August 13 Cleanup Day

We received word from the City Council District 1 about the August 13 Neighborhood Cleanup Event. This is a great opportunity to take an active part in taking care of our community.

District 1 will have a tent set up on the lawn of the San Pedro Church of Christ, and residents will be able to use the church parking lot. If there are questions you can reach out to Isaac Fellows, District 1 Constituent Services, in Councilman Mario Bravo’s office by calling 210-207-0900 or emailing Isaac.fellows@sanantonio.gov.

We hope you will be able to attend. Sign up here: TINYURL.COM/2HTSNP8Z

Migrant Center Meeting

Dear SHRNA Neighbors,

As you may know, the City has opened a Migrant Resource Center in the old CPS building on 7000 San Pedro. SHRNA has been investigating what is going on. Please see my report which is accessible at the following URL:

Click to access shrna_migrantcenterupdate_es.pdf

I have set up a meeting with representatives from the Migrant Resource Center and D1 Councilman Mario Bravo for next week. This will be a great chance for our neighborhood to talk to the city directly and find out about the center.

Details are as follows:

Subject: Migrant Center Meeting

Participants: SHRNA & City Officials

Date: Thursday, July 28

Time: 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Location: Blessed Sacrament (banquet hall), 600 Oblate SATX 788216

I hope you will be able to attend.

Best regards,

Erik Sanden, SHRNA President

Thanks & Parks

A note of thanks to everyone who came out and passing along some information from the Parks Department

Thanks to everyone who was able to attend the June 30 General Meeting. It was a productive time, and it was a positive thing to have our City Councilman Mario Bravo present to hear about some of our neighborhood’s challenges and needs. We will keep you posted as things develop.

On the subject of fun, the following information came through from the City of San Antonio Parks & Recreation Department. You might find helpful, particularly this Fourth of July weekend.

Outdoor Pool Season

 As of July 3, 19 pools are open across various days of the week, 13 being open on weekends. The remaining pools will open immediately as lifeguards become available and cleared to work. Outdoor pools offerings will exist every day of the week and access will increase to maximize the swim opportunity as the number of lifeguards increases. 

For the current pool schedule visit the following URL:

https://www.sanantonio.gov/ParksAndRec/Programs-Classes-Fun/Fun-On-Your-Own/Swimming-Aquatics

Close collaboration with Human Resources has occurred to improve the hiring process for aquatic positions and implement new key initiatives to increase pool staffing. These actions include a hiring incentive; paid Red Cross Lifeguard Certification training; and streamlined application and processing efforts.

Aquatics Events

The San Antonio Parks Department Aquatics Team has created some special events:

• Wibit of Fun Days with jumbo pool inflatables at Fairchild Park Pool on July 2, Woodlawn Lake Park Pool on July 16, and Normoyle Park Pool on July 30.

• Movies in the Pool featuring the film Luca on July 9 at the Kingsborough Pool (Registration required)

Other up-coming events include:

• BVD Park (Berkley V. and Vincent M. Dawson Park adjacent to the Hays Street Bridge) – Movie in the Park: July 15^th

• Baseball Skills Challenge – July 16^th at Lincoln Park

Parks events can be found line at the following URL:

https://www.sanantonio.gov/ParksAndRec/News-Events/Events.

We hope you have a fun and restful Fourth of July weekend and a summer filled with fun and good cheer.

As always, if you have questions about SHRNA, email info.shrna@gmail.com or reach out to any of the members of our board.  

SHRNA Meets on June 30

Next meeting is Thursday, June 30, at 6:30 p.m.

Location: Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, Parish Hall, 600 Oblate, San Antonio, Texas 78216

Time: 6:30 p.m. Meeting Starts

In addition to the standard reports, the agenda for the evening will include:

• Presentation by Zoning Board Commissioner Anisa Schnell on Short-Term Rentals / Air BnB
• Report from office of District 1 Councilman Mario Bravo
• Discussion & Planning for October Elections & Bylaws Revisions

Open Discussion

If you have questions or would like to raise other items to be addressed, email info.shrna@gmail.com.