REGULAR MEETING of the SOUTH-CENTRAL WATERFRONT ADVISORY BOARD THURSDAY, JANUARY 18, 2024 AT 6:00PM Permitting and Development Center 6310 Wilhelmina Delco Dr Austin, TX 78752 Some members of the BOARD/COMMISSION may be participating by videoconference. 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 or to listen in on the meeting, call or email Margaret Shaw at (512)-974-6497 or margaret.shaw@austintexas.gov. CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS: Rebecca Edwards, Ex Officio (Housing) Dewitt Peart, Ex Officio(Downtown Austin Alliance) Matiur Rahman, Ex Officio (Transportation) Hopie Martinez, Ex Officio (Financial Services - Real Estate) Jim Stephenson, Chair Felicity Maxwell, Vice Chair Conners Ladner, Board Member David Sullivan, Board Member Julia Woods, Board Member Stephanie Bazan, Board Member Isaac Cohen, Board Member Vacant , South River City Neighborhood Association Vacant, Mayor/District 9 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. 1. 2. 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Approve the minutes of the South-Central Waterfront Advisory Board (SCWAB) Regular Meeting of the November 20, 2023 DISCUSSION Staff presentation on the South Central Waterfront Combining District with a Density Bonus Program by April Geruso, Tyler Tripp, and Chad Sharrard of the City of Austin Planning Department. WORKING GROUP/COMMITTEE UPDATES Update from the Community Benefits, Infrastructure and Regulating Plan Working Group. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS 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 notice at least 2 days (48 hours) before the meeting date. Please call Margaret Shaw at the Economic Development Department, at (512)-974-6497 or margaret.shaw@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 Margaret Shaw at the Economic Development Department, at (512)-974-6497 or margaret.shaw@austintexas.gov.
SOUTH-CENTRAL WATERFRONT ADVISORY BOARD REGULAR MEETING MINUTES NOVEMBER 20, 2023, AT 6:00PM The South Central Waterfront Advisory Board Convened in a Regular Meeting on January 19th at the Permitting and Development Center Room 1401, 6310 Wilhelmina Delco Dr, Austin, TX 78752 Chair J. Stephenson called the Meeting to order at 6:04 pm BOARD MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE: Jim Stephenson, Chair Felicity Maxwell, Vice Chair (Remote) Isaac Cohen, Board Member (Remote) David Sullivan, Board Member Julia Woods, Board Member (Remote) EX OFFICO MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE: Dewitt Peart, Downtown Austin Alliance (Remote) Hopie Martinez, City of Austin Office of Real Estate Services STAFF IN ATTENDANCE: Aaron D. Jenkins Margaret Shaw APPROVAL OF MINUTES BRIEFINGS 1. The minutes from the Regular Meeting of October 16, 2023, were approved on Board Member D. Sullivan motion, Vice Chair F. Maxwell seconded the motion on a vote of (5-0). 2. Laura Dierenfield of the City of Austin Transportation & Public Works Department and Jana McCann of McCann Adams Studio, briefed the Board on the Congress Avenue Urban Design Initiative a. No action was taken. WORKING GROUP/COMMITTEE UPDATES 3. Update from the Active Projects Working Group a. The Working Group will coordinate a date and time with the Planning Department to meet after the Thanksgiving Holiday FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS 4. The following are future agenda items: a. Regulating Plan Update ADJOURNMENT Chair J. Stephenson adjourned the meeting 7:17pm
South Central Waterfront Advisory Board Update January 18, 2024 Content SCW Regulating Plan vs SCW Combining District + Density Bonus Program Density Bonus Calculator Density Map / Boundary Changes Timeline Current City of Austin Regulating Plans SCW Combining District + Density Bonus Program NBG and TOD Regulating Plan Regulations within CoA Regulating Plans are required and do not function as density bonuses. • Optional program. • The SCW becomes a Combining District with ensuing zoning changes that allows applicants to utilize the density bonus program. 