ITEM FOR ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION AGENDA COMMISSION MEETING DATE: July 15, 2020 NAME & NUMBER OF PROJECT: NAME OF APPLICANT OR ORGANIZATION: LOCATION: Persimmons (SP-2018-0579C.SH) Mike Mullone, Dunaway & Associates 7051 Meadow Lake Boulevard, Austin, TX 78744 COUNCIL DISTRICT: District #2 ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW STAFF: Jonathan Garner, Environmental Program Coordinator, Development Services Department, (512) 974-1665, Jonathan.Garner@austintexas.gov WATERSHED: REQUEST: Onion Creek Watershed, Suburban Watershed Classification, Desired Development Zone Variance request is as follows: Request to vary from LDC 25-8-341 to allow cut of more than four feet on slopes in excess of 15 percent gradient. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends this variance, having determined the findings of fact to have been met. STAFF CONDITION: Revegetate the top and backside of the detention pond berm with native, deep-rooted bunch grasses, and provide additional tree protection for trees 4-8” in diameter located along the steeper slopes. Staff Findings of Fact Variance to LDC 25-8-341 Development Services Department Staff Recommendations Concerning Required Findings Project Name: Ordinance Standard: Watershed Protection Ordinance Variance Request: Persimmons (SP-2018-0579C.SH) Request to vary from LDC 25-8-341 to allow cut of more than four feet on slopes in excess of 15 percent gradient. Include an explanation with each applicable finding of fact. A. Land Use Commission variance determinations from Chapter 25-8-41 of the City Code: 1. The requirement will deprive the applicant of a privilege available to owners of similarly situated property with approximately contemporaneous development subject to similar code requirements. Yes. The project proposes a multi-family, affordable housing project in an area conducive to such a development. All along the East William Cannon Dr. corridor, there are a number of multi-family developments that are constructed on slopes within the 0-15 percent category. All of the proposed impervious cover with this project is similarly situated on the portion of the property within the 0-15 percent slope category. The proposed water quality and detention pond are required by the Land Development Code, and the project intends to incorporate an amphitheater amenity into the design of the detention pond in order to foster community engagement by hosting events for the multi-family development. 2. The variance: a) Is not necessitated by the scale, layout, construction method, or other design decision made by the applicant, unless the design decision provides greater overall environmental protection than is achievable without the variance; Yes. The variance request is necessitated by the layout of the site plan, but to the degree that …
ITEM FOR ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION AGENDA COMMISSION MEETING DATE: 07/15/2020 NAME & NUMBER OF PROJECT: 3002 Scenic Drive Boat Dock Replacement SP-2020-1025D NAME OF APPLICANT OR ORGANIZATION: Rick Rasberry, Lake Austin Boat Docks and Shoreline Permits LOCATION: 3002 Scenic Drive, Austin, TX 78703 COUNCIL DISTRICT: District 10 PROJECT FILING DATE: ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW STAFF: WATERSHED: REQUEST: Dec 27, 2019 Radmon Rice, Environmental Scientist; Watershed Protection Department, 512.974.3429, radmon.rice@austintexas.gov Lake Austin watershed, Water Supply Rural Variance request is as follows: Request to vary from LDC 25-8-281(C)(2)(b) to allow the construction within 150-foot of a Critical Environmental Feature (CEF). STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends this variance, having determined the findings of fact to have been met. STAFF CONDITIONS: All construction activities to be completed by barge. Staff Findings of Fact Watershed Protection Department Staff Recommendations Concerning Required Findings Project Name & Case Number: 3002 Scenic Dr Boat Dock Replacement SP-2020-1025D Ordinance Standard: Watershed Protection Ordinance Variance Request: LDC 25-8-281(C)(2)(b) - To allow construction within 150 feet of a Rimrock and Seep Critical Environmental Features (CEF) . Include an explanation with each applicable finding of fact. A. Land Use Commission variance determinations from Chapter 25-8-41 of the City Code: 1. The requirement will deprive the applicant of a privilege available to owners of similarly situated property with approximately contemporaneous development subject to similar code requirements. Yes. A variance from 25-8-281(C)(2)(b) allowing for construction of a boat dock, shoreline access, and stabilization, has been granted for similarly situated properties with approximately contemporaneous development subject to similar code. 2. The variance: a) Is not necessitated by the scale, layout, construction method, or other design decision made by the applicant, unless the design decision provides greater overall environmental protection than is achievable without the variance; Yes. An existing noncompliant boat dock is proposed to be brought into compliance. No disturbance of the rimrock or seep CEF is proposed, all proposed construction activities are to occur downgradient of the rimrock/seep CEFs, and construction is to occur from the lakeside by barge. The proposed construction to be performed from a barge provides greater overall environmental protection. Additionally, the applicant is providing wetland plantings along the shoreline that will reduce shoreline erosion and sediment-laden surface runoff from discharging into the lake. b) Is the minimum deviation from the code requirement necessary to allow a reasonable use of the property; Yes. The variance is the minimum deviation from the code requirement to allow …
3002 SCENIC DRIVE – BOAT DOCK REPLACEMENT SP-2020-1025D Radmon Rice Hydrogeologic Reviewer Watershed Protection Department PROPERTY DATA • LAKE AUSTIN WATERSHED • WATER SUPPLY RURAL CLASSIFICATION • CRITICAL ENVIRONMENTAL FEATURES ON SITE • COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 BACKGROUND • • • • BOAT DOCK ON THE LAKE NEAR RIMROCK AND SEEP BRINGING EXISTING NON-COMPLIANT DOCK INTO COMPLIANCE ADDING SECOND STORY CODE REFERENCE •TITLE 25 – LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE, CHAPTER 25-8-281(C)(2)(B). VARIANCE REQUEST REQUEST TO VARY FROM LDC 25-8- 281(C)(2)(B) TO ALLOW CONSTRUCTION WITHIN 150-FOOT OF CRITICAL ENVIRONMENTAL FEATURE (CEF) BUFFERS. SEEP VARIANCE RECOMMENDATION FINDING OF FACTS HAVE BEEN MET. STAFF RECOMMENDS THE APPROVAL OF THIS VARIANCE WITH THE CONDITION THAT ALL CONSTRUCTION BE COMPLETED BY BARGE. QUESTIONS?
SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION (CDC) July 15, 2020, 3:00 pm The Community Development Commission meeting to be held on July 15, 2020 with Social Distancing Modifications. Public comment will be allowed via telephone; no in-person input will be allowed. All speakers must register in advance (by noon, July 14, 2020). All public comment will occur at the beginning of the meeting. To speak remotely at the July 15, 2020 Community Development Commission meeting, residents must: •Call or email the board liaison at 512-974-3144 or angela.sommers@austintexas.gov no later than noon, July 14, 2020. The information required is the speaker name, item number(s) they wish to speak on, whether they are for/against/neutral, and a telephone number or email address. •Once a request to speak has been called in or emailed to the board liaison, residents will receive either an email or phone call providing the telephone number to call on the day of the scheduled meeting. •Speakers must call in at least 15 minutes prior to meeting start in order to speak, late callers will not be accepted and will not be able to speak. •Speakers will be placed in a queue until their time to speak. •Handouts or other information may be emailed to angela.sommmers@austintexas.gov by noon, July 14, 2020. This information will be provided to Board and Commission members in advance of the meeting. •If this meeting is broadcast live, residents may watch the meeting here: http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch-atxn-live COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION (CDC) July 15, 2020, 3:00 pm SPECIAL CALLED MEETING VIA VIDEOCONFERENCING CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS Joe Deshotel, Chair Public Sector Appointee Raymond Young Public Sector Appointee Amit Motwani Public Sector Appointee Heidi Sloan Public Sector Appointee Fisayo Fadelu Public Sector Appointee Shavone Otero Private Sector Appointee Karen Paup Private Sector Appointee VACANT Rosewood-Zaragosa/Blackland Bertha Delgado East Austin Michael Tolliver Colony Park Tandera Louie, Vice Chair North Austin Julia Woods South Austin Alberto Mejia Dove Springs Please visit https://austintexas.gov/cdc for more information about the Community Development Commission. Purpose: The purpose of the board is to advise the Council in the development and implementation of programs designed to serve the poor and the community at large with an emphasis on federally funded programs. Cesar Acosta St. John’s Madra Mays Montopolis 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 …
Special Meeting of the Austin-Travis County Food Policy Board July 15, 2020 Meeting of the Austin-Travis County Food Policy Board to be held July 15, 2020 with Social Distancing Modifications Public comment will be allowed via telephone; no in-person input will be allowed. All speakers must register in advance by July 14, 2020 at noon. All public comment will occur at the beginning of the meeting. To speak remotely at the July 15th Austin-Travis County Food Policy Board Meeting, residents must: •Call or email the board liaison, Samantha Night, at Samantha.Night@austintexas.gov no later than noon on Tuesday, July 14th. The information required is the speaker name, item number(s) they wish to speak on, whether they are for/against/neutral, and a telephone number or email address. •Once a request to speak has been called in or emailed to the board liaison, residents will receive either an email or phone call providing the telephone number to call on the day of the scheduled meeting. •Speakers must call in at least 15 minutes prior to meeting start in order to speak, late callers will not be accepted and will not be able to speak. •Speakers will be placed in a queue until their time to speak. •Handouts or other information may be emailed to Samantha.Night@austintexas.gov by Noon the day before the scheduled meeting. This information will be provided to Board and Commission members in advance of the meeting. AUSTIN-TRAVIS COUNTY FOOD POLICY BOARD WEDNESDAY, JULY 15TH FROM 10:00 TO 11:30 AM VIA VIDEOCONFERENCING CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS: Karen Magid, Chair Andrea Abel Ellen Sweets Ryan Rosshirt Emily Nicola CALL TO ORDER Kara Prior, Vice Chair Felipe Camacho Kacey Hanson Sharon Mays Joi Chevalier AGENDA 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM JUNE MEETING 2. STAFF BRIEFINGS a. Office of Sustainability: Update on COA Small Business and Nonprofit grant programs 3. OLD BUSINESS a. Board Infrastructure & Protocol i. Review Board Members’ meetings with City and County Officials b. Board vacancies and appointments 4. NEW BUSINESS a. Board Annual Report and responsibilities i. Discuss annual strategic planning meeting ii. Discuss vote and take possible action on Board Chair and Vice-Chair Positions b. Update on Community Climate Plan Revision c. Working Group Briefings and Recommendations i. Build Opportunities for Food Entrepreneurs ii. Support Farms & Farmers iii. Healthy Food Access to All Communities iv. COVID-19 Food System Response d. Review of Board Member Assignments 6. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS ADJOURNMENT …
Special Meeting of the Bond Oversight Commission July 15, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. Bond Oversight Commission to be held July 15, 2020 with Social Distancing Modifications Public comment will be allowed via telephone; no in-person input will be allowed. All speakers must register in advance (July 14, 2020 by Noon). All public comment will occur at the beginning of the meeting. To speak remotely at the July 15, 2020 Bond Oversight Commission Meeting, residents must: •Call or email the board liaison at: Megan Bell (512) 974-2532 or megan.bell@austintexas.gov no later than noon, (the day before the meeting). The information required is the speaker name, item number(s) they wish to speak on, whether they are for/against/neutral, and a telephone number or email address. •Once a request to speak has been called in or emailed to the board liaison, residents will receive either an email or phone call providing the telephone number to call on the day of the scheduled meeting. •Speakers must call in at least 15 minutes prior to meeting start in order to speak, late callers will not be accepted and will not be able to speak. •Speakers will be placed in a queue until