Project Connect: It’s Go Time! South Central Waterfront Advisory Board September 20, 2021 37 PROJECT CONNECT: A program of multiple projects PROJECT CONNECT – PROGRAM COMPONENTS Orange Line – NLTC to Stassney Phase 1 (LRT), Enhanced MetroRapid Blue Line – Riverside Corridor (LRT) Gold Line – MetroRapid, NEPA completion for LRT Downtown Tunnel (Orange, Blue Lines) MetroRapid – Expo, Pleasant Valley, Burnet to Menchaca/Oak Hill Green Line to Colony Park – NEPA, Final Design, Construction Red Line Improvements MetroExpress, Park & Rides, Transit Centers (3 New Routes, 9 P&R, 1 TC) Neighborhood Circulators (15 New Zones / Vehicles) Maintenance Facility Improvements Customer Technology Systems Anti-Displacement Investments 2 Austin Transit Partnership – Integrated Program Delivery Anti-Displacement Investments Utilities Relocations Permitting Right of Way, etc. 3 PROJECT CONNECT SEQUENCE PLAN 4 1871–1902: THE GREAT PASSENGER RAILROADS Three intercity passenger rail lines arrived in Austin along 3rd, 4th and 5th streets, with two great stations located on Congress Avenue, making it the preeminent transportation center of the region. 5 1891–1940: STREETCARS A system of 10 streetcar lines branched out to all parts of the growing city from its hub on Congress Avenue. 6 The 1928 Austin Master Plan The 1928 Plan systematically segregated Austin and became a foundation of systemic racism and economic division in our community. Project Connect recognizes the impacts of this and other planning efforts and seeks to bring a more inclusive, equitable planning approach to Austin's future. 36 2011-2019: POLICIES AND PLANS FOR THE FUTURE Downtown Austin Plan (Adopt. 2011) Imagine Austin Comprehensive Plan (Adopt. 2012) Austin Strategic Mobility Plan (Adopt. 2019) 8 Reimagining the Public Realm Minneapolis Dallas, Texas Angers, FR Minneapolis Denver Dallas 9 A HIGH-QUALITY MOBILITY EXPERIENCE FOR ALL 10 Transit & Placemaking Minneapolis Dallas, Texas Angers, FR Minneapolis Denver Dallas 11 Transit & Placemaking LEED Certified Facilities – Julia Carson Transit Center (IndyGo) Art in Station Design – Hollywood / Highland (LA Metro) 12 Transit & Technology Surface Current Collection - France Volvo Autonomous Bus - Singapore Hydrogen Fuel Cells - Germany 13 ORANGE & BLUE LINE – KEY MILESTONES (2021 – 2022) April 2021 Summer 2021 Spring 2022 Spring – Summer 2022 National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Notice of Intent Complete 15% Design Enter FTA Project Development Summer 2022 Winter 2022 Initial FTA Rating Complete 30% Design and Cost Estimate Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS), Draft 30% Design and Cost Estimates 2023 - Beyond …
SOUTH CENTRAL WATERFRONT ADVISORY BOARD APPROVED MINUTES FOR SEPTEMBER 20, 2021 AT 6:00PM The South Central Waterfront Advisory Board convened in a Regular Meeting on September 20, 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 6:03 pm. Board Members in attendance: Ex Officios: Chair Samuel Franco (Design Commission) Jeff Thompson (Planning Commission) Linda Guerrero (Environmental Commission) Laura Cottam-Sajbel (Parks and Recreation Board) Karen Paup (Affordable Housing Rep) Jeff Seiden (Bouldin Creek Neighborhood Association) COA Staff: Sravya Garladenne, Staff Liaison 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES a. Board Member Linda Guerrero made a motion, seconded by Board Member Laura Cottam-Sajbel, to approve the draft August 16, 2021 SCWAB meeting minutes. The motion to approve passed without amendments with 6 yes and 3 absent votes. 2. ITEMS FOR PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION a. Presentation on Project Connect – Peter Mullan, Chief of Architecture and Urban Design at Austin Transit Partnership, gave a presentation on Project Connect and its relation to the South Central Waterfront District. The Board discussed this and. No action was taken. b. 305 S Congress Planned Unit Development (PUD) – Board Member Laura Cottam Sajbel, Active Projects Working Group lead, gave an update on the working group’s review of the 305 S Congress PUD. The Board discussed this and agreed to draft a side-by-side comparison of the SCW Vision Framework Plan and the 305 S Congress PUD to further evaluate the PUD application. 3. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION 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 – Update covered in Item 2.b. 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. Statesman PUD b. Briefing on One Texas Center c. Update on Financial Toolbox from the City’s Financial Services Department 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. …
