August 15 NACA Meeting - North Austin Civic Association

August 15 NACA Meeting - North Austin Civic Association

Volume 11, No. 07
August, 2013
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August 15 NACA Meeting
After several speakers cover CPR training, energy
conservation and community revitalization, NACA
members will enjoy some ice cream and conversation at the meeting
on Thursday, Aug. 15 at the North Austin YMCA/Rec Center, 1000 W.
Rundberg, at 7 p.m.
Speakers include Hilary Higdon, an Austin firefighter and EMT, on some
quick CPR training, Miles Whitten of Circular Energy speaking about
residential solar energy and Melinda Schiera and Ann Teich giving an
update on efforts to get a rental registration ordinance passed. NACA
officers will report on the Restore Rundberg initiative.
Little Free Library
By Caro Dubois
NORTH AUSTIN CIVIC
ASSOCIATION (NACA)
President
John Green...........................512-339-2301
Vice President
Ann Teich.............................512-797-7724
Secretary
Matt Myers...........................512-748-2425
Treasurer
Brian La Cour......................512-837-2324
APD District Representative
Frank Wilson........................512-974-8135
ANC Representative
Domenic & Melinda Schiera... 512-573-6620
NACN Representative
Gabe Rojas...........................512-468-4455
PO Box 180803
Austin, TX 78718
www.naca-austin.org
Hi Neighbors!
Just wanted to invite you to visit our
little free library box at 8601 Bridgeport, on the corner of Bridgeport
and Fairfield, and it's hanging on the
fence along the side of Fairfield. The
idea is to take and/or leave books on
the honor system. So far, children's
books have definitely been the most popular items taken, but turnover has
been pretty high overall. It's a great way to clean out old books from your
house and maybe find something new to read.
NEXT MEETING
Date................................................... 08/15
Time............................................ 7:00 p.m.
Place.....N. Austin Community Center
(YMCA) on 1000 W. Rundberg
IN THIS ISSUE
August 15th NACA Meeting....................1
Little Free Library.....................................1
To learn more about the Little Free Library movement, you can check out
the website: http://www.littlefreelibrary.org/
Now is the Time........................................2
Read on!
Emily, Ben, Daphne (3 years), and Woody (4 months)
Clean Street Schedule...............................3
SECCION
EN ESPAÑOL
Bob Baker Memorial.................................3
Sección en Español...................................4
Consiga Artículos en Español en la Página 4
Walkers Needed........................................8
Now is the Time
By John Green
“May you live in interesting
times...” the supposed but never
documented Chinese curse
seems to be alive in NACA. The
summer is winding down and
school is starting back up and
now: NACA is poised to become
a considered area of Austin.
We are situated between The Domain and the soon-­to-­
come North Lamar Transportation project investment as
well as the Crestfield development just to the south on
Lamar. Further, we are in physically perfect location for
Google Fiber, a creative destructive force in communications. Investment brackets us.
Our neighborhood is seeing an increasing turnover of real
estate to many new young folks. We have 125+ nationalities, numerous active faith groups including Austin Interfaith. Have you surveyed the different restaurants here?
We compete with any New York City neighborhoods on
diversity of great cuisine.
We reflect America: some retired, many different, techy,
and immigrant.
And we have issues: slum housing, homelessness, safe
& affordable housing, and crime. Boy do we have crime
and now we have the momentum to stop and change the
momentum.
I’ve been involved in NACA for about 10 years, I’ve
been more active for 3, with this past year a firehose
drinking event. My next article will attempt to list the
prior 15 years that has poised NACA neighbors to reap a
great lifestyle now.
I believe it is time for action and you need to help
(please):
1) Rental Registration is a real possibility.
NACA favors a city wide registration of rental properties.
We consider inspections for non-code violating properties
once every 5 years or change of ownership. These inspections would include interior and exterior of rental properties. This data set will provide for an inventory of housing
needed to both allow searches for renters and accountability for slum lords. This inventory can also be quite useful
in times of disaster or emergencies. However if you’re an
owner and in constant code violation, you could get shut
down. That action would mean some properties become
unavailable and this may impact the poor. Because of that
risk NACA began “Safer Housing for Austin”. We are
working with advocates for the poor to mitigate this risk
to the rental registration effort.
The Austin Apartment Association (AAA) and the Austin
Board of Realtors (ABOR) are against any form of rental
registration. To them and their fine leadership I say
“hogwash”. The offending owners are members of your
organization and you’ve (AAA and ABOR) done nothing
to address the issues with them for 20 years.
