BARTON HILLS NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION
WINTER MEMBERSHIP MEETING
Tuesday April 22, 2025
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church Fellowship Hall
6:00 Social Hour and snacks
7:00 Call to order
7:05 Introductions and announcements
- Oak Wilt season is in effect from February 1 through June 30
- New Fence at Barton Hills Elementary Park
- An open invitation to ZNA quarterly meeting on April 28, 2025 at 7pm at 1801 Kinney Ave. Free Popsicles from 5:45-6:45 until gone.
7:10 Approval of the January 28. 2025 meeting minutes
7:15 Treasurer’s report
7:20 Committee Reports
- Barton Springs Road Bridge Project: Perspectives
o Angela Johnson (CoA Engineer)
o Ruben Martinez
- ANC Update – Worthy LaFollette
- Emergency Preparedness—Craig Smith: Update on Firewise Application
- Bylaws update – Worthy LaFollette: For review; To be voted on at July General Meeting (see below for details)
- July 4th Parade
9:00 Adjourn
BHNA BYLAW REVISIONS
Over the past year, we noticed that the existing Bylaws have aged, so we want to put some changes in front of the membership. Some specific points include:
- Updated job descriptions, particularly for the Community Projects Coordinator and Corresponding Secretary, whose roles have changed over the years.
- Updating the Vice President description to be less about managing the membership roles. Given how membership roles have been linked with payment, this has effectively shifted over to the Treasurer in their role.
- A rigorous process for helping with membership counseling and possible removal was added. Previously, the President conducted membership outreach, which made things seem personal when they were not.
- Numerous grammatical changes.
I will discuss this at tomorrow’s meeting. As you find things, please feel free to reach out directly via email or ListServ. We want a final draft available no later than the end of June. The Executive Committee will then review and advance to a final vote at the July meeting.
Worthy LaFollette
President, Barton Hills Neighborhood Association
