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Home My WebLink AboutKMB 11/17/20219�r RF CEIVED OFFICE In2I CEC l l A R' 31 "Empowering residents, businesses, and government to make Mansfield a greener, cleaner place to live, worl; and play" Meeting Minutes Wednesday, November 17, 2021 MBC Room in Town Hall 6:45pm Attendees: Jeff Ward, Mike Healey, Nancy Wall, Martha O'Connell, Mike McCarthy, Cathy King Missing: Pat Colbert, Janice Wivagg, Ana Newell KEEP MANSFIELD BEAUTIFUL Welcome & Call to Order: o Meeting called to order at 6:46 p.m. o Motion to accept minutes from previous meeting and signed by Jeff Ward Treasurer's Report: November Update- KMB (as of Nov. 17-h) $ 13,019.86 (funds at Town Hall) $ 262.74 (at Bluestone Bank) $ 496.71 (Reserved*) $ 68.06 (at PayPal) $13,&47.37 Deposits Donations received this month (at PayPal currently): o The Crocketts: $50.00 (-1.94 fee): $48.06 net o Molly Vokey: $21;10 (-1.10 fee): $20.00 net Payments Notes * We have $496.71 in the Town Hall account that is left over from the bench donations that is in reserve. Discussion Items: o Jeff to follow up with Neil on $496.71 and what should be done with the remaining funds. o Mike to look into best way to resolve PayPal/Bluestone Bank fees Treasurer's Report- Last Month (Oct.) for reference: October Uvdate- KMB (as of Oct. 18'-"1: $ 13,019.86 (funds at Town Hall) $ 262.69 (at Bluestone Bank) $ 496.71 (Reserved*) $13,770.31' Transactions since our last meeting: Deposits o Hub Folding Box: $1,000 donation o Family Fun Night proceeds: $61.00 o Lori Weiner Donations from PayPal via Bluestone Bank: $2,487.55 Payments o Patrick Lyons: $2,090 for second planting o Keep Mass Beautiful: $861.81 for our half of the storage unit o Janice: $32.99 for the Flower Barrel flags o Highway Dept: $2,115.84 to reimburse them for Lori Weiner Memorial bench purchase Notes * We have $496.71 in the Town Hall account that is left over from the bench donations that is in reserve. Fundraising: o No new news Ongoing Programs • 2021 Great Mansfield Clean -Up o Spring: Saturday, April 30th o Fall: Monday, Nov Is' _ Sunday, Nov. 14'" - Fall Clean -Up was deemed to be successful. - Open item was to follow up with return of tools that was lent out to volunteers. • Flower Barrels Done for the season. There are barrels that need to be picked up at Fulton Pond, corner of North Main and Chauncy Street. Discussion on barrels that need to be replaced (2 broken and 2 lost). Topic to be re -addressed for spring. • Painted Barrels Jeff to continue discussion with High School request from Maggie Gentili. Need number and color of barrels and location to delivered. An assessment needs to be completed on barrels including where they are, how many are needed, potential new sights. • Adopt -a Spot - Martha pulled together her notes/instruction for Ana which included how an Adopt -A -Spot gets chosen and approved. Discussion on what we can do for more spots took place. • Adopt -A -Street/ MA Litter Cleanup Crew - Jeff to explore if it can get prominent/searchable on Mansfield town site - Jeff to make sure it works on all platforms - Jeff to look into whether we can get better/shorter url • We Noticed - Jeff to continue discussions with Trattoria Romana for recognition. • Monthly Litter Cleanup Crew (new program) New name chosen for program Trash Busters Monthly Program (TBMP). Pat to manage this moving forward Additional Projects/Initiatives I. West Mansfield Sign and Spot (Ana) II. On/Off Ramps III. Adopt -A -Highway IV. 'No Litter Zone' Signs - We will need new signs if we are going to continue this Program. - Mike shared that there may be some new ordinances about use of signs. - Jeff to talk to Neil about whether we can continue with sigs due to ordinance Misc. Stuff Social Media — discussion took place on sourcing social media. Benches - have been installed at Fulton Pond. The only thing pending is the installation of the plaque. There is money left over - waiting for her sister to decide what to do with it. If the KMB committee has any ideas, she would welcome them. Maybe planting trees somewhere? Item/ProgramBudget Wish List — KMB to discuss what we need (people/stuff/resources) to accomplish what we want to do • Barrel Covers • Grabbers for volunteers Social media resource investment Upcoming Expenses/Approvals - Motion made and approved to spend $251 in trash bags for litter clean up. The meeting ended with a discussion for Jeff to get more dates on the calendar for the next 6 months. Meeting Adjournment Next Meeting: Tuesday, December. 14, 2021 Meeting adjourned at 7:48pm Minutes approved on:'D— ,&g /y at 1A Secretary signature: