ZONING CHANGE REVIEW SHEET CASE: C14-2024-0124 – 1109 S. Lamar Blvd DISTRICT: 9 ZONING FROM: CS-1-V-CO ZONING TO: CS-1-MU-V-CO-DB90 ADDRESS: 1109 South Lamar Boulevard SITE AREA: 0.287 acres (12, 501 sq. ft.) PROPERTY OWNER: GSGB, LP AGENT: Drenner Group, PC (Leah Bojo) CASE MANAGER: Cynthia Hadri 512-974-7620, Cynthia.hadri@austintexas.gov STAFF RECOMMENDATION: The staff recommendation is to grant commercial-liquor sales – vertical mixed use building – conditional overlay – density bonus 90 (CS-1-V-CO-DB90) combining district. The Conditional Overlay would prohibit the following uses in the CS-1 base zoning district: Liquor sales use. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION / RECOMMENDATION: March 11, 2025: CITY COUNCIL ACTION: ORDINANCE NUMBER: ISSUES: In December 2023, Ordinance No. 20220609-080, Ordinance No. 20221201-056 and Ordinance No. 20221201-055 were invalidated. On March 11, 2024, Ordinance No. 20240229- 073, was enacted to create the “DB90” combining district, which amended City Code Title 25 (Land Development) to create a new zoning district for a density bonus program that grants 30 feet in height above the base zoning district, to a maximum of 90 feet, and modifies site development regulations including compatibility standards. Subsequently, the applicant submitted this new rezoning application to request the -DB90 combining district. Staff is recommending an alternative to the applicant’s request. The staff supports commercial-liquor sales – vertical mixed use building – conditional overlay – density bonus 13 C14-2024-0124 - 1109 S. Lamar Blvd; District 91 of 14 C14-2024-0124 2 90 (CS-1-V-CO-DB90) combining district for this property. The requested -MU combining district designation is unnecessary for the intended purpose of development and could potentially conflict with the affordable housing requirements of DB90. The conditions establishing prohibited use in the Conditional Overlay for case number C14- 05-0137 are requested to be continued by the applicant, however seeks to remove the following restriction: A site plan or building permit for the Property may not be approved, released, or issued, if the completed development or uses of the Property, considered cumulatively with all existing or previously authorized development and uses, generate traffic that exceeds 2,000 trips per day. In general, the City’s Transportation and Public Works Department no longer supports vehicle trip caps as conditional overlays to zoning cases, though it will still be assessed for a site if requested or it seems warranted. The appropriate time to assess a site for transportation impact and mitigation is with the site plan application, when land use and intensity is known, and site access …
ZONING CHANGE REVIEW SHEET CASE: C14-2024-0184 – 4930 South Congress DISTRICT: 3 ADDRESS: 4910 and 4930 South Congress Avenue ZONING FROM: CS-MU-CO-NP; CS-1-MU-CO-NP TO: CS-MU-V-CO-NP; CS-1-MU-V-CO-NP SITE AREA: 6.840 acres (includes footprint: 30,009.372 square feet for CS-1-MU-CO-NP) PROPERTY OWNER: 4930 SOCO LLC (Colin Brothers) AGENT: Drenner Group, PC (Drew Raffaele) CASE MANAGER: Nancy Estrada (512-974-7617, nancy.estrada@austintexas.gov) STAFF RECOMMENDATION: The Staff recommendation is to grant general commercial services – mixed use – vertical mixed use building – conditional overlay – neighborhood plan (CS-MU-V-CO- NP) combining district zoning and commercial-liquor sales – mixed use – vertical mixed use building – conditional overlay – neighborhood plan (CS-1-MU-V-CO-NP) combining district zoning. The Conditional Overlay will include the following: A 30-foot wide vegetative buffer shall be established and maintained along the property lines that are adjacent to a property used or zoned family residence-neighborhood plan (SF-3-NP) combining district or more restrictive. (consistent with Ordinance No. 20050818-Z003 – Part 9). For a summary of the basis of Staff’s recommendation, see pages 2 - 4. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION / RECOMMENDATION: March 11, 2025: CITY COUNCIL ACTION: ORDINANCE NUMBER: ISSUES: 14 C14-2024-0184 - 4930 South Congress; District 31 of 24 C14-2024-0184 Page 2 CASE MANAGER COMMENTS: The subject rezoning area is located on the west side of South Congress Avenue, between Ramble Lane to the south and Sheraton Avenue to the north. The property is approximately 6.84 acres and is currently developed with a large commercial/office building that is occupied by various types of businesses, including general retail, personal services, restaurant (limited) and administrative/office uses. In addition, there are two smaller commercial/office buildings that are occupied with auto services and an animal daycare. The site is currently zoned general commercial services – mixed use – conditional overlay – neighborhood plan (CS-MU-CO-NP) combining district zoning. The overall acreage includes approximately 0.70 acres that are zoned commercial-liquor sales – mixed use – conditional overlay – neighborhood plan (CS-1-MU-CO-NP) combining district zoning. Since the subject area is located along the South Congress Activity Corridor, it is surrounded by commercial services and multifamily mixed use developments. Directly north of the property are condominium residences, while immediately to the south are multifamily residences (CS-MU-CO-NP). To the east, across South Congress Avenue, is a mobile home park, multifamily residences, and commercial services (CS-MU-CO-NP; MH-NP). Additionally, within one-half mile to the east, there is Battle Bend Neighborhood Park. There are single family residences to the …
TO: Planning Commission M E M O R A N D U M FROM: Christopher Bueckert, Real Estate Services Agent Land Development Engineering, Transportation and Public Works Department DATE: February 26, 2025 SUBJECT: F# 2024-130020 LM Street Right-of-Way Vacation approximately 0.9113-acre tract of land abutting 6400-1/2 Burleson Road Attached is the Application Packet and Master Comment Report pertaining to the street right-of-way vacation application for an approximately 39,697 square foot (0.9113-acre) tract of land, being the paved/developed right- of-way abutting 6400-1/2 Burleson Road, being out of that certain 1.14 acres tract of land, situated in the Santiago Del Valle Survey, Abstract No. 24, conveyed unto George S. Matthews, County Judge of Travis County, and his successors in office, by Deed recorded in Volume 554, Pages 251-252, Deed Records, Travis County. Said tract of land was annexed to the City of Austin on April 23, 1987, and became a public right-of-way. The proposed vacation tract will be added to the abutting: North Tract – 2.6978-acres of land, out of the Santiago Del Valle Grant, situated in Travis County, Texas, by Deed recorded in Document No. 2021236711, Official Public Records of Travis County, Texas; South Tract – 1.1631-acres of land, out of the Santiago Del Valle Grant, Abstract No. 24, situated in Travis County, Texas, by Deed recorded in Document No. 2021272168, Official Public Records of Travis County, Texas. The abutting properties are owned by ZIFS Burleson6300 LLC, a Texas limited liability company. Per the transmittal letter dated September 25, 2024, received by the City of Austin, the applicant states, “How do you plan to develop the area to be vacated? Response: The land is owned in fee by Travis County and will be conveyed to the adjacent owner for redevelopment.” All affected departments and private utility franchise stakeholders have reviewed the application and recommend approval, subject to the reviewers’ conditions shown on the attached Master Comment Report. Per City Code §14-11-71 – Notice to Interested Property Owners Public notice will be sent to owners within 300’ of the area to be vacated. The director of the Public Works Department may approve the application after the 10th day that the notice is issued; and an affected property owner may submit comments regarding the proposed vacation. Public Notice was sent to appropriate parties on February 14, 2025. No objections have been received by staff as of the date of this memorandum. The applicant …
PLANNING COMMISSION APPEAL OF ADMINISTRATIVE DENIAL OF A WAIVER OF DESIGN GUIDELINES CASE NUMBER: SP-2022-0218C.SH PC DATE: March 11, 2025 PROJECT NAME: Avalon Pointe ADDRESS: COUNCIL DISTRICT: NEIGBORHOOD PLAN: 2610 Hume Place 9 Central Austin Combined APPLICANT: Sudhakar Allada, 2602 Hume Place LLC AGENT: Leah Bojo, Drenner Group CASE MANAGER: Jorge E. Rousselin. (512) 974-2975 Jorge.rousselin@austintexas.gov AREA: WATERSHED: 0.225 Acres (9,801SF) Shoal Creek (Urban) REQUEST: The applicant is requesting to appeal the denial of administrative waiver requests under LDC Section 25-2- 764(C) for University Neighborhood Overlay Zoning District Design Regulations under Building Criteria Manual (BCM) Section 12. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends DENIAL of the appeal based on the project not meeting the minimum departure from the provision necessary to avoid an unreasonable or impractical result as outlined in LDC Section 25-2-764 (C). STAFF FINDINGS AND RATIONALE: The subject project, titled Avalon Pointe, is a 126-unit multifamily development within the University Neighborhood Overlay (UNO), of which 13 units are reserved at 50% Austin Median Family Income (MFI) and 13 units reserved at 60% MFI. This project was approved on January 29, 2024, via Site Plan No. SP- 2022-0218C.SH (the “Project”). As the Project lies within the boundaries of UNO and within the Outer West Campus subdistrict, it is subject to the design guideline provisions as outlined below: LDC Section 25-2-764, Design Guidelines: (A) A site plan