COMMISSION ON SENIORS RECOMMENDATION Recommendation Number: (20220209-04C): Cold Weather Shelters WHEREAS, The Commission on Seniors serves as an advisory board to the City Council concerning the quality of life for seniors in the Austin area and to help ensure older adults are productive, independent, and healthy; and WHEREAS, Cold weather puts seniors experiencing homelessness at significantly greater risk for death and adverse health impacts including hypothermia, heart attacks, kidney problems, liver damage, frostbite, or worse; and WHEREAS, The effectiveness of the cold weather shelter is decreased when the population it serves does not know, from night to night, whether the shelter will be open; and WHEREAS, The Winter Storm Uri After-Action Review (https://www.austintexas.gov/sites/default/files/files/HSEM/2021-Winter-Storm-Uri-AAR-Findings- Report.pdf ), shows that the City of Austin was unprepared for winter weather response, especially during Winter Storm Uri. Sixty four percent of the people who died during this storm were aged 60 and older; and WHEREAS, As of December 2021 there was no cold weather shelter plan in place. THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the Commission on Seniors makes the following recommendations relating to cold weather shelter planning for the City of Austin. • By September of each year the city shall develop and implement an annual cold weather shelter plan for the city for that a minimum includes: o Coordination of outreach activities prior to cold weather events to ensure that people experiencing homelessness are aware of the available options. o Nightly cold weather options, rather than only when the temperature falls to below freezing, are available. o If a temperature cut-off is necessary, raise the shelter activation temperature to a minimum of forty degrees Fahrenheit. This recommendation was made following a study of over 100 cold weather shelters in 2010 by the National Coalition for the Homeless (https://nationalhomeless.org/wp- content/uploads/2014/02/Winter_weather_report.pdf). o Extend cold weather shelter morning hours till 10 a.m. and provide adequate space in day centers to accommodate people who would otherwise remain outside. Date of Approval: February 9, 2022 _____________________________ Record of the vote: For: Briesemeister, Varteressian, Angel, Bauman, Bordie, Cagle, Garcia-Pittman, Kareithi, Lopez-Guerrero, Lugo, Temperley, Van Sickle. Against: None Absent: Nicola, Spain Attest: _____________________________________________
1 COMMISSION ON SENIORS REGULAR MEETING MEETING MINUTES WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 9TH, 2022 The Commission on Seniors convened a Regular Meeting at Austin City Hall, Boards and Commissions, 301 West 2nd Street, Austin, Texas, 78702 and remotely. Board Members in Attendance: Chair, Janee Briesemeister, Vice Chair, Peter Varteressian, Amy Temperley, Erica Garcia‐Pittman, Fred Lugo, Jacqueline Angel, Luz Lopez‐Guerrero, Martha Bauman, Martin Kareithi, Natalie Cagle (entered dais at 12:29pm), Patricia Bordie, and Sally Van Sickle. Board Members not in Attendance: Diana Spain and Emily De Maria Nicola. Staff in Attendance: Tabitha Taylor and Halana Kaleel, Austin Public Health Presenters: Anna Lan, Capital Metro, Laura Keating, City of Austin Housing and Planning Department, and Krystal Otworth, Age Friendly Intern, MSSW Candidate. Chair, Janee Briesemeister called the Board Meeting to order at 12:08 pm. The Commission introduced themselves. CITIZEN COMMUNICATION A. No Citizen Communication 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM THE COMMISSION ON SENIORS NOVEMBER 10TH, 2021 AND DECEMBER 8TH, 2021 MEETNG A. The minutes from both meetings were approved on Vice Chair Varteressian motion, Commissioner Lopez‐Guerrero second on a 11‐0 vote. Commissioners Cagle, De Maria Nicola, and Spain were absent. 2. ANNOUCEMENTS 3. OLD BUSINESS A. Commissioner Kareithi announced Orange Line Working Groups and Community Design Workshops. An email was sent to Commissioners by staff liaisons. A. Discussion and possible action Commission Work Plan – Standing Item No discussion currently. B. Discussion and possible action from Working Groups – Standing Item Age Friendly Action Plan Implementation Working Group Transportation, Housing and Outdoor Spaces Working Group No discussion currently. No discussion currently. i. i. ii. iii. Social Participation, Respect and Social Inclusion, Civic Participation and Employment Working Group No discussion currently. iv. Community Support and Health Services Working Group v. Emergency Preparedness and Response Working Group No discussion currently. No discussion currently. 2 C. Discussion and possible action from Joint Inclusion Committee – Standing Item (Chair D. Discussion and possible action of City of Austin Budget – Standing Item (Chair Briesemeister) Briesemeister) No discussion currently. No discussion currently. 4. NEW BUSINESS A. Equitable Transit Oriented Development (ETOD): Anna Lan from Capital Metro and Laura Keating from the City’s Housing and Planning Department will present an overview and answer questions about the equitable transit‐oriented development project to plan for equitable outcomes for area residents of all incomes and backgrounds along Project Connect corridors Commissioners received a presentation on the Equitable Transit‐Oriented …
Urban Transportation Commission Special Called Meeting February 8th, 2022 at 5pm Permitting and Development Center- 6310 Wilhelmina Delco Dr. AUSTIN, TEXAS Some members of the Urban Transportation Commission may be participating by videoconference. The meeting may be viewed online at: http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch-atxn-live. Public comment will be allowed via telephone and in-person for items not on the agenda. To speak remotely speakers are encouraged to call or email the staff liaison in advance at (512) 978 1568 or Christopher.Parks@austintexas.gov by noon on Tuesday February 8th, with the following information: name, item number(s) they wish to speak on, and a telephone number and email address. AUSTIN, TEXAS CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS: Mario Champion, Chair Susan Somers, Vice Chair Ruven Brooks Nathan Ryan Samuel Franco Athena Leyton Allison Runas Cynthia Weatherby Diana Wheeler James Driscoll Cecilla Ramos AGENDA CALL TO ORDER CITIZEN COMMUNICATION: GENERAL 1. APPROVAL OF December 7th, 2021 MINUTES ITEMS A. Right of Way Vacation Harvey St. Presenter: Mashell Smith, Department of Development Services Sponsor: Cynthia Weatherby and Nathan Ryan B. Project Connect Blue Line Bridge Presenter: Peter Mullan, Project Connect Sponsors: Samuel Franco and Nathan Ryan C. Vehicle Booting City Code Amendment 2. NEW BUSINESS: PRESENTATION, DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION Presenters: Jacob Culberson, Austin Transportation Department Sponsors: Mario Champion and Susan Somers D. Coco Delivery Robots Presentation Presenters: Lorena Robledo, Coco Delivery Sponsors: Athena Leyton and Allison Runas 3. BRIEFINGS A. Downtown Commission: Commissioner Cynthia Weatherby B. Joint Sustainability Commission: Commissioner Diana Wheeler C. Bicycle Advisory Council: Commissioner Athena Leyton D. Pedestrian Advisory Council: Commissioner Allie Runas E. City Council Mobility Committee: Commissioner Mario Champion F. Community Advisory Committee for Austin Transit Partnership Board: Susan Sommers 4. Future Agenda Items • Highway Funding ( TDB; Brooks) • TDM Update ( TBD; Somers • ASMP Update ( TBD; Brooks) • Project Connect Racial Equity Anti-Displacement Tool ( TBD; Somers) • Red River Extension ( TBD; Champion) • Right of Way Vacation- Harvey St( TBD; Brooks) • Movability Contract (TBD;ATD) • Street Impact Fee (TBD;ATD) • TCM Updates (TBD;ATD) • Red River Realignment Updates (TBD;ATD) • Red River Extension (TBD;ATD) • TDM Update (TBD;ATD) • ATD 2022 Transportation Budget Overview(TBD;ATD) • PWD 2022 Transportation Budget Overview(TBD;ATD) • Living Streets Update(TBD;ATD) • Signal Timing(TBD;ATD) • ROW Informative Brief(TBD;ATD) • Walnut Creek Trail Updates(TBD;PWD) • Office of Special Events Brief( TBD;ATD) • Metro Bike update( TBD;ATD) • Placemaking update (TBD;ATD) • Highway Safety Improvement Program(TBD;ATD) • …
