Feb 24, 2025 Keep Angleton Beautiful Commission

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THEY BEGIN THE MEETING AT 5:30. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.

[DECLARATION OF A QUORUM AND CALL TO ORDER]

[1. Discussion on Keep Angleton Beautiful Fund Balance and YTD financial statements as of February 15,2025.]

I'M JUST GOING TO GO THROUGH AND HIGHLIGHT A COUPLE ITEMS JUST TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY IS IN THE KNOW OF WHAT'S CURRENTLY GOING ON.

SO YOU'LL SEE THERE ON PAGE FOUR. FIRST ONE THAT TALKS ABOUT IS OUR REVENUES.

SO MAIN THING AS FAR AS OUR REVENUE GOES IS THE TRASH BAG REVENUE.

SO CURRENT YEAR TO DATE THAT'S SHOWING FOR THAT ONE IS $3,700.

I BELIEVE I REMEMBER CORRECTLY THAT DID NOT INCLUDE THE TRANSFER FOR JANUARY.

SO THAT IS A LITTLE BIT LOWER THAN NORMAL. USUALLY THAT HAPPENS AROUND THE 10TH.

WE'LL TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE FINANCIAL STUFF A LITTLE BIT IN THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM AS WELL. BUT OUR FINANCE DEPARTMENT IS STILL TRYING TO WORK THROUGH CONSOLIDATING SOME THINGS.

SO THEY ARE A LITTLE BIT BEHIND ON THAT ONE. SO SOME OF THOSE YOU MIGHT NOT SEE THAT COME THROUGH THERE.

I WILL ACTUALLY POINT OUT TWO LINES ABOVE THAT ONE.

YOU'LL SEE 13, 300, 300. THE REASON I POINT THAT OUT NOW IS YOU'LL ACTUALLY SEE IT IN OUR NEXT DISCUSSION ITEM.

THERE WAS A SECONDARY LINE THAT WAS ADDED TO SHOW OUR MONEY THAT COMES IN FOR THE HVAC SOLID WASTE GRANT, JUST FOR A LITTLE BIT CLEANER TRANSACTION. SO NOW WE HAVE A REVENUE LINE THAT COMES IN.

SO WE'LL HAVE ALL OUR EXPENSES GO INTO EXPENSE.

OUR EXPENSES WILL LOOK LIKE THEY MAY BE OVER BECAUSE THEY OFFSET.

SO THAT'S WHERE THAT ONE COMES INTO LINE. RIGHT NOW IT'S ZERO.

NOTHING FOR THIS YEAR HAS BEEN DEPOSITED IN. WE'RE STILL WAITING TO GET THE CHECK FROM THE FALL SWEEP.

SO THAT JUST HASN'T BEEN RECEIVED YET, WHICH IS TYPICAL. THAT WAS TURNED IN WITH THE DECEMBER CLOSEOUT.

SO USUALLY TAKES ABOUT 4 TO 6 WEEKS FOR THOSE TO COME IN.

SO. YOU'LL SEE THE DONATION ONE PRETTY ON TRACK FOR THAT AS FAR AS WHEN THESE WERE RUN.

AGAIN, KEEPING IN MIND WHEN THOSE DEPOSITS ARE PUT IN, BUT ABOUT 30% TOWARDS OUR GOAL.

SO THAT'S PRETTY ACCURATE AS FAR AS WHAT WE'RE LOOKING TO GET TOWARDS.

SO I THINK BELIEVE IF THAT ONE DOES INCLUDE JANUARY AS WELL.

SO WE'RE STILL DOING WELL THERE. AND THEN WASTE CONNECTIONS IS STILL COMING IN.

SO YOU'LL SEE THOSE ONES GOING IN FOR REVENUE.

ANY QUESTIONS ON OUR REVENUES AT THE MOMENT. FANTASTIC.

WE'RE GOING TO GO ON TO OUR EXPENSE SIDE OF THINGS STILL BEGINNING OF THE YEAR.

SO WE HAVEN'T DONE A WHOLE LOT OF EXPENSES THAT GO WITH THE FOR THE BOARD JUST YET.

MAIN THINGS YOU'LL SEE IS UNDER THE SERVICES SECTION.

SO YOU HAVE YOUR CLEANUP COSTS. AS I MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY THAT ONE IS FOR FALL SWEEP.

SO WE DO HAVE THE COST THAT IS ASSOCIATED WITH THOSE THAT IS THE REIMBURSED ONE.

SO THE MAJORITY OF THAT WILL BE REIMBURSED. SO IT'LL BE AN OFFSET GOING BACK TO THAT REVENUE LINE.

I PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED. OUR BEAUTIFICATION LINE, THAT IS WHERE TRASH BAGS COME OUT OF.

SO WE ACTUALLY HAVE ALREADY REPLENISHED TRASH BAGS THIS YEAR.

IT COST US ABOUT $6,000 TO TO PURCHASE THREE PALLETS FULL OF TRASH BAGS.

SO THAT'S WHY YOU SEE THAT ONE IS QUITE HIGH AT THE MOMENT.

AND THAT ALSO TAKES INTO ACCOUNT THE BOX WRAP THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY DONE FROM LAST YEAR.

DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS. WE HAVE THREE OF THINGS FOR THAT ONE.

KEEP TEXAS BEAUTIFUL HAS BEEN PAID. WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN THE ONE FOR KEEP AMERICA BEAUTIFUL YET.

AND NOW THAT ONE WILL BE WITH KEEP BRAZORIA COUNTY BEAUTIFUL ASSOCIATION TO ENSURE RESIDENTS STILL HAVE ACCESS TO SUPPORT THEIR EVERY SECOND SATURDAY OF THE MONTH, THE ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER. AND THEN ADVERTISING THE $1,000 YOU SEE SPENT THERE WAS FOR THE POSTCARD FOR THE SPRING CLEANUP THAT WENT OUT.

SO THAT WAS THE COST FOR OUR COST TO SEND OUT TO ALL THE HOUSEHOLDS FOR $1,000.

ANY QUESTIONS ON CURRENT EXPENSES? JASON WHO DOES THE PRINTING FOR THE SPRING AND FALL CLEANUP. THAT IS THROUGH YELLOW LARK. SO WOULD IT BE CHEAPER TO HAVE SOMEBODY LOCALLY DO THAT? AND WE CAN EXPLORE THAT? YEAH. SO KEEP IN MIND FOR THAT ONE.

THAT IS A POSTCARD THAT GOES OUT TO ALL HOUSEHOLDS.

SO THAT IS PART OF THE COST THAT'S ASSOCIATED WITH IT.

I BELIEVE IT'S ABOUT 7000 POSTCARDS THAT ARE PRINTED IS THE COST THAT GOES WITH THAT.

BUT WE CAN DEFINITELY EXPLORE IF THERE'S SOME MORE LOCAL OPTIONS. IT WAS ONLY $1,000.

