Jun 23, 2025 Keep Angleton Beautiful Commission

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OKAY, START

[DECLARATION OF A QUORUM AND CALL TO ORDER]

GOOD EVENING BOARD.

IT'S, UH, GREAT TO SEE EVERYBODY.

UH, WE WILL JUMP INTO OUR REGULAR AGENDA NOW THAT WE HAVE A QUORUM.

UM,

[1. Discussion on Keep Angleton Beautiful Fund Balance and YTD financial statements as of May 31, 2025.]

UH, SO IF YOU GO THROUGH YOUR PACKETS, UH, I'LL TALK ABOUT THE REVENUE REPORT FIRST.

UM, COUPLE ONES I'M GONNA HIGHLIGHT HERE, AS YOU'LL SEE AT THE TOP.

UH, SO YOU'LL HAVE THE KAB GRANT REVENUE AND THE MEMBERSHIP ONE.

UM, YOU'LL SEE THAT'S A LITTLE BIT OFF, UH, FUNDS.

THE CHECK THAT CAME IN FOR HGAC SOLID WASTE GRANTS JUST GOT DEPOSITED INTO THE WRONG ACCOUNTS.

I'VE REQUESTED THAT BE MOVED.

UH, SO THAT SHOULD GO TO THE, UH, GRANT REVENUE SECTION.

UM, THIS DOES NOT INCORPORATE THINGS FROM THE SPRING CLEANUP, SO THOSE HAVE YET TO BE REIMBURSED TO US.

UH, I WILL ACTUALLY POINT OUT AS WELL, GOOD NEWS THAT'S COMING FROM THAT.

UH, WE DID, UH, GET EXTENDED AN OPPORTUNITY TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT HDAC IS GONNA PROVIDE FOR US.

UH, SO OUR FUNDS WERE ABOUT A THOUSAND DOLLARS LEFT, UH, TO COVER THE SPRING CLEANUP.

UH, AS YOU YOU ALL RECALL, UH, WE DO BUDGET FOR THAT JUST IN THE EVENT THAT SOME OF THE EVENTS GO OVER.

UM, AND SO, UH, WHEN THEY LOOK AT THEIR GRANT REVENUE OR THE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE SPENDING THE SOLID WASTE GRANTS, UH, UH, FUNDS, THEY ASKED THE, UH, GRANTEES OF WHAT THEY'RE GONNA SPEND.

AND SO THERE WAS A FEW THAT WERE ACTUALLY UNDER WHAT THEY WERE, UH, PROJECTED TO, UH, SPEND.

AND SO THEY OPENED THAT UP.

UH, FOR US, THAT MEANT A 25% INCREASE.

SO IT'S ABOUT A LITTLE OVER $5,000 EXTRA.

SO THAT'S GONNA HELP US TO FURTHER OFFSET SOME OF THOSE COSTS TO THEN TRANSITION SOME MORE MONEY INTO OUR FUND BALANCE.

NICE.

UM, SO YOU'LL SEE THAT HOPEFULLY BY THE NEXT, UH, ROUND WHEN WE COME BACK FOR OUR NEXT MEETING IN AUGUST, UH, THAT SHOULD BE REFLECTED.

SO YOU'LL SEE THAT A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.

SO THAT'S WHERE YOU'LL SEE, UH, A CHANGE THERE.

SO, LIKE I SAID, IT SHOULD BE ABOUT 15,000 AS FAR AS REVENUE THAT WOULD COME IN TO OFFSET THOSE COSTS, UH, THAT GOES INTO OFFSET THE COST OF OUR EXPENSES.

UH, SO I DID WANNA HIGHLIGHT THAT ONE.

UH, THE, UH, TRASH BAGS STILL ON POINT FOR THOSE.

SO AGAIN, THIS WAS AS OF END OF MAY, SO WE WOULD STILL HAVE FOUR MONTHS LEFT.

UH, AND, UH, TO MEET OUR GOAL, WE JUST NEED A LITTLE OR ABOUT $1,800 TO MEET OUR GOAL.

UH, AS THEY COME IN, WE SHOULD, UH, BE ON A SCHEDULE TO BE ABLE TO MEET THAT GOAL AS WELL.

UM, SO THOSE ARE A COUPLE TO HIGHLIGHT AS FAR AS SOME OF THE REVENUES.

THE OTHER ONE I WILL HIGHLIGHT, WE'RE STARTING TO SEE A BALANCE OUT OF OUR KB DONATIONS AS FAR AS THE WATER BILL GOES.

SO YOU'LL SEE THAT ON THE 13,000 308 0 4, PRETTY MUCH IN LINE.

STILL TRYING TO FOLLOW THAT TREND A LITTLE BIT.

WE MAY COME A LITTLE SHORT OF OUR GOAL ON THAT ONE.

UM, BUT AS WE'VE TRANSITIONED INTO THAT DOLLAR VERSUS THE 50 CENTS, UH, WE'RE STARTING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THAT SWEET SPOT IS.

UH, SO WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT WHEN WE GET TO, TO THE FINANCIALS, UH, AS FAR AS NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET.

UM, SO I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT A COUPLE OF THOSE.

AS FAR AS REVENUE, IF YOU GO TO YOUR NEXT PAGE, UH, YOU'LL SEE THE EXPENSES.

UH, ONE OF THE THINGS, UM, I HIGHLIGHT FOR EXPENSES IS THE PERSONNEL SERVICES.

UH, SO ONE OF, UH, UH, DECISIONS WE MADE WAS TO, UH, UH, TO WAS TO TAKE ON THE COST OF PERSONNEL FOR OUR CLEANUPS.

UM, SO AS Y'ALL ARE AWARE, UH, THE CITY HAD TO PUT A FREEZE ON HIRING, UH, OT COMP TIME, UH, THAT WAS GONNA HAVE AN IMPACT ON OUR EVENTS, UH, BECAUSE THEY WEREN'T ALLOWED TO COLLECT OT, UH, OVERTIME, UH, THEY HAVE ASKED ANY OUTSIDE EVENTS THAT WOULD RECEIVE SPECIAL EVENT PAY, SUCH AS OURS.

MARKET DAYS, UH, IS ANOTHER ONE, UM, THAT WE WOULD CONSUME THAT COST.

SO THAT'S WHY YOU SEE THAT NEGATIVE COST THAT'S THERE.

WE'RE GONNA MOVE MONEY TO MAKE SURE IT'S BALANCED.

WE WILL BE OKAY.

WE CAN CONSUME THAT COST.

UM, BUT I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE Y'ALL WERE AWARE OF THAT.

SO THAT'S WHAT THAT LINE IS.

UM, CLEANUP COST IS ANOTHER ONE.

AGAIN, THIS IS A REVENUE OFFSET.

UH, SO EVEN THOUGH YOU SEE THAT AS A NEGATIVE, WE ANTICIPATE THAT BECAUSE THE, WE DON'T BUDGET AS HIGH, UH, KNOWING THAT WE HAVE THE GRANTS, UH, TO HELP COVER THAT COST.

UH, SO WE REDUCED IT LAST YEAR, BUT WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE THE REVENUE THAT COMES IN TO OFFSET THAT.

SO THAT'S WHERE YOU'LL SEE, UH, THE EXPENSE THERE.

THAT DOES ACCOUNT FOR, UM, ALL EXPENSES FOR THE CLEANUPS.

SO THAT IS COUNTS FOR EVERYTHING.

UM, BEAUTIFICATION STILL A LOT IN THERE.

AGAIN, THAT WAS ONE THAT WE WERE, UH, PLANNING TO HELP OFFSET SOME OF PARK'S COSTS.

