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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Clean City Advisory Committee - 04/09/2015 �' pr JJ(f! w� vv f, oa"IIIILEA oll,��� ,P �!!!!l/,111,1�r�iia°u»�JJJ t Ii CLEAN CITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE Meeting Minutes Thursday, April 9, 2015 @ 3:00 p.m. Solid Waste Operations Office, 2525 Hygeia, Corpus Christi, Texas 78415 I. Call to Order: Meeting Called to order at 3:18pm II. Roll Call of Members in Attendance for April Meeting: Present Absent Contact Notes Scot Barker X Beth Becerra X Marie E. Kimbrough X Vic Medina X Out of town Chelsea Craig X Out due to work Micah DeBenedetto X Out due to work Vacant Carolyn Moon X Amanda Stephens X Shannon Gabriel X No response Sharlene Walker X Other City Staff: Celina Pulcher III. Public Comment: Carolyn Moon made a comment about Easter weekend and the trash that was left out. She said there was only one trash can available and there should be more cans available. She also stated shopping centers should be moved to do more because of private property. IV. Review and approval of absences from February 5,2015:Three absences, Lori Galan- Garcia, Shannon Gabriel, and Micah DeBenedetto. No response for Lori. Shannon and Micah responded they would be out. Scot Barked motioned to excuse Shannon and Micah, Beth Becerra seconded and all were in favor. V. Review and approval of meeting minutes from February 5,2015: Carolyn Moon motioned to approve minutes as written, Scot Barker seconded. Minutes were approved. VI. Business for Discussion and Possible Action: A. Discussion and update of education subcommittee: Sharlene spoke about the issues she encountered due to the recent recycling stories that have been airing on Clean City Meeting Minutes IN 20 15 the local news. She said all plans came to halt. Discussions were had about how to rectify the situation and Celina stated she would look into a tour for the youth. Celina also discussed the news stories and a conversation about recycling followed. The committee discussed possible changes and communications regarding recycling. Celina will provide information regarding the new campaign and present to the committee at the next meeting. Sharlene will also work at perhaps starting the initiative next year at the beginning of the school year. B. Discussion and possible action of Adopt-A-Beach and Texas Trash-Off for 2015: Celina discussed that on the weekend of April 18, 2015, there would be two clean- ups taking place.The Adopt-A-Beach will be at Cole Park with Beautify Corpus Christi and the Texas Trash-Off will be at Magee Beach. She needs volunteers to help with the clean-ups. Some committee members discussed their availability and Sharlene stated she would sign-up her youth to help with the clean-up. Celina will provide t-shirts for the youth that do show up. C. Discussion and update of event calendar and new parade ordinance: Celina passed out a yearly event calendar and the new parade ordinance. She stated the calendar was a list of the big events that occur in Corpus Christi and this would be a good starting list for the committee to address recycling issues with. She also passed out copies of the recently adopted Parade Ordinance.The committee discussed they would like to invite Laura Jasso to come and talk to the committee about the ordinance and the requirements.They also discussed including language in the ordinance on recycling at the events. Celina explained that receptacles need to be looked at.The committee discussed the issue and concluded this would be looked into further. VII. Agenda Items for May Meeting:The committee identified wanting an update on the bag ordinance; a discussion with Laura Jasso from Parks and Recreation; Metrics on the TxDot litter pickups; participation numbers on the Adopt-A-Beach Clean-ups VIII. Beth Becerra motioned to adjourn the meeting, Scot Barker seconded and meeting was adjourned at 4:20pm.