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CITY BEAUTIFICATION BOARD 2017 AWARDS Gainesville, Florida | April 26, 2017 CITY BEAUTIFICATION BOARD 2017 AWARDS Gainesville, Florida | April 26, 2017 OUTSTANDING ENVIRONMENTAL AWARD: Depot Park and Share-the-Road Memorial OUTSTANDING INSTITUTION AWARD: Joseph Hernandez Hall Chemistry/Chemical Biology Building OUTSTANDING INSTITUTION AWARD: Exactech Arena at Stephen C. O’Connell Center CITY BEAUTIFICATION BOARD 2017 AWARDS The Thomas Center Spanish Court and Long Gallery April 26, 2017 302 Northeast 6th Avenue Gainesville, Florida COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF GAINESVILLE Lauren Poe, Mayor Harvey Budd Craig Carter Todd Chase Charles Goston Adrian Hayes-Santos Helen Warren CITY OF GAINESVILLE Anthony Lyons, City Manager Fredrick Murry, Assistant City Manager Paul Folkers, Assistant City Manager Wendy Thomas, Department of Doing Director Ralph Hilliard, Planning Manager Earline Luhrman, Urban Forestry Inspector, City Beautification Board Liaison Jessica Gonzalez, Intern Assisting with the program: Bedez Massey, Planner Ella Bernhardt Brooks, Staff Assistant Sally Wazny, Program Coordinator Denese Wethy, Staff Assistant Erica Chatman, Facilities Coordinator Lacy Holtzworth, City Horticulturist Mark Siburt, City Arborist 2 | City Beautification Board 2017 Awards CITY BEAUTIFICATION BOARD, 2017 Tricia Hood, Chair Fletcher Crowe Adam Boudreaux, Vice Chair John Paul Fiore Karla Shopoff, Secretary Kathryn Horter Jessica Gonzalez, Intern Selena Patterson Earline Luhrman, Liaison Jackie Smith Kimberly Buchholz Anita Spring Lissa Campbell CITY BEAUTIFICATION BOARD PROJECTS EVENTS Florida Arbor Day Beautification Awards Urban Forestry Workshop DESIGN GUIDELINES AND WORKSHOPS Comprehensive Civic Design Program Gateway Corridor Study Roadway Lighting Standards Median Guidelines Study ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Music: Vic Donnell Presenting of the Awards: Tricia Hood Wine donated by: Gaston’s Tree Service Award Narratives: Fletcher Crowe (editor) Catering: Publix Cover Photos: Jackie Smith, Jessica Gonzalez Plants: Park, Recreation and Cultural Affairs and Awardees Printed Program: Renaissance Printers Layout and Design: Tracy Bryant Floral Design: The Four Seasons Garden Club City Beautification Board 2017 Awards | 3 CITY BEAUTIFICATION BOARD PLANTINGS ARBOR DAY PARKS & PLANTINGS 2017: Evergreen Cemetery and the A. Quinn Jones Museum (66 trees) 2016: Matheson History Museum and Sweetwater Branch Creek (64 trees) Dedication of a 100 year old Date Palm to Earline Luhrman, Urban Forestry Inspector 2015: Gainesville Police Department and Fred Cone Park (62 trees) 2014: 30th Year of Gainesville as Tree City, USA Arbor Day (60 trees planted at Depot Park and South Main Street (63 trees) 2013: City of Gainesville / Alachua County Senior Recreation Center (58 trees) 2012: Thomas Center, University Avenue & Evergreen Cemetery (56 trees) 2011: Ironwood Golf Course (54 trees) 2010: Kirby Smith Center and City Hall (52 trees) 2009: 25th year of Gainesville as Tree City, USA (total: 61 trees: A.N.N.E. Park (13 trees); Gainesville Technology Enterprise Center (25 trees); Girl Scout Park (Kiwanis Park) (10 trees); Matheson Center (1 Liberty American elm); SE 7th Street (10 trees); Thomas Center (2 trees) 2008: Green Tree Park: Kiwanis Challenge Playground (48 trees) 2007: Evergreen Cemetery (46 trees) 2006: Roper Park, Thomas Center, Sweetwater Creek (44 trees) 2005: Westside Park (42 trees) 2004: Eastside Recreation Center at Cone Park (40 trees) 2003: Cedar Grove Park (38 trees) 2002: Westside Park (36 trees) 2001: Sun Center Elms (downtown, 8 trees) 2000: Waldo Road Beautification Grant (206 trees) 1999: Northwest 13th Street Streetscape (live oaks in tree wells) 1998: West University “Oaks on the Avenue” (6th-12th Streets) (20 trees) 1997: “Anti-Arbor Day” to remove invasive tallow trees 1996: East University “Oaks on the Avenue” (3rd-9th Streets) (20 trees) 1995: East University “Oaks on the Avenue” (9th Street- Waldo Road)(20 trees) 1984 to 1994: Downtown Plaza Ceremonies 4 | City Beautification Board 2017 Awards THE AWARDS The annual City Beautification Awards recognize must result in the improvement of the area, property excellence in a variety of design categories. The awards or neighborhood. highlight projects of outstanding aesthetic and artistic Award-winning projects reflect the commitment of appeal. Projects are evaluated for originality, innova- many individuals to excellence in design. Owners, tion, and creativity, as well as for their sustainability, managers, architects, landscape architects, engineers, maintenance and use of serviceable materials. An designers and others have contributed to these prize- award-winning site must exhibit appropriate land uti- winning projects. The City Beautification Board lization, effective planning, compatibility with the