Respectfully, Monica Guzmán, Chair, NACA Contact Team NACA Residents: Nancy Gomez, Evan and Emily Rapier, Wendy Gray, Carl Webb Crestview NA Executive Committee Highland Contact Team South River City Citizens: Noah Balch, President & Anita Schurr, Chair, Planning & Zoning Martin Luther King Neighborhood Association East MLK Contact Team Misael Ramos, resident leader, Rogers White Holy Cross Chris Page, resident leader, Homewood Heights North Lamar Transit Center ETOD Station Area Vision Plan NPA-2025-0007.01 NPA-2025-0017.01 NPA-2025-0017.02 NPA-2025-0018.01 NPA-2025-0026.01 CPA-2025-0001 South Congress Transit Center ETOD Station Area Vision Plan NPA-2025-0001.01 NPA-2025-0020.01 NPA-2025-0020.02 NPA-2025-0022.01 CPA-2025-0001 Citywide C20-2024-024 Attachment NACA CT_3.25.25 Planning Comm_NLTC-SCTC ETOD ________________ Thank you, Monica Guzmán, MA Co-Vice President/Co-vicepresidenta, North Austin Civic Assn (NACA) Chair, NACA Contact Team/Equipo de contacto del plan del vecindario Cell: www.linkedin.com/in/maguzman CAUTION: This is an EXTERNAL email. Please use caution when clicking links or opening attachments. If you believe this to be a malicious or phishing email, please report it using the "Report Message" button in Outlook. For any additional questions or concerns, contact CSIRT at "cybersecurity@austintexas.gov". North Austin Civic Association (NACA) Contact Team March 25, 2025 TO: Stevie Greathouse, Ana Villarreal, Tim McCarthy - Planning Department, City of Austin CC: Joi Harden, Zoning Officer & Ella Garcia, Business Process Specialist, - Planning Dept, City of Austin RE: Request for postponement Planning Commission 3/25/2025 Public Hearings for NLTC ETOD Station Area Vision Plan, SCTC ETOD Station Area Vision Plan, Imagine Austin (cases listed at bottom) Dear Ms Greathouse, Ms Villarreal, Mr McCarthy: As chair of the North Austin Civic Association (NACA) Contact Team, and on behalf of the collectively undersigned, we request for the Planning Commission to postpone the Public Hearings for North Lamar Transit Center ETOD Station Area Vision Plan, South Congress Transit Center ETOD Station Area Vision Plan, and Imagine Austin from 3/25/2025 to 4/22/2025 , to allow additional time for the contact teams to engage with each other and their respective neighborhoods. In addition, we request the City host at least one language-accessible in-person public forum for the surrounding neighborhood plan areas, especially the vulnerable residents and small businesses at risk of displacement, to learn about the plans, intentions, impact, and to ask questions. Please contact me if you have any questions or need additional information. Thank you for your time and assistance with the postponement request. Respectfully, Monica Guzmán, Chair, NACA Contact Team NACA Residents: Nancy Gomez, Evan and Emily Rapier, Wendy …
Respectfully, Monica Guzmán, Chair, NACA Contact Team NACA Residents: Nancy Gomez, Evan and Emily Rapier, Wendy Gray, Carl Webb Crestview NA Executive Committee Highland Contact Team South River City Citizens: Noah Balch, President & Anita Schurr, Chair, Planning & Zoning Martin Luther King Neighborhood Association East MLK Contact Team Misael Ramos, resident leader, Rogers White Holy Cross Chris Page, resident leader, Homewood Heights North Lamar Transit Center ETOD Station Area Vision Plan NPA-2025-0007.01 NPA-2025-0017.01 NPA-2025-0017.02 NPA-2025-0018.01 NPA-2025-0026.01 CPA-2025-0001 South Congress Transit Center ETOD Station Area Vision Plan NPA-2025-0001.01 NPA-2025-0020.01 NPA-2025-0020.02 NPA-2025-0022.01 CPA-2025-0001 Citywide C20-2024-024 Attachment NACA CT_3.25.25 Planning Comm_NLTC-SCTC ETOD ________________ Thank you, Monica Guzmán, MA Co-Vice President/Co-vicepresidenta, North Austin Civic Assn (NACA) Chair, NACA Contact Team/Equipo de contacto del plan del vecindario Cell: www.linkedin.com/in/maguzman CAUTION: This is an EXTERNAL email. Please use caution when clicking links or opening attachments. If you believe this to be a malicious or phishing email, please report it using the "Report Message" button in Outlook. For any additional questions or concerns, contact CSIRT at "cybersecurity@austintexas.gov". North Austin Civic Association (NACA) Contact Team March 25, 2025 TO: Stevie Greathouse, Ana Villarreal, Tim McCarthy - Planning Department, City of Austin CC: Joi Harden, Zoning Officer & Ella Garcia, Business Process Specialist, - Planning Dept, City of Austin RE: Request for postponement Planning Commission 3/25/2025 Public Hearings for NLTC ETOD Station Area Vision Plan, SCTC ETOD Station Area Vision Plan, Imagine Austin (cases listed at bottom) Dear Ms Greathouse, Ms Villarreal, Mr McCarthy: As chair of the North Austin Civic Association (NACA) Contact Team, and on behalf of the collectively undersigned, we request for the Planning Commission to postpone the Public Hearings for North Lamar Transit Center ETOD Station Area Vision Plan, South Congress Transit Center ETOD Station Area Vision Plan, and Imagine Austin from 3/25/2025 to 4/22/2025 , to allow additional time for the contact teams to engage with each other and their respective neighborhoods. In addition, we request the City host at least one language-accessible in-person public forum for the surrounding neighborhood plan areas, especially the vulnerable residents and small businesses at risk of displacement, to learn about the plans, intentions, impact, and to ask questions. Please contact me if you have any questions or need additional information. Thank you for your time and assistance with the postponement request. Respectfully, Monica Guzmán, Chair, NACA Contact Team NACA Residents: Nancy Gomez, Evan and Emily Rapier, Wendy …
