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TO: FROM: DATE: SUBJECT: M E M O R A N D U M Urban Transportation Commission Joseph Fotinos, Project Manager Land Management, Transportation and Public Works Department 4/25/2024 F# 2022-163460 LM Alley Right-of-Way Vacation approximately 0.0482 acres abutting 2015 Whitis Avenue and 2010 University Avenue. Attached is the Application Packet and Master Comment Report pertaining to the alley vacation application for an approximately 0.0482 acres portion of land, being the paved/developed right of way abutting 2015 Whitis Avenue and 2010 University Avenue situated in the Louis Horst’s Subdivision Outlot No. 21, Division “D” as shown on a plat recorded in Volume Z, Page 594 & 613 Plat Records of Travis County, Texas. The proposed vacation tract will be added to the abutting parcels 0212030505 and 0212030506. The abutting properties are owned by The Catholic Diocese of Austin. Per the transmittal letter dated November 1, 2022, received by the City of Austin, the applicant states, “How do you plan to develop the area to be vacated? Response: The property owned by the Catholic Diocese of Austin will be redeveloped with church related facilities. All affected departments and private utility franchise stakeholders have reviewed the application and recommend approval, subject to the reviewers’ conditions shown on the attached Master Comment Report. Per City Code §14-11-71 – Notice to Interested Property Owners Public notice has been sent to owners within 300’ of the area to be vacated. The director of the Public Works Department may approve the application after the 10th day that the notice is issued; and an affected property owner may submit comments regarding the proposed vacation. Public Notice was sent to appropriate parties on April 22, 2024. No objections have been received by staff as of the date of this memorandum. The applicant has requested that this item be submitted for placement on the May 7, 2024 Urban Transportation Commission. Staff contact: Joseph Fotinos, Project Manager Transportation and Public Works Department, 512-974-4659, landmanagementROW@austintexas.gov Richard T Suttle, Jr. 512-435-2300, ALinseisen@abaustin.com Applicant: Abutting Landowner(s): Catholic Diocese of Austin. The applicant and/or property owner’s representative will be present at the meeting to answer any questions regarding future development and the vacation request. Attachments: Application Packet Master Comment Report