BM 2010-03-25 KCB
Keep Coppell Beautiful
Minutes of Meeting
March 25, 2010
The Keep Coppell Beautiful Board met on March 25, 2010, at 7:00 p.m., in the Conference Room at the
Coppell Service Center, 816 South Coppell Rd., Coppell, Texas. The following members were present:
Craig Pritzlaff, Shannon Olmstead, David Caviness, Charles Dart, Samuel Duff, Brandi Todd and Carole
Gayler. City Liaison Cristal Rollins, Community Programs Coordinator, and Kami Marcom, Parks and
Recreation Secretary, were present.
Item 1: Call meeting to order
Craig Pritzlaff called the meeting to order at 7:02 p.m.
Item 2: Consider approval of February 18, 2010, minutes
Motion was made and carried approving the February 18, 2010 minutes.
Item 3: Citizens’ Forum
No citizens were present.
Item 4: Report from subcommittee regarding review of environmental policies, ordinances
and requirements
Charles Dart reported that the subcommittee met a second time and reviewed
environmental policies and ordinances within Coppell. City of Coppell Staff was
commended on their responses to recommendations made.
Item 5: Discussion of Board’s Earthfest activities and update from Shannon Olmstead on
educational booths.
Shannon Olmstead reported that some booths are finding it difficult figuring out
how they fit into the theme of Earthfest, “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.”
Sam Duff recapped a new promotion happening at his place of employment - a new
tree will be planted for each new customer converting to EPA.
Cristal Rollins reported that there are 1,553 volunteers for the Earthfest clean-up
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and that participants may pick up T-shirts for Clean Coppell on April 8 and 9.
Item 6: Discussion of Adopt-A-Location
Cristal Rollins reported that Right Choice moved to Better Built’s location and that
there are no renewals from Mannatech, The Burb, or the Norris Family off of Sandy
Lake.
Craig Prtizlaff asked about the Boy Scouts renewal. There is no renewal yet.
Item 7: Discussion of Green Team Program
Cristal Rollins displayed the Green Team page located in the Chamber Directory.
Shannon Olmstead reported that there are 3 persons from Green Team working at
Earthfest this year and there will be pamphlets about Green Team at the booth to
give out.
Item 8: Youth Report
There were no Youth present.
Item 9: Community Programs Report
1) Recycling Carts – “Make Your Cart Count” goals – 65% Participation Rate (PR) & 20%
Diversion Rate (DR).
JAN. 10 FEB. 10 2010 YTD
21.08% DR 20.77% DR 20.95% DR
74% PR 64% PR 69% PR
2) Coppell Community Garden Education – Had to postpone the Spring Vegetable Gardening class
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on Sunday, March 21 because of the weather; new date is Sunday, April 11. Will share a
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promotional booth with CFM at Irving Earth Day (April 10), Live Green Expo in Plano (April 17)
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and Earthfest (April 24).
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3) Coppell Farmers Market – CFM Winter Market – this Saturday, March 27. CFM opens for
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2010 season on Saturday, April 10.
4) Coppell Community Garden – finished remake of Ground Delivery Garden beds in late
February. 57 beds were rebuilt by 60 volunteers (650 volunteer hours contributed) over the course of
late January to late February.
5) TXDOT Landscape Project – Freeport/635 project is close to completion.
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6) Upcoming Events – Town Center Movie Series - March 26(The Neverending Story), April 2
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(Jurassic Park), April 9 (The Iron Giant) – all movies begin at dark. Egg Hunt – Saturday, April
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3, 11:00 a.m. at Wagon Wheel Park (arrive early to park nearby!).
New Business to be placed on next meeting agenda:
KCB Summer Meetings
Litter index date
ADJOURNMENT
Meeting adjourned at 7:30 p.m. by Craig Pritzlaff, Chairman.
Minutes respectfully submitted by Kami Marcom.
Next meeting is April 15, 2010, 7 p.m., Conference Room, Coppell Road Service Center, 816 S.
Coppell Rd.