UH, WE ARE STILL TRYING TO BE MINDFUL OF THOSE EXPENSES, SO THAT'S WHY THERE'S STILL A LOT LEFT IN THERE IN THE EVENT THAT WE DON'T USE THAT.

ANYTHING THAT'S LEFT OVER FROM OUR REVENUE AND EXPENSES WE'LL DUMP INTO OUR FUND BALANCE.

SO, UH, JUST KEEP THAT ONE IN MIND.

SIMILAR THING FOR TRAVEL AND TRAINING ALL THAT MONEY, SINCE WE DIDN'T GO TO THE KT BKTB CONFERENCE, ALL THAT WILL JUST GO BACK INTO OFFSET OUR COST TO GO INTO FUND BALANCE.

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UM, DON'T ANTICIPATE ANY MAJOR OVERS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, SO IT SHOULD CONTINUE TO JUMP INTO OUR FUND BALANCE.

UM, AND THEN WE'LL TALK ABOUT PROJECTS A LITTLE BIT DOWN THE ROAD.

UM, IF YOU GO TO PAGE SIX, UH, THIS WILL HELP, UH, IDENTIFY WHAT OUR CURRENT FUND BALANCE LOOKS LIKE.

UM, SO WHEN YOU TAKE INTO ACCOUNT WHAT WAS ALREADY SITTING IN THERE AND SOME OF THE OFFSETS THAT ARE, THAT ARE CURRENTLY IN PLACE, UM, AND SO A FUND BALANCE IS SITTING IN, UH, JUST UNDER 91,000 AS FAR AS WHAT WE HAVE IN OUR RESERVE.

AND I'LL OPEN IT TO ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS Y'ALL HAVE ON THAT ONE.

LOOKS REALLY GOOD.

THANK YOU, JASON.

I'M HAPPY MM-HMM .

TO SEE THAT WE MONEY HAVE A LITTLE BIT EXTRA.

YEAH.

GREAT.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, OR READY TO MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER TWO? LET'S DO IT.

GOOD.

OKAY.

UH, SO ITEM NUMBER TWO

[2. Discussion on Keep Angleton Beautiful programs.]

UH, THAT WAS THE, UH, ARB, A BUTTERFLY SEED BOWL, UH, GIVEAWAY AND TREE GIVEAWAY.

UH, SO THAT EVENT TOOK PLACE ON FRIDAY, APRIL 25TH.

UH, WE GAVE AWAY APPROXIMATELY 700 TREES, UM, AND WE ONLY HAD ABOUT 50 THAT WERE REMAINING TO BE ABLE TO USE FOR THE CLEANUPS, UH, EVENT PORTION OF THAT.

UH, SO OVERALL WE DID GREAT.

UH, THAT WAS ACTUALLY MORE THAN WE GAVE AWAY LAST YEAR.

SO WE'RE SUPER EXCITED WITH THAT, UH, CONTINU TO SEE A GROWING TREND.

I THINK PART OF THAT HAS TO DO WITH, UH, THE QUALITY OF TREES THAT WE'RE GETTING AND THE SELECTION WE'RE PROVIDING.

UH, RECEIVED A NUMBER OF COMMENTS AS FAR AS, UH, PRIOR NOTICE ON WHAT TREES WERE AVAILABLE, UH, THE VARIETY THAT WAS, UH, AVAILABLE THIS TIME.

UH, PEOPLE APPRECIATED KNOWING WHAT THEY WERE ABLE TO GET.

UM, SOME OF THEM HAD COME IN THE PAST THAT WE WERE VERY OAK HEAVY .

UM, AND SO WE WERE HAPPY TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE SOMETHING FOR THE COMMUNITY THAT THEY WERE INTERESTED IN TO HAVE THE VARIETY OF, UH, TREES THAT WE HAD.

UM, YOU'LL SEE THE VARIETY WE HAD LIST LISTED THERE, AND THIS YEAR WE GAVE AWAY, UM, JUST OVER 450, UH, BUTTERFLY SEED BALLS.

UH, THAT CONTINUES TO BE A, A HOT COMMODITY.

AND SO WE'RE GONNA SET A GOAL FOR NEXT YEAR, UH, TO TRY TO GET IT TO CLOSER TO 750.

UM, AS FAR AS WHAT OUR GOAL THAT WE WE'RE HOPEFUL TO GET FOR NEXT YEAR IS GIVEAWAY.

UM, IN THE EVENT THAT WE DON'T GIVE 'EM THE AWAY THAT DAY, WE WILL DO THE SAME THING.

GIVE THEM AWAY THE CLEANUP AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT.

SO I CONTINUE TO SEE THAT AS A GROWING TREND FOR OUR EVENTS.

UM, OUR SPRING CLEANUP WAS ON THE 26TH THE FOLLOWING DAY.

UH, YOU'LL SEE THAT AS FAR AS VOLUNTEER HOURS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO THAT EVENT.

UM, AND THEN AS FAR AS THE RECYCLING PORTION OF IT, OUR LATEX PAINT WAS 963 POUNDS THAT WE RECYCLED.

OH MY, WOW.

UH, TIRES WAS 167 FOR ABOUT 2300 POUNDS THAT WAS RECYCLED.

UH, OUR ELECTRONICS WAS 2,600, JUST OVER 2,600 POUNDS RECYCLED.

AND THEN DATA SHREDDING WAS, UH, 6,600 POUNDS RECYCLED.

THAT'S, UM, AND THEN WE HAD OUR SOLID WASTE, UH, UH, COMPONENT OF IT, SO OUR HEAVY TRASH.

UH, AND THEY BROUGHT IN JUST UNDER 6.5 TONS.

UH, WOW.

UH, SOLID WASTE.

SO, UH, GREAT PARTNERSHIP WITH THEM.

I THINK IT GRADES, UH, A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR THE COMMUNITY.

UM, IF THEY'RE NOT ABLE TO GET, YOU KNOW, THAT HEAVY TRASH PICKUP ON SITE AT THEIR HOUSE, UM, THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO PROVIDE THEM WITH AN ALTERNATE, UH, TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT.

UM, SO GLAD TO BE ABLE TO PARTNER WITH WASTE CONNECTIONS TO CONTINUE TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN.

UM, AND THEN THE, UH, NEW ITEM WE ADDED THAT WAS ACTUALLY PART OF OUR STRATEGIC PLAN, WAS TO HAVE A, UH, EDUCATIONAL COMPONENT THAT WAS PART OF IT.

UH, AND SO WE PARTNERED WITH TEXAS A AND A AND M AGRILIFE.

UM, I WISH I COULD, UH, GIVE PERSONAL KUDOS TO HEATHER 'CAUSE SHE WAS THE ONE THAT ACTUALLY, UH, TAUGHT THE PROGRAM FOR THIS ONE.

UM, BUT SHE WAS THE INSTRUCTOR FOR THAT PROGRAM FOR THE POLLINATOR GARDEN.

AND SO THAT WAS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CLEANUP, IS THAT WE DID HAVE AN EDUCATIONAL CLASS.

UM, AND WE HOPE TO HAVE SOMETHING SIMILAR TO THAT, TO WHERE WE PROVIDE BOTH, UH, THE SERVICE AND AN EDUCATIONAL COMPONENT THAT COMES WITH THAT.

UM, TOTAL ATTENDANCE YOU'LL SEE ON YOUR NEXT PAGE.

UH, SO WE HAD 245 VEHICLES COME THROUGH AND AN ESTIMATED 350 INDIVIDUALS THAT PARTICIPATED AT IT.

UH, THAT'S PRETTY CONSISTENT WITH THE MAJORITY OF OUR EVENTS AS FAR AS WE SEE FOR, UH, INDIVIDUALS COMING THROUGH.

