2014_02.25 KKB MinutesKeep Kennedale Beautiful
February 25, 2014 Meeting Minutes
LTA
Call to Order 6:05pm
II. Members Present:
1.
Michael Chandler
2.
Vickie Chandler
3.
Fred Winters
4.
Wilda Turner
5.
Rachel Rogers
6.
LaCresha Sanders
7.
HR Director, Kelly Cooper
8.
Visitors: Kristen Sanders and Stephen Brim
Motion to approve the minutes of January 7, 2013 by Wilda Turner, second by LaCresha
Sanders. Motion approved
Visitor /Citizens Forum - none
V. Regular Items
A. Discuss and consider action from the litter survey results:
I. Results received from the Windshield Litter Survey 2014, results were
reviewed from handout at meeting.
II. The board decided not to take action now and consider doing another
Windshield Litter Survey. This may include increasing the area we survey
and taking into consideration what areas to target based on input from
other city officials.
B. Review and approve event dates for 2014:
I. The next parade is March 15t for Texas Independence. The trailer we use
for parades is not available at this time. The only people readily available
for the parade are Michael and Vickie Chandler. Our banners will be
applied to Michael's truck and they will ride in it for the parade.
II. For Art in the Park the board decided to participate by helping with clean
up. Rachel will look into getting cards made up for each of us to handout
to attendees inviting them to "Like" us on Facebook.
III. There will be no Crud Cruiser for the Spring Cleanup event. We need to
have a cleanup event associated with "Don't Mess With Texas." The next
best date for the cleanup is April 26 Michael is going to check to see if
another event that is taking place will count for our cleanup. We will
revisit this event during our March meeting to continue planning and
confirm date.
IV. There was discussion about the number of events we have tried to add to
our list and the thought it being overwhelmed. We will focus on those
events that have become routine and work towards slowly adding
additional beneficial events as time permits.
C. Discuss rain harvesting for the Bird /Butterfly Demonstration Garden:
I. Water is running off of the top of the garden and pooling at the bottom.
We need to determine if there is a valuable solution for harvesting this
water or if we need to consider another option.
II. Stephen has done some research and found out that a rain harvesting
system that goes in the ground will cost approximately $5.00 /gallon to
install. The pump system to bring the water up to the surface for
watering will be approximately $2.00 /gallon.
III. Larry Hoover said we could catch rain water off of the police department
up the hill. He is looking into grants to see if we can get assistance for
building an above ground system for storing secondary water to use
when extra watering is needed. The system will be low psi and gravity
fed.
D. Discuss the strategic plan update and special meeting date:
I. Vickie Chandler and Stephen Brimm have completed the phone survey
with UTA students. Each had a different student. There was concern
about feedback the board was hearing from Vickie about the way the
student handled their conversation. Kelly is following up on this issue.
Discuss and consider approval of the Adopt -A -Spot program
I. The group reviewed and approved the flyer with suggestions. Kelly is
submitting the flyer to Larry Hoover.
II. The Parks Board only involvement will be if anyone wants to adopt any
locations within the park.
III. The board likes the idea of pushing this campaign to local businesses and
HOAs. Each member will approach their own HOA if applicable.
VI
Reports
A. Art in the Park Silent Auction:
i. This event is over.
B. Art in the Park Fundraiser Paint with a Twist
i. This event is coming up and we would like to get everyone on the board to post
it on their Facebook page as well as post it on the KKB Facebook page.
VII.
Adjournment — 7:17P
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