Respectfully, Monica Guzmán, Chair, NACA Contact Team NACA Residents: Nancy Gomez, Evan and Emily Rapier, Wendy Gray, Carl Webb Crestview NA Executive Committee Highland Contact Team South River City Citizens: Noah Balch, President & Anita Schurr, Chair, Planning & Zoning Martin Luther King Neighborhood Association East MLK Contact Team Misael Ramos, resident leader, Rogers White Holy Cross Chris Page, resident leader, Homewood Heights North Lamar Transit Center ETOD Station Area Vision Plan NPA-2025-0007.01 NPA-2025-0017.01 NPA-2025-0017.02 NPA-2025-0018.01 NPA-2025-0026.01 CPA-2025-0001 South Congress Transit Center ETOD Station Area Vision Plan NPA-2025-0001.01 NPA-2025-0020.01 NPA-2025-0020.02 NPA-2025-0022.01 CPA-2025-0001 Citywide C20-2024-024 Attachment NACA CT_3.25.25 Planning Comm_NLTC-SCTC ETOD ________________ Thank you, Monica Guzmán, MA Co-Vice President/Co-vicepresidenta, North Austin Civic Assn (NACA) Chair, NACA Contact Team/Equipo de contacto del plan del vecindario Cell: www.linkedin.com/in/maguzman CAUTION: This is an EXTERNAL email. Please use caution when clicking links or opening attachments. If you believe this to be a malicious or phishing email, please report it using the "Report Message" button in Outlook. For any additional questions or concerns, contact CSIRT at "cybersecurity@austintexas.gov". North Austin Civic Association (NACA) Contact Team March 25, 2025 TO: Stevie Greathouse, Ana Villarreal, Tim McCarthy - Planning Department, City of Austin CC: Joi Harden, Zoning Officer & Ella Garcia, Business Process Specialist, - Planning Dept, City of Austin RE: Request for postponement Planning Commission 3/25/2025 Public Hearings for NLTC ETOD Station Area Vision Plan, SCTC ETOD Station Area Vision Plan, Imagine Austin (cases listed at bottom) Dear Ms Greathouse, Ms Villarreal, Mr McCarthy: As chair of the North Austin Civic Association (NACA) Contact Team, and on behalf of the collectively undersigned, we request for the Planning Commission to postpone the Public Hearings for North Lamar Transit Center ETOD Station Area Vision Plan, South Congress Transit Center ETOD Station Area Vision Plan, and Imagine Austin from 3/25/2025 to 4/22/2025 , to allow additional time for the contact teams to engage with each other and their respective neighborhoods. In addition, we request the City host at least one language-accessible in-person public forum for the surrounding neighborhood plan areas, especially the vulnerable residents and small businesses at risk of displacement, to learn about the plans, intentions, impact, and to ask questions. Please contact me if you have any questions or need additional information. Thank you for your time and assistance with the postponement request. Respectfully, Monica Guzmán, Chair, NACA Contact Team NACA Residents: Nancy Gomez, Evan and Emily Rapier, Wendy …
Resolution: Opposition to Removal of Area 8 from FLUM Whereas the purpose of the South River City Citizens (SRCC) Neighborhood Association is to address shared concerns, goals, and activities that affect the quality of life of its residents and the character of SRCC neighborhood generally (SRCC Bylaws, Art. II); and Whereas Area 8, south of Saint Edward's University and bounded by South Congress Avenue and Ben White Boulevard, is contained within the geographical boundaries of SRCC (SRCC Bylaws, Art. III); and Whereas a proposed amendment to the City's Future Land Use Map (FLUM) provides that Area 8 be removed from the existing Saint Edwards Neighborhood Plan and placed in a new FLUM for the South Congress Transit Center Station Area Vision Plan; and Whereas excluding the residents of Area 8 from the Saint Edwards Neighborhood Plan in the existing FLUM and placing it in a new Transit Center FLUM would affect Area 8 residents by, inter alia, introducing uses inconsistent with quiet enjoyment of their residential neighborhood and diminishing the value of their residential dwellings; and Whereas excluding Area 8 from the existing FLUM and placing it in a new Transit Center FLUM would affect the character of SRCC neighborhood generally and shrink its boundaries without SRCC’s consent or approval; and NOW, THEREFORE, for all the foregoing reasons, be it resolved that the SRCC Neighborhood Association opposes any amendment of the FLUM affecting the use of land currently governed by the Saint Edwards Neighborhood Plan, also known as SRCC Area 8. Approved by vote of the SRCC General Membership, March 18, 2025
To Planning Commission re: NPA-2025-0022.01 I measured from the northernmost property the city proposes to remove from the FLUM, (211 E. Alpine) to the South Congress Transit Center ETOD. It is 8/10 of a mile (at least) across eight lanes of State Hwy 71/290 from our neighborhood/FLUM location. When we were doing the neighborhood plan, the city planners emphasized to us that good planning principles applied similar land uses facing each other across roads like S. Congress. For example, land on the west side of S. Congress in Dawson or Bouldin neighborhood should have a land use similar to the one in our neighborhood on the east side of S. Congress. This principle is not being implemented when removing property from our FLUM and linking it to a property across a state highway almost a mile away. Also, if this plan causes the existing commercial properties set back from the single family residences onWillow Springs Road, Braeswood and Woodleigh to be redeveloped using ETOD land use principles, the property owners will lose the quality of life they bought in this quiet tree filled neighborhood. Removing the proposed properties and placing them in a different planning area across a state highway in hopes that the results would promote the compact and connected goals of Imagine Austin is nonsensical. And it disenfranchises the neighbors who participated in the planning process the city required to create the Neighborhood Plans. Elloa Mathews Immediate past president Greater South River City Combined NPCT
