FOIA Requests Yield Info about “Grounds Improvement” Process
Art In Public Places Application for Barton Springs Pool, 2012
Payments to Design Firm Larsen, Burns & Smith, Inc
Recommendation for Design Firm Larson, Burns & Smith, LLC
These three hefty documents were provided in response to a public information request that was filed by Bill Bunch of the Save Our Springs Alliance seeking background information on the “Grounds Improvements” portion of the Barton Springs Pool upgrades included within the “short term” elements of the Barton Springs Pool Master Plan.… Continue reading
January and February Meetings Announced
[ January 31, 2012; 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm. 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm. February 6, 2012; 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm. 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm. ] Due to City holidays on the third Mondays of January and February (MLK Day and Presidents’ Day, respectively), both Joint Committee meetings have been combined and rescheduled to take place on February 6th. Please know that the February 6th meeting will take place at 6:00 p.m. and it will be held at… Continue reading
Briefings on Barton Springs Pool General Grounds Improvements Project
[ December 6, 2011; 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. December 7, 2011; 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] Courtesy briefings on the 60% design submittal of the Barton Springs Pool General Grounds Improvements project are scheduled for the full Parks and Recreation Board on Tuesday, December 6th, at the Mexican American Cultural Center, and the full Environmental Board on Wednesday, December 7th, at City Hall.
The Parks and Recreation Board agenda can be downloaded here: http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/cityclerk/boards_commissions/meetings/39_1.htm; and the… Continue reading
City Responds to Public Outcry–Won’t Cut Trees–for Now
I just spoke with Cora Wright, and she confirmed that PARD will be meeting with Don Gardner next week. In addition, Ms. Wright will also make the recommendation that a public hearing be held prior to removal. It is my understanding that these trees have been monitored for months, with significant deterioration being identified with one of the trees that constitutes a hazard. The other tree will undergo canopy reduction, and will continue to be monitored.
We appreciate the concern… Continue reading
Two Heritage Trees Slated for Cutting!!
PARD has obtained a permit to remove the large pecan #18 by the SW corner of the BSP bath house, approved 9.2.11 , and a second permit to prune 40% of the canopy of the tree next to it, #19. Both of these permits, approved by the City Arborist office, are to address safety issues to the public that according to PARD can’t be addressed in any other manner. (See permits pasted below.)
Please, email Mayor Leffingwell, city council, Sara… Continue reading
Friday, Last Day for Public Comments on BSP Tree Care Plan
This is from Zoila Vega-Marchena of the Austin Heritage Tree Foundation.
Please, support the recommendation from AHTF for the Forestry BSP Tree Maintenance Plan, pasted below, by emailing Gary.Gregson@austintexas.gov and bspmasterplan@austintexas.gov. The deadline is today Friday 21st .
Don Garner and Patrick Brewer (Bartlett trees) agree with us that the trees in the south hill don’t need to be mulched, compost will do. Compost will allow people to lay down, sit down, use the area, while… Continue reading
Joint Committe Rolls Back Plans to Move Gate
At the Oct 17 meeting on site at Barton Springs Pool the Joint Committee (Parks, Forestry, Environmental boards) responded to public input and reversed their previous decision to move the South entry to the East side and to expand the parking lot to the south, paving it (with pervious or impervious material TBD) and increasing the size by about 40 spaces. This brings the plans for renovations of the south side back to 30% approval. Public input proposed alternatives to… Continue reading
Open House – Salamander Conservation Measures
[ October 18, 2011; 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] The first draft of the new conservation measures to be included in the new City of Austin Habitat Conservation Plan for the Barton Springs Salamander and the Austin Blind Salamander have just been posted on the City’s webpage:
http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/watershed/salamander_guidelines.htm
You can review the draft measures on our website, which describe how the City will manage salamander habitat and mitigate for harm to the salamander. Please send us your feedback or… Continue reading
Austin Heritage Tree Foundation – Twice Snubbed by City of Austin
It’s politics as usual, with PARD giving preferential treatment to TreeFolks, The Austin Parks Foundation and FBSP, which are taking the glory and excluding the rest of us who really care about the pool. The Austin Heritage Tree Foundation has adopted and is caring for all the trees at the pool and they are being unfairly ignored by the City of Austin. See these two notes from the founder of AHTF.
Sara,
Please, help me out with this issue. My… Continue reading
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