Rundberg Revitalization Team

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***Restore Rundberg Revitalization Team Membership Application*** - Application deadline is 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 4, 2017.

The 15-member Restore Rundberg Revitalization Team is made of area residents, area business owners and service providers.

The role of the Revitalization Team is to convene the community as ambassadors of Restore Rundberg’s mission and serve as liaisons to various organizations.

Designees support the Team members and serve as alternates when the Team member is unable to attend a meeting.

Their work is informed by neighborhood plans that involved a great deal of effort and input by community members.

Revitalization Team policies and procedures, including current membership plan and end of Revitalization Team members terms.

After reviewing community priorities outlined in City Council-adopted neighborhood plans, the Team is:

• formulating ideas for funding, resources and partnerships;
• identifying what the community can carry forward; and
• launching a few innovative, sustainable initiatives that will flourish beyond the grant cycle.

The Restore Rundberg Revitalization Team acts in an advisory capacity for the City of Austin project staff, with monthly Team meetings providing regular forums for community discussion. In addition, the Team guides Restore Rundberg revitalization efforts for the years to come within the frame defined by the Team's policies and procedures.

The specific responsibilities of Team members include:

• Attend monthly Restore Rundberg Revitalization Team meetings
• Identify priority objectives within the three neighborhood plans
  • Identify short-term outcome measures
  • Identify long-term outcome measures
  • Use identified outcomes to define revitalization projects
• Work with neighborhood leaders and the community to collectively achieve objectives outlined in the three Rundberg neighborhood plans adopted by Austin City Council
  • Volunteer to assist with activities
  • Develop a resource and asset inventory for the 3-plan area
  • Assist with identifying opportunities for additional funding sources and in-kind donations to ensure the sustainability of the program
• Receive updates on the research and community engagement components and listen to community input
• Utilize the individual talents and associations of individual members of the Team to promote and advocate on behalf of the program
• Work with community stakeholders and City personnel to facilitate the smooth operation of funded and resourced projects within the Restore Rundberg Program Revitalization boundaries

Restore Rundberg Revitalization Team Members

Chair: Monica Guzmán, Place 3

Vice-Chair: Rachel Pry, Place 2

Parliamentarian: Randy Teich, Place 4

• Place 1: City of Austin Neighborhood Planning Representative. The Team representative for Neighborhood Planning will provide guidance and direction on the City’s planning process. This Team position is held by Ming Chu, Planner for the City of Austin Planning & Development Review Department.
• Place 2: Heritage Hills/Windsor Hills Neighborhood Planning Area Representative. This position is held by Rachel Pry.
• Place 3: North Lamar/Georgian Acres Neighborhood Planning Area Representative. This position is held by Monica Guzmán.
• Place 4: North Austin Civic Association Neighborhood Planning Area Representative. This position is held by Randy Teich.

The Team members for Places 2, 3 and 4 will represent the interests of those living within their respective planning area boundaries. The planning areas were defined by the neighborhoods prior to Council adoption of the neighborhood plans.

• Place 5: Education Representative (K-12 levels). The Place 5 Education Representative will provide guidance and insight into elementary, middle, and high school level academic issues and related challenges within the entire revitalization area.  This Team position is held by Ann Teich.
• Place 6: Education Representative (higher education). The Place 6 Education Representative will provide knowledge, insight and guidance into higher education and trade-related issues and challenges within the entire revitalization area. This position is held by Erica Saenz.
• Place 7: African/African American; Asian/Asian American; Hispanic/Latino; or Indigenous Leadership Representative. The African/African American; Asian/Asian American; Hispanic/Latino; or Indigenous Leadership Representative will provide guidance on culturally relevant topics and will represent the interests of Rundberg community members in collaboration with Place 14 and Place 15 members. This position is held by David Fairchild.
• Place 8: Immigrant Community Representative. The Immigrant Community representative will provide guidance on culturally relevant topics and will represent the interests of the Rundberg Neighborhood’s immigrant community. This position is held by Abel Soto Lopez.
• Place 9: Faith-Based Community Representative. The Faith-Based Community Representative will provide assistance in networking within and representing the interests of the Rundberg Neighborhood’s faith-based community. This position is held by Michelle Fleming.
• Place 10: Affordable Housing/Homelessness Prevention Representative. The Affordable Housing/Homelessness Prevention Representative will provide guidance and insight into affordable housing and homelessness issues and challenges. This position is held by Jo Kathryn Quinn.
• Place 11: Public Safety Representative. The Public Safety Representative will provide guidance and direction on public safety issues, concerns, partnerships, and initiatives. This position is held by Donald Baker, Region II Commander, City of Austin Police Department.
• Place 12: Economic Development Representative. The Economic Development Representative will provide guidance and insight into private sector, business, and related challenges currently faced by the Rundberg Neighborhood. This position is held by Cary Roberts, Executive Director, Greater Austin Crime Commission.
• Place 13: Community Health Representative. The Community Health Representative will provide guidance on and assistance with resolving health-related challenges within the Rundberg Neighborhood. This position is held by Aida Cerda-Prazak.
• Place 14: African/African American; Asian/Asian American; Hispanic/Latino; or Indigenous Leadership Representative. The African/African American; Asian/Asian American; Hispanic/Latino; or Indigenous Leadership Representative will provide guidance on culturally relevant topics and will represent the interests of Rundberg community members in collaboration with Place 7 and Place 15 members. This position is held by Roberto Perez.
• Place 15: African/African American; Asian/Asian American; Hispanic/Latino; or Indigenous Leadership Representative. The African/African American; Asian/Asian American; Hispanic/Latino; or Indigenous Leadership Representative will provide guidance on culturally relevant topics and will represent the interests of Rundberg community members in collaboration with Place 7 and Place 14 members. This position is held by Antonio Ramirez.

Restore Rundberg Revitalization Team Membership Plan (including end of Revitalization Team members' terms dates)

Learn about the formation of the Revitalization Team by visiting the Background page.