EMMA S. BARRIENTOS MEXICAN AMERICAN CULTURAL CENTER ADVISORY BOARD REGULAR MEETING WEDNESDAY, June 1, 2022 6:00 PM City Hall – Boards and Commissions Room 301 W. Second St. Austin, TX 78701 Some members of the Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center Advisory Board may be participating by videoconference. 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. To speak in person, registration is required at least 10 min prior to the start of the meeting. Registration no later than noon the day before the meeting is required for remote participation. To register call or email the board liaison at 512-974-3771 or michelle.rojas@austintexas.gov BOARD MEMBERS Endi Silva, Chair Gerardo Gandy, Member Wayne Lopes, Member Arthur Navarro, Member David Goujon, Vice Chair Litza Gonzales, Member Ricardo Maga Rojas, Member Tomas Salas, Member AGENDA ADDENDUM 5. c. Discussion and possible action on updating members to all working groups. (Silva, Goujon) 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 Rojas at the Parks and Recreation Department, at 512-974-3771, for additional information; TTY users route through Relay Texas at 711. For more information on the Mexican American Cultural Center Advisory Board, please contact Michelle Rojas at 512-974-3771 or michelle.rojas@austintexas.gov.
Pamela Abee-Taulli Environmental Program Coordinator Development Services Department SKY MOUNTAIN 8722 W SH 71 SP-2021-0079C PROJECT LOCATION 2 [ PROJECT LOCATION 3 [ PROPERTY DATA • Williamson Creek Watershed • Barton Springs Zone Classification • Drinking Water Protection Zone • Full Purpose Jurisdiction • Council District 8 4 [ SITE CONSTRAINTS Existing slopes from 5 to 15% grade. SITE CONSTRAINTS Existing slopes from 5 to 15% grade. SITE CONSTRAINTS Existing slopes from 5 to 15% grade. Created by fill placed on site around 1980. 1976 SITE CONSTRAINTS Existing slopes from 5 to 15% grade. Created by fill placed on site around 1980. 1984 SITE CONSTRAINTS Existing slopes from 5 to 15% grade. Created by fill placed on site around 1980. 1997 SITE CONSTRAINTS Existing slopes from 5 to 15% grade. Created by fill placed on site around 1980. Fill was not compacted as it was placed and is infeasible to build on. 2021 VARIANCE REQUEST § 25-8-341 - CUT REQUIREMENTS. (A) Cuts on a tract of land may not exceed four feet of depth. 1. The variance request is to allow cut over 4 feet to16 feet. 11 GRADING EXHIBIT 12 VARIANCE RECOMMENDATION Removal of the fill and development of the site will reduce the potential for future erosion on these steep, artificially constructed slopes. Staff recommends the variance, with the following conditions. 1. All grading over 8 feet will be contained with terracing or engineered walls. 2. Around the perimeter of the limits of construction, and in areas where more than 3’ of vertical rise is proposed, 3:1 slopes will have erosion control matting applied immediately after final grade is achieved. 3. Disturbance in the stormwater irrigation fields will be minimized by restricting the LOC and routing the irrigation lines to preserve existing trees to the greatest extent possible. THANK YOU Questions?
