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[00:00:03]

WE DID CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER.

CORRECT. AWESOME.

[DECLARATION OF A QUORUM AND CALL TO ORDER]

AWESOME. SO FIRST THING WE HAVE ON THE AGENDA IS APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FOR THE REGULAR MEETING CALLED ON AUGUST 22ND.

[1. Approve the minutes from Regular Called meeting on August 22, 2022.]

YOU SHOULD HAVE THOSE IN YOUR PACKETS.

I'M MAKING A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES.

SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION AN SECOND.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE. ALL OPPOSED SAME SIGN.

PERFECT MOTION PASSED.

THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. OUR SECOND ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS DISCUSSION OF 2022 FALL SWEEP.

[2. Discussion on the 2022 Fall Sweep]

SO KIND OF JUST PROVIDING AN UPDATE TO YOU ALL ON THAT.

THAT IS TAKING PLACE ON NOVEMBER 5TH.

SO I HOPE THAT IS STILL ON Y'ALL'S CALENDAR.

AND SO THIS YEAR, VERY SIMILAR TO LAST YEAR'S OR IN PREVIOUS YEARS STILL HOSTING AT ANGLETON JUNIOR HIGH, IT WILL BE TAKING PLACE FROM 8 TO 12.

WE WILL HAVE THE SAME SIMILAR STYLE OF VENDORS.

SO WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TIRE RECYCLING, ELECTRONIC RECYCLING, PAPER SHREDDING AND THEN LARGE AND HEAVY TRASH IS THE MAIN COMPONENT THAT GO WITH THAT.

ONE THING I DO NOTE ON THAT IS WE'RE ACTUALLY WE DID CHANGE OUR RECYCLING VENDOR THIS YEAR FOR THE ELECTRONICS.

SO THEY'RE THE PREVIOUS ONE WE USED IS NOW IS A CHANGE IN OWNERSHIP AND THEY'RE NOT REALLY DOING A LOT OF EVENTS RIGHT NOW.

SO THAT IS ONE THING YOU'LL SEE REALLY SHOULDN'T NOTICE MUCH OF IT.

THE EVERYTHING ON THE BACK END IS PRETTY MUCH THE EXACT SAME.

THEY'RE GOING TO BE COMING OUT WITH A CREW, HAVE ALL THEIR STUFF OR HAVE THEIR TRUCK THERE BE ABLE TO WRAP EVERYTHING UP.

SO ON THAT SIDE, IT SHOULDN'T REALLY CHANGE ANYTHING.

SO THAT'S A BIG PIECE.

ALL THOSE ARE CONFIRMED AND IN PLACE.

ACTUALLY JUST HAD A CALL TODAY WITH TREES FOR HOUSTON AS WELL, DISCUSSING A LOT OF THE TREES THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE GETTING IN.

AND THEY'RE GOING TO BE SENDING OVER THE SPECIES LIST SO WE CAN DETERMINE WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE AND HOW MANY WE'RE GOING TO BE GETTING.

SO WE WILL BE HAVING THAT COMPONENT AND THEN WE ARE CONTINUING TO PUSH STUFF OUT.

YOU SHOULD SEE MORE POSTS GOING ON, ON SOCIAL MEDIA AS WE BOOST THE EVENTS YOU SHOULD HAVE IN YOUR EMAIL A COPY OF THE FLIER.

SO IF YOU GUYS CAN HELP TO PROMOTE THAT AS WELL, AND THEN I'LL SEND OUT NOTICES ONCE OUR TEAM HAS PUSHED OUT SOME OF THE SOCIAL MEDIA ONES SO THAT WAY YOU CAN LIKE IT AND SHARE IT AS WELL SO. PEOPLE RECEIVE IT IN THE WATER BILL YET? THAT WATER BILL THAT ALREADY DID GO OUT, SO THAT ONE WAS ACTUALLY THE ONE IN AUGUST THAT WENT OUT.

SO THEY'VE HAD IT FOR QUITE SOME TIME.

AND I CAN TELL YOU, I'VE HAD SOME CALLS OF PEOPLE COMING IN.

JUST ASKING THEM SOME QUESTION ON IT, JUST SOME CLARITY.

AND THEN I'VE HAD OTHER ONES THAT HAVE CALLED AND JUST ASKED THAT ONE IT IS.

SO WE DEFINITELY HAVE PEOPLE THAT ARE INTERESTED IN IT AND THEY'RE LOOKING FOR THE INFORMATION SO.

