REGULAR MEETING CODES AND ORDINANCES JOINT COMMITTEE MINUTES Wednesday, March 16, 2022 The Codes and Ordinances Joint Committee convened in a regular meeting on Wednesday, March 16, at 1000 E. 11th St, Street Jones Building, Room 400A, Austin, TX 78702. Chair Barrera-Ramirez called the meeting to order at 6:20 pm. Subcommittee Members in Attendance: Awais Azhar Claire Hempel (Vice-Chair) Joao Paulo Connolly Nadia Barrera-Ramirez (Chair) City Staff in Attendance: Sam Tedford, Housing and Planning Department CALL TO ORDER 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES a. Approval of the February 16, 2022, meeting minutes. A motion was made to approve the minutes by Commissioner Azhar, seconded by Commissioner Hempel. Vote: 4-0. (Commissioners Kiolbassa, Denkler, Shaw absent). 2. NEW BUSINESS a. Meeting Location, Time, and Format. Discuss and consider future COJC meeting location, time, and format; (Discussion and/or Possible Action). Commissioners discussed potential different meeting locations; staff suggested keeping the same meeting date and time at the Street Jones Building, as it would be more efficient for staff and no changes would be required. Commissioners agreed to maintain the current date, time, and location of the COJC, without objection. 3. POTENTIAL CODE AMENDMENTS: Proposed for Discussion and/or Initiation Potential amendments to the code are offered for discussion and/or possible recommendation for initiation. If initiated, Staff will research the proposal and report back to the subcommittee. Facilitator: Commissioner Barrera-Ramirez, Chair of COJC City Attorney: None 1 a. None. 4. REGULAR AGENDA: Previously Initiated Previously initiated amendments to the code are offered for discussion and possible recommendation to the full Planning Commission. a. Vertical Mixed Use. Consider an ordinance amending Title 25 of the City Code related to vertical mixed use (VMU) buildings. City Staff: Sam Tedford, Housing and Planning and Department, (512) 974-2613, sam.tedford@austintexas.gov; (Discussion and/or Possible Action). Commissioner Azhar gave an update of the VMU PC working group recommendations, and Sam Tedford from Housing and Planning answered questions about ongoing, in- process VMU amendments. A motion was made to forward the working group recommendations to the Planning Commission, with the additional recommendation that parking reductions up to 80% should be considered, by Commissioner Azhar, seconded by Commissioner Connolly. Vote: 4-0. (Commissioners Kiolbassa, Denkler, Shaw absent). 5. OTHER BUSINESS b. Update on Potential Upcoming and Current Code Amendments – City Staff: Greg Dutton, Housing and Planning and Department, (512) 974-3509, Greg.Dutton@austintexas.gov; (Discussion and/or Possible Action). The item was not discussed and no action was taken. …
SPECIAL CALLED MEETING CODES AND ORDINANCES JOINT COMMITTEE MINUTES Thursday, May 5, 2022 The Codes and Ordinances Joint Committee convened in a regular meeting on Thursday, May 5, at 1000 E. 11th St, Street Jones Building, Room 400A, Austin, TX 78702. Chair Barrera-Ramirez called the meeting to order at 6:10 pm. Subcommittee Members in Attendance: Ann Denkler Claire Hempel (Vice-Chair) Awais Azhar Todd Shaw Jolene Kiolbassa City Staff in Attendance: Susan Daniels, Corridor Program Office Donna Galati, Project Connect Office Liz Johnston, Watershed Protection Katie Coyne, Watershed Protection CALL TO ORDER 3. NEW BUSINESS a. None. 4. OLD BUSINESS 1. PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: Speakers signed up prior to commencement of the meeting will be allowed to address their concerns regarding items not posted on the agenda. a. None. 