SPECIAL CALLED MEETING OF THE URBAN TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION MONDAY, MARCH 16, 2026, AT 5:00 P.M. AUSTIN ENERGY HEADQUARTERS, ROOM 1111 4815 MUELLER BLVD. 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 via 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 by telephone. To register to speak remotely, contact Natalie Leone, 512-974- 3428, natalie.leone@austintexas.gov. CURRENT COMMISSIONERS: Susan Somers, Chair Daniel Kavelman, Parliamentarian Deshon Brown Heather Buffo Kevin Chen Nathan Fernandes Justin Jacobson Varun Prasad Joshua Sorin Spencer Schumacher, Vice Chair AGENDA CALL TO ORDER PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL The first 5 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 2/3/2026. DISCUSSION ITEMS 2. 3. 4. Transit Enhancement Program Update. Presentation by Max Schwartz, Program Manager, Austin Transportation and Public Works. Austin Core Transportation Plan Update. Presentation by Michelle Marx, Transportation Officer, and Cole Kitten, Division Manager, Austin Transportation and Public Works. Austin Transportation and Public Works Services and Budget Update. Presentation by Richard Mendoza, Director, Austin Transportation and Public Works. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS 5. 6. Approve a recommendation regarding the Fiscal Year 2026-20727 budget of Austin Transportation and Public Works. Approve proposed changes to Urban Transportation Commission By-laws. COMMITTEE UPDATES 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. Update from Commissioner Chen from the Downtown Commission regarding actions taken at the February 18, 2026, meeting. Update from Commissioner Prasad from the Joint Sustainability Committee regarding actions taken at the February 25, 2026, meeting. Update from Commissioner Schumacher from the Bicycle Advisory Council regarding actions taken at the February 17, 2026, meeting. Update from Commissioner Kavelman from the Pedestrian Advisory Council regarding actions taken at the February 2, 2026, and March 2, 2026, meetings. Update from Chair Somers from the City Council Mobility Committee regarding actions taken at the February 12, 2026, meeting. Update from Chair Somers from the Community Advisory Committee of the Austin Transit Partnership Board regarding actions …
URBAN TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES URBAN TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING MINUTES Tuesday, February 3, 2026 The Urban Transportation Commission convened in a regular meeting on Tuesday, February 3, 2026, at Austin City Hall, Boards and Commissions Room 1101, Austin, Texas. Chair Somers called the Commission Meeting to order at 5:02 p.m. Commissioners in Attendance: Heather Buffo - (District 1) Nathan Fernandes – (District 2) Susan Somers, Chair - (District 4) Daniel Kavelman - (District 5) Spencer Schumacher, Vice Chair - (District 9) Commissioners in Attendance Virtually: Kevin Chen - (District 6) Justin Jacobson - (District 8) Deshon Brown (Mayoral) PUBLIC COMMUNICATION Philip Wiley Santiago APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the URBAN TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING on 1/6/2026. The minutes from the meeting of 1/6/2026 were approved on a motion from Chair Somers, seconded by Vice Chair Schumacher, on an 8-0 vote, with Commissioners Prasad and Sorin absent. DISCUSSION ITEMS 2. Long Range Population Forecasting. The commission received a presentation from Genest Lila Valencia, City Demographer, Austin Planning. 3. Curb Management Study. The commission received a presentation from Lewis Leff, Assistant Director, and Joseph Al-Hajeri, Parking Enterprise Manager, both from Austin Transportation and Public Works. 1 URBAN TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES 4. Sixth Street Design. The commission received a presentation from Anna Martin, Assistant Director, Austin Transportation and Public Works. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS 5. Approve a recommendation to Council on Sixth Street Rebuild. Amendment 1: On a motion from Commissioner Kavelman, and a second from Commissioner Fernandes, the amendment was approved with a 7-0 vote, with Commissioners Jacobson, Prasad and Sorin absent. Amendment 2: On a motion from Commissioner Schumacher, and a second from Commissioner Somers, the amendment was approved with a 7-0 vote, with Commissioners Jacobson, Prasad and Sorin absent. Amendment 3: On a motion from Commissioner Buffo, and a second from Commissioner Schumacher, the amendment failed with a 4-3 vote, with Commissioners Jacobson, Prasad and Sorin absent. On a motion from Commissioner Kavelman, and a second from Commissioner Schumacher approved as amended with a 7-0 vote, with Commissioners Jacobson, Prasad and Sorin absent. 6. Approve a recommendation to Council regarding the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority (CTRMA) South Mopac project. On a motion from Commissioner Kavelman, and a second from Commissioner Somers, approved as amended with a 7-0 vote, with Commissioners Jacobson, Prasad and Sorin absent. 7. Approve proposed changes to Urban Transportation Commission By-laws. …
BYLAWS OF THE Urban Transportation Commission ARTICLE 1. NAME. The name of the board is: Urban Transportation Commission. ARTICLE 2. PURPOSE AND DUTIES. The purpose and duties of the board are as follows: transportation energy conservation matters grant applications; • • streets and highways; • bus and rail service; • pedestrian and bikeway programs and projects; • safety related programs and projects; • provision for the needs of the mobility impaired; • transportation franchise requests, renewals, rate adjustments, and hours of operation. The commission shall: • Review and make recommendations to the city council on all requests for taxicab permits, including annual permits and franchise permits. • Annually review and report to the city council on the City's transportation system, including policies and programs. • Review, study, and make recommendations to the Planning Commission on: transportation-related projects proposed for inclusion in the Capital Improvements Program; and plans and programs submitted by the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization. • Receive and study public comments and suggestions in all areas of transportation. • In its deliberations: (1) recognize the relationship between transportation and economics, energy, safety, land use, neighborhood integrity, and environmental quality; and (2) consider transportation access to health care, employment, education, housing, and recreational facilities. • Seek to promote close cooperation between the city council, other city boards and commissions, city departments, and individuals, institutions, and agencies concerned with transportation-related activities so that all similar activities in the City may be coordinated to secure the greatest public welfare. • Perform any other duties assigned by City Council. ARTICLE 3. MEMBERSHIP. (A) The board is composed of eleven members appointed by the city council. (B) A member serves at the pleasure of the city council. (C) Board members serve for a term of four years beginning March 1st on the year of appointment. (D) An individual board member may not act in an official capacity or speak on behalf of the board except through the action of a majority of the board in which the board identifies who is authorized to speak and identifies the actions the individual board member is authorized to take or topics on which the individual board member is entitled to speak. (E) A board member who is absent for three consecutive regular meetings or one-third of all regular meetings in a “rolling” twelve month timeframe automatically vacates the member’s position subject to the holdover provisions in …
