When does the Eastwood Civic Association Meet?
The Eastwood Civic Association generally meets on the first Monday of every month* at 6:30 pm at the E.B. Cape Center. Our Zoom link can be accessed at https://tinyurl.com/ECAmeeting
* General attendance meetings are not held in January or July
General Membership Meetings
- Monday, February 6, 2022
6:30 pm
In-person at The Cape Center
and via Zoom
Board of Directors Meetings
- Thursday, February 23, 2023
6:30pm – 8:00pm - Saturday, December 9, 2023 – Board and Home Tour Committee Year-End Holiday Gathering
6:00pm – 9:00pm
Topics from Past Meetings
Minutes from recent board of directors and general meetings are available below. If you would like to request information from a different meeting, contact info@eastwoodcivicassociation.org.
2023
FEBRUARY 2023
- General Presentation & Preservation Houston – Preservation Houston presented about Minimum Lot Size and possible historic neighborhood protections
- Baker Ripley East End Learning Center – Baker Ripley also presented about an exciting new youth and adult learning center coming to the East End
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2022
SEPTEMBER 2022
- General Meeting – In-Person Return – East End District President Veronica Chapa Gorczynski discussed the Greater Eastwood Livable Center Study, we had follow up from our Trains Committee and Metro BRT Committee and talked about upcoming National Night Out
- Board Meeting
AUGUST 2022
- No Meeting
JULY 2022
- General Meeting – Cancelled due to scheduling error
JUNE 2022
- General Meeting – BRT Re-cap, Train numbers and talk about Federal dollars our representatives should target, Spring Fiesta re-cap, Survey findings, Eastwood Park beatification June 18
MAY 2022
- Spring Fiesta – Held on Park St. Esplanade about 150 people showed up, tacos, ice cream and beverages were available, surveys of neighborhood were taken, elected officials showed up and good times were had by all, great turn out!
APRIL 2022
- General Meeting – Metro presented about the Bus Rapid Transit line planned for Lockwood Boulevard. We also voted to confirm Board of Directors appointments, and an update was provided on where exactly all those 351 freshly planted trees came from on Lockwood.
MARCH 2022
- General Meeting – Buffalo Bayou Partnership, with Community Engagement Manager Juan Sorto shared the Buffalo Bayou East master plan, changes to our Board of Directors, as well as a discussion about the current CenterPoint gas main/service line construction taking place in the area.
FEBRUARY 2022
- General Meeting – HISD Board President, area-resident Judith Cruz, and some candidates for the March 1st primary elections. Discussed master plan improvements to Eastwood Park
JANUARY 2022
- No Meeting
2021
- DECEMBER 2021
- General Meeting
- A guest from the Harris County Tax Assessor-Collector’s office discussed property tax services.
- 2022 ECA Board of Directors elected
- ECA Bylaws were amended
- Board Meeting
- Communications Committee Meeting
- General Meeting
- NOVEMBER 2021
- General Meeting – Leadership nominations, discuss ECA bylaw amendments
- Board Meeting
- OCTOBER 2021
- General Meeting
- Board Meeting
- SEPTEMBER 2021
- General Meeting
- Board Meeting
- Communications Committee Meeting
- AUGUST 2021
- General Meeting
- Board Meeting
- Communications Committee Meeting
- JUNE 2021
- General Meeting
- Guest speakers: Solar United Neighbors and Houston Botanic Garden
- Board Meeting
- Communications Committee Meeting
- General Meeting
- MAY 2021
- General Meeting – Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia hosted a virtual community meeting with Union Pacific, relaying it’s operations followed by an open Q&A discussion
- Board Meeting
- Communications Committee Meeting
- APRIL 2021
- General Meeting – David Fields, Chief Transportation Planner of the City of Houston’s Planning Department, discussed traffic and transportation projects. Also, members were invited to fill out the East End Bike Plan survey and provide their thoughts on the proposed bikeway network
- Board Meeting
- Communications Committee Meeting
- MARCH 2021
- General Meeting – Shaida Libhart from TrafficEngineers.com spoke about the upcoming HGAC Livable Centers Study being conducted in our area
- Board Meeting
- Communications Committee Meeting
- FEBRUARY 2021
- General Meeting
- Dave Fields of the City of Houston Transportation Planning Department and Ashley Johnson of LINK Houston discussed local transportation initiatives, including the I-45 expansion project
- Board Meeting
- General Meeting
2020
- DECEMBER 2020
- General Meeting
- State Representative Christina Morales discussed current local initiatives
- Dr. Rayne Rouce, a pediatric cancer immunotherapy specialist at Texas Children’s Cancer Center and Baylor College of Medicine, discussed FAQs about the COVID-19 vaccines
- Board Meeting
- General Meeting
- NOVEMBER 2020
- General Meeting
- Board Meeting
- OCTOBER 2020
- General Meeting
- Board Meeting
- SEPTEMBER 2020
- General Meeting
- Board Meeting
- AUGUST 2020
- General Meeting
- Board Meeting
- JUNE 2020
- General Meeting
- Board Meeting
- MAY 2020
- General Meeting
- Board Meeting
- APRIL 2020
- General Meeting
- Board Meeting
- MARCH 2020
- General Meeting
- Board Meeting
- FEBRUARY 2020
- General Meeting
- Board Meeting
- JANUARY 2020
- No meeting – Instead we joined the groundbreaking ceremony at The Center For Pursuit. They will be starting work on their new mixed-use facility campus, complete with a headquarters, public park, and retail spaces. The event occurs on the former Stewart & Stevenson space in the 4400 block of Harrisburg, next door to Baker Ripley.
- Board Meeting
- Strategic Planning Committee Meeting
2019
- DECEMBER 2019
- General Meeting – Speakers from the East End YMCA, the Stop I-45 Coalition and Nicole Tom spoke about her class group community service project; they are conducting presentations to gain experience in public speaking and to raise money for Barrio Dog’s, a local non-profit.
- Board Meeting
- NOVEMBER 2019
- General Meeting
- Board Meeting
- OCTOBER 2019
- General Meeting
- Board Meeting
- SEPTEMBER 2019
- General Meeting – Improve I-45 Reroute Coalition
- Board Meeting
- AUGUST 2019
- General Meeting
- Board Meeting
- JULY 2019
- Board Meeting
- Board Meeting
- JUNE 2019
- General Meeting – Financial Education
- Board Meeting
- MAY 2019
- General Meeting
- Board Meeting
- APRIL 2019
- General Meeting
- Board Meeting
- MARCH 2019
- General Meeting
- Board Meeting
- FEBRUARY 2019
- JANUARY 2019