Nov 03, 2026 Keep Angleton Beautiful Commission

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THAT MEETING STARTED AT 5:30:51. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, BOARD FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT AND

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AS I MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY, WE DO HAVE A NEW SOFTWARE FOR THE CITY.

SO IT SHOULD BE DOWNLOADED ON YOUR IPAD. YOU JUST HAVE TO SCROLL THROUGH AS YOU GO THROUGH EACH ONE.

WE'RE STILL WORKING THROUGH SOME OF THE KINKS ON IT. SO HOPEFULLY IN THE FUTURE YOU'LL BE ABLE TO GET BACK TO CLICKING ON THE AGENDA ITEMS. BUT FOR THIS ONE, YOU JUST HAVE TO SCROLL THROUGH AS WE NAVIGATE THE NEW SYSTEM.

FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA THOUGH, IS THE DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE THE BOARD MINUTES FROM OUR AUGUST 24TH,

[1. Discussion and possible action to approve the minutes from Keep Angleton BeautifulCommission meeting on August 24, 2026.]

I'LL GIVE YOU A FEW MINUTES TO REVIEW THOSE. IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS, AND THEN WE'LL OPEN IT UP FOR POTENTIAL MOTION TO APPROVE OR MAKE ANY CORRECTIONS.

I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES.

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

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? ALL RIGHT.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE.

ALL THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES.

[2. Update and discussion on Keep Angleton Beautiful Fund Balance and Year-to- Date financial statements. ]

THIS IS TO REVIEW THE FUND BALANCE AND FINANCIALS.

SO AT OUR FIRST MEETING OF THE YEAR. I'D LIKE TO TAKE A YEAR IN REVIEW BECAUSE WE'VE ONLY BEEN ABOUT A MONTH IN, WE HAVEN'T REALLY HAD ANY EXPENSES FOR THIS CURRENT YEAR.

SO IN YOUR PACKET YOU'RE GOING TO SEE THIS WAS THE NUMBERS RUN AS OF THE CLOSE OUT FOR SEPTEMBER 30TH.

AFTER REVIEWING, I BELIEVE EVERYTHING SHOULD BE IN HERE THAT WE HAVE TO ACCOUNT FOR.

WE JUST FINALIZED ALL INVOICES FOR THE PREVIOUS YEAR, JUST THIS PAST WEEK.

AND SO WHEN I RAN THESE NUMBERS, THIS SHOULD ACCOUNT FOR EVERYTHING THAT'S IN THERE REVENUE WISE.

WE KNEW THAT WE WERE GOING TO BE A LITTLE BIT SHORT, BUT WE WERE ABLE TO MAKE UP QUITE A BIT OF THAT IN OUR TRASH BAG REVENUE.

AND THEN BECAUSE WE'RE HOLDING A GOOD FUND BALANCE, WE ACTUALLY HAD ADDITIONAL INTEREST THAT CAME IN.

AND SO EVEN SO, AS WE LOOK AT REVIEWING THE EXPENSES, WE'RE ABLE TO BALANCE THAT OUT.

BUT I DID WANT TO POINT THOSE OUT FOR THE REVENUE SIDE OF THINGS. AS FAR AS THE EXPENSES GO, WE DID COME IN AND A HEALTHY BUDGET FOR OUR EXPENSES.

WE CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN, MAINTAIN OUR OUR BUDGET AND BE FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE.

SO WE DID HAVE VARIOUS SAVINGS THROUGHOUT PROJECTS.

A COUPLE OF THEM TO NOTE IS OUR BEAUTIFICATION.

ONE, WE WERE ABLE TO COME IN ABOUT $3,000 UNDER BUDGET TRAVEL AND TRAINING, BECAUSE THE CTB CONFERENCE WAS A VIRTUAL ONE AND WE DECIDED NOT TO OPT INTO THAT ONE WAS ANOTHER SAVINGS THAT I ATTRIBUTED THERE.

PROBABLY TWO OF THE LARGEST ONES I WOULD SAY ARE HIGHLIGHTING THERE.

ALSO, I DO WANT TO POINT OUT AT THE BOTTOM WE DO HAVE THE TRANSFER TO FUND BALANCE AS FAR AS THAT FUND BALANCE ONE, THAT TRANSFER DID NOT HAPPEN. AND PART OF THE REASON THAT IT HAD NOT HAPPENED WAS SIMPLY BECAUSE WE WAIT UNTIL THE END OF THE YEAR TO MAKE THE FULL TRANSFER.

EVERYTHING ROLLS OVER INTO THE BUDGET, BUT WE WEREN'T GOING TO TRANSFER IT WHEN WE KNEW WE HAD MORE.

SO I JUST WANT TO POINT THAT ONE OUT. YOU WILL SEE AT THE BOTTOM, THOUGH, WE DID HAVE A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN OUR REVENUES AND EXPENSES OF JUST UNDER $12,000.

AND SO THAT WILL GO INTO THE FUND BALANCE. SO WE'LL SEE ABOUT, I SAID, ABOUT $12,000 OR 11,800 ROLL OVER INTO THE FUND BALANCE.

OUR FUND BALANCE STARTING FOR LAST FISCAL YEAR WAS JUST OVER 99,000.

SO THIS NEW FISCAL YEAR WAS THE BUDGET BOOKS ARE CLOSED OUT.