SO THAT IS OUR PORTION OF IT IS THAT WE PAY $1,000.

AND THEN BECAUSE THE RECREATION CENTER AND THE REC DIVISIONS USE THE OTHER SIDE OF THE POSTCARD, THEY PAY FOR THE OTHER SIDE OTHER COST. IT'S.

YEAH. IT'S VERY GOOD.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON THOSE. OKAY.

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WE'LL MOVE INTO THE NEXT ONE. SO ITEM NUMBER TWO IS DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON THE FY 2425 BUDGET AMENDMENTS.

[2. Discussion and possible action on FY2024-2025 Budget Amendments for Keep Angleton Beautiful.]

ON JANUARY 14TH THIS YEAR, THE INTERIM DIRECTOR AT THAT TIME PRESENTED TO COUNCIL, HIGHLIGHTING NUMEROUS THINGS WITHIN THE GENERAL FUND BUDGETS.

SO GENERAL FUND IS WHAT THE OPERATING IS FOR THE MAJORITY OF THE CITY FALLS UNDERNEATH.

WHEN THEY PRESENTED THAT BUDGET TO SHOW A BALANCED BUDGET WORKBOOK, THEY FOUND A NUMBER OF CONCERNS AND ISSUES.

AND THE THE CITY WAS ACTUALLY IN A DEFICIT. SO WITH THAT THERE WAS A NUMBER OF AVENUES THEY LOOKED TO EXPLORE AND THINGS THEY LOOKED TO TRY TO DO, TO BE ABLE TO CONSUME THAT COST. SO IT WAS ABOUT A $1.5 MILLION DEFICIT THAT THE CITY WAS IN FOR ITS CURRENT BUDGET YEAR.

SO DIRECTORS AND SENIOR LEADERSHIP WERE TASKED WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF FINDING DIFFERENT WAYS TO BE ABLE TO MAKE UP THOSE COSTS.

SO ON FEBRUARY 11TH, SENIOR LEADERSHIP PRESENTED TO CITY COUNCIL A NUMBER OF COST SAVING MEASURES TO BE ABLE TO REDUCE FISCAL YEAR SPENDING FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR. AND DOING SO, AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, WE'RE TRYING TO GET CREATIVE AND UNIQUE WAYS TO MAKE THAT POSSIBLE.

SO ONE OF THE WAYS THAT WE WERE TRYING TO LOOK AT IS COMING TO KAB TO HELP SUPPORT SOME OF THE OFFSET OF COSTS.

MAINLY THESE WILL ATTRIBUTE TO SUPPORT OF THINGS THAT WOULD FALL IN LINE WITH KAB.

IT WOULDN'T MAKE SENSE IF WE WERE TO SAY, WE'RE GOING TO COME TO YOU TO FOR MAINTENANCE, TO REPAIR OUR VEHICLES.

THAT MAY NOT BE SOMETHING THAT FALLS IN LINE WITH.

BUT THERE WAS A NUMBER OF ITEMS THAT WE IDENTIFIED THAT WE WOULD LIKE THE BOARD TO TAKE UNDER CONSIDERATION.

AND WITH THAT, I'LL ALSO MENTION SOME OF THE THINGS THAT THE PARKS BOARD OR PARKS DID SPECIFICALLY AS FAR AS TO SUPPORT THE COST OF REDUCING OUR FOOTPRINT.

THE PARKS DEPARTMENT CURRENTLY HAS TWO VACANT POSITIONS.

THOSE POSITIONS BECAME VACANT IN OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER OF THIS PAST YEAR.

WE ACTUALLY FROZE THOSE POSITIONS INTERNALLY TO HELP COST SAVING MEASURES TO REDUCE THE COST THAT WE WERE GOING THERE.

THE CITY IS CURRENTLY UNDER A HIRING FREEZE FOR MOST POSITIONS.

AND SO WE DON'T ANTICIPATE THOSE POSITIONS COMING BACK ONLINE.

SO THOSE ARE CONTINUED SAVINGS THROUGH THE REST OF THIS FISCAL YEAR.

ANGLETON BETTER LIVING CORPORATION, AND BECAUSE OF THEIR FUND BALANCE AND THE ANGLETON REC CENTERS FUND BALANCE, WAS ABLE TO INCREASE THE ABLC TRANSFER. SO TYPICALLY ABLCS TRANSFERS ANYWHERE FROM 25 TO 30% TO HELP COVER PERSONNEL COSTS. ABLC IS TRANSFERRING 50% THIS YEAR, SO THEY ARE TRANSFERRING 50% FROM THEIR FUND BALANCE TO HELP OFFSET PERSONNEL COSTS FOR PARKS DEPARTMENT. WE'RE IMPLEMENTING COST SAVING MEASURES ACROSS ALL OUR DIVISIONS.

AND THEN THE MAIN ONES THAT ARE GOING TO ATTRIBUTE TO KAB, WHICH I'LL LINE ITEM OUT, IS ALLOCATING 15% OF MY SALARY TO KAB TO HELP SUPPORT MY PERSONNEL COSTS. AND THEN A NUMBER OF ITEMS TO ADDRESS BEAUTIFICATION.

VEGETATION REPAIR OF OUR ANTIQUE LIGHTS. DOWNTOWN.

IRRIGATION AND PESTICIDE AND HERBICIDE TREATMENT.

SO IF YOU LOOK AT PAGE NINE. PAGE NINE IS GOING TO OUTLINE OUR REVENUE SIDE.

SO YOU'LL SEE ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE WHAT WAS BUDGETED ORIGINALLY FOR 24-25.

AND THEN YOU'LL SEE ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE THE AMENDMENTS THAT WE'RE PROPOSING.

YOU'LL SEE THE THINGS THAT ARE HIGHLIGHTED GIVE A LITTLE BIT OF DETAIL. SO I'M GOING TO WALK THROUGH THOSE. ANYTHING THAT HAS CHANGED IS THE THINGS THAT ARE HIGHLIGHTED.

SO AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, AND I WANTED TO POINT OUT THAT GRANT REVENUE, WE SHOULD ANTICIPATE AT LEAST $10,000 OR JUST OVER $10,000 COMING IN FROM THE HVAC SOLID WASTE GRANTS. SO THAT IS A REVENUE THAT'S NOT CURRENTLY CAPTURED IN OUR BUDGET.

OKAY. SO YOU'LL SEE JUST BY CHANGING THAT, THAT'S GOING TO INCREASE OUR REVENUE AMOUNT THAT COMES WITH THAT.

I WILL SAY AT THE SAME TIME, OUR REVENUE, OUR HVAC, SOLID WASTE GRANTS

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WE HAVE ABOUT $1,000 LEFT FOR THE SPRING CLEANUP .

WE BUDGETED FOR THE SPRING CLEANUP KNOWING THAT IT WOULDN'T POSSIBLY COVER ALL THE COSTS.

