COMMISSION FOR WOMEN RECOMMENDATION 20200622-03A1 Date: June 22, 2020 Subject: Race and Gender Equity Motioned By: Amanda Lewis Seconded By: Flannery Bope Recommendation to Council WHEREAS, the Commission for Women (“Commission”) of the City of Austin (“City”) serves as an advisory body to the City Council (“Council”) and City Manager concerning the needs and problems of women in the Austin area and shall recommend programs designed to alleviate any inequities that may confront women in social, economic and vocational pursuits; and WHEREAS, on March 23, 2017 the Council passed Resolution No. 20170323-054, calling upon the Commission for Women, in collaboration with the City’s Human Rights Commission, to address gender disparities in the City and develop recommendations for modifying City policies or practices to eliminate disparate impacts; and WHEREAS, on November 8, 2017 the Commission passed Recommendation 20171108-004b: Women’s Equity in Austin (“Equity Recommendation”) to address these gender disparities; and WHEREAS, the Equity Recommendation resolved that Council immediately act to integrate gender equity principles into all of its operations, including policy, program and decision- making, which would, at a minimum, require that the Equity Office (or similar office) be empowered and supported to employ an equity tool and equity lens to investigate and addresses City laws, policies and practices that create an unintended disparate impact on women, and implement changes to the existing Equity Assessment Tool to provide information on gender as well as race; and WHEREAS, the Equity Recommendation resolved that the City educate its employees, managers and executives on sexism, racism and implicit bias; incentivize leaders to complete such training; and provide implicit bias training to private employers through ACC or other education institutions; and WHEREAS, commissions, community leaders and citizens are calling for public safety reform and changes in the Austin Police Department (“APD”) leadership and budget in response to local and nationwide police violence and killing of Black women and men; and 1 WHEREAS, crimes of sexual assault, domestic violence and sex trafficking disproportionately impact women and girls, particularly women and girls of color and LGBTQ+ individuals; and WHEREAS, victims of sexual assault, domestic violence and sex trafficking must be empowered to access support and services whether or not they choose to engage with law enforcement, and providers of those services be reimbursed whether or not forensic evidence is collected when serving these victims; and WHEREAS, on August 9, 2017 the Commission passed Request 20170809-003b: Regarding Survivors …
Special Meeting of the Urban Transportation Commission Friday, July 10, 2020 Meeting to be held with physical distancing modifications Public comment will be allowed via telephone; no in-person input will be allowed. All speakers must register in advance (Thursday, July 9 by noon). All public comment will occur at the beginning of the meeting. To speak remotely at the July 10, 2020 Urban Transportation Commission meeting, residents must call or email the board liaison at (512) 974 2358 or emily.smith@austintexas.gov no later than noon on Thursday, July 9 and provide the following information: speaker name, item number(s) they wish to speak on, whether they are for/against/neutral regarding the item, 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. Speakers will be placed in a queue until their time to speak. Late callers will not be accepted and will not be able to speak. Handouts or other information may be emailed to emily.smith@austintexas.gov by noon on Thursday, July 9. This information will be provided to Commission members in advance of the meeting. If this meeting is broadcast live, residents may watch the meeting at ATXN.tv URBAN TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION (UTC) FRIDAY JULY 10, 2020 – 10:00 AM VIA VIDEOCONFERENCING MEETING AGENDA CALL TO ORDER 2. NEW BUSINESS 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: JUNE 12, 2020 MEETING A. Street Impact Fee Study results and draft policy recommendation – Discussion and Possible Action Staff: Cole Kitten and Liane Miller, Austin Transportation 3. STAFF AND COMMITTEE REPORTS A. Downtown Commission C. Bicycle Advisory Council B. Joint Sustainability Commission D. Pedestrian Advisory Council E. City Council Mobility Committee F. Project Connect Advisory Network 4. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS Note: These topics will NOT be discussed by the commission as part of this agenda A. Austin Community Climate Plan update (Staff; August) ADJOURNMENT The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the American with Disabilities Act. Reasonable modifications and equal access to communications will be provided upon request. Meeting locations are planned with wheelchair access. If requiring Sign Language Interpreters or alternative formats, please give notice at least 2 days (48 hours) before the meeting date. Please …