must comply with the design guidelines prescribed by administrative rule. An applicant shall file with the site plan drawings of all building elevations and streetscapes that demonstrates substantial compliance with the design guidelines. (B) The director of the Neighborhood Planning and Zoning Department shall determine whether a site plan substantially complies with the design guidelines. (C) The director of the Neighborhood Planning and Zoning Department may waive a provision of the design guidelines if the director determines that the provision is unreasonable or impractical as applied to the site plan and that, with the waiver, the site plan will still substantially comply with the design guidelines. A waiver under this subsection must be the minimum departure from the provision necessary to avoid an unreasonable or impractical result. 16 SP-2022-0218C.SH - Avalon Pointe1 of 51 (D) An interested party may appeal to the land use commission: (1) a determination by the director of the Neighborhood Planning and Zoning Department that a site plan substantially complies with the design guidelines; or (2) a decision by the director …
North Lamar and South Congress Station Area Vision Plans Planning Commission Briefing Tuesday, March 11, 2025 Agenda 1 What is ETOD? 2 What’s an ETOD Station Area? 3 Station Area Vision Plans 4 Next Steps 5 Discussion What is ETOD? 1 What is ETOD? ETOD is an approach to planning that puts housing, jobs, services, and retail near public transit stations. This makes it easier for people to get to these places using public transit and creates walkable neighborhoods with a range of services. Supporting Equitable Outcomes ETOD goes beyond just thinking about places—it focuses also on the people in these places, especially those who have been left out of past planning efforts. Project Connect and ETOD 2020 Voters overwhelmingly approve Project Connect 2021 CapMetro ETOD study (funded by FTA) *FTA- Federal Transit Administration 2023 City Council accepts ETOD Policy Plan The ETOD Policy Plan • Informed by CapMetro’s ETOD Study • Direction to staff to initiate Station Area Planning, Imagine Austin amendments, and Land Development Code amendments • Direction to create an ETOD Implementation Plan as a short- term work program What are the ETOD Goals? The plan has six key goals created with the help from the community. Enable all residents to benefit from safe, sustainable, and accessible transportation Help to close racial health and wealth gaps Preserve and increase housing opportunities that are affordable and attainable Expand access to high-quality jobs and career opportunities Support healthy neighborhoods that meet daily needs Expand Austin’s diverse cultural heritage and small, BIPOC-owned, and legacy businesses What is an ETOD Station Area? 2 Station Area Planning and ETOD Station Area Planning is a community-driven approach to crafting a vision for the area surrounding a transit station. North Lamar Transit Center Station Area South Congress Transit Center Station Area Station Areas Engagement Timeline Round 1 Engagement Spring 2023 Round 2 Engagement Fall 2023 Round 3 Engagement Fall 2024 Engagement The Vision Plans North Lamar & South Congress Transit Centers Station Area Vision Plans 3 North Lamar Transit Center NLTC Concept Plan NLTC Vision Plan and Future Land Use Map South Congress Transit Center SCTC Concept Plan SCTC Vision Plan and Future Land Use Map ETOD Typologies North Lamar Transit Center Station Area ETOD Typologies South Congress Transit Center Station Area ETOD Policy Toolkit ETOD Implementation Timeline Next Steps/Related Actions 4 Existing Neighborhood Plans NLTC Station Area SCTC Station Area NPA Virtual Community …
DESIGN COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION 20250224-003 Date: February 24, 2025 Subject: Austin Core Transportation Plan Motioned By: Commissioner Luckens Seconded By: Commissioner Carroll Recommendation The Design Commission recommends the Austin Core Transportation Plan to City Council with the following friendly amendments. • Street trees be mandatory in the corridor projects presented in the Austin Core Transportation Plan • The implementation of the plan shall include the green costs and green infrastructure estimates be part of the base estimates and not a line item The inclusion of a multimodal transportation plan in and out of the urban core to the surrounding communities. • • Projects in the Austin Core Transportation Plan be brought to the Design Commission. Rationale: The rational for supporting The Core Transportation Plan with the friendly amendments is to emphasize items of importance that reflect vision and goals set forth in the Urban Design Guidelines. 