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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1996 Downtown Mall & Environs Meeting Minutes (Jan-Aug) CITY OF LANSING, MICHIGAN PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT CITY CARwntown Mall and Environs Advisory Board January 9, 1996 The regular monthly meeting of the Downtown Mall and Environs Advisory Board was called to order at 8:15 a.m. by Chairperson John Decker. Board members in attendance were: John Decker, G. Sal Gani, David Berridge, Jeffrey Case. Nancy Achenbach, Judith Corlett, and H.A. Welch. Others in attendance were: Diane Townsend, Parks and Recreation, Bob Johnson, Mayor's Office, Kelly Thompson, Lansing 2000, and Kevin McKinney, Principal Shopping District forming committee. A.motion for approval of the minutes from the meeting of December 12, 1995 by Sal Gan] and seconded by H.A. Welch. Motion passed. A motion for approval of the agenda was made by Nancy Achenbach and seconded by H.A. Welch with the addition of 8.a. ...and Chapter 1026.08.... Motion passed. There were no Communications/Petitions for Information/Referral,Requests for Use of Downtown Mall and Environs, Tabled items, or Old Business New Business: a_ Revision of Chapter 812 and 1026.08 Code of Ordinances - There was a great deal of discussion on revising 812 and 1026.08 to accommodate the area around the new baseball stadium site and the forming Principal Shopping District group. It was decided that jurisdiction over vending, special events, and maintenance need not be in the same areas or with the same entity. Motion was made by Dave Berridge and seconded by H.A. Welch to recommend revision of City Ordinance 812 (revised copy attached). Motion passed unanimously. Motion was made by Dave Berridge and seconded by Jeff Case to recommend revision of City Ordinance 1026.08 (revised copy attached). Motion passed unanimously. Discussion on the duties of the mall maintenance contractor will be put on the agenda for discussion at the February Board meeting. The Board will form a sub-committee to look into identifying new street vending locations and fees. This committee will be made up of members from the Mayor's office, Planning Department, Parks and Recreation, Transportation Division, and Downtown Mall Board. The committee will bring its recommendations to the February Board meeting. Remarks by Board Members: H.A. Welch again asked what could be done to get additional trash barrels and trash pick LIPS in the mall area. Diane will get cost estimates for trash barrels. Possibly the cost could be included with the assessment. Motion to adjourn was made by Dave Berridge and seconded by Jeff Case. Meeting was adjourned at 9:15 a.m. Respectfully submitted, Diane G Townsend, Secretary CITY OF LANSING, MICHIGAN PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT Downtown Mall and Environs Advisory Board February 13 , 1996 Ii I V CF L111k The regular monthly meeting of the Downtown Mall and Environs Advisory Board was called to order at 8 : 10 a.m. by vice-chairman Nancy Achenbach. Board members in attendance were : Nancy Achenbach, G. Sal Gani , Dave Berridge, Jeff Case, Judith Corlett, and H.A. Welch. John Decker arrived at 8 : 50 a .m. Others in attendance were : Phil Dorland, Parks and Recreation, Charles Marquardt, Michigan PRIDE, Inc . , Bob Gardner, The Hot Dog Guy, Kelly Thompson, Downtown Lansing, Jeff Anderson and Les Bidle, Anderson Associates , Lenora Jadun, Public Service Department . A motion for approval of the minutes from the meeting of January 9 , 1996 was made by Dave Berridge and seconded by Sal Gani . Motion passed. A motion for approval of the agenda was made by Dave Berridge and seconded by Sal Gani with the addition under New Business , for the board to take up the issue of Evening/Saturday Parking Meter Operations Proposal . Motion passed. A motion to recommend approval of the Kiwanis Club annual Peanut Sale Days May 17 & 18 was made by Dave Berridge and seconded by H.A. Welch. Motion passed. Tabled Items : Michigan Pride will assemble at Lansing Eastern parking lot the morning of the Saturday June 22nd and march to the Capital at 2 : 30 p.m. Afterwards , the festival will begin in the 100 & 200 blocks of North Washington Mall . The committee will schedule a walk through. Jeff Case stated that safety was important and that control of the beer tent meant they must have monitors and marshals in case of emergency. They will get back with Dave Berridge to finalize the street closing. Dave Berridge wants to limit the street closing to Ionia because of the number of events going on at the same time. New Business : a . Duties of the maintenance contractor were discussed. We need to inform the contractor of the service level to provide under the contract, and also the boundaries he is responsible for. Proposal to expand boundaries of the district around the new stadium will require an ordinance amendment . A decision was made to set up a subcommittee and have a meeting to address the contract maintenance specifications , locations and numbers of trash receptacles &benches wanted for the mall . Subcommittee will consist of Nancy Achenbach, H.A. Welch, and John Decker. b. Evening/Saturday Parking Meter Operations Proposal - A motion was made by Nancy Achenbach and seconded by H.A . Welch to recommend approval of the following : 1 . Parking meters in the proposed zone be operated on Saturdays from 8 : 00 a .m. to 6 : 00 p .m. ; 2 . Parking rate to be fifty cents ( 50(� ) per hour; 3 . Parking time limits will be five ( 5 ) hours except for the 100 , 200 , 300 , and 400 blocks of South Washington Square, which will remain ninety ( 90 ) minutes . Motion passed unanimously. Old Business a . New trash receptacles would cost $450-$500 and new benches $700-$900 depending on type . Lenora Jadun indicated she would pass information along on benches made from recycled materials . b . New vending sites on mall - Discussion took place regarding the differences between the document in front of them and some of the proposals discussed in committee . John Decker and Judith Corlett will attempt to clarify. Motion to adjourn was made by H.A. Welch and seconded by Judith Corlett . Meeting was adjourned 10 : 00 a .m. Respectfully submitted, Diane Townsend Secretary Page 2 CITY OF LANSING, MICHIGAN PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT Downtown Mall and Environs Advisory Board March 12 , 1996 CLt�n The regular monthly meeting of the Downtown Mall and Environs Advisory Board was called to order at 8 : 10 a.m. by vice-chairman Nancy Achenbach. Board members in attendance were : Nancy Achenbach, Dave Berridge, Jeff Case and Judith Corlett. Others in- attendance were : Diane Townsend, Parks and Recreation, Antonio Sharp, Gregg Williams, Ressie Davis, Clinton Tarver, Mark Wilson, Kyle Carmany, Bob Gardner, Todd Behovitz, Kimberly Savage, Cheryl Gabalis, John Decker, Kelly Thompson, Lansing 2000, Fred Puffenberger, Cooley Law School, Stacie Malinawski, and Jeff Anderson and Les Bidle, Anderson Associates . R. Eric Reickel and Phil Dorland of Parks and Recreation, joined the meeting in progress . Motion was made by Dave Berridge and seconded by Judith Corlett to accept the minutes of the February 13, 1996 meeting with amendments as proposed (copy of amendments attached) . Motion passed. A motion was made by Judith Corlett and seconded by Dave Berridge to accept the agenda with the following additions : 6 . j . Greater Lansing Convention and Visitors Bureau; 6 .k. Kyle Carmany; 6 . 1 . Mark Wilson . Motion passed. There were no communications/petitions to report on. Diane Townsend explained that the reason Wladyslaw Byc was not on the agenda to renew his Temporary Encroachment License was because he had been killed in a vehicle accident the previous week. Diane had spoken with his wife Bozina and she would be applying for his vending location when she returned from Poland where she was taking her husband' s ashes for burial . Request for use of the Downtown Mall and Environs : a. Todd Behovitz - Motion was made by Dave Berridge and seconded by Judith Corlett to recommend approval of the application for a Temporary Encroachment License for food vending at site 3A ( 200 block of North Washington Square at Ottawa) . Motion passed . b. Bob Ebright - Motion was made by Judith Corlett and seconded by Jeff Case to recommend approval of the application for a Temporary Encroachment License for food vending at site 2 ( 100 blk. of N. Washington, by northwest corner of concrete wall ) . Motion passed. 