Our agenda for November is attached below. We will be meeting this month on November 18, 2015 at 6:00 pm at the Terrazas Library. Hope to see you there!

Agenda-11-18-2015

Council Member Renteria’s office will begin distributing a District 3 Newsletter. To add your email to the mailing list visit his Facebook page.

Dear 78702 Community:

The Community Cat Project is working to help feral/stray cats in your neighborhood and right now we are focused on the 78702 zip code.  If you have stray cats at your home, work, or hang-out spot, give us a call or email communitycats@austinhumanesociety.org. We can help you get them fixed and vaccinated for free! All cats will be returned to the exact location where they were trapped within a few days.

What is TNR? Trap Neuter and Return (TNR) is the only humane and effective approach to controlling feral cat over-population. With TNR the cats are trapped, spayed/neutered, vaccinated for rabies, the left ear-tipped for identification and returned to their territory. An ear-tip is the universal symbol that a cat is spayed/neutered and rabies vaccinated. Community cats thrive outside and can live a healthy and happy life. They are bonded to their colonies and environment.

Why is it important? TNR ensures healthier community cats by decreasing the spread of illness. TNR reduces the number of cat intakes at local shelters and the number of kittens born into homelessness. Reduce nuisance behaviors such as fighting, yowling, or spraying. TNR helps keep Austin “No-Kill”

There are lots of ways to get involved with our planning team!

We need volunteers and currently have a Business Representative and Sector 4 Representative (representing residents living between César Chavez and Holly, Comal and Chicon Streets) opening on our Leadership Team and we’re always looking for action team & committee members.

Come share your skills with your community!

Attached is a DRAFT of the notes taken at the October 21, 2015 ECC-NPCT meeting.  These notes have not yet been approved by the ECC-NPCT at the November 18, 2015 monthly meeting.

Note that the November meeting will be the last meeting of the year because there is normally no December meeting.

ECCNPCT-MeetingNotes-102115 DRAFT

ECCNPCT LandUseCommittee Report 102115

ECCNPCT Bike Ped Committee Report 102115

Please find attached the agenda for the ECC-NPCT monthly meeting.

All are welcome to attend this meeting at 6:00pm on Wednesday, October 21, 2015 at the Terrazas Branch Library, 1105 E. César Chavez Street, Austin, TX 78702

ECCNPCT-Agenda-102115 v2

OCTOBER 21, 2015: MEETING AGENDA

East Cesar Chavez Neighborhood Plan Contact Team

October 21, 2015     6:00PM

Terrazas Branch Library, 1105 E. Cesar Chavez St., Austin, TX 78702

1. 6:00 Introductions
2. 6:05 Citizen Communications:

Alexander Loredo – Homeless Students Project

3. 6:15 Approval of Minutes from September 16, 2015 meeting

4. 6:20 Palm Elementary Building: Commissioner Margaret Gomez

Action Item: Discussion and possible vote in support of preservation of Palm Elementary Building

5. 6:35 City of Austin Survey: Jackie Chuter

Presentation & Discussion Item: The survey asks individuals to choose which recommendations from the adopted neighborhood plan are most important in the neighborhood today. Responses provide important input to the City’s Capital Improvement Program planning process and to annual department work programs.

6. 6:40 Plaza Saltillo Development: Elizabeth Purcell

Action Item: Discussion regarding preservation of Pine Street Station buildings at 5^th and  Waller Streets which are part of the Plaza Saltillo re-Development

7. 6:50 Waller Creek Conservancy: Alyssa Nunez

Presentation & Discussion Item: No further details available

8. 6:55 ECCNPCT Resignations:

Action Item: Accept resignations of Business Representative Michael Cassias and Land Use Committee Co-chairs Gwen O’Barr and Lyon Gegenheimer

9. 7:00      Nominations for vacated ECCNPCT positions:

Possible Action Item: Nominate, discuss, and vote to fill vacated committee and representative positions on the ECCNPCT

10. 7:05 Land Use Committee Report: Shawn Sommerville

Presentation and Discussion Items: Updates on Redevelopment of Chalmers and César Chavez Street project; Redevelopment of car wash on César Chavez Street at Comal; Development of Bluebonnet Café, 910 E. César Chavez Street.

11. 7:20 Communications Committee Report: Sara Pedrosa, Lori Renteria

Possible Action Items: Discussion of schedule for ECCNPCT Administrative Workshop for team members and committee leaders (retreat); Discussion of changing ECCNPCT monthly meeting day from 3rd Wednesday of month to 3rd Tuesday of month.

