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• the memo to be presented to the Planning Commission for their final approval. We had an election of officers and I

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• May 16th meeting, um, in favor of taking act, dedicating that meeting to some planning commission related business for the

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• . I'm also on the Zoning and planning commission, but I'm not speaking on behalf of the commission. Um, so I wanna
• a recommendation prior to the vote to council? Our commission did not make a recommendation on this. Um, the planning
• commission makes recommendation on code changes, but I'm on zoning and platting, and we do not make recommendations on

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• 9:00 AM – Planning Commission Convenes

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• meeting of the Austin City Council and the Austin Planning Commission, and I'm pleased, uh, as to welcome the planning commission to
• 9:00 AM and I'm pleased to recognize the vice chair of the Austin Planning Commission of zaza, uh, to, uh, make comments and
• call to order the planning commission. Thank you, mayor, with the quorum of Planning commissioners present, I'm gonna go ahead and
• call this meeting of the Planning Commission to order at nine 1:00 AM on Thursday, April 11th, 2024 at the Austin City, uh, council
• that code amendments that that will be considered by both the Planning Commission and the city council. This is part of our
• to hear comments. At the very same time. The Planning Commission will meet again on April 23rd and April 30th. At those times
• planning commission. As soon as those responses are finalized, the public, you're able to access submitted questions and the
• Council and the Austin Planning Commission, and I will turn it over to Veronica Cinio, uh, assistant city manager to
• the public. To learn more about the proposals, the planning commission will then consider the amendments at hearings on April
• Council and Planning Commission. I'm La Keating with the Project connect office and I'll be presenting on this phase
• amendments and to provide comments directly to Planning Commission and City Council. Staff will host open houses on April
• 17th and April 20th with two more potentially in the works Planning Commission. Will hold hearings on all of the
• code amendments on two dates on April 23rd. Planning commission will consider home phase two compatibility and electric vehicle
• that the package of code amendments will go to planning commission on two days. And then finally the entire
• see on the screen. Staff will be compiling these comments for the planning commission and council to review, and
• and Planning Commission regarding the latest home to proposal and my concerns with its adoption. While I hear the
• Planning Commission. I support e Todd compatibility reform and home phase two because they will make Austin housing
• James. Uh, this isn't the meeting I wanted to speak into, but because it doesn't concern the planning commission that's
• and be able to speak either to the planning commission or the council at the meeting that you, uh, that
• members Planning commission and Mayor Kirk Watson. I'm Megan Ramos, a UT undergraduate student and resident of District
• council mayor and planning commission for your time today. My name is Mike Wayne Wright. My friends call me Dub. Uh
• that you please adopt the planning commission recommendations regarding low income, austinites, communities of color and the
• planning commission to move Austin forward and just simply do the right thing. So thank you. Next is Betsy
• our outdated code. And since this is a joint session with the Planning Commission, I would like to make
• call 'em those people. Uh, I used to be on the planning commission. Um, I do appreciate your service
• be wrong about this, but I've been watching the Planning Commission, which my husband's eyes glaze over 'cause
• . She Powell Conley, Christian Chop, Lauren Ma. Hello Mayor and Planning Commission, mayor Council and Planning
• policies. Uh, I don't want to more specifically take the planning, thank the Planning Commission Council and
• I appreciate that the mayor and council and planning commission has taken a sort of a uniting and
• in past them. Thank you. Good afternoon, city Council Planning Commission. Thank you for your time. My name
• workable for developers, I can recall one project when I was on planning commission where residents who are
• everyone on planning commission on city council to go through this stuff. This is not an easy job. Uh
• , members of the Planning Commission, members of the council, those are all the speakers that signed up to
• council and the planning commission, uh, for the public. There's not gonna be a vote today, but for
• the public. Let me remind everyone what I said at the beginning of this meeting. The Planning commission will
• public comment and input. Um, and if the planning commission is ready, it will be posted so that it
• Council uh, planning Commission has can be sent to, uh, Katie Powers via email. And as I've pointed
• adjourn the planning commission. Thank you, mayor. And echoing the mayor's words, we really appreciate the community's
• , any other words, I'm gonna go ahead and adjourn this meeting of the planning commission at two 3:00 PM
• , there will be the chance for further public comment and, and input that the public may have. If the planning
• commission is ready at that time, it will be able to vote on recommendations that it will make to the mayor and
• that city council members are not making a huge amount of money. They are serving us and you planning
• commission members are giving of your time. So thank you. I grew up in a two story modest home in a
• Commission. Last time we did this, I was on your end. And I'm not gonna lie, I kind of like

