Overview and Resources Presenter: Wendy Amozurrutia-Salazar, DBH,MA, LPCS Practice Manager About Us Integral Care supports adults and children living with: • mental illness • • substance use disorder intellectual and developmental disabilities We help people build health and well-being, so everyone has the foundation to reach their full potential. What We Do - Provider Care Coordination 24/7 Crisis Response Integrated Behavioral Health Residential Services Homelessness and Housing Services Jail Diversion Substance Use Treatment Prevention and Wellness What We Do - Authority Utilization Management Quality Management Ombudsman Network Development, Credentialing & Management Local Service Plan & Local Network Development Plan Single Point of Entry Education & Training Integral Care’s System of Care Our Partners Our Services Where We Provide Services • Over the phone • In clinics and • Via telehealth • On a street corner • At home • In jails residential facilities • In emergency rooms • In schools We go anywhere a 46 FACILITIES SPREAD OVER person 16 CAMPUSES needs help. Our Care Approach • Person-Centered • Trauma-Informed • Culturally Competent • Multiple Languages • Integrated Care • Community Partnerships Adult Behavioral Health Services Integral Care helps adults living with mental illness and substance use disorder rebuild and maintain their mental and physical health. Counseling to support emotional health Drug and alcohol treatment to help with recovery Housing to regain health and independence Wellness services for people who want to learn ways to lead a healthy life Child & Family Services Integral Care helps families build their health and well-being so they can meet their everyday needs at all stages of life. Our experts ensure that children and families have the skills and resources they need to thrive. Help children build strong brains and bodies Support emotional health through counseling Teach families to communicate better Help families find a safe and affordable home Crisis Services Integral Care offers mental health crisis support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week – on the phone and in the community. Our crisis services help people recover from a mental health crisis and rebuild their well-being. A helpline for anyone who needs immediate emotional support Tools and resources to prevent suicide Teams that go anywhere someone needs help Mental Health Urgent Care Helpline Calls FY2022 FY20 72,363 calls FY21 77,749 calls FY22 73,342 calls FY23 83,393 …
ALPRs – Automated License Plate Readers MASS SURVEILLANCE MASQUERADING AS PUBLIC SAFETY Privacy Is A Universal Human Right Freedom Of Movement Is A Universal Human Right ALPRs – What’s Behind This Acronym? ALPR stands for Automated License Plate Reader. Police departments use them to scan and look up the criminal status of a particular car’s license plate. Police have always done this manually, ALPRs massively increase the scale of these lookups. Can be fixed or mobile, but in both cases all vehicles in a particular location will be scanned. The scanning is indiscriminate, no warrant or formal accusation of a crime is needed. The quasi-public status of cars is used to subvert the 4th amendment and its expectation of privacy. Location Data Is Big Business ALPR vendors aggressively court police departments. Millions are spent by cities licensing this technology. Major vendors like Flock make dubious claims of the technology’s usefulness. Went as far as to claim 10% of crimes in the US are solved by Flock! A Data Privacy Disaster Waiting To Happen These location datasets are usually controlled by 3rd party vendors, not cities, leading to dubious security and oversight. In 2020, the UK’s entire national ALPR database was leaked onto the dark web. Immense Human Rights Risks Fixed ALPRs can be placed to overpolice poor communities and communities of color, or by HOAs to privatize public streets. Mobile ALPRs can be positioned outside of abortion providers, gender affirming care clinics, or immigration services facilities. The movements of politicians and prominent public figures can be tracked, increasing the possibility of blackmail. ALPRs can be inaccurate 10% of the time, and the databases aren’t kept up to date. Innocent people have been held at gunpoint for supposedly stealing cars that were inaccurately flagged. Possibly nothing reveals more about a person than the pattern of where they go and at what times they go there. The Human Toll Of Mass Surveillance You lose access to your unfiltered thoughts and ideas. You lose the freedom to be embarrassing, inconsistent or experimental without consequence. It erodes intimacy with other people. There is a never-ending performance anxiety. The Technological Panopticon is a Social Tragedy Privacy allows us the ability to flourish as complex, ever- changing beings. Surveillance deprives us of that. Surveillance chills free expression even in the kindest of hands. People modify their behavior when they know they are being watched. Within the …