Versión en español a continuación. South Central Waterfront Board Regular Meeting August 16, 2021 South Central Waterfront Advisory Board to be held August 16, 2021 with Social Distancing Modifications Public comment will be allowed via telephone; no in-person input will be allowed. All speakers must register in advance (Sunday, August 15 by noon). All public comment will occur at the beginning of the meeting. To speak remotely at the August 16, 2021 South Central Waterfront Advisory Board Meeting, members of the public must: • Call or email the board liaison Sravya Garladenne at (512)-974-3362 or Sravya.Garladenne@austintexas.gov no later than noon, August 15, 2021. The following information is required: speaker name, item number(s) they wish to speak on, whether they are for/against/neutral, email address and telephone number (must be the same number that will be used to call into the meeting). • Once a request to speak has been made to the board liaison, the information to call on the day of the scheduled meeting will be provided either by email or phone call. • Speakers must call in at least 15 minutes prior to meeting start time in order to speak, late callers will not be accepted and will not be able to speak. • Speakers will be placed in a queue until their time to speak. • Handouts or other information may be emailed to Sravya.Garladenne@austintexas.gov by noon the day before the scheduled meeting. This information will be provided to Board and Commission members in advance of the meeting. • If the meeting is broadcast live, it may be viewed here: http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch-atxn-live Reunión del South Central Waterfront Board Meeting FECHA de la reunion August 16, 2021 La junta se llevará con modificaciones de distanciamiento social Se permitirán comentarios públicos por teléfono; no se permitirá ninguna entrada en persona. Todos los oradores deben registrarse con anticipación (August 15, 2021 antes del mediodía). Todos los comentarios públicos se producirán al comienzo de la reunión. Para hablar de forma remota en la reunión, los miembros del público deben: • Llame o envíe un correo electrónico al enlace de la junta en (512)-974-3362 or Sravya.Garladenne@austintexas.gov a más tardar al mediodía (el día antes de la reunión). Se requiere la siguiente información: nombre del orador, número (s) de artículo sobre el que desean hablar, si están a favor / en contra / neutral, dirección de correo electrónico (opcional) y un número de teléfono (debe …
SOUTH CENTRAL WATERFRONT ADVISORY BOARD DRAFT MINUTES FOR JULY 19, 2021 AT 6:00PM The South Central Waterfront Advisory Board convened in a Regular Meeting on July 19, 2021 via videoconferencing. Chair Samuel Franco called the meeting to order at 6:06 pm. Board Members in attendance: Chair Samuel Franco (Design Commission) Vice Chair Lynn Kurth (Mayor & Dist 9 Appointee) Jeff Thompson (Planning Commission) Laura Cottam-Sajbel (Parks and Recreation Board) Karen Paup (Affordable Housing Rep) Thomas Groce (S. River City NA) 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Ex Officios: Marek Izydorczyk (ORES Alternate) COA Housing and Planning Staff: Sravya Garladenne, Staff Liaison a. Vice Chair Lynn Kurth made a motion, seconded by Chair Samuel Franco, to approve the draft June 2, 2021 SCWAB meeting minutes. The motion to approve passed without amendments with 6 yes and 3 absent votes. 2. ITEMS FOR PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION a. Draft SCW Regulating Plan – Staff Liaison Sravya Garladenne gave a presentation on the status of the Draft SCW Regulating Plan. The Board discussed this but no action was taken. 3. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION 4. WORKING GROUP UPDATES & ASSIGNMENTS FROM CHAIR a. Community Benefits, Infrastructure, and Regulating Plan – No updates. b. Finance and Governance – No updates. 5. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS c. Active Projects – Laura Cottam-Sajbel will be the working group lead. 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. 6. ADJOURNMENT – 7:04 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.