UM, SO CONTINUING TO STAY CONSISTENT, AND AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE NUMBERS IS WHAT WE'RE RECYCLING.

PEOPLE ARE STILL CONTINUING TO CONTRIBUTE.

UM, WE, I WILL MENTION THE PAINT ONE.

WE, I THINK WE'RE FINDING A, UH, DEFINITELY FINDING THE SWEET SPOT ON THAT ONE.

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UH, IT IS LOWER THAN OUR INITIAL, UH, EVENT THAT WE HAD.

OUR INITIAL EVENT WAS A HUGE SUCCESS.

WE DID, UH, LIMIT, PUT MORE RESTRICTIONS ON THE LIMIT.

SO IT USED TO BE 25 CANS, AND WE'VE REDUCED THAT DOWN TO 10.

I THINK THAT CREATES

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UM, BUT ALSO BEING MINDFUL OF OUR RESOURCES AS FAR AS WHAT WE HAVE FOR FUNDING.

'CAUSE THE COST ON PAINT RECYCLING WAS QUITE HIGH.

UM, SO THAT CUT INTO OUR GRANT FUNDING THE FIRST TIME WE DID THAT.

UH, SO, WHICH IS WHY IT LEFT, UH, SO LITTLE LEFT TO CONTRIBUTE TO OUR SPRING EVENTS.

UM, BUT THE, THE GOOD SIDE OF THAT IS WE NOW HAVE DATA THAT WE CAN USE WHEN WE GO TO APPLY FOR THE GRANTS THE NEXT TIME TO BE ABLE TO INCREASE THAT AMOUNT TO HELP COVER ADDITIONAL COSTS THAT COME WITH THAT.

UH, BUT EXAMPLE WITH THAT ONE IS, I BELIEVE THE INVOICE FOR PAINT THIS TIME WAS ABOUT $2,700.

UM, AND THE FIRST TIME WE DID IT, IT WAS ALMOST 5,000.

YEAH.

SO IT WAS QUITE EXPENSIVE TO, TO TAKE THAT ON.

GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR THE COMMUNITY, BUT IT ALSO COST US A LOT TO TAP INTO THE FUNDING FOR THAT.

SO, UM, THOSE ARE HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE SPRING ONES.

DO Y'ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS ON THE SPRING? LOVE THE DATA.

THANK YOU.

UH, JUST QUICK UPDATES ON OUR FALL ONES.

SO JUST TO GET EVERYBODY'S RADAR, UH, WE'LL HAVE OUR ARBOR DAY TREE PLANTING.

UH, THAT IS WHEN WE PLANT A HUNDRED TREES, UH, IN ANGLETON, WE HAVE YET TO DETERMINE A SPECIFIC LOCATION FOR THAT.

UH, BUT WE'LL WORK WITH TREES FOR HOUSTON.

THEY'LL BE ABLE TO PROVIDE US FREE TREES AGAIN.

UH, AND THEN, UH, WE'LL START TO PUT OUT, UH, NOTICE PROBABLY CLOSER INTO OCTOBER, UH, SEEING IF ANY VOLUNTEERS WANNA HELP SUPPORT THE TREE PLANTING.

MAJORITY OF THE EFFORTS ARE TAKEN ON BY, UH, OUR PARKS DEPARTMENT.

UM, BUT WE, UH, LAST YEAR WE DID HAVE A COUPLE VOLUNTEERS THAT CAME OUT TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT THAT.

THAT HAPPENS ON, UH, UH, TEXAS HARBOR DAY WITH, UH, FRIDAY.

UH, SO THAT'S THE FIRST FRIDAY IN NOVEMBER.

UM, AND THEN WE FOLLOW THAT UP WITH OUR FALL SWEEP, UH, THE FIRST SATURDAY IN NOVEMBER.

SO THAT'LL BE SEPTEMBER, OR SORRY, NOVEMBER 8TH THIS YEAR.

UM, AND WE'LL PLAN TO HAVE IT SAME LOCATION AT THE REC CENTER.

UM, AND A COUPLE OPPORTUNITIES JUST TO KEEP YOU ALL AWARE OF THAT I'M EXPLORING TO LOOK AT, UM, IS POTENTIALLY RECYCLING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS.

UH, AND SO IRON HORSE, UM, IS A LOCAL, UH, SCRAP YARD THAT I ACTUALLY WILL TAKE THOSE AND GIVE YOU, UH, UM, FUNDING FOR THE COPPER THAT'S INSIDE.

SO IT MIGHT BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO, A, RECYCLE B UH, GET A LITTLE BIT MORE REVENUE STREAM.

DOESN'T MEAN IT'S A LOT, BUT EVERY LITTLE BIT HELPS FOR US.

UM, ANOTHER ONE WAS MATTRESSES OF A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE REACHED OUT RECENTLY, UM, IN THE PAST YEAR OR SO ABOUT FURNITURE RECYCLING OR WHERE TO, TO, TO DUMP STUFF.

UM, AND THERE'S A COUPLE ORGANIZATIONS THAT WILL ACTUALLY RECYCLE MATTRESS MATERIAL.

UH, AND SO I'M LOOKING AT SOME OF THOSE OPPORTUNITIES TO SEE IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO PARTNER ON TO PROVIDE THAT TO THE COMMUNITY VERSUS IT GOING INTO THE LANDFILL.

UM, IT WOULD GIVE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO BRING IT AND THEN IT GET HAULED OFF.

UH, AND THEN A SIMILAR ONE WAS, UH, THINGS WE CAN DO TO EXPLORE, UH, RECYCLING SCRAP METAL.

UH, SO THIS IS ONE, UH, AFTER DOING A COUPLE EVENTS, IT STARTED TO OBSERVE THAT A LOT OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE COMING IN ARE PEOPLE ARE JUST THROWING OUT METAL COMPONENTS IN SOME WAY.

UM, AND I THINK WE'RE LOSING AN OPPORTUNITY, AGAIN FOR THAT REVENUE SIDE, UH, THAT WE WOULD BE ABLE TO TAKE THAT IN AND GO DISPOSE OF IT FOR THEM.

UM, BUT IT WOULD ALWAYS TYPICALLY GO TO HEAVY TRASH.

AND THEN THEY, THEY JUST TAKE EVERYTHING FOR THEM.

IT'S DOESN'T MATTER WHAT IT IS, YOU KNOW, AS LONG AS IT'S NOT A HARMFUL, HARMFUL CHEMICAL, THEY THROW IT IN THERE.

UM, AND SO TRYING TO FIGURE OUT IF THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US THERE TO PARTNER WITH A SCRAP YARD THAT THEY WOULD COME OUT, UM, AND HAVE A TRAILER SET UP WHERE THEY WOULD TAKE HEAVY, TAKE THAT FOR US.

UM, AND THEY KNOW WHETHER THERE'S A COST ASSOCIATED WITH THEIR STAFF TO BE ON SITE AND IF IT WOULD OFFSET IT.

UM, BUT I THINK THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO PROMOTE THAT TO WHERE PEOPLE WOULDN'T HAVE TO TRAVEL.

'CAUSE THAT'S TYPICALLY THE, THE BIGGEST ISSUE IS GETTING THE MATERIAL THEY'RE TRYING TO GET RID OF, UH, TO A SCRAP YARD.

UM, AND SO IF WE WERE ABLE TO DO, IT'S A MONEY MAKER TOO.

YEAH.

USUALLY YOU CAN MAKE MONEY.

SO I WONDER IF THEY WOULD GIVE BACK SOME.

YES.

WELL, AND THAT'S, SO THAT'S WHERE, UM, LIKE WE WOULD BA IF WE COULD PARTNER WITH SOMEBODY, THEY WOULD JUST BE ON SITE, WHATEVER THE WEIGHT IS, THEN THEY WOULD, UH, GIVE US A PORTION.

