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HomeMy WebLinkAboutKNRH 2003-07-15 Minutes 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,