May 18, 2023 City Council Meetings

BEAR, AND IT IS NOT SMOKEY THE BEAR, IT'S SMOKEY BEAR.

I WANNA EXERCISE A POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE AND INVITE A SPECIAL GUEST FOR WILDFIRE AWARENESS MONTH TO JUST JOIN US DOWN IN THE, WELL.

SMOKEY, COULD YOU COME ON DOWN PLEASE? .

SO, UM, SMOKEY

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WE'VE LEARNED, UM, CAN'T SPEAK.

SO I'M GONNA JUST SAY A COUPLE WORDS HERE ON HIS BEHALF.

IT IS WILDFIRE AWARENESS MONTH AND HERE IN AUSTIN, UM, WE ARE AT HIGH RISK OF WILDFIRE AND, UM, WANNA MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE WHO'S IN THIS ROOM UNDERSTANDS THEIR ROLE IN OUR WILDFIRE FIGHT.

IT'S NOT JUST AD'S ROLE, IT'S NOT JUST SMOKEY'S ROLE AND SMOKEY.

IF YOU WANNA POINT TO EVERYONE, WHO IS IT? IT'S YOU.

YOU HAVE TO PLAY A PART.

UM, SO COLLEAGUES, I HAVE PASSED OUT THE WILDFIRE ACTION GUIDE.

READY, SET, GO.

WE HAVE THEM AVAILABLE FOR FOLKS WHO ARE LEAVING THE CHAMBERS AS WELL.

UM, I WOULD ASK EACH OF MY COLLEAGUES TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU, UM, SHARE THIS INFORMATION WITH YOUR CONSTITUENTS.

UM, A KEY PART OF OUR WILDFIRE PREVENTION AND MITIGATION EFFORTS IS, UM, PREPAREDNESS AND FOLKS BEING READY.

UM, SO AS SMOKEY ADVISES US, UM, PLEASE DO YOUR PART.

UM, AND THANK YOU.

AND THANK YOU TO MAYOR WATSON FOR INDULGING US TO HAVE SMOKEY THERE.

UM, I DON'T KNOW THAT WE CAN GET A PICTURE WITH ALL OF US WITH SMOKEY, BUT, UM, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

SMOKEY.

SMOKEY.

I HOPE HE WENT THROUGH SECURITY MAYOR.

YES, MEMBER TIM.

WAIT, WAIT ON OVER HERE.

I JUST WANTED TO FLAG, UM, APPENDIX A FOR THE ITEM THAT I PULLED, NUMBER 26 HAS BEEN HANDED OUT.

I'M HAPPY TO HAVE IT BE BACK ON CONSENT.

UM, JUST WANTED TO FLAG THE DATES THAT HAVE CHANGED OUR, THE MEETING BEING AUGUST 31ST, CHANGING THIS SEPTEMBER MEETING TO THE 14TH, AND THEN THEY HAVE ADDED A WORK SESSION, UM, ON JULY 19TH AT 9:00 AM THAT IS PART OF THAT LINE ITEM AROUND THE, THE BUDGET DISCUSSION.

SO I JUST WANTED TO FLAG THAT IT'S BEEN HANDED OUT AND I CAN PUT IT BACK ON CONSENT.

UM, WE WILL NOW GO TO OUR FIRST GROUP OF SPEAKERS, UH, THAT WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO TESTIFY ON BOTH THE CON CONSENT AND NON-CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS. UM, AND THE SPEAKERS THAT ARE SIGNED UP ON THE ZONING AGENDA ITEMS, THEY'LL BE CALLED UPON AT TWO O'CLOCK.

WE'LL MAKE, WE'LL MAKE A NOTE OF THAT.

THANK YOU FOR CALLING OUT TO OUR ATTENTION.

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EACH SPEAKER WILL HAVE TWO MINUTES, AND LET ME JUST, UH, LET FOLKS KNOW THAT WE HAD, UH, FOUR, FOUR WHO SIGNED UP OR REGISTERED TO SPEAK REMOTELY WITH OBVIOUSLY FALSE NAMES MEANT TO BE CRUDE AND CREATE EMBARRASSMENT AND, AND FRANKLY DEMEAN THE PUBLIC COMMUNICATION PROCESS, AND THEREFORE THEY VIOLATE THE RULES OF DECORUM AND THE CHAIR HAS RULED THEM OUT OF ORDER, SO THEY WILL NOT BE CALLED WITH THAT, UM, I'LL TURN TO THE CITY CLERK.

FIRST UP, WE HAVE BILL BUNCH ON ITEMS 2, 3 44 AND 52.

YES, THANK YOU MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS, UH, BILL BUNCH WITH SAVE OUR SPRINGS ALLIANCE.

UM, ON THE SERVICE EXTENSION REQUEST 2 0 3, WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT, UH, EX SERVICE EXTENSION, EXAS, UH, EXACERBATING AND INCREASING DEVELOPMENT THAT'S STILL CLAIMING GRANDFATHERING.

WE RECOGNIZE THAT THE COUNCIL CANNOT, UM, CONDITION EXTENSIONS BASED ON COMPLIANCE WITH CURRENT REGS, BUT NEVERTHELESS, YOU CAN ASK THE APPLICANTS TO, TO, UM, PLEDGE TO THAT AND BE CLEAR AND HAVE THAT ON THE RECORD, AND WE ASK THAT YOU DO THAT.

UM, ON THE TRAIL, UH, ORDINANCE AMENDMENTS, WE'RE CONCERNED THAT THAT'S JUST TOO BROAD AND SWEEPING.

UH, WE OF COURSE, SUPPORT, UH, EFFORTS TO MAINTAIN AND, AND IMPROVE THE TOWN LAKE TRAIL.

UH, BUT THERE SHOULDN'T BE A BLANKET, UH, EXEMPTION GRANTED, UH, WITHOUT ANY SORT OF UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT THAT ENTAILS, THERE SHOULD BE MORE TRANSPARENCY AND SHOULD BE TAILORED TO ADDRESS ANY SPECIFIC CONCERNS THAT WOULD FACILITATE THE ENHANCEMENT OF THE TRAIL.

UM, AND I THINK THAT'S THE, ALL THAT I HAVE AT, OH, ON SLAUGHTER LANE, ITEM 52.

UM, THE TRANSPORTATION FOLKS SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO BUY MITIGATION LAND, UM, AND SET A STRONG PRECEDENT, UH, ESPECIALLY AS CTR A IS NOW LOOKING TO, UH, RESURRECT ITS SOUTH MOPAC PLAN.

WE WANT OTHER ROAD BUILDERS TO BUY, UH, MITIGATION AND, AND KEEP THEIR IMPERVIOUS COVER LEVELS LOW, UH, DOWN TO SOS IMPERVIOUS COVER LIMITS, OR AT LEAST APPROACHING IT.

AND THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR CITY TO SET THAT EXAMPLE AND, UH, HAVE OUR ROADS,

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UH, COMPLY, UH, TO THE EXTENT POSSIBLE WITH MITIGATION LAND, UH, AS WE ADD IMPERVIOUS COVER TO SLAUGHTER LANE OVER THE RECHARGE AND CONTRIBUTING ZONES.

THANK YOU FOR CONSIDERATION BOBBY LAVINSKY ON ITEMS 44 AND 58.

UH, MARION COUNSEL, UM, I DON'T WANNA REPEAT, UM, THIS PROBABLY IN SPRINGS ALLIANCE.

I DON'T WANNA REPEAT, UM, ANY POINTS THAT BILL MADE, UM, WITH REGARD TO THE ITEMS THAT HE RAISED.

HOWEVER, UM, ITEM 44, I WANT TO THANK, UM, MAYOR PER TIM ELLIS FOR REACHING OUT TO US, UM, AND OFFERING US AN, UH, OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE INPUT ON THE ITEM AND FOR THE TRAIL FOUNDATION TO, UM, YOU KNOW, REALLY MOVE FORWARD WITH, UH, IMPROVEMENTS TO THE TRAIL THAT COULD HELP, UH, MITIGATE THE ONGOING EROSION PROBLEMS THAT THEY'RE, THAT THEY'VE BEEN HAVING.

UM, THAT SAID, UM, WE DO, UH, WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE CONVERSATION'S NOT JUST FOCUSED ON CODE AMENDMENTS THAT PROVIDE EXEMPTIONS.

UH, OUR WATERSHED PROTECTION STAFF IS HIGHLY QUALIFIED TO REVIEW ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS.

UM, AND I THINK THE BROADER CONCERN THAT WE HAVE IS, UM, IF WE REMOVE THEIR ABILITY TO, UM, REVIEW THE UNIQUE CIRCUMSTANCES THAT COULD HAPPEN ALONG THE TRAIL, UM, WE MIGHT MISS, UM, SOME CONCERNS FOR, UH, THE ENVIRONMENT THAT WOULD GO AWAY WITH JUST AN EXEMPTION.

SO, UM, WE HOPE THAT THE, UH, PROCESS CONSIDERS THINGS OTHER THAN JUST, UH, CODE AMENDMENTS.

MAYBE THERE'S SOME OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS THAT STAFF COULD, UH, RECOMMEND THAT COULD, UH, MAKE SURE THAT THE TRAIL FOUNDATION HAS THE FLEXIBILITY THEY NEED TO, UM, IMPROVE THE TRAIL AND IMPROVE ACCESSIBILITY WHILE STILL RESPECTING, UM, THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS THAT THAT MAY OR MAY NOT EXIST DEPENDING ON THE SOLUTION THAT'S OFFERED.

UM, AND THEN, UH, SECONDARILY TO THAT, UH, ON THE SERVICE EXTENSION REQUEST, UM, WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT, UM, THE PROCESS CONSIDERS THAT THE APPLICANT, UM, MAY CHANGE THE PROJECT.

UM, THE SERVICE EXTENSION REQUEST IS NOT TIED TO ANY PARTICULAR, UM, PROJECT.

UM, SO IF THE APPLICANT COMES AND CHANGES A PROJECT THAT THEY'VE DONE TWO TIMES BEFORE, UM, THAT ALWAYS RAISES A CONCERN.

SO GETTING THE APPLICANT TO, UM, STATE ON RECORD WHAT THEY'RE DOING, UM, IS REALLY IMPORTANT.

SO WE ENCOURAGE THE COUNCIL TO, UM, UH, DENY THIS REQUEST UNTIL THE APPLICANT, UH, YOU KNOW, GIVE SOME ASSURANCE TO THE CITY THAT THE ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS THAT THEY'RE SAYING, THANK YOU, SPEAKER, THAT CONCLUDES YOUR TIME.

LEGAL.

TRACY WHIT ON ITEM 58, MAYOR COUNSEL, ITEM 58 STRETCHED.

THE ENTIRE SECTION OF CODE WILL ALLOW THE COMBINATION OF COMMERCIAL HIGHWAY ZONING WITH THE PLANNED DEVELOPMENT AREA TOOL, NO MATTER HOW SMALL THE SITE, HOW HIGH THE IMPERVIOUS COVER, HOW HAS THE MAXIMUM HEIGHT OR HOW INTENSE THE IMPACT OF THE LO TO THE LOCAL CONTEXT OF HUMANS STRUCTURES, ROADWAYS, AND TREES.

THIS IS SUPPOSED TO GIVE APPLICANTS AN OPTION, OPTION OTHER THAN LIMITED INDUSTRIAL PDA FOR DOING ALL THAT BECAUSE LIMITED INDUSTRIAL ZONING IS A BAD LOOK IN 2023 OR ANY OTHER YEAR, ESPECIALLY IN EAST AUSTIN WHERE A SLEW OF CASES ARE RACKING UP HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS FOR JOINT S NEXT TO NOTHING FOR THE COMMUNITIES THEY ARE TRANSFORMING.

SO, WILL THIS MOVE ALLY IS A BAD LOOK.

SO IS PDA, WHICH UNLIKE THE P D TOOL, HAS ZERO REQUIREMENTS FOR COMMUNITY BENEFIT AND ZERO MECHANISMS FOR ENFORCEMENT OF THE PROMISES THAT APPLICANTS MAKE TO INDUCE REZONING APPROVAL.

YOU CAN'T USE VMU WITH PDA AND CH HAS A MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF 120 FEET VERSUS ALLY WITH 60 FEET.

SO THE PROMISES ABOUT AFFORDABLE HOUSING THAT NO ONE CAN ENFORCE ANYWAY WILL BE PREDICATED ON MOVING FROM ONE 20 TO X FEET INSTEAD OF 60 TO X FEET.

THE AFFORDABILITY IMPACT STATEMENT FOR THIS CODE CHANGE RECOGNIZES THESE LIMITATIONS AND SUGGESTS YOU CONSIDER SUPERIORITY REQUIREMENTS FOR PDA THAT WOULD TAKE SOME THOUGHTFUL PROCESS.

UNLIKE THE PASS SET FOR THIS CODE AMENDMENT MAY BE WORSE OF ALL.

ITEM 58 EXPANDS THE A CARTE MENU FOR SITES AND COMMUNITIES ALONG I 35, 180 3 TO 90 AND 71, BUT NOT ALONG 6 23 60 YEAR MOPAC SOUTH OF 180 3 BECAUSE CH IS ONLY ALLOWED ON CERTAIN HIGHWAYS AND NOT ALONG THOSE LOVELY PLACES.

FOR THE EXPECTATION IS P D ZONING FOR TOWERS.

HOW MANY SMALL SMITES SMALL SITES ALONG ALL THE EASTERN HIGHWAYS WILL NOW BE ELIGIBLE FOR CH PDA A THIS CODE IN THAT MAY BE WELL-INTENTIONED, BUT ITS IMPACT WILL BE INEQUITABLE.

PLEASE PRESS PAUSE ON ALL THE PDA CASES AND PLEASE ENSURE THAT UTILIZATION OF QUALITY PLANNING TOOLS AND OUTCOMES ARE THE EXPECTATIONS FROM APPLICANTS ACROSS THE ENTIRE CITY.

YOU MIGHT WANT TO GO TO THE PODIUM.

THAT CONCLUDES ALL THE REMOTE SPEAKERS WE HAVE AT THIS TIME.

WE'LL MOVE INTO IN PERSON THANK YOU.

FIRST WE HAVE KEVIN WELCH ON ITEM 22 WITH WALLACE LUNDGREN ON DECK.

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OH, IS IT THAT ONE? YEAH, THAT'S ALL RIGHT.

I BET.

NO PROBLEM AT ALL.

UH, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THE COUNCIL, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

MY NAME IS KEVIN WELCH.

I'M THE CURRENT PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD AT EF F AUSTIN LOCAL DIGITAL CELEBRITIES ORGANIZATION.

SOME OF YOU KNOW MY FACE, I USUALLY POP UP WHEN YOU'RE VOTING ON A L P R ISSUES.

I'M HERE TODAY TO, UM, BASICALLY ENCOURAGE A POSTPONEMENT ON ITEM 22.

I HAVE CONCERNS THAT THE LANGUAGE AND THE DRAFT POLICY RESOLUTION IS NOT IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE LANGUAGE THAT WAS APPROVED IN RESOLUTION 56 BY THE COUNCIL LAST FALL.

FOR ONE THING, RESOLUTION 56 MAKES IT QUITE CLEAR.

ALPR MAY ONLY BE USED TO PROSECUTE A VERY SPECIFIC LIST OF CRIMES, WHILE AS THE CURRENT DRAFT POLICY BASICALLY SAYS IT CAN'T BE USED FOR CERTAIN CRIMES, BUT IT, THEN YOU COULD USE IT FOR ANYTHING ELSE.

RESOLUTION 56 IS FAR STRONGER.

IT ALSO EXPLICITLY SAYS THAT, UM, COUNSEL IS NOT JUST TO BE NOTIFIED OF DATA SHARING OCCURS, COUNSEL IS TO GIVE AN UP OR DOWN VOTE IF DATA SHARING OCCURS.

ALSO, DATA SHARING IS DEFINED AS ONLY A COPY OF THE DATA WILL BE PROVIDED.

NO OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY WILL BE GIVEN DIRECT ACCESS TO THE DATABASE.

SO I ENCOURAGE YOU TO POSTPONE SO WE CAN GET THE LANGUAGE IN ALIGNMENT.

IT WILL BE A WASTE OF ALL OF OUR TIMES IF POTENTIALLY A LAWSUIT COMES LATER FROM A CASE BECAUSE THE POLICY WAS NOT IN ALIGNMENT WITH WHAT COUNCIL EXPLICITLY VOTED ON.

SO I URGE YOU TO TAKE A LITTLE MORE TIME TO GET THE LANGUAGE AS IT NEEDS TO BE.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

WALLACE LUNDGREN ON ITEM 24, GUS PENON DECK.

GOOD MORNING.

FIRST, I'D LIKE TO, UH, CONGRATULATE MR. QUADRI ON HIS PASSAGE OF THE OVERSIGHT PROPOSITION.

UH, HOPE HE HAS THE SAME SUCCESS THAT WE'VE HAD WITH OUR PROPOSITION ON THE CAMPING BAN.

UH, SECONDLY, ITEM 24 PASSAGE IS NOT NECESSARY AT THIS TIME, $265,000 FOR A MARKETING PROGRAM.

IT'S PREMATURE, AND AT SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE, WE NEED IT.

WE DON'T HAVE TO GO TO EL PASO TO GET IT.

THERE ARE LOTS OF ADVERTISING AGENCIES HERE IN TOWN.

THANK YOU, MR. LANGER.

GUS PENA ON ITEMS 24 35 AND 49 WITH HEIDI ANDERSON ON DECK.

HEIDI ANDERSON ON ITEM 44 WITH ANDY AUSTIN ON DECK.

GOOD MORNING, MAYOR WATSON, MAYOR PRO TIM ELLIS AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.

I'M HEIDI ANDERSON, CEO OF THE TRAIL CONSERVANCY, AND I WANT TO EXPRESS ON BEHALF OF OUR BOARD, OUR VOLUNTEERS AND 5 MILLION TRAIL USERS ANNUALLY.

OUR THANKS FOR BRINGING FORWARD ITEM 44 TODAY.

THE CODE AMENDMENT IS AN ABSOLUTELY VITAL STEP FOR THE SUSTAINABILITY OF THE ANNE ROY BUTLER HIKE AND BIKE TRAIL.

THIS BELOVED SPACE WAS BEGUN BACK IN 1971 BY LADY BIRD JOHNSON AND THE BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE FOR TOWN LAKE, ONE OF WHICH STILL WITH US TODAY, I KNOW EMAILED YOU Y'ALL YESTERDAY IN SUPPORT OF THIS ITEM.

WHEN THE CODE WAS CHANGED IN 2017, IT AUTOMATICALLY MADE 85% OF THE BUTLER TRAIL NON-COMPLIANT.

THIS CREATED A PERHAPS UNEXPECTED CONSEQUENCE TO INCENTIVIZE US IN PART, TO NOT DO ANY OF THE MUCH NEEDED IMPROVEMENTS TO THE TRAIL PATH ITSELF.

AS THOSE IMPROVEMENTS WOULD TRIGGER THIS CODE AND CREATE THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE TRAIL TO BE MOVED 50 AWAY, 50 FEET AWAY FROM THE SHORELINE.

AS A NONPROFIT INVESTING OVER $6 MILLION ANNUALLY INTO THIS SPACE, IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT WE HAVE THE SURETY NEEDED FROM THE CITY TO BE ABLE TO RAISE THESE FUNDS AND IMPLEMENT THE NECESSARY PROJECTS ON THE TRAIL THAT WILL NOT ONLY SUSTAIN THE ENVIRONMENT, BUT KEEP OUR 5 MILLION TRAIL USERS SAFE.

THIS ITEM HELPS ACHIEVE THAT GOAL, AND I APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT.

I'M HERE FOR QUESTIONS.

IS, IS THE UNINTENDED CON CONSEQUENCES THAT HAVE OCCURRED.

ANDY AUSTIN ON ITEM 44 WITH GRIFFIN DAVIS ON DECK.

GOOD MORNING, UH, MAYOR WATSON, UH, MAYOR PROTON ELLIS AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.

I'M HERE.

UH, I'M ANDY AUSTIN.

I'M THE, THE BOARD CHAIR THIS YEAR OF THE TRAIL CONSERVANCY.

UH, BUT I'M REALLY HERE MORE AS AN INDIVIDUAL, 41 YEAR RESIDENT OF AUSTIN.

UH, AND FOR ALMOST ALL OF THOSE 41 YEARS, A DAILY USER OF THE TRAIL.

UM, UH, THIS ITEM, UH, I THINK IS IS STRAIGHTFORWARD AND WE APPRECIATE IT BEING BROUGHT FORWARD.

UM, AND I THINK THE OPPOSITION TO IT, UH, OR AT LEAST CONCERNS THAT HAVE BEEN EXPRESSED ARE, UH, PERHAPS NOT KEEPING IN MIND THE DON'T OVERTHINK IT, UH, ADAGE THAT IS VERY APPLICABLE HERE.

UH, THE CODE AMENDMENTS THAT ARE FOCUSED OF THIS, UH, UH, ITEM WERE ADOPTED, UM, IN 2017 WITHOUT TRUE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND A LOT OF DEEP STUDY OF WHAT IMPACT THIS WAS GOING TO HAVE.

AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE

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UH, SPECIFICALLY THE CONCERN IS THAT SOMEHOW THE, THE TRAIL NEEDS TO BE 50 FEET AWAY FROM THE LAKE TO PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT OF BOTH THE LAKE AND THE TRAIL.

UM, TO KNOW THAT THIS IS NOT THE CASE, ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS TO HAVE DONE WHAT I'VE DONE, WHICH IS USE THE TRAIL EVERY DAY FOR THE LAST 41 YEARS, UH, LADY BIRD LAKE.

AND THE TRAIL IS MUCH HEALTHIER TODAY THAN IT WAS 41 YEARS AGO, OR 50 YEARS AGO WHEN THAT TRAIL WAS FIRST CREATED.

UH, THE TRAIL HAS NOT DEGRADED THE BIOLOGICAL HEALTH OF THE LAKE, NOR HAS IT HURT THE, THE PARK AROUND THE TRAIL.

UM, IF ANYTHING, THE TRAILS PROXIMITY TO THE LAKE HAS ENHANCED THE ENVIRONMENT.

UH, IT'S, IT HAS BROUGHT OUR COMMUNITY CLOSE TO THE LAKE.

EVERY DAY, 5 MILLION PEOPLE GET TO SEE THE LAKE UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL.

THAT'S 5 MILLION PEOPLE WHO VOLUNTEER TO CLEAN UP TRASH, UH, FROM THE LAKE.

THAT'S 5 MILLION PEOPLE WHO ARE, UH, PASSIONATE ABOUT THE QUALITY OF THE ENVIRONMENT ON THE TRAIL.

UH, AND THAT'S 5 MILLION PEOPLE WHO GIVE MONEY TO ORGANIZATIONS LIKE THE TRAIL CONSERVANCY AND OTHER 5 0 1 TO HELP SUPPORT THE ENVIRONMENT, UH, AROUND THE LAKE.

SO, UH, WE, WE URGE THE, THE ADOPTION OF ITEM 44.

AND PLEASE, ONE THING I WANNA MAKE CLEAR, DON'T GET US WRONG, WE ARE VERY MUCH STEWARDS OF THE ENVIRONMENT AT THE TRAIL CONSERVANCY, AND WE INTEND TO DO THAT.

GRIFFIN DAVIS ON ITEM 44 WITH MICHAEL MAY HOUSE ON DECK.

GOOD MORNING, Y'ALL.

UH, FIRST OF ALL, I THINK IT'S VERY UNFAIR THAT I HAVE TO FOLLOW IT, ARTICULATE EX-ED JUDGE, BUT I'LL DO MY BEST HERE.

UM, I'M IN SUPPORT OF THIS RESOLUTION AND I WANT TO, I I WANTED TO LET Y'ALL KNOW THAT THE TRAIL CONSERVANCY, WE CARE DEEPLY ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AROUND, AROUND THE TRAIL.

UH, THIS RESOLUTION THAT WAS ADOPTED BACK IN 2017, I MEAN, THE, UH, ORDINANCE BACK IN 2017 WASN'T DONE WITH A LOT OF INPUT FROM OTHER CITY DEPARTMENTS OR FROM THE PUBLIC.

LIKE, IF WE HAD HAD THAT CHANCE, WE MIGHT NOT HAVE TO BE HERE TODAY, BUT I THINK WE DO HAVE TO BE HERE TODAY.

IF THIS, UH, THE CURRENT ORDINANCE STANDS, THERE'S ABOUT 85% OF THE TRAIL WHERE WE CAN'T DO THE TYPES OF IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE HAVE LAID OUT IN LIKE THE SAFETY AND MOBILITY STUDY AND OUR URBAN FORESTRY GUIDELINES THAT WE WORKED ON IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CITY.

I THINK IT HA WILL HAVE A NEGATIVE IMPACT ON THE TRAIL AND THE, FOR THIS ASSET THAT EVERY CITIZEN IN AUSTIN GETS TO ENJOY.

I'D URGE YOU TO PASS THIS, AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BEING HERE AND CONSIDERING IT.

MICHAEL MAY HOUSE ON ITEM 44 WITH MUNNA, MICHELLE ONDECK.

THANK YOU COUNSEL AND MAYOR.

UM, MY NAME'S MICHAEL, MY HOUSE.

I'M A PROFESSIONAL LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT HERE IN AUSTIN, THE RESIDENT OF DISTRICT NINE.

UM, I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THE CITY OF AUSTIN AND THE TRAIL CONSERVANCY SINCE 2015 TO MAKE VARIOUS IMPROVEMENTS ON THE BUTLER HIKING AND BIKE TRAIL AROUND THE LAKE.

UM, UH, I THANK YOU FOR BRINGING ITEM 44 FORWARD TODAY.

I'M HERE TO SUPPORT THE VOTE TO APPROVE THE CODE AMENDMENT.

UM, THIS IS AN IMPORTANT CODE AMENDMENT TO ENSURE THAT THE ANNE AND ROY BUTLER HIKE AND BIKE TRAIL IS ABLE TO REMAIN IN ITS CURRENT LOCATION AND THE ICONIC FEATURE THAT IT IS IN OUR CITY.

UM, CURRENTLY I SERVE ON THE ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION COMMITTEE FOR THE TRAIL CONSERVANCY, UH, ALONGSIDE CITY REPRESENTATIVES FROM PARKS AND RECREATION, WATERSHED PROTECTION DEPARTMENT AND URBAN FORESTRY.

WE WORK DILIGENTLY TO IMPLEMENT TRAIL CONSERVANCIES, URBAN FORESTRY MANAGEMENT GUIDELINES AND OTHER ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION PROJECTS AROUND THE TRAIL.

UM, AND ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ASPECTS OF THE TRAIL IS ITS PROXIMITY TO THE LAKE, UH, TO EXPERIENCE THE DEEP SHADE.

IT PROVIDES THE COOL BREEZES OFF THE WATER VIEWS OF THE CITY AND OUR BEAUTIFUL NATURAL AREAS DOWNTOWN.

UH, THE ORDINANCE PASSED IN 2017 TO MOVE THE TRAIL OUTSIDE OF THE 50 FOOT CRITICAL WATER ZONE.

B UH, BUFFER HAS MADE IT DIFFICULT TO COMPLETE TRAIL AND PARK IMPROVEMENTS THAT WILL ACTUALLY IN IMPROVE ECOLOGICAL FUNCTION AND WATER QUALITY ALONG THE LAKE, UM, ADJACENT TO THE TRAIL.

UM, SOME OF THESE MEASURES INCLUDE, UH, RAIN GARDENS AND GREEN STORM WATER INFRASTRUCTURE THAT I'VE PERSONALLY WORKED TO HELP DESIGN AND IMPLEMENT.

UM, AND, UH, I ASK THAT YOU SUPPORT THE ITEM 44 AND ALLOW THE BUTLER TRAIL TO REMAIN IN ITS CURRENT LOCATION, UH, AND ALLOW US TO CONTINUE WITH ALL THE IMPORTANT WORK THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING FOR THE LAST 10 YEARS ON THE TRAIL.

ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THE TRAIL CONSERVANCY.

THANK YOU MUNNA MICHELLE ON ITEM 44 WITH CHARLOTTE TAZO ON DECK.

GOOD MORNING.

MY NAME'S MONA MITCHELL.

UM, I'M

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I'M ALSO THE CHAIR FOR THE PROJECTS COMMITTEE ON THE TRAIL CONSERVANCY.

I'VE BEEN USING THE TRAIL AVIDLY FOR OVER TWO DECADES NOW.

I'VE ALSO BEEN A CIVIL AND STRUCTURAL ENGINEER FOR LONGER THAN THAT FOR OVER 27 YEARS NOW.

UM, SEVEN OF THOSE YEARS WERE WORKING FOR THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER AUTHORITY, WHERE PART OF MY JOB AS THE OWNER'S ENGINEER WAS ENFORCEMENT AND APPLICATION OF THE HIGHLAND LAKES WATERSHED ORDINANCE, WHICH WAS DELIBERATELY TO PROTECT THE WATER QUALITY OF THE COLORADO RIVER AND PREVENT EROSION, UH, WHICH IS PART OF THE CONCERN FOR THIS 50 FOOT SETBACK RULE.

I ENCOURAGED YOU TO PASS ITEM 44 TO RELEASE US FROM HAVING TO ABIDE BY A RATHER ARBITRARY SOLUTION TO A VERY REAL PROBLEM INSTEAD OF LOOKING AT A 50 OR 50 FOOT SETBACK FOR THE TRAIL, WHICH WOULD HAVE, UH, MANY UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES.

AS ANDY REFERRED TO EARLIER, IT PREVENTS US FROM ADDRESSING THE ISSUES THAT ARE ACTIVE ON THE TRAIL RIGHT NOW IN WAYS THAT PROVIDE, UH, CREATIVE SOLUTIONS BETTER, UH, SOLUTIONS.

PUSHING THE TRAIL AWAY FROM THE EDGE OF THE RIVER NOT ONLY PREVENTS USERS FROM EXPERIENCING THE ACCESS TO THE WATER, BUT ALSO HAS THE EXACT OPPOSITE EFFECT OF ENCOURAGING, UM, UH, IMPROVEMENTS IN AREAS THAT ARE CURRENTLY NOT IMPROVED AND WOULD LIKE TO KEEP WILD, AND ALSO PREVENTS US FROM USING OTHER MORE CREATIVE MEASURES TO PREVENT EROSION.

ON THE PROJECTS COMMITTEE, WE ADDRESS EVERY SINGLE, UH, PROJECT THAT COMES TO THE TRAIL.

AND, UH, A BIG PART OF WHAT WE LOOK AT IS THE MATERIALS THAT ARE BEING USED.

I UNDERSTAND THE DECOMPOSED GRANITE WASHING INTO THE RIVER IS A, IS A BIG CONCERN.

IT'S ALSO A CONCERN FOR THE TRAIL NOW THAT WE HAVE MAINTENANCE OF THE TRAIL AS WELL AS PROJECTS ON THE TRAIL.

WE'RE ALS WE'RE ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT THAT.

CHARLOTTE TANZA ON ITEM 44 WITH ALEXANDER STRINGER ON DECK.

GOOD MORNING ALL.

THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME THE CHANCE TO SPEAK.

UH, I'M CHARLOTTE TANZER.

I'M THE EXECUTIVE PROJECTS DIRECTOR WITH THE TRAIL CONSERVANCY, AND I'M SPEAKING TO YOU IN SUPPORT OF ITEM 44.

SO, YOU KNOW, THE RESIDENTIAL AND EMPLOYMENT DENSITY AND THE VICINITY OF THE TRAIL HAS DOUBLED IN THE PAST 10 YEARS, AND IT'S PROJECTED TO DOUBLE AGAIN BY 2040, UH, BY REGIONAL GROWTH MODELS.

AND SO THIS HAS AND WILL CONTINUE TO PLACE DEMAND ON THE TRAIL USE PARTICULARLY ON ALL, ALL PARTS OF THE TRAIL.

SO A KEY CHARGE OF THE SAFETY MOBILITY STUDY, WHICH I LED FOR THE TRAIL OF CONSERVANCY, IS TO ENSURE SAFETY FOR ALL TRAIL USERS AND PRESERVE THE RESTORATIVE EXPERIENCE OF THE TRAIL, WHICH IS THE REASON EVERYBODY GOES DOWN TO THERE.

INVITE NEW USERS AND BALANCE EQUITABLE INVESTMENTS ACROSS DIFFERENT SECTIONS OF THE TRAIL.

IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO KNOW THAT THE BUTLER TRAIL IS LOCATED IN THE CENTER OF A DEVELOPING NETWORK OF MULTI-USE URBAN TRAILS, SERVING AS A HUB FOR TRAIL OF CONNECTIONS THAT EXTEND ACROSS AUSTIN.

THROUGHOUT THE STUDY, WE DID A DETAILED ANALYSIS OF THE TRAIL AND KEY CONNECTIONS COMBINED WITH COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS AND SURVEYS AND THE IDENTIFIED TR TOP ISSUE, UH, THE NUMBER CON NUMBER ONE CONCERN WAS TRAIL WIDTH AND, UM, THE TRAIL DESIGN.

WE USE THAT TO DETERMINE WHAT OUR TRAIL WIDTHS WOULD BE FOR THE SURVEY.

AND THOSE WERE COMBINED WITH STUDY ALSO FROM THE TRAIL DESIGN BEST PRACTICES OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF STATE HIGHWAY AND TRANSPORTATION OFFICIALS, ASTO, YOU MIGHT KNOW THAT BETTER, UM, AS A STANDARD REFERENCE FOR TRAIL WITH GUIDANCE.

SO WITHOUT, UM, THE SUPPORT OF THESE CAPACITY BUILDING SOLUTIONS FOR THE BUTLER TRAIL WHERE IT EXISTS NOW, THE TRAIL COULD BECOME LESS SAFE, LESS COMFORTABLE, AND HIGHER STRESS, ESPECIALLY AS THE AREA AROUND THE DOWNTOWN TRAIL WILL TO CON CONTINUE TO GROW OVER TIME.

SO I ASK YOU TO PLEASE SUPPORT ITEM NUMBER 44.

BECAME PRESIDENT IN 2016 IS BECAUSE RUSSIA HACKED THE ELECTION.

ALEXANDER STRINGER ON ITEM 46 WITH MEGAN MEISENBACH ON DECK.

GOOD MORNING COUNSEL.

I'M SPEAKING IN SUPPORT OF ITEM 46 AND THE NEED TO CREATE SAFE SPACES FOR THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY BECAUSE I AM A MEMBER OF THE LGBTQ Q COMMUNITY.

YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

MY NAME IS ALEXANDER STRINGER AND I AM A MEMBER OF QAN AON.

NOW, IF YOU'LL EXCUSE ME, I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE SOME OF THE CONSPIRACY THEORIES THAT I BELIEVE IN.

SO YOU CAN SEE FIRSTHAND THAT I AM A MEMBER OF THE L G B T QAN COMMUNITY.

I BELIEVE THAT THE COVID VACCINE IS SAFE AND EFFECTIVE.

I BELIEVE THAT THE ONLY REASON THAT DONALD TRUMP

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I BELIEVE THAT THE GREATEST THREAT TO OUR COUNTRY IS WHITE SUPREMACY, AND THAT THERE IS NO GREATER EMBODIMENT OF WHITE SUPREMACY THAN VLADIMIR PUTIN.

I BELIEVE THAT ALLOWING FIVE YEAR OLD KIDS TO HAVE BOTTOM SURGERY AND MASTECTOMIES IS THE GREATEST PRESSING ISSUE OF OUR GENERATION.

I BELIEVE THAT JANUARY 6TH WAS THE WORST ACT OF TERROR THAT OCCURRED NOT ONLY IN THIS COUNTRY, BUT ON THIS PLANET.

AND YES, THIS MEANS NINE 11 AND IT ALSO INCLUDES THE HOLOCAUST.

I BELIEVE THAT THERE IS NO THREAT, GREATER THREAT TO PLANET EARTH THAN CLIMATE CHANGE.

