CLASP ISSUE ALERT
September 30th 2010
For Immediate Release
Contact:
MARY ARNETT
Citizen Led Austin Safety Partnership
512-803-1540

NEXT CLASP MEETING
Saturday, October 9th
2-4pm
Doors open for networking at 1:30pm
St Mark’s Episcopal Church
2128 Barton Hills Drive

Featured Speaker: Chief Art Acevedo
On Community Policing

plus

Mary Rudig from North Austin Coalition of Neighborhoods
On Establishing a Sustainable Neighborhood Watch Program

Please note that the Austin City Limits Festival will be in full swing but not to worry . .. . Follow these instructions and there will be plenty of space to park:

From South Lamar, turn west on Barton Skyway.

Just past the two stop signs, Barton Skyway T’s into Barton Hills Dr

Turn left onto Barton Hills and St Marks’ Episcopal Church will be on the right.

The church parking lot will be reserved for CLASP participants.

If you attempt to arrive some other route, you will encounter congestion and parking problems – but following these directions will get you there just fine. We recommend NOT traveling through Zilker Park from Mopac to get to Lamar. It’s better to come up Lamar from the 360/Ben White intersection. From Lamar, Barton Skyway is on your left, to the west. You will see a 7-11 and Valero gas station by this intersection.

For questions, please contact Mary Arnett at 803-1540
CLASP is the Citizen Led Austin Safety Partnership that networks safety leaders across Austin to share best practices, to learn, meet and support each other in our efforts to make Austin neighborhoods the safest in the nation.

Mary Arnett Laura DiCarlo Jack Darby Lori C-Renteria Mary Rudig
mossrock3209@yahoo lhdicarlo@yahoo jack@krimelabb.com lorirenteria@grandecom.net info@gracywoods.org

CLASP Steering Committee

A group called the Citizen Led Austin Safety Partnership wants to encourage and mentor neighborhoods all over Austin to establish Neighborhood Watch and Neighborhood Patrols.  They also encourage neighborhoods to track crime for their residents and to stay abreast of public safety issues.

They are currently conducting a city wide survey.  The purpose of this survey is to gauge perceptions and opinions about public safety in Austin’s neighborhoods, perceptions of the Austin Police Department and the efforts of CLASP so far this year.

http://www.claspatx.com 

Please encourage your residents to PARTICIPATE IN OUR SURVEY

Below is a link that you can cut and paste onto your neighborhood listserv or website for participation in the Citizen Led Austin Safety Partnership’s City Wide Public Safety Survey. We want to hear from all zip codes, all neighborhoods, all voices! Please help them gather data!

http://survey.constantcontact.com/survey/a07e30fge2ggdlrtohd/start

They will share the final tabulations and comments with all participants who leave behind an optional email address, the Public Safety Commission, the Austin Police Department, and the City Council members and staff.

Note:

See the AISD FMP Dialogue Flyer for additional information

Friends and Families of the Austin Independent School District,

As a part of the part of the process to develop a Facility Master Plan, AISD is hosting six Community Dialogue sessions to gather input from the public on facility options to address the immediate and future needs of the District and its students. Attached please find a schedule of the six Community Dialogues taking place September 28, 29 and 30.

The Community Dialogues are a critical step in the process that began in March 2010 to develop a comprehensive Facility Master Plan. The plan will enable the District to reduce operating costs by achieving greater facility efficiency while being responsive to changes in student enrollment. With budget constraints across the District, developing a plan that guides efficient and effective use of District facility resources into the future is an important part of maintaining AISD’s fiscal responsibility to its taxpayers. The final Facility Master Plan recommendations will be ultimately shape future bond programs.

At the Community Dialogue sessions, the public will be asked to give feedback on possible options being considered for the Facility Master Plan. The options, developed by the Facility Master Plan Task Force will include recommendations for elementary, middle and high school campuses and will be posted on the Facility Master Plan website the week prior to the Community Dialogue sessions.

Even though each of the six Community Dialogue sessions is designed to address a specific planning area of the District defined by high schools and their feeder middle and elementary schools, the public is encouraged to attend the session that is most convenient to their schedule. Staff will be on hand to collect input and feedback from all attendees of any school in the District, regardless of where their child goes to school.

For anyone not able to attend the Community Dialogues, the questionnaire that participants will be asked to complete will be available on the Facility Master Plan website for two weeks following the sessions.

For comprehensive information about the Facility Master Plan process, please visithttp://www.dejongrichter.com/ projects/austin-independent- school-district/also accessible by clicking on the Facility Master Plan link on the home page of www.AustinISD.org.

Thanks.

The Apple at Work Team

Austin Independent School District

The agenda for the September NACA meeting are as follows:

North Austin Civic Association

Neighborhood Association

Post Office Box 180803

Austin, Texas

78718

Agenda September 16, 2010

7:00  Welcome and introductions

7:05  Approval of minutes – Matthew Myers

7:10  Update on finances – Brian LaCour

7:15  Update on Ron Rigsby Park – Ellen Martin

7:20  Report on voter registration at Lanier High School – Ann Teich

7:25  Update on wastewater line construction -  Jennifer LeBaron

7:40  Update on North Austin Community Recreation Center – Gilbert Hernandez

8:20  Update on ANC business – Doris Williams

8:30  Update on NACN business

8:40 .Other updates from members

8:45  Closure of meeting – please help put chairs and tables back in storage locations

8:55  Everyone out of the library