Are we still meeting at the City of Austin Council at 5:00??? Rune
From: Justin Shaw Sent: Thursday, June 06, 2019 12:03 PM To: CaveTex Subject: [Texascavers] CoA William Cave Resolution Passed Good Morning Cavers, I have fantastic news to share with you on this William H. Russel Austin Cave Heritage Day: The resolution which was on today’s Austin City Council agenda as item#: 48 has passed 🎉 Approve a resolution directing the City Manager to initiate proceedings under City Code Section 14-1-39 renaming the Blowing Sink Research Management Area to the William H. Russell Karst Preserve, to develop a land management plan for the tract, to prepare a report on existing cave and karst feature projects and programs and a memorandum of understanding between relevant departments addressing cave restoration and water quality monitoring for caves on City-owned land. There is still a process that shall be followed for the renaming to become in effect. I’ll keep everyone appraised of progress as I know of it. Addressing our request for the City of Austin to engage the local caving community as the most knowledgeable stakeholders in further exploration and documentation of its karst resources is language directing the various City departments involved in cave management to work together with steakholders - that’s us cavers - and report back in October of this year and January of next. I am very optimistic that this process will be fruitful. I will keep everyone updated as this process proceeds, particularly when there are opportunities for Cavers to speak up and be heard. Thank you to everyone who supported the petition. The smell of victory is in the air. Justin Leigh Shaw jus...@oztotl.net 512-593-CAVE (2283) - mobile voice & text "we need to start using our collective intelligence in a creative, clear and coherent manner" - John Trudell -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers
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