AND IF WE DON'T GET TO NET ZERO EMISSIONS BY 2030, THEN WE ARE ALL GOING TO DIE.

I ALSO BELIEVE THAT THE 2020 ELECTION WAS THE SAFEST AND MOST SECURE ELECTION IN AMERICAN HISTORY.

AS YOU CAN SEE, I AM CLEARLY A MEMBER OF QAN ON, AND I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU GUYS FOR GIVING ME THE SAFE SPACE THAT I DESERVE TO FULLY EXPRESS MYSELF.

SO THANK YOU MEGAN MEISENBACH ON ITEM 58 WITH GREG ANDERSON ON DECK.

GREG ANDERSON DAY, DAVID KING ON ITEM 58.

THAT CONCLUDES OUR IN-PERSON.

WE DID HAVE SOMEONE CALL IN TO THE REMOTE, AND SO I'LL CALL THEM AT THIS TIME.

MONICA GUZMAN ON ITEMS 26 29 AND 58.

GOOD MORNING, MARION COUNSEL.

I'M MONICA BUSMAN, POLICY DIRECTOR AT GAVA GOOF BA GAVA OPPOSES ITEM 58.

YOUR APPROVAL IS A CART BLANCHE FOR DEVELOPMENT AND ELIMINATING RESIDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO NEGOTIATE COMMUNITY BENEFITS.

WE REMIND YOU, YOU ANSWER TO THE COMMUNITY, YOUR CONSTITUENTS WHO EXPECT YOU TO MAKE DECISIONS IN THEIR BEST INTEREST TO PROTECT THEM AND TO PROTECT THE COMMUNITY.

GABA URGES YOUR APPROVAL OF ITEM 29.

APPROVAL OF THIS ITEM WILL FUND TOGETHER FOR CHILDREN'S WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT TRAINING FOR CHILDCARE WORKERS, INCLUDING TEXAS RISING STAR LICENSED HOME-BASED PROGRAM PROGRAMS. MANY OF OUR CITIES, YOUNG CHILDREN FROM WORKING FAMILIES IN AUSTIN'S EASTERN CRESCENT, ARE CARED FOR IN HOMES.

REGISTERED, LICENSED HOME-BASED PROVIDERS, SOME OF WHOM HAVE PROVIDED CARE FOR MORE THAN 25 YEARS, HAVE OFTEN BEEN LEFT OUT OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES MAKING THIS ONE ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT SINCE THEY WOULD BE ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE.

WE HOPE TO SEE SUCH OPPORTUNITIES TO CONTINUE TO EXPAND, TO INCLUDE FRIEND, FAMILY, NEIGHBOR, HOME-BASED PROVIDERS IN THE FUTURE AS WELL.

THANK YOU FOR CONTINUING TO INVEST IN CHILDCARE, THE WORKFORCE BEHIND THE WORKFORCE.

INVESTMENT IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT MEANS BETTER FUTURES FOR CHILDREN AND MORE PRODUCTIVE WORKING ADULTS.

CHILDCARE MAKES ALL WORK POSSIBLE.

THANK YOU TO COUNCIL MEMBER ALLISON AL ALTER FOR YOUR SUPPORTIVE RESPONSE TO GA'S EMAIL STATEMENT.

THAT CONCLUDES ALL 10:00 AM SPEAKERS.

THANK YOU

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VERY MUCH.

MEMBERS THAT WILL TAKE US TO, UH, THE CONSENT AGENDA.

UH, AS, AS TYPICAL THE CHAIR INTENDS TO TAKE UP THE CONSENT, CONSENT AGENDA SUBJECT TO THE POOLED ITEMS AND RECUSALS ABSTENTIONS AND NO VOTES.

UH, BASED UPON UNANIMOUS CONSENT, LET ME, UH, REMIND EVERYONE THAT ITEM NUMBER 26, UH, HAS BEEN PUT BACK ON THE CONSENT AGENDA BY THE MAYOR PRO TIM, UNLESS THERE'S OBJECTION TO THAT, LET ME ASK IF THERE'S ANY OTHER ITEMS THAT ARE ON THE CONSENT AGENDA THAT MEMBERS WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA.

COUNCIL MEMBER RYAN ALTER, I WOULD LIKE TO PULL ITEM 22 OFF THE CONSENT AGENDA PLEASE.

ITEM NUMBER 22 HAS BEEN POED MOVED, REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA.

ARE THERE ANY OTHER ITEMS THAT ANYONE WANTS TO REMOVE FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA? ARE THERE ANY RECUSALS THAT SOMEONE WOULD LIKE TO BE SHOWN ON THE CONSENT AGENDA? ANY ABSTENTIONS? MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO ABSTAIN FROM 41, PLEASE.

ARE THERE ANY NO VOTES THAT WISH YOU WISH TO? YES.

COUNCIL MEMBER I'D LIKE TO VOTE NO ON ITEM 24, PLEASE, MAYOR.

WELL, YOU LOOK LIKE YOU WERE GETTING READY.

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YEAH.

UM, WITH THAT I WILL, UH, CALL ON MEMBERS THAT WISH TO MAKE BRIEF REMARKS BEFORE WE TAKE THE VOTE.

UH, I'LL RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER VELAZQUEZ TO SPEAK ON ITEM NUMBER 46.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.

UM, WE BROUGHT THIS ITEM FORWARD FOR A NUMBER OF REASONS.

FIRST AND FOREMOST, EVERY PERSON IN AUSTIN IS DESERVING OF A COMMUNITY THAT MAKES THEM FEEL SAFE, SUPPORTED AND RESPECTED FOR EXACTLY WHO THEY ARE.

UNFORTUNATELY, TEXAS, AS IT IS DEMONSTRATED AT THE CAPITOL, THESE PAST FEW MONTHS, HAS GONE OUT OF THEIR WAY TO MAKE THE LGBTQIA PLUS COMMUNITY FEEL UNSAFE AND PUT A TARGET ON THEIR BACK TO THEM.

I SAY I UNAPOLOGETICALLY STAND IN THE GAP.

THE BILLS THAT WE HAVE SEEN FROM CONSERVATIVE LAWMAKERS DEMONSTRATE A CLEAR COMMITMENT TO RESTRICT PEOPLE'S RIGHTS BY INFRINGING, INFRINGING ON BODILY AUTONOMY, HINDERING SELF-EXPRESSION, AND EMBOLDEN HATREDS TOWARDS THE COMMUNITY.

OUR AUSTIN IS BETTER THAN THAT.

IN THE PAST, THIS COUNCIL HAS MADE TREMENDOUS STRIDES TOWARDS BECOMING A CITY THAT WILL ALWAYS COMMIT TO CONDEMNING AND PROSECUTING HATE CRIMES.

UNFORTUNATELY, ALTHOUGH WE KNOW THAT THESE HATE CRIMES HAPPEN ALL THE TIME, COMMUNITY MEMBERS DO NOT FEEL SAFE ENOUGH TO TALK ABOUT, LET ALONE REPORT THEM.

WITH THIS ITEM, I WANT TO PUSH THE NEEDLE FURTHER TO ADDRESS THE CLEAR NEED TO CONTINUE EDUCATING AND EMPOWERING OUR COMMUNITY BY BUILDING AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE WE HAVE DISCUSSIONS ON IMPORTANT SENSITIVE TOPICS AND ENCOURAGE SAFE REPORTING TO ENSURE THAT OUR CITY REMAINS COMMITTED TO CONDEMNING AND PERSECUTING AND PROSECUTING HATE.

I WANT TO THANK MY TEAM FOR ALL THIS WORK ON THEIR ITEM.

I WANT TO THANK MY CO-SPONSORS, COUNCIL MEMBER RYAN AL ALTER, COUNCIL MEMBER VA VANESSA FUENTES, COUNCIL MEMBER ZO CADRE, COUNCIL MEMBER CHIEF VELA.

I ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE WHO, UH, A GENTLEMAN WHO IS IN THE BACK, CHRISTIAN MENDOZA SAFE PLACE INITIATIVE COORDINATOR FOR ALL OF HIS HARD WORK.

AUSTIN IS A SAFER COMMUNITY BECAUSE OF YOU.

COUNCIL MEMBER CHAIR RECOGNIZES, COUNCIL MEMBER KELLY TO SPEAK ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.

TODAY IS AN IMPORTANT DAY IN OUR CITY FOR A FEW REASONS.

I PLAN TO OUTLINE BRIEFLY.

FIRST, I'D LIKE TO THANK MAYOR WATSON, COUNCIL MEMBER ALLISON AL ALTER AND COUNCIL MEMBER JOSE VELASQUEZ FOR THEIR SUPPORT ON ITEM 42, WHICH IS A FEE WAIVER FOR THE TEXAS OFF PEACE OFFICER'S MEMORIAL PROCESSION.

I ATTEND THIS EVENT EVERY YEAR AND IT'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT HONORS OUR FALLEN PEACE OFFICERS.

I POSTED A MESSAGE ON THE MESSAGE BOARD REGARDING THIS ITEM AND INVITED OTHER MEMBERS TO CO-SPONSOR.

AND I WANT TO THANK COUNCIL MEMBER CADRE AND COUNCIL MEMBER BELLA, FOR INDICATING TO ME THAT YOU PLAN ON CO-SPONSORING THIS ITEM AS WELL.

SECOND DISTRICT SIX IS GETTING SOME MUCH NEEDED INFRASTRUCTURE UPDATES ON THIS AGENDA WITH ITEM 38, WHICH IS THE HIGHWAY SAFETY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM LIGHTING PROJECTS.

SPECIFICALLY, THESE ARE ON MCNEIL DRIVE FROM US 180 3 TO PARMER LANE.

THESE WILL INCREASE SAFETY DURING DARK PARTS OF THE DAY AND WHEN THERE'S EXTREME WEATHER.

AND LASTLY, I'D LIKE TO THANK COUNCIL MEMBER JOSE VELASQUEZ FOR BRINGING ITEM 46 TO US TODAY FOR CONSIDERATION AS ONE OF THE FIRST MEMBERS OF COUNCIL TO TAKE THE SAFE PLACE TRAINING IN MY OFFICE AND DISPLAY THE SAFE PLACE STICKERS ON MY OFFICE STORES.

THIS TRAINING HAS A SPECIAL PLACE IN MY LIFE AND THAT OF MY STAFF.

UM, I BELIEVE THAT THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE HAS ALSO GOTTEN A LOT OUT OF THIS PROGRAM.

I WANNA THANK CHRISTIAN MENDOZA, WHO'S IN THE BACK OF THE ROOM ALSO TODAY FOR BRINGING THIS TO MY ATTENTION AND JUST RECOGNIZE THAT THIS IS A VERY, VERY IMPORTANT PROGRAM AND I'M GLAD TO SEE IT EXPANDED.

I'D ALSO LIKE TO THANK COUNCIL MEMBER ALISON ALTER FOR ALL THE WORK SHE'S DONE TO COMBAT HATE CRIMES ACROSS THE CITY.

AND I JUST WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW THAT THERE'S NO PLACE FOR HATE CRIMES IN THE CITY OF AUSTIN, AND WE DESERVE A SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR THOSE THAT WISH TO SEE THEIR LIVES AS A AC FIT.

SO I'D LIKE TO BE ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR ON THAT ITEM.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MAYOR.

ITEM 19 IS SOUTHWEST PARKWAY TRANSMISSION MAIN AND ELEVATED RESERVOIR.

I'LL TELL YOU WHAT I'M GOING IN THE ORDER OF PEOPLE THAT TOLD ME THEY WANTED TO SPEAK BEFORE THE MEETING, AND I'LL COME TO YOU AFTER WE DO THAT.

UH, MAYOR PRO TIM ELLIS.

THANK YOU MAYOR FOR THE RECOGNITION.

UH, ITEM NUMBER 44, I REALLY WANNA APPRECIATE MY CO-SPONSORS, LESLIE POOL, RYAN AL ALTER, ZO CADRE, AND JOSE VELAZQUEZ.

THIS ITEM INITIATES CODE AMENDMENTS THAT WILL COME BACK TO COUNCIL FOR ADOPTION.

AND WHILE THIS ITEM IS FOCUSED SPECIFICALLY ON CODE AMENDMENTS, IT DOES NOT EXCLUDE FUTURE CONVERSATIONS AROUND ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION OF THE TRAIL.

AND I WELCOME THAT DISCUSSION IN THE FUTURE.

I BROUGHT THIS ITEM FORWARD BECAUSE THERE WERE CONFLICTS OCCURRING WHEN ONE OF OUR LOCAL NONPROFITS TRIED TO MAINTAIN AND ENHANCE PARTS OF THE TRAIL TO ENSURE THAT TRAIL GOERS WERE SAFE AND THAT THERE WAS ADEQUATE MOBILITY AND ACCESS ON ALL PARTS OF THE TRAIL.

I ALSO KNOW THAT OUR CITY STAFF WORKS DILIGENTLY EVERY DAY TO ACHIEVE THESE SAME GOALS, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO US BEING ABLE TO SEE THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS LATER THIS YEAR AND CONTINUING THE DISCUSSION.

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UH, FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO WERE WITH US IN FEBRUARY OF 2021, SOUTHWEST AUSTIN RESIDENTS WERE THE FIRST TO LOSE WATER AND THE LAST TO GET IT BACK ON.

AND THIS CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT IS GONNA BE REALLY IMPORTANT FOR SOUTHWEST AUSTIN TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE ACCESS TO CLEAN AND SAFE DRINKING WATER AS CLIMATE CHANGE CONTINUES TO HAVE IMPACTS ON OUR UTILITIES.

ITEM 20, OH, WE PULLED THAT ONE.

I WILL SKIP MY COMMENTS ON THAT COMMENT.

ITEM NUMBER 39 IS ABOUT TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVES.

SO I'M REALLY EXCITED TO SEE THE CITY SEEKING 20 MILLION IN TEXT DOT FUNDING AND ALSO GLAD THAT OUR ATX WALK BIKE ROLL PROGRAM WILL INFORM THE PROJECT SELECTION.

I VERY MUCH HOPE THAT THIS PROJECT CAN BE FUNDED ALL OVER TOWN.

WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE BEING ABLE TO DELIVER PROJECTS NO MATTER WHICH DISTRICT PEOPLE LIVE IN.

AND WE HAVE NUMEROUS TEXT DOT HIGHWAYS IN DISTRICT EIGHT, AND I KNOW I'VE HAD, UH, FOLKS DOWN IN THE MERIDIAN NEIGHBORHOOD REACHING OUT FOR PROBABLY ABOUT A YEAR OR MORE, UM, TRYING TO ADVOCATE FOR A SHARED USE PATH IN THEIR PART SO THAT THEY CAN CONNECT TO THE VIOLET CROWN TRAIL AND OTHER SHARED USE PATHS, UM, TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE CAN GET AROUND SOUTHWEST AUSTIN SAFELY.

AND ITEM NUMBER 59 IS THE AIS S D IN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT.

I'M HAPPY TO APPROVE THIS TELECOM TOWER AMENDMENT TO THE CURRENT INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH A I S D.

AND I KNOW THERE'S ALSO CONVERSATIONS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW AROUND, UM, NEW NEGOTIATIONS FOR A COMPREHENSIVE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT.

A I S D RECENTLY PASSED A 2.4 BILLION BOND PROGRAM IN NOVEMBER OF 2022 UNDER MODERN LAND DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS.

AND THE EXISTING I L A IS BASED ON OUR OUTDATED CODE AND NEEDS TO BE FULLY REFRESHED TO REFLECT MODERN THINKING AROUND THE ISSUES THAT WE CARE ABOUT, SUCH AS PARKING.

WE CERTAINLY WANNA BE GOOD PARTNERS WITH A I S D AND MAKE SURE WE'RE NOT GETTING IN THE WAY OF THE BILLIONS OF DOLLARS THAT VOTERS HAVE APPROVED FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

SO I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THE NEW INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT AND HAPPY TO CONTINUE MOVING FORWARD WITH OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH A I S D.

THANK YOU MAYOR PRO TIM, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER ALLISON AL ALTER.

UM, FIRST LET ME SAY THAT I AM EXCITED THAT WE ARE MOVING FORWARD WITH THE, UM, PROCESS TO UPDATE AND ENHANCE OUR ASIAN AMERICAN RESOURCE CENTER.

THAT'S ITEM 18.

UM, I WANNA SPEAK THOUGH MORE DETAIL TO ITEMS 1113 AND 29 THAT ARE ON OUR AGENDA TODAY.

UM, COLLEAGUES, EACH OF YOU RECEIVED A MEMO FROM ED D DETAILING HOW THESE INVESTMENTS ALIGN WITH THE BUDGET WRITER THAT I AUTHORED LAST YEAR, WHICH I THINK EVERYONE WHO IS ON THE COUNCIL WHO, WHO STAYED, UM, SUPPORTED DURING THE BUDGET PROCESS.

THESE ARE FUNDS THAT ARE GONNA BE USED TO SUPPORT OUR WORKFORCE TRAINING PROGRAMS ALONG WITH RELATED CHILDCARE INVESTMENTS.

ITEM 11 GROWS OUR CAPACITY TO TRAIN AUSTINITES FOR HIGH DEMAND LIVING WAGE JOBS IN LOCAL HE HEALTHCARE, INCLUDING FUNDING FOR ADDITIONAL PROGRAM SLOTS IN CAPITAL IDEAS NURSING PROGRAM, WHICH TRAINS AUSTINITES TURN A BACHELOR OF SCIENCE AND NURSING DEGREE.

PART OF IT'S PART OF A PILOT THAT WE'RE DOING THAT IS GONNA ALLOW STUDENTS TO COMPLETE THEIR BSN AT CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY, WHICH IS IN DISTRICT 10.

ITEM 13 ALLOCATES AN ADDITIONAL MILLION DOLLARS TO PROVIDE EARLY CHILDCARE EDUCATION EMPLOYEES WITH WAGE STIPENDS TO IMPROVE RETENTION CARE QUALITY AND STABILIZED CLASSROOMS. THESE STIPENDS WILL BE FOCUSED ON CHILDCARE WORKERS WHO WORK IN PROGRAMS THAT SERVE CHILDREN RECEIVING CHILDCARE SCHOLARSHIPS.

ITEM 29 IS ANOTHER IMPORTANT INVESTMENT IN THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF AUSTIN'S CHILDCARE WORKERS BY PROVIDING WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT TRAINING FOR CHILDCARE WORKERS IN OUR COMMUNITY, CHILDCARE WORKERS ARE PREDOMINANTLY WOMEN.

WE ALSO KNOW THAT THE MAJORITY OF ESSENTIAL AND FRONTLINE WORKERS IN AUSTIN ARE ALSO WOMEN, MANY OF WHOM REQUIRE CHILDCARE TO DO THEIR JOBS.

THERE IS NO FUNCTIONING OR PRODUCTIVE ECONOMY IN AUSTIN WITHOUT OUR CHILDCARE STAFF.

I'M EXCITED BY THIS INVESTMENT AND THAT WE ARE POIS POISED, UM, WE'RE POISING CHILDCARE WORKERS FOR SUCCESS, AND IN TURN THAT WE ARE INCREASING THE RETENTION AND RECRUITMENT OF THIS CRITICAL WORKFORCE, WHICH KEEPS OUR CHILDCARE FACILITIES OPEN TO MEET OUR FAMILIES' NEEDS.

LAST MONDAY, MANY OF YOU MAY RECALL, TEXAN ADVOCATES, PROVIDERS, AND CHILDCARE WORKERS RECENTLY ORGANIZED AND OBSERVED THE NATIONWIDE DAY WITHOUT CHILDCARE RALLY AT THE CAPITOL TO DEMAND THAT THE STATE STEP UP AND INVEST IN CHILDCARE BUSINESSES AND CHILDCARE WORKERS TO SOLVE OUR CHILDCARE CRISIS.

WE SIMPLY CANNOT AFFORD NOT TO.

IN 2022, THE US CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ESTIMATED THAT THE LACK OF AFFORDABLE CHILDCARE IN TEXAS COST TEXAN EMPLOYERS UP TO 7.59 BILLION PER YEAR.

AS WE WAIT TO SEE WHAT THE STATE WILL DO, I REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO BUILD OUT AND FUND OUR EARLY CHILDHOOD ECOSYSTEM AT THE LOCAL LEVEL EVEN FURTHER.

UM, AND I'M EXCITED TO BE WORKING WITH MANY OF MY COLLEAGUES ON THIS.

22, BUT SINCE THAT'S BEEN PULLED, UM, CAN WE WAIT? AND I RECOGNIZE YOU THEN, UH, THAT THAT'S FINE.

YES, THANK YOU.

COUNCIL MEMBER AL ALTER, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER VELA.

YOU HAD INDICATED YOU WANTED TO BE HEARD ON ITEM

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UH, UH, MAYOR, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

GOOD, THANK YOU.

UM, COUNCIL MEMBER CADRE.

GREAT.

AND THEN I THINK COUNCIL FUENTES IS RAISING YOUR HAND.

REMEMBER? YOU CAN LET ME KNOW BEFORE WE START.

YEAH, JUST WANTED TO, WANTED TO MAKE SURE SHE WAS SEEN.

UM, WELL, I WANT TO THANK COUNCIL MEMBER KELLY AGAIN ON, ON ITEM 42.

AND SHE HAS ALREADY ALLUDED TO I, I'D LIKE TO BE ADDED AS A CO AS A SPONSOR FOR THE TEXAS PEACE OFFICER'S MEMORIAL PROCESSION.

AND THEN RELATING TO ITEM 46, I JUST WANNA THANK, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER VELAZQUEZ AGAIN, UH, HIS STAFF'S WORK.

AND JUST TO KIND OF ECHO THE WORDS, UH, THAT, THAT HE'S ALREADY ALREADY OUTLINED.

THERE'S A LOT OF BAD STUFF HAPPENING, UH, YOU KNOW, IN THIS STATE.

UH, AND IT'S IMPORTANT FOR AUSTIN TO PROTECT AUSTIN TONIGHT.

SO THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING OUR OFFICE TO, UH, TO CO-SPONSOR THIS.

COUNCIL MEMBER FUENTEZ RESOLUTION.

COUNCIL MEMBER HARPER MADISON, AND COUNCIL MEMBER FUENTES.

YOUR, YOUR, YOUR MICROPHONE IS OFF OR YOU'RE ON MUTE.

NATURALLY.

I'M ON MUTE THERE.

YOU'RE AND I'M ALSO REMOTE, SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THE RECOGNITION.

I RECOGNIZE THAT IT'S DIFFICULT FOR Y'ALL TO SEE AND HEAR ME, BUT I JUST WANNA SAY GOOD MORNING COLLEAGUES.

UM, I WANTED TO MAKE SOME BRIEF REMARKS ON ITEM NUMBER 45, PLEASE.

ESTABLISHING A MENTAL HEALTH AS FIRST AID PROGRAM, MENTAL HEALTH IS AN ESSENTIAL COMPONENT OF OVERALL HEALTH AND WELLBEING BECAUSE IT DIRECTLY INFLUENCES OUR PHYSICAL HEALTH.

TODAY WE ARE RECOGNIZING THAT MENTAL HEALTH IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF WHOLE BODY HEALTH.

THEY ARE INTERCONNECTED.

PRIORITIZING MENTAL HEALTH PROMOTES EARLY INTERVENTION AND PREVENTION STRATEGIES, WHICH CAN LEAD TO BETTER OUTCOMES FOR OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES.

WE HAVE SEEN HOW NEGLECTED MENTAL HEALTH CAN HAVE DETRIMENTAL EFFECTS ON OUR COMMUNITY'S WELLBEING.

THIS HOLISTIC APPROACH TO WELLBEING EMPHASIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF SELF-CARE, SELF-COMPASSION, AND DESTIGMATIZES.

AND I CAN PUT MORE EMPHASIS ON THE DE-STIGMATIZATION OF MENTAL HEALTHCARE SEEKING PROFESSIONAL SUPPORT WHEN IT'S NEEDED.

I AM PROUD OF THIS WORK THAT OUR BODY HAS TAKEN TO SUPPORT MENTAL HEALTH AND TO SUPPORT OUR FIRST RESPONDERS AND THE CONTINUED WORK THAT WE ARE TAKING TO RESOLUTIONS LIKE ITEM NUMBER 45.

I'D ALSO LIKE TO BE ADDED AS, UH, CO-SPONSOR FOR, UM, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER KELLY'S ITEM, IF THAT'S AN OPPORTUNITY THAT SHE WILL ALLOW ME CO COUNCIL MEMBER.

UM, FOR, FOR THE RECORD, I INTENDED EARLIER TO, UH, SAY OUT LOUD THAT COUNCIL MEMBER VELA AND COUNCIL MEMBER CADRE HAD ASKED OF THE CO-SPONSORS OF THAT ITEM.

AND THAT'S ALSO A, UH, ADD COUNCIL MEMBER HARPER MADISON, THANK YOU.

CAN I PILE ON THERE? SURE.

WHY NOT.

COUNCIL MEMBER OF FUENTES PLEASE THANK YOU.

AND THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER HARPER MADISON FOR YOUR REMARKS.

I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR CO-SPONSORSHIP OF THE MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID INITIATIVE AND ALSO WANNA SHARE MY APPRECIATION, UH, TO COUNCIL MEMBER VELAZQUEZ, COUNCIL MARVELLA AND COUNCIL MEMBER RYAN AL ALTER FOR YOUR CO-SPONSORSHIP ON THIS ITEM.

UH, WHAT WE KNOW IS THAT ONE IN FIVE AMERICANS EXPERIENCE POOR MENTAL HEALTH AND THIS CRISIS HAS WORSENED THROUGHOUT THE PANDEMIC.

IN FACT, ESPECIALLY AMONGST OUR YOUTH HERE IN AUSTIN, WE KNOW THAT ONE IN SIX EXPERIENCE POOR MENTAL HEALTH.

AND SO WE, UH, HAVE TAKEN ACTION AS A PUBLIC HEALTH COMMITTEE TO RECOMMEND THIS INITIATIVE AS WELL AS IT'S BEING BROUGHT FORTH WITH THE COMMUNITY ADVANCEMENT NETWORK, WHICH IS AN INCREDIBLE BOARD THAT HAS MANY ORGANIZATIONS INVOLVED, INCLUDING OUR SCHOOL DISTRICTS, OUR HOSPITAL SYSTEMS, AND OUR UNIVERSITIES.

AND WE'VE LAUNCHED THIS GOAL TO TRAIN 1000 AUSTINITES ON MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID.

AND IT'S AN INCREDIBLE WAY FOR US TO DESTIGMATIZE MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS.

IT'S AN INCREDIBLE WAY TO PROVIDE NEW TOOLS AND SKILLS TO AUSTINITE SO THAT WE ARE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND AND RECOGNIZE THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF A MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS AND UNDERSTAND HOW WE CAN, UH, RESPOND AND HAVE SUPPORTIVE BEHAVIORS TO OUR NEIGHBORS, TO OUR FRIENDS, TO OUR LOVED ONES.

UM, SO IT'S INCREDIBLE TO ELEVATE THE CONVERSATION AROUND MENTAL HEALTH AND, UH, I'M PLEASED TO SHARE THAT SINCE WE'VE, UH, LAUNCHED THIS INITIATIVE AND BECAUSE OF AUSTIN PUBLIC HEALTH SUPPORT AND CITY MANAGER, YOUR SUPPORT, WE ALREADY HAVE OVER 200 AUSTIN NIGHTS REGISTERED, UH, TO, TO GET TRAINED UP.

SO WE ARE WELL ON OUR WAY, UH, TO, TO REACH THAT, THAT CHALLENGE OF TRAINING 1000.

I INVITE EVERYONE ELSE IF YOU'RE INTERESTED.

UM, THIS RESOLUTION SETS OUT A, A PATHWAY FOR ALL CITY OF AUSTIN EMPLOYEES WHO ARE INTERESTED

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TO PARTICIPATE IN THE TRAINING AND TO GET CERTIFIED IN MENTAL HEALTH FIRSTS AID.

UH, SO I'M EXCITED TO HAVE THIS COUNCIL SUPPORT AND THAT EFFORT.

AND THEN LASTLY, I DID WANNA TALK ABOUT THE CHILDCARE ITEMS. WE KNOW HOW HARD IT IS TO FIND HIGH QUALITY, AFFORDABLE CHILDCARE IN THIS CITY.

AND, YOU KNOW, THIS COUNCIL YET AGAIN, IS SHOWING OUR SUPPORT AND DOING ALL THAT WE CAN IN, IN ENSURING THAT WE HAVE ACCESSIBLE, AFFORDABLE, HIGH QUALITY CHILDCARE IN EVERY CORNER OF THE CITY.

AND I'M PARTICULARLY EXCITED THAT WE ARE ALSO EXPANDING OUR INVESTMENTS IN PRE-K THREE.

UH, SO THE FIRST TIME WE'RE GONNA WORK WITH AUSTIN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT DEL VALLEY AND, AND LEANDER IN PROVIDING PRE-K THREE CLASSROOMS AND HELPING SUPPLEMENT, UM, THEIR, THEIR EFFORTS.

AND SO IT'S AN INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY FOR US TONIGHT AND I'M EXCITED TO SEE THAT MOVE FORWARD.

WELL SAID.

COUNCILMAN MORALES AND ALTAR DOES ACTUALLY HELP THE MEETING GO SMOOTHER.

UM, I GOT MY QUESTION ANSWERED FOR ITEM 20, SO IF WE CAN INCLUDE THAT ON CONSENT, AND I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A BRIEF REMARK ON THAT.

IS THERE ANY OBJECTION TO PUTTING ITEM 20 BACK ON CONSENT? IT HAD BEEN PULLED BY COUNCIL MEMBER AL ALTER ANY OBJECTION, HONOR, I'LL RECOGNIZE YOU ON NOT 20.

AND, UM, THE REASON I HAD HAD, UM, PULLED IT ORIGINALLY WAS TO MAKE SURE THAT SOME OF THE CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE INCENTIVES, UM, WERE STRUCTURED IN THE CONTRACT SO THAT IF WE WERE ELIGIBLE FOR INCENTIVES, THEY WOULD GO TO THE CITY AND NOT THE CONTRACTOR.

UM, THERE'S SOME UNCERTAINTY AT THIS POINT AS TO WHERE THOSE, UM, INCENTIVES ARE AVAILABLE, AND THAT WILL DEPEND ON WHERE THE CHARGING LOCATIONS ARE.

UM, SO I'M REALLY GLAD TO SEE ITEM 20 ON OUR AGENDA, WHICH CONTRIBUTES TO OUR GOAL TO ELECTRIFY AND DECARBONIZE THE CITY'S FLEET.

TRANSPORTATION IS CURRENTLY THE LARGEST CONTRIBUTOR OF GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS IN THE CITY OF AUSTIN.

THIS ITEM IS GONNA PERMIT THE CONSTRUCTION OF CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THE CITY'S ELECTRIC VEHICLES AT VARIOUS MUNICIPAL BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES.

IT'S AN IMPORTANT STEP IN OUR BROADER GOALS AS WE TAKE THIS IMPORTANT ACTION TODAY.

I DO WANT TO AMPLIFY ANOTHER IMPORTANT STRATEGIC STEP, WHICH IS TO ADVANCE EV READY BUILDING CODES IN AN UPCOMING BUILDING CODE UPDATE.

THIS WAS A COMPONENT OF MY 2019 RESOLUTION ABOUT THE ELECTRIFICATION OF TRANSPORTATION, AND IT IS A STATED STRATEGY IN THE CLIMATE EQUITY PLAN.

UM, CITY MANAGER.

I WANNA ASK THAT WE CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD ON THAT WORK SO WE CAN CONSTRUCT OUR COMMUNITY'S BUILDINGS FOR THE FUTURE WITH THE TECHNOLOGY WE NEED TO ENHANCE OUR SUSTAINABILITY AND RESILIENCE AS A COMMUNITY.

UM, SO I WOULD ASK THAT.

UM, AND THEN IN PROCESS OF REVIEWING ITEM 20, UM, I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE SOME FURTHER CONVERSATIONS WITH STAFF ABOUT HOW WE ARE ENGAGING WITH THE FEDERAL GRANTS THAT ARE AVAILABLE.

THERE ARE SOME CITIES THAT HAVE, YOU KNOW, DEDICATED PEOPLE WHOSE, WHOSE LIKE ONLY JOB IS TO HELP THEM BRING DOWN, UM, THIS GRANT MONEY.

UM, THERE'S A LOT, A LOT OF MONEY THAT IS AVAILABLE TO SUPPORT THIS INFRASTRUCTURE.

I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE MARSHALING OUR RESOURCES SO THAT, UM, WE CAN REALLY, UM, LEVERAGE THAT.

AND THERE ARE SOME GROUPS IN TOWN WHO HAVE A LOT OF THAT BACKGROUND, A LOT OF THAT INFORMATION WHO WOULD LOVE TO HELP US, UM, TO DO THAT SUCCESSFULLY.

SO I'D LIKE TO CONTINUE THOSE CONVERSATIONS.

AND THANK YOU TO MS. WALLACE AND MR. GOOD FOR HELPING TO ANSWER MY QUESTION.

I WILL NOW CALL TO ORDER THE BOARD

IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO BE MAYOR PRO 10.

THANK YOU FOR THE RECOGNITION, MAYOR.

I HAD A COUPLE OF COMMENTS ON ITEM 20 AND I'M HAPPY THAT IT'S GONNA BE BACK ON CONSENT.

UM, WE HAD ASKED SOME QUESTIONS JUST ABOUT WHETHER THE, UH, FACILITIES THAT WOULD BE INSTALLED WOULD BE ACCESSIBLE TO ONLY CITY FLEET OR, YOU KNOW, PUBLIC VEHICLES VERSUS THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

AND SO I KNOW THAT THIS ONE IS GENERALLY FOCUSED ON CITY FLEET SERVICES, BUT JUST WANTED TO DAYLIGHT, UM, AND SHARE THAT I HOPE WE CAN FIND A WAY TO WORK TOWARD MORE PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE, UM, ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS.

WE HAD ASKED ABOUT SOME LOCATIONS IN DISTRICT DATE, LIKE THE HAMPTON BRANCH LIBRARY OR DICK NICHOLS PARK.

AND SO I'M HAPPY TO FURTHER THAT CONVERSATION DOWN THE ROAD AND GLAD THAT THIS ITEM, UH, WILL GET APPROVED TODAY.

THANK YOU MEMBER TIM.

ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO BE HEARD ON THE CONSENT AGENDA AS READ WITH, UH, ITEM NUMBER 20.

GOING BACK ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.

ALL RIGHT, AS INDICATED, UH, THE CHAIR INTENDS TO TAKE UP THE, THE CONSENT AGENDA SUBJECT TO, UH, PULLED ITEMS, WHICH IS ITEM NUMBER, UH, 22 AND ABSTENTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER KELLY ON 41.

AND THE NO VOTE BY COUNCIL MEMBER KELLY ON ITEM NUMBER 24.

IS THERE ANY OBJECTION TO THE ADOPTION OF THE CONSENT AGENDA AS INDICATED? HEARING NONE, THE CONSENT AGENDA IS ADOPTED MEMBERS, UH, WITHOUT OBJECTION, I WILL RECESS THE MEETING OF THE AUSTIN CITY COUNCIL SO THAT WE MAY TAKE UP THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING OF THE AUSTIN HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION.

IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING SOMEONE HAS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THAT AND THAT'S WHY I WOULD LIKE TO DO THAT.

IS THERE ANY OBJECTION, HEARING? NO OBJECTION.

THE AUSTIN CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING IS RECESSED.

UH,

[10:30 AM - Austin Housing and Finance Corporation Meeting]

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OF DIRECTORS MEETING OF THE AUSTIN HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION.

IT IS MAY 18TH, 2023 AT 10 55 IN THE MORNING.

WE ARE MEETING IN THE AUSTIN CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS IN AUSTIN CITY HALL AND WE HAVE EVERYONE PRESENT, PLEASE.

