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Versión en español a continuación. Environmental Commission Regular Meeting January 20, 2021 Environmental Commission to be held January 20, 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 (January 19, 2021 by noon). All public comment will occur at the beginning of the meeting. To speak remotely at the January 20, 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 (20 de enero 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 (19 de enero 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 llamar). • Una vez que se haya realizado una solicitud para hablar con el enlace de la junta, la información para llamar el día de la reunión programada se enviará por correo electrónico o por teléfono. • 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. • Las oradoras esperarán en una fila hasta que llegue el momento de hablar. • Los a por Kaela.Champlin@austintexas.gov 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 la reunión se transmite en vivo, se puede ver aquí: http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch-atxn-live información electrónico enviarse folletos pueden correo otra u 2 2. Regular Meeting of the Environmental Commission January 20, 2021 at 6:00 P.M. VIA VIDEOCONFERENCING http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch-atxn-live COMMISSIONERS: Andrew Creel (D-1) Vacant (D-2) Pam Thompson (D-3) Vacant (D-4) Audrey Barrett Bixler (D-5) Linda Guerrero (D-9) Chair _________________________________________________________________________________ Katie Coyne (D-6) Vice Chair Wendy Gordon (D-10) Perry Bedford (Mayor) Peggy Maceo (D-7) 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 December 2, 2020 Environmental Commission Meeting Minutes ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION a. Commissioner Audrey Barret Bixler welcome and introduction b. Recognize Mary Ann Neely for over 13 years of service on the Environmental c. Consider a recommendation to support the City of Austin’s 87th State Legislative Commission Agenda 3 3. PUBLIC HEARINGS a. Name: Allegro Parmer, SP-2019-0170C Applicant: Michele Rogerson Lynch Location: 4001 W. Parmer Ln, Austin, TX, 78727 (District 7) Staff: Kristy Nguyen, Environmental Review Specialist Sr., Development Services Department Watershed: Walnut Creek, Suburban, Desired Development Zone Request: Request to vary from LDC 25-8-261 to allow construction in a critical water quality zone Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends this variance with conditions b. Name: 3336 Mount Bonnell Road, SP-2020-0274D Applicant: Caitlin Kuglen Location: 3336 Mount Bonnell Road, Austin, TX, 78731 (District 10) Watershed: Lake Austin and Huck’s Slough watersheds, Water Supply Suburban, Staff: Radmon Rice, Environmental Scientist, Watershed Protection Department Drinking Water Protection Zone Request: Request to vary from LDC 25-8-281(C)(2)(b) to allow the construction within 150-foot of a spring Critical Environmental Feature (CEF). Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends this variance with conditions c. Name: Goodnight Ranch Planned Unit Development (PUD) – 2nd Amendment, C814-04-0187.02.SH Applicant: Austin Goodnight Ranch, L.P. (Myra Goepp); Alice Glasco, Alice Glasco Consulting, representing the owner Location: East of Old Lockhart Road between Nuckols Crossing Road and Capitol View Drive Staff: Wendy Rhoades, Case Manager, Planning and Zoning and Atha Phillips, Environmental Program Coordinator, Watershed Protection Watershed: Onion Creek and Marble Creek Request: To amend an existing PUD Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends the PUD amendment with conditions d. Name: Blue Bluff at Wildhorse Ranch, C8-2020-0033 Applicant: Kevin Burks, P.E., Kimley-Horn Location: 10621 Blue Bluff Rd, Austin, TX, 78653 (District 1) Staff: Pamela Abee-Taulli, Environmental Review Specialist Senior, Development Services Department (DSD) Watershed: Gilleland Creek Watershed, Suburban Classification, Desired Development Zone Request: Request to vary from LDC 25-8-341 to allow cut over 4 feet to 15 feet and 25- 8-342 to allow fill over 4 feet to 15 feet Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends this variance with conditions 4 4. COMMITTEE REPORTS a. Urban Growth Policy and Water Quality Protection Committee – Pam Thompson, Kevin Ramberg, and Perry Bedford b. Urban Forestry Committee – Peggy Maceo, Pam Thompson, and Linda Guerrero c. Report on the Joint Sustainability Committee – Katie Coyne d. Report on the Balcones Canyonlands Conservation Plan Citizen’s Advisory Committee – Vacant e. Report on the Joint Committee of the Environmental Commission and Parks and Recreation Board – Peggy Maceo, Linda Guerrero, and Pam Thompson f. Report on the South Central Waterfront Advisory Board – Linda Guerrero FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS 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. Please call Kaela Champlin at Watershed Protection Department, at (512) 974-3443 for additional information; 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