From: Paul Berryman <pauljosephberryman@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, March 17, 2025 7:50 PM To: schneider.megan@gmail.com; McCarthy, Tim <Tim.McCarthy@austintexas.gov>; Villarreal, Ana <Ana.Villarreal@austintexas.gov> Subject: Re: North Lamar Transit Center Station Area Vision Plan Some people who received this message don't often get email from pauljosephberryman@gmail.com. Learn why this is important External Email - Exercise Caution Hi Ana and Tim, First and foremost, please kindly pass along my staunch disapproval for this. I’ve heard over the years everyone wanting this, but nobody wanting it in their backyards…interesting that it’s piled on at this location where we are already doing our part living next to low income housing. This looks like you want it to expand and go up 5 stories. Surely our local government isn’t the kid with the messy room that shoves all the mess into the already messy closet? It seems as though the higher ups are shoving this into this area as a direct result of wanting this but not quite wanting this in their back yard… I’m disheartened that you seemingly spent 15 minutes pointing out to the handful of people on zoom where you’ve previously claimed this is happening as though it’s our fault for being unaware. This is clearly super vague. Even the slides are clearly “pro” rather than informational (i.e. the positive comments in little bubbles). The tax dollars spent on the previous “informational meetings” could’ve been better spent on one through/transparent mailer. Extremely disheartened that it seems as though our current only recourse is to show up at town hall meetings on 3/25 and 4/24. Please advise if this is the only recourse we have at this stage or if there is something else we can do. Also, please provide time and location specifics for the aforementioned provided dates. Please confirm there is nothing else I can do here to prevent this from happening. Your responses are greatly appreciated. Best Regards, Paul J. Berryman 32 CPA-2025-0001 - North Lamar Transit Center Station Area Vision Plan1 of 1
Equitable Transit-Oriented Development South Congress Transit Center Station Area Vision Plan January 2025 PUBLIC REVIEW DRAFT Acknowledgments Contents CapMetro City of Austin Planning Department Consultants Perkins&Will Nelson\Nygaard HR&A Advisors Cultural Strategies Movitas Along with the staff mentioned here, many other City employees from various departments contributed their expertise, recommendations, and support in finalizing this vision plan. 1. PROJECT OVERVIEW Introduction The Vision Why South Congress Transit Center (SCTC)? Process and Engagement 2. STATION AREA OVERVIEW Neighborhood Snapshot Existing Connectivity Existing Land Use 3. STATION AREA VISION Vision Statement Proposed Connectivity Proposed Open Space Network Development Character Districts Future Land Use Map CONCEPT PLAN A Vision for Transformation A Reimagined Transit Center at SCTC TOOLS ETOD Policy Tools 6. NEXT STEPS Transit Center Implementation Station Area Implementation 7. APPENDIX Community Engagement Summary 5. IMPLEMENTATION: ETOD POLICY 04 22 34 70 78 84 4. NORTH LAMAR TRANSIT CENTER 56 2 Equitable Transit-Oriented Development 2 Equitable Transit-Oriented Development South Congress Transit Center Station Area Vision Plan 3 “Building on the previous efforts, North Lamar and South Congress Transit Center Vision Plans have a unique opportunity to serve as active templates for transit and equitable development to come together in a way that is accessible, multi-modal, sustainable, and responsive to the changing needs of our customers and our community.” Sharmila Mukherjee EVP for Strategic Planning and Development, CapMetro “The North Lamar and South Congress Transit Center Station Areas present exciting opportunities to envision areas around transit investments in ways that benefit both current and future community members by increasing access to job opportunities, making it easier to meet daily needs, and increasing housing options.” Lauren Middleton-Pratt Director of Planning, City of Austin 01 Project Overview Introduction The Vision Why South Congress Transit Center (SCTC)? Process and Engagement Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority (CapMetro) and the City of Austin are invested in Equitable Transit-Oriented Development (ETOD). ETOD strives to ensure that those with the greatest need for transit enhancements can also benefit from them. This typically includes people of color, low-income households, seniors, people with disabilities, and households with limited or no access to cars. Achieving equitable outcomes through ETOD requires a holistic approach to transit and other investments that considers and addresses how transit infrastructure intersects with housing affordability, small business interests, economic opportunity, education, health, and patterns of inequality embedded within social and economic systems. This ETOD station area vision plan is a starting …
M E M O R A N D U M TO: Planning Commission Chair and Commissioners FROM: Ana Villarreal, Planning Department DATE: March 19, 2025 SUBJECT: South Congress Transit Center Station Area Vision Plan Adoption This memo provides a brief synopsis of the South Congress Transit Center (SCTC) Station Area Vision Plan planning process. On December 12, 2022, City Council approved Resolution No. 20221208-036, which initiated planning for the North Lamar and South Congress Transit Center station areas. On March 9, 2023, City Council approved Resolution No. 20230309-016, accepting the ETOD Policy Plan framework and initiating work to deliver Equitable Transit-Oriented Development (ETOD) to Austinites based on this policy guidance. The station area planning engagement process kicked off with a series of workshops involving community members in the spring of 2023. A second round of engagement took place in the fall of 2023, and the third and final round occurred in the fall of 2024. During this planning process, staff has engaged the community through a number of methods, including: • SpeakUp Austin! website (https://www.speakupaustin.org/ETODstationareas) • On-line and paper surveys in English and Spanish • Social Media and E-mail newsletter • Courtesy notification postcard to residents and businesses • Recordings of the virtual events to the SpeakUp Austin! website • Outreach to community leaders through email • Paid focus groups • In-person and virtual community meetings The SCTC Station Area Vision Plan includes a review of existing conditions, as well as a vision of how the transit center and the station area could evolve to bring the benefits of ETOD to the community. In addition to the land use elements described in the Vision Plan, the City also has other tools to create more equitable places. These are described in the ETOD Policy Plan and the implementation section of the station area vision plan. Page 1 of 2 33 CPA-2025-0002 - South Congress Transit Center Station Area Vision Plan1 of 2 Neighborhood Plan Amendments (NPAs) are proposed concurrently with the Station Area Vision Plans to ensure that the Plans’ vision of future land use in the station area does not conflict with any pre- existing neighborhood plan’s Future Land Use Map (FLUM). Community Meeting notifications for the NPAs were mailed out on February 17, 2025, for the meeting held on March 5, 2025. Additionally, a dual meeting notice for the Planning Commission Meeting on March 25, 2025, and the City …
From: Leah Bojo Sent: Friday, March 21, 2025 4:31 PM To: Paul Gosselink; Estrada, Nancy <Nancy.Estrada@austintexas.gov> Cc: Jim Montgomery; Drew Raffaele Subject: Re: Shoal creek External Email - Exercise Caution Hi Paul, I just got off the phone with my client and we can agree to your request to postpone Planning Commission to 4/22 due to your conflict on 4/8. That said, we would expect the City Council hearing to be scheduled for 5/22, with 6/5 as the backup date, doing everything we can to ensure that this case is done before Council heads into the summer break. I think that’s what we talked about, but I wanted to make it super clear. Thanks to you and Jim for meeting this afternoon to discuss all of this. Leah M. Bojo, AICP, Director of Land Use & Entitlements 2705 Bee Caves Road, Suite 100, Austin, TX 78746 Drenner Group, PC | www.drennergroup.com From: Paul Gosselink Date: Friday, March 21, 2025 at 4:58 PM To: Nancy Estrada <Nancy.Estrada@austintexas.gov> Cc: Leah Bojo, Jim Montgomery Subject: Shoal creek Nancy - I want to report that Leah and I just finished our call. Among other things, we agreed that our case should be postponed from its presently scheduled date of 3/25. Leah and I agreed that it should be postponed until 4/22 subject to Leah getting approval from her client which she said she would advocate. We further agreed based on what we know now that we would agree that we would appear before Council on the zoning portion of this application by 6/5. My caveat was that if something unforeseen/surprising came up we would not be bound to a 6/5 date. Hope this helps. I also understand from Leah that the staff report has been issued. Please send me a copy if you have not already. Paul Sent from my iPad CAUTION: This is an EXTERNAL email. Please use caution when clicking links or opening attachments. If you believe this to be a malicious or phishing email, please report it using the "Report Message" button in Outlook. For any additional questions or concerns, contact CSIRT at "cybersecurity@austintexas.gov".