Pamela Abee-Taulli Environmental Program Coordinator DSD Miranda Reinhard Environmental Scientist Senior WPD 8020 PARMER LANE SH 130 NW 8106 E PARMER LN C8J-2021-0141.0A PROJECT LOCATION 2 PROPERTY DATA • Gilleland Creek & Harris Branch Creek Watersheds • Suburban Classification • Desired Development Zone • Extraterritorial Jurisdiction (Travis County) • Council District: NA 3 PROPERTY DATA • Environmental features: • Critical Water Quality Zone • Wetlands • Wetland Setback • Floodplain 4 SITE CONSTRAINT • Environmental features: • Critical Water Quality Zone • Wetlands • Wetland Setback • Floodplain • The only allowable site access is from Parmer Ln. • A driveway at this location must cross the CWQZ, wetlands, and floodplain in order to access the site. 5 CWQZ Wetlands Wetland Setback Floodplain Access VARIANCE REQUESTS §30-5-342 FILL REQUIREMENTS. Fill on a tract of land may not exceed four feet of depth. 1. The variance request is to vary from LDC 30-5-342 to allow fill over 4 feet to 15 feet. § 30-5-261 (G) – CRITICAL WATER QUALITY ZONE DEVELOPMENT. (G) Floodplain modifications prohibited in the CWQZ unless one of the exemptions is met. 2. The variance request is to allow floodplain modification for development within the CWQZ. 6 VARIANCE REQUEST 1 §30-5-342 Fill over 4 feet to 15 feet. • Access from SH 130 is prohibited by TXDOT. • Access from Parmer Ln. requires a bridge to cross CWQZ, wetlands, & floodplain The fill is the minimum necessary to build the bridge high enough for safe access over the 100-yr. flood elevation. 7 SH 130 Access PROPOSED BRIDGE 100-YR FLOOD ELEVATION EXISTING GRADE FILL 4’-8’ FILL > 8’ VARIANCE REQUEST 2 § 30-5-261(G) • Floodplain modifications are prohibited in the CWQZ Bridge VARIANCE REQUEST 2 § 30-5-261(G) • Floodplain modifications are prohibited in the CWQZ 10 VARIANCE REQUEST 2 Functional Assessment of Floodplain Health (ECM Appendix X): • Floodplain is in “Fair” condition • Excellent Good Fair Poor 11 VARIANCE REQUEST 2 Floodplain Restoration/Mitigation • Not enough area to restore on-site due to highly constrained site • Mitigation fee 12 VARIANCE REQUEST 2 Floodplain Modification ECM 1.7.6 Mitigation Ratios Total Modification Area: 2.69 Acres • • Zone 1 (Floodplain outside the CWQZ) 0.192 acres (Mitigated) • Zone 2 (Floodplain within the CWQZ) • 0.064 acres • Fair 3:1 • • 2.626 acres • Fair 6:1 • 15.756 acres (Mitigated) • Total Mitigation Area: 15.948 Acres 13 …
ITEM FOR ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION AGENDA June 1, 2022 COMMISSION MEETING DATE: NAME & NUMBER OF PROJECT: NAME OF APPLICANT OR ORGANIZATION: Austin Ready Mix Wastewater Service Extension Request #5313 Danny Miller, P.E., LJA Engineering, Inc. LOCATION: 8738 W US 290 Hwy, Austin, Texas 78736 COUNCIL DISTRICT: Austin 2-Mile Extraterritorial Jurisdiction PROJECT FILING DATE: March 29, 2022 WPD/ENVIRONMENTAL STAFF: Kaela Champlin, Environmental Program Coordinator, Watershed Protection Department (512) 974-3443, kaela.champlin@austintexas.gov WATERSHED: REQUEST: STAFF DETERMINATION: Slaughter Creek Watershed, Barton Springs Zone, Edwards Aquifer Contributing Zone, Drinking Water Protection Zone Wastewater Service Extension Staff recommends the wastewater service extension 1 MEMORANDUM TO: FROM: Kevin Ramberg, Chair, and Members of the Environmental Commission Kaela Champlin, Environmental Program Coordinator, Watershed Protection Department June 1, 2022 DATE: SUBJECT: Austin Ready Mix Wastewater Service Extension Request #5313 Service Extension Requests (SER) located in the Drinking Water Protection Zone and outside of the City of Austin’s full purpose jurisdiction require Council approval and review by the Environmental Commission. Watershed Protection Department (WPD) staff have completed the review for 8738 US Hwy 290 West wastewater SER #5313 and recommend the request. Site Overview The site consists of one tract of approximately 4.44 acres, located at 8738 W US 290 Highway in the City of Austin’s 2-mile Extraterritorial Jurisdiction. The applicant is proposing to build an 82,000 square foot warehouse building with 21 Living Unit Equivalents (LUEs). At the time of this review, a site plan has not yet been submitted to the City of Austin. Environmental Impacts The property is in the Slaughter Creek Watershed, the Barton Springs Zone, the Edwards Aquifer Contributing Zone, and the Drinking Water Protection Zone. The site is subject to the Save Our Springs (SOS) Ordinance. An Environmental Resource Inventory was conducted by the applicant, and no known recharge environmental features or critical environmental features were found on site. The site does not contain a critical water quality zone or water quality transition zone and does not drain to known occupied salamander habitat. Development Impacts Water: The applicant is not requesting a water SER for this site. There is a 12-inch water main on-site to connect to Circle Drive that would meet the fire and domestic needs for the proposed development. 2 Wastewater: The applicant is proposing to construct approximately 810 feet of appropriately size force main from the existing 8-inch gravity wastewater main located in Circle Drive near South Bend Avenue west along …
