SOUTH CENTRAL WATERFRONT ADVISORY BOARD MONDAY, MARCH 16, 2020 AT 6:00 PM AUSTIN CITY HALL, BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS ROOM 1101 301 W. 2nd STREET, AUSTIN, TEXAS 78704 Board Members: ___ Chair Samuel Franco (Design Commission) ___ Vice Chair Lynn Kurth (Mayor & District 9 Appointee) ___ Greg Anderson (Planning Commission) ___ Linda Guerrero (Environmental Commission) ___ Francoise Luca (Parks & Recreation Board) ___ Karen Paup (Affordable Housing Rep) ___ Wendy Price Todd (S. River City NA) ___ Cory Walton (Bouldin Creek NA) ___ Jeff Seinden (Bouldin Creek NA) ___ Alfred Godfrey (Trail Foundation) Ex Officios: ___ Sam Tedford (NHCD) ___ Nazlie Saeedi (ATD) ___ Gloria Aguilera (ORES) ___ Marek Izydorczyk (ORES) ___ Rolando Fernandez (FSD) ___ Molly Alexander (DAA) City of Austin Planning & Zoning Staff: ___ Alan Holt, Executive Liaison ___ Sravya Garladenne, Staff Liaison ___ Jodi Lane AGENDA CALL TO ORDER CITIZEN COMMUNICATION: GENERAL 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES AND ACTION a. Approval the minutes of the regular SCWAB meeting of February 18, 2020. 2. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION a. Revised Report: 2020 Update of SCW Plan’s Physical Framework & Project Costs b. Consultant’s Report & Review of 305 S Congress PUD Application Infrastructure Costs c. Draft Report on 2020 SCW Plan’s Modified Physical Framework & Project Costs d. 2020 SCW Buildouts for Financial Analysis e. Live video Presentation/Discussion w/ Financial Consultant on 2020 SCW Financial Framework Update – Time Certain f. Update on EDD/Consultant for Development Corporation Entity & Potential Special Called Meeting g. Update on Council Resolution 20200220-044 – Implementation team for SCW 3. PROJECT UPDATES AND COMMUNICATIONS FROM STAFF 4. WORKING GROUP UPDATES & ASSIGNMENTS FROM CHAIR a. Outreach b. Community Benefits, Infrastructure, and Regulating Plan c. Finance and Governance d. Active Projects 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 before the meeting date. For information, please contact Sravya Garladenne in the Planning and Zoning Department at sravya.garladenne@austintexas.gov or (512) 974-3362. TTY users route through Relay Texas at 711. 5. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS Future agenda items will NOT be discussed at the current meeting, but will be offered for initiation, discussion, and/or possible recommendation at a FUTURE meeting. a. Presentation from affordable housing …
SOUTH CENTRAL WATERFRONT ADVISORY BOARD DRAFT MINUTES FOR FEBRUARY 18, 2020 AT 6:00 PM The South Central Waterfront Advisory Board convened in a regular meeting on February 18, 2020 at One Texas Center, 3rd floor conference room located at 505 Barton Springs Road, Austin, Texas. Chair Samuel Franco called the meeting to order at 6:01 p.m. Board Members in attendance: Chair Samuel Franco (Design Commission) Vice Chair Lynn Kurth (Mayor & District 9 Appointee) Linda Guerrero (Environmental Commission) Francoise Luca (Parks & Recreation Board) Karen Paup (Affordable Housing Rep) Wendy Price Todd (S. River City NA) Alfred Godfrey (Trail Foundation) 1. CITIZEN COMMUNICATION: GENERAL a. No citizen communication. 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES AND ACTION Ex Officios: Nazlie Saeedi (ATD) Molly Alexander (DAA) City of Austin Planning & Zoning Staff: Alan Holt, Executive Liaison Jodi Lane, PAZ Staff a. Board Member Wendy Price Todd made a motion, seconded by Board Member Linda Guerrero, to approve the draft January 21, 2020 SCWAB meeting minutes. The motion to approve passed with 7 yes and 2 absent (includes absentees Greg Anderson and Cory Walton) votes. 3. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION a. Draft 1 – 2020 Update Report on SCW Physical Framework Costs – Executive Liaison Alan Holt, Public Works Department staff Kevin Sweat, and Jodi Lane, PAZ Staff, presented an update on the SCW Physical Framework Costs. The Board discussed this but no action was taken. b. EDD process with Consultant for Development Corporation Entity - An update was provided by Executive Liaison Alan Holt. The Board agreed with the suggestion from EDD staff to potentially call a Special Called Meeting to provide feedback to the Consultant prior to his report being sent to Council. The Board anticipates taking action once further information is available from EDD. No action was taken. c. Council Resolution on February 20 on SCW Implementation - The Board discussed the Council Resolution brought forth by Executive Liaison Alan Holt but no action was taken. 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 before the meeting date. For information, please contact Alan Holt in the Planning and Zoning Department at alan.holt@austintexas.gov or (512) 974-2716. TTY users route through …
