URBAN RENEWAL BOARD OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN July 20, 2020 Urban Renewal Board of the City of Austin meeting to be held July 20, 2020, with Social Distancing Modifications. Public comment will be allowed via telephone; no in-person input will be allowed. All speakers must register in advance by Sunday, July 19, 2020, by NOON. All public comment will occur at the beginning of the meeting. To speak remotely at the July 20, 2020, Urban Renewal Board of the City of Austin Meeting, residents must: •Call or email the board liaison at 512-974-3128 or Sandra.harkins@austintexas.gov no later than noon, (the day before the meeting). The information required is the speaker name, item number(s) they wish to speak on, whether they are for/against/neutral, and a telephone number or email address. •Once a request to speak has been called in or emailed to the board liaison, residents will receive either an email or phone call providing the telephone number to call on the day of the scheduled meeting. •Speakers must call in at least 15 minutes prior to meeting start 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 Sandra.harkins@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 this meeting is broadcast live, residents may watch the meeting here: http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch-atxn-live URBAN RENEWAL BOARD OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN Monday, July 20, 2020 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCING 1:00 p.m. Current Board Members: Manuel Escobar, Chair Roxanne Evans, Vice Chair Danielle Skidmore Amit Motwani Darrell W. Pierce Nathaniel Bradford Jacqueline Watson PURPOSE: The Board of Commissioners primary responsibility is to oversee the implementation and compliance of approved Urban Renewal Plans that are adopted by the Austin City Council. An Urban Renewal Plan's primary purpose is to eliminate slum and blighting influence within a designated area of the city. AGENDA 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES a. Approval of the June 15, 2020, Regular Meeting Minutes CALL TO ORDER 2. NEW BUSINESS a. None 3. OLD BUSINESS a. Discussion and possible action on recommended modifications to the East 11th and 12th Street Urban Renewal Plan. b. Discussion and possible action on recommended modifications to the East 11th Street Neighborhood Conservation Combining District (NCCD) to …
ORDINANCE NO. __________________ WALTERS, MARK 3/10/2020 DRAFT AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 910620‐C, REZONING AND CHANGING THE ZONING MAP TO AMEND THE EAST 11TH STREET NEIGHBORHOOD CONSERVATION COMBINING DISTRICT (NCCD) FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED ALONG THE NORTHBOUND FRONTAGE ROAD OF IH‐35 BETWEEN THE NORTHERN ALLEY OF THE 800‐900 BLOCK OF EAST 7TH STREET AND EAST 12TH STREET; THE WEST SIDE OF THE 800‐1000 BLOCKS OF SAN MARCOS STREET; EAST 11TH STREET FROM IH‐35 TO NAVASOTA STREET; ALONG ROSEWOOD AVENUE FROM 11TH STREET TO APPROXIMATELY ANGELINA STREET; ALONG A SEGMENT OF THE 1200 BLOCK OF NAVASOTA STREET; AND ALONG THE EAST SIDE OF A SEGMENT OF THE 1500 AND 1600 BLOCK OF SAN BERNARD STREET IN THE CENTRAL EAST AUSTIN NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN AREA, AND TO MODIFY CERTAIN BASE DISTRICTS IN THE NCCD. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN: PART 1. The zoning map established by Section 25‐2‐191 of the City Code is amended to amend the East 11th Street neighborhood conservation combining district (NCCD), identified in the attached Exhibit "A" incorporated into this ordinance, and to add a NCCD to each base zoning district within the District on the property described in Zoning Case No. C14‐XX‐XXXX, on file at the Planning and Zoning Department, as follows: Approximately XX acres of land consisting of four subdistricts, identified in the attached Exhibit “B” incorporated into this ordinance, lying within the Central East Austin Neighborhood Plan Area, more particularly described as follows, a. Subdistrict 1, sites located along and oriented to East 11th Street between Branch Street and San Marcos Street on the west, and extending to Navasota Street on the east; b. Subdistrict 2, sites oriented to Juniper Street between Branch Street and Lydia Street, and including parcels with frontages on Curve Street and Waller Street; c. Subdistrict 3, sites located along IH‐35 and bounded by Embassy Drive, San Marcos Street, and Branch Street on the east, East 12th Street on the north, the Northbound Frontage Road of IH‐35 on the west and the alley of the 800‐900 block of East 7th street on the south; and d. Subdistrict 4, sites generally oriented toward the 1200 and 1300 blocks of Rosewood Avenue but excluding 1326 and 1319 Rosewood Avenue, the east side of the 1100 block of Navasota Street, the 1100‐1200 blocks of San Bernard Street but excluding 1159, 1161, 1164, and 1165 San Bernard Street. This …
URBAN RENEWAL BOARD MONDAY, June 15, 2020 10:00 AM Regular Meeting of the Urban Renewal Board – Remotely; Via WebEx DRAFT MINUTES Chair Escobar called the Board Meeting to order at 03:05 p.m. Board Members in Attendance: Manuel Escobar, Chair Roxanne Evans, Vice‐Chair Amit Motwani Danielle Skidmore Jacqueline Watson Darrell Pierce Nathaniel Bradford Board Members Absent: None Staff in Attendance: Mandy DeMayo Regina Copic Sandra Harkins PURPOSE: The Board of Commissioners primary responsibility is to oversee the implementation and compliance of approved Urban Renewal Plans that are adopted by the Austin City Council. An Urban Renewal Plan's primary purpose is to eliminate slum and blighting influence within a designated area of the city. 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – Approval of the May 18, 2020, Regular Meeting Minutes. The motion to approve the May 18, 2020, regular meeting minutes was made by Commissioner Skidmore seconded by Commissioner Watson, the item was approved on a 6‐0‐0 vote, Commissioner Bradford attended the meeting after the minutes were approved. 