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April 23, 2024 in Community NewsletterEventsNeighborhood News

Explorers Program – Join Today!

Explorers

The Explorers Program focuses on educational training for youth on the purposes, mission and objectives of law enforcement. Youth between the ages of 14 and 21 are able to participate. Participants will experience career orientation, leadership, and community service opportunities that challenge them to become good citizens of our city and country.

February 28, 2024 in Events

Utilizing 3-1-1 to Report Issues

Residents may act as extra eyes and ears on the streets, and soon you’ll be able to report a pothole, a malfunctioning traffic light, or a drainage problem while you’re out and about. Houston 311 has launched a new smartphone app that makes reporting issues like these easier than ever. The app uses GPS to identify your location and also allows you to snap a photo to add to your service request. The new app allows for reports to be automatically routed to city departments for resolutions.

You can still alert the City of Houston of issues by dialing 3-1-1 or 713-837-0311 of potential problems in your community. Houstonians can also access this helpful service via an e-mail to 311@HoustonTX.gov. A self Service Request (SR) form is available online at www.houston311.org. Once you’ve reported a problem please follow up with the District E office by emailing your case number and information on the issue to the District E office at districte@houstontx.gov to help make sure the problem is addressed in a timely manner.

January 9, 2024 in Beautification EffortsCommunity NewsletterEventsNeighborhood NewsTPC

Scenario – Oak Meadow Park Ribbon Cutting

Oak Meadow Park Ribbon Cutting SCENARIO
Date / Time: Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2023 / 3 p.m.
Site: Oak Meadow Park, 500 Ahrens St., Houston, TX 77017
Point of Contact: Oneika Peters, Sr. Community Liaison, HPARD, 832-755-0293(cell) Chanelle
Frazier, Outreach Manager, Houston Parks Board, 832- 713-1277 (cell)
Parking: Speaking program participants and VIPs will park along Ahrens Street near the
playground; general public parking will be around the park
Weather Provisions: Event will be outdoors; umbrellas will be provided in case of light rain; in
case of moderate rain, speaking program will be under the park’s picnic pavilion
Language Provision: This is a bilingual speaking program through interpretation headsets provided
to people who prefer to listen in Spanish


Confirmed Speaking Program Participants (in order of appearance):

Kenneth Allen, Director, Houston
Parks and Recreation Department The Honorable Mayor Sylvester Turner, Mayor, City of Houston
Mayor Pro-Tem and Council Member Dave Martin, District E Beth White, President and CEO, Houston
Parks Board
Dean Corgey, Commissioner, Port Houston
Michelle Garcia, Vice President, Oak Meadows Civic Club
Confirmed Elected Officials, Partners, and Guests
Sara Cronin, Vice President of Communications and Public Affairs; Gwendolyn Kimble, Communications
Coordinator; Nick Gill, Houston Operations Plant Manager; Jason Sanders, Environmental Manager, TPC
Group
Sara Montelongo-Oyervidez, Manager, Refinery Public Affairs, Valero Energy Foundation Grant
Hopkins, Asset Management Leader; Lacey LeMoine, Public Affairs Coordinator,
INVISTA
Katie Shelton, Public Affairs Liaison, on behalf of At-Large Council Member Sallie Alcorn Eileen
Puente, Principal, Rucker Elementary School, HISD
Fred Flickinger, Council Member-elect, District E (tentative)

PHOTO OPPORTUNITY: All Program Participants gather at the ribbon-cutting location
Oak Meadow Park Improvements Description and Background