GOOD MORNING, MR. PRESIDENT MADAM VICE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

MY NAME IS JAMIE MAY, I'M THE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT OFFICER FOR THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT.

UH, BEFORE YOU ON YOUR AGENDA, YOU HAVE SIX ITEMS I CAN OFFER FIVE ON CONSENT.

WITH YOUR PERMISSION, I'D LIKE TO TAKE THE NON-CONSENT ITEM FIRST, PLEASE.

UH, THIS IS TO CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING THAT WAS OPENED AT THE LAST A H F C BOARD MEETING.

IF YOU WILL RECALL THAT, UH, PUBLIC HEARING WAS OPENED AND NOT CLOSED DUE TO AN ADVERTISING, UH, ERROR.

UH, IF WE CAN CONTINUE THAT PUBLIC HEARING TODAY, UH, THEN WE CAN MOVE ON TO THE REST OF THE ITEMS. IF YOU'D LIKE ME TO GO OVER THE REST OF THE ITEMS FIRST, UNLESS SOMEBODY ELSE, BUT I IT'S ITEM NUMBER FIVE.

FIVE, YES, SIR.

MEMBERS, IT'S ITEM NUMBER FIVE THAT WILL NOT BE ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.

UM, I'LL ASK THE SAME, UH, QUESTIONS.

IS THERE ANYONE THAT WISHES TO PULL ANY OF THE ITEMS OFF OF THE CONSENT AGENDA OF THIS, OF THIS BOARD DIRECTOR'S MEETING? IS THERE ANYONE WISHING TO BE SHOWN RECUSING THEMSELVES FROM ANY OF THE ITEMS? ANYONE WISHING TO BE SHOWN ABSTAINING ON ANY OF THE ITEMS? IS THERE ANYONE WISHING TO BE SHOWN VOTING NO ON ANY OF THAT? COUNCIL MEMBER, DIRECTOR KELLY.

UM, I'D LIKE TO BE SHOWN AS VOTING NO ON A H F C THREE, FOUR AND SIX SINCE FIVE IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE TO US.

UM, COUNCIL MEMBER KELLY WILL BE, I MEAN, DIRECTOR KELLY WILL BE SHOWN AS VOTING NO ON ITEMS THREE, FOUR, AND SIX.

IT'S THE INTENTION OF THE CHAIR TO TAKE UP THE CONSENT AGENDA BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT.

IS THERE ANYONE OBJECTING TO THE CONSENT AGENDA AS READ WITH THE NO VOTES OF THREE, FOUR, AND SIX BY DIRECTOR KELLY? MR. PRESIDENT, IF I MAY PLEASE.

ITEM NUMBER SIX CANNOT BE VOTED ON UNTIL THE PUBLIC HEARING IS CONCLUDED HERE.

I'LL WITHHOLD MY VOTE UNTIL AFTER THE PUBLIC HEARING.

WELL, THAT'S PROBABLY BEST.

UM, I SHOULDN'T HAVE CALLED IT UP.

SO, SO DO WE NOT NEED TO POST THAT AS A PUBLIC HEARING? UH, THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS POSTED AND SET FOR LAST MEETING.

UH, AT THE LAST MEETING WE OPENED THE PUBLIC HEARING, DID NOT CLOSE IT AND CONTINUED IT FOR THIS HEARING SO THAT WE COULD ADVERTISE APPROPRIATELY FOR THAT.

TERA UH, SINCE IT HAS BEEN ADVERTISED, WE CAN CONTINUE.

SO, SO FIVE, WE'LL HAVE THE PUBLIC I NOW UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE TELLING ME.

YES, SIR.

I'M SORRY.

MEMBERS, THE CONSENT AGENDA WILL BE, UM, ITEM 1, 2, 3, AND FOUR.

UM, SO I, I MIS I MISREAD THAT.

IS THERE ANYONE THAT WISHES TO, UH, IS THERE ANY OBJECTION TO THE ADOPTION OF THE CONSENT AGENDA WITH COUNCIL MEMBER KELLY BEING SHOWN VOTING, UH, NO ON ITEMS THREE AND FOUR, HEARING NONE.

THE CONSENT AGENDA IS NO.

MAYOR.

YES, I APOLOGIZE FOR INTERRUPTING, BUT WE DO HAVE A CALLER ON THE LINE AND OF COURSE THAT'S WHY I WENT TO THIS AND THEN I FORGOT.

ALL RIGHT, GO AHEAD.

IT'S GONNA BE A GOOD DAY.

WE HAVE ZENOBIA JOSEPH ON A H F C THREE.

MS. JOSEPH, THANK YOU MAYOR.

COUNSEL? YES, PLEASE GO AHEAD.

YES, MAYOR.

YEAH, I JUST, I WANTED TO MAKE SURE YOU HEARD US.

PLEASE GO AHEAD.

YES, MAYOR.

THANK YOU MAYOR COUNSEL, I'M ZNO JOSEPH SPEAKING IN OPPOSITION TO AUSTIN HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION.

ITEM THREE, THAT IS THE ITEM SPECIFICALLY RELATED TO THE $780,000 LOAN AGREEMENT FOR A FOURPLEX AT 33 0 6 VINTAGE HILLS COVE.

AND IT WILL BE FUNDED WITH PROJECT CONNECT ANTI-DISPLACEMENT FUNDS.

I JUST WANNA CALL TO YOUR ATTENTION, I AM LOOKING AT SECTION 3 9 4 0.002.

THE LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS ARE SPECIFICALLY RELATED TO PREVENTING URBAN, UH, BLIGHT AND ALSO IT TALKS ABOUT MASS TRANSPORTATION.

I WANT YOU TO RECOGNIZE THAT THE GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE SPECIFIES FRAUD IS TRYING TO GET SOMETHING OF VALUE THROUGH WILLFUL MISREPRESENTATION.

I WOULD ASK YOU TO TABLE THIS ITEM AND RECOGNIZE THAT THERE IS NO DISPLACEMENT GOING ON IN NORTHEAST AUSTIN HERE WHERE THERE IS NO PROJECT CONNECT CORRIDOR TO THIS DEVELOPMENT.

I WOULD ALSO CALL TO YOUR ATTENTION AS A MATTER OF TRANSPARENCY, AT 10:18 AM THIS MORNING, I WROTE TO ED CIVIL RIGHTS DO DIVISION IRS.GOV AND ASKED THEM TO REVOKE YOUR 5 0 1 STATUS FOR THIS PARTICULAR CORPORATION.

AS YOU ARE AWARE, PROJECT CONNECT SERVES THE INDIVIDUALS PRIMARILY NOW IN CENTRAL

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AND SOUTH AUSTIN.

IT DOES NOT PROVIDE ANY SERVICE TO THE PEOPLE NORTH OF US, 180 3 FOR 24 TO 30 YEARS.

AND THERE IS NO SERVICE LIGHT RAIL TO THE PEOPLE THAT ARE BLACK IN NORTHEAST AUSTIN.

SO I WANT YOU TO KEEP THAT IN MIND.

AND I WOULD JUST, UM, CALL TO YOUR ATTENTION AS WELL.

I DIDN'T GET THE CODE FROM THE CLERK, BUT I DID INCLUDE IN MY DOCUMENTATION TO THE I R S ITEM NUMBER 24, WHICH WAS THE SANDERS AND WING MARKETING, BECAUSE IT ALSO RE REFERS TO YOUR DISPLACEMENT, UM, OUTREACH OR THE MARKETING, WHICH IS REALLY JUST PROPAGANDA.

I'LL LASTLY JUST CALL TO YOUR ATTENTION THAT IN 2015 AND 2016, CAPITAL METRO DID ABOUT 5,000 SURVEYS.

72% OF THE PEOPLE WHO RESPONDED WERE WHITE.

THEY NEED A HUNDRED THANK YOU SPEAKER.

THAT CONCLUDES YOUR TIME ACCESS TO TWO VEHICLES.

IF YOU HAVE ANY, I'LL GLADLY ANSWER THEM.

ITEMS 1, 2, 3, AND FOUR ARE ON THE CONSENT AGENDA WITH COUNCIL MEMBER KELLY BEING SHOWN VOTING NO.

ON ITEMS OF THREE, THREE, AND FOUR.

IS THERE ANY OBJECTION TO THE ADOPTION OF THE CONSENT AGENDA THAT WAS JUST READ? HEARING NONE.

THE CONSENT AGENDA IS ADOPTED.

THAT WILL TAKE US TO ITEM NUMBER FIVE.

I WILL, UH, WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM NUMBER FIVE.

IS THERE ANYONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK IN THE, AT THE PUBLIC HEARING ON A H F C FIVE? WE DO NOT HAVE ANY SPEAKERS ON FIVE.

WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM NUMBER FIVE.

UH, IS THERE A MOTION TO ADOPT ITEM NUMBER FIVE? COUNCIL MEMBER ALISON ALTER? YES.

WILL TAKE UP NOW THE ONE POOLED ITEM WE HAVE, AND THAT IS ITEM NUMBER 22.

COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, ALLISON AL ALTER MOVES TO ADOPTED IT SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER HARPER MADISON, IS THERE ANY OBJECTION TO THE MOTION TO ADOPT ITEM NUMBER FIVE, HEARING NONE.

ITEM NUMBER FIVE IS ADOPTED.

ITEM NUMBER SIX, THE PUBLIC HEARING IS CURRENTLY OPEN.

IS THERE ANYONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON ITEM NUMBER SIX? NO.

WE HAVE NO SPEAKERS ON ITEM SIX WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM NUMBER SIX.

IS THERE A MOTION TO ADOPT ITEM NUMBER SIX THAT'S MADE BY DIRECTOR POOLE? IS THERE A SECOND TO THE MOTION? SECONDED BY, UH, THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD.

IS THERE ANY OBJECTION TO THE ADOPTION OF ITEM NUMBER SIX? MAY I, I'D LIKE TO OBJECT, UH, UH, DIRECTOR KELLY OBJECTS, UH, TO THAT MOTION, IS THERE ANYONE ELSE OPPOSED TO ITEM NUMBER SIX? THE MOTION IS ADOPTED, UH, WITH BOARD DIRECTOR KELLY BEING SHOWN VOTING NO.

IS THERE ANY OTHER BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE THE AUSTIN HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS? NO, SIR.

UH, WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE WILL ADJOURN THE MEETING OF THE AUSTIN HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

I WILL CALL BACK TO ORDER THE MEETING, UH, THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE AUSTIN CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.

[22. Authorize negotiation and execution of a contract for license plate reader camera systems and services with Insight Public Sector, Inc., for up to five years for a total contract amount not to exceed $1,090,000.]

IT WAS PULLED, UH, BY, IT WAS PUT ON, IT WAS PULLED, IT WAS OFF THE AGENDA, PUT BACK ON THE AGENDA.

IT'S BEEN PULLED DURING THE COURSE OF THE MEETING, AND SO I'LL RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER RYAN AL ALTER.

UH, I KNOW THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF DISCUSSIONS AND QUESTIONS RELATED TO THE A L P R ITEM, AND I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO POSTPONE TO OUR JUNE 1ST MEETING, JUST SO THAT, UH, CAN FLESH OUT SOME OF THOSE QUESTIONS AND, AND CONCERNS.

THE MOTION HA THAT HAS BEEN MADE IS TO POSTPONE THE ITEM.

UH, ITEM NUMBER 22 UNTIL THE JUNE 1ST MEETING.

UM, IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER? YES, BY COUNCIL MEMBER CADRE.

I'LL RECOGNIZE THE MANAGER.

I JUST, UH, COUNCIL MEMBERS, I AND, AND MAYOR STAFF HAS SPENT A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF TIME ON THIS ITEM.

WE HAVE, UH, MET FREQUENTLY WITH, WITH INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE INTEREST ON THIS ITEM.

WE'VE TRIED TO ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM AND, AND REALLY, UH, UH, WE THOUGHT WE HAD IT ALL SOLVED.

THE, UH, THE, UH, COMMISSION LAST, UH, THIS WEEK VOTED FOR IT TO RECOMMEND IT, AND I REALLY WOULD URGE US TO GET WHATEVER QUESTIONS REMAIN TO GET THEM ON THE TABLE EARLY IN THE WEEK OR EARLY, AS EARLY AS YOU CAN, SO WE CAN GET THESE ANSWERED SO WE CAN MOVE ON WHETHER WE'RE GONNA DO THIS OR NOT.

IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON ITEM NUMBER 22? COUNCIL MEMBER KELLY? THEN I'LL RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER BAYLA.

THE OFFICERS, WHICH WOULD DECREASE SOME OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY THAT IT PROVIDES TO THE PUBLIC? I, I, I THINK FROM A CONTRACTUAL STANDPOINT, I'M NOT SURE THAT THERE'S ANY CONCERNS.

UM, AND HARPER MADISON, AND PERHAPS THIS IS A QUESTION FOR THE INTERIM CITY MANAGER.

ARE THERE ANY CONTRACTUAL ISSUES WITH POSTPONING OUTSIDE OF WHAT'S BEEN IDENTIFIED WITH THE POSTPONEMENT THAT WE PREVIOUSLY HAD RELATED TO THIS ITEM? THAT THIS TECHNOLOGY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO BE UTILIZED BY

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UH, WHAT I'M REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT IS THAT WE'VE REALLY HAVE WORKED HARD TO TRY TO ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS.

WE'VE BEEN DILIGENT ABOUT IT.

WE'VE HAD, UH, EXECUTIVES WORKING ON THIS.

IT SEEMS LIKE EVERY TIME WE ANSWER A QUESTION, THERE'S ANOTHER QUESTION TO BE ANSWERED.

I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THOSE, THE, THE FINAL QUESTIONS, WHATEVER THOSE ARE, ARE PUT ON THE TABLE SO WE CAN EITHER ANSWER THEM AND WE'VE ANSWERED THEM SATISFACTORILY, AND IF NOT, THEN WE CAN PULL THIS ITEM AND NOT HAVE THIS, UH, UP FOR VOTE.

COULD I, AND MAYBE INTERIM CITY MANAGER, IS IT ALL RIGHT IF I ASK ASSISTANT CHIEF GREENWALT THAT SAME QUESTION? JUST TO CLARIFY IF THERE ARE ANY CONTRACTUAL ISSUES THAT THE A P D MIGHT BE AWARE OF BEFORE WE MOVE FORWARD? I'M NOT SURE HE'S GONNA HAVE A DIFFERENT ANSWER THAN ME, BUT HE'S GOT A UNIFORM, NO CONTRACTUAL VIOLATION.

UH, MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A SUBSTITUTE MOTION TO, UH, ADOPT THE ITEM TODAY BEFORE I RECOGNIZE ANYBODY ON A, ON ANY SUBSTITUTE MOTIONS.

I, I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THE PEOPLE THAT WANTED TO SPEAK ON THE MAIN MOTION, AND THEN I'LL, I'LL RECO, BUT I WILL RECOGNIZE YOU FOR A SUBSTITUTE.

MOTION.

COUNCIL MEMBER AVELA, THEN COUNCIL MEMBER HARBOR MADISON.

UH, THANK YOU, MAYOR.

WE'VE, I, I, FIRST AND FOREMOST, I WANT TO THANK, UH, UH, ASSISTANT CHIEF, UH, GREEN WA UH, UH, ELISE RAMSHAW.

UH, THIS IS CITY MANAGER BRUCE MILLS.

WE HAD INITIALLY PULLED THE ITEM BE, WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERAL ORDERS ALIGNED WITH THE RESOLUTION THAT COUNCIL PASSED, UH, THAT THE LAST COUNCIL PASSED.

AND, UH, WE'VE WORKED WITH THEM PRETTY, UH, FURIOUSLY, HONESTLY, OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS TO GET THERE.

AND IT DOES, UH, ALIGN WITH THE, UM, WITH THE, UH, GOALS AND THE POLICY RE UH, RECOMMENDATIONS OF POLICY GUIDANCE THAT THAT COUNCIL GAVE, UH, A P D WITH REGARD TO THE AALS, HONESTLY, I THINK WE HAVE A NATIONAL MODEL POLICY, UH, IN THE WORKS HERE FOR THE ALPS, WITH THE ONE EXCEPTION OF THE, THE 30 DAY RETENTION POLICY VERSUS A THREE DAY RETENTION POLICY.

YOU KNOW, WE HAD, WE DISCUSSED THAT WITH THE, OVER THE, WITH THE LAST COUNCIL, YOU KNOW, I, I LOST THAT VOTE.

UH, 65, UH, AND THAT'S THE, THE ONE, UH, UH, AREA.

I WILL BE VOTING NO ON THE ITEM JUST BECAUSE OF THE RETENTION POLICY.

I UNDERSTAND THE LPS ARE AND CAN BE AN EFFECTIVE TOOL, PARTICULARLY WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT EMERGENCY SITUATIONS, UH, PARTICULARLY WITH FOLKS ON THE HOT LIST.

BUT, YOU KNOW, GIVEN THE, UH, POTENTIAL KIND OF CIVIL LIBERTIES CONCERNS WITH, UH, RETENTION OF THE DATA, UH, FOR THOSE 30 DAYS, AND ALSO GIVEN THE CONTRACT THAT, THAT WE HAD WITH REGARD TO THE NEW CAMERAS THAT ARE GONNA BE, UH, CAPABLE OF A L P R RECOGNITION, AND I THINK THEY'RE GONNA BE ON VIRTUALLY, UH, EVERY, UH, AUSTIN, UH, YOU KNOW, POLICE CRUISER.

I THINK THOSE CONCERNS ARE ACCENTUATED.

I WILL SAY, I THINK THIS CONTRACT, THOUGH, IS JUST FOR THE FIXED, UH, A L P R, UH, READERS NOT FOR THE VEHICLE MOUNTED, UH, A O P R READERS.

I, I JUST WANTED, IS THAT, IS THAT, UH, UH, CORRECT? YES, IT IS.

UM, SO AGAIN, LESS OF A CONCERN, BUT AGAIN, THAT 30 DAY RETENTION PERIOD, UH, IS STILL, UH, AMONG, I'M UNCOMFORTABLE WITH IT.

UM, AND, UH, I JUST WANTED TO, UM, YOU KNOW, TO NOTE THAT, BUT I DID REGARDLESS.

SO, I, I, I DID AGAIN, WANT TO THANK THE A P D FOR, UH, AND HONESTLY, THE OFFICER OF POLICE OVERSIGHT.

ALSO, THEY HAD A REALLY GOOD MEMO WHERE THEY, UH, REVIEWED EVERYTHING AND WE ALL GOT ON THE SAME PAGE.

AND THE, UH, THE POLICY THAT WE'RE GONNA ADOPT, WE'RE NOT ADOPTING IT ON A VOTE, BUT THE POLICY THAT, UH, A P D PUT TOGETHER, UH, DOES REFLECT WHAT, UH, COUNCIL PASSED.

THE LAST COUNCIL PASSED.

COUNCIL MEMBER HARPER MADISON.

I JUST, I APPRECIATE THE RECOGNITION.

I JUST WANTED TO, UH, SECOND AND THIRD AND FOURTH, UH, THE PROPOSAL FOR POSTPONEMENT.

I JUST WANTED TO ACTIVELY REGISTER MY VOTE.

UM, COUNCIL, THANK YOU.

COUNCIL MEMBER PUENTES.

PATROL CARS, WE'LL BE ABLE TO TURN ON THOSE DASHBOARD CAMERAS UTILIZING THE LICENSE PLATE READER.

I, I JUST WANNA PICK UP, UH, COUNCIL MARVELLA, YOUR LAST COMMENT THAT THE DISTINCTION IS THAT THIS ITEM BEFORE US IS REGARDING THE CONTRACT ON THE LICENSE PLATE READER FOR THE, UM, FOR THE STATIONARY LPRS.

THERE'S ABOUT 40 STATIONARY LPRS THROUGHOUT THE CITY THAT WOULD HAVE THIS TYPE OF, UM, SOFTWARE CAPABILITIES.

UH, BUT THE DISTINCTION IS ONCE WE ADOPT THIS CONTRACT AND, UH, MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS TECHNOLOGY, THE DASHBOARD CAMERAS AND ALL OF AUSTIN POLICE FLEET, ALL OF THEIR

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SO THE INTENTION IS THAT ALL PATROL VEHICLES THROUGHOUT THE NEXT FIVE YEARS WILL HAVE LPRS THAT HAVE THIS TYPE OF SURVEILLANCE CAPABILITY.

SO I DID JUST WANNA PUT THAT OUT THERE.

IT'S PART OF THE CONVERSATIONS I'VE HAD WITH STAFF AND I, AND I ALSO BELIEVE IT'S BEEN PART OF THE, UM, PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE CONVERSATION AS WELL.

UH, I, YOU KNOW, I DO STAND READY TO TAKE A VOTE ON THIS ITEM, BUT I UNDERSTAND COUNCIL MEMBER RYAN ALTER'S, UM, YOU KNOW, PREFERENCE TO POSTPONE.

SO I WILL, UH, DEFER TO HIS, UM, HIS REQUEST.

I, UM, COUNCIL MEMBER KELLY, I PROMISED I'D COME BACK TO YOU.

UM, GIVEN THE THOUGHTFUL FEEDBACK FROM OUR COLLEAGUES TODAY, I WILL WITHDRAW MY MOTION TO TAKE THE VOTE TODAY.

UM, THERE IS NOT A SUBSTITUTE MOTION ON THE TABLE.

THE MOTION ON THE, THE TABLE, THE, THE MOTION TO BE CONSIDERED IS THE MOTION TO POSTPONE ITEM NUMBER 22 UNTIL THE JUNE 1ST MEETING.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY, UH, I'M SORRY.

COUNCIL MEMBER ALISON AL ALTER, WHAT I JUST WANTED TO ASK AND MAKE SURE THAT WE, UM, DISCUSSED THIS AT THE WORK SESSION, CUZ THERE'S, I THINK SOME OF US WHO THOUGHT CERTAIN THINGS WERE, WERE MOVING FORWARD ARE NOT AS INFORMED AS OTHER PEOPLE ON SOME ASPECTS OF CONCERNS HERE.

AND I THINK THAT, UM, THIS WOULD BENEFIT FROM DISCUSSION AT THE WORK SESSION IF WE'RE NOT GONNA DISCUSS IT TODAY.

CUSTOMER POOL.

YEAH, I, I AGREE.

I I DIDN'T REALIZE THAT THIS ITEM WAS GOING TO BE PULLED AND POSTPONED AGAIN, AND I AM PREPARED TO VOTE ON THIS ITEM AND I I WOULD NOT LIKE TO SEE US DELAY IT ANY FURTHER IF WE'RE DELAYING IT TO JUNE ONE.

I THINK THAT NEEDS TO BE THE END POINT OF, OF OUR CONSIDERATION AND, AND DISCUSSION.

ONE LAST TIME, CUZ I'M KIDDING.

, I'M SORRY.

I, I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T MENTION THAT THERE WAS A LOT OF GREAT INFORMATION SHARED IN THE COMMUNITY SESSIONS RE REGARDING THIS ITEM FROM THE COMMUNITY, UM, A P D I THINK DID A GREAT JOB OF ANSWERING QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMUNITY AND OUR OWN PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSIONERS VOTED SEVEN OH WITH ONE ABSTENTION IN FAVOR OF PASSING THIS ITEM.

SO I JUST WANNA REMIND MY COLLEAGUES OF THAT.

NUMBER 54, MAYOR AND COUNSEL ERIC LEAK, PLANNING DEPARTMENT ITEM 54 IS POSTPONED TO JULY 20TH ON THE CHANGES AND CORRECTIONS.

THE MOTION IS TO POSTPONE TO JUNE ONE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE.

THE OPPOSED SAY NO.

UH, THE MOTION PASSES WITH, UH, COUNCILMAN MCK KELLY AND, AND MAYOR WATSON BEING SHOWN VOTING NO.

UH, THAT WILL NOW TAKE US TO THE NON-CONSENT ITEMS. UH, THE FIRST ITEM WE WILL TAKE UP WILL BE ITEM NUMBER 54 MEMBERS.

THE WAY WE'LL DO THIS IS ITEM NUMBER 54.

WE WILL TAKE IT UP.

ITEM NUMBER 55 WILL BE TAKEN UP ALONG WITH THE RELATED ITEM NUMBER 62 AND 63 DURING THE ZONING MATTERS AT TWO O'CLOCK.

ITEM NUMBER 56 WILL BE TAKEN UP NOW.

UH, ITEM NUMBER 58 WILL BE TAKEN UP NOW AND ITEM NUMBER 59 WILL BE TAKEN UP.

NOW, I JUST DON'T WANT ANYBODY TO THINK WONDER ABOUT 55.

55 WILL BE TAKEN UP WHEN WE TAKE UP THE BRODY OAKS MATTER, UH, LATER TODAY.

ITEM

[54. Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance adopting the Palm District Plan as an element of the Imagine Austin Comprehensive Plan.]

VERY GOOD.

UH, ITEM NUMBER 56, ITEM NUMBER 56 IS FOR US TO CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND TAKE ACTION ON THAT ITEM.

THAT WENT VERY WELL, COUNSEL.

UM,

[56. Conduct a public hearing to consider an ordinance regarding the application submitted by Acadian Ambulance Service, Inc. to renew a non-emergency medical transfer franchise under City Code Chapter 10-2 and approve the franchise agreement on first reading.]

UH, WITHOUT OBJECTION.

I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM NUMBER 56.

THERE'S BEING NO OBJECTION.

THE PUBLIC HEARING IS OPENED.

DO WE HAVE ANYBODY SIGNED UP TO, TO SPEAK ON ITEM NUMBER 56? NO, WE DO NOT.

MAYOR, THERE BEING NO ONE TO SPEAK.

IF WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM NUMBER 56.

UM, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO, UH, ADOPT.

ITEM NUMBER 56.

MOTION IS MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER POOLE.

IS THERE A SECOND TO THE MOTION? MAYOR PRO TIM.

SECONDS THE MOTION.

IS THERE ANY OBJECTION TO THE ADOPTION OF ITEM NUMBER 56? HEARING NONE.

ITEM NUMBER 56 IS ADOPTED.

ITEM

[58. Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance amending City Code Section 25-2-582 (Commercial Highway (CH) District Regulations) to allow a planned development area combining district to modify commercial highway district regulations and waiving the requirements of City Code Section 2-1-207 (Codes and Ordinances Joint Committee) related to Codes and Ordinances Joint Committee review.]

NUMBER 58 IS TO CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING.

UH, THIS ITEM HAS TO BE TAKEN UP PRIOR TO A ZONING MATTER.

UH, AND SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE, WE'RE TAKING IT UP AT THIS POINT, UH, WITHOUT OBJECTION.

WE'LL O UH, OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM NUMBER 58.

UH, THE PUBLIC HEARING IS OPENED.

IS THERE ANYONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON ITEM NUMBER 58? NO,

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WE DO NOT.

THERE'S NO ONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON ITEM NUMBER 58.

WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM 58.

UH, THE PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED.

THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCIL MEMBER POOL.

MAYOR, I, I'D MAKE THE MOTION TO PASS ITEM 58 ON, UH, FIRST READING.

AND, UM, I THINK, I THINK THAT'S RIGHT.

AND THEN I HAVE SOME COMMENTS TO MAKE.

MOTION IS MADE TO ADOPT ITEM NUMBER 58 ON FIRST READING ONLY.

IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER ALLISON AL ALTER AND I'LL RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER POOL.

AND COULD I GET STAFF TO CONFIRM FOR ME, OR IS THIS, IS THIS A THREE READINGS OR? IT IS.

AND IT'S ALL THREE READINGS? YES.

OKAY, MAYOR, I'LL MAKE THE MOTION THEN.

UH, FOR ALL THREE COUNCIL MEMBER POOL MOVES TO AMEND HER MOTION, PLEASE.

UH, SO THAT THIS WILL BE ON ALL THREE.

PASS ON ALL THREE READINGS.

IS THERE A SECOND TO THE MOTION TO AMEND? I'LL SECOND THE MOTION TO AMEND.

THE, THE VOTE WILL BE ON THE MOTION TO AMEND THE, THE MAIN MOTION TO ALL THREE TO MAKE IT FOR ALL THREE READINGS.

IS THERE ANY OBJECTION TO THE MOTION TO AMEND? HEARING NONE.

THE MOTION TO AMEND IS ADOPTED.

THAT TAKES US BACK TO THE, UH, MAIN MOTION IF YOU WISH TO BE HEARD ON THE MAIN MOTION.

YEAH.

THANKS MAYOR.

AND I APOLOGIZE FOR THE ERROR THERE.

THAT'S ALL RIGHT.

I JUST WANTED TO LET EVERYONE KNOW THAT I CARRIED THIS CODE AMENDMENT TO ENSURE THAT THE BENEFITS OF PLANNED DEVELOPMENT AREAS, ALSO KNOWN AS PDAS, COULD BE REALIZED IN THE COMMERCIAL HIGHWAY ZONING DISTRICTS AND ALSO ALLOW THE CORRECT ZONING TO BE APPLIED WHERE IT'S APPROPRIATE.

I'D LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO TOUCH ON SOMETHING THAT I WILL BRING UP AT THE MAY 23 HOUSING AND PLANNING COMMITTEE MEETING WHEN WE WORK TO PRIORITIZE CODE AMENDMENTS, BECAUSE WE'VE HAD A NUMBER OF PDA CASES, IT SEEMS CLEAR THAT WE NEED TO BE LOOKING AT COMMUNITY BENEFITS WHEN PDA IS ATTACHED TO A BASE ZONING DISTRICT.

AND THAT IS NOT THE CASE AT THIS TIME.

SO FOR NOW, I WANNA THANK STAFF FOR YOUR WORK TO GET US UP TO SPEED.

IT'S BEEN REALLY HELPFUL AND TO MY COLLEAGUES FOR SUPPORTING THIS AMENDMENT.

I LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION AROUND THIS ITEM AT THE NEXT HOUSING AND PLANNING COMMITTEE MEETING ON MAY 23RD.

ITEM NUMBER 59 IS TO CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND TAKE ACTION.

IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO BE HEARD ON, UH, ITEM NUMBER 58? THAT BEING THE CASE? THE MOTION HAS BEEN TO ADOPT ITEM NUMBER 58 AS AMENDED, SO IT'LL BE PASSED ON ALL THREE READINGS.

IS THERE ANY OBJECTION TO THE ADOPTION OF THE MOTION? HEARING NONE.

ITEM NUMBER 58 IS ADOPTED AND IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

SO IT'S PASSED ON ALL THREE READINGS.

[59. Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance amending the School District Land Development Standards Agreement between the City of Austin and the Austin Independent School District related to site development standards associated with telecommunication towers]

UH, WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM NUMBER 59.

THERE BEING NO OBJECTION.

THE PUBLIC HEARING IS OPENED.

IS THERE ANYONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON ITEM NUMBER 59? NO, THERE IS NOT MAYOR.

THERE BEING NO ONE TO SIGN UP TO SPEAK ON ITEM NUMBER 59.

IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM NUMBER 59.

THERE BEING NO OBJECTION.

THE PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED.

I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADOPT.

ITEM NUMBER 59.

COUNCIL MEMBER ALISON AL ALTER MOVES TO ADOPT.

ITS SECONDED BY THE MAYOR PRO TEM.

IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON ITEM NUMBER 59? HEARING NONE, UH, IS THERE ANY OBJECTION TO THE ADOPTION OF THE MOTION? SEEING NONE, THE, UH, THERE BEING NO OBJECTION.

ITEM NUMBER 59 IS ADOPTED MEMBERS.

THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS OUR 12 O'CLOCK TIME CERTAIN, UH, PUBLIC COMMUNICATION, AND THEN WE'LL HAVE LIVE MUSIC FOLLOWING THAT, UH, WITHOUT OBJECTION.

THE CITY COUNCIL OF AUSTIN, TEXAS IS IN RECESS UNTIL 12 O'CLOCK NOON.

UM, IT'S 12 O'CLOCK.

I'LL CALL BACK TO ORDER THE AUSTIN CITY COUNCIL FOR THIS REGULAR SCHEDULED MEETING OF THE AUSTIN CITY COUNCIL.

[Public Communication: General]

ARE AT OUR 12:00 PM TIME, TIME CERTAIN, WHICH IS FOR PUBLIC COMMUNICATION AND LIVE MUSIC.

AND I'LL ASK THE CITY CLERK TO HELP US WITH THE PUBLIC COMMUNICATION PART.

AT THIS TIME, NONE OF OUR REMOTE SPEAKERS ARE ON QUEUE, SO WE'LL START WITH IN PERSON LILY GORDY PIN.

HI, UH, MY, MY NAME IS PINA KIGO.

I PROVIDE HOUSING FOR PEOPLE

[01:20:01]

WHO DO NOT GET HOUSING INSIDE THE CITY LIMITS.

I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE CONNECTIVITY BETWEEN ILAN ROAD AND ROYSTER AVENUE IN DEL VALLEY, WHICH HAS BECOME VERY URGENT.

THIS, UH, THERE IS A SMALL SUBDIVISION CALLED EL ROYSTER SUBDIVISION.

AND WHAT SAYS AVENUE HERE, THAT'S ACTUALLY ROYSTER AVENUE.

IT COMES OUT STRAIGHT FROM 71.

AND THAT, UH, AVENUE, THAT STREET IS ACTUALLY VERY DANGEROUS.

AND THE LITTLE AREA THAT YOU SEE MARKED IN YELLOW, THAT'S ACTUALLY A RIGHT OF WAY.

THIS, UH, SUBDIVISION WAS PLATTERED IN 1946, AND THE RIGHT OF WAY IS THERE FROM 1946.

IT WAS NEVER DEVELOPED.

THE REAL CHALLENGE IS WHEN YOU GET INSIDE THIS STREET, YOU CANNOT GET, GET OUT.

AND THAT HAS HAPPENED TO US MANY TIMES.

AND I WILL SHOW A COUPLE OF EXAMPLES HERE.

UH, THE LOCATION AND THE AMENITIES IN THE AREA, IT'S GATEWAY TO THE CITY.

THE CLOSEST GROCERY IS SEVEN MILES, AND THE CLOSEST JAIL IS ONE MILE.

AND THERE IS GREAT ACCESS TO DRUGS.

YOU CAN GET ANY DRUG YOU WANT.

THE SUBDIVISION WAS PLATTERED IN 1946, CITY INCORPORATED IN 2000.

IN THE LAST 20 YEARS, ABOUT 60% OF THE HOUSES IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD HAS BEEN DESTROYED.

THEY HAVE BEEN BURNED DOWN THE RIGHT OF WAY TO CONNECT.

ROYSTER AVENUE FROM ELLAN ROAD EXISTS FROM 1946, BUT WAS NEVER DEVELOPED.

AS YOU CAN SEE, THE LITTLE, UH, AREA MARKED IN BLUE, I MEAN SETTLED IN BLUE.

THAT'S THE AREA I'M REQUESTING FOR DEVELOPMENT IN THE FIRE.

UH, DESIGN ALSO, UH, IT HAS BEEN SHOWN AS A ROAD, AS A ESCAPE ROUTE, BUT IT WAS NEVER DEVELOPED.

THIS IS MY HOUSE, WHICH WAS BURNED DOWN IN 2000, UH, 19 BECAUSE I REFUSED TO GO ALONG WITH, UH, MYTH LAB.

SO THE HOUSE WAS BURNED DOWN.

THIS IS THE NEW HOUSE I HAVE PUT IN.

I WE ARE TRYING TO PUT IN A COUPLE OF MOBILE HOMES AND THIS WAS, UH, THIS WAS THE WARNING TO ME.

ALL THE WINDOWS WERE BLOWN OFF WITH S SLUG SHOTS CHALLENGES.

IT'S A SOCIAL CHALLENGE.

SO YOU MAY SAY, WHY DON'T I CALL POLICE? FIRST OF ALL, IF I CALL POLICE, I WILL NOT BE GOING BACK THERE TOMORROW.

