Item 5 Back-Up — original pdf

Backup

DRAFT RECOMMENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL Robert Mueller Municipal Airport (RMMA) Plan Implementation Advisory Commission Month, day, year WHEREAS the RMMA Plan Implementation Advisory Commission (the Commission) is charged to Advise the city council on implementation of the Robert Mueller Municipal Airport Master Plan, the 1996 Robert Mueller Municipal Airport Process and Goals Task Force Report, and other redevelopment issues at Robert Mueller Municipal Airport, including…land disposition strategy; WHEREAS the 1996 Robert Mueller Municipal Airport Process and Goals Task Force Report’s VISION states “a high quality of life can be achieved for both working and retired community residents” and “we envision a community that encompasses...retirement living”; WHEREAS the Robert Mueller Municipal Airport Master Plan does not include retirement living also providing health care or a retirement resident housing category (while the Development Program PUD zoning does, commendably, require 25% of all housing units to be included in the Mueller Affordable Homes program); WHEREAS the Commission has received public testimony from residents regarding the need for community- based facilities and services that allow aging residents to remain in their homes, or in the Mueller community, especially as their health care and living assistance needs increase; and Austin residents between 65 and 74 were the fastest growing age group between 2010 and 2020, increasing by almost 70% (Austin City Auditor, 2010- 2020 Census Analysis WHEREAS A City of Austin’s Age-Friendly Action Plan goal is to increase and prioritize funding for affordable housing for seniors (housing bonds, housing trust fund); WHEREAS Mueller is considered an aspirational model for Austin development and redevelopment; and locating retirement living with health care included could serve not just Mueller residents but all East Austin; NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the RMMA PIAC recommends the Austin City Council undertake concrete actions to plan for and achieve retirement living development, particularly affordable and with Continuing Care (a continuum of care from assisted living to nursing care) within Mueller including: • Utilizing City-owned land, purchased or donated, for retirement living development. • Contributing funding (housing bonds, housing trust fund) for retirement living development. • Organizing and participating, with appropriate partners, in a Public-Private-Partnership to develop affordable retirement living projects with a continuum of care within Mueller. (END) Date of Approval: _____________________________ Record of the vote: ( ) Attest: _____________________________________________ (Staff or board member can sign)