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Home My WebLink About2000-10-10 Beautification SummaryKENAI BEAUTYFICATION COMMITTEE OCTOBER 10, 2000 7:00 P.M. KENAI COUNCIL CHAMBERS ***AGENDA*** ITEM 1: CALL TO ORDER & ROLL CALL ITEM 2: AGENDA APPROVAL ITEM 3: APPROVAL OF MINUTES -- September 12, 2000 YTEM 4: PERSONS SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD ITEM 5: OLD BUS%NESS a. Discussion -- Police Department Landscaping b. Discussion -- Memorial Park Sidewalk Addition ITEM Cx: NEW BUSINESS ITEM 7: REPORTS a. Committee Chair b. Parks & Recreation Director a Kenai City Council Liaison ITEM 8: QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS ITEM 9: a. Parks 8v Recreation Commission Meeting Minutes of September 7, 2000. b. City Council Action Agendas of September 6 and 20, 2000. c. Fireweed Herb Garden Wholesale Flower List ITEM 10: ADJOURNMENT KENAI BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE OCTOBER 10, 2000 7:00 P.M. KENAI COUNCIL CHAMBERS CHAIR MARILYN DIMMICK, PRESIDING ITEM l: CALL TO ORDER Ss ROLL CALL Dimmick called the meeting to order at 7:06 p.m. and the roll was taken as follows: Present: Rogers, Hett, Brown, Nelson, Dimmick, and Hansen Absent: Buffington Non-Voting Member Present: Overturf Others Present: City Clerk Freas, Councilwoman Swarner, Acting Parks 8r, Recreation Director Slavik ITEM 2: AGENDA APPROVAL The Committee added 2001 Plantings as Item 5-c (and heard after Questions and Comments). There were no other changes. The agenda was approved as amended. ITEM 3: APPROVAL OF MINUTES -- September 12, 2000 Spelling corrections were made at Page 2: "padulosum" and "rudbeckia." There were no other changes. The minutes were approved as corrected. YTEM 4: PERSONS SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD -- None. ITEM 5: OLD BUSINESS 5-a. Discussion -- Police Department Landscaping It was noted there was interest from the volunteer caring for the flower beds at the Police/Fire Station that the beds in front of the Police Department be extended. It was decided there was not adequate area to where the beds could be extended due to tree shade in the area and the lack of personnel to water and the lack of a water source. It was commented there was a desire by the Committee to be able to review volunteer garden plans by February. 5-b. Discussion -- Memorial Park Sidewalk Addition Slavik reported the Parks 8v Recreation Commission was interested in developing a master plan for development of the Park. Referring to the information included in the packet, Hansen suggested all areas where sidewalks could be placed in the Park be developed first before a wall is built. She noted the intent of the park was for trees to be planted and not a Iot of structures. Clerk Freas reported all the available spaces at the Park had been sold and that Councilwoman Swarner had requested a plan for adding sidewalk spaces be developed prior to budget. Freas explained that the drawing included in the packet was one from when the sidewalks were initially designed and that the sidewalks with the hash marks were suggested ones for future development. She also noted, the Parks 8v Recreation Commission had requested Director Frates to bring back a draft design for an overall master plan for the park to review and that their desire was to add sidewalks and also consider a remembrance wall, sidewalk bricks, etc. Freas also explained the reason for considering a brick wall or alternative to the sidewalk plaque and planting is to lessen the cost for people in the community who cannot afford the plaque/planting. She noted the current basic cost for aplaque/tree is $400 and plaque/shrub is $300. Slavik explained he had observed a lot of people strolling through the park using the sidewalks and at present, one has to retrace steps to get to another portion of sidewalk. Adding sidewalks could offer a continuous walkway. Hansen stated she would not have an objection to an alternative to the plaque/planting if sidewalks were also going to be added. She suggested the southwest corner by the anchor or closer to Lake Street for a wall. Freas suggested the Committee might want to have a work session with the