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Bozeman Beautification Advisory Board Minutes for Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Meeting held at 5:30 p.m. at Black Avenue and Main Street Intersection
Board members in attendance: Terry Quatraro, Jan Bergman, Charlotte Knight, Eryn Mikelson,
Cyndi Andrus (Commission liaison), and Allyson Bristor (City Staff liaison)
1.Call to Order at 5:40 p.m.
2.Approval of Minutes.
Quick discussion of minute archiving.
JB motioned to approve February and April 2010 minutes – CK seconded. All
in favor. Minutes approved.
3.Disclosure of Information.
Terry Quatraro had a conversation with the Bozeman Woman’s Activities Group
(BWAG) group about the Sacajawea Park project. The group is interesting in
working on park maintenance. Park and landscaping in much poorer condition
than initially realized. BWAG group did meet on site and cleared out several
bags of trash and dead-headed some of the landscaping. But much more to be
done. Maintenance project is more of a redo project. Large in scale but BWAG
is still interested if can get some support from COB.
Question of whether or not the Sacajawea Park is part of the City parks system?
Does the City have mulch to contribute to the park site? Who’s maintaining the
site?
BWAG plan right now is to weed the site, mulch and maybe add a few perennials
Allyson will follow up on the questions about the park and the COB’s
responsibility to the park.
4.Public Comment.
No public was in attendance
5.Items of Discussion.
a.2010 BBAB Goals and Projects (including N. Black bench project,
which is where the meeting is taking place)
Summarized projects from 2010 BBAB goals list as decided last meeting:
1. Bozeman Clean Up Day in April 2010 (in conjunction with GEC week).
2. Beautification Awards Ceremony in October/November 2010 (possibly
combined ceremony with Historic Preservation Advisory Board).
3. Bench and landscaping project on N. Black Avenue.
4. Sacajawea Park on N. 7th maintenance (Bozeman Women’s Activity
Group have expressed interest to partner with BBAB to perform
maintenance).
5. Tara Bowman memorial (figure out location – alley north of explosion
site?).
6. Support the Bozeman Community Eagles Mural project.
Allyson summarized Ron Dingman, Thom White and Ryon Stover emails
about N. Black bench site. Past attempts/ideas to improve the site but a fear
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of losing parking spaces in the adjoining parking lot so the ideas never
moved forward. Ron mentioned a past landscape plan actually created for
the site.
BBAB members wondered if they should try to get a copy of that plan? Are
sprinklers at the bench site operating? How can the site be improved?
Discussion of whether or not the site is suitable for a Tara Bowman
memorial – Allyson mentioned a possible concern with placing memorial at
the site is future development of the parking lot (if it ever becomes a building
site it would be hard to move a memorial site)
BBAB members wondered how to move forward? Community support for
improving the site? Community support to have the Tara Bowman
memorial at the site?
Allyson will continue discussion at the City level about the Board’s interest in
improving the site. Will the City support the Board improving the site? First
get City support, then Bowman family support, then community support.
Consider use of Downtown TIF money to be used at site?
b.Recap of Bozeman Clean Up Day
Overall a great success.
Recycled glass very desirable for the community
Get thank-you’s out soon – add Van’s and On the Rise to the list of people
who contributed to Clean Up Day breakfast goodies and thank you’s
6.New Business
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Invite Danforth Park group to July 21 meeting
8.Next Meeting
Because of Allyson’s conflict Wednesday evenings during the month of June and
July, BBAB will change meetings to noon on the third Wednesday of the month.
Tentatively choose the small conference room in the public library as the
location. Allyson will make reservations.
7.BBAB Adjourned (6:18 p.m.)
Minutes taken by Allyson Bristor, City of Bozeman Planning Staff
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