1. We strongly feel the need to prioritize the mandatory inclusion of street trees for any right of way improvements. Street trees are a necessity that greatly helps us meet our goals of becoming a more walkable city by providing critical shading along sidewalks, helps mitigate climate change through carbon sequestration and can act as a barrier to protect pedestrians from vehicular traffic. 2. The commission believes that the plan should also include provisions to address the reduction of the TxDOT level speeds as vehicles enter downtown city streets. This protects pedestrian and existing downtown multimodal transportation from collisions with vehicles moving at unsafe rates of speed. 3. The plan should also include a plan for multimodal transportation in and out of the urban core from the surrounding districts to provide for an equitable opportunity to explore the downtown core. 4. The commission agreed that the priority and supporting projects presented in The Austin Core Transportation Plan meet the requirements of infrastructure projects to be reviewed by the commission and should come before the commission for review and comment. A majority of the elements proposed in the plan include design strategies that directly correspond to the goals of the Urban Design Guidelines. Vote: 10-0 1 of 2 18 ACT Plan1 of 2 For: Chair Salinas, Vice Chair Meiners, Commissioner Carroll, Commissioner Gelles, Commissioner Howard, Commissioner Ladner, Commissioner Luckens, Commissioner McKinney, Commissioner Wallace, Commissioner Wittstruck Against: Abstain: Absent: Vacancy: District 6 Attest: Jon Salinas, AIA Chair - Design Commission District 2 2 of 2 18 ACT …
Austin Core Transportation (ACT) Plan Phase 1 & 2 Engagement Summary August–October 2022 | November 2022–March 2023 1. "What is the ACT Plan" informational brochure 2. Phase I Feedback Summary 3. Phase I Engagement Report 4. Phase 2 Feedback Summary 5. City Council Mobility Committee May 11, 2023 Presentation 18 ACT Plan1 of 69 WHAT IS THE AUSTIN CORE TRANSPORTATION (ACT) PLAN? The ACT Plan is studying mobility options into, out of, through and within Downtown Austin. With Project Connect transit plans and the I-35 Capital Express Central rebuild project bringing significant change to the area, it is important to reexamine the form and function of the street network to interact with those changes and meet future needs and modes of transportation. WHAT WILL ACT DO? The ACT Plan will produce a list of projects and a vision for how Downtown Austin streets should operate. These projects will work within our real-world constraints, providing safe and efficient mobility enhancements. Whether people are delivering food, commuting to work, enjoying entertainment or appreciating our public spaces, the ACT Plan seeks to make accomplishing those tasks easier. WHAT WILL ACT DO? Austin Transportation Department wants to hear from all stakeholders and travelers to downtown Austin. Comments are best provided through online surveys, emailing the team or attending community meetings. Scan here for more info AustinTexas.gov/ACTplan ACTplan@AustinTexas.gov @AustinMobility /ATXtransportation 512-974-23OO 18 ACT Plan2 of 69 ¿QUÉ ES EL PLAN DEL CASCO CENTRAL DE AUSTIN (ACT)? El Plan ACT está estudiando opciones de movilidad hacia, desde, a través y dentro del centro de Austin. Con los planes de tránsito del Proyecto Connect y el proyecto de reconstrucción de la I-35 Capital Express Central trayendo cambios significativos al área, es importante reexaminar la forma y función de la red de calles para interactuar con esos cambios y satisfacer las necesidades futuras y los modos de transporte. ¿QUÉ HARÁ ACT? El Plan ACT producirá una lista de proyectos y una visión de cómo deberían operar las calles del Centro de Austin. Estos proyectos funcionarán dentro de nuestras limitaciones del mundo real, brindando mejoras de movilidad seguras y eficientes. Ya sea que las personas estén entregando alimentos, yendo al trabajo, disfrutando del entretenimiento o apreciando nuestros espacios públicos, el Plan ACT busca facilitar el cumplimiento de esas tareas. ¿CÓMO PUEDO PARTICIPAR EN ACT? El Departamento de Transporte de Austin quiere escuchar a todas las partes interesadas y viajeros …