Urban Transportation Commission Special Called Meeting February 8th, 2022 at 5pm Permitting and Development Center- 6310 Wilhelmina Delco Dr. AUSTIN, TEXAS Some members of the Urban Transportation Commission may be participating by videoconference. The meeting may be viewed online at: http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch-atxn-live. Public comment will be allowed via telephone and in-person for items not on the agenda. To speak remotely speakers are encouraged to call or email the staff liaison in advance at (512) 978 1568 or Christopher.Parks@austintexas.gov by noon on Tuesday February 8th, with the following information: name, item number(s) they wish to speak on, and a telephone number and email address. AUSTIN, TEXAS CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS: Mario Champion, Chair Susan Somers, Vice Chair Ruven Brooks Nathan Ryan Samuel Franco Athena Leyton Allison Runas Cynthia Weatherby Diana Wheeler James Driscoll Cecilla Ramos CALL TO ORDER CITIZEN COMMUNICATION: GENERAL 1. APPROVAL OF December 7th, 2021 MINUTES REVISED AGENDA ITEMS A. Right of Way Vacation Harvey St. Presenter: Mashell Smith, Department of Development Services Sponsor: Cynthia Weatherby and Nathan Ryan B. Project Connect Blue Line Bridge Presenter: Peter Mullan, Project Connect Sponsors: Samuel Franco and Nathan Ryan 2. NEW BUSINESS: PRESENTATION, DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION C. Vehicle Booting City Code Amendment Presenters: Jacob Culberson, Austin Transportation Department Sponsors: Mario Champion and Susan Somers D. Recommendation Requesting Council to Consistently Consider Strategic Mobility Plan Land Use Policy Goals Prior to All Land Use Decisions Sponsor: Ruven Brooks and Cynthia Weatherby 3. BRIEFINGS A. Downtown Commission: Commissioner Cynthia Weatherby B. Joint Sustainability Commission: Commissioner Diana Wheeler C. Bicycle Advisory Council: Commissioner Athena Leyton D. Pedestrian Advisory Council: Commissioner Allie Runas E. City Council Mobility Committee: Commissioner Mario Champion F. Community Advisory Committee for Austin Transit Partnership Board: Susan Sommers 4. Future Agenda Items • Highway Funding ( TDB; Brooks) • TDM Update ( TBD; Somers • ASMP Update ( TBD; Brooks) • Project Connect Racial Equity Anti-Displacement Tool ( TBD; Somers) • Red River Extension ( TBD; Champion) • Right of Way Vacation- Harvey St( TBD; Brooks) • Movability Contract (TBD;ATD) • Street Impact Fee (TBD;ATD) • TCM Updates (TBD;ATD) • Red River Realignment Updates (TBD;ATD) • Red River Extension (TBD;ATD) • TDM Update (TBD;ATD) • ATD 2022 Transportation Budget Overview(TBD;ATD) • PWD 2022 Transportation Budget Overview(TBD;ATD) • Living Streets Update(TBD;ATD) • Signal Timing(TBD;ATD) • ROW Informative Brief(TBD;ATD) • Walnut Creek Trail Updates(TBD;PWD) • Office of Special Events Brief( TBD;ATD) • Metro Bike update( …
M E M O R A N D U M October 18, 2021 Christopher Parks, Urban Transportation Commission Coordinator Mashell Smith, Property Agent Senior Land Management, Development Services Department TO: FROM: DATE: SUBJECT: Attached is the Application Packet and Master Comment Report pertaining to the right-of-way vacation application for an approximately 21,092 square foot portion of land abutting (east of) commonly known as 3001 E. 12th Street. The right of way is an undeveloped section of Harvey Street traversing diagonally from Sol Wilson Avenue, north, to E. 12th Street. The proposed vacation tract will be added to the abutting parcels. Future development has not been shared with staff. All affected departments and private utility franchise stakeholders have reviewed the application and recommend approval, subject to the following reviewers’ conditions: F#2021-047001 Right-of-Way Vacation 21,092 square feet of Harvey Street 1. Austin Water Utility: o A wastewater line easement will be retained to cover the existing wastewater manhole and wastewater line with the requested are for vacation. Public notice was sent to owners within 300’ of the area to be vacated. At time of this memo there have been no responses. The applicant has requested that this item be submitted for placement on the November 2, 2021, Urban Transportation Commission Agenda. Staff contact: Mashell Smith, Land Management, Property Agent Senior Development Services Department, 512-974-7079, mashell.smith@austintexas.gov Applicant: Pam Madere, Jackson Walker, LLP (512) 236-2048 pmadere@jw.com Abutting Landowners: 2017 Shaw Garage, LP, 2017 Perry Tract, LP, 2017 Hobbes LP, NMF Housing 1, 3007 East 12th Street Condominium, 2018 Commercial Fund 2 LP The applicant and/or property owner’s representative will be present at the meeting to answer any questions regarding future development and vacation request. Attachments: Summary of Review Comments Report and Application Packet
APPLICATION FOR STREET OR ALLEY VACATION File No. _______________________ Department Use Only DATE: _____________________________ Department Use Only TYPE OF VACATION Type of Vacation: Street: _____; Alley: _____; ROW _____ Hundred Block: _____________________ Name of Street/Alley/ROW: ______________________________________ Is it constructed: Yes No Property address: _______________________________________________________________________ Purpose of vacation: _____________________________________________________________________ PROPERTY DESCRIPTION ADJACENT TO AREA TO BE VACATED Parcel #: _____________________________________________________________________________ Survey & Abstract No.: _________________________________________________________________ Lot(s): _______________ Block: _________ Outlot: __________________________________________ Subdivision Name: _____________________________________________________________________ Plat Book ___________ Page Number __________ Document Number ___________________________ Neighborhood Association Name: _________________________________________________________ Address including zip code: ______________________________________________________________ RELATED CASES Existing Site Plan (circle one): YES / NO Subdivision: Case (circle one): YES / NO Zoning Case (circle one): YES / NO PROJECT NAME, if applicable: FILE NUMBERS ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ Name of Development Project: ____________________________________________________________ Is this a S.M.A.R.T. Housing Project (circle one): YES / NO Is this within the Downtown Austin Plan Boundaries (circle one): YES / NO OWNER INFORMATION Name: _______________________________________________________________ (as shown on Deed) Address: ______________________________ Phone: (___) ____________ Fax No.: (___) ___________ City: ________________ County: _____________ State: __________ Zip Code: ______________ Contact Person/Title: __________________________________________ Cell Phone: (___) ___________ Email Address: _________________________________________________________________________ (If multiple owners are joining in this request, complete names and addresses for each must be attached.) APPLICANT INFORMATION Name: _______________________________________________________________________________ Firm Name: ___________________________________________________________________________ Address: _____________________________________________________________________________ City: _____________________State: _______________ Zip Code: ________________________ Office No.: (___) _______________ Cell No.: (___) ______________ Fax No.: (___) ______________ EMAIL ADDRESS: ____________________________________________________________________ The undersigned Landowner/Applicant understands: 1) This application will be handled in accordance with standard City policies and procedures. 2) No action will be taken without (a) payment of the nonrefundable application fee, or (b) necessary documentation. 3) The application and fee in no way obligate the City to vacate the subject area. 4) All documents related to this transaction and a certified check for the appraised value must be delivered to the City of Austin prior to placing the item on the Council Agenda for final approval. Signed By: __________________ Landowner/Applicant 7 Harvey Street3001 E. 12th Street, 1195 Oak Grove Ave., 2804 Sol Wilson Ave., 3005 E. 12th St., 3007 E. 12th St., 2949 E. 12th St.R.O.W. undeveloped for decades, adjacent property owners desire use of this land Tr#1 -198744, Tr#2 -198770, Tr#3 -198745, Tr#4-198774Tr.#1 -.42 ac. out of OLT 14, Div. B; Tr.#2- Lot 1 & 2'W of Lot 2, OLT 15, Div. B; Tr.#3 .168 ac.Blk E OLT 14 Div B; Tr. …
Customer Removal of Vehicle Immobilization Devices – January 11, 2022 City of Austin Transportation Department A Brief Overview of Private Vehicle Immobilization (Booting): • The City of Austin currently regulates privately owned vehicle immobilization companies under Chapter 13-7 of City Code and the City’s adopted vehicle immobilization rules. • Vehicle immobilization services are intended to reduce unauthorized parking activities within privately owned parking lots throughout the City. • Currently, there are four companies licensed to perform private vehicle immobilization services within the City. • Personnel who engage in vehicle boot installation and removal are required to pass a criminal history background check and receive a permit from the Austin Police Department. • Currently, companies are required by City Code § 13-7-42 to remove a boot, in exchange for the vehicle immobilization fee, not later than one hour after the time the owner or operator of the vehicle contacts the licensee responsible for installation of the boot to request removal of the boot. Requested: Optional Removal of Boot by Customer • • • In October of 2021, a licensed booting company in Austin requested authorization to allow customers the option of removing a boot from their own vehicle for the purposes of convenience and timely service. In September of 2021, the Austin Transportation Department met with vehicle immobilization company representatives to discuss the processes and details associated with a customer removal option. In November of 2021, the Austin Transportation Dept. then met with The Austin Police Dept. and the Austin Law Dept. to discuss the processes and details associated with a customer removal option. Optional Removal of Boot by Customer: How it Works Currently, when a boot is installed upon a vehicle, it is required that a notice be conspicuously adhered to the windshield or driver-side window containing information whereby the driver may contact the booting company to arrange for removal. STEP 1: The driver may then request the company remove the boot or elect to remove the boot themselves. STEP 2: If the driver elects company removal of the boot, a representative of the booting company must remove the boot within one hour of the request. STEP 3: If the driver elects self-removal of the boot, the booting company will provide the customer with a code to unlock the booting device once the booting fee has been paid. The driver shall then remove the boot and return it to a …
