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[DECLARATION OF A QUORUM AND CALL TO ORDER]
BEGIN MEETING 5 31.HOW'S EVERYBODY DOING TONIGHT? GOOD EVENING.
UM, SO WE'LL GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED, GET JUMPED RIGHT INTO OUR AGENDA FOR TODAY.
[1. Discussion on Keep Angleton Beautiful Fund Balance and YTD financial statements as of July 31, 2025.]
ONE IS DISCUSSION.UH, KEEPING ENGLETON BEAUTIFUL FUND BALANCE IN YEAR TO DATE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
AS YOU RECALL, THIS IS ONE OF THE THINGS I JUST WANTED TO CONTINUE, UM, FOR EACH OF OUR MEETINGS IS JUST MAKE SURE Y'ALL ARE, UH, UP TO DATE ON, UH, CURRENT SPENDING, UM, AND CURRENT REVENUE AS THAT'S COMING IN.
I AM GONNA PROVIDE A LITTLE BIT OF CAVEATS AS I SAY THIS.
UH, IF ANY OF YOU ARE AWARE, WE DID HAVE A LITTLE OUTAGE FOR THE CITY FOR SOME TIME.
UH, SO SOME OF OUR REPORTING WASN'T DONE, UM, AND SO WE WEREN'T ABLE TO GET EVERYTHING IN FROM JULY, SO THAT DOESN'T REFLECT EVERYTHING FROM JULY.
SO SOME THINGS MADE THAT, SOME THINGS DIDN'T, BUT THIS IS PRETTY ACCURATE.
UM, BUT WE'LL KIND OF GO THROUGH THAT.
BUT JUST WANTED TO PROVIDE THAT AS WE GO THROUGH.
UM, SO FIRST ONE WE'LL START WITH IS, UH, ON PAGE THREE.
UH, STILL LOOKING GREAT ON REVENUE.
UH, ONE OF THE ONES TO POINT OUT FROM THIS ONE IS YOU'LL SEE THE KAB MEMBERSHIPS, ONE THAT PARENTHESES, KEEP IN MIND, ANYTHING YOU SEE IN PARENTHESES FOR REVENUE MEANS IT ACTUALLY EXCEEDS.
UH, SO IT'S NOT ACTUALLY A NEGATIVE.
UM, THAT DOES NEED TO BE TRANSFERRED TO THE GRANT REVENUE.
SO THAT IS ACTUALLY GRANT FUNDING.
AND SO IT WAS JUST TAGGED TO THE WRONG ACCOUNT.
UH, DOESN'T REFLECT ANYTHING DIFFERENT.
SO WHEN YOU SEE THE BUDGET BALANCE, IT'S REALLY JUST HELPING US TO SAY, WHAT DID WE PUT IN THERE AS FAR AS OUR BUDGET GOES? AND WHERE ARE WE AT WITH THAT? SO IF YOU READ IT AS IT IS, OUR CURRENT REVENUE LINE SHOWS THAT WE ARE, HAVEN'T BROUGHT ANY MONEY IN FOR THE GRANT.
THAT $8,000 OR CLOSE TO $9,000 IS THAT.
UH, WE ALSO HAVEN'T GOTTEN OUR LAST REIMBURSEMENT FROM, UH, THE SPRING CLEANUP.
AND SO THAT'S NOT REFLECTED THERE AS HERE AS WELL.
UM, SO ONCE HGAC, UH, THAT, UH, CHECK COMES IN FROM HGAC AND IS DEPOSITED IN, THAT'S ACTUALLY GONNA PUT US OVER OUR EXPECTED REVENUE THAT WE HAD FOR, UM, THE GRANT.
UH, WE WERE VERY FORTUNATE THAT THEY CAME IN, UH, AT THE END AND HAD ADDITIONAL FUNDS LEFT OVER, UM, FROM OTHER HGAC, UH, SOLID WASTE PARTICIPANTS.
AND SO THEY WERE ACTUALLY ABLE TO INCREASE OUR, UH, CONTRIBUTION OR THE, OUR FUNDING BY 25% OF WHAT OUR ORIGINAL REQUEST WAS.
UH, SO THAT'S GONNA HELP OFFSET EVEN MORE COSTS.
SO EVEN THOUGH WE SAW AN INCREASE IN USAGE, WE WERE ABLE TO HELP OFFSET SOME OF THAT.
SO THAT WAS, UH, GREAT NEWS THERE.
SO, UM, ONCE WE DO OUR FINAL, UH, OUR NEXT MEETING WILL BE IN OCTOBER.
YOU'LL SEE, I'LL DO A WRAP UP OF LAST YEAR STUFF.
AND THEN WE'LL ALSO JUST DO A QUICK DIVE INTO THE NEW FISCAL YEAR.
UH, SHOULDN'T SEE ANYTHING MAJOR FROM THAT ONE, JUST 'CAUSE WE'LL BE IN THE VERY FIRST MONTH OF THAT.
SO, UM, AS WE KEEP GOING DOWN, YOU'LL SEE THE ADDITIONAL REVENUES THAT COME INTO PLAY.
UH, THE DONATION REVENUE FOR, UH, 13,000 308 0 4.
IT'S ONE OF THE ONES WE TALKED ABOUT LAST TIME.
UM, I THINK WE FINALLY FOUND THAT TREND OF WHAT IT'S LOOKING LIKE.
UH, A COUPLE YEARS AGO WE CHANGED, UH, FROM THAT 50% TO A DOLLAR, AND WE'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THAT, UH, BASELINE IS FOR US.
SO I, SO I THINK WE, WE'VE KIND OF FIGURED OUT WHAT THAT IS.
UH, WE MAY BE A LITTLE BIT SHORT ON THE REVENUE SIDE, BUT WE'RE GONNA MAKE THAT UP IN THE, THE GRANT ONE.
UM, BUT AT LEAST WE'RE STARTING TO GET MORE REAL NUMBERS OF WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE ON A YEAR TO YEAR BASIS.
UM, UH, WASTE CONNECTIONS, UH, CONTRIBUTION THAT IS A LITTLE BIT BEHIND AS WELL, SO THAT REPORTING DOESN'T REFLECT ALL OF, IT DOESN'T HAVE JULY IN THERE.
YOU'LL STILL HAVE HAVE AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER.
UM, SO WE SHOULD BE OVERALL IN A GOOD PLACE AS FAR AS OUR REVENUES GO, UH, OF WHAT WE ANTICIPATED.
WE HAD PROJECTED ABOUT 71,000.
WE SHOULD BE PRETTY CLOSE TO THAT.
