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February 28, 2024 in City CouncilCommunity NewsletterIntroductionNeighborhood News

Fred Flickinger Monthly Newsletter

Dear District E Residents,
I am honored to have the opportunity to serve as the new Houston City Council Member for District E and represent every community across the district. As I begin my term, I would like to share a few areas of focus that I believe are of utmost importance to our community’s well-being and growth.
First and foremost, public safety is a top priority for me. It is crucial that we all feel secure and protected in our homes and neighborhoods. I am committed to working closely with our Houston Police Department Divisions to ensure they have the resources and support they need to keep our community safe. I plan to utilize my Council District Service Funds to supplement the District E HPD Divisions’ efforts to keep us safe. Together, we can foster strong relationships with law enforcement and implement proactive strategies to prevent crime and create a sense of security.
Additionally, as many of you are aware, our community has experienced its fair share of challenges when it comes to flooding. Addressing flood mitigation is a critical task that requires immediate attention. I will continue the strong work put forth by Council Member Dave Martin and work diligently with Houston Public Works, Harris County Flood Control District, and Harris County among other experts to implement comprehensive measures that effectively manage and mitigate flooding risks. We must invest in infrastructure and projects that will safeguard our homes and businesses from future flood events. This includes the Lake Houston Spillway Dam Improvement Project, dredging Lake Houston, and continued funding for local drainage projects.
Lastly, infrastructure improvements are vital for the growth and prosperity of any community. Our roads, bridges, water systems, and utilities play a crucial role in enhancing our quality of life. I am committed to collaborating with my fellow council members and seeking innovative solutions to improve our community’s infrastructure. By focusing on targeted investments and strategic planning, we can ensure our transportation systems are efficient, our utilities are reliable, and our community remains accessible to all.
I am grateful for the opportunity to contribute to our community’s continued success, and I am committed to representing your interests and concerns. As your council member, I encourage you to reach out to me with any questions, ideas, or suggestions you may have. Together, we can make a significant and lasting impact on the issues that matter most to us.
Thank you for placing your trust in me, and I am excited to work with each and every one of you to create a safer, more resilient, and better-connected community.
Sincerely,

The District E Office

Council Member Fred Flickinger

900 Bagby, First Floor

Houston, TX 77002

Email: districte@houstontx.gov

Phone: (832) 393-3008

The District E Team

Dustin Hodges

Chief of Staff

Demari Perez

North Sector Manager

Yasmine Perez

South Sector Manager

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.

January 26, 2010 in Introduction

Oak Meadow Panel Board

  • Jesus G. – President
  • Michelle G. – Vice President
  • Therese G. – Treasurer
  • Secretary – Rita Snow
  • Auditor Treasurer: Norma F.
  • Sergio M., Hernan A. and Paul T. – Architectural and Review Committee
  • Cathy C.- Deed Restriction Committee
  • Marco V. – IT/Website

Membership is non- mandatory and all dues are voluntary. Being a member brings many advantages to our community such as voting for change, projects, business support and advice and may include networking opportunities! We urge you to become a member and make your voice count!

Dear Member,

Active neighborhood civic clubs play an important role in maintaining the quality and attractiveness of their surroundings.  This serves as a sounding voice which amplifies the matters of community betterment.  It aids the processes of democracy, providing means for neighbors to communicate at the most effective neighborhood level.  The end goal of these efforts, frankly, is to develop a total community of informed, responsible and productive active individual citizens.

In more detail, the principal objectives of such a civic organization generally fit into four categories:

Environmental –  Enforce such restrictive covenants as have been established and are in force for control of land use within our subdivision.  This may involve surveillance, persuasion, and if necessary, proceedings of the law.

Social –    Develop and administer continuing programs for our neighborhood   beautification of both private properties and such public spaces as park, parkways, drainage systems, etc., to keep residents informed of mutual interests and concerns.

Communication –   Facilitate communications between governmental agencies and citizens. Provide non biased information as to issues of local importance.

Deed Restrictions – Are restrictive covenants to obtain compliance with the land that is, restrictions on use of the property which pass automatically from seller to buyer or renter.  Restrictions are enforced for protecting residential property against damaging influences.

We are a non-profit organization formed by residents of a platted subdivision.  As you may know, the club had been inactive for quite some time now and has been active since November 2009.

Thank you for your participation and contribution in becoming a member of the Civic Club.

Querido miembro,

El club civico de una colonia es muy importante para mantener la calidad de vida y lo atractivo de los alrededores. Esto sirve como la vos que amplifica el mejoramiento de la comunidad. Ayuda al proceso de la democracia y da ayuda a tus vesinos para que puedan conectarse de la major manera con toda la colonia. El fin de este esfuerso, sincermente, es para desarrollar una comunidad que este bien informada que se hace responsable de su area y que se hagan unos vecinos productivos para su comunidad.

En mas detalle, los objetivos principales de un club civico se dividen en cuatro categorias:

Medioambiente–  Imponga los convenios restrintivos que han sido establecidos y los cuales estan en vigor para el control del uso de la propiedad dentro de nuestra colonia.

Social–  Desarrolle y administre programas seguidos para el mejoramiento de la colonia para ambas propiedades publicas y privadas, como parques, avenidas, sistemas del drenaje, etc. asi mantiene a los residentes informados de los intereses mutuos.

Comunicacion– Facilite comunicacion entre las agencias gubernamentales y la comunidad. Provea informacion imparcial acerca de las cuestiones de importancia local.

Restricciones a la Propiedad–  Son convenios restrictivos que son ejecutados para que se siguan las reglas de la propiedad, las restricciones a la propiedad las cuales son pasadas de dueno a dueno o de vendedor a comprador. Las restricciones son seguidas para protejer las propiedades residenciales en contra de las influencias que danan.

Somos una organisacion no lucrativa formada por residentes de esta colonia. Como usted sabra, el club civico estuvo inactivo por mucho tiempo pero desde el 2009 ha sido reactivado.

Gracias por su participacion y contribucion y por hacerse miembro del Club Civico.

Respectfully Yours,

Oak Meadow Civic Club