Melissa Stendahl, President

Yahaira De Lara, Events & Fundraising*

Mike White, Vice President

Katie Bingham, Events & Fundraising Co-Chair

Laura Gross, Secretary

Brian Murphy, Neighborhood Development*

Ellen Pitluk, Treasurer*

Jennifer Melde, Transportation & Safety**

Paola Wolfe, Communications

Hannah Brierly, Lavaca Business Owner*

Paul Anzel, Membership

Selsa Gonzalez, At Large*

Topic

Owner

Notes

Follow Up Next Meeting?

Welcome

Melissa / Mike

• Status of new property plans in the area:

• Panaderia to move into former Brown Coffee?
• W. Carolina property sold for work/live?
• Good Kind to sell for housing?

No - Project/Topic Complete

Treasury Report

Ellen

• Link to Treasury Report: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1orhms1_eqaYOLb5CpjkirPGWuTZCyXMy/view?usp=drive_link

No - Project/Topic Complete  

Events Calendar

Yahaira / Katie

• General Meeting - August 19th @ Mennonite Church?? (need to confirm)
• Socials @ Bombay - pause over summer, restart Sept - Katie needs intro to Dixie
• Future event / socials at Hannah’s Bodega?
• Art in the Park - Oct 4, 2025 -10a-3p

• Expected Headcount? 200-250
• Determine vendor fee - NO FEE - APPROVED 7.1.25
• Do we want to do event t-shirts again?

• NO SHIRTS, push Lavaca merch instead
• YES to a frame sign to display event sponsors names/logos
• YES to stickers for “Lavaca Supports the Arts”

• Determine raffle ticket costs - APPROVED 7.1.25 (see Google Drive) - need to update in Square
• Determine fire & police time blocks - get preferred time from Fire Station first
• Sponsorship outreach: Discounted membership rate when we thank donors - $15 off the Silver Business Membership? 
• Contact all vendors (July) and all sponsors (Aug)
• Katie - send link for sponsor donation letter to the Board
• Mike - apply for a “cultural events” grant?

• Neighborhood Clean-Up - November 2025, 329 Sadie St.
• Future Ideas:

• Helping Neighbors initiative
• BBQ Cookoff on Sadie Street between Labor & Boerne
• Tobin Center tour (Marcy Newman)

Ongoing Topic

Development

Brian

• Florida Park bond final update - tree stumps removed!
• Update website -

• Remove Park Bond Projects since they are complete
• Add VIA Green Line build
• Add SAWS Sewer replacement
• Add S. Alamo construction

• SAISD Facilities Repurposing update

• Reopen the survey to our community?
• SAISD consultant (PBK) doing facility viability studies
• Lavaca submit Burnet proposals proactively to SAISD - July

• Project Marvel

• LNA will pursue an MOU with the City - consult with Frank Burney?
• Met with Able City team last week - consultant with COSA for community outreach

Ongoing Topic

Membership

Paul

• Individual: 68  / Business: 3
• Biz membership RECRUITING - needs to be deconflicted with Art in the Park sponsorship requests - lead with Art in the Park, then offer discounted membership if Art in the Park sponsor

• Use fliers for reference to business tiers and membership benefits
• Highlight the ability to amplify their events on social media and help draw traffic to their businesses
• Highlight the proactive advocacy the LNA does on behalf of businesses with City and developer projects
• Offer participation in Moo-lah program (separate from membership, not required to be a member to participate in Moo-lah)
• Reminder for Paola to include certain tiers in the newsletters
• Mike’s idea: since we don’t have many businesses, allow each one a year-long membership starting from the date they pay - APPROVED 7.1.25
• Business Memberships only - changed to rolling 12 month policy

• Residents remain January calendar year

• New Ideas:

• Ellen: Sticker “proud supporter of Lavaca Neigh. Assoc.” and sticker for Moola program (see Poetic Republic example for RPNA) - different colors for supporter vs. Moola

Ongoing Topic

Communications

Paola

• “Thank you to our sponsors” at bottom of newsletter for all biz members

Ongoing Topic

Safety

Melissa

• Opportunity Homes safety & security practices for Victoria Plaza

• 2025: 3 murders, 6 stabbing, and 1 overdose (that we know of)
• Set up meeting with CC and OH after election

Ongoing Topic

Transportation

Jenn

• Jacob’s Street/S. St. Mary’s intersection updates
• VIA station design meeting - July 14
• Project Marvel meetings 8th and 9th of July for D1 - at Oblate School of Theology
• SAWS Sewer Project detour info - our neighborhood area starts after school completes next year in 2026. Traffic pattern still in the works.
• Project Marvel RPP Working Group - pending August meeting dates with City Planner’s office - will determine final RPP Working Group members at that time (11 have volunteered)

Ongoing Topic

OTHER

• Membership yard signs (Laura)
• Look out for SOPs input request from Laura
• Bylaws review by Executive Board due June 30 → Board vote in August → general membership vote in Jan 2026
• Bylaws proposed changes:

• Term limits - remove President term limits, but still require 2-year re-election by general membership vote - APPROVED 7.1.25
• President Emeritus will have voting rights on Board and part of quorum - APPROVED 7.1.25
• New section: Business Methods - APPROVED 7.1.25
• Combine Non-Resident & Associate Membership - NOT APPROVED (keep as-is) 7.1.25
• Will review at next Board meeting (ran out of time tonight):

• Membership dues amounts - increase?
• Donation based sponsorships - keep or remove? (If keep, need to advertise)
• Determine Bylaws Review Committee - Laura and Selsa?

• Liability Insurance renewal due Aug 1

Ongoing Topic