Master Plan for John Treviño Jr. Metropolitan Park at Morrison Ranch Parks and Recreation Board Meeting Charles Mabry, Associate Project Manager, PARD David Malda, Principal, GGN July 10, 2020 • 330 acres of former ranch 5 I-3 Walter E. Long Metro Park Park Context • 2003: Purchased by PARD • 2006: Named after John Treviño Jr., former Council Member and Mayor Pro Tem • 5,000 feet of Colorado River frontage • 2/3 of the site lies in the 100-year floodplain and TX-130 • Located at 9501 FM-969 between US-183 Ladybird Lake 3 8 1 S U e r o R i v d o l o r a C Decker Ln F M 9 6 9 Treviño Park M 973 F 0 R 13 S US 71 Austin-Bergstrom Intl Airport John Treviño Jr. at City of Austin park dedication in 2016 (Image credit: BetoATX) 2 MONTOPOLISDEL VALLECENTRAL EAST AUSTINDOWNTOWN AUSTIN Master Plan Schedule 2019 MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC FEB MAR APR 2020 JAN Discovery Site Analysis Existing Conditions, Opportunities, and Challenges Report Develop Shared Vision Story Gathering Community Meeting #1 Summary What We’ve Heard: Vision & Values Community Meeting #2 Summary Focused Engagement Phases Ongoing Community Engagement Explore Concepts Preliminary Concepts Community Meeting #3 Summary Develop Master Plan Preferred Master Plan Community Meeting #4 Summary Document and Refine Draft Master Plan Report Boards and Commisions Review and Adopt City Council Final Master Plan Report 3 Public Engagement: Approach Meetings and Events • 4 community meetings (two on-site at Treviño Park) • 11 Small Group Discussions • 3 Technical Advisory Group (TAG) Meetings Surveys • 3 community surveys (digital and print in English and Spanish) Individual outreach • Engagement with individuals, 16+ organizations, 3 neighborhood associations, and 5 local schools • In-person outreach in East Austin: 3 school events, 5 neighborhood/organization events, and 5 church services July 8 community meeting nature talk + hike December 7 community meeting with organization partners 4 Public Engagement: Listening 1) Site, parks, and your story • Connection to place • Notes & postcards • Oral histories • Survey: 398 respondents (41% responses from neighboring zip codes*) Community Priorities: 2) What we heard • Park Vision and Values • Opportunity to share feedback to date and confirm understanding of community goals Nature Stewardship + Education 3) An ideal day at Treviño Park • Site character, activities, design concepts • Survey: …
ATHLETIC PROGRAMS – BASEBALL Overview: 31 Baseball Fields 21 – Youth Regulation Dimensions/Size 10 – High School/Adult Regulation Dimensions/Size Standard Level of Care Athletic Complexes Baseball Fields – Tend to be Higher Levels of Care Average Cost to Maintain a Field (per year) Level 1-3 and 6 Level 1-3: $35-45K Level 6 (turf): $10-15K CENTRALIZED PROGRAM DIVISION – ATHLETIC PROGRAMS ATHLETIC PROGRAMS – BASEBALL Field Usage: Field Rental Fee Public/Private Partnerships Youth Sports Organization (YSO) improvements & maintenance Interlocal Agreement Associated with field designated as higher level of service which requires additional staffing, maintenance and resources then open-play spaces In return for funding field improvements and maintenance, individuals/agencies may receive priority scheduling for fields to operate public recreation programs City Ordinance No. 20100204-39 – Rental fees waived in exchange for the provision of public youth recreation programs, field Independent School District provides field improvements and maintenance CENTRALIZED PROGRAM DIVISION – ATHLETIC PROGRAMS CONTRACTED BASEBALL PROGRAMS Youth ($50-275 per person; Scholarships/FinAid/Sliding Scale) Organization Location Delwood Northeast Optimist Bartholomew District Park Field Regulation Size 2-Youth & 1-HS/Adult Greater East Austin Youth Association Mabson Fields (Downs) 1 Youth Central Austin Youth League Montopolis Little League Northwest Little/Pony League South Austin Little League South Austin Optimist Velasquez Complex Roy Guerrero Metropolitan Park Vasquez Fields Gullett School Park B. S. Sheffield Northwest District Park Butler Shores Zilker Metropolitan Park Garrison District Park 2-Youth & 1-HS/Adult Athletic Programs 2-Youth & 1-HS/Adult • Adult and Youth Sports 2-Youth • Youth Sport Organizations 6-Youth • Tournament/Facility Rentals 1-Adult • Tennis Facilities and Contract Instructors 2-Youth & 1-HS/Adult 1-Youth (Barton Jaycee) • Community Volunteer Program 1-HS/Adult Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities (RBI) Parque Zaragoza Neighborhood Park 1-HS/Adult West Austin Youth Association Lamar Beach Area 2-Youth & 1-HS/Adult (Bechtol Harper) Adults ($350 per person) Independent School District Organization Location Field Regulation Size Organization Location Field Regulation Size Austin Metro Baseball League Downs Field 1-HS/Adult AISD Austin High School 1-HS/Adult (Thorpe)