THERE'S THE TWO, I'M THINKING OF THE ONE, OF COURSE, THE ONE HERE LOCALLY.

AND THERE'S THE ONE IN PARA LAND.

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THEY'RE A LITTLE BIT MORE ORGANIZED IN PARA LAND, I THINK, PROBABLY.

BUT YEP.

SO THERE'S A FEW OPPORTUNITIES JUST TO, SOME THINGS THAT THEY CONSIDER IS WE CONTINUE TO EXPAND AND GROW, UM, AND TRY TO REDUCE THE FOOTPRINT OF THE THINGS THAT ARE GOING INTO THE LANDFILL.

UM, SO HAPPY TO EXPLORE SOME OTHER SUGGESTIONS.

BUT THOSE ARE A COUPLE THAT I HAVE MY RADAR, UM, TO SEE IF WE CAN CONTINUE TO PROVIDE A QUALITY SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY.

UM, BUT ALSO, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY REDUCE OUR FOOTPRINT OF WHAT'S GOING INTO THE LANDFILL.

THOSE GREAT SUGGESTIONS.

GO CHASE COMMENTS, QUESTIONS, CONCERNS, SUGGESTIONS, ALL THE ABILITY.

I THINK THE MATTRESS THING AND THE METAL IS, YEAH, LITTLE GOSH, THAT'S WHY DID WE THINK OF THAT A LONG TIME AGO? YOU KNOW, AND

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TO THIS LOCATION? CAN YOU SEND THE FLYER? YES.

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UH, AND I MEAN THAT THERE'S OPPORTUNITIES TO, I SEE IT TO CONTINUE TO EXPAND AND GROW.

UM, THAT IF THERE'S SUCCESS THAT COMES FROM IT.

IF PEOPLE HAVE LIMITATIONS ON GETTING PRODUCT TWO THERE, MAYBE THERE'S A VOLUNTEER GROUP THAT WOULD BE WILLING TO DRIVE ANGLETON AND DO PICKUPS.

RIGHT.

THAT'S WHAT I WAS GONNA SAY.

WE NEED SOMEBODY TO GO GET THE STUFF.

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YES.

AND I'M, YOU KNOW, THERE IS PLENTY OF VOLUNTEER GROUPS THAT THEY WOULD PROBABLY WOULD JUMP ON THAT IF THEY WERE JUST GOING TO A HOUSE AND SOMEBODY WAS WANTING TRAILER.

I GUESS SOME PEOPLE JUST DON'T HAVE LIKE A TRUCK OR ANYTHING TO BRING IT.

EXACTLY.

UM, AND SO JUST EXPLORING DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR THAT.

YOU KNOW, WE'RE HERE TO PROVIDE A SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY AND, YOU KNOW, IT DOESN'T HURT TO BRAINSTORM AND SEE THE SUCCESS OF, AND WORST CASE SCENARIOS, IT, IT DIDN'T WORK.

AND YOU PIVOT AND MOVE ON AND KEEP OFFERING WHAT YOU DO.

SO.

GREAT IDEA.

ANY COMMENTS? ALRIGHT, UH, WE'LL MOVE INTO

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

UM, AND SO THIS IS, UH, DISCUSSION ON 20 25, 20 26, UH, STRATEGIC PLAN.

UM, SO AS Y'ALL ARE AWARE, WE ADOPTED OUR STRATEGIC PLAN, SO I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE, UH, STAYING COMMITTED TO THAT.

UM, AND SOME OF THE INITIATIVES THAT WE HAVE PUT IN PLACE, UH, SO YOU SEE IN YOUR PACKET HERE AS FAR AS, UM, SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS AS FAR AS THE PRIORITY LIST, UH, THINGS THAT WE'RE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH THAT WOULD BE THIS YEAR.

UM, SO FIRST ONE, CREATE AND IMPLEMENT AN ANNUAL MARKETING SCHEDULE FOR CLEANUP EVENTS AND PROGRAMS. UH, THAT IS SOMETHING I'M CURRENTLY WORKING ON TO, UH, HAVE IN PLACE FOR.

OUR NEXT ONE IS HAVE A PLAN AS FAR AS, UH, WHEN WE MARKET THINGS, WHEN IT GOES OUT, AND TO BE ABLE TO SHARE THAT WITH Y'ALL.

SO YOU WOULD KNOW WHEN, UM, THE, UM, POSTCARD IS READY TO GO, WHEN THAT IS ANTICIPATED TO BE OUT IN THE COMMUNITY.

UM, YOU WOULD HAVE THE ACCESS TO THAT.

YOU WOULD KNOW WHEN WE WOULD PROMOTE IT ON FACEBOOK IF WE'RE DOING A FLYER FOR CERTAIN THINGS.

UM, SO I'M CURRENTLY WORKING ON THAT TO SHARE WITH THE TEAM, UM, IDENTIFY AND PROMOTE FOR EVENTS OR PROGRAMS, UH, FOR, TO OFFER VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES IS ANOTHER ONE, UH, THAT WOULD GO HAND IN HAND WITH THOSE IS TO IDENTIFY WHAT THOSE ARE.

UH, SO WE, UH, OBVIOUSLY HAVE OUR, UM, TREE PLANTING OUR TWO CLEANUP EVENTS, BUTTERFLY SEED BALL GIVEAWAY, UH, BUT ALSO, UH, SEA BALL CREATION IS ANOTHER ONE.

UM, AND SO JUST BEING DILIGENT TO INCLUDE THAT IN OUR MARKETING PLAN OF SOLICITING VOLUNTEERS TO SUPPORT WITH THAT.

UM, CREATING A MAINTENANCE PLAN CALENDAR PLAN FOR PLANTERS, SO OUR DOWNTOWN PLANTERS, IDENTIFYING WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE.

UH, ENHANCE AWARENESS AND PROMOTION FOR BUTTERFLY SEA GIVEAWAY.

UM, DESIGN AND IMPLEMENT, ADOPT A SPOT PROGRAM.

UH, ORGANIZE AN ANNUAL GUARDING DEMONSTRATION.

UM, ONE WITH THIS ONE, THIS IS ONE I'VE TALKED ABOUT WITH, UH, TEXAS A AND AG A AND M AGRILIFE.

AND I KNOW HEATHER WAS, UH, REALLY INTERESTED IN THIS ONE, UM, IS REALLY HAVING A HANDS-ON COMPONENT THAT WOULD TEACH PEOPLE ABOUT GARDENING.

SO THEY WOULD ACTUALLY BE ABLE, INSTEAD OF COMING TO JUST A SEMINAR OR EDUCATIONAL SESSION, THEY WOULD ACTUALLY HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEE WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE.

UM, SO TEXAS A AND M AND MASTER GARDENERS ACTUALLY HAVE A GARDEN LOCATION THAT'S LIKE A COMMUNITY GARDEN.

AND SO TRYING TO PARTNER WITH THEM TO HAVE AN EVENT OUT THERE IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE EXPLORING.

UM, DEVELOP BUTTERFLY WASTE STATION WORKSHOPS.

SO TALKING ABOUT, SO WE DO BUTTERFLY SEAT BALLS, BUT PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT'S IN THEM, WHY WE DO THAT, HOW TO PLANT THEM, HOW TO, YOU KNOW, UH, ENCOURAGE, UH, NATIVE PLANTS AND PLANTS FOR BUTTERFLIES.

UM, SET UP AN EDUCATIONAL BOOTH AT A MINIMUM OF ONE CITY EVENT.

UM, PROS AND CONS TO THIS.

