Jan 13, 2025 Keep Angleton Beautiful Commission

[DECLARATION OF A QUORUM AND CALL TO ORDER]

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OKAY, LET'S BEGIN OUR MEETING AT 5:30. IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU, JASON.

IT'S A PLEASURE TO SEE YOU ALL. HAPPY NEW YEAR.

YOU, TOO. SO, I'M GOING TO PREFACE THIS WITH SAYING SO.

THIS IS A CONTINUATION FROM OUR DECEMBER MEETING THAT WAS RESCHEDULED FOR JANUARY.

SO, THERE'S A COUPLE ITEMS YOU MIGHT NOT SEE ON HERE THAT WILL BE BROUGHT UP FOR OUR FEBRUARY MEETING.

OKAY. SO FEBRUARY IS REALLY OUR KICKOFF TO THE NEW YEAR.

WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT KIND OF TOWARDS THE END. BUT THIS IS REALLY TO FOCUS ON HIGHLIGHTING THE THINGS FROM LAST YEAR.

AND THEN IN OUR FEBRUARY MEETING AS WELL, WE'LL GET INTO SOME OF THOSE OTHER SPECIFICS. SO IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT SOME OF THE THINGS THAT ARE ON THE, THAT'S PART OF THE REASON WHY. SO WE'LL ROLL RIGHT INTO IT. AND THE FIRST ONE WE'LL GO INTO FOR OUR REGULAR AGENDA,

[1. Discussion and possible action to approve the minutes from Keep Angleton Beautiful Commission meeting on August 26, 2024.]

SO YOU WILL FIND THOSE IN YOUR PACKETS IF YOU HAVEN'T HAD A TIME TO REVIEW THOSE.

IF YOU HAVE, AND YOU WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.

OPEN THAT UP. I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM AUGUST 26TH, 2024.

SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND ON THE TABLE.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THAT ITEM? OKAY, SO WE'LL GO FOR A VOTE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE.

ALL THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU. ITEM NUMBER TWO IS DISCUSSION OF KEEP ANGLETON BEAUTIFUL FUND BALANCE AND YEAR TO DATE BALANCE STATEMENTS AS OF DECEMBER 31ST.

[2. Discussion on Keep Angleton Beautiful Fund Balance and YTD financial statements as of December 31, 2024.]

SO THE FIRST ONE I WANT TO TALK ABOUT WAS OUR FUND BALANCE.

SO WE ARE STILL MAINTAINING A HEALTHY FUND BALANCE IN THE EVENT THAT WE WANT TO DO ANY MAJOR PROJECT OR SOMETHING THAT COMES OUT THAT THAT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN BUDGETED FOR.

SO AT THE START OF LAST YEAR, SO FY 23-24, WE STARTED WITH A FUND BALANCE OF JUST OVER $55,000.

AND THEN WE WERE ABLE TO END THIS YEAR IN THE POSITIVE AS WELL.

SO AND THAT FY 24 BUDGET IN THE POSITIVE. AND WE ADDED ABOUT $17,000 TO THE POT THERE.

SO CONTINUING TO MAINTAIN A HEALTHY BUDGET THERE SHOULD PUT US AT JUST OVER $73,000 THAT WE HAVE IN OUR FUND BALANCE.

SO YOU WOULD SEE THAT ON SOME OF THE SHEETS YOU SEE CORRESPONDING FROM THERE MAY WANT TO LOOK AT FOR THAT IS ON PAGE SIX.

WHAT IDENTIFIED THAT AS FAR AS THE FUND BALANCE GOES.

BUT AGAIN JUST HIGHLIGHTED JUST OVER 73,000. SO THAT IS THE FUND BALANCE.

THAT IS OUR RESERVES. SO THAT DOESN'T TAKE INTO ACCOUNT OUR REGULAR BUDGET.

ANY QUESTIONS ON THE FUND BALANCE ONE. OKAY. AND THEN AS FAR AS THE YEAR TO DATE STUFF GOES, THIS SHOWS THE YEAR TO DATE STATEMENTS FOR OUR BUDGET.

A COUPLE OF THINGS I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT FOR THAT IS.

UNFORTUNATELY, WE HAD A FEW HICCUPS THIS YEAR WITH SOME OF OUR BUDGET ITEMS. WE ACTUALLY, OUR BUDGET DIRECTOR, LEFT SHORTLY AFTER OUR BUDGET SEASON WAS OFFICIALLY ADOPTED.

