SRCC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
TUESDAY, October 3, 2023
7:00PM (ZOOM MEETING)
SRCC: See the future. Shape the future.
MINUTES
1. SRCC Welcomes Members and Guests
Presenter throughout unless otherwise noted: Noah Balch, SRCC President
Reminder: please state your name when presenting or seconding a motion.
Verification of quorum.
Meeting opened at 7:06
2. Approve Executive Membership Meeting Minutes
Presenter: Chris Phillips-Frishman, SRCC Secretary
Vote on motion to approve minutes.
SRCC EC MEETING MINUTES of Tuesday, September 5th, 2023 were submitted for feedback and approval; published on September 12th, 2023
Meeting minutes approved unanimously and are available at:
Upcoming Meetings:
GENERAL MEETINGS: October 17th, November 21st, and December 19th
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE: MEETING: December 5th
3. Treasurer’s Report
Presenter: Will Andrews, SRCC Treasurer
All reports available upon request: treasurer@srccatx.org
4. Membership Report & Voting
Presenter: Mary Janecek-Friedman, SRCC Membership; Carol Martin
5. Reports from Standing Committee Chairs
a) Planning and Zoning
- 200 Riverside put on hold
- Information on the Penn Field’s historic value; Alpine St is adjacent to this property, and they are seeking our formal support. Thus far they’ve been sensitive to our requests, but it’s not determined if that will continue. Suggestion to seek a restrictive covenant to get an agreement on their development
b) Historic Preservation
- 514 East Live Oak has a demo application and it looks like there is opposition from the City
- Norwood House update should be coming soon
- There was a Meeting with Zo Qadri about how we can best preserve our historic status
c) Finance
none
d) Mobility
Mark Thompson reminds us that paid parking has started at SoCo and as it continues to roll out: there is no ‘enforcement’ yet as we are in the rollout grace period
e) Public Safety
Tom Groce is still looking for people to help with Crime Patrol – please reach out to him if you can assist
f) Parks and Environment
none
g) Schools
Gretchen Otto reported on the THES ACT program and how they are seeking community input. 11/09/23 will be the public opportunity to give input.
h) Communications
Newsletter has been sent to printers and is in process
6. Reports from Area Coordinators and Representatives
a) GSRC
none
b) ERO
none
c) ANC and SCC
none
e) SCWAB
none
f) St. Edward’s
none
BUSINESS AGENDA ITEMS
7. Mobility
Presenters: Mark Thompson, SRCC Mobility Chair; Noah Balch, SRCC President
ATX Walk Bike Roll
City staff have made edits to the three plans based on public input and feedback from boards and commissions. View the latest plans using the links below:
● 2023 Bicycle Plan and Appendices
● 2023 Urban Trails Plan and Appendices
● 2023 Sidewalks, Shared Streets, and Crossings Plan and Appendices
On October 5, 2023 at City Hall Council Chambers, 301 West 2nd Street, and viewable through the ATXN website beginning at 10:00 am, Austin City Council members will consider an ordinance amending the Imagine Austin Comprehensive Plan; updating the Austin Strategic Mobility Plan; and adopting:
(i) the Urban Trails Plan
(ii) Sidewalks, Crossings, and Shared Streets Plan
(iii) the Bicycle Plan
8. Planning & Zoning
Presenter: Anita Tschurr, SRCC Planning & Zoning Chair
Updates on a few conversations and general discussion
9. Membership Ad-Hoc Committee
Presenter: Carol Martin, Area 4a Coordinator
Carol Martin reported back that the Committee did a lot of work to cover Hybrid Meetings and the Voting Procedures; it will require two Assistants for the Meetings. There hasn’t been direct work on the technology that would support what is needed, but there are suggestions on the process.
10. GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
SRCC’s NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH program is always looking for more participants. Anyone interested should contact Tom Groce, SRCC Public Safety Chair at tgroce71@gmail.com
This link will take you to information about subscribing, unsubscribing, and posting a message to the neighborhood ListServe:
https://groups.io/g/SouthRiverAustin
The next General Membership meeting is October 17, 2023.
The next Executive Committee meeting is December 5, 2023.
The Meeting adjourned at 8:13
Frequently used acronyms:
ACF: Austin Community Fund
ANC: Austin Neighborhood Council (https://www.atxanc.org/)
BoA: Board of Adjustment
CDC: Community Development Corporation
EROC: East Riverside/Oltorf Combined Contact Team
FLUM: Future Land Use Map
GSRC: Greater South River City Neighborhood Planning Contact Team
NCCD: Neighborhood Conservation Combining District
NHPA: National Historic Preservation Act
NPCT: Neighborhood Planning Contact Team
PC: Planning Commission
PUD: Planned Unit Development
SCC: South Central Coalition of neighborhood associations
SCWAB: South Central Waterfront Advisory Board
SF: Single Family zoning category
ZAP: Zoning and Platting