ONE IS, UNFORTUNATELY SOME OF OUR CITY EVENTS ARE DWINDLING A LITTLE BIT, AND SO THERE'S NOT AS MANY OPPORTUNITIES TO SET UP FOR, BUT I THINK THAT'S STILL, UH, WHETHER THIS GETS TABLED FOR THIS YEAR AND PUSHED TO NEXT YEAR.

UM, EXAMPLE WOULD BE CONCERTS IN THE PARK.

WE'RE PROBABLY NOT GONNA HAVE A CONCERT IN THE PARK, SO THAT LIMITS THE AVAILABILITY.

UM, WE KNOW FREEDOM FIREWORKS IS COMING UP, BUT THAT'S NOT A VENDOR EVENT.

SO JUST TRYING TO NAVIGATE, UH, AND TRY TO DETERMINE WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE.

UM, IMPROVE FUNDINGS.

WE TALKED ABOUT GRANTS.

I MENTIONED THE SOLID WASTE GRANTS THAT WILL BE COMING UP, UH, THIS SUMMER.

SO WE'LL LOOK TO THAT.

UH, AND I HOPE TO APPLY FOR ANOTHER ONE THROUGH, UH, KEEP TEXAS BEAUTIFUL AS THEY PUT SOME OFF FROM TIME TO TIME.

UH, ONE THAT COMES TO MIND IS THEY HAVE ONE FROM HEB.

UH, AND SO TRYING TO BRING IN ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT OUR PROGRAMS TO BE ABLE TO ENHANCE WHAT WE DO, UH, SUBMIT THE GCA APPLICATION, SO POSITIVE NEWS AS WE ALREADY WON THAT.

SO KUDOS TO US.

UM, WE WILL CONTINUE TO,

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IF ANYTHING.

UH, THAT IS ONE OF THE GREAT THINGS ABOUT, UH, THIS GR UH, OPPORTUNITY IS, EVEN THOUGH WE'RE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR, I BELIEVE IT'S FIVE YEARS, UM, HOPEFULLY BY THE TIME WE'RE ELIGIBLE, THEY DON'T MAKE A 10, UH, CAN SEEMS TO BE THE TREND AS IT KEEPS GOING UP AND HOW FAR IN BETWEEN.

UM, BUT WHEN YOU SUBMIT AN APPLICATION, EVEN IF YOU'RE NOT ELIGIBLE, THEY'LL STILL PROVIDE YOU FEEDBACK ON WHERE YOUR APPLICATION RANKED.

SO THAT WAY YOU'RE GETTING INFORMATION FROM THOSE WHO ARE GRADING THEM TO KNOW WHERE YOU WOULD FALL IN THE EVENT THAT YOU WERE CONSIDERED FOR THAT.

UM, SO I THINK THAT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE TO DO THAT.

SO WE WOULD STILL PLAN TO DO THAT, UM, CREATING INVENTORY OF RESOURCES, UH, THAT SHOULD, THAT'S KIND OF JUST TAKING ACCOUNT OF WHAT WE HAVE IN STOCK SO WE KNOW, YOU KNOW, HOW MANY LITTER GRABBERS DO WE HAVE, UH, BUCKETS, WHAT THINGS ARE AVAILABLE, CAN WE START ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS OFF OF THAT? UM, AND SO THAT WAY THE BOARD WOULD HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING OF THAT WOULD HELP WITH, UH, IDEAS FOR PROGRAMMING, UH, DEVELOP BOARD COMMITTEES AND ASSIGNED BOARD LEADS.

UM, WE TALKED ABOUT TEXAS A M AGRILIFE AND DOING DIFFERENT PROGRAMS WITH THEM.

UH, UH, I KNOW THIS IS NEAR AND DEAR TO TRACY'S HEART IS COLLABORATE WITH CODE ENFORCEMENT TO DEVELOP A BEAUTIFICATION TASK FORCE.

UH, SO THAT WILL BE ONE OF THE GOALS FOR, FOR OUR AUGUST MEETING IS TO GET SOMETHING OFF THE GROUND WITH THAT.

UM, REDEFINE ZONES FOR YARD AND BUSINESS THE MONTH.

UM, CONDUCT AN ANNUAL COMMUNITY SURVEY, UH, FOR, UH, PROJECT INPUTS.

UH, SO HOPEFUL TO DO THAT.

UM, WHEN WE KICK OFF THE NEW YEAR, UH, A NEW FISCAL YEAR IS TO GET SOMETHING OUT THERE TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO, UH, PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS AND THINGS WE COULD DO FOR THE COMMUNITY, UM, DEVELOP THEM INTIMATE AREA AND STANDARDIZED NOMINATION PROCESS.

THAT ONE IS I'M CURRENTLY WORKING ON.

UM, SO THAT WAY WHEN PEOPLE ASK LIKE, HOW DO I NOMINATE FOR YARD AND BUSINESS IN THE MONTH, HOW DO, UM, LIKE WHAT IS THE CRITERIA FOR SOMEONE TO WIN THE AWARD? UH, LIKE WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR? LIKE DEVELOPING THAT SO PEOPLE HAVE THAT, UH, UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE.

UM, AND THEN POST KB ANNUAL A REPORT.

UH, SO THIS YEAR WE'LL WORK ON AN ANNUAL REPORT TO WRAP UP OUR FISCAL YEAR, UM, AND WE'LL PUT THAT OUT AND PRESENT THAT TO COUNCIL, UM, AND, UH, PROMOTE THAT SO PEOPLE WILL SEE A COLLECTION OF ALL THE THINGS WE'VE DONE OVER THE LAST YEAR.

SO, UM, THOSE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS, THE HIGHLIGHTS, BUT I'M OPEN UP FOR DISCUSSION, UH, TO TALK ABOUT SOME OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE SEE THERE.

UH, I KNOW ONE OF THE ONES THAT WAS BROUGHT UP WAS LOOKING AT THE YARD AND BUSINESS THE MONTH.

UM, SIMILAR TO THE ZONE ASPECT IS KIND OF DIVIDING IT OUT TO SEE IF SOMEBODY WOULD TAKE LEAD EACH MONTH, UM, WITH SEVEN BOARD MEMBERS.

I THINK THAT LINES UP PERFECTLY.

I CAN'T REMEMBER MY MATH.

I THINK WE'RE ABOUT SEVEN MONTHS THAT WE WOULD ACTUALLY HAVE, I THINK APRIL TO OCTOBER.

YEAH.

UM, AND SO IF EVERYBODY WAS ABLE TO TAKE IT A MONTH, THAT WOULD, UH, UH, ALLOW OPPORTUNITY TO SEE, UH, FROM A DIFFERENT LENS.

UM, BUT ALSO IT'S, IT TAKES A LITTLE BIT TO GET OUT THERE AND GO AND CHECK AND ALL THAT.

SO, AND IF SOMEBODY, YOU KNOW, IF WE COULD JUST SOMEONE TAKE A MONTH AND IF SOMEBODY'S NOT, UH, COMFORTABLE SPEAKING YEAH.

YOU KNOW, YOU COULD DO OH YEAH.

I, I'M HAPPY TO DO IT THERE FOR EACH ONE.

SUZANNE COULD DO IT.

, .

SO I, I'M HEARING SUZANNE'S THE NEXT MONTH, RIGHT? JULY.

WELL, SHE HELPED WITH, I DON'T LIKE SPEAKING .

I DON'T MIND.

SHE DID HELP WITH THIS LAST WEEK.

WE JUST, WELL, I, I PERSONALLY THINK I KNOW WE NEED TO GET MORE INFORMATION ON OUR PRIVATE MESSAGES AND STUFF, AND THEN SOMEBODY, AND IT TAKES, WHEN PATTY AND I, I'VE BEEN HONORED TO DO IT, SO I'M NOT COMPLAINING, BUT WHEN MY HUSBAND GOT SICK, PATTY JUMPED UP.