BOARD/COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION URBAN TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION Recommendation Number 20250304: Austin Core Transportation Plan WHEREAS, the Austin Core Transportation Plan seeks to create a cohesive and adaptable transportation framework that addresses the unique mobility challenges of downtown Austin while building on previous downtown planning efforts and integrating upcoming major infrastructure projects like I-35 Capital Express Central and Project Connect; and WHEREAS, the Downtown street network is 1% of Austin’s overall network but accounts for 12% of all pedestrian crashes and 17% of intersection-related pedestrian crashes; and WHEREAS, the Austin Strategic Mobility Plan sets a goal of 50% non-single occupancy vehicle mode share by 2039; and WHEREAS, two-way streets are safer and increase economic activity where conversions are implemented; and WHEREAS, street trees and additional shade downtown make walking more feasible and can even reduce vehicle speeds; and WHEREAS, the East side of downtown is not currently slated to have a new on-street, high- quality North-South bicycle facility in the current ACT plan; and WHEREAS, the Downtown Austin Alliance Downtown Parking Study was created to comprehensively and holistically find parking management solutions to better serve the residents, workers, and visitors of downtown Austin; and WHEREAS, the Urban Land Institute convened a Technical Assistance Panel focused on reducing the growth of parking downtown, improving management of current parking supply, improving the human experience downtown, and improving other transportation modes; and WHEREAS, City Council Resolution No. 20240201-054 and corresponding ordinances seek to reduce the overall number of new parking spaces built within downtown Austin and create a more pedestrian-oriented built environment; and 18 ACT Plan1 of 3 WHEREAS, the future Austin Light Rail and expanded MetroRapid services are projected to carry tens of thousands additional riders into downtown; and WHEREAS, there are limited resources devoted to transportation infrastructure improvements across the City, with competing priorities, including installing transportation facilities outside of downtown where no current facilities exist; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED the UTC recommends that the City Council adopt the Austin Core Transportation plan; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Urban Transportation Commission recommends the Austin Core Transportation Plan prioritizes the needs of pedestrians, cyclists, and non-car modes of transportation throughout the downtown area over car volume throughput; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the UTC recommends the ACT plan continue the protected bike lane on Red River Street from 7th Street to 12th Street, as contemplated by the 2023 Bicycle Plan …
REGULAR CALLED MEETING of the ROBERT MUELLER MUNICIPAL AIRPORT PLAN IMPLEMENTATION ADVISORY COMMISSION TUESDAY, MARCH 11, 2025, at 6:00 P.M. AUSTIN ENERGY HEADQUARTERS ASSEMBLY ROOM 1111 4815 MUELLER BOULEVARD AUSTIN, TEXAS Some members of the Commission may be participating by videoconference. Public comment will be allowed in-person or remotely via telephone. Speakers may only register to speak on an item once either in-person or remotely and will be allowed up to three minutes to provide their comments. Registration no later than noon the day before the meeting is required for remote participation by telephone. To register to speak remotely, call or email Kate Clark at kate.clark@austintexas.gov or 512-974-7875. CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS/COMMISSIONERS: Michael Jones, Chair Rick Krivoniak, Vice Chair Richard Brimer Andrew Clements Corky Hilliard Christopher Jackson Martin Luecke David Neider Kathy Sokolic AGENDA CALL TO ORDER PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL The first ten speakers signed up prior to the meeting being called to order will each be allowed a three-minute allotment to address their concerns regarding items not posted on the agenda. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the Robert Mueller Municipal Airport Plan Implementation Advisory Commission Regular Meeting on February 11, 2025. STAFF BRIEFING 2. Staff briefing by Financial Services Department on Mueller Financial Update. 3. Staff briefing by Financial Services Department on the retirement of Mueller staff member Pamela Hefner. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS 4. Discussion and possible action on a recommendation for the City’s FY 2025-26 Budget to provide funding to the Mueller POA for summer lifeguards to maintain public hours at the Mueller pools. 5. Discussion by RMMAPIAC Commissioners on a potential recommendation to City Council related to retirement living with healthcare options within Mueller. DISCUSSION ITEMS FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS ADJOURNMENT The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the American with Disabilities Act. Reasonable modifications and equal access to communications will be provided upon request. Meeting locations are planned with wheelchair access. If requiring Sign Language Interpreters or alternative formats, please give notice at least 2 days (48 hours) before the meeting date. Please call Kate Clark with the Financial Services Department (FSD), at 512-974-7875, 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 Kate Clark with Financial Services Department at 512-974-7875.
