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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes CAB 100604COMMUNTIY AESTHETICS BOARD October 6, 2004 Minutes The Community Aesthetics Board met on October 6, 2004. The meeting was called to order at 5:50 PM in the Council Chambers of the Municipal Complex, located at 10500 North Military Trail, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, and opened with the pledge of allegiance. I. OATH OF OFFICE Patricia Snider, the City Clerk administered the Oath of Office to all regular members and all alternate members who were present. II. ROLL CALL Members Present: Jo Ann Lang, Bettie Marks, William Olsen and Donna Wisneski. Members Absent: Richard Beladino, Sherry Levy, Gail Vastola, Carolyn Waters, Mark Lenow Also Present: Mark Henrickson, Staff Liaison, Cindy Unger, Alternate Staff Liaison, Charles Wu, Growth Management Administrator, Christine Tatum, City Attorney, Sheryl Stewart, Assistant to City Manager, Patricia Snider, City Clerk and Susan Bell, Public Information/Recording Coordinator. III. SELECTION OF INTERIM OFFICERS (to serve until January 2005) Patricia Snider, City Clerk acting as the temporary chair, opened the floor up to nominations for interim chair and vice chair. The board voted 4 -0 to elect Donna Wisneski as Chairperson and Richard Beladino as Vice - Chairperson. IV. ORIENTATION SESSION The board was given an orientation session that was led by Christine Tatum, City Attorney, Sheryl Stewart, Assistant to the City Manager and Patricia Snider, City Clerk. The orientation included the background and overview of the City's Boards and Committees, the powers and duties of the Community Aesthetics Board, the Florida Sunshine Law, public records requests, ethics and financial disclosure. All board members were given a Board and Committee notebook that explained in detail, everything that was discussed in the orientation. V. APPROVAL OF MINTUES The board approved the minutes from the August 4, 2004 meeting. They asked that 2 typographical corrections be made: 1) Correct spelling of Bettie Marks 2) Correct spelling of beautification (on page 2). The corrections were made by hand and the board signed and approved the minutes. VI. ITEMS BY STAFF LIAISON Mark Henrickson introduced Charles Wu, the Growth Management Administrator for the City. Charles described a grant program that will become the responsibility of the Community Aesthetics Board. The grant is for homes that are located directly on Military Trail. The grant is a 50/50 match between the City and the homeowner. However, there is a proposal in front of City Council to change the match to 75% City and 25% homeowner. People who live along Military Trail can apply for the grant to improve the exterior of their home such as painting, new windows and landscaping. The way the grant has operated in the past is that staff reviewed the applications and made the decision on whether to give out the grant. They would like to turn this responsibility over to this board. Staff will visit the homes and then give a report to help the board rank the projects and decide who will get the grants. The funding source is from the City's general budget. The budget is $20,000 but there might be some money left over from last year that could increase that amount. The limit for single family homes is $3,000.00 and multi - family is $5,000.00. Mark Hendrickson thanked all members for volunteering for this board. Mark was concerned because there were several members that did not attend the meeting. The board suggested that Mark call all members prior to a meeting in addition to his regular procedure, which is mailing the agenda as notice of the meeting. Mark announced that the brochure that the Board worked on last year won 3rd place at the Savy Awards. This is a nationwide recognition. V. OLD BUSINESS The board discussed Arbor Day and planting a tree in honor of Arbor Day. Mark suggested planting a Live Oak at Sandhill Crane Park. They talked about possibly getting media recognition at the event. Donna Wisneski suggested putting together a drawing contest for elementary school students to drum up interest in the Arbor Day celebration. Mark Hendrickson and Cindy Unger will bring back to the next meeting suggestions of where to plant the tree, what kind of tree, cost, and how to get public relations coverage. VI. NEW BUSINESS The board discussed the hurricane restoration throughout the City. They discussed ways educate the public about the types of trees that do better in a hurricane. The board talked about putting together a brochure that would include a preferred species list and alternatives. The board thought this should be done as soon as possible. They would like to get started on the brochure at the next meeting. Mark told the board that the City Manager, Ron Ferris suggested that this board set -up a booth at the City's Green Market. This would be a good opportunity to give out information about planting trees to residents. The board liked the idea of going to the green market and providing information to the community. VII. