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Approved Minutes

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 at least 4 days’ notice before the meeting date. Please call Liane Miller at Austin Transportation at 512-974-7922, for additional information; TTY users route through Relay Texas at 711 Impact Fee Advisory Committee October 15, 2019 6:00 PM Town Lake Center, Room 100 721 Barton Springs Road Austin, Texas For more information go to: www.austintexas.gov/ifac MEETING MINUTES - APPROVED Kris Bailey Lottie Dailey Dick Kallerman Lance Parisher Channy Soeur Bobak Tehrany Susan Turrieta A. CALL TO ORDER – October 15, 2019, 6:00 p.m. Chair Bailey called the meeting to order at 6:03 pm with a quorum present. Committee Members in Attendance: Kris Bailey, Dick Kallerman, Lance Parisher, Channy Soeur, Bobak Tehrany. City of Austin Staff in Attendance: Christina Romero (Austin Water); Brian Long (Project Systems Intelligence Office); Liane Miller (Austin Transportation Department). B. CITIZEN COMMUNICATION 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. None C. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approval of minutes from the October 29, 2018 Impact Fee Advisory Committee meeting. Committee Member (CM) Kallerman moved approval, Chair Bailey seconded and the minutes were approved 5-0. D. NEW BUSINESS 1. Discussion and action on the water/wastewater Semi-Annual Impact Fee Report for October 1, 2018 through March 31, 2019 as set forth in the functions of the advisory committee, Austin City Code and Chapter 395.058 of the Texas Local Government Code. Christina Romero (AW) presented the semi-annual impact fee report. Ms. Romero reported that AW is on target for impact fee revenue projections for this year. She reiterated that the approach to using revenue to defease debt allowed for the 0% rate increase this year and that the debt service portion of the budget is historically low. Chair Bailey moved approval of the report. CM Parisher seconded and the motion passed 5-0. E. OLD BUSINESS 1. Staff update briefing on the street impact fee study. Liane Miller (ATD) recapped Council’s approval of the study assumptions on August 22, 2019. Jeff Impact Fee Advisory Committee Page 2 of 2 Whitacre (consultant coordinating the street impact fee study with Kimley-Horn) presented the process for the maximum assessable fee calculation and reviewed draft calculations for Service Areas G and I. He also showed an example impact fee worksheet and what would result for sample developments. Mr. Whitacre also reviewed a draft schedule for the remainder of the study. 2. Discussion and possible action on future Impact Fee Advisory Committee meeting dates for 2019 and 2020. The committee decided the next IFAC meeting date would be November 18, 2019. Potential meetings dates for December were discussed, but one was not agreed upon in the meeting. It was agreed that subsequent meeting dates would be discussed at future meetings. F. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS Item for the water/wastewater Semi-Annual Impact Fee Report for April 1, 2019 through September 30, 2019 to be included on a future agenda. G. ADJOURN The meeting was adjourned at 8:14 pm.