Approved Minutes — original pdf

Approved Minutes

SOUTH CENTRAL WATERFRONT ADVISORY BOARD APPROVED 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 Relay Texas at 711.  d. 305 S. Congress PUD application- Ex Officio Nazlie Saeedi updated the Board that ATD has released its scoping report and provided instruction on how to make a Public Information Request (PIR) online. No action was taken. 4. PROJECT UPDATES AND COMMUNICATIONS FROM STAFF a. Workplan & Consultant deliverables for March meeting- Executive Liaison Alan Holt outlined the staff workplan and upcoming deliverables which may be ready to present at the March meeting. b. Boards & Commissions Calendar of Events 2020- Executive Liaison Alan Holt displayed the c. PAZ Staffing- Jodi is back full-time on SCW, Sravya will hopefully be back soon from calendar of events. maternity leave. 5. WORKING GROUP UPDATES a. Outreach – Board Member Linda Guerrero will send information about the Endeavor meeting in March to the Outreach Group. Ms. Guerrero requested a briefing with joint Parks & Recreation Board and Environmental Commission (to include PARD, Environmental and Watershed) and Endeavor to understand the design of their Waterfront Park. She will provide updates on this as they come. b. Community Benefits, Infrastructure, and Regulating Plan- no update c. Finance and Governance- no update d. Active Projects- no update 6. 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. Dark Skies Preservation presentation- Board Member Linda Guerrero requested that a 15 minute presentation regarding this initiative be included in the next agenda. She reported that the Environmental Commission requested they have a stronger relationship with this Board. b. Presentation from Housing Works - Board Member Karen Paup reported they are ready to come when we would like them to. 7. ADJOURNMENT- with no objections, Chair Samuel Franco adjourned the meeting at 7:32pm. 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.