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Upcoming Meetings
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Meetings
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Charter Review Committee
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December 9, 2019 at 6:30 p.m. at the City Hall
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Zoning Commission Meeting
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December 10, 2019 at 6:30 p.m. at the City Hall
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Library Board of Trustees Meeting
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December 12, 2019 at 5:30 p.m. at the Library
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Regular City Council Meeting
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December 17, 2019 at 6:00 p.m. at the City Hall AGENDA
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You can find any Commission or Committee Agenda or Minutes
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. City Council Agendas are linked above.
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Battle of the Badges Basketball Game
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Battle of Badges (Police vs. Fire)
Basketball Game Fundraiser and Silent Auction Today!!
SPURS FANS!! Don't miss this opportunity to acquire "Vintage Spurs Memorabilia", while helping to support the Leon Valley Blue Santa Project.
Battle of the Badges Admission: Bring an unwrapped gift for a child or monetary donation
-Silent Auction: Winner must be present in order to win.
Don't miss out...... this Friday, December 6th at 6:30 p.m.
List of Items for Silent Auction:
1. Coyote singed picture
2. Matt Bonner signed picture
3. Bryn Forbes signed picture
4. Express News Commemorative Front page medals for 1999-2003-2005-2007-2014 (5 total)
5. 2007 Coyote Palatium Plaque
6. 35 Anniversary Coyote Medallion
7. 2019 El Coyote Pin
8. Silver and Black Give Back Pin
9. 2 silvers give back rubber bracelets
10. 2015 Coyote fiesta pin
11. Tony Parker Pin set
12. Tony Parker Baseball Cap
13. Sports Illustrated MBA Champions 2006-2007 Commemorative Edition
14. Silver and Back Give Back Shirt Size X-Large
15. 2014 Championship Car Flag
16. Spurs Car Flag
All proceeds will go to local children in need.
-Admission: Bring an unwrapped gift for a child or monetary donation
-When: Friday, December 6th
-Time: 6:30 pm
-Location: Jubilee-Sendero 5408 Daughtry Rd.
For more information please email Sgt. Kasey Burleson at k.burleson@leonvalleytexas.gov.
Thank you in advance for your support.
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Please consider joining us for the 31st Annual Breakfast with Santa featuring a Silent Auction. No credit cards please. Cash or checks only.
Tickets are on sale at the Leon Valley Public Library. $5.00 Advance Purchase Price. Redeem at Event for $6.00 in Food Coupons.
Breakdown: Each ticket is worth $.50. You will receive 12 tickets the day of Event to spend on Food, Drinks, and/or Gifts. Thank you.
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U.S. Census 2020 - Employment Opportunities
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Employment Opportunities!
The Census Bureau has increased the minimum pay for enumerators and other positions. In San Antonio and surrounding counties, the minimum pay will increase to $18/hr.
Apply online today,
2020census.gov/jobs
or 1-855-job-2020. Please click on pictures to highlight details.
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It's 2019 "Blue Santa" Holiday Season of Events!
If you would like to donate an unwrapped toy for a child and are unable to attend any events, toys or monetary donations will be accepted at the Police Department November 7th thru December 14th.
Have a Safe and Happy Holiday Season!
Sgt. Kasey Burleson
Upcoming events:
- December 6th 6:30 pm Battle of Badges PD vs FD Basketball Game Fundraiser
- December 8th 12-5 pm Toy Drive w/ Blue Santa- HEB Marketplace
- December 14th 9 am Blue Santa Bag Stuffing- Fire Department
- December 17th 1-3 pm Present Wrapping with Christian Village Residents
- December 18th 2-4 pm Present Wrapping with Villas of Leon Valley Residents
- December 20th 8 am Blue Santa School and Day Care Visit
- December 20th 4 pm Blue Santa Caroling for Homebound Residents
Thank you in advance & Have an Excellent Week!
