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HomeMy WebLinkAboutKNRH 2004-09-21 Minutes Present: Item Call to Order Approval of Minutes Discuss Budget Items CITY OF NORTH RICH LAND HILLS Keep NRH Beautiful Commission September 21,2004 Kathy Luppy Monique Hester John Paraskevas Bill Stewart Holly Bullington Sarah Enfinger Chairperson Vice-Chairperson Commission Member Commission Member Commission Member Commission Member Debbie York Carey Parrack Environmental Resource Coordinator Secretary Absent: Discussion Review Minutes from the July 27, 2004 & August 17, 2004, meetings. As requested, KNRHB members were provided copies of their Year-to-Date expenditures and Budget Requests for FlY 2004-2005. KNRHB members asked if they could encumber some of the money in the donation account (money donated by Trinity Waste Services per Solid Waste contract) to use as follows: · $600 for Clean Campus Awards · $1500 for Environmental Education Grants · $1500 for Pet Waste Stations Action Taken Meeting called to order at 6:55 p.m. Motion to approve Minutes of the July 27,2004 & August 17, 2004 meetings Motion: John Paraskevas Second: Monique Hester Motion Passed Follow Up Debbie York will find out if the contract with Ft Worth allow for KNRHB to have a special collection (such as paint only) with an outside company. Item Discussion Action Taken Follow Up . $2250 Trees for Motion to encumber Tots money from the Trinity . Volunteer Vests/T- Waste Services donation sh i rts account for items discussed Motion: Bill Stewart Second: Monique Hester Motion Passed Discuss New KNRHB members chose one Motion to approve light Adopt-A-Spot of the "approved" sign colors blue 24" x 18" sign and 6" x Signs to replace the orange Adopt- 24" name plate and pay for A-Spot signs. the signs out of the Trinity Waste Services donation. Motion: Holly Bullington Second: Bill Stewart Motion Passed Discuss Keep Debbie York reported that America Keep America Beautiful Beautiful members will provide free Training training to the board & gave the dates KAB will be available; January 29th, February 12th or February 15th. Discuss Debbie York told KNRHB How to Volunteer members that due to budget recognize YOM Appreciation restraints, this year's Keep judges and Dinner NRH Beautiful Volunteer other volunteers Appreciation dinner will be prior to next combined with the Animal year's volunteer Adoption & Rescue Center dinner. and Neighborhood Initiative Program's volunteer dinner, which will be held some time next Spring or Summer. Since the Yard-of-the-Month program ends in October, KNRHB members feel they should recognize the judges in some way, prior to dinner. How they & other volunteers could be recognized will be discussed at a future meeting. Item Discuss Youth Appointed as Alternate to KNRHB Commission Staff Report Citizen Input Discussion Debbie York presented members with the idea of having a high school junior or senior appointed as alternate to the Keep NRH Beautiful Commission. Debbie said the City of DeSoto does this and it works well and Mayor Trevinio has already given his approval. Debbie also told members that a new board member is scheduled to be appointed at the next council meeting. Debbie York stated Clean Campus Award program information was mailed to the PT A Presidents and Environmental Chairs. The Fire Department's Open House will be held Saturday, October 9th, and Keep NRH Beautiful will have a display table at the event. The NEET Flea Market will be held Saturday, November 13th 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at Richland Business Centre, 6357 Grapevine Hwy. Kathy Luppy will give the Yard-of-the-Month presentation at the October 25th council meeting. Monique Hester asked board members if the board could look at a program she heard about called Tree City USA. Action Taken Follow Up Debbie York will get a copy of the application from the City of DeSoto Kathy Luppy will give YOM presentation at the October 25th council meeting. Monique Hester will obtain information about the Tree City USA program for the October 19th meeting. Item Discussion Action Taken Follow Up Adjournment Meeting adjourned at 8:35 p.m. Approved: Kathy Lup