Greater South River City Neighborhood Plan

Posted on August 3, 2015 by membership

The Greater South River City Neighborhood Plan was adopted by the City of Austin on September 29, 2005. Volunteers from the neighborhood and SRCC Neighborhood Association were part of the Advisory Committee and assisted in the preparation of the plan.

The plan covers the area bounded by the centerlines of South Congress Avenue, Lady Bird Lake, IH=35 SB access road and Ben White Boulevard.  The GSRC Neighborhood Planning Contact Team (NPCT) is made up of up to 30 stakeholders including property owners, residential renters, business owners and neighborhood organization members who own property within the NP area. Members are Jean Mather Chair, Sarah Campbell Co-Chair, Terry Franz Secretary, Joe Arriaga, Carl Betancourt, Cristina Bordin, Elizabeth Day, Joe Day, Don Dial, Sharon Doerre, Ruth Ford, Russell Frasier, Teresa Griffin, David Karoly, Claudette Lowe, Sam Martin, Elloa Matthews, Sara Jane Parsons, Steve Prather, David Swann, Connie Todd, Sage White and Jerry Windisch.  There are no dues or fees, and the team has no budget.  The team is responsible for being stewards of the NP and upholding its vision, goals and recommendations.  The NPCT provides recommendations to City staff, the Planning Commission and City Council regarding any proposed amendment to the NP.

Greater South River City Neighborhood Plan

Greater South River City Contact Team Bylaws

 

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Mobility35 To Present On I-35 Improvements at Riverside

Posted on August 1, 2015 by Communications

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A representative from Mobility35 will be presenting on the plan details at the SRCC general membership meeting next Monday, August 3rd. Members and area residents are encouraged to attend to learn more and ask questions. Here are some helpful Mobility35 resources on the project to review before the meeting:

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SRCC General Membership Meeting Agenda – August 2015

Posted on July 30, 2015 by President

SRCC GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
Monday,  August  3, 2015     7:15  PM
GRACE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
205 E. MONROE, AUSTIN, TEXAS
AGENDA

***updated 8/2/15***

To be sure you get a vote, become a member. You can join or renew online www.srccatx.org. Not sure if you are current? Email membership@srccatx.org and we’ll let you know.

CALL TO ORDER/APPROVAL OF MINUTES

1. 7:15  Meeting procedures, etiquette, welcome newcomers. Verification of quorum. Reminder: state your name when presenting or seconding a motion. If an acronym is stated during the meeting and you don’t know what it means, please feel free to raise your hand and ask (see also footnote*).
Presenter throughout: Sounthaly “Tune” Outhavong, SRCC President, unless otherwise noted.

2.  7:20  Membership and voting. Pay multiple years in advance and get a discount.
Single membership: 1-yr $20;  2-yr $35;   3-yr $50 / Family membership: 1-yr $35;  2-yr $65;  3-yr $95
NOTE: In order to vote, dues must be paid a month in advance, with the exception that if a former member’s dues have  lapsed no more than 2 years, they may renew at the meeting and be eligible to vote.

3.  7:22  Approve minutes from June 1, 2015, last regular monthly meeting (available at www.srccatx.org).

4.  7:25  Treasurer’s Report – see attachment to agenda distributed at the meeting; all reports are available upon request to the Treasurer.
Presenter: Carol Martin, Interim Treasurer

5.  7:30  Committee Chairs reports
1) Parks, Schools, Environment;  2) Planning & Zoning;  3) Transportation & Public Safety; 4) Norwood;  5) Historic District–item below;  8) Finance; status of projects funded by SRCC; 9) ANC*;  10) Communications

OLD BUSINESS

6. 7:40 1813 Brackenridge additional variance needed for ADU setback from Drake–motion to amend and vote
Presenter: Sounthaly Outhavong, SRCC President, president@srccatx.org. Please review June meeting minutes at: https://www.srccatx.org/2015/06/04/srcc-general-membership-meeting-minutes-6115

