HomeMy WebLinkAboutCCDATE=AUGUST 6, 2008 (4) was 100% done, what was 1-99% done, and what was 0% done. He indicated that, based
• the document, everything was on schedule. He indicated that the flagpoles and pre-casts
are in production and should be received by mid-September. He also indicated that the
shop drawings were received for the arch and was ready to go to the fabricator. He
reiterated that the most important thing that the Committee needs to get to him was the
brick and plaque information.
Mark Underwood from Hitchcock presented a new drawing of the park. He noted that
the star pattern was gone, that the flagpoles had been adjusted per the Committee's
request, and the gateway and arch was moved from the east side to the west side of the
park. He indicated that Hitchcock needed the list of conflicts for the plaques and Mr.
Schinidt gave him the agreed-upon list of the conflicts. Mr. Underwood indicated that
the plaques would go through a proof process to be presented to the Committee and/or
the Brick and Plaque sub-committee for approval.
Mr. Underwood also asked the Committee to provide him with the verbatim needed for
the Memorial Dedication Plaque and asked where the Committee wanted it placed within
the park. Mr. Sandor indicated that he would put the wording together and get it to Mr.
Underwood within a week. The Committee agreed that the Memorial Dedication Plaque
should be placed on the arch at the gateway to the park.
D. Question and answer period.
Mr. Banke was wondering about the possibility of the placement of eight pedestals for
use by the firing squad at various ceremonies. A discussion ensued stating the pros and
cons and it was agreed that, for the time being, temporary pedestals would be used at the
ceremonies, perhaps made out of plywood and placed down before the ceremonies.
Mr. Sandor was concerned about the semi-circular planter area placed in front of the flags
which the Committee voted on to remove and be replaced by regular brick pavers which
was still shown on the construction documents and drawings. He believed that people
should be able to get as close to the flags as possible, especially if the flags would need to
be placed at half-mast for ceremonial purposes or otherwise. Hitchcock asked whether
the Committee would want to have a 6" raised area in front of the flags in place of the
planter area and, after discussion, it was agreed that a small platform in front of the flags
would be acceptable.
Mr. Dunne indicated that he was mostly concerned about the mechanics of the raising
and lowering of the flags and whether it would be easy enough to be done by the elderly,
etc. and whether the mechanism would be internal or external. Hitchcock indicated that
the mechanisms would be internal. The Committee raised an issue as to how high the
mechanisms would be placed and that the mechanisms needed to be placed on the front
or side of the monument for ease in raising and lowering the flags.
Mr. Sandor was also concerned about the material that Hitchcock had selected for the top
• of the arch. Mr. Underwood indicated that it would be constructed of an aluminum
material. Mr. Sandor believed that material did not have enough class for the Veterans
Memorial Park and felt that, if it was similar to the material used at Festival Park, it