ARE WE STILL TRYING TO GET PAINT TO DISPOSE OF PAINT? WE WERE WORKING ON THAT, BUT AT THIS TIME WE PROBABLY WON'T HAVE IT FOR THE FALL ONE.

SO THE ORGANIZATION WE WERE WORKING WITH TO TRY TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN IS ACTUALLY HOSTING THEIR EVENT AT THE EXACT SAME TIME.

SO WE'RE THINKING THE SPRING ONE MIGHT GIVE US A BETTER OPPORTUNITY THAT WE WON'T PICK THE SAME DATE.

SO JUST BECAUSE OF THE WAY THAT LINED UP AND IT WAS SOMETHING NEW TO US, BUT IT IS SOMETHING WE ARE STILL EXPLORING TOO, BECAUSE THAT'S THE BIGGEST QUESTION I GET.

YEAH. AND SO TIMELINE WISE, THE WAY IT WORKED OUT, WE'RE TRYING TO GET THEM IN, AND DOING THE PROMOTION BECAUSE THE WATER BILL IS THE BIGGEST PROMOTION THAT WE PUSH OUT.

AS FAR AS THE PAPER COPY, I DIDN'T WANT TO HAVE TOO MUCH CONFUSION, SO IT WAS ALREADY LISTED ON THERE BECAUSE WE WEREN'T ABLE TO SECURE IT.

WE DIDN'T WANT TO CONFUSE ANYBODY TO SAY WE WERE, OR WE WEREN'T.

AND WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE, BECAUSE RIGHT NOW THE FIRE DOES SAY THAT WE DON'T RECEIVE OR WE DON'T TAKE ANY PAINT MATERIALS OR CHEMICALS.

SO GREAT QUESTION.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ON THAT OR QUESTIONS.

IT'S GOING TO BE AWESOME. SO STAFF HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THIS.

WE'VE HAD A COUPLE OF MEETINGS AND SO EVERYTHING SHOULD BE IN PLACE AND WE'VE SECURED ALL THE COMPONENTS TO GO WITH THAT.

SO WE ARE LOOKING GOOD.

YEP. SO WE'RE ALL GOOD THERE.

WE JUST HAD A MEETING TODAY GOING THROUGH THE LAYOUT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ALL IN THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE LAYOUT AND WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE, BUT NOTHING REALLY CHANGING AS FAR AS WHAT LAST YEAR WAS OTHER THAN A NEW VENDOR.

SO WE TRY TO GET THERE AROUND 7:30 SO THAT BECAUSE THE CARS ARE ALREADY BACKED UP WAY.

OH YEAH. AND SO YOU'LL SEE I'LL PUT OUT NOTICE AS FAR AS LIKE AN EVENT TIMELINE, THE WEEK OF THE EVENT OF JUST LIKE WHEN TO ARRIVE AND WHERE TO PARK AND WHAT ALL THAT LOOKS LIKE.

SO THAT WAY THERE'S NO CONFUSION WITH THOSE WHO ARE ALREADY LINING UP.

A LOT OF PEOPLE GET REALLY EXCITED AND THEY'RE THERE SOMETIMES BEFORE WE GET THERE.

PARK STAFF AND I WILL ACTUALLY BE THERE PRETTY EARLY LOOKING AT EITHER 6:00 OR 6:30 JUST TO ENSURE WE'RE IN LINE TO GET OUR VENDORS IN PLACE.

AND THEN BUT LIKE I SAID, I'LL POST THAT TIMELINE, I'LL PUSH THAT OUT VIA EMAIL.

SO THAT WAY YOU HAVE A RUNDOWN OF EVENTS AND WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE.

[00:05:01]

STILL LOOKING AT THE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLS, SETTING UP TO THE RIGHT? YES. OKAY. YEP.

STILL SETTING UP TO THE RIGHT.

NOW I WON'T BE THERE.

WE'LL SURVIVE THIS ONE TIME.

[LAUGHTER] BUT YEAH, BECAUSE ONE TIME WE HAD TO GO TO THE LEFT BECAUSE THE BALL GAME OR SOMETHING.

THEY DID SOMETHING. BUT YEAH, YEAH, IT WAS VERY CRAZY.

IT WAS NOT. YES, WE ARE SLATED TO HAVE THE RIGHTS AS LONG AS.

