Dec 10, 2020 City Council Meetings

SO WE'LL KEEP THAT I TO PULL THEM ALL, HEAR WHAT THE CONCERNS ARE.

THAT'S WHERE WE'RE AT ELLIS.

ALSO BEING PULLED.

I REMEMBER 49 BY A COUNCIL MEMBER POOL.

UM, WE HAVE SOME LATE BACKUP IN ITEM SIX, SEVEN 31 52 57 61 66, 67 69, 70 71 72, 73, 78, 87, 89, 90 91 97.

WE ALSO HAVE SOME LATE BACKUP IN SOME OF THE AUSTIN FINANCE CORPORATION MATTERS ITEMS ONE, TWO, THREE, AND FIVE.

HOPEFULLY I'LL REMEMBER, OR SOMEONE CAN REMIND ME WHEN WE GET TO THE AUSTIN FINANCE CORPORATION MEETING TO, TO REMEMBER TO PUT THAT IN THE RECORD, THAT WOULD ALWAYS BE, UM, THAT'D BE HELPFUL.

UM, WE'RE GOING TO GIVE THEM, UH, THE, THE MANAGER TO, TO HELP WITH, UH, A PRESENTATION.

THIS IS OUR LAST, UH, UH, CITY COUNCIL MEETING, UH, UH, BY OURSELVES OR REGULAR MEETING, UH, IN THIS CALENDAR YEAR.

OR WE DO HAVE ANOTHER MEETING ON THE 18TH JOINT MEETING WITH, UH, UH, CAP METRO BOARD.

UH, AND THEN WE'RE ALSO GOING TO HAVE A SPECIAL CALLED MEETING TO CANVAS THE RUNOFF, UH, ELECTIONS, BUT THIS IS OUR LAST REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING, UH, AND ASSOCIATED WITH, UH, WITH, WITH THAT.

THIS IS THE LAST REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING FOR, UH, THE MAYOR PRO TEM, UM, GOING TO BE SORELY MISSED ON THE CITY COUNCIL, A REAL TRANSFORMATIVE, UM, UH, CHANGE AGENT, UH, ON THIS COUNCIL AND IN THE CITY.

UH, I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO SAY SOMETHING, UH, WE'RE GOING TO START OFF WITH, UH, WITH, UH, WITH A VIDEO.

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UH, AND THEN, UM, UM, WE'RE GOING TO GIVE EACH OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO WISHES AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO, TO SPEAK.

SO WITH THAT, UH, ARE WE READY TO, TO RUN THE, THE, THE VIDEO? YES, MA'AM.

MAYOR PRO TEM GARZA, I LOVE GETTING A CHANCE TO BE PART OF THIS HUGE CHORUS OF THANKS TO YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE ON CITY COUNCIL.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

UH, AUSTIN AND THE WORLD IS A MUCH BETTER PLACE BECAUSE OF YOU AND YOUR SERVICE, AND ESPECIALLY AROUND EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION.

WE ARE.

SO ALL OF US THAT UNITED WAY ARE SO GRATEFUL FOR YOUR STRONG VOICE FOR OUR CHILDREN.

UM, I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE ALL THE GOOD YOU'RE GOING TO DO NEXT, BUT WHAT WE DO KNOW IS THAT YOUR WORK HERE ON CITY COUNCIL IS LASTING AND HOW GRATEFUL WE ALL ARE.

IN NEW CITY CHILDCARE FACILITIES AND CHILDCARE DESERTS.

HI, I'M LIBBY DOGGETT AND I WANT TO THANK DELA GARSA FOR HER MANY YEARS OF ADVOCACY ON THE AUSTIN CITY COUNCIL.

ON BEHALF OF CHILDREN, I KNOW YOU'VE ALWAYS BEEN A CHILDREN'S ADVOCATE, BUT THE AUSTIN CITY COUNCIL POSITION GAVE YOU A BIG PLATFORM AND YOU USED IT SO EFFECTIVELY.

THE DOVE SPRINGS HEALTH CLINIC IS JUST ONE EXAMPLE OF YOUR MINI SUCCESSES.

THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU'VE DONE.

AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO MANY SUCCESSES AHEAD FOR YOU.

THANKS, ADELIA.

WE'RE GOING TO MISS YOU A LOT, AND LET'S BE REAL.

I'M GOING TO MISS YOU, WHETHER IT IS US MARCHING OUT IN THE SUN AGAINST ANOTHER SET OF HORRIBLE POLICIES COMING DOWN FROM THE STATE, OR WHETHER WE ARE RIPPING THROUGH SHAKERS AND MEXICAN MARTINIS.

WHILE WE TRY TO COME TO AGREEMENT ON THE BUDGET OR WHETHER IT IS OUT ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL, WHERE WE'RE ASKING OURSELVES IS THAT YOUR SHOES THAT REALLY SMELL BAD OR MINE.

ALL OF THESE THINGS, WE HAVE JUST BEEN THROUGH SO MUCH TOGETHER, AND YOU'VE ALWAYS HAD MY BACK AND YOU'VE ALWAYS HAD THE BACK OF YOUR CONSTITUENTS AND THE PEOPLE WHO NEED IT THE MOST I'VE GOTTEN TO SEE PROBABLY MORE THAN ALMOST ANYONE, NOT JUST WHAT YOU'VE BEEN ABLE TO DO, NOT JUST THE STUFF AT COUNCIL MEETINGS, NOT JUST THE RESOLUTIONS OR THE THINGS ON ITX N BUT WHY YOU DO WHAT YOU DO AND HOW YOU'VE DONE IT.

AND IT'S BEEN THROUGH THIS LIKE WONDERFULLY STUBBORN SENSE OF JUSTICE, RIGHT? AND WRONG.

AND THAT HAS INSPIRED ME AND INSPIRED SO MANY PEOPLE.

AND IT HAS CHANGED THE WAY THAT CITY HALL WORKS.

I THINK YOU HAVE LEFT THIS REALLY PERMANENT MARK ON THE DAYAS AROUND DOING THIS WORK AROUND WHAT IS RIGHT? AND WE ARE JUST ALL SO GRATEFUL FOR IT AND INDEBTED TO YOU FOR IT.

AND SO, AS YOU HEAD OFF TO BE OUR NEXT COUNTY ATTORNEY KNOW THAT WE HAVE YOUR BACK, AND WE'RE ALL GONNA MISS YOU.

HELLO, MAYOR PRO TEM GAZA PECKING HERE FROM DISTRICT TO DEL VALLEY AREA.

YOUR SERVICE AS A DISTRICT, TWO REPRESENTATIVE HAS BEEN APPRECIATED.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK AND INVOLVEMENT IN THE DEL VALLEY AREA.

WE WORK TOGETHER ON THE FIRE STATION, WHICH WITH A SUCCESS, AND WE THANK YOU FOR THAT.

YOUR TIRELESS EFFORTS TO PROVIDE THE DEL VALLEY AREA WITH A GROCERY STORE WILL NOT GO IN VAIN.

REST ASSURED AREA RESIDENTS WILL PUSH ON TO MAKE THIS A REALITY.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR OPEN DOOR POLICY AND PROVIDE A LINK BETWEEN THE COMMUNITY AND YOUR OFFICE.

THE ONCE A MONTH MEETINGS WITH YOUR STAFF, WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPRESS KAREN EVENTS AND CONCERNS OF THE AREA.

WE MIGHT NOT AGREE ON EVERYTHING, BUT THAT DID NOT STOP US FROM WORKING TOGETHER TO ACHIEVE COMMON GOALS FOR THE AREA.

AND I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE DONE FOR DEL VALLEY DISTRICT TOO.

AND, UM, THE RESIDENTS OF BOTH COMMUNITIES.

THANK YOU VERY, VERY MUCH AND GOOD LUCK AND GOOD LUCK AND SUCCESS IN YOUR NEW ENDEAVORS.

TAKE CARE.

BYE BYE MAYOR, PRETEND GARZA.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP, BECOMING A TRUE CHAMPION FOR CHILDREN AND CHILDCARE DURING YOUR TENURE ON THE AUSTIN CITY COUNCIL, UNDER YOUR LID LEADERSHIP, REALLY CEMENTED CHILDCARE AS ONE OF OUR CORE ECONOMIC ELEMENTS OF OUR COMMUNITY.

YOU'VE INCREASED ACCESS TO HIGH QUALITY CHILDCARE THROUGH MANY CREATIVE AND INNOVATIVE INITIATIVES, INCLUDING FEE WAIVERS FOR HIGH QUALITY CENTERS, GREATER INVESTMENTS IN CHILDCARE PROGRAMS, ELEVATING THE IMPORTANCE OF OUR CHILDCARE WORKFORCE AND INVESTING

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WE ARE REALLY GRATEFUL FOR ALL OF YOUR SERVICE, YOUR DEDICATION TO THE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES OF OUR COMMUNITY AND THE SUCCESS BY SIX COALITION.

YOU CONGRATULATES YOU ON YOUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND WISHES YOU WELL IN YOUR JOURNEY AHEAD.

IT'S BEEN MY HONOR TO SERVE AS YOUR APPOINTEE ON THE ANIMAL ADVISORY COMMISSION.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL YOU'VE DONE FOR THE ANIMALS.

DELI GAZA, MY FRIEND, MY COLLEAGUE, A CONSISTENT SOURCE OF INSPIRATION AND ABSOLUTE PRIDE.

UM, IT HAS BEEN MY TRUE JOY TO WORK ALONGSIDE YOU, TO FIGHT ALONGSIDE YOU AND TO WATCH YOU FIGHT FOR THE CITY OF AUSTIN.

WE ARE A BETTER CITY FOR THE SERVICE YOU HAVE GIVEN.

WE WILL CONTINUE TO BE A BETTER CITY AS YOU SERVE IN ANOTHER ROLE AND HAVE LEADERSHIP IN ANOTHER ROLE.

UM, I REMEMBER WHEN YOU WERE FIGHTING FOR TEN ONE, AND WE SHOT A VIDEO OUTSIDE OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD HEB, AND YOU HAD ME SAY I'M WITH D'ELIA AND THE TRUTH OF THE MATTER IS NOTHING HAS CHANGED I'M WITH DAHLIA.

GOOD LUCK.

HERE'S AN HONEST WAY.

THANK YOU, MANAGER.

DO YOU HAVE A PRESENTATION? I DO MAYOR.

UM, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT EASY BEING A GROUNDBREAKER AND PROUD OF DONE AS A GROUNDBREAKER.

AND, UH, WHAT AN INCREDIBLE MAYOR PRO TEM AND I'LL ECHO MANY OF THOSE WORDS BY SAYING WHAT AN HONOR AND PRIVILEGE HAS BEEN WORKING FOR YOU OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS, AND TO SEE THE PASSION AND COMPASSION THAT YOU BRING TO THE DIOCESE AND ADVOCATING AND BEING A FIERCE ADVOCATE, UH, FOR THE RESIDENTS OF DISTRICT TWO AND THE ENTIRE CITY, UH, IN FRONT OF YOU, UH, THERE IS A SMALL BOX, UH, THAT WE'RE HOPING YOU WILL OPEN IN FRONT OF ALL OF US.

NORMALLY WE WOULD BE DOING THIS PRESENTATION IN PER, IN PERSON, BUT, UH, ON BEHALF OF EVERYONE HERE AT THE CITY, WE WANTED TO PROVIDE THIS SMALL TOKEN OF OUR APPRECIATION FOR THE YEARS OF SERVICE THAT YOU'VE HAD AT THE CITY.

SO IF YOU CAN LOOK IN FRONT OF YOU AND OPEN THAT UP AND, UH, ACKNOWLEDGE THE RECOGNITION.

I'LL TURN IT BACK TO YOU, MAYOR, UH, COLLEAGUES, UH, HOW NOW RECOGNIZE ANYBODY THAT WANTS TO WANTS TO SPEAK POTAGER THANK YOU, MAYOR.

UM, I'LL START BY SAYING, I THINK DELI HAD THOUGHT SHE WAS CLEVER BY WEARING THAT MASK.

SO WE CAN'T SEE HER CRY AND WE KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING BACK THERE.

I, UH, I THINK I SAID AS MUCH AS I NEEDED TO SAY IN THAT LITTLE VIDEO THAT I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN, BUT, UH, I'LL JUST REITERATE THE PART ABOUT BEING A CONSTANT SOURCE OF INSPIRATION AND PRIDE.

UM, I, I FIND MYSELF MODELING, UH, MY FORWARD MOVEMENTS AFTER YOU.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU REMEMBER.

IT WAS PROBABLY MY SECOND WEEK AT CITY HALL AND YOU REMINDED ME TO PACE MYSELF.

UM, AND I REMIND MYSELF OF THAT FREQUENTLY AS I GROW AND EVOLVE, UM, AND MUNICIPAL POLITICS AND WORKING IN THIS SETTING.

SO THANK YOU FOR THE ADVICE, THANK YOU FOR THE CONSISTENT FRIENDSHIP.

AND, UH, I REALLY, REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING WHAT YOU DO MOVING FORWARD.

UM, IF I MAY, UM, MAYOR, UH, WE ARE ALSO BUILDING A DUE TO CHRIS SHORTER, UM, VERY SOON AND MARGARET WRIGHT, THE GRAND DOM OF THE PIANO PASSED AWAY AS WELL.

SO, UM, GOOD LUCK AND LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING WHAT A MAYOR PRO TEM GARZA CHRIS SHORTER DO IN THEIR NEW ENDEAVORS AND REST IN POWER, MS. WRIGHT, DOLLY.

I THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING SUCH A GREAT LEADER TO OUR CITY.

THERE WERE SO MANY TIMES AS I WAS A NEW PERSON ON THIS DIET WHERE I WAS TRYING TO GATHER MY THOUGHTS ON REALLY COMPLEX ISSUES THAT WE WERE DISCUSSING AND YOU WOULD SPEAK AND IT'D BE LIKE, YEAH, THAT THAT'S THE RIGHT WAY TO SAY IT THAT'S, THAT'S WHAT I'M FEELING.

AND IT WAS ALWAYS SO, BUT SO HEARTFELT GOOD LUCK.

SO, SO DAHLIA,

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AND I KNOW THAT YOU WILL ALWAYS BE A GROUNDBREAKER IN THE WORK THAT YOU DO.

YOU'VE DONE SO MUCH FOR WOMEN AND BEING A FIRST IS THAT EASY, BUT I THINK YOU'VE HANDLED IT.

WELL, I ALSO WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR, UM, YOU KNOW, THANK YOU.

SO I THINK, UM, SOMEBODY ELSE MENTIONED THIS, BUT I REALLY WANT TO THANK YOU FOR IS YOUR SENSE OF JUSTICE OF WRONG AND, UM, AND SPEAKING FROM THE HEART.

BUT I THINK YOU'RE VERY GOOD AT THAT.

AND I LOVED HEARING THAT AND I HAVE TO SAY MY FIRST GOT A GOOD EXPERIENCE OF THAT WHEN YOU AND I WERE DOING WHAT I NOW CALL AFFECTIONATELY UBER WARS.

SO YOU WERE JUST AMAZING AND FABULOUS AND VERY STRONG.

AND SO I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT I WILL MISS YOU AND, UM, AND WISH YOU THE BEST OF LUCK.

WELL, YOU KNOW, THESE, THESE MOMENTS, UM, OFTEN SOUND LIKE EULOGIES, BUT YOU'RE NOT GOING THAT FAR AWAY.

UH, I AM SO PROUD OF YOU DAHLIA.

I'M SO PROUD AND HONORED TO HAVE WORKED WITH YOU.

I AM REALLY EXCITED TO SEE WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH THE COUNTY.

UM, I'LL, I'LL RESERVE OUR, OUR ALL RESERVED, REPEATING OUR CONVERSATIONS ON THAT FOR WHEREVER THE TIME WHEN WE CAN GET TOGETHER AND HAVE DRINKS.

BUT, UM, IT IS REALLY AN EXCITING FUTURE FOR OUR WHOLE REGION TO SEE YOU TAKING ON THAT ROLE AND SEEING ALL OF THE AMAZING WORK YOU DID AT THE CITY, AND HAVING BEEN SO PROUD TO SUPPORT YOU TO BE THE MAYOR PRO TEM FOR THESE LAST TWO YEARS.

UH, BUT I KIND OF WANT TO REPEAT WHAT COUNCILMEMBER KITCHEN SAID, UM, YOUR SUPPORT AND WORK WITH ME.

AND A FEW OF OUR COLLEAGUES ON THE JUDICIAL COMMITTEE REALLY TAUGHT ME WHAT JUSTICE MEANT, AND IT OPENED MY EYES TO SEEING THE PERSPECTIVES OF OTHERS IN A WAY THAT I HADN'T EXPERIENCED AND HADN'T APPRECIATED.

AND IT REALLY HELPED FOCUS MY ENERGIES IN A WAY THAT I DON'T, I DON'T THINK I COULD HAVE GOTTEN THERE WITHOUT YOU AND I AM EXCITED IN THE FUTURE TO CONTINUE THAT WORK ACROSS OUR JURISDICTIONS, TAKING THIS WORK FOR JUSTICE, TO, TO, TO NEW HEIGHTS FOR EVERYONE IN THIS COMMUNITY.

AND IT IS A LONG TAIL LEGACY THAT WILL REST BACK WITH YOU.

AND I LOVE YOU, UM, VERY PRO TIME.

I WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK ON THIS DYESS.

I, I KNOW, UM, ONE OF THE FIRST MOMENTS THAT REALLY IMPRESSED ME WAS SEEING SEEING YOU IN ACTION AT, IN DOVE SPRINGS, RIGHT AFTER THE FLOOD, UM, ON THAT VERY FIRST WEEKEND, JUST THE, THE CARE YOU BROUGHT TO THAT WORK OF MAKING SURE THAT YOUR CONSTITUENTS, AS THEY CAME THROUGH THE LINE HAD FOOD AND THE OTHER NECESSITIES THEY NEEDED AND, AND JUST, UM, INTERACTING WITH YOUR, WITH YOUR COMMUNITY, WITH YOUR CONSTITUENTS IN A WAY THAT THAT WAS, UM, ALWAYS CENTERED THEIR NEEDS AND ALWAYS RESPONSIVE.

AND I'VE HAD, UM, REALLY THAT EXPERIENCE AGAIN AND AGAIN, WORKING, WORKING ALONGSIDE YOU AND SEEING, SEEING THE MANY ISSUES THAT YOU'VE BROUGHT TO THE FOREFRONT.

UM, YOU HAVE BEEN AN IMPASSIONED AND EFFECTIVE LEADER OR YOUR CONSTITUENTS AND FOR THE CITY AS A WHOLE.

AND SO THANK YOU FOR THE WORK, BUT THE PUBLIC SERVICE THAT YOU'VE DONE AND BEST OF LUCK IN YOUR NEW POSITION, UH, CANCER NUMBER RIGHT THERE.

YEAH, YEAH.

AND, UM, I KNOW WE WILL, WE WILL SEE MORE OF YOU IN YOUR NEW, UH, IN YOUR NEW POSITION.

UH, I'M REALLY GONNA MISS YOUR, YOUR YOU'RE ON THE CONSOLE, DARRYL Y'ALL, YOU KNOW, WE CALL IT, I'VE KNOWN YOU SINCE, BEFORE YOU WERE EVEN, UH, ELECTED TO THE COUNCIL.

WE USED TO SIT OUT THERE AT BEAR LES HOUSE AND PARTY AND DO DRUGS THERE AND HAVE WERE FIESTAS THERE.

SO I, UM, I'M REALLY PROUD OF WHAT YOU HAVE DONE.

I KNOW THAT D TWO IS GOING TO MISS YOU A LOT HERE ON THE COUNCIL.

YOU HAVE DONE SO MUCH FOR THAT AREA.

IT'S JUST AMAZING THAT, UH, WHAT YOU HAVE TO ACCOMPLISH ON THE COUNCIL AND THOSE VERY SHORT SIX YEARS YOU'VE BEEN ON HERE.

AND, UH, I'M REALLY GONNA MISS YOU.

AND I KNOW D TWO D TWO IS GONNA MISS YOU A LOT TOO.

SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE, LESLIE DAHLIA.

THERE'S NOT A WHOLE LOT MORE TO SAY.

I THINK EVERYBODY IS REALLY COVERING THE WATERFRONT.

I JUST WANT TO ADD MY BEST WISHES TO YOU AND YOUR NEPHEW AND YOUR NEW ENDEAVORS, YOUR NEW ASSIGNMENT AND THE NEW ADVENTURE.

IT'S, UM, IT'S PRETTY EXCITING.

WE'RE DOING THIS PUBLIC POLICY WORK IN TRAVIS COUNTY RIGHT NOW.

GOOD LUCK TO YOU.

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AND I WAS TO SPEAK ALISON, GOOD MORNING.

I WANT TO WISH DAHLIA GOOD LUCK IN YOUR NEW ROLE.

UM, YOU HAVE BEEN A ROLE MODEL TO MANY, AND YOU ALWAYS SPEAK FROM YOUR HEART AND YOU SPEAK FOR THOSE LESS FORTUNATE, AND YOU HAVE BEEN AN AMAZING ADVOCATE FOR DISTRICT TWO AND FOR THE CITY.

UM, AND IT HAS BEEN AN HONOR TO WATCH YOU GROW, UM, INTO, UM, BEING AN AMAZING LEADER FOR OUR CITY AND NOW OUR COUNTY.

AND I WISH YOU WELL, I'VE BEEN LOOKING AT OUR OPPORTUNITIES TO WORK TOGETHER, ADVANCING ISSUES THAT WE BOTH CARE A LOT ABOUT LIKE CHILDCARE AND FIRE SAFETY, UM, AND WITH OUR WORK ON THE 80 YEARS.

UM, AND I JUST WANT TO WISH YOU ALL THE BEST IN YOUR NEW ROLE, UM, AND WE'LL BE SEEING YOU, UM, I'M SURE QUITE OFTEN, THANK YOU.

JUST WANT TO ADD MY THOUGHTS HERE AS WELL.

UH, AND THEN GREG, I'LL GO TO YOU, UH, MAYOR PRO TEM.

IT HAS BEEN AN ABSOLUTE, UM, UH, HONOR, AND A PRIVILEGE TO SERVE WITH YOU, UH, OUT ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL.

IN THIS LAST RACE, I WOULD OFTEN TELL PEOPLE THAT I WAS THERE TO KIND OF A BITTERSWEET TYPE OF WAY, BECAUSE I DIDN'T WANT TO LOSE YOU, UH, WHERE WE, WHERE WE HAD YOU AND I, AND I, AND I MEANT THAT, UM, YOU HAVE TAUGHT ME SO MUCH ABOUT THE CITY, ABOUT LEADERSHIP, ABOUT ADVOCACY, UH, AND OTHERS.

AND AS OTHERS HAVE SAID ABOUT, ABOUT JUSTICE, YOU'RE GOING TO BE, UH, YOU'RE A BIT MISSED, UH, ON THIS DYESS FIERCE ADVOCATE FOR YOUR DISTRICT, BUT, BUT ALSO FOR FOLKS ALL OVER THE CITY, THAT IT WAS STRICTLY NOT HAD A FULLY POWERED, UH, VOICE.

UM, THE WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE HAS BEEN INCREDIBLY EFFECTIVE IN PREMIERE RIGHTS, THE FIRE STATION, UH, THE SOCIAL WORK WITH LIVING WAGE AND FAIR CHANCE HIRING THE FOOD INSECURITY, WORK, THE CLINIC, THE THINGS THAT YOU HAVE BROUGHT BACK TO, TO PEOPLE THAT, UH, HAVE BEEN IN HAVE BEEN DUE.

BUT I THINK THE MOST SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION THAT YOUR LEADERSHIP HAS MADE TO THE CITY GOES BEYOND THOSE INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENTS.

I THINK THAT YOU HAVE HELPED THE COUNCIL IN THE LAST SIX YEARS, LED THE COUNCIL IN THE LAST SIX YEARS, UH, TO A REALLY FUNDAMENTAL SHIFT IN HOW GOVERNMENT AND GOVERNANCE IS DONE IN THIS CITY.

THERE'S BEEN A, AN EMPHASIS ON, ON EQUITY, UH, AN EQUITY LENS THAT RATES EVERYTHING THAT, THAT WE HAVE DONE, UH, EVERYTHING NOW THAT, THAT OUR STAFF DOES IN OUR CITY.

UH, I THINK THAT YOU DESERVE REAL SIGNIFICANT CREDIT FUNDAMENTALLY FOR CHANGING HOW IT IS THAT CITY GOVERNANCE HAPPENS.

UH, I AM REALLY EXCITED FOR THE, FOR THE MEASURE OF, OF, UH, COMPASSIONATE ADVOCACY, UH, THAT YOU'RE GOING TO BRING TO THE, TO THE NEW JOB, UH, BECAUSE I THINK THERE'S HUGE UPSIDE POTENTIAL.

UH, AND I KNOW YOU WILL BE PUSHING THERE AS YOU PUSHED HERE.

UH, AND THEN QUITE FRANKLY, PER TIME, I AM EXCITED TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS IN THE BALANCE OF EVERYBODY'S ENTIRE CAREER, UH, OF I, THAT I, THAT I THINK HAS JUST LIMITLESS POTENTIAL.

THANK YOU FOR, FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS TO DO PUBLIC SERVICE.

UH, GREG.

THANK YOU, MAYOR PRO TEM, DO YOU WANNA SURE.

I MEAN, I'LL HAVE, HAVE SAID IT ALL.

AND I'VE SAID MOST OF MY PIECE IN THE VIDEO, AND I WON'T SAY ANYTHING ELSE EMBARRASSING.

UM, OTHER THAN JUST, UM, I THINK LIKE THE MAYOR SAID, UH, IT WAS, IT WAS TOUGH TO PROMOTE YOU LEAVING BECAUSE OF FREEBIE JUICE SO BAD HERE.

UM, BUT SO EXCITED ABOUT WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO NEXT.

AND WHEN WE ELECTED YOU MAYOR PRO TEM, I MENTIONED THAT I KNOW THAT SO MANY LATINOS ACROSS OUR CITY WILL BE PROUD, UM, AND THAT LUCAS WOULD BE PROUD.

AND AS I THINK ABOUT THAT, I JUST CAN'T WAIT, UH, TO TELL LOUIS ALL THE STORIES ABOUT WHAT YOU'VE DONE AND WHAT WE'VE BEEN THROUGH.

I JUST, I'M JUST THINKING OF THAT, LIKE MAKES ME BEAM AND MAKES ME FEEL SO EXCITED ABOUT IT.

I THINK THAT THAT'S LIKE THE REAL MEASURE OF HOW WE SHOULD DO THE JOB, UM, IS, IS TO BE ABLE TO FEEL LIKE WE CAN, UM, GO BACK TO OURSELVES, BUT THEN ALSO OUR FAMILIES AND FEEL REALLY PROUD OF WHAT WE'VE GOTTEN TO DO AND HAVE JUST BEEN SO HONORED TO BE A PART OF THIS WITH YOU.

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AND I'M SORRY, I DIDN'T, I DIDN'T, I TRIED TO KEEP IT AS SHORT AS POSSIBLE AND YOU, YOU GUYS KNOW, I DON'T LIKE LONG SPEECHES, SO I REALLY, REALLY DID TRY IT AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT PRESENTATION.

IT WAS VERY, VERY KIND.

UH YOU'RE RIGHT.

AND TASHA, I LOVE THE IDEA OF WEARING A MASK BECAUSE THEN YOU CAN'T SEE THE QUIVERING LIP AS MUCH.

RIGHT.

UM, SO I'M GOING TO READ A LOT.

SO I I'VE BEEN PRACTICING THIS.

I WAS TELLING THE STAFF IN HERE, I PRACTICED.

SO I WOULDN'T CRY.

UM, IT HAS BEEN ONE OF THE HONORS OF MY LIFE TO WORK FOR THE CITY OF AUSTIN FOR 12 YEARS.

AND NO, THAT'S NOT SAYING THAT COUNCIL YEARS ARE DOG YEARS.

I'VE, UH, WORKED SIX YEARS AS AN AUSTIN FIREFIGHTER AND SIX YEARS REPRESENTING SOUTHEAST AUSTIN DISTRICT TO DISTRICT TWO DID NOT HAVE A DEDICATED OR A CONSTANT VOICE OR LIVED EXPERIENCE VOICE BEFORE TEN ONE.

AND I'M GRATEFUL THAT I WAS ABLE TO BE THAT VOICE FOR YOU.

UH, SO THANK YOU TO DISTRICT TWO FOR SENDING ME TO CITY HALL TO FIGHT FOR YOU.

I KNOW MY KIDS, MY CONSTITUENTS DID NOT ALWAYS AGREE WITH EVERY DECISION I MADE, BUT I'M GRATEFUL FOR THE MOST PART THAT MY CONSTITUENTS WERE ALWAYS KIND AND RATIONAL ABOUT ISSUES AS THE FIRST LATINO IN THIS DIOCESE AND THE FIRST LATINA MAYOR PRO TEM.

I WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY WHO SUPPORTED ME IN MY WORK, ALL THE LATINAS THAT CAME BEFORE ME WHO TRIED.

UM, BUT I STAND ON THEIR SHOULDERS WHEN I WAS ELECTED MAYOR PRO TEM.

I SAID, THEN THAT BEING THE FIRST WASN'T IMPORTANT, BUT WHAT WAS IMPORTANT WAS NOT BEING THE LAST THAT'S ALSO WHAT MY MATH SAYS.

IF ANYBODY'S WONDERING, AND IT REALLY SWEET CONSTITUENT MADE THIS FOR ME, I WANT TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO COUNCIL MEMBER ELECTED VANESSA.

I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING HER WORK AND I AM HERE TO HELP IN ANY WAY POSSIBLE.

IN FACT, WE'VE TALKED MANY TIMES AND GAVE HER A TOUR OF CITY HALL ABOUT A WEEK AGO.

I THOUGHT ABOUT GOING INTO THE WORK MY OFFICE DID, BUT I THOUGHT IN STAYING TRUE TO MYSELF, I WASN'T GOING TO SIT HERE AND LIST ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND YOU KNOW HOW I HAVE NEVER BEEN A BIG FAN OF LONG SPEECHES.

UM, BUT PLEASE BEAR WITH ME.

NONETHELESS.

I THINK MUCH OF OUR WORK SPEAKS FOR ITSELF, AND I'M GRATEFUL TO EVERYONE WHO HELPED US INVEST MORE IN PUBLIC HEALTH, A MORE EQUITABLE, MORE SAFE, MORE HEARD AUSTIN TO MY STAFF IN THE LAST SIX YEARS, LAURA WILLIAMSON, KATHERINE, NICELY, ALEXANDRA BRIAN MCGIVER AND KATE GARZA, ALISON GARCIA, ERIC, OR CYNTHIA VAN MANNON AND ROSE.

YOUR WORK HELPED SO MANY.

AND I'M SO GRATEFUL TO EACH OF YOU AMONG MANY OTHER WINS.

UM, DELL VALLEY HAS A BRAND NEW FIRE AND EMS STATION.

I'VE NEVER SEEN A CITY BUILDING GO UP THAT FAST.

I WAS AMAZING AND DEF SPRINGS WILL SOON HAVE A HEALTH CENTER COMING.

UM, AND WE'LL BE THERE FOR DECADES TO COME BECAUSE OF YOUR WORK TO MY STAFF, TO CITY STAFF.

I DON'T WANT TO NAME INDIVIDUALS BECAUSE THERE ARE JUST TOO MANY TO NAME, BUT A CITY MANAGER, YOU HAVE AN AMAZING PROFESSIONAL STAFF AND YOU HAVE SET THE BAR SO HIGH AS I MOVE ON TO THIS NEXT AGENCY, TO BE TOTALLY HONEST, THE WORK I'M THE MOST REALLY PROUD OF REALLY THAT HAS AND WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE A LASTING IMPACT ON THE CITY IS THE WORK I DID BEFORE COMING TO THIS DICE, BEING PART OF THE COALITION TO BRING THIS CITY.

A NEW FORM OF GOVERNMENT WAS ONE OF THE GREATEST EXPERIENCES OF MY LIFE BECAUSE I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT CHANGED THE TRAJECTORY OF THE CITY.

AND DEFINITELY, AND OBVIOUSLY OUR COUNCIL MOVING OUR ELECTIONS TO NOVEMBER IS ALSO TO THANK FOR THAT CHANGE.

I REMEMBER VERY VIVIDLY GOING TO A CENTRAL CITY NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING TO ASK THEM TO SUPPORT TEN ONE AND A MAN SAYING A MAN AFTER MY PRESENCE STATION STOOD UP AND VERY CASUALLY SAID IT WOULD BE STUPID FOR US TO SUPPORT TEN ONE.

WE HAVE ALL THE, WHY WOULD WE LET THAT GO? I ALSO REMEMBER TELLING THAT STORY FROM THE PAST PODIUMS THAT USUALLY ARE SITTING UP HERE.

IT WAS THIS ONE ON THE RIGHT DURING CITIZENS COMMUNICATION, ASKING THE COUNCIL THEN TO PUT TEN ONE ON THE BALLOT, BUT THEY DIDN'T.

SO WE FORMED THE COALITION TO PUT IT ON THE BALLOT AND PUSH IT TO VICTORY.

UM, I FIRMLY BELIEVE, I KNOW WE HAD THE YOUNGEST DYESS WE'VE EVER HAD DEFINITELY THE MOST DIVERSE WITH THE MOST MINORITY REPRESENTATION.

AND WE HAVE HELD ONTO OUR FEMALE MAJORITY THROUGH, I BELIEVE FOUR CYCLES OF ELECTIONS.

THE GENTLEMAN'S AGREEMENT WAS REPLACED BY THE LADY LECTERN.

I KNOW NONE OF THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE WITHOUT TEN ONE, NO MORE HAVING COUNCIL MEMBERS AND MAYORS THAT COME FROM JUST A FEW ZIP CODES IN 2012, 10% OF REGISTERED AUSTIN VOTED FOR THE MAYOR AND OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS.

IT'S HARD TO CHANGE THE STATUS QUO WHEN THE STATUS QUO IS PRIMARILY THE POPULATION VOTING IN 2014 AFTER MOVING CITY COUNCIL ELECTIONS TO NOVEMBER.

HE GOES ON TO SAY, THE PRESENT TENSION IN THE SOUTH IS NECESSARY PHASE OF THE TRANSITION FROM OBNOXIOUS NEGATIVE PEACE TO A SUBSTANTIVE AND POSITIVE PIECE IN WHICH ALL MEN WILL RESPECT THE DIGNITY AND WORTH OF HUMAN PERSONALITY.

NUMBER QUADRUPLED TO 40% OF AUSTINITES CHOOSING THEIR FIRST TEN ONE

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COUNCIL.

THIS DIOCESE IS MORE DEMOCRATIC AND MORE REPRESENTATIVE OF OUR CITY.

NOW, QUICK SIDE NOTE, I AM ON THE DICE TODAY.

I ASKED THE CITY MANAGER IF THEY COULD ARRANGE THAT.

UM, THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING THAT.

I, I JUST WANTED TO SPEND A PORTION OF TODAY'S MEETING.

UM, HERE, SINCE I STARTED HERE, I'VE LEARNED SO MUCH AND I'VE GROWN SO MUCH DURING MY TIME ON THE DIOCESE.

AND WHILE WE MAY NOT HAVE ALWAYS AGREED, I KNOW EACH OF US TRULY, IT WAS DOING WHAT WE WERE FELT BEST FOR OUR CONSTITUENTS.

AND I CERTAINLY KNOW THE SACRIFICES THAT EACH OF YOU MAKE TO SERVE.

SO THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SERVICE.

THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS I'M GOING TO MISS.

I'M GOING TO NAME JUST A FEW, JUST TO ADD A LITTLE LEVITY HERE, PLEASE.

NO, THE FOLLOWING COMES FROM A PLACE OF ENDEARMENT, SO I HOPE NOBODY TAKES OFFENSE TO ANY OF THIS.

I'M GOING TO MISS THE MAYOR, PRONOUNCING WATER, WATER, UM, AND INTRODUCING ME TO TERMS LIKE TRAUNCH.

UM, I'M GOING TO MISS ANNE'S STEADFAST ADVOCACY FOR HER CONSTITUENTS.

IT IS A PRETTY AMAZING THING TO WATCH AND DIG INTO SOMETHING AND I'LL, OR INTERRUPTING PEOPLE THEN SAYING SHE DIDN'T MEAN TO INTERRUPT.

I'M GONNA MISS HISTORY OF IFC LESSONS FROM CATHY.

UM, I'M ALSO GONNA MISS CITY NEXT TO KATHY, UM, BECAUSE SHE JUST DOES SO MUCH WORK TO READ UP ON STUFF AND HAD SO MUCH, UM, YOU KNOW, INFORMATION WITH THEIR ALL THE TIMES.

AND I ABSOLUTELY LOVED WHEN SHE PULLED OUT HER STAPLER.

AND IN FACT, I SAW THE STAPLER THE OTHER DAY, I THINK TWO MEETINGS AGO AND IT, IT MADE ME SMILE.

UM, I'M GOING TO MISS WONDERING IF PAIGE, SPENCER AND JIMMY, THERE'S A STAPLER.

UM, I'M GONNA MISS WONDERING IF PAIGE, SPENCER AND JIMMY ARE ACTUALLY ROBOTS BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW HOW THEY STAY.

SO YEAH, STILL AND STARE AT THE CAMERA FOR SO LONG WITHOUT MOVING.

UH, NATASHA, I, I KNEW YOU LONG BEFORE BEING ON THIS DIES AND IT HAS BEEN SUCH A PLEASURE TO WORK WITH YOU IN THIS CAPACITY.

AND I KNOW WE WILL CONTINUE TO BE LIFELONG FRIENDS, UM, AND GREG, UM, AND LOOKING UP 10, ONE ARTICLES TO REFRESH MY MEMORY ON THAT FIGHT.

UM, I READ ONE AND IT WAS TALKING ABOUT THE GREAT THINGS AT TEN ONE WOULD PRODUCE.

AND THIS IS AN ART.

THIS IS A QUOTE FROM PECK, YOUNG, UH, MANY KNOW A KNOWN POLITICAL CONSULTANT.

HE WAS SPEAKING ABOUT, UM, THE GOOD THINGS THAT TEN ONE WOULD BRING.

AND HE SAID, YES, YOU'RE GONNA WAKE UP ONE MORNING.

AND SOME STAR IS GOING TO EMERGE.

AND THEY'RE GOING TO EMERGE FROM A DISTRICT WHERE IF THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE ABILITY TO WALK STREETS AND RAISE MONEY AND THEIRS AND THOSE STREETS, THEY WOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO GET ELECTED.

I'M SO EXCITED ABOUT SEEING WHAT YOU CONTINUE TO DO.

GREG, YOU REALLY HAVE PUSHED US TO BE A MORE PROGRESSIVE, UH, COUNCIL, N P O M.

I'LL MISS YOUR VERY REAL AND HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE.

AND I'LL ALSO MISS TEXTS FROM MY STAFF SAYING, TELL PEO THAT HIS MIC IS ON.

WE CAN HEAR HIM BREATHING.

AND I'LL SAY, YOU KNOW, I ADMIT THAT'S THE SAME FOR ALISON AND LESLIE.

THE, YOU REMIND ME IT ANYWAYS, OF THE STEADFAST ADVOCACY, YOU PROVIDE YOUR CONSTITUENTS.

AND IT'S AMAZING.

IT'S AN AMAZING THING TO WATCH.

AND, AND I, AND I, UM, I'VE BEEN GRATEFUL TO GET TO KNOW ALL OF YOU.

I'LL CLOSE WITH READING AN EXCERPT, START FROM SOMETHING THAT I READ.

I GO BACK TO OFTEN TO READ WHEN I NEED TO REMIND HER OF WHY WE DO THIS WORK.

IT REMINDS ME OF THE WORK LEFT TO BE DONE.

AND IT'S SOMETIMES IT MAKES ME INCREDIBLY SAD THAT NOT MUCH HAS CHANGED SINCE IT WAS WRITTEN ALMOST 60 YEARS AGO.

IT'S MARTIN LUTHER KING'S LETTER FROM BIRMINGHAM JAIL.

I THINK IT IS EVEN MORE IMPORTANT IN THIS VERY IMPORTANT TIME OF RACIAL AND SOCIAL JUSTICE AND TO CRIMINALIZING POVERTY.

I ENCOURAGE ANYBODY IN THESE KINDS OF POSITIONS TO READ IT AND READ IT OFTEN, DR.

KING WROTE YOU DEPLORE THE DEMONSTRATIONS TAKING PLACE IN BIRMINGHAM, BUT YOUR STATEMENT, I'M SORRY TO SAY FAILS TO EXPRESS A SIMILAR CONCERN FOR THE CONDITIONS THAT BROUGHT ABOUT THE DEMONSTRATION.

I'M SURE THAT NONE OF YOU WOULD WANT TO REST CONTENT WITH THE SUPERFICIAL KIND OF SOCIAL ANALYSIS THAT DEALS MERELY WITH THE EFFECTS AND DOES NOT GRAPPLE WITH THE UNDERLYING CAUSES.

IT IS UNFORTUNATE THAT DEMONSTRATIONS ARE TAKING PLACE IN BIRMINGHAM, BUT IT IS EVEN MORE UNFORTUNATE THAT THE CITY'S WHITE POWER STRUCTURE LEFT THE BLACK COMMUNITY WITH NO ALTERNATIVE, DR.

KING GOES ON TO SAY WHAT HE BELIEVES IS A BIGGER THREAT TO HIS CAUSE.

AND THE KKK, EVEN HE SAID IT WAS THE WHITE MODERATE WHO IS MORE DEVOTED TO ORDER THAN TO JUSTICE WHO PREFERS A NEGATIVE PIECE, WHICH IS THE ABSENCE OF TENSION TO A POSITIVE PEACE, WHICH IS THE PRESENCE OF JUSTICE.

WHO CONSTANTLY SAYS, I AGREE WITH YOU IN THE GOAL YOU SEEK, BUT I CANNOT AGREE WITH YOUR METHODS WHO PATERNALISTICALLY BELIEVES HE CAN SET THE TIMETABLE FOR ANOTHER MAN'S FREEDOM WHO LIVES BY A MYTHICAL CONCEPT OF TIME, AND CONSTANTLY ADVISES US TO WAIT FOR A MORE CONVENIENT SEASON.

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WE WHO ENGAGE IN ACTION ARE NOT CREATORS OF TENSION.

WE MERELY BRING TO THE SURFACE, THE HIDDEN TENSION THAT IS ALREADY ALIVE.

WE BRING IT OUT TO THE OPEN WHERE IT CAN BE SEEN AND DEALT WITH.

THANK YOU TO MY COLLEAGUES, FOR HAVING AND THE COURAGE TO BRING TO THE SURFACE, THE HIDDEN TENSIONS IN OUR COMMUNITY TIME AND TIME AGAIN, BRINGING IT OUT INTO THE OPEN AND DEALING WITH IT.

I ALMOST MADE IT THROUGH.

I KNOW AS I MOVE ON TO MY NEXT CHAPTER, I WILL USE YOUR EXAMPLES OF PATIENTS UNDER PRESSURE AND COURAGE UNDER FIRE TO PUSH ME, TO KEEP FIGHTING FOR THOSE WHO DON'T FEEL HEARD AND DON'T FEEL SICK.

OR ITEMS ONE THROUGH, UH, 55.

THANK YOU ALL FOR THIS PRESENTATION THAT WENT A LITTLE LONGER THAN I WANT IT TO, BUT THANK YOU, MAYOR PRO TEM.

THANK YOU, GODSPEED, UH, COLLEAGUES.

UH, WE ARE BACK TO OUR AGENDA, UH, CONSENT

[Consent Agenda (Part 1 of 2)]

UM, WHAT'S PULLED AT THIS POINT ITEM NUMBER THREE.

SO IT CAN BE HEARD WITH ITEM NUMBER 60 PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NUMBER 18.

UH, WE NEEDED TO DISCUSS THE POSTPONEMENT REQUEST ITEM NUMBER 30, HOW SOUTH ITEM NUMBER 49, WHICH IS A ZONE CROSSING PULLED BY A COUNCIL MEMBER POOL.

UH, THREE IS GOING TO GET PULLED, UH, MANAGER.

DO YOU WANNA ADDRESS, UH, ITEM NUMBER 18, THE POSTPONEMENT REQUEST? WE CERTAINLY CAN'T.

I'M GOING TO HAVE OUR FOLKS FROM WATER COME UP, COME OVER, BUT IT MIGHT BE A LONGER DISCUSSION JUST BECAUSE WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE IMPACT OF WHAT THE DELAY IN APPROVING THIS WOULD BE OKAY.

THEY'RE HEADED OVER THERE YET, CORRECT.

I'M TRYING TO GET A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS ANSWERED ON 22 AND 40.

I'M HOPING THAT BY THAT TIME SPEAKERS ARE DONE, I'LL HAVE THE ANSWERS TO MY QUESTIONS, BUT I'M JUST FLAGGING THAT.

OUTLINE TO HEAR THE MORNING SPEAKERS, UH, ABOUT HOW MANY SPEAKERS DO WE HAVE IN THE QUEUE? WHAT 13.

AND THAT IS ACTUALLY A GOOD REMINDER.

LET'S PULL OR PUT A CHECK MARK NEXT TO 32 AND ALSO NEXT TO 40.

AND THEN PROBABLY LET'S GO AHEAD AND DO THE SPEAKERS AND THAT'LL GIVE EVERYBODY A CHANCE TO, TO, TO, TO COME IN.

IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA? COUNCILOR POOL MAKES THE MOTION SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER, HARPER, MADISON, A WORD

[Public Comment (Part 1 of 3)]

ALL RIGHT, MARINA.

CODE AMENDMENT CAN BE BROUGHT FORWARD.

WHY DON'T YOU GO AHEAD AND CALL THE SPEAKERS.

FIRST SPEAKER IS BOBBY LAVINSKY BOBBY.

LAVINSKY BE SURE TO QUEEN THANK YOU.

MARRYING UP MODE MEMBERS.

UM, MY NAME IS BOBBY LEVINSKY.

I'M HERE WITH THE SAVE OUR SPRINGS ALLIANCE.

I'M SPEAKING ON THE WATERFORD AMENDMENTS, UM, THAT ARE AHEAD OF YOU TODAY.

UM, WE'RE OF COURSE IN FAVOR OF THESE AMENDMENTS.

HOWEVER, UM, ONE THING WE REALLY WANT TO DO IS TO MOVE FORWARD QUICKER WITH THE OTHER PARTS OF THE WATERFORD AMENDMENT.

I'M SORRY, I'M A LITTLE OUT OF BREATH BECAUSE I WAS JUST RUNNING INSIDE WITH MY DOGS, BUT, UM, WE ARE, UH, LOOKING FORWARD TO ADVANCING THE, ESPECIALLY THE WATER BENCHMARKING WITH BUTTER BENCHMARKING AMENDMENTS.

THOSE AMENDMENTS HAVE RELATE TO, UM, WHEN A DEVELOPER SUBMITS A SITE PLAN, THEY GET A, SOMEWHAT LIKE AN AUDIT, LIKE THE ENERGY EFFICIENCY AUDIT AND THEY GET RECOMMENDATIONS ON HOW THEY COULD IMPROVE THEIR OVERALL DEVELOPMENT.

IN TERMS OF WATER EFFICIENCY.

THIS IS A CODE AMENDMENT THAT HAD, UM, THE REVISED LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE MOVE FORWARD.

IT WOULD HAVE BEEN, UM, ADOPTED AND IMPLEMENTED IN JUNE OF 2020.

SO NOW WE ARE BEHIND SCHEDULE WITH REGARD TO THE WATER BUDGETING AMENDMENTS, AND WE'RE ENCOURAGING YOU TO, UM, YOU KNOW, GO AHEAD AND MOVE FORWARD WITH, WITH THAT ITEM.

YOU CAN'T DO IT TODAY BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT POSTED FOR IT, BUT, UM, WE REALLY DO NEED YOU TO TAKE ACTION AND BRING IT BACK TO THE COUNCIL.

SO THAT WAY THAT, UM,

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UM, IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE ONGOING LAWSUIT WHATSOEVER.

IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH ZONING.

UM, I'VE DONE THE LEGAL RESEARCH ON THAT, UM, AND I'M VERY CONFIDENT THAT Y'ALL CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH IT.

UM, AND, UH, QUITE FRANKLY, I THINK YOU CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH IT UNANIMOUSLY BECAUSE, UM, A LOT OF YOU HAVE ALREADY SPOKEN TO THE NEED FOR THAT TYPE OF CODE AMENDMENT.

UM, MANY OF YOU HAVE, UM, CAMPAIGNED ON IT AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING THAT ENACTED AS QUICK AS POSSIBLE.

THANK YOU, PAUL ROBBINS COUNSEL, I'M COMMENTING ON ITEM THREE TO ADD CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM DISCOUNTS FOR WATER, TWO APARTMENT UNITS THAT ARE MASTER METERED.

THIS WOULD GRANT ELIGIBLE UTILITY CUSTOMERS A DISCOUNT OF ABOUT 200, $4 A YEAR.

I GENERALLY SUPPORT THE CONCEPT, BUT I HAVE TWO CONCERNS.

THE FIRST IS THAT MOST OF THE CUSTOMERS WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY ENROLLED.

IF SOMEONE IN THE HOUSEHOLD IS ON ONE OF THE SEVEN SOCIAL SERVICE PROGRAMS, I HAVE POINTED OUT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WITH EVIDENCE THAT THIS APPROACH IS FLAWED.

THE GOAL OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO REACH CUSTOMERS WITH AN INCOME OF NO MORE THAN 2% OF THE POVERTY LEVEL.

AUTOMATIC ENROLLMENT WILL ENLIST SOME PEOPLE ABOVE THIS INCOME BRACKET.

AUSTIN ENERGY BEGAN A PROGRAM ABOUT A YEAR AGO TO ALLOW CUSTOMERS WHO ARE NOT AUTOMATICALLY ENROLLED TO QUALIFY BY PROVIDING DOCUMENTATION OF INCOME TODAY, ROUGHLY ONE SIXTH OF CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS HAVE DONE THIS.

I THINK THIS MYTHIC SHOULD BE ADOPTED UNIVERSALLY.

SOME PEOPLE AT THE UTILITY DO NOT FEEL THIS AS MUCH OF A PROBLEM SAYING THAT MOST, MOST PARTICIPANTS ARE DESERVING, BUT CONSIDER IF THE NEW WATER DISCOUNTS ARE ADDED TOTAL CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM DISCOUNTS FOR ELECTRICITY, WATER AND DRAINAGE UTILITIES WILL AMOUNT TO ABOUT $20 MILLION A YEAR.

EVEN A 10% ERROR RATE WILL ROUTE $2 MILLION TO THE WRONG PEOPLE.

THIS IS A LOT OF MONEY THAT COULD BE SENT TO THE RIGHT PEOPLE.

MOREOVER, THE RATE PAYERS WHO PROVIDE THIS ASSISTANCE WITH A MANDATORY SURCHARGE ON THEIR BILL SHOULD FEEL CONFIDENT THAT THEIR FUNDING IS BEING WELL SPENT.

THE OTHER CONCERN WHICH I BROUGHT UP LAST WEEK IS THE IRONY THAT YOU'RE GIVING UTILITY DISCOUNTS WITH ONE HAND WHILE REQUIRING TAX INCREASES FOR A RAIL.

WITH THE OTHER HAND, THIS MAY PARTIALLY OR TOTALLY ELIMINATE TODAY'S PROPOSED DISCOUNT FOR UTILITIES.

LITTLE THOUGHT HAS BEEN GIVEN TO HOW THE REGRESSIVE RAIL TAX AFFECTS THE POOR.

I REALIZED THAT THIS ISSUE IS NOT POSTED TODAY, BUT YOU SHOULD POST IT FOR EARLY NEXT YEAR.

I THINK A BLANKET TAX EXEMPTION OF $200,000 PER RESIDENTIAL UNIT WOULD AFFECT APARTMENT UNITS AND LOWER VALUED HOMES THE MOST AND PROVIDE A SIMPLE WAY TO GRANT RELIEF.

THIS SEEMINGLY CONFLICTS WAS MY FIRST POINT ABOUT INCOME QUALIFYING CAP RECIPIENTS.

AND YOU CAN CERTAINLY INCOME QUALIFIED PEOPLE FOR THIS TAX RELIEF.

HOWEVER, IT MAY BE DIFFICULT TO DO THIS FOR A LARGER TAX RELIEF PROGRAM, UNLESS THE RELIEF IS IN THE FORM OF DIRECT PAYMENTS.

SOME TENANTS IN AN APARTMENT BUILDING, FOR EXAMPLE, MAY INCOME QUALIFY WHILE OTHERS DO NOT.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION.

BENJAMIN JACOB MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.

UH, MY NAME IS SHORT JACOB AND I WORK WITH BOSTON BUILDING AND STRENGTHENING TENANT ACTION.

A PROJECT IN AUSTIN DEDICATED TO SUPPORTING AN ORGANIZING TENANTS TO EFFECTUATE THEIR RIGHTS.

UH, BOSTON IS ALSO AN ORG INC ORGANIZATION OF THE EVICTION SOLIDARITY NETWORK.

THAT'S A COALITION THAT PROVIDES SUPPORT AND SOLIDARITY TO PEOPLE FACING THE THREAT OF EVICTION AND EDUCATE THE GENERAL PUBLIC ON THE HARSH REALITIES OF EVICTION HOUSING, THE STABILITY AND THE IMPORTANCE OF TENANTS RIGHTS.

I'M SPEAKING TODAY ON ITEM 54, WHICH WOULD EXTEND AN ORDINANCE FIRST PASSED ON MARCH 26TH OF THIS YEAR, GIVING TENANTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO PAY BACK LATE RENT AND AVOID EVICTION DURING THIS UNPRECEDENTED PANDEMIC.

I'M HERE TODAY, PRIMARILY TO DISCUSS MY WORK WITH THE EVICTION SOLIDARITY

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NETWORK.

ONE OF THE PRIMARY ACTIVITIES OF ESN IS TO OBSERVE, UM, EVICTION PROCEEDINGS IN THE JUSTICE OF THE PEACE COURTS OF TRAVIS COUNTY.

THE COURTS PARTIALLY REOPENED IN OCTOBER AND EVERY DAY THAT THERE HAVE BEEN HEARINGS.

WE HAVE SEEN HOW THE PROTECTIONS THAT WERE ENACTED BY COUNCIL AND THE MAYOR HAVE HELPED TENANTS BY KEEPING THE NUMBER OF EVICTION CASES DOWN AND PROVIDING DEFENSES TO TENANTS.

THIS IS IN STARK CONTRAST WITH OTHER JURISDICTIONS IN TEXAS LIKE HARRIS COUNTY, WHERE WE'VE SEEN AN INCREDIBLE NUMBER OF EVICTIONS, SIMILAR TO WHAT WE SAW BEFORE THE PANDEMIC.

UM, ALL RESIDENTS IN TRAVIS COUNTY ARE COVERED BY ORDERS, PROHIBITING LANDLORDS FROM GIVING MOST TENANTS NOTICES TO VACATE FOR PAYMENT OF RENT, BUT ONLY TENANTS IN THE CITY OF AUSTIN HAVE EXTRA TIME TO PAY BACK THAT LATE RENT.

MANY OF THE DEFENDANTS IN THE CASES WE HAVE WITNESSED ARE A MONTH OR TWO BEHIND ON RENT OFTEN BECAUSE OF TEMPORARY JOB LOSS DUE TO THE PANDEMIC.

WE HAVE SEEN MANY FOLKS ARRIVE TO COURT WITH FUNDS TO BE ABLE TO GET CAUGHT UP RIGHT THEN, OR EVEN WITHIN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME UNDER STATE LAW ALONE, THERE WOULD BE NO REQUIREMENT FOR LANDLORDS TO ACCEPT THIS RENT PAYMENT.

THIS ORDINANCE, HOWEVER, WOULD ALLOW THE TENANTS TO STAY.

I WANTED TO GIVE A STORY OF A TRIAL THAT I WITNESSED LAST WEEK.

UM, THIS WAS A TRIAL WHERE A WOMAN AND HER FAMILY WERE EVICTED.

THE RENT WAS ABOVE THE THRESHOLD OF THE COURT'S MORATORIUM.

SO THE CASE WAS HEARD IN ADDITION TO NON-PAYMENT, THE LANDLORD HAD ALLEGED COMPLAINTS FROM THE HOA FOR HER YARD BEING TRASHY FOR TRASH CANS BEING LEFT OUT ON THE STREET.

THE EVIDENCE PRESENTED, PRESENTED FOR HER CASE WAS PRETTY INSUBSTANTIAL.

AND THE JUDGE INCLUDED DID NOT REALLY BUY THAT ARGUMENT.

BUT TENANT WAS ALSO A COUPLE OF MONTHS BEHIND ON RENT.

SHE HAD LOST HER TECH JOB DUE TO COVID CUTBACKS AND HER YOUNG DAUGHTER.

I THINK THAT WAS LIKE FIVE YEARS OLD, HAD PASSED AWAY IN A POOL ACCIDENT OVER THE SUMMER.

SHE HAD UNDERSTANDABLY GOTTEN BEHIND ON RENT WITH NO INCOME AND DEALING WITH FUNERAL EXPENSES, BUT SHE HAD RECENTLY RECEIVED A LIFE INSURANCE PAYOUT FROM HER DAUGHTER'S DEATH AND HAD THE MONEY AVAILABLE THEN TO BE ABLE TO PAY BACK ALL THAT LATE RENT.

BUT THE LANDLORD WASN'T INTERESTED, THE JUDGE, ALTHOUGH SHE WAS SYMPATHETIC TO THE TENANT.

SO THE TENANT HAD NO PROTECTION AND BECAUSE SHE HADN'T PAID RENT, SHE RULED FOR THE LANDLORD HAD THAT TENANT LIVED IN AUSTIN, HAD, SHE JUST LIVED A COUPLE OF MILES OVER.

SHE WOULD HAVE GOTTEN A NOTICE OF PROPOSED EVICTION.

SHE WOULD HAVE HAD 60 DAYS TO GET CAUGHT UP ON EACH MONTH THAT SHE WAS LATE.

AND ALMOST CERTAINLY THIS WOMAN WOULD NOT HAVE GOTTEN EVICTED.

UM, A REPORT WAS RELEASED LAST WEEK BY JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY AND A COUPLE OTHERS, UM, THAT FOUND THAT LIFTING STATE MORATORIUMS OVER THE SUMMER ALLOWED AND THEN ALLOWING EVICTION PROCEEDINGS COSTS MORE THAN 400,000 EXCESS CASES OF COVID-19 AND ALMOST 11,000 ADDITIONAL DEATHS IN THE U S BETWEEN MARCH AND SEPTEMBER EVICTED TENANTS HAVE TO DOUBLE UP WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY.

THEY HAVE TO GO TO CREDIT SHELTERS OR TO THE STREETS OFTEN VIGILANT AUSTIN'S VIGILANCE WITH POLICIES SUCH AS THIS ORDINANCE HAVE KEPT CASES RELATIVELY LOW UNDER THE SUBORDINATES RENTS RENT IS STILL OWED AND WE HAVE SEEN TIME AGAIN AND TIME AGAIN, THAT TENANTS ARE DOING THEIR BEST TO GET THAT MONEY TOGETHER.

THEY SIMPLY NEED A LITTLE EXTRA TIME, TIME TO CONNECT WITH RENTAL ASSISTANCE SIDE, TO MAKE A PLAN OF WHERE THEY AND THEIR FAMILY CAN SAFELY LAND TIME FOR THE SOCIAL SAFETY NET TO CATCH UP WE'RE IN AN UNPRECEDENTED TIME HAS EXPIRED.

OKAY, THANK YOU.

WE ARE NINE MONTHS WITH NO RELIEF AND THE PROMISE OF VACCINE IS TANTALIZING, BUT AS OWN HEALTH AND PUBLIC OFFICIALS HAVE SAID, THE WORST IS YET TO COME.

EVICTION IS NOT A CURE.

THANK YOU, JASON LUCIO.

GOOD MORNING.

MY NAME IS JASON LUCIO AND I'M A RESIDENT OF DISTRICT TWO.

I'M ASKING THE COUNCIL POSTPONE ACTION ON AGENDA ITEM NUMBERS, 30 HEALTH SOUTH.

UH, I BELIEVE THIS ONE IS JUST MOVING TOO FAST WITHOUT ENOUGH PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT.

THE CURRENT PROPOSAL OF 25% AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS IS NOT NEARLY ENOUGH.

UH, ADDITIONALLY, THE OWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES AT 80% MSI ARE OUT OF REACH FOR RESIDENTS OF DISTRICT TWO.

AND HERE IN DISTRICT TWO, WE SHOULD HAVE AFFORDABLE HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES THAT ALLOW US TO MOVE TO OTHER PARTS OF THE CITY, OR WE CAN HAVE BETTER AND SAFER ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY JOBS, TRANSPORTATION, OTHER AMENITIES, RATHER THAN JUST STAYING SEGREGATED HERE IN DOVE SPRINGS AND HEALTH SOUTH WOULD SIMPLY NOT BE AN OPTION FOR US WITH THE CURRENT PROPOSAL.

THIS LOCATION NEEDS MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND DEEPER AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

PLEASE PAY SPECIAL CONSIDERATION TO THE, UM, JULY 30TH, 2018 URBAN LAND INSTITUTE REPORT THAT RANKED CITY SITES FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

I ENCOURAGE YOU TO POSTPONE ACTION ON THIS AGENDA ITEM.

UH, LASTLY, I WANT TO THANK MAYOR PRO TEM GARZA FOR HER GROUNDBREAKING SERVICE TO THE RESIDENTS OF DISTRICT TO THIS COUNCIL, THIS CITY, BEST OF LUCK IN YOUR NEW ROLE.

WE KNOW THAT YOU'LL DO GREAT THINGS.

THANK YOU, SUSAN SUMMERS,

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SUSAN SUMMERS, PLEASE BE SURE TO UNMUTE.

AM I HERE? CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES, WE CAN HEAR YOU.

UM, HI, I'M SUSAN SUMMERS.

I'M A RESIDENT AT 11 900 HOBBY HORSE COURT.

UM, IN DISTRICT SEVEN.

UM, I'M CALLING ABOUT, UM, ITEM 49, WHICH IS SUSTAINMENT, UH, THE NUMBER, THE NAME OF HOBBY HORSE COURT TO AZULE CROSSING.

UM, I WAS PRETTY SHOCKED ACTUALLY LEARNED ABOUT THIS POTENTIAL CHANGE, UM, FROM READING THE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ON FRIDAY NIGHT.

UM, SO I, IN THE APARTMENT COMPLEX, I LIVE IN IT'S THE RADIUS APARTMENT HOMES.

UM, THERE'S PROBABLY AT LEAST I KNOW THERE'S 25 BUILDINGS AND THERE'S PROBABLY AT LEAST 400, MAYBE EVEN 500 HOUSEHOLDS IN THIS COMPLEX.

AND THEY RECEIVED NO NOTICE OF THE POTENTIAL CHANGE, WHICH WAS REALLY SHOCKING TO ME.

THERE'S ONLY REALLY TWO PROPERTY OWNERS INVOLVED.

ONE IS THE BROADMORE DEVELOPMENT AND THE OTHER IS, ARE APARTMENT OWNERS WHO ARE NOT EVEN THE PEOPLE WE USUALLY INTERACT, INTERACT WITH CAUSE WE HAVE AN APARTMENT MANAGEMENT COMMUNITY.

UM, SO, UM, I THINK THE APARTMENT OWNERS ARE LIKE UP IN NEW YORK CITY OR SOMETHING.

SO, UM, ANYWAY, SO THEY BOTH SIGNED OFF ON IT, BUT NOBODY HERE KNEW ABOUT IT PROBABLY HARDLY EXCEPT ME.

UM, SO I JUST WANTED TO SPEAK OUT AND ASK THAT YOU NOT DO THIS CHANGE.

THAT'S GOING TO INCONVENIENCE SO MANY PEOPLE WITH NO NOTICE.

I THINK THERE'S A GOOD SOLUTION HERE WHERE WE COULD.

UM, AND I WANT TO BE CLEAR, I'M EXTREMELY SUPPORTIVE OF THE BROADMORE TO REDEVELOPMENT.

I I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT IT.

I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE GREAT.

UM, A LOT OF WALKABLE DESTINATIONS IS GOING TO BE AWESOME, BUT I THINK WE CAN EXTEND THIS SOUTH OF, UH, GALT LANE, UH, WITH A DIFFERENT NAME AND RETAIN HOBBY HORSE SO THAT WE'RE NOT CONVENIENCING HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE, UM, WITH NO NOTICE AT ALL.