To: The South Central Waterfront Advisory Board From: Rosie Truelove, Director, Housing and Planning Department Date: August 11, 2021 South Central Waterfront Staff Transition to Economic Development Department Re: ____________________________________________________________________________ The City Council adopted the South Central Waterfront Vision Framework Plan (SCW Plan) in 2016. To realize the Physical Framework envisioned in the SCW Plan, the SCW Plan recommends a series of interdependent implementation measures including development of opt- in zoning regulations (such as a Regulating Plan), adoption of financial tools (such as a Tax Increment Finance Zone, or TIF), fostering public-private partnerships, leveraging the single city property at One Texas Center for affordable housing, and strategic capital investments in infrastructure. The 14-point implementation strategy in the SCW Plan identifies coordination of City departments to effectively implement the plan as critical to the Plan’s success. The SCW Plan recommends that “the City Manager should identify a lead city department and staff to implement the SCW Plan, and key City departments should assign point individuals to an interdepartmental work group with a central oversight role for plan implementation.” To that end, implementation of the SCW Plan is being transitioned from the Housing and Planning Department (HPD) to the Economic Development Department (EDD), which includes moving the Principal Planner position from HPD to EDD. This position will join EDD’s Redevelopment Division, which provides significant social and economic value to Austin through real estate redevelopment and place-based initiatives that further community goals. For more information, please visit the EDD Redevelopment Division website. This position will work closely with staff of the Austin Economic Development Corporation (AEDC) as City Council included the South Central Waterfront project in AEDC’s scope of work. The transition is contingent upon City of Austin 2022 Fiscal Year Budget approval, which takes effect on October 1, 2021. EDD will begin providing staff support of the South Central Waterfront Advisory Board beginning in October of 2021. cc: Sylnovia Holt-Rabb, Acting Director, Economic Development Department
Annual Internal Review This report covers the time period of 7/1/2020 to 6/30/2021 _______South Central waterfront Advisory Board_______ (Official Name of Board or Commission) The Board/Commission mission statement (per the City Code) is: To provide continuity and communication among stakeholders and advocates as the SCW Plan moves towards implementation, as well as provide recommendations to the City Council and City Boards as ‘Next Steps’ proceed, as outlined in this plan. 1. Describe the board’s actions supporting their mission during the previous calendar year. Address all elements of the board’s mission statement as provided in the relevant sections of the City Code. Over the course of 2020-2021 the Board, thanks to the hard work of city staff and its consultants, as well as actions taken by Council, has made much progress on its four key initiatives. Of the many actions taken by the board this year, Recommendation Number: 20210602- 3a, a resolution recommending a South Central Waterfront Committee of the Austin Economic Development Corporation Board helped us to achieve one of the most important milestones which were set up by the board prior. This action gave clear direction as to the governance structure of the South Central Waterfront. The recommendation was made with the assistance of city staff and various stakeholders. It was provided to both the Austin Economic Development Corporation (AEDC) and City Council. The board awaits the AEDC and Council’s adoption and implementation of its recommendation in its entirety. Annual Review and Work Plan Year Page # Other actions taken by the board which are in accordance with its charge are as follows: Advised on: • • AEDC and their charge on SCW Implementation SCW 2020 Implementation Update including: o Provided a physical framework update to the board and public o Provided an infrastructure and open space project costs update t the board and public o Provided a financial framework update to the board and public 2. Determine if the board’s actions throughout the year comply with the mission statement. The Board’s actions are in accordance with its charter. The actions we have taken follow the ‘Next Steps’, found on page 110 of the Vision Framework Plan. 3. List the board’s goals and objectives for the new calendar year. In previous years, the board identified four important work areas for the South Central Waterfront Advisory Board: • Regulating Plan and District Guiding Documents • Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone • …
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 …