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES a. Approval of the March 16, 2022, meeting minutes. The item was postponed to a future agenda without objection. Facilitator: Commissioner Hempel, Vice Chair of COJC City Attorney: None 1 a. None. 5. POTENTIAL CODE AMENDMENTS: Proposed for Discussion and/or Initiation Potential amendments to the code are offered for discussion and/or possible recommendation for initiation. If initiated, Staff will research the proposal and report back to the subcommittee. a. South Central Waterfront Regulating Plan. Consider initiation of amendments to Title 25 of the City Code related to the South Central Waterfront planning area. City Staff: Greg Dutton, Housing and Planning and Department, (512) 974-3509, greg.dutton@austintexas.gov; (Discussion and/or Possible Action). Greg Dutton went over the need for an amendment to Title 25 to be initiated to implement the South Central Waterfront Regulating Plan, which is a bonus program that will be amended to the LDC, much the way the University Neighborhood Overlay works today. This item was combined with the briefing item on the same topic. A motion was made to recommend that the Planning Commission initiate the item, by Commissioner Azhar, seconded by Commissioner Shaw. Vote: 5-0. (Commissioner Barrera- Ramirez absent). An amendment to the motion was made by Commissioner Kiolbassa, seconded by Commissioner Denkler, vote 5-0 (Commissioner Barrera-Ramirez absent), to add the following items: - - A summary of differences in entitlements between baseline zoning and bonus entitlements - Exploration of possible funding to do outreach and community engagement Exploration of funding for an analysis of costs and benefits of the plan 6. REGULAR AGENDA: Previously Initiated Previously initiated amendments to the code are offered for discussion and …
Economic Prosperity Commission May 18, 2022 at 6:30 pm VIA VIDEOCONFERENCING Minutes CALL TO ORDER 1) Call to Order 6:41 pm Introduction of members and staff liaison a) Attendance: Larry Anazia - District 1; Kirsha Haverlah – District 2, Alexis Taylor – District 3; Preston Tom- District -5, Will Townsend-Distract 6; Amy Noel- District 7;- Nathan Ryan- District 8; Kelsey Hitchingham -District 10 b) Absent:, Vacant- District 4; Rachel Green – Mayor’s Appointee, Vacant- District 9 c) Staff in Attendance: Sylnovia Holt-Rabb, Michelle Clemons, and Nydia Castillo 2) OLD BUSINESS a) Approved minutes from August 2021 meeting with no changes,1st by Commissioner Kirsha Haverlah,2nd by Commissioner Amy Noel b) Discussion agenda item 2b. City of Austin Covid-19 relief programs, Community Navigators. i) Green Jobs, quality and make up of jobs for relief programs, Small business needs study ii) Missing middle jobs Workforce Solutions iii) Salary transparency iv) Research on upskilling and reskilling v) Living wage for Austin c) No Citizen communication 3) NEW BUSINESS a) Chair and Vice Chair elections. Commission elected Nathan Ryan- District 8 to be Chair. 1st by Commissioner Larry Anazia, 2nd by Commissioner Amy Noel, passes 8-0, Kirsha Haverlah – District 2 to be Vice Chair, 1st by Commissioner Nathan Ryan, 2nd by Commissioner Amy Noel, passes 8-0. b) Agenda item 3b: Discussion and possible recommendation women’s healthcare. i) Creation of working group for reproductive healthcare: Commissioners: Chair: Kelsey Hitchingham, members: Alexis Taylor, Amy Noel, Kirsha Haverlah, and Preston Tom. ii) Commission selected Alexis Taylor to be the Economic Prosperity Commission’s representative for the Joint Sustainability Committee, and Kelsey Hitchingham as an alternate. 1st by Commissioner Alexis Taylor, 2nd by Commissioner Amy Noel. Passes 8-0. ADJOURNMENT Commissioner Amy Noel. a) Meeting was adjourned at 8:34 pm. 1st by Commissioner Nathan Ryan, 2nd by 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 Michelle Clemons at the Economic Development Department, at (512) (974-2713), for additional information; TTY users route through Relay Texas at 711. For more information on the Economic Prosperity Commission, please contact Michelle Clemons at (Michelle.Clemons@austintexas.gov ) or (512-974-2713).
