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Versión en español a continuación. Environmental Commission Regular Meeting March 3, 2021 Environmental Commission to be held March 3, 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 (March 2, 2021 by noon). All public comment will occur at the beginning of the meeting. To speak remotely at the March 3, 2021 Environmental Commission Regular Meeting, members of the public must: •Call or email the board liaison Kaela Champlin, (512) 974-3443, Kaela.Champlin@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 Kaela.Champlin@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 1 Reunión del Environmental Commission FECHA de la reunion (3 de marzo de 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 (2 de marzo de 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 Kaela Champlin, (512) 974-3443, Kaela.Champlin@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 …
Brodie Oaks Redevelopment – Development Assessment Location: S. Lamar Blvd and S. Capital of Texas Hwy District: 5 Approximate Size: 37.6 acres Current Development: Shopping Center Imagine Austin Growth Concept Map: • Activity Center for Redevelopment in Sensitive Environmental Areas • Along an Activity Corridor 1 Creating a mixed-use development; 13.7 acres of open space; Maximum of building height of 275’. Key Points of Proposed PUD Cluster development near S. Lamar Blvd and S. Capital Texas Hwy; Reduce existing impervious cover. 4,700 feet of active trails with new trailhead to greenbelt; 10,000 feet of sidewalk; Working with transportation groups on improved access. Will meet or exceed all Tier One and several Tier Two Requirements. 2 PUD Zoning Process Next Steps Development Assessment PUD Zoning Application Commission and Council Process We are here in the process. We do not need a recommendation at this point. City Council staff briefing to be scheduled. 3 Barton Creek Critical Water Quality Zone Water Quality Transition Zone Existing Parkland Site Parkland Site Data: Barton Creek Watershed/Barton Springs Zone Edwards Aquifer Recharge Zone
BRODIE OAKS Development Assessment | Environmental Commission | February 17, 2021 PROJECT TEAM • Landowner • Barshop & Oles • Lionstone Investments • Planning & Design Team Lionheart – Planning, Urban Design, & Landscape Architecture • • • Armbrust & Brown – Legal LJA Engineering – Civil, Utilities, Drainage • BOE Consulting – Transportation • Nelson Nygard – Parking Management and Travel Demand • Overland - Architecture • DPZ & Co. – Urban Design • Speck & Associates – Urban Design and Transportation • Terracon – Geotechnical Engineering BRODIE OAKS PROPERTY • 37.6 acres • 3.5 Miles from Downtown • Major intersection of Loop 360, HWY 290, and S. Lamar Boulevard • High-Capacity Transit Route • Barton Creek Greenbelt Brodie Oaks ORIGINAL DEVELOPMENT 1981 • 4 years prior to Hill Country Overlay • 11 years prior to SOS • 31 years prior to Imagine Austin Barton Creek Plaza Gus Fruh Park 84 acres Brodie Oaks Shopping Center Retreat at Barton Creek PROJECT GOALS Ecology Vitality Meet highest environmental standards. Create a walkable mixed-use activity center. Connectivity Connect the site to its surroundings. Character Express the South Austin character. Performance Position the project for the future. SYSTEMS ANALYSIS CONCEPTUAL MASTER PLAN • Comply with SOS Ordinance. • Create destination quality public space (parks and streets). • Develop at Transit-Supportive Densities. • Include a Mix of Uses. • Commit to 10% of Bonus Area as Affordable Housing. The content on these slides is conceptual in nature and is subject to change. The content on these slides is conceptual in nature and is subject to change. The content on these slides is conceptual in nature and is subject to change. The content on these slides is conceptual in nature and is subject to change. THE RESTORATION • Acres of parking lot and buildings converted to green space = 13.7 (36% Of the Site) • Trails and interpretive material provided to educate, engage and connect people with the environment. The content on these slides is conceptual in nature and is subject to change. THE RESTORATION Current Proposed The content on these slides is conceptual in nature and is subject to change. SOS ORDINANCE Impervious Cover = 54% (down from 84%) SOS Pond Size = Sized per SOS Criteria (currently no on-site storage; most flows to ponds at Retreat at Barton Creek) Reirrigation Area* = 10 Acres (currently no recharge) *Reirrigation within Barton Creek Greenbelt …
