Rosewood Neighborhood Contact Team Monthly Meeting Minutes
Thursday, September 17, 2009, 6:15 p.m.
Mt. Zion Baptist Church, 2938 E. 13th Street, Austin, TX

Present
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Dusty McCormick (Vice-Chair), Linda Hutchins (Secretary), Jim
Eastburn, Michael Emery, Bryan Robison, Lonny Stern, Staryn Wagner.
Guests: Dinita Caldwell, Capital Metro.

Chair's Report
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Introductions and motion to approve August minutes.

Dusty McCormick initiated a discussion regarding a recent meeting he
attended with McKinley Heights residents and APD (Officers Davis and
Treybeck) regarding safety and security and the importance of calling
911 to report all suspicious activity in your neighborhood, with
comprehensive descriptions of persons involved. Lonny Stern requested
that this same subject matter be discussed at the next Rosewood
meeting.

Old Busines
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Newsletter
Lonny Stern discussed the recent release of the "Greater Rosewood,
Summer 2009" publication and urged all neighborhood residents to
submit content articles by October 15 for the Fall 2009 publication.
He indicated it is not too late for all Rosewood neighborhoods to
contact him if they would like to distribute the Summer 2009
newsletter to residents/businesses in their communities. E-mail:
lonnystern@yahoo.com; phone: 512-275-6773.

East Side Fair
Lonny Stern gave a slide presentation regarding the upcoming East Side
Fair taking place at 12th & Chicon, Saturday, April 3, 2010, from noon
to 6 p.m., highlighting the art, culture and food of East Austin. A
launch party will take place at the Carver Museum on Wednesday,
October 21, 2009. More information is available on-line at:
www.eastsidefair.com

Cap Metro News
Dinita Caldwell/Cap Metro announced a grand opening event for a senior
center/housing development at EM Franklin and East MLK, in East
Austin, Saturday, September 26; the end of the Dillo service as of
October 2, 2009; Metro Access/Special Transit Services will institute
a new 30-minute pickup window; the end of the UT Huddle Shuttle due to
budget constraints; "Destination" books are now available on-line;
fares will accelerate August 2010, as opposed to January 2010; view
new "Service Plan 2020" on-line at: www.capmetro.org, go to "Service
Plan 2020" link; no official start date yet for Metro-Rail.

Discussion
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Staryn Wagner, resident of Rosewood-Glen Oaks, currently works for the
City of Austin Watershed Protection Department as a environmental
scientist/freshwater ecologist, discussed offering lessons in
composting (he was a master composter in Washington State) as well as
informative creek walks along Boggy Creek on a bi-yearly basis,
children and adults.

Dusty McCormick announced City of Austin, Community Development
Commission is looking for a volunteer representative for East Austin
to serve on the commission; the meeting is Tuesday, September 29, 2009
6 p.m. to 7:30.

Michael Emery requested a discussion during the October 2009 meeting
of the RNCT non-profit status.

*Meeting adjourned at 8 p.m.*