WE WILL, UH, ROLL INTO PAGE FOUR, WHICH IS GONNA START TO TALK ABOUT OUR, UM, EXPENSES.
UH, MENTIONED THIS ONE AT A PREVIOUS MEETING, THAT NEGATIVE YOU SEE HERE FOR THE PERSONNEL.
UM, THAT WAS JUST BECAUSE WE DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING BUDGETED, BUT WE TALKED ABOUT THIS ONE OF HELPING TO PAY FOR, UH, PARK STAFF AND PUBLIC WORK STAFF THAT SUPPORT THE EVENT, UM, WITH THE CURRENT SITUATION FOR THE CITY TO BE ABLE TO HELP, UH, OFFSET THAT COST.
IT JUST WASN'T PUT INTO THE BUDGET, THAT'S WHY YOU SEE IT AS A NEGATIVE, BUT IT'S NOT GONNA NEGATIVELY IMPACT US.
UH, ADDITIONAL ONES FROM THERE.
WE STILL HAVE A LITTLE BIT LESS THAN GENERAL SUPPLIES.
UM, AND I'LL KIND OF COUPLE THAT ONE WITH, UM, SOME OF OUR BEAUTIFICATION STUFF.
UH, SO WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IT'S HELPING TO SUPPORT SOME OF THE PARKS PROJECTS.
WE'VE BEEN VERY MINDFUL THIS YEAR IN PARKS, UH, TO REDUCE OUR SPENDING AND ONLY DO THINGS THAT ARE NECESSARY.
UM, HOWEVER, WITH THAT, I AM LOOKING AT A COUPLE PROJECTS TO TRY TO, UH, SPEND A LITTLE BIT OF THIS MONEY TO WRAP UP THE FISCAL YEAR.
UH, ONE OF THOSE IS LOOKING AT THE DOWNTOWN PLANNERS AND DOING SOMETHING WITH THE DOWNTOWN PLANNER.
SO I'LL BE SENDING OUT, HOPEFULLY SOME INFORMATION FOR A VOLUNTEER
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DAY IN SEPTEMBER, UH, TO BE ABLE TO GO AND PUT SOME, UH, NEW, UH, PLANTS IN THERE AND CLEAN UP THOSE.UM, AND SO THAT'S ONE OF THE PROJECTS.
OTHER ONE WOULD BE SOME OF OUR BUTTERFLY GARDENS AND SOME OF THE GARDENS THROUGHOUT THE PARKS BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN SHORT STAFFED AND DON'T HAVE A BEAUTIFICATION PERSON FOR PARKS AT THIS TIME, WE'VE KIND OF BEEN MISSING OUT ON THAT.
SO I'D LIKE TO WORK WITH THE CONTRACTOR TO COME IN AND TO CLEAN THOSE UP.
AND ONCE WE GET THROUGH THE MAJOR SUMMER HEATS THAT THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO, UH, ADD A LITTLE BIT MORE BEAUTIFICATION TO THOSE.
SO STILL SOME MONEY TO SPEND THERE, BUT NOTHING THAT IS GOING TO PUT US OVER BUDGET.
UM, OVERALL, IF YOU KEEP SCROLLING, UM, YOU'LL SEE, UH, WHEN YOU GET ON PAGE FIVE, UH, WHAT THE CURRENT BUDGET BALANCE IS.
WE STILL HAVE ABOUT $28,000 SITTING, UH, IN THERE.
SO THAT WAS ALREADY TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT, UH, ADDITIONAL, UH, FUNDING WE WOULD HAVE LEFT OVER, UH, TO BE ABLE TO PUT IN OUR FUND BALANCE.
SO WE'RE ACTUALLY LOOKING REALLY GOOD THIS YEAR TO BE ABLE TO ADD TO OUR FUND BALANCE, UH, AND CONTINUE TO, TO INCREASE THAT, UH, TO TALK ABOUT PROJECTS.
I'LL OPEN IT UP TO DISCUSSION ON, UH, REVENUE AND EXPENSES IF YOU GUYS HAVE ANY.
UM, LAST ONE I'LL QUICKLY TOUCH ON IS IF THE NEXT TWO PAGES ARE JUST GOING TO REVIEW FUND BALANCE.
UH, SO BASED ON WHAT WE HAD IN OUR FUND BALANCE, UH, AND BASED ON WHERE WE'RE PROJECTING TO KIND OF BE FOR THE CURRENT EXPENSES AND, UM, REVENUES.
UH, SO RIGHT NOW WE'RE SITTING AT ABOUT A TOTAL OF $84,000 IN OUR FUND BALANCE.
SO THAT'S A REALLY GOOD FUN BALANCE FOR US TO TALK ABOUT SOME ADDITIONAL PROJECTS.
AND IF WE HAVE NO QUESTIONS THERE, WE'LL ROLL INTO ITEM NUMBER TWO.
[2. Update and discussion on TxDOT traffic controller cabinet art wrap program.]
NUMBER TWO IS UPDATE AND DISCUSSION ON OUR BACK, OUR TEXT DOT TRAFFIC CONTROL CABINET ART REP PROGRAM.THAT IS A LOT TO SAY AT ONE TIME.
AS YOU RECALL, SOME PREVIOUS MEETINGS WE TALKED ABOUT LOOKING AT A SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM.
UM, SO I WANTED TO BRING THAT FROM BEFORE YOU TO KIND OF JUST SEE WHAT WE PUT TOGETHER, UH, TO DEVELOP THAT.
ALSO BEING MINDFUL OF, UM, THE ARTS THAT WE'RE LOOKING TO SOLICIT AND HOW THAT INCORPORATES IT IN.
SO IT'S NOT A, UH, ADVERTISING PIECE THAT IT'S STILL ABOUT THE ARTWORK, BUT WE'RE ALSO WANNA RECOGNIZE THE SPONSOR.
UM, SO WHAT A, UM, PROPOSING IS THAT WE PUT TOGETHER A SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM THAT WOULD BE A $2,000 SPONSORSHIP, UH, THAT WOULD BE FOR A THREE YEAR, UH, PROGRAM.
SO THEY WOULD BUY, IT WOULD BE A ONETIME INITIAL COST OF $2,000 THAT WOULD HELP COVER THE COST OF AN INSTALLATION, COVER, THE COST OF ARTWORK, AND THEN ADDITIONAL COVER IF THERE'S ANY MAINTENANCE THAT GOES INTO PLAY.
UM, AND SO THAT WOULD BE FOR A THREE YEAR AGREEMENT THAT THEY WOULD GET THE, UH, THEIR NAME ASSOCIATED WITH ONE OF THE, THE BOX WRAPS.
