Allen, Amber From: Sent: To: Subject: Carla Penny Friday, July 23, 2021 10:36 AM PAZ Preservation 2502 Park View GF-21-103669 Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Flagged *** External Email ‐ Exercise Caution *** Please save this house from demolition. I have lived in this neighborhood 29 years and deeply value the history of the mid‐century homes that give our community character. This home in particular has such important provenance that it would be an irreplaceable loss to Allandale and Austin we’re it to be destroyed. Carla Penny 2500 Albata Ave Austin, TX 78757 CAUTION: This email was received at the City of Austin, from an EXTERNAL source. Please use caution when clicking links or opening attachments. If you believe this to be a malicious and/or phishing email, please forward this email to cybersecurity@austintexas.gov. 1
Allen, Amber From: Sent: To: Subject: Neena Husid Friday, July 23, 2021 11:02 AM PAZ Preservation 2502 Park View Drive *** External Email ‐ Exercise Caution *** Please, please, please stop developers from destroying the integrity of our Austin neighborhoods. This is a great house. I have long admired it and wondered how, if it ever went on the market, I might be able to buy it—to refurbish it, not steam shovel it into oblivion. Allandale is a tight enclave, chocked‐full of friends and neighbors deeply distressed over the systematic leveling of cherished mid‐century homes for cookie‐cutter, poorly built, price‐gouging new constructions. On our street alone there are three identical Paradiso homes priced well‐over a million dollars. Two of these homes have had significant construction issues and detract from the quaint beauty of the much‐loved older homes on the block. It seems to me a city that respects its roots should be working overtime to encourage revitalization to older neighborhoods rather than allowing for the destruction of its gems. Entice architects and builders into our neighborhood who would like nothing more than to help homeowners maintain the integrity of these historic homes. When history, particularly a unique community history, is diminished, caring neighbors and good citizens become apathetic strangers living in rows of uninviting, generic, over‐priced, houses. It’s a sad future and one I hope Austin can avoid. Thank you for listening, Neena Husid 2503 Ellise Avenue 78757 CAUTION: This email was received at the City of Austin, from an EXTERNAL source. Please use caution when clicking links or opening attachments. If you believe this to be a malicious and/or phishing email, please forward this email to cybersecurity@austintexas.gov. 1
Allen, Amber From: Sent: To: Subject: Margaret Herman Friday, July 23, 2021 11:44 AM PAZ Preservation public comment re: 2502 Park View Drive *** External Email - Exercise Caution *** Dear Historic Landmark Commission, I'd like to submit a comment on the proposal to demolish 2502 Park View Drive being discussed at your July 26th meeting. My name is Margaret Herman, and I work at a historic preservation agency in New York City (writing today for myself as an individual). I happen to be a former resident of Allandale ‐ my family moved into a house a few streets over from 2502 Park View Drive in the 1980s when I was a young child, and my mother still resides there today. As longtime residents of the neighborhood and for myself as an architectural historian, we both strongly oppose this proposal for demolition. I recently became aware of the proposed National Register nomination for Allandale's Air‐Conditioned Village, of which this property at 2502 Park View Drive is an essential piece. Referred to as the "Chrysler Air Temp Home," it retains a high degree of integrity to its period of significance during the air‐conditioning tests, and its paneled facade and window pattern, its perforated brick screens, and overhanging roof line continue to express the story of Allandale's role in the history of mid‐20th century HVAC engineering and modern architecture in the southwestern United States. Local residents such as my mother are supportive of efforts to preserve the low‐slung 1950s ranch homes of Allandale, many on large lots with mature trees, which contribute to its distinct sense of place and have made it such a beautiful community to raise their families. Now that the historical significance of 2502 Park View Drive and the Air‐Conditioned Village project as a whole has come to light, there's a new level of pride in the neighborhood. Please prevent this demolition from occurring. Surely there are preservation‐minded ways to repair/rehab the house while retaining its historic fabric so that residents in the future can be reminded of the house's and the historic district's importance. Best Regards, Margaret E. Herman, Ph.D. CAUTION: This email was received at the City of Austin, from an EXTERNAL source. Please use caution when clicking links or opening attachments. If you believe this to be a malicious and/or phishing email, please forward this email to cybersecurity@austintexas.gov. 1
