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Home My WebLink About1994-03-08 Beautification SummaryKENM BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE March Il, 1994 ~ 1:30 p.m. Public Works Conferenee Room Chairwoman Gerry Sparks 1. ROLL CALL 2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA · :::::, ======================== ............................ ...... :: ......... ~::::: ...... INFOR~TION 3. "~!it~~~~~ti~,..,O, F MINUTES- February R. 1994 0 0 0 no Wrap-up of 1993 Season Parks Department Accomplishments COMMISSIONERS COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS ADJOURNMENT PLEASE CONTACT LORETTA HARVEY AT 2113-7933 IF UNABLE TO ATTEND, SO WE CAN ESTABLISH A QUORUM. YOU ARE KENAI BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE March 8, 1994 *** 1'30 p.m. Public Works Conference Room Chairwoman Gerry Sparks ***MINUTES*** 1. ROLL CALL Members present: Nina Selby, Loretta Breeden, Sylvia Johnson, Gerry Sparks, Jeanene Benedict, Delilah Langenhuizen Absent: Pauline Goecke Also Present' Sharon Williams, Bob Frates, Loretta Harvey 2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Chairman Sparks requested that item 5 g. Duplication of Council Representation be stricken from the agenda. She also requested item 5 a. Purchasing Seeds - Merle Dean Feldman be moved to the bottom of the agenda to give Feldman time to get to the meeting. Agenda approved as amended. 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - February 8, 1994 Loretta Breeden noted the memo which had been included in the packet. It was intended for the Chairman and Parks and Rec only. She was concerned that Washburn's address was included, since she feels it is very important to buy locally whenever possible. Selby MOVED approval of minutes. Langenhuizen SECONDED. Minutes were approved as presented. 4. OLD BUSINESS a. Information on City Greenhouse Sparks had spoken to Dan Lucas of the Cooperative Extension and he had given her some good information. She presented several books which contained greenhouses for the committee's review. Also Aby Ala, may have advice in building greenhouses, since they had recently received a grant to build some on Strawberry Road. KENAI BEAUTIFICATION COMMI'I-rEE March 8, 1994 Page 1 Sylvia Johnson, reported that she had discussed the possibility of locating the greenhouse next to the senior housing and had met with a negative response. It is hoped that the housing may be expanded in the future. Suggestions were made about placing the greenhouse on the Daubenspeck property or in the fenced area by the FAA antennae. Bob Frates, Parks and Rec, felt that the size and cost should be considered before s location is sought. Breeden said the greenhouse should be approximately 20 feet long and wide enough to place two rows of flats down each side of the building (15-20 feet). If the greenhouse was connected to another building, as discussed earlier, it should be located on the south or southwest side and should have a good air circulation system to prevent plant rot. Frates said he would check into the possibility of a greenhouse connected to the warm storage building in the city shop area. b. Recommendations for Rose-Lilac, Flower Donation Fund Sparks had prepared a list of shrubs, roses and lilacs to be ordered. She had contacted area greenhouses and very few of these plants would be available locally. She was going to call Washburn's after talking to Bob Frates and put in the order. Breeden said that Washburn may not be filling orders on the Peninsula this year. Sparks called Washburn. They can not fill the Beautification order. Breeden suggested Tryck or Dearmoun Nurseries in Anchorage for plants that can't be purchased locally. Sparks said Bobby Jackson could supply the Sitka Rose, White Altai and Helen Bland. 5. NEW BUSINESS a, Summer Help- Bob Frates Sparks reported that the Parks and Rec Department has asked that the City crews work side by side with volunteers in weeding the beds this year. The Committee thought this was a good idea. They will hopefully be setting a weeding schedule, which should assure that all beds are covered. Sparks suggested that perhaps committee members could each be responsible for maintenance of specific beds. b, Flower Beds for Kenai Fine Arts Center and Historical Society Building - Visitor Center Sparks reported that both of the Fine Arts and Historical Society have requested flower beds for the upcoming season. They had been overlooked in last year's effort and since they were city property it would be appropriate to plant flowers there. The Bicentennial KENAI BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE March 8, 1994 Page 2 center (KBVCC) had trouble with their flowers and wanted help in planting their front beds. ^fter discussion the Committee decided they would plant beds at the Fine Arts and Historical Society Building. Sue Carter, KBVCC Director, will be contacted to determine what exactly she wants at the center. Loretta Breeden said a friend, Maryann Tweedy, wanted to donate a rose toward the City's beautification efforts. She presented pictures of Louie Nissan's rose which had been brought from Russia by the early settlers. She thought it would be nice to plant it at the Bicentenn iai Building, right across from where he lived for years. Sue Carter had been contacted and she thought this was a great idea. Breeden would like to have a planting ceremony and perhaps have the Clarion do an article. Benedict recommended the City make a plaque to commemorate the rose as part of Kenai's history. c. Planter Boxes Frates reported that Trinity was no longer willing to maintain the City's planter boxes. There are 50 boxes which require 13 plants per box, so there are approximately 650 plants needed for the boxes. Sparks said she thought Merle Dean Feldman may have ordered plants for the boxes and perhaps the committee could help plant them. Frates said that Feldman had mentioned doing the boxes at one time, but they would have to be stored in the warm storage building and there is no room. Breeden thought it was too much for the committee to undertake, she felt the city should plant and maintain the boxes. MOTION: Breeden MOVED that the City take care of the flower boxes. NO SECOND. dies for lack of a second. Motion Frates said that the City would take care of the flower boxes. Sparks had talked to Mayor Williams about reimbursing Feldman for seeds. Williams said it would be best to purchase seedlings from Feldman with a purchase order from the city. dl Bernie Huss Trail Sparks asked Frates if the Beautification Committee needed to take action on cleaning up the trail. Frates believed that the City had decided to replace the fence between the trail and Carrs, and there was no further action needed at this time. KENAI BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE March 8, 1994 Page 3 e. Volunteers SParks said she would be sending letters to the volunteers from the previous year and also contacting local service organizations and businesses who may wish to participate. Perhaps these entities would like to adopt a flower bed or box and plaques could be erected to identify the groups offorts. Jeanene Benedict reported that part of the problem volunteers had last year was finding time to participate around their children's schedule. Breeden recommended certain times be established for bed maintenance, which would help people plan better. Williams recommended that the Chamber Chatter carry an article requesting volunteers and contain a schedule for maintaining beds. Purchasing of Seeds - Merle Dean Feldman Feldman arrived and reported that she had ordered lots of Seeds and begun planting the seedlings. She hadn't ordered seeds for planter boxes as she was under the impression that the city would take care of all the boxes. Feldman invited the committee to meet at her home at a later time to plan beds at the end of Lief Hansen Park, the airport triangle and other areas. She also requested that people look for leaves, which will be used in the soil. Last year she provided 20,000 flowers to the city, 3,000 in each planted mound. She was very excited about working with the committee again this year. 6. INFORMATION a. Wrap-up of 1993 Season Parks Department Accomplishments 7. COMMISSIONERS COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS 8. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business the meeting was adjourned at approximately 4:20 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Administrative Assistant KENAI BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE March 8, 1994 Page 4