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[DECLARATION OF A QUORUM AND CALL TO ORDER]
>> FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS THE APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM
[1. Approve the minutes from Regular Called meeting on August 23, 2021.]
THE LAST MEETING ON AUGUST 23, 2021. [BACKGROUND] [NOISE]>> I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE [INAUDIBLE].
NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS PRESENTATION OF FISCAL YEAR 2001,
[2. Presentation of Fiscal Year 2021 fourth quarter Code Enforcement statistics and update on enforcement actions.]
FOURTH QUARTER CODE ENFORCEMENT STATISTICS AND UPDATE, SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE CODE ENFORCEMENT STAFF COME UP HERE AND PROVIDE SOME INFORMATION FOR YOU GUYS.>> GOOD EVENING KAB COMMISSIONERS, HOW ARE YOU DOING?
>> EXCELLENT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR HAVING US.
WE DO PROVIDE UPDATES FROM THE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT, WHICH ENCOMPASSES CODE ENFORCEMENT, CITY PLANNING, AND OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES.
WE LIKE TO TOUCH ON THE THINGS THAT DEAL WITH CODE, AESTHETICS, ANYTHING THAT WE BELIEVE COINCIDES WITH KEEPING ANGLETON BEAUTIFUL.
IN DOING THAT, WE HAD A BUSY FOURTH QUARTER JUST BECAUSE OF TALL GRASS, JUMPED VEHICLES, THOSE ARE PRETTY BIG TICKET ITEMS DURING THE WARMER MONTHS, BUT WE ALSO HAD A HURRICANE.
HERE'S OUR STATISTICS FOR THE FOURTH QUARTER FOR JULY THROUGH SEPTEMBER, AND YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE WERE A TOTAL OF 66 CASES CLOSED, WHICH IS PRETTY SIGNIFICANT.
THAT'S REALLY GOOD PROGRESS SO WE ARE REALLY PROUD OF CODE ENFORCEMENT STAFF.
ALSO DEMOLITIONS, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU REMEMBER BACK IN THE SPRING TIME I BRIEFED KAB ON OUR SUBSTANDARD BUILDING INITIATIVE.
SO WHAT WE ARE DOING IS TRYING TO GET PROPERTY OWNERS OF SUBSTANDARD RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES TO VOLUNTARILY DEMOLISH THESE IDENTIFIED STRUCTURES.
WE WENT ACROSS THE CITY, IDENTIFIED APPROXIMATELY 50.
WE HAVE MADE SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS IN GETTING PEOPLE TO VOLUNTARILY DEMO.
WE ARE REALLY PROUD OF THAT AND WANTED TO BRING THAT TO YOU.
10 DEMOLITION PERMITS WERE ISSUED.
THOSE ARE THE PROPERTIES THAT WERE ISSUED FOR PERMITS, AND FIVE OF THOSE WERE ON THE SUBSTANDARD BUILDING WAS BRINGING US TO A TOTAL OF 18 OUT OF 50 THAT HAVE BEEN DEMOLISHED.
SO THAT'S PRETTY GOOD FOR CLOSING OUT THE YEAR.
HURRICANE NICHOLAS, WE DID NOT ANTICIPATE THIS TO INCREASE IN INTENSITY TO A HURRICANE, HOWEVER, IT DID OVERNIGHT.
WE SAW SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE TO FENCES AND TREES.
A LOT OF DOWNED TREES AND FENCES, YOU CAN SEE A COUPLE OF EXAMPLES OF THAT.
GREEN TRAILS, THERE'S THE FENCING, THAT'S BRAND NEW FENCING IN THAT BRAND NEW NEIGHBORHOOD.
THAT IS BEING WORKED ON CURRENTLY.
WE SAW A LOT OF LARGER DOWNED TREES.
WHAT DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DID IS, WE DROVE EVERY STREET IN THE CITY AND TOOK AN INVENTORY OF THE TYPE OF DAMAGE THAT WOULD QUALIFY FOR A FEMA STATISTIC.
WE REPORTED THAT TO OUR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATOR AND WE'RE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THAT.
SOME OF THE STRUCTURAL DAMAGE YOU MAY HAVE SEEN TO SOME OF THE OLDER APARTMENT COMPLEXES, THEY RANGE IN AGE FROM 37 TO 45 YEARS OF AGE.
THESE ARE BRICK FASCIA WALLS THAT WERE NOT ADHERED AT THE TIME OF CONSTRUCTION WITH ADEQUATE NUMBER OF BRICK TIES, AND THE WIND AND EVERYTHING ELSE DAMAGED IT AND THOSE FELL.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT CODE ENFORCEMENT REQUIRED WAS AN ENGINEERING LETTER FROM A TEXAS LICENSED ENGINEER BEFORE ALLOWING THESE CONSTRUCTIONS TO BE PERMITTED.
PRIOR TO PERMITTING FOR CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR, THEY HAD TO SUPPLY AN ENGINEER LETTER.
THAT WAS ONE OF THE WAYS TO MAKE SURE IT WAS DONE CORRECTLY SO THAT THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN AGAIN BECAUSE THAT'S PRETTY SIGNIFICANT, AND IT DID DO A LOT OF PROPERTY DAMAGE TO VEHICLES AND IT CAN COST SOMEBODY'S LIFE.
SOME OF THE OTHER AFTER ACTION ITEMS THAT WE DID WAS WE PUT TOGETHER A LIST OF REGISTERED CONTRACTORS.
SOMETIMES YOU'VE PROBABLY HEARD OF THIS BEFORE, BUT PEOPLE WILL COME INTO A TOWN THAT HAS EXPERIENCED A NATURAL DISASTER AND TRY PASS THEMSELVES OFF FOR CONTRACTORS.
THIS IS HOW PEOPLE CAN DO THEIR DUE DILIGENCE.