ZONING CHANGE REVIEW SHEET CASE: C14-2024-0155 – 1501-1603 Shoal Creek Boulevard DISTRICT: 9 ZONING FROM: GO-ETOD-DBETOD (Tract 1) and LO-ETOD-DBETOD (Tract 2) ZONING TO: GO-V-ETOD-DBETOD (Tract 1) and LO-MU-V-ETOD-DBETOD (Tract 2), and to modify the Pedestrian-Oriented Commercial Spaces requirement per Section 25-2-654 (G)(4)(f) ADDRESS: 1501, 1507, 1509, 1511, 1601, and 1603 Shoal Creek Blvd. SITE AREA: 1.418 acres (61,768.08 sq. ft.) PROPERTY OWNER: Shoal Creek Development, LLC AGENT: Drenner Group, PC (Leah M. Bojo) CASE MANAGER: Nancy Estrada, 512-974-7617, nancy.estrada@austintexas.gov STAFF RECOMMENDATION: The Staff recommendation is to grant general office – vertical mixed use building – equitable transit-oriented development – density bonus equitable transit-oriented development (GO-V-ETOD-DBETOD) combining zoning district on Tract 1, and limited office – vertical mixed use building – equitable transit-oriented development – density bonus equitable transit-oriented development (LO-V-ETOD-DBETOD) combining zoning district on Tract 2. Staff recommends granting the modification request to not provide ground floor Pedestrian-Oriented Commercial Space (to provide 0% of the requirement). PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION / RECOMMENDATION: March 25, 2025: CITY COUNCIL ACTION: ORDINANCE NUMBER: ISSUES: Signatures of adjacent property owners have been submitted in response to the above- referenced rezoning case, opposing a rezoning of the property to anything other than SF-3, 27 C14-2024-0155 - 1501-1603 Shoal Creek Boulevard; District 91 of 33 C14-2024-0155 2 GO-ETOD-DBETOD for Tract 1, and LO-ETOD-DBETOD for Tract 2. The petition includes 43.73% of eligible signatures and meets the 20% threshold for a valid petition. Petition materials and comment response forms are located at the end of the Staff report. Please refer to Attachment D. The site is adjacent to an area of steep slopes of limestone rock overlaying erodible clay material. The stability of the slope at this site and the potential impact of the proposed development has not been evaluated by staff. An environmental resource inventory will be required with the site plan application since the properties include areas with gradients of more than fifteen percent. On March 11, 2025, the applicant amended their rezoning application to request GO-V- ETOD-DBETOD for Tract 1 and LO-MU-V-ETOD-DBETOD for Tract 2. The original rezoning application that was submitted by the applicant requested GR-MU-V-ETOD- DBETOD for Tract 1 and LO-MU-ETOD-DBETOD for Tract 2. Please refer to Attachment A. On March 9, 2023, City Council approved Resolution No. 20230309-016 accepting the Equitable Transit-Oriented Development Policy Plan and directing the City Manager regarding next steps for implementation of items intended to benefit the …
Respectfully, Monica Guzmán, Chair, NACA Contact Team NACA Residents: Nancy Gomez, Evan and Emily Rapier, Wendy Gray, Carl Webb Crestview NA Executive Committee Highland Contact Team South River City Citizens: Noah Balch, President & Anita Schurr, Chair, Planning & Zoning Martin Luther King Neighborhood Association East MLK Contact Team Misael Ramos, resident leader, Rogers White Holy Cross Chris Page, resident leader, Homewood Heights North Lamar Transit Center ETOD Station Area Vision Plan NPA-2025-0007.01 NPA-2025-0017.01 NPA-2025-0017.02 NPA-2025-0018.01 NPA-2025-0026.01 CPA-2025-0001 South Congress Transit Center ETOD Station Area Vision Plan NPA-2025-0001.01 NPA-2025-0020.01 NPA-2025-0020.02 NPA-2025-0022.01 CPA-2025-0001 Citywide C20-2024-024 Attachment NACA CT_3.25.25 Planning Comm_NLTC-SCTC ETOD ________________ Thank you, Monica Guzmán, MA Co-Vice President/Co-vicepresidenta, North Austin Civic Assn (NACA) Chair, NACA Contact Team/Equipo de contacto del plan del vecindario Cell: www.linkedin.com/in/maguzman CAUTION: This is an EXTERNAL email. Please use caution when clicking links or opening attachments. If you believe this to be a malicious or phishing email, please report it using the "Report Message" button in Outlook. For any additional questions or concerns, contact CSIRT at "cybersecurity@austintexas.gov". North Austin Civic Association (NACA) Contact Team March 25, 2025 TO: Stevie Greathouse, Ana Villarreal, Tim McCarthy - Planning Department, City of Austin CC: Joi Harden, Zoning Officer & Ella Garcia, Business Process Specialist, - Planning Dept, City of Austin RE: Request for postponement Planning Commission 3/25/2025 Public Hearings for NLTC ETOD Station Area Vision Plan, SCTC ETOD Station Area Vision Plan, Imagine Austin (cases listed at bottom) Dear Ms Greathouse, Ms Villarreal, Mr McCarthy: As chair of the North Austin Civic Association (NACA) Contact Team, and on behalf of the collectively undersigned, we request for the Planning Commission to postpone the Public Hearings for North Lamar Transit Center ETOD Station Area Vision Plan, South Congress Transit Center ETOD Station Area Vision Plan, and Imagine Austin from 3/25/2025 to 4/22/2025 , to allow additional time for the contact teams to engage with each other and their respective neighborhoods. In addition, we request the City host at least one language-accessible in-person public forum for the surrounding neighborhood plan areas, especially the vulnerable residents and small businesses at risk of displacement, to learn about the plans, intentions, impact, and to ask questions. Please contact me if you have any questions or need additional information. Thank you for your time and assistance with the postponement request. Respectfully, Monica Guzmán, Chair, NACA Contact Team NACA Residents: Nancy Gomez, Evan and Emily Rapier, Wendy …
Respectfully, Monica Guzmán, Chair, NACA Contact Team NACA Residents: Nancy Gomez, Evan and Emily Rapier, Wendy Gray, Carl Webb Crestview NA Executive Committee Highland Contact Team South River City Citizens: Noah Balch, President & Anita Schurr, Chair, Planning & Zoning Martin Luther King Neighborhood Association East MLK Contact Team Misael Ramos, resident leader, Rogers White Holy Cross Chris Page, resident leader, Homewood Heights North Lamar Transit Center ETOD Station Area Vision Plan NPA-2025-0007.01 NPA-2025-0017.01 NPA-2025-0017.02 NPA-2025-0018.01 NPA-2025-0026.01 CPA-2025-0001 South Congress Transit Center ETOD Station Area Vision Plan NPA-2025-0001.01 NPA-2025-0020.01 NPA-2025-0020.02 NPA-2025-0022.01 CPA-2025-0001 Citywide C20-2024-024 Attachment NACA CT_3.25.25 Planning Comm_NLTC-SCTC ETOD ________________ Thank you, Monica Guzmán, MA Co-Vice President/Co-vicepresidenta, North Austin Civic Assn (NACA) Chair, NACA Contact Team/Equipo de contacto del plan del vecindario Cell: www.linkedin.com/in/maguzman CAUTION: This is an EXTERNAL email. Please use caution when clicking links or opening attachments. If you believe this to be a malicious or phishing email, please report it using the "Report Message" button in Outlook. For any additional questions or concerns, contact CSIRT at "cybersecurity@austintexas.gov". North Austin Civic Association (NACA) Contact Team March 25, 2025 TO: Stevie Greathouse, Ana Villarreal, Tim McCarthy - Planning Department, City of Austin CC: Joi Harden, Zoning Officer & Ella Garcia, Business Process Specialist, - Planning Dept, City of Austin RE: Request for postponement Planning Commission 3/25/2025 Public Hearings for NLTC ETOD Station Area Vision Plan, SCTC ETOD Station Area Vision Plan, Imagine Austin (cases listed at bottom) Dear Ms Greathouse, Ms Villarreal, Mr McCarthy: As chair of the North Austin Civic Association (NACA) Contact Team, and on behalf of the collectively undersigned, we request for the Planning Commission to postpone the Public Hearings for North Lamar Transit Center ETOD Station Area Vision Plan, South Congress Transit Center ETOD Station Area Vision Plan, and Imagine Austin from 3/25/2025 to 4/22/2025 , to allow additional time for the contact teams to engage with each other and their respective neighborhoods. In addition, we request the City host at least one language-accessible in-person public forum for the surrounding neighborhood plan areas, especially the vulnerable residents and small businesses at risk of displacement, to learn about the plans, intentions, impact, and to ask questions. Please contact me if you have any questions or need additional information. Thank you for your time and assistance with the postponement request. Respectfully, Monica Guzmán, Chair, NACA Contact Team NACA Residents: Nancy Gomez, Evan and Emily Rapier, Wendy …
Respectfully, Monica Guzmán, Chair, NACA Contact Team NACA Residents: Nancy Gomez, Evan and Emily Rapier, Wendy Gray, Carl Webb Crestview NA Executive Committee Highland Contact Team South River City Citizens: Noah Balch, President & Anita Schurr, Chair, Planning & Zoning Martin Luther King Neighborhood Association East MLK Contact Team Misael Ramos, resident leader, Rogers White Holy Cross Chris Page, resident leader, Homewood Heights North Lamar Transit Center ETOD Station Area Vision Plan NPA-2025-0007.01 NPA-2025-0017.01 NPA-2025-0017.02 NPA-2025-0018.01 NPA-2025-0026.01 CPA-2025-0001 South Congress Transit Center ETOD Station Area Vision Plan NPA-2025-0001.01 NPA-2025-0020.01 NPA-2025-0020.02 NPA-2025-0022.01 CPA-2025-0001 Citywide C20-2024-024 Attachment NACA CT_3.25.25 Planning Comm_NLTC-SCTC ETOD ________________ Thank you, Monica Guzmán, MA Co-Vice President/Co-vicepresidenta, North Austin Civic Assn (NACA) Chair, NACA Contact Team/Equipo de contacto del plan del vecindario Cell: www.linkedin.com/in/maguzman CAUTION: This is an EXTERNAL email. Please use caution when clicking links or opening attachments. If you believe this to be a malicious or phishing email, please report it using the "Report Message" button in Outlook. For any additional questions or concerns, contact CSIRT at "cybersecurity@austintexas.gov". North Austin Civic Association (NACA) Contact Team March 25, 2025 TO: Stevie Greathouse, Ana Villarreal, Tim McCarthy - Planning Department, City of Austin CC: Joi Harden, Zoning Officer & Ella Garcia, Business Process Specialist, - Planning Dept, City of Austin RE: Request for postponement Planning Commission 3/25/2025 Public Hearings for NLTC ETOD Station Area Vision Plan, SCTC ETOD Station Area Vision Plan, Imagine Austin (cases listed at bottom) Dear Ms Greathouse, Ms Villarreal, Mr McCarthy: As chair of the North Austin Civic Association (NACA) Contact Team, and on behalf of the collectively undersigned, we request for the Planning Commission to postpone the Public Hearings for North Lamar Transit Center ETOD Station Area Vision Plan, South Congress Transit Center ETOD Station Area Vision Plan, and Imagine Austin from 3/25/2025 to 4/22/2025 , to allow additional time for the contact teams to engage with each other and their respective neighborhoods. In addition, we request the City host at least one language-accessible in-person public forum for the surrounding neighborhood plan areas, especially the vulnerable residents and small businesses at risk of displacement, to learn about the plans, intentions, impact, and to ask questions. Please contact me if you have any questions or need additional information. Thank you for your time and assistance with the postponement request. Respectfully, Monica Guzmán, Chair, NACA Contact Team NACA Residents: Nancy Gomez, Evan and Emily Rapier, Wendy …