WE SHOULD HAVE A STARTING FUND BALANCE FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR OF ABOUT 110,000.

AND SO WE'RE IN A GOOD POSITION IN MAINTAINING OUR FUND BALANCE, WHICH WE'LL TALK ABOUT SOME OTHER PROJECTS AS WE GO THROUGH THE AGENDA.

BUT I WANTED TO OPEN UP THE FINANCIAL PIECE FOR ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS OR CONCERNS YOU ALL HAVE.

GOOD. THANK YOU. JASON.

ANY QUESTIONS I CAN ANSWER. I'M READY TO MOVE ON TO ITEM THREE.

YEP. WE'RE GOOD. OKAY, GOOD. SO ITEM THREE THIS IS DISCUSSION UPDATE ON KEEP ANGLETON BEAUTIFUL PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS.

[3. Discussion and update on Keep Angleton Beautiful programs and projects.]

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I'LL GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT MORE CONTEXT ON THE PHILLIPS 66 POLLEN OR POLLINATOR GARDEN THAT'S GOING IN STAFF AND THE [INAUDIBLE] AND PHILLIPS 66 HAS BEEN WORKING DILIGENTLY OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS TO GET THIS PROJECT UNDERWAY.

WE HAVE BEEN RECEIVING PLANTING PLANT SHIPMENTS OVER THE PAST 4 TO 6 WEEKS THAT WE'VE BEEN HOUSING AT OUR NEW FACILITY ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF TOWN, RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER FROM ABIGAIL. SO WE'VE RECEIVED ALL OF THAT MATERIAL IN OR ALL THE PLANTS IN.

WE ARE WORKING WITH OUR CONTRACTOR. THEY ARE CURRENTLY WORKING ON THE SOIL THERE AND MAPPING OR STAKING OUT THE GARDEN AREA.

SO ABIGAIL IS NOT QUITE AS FAR AS LONG AS WE WERE HOPING IT WOULD BE, WHICH IS OKAY BECAUSE THIS PLANTING STILL COMES AT A GREAT TIME.

SO THIS IS KIND OF GOING TO BE A SNEAK PEAK FOR VOLUNTEERS THAT ARE GOING TO COME OUT TO SEE KIND OF BEHIND THE SCENES OF WHAT'S HAPPENING. ORIGINALLY WE HAD THOUGHT THAT IT WOULD PROBABLY LINE UP RIGHT AROUND OPENING. BUT WHEN WE GO, IF YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO OUT THERE, YOU'LL SEE THAT WE'RE STILL AT CONSTRUCTION SITES, WHICH FITS WELL FOR WHAT WE'RE PLANNING TO DO.

SO WE HAVE A 4500 SQUARE FOOT AREA THAT WE'RE PLANTING ROUGHLY 3500 PLANTS IN.

WOW. AND SO OVER TWO DAYS, WE'RE GOING TO BE PLANTING VERY SPECIFIC PLANTS IN THIS AREA.

YOU KNOW, AS WITH EVERYTHING, YOU HAVE LITTLE THINGS THAT COME UP WHILE YOU'RE ON SITE LAST WEEK IN BECAUSE WE'RE STILL UNDER CONSTRUCTION, WE HAD TO MAKE SOME ALTERATIONS. AND SO WE ALREADY CHANGED OUR DESIGN PLAN.

WE'RE ACTUALLY ADDING A LITTLE RIVER ROCK TO GO THROUGH OR BULL ROCK AND KIND OF CREATE A LITTLE SEPARATION THROUGH THE NATURAL SWELLS.

SO IT'S GOING TO EVEN ENHANCE THAT AREA EVEN FURTHER.

SO REALLY EXCITED TO, YOU KNOW, SHOWCASE SOME PICTURES AFTER THURSDAY AND FRIDAY HAPPENED.

SO ON THURSDAY IS WHEN THE BULK OF THE WORK IS GOING TO BE DONE.

THEY ARE LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS TO SUPPORT ON THURSDAY MORNING OR FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

THEY'RE DOING TWO SHIFTS. AND SO IF Y'ALL ARE INTERESTED OR HAVE THE ABILITY TO SUPPORT THERE AS WELL AS ON FRIDAY MORNING WE DO HAVE CURRENTLY ANTICIPATE ANYWHERE FROM 15 TO 25 VOLUNTEERS CURRENTLY FOR EACH SHIFT.

SO THAT'S DEFINITELY A GOOD, HEALTHY NUMBER. BUT THIS WILL BE KIND OF A FIRST OF A KIND FOR US OF PLANTING IN THIS CAPACITY AND THE THINGS WE'RE LOOKING TO BRING INTO THE PARK AS WELL AS WE HAVE SOME THINGS WORKING ON THE BACK END ADDITIONAL PIECES IS A TIE IN THAT KIND OF HIGHLIGHTS ABIGAIL IN HER PRESENCE THERE.

AND SO REALLY EXCITED TO SEE THIS PROJECT COME TO FRUITION.

BUT IF AGAIN, IF YOU ALL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO WE ARE STILL TAKING VOLUNTEERS FOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

HOW MANY DO YOU NEED? WHAT WOULD YOU BE COMFORTABLE WITH? I MEAN, WE'RE COMFORTABLE WITH WHAT WE HAVE. OKAY. WE REALLY ARE.

