PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD RECOMMENDATION YYYYMMDD-XXX [XXX is the agenda item number] Seconded By: Date: Subject: Motioned By: Recommendation the Parks and Recreation Board encourages the City of Austin and the Parks and Recreation Department to explore all available means to educate the public about this issue, and to expand fenced off-leash dog areas, prioritizing the high density areas that lack these facilities. Description of Recommendation to Council [Formatted as bullet points or paragraphs] Rationale: WHEREAS, Section 3-4-1 of the Austin City Code states that except in designated off leash dog areas, “an owner or handler of a dog shall keep the dog under restraint."; and WHEREAS, with Austin’s growth, there has been a steady increase in violations of this code in parks and green spaces; and since October 1, 2022, Park Rangers have had over 2,101 contacts with park visitors who had their dogs off the leash to request compliance with leash laws; and Austin’s 311 call line consistently receives notifications of leash-law violations at city parks; and WHEREAS, a working group which included PARD and AAC staff and members of the Parks and Recreation Board and the Animal Advisory Commission evaluated the growing community concerns and created recommendations to address the growing off-leash dog issue; and WHEREAS, off-leash dogs can pose a threat both to dog-safety and the safety of other park users; and WHEREAS, parks and green spaces should be safe and welcoming for all members of the community; WHEREAS, currently the Austin Police Department, the Austin Animal Shelter and the Parks and Recreation Department do not have the resources to enforce the off leash dog ordinance; and WHEREAS, in Austin, which holds a population of over a million, there are only twelve official PARD off-leash dog areas in the City of Austin, and not all areas are fenced; 1 of 2 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Parks and Recreation Board encourages the City of Austin and the Parks and Recreation Department to explore all available means to educate the public about this issue, and to expand fenced off-leash dog areas, prioritizing the high density areas that lack these facilities. Vote For: Against: Abstain: Absent: Attest: [Staff or board member can sign] 2 of 2
Photos of South Central Waterfront As it currently exists: Photos taken at 7pm on Sunday, August 21, 2022. Congress This is the Statesman site, viewed from the Congress Bridge. Access by Path This looks down a public path alongside the Statesman parking lot, toward the bat-viewing area. Current view, walking North on Congress. Skyscraper goes here. The 305 S. Congress PUD plans a skyscraper here, to the right of the walk, with parking below so the building begins at street level. Current stairs As evident, there are two access points at this location, these stairs and the path in the previous slide. Entrances Again, the building will supplant these two public accesses to the park and trail. Bike access moves South Under this PUD, bikes coming from the Congress Bridge would have to travel to Barton Springs Road, at the end of this block (where the stoplight is). Road and bike access The PUD will channel bikes to a two-way bike lane along the extended Bar ton Springs Road, at this location, about ¼ mile from the bat area, behind the current Statesman building. Current access On the back side of the Statesm an is an extensive lot that allows a wide pedestrian access to the trail, besides a specif ic trail entr y point. 7 pm Sunday Bat- wat chers arrive on a random Sunday evening. This park is a beloved spot for locals and tourists alike.
PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD RECOMMENDATION 20220822-3 August 22, 2022 Off-Leash Dog Areas Seconded By: Richard DePlama Date: Subject: Motioned By: Dawn Lewis Recommendation the Parks and Recreation Board encourages the City of Austin and the Parks and Recreation Department to explore all available means to educate the public about this issue, and to expand fenced off-leash dog areas, prioritizing the high density areas that lack these facilities. Rationale: WHEREAS, Section 3-4-1 of the Austin City Code states that except in designated off leash dog areas, “an owner or handler of a dog shall keep the dog under restraint."; and WHEREAS, with Austin’s growth, there has been a steady increase in violations of this code in parks and green spaces; and since October 1, 2022, Park Rangers have had over 2,101 contacts with park visitors who had their dogs off the leash to request compliance with leash laws; and Austin’s 311 call line consistently receives notifications of leash-law violations at city parks; and WHEREAS, a working group which included PARD and AAC staff and members of the Parks and Recreation Board and the Animal Advisory Commission evaluated the growing community concerns and created recommendations to address the growing off-leash dog issue; and WHEREAS, off-leash dogs can pose a threat both to dog-safety and the safety of other park users; and WHEREAS, parks and green spaces should be safe and welcoming for all members of the community; WHEREAS, currently the Austin Police Department, the Austin Animal Shelter and the Parks and Recreation Department do not have the resources to enforce the off leash dog ordinance; and WHEREAS, in Austin, which holds a population of over a million, there are only twelve official PARD off-leash dog areas in the City of Austin, and not all areas are fenced; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Parks and Recreation Board encourages the City of Austin and the Parks and Recreation Department to explore all available means to educate the public about this issue, and to expand fenced off-leash dog areas, prioritizing the high density areas that lack these facilities. 1 of 2 Vote For: The motion to approve the recommendation that the Parks and Recreation Board encourages the City of Austin and the Parks and Recreation Department to explore all available means to educate the public about this issue, and to expand fenced off-leash dog areas, prioritizing the high density areas that lack these …
REGULAR MEETING OF THE PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD CONTRACTS AND CONCESSIONS COMMITTEE AUGUST 19, 2022 – 10:00 AM BRITTON, DURST, HOWARD AND SPENCE BUILDING 1183 CHESTNUT AVE AUSTIN, TEXAS 78702 Some members of the committee may be participating by videoconference. Public comment will be allowed in-person or remotely via telephone. Speakers may only register to speak on an item once either in-person or remotely and will be allowed up to three minutes to provide their comments. Registration no later than noon the day before the meeting is required for remote participation by telephone. To register to speak remotely, call or email Tim Dombeck, (512) 974-6716, tim.dombeck@austintexas.gov CURRENT COMMITTEE MEMBERS: Anna L. Di Carlo (D-2), Chair Nina Rinaldi (D-1) Nancy Barnard (D-7) CALL TO ORDER PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL AGENDA Dawn Lewis (D-10) Kim Taylor (D-8) Laura Cottam Sajbel (D-9), Ex-Officio The first ten speakers signed up prior to the meeting being called to order will each be allowed a three-minute allotment to address their concerns regarding items not posted on the agenda. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Approve the minutes of the Parks and Recreation Board Contracts and Concessions Committee on July 15, 2022. STAFF BRIEFINGS Staff briefing regarding a contract between the City of Austin and Houston-Tillotson University for a Lake Capacity Study for Lady Bird Lake. (SD23 Strategies: Economic Opportunity & Affordability, Health & Environment, Safety, Govt that Works for All; PARD Long Range Strategies: Relief from Urban Life, Urban Public Spaces, Park Access for All). Presenter(s): Patricia Rossett, Business Process Consultant, Parks and Recreation Department. 1. 2. DISCUSSION ITEMS 3. 4. 5. Discussion on the selection of a temporary vendor to provide concessions services at the Zilker Café. Discussion on the contract between the City of Austin and Pecan Grove Golf Partners for the Management and Operation of Butler Pitch & Putt Golf Course. (Sponsors: Taylor) Discussion on the monthly Parks and Recreation Department contract report summarizing new and ongoing contract development that requires City Council approval and/or committee and board recommendations. (Sponsors: Di Carlo) (SD23 Strategies: Health & Environment, Govt that Works for All; PARD Long Range Strategies: Relief from Urban Life, Park Access for All). FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS ADJOURNMENT The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the American with Disabilities Act. Reasonable modifications and equal access to communications will be provided upon request. Meeting locations are planned with wheelchair access. If requiring Sign Language Interpreters or …
