SRCC April 2021 General Membership Meeting Agenda – April 20, 2021 at 7pm

SRCC GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING  (www.srccatx.org)

Tuesday, April 20, 2021    7:00  PM

Zoom Meeting via

The Internet

AGENDA

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CALL TO ORDER/COMMITTEE REPORTS/APPROVAL OF MINUTES

1.  7:00  Meeting procedures, Zoom tools, etiquette, welcome newcomers. Verification of quorum. Reminder: state your name when presenting or seconding a motion. If an acronym is stated during the meeting and you don’t know what it means, please feel free to raise your hand and ask.*   

Presenter throughout: Megan Spencer, SRCC VP, unless otherwise noted. 8 min)

2.   7:08    Membership and voting. Pay multiple years in advance and get a discount. Single membership: 1-yr $20;  2-yr $35;   3-yr $50 / Family membership: 1-yr $35;  2-yr $65;  3-yr $95    NOTE: In order to vote or make motions, dues must be paid a month in advance, with the exception that if a former member’s dues have  lapsed no more than 2 years, they may renew at the meeting and be eligible to vote.     (2 min)

3.  7:10  Treasurer’s Report – see reverse of agenda. All reports available upon request to the Treasurer @ treasurer@srccatx.org 

Presenter: Will Andrews, Treasurer   (5 min)

 4. 7:15   Committee Chairs report

1) Planning and Zoning;   2) Historic Preservation;   3) Finance;  4) Mobility; 5) Public Safety;  6) Parks and Environment; 7) Schools; 8) Communications; 9) Executive Committee; 10) Land Development Code Rewrite ad hoc committee; 11) Diversity, Equity and Inclusion ad hoc committee   (15 min TOTAL)

Representatives: 12) ANC*; 13) SCC*; 14) South Central Waterfront; 15) St. Edward’s; 16) S. Central Affordable CDC (10 min)

5.   7:40  Approve minutes from the January, 2021 monthly general meeting (available at www.srccatx.org).  Reminder: Schedule for General Membership meetings: 3rd Tuesday of the month, 7:00pm -8:30pm. Location: teleconference during 2021 (eventually will return to Good Shepherd on the Hill). (5 min)

Remaining meeting dates in 2021:   EC May 4; GM May 18; EC Jun 1 (tentative); GM Jun 15;  EC Aug 3; EC Sept 7 (tentative); GM Sept 21; EC Oct 5 (tentative); GM 19;  GM Nov 16; EC Dec 7.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

None.

NEW BUSINESS

6.  7:45  SRCC Financial Report 

Presenter: Sam Martin, Chair Finance Committee (5 min) 

7.  7:50  Report from the Nominations Committee/Officer and Area Coordinator Elections. The SRCC Nominating Committee has identified an excellent slate of strong candidates for the election. 

The slate of candidates is:

       President: Cynthia Milne

       Vice President: Megan Spencer

       Co-Vice President: Kenneth Burnett

       Treasurer: Will Andrews

       Secretary: Dan Fredine

       Membership Secretary: Mary Friedman

       Austin Neighborhoods Council (ANC) Representative: Betty Weed

       Area Co-Coordinator – Area 1: Claudette Lowe

       Area Co-Coordinator – Area 1: Marylin Orton

       Area Co-Coordinator – Area 2: Russell Fraser

       Area Co-Coordinator – Area 2: Eugene Kubelka

       Area Co-Coordinator – Area 3a: Jo Webber

       Area Co-Coordinator – Area 3a: Sara Newsom

       Area Co-Coordinator – Area 3b: Brooks Kasson

       Area Co-Coordinator – Area 3b: Marc Davis

      Area Co-Coordinator – Area 4a: Sam Martin

      Area Co-Coordinator – Area 4a: Carol Martin

      Area Coordinator –       Area 4b: Kris Asthalter

      Area Co-Coordinator – Area 5: Neal Nuwash

      Area Co-Coordinator – Area 5: Elloa Mathews

      Area Co-Coordinator – Area 6: Rachel McClure

      Area Co-Coordinator – Area 6: Laura Gass Weaver

      Area Coordinator    –    Area 7:  Frederick DeWorken

      Area Co-Coordinator – Area 8: Kim Lanzillotti

      Area Co-Coordinator – Area 8: Vicky Moerbe

Presenter: Dan Fredine, Nominating Committee Chair  (20 min)

8.   8:10  City of Austin Charter Amendments.  See the Charter Amendments here.   

 Presenters:  Gretchen Otto, League of Women Voters;  Megan Spencer, SRCC Vice Pres;  Andrew Allison, Austinites for Political Reform  https://www.austinprogress.org/  

Mason Ayer, Austin for All People  https://austinforallpeople.org  (30 min)

Stacy Slayden, Austin for All People sslayden@echristianpr.com 

Guest: Kathie Tovo, District 9 Council Member   https://www.austintexas.gov/department/district-9

       8:40  Q&A on Charter Amendments (15 min)

9.   8:55   GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

  • SRCC has restarted the NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH program, and is looking for participants. Anyone interested should contact Tom Groce, SRCC Public Safety Chair at tgroce71@gmail.com to get involved! 
  • Greater South River City Neighborhood Planning Contact Team members are stewards of our 2005  Neighborhood Plan. To join or for information, visit this page: 

https://www.srccatx.org/about/greater-south-river-city-neighborhood-plan/  Contact Terry Franz if interested: tmfranz@airmail.net

  • The next SRCC Executive meeting is Tuesday, May 4, 2021.  The next General Membership meeting is scheduled for Tuesday,May 18, 2021.

*Frequently used acronyms: ACF: Austin Community Fund; ANC: Austin Neighborhood Council (https://www.atxanc.org/); SF: Single Family zoning category; FLUM: Future Land Use Map; GSRC NPCT: Greater South River City Neighborhood Planning Contact Team; NCCD: Neighborhood Conservation Combining District; PUD: Planned Unit Development; SCC: South Central Coalition of NAs

Agenda Prepared by Megan Spencer, vicepresident@srccatx.org 

Agenda subject to change. Please check www.srccatx.org for most updated version.   

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