REGULAR CALLED MEETING of the COMPREHENSIVE PLAN JOINT COMMITTEE April 10th, 2024 at 4:00pm PERMITTING AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER, ROOM 2103 6310 WILHELMINA DELCO DR. AUSTIN, TEXAS 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 Ann DeSanctis, 512-974-3102, ann.desanctis@austintexas.gov. ZONING AND PLATTING COMMISSION CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS/COMMISSIONERS: PLANNING COMMISSION Grayson Cox, Vice Chair Adam Haynes Alberta Phillips Ryan Johnson Hank Smith, Chair David Fouts Carrie Thompson AGENDA CALL TO ORDER PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL APPROVAL OF MINUTES Approve the minutes of the COMPREHENSIVE PLAN JOINT COMMITTEE REGULAR CALLED MEETING on February 21, 2024. Staff briefing regarding ETOD amendments to Imagine Austin. 1. 2. STAFF BRIEFINGS DISCUSSION ITEMS DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS 3. Discussion and action to approve transmission of CIP Memo from the Comprehensive Plan Joint Committee to the Planning Commission. The transmission of the memo of recommendations to the City Manager allows the Planning Commission to meet its Charter requirement to submit a list of capital improvements to the City Manager that implement the City’s Comprehensive Plan, Imagine Austin. Conduct officer elections for the Chair and Vice Chair. (include any other officers) 4. 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 Ann DeSanctis at the Planning Department, at 512-974-3102, for additional information; TTY users route through Relay Texas at 711. For more information on the Comprehensive Plan Joint Commission, please contact Ann DeSanctis at 512-974-3102.
M E M O R A N D U M Interim City Manager Jesús Garza The City of Austin Planning Commission May 30, 2024 TO: FROM: DATE: SUBJECT: Introduction FY 2024-2025 Capital Improvement Memo of Recommendations The Planning Commission is pleased to transmit the FY 24-25 Capital Improvement Memo of Recommendations. Transmittal of the recommendations to the City Manager allows the Planning Commission to meet its Charter requirement to submit a list of capital improvements to the City Manager that implement the Comprehensive Plan, Imagine Austin. These capital improvements are intended t -term vision and aspiration of being a celebrated; where community needs and values are recognized; where leadership comes from its citizens and where the necessities of life are affordable and (Imagine Austin Vision, p.2). Imagine Austin has eight Priority Programs that policies and actions: Invest in a compact and connected Austin Sustainably manage our water resources entrepreneurs, and local businesses Use green infrastructure to protect environmentally sensitive areas and integrate nature into the city Develop and maintain household affordability throughout Austin Create a Healthy Austin Program This Memo of Recommendations is organized by these eight Priority Programs. Additionally, the City of Austin is committed to the advancement of equity in all aspects of City operations, and equity will be a core theme of the update to Imagine Austin that the Planning Department is currently leading. 1 In the lists below, items with an asterisk (*) are substantially the same from the FY 23-24 Capital Improvement Memo of Recommendations and remain relevant today. Invest in a Compact and Connected Austin Implement the Austin Strategic Mobility Plan (ASMP). * Align investments with the updated Bicycle Plan, Urban Trails Plan, and new Sidewalks, Crossings, and Shared Streets Plan. * Continue to deliver Mobility Bond improvements funded in 2016, 2018, and 2020. * Expand the amount of Vision Zero safety improvements to address the disproportionate share of people of color among severe crash victims in Austin. * Prioritize capital renewal and maintenance of infrastructure that supports our mobility goals. * Focus capital improvements and maintenance of infrastructure within areas that are intended to be compact and connected, such as Imagine Austin Activity Centers & Activity Corridors and Equitable Transit-Oriented Development station areas. Sustainably manage our water resources Review the c ensure the safety of city residents, ensure the reliability of electric, water and other critical infrastructure, and identify long-range capital improvements to …