City of Austin Electric Utility Austin Energy Design Criteria Effective November 15th, 20212022 TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................... 3 RELEVANT CITY OF AUSTIN BUSINESS OFFICES ............................................ 4 BASIC REQUIREMENTS OF ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION SERVICE ......................... 6 REQUESTING/OBTAINING ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION SERVICE ....................... 14 TYPES OF PERMANENT ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION SERVICE ............................ 25 STREET LIGHTING ................................................................................... 68 TEMPORARY DISTRIBUTION POWER ........................................................... 71 CUSTOMER ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS ................ 74 METERING .............................................................................................. 82 CLEARANCE AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS................................................... 97 DISTRIBUTION NETWORK TRANSFORMER VAULTS ..................................... 112 DISTRIBUTED GENERATION INTERCONNECTION ........................................ 119 SMALL CELL INTERCONNECTION ............................................................. 119 TRANSMISSION AND SUBSTATION REQUIREMENTS ................................... 119 DISTRICT ENERGY AND COOLING ............................................................ 131 APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR AUSTIN ENERGY LAND DEVELOPMENT REVIEW ............................................................................................... 132 GLOSSARY ............................................................................................ 135 APPENDIX AND EXHIBITS ....................................................................... 142 INTRODUCTION The purpose of this Design Criteria Manual (“Design Criteria” or “Manual”) is to provide criteria, guidelines, definitions, and descriptions approved by the City of Austin (COA) City Council for: 1) the design and installation of the Customer’s electric facilities that will be served by the City of Austin Electric Utility Department doing business as Austin Energy, hereinafter referred to as Austin Energy (or AE), and 2) the safety and reliability requirements that must be adhered to when developing in proximity to existing or planned electric facilities maintained by AE (i.e., Austin Energy’s electric system). The information contained in this Design Criteria must be used for the design and installation of electrical services in the AE service area. This Design Criteria does not attempt to cover all the situations that might be encountered, required, or requested concerning the construction/installation of an electric service. Specific design requirements and final approval of any installation must be coordinated directly with the appropriate AE business unit which include: (A) Distribution Design (AE Design); (B) Spots & Conduit; (C) Electric Transmission and Substation; (D) Pole Attachment Services; and (E) AE District Cooling. Any apparent discrepancy, omission, error, or requirement necessitating further explanation or interpretation in this Design Criteria should be referred to AE Design for final explanation or determination of AE requirements. The AE Design Criteria is available online at no cost. Go to the website Austinenergy.com, then go to Contractors – Electric Service Design & Planning – “Download a free copy of the Austin Energy Design Criteria Manual (pdf)”. November 15th , 20212022 Austin Energy Design Criteria Austin Energy - All Rights Reserved 3 RELEVANT CITY OF AUSTIN BUSINESS OFFICES Following is a list of …
Tourism Commission Request for Information‐ May 18, 2022 At the May 18th, 2022 meeting of the Tourism Commission, the following information was requested of Convention Center staff: 1. The updated economic impact report based on the proof of concept 2. The estimated operating revenues and expenditures during the closure period and the years following reopening. 3. The estimated number of hotel rooms opening in the City over the next few years Below are the responses from the Convention Center. 1. The Convention Center contracted with HVS Consulting (HVS) to update their previous work related to the economic impact and financial viability of the redevelopment and expansion project. HVS evaluated the market viability and economic impact of the redevelopment and expansion of the existing convention center based on the proof of concept, finding that an expanded Convention Center would positively impact the City overall, and allow the Convention Center to remain competitive by hosting simultaneous events as well as larger events. The economic impact of the larger center is still significant, bringing in an estimated additional $285 million yearly. The full report can be found in appendix A, and will be on the Convention Center’s website in the coming weeks. 