Versión en español a continuación. Urban Renewal Board Special Called Meeting January 19, 2021, 1:00-5:00pm Urban Renewal Board to be held January 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 (January 18, 2021 by noon). All public comment will occur at the beginning of the meeting. To speak remotely at the January 19, 2021 Urban Renewal Board Meeting, members of the public must: •Call or email the board liaison at 512-974-3458 or laura.keating@austintexas.gov no later than noon, (the day before the meeting). 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 laura.keating@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 Urban Renewal Board FECHA de la reunion (19 Enero, 2021, 1:00 – 5:00pm) 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 (18 Enero, 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: junta en 512-974-3458 or • Llame o envíe un correo electrónico al enlace de laura.keating@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 ser el número que se utilizará para llamar ). …
Draft Vision Statements Based on discussions during 12/21/20 URB meeting. Manuel Escobar Darrell Pierce Amit Motwani Danielle Skidmore Jaqueline Watson Nathaniel Bradford Kobla Tetey Achieve sustainable, lasting revitalization that results in diverse equity for all stakeholders and serves as a model for development throughout the City. Create and sustain model revitalization that drives diversity for stakeholders impacted by 11th and 12th street corridors. Promote diversity, and facilitate revitalization for modeling historic preservation of 11th and 12th street corridors. The URB has, by means of its implementation of the URP, inculcated a lasting development model whose sustainable resilience is the cohesive result of shared incentive and equitable benefit for all community stakeholders. Achieve a sustainable resident-informed revitalization that respects the history and diversity of the East 11th and 12th Street corridors and serves as an inspiration for other locations in the city. Accomplish a diverse historically respectful revitalization of the East 11th and 12th Street corridors that inspires future development throughout Austin. Seconded Commissioner Watson’s visions statement. Ensuring that all stakeholders benefit from investments into the City, driving diverse equity and sustainability in a manner that is respectful to all parties, leaving a legacy of inspirational community development and becoming a model for other cities to follow.
UPDATED DECEMBER 21, 2020 DRAFT 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 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 are set forth in the documents listed in Appendix 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 of the City of Austin (City) for driving public and private redevelopment actions within the East 11th and 12th Streets Urban Renewal Area in compliance with Texas Local Government Code, Chapter 374. The URP’s original conceptual approaches and strategies for the entire Central …
ORDINANCE NO. __________________ 1/19/2021 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 area is …
ORDINANCE NO. __________________ AN ORDINANCE AMENDINDING THE EAST 12™ STREET NEIGHBORHOOD CONSERVATION (NCCD) COMBINING DISTRICT FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED GENERALLY ALONG EAST 12TH STREET FROM IH-35 AND BRANCH STREET TO POQUITO STREET IN THE CENTRAL EAST AUSTIN, ROSEWOOD, AND CHESTNUT NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN AREAS; 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 establish the East 12th Street neighborhood conservation (NCCD) combining district and to add a NCCD to each base zoning district within the property and to change the base zoning districts on 18 tracts of land on the property described in Zoning Case No. C14-XX-XXXX, on file at the Neighborhood Planning and Zoning Department, as follows: Approximately 23 acres of land, more or less, consisting of four subdistricts, lying within the Central East Austin, Rosewood, and Chestnut neighborhood plan areas, more particularly described and identified in the attached Exhibit "A" incorporated into this ordinance, and