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 Thomas Wheaton
Martha
Carroll – Vice Chair
Andrea
Rice
Elizabeth
Mars
BJ Varuska
Council Member Leo Nicholas Council Member Shannon Roberts
Jeff Ratliff, Assistant Public Works Director
Ed Lawson, Board Secretary Natasha LaGrone, Board Secretary
Kelley Sweet-Jensen, Community Appearance Board
Lori Peppers, Business & Cultural Development Board
CITY REPORT:
1. DISCUSSION RE: City Coins –
Ed Lawson
presented the board with cost for obtaining city coins. Coins can be purchased for $1.10 each for
antiqued and $1.50 each for colored. The
coins are brass. If the city uses a dye
cast that is already available there is no additional charge, however, a
$175.00 one time set up charge will apply if the city wishes to create a new
dye cast mold. Galaxy Medals already has
the city seal that can be used. Ed
presented the board an option of using the Brevard County Seal on one side of
the coin or the outline of the State of Florida with a star annotating the
location of Cape Canaveral. These molds
are also available at no additional cost.
Also presented were aluminum coins that could be used as goodwill
gestures towards students of Cape View Elementary and students of our Sister
City in Vila do Bispo, Portugal. The prices of these coins are: Silver - $55.00/1,000 and Color -
$75.00/1,000. After discussion, the
board unanimously voted to submit a request to purchase 100 coins that have the
City Seal in color and the other side antiqued with the State of Florida Map
with Cape Canaveral location marked by a star and 1000 silver aluminum coins
for use by the students of Cape View Elementary. The total cost for both types of coins will
be $205.00.
2.
DISCUSSION RE: City Benches –
Jeff
Ratliff, Assistant Public Works Director spoke to the board about the options
for obtaining City Benches and Bus Shelters.
He stated that they were looking at 2 options:
Option 1 – Obtain benches and shelters from an outside
agency that would maintain them. These
shelters and benches would have imprinted advertisements on them and the city
would be paid a 5% fee. There would be
no cost to the city.
Option 2 – Obtain a grant for the cost of the shelters
and benches that would have to be maintained by city staff after
construction. The types of benches and
shelters would be similar to those located in Cocoa Beach.
He stated either way, the
city would have very little input as to the style and type of benches that
would be available.
The board discussed these
options and a recommendation was approved by the board inform City Council that
they are opposed to Option 1 because they do not feel benches and shelters displaying
advertisements would aesthetically enhance the beauty of the city. Ed Lawson indicated that he would prepare a
memorandum for City Council expressing their thoughts.
3. DISCUSSION RE:
Commercial Award Nominations/Award Signs
– Mrs.
Hale reminded the board members that the Quarterly Summer Award Nominations
were to be submitted to the board secretary no later than
4. DISCUSSION RE:
Replica Space Shuttle Update – Ed Lawson reported that the replica shuttle should
be completed in approximately 6 weeks.
He also stated that the City of Cape Canaveral is the only agency to
receive a replica shuttle at this time.
5. DISCUSSION RE:
Weeding of Cape View Elementary – Mrs. Hale asked for volunteers to assist in
weeding Cape View Elementary School on Saturday,
6. DISCUSSION RE:
The Verdin Company – Clock Tower Presentation
– Ed Lawson
informed the board that Mr. Brian Straits, the local representative from The Verdin Company would be available to give a presentation to
the board at their
OPEN – Ed Lawson informed the board that the City
Manager’s response to their recommendation for placing aluminum recycling bins
at the beach crossovers was:
1 - Nothing to be placed on the
beach during turtle season (May-October).
2 - City Council does not want the
aesthetics of the beach compromised by receptacles.
3 – Recommend contacting Waste Management and
discuss the possibility of a pilot program to place a couple of waste containers
marked “recycling” at a couple of the crossovers.
The
board asked that staff look into this and let them know something at the next
meeting.
ADJOURNMENT
With
no further business to conduct, the chair adjourned the meeting at
Approved this________________ day of
________________, 2008.
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Judy Hale, Chairperson
ATTEST:
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Ed
Lawson, Secretary