October 2023 Meeting Minutes
Attendance: 59 individuals
● 50 members and neighbors
● 9 guest and representatives
Call to Order 6:37 p.m.
Introductions of Guests and New Neighbors:
● Guests:
○ SAFFE Officers Arredondo & Hernandez
○ Juan Moreno – Officer of County Commissioner Clay-Flores
○ Rebecca Boysen – Word Heritage Office
○ Enrique Trevino, Edward Padilla – District 3
○ Derek Tulowitzky – District 5
○ Monica Savino – San Antonio Conservation Society
○ Liz Stone, Brandt Bakke – Bakke Development Corp
● New neighbors:
○ Many new neighbors/first-time attendees from Isabel St
○ Serena Murphy
Announcements:
● Trunk-or-Treat at the Lutheran Church on Friday 10/27 at 6 PM
● Agarita Concert in the park on Sunday 11/19 at 12:30 PM
● Sign-up for D3 and D5 newsletters
● Early voting for Nov 7 elections through Friday 11/3
● Urban-15’s Holiday Laser Show on Tuesday 12/19
● Congratulations to Brenda and Jorge from Poetic Coffee on their marriage
● Congratulations to George Cisneros and Urban-15 on a great performance at
Luminaria
Business Members:
● Rose Anzel from Crescendo Center at 2401 S Presa St
○ Offers music therapy for all ages and abilities
○ Crescendo’s participation at Family Day has been drawing crowds
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● Dan Kachtik from King Wiliam District CrossFit at 127 Groveton St
○ Dog/kid-friendly gym for all ages and abilities
● Caliente Hot Glass re-locating soon from 1411 N Hackberry to 1014 Roosevelt Ave
○ Glass studio
○ Upcoming sale
First Prize Drawing
Treasurer’s Report (Jamie Palochak):
● Check out the report included in the pre-meeting email
● Thank you to our business members for funding our activities
Old Business:
● Robert B Green Update
○ As part of the Rightsizing initiative, the SAISD voted to merge Green and
Bonham with PreK-2 at Green and 3-8 at Bonham
○ This was aligned with the proposal the RPNA voted on in August
○ In mid-November, the SAISD will vote on the final recommendation
● Litter Survey
○ A winner (Tam Hinojosa) was selected
New Business:
● SAFFE Officers’ Updates
○ Car meet-ups/street takeovers/racing on both sides of I-10 are a problem
■ Both officers are actively working on car meet-up concerns,
including uncover officers
■ Officers request neighbors continue to report issues/call SAPD
(anonymously)
■ Do not approach the situation on your own
■ Edward Padilla says D3 has been taking action
● Aware of car meet-ups, including on Isabel St
● Met with neighbors, established communication with
SAFFE officers, provided residents with traffic calming app
& handbook, continue working with SAPD, more patrols
based on peak dates and times, collecting data to
ultimately go to city leaders and demand more resources
● Construction on Isabel is complete
○ D3 Officer Arredondo
■ Shots fired: Roosevelt & S Presa, from School & Hansford ditch
■ Roosevelt & Steve has been quiet
■ Continued issues (e.g. trespassing) at Whataburger
■ Issues on Weaver being monitored (e.g., people with drug
addiction)
■ Construction equipment on S Presa tampered with
■ Issues at Gabi Foodmart (e.g. loitering)
■ 7 arrests with lots of meth recovered
○ D5 Officer Hernandez
■ Criminal trespass near Castillo
■ Campsites
■ Copper theft continues
● Conservation Society – Monica Savino
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○ Service day at Yturri-Edmunds on Sat 10/28 9 AM to clean grounds
○ Yturri-Edmunds open house on Sat 11/18
○ Long-term goal for Yturri-Edmunds
■ To reactivate tours and facilities for use
■ An update will be provided to RPNA in 6-months
● RPNA T-Shirt Sale
○ 100 shirts for $1,000
○ Caliente Hot Glass volunteered to donate $250 for t-shirts, joining Freetail
Brewing, Nate Young (Devora Realty), and Carnitas Lonja as the official t-
shirt sponsors
○ Shirts will cost $10 each
● Trees in Roosevelt Park – Derek Tulowitzky
○ Mature trees are being planted in Roosevelt Park
○ Thank you to Grace for pushing this initiative
● Bakke Development Corp Update – Liz Stone, Brandt Bakke
○ Plans for development at 207 Roosevelt and surrounding area revealed
○ Timeframe for development is early next year
● Rebecca Boysen - World Heritage Office
○ A re-design of the art installation slated for Roosevelt & Mission is
underway
○ Jeff inquires about a traffic sign hit on mission; a work order was
submitted and Rebecca will look into the possibility of partnering on traffic
calming measures with RPNA
○ Día de los Muertos: Celebrando las Misiones on Oct 28
○ Texas Arbor Day at Mission Marquee on Nov 4
● Diego Bernal’s office – not present
● Juan Moreno – County Commissioner Clay-Flores’ Office
○ Donated popcorn to Movie in the Park event
○ Look for a newsletter from the County Commissioner issued every 2-3
months
○ Approved a boost to county sheriff salaries
○ Budget for park
○ $500K for sidewalks in Southside ISD
○ Hot Wells restoration project
○ Macdona Plaza Park revitalization project
● Enrique Trevino – D3 Office
○ Gift glow-in-the-dark lights for upcoming Halloween event
○ Working on underpass lights for night
○ Working with public works to deter donuts
○ Street sweep on Mission
● Derek Tulowitzky – D5 Office
○ Open office hours Nov 6 4-6 PM
○ Offering utility assistance
○ Offering rental assistance
○ Home rehab/repair applications open
Committee Reports:
● Trash Clean-up
○ Next event: Sat 11/11 on Presa
○ Check out River Warriors
● Family Day
○ Next Event: Sat 10/28
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○ Crescendo will be participating
● Halloween Parade & Block Party
○ Tues 10/31
○ Parade line-up at 5:30 and kick-off at 5:45
○ Castillo will be closed for block party
○ Urban-15 will be joining
○ Free hot dogs for first 50 kids
○ Open volunteer roles announced (e.g. moving items) – thank you to one neighbor
for volunteering
Prize Drawing
Questions & Concerns:
• Berkshire houses are sinking
o Depending on the situation, it is possible there are city funds according to
Enrique
Meeting adjourned: 8:00 p.m.
Submitted by: Jessica Stuart
Date: November 10, 2023
