SWIM 512: Participate in Community Focus Groups

Posted on October 10, 2015 by Communications

Please see the following announcement for community volunteers from SWIM 512. You can review this factsheet to learn more about SWIM 512.

The City of Austin Parks and Recreation Department is looking for volunteers to participate in their Aquatic Community Focus Groups. The purpose of these focus groups is to have a more intimate conversation with Austinites regarding the City’s municipal and neighborhood pools. Focus groups will be held at various locations throughout Austin during the months of October-November and will require about one hour of your time. If you are interested in participating in these focus groups, please sign-up here.

If you have any questions, please contact Laura J. Cortez at laura@cortezconsulting.com.

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SRCC General Membership Meeting Minutes 10/5/15

Posted on October 6, 2015 by Secretary

SRCC GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
Monday, October 5, 2015 7:15 PM
LIFE IN THE CITY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
(formerly Grace UMC)
205 E. MONROE, AUSTIN, TEXAS

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Christ Lutheran Church Pumpkin Patch for Charity!

Posted on October 2, 2015 by Communications

Christ Lutheran Church is hosting their first annual Pumpkin Patch this month for the South Austin/Travis Heights community. Please see details below on how to get your pumpkins. Note that 50% of the profits from this patch will go towards Water to Thrive, an Austin nonprofit organization that provides the gift of water to impoverished communities around the globe.

First Annual Pumpkin Patch, October 15th – 31st

Backyard of Christ Lutheran Church Workshop (212 East Monroe Street, corner of Brackenridge two blocks east of South Congress)

See more details on Christ Lutheran Church’s website.

 

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Little Stacy Park Improvements Project

Posted on October 2, 2015 by President

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The next public meeting for the Little Stacy Park improvements project is scheduled for Saturday, October 24, from 9:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. (with a presentation scheduled for 9:30 a.m.). The city plans to hold the meeting at Travis Heights Elementary in the cafeteria.

Please refer to SRCC’s original post for more information on this project:
https://www.srccatx.org/2015/07/23/little-stacy-park-improvements-project

If you still have questions, please contact:
Gary Gregson, Project Coordinator
City of Austin, Parks and Recreation Department
(512) 974-9475
gary.gregson@austintexas.gov

 

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ANC General Meeting Summary – 9.23.15

Posted on October 1, 2015 by ANC Representative
  • Councilmember Greg Casar came to speak. Affordability remains the number one priority for him and his district. He supports changes proposed by CM Kathie Tovo to the city’s Density Bonus Program. A key change would be to make sure developers actually provide affordable units vs. paying “fees-in-lieu” when they are granted zoning variances. A City Council Resolution would direct the City Manager to provide better data on the creation of housing units that are actually affordable. He also is pushing for better distribution of transportation dollars across all neighborhoods in Austin, not just those in the core.
  • Henry Evans from University of Texas spoke on community flood response using data and lessons learned from the Onion Creek and Blanco floods.. More accurate flood maps and targeted warnings for citizens based on cell phone towers would have prevented loss of life and property.  Currently these measures are not in place for the majority of the state.
  • Raymond Slade, a hydrologist spoke on the impact of urbanization on Austin’s water resources. Impervious cover in cities has almost doubled peak flood levels in urban areas.   It has also increased bank erosion due to more frequent elevated water levels as seen in Shoal Creek. Degradation of water quality is even more severe than flood issues. This includes increases of up to 20X in dissolved solids, phosphorous and fecal coliform counts. Sediment from construction projects are the single greatest threat to aquatic resources. Current mitigation requirements (e.g. silt fences) are not nearly adequate to prevent this. More meaningful measures would include phased construction to avoid clear cutting of vegetation which exacerbates run off. Mats, hay mulching, and hydroseeding can also help prevent sedimentation.
  • Jeff Jack, Architect and former ANC president spoke (and continues to warn) about CodeNext. There is still real a very real risk that neighborhood plans will not be reflected in code rewrite and he urged attention to every step of the process. Nov. 16th -21st is what the city calls a “soundcheck” or workshop where they will test initial ideas for code rewrite. This will be an important meeting for citizens to attend. Late summer, early fall 2016 the first draft code will be created.
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