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November 8, 2009
Imagine Austin
The City of Austin invites you to imagine the city of your dreams. Bring your kids, your family, your friends, and together, we’ll write a story about Austin ’s future. This is YOUR Austin! So go ahead. Dream. Get involved in the AUSTIN COMPREHENSIVE PLAN!
Participate in Community Forum Series
November 9, 2009, 6 pm - Westwood High School
12400 Mellow Meadow Drive, Austin TX 78750 • Northwest Austin
November 9, 2009, 6 pm - Baty Elementary School
2101 Faro Drive, Austin TX 78741 • Southeast Austin
November 10, 2009, 7:30 am - St. David's Episcopal Church
304 E. 7th Street, Austin TX 78701 • Downtown Austin
November 10, 2009, 6 pm - Bowie High School
4103 Slaughter Lane, Austin TX 78749 • Southwest Austin
November 12, 2009, 6 pm - Reagan High School
7104 Berkman Drive, Austin TX 78752 • Northeast Austin
November 12, 2009, 6 pm - Travis High School
1211 East Oltorf, Austin TX 78704 • South Central Austin
September 22, 2009
AISD to Hold Community Meeting To Discuss Boundary Process for New Southwest Elementary School
The Austin School District will hold a community meeting to discuss the process for determining attendance boundaries for the new Southwest elementary school on Tuesday, October 6. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m., at Clayton Elementary School, 7525 La Crosse Avenue.
A project of the 2004 Apple At Work Bond Program, the campus will open in August 2010, possibly affecting the boundaries of Boone, Clayton, Kiker, Mills, Oak Hill, Patton, and Sunset Valley elementary schools. School construction has begun at 12200 Meridian Park Blvd. in the Meridian Park housing development. For more information about the school and the overall bond program — parents may visit the AISD website, www.austinisd.org, or call the AISD Boundary Process Hotline, 414-BOND.
August 21, 2009
Stage 2 Water Restrictions
The City Manager has determined that Stage 2 Water Restrictions will go into effect on Monday, August 24, 2009. These restrictions will be in effect until further notice. Residential odd-numbered addresses can water on Saturday
residential even-numbered addresses can water on Sunday. The city website is http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/watercon/stage2.htm
In Stage 2, the following additional restrictions apply to the use of potable water:
• Outdoor irrigation is prohibited except on assigned days at designated times (see once-per-week schedule below)
• Vehicle washing is limited to designated days and times, with a hand-held bucket or a positive shut-off nozzle on a hose*
• A person may not conduct or participate in a charity car wash
• The use of outdoor ornamental fountains is prohibited except to provide aeration for aquatic life
• A person may not fill, refill, or add water to an indoor fountain
• No automatic fill valves are allowed for pools or ponds
• Washing of sidewalks, driveways, parking areas, patios or other paved surfaces is prohibited*
• A restaurant may not serve water to a customer unless requested by the customer
July 21, 2009
City of Austin and Texas Gas Project
The City and Texas Gas has been contacted about the project. President Dabbert is working to set up a meeting at the Travis County Precinct #2 Offices for sometime in August. City and Texas Gas representatives will be there to explain the project and answer questions. At this time I can say that the City does not plan any work at or on the Amenity Center driveway, and they do not anticipate needing to close Covered Bridge driveway. The City will not begin work until 2010. Additional information will be provided next week and the meeting date and time will be announced when set.
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January 15, 2009
Oak Hill Association of Neighborhoods (OHAN) Takes Action to Support Neighborhood
Wishes Concerning “DreamCity”
Neighbors:
Charlsa Bentley, OHAN representative for Hill Country Estates, introduced a Resolution at the Wednesday night OHAN meeting supporting City Council acceptance of the Oak Hill FLUM, with LL-R-SF land use designation for Tracts H&I, without further postponement. The resolution was passed and will be carried to the Council meeting tonight by Bentley. In an earlier resolution passed in August 2008, OHAN supported our neighborhoods' concerns about adverse impact from the PromiseLand West "DreamCity" development was attached as an exhibit.
William Dabbert
POA President
New Development in the PromiseLand West (PLW) Church project “Dream City”
On December 2, 2008, PLW wrote a letter to the Planning and Zoning Commission in which they revised their position on the FLUM designation for their property from Large Lot/Rural/Single Family (LL-R-SF) on most of the 53.28 acre lot (Tract I) to SF with Mixed Use/Office (MU/O) for the remaining portion of the lot fronting S.H. 71 (Tract H).
On December 11, 2008, at a City Council zoning meeting representatives for PLW asked for and received a postponement of the vote to approve the LL-R-SF designation for the FLUM recommended by Neighborhood Planning and Zoning staff.
I recommend that we as a community oppose any further postponement of the third reading of the FLUM ordinance for this property, that we oppose a change in the FLUM designation from LL-R-SF to SF, and support the City Neighborhood Planning and Zoning staff recommendation. If the FLUM is changed to SF for Tract I as requested by PLW, it will help pave the way for the very plans to over- develop the property that we as residents have opposed previously. As many of you have commented before we are not opposing the construction of a church, we oppose the construction this Church is proposing.
Currently, the West Oak Hill FLUM reflects City staff’s recommended designation of Large Lot-Rural-Single Family for Tracts H and I on Highway 71 West. The surrounding area has been almost completely kept to LL-R-SF in this Oak Hill FLUM process. In fact, City Council has already voted to retain rural, lower-density FLUM designations for many of the tracts along SH 71W. If the City Council votes to change the staff recommendation, it would permit a much denser development by the Church or by other developers should the Church decide at a later date to sell the property.
For three years, the City has taken public comment on our area's land use desires. We see no need for these last-minute changes to Staff and community recommendations for the FLUM. In addition, a smaller group of representatives from the three surrounding neighborhoods have been working directly with the representatives from the Church and were not aware of the substantive changes in their position until the past week.
Tracts H and I are surrounded by Hill Country Estates to the west, Westview Estates to the south and Covered Bridge to the east. The majority of the residents in these three subdivisions are in favor of this LL-R-SF designation, thus keeping the area’s rural character in the current FLUM. The Oak Hill FLUM Neighborhood Planning and Contact Team is in agreement, as is Oak Hill Association of Neighborhoods.
The matter is now set for January 15, 2009. The agenda item will be posted on the City of Austin website at https://www.ci.austin.tx.us/council_meetings/public_meetings.cfm (ref. Tracts H & I of the Oak Hill FLUM).
If you are in support of the position that the FLUM should remain as City staff have recommended please e-mail each City Council member to voice your support. Here is suggested language for your e-mail:
To e-mail each council member go to the City of Austin web site at http://www.ci.austin.tx.us, click on the “City Council” tab, click on a council member’s name, and click on “E-mail Council Member”. You will be asked to give your name and e-mail address, the subject which is- Agenda item is NP-2008-0025, Tracts AG, H & I of the Oak Hill FLUM, and Comment which is where you can copy and paste the above statement. Repeat the process for each Council Member.
Finally, please make plans to attend the meeting on January 15th. The agenda item is not open to public comment, but your presence will have an impact.
PLW has a web site at www.promiselandwest.com, and if you are a member of the Covered Bridge Yahoo discussion group there are numerous files and messages covering this issue from the past year.
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