FROM BASED ON WHAT I'VE SEEN AND WHAT WE'VE DRIVEN IT FOR IT LIKE IT LOOKS LIKE A PRETTY SIMPLE SETUP AND I LIKE THE WAY IT'S BROKEN DOWN AND MAKES IT VERY EASY TO GO THROUGH THAT. SO YEP OF COURSE.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS WITH THAT ONE? IS THERE A WATER? IS WATER NORMALLY PROVIDED OUT THERE FOR THOSE THAT ARE STANDING? I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S GOING TO BE HOT OR COLD OR WHAT IT'S GOING TO BE.

YEAH, YEAH.

WE'LL HAVE I MEAN, WE'LL BRING LIKE A CASE OF WATER WITH US JUST TO ENSURE THAT EVERYBODY IS STILL LET THEM HAVE THEIR STUFF, BUT WE MAKE SURE THEY'RE TAKEN CARE OF.

BUT GOOD QUESTION.

SOME OF YOUR FIRST. YEAH, IT'S EXCITING.

IT'S A FUN DAY. IT IS? YEP. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMENTS ON THAT ONE? ALL RIGHT? ALL RIGHT. MOVING RIGHT ALONG.

WE ARE ON AGENDA ITEM NUMBER THREE THEN DISCUSSION ON KEEP ANGLETON BEAUTIFUL PROGRAMS AND SERVICES AND UPDATES.

[3. Discussion on Keep Angleton Beautiful programs and services updates.]

SO I'M JUST GOING TO RUN THROUGH SOME UPDATES FOR YOU ALL.

FEEL FREE THAT WHETHER IT BE IN THERE TO ASK ANY QUESTIONS OR AT THE END.

BUT AS YOU KNOW SOME OF THE THINGS COMING UP.

SO WE DID MAKE A COMMITMENT THIS YEAR THAT WE DO HAVE THE TEXAS ARBOR DAY TREE PLANTING IN CONJUNCTION WITH OUR SIDE BY SIDE, I SHOULD SAY, THE FALL SWEEP.

SO THIS ONE ACTUALLY TAKES PLACE ON NOVEMBER 4TH.

SO ANOTHER SAME PARTNERSHIP WITH TREES FOR HOUSTON.

SO THEY ARE BRINGING ONE TRUCKLOAD OUT TO US, HELPING TO CUT DOWN AND REDUCE ON THE TRAVEL THAT THEY HAVE TO DO.

SO THAT IS FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4TH AT 8:00 A.M..

WE'LL BE MEETING AT BJ PECK SOCCER COMPLEX TO HAVE PLAN AND ACTION TO GO AND PLANT TREES THROUGHOUT THE CITY.

SO IF YOU'RE AVAILABLE AND HAVE THE ABILITY TO PARTICIPATE AND VOLUNTEER FOR THAT, WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOU.

AND AS WE GET A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE TREES WE'RE GETTING IN, WE'RE ALSO GOING TO BE REACHING OUT TO SOME VOLUNTEER GROUPS TO SEE IF ANYBODY HAS THE AVAILABILITY TO SUPPORT ON THAT.

ANOTHER ONE IS THE GREEN RIBBON PROJECT SHOULD SOUND FAIRLY FAMILIAR.

THIS WAS A PARTNERSHIP THAT WE HAD OR WE WERE LOOKING TO WORK WITH TXDOT ON.

SO DURING THE ORIGINAL PROJECT THERE WERE THREE MEDIANS ON THE 274 LOOP OR BUSINESS 288 TO SAY TO WHERE THEY WERE GOING TO GO IN AND THEY WERE GOING TO KIND OF BEAUTIFY THOSE AND REDO THE LANDSCAPING IN THERE AND MAKE IT MORE APPEALING AND EVERYTHING.

SO THERE WAS THREE OF THEM THAT ARE ORIGINALLY ON THAT PROJECT, BUT THERE WAS A FOURTH ONE THAT WAS IDENTIFIED.

SO WE WERE HOPEFUL AS THE CITY TO BE ABLE TO TAKE ON THAT PROJECT.

AND UNFORTUNATELY, WE PUT OUT THE RFP FOR IT AND NOBODY BID ON IT, SO WE WERE UNABLE TO DO THAT.

THE GREAT NEWS, THOUGH, IS WE WENT BACK TO TXDOT AND ASKED THEM IF WE COULD COUPLE THAT INTO THE GREEN RIBBON PROJECT THAT WAS ALREADY APPROVED.

