Keep Roswell Beautiful Board

KEEP ROSWELL BEAUTIFUL BOARD Monday, February 28, 2022 at 12 p.m. City Hall- Large Conference Room/ Via GoToMeeting Committee Chair: Mathew Pacheco Committee Vice Chair: Megan Cedarberg Committee Member: Donna Daniel, Jessica Grajeda Staff Coordinator: Kathy Lay A. Call to Order B. Roll Call C. Approval of Agenda D. Approval of the Minutes 1. Consider approval of the January 31, 2021 meeting minutes. E. Non-Action Items 2. Arbor Day tree seedling giveaway – April 9, 2022 from 9-11 am at Cielo Grande. 3. Reminder - Terms expire April 1, 2022 for Member Pacheco and Member Cedarberg. They may run second term if they choose to. F. Information Items 4. Grant fund addition to KRB expense budget was approved and is in account now 5. PO requisition submitted for Community Mural – should get approval any day 6. Empowering Youth Fundraiser Cleanup – 12 completed 7. Call for project ideas to include in new grant application for Clean & Beautiful grant. 8. Spoke at middle school Feb. 16 about litter prevention/recycling/free cleanup supplies. 9. Invited to apply for NM Clean & Beautiful Advisory Committee G. Public Comments H. Adjourn (Next meeting: March 28, 2022) Notice of this meeting has been given to the public in compliance with Sections 10-15-1 through 10-15-4 NMSA 1978 and City Resolution 21-7. NOTICE OF POTENTIAL QUORUM – A quorum of the City Council may or may not attend, but there will not be debate by the City Council. The Council, acting as attendees to an informational presentation, will not be discussing public business and no action will be taken. If you are an individual with a disability who is in need of a reader, amplifier, qualified sign language interpreter, or any other form of auxiliary aid or service to attend or participate in the hearing or meeting, please contact – Human Resources at 575-624-6700 at least one week prior to the meeting or as soon as possible. Public documents including the agenda and minutes can be provided in various accessible formats. Please contact the City Clerk at 575-624-6700 if a summary or other type of accessible format is needed. Printed and Posted Wednesday, February 23, 2022. TO ATTEND THE KEEP ROSWELL BEAUTIFUL BOARD MEETING BY GO-TO-MEETING Keep Roswell Beautiful Board Meeting Mon, February 28, 2022 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM (MDT) Please join my meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone. https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/982972909 You can also dial in using your phone. United States: +1 (786) 535-3211 Access Code: 982-972-909  MINUTES OF THE KEEP ROSWELL BEAUTIFUL BOARD Via GoToMeeting or City Hall January 31, 2022 - 12 p.m. A. Call To Order Board Chair Matt Pacheco called meeting to order at 12:10 p.m. B. Roll Call The following were present: Members: Matt Pacheco and Donna Daniel via GoTo Meeting, and Megan Cederberg in person. Staff: Kathy Lay Guests: Larry Connolly and Rita Kane-Doerhoefer via GoTo Meeting, and Juno Ogle in person. C. Approval of Agenda Member Daniel made a motion to approve the agenda for the January 31, 2022, KRB meeting, Member Cederberg was the seconded. A voice vote was unanimous and the motion passed. D. Approval of Minutes Member Cederberg made a motion to approve the minutes of the December 16, 2021 meeting, Member Daniel was the seconded. A voice vote was unanimous and the motion passed. E. Non-Action Items 1. Discussion of Arbor Day tree seedling giveaway. Kathy Lay spoke with Ruben Esquivel. He has ordered 600 seedlings and hopes to order an additional 400 more. The date & location of giveaway will be April 9, 2022 from 9:00- 11:00 a.m. at Cielo Grande Park. Incentives will also be given away at that time. 2. Members Pacheco and Cederberg KRB Board terms expire April 1, 2022. Kathy Lay informed the board that both members Pacheco and Cederberg terms will expire April 1, 2022. They are both able to serve second term if they would like, but they need to complete and submit KRB Board application in order to serve a second term. F. Information Items 3. Grant fund addition to KRB budget update. Grant funds that were received in August should be added to budget by February 11th and available to fund remaining grant projects after that. 4. Empowering Youth Fundraiser Cleanup update. Twelve of the fourteen grant funded cleanups have been completed. This past Saturday was the 12th and with additional volunteer and support from Solid Waste, 59,960 lbs. of trash was cleaned up at the neighborhood by the old base. 5. Project ideas for FY 23 grant application. Kathy Lay invited board members to submit ideas for projects that could possibly be included in the FY23 Clean and Beautiful grant application she will be writing in the coming weeks. 6. Invitation to speak at Sierra Middle School February 16. Kathy Lay reported that she has been invited on behalf of KRB to share with 210 students about litter prevention, environmental impact of litter, recycling, etc. She is also invited to bring along staff from the City Solid Waste Dept. to answer questions of the students, and will be giving students free incentives. G. Public Comments Larry Connolly mentioned an article about making benches from bottle caps that he read in a magazine. He suggested asking Southwest Printers about the magazine, as they would possibly have a copy. H. Adjourn Member Cederberg made a motion to adjourn, Member Daniel was the seconded. A voice vote was unanimous and the motion passed. Meeting adjourned at 12:32 p.m..