BEAUTIFICATION BOARD
REGULAR MEETING
A
Regular Meeting of the Beautification Board was held on
Chairperson
Hale called the meeting to order at
Judy Hale – Chair
Martha
Carroll, Vice Chair
Elizabeth
Mars
Andrea
Rice
Paula
Collins
Council Member Leo Nicholas
Council Member Shannon Roberts (Arrived
Kay McKee, Supervisor, Streets Department
Ed Lawson, Staff Representative
The
board unanimously approved to adopt the minutes of the Regular Meeting of
REPORTS:
City Report: Kay McKee
Kay McKee reviewed the August
2007 City Report which is attached and made part of these minutes.
1. DISCUSSION RE:
Review Beautification Budget – The board was presented the proposed Beautification
Budget for FY08. It was pointed out that
the proposed budget was 35% less than the budget for FY07. The board asked for staff to request from the
City’s treasurer a breakdown of the Bennix fund. They would like to know how much is left in
the fund and how much and for what was spent from the fund. Council Member Nicholas indicated that the
board should know this information so that they can continue to improved the
city’s beautification efforts.
Ms.
McKee pointed out that new projects were on hold until after a clearer decision
of the tax reform was received. She also
indicated to the board that the use of funds was shifting to where more of the
budget is being used for the maintenance of existing projects and less for new
projects.
2. DISCUSSION RE: Updated “We Noticed” Recipient List – Staff provided the board
with an updated list of “We Noticed” signs that were given out. Ms. Hale stated that the board needs to do a
better job of recognizing the beautification efforts of city resident’s. She indicated that there now is a storage bin
at the Public Works Department that members can go to in order to pick up “We
Noticed” signs at any time.
3. DISCUSSION
RE: Beautification
Board Meeting Schedule – The board discussed the
possibility of changing their meeting schedule from monthly to quarterly or
bi-monthly. Ms. Hale indicated that she
was not in favor of this. Council Member
Nicholas indicated that he thought it would not best serve the board or the
city if meetings were held less frequently.
A motion was made by Ms. Carroll and seconded by Ms. Hale to keep the
Beautification Board Meeting schedule as it is, monthly. It was unanimously approved to keep the
monthly meeting schedule.
OPEN – Ed Lawson presented the board Council Member
Roberts request that the board become involved in assisting the Recreation
Department with the style, structure, composition and location of park benches
throughout city parks. She expressed
that this would ensure consistency around the city. Staff indicated they would draft a memo to
the Recreation Board offering assistance and inquiring the current ideas that
may be already working with the Recreation Department.
She
also asked that the board become involved in the recommendation for city bus
shelters and benches at the bus stops.
Ed informed the board that the City Manager says this is already a city
council goal for the upcoming year. He
expressed that Mr. Boucher indicated the issue on A1A was obtaining easement
agreements with property owners because the Florida Department of
Transportation would not allow bus stop shelters in their rights-of-way. Mr. Boucher asked that the board be informed
that there are planned shelters for Ridgewood Avenue, but the project has been
placed on hold due to funding issues related to the property tax reform. The board indicated that they would assist
City Council in anyway council would like.
Ms.
Hale asked that these items be on the September agenda for further discussion.
Ms.
Rice informed the board that the Cape View Elementary Clean Up Day was
scheduled for
Ms.
Rice presented to the board coins of Shuttle Launches that might be exchanged
with students from Cape View and students of our sister city in Vilo Do Bispo.
Ms.
Hale set the weeding of the Veteran’s Park Butterfly Garden for
Ms.
Hale inquired of Ms. McKee when the Sailboat flags would be placed around the
city. Ms. McKee indicated the Streets
Department would get the flags up after a better idea of Hurricane Dean’s
status was obtained.
Ms. Hale asked
staff if McDonald’s of Merritt Island had been contacted about where they
purchased their replica shuttle. Staff
indicated that they had not followed through on this but would have an answer
for next months meeting. Ms. Hale asked
that the Replica Shuttle be an agenda item for the month of September.
ADJOURNMENT
With
no further business to conduct, the chair adjourned the meeting at
Approved this________________ day of
________________, 2007.
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Judy
Hale, Chairperson
ATTEST:
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Ed Lawson, Secretary