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News for Residents and
Neighborhood / Community Leaders:
Recent
Pflugerville Fallen Warriors:
Capt. Sean Lyerly Memorial Fund:
In leiu of flowers you can donate to:
The Sean Lyerly Memorial Account
Acct # 5206859
First Command Bank
4100 Hulen St., Ft. Worth, TX 76109
Spec. Yari Mokri Memorial Fund:
In lieu of flowers, you can donate to:
Yari Mokri Memorial Scholarship Fund, c/o Pflugerville High School, 1301 W. Pecan St.,
Pflugerville, TX 78660.
Also, go to www.MeM.com to leave a tribute and wishes to
family.
Click here for PfCONA's Community Holiday Lights Contest winners and
honorable mention homes.
Click here
for FixIt Form on city website to report things like:
potholes, damaged sidewalks, street lights, barking dogs, noise nuisance, abandoned
vehicles, weeds, and litter.
Besides living/working in
Pflugerville, it is important to frequent Pflugerville businesses. If our nearly
32,000 residents did so, what a difference it would make--more tax money would remain here
and more businesses that meet our needs would locate or remain here. Better roads, parks,
police protection, and more are a result. Come Home and Shop (downtown and beyond).
Click
here for Getting Neighborhood Residents to Come Home to Shop Downtown and
Beyond document. Click here for past Discover
the Heart of Pflugerville editorial in Pflag.
City Council/PISD May 2006
Election Results: Victor Gonzales wins City Council Place 5 seat (57 %-785
to Sidney Hacker 43%-601)...Cynthia Graves wins Place 2 on PISD School Board (61%-1833 to
Kenneth Thompson 39%-1168); Elva Gladney is reelected to PISD School Board Place 1
(56%-1575 to Jo Eubanks 46%-1236).
Click
here for draft by Mayor discussed by Council at March 28th Council Meeting.
This draft is after a recent meeting Council requested between Mayor, City Manager,
and PfCONA* and then Council's discussion regarding said March 8th meeting (click
here for Council's draft minutes of their discussion, item 11C). Click here for initial draft
of policy Council considered on Jan. 10th. This first draft was presented at Feb. 13th
PfCONA Town Meeting and more than 80% present had reservations about policy
and rest were totally against it in its form.
Click here for Part I of video of discussion at
Jan. 10th Council Meeting. Click here
for Part II of video of Jan. 10th discussion.
Developer has
cancelled building a proposed Sexually Oriented Business on Grand Ave. A Neighborhoods Planning Meeting to stop a sexually oriented business on
Grand Avenue was held on Jan. 17th at Heatherwilde HOA Clubhouse since such
business has received a permit to build, in Austin's ETJ west of the Pflugerville city
limits. Many in the Pflugerville area, including local, county, and state government
officials, were concerned about the negative economic impact this could have
on their home values, quality of life, and their children and neigborhood
safety. A number of Pflugerville area HOAs and churches worked together to collect
signatures and letters from their residents and organizations to let developer and
government agencies know they don't want his topless bar built. See www.stopsob.com for letters, etc.
Opposition organizers spoke to Pflugerville City Council about issue
at Feb. 21st Council meeting. Opposition contact: Deanna Burleson at stopsob@yahoo.com.
Click
here for PDF of Residential Design Standards draft
presented to Council by appointed committee at Nov. 8th meeting for consideration. Click
here for more recent draft being presented to Council at Jan. 10th meeting for
adoption (see attached files, including letter in opposition from Home Builders
Association). Was approved by Council at Jan. 24th meeting
Click here
for video of PfCONA's questions/ comments made to council on Nov. 8th, including that they
not be made across the board. Click here for summary of committee meetings attached to Council Nov.
8th agenda. Possible amendments will be discussed at April PfCONA Neighborhood Leaders
Roundtable.
PfCONA
Neighborhood Workgroup* initial meeting was held on Nov.
14th and second on Nov. 29th in regard to Highland Park ALUR
commercial property owner requesting amendments to
allowable land uses (click here for
initial PDF, click
here for revised PDF, and click here for P&Z
revisions).
Also, amendments were requested to ALUR development code (click here for initial PDF and click here
for updated PDF).
