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DESIGN COMMISSION MINUTES REGULAR MEETING Monday, March 23, 2026 The Design Commission convened in a Regular meeting on Monday, March 23, 2026, at the Permitting and Development Center, Room 1405, located at 6310 Wilhelmina Delco Drive in Austin, Texas. Chair Jon Salinas called the Design Commission meeting to order at 6:03 p.m. Commissioners in Attendance: Salinas, Jon (Chair) Meiners, Josue (Vice Chair) Carroll, David Howard, Kevin Murkes, Jenny Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: Aradhyula, Ramachandra Gelles, Nkiru Ladner, Conners Khan, Saira PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL None Present. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the Design Commission Regular Meeting on . The minutes from the Design Commission regular meeting on February 23rd, 2026 were approved on Vice Chair Josue Meiners’s motion, Chair Jon Salinas’s second on a 9-0. STAFF BRIEFINGS 2. 3. Staff briefing on Downtown Density Bonus Program gatekeeper requirements. Presented by Alan Pani, Austin Planning. The motion to postpone this item to April 27th, 2026 was approved on Chair Jon Salinas’s motion, Josue Meiners’s second on a 9-0 vote. Staff briefing on Concourse M improvements at Austin Bergstrom Airport. Presented by Paul Bielamowicz, Project Architect. Item was discussed. 1 DISCUSSION ITEMS 4. 5. Discussion of the implications of expanding the boundaries of Downtown to match the Central City District Plan and how that affects Design Commission scope and rewrite of urban design guidelines. Sponsors: Commissioners Gelles and Howard. Presentation was made by Commissioners Gelles and Howard. Item was discussed. Discussion on the future of the Downtown Density Bonus Program and integrating urban design guidelines, principles, and standards into that process. Sponsors: Commissioners Howard and Carroll. Presentation was made by Commissioner Howard. Item was discussed. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS 6. Discussion and action to recommend to City Council whether the project Nash Hernandez Building Renovation, located at 1621 Nash Hernandez Senior Road in Holly Shores/ Edward Rendon Sr. Metropolitan Park at Festival Beach, complies with the City Design and Sustainability Standards. Presented by Philip Reed, Levy Dykema Architects. There was a motion with recommendations by Vice Chair Josue Meiners, seconded by Chair Jon Salinas to recommend to City Council that the project Nash Hernandez Building Renovation, located at 1621 Nash Hernandez Senior Road in Holly Shores/ Edward Rendon Sr. Metropolitan Park at Festival Beach, complies with the City Design and Sustainability Standards. Recommendations: • Incorporate public art or interpretive elements within the interior space that reflect the cultural and historical context of Nash Hernandez and the surrounding community. • Ensure accommodations for alternative modes of transportation, including bicycle facilities, are provided. • Explore opportunities in future phases to improve public access and connectivity between the building and the shoreline. Vote 9-0. 7. Discussion and action to appoint a member of the Design Commission to serve as the Commission’s representative on the Downtown Commission. Sponsors: Chair Salinas and Vice Chair Meiners. The motion to postpone this item to April 27th, 2026 was approved on Chair Jon Salinas’s motion, Vice Chair Josue Meiners’s second on a 9-0 vote. 2 8. Discussion and action to recommend to City Council whether the project Fiesta Gardens, located at 2101 Jesse E. Segovia St., complies with the City Design and Sustainability Standards. Presented by Clayton Korte and Travis Greig of Clayton Korte. The motion to postpone this item to April 27th, 2026 was approved on Chair Jon Salinas’s motion, Vice Chair Josue Meiners’s second on a 9-0 vote. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS Staff briefing regarding the Barton Springs Road Bridge. Presented by Eric Bailey, Austin Capital Delivery Services. Sponsors: Chair Salinas and Commissioner Carroll. Discussion and action to recommend to City Council whether the project Fiesta Gardens, located at 2101 Jesse E. Segovia Street, complies with the City Design and Sustainability Standards. Presented by Clayton Korte. ADJOURNMENT Chair Jon Salinas adjourned the meeting at 7:29 p.m. without objection. 3