2. As part of their work, HVS prepared financial forecasts for operational revenues and expenditures of the expanded Convention Center as well as during the construction period. These are contained within the report in Sections 3 & 4. However, it is important to note that it is not appropriate to read only part of a financial statement to form an opinion about an entity’s financial position. Accounting rules requires that HOT revenue is shown as a non‐operating revenue, not operating revenue, as it is accounted for as a transfer to the Convention Center, thus creating an accounting loss each year. So, while there is an accounting loss, there is also a positive change in the Convention Center’s overall financial net position. Finally, the Convention Center seeks to maximize Hotel Occupancy Tax (HOT), not its own facility revenue. This approach benefits all the HOT‐recipient funds, including the Cultural Arts Fund, Historic Preservation Fund, and the Live Music Fund. 3. Attached is a report from Visit Austin that details the upcoming hotel projects and associated room counts. APPENDIX A REDEVELOPMENT AND EXPANSION ANALYSIS Austin Convention Center AUSTIN, TEXAS SUBMITTED TO: EXISTIN G Ms. Katy Zamesnik Austin Convention Center 500 East Cesar Chavez Street …
AUSTIN RECENT/PROJECTED HOTEL SUPPLY GROWTH (CONFIRMED New Supply - In Construction Only) 2020 NEW HOTELS The Otis (Autograph Collection)/AC Commodore Perry Estate (Auberge) Canopy by Hilton (W. 6th) Hotel Magdalena (S. Congress) Kalahari Round Rock Resort CURRENT SUPPLY* Downtown: ~13,000 (13,592) Austin Market: ~47,000* (47,302) *As of April 2022, assuming total inventory open New inventory Downtown 2020 New inventory Market 2020 Total Downtown 2020 Total Austin Market 2020 % Growth YoY 5% 4% SUPPLY GROWTH, 2015-2022 Downtown: +120% Austin Market: +56% TOTAL RMS 347 54 140 89 975 576 1,605 11,790 43,393 TOTAL RMS 80 154 155 613 186 137 214 135 1,061 1,674 13,058 46,496 TOTAL RMS 400 155 127 136 121 135 135 129 246 108 120 99 114 754 2,025 13,946 48,645 TOTAL RMS 344 112 100 205 661 761 14,607 49,406 OPEN DATE Opened Feb Opened July Opened July Opened Oct Opened Nov OPEN DATE Opened Jan Opened Jan Opened Feb Opened Mar Opened Jun Opened Jun Opened Aug Opened Nov Miles to ACC 2.3 N/A 1.0 1.3 N/A Miles to ACC 2.2 2.5 N/A 0.1 N/A N/A 1.9 N/A % Growth YoY 9% 4% PROJECTED OPEN DATE Opened Jan Opened Jan Opened Mar Spring 2022 Spring 2022 Apr 2022 May 2022 Jun 2022 Aug 2022 Aug 2022 Sum 2022 Sum 2022 Sum 2022 Miles to ACC 0.3 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 0.7 1.3 N/A N/A N/A % Growth YoY 6% 4% PROJECTED OPEN DATE Jan 2022 Apr 2023 Apr 2023 Oct 2023 Miles to ACC 0.6 0.9 N/A 0.9 % Growth YoY 5% 2% 2021 NEW HOTELS Colton House (S. Congress) Moxy Hotel (University) Hilton Garden Inn Near The Domain Marriott Downtown Campus on Lake Austin TownePlace Suites NW/Domain Hilton Garden Inn (17th/Lavaca) AC by Marriott Hill Country New inventory Downtown 2021 New inventory Market 2021 Total Downtown 2021 Total Austin Market 2021 2022 NEW HOTELS (In Construction) Thompson/tommie Hotels (5th/Brazos) element Austin at the Domain Cambria Hotel Austin Airport (E Ben White) aloft Austin Southwest Tru by Hilton NW Arboretum Cambria Hotel Domain aloft Austin South EVEN Hotel by IHG Domain Hyatt Centric (8th/Congress) The Loren (S. Lamar/Riverside) Origin Hotel Austin (Mueller) Four Points by Sheraton Austin Airport La Quinta Tech Ridge New inventory Downtown 2022 New inventory Market 2022 Total Downtown 2022 Total Austin Market 2022 2023 NEW HOTELS (In Construction) Citizen M Hotel Fairfield Inn & Suites (Rainey) Staybridge …
Economic Prosperity Commission REGULAR CALLED MEETING MINUTES Wednesday, June 15, 2022 The Economic Prosperity Commission convened in a REGULAR CALLED meeting on Wednesday, June 15, 2022, at 301 W 2nd St., Austin, Texas. Chair Nathan Ryan called the Economic Prosperity Commission Meeting to order at 6:39p.m. Board Members/Commissioners in Attendance: Chair Nathan Ryan, Vice Chair Kirsha Haverlah Board Members/Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: Larry Anazia, Alexis Taylor, Preston Tom, Will Townsend, Amy Noel, Kelsey Hitchingham. PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL No speakers registered to speak. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. 5. 6. Approve the minutes of the Economic Prosperity Commission Regular Meeting on May 18, 2022. The minutes from the meeting of 5/8/2022 were approved on Preston Tom’s motion, Kirsha Haverlah second vote. DISCUSSION ITEMS 2. Discussion of agenda topics for the remainder of the 2022 year. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS 3. Creation of the Budget working group. The motion to approve of creative of Budget Working Group was approved on Kirsha Haverlah motion, Preston Tom second on a vote. WORKING GROUP/COMMITTEE UPDATES 4. Update from by Commissioner Amy Noel, recommendation for the Joint Cultural Committee Update from Commissioner Alexis Taylor for the Joint Sustainability Committee Update from Commissioner Kelsey Hitchingham on the reproductive health working group. 1 WORKING GROUP RECOMMENDATIONS 7. Commission working on Joint Cultural Committee recommendation. recommendation was given by Amy Noel Chair Nathan Ryan adjourned the meeting at 8:01 p.m. without objection. 2