City of Austin Urban Transportation Commission Proposed Resolution on Coordinating Transportation and Land Use Plans January 11, 2022 WHEREAS the bylaws of the Urban Transportation Commission require the Commission to “Seek to promote close cooperation between the city council, other city boards and commissions, city departments, and individuals, institutions, and agencies concerned with transportation‐related activities” WHEREAS the Strategic Mobility Plan’s Land Use Policy 1 states the goal: Plan and promote transit‐ supportive densities along the Transit Priority Network, and further requests: Use all planning tools to establish transit‐supportive densities along Transit Priority Network corridors WHEREAS Project Connect high capacity services are part of the Transit Priority Network and Project Connect engineering has proceeded to the point at which the specific routes for high capacity service have been determined WHEREAS the location of these routes now needs to be taken into consideration in all land use decisions including the recommendations made by the Planning Commission and the Zoning and Platting Commission THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Urban Transportation Commission requests that Council take actions and adopt policies to ensure that all boards and commission involved in land use decisions are aware of both the adopted Strategic Mobility Plan land use policies and the final Project Connect routes The UTC recommends that Council take the following actions: Request that the Planning Department prepare rankings into major groups of the potential of each of the current zoning classifications for achieving transit supportive density. In addition to considering the maximum number of units per square mile permitted under these classifications, the rankings should also consider current usage practices for each classification. Request that whenever the Planning Commission or the Zoning and Platting Commission considers a case that is along the Transit Priority Network and recommends a classification which is significantly lower in the ranking than the one requested by the applicant, they be asked to include the specific considerations which caused them to prefer the lower ranked zoning in their recommendation to Council. Request that the Planning Department annually supply Council and the Planning and Zoning and Platting commissions with maps showing current residence and employment density along Project Connect routes and the change over the last five years. The maps should be made at fine enough level of detail, such as census block groups, so that the potential impact of land use changes can be estimated. In any consideration …
Harvey Street Right of Way Vacation Application File # 2021-047001 February 2022 – Urban Transportation Commission 1 Sol Wilson @ Ridgeway - 1 way stop Sol Wilson @ Oak Grove – 2 way stop Homewood Heights North entry – 1 way stop Subject Property Harvey ROW to be vacated Harvey construction for 5 new lots Grocery & Drug Stores Sol Wilson dead end – no west entry Austin Can Academy High School ~ 1 block Homewood Heights South entry – 4 way stop Oak Springs Elementary Homewood Heights - Austin 2 10/15/21: notice received regarding ROW vacation Subject Property Harvey ROW to be vacated 3 Eureka as property owner – a history of poor property stewardship 2020 – Sol Wilson at Oak Grove Corrugated metal attracts graffiti tags Oct 2021 – Visible from Sol Wilson near Oak Grove What’s in these barrels and why are they still on the site? 4 Chronic Neglect Signals “Dumping Ground” Sofa Dumped Sol Wilson east of Oak Grove - Nov 2020 Mattress Dumped Oak Grove north of Sol Wilson - Sep 2021 Tires Dumped in front of Eureka’s “no dumping” sign Oak Grove north of Sol Wilson - Oct 2021 5 Sol Wilson Ave traffic including First Responders are challenged to pass. Pedestrians in the street, especially at night, face risk of being hit. Subject Property 2800 block eastbound Sol Wilson Ave 6 Speeding Vehicles turning onto Sol Wilson from Oak Grove = Pedestrian + Hit-and-Run Hazard Hit Nov 2020 towed months later June 2021 Same vehicle Sep 2021 towed months later 7 Harvey ROW now under development to access 5 lots (41-45) Only access is via Sol Wilson so will add to traffic and parking Note: Homewood Heights map 1945: - - - Before Oak Grove cut through to 12th Street Before Elm Ridge Apartments built 1970 McClain Street never built so west end of Sol Wilson is dead end Oak Grove now goes to 12th St. Harvey ROW to be vacated Driveway for 130-unit Elm Ridge Apartments ROW currently under development 8 Harvey Street ROW new construction across from subject property 5 lots (5-10 homes?) will add to traffic on 2800 block of Sol Wilson Properties accessed via new Harvey Street extension via Sol Wilson from the west COA plan link - approved Aug 2021 – Construction started Dec 2021 Elm Ridge Apartments 3007 E 12th 9 condo units Harvey St. access …
M E M O R A N D U M October 18, 2021 Christopher Parks, Urban Transportation Commission Coordinator Mashell Smith, Property Agent Senior Land Management, Development Services Department TO: FROM: DATE: SUBJECT: Attached is the Application Packet and Master Comment Report pertaining to the right-of-way vacation application for an approximately 21,092 square foot portion of land abutting (east of) commonly known as 3001 E. 12th Street. The right of way is an undeveloped section of Harvey Street traversing diagonally from Sol Wilson Avenue, north, to E. 12th Street. The proposed vacation tract will be added to the abutting parcels. Future development has not been shared with staff. All affected departments and private utility franchise stakeholders have reviewed the application and recommend approval, subject to the following reviewers’ conditions: F#2021-047001 Right-of-Way Vacation 21,092 square feet of Harvey Street 1. Austin Water Utility: o A wastewater line easement will be retained to cover the existing wastewater manhole and wastewater line with the requested are for vacation. Public notice was sent to owners within 300’ of the area to be vacated. At time of this memo there have been no responses. The applicant has requested that this item be submitted for placement on the November 2, 2021, Urban Transportation Commission Agenda. Staff contact: Mashell Smith, Land Management, Property Agent Senior Development Services Department, 512-974-7079, mashell.smith@austintexas.gov Applicant: Pam Madere, Jackson Walker, LLP (512) 236-2048 pmadere@jw.com Abutting Landowners: 2017 Shaw Garage, LP, 2017 Perry Tract, LP, 2017 Hobbes LP, NMF Housing 1, 3007 East 12th Street Condominium, 2018 Commercial Fund 2 LP The applicant and/or property owner’s representative will be present at the meeting to answer any questions regarding future development and vacation request. Attachments: Summary of Review Comments Report and Application Packet
M E M O R A N D U M To: From: ATP Board, Mayor, and Council Members David Couch, Chief Program Officer, ATP Dottie Watkins, Deputy CEO, Capital Metro Annick Beaudet, City of Austin Mobility Officer Date: February 8, 2022 Subject: Project Connect Lady Bird Lake Bridge Programmatic Requirements & Design Process The purpose of this memo is to outline general considerations and the design process for the design of the Lady Bird Lake Bridge (LBLB) as part of the Blue Line project included in the Project Connect program. During the current Project Development and Preliminary Engineering phase for the Blue Line that includes the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS), and through discussion with participating agency partners and feedback from the community and stakeholders, the Project Connect team has been asked to explore the possibility of designing the bridge to not preclude bus service in addition to light rail and facilities for pedestrians and cyclists. The Project Connect system map that was adopted by the Austin City Council and the Capital Metro Board in June 2020, includes a crossing of Lady Bird Lake from the south shore at the South-Central Waterfront to the north shore aligning with Trinity Street. This alignment was consistent with the Austin Strategic Mobility Plan (ASMP) mode-shift goals. The modes currently being considered for the DEIS are light rail transit, pedestrians, and bicycles. Facilities for pedestrian and bicycles had previously been anticipated to be included in a separate bridge as part of the City Council-approved plan for Waller Creek and Waterloo Greenway. The Alternatives Analysis (AA) phase and the approved Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA) did not specifically address bus service on the bridge. The Blue Line project is participating in the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Capital Investment Grant (CIG) program. Funding that is available under this competitive program represents a significant part of the financing and implementation of the Blue Line. Specifically, the Blue Line is in a phase known as Project Development. ProjectConnect.com || 301 Congress, 10th floor | Austin, Texas 78701 || 512.389.7590 During this phase of analysis, the project sponsor performs engineering and public outreach as required by the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) environmental review process. Capital Metro as Project Sponsor has two years from the Federal Register publication of the Notice of Intent, which occurred in May 2021, to prepare an EIS and complete the NEPA documentation and secure a …