BRIEFING SUMMARY SHEET DEVELOPMENT ASSESSMENT CASE NUMBER: CD-2020-0002 – Brodie Oaks Redevelopment REQUEST: Presentation of a development assessment report for the Brodie Oaks Redevelopment, located at 4021, 4025, 4107, 4109, 4115 and 4141 S. Capital of Texas Hwy NB, and 4220, 4040, 4036, 4006, 4032, 4030, 3940, 4024, 4200 and 4236 S. Lamar BLVD SB, within the Barton Creek Watershed – Barton Springs Zone. DISTRICT AREA: 5 DEPARTMENT COMMENTS: The applicant has submitted a development assessment for a proposed 37.6-acre mixed-use development to be known as the Brodie Oaks Redevelopment. It is located at the northwest intersection of S. Lamar Boulevard and S. Capital of Texas Highway, see Exhibit A: Zoning Map and Exhibit B: Aerial Map. The project site (site) is located within the boundaries of an Activity Center for Redevelopment in Sensitive Environmental Areas (Lamar & Ben White) and along the South Lamar Activity Corridor, as identified within the Imagine Austin’s Growth Concept Map. It is also located within the South Lamar Neighborhood Planning Area. This neighborhood area does not have an adopted neighborhood plan and therefore this project would not require a neighborhood plan amendment (NPA). The site is within the Barton Creek Watershed of the Colorado River Basin, which is classified as a Barton Springs Zone Watershed by Chapter 25-8 of the City’s Land Development Code (LDC). The majority of the property is located within the Recharge Zone, with the exception of the southeast corner which is in the Contributing Zone. This site does not have any floodplain located within it but does contain other potential environmental features. An updated Environmental Resource Inventory (ERI) report has been requested to be submitted with the PUD application to identify these areas and features. The applicant’s proposed PUD plans “for approximately 1,564 residential units, 1,150,678 square feet of office, 448 hotel rooms, 110 thousand square feet of retail, and 30,000 square feet of restaurant uses located along private streets with public access easements including an Internal Circulator Route meeting Great Streets standards with activated ground floor uses.” The Applicant is requesting a maximum building height of 275 feet along S. Lamar Boulevard and S. Capital of Texas Highway, transitioning down to 160 feet internal to the development and 28 feet within their open space and park areas, see Exhibit F: Land Use Plan and Notes and Exhibit G: Open Space and Parks Plan. The proposed project intends to cluster …
Brodie Oaks Redevelopment Code Modification Table THE ORIGINAL CODE HAS BEEN PROVIDED IN THE “PROPOSED PUD REGULATION” COLUMN IN BLACK, WITH MODIFIED OR REMOVED TEXT HIGHLIGHTED IN RED AND UNDERLINED. CODE SECTION General 25-1-21 – Definitions. (11) 25-1-21 – Definitions 25-1-21 – Definitions 25-1-21 – Definitions. (98) 25-1-21 – Definitions. (105) Zoning 25-2, Subchapter B, Article 2, Subpart C, Section 3.2.2. (C) (Residential Uses) 25-2, Subchapter B, Article 2, Subpart C, Section 3.2.3. (B) (Nonresidential Uses) PROPOSED PUD REGULATION JUSTIFICATION Modify: BLOCK means one or more lots, tracts, or parcels of land bounded by streets (public or private), 30’ wide or larger pedestrian paseo or courtyard with a minimum 5’ sidewalk or trail, public or private park space/open space, easement, or plaza space, railroads, or subdivision boundary lines. Modify: GROSS FLOOR AREA means the total enclosed area of all floors in a building with a clear height of more than six feet, measured to the outside surface of the exterior walls. The term includes loading docks and excludes atria airspace, parking facilities, parking structures, driveways, and enclosed loading berths and off-street maneuvering areas. Addition: OPEN SPACE (OS) means the areas identified as Parks and Open Space on Exhibit C: Brodie Oaks Redevelopment Land Use Plan. Modify: ROADWAY means the portion of a street right-of-way, alley, and/or private streets with public access easements used for vehicular travel. Modify: SITE means a contiguous area intended for development, or the area on which a building has been proposed to be built or has been built. A site may not cross a public street or right-of-way. A site within the Brodie Oaks Redevelopment boundary may cross a public or private street with public access easements. Remove: (C) for multifamily development, the maximum floor to area ratio; Remove: (B) the maximum floor area ratio, which may not be greater than the maximum floor to area ratio permitted in the most restrictive base zoning district in which proposed use is permitted; Creative use of open space, parks, plazas, and paseos will be used throughout the development to achieve maximum walkability, connectivity, and value for the development. Vehicular facilities were never anticipated to be included in gross floor areas. It is desirable to clarify that parking structures are excluded from gross floor area as originally intended. Designated Parks and Open Space are intended as a buffer providing enhanced accessibility and vistas into the Barton Creek Greenbelt. We …
