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Keep Knoxville Beautiful
Board of Directors,
Regular Meeting
Minutes for April 2007
Present: Tobertha
Anderson, Harold Byrd, Mary Lou Horner, Edythe McNabb,
Page Pratt, Sarah Surak, Sharon Webb and Tim
Wheeler.
Absent: Keith Austin,
Mark Brown, Dino Cartwright, Mark Cawood, David Collins,
Anne Felknor, Maxine Gunter, Susan Long, Terry Faulkner,
Gary Drinnen, Ray Clift, Johnnie Conner, Stevan Curtis,
Neal Denton, Martha Dooley, Dave Hood, Cassandra McGee, Scott
Frith, Sam Maynard, Janet McGaha, Doug McGill, Jenny Raines,
and Garrett Wagley.
*names in boldface are
regular directors and count toward achieving a quorum.
Staff:
Tom Salter, Jill Gilbert and Stephanie Hood
Call to Order
The meeting was called
to order by Harold Byrd at 12:15. There was not a quorum for the
meeting (6/17 regular directors). We need 9 of 17 regular directors for
a quorum.
Approval of the
Minutes
Harold asked for
approval of the minutes of the March 2006 meeting. Sara made a motion
to accept the minutes, Mary Lou seconded the motion. Approval is not
official for lack of a quorum.
President’s Report –
Harold Byrd
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Harold asked for a
discussion of new board members and appointed a nominating committee
of Tim Wheeler, Page Pratt, Ray Clift and Terry Faulkner. The
committee will meet at Shonos on Market Square on Wednesday, May 11th.
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There was a general
discussion of board meeting attendance, participation in events,
etc. A short survey was circulated about ideas to improve
attendance.
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Volunteer sign up
sheets were circulated for DWAF parade float construction, parade
participation, Sundown in the City, EarthFest and the Trash Bash.
Executive Director's
report – Tom Salter
Tom presented the Financial Statement and Summary for
March 2007. Income and expenses continue to be positive. Grants and
other income ahead of last year with the exception of memberships and
expenses are even with last year. There was no formal approval of the
financial statement due to lack of a quorum.
Activities Report -
Tom Salter
Litter Prevention
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At the Mabry Hazen
House kickoff, volunteers moved leaves and collected 2 bags of trash
from around driveways up to the house. Those present included staff
Tom Salter and Jill Gilbert, interns Leah Festa and Katie Bennett,
YAB member Aftyn Behn, and board members Harold Byrd, Doug McGill,
Terry Faulkner and Sam Maynard. Community leaders included Mabry
Hazen director Calvin Chappelle, Mark Penland (TDEC), Bob Whetsel
(City of Knoxville), Linda Lee, Henry Anderson, “Lefty” Miller of
Edgewood, E.D. Hill of Cold Springs, Bob Santore of South Knox
Beautification, John Evans of Knox County Solid Waste and Janie
McDow and Ali Virtanen of AmeriCorps.
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KKB participated in
the Williams Creek Cleanup led by CAC AmeriCorps: 27 volunteers
collected 5.5 tons, Dumpster #1 had 4,920 pounds, dumpster #2 had
2,290 pounds, tire dumpster had 3,180 pounds.
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Booth at Women’s
Expo in Convention Center: ~10,000 attendees cam through 3 day
event. Spoke to people about the new state litter hotline,
EarthFest, Sundown and signing up for GAC. Volunteers included Anne
Felknor, Sarah Surak and her mom, Ray Clift, Mary Lou Horner, Billie
Solomon, Janie McDow, Jillian Gilbert, Stephanie Hood, Tom Salter
and Joyce Hausman.
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Campus
Beautification, ~112 bags (12 recycling), ~100 volunteers (wore
StopLitter shirts)
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Tom gave a speech to
the Knox County Republican Women’s Club – audience ~30.
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KKB had a booth at
the Knox County Library’s Garden Fest on March 31, 9 am to 4 pm,
several dozen people stopped at the booth.
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Continued to receive
GAC signups – more than 65 registered through March 31.
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Chilhowee
Intermediate submitted their LFSZ documents and St. Joseph School
requested LFSZ forms.
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KKB took part in the
EarthFare Environmental Event and distributed information on litter
prevention and GAC.
Recycling
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Jill and Tom spoke
about Students for Recycling to assemblies at Chilhowee
Intermediate, Sterchi Elementary and Mount Olive Elementary.
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Jill monitored waste
audits at Gresham Middle, Chilhowee Intermediate, and East Knox
County Elementary as part of KKB’s participation in the Students for
Recycling Competition.
Beautification
Membership
Media
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WATE and the
Knoxville Journal covered the GAC™ kickoff.
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University Center
Campus Beautification featured StopLitter in case display.
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GAC posters
distributed to all Knox County Schools and around the UT campus.
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A campus waste-free
events article appeared in the Daily Beacon.
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Two donated GAC™ ads
appeared in the Knoxville News Sentinel.
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KKB website
pageviews for March 2007 – 2,768.
Unfinished/Ongoing Business
There was no unfinished or ongoing business.
New Business
Terry announced KKB will plant a tree in honor of Mayor Haslam’s
support of the 3rd Creek Greenway project.
Meeting Times and
Announcements
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KKB, KPD, Price/Waterhouse/Cooper
Graffiti abatement, April 6th & 7th, meet at
Market Square
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3rd Creek Greenway
ribbon cutting, Monday, April 9th, 1:30 to 2:30, location
TBA
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Orchids & Onions Committee Meeting,
Tuesday, April 10th, 11:30, Chesapeake’s
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Sundown in the City, Zero-Waste
Event, April 12th, 5 to 10:30, Market Square
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DWAF Parade Float construction,
April 13th, 11 to 1, Knox County Engineering on Baxter
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DWAF Parade, April 14th,
line up at 9 am, parade at 11, disassemble float at James White’s
Fort at noon
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Sundown in the City, Zero-Waste
Event, April 19th, 5 to 10:30, Market Square
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EarthFest, April 21st,
11 to 7, Zero-Waste Event, World’s Fair Park, South Lawn
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Sundown in the City, Zero-Waste
Event, April 26th, 5 to 10:30, Market Square
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GAC™ Trash Bash, presented by
Calhoun’s, April 28th, 11:30 to 1, Calhoun’s on the River
Adjournment
– The meeting adjourned at 1:05 pm
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Sarah Surak,
Secretary
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