` Rocky Lane Daniela Nunez PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING MINUTES Monday, February 1, 2021 The Public Safety Commission convened a videoconferencing meeting Monday February 1, 2021 at City Hall 301 W. 2nd Street in Austin, Texas. Chair Rebecca Gonzales called the Board Meeting to order at 3:00p.m, Board Members in Attendance: Rebecca Gonzales Kathleen Hausenfluck Nelly Ramirez Rebecca Bernhardt Board Members Absent: William (Bill) Kelly and Rebecca Webber (30minutes late) Staff in Attendance: Troy Gay, Chief of Staff, Austin Police Department Jasper Brown, Chief of Staff, Austin/Travis County Emergency Medical Services Rob Vires, Chief of Staff, Austin Fire Department Public Communications - Citizens signed up to speak: Carlos Leon – speaking on election integrity 1. Approval of Minutes – Chair Gonzales asked for any edits/comments to the minutes December 7, 2020 and January 4, 2021presented. Hearing no comments/edits the minutes were deemed approved. 1 2. Old Business -The Reports, Interviews, and Survey -Joyce James: Consultant -Wendy Hill -Don Baumann a. Continued Presentation –Austin Police Department Audit, APD Racial Inequities and Institutional Racism report by Joyce James (sponsors: Commissioner Gonzales and Webber) 3:25pm-4:00pm Speakers: -Framework: The Texas Model for Addressing Disproportionality & Disparities (Texas Model) -Documentation Review and Analysis -Recommended Quick Wins for APD -Austin Police Department Racial Equity Recommendations in the Context of the Texas Model -A Groundwater Analysis of Racial Inequities -Austin Police Department Priorities and Opportunities for Immediate and Measurable Actions (as developed through JJC strategic planning) Chair Gonzales invited Dr. James to begin her presentation. Dr. James introduced the additional presenters joining her in the presentation. Dr. James highlighted the presentation overview and shared the key topics they would present. Ms. James commented on the framework her team used to perform the audit on racial inequities and institutional racism. Ms. James shared their role was to help identify racial inequities within the Austin Police Department and to help them develop immediate and prolonged strategies to eliminate the inequities. The Texas Model included data-driven strategies, leadership development, culturally competent workforce and community engagement. The Tatum Report was reviewed by James Consulting and commented on their findings. James consulting surveyed a thousand sworn and civilian employees of APD and survey data indicated that African Americans were less satisfied with the workplace climate as it relates to promotion, complaints, and fairness than Hispanics and Whites. The survey results showed women were more dissatisfied than men in organizational issues of …
Versión en español a continuación. Special Called Meeting of the Community Technology and Telecommunications Commission Community Technology and Telecommunications Commission to be held April 2, 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 (April 1 by noon). All public comment will occur at the beginning of the meeting. To speak remotely at the April 2, 2021 Community Technology and Telecommunications Commission Meeting, members of the public must: Call or email the board liaison at 512-974-7676 or jesse.rodriguez@austintexas.gov no later than noon, (the day before the meeting). The information required is the speaker name, item number(s) they wish to speak on, whether they are for/against/neutral, and a telephone number or email address. Once a request to speak has been called in or emailed to the board liaison, residents will receive either an email or phone call providing the telephone number to call on the day of the scheduled meeting. Speakers must call in at least 15 minutes prior to meeting start 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 jesse.rodriguez@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 this meeting is broadcast live, residents may watch the meeting here: http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch-atxn-live Reunión del Community Technology and Telecommunications Commission FECHA de la reunion (April 2, 2021) 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 (April 1 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 512-974-7676 or jesse.rodriguez@austintexas.gov a más tardar al mediodía (el día antes de la reunión). La información requerida es el nombre del orador, los números de artículo sobre los que desean hablar, si están a favor / en contra / neutrales, y un número de teléfono o dirección de correo electrónico. • Una vez que se haya llamado o enviado …
COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION COMMUNITY TECHNOLOGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION NUMBER: 20210402-2a REGARDING: Remote Participation at Commission Meetings WHEREAS, the Community Technology and Telecommunications Commission (CTTC) requested the availability of remote participation at commission meetings prior to the pandemic to support flexible participation models; WHEREAS, the CTTC was piloting the feasibility of remote participation when the pandemic began; WHEREAS, the feasibility of remote participation is proven by the remote participation capabilities demonstrated over the past year; WHEREAS, the CTM Office has relied upon contracted part-time and/or full-time staff to support existing AV and Boards & Commissions broadcasts for an extended period of time; WHEREAS, the Clerk’s Office has also relied upon contracted part-time and/or full-time staff to support the expansion of remote participation due to the pandemic over the past year; WHEREAS, in order to facilitate continued remote participation capability after statewide emergency orders relating to the pandemic expire, additional staff and funds are required by CTM, ATXN, and the Clerk’s Office, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT: The CTTC recommends $10,000 in support for equipment purchases for ATXN in order to continue the current level of support for remote participation at City Commission meetings. This recommendation would allow ATXN to initiate and manage a hybrid in- person and remote meeting style in support of flexible participation models, as current capabilities can only handle fully remote or fully in-person. Additionally, the CTTC supports the request of the Clerk’s Office for three FTE positions in as much as these positions allow the continuation of remote participation for all City commissions and support the rollout and expansion of this piloted hybrid model. Moreover, the CTTC supports the request of CTM for proportional funding to 1) upgrade technology at meeting rooms in City Hall, 2) upgrade software (and support) relating to web streaming and A/V support, and 3) convert contract staff to FTEs -- all in support of continuing remote participation for all City Commissions and rolling out this piloted hybrid model for the currently broadcasted Boards & Commissions in FY2022. Date of Approval: April 2, 2021 Record of the vote: Motion to approve the recommendation to provide 1) $10,000 in support for equipment purchases for ATXN, 2) 3 additional FTE’s for the Clerk’s Office, 3) proportional funding to upgrade meeting room, software, and AV/Maintenance/Support for remote participation and piloted hybrid model, and 4) the conversion of contracted CTM AV staff to FTEs made by …
COMMUNITY TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION http://www.austintexas.gov/cttc MINUTES Special Called Meeting Friday – April 2, 2021 – 5:30 PM VIA VIDEOCONFERENCING Please go to http://www.austintexas.gov/cityclerk/boards_commissions/meetings/10_1.htm for backup material associated with this agenda. All ATXN (City Channel 6) programming is cablecast on Spectrum, Grande Communications, and Google Fiber on their cable channel 6, on AT&T U‐ Verse Channel 99 and webcast online. Over 20 meetings per month, including this commission meeting, are available on demand online, typically within a few hours of the cablecast. Schedules and video can be found at: http://www.austintexas.gov/page/atxn-video-archive. CURRENT COMMISSION MEMBERS: Sophie Gairo ‐ Mayor Steve Adler Nehemiah Pitts III ‐ Council Member Natasha Harper‐Madison, District 1 Steven Apodaca – Council Member Vanessa Fuentes, District 2 Malcolm Yeatts ‐ Council Member Sabino “Pio” Renteria, District 3 David Alexander ‐ Council Member Gregorio Casar, District 4 Dave Floyd ‐ Council Member Ann Kitchen, District 5 Iliya Svirsky ‐ Council Member Mackenzie Kelly, District 6 Maxine Eiland ‐ Council Member Leslie Pool, District 7 Vacant ‐ Council Member Paige Ellis, District 8 Nicole Thompson – Council Member Kathie Tovo, District 9 Sumit DasGupta ‐ Council Member Alison Alter, District 10 Commission Members Present Sophie Gairo Nehemiah Pitts III Steven Apodaca Malcolm Yeatts David Alexander Iliya Svirsky Maxine Eiland Nicole Thompson Sumit DasGupta Unexcused Absence Dave Floyd CALL TO ORDER Meeting was called to order at 5:36 PM CITIZEN COMMUNICATION: GENERAL The first ten 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. 