BOARD/COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION Urban Transportation Commission Recommendation Number 20220208-02C: Vehicle Booting City Code Amendment WHEREAS, The purpose of the board is to serve as an advisory body to the city council, the city manager, and all other 11 transportation-related departments concerning transportation-related matters including: transportation energy conservation matters grant applications; streets and highways; bus and rail service; pedestrian and bikeway programs and projects; safety related programs and projects; provision for the needs of the mobility impaired; transportation franchise requests, renewals, rate adjustments, and hours of operation; WHEREAS, The City of Austin Urban Transportation Commission (UTC) is allowed to review and make recommendations to the city council on all request for taxicab permits, including annual permits and franchise permits WHEREAS The City of Austin Urban Transportation Commission (UTC) is allowed to annually review and report to the city council on the City's transportation system, including policies programs. WHEREAS, The City of Austin Urban Transportation Commission (UTC) is allowed to review, study, and make recommendations to the Planning Commission on: transportation-related projects proposed for inclusion in the Capital Improvements Program; and plans and programs submitted by the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization. WHEREAS, The City of Austin Urban Transportation Commission (UTC) is allowed to receive and study citizen comments and suggestions in all areas of transportation. THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the UTC supports Austin Transportation Departments recommendation that code §13-7-42 be amended to authorize vehicle immobilization companies to allow an option for customers to self-remove a booting device upon their own vehicle with the following stipulations: 1.Customers shall retain the ability to request the company remove the booting device within one hour of requesting removal. 2.Customers shall not be required to provide a deposit. 3.A secured, well-lit receptacle shall be available upon every property where customer removal of a booting device occurs, so that a customer may return the boot safely and without having to travel to another location. Date of Approval: February 8th 2022 Record of the vote: 9-0 unanimous vote with Commissioners Weatherby and Ryan absent. No abstentions Attest: Christopher Parks Christopher Parks, Staff Liaison
City of Austin Urban Transportation Commission Recommendation 20220208-02D: Proposed Resolution on Coordinating Transportation and Land Use Plans February 8th, 2022 WHEREAS the bylaws of the Urban Transportation Commission require the Commission to “Seek to promote close cooperation between the city council, other city boards and commissions, city departments, and individuals, institutions, and agencies concerned with transportation-related activities” WHEREAS the Strategic Mobility Plan’s Land Use Policy 1 states the goal: Plan and promote transit- supportive densities along the Transit Priority Network, and further requests: Use all planning tools to establish transit-supportive densities along Transit Priority Network corridors WHEREAS Project Connect high capacity services are part of the Transit Priority Network and Project Connect engineering has proceeded to the point at which the specific routes for high capacity service have been determined WHEREAS the location of these routes now needs to be taken into consideration in all land use decisions including the recommendations made by the Planning Commission and the Zoning and Platting Commission THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Urban Transportation Commission requests that Council take actions and adopt policies to ensure that all boards and commission involved in land use decisions are aware of both the adopted Strategic Mobility Plan land use policies and the final Project Connect routes The UTC recommends that Council take the following actions: • Request that the Planning Department prepare rankings into major groups of the potential of each of the current zoning classifications for achieving transit supportive density. In addition to considering the maximum number of units per square mile permitted under these classifications, the rankings should also consider current usage practices for each classification. • Request that whenever the Planning Commission or the Zoning and Platting Commission considers a case that is within a quarter mile the Transit Priority Network and recommends a classification which is significantly lower in the ranking than the one requested by the applicant, they be asked to include the specific considerations which caused them to prefer the lower ranked zoning in their recommendation to Council. • Request that the Planning Department annually supply Council and the Planning and Zoning and Platting commissions with maps showing current residence and employment density along Project Connect routes and the change over the last five years. The maps should be made at • fine enough level of detail, such as census block groups, so that the potential impact of land use changes …
facebook_url twitter_url youtube_url instagram_url reddit_url linkedin_url ! MENU NEWS WEATHER CBS News Minnesota WATCH NOW " 17° # Sister Decries ‘Deplorable Conditions’ Of Street In Ohio Named For Alan Page April 21, 2018 at 3:58 pm Filed Under: Alan Page, Minnesota Vikings, Ohio CANTON, Ohio (AP) — The southeast street named for Pro Football Hall of Famer Alan Page has no road sign. The road, which runs from Cherry Avenue SE to 17th Street SE, is bumpy and ends at a gate after meandering through Skyline Terrace Apartments. Top Videos Man’s Food Truck Dreams On Pause Due To Email address FOLLOW US OUR | NEWSLETTER Sign up and get our latest headlines delivered right to your inbox! Subscribe Now! Trailer Theft READ MORE: Cloud Authorities Seek Help Finding 14-Year-Old Boy In St. Twila Page, sister of Alan Page, said she decided to advocate for improvements after her nephew made a recent visit and was dismayed at what he found. On April 8, she emailed Mayor Thomas Bernabei, stating the street and neighborhood’s condition “does not reflect the morals nor the values of one of Canton’s famed black families.” Twila Page, who lives in Toledo, wrote the “deplorable conditions” of Alan Page Drive were in contrast to progress at the Johnson Controls Hall of Fame Village. She acknowledges it could take years of work to address blight and criminal activity, saying she simply seeks a commitment from the city toward improvement, without which they don’t want Alan’s name associated with the area. “It can be done,” she wrote the mayor. On Monday, a city crew made some repairs on the street. A NEPHEW’S VISIT Christopher Page, Alan Page’s nephew, said he visited his mother in Canton for Easter and wanted to show his fiancee the street with his surname. “It was on April Fool’s Day, and the joke was on me,” he said. Page first noticed the absence of a street sign. Then, he noticed the bumpy ride. “It’s probably one of the worst streets I’ve driven on, and I tour all over the country doing music,” he said. He said he did not speak on behalf of his uncle or the community, emphasizing his opinion of the street did not reflect on residents. As a visitor, though, it sent the wrong message. “That’s a telling sign of what the government thinks of the community of that street,” he said. ALAN …
Project Connect Lady Bird Lake Bridge Update 2 Lady Bird Lake Bridge Rail (underground) Rainey/MACC Station platform (underground) Rail Portal Rainey/MACC Station Entrances Lady Bird Lake Bridge Rail / Ped / Bike Waterfront Station Rail (at-grade) 3 3 Key Rail Connections: • South Shore: Above-ground station (“Waterfront”) • North Shore: underground station (“Rainey/MACC””) Bridge modes*: 1. Light rail (Blue Line) – electric vehicles 2. Cyclists 3. Pedestrians *Capacity for bus service being studied Other considerations: • Connections to Butler Hike and Bike Trail and Waterloo Greenway • Waller Creek Tunnel outfall structure • Waller Creek Boathouse impacts Lady Bird Lake Bridge: Next Steps • Analysis of including capacity for buses on the Lady Bird Lake Bridge, in addition to LRT vehicles and bicyclist/pedestrians, is underway. • Public meeting on subject likely in April • Decision about how to proceed necessary by May 31, 2022 in order to meet current timelines for the program. • Impact on Design Competition process pending. 4 4 Lady Bird Lake Bridge: Next Steps Subject areas requiring further analysis: • Design and Engineering • Includes options both for separated, dedicated guideways for buses and LRT as well as a shared LRT/bus guideway • Potential impacts on north and south shores of lake • Operations, including safety and system risk analysis • Bus Service Planning framework • Blue Line FTA Project Development impacts • Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) • FTA Capital Investment Grant program (CIG) • Other infrastructure needs required to maximize efficiency of bus network • Potential cost impacts 5 5 Thank you! 6 6
