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February 28, 2024 in Important Reminders

Report a Streetlight Outage
CenterPoint Energy maintains streetlights throughout District E and the City of Houston. If you notice a streetlight out in your area, please click on the link below to report a streetlight outage.You will be asked to provide:​​a pole number (or nearby address) for the non-functioning lights you want to reportcontact information (in case more information is needed to locate a streetlight)an e-mail address (if you want feedback regarding your repair request)the number of streetlights you would like to report​The system will guide you through the remaining steps. To report a streetlight outage using the interactive map, click here.Report general power outages by calling 713-207-2222 or toll-free 800-332-7143.

February 26, 2024 in Important RemindersNeighborhood News

PROYECTO EXPLANADA/MARCADORES BARRIOS – 2024

Esperamos que todos estén disfrutando de las últimas renovaciones del parque en las que el club cívico trabajó diligentemente en su nombre. ¡La junta del parque con la oficina del alcalde Turner junto con tantos patrocinadores lo hicieron posible para usted! Vemos a muchos de ustedes caminando por los senderos y a los niños jugando y andando en bicicleta. ¿A cuántos de ustedes les gusta el mirador?

Actualmente estamos trabajando en nuestro próximo proyecto, ¡el marcador del vecindario! Solicitamos dos, que estarán ubicados en la calle Ahrens/Allen Genoa y la calle Howard/Michael. ¡Unámonos para embellecer nuestra comunidad! ¡Necesitamos tu ayuda! ¡Por favor done cualquier cantidad que desee para ayudarnos a pagar los permisos y amablemente les pediremos a los patrocinadores que nos ayuden con el resto! No es barato de instalar. ¡Unámonos para obtener los permisos que necesitaremos!

Hasta ahora han donado los siguientes.

S. Martínez

A. Ponce

M.Reyes

¡Nuestra meta es $500!

Si no es residente, infórmenos y lo eliminaremos de la lista de distribución. ¡Pido disculpas por las molestias!

POR FAVOR REENVIAR Y COMPARTIR

February 16, 2024 in Community NewsletterImportant RemindersNeighborhood News

REMINDER – OMCC Meeting 

Meeting Details:      Date:  Tuesday, Feb 20th       Time: 6:30 – 730 pm

Location:  9045 Howard Dr – Iglesia Church     Parking in rear of church

GUEST Speakers:

Councilmember Flickinger & Chief of Staff – Dustin Hodges will be attending.

Topics of discussion:  

1)  Handicap Entries to OM Park -they are waiting on Public works who already has all the permits to do the work – but they are still in the design of entryway. 

2)  Tables at OM Park – still in discussion with Parks Dept & legal over replacement issues

3)  Lights at OM Park – Don’t know if they have been repaired/replaced with LED fixtures to work dust to dawn and whether the lights have been turned to light up park instead of outside area

4)  Replacement of the two BBQ pits that were stolen from OM Park – Parks dept advised that they would come after renovation was completed.

5)  No Left Turn Sign – discussion still ongoing on removal of NO Left Turn signs and possible traffic light on Allen Genoa

HPD – Officer Angel Silva  & Constable Jerry Garcia  Discussing  – Crime in Area

Please mark your calendar so you can attend.  Look forward to seeing you.

Respectively,

Rita Snow

February 5, 2024 in Community NewsletterImportant Reminders

MARK YOUR CALENDAR – HERE IS THE DATE 

OAK MEADOWS CIVIC CLUB MEETING – TUESDAY FEB. 20TH 

9045 Howard – IGLESIA CHURCH – Parking in fenced lot behind church 

BEGIN TIME – 630PM 

                       GUESTS – Yasmin Perez with CM Flickinger’s office 

                       Officer Angel Silva – Houston Police Dept. 