UM, SO THERE'S CURRENTLY SOMEBODY THAT HAD REACHED OUT TO EXPRESS THAT.
SO IF THEY WANTED TO DO ONE IN ADDITION TO WHAT WE ALREADY HAVE, UH, THEY WOULD HELP TO BE ABLE TO COVER THE COST THAT'S ASSOCIATED WITH THAT AND GET A LITTLE BIT OF RECOGNITION AND RETURN.
UM, SIMPLEST WAY TO DO THAT IS WE WOULD RECOGNIZE THEM ON THE WEBSITE.
SO AS YOU ALL KNOW, WE POST ALL THIS ON OUR WEBSITE THAT SHOWS, UM, WHERE THE ARTWORK IS, WHO THE ARTIST WAS, UH, AND THEN WE WOULD JUST ADD THAT THIS, UH, PARTICULAR BOX WAS SPONSORED BY THIS INDIVIDUAL OR THIS GROUP.
UM, THE OTHER ONE WOULD BE THAT WE WOULD RECOGNIZE THEM ON FACEBOOK, SO THEY WOULD HAVE AT LEAST ONE FACEBOOK, UH, NOTIFICATION OR, UH, POSTING THAT WE WOULD RECOGNIZE THEM FOR, UH, SUPPORTING THE PROGRAM AND THE THINGS THAT THEY DO TO SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY.
AND WE WOULD DO THAT ON A YEARLY BASIS.
SO ONCE, UH, ONCE A YEAR FOR THREE YEARS THAT WE WOULD GIVE THEM RECOGNITION IN THAT REGARDS.
UM, AND THEN WE WOULD GIVE THEM THE OPPORTUNITY IF THEY WANTED TO, OR TO SELECT THE LOCATION THAT THEIR BOX, UH, THAT ARTWORK WOULD BE WRAPPED NEXT.
SO, UM, KIND OF WANNA JUST HAVE A DISCUSSION AROUND THAT ONE.
IF Y'ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS OR CONCERNS, UH, BEFORE WE, UH, LOOK AT ROLLING THAT OUT, THAT'S A GOOD PROBLEM.
YEAH, I DON'T HAVE ANY VERY GOOD.
SO THEIR, THEIR NAME WOULD NOT BE ON THE BOX ANYWHERE.
UH, WE, THAT CURRENTLY RIGHT NOW, BASED ON PREVIOUS FEEDBACK, WE DIDN'T WANT IT TO TURN INTO NECESSARILY ADVERTISING MM-HMM
UM, IT WOULD BE MORE ABOUT THE ART THAN IT WOULD BE TRYING TO PUT SOMEBODY'S STUFF IN THERE.
WE COULD HAVE A DISCUSSION ABOUT THAT.
UM, BUT WE JUST HAVE TO BE VERY SELECTIVE.
ALSO, KEEPING IN MIND THAT THEY'RE NOT CITY MANAGED BOXES.
AND SO IT, IT MAY MAKE THAT PROCESS A LITTLE BIT MORE DIFFICULT BECAUSE WE WOULD NEED TO GET TEXT DOT'S APPROVAL OF PUTTING ANOTHER BUSINESS'S NAME ON IT MM-HMM
VERSUS IF IT WAS MANAGED BY THE CITY, WE WOULD HAVE THE CONTROLLING INFORM.
AND THEN I GUESS IF THEY WENT OUT OF BUSINESS, THEN
UM, SO THIS WAS JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE SUBTLE WAY OF DOING THAT TO RECOGNIZE THEM THROUGH THE WEBSITE, BUT ALSO GIVE THEM RECOGNITION ON SOCIAL MEDIA IN CON IN CONJUNCTION WITH IT.
SO ALL WE CAN DO IS ASK MM-HMM
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THAT'S RIGHT.I THINK ENOUGH THERE, THERE'S INTEREST IN PEOPLE WANTING TO SUPPORT IT MORE.
UM, AND SO IF WE ARE BEING DILIGENT WITH HOW WE RECOGNIZE THEM, UH, I THINK THERE'LL, UM, SOME PEOPLE WILL BUY IN THAT AND, AND REALISTICALLY IT'S JUST PROVIDING AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEE IF THEY ARE INTERESTED.
SO WE COULD ALL SHARE IT SO IT WOULD HAVE MORE.
UM, AND WE WOULD PUT, WHEN WE WOULD PITCH IT TO PEOPLE, WE WOULD LET THEM KNOW HOW MANY FOLLOWERS WE HAVE.
UH, WE ALSO SHARE THE STUFF ON THE PARKS AND REC PAGE AND ON THE CITY PAGE.
AND SO IT'S MORE THAN JUST THE FOOTPRINT OF THAT.
SO THEY'RE GETTING PRETTY GOOD EXPOSURE FROM JUST US SHARING IT ON KB ONE, THAT IT WOULD GO UP ADDITIONAL TO THAT.
SO, UM, I WILL MENTION THE THREE BOXES THAT WE WERE PLANNING TO WRAP THIS YEAR ARE THE ONE ON B 2D AND HENDERSON ROAD, UH, HIGHWAY 35 AND HOSPITAL DRIVE AND HIGHWAY 35 AND SOUTH WALKER.
SO TWO OF THEM, UH, HIGHLY FOCUSED ON 35 THIS YEAR TO KINDA SPREAD THAT PROGRAM OUT.
IT'S KIND LIKE A BIG TRIANGLE.
UM, AND THEN, UH, A LITTLE BIT DELAYED AS WE'VE HAD SOME TRANSITION IN OUR DEPARTMENTS, BUT, UH, THE SOLICITATION, I'M ACTUALLY PLANNING, IT'S SCHEDULED TO START PUBLICATION TOMORROW.
UM, I WAS KIND OF BEING STRATEGIC WITH THAT BASED ON WHAT OUR PREVIOUS DISCUSSIONS WERE OF TRYING TO GET THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS INVOLVED TO SEE IF THEY WOULD BE INTERESTED.
I DIDN'T WANNA POST IT DURING THE SUMMER AND MISS THAT.
UM, AND SO I'M GOING TO, IT'S SCHEDULED TO POST OUT NOW, AND SO YOU'LL SEE THAT POST ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE, UH, THERE'S ON ONE OF OUR ARTIST PAGE THAT WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST.
UM, AND THEN WE'LL PUSH IT OUT THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA AND HAVE IT ON OUR WEBSITE TO BE ABLE TO PUSH THAT.
