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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2005-09-13 KEB MINUTESKEEP ENGLEWOOD BEAUTIFUL September 13, 2005 I. CALL TO ORDER The regul ar meeting of the Keep Engl e wood Beautiful Commission was called to order in the Cit y Council Conference Room at 6 :30 p.m ., Acting Chair Gorsky presiding. Present: Absent: Staff: Linda Olson , Jim Woodward, John Brick, Pamala Sampson, Holly Montague , Olga Wolosyn Dooley Gehr, Daryl Kinton; Cornelia Humphreys ; M ark Ogonosky (all excused absences); Mike Fraietta (unexcused absence ) Anthony Fruchtl , Staff Liaison Mr. Gorsk y opened the meeting, and announ c ed th at Eric Crotty h as submitte d his re sign a tion from the Commission . He st ated the first order of business would be to elect a new Chair. John Bri c k moved: Jim Wo odw ard seconded: Election of a new Chair be postponed to the October meetin g . The motion passed unanimously. II. VOLUNTEER HOUR FORMS Mr. Gorsky collected the Volunteer Hour forms from membership present. III. 5-K RUN 2005 Follow-up Mr. Gors ky opened the wrap-up discussion of the 5-K Race . Mr. Woodward suggested review of the entry form , and th at necess ary revisions be made while race-day events are fresh in our minds . Discussion followed ; the following changes were recommended: a. "Birthday" must be changed to record age to facilitate the registration process. Ms. Mon- tague sugge s ted including a list of age ranges that applicants check. Membership agreed. b . The "Family Plan" entry fee must include space to record all family member names and ages. c. It was suggested that the race begin earlier to mitigate the effects of warm we ather on runners . No decision was reached. Brick moved: Following this follow-up discussion on the 5-K Run , further discussion of the race be suspended until January; citing importance of using meeting time to address the comprehensive plan and commission go als. The mo tion died for lack of second. H:\Gro u p\BOARD S\Kee p En g lewood Beautiful\Minutes\2005\KEB 09 -13 -05 .doc 1 - It was noted that issues regarding the 2006 5-K Race may present themselves for discussion ear- lier than January. The Contract with Eclectic Edge is considered in December and this action should be presented to the Commission for discussion/approval. Gorsky moved: Brick seconded: With the exception of important administrative issues, furthe r discussion of the 5-K Run will be closed until January, 2006. The motion passed unanimously. Mr. Gorsky asked that discussion of the 5-K Run wrap-up briefly continue. He thanked every- one for all the good work that culminated in a successful 5-K event. He recommended more vigilance on the media issue next year. Ms. Wolosyn apologized, saying that she forgot to fol- low up sufficiently with the media when she had volunteered to do so. Mr. Gorsky reported that he had $70 .00 from the race to tum in, along with a bill for juice and vinyl totaling $74.00 . He asked if this could just be a "wash". Mr. Frnchtl agreed, providing that adequate paperwork is submitted for each transaction; that is, we must have receipts for the expenditures , along with a record of the $70 .00 revenue from the race. IV. GOALS Mr. Woodward said he wanted to focus on the education issue at future meetings. Mr. Brick stated that he wanted to return to discussion of the KEB goals and find where the Comprehensive Plan goals intersect with the Commission goals. In further discussion of the goals, the question of "Where do we want the Commission to go with the goals" was raised. Mr. Bric k stated he would like to be part of an education program. Further discussion ensued. Ms. Montague raised the topic of "community gardens" for discussion. Ms. Wolosyn agreed to look into current community garden programs in Englewood. All members agreed that we are looking for opportunities to partner with other organizations in order to help fulfill the Commis- sion 's goals. Gorsky moved: Brick seconded: A subcommittee be formed to look for partnership opportunities that KEB can begin to work on immediately. The subcommittee wou ld address how KEB can develop the partnerships . Findings of the subcommittee should be based on the Comprehensive Plan . It is recommended that a member of City Council serve on the subcommittee to insure that the plan is consis- tent with the goals of City Council. The motion passed without dissent. Subcommittee members are: Linda Olson, Olga Wolosyn, Holly Montague, and John Brick. The members agreed to communicate by e-mail to schedule a meeting date/time. H:\Group\BOARDS\Keep Englewood Beautiful\Minutes\2005 \KEB 09-13 -05 .doc ~------------------- 2 V. STAFF'S CHOICE Mr. Fruchtl reported that the "Leaf and Tire" drop-off days are the last Saturday of October, and the first Saturday of November (October 29 and November 5). He stated that sign-up sheets will be available at the October meeting. Mr. Fruchtl confirmed the volunteers for the next Hazardous Household Waste roundup day (September 17), and reported that 86 people participated the first weekend (September 10). VI. COMMISSIONER'S CHOICE Ms. Olson stated that she will have to miss the October KEB meeting . Mr. Woodward asked that the "Holiday Lighting" event be renamed "Holiday Decorating". All members agreed with the proposed change; Mr. Fruchtl stated that the name change will be en- acted on all entry and judging forms. Ms. Sampson suggested the KEB Commission do something toward Hurricane Katrina relief. All members agreed to have a donation jar at the HHW event on September 17 , with all dona- tions collected going to the Red Cross. The meeting was declared adjourned. H:\Group\BOARDS\Keep Englewood Beautiful\Minutes\2005\KEB 09-13-05 .doc 3