                       Constable Jerry Garcia 

Agenda: 

1. Welcome and Introductions 

2. Minutes Reading 

3. Nomination and ELECTION of Officers – Civic Club 

4. Comments from City official and Law enforcement 

5. Question and Answer session, suggestions, etc 

6. Closing 

 ***Oak Meadows Residents and Neighbors*** 

Please Join us at our next Civic Club meeting. If you would like to become an officer of the Civic Club, this is your opportunity. 

Our CM representative will advise update on handicap entrance to our newly renovated OM Park and the replacement of our 4 picnic tables that were removed. 

Officer Silva will be giving updates on CRIME and other activities. 

Constable Garcia will also give his announcements. 

Want to be added to the distribution list? Sign up and leave your email address to receive “Notification and Updates” at the meeting! 

Meeting details : 

Date: Tuesday, February 20, 2024. 

Time: 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm. 

Venue: Iglesia Church, 9045 Howard Dr., Houston TX 77017. 

December 19, 2023 in Beautification EffortsImportant RemindersNeighborhood News

OAK MEADOWS ANNUAL DUES ARE $25.00 – Ready for the 2024, WE ARE! Make a difference in where you live.

President – Jesus Gonzalez – laredorx54@yahoo.com – email us today!

Oak Meadows Neighbors,

2024 is only few weeks away! Let’s begin the new year right and be mindful that January is the time to pay your membership dues. 

You saw your civic club worked for you through out the year of 2023.

  • OM Website
  • OM Meetings and updates
  • Reported Water leaks and drainage system
  • OM Park

We are hoping that more residents will become members and are able to reach out to those that live near you.  We still have petitions on hand to sign so that we can update our Deed Restrictions to allow those that want to build 2-story homes. 

We have a new council member in office that pledged during his campaign to not ignore Dist. “E.”

There is so much we can do together for 2024.  Please reach out to us and become a member of your Civic Club. 

Thank you.

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.

September 24, 2023 in Important Reminders

MAKE YOUR CONTRIBUTION and click on the “Donate” tab on the homepage!

Your contribution improves community safety, operations, and progress. OMCC appreciates support from community residents who are willing to invest in enhancing the Oak Meadows experience.

Su contribución mejora la seguridad, las operaciones y el progreso de la comunidad. OMCC agradece el apoyo de los residentes de la comunidad que estén dispuestos a invertir para mejorar la experiencia de Oak Meadows.

September 24, 2023 in Important RemindersNeighborhood News

STAY IN THE KNOW & SPREAD THE NEWS!

Get the latest updates, news, and information on the OMCC website and tell everyone all about it!

Community involvement promotes responsibility, creativity, and intelligence.  Being involved is so crucial because the goings ons of your community directly affect everyone!

September 19, 2023 in Beautification EffortsEventsImportant Reminders

Residents attend Civic Club meeting – We need your voice! Ven a la reunión y habla en nombre de nuestro vecindario! 9045 Howard – 6:30PM – Sept 19th

9045 Howard – 6:30PM – Sept 19th
Some capital improvements that need to be addressed are as follows:

1. Need for infrastructure repairs

2. Need new cement street- no more blacktopping

3. Need to repair or replace water lines especially those busting on Right of Ways

Residentes de Oak Meadows: este es un momento en el que debemos unirnos y unirnos. Si no hablamos en esta próxima reunión, nuestro vecindario seguirá recibiendo NADA.

1. Primero, reemplazamos las líneas de alcantarillado en Oak Meadows debido a que el Club Cívico habló en nombre de todo el vecindario con los representantes de la ciudad de Houston.

2. En segundo lugar, propusimos renovaciones del parque con nuestros donantes circundantes, el Puerto de Houston y Plants. El próximo mes gran celebración de reapertura con la Ciudad de Houston y el Puerto de Houston y representantes de la planta.

3. La próxima reunión es nuestra oportunidad para hablar sobre reparaciones adicionales necesarias en Oak Meadows. Calles de Cemento y Líneas de Agua. Las líneas de agua se instalaron en 1950. Es hora de hacer otras nuevas.

Ven a la reunión y habla en nombre de nuestro vecindario!