South Central Waterfront Advisory Board - July 20, 2020
South Central Waterfront Advisory Board Regular Meeting of the South Central Waterfront Advisory Board - This is a virtual meeting. Speakers must register in advance with the Staff Liaison.
Regular Meeting of the South Central Waterfront Advisory Board July 20, 2020 South Central Waterfront Advisory Board to be held on July 20, 2020, with Social Distancing Modifications Public comment will be allowed via telephone; no in-person input will be allowed. All speakers must register in advance (Sunday, July 19 by Noon). All public comment will occur at the beginning of the meeting. To speak remotely at the July 20 South Central Waterfront Advisory Board Meeting, residents must: Call or email the board liaison at (512)-974-3362 or Sravya.garladenne@austintexas.gov no later than noon, July 19, 2020. The information required is the speaker name, item number(s) they wish to speak on, whether they are for/against/neutral, and a telephone number or email address. Once a request to speak has been called in or emailed to the board liaison, residents will receive either an email or phone call providing the telephone number to call on the day of the scheduled meeting. Speakers must call in at least 15 minutes prior to meeting start in order to speak, late callers will not be accepted and will not be able to speak. Speakers will be placed in a queue until their time to speak. Handouts or other information may be emailed to Sravya.garladenne@austintexas.gov by Noon the day before the scheduled meeting. This information will be provided to Board and Commission members in advance of the meeting. 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. SOUTH CENTRAL WATERFRONT ADVISORY BOARD MONDAY, JULY 20, 2020 AT 10:00 AM VIA VIDEOCONFERENCING 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) ___ Jeff Seiden (Bouldin Creek NA) ___ Alfred Godfrey (Trail Foundation) Ex Officios: ___ Sam Tedford (NHCD) ___ Nazlie Saeedi (ATD) ___ Gloria Aguilera (ORES) …
SOUTH CENTRAL WATERFRONT ADVISORY BOARD DRAFT MINUTES FOR MAY 18, 2020 AT 10:00 AM The South Central Waterfront Advisory Board convened in a Regular Meeting on May 18, 2020 via Videoconferencing. Chair Samuel Franco called the meeting to order at 10:06 a.m. Board Members in attendance: Ex Officios: Chair Samuel Franco (Design Commission) Vice Chair Lynn Kurth (Mayor & District 9 Appointee) Greg Anderson (Planning Commission) Francoise Luca (Parks & Recreation Board) Karen Paup (Affordable Housing Rep) Wendy Price Todd (S. River City NA) Alfred Godfrey (Trail Foundation) Cory Walton (Bouldin Creek NA) 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES AND ACTION Molly Alexander (DAA) Sam Tedford (NHCD) Nazlie Saeedi (ATD) Marek Izydorczyk (ORES) Rolando Fernandez (FSD) City of Austin Planning & Zoning Staff: Alan Holt, Executive Liaison Sravya Garladenne, Staff Liaison Jodi Lane, Staff Liaison a. Board Member Al Godfrey made a motion, seconded by Vice Chair Lynn Kurth, to approve the draft April 20 and April 24, 2020 SCWAB meeting minutes. The motion to approve passed with 8 yes and 1 absent (includes absentee Linda Guerrero) votes. 2. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION a. Update on SCW Financial Framework – SCW Consultant, Ian Carlton from ECONorthwest, OR, gave a presentation on the SCW Financial Framework and discussed overarching takeaways from the financial modeling. The Board discussed this but no action was taken. 3. PROJECT UPDATES AND COMMUNICATIONS FROM STAFF a. Memo to SCWAB - Written update only from Staff – The Board acknowledged the written update from Executive Liaison Alan Holt. No action was taken. 4. ADJOURNMENT - with no objections, Chair Samuel Franco adjourned the meeting at 11:39am. 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 Relay Texas at 711.