Tourism Commission June 15, 2022 - 3 pm Hybrid via Video Conferencing and City Hall Chambers Room 1001 301 W. Second St. Austin, Texas 78701 MINUTES In Attendance: Greg Chanon Ed Bailey Rachel Magee Bill Bunch Ken Smith John Riedie Daniel Ronan Absence: Alta Alexander Lois Rodriguez Mike Cannatti Staff and Other In Attendance: Felicia Ojeda, Austin Convention Center Department, Staff liaison 1. CALL MEETING TO ORDER a. Meeting called to order at 3:14 pm by Vice Chair, Ken Smith 2. NEW BUSINESS The Commission discussed the following agenda item: a. Introduction of the new commissioner representing District 9, Daniel Ronan b. Report from the Parks and Environment Working Group on any updates or make new Commissioner Bunch and Vice Chair Smith had no new announcements appointments i. b. Report from the TPID working group on any updates or make new appointments Commissioner Riedie had no new announcements c. Working Session: Bylaws of the Tourism Commission Board (scope of work) Vice Chair Smith, mentions to discuss the bylaws on the following: i. i. a. Memberships (E) – Board members absent for three consecutive regular meetings or one-third of all regular meetings in a “rolling” twelve-month timeframe automatically vacates the member’s position subject to the holdover provisions in Section 2-1-27 pf the City Code b. Meetings (G) – If a quorum for a meeting does not convene within one- half hour of the posted time for the meeting, then the meeting may not be held c. Meetings (D) – The board shall meet monthly. i. Would like to discuss ideas on cancelling when needed ii. Commissioner Riedie discusses Memberships (E) – mentions emailing clerk’s office on other commission meetings with the same issue. a. Concern with the commissioners on this board of missing consecutive meetings with the understanding that this is a city ordinance b. Commissioner Riedie and Vice Chair Smith would like a follow-up from the board members missing meetings c. Commissioner Ronan follow-ups with more inquires on Memberships (E) d. Commissioner Ronan proposes a motion to ask these absent board members council members to reconsider appointing someone or reappointing someone or asking them to step down and putting a new person on the board. e. Vice Chair Smith requested that his proposal be postponed and moved to as a “go forward,” and start signing attendance sheets. Once three meetings have been missed, we have a formal request with documentations …
SPECIAL EVENTS TASK FORCE - RECOMMENDATION 20220615-2A Seconded By: Mandi Thomas Date: 6/15/22 Subject: Recommendations to City Staffing to Support Special Events Motioned By: Ingrid Weigand Description of Recommendations to Council: Encourage funding for positions needed to process ACE applications and provide on site staffing for special events. RECOMMENDATION The Special Event Task Force encourages City Council and ACE departments to increase funding, as needed, for positions that support special event permit application reviews and on- site staffing for special events. Rationale: In addition to an increase in special event applications in 2022 as the industry emerges from the pandemic, the City of Austin has added new high-capacity venues that regularly program large events. As the City enters the budget cycle, the Task Force stresses the importance of ACE departments to identify where there are gaps in staffing, communicate their needs to the Budget Office, and for Council to fund these positions. Special event permit applicants benefit from timely reviews that allow for preliminary approval, and adequate review and on-site staffing ensures events can take place on their desired date and be successful. Vote For: James Russell, Jeff Smith, Shelley Phillips, Mandi Thomas, Frances Thompson, Ingrid Weigand, Laurel White Against: Abstain: Absent: Dan Carroll, Bobby Garza, Cindy Lo, Heath Riddles-Sanchez Attest: Brydan Summers 1 of 2 Brydan Summers Special Events Task Force Liaison Development Services Department 2 of 2
REGULAR CALLED MEETING Electric Board APPROVED MINUTES The Electric Board convened in a Regular Called Board Meeting on June 15, 2022 at the Permitting Development Center at 10:15 am. Board Members in Attendance: Rogelio Wallace, David Johnson, Michael King, Delwin Goss, Gabe Flores, Victoria Shope, Randy Pomikahl, Ben Brenneman and Christian Spies Members Not in Attendance: David Deshaine Staff in Attendance: Rick Arzola (DSD), Eric Zimmerman (DSD) Marty Starrett(DSD), Joshua Davis (DSD), Mitchell Tolbert(DSD) and Michael Pittman(AE) June 15, 2022 1. CITIZEN COMMUNICATION: There was no registration of citizens to speak at this Electrical Board. 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: The minutes for the regular meeting of March 16 were approved with the following amendments on board member Goss motion. The amendments were: to strike the word “is” from the registration criteria listed in discussion item A under Austin Energy Criteria Manual. 3. DISCUSSION A. Austin Energy Criteria Manual- Austin Energy Distribution Process Manager Michael Pittman addressed the board on the summary of requested changes with Austin Design Criteria Manual. After some conflict with the proposed changes and confusion with conflicting codes, the board has asked for a copy of these proposed changes for their review and possible input. B. Contractor Disconnect Program- Commercial Electrical Inspector Marty Starrett provided a minor update to this as key members of Austin Energy were not able to make today’s meeting. In his update, currently 7 contractors have applied but only 3 did show up for the first class and the deadline for the last class is at the end of this month. To apply, you first would register with DSD special electrical inspection program and fill out the forms that are listed on Austin Energy website. https://austinenergy.com/ae/contractors/working-with-austin-energy/contractor- disconnect-program. C. Residential and Commercial Inspection Update- Commercial Electrical Supervisor Marty Starrett updated the board that commercial staff is at a 85 to 90 percent on time and that currently one inspector is out due to long term illness. Division Manager of Residential Inspections Eric Zimmerman updated that his staff is 70-75 percent on time and is the process of still training. Lost 3 inspection team members due to promotion but have filled their vacancies and in the process of training them. Staff is continuing to train on the residential combination inspection program. D. DSD Permit Process- Service Center Supervisor Josh Davis updated staff that the service center has hired 6-7 new agents and 6 of them …