SO TRANSFERRING SOME OF THAT INFORMATION INTO ENCODE, WHICH IS OUR INTERNAL SOFTWARE DIDN'T GO THROUGH AS WE HAD PLANNED IT TO.

SO STAFF WAS WORKING TO GO THROUGH AND ADJUST SOME OF THOSE THINGS.

SO ON THE SHEETS THAT YOU SEE, THE CORRESPONDING ONES THAT START ON PAGE EIGHT AND THEN GO THROUGH NUMBER TEN.

SOME OF THE ITEMS THAT ARE ON THERE, I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THE AMOUNTS THAT WERE BUDGETED ACTUALLY WERE REFLECTED FROM, I BELIEVE IT WAS FROM LAST YEAR'S BUDGET. SO IT DIDN'T ACTUALLY ROLL OVER SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT FOR THIS YEAR'S BUDGET. SO I DID HIGHLIGHT THAT AS FAR AS JUST WANT TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION THAT WE DID BUDGET FOR REVENUES OF JUST OVER 61,000, AND THEN WE BUDGETED FOR EXPENSES JUST OVER 61,000 AS WELL.

SO WE STILL WILL MAINTAIN A BALANCED BUDGET. WE DON'T ANTICIPATE GOING OVER OUR REVENUE, SO WE STILL WILL SHOW A BALANCE THERE.

BUT JUST KEEP IN MIND THAT IF YOU LOOK AT SOME OF THOSE NUMBERS, THE NUMBERS I STATED AS FAR AS THE 61004 REVENUE OR THE 61089 FOR EXPENSES IS NOT ACCURATE FROM THOSE BUDGET SHEETS THAT YOU SAW.

SO THOSE ARE WORKED ON IN BEING UPDATED. SO HOPEFULLY BY OUR NEXT MEETING BY THE FEBRUARY 1ST WE'LL HAVE THOSE UPDATED SO THEY'LL ALIGN WITH THAT.

BUT JUST WANTED TO POINT THAT OUT IF YOU SEE THAT.

AS FAR AS EXPENSES AND THINGS GO MAJORITY OF THE THINGS THAT ARE CURRENTLY ON THAT BUDGET ARE ACCURATE.

I WILL POINT OUT, THOUGH, TRASH BAG REVENUE IS ONLY ACCOUNTS FOR OCTOBER.

AND SO THEY ARE STILL WORKING ON PUTTING THE NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER NUMBERS IN.

BASED ON WHEN THIS REPORT WAS RUN, DECEMBER WOULD HAVE BEEN IN THERE BECAUSE THAT DOESN'T GET UPLOADED IT UNTIL THE 10TH OF JANUARY.

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BUT ALL THE OTHER ITEMS THAT WERE ON THERE ARE ACCURATE.

WE'RE STILL SEEING GOOD TRENDS IN OUR TRASH BAG REVENUES.

WHEN I RAN THE ACTUAL NUMBERS ON THAT, I THINK WE WERE JUST UNDER 3000, WHICH IS APPROPRIATE FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR.

SO WE'RE STILL SEEING AN INCREASE IN OUR TRASH BAG REVENUE.

DONATIONS FOR THE WATER BILL ARE STILL COMING IN.

WELL, AS FAR AS THE TWO MAIN ONES FOR OUR REVENUE SIDE.

AND THEN IT'S EXPENSES WISE, YOU'LL SEE THE MAIN ONES BEING FOR THE CLEANUP COSTS AND BEAUTIFICATION ARE THE ONES THAT HAVE HIT SO FAR.

I WILL POINT OUT WITH THAT ONE, AS YOU KNOW, WE HAD THE HGAC GRANT.

AND SO THE FUNDS FOR THAT ARE WE'RE ALMOST ZEROED OUT FOR THAT.

THAT WAS JUST OVER $23,000 WE RECEIVED TO SUPPORT REALLY THREE DIFFERENT EVENTS.

SO IT WOULD HAVE BEEN SPRING OF 24, FALL OF 24, AND THEN SPRING OF 25.

GREAT NEWS IS WE'VE HAD REALLY SUCCESSFUL EVENTS.

WE'RE ABLE TO OFFER GREAT SERVICES TO OUR COMMUNITY.