Regular Meeting of the South Central Waterfront Advisory Board July 20, 2020 South Central Waterfront Advisory Board to be held on July 20, 2020, with Social Distancing Modifications Public comment will be allowed via telephone; no in-person input will be allowed. All speakers must register in advance (Sunday, July 19 by Noon). All public comment will occur at the beginning of the meeting. To speak remotely at the July 20 South Central Waterfront Advisory Board Meeting, residents must: Call or email the board liaison at (512)-974-3362 or Sravya.garladenne@austintexas.gov no later than noon, July 19, 2020. The information required is the speaker name, item number(s) they wish to speak on, whether they are for/against/neutral, and a telephone number or email address. Once a request to speak has been called in or emailed to the board liaison, residents will receive either an email or phone call providing the telephone number to call on the day of the scheduled meeting. Speakers must call in at least 15 minutes prior to meeting start in order to speak, late callers will not be accepted and will not be able to speak. Speakers will be placed in a queue until their time to speak. Handouts or other information may be emailed to Sravya.garladenne@austintexas.gov by Noon the day before the scheduled meeting. This information will be provided to Board and Commission members in advance of the meeting. 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. SOUTH CENTRAL WATERFRONT ADVISORY BOARD MONDAY, JULY 20, 2020 AT 10:00 AM VIA VIDEOCONFERENCING 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) ___ Jeff Seiden (Bouldin Creek NA) ___ Alfred Godfrey (Trail Foundation) Ex Officios: ___ Sam Tedford (NHCD) ___ Nazlie Saeedi (ATD) ___ Gloria Aguilera (ORES) …
DATE: TO: FROM: SUBJECT: Updated 2020 SCW Financial Tool – Key Takeaways and Technical Methods June 16, 2020 Alan Holt, City of Austin Ian Carlton and Emily Picha Background and Purpose Since Summer 2019, ECONorthwest has been helping the City of Austin update prior financial analyses of the 2016 South Central Waterfront Vision Framework Plan (SCW Framework Plan). Our work has focused on defining scenarios to aid decision makers and the Planning & Zoning Department with a final calibration of opt-in zoning (i.e., South Central Waterfront Regulating Plan, or SCW Regulating Plan), which could contribute to a Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ) Financing Plan produced by others. This memorandum provides a summary of our approach, key findings, and policy considerations. Our work built upon initial feasibility modeling from the SCW Framework Plan. To evaluate potential regulatory policies and incentives, ECONorthwest developed a parcel-based pro forma model that looked at the feasibility of potential development across the South Central Waterfront. This 2020 Financial Tool included updated assumptions and methods to provide greater clarity to City Council about potential development feasibility when considering policy options. The COVID-19 pandemic has created uncertainty for the future of the district and its timeline for development. From the creation of the SCW Framework Plan in 2016 until 2019, the District saw increased developer interest in a distinct mix of uses, but construction costs in the Austin market were also increasing rapidly. Over the next few years, demand remains uncertain. For example, construction costs may stabilize with fewer project starts, but construction costs seldom decline. Regardless of this uncertainty, developing a flexible implementation plan and associated policies can prepare the SCW to attract new development in the future. ECONorthwest | Portland | Seattle | Los Angeles | Eugene | Boise | econw.com 1 Methods and Approach The 2020 Financial Tool provided a snapshot look at the district buildout, as though all development delivered simultaneously under market conditions in late 2019 and early 2020 (ECONorthwest vetted assumptions with local developers and property owners in 2019 and the City of Austin and Endeavor provided cost information in 2020). To conduct this analysis, ECONorthwest used parcel-based pencil- outs to consider multiple “input scenarios.” The input scenarios included plan entitlements, infrastructure costs, affordable housing, and bonus participation fees. We modeled three buildout scenarios: MODEL ASSUMPTIONS • 2016 SCW Framework Plan entitlements • Late 2019 market conditions (costs and revenues) • 305 …
