Regular Called Meeting of the Impact Fee Advisory Committee August 13, 2024, 4:30 PM Hybrid Meeting held via WebEx and in person at: The City of Austin Permitting and Development Center, Room 1203 6310 Wilhelmina Delco Drive, Austin, Tx Some members of the Committee may participate by videoconference. Members of the public who would like to join the virtual meeting may do so by selecting this link: https://austintexas.webex.com/austintexas/j.php?MTID=m7b1099ba0faa445b7c9ccfc54ad35d76 or by dialing 1-408-418-9388 (Toll) or 1-844-992-4726 (Toll Free). Meeting number/Access code: 2493 737 1774 Members of the public wishing to speak during public communication must register in advance by emailing their name, email address and/or phone number to Nathan.Aubert@austintexas.gov no later than Monday, August 12, 2024, at 12 p.m. If you experience technical difficulties logging in or calling in, please call Nathan Aubert at (512) 974-7136. Please indicate in your email if you’d like to speak on a specific item. CURRENT COMMITTEE MEMBERS: Saba Hatami Channy Soeur Harrison Hudson Bobak Tehrany, Chair Chi Lee Susan Turrieta, Vice Chair CALL TO ORDER – August 13, 2024, 4:30 p.m. AGENDA PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL The first 10 speakers signed up prior to the meeting being called to order will each be allowed a three-minute allotment to address their concerns regarding items NOT posted on the agenda. Speakers who would like to address items ON the agenda will be called on by the Chair to speak for up to three-minutes when that item is taken up. 1. Approve the minutes of the Impact Fee Advisory Committee Regular Meeting APPROVAL OF MINUTES on May 14, 2024. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS 2. Discussion and possible approval of future ordinance language amending Ordinance No. 20201210-061 to lower the day care center collection rate under the Street Impact Fee Program to zero. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS ADJOURNMENT Impact Fee Advisory Committee February 13, 2024 Page 2 of 2 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 (48 hours) before the meeting date. Please call Nathan Aubert at the Austin Transportation Department at 512-974-7136, for additional information; TTY users route through Relay Texas at 711. For more information on the Impact Fee Advisory Committee, please contact Nathan Aubert at nathan.aubert@austintexas.gov, (512) …
Impact Fee Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes Tuesday, August 13, 2024 IMPACT FEE ADVISORY COMMITTEE REGULAR MEETING TUESDAY, August 13, 2024 The Impact Fee Advisory Committee convened a regular meeting on Tuesday, August 13, 2024, at 6310 Wilhelmina Delco Drive in Austin, Texas, and remotely via WEBEX. Committee Members (CM) in Attendance: SABA HATAMI Committee Members in Attendance Remotely: HARRISON HUDSON BOBAK TEHRANY, Chair SUSAN TURRIETA, Vice Chair Committee Members Absent: CHANNY SOEUR CHI LEE Committee has 1 vacancy. Staff in Attendance: Nathan Aubert (Transportation & Public Works, TPW) Tyler Farrar (Transportation & Public Works) Nam Nguyen (Austin Water) CALL TO ORDER Vice Chair Turrieta called the meeting of the Impact Fee Advisory Committee to order at 4:33 p.m. PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL No speakers. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the Impact Fee Advisory Committee May 14, 2024, meeting. The minutes from the meeting on 05/14/24 were approved on Committee Chair Tehrany’s motion, Committee Member Hudson’s second on a 4-0 vote. Committee Members Lee and Soeur were absent. 1 Impact Fee Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes Tuesday, August 13, 2024 DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS Discussion and possible approval of future ordinance language amending Ordinance No. 20201210-061 to lower the day care center collection rate under the Street Impact Fee Program to zero. The amended ordinance language was read into the record. A motion to approve the language as written in amendment draft was made by CM Hatami and seconded by Chair Tehrany. The motion was approved on a 4-0 vote. CM Lee and Soeur were absent. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS 3. Discussion and possible action on the transportation and public works Semi-Annual Impact Fee Report as set forth in the functions of the advisory committee, Austin City Code and Chapter 395.058 of the Texas Local Government Code. Discussion and possible action on the water and wastewater Semi-Annual Impact Fee Report as set forth in the functions of the advisory committee, Austin City Code and Chapter 395-058 of the Texas Local Government Code. Discussion of meeting dates and 2025 Street Impact Fee updates for next Impact Fee Advisory Committee meeting. ADJOURNMENT Vice Chair Turrieta adjourned the meeting at 4:47 p.m. without objection. The minutes were approved at the 11/12/2024 meeting on COMMITTEE MEMBER HUDSONS’s motion, COMMITTEE MEMBER TURRIETA’s second on a (5-0) vote (CM LEE resigned before this meeting). There are currently two (2) vacancies for this committee. 2. 4. 5. 2