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN JOINT COMMITTEE SPECIAL CALLED MEETING DRAFT MINUTES 21, February, 2024 The Comprehensive Plan Joint Committee convened in a SPEICAL CALLED meeting on 21, February, 2024, at 6310 Wilhelmina Delco Dr, Room 2103, in Austin, Texas. Chair Smith called the Comprehensive Plan Joint Committee Meeting to order at 4:00 p.m. Board Members/Commissioners in Attendance: Hank Smith, Carrie Thompson Board Members/Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: Grayson Cox, David Fouts PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL There were no speakers signed up to speak APPROVAL OF MINUTES Approve the minutes of the COMPREHENSIVE PLAN JOINT COMMITTEE REGULAR CALLED MEETING on 10, January 2024. The minutes from the meeting of 01/10/2024 were approved on Grayson Cox motion, David Fouts second on a unanimous vote. (Commissioners Haynes, Phillips, and Johnson were absent) DISCUSSION ITEMS 2. Presentation from Budget Office by Kerri Lang on budget process and integrating requests. Presentation by Kerri Lang, Budget Officer with Financial Services, to provide insight on the budget process and how to integrate request from a Comprehensive Planning Perspective. The board has no recommendations at this time. Presentation by consultant CD&P on the Imagine Austin Comprehensive Plan Update’s Community Engagement Process. Presentation by Dennis Manalo, CD&P, to share approach and strategy for public engagement for Comprehensive Plan Update. The board recommends reviewing Equity Based Preservation Plan engagement presentation for best practices. 1. 3. 1 DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS 4. Presentation, discussion, and possible action to amend Imagine Austin Plan to attach Equitable Transit Oriented Development (ETOD) Typologies and map from accepted ETOD Policy Plan. Presentation by Lucy Hall, Planner Senior with Planning Department, on the Equitable Transit Oriented Development typologies and map from the accepted ETOD Policy Plan. The motion to approve the transmission of the ETOD typologies and map to Planning Commission, to be amended and attached to Imagine Austin, was approved on Commissioner Cox’s motion, Commissioner Thompson second on a unanimous vote, with recommendations for amendments to the ETOD map and typologies to include process for incorporating latest available data and adding a footnote noting the age of the data before transmission to Planning Commission. (Commissioners Haynes, Phillips, and Johnson were absent) Chair Hank Smith adjourned the meeting at 5:16 p.m. without objection. 2
SPECIALLY CALLED MEETING of the COMPREHENSIVE PLAN JOINT COMMITTEE FEBRUARY 21, 2024, 4:00 PM PERMITTING AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER, ROOM 2103 6310 WILHELMINA DELCO DR. AUSTIN, TEXAS 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 Ann DeSanctis, 512-974-3102, ann.desanctis@austintexas.gov. CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS/COMMISSIONERS: PLANNING COMMISSION ZONING AND PLATTING COMMISSION Grayson Cox, Vice Chair Adam Haynes Alberta Phillips Hank Smith, Chair David Fouts Carrie Thompson AGENDA CALL TO ORDER PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL APPROVAL OF MINUTES DISCUSSION ITEMS 1. 2. 3. Approve the minutes of the COMPREHENSIVE PLAN JOINT COMMITTEE REGULAR CALLED MEETING on January 10, 2024. Presentation from Budget Office by Kerri Lang on budget process and integrating requests. Presentation by consultant CD&P on the Imagine Austin Comprehensive Plan Update’s Community Engagement Process. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS 4. Presentation, discussion, and possible action to amend Imagine Austin Plan to attach Equitable Transit Oriented Development (ETOD) Typologies and map from accepted ETOD Policy Plan. 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 Ann DeSanctis at the Planning Department, at 512-974-3102, for additional information; TTY users route through Relay Texas at 711. For more information on the Comprehensive Plan Joint Commission, please contact Ann DeSanctis at 512-974-3102.
