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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1988-01-26 Beautification SummaryKENAI BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE January 26, 1988 - 1:30 PM Kenai City Hall AGENDA ELECTION OF CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR 1. ROLL CALL 2. PERSONS PRESENT SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD 3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES of September 15, 1987 5. OLD BUSINESS a. Proposal for Trash Containers b. Proposal for Welcome to Kenai Sign c. Review of Goals & Objectives 6. NEW BUSINESS a. Review of Budget b. Review of Two Council Resolutions Pertaining to Plaques & Trees c. Flower Planting for Coming Spring & Summer 7. COMMITTEE QUESTIONS & COMMENTS 8. ADJOURNMENT Set agenda for next meeting KENAI BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE January 26, 1988, Tuesday, 1-40 PM Held, Kenai City Hall Minutes o£ Regular Meeting Presiding- Glen Jackson, Vice Chairman~ Tim Wisniewski, Chairman Meeting was called to order by Vice Chairman Glen Jackson at 1-40 p.m. ELECTION OF CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR Vice Chairman Glen Jackson opened nominations for Chairman~ Committee Member Nina Selby nominated Tim Wisniewski, seconded by Committee Member Geraldine Sparks. There being no further nominations, Chairman Wisniewski was elected by unanimous consent. Vice Chairman Glen Jackson opened nominations for Vice Chairman~ Committee Member Roseanna Sheldon nominated Vice Chairman Glen Jackson, seconded by Committee Member Nina Selby. There being no further nominations, Vice Chairman Jackson was elected by unanimous consent. 1. ROLL CALL Present Absent Tim Wisniewski (arrived after roll) Lil Hakkinen Glen Jackson Geraldine Sparks Nina Selby Pat McComsey Roseanna Sheldon Vera Tchaeple In Attendance- Kenai Mayor John Williams~ Kenai City Council Representative Linda Swarner~ Kayo McGilliray, Parks and Recreation Director, and Janet Loper, Secretary Chairman Tim Wisniewski arrived and Vice Chairman Jackson relinquished the chair to Chairman Wisniewski. 2. PERSONS PRESENT SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD Mayor John Williams KENAI BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE January 26, 1988 - 1:40 P.M. Kenai City Hall Page 2 Mayor Williams announced that there were two items he wanted to discuss~ (1) Review of the two Council Resolutions Pertaining to Plaques & Trees~ (2) The question of the dedication of the Memorial Park. Mayor Williams suggested the folloWing ideas relative to the dedication of the Memorial Park for the Committee to consider- 1. A specific date has not been set and he suggested the Saturday of Memorial Day weekend. He reported that the dedication would encompass two or three separate ceremonies to run consecutive with one another. He suggested an invocation by a separate minister for each ceremony, covering a broad spectrum of the community's religious following. 2. Bob Summers needs to be made a member of the sub- committee that is handling the rededication of the Veteran's Memorial. Bob would take care of the Veterans Memorial arrangements, including being able to bring the military band down, and get a better representative airplane fly over. There has been discussion about using the high school band, and he suggested asking Bob Summers what he can arrange with the Air Force band. 3. That there should be'an appropriate dedication ceremony recognizing the person for whom the Lief Hansen fountain was installed, and the donators of the fountain as well, and how it becomes a part of our memorial. Also a dedication of the gazebo as the City's contribution to the Memorial Park. 4. That there should be plenty of publicity out to the community~ getting flyers designed, printed, and distributed at a reasonable cost, with a pre-arranged agenda on the flyers. 5. He suggested making it a full community commitment, possibly making it a picnic affair and have donations of financial backing for that. He felt that Arco and Marathon would become involved, and they should be asked if they want to respond. KENAI BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE January 26, 1988 - 1:40 P.M. Kenai City Hall Page 3 6. If the Committee decides to go into a community get together of that type, he suggested contacting the Rotary, who has indicated a willingness to loan their large Bar-B-Q unit, and also look into renting some covered areas in case of rain. Mayor Williams is interested in seeing something similar to the bicentennial party at the auditorium - community singing with the band of traditional American songs for group singing. 