12. 7:30 Bike and Pedestrian Committee Report: Edie Cassell (for Kathryn Flowers)

Presentation & Discussion Items: Update on bike and pedestrian projects active or upcoming in ECC neighborhood

13. 7:40 Adjourn

Attached is a DRAFT of the notes taken at the September 16, 2015 ECC-NPCT meeting.  These notes have not yet been approved by the ECC-NPCT at the October 21, 2015 monthly meeting.

ECCNPCT-Meeting Minutes-091615-DRAFT

TreeFolks, a local non-profit, will be offering free trees in our neighborhood through their NeighborWoods program.

They will mark yards that qualify for a free street tree with small flags and leave an order form at the front door.

To get your trees, just fill out the order card and drop it in the mail. TreeFolks even delivers the tree right to your doorstep. TreeFolks delivers the trees, along with planting and watering instructions, between October and March. For more information, visit www.treefolks.org/nw .”

NeighborWoods is sponsored by Austin Energy to lower summer temperatures and reduce energy consumption by investing in tree canopy cover that will shade paved streets, therefore combating the Urban Heat Island Effect.

To learn more about TreeFolks and the Neighborwoods program, please visit www.treefolks.org. For further questions, contact anne@treefolks.org or call 512-443-5323.

Austinites are invited to join a one-hour interactive walk Oct. 16 with the CodeNEXT team, the first in a series of seven Community Walks asking: As the local expert on where you live, what could be improved around you

The City of Austin is hosting seven Community Walks to tee up the “CodeNEXT: SOUND CHECK” where the technical writers of the City’s land development code – consultants and professional staff from multiple departments — will collaborate and “check their work.”

Public events and activities will take place every day between Nov. 16 and 21.

“We are climbing out from behind our desks to see how our work is impacting people on the ground. The only way we can do that is in collaboration with everyday Austinites,” said Matt Lewis, Assistant Director for the Planning and Zoning Department. “We often find ourselves looking through the lens of a City planner. As the local expert on where you live, we want to learn what you see.”

Each walk will last one hour, during which residents, business owners and staff are encouraged to share observations and insights. Members of the City Council and Code Advisory Group may also be on hand.

CodeNEXT Community Walks

• 8 a.m. Friday. Oct. 16, at the Crestview rail station, 6920 N. Lamar Blvd.(North Lamar) – RSVP here
• 8 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 21, in front of JuiceLand, 1900A E. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. (MLK) – RSVP here
• 7:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 22, at H-E-B, 12860 Research Blvd., (U.S.183/McNeil Road) – RSVP here
• 11 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 25, at the Millennium Youth Entertainment Complex, 1156 Hargrave St. (12^th Street/Hargrave) –RSVP here
• 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 27, in front of Sonic Drive-In, 804 W. Stassney Lane (Stassney/Nuckols Crossing) – RSVP here
• 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 4, in front of China Dynasty, 2110 W. Slaughter Lane (Manchaca Road) – RSVP here
• 9 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, in front of Fair Bean Coffee, 2210 S. First St.(Oltorf/First streets) – RSVP here

Each Community Walk is in one of Austin’s seven “place types,” that include neighborhood nodes, shopping centers and major corridors. Each area is representative of similar places in Austin, so Austinites who live or work outside these areas are encouraged to participate.

These events are free and open to all residents. Attendees are encouraged to RSVP, wear comfortable shoes, bring water, and bring a smartphone to snap photos and share on social media using #CodeNEXT.

CodeNEXT is a priority initiative of Imagine Austin, “our plan for the future.” The Community Walks are part of the initiative’s place-based approach to improving Austin’s land development code – how and where things are built around Austin. A draft development code will be fully available for public review in fall 2016.

More than 100 Austin neighborhoods participated in a self-guided group activity in 2014, called “Community Character in a Box,” which is captured in Austin’s Community Character Manual.

“We have learned so much from this feedback and we need to build on this and get a better understanding of what people love about their neighborhoods and what is not working, so we can resolve it,” Lewis said. “We will be all over Austin the next couple of months and we hope to see you out there.”

Paul DiGiuseppe, CNU-A

Principal Planner

City of Austin Planning & Zoning Department

CodeNEXT Team

512-974-2865

paul.digiuseppe@austintexas.gov

505 Barton Springs Road, Austin, TX 78704