No. Michael, are y'all ready? Yes, ma'am. Okay. Oh, you're ready. Okay. It is Thursday, September 4th, 2025 at 50:03. We bring this uh city beautifification and tree board uh
meeting to order. Uh the first thing that we'll do is stand for the invocation. Dear heavenly father, we we thank you for the opportunity to come together um to serve the city and to serve you. We ask you to uh give us keen insight that
you would want us to know to make good decisions for the betterment of everybody. And we ask this in Jesus name. Amen. I pledge algiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation
under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. And even though I sound like a man, it is Kim Winterberg today. All right. So, uh, for our regular agenda, uh, the first item that we have
is the Century Link Tower. And I was actually, um, going to get an update from Mike on that. So, without him here, um, we can just move on. I finally noticed the tower. I mean, I had never noticed it. And here
we had had two discussions about it. And it just becomes part of the landscape. It does. Well, not a Now that I see it. Well, now that I see it, it's like I can't unsee it. I love it.
Okay. Um, the Chipley Park master plan. Um, okay. So, I done I created a rough draft. Okay. And I just um with Toby's help. Yes. I put it together and then he kind of moved a few things around. Okay. and
taking y'all's notes and putting together. Um, I felt like we could look over this. Yes. Let's take a couple of minutes to do that and then we'll and then you can add stuff and then we'll we'll go from there. Okay. [Music]
Okay. Um I love that we've added to, you know, get input from the community. That's I think super smart that we didn't even talk about. Yeah. Um, so, um, did, uh, Kobe have
recommendations like if we wanted to do like a visioning or a workshop or survey or did he have anything specific? Workshop would be appropriate. I wonder if we could do um, a survey to help guide the workshop a little bit um,
so that they can see what we've already talked about. Um, did anybody see the question on Facebook about if you could have like one thing? Oh, yes. I did not I did not read all the comments, but like I said, the one the
one thing that stood out to me as I did look at it was um the sidewalks. Somebody commented. Yeah, I'm sure there was a lot. Yeah, lighting too I saw. But because we had talked about the condition of the sidewalks, that one kind of popped when I saw it. But you're right, I did
see lighting, too. also understand that that was a question from Main Street which is only three times but the people who responded responded responded in a much bigger scope. Yes. Maybe we could do if it be appropriate
if you guys we did like a flyer handout that I could have Denise design team work together and do like a QR code survey and just come up with some survey questions about the park what people would like to see. then we can push it out through social media.
Um, let me get with that team. I'm all part of that team, too. So, we can kind of talk about that. Um, we did Kobe's table talk with tourism and we did a similar QR code and then we got some data. Hopefully, we get feedback. Yes.
In the past, we've been very successful with our surveys. We've had great response. Um, so hopefully that would be it again. And my thought is to, and by guide, I don't mean limit what the public has to say, but say, "Here's some
things that we've identified and talked about, you know, and maybe even get them to, you know, rate it on a scale of, you know, one to five on what you see as the most important or something like that." Okay. Um, let me get with Denise because she kind
of helped guide that. And then I was actually invited to the next meeting as well to talk about That would be fantastic because we really have to make a decision about what the grants requirements are.
Right. Some there's two grants that are coming up that she can apply for. She got really excited. That's awesome. Then I'll have her come in and she can talk about what are the available grants. Okay. and the qualifications that are
been required for that. I was like, can you get a fountain? She said double check. She just hasn't found that yet is what I'm believing for. Beautif Okay.
That's right. We've still got, you know, the the chariot race is our fundraiser that that Joe is passion. It's not a fountain. It's a fish aration. Oh my gosh. Water quality. It will improve the water quality 100%.
You got water quality. You've got propagation of fish. Is that a thing? Do you propagate fish? That might not They propagate themselves. That might not be the right word. You can tell I'm a real fisher woman. Fish. Fish. Let's go that route.