Urban Transportation Commission (UTC) Meeting Minutes Special Called Meeting February 8th 2022 The Urban Transportation Commission convened in a meeting on February 8th, 2022 via videoconference. Commission Members in Attendance: Susan Somers Cecilla Ramos Ruven Brooks Diana Wheeler Mario Champion Commission Members Absent: Nathan Ryan Cynthia Weatherby Allison Runas James Driscoll Samuel Franco Athena Leyton CALL TO ORDER Commissioner Champion called the meeting to order at 5:05 p.m. 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: December 6th, 2021 MEETING The December 6th, 2021 minutes were approved on a 9-0 vote with Commissioners Ryan and Weatherby absent. 2. NEW BUSINESS A. Harvey St Right of Way Vacation Application A motion to approve the application as applied was approved on a 8-0 vote with Commissioners Ryan and Weatherby absent. Commissioner Franco abstained B. Project Connect Blue Line Bridge No action taken on this item. C. Vehicle Booting City Code Amendment A motion to approve the recommendation from staff concerning Vehicle Booting City Code Amendment was presented and approved on a unanimous 9-0 vote with Commissioners Ryan and Weatherby absent. No abstentions. Draft recommendation language was discussed and after debate and amendment, read as follows: BE IT RESOLVED, the UTC supports Austin Transportation Departments recommendation that code §13-7-42 be amended to authorize vehicle immobilization companies to allow an option for customers to self-remove a booting device upon their own vehicle with the following stipulations: 1.Customers shall retain the ability to request the company remove the booting device within one hour of requesting removal. 2.Customers shall not be required to provide a deposit. 3.A secured, well-lit receptacle shall be available upon every property where customer removal of a booting device occurs, so that a customer may return the boot safely and without having to travel to another location. D. Recommendation Requesting Council to Consistently Consider Strategic Mobility Plan Land Use Policy Goals Prior to All Land Use Decisions Draft recommendation language was discussed and after debate and amendment, read as follows. BE IT RESOLVED that the Urban Transportation Commission requests that Council take actions and adopt policies to ensure that all boards and commission involved in land use decisions are aware of both the adopted Strategic Mobility Plan land use policies and the final Project Connect routes The UTC recommends that Council take the following actions: • Request that the Planning Department prepare rankings into major groups of the potential of each of the current zoning classifications …
PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA Tuesday, February 8, 2022 The Planning Commission will convene at 6:00 PM on Tuesday, February 8, 2022 at Austin City Hall, Council Chambers, Room 1001 301 W. Second Street, Austin, TX. Some members of the Planning Commission may be participating by videoconference. The meeting may be viewed online at: http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch-atxn-live Awais Azhar Joao Paulo Connolly Grayson Cox Yvette Flores – Secretary Claire Hempel – Vice-Chair Patrick Howard Jennifer Mushtaler Solveij Rosa Praxis Carmen Llanes Pulido Robert Schneider Todd Shaw – Chair James Shieh – Parliamentarian Jeffrey Thompson Ex-Officio Members Arati Singh – AISD Board of Trustees Jessica Cohen – Chair of Board of Adjustment Spencer Cronk - City Manager Richard Mendoza - Director of Public Works EXECUTIVE SESSION (No public discussion) The Planning Commission will announce it will go into Executive Session, if necessary, pursuant to Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code, to receive advice from Legal Counsel on matters specifically listed on this agenda. The Commission may not conduct a closed meeting without the approval of the city attorney. Private Consultation with Attorney – Section 551.071 Attorney: Steven Maddoux, 512-974-6080 Commission Liaison: Andrew Rivera, 512-974-6508 2. 3. CITIZEN COMMUNICATION The first four (4) speakers signed up prior to the commencement of the meeting will each be allowed a three-minute allotment to address their concerns regarding items not posted on the agenda. A. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of January 25, 2022. B. PUBLIC HEARINGS 1. Rezoning: Location: Owner/Applicant: Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: Rezoning: Location: Owner/Applicant: Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: Plan Amendment: Location: Owner/Applicant: Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: C14-2021-0166 - South Congress Avenue Residences; District 2 6424 South Congress Avenue, Williamson Creek Watershed; South Congress Combined (Sweetbriar) NP Area Calixto Jesus Cobos Alice Glasco Consulting (Alice Glasco) GR-MU-CO-NP to GR-MU-V-NP Recommendation of GR-MU-V-CO-NP Wendy Rhoades, 512-974-7719, wendy.rhoades@austintexas.gov Housing and Planning Department C14-2021-0174 - 815 W. 11th Street; District 9 815 West 11th Street, Shoal Creek Watershed; Downtown Austin Plan BSF Land Ventures LLC (Steven Bell, Ben Snyder, and Kevin Fleming) Drenner Group, PC (Leah M. Bojo) LO to DMU-CO Recommended Heather Chaffin, 512-974-2122, heather.chaffin@austintexas.gov Housing and Planning Department NPA-2021-0009.01 - 1612 E. 7th Street; District 1 1612 E. 7th Street, Lady Bird Lake Watershed; Central East Austin NP Area and Plaza Saltillo TOD Station Area Plan 1610 JFH, LLC (John Hernandez) Drenner Group, PC (Dave Anderson) To amend the Plaza Saltillo …
ZONING CHANGE REVIEW SHEET CASE: C14-2021-0166 – South Congress Avenue Residences ZONING FROM: GR-MU-CO-NP ADDRESS: 6424 South Congress Avenue PROPERTY OWNER: Calixto Jesus Cobos DISTRICT: 2 TO: GR-MU-V-NP SITE AREA: 0.8717 acres (37,971 square feet) AGENT: Alice Glasco Consulting (Alice Glasco) CASE MANAGER: Wendy Rhoades (512-974-7719, wendy.rhoades@austintexas.gov) STAFF RECOMMENDATION: The Staff recommendation is to grant community commercial – mixed use – vertical mixed use building – conditional overlay – neighborhood plan (GR-MU-V-CO-NP) combining district zoning. The CO, Conditional Overlay prohibits automotive sales, automotive washing (of any type), and pawn shop services. For a summary of the basis of Staff’s recommendation, please see pages 2 - 3. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION / RECOMMENDATION: February 8, 2022: January 11, 2022: APPROVED A POSTPONEMENT REQUEST BY THE NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN CONTACT TEAM TO FEBRUARY 8, 2022 [J. SHIEH; A. AZHAR – 2ND] (12-0) P. HOWARD – ABSENT December 14, 2021: APPROVED A POSTPONEMENT TO JANUARY 11, 2022 [A. AZHAR; R. SCHNEIDER – 2ND] (11-0) P. HOWARD – OFF THE DAIS; J. SHIEH – ABSENT CITY COUNCIL ACTION: February 17, 2022: January 27, 2022: APPROVED A POSTPONEMENT REQUEST BY STAFF TO FEBRUARY 17, 2022. VOTE: 11-0. ORDINANCE NUMBER: ISSUES: The South Congress Combined Neighborhood Plan is unable to recommend the rezoning request. All correspondence received is attached at the back of the Staff report. 1 of 27B-1 Page 2 C14-2021-0166 The Applicant and the Contact Team met virtually on Thursday evening, January 6th. The Applicant is in agreement with the Staff’s recommendation to maintain the existing Conditional Overlay which applies to properties along this segment of Congress Avenue. CASE MANAGER COMMENTS: The subject undeveloped lot is located on the west side of South Congress Avenue, between Stassney Lane and William Cannon Drive. The property is one lot south of its intersection with Eberhart Lane, and has had community commercial – mixed use – conditional overlay – neighborhood plan (GR-MU-CO-NP) zoning since Council approved the Sweetbriar Neighborhood Plan rezonings in August 2005. The Conditional Overlay prohibits automotive sales, automotive washing (of any type), and pawn shop services. There is a service station with food sales uses, alternative financial services and an administrative and business office on the adjacent property to the north, and apartments north of Eberhart Lane (GR-MU-CO-NP; MF-2-CO-NP); medical offices, retail / commercial uses across South Congress to the east (LR-MU-CO-NP; GR-MU-CO-NP); a child care facility, warehouse building, general retail uses and other commercial uses …
C14-2021-0174 1 ZONING CHANGE REVIEW SHEET CASE: C14-2021-0174 – 815 W. 11th Street DISTRICT: 9 ZONING FROM: LO TO: DMU-CO ADDRESS: 815 W. 11th Street SITE AREA: 0.15 acres PROPERTY OWNER: BSF Land Ventures LLC (Steven Bell, Ben Snyder, and Kevin Fleming (Managers)) AGENT: Drenner Group, PC (Leah M Bojo) CASE MANAGER: Kate Clark (512-974-1237, kate.clark@austintexas.gov) STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends downtown mixed use-conditional overlay (DMU-CO) combining district zoning. The conditional overlay is for a maximum building height of 60 feet. For a summary of the basis of staff’s recommendation, see page 2. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION / RECOMMENDATION: February 8, 2022 Scheduled for Planning Commission January 11, 2022 Approved Applicant’s request to postpone to February 8, 2022 on the consent agenda. Vote: 12-0. [Commissioner Azhar – 1st, Commissioner Connolly – 2nd; Commissioner Howard was absent]. CITY COUNCIL ACTION: March 3, 2022 Scheduled for City Council ORDINANCE NUMBER: ISSUES Staff has received comments on this rezoning request. For all written or emailed comments, please see Exhibit C: Correspondence Received. CASE MANAGER COMMENTS: This property is located on the south side of W. 11th Street and is approximately 0.15 acres in size. It is currently zoned LO and is developed with a single-family residential unit. Adjacent 1 of 23B-2 C14-2021-0174 2 zoning consists of GO-MU to the east and LO to the west. Across the alley to the south and to the north across W. 11th Street are properties zoned GO, please see Exhibit A: Zoning Map and Exhibit B: Aerial Map. The applicant is requesting DMU zoning to allow for a higher intensity of use and a mix of commercial and residential uses. This block of the Downtown Austin Plan (DAP) has identified a mixture of DMU-40 and DMU-60 properties. While the DAP identifies this property as DMU- 40, it is surrounded by DMU-60 properties on three sides. Additionally, within this area there have been three rezoning cases in the last two years where the City Council has approved DMU- CO with height limits of either 60 or 90 feet. Within the applicant’s rezoning application, they stated they were agreeable to a conditional overlay to limit the building height to 60 feet on the property. Staff supports the addition of this CO. The Downtown Austin Plan does not have a future land use map (FLUM) and therefore does not require a neighborhood plan amendment (NPA) to be considered with the rezoning request. …