  • This event celebrates the grand opening of improvements at Oak Meadow Park, located in the Oak
    Meadows Neighborhood.
  • Improvements made by the Houston Parks Board and the Houston Parks and Recreation Department
    include:
    o Replaced the playground’s equipment for ages 2-5 and 5-12 and the adjacent concrete plaza
    o Replaced swing set and added adjacent site lighting
    o Upgraded asphalt walking trail to new concrete and installed two new benches along the trail
    o Renovated basketball area with resurfaced court, repainted lines, new backboards and posts, and
    installation of new seatless benches for players to lean on
    o Converted the baseball field into a soccer field and established new turf
    o Added picnic pavilion area with lighting and four new picnic tables
    o Enhanced volleyball court with new sod, posts, and corner markers
    o Refreshed and reconfigured site furnishings, such as benches, picnic tables, and grills
    o Repaired park water fountain
    o Addition of bollards around the park perimeter
    o Detention area for improved drainage for the park
  • Houston Parks Board served as the project manager, with Times Construction as the construction
    firm. The landscape architect was Clark Condon Associates, Inc. The overall total project cost is
    $1,095,000.
  • Upgrades to this neighborhood park were made possible by 50/50 Park Partners, a Mayor
    Sylvester Turner initiative led by the City of Houston, Houston Parks and Recreation Department,
    Houston Parks Board, and Greater Houston Partnership.
  • The 50/50 Park Partners framework provides an opportunity for corporations to play a
    leadership role in supporting neighborhood parks and their surrounding communities, catalyzing the
    process of reinvigorating an under-resourced park.
  • In addition to a City of Houston public investment of $14 million to the 50/50 Park Partners
    Initiative, we would like to acknowledge over 30 philanthropic partners who together invested over
    $10 million, including Houston Endowment, Port Houston – the official Park Partner for this park.
  • Houston Endowment has played a leadership role in parks across the city through its history of
    investments and recognizes the value of smaller neighborhood parks.
  • Port Houston played a pivotal role in this park’s transformation by pledging $1 million to the
    50/50 Park Partners program, partnering with both Oak Meadow Park and Hidalgo Park, and inspiring
    the maritime-themed playground.
  • In addition, three companies contributed funding towards improvements at Oak Meadow Park:
    INVISTA, TPC Group, and the Valero Energy Foundation – collectively contributed over $30,000 to the
    project.
  • The initiative included a coordinated process for determining park improvements focused on
    collaboration with the Oak Meadows Neighborhood and the District E Office.
  • For this park, an initial community listening session was held on December 8, 2021, during
    which residents provided their ideas and feedback on key aspects of the park.
  • An in-person pop-up on December 14, 2021, and additional meetings were held with the community
    to refine the park’s improvements and design further.
  • A survey was also distributed to the neighborhood via email and yard signs.

Event Location

RESERVED PARKING PASS
Event at Oak Meadow Park
500 AHRENS ST., HOUSTON, TX 77017
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 20, 2023, AT 3 PM

January 9, 2024 in Community NewsletterEventsNeighborhood NewsTPC

Oak Meadows Park – Ribbon Cutting Event.

The link includes photos Before, Construction, Park design and Ribbon cutting event: https://link.edgepilot.com/s/62e04cdd/-4mQw_UHKUmYHYFsrU1q-Q?u=https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/16L-1XrIYF-DHexF2NOWG9_FHykcVNwHa?usp=sharing (photos will be in the sub-folder called “Ribbon Cutting”) 

When using the photos, we kindly ask that this caption be used: “Photos Courtesy of Houston Parks Board, Anthony Rathbun Photographer”

Houston Parks Board – Oak Meadows Fifty-Fifty Ribbon Cutting

December 19, 2023 in EventsImportant RemindersIntroductionNeighborhood News

Updated scheduled event for Oak Meadow Park Ribbon Cutting SCENARIO will be December 20, 2023 at 3:00pm.