Impact Fee Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes Tuesday, May 14, 2024 IMPACT FEE ADVISORY COMMITTEE REGULAR MEETING TUESDAY, May 14, 2024 The Impact Fee Advisory Committee convened a regular meeting on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, at 6310 Wilhelmina Delco Drive in Austin, Texas, and remotely via WEBEX. Committee Members (CM) in Attendance: BOBAK TEHRANY, Chair SABA HATAMI HARRISON HUDSON Committee Members in Attendance Remotely: CHANNY SOEUR Committee Members Absent: Chi Lee Susan Turrieta, Vice Chair Committee has 1 vacancy. Staff in Attendance: Nathan Aubert (Transportation & Public Works, TPW) Tyler Farrar (Transportation & Public Works) Nam Nguyen (Austin Water) CALL TO ORDER Chair Tehrany called the meeting of the Impact Fee Advisory Committee to order at 4:43 p.m. PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL No speakers. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the Impact Fee Advisory Committee January 10, 2024, meeting. The minutes from the meeting on 01/10/24 were approved on Committee Member Hudson’s motion, Committee Member Hatami’s second on a 4-0 vote. Vice Chair Turrieta and Committee Member Lee were absent. 1 Impact Fee Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes Tuesday, May 14, 2024 Approve the minutes of the Impact Fee Advisory Committee February 13, 2024, meeting. The minutes from the meeting on 02/13/24 were approved on Committee Member Hatami’s motion, Committee Member Hudson’s second on a 4-0 vote. Vice Chair Turrieta and Committee Member Lee were absent. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS Discussion and possible action on the water and wastewater Semi-Annual Impact Fee Report for October 1, 2023, through March 31, 2024, as set forth in the functions of the advisory committee, Austin City Code and Chapter 395-058 of the Texas Local Government Code. Nam Nguyen, Financial Manager II, Austin Water presented. A motion to approve the water and wastewater Semi-Annual Impact Fee Report for October 1, 2023, through March 31, 2024, was made by Committee Member Hudson and seconded by Committee Member Hatami. The motion was approved on a 4-0 vote. Committee Member Lee and Vice Chair Turrieta were absent. Discussion and possible action on the transportation and public works Semi-Annual Impact Fee Report for October 1, 2023, through March 31, 2024, as set forth in the functions of the advisory committee, Austin City Code and Chapter 395.058 of the Texas Local Government Code. Tyler Farrar, Capitol Improvement Program Manager, Transportation and Public Works Department presented. A motion to approve the transportation and public works Semi-Annual Impact Fee Report for October …
ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING PART 2 OF ORDINANCE NO. 20201210-061 REMOVING DAY CARE CENTERS FROM COLLECTION RATE REDUCTIONS AND LOWERING THE COLLECTION RATE TO ZERO DOLLARS PER VEHICLE-MILE FOR DAY CARE CENTER LAND USES. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN: PART 1. FINDINGS. (A) Childcare costs have become a significant burden for families, with the average annual cost of daycare exceeding housing costs in many states. (B) High operational costs, particularly for wages and insurance, have led many day care providers to close or reduce services. The expiration of federal childcare stabilization funding has further strained the industry. (C) Despite the challenges, day care centers provide critical public benefits. They offer early education that can significantly improve a child’s future opportunities while enabling parents to work, which, in turn, benefits society at large. (D) Reducing the street impact fee for day care centers to zero would incentivize the building of more centers throughout the City thereby increasing opportunities for more families to obtain childcare and ultimately provide improved quality of life, greater economic opportunities and increased stability. (E) Reducing the street impact fee collection rate to zero would help achieve a substantial public good benefiting the City by promoting equity and supporting the needs of its residents. PART 2. Part 2, Subsection (D), of Ordinance No. is amended to delete, “day care centers,” to add a Subdivision (7) reducing the day care center collection rate to $0, and to read as follows: (D) The "Collected Street Impact Fee Per Service Unit" as described by the Page 1 of 3 following schedule: Collection Rate Per Service Unit Residential Land Uses (per Vehicle-Mile) Collection Rate Per Service Unit Non-Residential Land Uses (per Vehicle-Mile) $850 $1,215 [(1) A street impact fee shall not be collected from a new development for any building permit validly issued within 18 months of the effective day of this ordinance. (2) For new development with an approved transportation impact analysis on the effective date of this ordinance, a street impact fee shall not be collected for any building permit validly issued within three years of such effective date.] (1[3]) For any new development that adds net service units to an existing land use located on a lot or tract and does not result in an increase of more than 10 PM peak hour trips, the collection rate will be $0 per …
