Photo: Samuel Huston College Summer Convocation, 1947 Source: College History Garden via Pinterest TRANSLATING COMMUNITY HISTORY JULY 7, 2021 NPS UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES GRANT Increase listings associated with communities underrepresented in the National Register DESIGNATED HISTORIC RESOURCES (2017) PROJECT GOALS 1) Develop a model for proactive community engagement 2) Build community partnerships 3) Creatively link history to people’s lives 4) Begin to address shortage of historically designated properties with racially and culturally diverse associations PROJECT PARTS 1) Community engagement 2) Heritage projects 3) National Register nominations 1 COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDER GROUP African American Resource Advisory Commission Austin History Center Blackshear Bridge Carver Center Huston-Tillotson University Preservation Austin Six Square: Austin’s Black Cultural District (initial participant) Neighborhood residents District 1 Council office representative MEXICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDER GROUP Austin History Center Hispanic/Latino Quality of Life Commission Mexic-Arte Museum Mexican American Cultural Center Tejano Genealogy Society of Austin Tejano Trails/National Park Service Neighborhood residents 1 COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT Outreach materials Engagement strategies Meeting recap Additional outreach Project introduction Select focus areas Heritage project brainstorm Heritage project overview w/ team Nov 2018 2019 May July Aug Sept Oct March 2020 Community stakeholder group meetings (2 each) Neighborhood meetings 1 COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT 1 COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT 1 COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT 2 HERITAGE PROJECTS www.austintexas.gov/page/current-projects 2 HERITAGE PROJECTS www.austintexas.gov/page/current-projects 2 HERITAGE PROJECTS www.austintexas.gov/page/current-projects Spread from South East Austin/Mexican American Heritage catalog 2 HERITAGE PROJECTS www.austintexas.gov/page/current-projects Spread from College Heights/African American Heritage catalog 2 HERITAGE PROJECTS www.austintexas.gov/page/current-projects Screenshot from South East Austin/Mexican American Heritage video 3 FOCUS AREAS College Heights South East Austin 3 NATIONAL REGISTER NOMINATIONS KEY PARTNERS Huston-Tillotson University City of Austin Parks and Recreation Department Huston- Tillotson University Parque Zaragoza 3 PARQUE ZARAGOZA Austin History Center, 1950 Parks and Recreation Dept., n.d. 3 HUSTON-TILLOTSON UNIVERSITY The Ramshorn Journal, Apr. 1963, courtesy Huston-Tillotson University Archives The Ramshead Yearbook, ca. 1959, courtesy Huston-Tillotson University Archives www.austintexas.gov/page/current-projects Navasota and Holly, ca. 1950s, Austin History Center www.bit.ly/ATXpresplan Preservation Plan Working Group Members STAKEHOLDERS ✓ Affordable housing advocate ✓ Archaeologist ✓ Architect ✓ Attorney ✓ Business owner ✓ City board or commission ✓ Community member ✓ Contractor ✓ Developer ✓ Economic development organization ✓ Educational institution ✓ Engineer ✓ Heritage organization ✓ Heritage tourism professional ✓ Historic property owner ✓ Historical commission (City, County, State) ✓ Landscape architect ✓ Neighborhood association ✓ Preservation organization ✓ Preservation consultant ✓ Religious institution ✓ Social justice organization ✓ Urban planner/planning organization Preservation …
Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center Phase 2 Improvements July 2021 Updates Heidi Tse, PWD - Capital Delivery Project Manager o Request to increase PSA Authority by City Council. • Approval on 6/3/21. Increased from $2.5M to $3.9M to cover CD - Post Construction Phase Services. • Amendment #1 of Contract is in the final stages of negotiation. o Virtual (1.5 day) Charrette was held on May 13th & 17th utilizing Miro Board. o In-Person on site (2 half days) Charrette was held on June 7th & 8th. o Geotechnical Engineering - on site boring is now targeted for late July pending weather conditions. o Pink Consulting Kick-Off Meeting on May 26th for Community Engagement planning for Schematic Design and June 21st for Community Outreach for Sub-contractor opportunities. (Bobbie Garza- Hernandez) o Coordination of partnering or adjacent projects are on-going. (connection to AE District Cooling, Waterloo Greenway - Creek Delta, ATD – Red River Extension, TTF) Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center Phase 2 Improvements Virtual Charrette, May 13th & 17th, 2021 7/7/2021 2 Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center Phase 2 Improvements In-Person Charrette, June 7-8th, 2021 7/7/2021 3 Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center Phase 2 Improvements Target Schedule AE CHILLED WATER CONNECTION COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT FOR SCHEMATIC DESIGN BOND 18 PASSED ESB MAS MACC MP ADOPTION A+E UNDER CONTRACT BUILDING PROGRAM USE OF CMAR APPROVED BY COUNCIL CMAR UNDER CONTRACT DESIGN PHASE STARTS Y A M 8 1 0 2 V O N 8 1 0 2 B E F 0 2 0 2 V O N 0 2 0 2 C E D 0 2 0 2 R A M 1 2 0 2 R P A 1 2 0 2 T P E S 1 2 0 2 V O N 1 2 0 2 7/7/2021 SITE WORK BEGINS R E M M U S 2 2 0 2 Phase 1 EXISTING Phase 2 PRESENT Phase 3 FUTURE GRAND OPENING SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION R E M M U S 4 2 0 2 L L A F 4 2 0 2 4
