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CITY OF ALLEN
MINUTES
CITY OF ALLEN
KEEP ALLEN BEAUTIFUL BOARD REGULAR MEETING
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2018 - 6:30 P.M.
BASEMENT -MEETING ROOM B
305 CENTURY PARKWAY
ALLEN, TX 75013
PRESENT VISITORS STAFF PRESENT
Ponder, Susan Doherty, Lauren Diaz, Josue, Education Specialist
Chisholm, Steve Nelson, Holly Kliewer, Donna, Solid Waste Manager
Webre, Troy Sheets, Sydney Smith, Andrea, Education Specialist
Bernard, Sommer Taylor, Regina
Smith, Ryan
Ahmad, Munia
Kacines, Susan
Call to Order and Announce a Quorum is Present
With a quorum present, Vice Chair Sue Kacines called the Keep Allen Beautiful regular
meeting to order at 6:42 pm on Tuesday, October 16, 2018 in the City Hall Basement
Conference Room B of City Hall, 305 Century Parkway, Allen, TX 75002.
1. Approve Minutes of September 18, 2018 Meeting in the City Hall Basement-
Meeting Room B, 305 Century Parkway, Allen, TX. A motion to approve the minutes
of September 18, 2018 was made by Ryan Smith and seconded by Munia Ahmad, with
all in favor.
2. Keep Allen Beautiful/Mardy and Lisa Brown Scholarship Discussion with Regina
Taylor, Foundation for Allen Schools Executive Director. Regina Taylor gave an
update on the funds, explained how it worked, and explained how students are selected.
A discussion was held about reviewing the selection criteria.
3. Receive Financial Report. No financial report was given.
4. KAB Orientation. Josue Diaz gave an overview of the organization. Josue Diaz gave a
Power Point presentation that illustrated the schedule of KAB events.
5. Election of Board Officers. Sue Kacines and Susan Ponder explained the duties of the
Chair and Vice Chair. Sue Kacines, Ryan Smith, and Susan Ponder were nominated for
Chair and Vice Chair. The board voted Sue Kacines to be Chair and Ryan Smith to be
Vice Chair.
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6. Receive Update on KAB Events and Projects.
• Educator Expo—Andrea Smith discussed the feedback given from a post event
survey. It was well received.
• Trees for Allen—Josue Diaz reported that the tree pickup will be at the Arbor Day
Celebration at Country Meadows Park on October 27. Steve Chisholm, Ryan Smith,
Elias Shaikh, Sommer Bernard, Susan Ponder, Sue Kacines, and Troy Webre
volunteered to work the event.
• Arbor Day Celebration—A discussion was held over the volunteer start and end time.
• Recycled Art Contest—Andrea Smith reported that the theme was "Wild for
Recycling" and the contest had begun. Andrea Smith reported that voting will take
place October 29th& 30tH
• Allen Recycles Day—Josue Diaz reported that all vendors have been confirmed and
that job assignments were going to be emailed out.
• Rotary Holiday Parade—A discussion was held about parking.
• Arbor Day Poster Contest—Andrea Smith gave an overview of the contest and
explained the history. A discussion was held about the dates and times.
7. Discussion of Outreach Initiatives. Andrea Smith reported that outreach at the Allen
Public Library was ongoing. Donna Kliewer gave an update over the STEAM center
recycling program and that a new development One Bethany was interested in adding
recycling.
Adiourn
A motion to adjourn the regular session of the Keep Allen Beautiful board meeting was made by
Sommer Bernard, and seconded by Susan Ponder, with all in favor. The regular session of the
Keep Allen Beautiful board adjourned at 8:17 pm on Tuesday, October 16, 2018.
ATTEST: ROVE:
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Donna Kliewer, ATTEST Susan Kacines, Chair