7. Mayor Williams requested a very well organized, well publicized, well attended dedication of this park. It is the first one of its type to be dedicated in this area and only the third veteran's memorial dedicated in the state. There should be invitations sent out to dignitaries across the state advising them of the dedication. Mayor Williams asked for other ideas. He said he was open to other suggestions regarding the dedication of the park. There was discussion of the need for a portable sound system for outside. Vice Chairman Jackson reported that one could be borrowed from the Chamber of Commerce. There was discussion regarding setting a time of day. Further discussion on setting the date to June 11 instead of Memorial Day weekend. Chairman Wisniewski suggested having a meeting with the Committee, the Chamber of Commerce and bring findings back to the Board. The Mayor was asked when he would need a finalization of the Committee's ideas on the dedication of the Memorial Park. Mayor Williams asked that the Committee update the Council prior to June 11. If it is apparent there is a need for funding in addition to private sector, it should be brought to the Council early. Letters to the private sector should be prepared by the Committee and the Mayor will sign them. There was a question regarding when the planting of trees and shrubs should be done. Depending on the condition of the ground, it was brought out that for the dedication of the plaques and trees, the trees should be there even if in an unplanted KENAI BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE January 26, 1988 - 1:40 P.M. Kenai City Hall Page 4 stage. Mayor Williams announced that the City Council passed the resolutions signed by every member of the Council and sent to every surviving member of those deceased. He informed the Committee that it is their decision whether it is appropriate to advise the surviving relatives of the dedication. There will be two separate plaques and two separate plantings for the Homer and Kenai air crashes. Mayor Williams informed the committee that the cost of the planting of the trees and the plaques has been authorized by the Council and will come out of the general fund. Mayor Williams brought up another topic for discussion~ the embankment created in front of the airport. He suggested that the Beautification Committee arrange to have "1791 - 1991" put in on a white quartz rock. The Bicentennial Commission is working toward the 200th anniversary of the village. Mayor Williams informed the Committee that he has asked that the Memorial Park Committee and the Cemetery Committee responsibilities come under the Beautification Committee. Also asked that any remaining members of those committees who were not seated with this committee feel free to attend these meetings and consider themselves ad hoc members until such time as openings might come up. He also suggested setting up a sub-committee of this group to handle specific items. 3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA ,, Agenda error noted to change date of item 4, from September 15, 1987 to October 27, 1987 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES of October 27, 1987 Minutes were accepted as presented. 5. OLD BUSINESS a. Proposal for Trash Containers. Tabled until next meeting. b. Proposal for Welcome to Kenai Sign. Waiting for Rotary decision. KENAI BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE January 26, 1988 - 1-40 P.M. Kenai City Hall Page 5 c. Review of Goals & Objectives. Tabled until next meeting. d. Committee Member Glen Jackson brought up a request from the Kenai Performers. They would like to make their own banner to be used for advertising for their performances. Chairman Wisniewski reported that this was brought up before and it was defeated. Councilwoman Swarner informed that a request has been written to D.O.T. for approval to hang a banner above the street. Councilwoman Swarner will do more research and bring it up again at next meeting. 6. NEW BUSINESS a. Review of Budget. Parks and Recreation Director Kayo McGilliray presented the Beautification Budget for 1988-89. He reported a change to Machinery & Equipment to add an additional $600 to make it an increase of $1,100 to cover the trash containers. An additional 200 hours was added to Part Time 5 to cover the new parks requiring additional maintenance time. b. Review of Two Council Resolutions Pertaining to Plaques and Trees. The Committee needs to order the two plaques and pick up the trees. Secretary Janet Loper informed that Pat Porter is in charge of this. c. Flower Planting for Coming Spring and Summer. It was decided to put this on the next agenda. 7. COMMITTEE QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS Councilwoman Swarner asked verification regarding when the Beautification Committee meets. She was informed that the meetings are held the second and fourth Tuesday of the month at 1'30 P.M. KENAI BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE January 26, 1988 - 1:40 P.M. Kenai City Hall Page 6 8. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 3-05 P.M. The next meeting will be Tuesday, February 9 at 1-30 P.M. Wilma L. Staton, Recording Secretary Niva's Clerical Services for the City of Kenai