Beautification Advisory Board Minutes January 13, 2025 STATE OF TEXAS S COUNTY OF TARRANT S CITY OF BEDFORD S The Bedford Beautification Advisory Board met in regular session on January 13, 2025, with the following members present: Andrew Woolen - Chairperson Tycom Wright Shelby Harveaux Karen Jacobsen Rob Wisson Tammy Herrin Duane MacDonald Constituting a quorum. City Council/Staff Representatives: Don Henderson = Parks Department Mark Long = Parks Department Director CALL TO ORDER Andrew Woolen, Chairperson, called the Board meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Consider approval of the following Beautification Advisory Board minutes: November 14, 2024 regular meeting. Tycom Wright moved that the minutes be approved as is; Mike McGonigle seconded. The motion carried. 2. Council & Staff updates. Mark Long introduced himself to the newest members. Don Henderson shared briefly on the budget. Duane MacDonald also announced he is leaving the board as he will be moving out of the City of Bedford. NEW BUSINESS 3. Discussion and possible action on budgeted detail items for fiscal year 2024-2025. Mark Long and Don Henderson talked through the budget for the fiscal year 2024-2025. The goal is to match our budget with our spend. This fiscal year we have $25,000 that is allotted. In the next meeting we are going to propose new projects to vote upon for the 2025-2026 fiscal year. Mark Long discussed a potential project in the future; that being a Walking Trail that would run along Bedford Road. The Beautification Advisory Board will potentially help with this project. 4. Discussion on possible project at the Bedford Senior Center. The Beautification Advisory Board may help plant a garden for the Bedford Senior Activity Center. This may be included as a workday in February for Board members. The board should have a full assessment of the space provided at that time. 5. Discussion on 2025 Arbor Day event. The planned Arbor Day event has been nixed at this point. The board may participate in a smaller event to celebrate Arbor Day or Earth Day. The board may revisit planting trees for next year and will also discuss and propose this in the budget. Tycom Wright suggested planting trees along the Bedford Library entrance off of Bedford Road and / or have citizens vote on the tree placement throughout the City. NEXT MEETING 6. The next scheduled meeting of the Beautification Advisory Board will be February 17, 2025. The next scheduled workday is Saturday, February 16, 2025. ADJOURNMENT There being no additional business, Shelby Harveaux made a motion for adjournment of the meeting; Duane MacDonald seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously, and the meeting adjourned at 7:32 p.m. - Andrew Wodlén, Chairperson