Versión en español a continuación. Regular Meeting of the Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center Advisory Board July 7, 2021 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center Advisory Board meeting to be held July 7, 2021 with Social Distancing Modifications Public comment will be allowed via telephone; no in-person input will be allowed. All speakers must register in advance July 6, 2021 by noon. All public comment will occur at the beginning of the meeting. To speak remotely at the July 7, 2021 Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center Advisory Board Meeting, members of the public must: •Call or email the board liaison Olivia Tamzarian at 512-974-3741 or olivia.tamzarian@austintexas.gov no later than noon, Tuesday, July 6, 2021. The following information is required: speaker name, item number(s) they wish to speak on, whether they are for/against/neutral, email address and telephone number (must be the same number that will be used to call into the meeting). •Once a request to speak 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. •Speakers must call in at least 15 minutes prior to meeting start time in order to speak, late callers will not be accepted and will not be able to speak. •Speakers will be placed in a queue until their time to speak. •Handouts or other information may be emailed to Olivia Tamzarian at olivia.tamzarian@austintexas.gov by noon the day before the scheduled meeting. This information will be provided to Board and Commission members in advance of the meeting. •If the meeting is broadcast live, it may be viewed here: http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch-atxn-live Junta Especial del Grupo Asesor del Centro México-Americano Emma S. Barrientos FECHA de la reunión 7 de julio, 2021 de 6:00 pm a 8:00 pm La junta se llevará con modificaciones de distanciamiento social. Se permitirán comentarios públicos por teléfono; no se permitirá ninguna entrada en persona. Todos los oradores deben registrarse con anticipación el 6 de julio, 2021 antes del mediodía. Todos los comentarios públicos se producirán al comienzo de la reunión. Para hablar de forma remota en la reunión, los miembros del público deben: • Llame o envíe un correo electrónico al enlace de la junta, Olivia Tamzarian at 512-974-3741 o al correo electrónico olivia.tamzarian@austintexas.gov a más tardar al mediodía del miércoles 6 de julio. Se …
Versión en español a continuación. Commission for Women Meeting Wednesday, July 7, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. Commission for Women be held Wednesday, July 7, 2021 with Social Distancing Modifications Public comment will be allowed via telephone; no in-person input will be allowed. All speakers must register in advance (Tuesday, July 6, 2021 by noon). All public comment will occur at the beginning of the meeting. To speak remotely at the July 7, 2021 Commission for Women Meeting, members of the public must: •Call or email the board liaison at (512) 974-3203 or jonathan.babiak@austintexas.gov no later than noon, on July 6, 2021. The following information is required: speaker name, item number(s) they wish to speak on, whether they are for/against/neutral, email address and telephone number (must be the same number that will be used to call into the meeting). •Once a request to speak 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. •Speakers must call in at least 15 minutes prior to meeting start time in order to speak, late callers will not be accepted and will not be able to speak. •Speakers will be placed in a queue until their time to speak. •Handouts or other information may be emailed to jonathan.babiak@austintexas.gov by noon the day before the scheduled meeting. This information will be provided to Board and Commission members in advance of the meeting. •If the meeting is broadcast live, it may be viewed here: http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch-atxn-live Reunión del Commission for Women Miércoles, Julio 7, 2021 a 9:00 a.m. La junta se llevará con modificaciones de distanciamiento social Se permitirán comentarios públicos por teléfono; no se permitirá ninguna entrada en persona. Todos los oradores deben registrarse con anticipación (Martes, Julio 6, 2021 antes del mediodía). Todos los comentarios públicos se producirán al comienzo de la reunión. Para hablar de forma remota en la reunión, los miembros del público deben: • Llame o envíe un correo electrónico al enlace de la junta en (512) 974-3203 or jonathan.babiak@austintexas.gov a más tardar al mediodía (el día antes de la reunión). Se requiere la siguiente información: nombre del orador, número (s) de artículo sobre el que desean hablar, si están a favor / en contra / neutral, dirección de correo electrónico (opcional) y un número de teléfono (debe ser el número que se utilizará para …