WE POSTED TWO LISTS, ONE ALPHABETICALLY BY COMPANY NAME AND ONE ALPHABETICALLY BY BUSINESS NAME,
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OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.ANYWAY, THE IMPORTANT PART IS THAT WE PUT THAT UP THERE SO PEOPLE COULD DO THEIR DUE DILIGENCE.
COUNCIL ALSO GRANTED A 60-DAY PERMIT FEE WAIVER FOR ANYTHING PERTAINING TO WIND DAMAGE, FENCES, AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE ALSO NOTICED WAS THE RIGHT-OF-WAY USER APPLICATION NEEDED TO BE UPDATED SO WE COULD COLLECT CONTRACTOR INFORMATION AND CERTIFICATES OF INSURANCE, THAT IS SPECIFIC TO ANYBODY WORKING IN THE CITIES' RIGHT-OF-WAY.
THAT'S GOING TO BE YOUR TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANIES WHO TYPICALLY USE SUBCONTRACTORS TO DO THE WORK.
SO WE WERE ABLE TO SECURE THEIR WORK SCHEDULES, WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO BE AND IF ANY DAMAGE WAS DONE, WE'VE MADE THOSE APPROPRIATE CLAIMS SO THAT THE CITY IS NOT OUT FOR MAYBE A WATERLINE REPAIR OR ANYTHING ELSE LIKE THAT.
THAT'S THE LINK WHERE THAT NEW RIGHT-OF-WAY USER PERMIT APPLICATION CAN BE FOUND.
SOME OF OUR GOALS FOR THIS NEXT FISCAL YEAR INVOLVE IDENTIFYING THE SOFTWARE THAT ENCOMPASSES ALL AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR OUR DEPARTMENT.
A ONE-STOP SHOP THAT HAS END USER INTERFACE, MOVE TO ENFORCEMENT ACTION ON THESE IDENTIFIED SUBSTANDARD STRUCTURES.
SO THERE'S STILL 32 ON THE LIST BECAUSE WE WERE ABLE TO GET 18 VOLUNTARILY DEMOLISHED, NOW WE HAVE MOVED TO ENFORCEMENT ON THE REMAINDER OF THE LIST.
LET'S SEE, WE ALSO WANT TO PRESENT A RENTAL REGISTRATION AND INSPECTION POLICY TO CITY COUNCIL FOR ADOPTION.
WHAT THIS WOULD DO IS REQUIRE RESIDENTIAL RENTAL PROPERTIES TO HAVE TO REGISTER WITH THE CITY AND HAVE AN ANNUAL INSPECTION OR ITS TENANTS CHANGE, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST.
THAT HAS NOT BEEN PRESENTED TO COUNCIL YET, BUT THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS IN THE PIPELINE.
THEN CLOSING OUT OF MAJOR INSPECTION PROJECTS SUCH AS THE AISD, CTE OR THAT'S THE TRANSPORTATION BUILDING.
ANGLETON HIGH SCHOOL EXPANSION PROJECT.
WE ALSO HAVE AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS WE'LL HAVE THE COUNTY COURTHOUSE EXPANSION PROJECT.
SO THESE ARE ALL OUR BIG GOALS FOR THIS NEXT YEAR, AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE LET ME KNOW.
>> THAT WAS GREAT. A LOT OF PROGRESS BEING MADE.
>> THANK YOU, LINDSEY. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO OUR NEXT ITEM.
[3. Discussion on Keep Angleton Beautiful Program and Service Updates]
WE HAVE JUST A DISCUSSION OF KEEP ANGLETON BEAUTIFUL PROGRAMS AND SERVICE UPDATES.THIS WILL JUST BE A DISCUSSION ITEM PROVIDING SOME RECENT UPDATES AND FEEL FREE TO ASK ANY QUESTIONS AS THE UPDATES ARE PROVIDED.
THE FIRST ITEM IS JUST AN UPDATE ON KEEP ANGLETON BEAUTIFUL MEMBERSHIPS.
AS YOU KNOW, THESE MEMBERSHIPS WERE IMPLEMENTED LAST YEAR.
WERE WAY OF GETTING ADDITIONAL INVOLVEMENT AND SOME ADDITIONAL FUNDING THAT SUPPORTS KEEP ANGLETON BEAUTIFUL.
IT'S ONE OF THE THINGS AS WE MOVE FORWARD, JUST LOOKING AT KEEPING TRACK OF THAT AND KEEPING THAT PROGRAM GOING AND KEEPING INDIVIDUALS ENGAGED IN THAT PROGRAM AND ALSO RECRUITING NEW INDIVIDUALS IN THAT PROGRAM.
ONE OF THE THINGS TO NOTE, AND THERE'S TWO SHORT REPORTS THAT ARE INCLUDED IN THE PACKET 2 FROM OUR REGISTRATION SOFTWARE, IS FROM IMPLEMENTATION OF THE KEEP ANGLETON BEAUTIFUL MEMBERSHIPS.
WE INITIALLY HAD 20 ANNUAL MEMBERS AS PART OF THAT LAST YEAR, BECAUSE WE HIT THE YEAR MARK OF THE 12 MONTHS WE HAD SOME OF THEM FALL OFF AND SO WE'RE NOW CURRENTLY SITTING AT SIX ACTIVE MEMBERS WITH THE KEEP ANGLETON BEAUTIFUL MEMBERSHIPS.
WITH THAT THOUGH IS JUST SOMETHING TO KNOW AS PART OF THE MEMBERSHIP CYCLE.
AS WE GO, WE CAN REACH OUT TO PAST MEMBERS, RECRUIT MORE MEMBERS AND LOOK AT WAYS OF RETAINING THOSE SO THEY DON'T FALL OFF.
JUST AS A NOTE, I DID SEND OUT A NOTIFICATION TO ALL THE INDIVIDUALS THAT HAD EXPIRED AS OF LAST SEPTEMBER, AND I'LL ALSO BE SENDING OUT NOTIFICATIONS TO THOSE THAT EXPIRED THIS OCTOBER TO TRY TO RETAIN OR RECOUPING THIS MEMBERSHIPS THAT WE LOSE, BUT ALSO WANT TO LOOK WITH STAFF AND WITH YOU GUYS AS WAYS OF INCREASING THAT MEMBERSHIP AND ALSO JUST RECAPTURING ANY MEMBERSHIPS WE MAY HAVE LOST THROUGH THAT PROCESS.
ADDITIONALLY, THE GREEN SEMINAR SERIES, SO THE GREEN THUMB SERIES THAT'S DONE FOR MISSOURI COUNTY JAEGER LIFE EXTENSION THAT'S GOING TO CONTINUE INTO THE NEXT YEAR.
IT'S GOING TO CONTINUE TO BE A VIRTUAL PROGRAMMING OPTION.
WE HAVE SEEN VIRTUAL PROGRAMMING NUMBERS DO VERY WELL.
YOU'LL NOTICE THAT WE HAD 130 AND 200 INDIVIDUALS RESPECTIVELY IN OUR LAST TWO RECORDED EVENTS, AND SO THE ENGAGEMENT LEVEL THERE IS GOOD.
WE WILL LOOK AT MOVING INTO HAVING SOME LIVE EVENTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
BUT IT BECAUSE IT IS VOLUNTEER, WELL THAT'S DONE AT THE COMFORT LEVEL OF THE VOLUNTEERS AND WHAT IS AVAILABLE GIVEN THAT THEY'RE STILL ONGOING COVID SITUATION AND JUST EACH INDIVIDUAL'S PERSONAL PREFERENCES WITH THAT.
ALSO OF NOTE, SO STEVEN BRUGGER HOFF,
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WHO IS THE STAFF PERSON THAT WORKED WITH US TO PUT THESE ON THAT.HE WILL BE MOVING INTO ANOTHER ROLE THAT WILL HELP THROUGH THE TRANSITION UNTIL NEW STAFF ARE ASSIGNED TO CONTINUE THESE PROGRAMS AS WELL.
IF YOU NOTICE ANY CHANGES THAT MAY JUST BE CHANGES RELATED TO WHO IS OFFERING THOSE ARE PARTICULAR FLARE OR WHATEVER LIKE THAT THE INSTRUCTORS OR THE STAFF BRING TO THAT.
I JUST WANTED TO NOTE THAT CHANGE FROM STAFF.
THE NEXT TIME THE TEXT DOT TRAFFIC CONTROL BOX WRAP, WE'RE GOING TO PUT TOGETHER THE RFP.
AS THOSE FOR THIS COMING YEAR.
WE SUCCESSFULLY INSTALLED THE BOXES LAST YEAR, THEY'RE ALL IN PLACE AND SO WE'LL BE SEEKING NEW APPLICATIONS THROUGH THE RFP PROCESS FOR ART TO INSTALL IN THIS COMING YEAR.
WE ANTICIPATE THE RFP GOING OUT SOMETIME LATER THIS FALL AND JUST GETTING THAT TOGETHER NOW.
WE ALSO HAVE AN AGENDA ITEM RELATED TO THIS, BUT JUST TO GIVE YOU REASON TO OUR GENERAL UPDATES.
GREEN RIBBON PROJECT IS MOVING FORWARD ALTHOUGH WE HAVE GOTTEN SOME CONFIRMATION THAT THE BIDDING PROCESS FOR THESE PROJECTS WILL LIKELY NOT BE UNTIL FALL OF 2022.
BUT WE DO HAVE FUNDING AVAILABLE WITHIN THE BUDGET TO MOVE FORWARD WITH SOME OF THE PROJECTS RELATED TO THAT.
WITH THAT INFORMATION OF KNOWING THAT IT'S NOT GOING TO LEAD TO A FALL 2022 WHEN THEY START THEIR BID PROCESS.
WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT USING THOSE FUNDS TO COMPLETE ONE OF THE MEDIANS ALONG 274 IN PUTTING THE LANDSCAPING IN WITH THAT SO THAT WE CAN ONE TEST OUR DESIGN AND ALSO TO UTILIZE THOSE FUNDS WITHIN THIS YEAR.
THEN WE WILL MOVE FORWARD THE THREE ADDITIONAL MEDIUMS. MEDIUMS THROUGH THE GREEN RIBBON PROJECT IS ASSUMING THEY MEET THOSE BIDS.
WE WILL TALK ABOUT THAT A LITTLE BIT LATER IN A LATER ITEM AS WELL, MORE SPECIFICALLY TO THE BLUE LOOP 274 AND THE AGENDAS OR THE MEDIUMS THERE.
THE HDAC, WE HAVE A GRANT APPLICATION CURRENTLY IN PLACE WITH THE HDAC MEGHAN AND I WILL BE PRESENTING TO THE GRANT SELECTION BOARD NEXT WEEK.
THAT IS FOR $27,000 TO GO TOWARDS CITYWIDE CLEANUP EVENTS.
WHAT THAT WOULD DO IS THAT THE GRANT IS WRITTEN IN A WAY TO FUND OUR NEXT TWO YEARS OF CURRENTLY SCHEDULED CLEANUP EVENTS ARE FALSE SWEEP IN OUR SPRING CLEANUP SO THAT WE CAN UTILIZE THE ADDITIONAL FUNDS TO BE ABLE TO ADD ADDITIONAL CLEANUPS TO OUR SCHEDULE, WHICH IS CORRESPONDING TO THE STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES AND THINGS WE TALKED ABOUT LAST WEEK.
WITH GRANT FUNDING, WE SHOULD EASILY BE ABLE TO ADD A THIRD CLEANUP EVENT TO OUR TWO EXISTING ONES AND POSSIBLY MEET THAT FOURTH ONE WITH A DIFFERENT STYLE OF CLEANUP TO MEET THAT QUARTER WE DEMAND AS WELL.