Respectfully, Monica Guzmán, Chair, NACA Contact Team NACA Residents: Nancy Gomez, Evan and Emily Rapier, Wendy Gray, Carl Webb Crestview NA Executive Committee Highland Contact Team South River City Citizens: Noah Balch, President & Anita Schurr, Chair, Planning & Zoning Martin Luther King Neighborhood Association East MLK Contact Team Misael Ramos, resident leader, Rogers White Holy Cross Chris Page, resident leader, Homewood Heights North Lamar Transit Center ETOD Station Area Vision Plan NPA-2025-0007.01 NPA-2025-0017.01 NPA-2025-0017.02 NPA-2025-0018.01 NPA-2025-0026.01 CPA-2025-0001 South Congress Transit Center ETOD Station Area Vision Plan NPA-2025-0001.01 NPA-2025-0020.01 NPA-2025-0020.02 NPA-2025-0022.01 CPA-2025-0001 Citywide C20-2024-024 Attachment NACA CT_3.25.25 Planning Comm_NLTC-SCTC ETOD ________________ Thank you, Monica Guzmán, MA Co-Vice President/Co-vicepresidenta, North Austin Civic Assn (NACA) Chair, NACA Contact Team/Equipo de contacto del plan del vecindario Cell: www.linkedin.com/in/maguzman CAUTION: This is an EXTERNAL email. Please use caution when clicking links or opening attachments. If you believe this to be a malicious or phishing email, please report it using the "Report Message" button in Outlook. For any additional questions or concerns, contact CSIRT at "cybersecurity@austintexas.gov". North Austin Civic Association (NACA) Contact Team March 25, 2025 TO: Stevie Greathouse, Ana Villarreal, Tim McCarthy - Planning Department, City of Austin CC: Joi Harden, Zoning Officer & Ella Garcia, Business Process Specialist, - Planning Dept, City of Austin RE: Request for postponement Planning Commission 3/25/2025 Public Hearings for NLTC ETOD Station Area Vision Plan, SCTC ETOD Station Area Vision Plan, Imagine Austin (cases listed at bottom) Dear Ms Greathouse, Ms Villarreal, Mr McCarthy: As chair of the North Austin Civic Association (NACA) Contact Team, and on behalf of the collectively undersigned, we request for the Planning Commission to postpone the Public Hearings for North Lamar Transit Center ETOD Station Area Vision Plan, South Congress Transit Center ETOD Station Area Vision Plan, and Imagine Austin from 3/25/2025 to 4/22/2025 , to allow additional time for the contact teams to engage with each other and their respective neighborhoods. In addition, we request the City host at least one language-accessible in-person public forum for the surrounding neighborhood plan areas, especially the vulnerable residents and small businesses at risk of displacement, to learn about the plans, intentions, impact, and to ask questions. Please contact me if you have any questions or need additional information. Thank you for your time and assistance with the postponement request. Respectfully, Monica Guzmán, Chair, NACA Contact Team NACA Residents: Nancy Gomez, Evan and Emily Rapier, Wendy …
From: Anita Tschurr <anitatschurr@gmail.com> Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2025 2:11 PM To: Anita Tschurr <anitatschurr@gmail.com> Cc: Cohen, Jessica - BC <BC-Jessica.Cohen@austintexas.gov>; Johnson, Ryan - BC <BC- Ryan.Johnson@austintexas.gov>; Ramirez, Nadia - BC <BC-Nadia.Ramirez@austintexas.gov>; Anderson, Greg - BC <bc-Greg.Anderson@austintexas.gov>; Hempel, Claire - BC <BC- Claire.Hempel@austintexas.gov>; Howard, Patrick - BC <BC-Patrick.Howard@austintexas.gov>; Phillips, Alberta - BC <BC-Alberta.Phillips@austintexas.gov>; Woods, Alice - BC <BC- Alice.Woods@austintexas.gov>; Haney, Casey - BC <BC-Casey.Haney@austintexas.gov>; Azhar, Awais - BC <BC-Awais.Azhar@austintexas.gov>; Hunter, Candace - BC <BC-Candace.Hunter@austintexas.gov>; Skidmore, Danielle - BC <BC-Danielle.Skidmore@austintexas.gov> Subject: Removing Area 8 Land from Flum External Email - Exercise Caution Good Afternoon, please see attached the SRCC response to removing land in Area 8 from FLUM. We adamantly disagree with this action and request you reconsider this flagrant disregard of existing, and neighborhood compatible, designation. You are removing property that is in a Federally designated Historical Neighborhood and located at the base of Blunn Creek. Removing these parcels of land is like “removing your umbrella in a rainstorm”. They protect the boundaries of a very delicate neighborhood eco-system. Please consider also that Income Restricted Development will uproot existing low cost housing, which displaces our current residents Please postpone your vote to allow for further input from our neighborhood. Removing FLUM will affect Multiple Land Use Areas not just ONE. And using ETOD as a justification is just not valid. Respectfully. Anita R. Tschurr anitatschurr@gmail.com CAUTION: This is an EXTERNAL email. Please use caution when clicking links or opening attachments. If you believe this to be a malicious or phishing email, please report it using the "Report Message" button in Outlook. For any additional questions or concerns, contact CSIRT at "cybersecurity@austintexas.gov". 