Oct 27, 2025 Keep Angleton Beautiful Commission

[DECLARATION OF A QUORUM AND CALL TO ORDER]

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THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT. IT'S GREAT TO SEE EVERYONE.

WE SHOULD HAVE A FAIRLY SHORT MEETING TONIGHT.

SO WE'RE JUST GOING TO ROLL RIGHT INTO IT. THIS IS ALWAYS THE FUN ONE TO START A NEW FISCAL YEAR.

SO OUR FISCAL YEAR BEGINS OCTOBER 1ST. SO THAT'S WHEN TECHNICAL REAPPOINTMENTS CAME ON.

SO IF YOU WERE UP FOR REAPPOINTMENT, CONGRATULATIONS. YOU'RE BACK ON THE BOARD. SO WELCOME TO HAVE YOU BACK. SO OUR FIRST DISCUSSION ITEM IS DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION ON KEEP

[1. Discussion and possible action on a Keep Angleton Beautiful Commission Chair and Vice-Chair.]

SO I'M GOING TO OPEN IT UP FOR NOMINATIONS OR SELF NOMINATIONS FOR WHO WOULD LIKE TO SERVE AS OUR CHAIR AND OUR VICE CHAIR.

TO CONTINUE. THAT'S UP TO YOU ALL. SO YOU'RE KICKING US OUT? WELL, YOU CAN SELF NOMINATE. JUST PUT PUTTING IT OUT THERE.

OR YOU CAN NOMINATE OTHERS. I THINK [INAUDIBLE].

I'M GOING TO, I'M GOING TO NOMINATE TRACY FOR CHAIR.

OKAY. [INAUDIBLE] WE CAN NOMINATE. YOU SURE COULD.

I NOMINATE SUZANNE FOR VICE CHAIR. ARE YOU WATCHING SUZANNE? THAT'S ALWAYS HOW IT WORKS, RIGHT? IF YOU'RE NOT HERE, LIKE, YOU GET TO SIGN THE THINGS THAT EVERYBODY ELSE KNOWS.

OKAY, I SECOND FOR BOTH. SO I DO HAVE A SINGLE NOMINATION FOR A CHAIR OF TRACY AND A VICE CHAIR OF SUZANNE ON THE TABLE.

AND A SECOND. SO I'M GOING TO OPEN. I'LL GO WITH THAT.

I'LL THIRD IT. SO YEAH. THEY HAD A SECOND. YEP.

SO DO WE HAVE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION, ANY CHANGES, ANY OBJECTIONS.

OKAY. SO WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND DO A VOTE ON THAT ONE.

ALL IN FAVOR FOR ELECTING, REELECTING TRACY AS THE CHAIR AND THEN SUZANNE AS A VICE CHAIR.

SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ALL OPPOSED SAME SIGN.

GREAT. THAT VOTE PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THAT WILL ROLL US INTO ITEM NUMBER TWO.

[2. Discussion and possible action to approve the minutes from Keep Angleton Beautiful Commission meetings on January 13, 2025, February 24, 2025, June 23, 2025, and August 25, 2025.]

FROM JANUARY 13TH, FEBRUARY 24TH, JUNE 23RD AND AUGUST 25TH.

I DO APOLOGIZE. THERE ARE SO MANY. BUT I FINALLY GOT CAUGHT UP ON ALL OUR MINUTES AND SO THEY ARE CONVENIENTLY ON THERE.

YOU WILL ALSO FIND THOSE IN YOUR PACKETS. SO IF YOU HAVEN'T HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO YOU CAN GLANCE OVER THOSE.

AND THEN WE'LL JUST NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE OUR MINUTES AS WELL.

OH, WE'RE NOT DONE WITH THE SOCCER COMPLEX.

I'M.

GOING TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FOR OUR MONTHS.

JANUARY THROUGH AUGUST. JANUARY THROUGH OCTOBER 2ND.

THANK YOU. SO I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ON THE TABLE.

ALL IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. THAT WILL BRING US TO ITEM

[3. Discussion on Keep Angleton Beautiful Fund Balance and YTD financial statements as of September 30, 2025.]

SO AS YOU ALL KNOW, THIS IS ONE OF THE THINGS WE CONTINUE TO TALK ABOUT EACH MONTH.

EACH MEETING IS JUST TO MAKE SURE WE'RE IN GOOD FINANCIAL STANDING. I DID NOT PRINT ONE FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR SIMPLY BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T HAD ANY EXPENSES, BEING THAT IT JUST STARTED OCTOBER 1ST. SO I REALLY JUST WANTED TO FOCUS ON WHERE WE ENDED THE YEAR.

SO WHEN WE COME BACK TO OUR MEETING IN DECEMBER, WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT ONE, WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR.

SO YOU'LL SEE IN YOUR PACKETS A COUPLE OF THINGS TO HIGHLIGHT.

I'LL PREFACE THAT WITH SAYING THAT THIS IS ABOUT 99% ACCURATE.

THERE'S ONLY ONE THING I'LL MENTION IN HERE THAT STILL HAS HASN'T BEEN UPDATED.

BUT WE ARE PRETTY MUCH DONE. SO THE NUMBERS YOU SEE HERE ARE PRETTY MUCH OUR FINAL NUMBERS.

GOOD NEWS IS THAT THE ONE THING WE'RE WAITING ON IS REVENUE FROM THE SOLID WASTE GRANTS.

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IN TOTAL WE SHOULD SEE A POSITIVE ABOUT $6,000 IN OUR REVENUE.

SO A GOOD THEIR REVENUE STILL STAYED HIGH. AND SO A BONUS ON THAT ONE, I WILL SAY WE SAW OUR FIRST FULL YEAR, I THINK AT THE CURRENT OR CURRENT DONATION RATES, THAT IS GIVEN THROUGH THE WATER BILL.

THAT WAS A LITTLE BIT LOWER THAN WE ANTICIPATED.

STILL GOOD NUMBERS. SO TOTAL FINAL NUMBERS CAME IN ABOUT $37,000.

WE'RE ANTICIPATING ABOUT 39. SO STILL GOOD THERE.

TRASH BAGS? WELL, MADE UP FOR THAT. SO THAT WAS A POSITIVE.

AND THEN AS I MENTIONED BEFORE THE GRANT SO THAT COMPONENT IS THERE.

THAT'S WHY YOU'LL ACTUALLY SEE A NEGATIVE PIECE ON THE MEMBERSHIPS.

IT WAS JUST ONE OF THEM WAS TAGGED TO THE WRONG ACCOUNTS.

AND THEN WE'RE STILL WANTING ONE FINAL CHECK FOR THAT ONE. ALL IN ALL THOUGH, STILL ENDED UP IN A POSITIVE THERE ON OUR REVENUES.

MOVING ON TO PAGE 19, IS THE EXPENSES ASSOCIATED, SO AS WE GO THROUGH THAT ONE A COUPLE OF THEM TO HIGHLIGHT IS AS YOU'LL RECALL, WE UPPED OUR BEAUTIFICATION ACCOUNTS THIS PAST YEAR TO SUPPORT PARKS AND RECREATION OR REALLY, PARKS BEAUTIFICATION TO HELP MAINTAIN AND DO SOME PROJECTS THERE.

WE WERE TRYING TO BE CONSERVATIVE ON THAT, TO KEEPING IN MIND THAT WE WERE SHORT STAFFED AND SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAD ALREADY UNDERTAKEN.