Respectfully, Monica Guzmán, Chair, NACA Contact Team NACA Residents: Nancy Gomez, Evan and Emily Rapier, Wendy Gray, Carl Webb Crestview NA Executive Committee Highland Contact Team South River City Citizens: Noah Balch, President & Anita Schurr, Chair, Planning & Zoning Martin Luther King Neighborhood Association East MLK Contact Team Misael Ramos, resident leader, Rogers White Holy Cross Chris Page, resident leader, Homewood Heights North Lamar Transit Center ETOD Station Area Vision Plan NPA-2025-0007.01 NPA-2025-0017.01 NPA-2025-0017.02 NPA-2025-0018.01 NPA-2025-0026.01 CPA-2025-0001 South Congress Transit Center ETOD Station Area Vision Plan NPA-2025-0001.01 NPA-2025-0020.01 NPA-2025-0020.02 NPA-2025-0022.01 CPA-2025-0001 Citywide C20-2024-024 Attachment NACA CT_3.25.25 Planning Comm_NLTC-SCTC ETOD ________________ Thank you, Monica Guzmán, MA Co-Vice President/Co-vicepresidenta, North Austin Civic Assn (NACA) Chair, NACA Contact Team/Equipo de contacto del plan del vecindario Cell: www.linkedin.com/in/maguzman CAUTION: This is an EXTERNAL email. Please use caution when clicking links or opening attachments. If you believe this to be a malicious or phishing email, please report it using the "Report Message" button in Outlook. For any additional questions or concerns, contact CSIRT at "cybersecurity@austintexas.gov". North Austin Civic Association (NACA) Contact Team March 25, 2025 TO: Stevie Greathouse, Ana Villarreal, Tim McCarthy - Planning Department, City of Austin CC: Joi Harden, Zoning Officer & Ella Garcia, Business Process Specialist, - Planning Dept, City of Austin RE: Request for postponement Planning Commission 3/25/2025 Public Hearings for NLTC ETOD Station Area Vision Plan, SCTC ETOD Station Area Vision Plan, Imagine Austin (cases listed at bottom) Dear Ms Greathouse, Ms Villarreal, Mr McCarthy: As chair of the North Austin Civic Association (NACA) Contact Team, and on behalf of the collectively undersigned, we request for the Planning Commission to postpone the Public Hearings for North Lamar Transit Center ETOD Station Area Vision Plan, South Congress Transit Center ETOD Station Area Vision Plan, and Imagine Austin from 3/25/2025 to 4/22/2025 , to allow additional time for the contact teams to engage with each other and their respective neighborhoods. In addition, we request the City host at least one language-accessible in-person public forum for the surrounding neighborhood plan areas, especially the vulnerable residents and small businesses at risk of displacement, to learn about the plans, intentions, impact, and to ask questions. Please contact me if you have any questions or need additional information. Thank you for your time and assistance with the postponement request. Respectfully, Monica Guzmán, Chair, NACA Contact Team NACA Residents: Nancy Gomez, Evan and Emily Rapier, Wendy …
Respectfully, Monica Guzmán, Chair, NACA Contact Team NACA Residents: Nancy Gomez, Evan and Emily Rapier, Wendy Gray, Carl Webb Crestview NA Executive Committee Highland Contact Team South River City Citizens: Noah Balch, President & Anita Schurr, Chair, Planning & Zoning Martin Luther King Neighborhood Association East MLK Contact Team Misael Ramos, resident leader, Rogers White Holy Cross Chris Page, resident leader, Homewood Heights North Lamar Transit Center ETOD Station Area Vision Plan NPA-2025-0007.01 NPA-2025-0017.01 NPA-2025-0017.02 NPA-2025-0018.01 NPA-2025-0026.01 CPA-2025-0001 South Congress Transit Center ETOD Station Area Vision Plan NPA-2025-0001.01 NPA-2025-0020.01 NPA-2025-0020.02 NPA-2025-0022.01 CPA-2025-0001 Citywide C20-2024-024 Attachment NACA CT_3.25.25 Planning Comm_NLTC-SCTC ETOD ________________ Thank you, Monica Guzmán, MA Co-Vice President/Co-vicepresidenta, North Austin Civic Assn (NACA) Chair, NACA Contact Team/Equipo de contacto del plan del vecindario Cell: www.linkedin.com/in/maguzman CAUTION: This is an EXTERNAL email. Please use caution when clicking links or opening attachments. If you believe this to be a malicious or phishing email, please report it using the "Report Message" button in Outlook. For any additional questions or concerns, contact CSIRT at "cybersecurity@austintexas.gov". North Austin Civic Association (NACA) Contact Team March 25, 2025 TO: Stevie Greathouse, Ana Villarreal, Tim McCarthy - Planning Department, City of Austin CC: Joi Harden, Zoning Officer & Ella Garcia, Business Process Specialist, - Planning Dept, City of Austin RE: Request for postponement Planning Commission 3/25/2025 Public Hearings for NLTC ETOD Station Area Vision Plan, SCTC ETOD Station Area Vision Plan, Imagine Austin (cases listed at bottom) Dear Ms Greathouse, Ms Villarreal, Mr McCarthy: As chair of the North Austin Civic Association (NACA) Contact Team, and on behalf of the collectively undersigned, we request for the Planning Commission to postpone the Public Hearings for North Lamar Transit Center ETOD Station Area Vision Plan, South Congress Transit Center ETOD Station Area Vision Plan, and Imagine Austin from 3/25/2025 to 4/22/2025 , to allow additional time for the contact teams to engage with each other and their respective neighborhoods. In addition, we request the City host at least one language-accessible in-person public forum for the surrounding neighborhood plan areas, especially the vulnerable residents and small businesses at risk of displacement, to learn about the plans, intentions, impact, and to ask questions. Please contact me if you have any questions or need additional information. Thank you for your time and assistance with the postponement request. Respectfully, Monica Guzmán, Chair, NACA Contact Team NACA Residents: Nancy Gomez, Evan and Emily Rapier, Wendy …
XGuy Oliver3630 Congress 3/25/2025go@mtgmb.comI am all in favor of mass transit. I participated inThe original Neighborhood Plan. However, I am opposed to any changes that make our existing orFuture automobile uses Phohibited, Conditional, orLegally Non-confirming, which tends to happen in The NP/TODs/ETODS/around the city.. Mass TransitAnd Automobiles can co-exist in a modern world.
Respectfully, Monica Guzmán, Chair, NACA Contact Team NACA Residents: Nancy Gomez, Evan and Emily Rapier, Wendy Gray, Carl Webb Crestview NA Executive Committee Highland Contact Team South River City Citizens: Noah Balch, President & Anita Schurr, Chair, Planning & Zoning Martin Luther King Neighborhood Association East MLK Contact Team Misael Ramos, resident leader, Rogers White Holy Cross Chris Page, resident leader, Homewood Heights North Lamar Transit Center ETOD Station Area Vision Plan NPA-2025-0007.01 NPA-2025-0017.01 NPA-2025-0017.02 NPA-2025-0018.01 NPA-2025-0026.01 CPA-2025-0001 South Congress Transit Center ETOD Station Area Vision Plan NPA-2025-0001.01 NPA-2025-0020.01 NPA-2025-0020.02 NPA-2025-0022.01 CPA-2025-0001 Citywide C20-2024-024 Attachment NACA CT_3.25.25 Planning Comm_NLTC-SCTC ETOD ________________ Thank you, Monica Guzmán, MA Co-Vice President/Co-vicepresidenta, North Austin Civic Assn (NACA) Chair, NACA Contact Team/Equipo de contacto del plan del vecindario Cell: www.linkedin.com/in/maguzman CAUTION: This is an EXTERNAL email. Please use caution when clicking links or opening attachments. If you believe this to be a malicious or phishing email, please report it using the "Report Message" button in Outlook. For any additional questions or concerns, contact CSIRT at "cybersecurity@austintexas.gov". North Austin Civic Association (NACA) Contact Team March 25, 2025 TO: Stevie Greathouse, Ana Villarreal, Tim McCarthy - Planning Department, City of Austin CC: Joi Harden, Zoning Officer & Ella Garcia, Business Process Specialist, - Planning Dept, City of Austin RE: Request for postponement Planning Commission 3/25/2025 Public Hearings for NLTC ETOD Station Area Vision Plan, SCTC ETOD Station Area Vision Plan, Imagine Austin (cases listed at bottom) Dear Ms Greathouse, Ms Villarreal, Mr McCarthy: As chair of the North Austin Civic Association (NACA) Contact Team, and on behalf of the collectively undersigned, we request for the Planning Commission to postpone the Public Hearings for North Lamar Transit Center ETOD Station Area Vision Plan, South Congress Transit Center ETOD Station Area Vision Plan, and Imagine Austin from 3/25/2025 to 4/22/2025 , to allow additional time for the contact teams to engage with each other and their respective neighborhoods. In addition, we request the City host at least one language-accessible in-person public forum for the surrounding neighborhood plan areas, especially the vulnerable residents and small businesses at risk of displacement, to learn about the plans, intentions, impact, and to ask questions. Please contact me if you have any questions or need additional information. Thank you for your time and assistance with the postponement request. Respectfully, Monica Guzmán, Chair, NACA Contact Team NACA Residents: Nancy Gomez, Evan and Emily Rapier, Wendy …
Respectfully, Monica Guzmán, Chair, NACA Contact Team NACA Residents: Nancy Gomez, Evan and Emily Rapier, Wendy Gray, Carl Webb Crestview NA Executive Committee Highland Contact Team South River City Citizens: Noah Balch, President & Anita Schurr, Chair, Planning & Zoning Martin Luther King Neighborhood Association East MLK Contact Team Misael Ramos, resident leader, Rogers White Holy Cross Chris Page, resident leader, Homewood Heights North Lamar Transit Center ETOD Station Area Vision Plan NPA-2025-0007.01 NPA-2025-0017.01 NPA-2025-0017.02 NPA-2025-0018.01 NPA-2025-0026.01 CPA-2025-0001 South Congress Transit Center ETOD Station Area Vision Plan NPA-2025-0001.01 NPA-2025-0020.01 NPA-2025-0020.02 NPA-2025-0022.01 CPA-2025-0001 Citywide C20-2024-024 Attachment NACA CT_3.25.25 Planning Comm_NLTC-SCTC ETOD ________________ Thank you, Monica Guzmán, MA Co-Vice President/Co-vicepresidenta, North Austin Civic Assn (NACA) Chair, NACA Contact Team/Equipo de contacto del plan del vecindario Cell: www.linkedin.com/in/maguzman CAUTION: This is an EXTERNAL email. Please use caution when clicking links or opening attachments. If you believe this to be a malicious or phishing email, please report it using the "Report Message" button in Outlook. For any additional questions or concerns, contact CSIRT at "cybersecurity@austintexas.gov". North Austin Civic Association (NACA) Contact Team March 25, 2025 TO: Stevie Greathouse, Ana Villarreal, Tim McCarthy - Planning Department, City of Austin CC: Joi Harden, Zoning Officer & Ella Garcia, Business Process Specialist, - Planning Dept, City of Austin RE: Request for postponement Planning Commission 3/25/2025 Public Hearings for NLTC ETOD Station Area Vision Plan, SCTC ETOD Station Area Vision Plan, Imagine Austin (cases listed at bottom) Dear Ms Greathouse, Ms Villarreal, Mr McCarthy: As chair of the North Austin Civic Association (NACA) Contact Team, and on behalf of the collectively undersigned, we request for the Planning Commission to postpone the Public Hearings for North Lamar Transit Center ETOD Station Area Vision Plan, South Congress Transit Center ETOD Station Area Vision Plan, and Imagine Austin from 3/25/2025 to 4/22/2025 , to allow additional time for the contact teams to engage with each other and their respective neighborhoods. In addition, we request the City host at least one language-accessible in-person public forum for the surrounding neighborhood plan areas, especially the vulnerable residents and small businesses at risk of displacement, to learn about the plans, intentions, impact, and to ask questions. Please contact me if you have any questions or need additional information. Thank you for your time and assistance with the postponement request. Respectfully, Monica Guzmán, Chair, NACA Contact Team NACA Residents: Nancy Gomez, Evan and Emily Rapier, Wendy …