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES –February 10, 2021 and March 10, 2021 Motion to approve the February 10, 2021 minutes made by Commissioner Gairo and seconded by Chair Pitts passed on a vote of 8-0-1 with Commissioner Apodaca abstaining. Motion to approve the March 10, 2021 minutes made by Commissioner Eiland and seconded by Commissioner DasGupta passed on a vote of 8-0-1 with Commissioner Apodaca abstaining. 2. NEW BUSINESS (Discussion and Possible Action) FY22 Budget Recommendations with the following City of Austin Strategic Plan Priority Outcomes: Safety, Health &Environment, and Government that Works for All: a. Remote Participation at Commission Meetings (Discussion and Possible Action) The backup to this item can be viewed here. The CTTC recommends $10,000 in support for equipment purchases for ATXN in order to continue the current level of support for remote participation …
Versión en español a continuación. Special Called Joint Inclusion Committee Meeting March 31, 2021 Joint Inclusion Committee Meeting to be held March 31, 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 (March 30, 2021 by noon). All public comment will occur at the beginning of the meeting. To speak remotely at the March 31, 2021 Joint Inclusion Committee Meeting, members of the public must: •Call or email the board liaison Rocío Villalobos at 512-351-5929 or rocio.villalobos@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 Rocío Villalobos at rocio.villalobos@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 Font Size: 12; Font: Times New Roman; Font Style: Regular Reunión del Joint Inclusion Committee 31 de marzo 2021 La junta se llevará a cabo 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 (30 de marzo 2021 antes del mediodía). Todos los comentarios públicos se producirán al comienzo de la reunión. Para hablar de forma remota en la reunión del Joint Inclusion Committee el 31 de marzo 2021, los miembros del público deben: • Llame o envíe un correo electrónico al enlace de la junta, Rocío Villalobos, al 512-351-5929 o rocio.villalobos@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 / …
JOINT INCLUSION COMMITTEE March 31, 2021 at 3pm VIA VIDEOCONFERENCING CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS: Janee Briesemeister Alternate: Sally Van Sickle Flannery Bope (Chair) Alternate: Rebecca Austen Amanda Afifi Alternate: Maria Solis Karen Crawford Alternate: Krystal Gomez Jamarr Brown Alternate: Idona Griffith Robin Orlowski Alternate: Joey Gidseg Gregory Smith Alternate: Marissa Jones Nguyen Stanton (Vice Chair) Alternate: Vince Cobalis Sandra Chavez Alternate: Charles Curry Raúl Alvarez Alternate: Johanna Hosking Pulido MINUTES MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE: Amanda Afifi, Raúl Álvarez, Rebecca Austen, Flannery Bope, Janee Briesemeister, Vince Cobalis, Karen Crawford, Charles Curry, Robin Orlowski, Nguyen Stanton CALL TO ORDER Meeting was called to order at 3:06pm. CITIZEN COMMUNICATION: GENERAL No speakers registered to provide public comment. 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Minutes from August 26, 2020 Meeting minutes not available. Item postponed for approval at April JIC meeting. 2. OLD BUSINESS a. Discussion and possible action on the 2021 calendar for the committee A recommendation to continue meeting on the fourth Wednesday of every month at 3pm was approved on a motion by Commissioner Briesemeister and a second by Commissioner Crawford. Vote 9-0. b. Discussion and possible action on FY22 budget recommendations Item conducted as posted. No actions taken. c. Discussion and possible action on Compassion 2020 Compassion Contract Item conducted as posted. No actions taken. 1. Officer elections 2. Presentation on Compassion 2020 Compassion Contract by CMO and United Way 3. Follow up on the discussion about FY22 budget recommendations 4. Presentation on Winter Storm Uri and the City’s recovery efforts 5. Discuss adding a community member to the JIC 6. Presentation on how the JIC is discussed/described during city trainings 7. Presentation and introduction by the new Civil Rights Office 3. NEW BUSINESS a. None FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS ADJOURNMENT Meeting adjourned at 4:35pm. 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 or rocio.villalobos@austintexas.gov, for additional information; TTY users route through Relay Texas at 711. For more information on the Joint Inclusion Committee please contact Rocío Villalobos at 512- 351-5929 or rocio.villalobos@austintexas.gov contact Rocío Villalobos the Equity Office 512-351-5929 at at
