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THEY, WE ENDED WITH ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE, SIX, UM, SEVEN, WHICH GIVES US A QUORUM.
WELL THEN THAT BEING THE CASE, UM, I'M GOING TO NOW CALL
[CALL TO ORDER]
THE URBAN TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION, A SPECIAL CALL MEETING ON MARCH 30TH, 2021 TO ORDER.UM, WE, I WAS TAKING A MOMENT TO SAY, UM, HELLO TO, WELL, WE HAVE TO REMEMBER THAT.
I THINK ONLY ONE OF THEM IS HERE.
NATHAN, RYAN, DO YOU WANT TO GIVE A 30 SECONDS OF, UM, YOU KNOW, WHAT'S INTERESTING ABOUT BEING IN, INVOLVED IN THIS? SURE, ABSOLUTELY.
I AM REPRESENTING DISTRICT TWO FOR THE URBAN TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION.
NOW I'M SUPER EXCITED TO BE HERE THE LAST FEW YEARS.
I'VE GOTTEN QUITE INVOLVED IN TRANSPORTATION AND, UH, HOUSING RELATED ISSUES HERE IN AUSTIN.
IT'S REALLY CLOSE TO MY HEART BECAUSE I THINK IT'S KIND OF CONNECTED TO EVERYTHING RIGHT, WHERE YOU LIVE, HOW YOU GET AROUND, UM, THE ECONOMICS OF THAT MATTER.
UH, THE ENVIRONMENTAL FRIENDLINESS OF THAT MATTERS.
UM, JUST, IT, IT, IT, IT IS CORE TO, UH, EVERY OTHER DECISION WE MAKE, UH, AS A CITY.
AND SO I'M REALLY EXCITED TO BE ON THE COMMISSION AND WORKING WITH YOU ALL.
AND, UH, IF YOU HEAR MY DOGS BARKING IN THE BACKGROUND, I APOLOGIZE, BUT THAT IS PRETTY LIKELY THAT THEY BREAK IN AT SOME POINT, UH, AND HAVE OPINIONS, BUT THAT'S ALL RIGHT.
PUPPIES AND KIDS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME.
YEAH, NO SUPER EXCITED TO BE HERE.
UM, SO WE WILL CALL THE ORDER.
I DID NOT SEE ON THE, OR I DO SEE ON THE AGENDA THE APPROVAL OF MINUTES.
I DID NOT GET A MINUTES, UH, IN THE PACKAGE OR IN THE BACKUP.
UM, I FEEL LIKE WE NEED TO SKIP THIS ITEM, IF THAT IS THE CASE.
DID ANYBODY ACTUALLY GET THE MINUTES? THEY WERE SORRY, THIS IS CASEY.
MY MIC WENT OUT DURING THE MEETING LINK EMAIL WITH THE AGENDA ATTACHED.
I WAS LOOKING AT THE UTC SITE ITSELF.
[1. APPROVAL OF December 17, 2020 MINUTES]
ARE THE MINUTES.UM, I HAVE NOT READ THROUGH THEM, BUT THEY'RE THANKFULLY VERY SHORT.
UM, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES? SO MOVED.
IS THERE A SECOND AND I WILL SECOND THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES.
UM, A DISCUSSION ALL IN FAVOR.
RAISE YOUR HANDS THAT ARE ON CAMERA.
THE OTHERS ARE GOING TO HAVE TO SPEAK UP.
SO, UM, CASEY, DID YOU GET THAT THERE WAS EIGHT OR ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE, SIX, SEVEN.
YOU ALSO CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER SO I CAN GET A TIME DOWN.
IT WAS PROBABLY TWO MINUTES AGO.
LET ME CLOSE THAT ONE, THEN GO BACK TO THE AGENDA.
WE HAVE, UM, CITIZENS' COMMUNICATION GENERAL.
SO THESE ARE PEOPLE WHO WANT TO SPEAK ON SOMETHING THAT IS NOT ON THE AGENDA.
UH, WE HAVE TWO PEOPLE SIGNED UP FOR ITEM THREE B, WHICH WE WILL DO AT THAT POINT.
UH, WAS THERE ANY LAST MINUTE CITIZENS COMMUNICATIONS ON THE GENERAL TOPIC? CASEY? NOPE.
THEN WE WILL MOVE ON TO, UM, NEW BUSINESS.
UM, THE FIRST ITEM UP FOR DISCUSSION,
[3.A. Discussion and possible action regarding appointment of an Urban Transportation Commission member to the Project Connect Community Advisory Committee]
UH, ITEM THREE, A DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING APPOINTMENT OF A URBAN TRUST PARTITION COMMISSION MEMBER TO THE PROJECT CONNECT COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE.AND I BELIEVE THERE WERE THREE PRESENTERS WHENEVER CITY HALL WANTS TO TAKE IT AWAY.
UH, MY NAME IS JACKIE NIERENBERG AND I AM THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND INVOLVEMENT FOR THE NEW AUSTIN TRANSIT PARTNERSHIP.
AND TODAY YOU'RE GOING TO BE SELECTING A DESIGNEE FOR THE COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
AND I'M GOING TO SHARE MY SCREEN IF I CAN IN JACKIE.
UH, THIS IS CHEYENNE, UH, FROM THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE.
DID YOU HAVE SLIDES TO, UM, UM, HA I DID.
I HAD OUR SAFE, SO FOR IT, YES.
WELL, WE'RE ALL VERY EAGER TO BE HERE.
UM, UH, CHEYENNE CROWDY, I WORK, UH, CURRENTLY IN THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE SUPPORTING ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, JEAN OF BM DACA.
I APOLOGIZE IN ADVANCE FOR MY PRONUNCIATION AND SOUNDING SLURRED.
I HAD SOME DENTAL WORK DONE TODAY AND I AM STILL VERY
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I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT, BUT WE'LL GO THROUGH THIS REALLY QUICKLY.UH, JACKIE AND I, UM, YOU KNOW, HAVE BEEN WORKING TOGETHER ALONG WITH THE NEGRO DAY OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS REGARDING THE PROJECT, THAT COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE, UM, THESE SLIDES ARE JUST KIND OF TO GUIDE YOU THROUGH AND SET UP YOUR DISCUSSION, ULTIMATELY, WHO THE UTC APPOINTS IS VERY MUCH YOUR DECISION.
UM, AND SO WE HOPE THIS IS HELPFUL FOR YOU ALL FOR THAT, FOR, FOR FRAMING IT, UH, NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.
SO THE, UH, PROJECT CONNECT COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE WAS, UH, CREATED, UM, THE FRAMEWORK FOR IT WAS CREATED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE CAPITAL METRO BOARD IN DECEMBER OF 2020.
UM, THEY, UH, AMENDED AN INTER-LOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND CAPITAL METRO REGARDING PROJECT CONNECT AND ADDED JUST A VERY SIMPLE FRAMEWORK FOR THIS COMMITTEE.
UM, THE COMMITTEE WILL ADVISE THE CITY AND THE NEW AUSTIN TRANSIT PARTNERSHIP ON THE $300 MILLION ANTI-DISPLACEMENT INVESTMENTS, THE EQUITY ASSESSMENT TOOL THAT IS BEING CREATED TO HELP GUIDE THOSE INVESTMENTS, THE EQUITY, UH, KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS, WHICH WAS A SEPARATE, UH, CREATED BY A SEPARATE COUNCIL RESOLUTION, UM, AROUND PROJECT CONNECT AND WANTING TO, UM, HAVE A FRAMEWORK FOR MEASURING OUR PROGRESS ON SOME EQUITY, UM, RELATED THINGS FOR PROJECT CONNECT AND EQUITABLE TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT STUDY THAT WE ARE JUST STARTING, UM, THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'LL FOCUS ON TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT AROUND PR PROJECT CONNECT AROUND THE ENTIRE SYSTEM.
UH, THE RECOMMENDATIONS BY THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE MUST BE HEARD BY EITHER THE CITY CAPITOL METRO OR THE AUSTIN TRANSIT PARTNERSHIP.
SO THIS IS A THREE PARTY, UM, KIND OF WORKING RELATIONSHIP THAT WE HAVE ESTABLISHED SOME OF YOU.
AND JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, SINCE SOME OF YOU MAY, MAY OR MAY NOT KNOW, UM, WHEN PROJECT CONNECT WAS APPROVED BY VOTERS IN NOVEMBER, 2020, THE CITY AND CAPITAL METRO, UH, CREATED THE AUSTIN TRANSIT PARTNERSHIP, WHICH IS AN INDEPENDENT LOCAL GOVERNMENT, UM, CORPORATION.
THEY HAVE THEIR OWN BOARD, UM, AND THEY, THE AUSTIN TRANSIT PARTNERSHIP IS ULTIMATELY THE RECIPIENT OF THE PROJECT CONNECT, UM, VOTER APPROVED TAX RATE.
THAT MONEY GOES TO THE AUSTIN TRANSIT PARTNERSHIP.
THE AUSTIN TRANSIT PARTNERSHIP THEN IS RESPONSIBLE FOR DELIVERING PROJECT CONNECT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY AND CAPITAL METRO.
SO JUST, UH, IN TERMS OF MEMBERSHIP, THE PROJECT CONNECT COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE IS GOING TO BE 11 COMMUNITY, 11 COMMUNITY MEMBERS, SIX OF WHOM, UM, WERE INTENDED TO BE APPOINTED BY AN OAKLAND NAPA OPEN APPLICATION PROCESS.
AND I'LL GET TO MORE OF THAT IN A LITTLE BIT, UH, IN FIVE COMMUNITY MEMBERS APPOINTED FROM WITHIN EXISTING CITY AND CAPITAL METRO BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS.
UM, AND SO THAT WOULD BE THE URBAN TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION, THE MAYOR'S COMMITTEE FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION ON THE CITY SIDE, AND THEN THE TWO CAPITAL METRO CUSTOMER, UM, CUSTOMER AND COMMUNITY COMMITTEES, UM, MEMBERS MUST BE A RESIDENT OF AUSTIN OR LIVE WITHIN THE CAPITAL METRO SERVICE AREA.
THEY CANNOT HAVE A CONTRACT FOR PROPERTY GOODS OR SERVICES WITH THE CITY CAPITAL METRO OR AUSTIN TRANSIT PARTNERSHIP.
UM, THE MEMBERSHIP TERM IS INTENDED TO BE TWO YEARS WITH ANTICIPATED, UM, MONTHLY MEETINGS, YOU KNOW, AS ASTERISK ON THIS.
AND, AND I HEARD, I THINK JACKIE TRYING TO TRY THEM IN, UM, AS AN ASTERISK CALMNESS, I WILL NOTE, WE'VE GOTTEN QUESTIONS ABOUT, YOU KNOW, HOW LONG THE MEETINGS WILL BE AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
AND I THINK THAT YOU ALL THROUGH YOUR WORK AS COMMISSIONERS KNOW THAT SOME MEETINGS ARE REALLY QUICK, DEPENDING ON WHAT'S ON THE AGENDA AND SOME MEETINGS GO A LITTLE BIT LONGER, AND IT JUST DEPENDS ON KIND OF WHAT'S ON THE PLATE FOR THAT GIVEN MONTH.
THAT'S KIND OF WHAT I CAN TELL YOU AT THIS POINT, UM, WHEN SOMEBODY'S TRYING TO JACKIE, WHERE ARE YOU TRYING TO CHIME IN? NO, WASN'T ME.
UM, IN TERMS OF THE OPEN APPLICATION SEATS, UM, WE POSTED AN APPLICATION ON THE PROJECT CONNECT WEBSITE FROM FEBRUARY 5TH, UM, ORIGINALLY SUPPOSED TO CLOSE AT THE END OF FEBRUARY, GIVEN THE WINTER STORM AND PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY LOSING A WEEK, ESSENTIALLY WE DID EXTEND IT TO MARCH 5TH.
UH, WE SHARED IT ON SOCIAL MEDIA, JACKIE AND I, AND UNEEK, UM, PUSHED IT OUT TO OUR, UM, NETWORKS THAT WE HAVE EARNED THROUGH WORKING ON THE AUSTIN STRATEGIC MOBILITY PLAN, PROJECT CONNECT CAPITAL, METRO, UM, YOU KNOW, OUR OWN, UH, PERSONAL NETWORKING GROUPS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
WE SHARED IT WITH OTHER CITY DEPARTMENTS, UM, WITH OUR PARTNER AGENCIES REALLY TRIED TO GET A DIVERSE GROUP.
WE ALSO OF COURSE, ASKED THE CAPITAL METRO BOARD AND CITY COUNCIL TO SHARE IT.
UM, WE HOPE YOU SAW IT, SAW IT IN YOUR COUNCIL MEMBERS, HIS NEWSLETTERS, THOSE TYPES OF THINGS.
UM, THEY, THE COUNCIL AND THE BOARD, UM, WANTED A DIVERSE GROUP OF PARTICIPANTS FROM A WIDE ARRAY OF TOPIC AREAS.
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DIDN'T, YOU KNOW, YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO HAVE PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE WORKING IN TRANSPORTATION OR MOBILITY OR EQUITY ISSUES.UM, THEY WERE INTERESTED IN PEOPLE WHO, UM, HAD LABOR EXPERIENCE, PEOPLE WHO MAYBE WERE PARENTS WHO USE THE CAPITAL METRO SYSTEM CURRENTLY, OR WOULD LIKE TO USE IT IN A DIFFERENT WAY WITH THEIR CHILDREN.
UM, PEOPLE WHO HAD MOBILITY EXPERIENCE, PEOPLE WHO HAD EXPERIENCE, UM, ON, ON OTHER TYPES OF ACCESS ISSUES.
SO VERY, VERY BROAD, UM, AND THEN NOT.
AND THEN THE FRAMEWORK THAT CREATED THIS COMMITTEE ESTABLISHED A NOMINATING COMMITTEE, WHICH REVIEWED THE APPLICATIONS AND MADE A RECOMMENDATION TO THE FULL CITY COUNCIL AND THE CAPITAL METRO BOARD FOR CONSIDERATION, UM, OUR ROLE AS STAFF.
IT WAS ESSENTIALLY TO FACILITATE COLLECTING APPLICATIONS AND EQUIPPING THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE WITH THE ABILITY TO REVIEW THOSE APPLICATIONS, UM, AND MAKE A DECISION.
AND SO THAT'S KIND OF HOW WE, HOW WE FRAMED IT UP.
THIS IS HOW THIS IS THE LAY OF THE LAND CURRENTLY.
SO ON THE LEFT, YOU SEE, THESE ARE THE, UM, APPLICANTS THAT WERE NOMINATED BY THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE.
UM, YOU'LL SEE THAT IT'S, IT ENDED UP BEING EIGHT INSTEAD OF SIX.
UM, THAT WAS THE DECISION OF THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE, UM, AS THEY WERE REVIEWING, I APOLOGIZE.
THEY ALSO, UM, THEY, THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED EIGHT PEOPLE INSTEAD OF SIX.
THEY ALSO NOT RECOMMENDED AN EX OFFICIO MEMBER.
I BELIEVE MR. KARNER, UH, WORKS WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS.
AND SO THAT WAS IDENTIFIED IN THEIR RECOMMENDATION.