Respectfully, Monica Guzmán, Chair, NACA Contact Team NACA Residents: Nancy Gomez, Evan and Emily Rapier, Wendy Gray, Carl Webb Crestview NA Executive Committee Highland Contact Team South River City Citizens: Noah Balch, President & Anita Schurr, Chair, Planning & Zoning Martin Luther King Neighborhood Association East MLK Contact Team Misael Ramos, resident leader, Rogers White Holy Cross Chris Page, resident leader, Homewood Heights North Lamar Transit Center ETOD Station Area Vision Plan NPA-2025-0007.01 NPA-2025-0017.01 NPA-2025-0017.02 NPA-2025-0018.01 NPA-2025-0026.01 CPA-2025-0001 South Congress Transit Center ETOD Station Area Vision Plan NPA-2025-0001.01 NPA-2025-0020.01 NPA-2025-0020.02 NPA-2025-0022.01 CPA-2025-0001 Citywide C20-2024-024 Attachment NACA CT_3.25.25 Planning Comm_NLTC-SCTC ETOD ________________ Thank you, Monica Guzmán, MA Co-Vice President/Co-vicepresidenta, North Austin Civic Assn (NACA) Chair, NACA Contact Team/Equipo de contacto del plan del vecindario Cell: www.linkedin.com/in/maguzman CAUTION: This is an EXTERNAL email. Please use caution when clicking links or opening attachments. If you believe this to be a malicious or phishing email, please report it using the "Report Message" button in Outlook. For any additional questions or concerns, contact CSIRT at "cybersecurity@austintexas.gov". North Austin Civic Association (NACA) Contact Team March 25, 2025 TO: Stevie Greathouse, Ana Villarreal, Tim McCarthy - Planning Department, City of Austin CC: Joi Harden, Zoning Officer & Ella Garcia, Business Process Specialist, - Planning Dept, City of Austin RE: Request for postponement Planning Commission 3/25/2025 Public Hearings for NLTC ETOD Station Area Vision Plan, SCTC ETOD Station Area Vision Plan, Imagine Austin (cases listed at bottom) Dear Ms Greathouse, Ms Villarreal, Mr McCarthy: As chair of the North Austin Civic Association (NACA) Contact Team, and on behalf of the collectively undersigned, we request for the Planning Commission to postpone the Public Hearings for North Lamar Transit Center ETOD Station Area Vision Plan, South Congress Transit Center ETOD Station Area Vision Plan, and Imagine Austin from 3/25/2025 to 4/22/2025 , to allow additional time for the contact teams to engage with each other and their respective neighborhoods. In addition, we request the City host at least one language-accessible in-person public forum for the surrounding neighborhood plan areas, especially the vulnerable residents and small businesses at risk of displacement, to learn about the plans, intentions, impact, and to ask questions. Please contact me if you have any questions or need additional information. Thank you for your time and assistance with the postponement request. Respectfully, Monica Guzmán, Chair, NACA Contact Team NACA Residents: Nancy Gomez, Evan and Emily Rapier, Wendy …
Resolution: Opposition to Removal of Area 8 from FLUM Whereas the purpose of the South River City Citizens (SRCC) Neighborhood Association is to address shared concerns, goals, and activities that affect the quality of life of its residents and the character of SRCC neighborhood generally (SRCC Bylaws, Art. II); and Whereas Area 8, south of Saint Edward's University and bounded by South Congress Avenue and Ben White Boulevard, is contained within the geographical boundaries of SRCC (SRCC Bylaws, Art. III); and Whereas a proposed amendment to the City's Future Land Use Map (FLUM) provides that Area 8 be removed from the existing Saint Edwards Neighborhood Plan and placed in a new FLUM for the South Congress Transit Center Station Area Vision Plan; and Whereas excluding the residents of Area 8 from the Saint Edwards Neighborhood Plan in the existing FLUM and placing it in a new Transit Center FLUM would affect Area 8 residents by, inter alia, introducing uses inconsistent with quiet enjoyment of their residential neighborhood and diminishing the value of their residential dwellings; and Whereas excluding Area 8 from the existing FLUM and placing it in a new Transit Center FLUM would affect the character of SRCC neighborhood generally and shrink its boundaries without SRCC’s consent or approval; and NOW, THEREFORE, for all the foregoing reasons, be it resolved that the SRCC Neighborhood Association opposes any amendment of the FLUM affecting the use of land currently governed by the Saint Edwards Neighborhood Plan, also known as SRCC Area 8. Approved by vote of the SRCC General Membership, March 18, 2025
To Planning Commission re: NPA-2025-0022.01 I measured from the northernmost property the city proposes to remove from the FLUM, (211 E. Alpine) to the South Congress Transit Center ETOD. It is 8/10 of a mile (at least) across eight lanes of State Hwy 71/290 from our neighborhood/FLUM location. When we were doing the neighborhood plan, the city planners emphasized to us that good planning principles applied similar land uses facing each other across roads like S. Congress. For example, land on the west side of S. Congress in Dawson or Bouldin neighborhood should have a land use similar to the one in our neighborhood on the east side of S. Congress. This principle is not being implemented when removing property from our FLUM and linking it to a property across a state highway almost a mile away. Also, if this plan causes the existing commercial properties set back from the single family residences onWillow Springs Road, Braeswood and Woodleigh to be redeveloped using ETOD land use principles, the property owners will lose the quality of life they bought in this quiet tree filled neighborhood. Removing the proposed properties and placing them in a different planning area across a state highway in hopes that the results would promote the compact and connected goals of Imagine Austin is nonsensical. And it disenfranchises the neighbors who participated in the planning process the city required to create the Neighborhood Plans. Elloa Mathews Immediate past president Greater South River City Combined NPCT
Respectfully, Monica Guzmán, Chair, NACA Contact Team NACA Residents: Nancy Gomez, Evan and Emily Rapier, Wendy Gray, Carl Webb Crestview NA Executive Committee Highland Contact Team South River City Citizens: Noah Balch, President & Anita Schurr, Chair, Planning & Zoning Martin Luther King Neighborhood Association East MLK Contact Team Misael Ramos, resident leader, Rogers White Holy Cross Chris Page, resident leader, Homewood Heights North Lamar Transit Center ETOD Station Area Vision Plan NPA-2025-0007.01 NPA-2025-0017.01 NPA-2025-0017.02 NPA-2025-0018.01 NPA-2025-0026.01 CPA-2025-0001 South Congress Transit Center ETOD Station Area Vision Plan NPA-2025-0001.01 NPA-2025-0020.01 NPA-2025-0020.02 NPA-2025-0022.01 CPA-2025-0001 Citywide C20-2024-024 Attachment NACA CT_3.25.25 Planning Comm_NLTC-SCTC ETOD ________________ Thank you, Monica Guzmán, MA Co-Vice President/Co-vicepresidenta, North Austin Civic Assn (NACA) Chair, NACA Contact Team/Equipo de contacto del plan del vecindario Cell: www.linkedin.com/in/maguzman CAUTION: This is an EXTERNAL email. Please use caution when clicking links or opening attachments. If you believe this to be a malicious or phishing email, please report it using the "Report Message" button in Outlook. For any additional questions or concerns, contact CSIRT at "cybersecurity@austintexas.gov". North Austin Civic Association (NACA) Contact Team March 25, 2025 TO: Stevie Greathouse, Ana Villarreal, Tim McCarthy - Planning Department, City of Austin CC: Joi Harden, Zoning Officer & Ella Garcia, Business Process Specialist, - Planning Dept, City of Austin RE: Request for postponement Planning Commission 3/25/2025 Public Hearings for NLTC ETOD Station Area Vision Plan, SCTC ETOD Station Area Vision Plan, Imagine Austin (cases listed at bottom) Dear Ms Greathouse, Ms Villarreal, Mr McCarthy: As chair of the North Austin Civic Association (NACA) Contact Team, and on behalf of the collectively undersigned, we request for the Planning Commission to postpone the Public Hearings for North Lamar Transit Center ETOD Station Area Vision Plan, South Congress Transit Center ETOD Station Area Vision Plan, and Imagine Austin from 3/25/2025 to 4/22/2025 , to allow additional time for the contact teams to engage with each other and their respective neighborhoods. In addition, we request the City host at least one language-accessible in-person public forum for the surrounding neighborhood plan areas, especially the vulnerable residents and small businesses at risk of displacement, to learn about the plans, intentions, impact, and to ask questions. Please contact me if you have any questions or need additional information. Thank you for your time and assistance with the postponement request. Respectfully, Monica Guzmán, Chair, NACA Contact Team NACA Residents: Nancy Gomez, Evan and Emily Rapier, Wendy …
From: Anita Tschurr <anitatschurr@gmail.com> Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2025 2:11 PM To: Anita Tschurr <anitatschurr@gmail.com> Cc: Cohen, Jessica - BC <BC-Jessica.Cohen@austintexas.gov>; Johnson, Ryan - BC <BC- Ryan.Johnson@austintexas.gov>; Ramirez, Nadia - BC <BC-Nadia.Ramirez@austintexas.gov>; Anderson, Greg - BC <bc-Greg.Anderson@austintexas.gov>; Hempel, Claire - BC <BC- Claire.Hempel@austintexas.gov>; Howard, Patrick - BC <BC-Patrick.Howard@austintexas.gov>; Phillips, Alberta - BC <BC-Alberta.Phillips@austintexas.gov>; Woods, Alice - BC <BC- Alice.Woods@austintexas.gov>; Haney, Casey - BC <BC-Casey.Haney@austintexas.gov>; Azhar, Awais - BC <BC-Awais.Azhar@austintexas.gov>; Hunter, Candace - BC <BC-Candace.Hunter@austintexas.gov>; Skidmore, Danielle - BC <BC-Danielle.Skidmore@austintexas.gov> Subject: Removing Area 8 Land from Flum External Email - Exercise Caution Good Afternoon, please see attached the SRCC response to removing land in Area 8 from FLUM. We adamantly disagree with this action and request you reconsider this flagrant disregard of existing, and neighborhood compatible, designation. You are removing property that is in a Federally designated Historical Neighborhood and located at the base of Blunn Creek. Removing these parcels of land is like “removing your umbrella in a rainstorm”. They protect the boundaries of a very delicate neighborhood eco-system. Please consider also that Income Restricted Development will uproot existing low cost housing, which displaces our current residents Please postpone your vote to allow for further input from our neighborhood. Removing FLUM will affect Multiple Land Use Areas not just ONE. And using ETOD as a justification is just not valid. Respectfully. Anita R. Tschurr anitatschurr@gmail.com CAUTION: This is an EXTERNAL email. Please use caution when clicking links or opening attachments. If you believe this to be a malicious or phishing email, please report it using the "Report Message" button in Outlook. For any additional questions or concerns, contact CSIRT at "cybersecurity@austintexas.gov". 14 NPA-2025-0022.01 - Neighborhood Plan Amendment; District 31 of 3 Resolution: Opposition to Removal of Area 8 from FLUM Whereas the purpose of the South River City Citizens (SRCC) Neighborhood Association is to address shared concerns, goals, and activities that affect the quality of life of its residents and the character of SRCC neighborhood generally (SRCC Bylaws, Art. II); and Whereas Area 8, south of Saint Edward's University and bounded by South Congress Avenue and Ben White Boulevard, is contained within the geographical boundaries of SRCC (SRCC Bylaws, Art. III); and Whereas a proposed amendment to the City's Future Land Use Map (FLUM) provides that Area 8 be removed from the existing Saint Edwards Neighborhood Plan and placed in a new FLUM for the South Congress Transit Center Station …