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN JOINT COMMITTEE REGULAR CALLED MEETING MINUTES 10, January, 2024 The COMPREHENSIVE PLAN JOINT COMMITTEE convened in a REGULAR CALLED meeting on 10, January, 2024, at 6310 Wilhemina Delco Dr., Room 2103, in Austin, Texas. Chair Hank Smith called the Comprehensive Plan Joint Committee Meeting to order at 4:05 p.m. Board Members/Commissioners in Attendance: Adam Haynes Board Members/Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: David Fouts, Carrie Thompson, Grayson Cox, Hank Smith PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL There were no speakers signed up to speak. APPROVAL OF MINUTES DISCUSSION ITEMS 2. Approve the minutes of the COMPREHENSIVE PLAN JOINT COMMITTEE REGULAR CALLED MEETING on 12, October 2023. The minutes from the meeting of 10/12/2023 were approved on Grayson Cox motion, David Fouts second on a unanimous vote. Commissioner Connolly was absent. Presentation by ATD Staff regarding amendments to the ASMP. Presentation by Kelsey Vizzard, Planner Senior with ATD, to provide updates on ASMP amendments to the CPJC. The board has no recommendations at this time. Presentation by Ann DeSanctis regarding Imagine Austin Speaker Series potential speakers. Presentation by Ann DeSanctis, Planner Senior with the Planning Department on Imagine Austin Speaker Series for 2024 will focus on Equity, Resilience, and Sustainability in various facets. Carrie Thompson recommended topics around dark skies. Presentation by Christopher Crain regarding Priority Program meetings to date. Presentation by Christopher Crain, Planner Senior with the Planning Department on Priority Program work to date. The board has no recommendations at this time. 1. 3. 4. 1 Presentation by Chase Gonsoulin on Imagine Austin Compliance Checklist. Board directed staff to improve checklist by creating a threshold of how many “yes’s” trigger compliance with Imagine Austin, making the checklist more inclusive of all sections of Imagine Austin, and advised tracking compliance checklist. Chair Hank Smith adjourned the meeting at 5:06 without objection. 5. 2
CITY OF AUSTIN IMAGINE AUSTIN PUBLIC PARTICIPATION FOR A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE About CD&P We make it easy to connect, communicate, and be engaged. CD&P is a public engagement firm that empowers partners, clients, and communities to work together effectively through thoughtful programs and outreach. 1 Imagine Austin Comprehensive Plan Update Initially adopted in 2012, Imagine Austin is a 30-year plan that shapes the city by guiding long-term growth, development, and land use decisions. As it approaches its 200th anniversary, Austin is a beacon of sustainability, social equity, and economic opportunity; where diversity and creativity are celebrated; where community needs and values are recognized; where leadership comes from its citizens, and where the necessities of life are affordable and accessible to all. - Imagine Austin 2 Imagine Austin Comprehensive Plan Update - Timeline 3 STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT (MARCH 2024) Both internal and external stakeholder involvement is planned Internal – City staff and employees, Board and Commission Members • External – Nonprofit agencies, service organizations • A series of convenient listening sessions will be held to engage folks • • Internal – Meetings at COA offices, led by Planning Department External – Onsite at community centers, libraries and resilience hubs from South Austin to Eastern Crescent, as well as virtual meetings 4 Meeting Aspirations to Inform the Public Participation Plan • All meetings will be grounded in equity • Other individual and organizational voices will be organically recommended through these initial conversations • Relevant messaging, impactful ways of communication, and how and where populations successfully convene and celebrate will be identified • Additional Comprehensive Plan goals might surface through these exchanges 5
