HomeMy WebLinkAbout1977-11-21 Beautication Caldwell Community Development Commission
Regular Meeting. Council Chambers .
November 21, 1977 - 12 noon
Present : Members : Bell , Conger, Gledhill, Rankin, Wallace.
Ex Officio: Morse, Payne
Liaison: Dee Palrang
Guests : Fran Horan, Don Horan
Chairman Conger called the meeting to order at 12:15. The minutes
of the October 17 regular meeting and the October 25 special meeting
were approved as corrected.
By-laws and ordinance. Conger announced that the City Council had
approved the change of name, the by-laws and the enabling ordinance
for this Commission. Copies will be available soon.
December meeting. It was moved, seconded and passed that the
December meeting be changed from the 19th to the 12th.
Retail Merchants. It was the consensus of the group that the Retail
Merchants Association should appoint a member to act as a liaison to
this Commission as specified in the by-laws . (As opposed to our
making the appointment. )
Resignation. A letter of resignation from Steve Jensen was read.
It was moved, seconded and passed that Jensen' s resignation be accepted.
pRIN Nomination for members . A discussion followed and names were suggested
to fill the Commission 's 3 year term. Gledhill moved that each mem-
ber talk with another person who might be interested in being a mem-
ber of the Commission and be prepared to nominate that person at the
next meeting. Seconded, passed.
Commendations. Because the address of the Witt house was incorrect
in the October minutes, its nomination was postponed until next month.
The Witt house is at 804 W. Linden. Because not everyone had visited
the Canyon Animal Hospital at 1000 N. Kimball that nomination was
postponed until next month. Rankin nominated the Don Robyler house
at 1703 N. Illinois for possible commendation for its generally im-
proved appearance brought about by landscaping and remodelling.
Wallace nominated the north side of the 2100 block on Cleveland.
In this block individual owners have enhanced their neighborhood by
painting houses and generally improving the appearance of their
property.
School District Arboretum Grant Request. Conger reported that she
had been asked to submit a letter supporting the school district in
their request for a grant for an arboretum and neighborhood park on
5 acres of unused Lincoln school property. Conger wrote the letter.
Morse questioned the propriety of asking for this grant without
general planning for the entire impact area. In this case the school
board was probably unaware of the work of this Commission on a similar
project. Palrang wondered aloud why the Parks and Recreation Commission
had not been consulted.
eqN School Board Representative. Following a discussion, in which it
was noted that it would be very helpful for the school board and
the city to know what the other group was planning, Conger appointed
Gledhill to ask that Darrel Deide appoint a school administrator
or other representative to meet regularly with this Commission.
Bike Pathways. Conger appointed Wallace to pick up a recent
bicycle survey from Mr. Astleford. and to check with Mr. Lewis
about city plans for the use of Montana. Also to see if anything
is being done to assure under-passes or over-passes at various
places on the proposed Inter-state.
Downtown. Fran Horan has been in touch with the National Trust
for Historical Preservation which will be a helpful source for in-
formation concerning the Railroad Park project and also for general
improvement of the downtown area. She is also in touch with Arthur
Hart who is willing to help. Don Horan showed the Commission snap
shots of "corner parks" in Edmonds, Washington. This or a similar
idea could be utilized in Caldwell with a minimum loss of parking
space, at a minimum cost to citizens to help improve the appearance
of the business district.
Western Building. Conger announced that the owners of the Western
building would like to have an idea of plans being made for that
part of the business district. Conger will set up a meeting with
pr them and Don Horan and other interested people.
Greenways. Arlo Nelson has suggested that this Commission make plans
and suggestions for special area ever-lay greenways. It was suggested
that the Parks and Recreation Commission and possibly the Planning and
Zoning Commission might also be interested in this project. Conger
suggested that this item might go on the agenda of the CCDC for next
year.
Pioneer Irrigation. It was reported by Conger that there have been
a number of requests that Pioneer Irrigation District give up ease-
ments for use by individuals. It was noted that these easements may
very well be needed for public use sometime in the future. Wallace
was instructed to write a letter to Pioneer requesting that they not
give up easements.
Quiet Park. Rankin reported that nothing more can be done about
having the park incorporated into the parks system until a name is
chosen. Payne said plans have been made to plant the hedge as soon
as possible in the spring.
Planning and Zoning. Wallace was instructed to submit a letter to
the City Council supporting the Zoning ordinance.
The meeting was adjourned at 2:17 P.M.
Valeta Wallace
Co-Secretary