2025 GTOPS Mini + Capacity Awarded Applications July 7th, 2025 1 GTOPs Pathways 2 GTOPs 2024 Grant ● Total funding for all pathways: $400,000 Award Pathways: $60,000 $25,000 $315,000 3 2 GTOPs Capacity 4 GTOPs Capacity 5 This funding award is an organizational capacity building grant (not direct service). This pathway has no contracting and no insurance requirements. Funds requested must support digital equity. Funding is available to orgs making less than $1,500,000 annually. Two focus areas ● Technology Infrastructure ○ ○ ○ PC’s, laptops, and tablets; Associated peripherals; and network hardware Software supporting program objectives STEM / maker / robotic equipment supporting digital equity programs ● Staff Training and Development ○ Conferences ○ Workshops ○ Classes ○ Professional membership orgs. GTOPs Capacity Received Applications - 19 total Applications in Green are past recipients New Applicants to the Program ● Cine Las Americas ● HC4A ● Walking by Faith Prison Ministry ● The Collective Lift ● Diversity Awareness and Wellness in Action ● Art Curatorial Inc. ● Rancho Alegre Radio 6 Returning Applicants ● 212 Catalysts ● SAIVA ● Art Spark Texas ● Changing Expectations ● BRAVE Communities ● Open Austin ● The Museum of Human Achievement ● India Fine Arts ● Texas Folklife Resources ● Latinitas ● Economic Growth Business Incubator ● Austin Free-Net GTOPs Capacity Awarded Applications - 11 total Applications in Green are past recipients Awarded Applications The Museum of Human Achievement - $2,500.00 Economic Growth Business Incubator (EGBI) - $2,500.00 ● ● HC4A - $2,500.00 ● Austin Free Net - $1,149.88 ● ● Diversity Awareness and Wellness in Action (DAWA) - $2,500.00 ● Art Spark Texas - $2,500.00 ● ● Cine Las Americas - $2,500.00 ● ● Walking by Faith Prison Ministry - $2,500.00 ● Texas Folklife Resources - $1,451.66 ($2,500 Request) Latinitas - $2,500.00 SAIVA - $2,398.46 7 3 GTOPs Mini 8 GTOPs Mini Overview $60,000 9 GTOPs Mini Goals GTOPs Mini is a client-serving, project oriented, mini-grant that provides a low-barrier-to-entry funding opportunity to small, Austin area non-profits. GTOPs Mini supports programming that: ● Increases access to technology, ● Provides digital/technology training, and/or ● Increases access to the internet GTOPs Mini has minimal contracting, no insurance requirements, and pre-pays half of the award up front. GTOPs Mini Received Applications - 17 applications Applications in Green are past recipients New Applicants to the Program Returning Applicants ● Cine Las Americas ● HC4A ● Walking by …
Annual Internal Review 7/1/2024 to 6/30/2025 Austin Tourism Commission The Austin Tourism Commission mission statement is: "to provide expertise and recommendations to the city council concerning hotel occupancy tax revenue collected by the city and issues related to and that promote tourism" In the past year, the Austin Tourism Commission, has sought to establish stability as a concerted voice for tourism in the city by inviting and elevating various speakers to provide insights into the interworking’s of: a. HOT tax funding, including the City of Austin and the State of Texas; b. The Tourism Public Improvement District in addressing the needs of tourism in Austin; c. Arts and culture funds as allocated through HOT tax funding, and the efficacy of these program funds; d. The Tourism Commission has made significant strides in improving the efficiency and enforcement of short-term rental (STR) regulations in Austin, focusing on increasing HOT tax revenue collection through addressing unregulated STRs. This year, the Commission presented a series of recommendations to the City Council, aimed at strengthening licensing and enforcement mechanisms and refining existing policies. Through continued collaboration with the Mayor’s office and City Council, these efforts have led to significant changes in STR regulation, promoting greater license adoption, increasing revenue, and ensuring a more transparent and sustainable rental market in Austin. e. Strategies to promote historic preservation and heritage in Austin to the benefit of tourism in Austin, also reflected by the Commission’s endorsement of the Equity-Based Preservation Plan; Approved f. Strategies to promote cultural heritage districts in Austin, including that of the Red River Cultural District for which the Commission passed a recommendation to fully fund the District; g. Strategies to promote cultural venues, such as the Doherty Arts Center Project for the betterment of the local tourism economy, including a recommendation to Council to continue with funding the Doherty Arts Center Project; h. Strategies to promote library and cultural institutions for tourism, such as the Austin History Center and the Umlauf Museum and Sculpture Garden through presentations from various cultural institutions; i. Strategies to promote clean air in Austin bars and tourism venues through presentations from the Austin Public Health Department and the American Heart Association regarding the dangers of vaping in addition to smoking; j. Strategies to track and promote tourism more broadly in Austin, including outlook presentations from Visit Austin and the Tourism Director of the Office of the Governor of …