SO WE WERE ABLE TO SAVE SOME MONEY THERE. SO WE DIDN'T SPEND A LOT OF THE BUDGET THERE.

WE DID SAVE MONEY ON THE TRAVEL AND TRAINING BASED ON HOW KTB CONFERENCES THIS YEAR BOARD ELECTED NOT TO ATTEND THIS ONE.

AND SO WE SAVED MONEY ON OUR TRAVEL AND TRAINING.

THOSE ARE MOST OF THE MAIN ONES. I WILL SAY, WHEN WE GET DOWN TO THE NEXT PAGE ON PAGE 20 YOU'LL SEE THE TRANSFER TO FUND BALANCE THAT WILL ACTUALLY CHANGE BECAUSE WE HAD OUR BALANCE BUDGET OR THE WAY, OUR BALANCE OR WAY THE BALANCE CAME OUT.

APOLOGIES. WAS ACTUALLY HIGHER THEN. AND SO THAT 1,500 THAT WE WERE ANTICIPATING TRANSFERRING SHOULD BE CLOSER TO ABOUT 20,000.

AND SO WITH OUR SAVINGS EXPENDITURES PLUS OUR POSITIVE IN REVENUES, WE SHOULD HAVE ABOUT A $20,000 TRANSFER OVER.

SO THAT 1,500 IS A LITTLE MISLEADING THERE. THAT WAS WHAT WE WERE PROJECTING TO DO AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR IF WE BALANCED OUT OUR REVENUE EXPENSES.

BUT COME THE END OF THE YEAR, WE ENDED UP IN THE POSITIVE. SO WE SHOULD HAVE A GOOD, HEALTHY TRANSFER TO TRANSITION OVER.

IF WE KEEP GOING TO PAGE 21, YOU'LL SEE WHAT THAT SHOULD TURN OUT TO BE.

SO THAT SHOULD GET AROUND ABOUT $95,000 FUND BALANCE TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT.

AND SO ONE OF THE THINGS WE TALKED ABOUT DOING IS IN THIS NEXT YEAR, TRYING TO IDENTIFY SOME ADDITIONAL PROJECTS TO BE ABLE TO UTILIZE THESE FUNDS FOR SO I'M WORKING WITH OUR PARK SUPERINTENDENT TO IDENTIFY SOME OF THOSE TO BE ABLE TO BRING BEFORE YOU AS WELL AS WE WORK THROUGH THE GCAA STUFF, WHICH WE'LL TALK ABOUT A LITTLE BIT LATER TO IDENTIFY SOME OF THOSE.

SO THAT WAY WE'RE UTILIZING THE GCAA AWARD APPROPRIATELY, AND THEN WE'LL HAVE ADDITIONAL PROJECTS TO BE ABLE TO ADDRESS THIS.

SO WE DO HAVE A GOOD FUND BALANCE. SO THERE'S THE POSITIVES THERE. SO OPEN UP FOR ANY QUESTIONS YOU ALL MAY HAVE THAT YOU'VE NOTICED ON HERE.

WANT ANY CLARIFICATION ON FOR THE FUND BALANCE OR THE FINANCES IN GENERAL? ANYONE? I THINK WE'RE GOOD, SIR. ALL RIGHT. SO WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM

[4. Update and discussion on Keep Angleton Beautiful programs.]

SO OUR FIRST UPCOMING EVENTS YOU SHOULD START TO SEE PROMOTIONS GOING OUT ON FACEBOOK.

THERE IS TRYING TO THINK OF THE WEEK WE'RE IN.

YEP. THERE SHOULD BE A BANNER THAT WAS PLACED OUT AT THE REC CENTER THIS MORNING.

SO THIS YEAR, INSTEAD OF DOING THE ELECTRONIC SIGNS THAT WE USED TO PUT OUT ON THE ROAD ELECTED TO DO A BANNER THIS YEAR.

SO THERE'S GOING TO BE A BANNER AT THE REC CENTER FOR A WEEK. AND THEN THERE WILL BE BANNER AT, I BELIEVE THE LOCATION WILL BE 274 AND 35. AND SO WE'LL HAVE A BANNER OUT FOR TWO WEEKS.

SO THAT'S A NEW PROMOTION FOR US. SO AGAIN, THAT STARTED TODAY.

SO YOU'LL SEE THAT ONE AT THE REC CENTER. AND THEN WE'LL BE SWITCHING THAT FOR THE WEEK LEADING UP TO THE EVENT TO GET THAT OUT.

WHEREAS MORE HIGH VISIBILITY. AND SO YOU'LL SEE THAT HELPING PROMOTE THE FULL SWEEP TAKING PLACE ON NOVEMBER 8TH.

SO JUST LIKE OUR PREVIOUS ONES WE ENDED UP SECURING OUR HEAVY TRASH, OUR PAPER SHREDDING, OUR ELECTRONIC RECYCLING TIRE RECYCLING AND LATEX PAINT.

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BUT THAT WILL TAKE PLACE ON THE EIGHTH FROM 8 TO 11.

IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE DO HAVE OUR TREE PLANTING COMING UP.

SO YOU'LL SEE ADVERTISING GOING OUT ABOUT THAT.

AND SO WE DO TREE PLANTING AT TWO LOCATIONS THIS YEAR, AND WE'RE DOING FREEDOM PARK.

AND WE'RE DOING A LITTLE BIT MORE AT LAKESIDE.

AND WE'LL BE DOING THAT ON NOVEMBER 7TH. SO IF YOU HAVE AVAILABILITY AT 8 A.M.

ON THE SEVENTH, WHICH IS A FRIDAY, WE'D LOVE TO HAVE YOU ALL COME OUT.

THAT IS IN COORDINATION WITH THE PARKS DEPARTMENT TO PLANT THOSE TREES.

SO WE'LL BE DOING THOSE AS WELL. I'M REALLY EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THIS AND MORE TO COME NEXT WEEK.

WE GOT THE TREES THAT WE ARE GOING TO BE GIVING OUT AT THE CLEANUP.

SO WE'LL HAVE 500 TREES THAT WE'RE GIVING AWAY.

AND I FORGOT TO WRITE THEM DOWN, SO GIVE ME BEAR WITH ME FOR A MOMENT, BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO QUOTE THEM WRONG.

BUT THEY ARE GOING TO BE FRUIT TREES. OKAY. AND SO THAT'S FOR THE SATURDAY.

THAT'S FOR SATURDAY. OKAY. SO I ANTICIPATE ONCE PUBLIC FINDS OUT THEY ARE DIFFERENT THAN HAVING OAK TREES AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE.

IT'S GOING TO BE PROBABLY PRIME PICKING FOR THAT.

BUT AGAIN, I DON'T WANT TO QUOTE THE WRONG THING.

ON WHAT THEY ARE. LAST YEAR, PEOPLE CAME AND WE RAN OUT OF TREES AND IT WAS JUST LIKE, WAS THAT LAST YEAR OR TWO YEARS AGO? SO LAST YEAR, LAST YEAR, THIS LAST THE SPRING ONE, WE RAN OUT PRETTY QUICK.

WE HAD A COUPLE ROLL OVER INTO THE BECAUSE WE DO THE TREE GIVEAWAY ON THAT FRIDAY FOR WITH THE SEED BALLS AND THE TREES.

