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HomeMy WebLinkAboutKNRH 2001-07-17 Minutes "..~.~'_.~._--_._~".~--_..,,~,---_..- CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS BEAUTIFICATION COMMISSION MEETING JULY 17, 2001 Present: Patsy Tucker Jeanne Lueck Rhonda Dolan Deloris Pultz Monique Hester Tonya Littlejohn Chairperson Commission Member Commission Member Commission Member Commission Member Alternate Pam Burney Debbie York Carey Parrack Environmental Services Director Environmental Resource Coordinator Secretary Absent: Kathy Luppy William Leeming Commission Member Commission Member Item Discussion Action Taken Follow Up Call to Meeting called to order at Order 7:20p.m. Approval of Review Minutes from the Motion was made: Minutes June 19,2001 meeting. To approve the Minutes from the June 19,2001 meeting with an amendment to section BC- 15. Motion: Deloris Pultz Second: Jeanne Lueck Passed Approved amended minutes. Welcome Commission members new welcomed newly appointed members members Monique Hester and Rhonda Dolan, and gave a brief overview of the Beautification Commission and its programs. I , " Discussion Action Taken Follow Up BC-19 Commission members Motion was made: Election of elected a Chairman and Vice To elect Patsy Tucker as Chairperson Chairman for the new term. Chairman. and Vice Chairperson Motion: Jeanne Lueck Second: Deloris Pultz Passed Motion was made: To elect Kathy. Luppy as Vice Chairman. Motion: Jeanne Lueck Second: Tonya Littlejohn BC-20 Item tabled until next Discussion regular meeting of Individual Committee Jobs Keep Texas Commission members Patsy Carey Parrack Beautiful Tucker, Deloris Pultz and will provide (KTB) Tonya Littlejohn each gave council Conference an overview of the 2001 members with a Reports Keep Texas Beautiful copy of Patsy conference, which they Tucker's KTB attended. Patsy Tucker synopsis. prepared a synopsis of the conference that she shared with commission members, and asked that a copy be provided to each council member. Deloris Pultz shared information about provided details about several programs she felt North Richland Hills might be interested in implementing. Tonya Littlejohn spoke of sessions she attended on wildflowers and various tree programs. I Commission members agreed they would like for , North Richland Hills to\be more involved in next year's KTB conference. Item Discussion Action Taken Follow Up BC-21 Cecile Carson, Director of Beautification Commission Discuss Education and Training for members scheduled a Preparation Keep Texas Beautiful, litter indexing Workshop for provided members with the for August 7, 6:00p.m. 2001/2002 history of Keep Texas KTB Beautiful and spoke of Governor's various KTB programs, Community awards, and briefly touched Achievement on their requirements. Ms. Award. Carson also provided each memberwähanawa~s packet, and recommended using May 1, through April 30, as the reporting dates. Commission members agreed to have a litter- indexing workshop on August 7. Tracking litter is one of the requirements for Keep America Beautiful certification. BC-22 Commission members voted Motion to eliminate the Discuss to eliminate the Yard-of-the- monthly Yard-of-the-Month Elimination Month Landscape award, Landscape award of Monthly since it was not on the June As long as the Landscape Business 19, agenda. Award is presented at the Landscape annual Business Award Appreciation luncheon. Motion: Deloris Pultz Second: Jeanne Lueck Passed Staff Report Pam Burney informed members that the Christmas Committee has recommended moving the from the Library to the NRH Municipal complex located I off Mid-Cities Blvd., due to construction starting on Rufe Snow and parking problems. , " Pam Burney also recommended presenting the KTB award won by Kathy Item Discussion Action Taken Follow Up Luppy, at the August 27, city council meeting. Debbie York reported that Jenny Kratz agreed to spotlight the Beautification Commission's programs on one page of the N RH 2002 calendar. She also stated that the Beauti.fication Commission's one-page newsletter would be an insert in the NRH newsletter. Adjournment Motion to adjourn meeting at 9:35p.m. Motion: Deloris Pultz Second: Jeanne Lueck Passed Approved: Patsy Tuc " KEEP TEXAS BEAUTIFUL 2001 ONE MAKES A DIFFERENCE FORT WORTH, JUNE 26-29 The City of North Richland Hills Beautification Commission members Patsy Tucker, Chairman, Deloris Pultz, Jane Dunkel- berg, and Tonya Littlejohn