Draft Minutes from the 6-8-15 WPAB Meeting — original pdf

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+ WATERFRONT PLANNING ADVISORY BOARD JUNE 8, 2015 @ 6:00 P.M. ***BOARDS & COMMISSIONS ROOM – CITY HALL*** 301 W. 2nd Street Austin, TX 78703 MEETING MINUTES Brooke Bailey, Chair Andy Hutton Eric Schultz, Vice-Chair - ABSENT Laura Toups Cory Walton Dean Rindy Tyler Zickert CALL TO ORDER A. CITIZEN COMMUNICATIONS The first four (4) speakers signed up prior to the meeting will each be allowed a three-minute allotment to address their concerns regarding items not posted on the agenda. There were no citizen communications. B. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approval of minutes from the March 9, 2015 and the May 11, 2015 regularly-scheduled meetings. The minutes for the May 11, 2015 meeting were approved on a motion from Mr. Hutton and a second from Mr. Tyler by a vote of 6-0-1 with Vice-Chair Schultz absent. The March 9, 2015 meeting minutes had been previously approved and posted. C. NEW BUSINESS 1. Consider and recommend to City Council to authorize award, negotiation, and execution of a contract with ECONorthwest to provide consulting services for the South Central Waterfront Area Plan Initiative. Staff: Alan Holt, Planning & Development Review Department and Terry Nicholson, Purchasing Department. The Board to recommend this action to City Council on a motion by Mr. Walton and a second by Mr. Rindy. The vote was 6-0-1 to recommend with Vice-Chair Schultz absent. 2. Update, discussion and possible action on the South Central Waterfront Area Plan Initiative. Staff: Alan Holt, Planning & Development Review Department. The Board voted 6-0-1 (with Vice-Chair Schultz absent) to approve a resolution supporting appointment of any willing current WPAB members to a proposed task force that would oversee development and function of the South Central Waterfront Area Plan Initiative. ADJOURNMENT – Chair Bailey adjourned the meeting at 7:56 p.m.