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BEM.1l'IFICNrICN CCM1ITrEE
JWle 4, 1980
'!be regular nonthly meetirv;r of the Beautification Catmittee was held' at 9 :-30 A.M.
on June 4, 1980 in the City Hall Annex. Members present were: Bernard Panush,
D. C. Snoyenbos, Rita Canan, Cbnnie I.un:1een, Phyllis Phillips, L. S. SWeat, Bill
Sapp, an::l Billie Clark. Members absent were: Al Price, Virginia CUster ani
James Martin {excuse:1}. Also in atten:iance were Ream Wilson, Director of Parks
arXi Recreation, Bill Voght, Nursery Superinten:lent, John SOlever, Sanitation
Division SUperinterrlent, Gil Wyers, Special Inspector, ani Jack Carannante,
tot Mowing Inspector.
The minutes of the last meeting 1 May 7, 1980, were approve:l as sent out with the
foll.owing exception: Uooer Old Business - Dog ard..inan:e, Rita canan was aske:i
to report back to the camdttee in t\o.o m::mths - not one month.
Mr. ParD.1sh announce:i that he was resigning as Chairman of the Camtittee an:l this
\',OU].d be his last meeting as the Chairman.
, Mr. Panush asked far a m:ment of silence in respect to Arthur Kruse, forrrer
Chairman of the Beautification Cannittee, who passed away May 19, 1980. The
Carmittee sent a bcuquet of flowers to the funeral heme mooring him.
DID BUSINESS:'
13C7I'l'IE ORDINAN:::E: Mr. Par1Ush I S letter to the City Manager \'as read in which it
\o.aS suggestEd the staff review the Oregon Bottle Ordinance for p:Jssible adopting
SUch a City of CleatWater ordina.rx::e. '!he City r.anager resporx:le::i by letter stating
be had referred tIle matter to the City Attorney to determine whether the City had
auth;:')rity to grant such an ordinance ani w:::uld be back in contact. Mr. Panush
suggested the ccmni.ttee wait a month or two for the City Manager' 5 response. Mr .
Sweat brcught an alurni.num can fran Michigan to sOOw the Board t'l"eI1bers. On the
,'top ot' the can is stamped "MICHIGAN 10(: REFUND".
~ BEACH ~.L'l'<t~ta: ENDS~ Connie I.un:ieen wrote a letter to City Manager
a..ski.nJ' for an upiate in progress on the Ccmni.ttee IS reccnrnerrlations. N:J response
had been receive:l as of this meeting an:l Mr. Wilson felt that was due to the
fact the City Manager had been on two weeks vacation. He irrli.caterl that a
. resp::>nse WOJld 1:e receiv~ by the next meeting.
'N~ ~ AREA; Mrs. I.un:leen wrote to the City Manager advisirig of progress
made in'the clean up campaign effort an:i the City M:mager resp:m::1e:l expressing
his appreciation to the Beautification Ccmnittee an] stating that efforts are
bein:;J tn3de to secure an organization fran the Gr~ ccmnuni.ty willing to
act as cooniinator of an ongoing clean up campaign.
VAC:PNr IlJr M:lIDi(; ORDINAN:E: Mr. John Selover, Sanitation Division SUperinten:1ent
was liitro:iuce:l.to the Boaxd Me!nbers and he, in turn, intrcduced Mr. Gil. Wyers,
Special Inspector arrl Mr. Jack Carannante, UJt M::Ming Insr:ector. Mr. ~'7yers
state:l the J'leo1 ordinance is very effective an:i has shortened, the waiting time.
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He said the new ordinance allCMS the city to go out ard fin:1 lots whereas
before the, city had to wait for canplaints before action was taken. He did
say that only one notice is issued nt:M to the property O'.\Ir\er and sanetimes
a.mers change between the time of mailing notification an:l city enforcing
ordinance. He has experienced problans with foreign owners in that rrany
COWltries don't recognize our registered mail system. Coorthouse records
are checke::l to verify correct owner. Mr. Wyers will check with the City
Attorney to see if a notice cc:uld be posta::i on the property, itself. He
said aJ:Jwt 1,000 letters were mailed out last year an::I the city ~ about
100 of t.h:Jse lots. Mr. ~ers said al::out 9 aut of fNerj 10 owners take care
of their own property. '!be $75 city adm.:ini.strative charge has been a great
help in prarpt.:[i1g owners to take care of their 1arrl, rather tl'l&"'l p:s.y the charge.
Mr. SOlev-er told the cam1i.ttee that within the next year an:i a half the
city w:uld be on a one man autanatErl residential trash pick up systan.
20,000 carts aIX1 ad:1itional trucks are on order. The sanitation Division
plans to \o.Ork a 4 day - 10 hour week in the future. The carts are 90 gal.
capacity am residents can put ll'Ost anything inside including &'ee tr.inmiIJgs.
rx:x; OROINAN:E: Rita 'Canan will rep::>rt to the Boal:d at next month's meeting
as originally planned.
NEW BUSINESS:
'SJ.~'l' TREE PI.AN'1'IN3 PBO:iP.AM: Bill VQ3ht announced that the City had resumed
their Street Tree Plant.i.r1:J Program JWle 2n::1 ani was receiving a gexXl response
" 'fran the p.1blic. '1'11ere are 450' live oak trees to be distri1:ute:l. '!he cost
to the resident is $25.00 with the city doing the planting 5 ft. fran the
e:lge of the sidewalk.. This distance keeps the city rights-of-way free so as
IXttto disturb utility lines, pipes, etc. Mr. Sapp said the live oak tree
was salt resistant as well as the Carrotw:x:d tree.
Er.a:TICN OF NEW ~: Mr. Panush ocrninate:J. D. C. Snoyenbos as Ch.a.iJ:man,
Mr. Sweat seconded the notion which carrie:l unaninDJ.sly. ' Members felt that
~ carmi.ttee was rroving forward, gettirxJ nore re:::o:JIlition ani re::eivirq goo::1
respOnse under Mr. Pam1sh's leadership. Mrs. Phillips suggested that the
Catmitteesha.1ld continue writing letters to the City Manager with reccmnen:Ia-
tions an::l Suggestions for City Ccmnission action. She state:i the Camtittee
is 'highly respecte:i.
, EXPIRATICN OF MEMBERS TERMS: It was J?:)inted. out that seven menbersl tenns
expil:e. this year. The Carmittee \l.OUld like those ll\al1.bers reapp:Jinte::l an:1 a
, letter will be written to the City Manager recarmerrli.ng all nanbers whose
te.ons expire in 1980 be reaptx>inted by the City Catmission.
There I:eing no furtherb.1siness, the meeting was adjournerl.
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