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• that they could prepare For it. Yeah. So we were at planning commission this week, but we got postponed to next
• week on the 15th. And we'll be at zoning and planning commission for a briefing and possible action on the 6th of
• , uh, market rate and affordable housing Studies that the planning commission and zoning and planning Commission have done over
• that done for planning commission next week, uh, Tuesday. Um, so no, no numbers today on the impact on properties, but
• planning commission. Uh, we were there on Tuesday and they, they heard from the public, they heard a staff recommendation
• to the planning commission or are y'all waiting for, for some action from, from, uh, the planning commission. Uh, we're
• not necessarily waiting on action from planning commission. The planning commission obviously. Um, well, I don't know what they'll
• do, but they'll, I'm assuming they'll take action of some kind. If planning commission did postpone this item into the
• that Planning Commission is gonna be moving this forward and that, um, this was unanimously approved by council. Um, it
• waiting to see, you know, what the Planning commission recommends and if there are tweaks that we need to make to
• , this has been to the codes and ordinances joint committee. It was recommended there, it was at the planning commission on
• went back to planning commission on Tuesday of this week. Planning commission voted and they adopted the item with
• recommendations. Um, Planning commission had a working group and they also had a number of amendments from that working group that
• that was one of the reasons why I, I asked that question And there was some discussion at planning commission as to
• as the work that the planning commission did recently, could you daylight what some of the topics are that they're

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• Planning commission, uh, the November 8th meeting, 2022 to order at 6:10 PM Uh, we'll start with, um, roll call, and I'm gonna go with the
• notice of a planning commission public hearing for November 8th, 2022, and for the city council on December 1st, 2022 for parking standards
• because what is not on the Planning commission agenda or the council agenda is a requirement that these commercial sites comply
• amendment at the planning commission and council meetings. And I know when you'll get to that later in the meeting, you'll get
• the Planning Commission, but certainly not with, and before any of y'all, uh, public communication. I wish I could show this
• done fairly and open to each and every person. Today at tonight's planning commission has agreed, has, has angered and concerned
• lots of Austin voters by holding hearings Tonight, many are protecting runoff elections Planning Commission, and the city council is going
• Miss, this is Andrew VA onto the, uh, planning commission. Um, could you do me a favor and, uh, test your line
• meeting in the year following that November. Uh, is it similar for the planning commission? I didn't have a chance
• , I, I'm, we've, I've actually heard for the first time some really illuminating stuff about, um, the planning commission notification
• , but what are the steps? Is it going to come back to planning commission at all, or is this really, I mean
• is being asked of the com, the planning commission, if we take action, If you take action, it would be to
• environmental commission recommendations in our planning commission recommendation to counsel on this item. All right. I am
• , tables actually need to be fixed. So this is an issue that often comes up on planning commission as well
• feet. Transit forward supports the adoption of proposed compatibility changes being considered by the Austin Planning Commission and
• information being translatable, it's not the Planning Commission webpage is I change it to Spanish. You'll see, you know
• , the s So planning commission webpage, you see the agenda, the backdrop, uh, backups, their title all in Spanish
• the, uh, City Council and Planning Commission are trying to address the affordability crisis with Austin Homes. However
• neighborhoods. As the planning commission studied, how the proposed amendment will impact property values, traffic, parking, density
• for the planning commission to very clearly indicate that indeed there will be a, people will have the ability
• to provide us feedback on the 15th at planning commission. So it's very clear on the website. Yes. Thank you
• through a process, through the planning commission and the, the offices that I've spoken to basically have told me
• unless they get pressure from the public. I don't think pressure from the planning commission is going to do
• as planning commission, but I hope that those are comments that can be taken to council for sure. And
• planning commission could send a recommendation to council that they agree with city staff and that this should not
• get a report from staff just on the signup process, um, and how the signup process for planning commission differs
• no opposition, I'm looking around. I am going to turn this meeting at the planning commission at 10:54 PM Thank you. T Find A better Thingss to do Than To drags You.
• speakers. In our opinion, this amendment should be left up to all the city voters, not just the planning
• commission or city council. This amendment affects more than just the individual properties identified. It will impact whole

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• , their Heritage marketing program. Um, she was appointed to the planning commission, um, where she served for 18 years between
• the Planning Commission and the Zoning Planning Commission. And, um, after a brief gap, um, Steve Sadowski took over the
• chair of the planning commission, which I'm sure was uncomfortable for him. Um, and at times they had rather spirited discussions
• realized that the planning commission, uh, added to that the ninth year. That that wasn't something that the staff

