REGULAR MEETING of the URBAN TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION TUESDAY AUGUST 6, 2024, at 5:00pm PERMITTING AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER ROOM 1405 6310 Wilhemina Delco Drive AUSTIN, TEXAS Some members of the Urban Transportation Commission may be participating by videoconference. The meeting may be viewed online at: http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch- atxn-live. Public comment will be allowed in-person or remotely by telephone. Speakers may only register to speak on an item once either in-person or remotely and will be allowed up to three minutes to provide their comments. Registration no later than noon the day before the meeting is required for remote participation. To register please call or email the staff liaison in advance at (512)-974-3428 or natalie.leone@austintexas.gov no later than noon on Monday August 5, 2024 with the following information: name, item number(s) to speak on, telephone number, and email address. CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS/COMMISSIONERS: Heather Buffo - (District 1) Melissa Ortiz- (District 2) Arlin Alvarez- (District 3) Susan Somers, Chair- (District 4) Daniel Kavelman-( District 5) Edward Smith- (District 6) Diana Wheeler- (District 7) Vacant- (District 8) Spencer Schumacher- (District 9) Ruven Brooks, Vice Chair- (District 10) Deshon Brown- (Mayoral Appointee) AGENDA CALL TO ORDER PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL The first 10 speakers signed up prior to the meeting being called to order will each be allowed a three-minute allotment to address their concerns regarding items not posted on the agenda. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the Urban Transportation Commission REGULAR MEETING on July 9, 2024. DISCUSSION ITEMS 2. Street Impact Fee update Presenter: Curtis Beaty DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS Urban Trails Plan Facilitator: Susan Somers COMMITTEE UPDATES 3. Discussion and approval of a recommendation on long range planning and updates to the 4. Update from Commissioner Schumacher from the Downtown Commission regarding 5. Update from Commissioner Wheeler from the Joint Sustainability Commission regarding actions taken at the June 26, 2024 meeting actions taken at the July 8, 2024 meeting actions taken at the July 16, 2024 meeting actions taken at the July 16, 2024 meeting 6. Update from Commissioner Schumacher from the Bicycle Advisory Council regarding 7. Update from Commissioner Kavelman from the Pedestrian Advisory Council regarding 8. Update from Chair Somers from the Community Advisory Committee for Austin Transit Partnership Board regarding actions taken at the July 11, 2024 meeting FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS ADJOURNMENT The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable modifications and …
Street Impact Fees Overview – Urban Transportation Commission August 6, 2024 1 Presentation Overview Implementation Timeline • What is the Street Impact Fee? • • Applicability • Fee-In-Lieu & Mitigations • Roadway Capacity Plan • Guidelines & Collection • SIF Summary- Total • Summary- Invoiced and Collected • Summary- Transportation/Mobility Improvements Constructed • Examples • Questions/Answers 2 What is the Street Impact Fee? • SIF designed to fund transportation infrastructure improvements necessitated by new development projects. Purpose: Benefits: • Provides developers with a consistent approach to transportation mitigation fees. • Provides certainty of fees based on what developer plans to build. • Provides for collection across more developments, increasing funding for roadway projects. Calculation: • Calculated based on the anticipated impact of new developments on the city's street infrastructure. • Utilizes factors such as the size and type of development. 3 What is the Street Impact Fee? Implementation: building permit. • Developers are required to pay SIF to obtain • Addresses the costs of increased traffic and expanding the transportation network. Usage: • Funds collected are allocated towards expanding Austin's road network capacity. • Managing congestion and enhances transportation efficiency. 