SO JUST ASK THAT Y'ALL WOULD SHARE THAT WITH ANYBODY YOU THINK WOULD BE INTERESTED, UM, TO BE ABLE TO JUST GET MORE SOLI, UH, MORE, UH, SOLICITATION.
AND WE'LL PUT, UH, RUN THAT THROUGH OCTOBER AND THAT WILL GIVE US THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE, IT'S THE, UH, TIME LEVEL, GIVE US TIME TO GET IT DONE BY DECEMBER TO KEEP IT IN THIS, UH, THIS YEAR.
I'M THINKING THAT LIKE, IF WE'RE GONNA DO IT THROUGH THE SCHOOLS AND STUFF, WE PROBABLY NEED TO, UM, TYPE SOMETHING UP OR SOMETHING THAT WE CAN GIVE OUT TO THE KIDS, MAYBE JUNIOR HIGH AND HIGH SCHOOL.
AND HAVE IT APPROVED BY THE SCHOOL TO, YOU'LL HAVE TO HAVE THAT APPROVED OKAY.
TO SEND THAT OUT SO THAT THEY SEE IT.
BECAUSE A LOT OF 'EM PROBABLY AREN'T GONNA SEE IT ON SOCIAL MEDIA.
WHEN I WAS THINKING ABOUT SENDING IT SPECIFICALLY TO THE, THE, LIKE OUR TEACHERS, ART TEACHERS, I THINK WE DID THAT LAST TIME AND I GOT NO RESPONSE.
HAD LIKE A FLYER THAT HAD EVERYTHING ON IT AND GOT THAT OUT TO THOSE STUDENTS.
THERE MIGHT EVEN BE SOME KIDS THAT AREN'T IN ART THAT JUST YEAH.
JUST THE HOBBY AND SOMETHING THEY'RE INTERESTED.
BUT THAT WOULD HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
HOW WOULD YOU GET IT IN THE HANDS OF THE KIDS? WELL, ONCE YOU GET IT APPROVED AND CAN GET IT COPIED, JUST DELIVER TO THE SCHOOL AND HAVE IT PASSED OUT.
YEAH, AND I CAN'T REMEMBER HA HAVE THEY GONE DIGITAL ON THEIRS ON NOTES? I DON'T, I'M, I'M TRYING TO REMEMBER IF THEY'VE TRANSITIONED TO A DIGITAL, LIKE, UH, IF OUTSIDE BUSINESSES ARE LOOKING TO, YOU KNOW, PROMOTE SUMMER CAMP.
I CAN'T REMEMBER IF THEY HAVE DONE A DIGITAL FLYER OR IF THEY HAVE STILL DONE PHYSICAL COPIES OF IT.
BUT I MEAN, WHAT, UM, I HAVE A CONTACT WITH THE COMMUNICATION PERSON FOR YEAH.
I WOULD ASK DISTRICT, BECAUSE I THINK IF YOU GOT IT IN THE KIDS' HANDS AND YEAH.
AND IT, THAT ACTUALLY SOMETHING, YOU KNOW, 'CAUSE I, I SENT SOMETHING OUT AND IT NEVER, I NEVER HEARD ANYTHING BACK.
I CAN DEFINITELY LOOK AT SOME AVENUES FOR THAT.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR FEEDBACK? DID YOU BREAK IT? I'LL, I'LL SEND, YOU MIGHT HAVE TO READ.
IF YOU WOULD QUIT TRYING TO PLAY SOLITAIRE.
I WOULD JUST DOING, I'M SUDDEN, LIKE I PLANNING THE ZONING.
SOMEBODY'S GOTTA KEEP IN PLAN FOR RIGHT THERE.
UH, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS ON ITEM TWO? OKAY.
[3. Update and discussion on 2025 Governor’s Community Achievement Award.]
THIS IS ONE I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR.UH, SO UPDATE AND DISCUSSION ON 2025 GOVERNOR'S COMMUNITY ACHIEVEMENT AWARD.
UH, SO AS Y'ALL KNOW, UH, WE WON THE GCA AWARD THIS YEAR.
AND THE FUNDING FOR THIS, UH, YEAR'S, UH, CONTRIBUTION IS $180,000,
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SO WOW.GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR US, UM, TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO ENHANCE AND DO BEAUTIFICATION THINGS.
ALL THE THINGS Y'ALL DO AS WELL.
UM, SO WITH THAT, UH, WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTNER WITH TECH DOTS.
UH, SO OBVIOUSLY BEING THIS TDOT PROGRAM OR TDOT INITIATIVE, THERE'S SOME LIMITATIONS THAT YOU HAVE THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH IT.
SO IT DOESN'T OPEN IT UP TO, UH, EVERYWHERE WITHIN ANGLETON.
BUT WE'RE ALSO FORTUNATE THAT WE HAVE A GOOD NUMBER OF TDOT ROADS THAT RUN THROUGH INCIDENT.
SO, UM, UH, THE NEXT STEP IN OUR PROCESS IS, SO NOW THAT WE'VE BEEN AWARDED, GONE THROUGH AND DONE SOME OF THE, UM, INITIAL PRE-PLANNING STUFF OR INITIAL, UM, PRE-MEETINGS TO DISCUSS IT, AND YOU'LL SEE SOME OF THE THINGS HERE IN YOUR PACKET, UH, IS WE GOTTA TALK ABOUT WHAT PROJECT WE WANNA LOOK AT.
SO, UH, FIRST STEP OF THAT IS COMING TO Y'ALL TO HAVE INITIAL BRAINSTORMING CONVERSATION AND THEN EVOLVE IT INTO IF THERE'S INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE, UH, FEEL LIKE THEY WANT TO FORM A SUBCOMMITTEE TO KIND OF MEET ON A MORE REGULAR BASIS AS THIS PROJECT STARTS TO KICK OFF TO BE INVOLVED.
UM, A LOT OF IT WOULD JUST BE MORE LIKE A TEAMS MEETING, SO GETTING WITH OUR TEXTILE REPRESENTATIVE AND HAVE MEETINGS TO DISCUSS WHAT THE PROJECT LOOKS LIKE AND GO THROUGH THAT.
UM, SO IT'S NOT SUPER INVOLVED AND IT DOESN'T REQUIRE A WHOLE LOT OF, UH, ADDITIONAL THINGS.
UM, IT REALLY IS JUST COMING UP WITH A PROJECT IDEA.
SO IF YOU RECALL, UH, ANYBODY THINK OF THE TOP OF THEIR HEAD, WHAT IS THE MOST RECENT ONE WE'VE DONE? UM, IT'S GOING TO BE, UH, THE TREES, IT, THE HEART.