COMMISSION FOR WOMEN MEETING MINUTES Wednesday, June 2, 2021 COMMISSION FOR WOMEN MINUTES The Commission for Women convened for a regular meeting on Wednesday, June 2, 2021 via videoconference. REGULAR MEETING Wednesday, June 2, 2021 Chair Austen called the Commission Meeting to order at 9:04 a.m. Commissioners in Attendance: Rebecca Austen, Chair Flannery Bope, Vice Chair Julia Cuba Lewis Neva Fernandez Diana Melendez Pam Rattan Sarah Tober Commissioners Absent: Vanessa Bissereth Juliana Gonzales Hemali Patel Josie Serrata Staff in Attendance: Jonathan Babiak, Office of Civil Rights 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES a. Consider approval of the minutes from the Commission for Women regular meeting on May 5, 2021. The minutes from the regular meeting on May 5, 2021 were approved on Chair Austen’s motion, Vice Chair Bope’s second on a vote of 7-0, with Commissioners Bissereth, Gonzales, Patel, and Serrata absent. a. Discussion and possible action regarding updated from the following working 2. OLD BUSINESS groups: i. Homelessness Discussion was held. No action was taken. COMMISSION FOR WOMEN MEETING MINUTES ii. Safety iii. Health Discussion was held. No action was taken. Wednesday, June 2, 2021 The motion to approve a recommendation to the City Council regarding Local Menstrual Health Equity was made on Commissioner Tober’s motion, Commissioner Cuba-Lewis’ second on a vote of 7-0 with Commissioners Bissereth, Gonzales, Patel, and Serrata absent. iv. Recognition of Equity for Women and Girls Discussion was held. No action was taken. b. Discussion and possible action regarding updates from the Joint Inclusion Discussion was held. No action was taken. c. Discussion and possible action regarding updates from the Winter Storm Review Discussion was held. No action was taken. d. Discussion and possible action regarding 2021 Commission for Women Working Committee. Task Force Groups. Discussion was held. No action was taken. The motion to approve working group memberships was made on Chair Austen’s motion, Commissioner Rattan’s second on a vote of 6-0 with Commissioners Bissereth, Fernandez, Gonzales, Patel, and Serrata absent. e. Discussion and possible action regarding the recommendation for the City of Austin FY2022 budget. Discussion was held. No action was taken. 3. NEW BUSINESS a. Presentation by Amber Fogarty, Mobile Loaves and Fishes, followed by discussion and possible action regarding programs for women and children in the community experiencing homelessness. Discussion was held. No action was taken. COMMISSION FOR WOMEN MEETING MINUTES FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS Wednesday, June 2, 2021 Presentation by Amber Price, Community …
Evaluation of Sexual Assault Investigations April 2021 Update Council Resolution 20190131-077 Patricia Bourenane, City of Austin Sarah Mostyn, Police Executive Research Forum Commission for Women July 7, 2021 Background • Council Resolution 20190131-077 and Original Scope • Comprehensive evaluation of how reported sexual assaults are investigated and processed • At a minimum either 200 sexual assault cases or fifty percent of sexual assault cases from each year, whichever number is greater, for each of the prior seven years of sexual assault case reports 2 Challenges • Challenges to project budget and timeline: • COVID-19 and Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Clearance • Legal review • Complex case review • Turnover in Sex Crimes Unit (SCU) 3 Proposed Changes to Scope of Work 4 Stakeholder Meetings • March 2021 – Council Member Sponsors • April 2021 – Meeting with Stakeholders • Survivor Justice Project, SAFE Alliance of Austin, and the Austin/Travis County Sexual Assault Response and Resource Team (SARRT) • Stakeholder preference, modify the original project scope to: • Add 2019 and 2020 case files • Review 30 percent of case files per each year 5 Updated Scope of Work Original Project Scope Cases New Project Scope Cases Calendar Year 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Total Sample 240 206 305 260 294 303 321 1,929 Calendar Year 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Total Sample 144 124 183 156 176 182 192 153 120 1,430 6 Major Milestones and Timeline Kick-Off Meetings • COMPLETE Policy/Procedure Review • ONGOING • Initial phase complete November 2020 Case Review • ONGOING • Delayed to November 2021 from May 2021 Interviews/Site Visit • ONGOING • Originally May 2021/TBD depending on availability Final Report • RESCHEDULED • Originally February 2022/May 2022 Presentation on Findings • RESCHEDULED • Originally February 2022/May 2022 7 Overview of Preliminary Observations 8 Questions?