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• presentation, uh, of kind of the schedule of things. So BA based on this Environmental Commission tonight Planning commission on
• commission, That Planning commission, Planning Commission, um, much as with the ordinances, makes the recommendation that goes to City
• Council along with environmental recommendations. Um, backup, um, so planning commission is November 8th, is that correct? Okay. November 8th
• come back on December 6th, um, but it would not, it would've already gone to planning commission. Yes. Now I, I
• have some kind of an action if we can get to it tonight, to speak to the planning commission to give
• was a specific request from the planning Commission. I understand that nevertheless. So, um, Uh, this is Kayla
• now they are, um, scheduled for public hearings at, uh, at planning Commission next week. Um, I, I don't
• know whether planning commission might be willing to postpone them or not. I I don't feel like I can speak
• we were to postpone our, we, we may not be heard, but, um, if Planning commission, uh, um, does postpone
• additional comments as the put continues. So the Environmental Commission provides recommendations that are forwarded to the Planning
• , I hear you. Um, I believe we are hearing this at our commission at a special request of the Planning
• commission because they wanted our feedback and they wanted our input. And, um, if we do not speak to our

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• present the plan to the Planning commission on November 8th, and council on the 1st of December. Next slide. Throughout this process
• organizations. Next slide. And one more after that. So next steps. Uh, like I said, we're going forward to planning commission, uh
• today as we planning commission, I would encourage the preservation community to reach out to the appointed officials and

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• have to for planning commission. So yes, planning commission would meet at six, We'd meet at five with a, with a
• zoning and planning commission ordinance. You know, I think, you know, people can make, you know, implications about it, whatever
• , you're muted. Commissioner King. Uh, we reported that at our last zoning and planning commission meeting, but we didn't since

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• . So I will reiterate what it was stated previously. Opposition of the proposed waiver of the planning commission review and
• the first time I heard this conversation happened, I was serving on the planning commission as a volunteer and manager. We
• small businesses, many of which are vacant. Now, this item was denied by your zoning and planning commission on October 19th
• foot design element. The zoning and planning Commission told them code allows for an ornamental element waiver and so therefore
• . I'm certain any implied pivot had more to do with a large workload. At the planning commission hearing, there was a
• Landmark Commission and our staff. Um, it is not recommended by the planning commission with a formal recommendation
• next item. I think that takes us then all of the planning commission, I mean, all the zoning cases
• , I remember being on the planning commission, uh, when, uh, this was 2015, 2016, and oh, I can't tell you

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• Forum and having a quorum present within the council chambers. I now call this meeting of the planning commission to order at, hmm, 6:03 PM
• , Mr. Rivera, we'll make an announcement in the atrium a few minutes before planning Commission begins each public hearing. Uh, and
• goes to planning commission and, uh, they do receive a full review. It's, it's a truncated review, but they do get
• doesn't go to counsel Mm-hmm. . Okay then yes, I'll make a motion that the Planning Commission grant a six
• . Next slide. Uh, so we're obviously here at planning commission tonight. There's a public hearing scheduled for counsel on
• newspaper notice, um, and then post public hearings before the planning commission and city council. Um, I did wanna get
• goes through the planning commission and council, that, uh, the notices are generally kept broad enough to be able to
• allow for whatever changes may happen at planning commission and council. Okay. And there's no specification of like what's
• planning commission and Environmental Commission have had the opportunity to make recommendations on this item and to give staff
• backup documentation, the Environmental Commission and the Planning and Zoning commission don't even know this exists. Chair commission
• committee, which is a, um, subset of both the Planning commission and the zoning planning commission. By code, the zoning
• , the Planning Commission provides the recommendation to council. This is the public hearing in connection with that procedure. So
• Planning Commission and the Environmental Commission to provide recommendations and for staff to respond to all of the Planning
• do. Um, the way that the Planning Commission and Zap are, are, are, are broken out in terms of neighborhood plans
• taken up by Zap, not by planning commission. And so they're gonna have a much better idea of the practical impacts

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• we want to take. So, um, our internal recommendation from our equity team, as well as the planning commission cited
• brings an additional perspective. And I know that you were in the awkward place presenting to the planning
• commission when they were saying, can we consider some offsets? But, but you weren't able to do that because of

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• and adoption process as an attachment to the Imagine Austin comprehensive plan with a planning commission hearing scheduled for
• the next several weeks, we will seek feedback on the public review draft before presenting an updated plan to planning
• commission at their November 8th meeting. And City council on December 1st. Next slide, please. Throughout this process, we approach