AND, AND THE, UH, MEDIAN, THE TREE, THE MEDIAN TREES.
UM, AND SO IT KIND OF GIVES YOU AN IDEA OF WHERE THAT, THAT THOUGHT PROCESS IS RIGHT.
UH, THE HEART IS A GREAT EXAMPLE.
THERE WAS THINGS WITH THE HEART.
UH, IF YOU ALL DON'T KNOW, THAT WAS A VERY EXPENSIVE HEART, WHO WOULD'VE THOUGHT, RIGHT? I DO KNOW
UM, AND SO THERE WAS ADDITIONAL THINGS THAT WE WANTED TO HAVE INCLUDED WITH THAT.
SO LIKE REALLY SETTING THAT UP TO LIKE, IF DID YOU WANT ADDITIONAL, UM, BEAUTIFICATION AS FAR AS, UH, LANDSCAPING THERE? DO WE WANT TO ADD BENCHES AND UPLIGHTING AND LIKE, UH, UH, IT CREATES A, UH, WALKING PATH THAT COMES ALONG, THE FRONT HOODS THERE.
LIKE, THERE'S SO MANY THINGS THAT COME IN TO PLAY WITH THAT.
UM, AND SO THAT COULD BE ONE OF THE THINGS.
UM, SO EXPANDING WHAT WE ALREADY HAVE IN PLAY THERE.
WE TALK ABOUT THE TREES, AND THAT WAS A PREVIOUS ONE AS THEIR, UH, THE UPLIGHTING FOR SOME OF, UH, ALONG 2 74.
UH, THE LIGHTING STARTING TO, TO FADE AND IT'S NO LONGER BE, UH, FUNCTIONAL.
AND SO THERE COULD BE IMPROVEMENTS THAT GO WITH THAT.
UM, THERE COULD BE THINGS OF, UH, INIT, UH, INTERNAL DISCUSSIONS WE'VE HAD IS YOU HAVE THE, THE SMALLER HEARTS THAT ARE KIND OF THE ENTRYWAYS INTO ANGLETON.
IS THERE SOME KIND OF INITIATIVE THAT WE CAN ENHANCE THAT, UH, TO CREATE ADDITIONAL BEAUTIFICATION EFFORTS THERE, UH, TO, YOU KNOW, PROVIDE MORE THE, UH, LIKE LANDSCAPING OR SOMETHING LANDSCAPING OR ANOTHER ADDITIONAL SIGNAGE OR CHANGING OUT THE, UH, MESSAGE THAT'S WITHIN THE HEARTS.
THERE'S A COUPLE OF THINGS, BUT THIS IS A BRAINSTORMING OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO KIND OF JUST LOOK AT INITIAL THOUGHTS AND HAVE DIRECTIONS.
HAVE THEY TAKEN THE GATEWAY SIGNS? IS IT'S STILL OFF THE TABLE THAT YOU CAN SPEND THE MONEY ON.
GATEWAY SIGNS STILL OFF THE TABLE.
UM, AND IT'S FUNNY 'CAUSE SO IF YOU LOOK IN YOUR PACKETS, UH, HERE, THERE ARE SOME EXAMPLES.
UM, SO IF YOU GO DOWN TO PAGE, UH, 11 STARTING, IT'LL KIND OF START TO SHOW YOU WHAT SOME OF THESE THINGS LOOK LIKE.
UM, SO THE GATEWAY SIGNS, YOU'LL SEE SOME THAT HAVE BEEN, THEY'VE TAKEN THAT OFF.
AND SO DON'T GET CONFUSED BY THAT.
THEY SOMETIMES ALLOW IT TO SNEAK IN IS FROM WHAT THEY SAID.
UM, THAT CAN'T BE THE PRIMARY FOCUS, IF YOU WILL.
THAT'S NOT WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR.
BUT THEY'RE, UH, IF YOU LOOK AT, LIKE, AGAIN, PAGE 11 AND 12, IT'S NOT GATEWAY SIGNAGE, BUT IT KIND OF STARTS TO GET YOU A LITTLE BIT CLOSE TO THAT MM-HMM
UM, OF THE LOOK AND FEEL TO BE ABLE TO PUT IN, UM, WHETHER IT BE LANDSCAPING OR HARDSCAPE, VERY PRETTY, UM, ON WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE.
IF YOU GO TO PAGE, UH, 15, OR SORRY, NOT 15, 13, UM, I'M LOOKING AT THE POWERPOINT 15.
SO, UH, YOU'LL SEE THE PARKING LOT THERE, AND THEN YOU'LL SEE HOW THEY ADDED THE BEAUTIFICATION.
SO SIMILAR TO ABOUT THE ADDING THE TREES, RIGHT? MM-HMM
SO YOU'RE TAKING AREAS THAT MIGHT NOT, MIGHT BE A LITTLE BIT LESS DESIRABLE AND YOU'RE ENHANCING THOSE.
UM, SO THAT AFFORDS YOU AN OPPORTUNITY TO POTENTIALLY TACKLE MULTIPLE PROJECTS THAT GO WITH IT.
UM, YOU'LL SEE THE ONE ON THIS ONE, PAGE 15, AND AS YOU SCROLL, YOU'LL SEE THE LANDSCAPING CREATING THAT BUFFER FOR SAFETY BETWEEN THE RIGHT OF WAY.
UM, AND CREATES THAT BUFFER FOR, UH, ESPECIALLY LIKE A RIDEAWAY CRUISE THAT MIGHT MOW IN THOSE AREAS.
IT CREATES THAT BUFFER AND SAFETY, UH, PIECE, BUT ALSO IT ADDS A BEAUTIFICATION COMPONENT TO IT.
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17, YOU'LL SEE SOME OF THE UM, UH, LANDSCAPING.THEY, THEY HAVE DONE, UM, YOU KNOW, JUST AN AREA IN TOWN THAT WAS, UH, EMPTY.
UH, SO IT ADDED A LITTLE BIT MORE TO IT, UM, TO CONTINUE ENHANCEMENT THERE.
THIS WAS KIND OF THE ONE ON 18 I WAS MENTIONING.
UH, THIS ONE ISN'T NECESSARILY A GATEWAY, UH, SIGN, BUT IN SOME WAYS IT KIND OF IS.
DOESN'T HAVE THE NAME ON THERE.
