Approved Minutes — original pdf

Approved Minutes

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 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.