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Northfield Neighborhood - Meeting Minutes - 01/08/07 Welcome and Introductions Eleven residents & one guest (Tina Bui from City of Austin's Neighborhood Planning & Zoning Department) attended the meeting Treasurer's Report Balance is $1262.41 Reminder that dues need to be collected. Discussion ensued about setting a month for collecting dues per prior history of association. Agreement reached to put this as agenda item for February's meeting. Calendar for 2007 will be established by officers & presented at February's meeting. Another Greenspace- Sebastian announced there is property on the northside of 55 1/2 Street, (east of Waller Creek) that is owned by the city. It was full of trash, being used as a dump site by unknown person(s) so Sebastian called the city & they cleane it up. The city has offered to let the NNA use it as a greenspace; grants will be aplied for to use in developing the greenspace. Announcements: Recently the Dayspring Churchwas vandalized, windows broken, no items taken. Graffitti issues of the neighborhood were discussed with some residents noting an increase which includes cars being covered with graffitti. Agreeement to add the idea of a Neighborhood Watch to February's agenda. New Cafe/Market coming to Satsuma development- no firm time frame noted. Illegal gaming continues to be addressed by Cuatro Groos at the Nelray & North Lamar site. Neighborhood Development Tina Bui listened to questions & frustrations residents shared with recent (and questionable) developments in the neighborhood. She also shared a page of neighborhood development regulations & websites: City of Austin Land Development Code www.amlegal.com/austin_tx City 'McMansion' Ordinance www.ci.austin.tx.us/zoning/sf_regs.htm She explained that some of the development going in now was applied for prior to current regulations & that could explain some of the confusion/discrepancies. She had a few suggestions- 1. submit complaints thru the city's website 2. the neighborhood planning team can modify aspects of the McMansion ordinance so NNA could request the NLNPT to do so 3. continue to speak with city council members about our concerns Meeting adjourned at 8:13pm
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