A RESOLUTION RE PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND COVID‐19 Whereas people with disabilities have always been a large part of the people of Austin’s history and present And people with disabilities are especially vulnerable to COVID‐19 because of our preexisting medical conditions. And social distancing CAN help reduce and stop the spread of COVID 19 And the Centers for Disease Control website explicitly does not recommend social distancing include things like blocking off access to disability accessible parking, blocking off non‐emergency exit door access, or other erroneous and ridiculous tactics which local entrepreneurs have falsely claimed helps to prevent COVID‐19. AND a large number of local cases and deaths are occurring inside nursing homes and assisted living centers which are populated by people with disabilities. People without disabilities do not go to live there. AND a large number of homeless individuals have one or more pre‐existing conditions but cannot effectively shelter in place because they have no permanent home due to the city’s high cost of living and a shelter’s close living quarters can quickly spread covid‐19. AND testing sites are still only ‘drive by’ making the reliable access of COVD‐19 status difficult for many in the disability community who cannot legal drive specifically because of our disabilities such as epilepsy, blindness and other pre‐existing conditions. AND Capital Metro had attempted to make ALL pass users including those with disabilities board at the back of the bus even though there was no ramp to safely board/exit the vehicle and that portion of the vehicle could not lower . The Mayor’s Committee for People with Disabilities therefore recommends that the local pandemic prevention efforts must thoroughly include, affirm and support the rights and needs of people with disabilities.
COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION Urban Transportation Commission Recommendation 20200612-02C: Street Impact Fee Recommendations WHEREAS, the City of Austin is proposing to develop and implement a Street Impact Fee Program; and, WHEREAS, the City approved an updated city-wide transportation plan in 2019, the Austin Strategic Mobility Plan (ASMP), that expands the vision of the Imagine Austin Comprehensive Plan into actionable mobility-related goals and objectives to guide Austin’s near- and long-term transportation investments; and, WHEREAS, the foremost goals of the ASMP are improving safety on our transportation network and significantly changing the City’s work commute mode split to be less reliant on single-occupancy vehicle trips; and, WHEREAS, the Central Texas region is anticipated to double its population and add two million residents in the next 20 years; and, WHEREAS, a Street Impact Fee Program has been advertised to impart a one-time charge to new developments to contribute to capital improvement projects and roadway expansions as designated in the ASMP; and, WHEREAS, the City hired a consultant to conduct a Street Impact Fee Study in August 2016, assist with technical analyses, and determine maximum impact fees; and, WHEREAS, a separate and unrelated study was conducted using connected vehicle trip data to determine average vehicle miles traveled (VMT) for each Street Impact Fee Zone, and it was determined that the discrepancy between the lowest and highest generating VMT zones was over five miles; and, WHEREAS, VMT is a direct measurement of the impact on a City’s roadway network; and, WHEREAS, the Street Impact Fee Study did not take into account or has not presented information related to more significant transportation and mobility metrics, such as VMT per trip or existing mode split, that would achieve the mode split and equity goals of the ASMP; and, WHEREAS, the City has yet to develop specific methodology for the incorporation of impact fees into the greater development assessment process as it relates to transportation; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Urban Transportation Commission recommends that, in order to meet the goals listed in the Austin Strategic Mobility Plan, set an example for best practices in transportation, and to provide a fair and accurate assessment of transportation network impacts as they relate to Street Impact Fees and development applications, the City should: 1 1. Conduct an audit and analysis of current development assessment process in tandem with the Austin Strategic Mobility Plan mode split and transportation goals for the …
