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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMayLast month, residents participated in community's goals and objectives for the the first of 10 town meetings on the future. future of West U. Peck was assisted by Peter H. Chris Peck, consultant with the Brown who introduced slides on five Goodman Corporation, facilitated the areas on which the planning process will two hour interactive meeting. Accord- focus during the next year. These areas ing to Peck, these meetings set the include neighborhood streets, community stage for a consensus-oriented ap- identity, city center development, prin- proach to planning and should result in ciples of new urbanism, and current com- a comprehensive plan that mirrors the munity assets. What S your i priuority? In order to assist the City in refining the goals and objectives for the Comprehensive Master Planning process, please rate the following issues in order of importance. I is most important and S is least important. Safety and Security -Improve lighting in public spaces -Restrict through-traffic; -Reduce places to hide; -Increase walking activity in neigh- borhoods; -Create recognizable civic bounda- ries through signage. Traffic and Parking -Reduce cut-through traffic; -Reduce on-street parking; -Increase on-street parking; -Reduce traffic speeds with physi- cal improvements; -Street reconfiguration. Pedestrian & Bike Facilities -Create continuous sidewalks, -Create dedicated bike lanes; -Develop North/South and East/ West pedestrian systems; -Establish crosswalks at City edges (Kirby, Holcombe, Bissonnet); -Create expanded sidewalks for run- ing/walking/biking. Civic Facilities -Improve library; -Create youth center; -Upgrade Colonial Park; -Develop neighborhood parks; _Acquire YMCA. Land Use Issues -Upgrade minimum building stan- dards; -Establish architectural review pro- cess; -Create diversity in size and price of residential units; -Streamline development/permitting process; -Limit Commercial Development along edges. Civic Identification -Establish community gateways; -Improve street lighting; -Install information kiosks; -Develop new logo; -Develop distinctive signage. City Center -Create Civic Square; -Additional convenience shopping; -Improve pedestrian space; -Beautification; -Increase parking. Clip and return this survey to: City Manager City of West University Place 3800 University Boulevard Houston, Texas 77005 Rich Flierl, with EDAW, Inc. of Denver led a discussion on neighbor- hood appearance issues and how tradi- tional neighborhood development prin- ciples could be incorporated in the City's planning efforts for the year 2020. Residents were asked to provide comments on the draft goals and ob- jectives distributed at the meeting and developed by the Vision 2020 Steering Committee. A survey of priorities was also distributed. During the discussion, residents ex- pressed concern over the increasing traffic problems facing West U as a result of development going on outside the City's boundaries. An entire town meeting will be devoted to traffic cir- culation later in the year. BY NOTICE OF NEXT TOWN MEETING May 18 at 7:00 PM West U Community Center Keeping West U safe and secure MQR#AL In observance of Memo- rial Day on Monday, May 25, City offices will be closed. Trash pick-up will resume on your next scheduled pick-up day. The City Council will meet on Tues- day, May 26. • Citizen Work Order 7 • City Life 3 • Employee Spotlight 4 • Inside Council Chambers 2 • Ordinance Spotlight 6 • Parks & Rec Guide......... Insert • Police Blotter 5 • Senior Calender 7 It's clear-West U's future looks bright Inside Council Chambers By: Mayor Teresa W. Fogler 916M ffx %tvft 1 On Monday evening, April 20th, many of your neighbors gathered in the audi- torium of the Community Building to begin the exciting process of creating a comprehensive plan for West Univer- sity Place. The consulting team who will lead this effort over the next few years presented an overview of the planning process. We engaged in an open and fluid dialogue about possible goals of the plan, problems that exist in our community, and aspects of our com- munity we want to keep intact. Clearly, all in attendance are very glad they call West University Place "home." I en- courage-you to become involved in this process as we proceed through town meetings focused on safety and secu- rity, traffic, community identity through gateway design and unique signage, development of our city center into a destination of interest, and a variety of equally enticing topics. Some citizens at the meeting won- dered aloud why we need to change any- thing and why we have taken this ap- proach. Asking: Why do we need a planning process at all? Are we trying to turn West U into some master- planned