BM 2012-02-16 KCBKeep Coppell Beautiful
Minutes of Meeting
February 16, 2012
The Keep Coppell Beautiful Board met on February 16, 2012, 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: Brandi Todd, Eric Dillie, Laura Burnett, Noel Schaefers, Richard Kelley,
Shawn Thompson, Tabitha Wilson, Carmen Prince, Vin Merrill, Annie Friedman, Pooja Marella and
City Liaison: Amanda Vanhoozier.
Item 1: Call to Order
Brandi Todd called the meeting to order at 7:04 p.m.
Item 2: Consider Approval of Minutes for January 19, 2012
Motion was made and carried to approve the January 19, 2012 minutes.
Item 3: Citizens’ Forum
Beth Reynolds was present to observe.
Item 4: Discussion regarding Adopt-a-Location Program/Litter Index
Board discussed and decided on Saturday, March 24, 2012 at 9:00 a.m. for
the Litter Index and Saturday April 7, 2012 9:00 a.m. for clean-up at
Hunterwood Park.
Item 5: Update from Coppell Green Team Subcommittee
Tabitha Wilson reported the subcommittee has met with the Chamber and
revised the Green Team program by removing the point system and tiers and
replacing it with a check-list system with different categories.
The new program will offer exclusive benefits and luncheons.
The Chamber will have a booth at Earthfest to distribute new pamphlets and
kick-off new program.
Tabitha will email edited version of pamphlet to members for them to see.
Item 6: Update from Earthfest Education Booths Subcommittee
Brandi Todd, Vin Merrill, and Richard Kelley reported that they have
compiled a list of past vendors to approach for Earthfest. They plan on
meeting after the board meeting to organize this list and plan on how to get
the vendors to commit.
Item 7: Update from KCB Booth at Earthfest Subcommittee
Three children’s craft ideas were presented to the board. 1) Paper Hat
Activity 2) Caterpillar filled with grass seed 3) Re-purposing beverage
containers into bird feeders and water holding vessels.
After discussion, the decision was put on hold until next meeting so the
caterpillar and re-purposing beverage containers could be tested for overall
simplicity and accessibility of resources.
Item 8: Community Programs Report
1) Recycling Carts – January Report for Blue Carts.
Percent of Home that set out carts: 67%
Percent of Waste Diverted by recycling in carts: 20.56%
2) Newspapers on Residents Lawns- It is the homeowners responsibility to pick up their
newspapers delivered to their homes. They can unsubscribe from free paper delivery if they
do not want a paper. Code Enforcement can issue a letter of warning for newspaper buildup
as trash and debris on property.
3) Abibow Paper Retrievers – 258 tons of paper recycled from Coppell yellow and green
Abibow bins at schools, churches, and city.
4) Coppell Farmers Market – Winter Market dates: 2nd and 4th Saturdays in February and
March. Open every Saturday starting April 7th. Farm to Table Dinner set for June 9, 2012.
Watch for more events at www.coppellfarmersmarket.org
5) Coppell Community Garden (CCG) – About 60 came out for the Adopt a Plot Garden
Sign up. Less than 10% will be releasing their plots to those on the waiting list. The warmer
weather has allowed for a higher harvest in January donated to the Metrocrest Social Services
food pantry.
6) CCG Education – The Basics of Organic Gardening Series spring classes start this
Saturday. The Sustainable Urban Ecosystem workshops will also be hosted at the Coppell
Community Garden on Feb. 25 and 26th. All classes posted on
www.coppellcommunitygarden.org
7) Calendar for KCB – Check your notebooks for the event calendar and the
roles/responsibilities for KCB Board.
New Business to be placed on next meeting’s agenda
Discussion and approval of new Green Team program.
Subcommittees for Earthfest reports
ADJOURNMENT
Meeting adjourned at 8:10 p.m. by Brandi Todd.
Minutes respectfully submitted by Nikki Moore.
Next meeting is March 22, 2012, 7:00 p.m. Conference Room, Coppell Road Service
Center, 816 S. Coppell Rd