I WOULD ALSO SAY, UM, YOU KNOW, JUST, UM, AND I ALSO WANT TO SAY TOO, I'M SUPPORTIVE OF NAME CHANGES IN CERTAIN SITUATIONS, BUT THERE'S NOT LIKE A MORAL REASON HERE TO BE CHANGING IT.

IT'S MORE OF A TECHNICAL REASON I THINK WITH, UM, COURTS ARE ONLY SUPPOSED TO BE CUL-DE-SACS, BUT HOBBY HORSE IS NOT A CUL-DE-SAC IF I'VE LIVED HERE 10 YEARS AND IT'S NEVER BEEN A CUL-DE-SAC AT THAT TIME EFFECT, PEOPLE GO THROUGH TO GALT LANE FROM GRACIE FARMS, UH, SORT OF, I DON'T LIKE TO SAY CUT THROUGH BECAUSE IT DOESN'T BOTHER ME, BUT PEOPLE USE THAT AS A THREE-WAY TO GET OUT, TO BURN IT, TO TURN LEFT ON, BURN IT FROM GRACIE FARMS ALL THE TIME.

CAUSE YOU CAN'T TURN LEFT, UM, UH, FROM GREASY FARMS THERE.

SO ANYWAY, I HOPE THAT WE CAN MAKE THAT CHANGE HAPPEN.

UM, I ALSO WOULD STRONGLY CONSIDER Y'ALL, UH, ENCOURAGE Y'ALL TO CONSIDER NOTIFYING RENTERS OF, UM, UH, YOU KNOW, THE, UH, STREET NAME CHANGES.

I MEAN, IT'S PRETTY CRAZY THAT TWO PEOPLE COULD SIGN OFF AND THAT WOULD INCONVENIENCE SO MANY PEOPLE THAT HAD RECEIVED NO NOTIFICATION.

AND ALSO I WOULD ENCOURAGE THAT YOU WOULD ENGAGE THE APARTMENT COMMUNITIES IN THE THREE DEVELOPMENT.

WE'VE HAD NO ENGAGEMENT ON THAT.

I, LIKE I SAID, I'M STRONGLY SUPPORTIVE.

I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE A MUSEUM, BUT, UM, WRENCHES JUST SEEM TO GET IGNORED A LOT OF TIMES IT'S, IT'S QUITE FRUSTRATING.

AND SO, UM, I WANT IT TO BE ABLE TO SPEAK UP ON BEHALF OF MY NEIGHBORS IN ME, CAUSE I, I HAVE A SENSE THAT PROBABLY MOST OF THEM, IF THEY KNEW ABOUT THIS WOULD NOT BE EXCITED ABOUT CHANGING ALL THEIR ADDRESSES EVERYWHERE.

SO, UM, THANK YOU.

AND IF YOU HAVE ANY, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER THOSE AS WELL, MAYOR.

YES, GO AHEAD.

UM, JUST, UM, FOR THE LAST SPEAKER, UM, THE, UH, UH, AUSTIN TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT IS LOOKING AT, UM, AFTER CONVERSATIONS WITH MY STAFF LAST WEEK, UM, RETAINING THE HOBBY HORSE, UH, NAME AT THE SOUTHERN END.

THE PART THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, WHERE THE APARTMENTS ARE AND CHANGING THE NAME TO US SCHOOL CROSSING TO REPRESENT THE M AND A ACKNOWLEDGMENT, I GUESS, OF IBM IN THE PAST.

UM, BUT FOR THE DOMAIN PROPERTY.

AND SO I'M HOPING THAT, UM, MR. SPILLER, HIS STAFF WILL BE ABLE TO BRING THAT CHANGE TO US THIS AFTERNOON SO THAT WE CAN COMPLETE THIS ACTION AND ARE GOOD FRIENDS WITH BRANDYWINE CAN CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THEIR, WITH THEIR PROJECT.

I THINK THERE'S A, THERE'S A GOOD SOLUTION HERE THAT WORKS FOR EVERYBODY.

AND MY STAFF HAS BEEN WORKING ON THAT.

THANK YOU, KATHY.

DID YOU RAISE YOUR HAND? OKAY.

I LIKE, UM, COUNCIL MEMBER, BUT I JUST WANTED TO UNDERSCORE THE POINT THAT OUR SPEAKER RAISED AND, AND IT SOUNDS LIKE COUNCIL MEMBER PAUL'S ALREADY ON THAT, SO THAT'S GOOD.

THAT'D BE A GOOD CHANGE.

THANK YOU, LOGAN.

YOU WANT TO KEEP GOING? SURE.

NEXT SPEAKER.

I AM DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST THAT FAMILY ELDER CARE WE'VE BEEN SERVING OLDER ADULTS AND ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES IN CENTRAL TEXAS FOR ALMOST 40 YEARS.

GOOD MORNING.

UM, MY NAME IS BLAKE SMITH.

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ALL OF OUR SERVICES ARE DESIGNED TO HELP PEOPLE REMAIN IN THEIR HOMES AGE, IN A SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY AND TO PREVENT HOMELESSNESS AND PREMATURE INSTITUTIONALIZATION.

I ALSO GRADUATED WITH MY MASTER OF SOCIAL WORK DEGREE FROM UT IN 2019, WHERE I WORKED WITH OLDER ADULTS AND VETERANS STRUGGLING WITH ISOLATION, FINANCIAL INSECURITY AND HOMELESSNESS.

AND SO ON BEHALF OF FAMILY ELDER CARE, I WANTED TO THROW IN MY SUPPORT FOR ITEM 54, EXTENDING THE EVICTION MORATORIUM.

UM, WE ARE FACING A COMPLETELY PREDICTABLE AND PREVENTABLE WAVE OF HOMELESSNESS AND EXTENDING THIS MORATORIUM WILL HELP, UH, MITIGATE THIS.

THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE WHO HAVE LOST INCOME DUE TO COVID-19 AND THEY WILL END UP FACING EVICTION DUE TO UNPAID RENT THAT HAS BEEN PILING UP.

UM, OF COURSE MENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS EXIST, BUT SOME HAVE ONLY JUST STARTED FLOWING.

THERE'S NOT ENOUGH TIME TO PAY OFF THEIR RENTAL DEBT BEFORE THE END OF THE MORATORIUM.

THERE'S ALSO A GREATER NEED FOR ASSISTANCE AND WHAT OUR COMMUNITY IS ABLE TO PROVIDE WHEN YOU MORE FUNDING THAN, THAN WHAT'S AVAILABLE IN AUSTIN.

UH, ADDITIONALLY, THERE ARE BARRIERS TO ACCESSING RENTAL ASSISTANCE, INCLUDING A DIGITAL DIVIDE WHEN MOST OF THE APPLICATIONS ARE ONLINE.

UM, UM, DOCUMENTATION NEEDS THAT ARE VERY DIFFICULT TO PROCURE FOR THE, UH, APPLICATION, UH, ESPECIALLY DURING A PANDEMIC AND IMMIGRATION STATUS.

UM, FOR EXAMPLE, WE HAVE ONE CLIENT WHO IS IN UNINCORPORATED TRAVIS COUNTY AND THEY WERE DENIED RENT ASSISTANCE THROUGH THE CITY BECAUSE THEY WERE OUTSIDE OF THE CITY'S JURISDICTION.

THERE ARE SO MANY MORE PEOPLE LIKE HER WHO ARE FALLING THROUGH THE CRACKS.

WELL, THE STATE SITS ON, ON SPENT COVID MONEY AND, UM, THE, THE RENT IS JUST PILING UP.

UM, SO I JUST WANTED TO, UH, ONCE AGAIN SAY THAT THAT BY EXTENDING THE EVICTION MORATORIUM, WE WILL HELP KEEP PEOPLE HOUSED, UM, AND PREVENTS A PREDICTABLE AND PREVENTABLE WAVE OF HOMELESSNESS.

THANK YOU, SUSAN.

HI, I'M SUSAN MOFFITT, SPEAKING ON ITEM 30 HEALTH STAFF, AND I'M ASKING YOU TO ENSURE THIS ITEM, WHICH TURNS TO COUNCIL FOR PUBLIC CONSIDERATION PRIOR TO EXECUTING THE FINAL CONTRACT COUNSEL AND THE PUBLIC DOES DESERVE TO KNOW EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE AGREEING TO BEFORE A DEAL IS SIGNED.

HONESTLY, I'D RATHER SEE THIS POSTPONED AS A MORE OF THE PUBLIC HAS A CHANCE TO WEIGH IN, BUT IF A MAJORITY DOES CHOOSE TO MOVE FORWARD TODAY, BUILDING IN A FINAL PUBLIC REVIEW BEFORE SIGNING SEEMS LIKE THE TERRORIST APPROACH, THIS WOULD ALSO FOLLOW THE CITY'S PRECEDENT FROM THE HANDLING OF THE CALLA PLACE AGREEMENT AND YOUR DIRECTOR TO NEGOTIATING TO THE, AND MY STRONGLY URGE YOU TO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING THREE POINTS.

ONE REQUIRE A GREATER AFFORDABLE HOUSING COMPONENT.

TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT IS A GOOD STAR, BUT OFTEN CAN AND MUST DO BETTER ON CITY OWNED PROPERTY.

MORE AFFORDABLE UNITS IN THIS AREA WOULD GREATLY BENEFIT MANY LOW WAGE DOWNTOWN WORKERS, ESPECIALLY THOSE CRITICAL TO OUR LIVE MUSIC SERVICE AND HOSPITALITY INDUSTRIES OFTEN HAVE LONG TALKS ABOUT USING PUBLIC LAND, PROVIDE PERMANENT DEEPLY AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR RESIDENTS.

AND THIS IS A RARE CHANCE TO PROVIDE THAT IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA TO CONSIDER ADDITIONAL COMMUNITY USES FOR THE PROPOSED OFFICE TOWER, SUCH AS HIGH QUALITY CHILDCARE, WHICH IS GREATLY NEEDED OR THE DOWNTOWN AUSTIN COMMUNITY COURT, WHICH IS STILL LOOKING FOR A HOME THREE, MAKE SURE THIS IS A LEASE, NOT A SALE.

THIS PROPERTY WILL ONLY GROW MORE VALUABLE WITH TIME.

SO I WAS REALLY SURPRISED TO SEE A SALE OPTION EVEN INCLUDED AT THE POSSIBILITY IN THIS PROPOSAL OF SALE WOULD BE A ONE TIME GAIN, QUICKLY EATEN UP IN THE CITY BUDGET AS OPPOSED TO A LONG-TERM LEASE THAT WOULD PROVIDE ONGOING REVENUE OVER TIME.

SO PLEASE DIRECT STAFF TO TAKE ANY SALE OPTION OFF THE TABLE BEFORE STARTING NEGOTIATIONS IN 2016, THE CITY ACQUIRED THAT PIECE OF PROPERTY FOR A RELATIVE SONG, 6.5 MILLION.

SO OUR LOW FINANCIAL INVESTMENT TO DATE MEANS WE HAVE AN UNPRECEDENTED OPPORTUNITY TO ACHIEVE A VERY HIGH LEVEL OF PUBLIC BENEFITS ON THIS TRACK.

GIVEN RISING LAND PRICES, THE CITY WILL LIKELY, NEVER HAVE A BETTER CHANCE TO PROVIDE DEEPLY AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND OTHER CRITICAL PUBLIC BENEFITS IN THIS AREA.

SO CLEVELAND FLEW THESE POINTS FROM NEGOTIATORS AND PLEASE ENSURE THE CONTRACT COMES BACK FOR FINAL PUBLIC REVIEW.

SO FORCEFULLY, THANK YOU, DAVID FOSTER,

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THANK YOU, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL AND STAFF.

UH, MY NAME IS DAVID FOSTER HERE TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF CLEAN WATER ACTION ON ITEM SIX.

UH, BEFORE I DO THAT THOUGH, I ALSO WANT TO EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION TO MAYOR PUTT, TIM DAHLIAS, OURS IS SERVICE AND POINT OUT THAT AMONG HER MANY FINE ATTRIBUTES IS THAT SHE'S ALSO A BUS RIDER.

AND I KNOW THIS BECAUSE I'VE SEEN HER ON THE BUS.

SOME OF US RIDE HER TOO.

UH, SO I THINK ARE NOT ONLY FOR HER SERVICE ON THE COUNCIL, BUT ALSO AS A BOARD MEMBER OF CAP METRO.

SO NOW ON TO ITEM SIX, UM, UM, I SUPPORT ITEM SIX IS WRITTEN.

UM, I'M PLEASED THAT IT'S ON YOUR CONSENT AGENDA.

UH, WHAT IT DOES OF COURSE IS IT ESTABLISHES A REGULATORY FRAMEWORK FOR HOW NEW BUILDINGS ARE GOING TO MANAGE, UH, RECLAIMED AND DISTRIBUTED WATER.

AND THAT MEANS CAPTURING WATER ON SITE AC CONDENSATE, RAINWATER, STORM, WATER TREATED BLACKWATER, AND GRAYWATER.

SO WE DIVERSIFY OUR WATER SOURCES AS WE CONTINUE TO GROW AND AS CLIMATE CHANGE MAKES IT IMPACT FELT.

UM, SO I SUPPORT THAT.

I DO THAT WHILE I ECHO WHAT BOBBY LEVINSKY, A SAVE OUR SPRINGS ALLIANCE SAID EARLIER AND URGE THIS COUNCIL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO GO BEYOND THIS, WHICH IS SIMPLY A REGULATORY FRAMEWORK FOR VOLUNTARY COMPLIANCE AND, AND MAKE THESE CHANGES MANDATORY AS ENVISIONED IN DRAFT TWO OF THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE.

AND OF COURSE THAT ALONG WITH THE REST OF THE CODE IS ON HOLD BECAUSE OF THE LITIGATION.

UH, AGAIN, THIS IS BOBBY SAD.

THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH ZONING IT'S IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH, WITH, UH, THE MATTERS OF DISPUTE IN THAT LAWSUIT.

I'VE ACTUALLY TALKED TO SOME OF THE LEAD PLAINTIFFS ON, ON THIS ISSUE AND THEY HAVE NO COMPLAINTS, NO RESERVATIONS ABOUT MOVING THIS FORWARD.

AND I THINK IT HELPS TO REMEMBER THAT AUSTIN WATER ORIGINALLY INTENDED TO DO THESE THINGS SEPARATELY FROM THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE, AND THEY ONLY MOVED IT INTO THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE, UH, WHEN COUNCIL DIRECTED THEM TO WHICH YOU ALL DID, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE WATER ADVOCATES ASKED YOU TO, AND THEN WE DID THAT BECAUSE WE THOUGHT THAT THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE WAS MOVING FAST AND THAT, THAT WOULD BE THE MOST EXPEDITIOUS WAY OF GETTING THESE NEEDED CHANGES INTO CODE THAT OBVIOUSLY DIDN'T HAPPEN.

UH, IT'S IT'S CLEAR TO ME FROM HEARING AUSTIN WATER, UTILITY STAFF AT VARIOUS COMMISSIONS, THAT THEY CERTAINLY HAVE NOTHING AGAINST MAKING THESE CHANGES MANDATORY.

UM, THEY'RE REALLY WAITING FOR LEADERSHIP AND DIRECTION FROM THE CITY COUNCIL.

SO I THINK THERE'S EVERY REASON FOR YOU ALL TO MOVE FORWARD AT THIS, UH, AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, WE'RE GOING TO NEED TO DO THIS.

UM, IT, IT HELPS TO REMEMBER THAT, UH, TEXAS A AND M RECENTLY RELEASED A REPORT WARNING US OF MEGA DROUGHTS OR SLIPPING BACK INTO A DROUGHT.

NOW, THE SOONER WE DO THIS, THE BETTER OFF WE'LL BE IN TERMS OF WATER SUPPLY.

UH, AND I ALSO BELIEVE THAT THERE IS CONSENSUS IF NOT UNANIMITY ON THE COUNCIL TO DO THAT.

SO I WOULD URGE YOU TO ASK STAFF, YOUR LEGAL STAFF AND STAFF AT AUSTIN WATER, HOW YOU CAN DO THIS.

I REALLY THINK IT'S A QUESTION OF FIGURING THAT OUT.

I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY OBSTACLE BEYOND THAT.

UH, SO TO BE CONTINUED, UH, AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY SENECA COUNCIL.

UM, THANKS FOR BEING HERE TODAY.

UH, I'M CALLING IN, IN SUPPORT, UH, UH, ITEM 54, UM, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER FAULTS PEOPLE MIGHT FIND IN AS COUNSEL, YOU'VE DONE A PRETTY EXEMPLARY JOB IN TERMS OF TAKING COVID SERIOUSLY.

UM, YOU KNOW, THE EXPIRATION OF THIS MORATORIUM, UH, COULD AFFECT TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE'S LIVES IN A VERY SHORT TERM, UH, AND EXTENDING IT EVEN THOUGH IT'S NOT ALL OF THE RELEASE THAT WE LEAVE, UM, GIVES US ROOM TO MANEUVER IN THE EVENT OF MORE ROBUST, UH, FEDERAL AID AS WELL.

FUNDAMENTALLY ALLOWS PEOPLE TO STAY IN THEIR HOMES, UH, DURING A PERIOD WHERE IT'S GOING TO BE INCREASINGLY DEADLY FOR PEOPLE NOT TO BE IN THEIR HOMES.

UM, WE'VE SEEN, UH, A DEATH TOLL AMONGST PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, UH, IN THE LAST YEAR THAT EXCEEDS OUR DEBT BY VIOLENT CRIME, FOUR OR FIVE TIMES OVER.

UH, AND WE CAN EXPECT THAT DURING THE PEAK OF, UH, COVID AND FLU THAT THIS WILL BE EVEN MORE OF THE CASE, UH, KEEPING PEOPLE IN THEIR HOMES, NOT ONLY THE, JUST THING TO DO, IT'S ONE OF THE BEST THINGS WE CAN DO FOR PUBLIC HEALTH.

UH, AND THIS GIVES US THE TIME THAT WE NEED TO, TO WAIT OUT CRUCIAL FEDERAL AID TO, WE ALL NEED TO SURVIVE.

STATES OUT, YOU KNOW, ON, ON OUR COUNTY ATTORNEY PLATFORM THAT, YOU KNOW, STAND THE, IN SOME CASES ARE HARD, RIGHT? WHEN SHE DIDN'T HAVE TO, SHE WENT INTO THAT RACE, HAVING HIGHER NAME ID THAN ANYBODY ELSE RUNNING, UH, AND DID NOT HAVE TO TAKE QUITE A FEW OF THE POLICIES BETTER NOW KIND OF AT THE CORE FOR A PLATFORM.

OH, AND BEFORE I GO, UM, SPECIAL, THANKS OUT TO, UH, THE COUNCILMAN GARZA, UM, WHO HAS, UH, YOU KNOW, I THINK, UH, SHOWN ONE OF, UH, THE STRONGEST, UH, DEVELOPMENT OVER THE COURSE OF HER TERM IN COUNCIL, UM, HAS TAKEN INCREDIBLY HARD VOTES, UH, AND

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AND I THINK THAT SHOWS A DEDICATION TOWARDS YOU ACTUALLY HELPING PEOPLE'S LIVES.

DR.

SWIFT EXPEDIENT, TOO.

I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU AGAIN IN THE FUTURE.

THANK YOU, BRITTANY BEES.

HI, MY NAME IS BRITTANY BAYS.

I'M THE VICE CHAIR OF THE AUSTIN HOUSING COALITION, AND ALSO THE DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT AT FAMILY ELDERCARE.

I'M CALLING TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF ITEM FOUR 54, EXTENDING THE EVICTION MORATORIUM.

FIRST.

I WANT TO THANK OUR CITY AND COUNTY LEADERSHIP FOR THEIR FORESIGHT AND ATTENTION TO THE EVICTION CRISIS.

FROM THE BEGINNING OF OF THE PANDEMIC.

UM, WE LIVE IN AN AREA WHERE THERE ARE QUITE A FEW MORE PROTECTIONS THAN OTHERS, UM, BUT IT IS SO CRITICAL THAT, THAT THIS ORDINANCE PASS AND WE EXTEND THE EVICTION MORATORIUM BECAUSE WE JUST CAN'T SOLVE THIS ISSUE LOCALLY.

UM, WE MUST HAVE THE STATE AND THE FEDERAL SUPPORT NECESSARY TO GET SUFFICIENT RENTAL ASSISTANCE INTO OUR COMMUNITY AND EXTENDING THE MORATORIUM, GIVES US THE TIME TO DO THAT.

UM, FURTHERMORE, EVEN SOME OF OUR LOCAL PROGRAMS HAVE ONLY NOW JUST STARTED FLOWING WITH SOME OF THAT RENTAL ASSISTANCE.

AND SO IT'S SO CRITICAL TO EXTEND THIS MORATORIUM.

I ALSO JUST WANT TO SHARE THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, PRIOR TO THE PANDEMIC, WE HAD A MASSIVE SHORTAGE OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

AND PRIOR TO THIS PANDEMIC, MANY OF OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS WERE SURVIVING ON VERY LITTLE SAVINGS.

AND SO A SMALL CRISIS, A DENTAL BILL, UM, COULD HAVE BEEN ENOUGH TO KICK OFF THE DOMINOES OF, OF HOUSING INSTABILITY.

IF YOU ADD THE ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF COVID-19, IT JUST BECOMES ALL THE MORE DRAMATIC AND IT IS LATE THERE, THE GROWTH AND EQUITY AND IN OUR SYSTEM AND IN OUR COMMUNITY, UM, UH, OTHER SPEAKERS HAVE SPOKEN ABOUT THE DIGITAL DIVIDE.

SO I ALSO ENCOURAGE YOU, UM, INCREASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE WHERE YOU CAN LOCALLY, UM, AND REDUCE THE BARRIERS TO OUR COMMUNITY, ACCESSING THOSE RENTAL DOLLARS.

UM, DON'T PUT ON, YOU KNOW, BURDENSOME DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS IN PLACE, ALLOW YOUR PROFESSIONAL CASE MANAGERS TO BE FUNDED, TO SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITY IN THIS WORK AND ALLOW THEM TO RELY ON YOUR PROFESSIONAL, TO HELP MAKE SURE THAT THIS FUNDING IS PRIORITIZED AND GETS TO THE FOLKS WHO NEED IT MOST.

SO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP.

UM, WE ARE A SUPPORT ITEM, 54 AND EXTENDING THE EVICTION MORATORIUM.

RESEARCH AND ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION, WHICH HAS WORKED WITH LOW INCOME TEXTS AND TO ACHIEVE THE AMERICAN DREAM OF A DECENT AFFORDABLE HOME INEQUALITY NEIGHBORHOOD.

OH, WISE ASAR MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS.

MY NAME IS AND I SERVE ON THE LEADERSHIP OF PLANNING OUR COMMUNITIES OR UC.

WE ARE A PARTNER ORGANIZATION OF THE EVICTION SOLID DADDY NETWORK.

I'M SPEAKING TODAY IN SUPPORT OF ITEM 54, THAT EXTENDS THE ORIGINAL RIGHT TO CURE ORDINANCE PASSED IN MARCH 26.

THIS WOULD ALLOW IT DENIM TO CURE ANY DELINQUENT PAYMENTS AND ALLOW THEM TO STAY IN THEIR HOUSE.

DURING AN ONGOING EPIDEMIC, WE ARE IN A GLOBAL HEALTH CRISIS, AND EVICTION IS NOT A CURE.

TENANTS IN OUR CITY ARE STRUGGLING TO PAY RENT AND STAY IN THEIR HOMES BECAUSE OF UNCERTAIN ECONOMIC CONDITIONS, PROTECTIONS AGAINST EVICTIONS, INCLUDING THE ABILITY TO CURE ARE CRITICAL.

PUBLIC HEALTH IMPERATIVE, EXTENDING DURATION ORDINANCE WOULD SAVE THE LIVES OF OUR FELLOW AUSTINITES THOUGH THERE MIGHT BE A LIGHT ON THE HORIZON TO SPEND DEMEC IS NOT OVER YET.

IF ANYTHING, WE ARE HEADING INTO A SURGE AS WE HAVE BEEN TOLD TIME AND TIME AGAIN BY OUR PUBLIC HEALTH EXPERTS.

ROLLING BACK.

ANYTIME IN PRODUCTIONS IN THIS MOMENT WOULD BE UNCONSCIONABLE.

YOU HAVE ALL SHOWN AMAZING LEADERSHIP OVER THE PAST MONTH AND PREDICTED AUSTIN.

DENNIS, I ASK YOU ONCE AGAIN, PLEASE VOTE IN FAVOR OF ITEM 54 AND SAVE THE LIVES OF OUR FELLOW FOSTER TONIGHT.

I ALSO WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT AND TAG MAYOR BOREDOM GARZA FOR HER SERVICE ON CITY COUNCIL.

IT HAS BEEN AN HONOR AND JOY TO WORK WITH HER AND HER STAFF OVER THE YEARS.

THERE'S NO DOUBT THAT YOU WILL BE MISSED, BUT I WISH HER THE BEST FOR THE FUTURE.

AND LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUE WORKING WITH HER.

THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH.

ELI BEARISH.

HI THERE.

MY NAME IS ELI BEARISH AND I'M A RESIDENT OF DISTRICT NINE.

I AM HERE TO COMMENT ON ITEM 54, SPEAKING IN SUPPORT OF EXTENDING THE RIGHT TO CURE ORDINANCE.

I'M A POLICY ANALYST AT TEXAS HOUSERS FAIR HOUSING

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FOR OVER 30 YEARS, TEXAS HOUSERS IS ALSO A PARTNER ORGANIZATION OF THE EVICTION SOLIDARITY NETWORK SEEKING TO ENSURE THAT TENANTS HAVE THE TIME RESOURCES, KNOWLEDGE, AND RIGHTS TO KEEP THEIR HOUSING AND PREVENT EVICTIONS.

TODAY, I URGE YOU TO RENEW OUR CITY'S COMMITMENT TO SAFE HOUSING DURING THE PANDEMIC, BY EXTENDING THE 60 DAY RIGHT TO CURE ORDINANCE UNTIL A VACCINE IS FULLY AVAILABLE.

AND OUR COMMUNITY'S ECONOMY HAS RECOVERED PROTECTING AUSTINITES FROM EVICTIONS.

DURING THIS TIME, IT'S NOT ONLY A MORAL NECESSITY.

IT ALSO CONTINUES TO BE A CRITICAL ASPECT OF MANAGING THE SPREAD OF CORONAVIRUS BY EXTENDING THE RIGHT SECURE ORDINANCE.

YOU PROVIDE TENANTS FACING EVICTION, MORE TIME TO APPLY FOR RENTAL ASSISTANCE, TO FIND A NEW JOB, TO OBTAIN LEGAL HELP, OR TO OTHERWISE LAND ON THEIR FEET.

BY PASSING THIS AND OTHER SMART POLICIES DURING THE PANDEMIC, YOU PROTECTED OUR CITY AND SET AN EXAMPLE FOR OTHERS IN OUR STATES AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

AS WE APPROACH AN UNCERTAIN WINTER NOW IS NOT THE TIME TO LET UP, PLEASE VOTE TO EXTEND THE RIGHT TO CARE ORDINANCE.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, JOSEPH, THANK YOU, MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBERS I'M ZENOBIA JOSEPH.

MY COMMENTS TODAY ARE SPECIFICALLY RELATED TO THE AUSTIN HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION ITEMS. NUMBER FIVE IS SPECIFICALLY RELATED TO 900 GARDNER ROAD.

MY COMMENT IS REALLY NEUTRAL.

I AM CURIOUS TO KNOW WHY THERE ARE ONLY 137 UNITS BEING PROPOSED FOR SIX ACRES OF LAND.

THAT APPEARS TO BE A SMALL AMOUNT AND PERHAPS NOT THE HIGHEST AND BEST USE OF THE SITE.

I WOULD JUST CALL YOUR ATTENTION TO THE FACT THAT THERE'S ABOUT TWO ACRES THAT YOU APPROVED FOR 1934 RUTLAND.

AND THAT PARTICULAR SITE HAS 135 UNITS.

THIS PARTICULAR, UH, PROJECT, THE 900 GARDNER ROAD IS ACTUALLY, UM, WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE OF EAST SIDE MEMORIAL.

AND SO I'M NOT OPPOSING THE NEED FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING, BUT I DO QUESTION WHY THERE AREN'T MORE UNITS ON THAT SITE.

I DID LOOK AT THE PRE RFP VIDEO AS WELL, AND I DIDN'T SEE ANY TYPE OF RESTRICTIONS MENTIONED AS IT RELATES SPECIFICALLY TO, UH, TRANSIT ON ITEM SIX, YOU HAVE A $306,000 PENDING MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH ECHO AND THEN COMMUNITY HOMELESSNESS COALITION.

AND MY OPPOSITION REALLY IS FOR YOU TO UPDATE THE STRATEGIC HOUSING BLUEPRINT.

AND SPECIFICALLY, I AM TALKING ABOUT THE LINKAGE BETWEEN HOUSING WAS TRANSPORTATION ON PAGE 19 OF THE DOCUMENT.

TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING WOULD BE WITHIN A QUARTER MILE OF HIGH-FREQUENCY TRANSIT.

AND SO WHILE I CERTAINLY APPRECIATE COUNSELING IN REGARDS TO MENTIONING DR.

KING, AS IT RELATES TO WAIT FOR A MORE CONVENIENT SEASON, IT WAS OCTOBER 22ND, 2018.

AND SHE ASKED THE PEOPLE NORTH OF US, ONE 83 TO WAIT, AND WE HAVE WAITED, BUT I WANT YOU TO UNDERSTAND THAT THERE'S NO TRANSPORTATION DEATHS, OUGHTA HOWARD AND EAST WEST PALMER.

AND WHILE I RESPECT A COUNCIL MEMBER POOL MENTIONED TRANSPORTATION, THE PICKUP ZONE IS NOT THE LEAST DISCRIMINATORY ALTERNATIVE, AND THAT, UM, OPTION ONLY CAME ABOUT BECAUSE I FILED THE COMPLAINT WITH THE TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERAL AND THEN TRAVIS COUNTY COMMISSIONER'S COURT RECOGNIZED THE NEED TO ACTUALLY BE HONEST ABOUT THE TRANSIT DESERT IN THAT AREA.

AND SO I JUST WANT YOU TO BE COGNIZANT OF THE FACT THAT, UH, THIS NEEDS TO BE BROUGHT BEFORE YOU AS A FORMAL COUNCIL ITEM.

SO YOU CAN UPDATE THE STRATEGIC HOUSING BLUEPRINT BY COUNCIL DISTRICT SO THAT YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE IF YOU'RE MEETING YOUR GOALS AS IT STANDS.

NOW, I WOULD SAY TO YOU THAT YOU'RE NOT MEETING THAT GOAL, YOU CAN ACTUALLY LOOK IN THE BOARD PACKET FROM TRAVIS COUNTY COMMISSIONER'S COURT TO SEE THE THOUSANDS OF UNITS OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING THAT ARE IN TWO MILES OF SAMSUNG WITH NO TRANSPORTATION.

AND THEN LASTLY, I WOULD JUST SAY, UM, MAYOR, AS IT RELATES TO HOUSE BILL 28 40, YOU ACTUALLY HAVE THESE HEARINGS SPECIFICALLY RELATED TO THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION.

CO-MINGLED WITH A REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS. SINCE I WAS JUST ASKING YOU TO RECOGNIZE THAT WHILE YOU CAN NOT OPEN AND CLOSE THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATIONS HAS A SEPARATE VOTE.

UH, THE LAST THING I WOULD SAY IS TO PLEASE COMPLY, BUT HOUSE BILL 28 40 AND TO SEPARATE THE HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION ITEMS FROM YOUR REGULAR

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AGENDA ITEMS. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'LL GLADLY ANSWER THEM AT THIS TIME.

MAYOR, THAT CONCLUDES ALL OF THE, UM, OKAY.

UH, COLLEAGUES GETS THE, UH, AGENDA BACK TO, UH, TO, TO US, UM, MANAGER, UH, ARE YOUR FOLKS READY TO SPEAK TO THE IMPACT OF A POSTPONEMENT ON THE 18TH? WE ARE MAKER AND WE'LL DEFER TO YOU IF YOU WANT TO HAVE THAT DISCUSSION, UM, AS IF YOU PULL THE ITEM AND AFTER CONSENT APPROVAL OR, UM, OKAY.

ITEMS WE HAVE CONSENT AGENDA IS ITEM ONE THROUGH 55.

SO THE PULLED

[Consent Agenda (Part 2 of 2)]

THE PULLED ITEMS WE HAVE ARE THREE 1830, 30 TO 40 AND 49.

THAT'S WHERE WE'RE ALTERED.

YOU NEED US TO PULL 32 AND 40 AT THIS POINT.

NOPE, I'VE GOT MY QUESTIONS ANSWERED.

SO THE PULLED ITEMS THEN ARE JUST THREE 1830 AND 49.

IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.

ANY DISCUSSION ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, UH, GETS OVER ALTAR.

SORRY ABOUT THAT.

UM, I WANTED TO JUST, UM, BRIEFLY SPEAK TO THREE ITEMS. UM, SO ITEM 11 HAS TO DO WITH FLEET ELECTRIFICATION.

UM, THIS ITEM SUPPORTS THE CONSTRUCTION OF ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS FOR FLEET MOBILITY SERVICES.

AND I'M REALLY EXCITED TO SEE OUR FLEET ELECTRIFICATION INITIATIVE, TAKE THIS STEP FORWARD.

UM, AS A CITY WE'RE ON TRACK TO ADD 330 PLUS CHECK VEHICLES.

UM, THIS PROJECT WILL HELP US REDUCE COSTS AND THE USAGE OF FOSSIL FUELS.

AND I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO FURTHER PROGRESS ON DECARBONIZING THE CITY'S FLEET.

SO THANK YOU TO MOBILITY SERVICES FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD.

UM, I THINK IT'S AN IMPORTANT STEP AND THEN WANTED TO SPEAK TO ITEM 16.

UM, THIS IS AN ITEM IS THE DESIGN BUILD AGREEMENT FOR THE DAVENPORT LOOP THREE 60 FIRE EMS STATION.

I'M EAGER TO SEE THIS PROJECT MOVE FORWARD.

THE STATION WILL HELP IMPROVE RESPONSE TIMES IN THE AREA AND AID IN OUR WILDFIRE MITIGATION EFFORTS.

AND THEN FINALLY I WANTED TO SPEAK TO ITEM 25, WHICH IS AMENDING OUR CONTRACT WITH UNITED WAY TO CONTINUE TO ADMINISTER OUR WESTERN CHILDCARE PROVIDER RELIEF GRANT, UM, THROUGH THE SAFE WORK THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING TOGETHER.

WE FUNDED THIS PROGRAM WITH AN ADDITIONAL $5 MILLION.

UM, AND I THINK I SPEAK FOR ALL OF US WHEN WE SAY WE DEEPLY VALUE THE CRITICAL ROLE THAT CHILDCARE PLAYS FOR FAMILIES AND OUR ECONOMIC STABILITY, AND, UM, VERY HELPFUL THAT UNITED WAY WILL BE ABLE TO ENSURE THIS MONEY IS DEPLOYED, UM, SWIFTLY.

SO THANK YOU FOR THE CHANCE TO SPEAK TO THOSE THREE ITEMS. OKAY.

FOR A MAYOR PRO TEM YOU'RE MUTED STILL.

WE'LL GO TO GREG AND TREY.

WE COME BACK TO YOU, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER CASAR, UM, MAYOR.

WITH, UH, MARCH THE FIFTH BEING THE DATE.

UM, AND THANKS TO ALL THE FOLKS WHO TESTIFIED ABOUT, UM, ABOUT EVICTIONS.

I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

FOLKS SHARING THOSE, THOSE STORIES.

AND I DON'T KNOW IF Y'ALL SAW THE STATISTICS OUT IN THE, IN THE MONITOR, BUT IN OTHER TEXAS CITIES WE ARE SEEING LIKE IN FORT WORTH 8,000 EVICTIONS FILED SINCE COVID BEGAN IN HOUSTON, AROUND 16,000 FILES SINCE COVID BEGAN AND, AND AUSTIN, WHILE UNDER A THOUSAND, SOMEWHERE IN THE 600 TO 700 RANGE.

UM, AND THAT IS THANKS TO CRITICAL WORK FROM, UH, THE MAYOR AND THE JUSTICES OF THE PEACE OF BOTH HERE AND IN WILLIAMSON COUNTY, UH, AND THE COUNTY JUDGE, UM, AND PRIOR COUNTY JUDGES.

AND THEN ALSO THIS COUNCIL WITH OUR ORDINANCE, ALSO TENANTS RIGHTS ADVOCATES WORKING IN THE COURTS AND LANDLORDS COMING UP WITH PAYMENT PLANS.

SO EVERYONE WORKING TOGETHER HAS BEEN SO IMPORTANT AND WE HAVE REALLY CRITICAL WORK LEFT TO DO, UM, FOR, UH, THE EXTENSION OF THE ORDINANCE.

WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO LINE UP THE MAYOR'S ORDERS WITH THE ORDINANCE DATE.

WE PUT UP A PLACEHOLDER ON THIS, UM, AS, AS THOSE CONVERSATIONS ARE HAPPENING, MY UNDERSTANDING IS THE MAYOR'S ORDERS ARE LIKELY TO EXTEND INTO FEBRUARY OR MARCH.

AND SO, UM, MAYOR, I WOULD MOVE THIS FORWARD ON CONSENT WITH THE DATES AND THE ORDINANCE SAYING MARCH THE FIFTH.

UM, UH, BECAUSE I THINK THAT WILL LINE UP.

WE HAVE A MARCH, THE FOURTH COUNCIL MEETING.

WE HAVE A COUNCIL MEETING IN FEBRUARY RIGHT BEFORE THAT.

SO I EXPECT WE MAY HAVE TO CONTINUE TO EXTEND THIS, BUT THAT GIVES US ANYTHING DATA WITH SPACE.

UH, SO I'D MOVED THIS FORWARD WITH,

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AND IT, OF COURSE THE ORDINANCE APPLIES FOR 61 DAYS THEREAFTER.

THANK YOU GUYS, REBECCA.

THAT DAY SEEMS RIGHT TO ME.

UM, YOU KNOW, I'M, I'M, I'M PROUD THAT WE WERE ONE OF THE FIRST CITIES, UH, BOTH WITH THE ORDER THAT I ENTERED THE EMERGENCY ORDER AS MAYOR AND ALSO THE COUNCIL ACTION WITH RESPECT TO THE ORDINANCE ON EVICTIONS, ONE OF THE FIRST CITIES TO REALLY MOVE INTO THIS AREA, TO PROTECT PEOPLE IN THEIR HOMES.

SO THEY WOULDN'T END UP ON THE STREETS AND WE'RE SEEING THE BENEFIT OF THAT.

UM, OBVIOUSLY THERE'S A HUGE BACKSIDE ISSUE TO THIS, UH, WITH PEOPLE THAT, UH, HAVE BEEN PROTECTED IN THEIR HOMES, BUT HAVE BEEN ACCRUING RENT THAT IS DUE, UH, AND WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN ON THE BACKSIDE OF THAT, NOT A CHALLENGE UNIQUE TO US, UH, BUT, UH, TO CITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

AND, UH, WE CONTINUE TO PUSH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO, TO ASSIST, UH, WITH THAT.

UM, I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD ALSO AND EXTEND THE, UH, UH, EMERGENCY ORDER, UH, THAT WE HAVE, UH, TO, TO TAKE US, UM, UH, TO THE PLACE WHERE, UH, WE CAN CONTINUE THESE CONVERSATIONS IN JANUARY.

UH, THE JP JUDGES ARE CONTINUING TO MEET, UH, I THINK THEY'RE CONSIDERING ACTION THAT MIGHT TAKE PLACE, UH, UH, THE FIRST WEEK IN FEBRUARY.

UH, SO WE'LL SEE HOW THAT, UH, UH, WORKS.

SO I THINK THE TIMING THAT YOU'RE PROPOSING IS CORRECT.

I WOULD ANTICIPATE THAT THIS IS A TOPIC THAT WE'RE ALL GOING TO BE DISCUSSING IN JANUARY, UH, AS RECOVERING BACK AS, AS, AS WELL.

UH, BUT PROUD OF THE PROTECTIONS THAT WE PROVIDE IN THE CITY, UH, COUNCILOR FLANAGAN AND COUNCIL MEMBER POOL, UH, ON, ON THAT SAME ITEM, UM, SIMILAR COMMENTS THAT I HAVE MADE ON THIS IN THE PAST, UM, IT'S, IT IS VERY IMPORTANT AND I'M GLAD THAT WE WERE EXTENDING IT.

I ALSO WANT TO, TO ENCOURAGE US TO, TO CONSIDER THE PROGRAMS AND THE PROCESS AROUND HOW PEOPLE ACCESS THIS PROTECTION.

I, I I'M HEARING FOLKS THAT ARE, ARE USING THIS PROTECTION, BUT THEN NOT GETTING ACCESS OR EVEN KNOWING NECESSARILY ABOUT THE RENTAL PROTECTION OR THE OTHER PROGRAMS THAT WE'VE CREATED.

AND I THINK AS WE HEAD INTO NEXT YEAR AND THE, AND THE VACCINE COMES OUT IN THE WINDOW, NARROWS ON WHO IS STILL HAVING THESE IMPACTS THAT THERE SHOULD BE SOME CONNECTION BETWEEN, UH, BEING PROTECTED IN THIS WAY AND ACCESSING THE SERVICES THAT WE'RE CREATING.

SO WE DON'T HAVE HAVE A GAP BETWEEN THOSE TWO THINGS, UH, BUT, BUT HAPPY TO SEE THIS MOVE FORWARD AGAIN TODAY.

AND THEN ON ITEM 28, THIS IS AN ERROR IN THE, IN THE POSTING LANGUAGE.

IT DOESN'T CHANGE THE SUBSTANCE OF THE MATTER.

UH, BUT THE POSTING LANGUAGE SAYS THAT THE LGBT CHAMBER IS NOT A PART OF THE MECCA OF THE MULTI-ETHNIC CHAMBER ALLIANCE, BUT STEPH HAS CONFIRMED THAT.

IN FACT, THEY ARE A PART OF THE MECCA CHAMBERS AND THAT WE WILL GET THAT CORRECTED IN FUTURE POSTINGS.

GREAT COUNCILOR POLL.

WHAT'S NEXT? UH, THANKS MAYOR.

UM, I BELIEVE COUNCIL MEMBER, TOVA WANTED TO MENTION A FEW THINGS ABOUT WATER FORWARD, UM, AND IF SHE DOESN'T, IF SHE'S READY, UM, WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO IS, IS LET HER SPEAK AND THEN I'D LIKE TO SPEAK AFTER HER.

UM, AND IT LOOKS LIKE SHE'S READY.

UM, I DO HAVE A FEW THINGS I WANTED TO SAY, BUT, BUT I WAS ALSO, UM, SUPERVISING MY SCHOOL, ELLA ELLA.

AND OUR CENTRAL TEXAS AND OUR HIGHLAND LAKES WATERSHED ARE IN SEVERE OR EXTREME DROUGHT.

UM, YES.

UM, FIRST OF ALL, I JUST WANT TO THANKS AGAIN FOR YOUR, FOR QUEUING ME UP.

UM, COUNCIL MEMBER POLL.

I REALLY WANTED TO JUST BEGIN BY THANKING OUR STAFF AT AUSTIN WATER FOR BRINGING THESE FORWARD.

UM, IT'S BEEN THE PRODUCT OF SEVERAL OF OUR SPEAKERS INDICATED A PRODUCT OF LOTS OF REALLY SUBSTANTIAL COMMUNITY WORK, AND THEN REALLY GREAT WORK ON THE PART OF OUR STAFF TO SEE THESE, SEE THESE INTO ACTION.

UM, THESE ARE REALLY IMPORTANT STRATEGIES THAT WE'RE MOVING FORWARD TODAY TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE A RESILIENT WATER SUPPLY FOR THE GENERATIONS TO COME AND THANK YOU AGAIN TO OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND REALLY OUR WHOLE COMMUNITY FOR EMBRACING SO, SO FULLY, UH, THE GOAL AND THE IMPORTANCE OF WATER CONSERVATION THAT HAS, HAS BEEN, AND, YOU KNOW, IN THE, IN THE HEIGHT OF THE WORST DROUGHT ON RECORD CONSERVATION AND THE WILLINGNESS OF OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO EMBRACE CONSERVATION WAS OUR ABSOLUTE STRONGEST STRATEGY.

SO THANKS TO THANKS TO THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO ADVOCATE FOR ADDITIONAL MEASURES AND DO SO AT, UM, ON A VOLUNTEER BASIS BY SHARING THE EXPERTISE.

BUT THANK YOU AGAIN TO OUR FULL AUSTIN COMMUNITY FOR EMBRACING ON YOUR SUPPORT OF IT.

THIS IS WHAT IS GOING TO ALLOW AUSTIN TO BE A WATER RESILIENT, TO HAVE A WATER RESILIENT, UM, UH, RESILIENT WATER SUPPLY.

UH, AS, AS YOU KNOW, I THINK EVERYBODY IS AWARE OF TRAVIS COUNTY IS CURRENTLY IN SEVERE DROUGHT

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AND THE DROUGHT CONDITIONS ACROSS THE STATE ARE INCREASING INFLOWS INTO HIGHLAND LAKES HAVE BEEN BELOW AVERAGE EACH MONTH IN 2020, EXCEPT FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH.

OUR FORECASTS INDICATE THAT THERE'S A 95% CHANCE OF THIS DRYER, LEN MINJAL CONTINUING THROUGH MARCH AND A 65% CHANCE.

UM, BUT IT WILL PERSIST THROUGH MAY.

AND SO THE BOTTOM LINE FUTURE FORECASTS ARE FOR BELOW AVERAGE RAINFALL.

AND THIS IS REALLY, YOU KNOW, VERY CRITICAL FOR OUR REGION.

SO WHILE THESE EFFORTS TODAY ARE REALLY IMPORTANT, I ALSO WANT TO NOTE THAT WE HAVE EQUALLY IMPORTANT STRATEGIES AS SEVERAL OF OUR SPEAKERS INDICATED.

WE HAVE EQUALLY IMPORTANT STRATEGIES THAT THE COUNCIL, THIS COUNCIL ADOPTED AS PART OF WATERFORD, AND THEY ALL HAVE TIMELINES AND TRIGGERS THAT WE ARE MEANT TO INITIATE.

AND THE COUNCILS AFTER US ARE MEANT TO INITIATE OVER THE NEXT 10 DECADES.

COMMUNITY MEMBERS HAVE BEEN ASKING US TO ADVANCE A NUMBER OF THESE STRATEGIES, INCLUDING WATER BENCHMARKING, MANDATORY CONNECTION REQUIREMENTS, RECLAIMED WATER, AND ONSITE, MANDATORY REUSE, REUSE FOR BUILDINGS OF 25, A 250,000 SQUARE FEET OR GREATER.

AND SO I'M REALLY HAPPY TODAY TO SUPPORT THESE IMPORTANT MEASURES.

UM, I ALSO WANT TO INDICATE THAT I THINK NO LATER THAN EARLY SPRING OF 2021 NEXT, NEXT SPRING, WHICH IS REALLY JUST A FEW MONTHS FROM NOW, I AM GOING TO URGE OUR COUNCIL TO CONSIDER BRINGING FORWARD THOSE MEASURES, UM, INDEPENDENT OF THE DRAFT LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE.

IF THE EFFORT IS NOT UNDERWAY BY THEN, I THINK THESE ARE VERY IMPORTANT MEASURES.

I THINK WE HAVE A LOT OF COMMUNITY SUPPORT OF THEM AND SPEED IS OF THE ESSENCE.

SO THANK YOU AGAIN TO OUR STUFF.

UH, THANKS MAYOR.

I JUST WANT TO ADD MY, THANKS TO OUR STAFF, OUR PROFESSIONAL STAFF AND OUR COUNCIL STAFF FOR BRINGING THESE WATER FORWARD ITEMS FOR IMPLEMENTATION TODAY AND MUCH APPRECIATION TO OUR FRIENDS IN THE COMMUNITY WHO ARE SUCH STAUNCH AND DEDICATED ADVOCATES FOR GOOD PUBLIC POLICIES AND THEIR IMPLEMENTATION.

AND I SUPPORT KATHY'S SUGGESTION THAT WE MOVE FORWARD IN THE SPRING WITH MORE PIECES OF WATER FORWARD.

I DO WANT TO POINT OUT, UM, AS DID, UM, COUNCIL MEMBER TOVO THAT SOME MEASURES ARE OVERDUE FOR IMPLEMENTATION WATER CONSERVATION BENCHMARKING REQUIREMENT IN PARTICULAR, AS I UNDERSTAND IT, THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE IMPLEMENTED EARLIER THIS YEAR, THIS PAST SUMMER.

SO WE DO NEED TO MAKE PROGRESS ON THESE ITEMS IF WE WANT TO STAY ON TARGET WITH OUR IMPORTANT WATER CONSERVATION GOALS.

AND I'LL JUST CLOSE BY SAYING THAT WATER CONSERVATION BECOMES EVER MORE IMPORTANT IN OUR CITY, UM, AS WE ARE GROWING AND GROWING AND GROWING.

THAT'S WHERE KITCHEN.

UM, I JUST WANT TO, UM, ECHO THE SENTIMENTS OF MY, OF MY COLLEAGUES AND, UM, UH, THANK YOU, UM, COUNCIL MEMBER TOBO FOR, UM, YOUR SIGNALING, THE, UH, WHAT YOU WANT TO BRING FORWARD IN THE SPRING.

UM, I WILL, UH, BE LOOKING FORWARD TO SUPPORTING THAT, AND I JUST WANT TO THANK EVERYONE THIS, THIS COUNCIL AND ALL THE FOLKS IN THE COMMUNITY THAT HAVE BEEN PUSHING FORWARD, UH, ON THESE ITEMS. AND, UM, I LOOK FORWARD TO, TO TAKING UP ADDITIONAL ITEMS, UM, IN THE SPRING THAT ARE NEEDED, UM, TO PUSH FORWARD OUR WATER FORWARD AGENDA.

THANK YOU, MAYOR PRO TEM.

I THINK IT'S WORKING NOW.

UM, I ECHO ALL THE POSITIVE COMMENTS ON ITEM SIX AND SEVEN.

UM, I I'M JUST ABSTAINING BECAUSE OF THE COMMENTS I MADE AT WORK SESSION.

JUST CONCERNS OVER THE ADDITION OF CRIMINAL PENALTIES.

I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO TAKE A GLOBAL LOOK AT WHAT WE ADD AND OFFENSES THAT WE ADD.

UM, AS I SAID ON TUESDAY, ESPECIALLY WHEN WE'RE TALKING, HOW WE HANDLE VIOLENT VERSUS NON-VIOLENT OFFENSES.

AND SO, UM, I, I THINK THERE'S AVENUES IN PLACE WITHOUT CRIMINAL TENDENCIES THAT WHAT WOULD HOLD PEOPLE ACCOUNTABLE WOULD CREATE, WOULD CREATE CONSEQUENCES AND WOULD STOP OPERATIONS OF A DEVELOPMENT IF IT'S NOT DOING WHAT IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE DOING.

SO THAT'S THE ONLY REASON I'M ABSTAINING.

UM, I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT PURPLE PIPE, YOU KNOW, UM, I COMPOST MORE THAN I EVER THOUGHT BEFORE.

AND WE, MY HUSBAND AND I WERE TALKING ABOUT INSTALLING A RAINWATER SYSTEM, AND I'M CERTAIN THAT NONE OF THESE DISCUSSIONS WOULD HAPPEN IF I DID NOT LIVE IN THIS AMAZING COMMUNITY THAT CARES ABOUT THOSE IMPORTANT THINGS.

BUT, UM, MAINLY BECAUSE OF THE CRIMINAL PENALTY PART, I'M GOING TO ABSTAIN.

AND AGAIN, THIS MAY BE SOMETHING THAT THE, UH, COUNCIL OR COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY, UH, MIGHT WANT TO TAKE UP AND HAS OBVIOUSLY HEALTH ISSUES AS WELL.

BUT IF THERE'S INTEREST IN, IN LOOKING AT THE POLICY MORE GLOBALLY, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER ALTER,

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UM, LIKE MY COLLEAGUES, I'M REALLY PLEASED TO SEE THE WATER FORWARD ITEMS MOVE FORWARD.

I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE ALSO THE PILOT PROGRAM, UM, THAT WAS DISCUSSED IN THE RCA TO ENCOURAGE FOLKS TO ADOPT, UM, THE ONSITE WATER REUSE, UM, SOONER.

UM, AND I'M EXCITED TO SEE, UM, STAFF INCORPORATE THAT WHEN WE ADOPTED WATER FORWARD AS, AS ONE WAY OF ENCOURAGING, UM, THIS TO MOVE FASTER.

UM, I DID WANT TO JUST NOTE THAT WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT SOME OF THESE ISSUES ABOUT IMPLEMENTING WATER FORWARD, UM, AND OTHER WATER RELATED ISSUES IN THE AUSTIN WATER OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE.

UM, MENTAL PICTURE OF WHEN OUR NEXT MEETING IS EARLY NEXT YEAR.

UM, BUT IF WE DON'T HAVE ONE IN JANUARY, PERHAPS WE CAN, UM, DO A DEEPER DIVE INTO SOME OF THESE ISSUES AND, UM, INVITE COUNCIL MEMBER TO JOIN US FOR THAT AND KIND OF PUSH REALLY PUSH THOSE THINGS FORWARD, UM, WITH SOME PUBLIC DISCUSSION EARLY IN THE YEAR.

UH, CAT'S GOING TO RENT THAT HE, YEAH.

THANK YOU MAYOR.

I JUST, UH, YOU KNOW, RECENTLY GO OUT BEING OUT THERE AT LAKE TRAVIS FOR A WEEK, RIGHT.

UH, AROUND THE, UH, NOVEMBER 2ND WEEK OF NOVEMBER AND LOOKING AT THE LEVEL OF THE LAKES RIGHT NOW, IT'S JUST VERY ALARMING.

AND I JUST WANT TO LET MY COLLEAGUES THAT TROUBLES, LET HER KNOW THAT I'VE WANTED TO WORK.

CAUSE, UH, I I'VE BEEN THROUGH A LOT OF THESE DROUGHT TOO.

THEY LAST FOR ABOUT FIVE YEARS SOMETIMES.

AND, UH, IT'S, IT'S VERY ALARMING TO SEE THE LEVEL OF WHAT THEY'RE, YOU KNOW, THEY'LL SEND TIME OUT.

I MEAN, ISLANDS ARE REALLY LARGE NOW AND, UH, I SEE THE WAY THAT IT'S DROPPING.

IT'S JUST, YOU KNOW, WE NEED TO REALLY START, YOU KNOW, TAKING CARE OF OUR WATER SUPPLY AND MAKING SURE THAT IT, UH, THAT WE DON'T USE IT.

WE USE IT WISELY AND, AND, AND, YOU KNOW, CONSERVATIVE WATER IS THE MOST IMPORTANT I HAVE.

I HAVE A STORE AND DRAINING.

I MEAN, YOU'RE NOT WATER BARRELS HERE, CATCH MY RAIN.

SO, UH, YOU KNOW, IT'S, I REALLY WANT TO START REALLY FOCUSING ON THAT BECAUSE I, I GOT A VERY FEEL, I GOT A FEELING THAT IT'S, WE'RE GOING TO, WE'RE GOING TO REALLY GO INTO A SEVERE DROUGHT HERE IN AUSTIN.

COUPLE OF THINGS I WANTED TO TOUCH ON REAL FAST.

UH, I'M UH, REAL APPRECIATIVE OF MOVING FORWARD ON SOME OF THE, UH, ITEMS RELATED TO HOMELESSNESS, UH, THE CONTRACT WITH INTEGRAL CARE, UM, UM, WORKING WITH THE COMMUNITY COURT, UH, CONCERNING THE CHALLENGES ASSOCIATED WITH, UH, WITH MENTAL HEALTH.

UH, I AM, UH, EXCITED TO SEE US MOVING FORWARD WITH THE HEALTH CARE ASSISTANCE DOLLARS THAT ARE GOING TO THE LIVES FOR WORK PARTNERS AND ESPECIALLY TO HAM, UM, WHICH, UH, I THINK IS ONE OF THE ABSOLUTE TREASURES IN OUR, IN OUR CITY.

AND ONE OF THE REALLY UNIQUE THINGS THAT HEALTH ALLIANCE FOR AUSTIN MUSICIANS THAT IS A COMPONENT OF WHAT WE DO IN OUR INDUSTRY.

ALSO THE ACTIONS WE'RE TAKING WITH RESPECT TO RENTAL, A RELIEF AND ASSISTANCE AND EDUCATION.

UH, HEY, WE KNOW WE NEED STAFF TO, TO FIGURE OUT IF WE CAN USE THE PROGRAMS THAT WE HAVE OR THE PROGRAMS WE HOPE TO BE ABLE TO HAVE COMING FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, UH, TO SEE WHAT WE CAN DO TO HELP MITIGATE, UH, WHAT IS OTHERWISE GOING TO BE THE CHALLENGE WE TALKED ABOUT EARLIER, UH, WHEN WE MOVE AWAY FROM THE, UH, UH, WHEN, WHEN EVICTIONS, UH, OR SOMETHING THAT, THAT COULD POSSIBLY COME BACK.

UM, AND HOPEFULLY THAT'LL BE PART OF THE CONVERSATIONS THAT WE'RE HAVING A JANUARY.

THAT'S THE CONSENT AGENDA.

UH, IT'S IN FRONT OF US RIGHT NOW, COLLEAGUES.

I WAS WENT THROUGH 55 ITEMS, PULL AT OUR THREE 1830 AND 49.

AND THE DISCUSSION THAT'S WHERE MAYOR, AS I THINK IS IMPORTANT, UH, FOR US TO KEEP DOING.

WE DO ALSO HAVE, I'M NOT SURE IF SOMEONE MENTIONED THIS EARLIER, UH, AND IMPORTANT WORK MOVING FORWARD WITH CARITAS ON THIS AGENDA AGAIN ON CONSENT, BUT BECAUSE IT'S ON CONSENT, WE DON'T ALWAYS TALK AS MUCH ABOUT IT TO HELP PERMANENTLY HOUSE.

SO MANY OF THE FOLKS IN THE PROTECTIVE LODGES.

SO I'M THANKFUL TO THE CITY STAFF AND TO THOMAS AND FOR THE COUNCIL FOR US, AGAIN, UNANIMOUSLY PRIORITIZING GETTING FOLKS OFF THE STREETS INTO SHELTER, AND THEN MOVING FOLKS OUT OF SHELTER INTO PERMANENT HOUSING.

SO WE ACTUALLY ADDRESSED HOMELESSNESS AND I'M GLAD BEHALF IS MOVING FORWARD TO THAT.

INTO SUPPORTIVE HOUSING, I GUESS, HIGHEST PRIORITY OF THE COUNCIL.

THAT'S GOOD.

AND THEN CERTAINLY MANAGER ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO, TO ESCALATE THE TIMING DAY, TO GET SPACES AND OPPORTUNITIES TO MOVE PEOPLE OFF THE STREETS AND OUT OF TENTS,

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ANYTHING ELSE RIGHT HERE? I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THE RECORD ON ITEM 54, WHICH IS THE PROPOSED NOTICE FOR EVICTIONS.

I BELIEVE COUNCIL MEMBER CASSARA CHANGED THE DATE PROPOSED CHANGING THE DATE TO MARCH THIS 2021, WHICH IS JUST DIFFERENT FROM THE ORDINANCE.

I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THERE WAS NO OBJECTION, ANY OBJECTION TO THAT CHANGE HERE.

WE KNOW THAT CHANGE IS INCORPORATED.

THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE CONSENT AGENDA, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.

THOSE OPPOSED NOT UNANIMOUS ON THE DYESS, EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE NOTED THE CONSENT AGENDA PASSES

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AND NOW MANAGER.

I THINK IT WOULD BE FOR FREE LET'S ENTERTAIN THE ITEM POLO BY A COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS WHO APPRECIATE THAT OPPORTUNITY.

MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

UM, I DO HAVE OUR DIRECTOR OF AUSTIN WATER.

GREG WAS JUST DESCRIBED SOME OF THE TIMEFRAMES THAT THEY WERE WORKING WITH AND BRINGING THIS ITEM FORWARD.

UM, AND WE ALSO HAVE STAFF FROM OUR CAPITAL CONTRACTING OFFICE TO TALK ABOUT ANY OF THE IMPLICATIONS OF A POSTPONING, THIS ITEM AS WELL.

DR.

BIZARROS THANK YOU MANAGER.

I'D LIKE TO CALL UPON OUR HEAD OF ENGINEERING, SHANE WILSON, TO TALK ABOUT A RISK WITH, UH, WITH THIS PROJECT IN DELAYS.

THANK YOU, MAYOR ADLER COUNCIL MEMBERS.

MY NAME IS SHAY ROLSON.

I'M THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FOR ENGINEERING SERVICES AT AUSTIN WATER.

UM, B UH, THIS PROJECT FEEL ALL REC THOSE ELECTRICAL FEED, RENEWABLE PROJECT WILL REPLACE THE ELECTRICAL SWITCH GEAR THAT POWERS THE RAW WATER INTAKE AT THE OLD REP WATER TREATMENT PLANT.

THAT EQUIPMENT IS ORIGINAL TO THE PUMP STATION CONSTRUCTION, UH, INSTALLED IN THE LATE 1960S.

SO IT DOES IT EXCEEDED ITS USEFUL LIFE.

IT WAS IDENTIFIED AS A PRIORITY AND PROGRAMMED INTO AUSTIN WATER CIP SEVERAL YEARS AGO.

FINAL DESIGN BEGAN IN THE SUMMER OF 2018 AND HAS STAYED ON THE ORIGINAL BASELINE SCHEDULE, UM, INCLUDING EXTENSIVE EFFORTS TO ACHIEVE PERMITTING AND REGULATORY COMPLIANCE FOR THIS CHALLENGING PROJECT AND SITE.

THE SCHEDULE WAS PINNED TO EXECUTING THE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT IN JANUARY OF 2021.

SO THAT TREE CLEARING COULD BE COMPLETE BEFORE MARCH 1ST.

THIS PROPERTY HAS HABITAT FOR ENDANGERED SONGBIRDS.

SO NO CLEARING IS ALLOWED BETWEEN MARCH 1ST AND SEPTEMBER 1ST.

UH, SO POST-PAYMENT TODAY IS, IS ESSENTIALLY A NINE MONTH DELAY FOR THIS PROJECT.

UM, IT'S A HIGHLY COMPLEX AND CHALLENGING PROJECT THAT WILL TAKE NEARLY THREE YEARS TO CONSTRUCT.

UH, SO ADDING NINE MONTHS TO THE FINAL COMPLETION DATE, UM, CREATE SOME RISK OF AN UNEXPECTED FAILURE OF THIS, OF THIS CRITICAL EQUIPMENT.

THAT'S EXCEEDED ITS USEFUL LIFE.

I APPRECIATE THAT YOU, I MEET MAYOR, BUT I CAN READ YOUR LOCATION THERE AND APPRECIATE THAT.

AND THERE'S BEEN A SECRET TO THE DISASTER.

I'M JUST GOING TO BE SHORT TERM WITH THIS LASHONDA.

UM, SOME QUESTIONS WERE BROUGHT IN FROM STATE SWINGS, ALL THESE STATS GOING IN AND OUT.

LET ME STOP MY VIDEO AND SEE IF THAT HELPS AT ALL.

I DON'T, I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF I WOULD HAVE A SECOND FOR THAT.

UM, I WILL JUST START BRIEFLY FROM THE BEGINNING.

UM, JUST BECAUSE WE HAD SUCH A SHORT TIMELINE WITH TRYING TO UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A BIG AND COMPLEX AND IMPORTANT, UH, PROJECT THAT THE WATER UTILITY IS WORKING ON.

WE, ME AND MY STAFF WANTED A LITTLE MORE TIME TO BE ABLE TO VET THE CONCERNS OF IBW AND SAVE OUR SPRINGS.

THE WATER UTILITY STAFF HAS BEEN EXTREMELY DILIGENT AND RESPONDING TO OUR QUESTIONS BOTH LAST NIGHT AND THIS MORNING, AND REALLY HAS DONE A GOOD JOB OF TRYING TO MAKE ALL THE PARTIES UNDERSTAND, UM, WHAT IS HAPPENING.

SO I DO UNDERSTAND THAT A POSTPONEMENT WOULD CREATE QUITE A BIT LARGER DELAY, UH, WHICH IS UNFORTUNATE.

