1. REGULAR MEETING of the SOUTH-CENTRAL WATERFRONT ADVISORY BOARD SEPTEMBER 19, 2022 AT 6:00PM AUSTIN CITY HALL, BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS ROOM 1101 301 W. 2ND STREET AUSTIN, TEXAS Some members of the BOARD/COMMISSION may be participating by videoconference. The meeting may be viewed online at: http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch-atxn-live Public comment will be allowed in-person or remotely via telephone. Speakers may only register to speak on an item once either in-person or remotely and will be allowed up to three minutes to provide their comments. Registration no later than noon the day before the meeting is required for remote participation by telephone. To register to speak remotely, call or email Aaron D. Jenkins 512-974-7756 or aaron.jenkins@austintexas.gov. CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS: John Guinan, Ex Officio Rolando Fernandez, Ex Officio Josh Rudow, Ex Officio Vacant, Ex Officio (DAA) Vacant, Ex Officio (ATD) Samuel Franco, Chair Jeffrey Thompson, Vice Chair Lynn Kurth, Board Member Vacant, The Trail Foundation Ana Aguirre, Board Member Laura Cottam-Sajbel, Board Member Karen Paup, Board Member Jeff Seiden, Board Member Sherri Ancipink, Board Member AGENDA CALL TO ORDER PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL The first 10 speakers signed up *prior to the meeting being called to order will each be allowed a three-minute allotment to address their concerns regarding items not posted on the agenda. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Approve the minutes of the South-Central Waterfront Advisory Board (SCWAB) Meeting of August 15, 2022 STAFF BRIEFINGS Staff briefing on the South-Central Waterfront Regulating Plan to be presented by Greg Dutton of the Housing and Planning Department. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS Discussion and Possible action on the South-Central Waterfront Regulating Plan. WORKING GROUP/COMMITTEE UPDATES Update from the Active Projects Working Group Update from the Finance and Governance Working Group Update from the Community Benefits, Infrastructure, and Regulating Plan Working Group FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS Note: City Code requires two board members sponsor an item to be included on an agenda. This section of the agenda provides members an opportunity to request items for future agendas. Staff should assume that if there is no objection from other members expressed at the meeting, the members’ silence indicates approval for staff to include on the next agenda. ADJOURNMENT 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 …
1. SOUTH CENTRAL WATERFRONT ADVISORY BOARD Regular Meeting Minutes August 15, 2022 at 6:00pm The South Central Waterfront Advisory Board Convened in a Regular meeting on August 15, 2022 at Austin City Hall, Boards and Commissions Room 1101, 301 W. 2nd Street Austin, Texas Chair S. Franco called the Meeting to order at 6:04 pm BOARD MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE: Samuel Franco, Chair Jeffrey Thompson, Vice Chair Ana Aguirre, Board Member Karen Paup, Board Member Josh Rudow, Ex Officio Laura Cottam-Sajbel, Board Member BOARD MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE REMOTELY: Sherri Ancipink, Board Member Paul Byars, Board Member John Guinan, Ex Officio STAFF IN ATTENDANCE: Christine Maguire Aaron D. Jenkins Margaret Shaw PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL None APPROVAL OF MINUTES The minutes from the Regular meeting of May 16, 2022 were approved on Board Member L. Cottam-Sajbel motion, Vice Chair J. Thompson second on a vote of 5-1-0. Board Member S. Ancipink abstained. DISCUSSION ITEMS Sylnovia Holt-Rabb of the City of Austin Economic Development Department and Theresa Alvarez of the Austin Economic Development Corporation (AEDC) presented to the Board their respective role and addressed questions and concerns. a. Discussion occurred by no action was taken DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS Discussion and Possible action of the July 28th City Council Statesmen PUD hearing. a. Discussion occurred by no action was taken WORKING GROUP/COMMITTEE UPDATES Update from the Finance and Governance Working. a. Chair S. Franco updated the board on the Working Group’s meeting with Deputy CFO Kim Olivares, which discussed the Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ), other funding tool kits, and how the monies generated from these tool kits could be used for affordable housing. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS 5. The board made a request for an update of the Regulating Plan and Funding Tools ADJOURNMENT Chair S. Franco the meeting at 8:20pm without objection 2. 3. 4.
South Central Waterfront Regulating Plan Update South Central Waterfront Advisory Board September 19, 2022 Greg Dutton – Housing and Planning Content Regulating Plan update Council direction Public engagement plan Consultant services Updated draft timeline Next Steps Regulating Plan: Council direction 9/15/22 Resolution: “This Regulating Plan should include increased development entitlements bonuses and regulations that: 1. maximize the number of affordable housing units within and nearby the District, 2. maximize infrastructure investments, such as for new streets, parks, bicycle infrastructure and trails, 3. maximize other community benefits, 4. ensure enhanced environmental standards and protections, 5. support the Project Connect transit investment the community is making, and 6. help create a connected, pedestrian-oriented, mixed use district where thousands more Austinites can live, work, and play.” 3 Regulating Plan: Council direction 9/15/22 Resolution: “…consider different approaches for increasing development entitlements and bonuses and implementing regulations, including but not limited to: 1. establishing a density bonus program, perhaps with entitlements akin to the Downtown Density Bonus Program entitlements, 2. allowing for the height, FAR, and entitlements necessary to best support the economics needed to achieve the required infrastructure and the desired community benefits for the District in the Vision Plan, or 3. ensuring additional entitlements can only be achieved through a density bonus.” 4 Regulating Plan: Council direction 9/15/22 Resolution: “…ensure development entitlements are sufficient to sustain increases in market demand in the District for the next two decades in order to account for increased costs and to avoid continual requests from developers for amendments to this Regulating Plan for increased entitlements.” “The Regulating Plan called for in this resolution may be in addition to other recommendations that the City Manager and the staff, the SCWAB, or the Planning Commission wish to bring forward to Council for consideration.” “The City Manager is directed to complete needed changes to the Regulating Plan to satisfy the above direction, and return to Council with a draft Regulating Plan by June 2023.” 5 Regulating Plan: Council direction 9/15/22 Resolution: “Until such time that the City Council has approved the South Central Waterfront District Regulating Plan, projects within this District (the South Central Waterfront District) shall adhere to existing zoning entitlements. If an applicant proposes to exceed a property’s current base zoning entitlements through an application for a Planned Unit Development (PUD) or a density bonus program, the baseline used for any density bonus program …
