BM 2014-06-19 KCBKeep Coppell Beautiful
Minutes of Meeting
June 19, 2014
Mission
To involve individuals and businesses throughout the community to promote education
and initiatives that encourages waste reduction, liter prevention, beautification and
environmental sustainability.
The Keep Coppell Beautiful Board met on June 19, 2014 at 7:00 p.m., at the Biodiversity
Education Center, 367 Freeport Pkwy, Coppell, TX. The following members were
present: Richard Kelley, Chair, Laura Burnett, Nancy Stanford, Andrew Denes. City
Liaison Jen Ferguson, Community Programs Coordinator.
Item 1: Call to Order
Richard Kelley called the meeting to order at 7:09p.m.
Item 2: Consider Approval of Minutes for June 19, 2014
Motion was made and carried to approve the June 19, 2014 minutes.
Item 3: Citizens’ Forum
No citizens present.
Item 4: Community Programs Report
1) Residential Recycling Rates:
City Council Goals: 65% Participation Rate (PR) & 20% Diversion Rate (DR)
Jan Feb Mar April May 2014 YTD 2013 Year End
PR 64% 62% 62% 60% 62% 62% 65%
DR 20% 20% 18% 16% 16% 18% 17%
Compost 8% 6% 7% 10% 12% 8% 9%
2) Coppell Farmers Market – Market to Kitchen chef demo on Southside of
pavilion in grass at 10am. How to work with chocolate to make truffles. DMN
article. Farm-to-Table dinner huge success. Gallery of photos available on the
CFM webpage. If you haven’t checked out the page, GO! Many articles follow-
up newspaper articles and local media in attendance. Veggie Valet to start this
Saturday with CHS NHS students.
3) CCG Education – Receiving and organizing Texas SmartScape Tour. Possible
partnership with FCNP.
4) CCG – 1300 lbs last month—extremely impressive. Volunteer gardeners are
teaming up with school gardens to mentor and grow each school’s efforts. North
Texas Food Bank has contacted CCG about partnership with CFM to learn more
about the successful relationships.
5) Biodiversity Education Center – RecConnect classes, Coppell ISD,
Environmental Education Committee, Friends of the Coppell Nature Park, and
other users.
6) Upcoming Scheduled Events –
June 19 – KCB board meeting at Biodiversity Education Center
June 22-25 – Keep Texas Beautiful conference, Austin
June 28 – KCB booth at CFM
July 3 – Spirit of Coppell Fireworks event (KCB booth)
July 26 – KCB booth at CFM
August 2 – Hands-on Soil Sampling class
August 21 – KCB board meeting
August 23 - KCB booth at CFM
Sept 6 – Seeds class with FarmGirl, Donelle Simmons
Sept 23 – KCB Annual Report to City Council 7:30pm
October 4 – Tour of Coppell: Texas SmartScapes
October 11 – Design your own SmartScape class
October 16 – KCB board meeting
October 18 – Wild flower seeding
October 18 - Oakfest
Item 5: Update from Spirit of Coppell subcommittee
Spirit of Coppell subcommittee updated the Board on the progress of
KCB’s participation in the event.
Board discussed the logistics of the Spirit of Coppell booth including
supplies, location, timing and volunteers.
Details were finalized for the event.
Item 6: Update from Green Team subcommittee
Subcommittee: Laura Burnett, Olivia Nadler, Bret Saunders.
All subcommittee members absent from 6/19/14 meeting.
Staff liaison gave the Board a brief update on the work so far.
Item 7: Discussion regarding Coppell Farmers Market Booths
Board discussed Board member attendance at the June 28 booth.
Item 8: Discussion regarding future outreach
Board discussed outreach in the schools by offering Keep America
Beautiful’s Waste in Place and Recycle Bowl programs.
Board discussed offering own environmental education classes to
students.
Board discussed partnering with CISD and private schools.
Board discussed time limitations and training volunteers to conduct
outreach.
Board decided to put school outreach on hold through the summer due
to conflicting schedules.
Item 9: Future business
Report to City Council
ADJOURNMENT
Meeting adjourned at 8:12 p.m. by Richard Kelly.
Minutes respectfully submitted by Jen Ferguson.
Next meeting is August 21, 2014 7:00 p.m. Biodiversity Education Center, 367 Freeport
Parkway.