Versión en español a continuación. South Central Waterfront Board Regular Meeting July 19, 2021 South Central Waterfront Advisory Board to be held July 19, 2021 with Social Distancing Modifications Public comment will be allowed via telephone; no in-person input will be allowed. All speakers must register in advance (Sunday, July 18 by noon). All public comment will occur at the beginning of the meeting. To speak remotely at the July 19, 2021 South Central Waterfront Advisory Board Meeting, members of the public must: • Call or email the board liaison Sravya Garladenne at (512)-974-3362 or Sravya.Garladenne@austintexas.gov no later than noon, July 18, 2021. The following information is required: speaker name, item number(s) they wish to speak on, whether they are for/against/neutral, email address and telephone number (must be the same number that will be used to call into the meeting). • Once a request to speak has been made to the board liaison, the information to call on the day of the scheduled meeting will be provided either by email or phone call. • Speakers must call in at least 15 minutes prior to meeting start time in order to speak, late callers will not be accepted and will not be able to speak. • Speakers will be placed in a queue until their time to speak. • Handouts or other information may be emailed to Sravya.Garladenne@austintexas.gov by noon the day before the scheduled meeting. This information will be provided to Board and Commission members in advance of the meeting. • If the meeting is broadcast live, it may be viewed here: http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch-atxn-live Reunión del South Central Waterfront Board Meeting FECHA de la reunion July 19, 2021 La junta se llevará con modificaciones de distanciamiento social Se permitirán comentarios públicos por teléfono; no se permitirá ninguna entrada en persona. Todos los oradores deben registrarse con anticipación (July 18, 2021 antes del mediodía). Todos los comentarios públicos se producirán al comienzo de la reunión. Para hablar de forma remota en la reunión, los miembros del público deben: • Llame o envíe un correo electrónico al enlace de la junta en (512)-974-3362 or Sravya.Garladenne@austintexas.gov a más tardar al mediodía (el día antes de la reunión). Se requiere la siguiente información: nombre del orador, número (s) de artículo sobre el que desean hablar, si están a favor / en contra / neutral, dirección de correo electrónico (opcional) y un número de teléfono (debe …
SOUTH CENTRAL WATERFRONT ADVISORY BOARD DRAFT MINUTES FOR JUNE 2, 2021 AT 1:00PM The South Central Waterfront Advisory Board convened in a Special Called Meeting on June 2, 2021 via videoconferencing. Chair Samuel Franco called the meeting to order at 1:02 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 (The Trail Foundation) Linda Guerrero (Environmental Commission) Karen Paup (Affordable Housing Rep) Jeff Seiden (Bouldin Creek Neighborhood Assoc.) Thomas Groce (S. River City NA) 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Nazlie Saeedi (ATD) Rolando Fernandez (FSD) COA Housing and Planning Staff: Sravya Garladenne, Staff Liaison Laura Keating a. Vice Chair Lynn Kurth made a motion, seconded by Board Member Jeff Thompson, to approve the draft May 17, 2021 SCWAB meeting minutes. The motion to approve passed without amendments with 8 yes and 1 absent (includes absentee Laura Cottam-Sajbel) votes. 2. ITEMS FOR PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION 3. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION a. Recommendation to Council regarding the creation of the AEDC SCW Committee – Chair Samuel Franco presented the proposed Recommendation to Council on the proposed AEDC SCW Committee. The Board discussed this and made the following motions: • Board Member Linda Guerrero made a motion, seconded by Board Member Karen Paup to amend the language regarding the proposed Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion nominee to, “The member with working knowledge in issues related to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion would be selected via a formal application process open to members of the community who do not currently work for the City of Austin and wish to apply. No minimum requirements would be issued but an application and interview process would be held by the Board of the AEDC. This position will rotate at a minimum, every three years.” The motion to approve passed with 8 yes and 1 absent (includes absentee Laura Cottam-Sajbel) votes. • Chair Samuel Franco made a motion, seconded by Board Member Linda Guerrero to amend the language in proposed Duties and Responsibilities, replacing references to “The Committee can” with “The Committee shall.” The motion to approve passed with 8 yes and 1 absent (includes absentee Laura Cottam-Sajbel) votes. • Chair Samuel Franco made a motion, seconded by Board Member Heidi Anderson to approve the language in the body of the proposed recommendation The motion to approve passed with 8 yes …