as follows, (the "Property"), a. Subdistrict 1, also known as Tract One, being the area on the northside of East 12th Street from IH-35 to Olander Street. b. Subdistrict 2, also known as Tracts 2-10, the east portion of Tract 15, and Tract 18, being the areas along the northside of East 12' Street from Olander Street to Poquito Street, 1425 East 12th Street, the southside of East 12th Street between Chicon Street and Poquito Street c. Subdistrict 2a, also known as Tracts 16-17, being the area on the southside of East 12th Street from Comal Street to Chicon Street. d. Subdistrict 3, also known as Tracts 11-14 and Tract 15 excluding 1425 East 12th Street, being the areas along the southside of East 12th Street between Branch Street and Comal Street, not including 1425 East 12th Street; generally known as the East 12th Street neighborhood conservation-neighborhood plan combining district, locally known as the area bounded by East 12th street from IH-35 and Branch Street to Poquito Street, in the City of Austin, Travis County, Texas, and generally identified in the map attached as Exhibit "DC". PART 2. The base zoning of the 18 tracts shown in the chart below are changed from family residence- neighborhood conservation combining district-neighborhood plan (SF-3-NCCD-NP) combining district, multifamily residence medium density-neighborhood conservation combining district neighborhood plan (MF-3-NCCD-NP) combining district, multifamily …
URBAN RENEWAL BOARD OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN Special Called Meeting Monday, December 21, 2020 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCING 2:00 – 5:00 p.m. Board Members in Attendance: Manuel Escobar, Chair Darrell W. Pierce, Vice Chair Danielle Skidmore Amit Motwani Nathaniel Bradford Jacqueline Watson Kobla Tetey Board Members in Attendance: Erica Leak, Laura Keating, Lisa Rodriguez PURPOSE: The Board of Commissioners primary responsibility 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. to oversee is CALL TO ORDER Chair Escobar called the meeting to order at 2:10pm with 7 members present. DRAFT MINUTES CITIZEN COMMUNICATION: GENERAL Speakers who register to speak no later than noon the day before the meeting will be allowed a three-minute allotment to address their concerns regarding agenda items and items not posted on the agenda. The following members of the public spoke to the URB for three minutes each: Tracy Witte, Mr. Van Dyke, and Patrick Hauk. 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES a. Approval of the November 30, 2020, Regular Meeting Minutes On Commissioner Skidmore’s motion, Commissioner Bradford’s second, the November 30, 2020, minutes were unanimously approved. 2. NEW BUSINESS a. Facilitated discussion and possible action regarding the vision of the Urban Renewal Plan and the future of Urban Renewal Board activities. Consultant Joia Jithadhi (The Executive Coach) facilitated a two-hour discussion regarding a new draft vision statement for the URB. 3. OLD BUSINESS a. Discussion and possible action on recommended modifications to the East 11th and 12th Street Urban Renewal Plan. Discussion occurred; no action was taken. 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. Discussion occurred; no action was taken. c. Discussion and possible action on recommended modifications to the East 12th Street Neighborhood Conservation Combining District (NCCD) to parallel the to- be-approved recommended modifications to the East 11th and 12th Street Urban Renewal Plan. Discussion occurred; no action was taken. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS • Discussion and possible action on the draft URB Vision Statement ADJOURNMENT Chair Escobar adjourned the meeting at 4:58pm without objection. The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the American with Disabilities Act. Reasonable modifications and equal access to communications will be …
Proposed Vision Statement Champion sustainable revitalization reflecting diversity, achieving equity, and preserving East Austin’s cultural history. Drafted by Chair Escobar and Vice Chair Pierce for consideration during the January 19, 2021 meeting.