SPECIAL EVENTS TASK FORCE REGULAR CALLED MEETING MEETING MINUTES 15, JUNE, 2022 The Special Events Task Force convened in a regular meeting on 15, June, 2022, at 6310 Wilhelmina Delco Drive in Austin, Texas. Chair Smith called the Special Event Task Force Meeting to order at 2:01 p.m. Task Force Members in Attendance: Co-Chair Jeff Smith, Shelley Phillips, Mandi Thomas, Frances Thompson, Ingrid Weigand, Laurel White, Board Members/Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: Co-Chair James Russell, Health Riddles-Sanchez PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL No public communication was offered. 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OLD BUSINESS 2. The minutes from the meeting of 5/18/2022 were approved on Member Weigand’s motion, Member White second, and on a unanimous vote. A. City Staffing for Special Events, Non-Public Safety Mr. Summers clarified that on-site staffing in this instance was for non-public safety departments such as PARD, ATD, Code, or any instance where City staff are present during special events. The Task Force considered the following recommendation language proposed by Co-Chair Russell: Description of Recommendations to Council: Encourage funding for positions needed to process ACE applications and provide on site staffing for special events. 1 RECOMMENDATION The Special Event Task Force encourages City Council and ACE departments to increase funding, as needed, for positions that support special event permit application reviews and on-site staffing for special events. Rationale: In addition to an increase in special event applications in 2022 as the industry emerges from the pandemic, the City of Austin has added three new high-capacity venues that regularly program large events. As the City enters the budget cycle, the Task Force stresses the importance of ACE departments to identify where there are gaps in staffing, communicate their needs to the Budget Office, and for Council to fund these positions. Special event permit applicants benefit from timely reviews that allow for preliminary approval, and adequate review and on-site staffing ensures events can take place on their desired date and be successful. The Task Force discussed if an expedited process should be included and whether staff had concerns about their staffing. Mr. Summers (ACE) said staff would consider working on an expedited process, but the Task Force should take action if they want to direct us to create one, he also indicated staff felt they were regularly bringing their staffing needs in budget proposals but would welcome support of the event community to emphasize the importance of funding staff in the future. …
Regular Meeting ROBERT MUELLER MUNICIPAL AIRPORT PLAN IMPLEMENTATION ADVISORY COMMISSION 6:00 p.m. — 7:45 p.m. Tuesday, June 14th, 2022 Austin Energy Headquarters 4815 Mueller Boulevard, Austin, TX 78723 Some members of the Robert Mueller Municipal Airport Plan Implementation Advisory Commission may be participating by videoconference. Public participation will be allowed in- person or via telephone. Instructions for Remote Participation (General Public): • All interested individuals of the general public must register in advance (Monday, June 13th, 2022 by noon). • Call or email the board liaison at 512-974-6415 or matt.schmidt@austintexas.gov, no later than noon, (the day before the meeting). The information required is the speaker’s name, telephone number (must be the same number that will be used to call into the meeting), and e-mail address. If interested in speaking, please provide the agenda item number(s) you wish to speak on. • • Once a request to participate has been made to the board liaison, the information to call on the day of the scheduled meeting will be provided either by email or phone call. PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL Speakers signed up prior to the meeting being called to order will each be allowed three minutes to address the Commission regarding items not posted on the agenda. CALL TO ORDER AGENDA 1. NEW BUSINESS a. Mueller Ecological Update (Catellus) b. Mueller Development Update (Catellus) c. 2021 Annual Report (Discussion and Action) 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS (Staff/Commission) NEXT MEETING: August 9th, 2022 (Regular Meeting) ADJOURNMENT Estimate 6:00 6:05 6:50 7:00 7:30 7:35 7:40 7:45 a. Approve minutes from the 05/10/22 Commission meeting (Discussion and Action) 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 Matthew Schmidt with the Economic Development Department, at 512-974-6415, for additional information; TTY users route through Relay Texas at 711. For more information on the Robert Mueller Municipal Airport Plan Implementation Advisory Commission, please contact Matthew Schmidt with Economic Development at 512-974-6415.