AND SO WE HAD A COUPLE ROLL OVER. AND THEN THING FALLS A LITTLE LOWER.

AND THEN IT WAS FLIP FLOPPED THE YEAR BEFORE. IT WAS LIKE FALL WAS HUGE. AND WE HAD THEY WERE ALL GONE.

AND THE SPRINGS ARE ONLY GOING OUT ON SATURDAY.

THIS ONE, THEY'RE ONLY GOING OUT ON SATURDAY. YEP.

ARE YOU GOING TO HAVE THEM SHOW THEIR ID? YES.

I'M LOOKING UP WHAT KIND SO I CAN QUOTE THAT APPROPRIATELY. ARE YOU GOING TO HAVE THEM SHOW THEIR ID THAT THEY LIVE IN ANGLETON? WE CAN, WE HAVE IN THE PAST. WE WOULD JUST HAVE TO HAVE SOMEBODY THERE.

THE ONLY CAVEAT, I WILL SAY IS IT HOW STRICT YOU'RE GOING TO BECOME WITH THAT, BECAUSE NOT EVERYBODY WITH AN ANGLETON ADDRESS NECESSARILY WOULD HAVE A ANGLETON WOULD BE IN THE INCORPORATED CITY LIMITS.

SO EITHER WAY, YOU'RE GOING TO BE LOSING SOME OF THAT.

BUT WE CAN. AND SORRY, I JUST HAD IT, AND THEN I LOST IT.

WE SHOULD HAVE NATCHEZ BLACKBERRY, ELDERBERRY AND MULBERRY.

INTERESTING. SO IT IS GOING TO BE COMPLETELY DIFFERENT TREE MAKEUP THIS YEAR.

IS THAT, IS THAT ON THE FLIER. I HAVEN'T LOOKED AT THE THAT IS NOT ON THE FLIER BECAUSE WE HAD JUST GOTTEN CONFIRMATION ON THAT. SO WE'RE GOING TO DO PUBLICATION.

SPEAKERS] MULBERRY. BLACKBERRY NATCHEZ BLACKBERRY ELDERBERRY AND MULBERRY.

WILL THERE BE A LIMIT. THERE IS NOT CURRENTLY LIMITS.

WE DO ASK TYPICALLY THAT AND BECAUSE OF THIS ONE, WE CAN PUT A LIMIT ON IT SO.

[INAUDIBLE] BECAUSE PEOPLE DO NOT NEED LIKE A TON OF BLACKBERRY TREES AND I GUESS SPREAD AND I KNOW ELDERBERRY IS VERY POPULAR AROUND HERE AND I THINK IT'S FANTASTIC THAT SOMEONE WOULD WANT TEN, BUT I THINK THAT THAT'S ONE I, I MEAN, CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, BUT I THINK THAT I COULD SEE THAT ONE GOING LIKE SOMEONE GETTING A BULK OF IT.

OH, WE DEFINITELY CAN, BECAUSE ELDERBERRY IS A BIG PRODUCT AROUND HERE THAT PEOPLE LIKE TO USE FOR PRODUCTS.

AND IT IS VERY ACCESSIBLE AROUND HERE ALSO FOR OTHER TO PURCHASE FROM OTHER PEOPLE THAT DO SELL IT IN BRAZORIA COUNTY.

AND SO DO YOU ALL THINK THAT WE SHOULD DO A LIMIT ON.

I SAY DON'T CARD PEOPLE. SURE. YEAH, THAT COULD BE THAT COULD BE AN ISSUE.

LIMIT TO TWO PER PERSON OR PER VEHICLE. PER VEHICLE.

OKAY. BECAUSE TECHNICALLY, JUST LIKE WITH TIRES, IT CAN COME BACK THROUGH AGAIN.

THEY CAN. AND WE'RE NOT GOING TO NECESSARILY ASK THE QUESTIONS. RIGHT.

THE ONLY CAVEAT OR EXCEPTION I WOULD NECESSARILY GIVE TO THAT IS TYPICALLY LIKE IN THE PAST, IF WE HAVEN'T RUN OUT, LIKE AS PEOPLE COME THROUGH THE END WHERE LIKE, JUST TO GET THEM OUT.

YEAH. TAKE SOME TREES. HERE YOU GO. BUT WE CAN DEFINITELY START WITH THAT, LIKE ALL FOUR OF THAT, BECAUSE WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THAT IN THE PAST AS WELL.

I THINK IT WAS LAST SPRING WHEN THEY WENT QUICK.

IT WAS WE WERE TRYING TO LIMIT PEOPLE BECAUSE PEOPLE WERE TRYING TO COME IN AND IT'S LIKE, OH, HOW MANY CAN WE TAKE? AND IT WAS LIKE, CAN I FILL UP MY TRUCK? AND IT'S LIKE, NO. LIKE

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WHATEVER. PERFECT. YEAH. YEP. WE CAN ABSOLUTELY DO THAT PLAN.

OKAY. ARE WE GOING TO HAVE ANY THING ATTACHED TO THEM OR SOMETHING TO HAND OUT WITH MAYBE LIKE SOMETHING SMALL THAT HAS, LIKE, CARE AND INSTRUCTIONS? YEAH. SO THIS IS WHAT WE STARTED LAST YEAR OR IN THE SPRING IS TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE EXTENSION.

THEY ACTUALLY CREATE A FLIER FOR US WHERE THEY CAN SCAN THE QR CODE TO BE ABLE TO TAKE THEM STRAIGHT TO MAINTENANCE AND CARE AND PLANTING INSTRUCTIONS.

AND SO IT TELLS THEM ABOUT THE SPECIES THEY'RE GETTING, GIVES THEM AN IDEA OF.

I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY THEY'RE GETTING SMALL 3 TO 5 GALLON TREES.

AND SO IT DOESN'T ALWAYS LOOK THE SAME WHEN IT'S A LARGE TREE. SO IT GIVES THEM AN IDEA OF WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE WHEN IT'S FULL GROWN AND GETS THEM, GIVES THEM ALL THOSE DETAILS ON IT. OKAY. SO WE'LL HAVE THAT AVAILABLE AS WELL.

YEP. ANY OTHER COMMENTS QUESTIONS? WHO AT THE MOMENT IS PLANNING TO BE THERE FOR SATURDAY? THAT'S MY BIRTHDAY, BUT I'LL BE THERE.

SATURDAY? I'LL BE THERE. I'M COMING. CAN WE GIVE YOU A TREE FOR YOUR BIRTHDAY? YOU CAN GIVE ME A TREE. I'LL TAKE A VERY SPECIAL TREE YOU'RE LOOKING FOR [LAUGHS].

HAPPY BIRTHDAY. WHERE DO YOU WANT OR DO YOU WANT ONE OF EACH? I'M SORRY, MA'AM, THE LIMIT IS TWO PER VEHICLE, TWO PER VEHICLE, TWO TREES.

BUT YEAH, SHE'S A JEEP. AND SHE ALSO HAS [LAUGHS]. SEE.

LOOK AT THAT, HEATHER. SET THE LIMIT. IT'S HER BIRTHDAY.

SHE'S ALREADY WHEELING AND DEALING. WHEELING AND DEALING. I THINK SUZANNE SAID SHE'S GOING TO BE IN TOWN, BUT WE'LL CONFIRM. YEAH, OKAY. I'LL BE THERE AT LEAST THE FIRST HOUR.

