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CITY COMMISSION REGULAR MTG
- Meeting Date:
- 03/16/2022
- Title:
- Creation of Keep Texas City Beautiful Subcommittee of CDBG Citizen Advisory Committee
- Submitted For:
- Titilayo Smith
- Submitted By:
- Titilayo Smith, Community Development, Housing Autho
- Department:
- Community Development, Housing Autho
Information
ACTION REQUEST (Brief Summary)
To consider and approve the Creation Of The Keep Texas City Beautiful Sub-Committee Of The CDBG Citizen Advisory Committee; Providing For The Appointment Of An Eight (8) Member Committee; Providing For Their Terms And Term Limits; Providing A Charge For The Committee; Providing For A Staff Member To Be Involved; Providing A Severability Charge And Providing For An Effective Date.
BACKGROUND
The City of Texas City, through the Department of Community Development, is currently a Provisional Affiliate and is in the process of going through the steps to become an Official Affiliate of Keep Texas Beautiful (KTB).
Keep Texas Beautiful is a grassroots-based organization whose mission is “to inspire and empower Texans to keep our communities clean and beautiful.” KTB's organizational focus is concentrated in four areas:
• Litter Prevention
• Beautification
• Waste Reduction
• Recycling
Keep Texas Beautiful is more than a cleanup organization, it is a group working to change attitudes about litter and solid waste practices. To reach this goal the organization believes that individual responsibility is essential, education is the foundation, and partnerships are key to long-term success.
KTB programs include the Great American Cleanup, Don’t mess with Texas Trash-Off, Keep Texas Waterways Clean, Fall Sweep and Keep Texas Recycling. Programs may be hosted locally by KTB community affiliates. These programs help KTB affiliates engage others in their community to get involved with ensuring a clean and beautiful future for all of Texas.
Affiliates are community-based groups that can be comprised of volunteers, city or county employees, or any combination of interested parties. KTB works closely with government agencies, businesses, and civic groups to ensure that every Texan has the opportunity to make Texas the cleanest, most beautiful state in the nation. To be eligible to become a KTB affiliate, a community must have a region or regions with shared or adjoining boundaries, and beautification and litter abatement programs administered by common groups (i.e. city departments, schools, county departments, garden clubs, etc.). A community must also have a census-designated population living within the boundaries of the community.
KTB’s network of community affiliates is the largest network of community-based grassroots litter prevention, beautification, and waste reduction programs in the state. KTB's network of community affiliates has the ability to reach more than 17 million Texans, making KTB the largest grassroots environmental and community improvement network in the state.
Keep America Beautiful (KAB) was established in 1953 and began certifying communities in 1976. KTB, which was founded in 1967, was certified by KAB as the state affiliate in 1985. Both KAB and KTB encourage communities to take part in beautification, litter prevention, and waste reduction programs.
Keep Texas Beautiful is a grassroots-based organization whose mission is “to inspire and empower Texans to keep our communities clean and beautiful.” KTB's organizational focus is concentrated in four areas:
• Litter Prevention
• Beautification
• Waste Reduction
• Recycling
Keep Texas Beautiful is more than a cleanup organization, it is a group working to change attitudes about litter and solid waste practices. To reach this goal the organization believes that individual responsibility is essential, education is the foundation, and partnerships are key to long-term success.
KTB programs include the Great American Cleanup, Don’t mess with Texas Trash-Off, Keep Texas Waterways Clean, Fall Sweep and Keep Texas Recycling. Programs may be hosted locally by KTB community affiliates. These programs help KTB affiliates engage others in their community to get involved with ensuring a clean and beautiful future for all of Texas.
Affiliates are community-based groups that can be comprised of volunteers, city or county employees, or any combination of interested parties. KTB works closely with government agencies, businesses, and civic groups to ensure that every Texan has the opportunity to make Texas the cleanest, most beautiful state in the nation. To be eligible to become a KTB affiliate, a community must have a region or regions with shared or adjoining boundaries, and beautification and litter abatement programs administered by common groups (i.e. city departments, schools, county departments, garden clubs, etc.). A community must also have a census-designated population living within the boundaries of the community.
KTB’s network of community affiliates is the largest network of community-based grassroots litter prevention, beautification, and waste reduction programs in the state. KTB's network of community affiliates has the ability to reach more than 17 million Texans, making KTB the largest grassroots environmental and community improvement network in the state.
Keep America Beautiful (KAB) was established in 1953 and began certifying communities in 1976. KTB, which was founded in 1967, was certified by KAB as the state affiliate in 1985. Both KAB and KTB encourage communities to take part in beautification, litter prevention, and waste reduction programs.