1 c . Robert Gardner - Motion was made by Dave Berridge and seconded by Jeff Case to recommend approval of the application for a Temporary Encroachment License for food vending at site 1 (northeast corner of Michigan and Capitol Avenues ) . Motion passed. d. Deborah Gardner - Motion was made by Jeff Case and seconded by Judith Corlett to recommend approval of the application for a Temporary Encroachment License for food vending at site 6 ( 300 block of North Washington Square at the corner of Ionia) . Motion passed. e . Reesie Davis (Reesie' s Catering) - Motion was made by Dave Berridge and seconded by Jeff Case to recommend approval of the application for a Temporary Encroachment License for food vending at site 4A (northeast corner of Michigan and Grand Avenues , Wentworth Park) . Motion passed. Motion was made by Dave Berridge and seconded by Judith Corlett to recommend allowing all food vendors licensed in 1995 to resume operations in March, 1996 . Motion passed. f . Antonio Sharpe - Motion was made by Dave Berridge and seconded by Jeff Case to recommend approval of the application for a Temporary Encroachment License for food vending at site 3B ( 200 blk. of North Washington Square at Ottawa Street) . Motion passed. g. Mark Myers was not at this meeting. His request was tabled until he is available . h. Sherri Bastian was not at this meeting. Her request was tabled until she is available. i . Kimberly Savage & Cheryl Gabalis - Motion was made by Judith Corlett and seconded by Dave Berridge to recommend approval of the application for a Temporary Encroachment License for food vending at site 4C (northeast corner of Michigan and Grand Avenues, Wentworth Park) . Motion passed. j . Greater Lansing Convention and Visitors Bureau - Motion was made by Dave Berridge and seconded by Judith Corlett to recommend approval of the application for a Temporary Encroachment License for "Be A Tourist In Your Own Town" May 11 , 1996 , 10 : 00 a .m. - 6 : 00 p.m. Motion passed. k. Kyle Carmany - Motion was made by Dave Berridge and seconded by Jeff Case to recommend approval of the application for a Temporary Encroachment License for a Street Musician in District 1 . Motion passed. 2 1 . Mark Wilson - Motion was made by Judith Corlett and seconded by Jeff Case to recommend approval of the application for a Temporary Encroachment License for a Street Musician in District 1 when application fee is paid. Motion passed. Motion was made by Dave Berridge and seconded by Jeff Case to recommend allowing all new vendors coming on May 1, 1996 to begin operations April 1, 1996 provided all paperwork is in order and fees paid. Motion passed. Motion was made by Dave Berridge and seconded by Judith Corlett to reopen the agenda to add 7 .b. Michigan Pride Festival and 8 . a . Bozina (Mrs . Wladyslaw) Byc temporary encroachment license and to take them ahead of the P . S .D. Public Improvements agenda item. Motion passed. Tabled Items : b. Michigan PRIDE request for Temporary Encroachment License for Michigan PRIDE festival June 22 , 1996 - Dave Berridge stated he had met with the representatives from Michigan PRIDE and was in agreement with their plan for setting up the event in the 100 and 200 blocks of North Washington. A tent would be placed in the street at Ionia and Ionia would be closed from Capitol to the alley west of the N. Grand parking ramp. The tent would go up after 7 : 00 p.m. Friday and would come down before 7 : 00 a.m. Sunday. Motion was made by Judith Corlett and seconded by Jeff Case to recommend approval of the Temporary Encroachment License under the conditions stated. Motion carried. New Business : a. Motion was made by Dave Berridge and seconded by Jeff Case to recommend Mrs . Wladyslaw (Bozina) Byc be granted grandfathered rights to the food vending location and seniority rights held by her husband. Motion passed. Tabled Items : a. Current practices and additional needs for downtown mall maintenance was explained. Discussion was held on ways to simplify the mall maintenance contract and how to work with the Principal Shopping District group to put the necessary operations in place . A motion was made by Dave Berridge and seconded by Jeff Case to recommend all references to the term "PSD or Principal Shopping District" be struck from the recommendations in regards to mall maintenance and the traditional terms of "DME or Downtown Mall and Environs" be substituted and that the mall maintenance contract be continued; and that the Parks and Recreation Department staff re-work costs using the current districts and the districts as recommended in the ordinance amendments to Chapters 812 and 1026 . 08 Code of Ordinances and submit both costs . Motion passed. 