Daphne Beautification Committee

Meeting Minutes

December 1, 2006

Meeting: General Membership Meeting

Location: City Hall, 1705 Main Street Daphne, AL

Invitees: 

I.      Call to Order - The meeting was called to order at 10:05 by the Vice President Vincent Russo in the absence of Carollee Grindel.

II.      Roll Call – The following people were present Vincent Russo, Anne Talton, Frieda Romanchuk, Marilyn O’Connor Moore, Frances Harrell, Jerry Guillott, Tomasina Werner, Patty Kearney, Dorothy Morrison, Audrey Rouire, Jessia Prater, Bea Wilson, Nancy Henderson, Toni James, Marshall Parsons and Marjorie Bellue.

III.      Approval of Minutes – The minutes of the November meeting were read and approved as read.

IV.      Open Business

a)      Budget Request Update – Council vote to be this month! Contact your council member! There was no other information on this subject.

b)      Riviera  Company’s work station at Johnson Rd. needs cleaning up and landscaping or hiding. Vincent suggested a stockade fence and we could put shrubs on the right of way. Marshall will contact the company first to see what can be done and it was suggested that the secretary write a letter if that fails. Marshall will try crepe myrtles and shrubs to hide the area.

c)      The “Welcome to Daphne” sign is being installed by public works today, December 1, 2006. Tomasina will get photos and an article in the paper.

d)      Dorothy Morrison reported that the tree at the Daphne Elementary school was finally removed.

V.      New Business – Johnson Road and Main Street , a lot is being cleared to be sold.

Dorothy Morrison announced that the Daphne Museum will have Open House on December 3^rd.

VI.      Sub-Committee Reports

 Arbor Day Subcommittee reported that they are working on their information and are on schedule.

Christmas Sub-Committee – Anne read a report on the decorating done at City Hall (inside and outside) and the Civic Center. Marshall reported that the up lighting on the Lott Park pear trees will need to have the electrical equipment up graded. The corner of Main and Daphne Ave. can have garland next year. There was a mishap at  Centennial Park. The trees were not lit and they need more lights. The Mayor wants the park to have more lights for the children. Betsy the Angel needs to be rewired for next year. We definitely need to upgrade at Christmas to handle the extra drain on the electrical system.

Frieda had a news photo of Foley and Fairhope electric companies putting up Christmas and questioned their receiving coverage. Marshall informed us that Foley owns Riviera and they do most of the work.

Tomasina asked if anyone saw the article in the paper and Bea had a copy for her. Tomasina then said that we still need a historian to keep these things in a scrapbook. Frances Harrell volunteered and will be our new historian. Marjorie will get her a scrapbook and also get Nancy’s photos printed.

VII.      Public Works Report – Marshall asked the subcommittee on crepe myrtles to meet with him on Monday at 9:00 in his building.

He said that the Butterfly Garden will be laid out next week and he did not need to meet with that committee.

The Pine Tree Infestation Symposium only had 6 people so he will have that symposium again in January.

There were 260 tree removal permits issued. Village Point Park Reserve has been cleaned out and will be re-vegetated in January. They will have a big planting day and invite the boy scouts and the cub scouts. We may have a meeting there to visit the park.

Marshall has been elected as the President of the Alabama Urban Forestry Association. He is working on a meeting in October or November. We are all invited to join this group.

VIII.      Adjournment – 10:55 a.m.

Sincerely Submitted,

Anne Talton, Secretary

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