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Keep
Knoxville Beautiful
Board of Directors, Regular Meeting
Minutes for April 2008
Present:
Keith Austin, Gary Drinnen, Ann Felknor, Betsy Ford,
Scott Frith, Mary Lou Horner, Susan Long, Edythe Nelle
McNabb and Tim Wheeler.
Absent:
Mark Brown, Harold Byrd, Dino Cartwright, Calvin
Chapelle, Ray Clift, David Collins, Neal Denton, Tobetha
Jackson, Sam Maynard, Janet McGaha, Doug McGill, David
Nelson, Cassandra Stuart, Sarah Surak, Garrett Wagley, and Sharon
Webb.
Staff:
Allison Teeters, Ali Virtanen, Emily Nybo
Special Guest:
Sean Vasington
Call to Order
The meeting was called to order by Scott Frith at
12:15pm. There was a quorum for the meeting. 8/13 regular directors were
present.
Approval of the Minutes
A motion was made by Edythe Nelle McNabb to accept the
minutes from both March meetings. It was seconded by Tim Wheeler and
approved unanimously.
New Business—Allison Teeters
· Scott
Frith, President-Elect, asked that it be unanimous that he would accept
the position of President due to the resignation of former President
Terry Faulkner. A motion was made by Mary Lou Horner and seconded by Tim
Wheeler. The motion carried.
· The
Financial Statement for March was presented. A motion to approve the
financial statement was made by Tim Wheeler, and seconded by Mary Lou
Horner. The motion carried.
· Ms.
Teeters informed the board that new signers were needed on the Clayton
Bank account, which houses the Keep Knoxville Beautiful Certificate of
Deposit, and on the accounts at Regions Bank. Ms. Teeters suggested that
the signers be the same signers as on our other accounts: Allison
Teeters, Sam Maynard, and Scott Frith. A motion was made by Mary Lou
Horner and seconded by Gary Drinnen to accept this recommendation. The
motion carried.
· Scott
Frith presented a recommendation for committees. Betsy Ford, Scott
Frith, and Allison Teeters had previously met regarding committee
structuring. A current slate of proposed committees was presented to the
board for review. It was tabled until the May meeting where it can be
further discussed.
· Ms.
Teeters brought up the review of by-laws. She asked that any proposed
changes to the by-laws be e-mailed to her for the next board meeting. In
the May packet will be a copy of the proposed amendments.
Guidelines
Committee Report—Scott Frith
· Scott
Frith reported on the Guidelines Committee and the regulations that were
unanimously approved by the committee for presentation to the board. A
copy of these regulations was included in the packet. Betsy Ford
requested that an established date be added to the guidelines and the
motion was seconded by Tim Wheeler. A motion was made by Mary Lou Horner
and seconded by Susan Long to accept the guidelines.
· A
review of the meeting on March 18, 2008 with Bob Santore regarding the
South Knoxville Beautification Committee Projects was given. It was
stated that Mr. Santore understood the reasons for the changes in the
partnerships and that he requested to have Ms. Teeters investigate
whether or not he could be reimbursed for mileage. Ms. Teeters checked
with both an accountant and a lawyer and informed Mr. Santore that it
was not possible.
· It
was suggested that a letter similar to the letter sent to Bob Santore be
sent via certified mail to Terry Faulkner regarding the Bearden Project.
Included in the letter would be the newly approved guidelines for
partnerships. Betsy Ford asked that it be noted in the letter that her
vote that took place on March 6, 2008 was rescinded at the March 12,
2008 meeting.
First Impressions—Gary Drinnen, Sean
Vasington
· Gary
Drinnen discussed the First Impressions Idea which stemmed from a
presentation by Roger Brooks that took place in Pigeon Forge in December
of 2004. Mr. Brooks is known as the “Dr. Phil” of Tourism, and in his
presentation of “10 Immutable Rules of Successful Tourism,” he discussed
the idea of First Impressions. “Each entryway into your community is the
cover of your book. It provides the first hint about the character and
quality of the people and businesses within your community.” Based on
this, Scott Frith and Gary Drinnen met with Sean Vasington and asked
that he draw up a plan for the Strawberry Plains area that could be
presented to the community as an example of what the standard should be
at interstate exits.
· Mr.
Vasington gave a presentation showing the interstate ramps as they
currently exist. He also presented several drawings of what could be
created and the reasoning behind the landscaping suggestion. He
suggested environmentally friendly, low maintenance vegetation.
Converting TDOT mown grass into low
maintenance vegetation would be more aesthetically pleasing and
easier to retain. He also brought up the option of using switchgrass
which can be used to make cellulose ethanol, which is more sustainable
than corn based ethanol in the manufacturing of biofuels. Keep Knoxville
Beautiful could partner with the University of Tennessee and Oak Ridge
to help produce these biofuels. Mr. Vasington gave several estimates for
the costs of the project. It was suggested that we work to make sure
that beautification plans are present with every road improvement
project in Knox County.
· A
motion was made by Mary Lou Horner and seconded by Keith Austin and
Susan Long to proceed with the First Impressions project. The motion was
approved unanimously.
Activities Report – Allison Teeters
· Ms.
Teeters reported that Anheuser-Busch would be partnering with Keep
Knoxville Beautiful and Alcoa to distribute recycling bins in the
community again. This would be start around Earth Day and would last for
the rest of the month of April.
· Ms.
Teeters asked that the donated Troy-Bilt Chipper, Shredder and Vacuum be
given to the Lonsdale United For Change group which has adopted several
empty lots and is having a large scale cleanup/community event on April
26, 2008. The motion was made by Mary Lou Horner. It was seconded by
Edythe Nelle McNabb, and the motion carried.
Unfinished/Ongiong
Business
Adjournment
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Ann Felknor, Secretary
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