Planning Commission: February 8, 2022 NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN AMENDMENT REVIEW SHEET DATE FILED: July 29, 2021 (In-cycle) NEIGHORHOOD PLAN: Central East Austin CASE#: NPA-20221-0009.01 PROJECT NAME: 1612 East 7th Street PC DATE: February 8, 2022 January 11, 2022 ADDRESS/ES: 1612 E. 7th Street DISTRICT AREA: 1 SITE AREA: 6,210 sq. ft. OWNER/APPLICANT: 1610 JFH, LLC (John Hernandez) AGENT: Drenner Group, PC (Dave Anderson) CASE MANAGER: Maureen Meredith STAFF EMAIL: Maureen.Meredith@austintexas.gov TYPE OF AMENDMENT: Change in Future Land Use Designation (no proposed change) PHONE: (512) 974-2695 Base District Zoning Change Related Zoning Case: C14-2021-0132 From: Corridor Mixed Use (CMU) Subdistrict (TOD-CMU) To: TOD Mixed Use (MU) Subdistrict (TOD-MU) NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN ADOPTION DATE: December 13, 2001 CITY COUNCIL DATE: To be scheduled PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: ACTION: 1 From: Specific Regulating District To: Specific Regulating District 1 of 48B-3 Planning Commission: February 8, 2022 February 8, 2022 - January 11, 2022 – Postponed to February 8, 2022 on the consent agenda at the request of the neighborhood. [A. Azar – 1st; J. P. Connelly – 2nd] Vote: 11-0 [C. Hempel recused from Items B-4 and B-5. P. Howard and J. Mushtaler absent]. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: To support the applicant’s request for Mixed Use (MU) Subdistrict (TOD-MU). BASIS FOR STAFF’S RECOMMENDATION: The property is within the Central East Austin Neighborhood Plan and the Plaza Saltillo TOD Station Area Plan. The property is a 6,210 square foot lot on the north side of East 7th Street between Comal Street to the west and Concho Street to the east. There is a single-family home on the lot, with vacant land to the north owned by Huston-Tillotson University. To the east is a restaurant across Concho Street. To the south are single family homes, and several commercial buildings. The applicant proposes to build a boutique hotel on the property that will include the three lots directly to the west. The three lots to the west have a Base Maximum Building Height of 60 feet. The applicant’s request for TOD-MU to achieve a 60 foot height using the density bonus program. Staff supports the applicant’s request for TOD-Muto be consistent with three lot to the west and because the property is on E. 7th Street which is an activity corridor and within the Plaza Saltillo Activity Center. Below are sections from the Central East Austin Neighborhood Plan that staff believes supports the request. 2 2 of 48B-3 Planning Commission: February …
1612 East 7th Street Waller ESK C14-2021-0087 / NPA-2021-0009.01 February 8, 2022 Aerial Zoomed Out Aerial Zoomed Out Aerial Zoomed In Request The requested Zoning Change/Neighborhood Plan Amendment is from Corridor MU (light brown) to TOD MU (dark brown) for this property. Project Summary Project Summary • Proposed project is hotel • Regulated by Saltillo TOD Regulating Plan (STRP) • Proposed site is on a TOD Core Transit Corridor • Proposed site is 0.523 acres (22,806 square feet) • Property is currently zoned TOD-Corridor Mixed Use • Property is within ¼ mile of Saltillo Transit Station • Surrounding Uses • North: GO-CO-NP (vacant) • South: TOD-NP TOD-NP • East: TOD-NP • West: Project Summary • Hotel will sit on four (4) tracts – 3 of which already have 60’ height by right • Adjacent lot will preserve Heritage Tree, significantly reducing developable area • 60’ height limit is consistent with: • 3 tracts immediately to the west • 2 tracts immediately across Concho St to the east • The majority of tracts to across 7th street to the south • Tracts abutting the site to the north have a 60’ height limit and are vacant. Project Summary Project Summary • Applicant will pursue a Density & Height Bonus (Section 4.3.3 of Saltillo TOD Regulating Plan) to achieve a 60’ height to make project feasible with reduced development area • Community Benefits • Fee-in-Lieu will be paid into Housing Assistance Fund to meet Density & Height Bonus requirements • Tree Care Program will be implemented to ensure Heritage Tree remains healthy – REQUESTED AT MEETING WITH NEIGHBORHOOD REPRESENTATIVES • Restrictive covenant applied to all 4 tracts limiting height to 60’ – REQUESTED AT MEETING WITH NEIGHBORHOOD REPRESENTATIVES Proposed Amendment Proposed Amendment Planning Context Zoning Principles • Granting a request for zoning should result in an equal treatment of similarly situated properties. • Granting the zoning should not in any way set an undesirable precedent for other properties in the neighborhood or within other areas of the city. • Zoning should allow for a reasonable use of the property. • Zoning changes should promote compatibility with adjacent and nearby uses and should not result in detrimental impacts to the neighborhood character. • Zoning should promote a transition between adjacent and nearby zoning districts, land uses, and development intensities. • The request should serve to protect and preserve places and areas of historical …
ZONING CHANGE REVIEW SHEET DISTRICT: 1 CASE: C14-2021-0132 1617 East 7th Street ZONING FROM: TOD-NP ADDRESS: 1617 East 7th Street TO: TOD-NP, to change a condition of zoning SITE AREA: 6,210 Square Feet (0.14 Acres) PROPERTY OWNER: 1610 JFH LLC (John Hernandez) AGENT: Drenner Group PC (Dave Anderson) CASE MANAGER: Heather Chaffin (512-974-2122, heather.chaffin@austintexas.gov) STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff supports the Applicant’s request for rezoning to TOD-NP to amend the Saltillo Plaza Transit Oriented District (TOD) Station Area Plan and Regulating Plan to redesignate the property from Corridor Mixed Use (CMU) subdistrict to TOD Mixed Use (TOD-MU) subdistrict. For a summary of the basis of staff’s recommendation, see case manager comments on page 2. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION / RECOMMENDATION: February 8, 2022: January 11, 2022: To postpone to February 8, 2022 as requested by Planning Commission, approved on consent. CITY COUNCIL ACTION: TBD ORDINANCE NUMBER: 1 of 12B-4 C14-2021-0132 2 ISSUES: The Applicant is requesting to redesignate the property from CMU subdistrict to TOD-MU subdistrict. CMU is the most permissive Mixed Use Subdistrict in terms of land uses and does not require active ground floor uses. A wide array of retail, office, and residential uses are permitted. TOD-MU is the most intensively developed mixed use subdistrict and requires active ground floor uses. TOD-MU also requires a minimum 2-story building. The Applicant also proposes utilizing the Plaza Saltillo TOD Density Bonus tool which allows increased floor-to-area ratio (FAR) for developments that include affordable residential units or pays a fee-in-lieu to Housing and Planning Department (HPD). The Applicant has stated their intent to develop a 5-story hotel. To achieve the increased FAR, the Applicant proposes increasing the building height from 35 feet to 60 feet. Since the project does not include any residential units, the Applicant will be required to pay a fee-in- lieu to HPD. This is already administratively permitted by the TOD. (Please see Exhibit C- Applicant Letter). CASE MANAGER COMMENTS: The subject property is located on the north side of East 7th Street between Comal Street and Concho Street. East 7th Street is an Imagine Austin Transit Priority Network roadway. The property is currently developed with one single family residence which is proposed to be demolished. The property is zoned TOD-NP, as are the surrounding properties to the west, east and south. These properties are a mix of office, commercial and residential uses. Further west across Comal Street is the Texas …