  • Date / Time: Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2023 / 3:00p.m.
  • Site: Oak Meadow Park, 500 Ahrens St., Houston, TX 77017
  • Point of Contact: Oneika Peters, Sr. Community Liaison, HPARD, 832-755-0293(cell)
  • Chanelle Frazier, Outreach Manager, Houston Parks Board, 713-
  • Parking: Speaking program participants and VIPs will park along Ahrens Street near the playground; general public parking will be around the park
  • Weather Provisions: Event will be outdoors; umbrellas will be provided in case of light rain; in case of moderate rain, speaking program will be under the park’s picnic pavilion
  • Language Provision: This is a bilingual speaking program through interpretation headsets provided to people who prefer to listen in Spanish
  • Confirmed Speaking Program Participants (in order of appearance):
    • Kenneth Allen, Director, Houston Parks and Recreation Department
    • The Honorable Mayor Sylvester Turner, Mayor, City of Houston
    • Mayor Pro-Tem and Council Member Dave Martin, District E
    • Beth White, President and CEO, Houston Parks Board
    • Dean Corgey, Commissioner, Port Houston
    • Michelle Garcia, Vice President, Oak Meadows Civic Club
  • Confirmed Elected Officials, Partners, and Guests
    • Sara Cronin, Vice President of Communications and Public Affairs; Gwendolyn Kimble, Communications Coordinator; Nick Gill, Houston Operations Plant Manager; Jason Sanders, Environmental Manager, TPC Group
    • Sara Montelongo-Oyervidez, Manager, Refinery Public Affairs, Valero Energy Foundation
    • Jesus Gonzalez, President, and Rita Snow, Secretary, Oak Meadows Civic Club
    • Eileen Puente, Principal, Rucker Elementary School, HISD
  • Scenario Snapshot
    • 01:30 p.m. Event Load-in Begins
    • 02:30 p.m. All Event Elements in Place 03:05 p.m. Opening Remarks Begin
    • 03:26 p.m. END of Program & Ribbon Cutting Ceremony BEGINS 04:00 p.m. Event ends
  • Speaking Program – 21 minutes
    • 3:05 p.m. Kenneth Allen, Director, Houston Parks and Recreation Department, thanks participants for coming and offers remarks (4 mins)
    • 3:09 p.m. Mr. Allen introduces The Honorable Mayor Sylvester Turner, Mayor of The City of Houston (1 min)
    • 3:10 p.m. Mayor Sylvester Turner offers remarks (3 mins)
    • 3:13 p.m. Mayor Sylvester Turner introduces Mayor Pro-Tem and District E Council Member Dave Martin (1 min)
    • 3:14 p.m. Mayor Pro-Tem Martin offers remarks and turns program back to Mr. Allen(2 mins)
    • 3:16 p.m. Mr. Allen introduces Beth White, President and CEO, Houston Parks Board (1 min)
    • 3:17 p.m. Ms. White offers remarks (2 min)
    • 3:19 p.m. Ms. White introduces Dean Corgey, Commissioner, Port Houston (1 min)
    • 3:20 p.m. Mr. Corgey offers remarks and turns program back to Ms. White (2 min)
    • 3:22 p.m. Ms. White introduces Michelle Garcia, Vice President, Oak Meadows Civic Club (1 min)
    • 3:23 p.m. Ms. Garcia offers remarks and turns program back to Mr. Allen (2 min)
    • 3:25 p.m. Mr. Allen offers closing remarks and thanks everyone for attending! All
    • speakers, VIPs, and electeds move to the ribbon cutting location (1 min)
    • 3:26 p.m. Ribbon Cutting Photo Opp
  • PHOTO OPPORTUNITY: All Program Participants gather at the ribbon-cutting location
  • Oak Meadow Park Improvements Description and Background – This event celebrates the grand opening of improvements at Oak Meadow Park, located in the Oak Meadows Neighborhood.
  • Improvements made by the Houston Parks Board and the Houston Parks and Recreation Department
    include:
    o Replaced the playground’s equipment for ages 2-5 and 5-12 and the adjacent concrete plaza
    o Replaced swing set and added adjacent site lighting
    o Upgraded asphalt walking trail to new concrete and installed two new benches along the trail
    o Renovated basketball area with resurfaced court, repainted lines, new backboards and posts, and
    installation of new seatless benches for players to lean on
    o Converted the baseball field into a soccer field and established new turf
    o Added picnic pavilion area with lighting and four new picnic tables
    o Enhanced volleyball court with new sod, posts, and corner markers
    o Refreshed and reconfigured site furnishings, such as benches, picnic tables, and grills
    o Repaired park water fountain
    o Addition of bollards around the park perimeter
    o Detention area for improved drainage for the park
  • Houston Parks Board served as the project manager, with Times Construction as the construction
    firm. The landscape architect was Clark Condon Associates, Inc. The overall total project cost is
    $1,095,000.
  • Upgrades to this neighborhood park were made possible by 50/50 Park Partners, a Mayor
    Sylvester Turner initiative led by the City of Houston, Houston Parks and Recreation Department,
    Houston Parks Board, and Greater Houston Partnership.
  • The 50/50 Park Partners framework provides an opportunity for corporations to play a
    leadership role in supporting neighborhood parks and their surrounding communities, catalyzing the
    process of reinvigorating an under-resourced park.
  • In addition to a City of Houston public investment of $14 million to the 50/50 Park Partners
    Initiative, we would like to acknowledge over 30 philanthropic partners who together invested over
    $10 million, including Houston Endowment, Port Houston – the official Park Partner for this park.
  • Houston Endowment has played a leadership role in parks across the city through its history of
    investments and recognizes the value of smaller neighborhood parks.
  • Port Houston played a pivotal role in this park’s transformation by pledging $1 million to the
    50/50 Park Partners program, partnering with both Oak Meadow Park and Hidalgo Park, and inspiring
    the maritime-themed playground.
  • In addition, three companies contributed funding towards improvements at Oak Meadow Park:
    INVISTA, TPC Group, and the Valero Energy Foundation – collectively contributed over $30,000 to the
    project.
  • The initiative included a coordinated process for determining park improvements focused on
    collaboration with the Oak Meadows Neighborhood and the District E Office.
  • For this park, an initial community listening session was held on December 8, 2021, during
    which residents provided their ideas and feedback on key aspects of the park.
  • An in-person pop-up on December 14, 2021, and additional meetings were held with the community
    to refine the park’s improvements and design further.
  • A survey was also distributed to the neighborhood via email and yard signs.