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Approved Minutes

SOUTH CENTRAL WATERFRONT ADVISORY BOARD MINUTES FOR OCTOBER 18, 2021 AT 6:00PM The South Central Waterfront Advisory Board convened in a Regular Meeting on October 18, 2021 at Austin City Hall, 301 W 2nd Street, Austin, Texas 78701, at the Boards and Commissions Room 1101. Chair Samuel Franco called the meeting to order at 6:08 pm. Board Members in attendance: Chair Samuel Franco (Design Commission) Heidi Anderson (Trail Foundation) Laura Cottam-Sajbel (Parks and Recreation Board) Thomas Groce (South River City NA) Linda Guerrero (Environmental Commission) Karen Paup (Affordable Housing Rep) Jeff Thompson (Planning Commission) 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Ex Officios: Nazelie Saedi Michelle Van Hyfte COA Staff: Mona Sanchez Margaret Shaw a. Board Member Jeff Thompson made a motion, seconded by Board Member Laura Cottam-Sajbel, to approve the draft September 20, 2021 SCWAB meeting minutes. The motion to approve passed without amendments with 6 yes and 3 absent vote. 2. APPROVAL OF 2022 SOUTH CENTRAL WATERFRONT ADVISORY BOARD MEETING SCHEDULE a. Board Member Samuel Franco made a motion, seconded by Board Member Linda Guerrero, to approved the 2022 South Central Waterfront Advisory Board Meeting Schedule. The motion to approve passed without amendments with a 7 yes and 2 absent vote. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION 3. a. South Central Waterfront Regulating Plan – Greg Dutton, Housing and Planning Department, provided an overview and update on the South Central Waterfront Regulating Plan. The Board discussed and no action was taken. b. Questions from Community Development Commission (CDC) on Achieving South Central Waterfront Affordable Housing Goals – Board Member Karen Paup presented questions regarding affordable housing goals for the South Central Waterfront on behalf of the Community Development Commission (CDC). Board Member Paup requested that the Board consider these questions and discuss at the next Board meeting. c. Affordable Housing Tools and South Central Waterfront Vision – Erica Leak and Sam Tedford, Housing and Planning Department provided an overview and update of the affordable housing tools and their relation to the South Central Waterfront Vision, specific to City of Austin goals, limitations, and next steps. The Board discussed and no action was taken. d. 305 South Congress "Statesman" Planned Unit Development (PUD) Application - Jerry Rusthoven, Chief Zoning Officer, provided an overview of the 305 South Congress “Statesman” Planned Unit Development (PUD) zoning case and application. e. 305 South Congress “Statesman” Planned Unit Development (PUD) Application – Richard Suttle and Doug Boyd, Statesman PUD Representatives, provided an overview of the 305 South Congress “Statesman” Planned Unit Development (PUD) zoning case and application and the relation of the PUD with the South Central Waterfront Plan. The Board discussed the PUD Application and developed a recommendation to council to approve the 305 South Congress “Statesman” PUD Application. Chairman Samuel Franco made a motion, seconded by Board Member Jeff Thompson, to approved Recommendation No. 20211018-d – Resolution Recommending the 305 South Congress “Statesman” Planned Unit Development (PUD) Application. The motion to approve passed without amendments with a 5 yes, 1 abstention, 1 recusal and 2 absent vote. 4. WORKING GROUP UPDATES & ASSIGNMENTS FROM CHAIR a. Community Benefits, Infrastructure, and Regulating Plan – No updates. b. Finance and Governance – No updates. c. Active Projects – No updates. 5. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS 6. ADJOURNMENT – 9:45 pm. The Board Members were asked to provide Chairman Franco with potential future agenda items.