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Allen, Amber From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed Paula Kothmann Tuesday, July 5, 2022 11:50 AM HPD Preservation; Contreras, Kalan Clif Ladd; Melanie Martinez; Susan Armstrong Fisher; Michele Webre; bob gee; JAMES KLEINBAUM; Jeff Kessel; Ruth Casarez; Cinta Burgos Protest of proposed demolitions for upcoming HLC meeting *** External Email - Exercise Caution *** Good morning ‐ I am writing to register my desire to speak remotely at the HLC meeting tomorrow, 7‐6‐22. My name is Paula Kothmann, may be able to attend in person, but please put me down to speak in opposition to the following items. I also have questions about two of these items that I hope you can answer before the meeting. . I C.1. PR-2021-200516 – 512 E. Monroe St. – Applicant-requested postponement (postponed June 1, 2022) Travis Heights – Fairview Park National Register District Council District 9 C.2. PR-2022-002404 – 1315 & 1317 Newning Ave. – Consent (postponed June 1, 2022) Travis Heights – Fairview Park National Register District Council District 9 C.3.0 ‐ 1205 Alta Vista Ave Travis Heights – Fairview Park National Register District Council District 9 Comment: this triplex offers market affordable housing in Travis Heights, a neighborhood rapidly becoming more unaffordable especially because of demolitions of duplexes, triplexes, and fourplexes in the Urban Core. We in Travis Heights cherish the economic diversity in our neighborhood; instead of razing our affordable housing, why not add more ADUs? 1 What is the City of Austin doing about the displacement of these Austin residents? By raising the property taxes about $7,000 in one year on this and similar properties, the City is forcing landlords to sell. These landlords often have no mortgage, thus can afford to offer market rate affordable housing in neighborhoods where our lower‐income citizens, including musicians, can walk to work, lessening our traffic problems and our environment issues. The City seems to favor new builders, who fill landfills with perfectly good homes, to offer very expensive homes ($3M+) and rentals ($15K/month+) because these builder have high debt service. Save our affordable old multi-family homes in the Urban Core and stop punishing landlords for offering affordable housing! C.4.0 ‐ 1909 Kenwood Ave C.5. HR-2022-070860 – 407 E. Monroe St. – Consent Travis Heights – Fairview Park National Register District Council District 9 Thank you, Clifton Ladd ‐‐ Paula Kothmann Investment Real Estate Consultant Certified Paralegal Certified Minerals Manager This communication is strictly confidential and is subject to (1) the attorney-client privilege, and (2) the attorney work product privilege. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, you may not disclose, print, copy, or disseminate this information. If you have received this in error, please reply and notify the sender (only) and delete this message. Unauthorized interception of this e-mail is a violation of federal criminal law. 2 ‐‐ Paula Kothmann Investment Real Estate Consultant Certified Paralegal Certified Minerals Manager 1317 Kenwood Ave/Austin, TX 78704 Jahnstrasse 1-A Berlin 10967 Germany Phone/WhatsApp Country Code 1:(512) 470.2405 Director, Texas Chapter, District One National Association of Royalty Owners This communication is strictly confidential and is subject to (1) the attorney-client privilege, and (2) the attorney work product privilege. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, you may not disclose, print, copy, or disseminate this information. If you have received this in error, please reply and notify the sender (only) and delete this message. Unauthorized interception of this e-mail is a violation of federal criminal law. CAUTION: This email was received at the City of Austin, from an EXTERNAL source. Please use caution when clicking links or opening attachments. If you believe this to be a malicious and/or phishing email, please forward this email to cybersecurity@austintexas.gov. 3