Versión en español a continuación. Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission Meeting 07/07/2021 Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission to be held 07/07/2021 in City Hall Council Chambers, 301 West 2nd Street, with Social Distancing Modifications Public comment will be allowed in person or via telephone. All speakers must register in advance (07/06/2021 by noon). All public comment will occur at the beginning of the meeting. To speak in person at the Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission Meeting, members of the public must: •Call or email the board liaison at 512-974-7665 and matthew.dugan@austintexas.gov no later than noon, (the day before the meeting). The following information is required: speaker name, item number(s) they wish to speak on, whether they are for/against/neutral. To speak remotely at the Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission Meeting, members of the public must: •Call or email the board liaison at 512-974-7665 and matthew.dugan@austintexas.gov no later than noon, (the day before the meeting). The following information is required: speaker name, item number(s) they wish to speak on, whether they are for/against/neutral, email address and telephone number (must be the same number that will be used to call into the meeting). •Once a request to speak 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. •Speakers must call in at least 15 minutes prior to meeting start time in order to speak, late callers will not be accepted and will not be able to speak. •Speakers will be placed in a queue until their time to speak. •Handouts or other information may be emailed to matthew.dugan@austintexas.gov by noon the day before the scheduled meeting. This information will be provided to Board and Commission members in advance of the meeting. •If the meeting is broadcast live, it may be viewed here: http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch-atxn-live Reunión del Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission FECHA de la reunion (07/07/2021) La junta se llevará con modificaciones de distanciamiento social Se permitirán comentarios públicos por teléfono; se permitirá tambien comentarios en persona en este reunion. Los oradores por teléfono deben registrarse con anticipación (07/06/2021 antes del mediodía). Todos los comentarios públicos se producirán al comienzo de la reunión. Para hablar de forma remota en la reunión, los miembros del público deben: • Llame o envíe un correo electrónico al enlace de la junta en 512-974-7665 and matthew.dugan@austintexas.gov a más tardar al mediodía (el día antes de …
§ 3. REDISTRICTING. (A) For purposes of this section, the following terms are defined: (1) COMMISSION means the Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission. (2) CONTROLLING PERSON means an officer, director, manager, principal, or shareholder or member owning at least 10% ownership of a legal entity. (3) DAY means a calendar day, except that if the final day of a period within which an act is to be performed is a Saturday, Sunday, or holiday in which the City of Austin's offices are closed, the period is extended to the next day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or holiday in which the City of Austin's offices are closed. (4) PANEL means the Applicant Review Panel of three qualified, independent auditors that screens applicants for the commission. (5) QUALIFIED INDEPENDENT AUDITOR means an auditor who is currently licensed by the Texas Board of Public Accountancy and has been a practicing independent auditor for at least five years prior to appointment to the Applicant Review Panel. (6) SPOUSE means one's licensed marriage spouse, common law spouse, or recognized domestic partner. (7) SUBSTANTIAL NEGLECT OF DUTY means that an individual has disregarded a manifest duty, prescribed by this section, intentionally, knowingly, or negligently. Missing half or more of the meetings in a three month period constitutes a substantial neglect of duty. (B) In 2013 and thereafter in each year following the year in which the national census is taken under the direction of Congress at the beginning of each decade, the commission shall adjust the boundary lines of the 10 single-member districts in conformance with the standards and process set forth in this article. The commission shall be fully established no later than July 1, 2013, and thereafter no later than March 1 in each year ending in the number (1). The commission shall not draw district lines at any other time, except if the districts must be redrawn because of a judicial decision invalidating the then existing district plan, in whole or in part, or the date of the city election is moved. If the date of the city election is moved, then the dates in this article shall be adjusted to ensure the commission has sufficient time to draw the lines prior to the election date. (C) The commission shall: (1) conduct an open and transparent process enabling full public consideration of and comment on the drawing of district lines; (2) draw …
CROSSROADS LOGISTICS CENTER 8400 E PARMER LANE SP-2021-0015D Hank Marley Environmental Review Specialist Senior Development Services Department 1 PROPERTY DATA • Gilleland Creek Watershed Crossroads Logistics Center • Suburban Watershed Classification • Desired Development Zone • City of Austin Extraterritorial Jurisdiction • Not located over Edwards Aquifer Recharge Zone • Wetland CEF adjacent to site NTS North 2 EXISTING CONDITIONS North 3 TOPOGRAPHY • The site mostly slopes from north to south. However, the northern portions of the site contain the most elevation drop from west to east. All slopes are less than 15%. High Point NTS North 4 VARIANCE REQUEST • To allow cut in excess of four feet and up to 14.3 feet within the Desired Development Zone. (LDC 25-8-341) • To allow fill in excess of four feet and up to 16.5 feet within the Desired Development Zone. (LDC 25-8-342) 5 PROPOSED SITE PLAN & GRADING NTS North 6 FINDINGS • • This site offers a reasonable location for large industrial manufacturing warehouses as it is located in the Desired Development Zone along a growing manufacturing corridor, in line with sites such as Tesla and Amazon. In order to facilitate this type of development the truck courts / loading dock areas must have grades of less than 4% for maneuverability and must be fairly level so that when the trucks are parked at the loading docks the trailer elevations sit level with the finish floor elevations of the buildings and can be loaded and unloaded with ease. 7 FINDINGS (CONTINUED) • • Due to the topography of the site and the size of the proposed buildings (each approximately 4 acres in size), in order to accomplish the operational criteria, cut up to 14.3 feet and fill up to 16.5 feet are necessary. It can be challenging to find property flat enough to prevent the required amount of grading. Therefore, staff is requiring retaining walls to structurally contain the cut and fill and minimize the amount of grading. 8 FINDINGS (CONTINUED) • • This variance request is the minimum deviation from the code requirement necessary to allow a reasonable use of the property. Moreover, the design decision provides greater overall environmental protection than is achievable without the variance. The project proposes to expand the wetland CEF setback from 150 feet to 200 feet. It also proposes to provide landscaping and tree replacement & mitigation in accordance with City …
Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission (ICRC) June 30, 2021 at 6:00 pm VIA VIDEOCONFERENCING CURRENT COMMISSION MEMBERS: Prabhu Kannan Brigham Morris Errol Hardin Eugene Schneider Erin Dempsey Luis Gonzalez, Vice-Chair Dr. Sterling Lands Members Present Prabhu Kannan Brigham Morris Errol Hardin Erin Dempsey Camellia Falcon Luis Gonzalez, Vice-Chair Hoang Le Sara Inés Calderón Selina Yee Christina Puentes, Chair Joshua Blank Hoang Le Shaina Kambo Sara Inés Calderón Selina Yee Christina Puentes, Chair Joshua Blank Camellia Falcon Members Absent Eugene Schneider Shaina Kambo Dr. Sterling Lands Staff Present Matt Dugan Lisa Rodriguez Caroline Webster, legal counsel Draft Minutes Meeting goals: Interview candidates and make final hiring decisions for Administrative Manager and Legal Counsel staff positions, public hearings proposed schedule report out, public hearings promotion proposed plan report out CALL TO ORDER Chair Puentes called the meeting to order at 6:03pm with 11 members present. Commissioners Kambo, Lands, and Schneider were absent. CITIZEN COMMUNICATION: GENERAL The first three speakers who register to speak no later than noon the day before the meeting will be allowed a three-minute allotment to address their concerns regarding items not posted on the agenda. Peck Young (NAACP Committee on Redistricting) addressed the ICRC. 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES The June 16, 2021, minutes were approved without objection. 2. UNFINISHED BUSINESS The ICRC may discuss and take action on the following agenda items A. Update from Hiring Working Group Commissioner Yee gave an update on the hiring process. 