HomeMy WebLinkAboutCBC 01-16-20132013 PLANNING RETREAT MINUTES
January 16, 2013
Facilitator: Julie Robbins
Location: Mangan Holcomb Partners, Riverdale
2012 Successes:
• Landscape Awards
+Superior quality recipients
+Above and beyond Landscape Code
+Improved/enhanced publicity
• Website
+Lynn doing a great job
+well updated, informative
• Adopt -a -Street
+KLRB taking over program from City
+Working on publicity - getting more participants
-Tree Fund
$21,000 +/- in fund (Christy to get precise amount)
+Starting to look for areas to use funds
• Landmark Award
+Awarded first one in many years (Rick Redden)
2013 Wish List:
-City Hall landscaping project
•Facebook page? Twitter?
+Post relevant news to/with affinity groups
-Keep Arkansas Beautiful
-Keep Little Rock Beautiful
-Urban Foresters
-City of Little Rock
• 1-630 Tree Corridor
+City/CBC/AHTD "Summit" to discuss possibilities
+Involve major businesses, organizations along 1-630
+Involve schools - LRSD, UAMS, Philander Smith, UALR
+Add "Weed Removal" program
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• Reconsider CBC Library Exhibit
+Other venues
+Permanent location
-City Hall
-Convention Center
-River Market
+Needs updating
2013 Committees:
-Eye of the Beholder- Carrie, chairperson; Steve, Ed, Wally
+Develop brochures to place in public to encourage participation. Place in nurseries?
+Expand to year-round?
+Try to get more publicity -TV, newspapers, local magazines
+Get City Directors more involved with winners from their wards
+Commissioners to nominate at least 3 winners each
• 1-630 Tree Corridor - Chris, chairperson
+Meet with Bryan Day to work on starting
+Consider coalition of interested stakeholders
-KAB
-KLRB
-AUFC
-AHTD
-City Director advocate (which ward?)
-Neighborhood Associations
-UAMS, Philander Smith, UALR, Ark. Children's Hospital, St. Vincent Infirmary
-State Legislature advocate
-County Quorum Court advocate
-Tree Fund - Chris, chairperson
+City to develop policies for spending funds, to be completed by April 1
+Identify locations (wards) where funds are available and start looking for projects
-City Hall South Landscaping -Steve and Lynn, co-chairs
+Need to meet with Bryan Day to get approval to move forward
+Explore publicity opportunities
• Website - Lynn, chairperson
+Integrate Social Media?
• Display - Brittany, chairperson
+Discontinue library showings?
+Procure display case from Curran Hall
+Research opportunities for permanent display
-Display case
-Locations
-Maintenance
• Communications/Publicity -Jennie, chairperson
+Keep working on TV, newspaper, magazine articles
+Feature EOB, Landscape Awards, Tree Fund, etc.
•Adopt -a -Street - Chris, chairperson; Wally, Ed
+KLRB to run program
+How can CBC help?
+KLRB liaison - Wally
+Get City to move CBC sign away from trees
• Landscape Award - Steve, chairperson
+May - August nomination period
+Need to get design community more involved
-AIA - Bill and Ed
-ASLA -Lynn
• Landmark Award - Bill, Lynn co-chairs
+Keep working to find people, projects, etc. worthy of award - good publicity