DRAFT Recommended by the Urban Renewal Board January 19, 2021 URBAN RENEWAL PLAN FOR THE EAST 11TH AND 12TH STREETS URBAN RENEWAL PLAN AREA Page 1 of 18 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 Page 2 of 18 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 are set forth in the documents listed in Appendix 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 of the City of Austin (City) for driving public and private redevelopment actions within the East 11th and 12th Streets Urban Renewal Area in compliance with Texas Local Government Code, Chapter 374. …
DRAFT Recommended by the Urban Renewal Board January 19, 2021 ORDINANCE NO. __________________ 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, …
DRAFT Recommended by the Urban Renewal Board January 19, 2021 ORDINANCE NO. __________________ AN ORDINANCE AMENDINDING THE EAST 12™ STREET NEIGHBORHOOD CONSERVATION (NCCD) COMBINING DISTRICT FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED GENERALLY ALONG EAST 12TH STREET FROM IH-35 AND BRANCH STREET TO POQUITO STREET IN THE CENTRAL EAST AUSTIN, ROSEWOOD, AND CHESTNUT NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN AREAS; 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 establish the East 12th Street neighborhood conservation (NCCD) combining district and to add a NCCD to each base zoning district within the property and to change the base zoning districts on 18 tracts of land on the property described in Zoning Case No. C14-XX-XXXX, on file at the Neighborhood Planning and Zoning Department, as follows: Approximately 23 acres of land, more or less, consisting of four subdistricts, lying within the Central East Austin, Rosewood, and Chestnut neighborhood plan areas, more particularly described and identified in the attached Exhibit "A" incorporated into this ordinance, and as follows, (the "Property"), a. Subdistrict 1, also known as Tract One, being the area on the northside of East 12th Street from IH-35 to Olander Street. b. Subdistrict 2, also known as Tracts 2-10, the east portion of Tract 15, and Tract 18, being the areas along the northside of East 12' Street from Olander Street to Poquito Street, 1425 East 12th Street, the southside of East 12th Street between Chicon Street and Poquito Street c. Subdistrict 2a, also known as Tracts 16-17, being the area on the southside of East 12th Street from Comal Street to Chicon Street. d. Subdistrict 3, also known as Tracts 11-14 and Tract 15 excluding 1425 East 12th Street, being the areas along the southside of East 12th Street between Branch Street and Comal Street, not including 1425 East 12th Street; generally known as the East 12th Street neighborhood conservation-neighborhood plan combining district, locally known as the area bounded by East 12th street from IH-35 and Branch Street to Poquito Street, in the City of Austin, Travis County, Texas, and generally identified in the map attached as Exhibit "C". PART 2. The base zoning of the 18 tracts shown in the chart below are changed from family residence- neighborhood conservation combining district-neighborhood plan (SF-3-NCCD-NP) combining district, multifamily residence medium …
URBAN RENEWAL BOARD TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 2021, 1:00-5:00 PM VIA VIDEOCONFERENCING MINUTES Board Members in Attendance: Manuel Escobar, Chair Danielle Skidmore Amit Motwani Jacqueline Watson Kobla Tetey Absentees: Darrell W. Pierce (Vice Chair) and Nathaniel Bradford CALL TO ORDER Chair Escobar called the meeting to order at 1:02pm with 5 members present. CITIZEN COMMUNICATION: GENERAL Speakers who register to speak no later than noon the day before the meeting will be allowed a three-minute allotment to address their concerns regarding agenda items and items not posted on the agenda. Greg Smith addressed the URB regarding Item 1c. 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES a. Approval of the December 21, 2020, Special Called Meeting Minutes. On Commissioner Skidmore’s motion, Commissioner Tetey’s second, the December 21, 2020, meeting minutes were unanimously approved. 2. NEW BUSINESS None 3. OLD BUSINESS a. Discussion and possible action regarding the vision of the Urban Renewal Plan and the future of Urban Renewal Board activities. Following discussion, the URB adopted the vision statement proposed by Chair Escobar and Vice Chair Pierce. b. Discussion and possible action on recommended modifications to the East 11th and 12th Street Urban Renewal Plan. Following discussion, on Commissioner Motwani’s motion and Commissioner Skidmore’s second, the URB voted unanimously to approve Recommendation 20210119- 3B, recommending modifications to the East 11th and 12th Urban Renewal Plan. c. 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. Following discussion, on Commissioner Skidmore’s motion and Commissioner Watson’s second, the URB voted unanimously to approve Recommendation 20210119-3C, recommending modifications to the East 11th Street Neighborhood Conservation Combining Districts (NCCD). d. Discussion and possible action on recommended modifications to the East 12th Street Neighborhood Conservation Combining District (NCCD) to parallel the to-be-approved recommended modifications to the East 11th and 12th Street Urban Renewal Plan. Following discussion, on Commissioner Skidmore’s motion and Commissioner Watson’s second, the URB voted unanimously to approve Recommendation 20210119-3D, recommending modifications to the East 12th Street Neighborhood Conservation Combining Districts (NCCD). FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS ADJOURNMENT Chair Escobar adjourned the meeting at 2:00pm without objection. 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 …
