Pemberton Heights - December 2011

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The Pemberton Journal

Official PublicatiOn Of PembertOn HeigHts neigHbOrHOOd assOciatiOn december 2011, VOl V, issue Xii

The Pemberton JournalNew

Neighborhood Association

Bylaws and Elections

A resurrection of the neighborhood association has been accomplished with a vote to approve new bylaws on November 6. Election of officers is currently taking place, nominations have been accepted and voting is now underway on a slate of potential board members. The last day for voting will be on December 15. Ballots have been mailed to each household, are posted on the website and can be available from the newsletter editor. Contact [email protected] if you have not received a ballot. Ballots can be mailed, emailed or delivered in person at the election meeting. A meeting has been scheduled at the Lamar Senior Center at 29th and Lamar to discuss existing and new activities for the neighborhood. Nominees for the board are looking at organizing more social activities including a neighborhood book club, a walking group and a coffee group. Anyone interested in these or other neighborhood issues is invited to attend. The meeting will be December 5 at 6:00. Everyone is invited to come, meet your neighbors and get involved in keeping Pemberton a great place to live.

Nominees to date:Betty TrentTina WeinbergerMonnie AndersonDavid EdwardsLaura Sharp

Thank You To Laura Bennett, Ally Kirk, Nikki Faulkner, Annie & Hunter Brown and Brown Distributing and Grande Communications for Making the Pemberton Heights Fall Picnic a HUGE Success!!! Thanks to Laura Benner, Ally Kirk and Nikki Faulkner, the annual Pemberton Heights Fall picnic was again a huge success this year! Almost 169 neighbors gathered (95 adults and 74 children) on the evening of Sunday, October 23th, at Jean Mueller’s side lawn to enjoy a delightful meal from Tacodeli and catch up with friends, old and new. The kids bounced in a moonwalk, ate pizza, and got their faces painted by Bovo the Clown. Thanks to all the neighbors who contributed by making and bringing a dessert. The desserts were certainly devoured quickly! In addition to socializing with one another, Pemberton residents were given the opportunity to pay annual association membership dues, make donations to the neighborhood security efforts, and sign up for the perennial favorite holiday carriage rides in December. Every neighbor who attended either paid for or renewed their dues, so this event continues to be a big success for generating membership in the PHNA!!! We would like to thank Annie and Hunter Brown and Brown Distributing for donating the beverages for our picnic. We also appreciate the continued support of Grande Communicat ions with their sponsorship of our event. T h a n k y o u , neighbors for coming out and making our picnic extra special this year! And, again, a big thanks to the Muellers, Laura and Ally and Nikki for making this picnic a big success. We wouldn’t have done it without you!!!

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PHNA Balance Sheet /Income Statement

Description YTD - Comments Oct. 31, 2011Assets Security Fund $ 35,318 Wells FargoGeneral Fund 15,328 Wells Fargo (includes Gail's Triangle don.)Carriage/Guides 2,305 Wells FargoTotal Wells Fargo 52,951 Triangle Fund 22,000 Keep Austin BeautifulTotal Assets $ 74,951 Income October

Security Fund $ 2,550 $ 42,713General Fund (Dues) 4,470 6,370 Carriage/Guides 2,320 2,530 Triangle Fund 3,410 3,900 Total Income $ 12,750 $ 55,513 Expenses Security $ 3,308 22,384 APD / InsuranceFall Picnic 2,594 2,594 Food, Tables, Entertainment, etc.Winter Carriage Rides 200 200 Carriage rentals Triangle Transfer to KAB, Landscaping and MaintenanceInsurance Liability for PHNA OfficersMisc 59 1,333 Website, PayPal fees, PO Box, etc.