AND I ADDED A NOTE HERE THAT BOTH MUST BE CONFIRMED BY THE COUNCIL AND THE CAPITAL METRO BOARD THAT HAS, UM, HAPPENED FROM MY UNDERSTANDING THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVED THEM LAST APPROVED AT SLATE LAST THURSDAY, AND THE CAPITAL METRO BOARD APPROVED THE SLATE ON MONDAY ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE, THESE ARE THE CURRENT STANDINGS FOR, FROM THE EXISTING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS AND CAPITAL METRO COMMITTEES.
AND YOU CAN SEE WHERE YOU ARE HERE TONIGHT, OF COURSE, TO GET YOUR RECOMMENDATION.
WE ARE ALSO WAITING ON A RECOMMENDATION FROM THE MAYOR'S COMMITTEE FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, WHICH IS ANTICIPATED THIS WEEK AND THE OTHER THREE COMMITTEES HAVE APPOINTED, UM, THEIR MEMBERS.
UM, SO THIS IS WHERE WE ARE AT, UM, THE CHECK MARKS ON THE LEFT-HAND SIDE, KIND OF DENOTE WHERE WE HAVE, WHERE WE HAVE GONE SO FAR.
UM, AND I SHOULD NOTE, OF COURSE NOW IT'S PAST THE 29TH.
I FINALIZED THE SLIDE LAST WEEK.
SO CAPITAL METRO DID APPROVE THE, UM, THE EIGHT NOMINEES FOR THE COMMITTEE.
UM, AND SO THE ONLY THING LEFT UNDONE IS THE APPOINTMENTS FROM THE TWO OTHER COMMITTEES.
AND THIS IS, THIS TIMELINE WAS SET UP WITH THE INTENTION OF POTENTIALLY HAVING THE FIRST MEETING IN APRIL, IN TERMS OF DATE, TIME, LOCATION, THOSE TYPES OF LOGISTICS.
UM, I WOULD IMAGINE THAT JACKIE AND I AND NIQUE WILL WORK TO IDENTIFY THE BEST DATE AND TIME AND LOGISTICS ONCE WE ACTUALLY HAVE THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS TO BE RESPECTFUL OF EVERYBODY'S SCHEDULE.
AND I BELIEVE THAT THAT WAS MY LAST SLIDE.
UM, I WOULD ADD, AND I THINK JACKIE WOULD AS WELL, THIS IS NOT THE ONLY OPPORTUNITY TO GET INVOLVED WITH PROJECT CONNECT.
IN FACT, JACKIE CAN ELABORATE.
UM, IF YOU'D LIKE TO, UM, THERE ARE OTHER COMMITTEES BEING FORMED, UM, THROUGH THE AUSTIN TRANSIT PARTNERSHIP, THERE WILL BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE WHO EITHER WANTED TO PARTICIPATE OR JUST HEARING ABOUT THIS ANALYSIS OR WATCHING, ETC, TO PUT THEIR NAMES IN TO THE APPLICATION PROCESS THERE, I BELIEVE, BUT ALSO, UM, YOU KNOW, WE WANT THE COMMITTEE, THIS IS A COMMITTEE FOR THE COMMUNITY.
WE WANT PEOPLE TO PAY ATTENTION TO IT.
WE WANT PEOPLE TO, UM, GET INVOLVED IN PROJECT CONNECT AND STAY INVOLVED.
THIS IS, UH, UM, YOU KNOW, THERE'S THINGS THAT ARE GOING TO BE EMINENT THIS YEAR.
THERE ARE THINGS THAT ARE GOING TO TAKE YEARS TO DELIVER, AND WE ARE EXCITED AND HOPE PEOPLE WILL BE INVESTED THROUGHOUT THAT WHOLE TIME.
AND SO PLEASE CONTINUE TO PUSH PEOPLE TO PROJECT CONNECT.COM.
THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE WEBSITE IS THERE, BUT PROJECT CONNECT.COM FORWARD SLASH FORWARD SLASH GET INVOLVED.
I HAVE A LOT OF GOOD INFORMATION ABOUT OPPORTUNITIES TO PARTICIPATE, NO MATTER WHAT KIND OF WHAT YOUR INTERESTS ARE.
UM, AND WITH THAT, UM, JACKIE, WOULD YOU LIKE TO ADD, ADD ANYTHING? YEAH, I WILL JUST ADD THAT THE, UH, THERE ARE THREE, UH, TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEES TO THE BOARD THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE LAUNCHING A, AN APPLICATION PROCESS FOR NEXT WEEK.
UM, JUST TO EXPAND ON WHAT SHANE WAS SAYING ABOUT OTHER OPPORTUNITIES.
SO ONE IS GOING TO BE THE ENGINEERING, ARCHITECTURE, AND CONSTRUCTION, UM, COMMITTEE.
THERE'LL BE A FINANCE AND RISK COMMITTEE, AND THERE'LL BE A PLANNING, SUSTAINABILITY EQUITY AND DBE COMMITTEE AS WELL.
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EACH ONE WILL HAVE ITS OWN BOARD LIAISON, AND WE'RE LOOKING FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO HAVE SOME, EITHER LIVED EXPERIENCE OR PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE IN THOSE AREAS THAT FEEL THEY CAN CONTRIBUTE.SO THERE ARE, IN ADDITION, THERE WILL BE A NUMBER OF WORKING GROUPS THAT WE'LL BE DEVELOPING ALONG THE WAY AND POSSIBLY OTHER ADVISORY GROUPS AS WELL.
SO THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES TO PLUG IN.
UM, AND THEN WITH THAT, I GUESS JACKIE AND I ARE AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
UM, YOU KNOW, I DID FRAME IT UP FOR YOU AT THE BEGINNING THAT THIS WAS REALLY A CONVERSATION AMONGST YOURSELVES ABOUT WHO IS INTERESTED AND HAS THE CAPACITY TO PARTICIPATE.
UM, UM, BUT WE'RE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE FOR US, LAURA YOU'RE YOU'RE MUTED.
UH, JUST SAYING THIS IS LISTED FOR A DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION, SO WE CAN TAKE ACTION TODAY.
UM, I GUESS THE FIRST PART IS, DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY BROAD QUESTIONS OR DETAILS THAT NEED TO HEAR FROM CHEYENNE OR JACKIE BEFORE WE START TALKING ABOUT MEMBERSHIP AND THE THING, AND ALLIE IS, I CAN'T SEE YOU.
YOU'LL JUST HAVE TO SPEAK UP IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION.
OKAY, WELL THEN LET'S MOVE INTO AN ACTION STAGE.
ARE THERE INDIVIDUALS WHO WANT TO SELF NOMINATE? UM, I'M DEFINITELY WOULD BE WILLING TO SELF-NOMINATE, I'D BE VERY INTERESTED IN SERVING.
UM, BUT I DON'T, YOU KNOW, I WOULD, WOULD YOU DROP OFF OR JACK, I GUESS I HAVE A QUESTION.
THIS IS IN ADDITION TO, UH, THE AMBASSADOR NETWORK, RIGHT? YES.
THERE'S ALSO THE PA THE PK IS STILL GOING TO BE GOING AND WE'RE, WE'RE ALWAYS WELCOMING FOLKS TO PARTICIPATE IN THAT ADVISORY GROUP AS WELL.
THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT UP, MARIO.
UM, SO DO OTHER, UH, COMMISSIONERS, ANYBODY ATHENA OR ALLIE, THEY CAN'T SEE YOU, BUT DO YOU HAVE QUESTIONS? DO YOU WANT TO SELF-NOMINATE NATHAN COMMISSIONER WENT TO BE, UH, WELL, I'M GLAD THAT, UH, SUSAN'S SELF NOMINATED CAUSE THAT'S WHO I WAS GOING TO RECOMMEND TO THIS.
I KNOW YOU HAVE A BIG BACKGROUND IN TRANSIT, SO THAT'S OKAY TOO.
UM, I HEAR A NOMINATION THAT UTC POINT, UH, COMMISSIONER SUMMERS TO THE CITIZEN ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
IS THAT WHAT IT'S CALLED OFFICIALLY COMMUNITY COMMITTEE? SORRY.
WOULD IT BE, I WOULD, I WOULD MAKE THAT NOMINATION.
DANIEL ALVARADO SECONDED, ANY DISCUSSION
I JUST THINK SUSAN'S THE ONE FOR THE JOB.
UM, I'M ALWAYS IMPRESSED BY HER KNOWLEDGE.
SO I THINK THIS IS A GREAT CHOICE.
THANKS FOR STEPPING UP, SUSAN.
RAISE YOUR HAND OR SAY AYE FROM ATHENA I FROM LA.
UM, ALL OF THOSE, AND YOU HAVE TENSIONS IT'S UNANIMOUS.
ONE MORE THING TO ADD TO YOUR LIST.
WE WILL BE IN TOUCH WITH THE NON, WITH THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE IN THE COMING DAYS.
UM, I THINK I OWE A LIST OF EMAILS TO JACKIE.
SO LOOK FOR THAT AND WE'LL BE IN TOUCH.
[3.B. 2209 S. 1st St Alley Right-of-Way Vacation Application]
ON TO ITEM THREE B, WHICH IS A RIGHT AWAY VACATION APPLICATION FOR 2,209 SOUTH FIRST, THERE ARE TWO, UH, CITIZENS WHO SIGNED UP.THEY DON'T WANT TO SPEAK, BUT THEY DO WANT TO, TO EXPRESS THEIR SUPPORT.
UH, BRANDON ALLEN AND BRAD STEIN, BOTH ARE IN FAVOR OF THIS, UH, VACATION APPLICATION.
SO, UM, I GUESS CITY HALL TAKE IT AWAY.
HI, GOOD AFTERNOON COMMISSIONERS.
I WORK FOR THE LAND MANAGEMENT SECTION OF THE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
I'M NOT DOING THAT COMING UP ON YOUR PRESENTATION.
UM, ITEM THREE, B IS FOR AN ALLEY RIGHT AWAY, VACATION OF AN UNPAVED ALLEY WAY.
GENERALLY A BUDDING 2209 SOUTH FIRST STREET.
UM, WE INTER THE CITY OF BOSTON'S FINAL NUMBER IS ONE OH TWO FOUR FIVE DASH
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1600.THE OWNER IS REQUESTING THE VACATION OF A 4,357 SQUARE FOOT TRACT TO ALLOW A MIXED USE PROJECT WITH LIVE WORK UNITS AND MULTIFAMILY UNITS, ALL AFFECTED DEPARTMENTS AND PRIVATE UTILITY FRANCHISE STAKEHOLDERS HAVE REVIEWED THE REQUEST AND RECOMMEND APPROVAL SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS ON THE MASTER COMMENT REPORT.
UM, A PUBLIC UTILITY EASEMENT AND A DRAINAGE EASEMENT WILL BE RETAINED OVER THE ENTIRETY OF THE RIGHT OF WAY VACATION AREA.
THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR PER CODE SYNTHES TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND TO UTC THE APPLICATION.
I'M SORRY, THE APPLICANTS REPRESENTATIVE IS AVAILABLE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS REGARDING THE DEVELOPMENT, AND I'M AVAILABLE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS REGARDING THE RIGHT OF WAY BY PATIENT PROCESS ITSELF.
THANK YOU FOR THAT SUMMARY, FOR THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW SOUTH AUSTIN, THIS IS WHERE INDIGENEITY USED TO BE AN ACROSS FROM WHERE ALL THE USED TO BS WERE FARE BEING USED TO BE.
UM, AND IT'S, UH, ESSENTIALLY, UH, AN EMPTY LOT OR IT'S 90.
IT'S A LOT OF, UM, KIND OF WAREHOUSE-Y LITTLE SPACES BEHIND, UM, A LITTLE BUILDING.
CAN YOU GIVE US JUST A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF WHAT WILL GO IN THERE WHEN YOU SAY MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT? JUST TO A 32ND, ONE MINUTE OVERVIEW? UM, I'D LIKE FOR THE APPLICANT'S REPRESENTATIVE TO DO THAT, UM, WHEN THEY PUT, WHEN THEY WROTE IN THE APPLICATION ITSELF, THAT'S KIND OF WHAT THEY SAID.
UM, SO I DON'T KNOW MUCH OF THE DETAILS AS FAR AS THE HEIGHT OR UNITS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
UM, I BELIEVE DAVE ANDERSON IS ONE OF THE PARTICIPANTS THAT CAN SPEAK TO KIND OF, AGAIN, THE MORE GENERAL QUESTIONS ABOUT THE DEVELOPMENT ITSELF.
MICHELLE, CAN YOU GUYS HEAR ME? OKAY, VERY GOOD.
I WORK FOR JENNER GROUP AND I AM, UH, HERE TONIGHT, UM, COMMISSIONERS AND CHAIR TO, UM, ANSWER QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE ON THIS ALLEY VACATION.
THIS PROJECT IS HOUSING PROJECT WITH LIVE WORK UNITS ON THE FIRST FLOOR.
I THINK WE'RE IN THE RANGE OF A HUNDRED TO 110, UH, HOUSING UNITS.
UM, UH, AND I THINK WHAT'S GERMANE TO THE DISCUSSION TONIGHT IS IT'S ON THE CORE TRANSIT CORRIDOR.
IT IS, UM, UH, GOT, GOT VERY CLOSE TO ACCESS TO BUS SERVICE.
IT, UH, IS REDUCING THE CURB CUTS.
UH, MARIO, YOU SEEM TO BE FAMILIAR WITH IT.
IT'S LIKE A GIANT DRIVEWAY, RIGHT? UH, SO WE'RE REDUCING 11 CURB CUTS TO TWO, WHICH REDUCES ABOUT 250 FEET OF, OF, UM, DRIVEWAY THERE.
IT WOULD HAVE TO, UM, HAVE STREET TREES AND, AND LARGE SIDEWALKS.
SO IT'S, IT'S GONNA TRANSITION THIS FROM A KIND OF SCARY SITUATION FROM A, UH, PEDESTRIAN PERSPECTIVE TO SOMETHING THAT'S A HECK OF A LOT SAFER.
IN ADDITION TO THAT, UH, THE PROPERTY BACKS UP ON THE EAST SIDE TO EAST BOULDIN CREEK AND, UH, IN WORKING WITH STAFF, UH, THE, UH, MY CLIENT IS GOING TO BE ABLE TO PUT, TO DEDICATE PARKLAND BACK THERE AND PUT A TRAIL ALONG THESE BOULDIN CREEK AND ALSO RESTORE THE RIPARIAN AREA BACK THERE.
SO, SO YOU'RE GETTING A MUCH SAFER PEDESTRIAN BICYCLE EXPERIENCE ON THE, ON SOUTH FIRST AND ONLINE BOOK.
SO ON THE WESTERN PORTION AND ON THE NORTHERN PORTION AND ON THE EASTERN PORTION OF SITE, YOU ARE GETTING WHAT A PART STAFF IS.
HOPES WILL BE, UH, YOU KNOW, UH, THE FIRST OR EARLY SEGMENTS OF WHAT COULD ULTIMATELY BE A TRAIL ALONG EAST BOULDIN CREEK, RUNNING NORTH AND SOUTH, THAT'S KIND OF IN THEIR LONG-TERM URBAN TRAILS PLAN.
