Austin Neighborhoods Council

LATEST ADDITIONS TO SITE:
05/12--Added Mueller NA to Neighborhood Associations page.
04/26--Information about stakeholder meetings on the selection process for PARD director can be found below.
04/24--Added East River City Citizens and East Cesar Chavez NA as members to the Neighborhood Associations page.
04/11-Added Sweeney Farms NA as a member to Neighborhood Associations page.
04/06--Added video from ANC City Council candidate forum to About ANC.

	ANC 2008 Austin City Council Candidate Endorsements On Wednesday evening, March 26th, the Austin Neighborhoods Council (ANC) and its membership had the opportunity to engage nine thoughtful City Council candidates in a discussion of the city's future. ANC set the bar high for its 2008 City Council endorsements requiring that a candidate earn at least two-thirds of the membership's vote at the endorsement meeting. ANC's questions were tough and the candidates met the challenge. Following are the candidates who participated in the ANC forum: Place 1 - Allen Demling, Lee Leffingwell, and Jason Meeker Place 3 - Jennifer Kim, Randi Shade, and Ken Weiss Place 4 - Robin Cravey, Cid Galindo, and Laura Morrison ANC deeply respects the dedication to public service represented by their participation in ANC's endorsement process. They are all worthy candidates and ANC will be pleased to work with any of them on the City Council. ANC's endorsements and supporting statements in the June 14, 2008 Place 4 runoff City Council race is as follows: PLACE 4 - LAURA MORRISON Laura Morrison garnered a unanimous endorsement from ANC. She demonstrates a vast knowledge and grasp of the intricacies of city government. Her record of bringing together disparate stake-holders and building consensus-based solutions will serve Austin well throughout the broad range of challenges that face the community. Videos from the forum can be viewed on the About ANC page. Austin Chronicle coverage of the forum can be found here: http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/Blogs/News/?oid=606641
	The City of Austin is in the initial recruitment stages for the new Director of the Parks and Recreation Department. The City Manager's office has scheduled public meetings to solicit community input into the development of a recruitment profile. Details on the meetings may be found in the following notice: Community Invite from Mark Ott If you wish to provide input but cannot attend one of the meetings, please fill out and return the below questionnaire: Stateholder Questions.doc
	Our April general meeting featured a presentation on the interim update of the Austin Tomorrow Comprehensive Plan. To view a draft of the update and for other information on the process, visit this link to the COA web site: http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/zoning/com_plan.htm
	City Council Candidates Responses to ANC Questionnaire ANC sent to all City Council candidates a questionnaire in preparation for our endorsement forum, and were asked to respond by March 19. The following are summaries of responses by those candidates who submitted completed questionnaires. Questionnaire Responses Place 1 Questionnaire Responses Place 3 Questionnaire Responses Place 4 Here is the original questionnaire sent to all Council candidates: 2008 Council Candidate Forum Questions.pdf ANC Membership Supports Call For City Council Restructuring To Include Single Member Districts At our January 2008 general meeting a majority of members present voted in favor of the following resolution: ANC-East requests that the Austin Neighborhoods Council support the restructuring of the City Council, to include at-large and district representation with the majority of the Council made up of district representatives. For more information on this issue, please read the following document: charter revision ANC Jan08.pdf Call for Action to Manage Austin's Growth On July 25, 2007 the Austin Neighborhoods Council approved a resolution for a Call for Action to Manage Austin’s Growth. The lack of the necessary city policies to ensure the vibrancy and the cultural vitality of Austin as we move into the future is a most serious concern among the 71 Neighborhood Association members of ANC. A spontaneous movement to address this situation began among our members last May and has culminated to produce the Call for Action. Dozens of neighborhood leaders have forged the document in six meetings. The resolution passed unanimously at our July 25^th General Membership meeting. ANC looks forward to working with the City Council and the rest of the Austin community in creating appropriate policies in the near future. Call for Action to Manage Austin's Growth resolution

The Austin Neighborhoods Council acts as a coordinating body for the efforts of Austin area neighborhood groups, serves as a clearinghouse for information, gives guidance in all matters of concern to individual neighborhoods and/or the City of Austin, and strives to make a positive contribution to Austin through the betterment of our neighborhoods and the promotion of civic awareness.

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