Azalea Street Beer & Wine Extravaganza

October 21, 4:30 - 7:00 PM

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Meeting to be IN PERSON ONLY (no Zoom) in the private back room of Great Heights Brewing, 938 Wakefield, at 7 pm.

All residents are welcome to attend the meeting. You don’t have to be a member to attend. You do have to be a member to vote.
If you want to join the civic club, you can do so before the meeting starts.

Meetings generally last about an hour.

July 5, 2022 Civic Club Meeting

At our July 5, 2022 Civic Club meeting, we will meet IN PERSON ONLY (no Zoom) in the private back room of Great Heights Brewing, 938 Wakefield, at 7 pm.

At this meeting there will be a vote on a motion to submit an application to the City of Houston seeking designation of the Garden Oaks neighborhood as a Heritage District.

QUESTIONS or COMMENTS RE THE HERITAGE DISTRICT DESIGNATION?
Email: heritage@GardenOaks.org

All residents are welcome to attend the meeting. You don’t have to be a member to attend. You do have to be a member to vote.
If you want to join the civic club, you can do so before the meeting starts. Our meetings generally last about an hour.

June 7, 2022 Civic Club Meeting

At our June 7, 2022 Civic Club meeting, we will meet IN PERSON ONLY (no Zoom) in the private back room of Great Heights Brewing, 938 Wakefield, at 7 pm.

All residents are welcome to attend the meeting. You don’t have to be a member to attend. You do have to be a member to vote.
If you want to join the civic club, you can do so before the meeting starts. Our meetings generally last about an hour.

QUESTIONS or COMMENTS RE THE HERITAGE DISTRICT DESIGNATION?
Email: heritage@GardenOaks.org

The purpose of the amendments are to encourage creation of networks of sidewalks rather than the “sidewalks to nowhere” which result from the Ordinance as it currently stands.
The amendments provide more sidewalk options and establish a sidewalk fund and protocols for sidewalk projects/networks.

What affects us in GO?
The proposed amendments provide an option for owners to pay a fee in lieu of putting in a sidewalk as required by the October 2020 ordinance. The fee amount will be approximately the same as the cost of installing a sidewalk. These fees would go into an area fund dedicated to sidewalk projects.

What is the Timing?
There is a public comment period (May 20 - June 23) prior to presenting the amendments to City Council for adoption in July.
Feedback on the proposal may be submitted here.
We are suggesting that you make a copy of feedback you submit and send it to Abbie Kamin, City Council District C.
Possible adoption would come late summer with an effective date in October.

What happens to all the money collected as in lieu fees?

At our February 1, 2022 Civic Club meeting, we will hear from Roman McAllen, Houston Office of Preservation (HOP) Officer. He will explain the designation of Heritage Districts and answer questions.
Come to the meeting with your constructive ideas and opinions. We cannot and will not have an open forum on whether Garden Oaks generally needs sidewalks. We will talk about the issue at hand – the impact of the sidewalk ordinance, whether we as a neighborhood want the Civic Club to continue to advocate for waivers, and the appropriate way to do that. I look forward to a productive discussion.

Our Civic Club meeting for February will be hopefully be our last Zoom only meeting. Please join us:
GOCC Meeting, Tuesday February 1, 7 pm.

Meeting ID: 853 8370 1841
Passcode: 505892

Our meetings generally last about an hour. Meetings are open to anyone, and you don't have to be a member to attend.

Our Civic Club meeting for November will be live and in person, the first time we've met since the pandemic. Please join us:
GOCC Meeting, Tuesday November 2, 7 pm
In person - Wakefield Crowbar, 954 Wakefield

Speaker: Garden Oaks resident and mental health expert, Robert Andrews.
Robert is the founder of the Institute of Sports Performance in Houston.
His short talk will provide hands-on practical ways to conserve energy,
handle stress and anxiety, and maintain connections.
Please join us! We will have a short business meeting and then our featured
speaker. Stay afterwards for social time!

Meiling Lin and Clementina Nunez from the Assessor’s Office offered an overview of the Harris County Tax Assessor’s Office and its duties.
Property Tax PPT

GOCC 2021 Survey