We welcome you to the website for the East Cesar Chavez Neighborhood Planning Team! Here you will find information about our neighborhood, the priorities and actions of our neighborhood planning team, and helpful resources to assist our local residents, business owners and the greater Austin community.
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East Cesar Chavez Neighborhood Planning Team
16 April 2014
Wednesday at 6:00 pm
Terrazas Library
1105 E. Cesar Chaves St. Austin, TX 78702
6:00 Introductions
6:05 Citizen Communication
6:20 Approval of Minutes
Action Item: Approve the minutes from the last two meetings on February 19th and March 19th.
6:25 Gary Schatz – City of Austin Transportation. Update on the plans for I-35.
6:45 Q & A (15 minutes)
7:00 Don Pitts – Music Program Manager. Updates on the future plans regarding how SXSW is managed and looking for input.
7:20 Q&A (15 minutes)
7:35 Neighborhood Partnering Program. The Neighborhood Partnering Program provides opportunities for community and neighborhood organizations to affect public improvements by sharing in the costs of those efforts with the City of Austin government. Application deadline is June 1st.
7:45 Tejano Walking Trail Committee
Action Item: Approve spending up to $150 for snacks, drinks, and piñatas for our April 19th Tejano Trail Scavenger Hunt at Comal Park.
7:50 Communications Committee
Action Item: Approve reimbursement to Lori for ECC domain names and introduce new volunteers for this committee.
7:55 Announcements
8:00 Adjourn
ECCNPT Meeting Agenda 03/19/2014 6pm
* 55 North I35 Suite 260 (Corner of I35 and Lambie) *
Introductions:
6PM Citizen Communications:
Action Items:
Approve minutes from last meeting.
ECCNPT Meeting Agenda 02/19/2014 6pm
Round of Introductions.
6PM Citizen Communications: 5 minutes
6:15PM Action Items: 15 minutes
• John Burnham – Argyle Residential
o Presentation of development plan for Plaza Saltillo.
• Action Item: Discuss and take possible action to support Argyle Residential team.
• Mark Rogers – Saltillo Collaborative
o Presentation of updated development plan for Plaza Saltillo.
• Action Item: Discuss and take possible action to maintain support of Saltillo Collaborative team.
• Dennis McDaniel and Richard Kooris
o Presentation of plan for Osten Hall at 901 East 6th St.
o Action Item: Discuss and take action to write a letter of support for this project.
• Patrick Clark – Zilker Brewing o Introduction to the neighborhood and present their project and talk about a conditional use variance.
o Action Item: Discuss and take action to write a letter of support for this project.
o Action Item: Discuss and take possible action to support an amended outdoor music agreement for Wonderland.
o Action Item: Discuss and take action to approve yearly dues of $35 for ANC membership.
Committee Reports and Possible Action Items:
• Treasurer’s report: Update from Treasurer
• Crime and Safety: Updates, if any.
• Local Historic District: Updates, if any.
• Land Use & Design Committee: o Community in a Box meeting.
• Affordable Housing Committee: Updates, if any.
• Traffic and Transportation Committee: Updates, if any.
• Economic Development Committee:
o Looking for input regarding the date and agenda for the next business mixer.
• Tejano Walking Trail Committee: Updates, if any.
• Parks and Environment Committee:
o Kathleen McWhorter to step down.
o My Park Day is on March 1st. Need volunteers.
Approve minutes from last meeting.
ECCNPT Meeting Agenda 01/15/2014 6pm
Round of Introductions.
6PM Citizen Communications: 15 minutes maximum, first come, first served.
Committee Reports and Possible Action Items:
Treasurer’s report: Update from Treasurer
Crime and Safety: Report from quarterly Austin, Police Region I Commander’s Forum. Solicit input regarding installation of surveillance cameras near I-35.
Local Historic District: Updates, if any.
Land Use & Design Committee: Updates, if any.
Affordable Housing Committee: Updates, if any.
Traffic and Transportation Committee: ECC volunteers needed to run a booth on Sat. Feb 1st at Plaza Saltillo from 10 am to 5 pm as part of the City’s Street Fair and ribbon-cutting celebration for the E. 5th Street Improvement Project. UT student’s Project and Tejano Trails want to share this booth space with us.
Economic Development Committee: Updates, if any.
Tejano Walking Trail Committee: Updates on dividing the trail into smaller loops, adding business listings for funds to print a new Trail Guide, gathering research and oral histories, and recruiting volunteers to join the working groups.
Communication Committee: Updates, if any.
Parks and Environment Committee: Announce huge ECC and Holly neighborhoods cleanup by 2000+ UT students on Feb. 22nd, 2014 and again in 2015.