3. NEW BUSINESS The ICRC may discuss and take action on the following agenda items: A. Interviews for staff: 1. Administrative Manager Gilda (Lynette) Shapovalov and Christine Granados interviewed with the ICRC. 2. Legal Counsel Attorneys David Mendez, Syd Falk and George Korbel interviewed with the ICRC. B. Executive Session Executive Session was not held, as the commission opted to evaluate the candidates publicly. C. Final Hiring Decision on: 1. Administrative Manager On Commissioner Blank’s motion, Commissioner Yee’s second, the motion to extend the Administrative Manager job offer to Christine Granados was approved on a 9-1-1 vote, with Commissioner Falcon voting nay, and Commissioner Kannan abstaining. 2. Legal Counsel On Commissioner Calderon’s motion, Commissioner Kannan’s second, the motion to extend the Legal Counsel contract offer to the team of George Korbel and David Richards was unanimously approved. D. Update from Public Hearings Working Group Commissioner Gonzalez gave the update. Chair Puentes appointed Commissioner Falcon to the Public Hearings Working Group without objection. …
Austin’s History of Minorities and Representation Elected officials subverted democracy throughout Austin’s history: • Politicians choose their voters; stop voters choosing their representatives • Disenfranchise minorities (Blacks after Reconstruction; Swedes, Irish, and Germans in the early 1900s; Blacks during Jim Crow; Hispanics in the mid-1900s • As Austin minorities gained representation, the establishment changed the rules to disenfranchise the minorities. That drive to subvert democracy and squash minorities continues today • At-large elections • “Place” elections • The “Gentlemen’s Agreement” • Attempts to prevent 10-1 geographic representation The ICRC was created, and its membership is screened, to: • Prevent politicians from choosing their voters • Assure voters, especially minority voters, choose their elected officials • Protect Austin from gerrymandering. NAACP / Hispanic Coalition to Austin ICRC
A Brief History of Race and Ethnicity in Austin Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission July 7, 2021 Ryan Robinson Demographer Presentation Takeaways In terms of race and ethnicity, the City of Austin has experienced profound diversification over the past 50 years. And yet, diversification dynamics are shifting, structurally and spatially. Austin’s collapsing housing affordability is remaking the racial and ethnic landscapes of the City and the metropolitan region. The structural and spatial histories of Austin’s African American, Latino and Asian populations each have had their own unique trajectory. The Single Member District Vote A Brief History African American Population 15 Federal policy formalizes these boundaries with redlining 17 19 20 23 Burnet Williamson Marble Falls Leander Georgetown Taylor Round Rock Hutto Plugerville Travis Bee Cave Austin Manor Elgin Dripping Springs Hays Buda Kyle Wimberley San Marcos Lockhart Caldwell Bastrop Bastrop Smithville Hispanic—Latino Population Asian Population Questions or Comments?
Introduction and Update Austin Economic Development Corporation Ju ly 2021 Council Direction Leading to AEDC Creation HR&A Advisors, Inc. PANYNJ Advertising | 2 Council investigated the creation of an EDC since 2014 A series of resolutions identified the need to first investigate and then create a real estate focused entity that could assist with inclusive growth outcomes and the preservation of existing cultural spaces as well as the development of new affordable spaces. 20141211-122: Directed the CM to explore the feasibility of an EDC 20160303-019: Music & Creative Ecosystem Omnibus Included the coordination of the preservation and creation of affordable cultural and music space by a specialty entity that could also negotiate in public/private projects and be integrated into public projects. 20170216-040: Directing the CM to bring forward proposals for the EDC 20180215-082: Use an EDC to create a Cultural Trust Directed using the Cultural Asset Mapping Project (CAMP) as a guide for broad inclusion Cultural Trust to be integrated into an EDC Investigation of code revisions, retail incentives and other real estate mechanisms to assist as needed 20190808-072: Authorizing the creation of the EDC (see next slide) Austin EDC Overview | 3 In August 2020, Council Directed Staff to Create EDC ”to complement the City's vision and programming for inclusive economic development through the formation of public-private partnerships and facilitation of resulting projects that generate additional resources or revenues for the City”…. City Council directs the City Manager to initiate the necessary processes to authorize the Creation of an economic development entity, identify potential funding sources, solicit stakeholder feedback on the