May 30, 2019

 
Roll Call: Colleen Crossey, Cindy Haley, Cindy Lang, Jennifer Ryan, Laura Williams, Lindsay Wyskowski, Celia Todd, Isaly Szetela, and Christen Pietraz

Excused:  
 
Absent: 

Approval of Minutes: 

Approval of Agenda:  

Reports:
Chair:  Cindy Lang
Secretary:  Cindy Haley
Treasurer: Jennifer Ryan
Social Media Chair:  Lindsay Wyskowski
Fundraising Chair: 
City Liaison: Wendy DuVall
 
Old Business

Current Projects:

1. National Wildlife Federation Certification  (Laura & Colleen)
   • Timeline/schedule/list of activities to achieve points – see handout
   • WHO updates
   • Promoting NWF homeowner certificates
     • Booth at Tollgate plant sale
     • Web blast
2. Beautification Commission of SE Michigan
   • Hosting June 20, 2019 (Cindy H., Celia, Wendy)
     • Speakers are lined up
     • Donations - flowers, silent auction items
       • Each NBC member provide a silent auction gift
     • Volunteers to set up
3. Website information
   • Monthly educational component about invasive or native plants, animals, pollinators, insects.
4. Gateway Sign Adoption (Isaly & Lindsay)
   • Need defined criteria
5. Keep Michigan Beautiful Award 2019 (Celia)
   • Applications due in August, Awards at Oct meeting in Lansing
   • NWF project
   • Entryway Grant
6. Fuerst Park Monarch Waystation maintenance & Rain Garden at Rotary Park
7. Home/Neighborhood holiday decorating recognition program (Jenn, Cindy H.)
   • Hold until fall
     • Submit pics of gardens on website
8. 2019 Entryway Grants (Carolyn & Celia)
   • Before/after pics for website

New Business:

1. Community Landscape Beautification Awards Program

Grants:

1. Waste Management
   • Signage for the Monarch Garden
   • NWF Certification

Future Projects for Consideration:

1. School projects; pollinator garden
2. Novi Garden Walking Tour (Monarch Waystation, Bioswale, etc.)

Open Discussion:

1. Visit to Meadow Brook Hall Gardens

Events:
June 1, 2019 – MSU Tollgate Plant Sale
June 1, 2019 – Care Days Novi Road Cemetery Clean-Up (9-11 am)
June 8, 2019 – Spring 2019 Perennial Exchange
June 20, 2019 – Beautification Commission of SE Michigan
 
Meetings:
2019 - Jun 10, Jul 15, Aug 12, Sep 9, Oct 14, Nov 18, Dec 9

Adjournment: