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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMarchWDS 1 1tl Y EQ(SI l t Volume 25, No. 3 March 1998 It's here..MU-w-arbaWrwe service on-demand Some residents believe that garbage left curbside well in advance ofthe regu- lar collection schedule is a visual blight and rodent paradise. Over the past eight months, the City has resorted to issuing warnings and tickets to residents who put their gar- bage early. Effective in March, however, a new City ordinance takes a creative approach to the problem. Garbage- sevice-on-demand... the sort of solution only West U., with its emphasis on good public service, could imagine. "We've been uncomfortable having the police spend their time writing tick- ets for garbage violations." said City Manager Sherman Yehl. "Now a City crew will be dispatched to collect gar- bage placed at the curb too early. The resident will be charged $15.00 plus $1.00 per bag, and this fee will appear on their next utility bill." This approach represents a direct response to frustrated neighbors, but also provides a solution to the dilemma ofresi- dents who have difficulty complying with a standard collection schedule. The new ordinance enables customized service, and eliminates the nuisance of issuing tickets. "Our crews will consider early placement of garbage as a request for service," said Public Works Director Edward Menville. A change in the time when garbage and compost material can be placed out also is going into effect. Previously, resddents could place material out as early as 12:00 NOON on the day preced- ing the regular collection schedule. That time has been changed to 6:00 PM on 0 0 0 0 0® 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Ordinance Highlights - Homeowners cannot place gar- bage/trash curbside prior to 6 PM ® on the day before their regular trash pickup. if garbage is placed at the curb earlier than 6 Pr:i the day before a resident's regular trash pickup, 00 ® the city will collect it and a spe- ® cial collection service fee will be charged to that residence. • ➢ Service will be provided on an a as-needed basis for a base ; • charge of $15, plus $1 per bag. Monitoring will be performed on e o Saturdays and Sundays. Viola- tions occuring during the week, s o will be processed on a complaint e 0 basis. a the preceding day. Crews will patrol the City on weekends but residents can also re- quest special collection services. Resi- dents should contact the Solid Waste office on weekdays between 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM by calling 662.5839; after hours and on weekends, 662.5850. So long, farewell, good-bye... A farewell reception was given on Wednesday, February 18 for Chief Stephen Griffith (second from right), who accepted the chiefs position for the Cityof San Marcos. Wondering how the chief could help them with tickets while traveling through San Marcus are (1-r) Public Works Administrative Assistant, Victoria Imo, Fire Chief Terry Stevenson and Public Works Manager, Louis Robertson. Citizen Work Order 7 City Life 3 . Community Bulletin Board 8 • Employee Spotlight 4 Inside Council Chambers 2 Police Blotter .5 Senior Calender 7 Inside Council Chambers the night for a wet ride or walk home. Let me assure you that each and ev- ery comment and question we received will be discussed and considered by Council. Some have already been dis- cussed and acted upon by staff. We appreciate the time and energy it took for each citizen to share his or her views and will endeavor to respond to all of them, though it will take some time. Look for answers to some of the ques- Ao" By: Mayor Teresa Fogler On January 21, in spite of a thunder- ing downpour outside, a standing room only crowd packed the Community Building auditorium for a town hall meet- ing on "good neighbor" ordinances. Many citizens who could not attend that evening have sent their comments for Council and staff to consider. Those citizens who were able to attend wrote their coments on cards and left them with us as they ventured back out into Ordinances, ordinances, and mciA.