MONDAY: The City Council will hold a swearing-in ceremony in the afternoon and a party (with WC Clark!) in the evening.

MONDAY: The Save Barton Creek Association will hear an update on the Austin Clean Water Program.

TUESDAY: Travis County will issue a resolution of support for a project to deliver water from the Carrizo-Wilcox aquifer (Burleson Co) to Eastern Travis County.

TUESDAY: The Capital Area Workforce Board will host an informational meeting about the Pecan Street Project and how you can get involved.

TUESDAY: The Planning Commission looks at the ordinance to tighten up the water quality pond standards, considers historic zoning for Walter Long/Janet Fish’s homestead, and hears two controversial PUD applications, South Shore and The Park.

TUESDAY: The Parks and Recreation Commission hears a recommendation on cleaning up the abandoned landfill behind the Toys R Us at 360/Lamar.

WEDNESDAY: CTRMA holds its first meeting with its new Chairman Ray Wilkerson.

WEDNESDAY: The Austin-Bastrop River Corridor Partnership Meeting meets to discuss the future of the river corridor east of Longhorn Dam and in Bastrop County.

WEDNESDAY: The Austin Neighborhoods Council hosts Greg Meszaros from the Austin Water Utility and Bill Bunch from SOS to speak on water infrastructure and conservation.

THURSDAY: The Austin Environmental Community holds an EcoChange Exchange forum to welcome in the new City Council and educate them about our environmental priorities.

THURSDAY: The local CNU chapter holds a one-day forum on “Great Public Spaces”

THURSDAY: The City of Austin will present the draft East Riverside Corridor Draft Plan and take citizen feedback.

THURSDAY: Travis County talks about the Lege session and how it went (HINT: not very well).

SATURDAY: Is the cedar responsible for the ills of the Hill Country? Elizabeth McGreevy hosts a presentation in Dripping Springs to explain the good and bad of ash junipers.

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Monday, June 22

12:00pm: Capital Metro Board of Directors Retreat
Strategic Planning
Location: 2910 E Fifth St.
http://www.capmetro.org/news/agenda1.asp

4:00pm: City Council Swearing-in Ceremony
The Honorable Lora Livingston of the Travis County 261st Judicial Civil District Court will administer the oath of office to the five winners of this spring’s general and special Council elections. Council will also select Mike Martinez as Mayor Pro Tem.
Location: City Hall
http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/news/2009/inaugration_062209.htm

7:00pm: Save Barton Creek Association Board Meeting
Crispin Ruiz will talk about the Austin Clean Water Program
Location: Vinny’s Italian Cafe

Save Barton Creek Association

7:30pm: Austin City Council Inauguration Celebration featuring W.C. Clark
After the official swearing-in ceremony at City Hall, you’re invited to enjoy some local live music at Threadgills featuring legendary blues musician W.C. Clark. Free admission.
Location: Threadgills
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=110764647779

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Tuesday, June 23

9:00am: Travis County Commissioner’s Court
Item #2: Outdoor Burn Ban
Item #5a: $4.5 million grant application for stimulus package funds for weatherization assistance to low-income veterans.
Item #5b: $2.2 million grant application for stimulus package funds for retrofit of Travis County Executive Office Building HVAC systems.
Item #6: No raises for elected officials in FY 2010
Item #9a: Estimated effective FY 2010 tax rate is $0.4109 (last year’s rate is $0.4122), proposed rate is $0.4232.
Item #9c: Budget Office is recommending a voluntary hiring freeze for all non-essential positions, each dept. is asked to reduce expenses by 5%.
Item #23: Interlocal with LCRA for pre-construction engineering and design of the Timber Creek 2005 design project. This is part of the Onion Creek floodplain buyout program and will basically become a park on buyout land. TC’s share is $65k.
Item #24: Resolution to support Cross Country Water Supply Corp’s 52-mile water pipeline facility in Eastern Travis County. This will serve Manor, Hornsby Bend, and several WCIDs in the area. Water will
come from the Cariizo-Wilcox aquifer in Burleson County.
Location: Travis County Commissioner’s Courtroom
http://www.co.travis.tx.us/commissioners_court/agendas/voting_session_agenda.asp
http://www.co.travis.tx.us/commissioners_court/agendas/2009/06/backup/eAgenda_Packet_20090623.pdf

2:00pm: Solid Waste Advisory Commission Special
Discussion/Action on Solid Waste Services Budget FY 2009-2010
Location: 1520 Rutherford Ln, 1st Floor Training Room
http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/agenda/2009/downloads/sw_062309s.pdf

