Nassau Bay City Hall | 1800 Space Park Drive, Suite 200 | Nassau Bay, TX 77058 | 281-333-4211
OCT 2015
CITY NEWS HAVE FUN & MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY In a recent meeting, City Manager Chris Reed referred to Nassau Bay’s Garden Club (NBGC) as “the soul of our city.” The Club has been around for 52 years and is still going strong and making an impact on our community. The Garden Club’s purpose is to encourage home gardening, promote and create a beautiful city, educate citizens, practice healthy horticulture practices, and conserve our world’s natural resources.
Garden Club Calendar
With the growing number of home gardeners and those interested in learning how to begin gardening, NBGC wants to help! There are many benefits to growing your own food and flowers, and it is great to experience the joy of creating a beautiful living space right outside your door.
All events held at Nassau Bay City Hall unless noted.
NBGC has many upcoming events featuring many talented professionals covering a variety of gardening topics. Whether you are a long-time gardener or are just interested in learning how to grow anything from beautiful flowers to a colorful vegetable garden.
“Four Photo-Shooting Techniques of Do Anh Tuan” with NBGC member and Master Photographer Peter Bowman.
Over the years, NBGC has installed and continue to maintain six neighborhood gardens for residents to enjoy: Swan Lagoon Butterfly Garden, Lake Nassau Park Reflection Garden, Upper Bay Circle Garden, Lake Nassau Park entrance, Bal Harbour Esplanade, and the very popular Tranquility Arbor in Ward Park. Every year on Arbor Day, they purchase and plant a tree in the city, and have done so for 51 years! NBGC also provides financial support to Armand Bayou Nature Center, welcome plants for new residents, horticulture scholarships, and assists with recycling and conservation resources. The Nassau Bay Garden Club invites you to join one of their upcoming events. Each event offers a great opportunity to learn something new, have fun, and to be part of a wonderful organization in Nassau Bay! For more information about upcoming events or how to get involved, please contact Cherry Nims: cherrynims@hotmail.com or 713-294-4268.
October 13, 2015 @ 9:30am
“Putting your Garden Herbs to Work in the Kitchen: The Edible Garden” with Chef Travis Bethel.
October 20, 2015 @ 7:00pm
November 10, 2015 @ 9:30am
“Decorating for the Holidays with Natural Plants” with Theresa Vinci of Haute Flowers and Finds.
November 14, 2015 @ 8:00am
Nassau Bay Beautification Day at Lake Nassau Park
January 12, 2016 @ 9:30am
“Planting for Drought: How to Plant for Extreme Heat and Cold” with Tricia Bradbury
February 9, 2016 @ 9:30am
“Planting Gardens for Butterflies, Birds and Other Wildlife” with Jim Blanton, Program Director, Houston Arboretum and Nature Center
Date TBD @ 7:00pm
“Vegetable and Herb Gardens for Any Space and Budget”
Date TBD @ 10am
“Secret Gardens of Nassau Bay” Fundraising Tour
March 8, 2016 @ 9:30am
“Research, Results and Recommendations to Cities and Neighborhoods” with Chien Wei and Charriss York, League City Parks and Texas A&M University
April 12, 2016 @ 9:30am
“Tulips and Other Bulbs for Your Garden: Experiences from the Amsterdam Flower Show” with NBGC member Peggy Hill
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NATIONAL EXPERIENCE THE NIGHT OUT THEATRE National Night Out is a cohesive effort to promote Clear Creek Community Theatre in Nassau Bay will involvement in crime-prevention activities, police-community partnerships, neighborhood camaraderie, and to send a message to criminals letting them know that neighborhoods are organized and fighting back. The City of Nassau Bay will host National Night Out on Tuesday, October 6th, 2015 from 6-9pm at the Town Square. Enjoy live music, free hamburgers, games, giveaways, and more! Beer and wine will be available for purchase. This is a great time to get to know your neighbors and to meet your local Police, Fire, and Emergency Personnel. You can even check out Police, Fire, and Emergency Vehicles and equipment that will be on display!
feature "The Haunting of Hill House" from October 23 - November 8 with performances at 8pm on Fridays and Saturdays and 2:30pm on Sundays. Based on a adaptation of a 1959, Shirley Jackson novel, The Haunting of Hill House, has been hailed as a perfect work of unnerving terror. For more information or to purchase tickets, please visit www.clearcreekcommunitytheatre.com or call the box office at 281-335-5228.
Thank you AMOCO Federal Credit Union and Texas Citizens Bank for supporting our local law enforcement officers and for helping sponsor this community event! We hope to see you there!
40TH ANNIVERSARY Bay Area Houston Ballet & Theatre has announced their 40th Anniversary Season! The Season Kick Off Event will be October 8th at 7pm at Bay Oaks Country Club. Then, the ever popular Annual Breakfast with the Sugar Plum Fairy on November 21st. The Nutcracker
December 4th, 5th, 11th & 12th, 2015 7:30PM December 5th, 6th, 12th & 13th, 2015 2PM
Cinderella
February 19th & 20th, 2016 7:30PM February 20th & 21st 2016 2PM
BAHBT in the Spotlight April 15th & 16th, 2016 7:30PM April 16th & 17th, 2016 2PM
All performances will take place at University of Houston Clear Lake's Bayou Theatre. This year, they will offer an original children's ballet, Snow White. A 20-minute children's ballet that you can schedule to perform in your school or venue. For more information or to purchase tickets, please visit www.bahbt.org or call 281-380-1617.
