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Allandale August 2019 Neighbor Vol 34, Issue 4 Distributed to more than 4,500 homes by the Allandale Neighborhood Association CONTENTS 61st Allandale 4th of July Parade President’s Letter ................................................ 2 and Festivities July 25 NWACA Community Meeting: Heather Varela “Understanding Changes to COA Ordinances and Help for the Homeless” ... 3 ave you heard all the buzz about the Allandale 4th of Swimming Pool Replacement. Part 1: What July Parade and Festivities? We hope you were able to does it mean for a pool to fail? ....................... 5 Hpartake and that you left happy to be a part of a com- Allandale Outside: Protect Our Allandale Forest! ................................................. 6 munity with such an amazing tradition! How fun was DJ BUG OFF! Tawny Crazy Ants ......................... 8 Joey MC’ing on the Gullett Elementary from the overcast sky, was seeing all of Allandale Eating ................................................... 9 School blacktop? The face painters and our Allandale friends lingering without More Allandale Eating - Quick Bites .........10 balloon artists were hits! What about the any hurry, and enjoying each other’s Gullett Good News ...........................................14 foam pit? The only things we saw com- company! All About Lamar .................................................15 ing out of the foam were smiling faces! The Social Committee couldn’t have Who doesn’t love a petting zoo? Did you made it happen without its amazing and It’s Knight Time – McCallum Updates .........16 score family pics at the photobooth? generous sponsors! Loving Pediatric Den- Neighborhood Watch .....................................17 Interactive games galore! Hands down tistry, Eldorado Cafe, Hat Creek Burger Allandale Real Estate Roundup ...................19 the best part of the entire morning, aside Company, Juice Real Estate Co., Fresh A Treasured Historic Site in Allandale Needs Our Help .............................19 Doing Good in the Yarborough Library The Importance of Deed Restrictions ........20 Neighborhood renovations, Volunteers Needed for ANA Deed Marcia Kiger Restriction Website .........................................21 Bookmobile option Meet the Austin Ed Fund, Giving Back to community garden is being planned s you AISD for More Than 20 years ......................23 at Northwest Recreation Center. The likely A A Neighbor Spotlight: Passionately Fit .........23 City of Austin has an award-winning pro- know, our gram that is assisting in the creation of neighborhood ANNOUNCEMENTS this garden, but we need your help. We library, the need some experts if you know anyone, or Yarborough are one yourself. They are: landscape Branch on Hancock Drive, closed March Follow us on waterline installer (for spigots), reasonably 1 for (as the library website says), “a com- Facebook! priced fencing contractors, and people to prehensive interior renovation, site accessi- construct a triphasic compost bin. (We bility improvements, landscaping upgrades thought maybe a Scout leader might have We have two pages! Find and follow us by and exterior repairs. The project is sched- some industrious Scouts who might want opening Facebook and searching for: uled to take approximately 11 months.” to do this with our materials.) An exciting option is now available: Allandale Neighborhood If you would like to participate in our The Austin Public Library Bookmobile is Association plans, please contact Marcia Kiger, at coming to you! Check out books and and Allandale Neighbors CONTINUED ON PAGE 18 CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 The Allandale Neighbor President’s Letter is published bimonthly by the Allandale Neighborhood Association (ANA) Kevin Smith, ANA President, (512) 791-6064, [email protected] www.allandaleneighbor.com EDITOR Laura Beck he summer has been busy for us here this new code. CM Pool’s office feels that ADVERTISING Lisa Ernst, 512-348-8ADS on the ANA Board. The newly having an architect on the committee [email protected] T DESIGN Cathy Savage formed ANA Social Committee (allan- would be beneficial. Based on neighbor- PRINTER Worley Printing [email protected]) did a fantastic job hood feedback (thanks to the awesome A SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR at the 2019 4th of July parade. I truly survey results!), in addition to an archi- ADVERTISERS AND tect, I believe having a land-use developer CONTRIBUTING WRITERS look forward to their upcoming planned events! (I will let them tell you themselves and a resident of a condo/apartment/ CONTACT INFORMATION Allandale Neighbor, what is in store for the future). However, townhouse on this committee would add PO Box 10886, Austin, TX 78766-1886 I would be truly remiss if I did also not great depth to the conversation. Having a [email protected] highlight our hard-working treasurer, more robust and well-rounded skill set ANA Executive Committee Erik. Over the past three years, he