Click here for initial site maps PDF and click here for
updated PDF. Planning and Zoning Public Hearings will take place on Nov. 21st and Dec.
5th. Council hearing will take place on Jan. 10th.
*Between commercial property owner/reps and area stakeholders.
Updated PDFs do not necessarily reflect all of area stakeholders issues/concerns/requests.
Click here for ALUR video
on Highland Park ALUR residential property discussion
at Nov. 22nd Council meeting. D.R. Horton is wanting to change ALUR plan and Council
decided it is not a minor change, but needs to go back through public hearing process. Click here for proposed
residential property changes.
Click
here for Part I of discussion at Nov. 8th Council meeting. Click here for Part II
of discussion at Nov. 8th Council meeting. Click here for brief
minutes of D.R. Horton presentation (see 12B) at Nov. 8th Council meeting. Click here for brief
minutes of D.R. Horton presentation (see 3A) at Sept. 13th Council meeting. Click here for original ALUR
ordinance.
Click here
for Hurricane Katrina-related information links on city website. Has info regarding Pflugerville Citywide Initiative between
city, county, and community organizations and charities.
See PfCONA blog (lower
left column link) for Hurricane Katrina-related E-mails to neighborhood/community leaders. Includes contacts for how citizens can donate and area
contacts organizing relief efforts.
Click here
for Neighborhood Participation Results for Aug. 2nd National Night Out and May 2005 City Council
voting.
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Results of Feb. 5th Non-binding
Referendum on Horse track are: 2,223 oppose, 899 support--3,126 voted (1,314
early voted, 1,812 on election day) or 24% of 13,258 active registered voters.
Results of Feb. 5th PISD $70 million
Bond Vote are: 1,402 in support, 1,062 against--5% of PISD voters cast ballots.
HELP H.E.B.
KEEP PFLUGERVILLE BEAUTIFUL & SAFE
Responsible local
retailers, along with Keep Pflugerville Beautiful, a city-sponsored committee and an
affiliate of Keep Texas Beautiful, are participating in an innovative new recycling
program that addresses this growing concern.
Simply drop off your used cell phone(s) at the following participating retailers: H.E.B.
at 201 FM 685, or Pflugerville Public Library at 102 S. 10th St. Proceeds will benefit beautification projects for the City of Pflugerville. KPB
is launching the program in cooperation with EcoPhones, a Texas-based cell phone recycler.
If you are interested in being a part of KPB, meetings are on 1st Wednesdays at 5:30 p.m.
at Library. [Source: 8/25 Keep Pflugerville Beautiful news release]
FYI:
HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE COLLECTION
The City
of Austin's Household Hazardous Waste Facility, the only one available in central
Texas, is open every Tuesday and Wednesday from Noon to 7:00 p.m. for your
convenience. They are located at 2514 Business Center Drive. They accept household
quantities (no more than 30 gallons) of: aerosol cans; batteries (car and household);
cleaners, gasoline; antifreeze; motor oil; paint & thinners; pesticides and
herbicides; photographic chemicals; and pool chemicals. They
are not able to accept radioactive materials, medical waste, ammunition, explosive
materials, or any waste generated by a a business. Call 974-4343 for more information
or go to: www.ci.austin.tx.us/sws/.
[Source: Proper Disposal of Your Home Chemicals Flyer, City of Austin Solid Waste
Services]
Businesses and New Homeowners:
Pflugerville police are delivering PfCONA
packets with business sponsor list, crime prevention material, and voter registration as
part of PfCONA's WELCOME TO PFLUGERVILLE project.
Project goals are to welcome every new
person to Pflugerville area; educate them about Crime Prevention; register folks to vote,
and to develop a partnership between residents and the business community.
PfCONA is looking for area businesses and organizations
to participate in a revamped version of this program by becoming a sponsor. Click here to read more about it. Click here to read
Willkommen (Welcome) Letter in welcome kit.
Welcome
to the PfCONA site!
It is meant to serve neighborhood / community leaders and residents in the Pflugerville
area.
This is done on a volunteer basis as often as possible. If you have anything to add to
the site, have feedback, or need info, please contact info@pfcona.org.