SO, UM, THE ALLEY ITSELF IS NOT IT'S IN BAD SHAPE.
THE STRUCTURES THAT ARE ON THIS SITE ARE, UM, INSIGNIFICANT DISREPAIR.
AND SO, UM, IT'S YEAH, I THINK THAT'S A GENERAL SUMMARY OF KIND OF, UH, OF THE REQUEST, THE ALLEY ISN'T BEING USED.
AND WE WANT TO REPLACE WHAT'S THERE WITH, WITH THE PROJECT I DESCRIBED.
THANK YOU FOR THAT, THAT SIGNIFICANT DISREPAIR, I THINK IS A, UM, BUT YES, IT IS NO KNOWN AS WELL.
I THINK COMMISSIONER, WHETHER IT BE MINE OF THAT.
WELL, CAUSE HE'S THE THING NEIGHBORHOOD.
UM, YEAH, SO, OKAY, SO THIS IS, UM, AVAILABLE FOR US AND IT'S GOT IT.
ARE THERE ANY MORE QUESTIONS BEFORE WE MOVED INTO, UM, SOME ACTION?
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OKAY.WELL, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS, UH, ALLIE VACATION APPLICATION WENT TO ONCE TO BE THE FIRST DAY I'D MAKE THAT MOTION.
IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND, SECOND PITCH.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION OF QUESTIONS? OKAY, WELL THEN LET'S TAKE A VOTE ALL IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THIS APPLICATION.
IF YOU'RE A HORSE, EMILY, PLEASE SAY, AYE.
I AM FROM ATHENA, RIGHT? WELL THAT IS EVERYBODY, BUT I'LL JUST RUN THROUGH IT.
ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTIONS? ALRIGHT.
CONGRATULATIONS AND GOOD LUCK.
MOVING RIGHT ALONG AND WE'LL GET TO ITEM THREE.
WOULD WE SWELL IT? AM I USED TO BE DAYLIGHT? UH, THREE C CHALMERS
[3.C. Chalmers Ave Right-of-Way Vacation Application]
AVENUE RIGHT AWAY INDICATION APPLICATION.UM, IT WILL TAKE MAYBE THE SAME SPEAKERS OR ONE OF THE THINGS WE HEAR.
DO YOU HAVE OUTSIDE SPEAKERS OR YOU'RE LOOKING AT TO MICHELLE? YEAH, THE CHALMERS STEPHANIE RORY, MICHELLE SMITH.
MATT GREENFIELD, TIM CHRIS HERRERA.
SO, UM, STEPHANIE ROY, UM, IS IT'S NO LONGER WORKING ON RIDER OR VACATION.
UM, ITEM THREE C IS THE STREET VACATION OF CHALMERS AVENUE, WHICH IS A PAVED AND FUNCTIONING STREET BETWEEN THIRD AND FOURTH STREET.
THE FINAL NUMBER IS ONE OH TWO FOUR FIVE DASH TWO ZERO ZERO TWO.
HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN HAKA IS REQUESTING THE VACATION OF AN APPROXIMATELY 0.39 OF AN ACRE TRACT.
HAKA IS ASKED BY LOCATION VACCINATION WITH ANNETTE AND THE VACATION TO FURTHER ENHANCE THEIR AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECT, PROVIDE A MORE CONTIGUOUS PLAY AREA FOR THE CHILDREN AND INCREASED PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE CONNECTIVITY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
HAKA IS TEARING DOWN THE OLDER BUILDING BUILDINGS AND INCREASING THEIR UNIT COUNT FROM 158 TO 398.
UM, ALL EFFECTED DEPARTMENTS AND PRIVATE UTILITY FRANCHISE STAKEHOLDERS HAVE REVIEWED THE REQUEST AND RECOMMENDED APPROVAL SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS ON THE MASTER COMMENT REPORT, A PUBLIC UTILITY EASEMENT AND ACCESS EASEMENT.
THEY WILL BE RETAINED OVER THE ENTIRETY OF THE RIGHT-OF-WAY VACATION AREA.
PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR PER CODE, SINCE THIS TO PLANNING COMMISSION AND TO UTC, HOK HAS REPRESENTATIVE IS AVAILABLE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS REGARDING THE DEVELOPMENT.
AND I'M AVAILABLE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS REGARDING THE RIGHT OF WAY VACATION PROCESS.
UM, AND I WROTE THAT UP EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON AND I WAS SURE THAT
UM, CASEY D DO YOU KNOW IF ANYBODY SIGNED UP FOR CHALMERS? NO, WE DIDN'T HAVE ANYBODY SIGN UP FOR THAT ONE.
THE ONLY PEOPLE I HAVE LISTED, UM, ARE MEG GREENFIELD AND THEN PHIL.
YEAH, I THINK, UM, MEG GREENFIELD IS WITH, UM, LIKE, YEAH, I'M SURPRISED SHE'S NOT ON THE LINE SO I CAN ANSWER, UH, YOU KNOW, KIND OF WHAT I READ AS FAR AS WHAT THEY'RE DOING, WHAT, WHY THEY'RE WANTING THE VACATION AREA, UM, IS, UH, WAS ON THE APPLICATION.
SO I DON'T HAVE A LOT OF MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROJECT ITSELF, BUT AGAIN, I CAN CERTAINLY ANSWER QUESTIONS REGARDING THE PROCESS.
IT WAS SOME CONTENT IN OUR BACKUP, UM, THAT TALKED ABOUT BROADLY, UH, OCCASIONAL, WHETHER IT BE WHEN YOU WERE ABOUT TO SAY SOMETHING.
I WAS JUST GOING TO ASK A QUESTION.
I NOTICED, UH, THE BLOCK JUST NORTH OF THERE.
IT LOOKS LIKE THE ALLEYWAY WAS VACATED THERE AS WELL.
AND IT'S HARD TO TELL I HAVEN'T BEEN THERE ON STREET AND LOOKED AND IT LOOKS LIKE THERE'S SOME SORT OF A PASSAGE WAY, BUT I CAN'T TELL IF THAT'S A BIKE PATH OR WHAT IT BOUGHT DATE.
IS THIS A CONTINUUM THERE SOMEWHERE INTERESTING WAS INTERESTING ABOUT IT.
YEAH, WHAT'S SO INTERESTING ABOUT THAT IS THAT RIGHT AFTER THIS, THIS APPLICATION CAME IN, I HAPPENED TO BE IN THAT AREA AND I SAW WHAT YOU'RE SEEING ON GOOGLE MAPS OR WHATEVER.
AND I, AND I IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE OFFICE AND SAID AND SAID, OH, THEY'VE ALREADY, I DIDN'T EVEN GO THROUGH THE APPLICATION.
THEY, YOU KNOW, THEY STARTED AROUND THE PROCESS.
SO THEY'RE DOING THIRD TO FOURTH NOW THEY'VE ALREADY DONE FOURTH TO FIFTH, UM, YEARS AGO.
UM, IT'S ACTUALLY A VERY ATTRACTIVE, UM, KIND OF COMMUNITY AREA.
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YOU CAN, YOU CAN WALK, YOU CAN BIKE YOU, YOU KNOW, THEY, I THINK THERE'S TIMES THAT THEY, THEY KIND OF EVEN CLOSE IT OFF AND THEY DO COMMUNITY EVENTS, YOU KNOW, FOR PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN THE UNITS, MY UNDERSTANDING IS THEY'RE GOING TO, IT'S KIND OF A PHASED PROJECT WHERE THEY SAY BUILD SOMETHING, THEY MOVE PEOPLE IN.ONCE THEY BUILT THE NEWER UNITS, THEY MOVED THOSE PEOPLE BACK IN AND THEY TEAR DOWN ANOTHER.
SO IT'S, YOU KNOW, HOCK HAS DONE A REALLY NICE JOB OF MAKING THOSE.
UM, AND YOU KNOW, JUST MY OPINION, OBVIOUSLY, UM, YOU KNOW, MAKING, TAKING ADVANTAGE OF PROPERTY THAT THEY'VE OWNED FOR A LONG TIME.
AND, AND AGAIN, THEM GOING FROM 158 UNITS, THE FORDABLE HOUSING TO ALMOST 400 UNITS OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS JUST FABULOUS.
IT'S EVERYTHING THAT AUSTIN WOULD WANT IT TO BE.
UM, AND YOU KNOW, AGAIN, EAST, EAST, BUT NOT VERY FAR EAST.
SO IT, IT DOES, IT DOES, IT IS ON, YOU KNOW, THE, THE CAP METRO, IT WILL BE MUCH MORE, UM, USER-FRIENDLY AS FAR AS BIKES AND PEDESTRIANS, I'VE HEARD A COUPLE OF PEOPLE SAY IT'LL BE SAFER FOR THE CHILDREN THAT ARE WALKING TO THE SCHOOL, WHICH IS VERY, FAIRLY CLOSE TO THIS AREA.
UM, SO YEAH, I, I AGREE WITH YOU.
I THINK IT'S GOING TO PROBABLY MEET HER WHAT'S ON THE OTHER SIDE THAT YOU'RE SEEING ON GOOGLE OR RIGHT.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMENTS.
OKAY, WELL THEN LET'S MOVE THIS INTO ACTION.
IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS VACATION, NATHAN, NOW CHANCE ALLIE, IS THAT ATHENA? OH, SORRY.
IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND? THERE WE GO.
UM, ANY FINAL DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT.
AND THEN LET'S MOVE TO VOTE ALL IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE VACATION TREMORS AVENUE.
RAISE YOUR HAND OR SAY AYE, OR SAY I DREW THAT RIGHT.
WELL THEN A FORMALITY, ANY OBJECTIONS? ANY ABSTENTIONS PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.
I'M MICHELLE AND I'M VERY MUCH.
[3.D. Dougherty Arts Center Replacement Project]
NOW ONTO WHAT WILL BE PROBABLY A LONGER PRESENTATION.UM, THIS IS ITEM THREE D THE DIRTY ART CENTER PROJECT.
UM, THE PRESENTER IS KEVIN JOHNSON.
AND IF I CAN ASK YOU ONE FRAMING QUESTION, KEVIN, WHEN YOU GIVE YOUR PRESENTATION, I LOOKED AT THE DOCUMENTS, BUT MAYBE YOU CAN GIVE US A 30 SECONDS OR A MINUTE ON WHAT YOU WANT OUT OF THIS PRESENTATION TONIGHT FROM US.
YEAH, THAT'S, I THINK THAT'S A GREAT WAY TO START THE CONVERSATION AND HELLO TO ALL THE COMMISSIONERS.
MY NAME IS KEVIN JOHNSON WITH THE PARKS DEPARTMENT.
UM, THIS IS A PRESENTATION THAT WE'VE TAKEN TO QUITE A FEW BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS WE'RE IN A PRELIMINARY DESIGN PHASE FOR OUR DIRTY ARTS CENTER PROJECT.
UM, WE'VE BEEN GIVEN SOME DIRECTION BY CITY COUNCIL TO LOOK AT A FEW ALTERNATIVES FOR THIS, UH, PROJECT.
AND THAT INCLUDES HOW WE'RE ADDRESSING ISSUES OF TRAFFIC AND PARKING AT THE PROPOSED SITE.
UM, SO WE WOULD, YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN SEEKING THE RECOMMENDATION OF OUR PREFERRED SCENARIO FROM OTHER BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS.
UM, IF YOU ALL FEEL LIKE YOUR FOCUS IS A LITTLE BIT MORE SPECIFIC ON THIS PROJECT, THEN WE WOULD JUST WELCOME A STATEMENT FROM UL THAT YOU MIGHT WANT TO SHARE WITH COUNCIL AS THEY CONSIDER HOW WE'LL MOVE FORWARD INTO THE DESIGN PHASE ON THIS PROJECT.
DOES THAT SOUND REASONABLE? I GUESS THINKING VERY MUCH THERE'S A LOT HERE.
I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT KIND OF COMMENTARY THEY WERE LOOKING FOR.
YEAH, NO, I THINK THAT'S, I APPRECIATE YOU ASKING THAT UPFRONT.
AND I DID WANT TO SAY, YOU KNOW, I I'M AWARE OF THAT AND WE ARE GOING TO TRY TO GET THROUGH THE PRESENTATION FAIRLY QUICKLY, SO WE CAN MOSTLY OPEN IT UP TO QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS AT THE END.
UM, BUT I WILL ADD THAT I'M JOINED BY MY COLLEAGUES, ROBERT BURNS, HE'S THE PRINCIPAL ARCHITECT, THE STUDIO EIGHT AND BOW BACK TO RUNNING A TRAFFIC ENGINEER AND PRINCIPAL WITH BO CONSULTING.
SO, UM, THEY'LL ALSO TAKE A SHORT PORTION OF THIS PRESENTATION AND JUST TO SET A LITTLE BIT MORE CONTEXT FOR THOSE OF YOU UNFAMILIAR WITH THE DOHERTY ART CENTER PROJECT.
THIS IS A FACILITY THAT THE PARKS DEPARTMENT HAS LONG BEEN SEEKING A NEW HOME FOR.
AND A FEW YEARS AGO, WE INITIATED A FEASIBILITY STUDY TO MOVE THE EXISTING SITE TO THE PARKLAND SIDE OF BUTLER SHORES AND FOLLOWED THAT UP WITH A COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND PLANNING PHASE, UM, AND ULTIMATELY WENT TO COUNCIL IN THE SPRING OF 2019, AND THEY APPROVED THE RELOCATION OF THIS FACILITY TO BUTLER SHORES.
AND, UH, THAT APPROVAL CAME WITH, UH, SOME ADDITIONAL INTERESTS IN HOW WE WERE ADDRESSING ISSUES OF PARKING,
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HOW THE BUILDING FOOTPRINT WAS SORT OF FACILITATING, UM, YOU KNOW, VEHICULAR ACCESS TO THE SITE.AND SO THEY ASKED THAT WE LOOK AT A FEW ALTERNATIVES AND TONIGHT'S PRESENTATION IS REALLY GEARED TOWARDS, UM, THE RESPONSE TO THAT FEEDBACK THAT WE GOT, HOW THESE FOUR SCENARIOS KIND OF ALL CONSIDER DIFFERENT CRITERIA THAT COUNCIL GAVE US.
THERE ARE A LOT OF CONSTRAINTS ON THIS SIDE AND A LOT OF MOVING PARTS AND PIECES TO THE PROJECT.
UM, BUT WE'LL TRY TO MAKE IT FAIRLY STRAIGHTFORWARD, UM, FOR YOU GUYS.
AND, UM, YOU KNOW, EACH OPTION PROVIDES A DIFFERENT, UH, PROPOSED PARKING SOLUTION.
UM, I'M SORRY, I'VE GOT A WINDOW OF NOTES HERE THAT, THAT JUST WENT AWAY.
UM, BUT I THINK THAT'S SUFFICIENT CONTEXT TO GET US STARTED.
I DID JUST WANT TO REITERATE THAT WE'RE IN, IN PRELIMINARY DESIGN STATE FOR OUR PROJECT RIGHT NOW.
UM, BUT WE PLAN TO GO BACK TO COUNCIL FOR A BRIEFING NEXT WEEK, AND THEN WE EXPECT THAT THEY WILL TAKE ACTION ON THE ITEM AT THEIR FINAL MEETING IN APRIL.
