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CITY OF THE COLONY
KEEP THE COLONY BEAUTIFUL BOARD
JULY 25, 2013
After determining that a quorum was present, the Keep The Colony Beautiful Board of the City
of The Colony, Texas convened into a regular session which was held on Thursday, July 25,
2013 at 6:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers located in City Hall, 6800 Main Street, The
Colony, Texas, at which time the following items were addressed:
Staff Present: Iris Browder, Joe Perez
Board Members Present: Linda Van Vranken, Peggy Chenault, Joe Zacha, and Roger
Morehouse.
1.0 CALL MEETING TO ORDER
Meeting was called to order by Chairman Van Vranken at 7:00 pm
2.0 CITIZEN INPUT
No citizen input.
3.0 MINUTES
3.1 Approve minutes from the April 25, 2013 meeting.
Motion was made by Board Member Zacha to approve the minutes as
written. Motion was seconded by Vice Chairman Chenault. Motion carried
(4-0).
4.0 DISCUSSION/CONSIDERATION
4.1 Receive an update regarding completed volunteer projects. (Joe Perez)
Mr. Perez provided the board with a mid-year Volunteer Project update.
The update outlined the 8 projects completed by the Lakeway Baptist youth
group. All the work was completed during the week of 26-30t".
Project 1: 7508 Lakeland
A shed was removed from the property. There was no material cost used on
this project. Five (5) volunteers helped on this project and worked five (5)
hour days.
Project 2: 5412 N. Colony
Five (5) volunteers helped on this project. While volunteers were there if
they saw something else that could have been a potential violation in the
future, they took care of it then.
Project 3: 4828 Wheeler
The fence was replaced on the property. There was no material cost used on
this project. The homeowner purchased the materials for the entire fence.
Five (5) volunteers helped on this project and worked all week to complete
the fence.
Project 4: 5001 N. Colony
Repaired rotted soffits and painted the exterior of the home. Material cost
for project was $200. Five (5) volunteers helped with this project.
Project 5: 5225 Slay
Some of the fence sections were replaced along with cleaning up vegetation
and yard work. Homeowner helped with some of the cost of the material and
the Volunteer Assistance Program contributed $200. Five (5) volunteers
helped with this project.
Project 6: 4233 Driscoll
Fence sections replaced along with repairing the gate. Material cost for the
project was $50. Three (3) volunteers worked on this project.
Project 7: 5161 Ragan
Repaired damaged soffits and painted areas of the home. Material cost for
the project was $200. Five (5) volunteers worked on this project.
Project 8: 5265 Ragan
Repaired soffits and painted areas of the home. Material cost for the project
was $200. Five (5) volunteers worked on this project.
Vice Chairman Chenault asked if the City Council send out thank you notes
to the volunteers. Mr. Perez sated that yes and they also get recognized at a
City Council meeting.
4.2 Discuss outcome of Wildscaping class and the possibility of holding future
classes. (Linda Van Vranken)
Chairman Van Vranken discussed the outcome of the Wildscaping class and
what a great turnout we had. Most of the people she talked to were
enthusiastic about the class. She proposed to the board about hosting a rain
barrel class on September 26tH.
Board Member Morehouse has done some research and is looking to make
sure what is done is within the HOA regulations.
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Chairman Van Vranken knows of a company that wants to donate the
fittings and they will be at the class to help. Also, there is someone from AG
Life that will be on hand to help at no cost to the city.
Board Member Morehouse asked if there was a way to set up a rain barrel to
demonstrate to residents and put it on display. Staff said they would look
into it, but it shouldn't be a problem.
Chairman Van Vranken said she would do some additional research on what
will be required. She said the class would be limited to fourteen (14) or
fifteen (15) people and an RSVP would be required.
The Board was in agreement that this is something they want to move
forward on.
Meeting adjourned at 7:40pm
Linda Van Vranken, Chairman
Iris Browder, Recording Secretary
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