Austin Ready Mix Wastewater Service Extension Request #5313 What is an SER? • A service extension request, or SER, is an application for City water or wastewater service from a property owner or developer. • SERs are required when a property is located more than 100 feet from an accessible water or wastewater system, or when existing infrastructure isn't adequate for the proposed project demands. • Service may involve the construction of a new line or an associated facility or upgrades to existing lines or facilities. • The applicant pays for the associated infrastructure, as outlined in the SER. SER Process • Per the Land Development Code, SERs require Council approval if the property is in the Drinking Water Protection Zone and outside of the City's full purpose jurisdiction. • Environmental Commission and Water & Wastewater Commission review and make recommendations on SERs that require Council approval. • No conditions can be put on approval of SERs. Request Summary • 4.44 acres • 2-Mile ETJ • Slaughter Creek Watershed, Barton Springs Zone • Located in the Edwards Aquifer Contributing Zone • Drinking Water Protection Zone (DWPZ) • Subject to Save Our Springs (SOS) Ordinance Request Summary • Living Unit Equivalent (LUE) is the typical flow that would be produced by a single-family residence located in a typical subdivision. Standard conversions are applied depending on the proposed use to determine the number of LUEs a project will generate. • 82,000² ft warehouse building with 21 LUEs SER #5313 Site Location Austin City Limits Austin ETJ Edwards Aquifer Recharge Zone Edwards Aquifer Contributing Zone Austin City LimitsETJRechargeContributingAustin City LimitsETJRechargeContributing Site Location Site Location Limited Purpose 2 Mile ETJ SER #5313 Environmental Impacts • No known Critical Environmental Features • No Critical Water Quality Zone or Water Quality Transition Zones onsite • Does not drain to occupied salamander habitat SER #5313 Proposed Wastewater Extension Map provided by Austin Water Water Service • This SER does not require water service. • There is a 12-inch water main on site to connect to in Circle Drive that would meet the fire and domestic needs for the proposed development. SER #5313 Alternative Wastewater Service If service is not extended: 1. On-Site Sewage Facility (OSSF) would not be a feasible alternative for the estimated amount of flow. 2. Apply for a Subsurface Area Drip Dispersal System (SADDS) issued by TCEQ. This would require 1.91 acres for a …
May 31, 2022 Terri Myers, Chair City of Austin Historic Landmark Commission Dear Ms. Myers, Re: 310, 312, 314-318 Colorado Street and 201, 209, 211, and 213 4th Street Preservation Austin exists to empower Austinites to shape a more inclusive, resilient, and meaningful community culture through preservation. We write to you today to address the alarming losses that our LGBTQIA community may face with the proposed demolitions of 310, 312, 314-318 Colorado Street and 201, 209, 211, and 213 4th Street. We ask the Historic Landmark Commission to reject the proposed demolitions and support historic zoning for these significant properties in the areas of Community Value and Architecture. These cases aligns with Preservation Austin’s Underrepresented Heritage Advocacy Priority for their associations with Austin’s LGQBTIA community. Since adopting this priority, Preservation Austin’s Advocacy Committee and our Fowler Family Underrepresented Heritage Interns have done extensive research into Austin’s LGBTQIA heritage and the sites associated with it, many of which are no longer extant. To date, no historic landmarks, markers, or designations honor Austin’s LGBTQIA heritage. This problem is not unique to Austin––scholars Camden Miller and Alex Bitterman aptly summarized this phenomenon in their essay “Commemorating Historically Significant Gay Places Across the United States”: “Gay spaces across the United States are steeped in important and ephemeral history. However, the stories of these spaces—and the people that lived the struggle to gain LGBTQ+ rights—are largely unrecorded, undocumented, and are not centrally collected or archived beyond Wikipedia entries and oral histories. Many gay places and gay neighborhoods have no formal means