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MEETING NOTICE

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MEETINGNOTICEAND MORE
Event Information

APRIL MONTHLY MEETING


Monthly Meeting


WE ARE STILL HOLDING OUR MEETINGS ON-LINE

DUE TO THE CoVID-19 PANDEMIC


We are meeting on MONDAY


To place an item on the Agenda, send email to President@WestAustinNG.com

When?

Monday, Apr 12, 2021, 06:30 PM

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West Austin Neighborhood Group is inviting YOU to a scheduled "ZOOM" meeting.


Topic: West Austin Neighborhood Group Monthly neighborhood meeting


You are invited to a Zoom meeting.

When: APR 12 2020 06:30 PM Central Time (US and Canada)


REQUIRED: Register in advance for this meeting: IT'S EASY, JUST CLICK THE LINK BELOW


https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0qd-irrTwpE9IiqRZ_zUimjkJ-sahRPyzD


After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Agenda for APRIL 12, 2021

West Austin Neighborhood Group

Board of Directors Meeting Agenda

April 12, 2021 6:30 PM

Zoom Videoconference


I. Call to Order Holly Reed


II. Approval of March 2021 Meeting Minutes Holly Reed


III. Neighbor Communications


  • A. May 1st Ballot Proposition F Nico Ramsey, Laura Morrison
  • B. HB 2989 Bill Oakey
  • C. NPP Margranita Crescent Update Holly Reed



IV. Land Matters Blake Tollett


  • A. 509 Hearn St. Restaurant Heidi Gibbons
  • B. C8-2020-0150.0A; 2401 Indian Trail Blake Tollett



V. Transportation August Harris


VI. Membership Joe Bennett


VII. Newsletter / E-Newsletter / Website Joe Bennett


  • A. Print Newsletter Content & Advertising Deadline
  • B. Website Update Holly Reed



VIII. ANC Report Heidi Gibbons/ Joyce Basciano


IX. Treasurer’s Report George Edwards


X. Items from Board Members


  • A. Save Historic Muny District / Muny Conservancy Updates Mary Arnold/Holly Reed



XI. New Business Holly Reed


  • A. Next Meeting: Monday, May 10, 2021, 6:30 PM Zoom



XII. Adjourn Meeting Holly Reed

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CODE NEXT ALERT!!!

ACTION ALERT: House Committee Hearing Bill This Tuesday to Take Away Your Protest Rights


The City of Austin bailout bill, HB 2989, is being heard this Tuesday April 13 before the House Land and Resource Management Committee. Please call or sign up against this bill. Get your friends and neighbors too as well.

HB 2989 would allow the City of Austin to overturn last year’s court decision and decimate your property rights. City Hall could move forward on its controversial CodeNEXT rezoning plan without providing property owners notice of proposed zoning changes or protest rights in most situations.


Here is what you can do before Tuesday: Call now the offices of the two key committee members, Committee Chair Joe Deshotel and Vice-Chair Ben Leman, and tell them you oppose HB 2989 and explain very briefly why. We recommend Democrats call Chair Deshotel (D-Beaumont) (512-463-0662) and Republicans call Vice-Chair Ben Leman (R-Brenham) (512-463-0600).



You may also submit public comments on HB 2989 online at the following link before the committee meeting starts: https://comments.house.texas.gov/home



Here is what you can do this Tuesday: Go to the Capitol early and sign up inside at a testimony kiosk in opposition to HB 2989. Testimony is limited but signing in in opposition is very effective. You can then leave and not wait for the hearing to start, which could start any time from 8 am till late in the evening. (You must wear a mask, enter on the north end of the Capitol and have a rapid test on site or provide proof of vaccination.)


Below are talking points on what will happen if state lawmakers pass HB 2989:

  • The City of Austin and other municipalities will be allowed to rezone all of a community’s residential and commercial properties without providing owners with notice or giving them an opportunity to file protest petitions
  • The City of Austin and other municipalities will be allowed to change the definition of single-family zoning to include 4-6 units on every single-family lot, without providing property owners with notice
  • Property taxes will skyrocket, Austin’s affordability crisis will worsen, and more low- and middle-income families will be displaced from Austin!


Thank you!

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JOINT NEIGHBORHOOD FORUM

Neighborhood Information Forum

For May 1, 2021 Propositions Election

Sunday, April 18, 2021 3 – 5 PM


Please join your area Neighborhood Associations for a virtual forum on Zoom. Speakers will address each of the eight propositions on the ballot and answer pre-submitted questions.


Please register in advance for the forum here:

https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJApdeGvqDMpEtRHu6a1_G9aS3q-8MOMpHVd

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.


To submit any questions for the panel, go here:

https://forms.gle/csMydK6eaGPPT5558


Inviting neighbors from Northwest Austin Civic Association (NWACA), Highland Park West / Balcones Area Neighborhood Association (HPWBANA), Bryker Woods Neighborhood Association (BWNA), West Austin Neighborhood Group (WANG), Shepherd Mountain Neighborhood Association (SMNA), Jester HOA, and others


A brief description of each of the propositions can be found on this City of Austin web page: https://www.austintexas.gov/news/council-orders-elections-eight-propositions-may-1-2021

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Several Neighborhood Associations are hosting a forum to provide our neighbors with information about the Propositions on the May 1 ballot.


WANG has been asked to participate. There will be speakers (pro and con) covering the major propositions: B, F, G, H and information about the others as well.


This zoom forum will take place on Sunday, April 18th from 3-5.

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HOW TO ZOOM....

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Here’s a short tutorial video on how to join a Zoom meeting.


Before the meeting, please register in advance by clicking the registration link (above), and when you receive a conformation email with a meeting link for joining the meeting, please click the meeting link so that you can download a copy of the Zoom application and set up your computer audio and video before the meeting starts


Since you will need an audio/video link, please use a computer or phone which has a camera on it.

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WANG Board of Directors & Committee Members

Organized 1973......"To preserve our neighborhood and protect it from deterioration"


Board of Directors


All Current Members (click on name to send email)


Honorary Committee Members


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REMEMBER TO SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL BUSINESSES... ON LINE & DRIVE-UPS, AND THROUGH DELIVERIES....


IT IS EVEN MORE IMPORTANT NOW... MORE THAN EVER.....

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CITY COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVES

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Contact your City Council Representatives:

(click on name to send email)




Email All of the Council: Entire Council and Mayor

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SAVEMUNY.COM
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Help support the neighborhood click here and Join WANG
Please mail application and check to:
West Austin Neighborhood Group
PO Box 5722
Austin, TX 78763-5722
Annual Memberships (Nov 1-Oct 31)
$50-Friend Level;
$100-PATRON Level;
$150PatronPlus
$30-FAMILY Level;
$15-SENIOR Level;
$250-BENEFACTOR Level

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