Association, Neighborhood Development, Zoning and Permits

BCNA General Association Meeting 2017/08/08

August 5, 2017 Gary H, Comm Dir

BCNA General Association Meeting Tuesday, August 8th, 2017 6:45pm at the High Road, 700 Dawson Road

Talk CodeNext with Mayor Steve Adler

A successful gathering-168 folks signed in, plus ~20-40 squeezed in late, at the back and in the dinning area. Besides the Mayor we had Mayor Pro Tem/District 9 Council Member Kathie Tovo, her Senior Policy Advisor Joi Harden, along with former Council Member Laura Morrison and other ’04 neighborhood members.
The Mayor gave his talk, answered questions and was reminded:
City Mayor Steve Adler said in October 2016, “We can increase housing in our city without destroying neighborhood character, if we do it wisely.” But the first draft CodeNext blanketed Bouldin with “transect” zoning, converting single family residential properties to multi-family zoning, with up to six units on a single lot, and a variety of commercial uses.
A vigorous discussion is sure follow.

If you missed it (or if you want to relive it), you can watch the attached videos. Thanks to BCNA’s Ingrid Weigand for editing and meticulously breaking down and labeling each question or comment to make it easier to view.
As the Mayor said: stay engaged!
Thanks.

https://vimeo.com/229931529 01 Kathie Tovo Remarks
https://vimeo.com/229949633 02 Steve Adler Opening Remarks
https://vimeo.com/230167427 03 Q: High Rate of Demolitions
https://vimeo.com/230168478 04 CodeNext Support Comment
https://vimeo.com/230169559 05 Q: East Austin: Community    Involvement
https://vimeo.com/230170537 06 Q: Parking, Watershed
https://vimeo.com/230171764 07 Q: Role Of Neighborhood Plans    in Code Next
https://vimeo.com/230220126 08 Q: Affordability
https://vimeo.com/230221068 09 Q: SF3 Zoning, Singling Out           Bouldin
https://vimeo.com/230352243 10 Q: Changing SF3 to New Zoning,    Singling Out Bouldin
https://vimeo.com/230353496 11 Q: Infrastructure Upgrade Cost, Mobility Plan
https://vimeo.com/230354137 12 Q: Rising Cost of Housing,        Mixed Income Housing
https://vimeo.com/230354573 13 Q: Closure of Neighborhood      Pools
https://vimeo.com/230355185   14 Q: Property Values & Taxes
https://vimeo.com/230373581   15 Q: Complexity of Building Codes
https://vimeo.com/230373792   16 Q: Protection of Watersheds
https://vimeo.com/230374096   17 Q: Cost of CodeNext
https://vimeo.com/230374178   18 Q: Commercial Encroachment    on Residential Zone
https://vimeo.com/230374476   19 Q: Neighborhood Plans as    starting point
https://vimeo.com/230380791   20 Q: Why Density Before Infrastructure and Transportation?

We also had ~50-60 folks hanging out as the regular meeting started with a number leaving when the “tedium” of business started.
Approximately 40 folks stayed on for the PSW/Angel Funeral Home zoning agreement update.
35 voting-32 for, 2 against, 1 abstention.
Agreement has currently been postponed by Board of Adjustment(BoA). More info to follow.
We also need to give thanks to The High Road for hosting this gathering and Rick Gonzales for service beyond the call of duty-thanks folks!

Association, Meeting Minutes, Neighborhood Development, Newsworthy, Zoning and Permits

All the News that Fits 2017

July 30, 2017 Gary H, Comm Dir

Parkland Events Task Force update From Thom Parker-Traffic, Safety and Parking Committee (Updated in Bouldin Bulletin August 2017edition)

Special-Event-Parking-Program-update

Draft Event Parking Program More here

Bouldin Bulletin for August-September 2017

The same good stuff you might have read while drinking a cup of coffee —but in digital form.
Thanks to John Shobe, our new Publisher and Rob Clayton our web admin.,for bringing us into a new world of digital publishing – a potentially more mobile-friendly, color, version of the
Bouldin Bulletin is available HERE
Bouldin Bulletin is also archived on our server HERE
Headlines:
Mayor Adler to Address BCNA on CodeNEXT at August Meeting and Presidents Message on CodeNEXT Update on Parkland Events Taskforce (PETF) from Thom Parker

————–<>————- Meeting Schedules, agendas and minutes at blog post below.

—————–<>—————–

Palmer Heavy Traffic August 2017 here

EVENTS DOWN THE HILL
Whether you’re interested in avoiding traffic, parking issues, or strolling to a good time, here are the websites to discover the goings-on of which to be aware:
LONG CENTER
http://thelongcenter.org/events/
PALMER AUDITORIUM
https://beta.palmereventscenter.com/calendar/

Association, Meeting Minutes, Zoning and Permits

BCNA upcoming meetings

July 29, 2017 Gary H, Comm Dir

Meeting Schedules:

General Association Meeting: 2ndTuesday, every other month
Steering Committee Meeting:1st Monday, each month
Zoning Committee Meeting: 3rd Monday each month
Newsletter Publication: 2 weekends before General Meeting