4:00pm-7:30pm: Pecan Street Project Meeting
Find out what you and Austin can do for the development of smart-grid technology.
Location: Capital Area Workforce Board, 6505 Airport Suite 101-E
http://www.pecanstreetproject.org

6:00pm: Planning Commission
Item #C1/2: Presentation/action on FY 2010 Capital Improvements Program Plan
Item #C3: Consider/action on new ordinance clarifying and improving ownership, maintenance, and inspection requirements for structural water quality and flood control ponds.
Item #C5: Zone Walter Long’s and Janet Fish’s old house as historic.
Item #C10: South Shore PUD. The controversy here was the density in this area of Riverside Dr. and the fact that the PUD called for a water detention pond in a CWQZ. However, the pond would also capture
100 acres of runoff from the existing neighborhood. Grayco also agreed to 25% above energy code, 10% above tree mitigation, 10% above landscaping, and native plant practices.
Item #C12: The Park PUD. This is a tiny PUD located on Barton Springs Rd. where The Filling Station used to be. It is controversial because it is a tiny lot (0.8 acres – PUDs should be 10 acres or less) and the
project’s height (120 feet) is double the max height specified in the neighborhood plan (60 feet).
Item #C19: Winkley Loma Vista final without preliminary plan. 5 lots on 7.67 acres in the BSZ contributing zone (Williamson Creek).
Recommended by staff.
Location: City Hall, Council Chambers
http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/agenda/2009/downloads/parks_062309.pdf

6:00pm: Parks and Recreation Board
Item #3: Loop 360 abandoned landfill recommendation. This was the old landfill behind the Toys R Us that the city is planning to dig up and remediate.
Item #4: Briefing from Charlie McCabe of APF on the Republic Square Improvements.
Item #6: Briefing/Action – Sara Hensley on the Method of Eight Planning Cycle
Item #11: PARD budget recommendations regarding fees, leagues, and Park Rangers
Location: City Hall, Boards and Commissions Room
http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/agenda/2009/downloads/parks_062309.pdf

6:00pm: Solar 101
Join us in learning about utilizing sustainable energy resources as well as defraying the costs associated through our local power company. Natalie Marquis with the Texas Solar Energy Society will
speak to us about how solar energy has progressed to be a viable source of electricity. Austin Energy will have a representative to educate us about the use of rebates and financing to ameliorate the
costs of solar technology. Meridian Solar will have a consultant to answer any site specific questions about our homes and solar installation.
Location: University Hills Branch Library
http://senatehills.ning.com/events/event/show?id=2596532%3AEvent%3A2824&xgi=30pNkv2

7:00pm: Home Funerals and Green Burials
Learn about dignified alternatives to the usual funeral mill.
Location: Austin Public Library
dbelk@austin.rr.com

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Wednesday, June 24

9:30am: Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority
First meeting with new Chair Ray Wilkerson
Item #V: 290 East Toll Project Briefing
Item #VI: Adopt CTRMA 2009-2010 Fiscal Year Budget
Location: 301 Congess Ave, #350
http://www.mobilityauthority.com/index.php?option=com_docman&Itemid=107

10:00am: Austin-Bastrop River Corridor Partnership Meeting
Monthly meeting of the stakeholder partnership about the future of the river corridor in Travis and Bastrop Counties.
Location: Austin Center for Environmental Research
http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/water/downloads/cereventsupdatejune2009.pdf

3:00pm-7:00pm: Austin Farmer’s Market
Buy local, organic
Location: The Triangle, 46th and Lamar
http://www.austinfarmersmarket.org

7:00pm: Austin Neighborhoods Council
Item #1: Presentation on Water infrastructure/and conservation issues from Greg Meszaros with the AWU and Bill Bunch from SOS
Item #2: ANC resolution on a task force for Single Member Districts
Item #3: ANC resolution on density bonus provisions in the downtown plan
Item #4: Cory Walton on the Barton Springs PUD
Location: Austin Energy Building
http://www.ancweb.org/docs/090624AgendaGenMtg.pdf

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Thursday, June 25

8:00am: Sustainable Food Policy Board Food Production and Business Committee
Organizational meeting towards facilitating a community food assessment.
Location: City Hall, Room 2017
http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/agenda/2009/downloads/food_product_062509.pdf