THEY HAVE ACCEPTED THAT AND THEY ARE ACTUALLY IN THE PLANNING PHASES AND LOOKING TO START LETTING ON THAT IN THE SPRING OF THIS YEAR.

SO THIS UPCOMING YEAR.

YEAH. SO THOSE ARE A REALLY GREAT WIN TO WHERE I WAS LIKE, HEY, THIS DIDN'T WORK FOR US.

CAN WE CONTINUE TO DO IT? AND THEY WERE HAPPY TO DO SO, TO BE ABLE TO, TO MOVE IT INTO THAT PROJECT.

IS THAT WHAT ALL THOSE STAKES WERE.

I THINK THAT'S PART OF WHAT THEY'RE DOING ON THE BUSINESS, YEAH, I KNOW A LOT OF THAT, THAT WAS NOT FOR THE GREENWAY ONE YET.

NO. YEAH. WELL, I SAW ALL THOSE STAKES OUT.

I THOUGHT, WELL THEY YEAH. NO THAT'S MORE SO YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF.

SO I ACTUALLY WALKED THAT PROPERTY TODAY BECAUSE OF A CONNECTIVITY PROJECT THAT'S KIND OF SEPARATE OF WITH AN ADDITIONAL GRANT FUNDING THAT'S COMING OUT.

WE'RE LOOKING TO PUT SIDEWALKS ALONG THERE SEPARATE OF.

BUT THAT'S THIS PROJECT, THE GREENWAY PROJECT IS FOR THE MEDIANS IN BETWEEN THE ROADS.

AND SO THE ONE THAT WAS ADDED ON IS THE ONE THAT'S CLOSEST TO CANAAN IS DOWN TOWARDS THE REC CENTER MORE SO THAT SECTION RIGHT THERE, THERE'S ONE THAT WAS LEFT OUT THAT HAS THE AVAILABILITY TO PUT SOME BETTER LANDSCAPING IN.

SO COOL GREEN GARDEN SERIES THAT IS CONTINUING ONGOING.

WE ACTUALLY REESTABLISHED SOME OF THE PARTNERSHIP THAT WE HAD WITH THE GARDEN OR BRAZORIA COUNTY MASTER GARDENERS WITH THAT ONE.

SO THEY COME IN AND THEY HAVE VOLUNTEERS THAT COME IN AND TEACH ONCE A MONTH.

THE SECOND TUESDAY OF EVERY MONTH THEY COME IN AND TEACH ON A SPECIFIC TOPIC.

ONE OF THE THINGS WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS TO HIGHLIGHT THAT A LITTLE BIT MORE SO OUR OUTDOOR EDUCATION SPECIALIST IS WORKING WITH THEM TO

[00:10:01]

DEFINE A SCHEDULE.

SO ON A QUARTERLY BASIS, SO THAT WAY WE CAN PUT THE INFORMATION OUT AHEAD OF TIME TO GET PEOPLE MORE INTERESTED IN IT.

WHEREAS RIGHT NOW WE'RE ABOUT A 1 TO 2 WEEKS OUT IS WHEN WE DO PUBLICATION, WHEREAS NOW WE'RE TRYING TO DO IT ON A QUARTERLY BASIS.

SO WE'RE CONTINUING TO DO THAT ONE.

AN UPDATE ON OUR KEEP AMERICA BEAUTIFUL MEMBERSHIP AND AFFILIATION.

WE'VE RENEWED THAT.

SO WE STILL HAVE OUR MEMBERSHIP WITH KEEP AMERICA BEAUTIFUL.

THE NEXT THING I'M WORKING ON WITH THAT ONE IS TO GET US BACK IN GOOD STANDING IN THAT PRESIDENT'S AFFILIATION.

SO I'M OUTLINING SOME THINGS OVER THE NEXT YEAR TO REALLY HELP US TO FINE TUNE THAT.

ONE OF THEM WE'VE MENTIONED IN THE PAST IS OUR LITTER INDEX.

SO THAT ONE IS GOING TO BE TAKING PLACE TO WHERE WE MAKE THAT DIGITAL.

AND SO WE'RE EXPLORING WAYS TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN INSTEAD OF JUST A ONE TIME THING OF HOW WE CAN GET THE PUBLIC INVOLVED AND GET PEOPLE MORE PEOPLE INVOLVED TO DO IT THROUGHOUT THE YEAR VERSUS HAVING JUST TO WORRY ABOUT IT ONE TIME.