14 NPA-2025-0022.01 - Neighborhood Plan Amendment; District 31 of 3 Resolution: Opposition to Removal of Area 8 from FLUM Whereas the purpose of the South River City Citizens (SRCC) Neighborhood Association is to address shared concerns, goals, and activities that affect the quality of life of its residents and the character of SRCC neighborhood generally (SRCC Bylaws, Art. II); and Whereas Area 8, south of Saint Edward's University and bounded by South Congress Avenue and Ben White Boulevard, is contained within the geographical boundaries of SRCC (SRCC Bylaws, Art. III); and Whereas a proposed amendment to the City's Future Land Use Map (FLUM) provides that Area 8 be removed from the existing Saint Edwards Neighborhood Plan and placed in a new FLUM for the South Congress Transit Center Station …
Outlook RE: Postponement C14-2024-0175 to April 22, 2025 From Michael Whellan Date Mon 3/24/2025 7:49 AM To Ms. Angela Benavides Garza < Tomko, Jonathan < > > Cc EMLKCT Chair < < >; Lawler, John < >; Michael Whellan < >; Byrd, Eric > >; Harden, Joi < >; External Email - Exercise Caution The applicant does not object to the neighborhood’s request for postponement; this is not an agreed postponement. MJW. From: Ms. Angela Benavides Garza < Sent: Monday, March 24, 2025 7:46 AM To: Harden, Joi < Cc: Michael Whellan < > >; Tomko, Jonathan < >; EMLKCT Chair < > >; Lawler, John Subject: Postponement C14-2024-0175 to April 22, 2025 ; Byrd, Eric < > Hello Jonathan and Joi, I hope your month is going well. I am including the applicant’s representative, Michael Whellan, to this email. We are all in agreement. The neighborhood, contact team, and applicant agree. The Applicant and the EMLK Combined Contact Team are in discussions regarding this project. Please reply to All when the postponement is confirmed. Thank you kindly. Sincerely, Angela B. Garza Austin, TX CAUTION: This is an EXTERNAL email. Please use caution when clicking links or opening attachments. If you believe this to be a malicious or phishing email, please report it using the "Report Message" button in Outlook. For any additional questions or concerns, contact CSIRT at " ". 23 C14-2024-0175 - Airport and Oak Springs; District 11 of 1
Respectfully, Monica Guzmán, Chair, NACA Contact Team NACA Residents: Nancy Gomez, Evan and Emily Rapier, Wendy Gray, Carl Webb Crestview NA Executive Committee Highland Contact Team South River City Citizens: Noah Balch, President & Anita Schurr, Chair, Planning & Zoning Martin Luther King Neighborhood Association East MLK Contact Team Misael Ramos, resident leader, Rogers White Holy Cross Chris Page, resident leader, Homewood Heights North Lamar Transit Center ETOD Station Area Vision Plan NPA-2025-0007.01 NPA-2025-0017.01 NPA-2025-0017.02 NPA-2025-0018.01 NPA-2025-0026.01 CPA-2025-0001 South Congress Transit Center ETOD Station Area Vision Plan NPA-2025-0001.01 NPA-2025-0020.01 NPA-2025-0020.02 NPA-2025-0022.01 CPA-2025-0001 Citywide C20-2024-024 Attachment NACA CT_3.25.25 Planning Comm_NLTC-SCTC ETOD ________________ Thank you, Monica Guzmán, MA Co-Vice President/Co-vicepresidenta, North Austin Civic Assn (NACA) Chair, NACA Contact Team/Equipo de contacto del plan del vecindario Cell: www.linkedin.com/in/maguzman CAUTION: This is an EXTERNAL email. Please use caution when clicking links or opening attachments. If you believe this to be a malicious or phishing email, please report it using the "Report Message" button in Outlook. For any additional questions or concerns, contact CSIRT at "cybersecurity@austintexas.gov". North Austin Civic Association (NACA) Contact Team March 25, 2025 TO: Stevie Greathouse, Ana Villarreal, Tim McCarthy - Planning Department, City of Austin CC: Joi Harden, Zoning Officer & Ella Garcia, Business Process Specialist, - Planning Dept, City of Austin RE: Request for postponement Planning Commission 3/25/2025 Public Hearings for NLTC ETOD Station Area Vision Plan, SCTC ETOD Station Area Vision Plan, Imagine Austin (cases listed at bottom) Dear Ms Greathouse, Ms Villarreal, Mr McCarthy: As chair of the North Austin Civic Association (NACA) Contact Team, and on behalf of the collectively undersigned, we request for the Planning Commission to postpone the Public Hearings for North Lamar Transit Center ETOD Station Area Vision Plan, South Congress Transit Center ETOD Station Area Vision Plan, and Imagine Austin from 3/25/2025 to 4/22/2025 , to allow additional time for the contact teams to engage with each other and their respective neighborhoods. In addition, we request the City host at least one language-accessible in-person public forum for the surrounding neighborhood plan areas, especially the vulnerable residents and small businesses at risk of displacement, to learn about the plans, intentions, impact, and to ask questions. Please contact me if you have any questions or need additional information. Thank you for your time and assistance with the postponement request. Respectfully, Monica Guzmán, Chair, NACA Contact Team NACA Residents: Nancy Gomez, Evan and Emily Rapier, Wendy …