Enough. Time for trust but verify with rental registration
and accountability.
NACA wants to advocate for a proactive City of Austin
(COA) Code Enforcement department. In order to do this,
Code needs tools like rental registration and the municipal court that understand how to enforce repeated code
violation with teeth (i.e. owner accountability).
2) Restore Rundberg Initiative (RRI)
RRI is a US Department of Justice (DOJ) grant for a
3 year $1 million grant to Austin Police Department
(APD). The University of Texas’ Law Entrepreneurship
and Community Development Clinic and University
of Texas’ The Population Research Center have been
researching Rundberg area issues for 8 years, in different capacities, and have provided APD, NACA and City
Council dramatic examples of progress when “broken
windows” are promptly fixed.
This leads to the need for NACA to support our NACA
Contact Team member (Brian Almon) applying for a position on the RRI Board.
We need a seat at this table. We need to provide the best
possible direction to maximize and potentially grow the
RRI in NACA.
As always, NACA hopes to (Continued on Page 4)
NACA NEWSLETTER STAFF
Linda Moore/Editor....................................................... 512-836-0160
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Contributing Staff: Linda Moore, John Green , Caro Dubois,
Susie Milam
If you have News or Event Information contact Linda Moore
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Bob Baker Memorial
By Linda Moore
When Bob Baker died
on May 23, the church
he and his wife Angela
attended was filled with
friends and neighbors
from NACA and elsewhere. Here are a few
highlights of his life:
He was born on March
2, 1931 in Center
Grove, Indiana and
joined the Air Force
in 1950 and worked in
military intelligence
during the Korean War.
He took advantage of
the GI Bill to get an
engineering degree at Purdue University.
In 1958, he moved to Albuquerque NM to work at
Sandia Labs where he did nuclear weapons research.
It was there that he met his future wife, Angela, and
they married in June 1960 and had five children.
Bob and Angela moved to the NACA neighborhood in
1997, after he retired from a distinguished career that
included testing nuclear weapons systems and observing nearly 40 atmospheric atom bomb tests.
He was president and chairman of the board for the
American Society of Nondestructive Testing.
Bob was active in Habitat for Humanity, the Knights
of Columbus at St. Albert the Great Catholic Church,
Austin Interfaith, and NACA. He will be remembered
by the coffee group for bringing jokes to the group
every Friday.
A memorial donation will be made by NACA in Bob’s
honor to Habitat for Humanity, where he was active up
until his last illness in helping build homes.
(Continued from Page 3) communicate with the
City, advocate for safe and improving lifestyle in our
neighborhood and work with other like minded Austin
groups, agencies and associations.
As always I *urge* y’all reading this article to join
NACA now. $15 /year!
The North Austin Garden Show, our restaurants,
Google Fiber, the community involvement of the
YMCA, Austin Interfaith, Lanier High School, APD
and you make the North Austin Civic Association
neighborhood fun to live here. Let’s keep the momentum.
Register to vote, support your neighborhood, rental
registration and the Restore Rundberg Initiative now.
Have a great end of summer!
Clean Streets Schedule
By Susie Milam
Welcome to all current Beautification Volunteers and
those who would like to join the group to help with
street cleanup. Volunteers work for two hours on the
second Saturday of the month nine times a year. Bags,
gloves, safety vests, long-handled grabbers, and water
are provided. Come join the group making NACA a
clean neighborhood! To sign up, or for more information, call Susie Milam (491-9159).
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September 14, 2013
Rutland (Lamar to Parkfield) – meet at H-E-B parking lot,
NW corner
October 12, 2013
Payton Gin (Lamar to Ohlen) – meet in front of Lanier H.S.
November 9, 2013
Rundberg (Parkfield to Lamar) – meet at Taco More parking lot, NW corner of Rundberg and Parkfield intersection
January 11, 2014
Rutland (Lamar to Parkfield) – meet at H-E-B parking lot,
NW corner
February 8, 2014
Fairfield (Jamestown to Research) – meet on Fairfield
behind Lanier H.S.
