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Free workshop for volunteers preparing to create the Steck Ave. Bridge Mosaic! Sign up now — space is limited to 8 more people!
Intro to Mosaic workshop for North Shoal Creek Neighbors
Saturday, Sept 22 9:30-noon
Austin Mosaic Guild
1810 W Anderson Lane
Austin, Texas 78757
AustinMosaicSchool.comInstructor: Dianne Sonnenberg
DianneSonnenberg.comThis workshop is for North Shoal Creek neighbors to learn techniques of making a mosaic so that we will be prepared to work together on our neighborhood beautification, public art project of decorating the Steck Avenue bridge (at Steck and Daleview) with beautiful mosaic art.
Folks participating in this introductory workshop will be learning techniques that we will use to work together, as well as guide other volunteers, in creating the mosaic on mesh backing that will then be installed on the cement pillars of the bridge. Dates, times and locations for those work days are to be determined, but our hope is that participants in this workshop will be willing to dedicate time during October-November.
At this workshop we will each create a simple design on a 4 inch square mosaic to take home with you.
This is the process:
• Create a simple design on paper. (Simple is the key word! Like a heart or circle or star or similar pattern)
• Prepare the fiberglass mesh backing.
• Learn to cut, place and work with the materials and adhesives. We will discuss safety.
• When adhesive is dry, transfer it to a small stone tile (similar to the concrete pillars!)
• Grouting (there will probably not be time to do this in the same session, so we will demo, and figure out whether we will send you home with the grout or come back to finish.)Everyone should wear closed toe shoes, and “work/play” clothes. The adhesives can be messy.
There is no fee to participants, except your commitment to volunteer hours this fall to help realize the Steck Bridge Mosaic project. This project is part of our North Shoal Creek Neighborhood Partnering Program approved by the City Public Works Dept. February 2017.
We have space available for 8 more for this initial workshop.
Please reply to beautificationchair@nscna.org as soon as possible, or by end of day on Thursday, Sept 20 so that we can reserve your spot!If you have questions, please call Amelia at 512-364-5519.
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Austin Community Tree Program Block Walk 2018
The Austin Community Tree program is looking for volunteers to help with a block walk on Saturday, September 29 to reach residents in Austin’s North Shoal Creek neighborhood.
We will meet at 8 am. Make sure to bring a hat, sunscreen, and water.
Location; Pillow Elementary; 3025 Crosscreek Dr, Austin, TX 78757
What volunteers will be doing:
- Block-walk a section of the North Shoal Creek neighborhood to offer free trees to eligible properties;
- Distribute door hangers and tree flags to potential tree-planting sites;
- Record data;
- Volunteers should bring hat, sunscreen, and water.
- On-site training will be provided.
- Refreshments provided
Date: 09/29/2018 (Sat.)
Time: 8:00am – 2:00pm CDT
Location: 3025 Crosscreek Dr, Austin, TX 78757
To volunteer, please sign up at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0d4ea9a62da6ff2-volunteers1
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From the City of Austin:
North Shoal Creek Neighborhood Plan Approved By City Council – Neighborhood Plan Contact Team By-laws Adoption and Officer Elections at 9/25/18 Meeting
The City of Austin is pleased to announce the North Shoal Creek Neighborhood Plan was unanimously approved by City Council on August 23rd. The plan is now an element of the Comprehensive Plan, and the North Shoal Creek Future Land Use Map will guide land use decisions within the planning area.
Thank you to everyone who participated in the putting the plan together! This is your plan, and the visions and actions established in the plan will shape the neighborhood for years to come. Going forward, the Adopted Neighborhood Plan, Future Land Use Map, Neighborhood Plan Amendment (NPA) and Case and Ordinance Information, Contact Team Bylaws, Contact Team Record in the Community Registry and status of Neighborhood Plan Recommendations will be maintained on this web page: http://austintexas.gov/page/adopted-neighborhood-planning-areas-0. Please bookmark it for reference.
Members of the North Shoal Creek Ad-Hoc Bylaw Development Committee have been hard at work drafting bylaws that are consistent with the City of Austin Land Development Code provisions. Please join them and City staff on Tuesday September 25, 2018 to establish a Neighborhood Plan Contact Team for the North Shoal Creek Planning Area by voting on the draft North Shoal Creek Neighborhood Plan Contact Team Bylaws and by holding officer elections. Only qualified members of the North Shoal Creek planning area will be eligible to vote. Meeting details and qualifications for voting are given below.
