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Agenda

Remote Meeting of the Environmental Commission November 20, 2020 at 1:00 P.M. Environmental Commission to be held November 20, 2020 with Social Distancing Modifications. Public comment will be allowed via telephone; no in-person input will be allowed. All speakers must register in advance (day before the scheduled meeting, November 19, 2020 by noon). All public comment will occur at the beginning of the meeting. To speak remotely at the November 20, 2020 Environmental Commission Meeting, residents must: •Call or email the commission liaison at: Kaela Champlin (512) 974-3443 or Kaela.Champlin@austintexas.gov, no later than noon, (the day before the meeting). The information required is the speaker name, item number(s) they wish to speak on, whether they are for/against/neutral, and a telephone number or email address. •Once a request to speak has been called in or emailed to the board liaison, residents will receive either an email or phone call providing the telephone number to call on the day of the scheduled meeting. •Speakers must call in at least 15 minutes prior to meeting start 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. •Residents may watch the meeting here: http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch-atxn-live 1  Reunión del Environmental Commission Fecha de la reunion (20 de noviembre de 2020 a las 1:00 P.M.) 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 (19 de noviembre de 2020 antes del mediodía). Todos los comentarios públicos se producirán al comienzo de la reunión. Para hablar de forma remota en la reunión, los residentes deben: • Llame o envíe un correo electrónico al enlace de la junta en (512) 690-6729, Kaela.Champlin@gmail.com a más tardar al mediodía (el día antes de la reunión). La información requerida es el nombre del orador, los números de artículo sobre los que desean hablar, si están a favor / en contra / neutrales, y un número de teléfono o dirección de correo electrónico. • Una vez que se haya llamado o enviado por correo electrónico una solicitud para hablar al enlace de la junta, los residentes recibirán un correo electrónico o una llamada telefónica con el número de teléfono para llamar el día de la reunión programada. • Los oradores deben llamar al menos 15 minutos antes del inicio de la reunión para poder hablar, no se aceptarán personas que llamen tarde y no podrán hablar. • Los oradores se colocarán en una fila hasta que llegue el momento de hablar. • Los folletos u otra información pueden enviarse por correo electrónico a Kaela.Champlin@gmail.com antes del mediodía del día anterior a la reunión programada. Esta información se proporcionará a los miembros de la Junta y la Comisión antes de la reunión. • Si esta reunión se transmite en vivo, los residentes pueden ver la reunión aquí: http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch-atxn-live 2  2. 3. Special Called Meeting of the Environmental Commission November 20, 2020 at 1:00 P.M. VIA VIDEOCONFERENCING http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch-atxn-live COMMISSIONERS: Andrew Creel (D-1) Curtis Smith (D-2) Pam Thompson (D-3) Ryan Nill (D-4) Mary Ann Neely (D-5) Katie Coyne (D-6) Peggy Maceo (D-7) Linda Guerrero (D-9) Chair _________________________________________________________________________________ (Mayor) Vice Chair Wendy Gordon (D-10) Perry Bedford Kevin Ramberg (D-8) Secretary Agenda CALL TO ORDER CITIZEN COMMUNICATION: GENERAL The first ten speakers who register to speak no later than noon the day before the meeting will be allowed a three-minute allotment to address their concerns regarding items not posted on the agenda. 