01-08-1991
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CITY OF EDGEWATER
BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE
JANUARY B, 1991
7:00 P.M.
CITY HALL CONFERENCE ROOM
ROLL CALL/CALL TO ORDER
The Chairffian~ Mark Seifert, called the January B, 1991 meeting to
order at 7:04 p.m. in the City Hal] Conference Room.
Members present were: Mark Seifert, Richard Loomis,
Palermo. Felicia \lerWay arri.ved at 7:0~1 p.m. Also
Jean Haughwout from the Edgewater Section of the
Commerce Beautification Committee.
arE:! T ani rIa
p'f"esent l>Jas
Chamber of
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Mr. Looirti s
ineet i ng and
O.
moved to approve the
Mrs. Palermo seconded
irti nutes of
the motion.
the January B, 1991
Motion CARR1ED 3-
OLD BUSINESS
There was no old business to discuss on the agenda.
NEW BUSINESS
Februarv Beautification Award Choice
The selections were tabulated for the February Beautification
Award and the winning business was the Edgewater United Methodist
Church, 21] N. RidgewDod Avenue. Mrs. VerWay and Chairman
Seifert agreed to present the February Award Choice.
Discuss Future StrateQies of Beautification Committee
Chairman Seifert introduced Jean Haughwout from the Edgewater
Section of the Edgewater/New Smyrna Beach Chamber of Commerce
Beautification Committee. Ms. Haughwout stated she was at the
meeting to see if the Chamber members can help and get more
support for the Beautification Committee. Ms. Haughwout stated
City Hall is the first place people come to in this town and it
is kind of tacky and dated.
Ms. Palermo stated the benches at the Shuffleboard Clubhouse need
to be sanded, scraped and painted. The benches are as bad now as
they were last year. She asked who could be contacted about the
bene hes .
Chairman Seifert
they cClLdd put a
painted.
stated since they arp an advisory
request in letter form to have them
iL:>:) mm i t teE' ,
.",..anded and
iMs. Haughl>JiDut .;;lsked if there. l>Jias
~in1ng p~QP]e ~or ]ittpring.
Riverside Drive and U.S. .1 get it
anything they could do about
She stated that anywhere on
ir- Fa 1 ] .'if' bad.
Chairman Seifert
Enforcement to see
st.ated
a
letter
needs
to be
.=.e.nt to Code
In our Ci ty'.
if there ar~ finps
for ] it ter i .ng
Mrs. VerWay stated the
job. The Committee went
is supposed to tal(p care of.
City Code Enforcement 1S not doing their
on to discuss items the Code Enforcement
Chairman Seifert stated the Beautification Committee is trying to
.:s.lc!!g.ar~]ze' ttne
the"'~-l lp.i'_aO€'""nt to
who]p area to beautify th~ City. He
come UP with a real slogan and push it
on the water bills, and get the
a 1 sc~ E.tated
hea.v.':1" in the
teacher.s and
~pre.'s::=~~ Ol.~t it
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students involved. Chairman Seifert stated since the CARE slogan
ifizzle~j (!:u.t~ it: i>~ ti!ne to ~=t-ea.te d.~"11(1:the~- ot,e.
Mrs. VerWav stated the Committee could invite
EnForcement OFFicer to one of the meetings. Mrs.
suggestio'l box should be put iJ~ the f!-O!lt D~fice
people can leave suggestions or things th~t are
the
ne~.} Code
'\lel-l4a'/ s ta ted ,:i
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the
Chairman Seifert stated before we can beautify we have to get the
City cleaned up. He stated they wanted to get the Boy Scouts and
Girl Scouts together and help clean up Edgewate, but they
~ou]dn~t do ]t for lDsurance reasons.
