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Palm District Planning Initiative Briefing to Hispanic/Latino Quality of Life Resource Advisory Commission February 25, 2020 1 Photo: Waller Creek Conservancy Presentation Overview • Background • Study Area • Purpose and Scope • Project Team • Timeline • Next Steps and Discussion Work Plan: http://www.austintexas.gov/edims/pio/document.cfm?id=329271 2 Background Resolution 20190523-029 • Palm School Negotiations • Rainey Street District Fund • Fifth Street Mexican American Heritage Corridor • Convention Center Expansion • District Planning Process • Improved Connectivity 3 Background Planning History Waller Creek Master Plan (2010) Downtown Austin Plan (2011) Imagine Austin (2012) Waller Creek Design Plan (2012) Hispanic/Latino Quality of Life (2013) Downtown Austin Wayfinding Master Plan (2013) Convention Center Master Plan (2015) ESB-MACC Master Plan (2018) Project Connect Vision (2019) Brush Square Master Plan (2019) UT Analysis of Convention Center Expansion (2019) Austin Core Transportation Plan, including Rainey (Underway) • • • • • • • • • • • • ….and more 4 Study Area Planning process will engage areas beyond the boundary, and additional planning activities could occur outside of the proposed boundary (e.g. the resolution references connectivity across IH-35) 5 Purpose Engage stakeholders to develop a comprehensive, focused small area plan for an area of downtown Austin that includes Palm School, Palm Park, Waller Creek, the Red River Cultural District, the Convention Center, and the proposed 5th Street Mexican American Heritage Corridor. 6 Scope Engage stakeholders Support coordination of related initiatives Involve design professionals through AIA R/UDAT • • Understand existing conditions • • • Amend Waller Creek District Master Plan • Amend Downtown Austin Plan • Amend Land Development Code 7 Project Team Project Leadership: • J. Rodney Gonzales, Assistant City Manager Executive Lead • • Stevie Greathouse, Planning and Zoning Project Lead Jorge Rousselin, Planning and Zoning Urban Design Lead Project Support: • • • • PAZ Urban Design Division PAZ Long Range Planning Division PAZ Historic Preservation Office Communications and Public Information Office Coordinating Departments: Convention Center • Economic Development • Real Estate • Austin Transportation • Parks and Recreation • • Watershed Protection • Office of Sustainability Downtown Austin Alliance Agency Partners • • Waterloo Greenway • • • UT School of Architecture Capital Metro AIA Austin Key Stakeholders • Travis County • Texas Department of Transportation • Preservation Austin • Visit Austin • Our Austin Story • The Trail Foundation • Travis County Historical Commission • The Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce • Housing Authority of the City of Austin • Movability • East Sixth Street Public Improvement District • Project Connect Advisory Net • Hispanic Austin Leadership • Hispanic Advocates Business Leadership of Austin • The Downtown Austin Neighborhood Association • Mexic-Arte • La Peña • The Red River Cultural District • The Raza Roundtable • The Rainey Neighbors Association • The East Cesar Chavez NPCT • The Rainey Business Coalition • The Town Lake Neighborhood Association • The Austin History Center Association • The Greater Hispanic Chamber of Commerce • City of Austin Boards and Commissions ….and more 8 Timeline 9 Next Steps • • • • • • Inventory existing conditions Initial outreach and development of public engagement plan Continue meeting with coordinating departments and agency partners Launch project website Plan for AIA R/UDAT (application-based process) Possible “early out” implementation activities • • • • Rainey Shared Streets Pilot (began in December) 5th Street Mexican American Heritage Corridor Convention Center activities Palm School 10 Discussion How can we best involve you and the stakeholders you work with in the planning process? Are there key stakeholders we need to engage? Are there key issues that we should make sure to consider as we work in this area? 11 Questions? Stevie Greathouse, Program Manager Planning and Zoning Department stevie.greathouse@austintexas.gov 512-974-7226 Jorge Rousselin, Division Manager Planning and Zoning Department jorge.rousselin@austintexas.gov 512-974-2975 Aaron Jenkins, Principal Planner Planning and Zoning Department aaron.jenkins@austintexas.gov 512-974-1243 12