SO THAT WAS ONE OF THE NEW THINGS WE LEARNED.

IT'S OUR CONFERENCE IN THE SUMMER LAST YEAR WAS BEING ABLE TO MAKE THAT DIGITAL TO GET IT IN THE HANDS OF MORE PEOPLE AND DEFINE WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE.

SO THEY'RE CLEAR UNDERSTANDING.

SO YOU'LL SEE MORE INFORMATION ON THAT ONE COMING OUT REAL SOON SO WE CAN KIND OF GET OUT THERE AND DO OUR PART OF THE LITTER INDEX TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THAT ROLLING.

AND THEN THERE'S AGAIN, OTHER THINGS THAT I AM LINE ITEM OUTS TO ENSURE THAT WE STAY IN GOOD STANDING.

DO WE STILL HAVE OUR GOLD STANDARD? WE'RE STILL GOLD. I THINK THE THING THAT'S KEEP TEXAS BEAUTIFUL.

WHERE WE'RE GOLD, I GUESS, IS IT? SO THERE'S TWO DIFFERENT. YEAH.

WE HAVE TO BE IN GOOD STANDING WITH KEEP AMERICA BEAUTIFUL.

AND THEN WE HAVE OUR GOLD STANDING WITH KEEP TEXAS BEAUTIFUL.

YES, KEEP TEXAS. SO THOSE TWO ARE SEPARATE.

THIS ONE WAS JUST TO KEEP AMERICA.

YEAH, KEEP AMERICA WAS ONE THAT THERE WAS SOME STRANGE TRANSITIONS OF TRYING TO ENSURE THAT OUR AFFILIATION WAS STILL THERE.

AND THEN WHEN WE WERE RESEARCHING IT, WE WEREN'T ON THE WEBSITE AND IT WAS JUST THIS WEIRD OVERLAP THAT WAS GOING ON AND I'M TRYING TO GET INVOICING TAKEN CARE OF, BUT WE'RE IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. YEAH.

OKAY. SO. YEP.

GREAT QUESTION, THOUGH. ANOTHER ONE IS, SO THIS IS SOMETHING THAT KYLE WAS STARTING AN INITIATIVE ON AND I'M STARTING TO REENGAGE THIS ON IS SPOTLIGHT IN THE NEWSLETTER.

SO HE WAS WORKING ON GETTING BOARD MEMBERS INFORMATION TO BE ABLE TO LET THE PUBLIC KNOW ABOUT OUR BOARD AND WHAT THEY DO AND WHO THEY ARE AND WHERE THEY COME FROM. SO I'M RESTARTING THAT INITIATIVE TO YOU'LL GET INFORMATION COMING UP SOON TO DO A SURVEY TO GET BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON Y'ALL.

AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO INCLUDE IT IN THE NEWSLETTER AND DO A HIGHLIGHTED SECTION ON OUR BOARD.

SO AS THE NEWSLETTER COMES OUT, WE'LL HIGHLIGHT VARIOUS BOARD MEMBERS TO GIVE A LITTLE SPOTLIGHT TO UNDERSTAND LIKE WHY THEY'RE INVOLVED AND WHAT THEY'RE DOING.

SO YOU'LL SEE MORE INFORMATION COMING OUT ON THAT.

BUT AN UPDATE WITH THAT ONE AS WELL IS WE HAVE STARTED TO TRANSITION THE NEWSLETTER TO A QUARTERLY ONE TO REALLY CAPTURE AND HIGHLIGHT SOME THINGS INSTEAD OF A MONTH TO MONTH ONE KNOWING THAT BASED ON HOW OUR PROGRAMING WORKS IS KIND OF A QUARTERLY BASIS IS A LOT OF THE THINGS THAT WERE INCLUDED WERE KIND OF REPETITIVE AS THEY WENT THROUGH, AND THIS IS GOING TO GIVE US AN OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE MORE PEOPLE INSTEAD OF HAVING IT EVERY SINGLE MONTH IS REALLY HIGHLIGHT THE PROGRAMS AND THE INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE PART OF IT. SO. AND THEN THE LAST ONE, JUST AN UPDATE ON OUR TRASH BAGS.

SO AS YOU SEE THERE FOR NUMBERS WISE, WE'VE ACTUALLY SEEN A REALLY GOOD INCREASE OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS.