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to discuss, the meeting was adjourned at 7:06 PM. Approval: Chairperson Ric 6d Beladino, Vice Chairperson Jo Ann Lang, Board Member 1 •. Bettie Marks, Board Member William Olsen, Board Member it ola, Board Member 'r Carolyn Waters, Alternate Board Member Mark Lenow, Alternate Board Member Attest: usan B Public Information/ Recording Coordinator i COMMUNITY AESTHETICS BOARD January 5, 2005 Minutes The Community Aesthetics Board met on January 5, 2004. The meeting was called to order at 5:30 PM in the Council Chambers of the Municipal Complex, located at 10500 North Military Trail, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. I. ROLL CALL Members Present: Bettie Marks, William Olsen and Donna Wisneski, Richard Beladino, Sherry Levy, Gail Vastola, Joanne Lang and Carolyn Waters. Members Absent: and Mark Lenow. Also present: Mark Hendrickson, Staff Liaison, Cindy Unger, Alternate Staff Liaison and Ray Ellis, Deputy City Clerk. II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES The Board approved the minutes from the November 3, 2004 and the minutes from the December 1, 2004. III. SELECTION OF NEW OFFICERS The board elected Donna Wisneski as Chairperson and Richard Beladino as Vice Chairperson in a 7 -0 Vote. IV. ITEMS BY STAFF LIAISON Mark Hendrickson reported that the State Forester accepted the application for recertification for Tree City U.S.A. and they are recommending final approval to the Arbor Day Foundation. V. OLD BUSINESS McArthur Boulevard Landscape Plan Mark announced that staff took the board's recommendation regarding the color of the plants on McArthur Boulevard and changed the color of the plants from white to red. The board was pleased with this decision. Cindy Unger also reported on other changes that took place to the landscaping because of maintenance issues. Arbor Day- January 21, 2005 The Arbor Day celebration will take place at 2:00 on January 21, 2005. The board had previously decided to plant Cypress Trees near the water at Sandhill Crane Park. Joanne Lang asked the Board if the Palm Beach Gardens Garden Club could donate the money to fund the trees for this years Arbor Day celebration. Donna Wisneski stated that the offer from the Garden Club is extremely generous. There was discussion regarding the donation and the board agreed to accept the donation from the Garden Club. All the board members stated they will be attending the Arbor Day Celebration. There was also discussion about Sandhill Crane Park and the plans for future development. Green Market Sunday January 23, 2005, there will be a booth set up at the Green Market that the board members and staff will hand out brochures and seedlings to residents. The board wanted to the status of the brochure that was being put together regarding the types of plants that held up best in the recent hurricanes, and pruning information. Mark stated that the new brochure will not be ready in time for the Green Market. However, it will be completed prior to hurricane season to send out to residents. Mark stated there is a list of preferred trees to be planted and he will make it available at the Green Market. Staff is working on getting donations of trees to raffle off at the Green Market. STORM DAMAGE Donna Wisneski asked about trees that were damaged from the storm on PGA Blvd. near Ballen Isles. Cindy Unger explained that they are still working on tree restoration after the storm. Mark explained that this year there is no money budgeted for a lot of replacement but in the next budget there will be money allocated for tree replacement. The Board asked about the landscaping on the PGA Flyover. Mark reported that there are palm trees already planted. He also stated that developers in the area are responsible for landscaping surrounding areas around the bridge and that be taking place in the near future. VI. NEW BUSINESS UPCOMING PROJECTS For the next meeting the Board would like Mark to bring back a list of all the landscape projects that are being worked on in the City. The board would like to be updated on all the upcoming projects. LEGACY PLACE The Board would like it expressed to City Council that they are upset about the condition of Legacy Place. They would like Council to consider taking action against the developer for not following through and cleaning up the area. Mark will put this item on the agenda for next month to discuss in more detail before bringing it to City Council. VII. NEXT MEETING The Next meeting will take place on February 2, 2005. The board would like to discuss: the list of projects going on in the City, Legacy Place and the Post Office. VII. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to discuss, the meeting was adjourned at 7:13 PM. Approval: i nna Wisneski, Chairperson Ric d Beladino, Vice Chairperson 7 A 4z�a 24� Jo Ann eg, Board Me er Attest: /'111 Sherry Levy, Board Member �"t ✓ f . ,, t LC Bettie Marks, Board Member William Olsen, Board Member Board Member Carolyn WatWs, Alternate Board Member Mark Lenow, Alternate Board Member Susan Bell Public Information/ Ree ding Coordinator