3 Motion of Excused Absences : Motion was made by Dave Berridge and seconded by Judith Corlett to recommend approval of the absences for G. Sal Gani and H.A. Welch . Motion passed. Remarks by Board Members : Dave Berridge stated he wanted there to be no mis- understanding about the earlier discussion regarding the Principal Shopping District and the Downtown Mall and Environs Advisory Board. The Downtown Mall and Environs Advisory Board has nothing against the .Principal Shopping District concept . The Board was in agreement in their support of the P . S .D. concept . Motion to adjourn was made by Dave Berridge and seconded by Judith Corlett. - Meeting was adjourned at 9 : 35 a.m. Respectfully submitted, Diane To nsend, Secretary 4 CITY OF LANSING, MICHIGAN PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT Downtown Mall and Environs Advisory Boar0 "j v ,_;1 l 1" ���� �� April 9 , 1996 The regular monthly meeting of the Downtown Mall and Environs Advisory Board was called to order at 8 : 10 a.m. by vice-chairman Nancy Achenbach. Board members in attendance were : Nancy Achenbach, G. Sal Gani, Dave Berridge, Jeff Case and Judith Corlett . Others in attendance were: Diane Townsend and Phil Dorland, Parks and Recreation, Kim Elise Snoddy, AARP, Perry Zaremla, and M. Tina Meyer. Motion was made by Sal Gani and seconded by Jeff Case to accept the minutes of the March 12 , 1996 meeting. Motion passed. A motion was made by Dave Berridge and seconded by Sal Gani to accept the agenda with the following additions 6 . Request for Use of Downtown Mal and Environs b. Downtown Sports Page; c . Sara_' s Lunchbox Express ; d. WHZZ Z101 . 7 FM; e . Lansing Lions Club; f . American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) ; g. Hobie' s Downtown Downtown. Motion passed. Request for Use of Downtown Mal and Environs a. Holy Cross School Festival - Request for Charitable Solicitation - Motion was made by Dave Berridge and seconded by Sal Gani to.recommend approval of the request without the May 11 , 1996 date . Motion passed. b. The Downtown Sports Page - Request for Business Extension - Motion was made by Sal Gani and seconded by Dave Berridge to recommend approval of the request for outdoor seating. Motion passed. C . Sara' s Lunchbox Express - Request for Business Extension - Motion was made by Dave Berridge and seconded by Judith Corlett to recommend approval of the request for outdoor seating. Motion passed. d. WHZZ Z101 . 7 FM - Request for Outdoor Exhibition - Motion was made by Sal Gani and seconded by Jeff Case to recommend approval of the application for concerts each Friday May 24 - 8/23 in the 100 block North Washington Mall and allow 3 vehicles to be parked on the mall in the vicinity of the concerts . Motion passed. e. Lansing Lions Club - Request for Charitable Solicitation 1 - Motion was made by Dave Berridge and seconded by Judith Corlett to recommend approval of the request for May 3 , 1996 . Motion passed. f . American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) - Request for Outdoor Exhibition - Motion was made by Dave Berridge and seconded by Judith Corlett to recommend approval of the request for June 27-29 , 1996 . Motion passed. g. Hobie' s Downtown Downtown - Request for Business Extension - Motion was made by Dave Berridge and seconded by Sal Gani to recommend approval of the request for outside seating subject to arrangements being made to accommodate maintenance needs . Motion passed. Tabled Items Letter to Afternoon Delight regarding their outdoor seating has not gone out yet since Diane has not had time yet to write it . Diane will contact the City Attorney' s office and ask them to take official action. There was no New Business or Old Business . Motion of Excused Absences - Motion was made by Dave Berridge and seconded by Sal Gani to excuse H.A. Welch. Motion passed. Remarks by the Director of Parks & Recreation or his designee . Phil Dorland discussed the proposed ordinance change for the Principle Shopping District and' how it operated in Birmingham and passed out some information to board members . Motion to adjourn was made by Dave Berridge and seconded by Sal Gani . Meeting adjourned at 9 : 05 a .m. Respectfully Submitted, Diane Townsend, Secretary 2 CITY OF LANSING, MICHIGAN PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT Downtown Mall and Environs Advisory Board May 14, 1996 1.(;! 11 1C EFii The regular monthly meeting of the Downtown Mall and Environs Advisory Board was called to order at 8 : 17 a .m. by vice-chairman Nancy Achenbach. Board members in attendance were : Nancy Achenbach, H.A. Welch, Jeff Case and Judith Corlett . Others in attendance were: Diane Townsend, Parks and Recreation, Kelly Thompson, Gail Kleine, and Antonio Sharpe . There were no minutes available from the April 9 , 1996 board meeting. A motion was made by H.A. Welch and seconded by Judith Corlett to accept the agenda with -the following additions 6 . Request for Use of Downtown Mal and Environs g. Downtown Sidewalk Sales ; h. Dancing Goat Coffee House. Motion passed. Receipt of Communications/Petitions