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HomeMy WebLinkAboutKNRH 2021-07-20 Minutes MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE KEEP NORTH RICHLAND HILLS BEAUTIFUL COMMISSION FOR THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS,TEXAS, HELD AT THE North Richland Hills CITY HALL 4301 CITY POINT DRIVE JULY 20,2021 The Keep North Richland Hills Beautiful Commission of the City of North Richland Hills, Texas met for a meeting on the 20th day of July, 2021 at 5:45 p.m. in the Community Room at City Hall. A. CALL TO ORDER Kathy Luppy called the meeting to order at 5:47 p.m. Present: Kathy Luppy Chairperson, Place 6 Kay Dansby Place 1 Amy Steele Place 2 Brianne Goetz Place 3 Donah Tyner Place 5 Brandon Kelley Place 7 Kimberly Johnson Alternate Absent: MiShon Landry Place 4 Staff Members: Kristin James, Assistant Director of Neighborhood Services Joyce Fister, Administrative Secretary of Neighborhood Services B. CITIZENS PRESENTATION No presentations. C. PUBLIC COMMENTS No Comments D. ACTION ITEMS D.1 Approve minutes of the June 15,2021 Keep North Richland Hills Beautiful Commission meeting. Amy Johnson advised Commission that she was indeed at the June 15, 2021 meeting, but the minutes show she was absent. Corrected Minutes were approved. D.2 Election of Chair and Vice Chair of the Keep NRH Beautiful Commission Kathy Luppy was only nomination for Commission Chair and was elected unanimously. Brandon Kelley was only nomination for Commission Vice-Chair and was elected unanimously. E. PRESENTATION/DISCUSSION ITEMS E.1 Recognition of Appointed Members—1, 3, 5 and 7 Two new members, Kay Dansby and Brianne Goetz, were introduced to the Commission members and two reappointed members, Donah Tyner and Brandon Kelley, were recognized. Page 1 of 3 E.2 Discuss Beautification efforts Along Blvd. 26 Kristin advised Commission that the City had contracted out tree trimming and mowing services for the area of Blvd. 26 near Harwood Rd. The City will be taking over maintenance of this area in place of TXDOT.The Commission will pay for part of the expense as it is a beautification project. E.3 Discuss Results of the 2021 Photo Contest Completed in June. Kristin James gave a presentation which included copies of the winning photos. The theme was"NRH Pride". There were 20 entries with 1,242 votes being cast. The Facebook posts regarding the contest reached over 14,000 people. E.4 Discuss Environmental Education Survey Members suggested the following questions to include in the Environmental Education Survey that will be sent to the schools in the area: 1. What barriers do the schools face in getting participation in the Environmental Programs, such as time restraints, lack of information, lack of resources, etc? 2. What are the existing Environmental Programs that are already in place? 3. Is outdoor space available for use in implementing programs? 4. Is there a representative from the PTA that coordinates programs? 5. Are there resources readily available to the students such as library books? 6. Additional space be provided on the survey for principals to provide their own suggestions. 7. Which, if any, city parks are utilized for current Environmental Education? Additional ideas suggested: 1. Hold a contest for the schools to name the KNRHB mascot. 2. Hold workshops at schools like the rain barrels workshop. 3. Provide an incentive to the schools/principals to complete the Survey, such as a gift card. Kristin advised that information about our existing programs was sent to the school principals in May and she will be sending a reminder in August. Feedback so far had been positive. Further discussion regarding mascot will be held at next meeting,with members being asked to bring ideas. E.5 Discuss Trash Bash Event Scheduled for September 25, 2021 Kristin advised this year's event will include the picnic. Supplies will be picked up at NRH2O and participants will bring trash back and lunch will be served, along with games and possible hands on project, such as pine cone birdfeeders. Kristin will contact the Ice Cream truck that was at the 2019 event to see if they will return this year. She will also contact TRWD about using their Environmental Education trailer. Possible rewards for most unique piece of trash, largest, etc. T-shirts will again be a neon color. Kristin will order shirts and create a flier for the event. E.6 Discuss Adopt-a-Spot Program Kristin advised that a complaint had been received from a citizen regarding an area,with a sign, that is never cleaned up, which resulted in the adopter getting"free advertisement" for doing nothing. The caller felt that the area should be cleaned more often. Kristin advised she would bring it up to the Commission to see if a change was needed. The members felt the current requirement of 4 times per year was sufficient. Kristin will contact the citizen to let her know. Page 2 of 3 E.7 Discuss Remaining Schedule of Events for 2021 Kristin provided a slide showing the remaining events and the dates for 2021. She will email a copy to each member. There will be a booth at each of the 4 Autumn Sounds events in September and October, which will need volunteers. F. ADJOURNMENT Kathy Luppy, Chair, adjourned the meeting at 6:48 pm. I I Kath Luppy, Ch irperson Page 3 of 3