REFLECTS IN THE BUDGET THAT WE PAY FOR THAT. SO AN EXAMPLE FOR THAT WAS PAINT.

WE'VE SEEN A GREAT RESPONSE FOR PAINT. AND SO AS IT WORKS WITH THAT WE'VE HAD TO PAY A LITTLE BIT MORE.

GOOD NEWS IS WE HAVE THAT GRANT TO HELP TO OFFSET SOME OF THOSE COSTS.

BUT WE ARE COMING TOWARDS THE END OF THOSE FUNDS FOR THAT. BUT WE HAVE BUDGETED FOR OUR EVENT FOR THE SPRING, SO WE'RE STILL COVERED ON THAT ONE. GREAT. I THINK THOSE ARE THE MAIN ONES FOR EXPENSES.

YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THE BUDGET ITEMS? LOOKS GOOD. FANTASTIC. SO WE'LL ROLL INTO ITEM NUMBER THREE FOR OUR AGENDA.

[3. Discussion on the 2024 Fall Sweep event recap.]

SO THIS JUST HIGHLIGHTS OUR MOST RECENT EVENT THAT WE HAD IN NOVEMBER AND GOES THROUGH AND TALKS ABOUT THE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT WE HAD AT THE EVENTS, ITEMIZED THAT OUT BASED ON THE NUMBER OF HOURS THAT WE VOLUNTEERED FOR THE BOARD, RECYCLING THAT WAS DONE FROM THERE, OR THE THINGS THAT WE'VE COLLECTED. SO WE HAD PAINT, WHICH TOTALED ABOUT 1,400 POUNDS OF PAINT WAS RECYCLED FROM THAT EVENT.

WE HAD 215 TIRES THAT TOTALED ABOUT 3,000 POUNDS THAT WAS DIVERTED FROM LANDFILLS.

ELECTRONIC RECYCLING, WHETHER IT BE TVS, COMPUTERS, PHONES, LAPTOPS, YOU NAME IT, WE TAKE IT.

THAT WAS ABOUT 4,000 POUNDS IN RECYCLED MATERIAL.

A DATA SHREDDING A PORTION OF THE EVENT WAS THE 4,200 POUNDS AND TOTAL DIVERTED.

THAT WAS NEW, AND I WANT TO ADD IN HERE TO HIGHLIGHT THE IMPACT WE'RE HAVING WAS JUST OVER 12,000 POUNDS OF MATERIAL THAT WAS DIVERTED FROM OUR LANDFILLS THAT WE WERE ABLE TO PUT TO BETTER USE, RECYCLE, REUSE ALL THAT. SO I REALLY WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THEIR SOLID WASTE IS STILL A COMPONENT OF OUR EVENTS.

AND THIS EVENT, WE HAD ABOUT 6,000 POUNDS OF SOLID WASTE THAT WAS COLLECTED.

AND THEN AS FAR AS TENNIS GOES, WE HAD 269 VEHICLES AND ESTIMATED ABOUT 403 PEOPLE THAT PARTICIPATED AT THE EVENT.

GREAT JOB JASON AND LADIES. Y'ALL TOO. SO THE PAINT'S STILL DOING PRETTY GOOD TOO.

YEAH, THE PAINT IS DOING REALLY WELL. I WILL SAY THIS WAS LOWER THAN OUR FIRST TIME OR ACTUALLY OUR SECOND TIME THE SPRING EVENT.

WE'LL PUT IT THAT WAY. SPRING WAS A REALLY LARGE SHOWING FOR THAT ONE.

BUT IT WAS ALSO VERY COSTLY. AND SO ONE OF THE THINGS, IF YOU REMEMBER, WE REDUCED IT FROM 25 IS THE MAX THAT THEY COULD BRING IN 25 CANS.

WE BROUGHT THAT DOWN TO TEN. SO THAT ONE IS PART OF THE REASON.

BUT STILL, BEING ABLE TO CONTINUE TO OFFER THAT THOUGHT PROCESS IS THERE IS WE'RE TRYING TO SPREAD OUT THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE THAT CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT, VERSUS IT BEING 25 AND US PAYING FOR A HIGH COST FOR A LOWER NUMBER OF PEOPLE.

WE WANT MORE PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO UTILIZE THAT SERVICE WITH THAT.