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION (CDC) June 14, 2022 – 6:30pm Austin City Hall, Board and Commission- Room 1101 301 West 2nd Street, Austin, TX 78701 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 512-974-1606 or jesse.gutierrez@austintexas.gov CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS: Amit Motwani, Chair Public Sector Appointee Karen Paup, Vice Chair Private Sector Appointee Bertha Delgado East Austin Vacant Public Sector Appointee Fisayo Fadelu Public Sector Appointee Cheryl Thompson St. John’s Miriam Garcia North Austin Cynthia Jaso Dove Springs Kendra Garrett Private Sector Appointee Julia Woods South Austin Eloise Sepeda Public Sector Appointee Heidi Sloan Public Sector Appointee Vacant Rosewood-Zaragosa/Blackland Jose Noe Elias Montopolis Michael Tolliver Colony Park Please visit https://austintexas.gov/cdc for more information about the Community Development Commission. Purpose: The purpose of the board is to advise the Council in the development and implementation of programs designed to serve the poor and the community at large with an emphasis on federally funded programs. CALL TO ORDER AGENDA 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. 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Discussion and possible action on the May 10, 2022, Community Development Commission meeting minutes. 2. COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANT (CSBG) Briefing and discussion on the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) (Jill Smith, Program Supervisor, Austin Public Health) 3. OLD BUSINESS 4. NEW BUSINESS Discussion and possible action on staff recommendations presented at the May 2022 CDC meeting regarding the Home Loan Repair Program (CDC) a) Briefing, discussion, and possible action from Civil Rights Office regarding the strengthening of tenants’ rights ordinance including an update on outreach (Carol Johnson, Office of Civil Rights) b) Briefing, discussion, and possible action from Financial Services regarding City of Austin budget process and timeline (Katie Stewart, Budget Analyst, Financial Services Office) c) Briefing, discussion, and possible action on Community Initiated Solutions through Project Connect (Nefertitti Jackmon, Rachel …
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION (CDC) June 14, 2022 – 6:30pm Austin City Hall, Board and Commission- Room 1101 301 West 2nd Street, Austin, TX 78701 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 512-974-1606 or jesse.gutierrez@austintexas.gov CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS: Amit Motwani, Chair Public Sector Appointee Karen Paup, Vice Chair Private Sector Appointee Bertha Delgado East Austin Vacant Public Sector Appointee Fisayo Fadelu Public Sector Appointee Cheryl Thompson St. John’s Miriam Garcia North Austin Cynthia Jaso Dove Springs Kendra Garrett Private Sector Appointee Julia Woods South Austin Eloise Sepeda Public Sector Appointee Heidi Sloan Public Sector Appointee Vacant Rosewood-Zaragosa/Blackland Jose Noe Elias Montopolis Michael Tolliver Colony Park Please visit https://austintexas.gov/cdc for more information about the Community Development Commission. Purpose: The purpose of the board is to advise the Council in the development and implementation of programs designed to serve the poor and the community at large with an emphasis on federally funded programs. CALL TO ORDER REVISED AGENDA 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. 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Discussion and possible action on the May 10, 2022, Community Development Commission meeting minutes. 2. COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANT (CSBG) Briefing and discussion on the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) (Jill Smith, Program Supervisor, Austin Public Health) 3. OLD BUSINESS 4. NEW BUSINESS Discussion and possible action on staff recommendations presented at the May 2022 CDC meeting regarding the Home Loan Repair Program (CDC) a) Briefing regarding the strengthening of tenants’ rights ordinance from the Office of Civil Rights, Housing and Planning Department, and Austin Code. (Carol Johnson, Office of Civil Rights; Elaine Garrett, Austin Code; Nefertitti Jackmon, Cupid Alexander, & James May, Housing and Planning Department) b) Briefing, discussion, and possible action from Financial Services regarding City of Austin budget process and timeline (Katie Stewart, Budget Analyst, Financial Services Office) …