city? Why do we need con- sultants when we have such a capable city staff? We start from the premise that change is inevitable. Look around you as you make your way home to West U each day - the extent of the change occurring around our city is overwhelm- ing. And it will continue. As you drive and walk our own city streets, you can- not help but be inundated with more change. Old houses are making way for new. New infrastructure marches through the city at a rapid pace. Tri- sports teams grow in number and par- ticipants. Our baby boomers are mov- ing toward retirement. Our children are becoming teenagers. All of these changes will occur, whether we invite them or not, whether we like them or not. The overall goal of this comprehen- sive planning process is twofold: first, to identify those aspects of our commu- nity which are valuable to us and to en- courage their survival and their improve- ment, and, second, to identify those as- pects of our community which threaten what we value (including some of the impacts felt by the rapid changes around us) and to control and manage them so that they are not destructive to what we do value. In other words, to keep what we like and to do our best to impede what we do not like. In order to be successful, however, we need participation from a broad range of our citizenry to accurately de- termine what we do and do not like as a community. That is where this profes- sionally-led planning process comes in; our team of consultants is experienced in leading citizens through this maze and coming out on the other side with mean- ingful, valuable projects that will enhance our city and prepare us for the next twenty years. The money we spend now for these services, we believe, will be returned to us many times over through the acquisition of grant monies not cur- rently pursued by West University Place and through the increase in property val- ues these changes will reap in the long run. We have been very lucky in West U. We have endured a lot of change within and around our borders, but, so far, at least, our property values and our desirability have remained strong. But most of this change has occurred "to us" not "by us" and we should not continue (Continued on page 4) I F_ City Currents is published monthly by the City of 'Vest University Place, Texas Mayor Teresa Fogler (662.5801) City Council Members Tony Davis (662.5808), Cindy Meal (662.5847), Cindy Sparkman (662.5848), Patrick 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. Page 2 to assume that the results of future changes will be so positive. For example, our traffic situation is becoming unten- able, and, in some measure, unsafe. Unaddressed and unabated, who knows what impact it could eventually have on our desirability as a neighborhood. We must be prepared for the future. We need to be proactive in our approach so that we continue to compete favor- ably with the neighborhoods around us that are also booming and becoming more and more attractive to new buyers each year. In order to be successful in this endeavor, we need the full attention of experts in the fields of traffic manage- ment, urban safety through environmen- tal design, urban planning, architecture and landscape architecture, and, most importantly, developing a community consensus about the ideal West Univer- sity Place. The team of consultants we have chosen exemplifies excellence in all of these vital areas. The Goodman Corpo- ration, represented by Christopher Peck, is a Houston-based firm with noted ex- pertise in transportation and traffic is- sues. One of their strengths is their com- mitment to implementing the plans they help to develop, including assisting with the identification of available funding sources from outside West U. Mr. Peck also brings experience in managing joint private and public sector programs much like the development of our city center. He is an enthusiastic and effective leader for our team whose personal strength is the establishment of consensus through the town hall meeting format we are uti- lizing. Peter Brown, of Peter H. Brown Civic Design, also a Houston-based firm, is an award-winning architect and city planner with more than 25 years of ex- General Information: 668.4441 . City Manager Sherman Yehl: 662.5810; a-mail: syehlC ci.west-university-place.tx.us Visit us on the World Wide Web at <www.ci.west-university-place.tx.us> City Life . Page 3 n> Come mingle with the mayor The West U Newcom- ers' Club will be hosting one of its most popular annual parties at 4212 Rice Boulevard on Satur- day, May 9 beginning at 7:00 pm. Mayor Teresa W. Fogler will be the guest of honor at this event, which has come to be known as the Meet the Mayor party. Members of the Council and other City officials are also invited. Mem- bers and other