-:,; ordinances (by Council Member Cindy Neal) Ordinances seem to be the subjects du jour in West University Place. What ordinances exist? Are they enforced? Are they enforceable? Who does the enforcing? Since zero tolerance is im- possible for all ordinances all of the time, which are most important? Should an ordinance that won't likely be enforced be left on the books? Are we perilously close to being over-ordinanced? Because this is a calm, relatively trouble-free moment in West U history, this City Council has the luxury of time to examine these ordinance-related questions, and in accepting this respon- sibility has made it a priority to ask for input from citizens. We might now be asking ourselves why we have brought this chaos upon ourselves and all of you, but I, for one, feel strongly that City Council must never work in an informa- tion vacuum; issues which we feel are important may not be to the residents of West U. Before our terms expire in May, 1999, there will, no doubt, be changes made. What those changes will be depends largely on your input, and we encour- age you to share your views. All changes are discussed and voted on dur- ing City Council meetings. Meeting agenda are posted several days prior to our meetings- we welcome your par- ticipation. With so much to consider, our minds are NOT made up! Except for one thing-.you will receive no spe- cial dispensation for speeding in Page 2 (Continued on page 6) The old wives' tale- that West U resi- dents can speed in West U- is wrong. Please don't do it. Use the certificate below as many times as necessary. In the coming months you will be asked to share your impressions of West U, why you chose to dive here, what you think makes us different, what our iden- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - OFFICIAL NOTE FROM Y HOMETOWN To cAowt It May L'oKceLK: I ~ P&-ase excuse {ion beiKg trift V&UteS Ute to (VOXtt , scRDOQ, Ais KeetiKg, tkis appoiKtwteKt). 1NP/SRe VQS CULMKg at on below tRa speed 6i t, caWte to a pu stop at GH Stop Si KS, aKd stopped at tna~~ie ~igkts as tRey tunKed ( yeQQow. cWe bebeLYe tkat oR 0ood„JfeigRboxs skouN be excused { ox QoteKess wkeK tRey were beiKg paopedy cautious wkiee CULMKg. I IRaK~ you, City q Vest WL ensity Peace L - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - J West U! On the contrary, I think West U residents should drive more slowly, out of respect for our community.You should not be surprised to be ticketed for driving faster than the speed limit. tity is. hi conjunction with these thoughts, you will be asked what you would like the West U of the future to be. Think about it. There are exciting times ahead. City Currents is published monthly by the City of West University Place, Tex-as Mayor Teresa Fogler (662.5901) City Council Menalaers Tony Davis (662.5808), Cindy Neal (662.5847), Cindy Sparkman (662.5848), Pstrick Starich (662.5889) City Currents welcomes your contributions. Forward material to 3800 University Boulevard, Houston, TX 77005, c/o Thelma Lenz by the 10th of the month preceding publication. General Information: 668.4441 s City Manager Sherman sell: 662.5810; e-mail: syehl@ci.west-university-place.tx.us Visit us on the World'Wide V;e; at <www.ci.west-univer'si lace.tx.us> tions raised over the next few months in City Currents. The most absolutely true comment we heard came from a gentleman who said something like this: If the worst prob- lems we have in our community are en- during other folks' dogs in our yards, dodging unresponsive pedestrians in our streets, and looking at trash placed at the curb too early, then we should consider City Life Page 3 Hop to it! 4a West U's annual Easter Egg V Hunt will be held on Friday, A%ow. April 10 at the West U Elementary School Baseball Field # 1. Activities will begin at 9:00 AM and the Easter Bunny will be on hand to greet your children. Children up to 11 years of age are in- vited to attend. Each participant will need to bring an Easter basket. Ad- mission is free. Spring Break Camp Join in the fun March 16 - 20, 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM at Colonial Park! Activities include swimming, games, songs, mov- ies, arts, crafts and playtime. Ages 5 & up. Children should bring a sack lunch, swimsuit and a towel. $751$85 NR. Lim- ited to 25 campers. Seniors 911 Saturday The West U Senior Services is plan- ning 911 Saturday on March 7. Ap- proximately 100 community volunteers recruited by the Senior Services Board will deliver to the home of every senior in West U a Safety Packet containing a magnet with information about senior services, City services, police and