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Welcome Our Newest ECC Resident
August 2024 Meeting Agenda & Announcements
Eric Pace
August 21, 2024
Hello Neighbors,
Along with the Supermoon and August heat, we welcomed a new baby boy to the family born at home on August 20th at 4:24 am. (Pictures below.)
I’ll share the details at this month’s meeting on Wednesday, August 21 @ 6 pm at KMFA Studio located at 41 Navasota St, OR join via Zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85746914611
The meeting agenda is available here.
Table of Contents
ICYMI: Blue Supermoon
#TXWX Here's the best picture of the "Blue Supermoon" sent into WBAP last night. From a Nikon 5300 with a 600mm lens, Many Thanks to Thomas Gilbert!
— WBAP 24/7 NEWS (@WBAP247NEWS)
12:36 PM • Aug 20, 2024
Neighborhood Initiatives
1515 East Cesar Chavez Noise Survey
Update: We have received 24 survey responses from those who live near 1515 E. Cesar Chavez and compiled a report for City Council. This report will be shared here in our next update.
Background: Many residents living behind 1515 E. Cesar Chavez are experiencing noise disruption due to recently activated roof-top HVAC systems. To help address this issue effectively, we're gathering detailed information from impacted residents. If you live near 1515 E. Cesar Chavez, please take a few minutes to complete this survey and let us know whether you've been impacted. Here’s a Google Map of the nearby residences that have completed the survey.
Hybrid Parking Initiative Update
Update: Work is underway to submit a neighborhood parking plan to the City this Fall. Please reach out or join us during monthly meetings this summer to contribute to planning for your block.
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 and/or share your feedback here.
Announcements & Events
District 3 Feedback Hub
Seedling Mentors Program in 78702
Seedlings partners with local school districts (Austin ISD, Del Valle ISD, Hays CISD and Austin Achieve Schools) and match eligible students in grades K-8 with a volunteer mentor who visits them once weekly for thirty minutes during the student's lunchtime.
Seedling provides ongoing training for mentors and one-on-one support throughout the match. They support the matches as long as both parties wish to continue, up to two years post-high school. The mentoring model is friendship-based, so most of our mentors spend time playing games and chatting with their mentees.
The schools supported in and around our neighborhood are:
Blackshear ES
Govalle ES
Kealing MS
Martin MS
Oak Springs ES
Sanchez ES
Pan Am Community Recreation Center Feedback
The Trail Conservancy Updates
Events and Programs
September 7th from 9 - 11 AM - Join TTC in breaking ground on the new fishing pier for the Holly Area! Stop by for a "shovel to dirt" photo opportunity and be a part of the area's new beginnings. Enjoy complimentary snacks, popsicles from Mom & Pops, and live music. All ages welcome!
September 18th kicks off our Fall Music on the Trail series! This six-week series will be held at our new Rainey Street Trailhead on Wednesday evenings from 6:00 to 7:30 PM. Bring a blanket, relax on the lawn, and enjoy live performances by local Austin musicians.
September 21st from 9 - 11 AM at Camacho Activity Center - Holly Shores Projects Community Open House #2 - Join TTC at Camacho to hear about the initial proposed design concepts for the next improvements in the Holly Shores area of a play area, trail enhancements, and new trailhead, as proposed in the 2014 Holly Shores / Edward Rendon Sr. Park Vision Plan. Come share your thoughts over some breakfast tacos on how the concepts meet the feedback you shared during the first Community Engagement. - (I'll have a flyer for this one by August 21st that I'd love to bring to this month's meeting and send along in September's newsletter!)
Volunteer Opportunities
Plant Workdays: September 4th and September 18th from 9 AM to 11 AM (Register Here)
Join The Trail Conservancy for a Bi-weekly plant workday at the plant staging area next to the Holly baseball fields, where volunteers will learn horticulture skills by pruning, watering, and repotting native plants on plants for the upcoming planting season.
Shoreline Stewardship - September 21st and September 28th from 9 AM to 11 AM (Registration will open soon).
The Trail Conservancy's Shoreline Stewardship program aims to educate, train, and empower community members to become trail stewards through our volunteer program. Tools and gloves are provided. The program is open to all ages (Minors should be accompanied by adults). No experience is needed, so join us on the Trail this September!
Land Use Updates
1307 & 1309 E 4th Street Rezoning Request
UPDATE: Our team plans to finally vote on the topic on August 21 before the case reaches the City Council on August 29.
Background: The applicant seeks to change the zoning from Live/Work Flex to TOD Mixed Use with a maximum height of 60 feet. 15% of the square footage is dedicated to affordable housing. The zoning case was approved by the Planning Commission on June 11. The adjacent neighbors prepared a great presentation, and the video of the presentation and discussion is available here starting at the 1:57 mark: https://austintx.new.swagit.com/videos/307699
Baby Photos
For anyone interested, here’s a first look at our newest ECC resident!
Thanks for participating in our community, and I look forward to seeing everyone tomorrow! -ep
Eric Pace, Chair
ECCNA/NPCT
Upcoming 2024 ECC Neighborhood General Meeting Dates
September 18
October 16
November 20
December 18