entity’s governance and operational structure, and, if necessary, contract with a subject matter expert to develop an implementation plan. City Council directs the City Manager to structure the entity broadly enough to manage a range of projects, which could include affordable housing development, public-private Partnerships with private-led development such as the South Central Waterfront that could provide community benefits, and shall include a Cultural Trust to support acquisition and preservation of creative space. City Council directs the City Manager to bring forward a recommendation for funding needs to implement this direction for consideration during the Fiscal Year 2020 budget deliberations. Austin EDC Overview | 4 EDD spent 2020 -2021 exploring how to best follow Council direction EDD contracted with QBL Real Estate in November of 2020 …
MACC Staff Report – July 7, 2021 Website - Facebook - Digital Programs REINTEGRATION: MACC office hours are currently: Mon-Fri 10:00am-6:00pm & Saturday 12:00pm-4:00pm June 21-Aug 13 Cosecha Summer in-person Camp begins. (runs every week for 10 weeks) Aug 16- 20 Deep clean of the MACC building after Summer Camp ends August 23- MACC opens fully to the public, public programming can initiate EXHIBITS Amado Castillo, local Austin artist and owner of AC3 Signs, Colores de Mi Alma is the MACC’s first physical exhibit of 2021. Exhibit dates: July 2- Sept 4, 2021. Guests must reserve a time slot for their gallery visit on Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/visit-the-macc-gallery-amado- castillo-painting-exhibit-tickets-160617674789 Upcoming: September: Luis Guerra painting exhibit in SZC Gallery INTERNSHIPS SIGNATURE EVENT: Awards of Excellence - Current participation in the Smithsonian Affiliate Digital Learning and Engagement Internship. - Jazmin Trenco, who has been working on a pro-immigrant advocacy campaign, known as the Floridians for Immigrant Justice campaign. -We welcomed Jazmin (virtually) on June 14, her internship will end August 6th. -Met with Awards of Excellence working group to start planning the event, possible to have it in September along with Viva Mexico. -Nomination Form was reopened, submissions received until June 20th. -Nomination guidelines & past winners: MACC AustinTexas.gov/MaccAwards -Watch the new Awards promo video featuring the Tiarra Girls and more! SIGNATURE EVENT: Viva Mexico For Viva, Univision wants to film the Grito again and will broadcast the evening of Sept 15th. -MACC’s Viva Mexico will be in-person between Sept 15-18. CAMINOS: Graduation ceremony on 6/11/21. Caminantes delivered heartwarming speeches and received their certificates of completion. Application for the 5th class of Caminos was open from April-June, Interviews with the applicants will start in July. The next class of Caminos will be hired in July, processed in August and likely start in September. EDUCATION & Summer Camps - 2 weeks of Cosecha Summer Camp have been completed, we are now in the third week. - Students ages 5-12 have been divided into 2 “pods” for social distancing. - 2021 Summer Camp: 3 teachers, 8 activity specialists are completing their orientation & training June 1-3. - 4 Caminos graduates have joined our Edu team for the Summer Camp! LAAP / RENTALS/ GARDEN: -9 volunteers donated their time to expand our garden beds and beautify our Healing Garden for Austin Parks Foundation It’s My Park Day on June 12th. -Our next garden work day is Sunday, …
CROSSROADS LOGISTICS CENTER 8400 E PARMER LANE SP-2021-0015D Hank Marley Environmental Review Specialist Senior Development Services Department 1 PROPERTY DATA • Gilleland Creek Watershed Crossroads Logistics Center • Suburban Watershed Classification • Desired Development Zone • City of Austin Extraterritorial Jurisdiction • Not located over Edwards Aquifer Recharge Zone • Wetland CEF adjacent to site NTS North 2 EXISTING CONDITIONS North 3 TOPOGRAPHY • The site mostly slopes from north to south. However, the northern portions of the site contain the most elevation drop from west to east. All slopes are less than 15%. High Point NTS North 4 VARIANCE REQUEST • To allow cut in excess of four feet and up to 14.3 feet within the Desired Development Zone. (LDC 25-8-341) • To allow fill in excess of four feet and up to 16.5 feet within the Desired Development Zone. (LDC 25-8-342) 5 PROPOSED SITE PLAN & GRADING NTS North 6 FINDINGS • • This site offers a reasonable location for large industrial manufacturing warehouses as it is located in the Desired Development Zone along a growing manufacturing corridor, in line with sites such as Tesla and Amazon. In order to facilitate this type of