fire departments, community resources, and useful telephone numbers. For more information, or if you are interested in assisting with this project, call senior services at 713.662.5895. Second Saturday Concert The featured performers are Ed Miller and Norman Kennedy. A na- tive of Edinburgh Scotland now residing in Austin, Ed Miller has been described as one of the finet singers to come out of the Scottish folksong revival of the 1960's and'70's. Norman Kennedy is a native of Aberdeen Scotland and brings with him stories and song in the true Scottish tradition with a wee bit of that Scottish magic thrown in. The concert will be held at the Community Center (6104 Auden at Rice). Tickets on sale at the door. Adults $6; Seniors $4; chil- dren under 12 free with adults. Home- made refreshments will be available for purchase. For more information call 281.347.3235 or 281.495.2923. St. Patrick's Day Teen Dance Break out your green attire and come on over to the Colonial Park Recreation Center on Tuesday, March 17, for an af- ternoon of sand volleyball, wallyball, swimming, floor hockey and more! The fun begins at 1:00 pm and lasts until 4:30 PM. Music, food and drinks will provided. This event is FREE to everyone in grades six through ninth. Call 668.7642 to re- serve your spot for fun! It's Tee Time Again The 2nd Annual West U Rotary Club Golf Tournament benefiting local charities will be held on Monday, April 13 at the Riverbend Country Club. Call Geoff Lanceley at 552.7946 or Bob Gear at 796.8314 for more information. 5th Annual Biathlon Series Colonial Park hosted this event on Sat- urday, February 24, and will again on both April 4 and May 30. The race consists of a 350 yard swim and a 5K run. Entry fee is $12 for individuals and $18 for relay teams. Entry forms are available at Colonial Park, Bikesport and the Com- munity Building. Call Dave Pippin at 668.7642 for more information. Pool maintenance and bubble removal This has been scheduled to take place from April 12 through April 26, with the pool reopening on April 27. The rac- quetball courts and weightroom will be open on a limited basis during these two weeks. If all repairs are completed ahead of schedule, the pool will reopen early. The exact schedule will be posted at Colonial Park in late March. Don't get caught in the dark Houston Lighting & Power will soon have contractor crews begin mainte- nance on the distribution system provid- ing electric service in the West U area. During this period, there may be short interruptions of service so that work which could be hazardous to HL&P workers may be peformed safely. HL&P estimates that construction should last approximately five to six weeks. The work is part of a rehabilita- tion program to upgrade the facilities. Call Mike Jones, HL&P Service Con- sultant, at 713.945.4226 if you have any questions. West L Parr, Partners ® -o ° Many thanKs to the following ® West tt citizens viho purchased a paver in memory of liugh Colvin'PiCV61 to be placed in a West U Yuri!: o ° Tanet Dave Amend, VidKi and ° o MarK AtKinson, Ruthanne and • Marshall LlinKscales, Cheryl and rim Cro&ett, Turfy and Peter Harding, • Diane and Me Druger, Lee and • Ashley Madray, Teri and MMo e McAfee, M.T. and Theresa Ellis • ® McAfee, Louise and Sob Parsley, ® Sheri and Steve Scott, Mne and • Tom Servos, 'n`rni and . eff ° 4 Springmever, Stuart and Lee ® \'A liams, and Mam and Scott ® Zornes. • • For a cost of $300 per paver, you too 4an a • become a Klest U ?ark Partner. For more • information, call Mark A 5pradliog at ° • 75s.2szs. • ® ® 0 0 0 0 O 0 0 0 ® 0 0 s ® 0 0 0 ® d • Page 4 Infrastructure to Priority Area 413/5A, which involves the installation of new water and sewer lines, storm sewer inlets, new streets and pipe where necessary, is going well. The prime contractor, Bearden Con- tracting Company, has completed ap- proximately 92 percent of the sewer work, 55 percent of the water installa- tion, performed 90 percent of storm sewer work and rebuilt 41 percent of the streets. Overall, the project is 60% complete and is expected to be 100 per- cent complete in September 1998. Priority Area 513/6A is identical in scope to Priority Area 413/5A, but the bid was awarded to Whitelak, Inc. Work for this project began on January 1, 1998, and is expected to be complete in July 1999.At this time, the project is less than one percent complete. Take