COMMISSION FOR WOMEN MEETING MINUTES Wednesday, July 9, 2025 Commission for Women Regular Meeting Minutes Wednesday, July 9, 2025 The Commission for Women convened in a regular meeting on Wednesday, July 9th, 2025, at The Permitting and Development Center, 6310 Wilhelmina Delco Dr, Austin, Texas, Room 1401/1402. Chair Bullard called the Commission for Women regular meeting to order at 12:20 p.m. Commissioners in Attendance: Becky Bullard, Chair Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: Alexandria Anderson Angela Harris Diana Melendez Katrina Scheihing Fernanda Veloz Salas PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL None. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the Commission for Women regular meeting on May 7, 2025. The minutes from the meeting on May 7, 2025, were approved on Commissioner Melendez’s motion, Commissioner Scheihing’s second, on a 6-0 vote. Vice Chair Tau, Commissioners Bissereth, Shaik, and Zayan were absent. 2. Approve the minutes of the Commission for Women regular meeting on June 4, 2025. The minutes from the meeting on June 4, 2025, were approved on Commissioner Melendez’s motion, Commissioner Scheihing’s second, on a 6-0 vote. Vice Chair Tau, Commissioners Bissereth, Shaik, and Zayan were absent. STAFF BRIEFING 3. Staff briefing regarding maternal health by Laura G. LaFuente, Assistant Director, Austin Public Health, Donna Sundstrom, Assistant Director, Austin Public Health, Fernanda Santos, 1 COMMISSION FOR WOMEN MEETING MINUTES Wednesday, July 9, 2025 Epidemiologist, Austin Public Health, and Dr. Desmar Walkes, Health Authority and Medical Director, Austin Public Health. The presentation was made by Laura G. LaFuente, Assistant Director, Austin Public Health, Donna Sundstrom, Assistant Director, Austin Public Health, Fernanda Santos, Epidemiologist, Austin Public Health, and Dr. Desmar Walkes, Health Authority and Medical Director, Austin Public Health. DISCUSSION ITEMS 4. Presentation regarding women’s mental health programs by Wendy Salazar, Practice Manager for Children and Family Services, Integral Care. The presentation was made by Wendy Amozurrutia-Salazar, Practice Manager, Integral Care. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS 9. Approve the Commission for Women 2024-2025 Annual Internal Report. The motion to approve the Commission for Women 2024-2025 Annual Internal Report as approved on Commissioner Melendez’s motion, Commissioner Scheihing’s second, on a 6-0 vote. Vice Chair Tau, Commissioners Bissereth, Shaik, and Zayan were absent. 10. Approve changes to the scope of work and membership of the Recognition Working Group. Discussed. DISCUSSION ITEMS 5. Update from the Joint Inclusion Committee (JIC) representative regarding the JIC regular called meeting held in June 2025. Withdrawn. 6. Discussion of the Get to Know Your …
Technology Commission http://www.austintexas.gov/cttc REGULAR MEETING MINUTES Wednesday –July 9th, 2025 – 6:30PM Permitting and Development Center– Training Room – Room 1402 6310 Wilhelmina Delco Dr, Austin, TX 78752 Please go to http://www.austintexas.gov/cityclerk/boards_commissions/meetings/10_1.htm for backup materials 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 found at: http://www.austintexas.gov/page/atxn-video-archive. the cablecast. Schedules and video can be few hours of The Technology Commission convened in a REGULAR meeting on Wednesday, July 9th, 2025, at 6310 Wilhemina Delco Dr, Austin, Texas. Current Commission Members Keith Pena-Villa ‐ Mayor Kirk Watson Brian AM Williams ‐ Council Member Natasha Harper‐Madison, District 1 Steven Apodaca – Council Member Vanessa Fuentes, District 2 Carina Alderete ‐ Council Member José Velasquez, District 3 Suzanne Heritage ‐ Council Member José “Chito” Vela, District 4 Thomas Rice‐ Council Member Ryan Alter, District 5 Rachel Frock‐ Council Member Krista Laine, District 6 Benjamin Combee ‐ Council Member Mike Seigel, District 7 Nicholas Eastwood ‐ Council Member Paige Ellis, District 8 Ibiye Anga – Council Member Zohaib “Zo” Qadri, District 9 Milena Pribic ‐ Council Member Marc Duchen, District 10 Board Members/Commissioners in Attendance in person: Steven Apodaca, Chair Milena Pribic Benjamin Combee Board Members/Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: Rachel Frock 1 Keith Pena-Villa Suzanne Heritage Brian AM Williams Board Members/Commissioners Not in Attendance: Ibiye Anga Carina Alderete, Vice-Chair Thomas Rice Nicolas Eastwood CALL TO ORDER Chair Apodaca called the Community Technology and Telecommunications Meeting to order at 6:41 p.m. PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL The first ten speakers who register to speak no later than noon on the day before the meeting will be allowed a three-minute allotment to address their concerns regarding items not posted on the agenda. Michael Moss spoke to the commission on behavioral manipulation produced by video game matchmaking algorithms. Mr. Moss mentioned that video game creator companies design matchmaking algorithms, optimized matchmaking models, that are meant to incorporate data on stress responses, purchases, session length, etc in order to increase player retention and encourage purchases. These design policies remove player expression and consent. Mr. Moss encouraged the commission to investigate how and if these algorithms violate digital ethics policies for vulnerable community members. Mr. Moss suggested creating oversight protocols that …
