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James A. Crawford, Mayor
City of Lansing
At the Downtown Mall and Environs Advisory Board meeting held on
February 9 , 1993 the Board reviewed the request from the Michigan
Capitol Girl Scout Council, Inc . for a Temporary Encroachment
License to use the Washington Square and Environs area for the sale
of Girl Scout cookies , Thursday, March 11, 1993 . It is the Boards
recommendation to approve the application with the following
stipulations : NONE
Date
R. Eric Reickel, Director, Parks & Rec.
x Approved Denied
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ames A. Craw ord, Mayor
cc: Phil Dorland
'Forward Approvals To:
Parks & Recreation Department
Police Department
V&ity Clerk
"Equal Opportunity Employer"
PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT
124 W. Michigan Ave.
* 41h Floor, City Hall
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(517)483-4277
James A. Crawford, Mayor
City of Lansing
At the Downtown Mall and Environs Advisory Board meeting held on
February 9 , 1993 the Board reviewed the request from the Michigan
Parades Into The 21st Century committee for a Temporary
Encroachment License to use the Washington Square and Environs area
for the parade and attendent activities , Saturday, May 15 , 1993 .
It is the Boards recommendation to approve the application with the
following stipulations : NONE
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Reic el, Director, Parks & Rec.
Approved Denied
Date
)ames A. Cra ord, Mayor
cc: Phil Dorland
Forward Approvals To:
Parks & Recreation Department
Police Department
City Clerk
"Equal Opportunity Employer"
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s� PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT
124 W. Michigan Ave.
4th Floor, City Hall
Lansing. Michigan 48933
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James A. Crawford, Mayor
City of Lansing
At the Downtown Mall and Environs Advisory Board meeting held on
February 91 1993 the Board reviewed the request from the Ingham
County Unit, American Cancer Society for a Temporary Encroachment
License to use the Washington Square and Environs area for their
"Making Strides Against Cancer" 5K walk/run as a prelude to the
Michigan Parade on Saturday, May 15, 1993 . It is the Boards
recommendation to approve the application with the following
stipulations : NONE
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R. Eric ReicZel, Director, Parks & Rec .
Approved Denied
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James A. Crawfford, Mayor
cc : Phil Dorland
Forward Approvals To:
Parks & Recreation Department
Police Department
City Clerk
"Equal Opportunity Employer"
PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT
124 W. Michigan Ave.
n` 4th Floor.City Hall
Lansing, Michigan 48933
(517)483-4277
James A. Crawford, Mayor
City of Lansing
At the Downtown Mall and Environs Advisory Board meeting held on
February 9 , 1993 the Board reviewed the Transient Business
Locations . It is the Boards recommendation to add the following
food vending locations : #3 be designated a Food Court Area; and #9
to be located at the northeast corner of Grand Avenue and River
Street; with the following stipulations : "Food Court" Area -
Products sold by three vendors at this site shall be different,
i .e. , hctdogs at one vendor, fruit and ice cream at another and
cookies or sweets at a third vendor. There shall not be three
hotdog vendors at the food court area. "
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R. Eric Reickel, Director, Parks & Rec .
Approved Denied
Date
ames A. Crawford, Mayor
cc : Phil Dorland
Forward Approvals To:
Parks & Recreation Department
Police Department
City Clerk
"Equal Opportunity Employer"
" DOWNTOWN MALL AND ENVIRONS ADVISORY BOARD
[(�` jj May 18, 1993
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The regularly scheduled monthly meeting of the Downtown Mall and Environs
Advisory Board, scheduled for May 11, 1993 was rescheduled due to a lack of quorum. The
rescheduled meeting was called to order by Chairperson John Decker at 7:35 a.m. at the
Parthenon restaurant.
Board members present were: John Decker, Terry Eagle, Grady Porter, and Geno Sal
Gani.
Others in attendance were: Diane Townsend of Lansing Parks & Recreation, Lester
Bidle of Anderson Associates, Tom Shiels of the Old Newsboys Association, Paul Smith of
Lansing 2000, Tom Frazier of Mayor Crawford's office, and Michael Guasco of Mike's Little
Italy.
Motion to approve the minutes of the April 13, 1993 meeting was made by Grady
Porter and seconded by Terry Eagle. The motion passed unanimously.