A BENEFIT FOR HVAC IS POSSIBLE IF NOT ALL AWARDEES HAVE UTILIZED THEIR FUNDS.

THEY CONTACT PEOPLE WHO HAVE SPENT ALL THEIR FUNDS AND THEN SOME, AND GIVE THEM AN OPPORTUNITY.

SO WE MAY HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET ADDITIONAL FUNDS TO SUPPORT THE CLEANUP.

THAT IS NOT A GUARANTEE. THAT IS JUST SOMETHING I WANT TO POINT OUT.

THAT EXAMPLE I'LL GIVE WITH THAT IS WHEN WE WERE AWARDED TWO YEARS AGO, WE HAD SOME REMAINING FUNDS, AND THAT'S HOW WE WERE ABLE TO DO THAT POP UP CLEANUP IN AUGUST WAS WE WERE ABLE TO UTILIZE THOSE FUNDS TO SUPPORT THAT.

SO VERY SIMILAR TO THAT, IF THERE'S PEOPLE THAT DON'T ANTICIPATE UTILIZING ALL THEIR FUNDS, THEY REACH OUT TO THOSE WHO ARE STILL MAYBE IN NEED AND COULD USE THE FUNDS BECAUSE THEIR PHILOSOPHY IS THEY WOULD IF THEY DON'T USE THEM, THEY DON'T GET THAT FUNDING IN THE FUTURE. SO THEY WANT TO MAKE SURE IT'S USED.

SO THERE MAY BE WAYS TO CONTINUE TO ENHANCE THAT AND COVER SOME OF OUR OPERATIONAL COSTS.

TYPICALLY, OUR CLEANUPS COST ANYWHERE FROM 8 TO $11,000.

SO IF WE COULD OFFSET THAT WITH MORE FUNDING, THAT WOULD BE A GREAT THING FOR US TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO PUT INTO OUR RESERVES.

SO THAT'S THE REVENUE SIDE OF THINGS. ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT? THE CURRENT REQUEST FOR REVENUE, OR ADJUSTMENTS I SAY FOR REVENUE.

OKAY. SO WHEN WE GO INTO THE EXPENSE SIDE THE PAGE TEN ONE, THERE ARE NO CHANGES TO THAT ONE.

SO AS YOU CAN SEE, NOTHING HIGHLIGHTED. SO KEEPING THAT INFORMATION THE SAME WOULD KEEP OUR COSTS THE SAME.

AS FAR AS OUR APPAREL GENERAL SUPPLIES YARD IN THE BUSINESS OF THE MONTH STUFF CLEAN UP COSTS.

AGAIN, WE HAD BUDGETED FOR CLEAN UP COSTS SO WE WOULD KEEP THAT THE SAME ANTICIPATING THAT THAT EXPENSE WOULD BE THE SAME AS WELL.

BEAUTIFICATION. NOW THIS IS THE ONE WHERE WE GET INTO TO TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE MAIN ONES.

SO ORIGINALLY WE HAD BUDGETED $14,000 FOR BEAUTIFICATION.

THE REQUEST HERE IS TO HELP COVER COSTS FOR VEGETATION THROUGHOUT ALL OUR PARKS.

THAT WOULD ADD ABOUT $10,000 IN LOOKING TO DO IRRIGATION IN THE EVENT THAT WE HAVE TO DO IRRIGATION REPAIRS, TIES INTO BEAUTIFICATION, THAT IF OUR IRRIGATION ISN'T WORKING, WE CAN'T MAINTAIN OUR STUFF AS WELL AS WE WOULD LIKE TO.

HELPING KEEPING UP WITH PESTICIDES AND HERBICIDES ABOUT $1,250 AND THEN DOWNTOWN ANTIQUE LIGHT STREET REPAIRS.

SO TO KEEP WITH THAT INITIATIVE, TO ENSURE THAT OUR DOWNTOWN IS STILL MAINTAINED IN AN APPROPRIATE WAY.

WE WOULD BE ADDING 7,250 INTO THE BUDGET FOR SUPPORT ON THAT.

IF YOU SKIP DOWN TO NUMBER TO ACCOUNT 5 OR 425 TRAVEL AND TRAINING.

SO WHEN WE GO THROUGH THE BUDGETS, WE DON'T KNOW WHERE THE CONFERENCE IS GOING TO BE FOR KEEP TEXAS BEAUTIFUL.

SO WE ALWAYS ENSURE THAT WE'RE PUTTING A LITTLE EXTRA INTO OUR BUDGETS TO HELP COVER THOSE COSTS.

IN THE EVENT THAT IT MAY REQUIRE FLIGHTS OR DIFFERENT KIND OF ACCOMMODATIONS, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE COVER THAT.

SO NOW THAT WE ARE SURE OF WHERE THAT IS, THAT IS IN AUSTIN THIS YEAR.

SO THAT IS DOES NOT REQUIRE SOME OF THOSE EXTRAS.

I WAS ABLE TO REDUCE SOME OF THE COSTS THAT CAME WITH THAT AND THEN STILL COVER THE COSTS FOR THE BOARD TO BE ABLE TO GO.

HOWEVER, I WILL PUT THE CAVEAT IN THERE THAT I HAVE ALREADY REMOVED MYSELF FROM GOING FROM THE CONFERENCE.

ONE OF THE THINGS ACROSS THE BOARD FOR THE CITY WAS, IT WAS REQUESTED TO REDUCE TRAVEL AND TRAINING.

I AM CURRENTLY GOING TO ONE CONFERENCE THIS YEAR, AND SO I WILL ONLY BE GOING TO ONE CONFERENCE TO HELP ALLEVIATE AND STAY IN THE SAME LINE AS EVERYBODY ELSE. SO I REMOVED MY COSTS FROM THIS.

SO THAT IS ALREADY A COST SAVING THAT GOES WITH THAT.

GOING DOWN TO THE 4,200 AS YOU SEE, THAT WILL STILL COVER REGISTRATION FOR SEVEN INDIVIDUALS AND STILL WOULD COVER HOTELS IN THE EVENT THAT ALL SEVEN GO.

SO THAT'S WHY YOU'LL SEE THAT ONE WAS A REDUCTION.

THE CONTRACT LABOR ONE, AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, THIS WOULD BE AN ADD ON IN THE EVENT OF.

SO EXAMPLE IS WE HAD THE STORM AND WE HAD TO DO STUMP GRINDING AND GET PEOPLE TO COME IN AND REMOVE SOME OF THE TREES FROM THE PARKS THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WOULD HELP COVER THOSE COSTS. AND THEN THE BIG THING THAT COMES WITH THAT ONE IS, GIVEN THE CURRENT SITUATION OF WHERE THE CITY IS AT, AND WE'RE TRYING TO LOOK AT UNIQUE WAYS TO DO THINGS WE REMOVED THE FUNDING FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE NEW SIGN.

SO AT THIS TIME, OUR THOUGHT IS WE'RE CONTINUING.

