UPCOMING NEIGHBORHOOD PLANNING MEETING

To any Allandale Residents interested in Neighborhood Planning:

NEIGHBORHOOD PLANNING IN AUSTIN-NEXT STEPS

Saturday, April 15, 9am - 1:30pm
City Hall, 301   W.2d St.

Please RSVP by April 8, 2006 to:  neighboraustin@infohiwy.net
If you have any questions, please contact Lori C-Renteria at 478-6770, or Tim Mahoney at 326-9944. We are limited to about the first 200 who contact us.

AGENDA

9:00 AM. Breakfast Tacos & Coffee in Lobby

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9:30 AM. Welcome & Presentations

1) Greetings (Mayor & Council Members) Overview of the Morning,
Outcomes to be achieved

2) UT Graduate Program in Community & Regional Planning Presentation of findings on neighborhood planning in Austin: History, context, achievements, lessons learned, critical issues in perspective, the process, and key choice points.

10:30 AM. Breakout Group Work I

1) The Purpose of Neighborhood Planning: What do we want to Achieve?
2) Roles of the City Planner and the Neighborhood
3) Beyond Labels: Building the Relationships that We Most Desire

11:30 AM. Breakout Group Work II: World Café, with lunch

1)How Do We Get There -- Choosing Action Steps to Strengthen Neighborhood Planning
2) Scope & Structure of the Planning Process
3)Governance in Planning Teams
4) Implementation
5)  Outreach.

1:00 PM. Summary of Next Steps

Top 3 Action Items from each Café table.

1:30 PM
Adjourn

The Neighborhood Planning Convening Committee members are:

Lori Renteria , East Austin Neighborhood leader
Tim Mahoney, Chair, Urban Forestry Board;
Lorraine Atherton, former President, Zilker Neigh. Assoc.;
Jim Walker, ACC Professor, Sustainability Indicators Coordinator;
Patricia Wilson, UT Professor, Grad. Program, Community and Reg. Planning;
Chris Riley, Chair, Austin Planning Commission;
Mark Boyden, Northeast Neighborhood and ANC Sector Coordinator;
Linda Moore, North Neighborhood and ANC Sector Coordinator;
Jay Reddy, Chair, Neighborhood Planning Subcommittee, Planning Comm.;
Adam Smith, Interim Manager, Austin Neighborhood Planning;
Toni House, Planning Team, East Riverside, Oltorf, SRCC;
Karen McGraw, Private Neighborhood Planner and Architect;
Kevin Lewis, Member Austin Ind. Business Alliance, ANC;
Laura Morrison, President, AustinNeighborhoods Council;
Steve Swanson, Communities Connecting;
David Richardson, member of Oak Hill Assoc. of Neighborhoods.