Our Next Meeting
Our next meeting is on Monday, February 24th at 6:30pm at the Spicewood Springs Library. We will be covering the various initiatives related to supporting Austin's broad and diverse culture. RSVP on Facebook.
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Past Meetings
August Community Meeting
August 26th, 2019
We were joined by City Budget Director Ed Van Eenoo to talk about the FY2020 City Budget. Check out budget documents at Austin Finance Online or review prior budget details at Open Budget ATX. We also covered the latest updates on homelessness. Watch the live stream video on Facebook!
July Community Meeting
July 22nd, 2019
We were joined by D6 State Reps Celia Israel, John Bucy, and Vikki Goodwin to learn all about what happened in this year’s session of the Texas Legislature and how what happens under the Capitol dome affects us all. Watch the live stream video on Facebook!
June Community Meeting
June 24th, 2019
Austin Energy and Pedernales Co-Op joined NWAC for a Summer Savings event to provide information on how to reduce energy bills in the summer!
April Community Meeting
April 22nd, 2019
We were joined by a panel of APD officers to talk about public safety issues in NW Austin. Watch the live stream on Facebook
March Community Meeting
March 25th, 2019
We invited the city's Neighborhood Housing and Community Development department to discuss the future of affordable housing in Austin.
February Community Meeting
February 25th, 2019
We discussed all the transportation plans and projects underway – Austin Strategic Mobility Plan, or ASMP (also, check the ASMP draft map), Project Connect, 620/2222, Anderson Mill Road, Bonds Projects, and more.
October Community Meeting
October 24th, 2018
In a pre-election wrap up, we invited the community to share their perspectives on all the races and items to appear on the November ballot as well as answer questions related to the boil-water notice.
September Community Meeting
September 24th, 2018
We reviewed all of the non-candidate ballot propositions (7 city bonds, 2 city charter amendments, 2 city citizen petitions, 1 RRISD bond) on the November ballot for District 6
Learn more about the Round Rock ISD Bond
Learn more about the City of Austin bonds
August Community Meeting
August 27th, 2018
Our 4th Annual City Budget Review covered the City Manager's proposed FY2019 budget, including the new focus on the strategic planning outcomes approved by council earlier this year.
Download the presentation
Visit budget.austintexas.gov
July Community Meeting
July 23rd, 2018
Austin Energy and Austin Water brought teams of city staff out to NWAC to talk about their Summer Savings program.
Read more about Summer Savings
May Community Meeting
May 21st, 2018
New City Manager Spencer Cronk visited NWAC to talk about budget priorities he will consider for the FY2019 budget
April Community Meeting
April 23rd, 2018
Austin Transportation Department took public input on the future of traffic in Austin
March Community Meeting
March 26th, 2018
Mayor Steve Adler, Police Chief Brian Manley, and leadership from the Austin Police Department provided an update on the recent bombings and how to keep our community safe
February Community Meeting
February 26th, 2018
City of Austin Transportation staff will be joining us to review the more than $400 million of corridor improvements that were included in the 2016 Mobility bonds.
January Community Meeting
January 22nd, 2018
This month Council Member Flannigan recapped the work he's done in his first year on City Council and talked about priorities for 2018.
October Community Meeting
October 23rd, 2017
This month we had a briefing by city staff on the impact of new laws passed by the 2017 Texas Legislature. Then D6 Bond Advisory Task Force member Jeremiah Bentley walked us through some of what is being proposed for a future city bond election.
September Community Meeting
September 25th, 2017
This month we discussed the downtown and the new planning process for the future of downtown.
July Community Meeting
July 24th, 2017
This month we discussed the breakdown of the city budget for 2017-2018 with city Budget Officer Ed Van Eenoo. See an even more detailed breakdown of the budget at budget.austintexas.gov
June Community Meeting
June 26th, 2017
This month we discussed the search process for a new City Manager.
May Community Meeting
May 22nd, 2017
This month we discussed Water Forward, Austin's Integrated Water Resources Plan (IWRP), a collaborative effort led by Austin Water to provide a 100-year water supply and demand management plan for the City.
View the presentation materials
April Community Meeting
April 24th, 2017
This month we had city Planning and Zoning staff join us to review the draft map for CodeNext, kicking off a series of neighborhood meetings across NW Austin.
View the presentation materials
March Community Meeting
March 27th, 2017
This month we had city and CapMetro staff join us for a "Traffic Jam!" discussion on Project Connect and the coming Austin Strategic Mobility Plan.
February Community Meeting
February 27th, 2017
This month we had city staff join us for a discussion on the recently released CodeNext Draft Text.
We also kicked off our first attempt at satellite meetings. The regular meeting was primarily for folks willing to host satellite meetings elsewhere in District 6 on this topic in March. The CodeNext process can be complicated, so we want to ensure time for questions and answers that can be difficult to accomplish with more than 70 people packed into the library.
View the presentation materials
January Community Meeting
January 23rd, 2017
Newly-elected Austin City Council Member Jimmy Flannigan gave a review of the city's recent strategic planning efforts, an update on next steps for Anderson Mill Road, and a preview of the next round of citizen-led efforts for Duval Road and the Four Points area. There was also a group discussion about CodeNext.