ONE OF THE OTHER THINGS WE DID THE KEEPERS ORIENT COUNTY BEAUTIFUL ASSOCIATION DOES TWO THINGS.

SO WE BUY INTO THAT ONE TO WHERE WE PAY A FEE TO UTILIZE AT THE LANDFILL.

THEY HAVE AN ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER. THEY TAKE HAZARDOUS MATERIAL.

SO THEY WILL ACTUALLY TAKE THE NON LATEX PAINT.

SO WE TAKE THE LATEX ONLY IS CONSIDERED A NON HAZARDOUS MATERIAL AND THEY TAKE HAZARDOUS MATERIAL.

SO WE WILL FUNNEL PEOPLE TO THEM FOR THE HAZARDOUS MATERIAL.

SO WE PUSH THAT INFORMATION AT THIS EVENT. AND THEN IT HAPPENED TO LINE UP THIS YEAR THAT THEY RAN THEIR RECYCLING EVENTS ON NOVEMBER 9TH AT THE FAIRGROUNDS. AND SO WE POSTED THAT ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE THAT I GOT SOME INQUIRIES THAT PEOPLE WEREN'T ABLE TO MAKE IT ON THE SECOND.

SO WE ACTUALLY POSTED THAT THEY WERE GOING TO BE TO BE AT THE FAIRGROUNDS TO BE ABLE TO TAKE THAT, TO CONTINUE THE INITIATION EFFORTS THAT WE HAVE.

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SO WE DIDN'T HAVE THAT FOR THIS PORTION. BUT THEN I ALSO IDENTIFIED THAT THE BOTTOM THERE, YOU'LL SEE THE EVENT EXPENSES. SO IT ITEMIZES EXACTLY WHAT WE SPENT FOR THAT EVENT.

DO WE KNOW THE DATE FOR THE SPRING ONE? APRIL 26TH, I BELIEVE.

LAST SATURDAY IN APRIL. I BELIEVE IT'S EARLY FRIDAY THE 25TH AND 26TH.

YEAH. 26TH. GREAT. GOOD WAY TO REMEMBER THAT IS ARBOR DAY.

NO. YEAH. TEXAS ARBOR DAY IS THE FIRST FRIDAY IN FEBRUARY OR FEBRUARY.

FIRST FRIDAY IN NOVEMBER. SO WE ALWAYS DO OUR TREE PLANTING ON THAT FRIDAY.

AND THEN WE'LL HOLD OUR CLEANUP THE SATURDAY AFTER.

AND THEN NATIONAL ARBOR DAY, ACTUAL ARBOR DAY, TEXAS ARBOR DAY IS THE LAST WEEKEND IN APRIL.

SO WE COINCIDE THOSE TWO TO MAKE THEM STANDARDIZED.

GREAT QUESTION. SO THE GRANT DID COVER ALL THESE COSTS.

SO THAT DIDN'T IMPACT OUR BUDGET. AND SO THAT'S WHERE I GO BACK TO TALK ABOUT THAT 23,000.

WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE TWO THAT WOULD BE WHY WE'RE CLOSE ON THAT ONE.

DO PLAN TO GO OUT FOR THE GRANT. IT WILL OPEN UP AGAIN IN THE SUMMER THIS YEAR.

SO IT'S REALLY ON LIKE A TWO YEAR CYCLE. AND SO I PLAN TO APPLY FOR IT AGAIN.

AND THE GOOD NEWS IS WE DON'T HAVE PAINT LIKE TRUE PAINT NUMBERS TO INCLUDE.

WHEREAS WHEN WE APPLIED FOR THE GRANT THIS LAST CYCLE, WE DIDN'T HAVE ACTUAL PAINT NUMBERS TO GO OFF OF.

SO WE'LL BE ABLE TO INCLUDE THOSE IN TO MAKE A REQUEST FOR MORE, TO CONTINUE TO HAVE THAT LARGE OFFERING AND CONTINUE TO EXPAND SOME OF OUR SERVICES AS WELL. SO FOR THE EVENT EXPENSES, A LITTLE BIT HIGHER FROM THE SPRING? THEY WERE ACTUALLY A LITTLE BIT LOWER. THEY'RE LOWER. YEAH. PAINT WAS ONE OF THOSE, I BELIEVE, IN THE SPRING. THE PAINT ITSELF WAS ABOUT $4,000.