Equitable Transit-Oriented Development ETOD and Imagine Austin Comprehensive Plan Joint Committee 2/21/2024 Agenda Background Next Steps 1 2 3 ETOD and Imagine Austin Background 1 From Transit-Oriented-Development (TOD) to Equitable TOD Equitable TOD works towards building equitable outcomes through proactive actions to ensure that everyone, especially historically marginalized communities of color, can benefit from transit connectivity. Roadmap Step 1: Establish Framework ETOD Policy Plan Accepted by City Council on March 9, 2023 ETOD Study Released Sept. 2023 ETOD Policy Plan • Builds on the FTA-funded ETOD Study. • Provides a comprehensive policy framework to guide future development around the Project Connect system. • It helps the Austin community ensure that the results of Project Connect support residents of all incomes and backgrounds, especially those that have been disproportionately burdened by transportation and land use decisions. ETOD Goals transportation 8 ETOD Station Area Typologies If a station has… …and is… …and has experienced… More Residents Today Historically Exclusionary or Low Displacement Rapid Change More Residents Today Historically Exclusionary or Low Displacement Slow Change Fewer Residents Today Historically Exclusionary or Low Displacement Rapid Change Fewer Residents Today Historically Exclusionary or Low Displacement Slow Change More Residents Today Vulnerable to or Experiencing Displacement Rapid Change More Residents Today Vulnerable to or Experiencing Displacement Slow Change Fewer Residents Today Vulnerable to or Experiencing Displacement Rapid Change Fewer Residents Today Vulnerable to or Experiencing Displacement Slow Change ETOD and Imagine Austin 2 Council Action on March 9, 2023 – Resolution no. 20230309-016 Imagine Austin and ETOD • ETOD typologies consider existing population, recent growth and economic development, and displacement risk of households. ETOD typologies also speak to types of growth most needed for equitable outcomes in a station area • Incorporating ETOD Typologies into Imagine Austin allows for: • Updating IA Compliance Checklist • Formal consideration in zoning and neighborhood plan amendment case review • Demonstrating alignment and transit-supportive policy to the Federal Transit Administration Imagine Austin and ETOD • The amendment to Imagine Austin will include: • The methodology through which staff developed the 8 ETOD Typologies • The 8 ETOD typologies and their descriptions • The ETOD typology map • A preface that provides context about the application of the typologies and their map to Imagine Austin Next Steps 3 Imagine Austin- ETOD Amendment Timeline Briefing and Possible Action at CPJC Feb 21, 2024 (today!) Planning Commission Hearing and Possible Action March 12, …
20 B AUSTIN paletas Typologies Background Policies and investments that help Austin achieve its ETOD goals will look different in different station areas given the range of existing conditions, needs, and trends across the diverse communities along the Project Connect system. Typologies help group each station according to shared characteristics, allowing policymakers to tailor policy tools to address the needs of each station area and ensure that every station contributes to improved outcomes for existing and future residents across the system. CapMetro’s 2016 TOD Priority Tool provided a foundation for planning and investment strategies around transit stations. Based on a wide range of metrics, each station that the tool included was given a TOD Place Typology and a TOD Readiness Score. The two scores provided an overall profile for the current state of a station area relative to its transit-supportive density within the larger urban network. The new approach to ETOD typologies differs from the existing TOD typologies due to its focus. The 2016 typologies primarily focused on the built environment, with categories such as location, connectivity, land use, urban form, and intensity. While the built environment is also considered in the new iteration, the new ETOD Typologies focus on the closing the racial health and wealth gap by increasing economic opportunities within a station area. The ETOD Typologies embed indicators related to equitable outcomes like displacement risk as well as population and job growth to characterize a station area in relation to achieving equitable outcomes for the neighborhood. Extensive data for all the station areas in Project Connect were collected through the ETOD Study, including a systemwide existing conditions analysis that can be accessed online. ETOD Policy Plan Unlike the 2016 TOD Priority Tool, ETOD acknowledges that the communities near each station are dynamic places that may require different policy interventions as they evolve. ETOD also shifts the focus of policy recommendations to focus less on place-specific outcomes and focus more on outcomes for people – especially the people that already live near future transit stations. The typologies use indicators from readily available and constantly updated data from the US Census Bureau, allowing us to reevaluate typologies every five years and adjust policy recommendations to respond to community needs in a timely way. People ETOD typologies The differentiate station areas primarily based on outcomes for the first two community- identified goals for ETOD: Goal 1: Enable all residents to …