Read more about the strategic planning, including the draft list of strategic outcomes at http://www.austintexas.gov/edims/document.cfm?id=269899
September Community Meeting
September 26th, 2016
Thanks to Ed Van Eenoo, Deputy Chief Financial Officer, for attending our meeting and giving us an overview of how the city budgets and plans long-term spending and bond monies. As requested, the current 5 year plan has a chart of what is left to be spent from prior bond elections. You can see how quickly previous bonds were spent on page 585/586 here:
https://assets.austintexas.gov/budget/16-17/downloads/fy_17_5_year_cip_plan_final.pdf
Also thanks to Katie Naranjo with Move Austin Forward for answering our questions about the transportation bond. You can read more about the bond at www.moveaustinforward.com, which includes links to the official corridor plans on the city's website.
August Community Meeting
August 22nd, 2016
Our annual budget review meeting covered all the major areas, including the detail budget information for Austin Police, Fire, EMS, Parks, Library, and Health & Human Services. We also briefly discussed what we can do better in the budget process and what to look forward to in the coming city manager hiring process.
Watch the video on YouTube
View meeting materials
June Community Meeting
June 27th, 2016
Discussion on the Orlando shooting, overview of where our taxes go, and a presentation from Bike Austin
View meeting presentation materials
February Community Meeting
February 22nd, 2016
Bob Gedert from Austin Resource Recovery and Stacy Guidry from Austin Zero Waste Alliance spoke about the City's zero waste goals and programs
View meeting presentation materials
January Community Meeting + Forum
January 25th, 2016
Candidate forum featuring Travis County Sheriff and Williamson County Commissioner Precinct 1.
View photos on Facebook
October Community Meeting
October 26th, 2015
Kicking off the "Solutions" phase of the Anderson Mill Rd Corridor Study
View meeting presentation materials
View the corridor study maps
September Community Meeting
September 28th, 2015
Presentation by city staff about CodeNext, a review of the approved city budget, and an update on the Anderson Mill Rd Corridor Study.
View meeting presentation materials
View the corridor study maps
August Community Meeting
August 24th, 2015
A review of the proposed City of Austin budget and an update on the Anderson Mill Rd Corridor Study.
View meeting presentation materials
View the corridor study maps
July Community Meeting
June 27th, 2015
Presentation by New Courts for Families about the proposed Travis County Courthouse and an update on the Anderson Mill Rd Corridor Study.
View the corridor study maps
View meeting presentation materials
June Community Meeting
June 29th, 2015
Kickoff of the Anderson Mill Corridor Study
View the corridor study maps
View the photo gallery
January Community Meeting
January 26th, 2015
Community recap of 2014 and a discussion about NWAC's future
Read the meeting notes (PDF)
September Community Meeting
September 22rd, 2014
Austin Water Director Greg Meszaros spoke about the new WTP4, the drought, and the future of water resources in Austin.
Read the meeting notes (PDF)
June Community Meeting
June 23rd, 2014
Representatives from Capital Metro, Lone Star Rail, 183 North Mobility, and the City of Austin Urban Trails program updated the community about the regional transportation planning underway and future projects aimed to address traffic in NW Austin.
Read the meeting notes (PDF)
April Community Meeting
April 28th, 2014
Representatives from Austin Police updated the community about the challenges facing NW Austin. There were also discussions about the City of Austin's Urban Rail plan and Wildfire Preparedness Day on May 3rd.
Read the meeting notes (PDF)
March Community Meeting
March 24th, 2014
The meeting was primarilty focused on the City of Austin's Neighborhood Partnering Program, with discussions also about transportation and wildfires.
Read the meeting notes (PDF)
February Community Meeting
February 24th, 2014
The meeting was primarilty focused on CodeNext, with discussions also about transportation, wildfires, and public safety.
Read the meeting notes (PDF)
January Community Meeting & Candidate Forum
January 27th, 2014
Watch the videos on our YouTube channel.
Read the Press Release about this first-ever event.
November Community Meeting
November 18th, 2013
Topics included 10-1 redistricting, November elections, transportation, water, and public safety.
Read the meeting notes (PDF)
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October Community Meeting
October 14th, 2013
Topics included 10-1 redistricting, transportation, wildfires and water, affordability, and public safety.
Read the meeting notes (PDF)
September Redistricting Subcommittee Meeting
September 26th, 2013
A subgroup of community leaders met to determine our locally-preferred option for Northwest Austin. Discussion also included leaders from North Austin and Mueller.
Read the meeting notes (PDF)
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September Community Meeting
September 9th, 2013
Topics included 10-1 redistricting, transportation, wildfires and water, affordability, and public safety.
Read the meeting notes (PDF)
August Redisticting Subcommittee Meeting
August 12th, 2013
A subgroup of community leaders met to determine our locally-preferred option for Northwest Austin. Discussions also included leaders from North Austin.
Read the meeting notes (PDF)
August Community Meeting
August 5th, 2013
Topics covered included 10-1 redistricting and mapping, transportation, wildfires and water, affordability, public safety, the City of Austin proposed budget, and the coming Texas HD50 special election.
Read the meeting notes (PDF)