Commission on Aging REGULAR MEETING MINUTES Wednesday, July 9, 2025 The Commission on Aging convened in a regular meeting on Wednesday, July 9, 2025, at Austin City Hall, Boards and Commissions Room 1101, 301 W 2nd Street in Austin, Texas. Chair Bondi called the Commission on Aging Meeting to order at 12:01 p.m. Commissioners in Attendance: Richard Bondi (Chair) Suzanne Anderson Judi Nudelman Luan Tran Gloria Lugo Henry Van de Putte Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: Teresa Ferguson (Vice Chair) Faith Lane Fred Lugo Jennifer Scott Preston Tyree PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL None APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the Commission on Aging regular meeting of Wednesday, June 11, 2025. The minutes of the June 11, 2025 meeting were approved on Commissioner Anderson’s motion, Commissioner Nudelman’s second on a 10-0 vote. Commissioners Kareithi and Van de Putte were off the dais. Commissioners Adams and Zaidi were absent. STAFF BRIEFINGS 1 2. Briefing on how Age-Friendly Austin has begun drafting a response to the City Council’s resolution on improving older adult services and has launched new outreach tools, including a newsletter and updated Senior Services Hub, while advancing work across multiple domains such as older adult programming, transportation planning, ADA accessibility, housing, collocated services, food insecurity, and Alzheimer’s detection. Briefing by Nicole Howe, Public Health Program Coordinator, Austin Public Health. Briefing by Nicole Howe, Public Health Program Coordinator, Austin Public Health. DISCUSSION ITEMS 3. Discussion regarding resources available to older adults at Austin Community College, and the upcoming "Morning at the Mall" event. Presentation by Samantha Sheffield, Community Engagement Coordinator, and Loretta Edelen, Community Engagement Director, Austin Community College Presentation by Samantha Sheffield, Community Engagement Coordinator, and Loretta Edelen, Community Engagement Director, Austin Community College. 4. Updates on working group formations, recommendations, upcoming events, and meeting procedures discussed at the June 25 Joint Inclusion Committee related to the Commission on Aging. Discussion was held. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS 5. Approve the Commission on Aging 2024-2025 Annual Internal Review. Discussion was held. 6. Approve the formation of a working group to investigate and report on federal budget reductions and their impact on older adults. The motion to approve the formation of a working group to investigate and report on federal budget reductions and their impact on older adults was approved on Commissioner Scott’s motion, Commissioner Van de Putte’s motion on a 12-0 vote. Commissioners Adams and Zaidi were absent. Working Group Members: …
Regular Meeting of the Construction Advisory Committee Tuesday, July 8, 2025 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM Bergstrom Tech Center – Broken Spoke Conference Room 6800 Burleson Rd, Building 312, Suite 250 Austin, Texas Some members of videoconference. http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch-atxn-live televised, If the Construction Advisory Committee may be participating by at: the meeting you may online view Public comment will be allowed in-person or remotely via telephone. Speakers may only register to speak on an item once either in-person or remotely and will be allowed up to three minutes to provide their comments. Registration no later than noon the day before the meeting is required for remote participation by telephone. To register to speak remotely, call or email Vanessa Ibanez at 512-974-1058 or vanessa.ibanez@austintexas.gov. CURRENT BOARD COMMISSIONERS: Clint Chapman, Chair Michelle Dahlstrom Bianca Medina-Leal Calvin Williams CALL TO ORDER Riley Drake, Vice Chair Mustafa Khan Ryan Pollock AGENDA PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL The first five speakers signed up prior to the meeting being called to order will each be allowed a three-minute allotment to address their concerns regarding items not posted on the agenda. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the Construction Advisory Committee Regular Meeting on June 10, 2025. STAFF BRIEFINGS 2. Staff briefing on Capital Delivery Services updates regarding active projects, monthly CIP spend, projects awarded and upcoming bid opportunities – Genest Landry DISCUSSION ITEMS 3. 4. Presentation regarding Wage Theft Ordinance – Sean Forkner Presentation regarding Prevailing Wage – Judith Gonzalez ADJOURNMENT The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the American with Disabilities Act. Reasonable modifications and equal access to communications will be provided upon request. Meeting locations are planned with wheelchair access. If requiring Sign Language Interpreters or alternative formats, please give notice at least 2 days (48 hours) before the meeting date. Please call Vanessa Ibanez with Capital Delivery Services Department, at 512-974-1058, for additional information; TTY users’ route through Relay Texas at 711. For more information on the Construction Advisory Committee, please contact Vanessa Ibanez at 512-974-1058
