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Keep Knoxville Beautiful

Board of Directors, Regular Meeting

Minutes for April 2006

Present: Keith Austin, David Collins, Gary Drinnen, Terry Faulkner, Gary Loe, Sam Maynard, Edythe McNabb, Page Pratt, Darrin Rhines, and Tim Wheeler

Absent: Mark Brown, Harold Byrd, Dino Cartwright, Mark Cawood, Ray Clift, Johnnie Conner, Stevan Curtis, Neal Denton, Martha Dooley, Scott Frith, Mary Lou Horner, Susan Long, Cassandra McGee, Janet McGaha, Doug McGill, Jenny Raines, Sarah Surak and Garrett Wagley

Staff: Tom Salter, Jack Dennis and Seth Hopper of AmeriCorps

Call to Order

The meeting was called to order by Terry Faulkner at 12:10. There was NOT a quorum for the meeting (10/28).

Approval of the Minutes

Terry asked board members to review the minutes from the March 2005 board meeting. Sam made a motion to approve and David seconded the motion. Approval was unanimous (but not official because we did not have a quorum).

President’s Report – Terry Faulkner

There was a discussion of the size and composition of the board relating to rotations and the upcoming board elections. Tom distributed a report of board member attendance with the names masked. 12 of 28 board members attend less than 63% of the meetings. There was a discussion about how best to achieve a quorum. Terry appointed Tim, Sam, Darren and Edythe to the nominating committee. The committee will meet and recommend a slate of officer, research board prospects determine who will rotate off, etc.

Terry circulated an EarthFest volunteer sign-up sheet. KKB is responsible for its own tent with the GAC poster judging and for the EarthFest waste-free event project. Any help will be needed.

Executive Director's report – Tom Salter

Tom presented the Financial Statement and Summary for March 2006. There was a brief discussion but the statement and summary could not be formally “accepted” because we did not make quorum.

Activities Report - Tom Salter

Litter Prevention

· Speech, Downtown Sertoma, 35 people.

· Speech, Downtown Rotary, 100 people.

· Speech, KUB employees, 50 people.

· Women’s Expo Booth for three days. Volunteers included Ray Clift, Gary Loe, Mary Lou Horner, Billie Solomon, Sam Maynard, Susan Long, Leslie Hamm (intern), Seth Hopper (AmeriCorps), Jack Dennis, Tom Salter & family members.

· Speech, South Knox Rotary, 15 people.

· Waste Hauler tarp system and litter control inspection tour at Waste Connections

· Phi Theta Kappa (from Pellissippi State) and The UTK African American Students for Excellence major partnerships.

· There were 4,187 website pageviews for March 2006.

Recycling

· KKB selected by KAB national for PET recycling competition that includes $2,500 grant for us.

· KKB selected by KAB national for Waste Manangement Think Green promotion including a $3,000 grant.

Beautification

· Marbry-Hazen House work day.

· GAC kickoff event at Mabry-Hazen House. Covered by WBIR Live at Five and the front page of the Knoxville Journal.

· Distributed cleanup supplies to multiple groups.

· Bearden Beautification project installed 6 new historical markers in the 3^rd Creek Greenway extension. KKB managed the funds for these markers.

Membership

· $425 in membership renewals.

Media

· WBIR live coverage of the kickoff.

· B97.5 multiple psa’s for GAC.

· An article in the Beacon that mentioned all of those.

· YAB article in the News Sentinel.

· Multiple school admin bulletin entries on GAC and Poster Contest.

· Big front page story in the Journal on GAC kickoff.

Other

· Tom was keynote speaker at the Bradley County “Solid Waste Breakfast” – this event has been featured on Leno and Letterman for its “odd” title.

· KKB interviewed a summer intern.

· KKB interviewed an AmeriCorps prospect for August.

Great American Cleanup™

Tom distributed a list of groups that had formally signed up for the Great American Cleanup. The list included 66 “officially” registered groups and another 10 groups that are doing large cleanups but are not officially registered.

Tom announced a second work day at the Mabry-Hazen House. We will have some out of town volunteers and others can join in if they like.

The Calhoun’s luncheon donation is confirmed with a firm limit of 200 meals.

Unfinished/Ongiong Business

Terry reported that the meeting with Waste Connections went very well. We toured the facility and saw a variety of tarping systems. One of the most promising developments is that WC is purchasing “small” compactor trucks to replace small pickup-sized dump trucks. The small dump trucks service small roads and driveways and are notorious for losing trash. The small compactors hold 12 times as much and the trash is secured while the trucks are moving.

New Business
Tom announced that KKB would be participating in two national GAC promotions. One is a partnership with Aquafina and Sam’s Clubs to recycle plastic bottles. KKB will partner with SP Recycling and Knox County Solid Waste. KKB will receive a $2,500 grant to manage the program. KKB will also partner with Waste Management to manage two projects that fit into the national WM Think Green program. We will receive a grant of $3,000 and spend the money at Mabry-Hazen House and the EarthFest Waste-Free Program.

Meeting Times and Announcements

§ YAB meeting, 4/1/06, Fulton High Library

§ EarthFest, 4/22/06, World’s Fair Park, All Day

§ Next regular board meeting, Knoxville Coca Cola training room, 12:00 noon, 5/4/06

§ GAC™ Trash Bash, Calhoun’s on the River, 6/6/06, 11:30 to 1:00

Adjournment – The meeting was adjourned at 1:15 pm

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Sarah Surak, Secretary Date