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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1995-02-07 Beautification SummaryKENAI BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE February 7, 1995 *** 1 '30 p.m. Council Chambers Chairperson Susan Hett ***AGENDA*** 1. ROLL CALL 2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES September 13, 1994 January 10, 1995 4. PERSONS SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD ae Kathy Scott 'Healthy Communities- Healthy People" Leadership Workshop and Forum 5. REPORTS a. Chairperson b. Parks & Rec c. Council 6. OLD BUSINESS a. Volunteer Coordination b. City Greenhouse 7. NEW BUSINESS a. Written Comments, ideas, and objectives for 1995 season b. Arbor Day Grant 8. QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS 9. ADJOURNMENT IF YOU CANNOT ATTEND PLEASE CONTACT LORETTA AT 283-7933 SO WE CAN ESTABLISH A QUORUM. KENAI BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE February 7, 1995 *** 1'30 p.m. Council Chambers Chairperson Susan Hett ***MINUTES*** 1. ROLL CALL Members present: Susan Hett, Sylvia Johnson, Nina Selby, Loretta Breeden Members absent: Elsie Seaman, Jeanene Benedict Also present: Councilperson Linda Swarner; Bob Frates, Parks & Rec; Loretta Harvey, Administrative Assistant A work session was begun at 1:35 p.m. due to the lack of a quorum. Loretta Breeden arrived at approximately 1'55 p.m. at which time a quorum was present. It was also noted that Elsie Seaman had not attended a meeting since she was appointed and should be replaced. 2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Susan Hett asked if there were additions to the agenda. There were none. MOTION AND VOTE: Loretta Breeden MOVED for approval of agenda as presented. SECONDED. There were no objections. SO ORDERED. Nina Selby 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES January 10, 1995 Councilwoman Swarner asked that the following changes be made to the January 10th minutes, under her report: The new ordinance regarding meeting absences was supposed to be "if the member shall be absent from more than one-half of all the meetings within any period of three consecutive calendar months" they shall be removed. Also she asked that "friends of the family" be added to the reference to Gina Sacco's memorial in Leif Hansen Park. Kenai Beautification Committee February 7, 1995 Page 1 MOTION AND VOTE' Loretta Breeden MOVED for approval of minutes as amended. seconded. No objections. SO ORDERED. Sylvia Johnson September 10, 1994 - Approved as presented. 4. PERSONS SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD aw Kathy Scott "Healthy Communities - Healthy People'' Leadership Workshop and Forum Kathy Scott did not attend. Loretta Breeden noted she was late for the meeting because she did not feel this presentation was pertinent to the Committee. Linda Swarner gave a brief report as she was involved with this project. She felt the workshop on Friday was not pertinent to the Committee. However, the community forum on Saturday might be an appropriate place for any committee member, as ideas will be exchanged on how to make communities better places to live. Swarner reminded the Committee that flowers are beautiful to look at, and they make people happy, which adds to the community's health. 5. REPORTS a. Chairperson Chairperson Hett passed out a list of flower beds that need to be maintained and whether they are maintained by Parks & Rec crews, or the Beautification Committee. She also passed out a chart to list three volunteers per bed, so maintainence can be coordinated. Hett also suggested that a letter be sent to all volunteers to explain what maintenance is required and who to contact for information, etc. Bob Frates suggested that each committee member be responsible for one bed and they could coordinate volunteer efforts for that bed. Chairperson Hett recommended this item be carried forward to the next meeting so people can bring additional names for the volunteer lists, and ideas to coordinate the volunteer efforts. Kenai Beautification Committee February 7, 1995 Page 2 b. Parks & Rec Bob Frates reported the red portion of the banners the City uses now have faded. The banner company was contacted and they will replace the bottom of each banner. Kayo McGillivray thought the banners will be adequate for next summer, and that new banners could be purchased for the summer of 1996. The Christmas lights have been a maintenance problem due to the garland collecting dirt. The garland is being stripped from the lights and next year the lights will just be silhouettes. Frates passed out a copy of the proposed Beautification budget. The budget is basically the same as last year. Frates said he would like to purchase some railroad ties to use in landscaping and developing flower