newcomers to the City are welcome. So mark your calendars and call Lori Beggins at 667.7774 to re- spond or for more information. In other Newcomers' news, the club will hold officer elections at its May 4 business meeting. All interested mem- bers are welcome to vote! Call Sara Moore, at 281.235.8954 for more infor- mation. Get fit fast! - Mini sessions Time is running out! So sign up now for Slimnastics and weight walkers at the Community Building, 6104 Auden or call 662.5892. If you prefer getting wet when getting fit, join the water exercise and water running classes being offered at Colo- nial Park, 4130 Byron. Call 668.7642 for more information. Second Saturday Concert This month's featured performer is Tim Henderson. Aspiring writers are for- ever advised to write of what they know: Tim Henderson knows Texas. His beau- tifully crafted Maria Consuela has been recorded by at least ten other art- ists. If all goes as planned, this concert will also be the CD release for Tim's new project. The concert will be held at the West U Community Center at 6104 Auden (at Rice). Tickets are on sale at the door. Adults $6; Senior Citizens $3; Children under 12 free with adults. Homemade refreshments available for purchase. f{z~jco-,;ca Spe ,ken The more things change, When the first two additions to West University Place were platted in 1919 and 1923, not much thought was given to the fact that the names of these new streets might duplicate names of estab- lished streets in the City of Houston. However, in 1930, when the Mayor and City Commission of West U made a for- mal request to the U.S. Postal Service for free house-to-house mail delivery within the corporate limits of the city, they were faced with that exact situa- tion. It was learned that all streets, which duplicated names of streets in Houston, had to be changed. The City Commission Minutes ofJanu- ary 9, 1931, reveal that a total of 26 street names were changed by ordinance. Two of these streets were Rochester and Tulane, which were changed to Westchester and Duke Streets. To this day, in at least two locations on Westchester, titles set into the concrete curbs give evidence of the former name. On the northeast corner of Westchester and Georgetown, tiles spelling Roches- ter are barely decipherable. A couple of blocks further north, on the southeast corner of Westchester and Robinhood, the more they stay the same a better specimen remains, with the name Rochester emblazoned with blue tiles against a background of white tiles. Much of this information was obtained by researching old city commission min- utes and early subdivision maps. If you have further information on streets in West U, or old city maps, please con- tact June Begeman at 666.5721. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 so ~\I ° Congratulations to the ° ° • • Easter Egg Hunt winners • ® 0 -3 years old: Brady ® Dillard, Madeline Huntsman, • Lexi Bambase and Nitya Puri • ® 4-6 years old: Luke Little, • Linsey Maresh, Emma Wollin • ® and Devin Dougherty • 7 years & up: Layne Piper, • Andrew Osterhaus, Vicki Caron and Jill Duenser•° Neighborhood Safety Board is on a mission In the fall of 1997, the City Council their homes. Expanding the Neighbor- formed a new citizen board- the Neigh- hood Watch Program is another focus, borhood Safety Board. The mission of as is working with the newly hired plan- the Board is to provide a channel for citi- ning consultants to improve street light- zens to reduce, not only crime, but also ing. accidents and other unsafe condi- The Board will be conferring with tions in West U. Fire Chief Terry Stevenson and Cap- Thanks to our police and fire de- SUE tain Steve Salyer to develop a partments and our conscientious it f i o children's safety program modeled rams that have ro after similar e c y. s a very sa citizens, WUP p g However, as acting police chief Gary been successful in other cities. Finally, Brye observes, "There are still a num- a survey to collect suggestions and con- ber of opportunities for all of us to work cerns about safety from all citizens of together to improve safety and the qual- WUP is in development. ity of life." Lori Gobillot, Board Chair, an attor- In its initial efforts, the Board is focus- ney and mother of one, expecting an- ing on improving safety through increased other, says, "The Neighborhood Safety public awareness, education, and pro- Board will work with city agencies, with posed infrastructure improvements. The Council, and with residents to develop Board is also working closely with the programs which will reduce crime and police and fire departments to increase continue to improve safety for our resi- awareness of the excellent (and free for dents." the asking!) survey and inspection pro- Ms. Gobillot was recently recognized grams available to