UM, AND THAT WILL BEGIN A PROCESS FOR SCHEMATIC DESIGN, UH, IN WHICH WE CAN REALLY ADDRESS A LOT OF THESE ISSUES MORE FULLY.
SO, UM, I THINK, YOU KNOW, AS YOU'LL SEE IN THE PRESENTATION, OUR DEPARTMENT HAS A PREFERRED SCHEME.
AND LIKE I SAID, IF YOU ALL FELT COMPELLED TO MAKE A MOTION OF SUPPORT, WE WOULD WELCOME THAT.
UM, AND, AND WE'LL ALSO JUST LEAVE TIME FOR QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS AS WE GET THERE.
SO LET'S LOCATE OURSELVES WITHIN THE CITY.
THIS MAP SHOWS BOTH THE CURRENT DOHERTY AND OUR SITE AT DAWSON ROAD IN BARTON SPRINGS, AS WELL AS THE NEW SITE FOR THE FACILITY AT BUTLER SHORES UP IN THE CENTER OF THE SCREEN.
UM, THE USES ON BUTLER SHORES CURRENTLY CONSISTS OF THREE LITTLE LEAGUE BALL FIELDS THAT ARE ON THE WESTERN MOST EDGE.
THOSE WILL REMAIN PROGRAMMED BY SOUTH AUSTIN LITTLE LEAGUE.
UH, THERE ARE TWO SOFTBALL FIELDS IN THE CENTER OF THE SITE THAT ARE ORIENTED IN THE NORTHEAST DIRECTION.
UH, THAT'S REALLY THE PROJECT SITE FOR THE DOOR TO YARD CENTER IS THE CENTRAL AREA OF THE SITE HERE.
UM, A COUPLE OF OTHER KEY COMPONENTS OF THE PROJECT SITE ARE THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENTS, MAIN OFFICE JUST ABOVE THE PROPOSED WORD ON THIS MAP.
AND THEN OBVIOUSLY THE ZACH SCOTT THEATER COMPLEX KIND OF ANCHORS THE EASTERN EDGE OF THIS SITE.
SO, YOU KNOW, WE'RE REALLY EXCITED FOR, UH, THE CULTURAL ARTS, UM, NEIGHBOR THAT WE'LL HAVE AT THIS SITE.
AND JUST THE, YOU KNOW, THE VISIBILITY FOR THE CULTURAL ARTS SEEING, UM, THAT CONVERGENCE OF ARTS FUNCTIONS REALLY OCCURRING ON THIS SITE AND REALLY EXTENDING ALL THE WAY INTO BUTLER PARK.
THAT INCLUDES THE OTHER CULTURAL ARTS FACILITIES, UH, THE LONG CENTER IN THE PALMER AUDITORIUM.
SO I SPOKE A LITTLE BIT TO THE COUNCIL DIRECTION.
UH, THE RENDERING YOU'RE SEEING ON THIS IMAGE THAT CAME OUT OF THE PLANNING PROCESS FROM 2018 AND 2019, UH, TO ORIENT YOU TO THAT THE NEW DOOR YARD CENTER IS INDICATED IN PURPLE SORT OF ALONG THE TUMI ROAD FRONTAGE.
OBVIOUSLY THIS IS A VERY CONCEPTUAL AND SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM, BUT WE HAD INDICATED THAT THERE WOULD BE A PARKING STRUCTURE THAT SUPPORTS THIS FACILITY ACCESS BY BOTH RIVERSIDE DRIVE AND TUMI ROAD.
AND THAT THE PART MAIN OFFICE, WHICH IS INDICATED IN BLUE, THERE WOULD REMAIN ON THE SITE, UM, IN MAY OF 2019, WHEN THEY DID APPROVE THIS, THEY HAD ASKED THAT WE CONSIDER WHAT ESSENTIALLY BOILS DOWN TO THESE THREE ALTERNATIVES.
AND SO THEY'RE LISTED WITH A NUMBERS ONE THROUGH THREE HERE, AND THAT TIES TO LATER IN THE PRESENTATION, AS WE HAVE SOME NUMBERING CONVENTION FOR THE OPTIONS THAT WE'RE SHOWING YOU.
BUT, UM, OPTION ONE IS BASICALLY THAT THE, THE NEW DOOR YARD CENTER WOULD SIT ON THIS SITE AND THE EXISTING PART MAIN WOULD REMAIN AS IT IS TODAY.
OPTION TWO IS ONE IN WHICH THE EXISTING PART MAIN OFFICE WOULD BE DEMOLISHED AND RECONSTRUCTED AS A PART OF THIS PROJECT, UH, TO REALLY CREATE KIND OF MORE OF A CAMPUS FEEL.
AND LIKE I MENTIONED, THAT INTEREST WAS COMING OUT OF BY PUTTING THE FOOTPRINT OF THE PARDON MAIN OFFICE IN PLAY, MAYBE AN OPPORTUNITY TO PULL THE MASSING OF THE BUILDING NORTHWARD A LITTLE BIT.
THERE WAS SOME CONCERN ABOUT, UM, POSSIBLE CONGESTION AND OVERLOADING OF FUNCTIONS ALONG TO ME ROAD.
AND SO THERE WAS INTEREST IN SEEING HOW WE COULD POTENTIALLY ALLEVIATE SOME OF THAT.
UM, SOME OF THAT TRAFFIC AND THE THIRD OPTION IS RELATIVELY SIMILAR IT'S THAT THE NEW DOHERTY ARTS CENTER WOULD BE RELOCATED OR I'M SORRY, WOULD BE REBUILT ON THE SITE.
AND THE EXISTING PART MAIN OFFICE WOULD BE RELOCATED OFF OF THIS SITE ALTOGETHER.
NOW, BOTH OPTIONS TWO AND THREE, AS IT RELATES TO OUR MAIN OFFICE, THOSE ARE NOT FUNDED.
UH, IT'S SOMETHING WE EXPLORED, UH, AT, AT COUNSEL'S REQUEST, BUT JUST DO WANT TO BE CLEAR THAT, YOU KNOW, OUR DEPARTMENT WAS NOT FUNDED THROUGH THE BOND, UM, TO BUILD A NEW MAIN OFFICE.
WE WERE FUNDED THROUGH THE BOND TO, UM, DELIVER A NEW DOHERTY ARTS CENTER.
SOME ADDITIONAL FEEDBACK THAT WE HEARD WAS TO
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APPROACH PARKING, UH, IN A COMPREHENSIVE FASHION ON THIS SITE TO CONSOLIDATE EXISTING SURFACE PARKING AND REALLY PROVIDE AN UNDERGROUND SOLUTION THAT MEETS THE NEEDS OF THE DISTRICT.UM, I DID WANT TO POINT OUT THAT'S SORT OF A PARTIALLY UNFUNDED REQUEST AS WELL BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, MEETING THE NEEDS OF THE LARGER DISTRICT WAS NEVER TIED TO THE FUNDING REQUEST FOR THE DORY, BUT IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'VE EXPLORED AND THE TEAM CERTAINLY WANTS TO PUT FORWARD KIND OF THE BEST PLANNING SCENARIO FOR THIS PROJECT AS WE MOVE FORWARD.
AND THEN TO ADDRESS THE UNFUNDED REQUESTS, WE WERE ASKED TO SEEK ALTERNATIVE FINANCING MECHANISMS AND INTEREST IN PHILANTHROPY.
UM, BOTH CONVERSATIONS THAT OUR DEPARTMENT HAS STARTED WITHIN THE CITY OF AUSTIN AND WITH SOME EXTERNAL PARTNERS AS WELL.
SO THE REQUEST TO RECONSIDER WHETHER OR NOT THE PART MAIN OFFICE WOULD BE A PART OF THIS, UM, SITE AND PROJECT SORT OF WARRANTED A LOOK AT ITS HISTORIC CONTEXT, I'LL JUST POINT OUT QUICKLY THAT, UM, THIS IS A HISTORIC BUILDING IT'S ELIGIBLE FOR LISTING ON A NATIONAL REGISTER.
WE PRESENTED TO THE HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION AND ALSO RECEIVED SOME INTEREST FROM THE PRESERVATION COMMUNITY.
UM, OBVIOUSLY THAT'S A SIGNIFICANT CONSTRAINT ON THE SITE AND SOMETHING THAT WE WANT TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT WITH THE OPTIONS THAT WE'RE PUTTING FORWARD.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE, A SNAPSHOT OF OUR STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT JUST AS A, WITHIN THE MOST RECENT PHASE OF OUR PROJECT.
WE'VE, WE'VE HAD A, OF VIRTUAL FORUMS, UM, FOR PARTICIPATION IN THIS PROJECT, BOTH CITY-WIDE AND ALSO WITH SMALL GROUPS, UM, WE'VE ENGAGED THE VERY TARGETED ARTISTS COMMUNITIES THAT USE THE DOOR YARD CENTER.
UM, YOU KNOW, IT SUPPORTS BOTH FINE ARTS AND PERFORMING ARTS, AND WE WANTED TO BE SURE THAT OUR TEAM HAD A REAL THOROUGH UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT MAKES ALL OF THOSE PROGRAMS FUNCTION, UM, COLLECTIVELY IN THIS SPACE.
SO WE WERE DESIGNING THE FACILITY WITH ALL OF THAT IN MIND.
UH, WE'VE ALSO BEEN COORDINATING WITH PARTNERS LIKE THE ZACK THEATER, THE TRAIL FOUNDATION, UH, WITHIN THE CITY, THE AUSTIN TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT, AND MANY, MANY OTHERS, EXCUSE ME, NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.
AND OUT OF OUR ENGAGEMENT PROCESS, A MISSION STATEMENT HAS, HAS COME TOGETHER FOR THIS PROJECT.
IT'S REALLY SEEKING TO COMBINE THE MISSIONS OF THE DOOR TO THE ARTS CENTER, WHICH IS TO SUPPORT ARTS ACCESS FOR ALL WITH THAT OF THE PARKS DEPARTMENT, WHICH IS TO CREATE COMMUNITIES.
SO THIS IS KIND OF A NATURAL CONVERGENCE OF AN OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE COMMUNITY THROUGH ART.
UM, WE ALSO HAVE FIVE PRINCIPLES OF THE BUILDING.
THIS IS TIED TO OUR ARCHITECTS DESIGN PROCESS, SORT OF SETTING BENCHMARKS THAT WE CAN CHECK IN ON AS WE MOVE THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS.
UH, WE DO HAVE SOME AMBITIOUS SUSTAINABILITY GOALS FOR THIS PROJECT AND IT'S LOCATION SEEKING A LEAD GOLD CERTIFICATION, AND THEN ALSO A WELL CERTIFICATION AT THIS FACILITY, WHICH WOULD BE PART'S FIRST WELL CERTIFIED BUILDING.
UH, HERE'S A QUICK SNAPSHOT OF THE SITE CONSTRAINTS.
NOW, WHAT, WHAT THIS ESSENTIALLY INDICATES IS THAT ON THIS MAP, THERE ARE KIND OF TWO NATURAL FOOTPRINTS FOR A BUILDING ON THE SITE, BOTH IN THE NORTHWEST CORNER, UM, TO, TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE PURPLE AND PINK LINES, AND ALSO TUCKED INTO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER, UM, UH, MORE ADJACENT TO THE ZACK THEATER, UH, THE, THE PURPLE AND PINK LINES THAT SORT OF TRANSVERSE THE SITE ARE VARIOUS UTILITY EASEMENTS.
AND, UM, BUILDING IS ESSENTIALLY NOT ALLOWED ON THERE.
THERE ARE ALSO SOME AMAZING HERITAGE TREES ON THE SITE THAT WE WOULD NATURALLY LOOK TO DESIGN AROUND, UM, BOTH SURROUNDING THE PART MAIN OFFICE AND ALSO A COUPLE IN THE VICINITY OF THE ZACK THEATER COMPLEX, WHICH IS ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE SCREEN.
AND I DID WANT TO POINT OUT THAT THE ZACK THEATER LEASE IS INDICATED BY THIS ORANGE DASHED LINE.
UM, THERE ARE SOME OPTIONS THAT YOU'LL SEE LATER THAT, UM, JUST BECAUSE OF THE PROXIMITY TO THE SITE WOULD REQUIRE SOME INTERVENTION WITHIN THAT ZACK LEASE BOUNDARY.
AND WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO ROBERT BURNS OUR ARCHITECT FROM STUDIO EIGHT TO WALK THROUGH THE FOUR OPTIONS THAT CAME FROM THIS PROCESS.
SO I WANTED TO WALK THROUGH THE, UH, SIDE PLANNING SCENARIOS THAT WE CAME UP WITH.
SO AGAIN, THERE ARE THREE DIFFERENT SCENARIOS WE LOOKED AT, UM, OPTION ONE, WE ACTUALLY HAVE TWO DIFFERENT OPTIONS FOR OPTION ONE, SO I WILL START THERE.
UM, ONCE WE GET FURTHER DOWN, BUT AGAIN, A LOT OF WHAT KEVIN JUST SAID,
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YOU KNOW, WE ARE LOOKING AT, UM, PRESERVATION OF HERITAGE TREES ON THIS SITE AND HOW TO WORK AROUND THEM, UM, HOW THIS BUILDING RELATES TO THE ZACH SCOTT COMPLEX, UM, WHILE STILL HAVING ITS OWN IDENTITY, UM, YOU KNOW, LOOKING AT HOW TRAFFIC EVOLVES AROUND THIS SITE, WHERE PICKUP AND DROP OFF HAPPENS, WHERE, UH, LOADING HAPPENS FOR THE THEATER ACTIVITIES.UM, YOU KNOW, AS KEVIN MENTIONED TO THE, UH, EXISTING PARDON MAIN OFFICE IS A HISTORIC.
SO, UM, OBVIOUSLY WE WANT TO BE SENSITIVE TO THAT.
UM, ALTHOUGH WE HAVE LOOKED AT SOME SCENARIOS WHERE, UH, THAT MAY GO AWAY OR, UH, BE MODIFIED IN A, IN A CERTAIN FASHION, AND WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WHEREVER THIS GETS PLACED, YOU KNOW, IT HAS A CIVIC PRESENCE AND IDENTITY AND REINFORCES THIS, UH, ARTS DISTRICT, UH, FOR THE CITY OF AUSTIN.
YOU GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
SO I'LL START WITH OPTION ONE, A, THIS IS AGAIN WHERE THE EXISTING PART MAIN OFFICE REMAINS, UH, IN PLACE.
AND WE BUILD A NEW DIRTY ARTS CENTER.
UH, IN THIS CASE, IT IS LOCATED JUST TO THE SOUTH OF THE PARDON MAIN OFFICE BUILDING.
UH, YOU CAN SEE THE MAJOR BUILDING BLOCKS THAT MAKE UP THE DIRTY PROGRAM, UH, WHICH ARE THE GALLERY, THE THEATERS, THE ADULT STUDIOS, AND THE YOUTH PROGRAM.
THE YOUTH PROGRAM WILL HAVE PICKUP AND DROP OFF, UM, FOR STUDENTS AT VARIOUS TIMES OF THE DAY.
UM, OBVIOUSLY THEATERS HAVE, UM, SHOWS THAT REQUIRE, UH, PATRONS TO, UH, YOU KNOW, COME VISIT THE SIDE.