Versión en español a continuación. Urban Transportation Commission Special Called Meeting March 30, 2021 Urban Transportation Commission to be held March 30, 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 (March 29 by noon). All public comment will occur at the beginning of the meeting. To speak remotely at the March 30, 2021 Urban Transportation Commission Meeting, members of the public must: •Call or email the board liaison at 512-974-1366 or Kaycie.alexander@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 Kaycie.alexander@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 Convocado Especial del Urban Transportation Commission la FECHA de la reunion (March 30, 2021) 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 (March 29, 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 junta en 512-974-1366 o Kaycie.alexander@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 llamar ). • Una …
PROJECT CONNECT: COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE 11 1 Background • City Council, Capital Metro Board created framework for the “Project Connect Community Advisory Committee” • The committee will advise the City and ATP on $300M anti- displacement investments, equity assessment tool, equity key performance indicators, and Equitable TOD study • Recommendations by the Advisory Committee must be heard by either the City, Capital Metro, or Austin Transit Partnership 2 Membership Considerations • 11 community members • 6 community members appointed by an open application process • 5 community members appointed from within existing City and Capital Metro Boards and Commissions • Members must be a resident of Austin or the Capital Metro Service area and they cannot have a contract for property, goods or services with the City, Capital Metro or Austin Transit Partnership • Membership term is 2 years, with anticipated monthly meetings 3 Open-Application Seats • Application open to the public February 5 – March 5 • Council and Board want a diverse group of participants from a wide array of topic areas, and representing many different communities and demographics in Austin • Nominating Committee reviewed applications and made a recommendation to the full Council and Board for consideration 4 Current Membership Awais Azhar Joao Paulo Connolly Jeremy Hendricks Gretchen Flateau Theodore Fong Renee Lopez Brianna Snitchler Ex Officio Member: Alex Karner *Note: must be confirmed by both Council and Capital Metro Board Open Application Nominees* Susana Almanza Existing Commission & Committee Appointments COA Urban Transportation Commission - tbd COA Mayor’s Committee for People with Disabilities – tbd COA Community Development Commission - Alberto Mejia CapMetro Access Advisory Committee - Otmar Foehner CapMetro Customer Satisfaction Advisory Committee – David Shapiro 5 Timeline Public application for open seats – February 5 through March 5 • Appointments from the three City of Austin Boards and Commissions, and two Capital Metro Committees has begun already and is ongoing Nominating Committee reviews applications and conducts interviews, if needed, between March 1 - 19 Nominating committee makes recommendation to Council and Board for appointment by March 22 March 25 City Council Meeting • March 29 Capital Metro Board Meeting This timeline allows the first meeting of the committee to occur in April 2021 6 Additional Information • Webpage: ProjectConnect.com/Community-Advisory-Committee • Please share! • Questions? 7
CITY OF AUSTIN - R.O.W. VACATION MASTER COMMENT REPORT As of: November 23, 2020 PROJECT NUMBER: 2020-162621 LM PROJECT NAME: [10350-2010] 2209 S 1st Street LOCATION: 2209 S 1ST ST, AUSTIN, TX 78704 Review Dept. LM AT&T (SWBT) Approved Comments: LM ATD Review Approved Approved Thank you, Rikki Benevides she/her/hers MGR OSP PLNG & ENGRG DESIGN NETWORK ENGINEERING & OPERATIONS Austin-South M: 512.771.4961 Reviewer Phone Attempt Date Approved Date Lucy Cabading 11/16/2020 11/16/2020 Comments: After reviewing this request with the Director of the Austin Transportation Department, ATD approves of the alley right-of-way vacation. Ravi Dhamrat 512-974-1217 11/17/2020 11/17/2020 11/23/20 73002_f_lm_master_report Page 1 As of: November 23, 2020 PROJECT NUMBER: 2020-162621 LM PROJECT NAME: [10350-2010] 2209 S 1st Street LOCATION: 2209 S 1ST ST, AUSTIN, TX 78704 Review Dept. Reviewer Phone Attempt Date Approved Date LM Austin Resource Recovery Review Approved Michael Zavala (512) 974-1837 11/18/2020 11/18/2020 Comments: Do not see any issues with this vacation that would hinder any ARR services in this area. LM AW Infrastructure Management Approved With Conditions Eric Sermeno 512-972-0497 11/13/2020 11/13/2020 Comments: Austin Water (AW) has no objections to the requested 4,357 square-feet, Alley (ROW) Vacation as long the water and wastewater service(s) to adjacent properties are verified and re-routed if needed; and, which is more particularly described as being a portion of a thirteen foot (13-ft) wide alley located in Block 2, South Extension of Bouldin Addition, a subdivision recorded in volume 1, page 94 of the plat records of Travis County, Texas and with an address of 2209 S. 1st Street, Austin, Texas, 78704. 