AND I WANT TO SAY, IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY, IT CAME IN AT ABOUT 2500, 2800 THIS TIME.

TYLER SERVICES IS PRETTY MUCH MAINTAINS THE SAME.

I THINK THAT'S BEEN THE SAME PRICE AT LEAST THE ENTIRE TIME I'VE BEEN HERE.

NO MATTER WHAT EVENT, IT'S BEEN THE SAME PRICE.

ELECTRONICS WAS A LITTLE BIT HIGHER THIS TIME.

COMPARED TO OTHER ONES. BUT THAT SAME THING, IT JUST DEPENDS ON WHO COMES IN.

AND THEN DATA WAS THE SAME ACROSS THE BOARD. THAT DOESN'T CHANGE, BUT IT WAS A LITTLE BIT MORE EXPENSIVE FOR THE DEPARTMENT.

SO I THINK IN TOTAL WITH THE GRANT PORTION OF IT, WE'RE AT ABOUT JUST OVER 21,000 HAS BEEN SPENT.

SO IT REALLY DOESN'T LEAVE A WHOLE LOT FOR THE SPRING ONE.

BUT AGAIN, WE KNOW GOING INTO IT, WHEN WE WENT TO THE BUDGET YEAR, WE PLANNED FOR THAT.

SO WE HAVE MONEY RESERVED IN OUR CLEAN UP COSTS TO BE ABLE TO COVER THAT FROM OUR ACTUAL BUDGET.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THE PHONE? LOOKS GOOD.

GREAT. SO WE WILL THEN TRANSITION TO ITEM NUMBER FOUR.

[4. Discussion and possible action on the 2025 TxDOT traffic controller cabinet art wrap submissions.]

AND SO JUST TO KIND OF RECAP ON THIS ONE, IF YOU REMEMBER FROM THE LAST TIME WE MET YOU ALL HAD SELECTED TWO NEW LOCATIONS TO BE TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE ON.

IT WAS THE DIRECTION OF THE BOARD THAT WE WANTED TO CONTINUE THIS PROGRAM.

SO STAFF IDENTIFIED VARIOUS AREAS TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT.

WITH THIS, THERE WERE TWO AREAS SELECTED, AND THAT WAS THE ONE AT CEMETERY ROAD.

THAT ONE WEATHER HAS PLAYED A FACTOR IN GETTING THAT INSTALLED.

SO WE'VE RESCHEDULED THREE TIMES NOW. CROSS YOUR FINGERS.

IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE INSTALLED THIS WEEK. SO WE'RE HOPEFUL THAT WE WILL HAVE WARMER WEATHER TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT.

SO THAT WILL FINISH UP FROM LAST YEAR. UNFORTUNATELY, WE DIDN'T RECEIVE THE SUBMISSIONS THAT WE WERE HOPING FOR, SO WE DID NOT DO THAT OTHER LOCATION. SO THAT ONE IS CURRENTLY STILL OUTSTANDING.

BUT WE ALSO HAVE BUDGETED FOR THREE THIS YEAR.

SO BRING IT BEFORE THE BOARD. WE DID BUDGET FOR THREE, AS YOU'LL SEE IN THERE, THAT $3,000.

SO I'M JUST LOOKING FOR THE BOARD TO LOOK AT THIS LIST YOU'LL SEE ON HERE.

THE FOURTH COLUMN HAS 2025 QUESTION MARK. SO THAT WAS THE SECOND LOCATION SELECTED FROM LAST YEAR THAT WASN'T DONE.

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AND THEN I'LL JUST LOOK TO THE BOARD TO LOOK AT TWO OTHER LOCATIONS.

TO BE ABLE TO SELECT. AND ONCE WE DO THAT, I HAVE IT'S READY TO PROMOTE OUT FOR THIS YEAR'S ART WRAP STUFF.

SO THAT'LL GO OUT BY JANUARY 15TH. AND SO WE'RE GOING TO SEND THAT OUT THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA.

WE'RE GOING TO SEND IT THROUGH PUBLICARTIST.ORG.

WORK WITH THE COLLEGES AND THEN ALSO PLAN OUT TO SEND TO THE SCHOOLS AND SOME OF THE ART TEACHERS TO BE ABLE TO GET THAT INFORMATION OUT THERE.