has available during the process will enable PRESIDENT Kevin Smith VICE PRESIDENT Adam Haynes selflessly driven the opening sequence of the best outcome for our neighborhood. TREASURER Erik Butler our 4th of July parade; his dedication is Please email our Land Use committee at SECRETARY Ranleigh Hirsh BOARD MEMBERS Amanda Cagle underspoken and truly praiseworthy! [email protected] for Steve Johnson In addition to the July 4th festivities, more information. Joanne Senyk Todd Shaw the past couple of months have seen the Lastly, about those awesome, super soft Jarren Wenderlein rapid progress on the citywide-backed (according to my wife) Allandale T-shirts Sternberg Diana Wheeler Shoal Creek Boulevard mobility enhance- that were sold at the 4th of July parade, Amy Wright ments (complete with a surprise under- we will have them available for sale, and ANA Executive Committee meetings are held on the pass at 2222), a redesign of the 2016 pre-orders delivered at the October gener- first Wednesday of the month at NW Rec Center. Mobility Bond funded Burnet Road Cor- al membership meeting on October 2. I General Membership meetings are held in March and September. ridor Improvement Project, and the rein- apologize for the delay in the delivery of Committees troduction of the Land Development the T-shirts, but this way, you get to con- BYLAWS Adam Haynes Code (LDC) rewrite. There has been a lot tinue to meet your fellow neighbors! COMMUNICATIONS Laura Beck FINANCE Erik Bulter happening to keep us all busy! Looking forward to the respite in MEMBERSHIP Joanne Senyk Regarding the land development code autumn weather, NOMINATING Diana Wheeler SAFETY Laura DiCarlo (LDC) rewrite, I would like to ask for Kevin z ZONING & PLANNING Todd Shaw help from our fellow neighbors. Leslie ANC REP Caroline Reynolds Pool, the District Allandale Police District Rep. Seven Council Officer Orlando Smart, 512-974-4262 Member (who repre- [email protected] sents the entirety of Allandale at City W. Anderson Lane Council), is asking ANA to form a Allandale small committee of Neighborhood three to four con- Boundaries cerned neighbors to help us understand the implications of MoPac The Allandale Neighbor is published and distributed bimonthly by the ANA. Contact our ad coordinator at 512-348-8237 or [email protected] for more information. Freeway-Parkway Your Ad Size One time rate Burnet Road Full Page 7½ x 9¾” $320 1/2 Page 7½ x 5 $225 5 Hancock 1/4 Page 3 /8 x 4½ $116 Drive Business Card 35/8 x 2 $72 We prefer digital files, at least 300 pixels (TIFF or PDF best). We can create or alter your ad for a nominal charge. For an additional $60 we will create an online ad to place on the 45th Street Allandale web site: www.allandaleneighbor.com. Shoal * a 10% discount is offered on three or more ads. Creek 2 Yarborough Library the Greater Austin Crime Commission, homelessness is loss of community and renovations, Bookmobile AISD Trustee Kristin Ashy, and others connection. spoke and then answered residents’ ques- If you think this issue doesn’t affect option tions. Lots of information was disseminated, Allandale, think again; we have had CONTINUED FROM FRONT PAGE and the takeaway was that the issue is homeless camps in our neighborhood, multi-faceted, incredibly complicated, peo- and the COA is hoping to have designat- DVDs and learn more about the free ple who experience homelessness cannot all ed places in each district for people expe- resources and family programs available at be lumped together when looking at why it riencing homelessness to seek refuge/sup- your library. Visit us at the Northwest has occurred and how to get them housed, port. I am looking into having a forum in Recreation Center on the second and and that the best way to help is to donate to Allandale, which will hopefully get sched- fourth Mondays of every month from designated charities rather than to give indi- uled before the distribution of this news- 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. z viduals money. The “save the change” cam- letter. I’d love to create an opportunity for paign was mentioned – if you give to an residents to learn more and hopefully organization that can make systemic change support actions the city may take. z July 25 NWACA your money goes a lot further to help. Greg Community Meeting: McCormick of Front Steps, Inc. which “Understanding manages the Austin Resource Center for the Homeless (the ARCH) noted that targeted Changes to COA housing is needed and that there is approxi- Ordinances and Help for mately a $30 million gap/year to solve Letters the Homeless” homelessness. Not discussed as the meeting, but the Statesman reported on August 1 Laura DiCarlo, ANA Safety Chair to the Editor: that the council will also vote August 8 on CM Kathie Tovo’s proposal to create a local We'd love for readers ustin City Council passed three ordi- government corporation that could act as a to submit newsletter nances on June 20, decriminalizing A city-affiliated nonprofit to receive private ideas, stories, and 1.