4 Implementation Timeline STREET IMPACT FEE SIF Ordinances Adopted (TIA Deadline for Grace Period) Fee Collection Begins (New TCM Effective) Fee Collection grace period ends (All TIAs) Dec 2020 Jun 2022 Dec 2023 Jun 2021 Dec 2022 Report to Council on Review Fees Public-Facing SIF Dashboard 5 SIF Applicability SIF collection began in June 2022, after an 18-month grace period from adoption in December 2020. SIF Applies to projects which generate 10 Peak Hour Trips (PHTs) or more • Dependent on what is on the site before construction • Mid-rise (4-10 floors) multifamily developments: ~23 • High-rise (11+ floors) multifamily developments: ~28 units units • Office developments: ~9,000 Square Feet 6 SIF, Fee-In-Lieu, and Mitigations • SIF money remains in Service Area (map) • SIF replaced transportation fees-in-lieu • SIF can be reduced (constructed improvements, previously paid fees, affordability, etc.) Council District Service Areas Council District D, DT, G, I, J N, O, P G, J, L, N, P C, D, F, I, J 6 7 8 9 1 2 3 4 5 Service Areas A, B, E, H B, C, D, F, I K, L, M, N DT, I, J, L L, N, O 10 E, F, H, I, K 7 Service Area DT SIF Roadway Capacity Plan Eligible …
BOARD/COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION Urban Transportation Commission Recommendation Number 20240806-003: Long Range Planning and Updates to the 2023 Urban Trails Plan WHEREAS, The City of Austin has pursued a pioneering an ambitious Urban Trails program for over 10 years, beginning with the 2014 Urban Trails Master Plan; WHEREAS, in November 2023, Austin City Council passed the updated 2023 Urban Trails Plan as part of the overall ATX Walk Bike Roll process to amend the Austin Strategic Mobility Plan and the Imagine Austin Comprehensive Plan; WHEREAS, Urban Transportation Commission Recommendation 20240709-004 recommended strategies and practices to accelerate and enhance the delivery of the Urban Trails program; WHEREAS, community members have contacted Urban Transportation Commission members about desired trails, trail segments, and trail connections that fulfill needs in our community; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED the Urban Transportation Commission recommends that Transportation and Public Works staff initiate a process by March 2025 to update the Urban Trails Plan map; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED the Urban Transportation Commission recommends Department of Transportation and Public Works staff implement the following considerations to update the Urban Trails Plan map: Consider adding new trails, trail segments, and trail connections, including those which may have been present in the 2014 Urban Trails Master Plan but were removed in the 2023 Urban Trails Plan; Consider the ability to reprioritize trails; that is, moving a trail from one Tier to another; Collect community feedback about desired new trails or trail segments with the possibility of adding those segments to the Plan; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED the Urban Transportation Commission recommends Department of Transportation and Public Works staff make publicly available the submitted public comments and maps that were collected during the ATX Walk Bike Roll community engagement process, so that the community can review them during the map update process.
URBAN TRANSPORTATION MEETING MINUTES (Tuesday, August 6, 2024) URBAN TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING MINUTES Tuesday, August 6, 2024 The Urban Transportation Commission convened in a REGULAR meeting on Tuesday, August 6, 2024, at the Permitting and Development Center in Austin, Texas. Vice Chair Brooks called the Urban Transportation Commission Meeting to order at 5:03 p.m. Board Members/Commissioners in Attendance: Ruven Brooks, Vice Chair Heather Buffo Spencer Schumacher Arlin Alvarez Daniel Kavelman Board Members/Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: Susan Somers, Chair Diana Wheeler Edward Smith APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the URBAN TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING on 7/9/2024. The minutes from the meeting of 7/9/2024 were approved on Commissioner Smith’s motion, Commissioner Wheeler’s second on a 6-0 vote; Commissioners Ortiz, Alvarez, and Brown absent. DISCUSSION ITEMS 2. Steet Impact Fee update The commission received a presentation on Street Impact Fees from Curtis Beaty, Transportation and Public Works. 1 URBAN TRANSPORTATION MEETING MINUTES (Tuesday, August 6, 2024) DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS 3. Discussion and approval of a recommendation on long range planning and updates to the Urban Trails Plan Item postponed on Commissioner Buffo’s motion, Commissioner Alvarez second on a 8-0 vote; Commissioners Ortiz and Brown absent. Vice Chair Brooks adjourned the meeting at 6:21 p.m. without objection. The minutes were approved at the 9/3/2024 meeting on Commissioner Somers’s motion, Commissioner Buffo’s second on a 7-0 vote; Commissioners Alvarez, Schumacher, and Smith absent, one vacancy on the dais. 2