I NEVER LIKE HAVING TO MAKE DECISIONS WHERE WE HAVE TO APPROVE IT OR, YOU KNOW, SOMETHING, SOMETHING ON IT.

YOU KNOW, SOME, SOME OTHER BIG SITUATION MAY HAPPEN BECAUSE WE NEED TO APPROVE A CONTRACT.

YOU KNOW, THE FIRST TIME THAT WE'VE SEEN IT.

SO BODY UTILITY STAFF HAS BEEN VERY HELPFUL.

UM, WE'VE BEEN TALKING WITH SOME OF THE STAKEHOLDERS AND WOULD LOVE THEIR INVOLVEMENT FURTHER DOWN THE ROAD, UNDERSTANDING SAVE OUR SPRINGS MAY STILL WANT TO WEIGH IN AT ZONING AND PLANNING FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL VARIANCE.

UM, WE UNDERSTAND THE RISKS AND IMPLICATIONS, AND CERTAINLY WOULDN'T WANT TO DO ANYTHING TO JEOPARDIZE THE INTEGRITY OF THE WATER UTILITIES, BUT CERTAINLY WOULD HAVE APPRECIATED A BIT MORE TIME TO BE ABLE TO SORT THROUGH ALL THESE WITH MY TEAM, THE STAKEHOLDERS AND, AND THE UTILITIES.

SO I, I WOULD LIKE A POSTPONEMENT, BUT

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GIVEN THE CIRCUMSTANCES WE HAVE PRESENT TODAY, UM, BEER.

UM, THANKS.

THANKS VERY MUCH.

IT JUST OCCURRED TO ME.

IS THERE ANY OPPORTUNITY? I THINK IT IS, YOU KNOW, I'M, THIS IS HARD BECAUSE I WANT TO HONOR MY COLLEAGUES REQUEST FOR POSTPONEMENT.

WE'VE HAVE A LOT ON OUR AGENDA AND IT IS ALWAYS, UM, YOU KNOW, I THINK WHEN, WHEN ONE OF US SPEAKS UP AND, AND ASK FOR MORE TIME TO GO THROUGH THE INFORMATION, IT'S I TAKE THOSE REQUESTS REALLY SERIOUSLY.

IS THERE AN OPPORTUNITY TO, ON THE OTHER HAND, I UNDERSTAND WHAT THE AUSTIN WATER UTILITY HAS SAID ABOUT, ABOUT THE EXTENT OF STAKEHOLDER, UM, WORK, BUT ALSO THE NEED TO MOVE FORWARD QUICKLY.

COULD WE POTENTIALLY PUT THIS ON ONE OF OUR COMING UP MEETINGS? I KNOW WE DON'T HAVE A REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING.

I KNOW WE HAVE HAVE THE JOINT MEETING WITH CAP METRO, AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE THE CONVENING OF THE VOTE CONVENING AROUND THE VOTE.

IS THERE ANY POSSIBILITY FOR PUTTING IT ON ONE OF THOSE TWO AGENDAS? I THINK THE ANSWER TO THAT WOULD BE YES.

UM, IF, IF IT WAS, IF IT WAS NECESSARY, WE HAVE TWO MORE MEETINGS COMING UP.

WE ALSO HAVE A MEETING IN THE FIRST WEEK IN JANUARY WHERE WE, AND INSTILL, UH, THE NEW, UH, COUNCIL TERMS. UM, THE CONVENING AROUND THE VOTE IS THAT WE DON'T ALWAYS HAVE A QUORUM.

THAT'S ONE OF THE FEW MINUTES WE DON'T NEED A QUORUM FOR, SO I DON'T, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE CITY CLERK WAS ABLE TO DETERMINE ABOUT ANY OF US WOULD BE THERE ON THAT DAY AND HAVING NOT AN INAUGURATION DAY SEEMS A LITTLE FUNNY, BUT SO WE HAVE A MEETING ON THE 18TH, OBVIOUSLY WE DON'T WANT TO LOAD THAT UP.

UM, WOULD THAT GIVE YOU SUFFICIENT TIME TO BE ABLE TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT AND WOULD THE 18TH A PROBLEM TO STAFF THE CONTRACTING PROCESS, UM, TYPICALLY TAKES ABOUT 30 DAYS FROM THE TIME YOU ALL, UM, FORWARD WITH THE CONTRACT? SO THAT PUTS US FROM TODAY AT A MID JANUARY, UM, NOTICE TO PROCEED TO THE CONTRACTOR, WHICH GIVES THEM ABOUT SIX WEEKS TO DO, UH, TO MOBILIZE THE SITE CAN DO THE TREATMENT.

SO, UM, I DON'T KNOW IF DIRECTOR FERNANDEZ WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO THAT PROCESS, UH, OR DIRECT WITH ZEROS ON WHETHER A DELAY TO THE 18TH WOULD AFFECT OUR ABILITY TO GET THAT NOTICE TO PROCEED ISSUED IN MID JANUARY.

RIGHT? IT COULD BE THAT LIKE IF CASPER, BUT I ALSO HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK AT IT.

IT MAY NOT BE NECESSARY TO CALL IT BACK TO THE COUNCIL OTHER THAN JUST TO APPROVE IT.

UM, COUNCIL, STAFF DIRECTOR, SIR.

IT SAID I WAS UN-MUTED YOU, WE CAN'T HEAR YOU NOW, BUT YOU CAN HEAR ME.

THIS IS A LONGER FERNANDEZ.

I'M SORRY.

THIS IS A LOT OF FERNANDEZ, UH, CAPITAL CONTRACTING OFFICER.

I JUST WANTED TO SPEAK TO A COUPLE OF THINGS I'VE KNOWN.

WE PROVIDED A LOT OF INFORMATION, UH, LAST NIGHT, THIS MORNING, UH, UH, IN RESPONSE TO QUESTIONS THAT WE RECEIVED FROM, UM, UH, NUMEROUS COUNCIL MEMBERS.

I'VE HAD A CHANCE TO SPEAK TO MR. BRENNAMAN THIS MORNING FROM DO W AND RESPONDED TO A LOT OF THESE QUESTIONS.

I COULDN'T PROVIDE INFORMATION AND DOCUMENT FOR THEM JUST BECAUSE THIS IS, UH, AN OPEN CONTACTING PROCESS.

UM, BUT I FELT LIKE I WAS ABLE TO ANSWER A LOT OF HIS QUESTIONS, UM, AND, UH, COMMITTED TO CONTINUING TO WORK WITH THE IB W UH, MOVING FORWARD WITH ANY OF OUR PROCESS QUESTIONS THAT THEY MAY HAVE.

UM, IN REGARDS TO THE TIMING THINGS, CERTAINLY WE CAN PRIORITIZE, UH, ACTUALLY KEEPING THE CONTRACT, UH, IN A TIMELY MANNER TO NOT, UH, IMPOSE MUCH FURTHER ON THE SCHEDULE, THE, THE TIGHT SCHEDULE THAT'S PROVIDED BY AUSTIN WATER TO GET THIS PROJECT GOING.

UM, BUT THERE'S NEVER ANY, UM, I MEAN, WE CAN DO OUR BEST, BUT, YOU KNOW, IT'S, IT'S A LOT OF BACK AND FORTH, UM, YOU KNOW, FINALIZING THE TERMS OF CONDITIONS IN THE CONTRACT AND, AND BEING ABLE TO EXECUTE THE NOTICE TO PROCEED FOR THE CONTRACTOR TO GET ON BOARD AND THEN MOBILIZE ONSITE TO BEGIN THE WORK.

SO, UM, IT CAN BE BILLABLE, BUT IT'S A LOT OF, IT'S A LOT OF MAKING THINGS HAPPEN AND COMPRESSING A LOT OF DIFFERENT ACTIONS TOGETHER, UH, TO MAKE THINGS START AS FAST AS POSSIBLE TO HELP OUT WITH THE SCHEDULE.

UNLESS IF YOU HAD THE REST OF TODAY TO BE ABLE TO ASK QUESTIONS, DO YOU THINK YOU COULD COME BACK LATER TODAY WITH YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED OR ANY KIND OF DIRECTION YOU THOUGHT WAS NECESSARY? YOU'RE UNDER MUTE YOUR VIEWERS.

CAN'T HEAR YOU.

WHY DON'T YOU CUT YOUR VIDEO AGAIN?

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YES, YES.

THERE SEEMS TO BE A WEIRD DELAY.

I AM HAPPY TO KEEP WORKING THROUGH TODAY TO SEE IF WE COULD FIND SOME RESOLUTION BY THE END OF OUR MEETING.

THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER ALTAR.

SO WE HAVE BEEN ASKING FOR SOME CLARIFICATION AS WELL, AND IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT, UM, ONE OF THE KEY ISSUES WITH IBW WAS RESOLVED BY UNDERSTANDING, UM, THAT EACH OF THE TWO FIRMS THAT FIRMS, THE CONSORTIUM TO DO THIS, UM, ARE QUALIFIED UNDER WHATEVER THE RULES ARE TO, TO PERFORM THIS WORK.

UM, BUT THAT THEY NEEDED TO PROVIDE, THEY NEEDED TO JOIN TOGETHER IN ORDER TO DO THE BONDING THAT'S NECESSARY TO DO THE SCALE OF THE WORK, UM, TO BE ABLE TO GET THAT.

AND SO THAT THEY'RE EACH HAVE THE FACT THAT THEY'RE, THEY'RE WORKING TOGETHER AS A FUNCTION OF THE BONDING REQUIREMENT, NOT A FUNCTION OF THE QUALIFICATIONS OF THE GROUPS THAT ARE, ARE DOING THE WORK AND THAT THEY ARE, I THINK, 50 YEAR AND 95 YEAR OLD FIRMS. IS THAT CORRECT? MR. MISS ROS OR WHOEVER THIS, THIS, THIS IS RHONDA FERNANDEZ COUNCIL MEMBER.

UM, CERTAINLY THE QUESTIONS THAT ARE RELATIVES, UM, BACK AND FORTH FROM THE COUNCIL OFFICE AND FROM THE IVW WAS QUESTIONS IN REGARDS TO EXPERIENCE CAPACITY OF THE JOINT VENTURE OF THE RECOMMENDED CONTRACTOR.

THIS IS NOT A QUALIFICATIONS BASED SELECTION PROCESS.

THIS IS AN INVITATION FOR BID WHERE WE LOOK AT THE LOWEST BIDDER.

AND THEN WE LOOK AT THEIR EXPERIENCES AND KEY AREAS LIKE WHO IS OUR PROJECT MANAGER, WHO IS, OR A SUPERINTENDENT KEY IS BRINGING US AND DOING SPECIFIC SCOPE OF, OF THE PROJECT CITY STAFF FROM THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT FROM AUSTIN WATER.

AND OUR CONSULTANT ENGINEERING LOOKED AT THE INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE CONTRACTOR, THE JOINT VENTURE, AND THAT MET ALL THE REQUIREMENTS THAT WE WERE LOOKING FOR.

WE DON'T COMPARE THEIR EXPERIENCE VERSUS ANY OTHER BETTER.

WE JUST LOOK AT THAT, THEY MEET THE EXPERIENCE THAT WE WERE NOTING IN A SOLICITATION IN THIS CASE THEY DID.

UM, AND, UH, THEY ARE A JOINT VENTURE MEANING THAT, UH, BOTH COMPANIES ARE ILLEGALLY, UH, RESPONDING TO THIS CONTRACT.

AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE SEE IN OUR PROJECTS, AND WE'RE REALLY CONFIDENT IN BEING ABLE TO ACTUALLY GET THAT CONTRACT AND MOVE FORWARD.

UM, AND THEN ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES, WHICH I'M LESS FAMILIAR WITH, THE SPECIFICS OF, UM, IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION HAS ALREADY MET AND PROVES THE VARIANCES, IS THAT CORRECT? OR ARE THOSE STILL NEEDING TO BE APPROVED? YES, THE ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION THAT ON NOVEMBER THE 20TH AND UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED VARIANCES AND, UH, ENVIRONMENTAL OFFICER HAVING FUN.

CAN YOU SPEAK A LITTLE TO THAT, CHRIS HARRINGTON ENVIRONMENTAL, SIR, THAT IS CORRECT.

UM, STAFF FROM WATERSHED PROTECTION AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES RIGOROUSLY VETTED THIS, THESE VARIANTS REQUESTED, UH, THE REQUESTED VARIANCES.

WE ARE RECOMMENDING THE VARIANCES.

THE ISSUES THAT MR LAVINSKY RAISED WERE DISCUSSED IN DETAIL AT THE ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION HEARING AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION DID RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE VARIANCES TO THE LAND USE COMMISSION PER CODE.

THE LAND USE COMMISSION WILL MAKE THE ULTIMATE DECISION, UH, TO APPROVE THE VARIANCES.

SO MR. HOLINSKI WOULD HAVE ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE THAT DISCUSSION, BUT WE WERE IN DISAGREEMENT WITH SOME OF HIS SUGGESTIONS.

WE FELT THAT THEY WOULD ACTUALLY RESULT IN MORE OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT THAN WHAT IS BEING PROPOSED BY AUSTIN WATER.

AND I'LL USE THE TIME THAT IT SOUNDS LIKE THEY'LL HAVE, UM, THIS AFTERNOON TO GET MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENTAL STUFF.

I JUST WANTED TO GET CLARITY ON WHERE WE WERE SORT OF IN THE PROCESS.

SO AM I UNDERSTANDING IT AFTER WE DO EITHER NEGOTIATE OR NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE, THEN THIS GOES BACK AGAIN TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSIONER, HAS IT ALREADY BEEN APPROVED THERE? IT HAS ALREADY BEEN CONSIDERED AT THE ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION RECOMMENDED, AND THEN THE FINAL DECISION WILL BE MADE AT A HEARING AT THE LAND USE COMMISSION, INDEPENDENT OF ANY ACTION YOU TAKE TODAY ON THE CONTRACT.

AND WHEN IS THAT SCHEDULED FOR THAT DATE? I DO.

IT IS DECEMBER 15TH.

TODAY AND, AND LIKE ON THE 18TH, DO THE EXECUTE PORTIONS THAT WOULDN'T SLOW ANYTHING DOWN AND THEN WE'D BE ABLE TO GET ANY, IF WE'RE NOT ABLE TO GET IT, GET THE QUESTIONS ANSWERED TODAY, YOU'D STILL BE ABLE TO BE MOVING THROUGH.

I APPRECIATE THAT CLARIFICATION ON WHERE WE'RE AT.

IF I MIGHT ADD THAT IN ADDITION TO THE CONTRACTING, UM, THE TIME FOR CONTRACTING THE BACK AND FORTH THAT THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE FERNANDES TALKED ABOUT, WE ALSO HAVE TO SCHEDULE A PRE-CONSTRUCTION MEETING AT SAFETY SUBMITTALS THAT EROSION AND SEDIMENTATION CONTROLS IN PLACE.

SO THERE'S QUITE A BIT OF WORK THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE BY THE CONTRACTOR BEFORE THEY CAN MOBILIZE TO THE SITE.

LET'S SEE IF ANYBODY HAS A PROBLEM FOR LATER IN THE DAY AHEAD.

UM, JUST HAVE ONE MORE QUESTION.

UM, IS IT AN OPTION FOR, AND MAYBE THIS WAS ASKED EARLIER, BUT I DIDN'T CATCH IT.

UM, ISN'T AN OPTION FOR US TO AUTHORIZE NEGOTIATION

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AND THEN BY THE 18TH, YOU'D BE ABLE TO HAVE THE EXECUTE 40, ASSUMING THAT WE GOT THE QUESTIONS RESOLVED, CAUSE REMEMBER THIS IS ROLANDA FERNANDEZ.

UM, THERE THERE'S NO NECESSARILY A NEGOTIATION GOING ON BECAUSE IT'S A LITTLE BIT, SO THE PRICES ALREADY BEEN CONFIRMED, LOCKED IN WHAT WE GO BACK AND FORTH ON IS THE BONDING, THE INSURANCE DOCUMENTS AND ALL THE OTHER REQUIREMENTS THAT WE HAVE AS PART OF THE CONTRACT OR A CONSULTANT TRAINING PROGRAM.

WE LOOK AT THE PREVAILING WAGE, BUT IN TERMS OF NEGOTIATING, THE DOLLAR'S ALREADY LOCKED IN PLACE, BUT DOES, DOES WHAT WOULD HAVE GOING FORWARD TO WITH JUST NEGOTIATION ALLOW THAT THOSE DISCUSSIONS TO HAPPEN SO THAT IT WOULDN'T SLOW THINGS DOWN.

W WE CAN REQUEST THOSE DOCUMENTS AND START PREPARING THAT THE CONTRACT AND HAVE IT READY FOR FINAL, FINAL, FINAL, AND SIGNATURE FOR MY FINAL SIGNATURE, UH, WHEN COUNCIL APPROVES THAT ACTION, UM, JUST, UM, I WOULD HAVE TO BE CLEAR WHAT THE CON THE JOINT VENTURE THAT, YOU KNOW, THEY, THEY WILL START TO MAKE ADDITIONAL, UM, YOU KNOW, THE BONDING DOCUMENTS AND THEN MAYBE, YOU KNOW, BE AT SOME COSTS AND THOSE THINGS.

AND SO THEY WOULD WANT IT, WE ARE MOVING FORWARD WITH THIS PROJECT.

AND SO IT'S SOMETHING THAT I CAN ASSURE THEM.

YES, SIR.

IT SOUNDS TO ME LIKE WHERE YOU HAVE TO DECIDE EITHER THIS WEEK OR AT THE LATEST NEXT, WHETHER WE WANT THIS PROJECT TO HAPPEN IN THE NEXT YEAR OR NOT.

UM, AND MY BRIEF LOOKING INTO OUR CONVERSATIONS ON THIS, IF WE WANTED SOME THINGS TO BE DIFFERENT, IT MIGHT HAVE HAD TO BE EARLIER IN THE PROCESS.

IF WE WANTED MORE OF PEOPLE'S QUALIFICATIONS TO BE MORE CAREFULLY OR DIFFERENTLY MEASURED IF WE WANTED, UH, THE TRAINING REQUIREMENTS TO BE SET AT A CERTAIN STAGE FOR A SENSITIVE PROJECT LIKE THIS.

SO MAYBE SOMETHING WE CAN THINK ABOUT BETWEEN HERE AND COMING BACK LATER IN THE DAY IS, ARE THAT MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THERE'S OTHER PROJECTS LIKE THIS, THAT WE MIGHT BE BIDDING OR DOING SOON THAT MAYBE WE MAYBE THE BEST, SOME OF THE BEST DIRECTION MIGHT BE TO SAY, WE PROBABLY CAN'T.

WE START THIS ONE, UNLESS WE WANT TO WAIT ANOTHER YEAR FOR THE PROJECT.

SO ARE THERE THINGS WE CAN ASK FOR THE STAFF TO BE LOOKING AT AND WORKING ON AND I WOULD GO FORWARD BASIS? UM, UH, SO THE MAYOR I'M, I'M GOOD WITH US TALKING ABOUT THIS LATER IN THE DAY, BECAUSE MAYBE WE CAN COME UP WITH SOMETHING LIKE THAT BETWEEN HERE AND THEM.

ANY OBJECTION TO LAYING THIS ON THE TABLE, WE'LL PICK IT UP LATER IN THE DAY, HEARING NONE, THEN THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GOING DO.

UH, ITEM NUMBER 56, AUDIT AND FINANCE COMMITTEE HAS SOME BYLAW CHANGES.

IT IS THREE MINUTES BEFORE NOON.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME SPEAKERS HERE IN A SECOND, BUT BEFORE WE DO, LET'S SEE IF WE CAN TAKE CARE OF SOME THINGS QUICKLY.

[56. Approve amendments to the bylaws for the Parks and Recreation Board and the Mayor's Committee for People with Disabilities.]

UH, COUNCIL MEMBER ALTER.

YOU WANT TO QUICKLY LAY THAT UP, SIR, LET ME FIND IT.

SO THE AMENDMENTS ARE BYLAW CHANGES FOR THE PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD AND THE MAYOR'S COMMITTEE FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES.

UM, THESE, UM, UPDATE THOSE BYLAWS, THE PARKS BOARD AMENDMENT UPDATES, THE NAME OF THE LAND FACILITIES AND PROGRAM COMMITTEE TO THE FINANCIAL COMMITTEE AND CLARIFIES ISSUES FINDING AS THE BOARD ON AND THE AMENDMENTS FOR THE MAYOR'S COMMITTEE, FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AT ITS LANGUAGE TO ALIGN THE COMMITTEE PURPOSE.

IT MAKES CLARIFICATION TO ON MEMBERSHIP TERMS AND ATTENDANCE, AS WELL AS COMMITTEE PROCESSES.

UM, THIS WAS PASSED UNANIMOUSLY AT DATA AND FINANCE COMMITTEE AND STAFF CONCURS WITH ALL THE AMENDMENTS.

UM, SO IF I MIGHT ALMOND PASSAGE A 56, ANY OBJECTION TO PASSAGE OF 56, VERY IGNORED OBJECTIONS, 56 PASSES.

[57. Approve the appointment of members to the Central Health Board of Managers.]

LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT 57 HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE, I THINK IS MAKING A NOMINATION.

UM, I REMEMBER HARPER MADISON, DO YOU WANT TO MAKE THE, UH, NOMINATION ON ITEM NUMBER 57? YOU BETCHA.

KATHY, WOULD YOU MIND REMINDING ME FOR WHATEVER REASON CYNTHIA IS BRENDAN.

UM, MY COLLEAGUES AND I ON THE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE, UM, HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO INTERVIEW SEVERAL EXTRAORDINARILY COMPETENT AND CAPABLE CANDIDATES.

AND WE LANDED ON THE NOMINATION OF EMIT A MEET MY 20, UM, I'M SORRY, I'M SORRY.

I THOUGHT I HEARD SOMEBODY SAY SOMETHING.

UM, SO WE LANDED ON, UH, THE NOMINATION OF , UM, AS OUR JOINT APPOINTMENT WITH, UH, WITH TRAVIS COUNTY AND, UM, AND, OH, AND, UH, I'M SORRY, GIVE ME JUST A SECOND,

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AND CYNTHIA BRINSON AS THE CITY'S, UM, APPOINTMENT, UH, AS WELL OR CONSIDERATION, FORGIVE ME.

SO CYNTHIA BRINSON, THANK YOU.

AND TAKE YOUR COMMITTEE FOR THE WORK.

IS THERE ANY OBJECTION TO THOSE TWO NOMINATIONS MAKING THEM ARE APPOINTMENTS, VERY NON.

THOSE ARE OUR APPOINTMENTS COUNCIL.

CATHERINE WERE ALTERED.

DO YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING I WANTED TO? I WASN'T OBJECTING.

I JUST WANTED TO SAY SOMETHING IF I MAY GO AHEAD.

UM, I JUST WANTED TO THANK, UM, THE FOLKS WHO APPLIED AND THE FOLKS THAT WERE APPOINTING, UM, COUNCIL MEMBER, KITCHEN, AND I, AND I ARE CURRENTLY DOING INTERVIEWS FOR THE AUSTIN TRANSIT PARTNERSHIP, UM, YOU KNOW, AND READING THROUGH THOSE RESUMES AND INTERVIEWING FOLKS AND SEEING THESE, WE ARE REALLY, REALLY FORTUNATE AS A CITY TO HAVE SOME AMAZING, TALENTED PEOPLE WHO WANT TO SHARE, UM, THE TALENTS, THEIR TIME, UM, WITH US TO MAKE OUR CITY FUNCTION BETTER FOR EVERYONE.

UM, AND SO I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU.

UM, BECAUSE JUST GOING THROUGH THIS PROCESS, YOU KNOW, WE DO INTERVIEWS ALL THE TIME AND THIS IS ALWAYS TRUE IN AUSTIN, BUT, UM, WITH BOTH OF THESE PROCESSES IN PARTICULAR AND BEEN VERY IMPRESSED.

WE'VE TAKEN CARE OF THOSE ITEMS, CATHERINE HARPER, MADISON, DID YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING YOU HAD RAISED SECOND WHEN I, I WAS GOING TO OFFER SOME CLARIFICATION, BUT I'LL I'LL REFRAIN.

WITH RESPECT TO ITEM NUMBER 58, UH, BEING AN NON CONSENT CONDEMNATION ITEM, IS THERE A MOTION TO THE EFFECT? THE CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZES THE USE OF THE POWER OF EMINENT DOMAIN TO ACQUIRE PROPERTY SET FORTH AND DESCRIBED IN THE AGENDA FOR THE CURRENT MEETING FOR THE PUBLIC USES DESCRIBED THERE IN THEIR EMOTION.

UM, THANK YOU, UH, ON, UH,

[58. Approve a resolution authorizing the filing of eminent domain proceedings for the Rock Harbour Lift Station Improvements Project for a Public Utility Easement acquisition of approximately 0.055 acres (approximately 2,400 square feet) of land situated in Lot 1 Block A, Canyon Creek III at Rock Harbour, a subdivision in the City of Austin, Travis County, Texas, of Record in document number 200000026, Official Public Records, Travis County, Texas, Said Lot 1, Block A, being described in a Warranty Deed to Cantebrea Crossing Texas, LLC., a Texas Limited Partnership of Record in Document number 2016008640, Official Public Records, Travis County Texas, in the amount of $677, for the public use for providing electric supply to the adjacent City of Austin water lift station necessary to the operation of the lift station. The owner of the needed property is Cantebrea Crossing Texas, LLC., a Delaware limited liability company. The property is located entirely within District 6, at 8021 N Ranch Road 620, Austin, Texas 78726. The general route of the Rock Harbour Lift Station Improvements Project is in Northwest Austin, near the Four Points region at FM 620 and RR 2222, in Austin, Travis County, Texas.]

YOU HAVE TO REMEMBER AT THE, A MASON EMOTION, THE MAYOR PRO TEM SECONDS.

IS THERE ANY OBJECTION TO THIS, UH, ITEM NUMBER 58? CASTLEMONT FLAT AGAIN, CATHERINE IS IMMUNE.

GOSH, THIS IS WEBEX CLIENT IS JUST THE WORST.

UM, UH, THIS IS, UH, A VERY BIZARRE EMINENT DOMAIN OF $677.

AND WE'VE ALREADY PROBABLY SPENT MORE THAN THAT TALKING ABOUT IT JUST BASICALLY ON CONSENT.

SO I, I HAVE, I HAD A LOT OF QUESTIONS FOR STAFF, BUT IT DOESN'T SEEM CONTROVERSIAL.

IT'S THE BACK END OF A PROPERTY.

IT'S A VERY MINOR, UM, UH, UTILITY EASEMENT, BUT LEST ANYONE BE CONFUSED, IT'S KIND OF A VERY, VERY CHEAP EMINENT DOMAIN AND VERY FRUSTRATING THAT IT, THAT IT TOOK THAT FOR SUCH A SMALL PENSION.

AND YEAH, WE HAVE SOME WORK TO DO AT SOMEWHERE.

ANY OBJECTION TO PASSAGE AND 58, HEARING THAT ITEM NUMBER 58 PASSES WITH THE MOTION THAT WAS RAVEN FOR THE RECORD COLLEAGUES.

IT IS

[Public Comment (Part 2 of 3)]

1203.

I THINK WE HAVE ABOUT THREE SPEAKERS TO SPEAK, UH, ON BOTH CITIZENS COMMUNICATION.

AND THEN THERE WERE SOME SPEAKERS TO SPEAK ON THE ALISON HEIGHTS HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION THAT WE, UH, UH, AT TECH TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES WITH.

UH, SO WE'RE GOING TO HEAR FROM THEM NOW.

I THINK WE HAVE LIKE THREE SPEAKERS OR SOMETHING TO SPEAK, UH, CLERK.

YOU WANT TO CALL SPEAKERS? SURE.

THE FIRST SPEAKER IS ETHAN SMITH.

THANKS VERNON.

HI, GOOD AFTERNOON COUNCIL.

UM, I WAS GOING TO SPEAK ON THE TOPIC, WHY DOESN'T UT BUILD MORE HOUSING, UM, AND THERE'S A BROAD CONSENSUS AND HAS BEEN FOR AN EXTREMELY LONG TIME AT UT THAT THEY NEED MORE HOUSING.

SO WHY HAVEN'T THEY BUILT ANY, UM, AND I'M DOING A THESIS ON THIS AND THE CONVINCING PART OF THIS, AND I'M TRYING TO PERSUADE PEOPLE IS THAT THIS IS ACTUALLY AN EQUITY ISSUE.

AND THAT THIS QUESTION SHOULD ACTUALLY BE LOOKED AT IN LIGHT OF UTS, UH, EMERGING EQUITY COMMITMENTS, MAKING TUITION FREE AND, UH, THE DELL GRANTS, UM, AND THAT IT RELATES.

UM, BUT JUST HISTORICALLY, JUST TO TALK ABOUT HISTORICALLY TODAY, YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT THIS SEPARATELY FOR GRADUATE HOUSING AND UNDERGRAD HOUSING.

UM, I'LL TALK ABOUT GRADUATE HOUSING FIRST, CAUSE IT INVOLVES THE BRACKENRIDGE TRACT.

UM, THAT HOUSING IS MENTIONED IN THE MID SEVENTIES AS HAVING BEEN BELOW MARKET RATE FOR DECADES.

SO, UM, WE CAN KNOW THAT ALMOST TO ITS INCEPTION THAT HAS INTENTIONALLY BEEN BELOW MARKET RATE HOUSING.

AND, UM, THERE'S BEEN A PROCESS.

THE GRADUATE HOUSING ON THE EAST SIDE HAS BEEN A VERY LONG PROCESS

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I'M TALKING.

CAN YOU PLEASE MUTE? YES.

IF YOU'RE NOT SPEAKING, I'M GOING TO MUTE HIM.

OH, WE NEED FOLKS TO MUTE THE PHONES.

I THINK WE'RE SET SPEAKER.

ARE YOU STILL THERE AND HEAR ME? YES, PLEASE AHEAD.

I'M HERE RECLAIMING MY TIME.

SO, UM, IF YOU GO BACK TO THE 2007 BRACKENRIDGE REPORT, UM, THEY WERE ALREADY TALKING ABOUT, YOU KNOW, WE NEED TO MOVE THIS HOUSING, WHICH I'M A BIG PROPONENT OF MORE HOUSING AND Y'ALL NEED TO GET, THEY'RE GOING TO THE, THE HOUSING ON THE EAST SIDE, IT'S GOING TO REPLACE THE CAPACITY OF THIS HOUSING, WHICH IS NOT THE FIRST RECOMMENDATION, BUT YOU KNOW, YOU HAD COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS.

IT TOOK A REALLY LONG TIME.

AND SO THIS, UH, YOU KNOW, 15 YEAR PROCESS THAT WAS MEANT TO INCREASE GRADUATE HOUSING CAPACITY IS JUST GOING TO OFFSET THE CAPACITY.

AND THE NEW HOUSING ON THE EAST SIDE IS GOING TO BE AT MORE MARKET RATE, WHICH IS AN EQUITY ISSUE BECAUSE YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A DIFFERENT COHORT.

THE STUDENTS THAT ARE GOING TO EXIST IN THE EAST SIDE HOUSING ARE GOING TO BE DIFFERENT THAN THE STUDENTS WHO LIVE, UH, CURRENTLY FOR 450 A MONTH OR 550 A MONTH.

UM, I'VE TALKED TO SOME OF STUDENTS.

UH, I TALKED TO THE PRESIDENT OF THEIR HOUSING ORGANIZATION.

WHO'S MINE, UM, WHO IS A FIRST GENERATION AFRICAN-AMERICAN STEM STUDENT, UH, GETTING A PHD AND HE LIVES ON, YOU KNOW, $2,000 A MONTH, EVEN THOUGH HE HAS GRANTS FROM THE FORD FOUNDATION AND FROM THE BILL MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION.

SO A GUY WE COMPETED FOR HE'S FROM PORTLAND.

WE GOT HIM TO COME TO UT.

WE WANT TO COMPETE FOR THE BEST GRADUATE STUDENTS.

AND, UM, WHAT HAPPENS WHEN HIS NEW HOUSING OPTIONS ARE MARKET RATE HOUSING, WHICH MIGHT BE, YOU KNOW, A THOUSAND, $1,100 A MONTH AND HE'S ON A FIXED INCOME.

SO THERE'S AN EQUITY SIDE TO THAT.

UM, AND I'LL COME BACK LATER AND KIND OF PROPOSE SOME SOLUTIONS BECAUSE I ACTUALLY DO THINK THAT THE HOUSING ON LAKE AUSTIN NEEDS TO GO.

BUT, UM, AS LONG AS IT'S NOT BEING TALKED ABOUT, WE CAN'T TALK ABOUT SOLUTIONS.

SO WE NEED TO KIND OF GET IT OUT IN THE OPEN.

I THINK, UM, UNDERGRAD, WHY DON'T THEY BUILD MORE UNDERGRAD, NOT HAVING SPACES, KIND OF AN ISSUE, BUT IT'S ALSO KIND OF NOT BECAUSE HOUSING AND DINING IS AN AUXILIARY.

THEY HAVE SPACES WHICH ARE SET ASIDE FOR THEM.

UM, SO CREEKSIDE IS THE PLACE WHERE, UH, PRESIDENT'S INVESTMENT IS LAST TO STATE OF THE UNIVERSITY ADDRESS.

HE SAID, WE'RE GOING TO BUILD A NEW DORM HERE WITH A THOUSAND PEOPLE AND THAT'S NOT GONNA HAPPEN.

UM, WHEN THESE THINGS TAKE A LONG TIME, SOMETHING HAPPENS EVERY 10 YEARS OR SO CALLED A RECESSION AND, UH, THE LOWER PRIORITY THINGS, WHICH HOUSING IS USUALLY CONSIDERED LOWER PRIORITY, NOT A NEW MEDICAL SCHOOL.

YOU KNOW, THERE'S NOT A DEAN AND A DONOR MODEL, UH, FOR PUSHING SOMETHING THROUGH.

ALRIGHTY.

UM, I JUST WANTED TO INVITE THE SPEAKER TO CHAT WITH ME AND, UM, JANUARY THE TRAPPED ON LIKE AUSTIN IS IN MY DISTRICT AND I VERY MUCH SHARE YOUR CONCERN ABOUT THEIR RESPONSIBILITY FOR UT TO PROVIDE MORE HOUSING, UM, AND LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING SOME OF YOUR THOUGHTS AND YOUR IDEAS.

I THINK IT'S A REALLY IMPORTANT, UM, ISSUE THAT WE NEED TO PUSH THE UNIVERSITY ON.

AND LOBBY FURNITURE, ART ISSUES THAT ARE EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO ME AND MY NEIGHBORS.

NEXT SPEAKER.

THE NEXT SPEAKER IS JEAN LUTRELL.

BYE.

MY NAME IS JEANNIE LUTTRELL.

I LIVE IN ARBORS AT CREEK BY I'VE LIVED HERE SINCE JANUARY 1ST OF 2015, AND I'LL BE BEGINNING MY SIXTH YEAR ON JANUARY.

FIRST OF THIS YEAR, UM, THIS NEW ENTITY FOR OUR FINANCIAL, UH, YOU MAY BE A TECHNICALITY, BUT IT REALLY IS IMPORTANT.

AND, UM, THE ASSOCIATION HERE, THE TENANTS ASSOCIATION, IF THEY'RE WORKING HARD AND YOU'VE MADE A GREAT DEAL OF PROGRESS.

SO WE WERE WORKING WITH JAMIE AND PATRICK.

I'M DISAPPOINTED THAT THEY DIDN'T TELL US ABOUT THIS HEARING HAPPENING TODAY, BUT, UM, WE NEED TO BE KEPT IN THE LOOP AT ALL TIMES.

THIS IS IMPORTANT TO US BECAUSE WE LIVE HERE AND WE PAY RENT MUCH RENT.

AFTER I PAY MY RENT, I ONLY HAVE ABOUT $300 LEFT FOR EVERYTHING.

AND IT FEELS LIKE I GET FURTHER AND FURTHER BEHIND ALL THE TIME.

IT'S TIME FOR SOME REAL RENT TAPS AT HARBORS, OUR MAILBOXES, OUR SIDEWALKS

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AND WE WANT TO SEE THE NEW FINDINGS GO FORWARD, BUT THESE ARE THINGS THAT CAN'T WAIT.

THEY NEED TO BE ADDRESSED.

NOW WE'VE HAD BROKEN MAILBOXES SINCE MAY.

HE'S MAKING MEDICATION MONEY FROM FAMILY AND OTHER IMPORTANT THINGS THROUGH THE MAIL.

IT'S ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT TO HAVE ACCESS TO THE MAIL DURING THE PANDEMIC.

YOU CAN, PEOPLE CAN'T SEE THEIR FAMILIES OR TRAVEL AND GOING TO THE POST OFFICE.

ISN'T PROFITABLE FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY NOW WE'VE BEEN WITHOUT LOBBY FURNITURE FOR ALMOST TWO YEARS.

WE NEED BENT.

SOME PEOPLE HAVE A SAFE PLACE TO SIT AND WAIT FOR THE RIGHTS.

MANY OF US ARE NOT HEALTHY ENOUGH TO GO FROM THE PARKING LOT TO OUR APARTMENT WITHOUT A BREAK TO REST.

AND THERE IS NO PLACE TO SIT.

SOME PEOPLE ARE FALLING AND IT'S NOT FAIR TO HAVE TO SIT ON THE FLOOR AND RA AND NEED HELP GETTING UP AND SENIORS.

WE EARNED THE RIGHT TO HAVE DIGNITY.

THANK YOU, JOYCE MCGEE.

HANG ON ONE SECOND.

WE HAVE ANOTHER SPEAKER TO SPEAK AND ALSO ON THE HOUSING SUMMIT, GREG NATASHA, DID YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING BEFORE WE HEAR FROM A SPEAKER? UM, AND I'LL, I'LL WAIT UNTIL WE HEAR FROM THE OTHER SPEAKER, BUT THIS HAS BEEN ON OUR RADAR.

AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE CERTAIN THAT THIS, THAT THE SPEAKERS UNDERSTAND THAT IT'S ON OUR RADAR.

IT'S BEEN ON OUR RADAR AND WE CONTINUE TO WORK PRETTY DILIGENTLY TO GET DOWN TO THE BOTTOM OF SOME OF THESE THINGS THAT ARE FRANKLY, PRETTY UNACCEPTABLE.

SO, BUT I'LL WAIT FOR THE OTHER SPEAKER.

THANK YOU FOR OFFERING ME THAT OPPORTUNITY.

OKAY, GO AHEAD.

MARINA JOYCE MCGEE.

MY NAME IS I LIVE AT, UH, ARBOR AND WE'VE BEEN, UH, HAVING NO PROBLEM.

WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THE SIDEWALK.

WE HAVE BEEN TALKING TO THE MANOR FOR EIGHT HOURS AND THEN THAT'S IT.

AND THAT THAT'S THE THING ABOUT IT.

AND THEY SAID THAT THEY WILL FIX IT.

IF NOT, THEY CAME UP THE PAPERS OF THE AREAS WHERE I FEEL NO RESPONSE, UH, BETTER CALL THE OTHER CA UH, CONTACTED, UH, AND REPORTED THE SAME THING THAT THEY, UH, THEY HAD, UH, UH, A DANGEROUS, UM, MY STEP IN ONE BED WENT OUT AND DID A TOUR OF ALL THE SIDEWALK DURING THAT TIME.

UH, WE TOOK, UH, THE AREAS THAT WE THOUGHT NEEDED TO FIT AND LOOKED UP, FOUND 85 PLATE IT MANAGERS, NOT, NOT IN IT.

AND IF IT'S A B TIMES THE PROBLEM.

AND I FELT THAT, UH, AND WE ARE, UH, AT TO SEE THAT, OKAY, UH, THEY HAVE INFLUENCED PATCHWORK.

SO IT WAS WALL AND IT WORKED AT THE TIME WHEN IT RAINS, IT'S BEEN WASHED UP UNTIL NOW.

THEY ARE STILL DOING PATCHWORK AND WE ARE AT TIME.

I CAN TRY ALL THE SPEAKERS.

COMPANY HAS BEEN VERY OPEN TO COMMUNICATING WITH, UH, MY OFFICE AND, AND GREG, I NEED TO MAKE CERTAIN TO CANCEL MEMBER CASA.

MYRNA CRAIG.

NATASHA, DID YOU WANT TO SAY ANYTHING ELSE? FEEL FREE TO GO AHEAD.

NO, I, I JUST WANTED TO ALSO THANK THOSE SPEAKERS AND ALTHOUGH YOU'RE TECHNICALLY IN DISTRICT ONE, YOU'RE VERY CLOSE TO THE BORDER.

AND SO YOU'RE IN GOOD HANDS WITH COUNCIL MEMBER, HARPER, MADISON, AND HER STAFF.

AND THEN I, MY STAFF ALSO ARE THERE TO SUPPORT TO MAKE SURE THINGS GET, GET ADDRESSED AND THAT'S MORE OR LESS WHAT I WAS GOING TO ADDRESS.

UM, JUST MAKING SURE, UH, I KNOW SOME OF THE RESIDENTS MAY OR MAY NOT BE AWARE, BUT MY STAFF AND I HAVE MADE SEVERAL ONSITE VISITS AND HAVE HAD MANY, MANY CONVERSATIONS WITH RESIDENTS AND MANAGEMENT.

THIS IS ONE OF THOSE COMPLICATED SITUATIONS WHERE THE OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE IS VERY CONVOLUTED.

UM, IT'S GETTING CLEARER NOW THAT THERE'S YET AGAIN, ANOTHER MANAGEMENT COMPANY.

UM, BUT THE MANY OF THE CONCERNS REMAIN THE SAME.

I WILL SAY THIS IN TERMS OF, UM, ANYTHING ALONG THE LINES OF SILVER LINING THE MAN AT THE CURRENT MANAGEMENT

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I NEED TO MAKE CERTAIN TO ROPE YOUR OFFICE INTO THOSE CONVERSATIONS BECAUSE THEY ACTUALLY ARE PRODUCTIVE NOW.

UM, SO I LOOK FORWARD TO, TO BEING ABLE TO PROVIDE SOME REAL SUBSTANCE OF ADVOCACY FOR THE FOLKS OVER AT THE ARBORS AND THANK Y'ALL FOR SHOWING UP AND ADVOCATING FOR YOURSELVES IN YOUR COMMUNITY.

WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

THANK YOU, UH, MANAGER, DO YOU WANT TO SPEAK TO, UH, SOMEONE THAT HIS CONTRIBUTION TO US WAS GREAT IN TIME TOO SMALL, APPRECIATE THAT MAYOR AND COUNCIL, AS WE'VE DISCUSSED BEFORE, THIS IS THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING OF THE YEAR, AND WE'LL ALSO BE THE LAST FORMAL COUNCIL MEETING FOR OUR ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER AT CHRIS SHORTER EARLIER THIS, UH, WEEK, WE, UH, IT WAS ANNOUNCED THAT HE IS GOING TO BECOME THE FIRST CITY ADMINISTRATOR FOR THE GREAT CITY OF BALTIMORE.

AND SO IT WITH A HEAVY HEART, UH, THAT WE WISH CHRIS WELL INTO THIS NEW HISTORIC ENDEAVOR, UH, BUT ALSO REFLECT ON THE INCREDIBLE WORK THAT HE HAS BEEN ABLE TO GIVE TO OUR CITY.

UH, TWO YEARS AGO, CHRIS WAS APPOINTED AS THE FIRST ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER OF THE HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT AND CULTURE AND LIFELONG LEARNING OUTCOME AREAS.

UH, IN THAT SHORT TIME, CHRIS HAS MADE AN INCREDIBLE IMPRESSION, NOT ONLY WITH OUR COMMUNITY, UH, BUT WHAT THE CITY STAFF THAT HE HAS BEEN WORKING SO DILIGENTLY WITH.

UH, WE JUST HAVE BEEN SO BLESSED TO HAVE CHRIS'S LEADERSHIP, UH, HIS PROFESSIONALISM, UH, HIS DEDICATION TO PUBLIC SERVICE OVER THESE PAST TWO YEARS.

AND I AM JUST SO EXCITED TO SEE, UH, WHAT CHRIS DOES FOR THE CITY OF BALTIMORE, BUT I DID WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE HIM, UH, IN PUBLIC, UH, AS WE CELEBRATE, UH, THIS NEXT STEP FOR ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, CHRIS SHORTER, I THINK OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MEETINGS AS THIS HAS KIND OF DRIPPED OUT, UH, EVERYBODY'S UH, MANY PEOPLE I'VE HAD A CHANCE TO, TO RECOGNIZE SO MUCH OF WHAT YOU'VE DONE IN SUCH A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.

UH, DO YOU WANT TO SAY ANYTHING, UH, WHILE WE HAVE YOU HERE? FOR SURE.

I'M HAPPY TO, UH, CAN YOU HEAR ME OKAY? YES.

I JUST REALLY WANT TO FIRST ACKNOWLEDGE, UH, THIS COUNCIL, UM, YOUR COMMITMENT AND ADVOCACY AND, UH, OR THIS CITY IS CLEAR AND IT'S SPECIAL.

UH, AND, UH, SO THE CITY HAS A LOT TO BE PROUD OF.

AND YOU ALSO WANT TO JUST GIVE A BIG SHOUT OUT AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TO CITY MANAGER.

UM, HE HAS SEEN US THROUGH UP SO MUCH THIS YEAR, AND I WILL SAY PERSONALLY, UH, THAT HE HAS BEEN JUST A REAL ROCK FOR ME AND FOR THE COT AND FOR THE CITY.

UM, WE ALSO HAVE IN AUSTIN, THE BEST CITY GOVERNMENT STAFF THAT IS IMAGINABLE.

IT IS CLEAR TO ME NOW TWO YEARS AGO WHEN I WAS ON MY WAY TO AUSTIN.

AND, UH, PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT THIS GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION, UM, WITH SUCH ALL, UH, I SEE ART CERTAINLY NOW AM, UM, AM AWARE OF WHY THIS HAS BEEN JUST AN AMAZING TWO YEARS.

I HAVE MET AMAZING PEOPLE AND GOTTEN TO KNOW, UM, WHAT, WHAT I HOPE WILL BE LIFELONG FRIENDS HERE.

UM, AND SO JUST A LOT TO BE PROUD OF.

THANK YOU ALL, UM, FOR, UH, FOR BEING A LEADER AS YOU ARE AND HAVING A COMMITMENT, UM, FOR, UH, FOR THE CITY THAT YOU DO.

UH, UM, I AM EXCITED TO GO ON TO BALTIMORE.

THIS IS A HISTORIC, UH, OPPORTUNITY AND, UH, AND, UH, AND AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ME TO GET CLOSER TO THE, TO THE KIDDOS.

SO, UH, THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY AND YOUR STAFF AS WELL, UH, FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET TO KNOW YOU MORE ALONGSIDE YOU, UH, AND, UM, AND PLEASE DO STAY IN TOUCH.

THAT'S SAVED.

AND IN A VERY REAL SENSE, YOU'VE SAVED LIVES, UH, IN YOUR SERVICE HERE, UH, DURING COVID.

I THINK WE SHOULD, LET'S RESOLVE THAT QUESTION.

HI LAKES.

UH, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A BREAK.

WE'RE GOING TO GO TO EXECUTIVE SESSION BEFORE WE COME BACK.

UH, I DON'T KNOW WHETHER TO CALL ITEM NUMBER 30 INTO THE EXECUTIVE SESSION OR NOT.

UH, WE HAD ORIGINALLY ANNOUNCED TO THE PUBLIC THAT WE WERE GOING TO POSTPONE, UH, ITEM NUMBER 30, UH, TO THE FIRST MEETING THAT WE HAVE REGULAR MEETING TOWARD THE END OF JANUARY.

UM, UH, I SAW THE POSTING FROM COUNCIL MEMBER HARPER, MADISON, UH, INDICATING A DESIRE TO NOT POSTPONE THE ITEM.

NOW,

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SEE IF WE CAN RESOLVE THAT HERE.

UM, BECAUSE IF WE, IF WE'RE POSTPONING IT, UH, THAT WE DON'T NEED THE EXECUTIVE SESSION TODAY ON LEGAL, IF WE'RE NOT GOING TO POSTPONE IT, UH, THAN, THAN THE, IT LOOKS LIKE WE LIKE WE LIKE WE DO.

UM, SO LET'S SEE IF WE CAN, UH, RESOLVE THE QUESTION OF, OF POSTPONEMENT BEFORE WE TAKE THE BREAK GUYS, BARBARA HARPER, MADISON,

[30. Authorize negotiation and execution of an exclusive negotiation agreement with Aspen Heights Partners, for terms governing a master developer contract for the redevelopment of 1215 Red River and 606 East 12th, the former HealthSouth tract. MBE/WBE: This solicitation was reviewed for subcontracting opportunities in accordance with 30. City Code Chapter 2-9B Minority Owned and Women Owned Business Enterprise Procurement Program. For the services required for this solicitation, there were no subcontracting opportunities; therefore, no subcontracting goals were established in this solicitation phase, but will be negotiated in the contracting phase.]

DO YOU WANT TO SPEAK TO IT? SURE.

THANK YOU, MERE.

UM, SO, YOU KNOW, AFTER AFTER MUCH CONSIDERATION THOUGHTFUL, DUFFEL, CAREFUL CONSIDERATION, UH, CERTAINLY NOBODY CAN TOP COUNCIL MEMBER TOVO HIS COMMITMENT TO COMPILING INFORMATION, RESEARCH AND DATA.

SO I WILL NEVER EVER LET IT TRY TO STAY CLAIM TO THAT, BUT AFTER MUCH, MUCH CONSIDERATION AND SOME REALLY, UM, THOROUGH AND, UH, INFORMATIVE CONVERSATIONS, I HAVE DECIDED THAT IT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE FOR US TO MOVE.

I FEEL CONFIDENT, VERY CONFIDENT THAT A LOT OF THE CONCERNS AND CONSIDERATIONS THAT MY COLLEAGUES HAVE EXPRESSED WELL, WE WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THOSE DURING THE, UM, DURING THIS PROCESS, I RECOGNIZE THAT, YOU KNOW, THERE ARE SOME FOLKS WHO DON'T NECESSARILY THINK THAT TODAY IS THE LAST DAY TO BE ABLE TO WEIGH IN, AND THAT'S JUST NOT THE CASE.

AND SO I THINK IF GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY FOR FOLKS TO RECOGNIZE THAT, UM, UH, THIS IS ONE STEP IN A PROCESS AND IT DOESN'T, UM, CIRCUMVENT THEIR OPPORTUNITY TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE PROCESS, INCLUDING, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE CONSIDERATIONS THAT I MENTIONED ON THE MESSAGE BOARD, UM, THAT MY COLLEAGUES AND I HAVE EXPRESSED.

SO, UM, IF GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS PARTICULAR PART OF THE PROCESS AND, UH, BEING OFFERED THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADD SOME ADDITIONAL DIRECTION TO STAFF TO EXPLORE, UM, I REALLY DO FEEL LIKE DURING THE COURSE OF THE MASTER DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, NEGOTIATION PROCESS, WE'LL GET CLOSER TO EVERYBODY FEELING COMFORTABLE WITH MOVING FORWARD WITH THIS PROCESS.

SO, UM, THAT'S WHAT I PROPOSE WE DO TODAY IS OFFER SOME ADDITIONAL DIRECTION AND, UM, HOPEFULLY GO AHEAD AND GET THE PROCESS STARTED WITH THE MASTER DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, NEGOTIATION PROCESS TODAY, AND JUST BE REAL CLEAR OFFER STAFF THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE CLEAR WITH THE GENERAL PUBLIC ABOUT WHAT TAKING THAT STEP TODAY ACTUALLY REPRESENTS, GIVE THEM, YOU KNOW, FACTUAL INFORMATION, UM, THAT WAY THEY'RE NOT CONCERNED ABOUT THERE BEING ANY MISSED OPPORTUNITY TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE PROCESS.

THIS WAY, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER TOVO, UM, UM, MOVES TO POSTPONE THIS ITEM UNTIL THE, UH, UH, MEETING AT THE END OF JANUARY.

IS THERE A SECOND TO THAT MOTION? COUNCILMEMBER KITCHEN, SECOND SITE MOTION COUNCIL MEMBER.

TOVO DO YOU WANT TO SPEAK TO IT FIRST? I GUESS I WOULD INVITE MY COLLEAGUES TO, UM, SHARE THEIR THOUGHTS ON IT.

I DON'T, I DON'T NEED TO SPEAK AT LENGTH.

WE WILL COME BACK ON TUESDAY.

WE WERE ALL IN AGREEMENT ABOUT POSTPONING.

IF, IF WE'RE PRIMARILY STILL THERE, I CAN KEEP MY COMMENTS.

THAT'S WHERE OUR KITCHEN.

AN OPPORTUNITY LIKE WE HAVE HERE ANYTIME SOON.

YOU KNOW, I, I RESPECT COUNCILMEMBER HARPER MADISON'S, UM, TAKING US, UM, AND I APPRECIATE HER, UM, THE PERSPECTIVE, BUT, UM, UH, YOU KNOW, OUR DISCUSSION ON TUESDAY WAS ABOUT POSTPONING IT.

AND PART OF THE CONCERN IS THE ABILITY AND TIME FOR PEOPLE TO WEIGH IN ON THE PUBLIC TO WEIGH IN.

SO TO SWITCH THAT TODAY ON THURSDAY, UM, I DON'T THINK WORKS.

UM, I DON'T FEEL LIKE I'VE HAD ENOUGH TIME EITHER.

AND I CAME OUT OF TUESDAY THINKING THAT WE WERE GOING TO HAVE MORE TIME.

SO I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

I'M NOT AWARE OF, LET'S JUST SAY I'M NOT AWARE OF ANY NEED FOR, UH, MOVING QUICKER ON THIS.

AND I THINK IT'S APPROPRIATE FOR US TO GO AHEAD AND MOVE FORWARD WITH A POSTPONEMENT, AS WE WERE TALKING ABOUT ON TUESDAY COLLEAGUES, UM, COUNCIL MEMBER RENTERIA, I AM ALSO NOT AGREE WITH CAFFEINE THAT WE OUGHT TO POSTPONE THIS.

I HAVE A LOT OF QUESTIONS, YOU KNOW, THERE'S STILL, UM, 11 DECIDE HERE PROVIDES A LOT OF OPPORTUNITY FOR, YOU KNOW, UH, UM, UH, TO HAVE THIS BROUGHT UP IN A, IN A WAY THAT IT'S A BIG PLUS FOR THE CITY, YOU KNOW, SO I REALLY WANT TO HAVE A IN-DEPTH CONVERSATION ABOUT WHAT CAN WE DO WITH THE SITE.

YOU KNOW, EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE THE SAME PERSON, WHOEVER GETS THE BED, I BELIEVE THAT, UH, THEY SHOULD BE ABLE, WE SHOULD HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO, AND THE COMMUNITY TO HAVE THEIR INPUT INTO THIS.

AND, UH, BECAUSE WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE

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SO I REALLY WANT TO TAKE OUR TIME AND MAKE SURE THAT WE, WE DO THIS THE RIGHT WAY, UH, COUNSELOR COSAR MAYOR, TO BE CLEAR.

I, I POSTED MY THOUGHTS WITHIN THE MESSAGE BOARD.

I THINK THAT IT IS, UM, CLEAR THAT, UH, THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION OFFERS THE MOST AFFORDABLE HOUSING, UH, THAT IT'S A DEAL THAT CAN BE MADE EVEN BETTER OVER THE COURSE OF NEGOTIATIONS.

SO I THINK THAT THERE'S, UH, WAS A WEEK AGO WHEN WE OFFERED A POSTPONEMENT AND THERE IS NOW A STRONG WILL TO, TO MOVE FORWARD AND KEEP IMPROVING THIS.

BUT, UM, BUT GIVE IT EVEN GIVEN ALL OF THAT THOUGH.

UM, WE HAVE, SO I FEEL COMFORTABLE PASSING IT, BUT, UM, WE ALSO HAVE A, UH, A PRACTICE THAT I WANT TO HONOR AS BEST WE CAN ACROSS ALL ITEMS THAT WHEN WE, UM, LET THE PUBLIC KNOW THAT WE AREN'T DISCUSSING SOMETHING IN WORK SESSION, BECAUSE IT'S BEING POSTPONED ON THURSDAY, THAT IT'S BEST FOR ME TO VOTE.

AND FOR US TO, TO, TO FOLLOW THAT PRACTICE, UNLESS THERE IS SOME EXIGENT CIRCUMSTANCE, UH, AND I'VE ASKED THE STAFF WHETHER A POSTPONEMENT WOULD HINDER THIS, UH, AND THE ANSWER HAS GENERALLY BEEN NO THAT WE CAN POSTPONE IT.

AND SO WITHOUT THAT, TO SOMETHING REALLY BIG CHANGING, EVEN ON AN ITEM WHERE I THINK WHERE I SUPPORT US MOVING FORWARD, UM, IF THAT'S THE EXPECTATION WE LAID OUT AT WORK SESSION, THEN I THINK THAT IT'S BEST FOR US TO CONTINUE THAT PRACTICE SO THAT THE COMMUNITY DOESN'T SIGN UP ON ITEMS THAT WE'RE GOING TO POSTPONE NOT KNOWING WHETHER OR NOT WHAT WE SAY AT WORK SESSION IS GOING TO STICK.

SO, SO I WANT TO BE REALLY CLEAR WITH THE DIOCESE AND WITH EVERYONE THAT I THINK THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION PLUS SOME OF THE DIRECTION WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IS A GOOD DIRECTION.

I THINK THAT'S WHERE WE'LL LAND, BUT FOR NOW, BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT WE SAID AT WORK SESSION.

THAT'S WHERE, WHERE I SAID, OKAY, NO, I AGREE WITH A COUNSELOR FOR HARPER MADISON.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT SHE SAID WITH RESPECT TO THE PROPOSAL THAT WE HAVE BEING ONE THAT MIGHT VERY WELL BE ABLE TO BE, UM, UM, NEGOTIATED FURTHER TO, TO ACHIEVE A LOT OF THE THINGS THAT PEOPLE HAVE TALKED ABOUT.

AND I THINK IT WAS A REALLY PROPOSAL THAT THAT STAFF WAS PRESENTING TO US.

UH, BUT, UH, IT'S, IT'S, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WHEN, UM, UH, AS A DIOCESE, WE TELL THE PUBLIC, UH, THAT WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A CERTAIN PRACTICE ON A TUESDAY, UH, FOLKS, WE, WE URGE THEM AND TELL THEM, YOU KNOW, DON'T SIGN UP BECAUSE WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE DISCUSSING IT ON THURSDAY AND TAKING ACTION.

UH, THEY DON'T, UH, SIGN UP AND TAKE ACTION.

UM, UH, MEMBERS OF THE DIETS DID NOT HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY REALLY TO, TO, TO PREPARE FOR TODAY CONSIDERATION AS THEY, AS THEY MIGHT HAVE OTHERWISE.

UM, YOU KNOW, THERE ARE A LOT OF ISSUES THAT HAVE BEEN RAISED, UH, I DON'T EVEN HAVE TO GET TO, TO, TO, TO, TO THE MERITS FOR ME.

UH, I AM CONCERNED ABOUT SOME OF THE ISSUES THAT HAVE BEEN RAISED, UH, BUT IN THIS INSTANCE, I'M BURNING TO SUPPORT THE MOTION TO POSTPONE, UH, BECAUSE I THINK THAT'S WHAT WE TOLD THE COMMUNITY WE'RE GOING TO DO, UH, AND THERE COULD EASILY BE, AND I'M SURE THERE WAS A RELIANCE ON WHAT WE HAD SAID WE WERE GOING TO DO, UH, JUST TO GETS A BETTER PRACTICE FOR US GOING FORWARD.

UH, COUNCIL MEMBER, HARPER, MADISON.

THIS THE BEST POSSIBLE, UM, OUTCOME THAT THE, THE CITY, THE COMMUNITY AND THE, UM, THE BODY COULD UP TO PRODUCE.

MA'AM I CAN APPRECIATE ALL THOSE COMMENTS AND I ABSOLUTELY APPRECIATE, UM, ADHERING TO WHAT IT IS THAT WAS ESTABLISHED AS A LEVEL OF EXPECTATION, JUST FOR CLARIFICATION.

UM, I WANT IT TO BE CLEAR, BUT I, I STILL DON'T THINK AS MOVING FORWARD TODAY WITH CIRCUMVENT ANYBODY'S OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROCESS TO SPEAK TO THE PROCESS, TO SPEAK TO THE ITEM.

UM, I WAS ASSURED OF THAT IN WHICH CASE, THAT MOTIVATED MY DECISION TO GO AHEAD AND TRY TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE PROCESS GETTING STARTED TODAY.

UM, BUT I'M HAPPY TO PULL DOWN MY, UH, DESIRE TO MOVE FORWARD TODAY AND POSTPONE TO JANUARY AS IT APPEARS AS THOUGH THAT'S CERTAINLY WHAT THE, THE MAJORITY OF COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO DO.

UM, SO YEAH, I'M HAPPY TO DO THAT.

I CERTAINLY DON'T WANT TO RUSH THE PROCESS ANY MORE THAN ANYBODY ELSE, BUT I ALSO WANT TO BE CLEAR.

I THINK OFTENTIMES THE GENERAL PUBLIC GETS CONFUSED.

SO WHEN WE SAY PASS THIS ITEM, THEY THINK THIS IS THE LAST OPPORTUNITY TO WEIGH IN ON IT.

I DON'T THINK WE ARE CLEAR ENOUGH AS A BODY TO ALLOW PEOPLE TO REALLY UNDERSTAND WHAT'S TRANSPIRING WITH EVERY DECISION.

AND SO JUST TO BE VERY, VERY CLEAR, THERE WAS NOTHING THAT WE WOULD HAVE DONE IT HAD, WE DECIDED TO MOVE FORWARD TODAY THAT WOULD HAVE PRECLUDED ANYBODY'S OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE TO WEIGH IN, TO CONTINUE TO OFFER DIRECTION, TO CONTINUE TO MAKE

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UM, SO YEAH, I'M HAPPY TO PULL DOWN MY DESIRE TO MOVE FORWARD TO.

SO WITH THAT SAID, IS THERE ANY OBJECTION TO THE MOTION TO POSTPONE HEARING NONE? THIS ITEM 30 IS POSTPONED, UH, UH, TO THE LAST MEETING.

SO THE MEETING WE HAVE AT THE END OF JANUARY.

UH, YES.

COUNCIL MEMBER THEM, UM, MAYOR JUST A COUPLE OF QUICK THINGS.

I, I DON'T NEED TO ADD TO THE CONVERSATION ABOUT THAT.

UM, BUT I DID WANT TO JUST INDICATE TO THE PUBLIC THAT WE HAVE NOW, UH, SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IN THE Q AND A THAT I THINK IS VALUABLE AS WE CONTINUE THE COMMUNITY CONVERSATION.

I REALLY HAVE A FULL COMMUNITY CONVERSATION, UM, THAT WE NOW HAVE HAVE MORE OPPORTUNITY TO DO IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS.

UH, THERE'S ALSO A CONVERSATION THAT'S TRANSPIRED THAT SEPARATE ALONE.

SEVERAL OF MY COLLEAGUES HAVE REFERENCED ON THE MESSAGE BOARD, MY STAFF AND I HAVE HAVE, UM, CONSTRUCTED A REALLY INITIAL MESS MOTION SHEET OF ITEMS THAT WE WOULD, THAT I INTEND TO BRING FORWARD, UM, AS ELEMENTS TO BE INCLUDED WITHIN THE EXCLUSIVE NEGOTIATING AGREEMENT.

I CONCUR WITH MY COLLEAGUES.

I THINK WE'VE GOT A VERY EXCITING OPPORTUNITY, SUPER EXCITING OPPORTUNITY HERE, AND A VERY INTERESTING PROPOSAL.

AND IT IS HELPFUL.

HAVING WATCHED MOSTLY AS A COMMUNITY MEMBER, HAVING WATCHED THE CITY COUNCIL WORK THROUGH SOME OF THESE REALLY COMPLEX ARRANGEMENTS ON CITY OWNED LAND.

I SEE THE EX THE REAL VALUE OF PUTTING THOSE ELEMENTS, UM, AND IDENTIFYING THOSE ELEMENTS AT THE OUTSET RATHER THAN TOWARD THE END WHEN THE MASTER DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT IS RETURNING TO COUNCIL.

SO IN THE SPIRIT OF THAT, I'M GOING TO MAKE THAT MOTION SHEET AVAILABLE ON OUR MESSAGE BOARD AND WOULD INVITE COMMUNITY CONVERSATION.

AND OF COURSE, CONVERSATION AND IDEAS AND MODIFICATIONS SUGGESTED MODIFICATIONS FOR MY COLLEAGUES SO THAT WE CAN REALLY USE THIS TIME IN THE NEXT SEVERAL WEEKS PRODUCTIVELY.

UM, I DO THINK WE HAVE SOME MORE INFORMATION TO, TO GO THROUGH AS A COUNCIL IN TERMS OF, OF THE LEGAL ELEMENTS THAT, UM, I, I, AS I LET THE MAYOR KNOW IF WE'RE NOT HAVING THAT CONVERSATION IN A BOAT TODAY, UM, WE CAN HAVE THAT LOCAL CONVERSATION IN A FEW WEEKS.

KATHERINE POOL, JUST TO CONFIRM, SO THEN WE WILL BRING THIS ITEM BACK, UM, THE WEEK OF THE 25TH.

SO IS THAT CORRECT? I THINK THE, I THINK THAT'S THE WEEK.

OR THE COUNCIL MEETING AT THE END OF JANUARY, UH, COLLEAGUES THAT IS 1232, LET'S DO THIS.

LET'S TAKE AN HOUR BREAK FOR LUNCH.

LET'S COME BACK AT, UH, UH, ONE 30 AT ONE 30.

UH, WE'LL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONSIDER THE STREET IMPACT FEE ISSUE, THE, UH, CAP, UH, PROGRAM 60, UM, UH, THE ASSAULT CROSSING AND ORACLE WORK IS HOWEVER MANY OF THOSE IS WE CAN, UH, AT TWO O'CLOCK, WE WILL STOP AND HEAR THE ZONING, UH, SPEAKERS, THE AFTERNOON SPEAKERS, UH, WE'LL VOTE ON THE ZONING CONSENT, UH, AGENDA.

UH, AT THAT POINT WE'LL PROBABLY BREAK FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION.

UH, IT'S ONLY ONE ITEM, UH, AN EXECUTIVE SESSION, AND THEN WE'LL COME BACK OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION, UH, FINISH UP THE, UH, PULLED ITEMS AND THE NON-CONSENT ZONING ITEMS THAT'S REMEMBER ALTER WHAT IS THE EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEM? IT'S THE MANAGER DISCUSSION.

FIRST AMOUNT MANAGERS DISCUSSION.

SO WITH THAT SAID, THEN, UH, IT IS, UH, 1233.

WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A RECESS, UH, TILL ONE 30.

UH, AND WE WILL PICK BACK UP OUR, UH, UH, AGENDA THAT WE'RE IN RECESS, UM, TO ORDER AFTER THE RESEARCH RECESS HERE, IT'S ONE 34, UH, TODAY IS DECEMBER 10TH, 20, 20 THURSDAY.

WE'RE CONTINUING TO MEET VIRTUALLY, UH, WE'RE NOW COMING BACK AFTER, AFTER THE NOON RECESS, WE'RE GOING TO HANDLE SOME OF THE ITEMS WE CAN HANDLE AT TWO O'CLOCK.

WE WILL TAKE, UH, SPEAKERS, UH, FOR THE AFTERNOON.

WE'LL DO THE CONSENT, UH, GENDA WE'LL DO EXECUTIVE SESSION WITH THE MANAGER, UH, AND THEN WE'LL, UM, UM, HANDLE THE REMAINING THINGS ON OUR, ON OUR AGENDA.

THINGS THAT WE CAN HANDLE ON OUR AGENDA RIGHT NOW, UH, INCLUDE THE, UH, AUSTIN HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION.

UH, ITEM IS A STAFF HERE WITH US.

THEY ARE MAYOR.

THEY'LL JUST BE UPSET, MAN.

IT'S COMING RIGHT NOW.

SO WE NEED TO REASSESS TO DO THAT

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AND GO ON TO, WE DO.

I WONDER IF SHE WAS HERE.

UH, REGARDING TO CONVENE THE AUSTIN HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION, UH, MEETING, UM, HERE ON, UH, DECEMBER 10TH, 2020.

SO WE'RE GOING TO RECESS THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING AT ONE 35,

[Austin Housing and Finance Corporation]

UH, WE HAVE A CORE OF DIRECTORS THAT ARE, UH, PRESENT.

UH, WE HAVE SOME, UH, UH, LATE, UH, BACKUP, UH, IN OUR, UH, AGENDA.

MAYOR IT'S MAYBE THE MAYO.

WOULD YOU MANDY COME OUT AUSTIN HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION, AND YES, YOU HAVE LAID BACK UP FOR ITEMS ONE THROUGH THREE, AS WELL AS ITEM NUMBER FIVE.

COUNCIL, A MEMBER MAY HAVE PROTEST? I JUST WANTED TO COMMENT BRIEFLY ON THE COLON LANE, UM, ACQUISITION, UH, THESE THINGS GO ON CONSENT, AND THIS IS JUST ANOTHER AMAZING EXAMPLE OF THE, THE BOND THAT THE VOTERS PASSED, BUT ALL COUNCILS SUPPORT IT.

YOU'RE TAKING US THROUGH THE CONSENT AGENDA.

ABSOLUTELY.

UH, ITEMS ONE THROUGH THREE ARE A LAND ACQUISITION OF PROPOSED ASSEMBLAGE OF FREE PROPERTIES, UM, ON CULLEN LANE.

UH, AND THE BACKUP MEMO THAT YOU RECEIVED IS AN OVERALL, UM, PROFILE OF THE LAND ACQUISITION THAT HAS OCCURRED THUS FAR UTILIZING THE 2018 AFFORDABLE HOUSING BONDS.

AS YOU WILL RECALL, WE SET ASIDE $100 MILLION OUT OF THAT $250 MILLION, NOT FOR LAND ACQUISITION AND TO DATE BETWEEN, UM, EXECUTED CONTRACTS, PURCHASES, AND ENCUMBRANCES, OR AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MILLION, INCLUDING THE, UM, TODAY'S PROPOSED ACQUISITION OF THE THREE PARCELS ON COLLIN LANE.

THOSE ARE ITEMS ONE THROUGH THREE.

THAT IS THE, A SUMMARY OF THE BACKUP MEMO ITEM NUMBER FOUR, UM, IS, UH, AUTHORIZING US TO MOVE FORWARD WITH A RECONSTITUTED, A NEW, UM, H F C SUBSIDIARY FOR, UM, THE ARBORS AT CREEKSIDE PROPERTY.

AND I DO WANT TO NOTE, I RECOGNIZE THAT THERE WERE TWO SPEAKERS PREVIOUSLY, UM, ON THIS MORNING'S AGENDA WHO SPOKE TO, UH, SOME OF THE CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES AT ARBORS AT CREEKSIDE.

UM, I WANT TO RECOGNIZE, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER, NATASHA HARPER, MADISON, WE'VE BEEN WORKING CLOSELY WITH HER OFFICE.

UM, OUR STAFF HAS BEEN FANTASTIC, WHICH THE SPEAKERS DID RECOGNIZE THE GAMES MAY AND PATRICK RUSSELL, WHO HAVE BEEN WORKING TO ADDRESS SOME OF THE RESIDENT ISSUES THERE.

AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, WHAT YOU ARE CONTEMPLATING TODAY IS THE FIRST STEP, UM, IN REALLY, UM, MANY STEPS THAT WILL TAKE US TOWARD RE-CAPITALIZATION OF THAT PROPERTY, UM, AND REPOSITIONING IT OR DEEPER AFFORDABILITY, A MORE LONG-TERM AFFORDABILITY.

SO PRESERVATION OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING, WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT ITEM NUMBER FIVE IS AUTHORIZING US TO MOVE FORWARD WITH A NEW NONPROFIT AFFILIATE, UM, HFC, LIBOR, TOD, NONPROFIT CORPORATION.

UM, THAT IS THE GROUP THAT IS, UM, THE SUCCESSFUL PROPOSER FOR THE GARDNER ACQUISITION.

UM, YOU'LL RECALL THAT YOU ALL APPROVED, UM, US MOVING FORWARD WITH THE CASINO GROUP AND KERATITIS ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE GARDNER TRACK, UM, IN CENTRAL EAST AUSTIN.

UH, WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.

AND, UH, I WILL NOTE YOU ALSO THIS MORNING, UM, MISS THE NOVIA, JOSEPH HAD SOME COMMENTS ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR, UM, UH, THIS PARTICULAR ITEM ON THE AGENDA, AND I WILL REACH OUT TO HER SEPARATELY, BUT, UH, CURRENTLY, UH, WE ARE, UH, ANTICIPATING AT LEAST 140 UNITS.

SO WE'RE IN THE NEGOTIATION PHASE AND WE'VE INCREASED THE NUMBER OF UNITS RENTAL UNITS ON THAT PROPERTY.

IN ADDITION, WE HAVE ADDITIONAL HOME OWNERSHIP UNITS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH GUADALUPE NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS THAT'LL PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL 26 UNITS ON TOP OF THE PROPOSED 140 UNITS.

ITEM NUMBER SIX IS A CONTRACT WITH, UM, ECHO, THE ENDING COMMUNITY HOMELESSNESS COALITION, AND THAT'S TO PROVIDE SOME PROFESSIONAL SERVICES.

ITEM.

NUMBER SEVEN IS A 10 MONTH, UH, WITH TWO MONTH EXTENSION CONTRACT WITH HAKA UTILIZING OUR HOME T V R A TENANT BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE, UM, TO PROVIDE, UM, RAPID REHOUSING FOR PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, ITEM NUMBER EIGHT, UM, IS AN AMENDMENT TO THE HFC OPERATING BUDGET IN THE AMOUNT OF $699.

AND ITEM NUMBER NINE IS AMENDING THE SERVICE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND HFC OR THAT SAME AMOUNT.

SO I OFFER ALL THOSE ITEMS ON CONSENT.

I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS, SORRY, MOTION TO APPROVE THESE ITEMS ON CONSENT.

MAYOR PRO TEM MAKES A MOTION.

IS THERE A SECOND? CAUSE REMEMBER HARPER, MADISON SECONDS, ANY DISCUSSION

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UM, AND WE'RE BUYING THREE, THREE PARCELS, UM, RIGHT NEXT TO A GROCERY STORES, TRANSIT LINES, GYMS, A BRAND NEW HEB.

UM, IT'S UH, THANK YOU TO THE AUSTIN HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION FOR FINDING THESE, THESE LOT, THESE LOTS, ESPECIALLY BEFORE THEY WOULD PROBABLY BECOME INCREDIBLY MORE EXPENSIVE BECAUSE OF ALL THE AMENITIES IN THAT AREA.

JUST TO, I THINK, YOU KNOW, THE VOTERS FOR PASSING, THIS IS FROM THE, I THINK THE A HUNDRED MILLION FOR LAND ACQUISITION THAT, UM, OUR VOTERS APPROVED.

BUT I TAKE A VOTE ON THE CONSENT.

THAT WAS A FAVOR OF THE CONSENT AGENDA.

CAN TAKE UP RIGHT NOW, THE, UH, WATER, THE CAT PROGRAM FOR MULTIFAMILY.

THOSE OPPOSED IT'S UNANIMOUS ON THE DIAS.

THE CONSENT AGENDA PASSES WITH THAT.

THAT'S ALL OUR BUSINESS.

WE ADJOURNED THE MEETING OF THE AUSTIN HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION HERE AT ONE 41 AND AT ONE 41 HERE ON DECEMBER 10TH, 2020, WE COULD BE IN THE AUSTIN CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

WE'RE CONTINUING TO MEET, UH, MEET, UH, VIRTUALLY I THINK WE, UH,

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IT'S THE PUBLIC HEARING PEDIMENT NUMBER 60 AND ASSOCIATED WITH IT IS, UH, UH, PULLED ITEM THREE.

UH, THAT'S WHY WE'RE ALTAR.

I'D LIKE TO MOVE PASSAGE ITEM THREE.

UM, AND, UM, AND THEN IF I HAVE A SECOND, I WILL SPEAK TO THE ITEM.

YOU GOT TO REMEMBER ALTER MOVES, PASSAGE OF ITEM THREE AND ITEM 60, AND TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

IS THERE A SECOND COUNCIL MEMBER? TOVA SECONDS.

ARE THERE ANY SPEAKERS TO SPEAK? WE HAVE YET TO CALL NIGHTMARE.

COUNCIL MEMBER, AUTHOR.

I RECOGNIZE YOU TO SPEAK.

SO KIND OF LIKES, YOU MAY RECALL THAT EARLIER THIS YEAR I AUTHORIZED BUDGET WRITER, 16 DIRECTING AUSTIN MATER TO DEVELOP A MULTIFAMILY, MY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, A WATER AND WASTEWATER BILL DISCOUNT.

I'M REALLY EXCITED TO SEE US POISED TO ADOPT THIS DISCOUNT TODAY.

A STAFF ESTIMATE THAT THIS DISCOUNT WILL REACH 23,000 HOUSEHOLDS.

WHO'VE BEEN ELIGIBLE FOR A DISCOUNT, BUT WHO COULD NOT ACCESS IT DUE TO OUR PROGRAM DESIGN, WE ANTICIPATE THAT THIS WILL SAVE EACH IMPACTED HOUSEHOLD OR $200 ANNUALLY.

I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS WILL BE APPLIED AUTOMATICALLY TO INCOME ELIGIBLE HOUSEHOLDS.

AND I WANT TO EXPRESS MY THANKS TO ALL OF OUR STAFF AND OUR UTILITY AND ON COUNCIL STAFF, PARTICULARLY MY STAFF WHO CONTRIBUTED TO MAKING THIS HAPPEN.

IT'S A REALLY EXCITING WAY FOR US TO HELP, UH, FAMILIES.

AND, UM, I THINK I REALLY JUST WANT TO SAY HOW MUCH I APPRECIATE, UM, THINKING OUTSIDE THE BACK, HOW WE COULD REDESIGN THE PROGRAM TO HELP MORE PEOPLE.

ITEM IS THREE AND 60 MOVED IN SECOND.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.

THOSE OPPOSED TO MADNESS ON THE DYESS.

AND JUST FOR THE RECORD, I THINK COUNCIL POOLS OFF THE DIOCESE WITH COUNCIL MEMBER POOL OFF THE DYES.

THANKS SAM.

OTHERWISE, UH, THAT ITEM THREE AND ITEM 60 AS A UNANIMOUSLY.

UH, WE HAVE IN FRONT OF US ITEM NUMBER 18.

[Item 18 (Part 2 of 2)]

I DON'T KNOW, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS, IF YOU'RE READY TO MOVE FORWARD ON THAT YET, I WANT TO TAKE THAT UP.

UH, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM NUMBER 18, GO AHEAD AND MOVE TO APPROVE IT.

COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS MAKES THE MOTIONS THERE A SECOND COUNTS ON MY RIGHT, THE RHEA SECONDS.

ANY DISCUSSION COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS? YES.

I REALLY APPRECIATE HAVING A LITTLE EXTRA TIME TO WORK WITH STAKEHOLDERS AND WITH THE WATER UTILITY STAFF.

UM, EVERYONE'S BEEN REALLY HELPFUL ABOUT THIS DIALOGUE AND, UM, UM, EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE STILL SOME OVERARCHING CONCERNS ABOUT URBAN TREE CANOPY, UM, TRAINING FOR SOME OF OUR CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS, AM I STILL WITH YOU? YES, YOU ARE.

I HAD TO TURN OFF MY VIDEO.

UM, SO THOSE CONVERSATIONS I'M STILL VERY MUCH INTERESTED IN, BUT FOR THIS PARTICULAR CONTRACT, UM, I THINK WE DO NEED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH IT.

AND AGAIN, APPRECIATE ALL, ALL OF THE INPUT THAT PEOPLE HAVE GIVEN TO ME AND MY OFFICE OVER THESE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS.

OKAY,

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THE MOVE IN SECOND , YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE CONCERNS THAT HAVE BEEN RAISED TO US CLEARLY WERE CONCERNING TO MULTIPLE COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT WE HAD TO SLOW THIS DOWN FOR THE, DURING THE DAY.

UM, THERE'S NOTHING.

I DON'T THINK THAT WE CAN'T, OBVIOUSLY WE CAN'T GO INTO THE PAST AND CHANGE THE WAY THAT THIS WAS DONE.

UM, UH, AND THEN THE OTHER OPTION OF POSTPONING, THIS DOESN'T MAKE SENSE BECAUSE THEN WE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO DO THESE CRITICAL REPAIRS FOR AROUND A YEAR.

SO THAT ISN'T AN OPTION.

SO MY CONVERSATIONS WITH CITY STAFF ARE THAT IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE MIGHT BE A FEW MORE OF THESE LARGE, BUT POTENTIALLY SENSITIVE WATER RELATED CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.

SO IF, UM, MR. FERNANDEZ CAN, CAN CONFIRM, IT SOUNDS LIKE MAYBE WHAT WE CAN DO MOVING FORWARD IS TO HAVE THE STAFF MEET WITH THE CONSTRUCTION ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND TALK ABOUT ON SOME OF THESE LARGE, UH, BUT SENSITIVE PROJECTS HAVING TO DO, FOR EXAMPLE, WITH OUR WATER, CAN WE HAVE A MORE TRANSPARENT AND UPFRONT PROCESS OF REALLY CLEARING QUALIFICATIONS AND THEN ALSO REALLY UPFRONT MAKING SURE PEOPLE CAN MEET THE LEVELS OF TRAINING REQUIREMENTS THAT WE EXPECT, UM, ON THE FRONT END SO THAT WHEN THESE GETS TO COUNCIL, UM, THAT IS A LITTLE BIT MORE CLEAR AND WHOEVER WON THE BID, THERE, THERE ISN'T ANY FOG AROUND THAT BECAUSE CURRENTLY WE DO CHECK FOR FOLKS QUALIFICATIONS UPFRONT, BUT SOME OF THE TRAINING REQUIREMENTS GET CHECKED MORE THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS.

AND I THINK THERE IS A CONCERN THAT'S BEEN RAISED ABOUT WHETHER THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN ON THIS PROJECT.

I HOPE IT DOES.

I EXPECT IT DOES IT'S IN OUR CONTRACTS, BUT SO THAT WE DON'T WIND UP HERE ON ANOTHER SENSITIVE PROJECT WHERE YOU NEED A LOT OF SKILL, AGAIN, LIKE THIS ONE, THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING GREAT FOR THE STAFF TO DO AND TO GO TALK TO THAT BOARD AND COMMISSION THE CAC, UM, ABOUT HOW TO BEST ACHIEVE THAT.

ROLANDO, CAN YOU CONFIRM THAT THAT'S SOMETHING Y'ALL ARE ABLE TO DO? YES.

MA'AM BECAUSE REMEMBER THIS IS WHERE THE FERNANDEZ CAPITAL CONTRACTING OFFICER, UM, BRIEF SUMMARY, UH, WE CAN CERTAINLY LOOK AT PROVIDING INFORMATION TO THE CONSTRUCTION ADVISORY COMMITTEE IN TERMS OF THE REQUIREMENTS THAT WE HAVE WHEN WE DO A COMPETITIVE INVITATION FOR BID PROCESS, UH, AND IN TERMS OF PROVIDING THEM INFORMATION OF THE EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS THAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR.

AND IN TERMS OF THE TRAINING, UH, WE, WE CURRENTLY, RIGHT NOW, WE ASKED FOR THE PROJECT SUPERINTENDENT AND THE PROJECT MANAGER.

WE ALSO ASK FOR THEIR RESPONSE IN TERMS OF THE AVAILABILITY OF EQUIPMENT NEEDED FOR THE PROJECT SCOPE AND ALSO THE STAFF RESOURCES NEEDED FOR THE PROJECT SCOPE.

WE CAN ALSO MODIFY OUR PROCESS TO ASK, UH, UM, INFORMATION ABOUT THEIR TRAINING REQUIREMENTS THAT THEY CURRENTLY HAVE ON BOARD.

AND THEN WHEN IT COMES TO THE CITY'S CONSTRUCTION AND TRAINING PROGRAM, WHICH CURRENTLY, UH, FOLLOWS AFTER THE CONTRACT IS EXECUTED, WE CAN ASK FOR INFORMATION FROM THE CONTRACTORS AS PART OF THEIR BID PROCESS TO SEE THE TRAINING PROGRAMS THAT THEY HAVE IN PLACE CURRENTLY, AND THEN WORK WITH THEM TO ENSURE THAT THEY ALIGN WITH THE CITY REQUIREMENTS IN REGARDS TO OUR CAUSE CONSTRUCTION AND TRAINING PROGRAM.

AND SO WE CAN DO ALL THAT WORKING THROUGH THE, UH, CONSTRUCTION ADVISORY COMMITTEE, COUNCIL MEMBER.

THANK YOU FOR THAT.

AND IF ON THIS ONE, I HOPE UNEXPECTED THAT THE CONTRACTOR HAS Y'ALL RECOMMENDED WE'LL MEET THOSE REGARDLESS OF WHETHER IT WAS UPFRONT OR THROUGH THE PROCESS, BUT I THINK IT WILL MAKE IT EASIER FOR THE PUBLIC IN THIS BODY, ON THESE SENSITIVE PROJECTS FOR YOU TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO DO THAT, UM, FOR SOME OF THESE, UM, UH, WATER AND ELECTRICAL ISSUES.

UH, COLLEAGUES, UH, AND MOVED AND SECONDED.

THOSE ARE VARIABLE.

UP, UH, ITEMS 60 A ONE AND 62.

THOSE OPPOSED, UH, THESE ITEMS, UM, 18 ITEM, 18 PASSES.

ALRIGHT.

COLLEAGUES WE'RE, WE'RE MOVING FORWARD.

UH, LET'S CALL

[Items 61 & 62 (Part 1 of 2)]

THIS IS THE, UH, UH, STREET, UM, ISSUES.

UM, WHERE AM I CALL THEM UP TO TOGETHER? SEE IF WE CAN GET A MOTION ON THE STREET IMPACT FEE ISSUES.

UM, AND I'LL, UH, LET'S GET THE MOTION UP FIRST.

COUNCIL MEMBER ALTAR.

YOU WANNA MAKE A MOTION? YES.

SO I'D LIKE TO MOVE, UM, ITEM 61 AND 62, UM, AS THE REVISED ORDINANCE IN THE BACKUP.

COUNCIL MEMBER, KITCHEN.

YOU HAD YOUR HAND UP ALSO TO SPONSOR THAT YOU WANT TO JOIN ON MOVING THAT FORWARD.

YEAH, LET'S JUST CALL, MOVE IT TOGETHER.

THAT'D BE GREAT.

WE HAVE A DIRECTION TO STAFF FROM HARPER, MADISON, ONE FROM ALICE AND ONE THAT, UH, I HAVE, UM, UH, POSTED.

WELL, WE'LL HAVE THE RECORD REFLECT THAT, UM, THAT IS NOW IN FRONT OF US.

UH, COLLEAGUES, IT LOOKS TO ME AS I KIND OF SEE WHAT'S IN WHAT WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH.

IT LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE TWO AMENDMENTS, ONE FROM, UH, FLANAGAN, UH, AND ONE FROM COUNCIL MEMBER HARPER, MADISON.

IT ALSO LOOKS LIKE

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UH, SO I'M ON, UH, PROBABLY FOLLOW THAT ORDER AND SEE HOW CLOSE THAT GETS US TO, TO BEING ABLE TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE.

SO THERE'S BEEN A MOTION AND A SECOND COUNCIL MEMBER FLAN.

AGAIN, I RECOGNIZE YOU FOR YOUR EVENT.

I THINK YOU'RE MUTED.

YOU'RE MUTED.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

UH, YEAH.

SO, UM, THE AMENDMENT THAT IS POSTED TO THE AGENDA BACKUP, THAT COULD BE CONFUSED WITH THE ONES THAT WERE POSTED TO THE MESSAGE BOARD.

THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN FLAT, AGAIN, MOVED TO HIS AMENDMENT.

IS THERE ANY OBJECTION TO COUNCILOR FLAT AGAINST AMENDMENT HEARING? NOT IT GETS ADDED CATHERINE KITCHEN.

UM, I'M JUST GOING TO HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THESE BECAUSE I WANT TO HEAR FROM STAFF.

SO I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU WANT TO PROCEED WITH THAT, BUT I'D LIKE TO ASK FOR STAFF'S OPINION ON EACH, EACH AMENDMENT.

STAFF.

YOU WANT TO COMMENT ON THE FLAT AGAIN, AMENDMENT AS HI, MR. MAYOR.

THIS IS ROBERT SPILLER.

UH, AUSTIN TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT OF THE PLANET AMENDMENT IS, UH, ACCEPTABLE TO STAFF.

UH, AND, UH, I KNOW IT'S BEEN, UH, ASSISTED THE WRITING OF IT THROUGH THE LAW DEPARTMENT.

SO THANK YOU MR. FLANAGAN FOR THAT.

ANY OBJECTION TO THE HAMMER COUNCIL MEMBER? NO OBJECTIONS.

THE FLANAGAN AMENDMENT IS ADDED, UH, CAUSE OVER AUTHOR.

I'LL REMEMBER PROPER MEDICINE.

I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY, I'M NOT SURE THAT I HAVE WITH A DIRECTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER, HERBERT MADISON.

I HAVE THE AMENDMENT.

UM, WHERE WOULD I FIND THE DIRECTIONS? YEAH, IT'S BEEN POSTED TO THE BULLETIN BOARD AND RELATES TO ONGOING WORK WITH STAKEHOLDERS.

I'D LIKE TO DIRECT STAFF TO CONTINUE WORKING WITH STAKEHOLDERS TO ADDRESS OUTSTANDING QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS AS WELL AS TO CONTINUE THE CROSS DEPARTMENT EFFORT TO EVALUATE ALL EXISTING FEES LEVIED ON DEPARTMENT PROJECTS, DENIFY FEES.

IT COULD EITHER BE ELIMINATED OR REDUCED TO OFFSET THE INCREASES FROM THE STREET AND IMPACT FEES.

STAFF SHOULD PROVIDE COUNSEL WITH AN UPDATE OF THESE EFFORTS ON OR BEFORE THE 20 JUNE 1ST OF 2021 WORK SESSION.

I HAVE THAT RIGHT.

THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER HALTER.

I'M HAPPY TO SEND THAT TO YOU IF YOU'D LIKE A, UH, EASIER TO FOLLOW VERSION THAN THE MAYOR'S RAPID FIRE.

THAT GETS US THEN TO COUNCIL MEMBER HARPER, MADISON FOR HER, UH, UH, ORDINANCE, UH, AMENDMENT, UM, RELATED TO THE EXTENDED GRACE PERIOD COUNSEL, OUR HOPPER MADISON MAKES HER AMENDMENTS ARE SECOND TO, TO HER AMENDMENT AS A MEMBER OF FLATTENING IN SECONDS THAT A STAFF YOU WANT TO COMMENT ON THE, UH, AMENDMENT.

UH, YES, MR. MAYOR, I'D ACTUALLY LIKE TO HAVE ALL MY STAFF MEMBERS, LEANNE MILLER JOINED ME ON THIS COMMENT.

UM, YOU KNOW, THIS IS CERTAINLY THE PREROGATIVE OF COUNCIL TO SET A DATE ON WHEN, UH, THIS WOULD GO INTO EFFECT.

AND SO, UM, STAFF DOES NOT OBJECT TO THIS AMENDMENT.

UH, COUNCIL MEMBER ALTAR.

UM, I WOULD LIKE TO GET SOME CLARIFYING QUESTIONS ON THIS IF THIS IS THE APPROPRIATE TIME.

UM, SO THIS WAS NOT THE TIMETABLE THAT, UM, STAFF RECOMMENDED.

YOU MIGHT NOT OBJECT TO CHANGING IT, BUT, UM, AND THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT YOU RECOMMEND IT EITHER.

UM, SO I'D LIKE US TO BE REALLY CLEAR WITH WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.

UM, CAN YOU EXPLAIN, UM, WHAT THE COSTS ARE OF POSTPONING THIS ACCORDING TO THIS AMENDMENT COUNCIL MEMBER? AND I HAVE ASKED, UH, UM, MY STAFF PERSON, UH, LEANNE MILLER TO PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION YOU ARE CORRECT.

ALTHOUGH WE DO NOT, UH, OBJECT TO AID, IT IS NOT PART OF OUR RECOMMENDATION.

UH, WE BELIEVE THAT, THAT THIS STUDY HAS GOTTEN US TO A POINT WHERE THE TIME PERIOD PROVIDED BY THE STATE LAW ALLOWS TO MOVE THROUGH THESE QUICKLY.

AND SO, UH, I BELIEVE LEANNE AND U-HAUL ARE BEING MOVED OVER NOW.

HI, ROB.

UM, THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER.

THE QUESTION ABOUT THE REVENUE, UM, IMPACT OF, UH, A POSSIBLE DELAY TO THE ADOPTION OF THE CRITERIA MANUAL.

WE WOULD ESTIMATE AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MILLION OVER A 10 YEAR PERIOD.

UM, THAT'S BASED ON A PREVIOUS ANALYSIS THAT WE HAD DONE, UM, ON A, ON A TWO YEAR GRACE PERIOD.

UM, THE CURRENT STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS FOR A ONE-YEAR GRACE PERIOD.

SO WE SPLIT THE DIFFERENCE AND, AND LOOKED AT A, AT ABOUT POTENTIALLY SIX MONTHS.

MY UNDERSTANDING IS, UM, BASED ON THE CURRENT RULES POSTING PROCESS THAT WE ARE ANTICIPATING FOR THE CRITERIA MANUAL, IT WOULD BE EFFECTIVE AROUND AUGUST OF 2021.

UM, SO SLIGHTLY MORE THAN A SIX MONTH DELAY IN STARTING THAT, UM, THAT GRACE PERIOD.

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UM, AND YOU SHARED WITH ME WHEN I ASKED ABOUT, UM, WHERE THESE COSTS WOULD BE BORN.

SO, UM, BECAUSE OF THE WAY THE STREET IMPACTS C WORKS, UM, IF YOU LOSE REVENUE THAT $25 MILLION REVENUE IS NOT JUST A GENERAL POT OF MONEY AFFECTS DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE CITY DISPROPORTIONATELY.

UM, SO CAN YOU SHARE WITH ME THE MAP AND THE LIST, UM, THAT YOU SHARED WITH ME AND EXPLAIN A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHO WOULD BE LOSING OUT ON THIS $25 MILLION, WHICH PARTS OF THE CITY? YES.

AND IF I'M, IF I'M ABLE TO, TO SHARE MY SCREEN, UH, THAT'S NOT POSSIBLE.

I CAN, I CAN EXPLAIN.

UM, I, WE LOOKED AT WHAT SERVICE AREAS, OBVIOUSLY THE CITY IS, WOULD BE DIVIDED UP INTO SERVICE AREAS AS PART OF THE IMPACT PROGRAM AND, UM, THE SERVICE AREAS THAT WOULD BE, UM, MOST IMPACTED WOULD BE THOSE SERVICES THAT ARE MOST LIKELY TO COLLECT THE MOST, UM, REVENUE, UM, BASED ON OUR REVIEW OF GROWTH, THAT WOULD BE, UH, THOSE SERVICE AREAS IN THE OUTER, THE OUTER PARTS OF THE CITY.

SO THAT, THAT THAT'D BE NORTH AUSTIN, EAST AUSTIN, SOUTH AUSTIN, THOSE ARE THIRDS OUTSIDE THE LOOP.

UM, SO, UM, THOSE AREAS BEING LIKELY THE AREAS THAT NEED THE MOST INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS, UM, THAT'S WHY THE MOST REVENUE IS LIKELY TO BE COLLECTED IN THOSE AREAS.

SO A LOT OF IT IS IN THE NORTHEAST DOWN INTO THE SOUTHEAST THAT WE'LL BE LOSING THE REVENUE, UM, PRECISELY IN THE AREAS THAT ARE HAVING THE MOST DEVELOPMENT AND HAVE THE MOST GROWTH.

AND I HAVE TRADITIONALLY HAD THE LEAST AMOUNT OF INVESTMENTS.

UM, THANK YOU.

AND IF YOU ARE ABLE TO SHARE IT, I THINK IT'S INSTRUCTIVE TO SEE THE, THE ABLE TO SHARE THAT I DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO DO THAT AND WE'LL SEE IF THEY CAN GRANT THAT.

WELL, IN THE INTERIM, MY ONE LAST QUESTION.

UM, SO WHAT HAPPENED? SO RIGHT NOW THIS IS WRITTEN LIKE AS IF, YOU KNOW, THE TCM GETS WRITTEN WITHIN A SIX MONTH PERIOD OR WHATNOT.

UM, BUT WHAT IF FOR SOME UNFORESEEN REASON IT WAS DELAYED OR NOT ADOPTED IN 2021? WHAT HAPPENS THEN? AND WHAT ARE THE COSTS INVOLVED? UM, COUNCIL MEMBER.

YEAH, WE, WE ARE LOOKING AT THE CRITERIA MANUAL PROCESS.

WE ARE, WE ARE VERY, UM, WE ARE VERY HOPEFUL ABOUT THAT PROCESS THAT WE WOULD ENTER IT IN, UH, FEBRUARY IS WHEN WE WOULD INITIALLY SUBMIT A DRAFT FOR THE INTERDEPARTMENTAL REVIEW.

UM, THEN THERE IS A PERIOD FOR PUBLIC COMMENT, UM, BEFORE, AND THEN THERE'S AN APPEALS PROCESS, UM, BEFORE THE, THE RULES WOULD BE FINALLY POSTED IF, IF FOR SOME REASON THAT WERE TO GO OFF COURSE.

AND, UM, AND THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE CRITERIA MANUAL WOULD BE DELAYED THAT WOULD DELAY THE, UM, THE IMPACT OF THE, OR THE, UM, IMPLEMENTATION OF THE GRACE PERIOD.

AND SO SOME OF THOSE TIMELINES THAT WE INDICATED IN OUR MEMO AND BACKUP ABOUT A TWO YEAR GRACE PERIOD, UM, OR, OR LONGER WE WOULD ANTICIPATE REVENUE REDUCTION FROM THAT.

SO JUST TO SUM UP, THERE'S A COST OF THIS AMENDMENT ON A SCALE OF TWENTY-FIVE MILLION OR PLUS ANTICIPATED WITH THAT TAKING RESOURCES OUT OF THE VARIOUS PARTS OF TOWN THAT WE MOST NEED TO MAKE THESE INVESTMENTS BECAUSE THEY'RE HAVING ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT OR HAPPEN UNDER INVESTED IN, UM, THIS WAS NOT THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION.

THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION ALREADY INCLUDES SOME COMPROMISES FOR, UM, THE STAKEHOLDERS IN QUESTION.

AND I THINK THERE ARE SOME OTHER MEN DO A GOOD JOB OF MAKING SURE THAT VOICES CAN BE HEARD, UM, IN THAT CRITERIA MANUAL, UM, DEVELOPMENT PROCESS, THE UNDERLYING, UM, ORDINANCE ALREADY EXEMPTS ANY BUILDING THAT IS JUST DOING, YOU KNOW, 10, UM, I THINK IT'S 10:00 PM TRIPS, WHICH TRANSLATES TO A 20 UNIT BUILDING.

UM, SO I THINK THAT THE STAFF PROPOSAL, UM, IS STRONG WHERE IT IS, AND I'M NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT THIS AMENDMENT.

UM, I WANT TO MAKE CERTAIN I'M LOOKING AT THE, THE RIGHT AMENDMENT IT'S IT'S, UH, COUNCILMEMBER HARPER.

MADISON IS THE ONE THAT'S ON THE MESSAGE FORWARD, RIGHT.

THAT TALKS ABOUT, UM, THE, THE, UM, TIES IT TO THE TCM.

RIGHT.

BUT IT'S THE ONE YOU POSTED ON THE MESSAGE BOARD, RIGHT? YES.

SO, UM, I HAVE CO I WOULD, I WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO SEE, I THINK IT WOULD BE IMPORTANT TO SEE, UM, TO SEE THE, UM, THE DOCUMENT THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, UH, PUTTING UP.

AND SO I HOPE THAT SOMEHOW WE CAN GET THAT AND PUT IT UP.

I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO UNDERSTAND, BUT BASED ON THE, UH, BASED ON THE, THE DESCRIPTION OF IT, UM, IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT

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I CAN SUPPORT.

I THINK THAT THE, UM, THAT THE, UM, LOSING AS FAR AS FOR THE PARTS OF THE CITY THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IS, IS NOT GOING TO BE GOOD FOR US.

AND I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE MAP BETTER, BUT I'M NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO SUPPORT THIS AMENDMENT EITHER.

YOU'RE I SEE THIS AS A, UH, THIS WHOLE THING IS A, IS A REALLY SIGNIFICANT CHANGE, UH, IN FURTHER IT'S OF, OF HELPING NEW GROWTH PAY FOR ITSELF, UH, AND DEAL WITH THE TRANSPORTATION IMPACTS OF NEW DEVELOPMENT.

SO I REALLY STRONGLY SUPPORT IT.

STAFF'S BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOR YEARS AND, UH, THEY'VE DONE GREAT WORK.

UM, I DO THOUGH THINK THAT, UH, THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN HAVING THIS COMPROMISED MEASURE, TRANSITION INTO IT MAKES SENSE TO ME, UH, AND, UH, I'M GOING TO SUPPORT THE, UH, THE AMENDMENT DEPRESSION COUNCIL MEMBER.

COOL.

UM, W STUFF HAS DEFINITELY BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOR, FOR QUITE A WHILE, AND I, I APPRECIATE THE GOOD SOLID EFFORT THAT HAS BEEN UNDERWAY.

I, I WOULD LIKE TO JUST CONFIRM THE IMPACTS TO OUR BUDGET THAT, UH, THE SIX MONTH DELAY WOULD BE, UM, MY STAFF HAS TOLD ME THAT ATD STAFF SAYS THAT THAT WILL EQUAL A LOSS OF ABOUT $25 MILLION OVER 10 YEARS, MR. SPILLER, OR, UM, UH, MR. BORROWER, IS THAT LEANN, UH, MS. MILLER, IS THAT, IS THAT A PRETTY ACCURATE ASSESSMENT? YES, SIR.

PILLAR AND THEN LAND CAN WORK ON GETTING THE MAP UP.

UH, AVI DOES HAVE IT NOW, AND WE CAN SHOW YOU THAT INFORMATION, BUT YES, THAT IS THE ANSWER.

UH, IT'S ABOUT $25 MILLION OVER 10 YEARS, UH, RIGHT.

AND THEN IT LOOKS LIKE THE, THE GREATEST IMPACT WOULD BE FELT BY AREAS FURTHER AWAY FROM DOWNTOWN, WHICH WOULD BE LIKE THE NORTHERN REACHES OF DISTRICT SEVEN, CERTAINLY A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF DISTRICT ONE, AND AGAIN, IN SIX AND BY FIVE AND, UH, THE OUTER, UH, THE OUTER AREAS WHERE FRANKLY, OUR INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS, UM, ARE THE GREATEST.

I SEE THE SERVICE AREA MAP.

AND SO I JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR THAT EXTENDING THE GRACE PERIOD WILL NOT COST THE CITY MONEY.

COULD YOU, COULD YOU TALK ABOUT THAT A LITTLE BIT, PLEASE? YES.

ACTUALLY I'LL ASK CLAN TO EXPLAIN IT, PLEASE.

THANKS, RYAN.

YEAH, ABSOLUTELY COUNTS.

REMEMBER THE, UM, SO WHAT YOU'RE SEEING IS THE LIST OF SERVICE AREAS BASED ON, UH, THE AREAS THAT WE THINK ARE GOING TO, UM, SEE THE MOST REVENUE AT THE TOP.

UM, SO YOU'LL NOTICE THAT, UH, SERVICE AREA D WHICH IS NORTHEAST AUSTIN, UM, G ALSO IN THE OUTER LOOP IN EAST AUSTIN, OH, IS SOUTHEAST, UM, AND SOUTH.

UM, SO MOST OF THOSE AREAS BE BEING NORTH.

MOST OF THOSE AREAS THAT WE THINK WE'LL SEE THE MOST REVENUE ARE IN THOSE AREAS OF THE CITY, THE DARK BLUE, UM, SHADED CELLS ARE THOSE INNER LOOP SERVICE AREAS.

UM, AND SO WE ANTICIPATE, UH, LOWER REVENUE FOR THOSE, AND THAT'S WHY THEY, THEY C THEY SHOW UP AT THE BOTTOM OF THE, AND GIVEN THE CIRCUMSTANCES THAT WE'RE LABORING UNDER WITH REGARD TO, UM, PLANNING FOR OUR FISCAL 22 BUDGET AND KNOWING THE DIFFICULTIES THAT WE'VE HAD WITH FISCAL 21, I WOULD NOT BE SUPPORTIVE OF DELAYING THE ADDITIONAL REVENUE.

THIS IS THE ONE AREA THAT THE GROWTH OF THE CITY WHEN PEOPLE ARE INVESTING IN THE CITY, IT'S BECAUSE THEY FEEL LIKE IT'S A GOOD FINANCIAL MOVE AND THE CITY ABSOLUTELY NEEDS TO BE, UM, REAPING THOSE BENEFITS AS WELL.

AND THE MOST CLEAR CUT AND THE MOST CONCRETE EVIDENCE OF THAT IS, UH, SHOWN ON THIS SERVICE AREA MAP, WHERE WE WOULD GET BENEFIT OF THE STREET IN THE STREET IMPACT FEES, BECAUSE WE WILL HAVE TO SERVE THOSE NEW COMMUNITIES.

AND WE CAN'T DO IT JUST ON THE BASIS OF OUR GENERAL REVENUE ALONE.

WE REALLY, WE ABSOLUTELY HAVE TO BE SHARING THIS WITH THE FOLKS WHO ARE BENEFITING FROM NEW DEVELOPMENT IN OUR CITY.

SO I, I, I, UM, I AGREE WITH MY COLLEAGUES.

I APPRECIATE THE AMENDMENT, BUT I CAN'T SUPPORT IT, UH, FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THE AMENDMENT COUNCILMEMBER, REMEMBER HARPER, MADISON, THANK YOU, MARY.

AND THANKS TO MY COLLEAGUES FOR EXPRESSING YOUR CONCERNS.

I APPRECIATE THAT WE HAVE STAFF HERE.

I'D LIKE TO ASK JUST A COUPLE OF CLARIFYING QUESTIONS TO MAKE SURE WE'RE CLEAR, AND THAT THE GENERAL PUBLIC WHO ARE HARDWORKING STAFF HAS NOT BEEN WORKING ON THIS COMPLICATED SUBJECT MATTER FOR MANY, MANY MOMENTS I'M TOLD.

UM, I THINK SOME OF IT IS DIFFICULT TO, TO UNDERSTAND IF YOU'RE NOT FOLLOWING ALONG AND YOU'RE A LAYMAN.

SO I KEEP HEARING THE NUMBER $25 MILLION.

AND I KNOW THAT, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU'RE SAYING $25 MILLION AND ITS IMPACT ON THE EAST SIDE, NORTHEAST, SOUTHEAST, I THINK THERE ARE FOLKS WHO ARE GOING TO INHERENTLY ASSUME THAT THERE'S SOMETHING BEING TAKEN AWAY.

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UM, THE NUMBERS PROVIDED BY STAFF REFLECT POTENTIAL NEW REVENUE FROM THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS FEE.

AND, UH, CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, BUT THIS WOULDN'T PREVENT US FROM FUNDING, UM, NEEDED TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS THROUGH OTHER MECHANISMS LIKE BONDS OR YEAH.

WHICH THE DEBT COULD BE PAID DOWN LATER, BY THE WAY, UM, THROUGH, UH, STREET IMPACT FEES.

IS THAT, IS THAT A CORRECT ASSUMPTION? UM, COUNCILMEMBER, THIS ROB SPILLER, YES.

THAT $25 MILLION REPRESENTS, UH, COSTS FOR PROJECTS THAT WE'VE DETERMINED NEED TO BE BUILT OVER THE NEXT X NUMBER OF YEARS.

UH, AND IF WE AGREE THAT THOSE ARE PROJECTS THAT THE COMMUNITY NEEDS TO, UH, COMPENSATE THE GROWTH, THEN IF GROWTH ITSELF IS NOT PAYING FOR IT, THEN YES, BONDS OR SOME OTHER TAX METHODS WOULD NEED BE USED TO PAY FOR THAT.

SO TO BE CLEAR, WE HAVE OTHER MECHANISMS WE CAN, UH, DEPENDING ON, UH, COUNCIL VOTES, AS WELL AS DEPENDENT ON THE VOTER APPROVAL.

THE FRAMING OF THIS AS A LOSS WHEN IT'S, WE'RE NOT, WE'RE NOT ACTUALLY SHOWING A DELTA, UM, WE'RE, WE'RE JUST SAYING WHAT WE, WHAT WE WOULD COLLECT.

AND IF I COULD JUST SORT OF, UM, MAYBE GO THROUGH MY THOUGHT PROCESS HERE, UM, FOR THE AMENDMENT, YOU KNOW, CONCERNS HAVE BEEN RAISED AT GIVEN THE AMOUNT OF TIME IT TAKES TO WORK THROUGH AUSTIN'S DEVELOPMENT PROCESS AND A ONE YEAR GRACE PERIOD, FRANKLY, WOULDN'T BE ADEQUATE TO ALLOW PROJECTS THAT HAVE BEEN THAT, YOU KNOW, BASED THEIR FINANCING AND THEIR PERFORMANCE OFF OF THE EXISTING PROCESS TO WORK THEIR WAY THROUGH THE EXISTING PROCESS.

I BELIEVE THAT CAN NEGATIVELY IMPACT THOSE PROJECTS.

I THINK, YES.

UM, ENSURING THAT WE HAVE ENOUGH HOUSING THAT AUSTINITES AT ALL INCOME LEVELS CAN AFFORD IS TRULY THE GOAL OF THE CITY.

THEN IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE ARE MINDFUL OF HOW WE MIGHT UNINTENTIONALLY HINDER THAT GOAL AND MAKE THE APPROPRIATE ADJUSTMENTS, AND THEN PUT OUR CONVERSATIONS WITH STAFF, WHICH AGAIN, THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING SO AVAILABLE AND SHARING YOUR DEEP WEALTH OF INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE FOR OUR CONVERSATIONS WITH STAFF STARTING THE GRACE PERIOD FROM THE EFFECTIVE DAY OF THE REVISED TRANSPORTATION CRITERIA MANUAL WOULD ADD AN ADDITIONAL FIVE TO SIX MONTHS.

AND THEY'VE EXPRESSED CONFIDENCE IN THAT TIMELINE.

SO GIVEN THE RELATIONSHIP, THE CRITERIA MANUAL HAS WITH THE IMPACT FEES, ALLOWING A YEAR TO MAKE NECESSARY ADJUSTMENTS BASED OFF THE NEW RULES, UM, MAKES SENSE TO ME.

AND I DON'T BELIEVE EXTENDING A FULL TWO YEARS IS NECESSARY.

I DO UNDERSTAND THE NEED FOR A LITTLE MORE TIME, BUT IN MY VIEW THAT WHAT I'M PROPOSING REALLY HITS THAT SWEET SPOT IN THE MIDDLE.

UM, AND SO OBVIOUSLY I'M OPEN TO, TO HEARING YOUR FEEDBACK ON MY RATIONALE, BUT THAT'S HOW I GOT TO US PROPOSING THIS AMENDMENT.

I THINK IT'S, IT'S, UH, APPROPRIATE FOR ALL PARTIES INVOLVED, WHICH IS THE GOAL, INCLUDING IN OUR GOALS AROUND HOUSING, SORRY, COUNCIL MEMBER FLYING AGAIN.

UM, THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER, HOPPER, MADISON FOR YOUR, YOUR EXPLANATION, UM, THAT IS ALIGNED WITH A LOT OF MY THOUGHTS AS WELL, ESPECIALLY AS IT RELATES TO THE LENGTH OF THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS IN AUSTIN, AS IT COMPARES TO OTHER CITIES.

AND WE THINK OF, UH, THE TIMELINES SET IN THE LEGISLATURE, MR. SPILLER, WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT THE 25 MILLION, THAT IS, THAT IS IF I'M UNDERSTANDING, YOU'RE SAYING THE COST OF PROJECTS THAT ARE NEEDED GENERALLY, DO YOU HAVE AN ESTIMATE OF WHAT WE WILL STILL COLLECT UNDER THE CURRENT TIA, UH, TRAFFIC IMPACT, UH, FEES THAT WE WOULD COLLECT ANYWAY? UM, COUNCIL MEMBER, MR. COUNCILMAN, UH, I, I DON'T KNOW THAT I HAVE THAT RIGHT OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, UH, BUT, UH, THE, I WAS RESPONDING TO THAT IS AS WE CREATE THE STRAIGHT IMPACT FEE, WE DEFINED THAT, THAT SHORTER UNIVERSE OF PROJECTS THAT ARE NEEDED TO HANDLE THE ANTICIPATED GROWTH AND THEN DIVIDE THAT OUT WITHIN EACH DISTRICT, UH, PER THE AMOUNT OF DEVELOPMENT THAT'S HAPPENING.

LEANNE, IS THERE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION YOU CAN PROVIDE THERE TO THE COUNCIL MEMBER? UM, CAN'T REMEMBER.

I THINK THAT, UM, YOU'RE CORRECT THAT WE WOULD HAVE, UH, UH, CONTINUE TO HAVE A PROCESS WHERE WE WOULD HAVE, UM, OUR, OUR TRAFFIC MITIGATION AND DEVELOPMENT REVIEW THAT WE DO TODAY.

IT IS DIFFICULT TO ESTIMATE EXACTLY WHAT, UM, WHAT WOULD BE THE RESULTS OF THAT PROCESS AS THOSE ARE TYPICALLY CASE BY CASE AND ARE VERY DEGREE CREATED THROUGH THE, THE TIA PROCESS, WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT WE'RE HOPING TO RESOLVE AS A RESULT OF THIS POLICY.

UM, SO I, UNFORTUNATELY I'M NOT ABLE TO, TO OFFER YOU AN AMOUNT IN, INSTEAD OF WHAT WE ANTICIPATE THE LOSS IN IMPACT THE REVENUE, UM, BASED ON AN EXTENSION OF THE GRACE PERIOD, RIGHT.

AND, AND, AND I'D SHARE MY COLLEAGUE'S CONCERN ABOUT

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AND THAT'S NOT EVEN SAYING WHAT WE WOULD COLLECT, BECAUSE IT'S ASSUMING THAT DEVELOPING, WE'RE JUST SAYING HOW MUCH PROJECTS THERE ARE.

AND SO WE ACTUALLY DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH WE WOULD COLLECT.

AND THEN MY, MY LAST QUESTION, I'M NOT SURE WHO PUT THAT MAP TOGETHER IS THIS THE FIRST TIME THAT I'VE SEEN IT? UM, BUT I KNOW THAT IN, FOR EXAMPLE, IN, UM, IN, IN SECTION A, WHICH IS THE FAR NORTHWEST CORNER OF DISTRICT SIX, THERE WAS A STATE LAW THAT PROHIBITS THE COLLECTION OF THIS FEE ENTIRELY.

AND SO I'M NOT SURE IF THAT WAS FACTORED INTO THIS ANALYSIS EITHER, BUT YOU ACTUALLY CAN'T COLLECT THIS FEE OF ANY KIND IN ANY OF THE AREAS AROUND LAKELAND MALL.

AND THAT'S WHERE MOST OF OUR DEVELOPMENT IS OCCURRING, AT LEAST IN MY DISTRICT.

UH, I'M SORRY.

I ACCIDENTALLY HIT THE MUTE BUTTON.

UM, THAT IS A STATE LAW THAT I ASKED OUR REPRESENTATIVE TO TRY AND UNDO IN A PRIOR SESSION.

UH, WE DID GET A HEARING IN COMMITTEE, BUT IT DIDN'T MOVE BEYOND THAT.

THAT'S OUR TOVO.

I WASN'T SURE IF OUR STAFF HAD HAD ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT WHERE THEY WERE, WHETHER THEY WERE AWARE OF THAT STATE LAW AND HOW THAT FACTORS INTO, UM, HOW THAT FACTORS INTO THE MAPPING CENTER.

I GUESS MY QUESTION WAS REALLY HOW'D YOU CONSIDER THAT AS YOU WERE DOING YOUR MAPPING OR WE HAD COUNSELOR, THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT CAME UP DURING THE DISCUSSIONS WITH THE, AN IMPACT FEE ADVISORY COMMITTEE DURING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE LAND USE ASSUMPTIONS AND THE IMPACT THE STUDY.

SO WE ARE AWARE OF THAT STATE LAW AND ITS LIMITATIONS, UM, IN TERMS OF REVENUE COLLECTION.

AND SO IS YOUR MAP REFLECTIVE OF THE DEVELOPMENT OUTSIDE OF THOSE AREAS? YES.

SO YOU, SO YOU STILL, SO WHAT YOU ARE REFLECTING IS THE AMOUNT THAT AREA THAT IS COLLECTIBLE THAT'S CORRECT.

THANKS FOR THAT CLARIFICATION COUNCIL KITCHEN RATE COUNCIL MEMBER POOL.

UM, SO I HAVE A, I HAVE A QUESTION.

SO, UM, THIS PARTICULAR AMENDMENT, UH, TIES THE TIMEFRAME TO THE TCM, AND WE'VE ALREADY EXPRESSED SOME CONCERNS ABOUT, YOU KNOW, WHAT HAPPENS.

I THINK COUNCIL MEMBER ALTER RAISE THE QUESTION ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS IF THERE IS SOME, UH, UH, UNANTICIPATED DELAY IN THE TCM.

UM, SO, UH, UH, YOU KNOW, I, I'M NOT FAVORING ME MOVING FORWARD, BUT I'M HEARING, I CAN'T TELL SOME, SOME MAY FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH MOVING FORWARD.

AND I WOULD JUST ASK WHETHER WE COULD, WE COULD SET A DATE AS OPPOSED TO TYING INTO THE TCM.

I WOULD REALLY, REALLY, I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE ADDITIONAL SIX MONTHS THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT BECAUSE OF THE LEVEL OF DEVELOPMENT THAT'S OCCURRING IN, YOU KNOW, AND, YOU KNOW, IN MY DISTRICT.

AND, UM, THE SOONER THAT WE GET THESE INTO PLACE, WE CAN HAVE A MECHANISM FOR ADDRESSING, UM, THAT ISSUE OF DEVELOPMENT, PAYING MORE FOR, YOU KNOW, FOR THEIR IMPACT.

BUT, UM, MY QUESTION IS, LET ME GET BACK TO MY QUESTION.

MY QUESTION IS WHETHER OR NOT, UM, THERE WOULD BE THE POTENTIAL TO JUST PUT THE DATE ON IT, AS OPPOSED TO SAYING SIX MONTHS FROM THE, FROM THE TCA.

NEW FOR OUR DEVELOPERS, YOU KNOW, IN TERMS OF UNDERSTANDING WHAT, WHAT WAS GOING TO BE COMING DOWN THE, YOU KNOW, WHAT WE WERE GOING TO BE CONSIDERING.

I DON'T, UM, THAT'S A QUESTION FOR, FOR MADISON, I THINK, AND YOUR QUESTION IS, INSTEAD OF SAYING SIX MONTHS FROM NOW, MY QUESTION IS, INSTEAD OF SAYING SIX MONTHS FROM THE COMPLAINT, LET'S SAY IT'S RIGHT HERE SOMEWHERE, INSTEAD OF SAYING, UH, RIGHT NOW, I'M SORRY, I DON'T HAVE IT RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME RIGHT NOW.

THE, THE, THE, THE DATE IS PEGGED TO THE, UM, TRANSPORTATION CRITERIA MANUAL, THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE TRANSPORTATION AND THE CRITERIA MANUAL, AS OPPOSED TO THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ORDINANCE.

SO MY CONCERN IS IF, UH, IF THERE'S SLIPPAGE IN THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE TCM, THEN, THEN THAT COULD CREATE A LONGER TIME PERIOD THAN WE ARE ANTICIPATING YOUR RIDE.

I SAID IT WRONG.

IT DOESN'T SAY WITHIN SIX MONTHS, IT SAYS WITHIN ONE YEAR OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE TCM, THE SIX MONTHS COMES FROM THAT'S THE EXPECTED TIME PERIOD FOR GETTING THE TCM DUMB.

BUT MY CONCERN IS IF WE COULD INADVERTENTLY BE BY PEGGING THIS TO THE COMPLAINANT'S ECM, WE COULDN'T INADVERTENTLY BE PUSHING IT EVEN BEYOND THE TIME PERIOD THAT WE'RE THINKING AND THE OTHER, I APPRECIATE THE, UM, THE CONCERNS THAT PEOPLE ARE RAISING.

BUT I ALSO WANT TO POINT OUT THAT THIS HAS BEEN IN THE WORKS FOR QUITE SOME TIME.

AND SO IT'S NOT

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SO IN TERMS OF THEIR ABILITY TO FACTOR THIS, THIS KIND OF THING INTO THEIR, INTO THEIR EX, THIS IS NOT, THIS IS NOT NEW.

SO, UM, SO DID THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, MAYOR? WHAT I WAS ASKING? YES.

NOW I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU WOULD, YOU WOULD SAY INSTEAD OF IN ISSUED WITHIN ONE YEAR, THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE TCM, YOU WOULD JUST PUT A DATE ON IT, I GUESS.

UM, THERE'S A WILLINGNESS TO DO THAT OR NOT, BUT I THINK THAT WOULD BE BETTER THAN LEAVING IT OPEN AND RUNNING THE RISK OF HAVING IT GO EVEN FURTHER.

WELL, GIVE THE COUNCIL MEMBER THE OPPORTUNITY TO REPLY TO THAT.

IF THAT'S SOMETHING SHE CHOOSES TO DO, HOW'S OUR POOL.

I WAS GOING TO WAIT FOR COUNCIL MEMBER MADISON TO RESPOND TO ON THE TIMING, OR, OR IF YOU WANTED SOME TIME TO THINK ABOUT IT, I CAN, UM, YOU'LL HAVE TO FORGIVE ME.

I DIDN'T HEAR ANY OF THAT.

THERE WAS A, UH, MINOR EMERGENCY THAT I WAS TAKING CARE OF.

SO I HAD THE, I HAVE MY AUDIO OFF.

UM, I'M HAPPY TO LISTEN AGAIN IF YOU'D LIKE TO REPEAT, BUT IF IT WAS DIRECTED AT ME, SO I DO THAT MAYOR JUST SO IT WAS A SUGGESTED ALTERNATIVE COUNCIL MEMBER HARBOR MADISON'S, UH, MY CONCERN IS THE, THE TIME PERIOD THAT IT COULD TAKE TO COMPLETE THE TCM, UM, BECAUSE THERE COULD BE SOME UNKNOWNS.

AND SO BY PEGGING THE EFFECTIVE DATE TO THE COMPLETION OF THE TCM, WE RUN THE RISK OF IT IF HAVE IT RUNNING LONGER THAN WE WERE ANTICIPATING.

AND SO MY S MY THOUGHT WAS, AND INSTEAD OF PEGGING IT TO THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE TCM, PERHAPS WE SHOULD PEG IT TO, WE COULD, WE SHOULDN'T JUST STAY TO DATE.

ARE WE ALREADY DELAYING IT BY A YEAR? OR WAS THAT SOMETHING ELSE? SO, ONE THING TO CONSIDER COUNCIL MEMBER HOPPER, MADISON WOULD BE TO SAY, OKAY, ONE THING THAT YOU COULD CONSIDER AS OUR HOPPER MADISON, DEPENDING ON WHAT YOU WANTED TO DO, RATHER THAN SAYING, UH, 12 MONTHS FROM NOW, BATTLERS INTERPRETING IT OTHER, CAN YOU ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO MUTE? I CAN'T HEAR MORE THAN ONE PERSON AT A TIME.

I THINK THAT'S WHERE IMPOSED MICROPHONE WAS ON ONE THING TO DO.

IF YOU WANTED TO DO A CATHETER OPERA, MADISON, YOU HAVE 12 MONTHS FROM THE DATE OF THE, UH, UH, TRANSPORTATION CRITERIA MANUAL.

YOU COULD SAY 18 MONTHS OR WITHIN 12 MONTHS, THE CRITERIA MANAGER, WHICHEVER ONE'S SOONER, I WOULD BE AN ADDITIONAL POSSIBILITY TO CONSIDER I'M COMFORTABLE WITH A YEAR AND A HALF AS A COMPROMISE.

ANY OBJECTION TO THAT LANGUAGE CHANGE BRING, RIGHT.

UH, COULD YOU PLEASE CLARIFY, I'M SORRY.

I THINK I HEARD IT, BUT WAS IT THE LANGUAGE THAT WHEN THE MAYOR PROPOSED OR WHAT WAS THE LANGUAGE, ARE YOU ASKING ME OR THE MAYOR? EITHER ONE OF YOU? I SAID, I WAS, I SAID I WAS COMFORTABLE WITH 18 MONTHS.

SO THAT, SO IT WOULD SAY, UM, WHAT EXACTLY WOULD SAY, SO BE, BECOME EFFECTIVE 18 MONTHS FROM TODAY, CORRECT? OBJECTION TO THAT CHANGE BEING MADE, HEARING NONE THAT CHANGES MADE INTO THE BASE MOTION.

UM, I JUST HAVE TWO MORE THOUGHTS, AND THIS IS A BIG CHANGE.

I KNOW THAT.

I GOT INTO THAT MOTION THAT COUNCIL MEMBER HARPER MADISON MADE OR INTO THE BASE MENTIONED FOR THE WHOLE THING.

CAUSE I DON'T SUPPORT THAT.

I WANT TO BE ABLE TO VOTE ON THAT.

I HAVEN'T SPOKEN TO HER THAT'S RIGHT NOW IS THE AMENDMENT FROM COUNCIL MEMBER HARPER, MADISON, WHICH WITHOUT OBJECTION, SAYS 18 MONTHS NOW, RATHER THAN, OKAY.

YOU JUST SAID THE BASE MOTION.

SO I WAS JUST CLARIFYING THAT.

THANK YOU, SIR.

AND THERE, I DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO SPEAK.

I WAS GOING TO SAY THAT THAT IS A REALLY GOOD COMPROMISE ON A LIFELINE THAT THE MAYOR IS SUGGESTING TO CHECK ON THAT, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER KITCHEN HAS OFFERED TO TIE IT TO TODAY'S MEETING.

I WOULD LIKE TO ALSO SAY, UH, SO I THINK THAT'S A GOOD IDEA.

UM, I, I CONTINUE TO BE CONCERNED THAT IF WE, IF WE DELAY IT AND WE DO NOT GET THE INCOME FROM THE DEVELOPERS, THEN ANY KIND OF BONDS OR INCREASES IN PROPERTY TAX, WHICH WHEN WE SELL BONDS, WE INCREASE OUR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION, WHICH TRANSLATES INTO INCREASES IN HER PROPERTY

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TAX.

THAT GOES TO EVERYBODY, INCLUDING THE PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT WE HAVE BEEN TRYING TO PROTECT AS NOT BEING ABLE TO CARRY THE BURDEN OF THE DEVELOPMENT IN OUR CITY.

AND WE TALK ABOUT THAT A WHOLE LOT.

SO WHAT I, UH, I DID HAVE ONE QUESTION FOR STAFF WE HAVE DONE, AND I DON'T KNOW IF THE STAFF IS HERE.

THIS IS FOR OUR FINANCIAL STAFF, UH, CITY MANAGER.

UM, I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW MUCH IS LEFT IN OUR BONDING CAPACITY.

WHEN WE, WE TEND TO TRY TO CARRY OVER A LITTLE BIT OF MARGIN WHERE WE DON'T BOND UP TO OUR MAXIMUM.

I'M THINKING THAT IF WE'RE NOT AT THE MAXIMUM, WE ARE VERY CLOSE TO OUR MAXIMUM.

AND SO TO SAY THAT WE CAN GET THE MONEY THROUGH BONDS MAY SOUND LIKE A POSSIBILITY, BUT TWO THINGS HAVE TO EXIST.

YOU HAVE TO HAVE THE CAPACITY TO INCREASE THE TAX RATE, TO PAY FOR THE BONDS.

AND THE SECOND THEY HAVE TO BE MINDFUL WHO IT IS THAT THEN IS PAYING FOR THAT.

AND IT IS OUR PRODUCTS.

IT'S OUR RESIDENTS BE THEY RENTERS OR HOMEOWNERS.

AND AGAIN, I JUST REMIND EVERYBODY, WHICH IS ALWAYS TOP OF MIND FOR ME.

HOW ARE WE AFFECTING THE AFFORDABILITY OF ALL OF OUR, OF ALL OF OUR RENTERS.

