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HomeMy WebLinkAboutKFB Minutes 2022-05-24 KEEP FRIENDSWOOD BEAUTIFUL MEETING MINUTES TUESDAY, MAY 24, 2022 PATTY STEINKE, CHAIRPERSON KAYE COREY, BOARD MEMBER TODD MENDENHALL, BOARD MEMBER JEFF SMITH, BOARD MEMBER SHAWN POTTER, BOARD MEMBER MICHAEL FERNANDEZ, BOARD MEMBER KELLY BROWNING, BOARD MEMBER BETTY MORENO, BOARD MEMBER PAULA MATRANGA, BOARD MEMBER GRACE BLASINGAME, BOARD MEMBER DIANNA HALL, BOARD MEMBER JAMES TONEY, DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND RECREATION KIMBERLY RAMIREZ, ASSISTANT TO THE DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND RECREATION NATALIE MAYFIELD, RECREATION ASSISTANT 1. Call to Order Patty called the meeting to order at 6pm. 2. Minutes A. Consider approving the Minutes of the Keep Friendswood Beautiful Meeting held on April 26, 2022. Betty motioned to approve the minutes pending the updates made by the Chair. Seconded by Vijay and approved unanimously. 3. Public Comment 4. Discussions A. Discuss the Volunteer Hours – Track it Forward Program Patty inquired if the committee members have been logging their hours. The majority of the members confirmed they have been using the app. Todd mentioned he has been experiencing some technical difficulty. Kim informed Todd he can email her his hours and she will enter them on his behalf. Jeff briefly spoke on some of the volunteer work he does for the Parks department. Including but not limited to; cleaning trash from the parks, greeting players at the Disc Golf course, and reporting damage in the parks to the Parks and Recreation Department. B. Discuss updating the KFB brochure. Kelly presented the new KFB brochure that was created by one of her students. There are a few minor typos and formatting issues that will need to be adjusted. Kelly inquired when the committee would like the brochure released. Patty mentioned she is unsure at this time when the release deadline will be. Kim stated more of the original brochures will be ordered giving Kelly until the Fall to complete work on the updated brochure. C. Discuss participation in the 4th of July Parade. Vijay mentioned that last meeting some members had expressed interested in forming a small sub-committee for the 4th of July Parade participation. He mentioned he had sent out an email on May 1st detailing which items he has already purchased along with some of his décor ideas. He touched on some of the other ideas he received back from the committee regarding sponsorships and decorations. Vijay stated that he heard from Mary that the banner that will be used on the float is nearing completion. Vijay mentioned that since he will be attending the Keep Texas Beautiful (KTB) conference at the end of June, they will have a limited amount of time to complete assembly of the decorative gazebo that will be used on the float. Vijay went on to discuss purchasing some decorative flags and other small items to adorn the float with. The committee continued to discuss the trailer dimensions to better decide how long assembly will take. Vijay mentioned some of the items will need to be attached to the float before the day of the parade. The rest of the assembly will likely be completed the day of the parade. Kelly, Shawn, and Dianna all volunteered to be on the float during the parade. The color theme for dress attire will be red, white, and blue. July 3rd will likely be the day the volunteered committee members will meet for pre-assembly around 3pm. D. Discuss participation the Pollinator Garden video. Patty stated that the videographer used by the City of Friendswood is available to film a video for the Pollinator Garden for a fee of $500. Patty mentioned that Pollinator Garden volunteers will be needed for said video. She also stated that those who will not be on camera could assist with writing a script for the video. Patty suggested that the committee discuss the finer details later. Grace inquired about the West Ranch Bay Area Park. Toney informed the committee that some residents have been volunteering to help clean this park under the direction of the Parks and Recreation department. 5. Committee Reports A. Receive a report from the Executive Committee regarding the 2022 KFB budget and purchases. Patty reported that during the last meeting the committee discussed the possibility of allowing a local artist to create a mural on one of the parks restroom walls. Patty inquired if the committee is interested in continuing to pursue this project. Kaye motioned to table the discussion. Seconded by Betty and unanimously approved. Patty restated the information regarding updating pots at City Hall. Currently there are green pots for the plants located inside City Hall that were donated by the committee. Kim confirmed that the committee’s budget will currently allow this project to proceed. B. Receive a report from the Keep Texas Beautiful Committee. (Michael Fernandez) Michael mentioned the KTB conference, and stated that Patty, Shawn, and Vijay will accompany Kimberly. He briefly touched on the Highway Cleanup last Saturday. 8 bags of trash were collected during the cleanup. 6 people were in attendance for this event. The committee has been requested to assist with a local Ice Cream social. This event will be further discussed during the committee’s next meeting in July. Michael mentioned the KFB Beautification award will be given out next week. C. Receive a report from the Public Awareness Committee regarding KFB's social Media activities. (Brandee Fernandez) Brandee was not in attendance during this meeting to deliver a report. D. Receive a report regarding the Fairy Trail at Stevenson Park. (Shawn Potter) Shawn reported on the Wranglerette dedication that took place on Friday. She stated the group was thrilled with their new fairy and the bench they dedicated. E. Receive a report from the Education Committee. (Mary Wise) Mary was not in attendance during this meeting to deliver a report. F. Receive a report from the Beautification Committee. (Kaye Corey) Kaye reported that she and the volunteers will be removing some of the overgrown sunflowers in the garden. They are watering, weeding, and replanting currently. Kaye also reported that she and her volunteers are now also watering the small garden that is at the entrance of the fairy trail. Kaye stated that the maroon bluebonnets in the park are currently seeding. Kaye reported that soil samples from the garden were returned showing the soil is only in need of nitrogen. Kaye reported that 5 applications had been received for the KFB Matching Grant. Quakers Landing subdivision was the winner of the award. They will have until the end of August to complete their project to receive said grant. Dianna reported that she is wanting to create a new watering and mowing schedule at Mustang Field. She reported that she would like to acquire more soil for the area as well as more seeds. Dianna is currently looking for limestone for the garden. The purpose of this stone was not mentioned. She stated a local company, Natura has a stone that they will donate if the committee picks it up themselves. G. Receive a report from the Parks Committee. (Kelly Browning) Kelly reported that there is no consensus regarding the newly acquired residential parks. She reported that she will be focusing on this more once the school year has ended. Toney informed her that he met with some engineers that can provide concept art for potential park ideas. H. Receive a report from the Environmental Action Committee regarding the KFB's Recycling Club and recycling trends in the City. (Vijay Mahal) Vijay reported that he received some stats from the Rec Club at the school: Collected over 2000 dead markers, which will be repurposed 200 cans of cans which were recycled and resulted in over $200 which will be donated to the RMFH. Vijay stated that the Club thanks the committee for all they have donated to them. 8. Adjournment Patty adjourned the meeting at 7:18pm.