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2020 Street Classifications and Open Spaces Waterfront Park (OS1) Crockett Square (OS4) New Street Shared Street Statesman Street S2 Local streets Statesman Streets S1, S3, S4 Street C Street D Street E Texas Loop C1, C2 D1, D2, D3 E1 TL1, TL2 Haywood Avenue HA1 Armadillo Drive AD1, AD2 S4 S 2 C A 1 S3 S1 C A 2 B S 1 C1 D1 D2 C2 M L 1 D3 E1 M L 2 Green Connector (OS2) WR1 S F 2 1 B W W R2 HA1 C A 3 A D 2 ER1 ER2 S F 1 Barton Springs Rain Garden Plaza (OS5) Bouldin Creek/TSD Trail (OS3) 2 B W AD1 TL1 TL2 S F 3 Collector Streets East Barton Springs Rd BS1 Moton Lane ML1, ML2 West Barton Springs Rd WB1, WB2 Core Transit South First Street SF1, SF2, SF3 Congress Avenue CA1, CA2, CA3 West Riverside Drive WR1, WR2 East Riverside Drive ER1, ER2 p.1 - 07/17/2020 2020 Streetscape + G reen I nfras t r u c tu re Im p rove m ent s C A 1 S4 S 2 S3 S1 B S 1 S F 1 2 B W C A 2 C1 D1 C2 D2 D3 M L 1 WR2 HA1 AD2 M L 2 ER1 E1 C A 3 ER2 WR1 1 B W S F 2 AD1 TL1 TL2 S F 3 p.2 - 07/17/2020 6 Ty pical Street S ecti ons Shared Street Collector New - 2 Local Street Collector Existing Collector New - 1 Core Transit p.3 - 07/17/2020 Shared Street Street S2 p.4 - 07/17/2020 10’0’5’Scale 1” = 1’-10” Lo cal Street Streets S1, S3, S4 Streets C-E Haywood Avenue Armadillo Drive Texas Loop p.5 - 07/17/2020 10’0’5’Scale 1” = 1’-10” Co llector New - 1 East Barton Springs Road p.6 - 07/17/2020 10’0’5’Scale 1” = 1’-10” Co llector New - 2 Moton Lane 0’ 5’ 10’ Scale p.7 - 07/17/2020 Collect or Existing West Barton Springs Road p.8 - 07/17/2020 10’0’5’Scale 1” = 1’-10” Co re Transi t Congress Avenue (Section varies) South First Street (Section varies) Riverside Drive (Section varies) 0’ 5’ 10’ 20’ Scale p.9 - 07/17/2020 2020 Transportat ion Net work p.10 - 07/17/2020
South Central Waterfront Implementation Update: July 20, 2020 South Central Waterfront Advisory Board| Austin, TX SCW DISTRICT TODAY ● 97 acres in properties (118 acres w/ ROW included) ● Patchwork of 34 private properties, and 1 City-owned property (OTC) ● Lack of connectivity - Could drop 33 downtown blocks in district of superblocks and surface parking ● Pedestrian-hostile - Limited walking grid, narrow sidewalks, few street trees, fewer streetscape amenities ● Scarcity of Greenery - ~20% of district is surface parking. Sparse tree canopy. Lack of open space. ● No Affordable Housing guaranteed. WHAT IS THE SCW VISION? Public/Private Partnership model to transform the district by: ● GREEN: Retrofitting 17 new acres of connected parks, trails, plazas and open spaces across a patchwork of properties ● CONNECTED: Insert .6 miles of new streets, add over 2 miles of refurbished and new sidewalks, and include transit options, to create a walkable and transit- friendly district ● AFFORDABLE: Incentive and support affordable housing to ultimately equal 20% of the district’s new residential units FRAMEWORK > Three Legged Stool $ Physical Framework Financial Framework City Leadership Green Streets, Pedestrian Connections & Open Space for a great public realm District-wide Value Capture, Strategic Capital Investments and Bonus Entitlements to fund public realm and affordable housing. Public-Private Partnerships and Leverage City Assets in order to achieve community goals PHYSICAL FRAMEWORK 1. 2020 (MODIFIED) PHYSICAL FRAMEWORK 2. 2020 TRANSPORTATION & OPEN SPACE PLAN 3. 2020 PHYSICAL FRAMEWORK PROJECT COST A PHYSICAL FRAMEWORK FOR RATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 1. Expanded Waterfront Open Space 1. Expanded Waterfront Open Space 1. Expanded Waterfront Open Space 1. Expanded Waterfront Open Space 1. Expanded Waterfront Open Space 2. Catalyst Open Space, Trails & Green Streets 2. Catalyst Open Space, Trails & Green Streets 2. Catalyst Open Space, Trails & Green Streets 2. Catalyst Open Space, Trails & Green Streets 3. Developer added Green Streets 3. Developer added Green Streets 3. Developer added Green Streets 4. Existing Roadway Improvements 4. Existing Roadway Improvements 5. Public Realm Framework for development Existing Waterfront Existing Waterfront Open Space Open Space New Waterfront Open Space STATESMAN & CROCKETT PROPERTIES - First among equals 35 properties = 97 acres These 2 properties = 30 acres (30% of the District’s properties area) In the SCW Vision, these two properties contribute: 65% of District’s Open Space 70% of District’s New Streets 62% of Projected District Buildout 2020 Modified SCW PLAN UPDATE …