their time to speak. •Handouts or other information may be emailed to megan.bell@austintexas.gov by Noon the day before the scheduled meeting. This information will be provided to Board and Commission members in advance of the meeting. •If this meeting is broadcast live, residents may watch the meeting here: http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch-atxn-live SPECIAL MEETING OF THE BOND OVERSIGHT COMMISSION JULY 15, 2020, 1:00 P.M. to 2:30 P.M. VIA VIDEOCONFERENCING CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS: Santiago Rodriguez, Chair Sumit DasGupta, Vice Chair Sarah Cook Brennan Griffin John Mcnabb Wolfgang Niedert CALL TO ORDER Claire O’Neal Jay Sands Reedy Spigner III Roy Waley CJ Zhao AGENDA 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES a. Approval of the minutes from the June 12, 2020 Bond Oversight Commission special meeting 2. STAFF BRIEFINGS a. Staff update on the 2012, 2016, and 2018 Mobility Bond Programs and Projects b. Staff update from Small and Minority Business Resources 3. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION a. 2020 Annual Report for the Bond Oversight Commission 4. 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, …
Regular Meeting of the Water and Wastewater Commission July 15, 2020 Water and Wastewater Commission to be held Wednesday, July 15, 2020 with Social Distancing Modifications Public comment will be allowed via telephone; no in-person input will be allowed. All speakers must register in advance by Tuesday, July 14, 2020 at Noon. All public comment will occur at the beginning of the meeting. To speak remotely at the July 15, 2020 Water and Wastewater Commission Meeting, residents must: •Call or email the board liaison at (512) 972-0115 or Blanca.Madriz@austintexas.gov no later than noon, Tuesday, July 14, 2020. The information required is the speaker name, item number(s) they wish to speak on, whether they are for/against/neutral, and a telephone number or email address. •Once a request to speak has been called in or emailed to the board liaison, residents will receive either an email or phone call providing the telephone number to call on the day of the scheduled meeting. •Speakers must call in at least 15 minutes prior to meeting start in order to speak, late callers will not be accepted and will not be able to speak. •Speakers will be placed in a queue until their time to speak. •Handouts or other information may be emailed to Blanca.Madriz@austintexas.gov by Noon, Tuesday, July 14, 2020. This information will be provided to Board and Commission members in advance of the meeting. •If this meeting is broadcast live, residents may watch the meeting here: http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch- atxn-live Water and Wastewater Commission July 15, 2020 – 1:00 PM VIA VIDEOCONFERENCING http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch-atxn-live For more information go to: http://www.austintexas.gov/wwc Commissioners: William Moriarty, (Mayor) Chien Lee, Chair (District 4) Jesse Penn (District 1) Nhat Ho (District 2) Travis Michel (District 3) CALL TO ORDER A. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Christianne Castleberry, Vice Chair (District 5) Grant Fisher (District 9) Mia Parton (District 6) Vacant (District 7) Susan Turrieta (District 10) Christy Williams (District 8) Approval of minutes from the June 8, 2020 Water & Wastewater Commission Special Called Meeting. B. ITEMS FOR COMMISSION’S REVIEW AND RECOMMENDATION FOR APPROVAL TO CITY COUNCIL 1. Recommend approval to award two multi-term contracts with Texas Disposal Systems, Inc. and Balcones Recycling Inc., to provide trash, recycling, and organics collection services for City facilities, each for up to five years for total contract amounts not to exceed $7,500,000, divided between the contractors. Austin Water’s requested authorization is $480,000. 2. Recommend approval to award …
Water & Wastewater Commission Review and Recommendation COA Strategic Direction: Government That Works For All Health and Environment July 15, 2020 Commission Meeting Date: Council Meeting Date: Department: Purchasing July 30, 2020 Client: Danielle Lord, Anna Bryan-Borja Agenda Item Recommend approval to award two multi-term contracts with Texas Disposal Systems, Inc. and Balcones Recycling Inc., to provide trash, recycling, and organics collection services for City facilities, each for up to five years for total contract amounts not to exceed $7,500,000, divided between the contractors. Austin Water’s requested authorization is $480,000. Amount and Source of Funding Funding in the amount of $250,000 is available in the Fiscal Year 2019-2020 Operating Budget of various City departments. (need funding amount for AW FY19-20 Operating Budget) The Purchasing Office issued an Invitation for Bids (IFB) 1500 SLW1035 for these services. The solicitation issued on March 9, 2020 and it closed on April 7, 2020. Of the three offers received, the recommended contractors submitted the lowest responsive offers. A complete solicitation package, including a tabulation of the bids received, is available for viewing on the City’s Financial Services website, Austin Finance. Link: Solicitation Documents. N/A July 8, 2020 – To be reviewed by the Zero Waste Advisory Commission. July 13, 2020 – To be reviewed by the Electric Utility Commission. July 15, 2020 – To be reviewed by the Water and Wastewater Commission. This solicitation was reviewed for subcontracting opportunities in accordance with City Code Chapter 2-9C Minority Owned and Women Owned Business Enterprise Procurement Program. For the services required for this solicitation, there were no subcontracting opportunities; therefore, no subcontracting goals were established. Purchasing Language: Prior Council Action: Boards and Commission Action: MBE/WBE: These contracts will provide collection, transportation, processing, and disposal of refuse, recycling, brush, and compostable materials generated by City facilities including all dumpsters/containers, staff labor, vehicles, and equipment. The contractors will also cover additional collection needs for City co-sponsored events. Per the direction of the City Council on February 20, 2020, none of the waste from these contracts will be disposed of at the Austin Community Landfill. Austin Resource Recovery does not provide waste collection services to City facilities due to the type of equipment required. Under these contracts most collection containers will be serviced on a weekly basis, with some sites utilizing roll-off containers, compactors, and balers that will be serviced as needed. Collection services for landfill waste and organics …
