South Central Waterfront Advisory Board - Aug. 16, 2021
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.
Versión en español a continuación. South Central Waterfront Board Regular Meeting August 16, 2021 South Central Waterfront Advisory Board to be held August 16, 2021 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, August 15 by noon). All public comment will occur at the beginning of the meeting. To speak remotely at the August 16, 2021 South Central Waterfront Advisory Board Meeting, members of the public must: • Call or email the board liaison Sravya Garladenne at (512)-974-3362 or Sravya.Garladenne@austintexas.gov no later than noon, August 15, 2021. The following information is required: speaker name, item number(s) they wish to speak on, whether they are for/against/neutral, email address and telephone number (must be the same number that will be used to call into the meeting). • Once a request to speak has been made to the board liaison, the information to call on the day of the scheduled meeting will be provided either by email or phone call. • Speakers must call in at least 15 minutes prior to meeting start time 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. • If the meeting is broadcast live, it may be viewed here: http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch-atxn-live Reunión del South Central Waterfront Board Meeting FECHA de la reunion August 16, 2021 La junta se llevará con modificaciones de distanciamiento social Se permitirán comentarios públicos por teléfono; no se permitirá ninguna entrada en persona. Todos los oradores deben registrarse con anticipación (August 15, 2021 antes del mediodía). Todos los comentarios públicos se producirán al comienzo de la reunión. Para hablar de forma remota en la reunión, los miembros del público deben: • Llame o envíe un correo electrónico al enlace de la junta en (512)-974-3362 or Sravya.Garladenne@austintexas.gov a más tardar al mediodía (el día antes de la reunión). Se requiere la siguiente información: nombre del orador, número (s) de artículo sobre el que desean hablar, si están a favor / en contra / neutral, dirección de correo electrónico (opcional) y un número de teléfono (debe …
SOUTH CENTRAL WATERFRONT ADVISORY BOARD DRAFT MINUTES FOR JULY 19, 2021 AT 6:00PM The South Central Waterfront Advisory Board convened in a Regular Meeting on July 19, 2021 via videoconferencing. Chair Samuel Franco called the meeting to order at 6:06 pm. Board Members in attendance: Chair Samuel Franco (Design Commission) Vice Chair Lynn Kurth (Mayor & Dist 9 Appointee) Jeff Thompson (Planning Commission) Laura Cottam-Sajbel (Parks and Recreation Board) Karen Paup (Affordable Housing Rep) Thomas Groce (S. River City NA) 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Ex Officios: Marek Izydorczyk (ORES Alternate) COA Housing and Planning Staff: Sravya Garladenne, Staff Liaison a. Vice Chair Lynn Kurth made a motion, seconded by Chair Samuel Franco, to approve the draft June 2, 2021 SCWAB meeting minutes. The motion to approve passed without amendments with 6 yes and 3 absent votes. 2. ITEMS FOR PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION a. Draft SCW Regulating Plan – Staff Liaison Sravya Garladenne gave a presentation on the status of the Draft SCW Regulating Plan. The Board discussed this but no action was taken. 3. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION 4. WORKING GROUP UPDATES & ASSIGNMENTS FROM CHAIR a. Community Benefits, Infrastructure, and Regulating Plan – No updates. b. Finance and Governance – No updates. 5. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS c. Active Projects – Laura Cottam-Sajbel will be the working group lead. 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. 6. ADJOURNMENT – 7:04 pm. 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 contact Jodi Lane at the Housing and Planning Department, at (512)-974-3362 or Sravya.Garladenne@austintexas.gov, for additional information; TTY users route through Relay Texas at 711. For more information on the South Central Waterfront Advisory Board, please contact Sravya Garladenne at (512)- 974-3362 or Sravya.Garladenne@austintexas.gov.