Comprehensive Plan Joint Committee Presentation Overview • Strategic Plan • Budget Timelines • Memo Process Citywide Strategic Plan: Progress Overview SD23 Spring 2022 Summer 2022 Winter 2022 Spring 2023 Current State Transitioned to a Citywide Strategic Planning Process Initiated development of a strategic plan concept, roles, responsibilities, and staff participation criteria Conducted planning workshops with Assistant City Managers and department executives to establish City goals Goal Advancement Teams drafted and refined measures and strategies Citywide goals approved by City Management Continue plan refinement and coordinate next steps with nine pilot teams Measure and strategy finalization and internal work plan development 2/21/2024 3 Citywide Strategic Plan: Goals by Category Community Health & Resilience (CH) Economic & Workforce Development (EW) Equitable Service Delivery (ES) Homelessness & Housing (HH) CH.1: Ensure equitable delivery of core public health services with a focus on reducing disparities in historically marginalized communities. EW.1: Equip, empower, and retain the community through partnerships and investments that support economic mobility. CH.2: Ensure and preserve equitable access to parks, trails, open space, and recreational opportunities EW.2: Promote a resilient local economy that prioritizes small and BIPOC-owned businesses. IFC Alignment: 15 CH.3: Protect Austin's natural resources and ecological systems and mitigate for climate change. CH.4: Increase community preparedness to improve resiliency and adaptability to disruptions and disasters. CH.5: Operate Austin Animal Center(s) efficiently while providing high-quality care for animals, preparing both animals and potential owners for a successful transition from shelter to permanent homes. IFC Alignment: 38 ES.1: Foster relationships with under- resourced communities to deliver programs and services that represent Austin's diversity. ES.2: Preserve and enrich Austin's creative ecosystem. ES.3: Engage equitable authentic outreach and collaboration to improve service delivery. IFC Alignment: 17 HH.1: Support equitable complete communities where the necessities of life are accessible and affordable across our rapidly growing city. HH.2: Facilitate and prioritize development and preservation of affordable housing options. HH.3: Optimize investments, partnerships, and service delivery to reduce the number of people experiencing homelessness in Austin. IFC Alignment: 56 *Out of 243 Items from Council (IFCs), 225 (93%) align with Citywide Strategic Plan Goals 4 Citywide Strategic Plan: Goals by Category Mobility & Critical Infrastructure (MC) Organizational Excellence (OE) Public Safety (PS) OE.1: Ensure fiscal integrity and responsibility to meet the diverse needs of our community. OE.2: Enhance the City's data and technology capabilities to provide secure, modern, and accessible solutions. OE.3: Improve organizational efficiency and capacity …
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN JOINT COMMITTEE SPECIAL CALLED MEETING DRAFT MINUTES 21, February, 2024 The Comprehensive Plan Joint Committee convened in a SPEICAL CALLED meeting on 21, February, 2024, at 6310 Wilhelmina Delco Dr, Room 2103, in Austin, Texas. Chair Smith called the Comprehensive Plan Joint Committee Meeting to order at 4:00 p.m. Board Members/Commissioners in Attendance: Hank Smith, Carrie Thompson Board Members/Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: Grayson Cox, David Fouts PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL There were no speakers signed up to speak APPROVAL OF MINUTES Approve the minutes of the COMPREHENSIVE PLAN JOINT COMMITTEE REGULAR CALLED MEETING on 10, January 2024. The minutes from the meeting of 01/10/2024 were approved on Grayson Cox motion, David Fouts second on a unanimous vote. (Commissioners Haynes, Phillips, and Johnson were absent) DISCUSSION ITEMS 2. Presentation from Budget Office by Kerri Lang on budget process and integrating requests. Presentation by Kerri Lang, Budget Officer with Financial Services, to provide insight on the budget process and how to integrate request from a Comprehensive Planning Perspective. The board has no recommendations at this time. Presentation by consultant CD&P on the Imagine Austin Comprehensive Plan Update’s Community Engagement Process. Presentation by Dennis Manalo, CD&P, to share approach and strategy for public engagement for Comprehensive Plan Update. The board recommends reviewing Equity Based Preservation Plan engagement presentation for best practices. 1. 3. 