Street Impact Fee Briefing: Study Results & Policy Recommendation Urban Transportation Commission July 10, 2020 Austin Transportation Department Overview • Recap – Impact Fees in Texas • Street Impact Fee Study Results • Staff Recommendation • Next Steps 2 Texas Local Government Code Chapter 395 • "Impact fee" means a charge or assessment imposed by a political subdivision against new development in order to generate revenue for funding or recouping the costs of capital improvements or facility expansions necessitated by and attributable to the new development. • Water, Wastewater, Stormwater, Roadways 3 Why Street Impact Fees? • Determining a method for growth to pay for necessary infrastructure in a way that is: • Equitable – the same type and intensity development pays equal fee within a Service Area • Predictable – can determine the fee without doing an intensive study • Transparent – a worksheet to calculate the fee would be publicly available • Flexible – fees collected can be spent within a Service Area on any projects identified in the study within 10 years of being collected • Ultimate purpose is to develop a fair and reasonable fee development should pay for vehicle capacity improvements 4 Example Developments Austin Development Round Rock+ Frisco+ Fort Worth+ Prosper+ Austin Mitigation/TIA 298 Apartments $86,288 $424,104 55,000 ft2 Office $317,388 $107,402 $631,164 $177,870 397,000 ft2 Office 46,700 ft2 Restaurant 250 Apartment 100 Room Hotel Single Family: 153 D.U. Office: 7,700 ft2 Retail: 7,700 ft2 $561,325 $1,566,632 $2,274,362 $260,000 $1,051,057 $624,023 $365,348 - $803,408 $216,315 - $475,915 $2,395,819 - $5,270,671 $375,130 - $785,925 $1,059,688 - $1,397,620 $214,005 - $282,260 $2,785,632 - $3,674,050 $761,045- $1,003,832 + Note: Comparison cities are collection rate. 5 LGC Chapter 395 Required Study • Project new growth for the next 10 years • Establish Service Areas within which a maximum impact fee is determined • Develop Land Use Assumptions and corresponding growth projections within each Service Area • Project corresponding roadway capacity needs (Roadway Capacity Plan) to accommodate that growth within each Service Area 6 Texas Law: CIP Definition • Roadway (Street) facilities means arterial or collector streets or roads that have been designated on an officially adopted roadway plan of the political subdivision, together with all necessary appurtenances. The term includes the political subdivision share of cost for roadways and associated improvements designated on the federal or Texas highway system, including local matching funds and costs related to utility …
Going the Extra Mile: Using Connected Vehicle Data to Study Commute Patterns in Relation to Impact Fees Aisling O’Reilly Transportation Planner WGI (512) 669-5560 aisling.oreilly@wginc.com 2021 East 5th Street, Suite 200, Austin, TX 78702 Dan Hennessey, PE, TE, PTOE Director of Transportation Services, Texas WGI 2021 East 5th Street, Suite 200, Austin, TX 78702 (512) 669-5560 dan.hennessey@wginc.com Jackson Archer Transportation Planner WGI 2021 East 5th Street, Suite 200, Austin, TX 78702 (512) 669-5560 dan.hennessey@wginc.com Submitted for 2020 TexITE Technical Paper Award: Abstract Word Count: 249 Word Count (including Abstract): 7,021 words (4,921 words and 10 figures/tables) ABSTRACT The City of Austin is considering the adoption of a street impact fee program, which would change the manner in which developers take responsibility for paying for their portion of growth on the City’s transportation network. In developing this program, the City split Austin into seventeen zones by which to determine the maximum impact fee that can be charged per state law. Using a day’s worth of vehicle trip data from connected vehicle data company Wejo, each zone’s vehicle miles traveled (VMT) data were assessed to determine the average length of trips during the morning commute period, evening commute period, and overall daily trip lengths. The purpose for these analyses was to determine if certain areas of the city showed drastically different VMT patterns than others and what that impact might be on street infrastructure. We found that specific zones characterized by low amounts of employment and housing, typically on the periphery of the city, consistently generated the highest average VMT, whereas central zones had the lowest average VMT. This ability to evaluate real-world data on travel patterns allows the City of Austin and other jurisdictions to consider VMT as a criterion for evaluating development, including the imposition of street impact fees. When developers choose to build in high impact zones (high average VMT), it may be appropriate for them to pay a higher proportion towards growth mitigation than low impact zones (low average VMT), depending on the jurisdiction’s priorities and the type of growth they hope to incentivize. 2 BACKGROUND Growth within a community can place a significant burden on its infrastructure, depending on the planning processes that have preceded the growth. One way that a jurisdiction can make that growth pay for itself is via impact fees. The foundation of impact fees is the idea that developers should share a portion …
COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION Urban Transportation Commission Recommendation 20200710-02A: Street Impact Fee Recommendations WHEREAS, the City of Austin is proposing to develop and implement a Street Impact Fee Program; and, WHEREAS, the City approved an updated city-wide transportation plan in 2019, the Austin Strategic Mobility Plan (ASMP), that expands the vision of the Imagine Austin Comprehensive Plan into actionable mobility-related goals and objectives to guide Austin’s near- and long-term transportation investments; and, WHEREAS, the foremost goals of the ASMP are improving safety on our transportation network and significantly changing the City’s work commute mode split to be less reliant on single-occupancy vehicle trips; and, WHEREAS, the Central Texas region is anticipated to double its population and add two million residents in the next 20 years; and, WHEREAS, a Street Impact Fee Program has been advertised to impart a one-time charge to new developments to contribute to capital improvement projects and roadway expansions as designated in the ASMP; and, WHEREAS, the City hired a consultant to conduct a Street Impact Fee Study in August 2016, assist with technical analyses, and determine maximum impact fees; and, WHEREAS, a separate and unrelated study was conducted using connected vehicle trip data to determine average vehicle miles traveled (VMT) for each Street Impact Fee Zone, and it was determined that the discrepancy between the lowest and highest generating VMT zones was over five miles; and, WHEREAS, VMT is a direct measurement of the impact on a City’s roadway network; and, WHEREAS, the Street Impact Fee Study did not take into account or has not presented information related to more significant transportation and mobility metrics, such as VMT per trip or existing mode split, that would achieve the mode split and equity goals of the ASMP; and, WHEREAS, the City has yet to develop specific methodology for the incorporation of impact fees into the greater development assessment process as it relates to transportation; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Urban Transportation Commission recommends that, in order to meet the goals listed in the Austin Strategic Mobility Plan, set an example for best practices in transportation, and to provide a fair and accurate assessment of transportation network impacts as they relate to Street Impact Fees and development applications, the City should: 1. Conduct an audit and analysis of current development assessment process in tandem with the Austin Strategic Mobility Plan mode split and transportation goals for the future …
Urban Transportation Commission (UTC) Meeting Minutes Special Called Meeting 10 July 2020 The Urban Transportation Commission convened in a meeting on July 10, 2020 via videoconference. Commission Members in Attendance: Daniel Alvarado Mario Champion – Chair Kelly Davis Commission Members Absent: Athena Leyton Samuel Franco Daniel Hennessey – Vice Chair Alex Reyna Allie Runas Susan Somers Cynthia Weatherby Michael Wilfley CALL TO ORDER Champion called the meeting to order at 10:04 a.m. 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: JUNE 12, 2020 REGULAR MEETING The June 12, 2020 minutes were approved as amended on a 7-0 vote with Leyton, Weatherby, and Wilfley absent and Runas not yet present. 2. NEW BUSINESS Action A. Street Impact Fee Study results and draft policy recommendation – Discussion and Possible Liane Miller, Austin Transportation, and Jeff Whitacre, Kimley-Horn, gave a presentation and addressed commissioner questions. Commissioner Hennessey proposed draft recommendation language which, after debate and amendment, read as follows: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Urban Transportation Commission recommends that, in order to meet the goals listed in the Austin Strategic Mobility Plan, set an example for best practices in transportation, and to provide a fair and accurate assessment of transportation network impacts as they relate to Street Impact Fees and development applications, the City should: 1. Conduct an audit and analysis of current development assessment process in tandem with the Austin Strategic Mobility Plan mode split and transportation goals for the future of Austin. a. Determine if current measures encourage desired outcomes for the City’s transportation network and growth. b. Consider revising development assessment process, including Transportation Impact Analysis process and methodology, to reflect priorities