Water & Wastewater Commission Review and Recommendation Health and Environment July 15, 2020 Commission Meeting Date: Council Meeting Date: Department: Capital Contracting Office July 30, 2020 COA Strategic Direction: Client: Aldo Ranzani, Dedurie Kirk, Kevin Koeller, Shay Roalson, Tomas Rodriguez Agenda Item Recommend approval to award and execute a construction contract with Santa Clara Construction Ltd. (MBE) for Harmon Avenue Area Water and Wastewater System Renewal project in the amount of $3,153,642 plus a $315,364 contingency, for a total contract amount not to exceed $3,469,006. (Districts 4 and 9) Funding is available in the Fiscal Year 2019-2020 Capital Budget of Austin Water. Amount and Source of Funding Lowest responsive bid of seven bids received through a competitive Invitation for Bid solicitation. N/A July 15, 2020 – To be reviewed by the Water and Wastewater Commission. This contract will be awarded in compliance with City Code Chapter 2-9A (Minority Owned and Women Owned Business Enterprise Procurement Program) by meeting the goals with 72.95% MBE and 0.83% WBE participation. Purchasing Language: Prior Council Action: Boards and Commission Action: MBE/WBE: The Harmon Avenue Area Water & Wastewater Renewal Project is part of the Renewing Austin Program. Renewing Austin is an ongoing program to replace and upgrade deteriorated and aging water lines with a documented history of multiple breaks. In addition, the program coordinates and includes wastewater lines in need of replacement within the project area. The project will reduce further expenditures from the Operating and Maintenance budget of Austin Water by preventing repeat water main breaks, sewer leaks and sewer overflows. The work consists of removing and replacing existing water and wastewater mains in the Harmon Avenue Area, bound by Koenig (north), Airport Blvd. (west), East 48th Street (south) and IH-35 (east). Water system upgrades include approximately 8,660 linear feet of 6-inch and 8-inch Ductile Iron and PVC pipe along with all services and appurtenances. Wastewater system upgrades include approximately 5,580 linear feet of 8-inch PVC pipe, manholes, and service connections. This item includes one allowance. The allowance of $20,000 will be used to address contaminated soil and water removal encountered during construction. An allowance is an amount that is specified and included in the construction contract or specifications for a certain item(s) of work whose details are not yet determined at the time of bidding. The project proposes lane closures and/or detours during off-peak traffic hours (9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday …
Water & Wastewater Commission Review and Recommendation July 15, 2020 Commission Meeting Date: Council Meeting Date: Department: Capital Contracting Office July 30, 2020 Safety COA Strategic Direction: Client: Tiger Davis, Gareth Nicely, Shay Roalson, Micheal Singleton Agenda Item Recommend approval to award and execute a construction contract with Westar Construction, Inc., for the Glenlake Pump Station Bypass Improvements project in the amount of $672,760.50 plus a $67,276.05 contingency, for a total contract amount not to exceed $740,036.55. (Districts 6, 10). Funding is available in the Fiscal Year 2019-2020 Capital Budget of Austin Water. Amount and Source of Funding Lowest responsive bid of four bids received through a competitive Invitation for Bid solicitation N/A July 15, 2020 – To be reviewed by the Water and Wastewater Commission. This contract will be awarded in compliance with City Code Chapter 2-9A (Minority Owned and Women Owned Business Enterprise Procurement Program) by meeting the goals with 11.12% MBE and 27.44% WBE participation. Purchasing Language: Prior Council Action: Boards and Commission Action: MBE/WBE: Glenlake MUD was acquired by the City of Austin and the current facility does not meet Austin Water standards. Austin Water has determined that a new connection with the River Place System will allow this site to be decommissioned. The project consists of the construction of a ductile iron water main connecting two different water pressure zones to provide redundant water service to the area. Currently, sixteen residents receive water from the pump station. A back loop to this area provides flow to those residents and backup flow to the other residents downstream. Flow meters are proposed as part of the Austin Water’s leak detection program. Instrumentation, supervisory control and data acquisition, and appurtenances are proposed to provide automatic digital data transmission to Austin Water Central Command Station to help quickly identify unusual high-water demand which indicate potential breaks. The existing water tanks and pump house will be decommissioned and removed from the property. This project is primarily in the City of Austin right-of-way. During construction, detours are proposed for lane and intersection closures. Delaying execution of this contract would prolong use of aged or substandard facilities and could result in the disruption of water service to the residents. Due to the potential for unknown subsurface conditions, a 10% contingency in funding has been included to allow for the expeditious processing of any change orders. A contingency is an additional amount of …
