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 James J. Bloom
Commissioner Karen Lloyd Borski
Commissioner Robert P. Levy
Commissioner Robert N. C. Nix III
Commissioner Mary Mason
Commissioner Rosanne Pauciello
Commissioner Victor N. Richard III
Commissioner Richard E. Roy
Commissioner Joseph R. Syrnick
Commissioner Isadore A. Shrager
Deputy Commissioner John Herzins representing Commissioner Andres Perez
ABSENT: Commissioner John K. Binswanger
The Honorable Darrell Clarke, Designated Representative of Council President
Anna C. Verna
Mrs. Marcia Makadon, Designated Representative of Mayor John F. Street
ALSO William E. Mifflin, Executive Director, Fairmount Park
PRESENT: Barry A. Bessler, Chief of Staff, Fairmount Park
Stephanie Craighead, Deputy Director for Planning
Robert J. Hunter, Secretary, Fairmount Park Commission
Lawrence Copeland, Counsel to the Commission
Jamie Hazelton, Manager, Fairmount Park Ranger Corps
Dennis Waller, Deputy Director of Business Administration
Observers
approval of summary of meeting held November 8, 2000
The Commission unanimously voted to approve the summary of meeting held November
8, 2000.
report of Natural Lands Programs Committee
The Commission voted to adopt the recommendation of the Natural Lands Program
Committee:
To accept the trail Restoration Master Plans as presented to Committee by
Andropogon, consultants to NLREEP.
report of Finance Committee
The Commission voted to adopt the recommendation of the Finance Committee:
(A) Fairmount Park Commission Portfolio Review
To approved the recommendation of the portfolio manager to:
Sell 200 SHS AES Corp.
58 SHS AVAYA Inc.
500 SHS CALPINE Corp.
600 SHS ENTERGY Corp.
500 SHS FANNIE MAE
400 SHS PHILIP MORRIS Co.
$1,000,000 FNMA 8.250% due 12/18/2000
Buy 467 SHS CITIGROUP Inc.
700 SHS DELL COMPUTER Corp.
300 SHS DOMINION RESOURCES
200 SHS DUKE ENERGY Corp.
300 SHS KROGER Co.
500 SHS NEXTEL Communications
$1,000,000 USA T- Note 5.500% due 02/1/2008
The motion carried. Commissioner Bloom abstained.
(B) Request of the Philadelphia Museum of Art to lend works of art from the
Wilstach Collection
To approve the Museum's request to lend the following painting:
From the Wilstach Collection:
The Ballet Class, c 1880 by Edgar Degas
Oil on Canvas
The painting will be insured on a-wall-to wall basis and will be accompanied by
a courier for travel and handling.
report of park use review committee
The Commission voted to adopt the recommendations of the Park Use Review
Committee:
(A) Request of the American Revolution Patriots Fund
To grant at the request of American Revolution Patriots Fund conceptual approval
for interpretive signage at Washington Square.
(B) Request of Soul Circus Limited
To grant at the request of Soul Circus Limited approval for the UniverSoul
Circus March 21, 2001 through April 8, 2001. subject to the renegotiated
donation to the Park. Set up will begin March 16, 2001 and load out will be
completed by April 11, 2001.
(C) Request of Rittenhouse Row
To grant at the request of Rittenhouse Row approval for its Spring Festival on
the Square Thursday, May 12, 2001.
REPORT OF Planning Committee
The Commission voted to adopt the recommendation of the Planning Committee:
To grant the request of Frances Cauffman Foley Hoffmann Architects, Ltd., Mr.
Richard McKay representing Verizon Communications, approval for cosmetic changes
to the exterior of their office building at 1631 Arch Street to upgrade the
existing air conditioning equipment.
report of property committee
The Commission voted to adopt the recommendation of the Property Committee:
The Commission unanimously voted to approve the request of Meadowbrook Golf
Group, Inc. for an increase in rates currently charged at our public courses.
The Commission also noted that they were pleased by progress being made toward
improvement of the golf courses.
report of the designee to the philadelphia museum of art board of directors
Commissioner James J. Bloom, Designee to the Philadelphia Museum of Art Board of
Directors, requested he give his report at the January 10, 2001 meeting of the
Commission.
Report of the Designee to the Zoo Board of Directors
President Dixon asked that Commissioner Designee Marcia Makadon please report to
the Commission at its
January 10, 2001 meeting.
REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR OF FAIRMOUNT PARK
The Fairmount Park Commission received the report of Executive Director William
E. Mifflin.
report of the fairmount park Ranger Corps
The Fairmount Park Commission received the report of Jamie Hazelton, Manager,
Fairmount Park Ranger Board.
NEW BUSINESS
There was no new business to bring before Commission.
NEXT COMMISSION MEETING
The next scheduled meeting of the Commission will be held on Wednesday, January
10, 2001, 3:00 P.M. in the Commission Conference Room, Memorial Hall.
ADJOURNMENT
The Commission adjourned at 4:05 P.M.
VERBATIM TRANSCRIPT
The verbatim transcript of the meeting held December 13, 2000 is on file in the
office of the Secretary and is available to any Commissioner who wishes to
review it.