THAT APPLICATIONS ARE SUBMITTED AND AS MENTIONED, MEGHAN AND I WILL BE PRESENTING TO THE APPLICATION SELECTION COMMITTEE AND HOPEFULLY HAVE A CHANCE TO GET THAT FUNDING TO COVER THOSE COSTS AS WELL.
THOSE ARE THE SPECIFIC PROGRAM UPDATES AND THEN WE'LL GET INTO THE FALSE SWEEP.
SPECIFICALLY, DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS RELATED TO THE GENERAL PROGRAM AND SERVICE UPDATES?
>> IS THERE ANY THOUGHTS AS FAR AS THE SPECIFIC WAY THAT KEEPING OFTEN BEAUTIFUL MEMBERSHIP AND HOW TO ENGAGE THOSE ARE AND KEEP THAT PROGRAM APPEALING.
>> HAVE YOU ALL EVER LIKE IT PEACH-TREE MARKET OR DIFFERENT EVENTS SETTING.
IT HAS REGULARLY IS THAT SOMETHING, I'M NEW STILL SO I DON'T KNOW WHERE WE DO ADVERTISE IT.
>> I THINK THAT WOULD BE AN EASY PROGRAM TO INCLUDE IT, ANY MARKET OR EVENT OR THINGS LIKE THAT AS FAR AS PROMOTING KEEP ANGLETON BEAUTIFUL, I THINK IT'S AN EASY POINT OF ENTRY FOR SOMEONE TO GET INVOLVED WITH KEEP ANGLETON BEAUTIFUL AND START LEARNING ABOUT WHAT WE DO.
I'M NOT SURE IF WE HAVE ANY EVER DONE ANY EXISTING.
[BACKGROUND] IT GOES OUT JUST AS FAR AS SPECIFICALLY PROMOTING THOSE.
IT'S PART OF THE PACKAGING, WHAT WE PRESENT AS FAR AS ALL OUR PROGRAM OPPORTUNITIES.
BUT I THINK IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN DEFINITELY LOOK AT IT.
THERE ARE SPECIFIC EVENTS TO GET INTO.
>> I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I NEED TO TALK ABOUT IS IN REGARDS TO WELCOME PACKET.
GOT GET YOUR UTILITY ACCOUNT, GO GET YOUR WATER BILL, [INAUDIBLE] MAP THE CITY, SOME WIRES, YOUR SCHEDULE, ALL THOSE THINGS THAT WE PUT IT IN THERE AND SAY HERE YOU GO. [INAUDIBLE]
>> WHAT ABOUT THE REC CENTER? YOU CAN DO THAT THE REC CENTER AS WELL WITH MEMBERSHIP.
JUST CURIOUS IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU ALL ARE OPEN TO.
[OVERLAPPING] IT WILL GET INCLUDED IN THE AREAS WHERE WE HAVE A NEW MEMBERSHIPS.
>> A NEW MEMBER PACKET AND AS FAR AS AN ADDITIONAL.
THERE IS ALSO THOUGHTS TO THAT WE COULD SO BECAUSE IT SERVES IT'S A VERY LOW COST OVER THE COURSE OF A YEAR.
LOOKING AT IT ABOUT HOW TO DO IT LIKE A RENEWAL BASIS.
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WE'RE LOOKING AT DIFFERENT WAYS TO RENEW OR AS POSSIBLY AS LEVEL OF ADDITIONAL SUPPORT WITH OTHER MEMBERSHIPS.THERE IS DIFFERENT WAYS THAT WE CAN LOOK AT DOING THAT.
PRIMARILY JUST WANT TO GIVE YOU A STATUS UPDATE WHERE IT WAS THAT, SO I'M JUST LOOKING AT THE NUMBERS.
IT CAME OUT OF THE GATE WITH A LITTLE BIT OF A BANG TO START IT.
THEN THE YEAR GOES BY AND WE HAVE TO LOOK AT RECOUPING WHAT WE INITIALLY HAD TRACTION ON. ANY OTHER THOUGHTS?
>> THE ONLY OTHER THOUGHT I CAN THINK OF IS JUST OPENING IT UP WHERE WE CREATE MORE VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES TO CREATE MORE TRACTION AND INTEREST IN PARTICIPATING MIGHT ALSO INCREASE THE, NOT ONLY THE WATER BILL DONATIONS, BUT THIS AS WELL.
WE HAVE CUT BACK ON SOME OF THAT OVER THE YEARS, ESPECIALLY WITH THE CLEANUP, WE USED TO HAVE PEOPLE COME OUT VOLUNTEER AND OF COURSE THINGS HAVE CHANGED AND THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS GOING ON AT THE SAME TIME.
BUT IF WE DO MORE CLEANUPS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, IF WE WERE ABLE TO GET THIS GRANT, THEN WE CAN MAYBE GET MORE VOLUNTEERS FLAT CLEANUP THE CITY, CREATE A LITTLE BIT MORE AWARENESS AND THEN ADVERTISE REALLY PROMOTE THAT.
HEY, WE ARE REALLY ACTIVE IN WHAT WE ARE DOING.
>> WE CAN ALSO LOOK AT DOING OUR CLEANUP EVENTS TOO, IS A TWO-PHASE THING.
WE HAVE OUR CLEANUP DAYS WERE ACTUALLY DO THE COLLECTION AND WE HAVE THE ONSITE EVENT.
ONE THING WE TALKED ABOUT WITH SOME OTHER THINGS AS FAR AS LIKE GETTING SCOUT GROUPS AND THINGS LIKE THAT INVOLVES PREVIOUSLY, IS THAT THEY DO ORGANIZE CLEANUPS THAT LEAD UP TO THAT EVENT.
THERE IS ORGANIZED OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEM TO CLEANUP AROUND TOWN AND THEN THE CULMINATING EVENTS, THE ACTUAL COLLECTION DAY AND THINGS.
