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CITY OF NORTH RICH LAND HILLS
Keep NRH Beautiful Commission
August 19th, 2003
Present:
Kathy Luppy
Monique Hester
Rhonda Dolan
John Paraskevas
Holly Bullington
Scott Wood
Ruth Ann Smith
Chairman
Vice-Chairman
Commission Member
Commission Member
Commission Member
Commission Member
Commission Member
Debbie York
Carey Parrack
Environmental Resource Coordinator
Secretary
Absent:
Item Discussion Action Taken Follow Up
Call to Order Meeting called to order at
6:50 p.m.
Approval of Review Minutes from the Motion to approve Minutes
Minutes July 15, 2003 meeting. from the July 15, 2003
meeting.
Motion: John Paraskevas
Second: Rhonda Dolan
Motion Passed
Discuss Criteria KNRHB members set the
for Adopt-A- following criteria for the
Spot program Adopt-A-Spot program:
. Area must be picked
up a minimum of six
times per year.
. KNRHB will provide
volunteers with safety
vests, gloves and trash
bags.
New signs will be
purchased. The top of the
signs will have the words
Adopt-A-Spot and the
KNRHB logo; there will be
two name plates at the
bottom of the sign, one will
have the name of the Adopt-
A-Spot volunteer and the
other will have the
length/distance of the area
adopted.
Item Discussion Action Taken Follow-Up
Activity reports.
· No minimum
length/distance of area
adopted will be required.
· Designated spots to
be adopted will have signs
posted stating they were
available for adoption.
· Area to be adopted
must be approved by
KNRHB commission.
A letter will be mailed out to
current Adopt-A-Spot
volunteers informing them of
the changes and find out if
they still want to participate
in the program.
Discuss Clean Commission members
Campus declared Clean Campus is
Program not a contest but an on-going
points system based
program. Schools must
meet criteria set by KNRHB
in order to qualify for the
Clean Campus Award.
The following criteria was
proposed:
Schools must participate in
at least one of the following
categories:
Environmental Education
Program
Adopt-A-Spot
On-Going Recycling
50 points will be awarded for
the 1 sl main category
program and 10 points for
each additional program in
either the main or sub-
categories.
Item Discussion Action Taken Follow Up
The sub-categories are:
Beautification/Litter
Prevention
a) Graffiti Removal
b) Smartscape/Landscape
Recycling
a) Paper
b) Cans
c) Ink Jet Cartridges
d) School Supplies
e) Cardboard
f) Used Book Drive
Collections
a) Clothes
b) School Supplies
c) Canned Goods/Food
Drive
d) Toys for Tots
e) Socks & Underwear
Program criteria and school
incentives will be discussed
further at the September
161h meeting.
September Commission members
Business chose Summit Bank as the
Landscape winner of September's
Award Business Landscape of the
Nomination Month award.
Discuss Eco Debbie York relayed that she Debbie York
Partner has verbal commitments will e-mail Eco
Program from several businesses who Partner
wish to participate in the Eco brochure and
Partner program. The application to
businesses that have been commission
contacted so far are: members who
Signs Now volunteered to
UICI contact
North Hills Mall remaining
Bates Container businesses.
Green Mama's
J.L. Steel
Purofirst
Commission members
volunteered to contact the
remaining businesses.
Item Discussion Action Taken Follow Up
North Hills Hospital-Ruth
Ann Smith
Wal-Mart (both)-Debbie York
Target-Rhonda Dolan
Kohl's-Rhonda Dolan
The Home Depot (both)-
John Paraskevas
Tropical Greenery-Monique
Hester
Print Central-Ruth Ann Smith
Comet Cleaners-Rhonda
Dolan
Scrapbook Place-Monique
Hester
Debbie York will e-mail Eco
Partner brochure and
application to commission
members so they can give
them to the businesses.
Discuss KNRHB determined they Motion to buy jackets
Purchase of would purchase denim shirts bookmarks, daisy tag
Member Shirts jackets and golf shirts for key chains, magnets, fans
and commission members, t- and garden tool kits
Promotional shirts for Adopt-A-Spot
Items volunteers and useful, but in- Motion: Monique Hester
expensive items to give- Second: Holly Bullington
away at special events.
Motion Passed
The KNRHB logo will be
imprinted whenever possible.
Discuss Debbie York advised Motion to have the
Volunteer members that the owner of Volunteer Appreciation
Appreciation Cotton Belt BBQ, Michael Dinner at Cotton Belt BBQ,
Dinner Parkey, quoted her a price of October 20,2003 at
$11.00 per plate for the 7:00p.m.
volunteer banquet dinner.
The price includes the choice Motion: Kathy Luppy
of two meats, a drink and Second: Scott Wood
dessert.
Motion Passed
Members made a motion to
have the banquet at Cotton
Belt BBQ October 201h.
Discuss Debbie York and Scott Wood
Lighting verified that the Lighting
Seminar Seminar scheduled for
Item Discussion Action Taken Follow Up
October 18tn will be a do it
yourself seminar.
Trinity Trash Debbie York invited
Bash commission members to
Discussion attend the Trash Bash on
September 131h at Green
Valley park.
Staff Reports Nothinq to report
Citizen Input Kathy Luppy said a place to
consider for the retreat is
Grady Spruce Park on
Possum Kingdom Lake. The
rate is $65.00 per person
which includes four meals.
Adjournment Meeting adjourned at
8:50 p.m.
Approved:
Kathy Lup