South Central Waterfront Advisory Board Meeting March 16, 2020 Agenda Item 2.a. - 2020 Update Report on SCW Plan’s Physical Framework & Project Costs South Central Waterfront Agenda Item 2.a. 2020 Update Report on SCW Physical Framework & Project Costs Updated: March 12, 2020 CONTENTS WHAT’S NEW 2.a. Staff Note - Update on 2016 SCW Plan’s Physical Framework: Map & Project Costs New memo explaining updates to 2016 SCW Plan 2.a.i. 2016 SCW Physical Framework Map New consolidated map 2.a.ii. 2020 SCW Physical Framework Project Updated Open Space costs Costs B. C. A. Streets and Utilities COA Cost Data Streets including Public and Private Indirect Costs 2020 SCW Physical Framework Project Costs & Funding Sources D. Open Space COA Cost Data No change from DRAFT 1 presented at SCWAB February 2020 Meeting No change from DRAFT 1 presented at SCWAB February 2020 Meeting Reflects a recalculation of Open Space direct costs. Please see following ‘Staff Note 2.a.’ for details No change from DRAFT 1 presented at SCWAB February 2020 Meeting DRAFT South Central Waterfront Advisory Board Meeting March 16, 2020 Agenda Item 2.a. - 2020 Update Report on SCW Plan’s Physical Framework & Project Costs South Central Waterfront 2.a. Staff Note - Update on 2016 SCW Plan’s Physical Framework: Map & Project Costs Updated: March 12, 2020 This packet contains two items, 2.a.i. & 2.a.ii.: 2.a.i. Draft 1: 2016 SCW Physical Framework Map. Key Map showing 2016 SCW Plan’s Street Classification, Project Costs, and Buildout for Financial Analysis. The 2016 SCW Plan contained four separate key maps, one each for (1) Property Ownership; (2) Street Classification; (3) District Project Costs; and (4) Property Buildout Scenarios. All of these factors are interrelated, and the multiple key map system created confusion and mistakes with linking information from one set of data (e.g., the cost of a street segment) to another set of data (e.g., associated cost of a street segment to a particular buildout scenario). The 2020 Update of the 2016 SCW Physical Framework Map attached herein combines reference keys to all the above factors and applies a consistent identification system. This new map is especially important to the overall 2020 update, allowing for linkage between the spreadsheets/databases associated with SCW Physical Framework Project Costs and the SCW Financial Framework spreadsheets/databases under development. 2.a.ii. Draft 2: 2020 SCW Physical Framework Project Costs: Draft 1 of this spreadsheet was released and reviewed at …
South Central Waterfront Advisory Board Meeting March 16, 2020 Agenda Item 2.b. - Consultant’s Report & Review of 305 S Congress PUD Application Infrastructure Costs Consultant’s Report & Review of 305 S Congress PUD South Central Waterfront Agenda Item 2.b. Application Infrastructure Costs Updated: March 12, 2020 CONTENTS WHAT’S NEW 2.b.i. Cost Estimates Packet for Site Improvements from Endeavor Real Estate Group Applicant provided cost estimates for the PUD-proposed site improvements 1: Infrastructure Improvements (DRAFT) - Key Map (prepared by Endeavor consultant team) 2: Waterfront Park Concept Map 3: Waterfront Park Cost Estimates Table (prepared by Endeavor consultant: CMG Landscape Architecture) (prepared by Endeavor consultant: CMG Landscape Architecture) 4: Site Infrastructure - Program Cost Metrics Spreadsheet (prepared by Endeavor consultant: DPR Construction) 5: Below-Grade Parking Cost Spreadsheet (prepared by Endeavor consultant: DPR Construction) 2.b.ii. City Of Austin Review & Adjustments Of Cost Consultant review of item 2.b.i. Estimates For Site Improvements As Submitted By Endeavor Real Estate Group 1: MEMO: Review of Cost Estimates submitted by Applicant for 305 S. Congress PUD (prepared by Project Cost Resources, consultants to CoA/PAZ) 2: Adjusted Direct Costs for 305 S. Congress PUD (prepared by CoA/PAZ staff, based on Project Cost Resources memo) DRAFT COST ESTIMATES PACKET FOR SITE IMPROVEMENTS FROM ENDEAVOR REAL ESTATE GROUP At the request of the City of Austin, Planning & Zoning Department, the Endeavor Real Estate Group, the development partner of the Applicant team for the 305 S. Congress Planned Unit Development (PUD) amendment submission, provided cost estimates for the PUD-proposed Site Improvements, including Waterfront Park, Plazas, Streets and Streetscapes (improvements to existing and newly proposed), and Underground Parking, as well as Site Preparation and Utilities Infrastructure. The purpose of the City request was twofold: (1) better understand the proposed Site Improvements in terms schematic design and the quantity and qualities of building materials; and (2) conduct an independent review of the submitted cost estimates with City-hired consultants as part of the ongoing South Central Waterfront planning update. The Endeavor Real Estate Group submitted the following documents, prepared by their consultants, in support of their cost estimates: Attachment 1: Infrastructure Improvements (DRAFT) - Key Map (prepared by Endeavor consultant team) Attachment 2: Waterfront Park Concept Map (prepared by Endeavor consultant: CMG Landscape Architecture) Attachment 3: Waterfront Park Cost Estimates Table (prepared by Endeavor consultant: CMG Landscape Architecture) Attachment 4: Site Infrastructure - Program Cost Metrics Spreadsheet (prepared by Endeavor …
DRAFT South Central Waterfront Advisory Board Meeting March 16, 2020 Agenda Item 2.c. - 2020 Update Report on SCW Plan’s Modified Physical Framework & Project Costs South Central Waterfront 2.c. Staff Note - 2020 SCW Modified Physical Framework: Map & Project Costs Updated: March 12, 2020 This packet contains two items, 2.c.i. & 2.c.ii.: 2.c.i. DRAFT 1: 2020 SCW Modified Physical Framework Map. The 2020 SCW Modified Physical Framework Map is identical to the 2016 SCW Physical Framework Map, EXCEPT for the layout of streets, parks and open spaces on the two largest properties in the district: the “Statesman” (property owner 22, @ nearly 19 acres) and the “Crockett” (property owner 23, @ approximately 12 acres). ○ Here are the differences between the two maps: i. ii. i. On the 2016 SCW Physical Framework Map, the street/block configuration on the Statesman & Crockett properties has the East Barton Springs Road located partially on the Statesman site (approximately 40% of the new road) and partially on the Crockett site (approximately 60%), with a rational street/block structure branching off from that “spine” street to the south on Crockett and to the north on Statesman. On the 2020 SCW Modified Physical Framework Map, the East Barton Springs road is shown wholly on the Statesman property (except for the southern sidewalk, which would be built on the Crockett property at some point). The corresponding street/block structures that build off that “spine” street to the Statesman north of East Barton Springs and Crockett south of East Barton Springs are reconfigured from how they’re shown on the 2016 SCW Physical Framework Map, to respond to the new location of East Barton Springs. ○ Intention of the SCW Plan: Collectively, these two properties now form a 30-acre superblock of mostly surface parking. Together, they offer an opportunity to introduce a new, connected street grid and connected open space system that can transform the character of the district with a walkable, transit-friendly, human-scaled public realm framework. To best set this framework in place, the 2016 SCW Physical Framework Plan envisioned that the key community-contributing east-west street, East Barton Springs, would be built across two properties (Statesman and Crockett), from South Congress Avenue to the properties’ eastern boundary (approximately 1,000 feet long). The eastern end of East Barton Spring would then join a new connector, Moton Lane, which would link to the intersection on East Riverside Drive. Moton Lane …