Respectfully, Monica Guzmán, Chair, NACA Contact Team NACA Residents: Nancy Gomez, Evan and Emily Rapier, Wendy Gray, Carl Webb Crestview NA Executive Committee Highland Contact Team South River City Citizens: Noah Balch, President & Anita Schurr, Chair, Planning & Zoning Martin Luther King Neighborhood Association East MLK Contact Team Misael Ramos, resident leader, Rogers White Holy Cross Chris Page, resident leader, Homewood Heights North Lamar Transit Center ETOD Station Area Vision Plan NPA-2025-0007.01 NPA-2025-0017.01 NPA-2025-0017.02 NPA-2025-0018.01 NPA-2025-0026.01 CPA-2025-0001 South Congress Transit Center ETOD Station Area Vision Plan NPA-2025-0001.01 NPA-2025-0020.01 NPA-2025-0020.02 NPA-2025-0022.01 CPA-2025-0001 Citywide C20-2024-024 Attachment NACA CT_3.25.25 Planning Comm_NLTC-SCTC ETOD ________________ Thank you, Monica Guzmán, MA Co-Vice President/Co-vicepresidenta, North Austin Civic Assn (NACA) Chair, NACA Contact Team/Equipo de contacto del plan del vecindario Cell: www.linkedin.com/in/maguzman CAUTION: This is an EXTERNAL email. Please use caution when clicking links or opening attachments. If you believe this to be a malicious or phishing email, please report it using the "Report Message" button in Outlook. For any additional questions or concerns, contact CSIRT at "cybersecurity@austintexas.gov". North Austin Civic Association (NACA) Contact Team March 25, 2025 TO: Stevie Greathouse, Ana Villarreal, Tim McCarthy - Planning Department, City of Austin CC: Joi Harden, Zoning Officer & Ella Garcia, Business Process Specialist, - Planning Dept, City of Austin RE: Request for postponement Planning Commission 3/25/2025 Public Hearings for NLTC ETOD Station Area Vision Plan, SCTC ETOD Station Area Vision Plan, Imagine Austin (cases listed at bottom) Dear Ms Greathouse, Ms Villarreal, Mr McCarthy: As chair of the North Austin Civic Association (NACA) Contact Team, and on behalf of the collectively undersigned, we request for the Planning Commission to postpone the Public Hearings for North Lamar Transit Center ETOD Station Area Vision Plan, South Congress Transit Center ETOD Station Area Vision Plan, and Imagine Austin from 3/25/2025 to 4/22/2025 , to allow additional time for the contact teams to engage with each other and their respective neighborhoods. In addition, we request the City host at least one language-accessible in-person public forum for the surrounding neighborhood plan areas, especially the vulnerable residents and small businesses at risk of displacement, to learn about the plans, intentions, impact, and to ask questions. Please contact me if you have any questions or need additional information. Thank you for your time and assistance with the postponement request. Respectfully, Monica Guzmán, Chair, NACA Contact Team NACA Residents: Nancy Gomez, Evan and Emily Rapier, Wendy …
Respectfully, Monica Guzmán, Chair, NACA Contact Team NACA Residents: Nancy Gomez, Evan and Emily Rapier, Wendy Gray, Carl Webb Crestview NA Executive Committee Highland Contact Team South River City Citizens: Noah Balch, President & Anita Schurr, Chair, Planning & Zoning Martin Luther King Neighborhood Association East MLK Contact Team Misael Ramos, resident leader, Rogers White Holy Cross Chris Page, resident leader, Homewood Heights North Lamar Transit Center ETOD Station Area Vision Plan NPA-2025-0007.01 NPA-2025-0017.01 NPA-2025-0017.02 NPA-2025-0018.01 NPA-2025-0026.01 CPA-2025-0001 South Congress Transit Center ETOD Station Area Vision Plan NPA-2025-0001.01 NPA-2025-0020.01 NPA-2025-0020.02 NPA-2025-0022.01 CPA-2025-0001 Citywide C20-2024-024 Attachment NACA CT_3.25.25 Planning Comm_NLTC-SCTC ETOD ________________ Thank you, Monica Guzmán, MA Co-Vice President/Co-vicepresidenta, North Austin Civic Assn (NACA) Chair, NACA Contact Team/Equipo de contacto del plan del vecindario Cell: www.linkedin.com/in/maguzman CAUTION: This is an EXTERNAL email. Please use caution when clicking links or opening attachments. If you believe this to be a malicious or phishing email, please report it using the "Report Message" button in Outlook. For any additional questions or concerns, contact CSIRT at "cybersecurity@austintexas.gov". North Austin Civic Association (NACA) Contact Team March 25, 2025 TO: Stevie Greathouse, Ana Villarreal, Tim McCarthy - Planning Department, City of Austin CC: Joi Harden, Zoning Officer & Ella Garcia, Business Process Specialist, - Planning Dept, City of Austin RE: Request for postponement Planning Commission 3/25/2025 Public Hearings for NLTC ETOD Station Area Vision Plan, SCTC ETOD Station Area Vision Plan, Imagine Austin (cases listed at bottom) Dear Ms Greathouse, Ms Villarreal, Mr McCarthy: As chair of the North Austin Civic Association (NACA) Contact Team, and on behalf of the collectively undersigned, we request for the Planning Commission to postpone the Public Hearings for North Lamar Transit Center ETOD Station Area Vision Plan, South Congress Transit Center ETOD Station Area Vision Plan, and Imagine Austin from 3/25/2025 to 4/22/2025 , to allow additional time for the contact teams to engage with each other and their respective neighborhoods. In addition, we request the City host at least one language-accessible in-person public forum for the surrounding neighborhood plan areas, especially the vulnerable residents and small businesses at risk of displacement, to learn about the plans, intentions, impact, and to ask questions. Please contact me if you have any questions or need additional information. Thank you for your time and assistance with the postponement request. Respectfully, Monica Guzmán, Chair, NACA Contact Team NACA Residents: Nancy Gomez, Evan and Emily Rapier, Wendy …
