NORTH LOOP NA: regular August Meeting TONIGHT 7pm at the COMMUNE

[Brian Bedrosian]

Good Afternoon Neighbors.  

Just a quick reminder that our regular August North Loop Neighborhood Association meeting is tonight, 7pm at the Commune on North Loop Blvd.

Our proposed agenda is as follows:

7:00 - 7:20 Open of Meeting + Announcements

• Climate Committee
• Outreach Committee
• Transportation Committee - Meeting with TXDoT about Koenig Lane
• NCINC Report
• History Committee
• Treasurer's Report
• ANC Report
• NLNPCT Report - The Hangar, Jim's Discount Auto
• Neighborhood Watch Report - attempted theft at Half Priced Books
• Bruning Green Report

7:20 - 7:40 A visit from our District 9 Council Member Zo Qadri!

• A brief update on happenings at City Hall - budget, tax rate election, etc. 

7:40 - 8:10 Austin Wildlife Center

• Emery Sadkin will be presenting "Coexisting with Coyotes"
• This is a rescheduled talk from last month

8:10 - 8:20 Residential Home Energy

• Our neighbor Jen Cregar will talk about opportunities to take advantage of federal tax credits before they are terminated early by order of Congress. 

8:20 - 8:30 The 501 Park Discussion

• Presentation on proposed green spaces around The 501 Development at the Leif Johnson Ford properties
• New Parkland
• New agreement with TXDoT

8:30 - 8:45 Final Discussions + Close of Meeting

• Handing off the torch
• Next month's agenda items

Hope to see you all tonight!

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[Francesca Lockhart]

Hi neighbors,

Friendly reminder that our September North Loop Neighborhood Association meeting is tomorrow at 7:00pm at The Commune, located at 101 North Loop Blvd E. 

For those who are members of both groups, this NLNA meeting will be immediately followed by a rescheduled North Loop Neighborhood Plan Contact Team Meeting, moved from August. 

Here's our proposed NLNA meeting agenda:

6:30 - 7:00 Optional Pre-Meeting Social (Half) Hour

 

7:00 - 7:15 Open of Meeting + Announcements

• Outreach Committee:
• AISD schools survey
• Bruning Green free yoga temporarily postponed
• Visit from local business Plant Cowboy
• Climate Committee: 
• NLNA Signature on I-35 Frontage Road Letter to TxDoT
• Creek clean-up on 9/28
• Tree initiative + call for volunteers
• Transportation Committee: 
• New lead intro
• NCINC Report
• History Committee: 
• Waller Creek History Walk scheduled for March 2026
• Treasurer's Report
• ANC Report: 
• Motion to amend bylaws
• NLNPCT Report 
• Neighborhood Watch Report
• Bruning Green Report

7:15 - 7:20 CM Vela Preview of Approved City Budget and Upcoming TRE

 

7:20 - 7:30 Ryan Nill

• HOME Initiative and Upcoming Webinar on New Co-op Housing Opportunities

7:30 - 7:45 Jen Cregar + Eileen McGinnis

• Residential Home Energy discussion - continuing conversation about opportunities to take advantage of federal tax credits before they are terminated early by order of Congress 

7:45 - 8:00 Robynne Heymans of Austin Parks and Recreation Department (PARD)

• Parkland dedication and PARD park standards

8:00 Close of NLNA Meeting + Transition to NLPCT Meeting (Rescheduled to this month)

Hope to see you all there, and thanks! 

Best,

Chessie Lockhart

[Francesca Lockhart]

Howdy neighbors, 

Thanks to all who attended our jam-packed meeting last night! For those who missed it, the info for the upcoming Co-Op Housing Webinar Ryan presented on is below:

Webinar: Opening the Door to New Co-op Housing Opportunities

Wednesday, September 17, 2025

6 to 8 pm CDT

Free and online

 

Changes to Austin's residential property rules allow for new, smaller-scale cooperative housing options. Property and homeowners as well as architects and developers can learn how to create and finance one! Get practical tactics and real examples on:

 

• Developing small-scale co-ops by adding units to your lot under new HOME provisions;
• Using extra units from HOME to develop community-oriented cottage courts and pocket neighborhoods; and
• Crowdfunding housing development through selling shares of a Cooperative Housing Development Corporation.

 

For more information and to register, visit https://acba.coop/events/ .

Thanks all!

Chessie