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1 MINUTES SMALL AREA PLANNING JOINT COMMITTEE Wednesday, April 10, 2019 11:30 A.M. ONE TEXAS CENTER (OTC), ROOM 500 505 BARTON SPRINGS ROAD AUSTIN, TEXAS COMMITTEE MEMBERS in Attendance: Patrick Howard (Planning Commission) James Shieh, Chair (Planning Commission) Jeffrey Thompson (Planning Commission) David King, Vice-Chair (Zoning and Platting Commission) Jolene Kiolbassa (Zoning and Platting Commission) Staff Present Mark Walters — PAZ Stevie Greathouse — PAZ Jeff Engstrom — PAZ John McKennis – PARD Kalpana Sutaria – PWD Public in Attendance Robert Meadows John McKennis Sam Irrinki Rodney Thrailkill Caro Dubois CALL TO ORDER Chair James Shieh called the Board Meeting to order at 11:36 A.M. 1. CITIZEN COMMUNICATION: GENERAL There were no speakers. 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES a. Approval of minutes from the February 6, 2018 regular Small Area Planning Joint Committee meeting.  2 Commissioner King moved approval of the minutes from the December 12, 2018 meeting of the Small Area Planning Joint Committee with a second by Commissioner Thompson. Approved on a 4-0 vote with Commissioner Kiolbassa away from the dais. 3. OLD BUSINESS  a. None 4. NEW BUSINESS a. SPC-2012-0104D – R4 (2338 Columbus Drive) — Discussion and review of a proposed site plan for a new maintenance barn at Zilker Park within the Waterfront District. (Discussion and/or Possible Action) City staff Kalpana Sutaria and John McKennis presented the site plan. The Committee discussed the proposed site plan and made the following suggestions:  Use pervious pavers for parking lot(s).  Coordinate with Zilker Park Working Group.  Use Traffic Demand Management to help reduce need for onsite parking.  Use minimum parking requirements as a ceiling on the number of parking spaces.  Reuse existing maintenance barn for public space or open green space.  Utilize new environmentally innovative green infrastructure. Commissioner King moved approval, seconded by Commissioner Kiolbassa. Approved on a 5-0 vote. 5. PUBLIC HEARINGS a. None 6. STAFF BRIEFINGS a. Update on the Development of the North Lamar Imagine Austin Corridor Plan Pilot — Staff will provide an overview of the North Lamar Imagine Austin Corridor Plan Pilot process. Presenting staff: Stevie Greathouse (512-974-7226), Stevie.Greathouse@austintexas.gov . (Discussion and/or Possible Action) Program Manager Stevie Greathouse gave a presentation on the overall process and outreach phase of the North Lamar Imagine Austin Corridor Plan Pilot. Robert Meadows (Walnut Creek NA), Rodney Thrailkill (Georgian Acres NA), and Caro Dubois (NACA) spoke about concerns with the neighborhood and hopes for the plan. The Committee discussed outreach and the need to meet within the corridor. Commissioner King moved to hold a listening session at a location within the North Lamar corridor, seconded by Chair Shieh. Approved on a 5-0 vote. 7. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS ADJOURNMENT Chair James Shieh adjourned the meeting at 1:49 P.M.