OH YEAH.

AND THEN SHE JUST CALLED ME ONE DAY AND SHE'S LIKE, AND SUZANNE'S DONE IT A FEW TIMES FOR US, AND SHE'S LIKE, OH MY GOSH.

I MEAN, IT'S, YOU KNOW, YOU GOTTA GET THE PERSON YOU, YOU'RE KNOCKING ON A STRANGER'S DOOR, YOU KNOW? I MEAN, THERE'S A COUPLE THINGS THAT YOU GOTTA WEAR YOUR SHIRT, HAVE YOUR SIGN AND YOU'RE DRIVING BY, TAKE PICTURES.

YOU PROBABLY WONDERING WHAT YOU'RE DOING.

THAT'S EASY WORK FOR ME.

WHAT'S THAT? Y'ALL DO THE HARD PART, LIKE GETTING IN, IN CONTACT WITH THE BUSINESS OWNERS AND THE INDIVIDUAL'S HOMES, LIKE YES.

THAT'S REALLY THE HARD PART.

LIKE, AND IT MIGHT TAKE TWO OR THREE TIMES.

OH, ABSOLUTELY.

WE GET 'EM THERE AND THEN YOU HAVE TO ARRANGE A TIME TO SEE, FOR THEM TO TAKE A PICTURE, UH, OF THEM BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT BOTH THERE AT THE SAME TIME.

YEAH.

AND IT, IT IS JUST A LOT OF, I DIDN'T REALIZE HOW MUCH IT WAS UNTIL I STARTED HELPING HER WITH IT, BUT IT'S A LOT.

AND IT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE A LOT, YOU KNOW, I NEVER EVEN THOUGHT ABOUT IT TRACY, BUT JUST THE TIME TO, TO DRIVE AROUND TOWN TO TRY TO BE INTENTIONAL OF GETTING AT LEAST A NOMINATION FROM VARIOUS AREAS.

I MEAN, WE TALKED ABOUT, I THINK IT WAS SIM STREET WAS ONE OF 'EM, AND IT'S LIKE, THERE'S SECTIONS OF TOWN WE DON'T ALWAYS COVER.

UM, AND SO THAT'S THE HARD PART IS THAT WE REALLY NEED TO GET SOUTH OF TOWN THIS THERE, EVEN THOUGH WE, WE KNOW SECTIONS MAY NOT HAVE, THE MAJORITY OF THE HOUSES ARE IN, YOU KNOW, GREAT BEAUTIFICATION.

THERE'S A DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH THAT

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SURE.

RIGHT.

UM, AND WE, WE DON'T WANNA DISCREDIT THAT, BUT WE'RE HOPING ON THE COMMUNITY COMING OUT TO SAY STUFF.

I WILL SAY THIS YEAR, UM, WE'VE RECEIVED WAY MORE NOMINATIONS.

THAT'S GREAT.

IN GENERAL.

UM, AND IT'S ALMOST LIKE THEY'RE FIGHTING OVER WHO'S GONNA BE THE NEXT WINNER AND EVERYTHING.

MM-HMM.

UM, WE HAVEN'T HAD A FEW OF THAT COME IN AND I HAVE TO NOTIFY THEM AND TELL THEM, LIKE, UH, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE NOMINATION.

THEY ACTUALLY ALREADY WON.

UM, AND SO, WE'LL, AND I'M GONNA, I'M GONNA WORK ON THAT LIST FOR YOU.

OKAY.

YEAH.

I JUST, I WANT THAT ONE.

I WANT INTO YOU THINK WE SHOULD GIVE THE NOMINEES IF THEY'RE ACTUALLY, YOU KNOW, IF THEY'RE COMING FROM THE COMMUNITY, WE SHOULD MAYBE GIVE THEM A SHOUT OUT.

WE CAN, YEAH.

I, I ACTUALLY HAD A NOMINEE THAT SOMEONE PERSONALLY SENT TO MY, SENT ME MM-HMM .

UM, THAT I NEED TO GET YOU THAT ADDRESS.

BUT YOU DO FEEL LIKE A CREEPER DRIVING BY AND TAKING PICTURES OF THEIR HOUSES.

YEAH.

THAT'S GOOD.

I'M GONNA GET Y SO YOU CAN WAVE IT LIKE, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO.

THIS IS OFFICIAL CITY BUSINESS.

.

I MEAN EVEN BUT NOT IN A BAD WAY.

IN A GOOD WAY.

I MEAN, WOULD IT BE BAD TO KNOCK ON THEIR DOOR AND SAY LIKE, YOU KNOW, I'VE NOTICED YOUR HOUSE, YOU KNOW, I'D LIKE TO NOMINATE YOU CAN'T TAKE A PICTURE OF YOUR HOUSE.

NOT SAYING YOU'RE GONNA GET IT, BUT RIGHT.

YOU KNOW.

WELL, AND THE DOORBELL RING CAMERA HAS HELPED.

YEAH.

'CAUSE YOU CAN DO THAT.

AND NOW THEY TALKED TO YOU.

SO THAT WAS LIKE, I MEAN, ONE OF THE OTHER THINGS TO HELP WITH THAT, IF Y'ALL WANT, I CAN DEVELOP, UH, JUST A, A SIMPLE LETTER TO JUST LET THEM KNOW.

LIKE, SO WHEN YOU GO OUT THERE, YOU'RE ABLE TO HAND THEM SOMETHING LIKE, HEY, THIS IS LIKE, WHAT'S A FOUR? YOU'VE BEEN NOMINATED.

UM, AND SOMETIMES EASES THAT OF LIKE, WHY ARE YOU HERE? YES.

WHAT ARE DOING? THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED TO ME OVER ON HIGGINS.

HE, HE OWNED SEVERAL HOUSES AND HE SAID, WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE? AND I WENT, WHAT DO YOU WANT WITH THEM? AND I'M GOING, OH, UH, .

I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY TO HIM, BUT HE WAS NICE.

HE WASN'T UGLY AT ALL.

IT WAS JUST A, HE ALWAYS, HE WAS CAUGHT OFF GUARD.

YEAH.

WHEN CAUGHT YOU OFF GUARD.

YES.

UHHUH .

YES.

YES.

I THINK I MIGHT HAVE DONE THAT WHEN I DID THAT ONE HOUSE FOR, UM, OH, THEY GOT IT.

CAN'T THINK OF THEIR LAST NAME, BUT I THINK I DID SAY, I WANNA TAKE A PICTURE, BUT I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE GONNA WIN, BUT, YOU KNOW, WHEN PRESENT YOUR PICTURE.

SURE, SURE.

AND MOST, AND MAJORITY OF PEOPLE ARE NICE, BUT, YOU KNOW, STRANGERS COMING UP TO YOUR DOOR THESE DAYS IS OH YEAH.

PEOPLE ARE JUMPY.

YEAH.

THEY'RE NOT SURE WHAT YOU'RE THERE FOR.

AND SOMETIMES THEY'RE, THERE'S EVEN FEWER SAYING, I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW WE HAD THIS MM-HMM .

AND EVEN WHAT PATTY AND ALL OF US HAVE DONE IT, BUT THE PEOPLE ARE SO EXCITED.

SEE, THEY'RE VERY EXCITED.

YEAH.

YOU KNOW, BUSINESS YARD, OR I REMEMBER WE DID THE, UH, TOWNHOUSES ON HOSPITAL AND THIS IS ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO AND WHOEVER WAS IN THE OFFICE AND THEY WENT AND GOT EVERYBODY AND THEY CAME IN, WE WON, WE WON, WE WON.