AIRPORT ADVISORY COMMISSION MEETING JUNE 14, 2022 3:00 PM 2716 SPIRIT OF TEXAS DRIVE ROOM 160 (Board Room and Public Comments) ROOM 174 (Public Viewing of Proceedings via Videoconference) AUSTIN, TEXAS 78719 Some members of the Commission may be participating via videoconference. Live audio of the meeting will be available as an alternative to attending in person. Please email Steve Khanoyan at stephen.khanoyan@flyaustin.com by noon of the day of the meeting for dial-in details. Any member of the public wishing to address the Commission in person may sign in before the meeting or, if via dial in, by noon of the meeting date by emailing Steve Khanoyan at stephen.khanoyan@flyaustin.com. Please include the phone number you will be calling from. CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS Eugene Sepulveda, Chair Wendy Price Todd, Vice-Chair Jeremy Hendricks Scott Madole Ernest Saulmon Jonathan Coon Billy Owens AGENDA CALL TO ORDER PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL Vicky Sepulveda Chad Ennis Raymond Young 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. Please see further instructions on registration above. 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES a) May 10, 2022 meeting. 2. STAFF REPORTS Officer. a) April 2022 Financial Results prepared by Rajeev Thomas, Deputy Chief Finance b) AUS Air Service Update prepared by Jamy Kazanoff, Air Service Development. 1 3. STAFF BRIEFINGS a) Chief Executive Officer’s Update on Item 63 on the City Council Agenda for June 16, 2022 Regarding the South Terminal presented by Jacqueline Yaft, Chief Executive Officer. b) Chief Operations Officer’s Report on Airport Wi-Fi, TSA Screening, and Baggage Porter Services presented by Ghizlane Badawi, Chief Operating Officer. c) Airport Expansion and Development Program (AEDP) Terminal Optimization presented by Tracy Thompson, Interim Chief Planning and Development Officer. 4. CONSENT AGENDA a) Authorize negotiation and execution of a Construction Manager at Risk Agreement with Hensel Phelps Construction Co. for preconstruction and construction services for the Barbara Jordan Terminal (BJT) Optimization in an amount not to exceed $46,000,000. Scheduled for approval by the City Council at the June 16, 2022 meeting. (Note: This contract will be awarded in compliance with 49 CFR Part 26 DBE Procurement Program and City Code Chapter 2-9B by meeting the goals with 22.33% DBE participation.) b) Authorize negotiation and execution of a professional services agreement with RS&H, Inc. (staff recommendation) or one of the other qualified …
PLANNING COMMISISON SITE PLAN – COMPATIBILITY VARIANCES ONLY CASE NUMBER: PROJECT NAME: SP-2021-0102C PC HEARING DATE: June 14th, 2022 1400 Cedar Ave 1400 Cedar Ave 1 (512) 978-1735 (512) 761-6161 (512) 259-6877 Urban Gravity 5110 Lancaster Ct Austin, TX 78723 Zack Lofton zack.lofton@austintexas.gov Civilitude LLC (Alejandra Flores) 5110 Lancaster Ct Austin, TX 78723 ADDRESS: COUNCIL DISTRICT: OWNER/APPLICANT: ENGINEER: CASE MANAGER: NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN: Chestnut Neighborhood Plan Area PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT: The applicant is proposing to redevelop 2 lots with commercial land uses zoned CS-MU-V-CO-NP into a 7-unit Condominium Residential land use with parking, bike parking and public sidewalk improvements. DESCRIPTION OF WAIVER: This item was a discussion item at the April 12th Planning Commission meeting, and the applicant made adjustments to their proposed site plan based on the Planning Commission and community feedback. It was again a discussion item at the May 24th Planning Commission meeting where it was postponed until this meeting. The applicant is requesting a waiver from § 25-2-1063. This site is subject to a 25’ compatibility setback and the proposed development is encroaching into the 25’ setback on the north and west property lines. The west property line abuts an alley with an SF-3 property with a 5’ rear setback on the opposite side of the alley and the north property line abuts an SF-3 property with a 5’ interior side yard setback. After the April 12th meeting discussion, the applicant is now proposing the two units on the north side of the site to be setback 7’ from the triggering north property line and the units on the western side to be setback 18’ from the triggering property on the west side. If approved, this waiver will not impact sightlines at the intersection of 14th Street and Cedar Avenue. COMPATIBILITY: Section 25-2-1051 states that Article 10 Compatibility Standards apply if a use in a SF-6 or less restrictive zoning district is located on a property across the street from or adjoining a property on which is zoned SF-5 or more restrictive, or on which a use is permitted in a SF-5 or more restrictive zoning district is located. § 25-2-1063 - HEIGHT LIMITATIONS AND SETBACKS FOR LARGE SITES. 1 of 19B-11 of 19 1400 Cedar Ave 1400 Cedar Ave SP-2021-0102C (A) This section applies to a site that has: (1) an area that exceeds 20,000 square feet; or (2) a street frontage that exceeds 100 feet. (B) …