I HAVE THREE EVENTS THAT DAY, SO. I'M SURE. WELL, WE'LL HAVE TO SEE HOW THAT GOES.

YEAH. THAT ELDERBERRY IS SO PRETTY. AND TO SO THAT AND THAT WILL JUST SPREAD. I WAS. SPREAD.

WHEN I GOT THE EMAIL I WAS LIKE WELL THAT'S WASN'T EXPECTING THAT.

BUT YEAH SURE, I LOVE IT. I CAN TELL YOU. SO THE ONES WE'RE GETTING FOR THE PARKS ARE GOING TO BE DIFFERENT THAN THAT.

I THOUGHT THAT WAS ONE OF THE QUESTIONS THAT CAME UP FROM OUR TEAM WAS LIKE, WAIT, ARE WE PLANNING THOSE? I WAS LIKE, YEAH, THAT MIGHT TURN INTO A PROBLEM FOR US, ALTHOUGH I'D LOVE TO, BUT UNLESS WE HAD A TRUE PLAN FOR THOSE IN PLACE.

RIGHT. AND. YOU'D HAVE PEOPLE OUT THERE AT FLASHLIGHTS AT NIGHT GETTING THE ELDERBERRIES [LAUGHS]. YEAH.

YEAH. AND LIKE THE MAINTENANCE THAT IS NEEDED FOR THEM TO ENSURE THAT THEY LAST LIKE LIKE IT JUST BECOMES MORE OF A PROCESS FOR IT.

AND WE'RE JUST LIKE, HAD WE HAD A PLAN IN PLACE MAYBE BUT WHERE WE HAD DECIDED TO PLANT, IT WASN'T NECESSARILY THE BEST LOCATION FOR THEM.

SO WE'RE JUST GOING TO GET MORE TRADITIONAL TREES FOR PLANTING THOUGH.

SO ANY OTHER COMMENTS, QUESTIONS, SUGGESTIONS? THANK YOU. GOOD LEADERSHIP AND LEADERSHIP. YEAH.

OH, I'LL WAIT TILL YOU REQUEST FOR A FUTURE AGENDA ITEM.

NEVER MIND. THANK YOU. WE GOOD. MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ONE.

YES. OKAY. SO THIS ITEM FIVE. SO UPDATE AND DISCUSSION ON 2025 GOVERNOR'S COMMUNITY ACHIEVEMENT AWARD PROJECT.

[5. Update and discussion on 2025 Governor’s Community Achievement Award Project.]

HE IS AMAZING AS ALWAYS. HE SAYS HELLO. AND SO WE TALKED THROUGH A COUPLE OF PROJECTS AND HAD SOME INITIAL BRAINSTORMING, AND I WILL SAY THAT WE'RE WEREN'T ABLE TO FULLY IDENTIFY ANYTHING SO WANTED TO BRING BACK FOR DISCUSSION WITH THE BOARD, AND THEN ALSO START TO DEVELOP A TRUE TASK FORCE FOR IT.

SO TO SEE FULL INTEREST IN THAT. JUST KIND OF GIVE AN UPDATE ON SOME OF THE THINGS WE DID TALK ABOUT.

SO ONE OF THE THINGS HE HAD MENTIONED WAS LOOKING AT IS LIKE PUBLIC ART TREATMENTS.

SO LOOKING AT THINGS, WHETHER IT BE ARTWORK OR MURALS OR DIFFERENT PAINTING THAT COULD BE PUT IN PLACE.

SO, YOU KNOW, SIMILAR TO OUR TRAFFIC BOXES. SO AS YOU ALL ARE THINKING ABOUT PROJECTS, MAYBE SOMETHING ALONG THOSE LINES TALKED ABOUT ENTRY ENHANCEMENTS.

SO ONE OF THE THINGS WE DISCUSSED WAS WE TALKED BROUGHT TO HIM ABOUT 288.

THERE ARE POTENTIAL CHANGES COMING ALONG 288 AND SO UNTIL WE KNOW WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE, HE WASN'T ALL FOR THAT BECAUSE THAT COULD ADAPT AND CHANGE AS THEY LOOK TO, REDO SOME OF THE ROADS OR THE OVERPASSES BASED ON HOW ANGLETON IS GROWING AND THE COUNTY IS GROWING, SO THAT COULD BE A POSSIBILITY, BUT IT DIDN'T SEEM SUPER IN FAVOR OF THAT ONE.

AND THEN HE ALSO TALKED ABOUT SOME OF THE THINGS DOWNTOWN.

BUT WE ALSO WANT TO BE MINDFUL OF HOW WE SPREAD THAT OUT.

AND SO JUST STILL CONTINUING TO EXPLORE SOME OF THOSE THINGS DID HAVE GOOD CONVERSATION ABOUT THE ENHANCEMENT OF THE

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SO ONE OF THE THINGS WE TALKED ABOUT WAS HE ONE OF HIS ACTUAL FAVORITE PROJECTS.

AND SO KUDOS TO Y'ALL, BECAUSE I WASN'T HERE AT THAT TIME.

HE ABSOLUTELY LOVES THE DOWNTOWN HEART. AND THAT WHOLE PROJECT IS STILL ONE OF HIS FAVORITE PROJECTS.

AND SO HE PERSONALLY REALLY WANTS US TO ADD A SECOND ONE SOMEWHERE.

AND I WAS LIKE, ETHAN, IT'D BE GREAT TO JUST DON'T KNOW WHERE IT WOULD ADD ANOTHER HUGE HEART.

AND SO IT'S ONE OF THE THINGS WE KIND OF FOCUSED IN ON WAS TRYING TO DO.

LET US DO A GATEWAY SIGN. YOU KNOW, IF THEY LET US.

RIGHT. SO WE'RE TRYING TO FIND SOME STRATEGIC.

RIGHT. AND MAYBE THAT'S IT. LIKE A MASSIVE ONE.

RIGHT. AND TWO. GOOD. AND SO A COUPLE OF THINGS WE TRY TO BRAINSTORM WAS WE HAVE THE SMALLER HEARTS THROUGHOUT OUR, THROUGHOUT TOWN. WAS ONE OF THOSE WAS DO WE ENHANCE THOSE.

RIGHT. SO RIGHT NOW THEY KIND OF FEEL A LITTLE LIKE SMALL IN JUNCTURE COMPARED TO THE LARGE ONE.

BUT ALSO WHAT'S THERE DO WE TAKE? SO IF YOU LOOK IN YOUR PACKET, WE TALKED ABOUT THEM BEFORE, BUT TOWARDS THE END OF YOUR PACKET, SIMILAR TO THE GATEWAY PROJECT.

RIGHT. LIKE IF GATEWAY SIGNAGE, IS THERE SOMETHING WE CAN DO TO CREATE MORE OF A HARDSCAPE THAT'S ASSOCIATED WITH THAT TO MAKE IT LIKE REDEFINE THE ENTRANCE TO THE CITY? SO IF YOU RECALL, WE HAVE ONE ON THE SOUTHEAST SIDE AT 28 AND 35.

WE HAVE ONE ON THE NORTHWEST SIDE, IN A WAY, AND 523 AND 288.

YOU HAVE ONE AT 35 AND 523 FOR THE EAST SIDE.