AND ALSO BACKLOADING OF THE THEATER AREAS.
UM, IN THIS CASE, LOCATING IT IN THIS, IN THIS PLACE, WE ARE LOOKING AT THE POSSIBILITY OF CREATING AN ARTS DISTRICT PLAZA AND A PRIMARY, UM, POINT OF ENTRY OFF OF RIVERSIDE DRIVE.
SO THE IDEA BEHIND THIS WOULD BE THAT WE'RE CREATING THIS LOOP DRIVE AROUND THE CENTRAL PLAZA, POTENTIALLY THERE COULD BE UNDERGROUND PARKING UNDER THIS PLAZA, SO PEOPLE COULD BE DROPPED OFF AND THEN PARK UNDERNEATH AND GO DOWN THE ARTS PROMINENT.
UH, YOU CAN SEE IT THERE BETWEEN THE DIRTY ART CENTER AND THE, UH, PART OFFICE BUILDING TO THE MAIN ENTRY TO THE BUILDING.
UM, THE YOUTH PROGRAMS WOULD BE PRIMARILY ACCESSED OFF TO ME ROAD, UH, AS WOULD, UH, THEATER LOADING, UH, AND, UM, YOU KNOW, DROP OFF, UH, PEOPLE COMING TO USE THE ADULT STUDIOS.
UM, THERE IS PARKING ALONG TO ME ROAD THAT EXISTS TODAY.
WE WOULD BE TAKING UP A PORTION OF THAT, UM, PRIMARILY IN FRONT OF WHERE THE NEW 30 YARD CENTER WOULD BE.
UM, AND THIS IS, UH, IN, UH, PARTIAL COMPLIANCE WITH A SUB CHAPTER YOU REQUIREMENTS.
UH, THE REMAINDER OF THE SITE WOULD BE PARKLAND.
UM, YOU KNOW, IT WOULD BE A COMBINATION OF OPEN PASSIVE SPACE AND PERHAPS SOME, UM, MORE FOCUSED, UH, UH, PROGRAM AREAS.
UH, WE MAINTAINED SOME CONNECTIVITY THROUGH THE SITE, TO THE HIKE AND BIKE TRAIL.
THERE'S ACTUALLY AN EXTENSION OF THE HIKE AND BIKE TRAIL THAT RUNS, UH, ADJACENT TO THE, UH, RESIDENTIAL UNITS ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF TAMMY.
AND THAT GOES UP TO BARTON SPRINGS ROAD.
UM, SO IF YOU GO TO THE NEXT LINE, SO OPTION ONE B AGAIN, THE PART OFFICE BUILDING REMAINS IN PLACE, BUT IN THIS CASE, WE'VE LOCATED IN THE NEW DIRTIER CENTER IN THE NORTHWEST QUADRANT OF THE SITE.
UM, AGAIN, IT WOULD BE ACCESSED OFF THE TUMI ROAD.
UM, IN THIS CASE, WE HAVE, UH, CONTEMPLATED A DISTRICT PARKING GARAGE, UH, THAT WOULD BE, UH, ESSENTIALLY LOCATED TO THE SOUTH OF THE PART OFFICE BUILDINGS.
THIS GARAGE COULD BE ACCESSED OR WOULD BE ACCESSED FROM RIVERSIDE DRIVE AND ALSO FROM TIMMY ROAD.
SO TWO POINTS OF ACCESS FOR THIS.
THIS IS AN UNDERGROUND GARAGE THAT WOULD HAVE PARKLAND OVER TOP OF IT.
UM, AGAIN, WE'RE CONTEMPLATING THE CIVIC ARTS PLAZA, UH, LOOP DROP-OFF THAT WOULD PRIMARILY ACCOMMODATE THE ZACK, UH, THEATER.
UM, THIS WOULD ELIMINATE THE SURFACE PARKING IN THAT LOCATION.
UM, WE DO HAVE A, UH, KIND OF REAR ENTRY POINT AND A REAR LOADING AREA FOR THE THEATERS THAT WOULD BE ACCESSED OFF TIMMY ROAD THAT RUNS UP THE WEST SIDE OF THE SITE.
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AND YOU CAN SEE THE MAJOR BUILDING BLOCKS OF THE PROGRAM WITH GALLERY, THE STUDIOS THEATER AND THE, UH, UH, YOUTH PROGRAMS. LET ME MAKE A POINT TO THAT, UM, WITH, UH, WELL, ACTUALLY, I'LL GET TO THAT LATER ON WHEN WE TALK ABOUT PARKING, GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE.SO AN OPTION TWO, THIS IS WHERE THE EXISTING PART OFFICE MAIN BUILDING IS DEMOLISHED, AND THERE IS A NEW PART OFFICE BUILDING LOCATED ON THE SITE.
SO WE'VE LOCATED THE DIRTY ARTS CENTER ESSENTIALLY, UH, IN THE AREA WHERE THE EXISTING PART OFF HIS BUILDING IS.
UM, IT WORKS AROUND THE LARGE, UH, OAK TREES IN THAT LOCATION AND CREATE SOME REALLY NICE COURTYARDS PRIMARY ACCESS TO THE DIRTY IN THIS SCENARIO WOULD AGAIN BE OFF RIVERSIDE DRIVE.
UH, THERE WOULD BE A LOOP DRIVE THAT WOULD ALLOW PATRONS TO BE DROPPED OFF.
UM, AND THEN, UH, THE NEW PART OFFICE BUILDING WE HAVE LOCATED JUST TO THE SOUTH OF THE NEW DORDY ART CENTER.
AND AGAIN, THERE WOULD BE A LOOP DRIVE, UM, OFF OF TIMI ROAD.
I WOULD PROVIDE ACCESS TO THAT AS WELL AS LIMITING FOR THE THEATER.
UM, THERE'S POTENTIAL TO PUT, UM, DISTRICT PARKING UNDERNEATH THE BUILDING STRUCTURE.
YOU CAN KIND OF SEE IT DASHED IN THERE.
UH, AND IN THIS CASE IT WOULD BE ACCESSED OFF OF TIMMY ROAD AND THE PARK IS FAIRLY WELL SIMILAR TO THE OTHER SCENARIO, MOSTLY, YOU KNOW, OPEN PASSIVE SPACE TRAIL SYSTEM THAT RUNS THROUGH IT AND PROVIDES CONNECTIVITY AND THEN SOME PROGRAM AREAS WITHIN THE PARK AS WELL.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE FINALLY, OPTION THREE.
THIS IS WHERE OUR MAIN OFFICE BUILDING ESSENTIALLY, UM, GOES OFFSITE SOMEWHERE ELSE.
AND IN THIS CASE, WE'RE CONTEMPLATING RE-PURPOSING AND INCORPORATING THE ORIGINAL 1959 BUILDING, UM, INTO THE DIRTY YARD CENTER AND SEE IF THERE'S THAT KIND OF L-SHAPED, UH, UP IN THE UPPER RIGHT CORNER, UH, PRETTY SIMILAR SETUP TO PREVIOUS OPTION.
AGAIN, PRIMARY ACCESS OFF RIVERSIDE DRIVES, UH, POTENTIAL FOR AN UNDERGROUND GARAGE UNDERNEATH THE BUILDING AND, UM, ACCESS FOR, UH, SCHOOL PICKUP AND DROP-OFF AND THEATER LOADING, UH, OFF OF TUMI ROAD, UH, IN THIS CASE.
SO THE PARKING SCENARIOS, UM, THE WAY WE'VE GOT THIS SET UP, SO OPTION ONE B WE'RE SETTING UP TO WHERE WE WOULD EXPECT A PARKING GARAGE TO BE UNDER THE ARTS DISTRICT PLAZA.
YOU CAN SEE IT THERE, UH, SHADED IN, IN THE BLUE, AGAIN, THIS WOULD BE SOLELY ACCESS OFF OF RIVERSIDE DRIVE.
AND THEN, UH, AGAIN, LOADING AND PICKUP, UH, OFF OF, TO ME, OPTION ONE, B HAS THE UNDERGROUND GARAGE, UM, LOCATED WHERE YOU SEE THE BLUE BLOCK, UH, IN THAT DIAGRAM.
THIS IS, UH, REALLY ONE OF THE ONLY OPTIONS THAT PROVIDES US ACCESS FROM RIVERSIDE DRIVE AND TIMMY ROAD FOR THE PARKING GARAGE ITSELF AND OPTION THREE AND OPTION TWO.
UM, THERE ARE REALLY TWO DIFFERENT SCENARIOS WE COULD DO GARAGE IN EITHER LOCATION, EITHER UNDER THE ARTS DISTRICT PLAZA OR UNDERNEATH THE BUILDING.
UH, AGAIN, IT'S, YOU KNOW, UNDER THE PLAZA IS ACCESS SOLELY FROM RIVERSIDE DRIVE UNDER THE BUILDING IS ACCESS TO SOLELY FROM TIMMY ROAD.
I WILL MAKE A STATEMENT THAT, UM, THE UNDERGROUND GARAGE, UH, UNDER THE ARTS DISTRICT PLAZA, THERE ARE TWO HERITAGE TREES, UM, ON EITHER SIDE OF THE PERIMETER OF THAT, THAT WOULD LIKELY BE IMPACTED, UM, BY THAT, UM, CONCEPT AND WOULD HAVE TO BE RELOCATED ONSITE SOMEWHERE ELSE.
SO, UM, WE'RE GOING TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT PARKING, UH, ON SITE AND I BELIEVE WE HAVE BO BACK, UH, ON, THEN HE CAN SPEAK TO, UH, THE TRAFFIC ANALYSIS.
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OH, BACK, ARE YOU THERE? I THINK HE'S MUTED THE POSSIBLE TO MAKE, GO BACK TO RONNIE AND PANELIST IF HE'S NOT ALREADY GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY.UM, BABAK TORONTO ERODE, BOTH CONSULTING TRAFFIC CONSULTANTS FOR THE DIRTY ART CENTER PROJECT.
UM, I'M GOING TO TRY TO BLOW THROUGH THIS A LITTLE BIT SO WE CAN GET TO THE MEAT OF IT, BUT BASICALLY OUR TEAM WAS BROUGHT ON BOARD, UH, TO EVALUATE, UH, PARKING AND TDM OPPORTUNITIES, AS WELL AS A PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS OF THE IMPACT, UH, ON THE SURROUNDING SYSTEM.
AND SO WHAT YOU SEE HERE IS KIND OF AN EXISTING INVENTORY OF THE PARKING THAT'S CURRENTLY IN PLACE, AS IT HAS BEEN MENTIONED BEFORE, UH, WE WERE IN COORDINATION WITH, UM, UH, ATD AT THE VERY ONSET OF THIS STUDY.
WE DEFINITELY, EVERYONE WAS IN FAVOR OF LOOKING AT THIS FROM A DISTRICT PERSPECTIVE.
AND SO W GIVEN THE FACT THAT THE ZAC DATA IS ALREADY THERE, THESE ACTIVE USES ARE IN PLACE, OR IS ALREADY HERE, UH, WITH THE ADDITION OF THE DOHERTY ART CENTER AND THIS EMERGING, UH, CULTURAL DISTRICT.
IT MADE SENSE TO LOOK AT EVERYTHING, LOOK AT EVERYTHING HOLISTICALLY, AS OPPOSED TO ANOTHER ISOLATED PROJECT, UH, THAT WOULDN'T BENEFIT OTHER USES IN THE AREA AS WELL WHEN WE'RE TALKING PARKING AND SUCH.
SO THE SCENARIOS THAT WE LOOKED AT, AND THESE WERE DEVELOPED THROUGH EXTENSIVE CONVERSATIONS WITH DAK STAFF AND THEIR EXISTING PROGRAMMING AT THEIR EXISTING FACILITY AND THE ANTICIPATED PROGRAMMING WITH THEIR PROPOSED FACILITY.
SO SCENARIO ONE WAS KIND OF OUR BASELINE IN TERMS OF A TYPICAL WEEKDAY, UH, EIGHT TO FIVE 8:00 AM TO 5:00 PM.
AND THEN SCENARIO TWO WAS A TYPICAL WEEKDAY 8:00 AM TO 5:00 PM, BUT THAT ALSO INCLUDED, UH, EVENTS AND SHOWS AND OTHER THINGS THAT WOULD GO ON IN THE EVENING HOURS.
UH, AND THEN SCENARIO THREE IS A WEEKEND, UH, SCENARIO WITH MULTIPLE EVENTS CONVERGING AT THE SAME TIME.
AND SO WHEN WE EVALUATED, WHICH SCENARIO WOULD MAKE THE MOST SENSE FROM AN ANALYSIS PERSPECTIVE AND A PLANNING PERSPECTIVE, AND THEN AN INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT PERSPECTIVE SCENARIO TWO MADE THE MOST SENSE BECAUSE SCENARIO TWO IS LIKELY TO BE KERING ON A MORE FREQUENT BASIS.
AND SO WHEN WE TALK ABOUT EVENTS, I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT LARGE SCALE KIND OF EVENTS.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A, UH, AFTER HOURS ART GALLERY OR A THEATER EVENT, UH, THAT WOULDN'T BE GOING ON AFTER 5:00 PM, WHICH WOULD OCCUR MORE THAN A NIGHT OR TWO EVERY WEEK OR EVERY OTHER WEEK.
UH, SCENARIO THREE IS A COUPLE OF TIMES A YEAR, UH, SCENARIO.
SO IT DIDN'T MAKE ANY SENSE TO ANALYZE THAT.
AND THEN, YOU KNOW, HAVE THE CITY INVEST IN INFRASTRUCTURE THAT THAT WOULD ONLY BE NEEDED FOR A COUPLE OF TIMES A YEAR.
SO THAT'S WHY WE LANDED ON SCENARIO, TUBING ANALYSIS, UH, SCENARIO THAT WE MOVE FORWARD WITH.
SO, UM, SHARED PARKING IS WHAT WE EVALUATED.
AND SO THERE'S VARIOUS WAYS TO GET TO A SHARED PARKING NUMBER THAT MAKES SENSE, UH, LEVERAGING VARIOUS, UH, USES, WHICH IS WHY WE LOOKED AT IT AT A DISTRICT LEVEL.
UM, YOU HAVE YOUR OFFICE USES DURING THE DAY, YOU HAVE YOUR EVENT AND ACTIVE USES ON NIGHTS AND WEEKENDS, AND, UH, SO ON AND SO FORTH FROM A SHARED PARKING PERSPECTIVE.
UH, YOU'LL SEE THE SCHLOCKY PUTT IDENTIFIED, UH, PREVIOUSLY AND NOW IN, IN HERE IN THE, UH, A COUPLE OF SLIDES AND A FEW TRIES.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT, UH, THE SCHLOTZSKY'S REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT, UH, AS PART OF THEIR PUD, UH, ZONING APPROVALS, UH, W THE CITY OF AUSTIN WAS ABLE TO NEGOTIATE, UH, 80 PARKING SPACES THAT, THAT DEVELOPMENT WILL MAKE AVAILABLE TO PARK, UH, AS PART OF THE OVERALL AREA.
UH, AND SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE LEVERAGING THOSE SPACES AS WELL AS PART OF OUR ANALYSIS, UH, TRAVEL DEMAND MANAGEMENT, UH, AS PROBABLY ALL OF Y'ALL ARE, MOST OF Y'ALL ARE FAMILIAR WITH IS SOMETHING THAT THE CITY OF AUSTIN DEFINITELY WANT US TO EVALUATE AND INCORPORATES.