a walkon the historical side When the Pemberton Addition to the City of West University Place was pur- chased and platted by a group of inves- tors in 1926, the surrounding area was pretty much undeveloped. Bounded by Kirby Drive, Wakeforest, University Boulevard and Centenary, the addition was a heavily wooded area. Ben Hooper's West End Realty Com- pany had begun developing West U in 1919, but by 1925, the population of the newly-incorporated city, miles from the center of Houston, was still only 200. Kirby Drive was a two-lane shell and mud road, dotted with potholes. Uni- versity Boulevard terminated at Kirby Drive, and had only one home on the entire street. Rice Village, which would not begin to be developed until the mid- to late-1930's, was a heavily wooded, swampy area where residents went berry picking. The Medical Center would not come into being until the early 1940's. The first homes in the addition were built beginning in 1929, and in the next twelve years over 170 homes would be buildt in this seven block area. The ar- chitectural styles in the addition are an interesting mixture of those popular in the 1930s --Colonial Revival, Tudor Re- vival, Monterey, French Eclectic, and International. The Pemberton Addition will be the focus of a walking tour to be sponsored by the West University Place Historical Society on Sunday, March 8, beginning at 2 pm. Rain date is Sunday, March 15. The tour will feature historical, so- cial and architectural tidbits of the homes and the people who lived in them in the early days of the addition. Tour tickets at $3 will be sold in advance and on the day of the the tour. It will begin at the northwest corner of Pemberton and An- napolis. For futher information or to purchase tickets, please call Janice Donalson at 667.3268 or June Begeman at 666.5721. ® • ® 0 0 e 0 0• 0 e• 0 0 0•• e 0@ Q • o ® We5T U eMC-N-i a Y ® KiNDeROaR°PeN ROUND--UP ® Re&i EIti N WiLL Be6N e 0 ON TtiURSDBY, M8RCM 12 aT ® 8:30,%m Ill TK8 Cf e-reRia. o • PI-OaSe COMB BY TO MeeT a a o ® T-He Teawep a, aee v.e ® Cb awRoomA5 aND ROC iS eR • • ® YOUR WILD FOR i9l98. • • o Baseball ' urgers The West U Little League will hold its. Opening Day Ceremonies at West U El- ementary on Saturday, April 4 at 11 AM. Teams are to be at the Minor League field by 10:45 AM dressed in full uniform for a presentation of all teams, manag- ers, coaches, board members and auxil- iary board members. The League's an- nual Baseball 'N Burgers carnival will follow from NOON to 3:00 PM. Tickets are $6 and may be purchased on the day of the event. In case of rain, hamburgers will be served indoors at the school. For more information, contact Lisa Caledonia at 668.8150, Marla Hamblin at 666.1413, Dorothy Kaldis at 668.5129 or Annie McDaniel at 522.4194. Police Blotter Page 5 January, 1998 AM& Uraime up close Auto Theft 2700 Bissonnet - January 27. While on patrol, an officer found a pick-up truck in the middle of a parking lot. A window and the steering column were broken. Nothing was missing. No witnesses or sus- pects. / Burglary of a Habitation 4000 Marlowe -January 6. Officers were dispatched to a bur- glary in progress. At the rear of the residence, officers discovered a screen removed, pry marks around the deadbolt lock of double glass doors, and a screen door pried away from the doorjamb. Entry to the residence was not achieved. No fingerprints were found and there were no suspects in the area. Case is closed. Burglary of a Motor Vehicle 2800 Albans - January 4. Residents discovered the left front window of their car shattered. A cellular telephone with its battery recharger, five compact discs and a blue canvas tote bag were taken. Later in the day, the resident dialed her cell phone number and it was answered by a male who claimed to have pur- chased the phone that morning. She offered a reward for the phone and the canvas bag, but the male subject stated no knowledge of a bag. After the resi- dent informed the male that there would be no communication service since the phone was stolen, the call ended. A week later, the resident received the cellular phone in the mail. No suspects or witnesses. 2600 Bissonnet - January 12. Pa- trons of the Marquis II returned to their pick-up truck and found the door ajar. There were no signs of forced entry. Missing from the vehicle was the in- dash stereo, several compact discs, a cellular phone, and abackpack. No sus- pects or witnesses. 