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Dougherty Arts Center Replacement Project Preliminary Design Phase Update Boards and Commissions February 2021 Site Map & Context 2 Previous City Council Direction • Butler Shores location approved on 5/9/19 • Council direction to consider site alternatives: on site 1. New DAC & existing PARD Main Office remain 2. New DAC & New PARD Main Office rebuilt on site (unfunded) 3. New DAC on site, existing PARD is removed/relocated elsewhere (unfunded) • Consolidated Arts District Parking (underground, partially unfunded) • Seek alternative financing mechanisms & interest in philanthropy Conceptual development scenario from 2018/2019 planning process 3 Existing PARD Main Office • Constructed 1959, 2-story addition in 1976 • First permanent home for COA Parks Department • High degree of historic integrity • Architect: R. Earl Dillard • Defining features: wide eaves, flat roof, curtain • Eligible for listing on National Register of Historic windows Places Image credits: Austin History Center 4 Recent Stakeholder Engagement • Two Open House Community Meetings • Meeting #1: Oct. 28, 2020 • Meeting #2: Jan. 26, 2021 • (10) Small Group Meetings • Dougherty Arts Center Staff: 11/10/2020 • Painting, Photography, and Drawing Artists and Instructors: 11/19/2020 • Youth Program Instructors and Parents: 12/1/2020 • Gallery Artists: 12/2/2020 • Artist Professional Development Programs: 12/3/2020 • Theater Organizations and Technical Staff: 12/7/2020 • Friends of the Dougherty Arts Center: 12/9/2020 • Ceramics Studio Artists and Instructors: 12/10/2020 • Neighbors to the Dougherty Arts Center: 12/15/2020 • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Arts: 1/7/2021 • Electronic Survey • 221 Participants & 894 Responses • Ongoing Partner Coordination • ZACH Scott Theater • The Trail Foundation • Austin Transportation Dept. 5 Project Mission Statement 6 Site Constraints Map 7 Four Options Key operational criteria and site considerations • Preservation of heritage trees • Relationship to adjacent ZACH • Underground parking solution • Pick-up & drop-off for youth programs • Load-in areas for theater programs • Balancing traffic impact between Toomey Rd. & Riverside Dr. • Preservation of PARD Main Office (1959) • Allowance for possible expansion • Activates parkland & enhance trail access • Civic presence/identity • Back of house areas for kiln yard, etc. 8 • Compact building footprint tucked closely behind PARD Main & ZACH School • One heritage oak impacted • Proposed parking garage sits between ZACH and new DAC, within ZACH lease boundary • PARD Main is retained and renovated/expanded (future scope, unfunded) …
MEMORANDUM TO: Chair and Members of the Environmental Commission FROM: Andrei Lubomudrov, Housing and Planning Department DATE: February 26, 2021 RE: SH 130 Municipal Management District Petition for consent to issue bonds and assess taxes This is to inform the Commission of a petition from the SH130 Municipal Management District No. 1(the District) for the City’s consent to the District issuing bonds and assessing Sales and Use Taxes and Hotel Occupancy Taxes. The City received this petition in late December, and staff is preparing to bring a consent agreement to Council on March 25, 2021. Background Regarding District Authority Special legislation approved during the 2019 Legislative Session (HB 4694 by Cole) created the District. The District currently includes three non-contiguous tracts of land totaling approximately 1,138 acres. Two of the tracts are east of SH 130 and one is just west of SH 130. All three tracts are in Austin’s extraterritorial jurisdiction, though the westernmost track is adjacent to full purpose city limits. The special legislation gives the District several powers, including the ability to: • Annex territory that is not contiguous (adjacent) to the District • Impose property tax assessments to issue bonds for infrastructure and amenities • Collect Hotel Occupancy Taxes and Sales and Use Taxes within the District’s geography • Enter into economic development agreements under Local Government Code Chapter 380 and other provisions • Contract with municipalities and other entities for the provision of services, and 1 • Participate in other special taxing districts, such as tax increment reinvestment zones and tax abatement reinvestment zones. The special legislation appointed interim members to the District’s Board, and the Board has already called a Sales and Use Tax election, which