BM 2001-01-18 KCBKeep Coppell Beautiful
Minutes of January 18, 2001
The Keep Coppell Beautiful Committee met on January 18, 2001 at 7pm in the Planning
conference room at Town Center, 255 Parkway Boulevard, Coppell, Texas. The following
members were present; Diana Sircar, Chairperson, Barbara Piels, Pat Lambert, Julia Petty,
Jeannie Farrier, and Thomas Guidry, Jr. and Amanda Vanhoozier, City of Coppell, liaison.
Member not present was: Scott Braugh
Item one: Call to Order - Diana Sircar called the meeting to order.
Item two: Approval of Minutes from November 16, 2000- Minutes were approved.
Item three: Citizen's Forum - There were no citizens present.
Item four: Adopt-A-Location Status and Action- The committee was updated on two new
AAL groups; Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints youth at Andy Brown West and the YMCA Indian
Princess at the new Wagon Wheel Park. The 2001 AAL agreement with changes was approved.
Letters to existing groups with the new agreement will be sent to renew clean-up agreement. The
committee set Feb. 24 for their litter pickup of Beltline road between Moore and Denton Tap.
Item five: Discussion of Clean Texas Partners Application - Amanda submitted the
application to TNRCC and the city of Coppell is now a member of Clean Texas Partners. The
environmental goal will be to increase the amount of recyclables diverted from the solid waste
stream.
Item six: Update and action on Keep America Beautiful Pre-certification process-Barbara
discussed the process as outlined at the pre-certification training. Pat and Barbara will work with
the litter/solid waste evaluation section. The committee will go on the litter index on February
241h after the AAL pick-up. Thomas will work with the Organizational Structure section. There
was discussion on how to include outside volunteers to be more involved with the organization.
Amanda will do the Administrative Structure section.
Item seven: Discussion of Clean Coppell-Earthweek 2001- The committee discussed the date
of April 21 and the activities for that day and the week to follow. Amanda will bring a project
planner to the February meeting detailing the event's activities.
Item eight: Presentation and discussion of the Annual Plan of Work for KCB committee-
The Annual Plan of work was approved with the addition of Multi-family recycling letter follow-
up, new columns for current status and assignment, and more emphasis on fall activities.
Item nine: New Business to be placed on next meeting's agenda - Watch litter index training
video, work plan, AAL high priority locations, Clean Coppell-Earthweek, Review the KAB
document.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:56
Next meeting: February 15, 2001, 7pm, Planning Conf. Room AT TOWN CENTER.
Minutes respectfully submitted by Amanda Vanhoozier, Keep Coppell Beautiful, Liaison