Planning Commission: February 8, 2022 NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN AMENDMENT REVIEW SHEET DATE FILED: July 24, 2019 (Out-of-Cycle) NEIGHORHOOD PLAN: Greater South River City Combined CASE#: NPA-2019-0022.02 PROJECT NAME: 305 S. Congress PUD PC DATES: February 8, 2022 January 25, 2022 December 14, 2021 October 27, 2020 May 26, 2020 December 17, 2019 305 South Congress Avenue ADDRESSES: DISTRICT AREA: 9 SITE AREA: 18.858 acres OWNER/APPLICANT: Richard T. Suttle, Jr. Trustee AGENT: Armbrust & Brown, LLC (Richard T. Suttle, Jr.) CASE MANAGER: Maureen Meredith, Housing & Planning Dept. PHONE: (512) 974-2695 STAFF EMAIL: Maureen.Meredith@austintexas.gov TYPE OF AMENDMENT: Change in Future Land Use Designation From: Industry Base District Zoning Change To: Mixed Use Related Zoning Case: C814-89-0003.02 From: PUD-NP To: PUD-NP The Applicant is proposing to amend the planned unit development to modify the permitted land uses and site development regulations. 1 of 50B-5 Planning Commission: February 8, 2022 ACTION: September 29, 2005 NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN ADOPTION DATE: CITY COUNCIL DATE: Date pending PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: February 8, 2022 - January 25, 2022 – Postponed to February 8, 2022 on the consent agenda by the Planning Commission. [J. Shieh – 1st; C. Hempel -2nd] Vote: 10-0 [P. Howard, J. Mushtaler and S. R. Praxis absent]. December 14, 2021 – After discussion, postponed to January 25, 2022. [G. Cox – 1st; A. Azhar – 2nd] Vote: 11-0 [J. Mushtaler off the dais. J. Shieh absent]. October 27, 2020 – Approved Staff’s request for an indefinite postponement on the consent agenda. [C. Hempel– 1st; C. A. Azhar – 2nd] Vote: 11-0 [J. Shieh absent. One vacancy on the Commission]. May 26, 2020 – Approved Staff’s request for an indefinite postponement on the consent agenda. [C. Hempel – 1st; R. Schneider – 2nd] Vote: 12-0 [C. Llanes Pulido off the dais]. December 17, 2019 – Approved on the consent agenda an indefinite postponement request made by staff. [P. Howard – 1st; Y. Flores – 2nd] Vote: 10-0 [Commissioners G. Anderson, C. Llanes-Pulido and T. Shaw off the dais]. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends the applicant’s request for Mixed Use land use. BASIS FOR STAFF’S RECOMMENDATION: The property is an 18.86-acre tract of land that has been used as a printing and publishing facility for the Austin American Statesman newspaper. It is located on the south side of Lady Bird Lake and directly south of Downtown Austin. It is within the South Central Waterfront Overlay and the Greater South …
C814-89-0003.02 1 ZONING CHANGE REVIEW SHEET CASE: C814-89-0003.02 – 305 S. Congress PUD DISTRICT: 9 ZONING FROM: PUD-NP TO: PUD-NP, to change conditions of zoning ADDRESS: 305 S. Congress Avenue SITE AREA: 18.86 acres PROPERTY OWNER: Richard T. Suttle Jr. (Trustee) AGENT: Armbrust & Brown PLLC (Richard Suttle) CASE MANAGER: Jerry Rusthoven (512-974-3207, jerry.rusthoven@austintexas.gov) STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends rezoning to planned unit development-neighborhood plan (PUD-NP) combining district zoning to amend the planned unit development to modify the permitted land uses and site development regulations. As well as a Restrictive Covenant (RC) that includes all recommendations listed in the Transportation Impact Analysis (TIA) Final Memo, dated December 13, 2021 as provided Exhibit E: 305 S. Congress TIA Final Memo. PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD ACTION/RECOMMENDATION: September 28, 2021: Voted to not recommend the PUD amendment as superior and directed staff to continue working with the applicant to negotiate unresolved superiority items and Board concerns. Vote: 6-1. [Board Member Cottam Sajbel – 1st, Chair Lewis – 2nd; Board Member Rinaldi voted nay; Board Member Taylor abstained; Board Member Hugman was absent; two vacancies]. ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION ACTION/RECOMMENDATION: October 6, 2021: Voted to not recommend the PUD amendment in its current state. The Commission did recommend staff continue to work with the applicant to negotiate unresolved superiority items, Environmental Commission concerns and staff concerns. Vote: 9-0. [Commissioner Ramberg – 1st, Commissioner Brimer – 2nd; Vice Chair Coyne recused themselves; one vacancy]. B-061 of 104 C814-89-0003.02 2 SOUTH CENTRAL WATERFRONT ADVISORY BOARD ACTION/RECOMMENDATION: October 18, 2021 The South Central Waterfront Advisory Board found the 305 South Congress PUD to be generally in conformance with the spirit and intent of the South Central Waterfront Vision Plan and recommended the project move forward to both the Planning Commission and the City Council with conditions. Vote: 5-0. [Chair Franco – 1st, Board Member Thompson – 2nd; Board Member Anderson recused themselves; Board Member Groce abstained; and Board Members Seiden and Kurth were absent]. SMALL AREA PLANNING JOINT COMMITTEE ACTION/RECOMMENDATION: December 8, 2021 Voted to support the Parks and Recreation Board, Environmental Commission and South Central Waterfront Advisory Board actions in asking staff and the applicant to continue discussing unresolved superiority items, especially pertaining to implementing measures to reduce bird strikes against the buildings. Vote: 4-0. [Committee Member Thompson – 1st, Committee Member King – 2nd; Committee Members Howard, Mushtaler and Acosta were absent]. October 25, 2021 Meeting was canceled …
C14-78-189(RCT) 1 RESTRICTIVE COVENANT TERMINATION CHANGE REVIEW SHEET CASE: C14-78-189(RCT) 305 S. Congress RC DISTRICT: 9 EXISTING ZONING: PUD-NP ADDRESS: 12.041 acres being a portion of 305 S. Congress Avenue SITE AREA: 12.041 acres PROPERTY OWNER: Richard T. Suttle Jr. (Trustee) AGENT: Armbrust & Brown PLLC (Richard Suttle) CASE MANAGER: Kate Clark (512-974-1237, kate.clark@austintexas.gov) STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends terminating the Restrictive Covenant. For a summary of the basis of staff’s recommendation, see page 2. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION / RECOMMENDATION: February 8, 2022 Scheduled for Planning Commission January 25, 2022 Approved Planning Commission’s postponement to February 8, 2022 on the consent agenda. Vote: 10-0. [Commissioner Shieh – 1st, Vice Chair Hempel – 2nd, Commissioner Praxis was off the dais, Commissioners Howard and Mushtaler were absent]. CITY COUNCIL ACTION: To be Scheduled for City Council ISSUES No known issues at this time. CASE MANAGER COMMENTS: The proposed Restrictive Covenant Termination (RCT) area is approximately 12.04 acres in size and is part of a larger tract currenting being requested to be rezoned from PUD-NP to PUD-NP, to change the conditions of zoning, please see Zoning Case No. C814-89-0003.02. This tract was rezoned from “L” (Lake Development, Second Height and Area) to “C” (Commercial, Second Height and Area) in 1978. As a condition of that rezoning case, a 1 of 8B-7 C14-78-189(RCT) 2 restrictive covenant (RC) was created. This RC included restrictions to permitted land uses and special use permits as they existed in the City of Austin’s zoning ordinance as of November 1, 1978; and dedication of a perpetual 15-foot-wide public pedestrian and bicycle easement (to be recorded by a separate metes and bounds instrument). The applicant is requesting to terminate this RC in conjunction with rezoning case C814-89- 0003.02 and neighborhood plan amendment case NPA-2019-0022.02. BASIS OF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends terminating this restrictive covenant. This RC references land uses, and special use permits which date back to a previous version of the city’s land development code. Additionally, the requirement to dedicate a public access easement for the hike and bike trail has been fulfilled and if the requested zoning from C814-89-0003.02 is approved by City Council, this trail would be included in the area dedicated by deed for parkland. EXISTING ZONING AND LAND USES: Zoning Land Uses Site North South East West PUD-NP Not Zoned Not Zoned PUD-NP Industrial Lady Bird Lake Lady Bird Lake Industrial LI-NP, CS-1-V-NP, CS-V-NP, CS- NP and …
City of Austin Housing and Plannin g Department P.O. Box 1088, Austin, TX 78767 -1088 (512) 974-3100 ♦ Fax (512) 974-3112 ♦ www .c ity o fau s tin .o rg/ h ou s in g MEMORANDUM TO: FROM: DATE: RE: Todd W. Shaw, Chair & Planning Commission Members Maureen Meredith, Senior Planner, Inclusive Planning Division Housing and Planning Department February 1, 2022 NPA-2019-0013.01_909, 911, 915, 1001, 1003 South 2nd Street and 604 & 606 Copeland Street The applicant requests an indefinite postponement to continue working with the neighborhood. See attached email from Mike Melson, StoryBuilt. The postponement request was made in a timely manner and meets the Planning Commission’s policy. Attachments: Mike Melson’s (StoryBuilt) email Plan Amendment Map The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and will provide reasonable modifications and equal access to communications upon request. 1 of 3B-8 From: Mike Melson Sent: Friday, January 21, 2022 12:23 PM To: Meredith, Maureen <Maureen.Meredith@austintexas.gov> Subject: NPA-2019-0013.01_Copeland South *** External Email - Exercise Caution *** Hi Maureen— On behalf of the property owner SB-George, LLC, I request an indefinite postponement of Neighborhood Plan Amendment case NPA-2019-0013.01_Copeland South. We remain in discussions with the Bouldin Creek Neighborhood Association and wish to postpone the hearing until after those are finalized. Kind regards, Mike Melson Development Manager Storybuilt The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and will provide reasonable modifications and equal access to communications upon request. 2 of 3B-8 The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and will provide reasonable modifications and equal access to communications upon request. 3 of 3B-8
