Houston Permitting Center
Main Office
Houston Permitting Center
1002 Washington Ave.
Houston, TX 77002
One Stop Permitting
832-394-8820
Phone: 832.394.9000
Year: 2013
HPD -Positive Interaction Program (P.I.P)
Citizens and Police … Friendship Through Education
The Houston Police Department has had a Community Service Division since the Seventies. When a group of citizens requested a presentation on a crime prevention topic, they would send one of their officers to the group and advise them what they could do to keep from becoming crime victims again. This is proactive policing. In 1982, out of the patrol division came the idea that citizens also need to know more about their police department before a crime occurred in their neighborhood. From this idea came the concept of the Positive Interaction Program, “PIP.”
A police agency can be very confusing to most citizens. The Positive Interaction Program holds monthly PIP meetings featuring speakers from different divisions (Burglary and Theft, Homicide, K-9, Helicopters, etc.) explaining how their division operates. This is done so citizens will know what to expect, should they ever need the police. The department was not sure how citizens would react to coming to a police station once a month for a presentation on a different division. So, the Positive Interaction Program was started as a pilot project in only one police station to begin with. The Program has proven to be an overwhelming success.
Statement of Purpose
The education of the citizens of Houston on how their police department functions is essential to the PIP program. Once a citizen understands how the police department does its job, that citizen can better relay to the police department their neighborhood needs.
The free flow of information and ideas gives us both a better understanding of each other’s needs and expectations. This fosters trust and friendship between citizens and the police department that serves them. Cooperation between the Houston Police Department and the citizens is imperative in the reduction of crime and enhancing the overall quality of life in their neighborhoods.
Magnolia Police Substation / Juntas en la estacion de Policia
Beware of your Surroundings from HPD – Eastside Division
Phone/Telefono: 713-928-4600 HPD Dispatch: 713-884-3131
EVERYONE INVITED! TODOS ESTAN INVITADOS!
Meeting : Mar. 18, 2013
Address: 7525 Sherman
Time/Hora: 6:30p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
To Houston Operating Facility Nearby Neighbors and Businesses
This is a Courtesy message sent on behalf of TPC Group Houston Operations, located at 8600 Park Place Blvd.
Due to the increased level of workforce being used at TPC Group, the company will begin using an offsite parking lot on Monday, March 18 for its contractors and providing bus transportation to and from the facility to limit impact on the local community.
TPC Group will continue using this traffic plan through mid-year 2014 and work collaboratively with LyondellBasell during its planned maintenance turnaround, by utilizing law-enforcement officers to direct traffic on Allen-Genoa, Lawndale and at the Scarborough exits on Highway 225 during shift changes, which have been staggered so as to minimize impact upon our community. Traffic will be busier 5:30-7:30 a.m. and 5-7:30 p.m.
Should you have any questions or concerns, please contact Sara Cronin at 713.475.5243.
Sara Cronin, APR
Director, Corporate Communications
sara.cronin@tpcgrp.com
TPC Group | www.tpcgrp.com
713.475.5243 | Fax: 713.626.3650
5151 San Felipe, Suite 800 | Houston, Texas 77056
Director, Corporate Communications
sara.cronin@tpcgrp.com
TPC Group | www.tpcgrp.com
713.475.5243 | Fax: 713.626.3650
5151 San Felipe, Suite 800 | Houston, Texas 77056
District E CIP Meeting Notice
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Contact: Lauren Doak (832) 393-3008
City of Houston Capital Improvement Plan Meeting in Your Neighborhood (District E)
District E Council Member Dave Martin
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Bay Area Community Center
5002 E. NASA Parkway
Seabrook 77586
Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) meetings are held every year to inform citizens of upcoming projects scheduled in their respective communities. The meetings afford citizens an opportunity to learn, voice their concerns and address their respective City Council members and City of Houston officials regarding project planning and delivery. An update on the city’s implementation of ReBuild Houston will be provided as well.
For more information and specific details about the CIP projects in your area and to see a draft of the Rebuild Houston ten-year plan visit www.houstontx.gov/cip/index.html.
For additional information contact Council Member Dave Martin’s office at (832) 393-3008.
The City of Houston will provide reasonable accommodations to citizens with disabilities/special needs upon request in advance of the meeting. Citizens are encouraged to call 832.393.0955 for arrangements.
Subscribe to Council Member Martin’s e-newsletter and follow him on Facebook andTwitter.