June 12, 2020 Emily Reed, Chair City of Austin Historic Landmark Commission Re: 2502 Park View Drive Dear Ms. Reed, Preservation Austin has been our city’s leading nonprofit voice for historic preservation since 1953. We write today to express our dismay at the proposed demolition of 2502 Park View Drive, located in Allandale’s Air Conditioned Village. We ask the Historic Landmark Commission to support historic zoning for this significant property in the areas of Architecture, Historical Associations, and Community Value. The Air Conditioned Village was built in 1954 to assess the cost-effectiveness and profitability of central air in middle-class housing. Twenty-three houses, each featuring air-conditioning systems from a different manufacturer, were sold to families who agreed to allow their homes and habits to be studied by University of Texas scientists. Austinite Ned Cole, an architect and head of the air-conditioning subcommittee of the National Association of Homes Builders, spearheaded the project, which was the first multi-home experiment of its kind worldwide. Local architects and builders designed each unique home with energy-saving design elements to test their effectiveness. These include window placement along north and south facades; trees, trellises, and overhangs; pale paint colors and white roofing materials to reflect sunlight. Architect Fred Day designed 2502 Park View Drive, known as “The Air Temp.” Energy-efficient features include south-facing orientation and a wide, low-pitched roof which extends nearly four feet beyond the home’s footprint on all sides. Distinctive brick screens, exposed roof beams, and its asymmetrical façade make this home one of the development’s most stylized examples of mid-century design. Day (1926-2014) was a recent graduate of the UT School of Architecture. He worked for Ned Cole and Fehr & Granger before establishing his own firms in the 1960s. Day merged with Jessen Jessen Millhouse Greeven & Crume to become Jessen, Inc. in 1969, and served as the firm’s principal and president until 1993. His distinguished career included numerous awards from AIA Austin and the Texas Society Architects. He was president of AIA Austin and awarded an honorary Life Membership on the UTSOA Advisory Council. His works include Austin’s Teacher Retirement System Building, Faulk Central Library, Austin Doctors Building, renovations to the UT Law School and Student Union, the Recreation and Convocation Center at St. Edwards University, the pro bono master plan and drawings for Laguna Gloria, and the Visitors Center at McDonald Observatory. According to his obituary: “An innovative designer, he …
Brummett, Elizabeth From: Sent: To: Subject: Dan Keshet Friday, July 23, 2021 3:50 PM Brummett, Elizabeth 1308 Lavaca Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed *** External Email - Exercise Caution *** Hello, I am writing to urge against the initiation of historic zoning for the disused gas station at 1308 Lavaca St. The building is indeed old, but it does not in any way contribute to the character of downtown. It is an eyesore and entirely out of context. There is no use for this building which at once honors its origins as a chain corporate gas station and contributes to its surroundings. If it is allowed to stand, there is nobody that is going to look at it and say "I'm so glad we preserved this building." On a list of Austin icons, nobody is going to say: the Driskill, the Bremond Block, the Capitol, and that old busted‐up Mobil station. Instead, it will continue to be a useless eyesore. Even if they find a use for it, that use will be inappropriate for this portion of downtown, which is increasingly pedestrian‐oriented, without the large featureless surface parking lot that this lot has. It would honestly be an embarrassment for Austin to enshrine this as one of its key shining historic landmarks. Thank you, Dan Keshet 908 Nueces St #22 78701 CAUTION: This email was received at the City of Austin, from an EXTERNAL source. Please use caution when clicking links or opening attachments. If you believe this to be a malicious and/or phishing email, please forward this email to cybersecurity@austintexas.gov. 1
