Meeting Updates

Summary of Neighborhood Meeting on 2/11/2025

Scroll to the bottom of this page to see a video of the meeting in case you weren't able to attend

Meeting called to order by Maribeth Ray at 7:01

Treasurer’s Report provided by Teresa Gately

• Current Balance $14849.63

• Upcoming expenses - replacement flags, sign stakes, school donations, church donation, Easter Egg Hunt, and Garage Sale

Presentation by City Officials

RRPD Community Affairs Officer Erin Jackson

• Several arrests were made because residents reported suspicious activity.  Continued reporting is encouraged.

• Community reported ordinance violations resulted in 40 tickets, 3 reports, <10 with no action.

• RRPD protocol for handling ordinance violations was reviewed.

•  Abandoned vehicle criteria was provided.  

  • Vehicle must be >5 years old and inoperable.  

  • Resolving an abandoned vehicle complaint can take 3-6 months.

• Parking in yards is an ordinance violation

• Ordinance violations must be in public view and not behind fences.

Community concerns communicated to RRPD officers included

• Street use of and children driving/operating golf carts

• Parents blocking Deepwood waiting for school to let out

  • Instructed to report to RRISD police or non-emergency number for RRPD

• Increased number to cars speeding on Tejas/Oakridge due to current construction on Creekview (potential completion date of construction)

• Increased graffiti and tagging/gang signs in Shadowbrook North and Creekview greenbelt

• Individuals on 4 wheelers chasing deer along Lake Creek Trail.

Code Enforcement Manager - Margie Lopez

• Reviewed process for handling ordinance violations

• Not meant to be a punitive process but to provide assistance to individuals to resolve the violation - tool depot, coordinating with local churches to organize volunteers, etc

• Violation examples - tall grass, brush, rubbish/trash - things that create health and sanitation issues

Neighborhood Services Coordinators - Grayson Roberts and Devin Taylor

• Reviewed free resources available for RR residents and process to reserve them.

• Movie Chest

• Block Party Trailer

• Curb Painting Kit

• Fence Staining Kit

• Tool Depot - www.roundrocktexas.gov/tools 304 McNeil, 24/7 access once approved

• Univercity Program

• Teen Univercity Summer Program

Director of Community and Neighborhood Services - Joseph Brehm

• Now using Republic for trash pick up

• Trash pick-up issues - contact Solid Waste Coordinator in the Utilities Department or Joseph Brehm

• Bulk Pick Up will no longer be on a specific day due to volume. 

• Each household gets 1 free (10 cubic yards) bulk trash pick-up a year. 

• Bulk trash pick-up will need to be scheduled

• Lake Creek Trail Update was not available during the meeting but will be provided at a later date.

Updates from the President

Replacement of Sign Stakes

• Maribeth provided an example of the sign stakes proposed for purchase 

• Motion to purchase sign states was made by James Dunklin, 2nd provided by Kathy Rutheford, motion was unanimously approved.

Sheila Moldenhauer with Grace Lutheran Church presented a proposal to partner with GRRWNA to request a grant from the city to help the cost of creating a granite path from the parking lot to the sidewalk on Lake Creek Dr. 

• Bid amount provided - $2656.56. 

• City grant opportunities to offset the cost are available.

• Half of the expense would be provided by Grace Lutheran Church and half by a grant from the city applied for by the neighborhood association. 

• Motion to partner with a grant from the city to help Grace Lutheran Church with the cost of building the path was provided by James Dunklin, 2nd was provided by Kathy Rutheford, motion was unanimously approved.

• Donations and volunteering  by members of the neighborhood to the project would also be appreciated by the church.

• Amazon update

• Site prep is scheduled to start around 2/17 with a projected project completion date of the end of 2025. 

• No building plans have been available to review. 

• Alignment of 172 with Oakridge will not likely be completed anytime soon due to railroad cooperation/approval,

• Dam 101 is on budget and on time

Volunteers OPPORTUNITIES!

• Contact Teresa Gately - 972-795-7751 - if interested in participating in the Neighborhood Garage Sale

• Contact Jamie Yeakley - 512-968-5700 - if interested in volunteering for the Easter Egg Hunt

• Contact Tina Risinger - 512-968-8787 - if interested in volunteering for the Pet Clinic

  •  Biggest fundraiser and most of the money is made on preventive medications versus vaccines. 

  • Please help or participate with your pet.

• To assist with Annual Newsletter/Donation Drive

• Contact John Purvis - 612-638-1914 - if interested in volunteering as one of two captains needed to assist with placing and picking up flags.  

Future events in 2025

• Neighborhood Garage Sale - April 5th from 7:30 - 12:30

• Easter Egg Hunt - April 12th from 3:00-5:00

• Next meeting - May 13th at 7:00pm, Grace Lutheran Church

• Memorial Day Flags will be placed on May 23rd and picked up on May 27th. 

  • Please do not pick up the flags yourself. 

• Pet Clinic - May 21st

• Volunteers needed to assist with Annual Newsletter/Donation Drive

• Neighborhood Parade -July 3rd at 6:30pm –

  • Scouts needed to carry flag

• Food drive for Round Rock Serving Center - TBA

• Fall meeting - September 9th at 7:00pm, Grace Lutheran Church

• National Night Out - October 7th

  • Neighborhood business and organization sponsors are needed to help offset cost

• Winter meeting - December 9th at 7:00pm, Grace Lutheran Church

  • Officer elections

• Meeting adjourned by Maribeth Ray at 8:24

Please visit GRRWNA website www.grrwna.org for additional information. 

Or reach out to our elected officers:

•  President: Maryibeth Ray, maribethray@gmail.com or (512)963-5566

•  Vice President: Pam Palmer, schoolnrs@gmail.com or (512)922-4502

•  Secretary: Kevin Crane, kevin.crane911@gmail.com or (512)466-1478

•  Treasurer: Teresa Gately, txteresa@gmail.com or (972)765-7551

Make sure we have your email address to receive updates, so you are always in the loop. 

Thank you to everyone who helps with all the various committees and events because 

we could not do all of this without our great neighbors!

Current construction areas in GRRW area