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| | In this issue:
- CodeNEXT community meetings
- Animal Services event
- Adopt-a-Park Summit
- Capital Metro surveys
- Austin Strategic Mobility Plan survey
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| Mid-Month Events Update
The weather is heating up and so is the District 10 calendar. We have plenty of events coming up soon. Check them out below.
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| | You are invited to join Council Member Alison Alter and your neighbors at a community meeting on CodeNEXT.
CodeNEXT is the City of Austin’s initiative to rewrite the
Land Development Code. The Land Development Code prescribes what can be built
and where, and will have major implications on how Austin grows and changes. To
learn more about CodeNEXT, visit www.austintexas.gov/codenext. At each meeting, we will dive into a specific part of
District 10. We will look at the draft map and talk about how it and the text of
the new code could impact your neighborhood and your favorite parts of town. We will also discuss ways to get involved in the process. Whether you want to
learn the basics or become a neighborhood ambassador, there is a role for you
to play in this vital phase of our city’s development.
Saturday, May 20th at Monte Vista Clubhouse, 6000 Shepherd Mountain Cv,
78756
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
This meeting will focus on the areas of District
10 which are west of 360.
Monday, May 22nd at Congregation
Beth Israel, 3901 Shoal Creek Blvd, 78756
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM This meeting will focus on the areas of District
10 which include Bryker Woods, Tarrytown, Deep Eddy, Rosedale, and Pemberton
Heights.
Tuesday, May 23rd at St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church, 8134 Mesa Drive, 78759
This meeting will focus on the neighborhoods of the
district that are between Mopac and 360, particularly Northwest Hills, Highland Park, Balcones West, Westover Hills, Overlook
at Cat Mountain, and other
surrounding areas.
All three meetings are open to everyone.
If you've been staring at the CodeNEXT map trying to make sense of the colors, or paging through the hefty tome that is the draft code, and you aren't sure what to do about it all, these meetings are for you. We will lay out the concrete actions you can start taking now.
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| | | Animal Services Meeting
Animal
Services is hosting a series of events across the city. District 10’s is
happening this weekend. Representatives from Animal Services will share their
passion for the work they do, run through the ways that they serve you, and
answer questions. If your family is considering adopting a new pet or you have
other animal concerns, come out and meet the team.
The Austin Animal Center is an open-intake facility
where lost
and surrendered animals from all of Travis County in need of shelter are
accepted regardless of age, health, species or breed. The goal of the
Austin Animal Center is to place all adoptable animals in forever homes.
Austin Animal Center runs the largest No Kill municipal animal shelter
in the United States, providing shelter to more than 18,000 animals each
year and animal protection services to all of Austin and Travis County.
Shelter services include providing temporary shelter, care and
enrichment, as well as veterinary care to lost and surrendered
companion animals. Field services respond to reports of pets, livestock and wildlife in
need and assists residents and other agencies with animal-related concerns. The
animal protection unit serves as the rabies control authority and investigates
bites as well as enforces animal-related codes.
The meeting offers an opportunity for the public to
learn the role of Animal Services, to ask questions, and to hear how
Animal Services can best meet the needs of residents.
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| | | Adopt-a-Park Summit
Council Member Alter led the We LOVE Ramsey Park campaign, with assistance from the Adopt-a-Park program, to renovate Ramsey Park. The Adopt-a-Park program's mission is to build a sense of community pride and ownership around every
neighborhood park. Adopt-a-Park is a collaborative partnership between
Austin Parks & Recreation and Austin Parks Foundation to build community and stewardship at neighborhood parks throughout
Austin.
The Adopt-a-Park Summit is a full day of sessions and workshops that will teach you how to become a Park Adopter. Throughout the day, you will learn how to make your vision for your park a reality.
Council Member Alter will share her experience in a talk titled "Rallying Your Neighborhood: A
Fundraising Case Study of Ramsey Park."
Adopt-a-Park is a fun and fulfilling way to make a difference right in your neighborhood by creating the perfect place to relax and play.
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| | | | | Capital Metro Project Connect SurveysProject Connect is Capital Metro's long-term transit plan for Central
Texas, designed to address the transit challenges created by the greater Austin
area's rapid growth. Cap Metro wants you to tell them where and
how they should expand, as well as what enhancements are needed at existing
stations. Robust public engagement is necessary for Capital Metro to meet their
ambitious goals.
The surveys are open until the end of May. If you haven't taken them yet,
please do so.
Both surveys are available online and take just a few
minutes to complete after registering an account.
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| | | Austin Strategic Mobility Plan Survey
The City is developing a new citywide transportation plan, the Austin
Strategic Mobility Plan (ASMP). The plan will expand the vision of the
Imagine Austin Comprehensive Plan into actionable mobility-related goals
and objectives to guide Austin’s near- and long-term transportation
investments. The planning process to develop the ASMP launched in fall 2016 and is being coordinated with other mobility planning initiatives.
Following a robust community engagement and technical evaluation and
coordination process, staff anticipates bringing the ASMP to the Austin
City Council for adoption in early 2018.
The Austin Transportation Department has launched an online survey to collect feedback for the Austin Strategic Mobility Plan.
The purpose is to prioritize the mobility considerations that they have
identified by analyzing past public engagement processes.
Read more about the ASMP here.
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