7. 7:45 City plans to address erosion problem in Blunn Creek along Little Stacy Park and Sunset Lane–motion and vote
Presenter: Janna Renfro, City of Austin Watershed Protection Department/Stream Restoration Program, 512-974-3422 | Janna.Renfro@austintexas.gov. Please review June presentation materials at: https://austintexas.box.com/s/lkdr0rs9ytj0zrva0qhptrr5425msl6j

NEW BUSINESS

8. 7:55 Mobility35 Project improvement plans for I-35 @ Riverside (just South of Holly, just North of Oltorf)
Presenter: Rob Bailey, I-35 @ Riverside Dr. Project Manager, Atkins Consulting, hcalavitta@hntb.com, Please review complete information and public input at www.mobility35openhouse.com/default.aspx

9. 8:05 Little Stacy Park improvement projects
Presenter: Margaret Robinson, Asakura Robinson Company, LLC, margaret@asakurarobinson.com

10. 8:20 Welcome to Life in the City UMC
Presenters: Sounthaly Outhavong, SRCC President; Valerie Sansing, Pastor, val@lifeinthecityaustin.org

11. 8:25 South Congress Public Improvement District
Presenter: Andrew Moore, Executive Director, South Congress Improvement Association, mooreales@gmail.com

12. 8:30 Review of current Greater South River City (GSRC) & East Riverside/Oltorf Combined (EROC) neighborhood plans
Presenters: Terry Franz, GSRC NPCT; Toni House, EROC NPCT, latoniahouse@hotmail.com. Please review neighborhood plans at https://www.srccatx.org/about/greater-south-river-city-neighborhood-plan/ (for GSRC), https://www.srccatx.org/category/eroc/ (for EROC)

GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

Waller Creek Conservancy Community information sessions on the new Waller Creek, with opportunity for public input. Get more information at www.wallercreek.org.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! We still need a volunteer to chair our neighborhood watch program. We also need a new Area Coordinator for Area 2.

Monthly Review Stay up-to-date on neighborhood news and SRCC announcements by signing up for our Monthly Review emails at www.srccatx.org. These simple, easy-to-read digests are available to all area residents.

Special announcement

Agenda subject to change. Please check www.srccatx.org for most updated version.

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A Guide to Parliamentary Procedure: Part 1

Posted on July 30, 2015 by Communications

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“What the @#%$ is going on!”

This may run through your head during your first time at an SRCC general meeting if you aren’t familiar with parliamentary procedure. And unless you are a past SRCC President or U.S. Speaker of the House, we really don’t expect you to be an expert parliamentarian!

But meetings can be a lot more fun if you know what it means to motion, second, vote and suspend the rules (gasp). So here’s an FAQ for all our members (new and longtime veterans):

Why do we use “Parliamentary Procedure”?  To make sure meetings don’t end up in chaos! SRCC and other deliberative assemblies follow similar procedures to accomplish the following:

  1. Establish common rules to allow all members to be heard regardless of position
  2. Create a fair and open forum to thoroughly discuss agenda topics
  3. Effectively drive debate toward deliberative action — vote, postpone, appeal, etc.
  4. Set a framework to document meeting actions for future review

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Little Stacy Park Improvements Project

Posted on July 23, 2015 by President

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A kick-off meeting for the Little Stacy Park improvements project is scheduled for Saturday, August 29th from 9-11am for initial public input. The meeting will be held on-site at the park.

The City of Austin Parks and Recreation department is working with landscape architecture firm Asakura Robinson on this project. This initial meeting will serve to introduce the Project team and stakeholders, outline the process and schedule, offer a preliminary site and needs analysis, deliver the findings of their site use survey, and solicit feedback from neighbors on park improvement priorities.

In addition to this meeting, they will be beginning their site use survey work.  Asakura Robinson will have staff onsite for at least one weekday, Saturday and Sunday morning and afternoon collecting data on how neighbors use/move around the site and conduct short interviews with willing participants.  They would like to begin this work as early as next week.

Margaret Robinson from Asakura Robinson will also be presenting at the Monday, August 3 SRCC general membership meeting, so please plan to attend to hear about preliminary plans.

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