of recognition or historic protection such as those that are available to other classifications of landmarks from state or federal agencies. The pioneering generation that gave rise to the LGBTQ+ rights movement is aging and the time to capture the unprecedented—and largely undocumented—history of their efforts and struggle is endangered.” Preservation Austin remains committed to researching and protecting the spaces vital to our city’s LGBTQIA heritage. We believe it is important to do so because this is a story that is not often told, but one that is essential to the complete story of Austin. The Warehouse District has been home to a vibrant queer community for many decades, and within its walls and on its streets the very history of Austin’s LGBTQIA community has been written. We heard from the Hanover company as they attempted to deny and downplay the historic associations of …
May 27, 2022 City of Austin Historic Landmark Commission Commissioners, We are reaching to support the project and in opposition to historic zoning applications for the W. 4th Street item that will be on your June 1st agenda as items A6 and A7. The Hanover Group has been very intentional in their planning to not only respect the historical nature of the buildings but more over, the historical and cultural nature that 4th street is and has been for decades to the LGBT community. As a city, we can all point to countless developments that have disregarded the significance of small businesses in their path to redevelop a lot. It is harder to find examples like the Hanover Group that have not only made it a point to preserve bricks and mortar but to preserve the nexus of a community and make every effort to improve the long term viability of community centered small businesses in the area. This developer could have done like most others and simply worked with the land owners to build from the sidewalk up, mowing over every small local business in it’s path but this developer is setting anew standard of reaching beyond the expected and working with not only with the land owner but also the existing small businesses and the community. We hope to see more intentionality in future developments in the city that respects not only the physical historical aspects, but are also inclusive of the cultural aspects and housing needs of Austin. Sincerely yours, Tina Cannon President & CEO Austin LGBT Chamber of Commerce 211 WEST 5TH STREET AUSTIN, TX 78701 || 512-761-LGBT || WWW.AUSTINLGBTCHAMBER.COM
May 16, 2022 SOCIAL KNOWLEDGEABLE INFLUENTIAL Kimberly Levinson President Curtis Rogers Vice President Angela Hovis Treasurer Marshall Geyer Gordon Moore Frank Seely Philip Wiley Dear Planning Commission and Austin City Council: The Downtown Austin Neighborhood Association (DANA) opposes historic landmark status for the site of Oilcan Harry’s and other establishments at 201-213 W. 4th St. and endorses the Hanover Company’s proposal to restore the facades and add a tower above for the following reasons: 1. Austin desperately needs more housing, and this development, in an area unencumbered by Capitol View Corridors, will provide 400 families or individuals with the opportunity to live downtown. Downtown should be Austin’s densest neighborhood, with the best public transportation, that supports locally 75/25 mode share split by 2040, lowering the carbon footprint of our residents, as we do our part to address climate change. 2. The owner of Oilcan Harry’s and other establishments on the block opposes the landmarking of this site, because the developer has offered a guaranteed lease to Oilcan Harry’s for the next 25 years, on very favorable terms. Without such a deal, the establishments will have to move or close when their current leases expire. The loss of the Oilcan Harry’s establishment for the LGBTQIA community would be immeasurable. 3. The developer is willing to restore the street level façade, creating an excellent precedent for the redevelopment of other sensitive areas, and keeping the charm of the area intact, while creating much-needed housing. 4. DANA holds strong beliefs about private property rights, and is only willing to see them overridden in very limited circumstances. This development does not trigger such a pressing need, in our estimation. Given all these considerations, DANA supports the redevelopment of this site and the preservation of Oilcan Harry’s and other establishments currently on the site. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Kimberly Levinson President Downtown Austin Neighborhood Association (DANA)
o o Thank you for your time, Joe Delia, AIA LGBTQIA + Alliance Chair Tim Petersen, AIA LGBTQIA + Alliance Chair Elect Mikel Bennett, Associate AIA Co-Founder LGBTQIA + Alliance