WE FEEL CONFIDENT THAT. I WILL SAY THE ONLY CONCERN I WOULD GIVE IS AS WITH EVERYTHING, WE HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THE WEATHER IS GOING TO DO.

IT DID POP UP ON US THIS WEEK THAT WE DO ANTICIPATE SOME RAIN THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

THE HOPE IS THAT IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S A THURSDAY EVENING, FRIDAY MORNING WHICH WOULD BE GREAT IF WE GET MAJORITY OF THE PLANTS IN.

YEAH. THAT WOULD HELP IMMENSELY. BUT AT THE SAME TIME, WE COULD ALSO GO THROUGH AND GET LIKE NO RAIN, RIGHT? YEAH. SO WHO KNOWS WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE.

SO THAT'S SOMETIMES DETER PEOPLE. IF THEY LOOK AT THE WEATHER FORECAST AND DON'T LOOK AT THE HOURLY FORECAST, IT MIGHT DETER PEOPLE FROM COMING OUT. BUT IT LOOKS LIKE WE SHOULD MISS IMPACTING THE PLANT.

SO I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT ONE. IT'S LOOKING REALLY NICE.

AND THANK GOODNESS FOR THE SOUTH SIDE OF TOWN.

WE NEED IT. WE NEED THAT THERE. YEAH. I'M REALLY EXCITED TO WRAP THIS PROJECT UP, BUT WE PROBABLY ARE STARTING TO COUNT DOWN MORE BEFORE IT WAS MONTHS.

NOW WE'RE DOWN TO WEEKS. BEFORE WE KNOW IT, WE'LL BE DOWN TO DAYS.

SO IT'S GOING TO BE REALLY EXCITING ONCE THIS PROJECT IS FINISHED AND COMPLETE.

AND THIS IS JUST AN EXCITING ONE TO ADD ON TO THE GARDEN AREA.

SO REALLY COOL [INAUDIBLE] YEP. ANY QUESTIONS WITH THE GARDEN PLANTING? OKAY. AND THEN THE OTHER ONE IS, YOU KNOW, OUR ANNUAL FALL SWEEPS COMING UP.

JUST A REMINDER FOR THIS ONE. SO THIS SATURDAY, 8 TO 11.

JUST SO Y'ALL ARE AWARE, I WILL NOT BE THERE, BUT I DO HAVE MY DEDICATED STAFF THAT ARE THERE GOING TO SUPPORT IT.

WE HAVE PARKS THAT ARE GOING TO BE ON SITE AS WELL AS SOME REC STAFF. SO THEY WILL TAKE CARE OF YOU AS ALWAYS, I PROMISE. WE WILL HAVE IT ALL SET UP THE DAY PRIOR.

GET EVERYTHING READY AND JUST HAVE SOME MINOR STUFF ON SATURDAY.

SO MY PARKS TEAM HAS A VERY BUSY WEEK WITH ALL THE DIFFERENT THINGS WE GOT GOING ON.

WE'LL HAVE OUR TRADITIONAL STUFF OUT THERE. I DID INCLUDE IN THE PACKAGE, JUST SOME REMINDERS. THIS ONE, THIS, THIS FALL. THERE'S BEEN A LOT MORE QUESTIONS ON IT, WHICH IS INTERESTING.

JUST THE LIMITS OF WHAT PEOPLE HAVE. SO I DID GO AHEAD AND PUT THOSE IN THERE JUST AS A REMINDER,

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AND SO JUST HIGHLIGHTS THAT WE'RE NOT SUPER PICKY ON THOSE, BUT TIRES IS ALWAYS ONE OF THEM BECAUSE SOMETIMES PEOPLE ARE NOT USING IT FOR THE RIGHT PURPOSE. RIGHT? SO WE'RE TRYING TO BE DILIGENT ON THAT ONE AND THEN PAINT THE OTHER ONE.

BUT WHEREAS, YOU KNOW, DATA SHREDDING, MOST PEOPLE ARE PRETTY GOOD ABOUT IT.

WE'RE NOT SEEING PEOPLE COME THROUGH WITH, YOU KNOW, 30, 40 BOXES EXCEPT FOR THE CITY.

AND SO JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THOSE. WE WILL HAVE OUR TREE GIVEAWAY AS WELL.

WE'VE SECURED 250 TREES TO GIVE AWAY FOR THIS EVENT.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE MEXICAN SYCAMORE, EGGLESTON HOLLY.

AND THIS TIME, SO KIND OF A MIX OF ALL OF THEM BETWEEN 75 AND 100 FOR EACH OF THE THREE SPECIES.

SO DEFINITELY A GOOD AD FOR US. BUT HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT.

THIS ONE SHOULD BE PRETTY CUT AND DRY. JUST GET A HEAD COUNT.

WHO BELIEVES THEY WILL BE THERE ON SATURDAY? I'LL DO THAT.

OKAY. SHE'S LIKE, I'M JUGGLING. IT'S OKAY. I'M KEEPING WITH THE WE HAVE A PROJECT.

THIS PROJECT ALSO. OH. YEAH. COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND.

YEAH. NO WORRIES. I MEAN, THAT ONE. YOU ALL HAVE BEEN THERE BEFORE.