IT'S GOTTA, AND, AND SO THERE, THERE'S STRATEGIC WAYS THAT THEY'VE BEEN ABLE TO DE DEVELOP SOME OF THAT, TO ADD MORE OF THE HARDSCAPE STUFF IN, UM, ALONG WITH THE BEAUTIFICATION AS FAR AS THE LANDSCAPE, 'CAUSE WE ALL KNOW IT KIND OF GOES BOTH WAYS.
UM, YOU'LL SEE THE SIMILAR THING ON, UH, 19, UH, WHAT THEY DID FOR THEIR FAIRGROUNDS TO ENHANCE THEIR FAIRGROUND ENTRANCE THERE.
UM, IF WE KEEP GOING ON 20, UH, THAT WAS THEM ADDING, AGAIN, THINKING ABOUT THE RIGHT OF WAY MEDIANS OF HOW DO WE, UH, INCREASE SAFETY.
UH, THINGS THAT ARE UH, REQUIRE LESS MAINTENANCE.
MAINTENANCE, UH, THEY'RE VISUALLY APPEALING.
UH, THEY, UH, ADD THAT BEAUTIFICATION COMPONENT THAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR, BUT ALSO TIES THAT SAFETY, UH, COMPONENT INTO IT.
UM, AND THEN SAME THING ON 21 IS A SIMILAR PIECE OF LIKE, HOW CAN WE UPSCALE SOME OF THOSE AREAS OF, UM, IS IT SOMETHING WE LOOK AT? THIS ONE, I, THIS ONE I CAN SEE, YOU KNOW, WITH THE BRIDGE, LIKE IS THAT SOMETHING YOU LOOK AT BEING ON 2 88? AND SO, UH, RIGHT OFF 5 23, IS THERE A WAY TO ENHANCE THAT THERE? UM, SO JUST LOOKING FOR IDEAS.
THIS IS A BRAINSTORMING OPPORTUNITY.
UM, IF Y'ALL HAVE ANY THOUGHTS BEFORE WE REACH OUT TO ETHAN TO START THE INITIAL, I'M SURE HE PROBABLY HAS THIS.
WHAT'S THAT? YEAH, IT'S ETHAN.
SO AT, AT, I JUST CAN'T REMEMBER IT, BUT THIS, WHERE ALL THE HEARTS ARE, THERE'S NOT MUCH LANDSCAPING AROUND IT NOW.
UM, AND SOME OF IT TOO, LIKE, ESPECIALLY IF I THINK ABOUT THE ONE, UH, 35, WELL ACTUALLY NO, 35, 5, 23.
UM, THERE, IT, THE HEARTS ARE BEAUTIFUL, BUT YES, THERE'S PROBABLY A LITTLE BIT MORE WE COULD DO TO UPSCALE THOSE, TO PUT THEM INTO MORE OF THIS.
UM, THERE'S SO MUCH LAND THAT'S THERE.
I THINK THAT DROWNS OUT THE HEART SOMETIMES BECAUSE IT GETS LOST IN UNFORTUNATELY THE, UH, WHETHER IT'S MODE OR NOT.
THE ONE ON 35 AND 2 88 IS PROBABLY THE ONE, UM, USED TO HAVE THE HOUSE THERE THAT, UH, OVERGREW AND VINES.
AND SO YOU DIDN'T SEE THE HEART.
YOU SAW THE HIDDEN HOUSE AND THEN THE HOUSE IS GONE.
BUT I'M GONNA THROW A NO, THIS IS WHAT IT'S THERE.
THAT'S THE AREA THAT'S SUPPOSED TO BE THE ENTRANCE INTO THE CITY FROM 2 88 FREEWAY, UM, ONTO COUNTY ROAD.
YOU TALKING ABOUT THE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH COURSE.
THAT ENTRANCE THAT YOU TAKE, RIGHT? YEAH.
IS THAT, ISN'T THAT SUPPOSED TO EVENTUALLY BE AN ENTRANCE INTO THE CITY? MM-HMM
THAT'S ANOTHER, NO, THAT'S GOOD THOUGHT.
I KNOW WE CAN'T MAKE, IT'S A GATEWAY SIGN THAT BRICK, BUT LANDSCAPE.
SO IT LOOKS LIKE THIS IS SOMEWHERE YOU NEED TO GO.
YOU KNOW? WELL, AND SOME OF THE, BECAUSE THAT ROAD IS SO BIG, THAT'S A MAJOR ENTRY GATEWAY BECAUSE OF THE COURTHOUSE AND SOME OF OUR, UM, WELL, EVEN SOME OF OUR AREAS LIKE EXPANDING THE OTHER WAY TOO DOWN IS THAT GOES DOWN 5 23, DOESN'T IT? YOU CAN GO FROM 44 TO 5 23 'CAUSE ALL THE SCHOOLS GOING DOWN THERE IN THE NEW NEIGHBORHOODS AND YEP.
THAT'S WHERE THAT GROWTH'S HAPPENING.
SO HOW MUCH DO THE, DO YOU RECALL THE SMALLER MARKS, HOW MUCH THEY WERE THAT WAS BEFORE ME.
I KNOW HOW MUCH THE BIG HEART WAS.
IT WAS WAY MORE THAN WHAT WE GOT.
AND BECAUSE WE, WE GOT 180,000 FOR THAT THAT YEAR AS WELL, BUT THE HEART WAS LIKE 225,000.
AND ETHAN PAID THE DIFFERENCE OUT OF THE ARCHITECTURAL BUDGET.
I MEAN, AND THEY BELIEVE IN THIS AND SO LIKE THEY DO.
AND HE'S BEEN SO SUPPORTIVE OF THIS.
THEY, THEY FIND WAYS LIKE WHEN YOU COME UP WITH AN IDEA
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AND THEY'RE, THEY'RE ALL IN, THEY'LL, THEY'LL FIND WAYS.AND THAT PROJECT WAS SO OUT OF THE BOX AND SO ONE OF A KIND AND SO UNIQUE.
IT WAS A, YOU KNOW, IT'S, THERE'S, YOU CAN'T MAKE ANOTHER ONE LIKE IT, RIGHT? MM-HMM.
YOU CAN'T, IT WOULD HAVE, THEY'D HAVE TO MAKE A NEW MOLD.
I LIKE THE IDEA OF DECORATING.
WE NEVER FINISHED THAT WITH THE HEART.
BUT AT THE SAME TIME I'M LIKE, OH MY GOSH, WE NEED, NEED SIGNAGE OUT THERE.
YOU KNOW, THERE'S GONNA BE SO MANY THINGS, BUT YES.
AND SO I THINK, OKAY, WELL MAYBE EVENTUALLY WE CAN DO SOMETHING A LITTLE BIT MORE, A LITTLE AT A TIME AT THE HEART.