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Annual Internal Review This report covers the time period of 7/1/2020 to 6/30/2021 Historic Landmark Commission ____________________________________ The Board/Commission mission statement (per the City Code) is: Pursuant to Section 2-1-147(B) of the Code of the City of Austin, the Historic Landmark Commission: 1. Shall prepare and periodically revise an inventory of the structures and areas that may be eligible for designation as historic landmarks. 2. Shall prepare, review, and propose amendments to the Historic Landmark Preservation Plan. 3. Shall review requests to establish or remove a historic designation and make recommendations on the requests to the Land Use Commission, as determined in accordance with Section 25-1-46 of the Code of the City of Austin. 4. Shall provide information and counseling to owners of structures that are designated as historic structures. 5. May initiate zoning or rezoning of property to establish or remove a historic 6. May recommend amendments to the Code of the City of Austin relating to designation. historic preservation. 7. May recommend that the City acquire property if the Commission finds that acquisition by the City is the only means by which to preserve the property. 8. May advise the Council on matters relating to historic preservation. 9. For an object that is not permanently affixed to land, may recommend that Council confer special historic designation, and 10. Shall perform other duties as prescribed by the Code of the City of Austin or other ordinance. Annual Review and Work Plan – Historic Landmark Commission Year 2020-2021 Page 2 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. 1. The Commission references several surveys in evaluating historical significance for historic-age properties subject to applications for demolition and relocation permits, as well as building permits in National Register districts. These include the East Austin Historic Resources Survey (2016), the Old Austin Neighborhood Association / West Downtown survey (2020), and the North Central Austin survey (2021), among others. A survey of Cherrywood, Wilshire Wood, and Delwood is anticipated to be completed in fiscal year 2021-22. 2. The Commission recommended new citywide Historic Design Standards as an essential resource for property owners and professionals that increases equity in City processes. A working group of dedicated residents, professionals, and City staff drafted clear, accessible standards that balance high local development pressures …
July 26, 2021 City of Austin Historic Landmark Commission Re: Agenda Items B2 and B3 Historic Landmark Commissioners: I represent the owners of Capitol Center, an office building at 919 Congress Avenue. We have owned this property since 2005, and for almost that long, the buildings at 907, 909 and 911 Congress Avenue have been in total disrepair. They are dilapidated, unsafe and unsightly, especially as this path is the gateway to the Capitol. While we support the applicant’s proposal to demolish the buildings, we do so only under the express understanding the demolition be done in accordance with all laws and codes. As a directly adjacent property owner, we also expect to review and approve all proposed plans, construction and demolition work techniques and delivery condition of the vacant lot. Additionally, we would expect decorative fencing be installed as to dissuade loitering and other unlawful uses to maintain a safe environment. We look forward to an improved condition for these buildings and seeing future development plans for the site. Sincerely, Julia Taylor Executive Vice President
REGULAR MEETING HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION MINUTES MONDAY, July 26, 2021 The Human Rights Commission convened in a regular meeting on Monday, July 26, 2021 via teleconference in Austin, Texas. Vice Chair Isabel Casas called the Board Meeting to order at 5:36 p.m. Board Members in Attendance: Vice Chair Casas, Commissioner Brienzi, Commissioner Garry Brown, Commissioner Caballero, Commissioner Museitif, and Commissioner Weigel. Staff in Attendance: Jonathan Babiak, Business Process Consultant, Office of Civil Rights CITIZEN COMMUNICATION: GENERAL None 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES a. The minutes from the regular meeting of April 26, 2021 were approved on a vote of 6-0: Vice Chair Casas motion, Commissioner Museitif second. Voting in favor were Vice Chair Casas, Commissioner Brienzi, Commissioner Garry Brown, Commissioner Caballero, Commissioner Museitif, and Commissioner Weigel. Chair Davis, Commissioner Areche, Commissioner Breckenridge, Commissioner Jamarr Brown, and Commissioner Griffith were absent. By unanimous consent, the Commission agreed to take up the minutes from the June 28, 2021 meeting at a future meeting. 