The website includes content/pictures regarding PfCONA and related organizations. The
PfCONA website is meant to be a clearinghouse of information and a
link to other sites and contacts; or, pages on this site regarding their organization and
its impact on neighborhoods and the community. |
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PfCONA News:
December 11th PfCONA
Town Meeting main speaker was Trey Fletcher, City Planning Director. He made a
presentation on the draft zoning code that merges with the Site Development Code
(Subchapter A) to address many of the challenges facing our community today. Specific
issues being addressed through these revisions are residential / commercial adjacency,
attracting quality economic development, reducing duplication of the two codes and ease of
administration. The primary purpose of the presentation was to receive input and address
questions from neighborhood leaders and the Pflugerville community. Will be shown on Ch.
10
November 13th PfCONA
Neighborhood Leader Roundtable included speakers such as
Catherine Sanchez (TxDot) and Melissa Hurst with Central TX Regional Mobility Authority.
They spoke on toll roads, tags, and next steps. Other PfCONA and neighborhood business
such as city's proposed amendment to nuisance ordinance was discussed. Click here for agenda. Click here for
nuisance ordinance amendment draft.
October 9th PfCONA Town
Meeting was Local/County/State Candidates Forum. Forum was part of PfCONA's
Pflugerville VOTES! effort. E-mail Jeff Sims, PfCONA Vice Chair, at jssims@cox.net, about Pflugerville VOTES! signs to place
in your neighborhood entrances or in your yards. Signs have a place to put Early
Voting and Election Day dates to promote get out the vote in your neighborhood.
September 11th PfCONA
Neighborhood Leader Roundtable speakers included LCRA Government Relations
Team/Staff in relation to proposed Clear Springs/Zorn-to-Hutto transmission line project
in Pflugerville area. For more info on project, go to: www.lcra.org/energy/transcs.html.
Click here for
presentation made by Joe Grennan, LCRA Regulatory Case Manager at Sept. 11th PfCONA
Neighborhood Leader Roundtable concerning the proposed Clear Springs to Hutto transmission
line project.
August 14th PfCONA Town Meeting speakers included: Serita
Lacasse, Faith in Action Pflugerville Caregivers Executive Director and Vernagene
Mott, Oral History Project Team. James Whittmeyer , Texas Tollways Public Information
Coordinator to be rescheduled. Bill Jasura, Windermere Utility VP, may be rescheduled as
well. Video of this meeting is being shown on Ch. 10 on 9/18-24 (M, W, F, Su) at
2pm and 7pm.
July 10th PfCONA Neighborhood Leader Roundtable was held.
Main Topic: Methods of
communication between the city and neighborhoods, plus neighborhoods to neighborhoods.
Additional topics: Council,
board, commission, committee update, commercial development and SH130 / SH45 update,
Windermere Utility Rate Increase, and PfCONA / neighborhood updates and announcements.
June 12th PfCONA Town Meeting became Neighborhood Leader Meeting
and speaker on engaging citizens in working with senior citizens is being rescheduled for
August 14th PfCONA Town Meeting. Serita Lacasse, Faith in Action
Caregivers-Pflugerville Executive Director will be featured speaker.
May 8th
- PfCONA Town Meeting on
Re-engaging Citizens in Public Life (Democracy
Challenge) was a chance to get Pflugerville citizens to
discuss how to their voice is important and
encourage leaders to listen to the voice of the community. Click here for flyer.
This event was one of a
series of forums on the issue “Democracy’s Challenge” in the greater
Austin area. Go to: www.texasforums.org
to find various resources on this subject.
April 10th PfCONA Neighborhood
Leader Roundtable was held. Click
here for agenda.
Council Candidate Forum was held on March
30th at Brookhollow Elem. Cafeteria To be shown on Cox Ch. 10. Schedule TBA.
School Board Candidate Forum was held on March 29th at Brookhollow Elem.
Cafeteria To be shown on Cox Ch. 10. Schedule TBA.
March 13th PfCONA Town Meeting included presentation of fire department designs of
education building and administration building.
