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CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS
Keep NRH Beautiful Commission
July 15, 2003
Present:
Kathy Luppy
Monique Hester
Rhonda Dolan
John Paraskevas
Holly Bullington
Scott Wood
Chairman
Vice-Chairman
Commission Member
Commission Member
Commission Member
Commission Member
Pam Burney
Debbie York
Carey Parrack
Director of Environmental Services
Environmental Resource Coordinator
Secretary
Absent:
Ruth Ann Smith
Commission Member
Item Discussion Action Taken Follow Up
Call to Order Meeting called to order at
7:00 p.m.
Approval of Review Minutes from the Motion to approve
Minutes July 15, 2003 meeting.
Motion: John Paraskevas
Second: Rhonda Dolan
Motion Passed
Discuss Debbie York asked KNRHB Motion to approve KNRHB KNRHB
Participating in members if they would be will participate in the Adopt- Members:
TXDOT Adopt- interested in participating in A-Highway program Come up with
A-Highway the Texas Department of guidelines for
Program Transportations Adopt-A- Motion: John Paraskevas KNRHB Adopt-
Highway program. York Second: Monique Hester A-Spot program
explained they would have to which will be
participate for two years and Motion Passed discussed at
pick up their adopted area, a the August 19th
maximum of two miles, at meeting.
least four times and a year.
TXDOT furnishes trash bags
and safety vests as well as
providing an Adopt-A-
Highway sign with KNRHB
as the adopters.
KNRHB members felt they
would be setting a good
example. by participating in
the program and it would be
another way of making the
public more aware of
Item Discussion Action Taken Follow Up
KNRHB and their programs.
KNRHB members decided
they need to set program
guidelines for their Adopt-A-
Spot program, such as
finding areas throughout the
city that need attention and
having new participants
choose from those areas
rather than finding sites on
their own.
KTB Debbie York and Kathy KNRHB
Conference Luppy reported that they Members: Will
Reports received helpful information try to come up
while attending this year's with an idea for
convention; the most a theme that
important being, to make would make the
Keep NRH Beautiful name & program more
logo more familiar to the recognizable.
public.
Rhonda Dolan:
Kathy Luppy also suggested Will bring
revitalizing the Clean information
Campus program and about retreat
possibly use a portion of facility to
Trinity Wastes' annual August 19th
donation to fund a grant meeting.
program.
Kathy Luppy recommended
having a retreat so KNRHB
members can discuss ideas
at length without being
bothered by outside
i nte rru ptions/d istractions.
Debbie York provided
members with the new KTB
Guidelines and informed
them that the 2004
Convention will be held in
Austin, June 15th through the
18th.
Discuss Ways Suggestions for making the
to Market KNRHB name and logo more
Programs familiar to the public were:
Item Discussion Action Taken Follow Up
.:. Have a KNRHB booth
at city events like the
Fire Department's
annual Open House
.:. Revitalize the Clean
Campus Program
.:. Have a KNRHB
banner to display at
events
.:. Purchase a Game
Wheel
.:. Advertise on Citi-
Cable, in the City
newsletter as well as
the Trinity Waste
newsletter
Finalize Eco KNRHB members made the
Partner following changes:
Brochure
.:. Drop "Education" and
"Conservation" on the
Eco brochure and just
use ECO
.:. Change telephone
number
Initially, the brochures will be
printed by Environmental
Services then distributed to
businesses that have already
expressed an interest in the
program, such as Green
Mama's, Bates Container,
UICI and North Hills Mall.
Brochures will also be given
to past and present Business
Landscape Award winners.
Decide on KNRHB members decided
Design for Yard the signs should all have the
of the Month same design, only the
and Business program name will be
Landscape of different. Signs will have the
the Month KNRH logo, an orange
Signs background with white
writing and the word Winner,
which will be in a different
font. There will also be a
Item Discussion Action Taken Follow Up
piece that attaches to the
bottom of the sign that has
the telephone number to call
for making a nomination or
get program information.
A mock-up of the new sign
design will be done before
replacement signs are
ordered.
Discuss KNRHB determined they Staff: Provide
Purchase of would purchase denim shirts shirt samples
Member Shirts for commission members, t- and ideas for
and shirts for Adopt-A-Spot promotional
Promotional volunteers and useful, but in- giveaways.
Items expensive items to give-
away at special events.
The KNRHB logo will be
imprinted whenever possible.
Staff Reports Debbie York relayed that Staff: After the
Councilman Turnage first of the year,
volunteered to allow us to put on meeting
include his backyard pond on agenda Discuss
future pond tours or Small Pond
seminars KNRHB sponsors. Tour... possibly
for late April.
Citizen Input KNRHB member Scott Wood Staff: Advertise
requested a time be set for for the October
the October 18th Outdoor 18th Outdoor
Lighting seminar so he can Lighting
schedule the Speaker. Seminar at least
two weeks
KNRHB members set a time before the
of 1 :OOp.m. for the seminar event. Pass out
which will be held in the seminar
training room of the Fire information at
Administration building Fire
located at 7202 Dick Fisher Department's
Dr. Open House
event held
KNRHB members decided to October 4th.
have a booth at the Fire
Department's October 4th
Open House event, where
information about the
October 18th seminar and
KNRHB programs will be
distributed.
Item Discussion Action Taken Follow Up
Adjournment Meeting adjourned at
8:30 p.m.
Approved:
Kathy Luppy,