Robert Mueller Municipal Airport Plan Implementation Advisory Commission - Nov. 12, 2024
Robert Mueller Municipal Airport Plan Implementation Advisory Commission Regular Meeting of the Robert Mueller Municipal Airport Plan Implementation Advisory Commission
REGULAR CALLED MEETING of the ROBERT MUELLER MUNICIPAL AIRPORT PLAN IMPLEMENTATION ADVISORY COMMISSION TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2024 at 6:00 P.M. AUSTIN ENERGY HEADQUARTERS ASSEMBLY ROOM 1111 4815 MUELLER BOULEVARD AUSTIN, TEXAS Some members of the Commission may be participating by videoconference. Public comment will be allowed in-person or remotely via telephone. Speakers may only register to speak on an item once either in-person or remotely and will be allowed up to three minutes to provide their comments. Registration no later than noon the day before the meeting is required for remote participation by telephone. To register to speak remotely, call or email Kate Clark at kate.clark@austintexas.gov or 512-974-7875. CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS/COMMISSIONERS: Michael Jones, Chair Rick Krivoniak, Vice Chair Richard Brimer Andrew Clements Corky Hilliard Christopher Jackson Martin Luecke David Neider Kenneth Ronsonette Joshua Rudow Kathy Sokolic AGENDA CALL TO ORDER PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL The first ten 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. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the Robert Mueller Municipal Airport Plan Implementation Advisory Commission Regular Meeting on October 8, 2024. 2. Staff Briefing by Financial Services Department regarding public communications. STAFF BRIEFING DISCUSSION ITEMS 3. Staff Briefing and discussion by Transportation and Public Works regarding the Mueller Parking and Transportation Management District (PTMD). 4. Presentation by Catellus, Mueller Foundation and HomeBase on Mueller Affordable Housing Updates. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS 5. Discuss and possible action to City Council to approve recommendations from the Mueller Transition Working Group regarding public access to park and open spaces, Mueller Property Owners Association maintenance responsibilities, Mueller Tax Increment Financing (TIF) potential funding for Mueller parks and infrastructure, assignment of the Mueller rental affordable housing audit to the City of Austin, and deeding over the Branch Park Pavilion and Mueller Central building and to the Mueller POA. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS ADJOURNMENT 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 Kate Clark with the Financial Services Department (FSD), at 512-974-7875, for additional information; TTY users route through Relay Texas at …
DRAFT RECOMMENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL Robert Mueller Municipal Airport Plan Implementation Advisory Commission Recommendation Number (20241112-005); Recommendation to the Austin City Council regarding the Transition of Mueller from the MDA/Catellus to Mueller's POA WHEREAS, the City of Austin’s Robert Mueller Municipal Airport Plan Implementation Advisory Commission (PIAC) was established to advise the City Council on the implementation of Mueller’s Master Plan and other redevelopment issues regarding the Master Development Agreement (MDA) between the City and Master Developer, Catellus Austin, LLC; and WHEREAS, on January 9, 2024, in anticipation of its impending abolishment with the December 2, 2024 termination date of the MDA, the PIAC created its second Mueller Transition Working Group (MTWG) to study the changes in governing and management of Mueller as Catellus prepares to cease its participation after it is no longer a partner, and to recommend potential actions or policies to the City Council aimed at sustaining Mueller’s success as a model, high-density, new-urbanist neighborhood with affordable housing in central East Austin; and WHEREAS, on November 21, 2013, the City Code Section 2-1-169, (D) was unanimously amended by the Austin City Council to specify the PIAC is to be abolished on the date that the MDA between the City and Catellus expires or is terminated, which will occur on or before December 31, 2027; and WHEREAS, Mueller is a certified Safe, Mixed-Income, Accessible, Reasonably-priced, Transit-Oriented (S.M.A.R.T) housing development, yet has no City-owned buildings specifically planned for community use; and WHEREAS, the MDA required and Catellus has provided 25 percent of Mueller's overall housing as affordable to households with