2. NEW BUSINESS 1 a. Discussion and possible action to authorize the negotiation and execution of the seventh amendment to the Escrow Agreement that provides for approval of the seventh extension to the Outside Completion Date for the properties located at 1322‐1336 East 12th Street from March 31, 2020 to June 1, 2020. The motion authorizing the negotiation and execution of the seventh amendment to the Escrow Agreement that provides for approval of the seventh extension to the Outside Completion Date for the properties located at 1322‐1336 East 12th Street from March 31, 2020 to June 1, 2020, was made by Commissioner Watson, seconded by Vice‐Chair Evans and approved on a 7‐0‐0 vote. b. Discussion of staff’s Urban Renewal Board March 31st, 2020 report. Item 2.b and 2.c were discussed together. No action taken on Item 2.b c. Discussion and possible action authorizing the Board Chair to draft and submit a response to staff’s Urban Renewal Board March 31st, 2020 report. The motion authorizing the Board Chair to draft and submit a response to staff’s Urban Renewal Board March 31st, 2020 report was made by Commissioner Watson and seconded by Commissioner Motwani and approved on a 7-0-0 vote. d. Discussion and possible action on the Agreement Concerning Implementation of the East 11th and 12th Streets with the City of Austin, Statement of Work, Performance Measures. The motion approving the Agreement Concerning Implementation of the East …
FINAL DRAFT FOR REVIEW MARCH 16, 2020 UPDATED JULY 20, 2020 URBAN RENEWAL PLAN FOR THE EAST 11TH AND 12TH STREETS URBAN RENEWAL PLAN AREA 1484775.v1 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Boundary Description 2. History 2.1 Accomplishments 3. Vision, Purpose, Authority and Scope 4. Redevelopment Strategy 5. Applicability of NCCD Controls 6. Land Use 7. Relocation of Persons, Businesses (including individuals and families, business concerns, and others displaced by the project) 8. Duration and Modification Procedures of URP Appendices: Appendix A: East 11th and 12th Street Urban Renewal Plan; Amendments Appendix B: East 11th Street and East 12th Street Neighborhood Conservation Combining District (NCCDs); Amendments Abbreviations commonly used in the document: URP – Urban Renewal Plan URA‐Urban Renewal Agency ARA – Austin Revitalization Authority Note: Some of the tables and figures from the original 1999 Urban Renewal Plan have been deleted or modified, as they were no longer accurate or relevant. The original plan is available at this website: http://www.austintexas.gov/department/urban-renewal-plan 1484775.v1 Commented [EM1]: Term not used elsewhere in document (is it used in other documents?). Commented [EM2]: Appendix A? Should this instead say “the documents listed in Appendix A” since there is no depiction or area description in Appendix A? EAST 11 TH & 12TH STREETS URBAN RENEWAL PLAN (URP) 1. BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION The formal boundaries of the East 11th and 12th Streets Urban Renewal Area (UR Area) are set forth in Exhibit A and the ordinance approving this URP. In general, the boundaries are: The East 11th Street Corridor, including properties within one‐half block of the north frontage of East 11th Street and south frontage of Juniper Street, from Branch Street on the west to Navasota Street on the east; and properties within one‐half block of the south frontage of East 11th, from San Marcos Street on the west to Navasota Street on the east. The East 12th Street Corridor, including properties within one‐half block of the north frontage of East 12th and between the IH‐35 Northbound Frontage Road on the west to Poquito Street to the east; and properties within one‐half block of the south frontage of East 12th Street, from Branch Street on the west to Poquito Street on the east. 2. HISTORY This East 11th and 12th Streets Urban Renewal Plan (“URP" also referred to as the East 11th and 12th Streets Community Redevelopment Plan or “CRP”), is a comprehensive document defining the official public policy guidelines …
URBAN RENEWAL BOARD MONDAY, July 20, 2020 1:00 PM Regular Meeting of the Urban Renewal Board – Remotely; Via WebEx APPROVED MINUTES Chair Escobar called the Board Meeting to order at 1:07 p.m. Board Members in Attendance: Manuel Escobar, Chair Danielle Skidmore Jacqueline Watson Darrell Pierce Board Members Absent: Roxanne Evans, Vice-Chair Amit Motwani Nathaniel Bradford Staff in Attendance: Regina Copic Sandra Harkins Mark Walters PURPOSE: The Board of Commissioners primary responsibility is to oversee the implementation and compliance of approved Urban Renewal Plans that are adopted by the Austin City Council. An Urban Renewal Plan's primary purpose is to eliminate slum and blighting influence within a designated area of the city. 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – Approval of the June 15, 2020, Regular Meeting Minutes. The motion to approve the June 15, 2020, regular meeting minutes, with corrections, was made by Commissioner Watson seconded by Commissioner Skidmore, the item was approved on a 4-0-0 vote. 2. NEW BUSINESS NONE Chair Escobar recessed the meeting at 1:39 p.m. Chair Escobar called the meeting back to order at 1:39 p.m. 1 3. OLD BUSINESS a. Discussion and possible action on recommended modifications to the East 11th and 12th Street Urban Renewal Plan. Board loss quorum at 2:01 p.m. Item postponed until next meeting. b. Discussion and possible action on recommended modifications to the East 11th Street Neighborhood Conservation Combining District (NCCD) to parallel the structure of the current East 12th Street NCCD. Item postponed until next meeting. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS Modifications to the East 12th Street Neighborhood Conservation Combining District (NCCD) to align with the proposed modifications to the East 11th and 12th Street Urban Renewal Plan. Discuss Urban Renewal Report submission frequency. ADJOURNMENT – Meeting ended at 2:01 p.m. 2