THEY'RE CURRENTLY UTILIZING SOME TDM MEASURES AT THE EXISTING FACILITY, UH, AS IT RELATES TO TRANSIT PASSES AND SOME OTHER ITEMS, BUT WE'RE ALSO ENHANCING THAT WITH THIS NEW, UH, DOHERTY ART CENTERS, SUCH AS, UH, UM, UH, CUBBIES AND SOURCE SPACES FOR PEOPLE'S ART SUPPLIES, SO THAT THEY'RE NOT HAVING TO LUG IT AROUND, THEREFORE THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO MAKE DECISIONS ON WHETHER OR NOT CAPITAL METRO OR BICYCLE OR OTHER MOBILITY OPTIONS ARE AVAILABLE TO THEM.
UH, AND THEN BUILDING ALL BRAND NEW PARKING, WHICH, UH, I WOULD, I THINK WE CAN ALL AGREE THAT IT'S, THAT WE DON'T WANT TO BUILD A HUNDRED PERCENT PARK OUT HERE, UH, BECAUSE WHEN YOU BUILD IT, THEY WILL COME.
AND SO WE DON'T WANT TO BE IN A SITUATION WHERE WE'RE ENCOURAGING EVERYBODY TO JUST DRIVE THEIR CARS, BECAUSE WE'RE JUST PARKING EVERYBODY.
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SO WITH THE OPTIONS THAT WE EVALUATED, UH, AGAIN WITH TDM SHARED PARKING, UH, ONE THING I WANT TO MAKE CLEAR AS TO WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT ON THE SCREEN HERE IS THERE WAS A 10% BUFFER ADDED TO THE, THE, THE NUMBERS THAT WE CAME UP WITH FROM A NET NEW PARKING SPACE REQUIREMENT TO ADDRESS THE DISTRICT.AND SO IT'S OPTION ONE, A, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT 232 NEW SPACES, UH, WITH THE, UH, EXISTING INVENTORY THAT WOULD BE SLIGHTLY MODIFIED BASED ON THE REDEVELOPMENT OF THE AREA.
UH, THAT WOULD BE A TOTAL OF 449 PARKING SPACES IN THE DISTRICT.
AND SO THE PARKING DRAWS IS THAT WERE ALLUDED TO EARLY, EARLIER IN OPTION ONE, A WE'D BE TALKING ABOUT 232 SPACES IN THAT PARKING STRUCTURED TO COMPLIMENT AND SUPPLEMENT WHAT'S CURRENTLY AVAILABLE IN THE OTHER LOTS AND AREAS WITHIN THIS DISTRICT, A ONE B 222 SPACES, OPTION TWO TO 40 OPTION THREE TO 12.
UH, I BELIEVE THAT'S MY LAST SLIDE, BUT ONE THING I WANTED TO, UH, NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE, JUST TO MAKE SURE.
SO I WANT TO DIVE INTO OPTION ONE B A LO A LITTLE BIT MORE IN DEPTH, BECAUSE THAT IS THE PREFERRED OPTION FOR US.
SO AGAIN, THE PARKING STRUCTURE THAT IS IDENTIFIED OPPORTUNITY ROAD IS A BELOW GRADE STRUCTURE.
AND SO, LIKE, FOR EXAMPLE, IF YOU'RE IN THAT SURFACE LOT, THAT'S OFF THE, TO ME, YOU'D BE ABLE TO GET OUT OF YOUR CAR AND WALK ONTO THAT, UH, THAT GREEN SPACE WITHOUT HAVING TO GET INTO AN ELEVATOR OR STAIRWAY, OR WHAT HAVE YOU, UH, FROM THAT SIDE OF THE ROAD, PARKING IS ACCESSIBLE FROM, TO ME AND THEN OFFER RIVERSIDE.
UM, UH, THERE IS NO PARKING STRUCTURE IMMEDIATELY OFF, BUT WHEN YOU, UH, THERE IS ACCESS, UH, FROM THAT COLOR TRAFFIC CIRCLE INTO THAT PARKING STRUCTURE, IT NEEDS TO BE NOTED THAT WE WERE VERY TARGETED AND NOT PROVIDING DIRECT CONNECTIVITY BETWEEN RIVERSIDE AND TO ME, UH, THROUGH CONVERSATIONS WITH STAKEHOLDERS, NEIGHBORHOODS, UH, COUNCIL MEMBERS, SO ON AND SO FORTH, WE DIDN'T WANT TO CREATE A QUOTE UNQUOTE CUT-THROUGH, UH, BETWEEN RIVERSIDE AND TUMI ROAD, BECAUSE THAT WOULD BE AT THE DETRIMENT OF THE RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY, UH, WITHIN THIS AREA ALONG SUNY ROAD.
BUT WE FELT IT WAS VERY IMPORTANT TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO THE PARKING STRUCTURE FROM RIVERSIDE.
AND TWO MEANS FOR INCREASED MOBILITY.
UH, YOU KNOW, THERE'S A LOT OF PLACES THROUGHOUT AUSTIN THAT YOU CAN POINT TO THAT THEY'RE SINGLE POINTS OF ACCESS.
THERE ARE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT WAY, THERE ARE DEVELOPMENTS THAT WAY, AND THAT CREATES MORE TRAFFIC ISSUES THEN INCREASED, UH, ACCESS WHEN IT'S DONE CORRECTLY.
UH, AND SO OUR, OUR THOUGHT PROCESS AND OUR ANALYSIS AND COORDINATING WITH THE CITY OF AUSTIN WAS WE NEED TO PROVIDE AS MUCH MOBILITY IN THIS AREA AS POSSIBLE, BUT DONE IN THE MOST RESPONSIBLE WAY AS WE COULD, UH, DID DRY BILE ALONG RIVERSIDE, UH, AND THE, UH, TRAFFIC CIRCLE THAT HAS BEEN THAT'S SHOWN HERE, THE NEED FOR THAT, UH, IS MOSTLY, UH, IDENTIFIED WITH THE PROGRAMMING OF THE SCHOOL.
AND SO DOHERTY ART CENTER DOES HAVE A ROBUST AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM WHERE, UM, THE, THE STUDENTS ARE BUSED IN AND BROUGHT HERE, DROPPED OFF, AND THEN PARENTS COME QUEUE UP AFTER HOURS AND THEN PICK UP THEIR STUDENTS.
AND SO THAT, THAT DRIVE, UH, I'LL COMING IN AND OFF THE RIVERSIDE OFF OF, UH, SOUTH LAMAR RIVERSIDE USING THAT TRAFFIC CIRCLE, UH, THE INTENT WAS TO BE ABLE TO SERVE THAT SPECIFIC PROGRAMMING FOR THE SCHOOL.
UM, I'LL LET KEVIN TAKE BACK OVER AND THEN IF Y'ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS I'LL STILL BE HERE.
THANK YOU, BOW BACK AND TO THE COMMISSIONERS.
I KNOW WE'VE THROWN A LOT OF INFORMATION AT YOU IN A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME.
SO I'LL WRAP UP HERE AND MAYBE WE CAN END ON SLIDE 22.
UM, I DID WANT TO SAY JUST WHEN, CONSIDERING THE OPERATIONAL NEEDS OF THE FACILITY AND ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN OPPORTUNITIES THAT ROBERT SPOKE TO, AND THEN ALSO WHEN WEIGHING POTENTIAL RISKS TO THE PROJECT, UH, THAT THE PROJECT TEAM AND THE DECK STAFF PREFER OPTION ONE B UM, AS ROBERT WAS DESCRIBING IT'S, IT'S THE LOAN OPTION THAT HAS A STRONG RELATIONSHIP TO THE HIKE AND BIKE TRAIL.
AND IT ALSO HAS A PROMINENT SITING THAT OUR TEAM FEELS IS WORTHY OF A CULTURAL ARTS CENTER IN THE CITY, AND OBVIOUSLY PRESERVES THE HISTORIC PARD MAIN OFFICE ONSITE AS WELL.
UM, SPECIFIC TO WHAT BOBACK WAS JUST SPEAKING TO.
IT OFFERS AN UNDERGROUND PARKING SOLUTION THAT DOES NOT ENCROACH WITHIN THE ZACK LEASE BOUNDARY.
IT CAN BE BUILT, UH, WITH A MORE EFFICIENT FLOOR PLATE.
SO IT WOULD BE REQUIRED TO BE ONLY TWO STORIES BELOW GRADE, INSTEAD OF THREE, TO MEET THE PARKING CAPACITY.
UM, AND IT MEETS THE COUNCIL DIRECTION TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO THE FACILITY FROM BOTH TUMI ROAD AND RIVERSIDE DRIVE.
SO, UM, THAT MAKES UP A LOT OF THE RATIONALE FOR THIS BEING PART OF THE PREFERRED SCENARIO.
THERE'S SOME MORE ON THE SCREEN HERE, WHICH I WON'T READ TO YOU, BUT I DID WANT TO POINT OUT ALSO THE SPATIAL RELATIONSHIP TO THE ZACK THEATER COMPLEX.
UM, WE'D BEEN COORDINATING WITH THEM, UH, THEIR ORGANIZATION IS IN AGREEMENT
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THAT, UM, THE LOCATION OF THE FACILITY AND OPTION ONE B AND THE PARKING GARAGE THAT THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO UTILIZE IS THEIR PREFERRED SCENARIO.UM, AND THEN JUST TO ANOTHER SORT OF PROJECT MANAGER, HAT ITEMS, YOU KNOW, THE PROPOSED PARKING SOLUTION HERE BEING FROM THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE ACTUAL BUILDING ALLOWS BOTH OF THOSE ELEMENTS TO BE CONSTRUCTED CONCURRENTLY, WHICH HAS A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON PROJECT DURATION AND COST.
AND SO, UM, YOU KNOW, FOR, FOR ALL OF THE CONSTRAINTS AND CRITERIA THAT OUR TEAM WAS ASKED TO LOOK AT, WE JUST FEEL THAT ONE B RESPONDS BEST TO DO ALL OF IT.
AND WITH THAT, I THINK I'LL, I'LL STOP AND OPEN IT UP TO PORT QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS.
THANK YOU ALL FOR THAT FAIRLY DETAILED.
THERE'S A LOT OF INFORMATION IN THERE, BUT IT WAS, IT WAS NOT OVERWHELMING.
UM, LOOKING THROUGH THE PEOPLE WHOSE FACES, I CAN SEE LET'S MOVE INTO DISCUSSION AND IT'S, UH, YOU KNOW, OR ALLIE, YOU WANT TO JUST SPEAK UP WHO HAS QUESTIONS, WHO HAS COMMENTS, WHO HAS IDEAS CRYSTAL RATHER BE OKAY, I GUESS I'M INTERESTED TOO.
IF YOU LOOKED AT THE INTERACTION WITH THE PLANS FOR LAMAR IN THAT AREA, ESPECIALLY TO ME, UM, IT'S, IT'S SORT OF AN AWKWARD AREA MOVING IN AND OUT OF, AND I WONDERED HOW THIS MIGHT AFFECT THAT.
SO WE, WE ABSOLUTELY ARE COORDINATING WITH THE AUSTIN TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT ON THEIR, UH, SOFT LAMAR, UH, PROJECT, UH, AS Y'ALL ARE AWARE THAT SEGMENT BETWEEN THE BRIDGE AND BARTON SPRINGS HAS BEEN APPROVED FOR CONSTRUCTION.
AND SO WE ARE, WE ARE, ACCORDING WITH THEM, OUR PROJECT HAS SET US OFF A LITTLE BIT FROM LAMAR.
UH, AND SO WE FEEL THAT THOSE IMPROVEMENTS, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE GOING TO ENHANCE THE MOBILITY ON SOUTH LAMAR.
UH, WE'RE CURRENTLY LOOKING AT THE PERFORMANCE OF THOSE INTERSECTIONS AND HOW IT WORKS WITH, UH, THE DAC MOVING OVER THERE.
YOU KNOW, WHAT'S INTERESTING IS THAT THAT TRAFFIC IS ALREADY ON THE SYSTEM.
IT'S JUST KIND OF IN A DIFFERENT LOCATION.
THEY'RE ALREADY GOING THROUGH BARTON SPRINGS OF LAMAR WITH THE INCREASE IN SIZE AND THE RELOCATION OF IT.
IT'S KIND OF A REALLOCATION OF TRIPS WITH SOME INCREASE OF TRIPS AS WELL.
UH, AND SO AS PART OF PHASE B OF OUR PROJECT, ONCE COUNCIL DOES APPROVE THE GENERAL LOCATION AND THE SCHEME, THAT'S WHEN WE'RE GONNA REALLY DIVE INTO THE ANALYTICS OF HOW ARE THESE INTERSECTIONS PERFORMING, BUT WE ABSOLUTELY HAVE BEEN TAKING THOSE IMPROVEMENTS OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN INTO ACCOUNT.
AND WE'VE ALSO BEEN COORDINATING WITH CAPITAL METRO AS WELL, BUT THEIR BUS SERVICE, UH, WITH PROJECT CONNECT AS WELL.
SO WE, TO ALL OF THAT LEVERAGES VERY POSITIVE RESULTS FOR THIS DISTRICT COMING TOGETHER.
SO I DID HAVE A SPECIFIC QUESTION ABOUT CATHERINE FOR THE DISTANCE FROM SOUTH LAMAR.
IF YOU WERE TO RIGHT NOW, WALK, YOU HAVE TO GET BACK SCOTT AND GO ALL THE WAY TO WHERE THE DECK WILL BE.
IS THAT A, IS THAT A VIABLE ROUTE FOR, UM, YOU KNOW, WHEELCHAIRS AND OLD PEOPLE? UM, IT MIGHT HAVE SOME DISABILITIES OR ANYBODY WITH DISABILITIES, IS IT, IT'S A PRETTY GOOD DISTANCE.
I RIDE MY BIKE DOWN THAT ROUTE A FAIR AMOUNT THAT, IS THERE ANY CHANCE THAT THE BUSES WILL ACTUALLY GO TO THE DECK OR ARE YOU STILL BE HOOFING IT FROM LAMAR? THE, SO THERE'S THE CAPITAL METRO BUS SERVICE.
UH, THERE WILL BE A NEW STOP AT SOPHOMORE AND TO ME, UH, AND SO THAT DISTANCE IS ABOUT 534 FEET ALONG THE FRONTAGE OF, OF, TO ME FROM SOUTH LAMAR OVER.
AND THEN HOWEVER MANY FEET FROM ME INTO THE COMPLEX, UM, YOU KNOW, W WE, AS PART OF OUR PROJECT, UH, LIKE ANY OTHER DEVELOPMENT, WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO IMPROVE, UH, THE SIDEWALK ALONG TUMI ROAD WITHIN THE FRONTAGE OF OUR PROPERTY.
UH, AND SO THERE WILL BE, THERE IS KIND OF A NEW SIDEWALK BUILT THERE, BUT IT WILL BE ENHANCED A LITTLE BIT MORE TO ADD THE CLEAR ZONE AND THE SIDEWALKS THAT WE SEE IN SOME CHAPTER II.
