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Approved Minutes

Impact Fee Advisory Committee January 19, 2021 4:30 PM Virtual Meeting held via WebEx 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=m3a615932d1e801d80bb09ea60f03bdde or by dialing 1-408-418-9388 (Toll) or 1-844-992-4726 (Toll Free). MEETING MINUTES - APPROVED CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS: Kris Bailey Lance Parisher Susan Turrieta Donny Hamilton, Jr. Channy Soeur Dick Kallerman Bobak Tehrany, Chair CALL TO ORDER – January 19, 2021, 4:30 p.m. Chair Tehrany called the meeting to order at 4:34 pm with a quorum present. Committee Members in Attendance: Kris Bailey, Donny Hamilton, Dick Kallerman, Lance Parisher, Channy Soeur, Bobak Tehrany and Susan Turrieta. City of Austin Staff in Attendance: Liane Conte (Austin Transportation), Aurora Pizano (Austin Water), Upal Barua (Austin Transportation). CITIZEN COMMUNICATION: GENERAL Members of the public wishing to speak during citizen communication must register in advance by emailing their name, email address and/or phone number to liane.conte@austintexas.gov no later than Monday, January 18, 2021 at 5 p.m. If you experience technical difficulties logging in or calling in, please call Liane Conte at (512) 289-3053. Please indicate in your email if you’d like to speak on a specific item. The first 10 speakers signed up will each be allowed three-minutes 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. None 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES a. Approval of minutes from the September 15, 2020 Impact Fee Advisory Committee meeting. Committee Member (CM) Turrieta moved approval, CM Parisher seconded and the minutes were approved 7-0. 2. NEW BUSINESS a. Discussion and action on the water and wastewater Semi-Annual Impact Fee Report for April 1, 2020 through September 30, 2020 as set forth in the functions of the advisory committee, Austin City Code and Chapter 395.058 of the Texas Local Government Code. Aurora Pizano (Austin Water) presented the semi-annual report to the committee. Ms. Pizano reported that the collections were $2 million higher in 2020 than during the same period in 2019, and that anticipated impacts from the pandemic in the second half of the fiscal year did not occur 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 Conte at Austin Transportation at 512-974-7922, for additional information; TTY users route through Relay Texas at 711 Impact Fee Advisory Committee Page 2 of 2 due to strong development activity in late summer and early fall. Ms. Pizano also reported that with interest rates dropping, the interest earned on the impact fee cash balance dropped in FY20. CM Kallerman motioned to approve the report. CM Bailey seconded the motion and it was approved 7-0. b. Staff briefing on adopted street impact fee ordinances and program implementation. 3. Liane Conte (Austin Transportation) briefed the committee on the Street Impact Fee (SIF) ordinances adopted by City Council on December 10, 2020. Ms. Conte also discussed the additional direction provided by Council on SIF implementation, including a report back to Council by June 1, 2021 on addressing stakeholder questions and reviewing existing development fees. CM Bailey motioned to direct staff to provide a list of all fees that may be reduced or modified due to SIF implementation and report back to the committee at the next meeting prior to reporting to City Council. Chair Tehrany seconded the motion, which was approved 6-0-1, with CM Soeur abstaining. a. Discussion and possible action on future Impact Fee Advisory Committee meeting dates for 2021. The committee discussed that the next IFAC meeting date would be May 11, 2021. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS Per action on Item 2b, staff will brief the committee on May 11, 2021 on the fee review project prior to presenting the information to City Council. ADJOURNMENT Chair Tehrany adjourned the meeting at 6:00 pm. For more information go to: www.austintexas.gov/ifac