Min - Keep Allen Beautiful Board - 2000 - 04/26 - RegularMINUTES
KEEP ALLEN DEMI' UL BOARD
REGULAR CALLED MEETING
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26, 2000
KARR Members Present
Pat Buckley
Audrey Smyth
Sheila Dauth
Sheila Curtis
Amy Smith
Lonnie Simmons
Kay McKenna
Staff Present
Jimmy Knipp
Call to Order
(Agenda Item 1)
With a quorum of the Board present, the Keep Allen Beautiful Regular meeting was called to order at
7:05 p.m., on Wednesday, April 26, 2000, in the Conference Room at City Hall, One Butler Circle.
Approve the Minutes of the March 21, 2000, Renular Meetine (Agenda Item II)
Pat Buckley read the minutes from the last meeting. Pat motioned and Kay seconded the approval of the
minutes for the March 21, 2000, meeting. The Board voted seven (7) for and none (0) opposed; the minutes
were approved.
Smaker
Diana Pollack with the Powell Croup (a marketing firm in the metroplex) informed us of their purpose
and expressed an interest in underwriting our newsletters and helping to promote some of our events or projects.
New Member Introduction:
Sheila Curtis replaced Melissa Owen and round table introductions were made.
Project Updates
(Agenda Item III)
Spring Spruce Up Recap: Seventy-nine tons of household junk, trash and debris was collected in 14 CWD
roll -off dumpsters during the 5 hours of operation from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 8, 2000.
Thank you letters and promotion items were requested to be given to the 6 City Staff employees that helped
us with this event. Amy Smith is going to ask Home Depot about providing trash bags for fixture clean-ups.
Prior to the next Spruce Up Event the Allen Community Outreach needs to be contacted to have
transportation and personnel on hand to transport items to the Resale Shop.
KAB Membership Brochure: Sheila Dauth said she could help with writing of the receipts. Amy Smith is
to follow-up on member's comments and ask Katherine Poteet to help write response to comments from
new members. Kay McKenna is building the membership database. The fast newsletter deadline is June 1,
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Keep Allen Beautiful Board Meeting
April 26, 2000
2000. Lonnie Simmons is going to start working on speakers, dates and locations for member workshop
meetings Pat Buckley is going to ask Katherine Poteet or Linda Vaughn about placing membership
applications in the City's Newcomer Packets. Applications will be distributed at the Allen American,
Chamber of Commerce, Library and City Hall Kay McKenna will send out Thank You letters to all the
merchants that participated on the discount card. Kay McKenna is working on the corporate flyer and had a
copy for everyone to examine before the next meeting. Some members agreed to gather at Amy's home on
the evening of May 10, 2000, to work on the corporate flyer and flyer name. It was suggested that we name
the Yard -of -the -month award, "KAB Residential Property Award" Amy Smith is also going to ask Home
Depot to donate something for beautiful yards and make signs. Amy Smith is going to start working on the
corporate letter to go with the corporate flyer.
Creek Bed Clean Up: Jimmy Knipp gave us an update on where the City Manager and City Departments
stand on this item He gave us an estimated cost and number of days it would take to clean up the creeks
and now it was a matter of funding the clean-up.
Items of Interest
(Agenda Item IV)
1. Discussion of Goals for 2000: Chairman Lonnie Simmons suggested we schedule a workshop meeting in
June to discuss our goals for 2000.
2. KTB Conference: Registration forms, agendas, transportation and hotel information packets were passed
Out to all members and Pat Buckley and Kay McKenna are planning to attend this year.
3. Business Expo 2000: Jimmy Knipp asked the board to participate in the Business Expo 2000 this year. It
was decided that the board would pass out promotional items and trash and recycling literature from 8:30
a.m., to 10:30 a.m., on Saturday, May 20, 2000.
Adiourn
The meeting adjourned at 9:20 p.m
These minutes were approved on May 16, 2000.
Audrey Smyth, Se v etary n 'e Simmons, air
(Agenda Item V)