WE COULD EXPAND THE SCOPE OF WHAT WE'RE DOING BEYOND JUST THE ONE-DAY EVENT AND THEN HAVE SOME OTHER CLEANUP INITIATIVES ALONG THAT.
THOSE ARE THINGS THAT WE CAN DISCUSS AS WELL AS WE LOOK AT FUTURE PLANNING FOR THESE EVENTS.
>> I WANT TO TELL YOU, WE HAD AN IDEA WHERE WE HAVE NEIGHBORHOODS PLAN THEY'RE ON CLEANUP.
WE HAVE PROVIDE THEM A WAY OF COLLECTING IT THAT WOULD HAVE THEM.
THEN YOU'RE REALLY HITTING ON PEOPLE BECAUSE THEN YOU'RE HITTING THE NEIGHBORHOODS.
>> THE WAY THESE ARE STRUCTURE WITH YOUR TEXTS IS BEAUTIFUL TOO.
WE HAVE OUR AFFILIATION ARE OUR CLEANUP BUT ALSO TO LIKE A NEIGHBORHOOD COULD SIGN UP TO DO THEIR OWN CLEANUP AND JUST NAME US AS THEIR AFFILIATED OR ON THEIR OWN WITH AN ANGLETON.
WE CAN LOOK AT INTENTIONALLY SPREADING OUT THE WAY TO FOR INDIVIDUALS, GROUPS, OR COMMUNITIES TO GET INVOLVED IN THOSE CLEANUPS.
EVEN IF IT'S NOT SPECIFICALLY THE CLEANUP DAY THAT WE'RE DOING, IF THEY HAVE A GROUP THAT WANTS TO CLEAN UP THEIR AREA WHERE THEY CAN CERTAINLY FORMALIZE IT WITH KEEP TEXAS BEAUTIFUL AND THROW OUR RELATIONSHIP THERE.
>> SURE. ANY OTHER THOUGHTS BEFORE WE MOVE ON? ALL RIGHT. THE NEXT ONE
[4. Discussion on the 2021 Fall Sweep]
IS JUST A DISCUSSION UPDATES ON UPCOMING FALL SWEEP.[NOISE] SORRY FOR ALL THE PAGE TURNING.
THE UPCOMING FALL SWEEP, OF COURSE, IS SCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER 13TH FROM 8 TO 12 AT ANGLETON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL.
WE HOPE TO HAVE A SIMILAR EVENT IN SOMEWHERE SUCCESS TO WHAT PRECEDES MY TIME AND BEING ABLE TO SEE WHAT'S BEEN DONE, SO THAT IS COMING UP.
WE'VE CONFIRMED WITH ALL VENDORS AS FAR AS PARTICIPATION.
EVERYTHING IS GOOD TO GO. EVERYTHING IS LINED UP.
WE'LL BE WORKING ON SITE PLANS AND OTHER INFORMATION TO PUT OUT THERE, AS WELL AS ADDITIONAL PROMOTION AND SIGNAGE AND THINGS THAT NEEDS TO GO OUT AS WELL.
BUT EVERYTHING IS CONFIRMED AND READY TO GO AS FAR AS THE ACTUAL EVENT GOES.
IN ADDITION, THIS YEAR WE'LL BE HAVING TREES FOR HOUSTON.
THEY'LL BE DOING TREE GIVEAWAY AS PART OF THE CLEANUP.
WE'LL HAVE THE PAPER SHREDDING, THE TIRE DISPOSAL, THE ELECTRONIC RECYCLING, AND THE LARGE DEBRIS WITH THE ADDITION OF THE TREES FOR HOUSTON THIS YEAR.
THEY'LL BE BRINGING 350 TREES, RANGING FROM SAPLING SIZES TO THREE GALLON TREES, JUST WHAT THEY HAVE AVAILABLE TO BE ABLE TO GIVE AWAY AND ENCOURAGE PLANTING AND REFORESTATION IN THE AREA AS WELL.
>> REAL QUICK, IF YOU HAVE TO RECALL, HOW WE SET UP LAST YEAR REALLY WENT SMOOTH DIDN'T IT? HOW, COMING IN AND PLAYING THAT BONE AROUND AND HOW EVERYBODY WAS LOCATED, I THOUGHT SO.
>> I THINK, WE'LL PROBABLY USE PRETTY MUCH SIMILAR PLAN.
WE JUST HAVE TO ACCOUNT FOR THE EXTRA ROOM FOR TREES FOR HOUSTON, WE SHOULD BE GOOD.
YEAH, OTHER THAN THAT, WE'LL FOLLOW THE PLANS [OVERLAPPING]
>> YEAH, I THINK IT WENT REALLY GOOD.
>> FOR SURE. IN ADDITION TO ONE OF THE THINGS AS WE MOVE FORWARD WITH SOME OF THESE PROGRAMS WITH OUR COMMUNICATION PLANS IS, JUST PROVIDING ADDITIONAL EDUCATION IN CONTEXT TO THE PROMOTION.
THERE IS SOME EXAMPLES IN YOUR PACKET AS FAR AS A SOCIAL MEDIA POSTING RELATED TO, I BELIEVE, I PULLED ONE FOR TIRE DISPOSAL.
THIS IS SOMETHING OUR RECREATION SPECIALIST WHO HANDLES OUR MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS HELPED TO DEVELOP AND IT JUST PROVIDES, ONE, IT'S JUST A TEASER FOR THE EVENT BUT PROVIDE SOME EDUCATION AND JUST SOME INFORMATION AND CONTEXT RELATED TO TIRE DISPOSAL AS A COMPONENT OF OUR EVENT.
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WE'LL HAVE A SPECIFIC ADVERTISEMENT AND SERIES OF SLIDES THAT'LL GO OUT FOR EACH COMPONENT OF OUR EVENT, LEADING UP TO THAT EVENT, IN ADDITION TO THE REMINDERS AND THE SPECIFICS OF PARTICIPATING.PART OF THE REASON FOR THAT IS, LOOKING FOR THE STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES.