development the truck courts / loading dock areas must have grades of less than 4% for maneuverability and must be fairly level so that when the trucks are parked at the loading docks the trailer elevations sit level with the finish floor elevations of the buildings and can be loaded and unloaded with ease. 7 FINDINGS (CONTINUED) • • Due to the topography of the site and the size of the proposed buildings (each approximately 4 acres in size), in order to accomplish the operational criteria, cut up to 14.3 feet and fill up to 16.5 feet are necessary. It can be challenging to find property flat enough to prevent the required amount of grading. Therefore, staff is requiring retaining walls to structurally contain the cut and fill and minimize the amount of grading. 8 FINDINGS (CONTINUED) • • This variance request is the minimum deviation from the code requirement necessary to allow a reasonable use of the property. Moreover, the design decision provides greater overall environmental protection than is achievable without the variance. The project proposes to expand the wetland CEF setback from 150 feet to 200 feet. It also proposes to provide landscaping and tree replacement & mitigation in accordance with City …
Update on the Red River Street Extension Project Austin Transportation Department Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center Board July 7, 2021 Presentation Outline Update on the Red River Street Extension Project • Project History • Project Concept • Next Steps 2 Project History 2017 Neighborhood Study 2018 ESB-MACC Master Plan 2019 ATD Mobility Study 2020 Street Impact Fee 3 2017 NEIGHBORHOOD COMMISSIONED MOBILITY STUDY • Rainey Neighborhood Association, Business Coalition, and MACC Board lead a study to identify mobility improvements in the neighborhood • Meetings with MACC Board members identified the extension of Red River as a potential solution for the lack of transit and accessibility raineytrafficstudy.com 4 2018 ESB-MACC MASTER PLAN • Executive Summary: • “Red River St. – Conversations were held with the City of Austin’s Technical Advisory Group to look at the possibility of creating a connection to the ESB-MACC from the vacated Red River St. right-of-way. At the time of this report1, it does not seem likely that a connection is possible. However, the master plan maintains the existing parking layout that lends itself for a possible connection to Red River St. in the future.” 1Adopted May 24, 2018 5 2018 ESB-MACC MASTER PLAN • Site Circulation (pg. 67): • “While a connection to Red River Street would be a demonstrable improvement to site circulation, the portion of Red River Street immediately adjacent to the site has been vacated by the City of Austin and its privately-owned. If this right-of-way ever becomes available in the future this should be explored as an additional connection as access to Red River Street could allow future CapMetro circulator routes to access the ESB- MACC…“ 6 2019 ATD RAINEY MOBILITY STUDY • The purpose of the study was to identify transportation-related improvements that address multimodal needs and mobility concerns in the area. • Evaluated multiple future network configurations • ATD presented to the MACC Board in August and December 2019 7 2019 ATD RAINEY MOBILITY STUDY Vehicle Circulation Analysis Results Scenario 4B: • Added pedestrian, bicycle, and micromobility facilities on Rainey Street and Red River Street • Made Alley and intersection improvements • Closed Rainey Street to vehicular traffic • Extended Red River Street • Made it possible for Capital Metro to operate within neighborhood Improved emergency vehicle access • 8 2020 STREET IMPACT FEE • City Council adopted a Street Impact Fee (SIF) in December 2020 • SIF …
ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION MOTION 20210707 003a Date: July 7, 2021 Subject: Norris Boat Dock, SP-2020-0223DS Motion by: Kevin Ramberg RATIONALE: WHEREAS, the Environmental Commission recognizes the applicant is requesting a variance from LDC 25- 8-281(C)(2)(B) to allow construction within 150-feet of Critical Environmental Feature (Rimrock). WHEREAS, the Environmental Commission recognizes that staff recommends this variance (with one condition) having determined the required Findings of Fact have been met. Seconded by: Andrew Creel THEREFORE, the Environmental Commission recommends the variance request with the following Staff Condition: 1. Construction to be completed by barge. VOTE 7-0 For: Creel, Thompson, Brimer, Ramberg, Barrett Bixler, Bristol, and Guerrero Against: None Abstain: None Recuse: None Absent: Coyne and Bedford Approved By: Linda Guerrero, Environmental Commission Chair 1