BOARD/COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION Robert Mueller Municipal Airport Plan Implementation Advisory Commission Recommendation Number (20250311-004): To provide funding to the Mueller Property Owners Association (POA) for summer lifeguards at Mueller pools in the FY 2025-26 Budget WHEREAS, the City of Austin’s Robert Mueller Municipal Airport Plan Implementation Advisory Commission (RMMAPIAC) was established to advise the City Council on redevelopment issues affecting the implementation of Mueller’s Master Plan; WHEREAS, one of Mueller’s six 1996 community-forged and City Council-adopted redevelopment goals was for it to enhance, be compatible with, and accessible to its surrounding neighborhoods; WHEREAS, on December 2, 2004 the City of Austin and Catellus Austin, LLC entered into a Master Development Agreement for the public-private partnership to redevelop the former Robert Mueller Municipal Airport; WHEREAS, Mueller’s 140 acres of parks, green spaces, trails, and two swimming pools were developed with Mueller project funds, and are open to and heavily used by the larger Austin community, leading to the 2024 action by the City Council to approve continued annual payments, as budget allows, to the Mueller Property Owners Association (POA) towards maintaining the now City-owned Perimeter Parks; WHEREAS, since each were completed, the public has been welcome to use both Ella Wooten and John Gaines Pools during hours established by the POA from Memorial Day weekend in May to Labor Day weekend in September, paying a per-use fee comparable to City of Austin District Pools, with the POA providing required lifeguard services during public hours for the benefit of Mueller residents and nonresidents alike and WHEREAS, The Mueller POA establishes the budget for all Mueller parks and pools, and the current 2025 cost for lifeguards is budgeted to be approximately $140,500. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the RMMAPIAC recommends that the City Council includes sufficient funding in PARD’s FY 2025-26 and future budgets to cover Mueller pool lifeguard costs to maintain public access periods and for staff to coordinate with the Mueller POA on this item. Date of Approval: _____________________________ Record of the vote: ____________________________ Attest: _____________________________________________
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION (CDC) MEETING March 11, 2025 – 6:30 PM Austin City Hall, Boards and Commissions – 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 512-974-3108 or edward.blake@austintexas.gov Cynthia Jaso Dove Springs Jose Noe Elias Montopolis Jenny E. Achilles Private Sector Appointee Raul E Longoria Public Sector Appointee South Austin CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS: Jo Anne Ortiz Public Sector Appointee Julia Woods South Austin Vacant St. John’s Nyeka Arnold North Austin Bertha Delgado East Austin Vacant Rosewood- Zaragosa/Blackland Vacant Public Sector Appointee Vacant Colony Park Tisha-Vonique Hood Public Sector Appointee Vacant Private Sector Appointee Vacant Public Sector Appointee Please visit https://austintexas.gov/cdc for more information about the Community Development Commission. Purpose: The purpose of the board is to advise the Council in the development and implementation of programs designed to serve the poor and the community at large with an emphasis on federally funded programs. AGENDA CALL TO ORDER PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL The first 10 speakers signed up prior to the meeting being called to order will each be allowed a three- minute allotment to address their concerns regarding items not posted on the agenda. APPROVAL OF MINUTES DISCUSSION ITEMS 1. Approve the February 11, 2025, Community Development Commission meeting minutes. 2. Updates on the voting outcome for Public Sector Appointees for the Community Development Commission (Angel Zambrano, Manager, Neighborhood Services Unit, Austin Public Health). 3. Presentation from the Housing Authority regarding updates for Santa Rita Courts, Rosewood Courts, and Chalmers Courts (Ann Gass, Director of Strategic Housing Initiatives, and Sylvia Calderon Chief Operating Officer, Housing Authority City of Austin). 4. Presentation regarding the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) activities and outcomes (Angel Zambrano, Manager, Neighborhood Services Unit, Austin Public Health). 5. Updates on the potential implications of the proposed federal spending cuts to local programs and services (Mandy DeMayo, Interim Director Housing Department). 6. Discussion of the Nominations Process for the Community Development Commission officers (Vice Chair Elias, …