residents to assess by Time Warner Cable as a Hometown and improve the security and safety of Hero for her efforts in this area. Page 4 EMPLOYEE SPOTLIGHT This month's spotlight features Michael (Mike) Anders. Mike was hired in September of 1994 and works as the custodian of the Community Build- ing. Mike was born in San Antonio and as a military brat has traveled all over the (Mayor's Column - continued from page 2) perience in architecture and urban de- sign. He is nationally known as a "founder" ofthe neo-traditional planning movement. This movement, also re- ferred to as "New Urbanism," promotes cities with an old fashioned sense of com- munity, such as: streets patterned in a grid rather than in disconnected cul de sacs, houses close together, inviting side- walks, ample front porches, convenient and open park spaces, a vital and diverse city center that serves as a valued des- tination and meeting place for the com- munity, the encouragement of pedestrian West U Park Partners ■ ■ Many thanks to the ® Carter Family Trust ® for purchasing a paver to be placed in a West U Park. ■ For a cost of $300 per paver, you too can • • become a West U Park Partner. For more ■ information, call Mark Spradling at 758.28284 country, including Hawaii, which he fondly remembers. He now lives in Conroe with his wife, Carol, two sons, Damon and Sean, and their very new baby girl, Mikayla. Mike hopes to spend many years working for West U. He says, "I really enjoy working with the Senior Services program. They do a lot for our Seniors in our community and I love the feed back we get from them. The people here in West U are great, which makes working here that much more enjoy- able." "He has turned out to be a great find says Sharon Reusser, Senior Services Manager. "You know, I literally located him in the Yellow Pages!" she ex- claimed. Sharon continued to say that the Se- niors have taken a huge shine to Mike and hope that he will work here for a long, longtime. When not working, Mike enjoys spending every minute with his family. They love to go camping, fishing, to the zoo and to Astroworld. They also love watching the Houston Rockets. circulation and the minimization ofcon- flicts between motorists and pedestri- ans, and the general de-emphasis of the use of the automobile within the com- munity as the only means to a destina- tion. We believe Peter is peerless in helping communities, both new cities and older cities like ours seeking new ideas, in designing improvements which will enhance the quality of life of the com- munity. The internationally renown design firm of EDAW, based in Denver, Colo- rado, is the third member of our con- sulting team. Richard Flierl, with ex- pertise in landscape architecture and town planning, has joined forces with Goodman and Peter Brown on other projects and brings award-winning cre- ativity and project management skills to West University Place. In addition, hav- ing a firm with the depth of EDAW on our team makes available to us the tal- ents and resources of a giant in the in- dustry of landscape and environmental design. This team, superb as it is, can only do the job we have hired them to do if you, the residents of West U, provide It's still remarkable Don't forget that you can donate to the Friends of West University Place Parks Fund, Inc., by using your Randal I's Remarkable card and the number 4576. Just give your card and the number to the checker and you will have made a donation. It's that easy. Try it. RecyleXpress offers you an easy and convenient drop-off center for recyclables, including: paper, aluminum, glass, tin cans, plastics 1 and 2, and card- board. The center is conveniently located at 5004 Dincans (at Westpark) and is open seven days a week, 24-hours a day. Don't forget - Wednesdays are curbside recycling days. Our crews pick up paper, aluminum cans and clear and colored glass only. Please separate these items and place them in paper bags. them with the raw materials they need: your ideas and your feelings about our city. We need the participation of ALL citizens in this process. We need those of you who love it here and would never live anywhere else just as much as we need those who have complaints about our city. We need the newcomers and the old timers. We need the young par- ents of babies, the middle-aged parents of teens, and the grandparents. We need the resident of the 7000 square foot new home and the resident of the charming 50 year old bungalow with two bedrooms and a single bath. We need all of you to join us, to share your vision of West University Place. With your help, we can really make this process something special! I plan to see you on May 18th in the Community Building auditorium for a discussion about safety and security in our hometown. In the meantime, you can begin