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Kennedale Beautiful Commission reports volunteer hours, fall sweep and outreach plans
Summary
Commission reviewed recent volunteer events (Bring It and Butterfly Party), logged September volunteer hours, and approved using a QR survey and photos to track fall sweep participation; staff will maintain the Adopt‑a‑Spot inventory and circulate procedure changes.
The Kennedale Beautiful Commission reviewed recent outreach events and volunteer activity, recording volunteer hours and planning simplified reporting for upcoming efforts.
Chair (identified in the transcript as Speaker 1) said September volunteer hours totaled "03:55" and described two fall events: the "Bring It" event (11 citizen volunteers, 4 public works volunteers and 7 vendor workers) and the Butterfly Party (about 30 guests, 21 student volunteers and 12 KKB volunteers). "We saw at least a 30 guests, if not more," Speaker 1 said of the Butterfly Party, and noted the commission needs a better way to count attendance in future years.
Commission member (Speaker 2) proposed a short survey for Adopt‑a‑Spot participants to report completion of fall sweep activities and suggested distributing it by email and posting a QR code so volunteers can upload pictures. Speaker 4 noted that the current Facebook post is image‑only and cannot host a survey link, so the commission discussed alternative posting strategies.
The chair said the cost for seed‑bomb materials for youth giveaways would likely be about $25 and estimated a small overall event expense of about $35. Commission members agreed staff member Laurie will update the Adopt‑a‑Spot inventory and handle business spot records.
The commission also discussed the Mayor's Monarch Pledge and whether a monarch proclamation had been passed by the city council; the chair said she had completed paperwork for the pledge and had signed proclamations for Arbor Day and monarch recognition in her office.
Next steps: staff will circulate a simple fall sweep survey (including a QR code option), maintain the Adopt‑a‑Spot inventory, and forward pictures and reports to city channels as available.