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR October 2015 Coffee with City Manager.....................Oct 2, 9am St. Thomas Family 5K/1K Fun Run...... Oct 3, 8am Farmer's Market (every Saturday)............... Oct 3, 10am National Night Out..................................Oct 6, 6pm Planning Commission Mtg(if needed)......Oct 6, 6pm Gardeners by the Bay Meeting...........Oct 7, 9am Board of Adjustment Mtg(if needed)............Oct 8, 6pm Coffee with City Manager..................... Oct 9, 9am Fire Department Open House............Oct 9, 6pm City Council Meeting.............................Oct 12, 7pm Garden Club Meeting.................... Oct 13, 9:30am Coffee with City Manager.................. Oct. 16, 9am Garden Club Meeting......................... Oct 20, 7pm Coffee with City Manager.................. Oct 23, 9am Halloween in the Park..................Oct 24, 6:30pm Parks & Recreation Committee........ Oct 26, 7pm Coffee with City Manager.................. Oct 30, 9am
November 2015 Planning Commission Mtg(if needed).....Nov 3, 6pm Coffee with City Manager....................Nov 6, 9am Christmas Bazaar.......................................... Nov 6-7 Run for Health 5K Fun Run.............Nov 7, 7:15am City Council Meeting............................. Nov 9, 7pm Garden Club Meeting................... Nov 10, 9:30am Board of Adjustment Mtg(if needed)........ Nov 12, 6pm Coffee with City Manager...................Nov 13, 9am City Beautification Day.................................. Nov 14 Party on the Town Square..................Nov 14, 7pm Coffee with City Manager................. Nov 20, 9am Parks & Recreation Committee........Nov 23, 7pm For more information about these events and a complete list of community events, visit www.nassaubay.com/events Add your event to the Community Calendar. Email event information to kristi.sykora@nassaubay.com
HALLOWEEN IN THE PARK Saturday, October 24 6:00 - 9:00pm Lake Nassau Park (18900 Upper Bay Road)
The Special Events Committee will host the annual haunted trail and Halloween in the Park event on Saturday, October 24th! Bring the whole family and come dressed in your best costumes! Prizes will be awarded to the best costume in separate age categories. There will even be a best dressed dog prize! Enjoy the popular hayride and haunted trail. Other activities will include, face painting, arts and crafts, fun games, and you can make s'mores and listen to stories by the fire. We are always looking for volunteers to help with special events, everything from decorating to being a haunted trail actor! If you are interested in volunteering to help with this or any other special events, please contact us at 281-336-6283.
SAVE THE DATE: PARTY TIME!
Nassau Bay Street Eatz & Party on the Square Saturday, November 14 7:00 - 11:00pm Nassau Bay Town Square (1800 Space Park Drive - In Front of the Courtyard Marriott)
Join us for amazing street eats from a variety of food trucks and enjoy live music featuring country music artist and runner-up on Season 6 of The Voice, Jake Worthington! Free Admission & Free Parking! Games & Activities! Beer & Wine Booth! Thanks to our sponsors: AMOCO Federal Credit Union and Texas Citizens Bank! More Info: www.nassaubay.com/townsquare
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FIRE STATION OPEN HOUSE BY THE NUMBERS POLICE
Fire Prevention Week is October 4-10, 2015. As part of Fire Prevention week, the Nassau Bay Volunteer Fire Department will host its Annual Open House for residents on Friday, October 9th from 6-8pm at the fire station, located at 120 Surf Court. The open house is a great opportunity for members of the community to meet their local firefighters and for the children to explore what it’s like to be a firefighter. Please join us October 9th for raffle prizes, fire hats and fire prevention materials, hot dogs and hamburgers.
Statistics for August 2015
Total Service Calls........................................................303 Total Reports Taken....................................................... 30 Total Patrol Miles...................................................... 6,692 Crimes Against Persons..................................................9 Property Crimes................................................................. 7 Arrests..................................................................................12 Average Response Times (in minutes).................2.39
FIRE DEPARTMENT
Total Calls...........................................................................18 Fires*.....................................................................................0 Cooking Fire.......................................................................0 Rescue................................................................................... 1 HAZMAT...............................................................................0 Motor Vehicle Accident................................................... 3 Hazardous Conditions..................................................... 3 Fire Alarm............................................................................ 4 EMS Assist............................................................................ 1 Canceled in Route/Other................................................6
EMS
Total Calls...........................................................................73 Total Patients in Nassau Bay.........................................41
Nassau Bay VFD also wants to remind you to keep your family safe with a working smoke alarm in every bedroom. Did you know that roughly half of home fire deaths result from fires reported between 11pm and 7am, when most people are asleep? Smoke alarms save lives. If there is a fire in your home, smoke spreads fast and you need smoke alarms to give you time to get out. In fact, having a working smoke alarm cuts the chances of dying in a reported fire in half!
