9:00 - 2:00 at the Gus Fruh Trail, 2642 Barton Hills Drive.

Time to gather together to come to the aid of the Greenbelt again. The creek hasn't risen, despite our rain dances, so we will return to our work building a sturdier stone retaining wall at the creek's edge, by the big swimming hole. We are also creating a longer term solution to keeping vegetative growth off of the entry trail, by mortaring the native rocks in place. We need to make a small improvement to our new trail drainage system, by creating one more drain swale across the trail. Since we have had enough rain to soften the soil, we will get the weed wrenches out again and go after the Nandina and small Ligustrums and Chinaberries on the lower part of the trail along the creek side. As always, there is trash pick up. And we can spread some of the seed we have collected in the areas that have been cleared of the invasive growth.

We have had some awesome "winter" weather - so let's all visualize some more slow soaking rain, followed by more of this glorious sunshine for our work day. We hope to see many of our good neighbors at this hard-working, fun-filled event! You need to wear good work shoes & long pants & long sleeves, and bring your own water bottle. We provide water & energy drinks & energy bars & poison ivy lotion & lunch.

Please RSVP to me so we can get a good count for supplies and materials. Thanks so much for your participation and support.


Glee Ingram
Greenbelt Guardian Coordinator

The City's Neighborhood Planning and Zoning Department has scheduled the following meetings, open to all interested:

1. Development of vision and goals for Barton Hills area

Tuesday, January 31, 2006
6PM to 8PM
One Texas Center
505 Barton Springs Rd.
Room 500
The resulting proposal will be posted on the SLCNPA website:
http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/zoning/slcnpa.htm
and be presented for approval at a public meeting.

2. Public meeting
Monday, February 13, 2006
6:30 pm to 8:30 pm
Faith United Methodist Church
2709 South Lamar Boulevard

Below is the agenda for the January 9th meeting.
Please contact me with questions.
Look forward to seeing you there!

Alex Koenig
NPZD
(512) 974-3515

South Lamar Combined Neighborhood Plan
Vision and Goals Meeting II

Location: Faith United Methodist Church, 2701 South Lamar Boulevard
Time: 6:30 pm-8:30 pm
Date: January 9, 2006

AGENDA

Announcements
- E-mail interest list
- Boundaries updated
- Histories
- Other announcements

Overview of the Neighborhood Planning Process

Discussion of Expectations

Overview of Vision and Goals Exercise (time permitting)

Next Steps
- Meeting in February?


South Lamar Combined Neighborhood Plan Neighborhood Planning and Zoning Department Staff Contacts

Barton Hills and Zilker Neighborhood Planning Areas
Mark Walters
mark.walters@ci.austin.tx.us
974-7695

Galindo Neighborhood Planning Area
Melissa Schardt
melissa.schardt@ci.austin.tx.us
974-7226

South Lamar Neighborhood Planning Area
Alex Koenig
alex.koenig@ci.austin.tx.us
974-3515