of the City (focus TIA recommendations on Transportation Demand Management and funding alternative modes to single occupancy vehicles, elimination of Level of Service (LOS) as a measurement of roadway capacity failure with a replacement of Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT)). c. Current discussion has only been about the addition of a Street Impact Fee, not about modification to the greater transportation policy and development assessment process. As presented, the policy provides “more predictability” by raising the floor of costs, not by also providing a clear and predictable ceiling or how this impact fee would change existing development assessment procedures. A complete policy with respect to transportation for development applications should be understood before the item is considered for approval by City Council. 2. Modify maximum street impact fees for all zones …
COMMUNITY TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION http://www.austintexas.gov/cttc MINUTES Special Called Meeting Wednesday – July 10, 2020 – 3:00 PM VIA VIDEOCONFERENCING Please go to http://www.austintexas.gov/cityclerk/boards_commissions/meetings/10_1.htm for backup material associated with this agenda. All ATXN (City Channel 6) programming is cablecast on Spectrum, Grande Communications, and Google Fiber on their cable channel 6, on AT&T U‐ Verse Channel 99 and webcast online. Over 20 meetings per month, including this commission meeting, are available on demand online, typically within a few hours of the cablecast. Schedules and video can be found at: http://www.austintexas.gov/page/atxn-video-archive. CURRENT COMMISSION MEMBERS: Sophie Gairo ‐ Mayor Steve Adler Nehemiah Pitts III ‐ Council Member Natasha Harper‐Madison, District 1 Claudia Yanez ‐ Mayor Pro Tem Delia Garza, District 2 Malcolm Yeatts ‐ Council Member Sabino “Pio” Renteria, District 3 David Alexander ‐ Council Member Gregorio Casar, District 4 Dave Floyd ‐ Council Member Ann Kitchen, District 5 Irfan Syed ‐ Council Member Jimmy Flannigan, District 6 Vacant ‐ Council Member Leslie Pool, District 7 Michelle Reinhardt ‐ Council Member Paige Ellis, District 8 Nicole Thompson – Council Member Kathie Tovo, District 9 Sumit DasGupta ‐ Council Member Alison Alter, District 10 Commission Members Present Sophie Gairo Nehemiah Pitts III Malcolm Yeatts Dave Floyd Nicole Thompson Sumit DasGupta Unexcused Absence Claudia Yanez David Alexander Irfan Syed Michelle Reinhardt CALL TO ORDER Meeting was called to order at 3:17 PM CALL TO ORDER 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – June 10, 2020 Motion to approve minutes as presented made by Commissioner DasGupta, seconded by Commissioner Yeatts passed on a vote of 6-0. 2. NEW BUSINESS (Discussion and Possible Action) a. Commission Discussion on Annual Priorities for the Annual Work Plan The commission began to discuss work plan items. Final decisions were not made. This conversation will continue at a special called meeting. 3. COMMISSION UPDATES (Discussion and Possible Action) a. Digital Inclusion, Civic Engagement, and Strategic Technology and Telecom Policy Working Group This item was not reached on the agenda. b. Knowledge, Information, and Data Stewardship Working Group This item was not reached on the agenda. c. Technology, Infrastructure, and Innovation Working Group This item was not reached on the agenda. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS ADJOURNMENT Motion to adjourn made by Commissioner DasGupta and seconded by Commissioner Yeatts passed on a vote of 6-0. The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the American with Disabilities Act. Reasonable modifications and equal access to …
Urban Transportation Commission (UTC) Meeting Minutes Special Called Meeting 10 July 2020 The Urban Transportation Commission convened in a meeting on July 10, 2020 via videoconference. Commission Members in Attendance: Daniel Alvarado Mario Champion – Chair Kelly Davis Commission Members Absent: Athena Leyton Samuel Franco Daniel Hennessey – Vice Chair Alex Reyna Allie Runas Susan Somers Cynthia Weatherby Michael Wilfley CALL TO ORDER Champion called the meeting to order at 10:04 a.m. 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: JUNE 12, 2020 REGULAR MEETING The June 12, 2020 minutes were approved as amended on a 7-0 vote with Leyton, Weatherby, and Wilfley absent and Runas not yet present. 