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Home My WebLink AboutJulyor six Councilmembers. Z &P Proposals Under Consideration From Ned Ross Chair, Zoning & Planning Commission A few items currently under consideration by the Zoning & Planning Commission are: 5. Reducing maximum fence height to six feet seven inches. Tape the Heat Out of Summer From Monica Kolimas, M.D. Communications Committee Member k Council Chambers 'wo_r s s Anyone who believes that today's citizens are apa- thetic, unconcerned and just don't care should be encouraged by our recent experience with Sewage Lift Station No. 12. I believe that emotional involvement, impassioned speeches and time spent exceeded that engendered by the Tree Ordinance Amendment. No. 12 was originally planned to be located in Colonial Dark. It was moved to Byron and Community in the planning process. During the town meeting held in the park to discuss the next infrastructure improve- ments, citizens living on Community noticed its new location and protested to the council and staff. Ever responsive to citizen complaints, we asked for an engineering report and put No. 12 on the council agenda for public discussion in the event anyone wanted to speak about it. Did they ever! Well over 100 citizens spoke publicly, others gave deeply moving private talks, prepared and circulated petitions, had signs, etc. printed, wrote letters and carefully prepared reports and, in general, let their opinions be known. It was a wonderful display of how strongly West. U. citizens feel about their city and their confidence that their efforts would have results. Of course, No. 12 has to go somewhere. West U. is topographically flat; sewage flows downhill and has to be strategically elevated to keep moving. We will do our best to make No. 12's location odorless, unobtru- sive, and even decorative. Thanks to all of you who got involved for your contribution to participatory govern- ment in West U. Deep it up. Page 2 ;®~V.,r,s Desk City 1 Page 3 Every Drop Co ts! from Roger Pokluda Recycling Committee usually less; 2)'Taking short showers instead of baths; West U Lac-' $s Tennis Offers Lots of Action and Not Much "Love" Beth Cook Nina Springer Gwen Frisk Barbara Stout Eileen Meyer Sandy Thorten Marie-Louise Murphy Cindy Witmer Nancy Schultz July Coffee Friday, July 8 10:30am - noon West U Newcomer's Bridge, Community Building offering "friendly" bridge, Contact Dorothy Zink, begins dealing in September. 661-4115 Anyone who wants to play, but July After Hours hasn't done so in years, as well Friday, July 22 as neophytes, can call the club 5:30 - 7:30pm for lessons this summer. For Skeeters - 5529 Weslayan lessons call Sadhana Dalal Contact Monica Kolimas, 669-9001 , 467-0049. For general infor- mation, call Mary Armeniades, Board Meeting 668-9830, or Susan Wednesday - July 20 Rosenblum, 669-8115. 7:30pm Everyone and his (or her) neighbor is invited! C _e, am le Front from Ki m Frumkin Realtor & Communica tions Committee Member _ Crime Up Close Reminder! Don't place your garbage out be- fore noon on the day preceding your normal pickup. Thanks! JL~y 1994 Operation Get Smart a success For the last three months, our officers have been actively watching for unsecured property. When they have found bicycles left unattended or garage doors left open, the owners were contacted and asked to secure property. During the first month, over 150 residents were contacted and asked to secure property. As the program continues, we are contacting less residents because property is being better secured. So what is the payoff? We have had a 30% reduction in the crime categories we have targeted, specifically burglary and theft. The crimes have been reduced simply because we have made our property harder to steal. Make a bit Every day you probably travel the same route home. Pick a corner. Turn the corner. Look at your rearview mirror. See if any one is following you. If so, then drive to the Police Department at 3814 University. Someone may, or may not, be following you. But, it is better safe than to be sorry. Unfortunately, crooks are finding it easier to follow someone home, and when they are getting out of their car, forcibly take money, valuable property or your car. In the police business, we call it driveway robbery. The only way to keep from being a victim is to be aware! Lots of Alarms We are continuing to receive many false alarm calls. City Ordinance states that you will be billed $50 per false alarm after five in a year. We are still finding several residents that have not registered their alarm with the Police Department again, another violation. We have started to issue citations for not having alarms registered, so come by City Hall for an alarm registration form if you need one. Trust us, your neighbors will appreciate it when you are away, your alarm goes off, and, because your alarm is registered, we are able to find an emergency contact person to shut it off. Salary Committee I want to take a minute to express my personal thanks to city council and city management for initiating an employee task force on salary problems. We hope to address our low starting salaries and the inequity between pay levels in the Fire and Police Departments. Both of these issues have been important to my personnel, and we appreciate the opportunity to address them. Employee Recognition. Every month we plan to ask a department head to recognize the special efforts of one of his or her employees and let you, as residents, know a little bit about the very special people who serve you. I would like to recognize the efforts of one of our patrol supervisors, Sergeant Pete Johanson. Pete has worked for the Police Department for a little over 6 years. He is married and he and wife Karyn are expecting their first child this fall. To give you a little insight into the dedication of this employee, I would like to relate one of his service actions. In what can be assumed to be a teenage prank, a resident close to Kirby awoke one morning to find his yard full of every type of real estate, advertising and construc- tion sign available. It wasn't enough for Pete to just go over there, talk with the homeowners and make a report. He wanted to help the resident remove those signs. So, he first called all the available patrol cars over and signs were loaded into them until they couldn't fit any more. Then Pete went over to Public Works, got a flat bed truck and removed the rest of those signs. He returned as many of them as possible to their owners. As you can tell, Pete is a dedicated employee who goes "the extra mile" to satisfy our residents. Thanks, Pete! - Steve Griffith Sem'ors Parks & Recreation Activity Calendar For reservations call 668-84'78 Volunteer of the Month West U Park Pavers From Y to UPY2 199 ick--(Dff- hibilkw 03acevr C~Wa&-h C3420 adX&J7M d~3nny a lawn o1wr Page t J 2 It Da - age 7 - F.inday t.=or --Iy Tuesday 7eL-iesday Thursday Frie-q s, urday Upcoming Events National Nite Out, August 2, Colonial Park Charter Election, August 13 Soccer Kick Off, August 13 West U Leadership Forum Volunteer Celebration, September 9 77005 Golf Tournament, October 24,13raeburn Country Club 31 1 2 City Holiday Friends of Building and Into Garbage Pickup West U Parks @ Standards Commis- 6:15pm, Conference Sion @ 6:30pm, July 4th Parade and Room Council Chamber Celebration Parks Board @ 7:30pm, Conference Room 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Council Workshop @ Recycling Committee Charter Review @ Zoning and Planning 6:30pm, Conference @ 7:30pm, Police 7:30am, Council @ 7:30pm, Council Room Department Chamber Chamber Council Meeting @ 7:30pm, Council Chamber 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Communications Zoning Board of Committee @ Adjustment @ 7:30pm, Council 7:30pm, Council Chamber Chamber 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Council Workshop @ Charter Review @ 6:30pm, Conference 7:30am, Council Room Chamber Council Meeting @ 7:30pm, Council Chamber 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Summer Happemings Coming Up Soon! Sete ber° Nest U Leadership Forum Volunteer Celebration, Westin Galleria October 2, 77005 Golf Tourna- ment, Braebu Country Club Historical Society Has Some Dates for You! Page 8 Are We Doing? City council & staff want to be responsive to your needs. If you have a comment, problem, complaint or compliment for us, please fill out the information below and return with your water bill. Thanks! Name Address Comment Rome Phone Work Phone # City of West University dace 3800 University Blvd. Houston, Tex 77005 BULK RATE U.S. POSTAGE PAIR Permit No. 9719 Houston, TX