BHNA - June 23, 1998 General Meeting Minutes

Barton Hills-Horseshoe Bend Neighborhood Association General Meeting Minutes June 23, 1998
Treasurer's Report	President, Peter Hess, called the meeting to order at 7 p.m. Peter Hess said the association had contracted with a service to hand-deliver the newsletters and many people had not received them. Wendy Disch is following up to see what happened. Pat Whiteside, Vice President, announced currently there were 298 household members, including 7 new households who joined that night. Walt Mizell gave the treasurer’s report and said the current available balance in the treasury was $2,600.86.
Water and Wastewater report	Robert Reyna and Lisa Rhodes reported that the City of Austin will be replacing old pipes in the area from Cedarview to Rae Dell. The process will take about 12 months to complete and will cost $1,670,000. The streets will be blacktopped after the construction is completed.
Oak Wilt	Jorjanna Price reported that trenching to prevent the spread of oak wilt will begin this week in their area near Rae Dell and Barton Skyway. The neighbors have raised $3,600 and received 50% matching funds from the state.
Web Page	Wendy Disch and Glenn Chase reported they have been developing the Barton Hills-Horseshoe Bend Neighborhood Association Web site. The address to preview the site is: http://community.austin360.com/groupbuilder/austin360/sitelist.html Glenn thanked Wendy for all the work she has done. He will be taking it over after Wendy moves. Glenn’s email address is spanky@macconnect.com if anyone has comments or news items. Rick Albers moved that the association authorized Glenn to go ahead with the site. The motion was seconded and approved.
Fourth of July Parade	Roberta Preston discussed the parade and festivities afterwards at Barton Hills school playground. Tom Davis of Green Mesquite said he would supply coolers and ice for the picnic. Roberta has a large number of people helping her: Yates Barreda, Carl Newsome, Kay Killen, Bill Adkins, Betty Brown, George Lewis, Emily Mazac, Jennifer Stuart, Art Stone and Mary Ann Neely.
Old Business
Robert E. Lee and Barton Springs Road	Betty Brown reported the Barton Springs median and improvements won’t occur until Spring 1999. Improvements at the intersection of Robert E. Lee and Barton Springs Road most likely won’t be started until Fall 1999. It will last 3 months and will cost $400,000.
Barton Parkway tree planting	Peter Hess reported the city could not do the design in the spring as planned. The tree planting is still scheduled for November 14th. The city will supply water trucks to water the trees for the first two years.
New Business
PA System	Instead of renting a system at $35-45 per month, Peter Hess suggested that the association buy a system to use. Peter Hess brought two pa systems to try out: a big one for $325 and a smaller one for $225. Carl Newsome suggested the association may want to buy a system that can also be used outdoors. Walt Mizell made a motion that Peter and Carl Newsome investigate PA systems including battery operated ones for outdoor use and make a decision on which one to buy and go ahead and buy it. Betty Brown made a friendly amendment that the cost be approved by the Executive Board prior to the purchase. The motion and amendment were seconded and approved.
NeighborWoods Program	Peter Hess explained the Neighbor Woods program whereby the City provides trees for people to plant near the street to shade the streets. The trees are purchased with donated money, not city funds. The city will identify possible sites in the fall and put door hangers on those houses. If people are willing to plant the trees, they can respond within two weeks, and the city will deliver the trees. Peter suggested that the association might want to provide assistance with planting the trees for people who are unable to do their own planting.
Home Safe Home	Peter Hess announced that Clean Water Action provides a program so that people can learn tips on what they can do in their home to protect the environment. He is hosting the program at his house at 7:30 next Tuesday, June 30th and everyone is welcome. Call first at 441-2049.
Program	Martha Cotera discussed the work of the Citizen’s Advisory Committee regarding the upcoming Bond Election. She and Betty Brown serve on the committee. The first list had a total of $900 million in desired projects. The committee pared it down to $334 million which includes $41.6 million for public safety including new and renovated EMS stations and $19 million for a central substation and forensic facility; $25 million for libraries, mainly improving branch libraries in the central and east Austin areas; $128 million for parks and recreation, including $45 million for land purchases; $127 for public works; and $5 million for watershed protection. The committee’s proposal will go to the City Council this week.
	The meeting was adjourned at 9:00 p.m. Mary Lou Bell, Recording Secretary

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