2. NEW BUSINESS Action A. Street Impact Fee Study results and draft policy recommendation – Discussion and Possible Liane Miller, Austin Transportation, and Jeff Whitacre, Kimley-Horn, gave a presentation and addressed commissioner questions. Commissioner Hennessey proposed draft recommendation language which, after debate and amendment, read as follows: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Urban Transportation Commission recommends that, in order to meet the goals listed in the Austin Strategic Mobility Plan, set an example for best practices in transportation, and to provide a fair and accurate assessment of transportation network impacts as they relate to Street Impact Fees and development applications, the City should: 1. Conduct an audit and analysis of current development assessment process in tandem with the Austin Strategic Mobility Plan mode split and transportation goals for the future of Austin. a. Determine if current measures encourage desired outcomes for the City’s transportation network and growth. b. Consider revising development assessment process, including Transportation Impact Analysis process and methodology, to reflect priorities of the City (focus TIA recommendations on Transportation Demand Management and funding alternative modes to single occupancy vehicles, elimination of Level of Service (LOS) as a measurement of roadway capacity failure with a replacement of Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT)). c. Current discussion has only been about the addition of a Street Impact Fee, not about modification to the greater transportation policy and development assessment process. As presented, the policy provides “more predictability” by raising the floor of costs, not by also providing a clear and predictable ceiling or how this impact fee would change existing development assessment procedures. A complete policy with respect to transportation for development applications should be understood before the item is considered for approval by City Council. 2. Modify maximum street impact fees for all zones …
Mayor’s Committee for People with Disabilities (MCPD) Regular Meeting Minutes July 10, 2020 Mayor’s Committee for People with Disabilities REGULAR MEETING MINUTES (10 July 2020) The City of Austin, Mayor’s Committee for People with Disabilities convened in a regular meeting via video conference on July 10, 2020 with a live broadcast on ATXN. CALL TO ORDER: With quorum present Vice Chair Jose levy called the July 10, 2020 meeting of the Mayor’s Committee for People with Disabilities to order at 1:01pm Committee Members in Attendance: Vice Chair Jose Levy Commissioners: Gene Brooks, : Taurean Burt Joey Gidseg, Diane Kearns-Osterweil, Robin Orlowski, Danny Saenz, Emily Shryock, and Deborah Trejo. Committee Member Absent: Commissioners, Chair Jonathan Franks Staff in Attendance: David Ondich, ADA Program Administrator and Lee Nguyen ADA Program Human Resources (HR) Specialist. Chair Vice Chair Jose Levy moved item 3A, A City staff presentation up on the agenda. Please refer to item 3A for description. 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Commissioner Deborah Trejo made a motion to approve the minutes from the June 12, 2020 MCPD Regular Meeting. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Emily Shryock. The motion passed unanimously. CITIZEN COMMUNICATION: No citizen communication that took place during the July 10, 2020 MCPD Regular Meeting. 2. NEW BUSINESS: 2A. Discussion and possible action to adopt a resolution from June 12, 2020 regular meeting that local pandemic prevention efforts thoroughly include, affirm and support the rights and needs of people with disabilities – Commissioner Orlowski and full committee; The Committee would like to work on the language before adopting. Commissioner Shryock volunteer to assist in crafting the language. Motion to table: Commissioner Emily Shryock made a motion to table the resolution that local pandemic prevention efforts thoroughly include, affirm and support the rights and needs of people with disabilities. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Robin Orlowksi. The motion passed unanimously. To view the discussion, commissioners’ comments in their entirety please visit: https://austintx.new.swagit.com/videos/73534 and view item 2A. 2B. Discussion and possible action to adopt/endorse a Race and Gender Equity Resolution passed by the Commission for Women– Commissioners Orlowski and Trejo Motion: Commissioner Gene Brooks made a motion endorse a Race and Gender Equity Resolution passed by the Commission for Women. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Joey Gidseg. The motion was passed unanimously. To view the discussion, commissioners’ comments in their entirety please visit: https://austintx.new.swagit.com/videos/73534 and view item 2B 2C. Discussion …
