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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCBC_11 17 2025 MEETING MINUTES The City Beautiful Commission held a planned meeting at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday November 17, 2025, at Little Rock City Hall, 2nd Floor, Board of Directors’ Chambers, 500 W. Markham St. Chairman Steven Homeyer called the meeting to order. MEMBERS’ PRESENT: Steven Homeyer Lee Cowan Dax Chance Louise Miller Mallory Mounce Adam Wierciak Robert Walker Bob Winchester Dustin Davis MEMBERS’ ABSENT: Jacoby Vault ALSO PRESENT: Simone Blagg, Little Rock City Attorney’s Office Debra Stafford, Little Rock Landscape Specialist APPROVAL OF THE SEPTEMBER & OCTOBER 2025 MEETING MINUTES: Motion: A motion was made that September 25 and October 23, 2025, minutes be approved. Second: The motion was seconded, and it passed unanimously. VARIANCE REQUEST: None requested. TREASURER’S REPORT: Expense Report: No Report. Commissioner Wierciak is going to get in touch with the City Treasurer, Scott Massanelli in reference to all of the City Beautiful bank accounts. COMMITTEE REPORTS, UPDATES: Public Relations: Commissioner Chance informed the Commission that the CBC Facebook page continues to have some activity. He stated that he has been posting the “Eye of the Beholder” awards KLRB: Commissioner Mounce informed the Commission about the recycling event that KLRB held. She invited the Commissioners to attend the next recycling event which will be March 7th in order to assist. The next meeting of KLRB will be on December 13. Landscape Awards: Commissioner Homeyer stated that he has gotten the yard signs for the award winners and he will be picking up the posters tomorrow. He will then get with the Director of each Ward that one and the winners and see what date would be good for them to present the award. He will report back. Eye of the Beholder: Commissioners continue to nominate yards for the Eye of the Beholder Award. T.R.E.E. Fund: Commissioner Chance handed out a draft form (attached) for the Commissioners to review in reference to an application to receive trees from the T.R.E.E fund. After much discussion, there was a motion to accept the form with one addition. The Commissioners agreed that there should be a “top three choices” section on the form. The motion was seconded and passed unanimously. NEW BUSINESS: • Commissioner Homeyer requested the Commission to allow him to be reimbursed $400.00 for the yard signs and posters associated with the landscape awards. There was a motion to approve and a second. The motion passed unanimously. • Commissioner Cowan handed out a form for consideration in reference to the T.R.E.E fund process. The Commission agreed to review the form and to discuss it at the next meeting. • The City Beautiful Commission Calendar of meeting dates, 2026 was brought before the Commission. There was a motion to approve the 2026 calendar. There was a second. The motion passed unanimously. ANNOUNCEMENTS: The next Commission meeting will be on December 15, 2025. ADJOURNMENT: Chairman Homeyer entertained a motion to adjourn the meeting. Motion: A motion was made for the meeting to adjourn. Second: The motion was seconded, and it passed unanimously. The meeting was adjourned at 4:40 pm.