A stated meeting of the Fairmount Park Commission was held in the Commission
Conference Room, Memorial Hall, at 3:00 P.M.
The President in the Chair
PRESENT: Commissioner F. Eugene Dixon, Jr.
Commissioner Ernesta D. Ballard
Commissioner John K. Binswanger
Commissioner James J. Bloom
Commissioner Karen Lloyd Borski
Commissioner Kumar Kishinchand
Commissioner Robert P. Levy
Commissioner Mary Mason
Commissioner Robert N. C. Nix III
Commissioner Rosanne Pauciello
Commissioner Isadore A. Shrager
Commissioner Joseph R. Syrnick
Mrs. Marcia Makadon, Designated Representative of the Mayor
Deputy Commissioner John Herzins representing Commissioner Andres Perez
ABSENT:
The Honorable Darrell Clarke, Designated Representative of Council President
Anna C. Verna
ALSO William E. Mifflin, Executive Director, Fairmount Park
PRESENT: Barry A. Bessler, Chief of Staff, Fairmount Park
Lawrence K. Copeland, Counsel to the Commission
Stephanie Craighead, Deputy Director for Planning
Tracye R. Grinnage, Counsel to the Commission
Robert J. Hunter, Secretary, Fairmount Park Commission
Paul Nice, Deputy Director of Administration
Dennis Waller, Deputy Director of Business Administration
Beth Ounsworth, President, Friends of Philadelphia Parks
Observers
approval of summary of meeting held March 8, 2000
The Commission voted to approve the summary of the meeting held March 8, 2000.
The Chair recognized Acting Water Commissioner Mr. Richard E. Roy and welcomed
him to Commission.
REPORT OF DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
The Commission voted to adopt the recommendation of the Development Committee:
To approve changes in the wording of the Donor Recognition Policy:
(A) Indoor wall donor boards may be erected to recognize those people who
contribute $5,000 or more.
(B) The requirement of ongoing maintenance to large contributions and naming
contributions outside is eliminated and will be addressed by Commission on a
case-by-case basis.
The policy will not be printed for distribution and is simply for the use and
understanding of Commissioners and staff. The
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The Chair reported for information the status of the restoration work and
fundraising for the Fairmount Park Water Works.
report of Finance Committee
The Commission voted to adopt the recommendation of the Finance Committee:
To authorize staff to enter into an RFP with the City for pouring rights in the
Park. Staff is directed to negotiate with the budget director to determine what
programmatic benefits the Commission might expect to
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Commission in May as to the progress of those negotiations. The motion carried.
Opposed: Commissioners Pauciello and Mason.
report of Natural Lands Programs Committee
The Chair reported there were no action items for Commission. Commissioner
Ballard requested that there be a meeting
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Committee. Commissioner Nix, Program Committee Chair, agreed.
report of park use review committee
The Commission voted to adopt the recommendations of the Park Use Review
Committee:
(A) Request of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia
To grant at the request of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia permission to conduct
the Archdiocesan Eucharistic Celebration on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway on
October 22, 2000 from 5:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
(B) Request of the East Falls Community Council
To grant at the request of the East Falls Community Council permission to have
the East Falls Flea Market at McMichael park on June 10, 2000.
(C) Request of Green Meadows Cultural Events Inc.
To grant at the request of Green Meadows Cultural Events, Inc. permission to use
the lawn area behind Memorial Hall for its event on April 26, 27, 28 and May 1
and 2, 2000.
(D) Request of the Schuylkill River Development Council.
To grant at the request of the Schuylkill River Development Council permission
conduct the Fairmount Park Community Rowing Program and to use the East Park
Canoe House during the summer.
(E) Request of Fairmount Classic Mountain Bike Race
To grant at the request of Bike Line permission to holds its fourth annual
Fairmount Classic Mountain Bike Race at Belmont Plateau on Sunday, May 7, 2000.
Commissioner Ballard opposed.
(F) Request of Planet Tivoli Event
To grant at the request of Impeccable Meetings and Events, Inc. permission to
use Eakins Oval and the Art Museum East Terrace for
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from 6:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.
The Commission voted to remand their decision to the Executive Committee
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was agreed to meet in the Conference Room of the Executive
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at 2:00 p.m.Ⰰ giving both the Art Museum and the event organizers time to
resolve difficulties and to present to Committee.
(G) The Benjamin Franklin Parkway Special Events Policy
To amend the Benjamin Franklin Parkway Special Events Policy to reflect the
following changes:
(1) delete the words "charge", "fee", and "rate”Ⰰ and replace them with the
word "donation".
(2) update on an annul basis the donation amount to Fairmount Park to reflect
the most recent
Consumer Price Index figures as produced by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
(3) to eliminate the cap on the amount donated. The motion unanimously carried.
The Chair reported for information
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Special Events Policy and is asking that all Commissioners take the draft which
they received in the
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forward any comments they have to Deputy Director Paul
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comments into a revised document for possible discussion at the May meeting of
the Commission.
REPORT OF PROPERTY COMMITTEE
The Commission voted to adopt the recommendations of the Property Committee to:
Approve the reconsideration of a lease with the FAA for an Outer Marker located
at 7900 City Line Avenue, giving authority to the Executive Director and Park
Solicitor to negotiate the lease agreement subject to changes deemed appropriate
by Council and the Executive Director.
report of the administrative board
The Commission voted to adopt the request of the Fairmount Park Advisory
Committee to:
Try to counter any further efforts to erect billboards within 660 feet of Park
land as prohibited in the City's 1991 Sign control Ordinance, No. 14-1604,
Section 9. President Dixon directed staff to prepare a letter for his signature
to the Zoning Board opposing any and all billboards in violation of the City's
ordinance and to have staff representation at relevant Zoning Board meetings if
and whenever possible.
REPORT OF designee to Mann Center for the Performing Arts
The Fairmount Park Commission received the report of Commissioner Robert N. C.
Nix III, Designee to the Mann Center for The Performing Arts.
report of designee to loudoun mansion board of directors
The Fairmount Park Commission received the report of Commissioner Robert N. C.
Nix, Designee to the Loudoun Mansion Board of Directors.
Report of the director of fairmount park
The Fairmount Park Commission received the report of William E. Mifflin,
Executive Director of Fairmount Park.
Report of the Friends of Philadelphia Parks
The Fairmount Park Commission received the report of Beth Ounsworth, President,
Friends of Philadelphia Parks.
NEXT COMMISSION MEETING
The next scheduled meeting of the Commission will be held on Wednesday, May 10,
2000, 3:00 p.m. in the Commission Conference Room, Memorial Hall.
ADJOURNMENT
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VERBATIM TRANSCRIPT
The verbatim transcript of the meeting held 䄀瀀爀椀氀 ㈀, 2000 is on
file in the office of the Secretary and is available to any Commissioner who
wishes to review it.