11/23/20 73002_f_lm_master_report Page 2 Review Dept. Reviewer Phone Attempt Date Approved Date Jennifer Back 512-974-6361 11/18/2020 11/18/2020 As of: November 23, 2020 PROJECT NUMBER: 2020-162621 LM PROJECT NAME: [10350-2010] 2209 S 1st Street LOCATION: 2209 S 1ST ST, AUSTIN, TX 78704 LM Drainage Engineering Review Approved Comments: Defer to WPD LM Electric Review Rejected Rosario Navarro 512-322-6754 11/10/2020 Comments: Austin Energy has facilities in the proposed vacation area, this alley must be retained as a PUE as long as the facilities remain. Approved With Conditions Rosario Navarro 512-322-6754 11/12/2020 11/12/2020 Comments: Conditionally approved as long as a PUE is retained in place of the alley, to cover the existing electric facilities. 11/23/20 73002_f_lm_master_report Page 3 Reviewer Phone Attempt Date Approved Date Comments: EMS will support staff recommendation on this request. Milissa Warren (512)972-7234 11/16/2020 11/16/2020 As of: November 23, …
M E M O R A N D U M Kaycie Alexander, Urban Transportation Commission and Mobility Committee Liaison, TO: FROM: DATE: January 28, 2021 SUBJECT: Alley Right-of-Way Vacation Application for 2209 S. 1st Stephany Roy, Senior Property Agent, Land Management Development Services Department Street (F#10350-2010) Attached are the departmental comments and other information pertinent to the referenced right of way vacation. The owner, RPC South First St, LLC is asking for the vacation to allow a mixed-use project, with live-work units and multifamily units. The proposed vacation tract is currently associated with an active site plan, # SP-2020-0351C.CP. All affected departments and private utility franchise stakeholders have reviewed the request and recommend approval, subject to the conditions on the Master Comment Report. A Public Utility Easement (PUE) and Drainage Easement will be retained over the entirety of the ROW vacation area. Land Management is requesting that this item be submitted for placement on the February 9, 2021 Urban Transportation Commission Agenda for their consideration. Staff contact: Mashell Smith 512-914-4455 and Stephany Roy at 404-357-1814 or landmanagement@austintexas.gov Applicant: James M. Schissler, Civilitude, LLC 512-761-6161; jim@civilitude.com Property Owner: RPC South First St, LLC Stephany Roy, Senior Property Agent Land Management Development Services Department Attachment - UTC Packet: Master Comment Report, Intro letter, Application, Survey, Location Map
M E M O R A N D U M Kaycie Alexander, Urban Transportation Commission and Mobility Committee Liaison, TO: FROM: DATE: January 28, 2021 SUBJECT: Street Right-of-Way Vacation Application for Chalmers Stephany Roy, Senior Property Agent, Land Management Development Services Department Avenue (F#10245-2002) Attached are the departmental comments and other information pertinent to the referenced right of way vacation. The owner, Housing Authority City of Austin (HACA) is asking for the vacation to further enhance their affordable housing project, provide a more continuous play area for the children, and increase pedestrian and bicycle connectivity in the neighborhood. HACA is tearing down the older buildings and increasing their unit count from 158 to 398. The proposed vacation tract is currently associated with an active site plan, # SP-2020-0004C. All affected departments and private utility franchise stakeholders have reviewed the request and recommend approval, subject to the conditions on the Master Comment Report. A Public Utility Easement (PUE) and Access Easement will be retained over the entirety of the ROW vacation area. Land Management is requesting that this item be submitted for placement on the February 9, 2021 Urban Transportation Commission Agenda for their consideration. Staff contact: Mashell Smith 512-914-4455 and Stephany Roy at 404-357-1814 or landmanagement@austintexas.gov Applicant: Meg Greenfield, Dunaway Associates 512-306-7240; mgreenfield@dunawayassociates.com Property Owner: Housing Authority of Austin (HACA) Stephany Roy, Senior Property Agent Land Management Development Services Department Attachment - UTC Packet: Master Comment Report, Intro letter, Application, Survey, Location Map