Request for Use of Downtown Mall and Environs
a. Capitol Center - 1993 Business Extension - Patrick Timothy Reid - Motion to
approve the business extension request from Patrick Timothy Reid was made
by Terry Eagle and seconded by Grady Porter. Motion passed unanimously.
b. Request to move to location #9 by Debbie Gardner - Motion to approve the
request from Debbie Gardner to move from location #6 to location #9 was
made by Grady Porter and seconded by Sal Gani. Motion passed unanimously.
C. Daily Bagel - 1993 Business Extension - Mark Blumenau - Motion to approve
the business extension request from Mark Blumenau was made by Terry Eagle
and seconded by Grady Porter. Motion passed unanimously.
d. Kiwanis request for Temporary Encroachment - May 7, 1993 - Motion to
approve the request for the Kiwanis peanut day sales in downtown Lansing
was made by Grady Porter and seconded by Terry Eagle. Motion passed
unanimously.
e. Lions request for Temporary Encroachment -May 14, 1993 -Motion to approve
the request for the Lions white cane sales day'in downtown Lansing was made
by Terry Eagle and seconded by Grady Porter. Motion passed unanimously.
f. F.W. Woolworth - 1993 Business Extension - John Decker - tabled until next
month
g. Lunchtime Cafe - request for 1993 Business Extension - tabled until next
month
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h. Mike's Little Italy - 1993 Business Extension - Mike Guasco - Motion to
approve the business extension request for 30 days while Mike Guasco gets the
remaining paperwork in order (letter from landlord needed) was made by Sal
Gani and seconded by Terry Eagle. Motion passed unanimously.
Tabled Items
a. Update on status of request for historical marker by Old Newsboys Association
- Terry Eagle reported he had examined the requested area in the downtown
mall and environs area and recommended that the historical marker for the Old
Newsboys Association be placed near the statue between Comerica Bank and
the IBM building just outside the brickwork surrounding the base of the statue.
Motion was made by Grady Porter and seconded by Terry Eagle to approve
the recommendation as presented and pass it along to the Public Service and
Planning and Municipal Development Departments for their approval. Motion
passed unanimously.
New Business
a. Discussion of Council member comments from 5/3/93 City Council meeting -
copy of memo attached to agenda - The Board had no concerns that the
cleaning of the doorways at vacant properties was not being handled in a
satisfactory manner. The second issue regarding the snow removal around the
parking meters however brought a different response. The board felt the City
should pay any necessary additional costs to remove all snow over six inches
(6") from around the parking meters. The board was unwilling to take any
additional costs to the downtown property owners.
Old Business
None
Motion to excused the absences of Nancy Achenbach and David Berridge was made
by Terry Eagle and seconded by Sal Gani. Motion passed unanimously. The Board asked
the secretary to write another letter to Bruno Tews requesting his resignation if he feels he
cannot commit himself to regular attendance of the Board meetings.
Paul Smith again assured the Board he is still moving ahead with the Friday 5:01
concerts on the Mall. Although not all arrangements have been finalized, things are still
moving forward.
Motion to adjourn was-made by Grady Porter and seconded by Terry Eagle. Meeting
was adjourned at 8:45 a.m.
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DOWNTOWN MALL AND ENVIRONS ADVISORY BOARD-
June 8, 1993
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The regularly scheduled monthly meeting of the Downtown Mall and Environs
Advisory Board was called to order on June 8, 1993 by Vice-Chairperson Terry Eagle at 8:15
a.m.
Board members present were: Terry Eagle, Grady Porter, Dave Berridge and Geno
Sal Gani.
Others in attendance were: Diane Townsend of Lansing Parks & Recreation, Lester
Bidle of Anderson Associates, Diane Brewer, Riverfest, W. Monte. Ream, Shriners, David
Havhow. Capital City Auto Festival, Ronn Blodgett, Mole Hole, Toni Frazier of Mayor
Crawford's office, and Kim Lawrence, Lansing Police Athletic League.
Motion to approve the minutes of the May 18, 1993 meeting was made by Grady
Porter and seconded by Dave Berridge. The motion passed unanimously.