attended the 2001 Keep Texas Beau- tiful Convention on Wednesday through Friday at the Renais- sance Worthington Hotel in Fort Worth, June 27-29. Trans- portation was arranged through the YMCA Medi-van system. A hotel room was rented for two days at the personal ex- pense of the attendees. These four commission members wish to thank the City Council of North Richland Hills for sending them as delegates to the Keep Texas Beautiful Con- vention. It was an informatiYe, rewarding, entertaining event. The General Session with Keynote Address by Mary Scott Nabors, former Texas Railroad and Education Commissioner, was held on Wednesday afternoon. The theme of the week- "the power of one" related to the importance of one indi- vidual, one city, one school, and one organization. One person can make a difference. At seven o'clock Wednesday evening, a Boot Scootin' Night at the Stockyard Station placed everyone in a Fort Worth celebrating mood as dinner of barbecue and all "the works" and entertainment by the Cooper Fiddlers and comedian Frank King delighted the denim-attired crowd. Thursday, June 28 offered a Networking Breakfast where all could mingle and view displays from Texas contributors. The morning included a presentation by the winners of the Governor's Community Achievement Awards. Each city con- trituted descriptions of their winning ways. At noon, the O.P. Schnabel Luncheon hosted by KDFW/Fox Channel 4 anchor, Clarice Tinsley, saw the senior citizens awards presented. Comedian Frank King entertained during the lunch. His clever description of seven years spent touring the United States had the audience tearing with laughter. Thursday afternoon offered concurrent educational sessions. We attendees selected different topics in order to cover as many of the sessions as possible. There were: "Landscaping Money: How to Get More Green for Your Green" by Barrie Cogburn. This seminar explained opportunities for communi- ties to receive matching funds for landscape projects and share local landscaping,success stories; "One Neighborhood at a Time" presenterlÍ" Robin Blut, of Keep Houston Beautiful, , showed an overview of The Mayor's Clean Neighborhood - 2 - Program which explained how residents are taking to the streets and changing attitudes; also "Barking Up the Right Tree" with expert5Þ¡ Glenda Barrett, Mike Bradshaw, and John Giedraitis shared insights on public tree plant- ing efforts, tree registry basics, grant and technical assistance, and fundraising for tree planting. After a short refreshment brea~, these sessions were held: "Crazy About Clean Sports" where Rosie Lopez of Odessa explained how to recruit school sports groups for clean- ups. Sherri Callahan of Athens discussed an excellent clean-up program, and Melissa Hoffman of Sugarland pre- sented the successful'Litterless Little League' program. "Organizational Gurus Share Their Secrets" presented various ways for better organizing; "How To Get Your Voice Heard Above the Roar" discussed media methods. Thursday evening brought the famous convention event, The Don't Mess With Texas Dinner. This year the theme was "Laugh-in: Comic Relief for the Trashed-Off." The comical segments included the latest "Don't Mess With Texas" television commercial. Two comics related their versions of how trash can be funny. It was. On Friday, June 29 after a continental breakfast, the educational sessions began at 9:30: "Local Control of Illegal Dumping," Wild About Wildflowers," and People to People: How to Raise Funds." On Friday at noon the Governor's Community Achievement Awards Luncheon where all of the winners from population categories were honored. Veteran journalist, Sherry Kuehl of Waco, presented the awards. The winners were: Brownwood, Callisburg, Chandler, EIPaso, Katy, Midland, PIano, Rowlett, and Sanger.. Among the many individual awards, our own Kathy Luppy placed second as Teacher of the Year. She is a commission member and teaches at North Ridge Elementary, North Richland Hills. The convention was an enjoyable, instructive, educational opportunity for ideas and plans for implementing workable programs in our city. We members appreciate the Council's making our attendance financially possible. Next year, we are making a positive commitment to apply and win the GCAA for our population size. The 2002 convention will be held in the city of origination, San Antonio. We hope to be there. õZS Agð1;~ pa~Cker, Chairman Beautification Commission "