WE WANT TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE PROVIDING OPERATIONS AND ACCESS TO PARKS.

AND SO ADDING A NEW SIGN, ALTHOUGH THAT WOULD BE WONDERFUL.

OUR MAIN THING IS TO ENSURE THAT PEOPLE HAVE ACCESS TO PARKS.

THE SIGN IS GREAT, BUT IF YOU DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO PLAYABLE FIELDS AND TO YOU KNOW, NATURE AND THINGS OF THAT THE SIGN WOULD ONLY DO SO MUCH.

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SO WE JUST PULLED THAT AND ZEROED THAT ONE OUT. SO THAT'S WHERE IT HELPS OFFSET OUR COSTS.

AND THEN THE OTHER TWO IS, YOU'LL SEE I ADDED THIS WAS A NEW ONE TO HELP SHOW TO BALANCE OUR BUDGETS.

ONE OF THE THINGS WE WANT TO DO MOVING FORWARD IS SHOW A BALANCED REVENUE AND EXPENSE.

SO WITH THAT, I'M ACTUALLY GOING TO JUMP DOWN TWO MORE TO THE THERE'S A GENERAL FUND TRANSFER.

SO THAT WOULD BE THE ONE I TALKED ABOUT, COVERING 15% OF MY SALARY.

DUE TO THE SUPPORT THAT I PROVIDE FOR KAB TO ENSURE WE CAN HELP REDUCE THE COST ON THE GENERAL FUND.

EVEN WITH THAT, WE WOULD STILL BE ABLE TO TRANSFER MONEY TO OUR FUND BALANCE MAKING ALL THESE CHANGES.

SO THAT'S WHERE YOU'LL SEE TRANSFER TO FUND BALANCE OF 1540 OR 1,541.

IF WE WERE TO MAKE THE BOARD WAS TO APPROVE THESE AMENDMENTS, WE WOULD STILL TRANSFER TO OUR FUND BALANCE.

SO WE WOULD NOT GO INTO OUR FUND BALANCE. THAT WAS A WHOLE LOT TO PROCESS.

SO QUESTIONS. THOUGHTS? COMMENTS.

CONCERNS. IT LOOKS LIKE YOU KNOW WHAT WE DID MADE SENSE.

AND BASICALLY WE TOOK FROM THE BUDGET THE SIGNAGE TO MAKE OTHER THINGS HAPPEN.

SO. YEAH.

WHAT'S YOUR RECOMMENDATION ON THESE CHANGES? I MEAN, I FEEL FULLY CONFIDENT IN WHAT WE HAVE HERE. AND IT WOULD DEFINITELY HELP SUPPORT PARKS BECAUSE ONE OF THE BIG THINGS WAS, IS WE STARTED TO MOVE THINGS. PARKS BUDGET AND HONESTLY DID GET CUT IN A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT WAYS.

BUT THE REAL PART OF IT IS WE WANT TO ENSURE THAT WE CAN OFFER A QUALITY PRODUCT TO OUR CITIZENS, AND SO ENSURING TO BE ABLE TO DO THE BEAUTIFICATION PART WAS REALLY THE BIG PIECE FOR US TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT THAT.

SO STAFF IS FULLY IN SUPPORT OF THIS. SO IF THE BOARD IS, IT WOULD JUST NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AMENDMENTS AS THEY'VE BEEN PRESENTED.

I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE PRESENTED 20 24-25 BUDGET AMENDMENTS TO SUPPORT THE PARKS AND RECREATION BEAUTIFICATION EFFORTS IN THE CITY'S GENERAL FUND.

SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. GO FOR A VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. FANTASTIC.

THANK YOU ALL. ITEM NUMBER 3. SO THIS IS JUST AN UPDATE

[3. Discussion on Keep Angleton Beautiful programs.]

SO WE ARE IN OUR SPRING SEASON. SO OUR NEXT BIG PROGRAM THAT WE HAVE TAKING PLACE IS OUR ARBOR DAY BUTTERFLY SEED BALL AND TREE GIVEAWAY THAT WILL TAKE PLACE ON FRIDAY, APRIL 25TH AT THE REC CENTER. WE HAVE ALREADY SECURED THE 750 TREES.

I'M WAITING TO GET CONFIRMATION ON THE SPECIES.

AND ONCE WE DO THAT, I'LL SEND OUT CONFIRMATION FOR THAT.

SO JUST SO EVERYBODY IS AWARE OF THAT ONE. I'M ALSO WORKING TO GET ON THE SCHEDULE, THE CREATION OF THE SEED BALL.

SO IF SOMEBODY IS AVAILABLE, I'LL SEND THAT NOTIFICATION OUT. WE TYPICALLY DO THOSE THE MONDAY OR TUESDAY PRIOR TO THE GIVEAWAY.

SO I'LL SEND OUT CONFIRMATION AT THE TIME THAT WE DO THAT.

IF ANYBODY IS INTERESTED IN JOINING. WE'LL DEFINITELY PUSH THAT ONE OUT.

SOMETHING DIFFERENT I PLAN I HOPE TO DO THIS YEAR FOR THIS IS ONCE WE KNOW THE SPECIES IS ACTUALLY HAVING A LITTLE BIT CHEAT SHEETS.

GOING TO WORK WITH TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE. AND THE HORTICULTURE COMMITTEE AND IDENTIFYING THE SPECIES SO WE COULD INFORM INDIVIDUALS OF WHAT THEY'RE GETTING. KIND OF WANTED TO ADD THAT ELEMENT OF EDUCATION TO THE EVENTS.

SO WHEN THEY COME IN AND THEY ASK US AND THEY'RE LIKE AN OAK AND WE'RE LIKE, YES, AN OAK.

YOU GOT AN OAK? WHAT'S YOUR KIND? OAK? ESPECIALLY GIVEN THE LAST TIME WE HAD SOME REALLY UNIQUE SPECIES.

AND SO WHEN PEOPLE ASKED ON, YOU KNOW, WHEN WERE THERE, THE LEAVES CHANGE OR YOU KNOW, WHEN IS THE TIME THAT THEY'RE GOING TO FLOWER AND ALL THAT, WE WANTED TO PROVIDE A LITTLE BIT MORE EDUCATION TO THEM. SO THAT'S SOMETHING WE'RE WORKING ON FOR THIS EVENT, IS TO BE ABLE TO HAVE SOMETHING THAT THEY CAN SCAN.

SO WHATEVER THEY DECIDE TO CHOOSE, THEY WOULD ACTUALLY HAVE INFORMATION.

THEY WOULD GIVE THEM INFORMATION ABOUT PLANTING AND WATERING AND DOING ALL THAT.

SO KIND OF FURTHER OUR EFFORTS IN THE EDUCATION SIDE OF THINGS.

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SO DATE FOR THAT IS APRIL 26TH. THAT IS AGAIN AT THE REC CENTER FROM 8 TO 11.