Meeting Date: Tuesday September 25, 2018
Time: 6:30pm – 7:45pm
Location: First Texas Honda Conference Room 3400 Steck Ave., Austin, TX 78757
Parking is available in the parking spaces facing Steck Avenue (west of the entrance drive) and in the overflow parking lot off of Shoal Creek Boulevard.North Shoal Creek Neighborhood contact team members will have these duties:
• They serve as the stewards of the City Council adopted North Shoal Creek Neighborhood Plan.
• They work to implement the plan’s vision, goals and recommendations.
• They provide recommendations to the City of Austin on proposed plan amendments.To be eligible to vote on the bylaws and for contact team officers, you must meet one of the membership categories as per the Land Development Code:
Membership Categories:
• Property owner
• Residential renter
• Business owner
• Neighborhood organization member owning or renting property within the neighborhood plan area.North Shoal Creek planning area boundaries:
North: US 183
South: Anderson Lane
East: Burnet Road
West: MoPac
Please see map on page 2 of the draft bylawsAgenda:
• The draft bylaws will be reviewed and voted upon.
• Officer nominations will be presented. Nominations can also be accepted from the floor.
• Proof of eligibility–such as a driver’s license or utility bill–will be required to vote.Please review the draft North Shoal Creek Neighborhood Plan Contact Team bylaws prior to the meeting. Relevant excerpts from the bylaws relating to membership requirements and officers, along with their duties, are listed below.
Section 9—Officers and Duties
A. The officers of the North Shoal Creek NPCT shall be, at a minimum: Chair, Vice-Chair, and Secretary.
B. Duties of the officers are as follows:
1) The Chair shall be responsible for the operation of the North Shoal Creek NPCT and its officers pursuant to these bylaws. This shall include conducting meetings, representing the team at official functions, appointing subcommittees, and generally overseeing the business of the North Shoal Creek NPCT. The Chair shall have the primary responsibility for coordinating with the City of Austin planners on Neighborhood Plan related issues.
2) The Vice-Chair shall assist the Chair in preparing meeting agendas and conducting meetings and shall assume all duties of the Chair when required.
3) The Secretary shall maintain all written records as required in Section 5C of these by-laws. The Secretary shall produce all written communications as directed by the Chair or the NPCT membership.
4) The Secretary shall submit annually to the City of Austin Planning and Zoning Department a list of the current officers and members eligible to vote and the contact information.
5) The Secretary shall annually submit to the City of Austin Planning and Zoning Department bylaws consistent with the standardized template addressing roles and responsibilities, boundaries, membership, decision making, meetings, meeting notification, elections and duties of officers, finances, conflicts of interest and amendments to the bylaws.If you have any questions about the Neighborhood Plan Contact Team By-laws meeting, contact Margaret Valenti at (512) 974-2648 or via email:Margaret.valenti@austintexas.gov
Once again, thanks for all of your help with the plan and we hope to see you on September 25th.
Sincerely,
Jeff Engstrom, AICP
Senior Planner
City of Austin Planning and Zoning Department
jeffrey.engstrom@austintexas.gov
(512) 974-1621
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From the City’s Watershed Protection Department:
Public meeting about the risk of flooding and proposed changes to Austin’s floodplain regulations.
You can attend remotely by logging in to a Webinar link for each meeting. To do so, you will need an Internet connection, a working computer and either a telephone line or audio speakers on your computer or tablet. You will be able to ask questions by typing them in.
To attend in person: North Austin Meeting
Wednesday, September 12, at 6:30 p.m.
Northwest Recreation Center, 2913 Northland Drive
Webinar Link: attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7464087854976840706
Webinar ID: 289-778-235
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The City of Austin Corridor Program Office and Austin Transportation Department invite you to attend an open house to learn about mobility, safety and connectivity improvements planned for Burnet Road between Koenig Lane and MoPac. The improvements are being funded by the 2016 Mobility Bond as part of the Corridor Construction Program.
Burnet Road Corridor Open House
Thursday, Sept. 6, 2018
5 p.m. to 8 p.m. (stop by anytime)
St. John’s United Methodist Church, 2140 Allandale Rd, Austin, TX 78756We encourage you to stop by and meet the Burnet Road team members, review the improvements being designed on the corridor and learn about activities underway as part of the design phase to get the projects ready for construction.
No formal presentation is planned, and you are welcome to come and go at your convenience. Project team members will be on-hand to meet you and answer questions. Display boards, handouts and other meeting materials will be posted online at AustinTexas.gov/Burnet for anyone who may not be able to attend in person.