March 8, 2014
Rundberg (Parkfield to Lamar) – meet at Taco More parking lot, NW corner of Rundberg and Parkfield intersection
April 12, 2014
Ohlen/Research/Payton Gin triangle– meet at Brethren
Church, 1706 Payton Gin (park on Galewood)
May 10, 2014
Payton Gin (Lamar to Ohlen) – meet in front of Lanier H.S
June 14, 2014
Mearns Meadow (Rundberg to Parkfield) – meet at Quail
Creek Park
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SECCION EN ESPAÑOL
Artículos
Reunión NACA el 15 de Agosto
Después de que nuestros presentadores terminen sus
charlas sobre resucitación cardiopulmonar (RCP), revitalización de la comunidad; los miembros de la Associación Civil de el Norte de Austin (NACA) podrán
disfrutar de helados y compartir un tiempo agradable
entre miembros en la reunión el 15 de Agosto a las
7:00 pm en el YMCA de el Norte de Austin localizado
en 1000 W. Rundberg,.
competir con cualquier vecindario de Nueva York por
la diversidad de cocinas espectaculares que tenemos.
Somos la reflección de América: Algunos están retirados, otros trabajan en el área de la technología, y otros
son inmigrantes.
Tenemos problemas: Residencias poco atendidas, personas sin hogar, y crimen. Mucho crimen y ahora es el
momento de pararlo.
He formado parte de NACA por 10 años, he sido un
poco más activo los últimos 3 meses. En mi próximo
artículo haré un listado de los 15 años previos que han
hecho que nuestra comunidad sea una gran área para
vivir. (Continua en la Página 6)
Los presentadores de esta reunión serán Hilary Higdon, miembro de el cuerpo de bomberos de Austin y
paramédico, quién dará un entrenamiento básico sobre
resucitación cardiopulmonar (RCP), Miles Whitten de
Circular Energy hablará sobre energía solar para las
residencias y Melinda Schiera y Ann Teich darán un
avance sobre los esfuerzos para aprovar normas para el
registro de rentas. Los oficiales de la Associación Civil
de el Norte de Austin (NACA) darán un reporte sobre
la iniciativa de restoración de la calle Rundberg.
Ahora es el Momento
Por John Green
"Que puedas vivir en un tiempo interesante..." el
supuesto, pero nunca documentado proverbio chino
parece estar vivo en la Associación Civil de el Norte de
Austin (NACA). El verano está terminando y las clases
empezarán pronto, NACA está lista para ser considerada como una de las areas en Austin para vivir.
Estamos situados entre el Domain, el proyecto "en
desarrollo" de Transportación de el Norte de la Lamar,
el proyecto Crestfield al sur de la Lamar. Además estamos fisicamente en la ubicación perfecta para Google
Fibra, una nueva iniciativa de internet, cable y otros
proyectos de alta definición.
Nuestro vecindario está experimentando un aumento
de residentes de edades más jovenes. Tenemos más
de 125 nacionalidades, numerosos miembros activos
creyentes incluyendo Austin Interreligiosos. ¿Há visto
la variedad de restaurantes que tenemos? Podemos
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FLOWERS ARE BLOOMING!
Celebrate Spring
WITH SOME
TA S T Y
S N A C K S
S u n r is e
Mini-Mart
Stop by our neighborhood store at
1762 Colony Creek
512-836-9761
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(Continuación de la Página 4) Creo que es tiempo de
actuar y necesitamos su ayudar (por favor)
1) El Registro de Renta es una posibilidad real:
NACA constituye una gran parte de las áreas de Austin
con propiedades en renta. Consideramos inspecciones para cualquier violación fuera de el código cada 5
años, o a lo que la residencia cambia de dueño. Estas
inspecciones incluyen la parte interior y exterior de las
propiedades en renta. Con estos datos podremos saber
cuales propiedades están en renta y cuales son consideradas casas en mal estado. Este inventorio también
puede ser util en caso de algún desastre o emergencia.
Sin embargo, si usted es dueño y esta constantemente
violando el código, se le podrá cerrar la casa. Esto significa que algunas propiedades no estarán disponibles
y esto podría impactar a las personas de bajos recursos.
Por ese riesgo, NACA comenzo "Casas Seguras en
Austin" Estamos trabajando con los defensores de el
pobre para mitigar este riesgo en los esfuerzos de el
registro de renta.
La Asociación de Apartamentos de Austin (AAA) y la
Junta de Corredor de Bienes Raíces de Austin (ABOR)
están en contra de cualquier registro de renta. A ellos y
a sus líderes les digo "que asco". Los dueños ofensores
son miembros de su organización y tu (AAA y ABOR)
no han hecho nada para solucionar el problema por 20
años.