Commission to work on the design together and Dimmick suggested during the next Commission meeting. The Committee suggested a better map of the Park be produced for the discussion. ~-C. T'WS_~3SS3£!?! -- 2001 Plantings (disc,assed after Questions & Comments) A lengthy discussion took place during which time flower types were chosen for placement in various parks and planters throughout the city. During the discussion, Committee Members Hett and Brown left at 8:30, Hansen and Nelson left at 8:45 and the quorum was lost. Rogers left at 8:55, leaving Dimmick, Overturf and Slavik, who continued the discussion until approximately 9:00. Some of the following choices were made while a quorum was still available and some after the quorum was lost: Visitors Center (left): Add pansies; move delphiniums to back; move trollius; add padulosum in with the pansies and move the lilies closer together. BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES OCTOBER 10, 2000 PAGE 2 Visitors Center (right): Add dirt; add annuals; Bon Bon or Fiesta Calendulas; move daisies to back. Concrete Planters: Use nasturtiums, red lupine, blue morning glory, calendula, rudbekia, and Clarissa salvia -- order from Wintergreens. Rotary Garden: Use more of kale and cabbage in front; add ladies' mantle (from thinning at Memorial Park); move lupine up closer to the edge; add calendula (Touch of Redl between kale and cabbage. Erik Hansen Park: Use Swiss Giant pansies (dark colors); red geraniums; artemesia; yellow or orange marigold (Gems) and kale. Paradisos Bed: Move short daisies from Visitors Center (right); replace the missing rose; use yellow pansies, short trollius, marigolds and yellow calendulas. Park Strip Triangle: Remove Tansy, thin the Blue Montana; use padulosum, calendula, purple pansies. Park Strip Sign: Add rudbeckia and orange calendulas Planter boxes and plastic pots: Do mass plantings with three varieties per box using lobelia, padulosum, lupine, snapdragons, yellow parthenium-feverfew, cascading petunias (rose color), marigolds, nasturtiums (plant in pellet pots); purple and pink Clarissa salvia; godetias, lilies, calendulas, red poppies, and Chinese forget-me-nots. It was suggested plastic pots be used in some of the planters to better protect the roots and hold moisture. Pots would have to be purchased. ITEM 6: NEW BUSINESS -- None. ITEM 7: REPORTS 7-a. Committee Chair -- Dimmick reported the following: • She discussed ordering plants and seeds early from the greenhouse with Frates. • She suggested a volunteer recognition be held during the November meeting. Discussion followed and it was decided that an "applause" letter be sent to the newspaper for publishing as well as a thank-you card with a picture of some of the flower beds be sent to each volunteer instead. 7-b. Parks & Recreation Director -- Slavik reported the following: • The flower bed at Erik Hansen Park had been rototilled. • The trees at Memorial Park would be wrapped by a community service person. Overturf suggested Slavik contact Barbara Jewell who has information of a BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES OCTOBER 10, 2000 PAGE 3 skillful way to wrap trees. She also suggested other possibilities for community help was through the high school government classes, Young Rotary Group, and National Honor Society. 7-c. Kenai City Council Liaison -- Swarner reported the following: • Cook Inlet Lions Club requested to use the Float Plane Basin several times during the winter months to hold snow machine races. The matter will come before council at their October 19 meeting. • Due to the Alaska Day holiday when city offices are closed, the regularly scheduled October 18 council meeting had been changed to October 19. ITEM 8: -- None. ITEM 9: 9-a. Parks & Recreation Commission Meeting Minutes of September 7, 2000. 9-b. City Council Action Agendas of September 6 and 20, 2000. 9-e. Fireweed Herb Garden Wholesale Flower List ITEM IQ: i-aI'~J®ITI2P.'MEP:T Due to the loss of a quorum, the meeting adjourned at approximately 8:45 p.m. Minutes transcribed and prepared by: Carol L. Freas, City Clerk BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES OCTOBER 10, 2000 PAGE 4