AND SO, UH, YOU KNOW, IF THERE IS A, UH, ADA NEEDS INDIVIDUAL COMING OFF THE CAPITAL METRO BUS, UH, I BELIEVE THAT THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO NAVIGATE THE SIDEWALKS FROM, UH, SOUTH LAMAR ALONG TO ROAD INTO THE COMPLEX, OR THEY COULD ALSO USE THE RIVERSIDE BECAUSE I BELIEVE CAPITAL METRO WILL HAVE A BUS STOP AT RIVERSIDE AS WELL.
UM, AND THEN FROM THAT LOCATION, THEY'LL BE ABLE TO, UH, GO INTO THE FACILITY AS WELL.
AS MUCH AS ANYTHING ELSE AT THAT, JUST THE SHEER DISTANCE, IT'S PROBABLY SEVEN OR 800 FEET.
IT'S PROBABLY A COUPLE OF HUNDRED FEET IN THERE.
SO, UH, I MEAN, I LIKE THE LAYOUT IS JUST, IT'S, WE'RE THINKING ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT CAT METRO MIGHT BE ABLE TO ADJUST TO PITT MAKE THAT EASIER FOR SOME PEOPLE.
AND YOU KNOW, THE OTHER THING TO KEEP IN MIND IS, UH, CAPITAL METRO IS A FANTASTIC SERVICE CALLED METRO ACCESS, WHICH IS THEIR OWN CALL ADA SERVICE, UH, WHICH, UH, I PERSONALLY KNOW PEOPLE WHO USE THAT, UM, YOU CALL THEM UP AND THEY LITERALLY SHOW YOU SHOW UP AT YOUR FRONT DOOR AND THEY TAKE YOU TO THERE.
BUT, UH, SO HOPEFULLY, UH, OUR, OUR CITIZENS KNOW THAT THAT, THAT, UM, SERVICE EXISTS.
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BUT YEAH.I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS OR SIMILAR TO MARK WHERE YOU DONE MARIO.
UM, ONE WAS, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, IT'S SORT OF ABOUT THE PEDESTRIAN, UM, AND ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION EXPERIENCE ALONG TO ME, WHICH YOU SORT OF ADDRESSED A LITTLE BIT THERE.
ONE OF THE THINGS I KNOW THAT YOUR PREFERRED SCENARIO WAS ONE B, WHICH SORT OF HAS THE DECK CLOSER TO THE RIVER, WHICH I THINK IS, IS, YOU KNOW, FOR THE REASONS YOU STAYED, IT CAN BE REALLY INTRIGUING.
I THINK ONE ADVANTAGE OF IT HAVING A SITE CLOSER TO, TO ME IS THAT, UM, PEDESTRIAN AND ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION ACCESS, WHICH I REALLY LIKE THINGS TO BE SORT OF, YOU KNOW, UH, INTERFACING THE STREETS WHERE PEOPLE CAN WALK UP.
I THINK THAT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THIS COMMISSION HAS, UH, GENERALLY, YOU KNOW, OR AT LEAST, YOU KNOW, ME, UH, APPRECIATES.
SO, SO, UM, AND ALSO ONE OF THE, SOME OF THE OTHER SCENARIOS, I MEAN, I KNOW YOU'RE, I THINK TOO, THERE'S SOME KIND OF, THERE'S SOME LEVEL OF SORT OF LIKE LOADING ZONES AND A LOT OF TIMES, UM, I THINK, UM, I WAS WONDERING IF YOU COULD SPEAK TO, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT THEATER LOADING AND MAYBE LIKE TRUCKS, EQUIPMENT, AND LIKE HOW YOU ENVISION THOSE INTERFACING WITH, UH, PEOPLE THAT ARE WALKING BOTH IN TERMS OF SAFETY, RIGHT.
OF THOSE FOLKS INTERFACING WITH ONE ANOTHER.
UM, AND ALSO IN TERMS OF SORT OF MAYBE AESTHETICS, IF THAT MAKES SENSE.
CAUSE I WALK AROUND, I LIVE UP NEAR THE DOMAIN AND ONE OF THE THINGS ABOUT THE PEDESTRIAN EXPERIENCE OF THE DOMAIN IS LIKE, YOU'RE CONSTANTLY, YOU'RE WALKING ALONG AND THEN SUDDENLY YOU'RE INSIDE A LOADING DOCK OR SOMETHING.
I DON'T KNOW, LIKE SOMETIMES WHEN WE DON'T DESIGN OUR URBAN SPACES THAT WELL, UM, SO I WAS JUST CURIOUS IF YOU COULD SPEAK TO THAT A LITTLE BIT, KEVIN, I THINK THAT WHEN I SEE, UH, BRINGING UP SLIDE 18 IN THE PRESENTATION WILL HELP, UH, THE CONVERSATION.
AND, UM, NO, YOU RAISED A GOOD POINT.
IT'S, IT'S ONE OF THE MANY CONSTRAINTS THAT THE TEAM HAS LOOKED AT AND TRIED TO INCORPORATE.
AND BECAUSE OF THE THEATER PROGRAM AT THE DECK, THERE ARE NEEDS TO CONSTRUCT SETS AND DO ALL SORTS OF, YOU KNOW, THAT THE CREATION OF ART I GUESS, IS NOT ALWAYS A PRETTY PROCESS.
AND SO IT'S SOMETHING TO ACCOMMODATE AT THIS FACILITY.
UM, OPTION TWO, AS YOU WERE INDICATING, IT DOES, YOU KNOW, THERE WOULD BE, UH, ACCESS FROM, TO ME ROAD WITH, WITH TRUCKS THAT WE NEED TO ACCESS THAT AREA.
I THINK THAT IS ONE NATURAL ADVANTAGE TO OPTION ONE B AS WELL AS THAT IT PROVIDES A MORE INTUITIVE SORT OF BACK OF HOUSE SPACE, UM, FOR, FOR THOSE SORTS OF BACKUP PASS FUNCTIONS THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, PROVIDING ACCESS TO THE STUDIOS AND THE THEATERS.
AND THERE ARE ALSO SOME MAKER SPACES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FACILITY.
UM, UH, THERE'S A BIG CERAMICS PROGRAM AT THE DOOR YARD CENTER.
SO THERE WILL BE AN OUTDOOR KILLING YARD AS WELL.
SO JUST THE ABILITY TO PULL SOME OF THAT BUILDING PROGRAM OFF OF THE, YOU KNOW, VERY VISIBLE STREET FRONTAGE CAN BE AN ADVANTAGE.
UM, AND SOMETHING THAT WE ACCOMMODATED IN SCHEME, ONE B AND COMMISSIONER, UH, IF I CAN DRAW YOUR ATTENTION ON TO ME ROADS THAT THERE IS A TRAIL.
SO, I MEAN, YES, WE'RE NOT BUILDING FACING TO THE ROADWAY, BUT IF, YOU KNOW, IF YOU'RE AN ACTIVE, UH, TRANSPORTATION OR MICRO MOBILITY OR BIKE OR WALKING, UH, THERE IS A TRAIL.
SO IF THE, TOWARDS THAT SURFACE LOT, YOU'LL SEE A LITTLE BROWN AREA CALLED TRAILHEAD AND YOU CAN FOLLOW THAT DOWN TO TUMI ROAD.
SO THERE'S A NICE WIDE TRAIL THAT DOES LEAD YOU UP, UH, THROUGH, I WOULD THINK A VERY NICE PLEASANT RIDE UP TO THE CAMPUS.
WHERE WOULD LIKE THE LIKE BIKE RACK FACILITIES OR BIKE PARKING BE LOCATED IN THIS? YEAH.
SO I MEAN, PER CODE, UH, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO PROVIDE, UH, PARKING, UH, BIKE PARKING, UH, AND THOSE WOULD HAVE TO BE RIGHT NEXT TO THE CAMPUS.
AND SO AS PART OF THE SITE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS, WE CAN DEFINITELY WORK WITH ATD TO IDENTIFY IF THERE'S OTHER LOCATIONS THAT BIKE RACKS CAN BE PLACED.
UH, WE CAN ALSO LOOK AT PUTTING SOME, UH, BIKE RACKS WITHIN THE GARAGE TO HELP SOME SHELTER FROM WEATHER.
UH, BUT YEAH, THAT'S IN TERMS OF THE LOCATION, WE HAVEN'T SPECIFICALLY IDENTIFIED THOSE IN THIS PHASE OF THE PROJECT.
UH, BUT PER CODE, THEY HAVE TO BE RIGHT.
YOU KNOW, IN THE, IN THE CAMPUS ITSELF, IT'S NOT GOING TO BE, UH, LIKE IN THE, IN THE SURFACE MOUNT AND YOU HAVE TO PARK AND WALK ALL THE WAY OVER.
I HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION ABOUT BICYCLE PARKING, WILL THE BIKE RACKS BE POSITIONED IN A PLACE WHERE YOU DON'T HAVE TO LIKE HOP A CURB? YEAH.
SO AGAIN, WE'RE, WE'RE NOT THERE FROM A DESIGN PERSPECTIVE YET.
WE'RE STILL TRYING TO GET THE CITY COUNCIL TO KIND OF BLESS OUR OVERALL SCHEME AND THEN WE'LL GET INTO THE WEEDS OF DESIGN, UH, DURING THE PERMITTING PHASE.
WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT, THAT, YOU KNOW, THERE'S CURB RAMPS, UH, ACCESSIBLE TO THOSE, UM, A BIKE RACK SO THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE NOT HAVING TO DISMOUNT AND WALK OVER OR YOU'RE NOT HAVING A POP, A WHEELIE TO GET UP.
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HEY, THIS IS COMMISSIONER ALVARADO HERE.UM, ONE TO HARP ON ONE OF MY COMMON GRIPES, WHICH IS THE WINDY BIKE PATH ISSUE.
UH, I ASSUME YOU SEEM SET ON OPTION ONE B AND I DO ACTUALLY LIKE THAT THE STUDIO IS RIGHT OFF THE BIKE PATH.
UM, I, UH, I THINK, UH, BIKE ACCESSIBLE STUDIOS IS THAT WAS PRETTY COOL.
UM, BUT THE CONNECTION FROM TUMI ROAD TO THE STUDIOS AND JUST CONNECTIONS IN GENERAL, UM, GOT A LOT OF WINDY BIKE PATHS AHEAD.
I JUST WANT TO, UH, REITERATE MY COMMON FRIEND THAT, UH, BIKERS AND PEOPLE TRYING TO GET PLACES DON'T NECESSARILY WANT TO GO LIKE WINDING AROUND YOUR CURVY BYPASS ALL THE TIME.
LIKE WE WANT TO JUST GET PLACES.
SO, UM, THAT'S JUST A LITTLE GRIPE.
I THINK IT DOES MAKE SENSE IN TERMS OF THE CONNECTIVITY, UM, OVERALL, UH, ONE B'S MAYBE THE BEST SCENARIO, BUT, UM, UH, IT'S PARTICULARLY THE TUMI CONNECTION THAT GOES CONNECTS TO THE, UH, BARTON SPRINGS, UH, KIND OF, UH, BARTON SPRINGS ROAD CONNECTION.
UM, IT'S JUST, IT'S JUST, UH, I SEE THIS A LOT WHERE I'M PARTICULARLY PART, UM, NO OFFENSE YOU GUYS THINK OF BYPASS OR SOMETHING WHERE PEOPLE WILL WANT TO RECREATE, INSTEAD OF PEOPLE WANT TO TRANSPORT THEMSELVES FROM ONE PLACE TO ANOTHER.
SO I REALLY RECOMMEND TRYING TO STRAIGHTEN SOME OF THOSE OUT, UH, CREATE SOME MORE DIRECT ROUTES THROUGHOUT THE SYSTEM, ESPECIALLY IN THIS AREA, WHICH GETS VERY CONGESTED ON THE HIKE AND BIKE TRAIL ITSELF.
UM, ADDING SOME MORE CONNECTIVITY AND ALTERNATIVE ROUTES, UH, PARALLEL TO THAT WOULD BE REALLY, I WILL, YEAH, A LITTLE BIT OF A THUMBS UP.
I PROBABLY ACTUALLY MORE THAN I DID PEER RECREATING.
SOMETIMES I WILL TELL YOU, I KNOW THAT THERE'S A SIGN THAT SAYS NOT TO CUT BEHINDS APP, IF YOU CUT BETWEEN THE RISE AND THAT BUILDING, UM, STRAIGHT THROUGH, NOT JUST ME, THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT DO THAT BECAUSE IT'S, IT'S SIMPLER.
AND, UM, INSTEAD OF CUTTING UP THROUGH THE AND PARKING LOT, IF YOU'RE COMING OFF OF, TO ME, I KNOW YOU'RE AWARE OF THAT, BUT YEAH, THEY'RE PRETTY, I WENT TO ARCHITECTURE SCHOOL.
I LOVE THEM, BUT, UH, YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES, YOU KNOW, IF IT'S DEPENDS, THERE'S A MIDDLE GROUND.
ARE THERE ADDITIONAL COMMENTS? CAN I ASK ONE LAST QUESTION? IT'S PROBABLY KEVIN, YOU MENTIONED THE SCHLOCKY PUD.
UH, THIS IS ALL NEW D CAN YOU JUST CHARACTERIZE WHAT'S GOING IN THERE AND THAT LITTLE CORNER SURE.
AS WE UNDERSTAND IT, IT WILL BE A SEVEN STORY OFFICE BUILDING AND THEY ARE PROVIDING QUITE A BIT OF PARKING IN WHAT WILL BE, UM, YOU KNOW, A PUBLIC PAID GARAGE UNDERNEATH, I BELIEVE IT WILL BE FOUR LEVELS AND ABOUT 430 SPACES.
UM, SO IT'S, UH, IT'S A SUBSTANTIAL PROJECT WE DO HAVE ON SLIDE 19 OF THE PRESENTATION, JUST SHOWING THE RELATIVE HEIGHTS OF THE BUILDINGS IN THE AREA, UM, TO THE POD IS, IS INDICATED THERE THAT BIG WHITE BUILDING, RIGHT.
THAT REALLY GIVES ME CONFIDENCE THAT YOU WILL HAVE THOSE PARKING SPACES.
THERE'S QUITE A BIT AVAILABLE THERE.
AND LIKE BOBACK MENTIONED, UM, WE, WE HAVE REACHED AN AGREEMENT WITH THAT DEVELOPER FOR 30 FULL-TIME DEDICATED SPACES AND THEN 50 SPACES ON A DAILY BASIS THAT WILL BE DISCOUNTED.
WELL, IF THERE'S ANY MORE QUESTIONS, HEY, UM, THIS IS POSTED FOR POSSIBLE ACTION.
UM, LET ME DOUBLE CHECK, MAKE SURE THAT IT'S CORRECT.
THIS IS NOT POSTED FOR POSSIBLE ACTION.
UM, SO, UM, DOES THAT, DOES IT MEAN THAT WE ACTUALLY CANNOT MAKE A MOTION? UM, I BELIEVE IT WAS THE INTENTION THAT WE GAVE YOU THE OPPORTUNITY IF, IF YOU'D LIKE I, UM, UM, FOR THE LIAISON, IS THERE, UM, IS THERE A LEGAL REQUIREMENT THAT IT ACTUALLY SAY DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION? I ACTUALLY DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT, BUT I CAN FIND OUT, UM, IF YOU JUST GO AHEAD AND MAKE THE MOTION AND THEN IF IT DOESN'T COUNT, WE CAN SWING BACK AROUND AND DO IT AGAIN AT THE NEXT MEETING, EVEN THOUGH THAT'S REDUNDANT, BUT I'M PRETTY SURE IT HAS TO BE POSTED FOR ACTION.
