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• , public input part of the home initiative, uh, actually going on across the, the hallway at the planning
• commission now, um, December 7th is when the city council will hear it. Um, so if you see the, the where as

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• We're going to get this thing started. It is Tuesday, November 14th, 2023. I'm gonna bring this meeting in the planning commission to order
• Lane. That is up for Planning Commission Postponement to November 28th. Item nine, rezoning C 14 dash 2023 dash 0 3 4 54 0 2
• South Congress Avenue. That is up for Planning Commission Postponement to November 28th. Item 10, rezoning C 14 dash 2023 dash
• FM 9 69. That is up for Planning Commission postponement November 28th. Number 13, rezoning C 14 dash 2023 dash 0 0 8 7
• FM 9 69 is up for Planning Commission postponement to November 28th. Number 14, plan amendment NPA dash 2023 dash 0 0 2 0 3 300
• to 400 Industrial Boulevard, MPA up for Planning Commission postponed to November 28th. Number 15, rezoning C 14 dash 2023 dash
• 0 0 4 4 300 to four 40 Industrial Boulevard is up for Planning commission postponement to November 28th. Number 16, rezoning C 14
• note, um, that on items 1415 and 18, those are planning commission postponements to November 28th. Okay. 1415 and item 18
• are not consent, they are plan planning commission, Postponement, Postponement to the 28th, correct. Of November? Correct. Okay
• Planning Commission received a full briefing on the proposed amendments during your joint meeting with City Council on October
• the Planning Commission and City Council on October 26th. After that last Monday on November 6th, there was an open house
• for the public to learn more about the proposal. The second public hearing is tonight at the Planning Commission meeting
• shared with the planning commission and everything will be collected and shared with City Council for their consideration
• can make your way to the podium Members of the planning commission. My name is Holly Reed and I'm
• . The City Council and Planning Commission by not putting together phase one and phase two are being dishonest and
• did speak before you during the Joint Council in Planning commission meeting, and I read you the letter from
• . Let's do this. Right. Thank you. Hello, uh, planning Commission. My name is John Foxworth and I'm against the
• a statement, but I'm just gonna go contemporaneous on you guys. Y'all are planning commission. I have not seen
• diversity of housing types. Thank you. Good evening Planning Commission. My name's David Whitworth. Uh, I really
• square foot, uh, the far was 63%, which is what, uh, the, the planning commission amendment is. And, but when
• date certain, the public hearing shall remain closed and the planning commission shouldn't, should act on the
• , Do we have a, our date set for January, The second meeting of the planning commission is January 23rd
• necessary to make sure that the proposal we put forward as the planning Commission to counsel actually produces
• the results that we desire on this planning commission. And I don't think we have the information right
• was a amendment from Commissioner Haynes, and essentially it says, if the planning commission needs more time
• it requires that staff present an annual report to the planning commission with information and program implementation
• at this point is that the planning commission is amending and adding in 7, 8, 11, 13, 15, and 16 unanimously
• Haynes. Um, this was, if the planning commission needs more time with the extended meeting on November 14th, the
• don't think we as the working group or this planning commission right here had the luxury to understand
• one Chair. Could, could I ask, um, if the planning commission could confirm whether they intend for garages
• question planning commission. So let's go ahead and, uh, take a vote. 'cause we, we, it's, we're getting on
• are reconvening, um, the meeting of the planning commission. This is item two. And, uh, we've got through

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• Urban Design guideline, going to planning commission for a recommendation. And the city council and the city council is
• urban design guidelines, and you have a second. Every other body you see, like the planning commission and the
• the planning commission or the city council. You're talking about a code amendment Correct. To change the construct
• planning commission or the city council on potential amendments to sub-chapter E. That's within the purview of the design
• to go to community events. And the third draft is what would go to, uh, planning commission. We'll go
• to design commission, then go to planning commission, and then to council for approval. Uh, so in addition to
• recommendations are presented to eventually the Planning Commission and then to the city Council for consideration. Thank you
• shared with the planning commission and the council. And that is also referenced in the enabling resolution. So the
• what is the process for getting that approved? Is that, does that come through entities like the planning
• commission? Or does city council make a motion to make those modifications? So, so it could be initiated by either

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• the, uh, planning commission, uh, for drafting these amendments, um, to be included in the Imagine Austin Comprehensive
• no recommendation from the planning commission. Again, the staff recommendation is being offered on first reading to grant

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• by counsel, no letter later than, uh, November 30th, following a postponement by the Planning Commission on October 24th

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• the West Parcel. The applicant's request was recommended by the Planning Commission on September 12th and by this council

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• , uh, legal on, um, for just for clarity, once it goes to planning commission, if you are adopting recommendation