voters approved on November 3. Once City Council provides consent as required in the bill, the District can secure financing for improvements and infrastructure. In addition, the applicants have represented that they have been in contact with other landholders who are interested in becoming part of the District. As such, a critical consideration is how future annexations and additions to the District should be handled. Background Regarding Scope of City Consent The legislation only requires the District to obtain the City’s consent prior to issuing bonds and assessing sales and use taxes and hotel occupancy taxes. The legislation provides the District cannot exercise its ability to issue bonds until “each municipality whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the …
SH 130 Municipal Management District – City Consent to Issue Bonds and Assess Taxes Environmental Commission March 3, 2021 Overview Municipal Management Districts Type of special district formed usually by special legislation Wide potential range of powers defined within the special legislation Independent from local governments but may contract with cities to develop land and provide public services Consider a petition for City consent from the SH 130 Municipal Management District to: Issue bonds for infrastructure development Assess taxes, including local sales and use taxes and hotel occupancy taxes The Environmental Commission is asked to make a recommendation on the request for City consent the District's request 2 Subject Tract Initial land designated by the legislature includes 1,138 acres Initial large acreage located generally east of SH 130 with two smaller portions along SH 130 Existing District entirely in extraterritorial jurisdiction Gilliland Creek Watershed District may annex land anywhere in Austin planning jurisdiction (and beyond) 3 6 Consent sought for financing of general development activities, such as infrastructure No information available on specific development types or Applicant’s Proposal proposed land uses legislation City provided no oversight over development in special District may annex area that is not‐contiguous (non‐ adjacent) to the District 5 Staff and Commission Recommendation Staff finalizing details of consent agreement Staff recommends that any consent agreement require that development in the District within the City's full purpose or extraterritorial jurisdictions will be governed by current City of Austin Land Development Code at the time of site development permit application The Environmental Commission is asked to make a recommendation on a consent agreement that includes the provision above 6
ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION MOTION 20210303 003c Date: March 3, 2021 Subject: Dougherty Arts Center Replacement Project Motion by: Kevin Ramberg Seconded by: Andrew Creel RATIONALE: WHEREAS, the Environmental Commission recognizes the Parks and Recreation Department (PARD) has completed an extensive alternatives analysis and public outreach campaign for the proposed Dougherty Art Center relocation; and WHEREAS, the Environmental Commission recognizes that PARD has selected Option 1B as the preferred scenario for several reasons, including the preservation of heritage trees. THEREFORE, the Environmental Commission does not support the preferred alternative presented for Option 1B because the footprint of the layout of the site is too spread out and does not cluster consistent with the Commission’s understanding of what was presented to Council in the beginning. The Environmental Commission would like to note their support for Option 1A with the following additional understanding, exploration, and conditions: • The Environmental Commission supports Option 1A for several reasons, including the clustering of the footprints of buildings farther away from the lake and trail. Include the condition that any heritage trees that are removed will be relocated onsite. • • The Environmental Commission recommends clustering buildings away from the trail and a larger buffer from the trail and the park along the lake. The Environmental Commission recommends that the alternatives analysis team coordinate with PARD for their future use of the main building and anticipated future use of that. • Under scenario 1A, the Environmental Commission recommends that the restoration or rehabilitation of the Parks main building be done in the historical context with the eligibility of the building. • The Environmental Commission also asks the design team to review stormwater controls related to the siting of the buildings and stormwater. • The Environmental Commission recommends the design team reach out and coordinate with the neighborhood, commercial, and residential users as it relates to parking along Toomey Road. 1 For: Creel, Thompson, Barrett Bixler, Ramberg, Guerrero, Gordon, and Bedford Against: None Abstain: None Recuse: None Absent: Coyne, Maceo VOTE 7-0 Approved By: Linda Guerrero, Environmental Commission Chair 2
ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION MOTION 20210303 003d Subject: Consider a petition from the SH 130 Municipal Management District, created by the legislature in 2019, for the City of Austin’s consent to issue bonds and assess various taxes on any area that is within the District or that the District may annex in the future. Motion by: Kevin Ramberg Seconded by: Pam Thompson Date: March 3, 2021 RATIONALE: WHEREAS, the Environmental Commission recognizes that the 86th Legislature in 2019 approved HB 4694, creating the SH 130 Municipal Management District; and WHEREAS, the Environmental Commission recognizes that special legislation creating the District requires the City’s consent prior to the issuance of bonds or assessment of taxes, such as a sales and use tax or a hotel occupancy tax; and WHEREAS, the Environmental Commission recognizes that a consent agreement may include specific requirements for current code provision that are protective of water quality and minimize pollution and other negative impacts on watersheds. THEREFORE, the Environmental Commission recommends consent to the SH 130 petition provided that this consent includes a requirement that all District development meet current code at the time of site development permit application and that the consent agreement contain a condition that future annexations must return to the City for consent. VOTE 6-0 Approved By: For: Thompson, Ramberg, Barrett Bixler, Guerrero, Gordon, and Bedford Against: None Abstain: None Recuse: None Absent: Creel, Coyne, and Maceo Linda Guerrero, Environmental Commission Chair
2. ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES Wednesday, March 3, 2021 The Environmental Commission convened in a public meeting on Wednesday, March 3, 2021 with Social Distancing Modifications via remote video conferencing. Commissioners in Attendance: Andrew Creel Pam Thompson Kevin Ramberg Linda Guerrero Perry Bedford Wendy Gordon Audrey Barrett Bixler Commissioners Absent: Katie Coyne Peggy Maceo Staff in Attendance: Kate Clark Kaela Champlin Chris Herrington Kevin Johnson Liz Johnston Keith Mars Andrei Lubomudrov Atha Phillips CALL TO ORDER Chair Guerrero called the meeting to order at 6:07 P.M. 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES AND ACTION a. Approval of the February 3, 2021 Environmental Commission Meeting Minutes A motion to approve the Environmental Commission Meeting Minutes of February 3, 2021 was approved on Commissioner Gordon’s motion, Commissioner Ramberg’s second on a 7-0 vote. Commissioners Coyne and Maceo were absent. ENVIRONMENTAL OFFICER UPDATES a. Announcement of new Deputy Environmental Officer—Chris Herrington, Environmental Officer, Watershed Protection Department Item conducted as posted. No action taken. 1 3. ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION a. Recognize Peggy Maceo for over five years of service on the Environmental Commission Speakers Bobby Levinski Item conducted as posted. No action taken. b. Presentation of Development Assessment Report for the Brodie Oaks Planned Unit Development, located at 4021 S Capital of Texas Highway, CD-2020-0002 (District 5). Applicant: Rebecca Leonard, Lionheart Places. Staff: Kate Clark, Housing and Planning Department and Atha Phillips, Environmental Program Coordinator, Watershed Protection Department Speakers Bobby Levinski Item conducted as posted. No action taken. c. Discussion and possible action regarding a recommendation to City Council on the preferred design scenario for the Dougherty Arts Center Replacement Project—Kevin Johnson, Acting Project Management Supervisor, Parks and Recreation Department Speakers Bobby Levinski A motion to recommend against Option 1B and support Option 1A with conditions was approved on Commissioner Ramberg’s vote, Commissioner Creel’s second on a 7-0 vote. Commissioners Coyne and Maceo were absent. d. Consider a petition from the SH 130 Municipal Management District, created by the legislature in 2019, for the City of Austin’s consent to issue bonds and assess various taxes on any area that is within the District or that the District may annex in the future— Andrei Lubomudrov, Senior Planner, Housing and Planning Department A motion to recommend consent to the SH 130 petition provided that this consent includes a requirement that all District development meet current code at the time of site development permit application and …