beds. Frates is preparing the seed order for Merle Dean Feldman. c. Council Councilperson Swarner reported that the Council discussed the request which was made at the previous meeting to appoint an ad-hoc member to Beautification from the Parks and Rec Commission. Council can not appoint such a member and felt since Beautification is an advisory committee under the auspices of Parks and Rec, Beautification should appoint a member to attend Parks and Rec meetings, not vice versus. Also, due to the time of the Beautification meeting it is hard for a Parks and Rec member to attend. Swarner also noted there has been no money budgeted to replace banners and Christmas lights in the past few years. She will request funds in the next Beautification budget for new banners. 6. OLD BUSINESS a. Volunteer Coordination Chairperson Hett noted this had been discussed under her report and asked if there were further suggestions. Loretta Breeden suggested when Hett called volunteers' she could ask if they would like to serve on the committee. There are presently two vacancies. Kenai Beautification Committee February 7, 1995 Page 3 b. City Greenhouse Chairperson Hett reported that the cost of developing a greenhouse would be prohibitive. Besides maintaining the building, sOmeone would need to water the plantings and care for them. It is cheaper, at this point to buy the plants from a commercial greenhouse. Loretta Breeden asked if there was a way to build a lean-to structure to protect the seedlings that Merle Dean Feldman provides for the city. It could be fiber-glass on two by fours, leaned against a city building, which could be taken down after the planting season. Bob Frates said the shop area was discussed, but there is no room. Last year the seedlings came directly from Merle Dean and were planted as they arrived. Hett suggested a lean-to plant area be carried forward to the Goals and Objectives for 1995. 7. NEW BUSINESS a. Written Comments, ideas, and objectives for 1995 season' 1. Banners/signage for the Oldtown area. 2. Flower beds and boxes in Oldtown. 3. Information Kiosks with hanging planters for Oldtown. 4. Participate in annual Beautification Awards with Kenai Chamber. 5. Clarion/Dispatch article regarding "Citizens for Beautiful Kenai" theme. 6. Lean-to structure for early plant protection. 7. Task Force for volunteers/organizations. 8. Develop city owned gulch areas for parks, green strips or walking trails. 9. Utilize Daubenspeck property for recreation purposes. 9. Continue developing volunteer pool. 10. Improve park frontages. Bob Frates noted there were a couple of signs in the Oldtown area which need to be repaired and repainted. Loretta Harvey noted the Historic District Board (HDB) has identified signage in Oldtown as a project. The HDB was also looking at developing a walking tour on the Daubenspeck property, which is part of the site of the original native village in Kenai. Kenai Beautification Committee February 7, 1995 Page 4 b. Arbor Day Grant (attached) Chairperson Hett passed out information on the availability of Arbor Day Grants. She asked if the Committee would wish to pursue such a grant and where the trees would be planted. The Committee felt this would be a good project and recommended that trees be planted near the softball fields off Main Street Loop. If that is not feasible Parks and Rec could consider planting the trees between the bluff and Senior Center and possibly on portions of the Daubenspeck property. Bob Frates suggested the cemetery could use some trees near the back fence. MOTION AND VOTE: Loretta Breeden MOVED to recommend to Council the city apply for an Arbor Day Grant to provide trees to be planted on the softball greenstrip. Nina Selby SECONDED. PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. MOTION AND VOTE: Loretta Breeden MOVED that if the softball greenstrip is unsuitable for the trees, the Parks and Rec department look for an area by the bluff near the Senior Center and/or the cemetery. 'Nina Selby SECONDED. PASSED BY MAJORITY VOTE. Sylvia Johnson opposed. 8. QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS 9. ADJOURNMENT The next meeting is scheduled for March 14. There being no further business the meeting was adjourned at approximately 3'10 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Loretta Harvey, Administrative Assistant Kenai Beautification Committee February 7, 1995 Page 5 TO DO LIST BEAUTIFICATION 2/7/95 Call Volunteer list to see if they wish to serve for the 1995 season, and/or on Beautification Committee Susan Hett Look for original letter sent to Volunteers Loretta Harvey Investigate possibility of lean-to Bob Frates Arbor Day Grant - upon Council approval Susan Hett Request funds to replace city banners Councilperso n Swarner Kenai Beautification Committee Februa~j 7, 1995 Page 6