NeighborNet: Photography Story Workshop was
held on March 4th and March 25th at Library. Participants took pictures in their
neighborhood in between classes. Was hosted by PfCONA Communications Committee to teach
how to capture Pflugerville neighborhoods as a caring community and post photos/captions
on a workshop website. May be held again during summer. Click here for flyer and click here for press release.
Register with Clay Leben at cleben@swbell.net.
Feb. 13th PfCONA Town Meeting
included presentation by developer on proposed Picadilly Estates elderly apartments and
discussion led by Mayor on commercial development. Click here for agenda.
Jan. 9th PfCONA Neighborhood Leader
Roundtable included: member sign-up, discussion on board expansion and advisory
board, direction/advocacy for year, city issues/concerns, and PfCONA Executive Committee
nominations and elections. Click here
for agenda, including 2005 highlights.
PfCONA awarded SBC Excelerator $2,500
Grant via Pf4 for audio/video equipment. Click here for Pf4 press
release including check presentation photo. Some equipment has already been purchased and
a PCDC Challenge grant to purchase more is being sought. PfCONA volunteers are already
helping Heritage House with Oral History project.
December 12th PfCONA Town Meeting included
discussion on: Sheehan's-related relocation rezoning request (property along Pfennig Ln.
near Rocky Creek Dr.), Safety Committee projects, and possible discussion on look of
downtown and city's residential design standards draft.
November 14th was a Neighborhood Leaders
Roundtable, which may happen quarterly (Town Meetings to occur in between). All
neighborhood/ community organization leaders are invited. Meetings are open to the public.
October 10th PfCONA Town Meeting had an
HOA attorney (expert on subjects) speak on HOA bylaws and property law. Also,
Pflugerville Professional Firefighters Association made a short presentation; plus ESD#2
annexation report.
Sign our Guestbook. Click on
"Add". Also see our Pflugerville
Tidbits Blog.
Organizations without online calendars or who want to double their efforts can learn how
easy it is to post an event on this calendar. They can E-mail info@pfcona.org.
Check out Cox Cable Ch. 10 for community
event announcements. Also, City Council meetings, other PfCONA hosted shows, and
Travis County Commissioners Court are also broadcast. The Pflugerville Library keeps copies of these shows in its reference section.
September 12th PfCONA Town Meeting
included Superintendent Pickles as speaker. Discussion was on direction of district,
safety in schools, and partnership with neighborhoods.
PfCONA is celebrating its 20th
Anniversary in 2005 of working for the neighborhoods and community.
August 8th PfCONA Town Meeting included
presentation on Pfluger Crossing rezoning (land to north and west of future Wal-Mart). Highlights
of previous neighborhood workgroup meeting were discussed.
Representatives from Pfennig Ln, Katymead,
Parkcrest, and Saxony met with broker on 7/13 for a neighborhood workgroup meeting.
First public hearing on this property will be at 7/26 Council Meeting. Click here
for highlights of 7/13 workgroup meeting.
Mayor Cat Callen also spoke on city communication with PfCONA and other
boards/ committees/ community organizations and future SH130 summit.
July 11th PfCONA Town Meeting featured
Central TX Mobility Authority speaker on Central TX Toll roads.
Was going to be a meeting between superintendent
and neighborhoods but she will be out of state after all. Will be rescheduled.
June 13th PfCONA
Town Meeting was a Travis County Citizens Bond Committee public meeting. Click here for
bond committee web page and click
here for other public meetings held around county.
Included presentations and county staff fielding
questions about possible road, drainage, parks, and jail projects that add up to about
$450 million and will need to be reduced to $100 million in order to not raise taxes.
May 9th PfCONA Town Meeting included:
short presentation on Fallen Warrior Memorial; discussion on positive/negative impacts of
development in/near neighborhoods (including proposed daycare in Old Town and Creekside
area); and, how city can partner with neighborhoods/ PfCONA to improve development
notification.
April 11th PfCONA Town Meeting was a City
Council Candidate Forum. Was videotaped for showing on Cox Cable Ch. 10. Candidates
were asked questions by residents and forum sponsors either verbally or in written
form.
