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CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS
Keep NRH Beautiful Commission
March 18, 2003
Present:
Kathy Luppy
Rhonda Dolan
John Paraskevas
Monique Hester
Vice Chairperson
Commission Member
Commission Member
Commission Member
Pam Burney
Debbie York
Carey Parrack
Director of Environmental Services
Environmental Resource Coordinator
Secretary
Absent:
Ruth Ann Smith
Holly Bullington
Bobbie Arthur
Commission Member
Commission Member
Alternate
Item Discussion Action Taken Follow Up
Call to Order Meeting called to order at
6:55 p.m.
Approval of Review Minutes from the Motion to approve
Minutes February 18, 2003 meeting.
Motion: John Paraskevas
Second: Monique Hester
Motion Passed
Discuss the Commission members
NRH Friendly discussed the ideas they
Business came up with at the March
Program 4th workshop; such as,
calling the program the EGO
Partner Program instead of
NRH Friendly Business
Program. In order to be an
EGO Partner, businesses
must fulfill at least one
requirement from each
category listed below:
· Conservation
· Education
· Beautification
Category requirements and
application wording will be
addressed at the April
meeting.
Item Discussion Action Taken Follow Up
Commission members also
examined a brochure
Monique Hester produced;
which will be used in
promoting the new "ECO"
program.
Follow Up On Kathy Luppy informed The Keep NRH
KTB commission members that Beautiful
Committees the application deadline for meeting
the Governors Community scheduled for
Achievement Award is May April 15, 2003
6, 2003, and in order for this has been
deadline to be met, moved up to
commission members must April 8th, in order
have their sections to meet the
completed before their application
meeting in April. deadline for the
Governors
Commission members Community
determined they needed to Achievement
change their April meeting Award.
date from the 15th to the 8th
so there will be enough time
to get the application typed
and mailed in time.
Discuss The NRH Staff was
Project to do concerned about the long-
in Memory of term/future maintenance of
Deloris Pultz. planting a memorial flower
garden at Environmental
Services' and asked
commission members if they
would consider doing a
different project, such as
having a marker or plaque
engraved and placing it
under the tree the Council is
having planted in Deloris'
memory at Linda Spurlock
Park.
Seminar Monique Hester said the
Topics and owner of Wild Birds
Dates Unlimited was somewhat
reluctant about doing a
seminar in April and said she
would let her know
something the next few days.
Item
Discuss
Business
Landscape
Awards
Elect a
Chairman and
Vice-
Chairman
Discussion
Monique will report on this at
the A ril meetin .
May 6 2003 was the date
chosen for the Business
Landscape Awards tour.
Commission members will
leave from Environmental
Services at 5:15 p.m. They
will choose winners for this
year's Business Landscape
Award. The winners will be
announced May 30th, at the
Business Appreciation
Luncheon.
Commission members
elected Kathy Luppy
Chairman and Monique
Hester Vice-Chairman.
Action Taken
Motion was made to elect
Kathy Luppy as Chairman
of Keep NRH Beautiful
Commission
Motion: Monique Hester
Second: Rhonda Dolan
Motion Passed
Motion was made to elect
Monique Hester as Vice-
Chairman of Keep NRH
Beautiful Commission
Motion: Rhonda Dolan
Second: John Paraskevas
Motion Passed
Citizen Input Debbie York reported that
another group has been
added to the Adopt-A-Spot
program and; invitations for
the March 29th Trees for Tots
ceremony have been mailed
out. Debbie York also told
commission members she
would be doing a Texas
SmartScape presentation at
the NRH Libra March 24th.
Adjournment Meeting adjourned by
Kath Lupp at 8:16p.m.
Follow Up