South River City Citizens
neighborhood association
Austin, Texas


THE LATEST
•Newsletter November 2009 issue:, read all the latest about everything, including the Norwood Estate, zoning matters, proposed elimination of bus service, upcoming Travis Heights Art Trail, and much, much more

this recently in (22 October): APD Detective Sheldon Askew of South Central Investigations has been assigned to work on several burglaries in SRCC-land; his number is 974-5978 and he advises neighbors to report anything that looks odd and to call him with any information regarding such activities in the neighborhood
• Agenda for meeting of the general membership of South River City Citizens: Monday, November 2, 2009; 7:00 pm; Grace United Methodist Church (205 East Monroe): all are welcome; see details: topics include Norwood House, proposed zoning variances, street closures, Grayco, newsletter, report of communications committee re testing new Web features and much, much more
[posted to the neighborhood e-mail list October 30 p.m.]

• Agenda for meeting of the general membership of South River City Citizens: Monday, October 5, 2009; 7:00 pm; Grace United Methodist Church (205 East Monroe): all are welcome; see details: topics include National Night Out, proposed elimination of Travis Heights bus route, a musical benefit for the Norwood Estate, and much, much more
[posted to the neighborhood e-mail list October 2 p.m.]
[minutes for October 5, 2009, meeting of the general membership ; sent to Webmaster 10/14, landed in spam folder, discovered 10/29, and posted to the neighborhood e-mail list October 29]

• Agenda for meeting of the general membership of South River City Citizens: Monday, September 7, 2009; 7:00 pm; Grace United Methodist Church (205 East Monroe): all are welcome; see details: topics include coyotes in the neighborhood and what's being done, National Night Out, the Norwood Estate, street closings, and much, much more
[posted to the neighborhood e-mail list September 4]
[notes for September 7, 2009, meeting of the general membership posted to the neighborhood e-mail list September 16]

return to top
• Agenda for meeting of the general membership of South River City Citizens: Monday, August 3, 2009; 7:00 pm; Grace United Methodist Church (205 East Monroe): all are welcome; see details: topics include Bat Fest, new area coordinators, and much, much more
[posted to the neighborhood e-mail list July 31]
[notes for August 3, 2009, meeting of the general membership posted to the neighborhood e-mail list August 14 p.m.]


The latest statistics counting the number of views and individual visitors to this home page and the number of neighbors on our e-mail list have been posted; they are updated through the end of October. It's possible to compare these most recent numbers with what they were a month ago, or a year ago, or back at the earliest count.

• Agenda for meeting of the general membership of South River City Citizens: Monday, June 1, 2009; 7:00 pm; Grace United Methodist Church (205 East Monroe): all are welcome; see details: topics include election of area coordinators, along with various zoning matters and requested variances (presentation on plans of Congress Avenue Baptist Church) and much, much more
[posted to the neighborhood e-mail list June 1, a.m.]
[notes for June 1, 2009, meeting of the general membership posted to the neighborhood e-mail list June 17, p.m.]

• Agenda for meeting of the general membership of South River City Citizens: Monday, May 4, 2009; 7:00 pm; Grace United Methodist Church (205 East Monroe): all are welcome; see details: topics include proposed ad-hoc committees related to specifics of the SRCC treasury, budget, funds, dues, developer buy-offs, the newsletter, membership database, Web site, and neighborhood e-mail list, plus SoCo Lofts daily vehicle trips, and much, much more
[posted to the neighborhood e-mail list May 1]
[notes for May 4 meeting posted to the neighborhood e-mail list May 15]

return to top

•Agenda for meeting of the executive committee of South River City Citizens: Monday, April 20, 2009; 6:00 pm; Grace United Methodist Church conference room (205 East Monroe): all are welcome; see details: topics include frequency and form of SRCC treasurer's report, policies on contributions to various activities and organizations from SRCC funds, effect on residents of use of lot at South Congress and Monroe across side street from Congress Avenue Baptist Church, and much, much more
[posted to the neighborhood e-mail list April 16]

