Members of Keep Kennedale Beautiful met to finalize a planting plan for a proposed wildflower meadow at Sonora Park, discuss soil and equipment logistics, approve the previous meeting’s minutes and review reporting and training deadlines.

At the meeting Member (S2), a KTB volunteer, said the group visited Sonora Park to identify a planting site and determined an area near the pool receives more sun than a previously considered, shadier location. Member (S2) said the group aims to plant the restroom flower bed before Dec. 1 and listed the planned plant mix, saying, "we're gonna put some Henry Dahlberg in there, and then we'll scatter the same wildflower seeds that we have, some rudbeckia, and we'll do larkspur." The reference to "Henry Dahlberg" comes from the meeting notes.

The volunteers discussed sourcing topsoil and compost on-site to avoid purchasing soil. Member (S2) identified two compost piles at Sonora Park — one from old playground mulch that has composted well and another nearer the ballpark that will require sifting to remove rocks — and said they would consult Christian, a city staff member, about moving material. Christian and other volunteers offered tractor support to transport soil if permission is granted and logistics are arranged.

The group also reviewed reporting deadlines related to the mayor's monarch pledge and KTB’s annual reporting schedule. Member (S2) said entries for the mayor's monarch pledge must be entered by Dec. 31 and that KTB reporting opens in early January; a KTB annual report deadline was stated as Feb. 27. (Transcript inconsistently used the acronym 'KTV' in one place; the committee reference throughout is to KTB reporting.)

Christian (staff) moved to approve the Oct. 14 meeting minutes, and Member (S1) seconded. Member (S2) announced, "So those are approved unanimously." The minutes were recorded as approved without individual roll-call tallies in the transcript.

Member (S2) and staff confirmed several small operational items: the restroom-area flower bed will be planted with volunteer labor and local compost if permitted; the shed lock has been changed and is working; and a memorial "in memory of Jerry Graves" adopt-a-spot sign had been ordered but not yet delivered. Member (S2) asked whether staff would restore electricity to the shed; Christian said that had not been done yet.

Before adjournment Christian moved to adjourn; members exchanged closing remarks and the meeting ended. Member (S1) reminded colleagues about required open-meeting and public-information training and asked that anyone who has completed the training previously send proof of completion to be kept on file. "If you've already taken it in the past, you don't have to do it again. You just have to send me proof," Member (S1) said.

Next steps noted in the meeting: confirm permission and logistics to move compost/soil, finalize the Sonora Park planting site and plant the restroom bed before Dec. 1, prepare the survey for distribution around Nov. 16 to capture volunteer activity, and complete KTB reporting in January ahead of the Feb. 27 annual submission.