TABLE 1006.3.4(1) STORIES WITH ONE EXIT OR ACCESS TO ONE EXIT FOR R-2 OCCUPANCIES STORY OCCUPANCY MAXIMUM NUMBER OF DWELLING UNITS MAXIMUM EXIT ACCESS TRAVEL Basement, first, second, third, 4 th or 5 th story above grade plane and occ. roofs over the 1 st , 2 nd , 3 rd or 4 th story Sixth story above grade plane and higher For SI: 1 foot = 304.8 mm. NP = Not Permitted. NA = Not Applicable R-2 a, b,c,d 4 dwelling units 125 feet NP NA NA a. Buildings classified as Group R-2 equipped throughout with an automatic sprinkler system in accordance with Section 903.3.1.1 or 903.3.1.2 and provided with emergency escape and rescue openings in accordance with Section 1031 . b. This table is used for R-2 occupancies consisting of dwelling units. For R-2 occupancies consisting of sleeping units, use Table 1006.3.4(2) . c. This table is for occupiable roofs accessed through and serving individual dwelling units in Group R-2 occupancies. For Group R-2 occupancies with occupiable roofs that are not accessed through and serving individual units, use Table 1006.3.4(2) . d. 5-story buildings and 4-story buildings with an occupiable roof above the third story shall also comply with Section 1006.3.4.2. 1006.3.4.2 Single exit 4 or 5 story Group R-2 Occupancies. 4 or 5 story buildings with a single exit for Group R-2 dwelling units shall comply with Table 1006.3.4(1) and all of the following: 1. The net floor area of each floor served by a single exit shall not exceed 4,000 square feet (418.5 m). 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. An exterior exit stairway or interior exit stairway shall be provided at each story served by a single exit. Exit Access Doors into the exit stairway shall swing in the direction of egress travel regardless of the occupant load served . Regardless of the stairway construction type, automatic sprinkler locations in interior exit stairways shall comply with the requirements of NFPA 13 for combustible stairways. There shall be no more than 20 feet (6096 mm) of travel to the exit stairway from the entry/exit door of any dwelling unit. The exit shall not terminate in an egress court where the court depth exceeds the court width unless it is possible to exit in either direction to the public way. Other occupancies shall not communicate with the Group R occupancy portion of the b uilding …
TABLE 1006.3.4(1) STORIES WITH ONE EXIT OR ACCESS TO ONE EXIT FOR R-2 OCCUPANCIES STORY OCCUPANCY MAXIMUM NUMBER OF DWELLING UNITS MAXIMUM EXIT ACCESS TRAVEL Basement, first, second, third, 4 th or 5 th story above grade plane and occ. roofs over the 1 st , 2 nd , 3 rd or 4 th story Sixth story above grade plane and higher For SI: 1 foot = 304.8 mm. NP = Not Permitted. NA = Not Applicable R-2 a, b,c,d 4 dwelling units 125 feet NP NA NA a. Buildings classified as Group R-2 equipped throughout with an automatic sprinkler system in accordance with Section 903.3.1.1 or 903.3.1.2 and provided with emergency escape and rescue openings in accordance with Section 1031 . b. This table is used for R-2 occupancies consisting of dwelling units. For R-2 occupancies consisting of sleeping units, use Table 1006.3.4(2) . c. This table is for occupiable roofs accessed through and serving individual dwelling units in Group R-2 occupancies. For Group R-2 occupancies with occupiable roofs that are not accessed through and serving individual units, use Table 1006.3.4(2) . d. 5-story buildings and 4-story buildings with an occupiable roof above the third story shall also comply with Section 1006.3.4.2. 1006.3.4.2 Single exit 4 or 5 story Group R-2 Occupancies. 4 or 5 story buildings with a single exit for Group R-2 dwelling units shall comply with Table 1006.3.4(1) and all of the following: 1. The net floor area of each floor served by a single exit shall not exceed 4,000 square feet (418.5 m). 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 1. An exterior exit stairway or interior exit stairway shall be provided at each story served by a single exit. Exit Access Doors into the exit stairway shall swing in the direction of egress travel regardless of the occupant load served . 2. Regardless of the stairway construction type, automatic sprinkler locations in interior exit stairways shall comply with the requirements of NFPA 13 for combustible stairways. 3. There shall be no more than 20 feet (6096 mm) of travel to the exit stairway from the entry/exit door of any dwelling unit. 4. The exit shall not terminate in an egress court where the court depth exceeds the court width unless it is possible to exit in either direction to the public way. 5. Other occupancies shall not communicate with the Group R occupancy …
TABLE 1006.3.4(1) STORIES WITH ONE EXIT OR ACCESS TO ONE EXIT FOR R-2 OCCUPANCIES STORY OCCUPANCY MAXIMUM NUMBER OF DWELLING UNITS MAXIMUM EXIT ACCESS TRAVEL R-2 a, b,c,d 4 dwelling units 125 feet NP NA NA Basement, first, second, third, 4 th , 5 th or 5 6 th story above grade plane and occ. roofs over the 1 st , 2 nd , 3 rd . 4 th or 4 5 th story Sixth Seventh story above grade plane and higher For SI: 1 foot = 304.8 mm. NP = Not Permitted. NA = Not Applicable a. Buildings classified as Group R-2 equipped throughout with an automatic sprinkler system in accordance with Section 903.3.1.1 or 903.3.1.2 and provided with emergency escape and rescue openings in accordance with Section 1031 . b. This table is used for R-2 occupancies consisting of dwelling units. For R-2 occupancies consisting of sleeping units, use Table 1006.3.4(2) . c. This table is for occupiable roofs accessed through and serving individual dwelling units in Group R-2 occupancies. For Group R-2 occupancies with occupiable roofs that are not accessed through and serving individual units, use Table 1006.3.4(2) . d. 6-story buildings, 5-story buildings and 4-story buildings with an occupiable roof above the third story shall also comply with Section 1006.3.4.2. 