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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMin - Keep Allen Beautiful Board - 2010 - 06/15 - RegularMINUTES KEEP ALLEN BEAUTIFUL BOARD REGULAR MEETING JUNE 15, 2010 - 6:30 P.M. COUNCIL CONFERENCE ROOM 305 CENTURY PARKWAY ALLEN, TX 75013 Present Mardy Brown Mark Schallhom Carolyn Winkler John Ognzovich Beverly Pruitt Stacy Gonzales Absent Kerry Craven Staff Present Steve Massey, Community Services Director Donna Kliewer, Waste Services Manager Denise Moore, City Forester Amanda Mattle, Waste Services Education Specialist Call to order and announce a quorum is Present With a quorum present, the keep Allen Beautiful Regular Meeting was called to order by Vice -Chair Beverly Pruitt at 6:36 p.m. on Tuesday, June 15, 2010 in the Council Conference Roam at City Hall, 305 Century Parkway, Allen, TX. 1. Approve minutes of May 18 meeting MOTION: Carolvn Winkler made a motion to approve the meeting minutes for May 18 as presented. The motion was seconded by John Ogrizovich and carried with all in favor 2. Update from Parks Dept. on Horticulture and Environmental Programs Denise Moore reported that all summer color is out. Parks is using the water trailer for irrigation. Converting some beds to perennial beds has been discussed. Parks is also preparing for the Allen USA Celebration Teens from Students on Service potted approximately 800 seedlings at the tree farm with Parks supervision. 3. 2010 Board Evaluation Form MOTION: Beverly Pruitt made a motion to approve the 2010 Board Evaluation Form as amended. The motion was seconded by Mandy Brown and carried with all in favor. 4. Receive update on KAB Events and Projects a. Sustainable Landscape Seminar Series— February through June "Good Bugs, Bad Bugs" was held on June 5 and had 26 attendees. The final seminar of this year's series, "Irrigation Insights," will be held on June 19 b. Reuse -a -Shoe recognition at City Council — AAR Mike Barringer of The Shoe Bank attended and commended Allen's efforts. This event presents a good opportunity for City Council to recognize the community's youth. c. KTB Conference(Austin)— June 21-24 Mardy Brown will attend d USA Celebration — June 26 KAB board members will man the KAB booth. City Educators will be on site to assist with the booth. Visitors will play the "Talkm' Trash" spinner game to win prizes. Volunteers are needed to help sticker the shuttle bus windows and set up the reevcling and compost bins on site prior to the event e. Electronics Collection — August 7 This is a KAB-sponsored event in conjunction with the City of Allen. Cyclone Aluminum and Steel collects various electronics for recycling from Allen residents. f. Educator Expo — September 23 This event will be held at the AND Administration Building again this year Donors who provide a giveaway worth $30.00 or more may provide advertising materials to be included in the giveaway bags for attendees. g. Home for the Harvest festival (Village at Allen) — September No new information to report at this time h. Recvcled An Contest—November Winners will be recognized on Allen Recycles Day. This event is held at City Hall. Entries are displayed in the rotunda and a ceremony for the youth is usually held in Council Chambers. i. Allen Recycles Day — November 6 This event is usually held at City Hall in the parking lot. Volunteers will be needed for this event. j. Rotary Holidav Parade — December 5 The parade starts in the afternoon. We will have Community Waste Disposal trucks, hand out giveaways, and invite the participants in the Recycled Art Contest to walk with KAB in the parade. 5. Receive Financial Report/Budget Update Donna Kliewer reported that the City KAB account balance is $9,181 38 and the American National Bank account balance is $16.065.95. 6. Receive reports from Strategic Planning initiatives a Communication Kerry Craven continues to email daily green tips, which Amanda Mattle posts on Twitter. Weekly tips are posted in the All Allen E -News and in the AISD HR Connection newsletter. Events are advertised via Twitter and follow-ups are posted there, also. b. Environmental Center Plano's Environmental Center was discussed, as well as a possible trip to see it. c. Environmental Education in AISD AND has won the Outstanding Environmental Youth Education and Outreach Award from the Greater DFW Recycling Alliance d Parks and Recreation Liaison Stacy attended the AHA meeting, where plans for the Health Fair/Wellness Expo are still being discussed. Adiourn The regular session of the Keep Allen Beautiful board was adjourned at 7'49 p m. on Tuesday, June 15, 2010, APPROVED: ATTESTI&�Q/ '"'�� Chair, Stacy Go es Donna Kliewer, ATTEST