BUT IT'S A SOCIAL PROBLEM BECAUSE ALL THESE PEOPLE DO NOT HAVE ANY MEANS OF EARNING OTHER THAN SELLING DRUGS OR, UH, BREAKING DOWN OLD CARS.

UH, BUT THE LACK OF PROPER ESCAPE ROUTE MAKES THIS NEIGHBORHOOD A PERFECT PLACE FOR ALL CRIMES BECAUSE EVEN NOBODY LIVES THERE, NOBODY CAN GO IN BECAUSE IF THEY GO IN, THEY CANNOT COME OUT.

AND WHEN I SAY THERE IS NO ESCAPE ROUTE MEANS EVEN CITY EMPLOYEES ARE AFRAID TO GO THERE.

YOU CAN ASK ANY CITY EMPLOYEES, YOU CAN ASK A CODE COMPLIANCE OFFICER, EVEN THE CITY, BECAUSE IF THEY'RE NOT, UH, ATTACKED WITH GUN, THEY MAY BE ATTACKED WITH A PIT BULL, WHICH IS AS DANGEROUS.

SO WHEN WE GO IN THERE OURSELVES, WE REALLY RISK OUR LIVES ANYTIME WE GO IN THERE.

UH, SO MY REQUEST IS VERY SIMPLE, THIS LITTLE AREA, WHICH IS MARCH IN YELLOW.

CAN I HAVE 30 MORE SECONDS? OKAY.

IF YOU CAN KINDLY DEVELOP THAT.

WE'LL GO TO OUR REMOTE.

YOU SEE THE FELLOW SITTING RIGHT THERE? AND ROBERT, OH, THANK YOU MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.

RICHARD MENDOZA, INTERIM DIRECTOR OF TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC WORKS.

WE WILL BE FOLLOWING UP WITH THIS, UH, RESIDENT AND LOOK AT ALL OF OUR TRANSPORTATION CONNECTIVITY ALTERNATIVES.

GREAT.

JAMES ROGERS, PLEASE UNMUTE.

WE WILL MOVE TO A REMOTE SPEAKER.

JAMES ROGERS.

UH, UH, AM I ON NOW? THIS IS JAMES ROGERS.

UM, WATERSHED PROTECTION IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTAINING THE DRAINAGE EASEMENT OF LITTLE WALNUT CREEK.

WATERSHED PROTECTION HAS INSPECTORS AND ARBORISTS WHOSE KNOWLEDGE SHOULD BE SUFFICIENT TO IDENTIFY THE UNSTABLE DEAD TREES AND BRANCHES, WHICH ARE A THREAT TO CLOGGING CULVERTS.

DURING THUNDERSTORMS, AUSTIN CITIZENS HAVE BEEN REPORTING TO THREE 11 CLOGGED CULVERTS ON LITTLE WALNUT CREEK.

AFTER EVERY THUNDERSTORM FOR SEVERAL YEARS, WATERSHED PROTECTION HAS THE DATA TO PRIORITIZE TIES WHICH CULVERTS

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NEED.

ADDITIONAL CLEARING THUNDERSTORMS WERE COMMON AND CAN CAUSE MORE THAN THREE INCHES OF RAIN IN ONE HOUR.

PREVENTION IS THE ONLY POSSIBLE SOLUTION TO FLOODING THE FLOODING AT LITTLE WALNUT CREEK ONTO QUAIL VALLEY.

AND MES MEADOW WAS CAUSED BY A DEAD HACKBERRY, 12 FEET FROM THE CULVERT FALLING DURING A RAINSTORM AND BLOCKING THE CULVERT.

WATERSHED PROTECTION HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO PREVENT THIS SAS DISASTER 10 DAYS BEFORE THE FLOOD WHEN THEY CLEANED THE DEAD BRANCHES FROM THE CULVERT AT 10,200 QUA VALLEY BOULEVARD.

CURRENTLY, WATERSHED FIELD OPERATIONS WILL ONLY REMOVE DEBRIS DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE DRAINAGE CUL.

THE WATERSHED INSPECTOR SHOULD IDENTIFY DEAD STANDING TREES AND DEAD BRANCHES NEAR A CULVERT OR REMOVAL.

MOST PROPERTY OWNERS ALONG THE CREEK DO NOT HAVE THE KNOWLEDGE TO IDENTIFY WHEN DEAD TREES AND BRANCHES IN TREES SHOULD BE REMOVED TO PREVENT BLOCKING THE CULVERT.

THE FLOODING AT 1313 ME MEZ MEADOW WAS CAUSED BY A BLOCK CULVERT WITH DEAD, DEAD TREE BRANCHES AND ACCUMULATED SEDIMENT.

WATERSHED PROTECTION WAS INFORMED OF THE ACCUMULATED SEDIMENT IN MAY OF 2021 AFTER A THUNDERSTORM.

WATERSHED DID NOT CLEAR THE SEDIMENT UNTIL APRIL OF 2023.

RETURNING TO IN PERSON, WE HAVE RYAN ALBRIGHT.

HELLO, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.

I'M HERE TODAY TO SERVE AS A REMINDER TO YOU OVER THE OVER 100 VICTIMS OF THE APRIL 20TH MURS MEADOW FLOODING EVENT.

I'M HERE TO SERVE A REMINDER OF YOUR OBLIGATION AS THE CUSTODIANS OF OUR CITY, AS THE TRUST CUSTO IN YOU AS OUR ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES TO COME TO US IN OUR TIME OF NEED.

AND I'M HERE TO GIVE YOU INSIGHT INTO THE FINANCIAL BURDEN THAT HAS BEEN IMPARTED ON US AS THE VICTIMS OF THIS ENTIRELY PREVENTABLE AND MAN-MADE DISASTER FOR SCALE.

I'M ONLY ONE OF OVER 60 HOMES THAT WERE IMPACTED, AND THE ESTIMATED COST FOR REMEDIATION AND REPAIR OF MY HOME IS OVER $100,000.

I'LL LET YOU DO THE MATH TO FIND THE FINANCIAL BURDEN NOW LEVIED ON OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AS A WHOLE TO THE BLOW TO OUR LIVELIHOODS, TO THE IMPACT ON BETTERING OUR FAMILIES IN THE UNDUE FINANCIAL PUNISHMENT THAT WE ARE NOW FACING AS A RESULT OF THE ACTIONS AND INACTIONS OR CITY AND MAINTAINING OUR BASIC INFRASTRUCTURE.

WE UNDERSTAND THE BEHEMOTH THAT THE CITY IS THE SLOW PACE THAT IT CAN HAVE.

BUT I'M HERE TO REMIND YOU, THAT HAS BEEN ONE MONTH SINCE OUR NEIGHBORHOOD WAS THE VICTIM OF AN ENTIRELY PREVENTABLE DISASTER.

AND TO DATE, THE ONLY TANGIBLE AID WE HAVE RECEIVED FROM OUR CITY IS THREE DUMPSTERS TO DISPOSE OF THE PARTS OF OUR HOMES, OUR FORMER PRIZE POSSESSIONS.

WE WERE WASHING DISHES AND BATHTUBS BECAUSE OUR KITCHENS HAVE BEEN RIPPED OUT.

WE WERE SLEEPING ON BARE FOUNDATIONS BECAUSE WE HAVE NO FLOORS.

WE DON'T EVEN HAVE WALLS INSIDE OUR HOMES.

WE ARE ESSENTIALLY SQUATTERS AND HOMES THAT MOST WOULD NOT CONSIDERABLE CONSIDER HABITABLE.

I HAVE NO EXPECTATION FOR TODAY, BUT I WANNA BE CLEAR, EVERY PASSING DAY IS ANOTHER DAY THAT WE LIVE IN BROKEN HOMES.

ANOTHER COST THAT WE ADD TO THE LIST.

AND ANOTHER REMINDER THAT WE ARE STILL WAITING, STILL HOPING FOR THE CITY TO AID OUR NEIGHBORHOOD IN RECTIFYING THE FINANCIAL TORTURE THAT IT HAS IMPARTED ON US FOR NOT MAINTAINING THE BASIC INFRASTRUCTURE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.

AND CONGESTION MAKES MASS TRANSIT NOT WORK.

NEXT WE HAVE DIANA PROCTOR.

GOOD AFTERNOON.

I'M DIANA PROCTOR AND I'M DISCUSSING THE ZER PARK VISION PLAN.

I HAVE SPENT OVER 100 HOURS ANALYZING MOBILITY IN THE PARK.

I LEARNED THAT ZER PARK ENJOYS ABOUT 270 DAYS A YEAR OF NON-PE USE.

I COUNTED CARS.

I INTERVIEWED PEOPLE.

I WROTE A REPORT FOR YOU WITH AN ALTERNATIVE VISION PLAN.

MY FINDINGS CAN BE READ ONLINE AT ZER PARK MOBILITY STUDY.COM.

DO PARK USERS WANT PARKING GARAGES? DO THEY WANT LU NEF ROAD RIPPED OUT? DO THEY WANT SURFACE LOTS ADJACENT TO PICNIC TABLES RIPPED OUT? HERE'S WHAT THEY TOLD ME.

NO, SOME DON'T LIKE THE INCENTIVES OF WALKING HUNDREDS OF STEPS WITH THEIR PICNIC SUPPLIES OR SMALL CHILDREN.

SOME DON'T LIKE REMOVING ASPHALT ROADWAYS WHERE THEY USE THEIR RECREATIONAL SKATEBOARDS OR RENTED BIKES OR SCOOTERS.

SOME JUST HATE THE IDEA OF MORE CEMENT INSIDE THE PARK.

THEY SAID IT IN THEIR OWN WORDS.

WE DON'T WANT A PARKING GARAGE IN ZILKER PARK.

OUR CAR CAPACITY IS NOT WHAT MATTERS.

IT'S CAR CONGESTION.

DESIGNING A FUTURE OF THE PARK AROUND PEAK USE CAPACITY WILL ONLY CREATE WORSENING CONGESTION

[01:30:01]

WHAT I AM RECOMMENDING IS COST EFFECTIVE, SCALABLE, EQUITABLE ADA COMPLIANT PRESERVES HISTORIC AREAS AND ACTIVITIES AND ACTUALLY REDUCES THE NUMBER OF CARS ON PEAK USE DAYS.

CAR CONGESTION IS GUARANTEED BY THE ZER PARK VISION PLAN.

IT CONCENTRATES PEAK CAPACITY CARS INTO THREE SMALL AREAS, ALL ADJACENT TO ONE LANE STREETS.

THEY DIDN'T DO A MOBILITY STUDY, CLAIRE HEMPLE SAID THAT WOULD TAKE MORE TIME AND MONEY.

I RECOMMEND THAT YOU ONLY APPROVE THE ZILKER PARK VISION PLAN AFTER A PROPER MOBILITY STUDY IS PERFORMED WITH NEW GOALS TO REDUCE TRAFFIC CONGESTION INSIDE ZER PARK BY USING MASS TRANSIT MULTIMODAL NETWORKS DURING PEAK USE DAYS.

WHAT WILL YOU SAY TO THE FAMILIES WITH SMALL CHILDREN, BABY GEAR AND GRANDPARENTS? WHAT WILL YOU SAY TO A I S D BUS DRIVERS WHO CANNOT PARK A BUS IN A PARKING GARAGE TO CHURCH PICNICKERS, TO THE RIDERS OF RENTED BIKES AND SCOOTERS WHO ARE REQUIRED TO PARK ALONG LEGAL ROADS, TO CAR DRIVERS IN BUMPER-TO-BUMPER TRAFFIC TRYING TO EXIT A PARKING GARAGE AFTER A PERFORMANCE IN THE PARK.

PARKING GARAGES ARE FINITE.

MASS TRANSIT IS SCALABLE.

GREEN DAYS IN ZILKER PARK WILL BE A NEW AND EXCITING REASON TO COME VISIT ZILKER ON A SUMMER WEEKEND.

I HOPE THAT YOU WILL CONTACT ME WITH YOUR QUESTIONS.

NEXT WE HAVE DUSTIN GRANT, FOLLOWED BY SI CURY GRANT.

HI.

I BELIEVE, UM, WE'VE, WE'VE, WE'RE HERE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MONTH ON ON THE FOURTH.

UM, MY NAME'S DUSTIN GRANT.

WE'RE TAGGING ONTO WHAT RYAN AND JAMES, UH, BEFORE US, UM, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, I'M GOING TO SKIP WHAT HAPPENED.

WE TALKED ABOUT IT AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MONTH AND I DON'T THINK WE NEED TO REITERATE ANYMORE.

WE HAVE QUOTES, WE HAVE VIDEO, WE HAVE LOTS OF ADMISSION FROM, UM, GOVERNMENT ENTITIES SAYING THAT WE KNOW WHO DID THIS, WHAT CAUSED IT, HOW IT HAPPENED, ET CETERA.

UM, ALONG WITH THE WATERSHED ADMITTING, YOU KNOW, ACTS OF OR AROUND WE COULD HAVE DONE BETTER.

SO WHAT I DO WANNA TALK ABOUT IS AN IMPACTED CITIZEN, JUST TO GIVE YOU KIND OF A INSIGHT INTO THE PEOPLE THAT ARE AFFECTED THAT CAN'T BE HERE.

UM, THIS IS COLONEL PAUL RIDER.

UH, PAUL RIDER IS 84 YEARS OLD.

HE LIVES ON THE NORTH SIDE OF MURS MEADOW.

ONE OF THE FIRST HOUSES ON THE BLOCK THAT WERE, THAT WAS FLOODED.

UM, PAUL RYDER SERVED 24 YEARS IN THE AIR FORCE.

HE'S DONE TWO TOURS OF VIETNAM.

AS YOU CAN SEE IN THIS PICTURE HERE, HE WAS AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART.

HE IS NOT IN THE FLOODPLAIN.

HE DOES NOT CARRY FLOOD INSURANCE BECAUSE HE DOESN'T NEED IT BECAUSE HE IS NOT IN THE FLOODPLAIN.

PAUL'S HOUSE WAS FLOODED EQUALLY AS EVERYONE ELSE'S.

THE 60 HOMES THAT WE REFERRED TO EARLIER, THE ESTIMATED PAYOUT THAT PAUL IS LOOKING AT IN DAMAGES, HE'S CURRENTLY ABOUT $20,000 UNDER AND HE'S LOOKING AT BETWEEN PROBABLY ABOUT 60 TO $80,000 IN DAMAGES.

PAUL DID HIS CIVIC DUTY.

PAUL HAS DONE THREE 11 SERVICE REQUESTS AND I WANT TO BE VERY CLEAR AS TO HOW THE CITY IS RESPONDING TO THE REQUEST THAT PAUL PUTS IN HERE.

WE HAVE ONE THAT SAYS NO WORK PLANNED FUTURE PROJECT.

IT WAS CLOSED, SPECIFICALLY ASKING FOR THE DRAINAGE ISSUES TO BE CLEARED.

ANOTHER CLOSED WORK ORDER HAS BEEN BEEN CREATED, BUT IT WAS STILL SCHEDULED AS FUTURE WORK, OFTEN CITING THAT A FUTURE PROG PROJECT IS IN THE WORK.

MY ASSUMPTION BEING THE CIP P PROJECT TO GO UNDER ME'S MEADOW TO TAG ONTO WHAT RYAN WAS SAYING, WHAT IT'S LIKE TO LIVE SLEEPING ON CONCRETE, ON AIR MATTRESSES, ET CETERA.

I WANT YOU GUYS TO KNOW THIS IS WHAT THE FLOOD ON APRIL 20TH LOOK LIKE.

LAST TIME WE WERE HERE, WE PLAYED THE VIDEO SHOWING WATER POURING INTO PEOPLE'S HOMES.

THIS AGAIN, ALL CAUSED BECAUSE THE CITY DID NOT MAINTAIN THE CREEKS.

WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE FOR US THIS MONTH? OUR KITCHENS ARE GONE.

OUR FLOORS ARE GONE.

PEOPLE HAVE COME INTO OUR HOMES AND RIPPED APART EVERYTHING THAT WE'VE LOVED AND CALLED HOME.

I RECENTLY REMODELED SIX MONTHS AGO.

IT'S ALL GONE THAT QUICKLY.

SO, SO I'M GONNA THROW IT OVER TO SIDE HERE.

PLEASE START THE CLOCK FOR THE STEP NEXT SPEAKER.

PLEASE.

MORE TIME.

[01:35:01]

HI, I'M SI.

GRANT, THANK YOU FOR HEARING US TODAY.

UM, I WANTED TO TOUCH ON, SO YOU'VE SEEN WHAT THE LAST MONTH FOR US HAS LOOKED LIKE.

SO I'D LIKE TO TOUCH ON THE HELP WE'VE RECEIVED SO FAR.

WE'VE GOTTEN THREE DUMPSTERS ON THE STREET.

WE GOT THAT ONE RED CROSS BUCKET AND WORST OF ALL, WE GOT THE POTENTIAL OF A LOW INTEREST LOAN.

IMAGINE YOU'RE DRIVING YOUR CAR, SOMEONE HITS YOUR CAR AND SAYS, I'LL OFFER YOU MONEY TO REPLACE A CAR, BUT PAY ME BACK WITH INTEREST.

IS THAT ACCEPTABLE? IT'S NOT ACCEPTABLE TO ME.

WHAT ELSE IS UNACCEPTABLE? THIS IS WHAT OUR STREETS LOOK LIKE.

MY HUSBAND USED TO HAVE A SPORTS CAR AND HE COULDN'T KEEP IT ANYMORE CUZ IT WOULD GET RUINED BY THESE STREETS.

AND WHEN HE SOLD HIS BOXER, IT WAS UNDERVALUED BECAUSE OF THE DAMAGE.

OUR HOMES ARE 4% UNDERVALUED NOW DUE TO THE FLOODING THAT WAS NOT A NATURAL FLOODING, BUT DUE TO NEGLIGENCE, UM, THE CAR WAS UNDERVALUED.

SO OUR SO WHAT WE'RE ASKING FOR, FOR NEXT STEPS IS NOTHING MORE THAN THE BARE MINIMUM.

PLEASE MAINTAIN OUR CREEKS.

PLEASE MAINTAIN OUR STREETS.

IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT SPECIAL PROJECTS WE HAVE GOING ON.

WE NEED REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND WE NEED REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE DAMAGES.

WE CAN'T BE OUT OF POCKET FOR SOMETHING WE DIDN'T CAUSE THAT WASN'T CAUSED BY NATURAL CAUSES.

ANYWAYS, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

THANK YOU BOTH.

NEXT WE HAVE JORDAN PRICE.

NEXT WE HAVE GLENN MORMAN.

THAT CONCLUDES ALL NOON SPEAKERS.

WE'VE GOT A REAL TREAT TODAY THAT WE'RE GOING TO HEAR FROM 10.

UH, MEMBERS, THAT CONCLUDES OUR 12 O'CLOCK TIME CERTAIN, UH, FOR THE PUBLIC AND MEMBERS.

WE'RE GOING TO GO INTO OUR LIVE MUSIC, UH, PRESENTATION NOW.

WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ELSE ON THE AGENDA UNTIL A TWO O'CLOCK TIME CERTAIN, UH, WHICH WILL BE ZONING AND NEIGHBORHOOD PLANNING ITEMS. SO IF THERE'S NO OBJECTION, WE WILL RECESS UNTIL TWO O'CLOCK, ALTHOUGH WE WILL START SETTING UP AND, AND ALMOST IMMEDIATELY HAVE OUR LIVE MUSIC CUSTOMER.

FUENTES, DID YOU PUNCH? OKAY, SORRY.

UM, IS THERE ANY OBJECTION TO THE RECESS? HEARING NONE.

THE CITY COUNCIL IS RECESSED UNTIL 2:00 PM

[Live Music Tinted Vision]

AND BY THE WAY, EVERYBODY JUST SAW ME REACH FOR THAT MICROPHONE AFTER I TELL PEOPLE DON'T REACH FOR THE MICROPHONE.

, LET'S FORGET IT.

THAT'S OUR LITTLE SECRET.

UM, THOSE THAT GOT IT ON CAMERA, TAKE CARE OF THAT.

WE, WE HAVE A REAL TREAT TODAY.

I'M, I'M VERY EXCITED TO, WE GET TO HAVE TINTED VISION HERE WITH US TODAY.

TINTED VISION IS A BLUES AND FUNK INFLUENCE, INDIE ROCK TRIO FROM SOUTH AUSTIN.

THEY UTILIZE THEIR DRUMS, BASS, GUITAR LINEUP TO GO FROM BARE BONES, MINIMAL MINIMALISM TO PSYCHEDELIA.

UH, THEY'RE VERY PROUD OF THEIR SONGS THAT YOU CAN FIND ON SPOTIFY, APPLE MUSIC, PANDORA AND OTHER, UH, PLACES.

BUT WE'RE, THEY'RE CHANGE.

THEY, THEY FEEL STRONGLY ABOUT THEIR MUSIC AND THEY ARE CHANGING, UH, THEIR SOUND AS THEY HAVE DIFFERENT INFLUENCES AND THOSE CHANGE, THEY'RE VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT PASSIONATE INSTRUMENTALIST, AND YET THEIR SONG CRAFT AND ENERGETIC PERFORMANCE IS AN ULTIMATE GOAL.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, TEMPTED VISION, THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR COMING OUT TODAY.

THE TIMES CAUSE EVERYONE LOVES YOU WHEN NOBODY ELSE IS DOWN.

BUT MY WORLD IS CRUMBLING NOW.

AFRAID.

WHAT? THEY DON'T SEE A FALL TO BEAST WHEN I'M TURNING AROUND

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AFRAID.

THEY DON'T PIECES KNOCK YOUR THINGS DOWN FOR THIS STONE TO ROLL AWAY TO RETURN HOME.

AND MY SONG, MY SOUL CONSTRAINT.

EVERYONE'S WAIT IN FOR TWO TURN.

GOOD, MR. SO BACK MR. JONES, INSIDE OF YOUR SUITCASE, TAKE HIS CLOTHES OFF AND WEAR TO THE SUNDAY BAR.

HAVE YOUR SELF WITH SOUND, WITH THE LIFE YOU, SO YOU SEE THE WAY SHE LOOKS AT ME, SEA AFRAID, BUT THEY DON'T SEE I WHEN I MAY NOT HAVE TO BE AFRAID WITH THE TO WHEN TEMPTED VISION COUNCIL MEMBERS, THE COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE HERE, COME, COME DOWN REAL QUICK.

I WANT TO, WE'RE GONNA PROCLAIM SOMETHING SPECIAL FOR YOU GUYS.

YOU WANNA COME UP MAYOR PROTO.

I WANTED THE COUNCIL MEMBERS TO JOIN ME AS WE MAKE THIS PROCLAMATION, UH, BE IT KNOWN THAT WHEREAS THE CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS IS BLESSED WITH MANY CREATIVE MUSICIANS WHOSE TALENT EXTENDS TO VIRTUALLY EVERY MUSICAL GENRE.

AND WHEREAS OUR MUSIC SCENE THRIVES BECAUSE AUSTIN AUDIENCES SUPPORT GOOD MUSIC PRODUCED BY LEGENDS, OUR LOCAL FAVORITES AND NEWCOMERS ALIKE.

AND WHEREAS WE ARE PLEASED TO SHOWCASE AND SUPPORT OUR LOCAL ARTISTS.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, KIRK WATSON, MAYOR OF THE LIVE MUSIC CAPITAL OF THE WORLD DO HEREBY PROCLAIM MAY 18TH, 2023 AS TEMPTED VISION DAY IN AUSTIN, TEXAS.

TELL US, TELL US WHERE WE CAN FIND YOU ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

WELL, WE ARE AT TINTED VISION ATX ON INSTAGRAM AS WELL AS FACEBOOK AND ON ALL STREAMING SERVICES.

FIND US AT TINTED VISION AND IF WE, WE WANT TO HEAR YOU LIVE, WHERE CAN WE GO NEXT TIME? UM, WE HAVE A GIG TONIGHT AT LOCK HOUSE BAR AND TRAILER PARK.

[01:45:01]

THE REGULAR MEETING IN THE CITY COUNCIL.

IT IS MAY 18TH, 2023 AND IT'S 2 0 1, UH, PM WE'RE MEETING, WE'RE STILL MEETING IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS.

UH, MEMBERS

[2:00 PM - Zoning and Neighborhood Plan Amendments (Public Hearings and Possible Action)]

WE'RE AT OUR TIME.

CERTAIN ITEMS, UH, ZONING AND NEIGHBORHOOD PLANNING.

I'LL RECOGNIZE, UH, MS. HARDEN.

THANK YOU MAYOR.

COUNSEL JOY HARDEN WITH THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT.

YOUR ZONING AGENDA BEGINS WITH ITEM NUMBER 62 C1 14 R 8 1 0 33 RCA.

THIS WILL BE A DISCUSSION ITEM.

SECOND READING ONLY.

ITEM 64.

SEE WHAT UHHUH I CAN, I APOLOGIZE, I WAS LISTENING TO SOMETHING ELSE.

PLEASE START WITH 62 BECAUSE I THINK I HAVE A DIFFERENT NOTE THAN DID YOU? UH, YES MA'AM.

YOU PROBABLY DO HAVE A DIFFERENT NOTE.

OKAY, I A DIFFERENT NOTE AND WE'LL, WE'LL HANDLE IT THAT WAY.

FOR CONSENT ON ALL THREE READINGS AND THAT IS JUST, AND THAT IS WITH THE ZONING AND PLATTING.

UHHUH .

ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU.

SO, UM, WE'LL HAVE 62 AS A DISCUSSION AND THEN LATER POSTPONED.

ZONING ITEM IS NUMBER 63, STATE 14 20 21 0 0 9 9.

THIS WILL BE DISCUSSION ITEM SECOND, READING ONLY.

ITEM 64 C 1 4 20 22 1 42.

THIS WILL BE A DISCUSSION ITEM FIRST READING ONLY.

UM, ITEM 65 IS C 1 14 20 22 0 1 59.

THIS ITEM IS OFFERED FOR CONSENT ON ALL THREE READINGS WITH THE FOLLOWING AMENDMENT TO THE CONDITIONAL OVERLAY ADD MAXIMUM BUILDING COVERAGE IS 8.82% MODIFY.

MAXIMUM IMPERVIOUS COVER IS 36.6%.

AND WITH THAT AMENDMENT AGAIN, WE CAN OFFER ITEM NUMBER 65 FOR CONSENT ON ALL THREE READINGS.

UM, ITEM 66 C 1 14 20 22 0 2 0 5.

THIS IS A STAFF POSTPONEMENT REQUEST FOR YOUR JUNE 1ST COUNSEL MEETING.

ITEM 67 IS C ONE 14 H 20 23 0 0 2 4.

THIS ITEM IS BEING OFFERED FOR CONSENT ON ALL THREE READINGS.

ITEM 68 IS NPA 20 22 0 0 1, 0 0.01.

THIS ITEM IS BEING OFFERED FOR CONSENT ON ALL THREE READINGS.

THIS ITEM IS BEING OFFERED FOR CONSENT ON ALL THREE READINGS AND THE REZONING FOR THIS REQUEST IS CS M U V C O N P.

AND AGAIN, THAT'S BEING OFFERED FOR CONSENT ON ALL THREE READINGS.

ITEM 70 IS NPA 20 22 0 0 1 4 0.03.

THIS WILL BE A DISCUSSION ITEM.

ITEM 71 IS C 14 20 22 0 1 3 3.

THIS ITEM, UM, IS BEING OFFERED FOR A NEIGHBORHOOD POSTPONEMENT TO YOUR JUNE 1ST COUNCIL MEETING.

ITEM 72 IS C 14 20 22 0 1 57.

THIS ITEM'S BEING OFFERED FOR CONSENT ON, ON FIRST READING ONLY.

EXCUSE ME.

UH, CONSENT FIRST READING ONLY.

ITEM 73, SCENE 14 20 23 0 11.

THIS ITEM'S BEING OFFERED FOR CONSENT ON ALL THREE READINGS.

ITEM 74 IS C ONE FOUR H 20 22 0 1 76.

THIS IS BROKEN SPOKE.

UM, THIS ITEM'S BEING OFFERED FOR CONSENT ON ALL THREE READINGS.

THIS ITEM WAS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION AND OF COURSE SUPPORTED BY STAFF, BUT IT DOES HAVE OWNER OPPOSITION SO IT WILL REQUIRE A SUPER MAJORITY VOTE.

UM, AND THAT'S FOR 74.

ITEM 75 IS N P A 20 22 0 0 0 9 0.01.

THIS IT IS BEING OFFERED FOR CONSENT.

FIRST READING ONLY.

THIS ITEM'S BEING OFFERED FOR CONSENT.

FIRST READING ONLY.

ITEM 77 IS C 1 4 20 22 0 0 4 0.

THIS ITEM'S BEING OFFERED FOR CONSENT ON ALL THREE READINGS.

ITEM 78 IS NPA 20 22 0 0 1 5 0.03.

THIS IT IS BEING OFFERED FOR CONSENT ON ALL THREE READINGS.

THIS ITEM IS BEING OFFERED FOR CONSENT ON ALL THREE READINGS.

ITEM 80 IS NPA 20 22 0 0 1 5 0.04.

THIS IT IS BEING OFFERED FOR CONSENT ON ALL THREE READINGS.

UM, ITEMS BEING OFFERED FOR CONSENT ON ALL THREE READINGS.

ITEM 82 IS C 14 20 23 0 0 0 9.

THIS ITEM'S BEING OFFERED FOR CONSENT ON ALL THREE READINGS.

ITEM 83 IS C 14 20 22 0 1 43.

THIS ITEM'S BEING OFFERED

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RECOMMENDATION ITEM 84 C 1 14 20 22 0 0 27.

THIS ITEM IS BEING OFFERED FOR CONSENT.

SECOND OR THIRD READING, ITEM 85 IS C 1 14 20 22 0 0 2 8.

THIS ASSIGNS BEING OFFERED FOR CONSENT.

SECOND OR THIRD READING.

ITEM 86 IS C 14 20 22 0 0 29.

THIS ASSIGNS BEING OFFERED FOR CONSENT, SECOND AND THIRD READING.

AND THE LAST REZONING IS IT SEVEN CUN 14, 20 22 0 0, 3 0.

AND THIS ITEM'S BEING OFFERED FOR CONSENT.

SECOND AND THIRD READING.

AND I JUST WANNA ASK, MAYOR, WE HAD, UM, ITEM 57 AS A PUBLIC HEARING AND IT'S AN OWNER INITIATED, UM, ANNEXATION AND SINCE 71 IS BEING, IT'S RELATED TO THE DECAL CASE AND THAT'S BEING POSTPONED, I WANTED TO SEE IF WE COULD, UH, POSTPONE AS WELL.

ITEM 57, THE OWNER INITIATED ANNEXATION AS WELL.

MAY, IF I MAY, UM, YES.

DID YOU SAY 77 OR 71? OH, THAT'S A VERY, VERY GOOD QUESTION.

, UH, HOLD.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT I SAID BUT LEMME SAY THE RIGHT WHAT SHE SAID.

UM, LET ME SAY THE RIGHT NUMBER.

71, UM, DEATH SAW IS 71, SO, UM, I PROBABLY SAID THE WRONG ONE.

RIGHT.

UM, SO THE OWNER INITIATED ANNEXATION IS RELATED TO 71.

BOTH THOSE ITEMS, UM, ARE POSTPONED.

THE ANNEXATION WOULD BE A STAFF POSTPONEMENT TO SIX ONE YOUR NEXT MEETING.

AND, UM, THE, UM, REZONING IS A NEIGHBORHOOD POSTPONEMENT TO SIX ONE.

THANK YOU .

I HAVE A QUICK CLARIFYING QUESTION.

MEMBER PRO TOWN ON 65, CAN YOU REPEAT THE MAXIMUM IMPERVIOUS COVER PERCENTAGE? UM, YES, THE 6 65, THE MAXIMUM IMPERVIOUS COVER FOR THIS WOULD BE 31.6%.

WANTED TO MAKE SURE I HEARD THAT CORRECTLY.

UHHUH , THANK YOU.

SO MEMBERS, UM, I'M GOING TO JUST MAKE SURE I HAVE IT THE RIGHT WAY AND WE HAVE THE, THE CONSENT AGENDA.

UM, ITEM NUMBER 62 IS PULLED FOR DISCUSSION AND AT THE END OF THE DISCUSSION THERE WILL BE A MOTION TO POSTPONE 63 IS PULLED FOR DISCUSSION ALONG WITH A RELATED ITEM.

ITEM NUMBER 55.

ITEM 64 IS PULLED FOR DISCUSSION ON FIRST READING.

65 IS A CONSENT ITEM AS, UH, AMENDED.

AND THE MAYOR PROAM JUST ASKED ABOUT THAT AMENDMENT AND IT WAS, UH, REITERATED.

SO THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT.

66 IS POSTPONED POSTPONEMENT.

67 IS CONSENT ON ALL THREE READINGS, 68 CONSENT ON ALL THREE READINGS, 69 CONSENT ON ALL THREE READINGS.

WITH IT BEING C S M U C O N P NUMBER 70 IS A POOLED ITEM NUMBER 71 NEIGHBORHOOD.

THAT'S RIGHT.

I'M JUST, I'M MAKE SURE MY DON'T MISS SOMETHING HERE WAS ORIGINALLY PULLED, IT IS NOW BEING POSTPONED AT A NEIGHBORHOOD REQUEST.

SO THAT WOULD BE ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.

72.

CONSENT ON FIRST READING 73, CONSENT ON THIRD READING, 74, CONSENT ON THIRD READING, 75, CONSENT ON FIRST 76, CONSENT ON FIRST 77, CONSENT ON THIRD 78, CONSENT ON THIRD 79, CONSENT ON THIRD 80, CONSENT ON THIRD 81, CONSENT ON THIRD 82, CONSENT ON THIRD 83, CONSENT ON THIRD 84, CONSENT ON SECOND AND THIRD, 85.

CONSENT ON SECOND AND THIRD, 86.

CONSENT ON SECOND AND THIRD, 87, CONSENT ON SECOND AND THIRD.

AND ITEM NUMBER 57, WHICH IS RELATED TO ITEM 71 WILL ALSO BE POSTPONED.

MAYOR, THE UM, AMENDMENT THAT I PASSED OUT FOR 65 SHOULD BE WHAT SHE READ, BUT SINCE MAYOR PROTE ASKED FOR THE NUMBER I OKAY.

PASSED.

OKAY, FAIR ENOUGH.

UM, AND IT'S ON CONSENT WITH THE AMENDMENT THAT, UH, MS. HARDEN READ AND YOU HAVE IT IN FRONT OF YOU.

UH, THAT'S BEEN CIRCULATED BY COUNCIL MEMBER ALLISON AL ALTER.

WHAT, I'M SORRY MAYOR, AND I DON'T MEAN TO INTERJECT, BUT DO WE LISTEN TO CONSENT SPEAKERS FIRST? WELL, WE'RE GOING, WELL, WE CAN DO IT HOWEVER YOU WANT TO DO IT.

MEMBERS, IT'S THE INTENT OF THE CHAIR TO TAKE UP THE CONSENT ITEMS BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT.

LET ME ASK, IS THERE ANYONE THAT WISHES TO BE SHOWN, UH, ANYONE THAT WISHES TO BE SHOWN RECUSING THEMSELVES FROM ANY OF THE CONSENT ITEMS?

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THANK YOU, WHICH PROHIBITS DISCRIMINATION.

OKAY, LET'S LISTEN TO CONSENT SPEAKERS.

WE HAVE ANGELA GARZA ON ITEM 78, 79, 80, AND 81.

DAMN.

ANGELA, PLEASE UNMUTE.

WE WILL TRY HER AGAIN.

WE HAVE ZENOBIA JOSEPH ON 57, 71, 75, AND 76.

THANK YOU MAYOR COUNCILS.

I ACTUALLY WENT IN PERSON AND SIGNED UP FOR THE REDLEAF ITEMS AS WELL.

SO THE COMPUTER SHOULD SHOW ME, UM, AS BEING OPPOSED TO THE RED LEAF PROJECTS, WHICH IS THE HIGHLAND VILLAGE, 84 TO 87.