•Agenda for meeting of the general membership of South River City Citizens: Monday, April 6, 2009; 7:00 pm; Grace United Methodist Church fellowship hall (205 East Monroe, downstairs): all are welcome; see details: topics include possible code violations, consideration of one-time waiver for a large gathering at the St. Cecilia Hotel, future of lot at South Congress and Monroe across side street from Congress Avenue Baptist Church, planning for the Fourth of July parade and picnic, a rain garden in Stacy Park, possible formation of an ad-hoc committee regarding a neighborhood security patrol, and much, much more
[posted to the neighborhood e-mail list April 3]
[notes for April 6 meeting posted to the neighborhood e-mail list April 17]

•Agenda for meeting of the executive committee of South River City Citizens: Monday, March 16, 2009; 6:00 pm; Grace United Methodist Church fellowship hall (205 East Monroe, downstairs): all are welcome; see details: topics include possible code violations, consideration of one-time waiver for a large gathering at the St. Cecilia Hotel, SRCC policy on an amendment to the Land Development Code, and possible formation of an ad-hoc committee on SRCC fiscal policy; additional topic 3/16 pertaining to future of lot at South Congress and Monroe across side street from Congress Avenue Baptist Church
[posted to the neighborhood e-mail list March 15]
[notes for 3 March 2009 meeting of the general membership posted to the neighborhood e-mail list March 5]
return to top

•Newsletter June 2009 issue, read all about the Fourth of July parade and picnic; February 2009 issue, read all about the scheduled election of SRCC officers at Grace United Methodist Church, 205 East Monroe (see Article IV of the by-laws for voting information), and the potluck supper starting at 6:30 pm preceding the election set for Monday, March 2, plus much, much more
return to top

•Agenda for meeting of the general membership of South River City Citizens: Monday, February 2, 2009; 7:00 pm; Grace United Methodist Church fellowship hall (205 East Monroe, downstairs): all are welcome
NOTE: All speakers will be held to ten minutes!
Treasurer's Report, Bob Drew
Capital Metro Update, John-Michael Cortez
Waterfront Overlay, Danette Chimenti
Grayco PUD, Gayle Goff
Boardwalk, Jean Warnecke or Jean Mather
1313 South Congress conditional use permit, Steve Wertheimer
905 East Live Oak, Zoning change from SF-2 to SF-3, Greg Bodel
Request for variance: 1711 Kenwood, changing the required separating wall in a duplex from 44.84 feet (50%) to 20 feet, Tamara Sbelgio [added 2/2/09 p.m.]
Historic District, Michele Webre
Sector Plan, Tim Mahoney
Other:
Covered dish supper, elections--March 2, 2009
newsletter deadline (Feb 5)
[posted to the neighborhood e-mail list January 27; amended February 2]
[notes for 2 February 2009 meeting of the general membership posted to the neighborhood e-mail list February 9]
return to top

•Agenda for meeting of the general membership of South River City Citizens: Monday, January 5, 2009; 7:00 pm; Grace United Methodist Church fellowship hall (205 East Monroe, downstairs): all are welcome
#1 Treasurer's report, Bob Drew
#2 Guero's, 180-day postponement of site plan
#3 905 East Live Oak, variance, from SF-2 to SF-3 to build a duplex on the lot. Greg Bodle
#4 1815 Alta Vista, variance from rear setback (10 feet) to 2 feet), Jeanne Cook and Bill Beardall
#5 Oak wilt problem, Chris Dolan, City staff
#6 Newsletter, Helen Valdez
#7 Committee reports and other business
[posted to the neighborhood e-mail list January 2]
[notes for 5 January 2009 meeting of the general membership posted to the neighborhood e-mail list January 15]



•SRCC officers elected March 2, 2009 :: :: [more information; see by-laws]
PRESIDENT: Sarah Campbell
VICE PRESIDENT: Marc Davis
TREASURER: Bob Drew
CO-SECRETARIES: Dawn Cizmar and Garret Nick
[results posted March 5, 2009]
•:: r e s o u r c e s :: The 2008 version of the resource manual prepared by the Austin Police Department is available on line in Adobe PDF format (11 pages, 148K); it's also available in MS-Word format for downloading from the files section of the neighborhood e-mail list; learn what number to call for which neighborhood problems; learn the difference between 9-1-1 and 3-1-1 and much more; draft agreement about Sunnymeade Apartments at 501 East Oltorf; learn about stricter City of Austin watering regulations in effect between May 1 and September 30, plus link to City of Austin FAQ page

• Our Austin Police Department district representative for the area south of Oltorf to Ben White is Officer Ray Lopez, 974-5551; we are in the South Central district. Our Austin Police Department district representative for the area north of Oltorf is Officer Atilano Guerra, 974-4475. Commander John Hutto is in charge of the South Central District.
• to report grafitti or tagging for removal, call 974-1028.