1 DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS 4. Presentation, discussion, and possible action to amend Imagine Austin Plan to attach Equitable Transit Oriented Development (ETOD) Typologies and map from accepted ETOD Policy Plan. Presentation by Lucy Hall, Planner Senior with Planning Department, on the Equitable Transit Oriented Development typologies and map from the accepted ETOD Policy Plan. The motion to approve the transmission of the ETOD typologies and map to Planning Commission, to be amended and attached to Imagine Austin, was approved on Commissioner Cox’s motion, Commissioner Thompson second on a unanimous vote, with recommendations for amendments to the ETOD map and typologies to include process for incorporating latest available data and adding a footnote noting the age of the data before transmission to Planning Commission. (Commissioners Haynes, Phillips, and Johnson were absent) Chair Hank Smith adjourned the meeting at 5:16 p.m. without objection. These minutes were approved at the 10, April, 2024 meeting on Commissioner Thompson motion, Commissioner Phillips second on a 4-0 vote. 2
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. REGULAR MEETING of the COMPREHENSIVE PLAN JOINT COMMITTEE JANUARY 10, 2024 AT 4:00 PM PERMITTING AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER, ROOM 2103 6310 WILHELMINA DELCO DR. AUSTIN, TEXAS 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 Ann DeSanctis, 512-974-3102, ann.desanctis@austintexas.gov. CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS/COMMISSIONERS: PLANNING COMMISSION Grayson Cox, Vice Chair Joao Paulo M. Connolly Adam Haynes Hank Smith, Chair David Fouts Carrie Thompson ZONING AND PLATTING COMMISSION AGENDA CALL TO ORDER PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL APPROVAL OF MINUTES Approve the minutes of the COMPREHENSIVE PLAN JOINT COMMITTEE REGULAR CALLED MEETING on October 12, 2023. DISCUSSION ITEMS Presentation by ATD Staff regarding amendments to the ASMP. Presentation by Ann DeSanctis regarding Imagine Austin Speaker Series potential speakers. Presentation by Christopher Crain regarding Priority Program meetings to date. Presentation by Chase Gonsoulin on Imagine Austin Compliance Checklist. 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 Ann DeSanctis at the Planning Department, at 512-974-3102, for additional information; TTY users route through Relay Texas at 711. For more information on the Comprehensive Plan Joint Commission, please contact Ann DeSanctis at 512-974-3102.
PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION 20231024-31 Date: October 24, 2023 Subject: Request Council initiate amendments to the Imagine Austin Comprehensive Plan and elements or portion thereof including the Climate Equity Plan and Austin Strategic Mobility Plan in reference to Telework policies. Motioned By: Commissioner Connolly Seconded By: Commissioner Woods Request Council initiate amendments to the Imagine Austin Comprehensive Plan and elements or portion thereof including the Climate Equity Plan and Austin Strategic Mobility Plan in reference to Telework policies. Please see attached memorandum and proposed amendments. For: Vice-Chair Hempel, Commissioners Anderson, Azhar, Barrera-Ramirez, Connolly, Cox, Haynes, Howard, Maxwell, Mushtaler, Phillips and Woods Recommendation: . Vote: 12-0 Absent: Chair Shaw Attest: Andrew D. Rivera Land Use Commission Liaison 1 of 1 Am. Plan Section & Goal Pg # Proposed Amendment 1 Climate Equity Transportation and Land Use, Goal #1: "By 2030, 80% of new non-residential development is located centers and corridors." following bullets: Ensure all city policies for reduced parking, remote-work, and telecommuting align with the goals of the Comprehensive Plan, and establishes the City of Austin as a leader for workplace and environmental policies to reduce single occupancy vehicle trips. City of Austin should develop remote work policies through a 56-59 colaborative, all-employee process to develop clear goals and measured outcomes as a means of reducing parking demand at city facilities. In developing the city policies, Austin should build on the successful Travis County telework policy. Recommended Change to Proposed Amendment - Ensure all city polices for reduced parking, remote-work, and telecommuting align with the goals of the Comprehensive Plan, and establishes Austin as a leader for workplace and environmental policeis to reduce single occupancy vehicle trips. - City of Austin should develop remote work polices through a colaborative, all-employee process to develop clear goals and measured outcomes as a means of reducing parking demand at city facilities. In developing the city policies, Austin should build on the successful Travis County telework policy. Add: Strategy 7: Promote remote and flexible work policies Actively promote remote work, telework, and flexible commute policies so as to maintain and encourage further reductions in single occupancy vehicle trips. commuting that impact City of Austin employees are in full alignment with the goal of reducing single occupancy vehicle trips in the region, and that any future changes to city policies contribute towards reaching the 50% mode-shift goal by 2030 and stakeholders who engage with the City to …