3 3 Density Bonus Calculator Several elements of the bonus program are subject to change pending further review and feedback. Designed to calculate the total fee-in-lieu amount associated with the desired bonus area. Pending further internal review, this fee will be divided into several fees-in-lieu for Housing, Parks, and Other Infrastructure. Overall fee amount is subject to change pending consultant review. 4 Density Bonus Calculator An estimated number of on-site affordable units (at 60% MFI) is provided by the calculator. Provides the value of on-site community benefits to be provided to achieve the desired bonus. 5 Density Bonus Calculator For 3:1 FAR, 5% of housing must be affordable at 60% MFI. For for-sale units, a fee-in-lieu equivalent will apply (cost currently being modeled). For non-residential development under 3:1, a non-residential fee shall apply per square foot of development (cost currently being modeled). 6 Density Bonus Calculator 70% of the bonus area above 3:1 FAR must be achieved through fees-in-lieu from which certain dedications (such as on-site affordable housing and parkland) may be removed. – For non-residential development, a non-residential fee shall apply per square foot of bonus area (cost currently being modeled). – For residential development, a residential fee shall apply per square foot of bonus area (cost currently being modeled). 7 Density Bonus Calculator 30% of the bonus area above 3:1 FAR must be achieved through on-site community benefits. 8 Density Map / Boundary Changes 3/16mi buffer from SF 1/16mi buffer from SF 9 Timeline Jan – Feb Staff finalize draft (Jan/ early Feb) Public Comment (Feb 7 – Mar 4) Public Meetings (Mid-late February) March April May Staff incorporates feedback Review / Adoption (April/May) 10 Thank You
SOUTH-CENTRAL WATERFRONT ADVISORY BOARD REGULAR MEETING MINUTES JANUARY 18, 2024, AT 6:00PM The South Central Waterfront Advisory Board convened the Regular Meeting at the Permitting and Development Center Room 1401, 6310 Wilhelmina Delco Dr, Austin, TX 78752 in a hybrid format. BOARD MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE: Jim Stephenson, Chair David Sullivan BOARD MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE REMOTELY: Conners Ladner Julia Woods Felicity Maxwell, Vice Chair Isaac Cohen Rebecca Edwards, Ex-Officio Housing Hopie Martinez, Ex-Officio Financial Services-Real Estate CALL TO ORDER Chair J. Stephenson called the Meeting to order at 6:05 pm. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the South-Central Waterfront Advisory Board (SCWAB) Regular Meeting of the November 20, 2023 The motion to approve the minutes was made by Board Member D. Sullivan, seconded by Vice Chair F. Maxwell and approved by a vote of (5-0). Board Member C. Ladner was not present. BRIEFINGS 2. Staff presentation on the South Central Waterfront Combining District with a Density Bonus Program by April Geruso, Tyler Tripp, and Chad Sharrard of the City of Austin Planning Department. April Geruso, Tyler Tripp and Chad Sharrard of the City of Austin Planning Department briefed the Board on status of the South Central Waterfront (SCW) Combining District and Density Bonus Program. WORKING GROUP/COMMITTEE UPDATES Update from the Community Benefits, Infrastructure and Regulating Plan Working Group 3. Chair Stephenson provided the update that the Working Group met on Tuesday, January 16, 2023, with Planning Department staff to review SCW Combining District and Density Bonus Program. Update from Active Projects Working Group. 4. Chair J. Stephenson, Vice Chair F. Maxwell and Board Member D. Sullivan volunteered to serve on the Active Projects Working Group, established in 2019. The Working Group plans to convene a meeting with the developer of 500 South Congress to review and discuss their redevelopment plans. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS Combining District and Density Bonus Program update from City Planning Department staff (Chair Stephenson); Updates from Working Groups (Chair Stephenson) ADJOURNMENT Chair J. Stephenson adjourned the meeting at 7:32 pm. The minutes were approved at the February 22, 2024 Regular meeting on a motion from Board Member D. Sullivan and seconded by Vice Chair F. Maxwell on a 7-0 vote. (Absent: Board Member S. Bazan)
