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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

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• Plan, um, earlier this month, um, and are, um, hoping to be able to go to planning commission this month. And
• , planning commission and council adoption process. So feel free if you have a chance to review it by Friday, great
• comments that we can provide onto planning commission and City Council as part of their adoption consideration. Um, we will
• an amendment to the Imagine Austin plan and the planning commission is really the, the body that we, um, need to

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• October 13th, um, currently seeking feedback for that draft. We anticipate going to planning commission with an updated plan, um
• on around November 1st. That would move through planning commission, um, on November 8th, and then hopefully on to city council
• do our best to try to incorporate into the draft that moves forward to planning commission and counsel, um, at
• once that date happens. Those comments would be to planning commission or counsel, cuz we'll be in the, the hearings process