Request for Use of Downtown Mall and Environs:
a. Capital City Riverfest, Inc., Gus Macker - Diane Brewer - Motion to
recommend approval of the request for transient business use in the downtown
mall and environs for the 3 on 3 Gus Macker tournament on September 4 & 5,
1993 was made by Grady Porter and seconded by G. Sal Gani. Motion passed
unanimously.
b. Capitol Caravan Shrine Club - W. Monte Ream - Motion to recommend
approval of the request for transient business use in the downtown mall and
environs for sale of the Shrine Club newspaper June 11, 1993 was made by
Grady Porter and seconded by G. Sal Gam. Motion passed unanimously.
C. Salute to Oldsmobile/General Motors - David Havhow - Motion to recommend
approval of the request for transient business use in the downtown mall and
environs for August 27 - 29, 1993 with the stipulations that the approval is
subject to resolution of parking and trash control/pick-up cost and poling of
merchants to show support for the event was made by Grady Porter and
seconded by G. Sal Gani. Motion passed unanimously.
Tabled Items:
a. F.W. Woolworth - 1993 Business Extension - John Decker - no action taken =
deleted
b. Lunchtime Cafe - 1993 Business Extension - Vic Hansens - no action taken -
deleted
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New Business:
None
Old Business:
a. 5:01 Friday concerts - Kim Lawrence of the Police Athletic League, explained
to the Board the purpose of the organization as a non-profit group dedicated
to sponsoring non-competitive athletic participation for youth. The sports
programs are coached by police officers in their off-duty time. They are funded
by public fund raising, private contributions, and grants.
Motion to excuse the absences of Nancy Achenbach and John Decker was made by
Dave Berridge and seconded by Grady Porter. Motion passed unanimously. The Board will
wait until John Decker is available for comment and then vote on the absence of Bruno
Tews.
Public May Comment:
Les Bidle informed the Board that he had been approached by various business people
in the downtown area asking that more benches be installed along the right-of-way.
He said the problem with installing benches was that the original benches were no
longer available. Les is exploring options on benches and will report to the Board
next month with his recommendation.
Motion to adjourn the meeting was made by Dave Berridge and seconded by Grady
Porter at 9:15 a.m.
Motion to adjourn was made by Grady Porter and seconded by Terry Eagle. Meeting
was adjourned at 8:45 a.m.
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DOWNTOWN MALL AND ENVIRONS ADVISORY BOARD
July 13, 1993
The regularly scheduled monthly meeting of the Downtown Mall and Environs
Advisory Board was called to order on July 13, 1993 by Chairperson John Decker at 8:10
a.m.
Board members present were: John-Decker, Terry Eagle. Grady Porter, Dave Berridge
and Nancy Achenbach.
Others in attendance were: Diane Townsend of Lansing Parks & Recreation, Lester
Bidle of Anderson Associates. and Tom Frazier of Mayor Crawford's office.
Motion to approve the minutes of the June 8, 1993 meeting was made by Grade Porter
and seconded by Terry Eagle. The motion passed unanimously.
Receipt of Communications/Petitions for Information/ Referral:
Letter received from Anderson Associates, Inc. was read (copy attached). Motion was
made by Dave Berridge and seconded by Grady Porter to forward the communication to the
Transportation Division for review and recommendation for the August 10, 1993 meeting of
the Downtown Mall and Environs Advisory Board. Motion passed unanimously.
There were no requests for Use of Downtown Mall and Environs.
Tabled Items:
a. Request from Les Bidle for additional benches in Downtown Mall and Environs -
Motion was made by Dave Berridge and seconded by Nancy Achenbach to have Les
Bidle and the Parks& Recreation Landscape staff prepare a plan for bench repair
and/or replacement, check the bench locations, and identify funding sources. Motion
passed unanimously.
b. Bruno Tews excused or unexcused absence of 6/8/93 - Motion was made by Grady
Porter and seconded by Terry Eagle to have the June 8, 1993 absence of Bruno Tews
unexcused and to have him removed from the Board under the guidelines of Section
3.6 - Attendance, Item A. Motion passed unanimously.
New Business:
Dave Berridge informed the Board that the Transportation Division had completed
a study to modify the parking spaces for the South Washinggton Mall. The street parking will -
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be returned to.the 90 degree angle. which will add about 30 parking spaces. They will begin
soon to change the spaces and relocate the parking meters.
Motion of excused absence was made for Geno Sal Gani. who had called.Diane Townsend and
explained that he had a conflict with a court appearance. by Dave Berridge and seconded by
Grady Porter. Motion passed unanimously.