UM, I WAS GOING TO MAKE JUST TWO MORE POINTS BECAUSE I DON'T THINK THEY'VE BEEN MADE YET.

UM, OBVIOUSLY THERE'S, THERE'S COMPETING INTERESTS IN ALL THESE KINDS OF THINGS.

WHENEVER IT IS, WE CHARGE A FEE ANYWHERE BUT MORE.

WE HAVE A FEE.

THE SOONER WE GET THE FEE, THE MORE REVENUE THAT WE, THAT WE RAISED, THIS IS A PRETTY SIGNIFICANT CHANGE.

UH, AND, UH, FROM, FROM WHERE I SIT FROM, UM, YOU KNOW, THERE ARE PROJECTS THAT ARE IN THE PIPELINE NOW AT A HUNDRED GONE, UH, UNDERWRITING, UH, BASED ON THE, THE FEE STRUCTURES THAT HAVE EXISTED, UH, AND THIS COMPROMISE SOLUTION WITH AN EFFECTIVE DATE SEEMS TO ME TO BE THE FAIREST THING TO DO THERE.

UH, I THINK THAT IT'S, FOR ME, IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THE PRIORITY PROJECTS THAT ARE IN THE NORTHEAST PART OF THE CITY, THOSE ARE THE PRIORITY PROJECTS FOR THE CITY WILL STILL BE DONE BECAUSE WE'RE STILL GOING TO PUT OUR CAPITAL DOLLARS AGAINST OUR PRIORITY PROJECTS IN THE CITY.

UH, SO IF THERE ARE PROJECTS THAT DON'T GET FUNDED WITH A TWENTY-FIVE MILLION DOLLARS DECREASE, UH, OVER A 10 YEAR PERIOD OF TIME, UH, THE PROJECTS THAT DON'T GET FUNDED WOULD BE THE PROJECTS THAT ARE THE, UH, UH, THE LOWER PRIORITIES, UH, FROM AMONG THAT, UH, THAT POOL OF PROJECTS.

THAT'S WHY I'M SUPPORTING THE AMENDMENT, UH, FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THE AMENDMENT COUNCIL MEMBER, HARPER, MADISON.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

UM, UM, I APPRECIATE YOU OFFERING THAT, UH, JUST TO BE CLEAR, UM, BOND DEBT, CAN IN FACT BE PAID DOWN THROUGH STREET IMPACT FEES, CORRECT? CORRECT.

COUNCIL MEMBER FOR THOSE CAPACITY RELATED PROJECTS.

NOW BE 18 MONTHS? HOW DOES THAT, UM, IS THAT ALSO INTENDED TO APPLY TO THE THREE-YEAR GRACE PERIOD THAT WAS ANTICIPATED FOR DEVELOPMENTS THAT HAD ALREADY APPROVED TIA? SO IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE ONE YEAR IS, UM, UH, THAT THE ONE YEAR GRACE PERIOD IS, IS THE MINIMUM DICTATED BY STATE LAW.

SO JUST THINKING, YOU KNOW, AS WE ARE WELL, IN RESPONSE TO MY, MY COLLEAGUES, COMMENTS ABOUT FEES INCURRED BY RENTERS, UM, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE BEING ENTIRELY TRANSPARENT AND THE TRUTH IS THAT THE NEW FEE WILL RAISE THE COST OF RENT.

SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT'S CLEAR ALSO.

UM, AND THEN SUBSEQUENTLY, YOU KNOW, DREW OUT THIS PROCESS STUFF IS TRULY DATA, PHENOMENAL JOB, LISTENING TO STAKEHOLDERS, AND REALLY INCORPORATING THEIR FEEDBACK.

UM, I STILL THINK THERE ARE SOME OUTSTANDING QUESTIONS SURROUNDING, UH, SURROUNDING COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA.

I'M ALSO STILL VERY CONCERNED ABOUT HOW THIS WILL AFFECT THE COST OF HOUSING, GIVEN THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE AFFORDABILITY IMPACT STATEMENT.

SO, UM, MY HOPE IS THAT, YOU KNOW, WE CONTINUE TO WORK WITH STAKEHOLDERS TO ADDRESS THESE OUTSTANDING QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS.

UM, UH, ALSO HOPE THAT THE CROSS DEPARTMENTAL EFFORT TO EVALUATE, UM, ALL EXISTINGS FEES IS LEVIED ON DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS AND, UM, IDENTIFIES FEES THAT COULD EITHER BE ELIMINATED OR REDUCED TO OFFSET THE INCREASES FROM STREET IMPACT FEES.

UM, SO I, I SUPPOSE THAT'S THE LAST OF MY COMMENTARY ON THE ITEM THAT EMOTION TO ADD THE 18 MONTH GRACE PERIOD, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS AMENDMENT, I HAVE A COMMENT, BUT IT LOOKED LIKE LEANNE HAD HER HAND UP TO SAY SOMETHING.

I JUST HAVE A CLARIFICATION QUESTION.

COUNCIL MEMBER ON YOUR AMENDMENT.

DOES IT APPLY TO THE ONE YEAR, UM, IMPLEMENTATION THAT WOULD

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IS THAT NOT CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT.

FOR PROPERTIES THAT HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY PLOTTED.

SO THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION EXTENDS THAT GRACE PERIOD TO ALL DEVELOPMENT.

IN WHICH CASE YOU'RE ASKING IF I'M EXCLUSIVELY MAKING THE, THE 18 MONTH EXTENSION FOR THE ONE THAT HAS THE ONE YEAR REQUIREMENT, BUT WE WERE PROPOSING TWO AND THE THREE YEAR, CORRECT.

THE, I BELIEVE THE AMENDMENT, UM, TRIGGERS THE THREE YEARS BASED ON THE CRITERIA MANUAL UPDATE, EFFECTIVE DATES.

CAN YOU BELIEVE THE, WHAT TRIGGERS? I DIDN'T HEAR THAT.

I'M SORRY.

I APOLOGIZE.

UM, THE, I BELIEVE THE SECOND PART OF YOUR AMENDMENT IS RELATED TO THE THREE YEARS FOR THOSE PROJECTS THAT HAVE APPROVED TIA.

AND THAT RIGHT NOW WOULD BE THEN TIED TO THE ADOPTION OF THE TREK TRANSPORTATION CRITERIA MANUAL WITH YOUR CHANGE TO THE FIRST PART.

I WAS WONDERING IF YOU WERE INTENDING TO ALSO, UM, REFLECT THAT CHANGE IN THE SECOND PART, OR IF THAT IS INTENDED TO CONTINUE TO BE TIED TO THE CRITERIA MANUAL.

SO NO, NOT, NOT THE THREE YEARS.

OKAY, SO NOW I'M CONFUSED BECAUSE THERE ARE TWO PARTS TO THIS AMENDMENT.

UM, AND NOW WE'VE INTRODUCED BACK THE TCM ON ABOUT THE LENGTH INTO THE THREE-YEAR PORTION IF I JUST UNDERSTOOD CORRECTLY.

SO WE'VE ONLY TAKEN A STAT ON CERTAINTY FOR THE FIRST PART, UM, BECAUSE WE HAVE THE, THE ONE YEAR IS WITH RESPECT TO, UM, JUST AS I WAS, I'M CONFUSED OVER WHAT WAS SURE FRONT AS CHAIR.

I THINK WHAT'S IN FRONT OF US IS THE STATUTE RIGHT NOW HAS A ONE-YEAR GRACE PERIOD.

A STAFF HAD EXTENDED THE TRACKS TO WHICH THAT APPLIES.

THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THE STAFF DID, COUNCIL MEMBER HARPER, MADISON IS TAKING THAT ONE YEAR AND EXTENDING IT TO 18 MONTHS, BUT THERE WAS ANOTHER SECTION THAT HAD EXTENDED IT FOR THREE YEARS, WHICH IS NOW BEING EXTENDED ANOTHER SIX MONTHS.

ANOTHER PART THAT HAS TO DO WITH THREE YEARS THAT I'M NOT UNDERSTANDING WHAT IS BEING PROPOSED HERE.

THAT WAS JUST WHAT LEANNE WAS ASKING ABOUT, BUT I'M NOT UNDERSTANDING CLARIFICATION FOR LAND.

WAS THAT THE THREE YEAR TIMEFRAME WASN'T AFFECTED, WASN'T INTENDED TO BE AFFECTED BY MY AMENDMENT.

BUT YOUR, YOUR, YOUR PART TWO DOES.

SO THERE WAS A THREE YEAR WINDOW IF THEY HAD A TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS, UM, THAT YOU WERE THEN THERE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE THREE YEARS.

IF THEY HAD AN APPROVED TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS THAT THEY WERE GETTING THE WAIVER ON, UM, YOUR AMENDMENT EXTENDS THAT WITH THE TRAFFIC.

UM, AND IT SEEMS TO ME THAT IF WE'RE TELLING THEM TODAY, THE THREE YEARS IS PLENTY OF TIME.

IF THEY ALREADY HAVE A TRANSPORTATION, UM, IMPACT ANALYSIS THAT, THAT DOESN'T NEED TO BE THREE YEARS IN SIX MONTHS.

AND I THINK THAT WAS THE QUESTION THAT LEANNE WAS TRYING TO GET CLARIFICATION OVER.

I AGREE.

UM, SO YES, WE CAN, 18 MONTHS AND THREE YEARS, NOT THE ADDITIONAL SIX MINUTES.

SO, UM, HOW DO WE MAKE THAT MOTION? BECAUSE I DON'T SO THAT, SO THEN WE WOULDN'T MAKE THE PARK.

WE'D ONLY MAKE THE ONE WITHOUT OBJECTION.

AND IF I MAY OFFER SOME CLARIFICATION, I THINK, UH, OUR CONVERSATIONS WITH LEGAL, I THINK IT WAS BEING OFFERED AS FOR CONSIDERATION, UH, EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE PURPOSES OF CONSISTENCY.

SO YOUR MOTION IS GOING TO BE THE FIRST PART WITH THE CHANGE TO THE 18 MONTHS, AND WE'RE NOT, WE'RE DELETING THE SECOND PART THEN.

CORRECT.

WANT TO TAKE US THROUGH SPEAKERS? SORRY MAN.

THANK YOU FOR THE CLARIFICATION.

UM, SO I'M NOT GONNA, UM, YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN ON THE MOBILITY COMMITTEE WORKING ON THIS, UM, WE'VE HAD STREET IMPACT FEES COME BEFORE US, MULTIPLE TIMES.

OUR STAFF HAVE BEEN WORKING REALLY HARD ON THIS.

UM, THE STAFF DID NOT RECOMMEND THIS EXTRA SIX MONTHS.

THEY'D HAVE TAKEN EXTRA TIME TO GET THIS TO US, YOU KNOW, THROUGH ALL OF STAKEHOLDER CONVERSATIONS, THE STAKEHOLDERS HAVE BEEN WELL AWARE OF WHAT WAS COMING DOWN THE PIPELINE.

THEY STILL HAVE A YEAR TO PLAN THERE.

UM, IN MY VIEW, WE ARE MISSING OUT ON $25 MILLION AND IT, YOU KNOW, THAT $25 MILLION THAT HELPS IN SOME AREAS AND HELPS US TO GET FURTHER

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DOWN THE PRIORITY AREAS.

UM, AND I THINK THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT.

UM, THE WHOLE POINT OF THE STREET IMPACT FEES IS TO HELP FUND, UM, GROWTH AND HELP US TO MANAGE GROWTH, UM, RESPONSIBLY, I THINK IT ALREADY BUILDS IN LOTS OF COMPROMISES THAT GO ABOVE AND BEYOND WHAT STATE LAW REQUIRES.

UM, YOU KNOW, AND THE FACT THAT STATE LAW ONLY REQUIRES THE ONE YEAR, UM, IN A SMALLER SUBSET THAN WHAT WE WERE DOING IN THE ORIGINAL PROPOSED.

UM, AND THEY ALREADY MADE COMPROMISES IN TWO DIFFERENT PLACES.

TO ME THAT IS SUFFICIENT TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE STAKEHOLDERS, AND I'M GONNA PUT PLACE, UM, YOU KNOW, MORE PRIORITY ON HAVING THE GROWTH MANAGE ITSELF.

I DO WANT TO, UM, JUST FLAG THAT, UH, WHEN WE DID THE WATER WASTEWATER IMPACT FEES, WE HAD ALL THESE CONCERNS AND BLAH, BLAH, BLAH, THAT THOSE WATER WASTEWATER IMPACT FEES ARE WHAT IT ALLOWED US SINCE I'VE BEEN ON COUNCIL TO KEEP OUR WATER FEES LOW, WHICH HELPS EVERYONE IN THE CITY.

UM, AND THE SAME THING CAN HAPPEN OVER TIME WITH RESPECT TO WHAT WE NEED TO BOND AND WHAT WE NEED TO CHARGE IN TERMS OF OUR TRANSPORTATION USER FEE.

IF WE ARE ASSESSING, UM, THESE FEES APPROPRIATELY, WE'VE ALREADY GONE DOWN, YOU KNOW, FROM A HUNDRED PERCENT OF WHAT WE COULD IMPOSE TO 35%.

AND, YOU KNOW, AT EVERY TURN, THERE'S A TRY ATTEMPT TO MAKE THIS LOWER.

AND I JUST CANNOT SUPPORT THAT OUR STAFF IS NOT RECOMMENDING IT.

THEY'VE BEEN THROUGH THIS PROCESS.

THEY'VE WORKED WITH THE STAKEHOLDERS THEY'VE MADE SURMISES.

UM, I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A COMPROMISE THAT WE NEED TO MAKE IT'S IN, IN MY VIEW, IT IS NOT A COMPROMISE THAT HELPS US MOVE FORWARD AND FUNDING THE TRANSPORTATION NEEDS OF THE SYSTEM, WHICH IS, YOU KNOW, WHAT THIS WHOLE STREET IMPACT FEE POLICY WAS ABOUT.

SO I'M NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT THE NUMBERS PROPER MADISON'S MADE AN AMENDMENT HAS BEEN SECONDED.

WE READY TO TAKE A VOTE? LET'S TAKE A VOTE THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE HOPPER MADISON AMENDMENT, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.

UM, B FLAT AGAIN, HARPER MADISON MAYOR PRO TEM COSAR P O UH, REFEREE, OR RATHER IN LS.

UH, THAT'S SEVEN VOTES, THOSE OPPOSED, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.

IT'S THE REMAINING FOUR ON THE DYESS, THE AMENDMENT PASSES SEVEN FOUR FOLKS I'M ON A RECESS OR STOP FOR JUST A MOMENT.

UH, THE CONSIDERATION OF THESE AMENDMENTS, LET'S TAKE THE SPEAKERS THAT HAVE BEEN WAITING IN QUEUE HERE FOR HALF AN HOUR.

AND THEN WE HAVE THE AFTERNOON SPEAKERS.

WE'LL COME BACK TO, UH, THIS, UH, UH, ITEM, AND THEN WE'LL DO THE, UH, CONSENT AGENDA.

MYRNA.

YOU

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YES, ONE SECOND.

LET'S SEE.

THE FIRST SPEAKER IS GREG GREESON.

GREG GREESON.

PLEASE BE SURE TO UNMUTE.

WE WILL REACH OUT TO YOU SO THAT WE CAN CONNECT.

UM, THE NEXT SPEAKER IS BETSY CLADRIBINE.

HI, THANK YOU.

THIS IS, THIS IS .

CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES, GO AHEAD.

UM, I'M A TIME RESIDENT OF HYDE PARK AND THE IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT OF THE HIGH PARK NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.

AND I'M CALLING ON BEHALF OF THE ASSOCIATION TO SUPPORT ALAMO DRAFT HOUSE OF PROPOSAL TO DESIGNATE THE ENTIRE FOUR BAKER SITE, EXCEPT THE BEST FIELD AS A HISTORIC LANDMARK.

THIS PROPOSAL WAS ALSO SUPPORTED BY THE HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION HPNA MEMBERS UNANIMOUSLY SUPPORTED THE 2008 ZONING VARIANCES AND CHANGES REQUIRED TO RESTORE THE BAKER SCHOOL FOR USE OF ALAMO'S CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS.

AS PART OF THAT AGREEMENT, THE BACK PORTION OF THE PROPERTY WAS TO INCLUDE A LARGE HOUSING STRUCTURE WITH AN AFFORDABLE COMPONENT.

THEN AS NOW, AFFORDABILITY IS AN ONGOING CONCERN FOR RESIDENTS OF THE AREA.

AND PERSONALLY, I WAS DISAPPOINTED TO HEAR THAT THE CITY OF AUSTIN WAS LOOKING AT CREATIVE OPTIONS TO MEET MULTIPLE OBJECTIVES ON THAT SITE, BUT AS FOR THE REMAINING SITE, THE ADOPTED ZONING DOES NOT ALLOW FOR, I JUST THINK FOR THE FONT OF THE BUILDING AND ANY ADDITIONS TO THE SIDE OF THE BUILDING SHOULD BE REVIEWED AS PART OF AUSTIN'S HISTORIC LANDMARK STATUS FOR THIS IMPORTANT AREA.

CURRENTLY THE SIDE PARKING LOTS IN QUESTIONS ARE NECESSARY FOR ACCESS AND USE OF STRUCTURE TO BE CLEAR ZONING, THESE LOTS HISTORIC DOESN'T PRECLUDE DEVELOPMENT.

IT ONLY ENSURES THAT FUTURE DEVELOPMENT DOESN'T OBSTRUCT OR OTHERWISE DEGRADE.

THE HISTORIC FEATURES, THE PROPERTY, THE EXEMPLARY WORK OF ALAMO DRAFTHOUSE AT THE SITE SHOWS THAT PRESERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT CAN GO HAND IN HAND AND COULD RESULT IN AMAZING CREATIVE, BEAUTIFUL, USEFUL OUTCOME WITH ALL OF THESE FACTORS IN LINE.

I ENCOURAGE YOU TO PLEASE DESIGNATE THE ENTIRE SITES HISTORIC, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME,

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GREG KRUM.

SO THIS IS GOOD FOR ME.

UM, COUNSEL FOR THE TRAVIS COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT, NUMBER FOUR, SPEAKING ON THE PURE PROPERTY REZONING, I BELIEVE THAT'S 68.

I THINK COUNCILS WITH DISTRICTS, UH, DRINKING WATER CONCERNS, UH, WITH REGARD TO THIS PROPERTY, UM, AND HAS PROVIDED AN ENGINEERING ANALYSIS PREPARED BY MURPHY ENGINEERS, UM, THAT DISCUSSES A BRICK MORTAR CONSERVATORS WITH REGARD TO GAS SERVICE, UH, AT THE PROPERTY.

UM, YOU KNOW, I UNDERSTAND THERE WAS GAS OR AT THE PROPERTY FOR PROPERTY IN THE 1980S.

UH, BUT I DON'T THINK THAT SHOULD MEAN THAT WE DON'T TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO DO A BETTER JOB TODAY.

UM, YOU KNOW, EVEN IN THE EIGHTIES YOU COULD SMOKE ON AIRPLANES, BUT YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED TO SMOKE ON AIRPLANES ANYMORE.

UM, THE APPLICANT, UH, WANTS TO CHANGE THE USE, UH, TO YOUR PRIMARY USE OF MARINA.

I THINK THIS GIVES US THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO BETTER ON PROTECTING THEIR DRINKING WATER, UH, BARKER INHIBITING, UM, SERVICE WITH THE PROPERTY.

AND AUSTIN CITY COUNCIL, THE AUSTIN CITY COUNCIL CAN LAUNCH AN IMPORTANT AND SUSTAINED RESPONSE TO RACISM AND INEQUALITIES THAT HAVE CAUSED THIS PLACEMENT AND DENSIFICATION IN LOW INCOME AND COMMUNITIES OF COLOR BY THE NINE, THE REZONING OF THREE 16 SAXON LANE AND 63 28, AMY DONDO STREET COST X AND ACRES, AND RESPECT THEM ON TOP OF THOSE COMMUNITIES, VALID PETITION COMMUNITIES OF COLOR AND LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES THAT CONFRONTING THE CUMULATIVE IMPACTS OF RACISM IN LAND USE PUBLIC HEALTH, ECONOMIC CRISIS, AND ON TOP OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND CLIMATE RISKS, COMMUNITIES OF COLOR AND LOW INCOME COMMUNITIES MUST HAVE A DETRIMENTAL SAY IN DECISIONS AFFECTING THEIR HEALTH AND WELFARE AND TO CORRECT LONGSTANDING RACIST, SYSTEMIC PRAC PRACTICES.

THE CITY COUNCIL SHOULD PURCHASE X AND ACRES WITH THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING BOND ACQUISITION FUNDS TO STOP THE DISPLACEMENT AND GENTRIFICATION OF THE MONTOPOLIS RESIDENTS.

AS YOU MAY KNOW, MONTOPOLIS IS ALSO KNOWN AS POVERTY ISLAND AND HAS THE PER CAPITA INCOME OF $16,226 AND MEDIAN FAMILY INCOME OF $31,875, ANY POVERTY RATE, BUT 33%.

MOST OF THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN MONTOPOLIS ARE PEOPLE OF COLOR.

THE ALSO CITY COUNCIL SHOULD REJECT THE GENTRIFYING OF ZONING IN THE NAME OF RACIAL JUSTICE AND RECONCILIATION.

THE APPLICANT HAS REQUESTED A BASED ON IN DISTRICT OF SF SIX SF SIX ZONING IS FOR AREAS WHERE TRANSITION FROM SINGLE FAMILY TO MULTIPLE FAMILIES IS APPROPRIATE.

FSX IS NOT APPROPRIATE FOR THE CURRENT SIDE OF SINGLE FAMILY ZONING.

THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED MID-BLOCK ON A LOCAL RESIDENTIAL STREET AND PREDOMINANTLY SURROUNDED BY SF THREE MPS ZONING IN IS INTERNAL TO THE MONTOPOLIS NEIGHBORHOOD.

SAXON LANE AND MIRANDO STREET ARE NOT THROUGH STREETS.

ADDITIONALLY, HOUSING AND NEIGHBORHOOD POLICY 11 STATES PROTECT THE NEIGHBORHOOD CHARACTER BY DIRECTING GROWTH TO AREAS OF CHANGE AND ENSURING SENSITIVE INFIELD FETCH LOCATIONS AS DESIGNATED REDEVELOPMENT AREAS, CORRIDOR AND LAND SALE SITE.

THIS SITE IS LOCATED INTERNALLY TO THE MONTOPOLIS NEIGHBORHOOD AND IS NOT LOCATED IN LONG STREET, NOR IS IT CLOSE TO A HEAVY, HAVE EASY ACCESS TO MAKE IT THEIR AFFAIR.

THAT BASE ZONE IN ESSEX IS MORE POPEY ALONG MAJOR COLLECTOR THOROUGHFARES AND TOWARDS THE PERIPHERY OF THE MONTOPOLIS NEIGHBORHOOD BOUNDARY, THE PROPERTIES THAT THREE 16 SECOND LANE, THE 63 28 MIRANDO STREET WERE APPROVED AT SF THREE MP.

THE ASA CITY COUNCIL MUST NOT ALIGN THEMSELVES WITH PROPHECY SEEKING REAL ESTATE DEVELOPERS WITH LITTLE TO NO REGARD FOR THE MONTOPOLIS COMMUNITIES, FRAGILE NATURAL AND CULTURAL ENVIRONMENT, OR IS THAT KIND OF HISTORY.

THE CITY COUNCIL, SHE HAD PURCHASED SEX AND ACRES WITH THE AFFORDABLE BOND ACQUISITION FUNDS TO STOP THE DISPLACEMENT AND DENTIFICATION AS A MENTOR FOR THIS RESIDENT.

THANK YOU, SEAN ABBOTT.

GOOD AFTERNOON.

COUNCIL MEMBERS, SEAN APPLEWOOD WITH LAW FIRM ARMREST AND BROWN.

OUR FIRM REPRESENTS TRAVIS COUNTY WATER CONTROL AND IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT.

NUMBER 20.

I'M HERE TODAY TO SPEAK ABOUT ITEM NUMBER 68, THREE ZONING AND THE PIER PROPERTY.

UM, AS YOU ALL HAVE HEARD AT PREVIOUS MEETINGS AND EARLIER, UH, TODAY, UH, DISTRICT 20 PROVIDES DRINKING WATER AND BROUGHT ROY ON LAKE SUBDIVISION ALONG

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LAKE AUSTIN.

THE DISTRICT HAS ITS RAW WATER INTAKES IN LAKE AUSTIN, JUST ACROSS FROM HIM ALONG METROPOLITAN PARK AND DOWNSTREAM FROM THE PURE PROPERTY.

THESE RAW WATER INTAKES PROVIDE DRINKING WATER TO ALMOST 400 CONNECTIONS IN THE DISTRICT.

MEANING HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE RELY ON THE WATER PROVIDED BY THE DISTRICT ON A DAILY BASIS.

THE DISTRICT HAS BOTH REGULATORY AND HEALTH AND SAFETY CONCERNS RELATING TO THE REZONING AND THE PURE PROPERTY FROM A HEALTH AND SAFETY PERSPECTIVE.

THE CONCERNS OF THE DISTRICT RELATES SPECIFICALLY TO POTENTIAL GASOLINE SALES THAT THE PIER PROPERTY, THE DISTRICT ENGINEER FOR THE DISTRICT HAS CONCLUDED.

WHAT COMMON SENSE WOULD DICTATE THAT AN ACCIDENT INVOLVING A CATASTROPHIC GASOLINE SPILL COULD PROVE DISASTROUS FOR THE DISTRICT AND ITS RESONANCE, A CONTAMINATED DRINKING WATER SUPPLY BECAUSE OF VARIETY OF HEALTH CONCERNS FOR ANYONE WHO CONSUMED THE TAINTED WATER.

THE DISTRICT IS WHERE THE REZONING REQUEST IS NOT EXPLICITLY PROVIDED THE AUTHORITY TO UNDERTAKE GASOLINE SALES AT THE PIER PROPERTY.

HOWEVER, THE DISTRICT RESPECTFULLY REQUESTS THAT IF THE COUNCIL CHOOSES TO APPROVE THE REZONING OF THE PROPERTY, THE COUNCIL ALSO PAY THE GASOLINE SALES AT THE PROPERTY.

IN CONCLUSION, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE DISTRICT HAS SIGNIFICANT CONCERNS RELATED TO POTENTIAL GASOLINE SALES AT THE PIER PROPERTY AND GREATLY APPRECIATES THE COUNCIL'S CONSIDERATION OF CRAVING AND GASOLINE SALES AT THE PROPERTY.

THANK YOU, MARIO.

MARIO, CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES.

COUNSEL, MARIO CANTU WITH THE SOUTH COLA'S NEIGHBORHOOD PLANNING CONTACT TEAM, UH, CHAIR.

THAT'S WHY THE PASS ON THAT, UH, AGENDA ITEM NINE 92, THAT WE'VE WORKED WITH TRADER GROUP AT 43, 29 AND 43 41 SOUTH CONGRESS.

AND WE COULD, UH, GIVE THEM A LETTER OF SUPPORT FOR THIS DEVELOPMENT, UM, WITH SOME AFFORDABLE HOUSING COMING TO THAT AREA OF BOSTON.

ALSO, I HAD A PASS ON THAT.

UH, WE APPRECIATE AMANDA AND HER TEAM, UH, WORKING WITH THAT , BUT THAT SAID, I JUST WANTED TO PASS ON JUST A BRIEF PART THAT, UH, WE ARE STILL WORKING, UH, IN SOUTH CONGRESS WITH AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

UH, IT'S VERY MUCH NEED.

AND AS YOU KNOW, WITH COVID-19, IT'S PUTTING THE PARDON ONTO MANY CITIZENS THAT COULD BE POTENTIALLY BE DISPLACED AND JUST WANTED TO PASS ON THAT THE NEXT UP COMING PENDULUM, WHICH PIPE IS HERE OR WILL BE COMING UP PRETTY QUICKLY IS GOING TO BE DEPRESSION.

AND THAT WILL BE AFFECTING THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING NEEDS THAT WE'RE GOING TO NEED.

DOES NOT PROVIDE FOR A SUPERIOR PROJECT OVER THE EXISTING ZONING.

I AM SPEAKING IN OPPOSITION TO ITEM 69, UH, FACTS AND ACRES REZONING FROM SF THREE N P TO SF SIX.

UH, I, THIS IS PART OF THE CHAIN OF MANY DEVELOPMENTS, UH, PROPOSED IN THE MONTOPOLIS NEIGHBORHOOD.

AND I THINK THAT UNTIL THERE'S A VERY CONSTRUCTIVE CONVERSATION WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND WITH RESIDENTS OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD, ANY OF ZONING HAVE TO BE REJECTED.

UM, THE CONVERSATIONS IN THIS PAST ZONING HAS GOTTEN VERY, VERY UGLY.

THE DEVELOPERS HAVE BEEN VERY, VERY UGLY.

I UNDERSTAND SOME RESIDENTS HAVE PROBABLY BEEN PRETTY UGLY TOO, BUT I THINK IT JUST, THIS, THESE CONVERSATIONS NEED TO BE STARTED COMPLETELY ALL OVER AGAIN WITH A FRESH SLATE AND WITH A REAL EAR TO TWO IDEAS ON THESE PROPERTIES BECAUSE THEY'RE, WE'RE, WE'RE LOSING, EVERYONE'S LOSING.

AND THE REASON WE'RE LOSING IS BECAUSE OF THE UGLINESS.

SO I THINK THIS PROJECT FOR POWS NEEDS TO BE HALTED AND WE START FRESH AND SEE IF WE CAN GET SOMETHING THAT IS GOING TO WORK FOR EVERYONE BECAUSE I AM SICK AND TIRED OF THE NEGATIVE ATTITUDES THAT OUR NEIGHBORHOOD ARE GETTING FROM THE REST OF THE CITY, JUST BECAUSE WE'RE TRYING TO DO THE BEST THING FOR OUR OWN NEIGHBORHOOD.

SO THAT'S WHAT I HAVE TO SAY ABOUT IT RIGHT NOW.

AND I LOOK FORWARD TO CONSTRUCTIVE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT IT IN THE FUTURE.

THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.

MY NAME IS BRUCE WEILAND.

I'M SPEAKING ON ITEM NUMBER 87, THE REZONING OF TWO 18 SOUTH LAMAR TO A PUD.

I'VE LIVED IN THE ZILKER NEIGHBORHOOD FOR OVER 40 YEARS.

AND I'M AN OFFICER IN THE ZILKER NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.

ZONING WAS INTENDED TO PROMOTE SUPERIOR PROJECTS THAT WOULD NOT OTHERWISE BE ALLOWABLE UNDER EXISTING ZONING REGULATIONS.

IT WAS NEVER INTENDED TO ALLOW SPOT ZONING AND TO CIRCUMVENT PARTICULAR ZONING REGULATIONS JUST BECAUSE THE DEVELOPER FINDS THEM TOO RESTRICTIVE.

YET, THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT IS HAPPENING HERE.

DNA HAS PRESENTED A NUMBER OF COMMENTS TO THE CITY COUNCIL AND CITY STAFF ON WHY THE PROPOSED PUB

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THE CITY STAFF HAS NOT BOTHERED TO ADDRESS THEM EMBLEMATIC OF THE SAD STATE OF AFFAIRS WE FIND OURSELVES IN IS WHEN GIVING ACCESS TO A ROOFTOP PARTY SPACE FOR COMMUNITY GROUPS AND NON-PROFITS IS CONSIDERED IF THE PERIOD OR THE ITEM APPROVING THIS PUG WILL NOT WE'LL NAIL THE, WE'LL PUT THE FINAL NAIL IN THE COFFIN OF THE WATERFRONT OVERLAY.

I URGE YOU TO VOTE AGAINST THE THREE ZONING AND PROTECT THE WATERFRONT AREA AND ADJOINING PARK.

THANK YOU, GREG GRAYSON.

CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES.

SORRY FOR THE EARLIER GLITCH.

GOOD AFTERNOON.

I'M SPEAKING IN OPPOSITION OF ITEMS 68 CONCERNING THE PURE PROPERTIES REZONING REQUEST.

I'M PRESIDENT OF TRAVIS COUNTY WATER DISTRICT.

NUMBER 20.

THIS DISTRICT HAS AN EXTENSIVE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT HAS BEEN PROVIDING DRINKING WATER SINCE THE MID 1980S TO ALL THE ROB ROY AREA NEIGHBORHOODS.

OUR DISTRICT NOW HAS OVER 375 WATER CONNECTIONS.

THAT MEANS THAT AROUND 300 FAMILIES AND A DOZEN OR SO BUSINESSES DEPEND ON OUR DISTRICT FOR CLEAN DRINKING WATER.

OUR DISTRICT ALSO HAS AN EMERGENCY INTERCONNECTED TO SHARE DRINKING WATER WITH FIVE OTHER WATER DISTRICTS AND THOUSANDS OF ADDITIONAL CUSTOMERS.

LIKE AUSTIN IS A SOURCE OF DRINKING WATER FOR THIS EXTENSIVE WATER SYSTEM.

WE OPERATE TWO WATER INTAKES RIGHT ACROSS FROM EMMA LONG METROPOLITAN PARK.

WE'RE EXTREMELY CONCERNED ABOUT A REFURBISHED MARINA AT THE PIERS PROPERTY, AS IT WOULD BE LOCATED WITHIN 1000 FEET OF OUR WATER INTAKE.

ALSO, WE WERE EXTREMELY CONCERNED ABOUT GASOLINE SALES OCCURRING AT THIS LOCATION.

IN THE EVENT, THE COUNCIL APPROVES THIS REZONING REQUEST AND THE PIERS OWNERS OPERATE A NEW MARINA ON LAKE AUSTIN TO RECAP.

NUMBER ONE, WE DO NOT WANT THE DOCS TO BE PLACED IN THE OPERATION AT THE PIER.

AND NUMBER TWO, IF COUNCIL DOES APPROVE THE PIERS REQUEST, WE DO NOT WANT THE SALE OF GASOLINE PRODUCTS TO RESUME AT THE PIERS LOCATION.

CAN YOU GUYS HEAR ME? YES.

SO GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL.

THIS IS ADAM SHARP.

I'M THE PRESIDENT OF THE STONE GATE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.

UH, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ON THE HALF THE LIEN CASE ON BEHALF OF OUR 80% MINORITY NEIGHBORHOODS BUILT BY AFRICAN-AMERICAN PROFESSIONALS, MANY OF WHOM WHO STILL LIVE HERE WITH OTHER GENERATIONS OF THEIR FAMILY.

WE APPRECIATE THAT THE OWNERS HAVE AGREED TO PUT SOME CONDITIONS IN A PRIVATE RESTRICTIVE COVENANT IN WHICH THEY WOULD ADD TO THE THREE, FOUR AND A HALF FOOT HEIGHT LIMIT AS WELL.

BUT THEY HAVE DECLINED TO INCLUDE THAT WE ARE WAITING FOR THEM TO SIGN THE RC AND GET IT TO US.

BEFORE WE WENT TO OUR VALID ZONING PETITION, PLEASE INSIST THAT WE GET THAT BACK BEFORE THESE CASES ARE PASSED.

WE APPRECIATE THAT THEY HAVE AGREED TO THE 34 AND A HALF FOOT HEIGHT LIMIT AND VEGETATIVE BUFFER IN THE CONDITIONAL OVERLAY, BUT WORRY, WHAT HAPPENS IF THEY DO NOT DEVELOP THE TRACKS UNDER FF SIX AND GET SOME HIGHER ZONE AND UNDER A NEW CODE.

THANK YOU FOR WORKING TO TRY TO MAKE SURE THAT SSD ZONING IS TAILORED FOR THE SCALE OF PROJECT ISSUANCE.

PLEASE DO NOT APPROVE THE ZONING UNTIL WE GET OUR SIGNED RC.

OTHERWISE OUR NEIGHBORS WILL LOSE ALL THE PROTECTIONS THAT OWNERS HAVE US.

YEP.

GOOD AFTERNOON.

MY NAME IS DOUG AND I'M PRESIDENT OF TRAVIS COUNTY MUG FOR, AND I'M SPEAKING AGAIN, SAW HIM 68 ZONING CHANGE FOR THE PURE PROPERTY, BUT FOR OPERATORS TO WATER PLANTS THAT PROVIDE WATER TO MOST OF THE BARTON CREEK AREA.

OUR ENTIRE DUMPSTER ARE IN LOW-COST AND ABOUT 400 FEET UPSTREAM FROM THE PIER CCQ REQUIRES OF THEN STUCKS.

THEY NO CLOSER THAN A THOUSAND FEET FROM A BOAT DOCK MUD BOARD CONCERNS, OR IS IT GETTING GRANTING? THIS ZONING CHANGE WILL ALLOW THE PEAR DOCK TO BE REPAIRED AND THUS TCEQ COULD FIND MUD OR IN VIOLATION OF THE THOUSAND FOOT RESTRICTION.

AND WE DID NOT WANT TO BE PLACED IN THAT POSITION.

WE'RE ALSO CONCERNED THAT FUEL CELLS MIGHT NOW RESUME

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WITH PURE AND POSSIBLE.

THE POSSIBILITY OF A FIELD SPILL WOULD NOT EXIST.

SO FOR THESE REASONS, TRAVIS COUNTY MODE FOUR OPPOSES THIS ZONING CHANGE.

THANK YOU, SUSAN MOFFITT AT SECRETARY AT THE HIGH PARK CONTEXT, THINKING SUPPORT AND STORE ZONING FOR BAKER SCHOOL AND ITS SITE.

IT'S A SUBSTANTIAL THREE-STORY BRICK BUILDING WITH LARGE WINDOWS VIRALLY DETAILS ON THE UPPER.

SHE SAW ITS GROUND CONTAIN STORE.

POST-DOCS LIKELY TO PROVIDE SHADE FOR YOUNG STUDENTS.

BAKER WAS CONSTRUCTED DURING THE SUPERINTENDENTS.

SO YOU HAVE HAY AND MCCALLUM MCCALLUM HIGH SCHOOL WAS NAMED THE HIGH PARK NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN WAS BAKER ONE OF FIVE SITES THAT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED FOR HISTORIC LANDMARK STATUS.

IN 1911, AUSTIN PUBLIC SCHOOLS WERE COMPLETELY SEGREGATED AND BAKER WAS BUILT TO BE AN ALL WHITE SCHOOL.

HOWEVER, IT LATER PLAYED A CRITICAL ROLE IN THE LONG OVERDUE INTEGRATION COSTS IN SCHOOLS IN THE 1970S, WHEN BAKER BECAME ONE OF THE HANDFUL OF CANCERS DESIGNATED AS AN INTEGRATED SIXTH GRADE CENTER, FINALLY OPENING BAKER SOURCE TO STUDENTS OF EVERY RACE AND ETHNICITY.

ALSO, PLEASE NOTE THAT HISTORIC ZONING WAS NOT PRECLUDE AFFORDABLE HOUSING ON THE SITE IN THE FUTURE AGE, ZONING WOULD ONLY AFFECT THE EXTERIOR OF THE BUILDING AND GROUNDS.

THE 66,000 SQUARE FOOT INTERIOR COULD STILL BE RECONFIGURED FOR MANY AFFORDABLE UNITS AT A FUTURE DATE, HIGH PARK, STRONGLY SUPPORTS AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND RESIDENTS HAVE IDENTIFIED AREAS THROUGHOUT THE NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE IT CAN BE READILY INCORPORATED, BUT IT'S A FALSE CHOICE TO PITCH.

HISTORIC PRESERVATION OF IS ONE OF THE CON AGAINST AFFORDABILITY.

AUSTIN IS CAPABLE OF DOING BOTH.

AS YOU'VE HEARD IN 2019, THE REAR OF THIS SITE BAKER FIELD WAS RESOLVED WITH NEIGHBORHOOD SUPPORT TO ALLOW FIVE STORIES OF RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT WITH 25% AFFORDABLE UNITS.

HOWEVER, IN MARCH, 2020, THE CITY DECIDED INSTEAD TO BUY BAKER FIELDS FOR REGIONAL DETENTION POND, IF IT'S FEASIBLE TO BUILD HOUSING OVER THE DETENTION POND, OF COURSE WE WOULD SUPPORT THAT.

FORTUNATELY, THERE ARE ALSO MANY LARGE APARTMENT COMPLEXES NEAR BAKER SUITABLE FOR CONVERTING TO PERMANENT DEEPLY AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

MOST OF THE PEOPLE ARE COMPLEXES, CURRENTLY POLITE MARKET AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR THE RANCHERS WHO MAKE UP OVER 70% OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

BUT IF YOU WANT PERMANENT DEEPLY AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN THIS AREA, PLEASE DIRECT STAFF TO EXPLORE ACQUIRING ONE OR MORE OF THESE COMPLEXES AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

AFTER MORE THAN A CENTURY OF SCHOOL, YOUTH IS NOW THE HEADQUARTERS OF AN ICONIC AUSTIN BUSINESS, THE ALIMONY BATHROOM, WHICH HAS DONE A WONDERFUL JOB, RESTORING THE BUILDING AND GROUNDS.

I STRONGLY URGE YOU TO PRESERVE THIS IMPORTANT PIECE OF AUSTIN HISTORY.

THAT'S SUPPORTING THE HLC RECOMMENDATIONS TO GRANT A HISTORIC 72 BAKER AND ITS SITE.

THANK YOU, PARKER PARKER, PLEASE UNMUTE LAUREN PARKER.

MY NAME IS LAVERNE PARKER AND I'M SPEAKING IN SUPPORT OF DAVID CHAPEL BAPTIST CHURCH HAS ONLY REQUESTED AND THAT'S 88 THROUGH 91.

THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK.

I HAVE BEEN A MEMBER OF DAVID CHAPEL FOR 40 PLUS YEARS AND BEHALF.

AND ON BEHALF OF THE CHURCH, WE ARE PLEASED THAT THE NEIGHBORHOOD CONTACT TEAM WORKED VERY HARD WITH US TO BRING FORTH RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WE BOTH SUPPORT.

THE NEIGHBORHOOD TEAM RECOGNIZES OUR MINISTRY AND FINANCIAL NEEDS SO THAT WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITHOUT RELOCATION PLANS FOR A NEW CHURCH FACILITY, AS A CHURCH, WE ARE SPECIFIC TO THE WELLBEING OF THIS COMMUNITY THAT WE HAVE BEEN A PART OF FOR ALMOST 17 YEARS.

WE LOVE THIS COMMUNITY AND WE DEMONSTRATE OUR COMMITMENT TO THIS COMMUNITY.

AND BEYOND IN THE AUSTIN AREA, THROUGH OUR OUTREACH EFFORTS, AS YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD, AS YOU REVIEW OUR REQUESTS, I BELIEVE HE WAS FINE THAT IT IS IN LINE WITH OTHER DONOR REQUESTS THAT HAVE BEEN APPROVED ALONG

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THE MLK CORRIDOR.

WE THINK STAFF OR THAT WORK ON BEING GONE AND REQUESTED.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE MIRROR AND COUNCIL SUPPORT OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION'S RECOMMENDATIONS.

THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK.

NO, IT SAYS PLEASE UNMUTE YOUR PHONE.

JOHN THOMPSON.

MY NAME IS JOHN PORN THOMPSON.

I AM SPEAKING IN OPPOSITION TO THAT PETITION, UH, TO REZONE 1907 INVERNESS BOULEVARD, UH, WHICH IS ITEM 66 ON THE AGENDA.

UM, I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A ZONING HEARING AND THIS MAY NOT BE THE APPROPRIATE FORUM, UH, FOR MY OBJECTION, BUT, UH, CONSIDERING THIS IS ONE OF THE FEW REMAINING OPPORTUNITIES TO SPEAK MY MIND.

I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE IT AND VOICE, UH, MY DISTRICT WITH THE CURRENT LANDOWNER, UH, AND MY OPPOSITION TO PROCEEDING WITH THIS PETITION, UH, TO REZONE THE PROPERTY, UH, THROUGHOUT THIS WHOLE, UM, PROCESS, THE PROPERTY OWNER HAS BEEN UNRESPONSIVE AND INVASIVE AND AT TIMES COMBATIVE TO WORKING WITH MEMBERS OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE COMMUNITY, UM, AND THEY HAVE STRETCHED THE BENEFIT OF EVERY DOUBT AND CUT EVERY CORNER THEY CAN, UH, IN DEALING WITH THE RESIDENTIAL PERMITTING AND INSPECTIONS DEPARTMENTS, AND SOMEHOW HAVE MANAGED TO SNEAK THIS PROPERTY THROUGH WITHOUT THE APPROPRIATE LEVEL OF REVIEW OR SCRUTINY, UM, TO PROVIDE, UM, A SAFE AND, UH, GOOD VALUE PROPERTY IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.

UH, THIS OPPOSITION IS TO ATTEMPT TO HOLD THIS PROPERTY OWNER, UM, TO THE PROCEDURE SET FORTH BY THE CITY, WHICH MY NEIGHBORS AND I HAVE ALL HAD TO ABIDE BY, UH, AS WE RENOVATE AND ADD ON TO OUR OWN PERSONAL HOUSES AND PROPERTIES.

UH, CERTAIN IN CONCLUSION, THIS IS MOSTLY A VOTE OF DISSATISFACTION WITH THE CURRENT PROPERTY OWNER, UH, BUT ALSO A VOTE, UH, DISSATISFACTION WITH THE RESIDENTIAL PERMITTING AND INSPECTIONS DEPARTMENTS AND A VOTE OF NO CONFIDENCE IN THE CITY'S, UH, COMMERCIAL INSPECTION AND PERMITTING DEPARTMENT.

CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES, GO AHEAD.

THANK YOU, JOSEPH PARKER.

I'M CALLING AN OPPOSITION TO, UH, ITEM 69 SEX AND ACRES.

UM, I AM POSTING THIS, UH, SONY CHANGED FROM SF SIX NP IX.

I BELIEVE THAT THE COMMUNITY HAS NOT BEEN LISTENED TO IN THIS CASE AND OTHER SONY CASES IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD.

I REALLY BELIEVE THAT WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT, UH, DEVELOPING LARGE LAUGHS LIKE THIS, YOU REALLY HAVE TO THINK ABOUT THE MOST VULNERABLE, UH, NEIGHBORS.

UH, AND YOU KNOW, MONTOPOLIS HAS A MFI OF 33, ABOUT $33,000 FOR A FAMILY.

SO WHEN YOU DEVELOP SOMETHING LIKE THIS, YOU ARE ESSENTIALLY ADDING TO THE DISPLACEMENT OF THESE FAMILIES.

SO WHENEVER, UH, THESE CASES COME UP BEFORE CITY COUNCIL, I THINK THAT THE COMMUNITY HAS TO HAVE A VOICE IN THESE, UM, UPSETTING CASES AND THEY HAVE TO BE LISTENED TO.

AND I THINK THAT'S A FAILURE OF THE CITY COUNCIL IN PREVIOUS CASES.

AND I HOPE THAT WE CAN WORK WITH THE CITY COUNCIL, WITH THE DEVELOPER, YOU KNOW, AS A COMMUNITY PARTNER TO, UM, MAKE SURE THAT WE GET DEVELOPMENT IN THE COMMUNITY.

THAT'S AFFORDABLE TO OUR NEIGHBORS.

THANK YOU, CARRIE.

YEAH, GOOD AFTERNOON.

MY NAME IS TERRY BARNES.

I'M SPEAKING ON THE ITEM 68 PARE PROPERTY REZONING.

UM, THAT FIRST RESTAURANT DOWN LIKE AS THE PIER PROPERTY, UM, VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE TRAVIS COUNTY WATER DISTRICT 10 NUMBER 20, WHICH YOU'VE HEARD FROM

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EARLIER.

AND I'M ALSO THE CURRENT PRESIDENT AND OF ROB ROY ON THE LAKE OWNERS ASSOCIATION, WHICH WOULD BE ALL OF THE HOMEOWNERS ON THE WATER WITHIN DISTRICT 20 DOWN STREAMING HERE AND, UH, HOMES BETWEEN THE COSTS AND GOING ON UP TO THE CAVES ROAD, LIKE TO JUST SAY THAT OUR HII DOES NOT SUPPORT, UH, AN ACTIVITY OR REZONING OF THE PROPERTY THAT WOULD PARALLEL WATER DISTRICT.

UH, THE OTHER ONE'S HANGING I'D LIKE TO POINT OUT IS THAT THE PEER PROPERTIES BOUNDARY LINES, UH, ACTUALLY ENDED AT THE BANK OF THE LAKE, UH, WHICH MEANS THE, UH, THE DOCKS EXTENDING OUT INTO THE LAKE.

UH, UH, 30 FEET THAT I'VE SEEN FROM THEIR CURRENT PERMANENT APPLICATION ARE EXTENDING INTO PROPERTY.

THAT'S ON THE PURVIEW OF THE CITY AND PUBLIC LAND.

UM, IT WAS SAME THAT NOW WOULD BE A GOOD TIME FOR THE CITY TO CONSIDER AND A RESTART OF ACTIVITY AT THE PROPERTY THAT'S, UH, OVER WATER OF THE SEA OF BOSTON.

SO IN CONCLUSION, I WOULD LIKE TO REITERATE PAGE PROBABLY ON THE LAKE OWNERS ASSOCIATION DOES NOT CURRENTLY SUPPORT ANY ACTIVITY THAT WOULD PARALLEL WHO OUR DISTRICT HAS.

THE ANNUAL THANK YOU, HERB PALMER, GOOD AFTERNOON THERE, ADLER AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.

MY NAME IS HERB PALMER, AND I AM SPEAKING IN OPPOSITION TO THE PROPOSED ZONING REZONING FOR TWO 18 SOUTH LAMAR, WHICH IS ON YOUR AGENDA DECEMBER 87.

FIRST OF ALL, LET'S HONOR THE WATERFRONT OVERLAY ORDINANCE LIKE YOU, I LOVE THIS CITY.

AND ONE OF THE ENDEARING QUALITIES OF OUR CITY IS IT.

AUSTIN HAS BEEN INTENTIONAL ABOUT PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT.

AN EXAMPLE OF THAT IS THE WATERFRONT OVERLAY ORDINANCE.

WE DO NOT WANT TO BE A CITY LIKE HOUSTON, WHERE ANYTHING'S EVER OUT OF NECESSITY.

THERE CERTAINLY ARE EXCEPTIONS TO ORDINANCES THE PROPOSAL, THE PROPOSED PROCESS.

IT'S NOT ONE OF THEM.

THERE'S NO OTHER REASON FOR THE REZONING REQUEST.

AND THE DEVELOPER WANTS TO BUILD A LARGER BUILDING IN THE ORDINANCE STIPULATES.

THAT WAS NOT A GOOD ENOUGH REASON, C SUITE JACK TO REQUEST FOR THE REZONING FOR THIS PILOT.

SECONDLY, I, ALONG WITH OVER A THOUSAND OTHER RESIDENTS LIVE ALONG THE FOUR BLOCKS OF TIMMY ROAD.

IN ADDITION, THERE WAS A SCHOOL OFFICE BUILDINGS, ZACK THEATER, THE SOON TO BE A DARDY ARTS CENTER, BASEBALL FIELDS, AND A COUPLE OF RESTAURANTS, ZILKER PARK AND BUTLER SHORES ARE ALSO ACCESSIBLE BY TIMMY ROAD.

WHEN THERE ARE FESTIVALS IN THE AREA, THERE ARE OVER A THOUSAND, THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF ADDITIONAL PEOPLE ONTO ME AS THEY MOVED TOWARD AND AWAY FROM THE PARKS SEASONALLY.

THERE ARE LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL GAMES AT THE BALL FIELD.

CAN WE, ROAD IS FOUR BLOCKS LONG, BARELY TWO LANES WIDE.

THESE PROPOSED BUILDING INCLUDES UPWARDS OF 650 PARKING SPACES.

ACCESS TO THE PARKING IS ON SYDNEY ROAD.

THIS BUILDING PROPOSAL IS PROPOSED IS PROPOSING A TRAFFIC NIGHTMARE.

IT CAUSES ME TO WONDER WHAT THE FIRST RESPONDERS NEEDED TO GET TO A RESIDENCE OR SCHOOL.

WHEN THE TRAFFIC IS EXITING, THE PROPOSED BUILDING, I'M ASKING THE CITY COUNCIL TO SERIOUSLY CONSIDER THE QUALITY OF LIFE IMPACT ALONG THIS PART OF THIS CITY.

I ASKED YOU TO REJECT THE REQUESTED REZONING PUD PROPOSAL.

IT IS OKAY TO WAIT FOR A BUILDING PROPOSAL TO BE BROUGHT FORWARD, TO HONOR THE INTEGRITY OF OUR CITY'S DEVELOPMENT AND THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE HERE.

THIS IS JOSEPH PARKER, PASTOR OF DAVID CHAPEL THAT HAS BEEN IN THE CHESTNUT NEIGHBORHOOD FOR 94 YEARS.

AND I'M SPEAKING ON ITEMS 88 THROUGH 91.

I HAVE BEEN A MEMBER FOR OVER 41 YEARS, 28 OF THOSE IS PASTOR.

SO LET ME THANK ALL OF THE STAKEHOLDERS WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE DISCUSSIONS OVER THE PAST YEAR AND A HALF.

BUT WE REQUEST THAT THE COUNCIL SUPPORT THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION, WHICH IS CONSISTENT

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WITH THE AGREEMENT REACHED BETWEEN THE NEIGHBORHOOD CONTACT TEAM AND DAVID CHAPEL, NOT THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION WHILE WE APPRECIATE THE CITY STAFF OR THEIR WORK ON THIS CASE.

A LOT OF WORK TIME AND EFFORT WENT INTO THE AGREEMENT TO REACH A WIN-WIN FOR THE, AND THE CHURCH.

PLEASE HONOR, THAT AGREEMENT CITY STAFF IS ASKING TO ADD HABITED USES TO WHAT THE PARTIES AGREED ON TRACKS ONE AND THREE.

AND WE ARE OKAY WITH FOUR HABITING THEM.

IF IT MEANS WE CAN MOVE THE CASE FORWARD, BUT WE ASK THE COUNCIL TO APPROVE THE PLANNING COMMISSION'S RECOMMENDATION ON TRACK FOR THERE HAS BEEN SOME DISCUSSION ABOUT THE HISTORIC NATURE OF OUR BUILDING.

I'LL BUILD DATA THAT WE LOVE, BUT WE ARE ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT THE LIVES OF THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE WORSHIPED AND SERVED THIS CITY THERE FOR MORE THAN 60 YEARS, WHO OUT OF CONCERN FOR THEMSELVES, THEIR COMMUNITY AND THEIR SPIRITUAL DESCENDANTS BOUGHT THIS LAND HIRED ARCHITECT, JOHN SHAKES AND PAY JOHN CHASE FROM MONEY BORROWED FROM THE ST.

JOHN REGULAR BAPTIST ASSOCIATION, BECAUSE WHITE BANKS WOULD NOT LOAN THEM THE MONEY.

WE HAVE BEEN THE ONLY STEWARDS OF THIS BUILDING WHO HAVE CARED FOR AND PRESERVED IT.

WE WELCOME SOMEONE ELSE TO BUY AND CAREFUL IN PERPETUITY.

SO WE ASKED THE COUNCIL TO NOT USE THE ZONING PROCESS, TO KEEP US FROM BEING ABLE TO SELL OUR PROPERTIES, TO GET THE RESOURCES THAT WE WILL REALIZE FOR A NEW WORSHIP CENTER THAT WILL ENHANCE OUR ABILITY TO CONTINUE BEING A CHURCH WITH A HARD COMMUNITY AS WE HAVE BEEN FOR 96 YEARS.

BUT NOW FROM OUR SPRINGDALE RELOCATION, THANK YOU, MICHELLE TEAGUE.

HI, UM, I'M CALLING, UM, TO OPPOSE THE ZONING CHANGE FOR SAXON ACRES IN MONTOPOLIS FROM SF THREE AND P TO SF SIX MP.

I LIVE HERE IN THE COMMUNITY AND I'M CALLING ON BEHALF OF A LOT OF MY NEIGHBORS WHO CAN'T BE ON THIS CALL TODAY.

THE COMMUNITY IS ASKING THAT YOU INCLUDE THEM AND LISTEN TO THEM ON THESE PROPOSALS AND, AND JOIN US IN OPPOSING OF ZONING'S A MONTOPOLIS.

WE REALLY NEED FOR OUR COMMUNITY LEADERS TO HAVE A SEAT AT THE TABLE FOR THESE ZONING CHANGES.

WE'RE SEEING A LOT OF DISPLACEMENT OVER HERE RIGHT NOW, AND A LOT OF OUR RESIDENTS ARE, ARE REALLY HURTING.

UM, I DON'T SUPPORT ANY OF ZONING'S AND MONTOPOLIS IT'S IT'S CAUSING A MESS AND ESPECIALLY WITHOUT COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT AND THIS WITH NO COMMUNITY BENEFIT, I HOPE THAT IN THE FUTURE, WE CAN ALL WORK TOGETHER AND DO BETTER FOR THIS HISTORIC MONTOPOLIS COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME TODAY.

MARILLA THORN THOMPSON.

I'M SPEAKING RIGHT NOW ON, UM, FOR THE CITY.

YEAH, LOOK ON THOMPSON.

AND WE HAVE FOLLOWED THE RULES AND IT FEELS LIKE WE'VE BEEN HELD TO A DIFFERENT STANDARD.

HI, MY NAME IS MARILYN BORNE THOMPSON, AND I AM SPEAKING IN OPPOSITION TO THE REZONE, UH, 1907 INVERNESS BOULEVARD.

FIRST OFF I WANTED TO THANK COUNCIL MEMBER AND KITCHEN, UM, AND HER STAFF, UM, ESPECIALLY KEN CRAIG FOR THEIR GENEROSITY WITH THEIR TIME AND THEIR WILLINGNESS TO TRY TO UNDERSTAND OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND UNDERSTAND OUR OPPOSITION, UM, MARQUIS INVESTMENT HAS, AND I'M SPEAKING TO ITEM NUMBER 66 ON THE AGENDA.

UM, THE REZONING OF 1900 TO 1,907 INVERNESS BOULEVARD FROM RESIDENTIAL TO COMMERCIAL.

I WANTED TO LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT MARQUEE INVESTMENTS AND MR. PERLSTEIN HAVE TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF THE CITY'S, UM, GAPS AND OVERSIGHT.

UM, SOMEHOW THEY HAVE BEEN ABLE TO OPEN AND CLOSE INAPPROPRIATE PERMITS WITH INADEQUATE DOCUMENTATION.

UM, MY NEIGHBORS AND I WE'VE ALL DONE WORK OVER THE COURSE OF OUR TIME, OWNING PROPERTY ON THIS, IN THIS AREA AND THIS NEIGHBORHOOD.

UM,

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UM, THIS WATCHING ALL OF THIS HAPPEN HAS COMPLETELY ERODED MY CONFIDENCE AND THE CITY'S CODE COMPLIANCE DEPARTMENT, THEIR RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL INSPECTION DEPARTMENTS.

UM, AND I WILL SAY THAT IT IS, I FEEL VERY LUCKY THAT, UM, MYSELF AND MY NEIGHBORS, UM, HAVE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE GOOD EDUCATION, UM, AND UNDERSTAND THE DOCUMENTS THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT, UM, OF THE CITY'S PERMITTING DEPARTMENT.

AND I DO NOT UNDERSTAND, AND IT MAKES ME VERY UPSET THAT PEOPLE WITH POTENTIALLY, UM, POTENTIALLY LESS LITERATE OR LESS EDUCATED PEOPLE, UM, ARE BEING TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF ACROSS OUR CITY.

UM, SO I DO ABSOLUTELY.

UM, I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THE WAY THAT THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN HANDLED BY THE CITY AND BY THE PROPERTY OWNERS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.

DAVID MALISH, I'M CALLING IN OPPOSITION TO ITEM NUMBER 68.

MY NAME IS DAVID MARSH AND I REPRESENT WATER DISTRICT 20 AS A DISTRICT ENGINEER.

ALTHOUGH THE STATE ORIGINALLY APPROVED THE LOCATION OF THE DISTRICT 10 TAKE STRUCTURE, IT DOESN'T HAVE APPROXIMATELY 800 FEET DOWNSTREAM TO THE ORIGINAL FEAR OF BOAT DOCKS AND MARINA.

I TCQ LETTER TO A FORMER PEER PROPERTY ADVOCATE MADE IT CLEAR THAT IF REDEVELOPMENT OF THE PURE PROPERTY RESULTS IN DISTRICTS, INTAKES BEING LOCATED WITHIN 1000 FEET OF ABOUT DOCK MARINA, THE DISTRICT WILL, AND I EMPHASIZE WILL BE IN VIOLATION OF TCQ RULES AND MAY BE SUBJECT TO ENFORCEMENT REQUIREMENT, RELOCATION, PRELIMINARY STUDIES AND ESTIMATES INDICATE THAT THE RELOCATION COSTS COULD BE IN THE RANGE OF 10 TO $15 MILLION REQUIRING TWO TO FOUR YEARS, MAYBE LONGER TO COMPLETE.

AND THE POSSIBLE COMBINATION OF UP TO 1500 LINEAL FEET OF LAKEFRONT PROPERTY, INCLUDING PORTIONS OF THE PIER PROPERTY, PLEASE BE AWARE THAT CITY OF AUSTIN, TWO INTAKE STRUCTURES ON LAKE AUSTIN, SERVING BOTH YOUR ALL RICK AND YOUR DAVIS WATER TREATMENT PLANTS ALSO ARE SITUATED LESS THAN A THOUSAND FEET FROM BOAT DOCKS ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC.

AND THERE'S REASON TO BLAKE.

THE CITY OF AUSTIN WILL ALSO BE DETERMINED TO BE IN VIOLATION AND MAY BE SUBJECT TO ENFORCEMENT.

I CAN ONLY ASSUME WE WILL ALL BE TREATED EQUALLY BY THE TCEQ.

I WOULD HOPE THAT YOUR DECISION ON THE INSTALLATION OF GASOLINE DISPENSING NEAR THE DISTRICT SYNTAX STRUCTURE WOULD REMAIN CONSISTENT IN THE EVENT OF POSSIBLE FUTURE APPLICATIONS AT EITHER OF THE TWO REFERENCED EXISTING BOAT DOCKS NEAR THE CITY'S INTAKE STRUCTURE.

ZENOBIA JOSEPH ZENOBIA, JOSEPH THOMAS EIGHTS.

HI, MY NAME IS THOMAS EIGHTS AND I'M CALLING ON BEHALF OF ITEM 67, THE BAKER SCHOOL REZONING IN HYDE PARK.

UM, I AM A BOARD MEMBER OF THE FRIENDS OF HYDE PARK NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, AND WE ARE IN SUPPORT OF THE STAFF AND PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION TO GRANT COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL, HISTORIC AREA, HISTORIC LANDMARK NEIGHBORHOOD CONSERVATION NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN, COMBINING DISTRICT ZONING ON I WOULD DO PERSONAL.

WE ARE NOT IN SUPPORT OF THE HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION.

UM, FRIENDS OF HYDE PARK OPPOSES THE REZONING OF THE BAKER SCHOOL TO HISTORIC ZONING PROPERTY, BECAUSE IT WOULD BAN A FEATURE AFFORDABLE HOUSING ON THE PROPERTY.

PARKING LOTS SHOULD NOT BE HISTORIC IN A FUTURE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE.

UM, HOPEFULLY THERE WOULDN'T BE A HUGE AMOUNT OF PARKING REQUIRED FOR HOUSING AND SPECIFICALLY AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

AND THE PARKING LOTS COULD BE USED FOR HOUSING, UM, UNDER THIS ZONING REQUEST THAT WOULDN'T BE POSSIBLE IF THE CITY COUNCIL IS GOING TO PASS SOMETHING, THEN FRIENDS OF HYDE PARK WOULD RATHER SEE THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS PATH THAT WILL AT LEAST EXEMPT THE PARKING LOT FROM THE HISTORIC ZONING AND ALLOW THESE LOTS TO BE

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POSSIBLY BLUE, TO BE USED FOR HOUSING IN THE FUTURE.

WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR ZILLION DECISIONS PLAN FOR THE FUTURE AND NOT JUST FREEZES IN THE PAST, UM, WHILE IMPERFECT, UH, THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION IS A GOOD COMPROMISE THAT CAN GET, CAN DO BOTH.

UM, IN ADDITION, UM, THE PROPERTY THAT'S LOCATED DIRECTLY NEXT TO A MAJOR TRANSIT CORRIDOR, UM, YOU KNOW, NORTH LAMAR ACTUALLY GUADALUPE STREET, UM, IT WILL HAVE LIGHT RAIL AND WE SHOULD BE CONSIDERING THAT, YOU KNOW, PROJECT CONNECT AND MAKING SURE THAT IT IS ALL THE SUCCESS, YOU KNOW, THAT IT COULD BE, UM, THIS IS THE FACULTY, THE PLACE WHERE WE NEED HOUSING TO DO THAT.

