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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-25-11 DRAFT Beautification Advisory Board Minutes Bozeman Beautification Advisory Board Minutes for Wednesday, May 25, 2011 Meeting held at 12 noon in Small Conference Room, Bozeman Public Library Board members in attendance: Terry Quatraro, Charlotte Knighton, Jan Bergman, Ryan Haskins, Ellie Staley, Allyson Bristor (Staff liaison), Cyndy Andrus (Commission liaison), and Cherie Swanson. 1. Call to Order at 12:07 p.m. 2. Approval of Minutes. ¾ CK: Motion to approve March 2011 minutes. JB: seconded. Minutes approved. 3. Disclosure of Information ¾ None to report 4. Public Comment. ¾ No public was in attendance. 5. Action Item ¾ Election of Chair and Vice-Chair. • TQ is nominated from the floor as Chair. TQ is happy to serve again as Chair and is dedicated to the mission of the board. • JB is nominated from the floor as Vice-Chair and is happy to accept the nomination. • Discussion of Secretary role comes up. AB will stay on as Secretary for remainder of year, with ES to fill in as necessary. • ES makes motion to make TQ Chair and JB Vice Chair. RH seconds. Motion passes. 6. Items of Discussion (Part 1) a. Cherie Swanson from City Brew Coffee. Bozeman store is the busiest in State. Hopes to open another store by Rosauers. Cherie has combined her two passions of coffee and fundraising with the idea of a fundraising program where a bag of coffee is sold for a non-profit or community group benefit. City Brew coffee is featured. Shelf life of coffee is eight months. Coffee prices is at an all time high. Second largest commodity next to oil in country. Group able to buy a bag for $6.00. Bags sold for $10.00. $4.00 is the profit obtained by the group. 30 days to pay for it. Would like to buy 120 bags minimum up front. TQ mentions the fact that we should check with City Attorney about the rules permitted for fundraising efforts like this. CK mentioned that board is a small group and worries that couldn’t sell that many bags. TQ thinks if board links it with a bigger project like S. 8th Blvd can use that community support to sell the necessary bags. ES thinks the fundraising effort should be specific to the project that is being fund (rather than a broad board donation). AB will follow up with City Attorney to find out the rules connected with fundraising efforts. ES mentions the project should be clearly defined to determine if the return of the project is worth the sales effort. Three weeks front time for order. Page 1- BBAB DRAFT minutes for the meeting of May 25, 2011 Page 1- BBAB DRAFT minutes for the meeting of May 25, 2011 7. City Staff Liaison Update. a. Quick update on N. Black Avenue parking lot discussion at Commission ¾ Commission will be considering the parking lot on June 13th to determine if the City needs the parking lot or not. This is the first step the City needs to take before it considers redevelopment on the site. ¾ Commission wants to see a hotel downtown which is what they would hope to see proposed at the parking lot. ¾ Imperial Inn is in new ownership and might also be renovated as hotel. b. Danforth Park Iris Garden sculpture approved by University Facilities Planning Board. ¾ Danforth Park group seems to be moving forward. ¾ It’s a project where the board could offer assistance. c. S. 8th Avenue Boulevard. ¾ S. 8th Avenue curb and boulevard project is being pushed forward by the Commission. Possibility of SID to fund the project (property owner assessment). Initial plan would be to copy the design completed by MSU between College and Cleveland. ¾ TQ is ok with the tree idea. Problem with additional landscaping is the requirement of maintenance. What about the possibility of permanent sculptures in the median? Connecting with MSU is very important with this project. Could this be a student project, the design of the medians? Design of the sculptures? ¾ AB will let TQ and CK know when the S. 8th neighborhood meeting will occur. 8. Items of Discussion (Part 2). a. 2011 Goals and Projects (continue conversation) ¾ N. Black Avenue project is dropped due to current interest of parking lot for a hotel project. ¾ S. 8th Avenue Boulevard should be moved to top of list. ¾ Danforth Park Iris Garden should stay on list – TQ will contact Danforth Park group to see what projects the board could contribute to. ¾ Clean Up Day effort to stay on goal list (to combine with GEC efforts). ¾ Award Ceremony to stay on goal list (sounds like BHPA is interested to co-host award ceremony) ¾ CA: Consider projects to repair damage from floods; TQ: focus on projects that the Board has sponsored before. ¾ Sacajawea Park ongoing maintenance. BWAG group will do labor but need supplies for maintenance (such as mulch). Who is responsible for this? City? N. 7th Urban Renewal Board? Chamber? AB will touch base with Keri Thorpe, staff liaison for Urban Renewal Boards; TQ wants to propose a plaque recognizing the BWAG group – Should it be freestanding or low to the ground? TQ will get a price for plaque – AB will investigate current status of park and who owns the land (to determine who should be maintaining it??) 7. New Business, Upcoming Agenda Items ¾ Bylaws revision. ¾ Move toward implementation of goal list. 8. BBAB Adjourned (1:15 p.m.) Minutes taken by Allyson Bristor, City of Bozeman Planning Staff