2020 MODIFIED: OPEN SPACE COSTS Draft 7.24.2020 Code Open Space Acres Direct Costs* Indirect Costs Total Cost 8.79 0.58 5.22 1.6 0.17 $ 33,048,700 $ 19,697,025 $ 1,450,153 $ 864,291 $ 5,596,072 $ 3,335,259 $ $ 10,820,000 2,500,000 $ 6,448,720 $ 1,490,000 $ $ $ $ $ 52,745,725 2,314,444 8,931,331 17,268,720 3,990,000 TOTAL OPEN SPACE COSTS $ 85,250,220 OS1 Waterfront Park & Plazas OS2 OS3 OS4 Green Connector Bouldin Creek Trail Crockett Square OS 5 Nightwing Plaza *Direct Costs Breakdown: OS1 Waterfront Park & Plazas Waterfront Park - CMG estimate P-1 Great Steps Plaza 1 P-2 Landscape Plaza 2 P-3 Landscape Plaza 3 P-4 Landscape Plaza 4 P-5 Landscape Plaza 5 P-6 Landscape Plaza 6 P-7 Landscape Plaza 7 Subtotal Plaza 7 Water Quality TOTAL DIRECT COSTS Green Connector Subtotal Open Space Subtotal Other TOTAL DIRECT COSTS Bouldin Creek Trail Subtotal Parkland Subtotal Other TOTAL DIRECT COSTS OS2 OS3 OS4 Crockett Square (2016 Updated Plan) Subtotal Plaza Subtotal Other Subtotal Cistern TOTAL Crockett Square (2016 Plan) *Crockett Square (2020 Modified Plan) Adjusted Subtotal Plaza + Other Subtotal Cistern TOTAL DIRECT COSTS (2020 Modified) $26,541,191 $2,583,570 $477,920 $287,875 $840,648 $538,600 $240,100 $1,383,896 $154,900 $738,073 $712,080 $1,591,356 $4,004,716 $3,281,696 $1,958,672 $2,500,000 $7,740,368 $8,320,000 $2,500,000 $33,048,700 $1,450,153 $5,596,072 $10,820,000 * Cost and quantities for the 2020 Modified Crockett Square are scaled to reflect a total plaza size of 1.6 acres OS5 Nightwing Plaza TOTAL DIRECT COSTS (estimate) $2,500,000 $2,500,000 ATTACHMENT 1 305 S Congress Avenue Infrastructure Improvements (DRAFT) 2019.10.30 KEY PROJECT NAME AREA LENGTH NOTES Barton Springs Segment 1 Lakefront Park Presenvation/Relocation of Trees Regrading Works Internal Street Segment 1 Shared Street Segment 2 Internal Street Segment 3 Internal Street Segment 4 BS‐1 Barton Springs Extension Subtotal S‐1 S‐2 S‐3 S‐4 Internal Street Subtotal G‐1 G‐2 G‐3 Park Land Subtotal P‐1 P‐2 P‐3 P‐4 P‐5 P‐6 P‐7 Plaza/Landscape Area Subtotal W‐1 Inundated Land Subtotal Great Steps Landscape Plaza 2 (Adjacent to park) Landscape Plaza 3 (Adjacent to park) Landscape Plaza 4 (Adjacent to park) Landscape Plaza 5 (Congress edge) Landscape Plaza 6 (Congress edge) Grand Pedestrian Walkway Inundated Land sqft 70,146 70,146 15,710 26,319 16,212 10,083 68,324 305,641 ‐ ‐ 305,641 28,308 3,098 3,322 13,781 9,327 3,236 15,982 77,054 28,256 28,256 acre 1.61 1.61 0.36 0.60 0.37 0.23 1.57 7.02 ‐ ‐ 7.02 0.65 0.07 0.08 0.32 0.21 0.07 0.37 1.77 0.65 0.65 Congress Intersection 1 Congress Improvement 2 Infrastructure Improvement outside Property …
SOUTH CENTRAL WATERFRONT ADVISORY BOARD APPROVED MINUTES FOR JULY 20, 2020 AT 10:00 AM The South Central Waterfront Advisory Board convened in a Regular Meeting on July 20, 2020 via Videoconferencing. Chair Samuel Franco called the meeting to order at 10:08 a.m. Board Members in attendance: Ex Officios: Chair Samuel Franco (Design Commission) Vice Chair Lynn Kurth (Mayor & District 9 Appointee) Greg Anderson (Planning Commission) Francoise Luca (Parks & Recreation Board) Karen Paup (Affordable Housing Rep) Wendy Price Todd (S. River City NA) Alfred Godfrey (Trail Foundation) Jeff Seiden (Bouldin Creek NA) 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES AND ACTION Molly Alexander (DAA) Sam Tedford (NHCD) Nazlie Saeedi (ATD) Marek Izydorczyk (ORES) City of Austin Planning & Zoning Staff: Alan Holt, Executive Liaison Sravya Garladenne, Staff Liaison Jodi Lane, Staff Liaison a. Board Member Wendy Price Todd made a motion, seconded by Board Member Al Godfrey, to approve the draft May 18, 2020 SCWAB meeting minutes. The motion to approve passed with 7 yes and 2 absent (includes late arrival Jeff Seiden and absentee Linda Guerrero) votes. 2. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION a. 2020 SCW Implementation Update – Executive Liaison and SCW Project Manager, Alan Holt, gave an update on the status of SCW Consultant contracts. He then gave a presentation on the 2020 SCW Implementation Update. The Board discussed this but no action was taken. 3. PROJECT UPDATES AND COMMUNICATIONS FROM STAFF a. 305 S Congress PUD – Executive Liaison Alan Holt updated the Board on the next cycle of reviews for the 305 S Congress PUD. b. Planning & Zoning Department Operations - Executive Liaison Alan Holt informed the Board of the proposed merger of the Planning & Zoning Department with the Neighborhood Housing and Community Development Department in the 2021 Fiscal Year Budget. 4. WORKING GROUP UPDATES & ASSIGNMENTS FROM CHAIR No updates 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 Relay Texas at 711. 5. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS a. Status of contributions from the 425 W Riverside PUD to the …