Yes. Exactly. The colorful lights are just, you know, ambiance. Ambien that came with the package. Exactly. All right. That's a good idea. All right. Okay. He did um ask that we he added the do
utility location. Yes. We need that. need to do a utility location map and probably in coordination with doing an assessment probably a needs assessment type
needs assessment and that would be done in house correct right well I think yes with the with the public works um director so he'll have time as well okay and develop the long-term maintenance
plan that would be with I have on here volunteers according to budget so that would include like staff and then maybe partnership with just clean up then according to whatever's in the budget
um the only thing that I would um add to the pet waste stations and garbage receptacles being consistent we need to we need additional ones other than just the ones that are here because we did fill like the way stations
um and as we get more detailed that that's something we can definitely do first year and then the receptical addition. So I guess just identifying not only where are they located but exactly
how that and maybe we could include you know that as our as part of our workshop of what you know the the community would like to see. I love the idea of the friends of Chipley Park. Um, just making sure that
they would sort of be self sustainable, so to speak, so that they would bring things to us and we're not necessarily running another subcommittee 24/7. And of course, I know we've talked about the berries and bloom. Um, can you tell
us about the United Way born trails because I don't know about that. I don't think any of us do. We had someone contact us when we several months ago and her name is Tanny and she had done a similar Born to Trail
um campaign over at Wele Park and they they have like colorful little stations for the kids and they looked at doing it in Florence Park but it's really for trails and so
there's like pink on the sidewalk talks and musical instruments, but it's all part of the grant with United Way. And of course, there's some things that we can add on to because you know, like, hey, this is only going to cost the city
x amount of dollars. So, she hasn't given us the design feature yet, but Toby and Denise and I wasn't able to go that day. Walked the area. So, they felt like a good area for a little trail would be behind the library with a
sidewalk and something and have that little station. And it's really for children from birth to, you know, yeah, adolescence. But it was just it was really cute. primary colors and different things like that. There's like little stations where
they play music and you know autistic kids too. It's really good for them. I've seen something like that where it was basically a kid story book with little activities that you could do at certain locations throughout the walk and that was really cute.
Like little hopscotch. Yeah. It's like hop on one leg to the next. Yeah. So maybe it's really small. It's a really small area too. So it's not like overwhelm the whole aesthetics. So would we have something like that to
look at prior to any workshop or whatever? Yes. So prior whenever she brings us the design feature of everything that bring it. Great. Um
safety and accessibility. Uh, I think this echoes a lot of what we said, well, everything that we said with the upgraded lighting, with the canopy lighting in the live oaks. Um, the wayfinding and directional signage, um,
the repairing and the refreshing walking paths. Um, are we talking about just the concrete or are we talking something else that I have a question? I think this right here could also be included in
the year three where we're actually redoing the entire sidewalks, the bike paths, but there are probably some pathways that we can look at if it's an easy fix. And so we really just have you guys look out there and see and recommend some areas that may need
repair that's fixed for um the city to handle. So kind of a needs assessment too at the same time. Kind of part of that needs assessment. Okay. at the same time. Um, yeah. So, some of the cracks or busted bricks or something like that could be fixed quickly and
right the major repairs could be correct or if it needed, you know, some type of improvement so far as aesthetics go, that kind of stuff. It's just taking a walk through and seeing.
Okay. Okay. Um, of course we all talked about the ADA compliant features with um, you know, the restrooms, the ramps. I hadn't thought about the accessible picnic table piece of it. So, that's good.
Yes. Make sure that everything everything is ADA. Exactly. That's good. Good to add. Um, and the safety beacons. I see here that it says suggested by council. So when council Harris Harrison came one
night and that's one of his items that he brought to council was the zoning of the lake and then security beacons. So what those are safety beacons um they have them in all colleges as well and it's pretty much
like pole with a light but when you hit it it automatically goes right it automatically goes there and then it'll locate where where the alarm came from exactly according to how the lake has
been zoned out. So, that was a suggestion. And then, okay, good. There are some grants for that as well. Um, I just didn't realize that Glenn had recommended that. So, that's good. We talked about that, didn't we? Okay. I thought so.
All right. I was like, I may have dreamed it. I don't know. Okay. So, year three, we've got community amenities and programming. Um, activating the park as a community gathering place, installing the fountain in Lake Defunia could be sponsored.
Yes, could be sponsored by local businesses. What did um say he he was agreeable to that. Okay. Um, so far as like reaching out to the community and I think that was going to be something that we really this group of people are going to move into is just
trying to get more sponsorship. Yes. And so more people are excited about this, more sponsorships. So would that be a revolving sponsorship or a Chelco put the fountain in? Sorry, I just picked on Chelco because they've a lot of stuff for us.