3100 Robinhood -January 16. Af- f~ F t wy, ter visiting residents, an individual found a window in her car and her purse and cellular phone missing. The next day, she received a call from a gas station that her purse had been found and turned in. Her cash, credit cards and pager were missing. No wit- nesses or suspects. 2600 Carolina Way - Janu- ary 17. An individual discov- ered her car window broken. A purse was missing from the front seat. A resident in the 5800 block %J Lake Street found the purse in her front yard later in the day, but valuables were missing. No witnesses or suspects. 3700 Plumb -January 21. Residents reported that the top to their convertible had been cut open and the stereo re- moved. No suspects or witnesses. 6600 akeforest - January 22. A resident discovered the window of her car broken and the AM/FM Radio/CD player removed from the console. Also missing were several compact discs. No suspects or witnesses. 2700 Centenary - January 23. A resident reported that a school backpack was missing from the back seat of her car. No suspects or witnesses. 6400 Brompton - January 29. A visitor discovered a window broken in her car. A coat and gloves were miss- ing. No witnesses or suspects. 6400 Brompton - January 29. A visi- tor found a window broken in his car. Missing from the interior were a carry- ing bag with school books, a set of golf clubs, a case with compact discs and several dollars in change. No witnesses or suspects. 2600 Pemberton - January 29. A resident reported that a window of his car was broken. An inexpensive lighter was taken. No suspects or witnesses. 2600 Pittsburg - January 29. A resi- dent found a window was broken in his car. A cellular phone was missing. No witnesses or suspects. Criminal Trespass 4000 Browning - January 21. Chiefs Corner v ~ , by Actcrt~ ~'olic~ Gfuef Gary 8ry~ Trash has continued to be a topic of concern and just the other day some- one told me that information must be published at least six times before ev- eryone has a chance to read it. There- fore, we are again emphasizing the importance of the new trash ordi- nance. Trash cannot be placed for collec- tion until 6:00 PM on the day prior to collection. If trash is out too early dur- ing the week, residents can call public works at 662.5839 and request that it be picked up early. On weekends, public works will be out collecting trash throughout the City. For each pickup, a fee of $15, plus $1 per bag will be assessed to the resident's wa- ter bill for that month. Special attention is being given to our senior citizens who may have prob- lems getting their trash out. Seniors, please call Sharon Reusser at 662.5897 to obtain information on how the City can help you. Finally, remember that the City no longer accepts yard waste in plastic bags because of the costs of disposal. Let's all work together to keep West U beautiful. Reportee stated that he found pry marks around the door and a shattered win- dow when he came to check on the building. There was nothing reported missing. No suspects or witnesses. Case closed. Forgery/Credit Card Abuse 3800 Arnold-January 20. Residents reported that three unauthorized with- drawals were made on their checking account since mid-December. With- drawal slips with hand-typed informa- tion were used. The detectives have developed a suspect and the case will be presented to the Grand Jury within the next few weeks. 3700 Robinhood - January 28. Resi- (Continued on page 6) Page 6 (Blotter - continued from page S) dents were asked by their bank if they had just written a "courtesy" check against their credit card account. The residents had not. Their account was closed to avoid further activity. The case has been turned over to the detectives. 