AND THEN YOU HAVE THE ONE THAT'S DOWN BY SHIPLEY'S, AND SO YOU HAVE SOME OF THOSE THERE.

BUT IF YOU ACTUALLY GO BY AND LOOK AT THEM, LIKE WE COULD PROBABLY USE DO SOMETHING MORE TO REALLY DRAW IN AND ENHANCE LIKE A WELCOME TO ANGLETON WITHOUT SAYING ANGLETON, BUT A WELCOME TO BECAUSE YOU CAN'T DO THE GATEWAY SIGN.

SO JUST I USE SOME OF THOSE EXAMPLES. SO ON PAGE 27, IT'S KIND OF A THOUGHT PROCESS FEEL THAT IF WE WERE TO START TO MAYBE NARROW IN ON THAT AND FOCUS ON ENHANCING THE ENTRY TO THE CITY.

SO LOOKING AT THOSE MAIN ENTRIES, THAT WOULD ONE OF THE ONES THEY DID, IT WASN'T.

IT'S MORE OF A MONUMENT SIGN PLACEHOLDER, IF YOU WILL, BUT NOT A GATEWAY SIGN.

SO STRATEGIC OF THEM. AND SO SOMETHING ALONG THAT OR IF YOU LOOK AT THE NEXT ONE UP, DO WE DO SOMETHING LIKE KATIE DID TO WHERE IT'S, WE REALLY ENHANCE BEAUTIFICATION AND TIE IN TO WHERE IT'S MORE SOME OF THOSE AREAS WHERE THE HEARTS ARE NOW JUST HAVE LIKE A ROCK MOUNDS AND THEN THE HEART. AND SO THERE'S REALLY NOT ANYTHING ELSE THAT REALLY JUST LIKE CREATES THAT, THAT, THAT POP FACTOR. AND SO JUST KIND OF WANT TO THROW THOSE OUT THERE FOR CONSIDERATION OF POSSIBLE.

THE OTHER ONE WE COULD CONSIDER AS WELL IS WE DON'T HAVE REALLY ANYTHING ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF TOWN, AND SO IF YOU'RE COMING UP FROM [INAUDIBLE] ON THE SOUTH SIDE, LIKE, WHAT IS THAT, THAT ENTRY THAT COMES IN THERE, IT'S DIFFICULT. YEAH, OR WAS, IT JUST THERE WASN'T A SPACE.

IT'S A VERY HARD ONE. YEAH. CITY LIMITS 220 UP.

RIGHT. IT'S 220. YEAH, I BELIEVE SO. I THINK SO.

YEAH, I THINK SO BECAUSE I WAS ABLE TO GET THE NEW AGAIN BECAUSE THERE.

YEAH. AND SO IS THAT SOMETHING TO POTENTIALLY RE-EXPLORE.

NOW PROS AND CONS THERE IS TEXT IS ALWAYS GOING BACK AND FORTH AND TALKED ABOUT ROAD ENHANCEMENTS ALONG THERE.

AND SO SAME THING LIKE, YOU DON'T KNOW HOW LONG THAT WOULD BE AND IF THEY WERE DOING ANYTHING ADDITIONAL.

WHEREAS THE OTHER LOCATIONS ARE PROBABLY NOT GOING TO SEE A WHOLE LOT OF THAT.

SO JUST WANTED TO BRING IN FOR ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION ITEMS. I'M CURIOUS. I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE IN THAT DISCUSSION WITH ETHAN.

I LOVE HIM. HE HE IS AWESOME. SO THE OTHER THING I WILL SAY, ONE OF THE THINGS HE MENTIONED WAS ABOUT DON'T GET HUNG UP ON LANDSCAPING STUFF.

YEAH. LIKE, THAT IS NOT THE DIRECTION HE'S LIKE, NOT NOT TO SAY WE CAN'T DO SOMETHING, BUT DON'T.

THAT SHOULDN'T BE THE FOCAL POINT OF THAT IS MORE OF A SUPPLEMENT PIECE THAT THEY COULD UTILIZE AN ADDITIONAL ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO DO JUST LANDSCAPE.

THIS IS MORE THINK MORE OF A STRUCTURE OR IMPACT.

I THINK SOMETHING LIKE THIS ONE WITH THE ON PAGE 27 WOULD BE REALLY SOMETHING LIKE THAT OVER THERE, KIND OF IN THAT SHIPLEY'S AREA, SOMETHING LIKE THAT WOULD LOOK REALLY WELL.

AND I'M THINKING ON THE HEARTS, THE HEARTS, CITY HEARTS, NOT THE BIG HEARTS.

YEAH. IF YOU DO SOMETHING SIMILAR, I'M NOT SAYING I'M JUST USING THIS AS AN EXAMPLE.

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SO YOU GIVE IT A LITTLE BIT MORE DIMENSION. YEAH.

AND THEN IT WOULD MAKE IT STAND OUT MORE. AND THEN DO THAT FOR THOSE I DON'T KNOW HOW EXPENSIVE THAT WOULD BE.

BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? I'M I'M SURE HE COULD FIGURE OUT SOMETHING AND THEN LIKE WHAT CHERYL'S SAYING AND THEN ENHANCE TO MAKE IT LOOK A LITTLE BIT MORE.

EXPENSIVE. THE G WORD? YEAH. YOU KNOW I LOVE THAT ETHAN WANTS TO DO ANOTHER HEART.

THERE IS. THERE SHOULD BE A MOLD STILL AROUND.

HOPEFULLY IT WAS NOT MELTED, BUT WHO MADE IT? YEAH. THE GUY THERE RIGHT DOWN ON BUSINESS 288.

YEAH. IT'S LOCAL. IT WAS LOCAL. HE HE'S ALSO THE ONE THAT DID THE OTHER HEARTS.

BUT THAT MOLD WAS MADE SPECIFICALLY. IT'S A ONE OF A KIND FOR US.

AND IT WAS A LOT. AND IT COST WAY MORE THAN OUR, OUR AWARD.

SO. AND THAT'S WHERE TEXDOT I THINK. ETHAN WHEN WHEN ETHAN SAYS HE LOVES THAT THAT PROJECT.

HE DOES. HE PERSONALLY PUT HIS BUDGET IN. YEAH.

TO GET THAT DONE. WELL AND I MEAN THERE WAS THAT AND HE COASTAL.

COASTAL. YEAH. YES. AND HE SAID WAS IT BUTCH I THINK? YES. YES. WAS WHO, WHO DID THAT PROJECT. BUT YEAH, HE SAID HE ABSOLUTELY LOVES THAT ONE.

HE'S LIKE, CAN I PUT ANOTHER ONE? I WAS LIKE, YES.

I MEAN, YOU CAN, CAN WE NOT DO THAT? YOU DON'T.

BUT HE DOES. YOU KNOW, THE CONTROVERSY OVER THAT HEART WAS JUST UNREAL.

BUT IT'S IT'S PRETTY AMAZING. BUT I LIKE I'M THINKING WHERE HE'S THINKING NOT SPENDING THE MONEY ON LANDSCAPING.

YEAH. IT'S NOT TO SAY LANDSCAPING CAN'T BE. SO LIKE WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT PAGE 27, RIGHT.

YEAH. THE LANDSCAPING COMPONENT OF THAT CAN BE PART OF IT.

RIGHT? IT'S JUST THAT'S NOT THE FOCAL POINT. THAT'S JUST MORE OF A SMALL ENHANCEMENT TO IT.

RIGHT. THAT CAN BE SUPPORTIVE OF OF IT CONCENTRATING ON MAYBE BE ENHANCING THE BIG HEART IF IT'S AFFORDABLE AND THE THE OTHER HEARTS AROUND THE CITY. OKAY.

AND I THINK THAT WOULD BE GOOD WITH THE BIG ONE BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, LIKE WHEN HOMECOMING AND PROM COMES, SO MANY PEOPLE TAKE THEIR PICTURES OUT THERE AND WE NEVER FINISHED IT.

YEAH, WE I MEAN, WE GOT IT THERE, BUT WE NEVER REALLY FINISHED THAT PART.

SO I WAS TRYING TO SEE IF HE HAD. I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO FIND IT YET.

IF HE HAD THE PLAN SETS FROM THAT ONE TO WHERE, LIKE, IT WAS THE FULL PROJECT, RIGHT? I HAVEN'T HEARD BACK FROM HIM ON IT YET TO SEE WHAT ADDITIONAL THINGS.

I'M NOT SAYING WE HAVE TO GO WITH THE ORIGINAL PLAN.

WE JUST HAVE TO DEVELOP WHAT WE ENVISION THAT COMPONENT LOOKS LIKE FOR THE BIG HEART.

YEAH, THE BIG HEART. I CAN'T THINK OF ANOTHER BIG HEART IN THIS.

NO, NO, NO, JUST ENHANCING WHAT WAS AROUND THAT.

SO BECAUSE OF THE THE COST THAT WAS ASSOCIATED WITH THE LARGE HEART, IT LIMITED HOW MUCH EXTRA WAS DONE THERE.

LIKE, IT REALLY WAS DESIGNED TO BE MORE OF, LIKE A POCKET PARK IN A WAY.

LIKE TO WHERE IT WAS LIKE IT HAD SEATING, IT HAD UPLIGHTING. IT HAD A LITTLE BIT OF LANDSCAPING.

STONE WALL. YEAH, KIND OF AROUND IT. IT'S SOME BENCH SEATING, POSSIBLY SOMETHING.

NOT JUST BLANK CONCRETE. YOU KNOW. STONE WALL WOULD LOOK GOOD.

YEAH, THIS IS GETTING OFF TOPIC, BUT WAS THIS THROWN OUT FOR WHATEVER HAPPENED TO WATER FEATURES? IS THAT GOING OUT FOR A SPECIFIC REASON OR. I KNOW DOROTHY ALWAYS TALKED ABOUT WATER.

YOU ALWAYS WANTED WATER. MAYBE WE'LL GET THERE IN OUR LIFETIME.

THEY ARE. THEY ARE PRETTY. BUT, GOSH, IF HE COULD FIGURE OUT A WAY TO GIVE US A G WITH A BIG HEART, THAT WOULD BE COOL. SON. THIS IS AWESOME. I WOULD LOVE TO SEE IT.

I'M TRYING TO BE REALISTIC. I DON'T SEE HOW THAT'S HOWEVER, HOWEVER DO YOU KNOW THE MONUMENTS SIGN? THAT IS. AND I CAN'T REMEMBER WHEN IT WAS PUT IN, BECAUSE I CAN'T REMEMBER IF THE RULES CHANGED FROM THAT.

THE SIGN, THE MONUMENT THAT WAS PUT IN IN LAKE JACKSON OUTSIDE CITY HALL.

ARE YOU ALL FAMILIAR WITH THAT? SO AT THE CORNER THERE IS A A LARGE BRICK STONE STRUCTURE THAT'S RIGHT THERE.

THAT'S KIND OF CIRCULAR ON THE CORNER, KIND OF.

YEAH. LIKE RIGHT AT THE VERY CORNER. RIGHT. AND THAT'S ATTRIBUTED TO LAKE JACKSON, AND I'M PRETTY SURE IT'S GOT IT DOESN'T IT'S NOT A GATEWAY SIGN.

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SO THAT'S THE THE TRUE PIECE THAT GOES TO IT IS IT CAN'T BE A GATEWAY SIGN IS WHAT THEY'VE GOTTEN AWAY FROM BECAUSE THAT'S DOWNTOWN.

WE MIGHT HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE THAT CAN BE ASSOCIATED WITH THAT.

WELL, WE ALREADY HAVE A DOWNTOWN ENTRANCE SIGN.

THAT'S WHAT THAT HEART IS SUPPOSED TO BE. BUT THAT'S ALL LIKE IN FRONT OF CITY HALL.

NO, I'M SAYING LIKE, IF YOU WERE TO ADD SOMETHING TO THE HEART, LIKE YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT, IF WE WERE TO ADD TO ENHANCE THE LARGE HEART.

OH, YEAH. YEAH, YEAH, YOU MIGHT HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE IT WITH OUR NAME ON IT, BECAUSE IT'S NOT A GATEWAY.

I WOULDN'T WANT ANY NAME ON THE HEART. AND HERE'S.

I MEAN, IF YOU DID SOMETHING ON THE STONE. YES, THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING.

THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING. LIKE, I'M JUST LIKE I'M TRYING TO MAKE SURE WE'RE ON THE SAME PAGE.

WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, LIKE, THAT SIGNAGE COMPONENT, YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT HAVING A DOWNTOWN.

YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE GATEWAY SIGN. YES, I'M TALKING ABOUT. NO, I WAS TALKING ABOUT. OKAY. INTEREST TO THE CITY.

THE ENTRANCE TO THE CITY. BUT. BUT THE SMALLER SIGNS, WE COULD.

WE COULD ENHANCE THOSE. AND MAYBE WITHIN OUR BUDGET OR THE COMBINATION OF CITY AND OUR BUDGET, WE COULD THEN. I CAN ASK THE QUESTION. YOU KNOW, WHEREAS THEY'RE NOT PAYING FOR THAT.

YEAH. OKAY. SO IT IS SORT OF. JUST LIKE YOU SAID.

ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT SOMETHING BEHIND IT? YEAH.

KIND OF LIKE, YOU KNOW, THE PAIR LAMP PAIRS. THEY HAVE SOME OF THAT.

THEY HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF DEPTH TO THEM. HOME? YES. BEHIND IT? YEAH. I THINK IT'S SOMETHING SIMILAR.

OF COURSE, I'M NOT A ARCHITECT DESIGNER, BUT I'M THINKING SOMETHING THAT JUST KIND OF MAKES IT STAND OUT A LITTLE MORE.

YEAH, A LITTLE BIT MORE. AND THEN THEN ENHANCE THE LIKE ON THE.

WHAT WAS IT? PAGE 20. WHAT IS THIS, 27? THE CUERO PICTURE. YOU KNOW, JUST DO A LITTLE BIT STONE.

SOMETHING TO MAYBE ENHANCE IT. SO IT LOOKS REALLY NICE.

YEAH. I THINK IT COULD LOOK REALLY GOOD. OH YEAH.

AND I'LL ASK THE QUESTION THE, THE GATEWAY PIECE.

BUT I AGREE. LIKE IF WE ADD A LITTLE BIT MORE THAT ADDS DEPTH TO IT TO KIND OF HIGHLIGHT IT A LITTLE BIT MORE BECAUSE ONE THAT I REALLY THINK ABOUT IS THE ONE THAT'S OVER. I MEAN, TWO ACTUALLY.