UPDATE ON CONTRACT BETWEEN THE CITY OF AUSTIN AND HUSTON- TILLOTSON UNIVERSITY FOR LADY BIRD LAKE CAPACITY STUDY JULY 15, 2022 PRESENTER: PATRICIA ROSSETT Background Information: Parks and Recreation Board and Environmental Commission Annual Concession Report Recommendations: Page 1 of 5 UPDATE ON CONTRACT BETWEEN THE CITY OF AUSTIN AND HUSTON- TILLOTSON UNIVERSITY FOR LADY BIRD LAKE CAPACITY STUDY JULY 15, 2022 PRESENTER: PATRICIA ROSSETT In response to Parks and Recreation Board and Environmental Commission recommendations received as part of the Annual Concession Report, PARD staff has contracted with Huston- Tillotson University (HTU), specifically the Business Administration, Natural Sciences, and Environmental Justice departments, to conduct a Lake Capacity Study. HTU is the most qualified vendor to conduct the study and report its findings because: The university has an Environmental Justice (EJ) program and major, making it the only undergraduate institution in Central Texas to offer this degree at the undergraduate level. The faculty, in the EJ program, are thus uniquely qualified to conduct an environmental assessment integrated with an environmental justice analysis. This perspective is critical to the lake capacity study for several reasons. o First, environmental justice addresses the human consequences of environmental issues and how these often disproportionately impact systematically marginalized communities. This perspective mirrors a multi-lens approach to lake capacity, which must consider environmental, economic, and human parameters to understand capacity and impact. o Second, the economic assessments must similarly be anchored in an appreciation for the systemic factors that can lead to disproportionate economic impacts for vendors and consumers that ultimately impact opportunity and access. o In addition, HTU is a highly collaborative liberal arts institution that applies a multidisciplinary approach to student instruction and research. Agreement Overview The purpose of this contract is to work collaboratively with HTU to define lake capacity, determine the capacity of Lady Bird Lake (LBL) based on this definition, to make recommendations regarding safe recreational use of the lake and to report on current and future environmental impact of watercraft recreational activities on LBL. The study will include: Environmental Study – For example, students and faculty will collect and analyze water samples before, during, and after a peak-use period for standard water quality metrics and algal toxins. Vendor and Stakeholder Study – HTU will survey current watercraft vendors, both PARD and non-PARD concessions, to craft inventory, usage patterns, usage distribution, customer profile and growth plans/concerns. …
Parks and Recreation Department Contracts Under Development Concessions and Contracts Committee Aug-22 Phase P/D NCP NA S / NS NS CCC Nov-21 PARB Nov-21 Council Dec-21 P/D NA NS Jul-22 Jul-22 Sep-22 Contract/Project Interlocal Agreement between the City of Austin and AISD for Use of Athletic Fields Contract Type Interlocal Agreement Interlocal Agreement between the City of Austin and Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) Regarding Installation of Buoys Interlocal Agreement Watercraft Concession at 2418 Stratford Drive Concession P/D NA Sep-22 Mar-23 Apr-23 Recreation Management System Software Services P/D NA Apr-23 Apr-23 May-23 S S LEGEND 8/2/2022 Notes This agreement would allow AISD the annual use of Parque Zaragoza Recreation Center softball field and Delores Duffie Recreation Center softball field for girls' fast pitch softball and boys' baseball from January 1- May 31 each year for the duration of the agreement. This agreement is pending AISD Board of Trustees approval. This is an agreement with LCRA for the installation of buoys at Lake Austin, Lady Bird Lake, Decker Lake, and the area surrounding Water Treatment Plant #4 on Lake Travis. This agreement will replace the current agreement expiring on December 30, 2022. Per the agreement, PARD and LCRA agree to mutually determine locations and number of buoys needed at each identified location. Additionally, LCRA will work with the City to establish processes and procedures for the purchase and installation of buoys in the aforementioned waterways. On July 25, 2022, PARB recommended Council negotiate and execute the agreement. Council action is scheduled for September 2022. The contract with the current vendor expires April 22, 2023. The Scope of