4000 Amherst - January 28. Resi- dents received a call from the security department of a credit company about recent charges on a credit card. The card, which was in the name of _ a re- cently deceased family member, had never been received. Additionally, other credit cards were received with estab- lished credit limits, as well as credit re- jection letters. Various spellings of the actual name were used. The case has been turned over to the detectives. Robbery 6700 Kirby - January 23. Detectives overheard a call in the dispatch center about a purse snatching that had just occurred at the corner of Kirby and Holcombe. They received a descrip- tion of the suspect while enroute to the scene, and were able to track down and apprehend the suspect. The victim posi- tively identified him as her attacker and also as her estranged husband. The sus- pect had come up behind the victim and grabbed her purse. When she tried to hang on to it, he threw her to the ground which hurt her back and shoulders. The suspect was arrested and charged with Robbery with Bodily Injury. Case Closed. Theft 2800 Bissonnet - January 11. Resi- dent reported the tailgate of his truck missing. No suspects or witnesses. 2600 Carolina Way - January 21. Residents reported that a gold Rolex watch was missing from the residence. There were no signs of forced entry and no other items missing. No witnesses or suspects. 4000 Bellaire - January 24. An indi- vidual put her cellular phone on the counter at a place of business to pay for a purchase. When she realized her phone was missing a couple of hours later, she called the business. No one knew anything about the phone. No sus- pects or witnesses. 3700 Sunset - January 28. A Hous- ton Public Works employee returned a resident's purse. It was reportedly found at a landfill. Cash and a pager were missing. No witnesses or suspects. 3800 Marquette - January 28. After receiving a call from their credit card company, residents discovered their credit card and jewelry missing from a dresser drawer. The case is under in- vestigation. 3100 Amherst -January 30. As resi- dents were loading their car, golf clubs were left on the grass while they went inside the house for just a moment. When they returned, the set was gone. No suspects or witnesses. (Mayor's Column - continued from page 2) ourselves very blessed. Indeed, we are a community of small problems, many of which could be solved through small effort's made every day by every citi- zen to be courteous and law abiding. Other comments covered a variety of topics, including, in no particular order: walking and running in the street, gar- bage left out for days, uncontrolled pets, traffic problems, noise generated by leaf blowers and loud radios, drainage prob- lems, proliferation of seemingly perma- nent garage sales, lack of parks for pets, registration of pets, lack of activities for middle school age children, and over- grown foilage. The consensus of our community seems to be that walking and running in the street is both part of our West U culture and mandated by the condition of our sidewalks. It would be hard to disagree with those beliefs. For the short term, at least, there is little we plan to do to change the situation. But we are faced with a state law which we openly flaunt, and long-term solutions must be addressed. Either we should act to change the law or we should remedy our problematic sidewalks (or both), but neither of those options can occur swiftly. In the meantime, however, our citizens are not powerless to improve the situation. It is incumbent upon pedestrians in the street to remember that they are in harm's way. That means walkers and runners should stay out of the way of oncoming cars, not the other way around. And a few simple rules should be followed; probably your parents taught you these rules when you were a child. Always walk or run INTO your the oncoming traffic, not with the traf- fic. It improves visibility for both pe- destrian and driver. At night, wear light- colored, or better yet reflective, cloth- ing. If you are walking two or more abreast, move over when a car ap- proaches after all, you are in the road- way, they are not driving on the side- walk. And above all, be courteous. That individual behind the wheel might turn out to be your neighbor. Taking the longer view, I personally hope the future of West U will include a system of first-rate walking paths or sidewalks that will enable us to traverse our City on foot without the dangers we endure today. The walkways could be lighted at the pedestrian level, rather than at the treetops, and clearly marked for pedestrians or bikers only. Such a fu- ture is part of the vision the current Council has for our community and is one of the reasons why we are seeking a group of urban planning consultants as I described in the December Currents. We look forward to the planning process and of its fruits, one of which could be a better place to walk and run in West U. We hope the level of participation in the town hall meeting is an indication of the interest we will find among our citizens in the planning process we are about to undertake. Your input is vital. Keep those cards and letters coming ...and we will do our best to respond. Page 7 lti - March 10, Iluesday Today we will make Ukrainian-style decorated eggs and this year we will go to their church on Roe Street. Bishop Timophi has hinted that he will make gumbo for lunch. 