today, by filling out and re- turning the survey on the front page of this issue of City Currents! Police Blotter Page 5 March, 1998 Apr& urime Assault up close 3900 Bellaire - March 4. Employees of a local business reported that after refusing to sell cigarettes to two males without proper identification, the sus- pects threw the contents of large cup at the employees. Both were hit with what ap- peared to be urine. The sus- pects left in a late model Buick, white with a blue top. Partial plate number LLM was seen. Case is pending. Auto Theft 2700 Werlein - March 31. Residents reported that their Suburban was miss- ing from their driveway. A purse with keys may have been left in the vehicle. The case is pending. Burglary of a Building 3900 Coleridge - March 18. Con- tractor working on a new home reported that his 400 pound Wood Shaper and some wood paneling was missing from the property. He stated that it would have taken three to four people to carry it away. Case pending further information. Burglary of a Habitation 4100 Riley - March 15. Resident stated she found signs of attempted forced entry to her back door. It ap- pears that a prying tool bent the door jamb strike plate and jammed the deadbolt lock. Case closed. No suspects or traceable evidence. Burglary of a Motor Vehicle 4100 Rice - March 11. Resident re- ported that the plastic rear window of his jeep had been cut and the stereo and speakers removed from the dashboard. No suspects or further information. 2721 Fenwood - March 17. Resident stated that a tote bag left in his unlocked vehicle had been removed. No suspects or further information. 2600 Talbot - March 20. Residents advised that the car stereo and a cell phone were taken from their vehicle. No signs of forced entry. No suspects or further information. 6400 Sewanee - March 22. Resident advised that his vehicle's window was completely shattered and the cellular phone taken. No suspects or further information. 2600 Werlein - March 22. Resident reported that a window in his vehicle was shattered and a cellular phone and laptop com- puter were taken. No suspects or fur- ther information. 6300 Mercer - March 22. Resident found that his CD player was missing from the dashboard of his vehicle. No signs of forced entry. No suspects or further information. 3000 Cason - March 29. Resident reported the door to his jeep had been unzipped and his CB Radio was re- moved. No suspects or further informa- tion. 6700 Stella Link- March 30. Visitor to a local business discovered her cell phone missing from the front seat of her unlocked vehicle. No suspects or fur- ther information. Criminal Mischief 6200 Mercer - March 18. Resident reported that while she and a friend sat in her vehicle in front of her house, something shattered her window as a car sped away. One of two suspects was apprehended and arrested after admit- ting to the incident. Case closed. 5600 Westchester - March 18. Resi- dent called when his car alarm sounded and he found a shattered window. White scrape marks were found on the win- dow frame from a possible blunt object. A suspect was apprehended near the scene and he stated that he had smashed a car window. In the suspect vehicle, a 3-1/2 foot, slightly bent metal pipe was found. Arrest made; case closed. 2900 Sunset - March 18. Resident reported that his vehicle window was Chiefs Corner 1y,4ctucb- Rol.-Ch--f6z y Sy& The West U Police Department of- fers many helpful services. Did you know that The police department will place your house on housewatch for a period of up to 30 days while you are on vacation? (e) The City's DirectLink program provides you with a means of linking your home alarm system directly to the police/fire emer- gency 911 center? Officers will come out to your home and conduct a security survey that can help decrease your insurance premiums? (e) We conduct an annual survey of citizens who were victimized by certain crimes? We will loan out electric engravers so that you can mark valu- ables with your driver's license num- ber for permanent identification? and We have detectives in unmarked cars patrolling the neighborhood in search of suspicious activity? If you would like more information on these services, please call me at 662.5862. <'aryM.. Brye completely shattered. Case related to the case above. Arrest made; case closed. 2700 Sunset - March 19. Resident reported that her vehicle window was completely shattered with a large hole in the upper portion. A brick was found in the back seat. Case related to the case above. Arrest made; case closed. 3600 Sunset - March 18. While enroute to another call, an officer dis- covered a damaged vehicle. There was mud and debris on the driver's door and window as well as on the trunk. A brick was found nearby which may have caused some of the dents. No suspects or further information. 