Work (SOW) is currently under development, and it will be presented at the September CCC meeting. The solicitation is scheduled for release in late September. The contract with the current vendor, Vermont Systems (RecTrac), for recreation management software, expires in September 2022. PARD, with the assistance of the Communications and Technology Management Department (CTM), published a Request for Information (RFI) to survey current technology solutions in the Recreation Management Industry. PARD/CTM received three responses and conducted vendor question and answer sessions and vendor system demonstrations, along with meetings with current user organizations, between September and October 2021. Based on information gathered, PARD will work with CTM to establish a scope of work (SOW) and conduct a formal solicitation for a future Recreation Management Software System. As CTM is the principal information technology department that …
PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD CONTRACTS AND CONCESSIONS COMMITTEE FRIDAY, JUNE 17, 2022 – 10:00 AM MINUTES The Contracts and Concessions Committee convened in a regularly called meeting on Friday, June 17, 2022, at 1183 Chestnut Avenue in Austin, TX. Chair Di Carlo called the meeting to order at 10:12 AM. Board Members in attendance: Anna Di Carlo, Nancy Barnard, Nina Rinaldi, Dawn Lewis (WebEx). Board Members absent: Laura Cottam Sajbel (Ex-Officio). PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL None A. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Board Member Rinaldi made a motion to approve the minutes of the Parks and Recreation Board Contracts and Concessions Committee regular of April 15, 2022. Chair Di Carlo seconded the motion. The motion passed on a vote of 4-0 with one vacancy. B. NEW BUSINESS: PRESENTATION, DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ITEMS 1. Discussion and possible action regarding the City of Austin’s Contract with C3 Concerts for the Austin City Limits Music Festival. Board Members discussed this item and staff answered questions. No action was taken on this item. 2. Discussion and possible action regarding researching guidelines and creating recommendations for City Council on alcohol sales in public parks and other parkland facilities. Chair Di Carlo made a motion to refer a draft recommendation on alcohol sales in public parks and other parkland facilities to the Parks and Recreation Board. Board Member Barnard seconded the motion. The motion passed on a vote of 3-1 with Page 1 of 2 Board Members Di Carlo, Barnard and Lewis voting in favor, Board Member Rinaldi voting against and one vacancy. C. MONTHLY REPORT ON NEW AND ONGOING CONTRACT DEVELOPMENT Staff gave a presentation and answered questions. No action was taken on this item. D. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS Lewis – Contract intentions, parameters and limitations (memo). Chair Di Carlo adjourned the meeting at 11:12 AM. Page 2 of 2
PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD CONTRACTS AND CONSESSIONS COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES AUGUST 19, 2022 PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD CONTRACTS AND CONCESSIONS COMMITTE REGULAR MEETING MINUTES FRIDAY, AUGUST 19, 2022 The PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD CONTRACTS AND CONCESSIONS COMMITTEE convened in a REGULAR meeting on FRIDAY, JULY 19, 2022, at 1183 Chestnut Ave. in Austin, Texas. Chair Di Carlo called the PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD CONTRACTS AND CONCESSIONS COMMITTEE Meeting to order at 10:09 a.m. Board Members in Attendance: Anna Di Carlo, Nancy Barnard, Dawn Lewis, Kimberly Taylor, Laura Cottam Sajbel (Ex-Officio) Board Members in Attendance Remotely: None. PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL None. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Approve the minutes of the Parks and Recreation Board Finance Committee Regular Meeting on July 15, 2022. The motion to postpone the approval of the minutes of the June Parks and Recreation Board Contracts and Concessions Committee meeting to the September meeting of the same committee were approved on Chair Di Carlo’s Motion, Board Member Barnard’s second on a 4-0 vote. Board Member Rinaldi absent. STAFF BRIEFINGS Staff briefing regarding a contract between the City of Austin and Houston-Tillotson University for a Lake Capacity Study for Lady Bird Lake. Patricia Rossett, Business Process Consultant, Parks and Recreation Department, gave a briefing and answered questions. No action was taken on this item. 1. 2. 1 3. 4. 5. PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD CONTRACTS AND CONSESSIONS COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES AUGUST 19, 2022 DISCUSSION ITEMS Discussion on the selection of a temporary vendor to provide concessions services at the Zilker Café. Committee Members discussed this item and Jason Maurer, Sales and Events Manager, Parks and Recreation Department answered questions. No action was taken on this item. Discussion on the contract between the City of Austin and Pecan Grove Golf Partners for the Management and Operation of Butler Pitch & Putt Golf Course. Committee Members discussed pulling together a meeting of stakeholders for Butler Pitch & Putt Golf Course. No action was taken on this item. Discussion on the monthly Parks and Recreation Department contract report summarizing new and ongoing contract development that requires City Council approval and/or committee and board recommendations. Committee Members discussed this item and Denisha Cox, Contract Management Supervisor II, Parks and Recreation Department answered questions. No action was taken on this item. None. FUTURE AGENDA ITEM Chair Di Carlo adjourned the meeting at 11:02 a.m. without objection. The amended minutes were approved at the September 16, …
REGULAR MEETING OF THE PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD JULY 25, 2022 – 6:00 PM CITY HALL CHAMBERS, ROOM 1001 301 W. 2ND STREET AUSTIN, TEXAS 78701 Some members of the Parks and Recreation Board may be participating by videoconference. The meeting may be viewed online at: http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch-atxn-live Public comment will be allowed in-person or remotely via telephone. Speakers may only register to speak on an item once either in-person or remotely and will be allowed up to three minutes to provide their comments. Registration no later than noon the day before the meeting is required for remote participation by telephone. To register to speak remotely, call or email Tim Dombeck, (512) 974-6716, Tim.Dombeck@austintexas.gov. CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS/COMMISSIONERS: Laura Cottam Sajbel (D-9), Chair Sarah Faust (D-5), Vice-Chair Nina Rinaldi (D-1) Anna Di Carlo (D-2) Patrick Moore (D-3) Kathryn Flowers (D-4) Lisa Hugman (D-6) Nancy Barnard (D-7) Kim Taylor (D-8) Dawn Lewis (D-10) Richard DePalma (Mayor) AGENDA CALL TO ORDER PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL The first ten speakers signed up prior to the meeting being called to order will each be allowed a three-minute allotment to address their concerns regarding items not posted on the agenda. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Approve the minutes of the Parks and Recreation Board regular meeting of June 27, 2022. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS Presentation, discussion and possible action on the history of Waller Creek as it pertains to upcoming naming opportunities. (Cottam Sajbel) Presenter(s): Dr. Katherine Pace, Urban Environmental Historian and Dr. Ted Gordon, Founding Chair Department of African and African Diaspora Studies, University of Texas at Austin. Page 1 of 3 1. 2. Presentation, discussion and possible action regarding the Where The Water Runs/Donde Corre El Agua community activated park project proposal for East Williamson Creek trailhead and greenbelt with the Dove Spring Community. (SD23 Strategies: Health & Environment, Culture & Lifelong Learning, Govt that Works for All; PARD Long Range Strategies: Relief from Urban Life, Urban Public Spaces, Park access for All). Presenter(s): Christine Chute Canul, Partnership Manager, Parks and Recreation, Frances Acuña, Go Austin Vamos Austin, Blanca Ortiz, Elena Rodriguez and Enedina Sánchez, E. Williamson Creek Adopters, Bjørn Sletto, School of Architecture at the university of Texas at Austin. Discussion and possible action regarding a recommendation to Austin City Council on guidelines for making decisions about conditional use permits to allow for the sale of alcohol in Parks. (Cottam Sajbel, Di Carlo) Discussion and possible action …
Annual Internal Review 2022 Page 1 of 8 DRAFT Annual Internal Review This report covers the time period of 7/1/2021 to 6/30/2022 ______________________Parks and Recreation Board______________ The Board/Commission mission statement (per the City Code) is: (A) The Parks and Recreation Board membership should include citizens of the city who are interested in public parks and public recreation and persons who are knowledgeable in recreation matters. The director of the Parks and Recreation Department, the city manager or designee, the director of the Financial and Administrative Services Department, and the city attorney are ex officio members of the board. (B) The board shall advise the city council and the city manager regarding: (1) the acquisition, development, improvement, equipment, programming, and maintenance of all land and facilities managed by the Parks and Recreation Department of the City of Austin; (2) the purchase of additional land to be managed by the Parks and Recreation Department of the City of Austin. (C)The board shall outline a general plan of development