Education Committee: Richard Roberts proposes
Approve minutes from last meeting.
Action Items:
ECCNPT Meeting Agenda 11/20/2013 6pm Terrazas Library
Round of Introductions.
6PM Citizen Communications: 15 minutes maximum, first come, first served.
- David Stauch – Capital Project Management – RBJ Update
Committee Reports and Possible Action Items:
Treasurer’s report: Update from Treasurer
Crime and Safety: Updates, if any.
Local Historic District: Updates, if any.
Land Use & Design Committee: Updates, if any.
Affordable Housing Committee: Updates, if any.
Traffic and Transportation Committee: Updates, if any.
Economic Development Committee: December Holiday Party and January Business Mixer
Tejano Walking Trail Committee: Updates, if any.
Communication Committee: Updates, if any.
Parks and Environment Committee: Updates, if any.
Approve minutes from last meeting.
Action Items:
ECCNPT Meeting Agenda 10/16/2013 6pm at RBJ Meeting Room.
Round of Introductions.
6PM Citizen Communications: 15 minutes maximum, first come, first served.
Committee Reports and Possible Action Items:
Treasurer’s report: Update from Treasurer
Crime and Safety: Report from Commander’s Forum held Oct. 8th, discuss and take possible action. Discuss Halloween Block Party on Haskell Street.
Local Historic District: Updates, if any.
Land Use & Design Committee: Updates, if any.
Affordable Housing Committee: Updates, if any.
Traffic and Transportation Committee: Parking Crunch Committee will hold a community meeting on Monday, Oct. 21st at 4 pm at Sanchez Elementary School to get a presentation by the COA Parking staff about available options to control parking in our area.
Economic Development Committee: Updates, if any.
Tejano Walking Trail Committee: Report on Sept 20 Happy Hour recruitment event and how the government shutdown is affecting our National Parks Service planning process.
Communication Committee: Updates, if any.
Parks and Environment Committee: Updates, if any.
Education Committee: Updates, if any.
Nominations Committee: Appoint John Hernandez to represent ECC on I-35 group being formed by Sen. Watson, TXDOT and COA Transportation Dept.
Approve minutes from last meeting.
Action Items:
I’m sorry to announce that due to the low volume of entries, we have to cancel the 3on3 Basketball Tournament at Comal Park scheduled for Saturday, October 26th. We hope to attempt it again in the Spring. In the meantime, if you’re interested in some pick-up games please let me know, we do have a few teams interested in getting together.
ECCNPT Meeting Agenda 09/18/2013 6pm
**AT RBJ MEETING ROOM**
Round of Introductions.
6PM Citizen Communications: 15 minutes maximum, first come, first served.
Committee Reports and Possible Action Items:
Treasurer’s report: Update from Treasurer
Crime and Safety: Updates, if any.
Local Historic District: Updates, if any.
Land Use & Design Committee: Updates, if any.
Affordable Housing Committee: Updates, if any.
Traffic and Transportation Committee: Updates, if any.
Economic Development Committee: Updates, if any.
Tejano Walking Trail Committee: Updates, if any.
Communication Committee: Updates, if any.
Parks and Environment Committee: Updates, if any.
Approve minutes from last meeting.
Action Items:
ECCNPT Meeting Agenda 08/21/2013 6pm
Round of Introductions.
6PM Citizen Communications: 15 minutes maximum, first come, first served.
Committee Reports and Possible Action Items:
Treasurer’s report: Update from Treasurer
Crime and Safety: Updates, if any.
Local Historic District: Updates, if any.
Land Use & Design Committee: Updates, if any.
Affordable Housing Committee: Updates, if any.
Traffic and Committee: Updates, if any.
Economic Development Committee:
Tejano Walking Trail Committee:
Communication Committee: Updates, if any.
Parks and Environment Committee: Updates, if any.
Approve minutes from last meeting.
Action Items:
ECCNPT Meeting Agenda 07/17/2013 6pm
Terrazas Library 1105 E Cesar Chavez
Round of Introductions.
6PM Citizen Communications: 15 minutes maximum, first come, first served.
Committee Reports and Possible Action Items:
Treasurer’s report: Update from Treasurer
Crime and Safety: Updates, if any.
Local Historic District: Updates, if any.
Land Use & Design Committee: Updates, if any.
Affordable Housing Committee: Updates, if any.
Traffic and Transportation Committee: Updates, if any.
Economic Development Committee:
Tejano Walking Trail Committee: Updates, if any.
Communication Committee: Updates, if any.
Parks and Environment Committee: Updates, if any.
Approve minutes from last meeting.
Action Items:
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