IT'S PRETTY EASYGOING. AND JUST RALLIED THE COMMUNITY TO BE AROUND IT.

I DID FAIL TO MENTION ABOUT THE PHILLIPS 66 ONE.

WE ARE ENGAGING WITH TEXAS MASTER GARDENERS AND TEXAS MASTERS ON A POTENTIAL PARTNERSHIP THAT THEY MAY HELP US LONG TERM ON SOME LONG TERM MAINTENANCE FOR THAT PROJECT AS WELL. SO COOL.

THAT ONE JUST CONTINUES TO TAKE SHAPE IN SO MANY DIFFERENT WAYS.

AND JUST WITH HOW INTENTIONAL WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE THIS, THIS GARDEN AREA, IT'S GOING TO BE GREAT TO HAVE ANY SUPPORT THAT THEY CAN PROVIDE.

SO WE'RE WORKING THROUGH SOME OF THOSE THINGS AS WELL.

SO MORE TO COME THERE. SO JASON'S BEEN BUSY. ONE THING THURSDAY WE'RE HAVING THAT DIANA'S DONE A PRESENTATION.

YEP. AND I THINK YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO LET US HAVE SOME TRASH BAGS FOR.

ABSOLUTELY. AND THEY ARE AT THE FACILITY. OKAY.

AND SO I CAN'T REMEMBER. DO YOU REMEMBER HOW MANY YOU REQUESTED? NO, SHE DIDN'T SAY HOW MANY. SHE JUST ASKED IF WE COULD USE IT AS DOOR PRIZE.

YEAH. DO YOU WANT TWO BOXES? THAT WOULD BE EIGHT ROLLS.

YEAH. OKAY. DONE. BUT ANYWAY, EVERYBODY'S INVITED TO COME.

WE'RE JUST. THIS IS A VERY BUSY WEEK. SO ARE YOU GOING TO BE SPEAKING? YES. RIGHT. YES. I'LL TRY TO BE THERE. I KNOW.

AT THE REC CENTER. THIS IS THE REC CENTER SENIOR LUNCHEON.

I APOLOGIZE. THAT'S SO FOR A LUNCHEON. LEARN.

THE SENIORS ON ARE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR TOPICS.

AND SO THEY REACHED OUT ABOUT KEB. THAT'S GREAT.

AND THANK YOU, PATTY AND DIANA FOR STEPPING UP FOR IT.

AND IT JUST GIVES THEM MORE INFORMATION. TALKS ABOUT OUR PROGRAMS, WHAT OUR INITIATIVES ARE ALL THE THINGS WE HAVE GOING ON AND ALL THE THINGS WE SUPPORT.

SO IT'S DEFINITELY A POSITIVE. SO I'LL TRY NOT TO BORE THEM TOO MUCH, BUT YEAH.

YEAH. I'LL TRY NOT TO BORE THEM TOO MUCH. I BRING THAT UP ABOUT THE THEY ARE AN AMAZING GROUP.

YES. AND I, I, I GOT THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT TO THEM ON FITNESS ONE A COUPLE YEARS AGO AND THEY JUST TAKE IT ALL IN LIKE THEY LIKE IT IS FOR THEM. LIKE IT'S, IT'S LIKE THEY'RE SPONGES AT THAT TIME.

THEY'RE LIKE, IT'S JUST SOMETHING NEW AND DIFFERENT THAT ESPECIALLY WHEN IT'S IN THE COMMUNITY AND THEY'RE LIKE, I HAD NO IDEA. AND SO I WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT IT.

HOW DO I GET INVOLVED? WHAT DO WE DO? WHAT DOES THIS LOOK LIKE? YEAH. SO IT'S SUPER AWESOME.

YEP. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THOSE TWO PROGRAMS WE GOT COMING UP? LOOKS GOOD. ALL RIGHT. WELL WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM FOUR.

[4. Discussion and possible action on potential fund balance projects.]

AND SO THIS ONE IS DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION ON POTENTIAL FUND BALANCE PROJECTS.

I'M GOING TO SAY A PRECURSOR WITH THIS ONE. THERE ARE A COUPLE MORE TO COME.

WE PREVIOUSLY TALKED ABOUT OUR BANNER OR OUR BOX WRAPS.

AND SO THAT IS ONE THAT I'M STILL GATHERING A LITTLE BIT OF DETAIL ON.

AND WE'LL COME BACK FOR OUR NEXT MEETING YET.

SO JUST WANT TO PRECURSOR THAT, KEEPING YOU IN MIND WITH THIS REQUEST.

I DON'T THINK IT WILL REALLY IMPACT IT, BUT I JUST WANTED TO PUT THAT OUT FORWARD IN CASE THAT THAT BECOMES ONE THAT WE HAVE TO LOOK AT FOR FUND BALANCE FUNDS AS WELL.

POSITIVE. LIKE I SAID PRIOR, WE SHOULD HAVE ABOUT $11,000 GOING BACK INTO OUR FUND BALANCE.

