A. The City of Alamo, Texas hereby creates the Keep Alamo Beautiful Committee (KABC) for its community.
B. Membership: The Keep Alamo Beautiful Committee (KABC) shall be comprised of five (5) persons who will be residents of the City of Alamo; and who shall be a qualified elector at the time of appointment.
C. Appointment: The KABC members shall be appointed at large by the Board of Commissioners upon a majority vote for such appointment. The Board of Commissioners shall always have the inherent right to replace any KABC member at any time, without cause.
D. Tenure: Pursuant to Section 2-1-3
of the Code of Ordinances, each appointed KABC member shall be appointed for (3) year terms. The first term, if not ending before the end of the calendar year, shall serve until December 31 of the following year even if the time of service is over three (3) full years from the first time of being appointed. Thereafter, each term shall be for three (3) years and end on December 31 to then be considered (re)appointment or replacement. Should a member resign, be replaced, or not be able to serve any longer, any appointed replacement shall serve the unexpired term of the vacant KABC members' seat. There is no limit on the number of terms a KABC member may serve, but such shall be determined by the Board of Commissioners generally based on a member's effectiveness, consistent attendance, respectful conduct, and a members' strong passion of their KABC stewardship.
E. With Staff support, the KABC shall review and adopt Bylaws and any subsequent amendments thereto, in order to provide structure in orderly conducting their meetings; such bylaws to be substantially compliant to Title 2 'Boards, Commissions and Committees', Chapter 1 'Board and Commission Standards'. Based on the occasional need to mobilize heavy equipment, city trucks, and the Streets' crew's help, the Board of Commissioners hereby delegates the Public Works Director or his/her designated representative, to be the Staff liaison with the KABC; with the City Manager or Assistant City Manager expected to occasionally attend KABC meetings, events, and/or activities to provide any needful insight on any budget related expenditures being discussed/discerned. (Ord. 72-1-24, 1-2-2024)
A. The Keep Alamo Beautiful Committee (KABC) is hereby established for the following purposes and duties:
1. Discuss the issues of neighborhood aesthetics and what programs and/or resources may be needed to improve such areas of the city, e.g., request to owners of self-help/self-maintenance efforts, neighborhood efforts to help the disabled, elderly, single (mom) households, lack of (mowing) equipment, etc.
2. Consider, discuss, and establish educational programming to alert the citizens of Alamo of the inherent need to clean-up around their properties and neighborhoods, e.g., maximizing a healthy environment and lifestyle, improving area property values, promoting a sense of un-heralded service toward their needful neighbors, etc.
3. Assess and request activation of code enforcement measures to result not just in code compliance but to beautify non-maintained properties or structures; and seek to develop program(s) to achieve the same beautification results.
4. Develop a consistent program to maintain the streets' ROWs free from litter, e.g., Adopt-a-Highway program, etc.
5. Monitor performance levels of clean-up projects and activities (number of participants, number of trash bags disposed-of, etc.) to keep an accurate record of likely progressively upward results.
6. Discuss and, if financially feasible, develop environmentally friendly programming to maximize aesthetics, e.g., tree plantings, etc.
7. Discuss the possibility of sub-committees to more deeply research and examine a concept that may be worthwhile but would be pending the sub-committee's pro's/con's report.
8. Any private donations shall strictly follow the financial protocols of the City of Alamo to maximize transparency and be preparatory for auditing purposes.
9. Abide unto any other duties that the Board of Commissioners may delegate and request of the KABC that is related to their general stewardship.
10. The KABC's Chairperson, Vice-chairperson, or another designated LABC representative shall make an annual report, during the first quarter of the calendar year, to the Board of Commissioners during a regular City Commission meeting of the previous years' activities, accomplishments, goals/measures reached, costs incurred or financial resources needed, etc.; which may include:
a. The type of recommendations made;
b. The locations of such recommended improvements/adjustments;
c. Any resulting improvements made or those that may be in process; and
d. If possible, the costs involved of such improvements.
e. Other matters that are relevant to improving the overall aesthetics and related programming of the City of Alamo. (Ord. 72-1-24, 1-2-2024)