Minutes, Annual and Monthly Meetings, April 15, 2026
Minutes from the April 21, 2026 Clarksville CDC Annual Meeting of the Members
Board members in attendance: Billy Edwards, Malcolm Greenstein, Paula Hern, Felecia Miller, Kim O’Brien
Others attending: Stephanie Lang, Brad Prak
1. Presentation of the “State of the CCDC” Annual Report.
Felecia Miller, President.
A copy of the President’s Annual Report can be found here.
2. Presentation regarding the CCDC’s Financial Status.
BJ Friedman, Treasurer.
A copy of the Treasurer’s Report can be found here.
3. Presentation regarding the CCDC’s housing program.
Brad Prak, Property Manager.
A copy of the Housing Report can be found here.
4. Announcement of Election Results.
Kim O’Brien, acting as Election Administrator
Kim reported that 21 members voted, 16% of the membership. The 5 candidates on the ballot—Amanda Cox, Malcolm Greenstein, Paula Hern, Stephanie Lang, and Chris Thomas—were elected to serve 2-year terms. Their terms will begin May 1, 2026.
Minutes from the April 21, 2026 Clarksville CDC Monthly Meeting
Board members in attendance: Billy Edwards, Malcolm Greenstein, Paula Hern, Felecia Miller, Kim O’Brien
Others attending: Stephanie Lang, Brad Prak
1. Approval of minutes from the February 17 and March 17, 2026, monthly meetings and the March 17, 2026, Special Meeting. Kim O’Brien
On a motion by Billy, seconded by Paula, the minutes from the February 17 and March 17, 2026, monthly meetings and the March 17, 2026, Special Meeting were approved.
2. Presentation of monthly financial reports.
March 2025 revenues totaled $26,000 (including $22,295 in rents, $3893 in donations.) Expenses totaled $13,522 (no major expenditures/repairs.) Monthly net income totaled $13,778. All bills are paid. In anticipation that some old air conditioning units may not make it through the summer, Brad is keeping an adequate reserve in case replacements are needed.
3. Monthly property reports--CCDC properties managed by Prak Property Management. Brad Prak.
There are no tenant issues to report. All units filled except for the Waterston unit currently being renovated. The renovation is practically complete. A tenant has been selected for the unit and Brad anticipates the unit will be occupied May 1.
In response to a question from Malcom, Brad stated that we would not necessarily know if any of our tenants are experiencing financial issues, beyond being able to pay the rent. Creation of a flyer to tenants seeking information was discussed. Also discussed was the need for the board to determine what we could possibly offer as assistance and how such a program would work. Brad volunteered to draft a flyer which he will share with the board.
4. Haskell House March 2026 monthly report.
The board reviewed the March 2026 report submitted by Mary Reed, Haskell House (HH) Manager. Highlights include:
Expenses: $95, pest control services; $150, donations; 64 visitors signed the Visitors Log. Monthly highlights include: facilitated electrical wiring repair; negotiated pest control services with PARD; promoted and hosted Clarksville Conversation with Tara Dudley; arranged for PARD to address problem with mini-split; addressed a group of UT graduate students on efforts to erase Clarksville’s black history; addressed a group of law school students on Clarksville and conducted a walking tour; met with Sarah Marshall and Edward McPhee, both of whom are with PARD’s Historic Preservation & Tourism Program, to discuss HH marketing and how PARD can be of help. (Sarah told Mary that her program will pay to redo the Clarksville walking tour brochure.)
Upcoming Events
June 13: Attendees at the national Green and Greener Conference being hosted this year by the Pease Park Conservancy will visit the Haskell House.
July 13: Bob Ward, chair of the Travis County Historical Commission, will be the Clarksville Conversationsspeaker. He will talk about the many Freedom Colonies that were settled in the Austin area, some of which have only recently been discovered.
5. Other Business.
The following was discussed under Other Business:
Stephanie shared that Blackland CDC is looking to turn one of their original houses into a museum. She suggested that they get in touch with Mary Reed, HH Manager.
Felecia reported that Mary Reed will no longer be involved in planning the Ice Cream Social or the CCDC/OWANA holiday event. She will remain in charge of Austin Museum Day at the Haskell House. Felecia will ask Amanda to contact Astound, inquiring if they will continue to fund the Ice Cream Social and Austin Museum Day.
Felecia shared the idea of creating an ad hoc committee to perform research on Clarksville, documenting history and early residents. Details to come. She also shared that she has been contacted by Kye Haskell’s daughter about CCDC obtaining a headstone for Kye’s grave. This will be discussed at a later date.
6. Executive Session, if necessary.
The board did not meet in executive session.