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BEAUTIFiCA TIO~ COl\Il\IITTEE l\lEETING
CITY OF CLEAR\VATER
Septcmbcr 3. 2003
Present:
Elizabcth France
Sandy Curry
Sally Footc
Brooks Hammac
Chair
Vice Chair
Committee Membcr
Committee Membcr
Also Present:
Leroy Chin
Oed Campos,
Bobbie Downs
Park. Planning & Project Manager
Assistant Director. Community Redcvelopment
Staff Assistant
Absent:
Dagmar Ortiz
Rebccca A vrin
Allan DadeUo
Committec Mcmber
Committee Member
Committee Member
#1 Call to Ordcr - The Chair callcd the meeting to order at 8:00 a.m. at Municipal Services Building Parks &
Recrcation Confercnce Room. '
To provide continuity for research, itcms arc in agenda order although not necessarily discussed in that"
ordcr.
#2 Approval of Minutes of August 6. 2003 - It was moved and duly seconded to approve the minutes as submitted
to members. The motion carried unanimously. '
#3 Corrcspondence - Ms. Francc thankc:;d Dircctor Kevin Dunbar for sponsoring members to attend Citizcn Day at
the FRP A meeting at lnnisbrook.' She suggcsted ordering a video from NRP A that could be vicwed by future ncw
committcc mcmbers.
Ms. France reminded mcmbers of the "Convcrsations on the Future of Downtown Clearwater" opcn forum
discussions that will take place cvery Tues~ay in October from 7 to 9 p.m. at Clearwater High School.
#4 Downtown Stl'eetscape - Ms. Oed Campos. Assistant Director. Community Redevelopment -
r-.'ls. Campos showed thc planned strectscapc design for Cleveland Street from Osceola to Myrtlet Station Squarc
Park. and Gulf-to-Bay at Hcrculcs and Court. Currently, the architect is preparing scope of project. and contract will
go to city commission October 16 for approval. Projcct goes out to bi'd in latc summer, 2004, and construction is
expccted to begin next fall. However, Wayfaring Signs are expected to be installed downtown in January.
Some comments from membcrs were:
. Questioncd usc of Mcjool palmst saying thcy are prone to disease. Mr. Chin said they are used successfully
throughout the city.
. Suggested pots of plants/green cry be placed atop walls at Meditcrranean Village town houses to makc them
morc attractive from Cleveland Street.
. Qucstioned parallellJarking instead of angle parking on Cleveland Street.
. 'Vill downtown condos and town houses be pct-fricndlYt with ample space to walk an animal?
. Commented on luck of lawns or small gardens downtown.
. Suggested usc ofmorc ornamentals instcad'ofLivc Oaks.
. Exprcssed conccrn that trecs would block business names.
. Decorative pavcrs at Ft. Harrison and Cleveland intersection could also bc uscd at othcr intcrsections.
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Discussing Crcst Lake Park, Mr. Chin said are-mastering of trails is bcing considcred. Citizcn input would bc
encouraged. Ms. Francc suggested a Farmerts Markct~ which was successful thcrc last season.
Mr. Chin suggested inviting Ms. Fclicia Leonard, Pedestrian-Bikeway Coordinator, to speak to m,cmbers.
In view of the hour, it was dccidcd to postpone old business and discussion of the Long Centcr until next mceting
October 1.
#6 Adio,ummeri.t - The meeting adjourncd at 9:30 a.m.
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