Item #2 Downtown Austin Plan Update Presentation — original pdf

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Downtown Austin Plan Update Downtown Commission December 18, 2024 Agenda Background Pre-Planning Process Next Steps A Background: …The 2011 Downtown Austin Plan 2011 Downtown Austin Plan 7 Transformative Steps 1). Create Signature Parks 2). Urban Rail 3). East 6th Street “Re-imagined” 4). Affordable Housing 5). Downtown Infrastructure 6). LDC Amendments 7). “Central-City” Economic Development Corporation 4 How It Works!  7 Total Plan Elements – 7 Overall Goals – 30 Recommendations – 114 Actions – Key Considerations  9 Downtown Districts (Sub-Areas) – Individual Goals – Character & Form 5 Downtown Austin Plan (Resolution No. 20240814-028) …The Update! Resolution No. 2024084-028 • Initiate updates to the Downtown Austin Plan […], covering the next 10 years at minimum, reviewing updates through an equitable, resilient, and sustainable lens. • Engage with stakeholders […] in envisioning the future of Downtown, identifying the needs of those who live, work, and visit Downtown, and identifying solutions. • Ensure the implementation and coordination of recently completed projects and plans that are shaping Downtown’s future, to incorporate the needs of unique features of Downtown, and to address the issues that affect growth [ ]. 7 Resolution No. 2024084 - 028 • Provide detailed information for implementation including cost estimates, potential partners, funding opportunities, financial tools, and any necessary code amendments for identified projects, programs, policies, and infrastructure recommendations. • Provide a memo to Council by Mid-February, outlining estimated cost, scope, and preliminary timeline of the Downtown Austin Plan update, identifying City staff resources, and potential external partnerships or third parties that can assist in providing resources for plan development. 8 “How do we know where we are going if we don’t know where we are at?” The Pre – Planning Process August 2024 - March 2025  Preliminary Research – Implementation Status Review* – Initial Stakeholder Engagement*  Produce Draft (February) – Scope (V1) – Timeline (V1)  Cost Estimate (March) – Estimate based on Scope (V1) *Ongoing Activity beyond March 2025 March 2025 – June 2025  Council Approval of Direction  Preliminary Research (cont’d.) – Implementation Status Review* – Broadened Initial Stakeholder Engagement*  Synthesize Findings – 2011 DAP Implementation Status Report – Initial Stakeholder Findings Report  Produce Final – Updated Scope (V1) / Potential Scope (V2), – Updated Timeline (V1) / Potential Timeline (V2) – Updated Cost Estimate (V1) / Potential Cost Estimate (V2) 10 2011 DAP Implementation Status Review  Activity 1: SMART Review – Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant – Small Area Plan (SAP) Implementation Tracking  Activity 2: Implementation Status Report – SAP Implementation Tracking Outcomes – Assess associated Downtown… – Projects (CAUDI, I-35 Cap & Stitch, The Confluence..) – Programs (DDB, Cultural Districts, 380, – Plans (Palm District, Great Streets, ACT..) 11 Next Steps What Now ?  Downtown Commission Working Group - (January 2025) – Discussion: – Downtown Commission Goals for a DAP Update – Goals for Effective Implementation  City Council Memo - (mid-February 2025) – Outlines Scope & Timeline (V1) and identifies Staff Resource Needs.  Cost Estimate – (March 2025) – Based on Scope & Timeline (V1)  Initial Stakeholder Findings Report - (Spring 2025) – Compiling, reviewing, and synthesizing the findings, Downtown Commission work group meeting, and any subsequent stakeholder coordination. 13 Thank You