2024 and Beyond Content Overview/History Where We're Heading Potential 2024 Speakers Overview/History • The Imagine Austin Speaker Series is, • an opportunity to promote and implement the Imagine Austin Comprehensive Plan through shared dialogue and mutual learning. We invite targeted thought leaders from around the nation to give talks on various subjects to promote and implement the vision and policies set forth in Imagine Austin. • 48 speaking events since 2012! • Nearly 6,000 people in attendance between in person and virtual events • Archive of past speakers: https://www.austintexas.gov/department/imagine-austin-speaker- series Planning Officer Erica Leak with Speaker Karen Chapple at IASS#32 3 Where We're Heading Update will have the lens of Equity, Resiliency, and Sustainability; want future speakers to tie into this work. Current events and topics on which Council/the City are focused over the next ~year Concurrence with other events in town where speakers may already be presenting. Former COA Demographer, Ryan Robinson, presents at IASS #37. 4 Potential Speakers Topics/Themes Sara Bronin - Architect, attorney, professor, and policymaker currently on leave from her position as a Professor at Cornell University College of Architecture, Art, and Planning to serve as the 12th Chair of the federal Advisory Council on Historic Preservation. K Baja - The Director of Direct Support & Innovation for the Urban Sustainability Directors Network (USDN). Responsible for identifying, leading, and supporting innovative projects and trainings that actively transform local government processes and lead to proactive respect-based change. Her interdisciplinary work focuses on how law and policy can foster more equitable, sustainable, well-designed, and connected places. - Land Use Policy/Equity/Historic Preservation Background in Climate and Resiliency Planning for the City of Baltimore and USDN. Provides direct support to local governments and community-based organizations interested in developing Resilience Hubs in their communities. Julian Agyeman Ph.D. FRSA FRGS- is a Professor of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning, and is the Fletcher Professor of Rhetoric and Debate, an endowed chair at Tufts University. Originator of the concept of ‘just sustainabilities,’ which explores the intersecting goals of social justice and environmental sustainability, defined as ‘the need to ensure a better quality of life for all, now and into the future, in a just and equitable manner, whilst living within the limits of supporting ecosystems.’ Veronica O. Davis – Director of Transportation & Drainage Operations for the City of Houston. Co-founded Nspiregreen LLC, an environmental and urban planning consulting company. Recently appointed …
Priority Program Update Comprehensive Plan Joint Committee 1/10/2024 Priority Program Status to Date Priority Program Champion Workshop • Included Offices of Resilience, Sustainability and Equity • Conducted SWOT analysis • Created Job Aids and Work Plans for each Priority Program • Shared Policy and Action Matrix for each priority program Priority Program Status to Date 1 on 1 Meetings • Reviewed Job Aids and Work Plans to help fit their specific group • Set regular meeting times for their work groups • Discussed ongoing work as it relates to Imagine Austin • Reviewing Policy and Action Matrix Priority Program Status to Date Monthly Champion Check-In Meetings • Share out ongoing work that may be related to the implementation of Imagine Austin • Provide status updates on Priority Program working groups • Plan out presentations from other departments • On the books for the 4th Monday of every month Questions?
Imagine Austin Compliance Checklist Comprehensive Plan Joint Committee 1/10/2024 Imagine Austin Decision Guidelines- Complete Community Measures • 17 Point Complete Community Measure Checklist • To Review Cases for Compliance with Imagine Austin Imagine Austin Decision Guidelines- Imagine Austin Priority Program PUD Specific Bonus Features Example of a Completed Checklist • In addition to the checklist, an informative statement is provided, communicating essential case information. Questions?