MAYBE SPEND THIS MONEY ON SOMETHING THAT HELPS WITH THE ENTRANCE INTO THE CITY.
AND I, I THINK THAT YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY CORRECT OF EXPLORING DIFFERENT AVENUES, RIGHT? LIKE MAYBE OUR FUND BALANCE IS THE PROJECT THAT HELPS TO FINISH OFF THE, THE LARGE HEART.
LIKE WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE? RIGHT? RIGHT.
LIKE WE, WE COULD GO BACK TO THE ORIGINAL PLANS AND SEE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE GONNA ADD IN THERE AND, AND MAYBE THE FUND BALANCE IS ABLE TO COVER THAT.
AND, AND MAYBE WE DO A LITTLE BIT THIS YEAR MM-HMM
AND THEN ANOTHER YEAR WE DO A, YOU KNOW, JUST A YEP.
MAYBE THE NEXT YEAR WE CAN DO BENCHES.
YOU KNOW, THERE'S NO REASON WHY WE CAN'T DO THAT.
DO INVASIVES THE LIGHTING ON THE TREES.
I KNEW THAT WAS ALWAYS GONNA BE AN ISSUE TO MAINTAIN.
SO I'M NOT SO SURE THAT TO SPEND THE MONEY ON THAT JUST RIGHT NOW, YOU KNOW? YEP.
BUT I'M KIND OF THINKING LET'S MAKE A BANG WITH OUR BUCK.
YOU KNOW, SOMETHING A LITTLE MORE CONCRETE.
BUT I THINK WE DEFINITELY NEED TO GET TOGETHER.
I LIKE GETTING TOGETHER WITH ETHAN BECAUSE HE HAS REALLY GOOD IDEAS.
AND, YOU KNOW, WE CAN PING PONG IDEAS AND WHAT HE THINKS ACTUALLY IS DOABLE WITHIN OUR BUDGET.
I THINK ANDREA WANTS TO BE ON THAT COMMITTEE.
NOW YOU'RE MAKING ME HAVE RESPONSIBILITY.
SHE WAS JUST TALKING ABOUT HOW MUCH WORK SHE'S HAD TO DO RECENTLY.
LIKE, AND, AND REALLY IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY HAVE TO BE A COMMITTEE.
I MEAN, SOMETIMES IT'S EASIER FOR THAT ONE OFF OR IT'S JUST, WE CAN COORDINATE IT AND I CAN SCHEDULE A MEETING WITH ETHAN AND I CAN JUST SEND IT OUT TO SEE WHO'S AVAILABLE.
'CAUSE IT DOESN'T, UM, MEETING IN THE EVERY OTHER MONTH, PROBABLY IN THE BEGINNING PROBABLY ISN'T GONNA BE EFFECTIVE.
SO THAT'S WHY IT'S LIKE A ONE OFF.
IT'S, THIS IS A PROJECT THAT'S GONNA TAKE SHAPE AND THEN ONCE WE'VE FIGURED OUT WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE AND START TO, TO THE PLANNING AND DESIGN, IT STARTS TO TAPER OFF FROM THERE.
UM, AND THEN WE WOULD MANAGE IT WITH STAFF AND UH, WITH TDOT AND KIND OF JUST ROLL FROM THERE AND PROVIDE UPDATES.
BUT ETHAN'S REALLY GOOD ABOUT TELLING US, YOU CAN DO THIS.
AND SO HE'LL BE ABLE TO LIKE NARROW US DOWN YEP.
ANY OTHER THOUGHTS OF CONSIDERATION TO JUST AGAIN, THROW IT OUT THERE.
LET'S TRY TO BREAK THE RULES WITHOUT BREAKING RULES.
GET AWAY WITH WE RULES STAYING WITHIN THE RULES AND THE CONFINES OF THE RULES IN UNIQUE WAYS.
WE DIDN'T PUT ANY GATEWAY SIGNS OUT THERE.
I MEAN, THERE'S SOMEONE HERE LIKE THE VERY BEGINNING.
THAT'S NOT A GATEWAY SIGN, BUT IT SURE LOOKS BEAUTIFUL.
SO ANY OTHER THOUGHTS, COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT, WELL IF THAT'S IT, THAT'S ALL WE GOT.
WELL, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU SAW IT ON MY PRIVATE MESSAGE HOW YOUR FLYER WAS JUST REALLY NICE.
I MEAN, I ACT LIKE I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON.
JUST LOOKED AT IT FROM AN OUTSIDER AND VERY GOOD JOB.
I'LL GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO OUR, UH, GRAPHIC DESIGNER 'CAUSE THAT IS ALL HER.
I'M, I'M GLAD THEY, THEY MADE IT IN-HOUSE TOO.
THAT'LL HELP TO START TO PUBLISH AS, AS YOU MENTIONED, THAT ONE.
UM, SO WE TALKED ABOUT SOME ADDING SOME OF THE THINGS FOR THE, THE NOVEMBER ONE.
I DID NOT ADD THEM TO THE POSTCARD JUST IN THE EVENT THAT THEY DON'T GET SECURED.
STILL WORKING ON THOSE IN THE BACKGROUND TO SEE IF WE CAN DO ADDITIONAL, UM, RECYCLING OPPORTUNITIES OR ADDING ADDITIONAL SERVICES.
AND IF WE DO THAT, WE WILL, UH, UPDATE AND DO THAT FOR, YOU KNOW, DIFFERENT FLYERS OR SOCIAL MEDIA TO PUSH IT OUT THAT WAY.
I JUST, THAT ONE'S DUE SO EARLY IN ADVANCE.
UM, WE ACTUALLY HAD THAT ONE DONE, UM, BUT THE BEGINNING OF JULY UNTIL
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WE'RE, WE'RE, THAT ONE'S VERY EARLY ON.SO IF WE CAN SECURE THOSE, WE WILL UPDATE THAT.
SO, UM, I WILL SAY THE, TECHNICALLY THE LAST THING THAT WE HAVE IS, UM,
[COMMUNICATION FROM BOARD]
IS THERE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS THAT Y'ALL HAVE? SO FROM OUR LAST MEETING WE TALKED ABOUT, I'VE ADDED A COMMUNICATION FROM THE BOARD.SO THIS IS Y'ALL'S OPPORTUNITY TO BRING THINGS TO ME THAT, UM, LIKE TO SEE US WORK ON OR QUESTIONS OR THINGS YOU'RE HEARING IN THE COMMUNITY.
