Item #4 Draft 2024-2025 Annual Internal Review — original pdf

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Annual Internal Review This report covers the time period of 7/1/2024 to 6/30/2025 Downtown Commission The Board/Commission mission statement (per the City Code) is: (1) Advise the City Council and city staff regarding policies and projects impacting downtown Austin; (2) Serve as stewards for the Downtown Austin Plan (DAP) and, as such: a. Serve as a sounding board for the City Council and City of Austin (COA) staff on the implementation of the Downtown Austin Plan (DAP) and Land Development Code rewrite; and b. Offer recommendations on amendments to the DAP and Land Development Code rewrite as needed; (3) Maintain liaison relationships with City staff and other boards and commissions; and (4) Perform other activities as directed by City Council. 1. Describe the board’s actions supporting their mission during the previous calendar year. Address all elements of the board’s mission statement as provided in the relevant sections of the City Code. • Reopening of Sixth Street and crime statistics as they relate to the Safer Sixth Street Initiative • Shared Micro Mobility Program • Red River Cultural District Annual Review and Work Plan • Austin Public Health and Homeless Strategy Office • University Neighborhood Overlay (UNO) • Austin Convention Center Redevelopment • Downtown Austin Historic Resource Survey • Parks and Recreation Board Update • Urban Transportation Commission on Recommendations • Seaholm Multimodal Connectivity Update • Austin Light Rail Progress Update • Waterloo Greenway Conservancy • Downtown Austin Plan Working Group • Great Streets Plan Update • Congress Avenue Urban Design Initiative • Austin Core Transportation Plan Presentation • APD Downtown Area Command Presentation • Nightlife and Entertainment Services Program • Austin Public Library Presentation • Economic and Cultural District Framework Policy Presentation • Shared Mobility Plan Update • Dockless Micromobility Regulations • Street Impact Fees Presentation • Mental Health Resources - Integral Care • Sound Assessment and Disclosure Requirements Proposal • Historic Preservation Survey Presentation • Equity Preservation Plan Presentation The Commission passed the following recommendations: • High Level Goals For DAP Update • Cap and Stitch Initial Funding Recommendation 2. Determine if the board’s actions throughout the year comply with the mission statement. The Commissions actions complied with the mission statement. Annual Review and Work Plan 3. List the board’s goals and objectives for the new calendar year. • Monitor and support the continued implementation and update of the Downtown Austin Plan • Monitor and support Downtown's continuing economic vitality • Monitor and support efforts to ensure that downtown is inclusive and welcoming • Monitor and support efforts related to health and safety issues affecting all who live and work in or visit Downtown including: o All modes of transit o Public safety matters o Safer Sixth Street Initiative o Parkland improvements and maintenance o Graffiti prevention and abatement • Engage in Downtown development and design matters: o Palm District Master Plan o HealthSouth Redevelopment Restart o Urban Design Guidelines o Rainey Street • Monitor the Austin Strategic Mobility Plan (ASMP) to ensure that policies, programs and projects balance Downtown's current and future mobility needs. • Engage with Downtown Stakeholders