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 Robert P. Levy
Commissioner Mary Mason
Commissioner Robert N. C. Nix III
Commissioner Rosanne Pauciello
Commissioner Victor N. Richard III
Commissioner Richard E. Roy
Commissioner Joseph R. Syrnick
Commissioner Isadore A. Shrager
Mrs. Marcia Makadon, Designated Representative of Mayor John F. Street
The Honorable Darrell Clarke, Designated Representative of Council President
Anna C. Verna
Deputy Commissioner John Herzins representing Commissioner Andres Perez
ALSO William E. Mifflin, Executive Director, Fairmount Park
PRESENT: Barry A. Bessler, Chief of Staff, Fairmount Park
Stephanie Craighead, Deputy Director for Planning
Jamie Hazelton, Manager, Fairmount Park Ranger Corps
Robert J. Hunter, Secretary, Fairmount Park Commission
Lawrence K. Copeland, Counsel to the Commission
Paul Nice, Deputy Director of Administration
Dennis Waller, Deputy Director of Business Administration
Beth Ounsworth, President Friends of Philadelphia Parks
Dominic De Bias, President, Fairmount Park Advisory Council
Observers
approval of summary of meeting held December 13, 2000
The Commission unanimously voted to approve the summary of meeting held December
13, 2000.
report of the development committee
The Fairmount Water Works
The Chair reported to Committee that the plans for the opening of the Water
Works are nearly finished and is hoping the facility will open the first weekend
in June.
The Chair recommended to Commission that the roadway leading to the Water Works
be changed, as of this day, from Aquarium Drive to Water Works Drive. The motion
unanimously carried.
report of Finance Committee
The Chair reported there were three matters discussed at the Finance Committee:
(A) The Benjamin Franklin Parkway Special Events Policy
Committee has delayed until February making its recommendation to Commission for
a Special Events Policy for the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. President Dixon
reminded Commissioners that each have received a list of special events
currently scheduled on the Parkway for the coming year and requested that prior
to the February Commission meeting Commissioners make their recommendations to
Chairman Nix to try and reduce the number of events to somewhere near 10 or 12.
(B) FY 2002 Operating Budget
The Chair reported to the Commission that the Committee received the report of
Mr. Paul Nice, Deputy Director of Administration, who presented the FY 2002
operating budget. Formal Commission action was not required.
(C) Fairmount Park Commission Trust and Custodial Funds
The Chair reported each Commissioner received a copy of the June 30, 2000 annual
audited report together with a copy of the management letter and the letter of
the budget director’s response to the management letter. The Chair requested
Commissioners contact him with questions and comments prior to the Commission
response to the management letter. Formal Commission action was not required.
report of Natural Lands Programs Committee
The Chair reported to Commission that Committee received the report of Mark
Focht, Project Administrator of the Fairmount Park Natural Lands Restoration and
Environmental Education Program. The Chair reported there were no action items
for Commission.
report of park use review committee
The Commission voted to adopt the recommendations of the Park Use Review
Committee:
(A) Request of the Pennsylvania Railroad Technical & Historical Society
To grant at the request of the Pennsylvania Railroad Technical & Historical
Society approval to erect an historical marker in Fairmount Park to commemorate
the Philadelphia Columbia Railroad.
(B) Request of the Friends of Memorial Hall
To grant the request of the Friends of Memorial Hall approval to host the annual
Philadelphia County Fair on the grounds of Memorial Hall from May 31 through
June 10, 2001.
REPORT OF Planning Committee
(A) The request of the Glen Foerd Conservation Corporation
The Commission voted to adopt the recommendations of the Planning Committee:
To grant the request of the Glen Foerd Conservation Corporation approval to
replace the Glen Foerd boathouse which was destroyed by fire.
(B) The Fairmount Park Art Association’s New•Land•Marks Program
The Chair reported Committee received a brief summary of
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report of Commissioner James J. Bloom, Designee to the Philadelphia Art Museum
Board of Directors.
report of the designee to the zoo board of directors
The Fairmount Park Commission received the report of Commissioner Designee
Marcia Makadon, Designee to the Zoo Board of Directors.
REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR OF FAIRMOUNT PARK
The Fairmount Park Commission received the report of Executive Director William
E. Mifflin.
report of the Friends of Philadelphia Parks
The Fairmount Park Commission received the report of Mrs. Beth Ounsworth,
President, Friends Of Philadelphia Parks.
Report of the Fairmount Park Advisory Council
The Fairmount Park Commission received the report of Dr. Dominic De Bias,
President, Fairmount Park Commission Advisory Council.
NEW BUSINESS
Commissioners Mary Mason and the Honorable Darrell Clarke raised the question as
to how information was being disseminated regarding the removal of deer in the
Park. Executive Director Mifflin and Chief of Staff Bessler responded.
NEXT COMMISSION MEETING
The next scheduled meeting of the Commission will be held on Wednesday, February
14, 2001, 3:00 P.M., in the Commission Conference Room, Memorial Hall.
ADJOURNMENT
The Commission adjourned at 3:40 P.M.
VERBATIM TRANSCRIPT
The verbatim transcript of the meeting held January 10, 2001, is on file in the
office of the Secretary and is available to any Commissioner who wishes to
review it.