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION (CDC) MEETING July 8, 2025 – 6:30 PM Permitting and Development Center– Room 1405 6310 Wilhelmina Delco Drive, Austin, TX 78752 Some members of the Community Development Commission may be participating by video conference. The meeting may be viewed online at: http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch-atxn-live. Public comment will be allowed in-person or remotely by telephone. Speakers may only register to speak on an item once, either in-person or remotely, and will be allowed up to three minutes to provide their comments. Registration no later than noon the day before the meeting is required for remote participation. To register, call or email the board liaison at 512-974-3108 or edward.blake@austintexas.gov CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS: Jo Anne Ortiz Public Sector Appointee Cassandra Medrano South Austin Cynthia Jaso Dove Springs Jenny E. Achilles Private Sector Appointee Nyeka Arnold North Austin Valerie Menard St. John’s Jose Noe Elias Montopolis Raul E Longoria Public Sector Appointee South Austin Sonia Martinez East Austin Lyric E. Wardlow Public Sector Appointee Ebonie D. Trice Colony Park Tisha-Vonique Hood Public Sector Appointee Taniquewa S. Brewster Rosewood- Zaragosa/Blackland Vacant Private Sector Appointee Vacant Public Sector Appointee Please visit https://austintexas.gov/cdc for more information about the Community Development Commission. Purpose: The purpose of the board is to advise the Council in the development and implementation of programs designed to serve the poor and the community at large with an emphasis on federally funded programs. AGENDA CALL TO ORDER PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL The first 10 speakers signed up prior to the meeting being called to order will each be allowed a three- minute allotment to address their concerns regarding items not posted on the agenda. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the June 10, 2025, Community Development Commission meeting minutes. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS 2. Discussion and possible action to approve the Annual Internal Review (Chair Elias). 3. Discussion and action to approve the City's Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Action Plan that will be submitted to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development as part of the City's application for federal funding (Mandy DeMayo Interim Director, Housing Department). DISCUSSION ITEMS 4. Presentation regarding the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) activities and outcomes (Angel Zambrano, Manager, Neighborhood Services Unit, Austin Public Health). 5. Presentation and discussion on the Home Repair Coalition and home repair services (Nefertitti Jackmon, Community Displacement Prevention Officer, and Ed Blake Program Manager, Housing Department). 6. Update on the Planning/Retreat meeting scheduled for August …
REGULAR MEETING of the PLANNING COMMISSION TUESDAY, JULY 8, 2025, 6:00 PM AUSTIN CITY HALL, BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS, ROOM 1101 301 WEST 2ND STREET AUSTIN, TEXAS 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. Public comment will be allowed in-person or remotely via telephone. Speakers may only register to speak on an item once either in-person or remotely. Registration no later than 2 PM the day of the meeting is required for remote participation by telephone. For more information on public comment, please see the agenda section “Speaker Registration.” Please contact Ella Garcia, Staff Liaison, for questions regarding speaker registration at LandUseLiaison@austintexas.gov or by phone at 512-978-0821. CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS/COMMISSIONERS: Greg Anderson (District 4) Awais Azhar, Chair (Mayor’s Representative) Imad Ahmed (District 6) Alice Woods, Vice Chair (District 2) Felicity Maxwell, Secretary (District 5) Adam Powell (District 7) Casey Haney, Parliamentarian (Mayor’s Representative) Peter Breton (District 8) Anna Lan (Mayor’s Representative) Patrick Howard (District 1) Nadia Barrera-Ramirez (District 3) Danielle Skidmore (District 9) Joshua Hiller (District 10) EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS: Jessica Cohen, Chair of Board of Adjustment TC Broadnax, City Manager Candace Hunter, A.I.S.D. Board of Trustees Richard Mendoza, Director of Transportation and Public Works EXECUTIVE SESSION (No public discussion) The Planning Commission will announce it will go into Executive Session, if necessary, according to Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code, to receive advice from Legal Counsel on matters specifically listed on the agenda. The Commission may not conduct a closed meeting without the approval of the city attorney. Private Consultation with Attorney – Section 551.071. Staff Liaison: Ella Garcia, 512-978-0821 Attorney: Steven Maddoux, 512-974-6080 AGENDA CALL TO ORDER PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL The first four speakers signed up prior to the meeting being called to order will each be allowed a three-minute allotment to address their concerns regarding items not posted on the agenda. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the Planning Commission regular meeting on June 24, 2025. PUBLIC HEARINGS 2. Plan Amendment: NPA-2024-0019.01 - Red River; District 9 Location: 4305, 4307 and 4309 Red River Street, Boggy Creek Watershed; Central Austin Combined Neighborhood Planning Area Owner/Applicant: Sierra Halo, LLC Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: Thrower Design, LLC (Victoria Haase) Single Family to Mixed Use land use (as amended) Recommended Maureen Meredith, 512-974-2695, maureen.meredith@austintexas.gov Planning Department 3. Rezoning: Location: C14-2024-0121 - Red River; District 9 4305, …
PLANNING COMMISSION REGULAR CALLED MEETING TUESDAY, JUNE 24, 2025 The Planning Commission convened in a regular meeting on Tuesday, June 24, 2025, at Austin City Hall, Boards and Commissions, Room 1101, 301 W. Second Street, in Austin, Texas. Vice Chair Woods called the Planning Commission Meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. Board Members/Commissioners in Attendance: Alice Woods Imad Ahmed Greg Anderson Nadia Barrera-Ramirez Peter Breton Joshua Hiller Felicity Maxwell Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: Patrick Howard Anna Lan Commissioners Absent: Awais Azhar Casey Haney Adam Powell Danielle Skidmore Ex-Officio Members in Attendance Remotely: Jessica Cohen Ex-Officio Members Absent: TC Broadnax Candace Hunter Richard Mendoza 1 APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the Planning Commission regular meeting on June 10, 2025. The minutes from the meeting of June 10, 2025, were approved on the consent agenda on Commissioner Anderson’s motion, Commissioner Maxwell’s second, on a 9-0 vote. Chair Azhar and Commissioners Haney, Powell, and Skidmore were absent. PUBLIC HEARINGS 2. Plan Amendment: East 11th & 12th Street Urban Renewal Area Modification #13 - Location: East 11th and 12th Street Urban Renewal Plan Amendment; District 1 N/A-Urban Renewal Plan, Lady Bird Lake Watershed; Central East Austin (OCEAN) Neighborhood Planning Area Owner/Applicant: Cooee Yakka LLC dba 1201 E 11th Series (Paul Stables) Agent: Request: City of Austin (Hunter Maples) Amend Ordinance No.20220728-163 which amended the East 11th Street Neighborhood Conservation Combining District (NCCD) to conditionally allow a cocktail lounge use on 1201 East 11th Street Austin, Texas 78702. Staff Postponement Request to July 22, 2025 Hunter Maples, 512-974-3120, hunter.maples@austintexas.gov Housing Department Staff Rec.: Staff: The motion to approve Staff’s postponement request to July 22, 2025, was approved on the consent agenda on Commissioner Anderson’s motion, Commissioner Maxwell’s second, on a 9-0 vote. Chair Azhar and Commissioners Haney, Powell, and Skidmore were absent. 3. Rezoning: Location: C14-2024-0030 - 1201 East 11th Street; District 1 1201 East 11th Street, Lady Bird Lake Watershed; Central East Austin (OCEAN) Neighborhood Planning Area Owner/Applicant: Cooee Yakka LLC dba 1201 E 11th Series (Paul Stables) Agent: Request: City of Austin (Jonathan Tomko) CS-1-NCCD-NP and SF-3-NCCD-NP to CS-1-NCCD-NP and SF-3- NCCD-NP (change to a condition of zoning to conditionally allow a cocktail lounge use) Staff Postponement Request to July 22, 2025 Jonathan Tomko, 512-974-1057, jonathan.tomko@austintexas.gov Planning Department Staff Rec.: Staff: The motion to approve Staff’s postponement request to July 22, 2025, was approved on the consent agenda on Commissioner …
NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN AMENDMENT REVIEW SHEET NEIGHORHOOD PLAN: Central Austin Combined (CANPAC) CASE#: NPA-2024-0019.01 DATE FILED: July 25, 2024 PROJECT NAME: Red River PC DATE: February 11, 2025 January 28, 2025 ADDRESS/ES: 4305, 4307, and 4309 Red River Street DISTRICT AREA: 9 SITE AREA: 0.35 acres OWNER/APPLICANT: Sierra Halo, LLC AGENT: Thrower Design, LLC (Victoria Haase and Ron Thrower) CASE MANAGER: Maureen Meredith PHONE: (512) 974-2695) STAFF EMAIL: Maureen.Meredith@austintexas.gov TYPE OF AMENDMENT: Change in Future Land Use Designation From: Single Family To: Mixed Use (as amended) Base District Zoning Change Related Zoning Case: C14-2024-0121 From: SF-3-NP To: GR-MU-CO-NP (as amended) NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN ADOPTION DATE: August 26, 2024 CITY COUNCIL DATE: TBD ACTION: 02 NPA-2024-0019.01 - Red River; District 91 of 32 PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: July 8, 2025 – (action pending) NOTE: Applicant amended their plan amendment and zoning change applications which requires the cases to return to the Planning Commission. February 11, 2025 - After discussion, approved the Applicant’s request for Neighborhood Mixed Use. [R. Johnson – 1st; G. Anderson – 2nd] Vote: 9-0 [G. Cox voted nay. A. Haynes, P. Howard, and A. Phillips absent]. January 28, 2025 - Postponed to February 11, 2025 on the consent agenda at the request of the applicant. [R. Johnson 1st: F. Maxwell – 2nd] Vote: 11-0 [G. Anderson and A. Woods absent. F. Maxwell abstained from Item #11]. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff supports the applicant’s request for Mixed Use land use. BASIS FOR STAFF’S RECOMMENDATION: Staff supports the applicant’s request for Mixed Use land use because the property is located on Red River Street which has a mix of land uses with the Mixed Use directly to the south where the Hancock Center is located. The property is near public transportation, is within walking distance to commercial uses, and will provide additional housing units for the City. 02 NPA-2024-0019.01 - Red River; District 92 of 32 Below are section of the Central Austin Combined Neighborhood Plan. The Central Austin Combined Neighborhood Plan supports the preservation of single family homes in the planning area and within the Hancock area, but due to the City’s housing needs, this proposed development could provide addtinal housing units along a commercial corridor in proximity to public transporation and within walking distance from commerical uses. 02 NPA-2024-0019.01 - Red River; District 93 of 32 LAND USE DESCRIPTIONS: EXISTING LAND USE: Single family - Single family detached or up to three …
ZONING CHANGE REVIEW SHEET CASE: C14-2024-0121– Red River Rezone DISTRICT: 9 TO: LR-MU-DB90-NP GR-MU-CO-NP, as amended ADDRESS: 4305, 4307 & 4309 Red River Street ZONING FROM: SF-3-CO-NP SITE AREA: 0.35 acres PROPERTY OWNER: Sierra Halo LLC (C. Copeland) AGENT: Thrower Design, LLC (Victoria Haase) CASE MANAGER: Marcelle Boudreaux (512-974-8094, marcelle.boudreaux@austintexas.gov) STAFF RECOMMENDATION: The Staff recommendation is to grant community commercial– mixed use building – vertical mixed use building - conditional overlay - neighborhood plan (GR-MU-V-CO- NP) combining district zoning. The Conditional Overlay would: 1) Establish a height limit of 50 feet; 2) Limit number of residential units to 16; and 3) Prohibit the following uses permitted within the GR base zoning district: alternative financial services; automotive rental; automotive repair services; automotive sales; automotive washing of any kind; consumer convenience services; consumer repair services; commercial off-street parking; exterminating services; funeral services; medical offices exceeding 5,000 square feet; pawn shop services; service station; and custom manufacturing. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION / RECOMMENDATION: July 8, 2025: February 11, 2025: APPROVED LR-MU-DB90-NP, AS APPLICANT REQUESTED AND AS AMENDED BY PLANNING COMMISSION, WITH CONDITIONAL OVERLAY TO PROHIBIT USES PERMITTED WITHIN THE LR BASE ZONING DISTRICT: ALTERNATIVE FINANCIAL SERVICES; CONSUMER CONVENIENCE SERVICES; COMMUNICATION SERVICES FACILITIES; FINANCIAL SERVICES; OFF-SITE ACCESSORY PARKING; PLANT NURSERY; PRINTING AND PUBLISHING; SAFETY SERVICES; SERVICE STATION; URBAN FARM; COMMUNITY RECREATION; CLUB/LODGE; CUSTOM MANUFACTURING; COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY 03 C14-2024-0121 - Red River; District 91 of 14 FACILITIES; COMMUNITY EVENTS; COMMUNITY RECREATION (PRIVATE); COMMUNITY RECREATION (PUBLIC); HOSPITAL SERVICES (LIMITED); AND SPECIAL USE HISTORIC; AND TO MAKE CONDITIONAL USES PERMITTED WITHIN THE LR BASE ZONING DISTRICT: COMMUNITY GARDEN; BED & BREAKFAST (GROUP 1); BED & BREAKFAST (GROUP 2); AND MEDICAL OFFICES – NOT EXCEEDING 5,000 SQ. FT. GROSS FLOOR AREA. [R. JOHNSON; G. ANDERSON – 2ND] (9-1) G. COX - AGAINST; P. HOWARD, A. PHILLIPS, A. HAYNES – ABSENT APPROVED AMENDMENT TO ADD CONDITIONAL OVERLAY TO APPLICANT’S REQUEST, INTRODUCED BY COMMISSIONER AZHAR [A. AZHAR; F. MAXWELL – 2nd] (9-0-1) G. COX – ABSTAIN; P. HOWARD, A. PHILLIPS, A. HAYNES – ABSENT MOTION TO APPROVE STAFF RECOMMENDATION BY G. COX FAILED DUE TO LACK OF A SECOND January 28, 2025: APPROVED AN APPLICANT POSTPONEMENT REQUEST TO FEBRUARY 11, 2025, ON CONSENT. [R. JOHNSON; F. MAXWELL – 2ND] (10-0); G. ANDERSON, A. WOODS, A. HAYNES – ABSENT CITY COUNCIL: ORDINANCE NUMBER: ISSUES: On February 11, 2025, the Planning Commission approved recommendation of the applicant’s requested rezoning to LR-MU-DB90-NP; at …
NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN AMENDMENT REVIEW SHEET NEIGHORHOOD PLAN: South Congress Combined (East Congress) CASE#: NPA-2025-0020.03 DATE FILED: March 13, 2025 PROJECT NAME: 4811 SOCO PC DATE: July 8, 2025 ADDRESS/ES: 4811, 4821, 4911, 4917 South Congress and 5001 Wasson Road DISTRICT AREA: 3 SITE AREA: 14.993 acres OWNER/APPLICANT: 4811 SOCO, LP AGENT: Alice Glasco Consulting (Alice Glasco) CASE MANAGER: Maureen Meredith PHONE: (512) 974-2695 STAFF EMAIL: Maureen.Meredith@austintexas.gov TYPE OF AMENDMENT: Change in Future Land Use Designation From: Higher Density Single Family and Single Family To: Mixed Use Base District Zoning Change Related Zoning Case: C14-2025-0040 From: CS-MU-CO-NP, RR-NP, SF-3-NP, and MH-NP To: CS-MU-V-NP NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN ADOPTION DATE: August, 18, 2005 CITY COUNCIL