AND YARD IN BUSINESS OF THE MONTH, WE'VE GOT, AUGUST IS, SEPTEMBER IS DONE, RIGHT? SEPTEMBER IS DONE.
AND THEN WE HAVE THIS OCTOBER.
OR DO WE HAVE OCTOBER? NO, BUT WE JUST DO APRIL THROUGH OCTOBER.
WE, SO WE'LL HAVE ONE MORE MONTH.
WE'VE ALREADY GOT SEPTEMBER AND SEPTEMBER.
BECAUSE WE HAD TALKED ABOUT MAYBE DOING A HOLIDAY ONE.
WE'D HAVE TO MAKE A FLYER OR SOMETHING TO PUT OUT OUT THERE.
WELL, WE'D HAVE TO GO TO LIKE, JUST A HOLIDAY IN GENERAL.
I DON'T KNOW, DO WE WANNA DO IT FOR FALL OR DO WE WANNA DO IT FOR CHRISTMAS? I'M THINKING, WELL, IS IT SOMETHING WE CAN AFFORD TO PUT IN THE WATER BILL? WE DID THAT LIKE A CHRISTMAS.
WE BASICALLY JUST NEED TO GO GET, MAYBE I'LL HAVE TO LOOK LIKE A LIGHT.
I'LL HAVE TO SEE WHAT THEIR COST CURRENTLY IS.
WHAT DO Y'ALL THINK? WHAT DO YOU MEAN? SPEAKING OF THE SIGN IN THE YARD? WELL, OR JUST, SO MAYBE PEOPLE, IT'S KIND OF ENCOURAGING, LIKE LETTING KNOW THAT WE'RE HAVING A, LIKE RECOGNIZING PEOPLE, LIKE KIND OF LIKE WE HAVE YARD BUSINESS MONTH.
PEOPLE ARE KIND OF ACCUSTOMED TO, TO THAT ONE SPECIAL YARD.
WELL, YOU COULD DEFINITELY ADD IT ON THE FACEBOOK PAGE.
I MEAN, PEOPLE ARE GONNA DECORATE NO MATTER WHAT.
NOT HAVE TO HAVE FIRST PLACE, SECOND PLACE, THIRD PLACE.
OR YOU CAN HAVE A COUPLE WINNERS.
YOU CAN DO, UM, YOU KNOW, MOST REFERRED OR YOU KNOW, MOST RECOMMENDED.
YOU KNOW, MENTION RECOMMENDED OR WHATEVER.
THERE'S A COUPLE TIERS YOU CAN DO.
'CAUSE SOME PE UH, THE, SOME PLACES I KNOW HAVE DONE LIKE RANKED THEM FIRST, SECOND, THIRD.
UM, OTHER ONES HAVE DONE BASED ON LIKE THEME.
UH, SO LIKE MOST FESTIVE, UM, MOST RELIGIOUS, UM, MOST CHRISTMAS ORIENTED, MOST UNIQUE.
LIKE, YOU CAN GET CREATIVE WITH SOME OF THE RECOGNITION.
IT REALLY JUST DEPENDS ON HOW MANY YOU WANNA RECOGNIZE.
AND WHEN'S OUR NEXT MEETING? OCTOBER.
MAYBE WE COULD COME UP WITH IDEAS.
END, TALK TO YOUR GRAPHIC DESIGN LADY OR GIRL.
AND THEN WE CAN GET WITH ZIEGLER AND SEE WHAT THEY CAN DO.
OR WHOEVER YOU WOULD GET ASSIGNED FROM AND START FROM THERE.
DO WE WANNA DO THAT, JUST THAT ONE YARD IN BUSINESS OF THE MONTH? OR DO WE WANT DO DIFFERENT CATEGORIES? PROBABLY ONE IS ENOUGH.
I THINK THAT'D BE REALLY NICE.
TO GET THE BUSINESSES INVOLVED IN DECORATING.
THAT ONE YEAR WE DID THE FALL, UH, WHEN, WHEN WE DID THE YEAH, THAT WAS REALLY NEAT.
OH, HOW WE USED TO PUT THE STUFF OUT.
WASN'T IT MARTHA THAT, UM, COORDINATED THAT WHERE WE HAD EVERYONE WANTED TO.
I DON'T REMEMBER WHAT IT WAS EXACTLY, BUT I REMEMBER DOWNTOWN EVERYONE.
THEY WERE REALLY WAS THAT THE BUSINESS FOR BUSINESS OR BUSINESS? BUSINESS, YEAH.
AND WE COULD DO THAT FOR BUSINESS.
AND YOU CAN LIKE, AND, UH, JUDGE THOSE MM-HMM
AND WE COULD EVEN HAVE 'EM SEND, SEND IT IN TO US SO WE CAN SEE WHAT THEY'VE DONE IN CASE WE, SO WE DON'T MISS 'EM.
I THINK WE CAN GET A LOT OF RESPONSE FROM THAT.
'CAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE DO DECORATE.
SO WE JUST NEED TO FIGURE OUT SIGN.
DO WE WANNA DO A, A FALL? DO WE WANNA DO A CHRISTMAS OR JUST START OUT THIS CHRISTMAS FOR THIS ONE, THIS YEAR? I SAY START FALL.
WE DID FALL THAT ONE YEAR WITH ALL THOSE SCARECROWS.
IT WAS, IT WAS VERY, YOU COULD DO A FALL AND A FALL.
THAT'S WHENEVER WE WOULD, THAT'S WHENEVER WE WOULD DECORATE NEAR SHIPLEY'S.
REMEMBER WE ALWAYS SET THE STUFF UP NEAR SHIPLEY'S AND OUT HERE BY THE, THE CORNER RIGHT HERE.
SO WE WANTED DO A FALL AND A FALL BUSINESS AND OH YEAH.
UM, Y IN RESIDENTIAL YARD AND THEN A CHRISTMAS OR WE MIGHT WANNA CALL IT SOMETHING.
SO WE JUST NEED TO GET SIGNS OR WHATEVER Y'ALL'S VISION OR SIGNS ON FACEBOOK.
HUH? I HAVE SOME FACEBOOK POST BUSINESSES ARE ON THERE.
AND WE'LL NEED SOMETHING JUST TO PUT IN THEIR WINDOW AND PROBABLY SOMETHING IN THERE, UM, TO SAY TO MAYBE SEND PICTURES SOMEWHERE.
BECAUSE WE DON'T WANNA MISS SOMEONE IF THEY'VE DONE A GOOD JOB
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AND MM-HMMANYTHING ELSE YOU LADIES, GENTLEMEN? ALRIGHT.