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May 15, 2020 Urban Transportation Commission special called meeting Agenda item details (supplemental information) Right of Way vacation 572 sf alley abutting 509 E. 9th Street – Discussion and Possible Action • Requester/Presenter: Mashell Smith, Land Management, Office of Real Estate Services (ORES) • Objective: Opportunity for UTC to recommend (or recommend against) a proposed vacation of right-of- way before City Council considers approval of the vacation: o Right-Of-Way vacation of the Alley (0.013 acre/ 572 sq. ft.) portion being the remaining of 20-ft wide tract of land, known as the alley of East 8th Street, adjacent to Lots 16 and 17, Sarah and Lydia M. Robertson’s Subdivision, out of Outlot 1, Division B, recorded in Volume 2, Page 232, Plat Records Travis County, Texas. • Time-sensitivity: This matter will be presented to Planning Commission and City Council soon. The matter is urgent. • Additional info: This item was previously approved by the UTC in November 2019 – however, proper public notification was not done in late 2019, so ORES resent public notice. The board needs to hear the item again, along with letters of objections and letters of support. • Time allotted: 30 mins Speed management update: recommended speed limit modifications for urban core, residential, and downtown streets – Discussion and Possible Action • Requester/Presenters: Rob Spillar, Director, Eric Bollich, Assistant Director, and Lewis Leff, Transportation Safety Officer, Austin Transportation Department (ATD) • Objective: o Present the Austin City Traffic Engineer’s recommended speed limit modifications to Council based ATD’s engineering studies and findings. o Discuss the results of the engineering studies analyzing speed limits on residential streets, major streets within the Urban Core (area bounded by US 183, SH 71, and MoPac), and the downtown network (area bounded by MoPac, MLK Blvd, IH-35 Southbound Frontage Road, and Lady Bird Lake) o Answer questions about the study process, findings, and recommendations. • Time-sensitivity: City Council to consider these recommendations at upcoming June 11, 2020 meeting. • Time allotted: 45 mins Street Impact Fee Study Results and Draft Policy Recommendation – Discussion and Possible Action This item will be postponed to the UTC’s June agenda. Project Connect System Plan – Discussion and Possible Action • Requester: Commissioners Champion and Alvarado • Objective: Opportunity for UTC members to continue their discussion from March regarding Capital Metro’s Project Connect System Plan and consider approving recommendations regarding the plan. • Time allotted: 30 mins • Time-sensitivity: City Council and Cap Metro board to consider approving the final staff-recommended System Plan and associated Locally Preferred Alternatives on June 10. Decisions on investment options and governance will occur at subsequent joint meetings later this summer. (See Update on Project Connect System Plan Recommendation, public engagement and next steps memo.)