Outlook RE: Postponement C14-2024-0175 to April 22, 2025 From Michael Whellan Date Mon 3/24/2025 7:49 AM To Ms. Angela Benavides Garza < Tomko, Jonathan < > > Cc EMLKCT Chair < < >; Lawler, John < >; Michael Whellan < >; Byrd, Eric > >; Harden, Joi < >; External Email - Exercise Caution The applicant does not object to the neighborhood’s request for postponement; this is not an agreed postponement. MJW. From: Ms. Angela Benavides Garza < Sent: Monday, March 24, 2025 7:46 AM To: Harden, Joi < Cc: Michael Whellan < > >; Tomko, Jonathan < >; EMLKCT Chair < > >; Lawler, John Subject: Postponement C14-2024-0175 to April 22, 2025 ; Byrd, Eric < > Hello Jonathan and Joi, I hope your month is going well. I am including the applicant’s representative, Michael Whellan, to this email. We are all in agreement. The neighborhood, contact team, and applicant agree. The Applicant and the EMLK Combined Contact Team are in discussions regarding this project. Please reply to All when the postponement is confirmed. Thank you kindly. Sincerely, Angela B. Garza Austin, TX CAUTION: This is an EXTERNAL email. Please use caution when clicking links or opening attachments. If you believe this to be a malicious or phishing email, please report it using the "Report Message" button in Outlook. For any additional questions or concerns, contact CSIRT at " ". 23 C14-2024-0175 - Airport and Oak Springs; District 11 of 1
Respectfully, Monica Guzmán, Chair, NACA Contact Team NACA Residents: Nancy Gomez, Evan and Emily Rapier, Wendy Gray, Carl Webb Crestview NA Executive Committee Highland Contact Team South River City Citizens: Noah Balch, President & Anita Schurr, Chair, Planning & Zoning Martin Luther King Neighborhood Association East MLK Contact Team Misael Ramos, resident leader, Rogers White Holy Cross Chris Page, resident leader, Homewood Heights North Lamar Transit Center ETOD Station Area Vision Plan NPA-2025-0007.01 NPA-2025-0017.01 NPA-2025-0017.02 NPA-2025-0018.01 NPA-2025-0026.01 CPA-2025-0001 South Congress Transit Center ETOD Station Area Vision Plan NPA-2025-0001.01 NPA-2025-0020.01 NPA-2025-0020.02 NPA-2025-0022.01 CPA-2025-0001 Citywide C20-2024-024 Attachment NACA CT_3.25.25 Planning Comm_NLTC-SCTC ETOD ________________ Thank you, Monica Guzmán, MA Co-Vice President/Co-vicepresidenta, North Austin Civic Assn (NACA) Chair, NACA Contact Team/Equipo de contacto del plan del vecindario Cell: www.linkedin.com/in/maguzman CAUTION: This is an EXTERNAL email. Please use caution when clicking links or opening attachments. If you believe this to be a malicious or phishing email, please report it using the "Report Message" button in Outlook. For any additional questions or concerns, contact CSIRT at "cybersecurity@austintexas.gov". North Austin Civic Association (NACA) Contact Team March 25, 2025 TO: Stevie Greathouse, Ana Villarreal, Tim McCarthy - Planning Department, City of Austin CC: Joi Harden, Zoning Officer & Ella Garcia, Business Process Specialist, - Planning Dept, City of Austin RE: Request for postponement Planning Commission 3/25/2025 Public Hearings for NLTC ETOD Station Area Vision Plan, SCTC ETOD Station Area Vision Plan, Imagine Austin (cases listed at bottom) Dear Ms Greathouse, Ms Villarreal, Mr McCarthy: As chair of the North Austin Civic Association (NACA) Contact Team, and on behalf of the collectively undersigned, we request for the Planning Commission to postpone the Public Hearings for North Lamar Transit Center ETOD Station Area Vision Plan, South Congress Transit Center ETOD Station Area Vision Plan, and Imagine Austin from 3/25/2025 to 4/22/2025 , to allow additional time for the contact teams to engage with each other and their respective neighborhoods. In addition, we request the City host at least one language-accessible in-person public forum for the surrounding neighborhood plan areas, especially the vulnerable residents and small businesses at risk of displacement, to learn about the plans, intentions, impact, and to ask questions. Please contact me if you have any questions or need additional information. Thank you for your time and assistance with the postponement request. Respectfully, Monica Guzmán, Chair, NACA Contact Team NACA Residents: Nancy Gomez, Evan and Emily Rapier, Wendy …
Respectfully, Monica Guzmán, Chair, NACA Contact Team NACA Residents: Nancy Gomez, Evan and Emily Rapier, Wendy Gray, Carl Webb Crestview NA Executive Committee Highland Contact Team South River City Citizens: Noah Balch, President & Anita Schurr, Chair, Planning & Zoning Martin Luther King Neighborhood Association East MLK Contact Team Misael Ramos, resident leader, Rogers White Holy Cross Chris Page, resident leader, Homewood Heights North Lamar Transit Center ETOD Station Area Vision Plan NPA-2025-0007.01 NPA-2025-0017.01 NPA-2025-0017.02 NPA-2025-0018.01 NPA-2025-0026.01 CPA-2025-0001 South Congress Transit Center ETOD Station Area Vision Plan NPA-2025-0001.01 NPA-2025-0020.01 NPA-2025-0020.02 NPA-2025-0022.01 CPA-2025-0001 Citywide C20-2024-024 Attachment NACA CT_3.25.25 Planning Comm_NLTC-SCTC ETOD ________________ Thank you, Monica Guzmán, MA Co-Vice President/Co-vicepresidenta, North Austin Civic Assn (NACA) Chair, NACA Contact Team/Equipo de contacto del plan del vecindario Cell: www.linkedin.com/in/maguzman CAUTION: This is an EXTERNAL email. Please use caution when clicking links or opening attachments. If you believe this to be a malicious or phishing email, please report it using the "Report Message" button in Outlook. For any additional questions or concerns, contact CSIRT at "cybersecurity@austintexas.gov". North Austin Civic Association (NACA) Contact Team March 25, 2025 TO: Stevie Greathouse, Ana Villarreal, Tim McCarthy - Planning Department, City of Austin CC: Joi Harden, Zoning Officer & Ella Garcia, Business Process Specialist, - Planning Dept, City of Austin RE: Request for postponement Planning Commission 3/25/2025 Public Hearings for NLTC ETOD Station Area Vision Plan, SCTC ETOD Station Area Vision Plan, Imagine Austin (cases listed at bottom) Dear Ms Greathouse, Ms Villarreal, Mr McCarthy: As chair of the North Austin Civic Association (NACA) Contact Team, and on behalf of the collectively undersigned, we request for the Planning Commission to postpone the Public Hearings for North Lamar Transit Center ETOD Station Area Vision Plan, South Congress Transit Center ETOD Station Area Vision Plan, and Imagine Austin from 3/25/2025 to 4/22/2025 , to allow additional time for the contact teams to engage with each other and their respective neighborhoods. In addition, we request the City host at least one language-accessible in-person public forum for the surrounding neighborhood plan areas, especially the vulnerable residents and small businesses at risk of displacement, to learn about the plans, intentions, impact, and to ask questions. Please contact me if you have any questions or need additional information. Thank you for your time and assistance with the postponement request. Respectfully, Monica Guzmán, Chair, NACA Contact Team NACA Residents: Nancy Gomez, Evan and Emily Rapier, Wendy …
Respectfully, Monica Guzmán, Chair, NACA Contact Team NACA Residents: Nancy Gomez, Evan and Emily Rapier, Wendy Gray, Carl Webb Crestview NA Executive Committee Highland Contact Team South River City Citizens: Noah Balch, President & Anita Schurr, Chair, Planning & Zoning Martin Luther King Neighborhood Association East MLK Contact Team Misael Ramos, resident leader, Rogers White Holy Cross Chris Page, resident leader, Homewood Heights North Lamar Transit Center ETOD Station Area Vision Plan NPA-2025-0007.01 NPA-2025-0017.01 NPA-2025-0017.02 NPA-2025-0018.01 NPA-2025-0026.01 CPA-2025-0001 South Congress Transit Center ETOD Station Area Vision Plan NPA-2025-0001.01 NPA-2025-0020.01 NPA-2025-0020.02 NPA-2025-0022.01 CPA-2025-0001 Citywide C20-2024-024 Attachment NACA CT_3.25.25 Planning Comm_NLTC-SCTC ETOD ________________ Thank you, Monica Guzmán, MA Co-Vice President/Co-vicepresidenta, North Austin Civic Assn (NACA) Chair, NACA Contact Team/Equipo de contacto del plan del vecindario Cell: www.linkedin.com/in/maguzman CAUTION: This is an EXTERNAL email. Please use caution when clicking links or opening attachments. If you believe this to be a malicious or phishing email, please report it using the "Report Message" button in Outlook. For any additional questions or concerns, contact CSIRT at "cybersecurity@austintexas.gov". North Austin Civic Association (NACA) Contact Team March 25, 2025 TO: Stevie Greathouse, Ana Villarreal, Tim McCarthy - Planning Department, City of Austin CC: Joi Harden, Zoning Officer & Ella Garcia, Business Process Specialist, - Planning Dept, City of Austin RE: Request for postponement Planning Commission 3/25/2025 Public Hearings for NLTC ETOD Station Area Vision Plan, SCTC ETOD Station Area Vision Plan, Imagine Austin (cases listed at bottom) Dear Ms Greathouse, Ms Villarreal, Mr McCarthy: As chair of the North Austin Civic Association (NACA) Contact Team, and on behalf of the collectively undersigned, we request for the Planning Commission to postpone the Public Hearings for North Lamar Transit Center ETOD Station Area Vision Plan, South Congress Transit Center ETOD Station Area Vision Plan, and Imagine Austin from 3/25/2025 to 4/22/2025 , to allow additional time for the contact teams to engage with each other and their respective neighborhoods. In addition, we request the City host at least one language-accessible in-person public forum for the surrounding neighborhood plan areas, especially the vulnerable residents and small businesses at risk of displacement, to learn about the plans, intentions, impact, and to ask questions. Please contact me if you have any questions or need additional information. Thank you for your time and assistance with the postponement request. Respectfully, Monica Guzmán, Chair, NACA Contact Team NACA Residents: Nancy Gomez, Evan and Emily Rapier, Wendy …