1006.3.4.2 Single exit 4 , 5 or 5 6 story Group R-2 Occupancies. 4 , 5 or 5 6 story b uildings with a single exit for Group R-2 dwelling units shall comply with Table 1006.3.4(1) and all of the following: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. The net floor area of each floor served by a single exit shall not exceed 4,000 square feet (418.5 m). An exterior exit stairway or interior exit stairway shall be provided at each story served by a single exit. Exit Access Doors into the exit stairway shall swing in the direction of egress travel regardless of the occupant load served . Regardless of the stairway construction type, automatic sprinkler locations in interior exit stairways shall comply with the requirements of NFPA 13 for combustible stairways. There shall be no more than 20 feet (6096 mm) of travel to the exit stairway from the entry/exit door of any dwelling unit. The exit shall not terminate in an egress court where the court depth exceeds the court width unless it is possible to exit in either direction to …
TABLE 1006.3.4(1) STORIES WITH ONE EXIT OR ACCESS TO ONE EXIT FOR R-2 OCCUPANCIES STORY OCCUPANCY MAXIMUM NUMBER OF DWELLING UNITS MAXIMUM EXIT ACCESS TRAVEL Basement, first, second, third, 4 th or 5 th story above grade plane and occ. roofs over the 1 st , 2 nd , 3 rd or 4 th story Sixth story above grade plane and higher For SI: 1 foot = 304.8 mm. NP = Not Permitted. NA = Not Applicable R-2 a, b,c,d 4 dwelling units 125 feet NP NA NA a. Buildings classified as Group R-2 equipped throughout with an automatic sprinkler system in accordance with Section 903.3.1.1 or 903.3.1.2 and provided with emergency escape and rescue openings in accordance with Section 1031 . b. This table is used for R-2 occupancies consisting of dwelling units. For R-2 occupancies consisting of sleeping units, use Table 1006.3.4(2) . c. This table is for occupiable roofs accessed through and serving individual dwelling units in Group R-2 occupancies. For Group R-2 occupancies with occupiable roofs that are not accessed through and serving individual units, use Table 1006.3.4(2) . d. 5-story buildings and 4-story buildings with an occupiable roof above the third story shall also comply with Section 1006.3.4.2. 1006.3.4.2 Single exit 4 or 5 story Group R-2 Occupancies. 4 or 5 story buildings with a single exit for Group R-2 dwelling units shall comply with Table 1006.3.4(1) and all of the following: 1. The net floor area of each floor served by a single exit shall not exceed 4,000 square feet (418.5 m). 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. An exterior exit stairway or interior exit stairway shall be provided at each story served by a single exit. Exit Access Doors into the exit stairway shall swing in the direction of egress travel regardless of the occupant load served . Regardless of the stairway construction type, automatic sprinkler locations in interior exit stairways shall comply with the requirements of NFPA 13 for combustible stairways. There shall be no more than 20 feet (6096 mm) of travel to the exit stairway from the entry/exit door of any dwelling unit. The exit shall not terminate in an egress court where the court depth exceeds the court width unless it is possible to exit in either direction to the public way. Other occupancies shall not communicate with the Group R occupancy portion of the b uilding …
HISPANIC/LATINO QUALITY OF LIFE RESOURCE ADVISORY COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION 202503XX-X Family Stabilization Program as a Mechanism for Promoting Housing Stability Date: March XX, 2025 Subject: FY26 Budget Recommendations Seconded By: Commissioner Motioned By: Commissioner Recommendation As in previous years, affordability continues to be one of the most common issues expressed by residents. The Family Stabilization Program offers more flexible access to housing support, accords more choice and dignity, reduces discrimination, and offers more efficient and cost- effective housing. The current pilot funds are primarily helping people of color, including Hispanic or Latino/a/x families. Additionally, over half of the participants identify as African American or Latina women. Last year, the Hispanic/Latino Quality of Life Resource Advisory Commission recommended ongoing funding of $3 million for the Family Stabilization Program; however, it was not included in the final budget. At the Community Voices & Choices: Joint Inclusion Committee FY26 Budget Input Sessions, several residents expressed support again for the ongoing funding of this program. Description of Recommendation to Council ● Provide ongoing funding for the Family Stabilization Grants ● Expand ongoing funding to $3 million Rationale According to findings from the Urban Institute’s report titled Evaluation of the Austin Guaranteed Income Pilot, it can be very difficult for cities like Austin to meet their residents’ needs through subsidized house programs, as federal housing programs have limited reach and limited funding. Even Austin residents that are lucky enough to receive federal housing assistance continue to struggle with housing issues, and about 40% of households nationally that receive a voucher never successfully lease a unit. In Austin, most voucher