THE, THE SOUTHEAST SIDE. SO THE 35 AND 28 OR THE 23 AND THE 288 ONE.

IT'S AN OPEN FIELD BEHIND IT. YEAH. AND SO WHEN YOU LOOK AT IT AND SOME OF THE LOCATION TOO, LIKE THE ONE THAT'S ON FIVE, 23 AND 35, THERE'S A.

THERE'S A TRAFFIC BOX. THERE'S COLOR BEHIND IT AND THERE'S KIND OF A HONEYCOMB ISH.

YEAH. BUT IT'S SOMETHING. IT'S. YEAH, IT'S BECAUSE THERE'S AN OPEN FIELD THERE RIGHT NOW.

IT JUST IT REALLY DOESN'T LIKE HAVE A TRUE DEFINITION TO IT.

AND BECAUSE YOU CAN GO LIKE SEE THROUGH THE HEART IN A WAY.

I KNOW THERE ARE SIGNS ON SOME OF THEM, BUT IT DOESN'T.

IT'S IT'S SILVER. WELL IT WOULD BE PRETTY TO PUT LIKE YOU CAN'T SEE IT, BUT THE PURPLE LIKE BEHIND IT WAS SOME KIND OF LIKE TEXTURE STUFF ON TOP.

THAT'S WHAT THIS IS. ETHAN IS SO TALENTED. I BET HE'LL COME UP WITH SOME.

IF YOU LOOK UP PEARLAND HERE. YEAH, THAT'S FROM THEIR EDC.

I CAN GET THE ACTUAL PLANS FOR IT. AND THEN QUESTION BECAUSE ONE OF THE SUGGESTIONS WAS THE DOWNTOWN LIGHTING.

I KNOW THAT'S ALWAYS BEEN KIND OF AN ISSUE IN THE PAST.

IS THAT SOMETHING THAT'S. SO I WILL SAY WE DISCUSSED IT.

HOWEVER, I WOULD NOT EXPLORE IT AT THIS TIME.

AND MAIN REASON BEING IS THERE MAY BE SOME DOWNTIME IMPROVEMENTS COMING.

AND THAT MAY GET FIXED. THAT MAY GET FIXED OR MAY GET ALTERED.

YEAH. BECAUSE ONE OF THE OTHER ONES WE TALKED ABOUT WAS THE DOWNTOWN PLANTERS.

RIGHT? ETHAN LOVES THE THE HEARTS. AND SO TALK ABOUT PUTTING LIKE SMALL, LIKE SILVER HEARTS IN EACH OF THE PLANNERS DOWNTOWN AS

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AND IF THEY DO THAT, WE DON'T COMPLETELY KNOW IF PLANTERS WOULD NECESSARILY BE INCLUDED STILL.

ONCE THEY ADDRESS SOME OF THOSE ISSUES. SO WOULD HATE TO SPEND SOME MONEY ON SOMETHING THAT'S JUST GOING TO GET TORN OUT.

YEAH. SO YEAH, DOWNTOWN IS ALTHOUGH, YOU KNOW, THERE'S STILL THINGS WE COULD DO THERE.

I THINK THAT ALSO EXPANDING SOME OF THAT LIKE EXPLORING THAT LIKE IT WOULD BE GREAT TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT DOWNTOWN.

BUT IF WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO NOT KNOWING WHAT THE FUTURE OF THAT PROJECT LOOKS LIKE, IT WOULD BE BETTER OFF FOR US TO TO EXPLORE SOME OF THOSE OTHER ONES.

SO I'M SITTING HERE LOOKING AT A PICTURE OF THE HEART RIGHT NOW. I DON'T REALLY GO DOWN THERE TOO OFTEN, BUT I MEAN, LIKE THE WHOLE BOTTOM IS SITTING ON A CONCRETE BASE, LIKE BIG BOLT LOOKING THINGS AROUND.

I MEAN, YEAH, SO YEAH, IT DOES NEED. WELL, IT WAS A PRETTY GOOD BIT.

AND YEAH. AND AND I CAN DEFINITELY GET WITH HIM.

AND MAYBE LIKE PROPOSE LIKE OUR FOCUS IS NARROWING TO THOSE LIKE IT'S SOMETHING WITH ASSOCIATED WITH THE HEARTS.

AND HE MIGHT BE ABLE TO COME UP WITH A COUPLE OPTIONS FOR EACH ONE.

AN IDEA OF WHAT THAT KIND OF LOOKS LIKE. DO YOU ALL AGREE? REALLY FOCUS ON THE BIG HEART RIGHT NOW. SO TO GET THAT DONE, I THINK IT'S A GOOD IDEA.

I'M THINKING THAT, I'M THINKING THE HEARTS. YEAH, I WOULD SAY I WOULD SAY ALL THE HEARTS BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW IF.

I MEAN, $180,000 CAN GO QUICK, BUT I'LL PUT THIS IN COMPARISON.

AND IT'S JUST AMAZING HOW MUCH THINGS COST THESE DAYS.

THE NEW SIGNS THAT YOU SEE. SO MASTERSON PARK, WE UPDATED THE SIGN THERE.

THAT WAS ABOUT $18,000. AND SO, I MEAN, YOU'RE TALKING I MEAN, IT'S A BEAUTIFUL SIGN, RIGHT? BUT WHEN YOU ADD THAT HARDSCAPE COMPONENT TO IT IT HAS THE COST THAT GOES WITH IT, RIGHT? AND SO EVEN WHEN YOU ADD IF YOU'RE ADDING TO THAT BASE, LIKE IT'S SURPRISING ON HOW EXPENSIVE SOME OF THOSE CAN GET.

SO IT REALLY DEPENDS ON HOW GRAND WE GO. AND MAYBE IT'S JUST A MOCK UP THAT HE'S ABLE TO COME UP WITH AND TAKE ONE OF THE HEARTS, AND SO WE CAN START TO GET A COST ASSOCIATED WITH IT.

AND THAT WOULD DETERMINE HOW MANY WE'RE ABLE TO DO THAT.

IT MAY NOT BE ALL OF THEM. WE MIGHT HAVE TO PICK TWO OF THEM AND SAY, THESE ARE OUR TWO FOCUS PROJECTS.

AND THEN WE WOULD HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT IT, BECAUSE WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO SAY THAT MAYBE THAT'S DEPENDING ON WHAT THE COST COMES IN.

MAYBE THAT'S WHERE OUR FUND BALANCE IS ABLE TO SUPPORT, IS ARE WE ABLE TO SUPPORT THAT PROJECT.

AND IF WE'RE NOT ABLE TO DO ALL FOUR OF THEM, ARE WE ABLE TO CONTRIBUTE TO ANOTHER ONE? RIGHT. IF OUR FUND BALANCE COMES IN WHERE IT'S SUPPOSED TO, WE GOT ABOUT HALF OF THE COST OF THE THE GCA AWARD.

AND SO WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO EXPLORE THAT TOO. SO BUT IF WE WANT TO KIND OF NARROW IT DOWN TO SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE HEARTS AND ENHANCING THOSE AREAS, WE CAN CAN HAVE A FURTHER DISCUSSION WITH HIM TO NARROW IN ON THAT, BECAUSE RIGHT NOW, WHEN I MET WITH HIM, IT WAS KIND OF WEREN'T COMPLETELY SURE OF ALL THE THINGS.