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• that would be the threshold for it to then advance where the planning commission would also need three quarters
• and either is that the Planning commission does the three quarter as well. Um, there was a, uh, an
• . I really also, as we entrust this to the planning commission and the commissioners, uh, then would hopefully pass
• going to be against owners' wishes. Now, I would argue, you know, that our planning commission and city council
• up through planning commission and council. So we have a draft out on that. Should I, should I just
• , striking the words generally and likely from the first paragraph, um, to planning commission And, and counsel
• update to that state law, um, that says that the HLC requires, that's, that's your super majority. Um, planning
• commission does not require a super majority. Um, but counsel does. Oh, that is new. It's been around for a

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• 2:00 PM – Planning Commission Convenes

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• held jointly with the Austin Planning Commission. It is 2:00 PM we are meeting in the Austin City Council chambers that are
• I indicated, this is a joint meeting of the Austin City Council and the Austin Planning Commission. So I'm pleased to now
• recognize the chair of the Austin Planning Commission, chairman Shaw, uh, to call to order the Planning Commission. Thank you, mayor
• . Can you hear me? Yes. Okay. Uh, yes, time is two o'clock and, uh, I, the chair of the planning commission bring the
• planning commission meeting to order. And, uh, I wanna recognize we do have quorum. In fact, this is a very good turnout
• for the Planning Commission. Thank you all Planning Commissioners . Thank you Mr. Chairman. Thank you. And thank you to all
• of the planning commissioners that are participating in this, and I wanna welcome everyone on behalf of the Planning Commission and
• the policy to have an opportunity to hear comments. At the same time. The planning commission will meet again on
• those questions will be shared with the council and the planning commission as soon as they are finalized for members
• . This will be a public hearing. Only remember, again that the Pub Planning Commission will be meeting on November 14th. There
• will be another opportunity to be heard and if ready, the planning commission will vote then. And the city council
• the Austin Planning Commission. And I will now call upon Laura Lauren Middleton Pratt, the plan, our planning director for a
• presentation from staff. Good afternoon, mayor City Council and members of the Planning Commission. Thank you for the opportunity
• proposed code amendments. The first is today's joint meeting of the Planning Commission and City Council. As the mayor
• mentioned, this is a new opportunity to our knowledge. We've never held a joint meeting of the Planning Commission and
• taking action today. Next, the planning commission will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, November 14th at 6:00 PM right
• here in City Hall. The Planning Commission could, at that time vote to make a recommendation to City Council
• much. Thank you. Um, I'll ask if there's any member of the commission, the planning commission or council that
• members and the planning commission to allow us that time. 'cause what we would hate to do is to be
• in D two, which I have the honor of representing on the Zoning and Planning Commission. I'm speaking today
• Mayor Council and Planning Commission for the opportunity to speak. My name is Tom Smith and I live in the
• please pass this. Oops. Jessica Leman. Hi. Thank you Mayor Council and members of the Planning Commission. My
• Dewart. Hi, good afternoon, city Council Mayor and Planning Commission. My name is Nora Dewart and I currently
• the city council members and planning commission to sit through all this and who are taking a stand and
• planning commission for your time today. Please do not eliminate single family housing. These changes will increase
• everyone Council and Planning Commission, who has helped move this forward. Um, I hope that we can pass this
• Watson, council members and members of the Planning Commission. My name's Paul Kevin Smith, and I've lived in
• . Thank you, Howdy City Council and Planning Commission. My name is Zach Faddis and I'm a proud resident
• Council and Planning commission, our community leaders see the path forward that we need to do to do
• counsel and planning commission. My name is Diana Molina. I moved here 23 years ago, but only very recently
• Council and Planning Commission. I'm Justin Lanier. I'm a graduate student of public policy at ut uh, D
• Planning Commission. My name is Craig Naser from Gracie Woods in District seven. I support some of this
• low income Austinites. I was on the planning commission during Code X, so I do feel your pain. I
• , I should have some slides up here. And, uh, Honorable mayor, city Council and Planning Commission, thank
• the planning commission for willingness to hear us all out for so long. It really does mean a lot
• December of 2021. Some of us were on planning commission, some of us weren't. It makes ADUs feasible. Tiny
• of the Planning Commission. Thank you for being here. My name is Andrea f Fryberger. I live in
• deluna. Uh, good evening City Council Mayor and Planning Commission. I live and work in District nine. I
• them. Thank you so much for listening to me. Good evening, mayor Council and the Planning Commission. Thank
• the Austin City Council. Uh, it's believed that this is the first time there's been a joint meeting of the Austin Planning
• Commission and the Austin City Council. Uh, I'm sure that there will be an historian out there that will remind us if that's
• November 14th, 2023. At that time, there will be the chance for further po public comment and input, and if the planning
• commission is ready, we'll be able to vote on recommendations to the mayor and City council at that time. The mayor
• please have patients with us. Any comments submitted through those methods will be collected and provided to Planning
• commission and to city council for their consideration. That concludes our presentation on the proposal. Thank you very
• for Project Connect. And then finally, it's a very important point. When I was on the planning
• commission, uh, chairman Shaw twice, we had uh, TAD come and explain how, uh, housing appraisals are done