for Information/Referral a . Copy of memo regarding special assessment - Motion was made by H.A. Welch and seconded by Jeff Case to have Diane check the procedure for extending the Anderson contract 3-6 months . Motion passed. Request for Use of Downtown Mall and Environs : a . Capitol Centre, 108 S . Washington, hot dog cart - Business Extension - Motion was made by H.A. Welch and seconded by Judith Corlett to recommend approval of the application. Motion passed. b. Gibson' s Books & Beans, 320 N. Capitol, outside tables and chairs - application tabled until next meeting when Dave Berridge could be here C . Weston' s Kewpee, 118 S . Washington, outside tables and chairs - Business Extension - Motion was made by H.A. Welch and seconded by Judith Corlett to recommend approval of the application. Motion passed. d. George Stewart, "Senior Class" Band, street musician license - Motion was made by H.A. Welch and seconded by Jeff Case to recommend approval of the request with the stipulation of prior approval of dates , times and locations . Motion passed. e. Child Abuse Prevention Services , 300 N. Washington, Suite 51, solicitation of funds July 12 & 13 - Motion was made by H.A. Welch and seconded by Judith Corlett to recommend approval of the application. Motion passed. 1 f . BrewBakers L.C . , 418 E . Michigan, outside pre-packaged food sales May 18 - Business Extension - Motion was made by H.A. Welch and seconded by Judith Corlett to recommend approval of the application. Motion passed . g. Downtown Business Association - sidewalk sales June 13- 15 , 1996 - Business Extension - Motion was made by H.A. Welch and seconded by Judith Corlett to recommend approval of the application. Motion passed. h. Dancing Goat Coffee House - outside seating - Motion was made by H.A. Welch and seconded by Jeff Case to recommend approval of the application. Motion passed. Tabled Items Diane has not yet contacted the City Attorney' s office to ask that they take official action against Afternoon Delight' s continued violation of the downtown mall ordinance . There was no New Business or Old Business . Public May Comment : Antonio Sharpe indicated a desire to change his menu at his downtown food vending business . Motion was made by H.A. Welch and seconded by Judith Corlett to re-open the agenda and add his request . Motion passed. Motion was made by H.A. Welch and seconded by Judith Corlett to recommend approval of the request by Antonio Sharpe to add soups and salads to his menu . Motion passed. Motion to adjourn was made by H.A. Welch and seconded by Judith Corlett. Meeting adjourned at 8 : 55 a.m. Respectfully submitted, Dian Townsend, Secretary 2 CITY OF LANSING, MICHIGAN PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT 3 Downtown Mall and Environs Advisory Board r June 11, 1996 The regular monthly meeting of the Downtown Mall and Environs Advisory Board was called to order at 8 : 09 a.m. by vice-chairman Nancy Achenbach. Board members in attendance were : Nancy Achenbach, H.A. Welch, Dave Berridge, Jeff Case and Judith Corlett. Others in attendance were: Diane Townsend, Parks and Recreation, Kelly Thompson, Bozena Byc, Jasper Jones and Krystyna Waskewska. There were no minutes available from the May 14 , 1996 board meeting. A motion was made by H.A. Welch and seconded by Judith Corlett to accept the agenda with the following additions 6 . Request for Use of Downtown Mall and Environs a . Jasper Jones ; b. Krystyna Waskewska; 7 . Tabled Items a. Gibson' s Books and Beans ; 8 . New Business a. Kiosk repair and paint job; 9 , Old Business a. Afternoon Delight letter. Motion passed. Request for Use of Downtown Mall and Environs : a. Jasper Jones - Request for Transient Business License - food vending - Motion was made by H.A. Welch and seconded by Jeff Case to recommend approval of the application for the sale of fresh fruit with administrative approval of the location. Motion passed. Mr. Jones was given a map with possible locations marked and asked to return his paperwork to Diane when he had made his selection. b. Krystyna Waskewska - Request for Transient Business License - food vending - Bozina Byc informed the board that she would not be able to keep up the hot dog vending business at location V . She had brought along Krystyna Waskewska who would buy the Byc cart if the board would recommend approval of her application for location V . Motion was made by Dave Berridge and seconded by H.A. Welch to recommend approval of the application for Krystyna Waskewska at location V . Motion passed. Tabled Items a . Gibson' s Books & Beans , 320 N. Capitol , outside tables and chairs - Motion was made by Jeff Case and seconded by Dave Berridge to recommend approval of the application. Motion passed. New Business 1 a. Kiosk repair and paint job - H.A. Welch stated he thought recent repairs to the kiosk in the 400 block of South Washington had been done very poorly. The Board further stated they felt generally maintenance issues on the mall were not dealt with effectively. Motion was made by H.A. Welch and seconded by Jeff Case to send a scathing letter to the Mayor from the Board indicating their continued displeasure with conditions on Washington Mall and surrounding streets . Motion passed. Old Business a . Afternoon Delight action - Due to time constraints , Diane has not yet contacted the City Attorney' s office to ask that they take official action against Afternoon Delight' s continued violation of the downtown mall ordinance . Motion was made by H.A. Welch and seconded by Jeff Case to propose that the Board not hold a July meeting to allow Diane time to catch up on paperwork. Additionally Board would prepar for the September meeting by looking into the option of raising the vending fees and attaching that revenue directly to mall maintenance . Motion passed. Motion to adjourn was made by H.A. Welch and seconded by Judith Corlett. Meeting adjourned at 9 : 15 a .m. En Resp submitted, To nsend, Secretary 2 CITY OF LANSING, MICHIGAN -- i PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT Downtown Mall and Environs Advisory Board August 13, 1996 CLEi''i The regular monthly meeting of the Downtown Mall and Environs Advisory Board was called to order at 8 : 13 a.m. by H.A. Welch. Board members in attendance were : H.A. Welch, Jeff Case and Judith Corlett. Nancy Achenbach joined the meeting in progress . Others in attendance were: Diane Townsend and R. - Eric Reickel , Parks and Recreation, Mayor David Hollister, Kelly Thompson, Principle Shopping District, Diane Brewer Capital City Riverfest, and Mary Blood Greater Lansing Convention & Visitors Bureau. A motion was made by Jeff Case and seconded by Judith Corlett to approve the minutes from the meetings of April 9, 1996 , May 14 , 1996 and June 11, 1996 . Motion passed. A motion was made by Jeff Case and seconded by Judith Corlett to accept the agenda. Motion passed. Receipt of Communications/Petitions for Information/Referral : Mayor Hollister offered his thanks on behalf of the City to the Downtown Mall and Environs Advisory Board members for their conscientious service to Downtown Lansing. Request for Use of Downtown Mall and Environs : a. Capital Area United Way - Motion was made by Judith Corlett and seconded by Jeff Case to recommend approval of a Temporary Encroachment License to place the thermometer in the berm in front of 100 South Washington Ave. Motion passed. b. Car Capital Celebration - Motion was made by Jeff Case and seconded by Judith Corlett to recommend approval of a Temporary Encroachment License for August 23 & 24 , 1996 in the 100-500 blocks of South Washington. Motion passed. C . Convention & Visitors Bureau - Motion was made by Judith Corlett and seconded by Jeff Case to recommend approval of the request to place sponsor recognition signs on the berms to identify the holiday lighting displays . Motion passed. d. Capital City Riverfest - Motion was made by Judith Corlett and seconded by Jeff Case to recommend approval of the request for Temporary Encroachment License for August 31 and September 1, 1996 . Motion passed. e . Blue Coyote - Motion was made by Jeff Case and seconded by Judith Corlett to recommend approval of a Temporary 1 Encroachment License for October 4 & 5 , 1996 for a street party on Pere Marquette. Motion passed. Tabled Items a . Discussion of Mall vending fees - Board will leave this for the new Principle Shopping District board to take up. There was no New or Old Business . Motion was made by Judith Corlett and seconded by Jeff Case for an excused absence for Sal Gani and Dave Berridge . Remarks by Board Members Jeff Case asked if the new Board would look at making improvements in the 200 and 300 blocks of North Capitol Ave . Some landscaping would make it more attractive. H.A. Welch asked that the new Board paint the trash barrels on the Mall to make them more attractive . H.A. also wondered if the 400 block of South Washington was going to be included in the downtown sidewalk repair project. (Yes it is . ) Motion to adjourn was made by Jeff Case and seconded by Judith Corlett . Meeting adjourned at 9 : 10 a.m. Re pectfully sub itted, Diane To nsend, Secretary 2