AND SO THAT IS DEFINITELY A GOOD THING. BUT THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO KIND OF KEEP WITH THE SPIRIT OF SOME OF THE THINGS WE DO AND HIGHLIGHT OUR COMMUNITY AND JUST KEEP WITH THAT BEAUTIFICATION SIDE OF THINGS. SO SPECIFICALLY, THIS IS RELATED TO, AS YOU KNOW KAB HAS BEEN ASKED IN THE PAST TO SUPPORT SOME OF THE PARK

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SO DEFINITELY APPRECIATIVE THERE TO BE ABLE TO FURTHER THINGS WITHIN OUR PARKS, WHETHER IT BE FROM SUPPORTING LANDSCAPE OR IRRIGATION. SOME OF THE GARDENS, DOWNTOWN PLANTERS, ALL THOSE THINGS.

SO WE WANTED TO BRING BEFORE YOU AN OPPORTUNITY TO REFRESH SOME OF OUR THINGS THAT WE'VE HAD IN THE PAST.

SO THESE ARE TWO DIFFERENT PROJECTS. ONE OF THEM SPECIFICALLY IS A DOWNTOWN GARLAND THAT GOES AROUND OUR ANTIQUE LIGHT POLES.

SO IF YOU'VE BEEN IN THE COMMUNITY FOR ANY TIME AT ALL, YOU SHOULD REMEMBER THAT WE WOULD HAVE THOSE.

UNFORTUNATELY, YOU PROBABLY HAVE ALSO REMEMBERED THAT THEY DON'T HAVE THE SAME APPEAL AS THEY HAD IN THE PAST.

A LOT OF THE LIGHTS HAVE DIED OUT, SO THEY'RE KIND OF GETTING A LITTLE DINGY AND WORN DOWN.

AND SO THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO DO A REFRESH ON THOSE AND TO GET NEW LIGHTING OR GET NEW LIGHTED GARLAND DOWN THERE.

AND SO I WANTED TO BRING BEFORE YOU FOR CONSIDERATION TO ENHANCE THAT, THAT DURING OUR HOLIDAY SEASON, WE'LL BE ABLE TO WRAP THAT AND STILL CONTINUE TO BEAUTIFY DOWNTOWN AND REALLY HIGHLIGHT OUR COMMUNITY AND WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE.

SO WE'VE RECEIVED INITIAL QUOTES ABOUT AROUND THE RANGE OF ABOUT $20,000, WHICH SOUNDS CRAZY, BUT WE HAVE ABOUT 50 POLES THAT WE'RE LOOKING TO WRAP.

AND SO THERE'S JUST A COST THAT COMES WITH TRYING TO DO THAT.

SO THESE WOULD BE COMMERCIAL GRADE. THEY'RE MEANT TO WITHSTAND OUTDOORS AND BE OUTDOORS FOR MONTHS AT A TIME.

AND SO THAT IS ONE FOR CONSIDERATION. AND THEN THE ADDITIONAL ONE FOR CONSIDERATION AS WELL.

ALONG THE SAME LINE IS LOOKING AT REPLACING OUR BLIGHTED TREES.

SO SAME THING. IF YOU REMEMBER, WE USED TO HAVE THE TREE LIGHTS THAT WE WOULD PUT OUT AT CITY FACILITIES AND AT THE DOWNTOWN PARK.

SO DOWNTOWN HEART AND MOST COMMONLY SEE IS REALLY TALL LIGHTS THAT WERE THERE.

AGAIN, OVER TIME, LIGHTS HAVE BEEN DIMINISHED.

A LOT OF THEM ARE OUT. ONE OF THE THINGS I'D LIKE TO CHANGE JUST BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY PERSPECTIVE AS WELL.

THEY'RE ABOUT 20 FOOT POLES. AND SO THEY'RE EXTREMELY TALL.

THEY TAKE A LOT MORE MANPOWER THAN YOU ANTICIPATE BECAUSE WE ACTUALLY HAVE TO GET A LIFT OUT THERE TO PUT THEM IN PLACE AND MAKE SURE THEY STAY IN PLACE.

SO IT'S A LOT MORE LABOR INTENSIVE. AND SO WHAT WE'RE PLANNING TO DO IS ACTUALLY CUT THE POLES IN HALF OR THE TECHNICAL LAYER IN HALF ANYWAYS, AND CREATE TWO SEPARATE. SO WE HAVE TIER ONES AND DO LIKE A 12 FOOT AND 8 FOOT OR 10 FOOT, EIGHT FOOT KIND OF THING. AND SO WE'D ALMOST BE DOUBLING THE AMOUNT OF LIGHTS AND EVERYTHING THAT ARE OUT THERE.

AND SO WE'D LOVE TO BE ABLE TO UTILIZE WHAT WE HAVE.

KEEP OUR POLES STAFF WOULD FABRICATE THE POLES IN-HOUSE, AND THEN WE WOULD JUST BE LOOKING TO GET LIGHTING FOR THOSE AND ENHANCE THAT LIGHTING.

PREVIOUSLY THERE WAS PROBABLY ANYWHERE FROM 6 TO 8 STRANDS THAT YOU WOULD SEE ON THOSE LIGHTS.

AND WE'RE TRYING TO GET MORE SOMEWHERE TO 12 TO 15 STRANDS.

SO IT WOULD BE A LITTLE BIT MORE VIBRANT OUT THERE.

SO THOSE ARE TWO PROJECTS WE HAVE FOR CONSIDERATION.

JUST WANTED TO OPEN UP FOR DISCUSSION AND THOUGHTS.

