BOND ELECTION ADVISORY TASK FORCE March 5, 2018, 9:30 AM City Hall- Boards and Commissions Room 301 W 2nd Street Austin, Texas 78701 AGENDA TASK FORCE MEMBERS Tom Nuckols (Chair) Bruce Evans (Vice-Chair) Sumit DasGupta Estrella de Leon John McNabb Herbert “Ken” Rigsbee Santiago Rodriguez Jeff Smith Rachel Stone Dorsey Twidwell Jeremiah Bentley Robert Walker Yasmiyn Irizarry CALL TO ORDER 1. CITIZEN COMMUNICATION: GENERAL (3 minutes to speak) Citizen communication will be limited to the first ten speakers who have not already addressed the Bond Election Advisory Task Force. Overall citizen communication will be limited to 30 minutes. 2. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES a. Approval of the minutes from the February 23rd , 2018 regular meeting 3. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION a. Discussion and possible action on the 2018 Bond Election Advisory Task Force Bond Recommendation Report 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 David Ondich, Human Resources, at 512-974-3256, for additional information; TTY users route through Relay Texas at 711. For more information on the Bond Election Advisory Task Force, please visit the website http://austintexas.gov/content/bond-election-advisory-task-force or contact Katy Zamesnik, Financial Services, at 512-974-2832 or katy.zamesnik@austintexas.gov
BOND ELECTION ADVISORY TASK FORCE March 9, 2018, 9:30 AM City Hall- Boards and Commissions Room 301 W 2nd Street Austin, Texas 78701 REVISED AGENDA TASK FORCE MEMBERS Tom Nuckols (Chair) Bruce Evans (Vice-Chair) Sumit DasGupta Estrella de Leon John McNabb Herbert “Ken” Rigsbee Santiago Rodriguez Jeff Smith Rachel Stone Dorsey Twidwell Jeremiah Bentley Robert Walker Yasmiyn Irizarry CALL TO ORDER 1.CITIZEN COMMUNICATION: GENERAL (3 minutes to speak)Citizen communication will be limited to the first ten speakers who have not alreadyaddressed the Bond Election Advisory Task Force. Overall citizen communication will belimited to 30 minutes.2.APPROVAL OF THE MINUTESa.Approval of the minutes from the February 23rd , 2018 regular meeting3.DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTIONa.Discussion and possible action on the 2018 Bond Election Advisory Task Force BondRecommendation ReportADJOURNMENT 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 David Ondich, Human Resources, at 512-974-3256, for additional information; TTY users route through Relay Texas at 711. For more information on the Bond Election Advisory Task Force, please visit the website http://austintexas.gov/content/bond-election-advisory-task-force or contact Katy Zamesnik, Financial Services, at 512-974-2832 or katy.zamesnik@austintexas.gov
Bond Election Advisory Task Force Regular Meeting February 23, 2018 1 BOND ELECTION ADVISORY TASK FORCE REGULAR MEETING MINUTES Feb 23, 2018 The Bond Election Advisory Task Force convened in a regular meeting on February 23, 2018 in Austin, Texas. Chair Nuckols called the meeting to order at 1:08 PM Board Members in Attendance: Tom Nuckols, Chair Bruce Evans, Vice Chair Jeremiah Bentley Estrella de Leon Herbert “Ken” Rigsbee Jeff Smith Dorsey Twidwell Robert Walker Yasmiyn Irizarry Sumit DasGupta John McNabb Santiago Rodriguez Rachel Stone Staff in Attendance: Katy Zamesnik, Financial Services Carla Steffen, ACCD CALL TO ORDER 1. CITIZEN COMMUNICATION Annie Maciel, Chair of the Mexican-American Cultural Center (MACC), spoke on the MACC, and thanked the task force for their consideration of the funding for the MACC expansion. . Born and raised Austinite; has seen the displacement firsthand in Austin. First phase of the MACC was built in 2008, and it is crucial that approval for the completion of the MACC go forward. Juan Oyervides, deferred to Anna Maciel, then spoke on the MACC as well. He noted that certain projects seem to move forward quicker than others, and that the MACC has been waiting a long time for Phase 2. Aida Cerda-Prezak, spoke on the MACC, the need for more space, and the neglect that the Hispanic community has faced in the city. Stated that $15 million wasn’t going to make a dent when the estimate is $40 million for Phase 2. Garrick Jannene, spoke on behalf of people that are facing housing cost issues. Support for affordable housing, but demanded that the ballot be higher, at least $300 million. $100 million dedicated to land acquisition. Ashkan Jahangiri, works for Farm to City. Works on Vision Zero; thanked the task force for their work, and urged them to consider $20 million for sidewalks. Bond Election Advisory Task Force Regular Meeting February 23, 2018 2 Hayden Walker, representing Walk Austin, a local nonprofit. Urged the Task Force to consider matching the money that was in the mobility bond. Also encouraged to fund hybrid beacons, and for the $20 million recommended for Vision Zero. Aleshia Bonilla, spoke in support of the Dougherty Arts Center. She is a native austenite, and remembers visiting the Daugherty Arts Center as a child, and now takes her kids there as well. The rebuilding effort for the Daugherty has gone through extensive research. DACC is …