IF YOU RECALL, WE CHANGED THE PROCESS A LITTLE BIT, PER LEGAL'S RECOMMENDATION ON THE AMOUNT THAT WE PROVIDE THE ARTIST.

WE DON'T HAVE TO GO OUT AND DO AN OFFICIAL RFP.

SO WE'RE ABLE TO JUST TO PUSH THAT INFORMATION OUT TO THE COMMUNITY AND TAKE THOSE SUBMISSIONS THROUGH DIRECTLY TO STAFF.

THOSE WILL THEN COME TO THE BOARD FOR RANKING.

AND BASED ON THE TOP RANKING ART, PIECES OF ARTWORK FROM EACH ARTIST WOULD BE DETERMINED ON HOW WE WOULD DECIDE WHO GETS SELECTED FOR WHERE.

BUT THEN AGAIN, THAT WILL GO OUT THROUGH JANUARY.

BY JANUARY 15TH. AND THEN WE'RE LEAVING THAT OPEN UNTIL MARCH 1ST.

SO IT'LL GIVE ABOUT SIX WEEKS, SIX, SEVEN WEEKS FOR ARTISTS TO BE ABLE TO SUBMIT INFORMATION IN.

SO THAT WAY WE CAN BE AHEAD OF IT TO GET THE 2025 ONES DONE, PROBABLY SOMETIME LATE SPRING, EARLY SUMMER. SO 28 AND COUNTY ROAD 220. THAT'S CONFIRMED.

ONE OF THE THREE. WE'LL JUST HAVE TO PICK TWO MORE. THAT 28.

THE TWO AT ABBEY AND HENDERSON ROAD. IS THAT ONE? OH, OKAY. GOTCHA. THAT ONE. SO YOU'RE JUST LOOKING AT TWO OTHER ONES.

OKAY. YEAH. SO WE DID. CEMETERY ROAD IS THE ONE THAT'S GOING TO BE.

THAT'S THE ONE WE'RE WAITING ON. WE'RE WAITING ON THAT'S GOING TO BE OFFICIALLY INSTALLED. YEAH.

GET SOME STUFF. THE SOUTH SIDE OF TOWN WOULD BE GREAT, ESPECIALLY WITH THE PARK MOVING ALONG.

SO I REALLY WOULD LIKE TO SEE YOU KNOW, LIKE YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT GETTING IT OUT TO THE SCHOOLS.

NOT MAYBE, NOT THE ELEMENTARY, BUT THE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL LEVELS BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE SOME REALLY GOOD ARTISTS IN OUR HIGH SCHOOL.

YOU KNOW, PUT SOME OF THOSE YOUTH OUT THERE SO MAYBE I CAN CONTACT THE ART TEACHER OVER THERE, INCLUDE Y'ALL ON THE EMAILS, AND PLEASE, BY ALL MEANS, FORWARD IT ALONG TO ANYBODY.

YOU SEE, I THINK WOULD BE A GOOD FIT FOR IT. REALLY, MY THE GOAL IS JUST TO GET MORE ARTISTS TO SUBMIT.

AND BECAUSE WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO RUN THE PROGRAM AND ADD THAT BEAUTIFICATION ELEMENT THROUGHOUT THE CITY.

I DON'T THINK THERE SHOULD BE A LIMITATION ON WHO SUBMITS THAT.

LIKE IF THE BOARD LOVES THE ARTWORK AND THEY'RE WILLING TO SUBMIT, LET'S DO IT.

AND MORE LOCAL TOO. I MEAN, MOST OF THE ONES WE'VE HAD HAVE BEEN FAIRLY PRETTY CLOSE, BUT IT'D BE GREAT TO HAVE Y'ALL KNOW WHO THE ART TEACHER IS AT THE HIGH SCHOOL. IS IT SUE ELLEN? NO. KIM BENSON. WHAT'S HIS NAME? OKAY. JAKE. JAKE. MARTINDALE. OKAY, SO I CAN REACH OUT TO HIM AND LET HIM KNOW.

I MEAN, I THINK THAT WOULD BE GREAT TO HAVE SOME OF OUR SO TOO.

YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. GOOD IDEA. SHARON. ARE YOU WANTING TO CHOOSE SPOTS TONIGHT? I WOULD LOVE THAT, BUT OKAY. WE DON'T HAVE TO.

OH, WELL, WE DON'T HAVE. WE CAN'T. THIS IS UP TO Y'ALL.