Water & Wastewater Commission Review and Recommendation Health and Environment July 15, 2020 Commission Meeting Date: Council Meeting Date: Department: Capital Contracting Office July 30, 2020 COA Strategic Direction: Client: Bill Stauber, Shay Roalson, Erik Kunkel Agenda Item Recommend approval to negotiate and execute a professional services agreement with AECOM Technical Services, Inc. (staff recommendation) or one of the other qualified responders for Request for Qualifications Solicitation No. CLMP300 to provide engineering services for the Walnut Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant Expansion to 100 Million Gallons Per Day project in an amount not to exceed $15,000,000. (District 1) Funding is available in the Fiscal Year 2019-2020 Capital Budget of Austin Water. Amount and Source of Funding Staff recommendation is the most qualified firm out of three firms evaluated through the City’s qualification-based selection process. N/A July 15, 2020 – To be reviewed by the Water and Wastewater Commission. This contract will be awarded in compliance with City Code Chapter 2-9B (Minority Owned and Women Owned Business Enterprise Procurement Program) by meeting the goals with 15.80% MBE and 15.80% WBE participation. Purchasing Language: Prior Council Action: Boards and Commission Action: MBE/WBE: Walnut Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant Expansion is permitted to treat and discharge an average daily flow of 75 million gallons per day (MGD) and a 2-hour peak flow of 165 MGD. The treated plant effluent discharges into Segment No. 1428 of the Colorado River Basin. A portion of the plant’s effluent is used for non-potable water on the plant site and supplies much of the City’s growing Reclaimed Water Program. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) regulates the quality of effluent discharged into the Colorado River and the quality of reclaimed water. This project will expand the plant to treat and discharge an annual average daily flow of 100 MGD and a 2-hour peak flow of 300 MGD. The expansion is needed based on projected future flows of wastewater into the plant. Wastewater treatment plant expansions are regulated by TCEQ. Rule 305.126 of the Texas Administrative Code states: “Whenever flow measurements for any sewage treatment plant facility in the state reaches 75% of the permitted average daily or annual average flow for three consecutive months, the permittee must initiate engineering and financial planning for expansion and/or upgrading of the wastewater treatment and/or collection facilities. Whenever the average daily or annual average flow reaches 90% of the permitted average daily flow …
Water & Wastewater Commission Review and Recommendation Safety, Mobility July 15, 2020 Commission Meeting Date: Council Meeting Date: Department: Public Works Department July 30, 2020 COA Strategic Direction: Client: Greg Kirton, Kevin Koeller, Shay Roalson, Paulinda Lanham Agenda Item Recommend approval to execute an amendment to the professional services agreement with URS Corporation for engineering services for the Redbud Trail Bridge over Lady Bird Lake project in the amount of $9,279,993, for a total contract amount not to exceed $11,293,575. (District 10) Amount and Source of Funding Funding in the amount of $8,491,617 is available in the Fiscal Year 2019-2020 Capital Budget of the Public Works Department. Funding in the amount of $788,376 is available in the Fiscal Year 2019-2020 Capital Budget of Austin Water. Original contract was awarded through a qualifications-based selection process. March 7, 2019 – Council approved a Supplemental Amendment to support a second phase of preliminary engineering services. May 21, 2015 – Council approved a professional services agreement with URS Corporation for the Redbud Trail Bridge over Lady Bird Lake project. July 15, 2020 – To be reviewed by the Water and Wastewater Commission. This amendment will be awarded in compliance with City Code Chapter 2-9B (Minority Owned and Women Owned Business Enterprise Procurement Program). Current participation to date is 4.17% MBE and 2.74% WBE. Purchasing Language: Prior Council Action: Boards and Commission Action: MBE/WBE: in and both bicycle increase directions; The Redbud Trail (Emmett Shelton) Bridge, built in 1948, consists of two bridges (400 feet and 120 feet long) linking the east and west banks of Lady Bird Lake with Red Bud Isle in the middle. The bridges carry over 16,000 vehicles per day and provide the exclusive route for construction and operational truck traffic to and from the City’s Ullrich Water Treatment Plant. Contributing factors requiring its replacement include increased traffic loads; steel fatigue life; history of scour remediation; narrow traffic lanes; and insufficient bicycle/pedestrian paths and roadway shoulders. The western roadway approach has a steep, sharp curve and is unaligned with the bridge, and has significant traffic collision history. In order to meet current standards, the City desires the one replacement bridge to be longer, higher (low chord above the 100-year flood event), and with an expanded cross-section. The bridge will also maintain access to Red Bud Isle. The benefits of a replacement bridge are as follows: provide a 100-year life for this …
Recommendation for Water & Wastewater Commission Government That Works For All COA Strategic Direction: July 15, 2020 Commission Meeting Date: Council Meeting Date: Department: Austin Water July 30, 2020 Client: Colleen Kirk, Kevin Critendon Agenda Item Recommend approval to increase the City’s participation in the cost participation agreement with Philip Boghosian Living Trust to a maximum amount not to exceed $6,797,190 for costs associated with the design and construction of an oversized wastewater interceptor, lift station and force main related to Service Extension Request No. 4038R that will provide wastewater service to a proposed mixed use development located at Slaughter Lane and Thaxton Road. AMOUNT AND SOURCE OF FUNDING Funding is available in the Fiscal Year 2019-2020 Capital Budget of Austin Water. August 22, 2019 – Council authorized the negotiation and execution of a cost reimbursement agreement. July 15, 2020 - To be reviewed by the Water and Wastewater Commission. Purchasing Language: N/A Prior Council Action: Boards and Commission Action: N/A MBE/WBE: The 116 Ac Thaxton Road Tract project consists of approximately 116.47 acres of land located north and south of Slaughter Lane and west of Thaxton Road (the “Property”). The Property is located entirely within the City of Austin’s (the “City”) 2-mile Extra- Territorial Jurisdiction, Impact Fee Boundary, Austin Water’s service area for wastewater, the Desired Development Zone, and the Marble Watershed. A map of the property location is attached. Philip Boghosian Living Trust (the ”Applicant”) is proposing to develop approximately 340 single-family homes, 350 multi-family units, and 30,000 sq. ft. office space. Service Extension Request (SER) No. 4038 was approved to extend City wastewater utility service to the Property; however, that wastewater service plan is now being amended as proposed in SER No. 4038R. Additionally, the Applicant is proposing to develop an adjacent 90 acre tract with approximately 217 single-family homes and 500 multi-family units and has requested the City provide wastewater utility service as proposed in SER No. 4616, which includes the same wastewater improvements as proposed in SER No. 4038R. Austin Water will provide retail water service to both of the Applicant’s projects. Prior Council Action: City Council on August 22, 2019 authorized the negotiation and execution of a Cost Reimbursement Agreement (“Agreement”) between the City and the Applicant to allow for reimbursement up to $5,388,877.00 for hard costs and soft costs for the oversized portion of the wastewater improvements required in the original SER-4038. The …