SO THAT'S IT.

THAT'S REALLY EXCITING.

AND THEN YOU THINK YOU REALLY PUT TIME IN YOUR BUSINESS OR YOUR HOUSE HOME YARD.

ABSOLUTELY.

SO, AND I CAN TELL YOU THAT SAME TOWN HOME RIGHT NOW LOOKS VERY PRETTY, VERY, IT STILL LOOKS VERY NICE.

MM-HMM .

THE LEXINGTON.

MM-HMM .

I THINK IT WAS FOUR YEARS AGO.

THEY, IT LOOKS VERY PRETTY NOW STILL.

YES.

THEY REALLY KEEP IT NICE.

SO, YEAH.

THAT'S A GOOD DISCUSSION.

JASON, UH, QUESTION ALONG THAT LINE.

HAVE Y'ALL HAD ANYTHING IN THE PAST AS FAR AS A TIMELINE OF WHEN SOMEBODY'S ELIGIBLE FOR POTENTIAL RE WE HAVE HAD THAT IN OUR LITTLE BYLAWS AT THE FOUR, THREE OR FOUR.

I DON'T REMEMBER WHAT, I DON'T REMEMBER WHAT THE TIMELINE WAS.

OKAY.

I WANNA SAY IT WAS LIKE FOUR YEARS, MAYBE THREE, FOUR YEARS.

I THINK YOU'RE RIGHT.

I THINK IT WAS FOUR YEARS.

DO YOU KNOW IF THERE WAS ANYTHING SPECIFIC TO IT BEING THE SAME HOMEOWNER? AND THE ONLY REASON I ASKED THAT, LIKE IN THE EVENT SOMEBODY SELLS IT, RIGHT.

THAT DIDN'T MATTER.

I THINK IT WAS JUST THE ADDRESS.

JUST THE ADDRESS.

IT'S JUST THE ADDRESS.

MM-HMM.

YEAH, YOU'RE RIGHT, SUZANNE.

MM-HMM .

AND THAT WAS THE SAME TIME WE PICKED DIFFERENT ZONES.

WE HAD OUR DIFFERENT ZONES THAT WE PICKED DIFFERENT ZONES ALSO.

SO IT WAS, WE DIDN'T TRY, WE DIDN'T STAY IN THE SAME ZONE.

YEAH.

MM-HMM .

BECAUSE WE TRIED TO DO NORTH, SOUTHWEST AND THEN LIKE WE HAD YEAH.

A DIFFERENT SECTION.

MM-HMM.

THERE'S A MAP THERE.

YES.

YOU'VE SEEN IT.

I'M SURE.

I'M, I'M REDEVELOPING THAT.

'CAUSE WE'VE GROWN.

YEAH.

AND WE WERE ASSIGNED, EACH OF US WERE ASSIGNED TO ZONE MM-HMM .

SO WE KNEW IT WHEN, WHEN IT WAS OUR TIME.

THAT'S COMING.

YEAH.

, WE'RE GOOD.

WE'RE GOOD WITH THAT.

YEAH.

WE'RE GOOD WITH THAT.

WE WEREN'T GOOD AS A TEAM, BUT IT, IT IS, LIKE I SAID, I'M NOT COMPLAINING.

EVERYBODY'S DONE IT, BUT IT, IT CAN BE TIME CONSUMING.

THEN THEY BECOME YOUR NEW FRIEND.

YEAH, THEY DO.

THEY BECOME A COUNCILMAN.

IT HAS TO BE YOUR, AND YOUR FAMILY GETS INVOLVED.

I EVEN HAVE MY HUSBAND DRIVE.

THAT'S A NICE HOUSE.

MAYBE YOU SHOULD, MAYBE YOU SHOULD NOMINATE THAT ONE.

OH, GOOD.

FOR .

BE LIKE, THAT IS, I NEED YOU TO TAKE A PICTURE 'CAUSE I'M DRIVING.

NO, HE'LL DRIVE AND HE'LL LET ME TAKE A PICTURE.

LOVE.

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EMAIL, I TYPICALLY EMAIL.

YEAH.

TYPICALLY I'LL FORWARD THE EMAIL THAT I'VE RECEIVED FOR THEM.

OKAY.

BUT I COULD ALSO INCLUDE IT ON THE MESSAGE IF THAT'S, THAT'S OKAY.

I JUST NEED IT.

YEAH.

ANYTIME A NOMINATION COMES IN.

UM, AND SO, UM, WHAT I'M HOPING TO DO IS MOVE IT TOWARDS MORE OF JUST A, NOT AN OFFICIAL FORM, BUT A FORM THAT THEY WOULD FILL OUT MM-HMM .

SO THAT WAY WE GET CONSISTENT INFORMATION AND THEN IF THEY'RE ABLE TO INCLUDE A PICTURE AS WELL, SO THAT WAY IT ENCOURAGES THEM TO DO IT.

SO IT DOESN'T MAKE IT AS, AS DIFFICULT FOR Y'ALL.

, UM, IS THAT WAY THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO EMAIL LIKE, UH, THE ADDRESS, LIKE FULL ADDRESS, UM, THAT THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO PUT LIKE MAYBE WHO THE NOMINATION CAME FROM, UM, THE, A PICTURE OF WHAT'S THERE, UH, REASONS WHY THEY FELT IT WAS THAT.

SO THEY KIND OF SELL THEIR STORY BECAUSE SOME OF 'EM WILL ASK WHO NOMINATED, AND I ALWAYS SAY EXACTLY RIGHT.

UH, AND IT, IT KIND OF GIVES US AN APPRECIATION FOR WHY PEOPLE ARE NOMINATING LOOKING AT THAT.

AND I KNOW SOMETIMES THE STRUGGLE IS LIKE WHEN I SEND ONE OVER, LIKE, HEY, WE GOT A NOMINATION.

THE FIRST QUESTION IS LIKE, DOES ANYBODY HAVE A PICTURE? AND SO IT'S LIKE TRYING TO GET THOSE HAND IN HAND.

SO THAT, THAT WAY MY HOPE IS THAT IF I CREATE, IF I'VE SET UP THE FORM UP, THAT WAY IT CAN BE AUTO SENT OUT TO THE GROUP.

AND SO THAT WAY EVERYONE WOULD RECEIVE THE NOMINATIONS THAT CAME IN.

UM, AND THEN IF PEOPLE, UH, LIKE IF WE ENCOURAGE THEM TO ADD THE PHOTO, IT WILL GIVE THEM MORE, I HONEST TO SAY, I'M GONNA HAVE THAT.

SO IT QUICKLY COMES TO YOU.

EXACTLY.

AND WE DON'T HAVE TO DO AS MUCH OF, WELL WE GOT FIVE NOMINATIONS.

WELL NOW WE GOTTA GO FIND FIVE.

PICTURE THE, THOSE FIVE HOMES AND OF COURSE, YEAH.

PUT ON THE FORM TO SEND THE PICTURE IF THEY CAN.

I THINK THAT'S GREAT.

WHAT IS THE LAST MONTH THAT WE DO IT? UH, WE DO IT OCTOBER, APRIL TO OCTOBER.

MM-HMM .

IT WOULD BE KIND OF FUN TO DO IT IN NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER JUST TO JUST, MAYBE JUST NOT A BUSINESS BUT A RESIDENCE.

LIKE JUST IN AND FOCUS IT ON LIKE FALL DECORATION AND CHRISTMAS OR HOLIDAY DECORATION.

WE CAN ADD ADDITIONAL TO THAT TO WHERE YOU COULD DO LIKE A, IT IS NOT NECESSARILY THE SAME YARD OF BUSINESS THE MONTH.