I'LL JUST SPEAK TO THAT FIRST.

SPECIFICALLY, I WANT TO ASK YOU TO ASK THE DEVELOPER WHAT IS THE RETURN ON INVESTMENT FOR THE TAXPAYERS.

YOU'LL REMEMBER THAT I MENTIONED THIS IS THE 80% AREA MEDIAN INCOME AT THIS PROJECT.

IT'S THE ONLY AFFORDABLE UNITS IN THE HIGHLAND AREA.

THIS IS HIGHLAND VILLAGE.

IT WAS A PUBLIC FACILITY CORPORATION ITEM.

IT'S THE SOUTH CONGRESS PFC AND THEIR INCOME LEVEL IS $61,000.

YOUR REPORT SHOWS THAT AFRICAN AMERICANS EARN $42,422.

SO YOUR CODIFYING RACE DISCRIMINATION AGAINST AFRICAN AMERICANS, WHERE ON PAGE SIX OF THE REPORT IT SHOWS WILHELMINA DELCO AND JACOB FONTAIN.

SO THE AREA IS ACTUALLY NAMED FOR BLACK PEOPLE BECAUSE OF THE NEGRO ORPHANAGE, BUT THE RATE IS HIGHER THAN AFRICAN AMERICANS EARN AS IT RELATES TO ITEM 75 AND 76.

THAT'S THE PLAZA PO ITEM THAT'S ON FIRST TREATING ONLY.

I WOULD ASK YOU, UM, HERE AS WELL, THE DEVELOPER ENDEAVOR WANTS 90 FEET.

WHAT IS THE RETURN ON INVESTMENT? FLORA, THE TAXPAYERS, I WANT YOU TO RECOGNIZE THAT ON MARCH 2ND, 2017, I OPPOSE THIS ITEM AND I, CAPITAL METRO ACTUALLY OWNS THIS LAND AND THEY DID NOT WANT TO PUT MORE UNITS FOR FAMILIES.

AND SO IT'S DEEPLY DISTURBING BECAUSE ON THE RAIL LINES, YOU'RE NOT ALLOWING AFRICAN AMERICANS TO LIVE THERE.

THE FIRST PROJECT THAT I MENTIONED, THE DEVELOPER WANTS MAXIMUM ENTITLEMENTS OF 120 FEET.

AND I JUST WOULD SAY TO COUNCIL MEMBER ALISON AL ALTER, IT IS TRUE, THERE'S LOTS OF FEDERAL MONEY, BUT YOU MUST COMPLY ENTITLED TO THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964.

ANGELA GARZA, PLEASE UNMUTE.

YOU'RE NOT WELCOME TODAY.

NOW.

YEP.

YOU'RE NOT THE FIRST ONE TODAY HAS TOLD ME THAT .

OKAY, HAVE A GOOD DAY.

I WANT YOU TO RECOGNIZE THAT I'M MARCH 2ND, 2017.

NEXT WE HAVE ANGELA GARZA ON ITEMS 78 79, 80 AND 81.

THAT'S ALL WE HAVE FOR REMOTE AT THIS TIME.

I'LL GO TO CONSENT IN PERSON BURTON CARPENTER ON ITEM 57, SPEAKING ON THE POSTPONE ITEM 57.

UH, THANK YOU.

UH, MY NAME IS BERT CARPENTER.

UM, I'M A 35 YEAR RESIDENT OF BOSTON AND A 20 YEAR INHABITANT OF THE WOODCLIFF NEIGHBORHOOD OF DESSAU.

UH, I'LL SPEAK TO BOTH 57 AND 51 71 IF I, IF I MAY.

BE CLEAR, WE FULLY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE HOUSING, AUSTIN'S HOUSING CRISIS AND WE FULLY SUPPORT THE CITY'S EFFORT TO INCREASE HOUSING.

UM, UH, FIRST, UH, THE POSTPONING.

I THINK I HEARD THE MAYOR, UH, SUGGEST THAT THE POSTPONING WAS REQUESTED BY THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

ACTUALLY, I, I BELIEVE THAT'S NOT THE CASE.

UH, I DON'T KNOW WHO REQUESTED IT.

PERHAPS THE, UH, DEVELOPER DID.

ANYWAY, THE, THE WOODCLIFF NEIGHBORHOOD IS OUR PRIMARY STAKEHOLDER IN THIS, UH, ZONING PROPOSAL.

WHY? BECAUSE WE ARE ADJACENT TO THIS 12 ACRE TRACK SHARING A LONG BORDER.

THE 29 OF OUR PROPERTY IS OVER THAN 200 FEET OF IT, AND NEARLY A THOUSAND FEET, UH, ARE NEARLY ALL OR WITHIN A THOUSAND FEET.

UH, FURTHERMORE, WE RECEIVED DIRECT RUNOFF FROM THE SUBJECT TRACK AND REQUIRE APPROXIMATE ACCESS TO THE SAME ARTERIAL ARTERIAL ROAD NAMING DESAL ROAD.

UH, TO

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HOWEVER, DEVELOPMENT MUST BE DONE RESPONSIBLY AND SUSTAINABLY AND ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF ALL THE STAKEHOLDERS.

UH, THIS, SO THIS SPECIFIC CASE, THE, UH, C 14 20 22, 1 33, UH, TO CHANGE, UH, UH, TO REZONE.

UH, 17 0 1 0 7 0 1 DESA FROM SB TWO TO MF FOUR, UH, HAS THREE SPECIFIC ISSUES THAT DON'T MEET THIS CRITERIA AND WILL, UM, NECESSARY, UH, POSTPONING THE, UH, VOTE, UH, TO FURTHER STUDY.

UH, FIRST, UM, THE BUILDING THAT IS PROPOSED, UH, SF FOUR IS FOURTH STORY IN THE MIDDLE OF S UH, ALL SINGLE FAMILY.

SO THIS WOULD BE, UM, I BELIEVE UNPRECEDENTED TO PUT SUCH A HIGH, UH, BUILDING STRUCTURE AMONG ALL OF SINGLE FAMILY.

UH, UH, BASICALLY UP TO TWO STORY HOUSING.

UM, IT'S OUTTA CHARACTER EXISTING DEVELOPMENT AND IT WOULD BE AN EYESORE, UH, TO THE NEARBY HOMES.

UH, I WOULD ASK EACH OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS TO THINK ABOUT WHAT WOULD, WHAT WOULD LOOK LIKE IN YOUR DISTRICT IF YOU SUGGESTED PUTTING A FOUR STORY APARTMENT IN THE MIDDLE OF SINGLE FAMILY HOUSES, HOW YOUR CONSTITUENTS WOULD REACT TO THAT.

UH, SO THEREFORE, UH, I THINK IT MUST BE POSTPONED TO FURTHER, UH, TO ASSESS WHAT SHOULD BE THE CORRECT ZONING FOR THIS.

THANK YOU MATTHEW ERFORD, SPEAKING ON THE MERITS OF POSTPONEMENT OF ITEM 57 WITH CATHERINE SIBLEY ONDECK.

HI THERE.

THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO YOU TODAY.

UM, I'M GOING TO, UM, ALLOW OTHERS TO ADDRESS SOME OF THE OTHER TROUBLING ISSUES AROUND SAFETY AND TRAFFIC, UH, AND FOCUS IN ON THE, THE NATURE OF THIS TRACT AND A 60 FOOT TALL BUILDING THAT WILL TOWER OVER OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.

UH, IN A NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE THERE ARE TYPICALLY 15 FOOT SINGLE STORY HOMES, UH, IT'LL BE DOUBLE THE SIZE OF THE TWO STORY HOMES IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD IN THE REVIEW SHEET.

IF WE CAN CONFIRM THAT NORTHEAST, SOUTH AND WEST, THERE ARE NO BUILDINGS GREATER THAN SS THREE DENSITY AND HEIGHT.

UM, I'LL NOTE IN A RECOMMENDATION FROM A DIFFERENT CASE ENDING IN 0 1 0 4 ON THE BIRKMAN RESIDENTIAL, UH, THIS PARCEL WAS ADJACENT TO AN MF 3 45 FOOT TALL BUILDING WITH A REQUEST TO MOVE FROM A SINGLE FAMILY SIX TO A, A MULTI-FAMILY.

FIVE.

THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION WAS THE CHANGE TO A MULTI-FAMILY THREE, AND THE BASIS FOR THAT RECOMMENDATION WAS THE FOLLOWING THREE POINTS.

UM, ZONING CHANGES SHOULD PROMOTE COMPATIBILITY WITH ADJACENT AND NEARBY USES.

NUMBER TWO, ZONING SHOULD BE CONSISTENT WITH APPROVED AND EXISTING RESIDENTIAL DENSITIES.

AND THREE ZONING SHOULD PROMOTE A TRANSITION BETWEEN ADJACENT AND NEARBY ZONING DISTRICTS, LAND USES AND DEVELOPMENT INTENSITIES.

THE COUNCIL DENIED THE RECOMMENDATION AND THE DEVELOPER IS NOW FREE TO BUILD A STRUCTURE 15 FEET HIGHER THAN THE ADJACENT STRUCTURE AND TWO LEVELS DENSER THAN ADJACENT NEARBY, UH, STRUCTURES.

THE PROPOSAL WILL BUILD STRUCTURES IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD, WILL BUILD STRUCTURES 30 FEET HIGHER, WHICH IS DOUBLE THE ADJACENT STRUCTURES WITH ALL THE ASA ASSOCIATED TRAFFIC CONJUNCTION CONGESTION.

A HUMBLY ASK THAT WE LIMIT TO AT LEAST A 45 FOOT HEIGHT RESTRICTION AS A MEANINGFUL CONCESSION, WHICH IS FOUR LEVELS DENSER THAN ANY NEARBY STRUCTURE.

THE DEVELOPER WOULD BE FREE TO BUILD A STRUCTURE 15 FEET HIGHER THAN ANY ADJACENT STRUCTURE AND GREATER THAN TWO LEVELS DENSER THAN ADJACENT NEARBY STRUCTURES.

UM, I ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS AND I WOULD LIKE YOU TO REALLY CONSIDER THESE AND CONSIDER BEING ON THE RECORD WITH THOSE THREE POINTS.

BUT DO IN A RESPECTFUL AND SAFE FULL WAY.

THANK YOU CATHERINE SIBLEY SPEAKING ON THE MERITS OF POSTPONEMENT OF ITEMS 57 AND 71.

MAYOR, MAYOR PRO TEON COUNCIL MEMBERS.

MY NAME IS KATE HORTON OR CATHERINE SIBLEY, UH, BY MY MARY, UH, MY MAIDEN NAME.

UM, WE ACTUALLY REQUESTED NOT JUST THIS POSTPONEMENT, BUT REALLY TO BE ABLE TO COME TO YOU TO ASK FOR THREE MAIN THINGS ON THIS TO STUDY THE ROAD SAFETY ANALYSIS ON DESSA ROAD.

JUSTIN, WITHIN THE MILE OF THIS, UM, PROPOSED REZONING, OVER A HUNDRED ACCIDENTS PER YEAR WITH A THIRD GREATER THAN 50 MILES PER HOUR OCCUR.

AND THIS IS ON A BLIND CURVE GOING UPHILL AT MORE THAN 50 MILES AN HOUR.

WE ALSO ARE REQUESTING THAT YOU LOOK AT AN IMPACT, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ANALYSIS.

THIS IS A HIGH FLOOD ZONE WITH, UM, CREEK INSTABILITY AS A VERY, UH, CONCERN AS WELL AS DENSELY POP POPULATED HERITAGE TREES IN A VERY HISTORIC AND VULNERABLE PART OF WALNUT CREEK WATERSHED.

WE ALSO ARE REQUESTING THAT THERE'S A GEOTECHNICAL OR GEOPHYSICAL ANALYSIS, THIS PART OF THE CREEK ON THE WALNUT CREEK ITSELF.

WE'RE REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE STABILITY, BOTH OF THIS PROPERTY AS IF, IF IT WERE TO BE DEVELOPED WITH MF FOUR, BOTH ON THE CREEK, BUT ALSO ON THE NEIGHBORING SITES BOTH TO THE NORTH, SOUTH AND EAST.

WE RECOGNIZE THAT AUSTIN NEEDS HOUSING.

WE WANNA BE RESPECTED IN HOW WE CAN PROACTIVELY DEVELOP AUSTIN,

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WE'RE REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT BEING ABLE TO MEET A VISION ZERO THAT AUSTIN HAS, BUT THIS PART OF DESSAU, THIS SPECIFIC PIECE OF PROPERTY WHERE IT'S LOCATED, WILL NOT ALLOW US TO REACH THAT.

AND IMAGINE AUSTIN CORRIDOR IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS CITY, BUT IT CANNOT BE AT THE EXPENSE OF OUR CHILDREN, OF OUR FAMILIES, OF OUR COMMUNITY, AND OF THE NATURE THAT SURROUNDS AUSTIN THAT HELPS BRING TOGETHER THE KIND OF ECONOMY THAT WE WANT.

WE'RE RESPECTFULLY ASKING THAT YOU REQUIRE THESE STUDIES TO BE DONE SO THAT WAY YOU CAN PRE PROACTIVELY ADDRESS THESE CONCERNS PRIOR TO ANY REZONING.

WE ARE MORE THAN WILLING TO MEET WITH ANY OFFICE TO HELP DISCUSS OUR CONCERNS.

WE RECOGNIZE THAT THIS PIECE OF PROPERTY WILL BE DEVELOPED.

12 ACRES OF PROPERTY IN THIS PART OF AUSTIN FOR SURE WILL BE DEVELOPED.

HOW CAN WE DO IT IN THE BEST WAY THAT RESPECTS OUR COMMUNITY? THANK YOU.

THANK YOU DONNA MARIE MILLER.

ITEM 74 WITH GINNY WHITE ON DECK SLIDE.

I HAVE A SLIDESHOW THAT I'D LIKE TO SHOW AND IT HAS SOUND WITH JAMES, THE LATE JAMES WHITE SINGING HIS SONG THE BROKEN SPOKE.

AS YOU READ THE SLIDES, I HOPE THAT YOU WILL LISTEN TO WHAT HE HAD TO SAY AT THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY WHEN HE RECORDED THIS, UH, SONG.

THE BROKEN SPOKE.

AH, IT'S NOT PLAYING.

SHOULD I JUST GO AHEAD AND DO THE SLIDESHOW IT, WHATEVER, WHATEVER.

YES, PLEASE.

WE, UM, WE DEDICATED A HISTORICAL MARKER ON APRIL 12TH AND, UM, I REALLY THINK THAT THAT IS NOT ENOUGH TO PROTECT THE BROKEN SPOKE.

WE ALSO NEED HISTORICAL ZONING.

LADY CECILIA ABBOTT WAS THERE TO HELP DEDICATE THE, THE MARKER.

AND THIS IS WHAT SHE HAD TO SAY ABOUT THE BROKEN SPOKE.

WE MUST REMEMBER THE IMPORTANCE OF OUR LEGENDARY TEXAS DANCE HALLS AND THE CULTURE, HISTORY AND TRADITIONS THAT THEY KEEP ALIVE.

AND SHE SAID SHE WAS HONORED TO HELP DEDICATE THE MARKER.

WILLIE NELSON BEGAN PERFORMING AT THE BROKEN SPOKE IN 1968 WHEN HE WAS CLEAN SHAVEN WITH SHORT HAIR.

MM-HMM , AND THIS IS WHAT HE HAD TO SAY IN MY BOOK IN 2017.

MY FRIENDS JAMES AND ANTA WHITE HAVE ONE OF THE BEST HONKY TONKS IN THE WORLD CALLED THE BROKEN SPOKE, THE BRO, THE SPOKE HAS SUPPORTED HUNDREDS OF MUSICIANS LIKE MYSELF BY PROVIDING A FUN PLACE FOR THE PICKERS TO PICK AND THE DANCERS TO COME OUT AND DANCE.

I DANCE COUNTRY AT THE BROKEN SPOKE IS IN JUST A BUMPER STICKER.

IT'S A WAY OF LIFE, A WAY OF LIFE THAT I HOPE STICKS AROUND FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.

GEORGE STRAIT ADDED A PHOTO OF THE BROKE AND SPOKE TO THE COVER OF HIS ALBUM BECAUSE HE STARTED PLAYING THERE IN 1975 AND PLAYED UNTIL 1981.

AND THIS IS WHAT HE HAD TO SAY.

IT'S THE CLASSIC LOW CEILING, BIG DANCE FLOOR TABLES ON THE SIDES WITH LONG NECKS BEING SOLD BY THE DOZENS.

IT ALSO GAVE US SOME GREAT EXPERIENCE THAT WE USED THROUGHOUT THE YEARS WHEN THINGS STARTED TO GET BIG.

I REALLY APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT MR. WHITE IS, WAS DEDICATED TO KEEPING THE TRADITIONAL LIFE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH APPRECIATE YOUR BEING HERE.

JENNY WHITE ITEM 74.

HELLO.

WE REALLY JUST WANTED TO COME UP.

IS IT ON? YOU MIGHT PRESS THE BUTTON.

IS IT OKAY? WE REALLY JUST WANTED TO COME UP HERE AND THANK Y'ALL.

UH, IT'S QUITE THE HONOR TO BE HERE IN FRONT OF Y'ALL.

AND THEN WE JUST, WE WANT TO HONOR MY DAD AND THE WAY, THE BEST WAY TO DO THAT IS TO KEEP THE BROKEN SPOKE OPEN.

YOU KNOW, HE USED TO SAY HE WAS JUST AN OLD SOUTH AUSTIN BOY.

HE GREW UP RIGHT OVER HERE ON WEST MARY IN THE 1940S.

AND, UH, HE NEVER DREAMED THAT HE WOULD'VE BUILT THIS DANCE HALL THAT BECAME SO LEGENDARY ALL OVER THE WORLD AND IT IS THE BEST DANCE HALL IN TEXAS.

AND, UH, SO WE THANK YOU.

AND, UH, I DON'T KNOW IF SHE WANTS TO SAY ANYTHING, BUT THAT'S, I NORMALLY DON'T SPEAK AS YOU KNOW, I'M NOT THE FACE OF THE BROKEN SPOKE, BUT I WAS WITH JAMES OVER 60 YEARS AND I LOOK, I ALWAYS SAY, OKAY, JAMES, GIVE ME A SIGN.

WELL, TODAY'S GEORGE STRAIT'S BIRTHDAY .

AND I FIGURED THAT'S A PRETTY GOOD SIGN FOR US TO COME UP HERE AND DO, GET THIS MATTER FINISHED.

I DON'T KNOW THAT Y'ALL KNOW THIS, BUT HIS GREAT-GRANDFATHER WAS MAYOR OF AUSTIN IN 1900.

HE WAS ALSO

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A COUNTY JUDGE.

UH, THERE WERE FIVE GENERATIONS OF TEXAS RANGERS AND THEN JAMES' GENERATION HAD NONE HE, HE DECIDED TO OPEN A HONKY TONK .

BUT WE WANNA THANK YOU AND THANK AUSTIN FOR BEING HERE, CUZ I WAS RAISED HERE ALSO.

WE'RE GLAD YOU'RE HERE.

THAT CONCLUDES ALL CONSENT SPEAKERS.

GREAT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

UM, MEMBERS, AS INDICATED, THE CHAIR INTENDS TO TAKE UP THE CONSENT AGENDA, UM, BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT.

IS THERE ANY ITEM ON THE CONSENT AGENDA THAT A MEMBER WOULD LIKE TO PULL FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA? IS THERE ANY ITEM THAT A MEMBER WOULD LIKE TO BE SHOWN AS RECUSING THEMSELVES FROM VOTING ON? IS THERE ANYONE WISHING TO ABSTAIN FROM ONE OF THE ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA? IS THERE ANYONE WISHING TO BE SHOWN VOTING NO ON ANY OF THE ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA IN THAT CASE? WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE CON I'M SORRY.

DID YOU WANNA SAY SOMETHING? YES.

YES, COUNCIL MEMBER ALLISON AL ALTER, UM, I HAVE THREE ZONING CASES IN MY DISTRICT ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, AND I JUST WANTED TO THANK, UM, MY CHIEF OF STAFF, KIRK ENA MITCHELL, FOR ALL HIS HARD WORK ON THESE ITEMS AND TO THANK THE NEIGHBORS WHO WORKED WITH US ON THOSE AND THE APPLICANTS.

COUNCIL MEMBER VELA.

UH, I JUST WANTED TO NOTE, UH, IN RESPONSE TO THE, THE CALLER EARLIER THAT ITEMS, UH, 84, 85, 86 AND 87, UH, WILL HAVE, UH, A PRIVATE RESTRICTIVE COVENANT GUARANTEEING 10% OF THE UNITS, UH, WILL BE, UH, AFFORDABLE.

UH, SO I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT IT'S NOT IN THE BACKUP, BUT IT IS, UH, PART OF A PRIVATE RESTRICTIVE, UH, COVENANT AND AGREEMENT THAT THE DEVELOPER SIGNED.

UH, AND, UH, SO WHATEVER GOES UP THERE, 10% OF THE UNITS WILL BE AFFORDABLE AND AVAILABLE TO, UH, THE PUBLIC, UH, ON A, ON A LOWERED RENT BASIS.

COUNCIL MEMBER RYAN AL ALTER WELCOME.

JUST WANTED TO SAY A FEW THINGS ABOUT THE BROKEN SPOKE.

I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO BE THERE FOR THE DEDICATION OF, UH, THE BUILDING AND, AND THAT WAS A GREAT EVENT.

UM, BUT, YOU KNOW, THIS IS AN ITEM THAT BRINGS FORWARD THE FORMAL DEDICATION OF A LANDMARK THAT I THINK TO MANY OF US IS, IS ALREADY A LANDMARK IN OUR MINDS.

UH, THE BROKEN SPOKE IS A HISTORICAL TREASURER THAT REPRESENTS SO MUCH OF AUSTIN'S AND TEXAS'S MUSIC CULTURE, UH, WHERE MANY OF US HAVE MANY FOND MEMORIES AS IT'S ALREADY BEEN STATED.

YOU KNOW, THE, THE SPOKE HELPED LAUNCH THE CAREERS OF WILLIE NELSON, JERRY, JEFF WALKER, GEORGE STRAIT, RAY BENSON, DALE WATSON, AND THE LIST JUST GOES ON AND ON.

AND WHILE THE BROKEN SPOKES CHARISMATIC FOUNDER JAMES WHITE PASSED AWAY IN 2021, HIS LEGACY REMAINS AND THE WHITE FAMILY CARRIES ON THESE LIVING TRADITIONS.

UH, WHAT MANY PEOPLE MIGHT NOT REALIZE IS THAT WHEN MR. WHITE FIRST LEASED SOME OF THE LAND ON THEN OLD FREDERICKSBURG ROAD, IT WASN'T EVEN PART OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN.

AND THINK ABOUT THAT FOR A SECOND.

THAT IS NOW CONSIDERED ALMOST THE HEART.

AND, AND WHAT HAS, HAS, HAS TRANSPIRED THERE OVER THE MANY DECADES.

UH, THE BROKEN SPOKE HAS BEEN EMBRACED AND, AND FOLDED INTO, UH, THE FABRIC OF AUSTIN.

AND SO IF WE WANNA KEEP LEGACY BUSINESSES LIKE THESE, WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO TAKE ACTIONS LIKE WE'RE DOING TODAY.

AND SO THIS DESIGNATION IS GONNA HELP THE WHITE FAMILY CONTINUE OUR SHARED TRADITIONS LONG INTO THE FUTURE, UH, SO THAT MY YOUNG CHILDREN CAN ONE DAY PASS THROUGH THE SAME DOORS AS THE BEST COUNTRY MUSIC DANCERS IN THE WORLD AND ENJOY THAT FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.

SO I APPRECIATE Y'ALL BEING HERE AND GLAD TO SUPPORT THIS ITEM.

COUNCIL MEMBER HARPER MADISON.

THANK YOU MAYOR, FOR THE RECOGNITION.

I'D JUST LIKE TO SPEAK ON THE MERITS OF THE POSTPONEMENT FOR ITEM NUMBER 71, PLEASE.

SO I'D LIKE TO, UH, JUST LIKE TO SAY COLLEAGUES, I'VE ASKED STAFF TO POSTPONE ITEM NUMBER 71 ON BEHALF OF THE NEIGHBORS OF THE DEVELOPMENT SO THAT WE CAN ENSURE THE CERTAIN CONDITIONS OF THE REZONING ARE PROPERLY SECURED.

BUT BEFORE I MOVE ON, I WANNA MAKE TWO IMPORTANT POINTS.

FIRST, I WANT TO THANK THE NEIGHBORS.

I SEE Y'ALL HERE.

I GOT TO SHAKE A COUPLE OF Y'S HANDS.

ONE OF YOU GAVE ME A HUG, THANK YOU.

WHICH BY THE WAY, I'M HIGHLY INSPIRED BY HUGS.

UM, WE GOT TO TALK TO THE NEIGHBORS ABOUT THIS DEVELOPMENT AND THANK THEM FOR SPENDING THEIR TIME, THEIR VALUABLE TIME TO ADVOCATE FOR A MORE APPROPRIATE DEVELOPMENT.

I'M VERY THANKFUL THAT WE HAVE ALL BEEN ABLE TO CREATE WHAT I BELIEVE IS AN APPROPRIATE CAP ON THE NUMBER OF UNITS, INCREASE WATER

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DETENTION, AND THE NEIGHBORS ARE REACHING SEPARATE AGREEMENTS REGARDING FENCING.

I KNOW THIS IS NOT ALWAYS EASY TO UNDERSTAND ALL OF THE REGULATIONS AND THAT IT SOMETIMES CAN BE DISCOURAGING.

I RECOGNIZE THAT FULLY.

I WANT Y'ALL TO KNOW THAT I SEE YOU.

UM, BUT YOUR TIME AND YOUR COMMENTS HAVE BEEN WELL SPENT AND RESULTED IN THESE CONDITIONS.

NUMBER TWO, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY TO MY NEIGHBORS, I HEAR YOU, IT IS NOT FAIR OR EQUITABLE THAT EAST AUSTIN CONTINUES TO BE THE ONES TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND PROVIDE MORE HOUSING EVERY TIME.

IT'S NOT JUST A FEELING, IT'S A FACT.

I SIT HERE ON THIS DAY AS EVERY MONTH, AND I'M PROUD TO NOTE THAT MORE, MANY AFFORDABLE UNITS WERE BUILT IN DISTRICT ONE.

WE LITERALLY LEAD THE CITY IN BUILDING AFFORDABLE HOMES FOR WORKING CLASS AUSTINITES.

I AM PROUD, BUT I'M ALSO ACTIVELY DISAPPOINTED.

I AM PROUD THAT WE LEAD, BUT I'M DISAPPOINTED THAT THERE CONTINUE TO BE PARTS OF AUSTIN THAT HAVE NEARLY NO NEW HOUSING TYPES THAT ARE AFFORDABLE ARE FOR WORKFORCE FOLKS, FIREFIGHTERS, NURSES, CHILDCARE WORKERS, TEACHERS.

THEY DESERVE TO LIVE IN ALL PARTS OF AUSTIN.

AND IF WE ARE GOING TO ACCOMPLISH THIS GOAL, IT WILL TAKE EACH OF OUR DISTRICTS AND COLLEAGUES.

I'M ACTIVELY LOOKING AT ALL OF Y'ALL.

I MEAN, I'M NOT CASTING BLAME.

I'M SAYING, YO, WE ARE GONNA HAVE TO DO THIS TOGETHER.

IT WILL TAKE ALL OF OUR DISTRICTS, NOT JUST THE RESIDENTS OF THE DESSA CORRIDOR.

THE EASY THING FOR ME TO DO TODAY WOULD BE TO SAY, NO, NO NEW APARTMENTS ON DESSA, NO NEW ZONING, NO MORE.

BUT IF WE'RE GONNA FIX THE PROBLEMS WE HAVE, WHICH WE HAVE ACTIVELY CREATED FOR OURSELVES AS A COUNCIL, WHETHER CONSCIOUS OR NOT, WHETHER WE WERE HERE OR NOT, WE WILL HAVE TO TAKE HARD VOTES.

WE DID NOT START THE FIRE, BUT WE CANNOT STAND BY AND DEBATE THE MERITS OR METHODS OF PUTTING IT OUT ANY LONGER.

AND I HOPE THAT ALL OF US TOGETHER CAN SUPPORT EACH OTHER AS WE TAKE BOLD AND IMMEDIATE ACTION.

THAT IS 100% NECESSARY RIGHT NOW.

SO AGAIN, I AM ASKING THAT WE RESPECT A POSTPONEMENT ON THIS CASE SO THAT THE NEIGHBORS AND APPLICANTS CAN BE CERTAIN THE CONDITIONS THEY HAVE DISCUSSED ARE PROPERLY RECORDED AND SECURED.

I ALSO WANNA MAKE THE INTENTION CLEAR.

I DO NOT CANNOT IN GOOD FAITH, SUPPORT ANY ADDITIONAL POSTPONEMENT AFTER JUNE 1ST AND WILL ULTIMATELY BE SUPPORTIVE OF MORE HOUSING, PERIOD.

I COMMIT MY TEAM, OUR RESOURCES.

WE ARE SMALL BUT MIGHTY.

OUR RESOURCES TO HELP ADDRESS THIS VERY REAL SAFETY CONCERN AND THE VERY REAL RISK ON THIS CORRIDOR.

MY STAFF HAS ALREADY BEGUN TO WORK WITH OUR TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT TO IDENTIFY THE MOST IMMEDIATE IMPROVEMENTS FOR BOTH CURRENT AND FUTURE RESIDENTS.

UM, I'M GONNA GO OFF SCRIPT JUST A LITTLE BIT AND SAY ONE OF MY GIRLFRIENDS LIVES OFF OF CHILDRESS.

THERE'S A BIG GIANT TREE RIGHT THERE OFF OF DEON CHILDRESS, MY NOW FORMER EX-HUSBAND, UM, WORKED AT STATION 23 RIGHT THERE OFF OF ROMBERG.

DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY WRECKS THEY'VE MADE? BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE FLYING DOWN DESSA AND CRASHING INTO THAT TREE.

I THINK I WANT Y'ALL TO KNOW THAT I ACTIVELY APPRECIATE YOUR CONCERNS.

IT'S VERY REAL TO ME, ANECDOTALLY AND PERSONALLY.

SO THANK YOU FOR PRESENTING YOUR CONCERNS AND I HOPE THAT MY COLLEAGUES AND I CAN HELP TO ADDRESS THEM.

AND MOVING FORWARD, I ALSO HOPE THAT WE WILL ALL ACTIVELY PROVIDE MORE HOUSING FOR MORE PEOPLE IN ALL PARTS OF AUSTIN.

ANYONE ELSE WISH TO BE HEARD ON THE CONSENT AGENDA AS READ? IS THERE ANY OBJECTION TO THE CONSENT AGENDA AS READ? HEARING NONE, NO OBJECTION.

THE CONSENT AGENDA IS ADOPTED.

MEMBERS THAT WILL TAKE US TO ITEM NUMBER.

MS. HARDEN, WOULD YOU LIKE US TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS AND NOT CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND JUST LEAVE IT OPEN UNTIL THE NEXT TIME IT COMES BACK? OR DO YOU JUST WANT IT TO BE A DISCUSSION ITEM? UH, SO, UM, I WOULD, UM, NO, 62, 63 AND 55.

CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK SO WHILE THIS MAY NOT BE A DANCE HALL, IT'S OKAY FOR Y'ALL TO DANCE OUTTA HERE, , THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK Y'ALL.

LOVE YOU KIRK WATSON.

OH, BLESS YOUR HEART.

COME OUT TO THE SMOKE.

YOU BETTER RUN WHILE YOU GOT THE CHANCE.

YOU'RE SAYING THAT .

ALL RIGHT, WE'LL GO TO ITEM NUMBER 62, WHICH IS AN ITEM THAT HAS BEEN PULLED, UH, FOR DISCUSSION.

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I'D LIKE THE, UM, PUBLIC HEARINGS TO BE OPEN, UM, TO, FOR US TO DISCUSS ALL OF THEM TOGETHER PLEASE.

OKAY, FAIR ENOUGH.

AND THEN, UM, I I WAS GONNA, I WAS GONNA DO THAT FOR 55 AND 63 AND 62 PLEASE.

ARE WE GONNA CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON 62 AS WE POSTPONE IT? THAT'S REALLY, YES.

THEN, UH, IS THERE ANY OBJECTION TO THE OPENING OF THE PUBLIC HEARINGS ON ITEMS 55 62 AND 63? THERE BEING NO OBJECTION.

THE PUBLIC HEARINGS ARE OPENED.

WE'LL GO TO ITEM NUMBER 62 FIRST AND I'LL CALL ON, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER RYAN ALTAR.

I JUST HAVE A QUICK QUESTION TO MAKE SURE.

I KNOW ORIGINALLY IT WAS POSTED AS POSTPONING TO JUNE THE FIRST, BUT MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THAT IS MOVING LATER TO COINCIDE WITH THIRD READING, WHICH IS GOING TO TAKE A LITTLE LONGER THAN JUNE THE FIRST.

IS THAT CORRECT? UH, YES.

COUNCIL MEMBER, UM, I'M HEARING FROM STAFF WE WILL NEED TO COME BACK JULY 20TH AND BEING THAT THAT IS GOING TO MOVE ZONING TO 1:00 PM WE WILL HAVE TO NOTE THAT IN THE RECORD JULY 20TH TIME CERTAIN OF 1:00 PM OKAY, THANK YOU.

IS THERE ANYONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON ITEM NUMBER 62? YES.

WITH THREE OTHER LESSER HEIGHT LIMITS ON THE REMAINDER OF THE SOUTH LAMAR LOOP 360 FRONTAGE AND STILL LOWER INTERIOR PORTIONS OF THE PROPERTY AS OUTLINED IN YOUR BACKUP.

SO, UM, I WAS JUST GONNA LAY IT OUT IF YOU DON'T MIND.

FAIR ENOUGH, MAYOR.

AND THEN, UM, THE APPLICANT I KNOW WILL WANNA SPEAK.

WE HAVE NUMEROUS SPEAKERS ON THE ITEM AND THEN I'M SURE .

UM, SO, UM, AND I, AND I'M SPEAKING OF 62.

UH, OKAY, WELL, UM, HMM.

WE, SO AS LAYING IT OUT, UM, I HAVE, UM, THIS IS THE BRO OAKS PUT, IT'S REALLY ALL 'EM TOGETHER AND THE SPEAKERS ARE SPEAKING ALL TOGETHER.

UM, SO, UM, THE BRO THEN WE'LL DO YOU DO IT YOUR WAY.

OKAY, SORRY, .

UM, SO, UH, SO THIS IS A BRO OAKS REDEVELOPMENT, PUD ZONING AND REZONING ITEM, WHICH IS NUMBER 63.

UM, YOU ALSO HAVE THIS S AMENDMENT, WHICH IS NUMBER 55, AND THEN THE RESTRICTIVE COVENANT AMENDMENT, WHICH IS ITEM NUMBER 62.

AND THEY'RE ALL RELATED ITEMS AS WE'VE JUST DISCUSSED.

UM, ON DECEMBER 8TH, 2022, THE CITY COUNCIL SUPPORTED BOTH THE SO S AMENDMENT AND THE PUD REZONING REQUEST ON AN 11 OH VOTE FOR FIRST READING.

AND I KNOW WE'VE JUST SAID THIS, BUT I'LL JUST REPEAT IT AGAIN, SINCE THE RESTRICTED COVENANT ONLY HAS ONE READING, THE ITEM WAS POSTPONED THEN.

UM, AND WE'LL REQUEST A POSTPONEMENT TODAY FOR THE, UH, RESTRICTIVE COVENANT ONLY AND THEN BRING ALL THREE ITEMS BACK ON WHAT'S LOOKING LIKE, UH, JULY 20TH AT 1:00 PM FOR THE THIRD AND FINAL READING.