2. NEW BUSINESS a. Introduction of Carol Johnson, Civil Rights Officer, City of Austin Office of Civil Rights, followed by discussion regarding Human Rights Commission and Office of Civil Rights. (Davis/Casas) Carol Johnson, Civil Rights Officer, City of Austin Office of Civil Rights addressed the Commission and answered questions. The Commission took no action on this item. 3. OLD BUSINESS a. Discussion and possible action related to Campaign Zero’s 8 Can’t Wait initiative and recommending Austin Police Department address inappropriate use of force by implementing a Duty to Intervene policy for officers. (Casas/Davis) The Commission did not discuss this item due to a loss of quorum before this item was taken up during the meeting. The Commission took no action on this item. b. Discussion and possible action on a recommendation regarding Public Health Crises and Vaccine Inequities. (Museitif/Davis) 1 The Commission discussed this item. Commissioner Museitif moved adoption, Vice Chair Casas second. The Commission lost quorum during the discussion of this item. The Commission took no action on this item. c. Discussion and possible action on a recommendation to City Council regarding funding a public information and outreach campaign regarding medically unnecessary treatments on individuals born with intersex traits or variations in sex characteristics. (Weigel/Davis) The Commission did not discuss this item due to a loss of quorum before this item was taken up during the meeting. The Commission took no action on this item. d. Discussion and possible …
MUNICIPAL CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES Monday, July 26, 2021 REGULAR MEETING Monday, July 26, 2021 MUNICIPAL CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION MINUTES The Municipal Civil Service Commission convened in a regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, July 26, 2021 via videoconferencing. Vice-Chair Rogers called the Commission meeting to order at 9:08 a.m. Commissioners in Attendance: Melissa Rogers, Vice-Chair McKenzie Frazier Andy Mormon Kevin Mullen Commissioners Absent: Teresa Peréz-Wiseley, Chair Staff in Attendance: Matthew Chustz, Municipal Civil Service Administrator April Shaw, Municipal Civil Service Coordinator Jennifer Stanko, Municipal Civil Service Coordinator Omar Francia, HRIS Support 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES June 28, 2021. a. Approve the minutes from the Municipal Civil Service Commission regular meeting on The minutes of the June 28, 2021 regular meeting were approved on Commissioner Mullen’s motion, Commissioner Mormon’s second, on a vote of 4-0. 2. HEARING a. Conduct a hearing on the appeal filed by Don Miller regarding their Disciplinary Probation from the Austin Water Utility. A hearing was conducted on the appeal filed by Don Miller regarding their Disciplinary Probation from the Austin Water Utility. b. Deliberate in open or closed session, pursuant to 551.074 of the Texas Government Code (personnel exception), regarding the appeal of Don Miller regarding their Disciplinary Probation from the Austin Water Utility. 1 MUNICIPAL CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES Monday, July 26, 2021 Vice-Chair Rogers recessed the Municipal Civil Service Commission meeting to go to closed session at 3:05 p.m. The Commission deliberated in closed session on the appeal filed by Don Miller regarding their Disciplinary Probation from the Austin Water Utility. Closed session ended and Vice-Chair Rogers called the Municipal Civil Service Commission meeting back to order at 3:33 p.m. c. Possible action and decision on the appeal filed by Don Miller regarding their Disciplinary Probation from the Austin Water Utility. The motion to deny Don Miller’s appeal and uphold the decision made by the City of Austin in the Disciplinary Probation of Don Miller was approved on Vice-Chair Rogers’ motion, Commissioner Frazier’s second, on a vote of 4-0. 3. OLD BUSINESS a. Discussion and possible action on the Municipal Civil Service Commission recommendation to City Council (Recommendation 20191108-04B) regarding the review of granted denial of promotion and discharge appeals. b. Discussion and review of the Municipal Civil Service Rules to provide input to the Discussion was held. Municipal Civil Service Director. Discussion was held. c. Discussion and possible action on future …
Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission (ICRC) July 24, 2021 at 11:00 am Northwest Recreation Center 2913 Northland Dr. Austin, TX 78757 Note: A quorum of ICRC members may be present. No action will be taken. COMMISSION MEMBERS: Sara Inés Calderón Luis Gonzalez, Vice-Chair Prabhu Kannan Brigham Morris Selina Yee Erin Dempsey Errol Hardin Dr. Sterling Lands Christina Puentes, Chair PUBLIC FORUM AGENDA Joshua Blank Camellia Falcon Shaina Kambo Hoang Le Eugene Schneider CALL TO ORDER 1. INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC FORUM A. Logistics B. Public Forum Rules 2. DEFINING THE ICRC: WHY WE ARE HERE TODAY 3. CITY DEMOGRAPHICS PRESENTATION A. Current District Map Presentation B. Why Do We Not Have 2020 Census Data? 4. GROUP BREAKOUT SESSION A. To Identify Aspects/Areas of the District that Matters to You/the Community B. District Map Drawing Priority Discussion (ICRC Charter: Section 3E) 5. CITIZEN COMMUNICATION: GROUP ACTIVITY RESULTS DISCUSSION – Related to Group Activity (Each speaker will be limited to 3 minutes) 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 alternative formats, please give notice at least 2 days (48 hours) before the meeting date. Please call Matt Dugan at the Housing and Planning Department, at 512-974-7665 and matthew.dugan@austintexas.gov, for additional information; TTY users route through Relay Texas at 711. For more information on the Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission, please contact Matt Dugan at 512-974-7665 and matthew.dugan@austintexas.gov or Lisa Rodriguez at 512-974-3119 and lisa.rodriguez@austintexas.gov. Versión en español a continuación. Public Forum Procedure redistricting plan 1. Purpose: to receive public input on redistricting matters prior to approval of preliminary 2. Logistics: request that all cell phones and electronic devices be silenced, and identify location of restrooms, entrances, and exits. Discourage speakers from repetitious or irrelevant testimony. • Chair: move meeting along • Vice-Chair: assist chair with time, schedule, and speaker names • Staff: MC/host, assist with handouts and speakers • Commissioners: limit questions to clarifications only. Specific questions shall be written and handed to Chair. Chair will have the discretion to approve questions and ask them of the speakers. 3. Public Forum Rules: • All individuals wishing to make comments must sign in prior to the meeting. • Each speaker is limited to 3 minutes, unless additional time is granted by the Chair. …
Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission (ICRC) July 22, 2021 at 6:00 pm Dell Jewish Community Center; Community Hall 7300 Hart Lane Austin, TX 78731 Members: Joshua Blank Camellia Falcon Shaina Kambo Hoang Le Eugene Schneider Sara Inés Calderón Luis Gonzalez, Vice-Chair Prabhu Kannan Brigham Morris Selina Yee AGENDA Erin Dempsey Errol Hardin Dr. Sterling Lands Christina Puentes, Chair CALL TO ORDER 1. INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC FORUM A. Logistics B. Public Forum Rules 2. DEFINING THE ICRC: WHY WE ARE HERE TODAY 3. CITY DEMOGRAPHICS PRESENTATION A. Current District Map Presentation B. Why Do We Not Have 2020 Census Data? 4. GROUP BREAKOUT SESSION A. To Identify Aspects/Areas of the District that Matters to You/the Community B. District Map Drawing Priority Discussion (ICRC Charter: Section 3E) 5. CITIZEN COMMUNICATION: GROUP ACTIVITY RESULTS DISCUSSION – Related to Group Activity (Each speaker will be limited to 3 minutes) 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 alternative formats, please give notice at least 2 days (48 hours) before the meeting date. Please call Matt Dugan at the Housing and Planning Department, at 512-974-7665 and matthew.dugan@austintexas.gov, for additional information; TTY users route through Relay Texas at 711. For more information on the Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission, please contact Matt Dugan at 512-974-7665 and matthew.dugan@austintexas.gov or Lisa Rodriguez at 512-974-3119 and lisa.rodriguez@austintexas.gov. Versión en español a continuación. Public Forum Procedure redistricting plan 1. Purpose: to receive public input on redistricting matters prior to approval of preliminary 2. Logistics: request that all cell phones and electronic devices be silenced, and identify location of restrooms, entrances, and exits. Discourage speakers from repetitious or irrelevant testimony. • Chair: move meeting along • Vice-Chair: assist chair with time, schedule, and speaker names • Staff: MC/host, assist with handouts and speakers • Commissioners: limit questions to clarifications only. Specific questions shall be written and handed to Chair. Chair will have the discretion to approve questions and ask them of the speakers. 3. Public Forum Rules: • All individuals wishing to make comments must sign in prior to the meeting. • Each speaker is limited to 3 minutes, unless additional time is granted by the Chair. • Those in attendance are asked to refrain from disrupting the meeting by making …