South Central Waterfront Advisory Board Meeting March 16, 2020 Agenda Item 2.d. - 2020 SCW Buildouts for Financial Analysis South Central Waterfront Agenda Item 2.d. 2020 SCW Buildouts for Financial Analysis Updated: March 12, 2020 CONTENTS WHAT’S NEW 2.d.i. Building Key – Endeavor Plan with SCW Building Heights 2.d.ii SCW Buildout Scenarios PUD proposal with notation showing the revised building heights, based on the 2016 SCW Plan Document outlining the uses and square footages associated with three scenarios DRAFT DRAFT RELEASE: March 12, 2020 Draft 1: 2020 Buildout Scenarios for Financial Analysis This packet contains two items: 1) Building Key – Endeavor Plan with SCW Building Heights a. Within the physical framework of blocks and green infrastructure, the SCW Plan modeled potential building developments on development parcels. This exercise involves creating site-specific schematic building designs to create Buildout Scenarios. Each Buildout Scenario models a building height, massing and program of uses (square feet of Office, Retail, Residential, Hotel), as well as calculate the required parking and accommodating the parking demand in the schematic design (i.e., schematic design of parking structures, in podium and below grade). i. The 2016 SCW Financial Framework Plan modeled schematic Buildout Scenarios on the “tipping parcels.” The Updated 2016 SCW Physical Framework Map keys in these individual Buildout Scenarios, which are identified on the map on top of the schematic building plans. As part of the work underway with CoA consultants (ECONorthwest), the 2016 Buildout Scenario is being updated with revised inputs (Physical Framework Costs, Development Assumptions, etc). ii. In addition to updating the proforma analysis of the 2016 Buildout Scenarios, the CoA consultants are also running an analysis of the Buildout Scenario as proposed by the PUD proposal. Simply, the PUD proposal differs from the 2016 Plan in three ways: 1. 90% of the parking is put in underground parking structures, as opposed to the 2016 SCW Plan which put approximately 25% parking underground, with 75% parking in podiums approximately 60’ high. Placing 90% of parking underground provides for superior urban design, but it is much more expensive than the more typical practice of using a combination of podium parking with some underground parking. 2. The PUD proposal takes their building heights above those as modeled in the SCW Plan. 3. The PUD proposal increases the uses to 3.5 M square feet, as opposed to 2.1 M square feet as modeled in the 2016 SCW …
South Central Waterfront Advisory Board Meeting March 16, 2020 Agenda Item 2.F. - Update on EDD/Consultant for Development Corporation Entity & Potential Special Called Meeting South Central Waterfront 2.f. Update on EDD/Consultant for Development Corporation Entity & Potential Special Called Meeting Corporation Entity & Potential Special Called Meeting Corporation Entity & Potential Special Called Meeting Updated: March 12, 2020 T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F CONTENTS WHAT’S NEW WHAT’S NEW WHAT’S NEW 2.f. 2.f. 2.f. Materials distributed to participants of the Materials distributed to participants of the Materials distributed to participants of the March 5, 2020 SCW Waterfront Bus Tour March 5, 2020 SCW Waterfront Bus Tour March 5, 2020 SCW Waterfront Bus Tour with EDD/Consultant for Development with EDD/Consultant for Development with EDD/Consultant for Development Corporation Entity Corporation Entity Corporation Entity A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D MARCH 5, 2020: S CW BU S TOU R ECONOMIC DEVELO PM ENT D EPARTMENT/ECONOMI C D EVELOPMENT ENTI TY DI S C USS I O N * Provide overview of the 2016 South Central Waterfront D D D D * Provide overview of the 2016 South Central Waterfront * Provide overview of the 2016 South Central Waterfront * Highlight four key recomendations which exemplify the master plan & the SCW District PU RP OSE OF TOUR: range of potential p3 projects that create affordable housing, urban trail infrastructure, high-capacity transit, and park/ plaza/placemaking * Consider role of an economic development entity to facilitate p3 and project delivery A A A A F F F F 1 2 R R R R T T T T 4 3 1 MARCH 5, 2020: S CW BU S TOU R ECONOMIC DEVELO PM ENT D EPARTMENT/ECONOMI C D EVELOPMENT ENTI TY DI S C USS I O N F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F 3 A A A A A A …