incomes at or below 60 percent of Austin’s Median Family Income (MFI) for rental housing, and 80 percent of MFI for purchased housing; and WHEREAS, Mueller’s stormwater management system, 140 acres of parks, open space, trails, swimming pools and the remediated Control Tower and Browning Hangar, serve, benefit and are heavily used by the larger East Austin community, prompting the City Council to approve annual payments, as budget allows, to the Mueller Property Owners Association (POA) towards maintaining the dedicated Parkland; and WHEREAS, the Mueller Tax Increment Financing (TIF) debt is projected to be retired in 2032, and based on the most recent available data, annual Mueller TIF revenue exceeds its annual service costs. DRAFT NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Robert Mueller Municipal Airport Plan Implementation Advisory Commission recommends that the City Council; 1. Begin the process …
RECOMMENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL Robert Mueller Municipal Airport Plan Implementation Advisory Commission Recommendation Number (20241112-005); Recommendation to the Austin City Council regarding the Transition of Mueller from the MDA/Catellus to Mueller's POA WHEREAS, the City of Austin’s Robert Mueller Municipal Airport Plan Implementation Advisory Commission (PIAC) was established to advise the City Council on the implementation of Mueller’s Master Plan and other redevelopment issues regarding the Master Development Agreement (MDA) between the City and Master Developer, Catellus Austin, LLC; and WHEREAS, on January 9, 2024, in anticipation of its impending abolishment with the December 2, 2024 termination date of the MDA, the PIAC created its second Mueller Transition Working Group (MTWG) to study the changes in governing and management of Mueller as Catellus prepares to cease its participation after it is no longer a partner, and to recommend potential actions or policies to the City Council aimed at sustaining Mueller’s success as a model, high-density, new-urbanist neighborhood with affordable housing in central East Austin; and WHEREAS, on November 21, 2013, the City Code Section 2-1-169, (D) was unanimously amended by the Austin City Council to specify the PIAC is to be abolished on the date that the MDA between the City and Catellus expires or is terminated, which will occur on or before December 31, 2027; and WHEREAS, Mueller is a certified Safe, Mixed-Income, Accessible, Reasonably-priced, Transit-Oriented (S.M.A.R.T) housing development, yet has no City-owned buildings specifically planned for community use; and WHEREAS, the MDA required and Catellus has provided 25 percent of Mueller's overall housing as affordable to households with incomes at or below 60 percent of Austin’s Median Family Income (MFI) for rental housing, and 80 percent of MFI for purchased housing; and WHEREAS, Mueller’s stormwater management system, 140 acres of parks, open space, trails, swimming pools and the remediated Control Tower and Browning Hangar, serve, benefit and are heavily used by the larger East Austin community, prompting the City Council to approve annual payments, as budget allows, to the Mueller Property Owners Association (POA) towards maintaining the dedicated Parkland; and WHEREAS, the Mueller Tax Increment Financing (TIF) debt is projected to be retired in 2032, and based on the most recent available data, annual Mueller TIF revenue exceeds its annual service costs. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Robert Mueller Municipal Airport Plan Implementation Advisory Commission recommends that the City Council; 1. Begin the process of amending …
TRANSPORTATION PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT MUELLER PARKING AND TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT DISTRICT UPDATES Robert Mueller Municipal Airport Plan Implementation Advisory Commission - November 12, 2024 AGENDA ❑ Transportation Public Works (TPW) Organization Changes ❑ Mueller Parking and Transportation Management District (PTMD) Committee Representation Update ❑ District Financial Update ❑ On-Street Parking Expansion Plan ❑ Next Steps City of Austin | TPW | Mueller PIAC Presentation 4 TPW DEPARTMENT UPDATES • The Parking Enterprise Division is moving from the Business Support Services to Transportation Operations Services. Dan Valbracht Acting Assistant Director Business Support Services Finance Division Human Resources Division Data and Technology Division Performance Management Division Equity Division Lewis Leff Acting Assistant Director