Environmental CommissionNov. 6, 2024

20241106-003: Hays ISD ILA Staff Presentation — original pdf

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Hays ISD Interlocal Agreement Jacob Eickstead Environmental Program Coordinator Watershed Protection C I T Y O F A U S T I N W A T E R S H E D P R O T E C T I O N D E P A R T M E N T Hays ISD Interlocal Agreement A n I n t e r l o c a l A g r e e m e n t ( I L A ) i s a n a g r e e m e n t b e t w e e n t h e C i t y a n d a n y g o v e r n m e n t a l e n t i t y t h a t e s t a b l i s h e s o r m o d i f i e s r e g u l a t i o n f o r d e v e l o p m e n t . T h e H a y s I S D I L A i s p r o p o s e d f o r 9 3 . 2 a c r e s a d j a c e n t t o t h e S u n f i e l d P U D T h e s c h o o l d i s t r i c t i s r e q u e s t i n g i n t h e I L A f o r d e v e l o p m e n t o f a h i g h s c h o o l C I T Y O F A U S T I N W A T E R S H E D P R O T E C T I O N D E P A R T M E N T L o c a t i o n o f P r o p o s e d S c h o o l C I T Y O F A U S T I N W A T E R S H E D P R O T E C T I O N D E P A R T M E N T Site Conditions • Located in Limited Purpose Jurisdiction • Located south of Toll Road 45 and east of I-35 • 93.2 acres • Suburban Watershed • Not in Edwards Aquifer Recharge or Contributing Zone • Plum Creek and Rinard Creek Watershed • No Wetland CEFs, CWQZs, or Floodplains on property Hays ISD High School Location C I T Y O F A U S T I N W A T E R S H E D P R O T E C T I O N D E P A R T M E N T Environmental Exhibit C I T Y O F A U S T I N W A T E R S H E D P R O T E C T I O N D E P A R T M E N T R equested Environmental Modifications 1. 2. 3. Section 25-8-341 modified to allow cut to exceed 4 feet (up to 20 ft) to allow for the construction within the area shown on Environmental Exhibit Section 25-8-342 modified to allow fill to exceed 4 feet (up to 20 ft) to allow for the construction within the area shown on Environmental Exhibit Artificial Turf to be considered pervious cover C I T Y O F A U S T I N W A T E R S H E D P R O T E C T I O N D E P A R T M E N T Recommendation Staff recommends approval of the Hays ISD ILA with the following conditions: i n s t a l l e d o n c a m p u s w i t h 1 . i n t e r p r e t i v e s i g n s w i l l b e ( 4 ) e d u c a t i o n a l a n d A m i n i m u m o f l o c a t i o n s i d e n t i f i e d i n t h e s i t e p l a n . 2 . A p p r o x i m a t e l y 5 0 0, 0 0 0 s q f t o f p r a i r i e h a b i t a t r e s t o r a t i o n w i l l b e p r o v i d e d u s i n g n a t i v e p r a i r i e s p e c i e s , n a t i v e s o i l s a n d o t h e r h a b i t a t e n h a n c e m e n t s . 3 . 4 . 5 . 6 . 7 . 8 . A l l p l a n t m a t e r i a l w i l l b e 1 0 0% n a t i v e o r a d a p t e d s p e c i e s a n d s e l e c t e d f r o m E x h i b i t B ( P l a n t L i s t ) . T h e p r o j e c t w i l l p r o v i d e a m i n i m u m o f ( 2 ) v e h i c l e c h a r g i n g s t a t i o n s a n d ( 8 0 ) b i c y c l e p a r k i n g s p o t s . R a i n w a t e r a n d A C c o n d e n s a t e w i l l b e c o l l e c t e d a n d u s e d f o r l a n d s c a p e i r r i g a t i o n . T h e p r o j e c t w i l l c o m p l y w i t h b i r d f r i e n d l y d e s i g n s t a n d a r d s b y m e e t i n g t h e m i n i m u m r e q u i r e m e n t s o f t h e A u s t i n E n e r g y G r e e n B u i l d i n g c r i t e r i a f o r l i g h t p o l l u t i o n r e d u c t i o n a n d b i r d c o l l i s i o n d e t e r r e n c e . T h e p r o j e c t w i l l p r o v i d e a n I n t e g r a t e d P e s t M a n a g e m e n t P l a n . D i s t u r b e d t o p s o i l w i l l b e s t o c k p i l e d o n s i t e a n d u t i l i z e d i n n e w p l a n t i n g a r e a s f o r s o d , s h r u b p l a n t i n g s 9 . T h e d e t e n t i o n p o n d s w i l l b e d e s i g n e d f o r f u l l y v e g e t a t e d c o n d i t i o n s a n d i n t e g r a t e d i n t o t h e l a n d s c a p e a n d s e e d i n g a r e a s . w h i c h w i l l p r o v i d e e d u c a t i o n a l o p p o r t u n i t i e s . C I T Y O F A U S T I N W A T E R S H E D P R O T E C T I O N D E P A R T M E N T Questions? C o n t a c t I n f o r m a t i o n : J a c o b E i c k s t e a d J a c o b . e i c k s t e a d @ a u s t i n t e x a s . g o v C I T Y O F A U S T I N W A T E R S H E D P R O T E C T I O N D E P A R T M E N T