IDEAS.

PUN INTENDED. RIGHT. PUTTING THEM TOGETHER. EXACTLY.

YEAH.

AND MAYBE THEY COULD HAVE THEIR OWN TREE. SOMETHING THAT THEY COULD MAKE.

MAYBE IT'S SOMETHING WE COULD TALK TO A TEACHER.

YEP. HE'S VERY APPROACHABLE, AND I DON'T MIND DISCUSSING IT.

KIND OF BRINGING IT UP FOR FUTURE. YEAH, IT COULD BE LIKE A, A [INAUDIBLE] THAT THEY PUT TOGETHER AND THAT EVERY YEAR.

YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. THEY WE ACTUALLY REACHED OUT TO THEM FOR ABIGAIL PROJECTS AND THIS IS MUCH DIFFERENT.

ABIGAIL IS GOING TO BE, I MEAN, IT'S GOING TO BE AMAZING.

AND I HAVE FULL FAITH THAT OUR CTE PROGRAM COULD HAVE DONE IT, BUT IT WAS A LOT MORE INTENSIVE ONCE WE GOT THROUGH IT.

BUT THIS ONE IS SOMETHING I THINK WOULD BE MORE OF THEIR WHEELHOUSE.

OKAY. SO YEAH, WE CAN REACH BACK OUT. THAT'S A GREAT SUGGESTION. YEAH.

I LIKE THE LIGHTS, LIKE WHOLE THING. SO THAT LOOKS REALLY GOOD.

VERY PRETTY. YEAH, LOOKS REALLY GOOD. SO STAFF IS ASKING ADDITIONAL DOLLARS FROM US OR FROM THE ORGANIZATION.

YES. SO IF YOU WOULD. SO ARE YOU THINKING OF COMBINED LIKE 25,000? YES. I MEAN, WE JUST WANTED TO BREAK IT OUT INTO TWO TO HAVE FULL CONSIDERATION.

I MEAN, YOU COULD DO THAT ANYWAYS, BUT THAT WAS THE THOUGHT WAS UP TO THAT AMOUNT.

WE STILL HAVE A COUPLE QUOTES WE'RE TRYING TO RECEIVE. AND SO IT WOULD BE TRYING TO KEEP IT UNDER.

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I THINK THAT'D BE A GREAT THING FOR OUR COMMITTEE SINCE IT'S KEEP ANGLETON BEAUTIFUL.

SO YEAH, I AGREE. NICE. SO WOULD YOU LIKE A MOTION? I WOULD LOVE A MOTION. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO DONATE OR USE AT LEAST 25,000, BUT DO NOT. WELL, NOT TO EXCEED $25,000 FROM OUR FUND BALANCE FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE DOWNTOWN GARLAND LIGHTS AND MAYBE THE MATERIALS FOR THE LIGHTED CHRISTMAS TREES.

GREAT. SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THAT ITEM? VERY NICE. ALL RIGHT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

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

MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU ALL. LAST ITEM WE HAVE IS COMMUNICATION FROM THE BOARD.

[Communication From Board Members]

ANYTHING YOU WANT TO HAVE ME BRING BACK OR LOOK INTO THAT YOU THINK THE BOARD NEEDS TO FOCUS ON ANYTHING YOU'RE HEARING FROM THE COMMUNITY? COMMENTS, CONCERNS, ALL THE ABOVE.

THANK YOU FOR GETTING THE MEDIANS CLEANED UP.

VERY GOOD. GOOD NEWS ON THAT IS I SHOULD HAVE OUR BEAUTIFICATION POSITION POSTED IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS.

AND SO WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO STAY A LITTLE BIT MORE ON TOP OF IT.

I WILL SAY THE NEGATIVE IS THERE IS ONE MEDIAN THAT I DROVE BY AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS GROWING THERE, BUT IT IS GROWING CRAZY AGAIN. THREE OF THE FOUR ARE GREAT.

THERE IS ONE OF THEM. IT ALMOST LOOKS LIKE IT'S BACK TO WHERE IT WAS.

AND THAT WAS A MONTH AGO. WOW. YEAH. IT'S JUST THAT.

MOTHER NATURE. AND IT'S I MEAN, IT'S GREAT, RIGHT? LIKE, BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT THE, THE WHAT'S DESIGNED TO BE IN THERE IS THRIVING AS WELL.

BUT THE INTENT OF THE PROJECT WAS TO TRY TO GET OUR GUYS TO BE OUT OF THE MEDIANS.

AND IT USED TO BE GRASS. AND SO IT WAS LIKE, WELL, WE COULD GO IN THERE QUICK AND BE IN AND OUT.

NOW WE'VE ADDED THE PLANTINGS, WHICH IS AMAZING.

BUT THEY HAVE BECOME MORE THAN WE RECOGNIZE. THEY PROBABLY WERE GOING TO BE.

AND SO IT'S LIKE IT'S TAKEN A IT TOOK OUR TEAM ALMOST FOUR DAYS TO CLEAN OUT THE MEDIANS, WHICH IS WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT 12 TO 15 PEOPLE OUT THERE PULLING WEEDS TO GO THROUGH.

AND SO IT'S LIKE, AND THAT'S THE CRAZY PART, RIGHT? IS BEFORE IT WOULD BE THEY COULD MOW IT IN OR EVEN JUST WEED IT.