Transportation Operations Services Signs and Markings Division Arterial Management Division Urban Forestry Division Parking Enterprise Division City of Austin | TPW | Mueller PIAC Presentation 3 PTMD COMMITTEE UPDATES • Committee Member, Representing* • Mateo Barnstone, POA Mixed Use Board • Ashley Fric, Aldrich St Merchants • Carl Paulson, POA EC/TC Board • • Heyden Black Walker, Mueller Neighborhood Association Joe Ristuccia, Mueller Master Community Manager • Non-Voting Member, Representing • Brian Dolezal, Catellus • Jill Fagan, City of Austin – Financial Services Department City of Austin | TPW | Mueller PIAC Presentation 4 PTMD FINANCES UPDATE • FY 2024 - $159,000 through Sept 2024 • Total available for projects - $965,980 as of Oct 2024 • Financials History - One project expense: $25,000 YEAR FY 2016 FY 2017 FY 2018 FY 2019 FY 2020 FY 2021 FY 2022 FY 2023 TOTAL 51% to PTMD $203 $37,128 $91,093 $101,573 $84,550 $79,899 $171,521 $241,013 $806,980 City of Austin | TPW | Mueller PIAC Presentation 5 FUTURE PAID PARKING EXPANSION MAP PARKING TYPES – Proposed Hybrid Parking* – Proposed Metered Parking – No Parking – Existing Parking (dashed line) • Phase 1: Fall 2016 • Phase 2: Summer 2019 *Hybrid Parking: Combines the existing programs of Residential Parking Permits & paid parking. Hybrid allows the public to access the curbside parking with metered parking during typical daytime hours but restricts the same curbside parking to permitted vehicles (residents and their guests) in the evening. 2 FUTURE PAID PARKING EXPANSION MAP CONT. PARKING TYPES – – – – Proposed Hybrid Parking Proposed Metered Parking No Parking Zones Existing Paid Parking 7 NEXT STEPS • Mueller Parking Expansion Implementation Timeline • Letter informing community with feedback opportunity - January 2025 • Goal for implementation …
Affordable Housing Update Mueller Redevelopment Muell Robert Mueller Municipal Airport Plan Implementation Advisory Commission November 12, 2024 Agenda Mueller Redevelopment Background • • Designing the Program Vision and Goal Affordable Rental Update • Affordable Rental Options • Exceeding MDA Requirements • By the Numbers Affordable Ownership Update • Affordable Ownership Options • Exceeding MDA Requirements • By the Numbers Purpose and Leadership Program Partners Program Implementation About the Mueller Foundation • • • • Milestones • Financial Stability • Outreach & Marketing Transition • • Retention Accountability Muell 2 | RMMA PIAC 11/12/24 Background: Vision, Goal & Requirements Mueller will be an interactive, mixed-use, mixed-income community that will be a model for responsible urban development, offering a compact, pedestrian-oriented alternative to the land-consumptive and automobile- dependent development patterns that could influence the form and pattern of growth within Austin. Vision Goal Redevelopment must offer a wide range of housing choices to create a new community of socially and economically diverse residents. MDA Requirements MDA requires 25% of all housing to be affordable For ownership requirement = 80% MFI for one year For rental requirement = 60% MFI for five years MDA incorporates Affordable Housing Resolution confirming Catellus commitment to use good-faith efforts to provide longer and deeper affordability 3 | RMMA PIAC 11/12/24 Background: Designing the Program – 2004-2007 • Development with intermixed affordability was a very new concept; it had not been done in Texas before; 25% affordability an ambitious goal nationally. • One-year affordability was the MDA requirement for homeownership and 5-year affordability requirement for rental; the City and the surrounding community wanted Mueller to go farther. The land trust statute did not yet exist when the Mueller Affordable Homes Program was forming. $165,000 homes were available in the marketplace. • • • • Stapleton (now known as Central Park): 10% affordability; fewer resale protections; less interspersed The team worked with City of Austin and PeopleFund/PeopleTrust to design the affordability preservation program. • Creation of a nonprofit (Mueller Foundation) to steward the housing program and other public goals. 4 | RMMA PIAC 11/12/24 Background: HomeBase Collaboration • HomeBase is a 501(c)3 nonprofit sister to Austin Habitat for Humanity that provides affordable housing consulting services. In March 2023, the Mueller Foundation hired HomeBase to manage Mueller’s affordable re-sale program. • • In July 2023, Catellus also hired HomeBase to: o Manage income qualification for all affordable homebuyers and renters …
