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BEAUTIFICATION CO~Il\IlTTEE l\IEETI:"G :
CITY OF CLEAR\V A TER
February 5, 2003
Present:
Elizabeth France
Sandy Curry
Sally Foote
. Rebecca A ynn
Dagmar Ortiz
Allan Dadetto
Brooks Hammac
Chair
Vice Chair
Committee Membcr
Committee Member
Committee Member
Committee I\1cmbcr
Committee Membcr
Also Prescnt:
Ke,-in Dunbar
Lcroy Chin
Bobbie Downs
Parks and Recrcation Director
Park, Planning & Project Managcr
Staff Assistant
#1 Call to Order - The Chair called the ~eeting to order at 8: 15 a.m. at Municipal Scrvices Building Parks &,
Recreation Confcrcnce Room. .
To provide continuit). for research, items are in agcnda ordcr although not necessarily discussed in that
order.
#2 ' Approval of Minutes of January 8. 2003 - It was moved and duly seconded to approve thc minutes as
submitted to members. The motion carricd unanimously.
#3 Correspondence - None. Ms. Foote pointcd out an article in the St. Petersburg Times rcgarding Bayview
Park. Mr. Chin reminded members that City acquisition of Bayview Park as passive park space was an earlier'
project of the Beautification Committee.
#4 Old Busincss
a) Status of Capital Improvement Projccts - Mr. Chin said the Crest Lake Dog Park opening Feb. 1 was a great
success and well-received by the public. He said further improvcments to the Park under thc master plan include
trails, new lighting system and irrigation system.
~Iembers continued discussion regarding the role of the Beautification Committee within Citystructure and
,\'hether the Committee should serve under another department. They stressed they did noi feel they fulfilled the
purpose of the Committec as stated in City Ordinance.
!\1r. Chin said committee input has been useful in providing feedback to him as \~'ell as in obtaining grants for
capital projects. I Ie said City Commissioncrs do stay in touch with Committee involvcment through reading
minutcs of meetings.
~embc'rs cxpressed concern over apparent lack of coordination between some City departments in major
projects. They compared, for example, the appcarances of the North Greenwood Recreation and Aquatic
Complex with the North Greenwood Libral)'. The rccreation/aquatic complex is well~landscapcd, mu1ti~colored,
bright and inviting, while the library is painted a single color and has sparse landscaping. The two buildings do
not blend together. ~1embcrs asked if some colors of the recreation center could be added to the Library to give
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the appearance of continuity. rvtr. Dunbar said the recreation/aquatic complcx, library. and scenic corridor werc
parts of one project, and that thc library did not ha\'e funds to landscape extensively. Mcmbcrs pointcd out that
adding color should not be too cxpcnsi\'e.
~tembers exprcssed conccrn that if the committee lcft Parks and Recreation, membcrs would lose involvemcnt
with parks and recreation projects.
Mr. Hammac rccalled his background as an cngineer and the frustration of being too early then too late to become
involved in projects. He said he looked for the IImagic moment" when opportunity allowed him to provide input.
Ms. Ortez said the committee would only be effective if it had authority set by ordinance.
b) Bcautification Award Criteria - Postponed.
#5 New Business
Mr. Dunbar spoke to membcrs about determining their rolc within the City. Since thc common thread is the
Planning Department, he suggested approaching that department with an idea of providing information o'n various
major devclopmcnt projects at committec meetings. He will ask Ms. Cyndi Tarapani if a membcrofhcr staff
could bring 4 or 5 projects to be reviewed the last 45 minutes of a mecting. Members would be suppl~cd with
names and addrcsses of projccts in advance of meetings so they could visitproject sites. '
Ms. Curry said the mission statement should be redefined to match actual duties. Members will provide
suggestions for redefining at the next meeting. She suggested an oricntation be held for members twice a year.
. Ms. Avrin suggested meeting with Planning before suggesting modifications to the ordinance.
#6 Adiournment - The meeting adjourned at 10 a.m:
After adjournment, Ms. Tarapani spoke to remaining members. Those attending were Ms. France, Ms'. Curry,
~1s. Foote, Mr. Dadetto, and Mr. Hammac.
Members ask Ms. Tarapani if they could have input in City projects early in the planning process.. Ms. Tarapani
said the meetings would be public hearings and would have to 'be advertised. She snid she would contact the City
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Attorney regarding distinction between staff and boards and would speak further with Mr. Dunbar regarding a
role for the Committee in the planning process.
The ~ext meeting will be March 5 at the Parks and Recreation Department conference room. Speaker will be Ms.
~'fargo \Valbolt, Recreation Program Coordinator, who will discuss the City of Clearwater Cultural Plan. '
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Attest:
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Staff Assistant
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