IT IS IT, WHAT IS IT THAT'S IN THERE? THERE'S, I THINK A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING THAT'S IN THERE.

THERE'S A, OH, LANTANA IS INVASIVE. THAT THAT PETUNIA, THAT PURPLE.

YEP. SO THERE'S, IT'S BEAUTIFUL. IT'S JUST THE WEEDS.

WE CANNOT GET UNDER CONTROL. I KNOW IT'S BEEN THAT THAT NUTGRASS HAS BEEN REALLY BAD THIS PAST YEAR AND AFTER DOING SOME STUDIES ON IT.

I MEAN, MIRACLES HAPPEN, BUT IT WOULD BE A MIRACLE FOR THAT.

IT'S AWFUL. AND THAT'S TRUE. IT'S. GOD MADE IT FOR A REASON.

BUT STILL, IT'S IT CAN DEFINITELY YEAH, THAT NUTGRASS IS A PAIN.

IT JUST BECOME. AND IT'S, AND IT'S THAT IT'S BECOME MORE DIFFICULT TO MANAGE THAN IT WAS PREVIOUSLY.

RIGHT. AND I MEAN, WE'RE ONLY A YEAR AND A HALF IN FROM THOSE BEING UPGRADED AND JUST WE WEREN'T ANTICIPATING HAVING SUCH REGULAR MAINTENANCE HAVE TO HAPPEN ON IT.

RIGHT. I MEAN, WE'RE PROBABLY AT A POINT THAT, FOR EXAMPLE, IS THAT ONE MEETING.

IT NEEDS TO BE DONE EVERY MONTH. IT'S JUST THE MANPOWER TO DO THAT EVERY MONTH IS MORE THAN WE ANTICIPATED.

SO I KNOW THAT THE DEPARTMENT HAS A LOT GOING ON TOO.

YEAH. SO WE'RE LEARNING AND GROWING AND WORKING THROUGH IT.

SO APPRECIATE THE PATIENCE AS WE GET THROUGH SOME OF THAT AND FIGURE OUT WHAT THE LONG TERM PLANS ARE.

YEAH, AS I SAID, ONE OF THEM, I JUST DON'T, I CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHY THAT ONE IS.

WE DID THE EXACT SAME THING ON ALL FOUR OF THEM.

AND THERE'S ONE OF THEM THAT LOOKS LIKE IT JUST TOOK OVER AGAIN.

AROUND ABOUT WHICH ONE IS IT? SO I'M GONNA SAY NUMBER THREE BECAUSE THAT MAKES PERFECT SENSE, RIGHT? SO WE'RE GOING INSIDE AND WORK YOUR WAY OUT.

SO NUMBER FOUR WOULD BE THE CLOSEST TO WALMART AND NUMBER THREE IS DOWN AROUND SONIC ISH.

IT'S THAT ONE RIGHT THERE. SO THAT'S THE ONE. YEAH.

IF YOU LIKE, IF YOU DRIVE BY THE OTHER ONES, LIKE THEY LOOK LIKE THEY'VE CLEARED PRETTY WELL.

WE GOT A FEW SPOTS WE'RE GOING TO FILL IN BECAUSE THERE WERE A FEW THINGS THAT DIDN'T FARE SO WELL,

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LOOK AT IT AGAIN. I WAS LIKE, EVERYBODY LOOK AT ONE, TWO AND FOUR.

PAY NO ATTENTION TO NUMBER THREE. MAYBE. YES.

YEAH. THANK YOU FOR THE UPDATE. I'M SO THANKFUL FOR THE COLLABORATION WITH MASTER GARDENERS.

I'M REALLY HOPEFUL THAT IT WILL GIVE US OPPORTUNITIES FOR MORE COLLABORATION WITH THEM AND SUPPORT FOR THE PARKS AND MORE OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO WORK WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. I THINK THERE'S OUR PARKS HAVE GREAT THINGS, AND I THINK THERE IS A GREAT MORE, EVEN MORE THAT WE CAN ADD.

AND SO YEAH, I'M DEFINITELY EXCITED FOR IT. YEAH.

I THINK ABIGAIL IS KIND OF THE SPEARHEAD THAT INITIATIVE.

WHAT ELSE YOU GOT FOR ME Y'ALL'S TIME TO.

OR I'M SORRY, AFTER TEN BECAUSE I'M WHAT I MAY DO IS SPLIT UP MY TIME THERE AND THEN GO TO IF YOU CAN.

SURE. OKAY, GOOD. WE ONLY HAVE AN HOUR TO GO AFTER THAT.

SO I JUST ENCOURAGE ALL MY FRIENDS AND STUFF AND THE BOARD TO THE YOU KNOW, SOMETHING BIG. YEAH, THE FEEDBACK IS REALLY GOOD AND IT'S WORKING.

AND IF ANYBODY'S NOT COMFORTABLE DOING IT, TAKE IT BECAUSE YOU GOT TO SAY YOUR NAME.

TAKE A PICTURE AND SEND IT TO ME BECAUSE AS A COMMUNITY, WE STUFF THAT WE'VE WORKED TO GET IT CLEANED UP.