Planning Commission: February 8, 2022 NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN AMENDMENT REVIEW SHEET DATE FILED: July 27, 2021 (In-cycle) NEIGHORHOOD PLAN: Montopolis CASE#: NPA-2021-0005.02 PROJECT NAME: Montopolis Multifamily PC DATE: February 8, 2022 January 11, 2022 ADDRESS/ES: 2601 Montopolis Drive, 6700 & 6800 E. Ben White Blvd SVRD WB DISTRICT AREA: 3 SITE AREA: 18.64 acres OWNER/APPLICANT: Montopolis QO2B, LLC AGENT: Thrower Design, LLC (Ron Thrower and Victoria Haase) CASE MANAGER: Maureen Meredith STAFF EMAIL: Maureen.Meredith@austintexas.gov TYPE OF AMENDMENT: Change in Future Land Use Designation PHONE: (512) 974-2695 From: Industry Base District Zoning Change To: Mixed Use Related Zoning Case: (No case filed) From: LI-NP To: (TBD) NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN ADOPTION DATE: September 27, 2001 CITY COUNCIL DATE: Not scheduled PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: February 8, 2022 - ACTION: 1 1 of 24B-9 Planning Commission: February 8, 2022 January 11, 2022 – Postponed to February 8, 2022 on the consent agenda at the request of the applicant. [A. Azhar – 1st; J. P. Connelly -2nd] Vote: 11-0 [C. Hempel abstained on Items B-4 and B-5. P. Howard and J. Mushtaler absent]. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: To not support the applicant’s request for Mixed Use land use. BASIS FOR STAFF’S RECOMMENDATION: The property is an 18.64 vacant tract of land sandwiched between East Ben White Boulevard and Montopolis Drive. The area is an industrial node with active industrial uses. The applicant has not submitted the associated zoning application at this time but proposes to build 1,200 multifamily units with 10% of the units being income restricted. Although a zoning case has not been filed, a review by the Austin Fire Department was made based on the information provided in the Summary Letter submitted by Thrower Design, the applicant’s agent. The Austin Fire Department does not support residential uses in this location because of the fire and toxicity hazards associated with the compressed and liquefied compressed gas stored in the vicinity, therefore staff does not support the applicant’s request for Mixed Use land use. The email from Scott Stookey from the Austin Fire Department is on page 14. LAND USE DESCRIPTIONS EXISTING LAND USE ON THE PROPERTY Industry - Areas reserved for manufacturing and related uses that provide employment but are generally not compatible with other areas with lower intensity use. Industry includes general warehousing, manufacturing, research and development, and storage of hazardous materials. Purpose 1. To confine potentially hazardous or nuisance‐creating activities to defined districts; 2. To preserve …
************************************************************************ MEMORANDUM TO: Planning Commission Members FROM: Sherri Sirwaitis Housing and Planning Department DATE: February 2, 2022 RE: NPA-2018-0005.02.SH, C814-97-0002.01 (Mary Vice Estates PUD Lot 27 Amendment #1) Postponement Request ************************************************************************ The staff would like to request a postponement of the above mentioned cases to March 8, 2022. The staff is asking for this postponement to complete our review and so that the Environmental Commission may have the opportunity to consider a code modification in the proposed PUD amendment. The postponement request was made in a timely manner and meets the Planning Commission’s policy. B-101 of 1
MEMORANDUM ************************************************************************ TO: Planning Commission Members FROM: Sherri Sirwaitis Housing and Planning Department DATE: February 2, 2022 RE: NPA-2018-0005.02.SH, C814-97-0002.01 (Mary Vice Estates PUD Lot 27 Amendment #1) Postponement Request ************************************************************************ The staff would like to request a postponement of the above mentioned cases to March 8, 2022. The staff is asking for this postponement to complete our review and so that the Environmental Commission may have the opportunity to consider a code modification in the proposed PUD amendment. The postponement request was made in a timely manner and meets the Planning Commission’s policy.
Planning Commission: February 8, 2022 NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN AMENDMENT REVIEW SHEET DATE FILED: March 11, 2021 (In-cycle) NEIGHORHOOD PLAN: North Loop CASE#: NPA-2021-0011.01 PROJECT NAME: MOD 53.5 PC DATE: February 8, 2022 December 14, 2021 ADDRESS/ES: 901, 903, 905 E. 53rd ½ Street DISTRICT AREA: 4 SITE AREA: 0.7481 OWNER/APPLICANT: Timmermann Properties and North Loop Rentals, LP AGENT: Land Use Solutions (Michele Haussmann) CASE MANAGER: Maureen Meredith STAFF EMAIL: Maureen.Meredith@austintexas.gov TYPE OF AMENDMENT: Change in Future Land Use Designation PHONE: (512) 974-2695 From: Single Family Base District Zoning Change To: Mixed Use To: MF-2-NP, as amended Related Zoning Case: C14-2021-0034 From: SF-3-NP NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN ADOPTION DATE: May 23, 2002 CITY COUNCIL DATE: TBD PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: February 8, 2022 – ACTION: 1 1 of 37B-12 Planning Commission: February 8, 2022 December 14, 2021 – Postponed to February 8, 2022 on the consent agenda at the request of staff. [A. Azhar – 1st; R. Schneider – 2nd] Vote: 11-0 [P. Howard off the dais. J. Shieh absent]. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends an alternate land use of Multifamily Residential land use. BASIS FOR STAFF’S RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends the Multifamily Residential land use instead of the applicant’s request for Mixed Use because the Multifamily Residential land use provides a transition between the Mixed Use land use and zoning to west of the property and the Single Family land use and zoning to the east. The three lots in this future land use map change encroaches into the residential area. Multifamily Residential land use is more appropriate in this situation. Below are Goals and Objectives from the North Loop Neighborhood Plan that supports this request. 2 2 of 37B-12 Planning Commission: February 8, 2022 LAND USE DESCRIPTIONS EXISTING LAND USE ON THE PROPERTY Single family - Detached or two family residential uses at typical urban and/or suburban densities. Purpose 1. Preserve the land use pattern and future viability of existing neighborhoods; 2. Encourage new infill development that continues existing neighborhood patterns of development; and 3. Protect residential neighborhoods from incompatible business or industry and the loss of existing housing. Application 1. Existing single‐family areas should generally be designated as single family to preserve established neighborhoods; and 2. May include small lot options (Cottage, Urban Home, Small Lot Single Family) and two‐family residential options (Duplex, Secondary Apartment, Single Family Attached, Two‐Family Residential) in areas considered appropriate for this type of infill development. PROPOSED LAND USE ON …
ZONING CHANGE REVIEW SHEET CASE: C14-2021-0034 (MOD 53.5) DISTRICT: 4 ADDRESS: 901, 903, 905 E 53rd 1/2 Street ZONING FROM: SF-3-NP TO: MF-6-NP MF-2-CO-NP* *On November 16, 2021, the applicant submitted a letter amending the rezoning request to MF-2-NP (please see Applicant’s Amendment Request – Exhibit E). The applicant added a proposed conditional overlay on January 27, 2022 to limit the building height on the property to a maximum of 35 feet and to limit the number of residential units to a maximum of 13 units (please see Proposed Conditional Overlay - Exhibit F). SITE AREA: 0.7481 acres PROPERTY OWNER: Timmermann Properties, North Loop Rentals, LP (Barth Timmermann) AGENT: Land Use Solutions (Michele Haussmann) CASE MANAGER: Sherri Sirwaitis (512-974-3057, sherri.sirwaitis@austintexas.gov) STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends MF-2-CO-NP, Multifamily Residence-Low Density-Conditional Overlay-Neighborhood Plan Combining district zoning. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION / RECOMMENDATION: December 14, 2021: Postponed to February 8, 2022 at the applicant’s request (11-0, J. Shieh- absent), A. Azhar-1st, R. Schneider-2nd. February 8, 2022 CITY COUNCIL ACTION: ORDINANCE NUMBER: 1 of 18B-13 C14-2021-0034 ISSUES: N/A CASE MANAGER COMMENTS: 2 The property in question consists of three lots that are developed with single-family residences. The lots to the north, south and east are also developed with single family homes and zoned SF-3-NP. The tract of land to the west contains office/commercial uses zoned LR- MU. In this case, the applicant is requesting MF-2-NP zoning to develop for sale condominium residences (please see Applicant’s Request Letter – Exhibit C and Applicant’s Amendment Request – Exhibit D). The staff recommends MF-2-CO-NP, Multifamily Residence-Low Density-Conditional Overlay-Neighborhood Plan Combining district, zoning. The property in question is consistent with the intent of the MF-2 district as it is located near single family uses where low density multifamily residential uses are desired to provide for a mixture of housing opportunities. MF-2-CO-NP zoning will allow for a transition in the intensity of uses along East 53 ½ Street from the LR-MU zoning to the west to the SF-3-NP zoning to the east. The Imagine Austin Comprehensive Plan supports a variety of housing types throughout Austin, and the staff believes that the proposed residential zoning is consistent with the goals in the comprehensive plan. The applicant agrees with the staff’s recommendation. BASIS OF RECOMMENDATION: 1. The proposed zoning should be consistent with the purpose statement of the district sought. Multifamily Residence (Low Density) district is intended to accommodate multifamily use with a …
