Item 1: 2026-4-29 Draft Minutes Special Called COJC Meeting — original pdf

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SPECIAL CALLED MEETING OF THE CODES AND ORDINANCES JOINT COMMITTEE DRAFT MINUTES WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 2026, AT 6:00 P.M. PERMITTING AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER (PDC), ROOM 2103 6310 WILHELMINA DELCO DR AUSTIN, TEXAS 78752 The Codes and Ordinances Joint Committee convened in a special called meeting on Wednesday, April 29, 2026, at 6310 Wilhelmina Delco Dr in Austin, Texas. Vice Chair Barrera-Ramirez called the meeting of the Codes and Ordinances Joint Committee to order at 6:17 p.m. Commissioners in Attendance: Vice Chair Nadia Barrera-Ramirez Betsy Greenberg Commissioners in Attendance Virtually: Felicity Maxwell Chris Gannon AGENDA PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL None present. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the Codes and Ordinances Joint Committee regular meeting on April 15, 2026. The minutes from the Codes and Ordinances Joint Committee on April 15, 2026 were approved on Commissioner Greenberg’s motion, Commissioner Maxwell’s second on a 4-0 vote. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS 2. C20-2025-16 Downtown Density Bonus Update Phase 1: Amend City Code Title 25 (Land Development) to repeal regulations related to Downtown Density Bonus Program and Rainey Street Subdistrict Regulations and establish new Downtown Density Bonus 400 (DDB400) and Downtown Density Bonus 850 (DDB850) combining districts, that grant additional building height and modifies uses and site development regulations, in exchange for affordable housing and other community benefits, for properties that are located Downtown. The motion to recommend the staff recommendation to Planning Commission failed on Commissioner Gannon’s motion due to a lack of a second. The item was moved forward to Planning Commission without a recommendation. 3. Officer Elections. Conduct elections for Chair and Vice Chair. Commissioner Barrera-Ramirez was elected as Chair on Commissioner Greenberg’s motion, Commissioner Maxwell’s second on a 4-0 vote. Commissioner Greenberg was elected as Vice Chair on Commissioner Barrera- Ramirez's motion, Commissioner Maxwell’s second on a 4-0 vote. STAFF BREIFINGS 4. Staff briefing on the April 2026 Schedule of Active Code Amendments Gantt Chart. Presentation by Jordan Feldman, Principal Planner, Austin Planning. Not presented due to a lack of quorum. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS None were discussed. ADJOURNMENT Chair Barrera-Ramirez adjourned the meeting at 6:55pm due to a lack of quorum. The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable modifications and equal access to communications will be provided upon request. For assistance, please contact the Liaison or TTY users’ route through 711. A person may request language access accommodations no later than 48 hours before the scheduled meeting. Please call or email Jordan Feldman at Austin Planning, at (512) 974-7288, Jordan.Feldman@austintexas.gov, to request service or for additional information. For more information on the Codes and Ordinances Joint Committee, please contact Jordan Feldman at (512) 974-7288, Jordan.Feldman@austintexas.gov.