TABLE 1006.3.4(1) STORIES WITH ONE EXIT OR ACCESS TO ONE EXIT FOR R-2 OCCUPANCIES STORY OCCUPANCY MAXIMUM NUMBER OF DWELLING UNITS MAXIMUM EXIT ACCESS TRAVEL Basement, first, second, third, 4 th or 5 th story above grade plane and occ. roofs over the 1 st , 2 nd , 3 rd or 4 th story Sixth story above grade plane and higher For SI: 1 foot = 304.8 mm. NP = Not Permitted. NA = Not Applicable R-2 a, b,c,d 4 dwelling units 125 feet NP NA NA a. Buildings classified as Group R-2 equipped throughout with an automatic sprinkler system in accordance with Section 903.3.1.1 or 903.3.1.2 and provided with emergency escape and rescue openings in accordance with Section 1031 . b. This table is used for R-2 occupancies consisting of dwelling units. For R-2 occupancies consisting of sleeping units, use Table 1006.3.4(2) . c. This table is for occupiable roofs accessed through and serving individual dwelling units in Group R-2 occupancies. For Group R-2 occupancies with occupiable roofs that are not accessed through and serving individual units, use Table 1006.3.4(2) . d. 5-story buildings and 4-story buildings with an occupiable roof above the third story shall also comply with Section 1006.3.4.2. 1006.3.4.2 Single exit 4 or 5 story Group R-2 Occupancies. 4 or 5 story buildings with a single exit for Group R-2 dwelling units shall comply with Table 1006.3.4(1) and all of the following: 1. The net floor area of each floor served by a single exit shall not exceed 4,000 square feet (418.5 m). 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. An exterior exit stairway or interior exit stairway shall be provided at each story served by a single exit. Exit Access Doors into the exit stairway shall swing in the direction of egress travel regardless of the occupant load served . Regardless of the stairway construction type, automatic sprinkler locations in interior exit stairways shall comply with the requirements of NFPA 13 for combustible stairways. There shall be no more than 20 feet (6096 mm) of travel to the exit stairway from the entry/exit door of any dwelling unit. The exit shall not terminate in an egress court where the court depth exceeds the court width unless it is possible to exit in either direction to the public way. Other occupancies shall not communicate with the Group R occupancy portion of the b uilding …
TABLE 1006.3.4(1) STORIES WITH ONE EXIT OR ACCESS TO ONE EXIT FOR R-2 OCCUPANCIES STORY OCCUPANCY MAXIMUM NUMBER OF DWELLING UNITS MAXIMUM EXIT ACCESS TRAVEL Basement, first, second, third, 4 th or 5 th story above grade plane and occ. roofs over the 1 st , 2 nd , 3 rd or 4 th story Sixth story above grade plane and higher For SI: 1 foot = 304.8 mm. NP = Not Permitted. NA = Not Applicable R-2 a, b,c,d 4 dwelling units 125 feet NP NA NA a. Buildings classified as Group R-2 equipped throughout with an automatic sprinkler system in accordance with Section 903.3.1.1 or 903.3.1.2 and provided with emergency escape and rescue openings in accordance with Section 1031 . b. This table is used for R-2 occupancies consisting of dwelling units. For R-2 occupancies consisting of sleeping units, use Table 1006.3.4(2) . c. This table is for occupiable roofs accessed through and serving individual dwelling units in Group R-2 occupancies. For Group R-2 occupancies with occupiable roofs that are not accessed through and serving individual units, use Table 1006.3.4(2) . d. 5-story buildings and 4-story buildings with an occupiable roof above the third story shall also comply with Section 1006.3.4.2. 1006.3.4.2 Single exit 4 or 5 story Group R-2 Occupancies. 4 or 5 story buildings with a single exit for Group R-2 dwelling units shall comply with Table 1006.3.4(1) and all of the following: 1. The net floor area of each floor served by a single exit shall not exceed 4,000 square feet (418.5 m). 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 1. An exterior exit stairway or interior exit stairway shall be provided at each story served by a single exit. Exit Access Doors into the exit stairway shall swing in the direction of egress travel regardless of the occupant load served . 2. Regardless of the stairway construction type, automatic sprinkler locations in interior exit stairways shall comply with the requirements of NFPA 13 for combustible stairways. 3. There shall be no more than 20 feet (6096 mm) of travel to the exit stairway from the entry/exit door of any dwelling unit. 4. The exit shall not terminate in an egress court where the court depth exceeds the court width unless it is possible to exit in either direction to the public way. 5. Other occupancies shall not communicate with the Group R occupancy …
TABLE 1006.3.4(1) STORIES WITH ONE EXIT OR ACCESS TO ONE EXIT FOR R-2 OCCUPANCIES STORY OCCUPANCY MAXIMUM NUMBER OF DWELLING UNITS MAXIMUM EXIT ACCESS TRAVEL R-2 a, b,c,d 4 dwelling units 125 feet NP NA NA Basement, first, second, third, 4 th , 5 th or 5 6 th story above grade plane and occ. roofs over the 1 st , 2 nd , 3 rd . 4 th or 4 5 th story Sixth Seventh story above grade plane and higher For SI: 1 foot = 304.8 mm. NP = Not Permitted. NA = Not Applicable a. Buildings classified as Group R-2 equipped throughout with an automatic sprinkler system in accordance with Section 903.3.1.1 or 903.3.1.2 and provided with emergency escape and rescue openings in accordance with Section 1031 . b. This table is used for R-2 occupancies consisting of dwelling units. For R-2 occupancies consisting of sleeping units, use Table 1006.3.4(2) . c. This table is for occupiable roofs accessed through and serving individual dwelling units in Group R-2 occupancies. For Group R-2 occupancies with occupiable roofs that are not accessed through and serving individual units, use Table 1006.3.4(2) . d. 6-story buildings, 5-story buildings and 4-story buildings with an occupiable roof above the third story shall also comply with Section 1006.3.4.2. 1006.3.4.2 Single exit 4 , 5 or 5 6 story Group R-2 Occupancies. 4 , 5 or 5 6 story b uildings with a single exit for Group R-2 dwelling units shall comply with Table 1006.3.4(1) and all of the following: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. The net floor area of each floor served by a single exit shall not exceed 4,000 square feet (418.5 m). An exterior exit stairway or interior exit stairway shall be provided at each story served by a single exit. Exit Access Doors into the exit stairway shall swing in the direction of egress travel regardless of the occupant load served . Regardless of the stairway construction type, automatic sprinkler locations in interior exit stairways shall comply with the requirements of NFPA 13 for combustible stairways. There shall be no more than 20 feet (6096 mm) of travel to the exit stairway from the entry/exit door of any dwelling unit. The exit shall not terminate in an egress court where the court depth exceeds the court width unless it is possible to exit in either direction to …
TABLE 1006.3.4(1) STORIES WITH ONE EXIT OR ACCESS TO ONE EXIT FOR R-2 OCCUPANCIES STORY OCCUPANCY MAXIMUM NUMBER OF DWELLING UNITS MAXIMUM EXIT ACCESS TRAVEL Basement, first, second, third, 4 th or 5 th story above grade plane and occ. roofs over the 1 st , 2 nd , 3 rd or 4 th story Sixth story above grade plane and higher For SI: 1 foot = 304.8 mm. NP = Not Permitted. NA = Not Applicable R-2 a, b,c,d 4 dwelling units 125 feet NP NA NA a. Buildings classified as Group R-2 equipped throughout with an automatic sprinkler system in accordance with Section 903.3.1.1 or 903.3.1.2 and provided with emergency escape and rescue openings in accordance with Section 1031 . b. This table is used for R-2 occupancies consisting of dwelling units. For R-2 occupancies consisting of sleeping units, use Table 1006.3.4(2) . c. This table is for occupiable roofs accessed through and serving individual dwelling units in Group R-2 occupancies. For Group R-2 occupancies with occupiable roofs that are not accessed through and serving individual units, use Table 1006.3.4(2) . d. 5-story buildings and 4-story buildings with an occupiable roof above the third story shall also comply with Section 1006.3.4.2. 1006.3.4.2 Single exit 4 or 5 story Group R-2 Occupancies. 4 or 5 story buildings with a single exit for Group R-2 dwelling units shall comply with Table 1006.3.4(1) and all of the following: 1. The net floor area of each floor served by a single exit shall not exceed 4,000 square feet (418.5 m). 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. An exterior exit stairway or interior exit stairway shall be provided at each story served by a single exit. Exit Access Doors into the exit stairway shall swing in the direction of egress travel regardless of the occupant load served . Regardless of the stairway construction type, automatic sprinkler locations in interior exit stairways shall comply with the requirements of NFPA 13 for combustible stairways. There shall be no more than 20 feet (6096 mm) of travel to the exit stairway from the entry/exit door of any dwelling unit. The exit shall not terminate in an egress court where the court depth exceeds the court width unless it is possible to exit in either direction to the public way. Other occupancies shall not communicate with the Group R occupancy portion of the b uilding …
PLANNING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING TUESDAY, MARCH 25, 2025 The Planning Commission convened in a regular meeting on Tuesday, March 25, 2025, at Austin City Hall, Council Chambers, Room 1001, 301 W. Second Street, in Austin, Texas. Chair Hempel called the Planning Commission Meeting to order at 6:02 p.m. Board Members/Commissioners in Attendance: Claire Hempel Awais Azhar Greg Anderson Felicity Maxwell Imad Ahmed Casey Haney Danielle Skidmore Alice Woods Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: Nadia Barrera-Ramirez Patrick Howard Ryan Johnson Commission Vacancy: District 10 Ex-Officio Members in Attendance: Jessica Cohen Ex-Officio Members in Attendance Remotely: Candace Hunter Ex-Officio Members Absent: TC Broadnax 1 Richard Mendoza PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL Philip Wiley: Expressing concern with the University Neighborhood Overlay (UNO). Angela Garza: Expressing more training to understand changes of properties in relation to removal from FLUMs. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the Planning Commission REGULAR MEETING on Tuesday, March 25, 2025. The minutes from the meeting of Tuesday, March 25, 2025, were postponed to April 8, 2025, on the consent agenda on Vice Chair Azhar’s motion, Commissioner Maxwell’s second, on an 11-0 vote. PUBLIC HEARINGS 2. Plan Amendment: NPA-2024-0018.01 - 7003, 7005, 7007 Guadalupe Street Rezone; Location: District 4 7003, 7005, 7007 Guadalupe Street, Waller Creek Watershed; Brentwood/Highland Combined (Highland) Neighborhood Planning Area Owner/Applicant: Purple Square One Limited Liability (Lan Chen) Agent: Request: Perales Land Development, LLC (Jerome Perales, P.E.) High Density Single Family and Multifamily Residential to Mixed Use land use Applicant indefinite postponement request Maureen Meredith, 512-974-2695, maureen.meredith@austintexas.gov Planning Department Staff Rec.: Staff: The motion to approve the Applicant’s indefinite postponement request was approved on the consent agenda on Vice Chair Azhar’s motion, Commissioner Maxwell’s second, on an 11-0 vote. 2 3. Rezoning: Location: C14-2024-0036 - 7003, 7005, 7007 Guadalupe Street Rezone; District 4 7003, 7005, 7007 Guadalupe Street, Waller Creek Watershed; Brentwood/Highland Combined (Highland) Neighborhood Planning Area Owner/Applicant: Purple Square One Limited Liability (Lan Chen) Agent: Request: Perales Land Development, LLC (Jerome Perales, P.E.) MF-1-CO-ETOD-DBETOD-NP (Subdistrict 2), SF-6-NP and MF-2- ETOD-DBETOD-NP (Subdistrict 2) to GR-ETOD-DBETOD-NP (Subdistrict 1), increasing the maximum building height from 90 feet to 120 feet through participation in a density bonus program. Applicant indefinite postponement request Marcelle Boudreaux, 512-974-8094, marcelle.boudreaux@austintexas.gov Planning Department Staff Rec.: Staff: The motion to approve the Applicant’s indefinite postponement request was approved on the consent agenda on Vice Chair Azhar’s motion, Commissioner Maxwell’s second, on an 11-0 vote. 4. Plan Amendment: …