South Central Waterfront REGULATING PLAN – UPDATE South Central Waterfront Advisory Board Sravya Garladenne, Housing and Planning Department | July 19, 2021 Agenda • South Central Waterfront (SCW) Vision Framework Plan and the SCW Regulating Plan Overview • What is in the SCW Regulating Plan • Our Scope and Next Steps Overview South Central Waterfront Vision Framework Plan • Adopted by City Council in June 2016 as amendment to Imagine Austin public open spaces. • Plan establishes network of connected green streets, parks trails and • Provides additional entitlements on eligible parcels to incentivize contributions of open space, roadways, affordable housing, etc. • Plan establishes goal of 20% of new residential units to be income- restricted affordable. • One Texas Center development provides City’s contribution towards 20% goal South Central Waterfront Vision Framework Plan Vision Framework Plan Preferred Scenario What is in the Regulating Plan? South Central Waterfront: Draft Regulating Plan Table of Contents A. Purpose B. Context C. Applicability D. Application Requirements E. Affordable Housing F. Required Streets G. Required Public Open Space H. Local Streets and Blocks J. Pedestrian Priority Frontages K. Streetscape L. Land Uses M. Lot Size and Intensity N. Building Placement P. Building Height and Form Q. Frontage Types R. Pedestrian Access S. Parking T. Impervious Cover U. Common Open Space V. Transportation Demand Management W. Environmental Regulations Appendices: A. Definitions (to be developed) B. Street Cross Sections C. Open Space Costs D. Streetscape Requirements E. Allowable Land Use Table South Central Waterfront: Draft Regulating Plan Eligible Sites and Allowable Height South Central Waterfront: Draft Regulating Plan 1. REQUIRED STREETS A. Barton Springs Drive East • Extend from existing intersection with Congress Avenue to Riverside Drive, generally eastward along the joint property line of the Cox and Crockett parcels, and southward along the eastern edge of the Crockett property. • Minimum right-of-way of 76 feet per the South Central Waterfront Plan. • Final alignment to be negotiated with the affected property owners. . 9 South Central Waterfront: Draft Regulating Plan 1. REQUIRED STREETS A. Barton Springs Drive East • Extend from existing intersection with Congress Avenue to Riverside Drive, generally eastward along the joint property line of the Cox and Crockett parcels, and southward along the eastern edge of the Crockett property. • Minimum right-of-way of 76 feet per the South Central Waterfront Plan. • Final alignment to be negotiated with the affected property owners. …
WORKING DRAFT: South Central Waterfront Regulating Plan FOR DISCUSSION ONLY SOUTH CENTRAL WATERFRONT REGULATING PLAN Working DRAFT – December 17, 2018 Note: This is a WORKING DRAFT of the South Central Waterfront Regulating Plan. It has been produced by the City of Austin Planning and Zoning Department for the purposes of discussion only. No warranty is made by the City of Austin regarding specific accuracy or completeness. Table of Contents C. How to Use This Document - Section TBD A. Purpose B. Context D. Applicability E. Application Requirements F. Affordable Housing G. Land Use - Section TBD H. Building Design Standards - Section TBD I. Development Standards J. Transportation Demand Management - Section TBD K. Environmental Regulations 1 WORKING DRAFT: South Central Waterfront Regulating Plan FOR DISCUSSION ONLY SCW Regulating Plan Text A. Purpose The purpose of this South Central Waterfront District (SCWD) Regulating Plan is to implement the goals of the South Central Waterfront Vision Framework Plan (the Vision Framework Plan), which was adopted as an amendment to Imagine Austin in June of 2016. This Regulating Plan is incorporated as part of the Vision Framework Plan, and provides applicable procedures and development standards for eligible properties electing to opt into the provisions of the SCWD Overlay Zone, set forth in 23-4D-9120 of the Land Development Code. B. Context The South Central Waterfront district as identified in the Vision Framework Plan contains City right-of- way for four arterials, one city-owned property, and over thirty separate private properties and owners, which collectively comprises 118 acres. Forecasts indicate that many properties within this district, directly across the Lady Bird Lake from Downtown Austin, are very likely to choose to redevelop over the next twenty years. The Vision Framework Plan lays the groundwork to leverage this pending redevelopment in order to create a districtwide network of connected green streets, parks, trails and public open spaces, upgrade infrastructure, as well as achieving significant numbers of new affordable housing units for the district. The Vision Framework Plan promotes a vision and a set of recommendations which include new financial tools, district governance, strategic city capital investments, and programs in order to guide redevelopment for this district over the next twenty years. The Vision Framework Plan provides a roadmap to foster public-private partnerships in order to transform this district into a sustainable, equitable and beautiful mixed-use urban neighborhood, and to provide a model which could be …
