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Item 10 Austin Energy North Burnet/Gateway Plan and the Kramer Lane Service Center Susan Groce - Shared Services Process Manager November 9, 2020 © 2020 Austin Energy North Burnet/Gateway Plan and the Kramer Lane Service Center Meeting Topics 1) Executive Summary 2) Site History and Uses 3) Site Ideally Located to Serve Area Growth 4) Support of Mobility Improvements 5) Steps to Kramer Lane Substation Energization 2 Austin Energy support of the North Burnet/Gateway Plan Executive Summary 1) The North Burnet/Gateway Plan has been a tremendous success for the City 2) The rapid growth has resulted in a level of urgency for building a new substation by May 2023 3) The Kramer Lane Service Center site is ideally located adjacent to Broadmoor and is a key link in the path of the Red Line Bike Trail 4) City Council and the Mayor have been very supportive of a new substation at the Kramer Lane Service Center site 3 Kramer Lane Service Center Site History and Uses • 33.56 acre tract purchased in 1965 for Municipal Use • Austin Energy • 217 Employees located at Kramer Lane facilities • Office buildings, training yard, warehouse space and laydown yards • 300+ vehicles, including trucks, vans, cars, forklifts, trailers and parking for personal and contractor vehicles • City of Austin Fleet Services - Fuel Station and Car Service facility • City of Austin Public Works (Street and Bridge) • Parking for department trucks, vans, cars, forklifts, trailers and contractor and employee vehicles • Stockpile and materials storage • Site also provides water quality features for storm water run-off 4 Kramer Lane Service Center Site Ideally Located to Serve Area Growth 5 Kramer Lane Service Center Support of Mobility Improvements • Urban Trails – Red Line Trail easement • Austin Energy supports granting of a western easement for a safe and functional trail • Sacrificing the rail spur will provide more space for the requested trail location • Capital Metro improvements for Project Connect • Drainage easement • Rail easement for second rail line (double track) • Burnet Road Corridor Project Burnet Road Corridor project • Austin Energy working with Corridor Office to respond to request for drainage easement for 6 Kramer Lane Service Center Steps to Kramer Lane Substation Energization • On October 29, 2020, City Council passed Resolution initiating rezoning to Public (P) zoning • Site Development Permitting • Complete process of Public (P) property rezoning before Planning Commission and City Council • Engineering and Equipment Order and Delivery • Environmental Assessment • Substation Construction • Energize Substation – May 2023 7 ©2019 Austin Energy. All rights reserved. Austin Energy and the Austin Energy logo and combinations thereof are trademarks of Austin Energy, the electric department of the City of Austin, Texas. Other names are for informational purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective owners.