AND SO, YOU KNOW, PARTICULARLY AS A, UM, AN HONOR OF, YOU KNOW, UH, THE BAKER SCHOOL SEGREGATIONIST PATH, UM, ALLOWING, UM, YOU KNOW, HOUSING ON THE SITE WOULD BE THE BEST LEGACY WITH STOP MAKING EXCUSES, WHY WE SHOULDN'T HAVE AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN OUR INNER CITY NEIGHBORHOOD.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME, ALANA DAYTON.

UM, MY NAME IS ALANNA DAYTON.

I'M CALLING ON ITEM NUMBER 66, THE REZONING OF 1907 IN VERNICE BOULEVARD.

UM, I WANTED TO JUST THANK EVERYBODY FOR THEIR TIME TODAY AND FOR ANN KITCHEN AND KEN CRAIG FOR THEIR ASSISTANCE AND THEIR EAR IN THIS MATTER.

UM, TWO OF MY NEIGHBORS HAVE ALREADY SPOKEN ON THIS ISSUE AND I WOULD JUST LIKE TO AGREE WITH EVERYTHING DAVE STATED ABOUT THE INSPECTION PROCESS, UM, MARQUIS INVESTMENTS AND HOW THEY'VE TREATED THE PROPERTY.

UM, I AM AN IN AGREEMENT WITH THE OPPOSITION AND OUR NEIGHBOR HAS A PUTIN, UH, PETITION AGAINST THE REZONING OF THIS PROPERTY.

I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS PROPERTY WILL PROBABLY GO THROUGH THE REZONING.

UM, EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE OPPOSITION HERE, UM, BUT I WOULD JUST LIKE TO PUT ON THE RECORD THAT WE STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT MARQUIS INVESTMENT IS NOT OPERATING WITH THE BEST INTENT OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN OR IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.

THEY HAVE DONE VERY LITTLE TO ACTUALLY IMPROVE THE PROPERTY.

AND WHEN THEY HAVE MADE CHANGES TO TRY AND GET THE BUILD UP TO CODE, THEY ARE DOING IT IN WAYS WHICH DO NOT SEEM TO BE, UM, ETHICALLY SOUND IN THE WAY THEY GO ABOUT IT.

UM, ONE OF THE BENEFITS OF THE PANDEMIC RIGHT NOW IS THAT WE ARE ALL HOME EVERY DAY AND CAN SEE WHAT IS GOING ON IN THAT PROPERTY AND WATCHING WHO HAS COME IN AND DONE WORK ON THE PROPERTY AND HOW THEY'VE TRIED TO PUT IN A FOUNDATION WHERE ONE DID NOT EXIST AT CLEARLY.

ANYONE WITH ANY SORT OF BUILDING KNOWLEDGE WOULD KNOW THAT THIS WOULD NOT BE, THIS WAS NOT DONE PROPERLY.

AND WE FEEL THAT THEY ARE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE CITY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THEMSELVES AS A BUSINESS.

I KNOW AGAIN THAT THIS PROPERTY WILL PROBABLY BE REZONED BECAUSE OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN, BUT WE ASKED THE CITY COUNCIL TO PLEASE HELP US MAKE SURE THAT THEY ACTUALLY MAKE THIS BUILDING, UM, SOMETHING THAT DOES BENEFIT THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND REALLY BRING IT UP TO THE CODE AND STANDARDS THAT WE'VE ALL HAD TO ABIDE BY WHEN DOING CONSTRUCTION ON OUR OWN HOMES, MAYOR, THAT CONCLUDES ALL OF THE SPEAKERS.

YOU WANT TO TAKE US THROUGH CONCETTA, RIGHT? WE HAVE SOME PEOPLE THAT NEED TO LEAVE, SO WE'LL DO THE CONSENT AGENDA AND THEN WE'LL PICK BACK UP THE STREET IMPACT FEE QUESTION.

THANK YOU, JERRY.

[Zoning Consent Agenda]

SURE.

MAYOR JERRY RESTAURANT WITH THE HOUSING AND PLANNING DEPARTMENT OR YOUR FIRST ITEM IS ITEM 66.

UH, THAT WILL BE DISCUSSION ITEM.

UM, NEXT ONE IS ITEM 67.

THAT WILL ALSO BE A DISCUSSION ITEM AS WELL.

ITEM 68 AND 69.

I CAN OFFER FOR CONSENT ON ALL THREE RATINGS.

I AM 70 K C 14, 2020 ZERO ONE ONE SEVEN, ITEM 71 FOR CONSENT APPROVAL ON ALL THREE READINGS, K C 14, 2020 ZERO ONE ONE EIGHT.

ITEM 72, KC 14, 2020 ZERO ZERO ZERO SIX FOR CONSENT APPROVAL ON ALL THREE READINGS, ITEM 73.

SORRY ABOUT THAT.

ITEM 73 FOR CONSENT APPROVAL ON ALL THREE READINGS, CASE NUMBER C 14, 2020 ZERO ONE ONE FIVE.

ITEM NUMBER 74.

OFFER FOR CONSENT APPROVAL ON ALL THREE READINGS CASE NUMBER C 14, 2020 ZERO ZERO NINE ZERO ITEM 75.

OFFER FOR CONSENT APPROVAL ON ALL THREE

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READINGS, CASE NUMBER C 14, 2020 ZERO ONE 24.

ITEM 76 OFFERED FOR CONCENTRA APPROVAL ON ALL THREE READINGS SINCE CASE NUMBER C 14,020 ZERO ONE 25.

ITEM 77 OFFERED FOR CONCENTRA APPROVAL ON ALL THREE READINGS, CASE NUMBER C 14, 2020 ZERO ONE 26.

ITEM 78 OFFERED FOR CONCENTRA PROOF ON AUTHOR READINGS, CASE NUMBER C 14, 2020 ZERO ONE 27.

ITEM NUMBER 79 K C 14, 2020 ZERO ONE ONE SIX.

THIS IS THE OLD SAN ANTONIO ROAD CASE.

I BELIEVE AT WORK SESSION AND COUNCIL MEMBER KITCHEN INDICATES.

SHE'D LIKE TO HAVE THIS CASE POSTPONED TO JANUARY 27TH OF 2021.

ITEM NUMBER 80 IS CASE NPA 2020 ZERO ZERO ONE 6.01.

STAFF IS MAKING A POSTPONEMENT REQUEST ON DECIDING TO JANUARY 27TH, 2021, ITEM NUMBER 81 CASE C 14, 2020 ZERO ZERO 73.

STEPH IS ASKING FOR A POSTPONEMENT REQUEST TO JANUARY 27TH, 2021.

ITEM NUMBER 82 OFFERED FOR CONSENT APPROVAL ON ALL THREE READINGS, KC 14 H 2020 ZERO ONE ONE THREE, ITEM NUMBER 83 OFFERED FOR CONSENT APPROVAL.

AND ALL THREE READINGS HAS C 14 H 2020 ZERO ONE 20.

ITEM NUMBER 84 OFFER FOR CONSENT APPROVAL ON ALL THREE READINGS COULD SEE 14 H 2020 ZERO ONE 33 ITEM 85 IS CASE NPA 2020 DOUBLE LOAD 21.02.

THIS IS A POST FORM REQUEST BY THE NEIGHBORHOOD TO JANUARY 27TH, 2021.

UH, STAFF HAS, UH, I'M SORRY.

THE NEIGHBORHOOD IS REQUESTING A POSTPONEMENT OF THIS CASE TO JANUARY 27TH, 2021, ITEM NUMBER 87.

IT'S A DISCUSSION CASE AS OUR RELATED CASES, THE DAVID CHAPPELL CASES ITEMS 88 THROUGH 91.

UM, ITEM NUMBER 92, I CAN OFFER FOR CONSENT APPROVAL ON ALL THREE READINGS SINCE CASE C 14, 2020 ZERO ZERO 93.

ITEM 93 IS A REDUNDANT ITEM ON THE AGENDA.

UM, THERE'LL BE LATER REPLACED WITH ITEM NUMBER 97, CASE NUMBER S NINE, ITEM NUMBER 94 CASE NPA 2020 ZERO ZERO ONE 6.03.

THIS IS CHANGED TO A POSTPONEMENT REQUEST BY THE STAFF TO JANUARY 27, 2021 RELATED ITEM IS ITEM NUMBER 95 KIDS SEE 14, 2020 DOUBLE ZERO 83.

ALSO A POSTPARTUM REQUEST BY THE STAFF TO JANUARY 27, 2021, A MOTHER NUMBER 96 IS THE DISCUSSION CASE AS IS ITEM NUMBER 97.

JERRY, GO THROUGH IT AGAIN AND TELL ME WHICH ONES ARE TOLD, WHICH WAS A DISCUSSION OR THE DISCUSSION ITEMS WOULD BE ITEMS NUMBER 66 67, 68 69.

AND THEN, UM, ITEMS, UH, 87, 88, 89, 90 91.

UM, AND NUMBERS 96 AND 97 MAYOR.

THIS IS JEANETTE.

WE HAVE MS. JOSEPH BACK ON THE LINE.

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ALLOW HER TO SPEAK, WHY DON'T YOU GO AHEAD AND LET HER SPEAK.

THANK YOU, MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBERS.

LET ME THINK, MS. JANETTE FOR REACHING BACK OUT TO ME, I WAS ON THE LINE.

UM, I DID SEND MY INFORMATION THROUGH THE CLERK TO YOU MAYOR, DID YOU GET MY BACKUP MATERIALS? YES.

MY COMMENTS ARE SPECIFICALLY RELATED TO SAMSUNG 70 71 72 IS A PARMER LANE, UH, ITEM AS WELL, 7,700 AND LASTLY 74, WHICH WAS 7,008, JOHNNY MORRIS.

I'LL JUST START WITH THE JOHNNY MORRIS CASE SPECIFICALLY.

THE, I AGREE WITH THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION FOR LIMITED OFFICE MIXED USE BECAUSE THE BACKUP MATERIALS THAT THAT'S WHAT THE APPLICANT WANTED.

I WANTED TO SPECIFY, HOWEVER THAT WHEN I MENTIONED TRANSIT, AS THE REASON FOR MY OPPOSITION, I WAS ACTUALLY A NEUTRAL ON THAT CASE, BUT IT'S 60 MINUTES BUS ROUTE IN FRONT OF JOHNNY MORRIS, UM, BARBARA JORDAN ELEMENTARY.

AND SO ONE OF THE ZONING AND PLANNING COMMISSIONERS ACTUALLY MENTIONED THE GREEN LINE.

SO LET ME JUST SPECIFY THE GREEN LINE, A COMMENT THAT WAS MADE ON JUNE 20TH, 2017 BY JOE CLEMENS, WHO WAS THE PROJECT, UH, PROJECT CONNECT DEPUTY, UH, MANAGER.

HE SAID THE GREEN LINE WOULD LIKELY HAVE TO BE LOCALLY FUNDED AS WELL.

IT DOESN'T MEET FEDERAL STANDARDS FOR DENSITY LEVELS.

AND THEN ON APRIL 3RD, 2018, TODD HEMINGSON SAID WITH REGARD TO THE GREEN LINE, ANTICIPATED RIDERSHIP ON THIS LINE IS ACTUALLY LOW IN THE KNEE AND IT NEEDS NOT BE A SECRET.

I MENTIONED THAT MAYOR BECAUSE IT'S PROPAGANDA THAT WAS PUT ON THE RADIO AND PUT OUT INTO THE COMMUNITY, IT'S SPECIFIED THAT PROJECT CONNECT IS A TRANSIT PLAN WITH MORE WAYS TO MOVE

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US ALL.

AND SO MY ISSUE WITH THESE CASES IS THAT SPECIFICALLY, AS I'VE SAID BEFORE, ON PARMER LANE, FM SEVEN 34, SPECIFICALLY SAMSUNG TO APPLE, THERE IS NO TRANSIT BECAUSE OF THE $633 MILLION THAT WAS ALLOCATED OR REALLOCATED FOR THE PROJECT.

AND SO I JUST WISH THE COUNCIL WOULD JUST TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THE NEED TO ADDRESS TRANSIT IN FAR NORTHEAST AUSTIN.

IT IMPACTS DISTRICTS ONE, SIX AND SEVEN, SPECIFICALLY THE CASES THAT I'M OPPOSING SAMSUNG, AS WELL AS 7,700 PALMER, THEY WANT THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT ALLOWABLE, UH, INCENTIVE.

UM, AND SO THESE ENTITLEMENTS NEED TO COME WITH SOME COMMUNITY BENEFIT AND IF THE INDIVIDUALS CAN'T GET TO THESE PROPERTIES, THEN THAT'S PROBLEMATIC.

AND SO I WOULD ASK COUNCIL MEMBER FLANAGAN SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE HE IS ASKED, ASKING FOR MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE, UH, FOR 1800 MULTI-FAMILY UNITS, BUT INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE TRANSIT CAN'T GET THERE.

AND SO I JUST WOULD ASK YOU TO TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION AND IF NOTHING ELSE, TO RECOGNIZE THAT THE CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT OF 2020 PROHIBITS USE OF PUBLIC FUNDS FOR PROPAGANDA.

AND SO THAT IS MY OPPOSITION.

I THINK WE NEED AFFORDABLE HOUSING, BUT I SPEAK, YOU CANNOT DENY THE NEED FOR TRANSIT.

AND LET ME JUST SAY THANK YOU TO MANDY, THE MAYO.

UH, SINCE MY TESTIMONY THIS MORNING, SHE DID REACH OUT TO ME AND SENDING THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND TRANSIT TOOL AND SOME OF THE MAIL.

I WOULD JUST ASK HER TO LOOK AT GEOGRAPHY AND TO RECOGNIZE THE NEED TO LOOK AT NORTH OF US ONE 83 AND SPECIFICALLY FOR NORTHEAST AUSTIN.

AND I THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALLOWING ME TO MAKE COMMENTS.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, WE'LL ANSWER THEM AT THIS TIME.

AGAIN, JERRY, THE ONES THAT HAVE BEEN PULLED 66, WELL, THE CONSENT HERE AND ZONING IS 66 THROUGH 97.

THE ONES THAT HAVE BEEN PULLED ARE 66, 67, 68 AND 69, ALSO 87 AND THEN THE FOUR DAVID CHAPEL CASES, 88, 89, 90 91.

AND THEN THE TWO HEFFORD CASES, 96 AND 97.

THAT'S CORRECT.

MA'AM OKAY.

COUNCIL MEMBER TOVO HERE.

THANKS FOR, THANKS FOR GOING OVER THOSE AGAIN.

CAN WE JUST CLARIFY WHO PULLED, WHICH OF THESE ITEMS? I'M NOT SURE IF SOME WERE PULLED BECAUSE THERE'S A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION AND PCU OR IF COLLEAGUES PULLED THEM.

AND THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL INFORMATION SURE.

ON ITEM NUMBER 66 IT'S BECAUSE, UM, WE HAVE AT HIS THIRD READING, WE HAVE A VALID PETITION AND CUSTOMER B KITCHEN REQUESTED THAT, UM, DSD ADDRESS THE CODE VIOLATION ISSUES ON ITEM NUMBER 67 BAKER SCHOOLS TO ADDRESS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE LANDMARK COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION AND THE STAFF AND PC RECOMMENDATION ON A ITEM NUMBER 68 IS BECAUSE WE'RE ANTICIPATING QUESTIONS FROM THE CITY COUNCIL ON ITEM NUMBER 69 IT'S TO DISCUSS, UM, THE, THE OPPOSITION AND THE WITHDRAWAL OF A VALID PETITION ON ITEMS NUMBER, UH, ON THE SLUTSKY SPOT ITEM NUMBER 87 IS TO DISCUSS SOME, UM, AGREEMENTS THAT WERE REACHED BETWEEN THE STAFF AND THE APPLICANT, UH, JUST ABOUT AN HOUR AGO.

AND I ENDED UP DAVID CHAPPELL ITEMS IT'S TO DISCUSS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION AND THE, UH, PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION AND ON HEFLIN IT'S TO DISCUSS BECAUSE THE CASE HAS A VALID PETITION.

AND, UM, THERE WAS AN OPPOSITION TO IT.

THANKS VERY MUCH.

SO I UNDERSTOOD ALL OF THEM EXCEPT 68 AND 69.

SO THOSE WERE PULLED BY COUNCIL MEMBERS, OR YOU JUST HAVE HEARD THERE WERE COUNCIL QUESTIONS OR WERE THOSE ALSO ONES WHERE THE PLANNING COMMISSION? I COULD LOOK AT MY NOTES TO SEE WHETHER THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND STAFF RECOMMENDATION WERE DIFFERENT.

SO YOU SAID I AM 68 IS THE I'M SURE ON 68 IT'S THE PURE PROPERTY.

AND WE JUST HAD, UM, YOU KNOW, SPEAKERS OVER TIME OVER THAT.

AND SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE, WE GOT THE MOTION, UM, CORRECT.

AND ON 69, I JUST WANT TO LET THE COUNCIL KNOW THAT THERE WAS A VALID PETITION THIS MORNING, BUT THERE'S NO LONGER A VALID PETITION THIS AFTERNOON.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, JERRY.

IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT COUNCIL? THE KITCHEN MAKES THE MOTION.

IS THERE A SECOND? KAREN ELLIS SECONDS.

ANY DISCUSSION ON THE CASE? OH, OKAY, GREAT.

ARE YOU HERE? OKAY, KATHY.

KATHY, YOU MIGHT WANT TO MUTE KATHY I'LL MUTE.

ITEM 75, THERE'S A SERIES OF THESE GEMINI TREK CASES.

UM, CATHERINE FLANAGAN, UH, I JUST WANT TO NOTE ON

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THIS IS FOR THE NEW DELL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL THAT IS GETTING BUILT IN MY DISTRICT.

I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT IT AS, AS IS, AS ARE MY CONSTITUENTS UP IN THE LAKELINE AREA, ACTUALLY BY COINCIDENCE.

IT'S ALSO IN THE AREA COVERED BY THAT STATE LAW, WHICH IS NOT ALLOWED TO, UH, PAY INTO, OR IS PROHIBITED FROM PAYING INDUSTRY IMPACT FEES.

BUT THE, THE, I JUST WANT TO NOTE, UM, HOW EXCITED I KNOW DISTRICT SIX IS, AND MY DISTRICT AND MY CONSTITUENTS TO SEE THIS COME IN AND, UH, THANKS TO SETON FOR BEING SUCH GOOD PARTNERS, WORKING THROUGH THE VARIOUS ISSUES, GETTING YOU THE ZONING YOU NEEDED.

SO WE GET THIS HEALTHCARE RESOURCE UP IN FAR NORTHWEST AUSTIN.

SOUNDS GOOD.

UM, OR ON THE CONSENT AGENDA STILL, UH, ANNE, I JUST WANTED TO MAKE A QUICK NOTE ON ITEM NUMBER SEVEN 79, WHICH IS BEING POSTPONED TO JANUARY 27TH.

I APPRECIATE THE, UM, AGREEMENT BY THE APPLICANT TO THAT POSTPONEMENT, UM, AND ANTICIPATE WORKING WITH THEM AND WITH THE AKINS HIGH SCHOOL BETWEEN THE 27TH AND WE'LL BE WORKING TOWARDS, UH, ALL THREE READINGS IN JANUARY, IF WE'RE ABLE TO DO THAT.

SOUNDS GOOD.

WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.

UH, READY TO TAKE A, VOTE THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE CONSENT AGENDA.

THOSE OPPOSED IT'S UNANIMOUS ON THE DYESS WITH THE, UH, COMMENTS NOTED.

UH, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE CONSENT AT THIS POINT TO PICK BACK UP THE STREET IMPACT MAYOR, MAYOR.

UM, IF WE COULD TAKE 66, WHICH WILL ONLY TAKE FIVE MINUTES, I'VE GOT A STAFF PERSON THAT HAS TO LEAVE AT FOUR.

SPIRIT 66 IS READY FOR IT FOR THIRD READING.

LET'S SEE IF WE CAN DO THAT.

THEN THAT'S OUR KITCHEN.

UH, 66

[66. C14-2018-0141 - 1907 Inverness Zoning Change - Approve third reading of an ordinance amending City Code Chapter 25-2 by rezoning property locally known as 1907 Inverness Boulevard (Williamson Creek Watershed). Applicant’s Request: To rezone from family residence-neighborhood plan (SF-3-NP) combining district zoning to neighborhood office-mixed use-neighborhood plan (NO-MU-NP) combining district zoning. First Reading approved on June 6, 2019. Vote: 10-0, Council Member Harper-Madison was off the dais. Second Reading approved on October 15, 2020. Vote: 11-0. Owner/Applicant: Marquee Investments, LLC (Alex 66. Bahrami). Agent: Austex Building Consultants (Jonathan Perlstein). City Staff: Wendy Rhoades, 512-974-7719. A valid petition has been filed in opposition to this rezoning request.]

THE REQUEST IS FROM S3 AND P TO N O M U N P.

AND I BELIEVE THAT A CUSTOMER KITCHEN HAS A MEMBER OF THE STAFF FROM DSD TO ADDRESS THE CODE VIOLATION ISSUES THAT THE, UH, THE SPEAKER SPOKE OF.

IF, IF, UM, UH, MAYOR I'LL BE MOVING THE MOTION.

I MOVED PASSAGE ON THIRD READING.

UM, I'M GONNA PUT SOME STUFF ON.

IS THERE A MOTION TO PASS ON THIRD READING? A MAYOR PRO TEM SECONDS.

COUNCIL KITCHEN.

I THINK BETH CULVER FROM STAFF IS AVAILABLE TO SPEAK TO US.

I SEE THERE, I THINK SHE'S THERE.

RIGHT? OKAY.

SO SHE WAS THERE.

BETH, ARE YOU THERE? I'M HERE.

OKAY, GREAT BETH.

THEN THE OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION CHANGED TO COMMERCIAL.

SO BETH, UM, AS YOU ALL, AS YOU ALL HEARD, UH, MY COLLEAGUES YOU HEARD FROM, UH, SEVERAL OF THE NEIGHBORS, UM, IN THAT AREA, WHO'VE BEEN VERY CONCERNED AND UPSET WITH THE WAY IN WHICH THE OWNER HAS BEEN HANDLING THAT PROPERTY.

SO ON SECOND READING, WE DID READ ON THE RECORD, UM, CERTAIN, UM, UH, ACTIONS THAT OUR STAFF WAS TO TAKE TO ENSURE THAT SOME SAFE HEALTH AND SAFETY KINDS OF THINGS WERE ADDRESSED AT THE PROPERTY.

SO I HAVE ONE QUESTION FOR YOU ABOUT THAT BATH.

I JUST WANT TO CONFIRM THAT THE CONDITIONS THAT WE SET IN THE OCTOBER 13 DSD BETTER, WHICH WAS ESTABLISHED AT SECOND READING AS A CONDITION FOR GRANTING ZONING CHANGE TO THIRD READING, THAT THOSE CONDITIONS WERE MET.

CAN YOU CONFIRM COMPONENT? I BELIEVE THERE WAS A REQUIREMENT FOR AN ELECTRICAL PERMIT.

AND SO THAT WAS ABLE TO BE GRANTED.

HOWEVER, THE OTHER MODIFICATIONS WE NEED THE ZONING CHANGE TO BE APPROVED BEFORE WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH REST OF THE WORK.

SO THAT THE NEXT STEPS WOULD BE FOR IF IT'S APPROVED TO OBTAIN A GROOVE SITE PLAN EXEMPTION, OBTAIN THE APPROVED BUILDING AND TRADE PERMITS, AND THEN TO SUCCESSFULLY GO THROUGH INSPECTIONS AND HAVE ALL OF THOSE PATHS.

BUT WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT AS THE ITEMS THAT, UH, WERE, WERE THE THINGS THAT COULD BE DONE AT THAT STAGE OF THE GAME, THOSE THE APPLICANT MET THOSE REQUIREMENTS, RIGHT? IN THAT LETTER, THE APPLICANT WAS ABLE TO MEET THE ONE WITH THE ELECTRICAL PERMIT, HOWEVER, THE OTHER ITEMS ULTIMATELY, ALTHOUGH, UM, WE DID PROVIDE IT AN OFFER TO DO SOME OF THE WORKUP AHEAD, UH, AHEAD OF TIME REALLY DOES NEED US TO GAIN THAT APPROVAL BEFORE WE CAN MOVE FORWARD.

OKAY, WELL THEN THE SECOND QUESTION I HAVE FOR YOU IS THAT, SO, SO THESE REMAINING ITEMS ARE ITEMS THAT HAVE TO BE INSPECTED AS PART OF A COMMERCIAL PERMITTING PROCESS.

IS THAT, IS THAT RIGHT? CORRECT.

THEY NEED TO OBTAIN THAT PERMIT FOR THE ADDITION AND

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SO WE WILL BE REVIEWING AND INSPECTING TO ENSURE THAT THE BUILDING MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE COMMERCIAL CODE.

AND CAN YOU JUST CONFIRM FOR ME THAT THE STANDARDS FOR COMMERCIAL PERMITTING ARE MORE STRINGENT THAN FOR RESIDENTS AND THAT THE INSPECTORS HAVE MORE TOOLS TO REQUIRE REMEDIES AND THERE ARE SIGNIFICANT STANDARDS THAT MUST BE REACHED BEFORE CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY OR THE COMMERCIAL EQUIVALENT IS GRANTED.

THAT IS CORRECT.

SO, UM, SO THANK YOU, BETH.

SO COLLEAGUES WITH, UM, WITH THAT CONFIRMATION, I CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS, UH, THE CONCERNS THAT THE NEIGHBORS HAVE RAISED HAVE RELATED TO, UM, UM, A LACK OF, UM, A LACK OF WILLINGNESS ON THE PART OF THAT, THE OWNER TO, UH, TO, UH, MEET THE STANDARDS THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE HAPPEN IN THAT AREA.

MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THE COMMERCIAL PERMITTING WILL REQUIRE, WILL PROVIDE MORE, UM, TOOLS FOR OUR STAFF TO REQUIRE THE, UM, CHANGES BE MET AND THAT, UM, IF THE APPLICANT DOES NOT COMPLY WITH THESE MORE STRINGENT, UH, COMMERCIAL PERMITTING STANDARDS, THEY WILL NOT BE GRANTED AS CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY.

SO BASED ON THAT UNDERSTANDING, I, UM, UM, I CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS.

THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION MOVED A THIRD READING, UH, IT'S BEEN SECONDED, DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.

THOSE OPPOSED.

IT'S UNANIMOUS SONS OF DYESS ITEM NUMBER 66 PASSES.

UP THE STREET IMPACT FEE QUESTION.

LET'S FINISH

[Items 61 & 62 (Part 2 of 2)]

WE HAVE A MOTION IN FRONT OF US TO, UM, UM, MOVE FORWARD WITH THE STREET IMPACT FEE AND TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

THAT'S THE MOTION WE HAVE ADDED, UH, THE PLAN AGAIN, AMENDMENT AND THE HARPER MADISON AMENDMENT WITH THE CHANGES MADE ON THE DAS.

UH, CATHERINE, OUR HOPPER MADISON.

DID YOU HAVE DIRECTION THAT YOU WANTED TO OFFER? I DID.

THANK YOU MAYOR FOR RECOGNIZING ME, UM, LET ME GET BACK OVER TO IT.

UM, I WOULD LIKE TO DIRECT STAFF TO CONTINUE WORKING WITH STAKEHOLDERS TO ADDRESS OUTSTANDING QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS AS WELL AS CONTINUE THE CROSS DEPARTMENTAL EFFORT TO EVALUATE ALL EXISTING FEES LEVIED ON DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS AND IDENTIFY FEES THAT COULD EITHER BE ELIMINATED OR REDUCED TO OFFSET THE INCREASES FROM STREET IMPACT FEES.

STAFF SHALL PROVIDE COUNCIL WITH AN UPDATE ON THESE EFFORTS AT OUR, OR AT, OR BEFORE THE JUNE 1ST, 2021 COUNCIL WORK SESSION.

IS THERE ANY OBJECTION TO INCLUDING THIS DIRECTION AFTER OUR POOL? IT JUST SEEMS A REALLY BIG ASSIGNMENT.

UM, COULD I HAVE SOME INPUT FROM STAFF AS TO THEIR ABILITY TO MANAGE AND AT THE TIME OFFERED KIND OF A STANDARD QUESTION THAT WE TEND TO ASK ON THESE SORTS OF THINGS, COUNCIL MEMBER, ROBERT SPILLER WITH THE AUSTIN TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT.

UH, WE WILL CERTAINLY LAUNCH THAT EFFORT.

WE WILL, OF COURSE CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE CITIZENS.

WE WILL LOOK ACROSS FEES.

UH, I WOULD THINK THAT THERE WILL BE SOME COST SAVINGS IN THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS IN TERMS OF, UH, OTHER TRANSPORTATION REVIEWS.

AND WE'LL CERTAINLY BRING THAT FORWARD.

UH, WHAT I WOULD SUGGEST IS THAT WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT DATE DEADLINE.

AND IF COUNCIL WANTS US TO KEEP WORKING AT THAT POINT, WE CAN CERTAINLY KEEP DOING THAT AS WELL.

ARE WE STILL, UM, LOOKING AT, UH, DEVELOPMENT, PAYING FOR ITSELF AS A THEORY AND A WORKING A WORKING THEORY OR THIS DIES, WHICH HAS KIND OF BEEN THE DEFAULT FOR THE COUNCIL FOR MANY, MANY YEARS.

AND IT'S THAT WAY FOR A REASON WHERE A FAST DEVELOPING CITY AND IT'S HARD TO KEEP UP WITH THE INFRASTRUCTURE STILL, OR DO YOU FEEL LIKE THAT'S STILL PART OF YOUR OVERVIEW? UH, YES.

COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, THE WAY I WOULD STATE IT IS THE DEVELOPMENT PAYS ITS FAIR SHARE.

THAT'S EMBODIED IN THE STATE LAW WITH REGARDS TO STREET IMPACT FEES.

THAT'S GREAT.

THANK YOU FOR THOSE ASSURANCES.

I DON'T HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS.

THE STREET IMPACT HUMAN REPORTING TOOL SHOULD TO THE GREATEST EXTENT POSSIBLE PROVIDE TRANSPARENCY REGARDING THE DEVELOPMENTS GENERATING STREET IMPACT FEE REVENUE, THE SPECIFIC INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS FUNDED WITH STREET IMPACT FEE REVENUES AND THE LINKAGES BETWEEN THE DEVELOPMENTS AND THE IMPROVEMENTS.

DOES ANYBODY OBJECT TO THE INCLUSION OF THIS DIRECTION? VERY NORMAL DIRECTIONS INCLUDED.

IT GETS US TO THE SECOND DIRECTION.

THIS COMES FROM COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS.

DID YOU WANT TO PUT FORWARD A DIRECTION? YES.

AND IT HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN THE BACKUP FOR ITEM NUMBER 61 AND IT LEADS CITY COUNCIL DIRECTS THE CITY MANAGER TO CREATE AND MAINTAIN A PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE ONLINE TOOL TO TRACK STREET IMPACT FEE REVENUES, EXPENDITURES, AND BALANCES BY SERVICE AREA, SIMILAR TO THE PARKLAND DEDICATION FEE, INTERACTIVE MAPS,

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THE STREET IMPACT REPORTING TOOL SHALL BE CREATED AND MADE PUBLICLY AVAILABLE WITHIN SIX MONTHS OF BEING COLLECTED.

IT'S BEGINNING TO COINCIDE WITH THE FIRST DOCK REPORT ON STREET IMPACT FEE REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES TO THE IMPACT FEE ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

THE STREET IMPACT FEE REPORTING TOOL SHALL BE UPDATED NO LESS FREQUENTLY THAN EVERY SIX MONTHS TO FURTHER ALIGN WITH AND INFORM THE IMPACT FEE ADVISORY COMMITTEE REVIEW ON THE STREET IMPACT FEE PROGRAM.

SO THIS IS JUST FOR AN ONLINE TOOL FOR BETTER TRANSPARENCY.

AND SO THAT PEOPLE HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF HOW THE FEES ARE BEING COLLECTED AND HOW THEY'RE BEING APPLIED.

SO HOPEFULLY IT WILL BE SOMETHING THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'VE, WE'VE DONE WITH PARKLAND LOCATION AND SHOULD BE SOMETHING THAT WOULDN'T BE TOO TRICKY TO IMPLEMENT AND WOULD GIVE PEOPLE THAT MORE INFORMATION ABOUT HOW THE PROGRAM IS FUNCTIONING.

IS THERE ANY OBJECTION TO THIS DIRECTION BEING ADDED COUNCIL RUBBER KITCHEN? UH, I DON'T WANT TO OBJECT.

I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS FOR BRINGING THAT.

I THINK THAT THAT'S A REALLY OKAY.

ANY OBJECTION WE APPRECIATE IT.

AND WE MET AS WELL, SO IT'S NICE TO HAVE PEOPLE TO BOUNCE GOOD IDEAS OF ANY OBJECTION TO THE DIRECTION BEING ADDED, HEARING NONE THAT DIRECTIONS ADDED LAST DIRECTION IS MINE.

UH, IT'S BEEN, UH, UH, WASHING SHEETS BEEN, UH, HANDED OUT BY KATIE AND IT'S ALSO BEEN PUT ON THE, TO THE, TO THE BULLETIN BOARD.

UH, WE HAD STAKEHOLDERS THAT ASKED US NOT TO, TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS UNTIL AFTER WE SAW WITH THE TRANSPORTATION CRITERIA, MANUAL RULES WOULD BE, UH, WE FACED A SIMILAR KIND OF ISSUE.

WE WERE WORKING ON THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE, WHAT WE DID AS A COUNCIL BACK THEN, AS WE SAID, WE'RE NOT GOING TO SLOW DOWN, UH, THE PROCESS, BUT WE WILL ALLOW FOR, UH, UH, UH, UH, PUBLIC TO BE ENGAGED, UH, IN THOSE RULES IF, FOR THERE TO BE SOME KIND OF PUBLIC, UH, REVIEW, BUT NOT TO SLOW DOWN THE PROCESS OTHERWISE.

SO THERE'S ASK STAFF TO, TO GO AHEAD AND FIGURE OUT HOW TO DO THAT USING REAL SIMILAR LANGUAGE TO WHAT WE PASSED AS A GROUP.

SO ANYBODY HAVE ANY OBJECTION TO THAT BEING INCLUDED, HEARING NONE THAT'S INCLUDED.

UM, DOES ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY OTHER AMENDMENTS OR CHANGES TO THE STREET IMPACT FEE COUNCILMEMBER ALTAR? UM, I DON'T HAVE CHANGES, BUT I DO HAVE A COMMENT IF NO ONE ELSE HAS TO LISTEN.

SO I'M REALLY PLEASED THAT WE'RE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD, UM, WITH IMPLEMENTING THESE, THESE FEES AND, AND STARTING THE NEXT PROCESS FOR, UM, THE TCM.

UM, BUT BEFORE WE, YOU KNOW, VOTE, UM, I JUST WANT TO REALLY ACKNOWLEDGE THE ATD STAFF AND PARTICULARLY, UM, LEANNE MILLER, WHO HAS LED THIS EFFORT FOR SEVERAL YEARS, UM, HAS APPROACHED THIS WITH CARE AT MOST PROFESSIONALISM, REALLY GUIDED BY, UM, SOUND POLICY PRINCIPLES, UM, AND REALLY TRYING TO BALANCE LOTS OF TRADE-OFFS, UM, IN THE CLEAREST WAY POSSIBLE AND PROVIDING DATA AND FACTS AND, UM, YOU KNOW, BEING GUIDED BY GOOD TRANSPORTATION POLICY, UM, WITHIN THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK THAT WERE PRESENTED TO BE ABLE TO DO THIS.

UM, AND I JUST, I JUST WANTED TO PAUSE TO, TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE VERY HARD WORK AND THE THOROUGHNESS.

UM, JUST LIKE WITH ASAP, I'VE BEEN VERY IMPRESSED WITH HOW THE ACD STAFF HAS, UM, PURSUED, UM, POLICY.

THAT MAKES SENSE.

THAT IS REALLY, UM, INFORMED BY WHAT'S GOOD FOR THE CITY.

I WOULD ADD TO THAT AS WELL.

YOU KNOW, THERE'S SOME DEPARTMENTS THAT HEAR IT LAST YEAR, TOO, A BIT JUST PHENOMENALLY EXTENDED WITH SO MANY THINGS PUT ON THEIR PLATE.

UH, TRANSPORTATION IS, IS ONE THAT'S BEEN EXTENDED AS MUCH AS ANY, UH, WITH THE BARB ELECTION THAT CAME UP, THIS KIND OF POLICY WORK THAT'S COMING UP.

SO, UH, UH, UH, GINA AND ROB, UH, JUST THANK YOU FOR, AND PLEASE THANK THE STAFF, YOUR STAFFS FOR WHAT'S HAPPENING.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.

AND IT REALLY WAS OUR STAFF THAT DID SUCH A GOOD JOB.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I APPRECIATE IT.

AND I WILL PASS THAT ALONG.

UM, UH, INTERESTED IN GOOD IDEA FOR OUR CITY TO PURSUE WHEN IT WAS KICKED OFF A NUMBER OF YEARS BACK.

ANY COMMENTS BEFORE WE TAKE A VOTE, DAN? HEY, UM, I WOULD JUST ADD MY, UH, THANKS ALSO, YOU KNOW, THIS HAS BEEN A COUPLE OF YEARS COMING AND OF VERY,

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SO I KNOW THAT, UM, THAT ROB YOU AND YOUR STAFF HAVE BEEN WORKING HARD AND LEANNA BEEN WORKING VERY HARD ON THIS FOR QUITE SOME TIME.

AND SO, UM, I, UH, WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE YOU ALL FOR GETTING IT TO THIS POINT.

IT'S, UH, IT WAS A TOUGH, TOUGH, UM, PROCESS TO WORK THROUGH, BUT YOU DID IT VERY WELL.

AND I REALLY, REALLY APPRECIATE, UH, Y'ALL'S WORK.

THIS IS, THIS IS ANOTHER ONE OF THOSE THINGS FOR OUR CITY.

THAT'S A VERY, UH, THAT'S A CREATIVE, GOOD, EFFECTIVE IDEA FOR US.

I THINK IT WILL BE GOOD FOR EVERYONE AROUND AND IT WILL PROVIDE SOME MORE CERTAINTY FOR THOSE WHO ARE BUILDING IN OUR CITY, AS WELL AS, UM, ADDRESS WHAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS ABOUT CONNECTING BETTER, UH, THE, THE, UH, IMPACTS OF DEVELOPMENT, UM, TO THE COST.

SO THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH.

I REALLY WANNA, UH, THANK YOU FOR, AS, AS MY COLLEAGUES HAVE SAID, I REALLY WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK.

HI, THE MOTION IN FRONT OF US IS TO APPROVE ITEM 61 62, CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING THAT WAS IN FAVOR.

PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND WHAT WAS OPPOSED OR JUST LIKE IT IS UNANIMOUS ON THE DIASEND WE'VE NOW TAKEN CARE OF THAT.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

APPRECIATE THAT.

THANK YOU GUYS.

UH, WE'RE GOING TO GO INTO CLOSED SESSION TO TAKE UP JUST ONE ITEM PURSUANT TO SECTION FIVE, FIVE, ONE OH SEVEN FOR THE GOVERNMENT CODE.

WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE TO ME, COLLEAGUES THAT WE HAVE, UH, UH, LEFT, UH, IN FRONT OF US IS WE HAVE PULLED ITEM NUMBER, UM, UH, 49, WHICH IS THE STREET, OUR RENAMING.

WE HAVE THE EXECUTIVE SESSION, WHICH IS THE, THE MANAGER, UH, AND THEN WE HAVE, UM, UH, SIX ZONING CASES, UH, THE BAKER SCHOOL, PEER SAXON, SOUTH LAMAR PUD, UH, DAVID CHAPPELL, AND, UH, HEFLIN.

DO WE WANT TO, UH, CHANGE THINGS UP NOW AND LEAVE AND GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AND THEN COME BACK OUT TO FINISH THE WORK.

DOES THAT WORK FOR PEOPLE? LET'S GO AHEAD AND DO THAT THEN.

SO AT THREE 47,

[Executive Session]

WE'RE GOING TO DISCUSS PERSONNEL MATTERS RELATED TO ITEM 64, UH, EMPLOYMENT, EMPLOYMENT DUTIES, AND EVALUATION OF THE CITY MANAGER WITHOUT OBJECTION.

UH, WE WILL GO ON OVER TO, UH, THE EXECUTIVE SESSION, UH, WHEN WE'RE DONE WITH THE EXECUTIVE SESSION, WE WILL COME BACK OUT AND FINISH UP THE LAST ITEMS ON OUR AGENDA.

UH, WE WILL START WITH THE STREET RENAMING, AND THEN WE WILL GO THROUGH THE ZONING CASES IN THE ORDER THEY'RE PRESENTED.

UH, IT IS THREE 48 A.

SO YOU GUYS ON THE EXECUTIVE SESSION CHUMP, LIKE WE HAVE A QUORUM, UH, WE'RE OUT OF CLOSED SESSION AND CLOSE SESSION.

WE DISCUSS PERSONNEL MATTERS RELATED TO ITEM 64 IS FIVE 44.

WE'RE BACK AT THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

IT IS A QUARTER TO SIX.

UH, WE STILL HAVE, UM, A SERIES OF ZONING CASES, UH, IN FRONT OF US.

AND WE ALSO HAVE A STREET NAME, CHANGE, UH, CASE, UH, IN FRONT OF US.

UM, IT'S BEEN, UH, REQUESTED THAT WE TAKE CARE OF THE, UH, THE PIER CASE.

UM, UM, I WOULD PROPOSE THAT WE TRY TO DO THAT AND THEN WE TAKE A DINNER BREAK, UH, AND COME BACK.

UM, DOES ANYBODY WANT TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT THAN THAT? YEAH, I JUST HAVE A QUESTION.

SO COUNCIL MEMBER ALTER, WILL YOU BE LEAVING US FOR THE EVENING OR WILL YOU BE COMING BACK? UM, I WILL TRY AND COME BACK, BUT I WILL, MAY NEED MORE THAN THE HOUR BREAK, SO I MAY NOT BE THERE FOR THE FIRST HALF HOUR AFTER THE DINNER BREAK.

UM, ALL RIGHT.

SO, UM, AND I WILL TRY AND BE BACK AS SOON AS I CAN.

I REALLY WOULD LIKE AT THIS POINT, UH, ITEM NUMBER 87, I WANT TO TIME THAT IF I CAN, WHEN COUNCIL MEMBER ALTERS HERE.

I UNDERSTAND.

WELL, WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT THAT HAPPENS.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S DO THIS AND I'M NOT GOING ANYWHERE.

SO IF I HAVE TO BE TEXTED TO COME BACK SOONER, I CAN TRY AND DO MY BEST TO GET, GET BACK FROM THE HOLIDAY STUFF.

PIER ITEM NUMBER, UH, UH, 60.

CAUSE YOU WALK ACROSS THE HALL, SO SOUNDS GOOD.

LET'S TAKE UP THE

[68. C14-2020-0063 - Pier Property Rezoning - Conduct a public hearing and approve second and third readings of an ordinance amending City Code Title 25 by rezoning property locally known as 1703 River Hills Road (Lake Austin Watershed). Applicant Request: To rezone from commercial-liquor sales (CS-1) district zoning to commercial recreation (CR) district zoning. First Reading approved on October 15, 2020. Vote 10-0. Council Member Tovo abstained. Owner/Applicant: Tires Made Easy, Inc. (Andrew S. Price). Agent: Husch Blackwell, LLP (Nikelle Meade). City Staff: Mark Graham, 512-974-3574.]

WHAT DOES THAT 68 MAYOR, A COUPLE MEMBER.

THIS IS JERRY RESTAURANT WITH PLANNING AND, UM, SORRY.

UM, HOUSING PLANNING DEPARTMENT.

UH, THIS IS CASEY 14, 20, 20 DOUBLE A 63 PEER PROPERTY FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1,703 RIVER HILLS ROAD.

UH, THE REQUESTED

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ZONING IS CR IT WAS APPROVED ON FIRST READING ON OCTOBER 15TH AND I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.

WE ALSO HAVE CHRIS HARRINGTON FROM THE WATERSHED PROTECTION DEPARTMENT.

DESI'S ENVIRONMENTAL OFFICER IS ALSO ON THE LINE IF THERE'S ANY, UH, ENVIRONMENTAL QUESTIONS.

COUNCIL MEMBER ALTER.

DO YOU WANT TO MAKE A MOTION? UM, ACTUALLY I'D LIKE TO ASK MY QUESTIONS BEFORE I MAKE A MOTION, BECAUSE I NEED TO UNDERSTAND THE CONCERNS OF THE DIOCESE AFTER WE HEAR FROM THE ENVIRONMENTAL OFFICER, IF THAT'S OKAY.

IS THE APPLICANT HERE? DOES THE APPLICANT WANT TO SPEAK? THAT'S A NICKEL IMPEDE.

HEY, I DON'T KNOW IF SHE WANTS TO SPEAK NOW OR NOT.

WE'VE GIVEN PEOPLE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO SPEAK ON THEIR CASES WHEN THEY GET CALLED UP.

UH, WE COULD GO STRAIGHT TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL, UH, UH, TO GO TO CHRIS FIRST.

IF THERE'S, DID YOU WANT TO ASK QUESTIONS OF CHRIS OR DID CHRIS HAVE A STATEMENT OR SOMETHINGS YOU, IF YOU WANTED TO SAY, TO ASK HIM QUESTIONS OF CHRIS.

BUT I DON'T CARE IF IT'S BEFORE OR AFTER MISDEMEANOR MIKHAIL, DO YOU WANT TO SPEAK FIRST? I DON'T KNOW IF MIKHAIL'S WITH US YET.

WE CERTAINLY DIDN'T GIVE PEOPLE NOTICE WE'RE WORKING ON MOVING HER, GETTING HER OVER.

I AM ON THE LINE NOW.

HI, MIGUEL, DO YOU WANT TO SPEAK BEFORE YOU WERE TO SPEAK TO THIS? YEP.

I WAS RUNNING FROM A LONG DISTANCE.

CATCH YOUR BREATH COUNCIL MEMBER.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THIS IS GOING TO TELL ME WITH TOUCH BLACKWELL AND, UH, SPEAKING ABOUT ITEM 68.

UM, IF MY PRESENTATION IS UP, CAN SOMEONE LET ME KNOW? OKAY, WELL DO OUR BEST PRESENTATION.

IT'S COMING UP.

IT'S UP NOW? ALL RIGHT.

RECREATION CR THE SOLE REASON FOR THIS CHANGE IS TO BRING THE SITE INTO COMPLIANCE WITH CODE ENFORCEMENT BY REPAIRING THE EXISTING BOATS.

UM, IF SOMEONE CAN GO TO SLEEP.

SO THIS CASE HAS A REQUEST TO REZONE THE PROPERTY THAT YOU ALL KNOW AS THE PIER TO ACCOMMODATE THE REPAIR AND RENOVATION OF AN EXISTING TO APPROACH SPLITS.

UH, SOME OF YOU ARE PROBABLY FAMILIAR WITH THIS PROPERTY.

SOME OF YOU PROBABLY HAVE EVEN BEEN TO THE PIER AND IT TAKES A DAY.

UM, IT WAS A PRETTY DEEP GLOVED VENUE THAT WAS HOME TO MANY OF THOSE.

YOU FREQUENT THE AUSTIN MUSIC SCENE LIKE BOB SNYDER, MONTE MONTGOMERY, JIMMY LAFAVE, TONY PRICE.

AND THAT'S ONLY REALLY TO NAME A FEW.

NEXT SLIDE.

THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED OFF RIVER HILLS ROAD ON LIKE AUSTIN.

NEXT SLIDE.

AND I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO PROVIDE SOME BACKGROUND ABOUT WHAT IS GOING HERE SINCE IN THIS CASE, I THINK THE CHRONOLOGY OF EVENTS IS ACTUALLY PRETTY IMPORTANT.

THE PIER OPENED IN 1928 IN THE EXACT SAME LOCATION AS IT SITS TODAY.

IT HAS BEEN IN THIS LOCATION SINCE THAT TIME.

IT DOESN'T NEVER MOVE.

IN 1958.

THE MARINA WITH A GAS STATION WAS CONSTRUCTED ON THE PROPERTY, NOT UNTIL 1984 OR THE MUD, THE MUD AND THE WATER DISTRICT THAT ARE NOW OBJECTING TO THIS REZONING.

THAT WAS MUCH RECREATED IN THE EIGHTIES.

AND AT THAT TIME, THEY, THE MUD, NOT THE PIER, THE MUD SOUGHT SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS TO LOCATE THEIR INTAKE STRUCTURES, TO CLOSE TO THE EXISTING PIER.

THE MIND KNEW AT THAT TIME THAT LOCATING THOSE INTAKES WERE WHERE THEY WERE LOCATED AND WAS CLEARLY PROHIBITED UNDER THE STATE RULES.

AND THEN WENT TO ASK FOR SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS TO BE ABLE TO LOCATE IN THOSE LOCATIONS.

THEY ASKED FOR THOSE ARE EXCEPTIONS.

THEY WERE GRANTED THOSE EXCEPTIONS AND THEY INSTALLED THOSE INSIGHTS WHERE YOU SEE THEM TODAY.

I JUST WANT IT TO BE VERY CLEAR TO THE COUNCIL THAT THE MUD AND THE WC ID ASKED FOR THESE SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS, KNOWING THAT THE PIER WAS OPEN AND OPERATING.

AND AT THAT TIME WITH ZERO REASON TO BELIEVE THAT THE PEER WOULD EVER BE CLOSING.

SO TO BE CLEAR FOR ALL THE MUD AND THE WCID KNEW AT THAT TIME, THEY MADE THE CHOICE TO LOCATE THEIR INTAKE STRUCTURES IN THAT LOCATION, THE PARENT WOULD HAVE NEVER CEASED ITS OPERATIONS AND WHAT WOULD BE AN OPERATION IN PERPETUITY, THE MUD AND THE WCID MADE THE CHOICE TO LOCATE THERE REGARDLESS OF THAT.

AND THEY HAVE HAD THEIR INTAKE STRUCTURES IN THAT LOCATION.

SINCE THAT TIME, I WOULD JUST REALLY ASK THE COUNCIL TO KEEP THIS SEQUENCE OF EVENTS IN MIND.

CAUSE YOU, IN YOUR MIND, AS YOU CONSIDER THIS CASE, UM, THE MUD ENCROACHED, A BOND, THE PIER, NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND, UH, SLIDE NUMBER FOUR, NUMBER FIVE, PLEASE.

SO IT JUST SHOWS YOU THE ZONING EXISTING ZONING OF THE PROPERTY.

UM, THE APPLICATION BEFORE YOU TODAY IS TO REQUEST YOU DOWNED ZONE.

THE PART OF THE PROPERTY THAT CONTAINS THE BOAT FLOOD.

WE'RE ASKING YOU TO GO FROM THE EXISTING CS ONE ZONING.

UM, I'M NOT SURE IF THEY'RE ON SLIDE FIVE, BUT TO SHOW YOU THE LISTING CS ONE ZONING DOWN THE COMMERCIAL

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SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE CLEAR, AGAIN, THIS PROPERTY OWNER IS BEING REQUIRED TO REZONE THIS PROPERTY FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF GETTING THE APARTMENTS THAT HE NEEDS TO BE ABLE TO REPAIR THIS, THESE EXISTING BOATS.

AND I WANT TO POINT OUT THAT THIS RESOUNDING REQUEST WAS NOT ONLY RECOMMENDED BY CITY STAFF, BUT IT WAS ALSO RECOMMENDED AFTER A PUBLIC HEARING, BY THE ZONING AND THE PLANNING COMMISSION ZONING SLIDE SIX, PLEASE.

THIS IS NOT A MAP SHOWS YOU SORT OF HOW EVERYTHING LAYS OUT IN THIS AREA, WHERE THE INTAKES ARE, WHERE THE PERIODS, WHERE THE EXISTING FLIPS ARE.

AND THERE ARE SIX MAIN POINTS I WANT TO MAKE ABOUT THIS CASE.

I KNOW THAT YOU ALL HAVE LOTS OF INFORMATION ABOUT IT, BUT THERE ARE SIX THINGS I REALLY WANT TO BRING TO THE FOREFRONT.

ALTHOUGH THERE ARE TIMES WHEN COUNCIL DEFINITELY ASKS FOR RESTRICTIONS.

WHEN AN APPLICANT COMES FORWARD ASKING TO INCREASE ITS ENTITLEMENTS, THEIR ENTITLEMENTS, THAT IS NOT WHAT WE HAVE HERE.

IN THIS CASE, WE ARE BEING REQUIRED TO DELTA FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF GETTING THE PERMITS WE NEED.

WE'RE NOT ASKING TO INCREASE OUR ENTITLEMENT.

WE ARE BEING REQUIRED TO REDUCE OUR TITLE.

SO WE ASK THE COUNCIL TO REALLY CONSIDER THAT.

AND SINCE THIS IS NOT ASKING IN ANY WAY FOR AN INCREASE IN WHAT WE HAVE, WE DO NOT FEEL THAT IT IS JUSTIFIABLE TO ADD RESTRICTIONS AND CONDITIONS TO THE ZONES.

AND BUD TESTIFIED EARLIER TODAY THAT THE OWNER IS ASKING FOR A CHANGE OF USE.

THAT IS SO A MIS-CHARACTERIZATION, THE CHANGE OF USE IS ONLY AN ABSOLUTE TECHNICALITY BECAUSE THE RESTAURANT IS NOT CURRENTLY OPEN.

I'M NOT GOING TO GET INTO THAT BECAUSE I KNOW YOU ALL KNOW A LOT ABOUT THAT.

SECONDLY, AND THAT'S CREATED THIS PROBLEM.

THEY CREATED THE PROBLEM, AND NOW THEY WANT THE APPLICANT TO GIVE UP ITS PROPERTY.

THEY REQUESTED A SPECIAL WAIVER AND OKAY, THEN THE PROXIMITY OF OUR CLIENT'S PROPERTY, THAT THEIR INTAKES HAVE BEEN THERE 30 YEARS.

AND NOW THEY WANT TO EVEN HAVE SOME MUD SAID TODAY TAKES THE OPPORTUNITY TO TRY TO IMPOSE RESTRICTIONS ON THIS PERSON'S PROPERTY.

NUMBER THREE, THE MUST HAVE PRESENTED NO FACTS FOR SCIENTISTS, PORT THEIR CLAIMS THAT TCEQ WILL CITE THEM WITH VIOLATIONS.

IF THIS PROPERTY ON THE REBUILD SAYS DOC, AND THEY HAVE MADE ZERO EFFORT TO ASK THAT QUESTION OF TCEQ, ALL THAT THEY HAVE SAID, AND THEIR ENGINEERS HAVE SAID IS WE WOULD RATHER NOT HAVE IT THERE.

IT'S BETTER.

IF IT'S NOT THERE, WE THINK EACH YOU MIGHT CITE US AND WE'VE MADE, THAT'S NOT SUFFICIENT TO CAUSE ANOTHER PROPERTY OWNER TO GIVE UP SOME OF ITS RIGHTS.

WE HAVE ASKED THEM REPEATEDLY TO GIVE US THE INFORMATION THAT THEY HAVE THAT REALLY SUBSTANTIATES IT.

THERE IS AN ISSUE HERE, AND THEY'RE NOT THEN ALSO PRESENTED NO FACTUAL SCIENCE THAT SUPPORT THAT HAVING DEBT SERVICE IN THIS LOCATION HAS EVER PRESENTED A PROBLEM FOR THEM.

THERE WAS GAS SERVICE SERVICES APPEAR FROM THE TIME THE DOCK, THEIR INTAKE STRUCTURES WERE INSTALLED UNTIL 2005 WHEN YOU'RE CLOSED.

AND THERE'S NEVER BEEN A PROBLEM THAT ANYONE KNOWS.

AND FINALLY GAS SERVICING NO GUESTS, ARTISTS, THAT'S NOT PART OF THIS REZONING REQUEST.

WHETHER A MARINA HAS GAS SERVICE OR NOT IS NOT, IS A MATTER OF SIGHT, NOT ZONING.

AND IT REQUIRES VARIANCES THAT NOT ONLY HAVE TO BE PRESENTED TO AND APPROVED THAT BOTH YOUR ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION AND YOUR ZONING AND PLANNING COMMISSION, BUT ALSO CAN ONLY BE APPROVED.

IF THE APPLICANT CAN PROVE TO THESE SUBMISSIONS THAT SUCH GAPS SERVICE WILL NOT DETRIMENTALLY WATER QUALITY.

ALL WE ARE ASKING HERE IS GIVE US THIS ZONING SO WE CAN REPAIR THE DARN BOAT SLIP AND LET US, YES, WE DO ASK FOR GASOLINE SERVICE IN THE FUTURE, LET US GO THROUGH THE SAME PROCESS FOR THAT, THAT EVERY EFFORT, PROPERTY OWNERS WHO WOULD BE MAKING THAT REQUEST WOULD HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE MUD AND THE WCID ARE REALLY TRYING TO SEIZE UPON AN OPPORTUNITY IN A WAY THAT WE FEEL IS REALLY VERY UNFAIR.

SO WE'RE ASKING YOU TO NOT PUT THE CART IN FRONT OF THE HORSE ON THAT QUESTION AND LET THAT QUESTION GO THROUGH ITS NORMAL PROCESS.

WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT THE COUNCIL APPROVED AS WHAT SHOULD BE RELATIVELY SIMPLE REZONING DOWN ZONING AGAIN, UM, SO THAT WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH CLEARING UP THESE CODE VIOLATIONS AND MAKING THIS PROPERTY SAFER AND MORE SLIGHTLY FOR EVERYBODY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS.

ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE WE RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER ALTER TO TALK TO CHRIS COUNCIL MEMBER? ALTA, WHY DON'T YOU GO AHEAD.

SO IS CHRIS HARRINGTON ON THE LINE? YES.

ENVIRONMENTAL OFFICER WITH ANSWERS TO THE QUESTIONS I RAISED AT WORK SESSION.

GOOD EVENING.

SO, UM, THANK YOU.

UM, SO COLLEAGUES, WE ALL RECEIVED AN EMAIL UPDATE ON THIS CASE FROM CHRIS HARRINGTON, OUR CHIEF

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I WANTED TO, UM, ASK MR. HARRINGTON TO JOIN US TO ANSWER A FEW QUESTIONS.

UM, SO THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

UM, MR. HARRINGTON, CAN YOU TELL US WHO YOU SPOKE WITH AT TCEQ? I DID REVIEW WRITTEN CORRESPONDENCE VIA EMAIL BETWEEN THE APPLICANT AND A MEMBER OF THE WATER SUPPLY DIVISION OF TCQ.

AND THEN I CALLED A SEPARATE STAFF MEMBER WITHIN THE TECHNICAL REVIEW AND OVERSIGHT, UM, UH, TEAM IN THE PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY DIVISION AND TCEQ TO CONFIRM THE ACCURACY OF THOSE EMAILS.

AND THEN ALSO ASK A FEW QUESTIONS ABOUT THE RELEVANT PORTIONS OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE IN THIS MATTER.

AND SO DID YOU AND THE TCEQ STAFF MEMBER DISCUSS THE EMAILS FROM TCQ THAT THE APPLICANT HAD PROVIDED TO US THEN? SOUNDS LIKE YES.

MA'AM, THAT'S CORRECT.

I DID REVIEW, UM, THE ASSESSMENT AND THE CONCLUSIONS PROVIDED BY TCEQ AND THEN INDEPENDENTLY CONFIRMED THEM WITH ANOTHER STAFF MEMBER AT TCEQ.

SO IS THERE ANYTHING THAT YOU LEARNED FROM TCEQ THAT CONTRADICTED OR CONFIRMED WHAT HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY SHARED WITH US BY MS. MEAD ON BEHALF OF THE APPLICANT? NO, I BELIEVE THE APPLICANT'S REPRESENTATION CERTAINLY IN THAT EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ARE ACCURATE.

THE, UM, ADMINISTRATIVE CODE SPEAKS ONLY TO MARINAS AND THE DISTANCE BETWEEN A MARINA AND A PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY INTAKE, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THERE ARE FUELING FACILITIES ON THOSE MARINAS OR NOT.

THE TWO FACILITIES IN QUESTION DO HAVE EXCEPTIONS FROM THE STATE, FROM TCQ, THEY DO NOT EXPIRE AND WOULD NOT EXPIRE UNLESS THE MARINA WERE MOVED CLOSER OR SOME OTHER PROVISION OF THOSE EXISTING EXCEPTIONS WERE GRANTED.

SO I THINK THAT THAT KIND OF ANSWERS, MY NEXT QUESTION WAS JUST THAT, YOU KNOW, THE TWO SPECIAL PURPOSE DISTRICTS HAVE RAISED CONCERNS ABOUT THE POTENTIAL FOR THE FUEL FACILITIES OR THE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE DOCKS AND THE IMPACT ON THEIR EXISTING PERMITS.

UM, AND FROM WHAT I AM UNDERSTANDING THAT THERE'S NOT A CONCERN THAT TCEQ, UM, WOULD REVEAL THAT ON THOSE ON THAT CAUSE THAT WAS SORT OF ONE PART OF THIS, IS THAT CORRECT? YES, MA'AM, THAT'S CORRECT.

THEY THEY'VE STATED THAT OUR ZONING DECISION WOULD HAVE NO BEARING ON THOSE EXCEPTIONS.

AND THE ONLY THING THAT WOULD AFFECT THOSE EXCEPTIONS AGAIN, WAS THE MARINA ITSELF MOVING CLOSER TO ONE OR THE OTHER OF THE INTAKES THAT THEN, UM, MIGHT REQUIRE THEM TO REAPPLY FOR A NEW EXCEPTION.

AND DID THOSE, UM, CAN THOSE EXCEPTIONS EVER EXPIRE? TH THEY, THEY DO NOT EXPIRE ACCORDING TO TCQ.

SO FROM YOUR PERSPECTIVE, DID TCQ SAY THAT ZONING WOULD IMPACT HOW THEY LOOK AT THIS? LIKE A CHANGE IN ZONING? NO.

MA'AM THEY STATED THAT IT WOULD NOT IMPACT THEIR DECISION ON THE EXCEPTIONS FOR THE INTAKE FACILITIES.

SO THEN THE SECOND PART OF THAT IS THE GAS FAILS.

UM, SO ONE, ONE OF THE ISSUES THAT WAS RAISED WAS, UM, THE DISTANCE AND THE IMPACT FOR TCQ, WITH RESPECT TO THESE DISTRICTS.

AND THEN THE SECOND PART WAS THE GAS SALES, UM, AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES.

UM, CAN YOU SPEAK TO OUR OPTIONS ON GAS SALES AND WHAT YOU BELIEVE THE BEST ROUTE TO ENSURING STEWARDSHIP OF OUR ENVIRONMENT FOR THAT YOUTH LOOKS LIKE? I, I DO APPRECIATE THEIR CONCERNS ABOUT HYDROCARBONS IN THE LAKE, BUT WE DO HAVE MANY, MANY BOATS AND, UH, MANY BOATS BEING FILLED BY INDIVIDUAL, UH, DOCK OWNERS ON THE LAKE.

SO IF WE WERE REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT HYDROCARBONS, WE'D PROBABLY TALK ABOUT PROHIBITING GAS-POWERED MOTOR OVER AS WELL AS A LEAD BALLOON IN LAKE AUSTIN.

UM, IT WOULD HELP FOR OUR SHORELINE EROSION ISSUES, BUT, UM, THE APPLICANT WAS CORRECT IN STATING THAT ANY FUELING FACILITIES ON THE DOCK WOULD HAVE WOULDN'T NECESSITATE, AT LEAST ONE LAND USE COMMISSION VARIANCE.

AND SO IT'S DIFFICULT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STAFF TO COMMENT ON THAT SINCE WE HAVEN'T SEEN A DESIGN, THERE IS NO APPLICATION CURRENTLY IN REVIEW.

THAT INCLUDES THOSE FEELING FACILITIES THAT I'M AWARE OF.

UM, BUT WE WOULD REVIEW THOSE.

IT WOULD NECESSITATE, AGAIN, AT LEAST ONE, POTENTIALLY TWO VARIANCES THAT WOULD NEED APPROVAL BY THE LAND USE COMMISSION AND PER CODE.