AND SO WE JUST BRAINSTORM SOME IDEAS, WANTED TO COME BACK AND HAVE THAT DISCUSSION, AND THEN WE CAN START TO CONTINUE TO DWINDLE THAT DOWN.

THAT'S A GOOD STEP. OKAY. WOULD ANYBODY LIKE TO BE INCLUDED OR EVERYBODY, IF I'M ABLE TO SET UP ANOTHER MEETING WITH HIM? I HAVE I CAN I MEAN, I CAN AFFORD IT OUT TO EVERYBODY, BUT IS ANYBODY THAT HAS A PASSION TO BE, IF WE WILL, ON A TASK FORCE TO BE INVOLVED IN THIS PROCESS? I HAVE ONE. IT'S OKAY. YES AND YES AND NO ARE PERFECTLY ACCEPTABLE RESPONSES.

SO I GOT ONE. YOU CAN INCLUDE ME ON IT WHAT? FOR THE GCA? YEAH, FOR THIS PROJECT I CAN. IF EVERYTHING GOES WELL WITH MY HUSBAND, I'LL SAY THAT.

I'LL TELL YOU AFTER WEDNESDAY. HOW'S THAT? OKAY.

AND IT'S OKAY. YOU CAN PUT ME ON ON THE COMMUNICATION SIDE OF IT.

YEAH. AND EVEN IF IT'S JUST COMMUNICATION, THAT'S PERFECTLY FINE. I'D LOVE TO. YEAH. OKAY.

GOT IT. WE'LL GET ANOTHER MEETING SCHEDULED. AWESOME.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS? QUESTIONS ON THAT PORTION OF OUR AGENDA? I JUST FEEL GOOD. I FEEL LIKE WE'VE KIND OF FOCUSED.

I THINK THE NEXT MEETING WITH ETHAN SHOULD BE PRODUCTIVE.

YES. AND I'LL SEND THEM A, WHEN I SEND THEM A MEETING INVITE KIND OF WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT.

AND SO THAT WAY WHEN WE COME TO THAT MEETING, HE MIGHT ALREADY HAVE, YOU KNOW, HE'LL PROBABLY HAVE A WHOLE MOCKUP FOR US AND READY TO

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OH, ONLY THE BEGINNING OF DECEMBER. IT'S THE FIRST WEEKEND OF DECEMBER.

OKAY. SIX. [INAUDIBLE]. SIX. YEAH. IT IS THAT FIRST WEEKEND? YES. YEP. SO THIS COMES TO HEATHER. YOU WERE WAITING FOR THIS PATIENTLY FOR A COMMUNICATION FROM THE BOARD.

[COMMUNICATION FROM BOARD]

EXCUSE ME. [INAUDIBLE] COUNTY MASTER GARDENERS WOULD LIKE TO COLLABORATE SOMEHOW AND COME TO A FUTURE MEETING TO DISCUSS SOME TYPE OF COLLABORATION.

WHAT HAVE YOU. COULDN'T TELL YOU EXACTLY WHAT RIGHT NOW, BUT BUT IT'S BEEN REQUESTED, AND I AM THE MASTER GARDENER THAT'S SUPPOSED TO BE COMMUNICATING WITH Y'ALL. SO HERE WE ARE. THERE YOU GO.

DO YOU KNOW WHO WOULD BE IN CHARGE? LIKE, WHO WANTS TO COME TO TO TALK ABOUT THAT? OR WILL YOU BE TALKING ABOUT IT. I'LL LET YOU KNOW.

I KNOW THAT SHEILA PEARCE AND I COMMUNICATED VERY SMIDGE ABOUT IT.

AND NOW COMMUNICATING WITH YOU, ALL OF YOU, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.

SO. YES, BUT I'D LIKE TO SAY SHEILA PEARCE. SHEILA PEARCE.

AND THEN I CAN BE INVOLVED. OF COURSE, YOU KNOW.

SO IF YOU WANT TO JUST CONNECT US. YEAH. SO IT WOULD.

YES. SO A MEETING. HOW FAR IN ADVANCE? I GUESS THAT'S MY QUESTION.

WOULD YOU NEED TO KNOW? TO PUT IT ON THE AGENDA.

SO THE CURRENT AGENDAS ARE REQUIRED TO BE POSTED NOW THREE BUSINESS DAYS IN ADVANCE.

AND THAT IS JUST THE AGENDA. OKAY. AND SO LIKE FOR EXAMPLE, FOR THIS ONE, THE AGENDA WAS POSTED ON TUESDAY OF LAST WEEK. I THINK THAT'S RIGHT. BUT YOUR AGENDA PACKETS DOESN'T HAVE TO REALLY BE.

DOESN'T HAVE TO BE PUBLISHED REALLY AT ALL. BUT YOU JUST WANT TO GET THAT OUT IN FRONT OF EVERYBODY.

SO TYPICALLY AT LEAST A WEEK. SO LET'S JUST SAY A WEEK TO AT LEAST GET A PLACEHOLDER ON THE AGENDA.

AND THEN YOU DO HAVE A LITTLE LEEWAY AS FAR AS THE PACKET GOES.

OKAY. SO, SO WOULD IT BE OKAY FOR ME TO TELL THEM THAT EITHER THE THE.

I'M THINKING ABOUT TIMING HERE, BECAUSE ALSO WITH WINTER COMING THAT MIGHT BE A GOOD TIME TO HAVE SOME TYPE OF PLANNING FOR AFTER WE GET DONE WITH ALL THE COLD AND EVERYTHING. AND THEN WE'RE ALL REVAMPING, YOU KNOW, OUR OWN YARDS AND CITY OF ANGLETON, ETCETERA, AND THE MASTER GARDENER OUT OF B'S.

MAYBE WE COULD SHOOT FOR SOMETHING THAT'S BEFORE SPRING SO THAT WE CAN OR MAYBE EVEN THE END OF WINTER. I'LL HAVE TO LOOK AT WHENEVER WE HAVE OUR MEETINGS.

SO OUR NEXT ONE IS TECHNICALLY DECEMBER. IF WE MOVE FORWARD, THEN KEEP IN MIND WE ARE THE FOURTH MONDAY OF THE MONTH.

SO TRADITIONALLY WE, WE USUALLY EITHER CANCEL OR CHANGE THAT MEETING.

JUST BECAUSE OF WHEN IT FALLS IS RIGHT AROUND THE HOLIDAYS.

SO USUALLY MOST PEOPLE ARE SPENDING TIME WITH FAMILY THAT SO WE COULD ALWAYS CHANGE THAT ONE AND POTENTIALLY LOOK AT MAYBE IN JANUARY ONE OR WE COULD JUST WAIT TILL OUR FEBRUARY MEETING. OKAY. SO OUR NEXT ONE WOULD BE AFTER THAT ONE WOULD BE FEBRUARY.

OKAY OKAY OKAY. GOOD DEAL. ANYONE ELSE COMMENTS THINGS THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE AT THE NEXT AGENDA? MY WORK SCHEDULE CHANGED SO I CAN BE AT THE MEETINGS AGAIN [LAUGHS].

SO THANK GOD. ALL RIGHT. MEETING ADJOURNED AT 5:15 OKAY.

NOW THAT WE'RE.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.