Public May Comment:
Les Bidle reported that his crews had finished the clean-up of the Mall area after the
Independence Day parade on Monday, July 5th. That the crews had replaced the flowers in
the tubs and were in the process of replacing damaged sod.
Remarks by the Director of Parks & Recreation or his designee:
Diane Townsend informed the Board that there were a number of downtown business
with outside seating in front of their business locations. Since only one (1) downtown business
has been approved for outside seating, John Decker and Diane Townsend will survey the
downtown .mall area for locations who are not in compliance with the Downtown Mall
ordinance and. communicate with those business locations.
Molion to adjourn was made by fancy Achenbach and seconded by Terry Eagle. Meeting,
was adjourned at 8:45 a.m.
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DOWNTOWN MALL AND ENVIRONS ADVISORY BOARD
August 10, 1993
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'Ne regularly scheduled monthly meeting of the Downtown Mall and Environs
Advisory Board was called to order on August 10, 1993 by Chairperson John Decker at 8:11
a.m.
Board members present were: John Decker, Dave Berridge, Nancy Achenbach, and H.A. Welch.
Others in attendance were: Diane Townsend of Lansing Parks & Recreation, Lester
Bidle of Anderson Associates, and Tom Frazier of Mayor Crawford's. office.
Motion to approve the minutes of the July 13, 1993 meeting was made by Dave
Berridge and seconded by H.A. Welch. The motion passed unanimously.
Receipt of Communications/Petitions for Information/ Referral:
None
Request for use of Downtown Mall and Environs:
a. Request from Sue Mills, Executive Director of the Arts Council Center of
Greater Lansing to use the Downtown Mall and Environs for staging the
annual 'Silver Bells in the City' on Friday, November 19, 1993 from 5:00 p.m.
to 9:00 P.M. Motion to recommend approval of the request was made by
Nancy Achenbach and seconded by H.A. Welch.. Motion passed unanimously.
b. Request from Linda Martin of Pentecostal Outreach f'or a Temporary
Encroachment license to allow street musicians to ,operate at the corner of
Washington & Washtenaw Friday, August 13, 1993 from 10:00 p.m. to 12:30
a.m. Motion was made by Dave Berridge and seconded by Nancy Achenbach
to recommend approval the permit provided they obtained proper waivers
and/or approvals of the noise ordinance. Motion passed unanimously.
There were no tabled items or-new business.
Old Business:
a. Dave Berridge-reported that the Transportation Division would be moving the
signs on Museum Drive which had been placed in a position impeding the
mechanical sweeping of the sidewalk by Anderson Associates.
b. Les Bidle reported that he had met with Parks & Recreation staff to discuss
bench repair and/or replacement. The decision was made that it would not be
possible to replace missing benches due to lack of funding available, nor would
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it be possible to repair the broken benches singe they had been removed and
could not be located.
C. John Decker reported that he and Diane Townsend had walked the mall and
noted all business locations in violation of the Downtown Mall and Environs
Procedures. A'letter had been sent to each business advising them that they
were in violation of the procedures and asking them to contact Diane
Townsend to remedy that situation. All businesses have contacted Diane and
are working on how to get into compliance with the City Ordinance. John and
Diane will re-walk the mall before the September meeting to discuss the
situation further with non-compliant businesses. If necessary, a letter from the
City Attorney's office could be sent to businesses to bring them into compliance
with City Ordinance.
d. Reported by Nancy Achenbach that the Car Capitol Celebration had received
53 signature~ from businesses affected by the,Downtown Mall street closing
supporting closing South Washington Ave. Friday thru Sunday, September 27-
29, 1993 for the event (copies on file). This satisfies the restriction to the
approval of the request to hold the Car Capitol Celebration in the Downtown
Mall area. Board asked Diane Townsend to request that-Parks and Recreation
Department request additional cleaning of doorways and in front of vacant
buildings from Anderson Associates (Les said their was money available and it
would be no additional cost).
Motion of excused absence was made for Grady Porter, who had called and explained that he
had a conflict with a doctors appointment, and Terry Eagle who was studying for final exams
by Nancy Achenbach and seconded by H.A. Welch. -Motion passed unanimously. Geno Sal
Gani's absence is unexcused.
Public May Comment:
Les Bidle-reported that his crews had were caught up in all Mall areas.