DACC Advisory Board MEETING MINUTES Friday, July 10, 2020 SPECIAL MEETING FRIDAY, July 10, 2020 DACC ADVISORY BOARD MINUTES The Downtown Austin Community Court (DACC) Advisory Board convened in a special meeting on Friday, July 10, 2020 in Austin, Texas. Chair Darilynn Cardona-Beiler called the Board Meeting to order at 10:05am. Board Members in Attendance: Jason English, Lea Downey-Gallatin, Kate Garza, Ann Howard, Gary Ponder, Susan Requejo, and Andrew Williams Staff in Attendance: Pete Valdez, Jennifer Sowinski, Edna Staniszewski, Judge Coffey 1. APPROVAL OF MAY 6, 2020 SPECIAL CALLED MEETING MINUTES Board Member Andrew Williams moved to approve the May 6, 2020 meeting minutes. Board Member Ann Howard seconded the motion. Motion passed by 8-0 vote. 2. NEW BUSINESS a. Status of DACC operations during COVID-19, changes in operations, any new trends noticed. (Cardona-Beiler/Downey Gallatin) – Pete Valdez, Court Administrator, Downtown Austin Community Court (DACC) - Since March 16, 2020, DACC has a skeleton crew onsite. Facilities are restricted in space and room needed to be available for the clients. b. DACC’s involvement with the management of the Protective Facilities and rehousing efforts (Cardona-Beiler/Downey Gallatin) - Pete Valdez, Court Administrator, Downtown Austin Community Court (DACC) - Most personnel have been reassigned to the Protective Lodges with the Emergency Operations Center which Robert Kingham is taking the lead. c. Homeless Services updates: – Vella Karman, Interim Homeless Services Officer Upcoming report from Barb Poppe and Mathew Doherty Hotel/ Motel Conversion strategy update Budget Considerations Covid-19 response and RFA’s The Board received an update. d. Public Space Management initiatives (Cardona-Beiler/Downey Gallatin) – Ramesh Swaminathan, Engineer, Watershed Protection – item moved to September’s meeting. 1 DACC Advisory Board MEETING MINUTES Friday, July 10, 2020 e. Storage update –Jennifer Sowinski, Clinical Operations Manager, gave an update on the storage bins and their location. f. Annual Internal Review Report – Report due at the end of the month. Before the Chair submits the final report to the city clerk’s office, staff will forward a draft copy for the commissioners to review. 3. OLD BUSINESS a. City Ordinance Review (sit/lie, camping, solicitation) (CardonaBeiler/Gallatin) a. Update on Coordinated Entry prioritization strategies (Cardona-Beiler/Downey Gallatin) FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS ADJOURNMENT Chair Darilynn Cardona-Beiler adjourned the meeting at 11:37am without objection. 2
HOMELESS SERVICES UPDATES Downtown Austin Community Court Advisory Board July 10, 2020 VELLA KARMAN INTERIM HOMELESS SERVICES OFFICER Updates from Homeless Services Division 1. Upcoming report from contracted national consultants 2. Motel Conversion Strategy update 3. Budget considerations 4. COVID-19 response and RFAs City Contracts for National Homelessness Consultants Barbara Poppe & Associates Report being released in July 2020 Matthew Doherty Assisting with implementation of report recommendations Motel Conversion Strategy May 6th update provided by Office of Real Estate Services & Neighborhood Housing and Community Development 300 unit goal (3-4 converted motels) Housing First approach to provide permanent supportive (PSH) housing Funding sources: CDBG GO/Housing Bonds Certificate of Obligation Other Motel Conversion Strategy Update 2711 IH-35 South (formerly Rodeway Inn) purchased Repairs, mitigation and minor renovations Likely temporary use for emergency response to COVID-19 7400 IH-35 North Current lease to purchase agreement Operating as protective lodging for COVID-19 Possible purchase August – September Future acquisitions – property layout ready for PSH Budget Considerations Homelessness is top priority for City Council COVID-19 having a significant economic and financial impact Public Safety funding is being discussed Important Budget Dates City Manager’s proposed budget presentation (2pm) July 13 July 23 July 28 July 30 Aug 4 Budget & tax rate public hearing City Council Work Session Budget & tax rate public hearing Budget & tax rate public hearing Aug 12-14 Budget adoption COVID-19 Response & RFAs 4 Primary Response Areas 1. Hygiene resources for unsheltered individuals 2. Food/Water access for unsheltered individuals 3. Infection control protocols for congregate shelters / Planning 4. Isolation & Protective lodging (ProLodges) 1. Hygiene Resources for Unsheltered Individuals Public showers and restrooms in City parks / trails Portable toilets and handwashing stations in 20 areas Contracting with nonprofit to run mobile shower/hygiene trailers Violet Bag (trash pick-up) sites near high activity areas – daily service Face masks, hand sanitizer, toilet paper, hygiene products distributed 2. Food Access – Eating Apart Together (EAT) Shelf-Stable Food Distribution – 1,000 weekly bags containing 5-6 days worth of food for unsheltered individuals outside downtown core – 1,000 weekly bags containing 5-6 days worth of food for unsheltered individuals in the downtown core, and for recently housed individuals Also distributed in bags: dog food, hygiene supplies, feminine hygiene supplies, toilet paper, face masks, COVID-19 …