PLANNING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING REVISED MINUTES TUESDAY, MARCH 25, 2025 The Planning Commission convened in a regular meeting on Tuesday, March 25, 2025, at Austin City Hall, Council Chambers, Room 1001, 301 W. Second Street, in Austin, Texas. Chair Hempel called the Planning Commission Meeting to order at 6:02 p.m. Board Members/Commissioners in Attendance: Claire Hempel Awais Azhar Greg Anderson Felicity Maxwell Imad Ahmed Casey Haney Danielle Skidmore Alice Woods Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: Nadia Barrera-Ramirez Patrick Howard Ryan Johnson Commission Vacancy: District 10 Ex-Officio Members in Attendance: Jessica Cohen Ex-Officio Members in Attendance Remotely: Candace Hunter Ex-Officio Members Absent: TC Broadnax 1 Richard Mendoza PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL Philip Wiley: Expressing concern with the University Neighborhood Overlay (UNO). Angela Garza: Expressing more training to understand changes of properties in relation to removal from FLUMs. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the Planning Commission regular meeting on Tuesday, March 25, 2025. The minutes from the meeting of Tuesday, March 25, 2025, were postponed to April 8, 2025, on the consent agenda on Vice Chair Azhar’s motion, Commissioner Maxwell’s second, on an 11-0 vote. PUBLIC HEARINGS 2. Plan Amendment: NPA-2024-0018.01 - 7003, 7005, 7007 Guadalupe Street Rezone; Location: District 4 7003, 7005, 7007 Guadalupe Street, Waller Creek Watershed; Brentwood/Highland Combined (Highland) Neighborhood Planning Area Owner/Applicant: Purple Square One Limited Liability (Lan Chen) Agent: Request: Perales Land Development, LLC (Jerome Perales, P.E.) High Density Single Family and Multifamily Residential to Mixed Use land use Applicant indefinite postponement request Maureen Meredith, 512-974-2695, maureen.meredith@austintexas.gov Planning Department Staff Rec.: Staff: The motion to approve the Applicant’s indefinite postponement request was approved on the consent agenda on Vice Chair Azhar’s motion, Commissioner Maxwell’s second, on an 11-0 vote. 2 3. Rezoning: Location: C14-2024-0036 - 7003, 7005, 7007 Guadalupe Street Rezone; District 4 7003, 7005, 7007 Guadalupe Street, Waller Creek Watershed; Brentwood/Highland Combined (Highland) Neighborhood Planning Area Owner/Applicant: Purple Square One Limited Liability (Lan Chen) Agent: Request: Perales Land Development, LLC (Jerome Perales, P.E.) MF-1-CO-ETOD-DBETOD-NP (Subdistrict 2), SF-6-NP and MF-2- ETOD-DBETOD-NP (Subdistrict 2) to GR-ETOD-DBETOD-NP (Subdistrict 1), increasing the maximum building height from 90 feet to 120 feet through participation in a density bonus program. Applicant indefinite postponement request Marcelle Boudreaux, 512-974-8094, marcelle.boudreaux@austintexas.gov Planning Department Staff Rec.: Staff: The motion to approve the Applicant’s indefinite postponement request was approved on the consent agenda on Vice Chair Azhar’s motion, Commissioner Maxwell’s second, on an 11-0 vote. 4. …
CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS: Joseph Bowie (Vela); Robert Thornton-V Chair (Alter, R); VACANT (Kelly), Kyle Smith (Siegel), Bobbi Joe Foster (Ellis) Bill Harris(Duchen), Robert Butler(Watson), Stephen Cox (Madison) SPECIAL CALLED MEETING MECHANICAL AND PLUMBING BOARD Tuesday March 25, 2025 @ 9:30 AM- WEB/EX/IN PERSON PERMITTING DEVELOPMENT CENTER/ 1st FLOOR, CONF RM 1401-1402 6310 WILHELMINA DELCO DR AUSTIN, TEXAS Public comment will be allowed in-person or remotely by 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. To register, contact rick.arzola@austintexas.gov Joseph Cooper(Fuentes), Ramon Perez(Velasquez), David Nichols (Qadri) AGENDA CALL TO ORDER PUBLIC COMUNICATION: GENERAL The first 10 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- 1. Approve the Minutes from Regular Called Meeting from July 23, 2024 DISCUSSION ITEMS 2. Resolution 20241212-133, the consolidation of the Mechanical and Plumbing Board to Building Life safety commission. 3. Uniform Plumbing and Mechanical code adoption timeline DISCUSSION and ACTION ITEMS 4. Approve 2025 annual meeting schedule for Mechanical and Plumbing Board. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS ADJOURNMENT The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the Americans 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 Rick Arzola at Development Services Department, Building Inspections, at (512) 974-2417, for additional information; TTY users route through Relay Texas at 711. For more information of the Mechanical and Plumbing Board, please contact Rick Arzola at 512-974-2417
REGULAR CALLED MEETING OF THE HISPANIC/LATINO QUALITY OF LIFE RESOURCE ADVISORY COMMISSION March 25, 2025, 6:00 P.M. City Hall, Boards and Commissions Room #1101 301 West 2nd St Austin, Texas 78701 Some members of the Hispanic/Latino Quality of Life Resource Advisory Commission 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 Christi Vitela, 512- 974-2792, christi.vitela@austintexas.gov. Lyssette Galvan Kevin Jackson Jr Brian Peña Jesús Perales CURRENT COMMISSIONERS: Ivanna Neri, Chair Daniela Silva, Vice Chair Amanda Afifi Dulce Castañeda CALL TO ORDER PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL AGENDA 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 1. Approve the minutes of the Hispanic/Latino Quality of Life Resource Advisory Commission regular meeting on February 25, 2025. DISCUSSION ITEMS 2. Discussion of the undocumented immigrant policy at the Austin Police Department. Presentation by Stephanie Gonzales, Equity and Inclusion Coordinator, Austin Police Department, and Fausto Rodriguez, Executive Lieutenant, Austin Police Department. WORKING GROUP RECOMMENDATION 3. Report of recommendations from the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Budget Working Group. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEM 4. Approve a Recommendation to Council regarding the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Budget. 5. Approve a primary representative to the Joint Inclusion Committee. 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 alternative formats, please give notice at least 2 days (48 hours) before the meeting date. Please call Christi Vitela at the City Clerk’s Department, at 512-974-2792, for additional information; TTY users route through Relay Texas at 711. For more information on the Hispanic Latino Quality of Life Resource Advisory Commission please contact Christi Vitela at 512-974-2792 or christi.vitela@austintexas.gov.
Hispanic/Latino Quality of Life Resource Advisory Commission February 25, 2025 HISPANIC/LATINO QUALITY OF LIFE RESOURCE ADVISORY COMMISSION REGULAR CALLED MEETING MINUTES Tuesday, February 25, 2025 The Hispanic/Latino Quality of Life Resource Advisory Commission convened in a regular called meeting on Tuesday, February 25, 2025, at City Hall, 301 W 2nd St in Austin, Texas. Vice Chair Silva called the Hispanic/Latino Quality of Life Resource Advisory Commission Meeting to order at 6:11 p.m. Commissioners in Attendance: Daniela Silva, Vice Chair Melissa Ruiz Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: Amanda Afifi Dulce Castañeda Lyssette Galvan Jesus Perales PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL None. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the Hispanic/Latino Quality of Life Resource Advisory Commission regular meeting on January 28, 2024. The minutes from the meeting on January 28, 2025, were approved on Commissioner Perales’ motion, Commissioner Galvan’s second on a 6-0 vote. Chair Neri, Commissioners Jackson and Peña were absent. STAFF BRIEFINGS 2. Staff briefing regarding immigrant affairs by Rocío Villalobos, Immigrant Affairs Manager and DACA Liaison Officer, Equity and Inclusion Office. The presentation was made by Rocío Villalobos, Immigrant Affairs Manager and DACA Liaison Officer, Equity and Inclusion Office. 1 Hispanic/Latino Quality of Life Resource Advisory Commission DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS February 25, 2025 3. Approve the formation of a Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Budget Working Group to research and write budget recommendations. The motion to approve a Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Budget Working Group to research and write budget recommendations was approved on Commissioner Perales’ motion, Commissioner Galvan’s second on a 6-0 vote. Chair Neri, Commissioners Jackson and Peña were absent. Vice Chair Silva, Commissioners Afifi and Galvan were added to the Working Group without objection. DISCUSSION ITEMS 4. Presentation by American Gateways regarding their work in the Austin community providing legal services to the low income and immigrant communities. The presentation was made by Rebecca Lightsey, Co-Executive Director, American Gateways. 5. Presentation by the Community Investment Budget Coalition on their priorities for Fiscal Year 2025-2026. The presentation was made by Kathy Mitchell, Community Investment Budget Coalition. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS Austin Police Department – Immigration Enforcement - March Two Budget Recommendations -March - Family Stabilization Grant and Immigrant Legal Services Director of Equity and Inclusion Office - April Emergency Language Plan – CPIO - April Boy Scouts - April Know Your Rights Presentation- May – Workers Defense Vice Chair Silva adjourned the meeting at 7:01 p.m. without objection. 2
Austin Police Department Austin Police Department Serving our Immigrant Communities Agenda Introductions Q&A APD General Orders 328 and 330 Data Transparency Community Partnerships and Collaborations Resources for Strengthening Relationships with Immigrant Communities 2 General Orders General Order 328 General Order 330 – It is the policy and practice of APD to provide services and enforce the law equally, fairly, and without discrimination toward any individual or group. – Refers to interactions with individuals who are foreign nationals or immigrants and with immigration authorities. – Intended to increase officer effectiveness when protecting the entire community, regardless of national origin or immigration status. OPO Review: APD General Orders | AustinTexas.gov 3 Data Transparency APD tracks officer inquiries into immigration status. These instances occur rarely. Incidents in which APD inquired into an individual’s immigration status are posted monthly at APD Immigration Status Inquiries | Open Data | City of Austin Texas 4 Community Partnerships and Collaborations 5 Resources for Strengthening Relationships with Immigrant Community Members Office of Community Liaison Victim Services Division Language Access Training SharePoint Resources Creating and Sustaining an Inclusive Culture Workshops 6 Thank you! Questions?