SO ON FIRST READING, THE COUNCIL APPROVED THE PUT REZONING WITH TWO CONDITIONS.

ONE OF THE CONDITIONS WAS THE AE SUBSTATION, WHICH INCORPORAT, UH, WHICH IS INCORPORATED IN THE ORDINANCE.

AND THEN THE OTHER CONDITION WAS DIRECTION TO THE APPLICANT TO ESTABLISH FUNDING FOR OFFSITE TRAILS WITHIN THE BALCONIES CANYONLAND PRESERVE.

AND THIS REQUIREMENT IS OUTSIDE THE P U D BOUNDARIES, AND SO IT JUST COULDN'T BE INCORPORATED IN THE ORDINANCE IN THAT WAY.

UM, JUST TO NOTE, UM, YOU DO HAVE VERSION TWO OF THE ORDINANCE IN YOUR BACKUP.

THE, UM, THIS IS THE ORDINANCE WHICH PASSED ON FIRST READING AND THE DIFFERENCE IN THE VERSIONS ARE NOTED, THE TYPE OF VERSION TWO, AND IT JUST INCLUDES MINOR CHANGES TO AUSTIN WATER AND UPDATES TO AUSTIN ENERGY, THE AUSTIN ENERGY SECTION.

AND AGAIN, UM, THE VERSION TWO ORDINANCE IS WHAT PASSED ON, UM, FIRST READING, AND NOW WE'RE HERE FOR SECOND READING.

TYPICALLY, WE DON'T GO A LOT INTO, UM, THE MERITS OF THE CASE BECAUSE WE'VE DONE THAT ON FIRST READING, BUT MANY OF YOU WEREN'T HERE ON, UM, FIRST READING.

SO I'LL JUST GIVE SOME REALLY BRIEF HIGHLIGHTS.

AND AGAIN, LIKE I MENTIONED, THE APPLICANT'S GONNA DO A PRESENTATION.

WE ALSO HAVE SPEAKERS TO THE ITEM.

SO THE BRODY OAKS REDEVELOPMENT PUT IS LOCATED AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE LOOP 360 IN SOUTH LAMAR BOULEVARD.

THE PROPERTY CONTAINS A VACATED SECTION OF TEXT DOT RIGHT OF WAY UN ZONED, AND THE BRODY OAK SHOPPING CENTER, WHICH WAS DEVELOPED IN 1981 AND SERVES THE SOUTH AUSTIN AREA WITH RETAIL RESTAURANTS AND A GROCERY STORE, MEDICAL OFFICE, AND A FITNESS GYM.

THE SITE IS LOCATED IN AN URBAN AREA THAT ALSO INCLUDES PORSCHES OF THE EDWARDS AQUIFER RECHARGE ZONE AND THE CONTRIBUTING ZONE THUS IS ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE.

THE BRODY OAK REDEVELOPMENT PUTT IS PROPOSED FOR MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT THAT, UM, WOULD CONSIST OF RESIDENTIAL UNITS, OFFICE, HOTEL, RETAIL, AND RESTAURANT USES.

THE PROPOSED DENSITY IS APPROXIMATELY 54 UNITS PER ACRE, WHICH MEETS A BENCHMARK FOR TRANSIT SUPPORTED DENSITY.

THE MAXIMUM HEIGHT PROPOSED IS 275 FEET AT THE SOUTH LAMAR AND LOOP 360 INTERSECTION

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UM, THE PRO, THE PROPOSED BRODY OAKS REDEVELOPMENT PUTT MEETS ALL 12 OF THE APPLICABLE TIER ONE ITEMS THAT OFFER SOME ELEMENTS OF SUPERIORITY IN SEVERAL OF THE 13 TIER TWO CATEGORIES AND SUBCATEGORIES.

AGAIN, I WON'T GO THROUGH 'EM ALL BECAUSE THEY'RE IN THEIR BACKUP, BUT I JUST WANNA OUTLINE SOME KEY COMMUNITY BENEFITS OF THE BRODY PROJECT.

UM, I'LL START WITH WATER QUALITY.

THE CURRENT SHOPPING CENTER WAS BUILT PRIOR TO SOS ORDINANCE AND ALLOWS WATER TO RUN DIRECTLY FROM SURFACE PARKING LOTS TO THE GREEN BELT UNTREATED.

BRODY WILL GREATLY IMPROVE WATER QUALITY ADJACENT TO THE GREEN BELT BY REDUCING IMPERVIOUS COVER BY 36% TO A MAXIMUM OF 56% ON THE SITE, AND FULLY COMPLYING WITH THE NON DEGRADATION STANDARDS OF SOS ORDINANCE AS IT RELATES TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

BRODY WILL PROVIDE APPROXIMATELY 200 UNITS OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING ON SITE, INCLUDING A STANDALONE FOUNDATION COMMUNITIES DEVELOPMENT WITH 100 TO 130 UNITS.

UM, TRANSPORTATION BRODY WILL IMPROVE AND ACTIVATE THE ADJACENT METRO RAPID RAPID 8 0 3 STOP ON SOUTH LAMAR AND EXTEND THE SOUTH LAMAR ORDER IMPROVEMENTS THROUGH THE SITE.

BRODY WILL EMPLOY A ROBUST TDM PROGRAM TO REDUCE TRIPS BY 25%.

UM, AS IT RELATES TO PUBLIC FACILITIES, BRODY WILL INCORPORATE A NEW FIRE STATION TO THE SITE.

AND FOR THOSE THAT WERE HERE, UM, IN DECEMBER, I HAVE TO, UH, PAY TRIBUTE TO JERRY OVN.

HE LOVES SAYING SCOOP THE POOP AS A SUPERIORITY ITEM.

SO, UM, THEY WILL PROVIDE THOSE STATIONS THROUGHOUT THE P U D.

SO, UM, TWO OTHER THINGS TO KNOW.

UM, THE CORRESPONDING TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS MEMO PROVIDES A SUITE OF TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENTS NEEDED TO ACCOMMODATE ADDITIONAL DENSITY.

UM, AND LASTLY, THE PUT CASE WAS REVIEWED AND RECOMMENDED BY THE PARKS, PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD IN SEPTEMBER OF 2022, RECOMMENDED BY ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION AND PLANNING COMMISSION IN NOVEMBER 22, 22.

AND AGAIN, FIRST READING BY COUNSEL DECEMBER 8TH, 2022.

UM, AND THE APPLICANT IS HERE TO PRESENT THEIR CASE AND WE ALSO HAVE STAFF FROM NUMEROUS DISCIPLINES.

UM, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, THANK YOU, MEMBERS, WE'LL HEAR FROM THE APPLICANT.

GOOD AFTERNOON, I'M REBECCA LEONARD WITH LIONHEART REPRESENTING THE LANDOWNERS, BARHOP AND OS, UH, ON THIS PROJECT.

IMAGINE, I IMAGINE THAT WE'VE ALL BEEN LOOKING AT THIS SITE, UM, THAT SHOULD BE UP ON YOUR SCREEN.

UM, WONDERING WHAT IT COULD BE WONDERING.

IMAGINE IN A SITE WHERE WATER QUALITY ISSUES ARE RESOLVED TO THE STANDARD OF THE SOS ORDINANCE.

UH, A PLACE WHERE TRANSIT SUPPORTIVE DENSITY HELPS SUPPORT PROJECT CONNECT AND ALL THE INVESTMENTS IN TRANSIT WE'VE MADE UP AND DOWN THIS CORRIDOR, A PLACE THAT CLOSES THE GAPS IN SIDEWALKS AND BIKE LANES FROM THE 2016 MOBILITY BOND.

AND A PLACE THAT CONTRIBUTES TO THE VISION OF THE STRATEGIC, UH, HOUSING BLUEPRINT.

A PLACE THAT CAPTURES AND REUSES WATER AS, UH, DESCRIBED IN THE WATER FORWARD AND CLIMATE EQUITY PLANS, A PLACE WHERE LOCAL BUSINESSES AND ARTISTS CAN HAVE AFFORDABLE RETAIL GALLERY PERFORMANCE AND MAKER SPACE AS RECOMMENDED IN THE CREATE AUSTIN CULTURAL MASTER PLAN.

AND FINALLY, A LIVE WORKPLACE GATHERING PLACE FOR THE SOUTH AUSTIN COMMUNITY AS DESCRIBED IN IMAGINE AUSTIN.

UM, THE CONDITIONS ON THE GROUND TELL A VASTLY DIFFERENT STORY.

HOWEVER, NEARLY 90% OF THE, OF THE SITE IS IMPERVIOUS COVER.

IT'S ISOLATED, SINGLE USE, AUTO ORIENTED, NEARLY VACANT SHOPPING CENTER, A PLACE SO CLOSE TO THE HEART OF OUR CITY, BUT A MILLION MILES FROM THE VISION THAT ALL OF OUR POLICY DOCUMENTS DESCRIBE WHEN THE TEAM BEGAN THE OVERALL PLAN.

THE GOALS CAME FROM THESE, UH, DECADES OF COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS AND POLICY DOCUMENTS THAT HAVE EVOLVED SINCE THE SHOPPING CENTER WAS ORIGINALLY BUILT IN 1981.

THE GOALS ARE ABOUT CREATING A VIBRANT PLACE WHERE THE COMMUNITY CAN LIVE A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE, CONNECTING OUR CITY'S BEST NATURAL ASSETS TO THE URBAN VIBRANT SCENE THAT WE HAVE IN AUSTIN.

CENTRAL TO ALL OF THESE GOALS WAS MEETING THE HIGHEST ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECOLOGICAL STANDARDS WE ATTRIBUTE TO THE SUPPORT SO FAR FOR THIS PROJECT TO A LASER FOCUS ON THESE GOALS, UM, FROM THE BEGINNING.

SO WE'RE THRILLED TO BE ABLE TO MEET

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SOS WATER QUALITY STANDARDS, REDUCE IMPERVIOUS COVER BY OVER A THIRD AND CAPTURE AND REUSE ALL THE ROOFTOP RAINWATER.

OUR APPROXIMATELY 200 UNITS OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING THAT WILL BE BUILT ONSITE WILL HELP DISTRICT FIVE, UH, HIT ITS HOUSING TARGETS.

FOUNDATION COMMUNITIES WILL BE A PARTNER IN DELIVERING HALF OF THESE UNITS, WHICH WILL ALLOW US TO SERVE FAMILIES WITH A LOWER MEDIAN INCOME WE'RE BUILDING, OPERATING, AND MAINTAINING OVER 11 ACRES OF PARKLAND AND PROGRAMMING FOR RESIDENTS AND VISITORS.

THROUGH CAREFUL COLLABORATION WITH THE CITY'S TRANSPORTATION EXPERTS, WE HAVE DEVELOPED A TRAVEL DEMAND MANAGEMENT PROGRAM THAT RESULTS IN 35% REDUCTION IN PARKING, AND A 25% REDUCTION IN TRIPS AND DEDICATED SPACE FOR LOCAL BUSINESS.

AND COMMITMENT TO ART AND ARTISTS ONSITE WILL ENSURE THAT BRODY CONTINUES TO REFLECT THE CULTURE OF SOUTH AUSTIN.

A PIVOT OF THIS SUBSTANTIAL TAKES TIME.

WE BEGAN MASTER PLANNING IN 2019, SUBMITTED OUR DEVELOPMENT ASSESSMENT IN 2020.

WE HAVE MET WITH 20 PLUS ORGANIZATIONS, ATTENDED WORKING GROUPS HOSTED BY THE FORMER COUNCIL MEMBER KITCHENS MET ON SITE WITH NUMEROUS STAKEHOLDERS, INCLUDING DURING THE CRANE EXHIBIT, UH, LAST SPRING.

AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO WRAPPING UP OUR ZONING SO THAT WE CAN GET MOVING ON THE DESIGN OF PHASE ONE, WHICH WILL PUT US ON TRACK FOR OPENING PHASE ONE, BUT ALL WHICH INCLUDES A LOT OF PARKS IN 2027 OR 2028.

I JUST WANNA LEAVE YOU WITH A FEW IMAGES OF WHAT THE FUTURE COULD INCLUDE.

THE LITTLE IMAGE ON THE TOP LEFT HERE INDICATES WHAT WOULD, WHAT WE'D BE LEAVING BEHIND FOR WHAT YOU SEE IN THE RENDERINGS.

THE CENTRAL GREEN IS THE CORE OF THE BRODY OAKS REDEVELOPMENT, SURROUNDED BY RESTAURANTS AND ACTIVATED WITH RECREATIONAL PROGRAMMING.

CENTRAL GREETING IS ANTICIPATED TO BE THE CENTER OF BRODY'S VITALITY.

THE FIRST INTENTIONAL TRAILHEAD TO THE BARTON CREEK GREEN BELT STARTS HERE WITH ACCESSIBLE PARKING AND RESTROOMS, RECREATION AND PROGRAMMING, SUCH AS AN OUTDOOR MUSIC, PAVILION, PLAYGROUND, SOCIAL GAMES, INTERPRETIVE SIGNAGE AND ART, AND SHADY GROVES FOR OUTDOOR PICNICS HELP ACTIVATE THE SPACE AND PROVIDE AMENITIES FOR THE RESIDENTS, EMPLOYEES AND VISITORS.

ALL PUBLIC SPACES ARE DESIGNED FOR HUMAN COMFORT TO ENSURE THE DESIRED VITALITY IS REALIZED.

A DOUBLE LA OF STREET TREES HELPS PROVIDE DEEP POCKETS OF SHADE ON OUR MAIN STREET FOR PEDESTRIAN AND OUTDOOR RETAIL AND DINING SIDEWALKS, DEDICATED CYCLE TRACKS AND A SHARED USE PATH TRAVERSE THE SITE AND CONNECT TO SURROUNDING PATHWAYS AND TRANSIT STOPS IN NEIGHBORHOODS.

BUILDINGS ARE VARIED IN HEIGHT, SETBACKS, AND MATERIALS TO REFLECT THE ECLECTIC ARCHITECTURAL STYLES FOUND IN SOUTHWEST AUSTIN.

PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE IMPROVEMENTS ALONG SOUTH LAMAR WILL FILL THE GAP LEFT BY THE 2016, UH, MOBILITY BOND IMPROVEMENTS THAT STOP AT PANTHER TRAIL.

SPECIAL TREATMENTS SUCH AS FALSE FACADES, VERTICAL ART, OR GREEN WALLS, WILL HELP ENSURE THAT THE FACADES ALONG SOUTH LAMAR AND 360 ARE STILL ACTIVATED.

AND FINALLY, THIS IS A VIEW.

FINALLY, THIS IS A VIEW OF THE GREEN BELT BACK FROM THE DEVELOPMENT IN THE FOREGROUND.

YOU CAN SEE THAT THE BARTON CREEK GREEN BELT HAS BEEN EXTENDED INTO THE SITE.

THE WALL IN OVER 13 ACRES OF IMPERVIOUS COVER HAVE BEEN REMOVED AND THE WOODLAND, SAVANNAH, AND PRAIRIE RES RESTORED PARK IMPROVEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE.

THE TRAILHEAD FOR THE BARTON CREEK IS PLANNED FOR THIS, THIS CENTRAL AREA AND AN INTER CORE OF RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT FACES THE STREETS.

WE APPRECIATE YOUR TIME TONIGHT AND LOOK FORWARD TO ANSWERING YOUR QUESTIONS.

UM, MEMBERS WILL NOW GO TO SPEAKERS, UH, ON THE MATTER.

UH, ACCORDING TO OUR RULES, WE'LL GO TO THOSE SPEAKERS WHO HAVE SIGNED UP IN FAVOR, THEN THOSE SPEAKERS THAT ARE IN OPPOSITION.

STARTING WITH IN FAVOR, WE HAVE GEORGE COFFER.

UH, I'VE, I'VE ALWAYS KNOWN THAT GEORGE COFER, BUT I DON'T SEE HIM OUT HERE EITHER.

GREG ANDERSON.

HEY MAYOR, MAY I PRETEND COUNCIL MEMBERS? I THINK WE'RE GETTING A POWERPOINT STARTED HERE, SO, UH, IT'S ALMOST THERE.

I THINK WE JUST HAVE TO OPEN IT UP.

YEAH, SO WE ALL KNOW THIS TERRIBLE, TERRIBLE PARKING LOT IN SOUTHWEST AUSTIN.

NO WATER QUALITY, NO WATER DETENTION, IT'S JUST SITTING THERE BEING TERRIBLE.

AND WE KNOW DENNY'S AND I AM HERE SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF THE HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF FAMILIES THAT WILL CALL THESE DEVELOPMENTS HOMES, UH, HOME IN YEARS TO COME.

THIS IS TYPICALLY THE WAY IT WORKS FOR ZONING, RIGHT? THEY'RE NOT HERE TODAY CUZ THEY DON'T KNOW THEY'RE GONNA LIVE HERE.

YOU MIGHT HEAR FROM, FROM SOME FOLKS WHO WOULD RATHER NOT HAVE A LOT OF HOMES HERE.

THIS DATA CAME OUT TODAY FROM THE US CENSUS.

THREE OF THE FOUR FASTEST GROWING CITIES IN AMERICA ARE ON OUR DOORSTEPS.

THIS IS AN EMBARRASSMENT, THIS IS A GIGANTIC POLICY FAILURE AND ALL OF US ARE TO BLAME, BUT WE'VE GOTTA MAKE IT BETTER.

LET'S MAKE HOUSING SO MUCH EASIER TO BUILD.

THIS IS TODAY, BOTTOM LEFT VERSUS TOMORROW.

UH, WHILE I HAVE YOUR ATTENTION, I'M GONNA TALK ABOUT ONE OTHER THING.

SO THE DEVELOPER HAD ORIGINALLY PROPOSED 20 FOOT WIDE, TWO-LANE, TWO-WAY

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STREETS.

THE INTERNATIONAL FIRE CODE IFFC REQUIRES 20 FOOT CLEAR.

AUSTIN DOES A LOCAL AMENDMENT THAT INCREASES THAT TO 25 FOOT CLEAR WHICH GIGANTIC CONSEQUENCES, NAMELY MAKING OUR STREETS LIST LESS SAFE.

IN AUSTIN, TWO TO FOUR PEOPLE DIE ANNUALLY IN STRUCTURAL FIRES, ROUGHLY A HUNDRED DIE IN TRAFFIC DEATHS.

YOU DON'T JUST PUT UP A SPEED LIMIT SIGN AND GET PEOPLE TO MAGICALLY GO THAT SPEED.

YOU HAVE TO DESIGN WHAT YOU WANT AND WE'RE NOT ALLOWED TO.

IN AUSTIN, TEXAS, THERE IS ENDLESS RESEARCH THAT SHOWS WIDER LANES ENCOURAGE HIGHER VEHICULAR SPEEDS.

AND SPEED IS THE NUMBER ONE FACTOR IN WHETHER OR NOT A PERSON IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR DIES.

EVERY SINGLE STUDY SHOWS THIS WIDER LANES MORE SPEED, MORE SPEED, MORE DEATHS.

AUSTIN, TEXAS, WE LOVE OUR WIDE ROADS.

BY LAW, IT'S, IT'S NUTS.

AUSTIN IS ONE OF THE ONLY CITIES IN AMERICA AND IN TEXAS THAT REQUIRES THIS.

PEER CITIES DO IT BETTER.

THIS IS IN FRONT OF MY BUILDING.

I'VE ALMOST GOT MOWED OVER HERE.

STATE OF TEXAS JUST BUILT THIS.

THEY DON'T HAVE TO LISTEN TO OUR SILLY RULES.

THEY WENT 20 FEET WIDE.

WE CAN DO BETTER.

LET'S DO BETTER.

THANK YOU ALL FOR VOTING ON THIS.

THANK YOU SIR.

THAT CONCLUDES LOWE'S IN FAVOR.

WE DO HAVE A NEUTRAL SPEAKER ON 55, 62 AND 63.

ROY WHALEY.

HOW DO Y'ALL? HELLO, MY NAME IS ROY WHALEY.

I'M THE CONSERVATION CHAIR FOR THE AUSTIN REGIONAL GROUP, THE SIERRA CLUB, AND WE'VE BEEN INVOLVED IN THIS PROJECT FOR A WHILE.

UH, WE WERE, I WAS SPEAKING WITH DAVID, A BRUCE ON IT, AND THE UNDERSTANDING THAT WE HAD WAS SIERRA CLUB SIGNED OFF ON THIS BECAUSE , AS WAS JUST SHOWN, WE'VE GOT AN A SEA OF ASPHALT OUT THERE AND WE'RE GLAD TO SEE THAT GO AWAY.

WE'RE VERY HAPPY ABOUT THAT.

WHAT WE WERE TOLD, WHAT I WAS TOLD AT THE TIME IS THAT IT DOESN'T COMPLETELY MAKE UP ALL THE MITIGATION REQUIRED TO BE A, A VARIANCE OF THE SOS ORDINANCE, WHICH APPLIES HERE AND THAT THE REST OF THE MITIGATION WOULD BE PURCHASED OR A CONSERVATION EASEMENT AND THAT THEY WERE ACTIVELY WORKING ON THAT AT THE TIME.

WE WENT AHEAD AND SIGNED OFF ON IT.

GLAD WE DID.

BUT TALKING TO DAVID LATER, I FOUND OUT THAT WELL, IT DOESN'T WORK OUT AND, AND THEY WEREN'T PURSUING IT ANYMORE.

WE WOULD ASK THAT WE HAVE THE FULL MITIGATION FOR WATER QUALITY FOR THIS SITE.

OTHERWISE THERE'S A LOT GOING FOR IT.

I'VE GOT MEMBERS THAT I AM ANSWERABLE TO AND THE, THE AREA THAT ARE OBJECTING TO THE ADDITIONAL HEIGHT THAT THEY'RE ASKING FOR.

AND THERE WAS THE EXERCISE OF RUNNING THE BALLOONS UP SO THAT YOU COULD GO DOWN TO THE GREEN BELT AND SEE WHAT THE HEIGHT OF THE BUILDINGS WOULD BE.

WHILE THAT EXERCISE HAS NOT BEEN REPEATED SINCE THAT REQUEST, SO NEIGHBORS ARE UPSET WITH IT, I SUSPECT THAT GREEN BELT USERS ARE GOING TO BE UPSET WITH IT.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO ASK YOU FOR ON THAT, EXCEPT FOR THE PROJECT WAS APPROVED WITHOUT THIS VARIANCE, LET'S GET THE REST OF THE MITIGATION LAND.

LET'S TAKE CARE OF THE CAVES UNDERNEATH.

LET'S DO THE RIGHT THING ONE MORE TIME.

LET'S FINISH UP .

THANK YOU .

THE NEXT GROUP IS AGAINST 55, 62 AND 63 STARTING WITH DAVID KING WITH BILL BUNCH ON DECK.

BILL BUNCH.

THANK YOU MAYOR.

COUNCIL MEMBERS BILL BUNCH WITH, UH, SAVE OUR SPRINGS ALLIANCE.

UH, WE VERY MUCH APPRECIATED THAT THE APPLICANT'S REPRESENTATIVES MET WITH US IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS VERY EARLY ON AND REACHED OUT.

WE WERE HOPING THAT WE WOULD REACH SOME AGREEMENT, UH, BUT WE DIDN'T.

WE HAVE A COUPLE OF VERY BIG OBJECTIONS TO THE END PRODUCT AND A COUPLE OF TECHNICAL ISSUES AND CONCERNS.

UM, WOULD LIKE TO START WITH THOSE TECHNICAL ISSUES.

UM, THIS IS NOT SECOND READING, THERE WAS NO ORDINANCE AT FIRST READING, SO THIS IS REALLY FIRST READING, UH, WISH YOU'D CORRECT YOUR PROCESS THERE.

UM, SECOND ISSUE IS, UH, THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT FROM MR. AL ALTER CALLS FOR 60 DAYS OF CLOSING.

WHAT'S SUPPOSED TO BE PUBLIC PARK LAND, UM, BY THE DEVELOPER.

THAT'S NOT OKAY, THAT'S 20%

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OF THE YEAR.

I REALLY DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT.

UH, THE PUBLIC NOTICE MENTIONS FEE WAIVERS OR REDUCTIONS.

UH, IT'S NOT CLEAR WHAT THOSE ARE.

IF THEY'RE GONE, THAT WOULD BE FABULOUS.

PLEASE HAVE THAT AN QUESTION ANSWERED SO WE KNOW EXACTLY WHAT FEES ARE BEING REDUCED OR WAIVED.

UM, OUR BIG OBJECTIONS, UM, AS MR. WHALEY WAS SPEAKING TO, UH, THERE SHOULD BE OFFSITE MITIGATION.

WE'RE VERY HAPPY THAT THEY'RE REDUCING IMPERVIOUS COVER AND THEY'RE GONNA BE TREATING THE RUNOFF.

UH, WE ABSOLUTELY AGREE THAT THAT'S BETTER THAN CURRENT CONDITIONS WITH HIGHER IMPERVIOUS COVER AND, AND NO CONTROLS BASICALLY.

UH, BUT IT'S NOT AN ALL OR NOTHING UH, PROPOSITION.

THERE'S ONLY 360,000 SQUARE FEET OF OLD SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT ON THE SITE.

THAT'S, YOU KNOW, BASICALLY, UH, OUTTA DATE.

UH, THEY'RE PROPOSING 3.2 MILLION SQUARE FEET.

THAT'S WHAT'S ON THE TABLE AND THAT'S WHAT THEY STARTED WITH.

AND THEY DIDN'T REDUCE IT A SINGLE SQUARE FOOT AND THEY DIDN'T REDUCE THEIR HEIGHT A SINGLE SQUARE FOOT DURING ALL THOSE YEARS.

SKYSCRAPERS ARE NOT AFFORDABLE, THEY'RE NOT CLIMATE FRIENDLY, THEY'RE NOT REQUIRED FOR THANK YOU, PUBLIC TRANSIT.

THEY NEED TO BE REDUCED.

THANK YOU GENE WILKINS, UH, AGAINST 55, 62 AND 63 WITH MEGAN MEACH ON DECK.

THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME HERE TODAY.

MY NAME IS GENE WILS AND I LIVE IN THE BARTON VIEW NEIGHBORHOOD SOUTH OF THE DEVELOPMENT.

AND I OPPOSE THE PUT AS PLANNED.

I DON'T WHOLESALE OPPOSE IT JUST AS PLANNED.

OBVIOUSLY, YOU KNOW, IT IS ASPHALT AND IT'S NASTY AND IT NEEDS TO GO, BUT, UM, WE COULD DO SOMETHING BETTER, UH, REALLY ARE ALL ABOUT THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING PIECE, BUT THERE'S A GIGANTIC HOTEL, THERE'S A LOT OF RETAIL AND WE COULD SCALE IT BACK AND MAKE IT MORE REALISTIC WITHOUT MINIMIZING THE HOUSING PIECE.

UM, AS IT IS PLANNED, IT IS NOT SUPPORTED BY ADEQUATE INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE AREA AND WILL BE A DETRIMENT TO THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOOD BECAUSE OF THE IMPACT.

THE TRAFFIC MITIGATION PLAN RELIES ALMOST SOLELY ON THE 8 0 3 RAPID BUS ROUTE, WHICH CANNOT SUPPORT THE 900% DENSITY INCREASE IN THE USE IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL SENSITIVE COR UH, CORNER THAT IT IS PLACED.

TRANSIT LINES SHOULD SUPPORT CENTERS OF DEVELOPMENT TO UTILIZE RIDERSHIP.

THE MAYOR HAS BROUGHT THAT TO THE ATTENTION OF US VERY OFTEN AND, YOU KNOW, WE WE'RE PUTTING THESE PIECES IN PLACE WHEN IT NEEDS TO SUPPORT THE TRANSIT AND THE TRANSIT NEEDS TO SUPPORT, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE LIVING THERE AND WORKING AND, YOU KNOW, AND ALL OF THAT.

BUT IT CAN'T RELY TOTALLY ON THE 8 0 3 RAPID BUS ROUTE AND IT DOESN'T REALLY LOOK LIKE THERE'S A LOT OF OTHER MITIGATION OTHER THAN THAT FOR THE TRAFFIC.

UM, THE SITE ITSELF IS VERY PEDESTRIAN FRIENDLY, BUT FROM MY NEIGHBORHOOD, WHICH IS JUST A MILES SOUTH, THERE'S NO SIDEWALKS TO WESTGATE BOULEVARD AND THERE'S NO SAFEWAY ACROSS 360, SO WE CAN'T GET TO IT.

UM, OUR BUSES DON'T ACTUALLY GET THERE EITHER.

I THINK KELLY SUGGESTED INCREASING THE ROUTE OF 8 0 3 TO OAK HILL.

SOMEBODY DID MOVING 8 0 3 FARTHER OUT TO OAK HILL.

THAT WOULD BE A GREAT HELP TO US.

UM, THE LANGUAGE FROM THE ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION ADDRESSING THEIR CONCERNS OF A BUILD OVER AIRMAN'S CAVE HAS BEEN IGNORED IN BACKUP DOCUMENTATION AND DISCUSSIONS.

THEY WERE CONCERNED.

I'M SORRY.

I AM NOT A AWARE OF ANY FEE WAIVERS.

MEGAN MEISENBACH SPEAKING AGAINST 55 62 AND 63.

THAT CONCLUDES SPEAKERS FOR THIS DISCUSSION ITEM.

UH, THANK YOU.

IF THERE'S NO OBJECTION, WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON, UH, THESE THREE ITEMS. IS THERE ANY OBJECTION? HEARING NONE WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED.

UH, THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES AND, AND THE WAY I WOULD INTEND TO TAKE THIS UP, UNLESS MS. HARDEN OR, UM, UH, I, AND I'M GONNA CALL ON COUNCILMAN RYAN AL ALTER IN A SECOND.

DISAGREE IS I WOULD TAKE THEM UP IN THE ORDER OF 55 62 AND 63.

UM, AND I WOULD TAKE SEPARATE VOTES ON EACH ONE BECAUSE EACH ONE HAS SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT REQUIREMENTS.

UM, WITH THAT I'LL RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER RYAN AL ALTER.

I JUST WANTED TO SEE IF WE COULD GET STAFF UP HERE TO ADDRESS A COUPLE OF THE COMMENTS, QUESTIONS THAT WERE RAISED.

SO, SURE.

UH, THE FIRST IS ON THE FEE WAIVER QUESTION, WHO IS THAT A JOY QUESTION, WHICH IS SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT THAN A QUESTION OF JOY.

THAT'S RIGHT.

ARE THERE FEE WAIVERS? NO.

UM,

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WHAT I, I THINK THAT IS REFERENCE TO THAT IS STANDARD PUD LANGUAGE IN CASE THERE IS A PU MAYBE WE HAVE, UM, WELL PREVIOUS PUDS HAPPY FEE WAIVERS.

UM, WE HAVE SOME COMING FORWARD THAT WILL HAVE FEE WAIVERS.

THAT'S JUST OUR STANDARD LANGUAGE THAT WE PUT IN, IN CASE THERE IS, I'M NOT AWARE OF ANY.

I WILL LOOK FOR THOSE JUST TO BE ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN, BUT I'M NOT AWARE OF ANY FEE WAIVERS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

AND, UH, NEXT QUESTION IS FOR SOMEONE AT PARKS, WHOEVER IS HERE, WHETHER IT'S SO KIND OF TEEING THIS UP, COMMENT WAS MADE ABOUT, UM, CLOSING THAT SPACE FOR UP TO 60 DAYS AND IF, I DON'T KNOW IF WE CAN PULL UP THE, THE DIAGRAM TO SHOW WHICH AREA WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, BUT IT'S THAT, THAT, UM, KIND OF INTERNAL PARK THAT IS, THAT IS SURROUNDED BY COMMERCIAL SPACE AND SINCE IT IS NOT BEING PUBLICLY DEDICATED IN TERMS OF A, YOU KNOW, STANDARD DEDICATION OF PARKLAND, CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, BUT THEY'RE NOT GETTING FULL PARK CREDIT FOR IT, RIGHT? THEY DON'T GET A HUNDRED PERCENT IN THE DEDICATION CALCULATION.

IS THAT RIGHT? THAT IS CORRECT.

AND, AND THAT WAS KIND OF WHAT, HOW WE WERE TRYING TO BALANCE THIS THINKING THAT IF WE WERE GOING TO MAKE SOMETHING PUBLICLY DEDICATED PARK SPACE, THEN THERE ARE LIMITATIONS IN TERMS OF USAGE OF THAT SPACE.

AND SO, UM, THE BALANCE WAS THAT THEY'RE GETTING LESS CREDIT AND POTENTIALLY THERE BY HAVING A GREATER, UH, FEE IN LIEU ON THAT UMS. SO YOU, YOU, SO WE'RE NOT GIVING THEM FULL CREDIT FOR SPACE.

THAT'S NOT GONNA BE FULLY OPEN, BUT I ALSO THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO REMEMBER THIS SPACE, WHICH IS THE CENTER OF, UH, THAT COMMERCIAL AREA.

THEY WANT PEOPLE TO BE THERE, RIGHT? THIS IS, THERE'S AN INCENTIVE FOR PEOPLE TO BE THERE.

UH, AND SO IT IS GOING TO BE SPACE THAT WILL BE GENERALLY OPEN AND, AND USABLE FOR THE PUBLIC, UH, AS A OPEN PARK SPACE.

SO I JUST, UM, WANT TO, TO NOTE THAT AS WE TALK ABOUT THE PARKS AND THAT WAS KIND OF ONE OF THOSE ISSUES WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON BACK AND FORTH, UH, WITH STAFF TO GET THAT ISSUE RESOLVED.

AND THEN THE LAST QUESTION, AND I DON'T KNOW WHO IT'S A WATER QUALITY QUESTION, DO WE, I DON'T KNOW IF THIS WOULD BE FOR THE APPLICANT OR FOR OUR STAFF.

UM, I SEE SOMEONE HAVE, HAS STOOD UP, SO GOOD AFTERNOON.

UH, LIZ JOHNSTON, WATERSHED PROTECTION DEPUTY ENVIRONMENT OFFICER.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE.

AS WE THINK ABOUT GENERAL WATER QUALITY REQUIREMENTS, BUT ALSO PARTICULAR SOS WATER QUALITY, WE ARE FOCUSED ON ENSURING THAT WATER DOESN'T RUN OFFSITE, UH, THAT THAT IS TREATED FULLY ONSITE.

THAT'S THE, THE GOAL OF THE, THE ORDINANCE, IS THAT CORRECT? CORRECT.

THE ORDINANCE SETS A VERY HIGH STANDARD FOR WATER QUALITY, UH, NONDEGRADATION STANDARD.

AND SO, UH, NO POLLUTANTS SHALL, UM, MIGRATE OFF OF THE SITE.

AND ONE WAY, OR TYPICALLY HOW YOU DO THAT IS THROUGH A SMALL AMOUNT OF IMPERVIOUS COVER YOU, UM, SO THAT ALL THAT CAN BE CAN BE TREATED ON SITE, BUT IF YOU HAVE A SITE THERE, THERE IS AN OPTION TO THROUGH THE THE SOS UM, ORDINANCE THAT YOU CAN HAVE GREATER IMPERVIOUS COVER.

BUT AS WE'VE HAD THE DISCUSSION ABOUT MITIGATION LAND, SO YOU REALLY, YOU'RE ALLOWED TO ESSENTIALLY, I MEAN, I HATE TO SAY IT, BUT BUY YOUR WAY AROUND THAT, THAT REQUIREMENT.

IS THAT A A FAIR CHARACTERIZATION OR, OR CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG.

WELL, IT'S, UM, I THINK YOU'RE REFERRING TO THE REDEVELOPMENT EXCEPTION THAT IF A PROJECT OR A SITE IS NON COMPLYING WITH SOS AND CHOOSES TO REDEVELOP, THEN THERE ARE, UM, CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS UNDER THAT, UM, ORDINANCE TO, UM, PROVIDE LESS WATER QUALITY, KEEP THE SAME AMOUNT OF IMPERVIOUS COVER, AND THEN PURCHASE MITIGATION, UM, LAND OR PAY INTO THE MITIGATION FUNDS SO THAT, UH, THE CITY CAN PURCHASE MITIGATION LAND.

