Beautiful Hendersonville Committee

BEAUTIFUL HENDERSONVILLE COMMITTEE MEETING APRIL 4, 2024 CONFERENCE ROOM 1, 10:00 a.m. Present: Kathy Paschal, Michele Owens, Robert Cox, Kat Garza, Shaunna Bolton, Frank Rosch and Bob Garza (Board Liaison) Absent: Robbie Borghi, Rob Boyce (ZOOM Call) and Tommy Warden Others Present: Chris Evans, Trevor Cole, Dallas Long and Debbie Trisdale Called to order at 10:00 a.m. Motion to Acce pt the Agenda Motion: Michele Owens Second: Robert Cox Vote: Approved unanimously Motion to Approve the March 7, 2024 Beautiful Hendersonville Committee meeting minutes Motion: Michele Owens Second: Shaunna Bolton Vote: Approved unanimously Presentations: Motion: Second: Vote: Discussion Notes: No Presentations Community Clean-U p Day The date has been set for April 6, 2024. Need to determine who is going to be there and when. Debbie and Michele will work at the sign-in desk. We will need two people at the equipment table to hand out vests, gloves, trash bags and grabbers. Shaunna has signed up for one time slot. Frank will work at the maps desk. Robert Cox and others will help where needed. Rock Castle - Kathy did not get confirmation until April 3, 2024 that they want us to help with the cleanup. This is the Sumner Health Committee's cleanup. We are helping them. Our cleanup has the most participation; but we must abide by their regulations. Also, we are working with TOOT and are restricted by what we can and cannot do. We must stay on public rights-of-way and no private properties. We can't cleanup on SR-386 because it is too dangerous. No media will be present at the cleanup. A group from St. Timothy's Lutheran Church will be cleaning up. Also, the Beta Club from Hawkins School will clean up the Lock 3 area. ServPro has donated 600 bags for the cleanup. Kathy will pick them up. Robert said we need to make sure we have the correct number of people in each area and they know where to park. We need more locations since a lot has already been cleaned up throughout the city by different organizations. Frank suggested sending people to the Arboretum since it is not on the list. This will be a busy weekend for the Parks Department. All the parks will be in use for different athletic events this coming weekend. The Parks Department has done a good job of keeping them clean.  Beautification Awards The BOMA Meeting is April 23, 2024. We need to have the selections made and presented by April 15, r 2024. The business that has been selected is Goldie's Salon . Kathy explained the process to Chris Evans. Greg Yandell, owner of ACE Hardware, has agreed to donate gift cards again this year for the winners. Bridge and Gazebo - Pressure Wash, Paint TDOT owns the bridge. There is no problem with us cleaning and pressure washing the bridge. We will have to get approval from them to paint it. There are codes to follow and a certain kind of paint. Kathy asked Rob to get pricing (see attached sheet) for the bridge cleanup. Kathy asked Mr. Walls if he could pressure wash the gazebo as well as the bridge. She hasn't heard back from him. Kathy met with Andy Gilley. He said Parks has a pressure washer and they can take care of it if Mr. Walls is going to charge. He said we could paint the gazebo; but it stays underwater and in need of repair. Trevor said that the Parks Department has a guy we can work with on the landscaping. He will go over and see what kind of repairs need to be done on the gazebo. Kathy asked Andy if the Parks Department could pay for the paint. It is on hold to paint the bridge until we hear from TDOT. Rob was called to speak with the group via ZOOM about the bridge wall and gazebo painting. Kathy spoke with the lady over Friendship Committee. She said they have nothing to do with the gazebo. This was put there in remembrance of the Sister City visit several years ago under a different mayor. The railroad ties on the walkway are messed up. Trevor said we will need to talk to Andy because he is not sure about what we can do. Dallas doesn't think Andy will want to do anything about the walkway. Replacing the railroad ties may be okay. We still plan to meet on May 1, 2024 and need to coordinate what we plan to do. Kathy will get with everyone when she sees what can be done. Other Agenda Items: Treasurer's Re port As of February 29, 2024 we had a balance of $9,595.23. Michele tallied what was turned in for March plus $1,600 requested for the artist for a total of $4,800 for the cans. The total turned in was $6,917 leaving a balance of $2,677. So far this year, we have spent $12,724.30. There was a mid-year allocation of $12,500 designated for electrical expenses at the bridge. For projects, we will need to get written estimates to submit for the budget that is coming up. Alderman Garza shared that on some of the big projects, other committees may share some of the cost. Artsy Trash Cans Kathy talked to Andy Gilley on March 8, 2024. He doesn't want the trash cans at the volleyball side of the road. Kathy talked to several businesses about placing one at their place of business. All except one were receptive. Greg at ACE Hardware didn't want one placed there because people would be bringing their trash from home, etc. to put in it. Kathy said we may have a "scavenger hunt" contest to see who can find all the cans and take their picture. Kathy spoke with Andy on April 3, 2024. He has decided he wants to have 15-20 decorated cans in the Parks. He said we must go through the Parks Board, submit drawings and have everything approved. Trevor said we could submit the photos of the cans for them . The decorated cans will be displayed at the Community Clean-Up Day and then taken around and placed at the businesses that have requested them. Banners Kathy discussed putting pictures of local artists on flags and displaying them on the bridge. He loved the idea. He mentioned to Kathy they may be naming the bridge to honor the Oak Ridge Boys. Motion to Adjourn Motion: Kat Garza Second: Robert Cox Vote: All Approved Upon proper motion and proper second, the meeting was adjourned at 11:05 a.m. Next meeting May 2, 2024 at 10:00 a.m.