• Austin Police Department loss-report form is available both at the site of the neighborhood e-mail list (downloadable from the files section) and by clicking here (MSWord document that can be faxed to the police department).
• Join our neighborhood e-mail list and receive news of the neighborhood, including crime alerts
• Join our neighborhood collaborative photograph bank at Flickr; ask for an invitation; contribute photographs, from today and from the past, of neighborhood natural features, neighborhood flora and fauna, neighborhood events, and the good, the bad, and the ugly in SRCC-land; even if you don't have digital photographs to contribute, join anyhow and add information about local landmarks via tags, descriptions, and comments

• Fraud, waste, and abuse cost us all money ~~ The City of Austin integrity unit will investigate misuse of resources, and your anonymity will be protected

•Neighborhood coffee klatsch Meet your neighbors informally on the first Monday of each month between 9:30 and 10:00 am at Dominican Joe coffee shop at Congress and Riverside; all are welcome. (more information).

•in our neighborhood ~ ~ ~
OF INTEREST learn about how you can be a part of the historic Travis Heights - Fairview Park effort and learn how you may contribute to the preservation of this early street-car suburb that is so large a part of SRCC-land
 
Documentation of flooding problems in Sherwood Oaks, along St. Edward's Drive ~~ After four years of much work by the St. Edward's committee documenting traffic and flooding problems in that neighborhood, the City has finally begun addressing the flooding issue on St. Edward's Drive. In the past two or three weeks, members of the staff from the Austin Department of Public Works and Watershed Protection have been walking around the neighborhood assessing current drainage infrastructure and doing tests to determine where the water from the floods comes from and taking measurements. The City has dedicated $50,000 of our tax dollars to study this problem and try to find a solution. If you have had flooding problems and have photos to share, please call or send e-mail to the St. Edward's committee chair, Elloa Mathews (ellomail <at> austin.rr.com; 442-6986). You may view existing information and photographs contained in an Adobe Reader PDF file. (Install free Adobe Reader if you don't have it.)[3/15/04]
. . . ~ ~ Just for fun, see selections from the newsletter announcing the 1992 election of SRCC officers At that time, this event occurred in May, and you may view a selection of articles discussing issues facing SRCC in its 20th-anniversary year return to top
our neighborhood schools:
Travis Heights Elementary
Fulmore Middle
Travis High
Austin I.S.D.
 
current SRCC bylaws received and posted August 2003 ::::: for purposes of information and comparison, view earlier versions of documents and prior notices (download free Adobe Acrobat Reader if you don't have it)
return to top
 
Among the links and information available at this site are: neighborhood e-mail list, history of bylaws and articles of incorporation, including original SRCC constitution, plus an old prediction that the close-in south neighborhoods would disappear to give way to the central business district by the year 2000.
 
Meetings are the first Monday of each month, 7:00 pm, at Grace United Methodist Church, 205 East Monroe. Meetings of the executive committee (officers and area coordinators, with all welcome to attend) are usually on the third Monday of each month, 6:00 pm, at the church. Membership Please mail completed membership form, along with your check for dues made payable to SRCC (memo note: membership), to SRCC, Post Office Box 40632, Austin, Texas 78704, Attention: Treasurer. Please furnish name, mailing address, e-mail address, and numbers for telephone and facsimile. Additional contributions may be dedicated to address special concerns, such as parks improvement or the fund to combat oak wilt (see the membership form). If there is a committee you'd like to assist, please select one on the membership form.

$5

  

Single

$7

  

Family

$10

  

Sustaining

$20

  

Big Bubba

return to top

Blunn Creek Nature Preserve is on the above map east of area 5, south of Oltorf Street, and north of St. Edward's University (see detailed map). There are always opportunities to volunteer to help maintain this neighborhood wonder Courtesy of Sergio Chapa, take a virtual tour (many spring photographs) if you have the bandwidth.

Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Additions? Corrections? Please send them here
 
  visitors counted since 6/14/01