Total Expenses $ 6,102 $ 26,511Surplus / (Deficit) $ 6,648 $ 29,002

(includes Gail's Triangle)

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Holiday Carriage Rides through Pemberton

The holiday season is here and, once again, we will be able to enjoy all of the beautiful decorations throughout the neighborhood while riding in a magical horse drawn carriage. The carriage rides will take place starting at 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 11th. The last ride will take place at 8:00 p.m. Thank you to the Peeler Family for hosting and making this event possible. The Peelers are located at 1501 Gaston. Reservations have been made (the slots filled up very quickly at the PHNA picnic), and there are only a few remaining spots available at the 5:00 p.m. time slot. Please arrive 15 minutes early for the ride and plan to enjoy cookies and drinks before or after your ride. If you would like to make a reservation for one of the few remaining 5:00 p.m. time spots or get on the waiting lists, please contact Jahnna Peeler at [email protected]. If anyone is interested in bringing cookies or drinks, please contact Jahnna as well. Thank you, Peelers.



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I know that many of you love our Pemberton area for the tree shaded walks it provides. The “walk-ability “ of our neighbor is often mentioned as one of the most important reasons to living in the neighborhood. We have the wonderful Shoal Creek hike and bike trail to use but, we also enjoy being central enough to walk to many restaurants, shops, grocery stores, coffee shops and other destinations. Many of you are very familiar with these and other favorite spots, but for the newcomers in our neighborhood, I would like to take you on a walk each month to explore the attractions close to hand. Some of our favorite walks involve a short trip for breakfast on the weekends. Walking in the neighborhood we can reach Kerby Lane, Texas French Bread, Café Express and Russell’s in just a few minutes. All of these cafes offer breakfast on the weekends and you can probably find us at one or the other on a Saturday or Sunday morning depending on our mood: Kerby Lane offers a funky spot for apple whole wheat pancakes or migas. Russell’s is a great spot for outside dining enjoying a variety of eggs benedicts or french toast. Texas French Bread is the iconic spot for great pastries. Café Express features “scrambles”, frittatas, and self serve coffee in a variety of gourmet flavors and brews.

WALKING IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD If you are up for a longer walk ( about two miles round trip), going south on the hike and bike trail, you’ll find Austin Java a perfect spot to enjoy omelettes, pancakes and breakfast tacos. And if you like to work on your laptop with a cup of coffee, or bring your dog along, you’ll find yourself in lots of company. It’s quite acceptable to dine at any of the places noted in your walking clothes, so enjoy the fall weather and one of Austin’s best dining venues while you take in some exercise and enjoy our shady streets and parks.

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Freshly Cut for the Holidays

Our neighborhood periodically has people going from home to home, ringing doorbells and asking for your time. Often these are concerned citizens working on campaigns and petitions. They may also be your neighbors doing their due diligence required by the lengthy process to request a demolition permit, building permit, floor area increase or board of adjustment variance review. For the city commission meetings, often photographs of “neighbor context” are required to be provided, so you may see people taking photographs of the houses in the neighborhood. Austin does a number of studies and plans involving neighborhoods and you may encounter consultants taking photographs to include in their reports as examples of historic context, scale or density. In addition, Pemberton is a registered historic landmark district, so people may be taking photographs of homes they may want to duplicate for their home or remodel.

They may also be taking photographs to use as a basis for ideas for improvements in landscaping, fencing or paint colors. One of the advantages stated for listing an area as an historic district is an increase in tourism, so people walking around and admiring our neighborhood are to be expected. These activities are protected by law and should not be a concern for the neighborhood. They do not need any “authorization or permission” to undertake these activities. Unfortunately there are unscrupulous so l i c i t o r s who a l so f r equen t ou r neighborhood. And we have experienced a distressing amount of petty car break-ins and other crimes. Anyone who may appear to be suspicious can and should be reported to the police. You can report activity on line at www.ci.austin.tx.us/police You may also want to report any suspicious activity on the list serve. [email protected]

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Halloween Yards The Halloween Yards in the neighborhood continue to thrill each year at goblin and ghost season. Thank you to all the neighbors who decorated and shared their spooky decorations with us!

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