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• held jointly with the Austin Planning Commission. It is 2:00 PM we are meeting in the Austin City Council chambers that are
• I indicated, this is a joint meeting of the Austin City Council and the Austin Planning Commission. So I'm pleased to now
• recognize the chair of the Austin Planning Commission, chairman Shaw, uh, to call to order the Planning Commission. Thank you, mayor
• . Can you hear me? Yes. Okay. Uh, yes, time is two o'clock and, uh, I, the chair of the planning commission bring the
• planning commission meeting to order. And, uh, I wanna recognize we do have quorum. In fact, this is a very good turnout
• for the Planning Commission. Thank you all Planning Commissioners . Thank you Mr. Chairman. Thank you. And thank you to all
• of the planning commissioners that are participating in this, and I wanna welcome everyone on behalf of the Planning Commission and
• the policy to have an opportunity to hear comments. At the same time. The planning commission will meet again on
• those questions will be shared with the council and the planning commission as soon as they are finalized for members
• . This will be a public hearing. Only remember again that the Pub Planning Commission will be meeting on November 14th. There
• will be another opportunity to be heard and if ready, the planning commission will vote then. And the city council
• the Austin Planning Commission. And I will now call upon Laura Lauren Middleton Pratt, the plan, our planning director for a
• presentation from staff. Good afternoon, mayor City Council and members of the Planning Commission. Thank you for the opportunity
• proposed code amendments. The first is today's joint meeting of the Planning Commission and City Council. As the mayor
• mentioned, this is a new opportunity to our knowledge. We've never held a joint meeting of the Planning Commission and
• taking action today. Next, the planning commission will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, November 14th at 6:00 PM right
• here in City Hall. The Planning Commission could, at that time vote to make a recommendation to City Council
• much. Thank you. Um, I'll ask if there's any member of the commission, the planning commission or council that
• members and the planning commission to allow us that time. 'cause what we would hate to do is to be
• . I live in D two, which I have the honor of representing on the Zoning and Planning Commission. I'm
• Smith. Thank you Mayor Council and Planning Commission for the opportunity to speak. My name is Tom Smith and I
• zoning proposal Nora Dewart. Hi, good afternoon, city Council Mayor and Planning Commission. My name is Nora Dewart and
• , I thank the city council members and planning commission to sit through all this and who are taking a
• , planning members of planning commission for your time today. Please do not eliminate single family housing. These changes
• Poole and everyone Council and Planning Commission, who has helped move this forward. Um, I hope that we can
• planning commission, uh, chairman Shaw twice We had, uh, TCAD D come and explain how, uh, housing appraisals
• , mayor Watson, council members and members of the Planning Commission. My name's Paul Kevin Smith, and I've lived
• emotionally connected city. Thank you, Howdy City Council and Planning Commission. My name is Zach Faddis and I'm
• am happy that the City Council and Planning commission, our community leaders see the path forward that we
• . Please proceed. Good evening counsel and planning commission. My name is Diana Molina. I moved here 23 years ago
• start. Good evening City Council and Planning Commission. I'm Justin Lanier. I'm a graduate student of public
• . Hello City Council and Planning Commission. My name is Craig Naser from Gracie Woods in District seven. I
• A housing mostly for low income Austinites. I was on the planning commission during Code X, so I
• and Planning Commission, thank you for allowing me to speak and especially thank you for having the courage
• thank you all so much and the planning commission for willingness to hear us all out for so long
• ADU resolution from December of 2021. Some of us were on planning commission, some of us weren't. It
• members and members of the Planning Commission. Thank you for being here. My name is Andrea f Fryberger
• , my name is Amy deluna. Uh, good evening City Council Mayor and Planning Commission. I live and work
• the Planning Commission. Thank you for being here tonight. My name is Megan Meisenbach and I live in
• the Austin City Council. Uh, it's believed that this is the first time there's been a joint meeting of the Austin Planning
• Commission and the Austin City Council. Uh, I'm sure that there will be an historian out there that will remind us if that's
• November 14th, 2023. At that time, there will be the chance for further po public comment and input, and if the planning
• commission is ready, we'll be able to vote on recommendations to the mayor and City council at that time. The mayor
• please have patients with us. Any comments submitted through those methods will be collected and provided to Planning
• commission and to city council for their consideration. That concludes our presentation on the proposal. Thank you very
• to me and please pass this. Oops. Jessica Leman. Hi. Thank you Mayor Council and members of the Planning
• Commission. My name is Jessica Lemon. I am the Senior Associate State Director of outreach and advocacy for AARP