Remarks by the Director of Parks & Recreation or his designee:
None
Remarks by Board members:
Nancy Achenbach and H. A. Welch both asked about the fire regulations in
Downtown Lansing. The Board asked Diane Townsend to request that the Fire Marshall's
office send a representative .to the September meeting to..explain the guidelines; fire
regulations and inspection. schedule in the Downtown Mall area.
Motion to adjourn was made by Nancy Achenbach and seconded by H.A. Welch. Meeting
was adjourned. at 9:14 a.m.
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DOW-WOV7N MALL AND ENVIRONS ADVISORI BOARD
September 14, 1993
The regularly scheduled monthly meeting of the Downtown Mall and Environs Advisory
Board was called to order on September 14, 1993 by Chairperson John Decker at 8:05 a.m.
Board members present were: John Decker, Dave Berridge, Nancy Achenbach, and H.A.
Welch, Terry Eagle, Grady Porter and Geno Sal Gani.
Others in attendance were: Diane Townsend of Lansing Parks R Recreation, Lester Bidle of
Anderson Associates, Tom. Frazier of the Mayor's office, and Jim Ballard of Lansing Fire
Department, Fire Marshall's office.
Motion to approve the minutes of the August 10, 1993 meeting was made by H. A. Welch and
seconded by Grady Porter. Motion passed unanimously.
Motion to approve the agenda with the addition of (f) and (g) under "Request for Use of
Downtown Mall and Environs" was made by Terry Eagle and seconded by Geno Sal Gani.
Motion passed linaniniously.
Receipt of Communications/Petitions for Information/Referral:
Diane Townsend reported she had received a call from Tom Shicls of the Old Newsboys
Association asking for the status of their request for a permanent historical marker on North
Washington Square. Since Terry Eagle had no further information on it,Diane will be calling
Eleanor Love in the Planning Department to find out what was happening to their request.
Request for use of Downtown Mall and Environs:
a. A motion to recommend approval of the request from Capital Area United
Way to again place their thermometer in front of First of America bank in the
100 block of South Washington Mall was made by Grady Porter and seconded
by H.A. Welch. Motion passed unanimously.
b. A motion to recommend approval of the request from Afternoon Delight for a
Business Extension to accommodate outside seating in front of their location
at 120 S. Washington Ave. was made by Grady Porter and seconded by Sal
Gani. Motion passed unanimously.
C. J. Case Bookmart - No action was taken on the request due to lack of
information.
d. A motion to recommend approval of the request from the Lansing Host Lions
Club for the sale of rolls of candy in the downtown mall area to raise money
for their "Sight First" project on.Sept. 24, 1993 was made by H.A. Welch and
seconded by Nancy Achenbach. Motion passed unanimously.
C. A motion to recommend approval of the request for a Business Extension at
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Luneh Time Cafe, Inc. at 307 S. Washington Ave. to accommodate outside
sea tin, was made by H.A. Welch and seconded by Terry Eagle. _\'lotion passed
unanimously.
f. A motion was made by Sal Gain and seconded by Nancy Achenbach to
recommend approval of the request from R R H Shoe Store to display shoes
on racks in front of his store at 305 S. Washington Ave. Motion passed
unanimously.
g. A motion to recommend approval of the request from the Disabled American
Veterans, Capital City Chapter #8 for the sale of "Forget-me-not" flowers on
September 16 - 18, 1993 was made by Grady Porter and seconded by Dave
Berridge. Motion passed unanimously.
There were no tabled items or new business.
Old Business:
a. Report from Jim Ballard of the Fire Marshall's office on fire inspections in the
downtown area was well received by the Board. Mr. Ballard reported that
state leased and owned buildings and city buildings were inspected yearly;
where there was a liquor license granted the buildings were inspected twice a
year; and .small .business buildings were inspected whenever complaints or
requests to do so were received. Vacant buildings were never inspected inside,
as long as it could be seen that the building was locked and secured.
Inspections were not done as often as they had been in the pass because of
dow-nsiz:ing of the staff. however he would check- into the possibility of taking
3 or 4 employees and making a sweep of the downtown area. J
b. Diane. and John reported that all downtown businesses had been brought into
compliance with the downtown mall and environs ordinances for outside
displays and seating.
Motion of Excused Absences:
Geno Sal Gani apologized to the Board for his absence at the August meeting but said
he thought he had called to explain that he would be in court that day. A motion to change
the unexcused absence of Geno Sal Gani at the August I01h meeting to an excused absence
was made by Dave Berridge and seconded by Nancy Achenbach. Motion passed
unanimously.