UM, IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE, UH, BECAUSE THE CODE ACTUALLY SAYS MITIGATION IS REQUIRED, IF, UM, NONDEGRADATION WATER QUALITY IS NOT PROPOSED.

SO IF THERE IS A STANDARD POND PROPOSED, THAT IS WHEN MITIGATION LAND IS REQUIRED UNDER THE REDEVELOPMENT

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EXCEPTION.

UM, SO THIS IS PROVIDING NONDEGRADATION WATER QUALITY EVEN WITH THAT HIGH IMPERVIOUS COVER.

AND SO IF THE REDEVELOPMENT EXCEPTION WERE APPLICABLE, IT WOULD NOT, UH, TRIGGER MITIGATION LAND.

SO WHEN WE LOOK AT WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH, AND THAT IS TO ACHIEVE A HUNDRED PERCENT NONDEGRADATION, HAVE THE WATER NOT RUN OFF IN AN, IN AN UNTREATED MANNER THAT IS BEING ACHIEVED HERE AS PROPOSED? CORRECT.

UH, AND THEN I GUESS THIS IS A QUESTION FOR LAW.

THIS IS MY FINAL QUESTION.

I KNOW I SAID THE LAST ONE'S MY FINAL QUESTION, BUT THIS TRULY IS, YOU GOT SOMEBODY RIGHT HERE.

OH, I GUESS YES.

I SAW, I SAW THE COMMENT OF ABOUT NOT HAVING AN ORDINANCE DID, WAS AN ORDINANCE PASSED AT FIRST READING WHAT COUNT, WHAT COUNCIL PASSED ON? FIRST READING WAS THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION ALONG WITH THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION THAT IS CONSISTENT WITH ALL OF OUR ZONING CASES.

SO AS TODAY YOU HAD SOME ITEMS THAT WENT ON FIRST READING ONLY THE COUNCIL CANNOT PASS AN ORDINANCE ON THIRD READING WITHOUT IN ORDINANCE AND BACK UP.

GOT IT.

THAT'S THE NEWBIE HERE.

WANNA MAKE SURE? ALL RIGHT.

THAT'S ALL MY QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER CADRE AND THE COUNCIL MEMBER OF POOL BE SUPER, UH, QUICK.

I I JUST WANTED TO THANK COUNCIL MEMBER RYAN TER FOR ADDING LANGUAGE ON THE BETTER BUILDER PLEDGE.

SO THANK YOU RYAN.

COUNCIL MEMBER, COUNCIL MEMBER POOL.

THANKS.

I WANTED TO, UM, JUST GET A LOOK, SEE AT THE SLIDE THAT I THINK MS. LEONARD HAD IN HER PRESENTATION.

REBECCA, ARE YOU STILL HERE? I CAN'T SEE.

THERE YOU ARE.

COULD YOU COME DOWN AND PULL UP THE SLIDE THAT SHOWS THE PARK? UM, THERE ESSENTIALLY TWO DIFFERENT, UH, IF YOU WILL, UH, PARK SPACE IS ONE THAT IS, UH, FULLY OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AT ALL TIMES.

AND THEN OTHER PARK SPACE, WHICH IS HOW COUNCIL MEMBER RYAN AL ALTER WAS DESCRIBING IT, THAT IS MORE INTERNAL OR INTERIOR MM-HMM.

THAT MAY BE PROGRAMMED UP TO A CERTAIN NUMBER OF DAYS.

COULD YOU POINT, UM, OUT TO US THE EDGE PIECE WHERE THE, THE PUBLIC? SURE.

THANKS.

I'M NOT SURE I KNOW HOW TO, HOW TO POINT.

DO I POINT ON THIS MACHINE OR NO? OKAY.

SO AT THE TOP WHERE ALL OF THE OPEN SPACE IS CONNECTED TO THE GREEN BELT, THAT, UM, IS WHAT WE CALL THE OVERLOOKED PARK.

AND THAT IS ALL PUBLICLY DEDICATED LANDS AND WILL BE, YOU KNOW, UH, OPERATED AND MAINTAINED BY, UH, THE, THE DEVELOPER AND LANDOWNER.

BUT, UM, BUT WILL BE, YOU KNOW, A PUBLIC PARKLAND, UH, A PORTION OF, UM, THE INTERIOR PARKS, UH, WHICH WE HAVE TWO.

THE ONE IN THE MIDDLE, UH, WE CALL THE CENTRAL GREEN, AND THE ONE ON THE RIGHT SIDE WE CALL THE NEIGHBORHOOD PARK.

UH, THOSE, A PORTION OF THOSE WILL BE PRIVATELY HELD AND OPERATED AND MAINTAINED STILL AS P PARK SPACE, PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE PARK SPACE.

THAT CENTRAL GREEN IS REALLY IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT'S SURROUNDED BY OUR RETAIL AND THERE WILL BE LOTS OF EVENTS HAPPENING IN THAT SPACE.

UH, THE NEIGHBORHOOD PARK AT, AT A MINIMUM OF AN ACRE OF IT WILL BE PUBLICLY DEDICATED AND WILL BE OPEN, YOU KNOW, LIKE THE, LIKE THE OVERLOOK AND TRAIL HOOD HEAD PARK, UH, WILL BE AND PROGRAMMED AND MAINTAINED AGAIN BY THE CLIENT.

AND COULD, COULD YOU, UM, SPECIFY AGAIN A LITTLE BIT MORE ON WHO IS MAINTAINING THE PORTIONS OF THE PARK THAT WILL HAVE PRIVATE ACCESS ONLY DURING CERTAIN DAYS OF THE YEAR? YES.

SO THE, THE LANDOWNER AND, AND MY CLIENT AND THE LANDOWNER HERE, THE APPLICANT WILL BE MAINTAINING ALL THE PARKS.

UM, PUBLIC AND PRIVATE AND ENTERING INTO AGREEMENTS APPROPRIATELY, UH, WITH THE CITY ON THAT.

UH, THE PRIVATE PARKS, UH, WILL HAVE A PUBLIC ACCESS EASEMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THEM.

AND THEN THE PUBLICLY DEDICATED PARKS WILL HAVE A OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY.

AND WE CAN'T SEE IT FROM THIS SLIDE, BUT THOSE OF US WHO'VE HAD THE PRESENTATIONS FROM MR. AROSE AND MS. UH, LEONARD AND, AND, UH, FOLKS WITH, UM, THE DEVELOPER KNOW WHERE IT IS.

IT'S ON THE WESTERN EDGE AND IT, IT'S LIKE A, A SORT OF CRESCENT.

HOW MANY ACRES IS THAT PARK? THAT IS, UM, APPROXIMATELY EIGHT ACRES.

THE, THE OVERLOOK PARK, WHICH IS, UH, ADJOINING THE GREEN BELT.

AND THEN THE PIECES THAT WE CAN SEE HERE, WHAT IS THE TOTAL ACREAGE IN ADDITION TO THE EIGHT ACRES IN THE OVERLOOK PARK? THE PIECES THAT WE CAN SEE HERE ON THIS SIDE? YES.

TOTAL ACREAGE OF PARKLAND IS, UH, ABOUT 11.6 ACRES.

ALL RIGHT, MAYOR, THAT, THAT WAS PRETTY MUCH WHAT I WANTED TO JUST GET A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATION OUT FOR THE PUBLIC TO UNDERSTAND HOW THE PUBLIC AND THE PRIVATE PARKS WILL BE, UH, THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR MANAGEMENT, THE ACCESS TO THEM AND WHERE THEY'RE LOCATED.

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I'M GOING TO GO TO COUNCIL MEMBER RYAN ALTAR NOW TO START, UH, HAVING A FEW MOTIONS ON THE TABLE UNLESS SOMEBODY WISHES TO BE RECOGNIZED.

DO I NEED, I NEED AMEND AFTERWARDS, RIGHT? YEAH, I'M GONNA COME BACK TO YOU ON THAT.

COUNCIL MEMBER RYAN AL ALTER, I'M, UH, CALLING BACK UP ITEM NUMBER 55.

I WILL GO 55 62 AND THEN 63, AND I'LL RECOGNIZE YOU FOR A MOTION ON ITEM NUMBER 55.

SO I MOVE THAT WE PASS ITEM 55, I GUESS IT'S ON SECOND AND THIRD READING.

JUST SECOND MY, THAT'S RIGHT.

WE'RE DOING THIRD READING AND JULY, UH, JULY 20TH.

SO JUST ON SECOND READING MAY THE MOTION, AS I UNDERSTAND THE MOTION, THE MOTION IS TO PASS ITEM NUMBER 55 ON SECOND READING.

UH, SO IT WILL, WHEN IT'S, IF IT PASSES, IT WILL PASS TWO THIRD READINGS.

THAT'S RIGHT.

BUT IT WILL ONLY BE PASSED ON SECOND READING.

IS THERE A SECOND OF THE MOTION? MAYOR PRO TEM.

SECONDS THE MOTION.

IS THERE ANY OBJECTION TO THE MOTION TO ADOPT ITEM NUMBER 55 ON SECOND READING ONLY? HEARING NONE, THE MOTION IS ADOPTED.

THAT'LL TAKE US TO ITEM NUMBER 62.

COUNCIL MEMBER RYAN ALTAR.

I'LL RECOGNIZE YOU FOR A MOTION TO POSTPONE.

SO I MOVE TO POSTPONE ITEM 62 TO JULY THE 20TH.

IS IT JULY 20TH OR 21ST? 20TH, JULY 20 AT 1:00 PM UH, THE MOTION IS THAT ITEM NUMBER 62 BE POSTPONED TO JULY 20TH AT 1:00 PM SECONDED BY THE MAYOR PRO TEM, COUNCIL MEMBER ALLISON AL ALTER.

SO, UM, I JUST HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE 1:00 PM PART.

I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS THE APPROPRIATE TIME, BUT, UM, WELL, LET'S ASK IT.

WE NORMALLY MEET AT TWO AND WE'RE SWITCHING TO ONE.

AND I WOULD JUST LIKE TO KNOW THE BACKGROUND ON THAT AND, AND THE RATIONALE, AND I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'D BE MORE APPROPRIATE FOR OUR WORK SESSION DISCUSSION, BUT YOU'RE SETTING A HEARING FOR 1:00 PM AND IT'S NORMALLY TO BE, I'M SETTING HEARING AT THE REQUEST OF STAFF WE'RE DOING AT THE REQUEST OF STAFF.

YOU INDICATED ONE O'CLOCK WHEN YOU LAID OUT THE, THE MATTER.

SO INSTEAD OF ME HAVING TO ANSWER A QUESTION, YOU GET TO .

I ONLY SAID 1:00 PM BECAUSE I'M HEARD FROM NUMEROUS STAFF ABOVE ME THAT ZONING WOULD BE CHANGING TO 1:00 PM START TIME BEGINNING JULY 20TH.

AND SO IF WE POSTPONE, I HAVE HEARD FROM STAFF ABOVE MY LEVEL THAT NOT A DECISION COUNCIL.

UM, WE DID DIRECT STAFF TO START POSTING ZONING ITEMS AT ONE TO ALLOW FOR FLOW OF YOUR MEETING.

WE'VE HAD A COUPLE OF GAPS THESE PAST COUPLE WEEKS, SO YOU'LL GET TO CONTINUE ON AND HOPEFULLY END THE DAY EARLIER.

BUT IT DOES TAKE THAT TIME IN ORDER TO GO THROUGH THE NOTIFICATION PROCESS MM-HMM.

AND BRING IT, UH, BACK AT 1:00 PM SO THAT'LL BE IN JULY.

SO I, I UNDERSTAND THAT WE'VE HAD A CERTAIN FLOW WITH OUR MEETING THAT HAS BEEN PRODUCTIVE.

UM, I'M NOT SURE WHETHER THAT WILL CONTINUE MM-HMM.

UM, AND I'M COMFORTABLE TRYING THAT, BUT I AM, I WOULD RESERVE THE ABILITY TO, TO MOVE BACK SINCE WE HAVEN'T HAD ANY DISCUSSION ABOUT THAT.

I THINK SOME OF US USE THAT TIME WISELY AND, UM, IT'S HELPFUL FOR OFFLOAD.

WELL, WE HAVE, LET'S HAVE THIS MOTION AND IF WE NEED TO, WE'LL, WE'LL FIGURE OUT, WE'LL FIGURE THAT OUT.

UM, DO WE HAVE TO SPECIFY THE TIME AND THE MOTION OR CAN WE JUST PUT THE DATE NOW? WELL, WELL, I THINK TWO THINGS WITH THAT, IF WE DO DO ON THE 1:00 PM THAT JUST MEANS ZONING CAN'T START BEF, UH, BEFORE 1:00 PM SO WE CAN STILL START AFTER 1:00 PM YEAH, I GUESS MY QUESTION IS WHETHER WE DON'T HAVE TO HAVE THE 1:00 PM IN THE MOTION.

AND HOW ABOUT WE DO THAT OUT LATER? I'LL ACCEPT AN, A MOTION TO AMEND SO THAT THIS MATTER IS ON JULY 20TH AT 2:00 PM THAT WAY IF WE DECIDE TO GO TO ONE, WE CAN BRING THIS BACK UP AT TWO, THEN WE'LL JUST, IT'LL BE THERE.

AND IF WE DECIDE THAT WE DON'T WANT TO DO IT AT ONE AND IT STAYS AT TWO O'CLOCK, IT'LL BE THE FIRST ITEM WE BRING UP.

UH, COUNCIL MEMBER RYAN AL ALTER MOVES TO AMEND HIS MOTION, UH, SO THAT IT IS A MOTION TO POSTPONE TO JULY 20TH AT 2:00 PM IT'S SECONDED BY THE MAYOR PRO TEMP.

IS THERE ANY OBJECTION TO THE AMENDMENT TO THE MOTION? HEARING NONE.

THE MOTION IS AMENDED.

THAT TAKES US BACK TO THE MAIN MOTION, WHICH IS NOW A POSTPONEMENT OF ITEM NUMBER 62 TO JULY 20TH AT 2:00 PM IS THERE ANY OBJECTION TO THE MOTION? HEARING NONE.

THE MOTION IS ADOPTED AND ITEM NUMBER 62 IS POSTPONED UNTIL JULY 20TH AT 2:00 PM ITEM NUMBER 63, I'LL RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, RYAN AL ALTER.

I MOVE PASSAGE OF ITEM 63 ON SECOND READING.

THE MOTION IS TO,

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BUT THE, THE I THAT RIGHT.

I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE I STILL, MY NOTES WERE RIGHT.

UH, COUNCIL MEMBER RYAN ALT ALTER MOVES, UH, ADOPTION OF ITEM NUMBER 63 ON SECOND READING.

IT IS SECONDED BY THE MAYOR PRO.

TIM, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? COUNCIL MEMBER RYAN ALTAR.

I'LL RECOGNIZE YOU FOR A MOTION ON AN AMENDMENT.

SO I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE TO ADOPT THE AMENDMENT THAT WE SHARED, UM, THAT WE LAID OUT IN WORK SESSION.

BUT THIS IS SURROUNDING THE, THE PARK QUESTION AND MAKING SURE THAT WE INCLUDE THOSE CHANGES INTO, UM, THE PUT.

WE ALSO DO HAVE THE BETTER BUILDER, UH, PIECE.

WE DID ADD THE ASPECT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE FEES ARE APPLICABLE AS THEY STAND TODAY.

AND WITH THAT, I MOVE ADOPTION OF MY AMENDMENT.

AMENDMENT ONE, UH, COUNCILMAN REIN ALTER MOVES TO AMEND, UH, THE MO THE AMENDMENT IS IN YOUR BACKUP.

IT IS ALSO WHAT HE LAID OUT AT THE WORK SESSION.

UH, THE MOTION TO AMEND IS SECONDED BY THE MAYOR PRO.

TIM, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION TO AMEND? IS THERE ANY OBJECTION ON THE MOTION TO AMEND? HEARING NONE, UH, WITHOUT OBJECTION.

THE MOTION TO AMEND IS ADOPTED.

THAT TAKES US BACK TO THE MAIN MOTION, WHICH IS THE ADOPTION OF ITEM NUMBER 63 AS AMENDED ON SECOND READING.

IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THAT MOTION? IS THERE ANY OBJECTION TO THE MOTION THERE BEING NO OBJECTION.

ITEM NUMBER 63 IS PASSED TO THIRD READING.

IT PASSES ON SECOND READING AND PASSED TO THIRD READING AS AMENDED.

THANK, THANK YOU ALL THAT WE'RE HERE.

THAT WILL TAKE US TO ITEM NUMBER 64.

UM, ITEM 64 ON YOUR AGENDAS CASE NUMBER C 14 20 22 0 1 42, LOCATED AT 12 6 0 4 BLACKFOOT TRAIL.

THE SITE IS A 15,000 HUNDRED SQUARE FOOT LOT DEVELOPED WITH A SINGLE FAMILY HOUSE RUNNING BLACKFOOT TRAIL.

THE OWNER IS REQUESTING REZONING FROM SF ONE TO G R M U TO DEVELOP UNDETERMINED USES ON THE SITE.

THE PROPERTY IS ADJACENT TO SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCES SF ONE ZONING TO THE NORTH AND EAST AND A DAYCARE FACILITY ZONED RR TO THE WEST.

HEY, HANG ON A SECOND, MS. HARDEN.

UH, FOLKS, IT BECOMES HARDER FOR US TO HEAR.

UH, SO IF YOU WOULD TAKE YOUR CONVERSATIONS OUTSIDE THE CHAMBERS, WE WOULD APPRECIATE IT.

SO IN THE ZONING CASE C 1 14 20 17,040, THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVED A PUBLIC RESTRICTIVE COVENANT THAT PROHIBITS ACCESS TO BLACKFOOT TRAIL FOR THE G R M U C O ZONE PROPERTY TO THE SOUTH.

THE ONLY ACCESS TO THE PROPERTY AT 12,000 6 0 2 BLACKWOOD TRAIL IS TO MCNEIL DRIVE.

THE STAFF RECOMMENDS L O M U LIMITED OFFICE MIXED USE, COMBINING DISTRICT ZONING TO PROVIDE A TRANSITION AND INTENSITY, A PERMITTED USE USAGE FROM THE SITE FROM G R M U C O ZONING TO THE NORTHWEST INTERSECTION OF MCNEIL DRIVE, BLACKFOOT TRAIL TO THE SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL USES NEIGHBORHOOD, UM, NEIGHBORHOOD SF ONE ZONING TO THE NORTH AND EAST.

THE REQUESTED G R M U ZONING IS A COMMERCIAL MIXED USE CATEGORY THAT PERMITS MORE INTENSIVE USES THAT ARE NOT COMPATIBLE WITH A RESIDENTIAL SETTING ALONG A RESIDENTIAL STREET.

THE LOT UNDER CONSIDERATION DOES NOT MEET THE INTENT OF THE GR DISTRICT AS IT IS LOCATED MID-BLOCK AND TAKES ACCESS TO A LEVEL ONE NEIGHBORHOOD COLLECTOR STREET INSTEAD OF A MAJOR TRAFFIC WAY.

THE APPLICANT DOES NOT AGREE WITH THE STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION OF L O C O ZONING AND THE ZAP COMMISSION'S RECOMMENDATION OF SF TWO.

SO THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING GR STAFF RECOMMENDED LO AND THE ZONING AND PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED SF TWO ZONING.

THE NEIGHBORHOOD THERE IS NEIGHBORHOOD OPPOSITION AND THERE IS A VALID PETITION, UM, AND OPPOSITION AND THAT VALID PETITION CURRENTLY STANDS AT 30.91%.

SO ANYTHING OTHER THAN THE PROPERTY IS OWNED SF ONE, BUT THE VALID PETITION IS FOR SF TWO.

SO ANYTHING OTHER THAN SF TWO WILL REQUIRE NINE VOTES.

HONORABLE MAYOR, HONORABLE MAYOR PROTE, HONORABLE MEMBERS OF THIS COUNCIL.

ANY QUESTIONS MS. HARDEN? WITHOUT OBJECTION.

WE WILL OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM NUMBER 64 AND WE'LL HEAR FIRST FROM THE APPLICANT.

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MADAM MANAGER.

UH, FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS FRANK FUENTES AND I AM A GOOD FRIEND OF THE APPLICANT.

AND I, UH, WHEN HE FIRST, UH, SHOWED ME THIS CASE AND I LOOKED AT THE, IF YOU CAN SHOW ME THE FIR SHOW, THE FIRST, UH, THE SECOND, UH, SLIDE PLEASE.

WHEN HE SHOWED ME THE, UH, THE PROJECT, I FIGURED, WOW, WHAT AN EASY CASE.

IT'S A, IT'S A CASE WHERE IT'S A, A SUBDIVISION OF FOUR LOTS.

ALL THREE LOTS.

THREE OF THE, OF THE FOUR LOTS ARE COMMERCIAL USE AND HIS IS THE ONLY ONE THAT'S RESIDENTIAL.

AND IF A PICTURE PAINTS A THOUSAND WORDS, THIS CERTAINLY DOES CUZ ALL THE RED IS COMMERCIAL AND HIS IS THAT LITTLE TINY RED.

AND I FIGURED WHAT AN EASY CASE THIS WOULD BE.

BUT AS YOU JUST HEARD, THE UH, CASE MANAGER, UH, OR THE, THE STAFF, UH, THERE'S TREMENDOUS OPPOSITION TO IT.

THEN, UH, MAYOR, UH, PERSONALLY I DON'T THINK THIS IS AN UNREASONABLE REQUEST.

AGAIN, I WANT TO THANK, UH, MY GOOD FRIEND, COUNCIL MEMBER MCKENZIE KELLY CUZ SHE DID HAVE A MEETING WHERE MY GOOD FRIEND AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD, UH, SO THAT WE COULD FIND SOMEWHERE SOME KIND OF COMPROMISE.

AND IF I RECALL COUNCIL MEMBER, YOU STARTED THE MEETING BY SAYING SOMETHING ABOUT FEELING SOMETHING ABOUT CONSISTENCY.

AND WHEN I HEARD THOSE WORDS I FELT, WELL, OKAY, YOU HAVE THREE LOTS IN A FOUR LOTS SUBDIVISION THAT ARE COMMERCIAL THEN DOESN'T THAT THEN IT CERTAINLY FEELS RIGHT FOR IT TO ALSO BE COMMERCIAL.

BUT I THINK WHAT THEY MEANT WAS THAT IT FEELS AWKWARD AS IT GOES INTO THE NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENCE.

AND AS I HEARD THE RESIDENTS SAY, WELL WE WANT A BUFFER.

AND THAT DIDN'T MAKE ANY SENSE TO ME BECAUSE THIS IS JUST SUCH A SMALL LITTLE LOT THAT DOESN'T BUFFER THE NEIGHBORHOOD FROM THE COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY AT MCNEIL.

SO NOTHING REALLY EVER MADE SENSE TO ME OTHER THAN LET'S JUST MOVE FORWARD, MAKE THE REQUEST AND HOPE THAT THE WISDOM OF THIS WONDERFUL COUNCIL, UH, GIVES US THE APPROPRIATE ANSWER TO THIS CASE.

UH, IF YOU CAN, IF YOU DON'T MIND GOING TO THE SECOND UH, SLIDE.

THIS SLIDE SHOWS WITHIN A THOUSAND FEET OF THE PROPERTY.

AGAIN, YOU SEE NOTHING BUT RED, WHICH IS A COMMERCIAL.

AND YOU SEE THAT TINY LITTLE RED SPOT, WHICH IS OUR REQUEST.

NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.

TO THE LEFT OF ME OR TO THE LEFT OF, OF THE, OF THE SCREEN, YOU SEE THE 500 RADIUS AND AGAIN YOU SEE A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF RED, WHICH IS YOUR COMMERCIAL.

AND TO THE RIGHT YOU SEE THE 200 UH, RADIUS OF FOR THE PROPERTY.

AND AGAIN, YOU SEE A TREMENDOUS RED AMOUNT OF RED, AGAIN COMMERCIAL WITH VERY LITTLE YELLOW, WHICH IS RESIDENTIAL.

THIS SLIDE, BASICALLY MA GIVES US THE REQUEST AND THAT IS WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE M U UM, MIXED USE, UH, GR MIXED USE CUZ HE'D LIKE TO KEEP HIS RESIDENCE THERE AS WELL.

IT'S A VERY SMALL LOT.

HE'D LIKE TO KEEP THE BOTTOM FLOOR COMMERCIAL AND THE SECOND FLOOR RESIDENTIAL CUZ HE WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE TO LIVE THERE.

HIS PROPERTY THAT'S ADJACENT TO MCNEIL AND DOESN'T AND WOULDN'T HAVE THOSE RESTRICTIONS THAT WOULD NORMALLY BE.

IF WE COULD ACTUALLY SKIP TO SLIDE SEVEN.

SO THIS PROPERTY, WHEN, WHEN IT WAS SUBDIVIDED, IT WA IT DIDN'T BELONG TO THE CITY OF AUSTIN.

IT WAS IN THE COUNTY AND THE COUNTY ANNEXED IT.

AND IF YOU CAN SEE, UH, ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE, UH, IT READS IN YELLOW.

I'M NOT SURE YOU CAN SEE IT, BUT IT SAYS THE UNDERSIGNED AGREES THAT THE RESTRICTIONS, UM, ON THE PROPERTY IS NO LONGER RESTRICTED TO USE FOR RESIDENTIAL PURPOSES ONLY AND MAY BE USED FOR ANY OTHER LAW PURPOSES.

WHEN THIS AMENDMENT, WHEN HE PURCHASED THE PROPERTY, THIS IS WHAT HE SAW, THIS IS WHAT HE FELT HE COULD DO.

UH, UNFORTUNATELY THE CITY ANNEX DID, AND NOW OF COURSE WE HAVE TO COME BACK AND TRY TO FIGHT FOR THOSE ENTITLEMENTS.

UM, IF WE COULD GO TO SLIDE NINE, PLEASE.

IN SLIDE NINE, UH, IN AN, IN A, IN AN EFFORT TO FIND COMPROMISE, WHAT HE WOULD LIKE TO DO IS OFFER, IF YOU SEE THE HUNDREDTH FEET BELOW, YOU HAVE TRACK ONE AND TRACK TWO.

HE WOULD LIKE TO SPLIT THE ZONING SO THAT THERE COULD BE A LITTLE BIT OF MITIGATING BUFFER ZONE AND KEEP TRACK TWO RESIDENTIAL AND MAYBE TRACK ONE OFFERED AS, UH, GR M U SO THAT HE COULD THE VERY LEAST, UH, UTILIZE

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I UNDERSTAND, MAYOR, I UNDERSTAND.

BUT I THINK I GET MOST OF MY, MY MESSAGE OUT.

WE'LL NOW GO TO, UM, PUBLIC TESTIMONY UNDER OUR RULES.

WE WILL FIRST HEAR FROM THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE APPLICATION AND THEN WE'LL HEAR FROM THOSE THAT ARE OPPOSED.

FIRST WE HAVE ANDREA BREEN WITH ELHAM, TARK FAAN.

HELLO MAYOR AND A DISTINGUISHED COUNCIL MEMBERS.

UH, MY NAME IS ANDREA BREEN.

I AM AN EXECUTIVE FOR STEPPING STONE SCHOOL AND I'VE BEEN WITH THEM FOR 20 YEARS, WHICH IS LOCATED RIGHT NEXT TO MR. BUG'S PROPERTY, UM, ON MCNEIL ROAD.

UM, I'M ALSO A VERY GOOD FRIEND OF MR. BUG AND I HAVE BEEN HELPING HIM THROUGH HIS CASE OF TRYING TO GET HIS PROPERTY REZONED FOR THE PAST 10 YEARS, I'VE, UM, ATTENDED, UH, NEIGHBORHOOD MEETINGS WITH THE INDIAN OAKS NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION IO N A AND THAT WAS BACK IN 2014.

AND I DON'T THINK I'VE EVER SEEN A SITUATION WHERE PEOPLE WERE SO VERBALLY HOSTILE TOWARDS SOMEBODY WITHOUT EVEN CONSIDERING WHAT HE HAD TO OFFER OR WHAT HE WAS WANTING TO DO.

UM, AND DURING THE CITY OF AUSTIN ZONING AND PLANNING COMMISSION, UM, HEARING ON FEBRUARY 21ST, UH, MR. B DID NOT GET A CHANCE TO RESPOND TO THE STATEMENTS THAT WERE MADE BY THE IO N A ME MEMBERS, PARTLY BECAUSE HE IS HEARING DISABLED.

SO GOING BACK THROUGH THE RECORDING OF THAT MEETING, IT WAS FOUND THAT ALL OF THE, UH, STATEMENTS MADE BY THE IO N A ASSOCIATION, UH, WERE FALSE AND INACCURATE.

AND I WOULD LIKE TO JUST EXPLAIN AND POINT OUT SOME OF THOSE THINGS WHICH RESULTED IN A POOR RECOMMENDATION, UM, BY THE AUSTIN UM, ZONING AND PLANNING COMMISSION.

UM, THE FIRST ONE IS, UM, LEMME SEE IF I CAN, DO I GET YOU CONTROL OF THAT FOR THE NEXT SLIDE.

BE OUTTA TIME REAL QUICK.

DOWN ONE MORE.

UM, THEY MADE AN INCORRECT STATEMENT SAYING THAT HE WANTS HIS PROPERTY ZONED FOR A HEIGHT OF 60 FEET, AND THAT IS NOT THE CASE.

THE ZONING THAT HE IS SEEKING ONLY ALLOWS UP TO 35 FEET, WHICH IS CONSISTENT WITH ALL OF THE OTHER HOUSES IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

SO THAT WAS A FALSE STATEMENT, AND IT'S JUST SIMPLY NOT POSSIBLE.

UM, THEY ALSO SAID THAT THEY, HE HIS PROPERTY TO EXTEND 370 FEET.

I'M SORRY, RICHARD.

IF YOU LOOK AT IT, YOU KNOW, THERE IS A MULTI-FAMILY HOME.

ELHAM TARK FUND WITH PHARMA ECK ELHAM.

GOOD AFTERNOON.

MY NAME IS FARMAR YUSEFI AND I LIVE IN DISTRICT SIX.

UH, I'M AN ENGINEER AND I HAVE SOME PROPERTY IN THAT DISTRICT.

I, UH, DEVELOPED COMMERCIALS, RESIDENTIALS, AND I NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM.

I NEVER SEEN THIS TYPE OF A PROBLEM.

AND BASICALLY, CAN YOU GO TO THE 15, PLEASE? UM, 15? YEAH.

UM, SINCE ANNEXATION BY CITY OF AUSTIN IN DECEMBER 31ST, 1997, UH, APPROXIMATELY 13, APPLICANT HAVE FILED FOR REZONING THE PROPERTY WITHIN 200 FEET OF THE INDIANA OAKS NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.

AND NEXT, UH, THESE ARE THE FOLLOWING, OR SOME OF THE MANY PROPERTIES SURROUNDING THIS NEIGHBORHOOD, THIS NEIGHBORHOOD THAT HAVE BEEN REZONED BY COMMERCIAL USE.

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THERE IS A OFFICE WHERE OFFICE, AND, UM, THE ONLY, THE TWO PROPERTIES THAT, UH, WAS, WAS COMPLETELY OPPOSITE WITH THE ION WAS THE, UH, THE 1262 BLACK FOOT TRAIL AND THERE'S 65 16 MCNI DRIVE.

UM, THE CASE NUMBER IS C 14 99, 21 25.

IT, WE DON'T KNOW WHAT, WHAT WAS THE REASON THAT THEY DID HAVE OPPOSITE THIS REZONING FOR THAT, BRO.

UH, ON THE NEXT ONE, UH, 18, UM, UH, I'M SORRY.

UM, THANK YOU.

MANNA BERG WITH MEDI ON DECK.

I PUSH A BUTTON TO SPEAK.

NO, I THINK YOU CAN JUST SPEAK INTO THE MICROPHONE.

HI, MY NAME IS MA GAN AND, UH, ABRAHAM IS MY FATHER.

UM, I'VE BEEN LOOKING SOME OF THESE SLIDES HERE AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THERE'S SO MANY PROPERTIES THAT ARE CURRENTLY LISTED AS COMMERCIAL IN THAT AREA.

AND THERE'S SUCH A COMPLAINT AGAINST MY PRO, MY, MY, MY FATHER.

I THINK, UH, THE PREVIOUS SPEAKER HAD SPOKEN, THERE'S LIKE TWO PROPERTIES THAT WERE HAVING SOME DIFFICULTIES WITH.

THE I A AND MY FATHER HAPPENS TO BE ONE OF THE PROPERTIES THAT THEY WERE HAVING WITH, SO I DON'T ANY, I DON'T SEE ANY REASON WHY SUCH A SMALL, UH, LITTLE PROPERTY WOULD BE CAUSING SO MUCH COMPLAINT AGAINST THE NEIGHBORHOOD WHEN HE, UH, AS, AS A PREVIOUS PERSON HAD ALWAYS HAS SPOKEN.

THERE'S SEEMS TO BE A LOT OF HOSTILITY GOING TOWARDS MY FATHER FOR WHATEVER REASON.

SO I AM IN SUPPORT MY FATHER, AND I HOPE THAT YOU GUYS AGREE WITH THE REZONING AND ALLOW MY FATHER TO, UH, CONTINUE TO, UM, UH, GET AMER THE AMERICAN DREAM AND, UM, BE ABLE TO DO WHAT HE WANTS TO DO WITH HIS OWN PROPERTY.

MEDI WITH ABRAHAM BIAN.

THIS IS .

UM, I'M LIVING AT 12 6 23 BLACKFOOT TRAIL ACROSS THE STREET FROM MR. BAG'S PROPERTY.

AND, UH, WE'VE BEEN THROUGH A LOT OF HASSLE.

UH, I LIVED THERE BY THE WAY, 20 YEARS, AND, UH, BECAUSE OF THE ISSUE THAT I HAD IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, I HAD TO MOVE OUT EVENTUALLY.

SO, UM, I SUPPORT MR. HAN'S, UH, APPLICATION FOR THE COMMERCIAL AND I DON'T SEE ANY REASON IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD SINCE A LOT OF, UH, HOUSES HAS BEEN CHANGED TO COMMERCIAL AND A LOT OF PROPERTIES ON ALONG THE MCNEIL DRIVE HAS BEEN CHANGED TO COMMERCIAL.

I FULLY SUPPORT MR. BRI APPLICATION.

THANK YOU, SIR.

YOU CAN SEE MF THREE WITH A FOUR STORY BUILDING.

NEXT WE HAVE ABRAHAM NEY, HONORABLE MAYOR, UH, DISTINGUISH, UM, COUNCIL MEMBERS.

I'M ABRAHAM BRI, I LEAVE AT 12 6 0 4 BLACKFOOT, COULD YOU PLEASE GO TO, UM, NEXT PAGES? THE, THESE PROPERTIES EXTENDED 700 FEET IN A NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION AND IS SUPPORTED BY NEIGHBORHOOD, PLEASE.

NEXT ONE.

THIS IS, UH, ENTRANCE TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD IS A TWO.

ONE IS A BLACKFOOT, THE OTHER ONE IS A DAKOTA.

THIS IS THE TRANSACTION OF A DAKOTA TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

THERE IS A 6,500, UH, MCNEIL.

R 12 7 0 7 20 IS IN A DAKOTA.

THE BOTTOM PART IS, UH, REASON, UH, N OH 12 7 19.

ON, ON THE OTHER SIDE OF DAKOTA IS 64 10.

IT WAS A HOUSE, A HOUSE AS THE FOUR G.

THE BOTTOM IS G R C O.

IT'S 67 0 2.

NEXT PLACE, NEXT, UH, BUILDING.

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AND AT THE BOTTOM YOU ALSO NOTICED THAT, UH, I MENTIONED BEFORE, PLEASE IS THE GAS STATION ON THERE, PLEASE.