I HAVE CONFIRMATIONS FROM THE MAJORITY OF THE INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE TYPICALLY SEEN.

SO WASTE CONNECTIONS HAS ALREADY CONFIRMED ELECTRONICS.

LIBERTY TIRE HAS LIBERTY TIRE WE'RE RIGHT NOW EXPLORING TWO DIFFERENT AVENUES FOR THEM.

SO AFTER THE LAST EVENT, THEY BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION THAT IT MIGHT ACTUALLY SAVE US A LITTLE MONEY TO HAVE OUR LOCATION BE A ON A SITE PICKUP LIST. AND SO WHAT THAT MEANS IS THAT WE WOULD BASICALLY HOUSE THE STUFF AT THE REC CENTER IN SOME LOCATION, AND THEN THEY WOULD COME BY LIKE THE WEEK AFTER AND PICK UP THE TIRES.

IT WOULD ACTUALLY BE CHEAPER THAN THEM HIRING A DRIVER TO COME OUT AND LEAVE THE TRUCK AND COME BACK.

SO WE'RE EXPLORING TO SEE WHAT THOSE COSTS ASSOCIATED WOULD BE, JUST GIVEN THE AMOUNT OF WE AVERAGE BETWEEN 250 TO 350 IT WAS SOMETHING THEY BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION THAT IT MIGHT BE MORE ADVANTAGEOUS FOR US TO HAVE US BE A PICKUP LOCATION VERSUS THEM, DO THE TRUCK. SO JUST KNOW THAT WE'RE GETTING CONFIRMATION ON THAT ONE STILL WORKING THROUGH SOME OF THOSE DETAILS, BUT I'LL MAKE SURE TO PROVIDE YOU ALL AN UPDATE WHEN WE CONFIRM THAT.

DATA SHREDDING. THEY ARE CONFIRMED. KEEP PEARLAND BEAUTIFUL.

CONFIRMED AS WELL. JUST GOING LATEX PAINT SIMILAR TO WE DID THE LAST ONE.

KEEPING THINGS SIMPLE AS FAR AS THE HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE ASPECT OF IT.

AND IT'LL STILL BE ON THAT LIMITATION OF TEN.

LIONS CLUB WILL STILL BE COLLECTING THE EYEGLASSES FOR THAT.

AND THEN CURRENTLY RIGHT NOW IS I HAVE ONE SPONSOR SECURED FOR THAT.

SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC IS GOING TO BE SPONSORING ONE OF THE STATIONS.

THEY HAVEN'T DECIDED WHICH ONE, BUT THAT'S GOING TO HELP ENSURE THAT WE'RE BRINGING THAT REVENUE SIDE TO BE ABLE TO HELP SUPPORT THESE EVENTS.

SO QUESTIONS WITH THOSE. JASON, DOES PUBLIC WORKS HAVE SOMETHING LARGE ENOUGH THAT THEY COULD HOLD THE TIRES WITHOUT? I'M NOT GOING TO SPEAK FOR PUBLIC WORKS SIMPLY BECAUSE I KNOW SOME OF THE MACHINES HAVE NOT BEEN AVAILABLE RECENTLY, BUT THEY MAY BE ABLE TO. OTHER THOUGHT IS WE MAY BE ABLE TO PUT THEM IN ONE OF OUR TRAILERS THE PARKS TRAILERS TO BE ABLE TO TRANSPORT THEM TO THE BACK OF THE FACILITY. SO THEY'RE JUST NOT OUT.

SO A COUPLE DIFFERENT OPTIONS WE'RE TRYING TO EXPLORE FOR THAT.

YEAH, BECAUSE I COULDN'T REMEMBER IF THEY HAD ANY LARGE TRAILERS THAT ARE WITH HIGH SIDES THAT COULD HOLD THE AMOUNT OF TIRES. THEY DO BECAUSE THEY HAVE TYPICALLY WHEN THEY GO CLEAN UP BRUSH AND STUFF, THEY HAVE ONE. I JUST HAVEN'T GOTTEN CONFIRMATION ON WHEN THEY WOULD COME BACK THROUGH TO COLLECT STUFF.

SO I JUST DON'T WANT TO TAKE ONE OF THEIR VEHICLES OUT UNTIL WE KNOW HOW LONG IT WOULD TAKE THEM TO COME BACK.

BECAUSE IT COULD BE A WEEK. YES. YEAH. SO. THE OTHER THING I FORGOT TO MENTION WITH THE SPRING CLEANUP IS THIS YEAR WE HAVE TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE IS DOING A TRAVELING PLANT PARTY.

THAT SAME DAY THAT STARTS AT IT'S 10 OR 11 AT THE REC CENTER.

SO KIND OF IN CONJUNCTION WITH. SO YOU'LL HAVE THE CLEANUP EVENT AND WE'LL HAVE AN EDUCATION SESSION GOING ON AT THE SAME TIME.

IT KIND OF GOES ALONG WITH ONE OF OUR STRATEGIC PLANS IS TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MORE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES TO COMMUNITY, BUT THAT WILL BE HAPPENING ON THE SAME DAY AS WELL.

SO YOU'LL SEE SOME PROMOTIONS STARTING TO GO OUT ABOUT THAT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY. WE'LL ROLL INTO ITEM NUMBER FOUR.

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

SO IF YOU, AS YOU RECALL FROM OUR LAST MEETINGS AND OUR PROGRAM CONTINUES TO ROLL ON HAD BROUGHT THIS BEFORE YOU ALL TO HAVE A DISCUSSION ON HOW WE WOULD LIKE TO PROCEED WITH THIS YEAR'S BOX WRAPS.

AND SO WITH THAT, YOU ALL ASKED TO TABLE THIS, TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT SOME OF THE LOCATIONS TO DETERMINE WHAT THOSE LOCATIONS LOOK LIKE. IN ADDITION TO THAT, I WILL SAY ONE OF THE THINGS WE'VE ALSO DONE IS WE REACHED OUT TO HOUSTON SIGN COMPANY TO DO AN ASSESSMENT OF ALL OUR BOX WRAPS TO KIND OF JUST GIVE AN OVERALL FEEL ON WHAT THE CURRENT CONDITION IS.

SO IF YOU WERE TO SCROLL DOWN TO PAGE 15 AND 16, REALLY 15, BECAUSE THE OTHER ONES WERE OKAY.

THIS IDENTIFIES THEIR REPORT. SO THEY WENT THROUGH AND DID SOME MINOR REPAIRS ON A COUPLE OF THEM.

THEY HAD SOME ROLLING EDGES. THEY CUT THOSE BUT THEY STARTED TO IDENTIFY SOME THAT MAY NEED TO BE REPLACED.

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THAT ONE IS RECOMMENDED IN THE NEXT 6 TO 12 MONTHS.

I WOULD RECOMMEND ADDRESSING THAT RIGHT AWAY.