WORKING DRAFT: South Central Waterfront Regulating Plan FOR DISCUSSION ONLY Table of Contents A. Purpose B. Context C. How to Use This Document - Section TBD D. Applicability E. Application Requirements F. Affordable Housing G. Land Use Standards H. Development Standards I. Transportation Demand Management J. Environmental Regulations Appendix A: Definitions 1 WORKING DRAFT: South Central Waterfront Regulating Plan FOR DISCUSSION ONLY SCW Regulating Plan Text J. Environmental Regulations In addition to applicable regulations of the Land Development Code, the following environmental regulations apply to developments opting into the SCWD Overlay District: 1. Tree Protections: a. 100 percent of heritage trees shall be preserved, unless a tree is dead, fatally diseased, or poses an imminent hazard to life or property which cannot reasonably be mitigated without removing the tree. Heritage trees may be transplanted, if approved by the City Arborist. Transplanting is not considered removal. b. The Landowner shall remove existing impervious cover and no new impervious cover shall be placed within the full critical root zone (CRZ) of Protected and Heritage Trees, except as follows: i. ii. iii. If more than 50% of the full critical root zone has impervious cover a private certified arborist shall investigate the tree and root system condition. If determined by the investigation and concurred by the City Arborist the tree is in decline and removal of impervious cover is not a viable option or will not result in tree recovery, the tree can be removed. For Heritage Trees greater than 30 inches in diameter the land use commission variance process is required. All other Protected or Heritage trees shall be preserved. Structures and access drives from a public street may be located within the outer half of the CRZ in compliance with ECM Section 3.5.2; Internal drive aisles and surface parking may be located within the outer half of the CRZ in compliance with ECM Section 3.5.2 or within the inner half of the CRZ as long as at least 75% of the entire area of the full CRZ is free of impervious cover. 2. Street Trees: feet on center. a. Street trees shall be planted along all streets at an average spacing not greater than 30 b. At least 1,000 cubic feet of soil volume shall be provided per tree. The City Arborist may approve a smaller soil volume if necessary due to utility conflicts or other unavoidable constraints; however, the project …
SOUTH CENTRAL WATERFRONT ADVISORY BOARD APPROVED MINUTES FOR JULY 19, 2021 AT 6:00PM The South Central Waterfront Advisory Board convened in a Regular Meeting on July 19, 2021 via videoconferencing. Chair Samuel Franco called the meeting to order at 6:06 pm. Board Members in attendance: Chair Samuel Franco (Design Commission) Vice Chair Lynn Kurth (Mayor & Dist 9 Appointee) Jeff Thompson (Planning Commission) Laura Cottam-Sajbel (Parks and Recreation Board) Karen Paup (Affordable Housing Rep) Thomas Groce (S. River City NA) 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Ex Officios: Marek Izydorczyk (ORES Alternate) COA Housing and Planning Staff: Sravya Garladenne, Staff Liaison a. Vice Chair Lynn Kurth made a motion, seconded by Chair Samuel Franco, to approve the draft June 2, 2021 SCWAB meeting minutes. The motion to approve passed without amendments with 6 yes and 3 absent votes. 2. ITEMS FOR PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION a. Draft SCW Regulating Plan – Staff Liaison Sravya Garladenne gave a presentation on the status of the Draft SCW Regulating Plan. The Board discussed this but no action was taken. 3. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION 4. WORKING GROUP UPDATES & ASSIGNMENTS FROM CHAIR a. Community Benefits, Infrastructure, and Regulating Plan – No updates. b. Finance and Governance – No updates. 5. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS c. Active Projects – Laura Cottam-Sajbel will be the working group lead. 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. 6. ADJOURNMENT – 7:04 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.
Versión en español a continuación. South Central Waterfront Board Special Called Meeting June 2, 2021 South Central Waterfront Advisory Board to be held June 2, 2021 with Social Distancing Modifications Public comment will be allowed via telephone; no in-person input will be allowed. All speakers must register in advance (Tuesday, June 1 by noon). All public comment will occur at the beginning of the meeting. To speak remotely at the June 2, 2021 South Central Waterfront Advisory Board Meeting, members of the public must: • Call or email the board liaison Sravya Garladenne at (512)-974-3362 or Sravya.Garladenne@austintexas.gov no later than noon, June 1st, 2021. The following information is required: speaker name, item number(s) they wish to speak on, whether they are for/against/neutral, email address and telephone number (must be the same number that will be used to call into the meeting). • Once a request to speak has been made to the board liaison, the information to call on the day of the scheduled meeting will be provided either by email or phone call. • Speakers must call in at least 15 minutes prior to meeting start time in order to speak, late callers will not be accepted and will not be able to speak. • Speakers will be placed in a queue until their time to speak. • Handouts or other information may be emailed to Sravya.Garladenne@austintexas.gov by noon the day before the scheduled meeting. This information will be provided to Board and Commission members in advance of the meeting. • If the meeting is broadcast live, it may be viewed here: http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch-atxn-live Reunión del South Central Waterfront Board Meeting FECHA de la reunion June 2, 2021 La junta se llevará con modificaciones de distanciamiento social Se permitirán comentarios públicos por teléfono; no se permitirá ninguna entrada en persona. Todos los oradores deben registrarse con anticipación (June 1st, 2021 antes del mediodía). Todos los comentarios públicos se producirán al comienzo de la reunión. Para hablar de forma remota en la reunión, los miembros del público deben: • Llame o envíe un correo electrónico al enlace de la junta en (512)-974-3362 or Sravya.Garladenne@austintexas.gov a más tardar al mediodía (el día antes de la reunión). Se requiere la siguiente información: nombre del orador, número (s) de artículo sobre el que desean hablar, si están a favor / en contra / neutral, dirección de correo electrónico (opcional) y un número de teléfono …