To: The South Central Waterfront Advisory Board From: Rosie Truelove, Director, Housing and Planning Department Date: August 11, 2021 South Central Waterfront Staff Transition to Economic Development Department Re: ____________________________________________________________________________ The City Council adopted the South Central Waterfront Vision Framework Plan (SCW Plan) in 2016. To realize the Physical Framework envisioned in the SCW Plan, the SCW Plan recommends a series of interdependent implementation measures including development of opt- in zoning regulations (such as a Regulating Plan), adoption of financial tools (such as a Tax Increment Finance Zone, or TIF), fostering public-private partnerships, leveraging the single city property at One Texas Center for affordable housing, and strategic capital investments in infrastructure. The 14-point implementation strategy in the SCW Plan identifies coordination of City departments to effectively implement the plan as critical to the Plan’s success. The SCW Plan recommends that “the City Manager should identify a lead city department and staff to implement the SCW Plan, and key City departments should assign point individuals to an interdepartmental work group with a central oversight role for plan implementation.” To that end, implementation of the SCW Plan is being transitioned from the Housing and Planning Department (HPD) to the Economic Development Department (EDD), which includes moving the Principal Planner position from HPD to EDD. This position will join EDD’s Redevelopment Division, which provides significant social and economic value to Austin through real estate redevelopment and place-based initiatives that further community goals. For more information, please visit the EDD Redevelopment Division website. This position will work closely with staff of the Austin Economic Development Corporation (AEDC) as City Council included the South Central Waterfront project in AEDC’s scope of work. The transition is contingent upon City of Austin 2022 Fiscal Year Budget approval, which takes effect on October 1, 2021. EDD will begin providing staff support of the South Central Waterfront Advisory Board beginning in October of 2021. cc: Sylnovia Holt-Rabb, Acting Director, Economic Development Department
Annual Internal Review This report covers the time period of 7/1/2020 to 6/30/2021 _______South Central waterfront Advisory Board_______ (Official Name of Board or Commission) The Board/Commission mission statement (per the City Code) is: To provide continuity and communication among stakeholders and advocates as the SCW Plan moves towards implementation, as well as provide recommendations to the City Council and City Boards as ‘Next Steps’ proceed, as outlined in this plan. 1. Describe the board’s actions supporting their mission during the previous calendar year. Address all elements of the board’s mission statement as provided in the relevant sections of the City Code. Over the course of 2020-2021 the Board, thanks to the hard work of city staff and its consultants, as well as actions taken by Council, has made much progress on its four key initiatives. Of the many actions taken by the board this year, Recommendation Number: 20210602- 3a, a resolution recommending a South Central Waterfront Committee of the Austin Economic Development Corporation Board helped us to achieve one of the most important milestones which were set up by the board prior. This action gave clear direction as to the governance structure of the South Central Waterfront. The recommendation was made with the assistance of city staff and various stakeholders. It was provided to both the Austin Economic Development Corporation (AEDC) and City Council. The board awaits the AEDC and Council’s adoption and implementation of its recommendation in its entirety. Annual Review and Work Plan Year Page # Other actions taken by the board which are in accordance with its charge are as follows: Advised on: • • AEDC and their charge on SCW Implementation SCW 2020 Implementation Update including: o Provided a physical framework update to the board and public o Provided an infrastructure and open space project costs update t the board and public o Provided a financial framework update to the board and public 2. Determine if the board’s actions throughout the year comply with the mission statement. The Board’s actions are in accordance with its charter. The actions we have taken follow the ‘Next Steps’, found on page 110 of the Vision Framework Plan. 3. List the board’s goals and objectives for the new calendar year. In previous years, the board identified four important work areas for the South Central Waterfront Advisory Board: • Regulating Plan and District Guiding Documents • Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone • …
SOUTH CENTRAL WATERFRONT ADVISORY BOARD APPROVED MINUTES FOR AUGUST 16, 2021 AT 6:00PM The South Central Waterfront Advisory Board convened in a Regular Meeting on August 16, 2021 via videoconferencing. Chair Samuel Franco called the meeting to order at 6:03 pm. Board Members in attendance: Ex Officios: Chair Samuel Franco (Design Commission) Vice Chair Lynn Kurth (Mayor & Dist 9 Appointee) Jeff Thompson (Planning Commission) Heidi Anderson (Trail Foundation) Linda Guerrero (Environmental Commission) Laura Cottam-Sajbel (Parks and Recreation Board) Karen Paup (Affordable Housing Rep) Thomas Groce (S. River City NA) 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Molly Alexander (DAA) COA Housing and Planning Staff: Sravya Garladenne, Staff Liaison a. Chair Samuel Franco made a motion, seconded by Board Member Laura Cottam-Sajbel, to approve the draft July 19, 2021 SCWAB meeting minutes. The motion to approve passed without amendments with 8 yes and 1 absent votes. 2. ITEMS FOR PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION a. SCW Staff Transition to EDD – Housing and Planning Department’s (HPD) Development Officer, Erica Leak, gave an update on the impending transition of the SCW Initiative from HPD to the Economic Development Department’s Redevelopment Division at the beginning of Fiscal Year 2022. The Board discussed this and acknowledged Staff Liaison Sravya Garladenne’s departure from the SCW Initiative. No action was taken. 3. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION a. SCWAB Annual Report 2020-2021 – Chair Samuel Franco presented the draft SCWAB Annual Report for 2020-2021. The board discussed this and Board Member Karen Paup suggested clarifying the language around the remaining implementation items. No action was taken. 4. WORKING GROUP UPDATES & ASSIGNMENTS FROM CHAIR a. Community Benefits, Infrastructure, and Regulating Plan – No updates. b. Finance and Governance – The Finance and Governance Working Group will meet later that week to discuss the SCW Financial Calculator. c. Active Projects – The Board determined that the Active Projects Working Group will start reviewing the 305 S Congress PUD application. 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. Project Connect and its alignment with SCW b. Update on the Congress Avenue Urban Design Initiative 6. ADJOURNMENT – 6:47 pm. 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 …
