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COMPREHENSIVE PLAN JOINT COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES WEDNESDAY, April 1, 2026 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN JOINT COMMITTEE REGULAR CALLED MEETING DRAFT MINUTES WEDNESDAY, April 1, 2026 The Comprehensive Plan Joint Committee convened in a Regular Called meeting on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, at 6310 Wilhelmina Delco Dr, Room 2103 in Austin, Texas. Commissioner Powell called the Comprehensive Plan Joint Committee Meeting to order at 4:06 p.m. Commissioners in Attendance: Imad Ahmed, Adam Powell Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: Peter Breton, David Fouts, Betsy Greenberg, Hank Smith PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL None present. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the Comprehensive Plan Joint Committee REGULAR CALLED MEETING on January 7, 2026. The minutes from the Comprehensive Plan Joint Committee meeting on January 7, 2026 were approved on Commissioner Powell’s motion, Commissioner Ahmed’s second on a 6- 0 vote. STAFF BRIEFINGS 2. Staff briefing regarding the current status of the Imagine Austin update. Presentation by Evelyn Mitchell, Principal Planner, Austin Planning. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS 3. Discussion and possible action to approve transmission of the CIP List of Recommendations FY 26-27 to Planning Commission on May 12, 2026, to meet the Austin City Charter Article X, section 4(4) requirement. The following amendment was made to the CIP List of Recommendations FY 26-27 by Commissioner Ahmed and seconded by Commissioner Greenberg. 1 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN JOINT COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES WEDNESDAY, April 1, 2026 The amendment was to revise item one, line four of the Create a Healthy Austin Program section to read: “The Healthy Austin Program will expand opportunities for physical activity through improvements to active transportation infrastructure and trail systems, including more shade to increase walkability year-round...” The amendment was approved on a 6-0 vote. A motion to approve the CIP List of Recommendations FY 26-27 to Planning Commission on May 12, 2026 with the inclusion of the approved amendment was made by Commissioner Smith, seconded by Commissioner Powell, and approved on a 6-0 vote. Commissioner Smith adjourned the meeting at 4:56p.m. without objection. 2