JUST BECAUSE 6 TO 12 MONTHS IS A LONG TIME, AND A LOT OF IT DEPENDS ON WEATHER.

NUMBER THREE, THAT'S ON 288 AND 35. THEY RECOMMEND THAT ONE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED SOON.

NUMBER FOUR. THEY TRIM THOSE ONES IF YOU GO DOWN TO EIGHT THAT ONE'S STARTING TO HAVE SOME OF THE VINYL SHRINKING. KEEP IN MIND THAT THESE ARE WRAPS GOING ON METAL BOXES, AND WE ALL LOVE THE SUMMER, AND THE HEAT DOES A NUMBER ON THEM. SO THAT'S PART OF THE REASON YOU'RE SEEING THAT.

AND THEN NUMBER 13 KIND OF HAD SOME ISSUES AS WELL.

SO I WANTED TO MAKE SURE JUST TO HIGHLIGHT THOSE BEFORE WE WOULD MAKE A DECISION ABOUT A NEW LOCATION, TO KEEP IN MIND THAT WE MAY HAVE SOME COMING UP THAT WE MIGHT HAVE TO REPLACE SOON.

SO IF WE INVEST ALL THREE INTO THAT, IT JUST MEANS WE'RE GOING TO BE PAYING MORE TO REPLACE THEM AND DOWN THE ROAD.

OR WHEN WE GO THROUGH BUDGET THIS YEAR TO PLAN FOR NEXT YEAR, WE MIGHT WANT TO PLAN A COUPLE EXTRA TO BE ABLE TO BE REPLACED.

I ALSO DID WANT TO MENTION THERE IS A ORGANIZATION THAT REACHED OUT.

THEY HAVE LOVED THE PROGRAM, AND THEY WANT TO KNOW HOW THEY CAN GET THE ONE OUTSIDE THEIR BUSINESS WRAPPED.

IT IS CURRENTLY ONE THAT'S NOT. IT'S THE ONE THAT'S ON HIGHWAY 35 AND WILDCAT DRIVE.

AND SO NAVSAV INSURANCE IS RIGHT THERE, AND THEY HAVE REACHED OUT TO SEE WHAT THE PROGRAM IS LIKE AND HOW THEY CAN GET IT WRAPPED.

AND THEY HAVE A POTENTIAL INTEREST IN SPONSORING THEIR WRAPPING OF THAT.

GREAT. SO WANTED TO BRING THAT BEFORE YOU ALL TO HAVE THAT DISCUSSION OF POTENTIAL RECOMMENDATIONS ON WHAT YOU ALL THOUGHT ABOUT THAT AND HOW WE WANT TO HANDLE THAT PROGRAM, BECAUSE AS SOON AS WE OPEN THAT DOOR, WE MAY BE OPENING THAT DOOR, WHICH ISN'T NECESSARILY A BAD THING, BECAUSE IF THEY'RE WILLING TO PAY FOR THE COST OF WE WOULD HAVE THE ABILITY TO OUTLINE THE TERMS THAT GO WITH THAT.

WE JUST HAVE TO BE STRATEGIC ON WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE. SO I WANTED TO.

IS NAVSAV WANTING THEIR NAME ON THE BOX TOO OR.

THEY HAVE NOT SAID THEY JUST LOVE THE PROGRAM AND WOULD LOVE THE BEAUTIFICATION ASPECT OF IT, SO I DON'T THINK SO. AND BUT I DON'T KNOW THAT FOR CERTAIN.

THAT WOULD BE IF, KEEPING IN TRADITION OF WHAT WE'RE DOING, I WOULD SHY AWAY FROM DOING THAT.

DOESN'T MEAN WE CAN'T RECOGNIZE THEM ON OUR WEBSITE AND HIGHLIGHT IT.

SO WHEN WE HAVE IT POSTED ON THE WEBSITE THAT WE CAN SAY THAT IT WAS SPONSORED BY THEM.

BUT AS FAR AS THE BOX GOES, PERSONALLY I WOULDN'T RECOMMEND THAT.

I THINK IT WOULD BE TALKING ABOUT THEIR ARTWORK TOO, AND THAT.

I WOULD SEE IT MORE BEING ALONG THE LINES THAT IF THEY WANTED TO ESCALATE WHEN THEIRS WAS GOING TO BE WRAPPED AND THEY WANTED TO, YOU KNOW, PROVIDE THAT OPPORTUNITY FOR THE COMMUNITY.

THEN IT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT THEY COULD SPONSOR AND WE COULD HIGHLIGHT THEM ON THE WEBSITE AND GIVE THEM RECOGNITION. AND WHEN WE POST IT SAYING THAT THEY DID THAT. SO IF ANYBODY ELSE WAS GOING TO DO THAT, THEY WOULD KIND OF UNDERSTAND THE EXPECTATIONS THAT IT'S STILL OUR PROGRAM.

WE STILL GO THROUGH OUR MEANS. I DON'T KNOW IF TXDOT WOULD HOW THEY WOULD FEEL ABOUT IT.

SOME OF THE OTHER CITIES THAT DO IT, THEY OWN THEIRS.

SO THEY HANDLE TRAFFIC CONTROLS LIKE WITHIN THE CITY, SO THEY HAVE MORE AUTHORITY TO DO SO.

BUT BECAUSE WE PARTNER WITH TXDOT I DON'T KNOW HOW THEY WOULD NECESSARILY FEEL ABOUT THAT.

SO I THINK KEEPING IT OUR PROGRAM WOULD BE THE MOST BENEFICIAL.

BUT JUST WANTED TO SEE HOW THE BOARD FELT ABOUT ABOUT THAT SIDE OF IT.

I LIKE THAT BECAUSE IT'S ALMOST IT'S REALLY IT'S A DONATION TO US IS WHAT IT IS.

SO. HAVE WE HAD VERY MANY SUBMISSIONS? NOT YET A LOT OF MOVING PARTS TO THIS AND IDENTIFYING SOME.

WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN WE STILL HAVE TIME LIKE WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO CLOSE IT WHEN WE WANT.

SO I DON'T ANTICIPATE CLOSING IT FOR PROBABLY ANOTHER TWO MONTHS.

OKAY. YEAH. BECAUSE ONCE WE GET THE ARTWORK IN, IT'S TYPICALLY A PRETTY QUICK TURNAROUND.

INSTALL IF WE DO INSTALL IN THE FALL TO BEAT SOME OF THE SUMMER HEATS.

I THINK WE'LL BE IN GOOD SHAPE. SO WE STILL HAVE TIME.

YEAH, THAT'S A AN EASY ONE TO NAVIGATE. SO TWO THINGS TO TALK ABOUT IS A, POTENTIAL LOCATIONS. AND LET'S LEAVE OUT THE SPONSORSHIP SIDE.

LET'S GO WITH THE LOCATION SIDE FIRST. SO DOES THE BOARD HAVE ANY RECOMMENDATIONS ON LOCATIONS FOR THIS YEAR.