for land, facilities, and programs. The board may submit the plan to the Planning Commission and the city manager for detail development, and the city manager may then submit the plan to the city council for approval as may be required by the City Code. (D) The board shall promote close cooperation between the City and all private citizens, institutions, and agencies interested in or conducting recreational activities, so that all recreational resources within the City may be coordinated to secure the greatest public welfare. (E) The board shall perform other duties as prescribed by the City Code or as directed by the city council. Annual Internal Review 2022 Page 2 of 8 1. Describe the board’s actions supporting their mission during the previous calendar year. Address all elements of the board’s mission statement as provided in the relevant sections of the City Code. The City of Austin Parks and Recreation Board has three areas of responsibility in its advisory function to the City Council. The activities this board took for fiscal year 2021- 2022 are listed by area below. A. Take action to recommend to City Council and/or Director enhancements, additions, and deletions to Parks and Recreation Department programs and planning. August 24, 2021 1. Recommended to the City Council the negotiation and execution of a partnership agreement with The Trail Foundation for the operations, maintenance, and programming for the Ann and Roy …
305 S. CONGRESS PUD Proposed Bike Network 1 S T S T R E E T Lady Bird Lake BIKE / PEDESTRIAN TRAIL PROPOSED TRAIL CONNECTION HIGH COMFORT ROAD MEDIUM COMFORT ROAD PROPOSED MEDIUM COMFORT ROAD PROPOSED SHARED ROAD PROPOSED SHARED PATHWAY LANEWAY B Road classifications per Austin bike network C O N G R E S S A V E N U E A Y A W E N A L 305 S. Congress C Y A W E N A L BARTON SPRINGS ROAD EXTENSION B A RT O N S P RIN G S R O A D RIVERSIDE DRIVE 305 S. CONGRESS I CASE NUMBER: C814-89-0003.02 I JUNE 2021 305 S. CONGRESS PUD Proposed Pedestrian Network BIKE / PEDESTRIAN TRAIL LAKEFRONT PEDESTRIAN WALKS SIDEWALK ADJACENT TO ROADWAY PATHWAY / PLAZA C O N G R E S S A V E N U E DRIVEWAY B A Y A W E V R D I C Y A W E V R D I BARTON SPRINGS ROAD EXTENSION 305 S. CONGRESS I CASE NUMBER: C814-89-0003.02 I JUNE 2021
WATER QUALITY FEATURE 25 YEAR FLOODPLAIN LINE 432.57’ ELEVATION ACCORDING TO COA RAS MODEL GREAT LAWN PIER . X A M " 0 - ' 0 7 35''-0" MAX. WATER STEPS 30'-0" MAX. 40'-0" MAX. CRITICAL WATER QUALITY ZONE SETBACK LINE 100’ FROM SHORELINE HALF CRITICAL WATER QUALITY ZONE SETBACK LINE 50’ FROM SHORELINE WATER QUALITY FEATURE 6 75'-0" M A X. 70'-0" X. A M BOARDWALK WATER STEPS CONCEPTUAL DETAIL GREAT STEPS MULTI-USE TRAIL PLAY AREA LADY BIRD LAKE WATER QUALITY FEATURE 100 YEAR FLOODPLAIN LINE 440.88’ ELEVATION ACCORDING TO COA RAS MODEL PRIMARY SETBACK LINE 150’ FROM SHORELINE SECONDARY SETBACK LINE 50’ FROM PRIMARY SETBACK LINE PROPOSED FUTURE PROJECT CONNECT RAIL LINE AND/OR STA- TION Conceptual Open Space Map S O U T H C O N G R E S S A V E N U E NOTES: 1. The location and size of all improvements shown on this Exhibit are approximate and subject to change based upon final design. 2. Location and size of improvements shown on the plan may be modified and approved administratively by city staff, so long as such modification is in accordance with Section 3.1.3. Such modification must be approved by the Parks Department and Watershed Protection. 3. The average width of the trail will be up to 15 feet. In conjunction with the Environmental Protection and Restoration Plan, shoreline improvements include the removal of all non-native, invasive species and the following native trees: Tag # Species DBH (in.) 1086 1087 1396 1397 1402 1414 1450 Sycamore American Elm Sycamore American Elm American Elm Pecan American Elm 16 10 10 11 8 19 14 Note: This table does not represent a comprehensive list of trees located within the PUD that will be affected by the redevelopment of the Property. B A RT O N S P RIN G S R O A D 0 100’ 200’ 300’ Site Boundary (821,517 sf/18.86 acre) Plaza/Landscape Area (69,478 sf/1.59 acre) Park Land (284,418sf/6.53 acre, which includes the inundated land.) *PARKLAND AREA IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE BASED ON FINAL LOCATION AND DESIGN OF CAPMETRO STATION 6 / 8 Submitted: July 24, 2019Updated: June 26, 2020Updated: July 9, 2021Updated: April 14, 2021305 S. CONGRESS PUDCASE NUMBER: C814-89-0003.02Updated: October 12, 2020
Total Site Area Parkland Owed Calculation Residential units Hotel Units Proposed Dedicated Land Calculation Unencumbered Land (Full Credit) Encumbered Land (e.g CWQZ) (Half Credit) Inundated Land (Zero Credit) Fully Deeded Land 18.86 Acres Units Land Owed (PUD) 24.31 Acres 1375 275 2.09 Acres 26.40 Acres Acres 1.44 4.23 0.86 6.53 Factor Credit 1.44 2.12 0 3.555 1 0.5 0