area salutes those who have made a significant contribu- and screening of unsightly views. All projects must tion to our community through each outstanding meet applicable building and landscaping codes. Each project. THE PROGRAM Convocation: Earline Luhrman, Urban Forestry Inspector Welcome: Tricia Hood, City Beautification Board Chair Presentation of Awards by City Beautification Board Members: Outstanding Individual Outstanding Group Restoration & Adaptive Reuse Institutional Facilities Apartments Commercial & Retail Businesses Environmental Enhancement Public Spaces Gainesville Heritage Outstanding Institutional Outstanding Environmental Closing Remarks: Tricia Hood City Beautification Board 2017 Awards | 5 OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL AWARDS Anita Spring This year the City As chair of the CBB, she modernized the annual awards Beautification ceremony, redesigned the logo, brochures, and plaques, Board salutes Dr. and moved the board toward Urban Civic Design. Under Anita Spring for her leadership, the board carried out workshops and her outstanding commissioned studies that were approved by both the City contribution to the and County Commissions, including the “Comprehensive beautification of Civic Design,” “the Gateway Corridor Study,” and “the our city over many Median Guidelines Study.” Starting in 2012, she and Earline decades. Dr. Spring is Luhrman, urban forester and staff liaison to the CBB, Professor Emeritus of configured the now annual Urban Forestry Workshop for Anthropology at the landscapers and the general public. University of Florida. She has chaired or supervised many Arbor Days since She has chaired and 1993, and started the idea of planting twice the number co-chaired the City of trees as the number of years Gainesville was a Tree City Beautification Board USA. 2017 was the 33rd year, and 66 trees were planted for many years. at Evergreen Cemetery and the A. Quinn Jones Museum, After serving as Associate Dean of the College of Liberal as well as a commemorative tree for CBB member Abigail Arts and Sciences at UF and Director of Women in Dougherty, a UF student killed near campus, planted at Agriculture, she served as Chief of the Women and the Matheson History Museum. The 25th and 30th years, Agriculture and Rural Development unit for the Food and in particular, generated gala ceremonies at the Thomas Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Based at Center, Matheson, and Depot Park Building. FAO headquarters in Rome, Italy, Anita had worldwide Dr. Spring is the current president of the Matheson History responsibility for policy and projects of that program. Not Museum, a former president of the Retired Faculty of the surprisingly, when she returned to Gainesville, she had the University of Florida, and the vice president of the United perspective to “Think Globally and Act Locally.” She joined Nations Association–Gainesville. She is the author of 11 several boards, but quickly became enamored with the City books and 65 articles. Beautification Board and served as Chair of the CBB for many years. 6 | City Beautification Board 2017 Awards OUTSTANDING GROUP AWARD Gainesville Camellia Society camellia blooms. Flower arrangement displays featuring camellias were provided by the Gainesville Garden Club and attracted much attention. A short introductory course on camellia culture, including a walk through the camellia garden was also popular during the show. In 2012 the GCS, with the help of MG volunteers, began a project to revitalize the Camellia/ Azalea Garden. After much work, the KBG Camellia/Azalea garden has become a well admired showcase. A Camellia Species area has been added and a section of the garden includes camellia varieties registered The Gainesville Camellia Society (GCS) is a voluntary, by members of the GCS. GCS monthly meetings are open not for profit organization of camellia enthusiasts with to non-members and provide educational programs and purposes to promote camellia growing, provide education other activities focusing on correct planting technique, about camellias, and encourage civic beautification, care of camellias, cloning plants by air-layering, grafting, especially camellia plantings. GCS has membership in pest control, pruning and fertilization. Experienced the Atlantic Coast, American Camellia, and International growers willingly share their knowledge with all. GCS also Camellia Societies. The GCS has two major projects maintains a liaison and provides volunteer help to Wilmot throughout the year. It sponsors an Annual Camellia Gardens on the UF Campus to maintain the camellias in Show at, and with the support of Kanapaha Botanical the garden. The camellia garden to the East side of the Gardens(KBG) in early January of each year. It works North Florida Regional Hospital was an earlier project of at KBG throughout
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