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WE WANT TO KEEP THAT ONE AS CURRENT. THEY'VE WIDENED INTO A HENDERSON ROAD.

IS THAT GOING TO MESS THIS UP. IS IT POSSIBLE? SURE IS. WHEN THEY'RE GOING TO WIDEN HENDERSON ROAD.

YEAH, THAT'S THE QUESTION. WE MIGHT NEED A NEW WRAP AT THAT POINT RIGHT.

[LAUGHTER] YOUR SMILE. YEAH. SO HOW LONG HAS HENDERSON ROAD BEEN TALKED ABOUT BEING WIDENED.

OH, FOREVER. A LONG TIME. SO SHOULD THAT THAT ONE BE PUT ON HOLD UNTIL WE KNOW WHAT THE SITUATION IS GOING TO BE WITH THE UPDATES ON THAT ROAD? IT SURE CAN. I MEAN, WE DON'T HAVE TO. IT'S IT'S GOING TO BE LIKE I WOULD NOT ENVISION THAT THEY'RE ABLE TO START ANYTHING FOR OR EVEN COMPLETE THAT FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS. I AGREE SO BUT AGAIN.

ANY THOUGHTS? I'M HERE.

OKAY. LET'S SEE.

ONLY 35 AND WEST SIDE HAS A LOT OF TRAFFIC ON THAT ROAD.

AND HIGHWAY 35 ON WALKER STREET THAT'S THE LIGHT RIGHT THERE.

YEAH THAT'LL PROBABLY BE BETTER THAN WEST SIDE.

AND HOW MANY DO WE NEED TO VOTE ON. REALLY THREE IS WHAT WE USUALLY PLAN FOR.

SO WE HAVEN'T 100% CONFIRMED THE ONE FOR 288 AND HENDERSON.

SO THAT'S STILL A DEBATE AND THEN 3 TOTAL. WE'RE JUST LOOKING FOR WHAT THREE THAT WOULD WE WOULD EXPLORE FOR THIS YEAR.

I LIKE WALKER. I LIKE HENDERSON ROAD. AND THEN WHAT ABOUT HOSPITAL DRIVE? YEAH. WELL THAT'S THAT'S A BIG. SAY THAT'S A BIG ONE.

SO I'VE HEARD THAT WAS WALKER. HOSPITAL DRIVE AND THEN HENDERSON ROAD.

I MEAN THEY'RE ALL GOOD BUT WE'RE GOING TO. WE'RE GOING TO KEEP ON MOVING.

HIGH TRAFFIC. AND THE HENDERSON IS THE 288. AND HENDERSON JUST WANT TO CLARIFY.

THIS IS 288 AND HENDERSON ROAD. THAT'S A REAL.

ANY OTHER THOUGHTS ON THOSE? SOUNDS GOOD TO ME.

YEAH. I'M GLAD YOU AGREE. I'M IN AGREEMENT WITH AND THEN, I MEAN, YEAH, THAT'S THE REAL AGREEMENT ON THAT ONE.

AND THEN SPONSORSHIP SIDE. SO EVERYBODY GO DOWN THAT PART.

THE DECISION ONE OR AT LEAST THE BOX WRAPS. YES.

SO THE SPONSORSHIP SIDE, MY RECOMMENDATION FOR THIS THAT IF YOU GUYS ARE IN FAVOR OF LOOKING FORWARD, THAT I CAN WORK ON DEVELOPING A SPONSORSHIP PACKAGE SPECIFICALLY FOR BOX WRAPS.

SO THAT WAY, IN THE EVENT THAT IT TURNS INTO SOMETHING MORE WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT, TO PRESENT TO THEM, TO BE ABLE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IS THE LENGTH OF THE AGREEMENT THAT WE WOULD PROMOTE THEIR BUSINESS FOR, AND KIND OF THAT OFFSET COST THAT GOES WITH THAT.

OKAY. SO THAT WOULD JUST AGAIN, WANT TO PRESENT THAT OPPORTUNITY, BUT IF YOU ALL AGREE, I CAN WORK ON BUILDING THAT PACKAGE TOO.

IT'S A GREAT IDEA TO DO THAT. I LIKE THE IDEA.

SO I'LL NEED A MOTION FOR THE THREE WE SELECTED AND FOR STAFF TO GIVE STAFF APPROVAL TO CREATE A SPONSORSHIP PACKET FOR BOX WRAPS.

LET ME MAKE THE MOTION. I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE THE NEXT SET OF BOX WRAPS ARE BUSINESS 288 AND HENDERSON ROAD, HIGHWAY 35 AND HOSPITAL DRIVE AND HIGHWAY 35 AND SOUTH WALKER STREET.

AND INCLUDED IN THAT MOTION IS STAFF TO WORK ON A SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM FOR FUTURE BOX WRAPS .

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AND GOT A SECOND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT.

WE'LL CALL FOR A VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. ALL RIGHT.

GREAT. MOTION CARRIED. ALL RIGHT. NUMBER FIVE.

[5. Discussion on 2025-2026 Keep Angleton Beautiful Strategic Plan.]

SO I WANTED TO BRING IT BACK BEFORE YOU ALL SO WE CAN KICK THE YEAR OFF RUNNING.

SO YOU'LL SEE BEFORE YOU IS WHAT I'VE DONE IS UPDATED OUR STRATEGIC PLAN THAT WAS ADOPTED LAST YEAR.

AND I HAVE ASSIGNED SOME PRIORITY LEVELS THAT WILL GO WITH THAT.

YOU'LL SEE, AS FAR AS EVERYTHING PREVIOUSLY WAS, OUR GOALS, OUR OBJECTIVES AND OUR ACTION ITEMS, ALL THOSE ARE CURRENTLY THE SAME. THEN THE TIMELINE AND THE RESPONSIBLE PARTY IS THE TWO THINGS I PUT INTO PLAY TO START TO BE ABLE TO DEVELOP THAT IN. AND ONCE WE DO THAT, WE'LL BE ABLE TO CONTINUE MAKING PROGRESS ON THESE.

AND SO AS FAR AS PRIORITIES, WHEN YOU LOOK AT THOSE AS FAR AS THE YEAR GOES, I'VE IDENTIFIED THOSE AS THREE DIFFERENT.

SO YOU'LL HAVE A HIGH PRIORITY FOCUS IS TO TRY TO ACCOMPLISH THAT WITHIN THIS YEAR.

SO 2025. THE MEDIUM PRIORITY IS ONE THAT WOULD KIND OF EXPAND BETWEEN 2025 AND 2026.

AND THEN LOWER PRIORITIES IS THE ONES THAT WE WOULD WE WOULD TACKLE IS THAT THIRD STAGE IN 2026.

SO THOSE MORE LONG TERM THINGS. SO AS YOU'LL GO THROUGH, I'LL GIVE YOU GUYS AN OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT THIS.