SO OUR NUMBERS FROM FY 2021, SO NOT THIS PAST FISCAL YEAR.

SO OUR FISCAL YEAR IS OCTOBER THROUGH SEPTEMBER.

AND SO THAT'S HOW WE RUN OUR NUMBERS AS FAR AS CITY PURPOSES GOES.

THE FY 21 WAS WE ACTUALLY BROUGHT IN $2800 IN TRASH BAGS, WHEREAS THIS PAST YEAR WE BROUGHT IN JUST OVER $5000.

SO IT WAS A VERY NICE INCREASE FOR US, A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN OF JUST OVER A 300 ROLLS THAT WERE PURCHASED AT THE REC CENTER.

SO GREAT INCREASE FOR US THERE.

THE NEGATIVE SIDE THAT COMES FROM IT OR THE UNFORTUNATE SIDE IS WE RAN OUT OF TRASH BAGS RECENTLY AND SO WE DID A RENEWAL TO ENSURE THAT WE STILL COULD OFFER TO THE PUBLIC.

UNFORTUNATELY, AS WE'VE SEEN OF EVERYTHING, INFLATION HIT US.

SO THAT HAS CHANGED.

SO THE PRICE OF THE BAGS HAS CHANGED AS WELL.

SO THEY ARE NO LONGER $7 FOR A ROLL OR $28 FOR A PACK.

IT IS NOW $10 A ROLL AND $40 A PACK.

THAT PRICE CHANGE IS ALL ON THE COST OF THE BAGS THEMSELVES.

SO THAT INCREASE OF $3 IS EXACTLY WHAT WE SAW FROM THE COST THAT CAME AS A CHARGE TO US.

SO THERE'S NO ADDITIONAL THAT WE'RE GETTING OFF OF IT IS JUST A COMPARATIVE TO A COMPARATIVE.

SO IT'S KIND OF JUST AMAZING THAT IT WENT UP THAT MUCH FROM WHAT IT WAS BEFORE TO AN ADDITIONAL $3.

SO HOPEFULLY THAT STILL MEANS WE ARE CONTINUING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

[00:15:06]

SO EVEN IF WE TAPER BACK A LITTLE BIT, OUR NUMBERS STILL SHOULD STAY IN PRETTY CLOSE IN LINE TO WHERE THEY WERE.

SO. CAN WE SELL THOSE SOMEWHERE ELSE, LIKE MAYBE A ONCE A QUARTER TYPE THING WHERE I MEAN, WHOEVER WANTS TO VOLUNTEER TO SIT OUTSIDE OF KROGER SOMEWHERE, I MEAN, SELL THEM OR EVEN SAY, HEY, DO YOU WANT TO GIVE THIS AS A GIFT TO SOMEONE, SOMETHING TO WHERE WE GET UP IT? BECAUSE I MEAN, YOU KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE LIVE IN ANGLETON? YEAH. AND I FEEL LIKE WE COULD REALLY UP THAT NUMBER IF WE DID IT OTHER THAN THE REC CENTER.

YEAH. NO, AND I SAY THAT BECAUSE.

NO ABSOLUTELY. WE LOOK AT HOW MANY PEOPLE ACTUALLY GO TO THE REC CENTER VERSUS HOW MANY PEOPLE LIVE IN ANGLETON.

YOU KNOW, IF WE COULD DO SOME TYPE OF INITIATIVE.

NOT IN FRONT OF KROGER BECAUSE THAT'S A COMPETITION, BUT EVEN IF IT'S IT MIGHT BE A IT COULD BE A PARTNERSHIP, THOUGH, IF THEY KNOW WHAT THE CAUSE THAT IT'S GOING BACK TO, IT'D JUST BE A QUESTION WE HAVE TO ASK TO THEM BECAUSE I CAN'T IMAGINE KROGER'S OR [INAUDIBLE] AND MINDING AT ALL US DOING SOMETHING.

AND THEN AGAIN, IT'S JUST THE PARTNERSHIP SIDE THAT WE HAVE THAT CONVERSATION WITH THEM.

LIKE ABSOLUTELY SURE. LIKE KNOWING THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT COULD BE DONE AT MARKET DAYS.

AND WE HAVE. LIKE FAIR DAYS.

SOMETHING TO WHERE EVEN IF WE DID LIKE A SMALL GIVEAWAY, JUST SOMETHING IF WE COULD BRAINSTORM ON GETTING THAT NUMBER FROM 721.

