscellaneous. Mrs. Graham told the commission that the bank building at the corner of Rodney Parham has started cleaning up and landscaping around the building. She has been keeping the commission updated on this building. Officers for next years term for the City Beautiful Commission are as follows: Merle Seamon, Chairman, Ross McCain, Vice Chairman, Steve Cato, Treasurer. Liz Williams made a motion to accept the officers for next year. Jo Rancife r seconded. It was passed with all ayes. Pratt Remmell has set up an account through the City of Little Rock Special Projects Accounts. He has received numberous funds for the Dunbar Garden Project. 6. Adjournment. Jo Rancifer made a motion to adjourn the meeting, seconded by Liz Williams. All ayes.