CITY OF AUSTIN - R.O.W. VACATION MASTER COMMENT REPORT As of: November 19, 2020 PROJECT NUMBER: 2020-084690 LM PROJECT NAME: 10245-2002 Chalmers Ave (Previously File No. 10245-2001) LOCATION: CHALMERS AVE, AUSTIN, TX Review Dept. LM AT&T (SWBT) Rejected Reviewer Phone Attempt Date Approved Date Comments: AT&T requires their facilities be relocated first before they can approve the vacation request. Lucy Cabading 512-974-9241 07/14/2020 "I can approve this after the AT&T facilities have been relocated, if I have a statement stating the vacation won't go into effect until after the facilities have been relocated." Approved With Conditions Lucy Cabading 512-974-9241 10/09/2020 10/09/2020 Comments: I accept the vacation of the ROW as long as we have a 10¿ easement in place to allow maintenance and placement of our facilities. & ENGRG DESIGN 817 W. North Loop Austin, TX 78756 737 255-4856 Thank you, David A. Williams LEAD OSP PLNG & ENGRG DESIGN 817 W. North Loop Austin, TX 78756 737 255-4856 11/19/20 73002_f_lm_master_report Page 1 As of: November 19, 2020 PROJECT NUMBER: 2020-084690 LM PROJECT NAME: 10245-2002 Chalmers Ave (Previously File No. 10245-2001) LOCATION: CHALMERS AVE, AUSTIN, TX Review Dept. LM ATD Review Approved Comments: Reviewer Phone Attempt Date Approved Date Alison Mills 512-974-7166 09/30/2020 09/30/2020 ATD agreed to the concept of this ROW vacation prior to application submittal and continues to support the vacation based on the site plan for affordable housing submitted with this case. The vacation will provide high-quality access for bicycles, pedestrians, and emergency services and the adjacent street network will provide adequate connectivity for motor vehicles in spite of the vacation. While ATD will approve the spacing and design of scrub zones on E 4th Street and E 3rd Street that AFD has requested as a condition for support of the Chalmers Avenue ROW vacation, ATD¿s support is not contingent upon the inclusion of the scrub zones. LM Austin Resource Recovery Review Approved Heather Ketten 512-974-1954 06/30/2020 06/30/2020 Comments: Approved - we do not have any customers or public cans on this portion of Chalmers, so our services will not be affected. 11/19/20 73002_f_lm_master_report Page 2 As of: November 19, 2020 PROJECT NUMBER: 2020-084690 LM PROJECT NAME: 10245-2002 Chalmers Ave (Previously File No. 10245-2001) LOCATION: CHALMERS AVE, AUSTIN, TX Review Dept. Reviewer Phone Attempt Date Approved Date LM AW Infrastructure Management Rejected Comments: Eric Sermeno 512-972-0497 06/26/2020 Austin Water (AW) does not recommend the requested Partial Right-of-Way …
Dougherty Arts Center Replacement Project Preliminary Design Phase Update Boards and Commissions March 2021 Site Map & Context 2 Previous City Council Direction • Butler Shores location approved on 5/9/19 • Council direction to consider site alternatives: on site 1. New DAC & existing PARD Main Office remain 2. New DAC & New PARD Main Office rebuilt on site (unfunded) 3. New DAC on site, existing PARD is removed/relocated elsewhere (unfunded) • Consolidated Arts District Parking (underground, partially unfunded) • Seek alternative financing mechanisms & interest in philanthropy Conceptual development scenario from 2018/2019 planning process 3 Existing PARD Main Office • Constructed 1959, 2-story addition in 1976 • First permanent home for COA Parks Department • High degree of historic integrity • Architect: R. Earl Dillard • Defining features: wide eaves, flat roof, curtain • Eligible for listing on National Register of Historic windows Places Image credits: Austin History Center 4 Recent Stakeholder Engagement • Two Open House Community Meetings • Meeting #1: Oct. 28, 2020 • Meeting #2: Jan. 26, 2021 • (10) Small Group Meetings • Dougherty Arts Center Staff: 11/10/2020 • Painting, Photography, and Drawing Artists and Instructors: 11/19/2020 • Youth Program Instructors and Parents: 12/1/2020 • Gallery Artists: 12/2/2020 • Artist Professional Development Programs: 12/3/2020 • Theater Organizations and Technical Staff: 12/7/2020 • Friends of the Dougherty Arts Center: 12/9/2020 • Ceramics Studio Artists and Instructors: 12/10/2020 • Neighbors to the Dougherty Arts Center: 12/15/2020 • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Arts: 1/7/2021 • Electronic Survey • 221 Participants & 894 Responses • Ongoing Partner Coordination • ZACH Scott Theater • The Trail Foundation • Austin Transportation Dept. 5 Project Mission Statement 6 Site Constraints Map 7 Four Options Key operational criteria and site considerations • Preservation of heritage trees • Relationship to adjacent ZACH • Underground parking solution • Pick-up & drop-off for youth programs • Load-in areas for theater programs • Balancing traffic impact between Toomey Rd. & Riverside Dr. • Preservation of PARD Main Office (1959) • Allowance for possible expansion • Activates parkland & enhance trail access • Civic presence/identity • Back of house areas for kiln yard, etc. 8 • Compact building footprint tucked closely behind PARD Main & ZACH School • One heritage oak impacted • Proposed parking garage sits between ZACH and new DAC, within ZACH lease boundary • PARD Main is retained and renovated/expanded (future scope, unfunded) …
IH-35 Capital Express 2nd Scoping Process Mar. 11 through Apr. 9, 2021 Austin Transportation Department Update 3-26-21 1 IH35 Capital Express Project – Today’s Agenda • Recap of I-35 Project as proposed by TxDOT • Key City objectives • Range of alternatives and evaluation criteria • Environmental process timeline • 2nd Project Scoping Timeline 3/29/2021 2 2 TxDOT IH35 Capital Express Alternatives • Add two, non-tolled managed lanes (HOV) in each direction along IH35 from US 290 East to SH 71/Ben White Blvd. • Flyovers at IH35 and US 290 E • Various operational and safety enhancements, enhancing bicycle and pedestrian paths • Could pre-build substructure to support lidding, but lid is not part of current project Project Cost Capital Express: $4.9 Billion 3/29/20 21 3 3 I-35 Capital Express Central Project Includes improvements along approximately 8 miles of I-35, from US 290 East to SH 71/Ben White Boulevard, with additional flyovers at I-35 and US 290 East – Construct two managed lanes in each direction • Managed lanes, such as high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes, are a set of lanes within a highway that are separated from the mainlanes • Access is controlled by placing restrictions on use – Reconstruct ramps, bridges and intersections – Improve frontage roads – Enhance bicycle and pedestrian paths – Accommodate transit routes 4 Austin City Council Mobility Committee March 11, 2021 4 I-35 is Outdated 5 Austin City Council Mobility Committee March 11, 2021 5 I-35 is Outdated Key Observations • I-35 is critical to Austin’s economic sustainability & mobility • • • • 200,000 to 300,000 vehicles per day indicates that the facility is critical to the success of Austin as a primary travel corridor 86% Local travel indicates these trips are serving places within the region This level of travel cannot be replaced with existing/expanded City arterial capacity This level of travel can be enhanced but likely not replaced with funded transit investments due to diversity of travel origins & destinations 6 Austin City Council Mobility Committee March 11, 2021 6 I-35 is Outdated Key Observations • The existing I-35 requires replacement • • • City of Austin crash statistics indicate that I-35 is one of our highest crash concerns for serious injury and fatalities Existing I-35 design is inadequate and substandard (one of the State’s oldest freeways) Existing I-35 operations create grid congestion, improved access to our primary employment destinations is …
BOARD/COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION Urban Transportation Commission Recommendation Number:20210330-03E [I-35 Capital Express Scoping Round 2] WHEREAS, the I-35 Capital Express project represents a generational opportunity to improve the people-moving capacity of the transportation infrastructure in Central Texas while rectifying the negative impacts of the I-35 corridor in regards to racial and social equity, pollution and livability, WHEREAS, the City of Austin faces a Climate Catastrophe if we do not act in a concerted way to fundamentally change how we plan our cities, prioritize money and resources away from fossil-fuel vehicles and continued highway construction and toward Active Transportation, such as biking, walking, rolling, and other climate-friendly micro-mobility options, and High-Capacity Transit; WHEREAS, the TxDOT public engagement process is executed only to suffice the minimum of requirements set forth by State and Federal regulations and has shown little ability to meaningfully engage the public even in the best