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SH 16 Bandera Road Public Meeting
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The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), along with the cities of Leon Valley and San Antonio, invite you to join the discussion of how to improve congestion and mobility on SH 16 (Bandera Road) from I-410 to Loop 1604. SH 16 (Bandera Road) between I-410 and Loop 1604 is the 8th most congested road in the region and one of the top 100 most congested in the State of Texas.
When:
December 11th, 2019
Time: 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Where:
The Leon Valley Community and Confer
ence Centers located at 6427/6421 Evers Road
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Leon Valley Courtesy Notification - Census 2020 Notification!
Please note Census Representatives are not scheduled in Leon Valley at this time. We will notify the community once the specific dates are received.
Soon you may come across United States Census Bureau workers in your neighborhoods. A few things you should look for are Identification Cards and Canvas Bags with The US Census Logo.
Please note the Census Representatives don't request your identification card.
- Census Field Representatives must present their ID Badge (which contains the photograph of field representative)
- Department of Commerce Watermark
- Expiration Date
- Census Field Representatives will provide their supervisors contact information and/or regional office phone number for verification
However, if you are unsure or concerned please contact our non-emergency number at 210-684-3215.
Learn more: U.S. Census Bureau,
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Please Don't Feed the Deer!
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Please Don't Feed the Deer!
Right around this time of year, the Animal Control Officers and Public Works get lots of calls about the number of deer in and around the City and requests for pickups of dead deer from the roadways, alley, and yards. We actually see small herds of deer using the crosswalk at the library on Evers to go from the Community Center grounds to the park in the early morning or late evenings. We have one set of citizens that would like us to remove the deer from the city limits and one set of citizens that want (and do) feed and water the deer, which makes them fatter than they should be. We would appreciate it if citizens would not feed or water the deer and treat them as they truly are - wild animals, capable of finding their own food and water sources.
One of the reasons our deer population is so fat is that we have a large group of well-meaning citizens who will go to the day old bread store and buy bread, rolls, buns, and tortillas, and then they throw them in their yard or in Raymond Rimkus Park for the deer to eat. Because of this diet, we have picked up dead deer that weigh over 140 pounds! One of the signs of a healthy deer (or dog or cat) is the ability to clearly see the outline of their ribs. Lots of our deer don't even have a suggestion of a rib!
Bread and tortillas are empty calories for deer and can actually contribute to malnutrition and disease in a deer population. If you're offering day old tortillas, bread, and pastries, please stop. Tortillas, both flour and corn, have low to no nutritional value for a deer, and one of the ingredients is lard - a substance that deer do not eat in the wild. Though a variety of birds and mammals will eat these handouts, they just provide gut-stuffing empty calories.
Another danger is that when you put food out for deer, it's impossible to control what other wildlife may drop in for quick bite and/or how often certain animals will visit. You may eventually realize that the blend of breads, tortillas, corn, seeds, and dried fruit that you like to put out every day also attracts squirrels, opossums, skunks, and raccoons. You might even start to recognize "regulars" who make stopping by your home a normal part of their daily routine. When these wild animals come into contact with dogs, cat, and humans, zoonotic disease may be spread and/or the dog, cat or human could be injured or killed.
Do not use corn or other fermentable carbohydrates as a primary deer food, as deer are routinely killed this way by people trying to help. Deer are browsers and have adapted to eating a wide variety of food sources, but their efficient stomachs require time to adapt to a new food source. A hungry deer that has not eaten corn recently can die within a day if it comes across a large pile of corn that it devours (bloat and acidosis). Corn is often used as a food supplement, but is low in protein and nutritional value. Corn is also high in starch and so should not be used as a primary food source.
In a perfect world, no one would feed deer. Period. That's the advice from Jerry Feaser, a spokesman for the Pennsylvania Game Commission. And Dr. Anne Ballmann, veterinarian and wildlife disease specialist for the National Wildlife Health Center, agrees. Furthermore, when we feed deer (anything, not just corn), we cause them to burn extra calories to travel farther than they normally would. And they feed in large groups. Deer will congregate in neighborhoods and then eat the roses, trees, bushes, vegetable gardens, and other highly prized plantings in people's yards.
