05/05/1999BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE MEETING
CITY OF CLEARWATER
May 5, 1999
Present: Marcia Blakemore Chair
Stephen Brown Committee Member
Jean Stuart Committee Member
Brooks Hammac Committee Member
Vacant Committee Member
Absent: Candace Hider Committee Member
Robert Sudalnik Committee Member
Also Present: Art Kader Assistant Parks & Recreation Director
Mark Roether Nursery Superintendent
Bobbie Downs Staff Assistant II
The Chair called the meeting to order at 8:00 a.m. at the Municipal Services Building.
To provide continuity for research, items are in agenda order although not necessarily discussed in that order.
2. Approval of Minutes of April 7, 1999
Member Brown moved to approve the minutes as recorded and submitted in written summation to each board member. The motion was duly seconded and carried unanimously.
3. Correspondence - None
4. Old Business
a) Beautification Awards
Member Brown moved to recognize the Sheraton Sand Key Resort with an award. The motion was duly seconded and carried unanimously.
b) Publicity for Freedom Park
Mr. Kader said he would ask Birgitt Dowd to contact the media regarding publicity for the Freedom Park award.
c) Arts in Public Places
Mr. Kader said he would find out from Margo Walbolt the status of an ordinance proposed by Pinellas County to require that builders/developers pay a percentage of projected building
costs to provide arts in public places.
d) Update on Clearwater Airpark
Mr. Roether said a landscape project is going out to bid to put a hedge and irrigation around the gas pipe yard at the Airpark entrance.
e) Guidance and Focus of Committee
Mr. Kader read a memo from City Clerk Cyndie Goudeau wherein she expects to ask the City Commission to look at all boards within the next six months. Until then she suggests boards “stay
the course.” The board can write a letter requesting additional information.
5. Staff Reports
Mr. Kader distributed copies of the Landscape Projects Priority List - Nursery Division, which listed the status of 29 projects.
6. New Business
Mr. Kader reported that Alternate 19 will be resurfaced from Belleair to Drew Street in 2002.
Mr. Kader showed a map of City boundaries to assist members in choosing beautification award winners.
Chair Blakemore said Dr. Arlita Hallam, Quality of Life Administrator, would speak at the next meeting.
a) Comments From Members
Member Brooks remarked that Longboat Key could serve as a model for planting greenery along roadways.
7. Adjournment
The meeting adjourned at 9:00 a.m.