N.s.. F~a] eOi! mc~
'st.ated iIi!~ay'ber.
it t-t?.';l :r: OL~] c~
did not
recei '\,-'e
get a small grant to help
explained they put in for ~
it but they are reapplying
and down U.S. *]~ lndian
Haughwout stated that Pine
wants them and maybe the
~lean up Edgewater.
grant last year but
again this ypar to
iFh ver BOLl] evar d and
]sland]s p]anting
Chairman Seifert
d{"~ trllP
j "E(] .arid~( !Lq::J
Hober t ';:,
Hoad. If''l;:,.
it ";I eE"S
l' ()!r ~.i~!oe-'.....!er"
Committee could look further into that.
Chairman Seifert asked if there was any other new business the
Committee,,~arr.ted to talk about. At that time~ Ml'ir. Loomis stated
the Secretary would have to advertise for a new member due to his
',e'~, i ~rna t i orr..
The Committee went on to talk about Code
stated one Code En~orcement Officer
Palermo stated Florida consists of a lot
the Code Enforcement Officer could get
help him.
E',rfcTcemE'nt.
cannot do it
[,>l,. Loomi ';:,
al 1 .
[,>ls.
of volunteers and maybe
someone to volunteer to
The Committee went on to
:tl i "5[: L!-=:ot'S
thE"
dead
trees
.at
the Fire
De~~.ar ti€~errt. ,..
M"s.. ~le';rWa'y~ 'st.:aite.rd1 >rtrfta'~~bp [)j";np [)i"f ttne. rH.ili:"~(pr'-:.'~/;"~< .a'r.-(:~uri!:ct
town could donate some trees. Mr. Loomis stated the City cOl.tld
get plenty of donations if hal~ D~ the people in this City would
stand behind the City Council. Ms. Haughwout stated the
';nu"f,""'~<E?'}-]e"E. are' lnu.,.t]r~g Tigt~t "inOl~~.. ~1-=... "..~Je'r~l,a'~i ~.t.ated it is t~.ard tc~
beli~v~ that the1re is no ~Qnpv for any typps of projects. Ms.
Haughwout stated before anything can bp done the CodE' Enforcement
and ~he finps ~ave to be clpaned up and then the flowers can come
] atE'r .
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R i \;,eT BOLl] e',f,:ar d .
Chairman Sei~eTt stated the Committee has to get involved in the
[>C!uc,ci] i1l1r.eetings arr.d hea', what goe'"" on. HE' stated t,hat Cit,{ Hal]
trte'
~ta'~!lQ'r
ar~d~
arid
He
tel]
thp Meridians and Roberts Road and lndJan
stated he wou]d talk to the City Manager and
tt~E"i;1'r; ~~t!.a t tt-~e f:e,aut if] {: at i :r.Tri [:~D(r~lif~i t tee II '::=.
~~r ic~r j t:] e~< .a'r,-p
and th,e
directions they are
frustrated hpcause
go it '(.~g .. N-:;:<.. \le"(" ~~.a",f
they are trying and
stated they are getting
getting no where..
Mr. Loomi s state"d ',,~herr. h,e ;,.~ent to Nor th Cared i na thpre were si gns
every mile stating some ~~ind of fine for littering.. Chairman
Seifert stated that is on the clean up..
Cha]rman S~i1~rt stated he was
f i ir!id C~ll t
what his plans are.
going to tall~ to Mr.
He stat~d he want~d to
Joh'n'sor, and.
ita 1 k tD the
1~1"a ~.~'(:~, r t () Ct ..
Ms. Haughwout stated thprp may be monpy availab]~ lD thp Chamber
to help to beauti~y the City. Ms. Haughwout statE'd we might bE'
ab]e to get voJunteE'rs to helD clean up and beauti~v the City.
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Ms. VerWav asked i~ Code En~orcement was ~or garage sales too
becaus.e i it i,::; t.e~-l- it; Ie )~n Sunda.v. tojhen 'tou. ~- ide around the peop Ie
have this garbage sitting on the end of the road. Mr. Loomis
stated Police take care of that.
AD.JOURNMENT
There being no further business to
mation to adjou,n~ seconded by Mrs~
at B:OE' p.m~
d i seu.s.:=.. ~
Palermo.
Mr. Loomis made a
The meeting ended
Minutes submitted by:
l i .sa Kr ue l:: mever
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