2600 Bissonnet - March 27. An em- ployee at a local business reported a vehicle in an adjacent parking with a (Continued on page 6) Page 6 (Blotter - continued from page 5) shattered window. It was registered to a car rental company which was noti- fied of its location and condition. The company arranged for towing and fol- low-up. Case closed. Forgery/Credit Carol Abuse 3600 Rice - Resident was contacted by a local business about two returned checks. Resident stated the checks were stolen. A third check was later re- ported returned. Case is under investi- gation. 6700 Stella Link - March 13. Local business owners reported receiving a Returned Check notice from their bank. It was found that the checks were sto- len and a Theft of Checks report was filed with Harris County. Case is under investigation. 4100 Southwestern - March 14. Residents discovered that a purchase had been made on their check card when they reviewed their bank state- ment. Neither of their cards were sto- len and the bank has not issued any new cards that may have been lost. Case is still under investigation. 9500 Bissonnet - March 21. Resident reported that she never received a newly issued credit card or the notification let- ter. The account is now closed. The case was turned over to the Detectives for further investigation. 3112 Albans - March 25. Resident reported that since January she had re- ceived credit cards in the mail for which she had not applied. When she received bills for these cards, she cancelled the accounts. She then received notice from Telechek of a had check drawn on an unknown account. Sears called her and said that they denied a charge to a Black/ Female in her 30's with dyed blonde hair and "bottom heavy". The resident stated that she applied for unemployment in De- cember and the clerk who took her per- sonal information matched that descrip- tion. The case was turned over to the Detectives for further investigation. 3900 Milton - March 26. Resident stated that she had received a call from her bank who advised that a Black/Fe- male was attempting to withdraw $2,000 from the resident's account using a credit card. The suspect left before she could be apprehended. The resident had her credit card in her possession but found that a new one mailed to her had not been received. The case is still under investigation. Theft 4000 Bellaire -March 1. A local busi- ness owner reported that a plastic pouch containing a large sum of money, both cash and checks, was missing from the store safe. The unlocked safe was checked for fingerprints and all of the employees were interviewed. This case was turned over to detectives. 4100 Amherst - March 3. Resident reported that a theft had occurred at her home. Several friends of the the daugh- ter were located the next day and ar- rested. Most of the stolen items were recovered. Case closed. 5800 Kirby - March 13. Resident re- ported that in mid-February her wallet had been either lost or stolen. She can- celed her credit cards but had just been informed by Randalls that several vid- eos had been checked out on her Randall's Card but not returned. No suspects or further information. 6100 Wakeforest - March 18. Resi- dents advised that a memorial plaque was stolen from their front yard. It was a grey marble desk name plate with a personal inscription meant as a memo- rial. The maid saw a possible transient described as a white male in his 30's, no facial hair, dirty, and wearing a black shirt, pants and backpack. No suspects or further information. 6400 Sewanee - March 18. Resident reported that a man approached her mother and claimed to have made re- pairs to the residence. He was given a check and left in either a big white older car or truck, in need of repair. It was discovered that several expensive jew- elry pieces were also missing. Case still under investigation. 3700 Albans - March 19. Resident reported that two iron flower pots were stolen from her front yard. No suspects or further information. 2900 Albans - March 27. Resident stated that after having her carpets cleaned, a pouch containing several jew- elry pieces could not be found. The pouch was in a room with no carpet. Case pending. Theft of Service 3000 Wroxton - March 31. A resi- dent reported that he had contracted with and paid an individual to do several jobs in and around his home. One task was completed and another one was done but caused damage that had to be repaired by a different company. Case pending. ,77 ~ f~ - - a This month's ordinance spotlight is.. Home Occupation It's legal to operate a business from your home if the home occu- pation meets all of the following criteria. F It is carried on exclusively by persons living in the home. A PIt does not involve any sign or r, other means of advertisement. It does