HISPANIC/LATINO QUALITY OF LIFE RESOURCE ADVISORY COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION 202503XX-X Family Stabilization Program as a Mechanism for Promoting Housing Stability Date: March XX, 2025 Subject: FY26 Budget Recommendations Seconded By: Commissioner Motioned By: Commissioner Recommendation As in previous years, affordability continues to be one of the most common issues expressed by residents. The Family Stabilization Program offers more flexible access to housing support, accords more choice and dignity, reduces discrimination, and offers more efficient and cost- effective housing. The current pilot funds are primarily helping people of color, including Hispanic or Latino/a/x families. Additionally, over half of the participants identify as African American or Latina women. Last year, the Hispanic/Latino Quality of Life Resource Advisory Commission recommended ongoing funding of $3 million for the Family Stabilization Program; however, it was not included in the final budget. At the Community Voices & Choices: Joint Inclusion Committee FY26 Budget Input Sessions, several residents expressed support again for the ongoing funding of this program. Description of Recommendation to Council ● Provide ongoing funding for the Family Stabilization Grants ● Expand ongoing funding to $3 million Rationale According to findings from the Urban Institute’s report titled Evaluation of the Austin Guaranteed Income Pilot, it can be very difficult for cities like Austin to meet their residents’ needs through subsidized house programs, as federal housing programs have limited reach and limited funding. Even Austin residents that are lucky enough to receive federal housing assistance continue to struggle with housing issues, and about 40% of households nationally that receive a voucher never successfully lease a unit. In Austin, most voucher holders were only able to move to less desirable housing on the outskirts of the city, which may cause additional burdens like poor transportation options, limited access to healthy foods, limited access to medical care, and employment and caregiving challenges. Other forms of housing assistance provide specific housing units; however, this comes with its own problems. Residents have limited options, if any. Buildings are only required to keep their rents affordable for a certain period of time, and then they can increase rent. The units are set up to be affordable based on the area median income (AMI), and they do not provide the deep affordability that residents need. According to the report, “Austin’s local affordable housing inventory lists six times the number of units with rents set to be affordable at 80 percent of AMI as …
HISPANIC/LATINO QUALITY OF LIFE RESOURCE ADVISORY COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION 202503XX-X Immigrant Legal Services Seconded By: Commissioner Date: March XX, 2025 Subject: FY26 Budget Recommendations Motioned By: Commissioner WHEREAS, the City of Austin has a long-standing commitment to being a welcoming, inclusive, and diverse community that values all of its residents, regardless of immigration status; and WHEREAS, immigrants contribute significantly to the cultural, social, and economic fabric of Austin, but despite these contributions, many immigrants face significant barriers to accessing legal services; and WHEREAS, we continue to hear from the community that legal services funding is crucial; and WHEREAS, there are immigrants who need access to counsel and cannot afford attorneys, especially immigrants facing removal proceedings; and WHEREAS, the growing uncertainty surrounding federal immigration policies increases the need for legal assistance and protections, and the potential cuts to federal grants and funding for immigrant legal services; and WHEREAS, it is essential that immigrant communities obtain accurate advice and assistance; and WHEREAS, the people most impacted by the complicated changes in immigration policy and funding are low-income immigrants; and WHEREAS, the City of Austin funds legal services for low income immigrants who are Austin residents, and there continues to be an unmet need; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Hispanic/Latino Quality of Life Resource Advisory Commission recommends funding immigrant legal services with a $1,000,000 5-year contract to continue services currently being provided. Against: Abstain: Absent: Commissioner Neri, Commissioner Silva, Commissioner Afifi, Commissioner Perales, Commissioner Castañeda, Commissioner Galvan, Commissioner Jackson Jr. Attest: XX XX, Chair Vote For:
HISPANIC/LATINO QUALITY OF LIFE RESOURCE ADVISORY COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION 20250325-004 Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Budget Recommendation Date: March 25, 2025 Subject: FY26 Budget Recommendations Motioned By: Commissioner Perales Seconded By: Commissioner Peña Family Stabilization Program as a Mechanism for Promoting Housing Stability Recommendation As in previous years, affordability continues to be one of the most common issues expressed by residents. The Family Stabilization Program offers more flexible access to housing support, accords more choice and dignity, reduces discrimination, and offers more efficient and cost- effective housing. The current pilot funds are primarily helping people of color, including Hispanic or Latino/a/x families. Additionally, over half of the participants identify as African American or Latina women. Last year, the Hispanic/Latino Quality of Life Resource Advisory Commission recommended ongoing funding of $3 million for the Family Stabilization Program; however, it was not included in the final budget. At the Community Voices & Choices: Joint Inclusion Committee FY26 Budget Input Sessions, several residents expressed support again for the ongoing funding of this program. Description of Recommendation to Council ● Provide ongoing funding for the Family Stabilization Grants ● Expand ongoing funding to $3 million Rationale According to findings from the Urban Institute’s report titled Evaluation of the Austin Guaranteed Income Pilot, it can be very difficult for cities like Austin to meet their residents’ needs through subsidized house programs, as federal housing programs have limited reach and limited funding. Even Austin residents that are lucky enough to receive federal housing assistance continue to struggle with housing issues, and about 40% of households nationally that receive a voucher never successfully lease a unit. In Austin, most voucher holders were only able to move to less desirable housing on the outskirts of the city, which may cause additional burdens like poor transportation options, limited access to healthy foods, limited access to medical care, and employment and caregiving challenges. Other forms of housing assistance provide specific housing units; however, this comes with its own problems. Residents have limited options, if any. Buildings are only required to keep their rents affordable for a certain period of time, and then they can increase rent. The units are set up to be affordable based on the area median income (AMI), and they do not provide the deep affordability that residents need. According to the report, “Austin’s local affordable housing inventory lists six times the number of units with rents set to be …
Hispanic/Latino Quality of Life Resource Advisory Commission March 25, 2025 HISPANIC/LATINO QUALITY OF LIFE RESOURCE ADVISORY COMMISSION REGULAR CALLED MEETING MINUTES Tuesday, March 25, 2025 The Hispanic/Latino Quality of Life Resource Advisory Commission convened in a regular called meeting on Tuesday, March 25, 2025, at City Hall, 301 W 2nd St in Austin, Texas. Vice Chair Silva called the Hispanic/Latino Quality of Life Resource Advisory Commission Meeting to order at 6:08 p.m. Commissioners in Attendance: Daniela Silva, Vice Chair Melissa Ruiz Brian Peña Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: Ivanna Neri, Chair Amanda Afifi Lyssette Galvan Jesus Perales PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL None. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the Hispanic/Latino Quality of Life Resource Advisory Commission regular meeting on February 25, 2025. The minutes from the meeting on February 25, 2025, were approved on Commissioner Peña’s motion, Commissioner Perales’ second on a 7-0 vote. Commissioners Castañeda and Jackson were absent. DISCUSSION ITEMS 2. Discussion of the undocumented immigrant policy at the Austin Police Department. Presentation by Stephanie Gonzales, Equity and Inclusion Coordinator, Austin Police Department, and Fausto Rodriguez, Executive Lieutenant, Austin Police Department. 1 Hispanic/Latino Quality of Life Resource Advisory Commission March 25, 2025 The presentation was made by Stephanie Gonzales, Equity and Inclusion Coordinator, Austin Police Department, Fausto Rodriguez, Executive Lieutenant, Austin Police Department, and Sadot Azzua, Public Information Specialist Senior, Communications and Public Information Office. WORKING GROUP RECOMMENDATION 3. Report of recommendations from the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Budget Working Group. Discussed. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEM 4. Approve a Recommendation to Council regarding the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Budget. The motion to approve the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Budget Recommendation was made by Commissioner Perales and seconded by Commissioner Peña. The following amendment was made by Vice Chair Silva, seconded by Commissioner Perales. The amendment was to insert the following to the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Budget Recommendation. “Family Stabilization Program as a Mechanism for Promoting Housing Stability Recommendation As in previous years, affordability continues to be one of the most common issues expressed by residents. The Family Stabilization Program offers more flexible access to housing support, accords more choice and dignity, reduces discrimination, and offers more efficient and cost-effective housing. The current pilot funds are primarily helping people of color, including Hispanic or Latino/a/x families. Additionally, over half of the participants identify as African American or Latina women. Last year, the Hispanic/Latino Quality of Life Resource Advisory Commission recommended ongoing funding …
REGULAR CALLED MEETING of the URBAN RENEWAL BOARD March 24, 2025, 6:00 P.M. PERMITTING AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER, ROOM 1401/1402 6310 WILHELMINA DELCO DR. AUSTIN, TEXAS 78752 Some members of the Urban Renewal Board may be participating by videoconference and a quorum will be present at the location identified above. 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 Hunter Maples, (512) 974-3120 or hunter.maples@austintexas.gov. The Urban Renewal Board reserves the right to go into closed session to discuss any of the items on this agenda as permitted by the Texas Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code. CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS/COMMISSIONERS: Manuel Escobar, Chair Darrell W, Pierce, Vice Chair Amit Motwani Byron Davis Jacqueline Watson Kobla Tetey Tam Hawkins CALL TO ORDER PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL AGENDA The first 10 speakers who registered to speak no later than noon the day before the meeting, if speaking virtually, or who signed up prior to the meeting being called to order if speaking in person, will each be allowed a three-minute allotment to address their concerns regarding items not posted on the agenda. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the Urban Renewal Board’s (URB’s) regular-called meeting on February 24, 2025 1 of 2 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. DISCUSSION ITEMS Discussion related to updates on future development of Blocks 16 & 18 from Rally Austin and Pleasant Hill Collaborative, including project status and anticipated timeline (Lex Miller, Rally Austin, Jen Boss, Hayat Brown, Sean Garretson and Garrett Scharton, Pleasant Hill Collaborative) Discussion and possible action regarding the request to amend the Urban Renewal Plan to allow additional uses at 1201 E 11th St. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS Discuss and approve further action in support of the Urban Renewal Board Recommendation to City Council related to the upcoming budget cycle for the Urban Renewal Board EXECUTIVE SESSION Discuss legal matters related to the purchase, exchange, lease, or value of an interest in Blocks 16 and 18 located on East 11th Street in Austin (Private consultation with legal counsel - Section 551.071 of the Texas Government Code) Discuss real …
DRAFT MINUTES URBAN RENEWAL BOARD February 24, 2025, 6:00 P.M. PERMITTING AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER, ROOM 1407 6310 WILHELMINA DELCO DR. AUSTIN, TEXAS 78752 CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS/COMMISSIONERS: Manuel Escobar, Chair Darrell W, Pierce, Vice Chair Amit Motwani Byron Davis Jacqueline Watson Kobla Tetey Tam Hawkins Board Members/Commissioners in Attendance: Chair Manuel Escobar, Commissioners Amit Motwani, Byron Davis, Kobla Tetey, and Jacqueline Watson, and Vice Chair Darrell W. Pierce arrived at 6:26 p.m. Board Members/Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: No members attended remotely. Board Members Absent/off the dais at call to order: Commissioner Tam Hawkins was absent. CALL TO ORDER Chair Escobar, called the meeting to order at 6:14 p.m. with five members present. Vice Chair Darrell W. Pierce off the dais at call to order. PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL The first 10 speakers who registered to speak no later than noon the day before the meeting, if speaking virtually, or who signed up prior to the meeting being called to order if speaking in person, will each be allowed a three-minute allotment to address their concerns regarding items not posted on the agenda. There were no members of the public to address the board. 1 of 3 2. 3. 4. 5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the Urban Renewal Board’s (URB’s) regular-called meeting on January 13, 2025 On Commissioner Motwani’s motion, seconded by Commissioner Watson, the minutes from January 13, 2025, were approved with a vote of 5-0-0. DISCUSSION ITEMS Update and discussion related to the annual budget process (Mandy DeMayo, Interim Director, Housing Department) Mandy DeMayo, Interim Director of the Housing Department, updated on changes in the budget process. Discussion related to updates on future development of Blocks 16 & 18 from Rally Austin, including project status and anticipated timeline (Anne Gatling Haynes, Rally Austin) Anne Gatling Haynes, Rally Austin provided updates. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS No discussion or action items for this meeting. EXECUTIVE SESSION Chair Escobar recessed the regular meeting and called the Executive Session to order at 6:31 p.m. Discuss legal matters related to the purchase, exchange, lease, or value of an interest in Blocks 16 and 18 located on East 11th Street in Austin (Private consultation with legal counsel - Section 551.071 of the Texas Government Code) Discuss real estate matters related to the purchase, exchange, lease, or value of an interest in Blocks 16 and 18 located on East 11th Street in Austin (Real …
