The MPNA Board provided the attached summary at the June 1, 2016 MPNA monthly meeting regarding the Palm Street development.  

Other documents regarding Palm Street:

    MPNA Palm Street Resolution

    Joint MPNA/MPSN Board Minutes 04.27.2016

    City of Houston Public Works Letter

    Letter to Dr. Mann with Meeting Questions/Comments

The MPNA Board recently submitted a Resolution in Opposition to the abandonment of the 1100 block of Palm Street to CM Dwight Boykins' office.  CM Boykins forwarded the resolution onto Public Works Deputy Director Mark Loethen, who heads the city's Joint Referral Committee, where requests for abandonment are reviewed.  CM Boykins has pledged his support of the resolution, and expects that the abandonment application will not go forward.

Please see resolution below.

MPNA Palm Street Resolution.pdf

The attached SWA exhibits were presented at last week's Museum Park Livable Center Study stakeholder meeting held at the Buffalo Soldiers Museum.

If you were unable to be at the meeting or did not have sufficient time to comment on the progress of the study, please review the attached documents and send your comments to nbeard@swagroup.com

LCS - Public Meeting2 Exhibits_reduced.pdf

Please reference the article below regarding MPNA's position on the abandonment of the 1100 block of Palm Street. Please see below additional documents for your reference:

• Map showing the proposed abandonment. Palm Closure map.JPG

• 2007 City of Houston Revised policy regarding abandonment of public right of way.  COH Abandonment Revised policy.pdf

• Suggested letter template to communicate with city council members in opposing the abandonment. Palm_Street Abandon Template Feb.docx
  

• Contact information for current city council members. Council Office Contact List.pdf
  

A number of Museum Park residents made calls to the City of Houston Real Estate department to register their opposition to the abandonment of the 1100 block of Palm between Main and Fannin.  Below you will find a copy of the official log of those calls obtained from the Real Estate Department.

Also below is a copy of the application for abandonment.

Palm Street Call Log

Palm Street Abandonment Application 

Dr. J.S. Stone was a longtime resident of Museum Park and served previously as President of the Midtown Museum District Civic Club, now known as the Museum Park Neighborhood Association.  Our condolences go out to Mrs. Stone and his family. 

A memorial service celebrating the life of Dr. Stone will be held January 17, 2016 at 2 pm at St. Mary of the Purification Catholic Church, 3006 Rosedale, Houston, Texas 77004.

For more information and the legacy of Dr. Stone, click here.

Houston City Council voted unanimously on November 4 to adopt an anti-idling ordinance, which prohibits vehicles with a gross weight rating of more than 14,000 pounds from being allowed to idle for more than five minutes when not in motion. 

The ordinance excludes military, law enforcement, and METRO vehicles used for public health and safety purposes, as well as those being actively loaded or unloaded. 

It’s a good day for clean air in Houston Texas!

Check out the article at Houston Southeast.

Houston Southeast (formerly Greater Southeast Management District) is the sponsoring team member for the  Museum Park Livable Center Study.  This in-depth article sums up the goals of the study currently in the design phase by SWA.

MPNA Officers recently approved a letter for residents to use when interacting with developers or contractors working in our neighborhood.  Museum Park has been the site of active development recently which has at times inconvenienced those who live here.  The attached letter lists a few simple requests and asks that developers and contractors respect the neighborhood and its residents.

If you wish to approach a developer or contractor to discuss issues that impact you and the neighborhood, you may print a copy of this letter to give to the company representative. As a courtesy to President Sean Murphy, please email him at president@museumparkna.org to let him know who you have approached.

MPNA_Developer Letter .pdf

Check out the Houston Chronicle article below regarding our Livable Centers Study:

Chronicle Article