Click here for 3rd
working draft of "Citizens Request List" list (meeting dates and
locations included) being used as a tool for Claude's Corner (proposed development at
Black Locust/Pfennig Ln.) Neighborhood Workgroup meetings between neighborhood leaders,
residents, and broker/developer.
Click here for
Informational Meeting flyer for event held on Feb. 5th. As many as 60-70 citizens attended
and neighborhood/PfCONA leaders and Planning & Zoning commissioners took part. A P
& Z Meeting public hearing took place on Feb. 7th in relation to this proposed
development. Click
here for minutes to be posted on city website.
PfCONA was made a member of the Envision Central Texas board of directors
in March 2005.
March 14th PfCONA Town Meeting
topics were City Master Plan, new Residential Development policy being considered by
Council, along with an update on noise ordinance
revisions being considered, and new commercial development. City Planning Director was the
main speaker.
PfCONA Town Meeting on Feb. 14th included
Mayor seeking input on possibilities for vacant Gin Tract land. Other items discussed includes updates on: Mayor's Marketing Task
Force; proposed Claude's Corner development (northwest corner of Black Locust/Pfennig Ln);
proposed Wal-Mart Community Workgroup update; recent discussions of a Municipal Management
District for SH130 and E. Pecan Corridor; and, city negotiations with Windermere
Utility District on alternatives to putting up a 170-foot water tower
behind CVS Pharmacy (near northeast corner of W. Pecan and Heatherwilde).
PfCONA Town Meeting on Jan. 10th
included special guest Randy Reece, PISD Information Officer, who spoke on upcoming
Feb. 5th PISD $70 million bond issue. Click here for
bond brochure on PISD website. Meeting also included
closing of nominations for PfCONA Executive Committee. Chair, Vice Chair, and
Secretary/Treasurer and election. It was also a chance for neighborhood leaders and
residents to focus on PfCONA's possible direction for 2005.
PfCONA Town Meeting on Dec.
13th included presentation by Wal-Mart reps and solicitation of
feedback from area residents on a proposed Super Wal-Mart at northwest corner of
Pfennig and FM 685.
Click here
for monthly PfCONA
"Tidbits" E-newsletter archive.
Click here for "What's New."
Click here for neighborhood association listing and recent
newsletters
Click here for LINKS page.
Click here for Books You May Want to Review.
PfCONA is hosting the Bohls
Place/Crossing Neighborhood Association website. Click here for their pages. Arbor
Creek Estates is also building an overview page on the PfCONA site and Saxony HOA.
Click here for how
to become a PfCONA member or associate member. Join and be a voice. Make an impact on
issues that affect your own neighborhood and Pflugerville. A pamphlet on joining as
well as how to volunteer are in development.
You can pay yearly membership
(Jan-Dec) dues via PayPal or join via the Government Employees Federal Credit Union
(GEFCU) in Pflugerville, when you open an account with them.
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Click here to see
Officers/Advisors page. Also click here to
check out new committees formed, and click here to see
what our next PfCONA meeting is going to be about or what we've been discussing. Meetings
are held on 2nd Monday from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
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PfCONA Voice Mail/ Comment Line:
436-0694.
Click here for PfCONA member
application.
Click
here for PfCONA Community Meetings Calendar.
Click
here for City Community Events Calendar.
Click here
for "Welcome to Pflugerville" packet Program (PfCONA/PPD).
Click here for Consensus method used
by PfCONA
Click here for PfCONA Volunteer
Opportunities Brochure + member application.
Click here for Hwy 130 update.
Click here for City Fix-it form. Report something to be fixed.
Click here for helpful LINKS.
Click here for Homeland Security Alerts.
Click here for City
Council Agendas, Meeting Packets, and others.
Click here for City Weekly
Calendar and click here
for Public Notices, such as new subdivisions.
Click here for
directory of city staff
Click here for PfCONA agendas and minutes.
Click here for PfCONA E-Newsletter archive.
Click here for PfCONA News Articles.
Click here for past coverage in the Pflag about
neighborhood/city issues.
Click here to watch
city council meetings on city website.
Click here for
Pflugerville history, click
here for demographic info, or click here for city maps
via city website.
Click here to Register
to Vote Online or to get an application in the mail.
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