20261104-002, City of Austin and University of Texas Brackenridge Interlocal Agreement Recommendation Draft — original pdf

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. RECOMMENDATION TO COUNCIL Environmental Commission Recommendation 20261104-002: City of Austin and University of Texas Brackenridge Interlocal Agreement WHEREAS, the City of Austin and the University of Texas at Austin propose to amend the 1989 Brackenridge Development Agreement (BDA) to preserve Lion’s Municipal Golf Course (Muny) as an open public green space for the people of Austin and prepare the remaining 190 acres of university-owned land for the benefit of the University community; and WHEREAS, the BDA will describe the general process for the conveyance of Muny, a proposed update to the University’s lease of property at Mueller, the exchange of City rights-of-way, the proposed creation of a tax increment reinvestment zone (TIRZ) and the development of a mutually agreed to regulating plan; and NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the Environmental Commission recommends Council adopt the following additional requirements as part of the amended BDA: • Maximum height limits of all buildings be limited to 75 feet. • Require adherence to City Codes Chapter 6-2, 25-8-520 and 30-5 regarding the environment and storage of hazardous materials by the University and subsequent owners of the property within the amended BDA. • City of Austin’s Heritage Tree Ordinance shall be enforced. Mitigation of trees shall be within the BDA unless authorized by the City Arborist. • Limit impervious cover to 67 percent of each parcel. . • Impervious cover shall not be transferred between sites. • Maximum impervious cover for sites is 70 percent. • Floor area ratio (FAR) per site development shall not exceed .6:1 FAR unless Council authorizes an increase in FAR for the site using the process to rezone property. • Establish a setback of 250 feet landward from the shoreline. • Prohibit impervious cover within the 250-foot setback. • Require adherence cut/fill 5-8-341, and 25-8-342 of the City Code regarding cut and fill requirements. • Require adherence slope regulations including, but not limited to Sections 30-5- 302, 25-2-1122 and 25-2-1123 of City Code. • Require a public easement within the setback from Lady Bird Lake to allow for a hike and bike trail administered by the Austin Parks and Recreation Department. • Require the University to retain the Brackenridge Field Laboratory for a minimum of fifty years under the same conditions as provided by the current BDA agreement. • Should the University decide to close the Brackenridge Field Laboratory, require the University to give the option to the City to acquire the property for Water Quality Protection Lands purposes via conservation easements, voter approved municipal bonds, fee simple purchase or other mechanisms. • Require the University to provide a minimum of five years’ notice to the Council of its intent to close or restrict the scope of research at the Brackenridge Field Laboratory. • Require the Regulating Plan to be reviewed by the Environmental Commission. • The City shall conduct a full Environmental Assessment Study that includes water quality, soil quality, baseline assessment of the state of the existing ecology on the site with surveillance, cataloging and mapping of all critical environmental features and a tree survey as defined by the Environmental Criteria Manual. Date of Approval: Motioned By: Vote: Seconded By: . For: Against: Abstain: Off the dais: Absent: Attest: _____________________________________________ Mariana Krueger, Chair