Esto conduce a la necesidad de que NACA apoye a
nuestro miembro de equipo de contacto (Brian Almon)
a aplicar por una posición dentro de la junta de (RRI).
Necesitamos una silla en esa mesa. Necesitamos
proveer la mejor dirección posible para maximizar y
potencialmente aumentar el RRI en NACA.
Como siempre, NACA espera comunicarse con la
ciudad, defender la seguridad y mejorar el estilo de
vida en nuestra comunidad y trabajar con ortos grupos,
agencias y asociaciones en Austin que piensen como
nosotros.
Como siempre les *recomiendo* a todos los que leen
este artículo formar parte de NACA ahora por tan
solo $15 el año!
El Show de Jardines de el Norte de Austin, nuestros
restaurantes, Google Fibra, el YMCA de la comunidad,
Austin Interreligioso, La Escuela Secundaria Lanier, El
Departamento Policial de Austin, y usted, hacen de la
Associación Civil de el Norte de Austin un lugar divertido para vivir. Sigamos así!
Regístrese para votar, apoye ahora a el Registro de
Rentas de su vecindario y la Iniciativa de Restoración
de Rundberg.
Que tenga un feliz fin de verano!
Suficiente. Tiempo para confiar, pero, verificando y
haciendo responsable a el ofensor con el registro de
renta.
NACA defiende la proactividad de el Departamento de
Ejecución de el Código de la Ciudad de Austin (COA).
Para hacer esto, el código necesita herramientas como
el registro de renta y la corte municipal que entiende
como hacer cumplir las leyes, a aquellos que violen el
código repetidamente. (ejemplo: Hacer a los dueños de
casas responsables por sus violaciones).
2) La Iniciativa de Restoración de Rundberg (RRI)
(RRI) es una beca de 1 millón de dólares por 3 años
otorgada por el Departamento de Justicia de los Estados Unidos a el Departamento Policial de Austin
(APD). La Universidad de Texas Leyes Empresarios, la Clínica de el Desarrollo de la Comunidad de
la Universidad de Texas, El Centro de Investigación
de la Población, han estado investigando áreas problemáticas de la calle Rundberg por 8 años en diferentes
capacidades, y le han dado a el Departamento Policial
de Austin, NACA y el Ayuntamiento ejemplos dramáticos de progreso como ventanas rotas que son reparadas
rapidamente.
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LIVE LONGER
LIVE BETTER
The North Austin YMCA is here to help
active older adults live better and
enjoy life more. Whether you’re looking
to remain fit and active, recover from an
injury, relieve arthritis pain,
or you just want to connect & have
fun with your peers, Y programs
are a perfect place to start. Active
Older Adults programs include:
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1000 W. Rundberg
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Swim Lessons
Now Enrolling!
6/6/2013 2:44:01 PM
Wednesday: 6:30 PM (English)
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Walkers Needed
We need a new distributor for Area 3 to deliver bags of newsletters to the area from Payton Gin (south), to Parkfield (west),
to Rutland (north), and Lamar (east). Within the area there are
15 walkers who get bags of newsletter. Please contact Eleanor Langsdorf at 873-0480 if you are interested in being the
Area 3 distributor.
AREA 1: No Walkers Needed
AREA 2: Rundberg(12/W. of Parkfield); Rutland(60/W. of
Parkfield); Tronewood(5); Briardale(26); 8900-9307 Hunters
Trace(40).
AREA 3: Grouse Meadow + 1201-1205 Rutland(58); Quail
Field Circle (13/ E. of Parkfield), Grouse Meadow + 12011205 Rutland (58).
AREA 4A: 10305-10410 Golden Meadow(26); Newfoundland Circle(29).
AREA 4B: Kramer Ln.(4/W. of Parkfield); Lambert Cir.(29);
Golden Meadow(28) + Little Pebble(20); Pine Knoll(57).
Newsletter Walkers distribution areas.
AREA 5: Bird Creek(66) + Fieldwood(80).
N A C A MEMBERSHIP FORM
Enclosed are my dues for 2013
$15 for Regular Membership, $25 for Silver Membership,
or $50 for Gold Membership
_ Help Deliver Newsletter
_ Help Maintain Heron Hollow
_ Attend City Council/Planning Commission Meetings
_ Help with Code Enforcement
_ Be a Beautification Volunteer
Name Address City, State, Zip Phone Email Pay online at naca-austin.org
or mail this form & check to:
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Austin TX 78718
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