DATE: TBD ACTION: PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: July 8, 2025 – (action pending) 04 NPA-2025-0020.03 - 4811 SOCO; District 31 of 27 STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff supports the applicant’s request for Mixed Use land use. BASIS FOR STAFF’S RECOMMENDATION: The property has three future land use designations on the property, Higher Density Mixed Use on the northern part of the property, Mixed Use in the middle, and Single Family on the southern side of the property. Staff supports changing the land use to Mixed Use so the property can have a unified land use. The property has frontage along South Congress Avenue, which is an activity corridor where Mixed Use land use is appropriate. There is Mixed Use land use along South Congress Avenue and to the north, south and east of the property. South Congress Avenue has multiple bus routes and is near proposed S. Congress Ave Connector urban trails. 04 NPA-2025-0020.03 - 4811 SOCO; District 32 of 27 LAND USE DESCRIPTIONS: EXISTING LAND USE: Single family - Single family detached or up to three 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. Higher Density Single Family - Is housing, generally up to 15 units per acre, …
ZONING CHANGE REVIEW SHEET CASE: C14-2025-0040 – 4811 SOCO DISTRICT: 3 ADDRESS: 4811, 4821, 4911, 4917 South Congress Avenue and 5001 Wasson Road ZONING FROM: CS-MU-CO-NP; MH-NP; RR-NP; SF-3-NP TO: CS-MU-V-NP SITE AREA: 14.993 acres PROPERTY OWNER: 4811 SOCO, LP (William B. Hardeman) AGENT: Alice Glasco Consulting (Alice Glasco) CASE MANAGER: Nancy Estrada (512-974-7617, nancy.estrada@austintexas.gov) STAFF RECOMMENDATION: The Staff recommendation is to grant general commercial services – mixed use – vertical mixed use building – conditional overlay – neighborhood plan (CS-MU-V-CO- NP) combining district zoning. The Conditional Overlay will include the following: 1) A 30-foot wide vegetative buffer shall be established and maintained along the property lines that are adjacent to a property used or zoned family residence- neighborhood plan (SF-3-NP) combining district or more restrictive. (consistent with Ordinance No. 20050818-Z004 – Part 7). 2) Prohibits the following uses: Agricultural Sale and Services, Building Maintenance Services, Campground, Commercial Blood Plasma Center, Commercial Off-Street Parking, Communications Services, Construction Sales and Services, Convenience Storage, Drop-off Recycling Collection Facility, Electronic Prototype Assembly, Electronic Testing, Equipment Repair Services, Equipment Sales, Exterminating Services, Funeral Services, Indoor Crop Production, Outdoor Entertainment, Pawn Shop Services, Service Station, and Vehicle Storage. For a summary of the basis of Staff’s recommendation, see pages 2 - 4. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION / RECOMMENDATION: July 8, 2025: CITY COUNCIL ACTION: 05 C14-2025-0040 - 4811 SOCO; District 31 of 23 C14-2025-0040 Page 2 ORDINANCE NUMBER: ISSUES: None at this time. CASE MANAGER COMMENTS: The subject rezoning area is located at the northeast corner of South Congress Avenue and Wasson Road, within proximity of Ben White Boulevard to the north and Stassney Lane to the south. The property is approximately 14.99 acres and is currently developed with two commercial uses, office use, warehouse space, and one single family dwelling. The site consists of four parcels that are currently zoned: general commercial services – mixed use – conditional overlay – neighborhood plan (CS-MU-CO-NP) combining district zoning; mobile home residence – neighborhood plan (MH-NP); rural residence – neighborhood plan (RR-NP); and single family residence – neighborhood plan (SF-3-NP) district zoning. No mobile home residences currently exist on the property. Since the subject area is located along the South Congress Activity Corridor, it is surrounded by commercial services and multifamily mixed use developments. Directly north of the property are multifamily residences, and Battle Bend Neighborhood Park is located within half a mile (CS-MU-CO-NP; P-CO-NP). To the south …
MEMORANDUM TO: Planning Commission Members FROM: Jonathan Tomko and Maureen Meredith Planning Department DATE: July 3, 2025 SUBJECT: C14-2025-0006 - 34th and West Tract 1, C14-2025-0007 - 34th and West Tract 2, C14-2025-0008 - 34th and West Tract 3, C14-2025-0009 - 34th and West Tract 4, and NPA-2024-0019.02 - 34th and West - FLUM Amendment (All District 9) Neighborhood/Staff Request for Postponement to July 22, 2025 The cases above have been scheduled for a public hearing during the July 8, 2025, Planning Commission Meeting. The Neighborhood and Staff request a postponement of the above-referenced rezoning cases the July 22, 2025 Planning Commission Meeting. This request is being made because the neighborhood and the applicant are still working out the details of the conditional overlay and the uses that would be allowed, conditional, or prohibited. to This postponement request was made in a timely manner and meets the Planning Commission's policy. xc: Joi Harden, Zoning Officer 06 NPA-2024-0019.02 - 34th and West - FLUM Amendment; District 91 of 1