SOUTH CENTRAL WATERFRONT ADVISORY BOARD DRAFT MINUTES FOR MAY 17, 2021 AT 6:00PM The South Central Waterfront Advisory Board convened in a Regular Meeting on May 17, 2021 via videoconferencing. Chair Samuel Franco called the meeting to order at 6:11 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 (The Trail Foundation) Linda Guerrero (Environmental Commission) Laura Cottam-Sajbel (Parks & Recreation Board) Karen Paup (Affordable Housing Rep) Jeff Seiden (Bouldin Creek Neighborhood Assoc.) Thomas Groce (S. River City NA) 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Marek Izydorcyzk (ORES) Molly Alexander (DAA) COA Housing and Planning Staff: Alan Holt, Executive Liaison Sravya Garladenne, Staff Liaison a. Board member Jeff Thompson made a motion, seconded by Vice Chair Lynn Kurth, to approve the draft April 28, 2021 SCWAB meeting minutes. The motion to approve passed without amendments with 8 yes and 1 absent (includes late arrival Jeff Seiden). 2. ITEMS FOR PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION a. Housing & Planning Department (HPD) Staff Updates - SCW Project Manager, Alan Holt, announced his retirement from the City at the end of the month. The Board Members thanked him for his service and wished him a happy retirement. 3. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION a. Recommendation to Council regarding the creation of the AEDC SCW Committee – Chair Samuel Franco presented the proposed membership of the proposed AEDC SCW Committee. The Board discussed this and decided to hold a Special Called Meeting to vote on this matter at the earliest. 4. WORKING GROUP UPDATES & ASSIGNMENTS FROM CHAIR a. Community Benefits, Infrastructure, and Regulating Plan - Laura Cottam-Sajbel will take Francoise Luca’s place in this working group. b. Finance and Governance – No updates. c. Active Projects – No update. 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. 5. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS 6. ADJOURNMENT – 7:05 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 …
Whereas: The City Council of Austin (“the Council”) resolved to initiate a comprehensive small- area plan for the South-Central Waterfront. The August 2013 Council resolution cites that this area faces unique challenges as development pressures rise, and that the current land development codes and the waterfront overlay ordinance are not adequate to guide development in a way that will fully achieve the goals of the Town Lake Corridor Study. In August 2013, the Austin City Council resolved to initiate a comprehensive small-area plan for an area designated, for this planning initiative, as the South-Central Waterfront. Whereas: The South-Central Waterfront Plan was adopted by Council as an amendment to the Imagine Austin Comprehensive Plan on June 16th, 2016. Whereas: In adopting the South-Central Waterfront resolution, the City Council cited key findings from preliminary studies which advised that zoning ordinances alone were not adequate to guide development in a way to achieve community values that date back to the Town Lake Corridor Study of 1985. These values include enhanced public access to the shore, expanded open space, and ensuring quality design and the maximization of water quality. More recent public engagement, and the adoption of the Imagine Austin Comprehensive Plan, expanded the list of community desires to include more affordable housing and sustainable technologies. Whereas: In 2016 Council created the South-Central Waterfront Advisory Board (“Board”) to provide continuity and communication among stakeholders and advocates as the South-Central Waterfront Plan moves toward implementation and to provide recommendations to the city council regarding plan implementation. Whereas: The Board is made up of not only experts in their field but community members who live near the project area whose input has been and will continue to be imperative to this process. More importantly, community input is critical to the success of the project to ensure the City continue to foster meaningful community engagement through a process that is transparent and in the best interest of not just the residents of the immediate surrounding area, but the city as a whole. Whereas: Included in the South-Central Waterfront Plan approved by Council in 2016 was the recommendation to form a development corporation, specific to the South-Central Waterfront area, which could provide the district with a suite of predevelopment and development services to assist the execution of both public and private projects within the district. This development corporation could facilitate and advocate for necessary public approvals, partner with …
