Shoal Creek Blvd Streeet Closure this Sunday

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The annual 3M Half Marathon will be this Sunday, January 29.

Last year, the course route bypassed our neighborhood, travelling Mesa to Anderson to Shoal Creek Boulevard. This year, the race runs right through our neighborhood, down Shoal Creek Boulevard from 183. Shoal Creek is scheduled for partial closure from 4:20am to 10:10am on Sunday morning.

If you need to approach Shoal Creek during this time, please plan for extra time, and take extra caution to avoid runners and spectators.

Information from the city, including the street closure schedule and map, is available here: http://www.austintexas.gov/node/11401

For more information, visit the event website: http://solutions.3m.com/wps/portal/3M/en_US/HalfMarathon/Home

City of Austin Plastic Bags Forum, Jan. 30

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Date: Monday, January 30, 2012
Time: 6PM
Loocation: City Council Chambers, Austin City Hall, 301 W. 2nd Street

The following announcement was released today.

Plastic Bags Forum Invitation from the City of Austin, Texas

On behalf of Austin Mayor Lee Leffingwell and Austin Resource Recovery, we invite you to join a pool of randomly selected SpeakUpAustin users for a special forum on the future of plastic and paper bags.

The forum will take place on Monday, January 30, at 6pm, at Austin City Hall in the Council Chambers.

During the forum, you will hear from City of Austin staff and key stakeholders about proposed strategies to address the impact plastic and paper bags have on the City’s waste stream and environment. You will hear presentations and have the chance to ask questions as well as discuss the issues with your fellow participants. You will also be able to express opinions verbally and via polling during the event.

The City will provide refreshments and validated parking in the City Hall Parking Garage; please bring your parking ticket into the meeting for validation. For more information or to RSVP, contact Larry Schooler, the event’s moderator and the City of Austin’s Community Engagement Consultant, at Larry.Schooler [at] austintexas [dot] gov. We look forward to seeing you on the 30th!

Note: you can also participate in the forum via telephone by calling into 888-886-6603 and using code 18004#. The forum will be televised live on Channel 6 and at http://austintexas.gov/channel6

More event information at: http://www.austintexas.gov/event/interactive-forum-future-plastic-and-paper-bags-austin

Development Committee, Jan. 23

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Date: Monday, January 23, 2012
Time: 6:30 – 7:30PM
Loocation: Village Christian Apartments Activity Room, 7925 Rockwood Ln. (directions)

The NSCNA Development Committee will meet January 23, 2012, 6:30 to 7:30 PM at The Village Christian Apartments activity room to discuss the proposed development at 8100 Burnet Road (the Ross Store and former Chuck E Cheese location). The activity room is located at the rear of the apartments.

The developers planning a large apartment complex (270 – 300 units) with some retail facilities.

The meeting will be open to all members who desire to provide comments and recommendations. Neighbors who are not members are encouraged to pay their dues before the meeting if they desire to express their views.

Burnet Rd. Corridor Study Open House, Jan. 19

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Date: Thursday, January 19, 2012
Time: 10am – 7pm
Location: Crestview United Methodist Church, Fellowship Hall, 1300 Morrow St. (map)

From the event flyer:

Come, see, and comment on initial proposals for short, medium, and long term projects to help improve multi modal mobility along these corridors.

The City of Austin invites residents, corridor travelers, businesses, and all interested par es to review and comment on proposed improvements to reduce conges on, improve safety, and enhance quality of life around and on N. Lamar Blvd. and Burnet Rd. The proposals have been developed in coordination with the community and its vision for the corridors through previous stakeholder meetings, and your continued input is needed during this initial review of the project proposals.

For additional information, please visit: http://www.AustinSMP.com/corridors/lamar-burnet

Speeding Mitigation (Traffic Calming)

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The City of Austin implemented a revised Local Area Traffic Management Program (LATM) effective January 1, 2012. Part of this program is speeding mitigation, commonly referred to as traffic calming. A person who submits a request for speeding mitigation must reside on the street requested, and also must carry out various responsibilities outlined in the request packet, including providing evidence of public support, including a petition signed by a representative of each residence on the street segment requested if the city determines it is eligible for speeding mitigation.

Requests may to be submitted to the City of Austin Transportation Department beginning January 18, 2012. The first 60 requests received will be processed initially; others are to be processed in the next cycle, which will be conducted twice each year.

The NSCNA Traffic Committee is coordinating submission of initial requests for speeding mitigation. Additional information may be requested by email to: traffic [at] nscna [dot] org

The Speeding Mitigation Request Packet and request forms can be viewed and downloaded at the website:

http://www.austintexas.gov/content/neighborhood-traffic-calming

The LATM Guidelines and Procedures for Local Area Traffic Management can also be viewed at the same web site.