Dr. Ballmann warns that when deer feed in large groups competing for a limited food supply, they come in close contact and easily transmit diseases and parasites. And if feeding stations are near busy roads, more deer are hit and killed by traffic.
Feaser suggests that rather than feed deer, land owners should plant native trees and shrubs that provide food (nuts and fruits) and cover (evergreens). Remember - the deer managed to feed themselves long before we started offering them snacks, and they'll continue to fend for themselves just fine without our help!
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New 2020 Parks,
Recreation
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New 2020 Parks, Recreation, Trails, and Open Space Master Plan!
On October 10, 2019, the Park Commission finished their review of the Leon Valley Parks, Recreation, Trails, and Open Space Master Plan. The Plan now includes the new parks, expanded the history and demographics sections, revised the park maps, and includes social, economic, and environmental trends. The public is invited to review this Plan and submit your comments to Public Works Director Melinda Moritz at
m.moritz@leonvalleytexas.gov
, or by mail at Park Master Plan, City of Leon Valley, 6400 El Verde Road, Leon Valley, Texas 78238. The Plan will be reviewed by City Council at their November 19th meeting and then held for public review for thirty days. If no comments are received, the Plan will go back to the City Council for final approval on January 7, 2020. If we do receive comments, it will be brought back to the Park Commission for possible inclusions or revisions and then submitted to City Council for approval. We invite the public to please give us your input - send in your comments or questions!
Park Master Plan PDF (click here)
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Citywide Pavement Condition Assessment Project
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CITYWIDE PAVEMENT CONDITION ASSESSMENT PROJECT COMING SOON!
The City of Leon Valley has contracted with The ARRB Group, Inc. (ARRB) to perform a citywide pavement condition assessment and inspection project, to be completed between December 1, 2019 and January of 2020. Using advanced pavement condition testing equipment, our contractor, ARRB, will gather pavement condition data on all City maintained roadways. The city will use this data to identify the streets most in need of repairs to update our multi-year paving and preservation plan.
Everyday traffic and weather have a significant impact on our roads; reassessing and measuring pavement conditions every year helps us avoid bigger issues on our roadway network down the line. This project with ARRB will help us make data-driven decisions when planning the city's roadway maintenance.
"Pavement is probably the most valuable asset a city owns, and ARRB is proud to help Leon Valley proactively protect it," said Jerry Daleiden, Principal Engineer with ARRB. "Our team has many years of local and global experience and thousands of inspected miles under our belts. We look forward to using that expertise to help Leon Valley collect accurate pavement condition data."
Citizens can expect to see an ARRB van equipped with specialized technology that measures the roadway surface condition traveling the city's 43 miles of streets. Once the condition data is collected and analyzed, it will be loaded into the City's pavement management system. Drivers and pedestrians need not worry about safety, as the ARRB van will follow all posted traffic signs and display a warning beacon.
The data collection project schedule is subject to change due to timing of other utility projects, weather, special events, and any unforeseen circumstances. For more information, please call Public Works at (21) 681-1232 or email
m.moritz@leonvalleytexas.gov.
About ARRB Group, Inc.:
ARRB Group, Inc. (ARRB) is a roadway and pavement infrastructure condition data collection company whose primary focus is the use of proven and advanced technologies to efficiently collect accurate and actionable pavement and roadway infrastructure data. ARRB has provided pavement and roadway condition evaluation services for numerous clients at the local, municipal, State, Federal, and International level. ARRB uses state-of-the-art equipment and highly qualified and licensed engineers to meet the needs and work with clients to achieve their roadway evaluation goals. For more information, please visit
www.arrbgroup.net .
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Recyling Right - You Can Help!
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Recycling Right - You Can Help!
Participation in residential recycling continues to increase, so we thank each and every one of you. Unfortunately, the state of recycling programs across the country and the world have never been more precarious than they are right now, due to a substantial decrease in the value and demand for the materials we put in the recycling carts. While there are several contributing factors, the problem is not your participation (quantity), but the inadvertent contamination collected in the recycling carts (quality).
