Min - Keep Allen Beautiful Board - 1998 - 02/17 - RegularMINUTES
KEEP ALLEN BEAUTIFUL BOARD
REGULAR CALLED MEETING
FEBRUARY 17, 1998 - 7:00 P.M.
KABB Members Present
Sandy Sanders
Heidi Smalley
Lonnie Simmons
Phil Lakin
Beverly Wortham
Pat Buckley
Melissa Owen
Staff Present
Edie McMillion
George Conner
Call to Order
(Agenda Item I)
With a quorum of the Board present, the Keep Allen Beautiful Special Called Workshop meeting
was called to order at 7:04 p.m. on Tuesday, February 17, 1998, in the Conference Room of Allen City
Hall, One Butler Circle.
Request to Appear By Tim Dentler, Parks and Rec. (Agenda Item II)
Tim Dentler, Superintendent of Parks and Recreation and Bobby Trevino, Operation Supervisor
made a presentation about the six (6) parks that will be involved in the theme of "Traveling Texas"
Each park will represent a geographic area of Texas and the historic or natural wonders indicative to that
area. Each park will provide to residents a restful oasis from their hectic everyday lives and it will also
offer a mini -tour of another Texas community Signs will inform visitors of the place they are seeing
and landscaping will provide visual cues.
The opportunities these parks will present will not only be a recreational destination but also an
educational destination—for schools, camp groups or private organization and will put Allen in the
forefront of urban park planning. The parks will follow the themes listed below,
1. Hillside Park - "Dinosaurs in Texas"
2. Rolling Hills Park - "East Texas Piney Woods"
3. Reed Park - "Hill Country"
4. Green Park - "West Texas"
5. Shadow Lakes Park - "Red River"
6. Heritage Park - "Big Bend"
Tim and Bobby showed us drawings of each park and explained why certain park areas were
selected to represent the above sections of Texas The Parks Department is very receptive to the Adopt -
a -Park program that the Keep Allen Beautiful Board is interested in sponsoring. They mentioned they
have obtained information on the Adopt a Spot programs from Tulsa, OK ( who is also involved in a
program called "Up With Trees") and a city in Arizona. They discussed with the Board that these
programs thrive with funding from sponsors within these cities. Tim said that they will be very happy to
come back to the Board in a few months and give us an update on how the parks are progressing.
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Tun was asked by the Board about doing some median improvements. He told the Board that
Median Standards have not been fully developed and that he will have to obtain more information about
what the standards will be and how the Board can be involved. The same will have to be done on
Facility and Park Standards as each park is designed to have color programs, trees and printing plans
and shrubbery planning.
Tim gave the Board an update on the trees from the National Tree Trust, they will soon be
moved from two (2) gallon to five (5) gallon buckets and will be moved to an area on west Bethany Dr.
Once they are moved and irrigation is in the Park Department will need volunteers to help water and
care for the trees.
Discussion on Setting Goals and Objectives for 1995 (Agenda Item 1I1)
Below are the list of Goals and Objectives that were brought up at the meeting.
GOALS FOR 1998
VISION
2000 ESTIMATED TIME
1. Recycling Bins or a city parks
1.
Membership Drive.
2. Building for our future please pardon our mess
signs at entrances of street construction.
2.
Committee Structure.
3. Gardening project at compos[ facility
3.
Utility Bill Pledges.
4. Theme for our City
4
Information for Schools in Allen.
5 Information on Parks.
5.
Keep America Beaun 1 Affiliate
6 Annual Trash -Off, Spring Fest and Earth Fest
6.
501c.3 Status.
7 Ladybugs, worms and insect population.
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Promotional Video,
8. Financial Sponsorship,
8.
Public Relations.
9 Award Programs.
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Nature Objectives
Native Plants B. Wildflowers
10. Who in the business community is actively
recycling.
10.
Bike and Nature Trails
11. Beautification of the entrances to our city wifl
need to consult with Parks Department.
11.
Adopt -a -Spot areas
12.
Utility Poles
13.
Massive Promotional Campaign.
The Board should study the above table and have a plan of action to present at our next meeting.
If you think of any other items that need to be added, please let Edie know.
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Changes to By Laws and Set Date to go Before Council for Approval (Agenda Item IV)
By laws need to be discussed at our next meeting. Please come prepared to present any items
that you feel need to be added, changed, reworded or updated. It will be our first item of business at our
next meeting.
Miscellaneous
(Agenda Item V)
We are preparing for the Trash Off on April 18, 1998. We will have a message on the City
Cable Channel, there will be an small clip in the upcoming City Newsletter. The Ford Park Pavilion has
been reserved. Banners will be ordered along with handout items to volunteers. We will buy fresh fruit
and water. The Keep Allen Beautiful Board Hot Line will be updated to include information about the
Trash Off.
Sandy gave another overview about the Sign Ordinance, Phil will be taking a letter to show
support to the Sign Board, Mayor and Council.
Adjourn
The meeting was adjourned at 9:10 p.m.
These minutes were approved on March 17. 1998.
( �Patrici eyey, SecretmT
(Agenda -Item VI)
—nllt� ip Lakin, Chair