Housing Authority of the City of Austin Bringing Opportunity Home DEVELOPMENT UPDATE Rosewood Courts & Santa Rita Courts Sylvia Calderon, Chief Operating Officer Ann Gass, Director of Strategic Housing Initiatives March 11, 2025 ROSEWOOD COURTS Status Update 1. NEW CONSTRUCTION 2. RESTORATION 3. HOMEOWNERSHIP ROSEWOOD COURTS Status Update 1. NEW CONSTRUCTION ROSEWOOD COURTS Status Update 2. RESTORATION ROSEWOOD COURTS Status Update 3. HOMEOWNERSHIP ROSEWOOD COURTS Status Update ROSEWOOD COURTS Status Update 1. NEW CONSTRUCTION SANTA RITA COURTS Current State 97 units SANTA RITA COURTS Current State SANTA RITA COURTS Current State SANTA RITA COURTS Status Update Subject to change SANTA RITA COURTS Status Update PHASE 1 96 units Subject to change SANTA RITA COURTS Status Update PHASE 2 ~96 units Subject to change SANTA RITA COURTS Status Update Subject to change SANTA RITA COURTS Status Update Subject to change SANTA RITA COURTS Status Update Subject t change SANTA RITA COURTS Status Update TIMELINE PHASE 1 Late 2025/Early 2026: Resident relocation begins Mid 2026: Construction begins Late 2027: First units available Subject to change
Community Services Block Grant 2024 Contract Programmatic/Financial Report March 11, 2025 The Community Services Block Grant funds the delivery of services to low income Texas residents in all 254 counties. These funds support a variety of direct services in addition to helping maintain the core administrative elements of community action agencies. For the City of Austin, the grant provides funding for the delivery of basic needs, case management, preventive health and employment support services through the City’s seven (7) Neighborhood Centers. Mission: The Neighborhood Services Unit improves the lives and health of people experiencing poverty by providing public health and social services and connecting residents of Austin and Travis County to community resources. ◼ Basic Needs (food, clothing, information and referral, notary services, transportation, car safety education and car seats, tax preparation, fans, Thanksgiving food baskets and other seasonal activities); ◼ Preventive Health (screenings for blood pressure, blood sugar including a1C, and cholesterol; pregnancy testing; health promotion presentations, coordination and participation in health fairs, immunizations, coordination of wellness activities, linkages to medical home providers and diabetes case management); ◼ Case Management (individual/family support counseling, advocacy, self-sufficiency case management, crisis intervention, linkages with employers, educational opportunities and training, and working with individuals on quality of life issues); ◼ Employment Support (intake, assessment and goal setting, job readiness training, job placement assistance, and job retention services) Expenditures Categories 2024 Contract Budget % of Total Personnel Fringe Benefits Other Total $1,140,731.00 Cumulative Expenditures as of 1/31/25 $674,334.52 $347,548.02 $19,550 $1,041,432.54 91% 1 4 4E 5 5B 5D 4C 4I 5A 5JJ 7A 7B 7D 7N Transition Out of Poverty Goal Goal Achieved TOP Individuals who transitioned out of poverty 43 5 Success Rate% 12% Austin Public Health Report on PY24 Community Action Plan MISSION: To prevent disease, promote health, and protect the well-being of our community. TOP 5 NEEDS: Housing; Basic Needs; Employment; Health; Income Report Date January FNPI Outcome Description Target #Enrolled #Achieved Success Rate % Housing Households who avoided eviction Health and Social/Behavioral Development Individuals who demonstrated improved physical health and well being Individuals who improved skills related to the adult role of parents/caregivers 1000 20 50 38 SRV 3O Service Description Tax Preparation Programs Number Served A Year Ago #Enrolled #Achieved Success Rate % 38 0 285 8,108 17,485 38 7 46 133 3 102 222 Rent Payments Utility Payments Immunizations Food Distribution Case Management Eligibility Determinations Transportation Emergency Clothing …
