General Monthly Meeting Agenda 5/4/09

GENERAL MONTHLY MEETING OF SRCC
MONDAY, MAY 4, 2009
7:00 PM
GRACE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
205 E. MONROE, AUSTIN, TEXAS

AGENDA

1. 7:00 Present meeting procedures. Welcome newcomers.

OLD BUSINESS

2. 7:05 Approve minutes from April 6, 2009 general membership meeting (available at www.srccaustin.org).
3. 7:10 SOCO LOFTS developer has filed a zoning amendment to increase daily vehicle trips; made SRCC presentation April 6, 2009; seeks SRCC support.
Presenter: Marc Davis, VP SRCC & Interim Chair of the Transportation and Public Safety Standing Committee, will present findings and a recommendation for SRCC vote.
4. 7:25 Request for support for variance for carport at 2504 Little Jon Lane, CV-2008-097009
Presenter: Werner Campbell, agent, or Michael Canney, resident.

NEW BUSINESS

5. 7:40 Proposal for courtesy vote:
Presenter: Sarah Campbell, President. Create an SRCC ad hoc Communications Committee to investigate & recommend to membership the most up-to-date ways for SRCC, as a volunteer and non-profit community organization, to integrate and improve upon the following services:
Membership — numbers of & ways to increase; current status; areas of stated interest; access to & for; automatic reminders of dues, meetings; etc.
Newsletter — increased access; additional information; online format; increased outreach for more articles; frequency; etc.
List Serve — security & privacy; ownership by SRCC; etc.
Website/Web Presence — potential for new website parallel to existing to serve different computer capabilities/needs of membership; integration of the other 3 services; privacy & security; ownership by SRCC; costs; etc.
Committee Membership to include:  Sarah Campbell, President; Marc Davis, Vice-President; Garret Nick and Dawn Cizmar, Co-Secretaries; Carol Martin, Membership List Manager; Bob Drew, Treasurer; Helen Day Valdez, Newsletter Editor; and Jane Kellogg, owner & manager of the current website, www.srccaustin.org and list serve.
Committee to convene first official meeting no later than May 15, 2009. Meetings may be held via email as long as records are maintained by Record-Keeper. Members to appoint, at a minimum, a Chair and a Record- Keeper/Secretary at first meeting. Committee will present a written account of its findings and recommendations by no later than 3 months after its first meeting. The account will be posted on the list serve for commentary and input prior to a membership vote. Interim monthly reports to membership may be at discretion of the committee Chair.
6. 7:50 Proposal for courtesy vote:
Presenter: Sarah Campbell, President. Create an SRCC ad hoc Financial Policy & Procedures Committee to investigate & recommend to membership best financial practices for SRCC, as a volunteer and non- profit community organization, to include but not be limited to the following:
Limitations of SRCC as a 501(c)(4) organization
Annual budget
Investments/holding of assets
Optimal fundraising methods
Special funds
Use of funds
Dues
Advertising in newsletter
Developer buy-offs
Committee Membership to be composed of Sarah Campbell, President; Bob Drew, Treasurer; David Swann, member; Sam Martin, Area Coordinator; and Gayle Goff, member.
Committee to convene first official meeting no later than June 1, 2009. Meetings may be held via email as long as records are maintained by Record-Keeper. Members to appoint, at a minimum, a Chair and a Record- Keeper/Secretary at first meeting. Committee will present a written account of its findings and recommendations by no later than 3 months after its first meeting. The account will be posted on the list serve for commentary and input prior to a membership vote. Interim monthly reports to membership may be at discretion of the committee Chair.

7. 8:00 Motion: Support the attached concerns and recommendations of the EROC Neighborhood Plan Contact Team regarding Austin Parks & Recreation Long Range Plan 2010-2015 (http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/parks/ longrangeplan.htm), by letter from SRCC President to the Director of PARD.
Presenter: Toni House, member and Secretary, EROC NPCT
8. 8:10 Request for variance at 611 Long Bow Lane to “decrease the minimum side street setback … from 15 feet to 0 feet in order to maintain an attached carport”, C15-2009-0032
Presenter: Sarah Campbell, President

OTHER BUSINESS

9. 8:20 SRCC 4th of July fundraising t-shirts
Presenter: Teri Hubbeling, Area Coordinator

ANNOUNCEMENTS

10. 8:30 4th of July Task List and signup.
Presenter: Teri Hubbeling, Area Coordinator

____________________________________

Items will not necessarily be taken in order of listing.
Agenda prepared by Sarah Campbell 462-2261 sarahecampbell@earthlink.net

This entry was posted in Agendas and Minutes. Bookmark the permalink.