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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1998-08-11 Beautification SummaryD—lez KENAI BEAUTIFICATION COMMITT AUGUST 11, 1998 *** 5:30 p.m. Kenai Council Chambers Chairperson Susan Heft ***AGENDA*** ITEM 1: CALL TO ORDER & ROLL CALL ITEM 2: AGENDA APPROVAL ITEM 3: APPROVAL OF MINUTES -- July 14, 1998 ITEM 4: PERSONS SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD ITEM 5• OLD BUSINESS a. Beautification Judging b. Flower Bed Weeding C. Homer Garden Tour ITEM b: NEW BUSINESS ITEM 7: REPORTS a. Committee Chair b. Parks & Recreation Director C. Kenai City Council Liaison ITEM 8: QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS ITEM 9: a. Parks & Recreation Commission Meeting Minutes - July 2, 1998 b. City Council Action Agenda - July 1 and 15, 1998 ITEM 10• ADJOURNMENT KENAI BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE August 11, 1998 - 5:30 p.m. Kenai City Council Chambers Chairperson: Susan Hett *** Minutes *** 1. ROLL CALL Chairperson Susan Hett called the meeting to order at 5:40 p.m. Voting Members Present: Marilyn Dimmick, Barb Nord, Susan Hett, Sylvia Johnson, Helen Brown, Jean Rogers (arrived at 5:45 P.M-) Voting Members Absent: Karolee Hansen Non -Voting Members Present: Jeneane Benedict Non -Voting Members Absent: Linda Overturf Others Present: Bob Frates, Contract Secretary Barb Roper, Councilwoman Linda Swarner (arrived at 5:45) 2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA: Agenda was approved as presented. 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: - July 14, 1998 Dimmick noted that Jeff Lowenfels last name was spelled incorrectly and needed to be changed, page 4, last paragraph. Correct spelling is Lowenfels. Minutes were approved with the one noted correction. 4. PERSONS SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD: - None 5. OLD BUSINESS Hett suggested the order of business be changed to wait for Swarner as she had the maps for the beautification judging. C. Homer Garden Tour BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE MEETING AUGUST 11, 1998 PAGE 1 n Frates thanked Hett for the itinerary for the Homer Garden Tour. Frates noted the gardens he visited had to require a lot of time and effort as they were enormous and beautiful. Suggestions for next year's garden tour included Seward and Anchorage. Further discussion will take place at a later date. b. Flower Bed Weeding It was noted the Parks and Recreation crew is doing an excellent job in maintaining the flower beds. The Chamber walkway needs some attention. Dimmick reported that she worked on a portion of it a few days ago and the rest looked good. Rogers and Swarner arrived at 5:45 p.m. Hett noted that Preem or Hogs Feed will be used in the circle planters next year in an attempt to keep the weeds down. a. Beautification Judging Judges for this year include Linda Overturf, Jean Rogers, Kathy Tarr, Helen Brown, Bob Frates, Barb Nord, Sylvia Johnson, Marilyn Dimmick, Jeneane Benedict, and Susan Hett. The recorder was stopped at 5:55 p.m. while the Committee appointed areas to be judged. Swarner provided maps for various areas. Back on record at 6:05 p.m. Final selection of gardens/yards will be made on Monday, August 17 at 6:30 p.m. at the City Shop. Hett requested the judges who cannot make this meeting call her with their choices by Friday, August 14. Hett noted there is no criteria for judging. Frates suggested the maps be given back to Hett on August 17 in order to have them available for next year. S. NEW BUSINESS 6. REPORTS BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE MEETING AUGUST 11, 1998 PAGE 2 a. Committee Chair - No report b. Parks & Recreation Director Frates reported the grove of trees at the fire station is done and the weed block and chips are in place. Discussion took place on the flowers at the fire station and it was suggested additional low -maintenance flowers be planted next year. The drinking fountain at Leif Hansen Park will be repaired soon. The pump burned out in it. Zubeck donated labor to provide water at the Erik Hansen Scout Park. Frates thought the park will get a lot of use. Industry Appreciation Days is scheduled for Saturday, August 22 and the Parks and Recreation Department will have a tent. Frates asked if anyone is interested in helping out at the booth for a couple of hours to contact him at 283-3855. Frates also suggested displays and a sign-up sheet for volunteers be made available. C. Kenai City Council Liaison Swarner stated she and Overturf thought of additional areas for roses in the City. These locations are at the edge of Leif Hansen Park and by the Visitors Center or Paradisos to provide a wind block. . The banners look nice. Swarner noted the Homer banners had "Thank you for visiting" on the backside and thought it would be nice to have some banners saying the same thing for Kenai. 7. QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS Chairperson Hett reported there are only two meetings left before the Christmas break. Frates asked if anyone had any suggestions after the Homer garden tour. Brown suggested rock gardens be considered and using drift wood as focal points in city gardens. Frates suggested a flower bed be built to contain unique flowers which are labeled for identification purposes. This would eliminate the task of trying to label all the flowers in town. It was noted this was a good idea and perhaps the bed could be placed by the Visitors Center. BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE MEETING AUGUST 11, 1998 PAGE 3 8. INFORMATION a. Parks & Recreation Commission Meeting July 2, 1998. b. City Council Action Agenda - July 1 and 15, 1998. 9. ADJOURNMENT MEETING ADJOURNED AT 6:25 P.M. Respectfully submitted, Barbara Roper, Contract Secretary BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE MEETING AUGUST 11, 1998 PAGE 4