holders were only able to move to less desirable housing on the outskirts of the city, which may cause additional burdens like poor transportation options, limited access to healthy foods, limited access to medical care, and employment and caregiving challenges. Other forms of housing assistance provide specific housing units; however, this comes with its own problems. Residents have limited options, if any. Buildings are only required to keep their rents affordable for a certain period of time, and then they can increase rent. The units are set up to be affordable based on the area median income (AMI), and they do not provide the deep affordability that residents need. According to the report, “Austin’s local affordable housing inventory lists six times the number of units with rents set to be affordable at 80 percent of AMI as …
HISPANIC/LATINO QUALITY OF LIFE RESOURCE ADVISORY COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION 202503XX-X Immigrant Legal Services Seconded By: Commissioner Date: March XX, 2025 Subject: FY26 Budget Recommendations Motioned By: Commissioner WHEREAS, the City of Austin has a long-standing commitment to being a welcoming, inclusive, and diverse community that values all of its residents, regardless of immigration status; and WHEREAS, immigrants contribute significantly to the cultural, social, and economic fabric of Austin, but despite these contributions, many immigrants face significant barriers to accessing legal services; and WHEREAS, we continue to hear from the community that legal services funding is crucial; and WHEREAS, there are immigrants who need access to counsel and cannot afford attorneys, especially immigrants facing removal proceedings; and WHEREAS, the growing uncertainty surrounding federal immigration policies increases the need for legal assistance and protections, and the potential cuts to federal grants and funding for immigrant legal services; and WHEREAS, it is essential that immigrant communities obtain accurate advice and assistance; and WHEREAS, the people most impacted by the complicated changes in immigration policy and funding are low-income immigrants; and WHEREAS, the City of Austin funds legal services for low income immigrants who are Austin residents, and there continues to be an unmet need; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Hispanic/Latino Quality of Life Resource Advisory Commission recommends funding immigrant legal services with a $1,000,000 5-year contract to continue services currently being provided. Against: Abstain: Absent: Commissioner Neri, Commissioner Silva, Commissioner Afifi, Commissioner Perales, Commissioner Castañeda, Commissioner Galvan, Commissioner Jackson Jr. Attest: XX XX, Chair Vote For:
HISPANIC/LATINO QUALITY OF LIFE RESOURCE ADVISORY COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION 20250325-004 Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Budget Recommendation Date: March 25, 2025 Subject: FY26 Budget Recommendations Motioned By: Commissioner Perales Seconded By: Commissioner Peña Family Stabilization Program as a Mechanism for Promoting Housing Stability Recommendation As in previous years, affordability continues to be one of the most common issues expressed by residents. The Family Stabilization Program offers more flexible access to housing support, accords more choice and dignity, reduces discrimination, and offers more efficient and cost- effective housing. The current pilot funds are primarily helping people of color, including Hispanic or Latino/a/x families. Additionally, over half of the participants identify as African American or Latina women. Last year, the Hispanic/Latino Quality of Life Resource Advisory Commission recommended ongoing funding of $3 million for the Family Stabilization Program; however, it was not included in the final budget. At the Community Voices & Choices: Joint Inclusion Committee FY26 Budget Input Sessions, several residents expressed support again for the ongoing funding of this program. Description of Recommendation to Council ● Provide ongoing funding for the Family Stabilization Grants ● Expand ongoing funding to $3 million Rationale According to findings from the Urban Institute’s report titled Evaluation of the Austin Guaranteed Income Pilot, it can be very difficult for cities like Austin to meet their residents’ needs through subsidized house programs, as federal housing programs have limited reach and limited funding. Even Austin residents that are lucky enough to receive federal housing assistance continue to struggle with housing issues, and about 40% of households nationally that receive a voucher never successfully lease a unit. In Austin, most voucher holders were only able to move to less desirable housing on the outskirts of the city, which may cause additional burdens like poor transportation options, limited access to healthy foods, limited access to medical care, and employment and caregiving challenges. Other forms of housing assistance provide specific housing units; however, this comes with its own problems. Residents have limited options, if any. Buildings are only required to keep their rents affordable for a certain period of time, and then they can increase rent. The units are set up to be affordable based on the area median income (AMI), and they do not provide the deep affordability that residents need. According to the report, “Austin’s local affordable housing inventory lists six times the number of units with rents set to be …