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES St. Thomas the Apostle Episcopal Church in Nassau Bay invites you to help serve our community. In the next few months, St. Thomas the Apostle Episcopal Church is organizing volunteers to assist with a variety of community projects. Projects Include: • Putting together and donating hygiene kits to benefit the Beacon, a homeless day shelter in Houston that provides hot meals at noon, showers, and laundry facilities. • Making and delivering 100 bags of food to those in need in the local community. • Participating in Angel Tree to provide local children in need with clothing and a toy for the holidays. For more information on how you can get involved, please call 281-333-2384.
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ADOPTABLE PETS OF THE MONTH LOTS OF CUTE KITTENS!
HECTOR Male Hector is sweet, loving, energetic, and he walks well on a leash. He is excited to meet you and find his forever family.
For more information, please visit the Nassau Bay Animal Shelter 281-333-2944 www.nassaubay.com/animalshelter 18900 Upper Bay Rd. Nassau Bay, TX Hours: Mon-Thurs 7:30am-5:30pm & Fri 7:30am-11:30am
BEHIND THE COMMUNITY SCENES SPOTLIGHT Nassau Bay Police Sgt. On September 15th, Nassau Bay City Hall helped set the scene for a movie! Director Clay Ayers led the cast and crew for a romantic drama, Illusions of Cyn.
Glenn Sharp received a nice surprise one evening in September when he stopped to get dinner. After he placed his order and went to pay, the cashier told him that this young man had already paid for him and wanted to thank him for his service.
"Kindness comes in all shapes and sizes, Owen just proved that. Thanks again Owen for supporting Law Enforcement Officers, because of you and your kindness it makes us realize that we do matter." -Sgt. Glenn Sharp.
Congratulations to Nassau Bay native, David Shawn McNamara for earning the rank of Eagle Scout! David's tenyear scouting career as a member of both Pack and Troop 848 at Clear Lake United Methodist Church took him on adventures in eight states and Canada.
We want to encourage more filmmakers to come to Nassau Bay and you can help! Do you own or represent a location in Nassau Bay that you would like to make available for filming? Let us know by emailing or calling Communications Director, Kristi Sykora at kristi.sykora@nassaubay. com or 281-336-6283.
For his Eagle Scout project, David built new swimmer starting blocks, new shelves for the concession stand, and repaired benches for the Nassau Bay Nauticats Swim Team where he has been a team member since childhood. Congrats David and Troop 848!
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CONTACT US NASSAU BAY CITY HALL
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VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT 911 or 281.333.3473 During Business Hours 281.333.2677 E-mail: fire.station@nassaubay.com ●
CITY COUNCIL
September 14, 2015 - Regular Council Meeting Presentation of Proclamation for Fire Prevention Week.
POLICE DEPARTMENT 911 or 281.333.4200 During Business Hours 281.333.2212 Vacation Check Requests 281.333.2212 ●
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT ANIMAL CONTROL
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WATER AND SEWER DEPARTMENT During Business Hours 281.333.2944 Weekends/After Hours (Emergencies) 281.333.4200 MUNICIPAL COURT ELECTED OFFICIALS ●
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Presentation of Proclamation for National Night Out.
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Fax 281.333.2301
Mayor Mark Denman [Home 281.333.9633] E-mail: mayor@nassaubay.com Mayor Pro Tem Sandra Mossman [Home 281.333.2194] E-mail: sandra.mossman@nassaubay.com Councilmember Harry Dollar [Home 281.333.0259] E-mail: harry.dollar@nassaubay.com Councilmember John Mahon [Home 713.702.1185] E-mail: john.mahon@nassaubay.com Councilmember Bryce Klug [Home 832.474.5461] E-mail: bryce.klug@nassaubay.com Councilmember Jonathan Amdur [Home 281.333.3424] E-mail: jonathan.amdur@nassaubay.com Councilmember Bob Warters [Home 281.333.4750] E-mail: bob.warters@nassaubay.com
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Presentation by the Street Committee. Presentation and Public Hearing on the City Manager’s proposed budget for FY16/17. Approved a resolution nominating Ed Heathcott to the Board of Directors of the Harris County Appraisal District. Approved the addition of Arkitektura Development Inc. as a contractor for the Flood Mitigation Assistance Grant Program. Received Certification of 2015 Anticipated Collection Rate from Mike Sullivan, Harris County Tax Assessor/Collector. Received the Effective and Rollback Tax Rate calculations for the 2015 Tax Year (Fiscal Year 2016). Approved a resolution reappointing Rom Bamford and Lee Patterson and appointing Janie Snider to the NASA Area Management District (NAMD). Approved an ordinance on first reading amending the zoning ordinance.
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Approved an ordinance on first and only reading adopting the Fiscal Year 2016 Annual Budget.
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