Traffic Committee, January 15

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Date: Sunday, January 15, 2012
Time: 1pm – 2:30pm
Location: Chip Rosenthal’s house, 8313 Franwood Ln.

The NSCNA Traffic Committee will meet this Sunday to discuss the new Local Area Traffic Management (LATM) program. The objective is to select neighborhood areas that are good candidates for traffic calming, and identify neighbors who might serve as contacts for projects on their street.

If you can, please review information on the LATM program in advance: http://www.austintexas.gov/department/local-area-traffic-management

2012 Annual Meeting Wrap-Up

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Last night, NSCNA held its annual meeting. The membership elected our Officers and Directors for 2012.

The results of the election are:

  • President: Kenneth Webb (*)
  • Vice-President: Donna Eagar (*)
  • Secretary: Juliette Kernion
  • Treasurer: Jeri Wines (*)
  • Directors: Marlene Bartlett, Amelia Cobb (*), Sal Espinosa, Ernie Garcia (*), Alice Kubacak (*), Robert Seidel, Scott Smith

People marked with (*) served on the 2011 board, and continue their service into 2012.

A draft annual report, prepared by the 2011 directors and committee chairs, was presented to members. The report will be posted, once finalized.

Thanks to the Election Committee (Dallas Maham, Kevin Wier, Jon Menegay) for conducting our election.

Thanks to the Nominating Committee (Alice Kubacak, Tomas Rodriguez, Mary Jane Wier) for their diligent efforts in preparing a strong group of candidates.

Congratulations (and good luck!) to the election winners.

2012 Memberships are Due

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Neighbors, it is now time to renew your NSCNA membership for 2012.

If you haven’t joined before, now is the perfect time. Our association already is working on important issues for 2012, such as reviewing plans for redevelopment of the old “Chuck-E-Cheese” facility and neighborhood traffic calming needs. Your membership supports our work.

The membership price remains a low $15 per household.

Important: If you want to vote in the Board of Directors election at our Jan. 10 meeting (or if you want to run as a candidate), you must be a 2012 member.

It’s easy to join. You can join in minutes using our online form. (A credit card will be needed and a $1 payment processing charge will be added.)

You also can pay by check. See our membership page for information.

You also can join at the meeting — but we are asking members to renew in advance to avoid a crowd at the sign-in table that evening.

To ensure your membership is processed before the meeting, either: 1) renew with the online form, 2) or drop your payment off at our Treasurer’s house (2709 Steck Ave.) before noontime, Tuesday, January 10.

Thanks for your support. Please contact membershipchair [at] nscna [dot] org if you have any questions about association membership.

Rezoning Applied for at 8100 Burnet Road

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The association has been notified that an application has been filed to change the zoning at 8100 Burnet Road from CS (General Commercial Services) to MF-6 (Multifamily Residence – Highest Density). This is the location of the old “Chuck-E-Cheese” restaurant.

You can view the information on the application by going to the City of Austin Development Review search page and searching for case number “C14-2011-0167″. (Sorry, can’t link to it directly.)

There will be a public hearing for this application, but it has not yet been scheduled.

Our Development Committee is monitoring this application. Committee leadership will be meeting with the developer, along with representatives from the Wooten Neighborhood (on the other side of Burnet from us) and Sustainable Neighborhoods. We will keep the neighborhood posted.

If you wish to be added to the Development Committee, please contact webmaster [at] nscna [dot] org to be added to the mailing list distribution.

Tree Folks Distributing Free Trees In Our Neighborhood

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We’ve just learned the local organization Tree Folks is checking our neighborhood and putting flags in the yards of homes that qualify for one of their free trees. This has nothing to do with NSCNA’s tree planting grant; it’s just a happy coincidence. Here’s what we know about the Tree Folks program:

  • they’re giving away 5-gallon size trees
  • you have to plant the tree yourself
  • they’re offering a choice of live oak, Mexican white oak, or cedar elm

If you’ve signed up for one of NSCNA’s grant trees and you get a Tree Folks flag in your yard, the flag has nothing to do with the tree you’ll be getting through our grant and it has nothing to do with flagging the location of your utility lines. If you’ve got room in your yard for both the NSCNA grant tree and a Tree Folk‘s tree, feel free to go ahead and ask for a Tree Folks tree.

Our grant is providing enough money to buy trees only for the Priority 1 & 2 folks who signed up for a grant tree. If your yard was assigned Priority 3-5 by the arborist who surveyed our neighborhood and you qualify for a Tree Folks tree, please take the tree. This is an excellent opportunity to get trees into every yard in our neighborhood that is listed on the report prepared by our arborist.

If you have any questions, you can contact the Beautification Committee at beautification [at] nscna [dot] org

You can find more information about the Tree Folks program here: http://treefolks.org/