WE WOULD ONLY RECOMMEND THOSE VARIANCES TO THE COMMISSION IF THE FUELING FACILITIES PROVIDED EQUAL OR BETTER WATER QUALITY.

AND THERE WAS NOT A SIGNIFICANT PROBABILITY OF HARMFUL ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES.

SO IT WOULD REQUIRE A RIGOROUS REVIEW AND DESIGN PROCESS IF THEY DID ELECT AT SITE PLAN TO ADD FUELING FACILITIES AND CUSTOMER NUMBER ALTO CUSTOMER OUT HERE, IF I COULD ADD THIS IS TERRY REST OVEN, UM, WITHIN THE CRS ZONING DISTRICT WHO WE WOULD CONSIDER THIS, UM, ALTHOUGH THE USE WOULD BE MARINA, THE, THE SALE OF GASOLINE WOULD BE A SERVICE STATION USE.

UM, THAT IS, UH, UM, THAT IS A CONDITIONAL USE WITHIN THE SIERRA'S ZONING DISTRICTS.

SO IT WOULD REQUIRE THE APPROVAL OF THE LAND USE COMMISSION.

UM, IT WOULD BE AN OPTION IF THE COUNCIL SO CHOSE TO MAKE THAT A PROHIBITED USE AS A CEO, AS A PART OF THIS CASE, IF THAT'S WHAT YOU DESIRE.

IS, DO YOU HAVE ANY CONCERNS YOU WANT TO MAKE US AWARE OF FROM AN ENVIRONMENTAL PERSPECTIVE ON THIS CASE? NO, MA'AM NOT AT THIS POINT, NOT AT ZONING AGAIN, UH, AT THE TIME OF SITE DEVELOPMENT PERMITTING, UM, WE WOULD REVIEW COMPLIANCE WITH OUR, UH, REGULATIONS OF BOTH ENTITLED 25, AS WELL AS THE APPLICABLE REGULATIONS AND TITLE SIX, IF THEY WERE TO INCLUDE ANY FUEL STORAGE FACILITIES ON THE DOCK OR EVEN ON THE SHORELINE.

UM, AND THAT'S OBVIOUSLY ONE OF THE OPTIONS, UM, BEFORE US.

UM, MY LAST QUESTION FOR CHRIS, I THINK

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SO AT THE TIME OF ZONING, JUST BASED ON THE LOCATION OF A MARINA RELATIVE TO THESE TWO INTAKES, I'M NOT SEEING ANYTHING THAT, UH, RELATIVE TO CITY OF AUSTIN CODES WOULD CAUSE ME ANY CONCERN.

UM, SO COLLEAGUES I'VE PREVIOUSLY NOTED.

THERE'S BEEN TWO CONCERNS HERE, AND, UM, ONE IS, YOU KNOW, HOW THIS CHOICE WOULD IMPACT WATER QUALITY VIA GAS SALES AND THE OTHER IS, YOU KNOW, WHETHER APPROVAL OF THIS ITEM WOULD IMPACT THE LEGAL OPERATIONS OF THE WATER INTAKE FOR THOSE SPECIAL PURPOSE DISTRICTS.

UM, IN MY MIND, THESE MATTERS AREN'T EXCLUSIVELY DISTRICT 10 FRIENDS BECAUSE OUR WATER SUPPLY IS A CITY-WIDE CONCERN.

SO I WANT TO KIND OF PAUSE AND SEE IF ANY OF MY COLLEAGUES HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS OR ANY APPREHENSION ABOUT APPROVING THIS CASE.

AND THEN WE CAN KIND OF DISCUSS SOME OPTIONS WHEN I GET A SENSE OF WHAT YOUR FOCUSES, THAT'S BETTER FLAT, AGAIN, JUST A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS TO MAKE SURE I UNDERSTAND THE SITE RIGHT NOW IS NOT A MARINA.

CAUSE I THINK I HEARD MS. KNEAD SAY THAT THEY WANTED TO REPAIR A BOAT SLIP.

MIKE, AM I GETTING, IS THAT RIGHT? AND I DON'T ACTUALLY KNOW WHO I'M ASKING THE QUESTION TO MY CUSTOMER.

THIS IS JERRY RESTHAVEN, UH, I'LL I'LL REAL QUICK.

THERE, THERE THERE'S MORE THAN ONE BOAT SLIP.

THERE WAS FORMERLY OPERATED AS A RESTAURANT WITH BOAT SLIPS FOR, FOR PATRONS OF THE RESTAURANT TO PARKING.

UM, SO THERE'S QUITE A FEW BOAT DOCKS, BUT I'LL LET MS SMITA DRESS HER, UH, HER INTENTIONS.

SO A COUNCIL MEMBER PLAYING AGAIN, THE IT, THE YOUTH IS NOT CHANGING NOTHING ABOUT IT AS CHANGING, BUT CONFIGURATION OF IT, IT'S NOT CHANGING.

STAFF IS CALLING THIS A QUOTE MARINA, BUT FOR PURPOSES OF WHAT TCQ IS LOOKING AT, NOTHING CHANGES.

THE ONLY REASON STAFF HAS CALLING THOSE A QUOTE MARINA IS BECAUSE BASED OUT OF FIVE, IT USED TO CLASSIFY THAT UNDER THE CODE.

IT'S NEVER NOT BEEN A MARINA.

IT'S EXACTLY WHAT'S BEEN THERE SINCE 1958 IS THE SAME AS WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING TO RECONSTRUCT.

IT'S JUST THAT BEFORE THE, THE, HOW YOU CLASSIFIED THIS YOUTH WAS IRRELEVANT BECAUSE IT WAS JUST ACCESSORY TO THE RESTAURANT.

WHEN THE RESTAURANT'S NOT OPERATING, IT CAN'T BE ACCESSORY.

IT HAS TO STAND ON ITS OWN, WHICH IS WHY STAFF IS SAYING YOU NOW, IT MAKES A DIFFERENCE THAT WE HAVE TO CALL IT A MARINA.

WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT IT USED TO CALL IT UNDER THE CODE AND JERRY UNDER CR AND THE REQUESTED ZONING.

WOULD WHAT EXPANDING THE BOAT SLIPS BE ALLOWED? WOULD IT BE, IS IT INCLUDED BY RIGHT IN THAT ZONING? YES.

I THINK THE DIFFERENCE IS BEFORE THEY WERE ESSENTIALLY PARKING SPACES FOR THE RESTAURANT, THEY JUST HAPPENED TO BE BOATS.

UM, NOW UNDER THE SIERRA ZONE, IT WOULD ALLOW A MARINA, WHICH TO ME IS A DIFFERENT THING.

IT'S WHERE YOU ACTUALLY CAN GO PARK YOUR BOAT.

AND, YOU KNOW, YOU PAID, UH, YOU KNOW, RENT A SLIP, IF YOU WILL.

UM, SO THE CR WOULD ALLOW A MARINA IF THEY LIKE THAT THEY DIDN'T HAVE, THEY WON'T HAVE TO, YOU KNOW, TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT.

THEY COULD USE IT AS IT WAS USED BEFORE AS PARKING SPOTS FOR, YOU KNOW, A DIFFERENT USE.

BUT THE MARINA WOULD ALLOW PEOPLE TO, YOU KNOW, BASICALLY RENT A BOAT DOCK THAT WOULD BE, YOU KNOW, THERE'S FOR THE PERIOD OF THE LEASE.

ZONING AND I'M KIND OF SUSPICIOUS ABOUT DOWN ZONINGS GENERALLY, WHEN A COMMUNITY IS ALREADY ACCUSTOMED TO EXPECT WHAT IS ENTITLED ON A PROPERTY.

AND, BUT I THINK THE ANSWER TO THAT WAS NOT CORRECT.

I THINK YOUR ANSWER, YOUR QUESTION WAS CAN IT BE EXPANDED AND NO, BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT OF FRONT END THAT WE HAVE AND THE SMALL AREA THAT WE ARE ASKING TO READ, DON'T THE FOOTPRINT THAT IS THERE TODAY IS ALL THAT WOULD BE ABLE TO BE CONSTRUCTED IN THE FUTURE CAN NOT BE EXPANDED.

AND, AND THE USE IS UNDER OR NOT USES THAT YOU NEED YOUR CURRENT ZONING.

UM, THEY SEE US IN THE CITY OF AUSTIN, UNFORTUNATELY, A SET OF BOAT SLIPS SUCH AS THIS ONE IS OVER SOME MARINA IS THAT'S HOW IT'S CLASSIFIED UNDER THE CODE.

THE ONLY ALLOWED TWO ZONING CATEGORIES IN THE ENTIRE CITY CR, WHICH IS WHAT WE'RE ASKING TO DOWNTOWN TO, OR PUTT, WHICH IS A NON-STARTER WE'VE NEVER ASKED FOR PUT ON THIS.

SO THAT'S THE REASON YOU'RE EXACTLY CORRECT.

THAT CS ONE DOES NOT PERMIT A MARINA, BUT YOU DON'T, YOU DON'T, I GUESS I'M ASKING YOU THE DIFFERENCE IN USES BETWEEN THE CURRENT ZONING AND CR AND I DON'T HAVE IT PULLED UP IN FRONT OF ME, BUT GENERALLY WHEN I SEE , I'M THINKING THAT IT'S KIND OF THE MOST INTENSE

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YES, YOU'RE CORRECT.

THAT C S IS ABOUT, I WOULD CALL IT ABOUT THE MOST INTENSE SHE CAN HAVE.

UM, AND SO, BUT OF IMPORTANCE HERE IS THAT THE AREA OF BEING REZONED, IT'S JUST THE AREA WHERE THE BOAT FLIPS ARE.

SO THE MAJORITY OF THE PROPERTY REMAINS CS.

WE ARE REDESIGNING WHERE THE BOAT SLIPS ARE.

SO IT REALLY, FOR PURPOSES OF, OR FOR THE, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE HAVING EXPECTED THIS TO BE A PROPERTY WHERE THE PIER WOULD BE, THAT REMAINS BECAUSE IF WE ACTUALLY DOWN THE ENTIRE PROPERTY TO CR WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO HAVE THE FEAR.

SO THAT, THAT PART WAS CONFUSING TO ME.

UM, YEAH.

SO I WILL SAY SINCE IT COMES MEMBER ULTRA, SINCE THEN, SINCE YOU KIND OF WERE ASKING TO GET A LITTLE BIT OF INSIGHT, I WILL JUST SHARE MINE.

UM, I'M I'M I FEEL LIKE THIS IS ONE OF THOSE SCENARIOS WHERE WE'RE SOLVING FOR THE CODE IS BROKEN BY TRYING TO FIND A MISHMASH OF THINGS.

IN THIS CASE, IT SEEMS LIKE WE'RE SPLIT ZONING, A SINGLE PROPERTY TO TRY AND GET US PARTLY WHERE WE WANT TO GO.

I WOULD LIKE A LITTLE MORE TIME TO EXPLORE THIS MARINA QUESTION ABOUT WHAT IS CURRENTLY THERE OR WHAT COULD BE THERE BY RIGHT UNDER CR UM, I COULD LIVE WITH SECOND READING OR A POSTPONEMENT, BUT I DON'T KNOW THAT I'M READY FOR THE WHOLE THING TO MOVE FORWARD TODAY.

THAT'S JUST WHERE I'M AT.

SO I JUST WANTED TO CHECK THEN, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER ALTAR, ARE YOU SUGGESTING, UM, SECOND READING WITH, UM, A RESTRICTION ON THE USE OF THE GAS STATION RESTRICTION ON LEADING TO THAT? IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE, THAT WOULD BE ONE DIRECTION WE COULD GO.

COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS.

I'VE ALSO BEEN KIND OF STUCK WITH ALL THE PIECES THAT WE HAVE TO WORK WITH.

YOU KNOW, IT'S, I'M A PROPERTY OWNER, THAT'S JUST TRYING TO REPAIR THE BOAT SLIPS, BUT WITHOUT OPENING THE RESTAURANT, THE ZONING DOESN'T ALLOW FOR THAT PERMIT.

AND SO I COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND SOME OF THE CONVERSATIONS GOING ON AROUND THE WATER INTAKES AND MAKING SURE, YOU KNOW, THESE WATER INTAKES, AREN'T GOING TO END UP WITH OTHER ISSUES WITH TCEQ, JUST FOR THIS SPECIFIC ISSUE.

UM, AND THEN YOU'VE GOT THE TIMELINE OF THE PIER WAS THERE FIRST, AND THEN THE IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS WERE CREATED.

AND SO THERE'S A LOT OF MESSY PIECES TO THIS.

UM, AND I REALLY FEEL FOR THIS PROPERTY OWNER, WHO'S JUST TRYING TO GET THIS BOAT SLIP REPAIRED IS REALLY WHAT IT COMES DOWN TO.

AND I THINK IF WE COULD WAVE A MAGIC WAND AND JUST LET THEM DO THAT, THAT WOULD BE FINE.

UM, SO IT, IT WAS JUST A LOT OF MESSY PIECES TO THIS ONE.

I DON'T KNOW THAT EVERYONE'S GOING TO BE THOROUGHLY HAPPY BY THE END OF IT.

UM, AND I KNOW THIS PROPERTY OWNER WANTS TO STILL HAVE OPTIONS AVAILABLE FOR WHATEVER THEY DO WANT TO DO WITH THAT PROPERTY.

IT JUST NEEDS TO BRING IT INTO COMPLIANCE.

SO I REALLY FEEL FOR THIS SITUATION AND, UM, WE'D LIKE TO HELP THEM REPAIR THEIR SLIPS SO THAT IT'S NOT A PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUE.

UM, BUT I CERTAINLY UNDERSTAND THIS IS KIND OF A COMPLEX AND COMPLICATED SITUATION.

COLLEAGUES.

IS THERE A MOTION ON THIS MATTER? SO, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A COUPLE OPTIONS WITH, DID SOMEONE ELSE WANT TO TALK? I WASN'T SURE IF I WAS HEARING, I DIDN'T SEE ANOTHER HAND.

UM, SO WE HAVE A COUPLE DIFFERENT OPTIONS THAN, YOU KNOW, I'M STILL, UM, I'M STILL UNCLEAR ABOUT THE GAS SALES AND THAT OF WHETHER I WOULD WANT GAL CELLS THERE OR NOT.

UM, IT'S UNDERSTANDING THAT THE PROCESS, UM, WOULD HAVE THE LAND COMMISSION, UM, LOOKING AT THINGS, UM, YOU KNOW, BEFORE IT COULD BE DONE, UM, AT SITE PLAN.

AND SO, YOU KNOW, NO MATTER WHAT WE DO TONIGHT, IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT THERE WOULD BE GAS SALES.

UM, SO WE COULD JUST PASS IT ON SECOND READING AS PROPOSED, OR WE CAN SAY, WE DON'T THINK WE WANT GAS SALES THERE AND ADD A NEW PART, UM, THAT PROHIBITS THE GAS SELLS KIND OF LEAVING DEADLINE.

AND I HAVE A MOTION THAT DOES THAT, BUT AGAIN, I'M JUST, IT SOUNDS LIKE FOLKS WOULD LIKE SOME MORE TIME, SO WE CAN, WE CAN SAY WE'RE GOING TO DO SECOND READING.

UM, I, I'M NOT SURE THAT EITHER OF THOSE LEAD TO A DIFFERENT OUTCOME PER SE, BECAUSE THE LAND USE COMMISSION, UM, RESULT CAN STILL BE APPEALED TO COUNCIL.

UM, BUT AGAIN, THERE'S IN THE ABSENCE OF ACTUALLY KNOWING WHAT THE GAS SALES STRUCTURE IS AND WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE.

I HAVE NO WAY OF, YOU KNOW, IDENTIFYING, IDENTIFYING THAT, BUT AT LEAST IF WE PROHIBITED THAT THEY CAN REBUILD THEIR BOAT AND AS IF WE DON'T DO ANYTHING, THEY COULD BUILD THEIR RESTAURANT AND REBUILD THEIR BOAT DOCKS AND GO THROUGH THE WHOLE PROCESS FOR GAS SALES.

IT'S KIND OF ONE OF THESE CHICKEN AND THE EGG SITUATIONS WHERE THE CODE IS, IS, UH, WRAPPING AROUND IT ITSELF.

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AND AGAIN, I DON'T HAVE ENOUGH INFORMATION FROM MY COLLEAGUES ABOUT HOW THEY FEEL ABOUT, YOU KNOW, WE POSTPONE THIS MULTIPLE TIMES, SO I'D LIKE TO MOVE IT FORWARD AND READING, BUT I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND, UM, SINCE THEY BOTH SEEM TO LEAD TO THE SAME PLACE, WHETHER, WHETHER THERE'S A PREFERENCE FOR US TO PROHIBIT THE GAS SALES RIGHT NOW FOR A SECOND READING, OR JUST MOVE FORWARD AND SECOND READING ON WHAT, WITH WHAT THEY HAVE.

UM, CAN I ASK A QUESTION TO STAFF ON A PROCEDURAL THING ON KIMMY? IF WE WERE TO PUT THE, OR THERE THERE'S JERRY? OKAY.

IF WE PUT THE RESTRICTION ON VEST SALES AND SECOND READING, BUT SOMETHING TRANSPIRED AND JUST PASSED IT THAT WAY, BUT THEN SOMETHING TRANSPIRES BETWEEN NOW AND WHEN WE TAKE IT UP AGAIN AND WE DECIDED WE WANT TO TAKE THAT RESTRICTION OFF AS GAS SALES JUST BLEW SCOTT GOING IN HERE.

CAN WE DO THAT? CAN WE AMEND A SECOND READING TO REMOVE SOMETHING THAT WE'VE PUT ONTO IT IN SECOND RATING? OR ARE WE ONLY ALLOWED TO GO THE OTHER DIRECTION? NO, YOU CAN REMOVE IT.

SO IF WE DID THAT AND THAT WOULD SATISFY, OR AT LEAST GO SOME DIRECTION, COUNCILMEMBER ALTERED FOR THE RESIDENTS WHO ARE CONCERNED ABOUT IT, UM, BUT STILL BE ABLE TO MOVE IT FORWARD OVER THE NEXT SIX WEEKS OR SO.

SO THAT THE, UM, THE RESIDENT HAS A LITTLE BIT MORE CERTAINTY ABOUT WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN WITH THE PROPERTY, WITH THE PROPERTY THAT HE OWNS.

I WOULD BE WILLING TO SUPPORT THAT KIND OF EMOTION IF YOU WERE GOING TO MAKE IT, I'D BE HAPPY TO SECOND THAT, YEAH, THANKS.

UM, I WOULD, I WOULD DEFINITELY SUPPORT THAT.

UM, I THINK THERE'S PRETTY BROAD ACKNOWLEDGEMENT THAT THE GAS SALES IS NOT SOMETHING WE WANT TO SEE IN THE FUTURE.

UM, MY ISSUES ARE, ARE A LITTLE BROADER ABOUT BOATS ON THE LAKE AND AS COUNCIL MEMBER ALTAR KNOWS HER AND I BOTH, UH, HAVE THE, THE, THE DUTY TO PROTECT LAKE AUSTIN SINCE WE BOTH REPRESENT DIFFERENT HALVES OF IT.

UM, BUT, UH, THAT'S WHERE MY CONCERNS ARE, ARE, ARE MORE FOCUSED ON THE MARINA, THE BOAT SLIPS THE SCALE.

WHAT DID YOU GET BY, RIGHT? IT'S NOT SO MANY A BUNCH ABOUT THE GUESTS, CAUSE I'M, I DON'T THINK ANYONE IS LOOKING TO ALLOW THAT.

SO I WOULD, I WOULD SUPPORT CAUSE NUMBER I'LL THROW EMOTION YOU MADE THAT INCLUDED THAT RESTRICTION.

SECOND READING NOTING ONLY I WOULD SUPPORT THAT.

UM, IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE WE'RE GOING TO HEAR FROM OTHER FOLKS.

SO LET ME JUST MAKE A MOTION THEN TO MOVE THIS ON SECOND READING, UM, AS PROPOSED IN THE BACKUP, BUT ADDING A NEW PART TWO AND RENUMBERING THE REMAINING PARTS AS NECESSARY PART TWO, UM, PART TWO WOULD BE THE PRETTY WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE CONDITIONAL OVERLAY.

COMBINING DISTRICT ESTABLISHED BY THIS ORDINANCE IS SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING CONDITION.

SERVICE STATION IS NOT A PERMITTED USE OF THE PROPERTY.

UM, SO IN OTHER WORDS, THE MOTION IS TO DO WHATEVER NEEDS TO BE DONE, TO MAKE SURE THAT A SERVICE STATION IS NOT A PERMITTED USE OF THE PROPERTY, UM, AND HAVE ALL THE NUMBERING AND OTHER STUFF WORK OUT.

THAT'S ON SECOND READING IT'S TO APPROVE ON SECOND READING WITH THE, UH, AS RECOMMENDED WITH THE ADDITION OF THE PROHIBITION AGAINST SERVICE STATION.

IS THERE A SECOND TO THAT OUT? SO REMEMBER FLARING AGAIN, SECONDS THAT AND A DISCUSSION.

COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS.

I HAD A QUESTION.

UM, JUST CAUSE I KNOW THERE'S, THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF CONVERSATIONS AROUND THIS ONE.

UM, IF WE'RE GOING TO BE PUTTING ON THAT RESTRICTED USE, DO WE WANT TO DO SECOND AND THIRD? JUST SO WE ARE MOVING FORWARD WITH THAT.

I'M NOT QUITE SURE HOW THE APPLICANT OR STAFF WOULD FEEL ABOUT THAT, BUT I JUST WONDERED SINCE WE'VE BEEN GOING BACK AND FORTH AND POST-PLANNING THIS A FEW TIMES, IF, IF THAT'S AGREEABLE COUNCIL MEMBER, THE STAFF WOULD, UM, FOUR, SIX, WHATEVER THE COUNCIL WANTED TO DO, WE'RE READY FOR EITHER SECOND OR SECOND.

AND THIRD, DOES THE APPLICANT HAVE THOUGHTS ON THAT? UM, THIS IS MIKELLE ME RETEST BLACKWELL.

IT'S A TOUGH QUESTION BECAUSE WE FEEL SO STRONGLY THAT IT IS TOO PREMATURE IN THE PROCESS TO KNOW WHERE THE GAS HILLS MAKES OR DOESN'T MAKE SENSE.

HOWEVER, I MEAN, I THINK OUR IT'S, WHATEVER THE COUNCIL'S

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DESIRE IS.

I THINK WE EITHER WAY, IF YOU WOULD PREFER TO JUST BE SECOND READING, IT SOUNDS LIKE DON'T REMEMBER BUYING AGAIN, HAVE SOME QUESTIONS THAT'S FINE.

OR IF YOU ALL KNOW THAT YOU WANT TO PROHIBIT GUESTS, THEN WE WOULD PREFER TO JUST GO AHEAD AND WHATEVER IS THE COUNCIL'S DESIRE.

WE'RE NOT IN A MAJOR RUSH YEAR.

WE WOULD LIKE TO NOT BE COMING BACK TO THE COUNCIL WITH THE SAME FACE, BUT IT'S WHATEVER SIZE THIS MAY SOUND LIKE.

MY OTHER COLLEAGUES MAY NEED A LITTLE TIME TOO.

SO I DON'T WANT TO, I DON'T WANT TO JUMP THE GUN HERE.

I THINK MAYBE SECOND.

NO, IT'D BE APPROPRIATE.

THEN EMOTIONS TO APPROVE ON SECOND READING WITH THE ADDITIONAL RESTRICTION AND DISCUSSION TO TAKE A, VOTE THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.

THOSE OPPOSED UNANIMOUS ON THE DICE.

AND IF I COULD JUST ASK IF FOLKS HAVE FURTHER QUESTIONS, UM, YOU KNOW, I DIDN'T PROPOSE THIRD READING CAUSE IT SOUNDED LIKE THERE WERE SOME FOLKS WHO HAD, UM, MORE QUESTIONS, UM, THAT IF YOU CAN MAKE SURE THAT YOU TALK TO ME, UM, I HAVE FUN SPACE IN MY QUORUM ON THIS, UM, SO THAT WE CAN TRY TO GET THIS ADDRESSED, UM, QUICKLY.

COLLEAGUES, I THINK WE HAVE AGREEMENT NOW ON, UH, ON THE ITEM 49, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, POOL.

BEFORE WE TAKE OUR DINNER BREAK

[49. Approve an ordinance renaming “Hobby Horse Court” to “Azul Crossing”.]

DO YOU WANT TO MAKE THE MOTION? YEP.

LET ME PULL UP THAT LANGUAGE.

SO THIS IS ITEM 49.

THIS IS THE RENAMING.

WELL IT'S, IT'S ACTUALLY NOT A RENAMING ANYMORE.

IT IS A NAMING OF A NEW SEGMENT OF ROAD THAT HAS NOT YET BEEN LAID AND IT IS ENTIRELY CONTAINED WITHIN THE BROADMORE DEVELOPMENT.

SO IT WILL NOT HAVE ANY IMPACTS ON PEOPLE'S CURRENT, UM, UH, ADDRESSES.

THEY WON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT, UH, WHETHER THE, UH, POST OFFICE IS GOING TO FORWARD THEIR, THEIR MAIL.

SO THE DIRECTION, UM, TO STAFF IS TO NAME THE NEW PUBLIC ROAD QUOTE, AZULE CROSSING THAT BISECTS THE BRANDYWINE PROPERTY FROM GALT TO THE SOUTHERN END OF THE PROJECT AND MAINTAIN HOBBY HORSE COURT FOR THE EXISTING SEGMENT FROM GALT NORTH TO GRACIE FARMS LANE.

SO THAT SHOULD, UM, OH, I DON'T WANT TO TALK MY MOTION.

THERE'S BEEN A MOTION TO JUST NAME THAT, TO BE BUILT PART OF THE ROAD ON THE BRANDYWINE PROPERTY.

SO OUR SECOND TO THAT MOTION, SECONDS THAT MOTION AND DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR.

TODAY IS STILL DECEMBER 10TH, 2020.

THOSE OPPOSED THAT ONE IS UNANIMOUS ON THE DIETS.

THANKS SO MUCH EVERYBODY.

THANK YOU GUYS.

IT IS SIX 20.

UM, WE HAVE, UH, THE BAKER SCHOOL SAXON, SOUTH LAMAR, DAVID CHAPEL AND HEALTH HEFLIN.

UH, DO YOU WANNA COME BACK AT, UH, UH, SEVEN 30 AND THEN HANDLE THE REMAINING OF THE ZONING CASES? LET'S GO AHEAD AND DO THAT.

UH, SIX 19, UH, THIS MEETING IS IN RECESS.

WE'LL COME BACK AT SEVEN 20 PRESENT.

TODAY IS PRESENT.

THE TIME IS SEVEN 33 AND WE STILL HAVE SOME OTHER FOLKS.

I THINK THEY'RE GOING TO BE SIGNING ON, UH, IT LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE JUST, UH, ZONING CASES, UH, REMAINING, UM, BEST AS I CAN TELL, WE HAVE CASES 67 69, 87, 88 TO 91 AND 96 97.

SO BASICALLY ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE ZONING CASES THAT ARE LEFT ONLY SEVEN OF US HERE SO FAR.

SO LET'S WAIT JUST A SECOND.

HI, WE'RE WHO WE'RE MISSING.

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KATHY AND ANNE AND ALISON THERE'S ANNE, KATHY AND ALLISON MAYOR.

ALISON INDICATED IT MAYBE EIGHT O'CLOCK BEFORE SHE'S BACK.

UM, SHE WASN'T ALISON.

NUMBER 69, THIS CASE C 14, 2020 ZERO, ZERO 44, KNOWN AS SEX AND ACRES.

IF IT LOOKS LIKE ANYTHING IS, YOU KNOW, MEETING A VOTE OR IF IT'S PLUS OR MINUS A VOTE, WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT WE DON'T TAKE THE VOTE OR WE'LL REVOLT WHEN WE HAVE A FULL DESK.

UH, BAKER IS IN, UH, KATHY.

SO IT'S NOT PICKED THAT UP.

UH, THE PEER WE'VE ALREADY HANDLED, UH, SAXON.

UH, DO WE WANT TO, WE HAVE SEX AND UM, YOU WANT TO TRY TO DO THAT ONE? LET'S TRY THAT JERRY RUN LAYOUT SHOTS.

SURE.

MAYOR.

UM, THIS IS ITEM

[69. C14-2020-0044 - Saxon Acres Residential Zoning - Conduct a public hearing and approve an ordinance amending City Code Title 25 by rezoning property locally known as 316 Saxon Lane and 6328 El Mirando Street (Country Club East and Colorado River Watersheds). Applicant Request: To rezone from family residence-neighborhood plan (SF-3-NP) combining district zoning to townhouse and condominium residence-neighborhood plan (SF-6-NP) combining district zoning. Staff and Planning Commission Recommendation: To grant townhouse and condominium residence-neighborhood plan (SF-6-NP) combining district zoning. Owner: Saxon Acres LLC (Danny Walker). Applicant: Thrower Design (A. Ron Thrower). City Staff: Kate Clark, 512-974-1237. A valid petition has been filed in opposition to this rezoning request.]

RESIDENTIAL REZONING EXISTING ZONING IS S3 AND P THE REQUESTED ZONING IS SF SIX, NP.

IT IS ABOUT A THREE ACRE TRACT.

UH, THE PLANNING COMMISSION, I'M SORRY.

THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE, UM, SF SIX NP ZONING.

DID HE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE THE SF SIX NP ZONING, UH, THIS MORNING, UM, THERE WAS A VALID PETITION ON THE PROPERTY AT 21%, HOWEVER, UM, THAT HAS CHANGED AND THERE IS NO LONGER VALID PETITION THAT SAID 17%.

SO WITH THAT, I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.

IS THERE A MOTION ON THIS ITEM? 69, COUNCILMAN RENTERIA.

CAN'T HEAR YOU KAREN, HEAR YOU APPEAL.

UH, CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? YES, I, I MOVED TO A, UH, A BOOTH, THE ZONING CHANGE, UH, THIS, THIS PARTICULAR AREA HERE RIGHT NEXT TO ONE 83.

IT'S, UH, HAS A COUPLE OF, UH, COVID SACK AND A DEAD END STREET BECAUSE OF THE CONSTRUCTION THAT WAS GOING ON THERE.

BIG VACANT LOT.

SO WE'RE NOT DISPLACING ANY, AND THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE ONLY SHIP.

SO I MOVED THAT WE APPROVED THIS, BUT I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO, BEFORE WE GET A SECOND, YOU HAD TO LET THE APPLICANT SPEAK.

I WILL GIVE YOU A CHANCE TO SPEAK AFTER THE SECOND SPIN A MOTION SECOND BY A COUNCIL MEMBER LS PO YOU CAN SPEAK ON IT.

THANK YOU, MARY.

UM, THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO MORE HOUSING IN THIS AREA.

IT'S RIGHT NEXT TO ONE 83, WHERE ALL THE CONSTRUCTION IS GOING.

IT'S JUST SOUNDS SO MONTOPOLIS ROAD AND, UH, UH, IT'S, UH, IT'S ALWAYS BEEN A UNDEVELOPED LIBERAL AREA BECAUSE OF WHAT I SAID.

IT WAS JUST, UH, SOME DEAD END STREETS THERE.

AND, AND, UH, SO IT'S, UH, IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE MORE HOUSING.

AND I THINK THE APPLICANT IS OFFERING SOME, UH, SOME UNITS AT, UH, HE'S WILLING TO, UH, UH, SELL AT 80%, I THINK IS TWO, BUT I'LL LET THE APPLICANT EXPLAIN WHAT HE'S OFFERING.

SO I JUST WANT TO HEAR, BUT IF ANYBODY HAD QUESTIONED, I THINK THAT THE OPPORTUNITY WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE TO BE ABLE TO EXPLAIN TO YOU WHAT THEY'RE PROPOSING.

IS THIS FOR APPROVAL? IS THIS WHAT SECOND AND THIRD READING, JERRY.

PERFECT.

UH, YES.

MA'AM IT'S READY FOR ALL THREE READINGS, ALL THREE READINGS.

MOTION TO APPROVE ON ALL THREE READINGS IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.

IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION WE READY TO TAKE A VOTE COUNCIL MEMBER, CSR MAYOR.

UM, THIS, THIS CASE, UH, WAS ONE OF SEVERAL CASES THAT GOT BROUGHT UP IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD.

UH, THE ONE THAT WE'VE DISCUSSED QUITE A BIT WAS THE ONE ON KEMP STREET.

UH, I THOUGHT THAT THAT ONE FOR AN AREA THAT WAS FACING SUCH GENTRIFICATION PRESSURES, THAT I COULDN'T SUPPORT IT UNTIL THEY CAME BACK WITH MORE AFFORDABILITY, AS WE ALL TALKED ABOUT, UH, NO, THEY CAME BACK WITH VERY SIGNIFICANT

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AMOUNTS.

WE KNOW WHERE THAT CAN BE WOUND UP, BUT, UH, BUT I THOUGHT THAT IT WAS A REALLY SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT.

IT WAS SOMETHING I COULD SUPPORT.

UH, I MENTIONED THE SAME THING ON THIS CASE.

UH, IT ONLY HAVING TWO, UM, UNITS OF THE, OF THE, OF THE MORE SIGNIFICANT NUMBER TO ME, WASN'T ENOUGH TO MEET THE BAR THAT I WOULD SET RIGHT NOW, UH, PRE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE REWRITE IN AN AREA LIKE THIS.

SO, UM, UH, UH, I'M GOING TO VOTE NO, ON THIS ONE.

DO WE HAVE AN, AN APPLICANT WITH US THAT WISHES TO SPEAK? UM, MAYOR, THIS IS VICTORIA HASI WITH YOUR DESIGN.

CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES.

UM, I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GIVE MY PRESENTATION THERE.

UH, THE COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO HEAR THAT.

I SEE SOME PEOPLE NODDING THEIR HEAD.

AT LEAST LESLIE'S NODDING HER HEAD.

LIKE, YES, YES.

UM, LET ME KNOW WHEN THE PRESENTATION IS UP.

UM, YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND ADVANCE TO, UH, THE SECOND SLIDE.

UM, THIS IS VICTORIA HASI WITH RIVER DESIGN ON BEHALF OF THE LANDOWNER AND THE DEVELOPER.

GIVE ME JUST ONE SECOND.

SO THE SUBJECT TAXES, UH, NEARLY THREE ACRES OF UNDEVELOPED LAND AT THE, AT THE DEAD ENDS OF FACTS AND LANE AND EL MARANDO STREET.

THE LAND HAS NOT SEEN ANY DEVELOPMENT FOR AT LEAST THE LAST 25 YEARS AND PROBABLY MORE, PROBABLY LONGER.

AND NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE, WE REQUEST THAT THE FIXED ZONING FOR THIS SITE, BECAUSE THIS ZONING DISTRICT WILL HAVE THE ABILITY TO PROVIDE A WELL-ROUNDED BETTER QUALITY DEVELOPMENT THAN AN SSP OR AN SF THREE SUBDIVISION WOULD PRODUCE.

AND NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.

THE PROPERTY IS ABOUT A MILE NORTH OF, UH, AN IMAGINE AUSTIN CORRIDOR AND THE RIVERSIDE STATION TOWN CENTER FURTHER.

THE PROPERTY IS LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE FROM EXISTING BUS STOPS THAT ARE SYMBOLIZED HERE WITH RED, THE RED.NEXT BY FREEZE.

MY SIDE IS ALSO LOCATED LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE FROM A TRANSIT PRIORITY NETWORK.

SO IT'S AN IDEAL LOCATION TO ADD RESIDENTIAL DENSITY AND THE REQUESTED DENSITY IS COMPATIBLE WITH THE EXISTING SINGLE FAMILY HOMES IN THE AREA.

THE TABLE HERE PROVIDES A DIRECT COMPARISON BETWEEN SITE ON THEIR REGULATIONS ASEPTICS WILL ACHIEVE THE DEVELOPMENT THAT SAVES MORE TREES PROVIDE GREATER PEDESTRIAN CONNECTIVITY, PROVIDE GREATER PRIVACY WITH BIGGER SETBACK WILL PROVIDE DRAINAGE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT DOESN'T EXIST TODAY, OR PROVIDE GREATER DIVERSITY.

IN HOUSING TYPES, IT'LL PROVIDE SMALLER HOMES THAT ARE MORE AFFORDABLE AND MORE ATTAINABLE THAN AN SFA THREE HOME WOULD BE.

AND WE'LL PROVIDE TWO AFFORDABLE UNITS, OFFERED TO HOUSEHOLDS AT 80% MFI LEVELS.

AND IN THE BIGGER PICTURE, IT WILL CONTRIBUTE LESS TO GENTRIFICATION OF THIS AREA THAN AN S3 SUBDIVISION WOULD.

AND AS THE THREE SUBDIVISION OF THIS PROPERTY WILL YIELD 14 LOTS WITH EACH LOT, HAVING A HOME AND AN ADU FOR A TOTAL OF 28 DWELLING UNITS, SINGLE FAMILY PROPERTIES IN THIS IMMEDIATE AREA ARE PRODUCING HOMES OVER 2000 SQUARE FEET AND SELLING FOR ANYWHERE FROM 650 TO $760,000.

AND THIS WILL CERTAINLY INCREASE THE VALUE OF THE PROPERTY FAR BEYOND WHAT THIS AREA HAS BEEN HISTORICALLY AND WILL BE A GREAT CONTRIBUTOR TO GENTRIFICATION.

CONVERSELY, AS OUR SIXTH DEVELOPMENT KEEPS A LOT INTACT AND WOULD HAVE A MAXIMUM YIELD OF 36 DWELLING UNITS.

THIS CONCEPTUAL SITE PLAN SHOWS THE GROWTH OF TREES THAT WOULD BE INCORPORATED INTO THE DESIGN OF THE DEVELOPMENT.

THIS DEVELOPMENT WILL PRODUCE HOME AS FAR BELOW THE DUPLEX THAT IS FOR SALE ON EL MARANDO TODAY FOR MORE THAN $650,000.

THE NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN, IN FACT, SUPPORTS RESIDENTIAL USES ON THE REMAINING UNDEVELOPED LAND AND IN ZONING DISTRICTS THAT WOULD ALLOW FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING, INCLUDING SSX NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.

THE NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN CALLS FOR MULTIPLE HOUSING TYPES OF VERA VARIED INTENSITIES, AND WITH ALL THE INFO TOOLS LISTED HERE IN THE IMAGE BEFORE YOU, UM, THEY CALL IT FOR INDIVIDUAL LOTS.

AND WITH THIS DEVELOPMENT, WITH THIS DEVELOPMENT, WE WANT TO TAKE A DIFFERENT PATH TO PROVIDE THE DESIRED VARIETY OF HOUSING WITHOUT HAVING TO CREATE INDIVIDUAL LOTS, WHICH IN THE END ONLY INCREASES THE COST OF THE HOME.

IT PRESERVES LESS TREES, AND IT'S A GREATER BURDEN ON SYDNEY, TAXPAYER DOLLARS FOR THE UPKEEP AND MAINTENANCE OF INFRASTRUCTURE AND ABOVE EVER.

OUR CLIENTS DECIDED TO GO DOOR TO DOOR, MAINTAINING RECOMMENDED SOCIAL DISTANCE.

UM, DURING THIS TIME TO SPEAK WITH OWNERS ABOUT THE OPPOSITION TO THE DEVELOPMENT, AND IT WAS FOUND THAT MANY OF THE RESIDENTS DID NOT HAVE FACTUAL INFORMATION TO BASE THEIR OPPOSITION FROM, AND AFTER LEARNING THE FACTS OF THE MATTER, UM, SEVERAL WITHDREW THEIR PETITION AND ARE NOW SUPPORTING THE CASE.

OF HOMES THAT WILL PRODUCE RESONANCE TO DEVELOPMENT THAT SAVES MORE TREES.

SO IF YOUR SUPPORT FOR ASSETS SIX, WE CAN PROVIDE THIS DEVELOPMENT CAN PROVIDE MORE HOMES AND A VARIETY

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IT'S LESS BURDEN ON TAXPAYERS.

THEY'LL PROVIDE SMALLER HOMES THAT ARE MORE ATTAINABLE WILL PROVIDE AFFORDABLE UNITS MADE FIRST AVAILABLE TO LOCAL RESIDENTS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN NEW HOME AND LEISURE TO UNITS THAT AUSTIN DOESN'T CURRENTLY HAVE TODAY AND DESPERATELY NEEDS.

AND WITH THAT, WE RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

PROBABLY JUST, IT GETS US BACK UP AGAIN.

THERE'S BEEN A MOTION AND A SECOND.

UH, IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? OKAY.

LET'S TAKE A VOTE THOSE IN FAVOR OF PASSENGERS ON ALL THREE READINGS, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.

UM, THE MAYOR PRO TEM FLANAGAN POOL, HARPER, MADISON, UM, ALICE P O TOVO, UH, THOSE OPPOSED, UH, IT'S A KITCHEN AND CASAR.

UM, I'LL SEND THIS OFF THE DIOCESE, UH, TO VOTING AGAINST THE OTHERS VOTING IN FAVOR.

SAXON PASSES ALL THREE READINGS.

UM, KATHY, DO YOU WANT TO TAKE UP A BAKER NOW OR YOU WANT TO WAIT FOR ALISON TO BE HERE? UM, THERE, I, I'M NOT SURE IF THERE ARE CONCERNS ON THE DIOCESE ABOUT IT OR, OR WHERE ARE WE WHERE WE ARE AS A GROUP, LET'S GET INTO IT AND SEE IT AND SEE IF A VOTE WOULD MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

IF IT WILL, THEN WE WILL CALL THE VOTE.

LET'S CALL UP ITEM NUMBER 67 BAKER.

[67. C14H-2020-0087 - Baker School - Conduct a public hearing and approve an ordinance amending City Code Title 25 by rezoning property locally known as 3908 Avenue B. Applicant’s Request: To rezone from community commercial-historic area-neighborhood conservation-neighborhood plan (GR-HD-NCCD-NP) combining district zoning to community commercial -historic area-historic landmark-neighborhood conservation-neighborhood plan (GR-HD-H-NCCD-NP) combining district zoning. Staff Recommendation and Planning Commission Recommendation: To grant community commercial-historic area-historic landmark-neighborhood conservation-neighborhood plan (GR-HD-H-NCCD-NP) combining district zoning, on a reduced parcel. Historic Landmark Commission Recommendation: To grant community commercial -historic area-historic landmark-neighborhood conservation-neighborhood plan (GR-HD-H-NCCD-NP) combining district zoning. Applicant: Richard Weiss, for Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas Baker LLC, owners. City Staff: Steve Sadowsky, Historic Preservation Office, Housing and Planning Department, 512-974-6454.]

I'M SORRY.

YOU KNOW, UH, THIS IS 87.

UH, IT IS THE BAKER SCHOOL.

IT IS LOCATED AT 39 OH EIGHT AVENUE B.

IT IS OWNED BY THE AL ALAMO DRAFT HOUSE CINEMAS.

THE REQUESTED ZONING IS FROM GR H D NCCP AND P TO G H D H N C C D N P.

THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS TO PROVE THE HISTORIC ZONING, UM, HOWEVER, LIMITING THE HISTORIC ZONING TO THE SCHOOL BUILDING AS WELL AS HIS FURNITURE TO THE STREET AND A BUFFER ON THE NORTH, SOUTH AND WEST OF THE BUILDING.

THE HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION RECOMMENDED HISTORIC ZONING FOR THE ENTIRE SITE.

AND THE PLANNING COMMISSION AGREED WITH THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION TO ONLY ZONE THE BUILDING AND THE PORTION, UM, IN FRONT OF THE BUILDING TO THE STREET, HISTORIC AND NOT TO DO THE ENTIRE PROPERTY, OR THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF DISCUSSION.

UM, I'VE HEARD ABOUT WHETHER THE, UM, HISTORIC ZONING WOULD, WOULD PRECLUDE THE ABILITY TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING ON THE SITE.

UH, THE, THE USES THAT ARE ALLOWED IN THE SITE ARE FROM THE UNDERLYING ZONING, NOT THE HISTORIC ZONING.

UM, HOWEVER STAFF DOES NOT FEEL IT IS NECESSARY TO, UM, UM, TO ZONE WHAT'S CALLED THE PARKING LOTS OR THE EXISTING PARKING LOTS HISTORIC.

SO WE JUST RECOMMEND THE SAME THING AS THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND THE BUILDING AND THE PORTION IN FRONT OF IT.

AND WITH THAT, I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.

UM, I ALSO HAVE , YOU CAN ADDRESS THE MORE SPECIFIC HISTORIC ASPECTS OF THE BUILDING IF NEEDED.

A BREAKDOWN OF ALL THE ZONING.

KATHY, DO YOU WANT TO MAKE A MOTION? UM, I ACTUALLY HAVE SOME QUESTIONS FOR MR. SADOWSKY AS WELL.

AND WE ALSO IS, THERE IS THE APPLICANT HERE TO SPEAK.

I AM.

THIS IS RICHARD WEISS.

DO YOU, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK OR KATHY? I WOULD.

LET'S HEAR FROM THE APPLICANT IF WE, IF WE CAN.

AND IF YOU'D LIKE TO SPEAK, UM, BEFORE, BEFORE I ASK THE QUESTIONS, MR. WEISS, I'M THE ARCHITECT AND APPLICANT FOR THE BAKER SCHOOL CAMPUS, AND I'M EXCITED TO PRESENT THIS HISTORIC ZONING CASE.

WE WORK WITH YOU IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD TO ESTABLISH BASE ZONING BACK IN 2018 IN ORDER TO PURCHASE THE PROPERTY FROM AISD LAST YEAR, AFTER A SIX MONTH INTERIOR RENOVATION, THE BUILDING NOW SHOWCASES ALL OF THE ORIGINAL 1911 WOOD FLOORS, WAYNE SCOTT, TERRAZZO LOCKERS, AND EVEN PINK COLORS, UH, THAT HAD BEEN BURIED UNDER YEARS OF BAD DECISIONS.

AND AS BESTEST, THERE WERE CERTAINLY AN EASIER AND CHEAPER WAY TO OCCUPY THE BUILDING AS THE HEADQUARTERS OF THE ALAMO DRAFTHOUSE.

HOWEVER, WITH EVERYTHING THEY DO, TIM AND CARRIE LEE, WHO ARE THE OWNERS OF THE BUILDING, UH, WENT ABOVE AND BEYOND WITH THIS PAINSTAKING REHABILITATION TO AUTHENTICALLY BRING THIS BUILDING AND CAMPUS BACK TO ITS FORMER GLORY WHILE WE ALL AGREE, BAKER DESERVES LANDMARK STATUS.

THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE REQUESTS BOILED DOWN TO THOSE TWO PARKING LOTS UNDER SECTION 11, 24 OF THE STATE TAX CODE, THE LAND NECESSARY FOR ACCESS AND USE OF THE STRUCTURE IS ELIGIBLE FOR HISTORIC TAX EXEMPTION.

THE TWO SIDE PARKING LOTS IN QUESTION ARE ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY FOR THE USE OF THIS BUILDING BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN 76% OF ONSITE PARKING AND EVERY SPACE, BOTH ONSITE AND THE ADJACENT PARKING LOTS.

AND IF YOU HAVE THE HANDOUT THAT I PROVIDED, THE SECOND SHEET SHOWS

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UM, THEY'RE ALL REQUIRED TO MEET OUR PARKING REQUIREMENTS AND TO COMPLY WITH CITY OF AUSTIN ZONING.

ADDITIONALLY, THESE AREAS CURRENTLY PAY MARKET RATE TAXES, BUT ARE HEAVILY RESTRICTED THROUGH TO ONLY TWO STORIES AND 30 FEET, WHICH IS WELL BELOW THE MARKET ENTITLEMENT OF, OF GR ZONING, CONTRARY TO THE OPPOSITION'S ASSESSMENT.

EARLIER TODAY, IT'S CRITICAL TO NOTE THAT ADDING THE H DESIGNATION ON THE ENTIRE SITE DOESN'T RESTRICT, UH, DEVELOPMENT ANY MORE THAN THE EXISTING NCCD OVERLAY DOES AND PER OUR RESTRICTIVE COVENANT, ANY, AND ALL FUTURE HOUSING ON SITE REQUIRES 25% AFFORDABILITY.

I'D ALSO LIKE TO POINT OUT, AND THIS IS IRONIC THAT THE FRIENDS OF HYDE PARK HEADQUARTERS, WHICH IS LOCATED FIVE BLOCKS AWAY IS ZONED HISTORIC AND TAKES EXHIBIT ADVANTAGE OF THE SAME EXEMPTION THAT THEY'RE PROPOSING FOR THE BAKER SCHOOL.

THE ONLY THING THAT THE ZONING, THE ENTIRE CAMPUS, UH, HISTORIC DOES IS INCREASE THE HISTORIC TAX ABATEMENT ON SITE BY 4%, WHICH AMOUNTS TO AN ADDITIONAL $11,000 ON A $266,000 TAX BILL.

THIS AMOUNT IS MINUSCULE IN TERMS OF THE OVERALL TAX BASE, BUT IT'S MASSIVE IN TERMS OF RECOGNIZING THE AMAZING WORK AND EXPENSE PUT INTO REVITALIZING THE GEM OF HYDE PARK AND KEEPING IT FINANCIALLY VIABLE IN THE LONGTERM, WHICH IS ACTUALLY THE INTENT OF THE HISTORIC OVERLAY PROGRAM.

I KNOW THERE ARE GOING TO BE FURTHER QUESTIONS ABOUT THE ONE ACRE BAKER FIELD, WHICH IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS ZONING REQUEST IS THE ONLY PORTION OF THE SITE THAT WAS ZONED FOR FIVE STORIES AND 50 FEET OF RESIDENTIAL DENSITY, AND WAS DESIGNED BY AS AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECT BY THE OWNERS BEFORE IT WAS PURCHASED BY THE CITY OF AUSTIN IN MARCH FOR A REGIONAL DETENTION POND.

I SINCERELY HOPE THAT YOU HONOR THE APPLICANT NEIGHBORHOOD AND HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION'S REQUEST TO ZONE THE ENTIRE BAKER SCHOOL CAMPUS HISTORIC.

AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE, ESPECIALLY IN THE MAYOR PRO TEM AND, UH, AND HAPPY FIRST-LINE SONIC.

KATHY, DO YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OF STAFF? I MAY HAVE SOME QUESTIONS TOO, OF THE APPLICANT.

I DON'T KNOW IF ANY OF MY COLOR LIGHTS DO BEFORE I JUMP INTO MY QUESTIONS.

UM, MR. WEISS, I WANT TO JUST GO OVER A COUPLE OF THE DETAILS THAT YOU'VE MENTIONED, YOU REFERRED TO A STATE LONG THAT TALKS ABOUT.

WOULD YOU MIND JUST, UM, DESCRIBING THAT STATE LAW AGAIN? YEAH, LET ME, LET ME CALL IT UP.

UM, YEAH, REFERRING TO OUR HANDOUT THAT MAY BE IN YOUR HANDOUT, BUT I, I AM NOT SEEING THE HANDOUT.

I, UH, SUBMITTED IT TO THE CITY CLERK AND TO JOY, UM, UH, THE CITY COURT CLERK YESTERDAY AND TO, UH, JOY, UH, THIS AFTERNOON TO MAKE SURE THAT IT WAS IN BACKUP.

I'M SURE THAT I HAVE IT HERE THEN IN FRONT OF ME AND I WILL.

THE HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION AND BECAUSE WE'VE USED, OR WE'RE WORKING ON GETTING, UH, UH, STATE AND FEDERAL TAX CREDITS FOR, UH, THE RENOVATION THAT WE DID, UM, WHICH I INVITE ALL OF YOU TO VISIT THE BUILDING ONCE IT'S SAFE AGAIN, BECAUSE IT STANDS OUT THERE, UM, THAT, UH, UH, YOU KNOW, ALL THAT WE WOULD NEED APPROVAL FROM ALL OF THOSE BODIES IN ORDER TO BUILD ANYTHING ON THE SIDE.

UM, BUT THE, UH, UH, UH, HISTORIC TAX CODE, SORRY, I LOST MY PLACE.

UM, STEVE SENT IT TO ME.

UH, I'M JUST TRYING TO CALL IT UP.

UH, BUT IT BASICALLY SAYS THAT ANY, UH, THING IS ELIGIBLE FOR, HOLD ON, LET ME JUST GET THE EXACT LANGUAGE.

UH, UH, TH THIS IS SECTION 1124 OF THE TAX CODE STARK SITES, A THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE TAXING UNIT BY OFFICIAL ACTION OF THE BODY ADOPTED IN THE MANNER REQUIRED BY LAW FOR OFFICIAL ACTIONS THAT YOU MAY EXEMPT FROM TAXATION PART OR ALL OF THE ASSESSED VALUE OF THE STRUCTURE OR ARCHEOLOGICAL SITE AND LAND NECESSARY FOR ACCESS AND USE OF THE STRUCTURE.

NOW UNDER THE CITY OF AUSTIN ZONING CODE, EVERY SINGLE SPOT ON SITE, PLUS EVERY SINGLE SPOT THAT SURROUNDS IT OFFSITE IS, UH, IS NECESSARY, UH, TO MEET OUR, OUR CITY OF AUSTIN PARKING REQUIREMENTS, BUT THAT DOESN'T PRECLUDE AT ALL IN THE FUTURE, DEVELOPING ON THOSE LOTS, THE PUTTING, PUTTING THE HISTORIC DESIGNATION ON THEM.

DOESN'T CHANGE THAT ONE BIT.

AND WHEN YOU SAY IT, DOESN'T CHANGE IT ONE BIT, AND I'LL VERIFY THIS WITH THE STAFF AS WELL.

IT DOESN'T CHANGE.

IT DOESN'T CHANGE THE ABILITY TO CONSTRUCT HOUSING ON THAT.

IT DOESN'T CHANGE THE ABILITY TO CONSTRUCT HOUSING.

IN FACT, THOSE, THOSE AREAS ARE THOSE TWO PARKING LOTS ARE ZONE TWO STORIES IN 30 FEET.

UM, AND, AND THEY CAN ONLY BE HOUSING PER THE ZONING ORDINANCE.

UM, BUT IF YOU BUILD ANYTHING ON THEM AT THIS POINT OR IN THE FUTURE, IT WOULD TAKE AWAY THE PARKING THAT'S NECESSARY TO OCCUPY THE BUILDING.

AND ANYTHING NEW YOU BUILT ON THE SITE WOULD REQUIRE MORE PARKING.

AND IF, UH, THE PARKING CODE CHANGED OR THERE WERE OTHER OTHER SHIFTS, UM, AND IT WAS DECIDED TO BUILD ON, ON THAT LAND, HAVING ITS OWN HISTORIC, AS YOU SAID, WOULD NOT, WOULD NOT PREVENT THAT FROM HAPPENING.

NO, THIS HAS NO IMPACT ON THE ENTITLEMENTS AND, AND ANY ENTITLEMENT THAT THE H WOULD ADD IS ALREADY PROVIDED BY THE NCCD AND ANYTHING BUILT ON THE SITE WOULD REQUIRE A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS FROM

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I WANTED TO ASK YOU ABOUT THAT, ABOUT THE, UM, ABOUT THE HISTORIC TAX CREDITS.

SO YOU ARE SIKH.

I WANTED, SO TO CONFIRM YOU ARE SEEKING HISTORIC TAX CREDITS, AND AS I UNDERSTAND, UM, THAT YOU WOULD, THOSE REQUIRE ARE, AM I RIGHT IN THINKING THAT THOSE REQUIRE THAT YOU NOT MAKE ALTERATIONS OR THEY KEEP YOU FROM MAKING ALTERATIONS? NO, THEY DON'T PROHIBIT YOU FROM MAKING ALTERATIONS.

IT'S JUST ANYTHING THAT YOU DO.

AND IN THE FUTURE, ONCE YOU RECEIVED THE TAX CREDIT NEEDS TO EITHER, THEY BECOME A PARTNER IN THE BUILDING.

AND SO ANYTHING YOU DO NEEDS TO RUN THROUGH THE, UH, NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AND THE, UH, UH, TEXAS HISTORIC COMMISSION, UH, PROCESS.

RIGHT.

UM, AND I ACTUALLY HAVE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY.

I CAME TO THE OPENING OPENING EVENT AND IT IS AN EXTRAORDINARY, EXTRAORDINARY RESTORATION.

UM, I THINK I, I TALKED ABOUT IT WITH MY COLLEAGUES BACK WHEN, WHEN WE WERE MAKING THE DECISION LAST SPRING TO PURCHASE THE PIECE IN THE BACK, UM, AND REFERENCED JUST WHAT AN, YOU KNOW, I HAD, I HAD HOPES INITIALLY THAT THE CITY OF AUSTIN WOULD BE ABLE TO PURCHASE BAKER SCHOOL AND WE HAD PUT IN A PROPOSAL TO, UM, TO CREATE HOUSING, UM, ON THAT SITE.

AND OF COURSE ALAMO WAS SUCCESSFUL.

AND SO I WAS INITIALLY DISAPPOINTED WHEN I TOURED, WHEN I TOURED THE BAKER AND SAW THAT REALLY EXTRAORDINARY RESTORATION AND THE WAY IN WHICH JUST THE CARE, UM, THAT THE LEAGUES TOOK TO RESTORE IT IN A WAY THAT WAS TRUE TO HIS EXPERIENCE AS A SCHOOL AND, AND JUST, UM, SO MANY REALLY LOVELY DETAILS THAT HONOR THE HISTORY OF THAT PLACE, BUT ALSO THE WAY IN WHICH THEY'VE THEY'VE, UM, ALTERED IT.

SO THAT IT'S A VIABLE OFFICE SPACE IS JUST REALLY EXTRAORDINARY AND VERY WELL-DESERVING OF, OF THE ACCOLADES THAT YOU AS ARCHITECT AND, AND THAT THEY AS OWNERS HAVE RECEIVED.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

IT IS REALLY TERRIFIC, TERRIFIC PROJECT.

AND WE DID RECEIVE THE 2020 PRESERVATION AWARD FROM PREP, FROM PRESERVATION AUSTIN, BUT THE ONLY RELIEF OR RECOGNITION THAT THE CITY OF AUSTIN PROVIDES FOR THE WORK THEY, THEY DID IS THE HISTORIC, UH, ZONING OVERLAY AND, AND THE TAX BREAK.

AND AS YOU KNOW, AS AN OLD BUILDING, IT'S, UH, REQUIRES A LOT OF MAINTENANCE AND, UH, RATHER THAN TAKING THE EASY WAY OUT AND FINDING FLOORS TO REPLICATE THE ORIGINAL FLOORS AND ALL OF THAT, THEY DUG DEEP ONTO EVERY SURFACE.

SO EVERYTHING YOU SEE IN THAT BUILDING IS, IS WHAT WAS ORIGINALLY THERE.

IT WAS, UH, IT WAS A CONSCIOUS DECISION, BUT IT WAS NOT AN INEXPENSIVE ONE.

AND MR. WISE, WOULD YOU SAY THAT THAT PART OF THAT, UM, UNDERTAKING WAS, WAS DONE WITH THE, WITH REALLY THE, THE KNOWLEDGE THAT IN MOST CASES, THE HISTORIC PROPERTIES THAT HAVE COME BEFORE THIS COUNCIL THAT HAVE ASKED FOR HISTORIC DESIGNATION ALSO RECEIVE IT FOR THEIR, FOR THE LAND SURROUNDING THAT STRUCTURE AS WELL? CORRECT.

I MEAN, AGAIN, I BELIEVE THAT I'M NOT SURE WHAT'S DRIVING STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION, UM, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE THE ENTITLEMENTS DON'T CHANGE AT ALL, BUT I THINK IT WOULD BE PUNITIVE TO THE OWNERS WHO SPENT THIS MUCH TIME AND EFFORT AND EXPENSE, UH, TO REALLY BRING BACK A GEM OF HYDE PARK, THAT IF YOU HAVE THE HANDOUT, I WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO SEE THE PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE BEFORE AND AFTER.

UM, YOU KNOW, I, I BELIEVE THAT THEY ARE A HUNDRED PERCENT DESERVING OF MAINTAINING THE REST OF THE CAMPUS AND IT WAS, AND IT WAS ALSO THEIR INTENTION TO BUILD THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECT IN THE BACK TO COMPLIMENT THE BAKER SCHOOL.

AND, UH, YOU KNOW, WHILE WE LOST THAT OPPORTUNITY, I DON'T THINK THAT, THAT, UH, THE FACT THAT, UH, THAT WAS BEYOND THEIR CONTROL SHOULD AFFECT THE HISTORIC ZONING OF THE REST, THE SITE.

I AGREE WITH YOU AND, UM, COMPLETELY ON THAT, ON THAT PIECE, THAT WAS, YOU KNOW, A CITY, A CITY OF NECESSITY, AND, AND I, THERE MAY BE CHANGES AT SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE THAT ALLOW FOR HOUSING TO BE IN THOSE OTHER PORTIONS.

UM, AND, AND YEAH, I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY OF MY COLLEAGUES HAVE BEEN ABLE TO BE ON THAT SIDE.

I'VE, I'VE VOTED THERE AND I'VE, I'VE SPENT LOTS OF TIME AT MEETINGS IN THE BAKER SCHOOLS, BOTH BEFORE AND AFTER.

AND IT IS REALLY TRANS THERE'S SOME GREAT PHOTOS ONLINE ALSO OF, OF THE INTERIOR.

AND IF ANY OF YOU ARE INTERESTED, I HAVE SOME FROM THE TOUR I TOOK, I THINK THAT WAS ONE OF THE LAST THINGS I DID BEFORE WE ALL, BEFORE WE, BEFORE THE PANDEMIC KIT.

SO, UM, THANK YOU VOTING.

NOW WOULD BE, UH, REMAIN A COMMUNITY CENTER.

BUT I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT THAT ONE OF THE COMMITMENTS WE MADE BOTH TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND TO AISD WAS THAT THE BAKER SCHOOL, EVEN THOUGH IT'S PRIVATELY OWNED BY TIM AND CARRIE

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AND SO THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OFFICES OUT OF THERE, THERE'S A CHURCH THAT MEETS THERE ON SUNDAYS, IT'S AVAILABLE AS A POLLING PLACE.

IT IS, UM, UPDATE UPHELD EVERY COMMITMENT THAT WE, UH, THAT WE, UH, UH, SET OUT IN OUR VERY FIRST MEETING.

AND, AND, UH, ONE OF THOSE COMMITMENTS IN THE VERY FIRST TIME WE SPOKE WAS THAT WE WERE GOING TO ZONE THE CAMPUS HISTORIC WHEN, WHEN THE RENOVATION WAS DONE.

THANKS FOR REMINDING THANKS FOR REMINDING US ABOUT THE COMMUNITY FUNCTION BECAUSE BAKER SCHOOL HAS FOR SO MANY YEARS FUNCTIONED IN THAT WAY IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD, AND EVEN TO THE BROADER CITY OF A PLACE OF COMMUNITY MEETINGS AND VOTING AND WHATNOT.

AND I HAD FORGOTTEN ABOUT THAT COMMITMENT, UM, THAT THE ALAMO MADE TO CONTINUE THAT, THAT LEGACY.

CAN I HAVE A MOTION I'M GOING TO MOVE THAT WE SOUND THE ENTIRE SITE HISTORIC, UM, AS THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST AS PER THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST, AND AS PER THE HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSIONS RECOMMENDATION, I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND SECOND, THAT MOTION IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED, FURTHER DISCUSSION CROSSMEMBER.

COSAR MR. LIFESTYLE THERE.

UM, WE'D SPOKEN AND YOU HAD MENTIONED THAT Y'ALL, ARE YOU, YOU PERSONALLY, IN THAT Y'ALL NOT ONLY STILL WANT TO SEE POTENTIALLY AFFORDABLE HOUSING THERE AS POSSIBLE, AND THAT YOU'D BE WILLING TO WORK WITH THE STAFF TO CHECK OUT, TO SEE IF THERE'S ANY ACTUAL POSSIBILITY OF DOING THAT.

IS THAT SOMETHING YOU'RE STILL ABLE TO DO IF THE STAFF WERE TO ENGAGE IN THAT? ABSOLUTELY.

IN FACT, I HAD A LONG CONVERSATION WITH ROSIE TRULA FROM THE HOUSING, UH, YESTERDAY AND, UH, VOLUNTEERED THAT WHITE'S ARCHITECTURE WILL PRO BONO HELP THEM EXPLORE OPTIONS TO, TO, UH, PROVIDE THE AFFORDABILITY THERE.

BECAUSE LIKE I SAID, UH, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE FIRST STARTED WORKING ON THIS PROJECT, I HAD MANY, MANY DREAMS OF, UH, AN AMAZING BUILDING THAT COULD GO BACK THERE.