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES AND ACTION a. Approval of the October 21, 2020 Environmental Commission Meeting Minutes (5 minutes) ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION a. Make a recommendation regarding the creation, continuation, or termination and status of Lady Bird Lake concessions contained in the 2020 Annual Report of City of Austin/Parks and Recreation Department Managed Concessions on Town Lake— Margaret Stenz, Contract Management Specialist III, Parks and Recreation Department (15 minutes) PUBLIC HEARINGS AND POSSIBLE ACTION a. Name: Concordia University Campus Residence Hall, SP-2020-0038C Applicant: Brandon Hamman, P.E., LEED AP – Kimley-Horn & Associates Location: 11400 Concordia University Drive, Austin, TX, 78726 (District 6) Staff: Kristy Nguyen, Environmental Review Specialist Senior, Development Services Department Watershed: Bull Creek, Water Supply Suburban, Drinking Water Protection Zone 3  Request: 1. Request to vary from Lake Austin Watershed Ordinance No. 840301-F, LDC Chapter 9-10, Section 9-10-409(b) - for cut exceeding four feet 2. Request to vary from Lake Austin Watershed Ordinance No. 840301-F, LDC Chapter 9-10, Section 9-10-409(a) – for fill exceeding four feet Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends these variances with conditions (15 minutes) b. Name: Albert H. Ullrich Water Treatment Plant, Revision 2, SPC-03-0005C(R2) Applicant: Shari Pape, MWM Design Group Location: 3602 ½ Redbud Trail, Austin, TX, 78746 (District 8) Staff: Pamela Abee-Taulli, Environmental Review Specialist Senior, Development Services Department Watershed: Bee Creek, Little Bee Creek, and Lake Austin watersheds are classified Water Supply Rural. Lady Bird Lake watershed is classified Water Supply Suburban, Drinking Water Protection Zone Request: 1. LDC 25-8-261 to allow development in the Critical Water Quality Zone, and by extension in the Water Quality Transition Zone of a Water Supply Rural watershed in the Edwards Aquifer Recharge Zone South [LDC 25-8-452] for: a. Phase 2: switchgear enclosure, duct bank and access drive, and b. Phase 3: containment basin, electric building and related duct banks, sludge changeover facility, 6” water line. 2. LDC 25-8-281 to allow construction within a rimrock Critical Environmental Feature 3. LDC 25-8-301 to allow construction of a driveway on a slope with a gradient of more 4. LDC 25-8-302(A)(1) to allow construction of a building on a slope with a gradient of buffer for: a. Phase 2: duct bank and access drive than 15 percent for: a. Phase 2: duct bank and access drive more than 25 percent for a. Phase 2: switchgear enclosure, and b. Phase 3: sludge change-over facility 5. LDC 25-8-341 to allow cut to sixteen (16) feet for: a. Phase 3: containment basin 6. LDC 25-8-342 to allow fill to twelve (12) feet for: a. Phase 2: duct bank and access drive 7. 25-8-423(D)(1)(a) to allow impervious cover to exceed the 20 percent limit for development in the uplands of a Water Supply Suburban watershed Staff Recommendation: Staff recommend these variances with conditions (30 minutes) c. Consider an appeal by Patrick Fulker of the Urban Forester’s denial of an application for an administrative approval, as provided for under City Code Section 6-3-91, to remove public trees located at 13213 Villa Park Drive. (30 minutes) 4  4. COMMITTEE REPORTS a. Urban Growth Policy and Water Quality Protection Committee – Pam Thompson, Kevin Ramberg, Mary Ann Neely, Curtis Smith, and Perry Bedford b. Urban Forestry Committee – Peggy Maceo, Pam Thompson, Linda Guerrero, and Mary Ann Neely – Mary Ann Neely c. Report on the Joint Sustainability Committee – Katie Coyne d. Report on the Balcones Canyonlands Conservation Plan Citizen’s Advisory Committee e. Report on the Joint Committee of the Environmental Commission and Parks and Recreation Board – Mary Ann Neely, Peggy Maceo, Linda Guerrero, and Pam Thompson f. Report on the South Central Waterfront Advisory Board – Linda Guerrero ADJOURNMENT The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the American with Disabilities Act. Reasonable modifications and equal access to communications will be provided upon request. Meeting locations are planned with wheelchair access. If requiring Sign Language Interpreters or alternative formats, please give notice at least 2 days before the meeting date. For additional information, please call Kaela Champlin, Watershed Protection Department, at (512) 974-3443; TTY users route through Relay Texas at 711. For more information on the Environmental Commission, please contact Kaela Champlin, Watershed Protection Department, at (512) 974-3443. * A member of the public may not address a board or commission at a meeting on an item posted as a briefing, per City Code Section 2-1-144(E). 5