Robert Mueller Municipal Airport Plan Implementation Advisory Commission - March 11, 2025
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, MARCH 11, 2025, 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 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 February 11, 2025. STAFF BRIEFING 2. Staff briefing by Financial Services Department on Mueller Financial Update. 3. Staff briefing by Financial Services Department on the retirement of Mueller staff member Pamela Hefner. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS 4. Discussion and possible action on a recommendation for the City’s FY 2025-26 Budget to provide funding to the Mueller POA for summer lifeguards to maintain public hours at the Mueller pools. 5. Discussion by RMMAPIAC Commissioners on a potential recommendation to City Council related to retirement living with healthcare options within Mueller. DISCUSSION ITEMS 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 711. For more information on the Robert Mueller Municipal Airport Plan Implementation Advisory Commission, please contact Kate Clark with Financial Services Department at 512-974-7875.
BOARD/COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION Robert Mueller Municipal Airport Plan Implementation Advisory Commission Recommendation Number (20250311-004): To provide funding to the Mueller Property Owners Association (POA) for summer lifeguards at Mueller pools in the FY 2025-26 Budget WHEREAS, the City of Austin’s Robert Mueller Municipal Airport Plan Implementation Advisory Commission (RMMAPIAC) was established to advise the City Council on redevelopment issues affecting the implementation of Mueller’s Master Plan; WHEREAS, one of Mueller’s six 1996 community-forged and City Council-adopted redevelopment goals was for it to enhance, be compatible with, and accessible to its surrounding neighborhoods; WHEREAS, on December 2, 2004 the City of Austin and Catellus Austin, LLC entered into a Master Development Agreement for the public-private partnership to redevelop the former Robert Mueller Municipal Airport; WHEREAS, Mueller’s 140 acres of parks, green spaces, trails, and two swimming pools were developed with Mueller project funds, and are open to and heavily used by the larger Austin community, leading to the 2024 action by the City Council to approve continued annual payments, as budget allows, to the Mueller Property Owners Association (POA) towards maintaining the now City-owned Perimeter Parks; WHEREAS, since each were completed, the public has been welcome to use both Ella Wooten and John Gaines Pools during hours established by the POA from Memorial Day weekend in May to Labor Day weekend in September, paying a per-use fee comparable to City of Austin District Pools, with the POA providing required lifeguard services during public hours for the benefit of Mueller residents and nonresidents alike and WHEREAS, The Mueller POA establishes the budget for all Mueller parks and pools, and the current 2025 cost for lifeguards is budgeted to be approximately $140,500. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the RMMAPIAC recommends that the City Council includes sufficient funding in PARD’s FY 2025-26 and future budgets to cover Mueller pool lifeguard costs to maintain public access periods and for staff to coordinate with the Mueller POA on this item. Date of Approval: _____________________________ Record of the vote: ____________________________ Attest: _____________________________________________
BOARD/COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION Robert Mueller Municipal Airport Plan Implementation Advisory Commission Recommendation Number (20250311-004): To provide funding to the Mueller Property Owners Association (POA) for summer lifeguards at Mueller pools in the FY 2025-26 Budget WHEREAS, the City of Austin’s Robert Mueller Municipal Airport Plan Implementation Advisory Commission (RMMAPIAC) was established to advise the City Council on redevelopment issues affecting the implementation of Mueller’s Master Plan; WHEREAS, one of Mueller’s six 1996 community-forged and City Council-adopted redevelopment goals was for it to enhance, be compatible with, and accessible to its surrounding neighborhoods; WHEREAS, on December 2, 2004 the City of Austin and Catellus Austin, LLC entered into a Master Development Agreement for the public-private partnership to redevelop the former Robert Mueller Municipal Airport; WHEREAS, Mueller’s 140 acres of parks, green spaces, trails, and two swimming pools were developed with Mueller project funds, and are open to and heavily used by the larger Austin community, leading to the 2024 action by the City Council to approve continued annual payments, as budget allows, to the Mueller Property Owners Association (POA) towards maintaining the now City-owned Perimeter Parks; WHEREAS, since each were completed, the public has been welcome to use both Ella Wooten and John Gaines Pools during hours established by the POA from Memorial Day weekend in May to Labor Day weekend in September, paying a per-use fee comparable to City of Austin District Pools, with the POA providing required lifeguard services during public hours for the benefit of Mueller residents and nonresidents alike and WHEREAS, The Mueller POA establishes the budget for all Mueller parks and pools, and the current 2025 cost for lifeguards is budgeted to be approximately $140,500. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the RMMAPIAC recommends that the City Council includes sufficient funding in PARD’s FY 2025-26 and future budgets to cover Mueller pool lifeguard costs to maintain public access periods and for staff to coordinate with the Mueller POA on this item. Date of Approval: March 11, 2025 Record of the vote: Unanimous on a 9-0 vote; motion approved by Commissioner Krivoniak, Commissioner Hilliard’s second. Attest: Jill Fagan, Liaison Robert Mueller Municipal Airport Plan Implementation Advisory Commission
Update on Mueller Financing to the Robert Mueller Municipal Airport Plan Advisory Commission Kimberly Olivares │ Director, Financial Services Department Mueller Implementation Strategy • Public-private partnership • City holds the land; master developer takes down land gradually, then sells to third parties • Master developer designs, builds and funds all infrastructure & parks • Reimbursed by land sale proceeds and public financing (sales and property tax) • Developer retains responsibility for overall implementation of vision & goals, with City oversight Robert Mueller Municipal Airport Plan Implementation Advisory Commission │March 11, 2025 Financing Model for Mueller City holds land and gradually sells to developer Catellus builds streets, utilities, parks, and other infrastructure Catellus sells land to vertical developers New Commercial and Residential development Reimbursements Mueller Project Revenue Fund Mueller Tax Increment Financing Property Taxes Robert Mueller Municipal Airport Plan Implementation Advisory Commission │March 11, 2025 Mueller Current Development • Over 3.5 M square feet Commercial, Institutional & Civic development completed • Including over 680,000 SF of retail • Over 5,000 Single and Multi-Family Units completed • Including 1,411 affordable units Robert Mueller Municipal Airport Plan Implementation Advisory Commission │March 11, 2025 Initial Project Finance Plan • Approximately $265 Million in project costs • $185 million land sales • $65 million in public financing • $50 million in debt from the TIF • $15 million in Sales Tax • $15 million in other revenue • Reimbursed by land sale proceeds and public financing (sales and property tax) • City’s risk is minimized • Relies on project revenue to support project costs • Catellus provides interim funding for project costs Robert Mueller Municipal Airport Plan Implementation Advisory Commission │March 11, 2025 Mueller TIF Recap Base Year TIF Duration Base Assessed Value (AV) Current AV (Tax Yr 2024) COA Capture % Other Entity Participation Other Participation Current Project Cost Estimated Project Cost to be covered by TIF Debt Mueller (TIF #16) Through 2032 $2.6 billion 2004 $0 100% n/a Yes / Developer $355 million $60 million Robert Mueller Municipal Airport Plan Implementation Advisory Commission │March 11, 2025 Mueller Debt Summary Year 2007 2009 2012 2014 Type Sales Tax Amount $12.0 million TIF (Property Tax) $15.0 million TIF (Property Tax) $16.8 million TIF (Property Tax) $15.8 million TOTAL $59.6 million • Current (2024) annual TIF debt service is approximately $ 5.0 million • Current (2024) annual TIF revenue is estimated to be $12.5 million • …