AND I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THAT BECOME A REALITY.

THERE ARE PLENTY OF EXAMPLES IN THIS CITY OF STRUCTURES THAT HAVE BEEN BUILT OVER DRAINAGE.

AND WHILE THIS IS, AND WHILE THIS IS A REGIONAL, UH, DETENTION CON I'M SORRY, NO ONE SPOKE THAT WAS JUST ON MUTE.

THEY'RE NOT SPEAKING.

I THINK, I THINK THAT'S FINE.

I THINK I GOT THE ANSWER THAT I NEEDED, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE, UM, WHEN WE VOTED ON, UM, ON BUYING THE DETENTION FACILITY, UH, YOU KNOW, I, I GENERALLY WANT US TO BUY WATERSHED LAND, UH, I DIDN'T KNOW, AND FULLY IDENTIFY THAT THAT WAS THIS PIECE OF THE PROPERTY I'M FRESH AND THAT ARE ON A REALLY CLEAR PATH TO GETTING AFFORDABLE HOUSING THERE.

UM, AND, UM, AND MY FRUSTRATION IS THAT AT LEAST WITH NOT HAVING HAD A MORE DIRECT CONVERSATION WITH SOMEBODY ON CITY STAFF SAYING, HEY, JUST SO YOU KNOW, THIS IS THE PIECE OF PROPERTY THAT WAS SLATED TO BE THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING BEHIND THE BAKER.

UM, BUT THIS IS JUST WHERE WE ARE, IF THE ULTIMATE ANSWER IS AFTER SCHOOL.

BUT IF YOU'RE NOT SPEAKING, PLEASE GO AHEAD.

NOW.

I THINK THAT IS MR. LAND.

I THINK IT'S REPLAYING, IT'S AN ECHO OF MY VOICE.

PLANNED OUT WHERE IT IS, WE WANT TO TRY TO GET THE HOUSING.

ANYWAY, WHAT I WAS SAYING WAS, UM, NOW THAT WE'RE THAT WE ARE HERE, I WOULD REALLY LIKE THE STAFF TO HAVE ONE MORE CONVERSATION WITH LEAGUES AND MR. WEISS.

AND JUST TO SEE IF THERE'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN DO.

UM, AND IN THE FUTURE, WHEN WE NEED TO BREAK DOWN THE SILOS BETWEEN OUR DEPARTMENTS OR, OR BETWEEN THE DEPARTMENTS IN THE COUNCIL, SO THAT IF THE COUNCIL VOTED ON SOMETHING AND IT HAD AN EXPECTATION, IT CAN BE REALLY CLEAR TO ALL OF US.

UM, BECAUSE IN THE END, IF WE JUST COULDN'T BUILD HOUSING THERE, AND THERE'S JUST NOT A WAY TO DO IT, OR IF THE REGIONAL FLOOD DETENTION HAS TO BE THERE, THEN WE SHOULD JUST MAKE SURE THAT'S A DELIBERATE CHOICE, BUT I I'M GOING TO SUPPORT THE MOTION BECAUSE, UM, I, I RECOGNIZE AND APPRECIATE WHAT THE ALAMO AND THE LEAGUE HAS HAVE DONE, UM, UM, WITH THIS BUILDING.

AND I DON'T WANT TO, MY FRUSTRATION IS WITH, IS FRANKLY WITH OUR SIDE OF THE HOUSE.

UM, AND SO I WOULD LIKE TO STILL POTENTIALLY SEE IF WE CAN GET THAT AFFORDABLE HOUSING THERE, BUT I DON'T WANT TO WITHHOLD THE, UM, HISTORIC ZONING, UM, HOPING FOR HOUSING SOMEWHERE ELSE.

WHEN WE HAVE ALREADY

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UM, AND I RECOGNIZE THE INVESTMENT TAKEN TO GET US THERE.

SO I'M, I'M GOING TO SUPPORT THE MOTION AND APPRECIATE WHAT ALAMO AND THE, AND, AND, UH, AND THE LEAGUES HAVE DONE BECAUSE THEY'VE LIVED UP TO THEIR END OF THE COMMITMENT.

AND I HOPE THAT WE CAN TRY TO FIND SOME WAY TO GET AFFORDABLE HAVING IT THAT SIDE OR NEARBY.

UM, IT'S TRUE.

LOVE, DID YOU HAVE YOUR HAND RAISED? I DID.

UM, I, I WANTED TO, TO SAY OF COURSE, THAT WE WOULD BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO, UH, WORK WITH MR. WEISS AND WORK WITH WATERSHED TO SEE IF THERE IS ANY FEASIBILITY OF PUTTING HOUSING ON TOP OF THE DRAINAGE FACILITY.

UM, AND, AND I KNOW MIKE KELLY IS ON THE LINE AND HE CAN ANSWER ANY PRELIMINARY QUESTIONS THERE.

UH, BUT AS FAR AS THE, THE COMMUNICATION BREAKDOWN THAT THAT MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE OCCURRED, I I'VE ALREADY HAD SOME CONVERSATIONS WITH OUR REAL ESTATE OFFICE, UH, TO SEE HOW WE CAN GET PLUGGED IN ON, ON SUCH THINGS.

IF THERE'S ANYTHING WE CAN DO SYSTEMATICALLY TO KEEP THAT FROM HAPPENING AGAIN, AND THEN WE'RE GONNA WANT TO PURSUE THAT AIR.

UM, CAN I JUST MAKE A QUICK COMMENT? I JUST WANT TO SAY ON THAT POINT, I DON'T WANT TO, UM, BE TOO CRITICAL OF STAFF CAUSE IT DID COME UP.

IT DID COME UP A COUPLE OF TIMES, INCLUDING IN THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE CONVERSATIONS.

WE DID TALK ABOUT THIS SITE AND THE FACT THAT THE STAFF WERE MOVING FORWARD WITH PURCHASING, PURCHASING THAT DRAINAGE EASEMENT.

SO I, I THINK, YOU KNOW, IT IS, IT IS UNFORTUNATE, BUT IT IS A CONVERSATION THAT I BELIEVE WE HAD TRANSFER ELLIS.

BECAUSE BESIDES THE SITE IS ALREADY PROTECTED BY ITS CONTRIBUTING STATUS IN THE LOCAL HISTORIC DISTRICT.

I DID HAVE A BRIEF QUESTION ABOUT ZONING, SOMETHING HISTORIC, AND THEN BEING ABLE TO ADD HOUSING.

IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE'S CONSENSUS THAT THAT IS POSSIBLE, BUT I JUST WASN'T FAMILIAR WITH IT.

I DIDN'T KNOW IF THAT WAS IN THE CITY CODE OR KIND OF WHERE THAT, WHERE THAT UNDERSTANDING COMES FROM.

MOST OF THE CASES THAT WE'VE HAD, WHERE WE ZONED SOMETHING HISTORIC, IT WAS NORMALLY A RESIDENCE THAT WAS INTENDED NOT TO CHANGE.

SO I'M JUST NOT FAMILIAR WITH WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU ZONE A LOT HISTORIC AND THEN TRY TO TRY TO BUILD ON IT.

WHAT THAT MEANS IS SURE.

CONSTANT MEMORY, ALL THIS IS JERRY RESTHAVEN.

UH, THE, THE UNDERLYING ZONING REMAINS.

SO THE HISTORIC IS AN OVERLAY THAT GOES ON TOP OF THE UNDERLAY AND OVER UNDERLYING ZONING.

SO IN THIS CASE, THE UNDERLYING ZONING ALLOWS HOUSING.

YOU KNOW, THE HISTORIC ADDS AN ELEMENT TO IT, UM, IN THIS CASE, HOWEVER, AS IT'S BEEN SAID SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE, BECAUSE IT'S IN THE LOCAL HISTORIC DISTRICT, IT WOULD REQUIRE REVIEW BY THE LANDMARK COMMISSION.

IF IT WERE ZONED HISTORIC, IT WOULD REQUIRE REVIEW BY THE LANDMARK COMMISSION.

SO EITHER WAY IT REQUIRES REVIEW BY THE LANDMARK COMMISSION, BUT THE AGE BY ITSELF IS NOT THE ONLY ZONING ON THE PROPERTY.

IT'S STILL ZONED WHAT IT IS.

IT JUST ADDS THE H ON TOP OF IT UNDERSTOOD THAT THAT MAKES SENSE.

AND THEN LET'S SAY SOME HOUSING IS BUILT AND THEN IN 10 OR 15 YEARS, WHEN REPAIRS ARE MADE, IT WON'T AFFECT THAT IT'S A NEWER BUILDING THAT JUST HAPPENS TO HAVE AN AGED ZONING.

THERE'S, THERE'S AN ISSUE WITH REPAIRS AND MATERIALS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT WITH THIS ADDED ZONING.

UH, NO AGAIN, BECAUSE IT'S, IT'S, IT'S DOUBLED, IF YOU WILL.

IT'S BOTH H AND LOCAL HISTORIC DISTRICT.

SO THE LOCAL HISTORIC DISTRICT DOES, EVEN FOR NEW BUILDINGS HAVE DESIGN GUIDELINES THAT THEY WILL BE REQUIRED TO FOLLOW.

AND IF 20 YEARS FROM NOW, THEY DIDN'T MAKE SOME REPAIRS AND S YOU KNOW, SUBSTANTIALLY ALTER THE OUTSIDE APPEARANCE OF THE BUILDING.

THEY WOULD HAVE TO GO BACK TO LETTING THEIR COMMISSION, THEY GET THOSE THINGS APPROVED.

BUT AGAIN, THAT'S EITHER WHETHER IT'S SOUND HISTORIC OR WHETHER IT'S IN THE HISTORIC DISTRICT IN THIS CASE, IT'S DEFINITELY GONNA BE ONE OR THE OTHER, OR BOTH, DEPENDING ON HOW THE COUNCIL ABOUTS.

THAT'S INTERESTING.

THANK YOU, JERRY.

SURE, SURE.

HEY, THERE'S A MOTION IN FRONT OF US HAS BEEN SECONDED TO APPROVE THE ZONING HISTORICAL, UH, DUE TO APPROVE HISTORICAL ACROSS THE ENTIRE PROPERTY.

UH, COUNCIL MEMBER HARPER, MADISON.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

I'D JUST LIKE TO HEAR FROM STAFF WHAT THE RATIONALE WAS FOR THEIR DECISION.

I THINK, UH, MR. SEDOWSKY CAN ADDRESS THAT STEVE.

YEAH, THE HISTORIC ZONING WAS BECAUSE THE PROTECTION, BUT CAN'T HEAR YOU NATASHA.

OH, I JUST SAID, I THINK I MIGHT BE SPEAKING TO THE WRONG PERSON WHEN I SPEAK TO MR. SEDOWSKY BECAUSE I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THE HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION AND STAFF AT DIFFERING RECOMMENDATIONS.

WHEN I SAY STAFF, I DON'T MEAN THE HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION STAFF.

I MEAN OUR, OUR STAFF, THE CITY OF AUSTIN, UM, YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT I'M SAYING? SO OUR STAFF STAR STUFF, IT'S JUST AN ASCII.

WHY DID YOU RECOMMEND NO HISTORIC ZONING? UH, THE RECOMMENDATION FOR THE LIMITED PARCEL WAS TO CONCENTRATE THE FOCUS ON THE BUILDINGS,

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SO IN STAFF'S ESTIMATION, EXTENDING HISTORIC ZONING TO THE ENTIRE PARCEL WAS NOT NECESSARY TO PROTECT THE CONTEXT AND THE BUILDINGS IT'S ALREADY PROTECTED.

COUNCIL MEMBER BREDESEN.

DID YOU WANT TO ASK A UP, I JUST WANTED TO REITERATE THAT MR. SADECKI IS NOT WHO I WAS ASKING TO HEAR FROM.

I WAS ASKING TO HEAR FROM OUR PLANNING STAFF, HOW'S THE COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, MR. SEDOWSKY IS THE CITY'S HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER AND HE WORKS FOR, HE WORKS FOR THE HOUSING PLANNING DEPARTMENT.

HE DOESN'T WORK FOR YOU.

YES, SIR.

WE'RE FLYING AGAIN.

SO YEAH, THERE WE GO.

SO BASED ON WHAT, WHAT I'M HEARING, THE, THE PARKING IS NECESSARY TO MEET THE ZONING REQUIREMENTS AND THE PROPERTY OWNER HAS NO INTENTION OF DEVELOPING ANYTHING ON THE LOT.

AND SO THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IS THE TAX BREAK.

SO, UM, I'M GOING TO VOTE.

NO, BECAUSE I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD BE PRESERVING PARKING LOTS.

IF SOMEONE WANTED TO MOVE THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION, I WOULD SECOND IT, BUT I'M, I'M NOT GETTING A SENSE OF THE RATE OF THE DYES.

IF THIS MOTION FAILS, WE'LL COME BACK FOR A DIFFERENT MOTION.

NOTION IN FRONT OF US IS TO EXTEND IT ACROSS THE ENTIRE LOT TRACK, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION.

LET'S TAKE A VOTE THOSE IN FAVOR OF COUNCIL MEMBER.

TOVO HIS MOTION.

TO 91, WHICH YOU LAY THAT OUT? SURE.

IT IS, UM, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER TOVO POOL, RENTER RHEA KITCHEN, UH, THE MAYOR PRO TEM, UH COSAR AND ME IT'S SEVEN VOTES.

THOSE OPPOSED, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.

HARPER, MADISON, UH, LS, UH, FLANAGAN THREE AND COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, ALTERS OFF THE DIASEND PASSES.

AND MARY, JUST TO BE CLEAR, THAT WAS FOR ALL THREE READINGS, CORRECT? YES.

AND UH, HAPPY HANUKKAH.

IT GETS US TO BE TAKEN CARE.

NOW, BAKER WE'VE TAKEN CARE OF PERIOD OF TAKING CARE OF IN SOUTH LAMAR POD.

ANNE WANTED TO HAVE ALISON ON THE DAYS WITH US.

WHAT ABOUT DAVID CHAPEL ITEMS? 88

[Items 88 - 91]

UM, ITEMS NUMBER IT, EIGHT, THREE 91 ARE ALL THE DAVID CHAPPELL CASES ON THE FIRST ONE 88.

IT'S A NPA 2019 ZERO ZERO ZERO 3.01.

THE REQUEST IS TO CHANGE THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP FROM CIVIC AND SINGLE FAMILY TO MIXED USE OTHERS.

AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE, UM, THE APPLICANTS RECOMMEND THE APPLICANTS REQUEST.

THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION OF THE PIKE COMMISSION ARE ALL IN AGREEMENT ON, ON THAT PARTICULAR ITEM ON ITEM NUMBER 89 IS K C 14, 2020 ZERO ONE ZERO FIVE.

UM, THIS IS KNOWN AS TRACT.

ONE OF THE DAVID CHAPPELL PROPERTIES.

THE REQUESTED ZONING IS, UM, C S M U V C O N P M.

AND I'M GOING TO SPEAK TO BOTH THE TRACKS ONE AND TRACK THREE.

SO THIS ALSO APPLIES, UM, TO ITEM NUMBER EIGHT T LET'S SEE, ITEM NUMBER 90 AS WELL.

UM, SO THE REQUESTED ZONING IS FOR C S M U V C O N P A, THE APPLICANT AND THE STAFF HAVE BEEN IN DISCUSSIONS.

AND WE, WE BOTH AGREE ON THAT RECOMMENDED ZONING.

IT WOULD ALSO INCLUDE A CONDITIONAL OVERLAY THAT WOULD PROHIBIT ADULT ORIENTED BUSINESSES, AUTOMOTIVE SALES, AUTOMOTIVE, REPAIR, CAMPGROUNDS, EQUIPMENT, SALES, MAINTENANCE, AND SERVICE FACILITIES, VEHICLE STORAGE, MONUMENT SALES, LEMONY WAREHOUSE, AND DISTRIBUTION AUTO WASHING, OR CULTURAL SALES AUTO RENTALS.

DROP-OFF RECYCLING EXTERMINATING, KETTLES EQUIPMENT REPAIR SERVICES AND PAWN SHOPS, AND IT WOULD ALLOW SERVICE STATIONS, LAUNDRY SERVICES, CONSTRUCTION SALES AS, UM, CONDITIONAL USES.

UH, THERE, THERE IS AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN BOTH THE CONTACT TEAM, THE APPLICANT, THE PLANNING COMMISSION, AND THE STAFF ON THE RECOMMENDED ZONING FOR ITEMS NUMBER 89 AND 90.

THAT IS TRACKS NUMBER ONE AND THREE OF THE DAVID CHAPPELL CASES.

ITEM NUMBER 91 IS K C 14 2020 ZERO ONE ZERO SEVEN.

THIS IS KNOWN AS TRACK FOUR OF THE, UM, DAVID CHAPPELL

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PROPERTIES.

IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE, THE, UM, STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS FOR L O M U C O AND P ZONING PRO WITH A PROHIBITION OF MEDICAL OFFICES EXCEEDING 5,000 SQUARE FEET.

UM, THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION AS WELL AS THE APPLICANT'S AMENDED REQUEST WAS FOR G R M U V C O N P ZONING.

UH, THIS IS ALSO IN CONCURRENCE WITH THE, UH, CONTACT TEAM'S RECOMMENDATION.

UM, HOWEVER IT WOULD HAVE A CONDITIONAL OVERLAY THAT WOULD LIMIT THE MINIMUM LOT SIZE TO 57 50, THE MINIMUM LOT WIDTH TO 50, THE BUILDING COVERAGE TO 50%, THE FLORIDA AREA RATIO 2.5 TO ONE, THE HEIGHT TO 40 FEET, UH, THE FRONT YARD SETBACK TO 25, THE STREET YARD TO 15, AND, UM, THE, UH, NO SETBACKS ON THE INTERIOR SIDE DOOR TO RE OR REAR YARD.

AND IT WOULD ALSO PROHIBIT AUTO RENTALS, AUTO REPAIR AUTO SALES AUTO WASHING BAIL BONDS, COMMERCIAL OFF STREET PARKING DROP-OFF, RECYCLING OUTDOOR ENTERTAINMENT, PAWN SHOP PEDICAB STORAGE AND DISPATCH AS WELL AS SERVICE STATION.

SO TO SUMMARIZE THE RECOMMENDATION FOR THE PROPERTY THAT'S ON CHESTNUT, THE STAFF IS WRECKING RECOMMENDING THE L O M U C O N P ZONING AND THE CONTACT TEAM AND THE APPLICANT, AS WELL AS THE PLANNING COMMISSION ARE RECOMMENDING G R M U V C O WITH THE CONDITIONS I READ.

SO WITH THAT, I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.

OH, ALSO I'D LIKE TO ADD, UM, THERE IS AN ISSUE, AS YOU HEARD SOME OF THE SPEAKERS DISCUSS EARLIER WITH THE, UM, THE ACTUAL CHURCH BUILDING.

UM, THIS, THIS REQUEST IN FRONT OF THE COUNCIL RIGHT NOW IS ACTUALLY FOR THE ZONING FOR THE PROPERTY.

UM, IT IS NOT FOR A REQUEST FOR THE DEMOLITION OF THE, OF THE CHURCH BUILDING, UM, BOTH THE STAFF, AS WELL AS THE PROPERTY OWNER, AS REVEREND PARKER SAID, UNDERSTAND, UH, THE IMPORTANCE OF THE BUILDING.

AND WE ARE WORKING WITH, WITH DAVID CHAPPELL AND REVEREND PARKER ON, UM, SOME IDEAS ON, UM, UM, WAYS THAT WE CAN, UM, RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF THE BUILDING, BUT THAT WILL BE A ORIGINAL WE'LL CROSS LATER.

IS THERE A MOTION ON THIS TRACK? COUNCILMEMBER HARPER, MADISON YOU'RE MUTED.

ALMOST MADE IT THE WHOLE NIGHT WITHOUT DOING THAT.

I'D LIKE TO MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE ZONING, UM, REQUESTED BY THE APPLICANT.

MOTION IS APPROVED THE ZONING REQUESTED BY THE APPLICANT.

UM, SO I GET, THIS WOULD BE THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION EXCEPT FOR TRACK FOUR.

AND THE PLACE OF THE STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION ON TRACK FOUR WOULD BE THE LOM U C O N P.

IS THAT CORRECT? YES.

BARRIER WOULD BE THAT THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION PC AND APPLICANT REQUESTS ARE THE SAME ON, UM, NUMBERS, 88, 89 AND 90, UH, 91 COUNCIL MEMBER HARPER MADISON'S MOTION WOULD BE TO APPROVE THE, UH, THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST AND THE PLAN COMMISSION'S REQUEST, WHICH ARE THE SAME FOR THE GR MUV.

IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.

I KNOW.

IS THERE A SECOND TO THE MOTION COUNCIL MEMBER, RENTERIA SECONDS.

THESE ARE READY FOR FIRST.

READY? HOLY MAYOR.

READY FOR FIRST READING ONLY? YES, SIR.

IS THERE ANY, UH, DISCUSSION, TAKE THE, VOTE THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RATE, RAISE YOUR HAND.

THOSE OPPOSE SHOULD ADAM IS ON THE DIOCESE WITH THE COUNCIL MEMBER ALTER OFF FAIR.

YES, I JUST, I'M SORRY, I DIDN'T, UM, ADD THIS DISCUSSION PRIOR TO IT.

UH, MR. , THANK YOU FOR TALKING ABOUT THE CONVERSATIONS THAT ARE ONGOING ABOUT THE CHAPEL ITSELF.

I'M REALLY GLAD, UM, AND APPRECIATIVE TO THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND THE CONGREGATION AND, AND CONGREGATIONS LEADERSHIP, AS WELL AS OUR CITY STAFF.

LIKE YOUR DAD WILL BE HERE IN 10, SO ENGAGING FOR ENGAGING IN THOSE CONVERSATIONS.

AND I KNOW, YOU KNOW, THERE ARE ARE THINGS, UM, THE CITY CAN, CAN DO TO BE SUPPORTIVE OF THOSE EFFORTS.

AND I HOPE THAT WE ARE BRINGING, YOU KNOW, ANY RESOURCES WE HAVE AVAILABLE TO THAT CONVERSATION, UM, WHETHER THEY ARE POTENTIAL RESERVATION, UH, POTENTIAL RESOURCES FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION OR CREATIVENESS ABOUT, UM, PERMITTING AND OTHER KINDS OF THINGS THAT COULD, THAT COULD REALLY, UM, WORK WORK TO SUPPORT THIS EFFORT, THIS REALLY IMPORTANT EFFORT.

COMMISSION ITEM NUMBER 97.

LET'S GO ONTO THE NEXT ITEM, UH, WHICH IS, UH, UM, HEFLIN

[Items 96 & 97 (Part 1 of 2)]

JUST GIVE ME ONE SECOND.

UM, I DIDN'T REMEMBER, 96, THIS CASE NPA 2019 ZERO ZERO ONE 5.01 FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT, UH, FIVE ZERO ONE ZERO AND FIVE ONE ZERO TWO HEFLIN LANE, AS WELL AS, UM, UM, THEY REQUESTED THEY REPLANT MS FROM SINGLE FAMILY TO HIGHER DENSER, HIGHER DENSITY, SINGLE FAMILY LAND USE THAT HAS THE RECOMMENDATION OF BOTH THE STAFF, AS WELL AS THE, UM, UH, PLANNING

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THE REQUESTED ZONING IS FROM SF FOUR, A N P AND P ZONING.

AGAIN, THE STAFF AND PLANNING COMMISSION BOTH RECOMMEND APPROVAL.

ON THIS CASE, THERE IS A VALID PETITION OF 25.05%, AND IT IS OFFERED FOR SECOND AND THIRD READINGS.

UM, IT DOES REQUIRE NINE VOTES FOR IT TO PASS ON THIRD READING.

AND WITH THAT I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.

IS THERE A MOTION ON 96, 97? WE ALSO, DO WE HAVE THE APPLICANT HERE? IS THE APPLICANT.

LET'S GIVE THE APPLICANT.

YES, YES.

LET'S HAVE THE APP AND THEN WE'LL GO TO MADISON FOR EMOTION.

GOOD EVENING COMMISSIONERS, UH, OR SORRY, COUNCIL MEMBERS.

THIS IS VICTORIA AGAIN WITH RIVER DESIGN, UH, ON BEHALF OF THE PROPERTY OWNER AND THE DEVELOPER OF THIS TRACT.

UM, LET ME KNOW WHEN MY PRESENTATION IS UP.

I'M STILL WAITING RIGHT NOW.

UM, YOU CAN ADVANCE TO THE SECOND SLIDE PLEASE.

SO THE TWO TRACKS OF LAND, UH, COMBINED ARE FIVE ACRES THAT IS UNDEVELOPED.

UM, WHILE THE SITE IS GREEN, IT HAS UNFORTUNATELY BECOME A DUMPING GROUND FOR TRASH.

OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS, OUR CLIENT HAS RECEIVED, UH, CARVED VIOLATIONS SINCE OWNING THE PROPERTY AND HAS HAD TO PAY TO HAVE THOSE THINGS TAKEN CARE OF AND CLEANED UP.

SO AT THE VERY LEAST IN THAT REGARD DEVELOPMENT OF THE SITE WILL BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY AND THE ENVIRONMENT AND WILL NOT DISPLACE ANYONE FROM THE PROPERTY IN THE PROCESS.

SO WE'RE ASKING FOR A FUTURE LAND USE MAP CHANGE, UH, TO HIGHER DENSITY, SINGLE FAMILY, AND FOR ZONING CHANGE TO SFX.

THE REQUEST FOR THE FORM AND THE REZONING AT THE SITE ARE SUPPORTED BY VARIOUS IMAGINE AUSTIN COMPREHENSIVE PLAN POLICIES AND GOALS.

AND ONE OF THOSE, THE FIRST ONE YOU CAN TRANSPORTATION POLICY COMMUNICATES SUPPORT BEST ENDED UP WITH REASONING, WHEELS AND INFILL DEVELOPMENT THAT IS MORE EFFICIENT SUSTAINABLES AND WHAT COULD BE BUILT WITH EXISTING ZONING DUE TO THE UNIQUENESS AND COMPLEXITIES OF THE PROPERTY.

THIS MAP SHOWS LOCATIONAL PROXIMITY TO IMAGINE AUSTIN OF CENTER ACTIVITY CORRIDORS AND EXISTING TRANSIT STOPS TURNING RED.

THE PROPERTY IS WELL POSITIONED, AT LEAST WITH IT AT AT LEAST A QUARTER OF A MILE.

THAT'S SORRY, AT LESS THAN A QUARTER OF A MILE FROM THE CORRIDORS.

HEAVENLY IS ALSO A TRANSIT PRIORITY NETWORK.

UM, AND AT A QUARTER MILE AWAY FROM HIGH CAPACITY BUS, RAPID TRANSIT, THIS LOCATION IS IDEAL FOR ADDING HOMES AND, AND PEOPLE IN PROXIMITY TO TRANSIT OPTIONS.

THE SIDE-BY-SIDE COMPARISON OF THE EXISTING AND PROPOSED DOTING SHOWS HOW SIMILAR THE TWO DISTRICTS ARE.

THEY ALLOW NEARLY THE SAME DENSITY AND SAY BUILDING HEIGHT ENJOYED BY ALL OTHER S3 NEIGHBORS.

THE DIFFERENCES THAT SF SIX ALLOWS CLUSTERING STRUCTURES TO WORK AROUND KEY LAND FEATURES INSTEAD OF SUBDIVIDING THE LAND IN A VARIOUS SMALL LOT AND OTHER KEY DIFFERENCES THAT ETHICS REQUIRES THE 25 FOOT, NO BUILD SETBACK FROM ALL FOUR PROPERTY LINES DUE TO COMPATIBILITY AND ASPECT FOR AS MUCH HAS MUCH SMALLER SETBACKS.

SO ANY NEW DEVELOPMENT WILL BE MUCH CLOSER TO EXISTING HOMES.

THE STONE GATE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, UM, DOES NOT WANT THIS DEVELOPMENT TO HAVE ANY CONNECTIONS WITH THEIR SUBDIVISION.

AND WE, UH, HAVE MADE AGREEMENTS TO, UH, WE'VE MADE SEVERAL AGREEMENTS WITH THEM TO FOLLOW THROUGH ON ADDRESSING A LOT OF THE CONCERNS THAT THEY HAVE.

UM, SOME OF THE OTHER CONCERNS I SPOKE OF WERE CONCERNS OF INCREASED DRAINAGE.

AND IN FACT, SFX ALLOWS 10% LESS THAN PERVIOUS COVER THAN WHAT IS ALLOWED TODAY WITH .

THE FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF THE SITE WILL BRING DRAINAGE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT DOES NOT EXIST TODAY.

AND WITH REGARDS TO IMPERVIOUS COVER AND BUILDING COVER AS SUCH, THIS IS ACTUALLY A DOWN ZONING.

IF YOU, IF Y'ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO ASK OF THEM, THE PROPOSED PROJECT DOES MEET, UH, NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.

THIS IMAGE SHOWS THE CHANNELIZED CREEK AND CRITICAL WATER QUALITY ZONE THAT BISECTS THE PROPERTY.

THIS ALONG WITH FIGHTING HAS HAD ABILITY TO PAR GRUFFY AND IRREGULAR SHAPE CREATES SIGNIFICANT COMPLEXITIES AND REQUIRES FLEXIBILITY IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE HOMES THAT CAN BE OFFERED AT THE MOST REASONABLE PRICE AND YIELD REASONABLE DEVELOPMENT AT THE SAME TIME, SORRY, RESPONSIBLE DEVELOPMENT.

AT THE BEGINNING OF THE ZONING PROCESS, THE PROJECT WAS CONCEPTUAL AT 34 UNITS.

HOWEVER, SINCE THAT TIME PRELIMINARY FINDINGS ESTIMATE INFRASTRUCTURE CLASS AT NEARLY 4 MILLION GREATER DENSITY BEYOND 30, 40 UNITS IS NEEDED TO MAKE THE PROJECT FEASIBLE AND ESPECIALLY TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE AFFORDABLE UNITS.

AND THE ENGINEERS FOR THIS PROJECT, UM, ARE, ARE AVAILABLE.

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THE PROPOSED PROJECT DOES MEET SEVERAL EAST MLK NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN GOALS.

NEXT SLIDE.

AND WE HAVE ENGAGED WITH THE STONE GATE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS.

UM, AND AS EARLY AS TODAY, WE DID HAVE, UH, A PRIVATE AGREEMENT WITH THEM THAT WE HAVE EXECUTED AND THEY WILL BE, THEY WILL HAVE THAT AGREEMENT IN THEIR HANDS BY TOMORROW.

UM, SO WITH THAT, WE WE'VE ADDRESSED A LOT OF THE CONCERNS THAT THEY HAVE.

AND, UM, NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.

SO WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT IN ORDER TO PRODUCE THE DEVELOPMENT THAT IS MORE RESPONSIBLE AND EFFICIENT FOR THIS PROPERTY THAN WHAT CAN BE ACHIEVED WITH EXISTING ZONING DEVELOPMENT THAT WILL OFFER LOWER HOME, LOWER HOME PRICES.

AND FOR 10% OF THE UNITS WILL BE AFFORDABLE TO INCOME EARNERS AT 80% MFI, A DEVELOPMENT THAT GETS CLOSER TO WHAT THE NEIGHBORHOOD WANTS AND FURTHER AWAY FROM THE THINGS THAT THEY DON'T WANT.

AND WITH THAT, WE RESPECTFULLY ASKED FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND WE ARE AVAILABLE.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER, HARPER PATTERSON.

OR WHERE ARE YOU CALLING ME FOR COMMENT? I'M SORRY.

I'M NEGOTIATING A POD MEMBER.

WHERE ARE YOU? WHERE ARE YOU CALLING ME FOR COMMENT OR EXTENSION ON MY MOTION? STAY IN YOUR MOTION, MAKE YOUR MOTION.

I'M SORRY, PLEASE GIVE ME JUST A MOMENT.

THAT'S OKAY.

I THINK SHE MADE HER EMOTION MAYER.

I DON'T THINK ON THIS ONE.

I HAVEN'T YET.

AND, AND THIS IS REALLY UNFORTUNATE TIMING, BUT I NEED TO STEP AWAY FROM MY COMPUTER FOR ONE MINUTE.

SO I'M NOT SURE WHAT YOU COULD TAKE UP IF YOU, OR IF YOU COULD JUST OFFER ME ABOUT 62 SECONDS TO SCREAM IT.

TEENAGERS.

NO, NO, GO AHEAD.

WE DONE THE NAME CHANGE YET.

THE STREET CHANGE.

YEP.

WE'RE DOWN TO THIS ONE AND, UM, UH, AND, UH, SOUTH LAMAR, BUT TELL YOU WHAT IT IS.

EIGHT 28.

LET'S TAKE A FIVE MINUTE BREAK.

UM, YES.

CAUSE OUR KITCHEN JUST TO LET PEOPLE KNOW, WE SHOULD BE PRETTY QUICK ON MINE CAUSE WE'VE REACHED SOME AGREEMENTS ON IT.

OKAY, GOOD.

IF YOU'VE REACHED AGREEMENTS, DO YOU WANT TO PROCEED WITH IT NOW? OH, WE COULD.

I DO HAVE TO ASK, UH, TWO CLARIFICATION QUESTIONS FOR THE STAFF.

SO THAT'LL TAKE MAYBE FIVE OR 10 MINUTES.

SO HE HAD TO MOVE TO YOURS.

LET'S GO AHEAD AND DO THAT.

JERRY, JERRY, YOU WANT TO CALL UP SOPHOMORE? SURE.

[87. C814-2018-0121 - 218 S. Lamar - Conduct a public hearing and approve second and third readings of an ordinance amending City Code Title 25 by rezoning property locally known as 218 South Lamar Boulevard (Lady Bird Lake Watershed). Applicant’s request: To rezone from general commercial services-vertical mixed use building (CS-V) combining district zoning to planned unit development (PUD) district zoning, with conditions. This ordinance may include waiver of fees, alternative funding methods, modifications of City regulations, and acquisition of property. First reading approved on September 17, 2020. Vote 7-4, Council Members Alter, Kitchen, Pool, Tovo - nay. Owner/Applicant: Michael Pfluger, William Reid Pfluger & the Pfluger Spousal Irrevocable Trust. Agent: Drenner Group PC (Amanda Swor). City Staff: Heather Chaffin, 512-974-2122.]

MAYOR JUST, UM, THIS IS ITEM A SECOND.

REMEMBER WHAT EDMONTON IS, BUT IT'S CASE NUMBER C EIGHT 14, 2018 ZERO ONE 21 FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT TWO 18 SOUTH LAMAR.

THE REQUESTED ZONING CHANGES FROM CSV TO PUD OR PUD.

UH, THIS IS OFFERED FOR SECOND AND THIRD READINGS.

UM, I BELIEVE THAT THE CONSOLE HAS THE, THE, UH, THE PARKS AND RECREATION STAFF, AS WELL AS THE TRANSPORTATION STAFF HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THE APPLICANT TODAY ON, UM, SEVERAL ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO IMPOSE UPON THE PUD.

UM, I DID HAVE A HANDOUT THAT I BELIEVE HAS BEEN SENT TO ALL THE COUNCIL MEMBERS.

UM, UM, THE SEASONING, UM, I DO HAVE, UH, I WOULD LIKE TO SUMMARIZE REAL QUICK, UH, WHAT THOSE CONDITIONS ARE WITHOUT READING THEM VERBATIM.

AND THE CARD STAFF HAS ASKED FOR A FEW LAST MINUTE EDITS.

SO I'M GOING TO READ THOSE INTO THE RECORD, BUT THE DOWN SUBSTANTIALLY CHANGED WHAT THE, UH, WHAT THE RAVENS SAY.

UH, THE FIRST ITEM ON, ON THE YELLOW SHEET THAT YOU SHOULD HAVE PROVIDES IT FOR 40 YEARS, THE APPLICANT WILL PROVIDE 30 SPACES WITHIN THE PARKING GARAGE FOR THE USE, BY THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT OF THE CHANGES TO THE LANGUAGE THAT, UM, I'VE ALREADY HANDED OUT TO YOU.

IS IT INSTEAD OF USING THE TERM LAND OWNER, WE'RE GOING TO USE THE TERM THE TWO 18 SOUTH LAMAR POD, AND ALSO, UM, ON THE VERY LAST SENTENCE WHERE GOING TO CHANGE IT TO SAY THAT THE OPERATION OF THE GARAGE, INCLUDING THE 30 SPACES PROVIDED TWO-PART SHALL BE SUBJECT TO SUCH RULES.

UM, UM, LET'S SEE SUCH RULES AND REGULATIONS, UM, PROVIDED THAT ACCESS TO LOCATION OF, AND GROUPING OF 30 SUCH SPACES, UM, IS APPROVED BY THE DIRECTOR OF PLANNING AND RECREATION

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DEPARTMENT AND THE AUSTIN TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT, UM, OR THEIR DESIGNEE AND THE PROPERTY OWNER.

SO THERE ARE 30 SPACES PROVIDED FOR PART WITHIN THE, WITHIN THE GARAGE.

UM, ANOTHER CHANGE, THE SECOND PARAGRAPH DISCUSSES, THE ADDITION OF 50 VALIDATION SPACES PROVIDED FOR THE DOHERTY ART CENTER.

UM, THOSE SPACES WOULD BE PROVIDED FOR A PERIOD OF 10 YEARS AND THEY WOULD BE ALLOWED FOR A 50% DISCOUNT FROM THE STANDARD EVENING PARKING RATES WITHIN THE GARAGE, OR A MAXIMUM OF THREE HOURS ON THAT PARAGRAPH.

WE'RE SIMPLY CHANGING THE LANDOWNER TO TWO 18 SOUTH LAMAR POD, SIMILAR AS IN THE FIRST PARAGRAPH, UM, ON THE THIRD PARAGRAPH, IT DESCRIBES A LAYOUT FOR THE, UM, AGAIN, DISCUSSING THE PARKING GARAGE.

AND THAT WOULD JUST LIKE TO ADD THE WORDS EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN 12 F AT THE BEGINNING OF THAT PARAGRAPH.

UM, AND TO CHANGE, UH, THE, THE LAST SENTENCE TO SAY, UM, LET'S SEE, EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN 12 F UM, ALL OF THE STRUCTURED PARKING PROVIDED THE PROPERTY SHALL BE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC USE ON A PAY PER USE BASIS.

SO AGAIN, A MINOR AMENDMENT, BUT WHAT IT PROVIDES FOR IS THE FACT THAT PUBLIC SPACE PUBLIC PARKING WILL BE PROVIDED WITHIN THE GARAGE.

UM, THE FOURTH PARAGRAPH DISCUSSES A PROVISION THAT ALLOWS FOR A USE OF THE ROOFTOP TERRACE, UM, BY COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND NONPROFITS AT, AT NO CHARGE, UM, FOR THEM.

UM, SO THAT, THAT PARAGRAPH IS NOT CHANGING.

UH, WE'RE ALSO, UM, THE SECOND PART, UM, DOES ALLOW THEM TO PROVIDE A MAXIMUM OF THE CODE REQUIRED PARKING TO MAKE UP FOR THE FACT THAT THEY ARE PROVIDING THE PARKING FOR PART.

UM, WE ALSO ARE CLARIFYING THAT THE OPEN SPACE IS 38%, UM, AND ALSO THAT THE CONNECTION TO THE PURPLE PIPE AND RESISTING AND OWNER'S CELL CAN CONSTRUCT A SERVICE CONNECTION FROM THE PROPERTY CONNECT TO THE CITY'S PURPLE PIPE SYSTEM.

WHEN THE PURPLE PIPE SYSTEM IS EXPANDED IN CONNECTION TO THE PROPERTY IS MADE AVAILABLE.

UM, TWO ADDITIONS LAST MINUTE, ADDITIONS TO THIS ARE ON PART SIX OF THE ORDINANCE.

WE WOULD LIKE TO ADD THE V VERTICAL MIXED USE, UM, TO THE, UM, C S ZONING.

AND THAT PROVISION.

THIS WOULD ALLOW THAT IF THE APPLICANT DOES NOT CONSTRUCT THE OFFICE BUILDING AS PROPOSED IN THE PUD, THAT THEY WOULD STILL HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO A VMU PROJECT.

UM, SO THAT IS SOMETHING THAT'S DESIRED BY, BY THE APPLICANT AND THE CITY STAFF, AND JUST A VERY MINOR CORRECTION TO SIX H IT MAKES A REFERENCE TO, UM, CODE SECTION 25 DASH 25.

IT'S ACTUALLY SUPPOSED TO BE SECTION 25 DASH TWO.

SO THOSE ARE SOME, UM, ADDITIONAL, UM, COMMUNITY BENEFITS THAT HAVE BEEN NEGOTIATED BY MOST OF THE, BY THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT.

UM, UM, JUST VERY RECENTLY.

SO WITH THAT, UM, THE CASE IS, UM, AVAILABLE OR IS, UH, READY FOR APPROVAL ON SECOND AND THIRD READINGS I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.

AND WAS THERE A KITCHEN, DO YOU WANT TO MAKE A MOTION? IS THE APPLICANT HERE? DO WE WANT TO HEAR FROM THE APPLICANT? I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS.

I WASN'T GOING TO MAKE A MOTION.

COUNCIL MEMBER COUNCIL I'LL MAKE THE MOTION.

I, UH, I'LL MOVE, UH, TO PASS THIS ON SECOND AND THIRD READING AND THEN SPEAK TO THAT.

AND THEN I'LL, UM, YIELD FOR COUNSELOR ROTATIONS QUESTIONS AFTER THAT, IF THAT'S ALL RIGHT.

DO WE WANT TO HEAR FROM THE APPLICANT OR PROCEED WITH THE QUESTIONS FIRST ROOM, COUNCILMEMBER KITCHEN.

WHY DON'T WE JUST PROCEED WITH THE QUESTIONS IF THAT'S ALL RIGHT, GO AHEAD.

THERE'S A SECOND TO MY MOTION.

JUST CHECKING SECOND TO THE MOTION.

I NEED A SECOND TO COUNCILOR ARKANSAS' MOTION MAYOR PRO TEM SECONDS.

AND MAYOR RIGHT BEFORE A COUNCIL MEMBER TEACHING GOES INTO YOUR QUESTIONS.

I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT THE REASON FOR GOING FORWARD ON, ON SECOND AND THIRD, I WAS READY FOR US TO JUST GO FORWARD ON SECOND.

UM, BUT UM, MAINLY FOLKS HAD ADVOCATED FOR THE IMPORTANT SPACE FOR CARD IN THIS BUILDING.

AND SO, UM, SO I, I, I, AND OTHERS PUSHED, UH, FOR US TO TRY TO GET TO THIS AGREEMENT WITH PART SO THAT WE COULD GET DONE ON SECOND AND THIRD TODAY.

UH, AND I KNOW THAT COUNCIL MEMBER KITCHEN AND OTHERS WILL ASK THOSE QUESTIONS.

UM, AND I UNDERSTAND THAT COUNCIL MEMBER KITCHEN MAY OR MAY NOT BE ABLE TO ULTIMATELY SUPPORT THE FINAL PROJECT, BUT I DO WANT TO THANK HER FOR CONTINUING TO PUSH, TO MAKE THIS ONE BETTER, BECAUSE I THINK WITHOUT YOUR ADVOCACY, WE COULDN'T HAVE GOTTEN TO THIS AGREEMENT, WHICH I THINK IS REALLY IMPORTANT.

SHE WAS AVAILABLE? YES, I AM HERE.

THAT'S OUR KITCHEN.

UM, I HAVE A QUESTION FOR, FOR, UH, FOR PART, AND I'M NOT SURE WHO THE RIGHT PERSON FROM PART IS, BUT, UM, THEY'RE THEY HEAR THE QUESTION? YES.

COUNCIL MEMBER LEANNA.

UM, THIS IS OKAY.

I THINK IT'S A QUESTION FOR LEANNA.

SO DID YOU SAY

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HI, SORRY.

I CAN'T SEE EVERYBODY SO LEANNA.

I JUST THINK THERE YOU ARE.

SO I JUST WANTED TO CONFIRM, UM, AND, UH, I WANTED TO CONFIRM THAT THE, THAT THE AMENDMENT LANGUAGE THAT THEY, YOU KNOW, THAT JERRY READ IN, UM, COMING FORWARD TO THE DAY, UH, PROVIDES ENOUGH PARKING ASSISTANCE FOR PARD AT THE FUTURE DAC TO ELIMINATE THE NEED FOR BUILDING A SEPARATE ABOVE GROUND PARKING STRUCTURE ON THE PARKLAND OPEN GREEN SPACE, AND THAT THE PARKING ARRANGEMENT PROVIDES THE ABILITY FOR DAK TO PARKING FOOTPRINT SIZE, SO THAT YOU'LL BE ABLE TO DO SOME SMALL SCALE UNDERGROUND PARKING TO KEEP MORE OPEN PARK SPACE.

IS THAT, UM, WAS THAT, DID I SAY THAT RIGHT? UM, YES.

SO DEFINITELY THE 30 SPACES THAT WE ARE GETTING FOR, UM, EMPLOYEES AND THE SAFETY FOR THE VISITORS DUTY TO USE THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DOCK PROJECT, BUT THEY DON'T TAKE THEM COMPLETELY THE NEED FOR THE DOC TO PROVIDE PARKING INFRASTRUCTURE.

WE ARE IN THE EARLY DESIGN PHASES, AND AS WE EXPLORE THE OPTIONS, WE'RE WORKING ON A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT, UH, SOLUTIONS.

AND, UM, I WOULD LIKE TO BRIEFLY MENTION A COUPLE OF THEM THAT WE ARE, UM, TRYING TO REDUCE AND CONSOLIDATE THE SURFACE PARKING AND ACROSS THE ENTIRE SITE SO THAT THE BUTLER SHORES PARK PROVIDE BETTER CONNECTED GREEN SPACE FOR EVERYBODY TO ENJOY.

UM, WE ARE ALSO TRYING TO PROVIDE THE PRIMARY, UH, PARKING ACCESS FROM THROUGH THE FACILITY FROM RIVERSIDE RATHER THAN TO ME, SO THAT WE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL RELIEF TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD FROM THE TRAFFIC.

UH, AND WE ARE ALSO LOOKING FOR UNDERGROUND PARKING RATHER THAN ABOVE GROUND.

UM, I CAN SAY THAT IF DUE TO SOME UNFORESEEN CONSTRAINTS, WE DO NEED TO HAVE ABOVE GROUND PARKING.

IT WOULD NOT BE MORE THAN, UH, IT WILL BE LIMITED TO ONE STORY AND IT WILL BE INTEGRATED TO THE, UM, TO THE DOCK BUILDING TO THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE BUILDING.

UM, SO I CONFIRM, UM, THAT PART, I WOULD LIKE TO MAINTAIN THE FLEXIBILITY FOR THE UNDERGROUND OCEAN OF THE PARKING, UH, TO NOT SAY THAT IT'S GOING TO BE LIMITED.

WE ARE TRYING TO CONSOLIDATE THE EXTENSIVE SURFACE PARKING ACROSS THE PARK.

FROM OUR CONVERSATIONS WAS THAT WHAT YOU WERE ASKING FOR EFFICIENT PARKING, SO THAT YOU COULD COMMIT TO THE FACT THAT YOU WOULDN'T EAT AN ABOVE GROUND PARKING STRUCTURE.

SO LEANNA, MY UNDERSTANDING WAS THAT THIS PARKING SPACE THAT WE'RE, WE REACHED AGREEMENT ON WOULD ALLOW YOU TO SAY THAT YOU WOULD NOT HAVE A PARKING OUR CONVERSATIONS EARLIER TODAY, WHERE THAT, THAT WOULD BE SUFFICIENT, THAT YOU WOULD NOT HAVE A ABOVE GROUND PARKING STRUCTURE.

SO THAT'S WHAT I'M TRYING TO CONFIRM.

I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE'D BE UNDERGROUND PARKING AND IT'S GREAT WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT IN TERMS OF, UM, IN TERMS OF MAKING THE, UM, GREEN SPACE.

AND I UNDERSTAND Y'ALL ARE DOING THAT, BUT THAT WAS THE PURPOSE BEHIND THIS ENTIRE CONVERSATION, AS YOU KNOW, WAS CONFIRMED THAT WE ARE NOT GOING TO HAVE ABOVE GROUND PARKING STRUCTURE.

THAT'S WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT EARLIER TODAY.

SO I'M JUST TRYING TO CONFIRM THAT RIGHT NOW.

WELL, OKAY.

AND MY UNDERSTANDING WAS THAT WE DIDN'T WANT TO HAVE A TWO STORY, UH, PARKING STRUCTURE ABOVE GROUND.

UM, THIS IS OUR GOAL NOT TO HAVE PARKING ABOVE GROUND.

THIS PROJECT HAS AMBITIOUS GOALS AND A LOT OF CONSTRAINTS WE'RE TRYING OUR BEST TO MEET THAT.

UM, W THE SITE ALSO HAS A LOT OF CONSTRAINTS.

UM, WE WILL CONTINUE CERTAINLY TO WORK WITH THE COMMUNITY AND WITH THE COUNCIL OFFICES.

AND WE, I FEEL CONFIDENT THAT WE WILL ARRIVE TO A SOLUTION THAT WILL NEED THE, UM, THE, THE EXPECTATIONS FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND FROM CANCEL.

UM, I WOULD LIKE TO RESERVE SOME, UM, THE ABILITY, SOME FLEXIBILITY FOR, FOR THIS DESIGN.

AND, UM, I CAN SAY THAT EVEN IF IT IS ANYTHING ABOUT GRANT, IT'S GOING TO BE LIMITED.

OKAY, I'M GOING TO PUT ON THE RECORD RIGHT NOW.

THAT WAS NOT MY UNDERSTANDING FOR THIS AGREEMENT.

WE WORKED ON THIS AGREEMENT ALL DAY, AND WE TALKED EARLIER THIS MORNING, AND MY UNDERSTANDING

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SO AT THIS STAGE OF THE GAME, UH, YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT AN AGREEMENT WE'RE GOING FORWARD WITH IS MY EXPECTATION THAT WE ARE NOT GOING TO HAVE AN ABOVE GROUND PARKING STRUCTURE.

THAT IS THE REASON THIS PUD IS ABOUT THIS POT IS COMMUNITY BENEFIT.

THAT IS A PARKING BENEFIT.

AND THAT'S BEEN OUR CONVERSATIONS ABOUT WHAT WAS THE LEVEL OF PARKING BENEFIT THAT WAS NEEDED TO ENSURE THAT THE DAC DID NOT NEED ABOVE GROUND PARKING.

SO THAT'S WHAT THE EXPECTATION IS, AND THAT'S WHAT THIS WHOLE AGREEMENT IS BASED ON.

SO, UM, SO I'M PUTTING THAT ON THE RECORD RIGHT NOW, BUT STANDING COUNCIL MEMBER IT IS, IS THAT, UH, TIMBERLAND, MCNEALY, UH, DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND RECREATION, WE ABSOLUTELY HEAR AND UNDERSTAND YOUR DIRECTION.

I BELIEVE THAT OUR EXPLANATION WAS JUST TO BE ABLE TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY WAS UNDERSTANDING THAT THERE WERE SOME CONSTRAINTS AND THERE MAY BE SOME CONSEQUENCES, BUT THAT WE ABSOLUTELY HEAR THE DIRECTION AND WE ABSOLUTELY UNDERSTAND THE CONDITIONS.

SO THEN I HAVE ANOTHER CLARIFICATION.

I THINK THIS ONE'S FOR JARED, PERHAPS.

UM, SO THIS HAS TO DO WITH, SO JERRY, THIS HAS TO DO MAYBE FOR JERRY OR MAYBE FOR LAW.

I'M NOT SURE, BUT JERRY I'M UNDERSTANDING THAT, UM, THAT THIS, THAT THERE'S NO VARIANCE BEING REQUESTED WITH REGARD TO THE, UM, MATERIAL.

AND SO THERE, THE, THE SECTION OF THE CODE ABOUT BUTLER SHORES ABOUT, UM, WHAT MATERIALS HAVE TO BE USED.

THAT'S WHAT THE, THAT'S WHAT THE, UM, THAT'S WHAT THEY'D BE FOLLOWING.

IS THAT, IS THAT RIGHT? THERE'S NO VARIANCE FOR THAT.

CORRECT.

SO I JUST WANT TO READ THAT INTO THE RECORD THEN.

SO WHAT IT DOES IS IT SAYS, EXCEPT FOR TRANSPARENT GLASS REQUIRED BY THIS SUBSECTION NATURAL BUILDING MATERIALS ARE REQUIRED FOR AN EXTERIOR SURFACE VISIBLE FROM PARKLAND ADJACENT TO TOWN LAKE.

SO, UM, I'M READING THAT IN COLLEAGUES JUST BECAUSE WHAT'S REALLY ONE THING THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR THIS PARTICULAR LOCATION IS, UM, HOW IT INTEGRATES IN WITH THE, UM, THE PART SURROUNDING PARKLAND AND, UM, THAT IS REFLECTED IN THESE REQUIREMENTS FOR, UM, YOU KNOW, FOR ABOUT CHORES.

SO I JUST WANTED TO EMPHASIZE THEM BY READING THIS AND THE IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO HAVE THOSE TROLL BUILDING MATERIALS AND PREFERABLY NATURAL STONE.

AND I KNOW THAT THE, UM, I KNOW THE APPLICANT IS INTENDING TO DO THAT.

UH, IT IS SOMETHING THAT'S IMPORTANT TO THE NEIGHBORS.

AND SO I WANTED TO PUT IT ON THE RECORD.

THAT'S ALL I HAD.

THERE'S A MOTION ON THE TABLE FROM COUNCIL MEMBER HAS BEEN SECONDED ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION, UM, EXPLAIN HOW A POSITION ON IT IS THAT RIGHT AHEAD? OKAY.

SO COLLEAGUES, UM, I AM NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO VOTE FOR THIS.

I DO VERY MUCH APPRECIATE THE, UM, ABILITY TO, TO WORK WITH, UM, THE APPLICANT MADE A LOT OF PROGRESS ON THIS, AS YOU COULD HEAR FROM WHAT WAS BEING READ IN TWO MAJOR IS A PROGRESS WHERE THE PARKING, UM, SO THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY, UH, PROTECT THAT PARKLAND AROUND, UH, THE DECK.

UM, AND THE OTHER THING IS THE B PUTTING FEEDBACK IN WHAT THAT MEANS IS, IS IF THIS IS NOT BUILT AS A, AT THE END OF THE DAY, IF THIS DOESN'T END UP BEING BUILT AS AN OFFICE, UM, THE, THE ABILITY TO HAVE AFFORDABLE HOUSING THERE IS PRESERVED.

SO, SO WHILE I APPRECIATE, UH, WORKING WITH, UM, THE APPLICANT ON THAT, I, I CANNOT SUPPORT IT BECAUSE OF TWO REASONS.

I DO NOT THINK IT'S APPROPRIATE TO USE PUD ZONES ON A, UH, ON A SMALL AREA LIKE THIS.

THIS IS SOMETHING WE TALKED ABOUT WHEN IT CAME UP ON FIRST READING.

AND THE SECOND THING IS I REALLY REGRET THE, UM, THE FACT THAT WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE THAT SPACE FOR, UH, FOR HOUSING OR FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

SO I'M NOT GONNA, I'M NOT IN A POSITION THAT I CAN SUPPORT IT.

PIN ROUTE IN SECOND, LET'S TAKE A VOTE THOSE IN FAVOR OF THIS ITEM.

STAR'S MOTION.

UH, ALICE RENTER, MARIA, AND ME THAT SEVEN, THOSE OPPOSED, UH, ALTER TOPO POOL AND KITCHEN 74 AT PASSES.

UM, MAYOR PRO TEM COUNCIL MEMBER COSAR, UH, FLANAGAN HARPER, MADISON'S,

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I THINK THAT MEANS WE HAVE ONE THING LEFT, UM, WHICH IS THE LAST ITEM THERE.

[Items 96 & 97 (Part 2 of 2)]

IT'S BOTH THE ITEMS, 96 AND 97, WHICH ARE THE HEFLIN CASES.

I THINK THAT WE WERE JUST WAITING FOR, UM, COUNCIL MEMBER HARPER, MADISON TO MAKE A MOTION.

IF I UNDERSTAND CORRECTLY, I THINK THAT'S WHERE WE WORK WELL.

SO WE WERE WAITING FOR ME TO MAKE THE MOTION, BUT PRIOR TO MY, UM, ABRUPT INTERRUPTION, I WAS HOPING TO ALSO ASK SOME QUESTIONS OF THE APP.

AND THAT WOULD BE GOOD.

IS THE APPLICANT HERE? OKAY.

I'M HERE.

CAN Y'ALL HEAR ME? WE LIKE TO MAKE A PRESENTATION AND THEN ANSWER QUESTIONS.

CAN Y'ALL HEAR ME? YES.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE A PRESENTATION AND ANSWER QUESTIONS? UH, I MADE MY PRESENTATION, BUT I'M AVAILABLE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS.

OH, I WAS GOING TO SAY, I THINK SHE DID THAT ALREADY.

CATHERINE HARPER, MADISON, DO YOU HAVE QUESTIONS? I DO.

UM, I'D LIKE TO KNOW IF WE APPROVE THIS ITEM ON SECOND AND THIRD READING.

UM, TODAY, WILL THEY BE WILLING TO STAY ON THE, ARE YOU WILLING RATHER TO STATE ON THE RECORD, UM, THAT, UH, YOU HAVE A COMMITMENT TO FINALIZING THE PRIVATE AGREEMENT THAT WAS PROVIDED TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD? UH, YES, MA'AM ACTUALLY HAVE ALREADY, OUR CLIENT HAS ALREADY EXECUTED THAT AGREEMENT AND WE'VE MADE ARRANGEMENTS WITH ADAM OF STONE GATE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION THAT HE WILL PICK THAT UP, UH, AGREEMENT UPS TOMORROW.

FANTASTIC.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I APPRECIATE THAT MAYOR.

I'D LIKE TO, UM, COMMENT ON IT AS WELL, BUT IF YOU'D LIKE MY MOTION, THEN, UM, I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT WE APPROVE SECOND AND THIRD READING, UH, WITH THE CONDITIONS DETAILED IN VERSION TWO OF THE MOTION.

THAT MAKES THE MOTION.

IS THERE A SECOND TO THIS MOTION? COUNCILMEMBER, ALIS SECONDS.

THE MOTION.

COUNCIL MEMBER HARPER, MADISON.

UH, THANK YOU.

UH, IT'S, IT'S BEEN, UH, THIS HAS BEEN A LONG ONE AND A LONG DAY, AND, UH, BECAUSE THESE FOLKS ARE WORKING ON THIS TO THE VERY END.

SO MY OFFICE HAS WORKED DILIGENTLY WITH THE, WITH THE APPLICANT, WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

THEY WERE, UM, REALLY PLEASANT AND, UM, OFFERED US THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME OUT AND SEE IT FOR OURSELVES.

AND WE GOT TO MEET SOME OF THE NEIGHBORS.

UH, I'D LIKE TO THANK THE APPLICANTS FOR THEIR, UM, EFFORTS AND THEIR WORK WITH THE STONE GATE NEIGHBORHOOD.

AND DEFINITELY THINK THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION PRESENCE AND, AND, UM, MEMBERSHIP, UH, FOR THEIR, THEIR LEADERSHIP AND THEIR SUPPORT, YOU KNOW, OF THEIR COMMUNITY ON THE CASE.

ALSO WANT TO THANK THE APPLICANT FOR PROVIDING THE ESTIMATED COST OF THE HOUSING UNITS, UM, THAT WE REQUESTED THAT, UH, FIRST READING, I THINK IT PERFECTLY ILLUSTRATES HOW LIMITING HOUSING IMPACTS AFFORDABILITY FOR OUR CITY AS A WHOLE.

UM, THE EXISTING ENTITLEMENTS WOULD HAVE PRODUCED HOMES FROM SEVEN 50 TO THE 800 RANGE.

AND, YOU KNOW, THOSE ARE CERTIFIABLE NUMBERS, NOT, UM, ARBITRARY DATA.

THAT'S A, THAT'S A PRICE RANGE THAT VERY FEW IN THE CITY CAN AFFORD.

I THINK BY APPROVING THIS AS IF SIX, UM, DESIGNATION WE'LL CUT THAT COST IN HALF AND WE'LL HAVE A 10% INCOME RESTRICTED UNITS AVAILABLE, YOU KNOW, THAT RUN AROUND TO 27.

UM, SO, UM, I'M HAPPY TO SUPPORT THIS AND, AND, UH, HAPPY THAT THE, THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE APPLICANT WERE ABLE TO REACH AN AGREEMENT.

IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION WE READY TO TAKE A VOTE? IS THERE A VALID PETITION IN THIS CASE? MARRIED YESTERDAY, ISABELLE PETITION OF 25.05.

SO IT WOULD BE NEAT.

THE NINE VOTES TO PASS ON SECOND AND THIRD OR SEVEN OR MORE TO PASS IN A SECOND.

LET'S TAKE A VOTE THOSE IN FAVOR, CASPER ALTER.

CAN YOU JUST REPEAT THE MOTION BASED MOTION BECAUSE I WASN'T HERE FOR THE EARLIER PART OF THE DISCUSSION.

I'LL MAKE SURE I'M CLEAR AS WE EVER HARPER MADISON, YOU WANT TO REPEAT YOUR MOTION? SURE.

I WAS TRYING TO GET THAT MUTE BUTTON OFF.

UM, THE EMOTION IS TO APPROVE THIS ITEM ON SECOND AND THIRD READING TODAY.

UM, YEAH, THERE WAS A CONDITION, BUT THE APPLICANT AGREED TO IT THAT A VEGETATIVE BUFFER AND THE HIGH CAP AND THEY'RE DETAILED IN THE END AND V2 OF THE MOTION SHEET.

OKAY, GREAT.

WELL, YEAH, THE MOTION THAT'S BEEN

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SECONDED.

WE READY TO VOTE THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION.

UH, ME KITCHEN HARPER, MADISON, UH, AUTHOR.

IT IS EVERYBODY ON THE DICE, SO IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

SO IT PASSES ON SECOND AND THIRD READING THE COMMITTEE, OR THAT CONCLUDES THE ZONING.

YOU ALL HAVE A HAPPY HOLIDAY, SO I'LL SPEAK NEXT YEAR.

YOU'RE YOU TAKE CARE? UM, GREG, BEFORE WE CLOSE OUT TOO QUICK, I JUST WANTED TO NOTE, UM, THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING OF THE YEAR IS USUALLY REALLY NOTORIOUS FOR GOING REALLY LATE AND BEING REALLY CONTENTIOUS.

UM, WE HAVE A LOT OF REALLY GOOD WORK AT THIS MEETING AND IT WAS A LONG AGENDA AND WE'RE, WE'RE NOT EVEN HAVING TO DO THE VOTE TO EXTEND PAST 10.

UM, AND YOU KNOW, IT CAN BE CONTENTIOUS AND HARD BECAUSE WE ALL REALLY CARE.

UH, AND THAT'S OKAY.

AND, YOU KNOW, NOBODY WILL SAY THAT I'M AGAINST US DEAL WAITING UNTIL A HEART ISSUES.

UM, BUT THIS AGENDA, WE HAD WATERFORD, WE HAD, UH, STREET IMPACT FEES.

THESE WERE BIG ISSUES.

YOU KNOW, WE HAD ZONING ISSUES WHERE WE MIGHT HAVE DISAGREED ON THINGS, UH, AND WHERE WE WORKED THROUGH STUFF.

EVEN IF WE WERE ON DIFFERENT SIDES OF VOTES, I LOST SOME VOTES TODAY.

UM, BUT I THINK WE WERE ABLE TO FEEL STRONGLY ABOUT THINGS, BUT STILL GET THROUGH A LOT OF ITEMS. SO I THINK IT WAS GOOD WORK.

UH, ALSO AMBER ALTARS, UH, UH, TAP PROGRAM ON WATER IS LIKE A REALLY BIG DEAL.

AND WE GOT SOME STUFF LIKE THAT, DONE EVICTION STUFF, SOME ZONING CASES IN DISTRICT ONE THAT HAVE BEEN SITTING AROUND A LONG TIME THAT COUNCIL MEMBER HARBOR MADISON WORKED US THROUGH.

SO I JUST, UM, I WANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT JUST BECAUSE IT'S BEING THE SIXTH LAST MEETING OF THE YEAR FOR ME, IT'S, IT HAS, IT'S DIFFERENT.

UH, AND, AND I THINK IT'S A GOOD THING.

AND I JUST WANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT FOR US AS WE HEAD INTO THE NEW YEAR.