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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1990-05-15 Beautification Summary KENAI BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE May 15, 1990 Kenai City Hall Council Chambers Chairman Gerry Sparks 1. ROLL CALL Present- Hakkinen, Selby, Sparks, McComsey Absent: Wisniewski, Jackson, Sheldon (excused) 2. PERSONS PRESENT SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD a. Scott Kod~sz - Designs: Welcome to Kenai Sign Scott Kodysz of Designs returned to speak with the Committee regarding the "Welcome to Kenai" sign. He did not offer any new designs, but instead talked of how he would do the ones already submitted, with any wording that the Committee wanted to use. He stressed that the sign would be made up of as much local material as possible, such as local birch hardwood, and rocks from the Cooper Landing area. He suggested that Alaska wildflowers be planted in front of the sign and that the sign be made freestanding so that it could be moved in the future if it became necessary. Mr. Kodysz envisions the larger sign as a two-sided sign and the Kasilof sign to be of painted wood emulating the larger sig~n, but only one-sided. He stated that he could do both signs for $6,000. Committee Member Selby suggested that possibly a brochure could be placed at the Chamber of Commerce explaining the construction of the sign using local materials, etc. It was felt that the sign should be nice enough for tourists to want to have it included in their vacation picture album. Based on Budget approval, the signs could be started approximately June 20th and finished by July 20th. Mr. Kodysz.has looked into the Tourist Oriented Directional Sign program offered by the State of Alaska. He has learned that the program is still in effect and feels that there would be no problem applying for a sign to be attached to the Captain Cook State Park sign at the "Y" in Soldotna. Mr. Kodysz stated that the proposal needed to be submitted to the Air Space Permit Sign division and must conform to color and letter requirements. Warning Lights of Alaska does install those types of signs and could be contacted for more information. It was the general consensus of the Committee that both "Welcome to Kenai" signs should be two-sided. b. G. F. Sherman - Sherman Signs' Welcome to Kenai Si~n Before presenting his designs, Mr. Sherman wanted to speak with the Committee to determine exactly what the Committee had in mind for the signs. He would like to make the larger sign approximately 12' x 12'with lettering on both sides and the smaller Kasilof sign made of wood with a wooden post put into gravel for a base, instead of cement. He feels that he can do both signs for $6,000. Mr. Sherman has agreed to submit a design at the next meeting. 3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Agenda approved as submitted 4. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES May 8, 1990 Minutes approved as submitted 5. OLD BUSINESS a. Letter from Chief of Resource Manaqement Council Member Swarner reported that she asked the Mayor about the letter from the Chief of Resource Management regarding the America the Beautiful Program and nothing has been done as of yet. Action on the letter was postponed until the next meeting so that Bill Musson and Director McGillivra¥ can research the matter with the Forest Service. b. Cleaninq u~ Old Towne In a brief discussion regarding the cleanup of Old Towne, it was decided to revise the same letter that was sent out six or seven years ago to residents and to give a copy of the letter to Fred Braun so that he may send out the letters to a list of residents that he has acquired. c. Cit~ of Kenai Fla~ The Committee receiVed a progress report on the City of Kenai Flag from Chairman Sparks. She has been in contact with a flag company in Anchorage and obtained general pricing information. The flag would be a 4' x 6' size and it was the general consensus of the Committee that six would be ordered, two of which would be spares. Chairman Sparks priced one-sided and two-sided flags and the committee recommended ordering two-sided flags. Six two-sided flags consisting of the City of Kenai logo done in four colors would total $1,087. The committee would like to keep the price under $1,000 so it was decided to order six two-sided flags using three colors which would total $972, if money can be found available. The three colors used would be white, royal blue and gold. Chairman Sparks presented two designs for the flag that she sketched, one round and one an elongated diamond. No firm decision was made on the design and Chairman Sparks will revise the elongated diamond design for the next meeting. 6. NEW BUSINESS a. Van Committee Member Sheldon explained that the van she normally provides for hauling the flower boxes will not be available for use this spring. Bill Musson stated that he would talk to Director McGillivray about she may have one avail~le. b. Sidewalks and Tree Spaces in Leif Hansen Memorial Park It was reported that several people are upset over the absence of enough sidewalks and planting space in Memorial Park. Due to the initial layout, the sidewalks are used to separate types of trees. The problem seems to be that there are not enough sidewalks for separating different types of trees, but enough spaces to plant trees. The additional sidewalks have been cut from the Budget so it was felt there was little action that could be taken. Director McGillivray will be consulted on the matter and Council Member Selby will write a letter to the City Council. This matter will be taken up again at the next meeting. ADJOURNMENT There being no further discussion, a motion was made by. COmmittee Member McComsey and seconded by Committee Member Hakkinen to adjourn. The meeting was adjourned at 3-25. The next meeting will be May 22, 1990 at 1-30 p.m. Kathy Lawyer, Recording Secretary