That would be to you all to try to make that decision on how you wanted to look at these partnerships or sponsorship toward. We do have some examples from like Main Street how they went out and campaigned for some of their
partnerships. You can call them different things, but they wanted to make a one-time donation or just getting out to the public like that because that's where you're going to get the most funding and see these projects. Many years ago on this board, we had
talked about um you know if there were and we'll get into it in a minute with some of the more formal gardens like being able to say Lowe's sponsors this formal garden here, right? And that's their responsibility to correct, you know, make sure that it's maintained
and all of that so they can get a little credit and then we ensure that it stays beautiful. So yeah, I like that. um sidewalk around the lake with bike paths and underground wiring. Amphitheater um seeking state or
regional tourism grants to support the programming and advertising of the events. I just kind of in there only because I know you guys talked about the amphitheater and that is a project that's going to be done. Yes. Through the CRA and um the TBC. So I thought fig
figured well by year three I know you guys mentioned it maybe that'll be a way that community together and I'm maybe I'm wrong in this but I'm thinking that we could also be helpful as partners with CRA and to help guide
them and or give input maybe is a better word because we can't guide them but we can give input in say a joint workshop although I think that might be before year three Um, it may be it just depending depending obviously on how
Yeah, I just put it in year three because year three needed some stuff. We can certainly I can certainly say um one or two I guess depends on how quickly right they're going to be moving they have
their project. Yeah, exactly. Okay. Um year four environmental stewardship and beautifification. Uh the goal is highlighting the park's natural setting and history, creating formal formal gardens, improving ecology, launching a
community-led tree planting campaign, partnering um with UF or the extension uh or Florida forestry and considering an urban orchard or similar grant. I like it. I was like, well, by then maybe we'll
Yes, exactly. I'm open to comments as we go through. I'm just reading it for the record. Your five legacy and sustainability. Um the goal being establishing Chipley Park as a signature asset for the city. Um and that's just seeking sponsorships and
grants for ongoing improvements. Uh and then you know certain guidelines that would that would be within those grants. And I think we can go ahead and go out for a lot of these grants too. Yes. We can say years one through five. Seriously? Yeah.
Well, by year five, we're going to have more more things we want to do. Exactly. Exactly. These things are going to be ever changing. So, we've got the guiding principles of phased improvements uh with small manageable projects each year. Number
two, partnerships. Leverage civic civic groups, nonprofits, schools, and businesses. Number three, grants and sponsorships. Pursue funding through FRDAP, tourism, and private donors. Number four, community engagement. Residents shape the plan through
surveys, events, and friends of the park. And then five, sustainability, focus on lowmaintenance, echco-friendly design. Was there anything that we had talked about that that Kobe tabled?
Well, because I didn't bring my notes. I feel like there were I feel like I actually left them upstairs because I needed to rewrite a lot of it and yes. So Friday so Okay.
Gotcha. Um the only thing that we really when going through everything if you felt like the pressure washing and some of those things that is definitely an inhouse and it is not necessarily need to be part of this master plan. Okay.
And he recommended the developing of the long-term maintenance plan with staff and creating that assessment needs and that be part of the assessment. Makes sense. So instead of because I had originally put in this format
everything you know the pressure washing and the shrubs he like marked all that out and he said no I need you to put it like okay so really that was the only thing that he absolutely was like that's a staff and then the rest of the things um
you know you all can as a group decide what other things you want to try to add and as move along certainly change it. Okay. Because when I was talking to him about the cemetery master plan, it made several different changes before it comes to the
council. Before it comes. So yeah, I would just say let's all go back um especially since we're too short today. Um and think if there's anything else that we want to either move around or add or or anything like that, then we can address that at the next meeting. I
want I want to go back and look at my notes because I did I wrote in all directions on the same paper lastally very organized but when we were out there that day I was just writing as fast as you can I'll go back and listen to the tape recordings just
to make sure. Okay. All right. So we'll bring this back to the next meeting. Okay. Um see I'm sorry. Were there any other comments before we move on? No, I think email it to both Summer and Mike. Okay.
I was going to say I think at least having an outline gives us, you know, goals to shoot for at this point. Yeah. Something more organized than all of our crazy notes. Okay. Um Okay. C Dog
Park. Um, the CRA is going out um for to our um in-house uh engineers. Not in-house, what's the word I'm looking for? Assuming it's not in house, but contracting.