THEY'RE JUST PROVIDING ADDITIONAL EDUCATION AND NOT JUST THE EVENTS AND THINGS.
WE WANT TO DO THAT BUT ALSO TO, AS WE PURSUE DIFFERENT FUNDING BEYOND JUST WHAT'S FUNDING COLLECTION OPPORTUNITIES OR JUST COLLECTING EDUCATION AND JUST A DIFFERENT INITIATIVE TO HELP THE PUBLIC HAVE A JUST BETTER OVERALL AWARENESS OF PROPER DISPOSAL AND BEAUTIFICATION, AND THINGS AS WELL.
THAT'S JUST SOMETHING TO NOTE, SO WE'LL BE LOOKING AT THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THAT AFTER WE GO THROUGH THIS ONE TO SEE WHAT KIND OF NUMBERS WE GET, WHAT KIND OF PARTICIPATION WE GET AND THEN WE'LL TWEAK IT AND ADJUST AS WE GO INTO FUTURE EVENTS.
IN ADDITION AS WELL, WE'VE COLLECTED $4000 IN SPONSORSHIPS FOR THE FALL SWEEP EVENTS.
WE HAVE HDR ENGINEERING, PERDUE BRANDON ATTORNEYS AT LAW, UNION PACIFIC.
THEY'VE ALL COMMITTED SPONSORSHIPS.
WE HAVE ONE ADDITIONAL SPONSORSHIP THAT HAS EXPRESSED INTEREST BUT WE HAVEN'T GOT FULL COMMITMENT OF, BUT WE SHOULD HAVE ROUGHLY $5,000 OF SPONSORSHIP SECURED ASSUMING THAT ONE COMES THROUGH AND IF [INAUDIBLE] COMES THROUGH AS WELL.
THAT'S GOING TO BE A GOOD BIT OF FUNDING FOR THIS SPECIFIC EVENT.
THOSE ARE THE GENERAL UPDATES RELATED TO THE FALL SWEEP.
DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, CONCERNS, OR COMMENTS THAT THEY WANT TO ADDRESS IN REGARDS TO THE FALL SWEEP UPDATES?
>> I THINK, IT'S A GOOD OPPORTUNITY HANDING OUT THE [INAUDIBLE] WHEN YOU-ALL, LIKE YOU DID LAST YEAR, IT'S LIKE [INAUDIBLE]
>> TRACY, GET THEM AT THE ENTRANCE.
>> IN TALKING WITH MEGAN AND THE STAFF, WE HAVE TO FIND A WAY TO BE CREATIVE ABOUT OUR DISTRIBUTION METHODS, SO WE DON'T CREATE WASTE AS WE COLLECT IT.
WE NEED TO FIND A WAY TO ENGAGE PEOPLE AND THINGS AS WE GO AND PROVIDE THEM UPDATES AND HOPEFULLY JUST DOESN'T END BACK UP IN OUR COLLECTION PILE FOR SURE.
BUT ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT? I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO MY FIRST EVENT AND ACTUALLY SEE WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE IN PERSON.
I'VE BEEN GOING THROUGH MATERIALS AND THINGS.
>> YOU'LL ENJOY IT. IT'S REALLY [INAUDIBLE] APPRECIATIVE. [OVERLAPPING]
>> IT SEEMS LIKE A GOOD DAY AND JUST AS A NOTE IN PREPARING FOR THIS GRANT, AS OF THE LAST ONE WE HAD COLLECTED OVER 57,000 POUNDS OF TRASH AT ONE EVENT, SO WHEN YOU PUT IT IN THE NUMBERS AND THE SCALE, IT SOUNDS LIKE A LOT FOR SURE.
IT LOOKS LIKE THAT IS PRETTY REPEATED OVER EACH EVENT, SO IT'S FAIRLY CONSISTENT. READY TO MOVE ON?
>> THIS ONE IS DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON
[5. Discussion and possible action on a identifying a Plan for the Keep Angleton Beautiful Strategic Plan Item “Who and What is KAB”.]
IDENTIFYING A PLAN FOR THE KEEP ANGLETON BEAUTIFUL STRATEGIC PLAN ITEM, WHO AND WHAT IS KAB.AT THE LAST MEETING WE WENT THROUGH THE STRATEGIC PLAN A LITTLE BIT MORE LINE BY LINE AND SOME SPECIFIC ITEMS AND CHANGES.
IN THIS SPECIFIC AREA, THE KEEP ANGLETON BEAUTIFUL COMMISSION HAD VOTED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH ANNUAL OBJECTIVE IDENTIFIED FOR THE KEEP ANGLETON BEAUTIFUL STRATEGIC PLANS.
ONE OF THE ITEMS HIGHLIGHTED TO SUPPORT THE EDUCATION PRIORITY WAS, WHO AND WHAT IS KAB? THIS ITEM PROPOSED TO INCREASE TRANSPARENCY WHAT THE KAB COMMISSION IS AND WHAT IT STANDS FOR THROUGH SHORT HIGHLIGHTS OF THE BOARD STAFF AND STAKE HOLDERS PROVIDING INFORMATION ABOUT WHY THEY'RE INVOLVED WITH KAB.
WHAT I WANTED TO DO IS, DISCUSS WITH YOU GUYS AND ACTUALLY PUT TOGETHER A PLAN ON WHAT KAB IS COMFORTABLE AND ALL THE COMMISSION MEMBERS ARE AS FAR AS SHARING PUBLICLY, DOING THOSE HIGHLIGHT VIDEOS, DOING THOSE NOTIFICATIONS OR IF IT'S NOT HIGHLIGHT VIDEO, IT'S JUST ANOTHER WAY OF HIGHLIGHTING MEMBERS AND THEIR INVOLVEMENT.
THEN JUST ESTABLISH SOME ACTION ITEMS TO MOVE FORWARD SO WE CAN HIGHLIGHT THE WORK OF YOU GUYS AND YOU GUY'S INVOLVEMENT IN A WAY THAT YOU GUYS ARE COMFORTABLE WITH.
