Downtown Commission Regular Meeting of the Downtown Commission - June_17_2021_Downtown_Commission_Regular_Meeting

June_17_2021_Downtown_Commission_Meeting_Agenda — original pdf

Versión en español a continuación. DOWNTOWN COMMISSION Meeting of JUNE 17, 2021 Downtown Commission Meeting to be held JUNE 17, 2021 with Social Distancing Modifications Public comment will be allowed via telephone; no in-person input will be allowed. All speakers must register in advance (June 16, 2021 by noon). All public comment will occur at the beginning of the meeting. To speak remotely at the June 17, 2021 Downtown Commission Meeting, members of the public must: •Call or email the board liaison at Mona Sanchez (512) 974-7864, mona.sanchez@austintexas.gov no later than noon, (the, day before the meeting). The following information is required: speaker name, item number(s) they wish to speak on, whether they are for/against/neutral, email address and telephone number (must be the same number that will be used to call into the meeting). •Once a request to speak has been made to the board liaison, the information to call on the day of the scheduled meeting will be provided either by email or phone call. •Speakers must call in at least 15 minutes prior to meeting start time 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 mona.sanchez@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 the meeting is broadcast live, it may be viewed here: http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch-atxn-live Reunión del DOWNTOWN COMMISSION FECHA de la reunion (JUNE 17, 2021) La junta se llevará con modificaciones de distanciamiento social Se permitirán comentarios públicos por teléfono; no se permitirá ninguna entrada en persona. Todos los oradores deben registrarse con anticipación (June 16, 2021 antes del mediodía). Todos los comentarios públicos se producirán al comienzo de la reunión. Para hablar de forma remota en la reunión, los miembros del público deben: • Llame o envíe un correo electrónico al enlace de la junta en Mona Sanchez, (512) 974-7864, mona.sanchez@austintexas.gov a más tardar al mediodía (el día antes de la reunión). Se requiere la siguiente información: nombre del orador, número (s) de artículo sobre el que desean hablar, si están a favor / en contra / neutral, dirección de correo electrónico (opcional) y un número de teléfono (debe ser el número que se utilizará para llamar ). • Una vez …

HealthSouth_Presentation — original pdf

Exclusive Negotiating Agreement with Aspen Heights Partners for Redevelopment 1215 Red River & 606 East 12th Streets (former HealthSouth property) Council Work Session June 1, 2021 AGENDA ▪ CITY TEAM ▪ BACKGROUND ▪ ENA HIGHLIGHTS ▪ NEXT STEPS C I T Y O F A U S T I N E C O N O M I C D E V E L O P M E N T 2 CITY NEGOTIATING TEAM Housing and Planning Department Mandy DeMayo, Community Development Administrator Office of Real Estate Services Marek Izydorczyk, Real Estate Services Program Manager Law Department Ron Pigott, Assistant City Attorney Economic Development Department Margaret Shaw, Economic Redevelopment Program Manager Susana Carbajal, Assistant Director C I T Y O F A U S T I N E C O N O M I C D E V E L O P M E N T 3 BACKGROUND October 4, 2018 Council passed Resolution 20181004-042 directing the City Manager to (1) initiate solicitation for the redevelopment of 1215 Red River and 606 East 12th Streets for mixed-income housing with an emphasis on multiple-bedroom housing for households earning at or below 60% of MFI on site with option to provide affordable units within one mile of downtown and (2) ensure certificates of obligations are addressed. November 18, 2019 Request 278 vendors, including affordable housing developers. for Proposals (RFP) issued; Purchasing Department notified April 23, 2020 RFP closed; Purchasing Department received four proposals. November 6, 2020 Purchasing announced proposal rankings with Aspen Heights Partners receiving highest total score. January 27, 2021 May 17, 2021 Council authorized staff to negotiate and execute Exclusive Negotiating Agreement with Aspen Heights Partners including certain community benefits stated in the Council meeting. City and Aspen Heights Partners execute ENA providing a baseline the terms governing the negotiation of a master development for agreement for the redevelopment of the former HealthSouth property located on 1215 Red River and 606 East 12th Streets. C I T Y O F A U S T I N E C O N O M I C D E V E L O P M E N T 4 ASPEN HEIGHTS “12th & Red River: Tying Austin Together” Local Team • Aspen Heights (developer) • STG Design (architecture) • Civilitude (engineering) • Studio Balcones (landscape architecture) C I T Y O F A U S T I N E C O N O M …

Palm_District_Initiative_Planning_Presentation — original pdf

Palm District Planning Initiative Downtown Commission June 17, 2021 Content Project Background Study Area Project Scope Project Team How to Get Involved Project Background Engage stakeholders and the public to develop a shared vision for a complex, culturally rich, and rapidly transforming part of downtown Austin that includes:  Palm School Palm Park Convention Center  Waller Creek  Red River Cultural District      ESB-Mexican American Cultural Center Proposed Mexican American Heritage Corridor And more…. 4 Resolution 20190523-029  Palm School Negotiations  Rainey Street District Fund  Fifth Street Mexican American Heritage Corridor  Convention Center Expansion  District Planning Process  Improved Connectivity 5 Recent Planning History  Waller Creek Master Plan (2010)  Downtown Austin Plan (2011)  Imagine Austin (2012)  Waller Creek Design Plan (2012)  Hispanic/Latino Quality of Life  ESB-MACC Master Plan (2018)  Project Connect Vision (2019)  Brush Square Master Plan (2019)  UT Analysis of Convention Center Expansion (2019)  Convention Center Master Plan (2013) (2015)  Downtown Austin Wayfinding Update (2020) Master Plan (2013)  Urban Land Institute Study of IH 35  Convention Center Master Plan (2020) …and more 6 Study Area 8 History of Study Area  Long, layered history  Palm School dates back to the 1890s  Palm District originally part of East Austin  Mexican-Americans, African- Americans and German Immigrants called Palm district home 9 PICA 21043 Austin History Center, Austin Public Library Historic Connection To East Austin 10 CO3746 Austin History Center, Austin Public Library Sir Swante Palm School 11 Sir Swante Palm School 12 waterloogreenway.org Sir Swante Palm Neighborhood Park 13 Sir Swante Palm Neighborhood Park 14 PICA 04088 Austin History Center, Austin Public Library Waller Creek 15 Waller Creek Tunnel 16 waterloogreenway.org Waterloo Greenway/Waterloo Park 17 texasfreeways.com I-35 18 texasfreeways.com I-35 19 texasfreeways.com I-35 20 I-35 21 statesman.com: Photo Credit, Jay Jannier Project Connect and Downtown Transit Station 22 Neil Kocurek Memorial Austin Convention Center 23 Brush Square/O. Henry Museum 24 Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center (ESB-MACC) 25 Rainey Street Neighborhood & Historic District 26 lostinaustin.org: Photo Credit, Will Taylor Rainey Street Neighborhood & Historic District 27 Rainey Street Neighborhood & Historic District 28 Sixth Street Historic and Entertainment District 29 lostinaustin.org: Photo Credit, Will Taylor Red River Cultural District 30 Innovation District 31 KXAN.com m o c . N A X K Mexican American …