NEXT PAGE.

UH, SAME, SAME STUFF.

NEXT PAGE PLEASE.

THIS IS A CLEAR CASE OF A DISCRIMINATION BY INDIAN, UH, AMER, UH, INDIAN OAKS NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.

THERE IS NO VALID REASON WHY THIS PROPERTY IS BEING EXTREME AND AGGRESSIVELY OPPOSED BY INDIAN OAKS.

THE ONLY REASON IT MUST BE A DISCRIMINATION 11 OUT OF 13 APPLICANT, WHICH IS FILED SINCE THE, SINCE DECEMBER 31ST OF ANNEXATION 11 HAS BEEN SUPPORTED BY, UH, BY THEM.

THE ONLY THINGS REJECTED AND EXTREMELY OPPOSED WAS ME AND THE GENTLEMAN ON THE FAR RIGHT SIDE, ME, ARCHIE, EVEN AFTER WE COMPROMISE IN MANY WAY TO EVERYBODY, IT'S STILL THERE.

I'M SORRY, THIS IS NOT GONNA BE A CASE.

HOW CAN I, I'M SORRY.

OUR, OUR RULES ARE, ARE SAID.

I HOPE YOU'LL BE ABLE TO READ THE .

THAT CONCLUDES THOSE IN FAVOR.

WE WILL MOVE ON TO THOSE AGAINST ITEM 64, STARTING WITH DEBBIE WHEELER WITH BOB KING ON DECK.

MR. KING, IF YOU'D MAKE YOUR WAY DOWN TO THE FRONT ROW SO WE CAN MOVE OFFICIALLY.

I KNOW SOME OF THEM HAVE, UH, PICTURES AND THINGS THEY CAN SHOW YOU, WHICH DISPUTE SOME OF WHAT MR. BRAG SAID.

FIRST, I WANNA FO VERY WHOLEHEARTEDLY SAY THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH HIS RACE.

UM, YEAH, YOU SEE A LOT OF CAUCASIAN.

I LIVE ON A STREET NEXT TO, I'VE BEEN LIVING THERE FOR 30 YEARS.

I HAVE THREE ADOPTED CHILDREN THROUGH THE STATE THAT ARE ALL OF HISPANIC DESCENT.

IT'S LIKE A UNITED NATIONS IN MY HOUSE, SO THAT'S RIDICULOUS.

THE ONLY REASON I HAVE NEVER OPPOSED TO ANY OF THE OTHER BUSINESSES, I WAS NEVER TOLD ABOUT THEM TO COME OPPOSE THEM.

WHAT I'M OPPOSED TO IS THIS IS THE ENTRANCE INTO MY NEIGHBORHOOD AND IT'S BEEN HOUSES, IT'S ALWAYS BEEN HOUSES, VERY QUIET NEIGHBORHOOD.

I DON'T, YOU KNOW, WE PUT A LOT OF EFFORT IN CHOOSING WHERE OUR HOUSE WAS PURCHASED AND WHERE WE WERE.

AND ONE OF THOSE WAS THE ENTRANCE.

IT WAS A NICE ENTRANCE.

IT WASN'T THE BUSINESS STREETS THAT THEY WERE SHOWING.

THOSE ARE VERY BUSINESS RELATED STREETS.

THERE'S EITHER A HUGE APARTMENT COMPLEX WITH BUSINESS ACROSS THE STREET, THE ENTRANCE TO THOSE STREETS.

OUR ENTRANCE TO OUR STREET ARE HOLY HOMES.

HE, MY OPPO, MY OPPOSITION TO HIM IS HE DOES NOT CLEARLY STATE WHAT HE WANTS TO DO AT THAT BUILDING.

I HAVE BEEN THROUGH SEVERAL MEETINGS OPPOSING HIM, NOT THROUGH ANY HATRED, BUT FROM WHAT HE WANTED TO DO WITH IT.

HE, HE HAS THE TWO HOUSES, ONE ON THE CORNER AND THE SECOND ONE, AND THE OTHER GENTLEMAN IS THE HOUSE RIGHT BEHIND THEM OFF OF SOUTH SIOUX TRAIL.

THE HOUSE ON THE END IS BUILT.

HE BUILT A BUSINESS, THE SQUARE RECTANGULAR BUSINESS.

IT LOOKS LIKE A CONVENIENCE STORE.

IT'S A VAPE SHOP NEXT TO THE STEPPING STONE, UH, THE LADY MENTIONED, AND IT'S, IT'S AN EYESORE, BUT WE'RE LIKE, CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT THAT, THAT GOT ZONED FOR THAT.

BUT NOW WE'RE TRYING TO CUT DOWN THAT TRAFFIC INTO ONTO BLACKFOOT.

OVER HOW IT WAS DEVELOPED, USED WITHOUT, UM, REGARD TO WHAT THE CITY'S ORDINANCE STORE.

THANK YOU MA'AM.

BOB KING WITH FRANCINE VAN VANDY GRIFT ON DECK.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME TODAY.

UM, THE HOME THAT'S IN DISCUSSION, UM, HAS BEEN A RESIDENCE SINCE THE SUBDIVISION WAS DEVELOPED.

THE SUBDIVISION IS PROBABLY THE OLDEST, UH, RESIDENTIAL AREA THAT MAKES CONTACT WITH MCNEIL.

UH, A LOT OF THE EXAMPLES USED, UM, THAT I SAW JUST A MOMENT AGO, UH, AS A NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION WERE, WE DID, I'M NOT AWARE OF US EVEN HAVING AN OPPORTUNITY TO SUPPORT SOME OF THOSE THINGS THAT WERE INDICATED.

UM, IF YOU REALLY LOOK AT THE HISTORY, MR. BUG BOUGHT THE HOUSE THAT HE WANTS TO CHANGE THE ZONING ON WHILE HE WAS TRYING TO CHANGE ZONING AGAIN ON THE FRONT PROPERTY THAT HE, UM, MODIFIED MANY YEARS BACK.

I THINK HAVING MOVED INTO THE NEIGHBORHOOD, IF THERE'S FRUSTRATION THAT YOU HEAR IT IS, UM, IT BEGINS WITH THE HISTORY OF IT AND WE DON'T HAVE TIME, BUT THERE IS A HISTORY AND IT'S

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BUT IN THIS CASE, HE BOUGHT THE PROPERTY WHILE HE KNEW AND WHILE HE WAS TRYING TO CHANGE THE ZONING ON THE FRONT CORNER, HE BOUGHT IT FOR HIS DAUGHTER TO HAVE A PLACE TO LIVE.

AND THE WORST PROBLEM WE HAVE IS IF THIS ZONING WAS TO MOVE TO G R M U OR OTHER USES, IT WILL GET TIED IN WITH THE CORNER.

AND THE CORNER PROPERTY HAS POOR ACCESS TO MCNEIL.

HIS DRIVEWAY CUT IS TOO CLOSE TO THE INTERSECTION AND IT WAS DISCUSSED BUT TRANSFERRED TO SITE PLAN REVIEW LATER.

SO THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FRANCINE.

VANDY, GRIFF WITH GLENN MCGUIRE ON DECK.

GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR WATSON AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

MY NAME IS FRANCINE VANDY GRIFF AND I'M PRESIDENT OF THE INDIAN OAKS NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.

I'M HERE TO SUPPORT MY NEIGHBORS INTO VOICE, OUR OPPOSITION TO THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST FOR REZONING FROM SF ONE TO G R M U.

ALTHOUGH WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE THIS HOUSE REMAIN SF ONE, THE NEIGHBORHOOD HAS BEEN WILLING TO COMPROMISE TO AN SFT ZONING.

EVERY HOME THAT FACES BLACKFOOT TRAIL IS OBVIOUSLY A SINGLE FAMILY HOME.

YOU'LL SEE PICTURES OF THE STREET AND HOMES FROM A NEIGHBOR'S UPCOMING PRESENTATION.

AND I THINK THE ACTUAL PICTURES WILL REALLY GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF WHAT THE NEIGHBORHOOD LOOKS LIKE.

THOSE OF YOU THAT HAVE COME OUT TO SEE THE PROPERTY KNOW THAT THIS IS WITHOUT A DOUBT A RESIDENTIAL STREET.

THE APPLICANT'S SF ONE PROPERTY FACES ANOTHER SF ONE HOME AND IS ADJACENT TO SEVERAL OTHER SF ONE HOMES.

IF YOU'VE DRIVEN DOWN THE STREET, YOU'LL SEE THE HOME IS CLEARLY INSIDE OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND THUS NEEDS TO REMAIN A RESIDENCE.

EVEN THE APPLICANT RECOGNIZES THIS IN HIS PREVIOUS REZONING APPLICATION FROM 2017, HE STATED AND EVEN HIGHLIGHTED THAT HIS HOME AT ONE 2,604 BLACKFOOT TRAIL WOULD BE USED AS A BUFFER BETWEEN HIS COMMERCIAL PROPERTY THAT FRONTS MCNEIL AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

AND THE FACT THAT MR. BURGAN ACKNOWLEDGES THAT HIS HOUSE IS A HOME AND THERE NEEDS TO BE A BARRIER IS STILL SIGNIFICANT IN TRUE IN 2023.

AND I'VE HEARD MR. FUENTE SAY THAT IT'S A A SMALL PROPERTY AND THE ZONING COMMISSION HAS SAID THAT GM U IS TOO DENSE FOR THAT PROPERTY.

COMMERCIAL PRO COMMERCIAL ZONING IS INAPPROPRIATE ON BLACKFOOT TRAIL.

IT'S INTRUSIVE AND IT'S INCOMPATIBLE WITH THE EXISTING RESIDENTIAL SETTING.

THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE ZONING AND PLANNING COMMISSION AGREE THAT THIS PROPERTY SHOULD REMAIN RESIDENTIAL.

GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYBODY.

GLENN MCGUIRE WITH JAMES MICKLER ON DECK.

THANKS FOR YOUR TIME.

MY NAME'S GLENN MCGUIRE AND I LIVE ACROSS THE STREET AND OVER A COUPLE DOORS DOWN.

SO I'M A CLOSE, REALLY CLOSE TO, UH, THE SUBJECT PROPERTY.

AND AGAIN, LIKE, LIKE FRANCINE HAS SAID THAT A LARGE MAJORITY, THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD DOES OPPOSE THE REZONING TO, UH, G R M U.

HOWEVER, WE DO FULLY SUPPORT THE ZAPS RECOMMENDATION TO REZONE IT TO SF TWO.

AND, AND WHEN I SAY THAT THE VAST MAJORITY, IF YOU LOOK AT THE 12 HOUSES IN CLOSEST PROXIMITY TO MR. BE'S RESIDENCE, 10 OF THOSE 12 DO, UH, OPPOSE THE G R M U BUT DO SUPPORT THE SF TWO.

AND, AND THE REASON WE SUPPORT THE SF TWO, UH, THERE ARE SEVERAL, ONE WE BELIEVE IT OFFERS.

THE SF TWO OFFERS REAL COMPATIBILITY WITH THE ADJACENT HOME AND THE SURROUNDING SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCES.

WE ALSO BELIEVE THE SF TWO PROVIDES A SMOOTH TRANSITION INTO THE NEIGHBORHOOD FROM COMMERCIAL THERE ON MCNEIL DRIVE.

THIS WILL BE SF TWO, AND THEN THE SF ONE IS THE NEXT PROPERTY, UH, A G R U, NEXT TO A, UH, AN SF ONE.

THAT, THAT'S NOT A TRANSITION AT ALL.

UH, ONE THING MR. FUSES SAID WAS, HE DOESN'T UNDERSTAND, UH, WHY WE NEED A BUFFER, WHY MR. B'S RESIDENT SHOULD SERVE AS A BUFFER LIKE HE INDICATED SIX YEARS AGO.

WELL, THAT'S BECAUSE MR. FUENTES DOES NOT LIVE THERE.

WE DO.

AND EVERYONE THAT YOU WILL HEAR SPEAKING, UH, BEFORE ME AND AFTER ME OPPOSING THIS, WE ARE RESIDENTS OF THIS NEIGHBORHOOD.

WE ALL LIVE RIGHT THERE, RIGHT CLOSE BY.

UH, AND AGAIN, I'VE HEARD A LOT OF SPEAKERS TODAY.

NOBODY'S, I'VE HEARD A LOT OF SPEAKERS TODAY SAYING HOW WE NEED MORE HOUSING IN AUSTIN.

I HAVEN'T HEARD THERE MANY SPEAKERS TODAY SAY, WE NEED TO TURN HOUSES INTO COMMERCIAL PROPERTY.

SO, UH, UH, YOU KNOW, WHY WE OPPOSE IT.

GMU IS NOT CONSISTENT WITH THE RESIDENTIAL CHARACTER OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.

IT DOES HAVE A DISTINCT RESIDENTIAL CHARACTER, UH, TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

UH, WE OPPOSE FURTHER COMMERCIAL ENCROACHMENT OF COMMERCIAL PROPERTY INTO

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OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.

JAMES LER WITH KRISTEN MECKLER.

ONDECK.

HELLO EVERYBODY.

I'M JAMES MICKLER.

I MOVED INTO THIS NEIGHBORHOOD ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO AND UM, MY WIFE WILL SHOW YOU SOME PICTURES IN A BIT.

YOU KNOW, YOU CAN SEE, UH, WHERE P'S PROPERTY IS COMPARED TO MINES FRESH CROSS THE STREET.

AND I'VE GOTTEN A KNOWN, I CALL HIM CYRUS CAUSE THAT'S HOW HE INTRODUCED HIMSELF TO ME, THAT'S, UH, I'VE GOTTEN A KNOWN CYRUS AND I'VE GOTTEN TO KNOW THE REST OF THE PEOPLE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD PRETTY WELL.

UM, CUZ I'M ALWAYS OUT FRONT WORKING ON MY HOUSE.

UM, SO I DON'T KNOW THE HISTORY OF WHAT'S GONE ON HERE, BUT I KNOW THAT THE REASON I OPPOSE THIS IS BECAUSE I BOUGHT THIS HOUSE, ASSUMING IT WOULD BE IN A NEIGHBORHOOD RIGHT ACROSS FROM ME IS HARRIS'S HOUSE AND THE OTHER HOUSE THAT HE OWNS.

I NEVER EXPECTED TO BUY THIS HOUSE AND NOW HAVE A COMMERCIAL PROPERTY RIGHT ACROSS FROM ME WHERE I'M LOOKING OUT MY WINDOW EVERY DAY AS I'M WORKING AT HOME LIKE A LOT OF PEOPLE DO NOW.

UM, YOU KNOW, I'VE, LIKE I SAID, I'VE GOTTEN TO KNOW THESE PEOPLE BECAUSE I'M ALWAYS OUT WORKING IN MY YARD CUZ I CARE ABOUT MY HOME AND I CARE ABOUT MY NEIGHBORHOOD AND I CARE ABOUT THE FEEL OF IT AND HOW IT LOOKS.

AND, UM, I LIKE CYRUS AND WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS AND IT'S, IT'S NOTHING PERSONAL AT ALL.

UM, WE JUST HAPPEN TO BE ON OPPOSITE SIDES ON THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE.

UM, I KNOW LIKE PEOPLE HAVE MENTIONED, WE HAVE PLENTY OF COMMERCIAL PROPERTY ALREADY IN AUSTIN.

WE DON'T NEED MORE OFFICES.

THERE ARE CITIES THAT ARE NOW TURNING OFFICES INTO RESIDENCES.

THERE'S EVEN ONE WHERE THEY'VE TURNED AN OLD BED BATH AND BEYOND A PICKLEBALL COURTS, WE DON'T NEED TO GET RID OF HOUSING, WE NEED TO INCREASE HOUSING.

AND OUR NEIGHBORHOODS AGREED WITH SF TWO BECAUSE AT LEAST IT WOULD GIVE US A LITTLE MORE HOUSING INSTEAD OF TAKING AWAY TWO HOUSES.

KRISTEN MICKLER WITH SCOTT FAIR ON DECK.

HI, MY NAME IS KRISTEN MICKLER AND I LIVE DIRECTLY ACROSS IN DIAGONAL FROM THE PROPERTY THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TODAY.

UM, I HOPE YOU'VE ALL BEEN ABLE TO GO OUT AND VIEW THE PROPERTY IN TODAY'S PETITION.

AS YOU TURN FROM MCNEIL ONTO BLACKFOOT TRAIL, YOU'RE IMMEDIATELY IN A QUIET NEIGHBORHOOD AND ARE SURROUNDED BY SINGLE FAMILY HOUSES.

ON THIS SLIDE, YOU'LL SEE TO THE LEFT WHEN YOU TURN ON BLACKFOOT TRAIL, ATTACHED BY A WALL WHERE YOU SEE THE RED LINE ARE THE VAPE SHOP FACING MCNEIL THAT MR. BURANI OWNS.

AND A SINGLE FAMILY HOUSE FACING BLACKFOOT ACROSS THE STREET IS ANOTHER SINGLE FAMILY HOUSE.

NEXT DOOR TO THE CONJOINED VAPE SHOP AND HOUSE IS THE PROPERTY IN TODAY'S PETITION ON, WHICH IS A SINGLE FAMILY HOME AND DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET IS ANOTHER SINGLE FAMILY HOME.

THE PATTERN CONTINUES DOWN THIS WAY DOWN BLACKFOOT TRAIL, UM, WITH SINGLE FAMILY HOMES ON BOTH SIDES.

THE PRESENCE OF COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS ON MCNEIL IS NOT IN QUESTION, NOR IS IT OF RELEVANCE HERE.

UM, NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.

THERE'S NOTHING COMMERCIAL IN VIEW ONCE YOU'RE ON BLACKFOOT TRAIL.

THIS IS THE VIEW ON THE LEFT OF BLACKFOOT TRAIL FACING THE INTERSECTION AT MCNEIL.

YOU SEE THAT THERE ARE HOUSES ON BOTH SIDES.

ON THE RIGHT IS THE VIEW FROM MY FRONT YARD OF THE PROBERG PROPERTY IN THIS PETITION.

THE PETITION CLAIMS THAT THERE'S COMMERCIAL PROPERTY THAT ENCROACHES FURTHER OFF OF MCNEIL IN OTHER AREAS NORTH AND SOUTH OF BLACKFOOT TRAIL.

HOWEVER, THE LOT IN THIS PETITION IS INSIDE A NEIGHBORHOOD AND UNLIKE OTHER AREAS OFF MCNEIL, THE NEIGHBORHOOD STARTS IMMEDIATELY WITH HOMES ON BOTH SIDES OF THE STREET.

AS SOON AS YOU TURN ONTO BLACKFOOT TRAIL, REZONING OF THIS LOT WOULD BE INAPPROPRIATE INTRUSION INTO A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD.

THE EMERGENCY GATE THAT THE PETITIONER HAS USED AS EVIDENCE OF NEARBY COMMERCIAL PROPERTY DOES NOT HAVE PUBLIC ACCESS.

AS YOU CAN SEE, IT'S LOCATED ON A DEAD END STREET OFF OF BLACKFOOT TRAIL AND IT HAS A CHAINED AND PADLOCK FENCE WITH CLEAR SIGNAGE THAT IT IS NOT USED FOR ACCESS.

THE LOT IN TODAY'S PETITION WAS PART OF THE LOS INDIOS NEIGHBORHOOD WHEN IT WAS BUILT AND WAS ZONED AS SF ONE WHEN MR. B PURCHASED IT.

UM, I AM CERTAINLY NOT THERE IS SOME BEEN, BEEN SOME MENTION OF PRECIOUS.

THANK YOU SCOTT FAIR.

HELLO, I'M SCOTT FAIR.

I AM A RESIDENT OF THE, I OWN A SUBDIVISION, MY PROPERTY.

I OWN A PROPERTY THAT IS IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO MR. BERG'S PROPERTY.

I SHARE A 91 FOOT FENCE LINE WITH THIS PROPERTY.

AND,

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THAT'S ABSOLUTELY WRONG.

MR. UH, MR. GUI AND I HAVE COOPERATED ON SEVERAL ISSUES, INCLUDING BUILDING A FENCE, DOING NAV.

HE'S DONE NEIGHBORLY THINGS FOR ME.

I TRY TO DO WHAT I CAN AND THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH PREJUDICE.

THIS IS ABOUT NOT WANTING THE RESIDENTIAL CHARACTER OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.

I'VE LIVED THERE 30 YEARS AND THIS IS ABOUT NOT WANTING THE RESIDENTIAL CHARACTER OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD TO BE COMPLETELY OVERTURNED BY IRUS INTO OUR SF ONE ZONING PROPERTIES.

HE'S, HE'S GOT A COMMERCIAL PROPERTY UP AT THE CORNER THAT HE OWNS.

HE'S PUT A VAPE SHOP RIGHT NEXT TO STEPPING STONE SCHOOL THROUGH THE HORROR OF MOST OF US.

BUT THAT'S, THERE'S NOTHING WE CAN DO ABOUT THAT.

BUT THE, THE PROPERTY WILL NOT SUPPORT THE CONGESTION THAT, THAT COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT WILL ALLOW.

UM, COMMERCIAL ISON, MORE COMMERCIALS, ZONING AREAS THAT APPROPRIATE.

THIS IS A STRONGLY RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD THAT WE WORKED HARD TO DEVELOP ALL OF US TOGETHER.

JUST BECAUSE THE USE OF A PIECE OF LAND IS LEGAL DOESN'T MEAN IT'S APPROPRIATE.

SO THIS ISSUE ABOUT THE RESTRICTIONS BEING REMOVED OFF THE DEED IS REALLY, UH, NOT RELEVANT.

THAT CONCLUDES ALL SPEAKERS FOR ITEM 64.

UM, APPLICANT'S ENTITLED TO A TWO MINUTE REBUTTAL.

COULD YOU BRING BACK, UM, SLIDE TWO PLEASE? WHEN I SAID I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND, WHEN I, PARDON ME? OH, WHEN I SAID I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND, UH, THE BUFFER ISSUE, WHAT I MEANT WAS THE LOT IS A HUNDRED BY 150 FEET.

IT WILL NOT BUFFER THAT SUBDIVISION, THEIR, THEIR, UH, UH, THEIR COMMUNITY FROM THE COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY AT MAGNE WHEN WHAT I MEANT REALLY WAS THE PROPERTY THAT WE'RE ASKING THE REZONING FOR SITS IN A SUBDIVISION OF ITS OWN THAT HAS FOUR LOTS OF THE FOUR LOTS, THREE LOTS ARE COMMERCIAL.

SO WHEN WE ASK FOR A COMMERCIAL USE, WE DON'T FEEL IT'S UNREASONABLE BECAUSE IT WOULD MAKE THE ENTIRE SUBDIVISION, UH, COMMERCIAL, THE TRAFFIC THAT THEY'RE CONCERNED ABOUT WOULD BE NONEXISTENT BECAUSE WE WOULD NOT, HE WOULD NOT TAKE TRAFFIC THROUGH BLACK LATRELL.

HE WOULD TAKE TRAFFIC THROUGH RIGHT OFF AT MCNEIL THROUGH HIS COMMERCIAL PROPERTY THAT'S ADJACENT TO THE PROPERTY.

SO, UM, AGAIN, WE HOPE THAT YOU LOOK AT THE FACTS.

THE FACTS ARE IT'S A SUBDIVISION OF ITS OWN.

IT WILL BE CONSISTENT WITH THE SUBDIVISION.

AND I HOPE THAT ALL THE FEELINGS THAT HAVE OCCURRED OVER THE YEARS DOESN'T TAKE, UH, PRESIDENTS OVER WHAT WE'RE ASKING.

AGAIN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU MEMBERS.

IS THERE ANY OBJECTION TO THE CLOSING OF THE PUBLIC HEARING WITHOUT OBJECTION? THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM NUMBER 64 IS CLOSED.

UH, BEFORE I ACCEPT A MOTION, I WANNA MAKE SURE IF ANYBODY HAS ANY QUESTIONS OF STAFF OR ANYONE ELSE, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER APPOINT.

I HAVE A QUESTION FOR THE APPLICANT.

IF THEY COULD SHARE, UM, A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT IS THE INTENDED USE FOR, FOR THE SITE.

WHAT HE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE IS, IT'S ONLY A 2,500 FOOTPRINT.

HE'S NOT GONNA INCREASE THE FOOTPRINT IN ITSELF.

WHAT HE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE IS COMMERCIAL ON THE BOTTOM AND HE WOULD LIKE TO LIVE ON TOP, ADD ANOTHER STORY TO THE TOP.

TRAFFIC WOULD COME OFF OF MCNEIL AND NOT TO THE BLACKFOOT TRAIL.

SO COMMERCIAL ON THE BOTTOM AND RESIDENTIAL ON THE SECOND STORY, HENCE JR.

AND YOU.

I'LL RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER KELLY.

OH, SIR, I I HAVE A FOLLOW UP QUESTION ON THAT.

WHAT TYPE OF, UH, COMMERCIAL ON THE BOTTOM WOULD THE APPLICANT LIKE TO HAVE? WELL, RIGHT NOW WHAT HE'S ASKING IS VR BECAUSE IT WOULD BE WHATEVER THE MARKET WOULD DICTATE.

I KNOW THAT STAFF HAS ASKED FOR A RECOMMENDED, UH, LIGHT OFFICE, I BELIEVE, BUT I THINK WE ALL KNOW THAT THERE'S A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF OFFICE SPACE RIGHT NOW.

IT WOULD BE DIFFICULT FOR HIM TO LEASE IT OUT.

HE JUST WANTS TO CREATE A LITTLE BIT OF REVENUE HIS IN HIS EIGHTIES, AND HE WANTS TO LIVE THAT QUALITY OF LIFE THROUGH THE GENERATION OF THE REVENUE.

OKAY, THANK YOU.

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THANK YOU MAYOR.

UM, I'LL MAKE THE MOTION AND THEN I WILL SPEAK TO THE ITEM.

ONCE I GET A SECOND.

I MOVE SF TWO FOR FIRST READING WITH DIRECTION TO STAFF TO COME BACK ON JUNE 1ST FOR THE SECOND AND THIRD READING.

UH, MEMBERS, YOU'VE HEARD THE MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER KELLY, IT IS TO ADOPT, UH, SF TWO, THE ZAP, UH, THE ZONING AND PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION OF SF TWO ON FIRST READING ONLY.

IS THERE A SECOND? A SECOND ABOUT COUNCIL MEMBER POOL? I'LL ASK FOR ANY DISCUSSION MA'AM.

YES, COUNCIL MEMBER COUNTY, I'LL GO AHEAD AND SPEAK TO THIS.

UM, YOU KNOW, WITH MOST ZONING ISSUES LATELY THAT HAVE COME TO MY OFFICE, THEY'VE BEEN VERY DIFFICULT AND OUR APPROACH IS TO WORK DILIGENTLY WITH THE COMMUNITY AND WITH THE APPLICANT TO COME TO A REASONABLE CONCLUSION.

I'M VERY FAMILIAR WITH BLACKFOOT TRAIL AS MY DAUGHTER ATTENDED STEPPING STONE, WHICH IS THE NEARBY PRESCHOOL FROM AGE TWO TO AGE 13.

AND ON THE DAY SHE TURNED 13, SHE AGED OUT OF THE PROGRAM.

UM, BUT WE WOULD OFTEN TAKE THE BACK ROADS, WHICH IS BLACKFOOT TRAIL TO GET THERE TO AVOID TRAFFIC IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

UM, I HAD A REALLY DIFFICULT TIME WITH THIS, BUT AS WE'VE HEARD FROM THE NEIGHBORS ABOUT THE OPPOSITION, I BELIEVE THAT THE BEST PATHWAY FORWARD IS TO ZONE THIS SF TWO.

SO THANK YOU COLLEAGUES FOR LISTENING TO MY STATEMENT.

MEMBERS.

ARE THE, IS THERE ANYONE ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO, UM, HAVE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? MEMBERS? THE MOTION IS TO ADOPT THE ZAP RECOMMENDATION OF SF TWO ON FIRST READING.

IS THERE ANY OBJECTION TO THE MOTION? CAPTAIN MAYOR PRO 10, I, I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS AN OBJECTION OR MORE OF A, A SOLILOQUY, BUT I HAVE A REALLY HARD TIME WHEN I SEE FAMILIES WHO OWN A PARTICULAR PIECE OF LAND IN OUR CITY AND THEY COME TO A REZONING TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT LAND IS GONNA WORK WHETHER THEY WANT TO RUN A BUSINESS OR WHETHER THEY WANT IT TO BE, UM, THE TYPE OF HOUSING THAT THEY WANT TO USE.

AND THEN WE END UP SOMEWHERE DOWN THE LINE WHERE WE'VE GOT A ZONING THAT MAYBE THEY DON'T WANT OR DOESN'T ACTUALLY SERVE THE PURPOSES OF WHY THEY EVEN WENT DOWN THIS PATHWAY.

UM, SO I MAY HAVE TO VOTE NO TODAY.

I APPRECIATE, UM, COUNCIL MEMBER KELLY DOING HER DUE DILIGENCE AND TRYING TO FIND A WORKABLE SOLUTION FOR BOTH.

I ALSO SYMPATHIZE WITH PEOPLE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

UM, THE, THE HOUSE THAT I GREW UP IN THE FRONT LOTS WERE NOT DEVELOPED, BUT THEY WERE COMMERCIALLY ZONED.

AND THEN THROUGHOUT THE YEARS, YOU KNOW, AS I GO HOME NOW I'M, I'M ENTERING A PLACE THAT IS MORE COMMERCIALIZED ON THE FRONT EVEN THOUGH THE NEIGHBORHOOD IS STILL IN EXISTENCE.

AND SO I SYMPATHIZE WITH THE NEIGHBORS WANTING TO, UM, YOU KNOW, TURN DOWN THAT STREET WHEN THEY'RE COMING HOME AND SEE IT THE WAY THEY'VE ALWAYS SEEN IT AND THE WAY THAT THEY, UM, IMAGINED WHEN THEY BOUGHT THEIR PROPERTY.

BUT I ALSO THINK THAT WE NEED TO FIND WAYS TO BE MORE FLEXIBLE IN OUR COMMUNITY TO HAVE MORE LIVE WORK AND PLAY TOGETHER.

UM, AND SO I SYMPATHIZE WITH THE APPLICANTS AND WHERE THEY ARE TODAY.

SO I'M GONNA VOTE NO ON THIS, BUT APPRECIATE THAT WE CAN REVISIT THE CONVERSATION WHEN IT COMES BACK.

THANK YOU MAYOR PRO TIM.

COUNCIL MEMBER FUENTES RECORDING NOW.

UM, COUNCILMAN CADRE? OKAY, MAYOR? YES.

COUNCILMAN REV.

AND JUST A QUICK QUESTION, WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SF ONE AND SF TWO ZONING ON THIS PROPERTY? UH, THE MAIN DIFFERENCE IS JUST THE LOT SIZE.

SM ONE REQUIRES A 10,000 FOOT LOT SIZE AND SEV TWO, UM, 57, 50 LOT SIZE.

HOW BIG IS THE CURRENT LOT? UH, 15,100.

SO YOU COULD SUBDIVIDE AND DO, UM, MORE UNITS IN SF ONE YOU WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO SUBDIVIDE.

GOT IT.

UM, SO IT'S CURRENTLY ZONED SF ONE.

OTHER DISCUSSION, OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? UH, RAISE YOUR HAND.

35 0 3 AND A HALF, 35 0 5, 35 0 7 35 33 CHAPMAN LANE AND 49 0 5 5 0 0 1 5 0 0 5 5 0 0 5

THERE BEING SEVEN AYES AND THREE NOS AND ONE ABSENT.

MAKE SURE, UH, OR OFF THE DI UH, THE MOTION PASSES ON FIRST READING ONLY.

THANK YOU ALL.

WE'LL NOW GO TO ITEM NUMBER 70.

UH, ITEM NUMBER 70.

I'LL CALL ON STAFF TO GIVE US A RUNDOWN.

HELLO, I'M ERIC LEAK WITH THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT.

UH, THIS IS ITEM 70 M P A CASE 2002 1403 CHAPMAN 71 LOCATED AT 50 10 BURLESON ROAD 35 0 3.

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AND A HALF AND 51 0 9 EAST BEND WHITE BOULEVARD SERVICE ROAD, EASTBOUND IS A STANDALONE MPA CASE.

THE REQUEST IS TO CHANGE THE LAND USE DESIGNATION FROM INDUSTRIAL TO COMMERCIAL LAND USE.

THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS TO DENY COMMERCIAL LAND USE BECAUSE OF THE NEED TO MAINTAIN INDUSTRIAL PROPERTIES IN THE CITY.

THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION IS TO GRANT COMMERCIAL LAND USE.

THE APPLICANT IS HERE TO SPEAK REGARDING THEIR REQUEST MEMBERS.

IS THERE ANY OBJECTION TO OPENING A PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM NUMBER 70? HEARING NO OBJECTION.

IT IS THE PUBLIC HEARING IS OPEN.

UH, WE'LL FIRST HEAR FROM THE APPLICANT, MICHAEL WHALE ON ON BEHALF OF THE APPLICANT.

UM, WE'VE MET NUMEROUS TIMES, UH, WITH THE CONTACT TEAM.

I KNOW COUNCIL MEMBER FUENTES AND HER STAFF WERE ALSO INVOLVED.

AND I HAVE CONTACT TEAM SUPPORT FOR THIS CHANGE, UH, FROM INDUSTRIAL TO MIXED USE.

AND I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S ANYTHING ELSE REALLY TO ADD AT THIS POINT.

WE'RE AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

WE'VE WORKED HARD ALSO WITH AUSTIN FIRE DEPARTMENT, UM, UH, ABOUT THIS CHANGE.

THERE'S A HAZARDOUS MATERIAL PERMIT, UH, AT A SEMI SEMICONDUCTOR PLANT THAT HAS, UH, BEEN AN ISSUE FOR OTHERS AND WILL ALSO BE AN ISSUE HERE.

WE WON'T BE ABLE TO DO RESIDENTIAL AT THIS SITE.

UM, BUT WE WOULD LIKE, UH, AN ABILITY TO, UM, EXPAND A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT, WHAT WE, WHAT WE CAN DO THERE.

AND THAT'S KIND OF PART OF THE AGREEMENT WHEN WE COME BACK WITH ZONING.

OBVIOUSLY WE'LL MEET AGAIN WITH THE CONTACT TEAM.

ANYBODY SIGNED UP ON THIS MATTER EITHER FOR OR AGAINST? WE HAVE NO SPEAKERS IN ITEM 70.

MAYOR.

I'D NORMALLY OFFER MR. WEATHER AN OPPORTUNITY TO REBUT HIMSELF, BUT I WON'T.

? UH, YES.

COUNCIL MEMBER FUENTES I MOTION TO GRANT COMMERCIAL LEND USE.

OKAY, ONE SECOND.

IS THERE ANY OBJECTION TO CLOSING THE PUBLIC HEARING? THERE BEING NO OBJECTION.

THE PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED AND I'LL RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER FUENTES I MOTION TO GRANT COMMERCIAL LAND USE MEMBERS OF THE MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER FUENTES IS TO GRANT COMMERCIAL LAND USE IS SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER CADRE.

IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? COUNCIL MEMBER FUENTES.

THANK YOU, UH, COLLEAGUES.

AS, UH, MR. WHELAN SHARED, THE SOUTHEAST CONTACT TEAM DOES SUPPORT THE CHANGE FROM INDUSTRIAL TO COMMERCIAL LAND.

USE THE LETTERS IN THE BACKUP.

THIS AREA IS HEAVILY INDUSTRIAL AND SO BY ADDING COMMERCIAL IT'LL HELP BRING SOME MUCH NEEDED AMENITIES AND RESTAURANTS INTO, UH, SOUTHEAST AUSTIN.

IT'S ALSO NEXT TO THE BERGAM SPUR TRAIL.

UH, SO A LOT OF POTENTIAL WITH THIS CHANGE.