JUST OPEN THAT UP FOR DISCUSSION.
ANY THOUGHTS, IDEAS, OR THINGS THAT COME TO MIND AS FAR AS WHAT WOULD BE REASONABLE TO BE ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH THIS GOAL?
>> YOU WANT TO KNOW IF WE'RE OKAY ON VIDEO? [LAUGHTER]
>> YEAH, IN PREVIOUS DISCUSSION THERE WAS SOME TREPIDATION ABOUT VIDEO.
THE STRATEGIC PLAN SPECIFICALLY STATED VIDEO BUT WE ARE OPEN TO OTHER FORMS IF IT'S JUST A PHOTO WITH QUOTES OR IF IT'S STATEMENTS.
VIDEOS ARE GREAT BECAUSE THEY'RE MORE ENGAGING WHEN WE PUT THEM OUT OR IT COULD BE MULTITIERED WHERE WE DO A VIDEO THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA BUT WE ALSO DO LIKE A SHORT HALF-PAGE HIGHLIGHT WITH THE PHOTO IN THE NEWSLETTER.
THERE'S DIFFERENT WAYS OF US DISTRIBUTING THIS.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GET THE INFORMATION ABOUT WHO YOU GUYS ARE AND WHAT YOU GUYS DO AND WHY YOU'RE COMMITTED TO KAB OUT TO THE PUBLIC BUT IN A WAY THAT YOU'RE COMFORTABLE WITH AND THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY MAKE HAPPEN.
>> WE'RE ON TIKTOK NOW, IF YOU CAN VOLUNTEER.
>> MY 15-YEAR-OLD WILL. [LAUGHTER]
>> LOOK WE CAN MAKE A DANCE, GUYS, AND A SONG.
>> WE GOT TIKTOK, THERE'S LIKE EIGHT VIDEOS OUT THERE NOW.
>> OH, IS THERE. [BACKGROUND].
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>> I'M NOT COMMENTING ON THAT.
>> I'M LEAVING THIS COMPLETELY UP TO YOU GUYS'S COMFORT LEVEL.
I JUST WANT TO GET TO THE POINT WHERE WE'RE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD AND GET SOMETHING GOING SO WE CAN START MEETING THE OBJECTIVES.
>> I THINK, WE ALL [INAUDIBLE]
>> SUZANNE, YOU CAN BE OUR LITTLE DANCER.
>> OH, I DON'T THINK SO. [LAUGHTER].
>> [INAUDIBLE] NOVEMBER, WHAT'S THE DATE?
>> THIRTEENTH. CAN WE DO THE CHURCH DANCE? [LAUGHTER]
>> WE'LL GET THE RECORDING CREW ON THE [OVERLAPPING] FIRST WEEK.
>> THEN IS WE WILL ALL BE TOGETHER AND [LAUGHTER] MAYBE SOMETHING. [OVERLAPPING]
>> PRETTY MUCH, I MAY HAVE CONFLICT.
SOMEONE'S FRIEND'S GETTING MARRIED AND SHE WANTS ME TO HELP.
>> WE GOING TO DO IT TOGETHER. WE GOT IT.
>> WE GOT IT [OVERLAPPING], BUT I'D LIKE TO BE THERE, THAT'S MY THING.
>> THAT'S SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT.
SO YOU'RE GOING TO GET CREATIVE FOR NOVEMBER 13TH AND TELL US WHAT TO DO. [OVERLAPPING]
>> INDIVIDUALLY OR AS A GROUP.
>> NO, AS A GROUP. [OVERLAPPING]
>> I CAN DO IT AS A GROUP TOO.
>> YOU CAN DO INDIVIDUALLY. [LAUGHTER]
>> OKAY. IT SOUNDS LIKE EVERYBODY IS COMFORTABLE WITH A GROUP VIDEO OF [OVERLAPPING] SOME SORT, IS THAT CORRECT? ARE YOU COMFORTABLE WITH INDIVIDUAL HIGHLIGHTS AS FAR AS A PHOTO AND A QUOTE OR A STATEMENT OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT THAT WE CAN ROLL OUT OVER TIME?
>> BECAUSE I THINK THAT MAY BE A GOOD [OVERLAPPING] YEAH [OVERLAPPING] THIS WON'T BE JUST ON YOU GUYS TOO BECAUSE WE'LL ALSO HAVE HIGHLIGHTS AND THINGS FOR THE STAFF AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS OR PARTNERS THAT WE WORK WITH.
I GUESS MY THOUGHTS WOULD BE IF WE COULD GET 12 PIECES OF CONTENT BETWEEN THE MEMBERS AND STAFF AND SOME OTHER THINGS LIKE THAT.
THEN WE HAVE SOMETHING TO ROLL OUT MONTHLY.
THEN IF WE HAVE A GROUP VIDEO THAT CAN BE SOMETHING THAT'S WE DO MAYBE QUARTERLY OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT AS FAR AS UPDATES.
IT'S JUST A MATTER OF WHAT YOU GUYS ARE COMFORTABLE WITH.
WHAT I HAVE DOWN HERE IS THAT YOU'RE COMFORTABLE WITH A GROUP VIDEO, [OVERLAPPING] SOME ARE COMFORTABLE WITH INDIVIDUAL, SOME MAYBE NOT AS MUCH AND THEN THE OTHER WOULD BE WAS THERE ANY OBJECTIONS DOING JUST LIKE AN INDIVIDUAL PHOTO AND A COMMITMENT OR A STATEMENT OF WHY YOU SERVE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT?
>> BRANDY IS OKAY WITH ALL OF THAT, [OVERLAPPING] JUST TO LET YOU KNOW.
>> I'LL MAKE UP FOR CHERYL. [LAUGHTER] THAT'S RIGHT.