not involve any signifi- A cant storage of foods or fixtures. It does not not require any spe- cialized building or structure, or any modifcations to a building or struc- ture. It does not involve the transmis- sion of sound or electronic impulses A other than by means of utility de- H vices. PIt does not cause any increase in traffic or on-street parking. It causes no noise, odor, dis- charge of any substance or gas, vibration or other condition detect- able from outside the building site. PIt is subordinate and incidental to the principal use of the property. For information on this and other or- dinances, call 662.5813. Page 7 Cam`'' t®I iJ'' c Tor May ® May 1, Friday It's a fun-filled ay in the Sculpture Gar- dens. We'll visit two West End gar- dens, an art gallery and the Beei Can House. Then we'll do lunch at Otto's. Residents first choice at van rule will be enforced. 10:00 AM - 2:30 PM. Free, except you lunch. ® May 6, Wednesday It's Suicide Prevention Week so our guest today will be Shirley LaFleur from Crisis Intervention. She will talk about her agency and volunteer oppor- tunities. 2:00 - 3:00 PM. Free. • May 8, Friday Throughout the summer months we will be featuring Friday Morning Law Se- ries. Attorneys from the Houston Bar Association will speak on different sub- jects on the second Friday of each month. Today's topic: How to Hire an Attorney. 10:00 -11:00 AM. Free. ® May 13, Wednesday One of our very own residents will be leading a seminar today on skin care end makeup. She will talk about personal colors and will do some makeovers. 2:00 - 3:30 PM. Free. ® May 15, Friday _4useum of Pine Arts Senior Program. Bayou Bend: An American Castle. 9:30 AM - NOON. Free. • May 22, Friday Enjoy the smell of hot, freshly baked bread? Then you'll enjoy today's van trip to Mrs. Baird's Bakery. The hour tour will end with delicious samples. 9:45 - 11:30 AM. Free. Residents first. May 29, Friday Today we're off to Gulf Greyhound Park in LaMarque for a bit of fun, food and wagering. 11:30 am - 5:00 pm. Free admission; lunch and programs, etc., are on your own. Early e e June 2, Tuesday We have again been invited the West U Historical Society's day program entitled 170 Years of Houston History. We wi 11 take the van to Bayou Manor. 1:30 - 3:30 PM. Free. ® June 4, Thursday Today we'll take a van trip to Texas City. Lunch will be at the highly rec- ommended Reef Seafood House. • June 5, Friday MFA's Senior Program: Love and Domesticity in 18th Century France. 9:30 am - noon. $1/$2. Please call 713.662.5895 for more information or to make reservations to attend any of these events. ngs we are responsible for cracks. We need to know your street, in your neigh- problem and where it is. i better community! Location: Description of work or problem: How long has condition existed? Who should we contact for additional information? Phone number: Best time to call: Return this form to: City Manager, City of West U, 3800 University Boulevard, Houston, TX leave a message on our 24-hour Citizen Line at 662.5887; or complete this form on our web site at <www.ci.west-university-place.tx.us> 77005-2802; The Last Page page 8 1Al T UNiVeRS TY CO UN TY u1.1.. TiN Blom) - 1998 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Seniors trip to the Sculpture Gardens, 10:00 AM - 2:30 PM 1 2 Friends of West U Building and Standards Seniors Morning Second Saturday Parks, @ 6:30 PM in Commission @ 6:30 Law Series: How to Concert the Public Works PM in the Public Works Hire an Attorney Lunchroom Lunchroom , 10:00 - 11:00 AM Newcomer's Club Parks Board @ 7:30 Meet the Mayor party PM, in Public Works 3 4 5 Lunchroom 6 7 8 9 Council Work- Seniors skin care and Zoning and Planning Museum of Fine shop @ 6:45 PM makeup seminar Commission @7:00 Arts Senior J~V( Community Ctr. P.M. in the Conference Room Program: Bayou Bend: An t2t Council Meeting lk~ American Castle @ 7:30 PM 9:30 AM -NOON. 10 Community Ctr. 11 12 13 14 15 16 Town Hall Meeting Zoning Board of Seniors trip to Ms. @7:00 - 9:00 PM Adjustment @6:30 Baird's Bakery, Community Center, P.M. in the Council 6104 Auden Chambers. 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 City offices closed Council Work- Seniors trip to Gun in observance of shop @ 6:45 PM Greyhound Park in Memorial Day Community Ctr. LaMarque No trash pick-up Council Meeting @ 7:30 PM 24 25 Community Ctr. 26 27 28 29 30 ■■■■■■m■■ ■■m■■■aMa ■■■■■■■em MEN man ■■■■■m■■ mmm■■■■■ West U Historical Seniors trip to Texas Seniors Museum of Society's 170 Year City Fine Arts Program: Jrl' of Houston History Love and Domesticity in 18th Century France 9:30 AM - NOON 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 0 City of West University Place 3800 University Boulevard Houston, Texas 77005 BULK RATE U.S. POSTAGE PAID Permit No. 600 Houston, TX