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION 202503XX-X Implementation of Anticipated Equity Overlay Recommendations Seconded By: Commissioner Date: March XX, 2025 Subject: FY26 Budget Recommendations Motioned By: Commissioner Recommendation The Austin Community Development Commission received unprecedented testimony from the community supporting the Equity Overlay. An Equity Overlay would allow for vulnerable communities to have a voice in the development process in order to decrease the pressures from gentrification and displacement. Our commission has been updated on the progress of the ongoing Equity Overlay feasibility study and we anticipate a report that includes recommendations that the Austin City Council can move to implement. Therefore, the Community Development Commission recommends that the Austin City Council plan for the budget implications that will come from implementing the recommendations that will come from the study. We recommend that the City Council proactively allocate appropriate funding to properly plan for the anticipated recommendations. Description of Recommendation to Council ● Provide appropriate funding to implement the recommendations from the Equity Overlay Feasibility Study Rationale Since the 1820’s, when white settlers came to the area now known as Austin and displaced the Indigenous population of the area, the most vulnerable communities were targeted by developers and speculators in order to make a profit. In the 20th Century, the 1928 Master Plan displaced our black and brown communities in the name of development and for the gain of developers and speculators. The story continues with the construction of Interstate 35, with Urban Renewal, with designating East Austin a “desirable development zone”, and more recently with SMART Growth and rewriting of the Land development Code to push for more density. The legacy of our city is one of sacrificing our most vulnerable communities in the name of development and for the gain of developers and speculators. East Austin has been drastically transformed and BIPOC residents have been displaced, and neighborhoods like Dove Springs, Montopolis and Rundberg face more and more pressure from developers and speculators. According to the City of Austin Housing and Planning Department, in its impact statement relating to the HOME Initiative, “upzoning historically marginalized neighborhoods leads to displacement,” and “parties with more resources may take advantage of the new regulatory landscape, while those with fewest resources experience an increase in precarity.” As our Eastern Crescent communities, mostly BIPOC and low-income, continue to face these pressures, the community has lifted its voice to call for an Equity Overlay. The Austin …
Outlook Comments for the Planning Commission on March 11 From Sandy Wilder < > Date Mon 3/10/2025 9:13 AM To Tomko, Jonathan < > You don't often get email from . Learn why this is important External Email - Exercise Caution Hello, Mr. Tomko. I’m sending this email because I won’t be able to attend Tuesday night’s Planning Commission meeting where a re-zoning request for 2967 Manor Road will be considered. This parcel is within the Austin Heights Neighborhood Association boundaries, where my house also is, thus I have these comments. Our neighborhood has always been pro-housing. Six years ago, we worked closely with Foundation Communities on the M Station project. The Foundation Communities CEO attended Austin Heights Neighborhood Association meetings, shared site plans, explained the urgent need for housing, and answered all our questions. In the end, we unanimously supported M Station, and today, we are proud to live alongside our M Station Apartments neighbors. A plaque in the M Station learning center even recognizes the Austin Heights Neighborhood Association as a supporter. We are not opposed to housing—we are opposed to bad planning. M Station was a carefully planned, thoughtful project done in consultation with the neighborhood. In contrast, this proposed zoning change lacks transparency, thoughtful planning, and meaningful neighborhood engagement. Pro-housing means getting it right, not pushing through changes without community input. Thank you for filing my comments with the commissioners, since I’m unable to attend in person or virtually. Sandy Sandy Wilder 2941 Pannell St. Austin, TX 78722 CAUTION: This is an EXTERNAL email. Please use caution when clicking links or opening attachments. If you believe this to be a malicious or phishing email, please report it using the "Report Message" button in Outlook. For any additional questions or concerns, contact CSIRT at " ". 02 and 03 NPA-2024-0008.02 and C14-2024-0107 2967 Manor Road Revision; Districts 1 and 91 of 1