WHAT WAS THE QUESTION? SOMETHING WHERE WE COULD EMAIL YOU OUR SUGGESTIONS.

SURE. SURVEY OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. IT WAS A MOMENT TO.

YEAH. NO, I MEAN, YEAH, IF YOU WANT TO TAKE THIS LIST AND WE WANT TO WAIT, ESPECIALLY SINCE THEY'RE NOT TURNING THE ARTWORK UNTIL MARCH 1ST.

I THINK WE HAVE TIME. YEAH, WE ABSOLUTELY DO.

AND WE CAN LIKE WE CAN I CAN ADD THIS TO THE NEXT AGENDA.

THAT WILL GIVE IT TO THE WILL BE THE LAST MONDAY IN FEBRUARY.

SO IT GIVES THAT TIME I CAN WE CAN TABLE THE, THE APPROVAL OF THOSE LOCATIONS UNTIL THAT TIME.

SO POSTPONE THE MOTION OR POSTPONE THE AGENDA ITEM TO THE NEXT MEETING, AND IT WILL GIVE YOU TIME TO REVIEW THESE.

AND YOU CAN GO LOOK AT THE LOCATIONS AND KIND OF DETERMINE THAT.

ABSOLUTELY. OKAY. SOUNDS GOOD. IS BRAZOSPORT ART LEAGUE ON HERE JUST TO HELP SHARE THE INFORMATION? YEAH. SO YOU CAN ACTUALLY POST ON THERE AS TO WHERE THEY WILL SEND OUT TO SOME OF THE LOCAL ARTISTS AS WELL.

IT'S JUST ANOTHER AVENUE TO BE ABLE TO PUT THE INFORMATION OUT THERE. TRYING TO FIND ALL THE DIFFERENT WAYS WE CAN PROMOTE IT.

AND I SAID LAST ONE, WE ONLY GOT ONE. SO I'D LOVE TO GET, YOU KNOW, ONE TO WHERE WE WERE ABLE TO GO THROUGH THE PROCESS OF THE SELECTION AND GET THE FULL THREE THIS TIME. SO. SO WE'RE GOING TO WAIT TILL NEXT.

YES. CAN I HAVE A MOTION TO POSTPONE THE TWO? I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE POSTPONE THE LOCATING THE REMAINING TWO SPOTS UNTIL NEXT MEETING.

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ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THAT? ARE WE GOING TO LET THE ARTISTS KNOW THAT WE'VE GOT AN EXTENDED TIMELINE OR.

WELL, SO THE PUBLICATION DOESN'T CLOSE UNTIL MARCH 1ST.

OKAY. YEAH. SO THEY'LL MAKE THEIR DECISION ONCE WE DECIDE THAT, WE'LL KNOW THE LOCATION BY THE TYPE ARTIST SELECTED.

OKAY. YEP. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT. WE'LL GO FOR A VOTE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE.

ALL THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. FANTASTIC. AND THAT'S IT FOR TODAY.

IT IS. THAT'S IT FOR TODAY. WE DID ASK A QUESTION.

SURE. SO THE FUND BALANCE REPORTING ALL OF THAT.

WELL, THIS ONE'S ON THE MEETING. WHAT'S THAT? THIS ONE STILL. THE FUND WAS ON THE AGENDA. SO WE'RE GOING BACK TO ANOTHER ITEM.

YEAH. NO NOT NECESSARILY. SO ON THE FUND BALANCE IS THIS MONEY THAT WE CAN USE TOWARDS A NEW PROJECT IF THE BOARD DECIDES.

YES. OKAY. YEAH. SO MAYBE WE CAN LOOK AT I KNOW WE HAD TALKED ABOUT PROJECTS.

MAYBE WE LOOK AT SOMETHING FOR 2025. YEAH. SO I MEAN, IF YOU'D LIKE, I CAN ADD THAT AS AN AGENDA ITEM FOR THE NEXT MEETING TO HAVE A DISCUSSION ABOUT POTENTIAL PROJECTS.

YEAH, SURE. I HAVE SOME IDEAS FOR YOU TOO. OKAY.

GOOD. ABSOLUTELY. ANYTHING ELSE IN REGARDS TO TODAY'S AGENDA? EVERYBODY GOOD? OKAY. MEETING ADJOURNED. 5:52.

SO WHATEVER HAPPENED?

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.