IS THAT WHO'S PUTTING FORTH THE MOTION AND THE SECOND IS [LAUGHTER]
>> I GUESS WITH THAT, THE RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE IS THAT WE WORK TO CREATE A GROUP VIDEO FOR KEEP ANGLETON BEAUTIFUL, HIGHLIGHTING ALL OF THE COMMISSION MEMBERS, AND THEN WE DO INDIVIDUAL HIGHLIGHTS THROUGH PRINT AND PHOTO TO HIGHLIGHT EACH INDIVIDUAL AND WILL SAY TO COVER A 12-MONTH PERIOD.
ANY OTHER THOUGHTS WITH THAT OR IS THAT SOMETHING THAT'S [BACKGROUND] FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THAT?
>> MOVE FOR ALL THE ABOVE TO PROVE FOR THE ABOVE.
>> ALL RIGHT. VOTE TO PROVE THE MOTION?
>> ALL OPPOSE SAME SIDE. ALRIGHT, WE'LL GET THAT.
>> WORD THE MOTION FOR US, YEAH. [LAUGHTER]
>> YES, I'LL GET SOMETHING TOGETHER.
>> THANK YOU GUYS. [LAUGHTER] IN THE LAST ITEM ON THE AGENDA,
[6. Discussion and possible action on a recommendation for relandscaping one median on Loop 274.]
IS TO ALSO DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTIONS.SO THIS IS RELATED TO THE LOOP 274 MEDIAN.
DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION ON RECOMMENDATIONS FOR RE-LANDSCAPING ONE MEDIAN ON LOOP 274.
I'M GOING TO READ THIS ONE OUT JUST SO I DON'T MISS ANY DETAILS.
THE CITY OF HAMILTON HAS SUBMITTED A PROJECT TO CONSIDERATION FOR THE TXDOT GREEN RIBBON PROJECT CONSISTING OF VEGETATION, WANDERING JEW IN TEXAS SANTANA IN PLACE OF SOD UNDER THE CRATE HURDLES FOR FOUR LANDSCAPED MEDIANS ALONG LOOP 274.
THE ANTICIPATED BIDDING TIMELINE FOR THE PROPOSED PROJECT WILL NOT BE UNTIL THE FALL OF 2022.
THEN FUNDS FOR THE COMPLETION OF ONE OF THE FOUR MEDIANS IS AVAILABLE THROUGH THIS YEAR'S FISCAL BUDGET.
THERE'S TWO PARTS, THERE'S ONE IS MAKING THE RECOMMENDATION OF WHICH MEDIAN WE WOULD LIKE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH OF THE FOUR MEDIANS ALONG 274.
THEN ALSO TO AS THIS IS BID OUT, OR AS WE REQUEST QUOTES FOR THIS IF THE PROJECT DOES COME UNDER BUDGET, IS UTILIZING THE ADDITIONAL FUNDS THAT MAY BECOME AVAILABLE TO UPDATE THE SIGNAGE FOR THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, TO BE IN LINE WITH OUR GATEWAY AND SOME SIGNAGE MASTER PLAN.
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THAT'S WHAT IT IS. AS FAR AS THEIR'S FOUR MEDIANS THAT ARE CURRENTLY LANDSCAPE THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT UPDATING BASED OFF THIS PROJECT.IS THERE ANY PREFERENCE OR DISCUSSION AS FAR AS WHERE WE STARTED, WHERE THAT'S LOCATED?
>> ONE OF THE MEDIUMS THAT HAVE THE CREPE MYRTLE, IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT?
>> WHAT WE'LL USE THIS AS IS LIKE IT'LL BE TWOFOLD, IT'LL BE LIKE ONE TO TEST OUR DESIGN TO SEE IF IT LOOKS HOW WE WANT IT TO LOOK, BUT ALSO TWO TO TEST OUR MAINTENANCE DEMANDS AND THINGS FOR IT AS WELL.
>> [OVERLAPPING] I'LL SAY THE ONE THAT'S EASIEST FOR [OVERLAPPING]
>> THE EASIEST FOR STAFF ACCESS.
>> STAFF TO ACCESS, YEAH. [OVERLAPPING]
>> DO YOU HAVE A IDEA OF WHICH MEDIAN IS THE EASIEST FOR STAFF ACCESS?
>> IS IT THE ONE CLOSEST TO WILKIN STREET?
>> IN THE OTHER APPROACH I GUESS WE COULD LOOK AT IS WHICH ONE IS MOST AND WHICH ONE IS LEAST VISIBLE OF THE FOUR.
>> THEY ARE ALL PRETTY ACCESSIBLE.
I MEAN, THEY'RE ALL BECAUSE THERE'S BUSINESSES EVERYWHERE.
>> HOW ABOUT WE FOCUS ON SAFETY? [INAUDIBLE].
>> I WOULD SAY THAT WOULD BE THE MOST [OVERLAPPING] YEAH.
>> WE HAVE THE ONE NEAR THE COURTHOUSE AND THE ONE NEAREST TO THE MCDONALD'S.
>> LET'S DO THE ONE BY MCDONALD'S.
>> WOULD YOU LIKE TO PUT THAT FORWARD INTO MOTION?
>> OKAY. I MOVE THAT WE APPLY THE ADDITIONAL LANDSCAPING TO THE MEDIAN ON LOOP 274 THAT'S CLOSEST TO CANNON ACROSS FROM MCDONALD'S.
THEN THE SECOND ITEM WAS IF WE HAVE ADDITIONAL FUNDING FROM THAT PROJECT TO USE THAT TOWARDS SIGNAGE FOR THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLAN.
>> JOHNNY YOU'LL MAKE A MOTION FOR THAT DAY.
>> I BELIEVE THAT THERE ARE ANY FUNDS LEFT FROM THE LANDSCAPING PROJECT, TO APPLY THOSE FUNDS TOWARDS THE SIGNAGE FOR THE WASTEWATER PLANT.
THAT IS THE COMPLETION OF OUR AGENDA.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.