ITEM 1 - 10/26 Design Commission Meeting Minutes — original pdf

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DESIGN COMMISSION MINUTES REGULAR MEETING Monday, October 26,2026 The Design Commission convened in a Regular meeting on Monday, October 26, 2026, at the Permitting and Development Center, Room 1405, located at 6310 Wilhelmina Delco Drive in Austin, Texas. Vice Chair Kevin Howard called the Design Commission meeting to order at 6:09 p.m. Commissioners in Attendance: Kevin Howard, Vice Chair David Carroll Josue Meiners Jon Salinas Brendan Wittstruck Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: Nkiru Gelles PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL None Present. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the Design Commission Regular Meeting on September 28, 2026. The minutes from the Design Commission regular meeting on September 28, were approved on Commissioner Wittstruck’s motion, Commissioner Salinas’ second on a vote of 6-0. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS 2. Discussion and possible action on approving a recommendation to Council regarding the future roles, name, and mission of the Design Commission. Sponsors: Commissioner Wittstruck and Vice Chair Howard. A motion to approve the recommendation, as provided in the meeting’s backup, to council was approved, Commissioner Wittstruck motion and Commissioner Salinas second on a vote of 6-0. 1 3. Discussion and possible action to approve the Design Commission annual schedule for 2027. A motion was made to approve the schedule as provided in backup, Commissioner Wittstruck Motion and Commissioner Salinas second on a vote of 6-0. 4. Discussion and possible action to approve a recommendation to the Austin City Council regarding the Green Infrastructure Initiative. Sponsors: Commissioner Carroll and Commissioner Wittstruck. A motion was made to postpone this item to the November meeting of the Design Commissioner, Vice Chair Howard motion and Commissioner Carroll second on a vote of 6-0. WORKING GROUP UPDATES 5. Update from Urban Design Guidelines Working group regarding the future of the Design Commission. Item was discussed. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS Discussion on alley access and promoting the use of alley spaces for economic vitality. Sponsors: Commissioner Nkiru Gelles and Commissioner Jon Salinas. ADJOURNMENT Vice Chair Kevin Howard adjourned the meeting at 6:38 p.m. without objection. 2