South Shaver Reconstruction To Begin Summer 2013
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Contact: Lauren Doak (832) 393-3008
March 5, 2013
South Shaver Reconstruction To Begin Summer 2013
Houston, TX – Houston City Council Member Dave Martin is pleased to announce that construction on the South Shaver Road Reconstruction Project is scheduled to begin Summer 2013. Improvements include widening the road from four to six lanes with a raise median, curb and gutter drainage, sidewalks, street lighting and improved underground utilities.
“Residents of South Houston have patiently waited decades to have this road reconstructed,” said Council Member Martin. “These new infrastructure improvements will provide a better quality of life for the community by aiding in less congestion and preventing future flooding.”
The project also includes storm water capacity improvements for a portion of the Berry Bayou and a new detention pond. The construction of the $13.5 million dollar improvement project is being managed by the Texas Department of Transportation and is scheduled for completion by early 2015.
Council Member Martin’s office will follow progress on this project and will continue to keep the public updated of any changes.
Should you have questions about this project please contact Council Member Martin’s office at (832) 393-3008.
Subscribe to Council Member Martin’s e-newsletter and follow him on Facebook andTwitter.
City of Houston Capital Improvement Plan Meeting in Your Neighborhood (District E, Kingwood)
City of Houston Officials
District E Council Member Dave Martin
Thursday, February 28, 2013
6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Kingwood Community Center
4102 Rustic Woods Drive
Kingwood 77345
Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) meetings are held every year to inform citizens of upcoming projects scheduled in their respective communities. The meetings afford citizens an opportunity to learn, voice their concerns and address their respective City Council members and City of Houston officials regarding project planning and delivery. An update on the city’s implementation of ReBuild Houston will be provided as well. For specific details about the CIP Projects in your area as well as to see a draft of the Rebuild Houston ten-year plan, visit http://www.houstontx.gov/cip/index.html.
For additional information contact Rhonda Sauter, Mayor’s Citizens’ Assistance Office, a division of the Department of Neighborhoods (DON), at rhonda.sauter@houstontx.gov or 832.393.0955. To learn more about DON, visit http://www.houstontx.gov/neighborhoods/.
The City of Houston will provide reasonable accommodations to citizens with disabilities/special needs upon request in advance of the meeting. Citizens are encouraged to call 832.393.0955 for arrangements.
Free document shredding
Sat, February 23, 8am – 12pm
Where: HPD South Central Station 2202 St. Emanuel St. Houston, TX 77003 (map)
DescriptionFree Document Shredding Mayor Annise Parker’s Department of Neighborhoods is proud to partner with Data Shredding Services of Texas, Inc. and the Houston Police Department to provide FREE, safe, and secure document shredding to neighborhood individuals. The Houston Police Department will have information available on identity theft during the event, and DSS will be on hand to safely and ethically destroy old documents.
iPads for the Rucker Elementary Reading Program
Like most K-12 schools throughout Texas, Rucker
Elementary faces a growing problem in reading, writing
and testing. As many of its students speak English as a
second language, they struggle with standardized tests
in English and learning critical reading skills.
Solving this problem has proved to be difficult.
Textbooks have yet to be successful, and computers —
while engaging and effective — are far too costly and
cumbersome to be placed in every classroom.
That’s when Mrs. Bradshaw — the fourth grade English
teacher at Rucker Elementary — had a brilliant idea. If
reading and writing curriculum could be taught using the
iPad, a mobile technology that children in all grade levels
could grasp, then she could finally have a way to get
around the language barrier.
When PL Propylene learned of the issue, they jumped in
to help. Mrs. Bradshaw sat down with the PL Propylene
team last summer to determine how many iPads they
were interested in donating.
“We thought they were going to say one or two, maybe
five,” Bradshaw says. “We couldn’t believe it when they
said 20.”
Before PL Propylene could move forward with the purchase,
it had to be approved by the Houston ISD School
Board. In July, the school board approved a $14,500
donation to purchase the iPads plus the necessary
reading software and equipment. By December, Rucker
Elementary had 20 brand new iPads loaded with educational software and ready to go.
The donation also included a movable dock and charging
station for the iPads. With this system, any teacher is
able to check out the iPads for her students to use. The
teacher also has freedom on where to test students —
they are no longer restricted to a specific desk, table
or classroom.
“ The iPads are a motivator for
students. They’ll work really
hard so that they get to use the
iPad at the end of the day.”