IT'S GOING BACKWARDS. AND ABSOLUTELY. AND I MEAN, BEING LIVE, I WOULD ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO LIKE PROVIDING YOUR INFORMATION IS JUST SO WE CAN GET CLARITY. OH, IT'S A GREAT COMMUNICATION. YEAH.

AND SO IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT IT'S ALWAYS SOMEBODY THAT'S GOING TO REACH OUT OR WE'RE KEEPING A LIST OF WHO'S PROVIDING INFORMATION IN THERE.

THAT'S FOR US JUST TO BE ABLE TO REACH OUT. AND I MEAN, I'LL GIVE AN EXAMPLE FOR ONE OF OURS.

WE, WE RECEIVED AN EMAIL ABOUT HIGH GRASS IN AN AREA.

AND WE HAD TO REACH OUT TO GET MORE INFORMATION ABOUT EXACTLY WHERE THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT.

AND THEN THEY PROVIDED PICTURES AND I WAS LIKE, THIS, THIS NARROWS IT DOWN EXACTLY WHAT I NEEDED TO KNOW BECAUSE IT HELPS US TO DETERMINE WHOSE RESPONSIBILITY IS IT AND INTERESTING ON THAT ONE WAS IT WAS IT WAS LIKE A CROSSOVER OF THREE AREAS.

IT WAS LIKE CITY AREA. IT WAS PRIVATE PROPERTY AND DRAINAGE DISTRICT.

AND IT WAS LIKE, YOU KIND OF LEAN ON ANYBODY WHO COULD DO IT.

AND WE'RE LIKE, BUT BECAUSE THEY REACHED OUT AND IT'S IMPORTANT TO THEM, LIKE IT TOOK OUR TEAM TEN MINUTES.

AND SO THAT'S WHY WE REQUEST THE INFORMATION IS BECAUSE WHEN PEOPLE PUT STUFF IN, SOMETIMES IF THEY DON'T GIVE ENOUGH DETAIL OR THEIR EXPLANATION DOESN'T ALWAYS LINE UP OR MAKE SENSE. AND SO WE CAN REACH OUT TO GET MORE INFORMATION. YEAH. TAKING THE PICTURES, THE ADDRESSES, IT'S GREAT. YES.

YEAH. YEAH. AND I MEAN, I'M GOING TO APPLAUD DEVELOPMENT SERVICES AND THEIR TEAM.

THEY ARE OUT THERE CONSISTENTLY WORKING THROUGH THE PROCESS.

AS WE'VE TALKED BEFORE, IT'S A PROCESS, RIGHT.

NOT EVERYTHING GETS HAPPENS OVERNIGHT. IT JUST MAKES EVERYONE AWARE.

AND YEAH, THERE'S BEEN SOME REALLY GOOD THINGS COMING RECENTLY THAT WE'VE BEEN MAKING HAPPEN.

SO YEP, IT'S A GREAT ONE. SO WILL YOU BE THERE THIS WEEK? THURSDAY, THURSDAY, FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. FOR VOLUNTEERING.

OH, I DON'T I'VE GOT SOME FAMILY SITUATION ON THURSDAY, MAYBE FRIDAY.

I CAN'T VOLUNTEER THURSDAY. WE'RE DOING THAT IN THE MORNING. YEAH.

ARE YOU IN THERE FOR FRIDAY? WHO'S ON FRIDAY? I REMEMBER SEEING KAB ON THERE FOR SOMEBODY. OH YEAH.

YEAH. I'M THERE FRIDAY. YEAH. I'LL BE OUT OF TOWN.

YEAH. OKAY. GOT ANY OTHER COMMENTS? REQUESTS? A COUPLE PEOPLE I CAN'T REMEMBER. I WAS ON COUNCIL, BUT WHERE THE FIRESTONE IS, THE LITTLE POINTS.

YOU KNOW, THAT LITTLE GROCERY STORE IS SWALLOWS WHEN YOU'RE GOING DOWN TOWARD THE FAIRGROUNDS.

IT THE LEFT. I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S THE RAILROAD'S RESPONSIBILITY, BUT IT IS SO OVERGROWN, SO OVERGROWN OVER THE TRACKS.

LIKE IF YOU'RE GOING TOWARD DOWN OR YOU'RE GOING OVER THE TRACKS TOWARD THE FAIRGROUNDS.

YEP. THE LITTLE THEY CALL IT THE POINT. WHATEVER.

LOOK TO THE LEFT. THEY CLEANED IT UP A LITTLE BIT ABOUT A YEAR AGO, BUT IT'S IT'S IT'S UNSAFE.

LET'S JUST SAY THAT. BUT I DON'T KNOW WHOSE RESPONSIBILITY THAT WOULD BE.

I FEEL LIKE THAT'S THE RAILROAD. BUT LET ME LOOK.

YEAH, YEAH. JUST MAKE A NOTE. YOU SAID IT'S ON THE LEFT.

RIGHT? CORRECT. GOING TOWARD THE FAIRGROUNDS? YES. OKAY. OKAY. ANYTHING ELSE? ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO FOR US. YEAH. YES. HAPPY TO BE A PART OF IT.

THANK YOU ALL. YOU'RE A GREAT LEADER. MUCH APPRECIATED.

LOTS OF HATS. THIS IS YOUR MEETING. ALL RIGHT, Y'ALL LADIES, Y'ALL GOOD?

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