9:00am-5:00pm: CNU Great Public Spaces Summitt
Great Public Spaces is a one-day action session to figure out what’s working, what’s not, and what we need to do in order to more quickly and thoroughly implement this compelling community vision. Architects,
designers, city council members, trail-builders, community art promoters, neighborhood association activists, and others will share their expertise on the design and implementation of spaces in which
the community can meet, mingle, and share. In addition to the on-stage panels, throughout the day we’ll ask all attendees to use the ideas being discussed to help us shape a policy agenda for future action.
Drawing on national best practices and each others’ examples, we will strategize how to support each others’ efforts and together create a built environment that inspires.
Location: MACC $40
http://centraltexascnu.org/

1:30pm: Travis County Commissioner’s Court Work Session
Presentation/Discussion of the Lege Session, including final status of legislative priorities, evaluation of successes/failures, and discussion of planning process for next session.
Location: Travis County Commissioner’s Courtroom
http://www.co.travis.tx.us/commissioners_court/agendas/voting_session_agenda.asp
http://www.co.travis.tx.us/commissioners_court/agendas/2009/06/backup/eAgenda_Packet_20090623.pdf

5:30pm: EcoChange Exchange
Join the Austin Environmental Community in welcoming the newly inaugurated Austin City Council this Thursday evening. In this time of economic and environmental crisis, we have an opportunity to reshape
our future, now. Our community is coming together to make Austin a model of a sustainable city, and we want our elected officials to be leaders in this effort. Help chart a new direction for a sustainable
future in Austin at the Eco-Change Exchange.
Location: City Hall
http://www.savebartoncreek.org/node/15

6:00pm: East Riverside Corridor Draft Plan Presentation
The meeting will begin with a presentation of the draft plan, which includes suggested new roadways, transportation changes including bike lanes and mass transit, open space, urban design enhancements and
land-use and development scenarios. The presentation will be followed by smaller group discussions where community members can ask questions about the plans and provide feedback.
Location: ACC Riverside Lecture Hall Bldg G. Room 8100
http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/news/2009/e_riverside_corridor.htm

6:00pm: Barton Springs/Edwards Aquifer Conservation District
Agenda Pending
Location: 1124 Regal Row

Home

6:00pm: Waller Creek Citizens Advisory Committee
Item #4: Tunnel briefing
Item #5: Boathouse briefing/resolution
Item #6: Waller Creek District Master Plan
Location: City Hall, Boards and Commissions Room
http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/agenda/2009/downloads/waller_ccac_062509.pdf

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Saturday, June 27

8:30am-11:45am: Volunteer: Onion Creek Karst Inventory
Find, flag, and inventory karst features (caves, sinkholes and other aquifer recharge features) on Onion Creek’s Rutherford Tract where a June 2009 prescribed fire took place. Details: The Wildland Conservation Division performed a 200 acre prescribed burn on the Rutherford tract in June of 2009. This burn has temporarily cleared the herbaceous vegetation in the burn unit. We have a golden opportunity to find and document karst areas in the burn are before the vegetation re-grows. Volunteers will stand approximately 15-20 feet apart in a line and slowly walk across the area, searching for caves, sinkholes, or other karst features. Once found, the features will be flagged and documented. The goal is to inventory all the karst features, so their significance can be determined. This inventory will help inform our land management practices at the site. The work area contains loose rocks, leaves, and other tripping hazards.
Location: Northern gate on FM 967 between Buda and Driftwood
http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/water/wildland/onlineregistration/ecowebevents.cfm

9:00am-1:00pm: Ecological Literacy Volunteer Day
Three hours of trail work and one hour of learning about the ecology of the Colorado River and Hornsby Bend.
Location: Austin Center for Environmental Research
http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/water/downloads/cereventsupdatejune2009.pdf

9:00am-1:00pm: Austin Farmer’s Market
Buy local, organic.
Location: Republic Square Park
http://www.austinfarmersmarket.org

9:30am-1:00pm: Sunset Valley Farmer’s Market
Buy local, organic
Location: Toney Burger Center
http://www.sunsetvalleyfarmersmarket.org

10:00am-1:00pm: Mountain Cedars, Good or Bad?
Cedar trees that blanket the Hill Country are held partly responsible for our shortages of grass, soil, and water. Most regard mountain cedars as invasive weeds and that eradicating them is the only way to
solve our problems. This presentation will show better ways to restore the Hill Country and relay the point that not all cedars are bad; that cutting every cedar will not solve our problems; and that
cedars can help solve our problems. Elizabeth McGreevy will present.
Location: Dripping Springs City Hall $15
http://www.landsteward.net/presentation_on_the_mountai/cedar_poster.html

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Sunday, June 28