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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1999-09-14 Beautification SummaryITEM 1: ITEM 2: ITEM 3: ITEM 4: KENAI BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE SEPTEMBER 14, 1999 *** 5:30 p.m. Kenai Council Chambers ***AGENDA*** CALL TO ORDER/h ROLL CALL AGENDA APPROVAL APPROVAL OF MINUTES - August 10, 1999 PERSONS SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD ITEM 5: OLD BUSINESS Discussion - Chamber Beautification Contest ITEM 6: NEW BUSINESS Discussion - Volunteer Appreciation ITEM 7: a, REPORTS Committee Chair Parks & Recreation Director Kenai City Council Liaison ITEM 8: QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS ITEM 9: a. INFORMATION Parks & Recreation Commission Meeting Minutes of August 5, 1999. City Council Action Agendas of August 18 and September 1, 1999. ITEM 10: ADJOURNMENT CITY OF KENAI BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE SEPTEMBER 14, 1999- 5:30 P.M. KENAI CITY HALL CHAIRMAN MARILYN DIMMICK~ PRESIDING ITEM 1: CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL (Because neither Chairman Dimmick nor Vice-chairman Hansen was present when it was times to begin the meeting, the Committee chose Barb Nord as Chairman Pro- Tempore.) Chairman Pro Tem Nord called the meeting to order at 5'40 p.m, Members present: Brown, Jung, Nord, Johnson; Dimmick arrived at 5:42 p.m. Members absent: Hansen, Rogers Non-voting members present: Overturf Non-voting members absent' Benedict Also Present: Bob Frates, Parks and Recreation Director; Council Member Linda Swarner; Deputy City Clerk Sheryl Padilla as recording secretary. ITEM 2: APPROVAL OF AGENDA Frates stated he wanted to add an item under New Business and discuss the Blue Fescue grass that Merle Dean Feldman had given the City to use. MOTION: Brown MOVED to approve the agenda as changed; Jung SECONDED the motion. objections or comments. SO ORDERED. No ITEM 3: APPROVAL OF MINUTES MOTION: Brown MOVED to approve the minutes of the August 10, 1999 meeting; Jung SECONDED the motion. There were no objections or comments. SO ORDERED. ITEM 4: PERSONS SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD - None. (Nord turned the meeting over to Dimmick at this point-- 5:44 p.m.) ITEM 5: OLD BUSINESS -a. Discussion - Chamber Beautification Contest Dimmick stated not all the people chosen by the Committee for honorable mention awards were listed in the Clarion's article about the contest. She said she would call the Clarion and talk to them about it. She stated the photos in the article were good, however. She asked if anyone else had any comments or concerns about the contest. Dimmick said she would also be talking to the Chamber about adding classifications to the judging in the future. Dimmick said she thought of having a "Brown Beauty" moose cutout made to move from yard to yard next summer as a beautification award. ITEM 6: NEW BUSINESS -2. Discussion~Volunteer Appreciation Dimmick stated she had called many people about attending the function at the gazebo after the meeting. She hoped the rain wouldn't keep them from showing up. 6-b. Discussion~Blue Fescue Grass Frates said Merle Dean Feldman had given the City several bunches of the Blue Fescue grass growing in buckets. Swarner said Feldman also had perennials for the City to use, including a small flowering tree. Swarner stated more roses are needed in front of the Re-Max building; and Frates said he was planning on that, and maybe putting some Blue Fescue grass there as well. Other possible locations for the grass were discussed, as well as how it should be wintered over. The airport sign was mentioned and Dimmick suggested that as an item for the next agenda. She asked for other items for next month. Johnson mentioned items that people had talked to her about: one of the beds at KVCC that didn't do well and the wooden flower boxes on the City's corners were looking worn and need replacing with, possibly, more concrete circles. ITEM 7: REPORTS -ao Committee Chair -- Dimmick stated her report could wait until later. 7-b. Parks/k Recreation Director- Frates said his crew would be putting roses at the ends of the Kenai sign in the next few days, along with some Potentilla. Because of all the rain, he said, the mowers had been busy and the compost pile was large. He also stated the firewood cutting at Municipal Park was going well this year, and that the gym floor at the Rec Center had been re-varnished and readied for basketball season. BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE MEETING SEPTEMBER 14, 1999 PAGE 2 Frates also talked about the Kenai Multi-Use Facility now being built. He suggested the Beautification Committee may want to use the facility during summers for events such as landscaping shows, farmers' market, and plant swaps. 7-c. Kenai City Council Liaison - Council Member Swarner said the group had to get to Leif Hansen Memorial Park for the volunteer appreciation function and suggested the meeting be adjoUrned. ITEM 8: QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS -- None. ITEM 9' INFORMATION -ao parks & Recreation Commission Meeting Minutes- May 6, 1999 City Council Action Agenda- May 5 and 19, 1999 ITEM 10: ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 6' 15 p.m. Minutes transcribed and submitted by' Sheryl A. Padilla, Deputy City Clerk BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE MEETING SEPTEMBER 14, 1999 PAGE 3