Racial Landscaping: A Brief History of Park Planning along Lower Waller Creek Austin, 1880 A Social Survey of Austin, 1913 …people are crowded together in small huts, one and two families in a one-room shanty, and little children are forced to play out in the dusty street on the filthy, dirty creek or river bank where their homes are located. A City Plan for Austin, 1928 …we are recommending the ultimate establishment of a neighborhood park in the vicinity of Eleventh and Twelfth Streets just east of the I& G N Railroad…The topography is very rough and is at present occupied by the cheapest type of negro shacks, whereas the property immediately adjoining is more valuable and can eventually be residential property of the highest order. The acquisition of this property for park purposes, and the removal of the present type of development, will increase the value of the surrounding property many times the cost of the acquisition thereof. A City Plan for Austin, 1928 The property immediately north of Palm School, on account of being isolated and cut up by Waller Creek, is very cheap property, and in a neglected state … The block to the west of Palm School … is also very cheap property and will remain so as long as Waller Creek is permitted to continue in its present condition. It is our recommendation that these tracts of land be acquired by the city, and that the course of Waller Creek be straightened … Second Street from Red River to East Avenue and Sabine Street from First to Third could be vacated and this entire tract converted into a very desirable neighborhood play ground. A City Plan for Austin, 1928 [The] Shoal Creek Valley … is flanked on either side by high bluffs, and very desirable residential property. Between the bluffs ... are considerable lowlands which are not particularly desirable for residential use. We are recommending that the lowlands of this valley be acquired for a large park ... to control the nature of developments of the bluff front properties. The completion of this drive will entail the acquisition of certain cheap property along the banks of Waller Creek from Eighth Street to Nineteenth Street. Most of the property which will be needed is at present occupied by very unsightly and unsanitary shacks inhabited by negroes. With these buildings removed...remaining property will be of a substantial …
Forgetting Waller Creek: An Environmental History of Race, Parks, and Planning in Downtown Austin, Texas Katherine Leah Pace Journal of Southern History, Volume 87, Number 4, November 2021, pp. 603-644 (Article) Published by The Southern Historical Association For additional information about this article https://muse.jhu.edu/article/840045 Access provided at 5 Dec 2021 03:27 GMT from The University Of Texas at Austin, General Libraries Forgetting Waller Creek: An Environmental History of Race, Parks, and Planning in Downtown Austin, Texas By Katherine Leah Pace Waller Creek is a flood-prone stream that runs through the center of Austin, Texas. To quote Joseph Jones, an English professor who published a 1982 treatise on the waterway, Waller Creek flows “quite literally” through “the inner heart of Austin.” It originates in the city’s north-central suburbs and flows generally south through the University of Texas (UT) flagship campus, past the historic Brackenridge Hospital, around the east side of Capitol Square, which sits on a hill, and down the eastern edge of down- town, where it empties into Town Lake, an impounded stretch of the Colorado River. It is Austin’s most urbanized, polluted, and degraded creek; yet, as ecologists insist, it continues to provide habitat for a host of animal and plant species.1 A “flash flood alley,” central Texas is a convergence zone for divergent weather systems, including massive, humid tropical fronts that roll off the Gulf of Mexico and cold dry fronts that move into Texas from the north and west. When these systems collide, they produce intense storms. Central Texas soils are relatively thin and rocky or heavy in clay, while the region’s terrain is hilly, limiting the soil’s capacity to absorb rainfall. As such, during intense storms, runoff flows rapidly into nearby streams, trig- gering sudden, high-velocity, and enormously destructive flash floods.2 1 Joseph Jones, Life on Waller Creek: A Palaver about History as Pure and Applied Education (Austin, 1982), 8–9 (quotation on 9). In 2007 Town Lake was renamed Lady Bird Lake. I would like to acknowledge the invaluable assistance provided to me by archivists at the Austin History Center and to thank Dr. Sarah Dooling for her encouragement and edits. 2 Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation, “Flash Flood Safety,” Take 5 for Safety, no. HS99-501E (05-21), https://www.tdi.texas.gov/pubs/videoresource/t5flood .pdf (quotation); William Keith Guthrie, “Flood Alley: An Environmental History of Flooding in Texas” (Ph.D. dissertation, University of Kansas, 2006), 1–9; Victor R. Baker, Flood …
