Brownsville Beautification Committee

STATE OF TEXAS § COUNTY OF CAMERON § CITY OF BROWNSVILLE§ NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING OF THE BROWNSVILLE BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE OF THE CITY OF BROWNSVILLE Pursuant to Chapter 551, Title 5 of the Texas Government Code, the Texas Open Meetings Act, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a SPECIAL meeting of the Brownsville Beautification Committee of the City of Brownsville, Texas, will be conducted on Monday, September 19, 2022, at 6:00pm via Zoom Teleconference meeting logging on at: COB Parks and Recreation is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: BBC Special Meeting Time: Sep 19, 2022 06:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87896467626?pwd=VlNpTml6dTZPemtsY0Y0RXE1d21jQT09 Meeting ID: 878 9646 7626 Passcode: Beautify One tap mobile +13462487799,,87896467626#,,,,*51850331# US (Houston) +17193594580,,87896467626#,,,,*51850331# US Dial by your location +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 719 359 4580 US +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 408 638 0968 US (San Jose) +1 669 444 9171 US +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) +1 646 876 9923 US (New York) +1 646 931 3860 US +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) +1 309 205 3325 US +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 386 347 5053 US +1 564 217 2000 US Meeting ID: 878 9646 7626 Passcode: 51850331 Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kcYiIWHTDm 1. Determination of Quorum. – minimum of 5 BBC A9-19-2022 - Page 1 of 3  Name Position Attendance 1 Dr. Rose Gowen City Commissioner Damaris McGlone 2 (Graciela Salazar) City Coordinator 3 Oscar Zertuche Chair 4 Amanda Davé Vice Chair 5 Mary Elizabeth Hollmann Secretary 6 Elizabeth Schull Treasurer 7 Anisa Ramirez Board Member 8 Norma Rodriguez Board Member 9 Claudia Dunn Board Member x Shannon Guerrero KBB City Affiliate x Gina Mota Public Works 2. Call to Order. – 3. Public Comment – N/A 4. Welcome and Introductions 5. Consideration, Action, and Discussion to Approve the minutes of regular meetings 7/11/2022 & 8/8/2022 REPORTS (Limited to 3-4 minutes each) 6. Presentation, Discussion, and Possible Action regarding Review of the financial report. (Elizabeth Schull) 7. Presentation, Discussion, and Possible Action of member attendance and bylaws. (Mary Elizabeth Hollman) a. Requirements for good standing: i. No more than 3 unexcused absences ii. Plan and host 1 event iii. Participate in 2 projects 8. Presentation, Discussion, and Acknowledgement on existing BBC project maintenance report. (Gina Mota) 9. Updates, Discussion, and Possible Action on KBB (Shannon Guerrero Contreras) a. Keep Brownsville Beautiful 10. Updates, Discussion, and Possible Action on BBC Projects a. Wildflower Restoration Project w/ Dr. Rebecca Quinones-Pinon from the Wildlife Federation (Dr. Rose Gowen) b. Holiday Task Force (Claudia Dunn) c. Downtown Beautification (Oscar Zertuche) d. Traffic Control Boxes (Damaris McGlone) e. Tree Memorial Project (Dr. Rose Gowen) f. Lawn Chairs (Oscar Zertuche) g. Arbor day update-$40,000 grant for trees from non-profit One Tree Planted Grant (Oscar Zertuche) BBC A9-19-2022 - Page 2 of 3  h. KTB/UPS Tree Planting Grant (Oscar Zertuche) i. Bird City Texas Certification progress from Parks & Rec Department (Damaris McGlone) PRESENTATIONS – N/A ACTION ITEMS 11. Consideration, Action, and Discussion regarding allocation of funds towards BBC Mini Grant Program. (TABLED) 12. Consideration, Action, and Discussion to allocate no more than $40,000 to Public Works for the maintenance of existing projects. 13. Consideration, Action, and Discussion to allocate no more than $5,000 to SSP Design for an assessment of conditions and equity of completed BBC projects, pending quote. Assessment must include annual cost of the sites, estimated annual maintenance cost, and time/personnel commitment to these projects. Quote goes to Chair of BBC. 14. Consideration, Action, and Discussion to allocate a yearly amount of $3,000 to Brownsville Museum of Fine Art (BMFA) to develop a partnership in creating, maintaining, and managing an “artists-in-residence” program, resulting in a list of artists approved by the BBC and designated point person at BMFA (minimum 200 hours). 15. Consideration, Action, and Discussion to allocate no more than $5,000 every Fall/Spring school semester with option to extend into Summer Semester, towards a BBC intern position of 20 hours per week, supervised by the City Liaison with monthly report out to BBC Chair. ANNOUNCEMENTS 16. Board Announcements or Comments. 17. Adjournment. – Note: The City of Brownsville does not discriminate on the basis of disability in the admission of, access to, or employment in its programs, activities, or public meetings. Any individual with a disability in need of an accommodation is encouraged to contract with the Organizational Development & Human Resources Department at 956-548-6036 (voice or Relay TX) by Monday, September 19, 2022, no later than 12:00 p.m., to make proper arrangements. I certify that a copy of these September 19, 2022, Agenda of items to be considered by the Brownsville Beautification Committee was posted on the Bulletin Area at City Hall - Federal Building, on or before Friday, September 16, 2022. I further certify that the Agenda was posted on the City’s website and can be downloaded by accessing: https://www.brownsvilletx.gov/1184/Committee By: Oscar Zertuche, Chair Beautification Committee POSTED this September 16, 2022, at 6:00 pm at the Brownsville City Hall by Yolanda G. Gomez, Interim City Secretary. __________________________________________ Yolanda G. Gomez Interim City Secretary BBC A9-19-2022 - Page 3 of 3