of times, WHEREAS, the TxDOT public engagement process has never resulted in the meaningful consideration of alternative design scenarios, even when an alternative design scenario has garnered strong public and political support, WHEREAS, the current 30-day comment period does not properly compensate for the compounding effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the ability of the public to be meaningfully engaged and informed on the scope and impact of the Capital Express Project, WHEREAS, the current 30-day comment period does not properly compensate for the the compounding effects of the February 2021 winter storm and subsequent utility crisis on the ability of the public to be meaningfully engaged and informed on the scope and impact of the Capital Express Project, WHEREAS, despite the modest request from many governing bodies and stakeholder coalitions to extend the first comment period from 30 to 90 days, TxDOT chose to only extend the comment period an additional 19 days, most of which were during the Christmas and New Years holidays, WHEREAS, many of those same governing bodies and stakeholder coalitions are once again requesting that the second comment period, beginning this Thursday, March 11th, 2021 be extended from 30 to 90 days to compensate for aforementioned limitations on the public’s ability to be engaged, WHEREAS, public letters from aforementioned governing bodies including City of Austin Transportation, City of Austin Council Members on the CAMPO board, Austin-area State Legislators, all call for TxDOT to redirect the project’s statement of “purpose and need” or call for the equal consideration of alternative design …
Urban Transportation Commission (UTC) Meeting Minutes Regular Meeting 30 March 2021 The Urban Transportation Commission convened in a meeting on March 30, 2021 via videoconference. Commission Members in Attendance: Daniel Alvarado Mario Champion – Chair Susan Somers Cynthia Weatherby Commission Members Absent: Michael Wilfley Alex Reyna Samuel Franco Diana Wheeler Allie Runas Athena Leyton Nathan Ryan CALL TO ORDER Commissioner Champion called the meeting to order at 5:33 p.m. 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: December 17, 2020 MEETING The December 17, 2020 minutes were approved on a 7-0 vote with Commissioners Franco, Reyna, Wheeler, and Wilfley absent. 2. NEW BUSINESS A. Discussion and possible action regarding appointment of an Urban Transportation Commission member to the Project Connect Community Advisory Committee A motion to appoint Commissioner Susan Somers to the committee was approved on a 7-0 vote with Commissioners Franco, Reyna, Wheeler, and Wilfley absent. B. 2209 S. 1st St Alley Right-of-Way Vacation Application A motion to approve the application as applied was approved on a 7-0 vote with Commissioners Franco, Reyna, Wheeler, and Wilfley absent. C. Chalmers Ave Right-of-Way Vacation Application A motion to approve the application as applied was approved on a 7-0 vote with Commissioners Franco, Reyna, Wheeler, and Wilfley absent. D. Dougherty Arts Center Replacement Project A motion to approve the Option 1B plan as presented was approved on a 7-0 vote with Commissioners Franco, Reyna, Wheeler, and Wilfley absent. E. Discussion and possible action regarding COA’s I-35 recommendations recently submitted to TxDOT and Round 2 of I-35 Public Comment Draft recommendation language was discussed and after debate and amendment, read as follows. [WHEREAS, the City of Austin faces a Climate Catastrophe if we do not act in a concerted way to fundamentally change how we plan our cities, prioritize money and resources away from fossil-fuel vehicles and continued highway construction and toward Active Transportation, such as biking, walking, rolling, and other climate-friendly micro-mobility options, and High-Capacity Transit] A motion to approve the recommendation as amended was approved on a 7-0 vote with Commissioners Franco, Reyna, Wheeler, and Wilfley absent. 3. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS a. Appoint someone for Joint Sustainability Commission, Bicycle Advisory Council, Pedestrian Advisory Council ADJOURNMENT Commissioner Champion adjourned the meeting at 7:50p.m. without objection.
HIV PLANNING COUNCIL Community Interest Announcement ASSESSMENT OF THE AUSTIN AREA HIV SYSTEM MONDAY, MARCH 29, 2021 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM VIA VIDEO CONFERENCING A quorum of Commission members may be present. No action will be taken, and no Commission business will occur. Mallory Scott 512-972-5122