Public May Comment:
Tom Frazier reported for the Board's information that there would be a rally in
downtown Lansing at the capitol on Saturday, September 18, 1993 by Ross Perot and Sen.
Donald Reigle.
Les Bidle reported that the outlet in the kiosk in from of Shanghai Express in the 400
block of S. Washington needs to be replaced. (Diane Townsend will do a work order to get
it done.) Les also reported that his crew would be hanging ribbons on Michigan Avenue for
the holiday season decorations. He has been trying to come up with an ashtray to be used
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near non-smoking, highly populated. buildings in the downtown area to eliminate some of the
cigarette butt problems on the mall. A motion was made by Nancy Achenbach and seconded
by Sal Gani to ask Diane Townsend to look into what options might be available for use as
a container for cigarette butts in the Downtown Mall area. Motion passed. Grady Porter
abstained. Les also brought up the bench replacement problem again. He suggested sending
a letter to business owners suggesting they might purchase benches.to place in the downtown
area to replace the broken benches. He will continue looking into options for bench
replacements.
Remarks by the Director of Parks & Recreation or his designee;
Diane Townsend reported to the Board the concerns that had been received over the
closing of Allegan without proper notice to the businesses in that area for the Gus Macker
tournament September 4 & 51 1993.
Remarks by Board members:
Dave Berridge reported that he staff had begun converting the downtown mall parking
area from angled parking to parallel parking. They area doing the work at night and expect
to be done in three weeks (about October 5th).
Motion to adjourn was made by Grady Porter and seconded by H.A. Welch. Meeting was
adjourned at 9:05 a.m.
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DOWNTOWN MALL AND ENVIRONS ADVISORY BOARD
November 9, 1993
The regularly scheduled meeting of the Downtown Mall and Environs Advisory Board
was called to order by John Decker, Chairperson, at 8:05 a.m. on Tuesday, November 9, 1993
in the Parks and Recreation Department Conference Room, 4th Floor, City Hall.
Board members present were Nancy Achenbach, John Decker, Terry Eagle, H. A.
Welch, Geno Sal Gam and Dave Berridge. Others in attendance were Diane Townsend, Parks
& Recreation, Tom Frazier, Mayor's office, Les Bidle, Anderson Associates, Bill Savage, Old
Newsboys, and Jeff Case, Case Bookstore.
A motion to approve the minutes from the meeting of October 12, 1993 was made by
G. Sal Gani and seconded by Terry Eagle. Motion passed unanimously.
Request for Use of Downtown Mall and Environs:
Bill Savage presented a request for use of the downtown mall and environs for
the sale from the Old Newsboys for the sale of their "Old Newsboy's Newspaper" on
December 3, 1993. Motion to recommend approval of the request was made by Dave
Berridge and seconded by Terry Eagle. Motion passed unanimously.
Old Business:
a. Ashtrays for mall - Diane Townsend informed the Board that a memo had been
sent to R. Eric Reickel on behalf of the Downtown Mall and Environs Advisory Board
requesting that monies be allocated in the FY 95 budget for replacement of benches
and ashtrays around the mall. Diane Townsend will also check the prices for ashtrays
and have information available in case businesses would like to purchase them
individually to place near their entrances where people congregate to smoke. This
would provide uniformity in the types of ashtrays used and insure that t'he design met
the guidelines of the Board and Anderson Associates.
b. Diane 'Townsend informed the Mall Board that the she had met with
representatives of the Planning Department, the Public Service Department, and the
Old Newsboys Association and between them had approved a location in the ]00 block
of Lite North Washington Mall for placement of their Historical Marker, as
recommended by the Mall Board in 1992. This recommendation would still have to
go before the Planning Board and then to the City Council for final approval.
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DOWNTOWN MALL AND ENVIRONS ADVISORY BOARD (coat.)
November 9, 1993
A motion of excused absence was made by Dave Berridge and seconded by Nancy
Achenbach for 11. A. Welch and Grady Porter. Motion passed unanimously.
Public May Comment:
Jeff Case introduced himself to the Board and told them a little about his business.
Motion to adjourn was made by Nancy Achenbach and seconded by Terry Eagle. Meeting
was adjourned at 8:35 a.m.
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