9:00 AM - 3:30 PM. $5.~' Also today, Dr. John Wise, Wise, the curator of the Malacology Hall at the Museum of Natural Science will stop by and show slides of a very special trip he made. 2:00 - 3:00 PM. Free. - March 23, Monday Here's an opportunity to take the van to see the IMAX film WHALES at the Museum of Natural Science. We'll leave at 12:30 PM for the 1:00 PM show. $3.50. March 25, Wednesday Let's go antique shopping today on 19th Street in the Houston Heights. There are six shops in a three block area. We'll have lunch somewhere in the vicinity. noon - 3:30 PM. Free. - March 13, Friday - March 27, Friday Museum of Fine Arts Senior Pro- gram. Robert Rauschenberg: A Ret- It's a party and the guest entertainers rospective. 9:30 AM -NOON. $1/$2. will be the Bayland Ragtimers. This ukulele band of 18 to 20 will play many City i ~ s ' Ign resident of your favorite songs. A luncheon and Bingo will follow the music. 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM. $4. Please call 713.662.5895 for more information or to make reservations to attend any of these events. Early April April 3, Friday Museum of Fine Arts Senior Program: Years Ending in Nine. 9:30 AM - NOON. $1/.$2. Senior day t register pets 6_1 Seniors can stop by the Police Department on Wednesday, March 11 from 10:00 AM - NOON to register their pets. Please call 662.5853 for more in- formation. a - ELR NwHM1~NS [lC. G Si0.3GC L I m ru~c ~ sEC ~ Aa - W L{ ~ O O _ L_.L 2J o kvr 7 EEfY.'G tl UU ,7 ®Fj L OPE OF _ Y 1 ~ ~ _ ~ , MVRII I L Lf LrT= CLTSl'O © FE PIIC4 BT1Y'O CTT=- SIIXU[: \ crr= cr= _ _ I I ~ 2I1'CI] n ~EE ®@ ~ rL= cwRmaoM/wuucK - IAt'a-0NNN[~ 1 (I ° First Floor Plan The Municipal Building Renovation Project, designed by Ambrose and McEnany Architects, features an enlarged City Council chamber and meeting room space and a simpler floor design, which will allow pedestrian traffic to flow through entrances. Also featured will be a single customer service area and anew plaza entrance on the west side. Although much of the building will be gutted, the Star of Texas will remain in the main entrance. The project will take about 10 months to complete at a cost ofabout $1.5 million. Employees have moved to temporary quarters at 3813 Amherst. The Last Page Page 8 W S VN u- zl--, Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Friends of West U Building and Standards 911 Safety packets Parks, @ 6:30 p.m. in Commission @ 6:30 delivery to seniors the Conference Room P.M. in the Conference Room Parks Board @ 7:30 p.m., in Conference 1 2 3 Room 4 5 6 7 Historical Society's Council Work- Seniors trip to Roe Pet registration for Zoning and Planning Museum of Fine Pemberton shop @ 6:45 PM Street to make seniors at the Police Commission @7:00 Arts Senior Addition Walking Conference Room Ukrainian-style Department P.M. in the Conference Program - Robert eggs 1-21-1 Room Rauschenberg: A Tour, 2:00 PM Council Meeting West U Elementary Retrospective @ 7:30 PM Slide show by Dr. John Wise Kindergarten Round- 8 Council Chamber 9 10 11 up. 12 13 14 Spring Break Camp St. Patty's Dap Zoning Board of Spring Break Cam begins at Colonial Seniors trip to Bush Adjustment @6:30 P.M. in the Council ends Park Museum Chambers. Rain date for 12 Pemberton Addition Walking Tour Teen Dance at 15 16 Colonial Park 17 18 19 20 21 Council Work- Seniors trip trip to Seniors party. shop @ 6:45 PM, 19th Street in Houston E n t e r t a i n m e n t Conference Room Hights for antique provided by the shopping Bayland Ragtimers 7_7 Council Meeting W @ 7:30 PM 22 25 Council Chamber 23 24 2 8 00000 •••••••00••••••• ® ® Museum of Fine Biathlon Series ® - - Arts Senior • Program: Years W U L L Ending in Nine © Opening • Ceremonies 29 ® 30 31 • 1 2 3 and Carnival 4 46 City of West University Place 3800 University Boulevard Houston, Texas 77005 BULK RATE U.S. POSTAGE PAID Permit No. 600 Houston, TX