Attendees (based on sign-in sheet):
Melvin Walenta
Bo McCarver
Joe Ball
Dorothy Wade
Chris Perkins
Steve Wilson
Ken Ronsonetta
Mell Lawrence
Stephen Schuster
Ruth C. Ellison
Scott Housel
Lyn Estabrook
Jay Velgos
Dixie Peterson
Caroline Beyer
Leslie Lawson
City of Austin staff:  Ricardo Soliz and Mark Walters—Neighborhood Planning/George Adams—Planning, Environmental, and Conservation Services

The meeting formally began at 6:40 PM.

Old Business
The first order of business was to approve the decision record from the 1/23/01 meeting.

Decision:  Decision record approved as written.

The Land Use Survey packets were returned.

The next order of business was a brief report on the status of the Residential/Non-Resident-Business Surveys.  The results of the survey will be made available at the next planning team meeting.

The next order of business was a brief report on the progress of the Vision/Goals Development subcommittee (see Appendix below).

New Business
UBC Chair Stephen Kreger discussed the next steps of the planning process once the initial data collection phase is completed.  Ricardo Soliz talked about developing a “State of the Plan” document that will address the steps taken in the process thus far, and present a timeline of what will be the future goals of the planning team.  The document will be available at the next planning team meeting.

The next item of business was a power point presentation by Ricardo Soliz of a general overview of land use and zoning.

The last major item on the agenda was a power point presentation over the Smart Growth Infill and Redevelopment options available to neighborhood planning areas given by George Adams.  Following the presentation, there was a question and answer session over some of the particulars of these options.

Following this discussion session, the meeting date for the next planning team meeting was announced as:

Tuesday, February 27, 2001
6:30 PM to 8:00 PM
Maplewood Elementary School Cafeteria

The meeting adjourned at 8:00 PM.

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The Upper Boggy Creek Neighborhood Planning Area seeks to be an attractive, human- scaled, pedestrian- and cyclist-oriented group of neighborhoods.  The neighborhoods also seek to limit commercial encroachment into residential areas, reduce the negative effects of traffic, enhance the physical and environmental beauty, and preserve and enhance the existing unique character of each distinct neighborhood.

Goal One
Preserve the character of each neighborhood in the Upper Boggy Creek Neighborhood Planning Area.

Goal Two
Encourage automobile-oriented businesses to be limited to the commercial corridors along the perimeter of the planning area.

Goal Three
Ensure that the new businesses and commercial development planned within is neighborhood-appropriate, neighborhood-scaled, and neighborhood-friendly and serve the nearby neighborhoods.

Goal Four
Improve the quality of residential streets and commercial corridors to make them safe, accessible, and attractive to all forms of transportation.

Goal Five
Maintain and improve the quality of neighborhood parks, add new parks, and improve the maintenance of all green and open spaces in the neighborhood planning area.

Goal Six
Promote the rehabilitation of existing housing to be compatible with the surrounding architecture.

Goal Seven
Encourage new housing construction to be compatible with the surrounding neighborhood

Goal Eight
Encourage housing for a variety of income levels.

Goal Nine
Develop and provide for a full range of services that enhances the cultural, social, and educational fabric of the neighborhood.

· Crime
· Educational needs
· Health
· Elderly services
· Community Center

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