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN JOINT COMMITTEE REGULAR CALLED MEETING MINUTES 12, OCTOBER, 2023 The COMPREHENSIVE PLAN JOINT COMMITTEE convened in a REGULAR CALLED meeting on 12, OCTOBER, 2023, at 6310 Wilhemina Delco Dr., Room 2103, in Austin, Texas. Chair Hank Smith called the Comprehensive Plan Joint Committee Meeting to order at 12:11 p.m. Board Members/Commissioners in Attendance: Hank Smith (Chair), Adam Haynes, Carrie Thompson Board Members/Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: David Fouts PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL There were no speakers signed up to speak. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. 3. Approve the minutes of the COMPREHENSIVE PLAN JOINT COMMITTEE SPECIAL CALLED MEETING on 24, August 2023. The minutes from the meeting of 8/24/2023 were approved on Hank Smith’s motion, Carrie Thompson second on a unanimous vote. Commissioners Azhar, Cox, and Connolly were absent. DISCUSSION ITEMS 2. Presentation by Mandy DeMayo regarding a gran proposal that would include an update to the Strategic Housing Blueprint, the housing arm of Imagine Austin. Commissioners advised that Strategic Housing Blueprint update should be aligned, where possible, to the Imagine Austin Update. Presentation by Lucy Hall regarding ETOD Policy Plan as it relates to Imagine Austin. Commissioners are reviewing the shared documents and presentation in preparation for a draft ordinance in the Spring. 1 Presentation by Christopher Crain regarding CPJC meeting themes for 2024. After the presentation, discussion of themes was conducted, and future discussion items are being planned out in advance. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS Discussion and possible action of Calendar FY 23-24. The motion to approve Calendar FY 23-24 was approved on Carrie Thompson’s motion, Adam Haynes second on a unanimous vote. Commissioners Azhar, Cox, and Connolly were absent. Chair Hank Smith adjourned the meeting at 1:18 p.m. without objection. 4. 5. 2
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN JOINT COMMITTEE REGULAR CALLED MEETING MINUTES 10, January, 2024 The COMPREHENSIVE PLAN JOINT COMMITTEE convened in a REGULAR CALLED meeting on 10, January, 2024, at 6310 Wilhemina Delco Dr., Room 2103, in Austin, Texas. Chair Hank Smith called the Comprehensive Plan Joint Committee Meeting to order at 4:05 p.m. Board Members/Commissioners in Attendance: Adam Haynes Board Members/Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: David Fouts, Carrie Thompson, Grayson Cox, Hank Smith PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL There were no speakers signed up to speak. APPROVAL OF MINUTES DISCUSSION ITEMS 2. Approve the minutes of the COMPREHENSIVE PLAN JOINT COMMITTEE REGULAR CALLED MEETING on 12, October 2023. The minutes from the meeting of 10/12/2023 were approved on Grayson Cox motion, David Fouts second on a unanimous vote. Commissioner Connolly was absent. Presentation by ATD Staff regarding amendments to the ASMP. Presentation by Kelsey Vizzard, Planner Senior with ATD, to provide updates on ASMP amendments to the CPJC. The board has no recommendations at this time. Presentation by Ann DeSanctis regarding Imagine Austin Speaker Series potential speakers. Presentation by Ann DeSanctis, Planner Senior with the Planning Department on Imagine Austin Speaker Series for 2024 will focus on Equity, Resilience, and Sustainability in various facets. Carrie Thompson recommended topics around dark skies. Presentation by Christopher Crain regarding Priority Program meetings to date. Presentation by Christopher Crain, Planner Senior with the Planning Department on Priority Program work to date. The board has no recommendations at this time. 1. 3. 4. 1 5. Presentation by Chase Gonsoulin on Imagine Austin Compliance Checklist. Board directed staff to improve checklist by creating a threshold of how many “yes’s” trigger compliance with Imagine Austin, making the checklist more inclusive of all sections of Imagine Austin, and advised tracking compliance checklist. Chair Hank Smith adjourned the meeting at 5:06 without objection. These minutes were approved at the 21, February, 2024 meeting on Commissioner Cox motion, Commissioner Fouts second on a 4-0 vote. 2