SEE IF THIS MAKES SENSE, IF THERE'S ANY RECOMMENDATIONS YOU HAVE.

AS FAR AS THE TIMELINE GOES OR AS FAR AS THE RESPONSIBLE PARTIES.

SO YOU'LL SEE THAT I'VE IDENTIFIED SOME THAT WERE SPECIFICALLY JUST STAFF.

SOME OF THEM THAT WOULD BE A STAFF AND BOARD JOINT EFFORT.

SO THE THOUGHT PROCESS THERE IS WE'VE KIND OF TALKED ABOUT IN THE PAST, IS FIND DIFFERENT WAYS TO ENGAGE THE BOARD TO BE MORE INVOLVED IN SOME OF THE VERY SPECIFIC ASPECTS. ONE OF THE THINGS WE'VE INCLUDED ON OUR STRATEGIC PLAN WAS TO DEVELOP COMMITTEES.

SO THAT TIES INTO AS WELL. SO THIS WOULD BE A DIVIDED EFFORT TO BE ABLE TO DO SOME OF THESE.

SO EXAMPLE I WOULD GIVE WITH THOSE WOULD BE IDENTIFY AND PROMOTE FOR EVENTS AND PROGRAMS PROVIDING VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES.

THAT'S A COLLABORATION TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE ALL DOING OUR PART.

YOU KNOW, IF I CREATE THE CONTENT TO BE ABLE TO MARKET THEM, JUST ASKING THE BOARD TO ENSURE THAT GOES OUT.

IF WE DEVELOP THE COMMITTEE THAT WAS A MARKETING OR EVENTS COMMITTEE, THEY WOULD BE THE COMMITTEE.

SO THAT'S THAT TIE INTO THE TWO IS THAT STAFF WOULD HELP SUPPORT, AND THEN WE WOULD HAVE THE BOARD SUPPORT THAT WOULD GO WITH THOSE.

SO EACH ONE'S A LITTLE BIT UNIQUE AND DIFFERENT, BUT IT WOULD JUST KIND OF SHOWS THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE TWO.

BUT EACH ONE AGAIN HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED. YOU WILL ALSO NOTICE THINGS HAVE STARTED TO GET UPDATED ON HERE.

SO PAGE 19. THE 2025 GCA APPLICATION WAS SUBMITTED.

SO THAT WAS PUT IN. SO CROSS YOUR FINGERS. WE'LL SEE IF WE GET AWARDED FOR THIS ONE.

IF NOT THE PLAN IS TO CONTINUE TO GO FOR THIS OR SUBMIT THE APPLICATION YEARLY SO THAT THAT ONE HAS BEEN COMPLETED.

IF YOU WERE TO GO TO PAGE 20, I PREVIOUSLY HAD MENTIONED THIS ONE.

SO ONE OF OUR GOALS WAS TO FOSTER COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND PARTICIPATION AND ACTION ITEM WITH THAT WAS TO COLLABORATE WITH TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE EXTENSION TO DEVELOP NEW PROGRAMS. AND SO THAT'S KIND OF WHERE IT STEMMED INTO FOR THEM TO DO THAT TRAVELING PLANT PROGRAM.

AND THAT IS BEING OFFERED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE SPRING CLEANUP .

SO WE ARE ALREADY WORKING OUR WAY TO CHECK THAT ONE OFF AS WELL.

SO I'M JUST GOING TO OPEN IT UP TO FOR ANY FEEDBACK.

AS FAR AS THE TIMELINE GOES AND THE RESPONSIBLE PARTIES IF YOU WANT, YOU ALL WANT TO ADD ANYTHING.

HAVE ANY THOUGHTS ABOUT ANY OF THIS? THIS IS JUST FULL DISCUSSION.

LOOKS GOOD. LOOKS LIKE OUR BRAINSTORMING LIST.

IT WAS. IT WAS REALLY GOOD. WE GOT SOME GOOD THINGS TO TACKLE THIS YEAR.

I'M EXCITED.

I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT AS I WAS DEVELOPING THIS, I ALREADY HAVE SPECIFIC PEOPLE I'VE THOUGHT ABOUT WHO'S GOING TO HELP WITH EACH ONE OF THESE. SO JUST REMEMBER THAT. OKAY. [LAUGHTER] JOB WELL DONE.

ANYWAY, GET READY WHEN YOU GET THE CALL. IT'S LIKE, HEY, YOU REMEMBER WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT THAT ACTION ITEM.

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COLLABORATE WITH CODE ENFORCEMENT AND DEVELOP A TASK FORCE TO SUPPORT BEAUTIFICATION.

I DEFINITELY NEED THAT. I WAS I HESITATED, BUT I ALMOST JUST PUT STAFF AND TRACY.

BUT. [LAUGHTER] BUT IN REALITY, LIKE, THE THOUGHT IS, ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS WE'LL START TO TALK ABOUT IS COMMITTEES TO BE ABLE TO DEVELOP THAT. AND THAT'S WHERE THOSE WILL HAVE TO TIE IN.

SO THE BOARD MAY CHANGE OVER TO BE A SPECIFIC COMMITTEE INSTEAD OF JUST SAYING THE BOARD.

SO KEEP IN MIND AS WE START TO DEVELOP THAT PIECE OF IT, I WANT TO ENSURE THAT YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO THINGS THAT INTEREST YOU.

BECAUSE IT'S A LOT EASIER TO DO THE THINGS THAT INTEREST YOU VERSUS THE ONES THAT YOU GET FORCED INTO DOING.

AND IT'S LIKE, OH, I DIDN'T WANT ANY PART OF THAT ONE.

SO I WANT TO MAKE IT AS SEAMLESS AS POSSIBLE.

SO. ANY THOUGHTS? FEEDBACK? LOOKS GREAT. OKAY, SO JUST I WILL PLAN TO HAVE THIS ON EACH AGENDA. SOMETIMES WE'LL GO INTO MORE DEPTH.

OTHER TIMES WE WON'T. BUT I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S A LIVING DOCUMENT.

WHAT I'LL ALSO I'M PLANNING TO DO IS CREATE A LINK TO IT TO SHARE OUT ON, LIKE, A GOOGLE SHEET.

SO THAT WAY, AS WE GO THROUGH, ESPECIALLY IF THERE'S BOARD THINGS THAT ARE INCLUDED, THE BOARD HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO IN AND UPDATE IT AS WELL.

I SEE IT AS A LIVING DOCUMENT THAT WE'RE YOU KNOW, CHECKING IN ON REGULARLY.

SO YEAH, I THINK WE'RE READY FOR A GOOD YEAR.

NICE. VERY, GOOD. VERY ORGANIZED, SIR. YES. GOOD.

AND KEEPING US VERY ACCOUNTABLE. ME ACCOUNTABLE JUST AS MUCH.

YES, SIR. OKAY. ANYTHING ELSE? NO. NO. GOOD. ALL RIGHT.

MEETING ADJOURNED, 6:12.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.