AND I SAY THAT BECAUSE I THINK SOME PEOPLE JUST THEY JUST DON'T KNOW.

I DON'T KNOW.

THEY WERE SOLD OUT OF HERE.

THEY WERE ORIGINALLY SOLD OUT OF HERE AND NOT OUT OF THE REC CENTER.

SO THAT ACTUALLY TRANSITIONED FROM BEING SOLD HERE TO THE REC CENTER.

YEAH. AND EVEN LIKE WITH THE HOLIDAYS COMING UP, IF IT'S SOMETHING WHERE WE COULD DO LIKE A DO YOU WANT TO GIVE A GIFT TYPE THING TO A FRIEND OR A BUDDY? YOU KNOW, IT'S $10.

AND I THINK IT WOULD ALSO HELP GET THE WORD OUT THAT WE HAVE THEM AVAILABLE.

I MEAN, I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW, BUT I THINK THERE ARE A LOT MORE PEOPLE THAT DON'T KNOW.

YEAH, OF COURSE. SO IF WE COULD DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT AND I'M HAPPY TO VOLUNTEER.

YOU KNOW, BUT I'M JUST SAYING I THINK EVERYONE HERE WOULD BE SOME SHAPE, FORM OR FASHION THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

BUT JUST TO EVEN IF IT'S JUST SITTING OUT FOR 2 HOURS OR SOMETHING.

YEAH. YOU KNOW, SOMEWHERE PUBLIC WITH ALL OF THESE BAKE SALES THAT WE HAVE GOING ON THAT ARE AWESOME, YOU KNOW, I MEAN, I THINK SOMETHING LIKE THIS COULD ALSO . WE CAN SELL THE BAKE SELLS OR TRASH BAG ROLLS FOR THEM TO USE WHEN THEY'RE THROWING OUT THEIR GARBAGE.

THAT'S RIGHT.

MM HMM. I THINK IT'S A FANTASTIC IDEA.

I MEAN, THE COLLABORATION THROUGHOUT OUR CITY IS JUST AMAZING.

I'VE NOTICED OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS HOW OUR CITY HAS REALLY STARTED COLLABORATING WITH ONE ANOTHER BETWEEN WHETHER IT'S THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE BINGHAMTON BEAUTIFUL CITY COUNCIL OR WHAT HAVE YOU.

BUT I THINK THAT IF MAYBE WE COULD BROADEN THAT, THAT COULD HELP THAT 721 NUMBER AT LEAST DOUBLE, TRIPLE.

IF ANYTHING, MORE PEOPLE MIGHT RECYCLE.

NO, OF COURSE. YEAH.

I MEAN, I LOOK AT IT, THE EXPANDING OF YOU KNOW BEING STRATEGIC IN THE GROUPS THAT WE PARTNER WITH.

SO WE'RE LIKE, IF IT WAS LIKE LAKE HARDWARE THAT THEY KNEW THAT BECAUSE IT WOULD BE GOING IT'S NOT A GOING TO A FOR PROFIT, IT'S GOING FOR A CAUSE, IT'S GOING FOR A PURPOSE. SURE. AND FOR THEM, YES, THERE MIGHT BE COMPETITION THAT COMES WITH IT, BUT MAYBE IT'S THERE'S A MINIMUM OR A MAXIMUM THAT'S SET TO WHERE LIKE, OH, IF YOU SOLD SO MANY A MONTH, LIKE, GREAT.

BUT YOU KNOW, PARTNERSHIP WISE, THAT JUST MIGHT BE GREAT FOR THEM TO ENCOURAGE AND WANT TO SEE MORE PEOPLE DOING IT, OF HAVING IT AT THE END OF A REGISTER.

IT'S LIKE, HEY, DO YOU WANT TO HELP KEEP ANGLETON BEAUTIFUL? THIS IS ONE OF THEIR INITIATIVES.

LIKE THAT WOULD BE GREAT. OKAY, YEAH, YEAH.

SO WE CAN DEFINITELY CONNECT ON THAT.

OKAY, GREAT SUGGESTION.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS? QUESTIONS, SUGGESTIONS, CONCERNS.

GREAT JOB, JASON. YES, [NOISE] ALL RIGHT.

IF WE'VE GOT NOTHING ELSE. THAT'S IT FOR US TODAY.

ADJOURNED.

5:51. THAT WORKS.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.