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• allowed to present, uh, in every commission, parks board, uh, historical commission, uh, preservation commission, uh, planning
• commission. Uh, we are not a sovereign board. Um, and so please do, uh, get that information. 'cause they've

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• was heard at the December 12th, 2023 planning commission meeting where C-S-M-U-V-C-N-P was recommended by the commission. Since then, the
• planning commission, city council meetings, um, the EAD overlay that is proposed is along the Project Connect light
• , I believe that the bylaws for the Planning Commission indicate that if there is an amendment or a change to
• off my point of order Chair, commission, lay on. And so, um, custom to the Planning commission, while you
• comprehensive plan. The purpose of the comprehensive plan is to guide council and planning commission and staff in evaluating
• ordinances, joint committee, and then on through planning commission, of course on council. And so that is staff's
• I was happy to share with the, uh, planning commission, working group, some of the concerns that had
• in lieu, and staff shall present a recommendation to the planning commission for consideration. And action. Thank
• excessive, uh, condo association fees, then then, then the planning commission could opt to, to allow fee in
• applicant's case for fee in lieu, and staff shall present a recommendation to the planning commission for
• planning commission can be invited to that and understanding this issue and why it is. But it's a bigger
• Central Waterfront Advisory Board is currently made up of various, um, bodies of, uh, planning commission and
• , the planning Commission is essentially recommending one option over the other. True. Is that, that answers my
• if, uh, planning commission action were deferred until May 14th and then needed to go to council very quickly
• need time to consider this at the Planning Commission. We've made a lot of really interesting amendments
• thing you could do is postpone it to a specific meeting that's already scheduled for the planning commission. So
• meeting with the exception of the chair. Right. The thing to keep in mind is that the planning commission also
• point of order. Yes. According to the planning commission bylaws, the chair shall call a special meeting if
• . This is not ready. Uh, Eric Lee, planning department, if the Planning Commission can, in plain words, provide
• now, that, that the Planning Commission is not going to consider any amendments that were not submitted on

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• 027 to amend the published notice requirements for joint public hearings between the City Council and PlanningCommission; and declaring an emergency.

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• number 74. Um, Item Number 74 is to, um, addresses the notice of our joint meeting with the planning commission, uh
• zoning. It was not in the staff's original draft of the DB 90 ordinance. The planning commission had the staff
• in a job center. Um, but they were recommended by the planning commission and we are moving forward with

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• been encouraged by the Planning Commission and the Board of Adjustment. Okay. So that, are we up to 11? We Can
• will encompass the board of adjustment planning, commission, zoning and planning commission, as well as the joint committee's
• planning commission as well as staff, it seems like this would be helpful. Okay. So any other discussion on the memo
• , um, good candidates for this. Yeah. Um, draft language wasn't provided yet. So more detail to be provided in planning
• commission. Okay. We don't need any kind of motion for anything that was done at the committee level. Mm-Hmm. No, but

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• going through this public process and going forward to planning commission council is going to, uh, be how we
• planning commission. Do we have the ability to send our recommendations to the planning commission? 'cause I think
• sent out to City Council and Planning Commission. Thank you so much staff for your presentation. You came on
• request a rezoning to add it, and that requires a planning commission recommendation and it requires a council action
• to go to council to take advantage of the, Well, they're first gonna have to go to planning commission, then
• planning commission gets some of these recommendations that we just pass. 'cause it's relevant to them. 'cause per the
• city charter, we can make re recommendations to the planning commission as well. So things of that nature and
• stakeholders, um, both public, internal staff, um, commissions and, and the, like. We're scheduled to go to the planning
• commission next week on April 9th, and then speak with the housing and planning committee, uh, of council on

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• , commission hearing. We are originally gonna go to the Planning commission on April 23rd, but we found out at the last
• we'll be going to the planning commission on May 28th, and the city council, uh, and the, the target is to bring
• zoning thing so people can oppose it. The planning commission have to, so basically thinking about like any, anywhere
• planning commission first, and basically the planning commission is swamped until the end of May. So they just had
• could be accommodated for count and then after, after the planning commission here, is that there has to be at
• setting the public hearing for the future. Uh, it's currently set for April 18th, so that could be revised, uh, planning