Contracted. Thank you. Um engineering uh firm and they're going to engineer the site for us. So, um I'm very pleased that the CRA was in full support of moving forward and uh hopefully doing a final funding of that, but they're
starting with the engineering group. Um they did ask me to bring back some figures and things that we had talked about. Sumi, can I get with you on um
because I I did not Yeah, I didn't keep copious notes on dollars on that. Okay. And I believe we had a project manager at that time that um have a lot of those things and and so I'll get with Raphael and I'll just ask
to pull all of the dog park. Okay. Um, I know we we do have to plan. Um, but he also went out and got some not surveyed measurements, but he did do like how
rod iron and what it was going to look like and some of those initial and we'll definitely need an approximate, you know, delineation of how far that's going to come over for sure. Well, and that would be part of that survey. So,
okay. Even if we didn't have that part of the Is that reasonable to get with you on that before the next CRA meeting? Okay, great. Anything else on the dog park?
All right. Um 2D the knee wall. I don't have an update. So, unless you have something. I do not. Okay. Because I asked, he said we'll just have to bring it back. That's fine. We'll bring it back. All right. 2E, uh, the designated tree
beautifification fund where businesses and individuals can donate towards project. Um, I think we were all just going to come back with some ideas on what that would look like. Um, we do have a fund created or GL, a
general ledger online item for next year. I might as well we're talking about the budget. Budget hasn't been approved. So last year you all received $10,000. This year it looks like it's only going to be $5,000. So the need to
really have community and businesses and individuals donating is even more. It's even more. Yeah. So we're going to have a lot more calendars. Yes. Yes. Or just you know those types of things. So that'll
that'll Yeah. Um, I say we bring this back again. Okay. Um, uh, 2F, the iron work sign at the Tesla intersection. Have we gotten anything
from staff on that? I know they were looking at No. Um, did we land? I have to look back at my notes. I couldn't remember if you all were waiting on me from us or we were waiting that you all because I think y'all were supposed to go out and
actually I think we settled on the measurements. I think we settled on the measurements. So I think we were waiting on staff our welder to Yeah, I think that's where we left it. Yeah. And then um 2G is the Rotary Club grant.
Um, I don't have an update on that and I can't recall right now where we left it. Um, I think Summer was supposed to bring that back. Wasn't she supposed to bring that back? Possibly. I think she
We're going to blame it on Summer since she's not here. I believe that was I believe that was Okay. I'm gonna We're gonna bring it back, right? Okay. Yeah.
Okay. Um, citizen comments. It was that email that was sent. I don't know if you want to include that as citizen comments. We certainly can. Okay. Um, so um, this is the email from uh, Cindy Ree.
Uh, very detailed. I I really enjoyed that she paid close attention and wasn't just complaining but had some she had some success really appreciate that um and you know just increasing um the the beauty in that part of it. I don't know
how much control we have versus f dot. Um so I I did want you guys to read that. I know um Sumi sent it out to everybody. Raphael did or Raphael did. I was like, uh, I think I'm supposed to just cover it with Kobe, but that's
fine. No, that's okay. So, um, so anyway, she brought up some some good points and, um, just something that we can, um, think about really for our next meeting and maybe, uh, Kobe will be able to join
us then and and we'll have, um, Andrew as well who can guide us on what's in our purview as a city and what's not. Um, and uh, then also Christy Sigler uh, took some great photos of that same
area. So, we would be able to I I feel like kind of include that in what we're talking about with the the medians as well. Can I ask two questions? The black chain link fence for civic organizations that she references, is
that on the west side of town coming into town? So there's like these it's like a panel and they have all the different civic organization signs attached to it. Is that where it's located though where she was there's one there on 90 as you come in. Okay. Yes.
I just wanted to I just wanted to do a fascinated by those because there's no name for them. It's just the piece of fence you hang civic signs on at the entrance to towns. And I have I have spent more time than I'd care to admit looking to see if there's a name for
that. Even the ones, you know, that you hang in. And I'm I'm gratified to see that she doesn't have a name for it either because it seems like something that should have a name. But because it's in the entrance to every single town and yeah, if we can clean them up, that
would be great. Yes. And the other question I have is I was not aware of the women of light markers. What are those? Are those the little uh like stone uh plaques at the base of the trees around?
So they're set up higher. Yeah. And not flush. And so and I have have not noticed it, but evidently it's not getting weeded. So it looks a little ratty, for lack of a better word. Like I said,
I I need to do some more scouting. So, just because I wasn't aware of them, I'm going, "Okay, I don't know what we're talking about." Okay. Anything else? [Music] Okay. Uh, well, it is 5:35 and we will
adjourn. Thank you, Kim. Thank you, Janet. like these.