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Design Commission May 18, 2020 Design Commission to be held May 18, 2020 with Social Distancing Modifications Public comment will be allowed via telephone; no in-person input will be allowed. All speakers must register in advance (5/17/2020 by Noon). All public comment will occur at the beginning of the meeting. To speak remotely at the May 18, 2020 Design Commission Meeting, residents must: • Call or email the board liaison at (512) 974-1243 or aaron.jenkins@austintexas.gov no later than noon, (the day before the meeting). The information required is the speaker name, item number(s) they wish to speak on, whether they are for/against/neutral, and a telephone number or email address. • Once a request to speak has been called in or emailed to the board liaison, residents will receive either an email or phone call providing the telephone number to call on the day of the scheduled meeting. • Speakers must call in at least 15 minutes prior to meeting start in order to speak, late callers will not be accepted and will not be able to speak. • Speakers will be placed in a queue until their time to speak. • Handouts or other information may be emailed to aaron.jenkins@austintexas.gov by Noon the day before the scheduled meeting. This information will be provided to Board and Commission members in advance of the meeting. • If this meeting is broadcast live, residents may watch the meeting here: http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch-atxn- live DESIGN COMMISSION MONDAY, MAY 18, 2020 1:00 PM VIA VIDEOCONFERENCING CURRENT MEMBERS: David Carroll, Chair (District 1) Martha Gonzalez, Vice-Chair (District 2) Samuel Franco (District 3) Josue Meiners (District 4) Melissa Henao-Robledo (District 5) Evan Taniguchi (Mayor) Beau Frail (District 6) Jessica Rollason (District 7) Aan Coleman (District 8) Bart Whatley (District 9) Ben Luckens (District 10) AGENDA CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL 1. NEW BUSINESS (Discussion and PossibleAction): a. Discussion and possible action to evaluate and make recommendations regarding whether Tower 5C, addressed at 415 Colorado Street, complies with the Urban Design Guidelines, for the City of Austin; Michael Whellan Armbrust & Brown, George Blume Gensler, Chris Jackson TBG Partners) b. Discussion and possible action to evaluate and make recommendations regarding whether The City of Austin Travis County Fire/EMS Station, addressed at 5410 W. US HWY 290 SVRD WB, complies with the Urban Design Guidelines, for the City of Austin; Cris Ruebush PGAL Burton Jones & Michelle Noriega City of Austin) 2. OLD BUSINESS (Discussion and Possible Action): a. None; 3. COMMISSION-SPECIFIC BUSINESS (Discussion and PossibleAction): a. Approval of the February 24, 2020 meeting minutes; b. Election of officers; c. Discussion and possible action regarding Great Streets Standards as it relates to Pavers d. Liaison Reports; e. Appointment of Committee/Working Group members by Chair; 4. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS: a. Briefing from the Austin Transportation Enterprise Parking Division. b. Briefing on Functional Green by staff on the functional green requirementfor projects over 80% pervious cover per the new section of code. 5. ANNOUNCEMENTS: a. Chair Announcements; Items from CommissionMembers; b. c. 7. ADJOURNMENT Items from City Staff; Downtown Density Bonus Program Working group session May 21, 2020 at 10:00 am 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 before the meeting date. Please contact Aaron Jenkins in the Planning and Zoning Department Aaron.Jenkins@austintexas.gov or (512) 974-2752, for additional information. TTY users route through Relay Texas at 711. Design Commission: Committees, Working Groups, Representatives and Liaisons Committees Working Groups Halloran 1. Executive Committee: D. Carroll (Chair), M. Gonzalez (Vice Chair) 1. Planning & Urban Design Working Group: E. Taniguchi, B. Whatley, A. Coleman, D. Carroll 2. Architecture & Development Working Group: B. Whatley, M. Gonzalez, D. Carroll, B. Frail 3. Landscape & Infrastructure Working Group: S. Franco, M. Henao-Robledo, A. Coleman, K. 4. Public Engagement Working Group: B. Luckens, S. Franco, M.Henao-Robledo 5. Infrastructure Design Guidelines Working Group: D. Carroll, M. Gonzalez, E. Taniguchi, B. Luckens Representatives & Liaisons 1. South Central Waterfront Advisory Board Representative: S. Franco 2. Downtown Commission Liaison: M. Henao-Robledo 3. Joint Sustainability Committee Liaison: D. Carroll(Chair) Staff to Design Commission City of Austin, One Texas Center, 505 Barton Springs Rd., Austin, TX 78704 Planning and Zoning Department, Urban Design Division, 5th floor Executive Liaison: Jorge.Rousselin@austintexas.gov (512) 974-2975 Staff Liaison: Aaron.Jenkins@austintexas.gov (512) 974- 1243 Staff Liaison: Patrick.Colunga@austintexas.gov (512) 974-2752 Downtown Density Bonus Program: Jorge.Rousselin@austintexas.gov (512) 974-2975 Public Works Department, Office of the City Architect, 9th floor City Architect: Janice.White@austintexas.gov(512)974-7997 Resources 1. Urban Design Guidelines for Austin: http://www.austintexas.gov/sites/default/files/files/Boards_and_Commissions/Design_ Commission_urban_design_guidelines_for_austin.pdf 2. Design Commission backup: http://www.austintexas.gov/cityclerk/boards_commissions/meetings/22_1.htm 3. Downtown Density Bonusprogram: https://www.municode.com/library/tx/austin/codes/land_development_code?nodeId=TIT25 LADE_CH25- 2ZO_SUBCHAPTER_CUSDERE_ART3ADRECEDI_SPAGERE_S25-2-586DODEB Font Size: 12; Font: Times New Roman; Font Style: Regular