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• This is September 12th, 2023. And, uh, we're gonna bring this meeting at the Planning Commission to order. Um, let's go and do a, uh
• project is for our system and, and to it clearing the planning commission is a very, um, important step in this vital project
• at Austin Water, um, why coming to the planning commission, um, specifically over this parking putt amendment, was preferable to
• Commission, there's a reason this comes to the Planning Commission. We also have a responsibility to look at this and
• Amendment proposal is scheduled for review and recommendation by the Planning Commission on September 26. Our presentation will cover
• at the Planning Commission in October. And number seven was modified to include children 18 and below instead of 13 and
• was described in the briefing to the Planning Commission on August 29th. The elimination of minimum parking requirements
• Council and Codes NO'S Joint Committee. Um, we will back to Planning Commission on September 26th, as Jordan mentioned
• of work from a planning commission. So I just wanted to contextualize some of the conversations that happened at
• with providing the planning commission, uh, imagine Austin comprehensive plan amendments and code amendments for council consideration
• mobility goals, our climate equity goals, and other city policies. Um, so I think as a planning commission and
• with our existing plans. And the idea is for, um, us as planning commission to utilize all the tools that
• that to the, um, joint committee, uh, their recommendations before it comes to planning commission. That would be
• gonna pull up an email from, um, commissioner Greenberg who serves on Zap the Zoning and Planning Commission. Um
• , joint committee, and the planning Commission supported to allow amendments to a future land use map to be filed
• establishments. Additional distance requirements, C and O J C voted to recommend that the planning commission initiate these
• level. There are concerns at a local level, and then there are concerns for us as a planning commission and
• very car-centric and not multimodal. Again, it doesn't align with our goals as a planning commission. Um, the, the
• meeting of the planning commission is adjourned. Thank you. Thank sir. Thank There's love in his heart. He

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• , several months, um, a lot of outreach. Um, we've gone to our environmental commission, the Planning Commission, and the Airport

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• comment or, okay, that's good. I figure between the direction Planning commission and council is taking on smaller lot sizes

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• can go on to planning commission. Okay. Uh, yes, I motion to reopen the public hearing and recommend historic zoning based
• , uh, we still have, it's a zoning change, so it's still will go to, uh, planning commission and Council, uh, but
• . The likelihood of this going through the planning commission and then to counsel, uh, and all of the other steps

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• and 30 related to recent changes in state law. In addition, since June, 2013, city Councilor Planning Commission have initiated
• counsel for adoption consideration. By December of this year, members of City Council and Planning Commission have requested that
• City Council and Planning Commission priorities. We'll also be working as quickly as possible to understand how the amendments
• feedback that was received from City Council and Planning Commission on the urgency of eliminating minimum parking requirements, the
• of 2023. Staff briefed planning commission on this amendment at a special called meeting on August 29th and currently expect to
• bring forward proposed code amendments to Planning Commission in October with consideration at a council hearing in November related
• community and bringing forward proposed amendments to compatibility regulations to planning commission and city council by March of 2024
• , reasons. And that's where I think a waiver, whether planning commission granted or we grant it. Again, I I, I'll leave

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• So two, and I'm calling the zoning and planning commission meeting to order. I understand there's no public communication. Uh, our consent agenda

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• , I mean, one thing that's good to share is like, if the planning commission meeting was pretty informative of that, just
• , their PowerPoint from staff is in the, uh, the backup from that planning commission meeting, uh, it's a pretty simple

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• brought up at, uh, planning commission and I did ask for some insight, feedback and pros and cons in regards to that item. Uh
• the planning commission. So we're just here for first reading. It will require a minimum of six votes today. It when
• a unanimous recommendation from the Planning Commission. This project would add needed housing, including affordable housing at 60% M
• Planning commission as well as other others. It suggests somewhere in the range of 80 or seventies, low seventies, um, and
• start by reading an excerpt excerpt from a statement made at a May, 2023 Planning Commission meeting. Homewood Heights
• out by Betty Baker Planning Commission chair 25 years ago, and actively supported by the Zilker Neighborhood Association and

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• Uh, let's, we're gonna go and bring this, uh, meeting of the planning commission to order. Uh, it is Tuesday, August 29th, 2023, and this is a
• you were hoping would get picked up at the planning commission tonight in this presentation? Well, I'm, I'm, uh, encouraged
• , and I have a question for you all. Do you, as the planning commission, 'cause this is a new structure from when
• role is of the planning commission on this? Is it related to space and, uh, facilities? I'll take a stab at that
• recommendation from the Planning Commission? Is that something that's being worked on? So we put together a recommendation from J S
• recommendation from the planning commission as well. I think that having information from the city manager's office before that
• me. 'cause I do want to at some point be able to move that the planning commission forward a recommendation if we
• industrial office and warehouse areas of Austin. Recently, the Planning Commission and the council initiated code amendments that had
• of elements, elements two through seven, which are on track to come to the Planning Commission on September 12th. Uh, we
• will be recommending to the planning commission and the council, the creation of a new subdistrict commercial mixed use
• will be coming back to you, and again, to recap the elements that are moving forward to the Planning commission on
• coming back to the Planning Commission through a recommendation as the codes and ordinances joint committee in early, uh, 2024
• succeeds through a recommendation of the planning commission, for example, there could be an additional tier where an applicant can
• lines to delete them, but if there's some reason to maintain some of this or if, uh, any planning commission or
• coming Yes. Uh, to joint committee, uh, and then here the planning commission soon. Uh, all right. Uh, the
• prior a D U proposals. I, I appreciate that and from the planning commission perspective as I guess my
• planning commission perspective. Again, there's a lot of items in our agenda through December that we're going to be
• the creation of a working group as it goes to C O J C and then through, um, planning commission, we
• this, uh, special meeting at the planning commission at nine 15. Thank you very much. Might find the pearl
• around development, bonuses, density, bonus program, and parking recommendations. So just to clarify, what's moving forward to Planning
• Commission on September 12th would be elements two through seven from the council resolution. So if you allow us to kind

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• , only staff time, but that it's hard to quantify. At this point. Planning commission and City Council are next. Commissioner
• make sure that we do not conflict with other codes. Chair Carroll reviews the planning commission presentation and city
• . Um, so Planning commission reviewed the project on June 8th, 2021 as item C one. Um, and do you wanna talk about
• that process? Commissioner Carol? The Planning Commission? Yes. Uh, yeah, that was when we were drafting the plan. Um, it went
• through Planning Commission. They provided feedback and we updated it. Uh, I had did a presentation to Planning commission. Um
• believe the process is to go to various boards and commissions that will include planning commission before getting to
• lot of people's heads, but these other groups have invested interest and that's who we agreed with. Council and Planning
• Commission. These are people we would invite, uh, to provide feedback. I think as you mentioned earlier, commissioner Carroll