Water & Wastewater Commission Review and Recommendation Government That Works For All COA Strategic Direction: July 15, 2020 Commission Meeting Date: Council Meeting Date: Department: Austin Water July 30, 2020 Client: Michael Carolan, Jay Porter, Rick Coronado Agenda Item Recommend approval of an ordinance amending Chapter 15-10 of the Austin City Code regarding Wastewater Pretreatment Regulations to maintain compliance with federal and state regulations. There is no anticipated fiscal impact. Amount and Source of Funding July 31, 2003 – City Council approved on a 5-0 vote. July 15, 2020 – To be reviewed by the Water and Wastewater Commission. Purchasing Language: N/A Prior Council Action: Boards and Commission Action: MBE/WBE: N/A Under federal EPA regulations [Title 40, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 403 (40 CFR 403] and state Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) regulations (Title 30, Texas Administrative Code, Part 1, Chapter 315), Austin Water’s wastewater collection system and treatment plants are designated as a Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTW). These regulations mandate that a POTW must modify its pretreatment program periodically and submit the program modification to TCEQ for approval. These required periodic updates are intended to make sure that regular studies of pollutant loadings to POTWs are conducted to assure that appropriate Technically Based Local Limits (TBLL) are in place to prevent upsets, interference or pass through at the POTW’s treatment plants or within its collection systems. These mandated local updates are also intended to make sure that POTWs continue to have legal authority to enforce pretreatment regulations in a manner consistent with updates to federal and state regulations. In response to numerous changes made to the federal regulations in 40 CFR 403 as a part of EPA’s Pretreatment Streamlining Rules, Austin Water submitted proposed changes to TCEQ for its approved pretreatment program in 2011. These proposed changes included numerous updates to Chapter 15-10 of the Austin City Code and a highly detailed TBLL evaluation report. The review and approval process for the program re-authorization by TCEQ has been unprecedently long and this has been a state-wide issue for TCEQ. After submitting the proposed changes to TCEQ in 2011, Austin Water finally received prerequisite approval from TCEQ on May 11, 2020, to proceed with adopting the attached proposed changes to Chapter 15-10 of the Austin City Code. The proposed changes fall into one of four categories as described below (a much more detailed stakeholders’ meeting presentation of …
Recommendation for Water & Wastewater Commission July 15, 2020 Government That Works For All COA Strategic Outcome: Commission Meeting Date: Council Meeting Date: Department: Client: July 30, 2020 Austin Water David Anders, Rick Coronado Agenda Item Recommend approval to negotiate and execute a financing agreement with the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) for a 20-year low-interest loan in the amount of $16,995,000 through TWDB’s State Water Implementation Fund for Texas (SWIFT) loan program, for the implementation of Austin Water’s Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) program, aka Austin’s Smart Water Meter System (My ATX Water). AMOUNT AND SOURCE OF FUNDING The option for funding the $80,195,000 commitment is included in the Proposed Fiscal Year 2020-2021 Capital Budget Appropriation and included in the Fiscal Year 2021-2025 Capital Improvement Spending Plan for Austin Water. The option for funding the $16,995,000 is included in the Proposed Fiscal Year 2020- 2021 Operating Budget. Purchasing Language: N/A Prior Council Action: April 21, 2016 - Council authorized the City Manager to apply for funding from the TWDB for a 20-year SWIFT loan, not to exceed $80,195,000, for the development and implementation of Austin Water’s AMI project. December 7, 2017 - Council approved a consulting services contract with West Monroe Partners, LLC for advanced metering infrastructure program management. February 20, 2020 - Council approved an amendment to the consulting services contract West Monroe Partners, LLC for three additional phases of consulting for the advanced metering infrastructure program. March 26, 2020 – Council authorized execution of a ten-year multi-term contract with Aclara Technologies, LLC and a five-year multi-term contract with Watersmart Software, Inc. for the advanced metering infrastructure program. Boards and Commission Action: July 15, 2020 - To be reviewed by the Water and Wastewater Commission. MBE/WBE: N/A On July 21, 2016 the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) approved the City of Austin’s application for a low interest, multi-year loan in the amount of $80,195,000 through the State Water Implementation Fund for Texas (SWIFT) for the implementation of Austin Water’s Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) project. On December 7, 2017, Council authorized Austin Water to negotiate and execute a consulting services agreement with West Monroe Partners, LLC. The consultant assisted in identifying the best value AMI program options and in the production of AMI system solicitation documents. On February 20, 2020 Council authorized an amendment to the existing contract with West Monroe Partners LLC, for continued consulting services to provide program …
