Meet APD Chief Davis: January 2025 ECC Neighborhood Meeting

Agenda & Announcements

Author

Eric Pace
January 14, 2025

Hello Neighbors,

Happy New Year!! Join us for our first ECC Neighborhood Meeting of 2025 as we establish neighborhood priorities for the year and discuss public safety with Austin Chief of Police Lisa Davis.

Meeting Details:

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Table of Contents

Announcements

Youth Programming at Terrazas Branch Public Library

Did you know that Terrazas Branch Library now has daily programming for children along with increased security and support for families? Click here to checkout the events calendar.

library.austintexas.gov/events/calendar?loc=209&month=

Mark your calendar: Keep ECC Beautiful on January 25th

Several community members have been working hard to raise funds and develop programming to invest in beautifying and revitalizing ECC’s alleyways.

On January 25th, an initial phase of this effort will kick off in partnership with keepaustinbeautiful.org. More details will be shared during our meeting on January 15.

Neighborhood Initiatives

Angel House / Homeless Neighborhood Initiative

Update: Chief Lisa Davis, Austin Police Department, will attend January’s monthly meeting to discuss the concerns of the ECC neighborhood.

Background: Our community collectively sent a detailed letter to Mayor Watson, City Manager Broadnax, and City Council outlining shared concerns and requesting immediate support for the ECC neighborhood. The letter was endorsed by a broad cross-section of our community, including members from 25 small business and non-profit organizations, and included 50 impact statements. Our team is now meeting monthly with David Gray, Homeless Strategy Officer, to discuss progress and share feedback.

Hybrid Parking Initiative Update

Update: On December 11, ATD unveiled an initial draft of the Hybrid Parking plan for East Cesar Chavez. Next, ATD plans to send out a neighborhood survey. Once community feedback is incorporated to the updated plan, ATD will tentatively present the updated plan at an upcoming ECCNPCT monthly meeting.

Background: The ECC Team is working with the City to develop a “hybrid” parking zone to help alleviate parking challenges across the ECC neighborhood. For more details on the initiative, please see the presentation here.

Events

Transit Forward New Year Celebration

Join Transit Forward to thank Bill McCamley for his service and welcome Ashika Ganguly as new Exec Director.

Gather in community as we hear about successes in the transit space in Austin and the road ahead for a more accessible and connected city in 2025.

www.eventbrite.com/e/transit-forward-new-year-celebration-tickets-1139278626039?aff=oddtdtcreator

Land Use & Permit Updates

The Scoot Inn Outdoor Music Venue Permit Renewal

Background: In 2023, the Scoot Inn requested to extend the hours for their outdoor music two hours, Sunday-Thursday until 10:00 PM, and one hour Friday & Saturday until 11:00 pm. The neighborhood voted to permit the extended hours subject to special conditions to mitigate local disturbances. You can read the 2023 agreement here.

The Scoot Inn’s Outdoor Music Venue Permit is now up for renewal and is requesting to renew the terms of the 2023 agreement.

Update: At the December meeting, the ECCNPCT voted to delay the decision on the neighborhood agreement until after the sound equipment is installed per the 2023 agreement. If you have an opinion on the application or Scoot Inn’s presence in our neighborhood, please take a few minutes to share your perspective by completing this short survey. Your input will help inform ECC’s consideration. (This is the same survey sent out in 2023; all are welcome to submit inputs or resubmit their current perspective.)

Thanks for participating in our community, and I look forward to seeing everyone tomorrow! -ep


Eric Pace, Chair
ECCNA/NPCT

Upcoming 2025 ECC Neighborhood General Meeting Dates

February 19
March 19
April 16
May 21
June 18
July 16
August 20
September 17
October 15
November 19
December 17