MAYBE A SEASONAL, UH, UH, SIMILAR PROGRAM SIGNS THE FALLS SOMETHING OR CHRISTMAS.

YEAH.

THINK SIMILAR TO LIKE IF YOU DID HOLIDAY LIGHTS, RIGHT.

SPIRIT? YES.

OR SOMETHING.

MM-HMM .

GOOD.

SOME PEOPLE DO A REALLY NICE JOB OF THAT.

OR MAYBE SOME PEOPLE WOULD DO MORE.

MM-HMM .

SOME PEOPLE GO, I CAN TELL YOU FIVE RIGHT NOW.

ME TOO.

IT'S, IT'S LIKE I, IF NOBODY'S DOING JULY, I'LL DO JULY.

HUH.

IF NOBODY'S DOING JULY, I CAN LOOK FOR THIS NEXT MONTH.

OKAY.

AND THEN I'M SAY YOU, UH, TAKE A PICTURE, PUT IT ON OUR PRIVATE MESSAGE AND THEN, YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY CAN, 'CAUSE I'M OUT.

WE'RE OUT AND ABOUT A LOT.

OLIVE SOLAR.

I'M AROUND FOR A LITTLE WHILE NOW.

, I'M AROUND FOR A LITTLE WHILE NOW.

GREAT VACATION.

MM-HMM .

ALL Y'ALL.

UM, ALONG THAT, SO IF YOU'RE TAKING JULY, UH, WE WILL NEED TO HAVE IT FOR COUNCIL BY NEXT.

WE'LL DO THE SECOND OR THE, YOU'RE LIKE IN THE SECOND TUESDAY NOW, AREN'T YOU? YES.

WE'VE DONE THAT THE LAST FEW MONTHS.

YES.

SO WHAT DATE DO I NEED TO LET YOU KNOW? UH, PREFERABLY JULY 1ST.

OKAY.

UM, AS THAT, OH, THAT'S THE FIRST TUESDAY.

SO JULY 8TH.

JULY 8TH WOULD BE THE COUNCIL MEETING WILL BE AT, I, THE BIGGEST THING I NEED IS THE, THE ADDRESSES SO I CAN PUT IT ON THE COUNCIL AGENDA.

OH, YOU WHAT YOU NEED.

SO ADDRESSES BY JULY 1ST.

YES.

AND THEN COUNCIL OF DAY.

I KNOW I BETTER GET BUSY.

UM, I WILL LUCY YOU IN TO ONE OF, UH, I'LL GET YOU CONNECTED WITH ONE OF, UH, PARKS AND REC STAFF AS WELL THOUGH.

UM, I'M OUT NEXT WEEK AND SO I'M GONNA HAVE THEM SUBMIT, SUBMIT THE AGENDA, UM, AND IT'LL ALL BE READY.

THEY JUST HAVE TO INPUT THE ADDRESSES INTO IT.

OKAY.

AND IT'LL BE DONE.

SO IF YOU GET ANY, JUST SEND THEM.

YEAH.

OKAY.

YEP.

I'M GONNA SEND YOU THAT ONE THAT SOMEONE SENT ME OUT.

JUST SEND IT TO.

AND DO WE NEED TO GO, WHERE DO, WHERE DO Y'ALL ORDER YOUR SIGNS FROM? WELL, WHERE DO WE GET YARD OF THE MONTH IN BUSINESS OF THE MONTH SIGN? DID WE GET 'EM FROM ZIEGLER'S? MM-HMM .

DO ANY NEW ONES? UM, NOPE.

THEY'RE STILL IS THE BUSINESS ONE HAS THE, NO, I WAS THINKING MAYBE IF WE DO A FALL AND A CHRISTMAS.

YEAH.

WHO WOULD WE TALK TO TO DESIGN A YEP.

SOMETHING.

OKAY.

WE COULD JUST PUT LIKE SEASONAL YARD OF THE MONTH AND THEN WE COULD USE IT FOR OH, THEN YOU COULD USE IT FOR NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER.

YEAH, YOU CAN.

AND IF YOU WANT TO, YEAH, IF YOU WANTED DO ONE TIME, IF YOU SAW SOMEBODY THAT DID, YOU KNOW, A SPRING DECORATIONS, YOU COULD HAVE THAT AS LIKE A BONUS.

YEAH.

IT WAS JULY.

OH, THAT'S GOOD.

EASTER.

YEAH.

SEE? GOOD.

SO WE, THIS IS JULY.

WE REALLY NEED TO, UH, SOUTH SIDE OF TOWN SOUTH.

IT'S BEEN A WHILE.

THAT'S WHAT I WAS THINKING.

YEAH.

YEAH.

AND I'LL DRIVE AROUND AND SHOOT SOME STUFF.

WELL, YOU GAVE US THAT ONE ON

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I THINK SAMS WAS ONE OF THEM.

IT'S ON A DEAD END STREET.

UM MM-HMM .

WELL, I TELL YOU, IF YOU GO DOWN AND I'LL TAKE A PICTURE FOR YOU, IF YOU GO, UH, PASS THE FAIRGROUNDS, LIKE YOU'RE GOING TO COLLINS INSTRUMENTS MM-HMM .

UM, THEY'RE BACK OF THEIR HOUSE.

YOU CAN SEE IT IN THE SIDE.

IT IS SO BEAUTIFUL.

WELL, I HAD TRIED IN A COUPLE YEARS, LAST TWO YEARS TO KNOCK ON THE DOOR.

I NEVER COULD GET SOMEONE, BUT I'LL DRIVE BY AND SEND A PICTURE.

IS THAT GILFORD OR CADE? WELL, IT, IT'S PROBABLY OFF 5 23.

WELL, YOU COME OFF OF, UH, CEMETERY ROAD DOWN THERE.

KEEP GOING, KEEP GOING.

AND YOU UH, I THINK IT'S, YOU GET TO THE HOUSE FROM GIFFORD, BUT THE BACK DOES THE OLD WHATEVER.

YEAH.

IT'S PROBABLY, WHAT WAS IT CALLED? I'LL LOOK AROUND.

YEAH.

THANK YOU CHERYL.

AND Y'ALL SEND ME WHAT Y'ALL SEE.

OKAY.

I'VE BEEN LOOKING MY, WE ARE GOOD.

ALRIGHT.

AND THEN AUGUST WE'LL GET WEST SIDE OF TOWN.

OKAY.

ALRIGHT, JASON, THANK YOU.

OKAY.

NO, OF COURSE.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON ANY OF THE, ANY AND THIS KIND OF EVERYTHING STRATEGIC PLAN.

JUST MAKE SURE WE'RE, UH, CONTINUING TO STAY ON POINT.

SO, SO WANNA MAKE SURE WE HAVE FULL DISCUSSION? MM-HMM .

ALRIGHT.

NO.

ALL RIGHT.

READY? UH, WE GOT ONE MORE.

ONE MORE.

OH YES.

GREEN.

UH,

[4. Discussion and possible action on Keep Angleton Beautiful proposed budget for fiscal year 2025-2026.]

UH, SO THE DISCUSSION ON POSSIBLE ACTION ON KEEP INGLETON BEAUTIFUL PROPOSED BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR, UH, 25 26.

UM, SO YOU'LL SEE IN YOUR PACKETS, UH, WE'LL GO THROUGH SOME OF THE LINES IN JUST A MOMENT, BUT SOME HERE, THE, SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS.

SO AS I GO THROUGH AND TALK ABOUT THEM, UH, I'LL REITERATE THOSE.

UH, YOU'LL SEE A OVERALL DECREASE IN OUR EXPENDITURES, UH, FROM 71,000 DOWN TO 59,000.

AND I'LL EXPLAIN SOME OF THE REASONS BEHIND THAT ONE.