Contamination does more to harm the process of recycling than most people know. Even a little food waste, liquid waste, yard waste or other seemingly incidental contamination can cause an entire truck load of residential recycling to be corrupted beyond the capability of extracting marketable materials. This "incidental contamination" is usually because of "wish-cycling", or the practice of tossing questionable items into the recycling bin, hoping they can somehow be recycled. For more information on wish-cycling refer to:
http://earth911.com/living-well-being/wish-cycling/
So what can you do?
Here is a list of the most common types of contaminates to avoid placing in your recycling cart:
- Food waste (compost it instead or otherwise put it in the trash)
- Food soiled paper, cardboard, cans or plastics (like pizza boxes, napkins, paper plates & butter tubs)
- Liquids of any kind
- Textiles (like rugs, carpet, bedding or clothes)
- Electronics (donate or take to a responsible E-waste recycler)
- Hoses, extension cords, holiday lights, and clothes hangers
- Plastic bags, film, sheeting or membranes (these are notorious for clogging recycling facilities)
- Yard waste, dirt, wood, concrete, brick or other construction debris
- Polystyrene Foam (to-go containers and cups)
- Scrap metal, auto parts and tires (use a local scrap metal recycler or retail tire store)
Remember: When in doubt, throw it out! - If not, you could be "wasting" all your efforts
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Welcome to the City of Leon Valley's Community Canopy program, designed to guide homeowners in planting trees on their private property to maximize all the benefits that trees offer. City of Leon Valley is proud to sponsor this program and provide you with 2 free trees.
At the City of Leon Valley we're committed to a greener, healthier community. Trees around homes will not only help reduce the amount of energy your home requires, but they also add to your property value, reduce your carbon footprint, improve the air quality, and more effectively catch stormwater runoff. It is our intention that the free trees we provide be a gift to you and your neighborhood community.
This program is made possible by the Arbor Day Foundation and City of Leon Valley.
In less than ten minutes, you can reserve your free trees. Thanks for participating in this exciting program. Please click here
Available trees:
Baldcypress,
Mexican Buckeye,
Mexican Sycamore
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Leon Valley Northwest Seniors - Calendar
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BINGO Every Wednesday from 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. at the
Leon Valley Community Center
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Leon Valley Northwest Seniors - Events
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Did You Know...?
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Space heaters cause about one-third of all winter house fires and 80 percent of all winter heating fire deaths, the National Fire Protection Association said. ... Space heaters also account for more than 70 percent of all winter fire injuries and half of all property damage caused in heating fires.
- Have a three-foot "kid-free zone" around open fires and space heaters.
- Have a qualified professional install stationary space heating equipment, water heaters or central heating equipment according to the local codes and manufacturer's instructions.
- Have heating equipment and chimneys cleaned and inspected every year by a qualified professional.
- Always use the right kind of fuel, specified by the manufacturer, for fuel burning space heaters.
- Make sure the fireplace has a sturdy screen to stop sparks from flying into the room. Ashes should be cool before putting them in a metal container. Keep the container a safe distance away from your home.
- Install wood burning stoves following manufacturer's instructions or have a professional do the installation. All fuel-burning equipment should be vented to the outside to avoid carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning.
- Install and maintain CO alarms to avoid the risk of CO poisoning. If you smell gas in your gas heater, do not light the appliance. Leave the home immediately and call your local fire department or gas company.
- Never use your oven to heat your home.
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Did You Know...?
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The intention of the
ON IT
program is to have a direct means of reporting your community concerns
regarding streets, sidewalks, abandoned homes, loose or dead animal reports, permitting concerns, noise or other neighborhood nuisances and much more.
The goal is to ensure that City service requests and information is handled, as promptly as possible, with a high level of customer service. Please call the number listed above or
click here to fill out the ON IT Reporting Form online and an
ON IT
team member will respond as quickly as possible.
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UPCOMING REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS
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Tuesday, December 3, 2019 at 6:00 p.m.
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Located at City Hall
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Tuesday, December 17, 2019 at 6:00 p.m.
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Located at City Hall
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