Water & Wastewater Commission Review and Recommendation Government That Works For All COA Strategic Direction: July 15, 2020 Commission Meeting Date: Council Meeting Date: Department: Austin Water David Anders Client: August 12, 2020 Recommend approval of Austin Water’s FY 2020-2021 proposed Operating Budget, Capital Budget, new appropriations, 5-Year CIP spending plan and system-wide rate revenue changes. Agenda Item Amount and Source of Funding July 15, 2020 – To be reviewed by the Water and Wastewater Commission. N/A Purchasing Language: Prior Council Action: Boards and Commission Action: MBE/WBE: N/A N/A N/A This action authorizes approval of Austin Water’s FY 2021 Operating Budget, capital budget appropriations and 5-year spending plan, and the proposed system-wide rate revenue changes. Council is scheduled to adopt the budget on August 12, 2020. The City Code in Section 15-9-3 specifically requires a public hearing prior to the City Council approving any changes in electric, water, wastewater, and garbage collection rates. Austin Water’s proposed changes to the Fiscal Year 2020-21 Budget includes the following changes to the current water and wastewater rates for all retail Non-CAP Residential customers, blocks 1-3 for water and blocks 1-2 for wastewater: CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS AUSTIN WATER PROPOSED WATER & WASTEWATER RATES FY 2020-21 PROPOSED RATES EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 1, 2020 Rate Information Pending CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS AUSTIN WATER PROPOSED WATER & WASTEWATER RATES FY 2020-21 PROPOSED RATES EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 1, 2020 Rate Information Pending CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS AUSTIN WATER UTILITY PROPOSED RECLAIMED WATER RATES FY 2020-21 PROPOSED RATES EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 1, 2020 Backup Pending
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION (CDC) REGULAR MEETING VIA VIDEOCONFERENCING June 9, 2020, 6:00 pm Members Absent: Michael Tolliver Madra Mays CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS Board Members in Attendance: Joe Deshotel (Chair) Tandera Louie (Vice Chair) Raymond Young Amit Motwani Heidi Sloan Shavone Otero Karen Paup Cesar Acosta Julia Woods Alberto Mejia Fisayo Fadelu Bertha Delgado City of Austin Staff in Attendance: Sylnovia Holt-Rabb (Economic Development Department) Donna Sundstrom (Austin Public Health) Kymberley Maddox (Austin Public Health) Angel Zambrano (Austin Public Health) Angela Sommers (Neighborhood Housing and Community Development) DRAFT MEETING MINUTES Please visit https://austintexas.gov/cdc for more information about the Community Development Commission. Purpose: The purpose of the board is to advise the Council in the development and implementation of programs designed to serve the poor and the community at large with an emphasis on federally funded programs. CALL TO ORDER Chair Deshotel called the meeting to order at 6:03 pm with 9 members present. Commissioner Delgado joined the dais at 6:04 pm. 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Discussion and possible action on the May 13, 2020 Community Development Commission meeting minutes. On Commissioner Louie’s motion to approve and Commissioner Acosta’s second, the May 13, 2020 meeting minutes were approved unanimously. Commissioners Tolliver and Mays were absent. 2. COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANT (CSBG) a) Presentation, briefing and discussion on the Community Services Block Grant (Angel Zambrano, Manager, Neighborhood Services Unit, Austin Public Health). Angel Zambrano provided a presentation and answered questions from Commissioners about the Community Services Block Grant. b) Discussion and possible action on the simplified community needs assessment plan for Community Services Block Grant funds authorized by the CARES Act. (Angel Zambrano, Manager, Neighborhood Services Unit, Austin Public Health). Angel Zambrano provided a presentation and answered questions from Commissioners about the Community Needs Assessment Plan for Community Services Block Grant funds authorized by the CARES Act. The CDC supported the simplified community needs assessment plan for Community Services Block Grant funds authorized by the CARES Act with the understanding that the Community Development Commission would like to note that substantial inherent barriers exist which stymie the turnaround time of many of the interventions intended to provide rental assistance, utilities assistance, child care and basic needs. As Austin Public Health reported to Commissioners during the meeting on 06/09/2020, these delays, which can last weeks, can and do result in both fiduciary inefficiency (e.g., late fees for landlords), exclusion of households without formalized leases, …
FISCAL YEAR 2020-21 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Federal Reporting Overview 2 FEDERAL FUNDING SOURCES Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) 3 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT GRANT REPORTING PROCESS Consolidated Plan (5-Year) Action Plan (1-Year) Allocates federal resources to housing and community development Summarizes actions, activities and federal/non- federal resources in the Consolidated Plan Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) (1-Year) End-of-year report on progress toward consolidated plan 4 Fiscal Year 2018-19 Accomplishments 5 FY 2018-19 INVESTMENT CATEGORIES AND PROGRAMS 6 FY 2018-19 HOUSEHOLDS SERVED Investment Category Homeless and Special Needs Renter Assistance Homebuyer Assistance Homeowner Assistance Housing Development Assistance Small Business Assistance Total Federal 2,261 498 15 267 15 6 3,062 Activities included are HUD-funded activities on Slide 6. 7 FY 2018-19 DEMOGRAPHICS BY INCOME CATEGORY Activities included are HUD-funded activities on Slide 6. 8 FY 2018-19 DEMOGRAPHICS BY RACE AND ETHNICITY Race White Asian Black or African American American Indian or American Native Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander Other (multi, declined to state, information missing) Ethnicity Hispanic Not Hispanic Other (declined to state, information missing) CDBG 731 397 16 13 0 20 462 715 Total 1,177 Total 1,177 HOME 47 38 4 0 0 0 89 30 59 89 ESG 772 581 7 19 9 126 1,514 330 1,175 9 1,514 HOPWA 171 107 TOTAL 1,721 1,123 1 1 1 1 282 65 217 0 282 28 33 10 147 3,062 887 2,166 9 3,062 Activities included are HUD-funded activities on Slide 6. 9 DEMOGRAPHICS BY RACE AND ETHNICITY Total Population 2018 Austin 100% 0.2% Population Served CDBG, HOME, ESG, HOPWA 4.8% 1.1% 1.2% 2.4% 7.6% 32.7% 8.1% 48.8% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 29.0% 36.6% 27.3% Multiracial Native Asian Latino Black White Activities included are HUD-funded activities on Slide 6. 10 Looking Ahead: Fiscal Year 2020-21 11 FY 2020-21 INVESTMENT CATEGORIES AND PROPOSED FUNDING Homeless Assistance - $1.8M • Persons experiencing homelessness • Persons living with HIV/AIDS • Victims of domestic violence • Persons experiencing mental illness • Unaccompanied youth • Persons with chronic substance abuse • Veterans Special Needs Assistance - Community Development $2.7M Assistance - $3.3M • Mental health services for at-risk youth • Childcare services • …
