Regular Called Meeting of the Bond Oversight Commission August 20, 2025, 2:00 P.M to 4:00 P.M Austin City Hall, Boards & Commissions Room 1101 301 W 2nd Street, Austin TX 78701 Some members of the BOARD/COMMISSION may be participating by videoconference. The meeting may be viewed online at: http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch-atxn-live 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 Nicole Hernandez, 512-974-7644, nicole.hernandez@austintexas.gov CURRENT COMMISSIONERS: John Mc Nabb, Chair Charles Curry, Vice Chair Zachary Bird Ramiro Diaz JC Dwyer Stephen Gonzalez Bob Libal Russell Korte Santiago Rodriguez Kenneth Standley CALL TO ORDER AGENDA 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 1. Approval of the minutes of the Regular meeting of the Bond Oversight Commission on June 18, 2025. Staff Briefings 2. Staff briefing from Development Services Department on permitting process. DISCUSSION ITEMS 3. Discussion on Commission process and future presentations. 4. Discussion on the 2026 Bond Election Advisory Task Force recent meeting 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 Nicole Hernandez, Capital Delivery Department, at 512-974-7644, for additional information; TTY users’ route through Relay Texas at 711. For more information on the Bond Oversight Commission, please contact Nicole Hernandez at 512-974-7644.
Public Projects Review • Mission • Who are we? • Goals • Process Mission Our mission is to properly steward financial resources of capital and publicly funded projects by providing a timely and collaborative permitting review process. Who are we? Who are we? • Projects • Publicly Funded • Critical Infrastructure • Schools • Convention Center • Airport Expansion Development Program • Parks • Austin Light Rail Goals • Facilitate collaborative conversations between Design Teams and COA Code Review subject matter experts while Design Teams proactively develop site plans, providing code guidance along engineering milestones. • Provide Design Teams with consistent review expectations and project review timelines. • Collaborate across partner departments and host inclusive meetings. • Discuss the possibility for waivers, variances, Alternative Methods of Compliance, and Alternative Equivalent Compliance. Goals • Utilize consultations to reduce the amount of back-and-forth communications with Review Staff. • Work through the “Heartburn Issues”; discuss potential responses to comments to ensure resolution. • • Increase transparency of the site plan review process by providing recorded meetings, meeting minutes with “next steps”, and dedicated Project Coordinators functioning as single points of contact. Identify best permitting paths for projects. Process Flow Chart Thank you! Tera Villaret, Capital Program Consultant, 512- 974-2361 or tera.villaret@austintexas.gov
Commission Process and Future Presentations • Overlap with BEATF – Several members serving in both organizations, and BEATF requirements will have higher priority through Spring 2026 • BOC only scheduled nine meetings in 2025 and struggled to reach quorum in several of those; on more than one occasion invited guest presenters to provide agenda topics • Only three (four including APH) remaining Departments with >27% CIP Bond Funding unspent (plus APH); not enough meaningful updates from other Departments as bond- funded projects closing out • Consider quarterly schedule (to include bond sale update, annual elections) • Discussion: • Sunsetting Guidance (October 15) • Informal Schedule Reduction in 2026 • Steps to Formalize Bylaws Revision • Align with 2026 Bond Timeline 2016 Transportation 2018 Library and Cultural 2018 Library and Cultural 2018 Library and Cultural 2018 Open Space 2018 Parks and Recreation 2018 Public Safety 2018 Public Safety 2018 Transportation 2018 Housing 2020 Transportation 2022 Housing Balance Obligated Appropriation $184,000,000 $175,707,952 % Obl % Rem TPW $720,000,000 $522,468,790 $197,531,210 72.6% 27.4% $6,987,933 79.7% 20.3% APL $34,500,000 $27,512,067 $27,000,000 EDD $9,838,169 $17,161,831 36.4% 63.6% $66,500,000 $37,643,703 $28,856,297 56.6% 43.4% PARD WPD $8,292,048 95.5% 4.5% PARD $149,000,000 $124,418,063 $24,581,937 83.5% 16.5% $368,339 97.2% 2.8% AFD EMS $44,902 99.8% 0.2% TPW $160,000,000 $117,809,190 $42,190,810 73.6% 26.4% AHD $250,000,000 $234,486,056 $15,513,944 93.8% 6.2% TPW $460,000,000 $283,852,219 $176,147,781 61.7% 38.3% $350,000,000 $69,465,166 $280,534,834 19.8% 80.2% AHD $13,000,000 $12,631,661 $25,000,000 $24,955,098