Annual Internal Review This report covers the time period of 7/1/2019 to 6/30/2020 Community Development Commission (CDC) The purpose of the board is to advise the Council in the development and implementation of programs designed to serve the poor and community at large with an emphasis on federally funded programs. Mission Statement Describe the board’s actions supporting their mission during the previous calendar year. Address all elements of the board’s mission statement as provided in the relevant sections of the City Code. The Community Development Commission continued with the development and implementation of programs designed to server the poor and community at large, including discussions on: • Housing affordability programs, tools, and developments • Homelessness initiatives • Displacement mitigation strategies • Neighborhood Center Services • Parks and Recreation Long Range Planning • Transit Oriented Development • Federal Block Grants • Land Development Code • Strategic Direction 2023 The Community Development Commission continued with the development and implementation of federally funded programs, including: • U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Consolidated Plan and Action Plan • U.S Department of Health and Human Services Community Services Block Grant programs programs The Community Development Commission provided a recommendation on the following items: • Proposed amendments to the FY 2019-2024 Consolidated Plan and FY 2019-2020 Action Plan • Proposed amendments to the Citizen Participation Plan The Community Development Commission maintained a presence and reported back on the activities of the following groups: Joint Sustainability Commission • • South Central Waterfront Advisory Board Determine if the board’s actions throughout the year comply with the mission statement. All actions of the Community Development Commission throughout the year supported and complied with the mission statement. All recommendations to Council were limited to federally funded programs that fall within the Community Development Commission’s mission. List the board’s goals and objectives for the new calendar year. The Community Development Commission will identify additional goals and objectives at an upcoming Community Development Commission meeting. It is anticipated that the Community Development Commission will build upon its current commission goals and objectives. 2 Community Development Commission- Housing Committee (CDC-HC) The committee shall explore in depth policy issues related to affordable housing, community development, and other issues as assigned to the committee. Mission Statement Describe the board’s actions supporting their mission during the previous calendar year. Address all elements of the board’s mission statement as provided in the relevant sections of …
Community Services Block Grant Programmatic/Financial Report July 15, 2020 The Community Services Block Grant funds the delivery of services to low income Texas residents in all 254 counties. These funds support a variety of direct services in addition to helping maintain the core administrative elements of community action agencies. For the City of Austin, the grant provides funding for the delivery of basic needs, case management, preventive health and employment support services through the City’s six (6) Neighborhood Centers and the three (3) Outreach Sites. ◼ Basic Needs (food, clothing, information and referral, notary services, transportation, car safety education and car seats, tax preparation, Blue Santa applications, fans, Thanksgiving food baskets and other seasonal activities); ◼ Preventive Health (screenings for blood pressure, blood sugar including a1C, and cholesterol; pregnancy testing; health promotion presentations, coordination and participation in health fairs, immunizations, coordination of wellness activities, linkages to medical home providers and diabetes case management); ◼ Case Management (individual/family support counseling, advocacy, self-sufficiency case management, crisis intervention, linkages with employers, educational opportunities and training, and working with individuals on quality of life issues); ◼ Employment Support (intake, assessment and goal setting, job readiness training, job placement assistance, and job retention services) Expenditures 2020 Contract Cumulative % of Total Categories Budget Expenditures as of Personnel Fringe Benefits Other Total $693,764.20 $394,116.34 $14,225.46 $1,102,106 04/30/20 $251,331.14 $121,850.37 $140 $373,321.51 36.2% 31% 1% 34% 1 SRV 3O 4 4E 5 5B 5D 4C 4I 5A 5JJ 7A 7B 7D 7N Austin Public Health Report on PY19 Community Action Plan Transition Out of Poverty Goal Goal Achieved TOP Individuals who transitioned out of poverty 43 17 Success Rate% 40% MISSION: To prevent disease, promote health, and protect the well-being of our community. TOP 5 NEEDS: Housing; Health; Employment; Basic Needs; Education Report Date May 30, 2020 FNPI Outcome Description Target #Enrolled #Achieved Success Rate % Housing Households who avoided eviction Health and Social/Behavioral Development Individuals who demonstrated improved physical health and well being Individuals who improved skills related to the adult role of parents/caregivers 500 15 50 499 103 7 Service Description Number Served #Enrolled #Achieved Success Rate % Tax Preparation Programs Rent Payments Utility Payments Immunizations Food Distribution Case Management Eligibility Determinations Transportation Emergency Clothing Programmatic/Administrative Updates 193 339 98 0 7,308 24 189 0 0 1. Neighborhood Services Unit Vacancies – Top candidate accepted the Social Worker position for the new Montopolis Neighborhood Center …