I THOUGHT AS MUCH, BUT, UM, ON THE GROUNDS THAT IT HAS MADE MIGHT NOT, UH, IT MIGHT NOT TAKE IF WE HAVE TO DO IT AGAIN, BUT IN CASE THERE'S SOME FLEX THERE WE CAN, WE CAN DO IT.
AND IF IT DOESN'T, IT DOESN'T TAKE, AT LEAST OUR SENTIMENT IS KNOWN, EVEN IF IT'S NOT, MAYBE YOU BE BINDING, I GUESS.
SO IS THERE A MOTION FOR US TO APPROVE OR SHOW SUPPORT FOR, UM, THE OPTION WOULDN'T BE AS THE PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE?
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I WILL MAKE THAT MOTION AS THERE A SECOND.IS THERE ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION? OKAY.
UH, SO THE MOTION IS THAT, UH, THE UTC, UM, OFFERED IN SUPPORT FOR, UM, OPTION ONE D IS THE PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE FOR THE DOHERTY ARTS CENTER PROJECT.
ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR HAND OR SAY, AYE.
THAT IS UNANIMOUS, BUT FOR CONSISTENCY, ALL OPPOSED ON STAYING IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
UM, AND I GUESS WE'LL HEAR BACK FROM OUR LIAISON OR SOMEBODY WHOSE CITY LAWYERS WILL SEND US A CEASE AND DESIST.
OR YOU CAN TAKE THAT WITH YOU.
[3.E. Discussion and possible action regarding COA’s I-35 recommendations recently submitted to TxDOT and Round 2 of I-35 Public Comment]
MORE ITEM THREE.THIS IS A, THIS LISTED FOR DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION IS THE CITY OF AUSTIN DRIVE 35 RECOMMENDATIONS.
UM, RECENTLY SUBMITTED THE TECHSTOP AND ROUND TWO 35, UM, CITY HALL, IF YOU WANT TO GIVE IT TO ROB SPILLER, GIVE ME ONE SECOND TO FIND THAT.
AND I JUST HEARD BACK FROM THE EXECUTIVE LIAISON THAT IT DOES NEED TO BE POSTED FOR DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION.
SO I THINK OUR NEXT ONE IS APRIL 13TH.
UM, AND WE CAN REVOLT ON OPTION ONE B AND MOST LIKELY TO SKIP THE PRESENTATION.
COMMISSIONER MURPHY LOOKING AT THE AGENDA.
IT ALSO APPEARS THAT B AND C ARE ALSO NOT LISTED AS POSSIBLE ACTION.
I THINK THAT THE VACATION RIGHT AWAY OR ALWAYS POSSIBLE FOR ACTION.
UM, I DON'T THINK I COULD GO BACK TO VIRGINIA.
I DON'T REMEMBER THAT DISCUSSION DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ARE LISTED FOR THE APPOINTMENT TO THE PROJECT CONNECT COMMITTEE AND TO THE, UH,
AND I, YOU KNOW, I CAN UNDERSTAND WHERE A LITTLE OUT OF HABIT HERE, BUT THERE'S NO, USUALLY WE ALWAYS POST A DISCUSSION POSSIBLE ACTION ON EVERY ITEM AND THIS TIME IT'S ONLY ON THE FIRST AND THIS LAST ONE.
IT'S USUALLY EVERY, YOU KNOW, PRESENTATION THE ITEM.
UM, I DON'T RECALL OFF HAND THE VACATION, ESPECIALLY THAT THE SORT OF PIECES, BUT IF THAT TURNS OUT TO BE THE CASE, UM, I GUESS LET US KNOW IF WE'RE GOING TO CHECK, WE BETTER CHECK ALL OF THEM, MAKE SURE THEY ALL GET RE POSTED.
ARE WE GOING TO HAVE HIM THREE? HE, I DON'T SEE
UM, WE'LL JUST GIVE IT A SECOND.
HE IS A, UH, SENDS HIS APOLOGIES, BUT HE WASN'T FEELING WELL TODAY.
SO I WILL BE, UH, FILLING IN FOR DIRECTOR SPELLER.
I AM ERIC, BOLLOCK MANAGING ENGINEER WITH AUSTIN TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT OR ATD.
I'M ALSO SERVING AS ONE OF THE TECHNICAL LEADS, UH, OR THE SIDE 35 PROJECT WITH CITY STAFF AND ALSO A LIAISON WITH TEXTILES.
SO, UM, I'LL BE HERE THIS EVENING TO PRESENT AN UPDATE ON OUR OWN ONGOING COORDINATION WITH TXDOT LED BY ATD ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT.
ALSO KNOWN AS THE EIS OR THE SIDE 35 CAPITAL EXPRESS PROJECT.
UH, WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF TXDOT SECOND SCOPING COMMENT PERIOD, WHICH BEGAN MARCH 11TH AND CONTINUES THROUGH APRIL 9TH OF NEXT MONTH.
AND THIS IS A FOLLOW-UP TO TEXTUS FIRST SCOPING COMMENT PROCESS THAT OCCURRED LAST NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER I'LL NOTE THAT INDIVIDUALS AND AGENCIES SEEKING TO PROVIDE COMMENT AS PART OF THE SECOND SCOPING
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PROCESS SHOULD DO SO BY APRIL 9TH.SO THEY WILL BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ADMINISTRATIVE RECORD AS PART OF THE COMPLETE OFFICIAL SCOPING COMMENTS IN TECH SIDE HAS A SHIRT, IS THAT THEY WILL CONTINUE TO ACCEPT AND CONSIDER COMMENTS BEYOND THE SCOPE AND DEADLINE OF APRIL 9TH.
BUT THESE COMMENTS METADATA FOR THE DATE WILL BE INCLUDED IN SUBSEQUENT PUBLICATIONS, BY TEXTILES AS THEY MOVE THROUGH THE EIS PROCESS.
AND FINALLY, WE DON'T ANTICIPATE TECHSTOP WILL EXTEND THE DEADLINE FOR THE SECOND COMMON PERIOD AS THEY DID FOR THE FIRST, BUT CITY STAFF IS PREPARED TO PROVIDE COMMENTS TO TEXTILES BY APRIL 9TH, THE DEADLINE, AND THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
SO I'LL PROVIDE A SUMMARY OF WHAT TXDOT IS PROPOSING AS THE
AND FINALLY, I'LL DISCUSS THE PROJECT LEADING UPCOMING MILESTONES.
I DO WANT TO STRESS THAT TXDOT HAS DESIGNATED THE CITY AS A PARTICIPATING AGENCY, AS A LOCAL ABUSE JURISDICTION AND STAKEHOLDER A TXDOT IS THE PROJECT SPONSOR AND RESPONSIBLE FOR CONDUCTING VIS AND ACCORDANCE WITH THE NEPA, WHICH IS THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT, WHICH IS CONTROLLING, UM, THIS PROCESS THAT THEY'RE GOING THROUGH.
SO AS A PARTICIPATING AGENCY, TXDOT IS REQUIRED TO COORDINATE WITH THE CITY, BUT WE AS A CITY DID NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO FORCE IF YOU WILL, THE PROJECT TO CONSIDER NEW ALTERNATIVES OR REJECT CERTAIN DESIGNS.
HOWEVER, WE DO FEEL THAT WE HAVE CERTAIN RESPONSIBILITIES AND POSITIONS AS A PARTICIPATING AGENCY, NAMELY, WE'RE CERTAINLY IN A POSITION TO ADVOCATE FOR WHAT OUR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS AND PLANNERS BELIEVE TO BE THE BEST PROJECT FOR THE CORRIDOR.
UH, WE ALSO HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE SURE THAT TECH'S NOT AS AWARE OF PUBLIC OPINION AND POLICY DIRECTION, VIDA BY CITY LEADERSHIP.
WE ALSO HAVE THE RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE THAT THE PROCESS IS IN A TRANSPARENT FASHION IN ACCORDANCE WITH NEPA.
AND FINALLY, WE ALSO HAVE THE RESPONSIBILITY TO HELP AMPLIFY VOICES THAT MIGHT OTHERWISE GO UNHEARD.
UH, NEXT SLIDE PLEASE
UM, CENTRAL PROJECT WAS, WHICH IS THE PORTION BETWEEN
AND THIS IS THE PORTION OF
SO THE 35 NORTH, WHICH IS NORTH OF US, TWO 90 EAST, AND I TOOK FIVE SOUTH, WHICH IS SOUTH OF BEN WHITE BOULEVARD OR PROCEEDING INDEPENDENT OF THE CENTRAL PROJECT IN TEXTILE.
DOESN'T ANTICIPATE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS FOR THESE NORTH AND SOUTH PROJECTS AND IS COMPLETING AN ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT, WHICH DOESN'T REQUIRE THE SAME LEVEL OF PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT UNDERNEATH AS THIS, UH, IMPACT STATEMENT FOR THE CENTRAL PROJECT THAT WE'RE DOING RIGHT NOW NEXT, PLEASE, FOR THE CENTRAL PROJECT, TXDOT IS EXAMINING ONE, NO BUILD ALTERNATIVE TO KEEP EXISTING CONDITIONS ALONG WITH THREE BUILD ALTERNATIVES.
ALL THREE BUILD ALTERNATIVES PROVIDE TWO MANAGED LANES NEEDS DIRECTION, WHICH ARE ASSUMED TO BE MANAGED BY VEHICLE OCCUPANCY AS MOST LIKELY HIGH OCCUPANCY VIEW AND NOT TOLD THEY PROVIDE FLY OVER CONNECTIONS THAT
AND THESE ENHANCEMENTS MIGHT REQUIRE CIRCULATION AND DISTRIBUTION LANES BE ADDED BETWEEN RAMPS TO FACILITATE VEHICLES ENTERING AND EXITING.
THE, THE MAIN LANES I'LL BUILD ALTERNATIVES, PROVIDE OPTIONS, PROVIDE OPPORTUNITY FOR PRE-BUILT SUBSTRUCTURE NECESSARY TO SUPPORT LIDS, BUT TECH STOCK CONSIDERS THE ACTUAL FOR THE MOST PART, THEY ACTUAL COVERINGS LOCAL ENHANCEMENTS AND NOT INCLUDED AS PART OF THE CENTRAL PROJECT AND BUILD ALTERNATIVES ARE DIFFERENTIATED BY HOW THEIR LANES ARE POSITIONED VERTICALLY, WHICH I'LL EXPLAIN IN MORE DETAIL LATER, ALL BUILD ALTERNATIVES WILL RECONSTRUCT RAMPS, BRIDGES, AND INTERSECTIONS THROUGHOUT THE CORRIDOR WITH THE PURPOSE OF IMPROVING ACCESS MOBILITY AND SAFETY THAT THE EXISTING CORRIDOR LACKS AND THEY'LL IMPROVE AND UPDATE FRONTAGE ROADS, ENHANCED BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN PATHWAYS AND ACCOMMODATE TRANSIT.
ATD HAS PARTICIPATED IN THE
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THE INFORMATION SHOWN ON THE SLIDE AND BASED ON ACDS EXPERIENCE ON THIS CORRIDOR AND PARTICIPATION WITH TEXTILES, YOU KNOW, THIS INFORMATION TO BE ACCURATE, NAMELY THE PORT OR TODAY CARRIES BETWEEN 200 AND 300,000 VEHICLES EVERY DAY.MOST OF THAT DEMAND ABOUT 86% OF ALL VEHICLE TRIPS ORIGINATE ARE DESTINED TO A LOCAL ADDRESS WITHIN THE REGION AND CRASH RATES ON NINE 35, MAKE IT ONE OF THE REGIONS AND AUSTIN'S EYES, SERIOUS INJURY, FATALITY BORDERS FROM THESE DATA.
I WANT TO POINT OUT SOME KEY OBSERVATIONS THAT INFORM HOW ATD IS ADVISING HER, OUR POLICY MEMBERS NEXT PLACE.
FIRST I, 35 IS CRITICAL TO AUSTIN'S ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY AND TO OUR MOBILITY.
UM, THE FACT THAT IT CARRIES BETWEEN 200 AND 300,000 VEHICLE TRIPS EVERY DAY MAKES LIKE 35 CRITICAL TO THE LONG-TERM SUCCESS OF AUSTIN.
AS A REGION, WE SIMPLY REPLACED THIS LIMITED ACCESS FREEWAY FACILITY WITH A CITY ARTERIAL OR BOULEVARD.
UM, OUR EXISTING ARTERIAL NETWORK IS ALREADY FULL AND EVEN OUR BEST CITY ARTERIAL LO AND CARRY UP TO 40,000 TRIPS PER DAY ACROSS THE LANE.
AND THEN WITH 86% OF THE TRIPS, UM, NINE 35 COMING AND GOING TO A LOCAL ADDRESS, IT'S ALSO LIKELY THAT SOME OF THESE TRIPS WILL DIVERT TO THE NEWLY IMPROVED.
HE WAS ONE 83 STATE HIGHWAY ONE 30 AND A FUTURE IMPROVED MOPAC AS DEMAND CONTINUES TO GROW, BUT
ALTHOUGH THE INVESTMENTS IN PROJECT CONNECT FOR EXAMPLE, ARE TARGETED TO SERVE SPECIFIC CORRIDORS, INCLUDING PORTIONS OF THE
THESE HIGH CAPACITY INVESTMENTS WILL HELP THE EFFICIENCY OF THE
AND THE FREEWAY CORRIDORS IS IMPORTANT TO THE MOBILITY OF AUSTINITES THROUGHOUT THE REGION, UH, AS IMPORTANT TO THE MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE FREIGHT AND SERVICES THROUGHOUT CENTRAL TEXAS.
SO A CONTINUED FREEWAY ALTERNATIVE ON THIS CORRIDOR AS NEEDED TO MEET EXISTING DEMAND, AND CAN'T SIMPLY BE REMOVED OR REPLACED WITH A NON-FREE LIGHT CONCEPT NEXT, PLEASE.
SO SECOND, THE EXISTING
AND BECAUSE OF THE ONGOING IMPACTS, IT CAUSES TO OUR COMMUNITY, OUR CRASH STATISTICS COVERING ALL STREETS WITHIN THE CITY OF AUSTIN LIMITS, INCLUDING A STREETS OPERATED BY TEXTILE INDICATE THAT 35 IS ONE OF OUR HIGHEST CRASH CONCERNS FOR SERIOUS INJURIES AND FATALITIES AT 30 FIVES.
EXISTING DESIGN IS INADEQUATE AND SUBSTANDARD AS IT'S ONE OF THE STATE'S OLDEST FREEWAYS DATING BACK TO WELL OVER 50 YEARS AGO, EXISTING I 35 OPERATIONS CREATE GREAT CONGESTION ON THE CORRIDOR AND ON THE CITY STREET NETWORKS.
SO IMPROVED ACCESS TO OUR PRIMARY EMPLOYMENT DEFINITIONS AS NEEDED, UH, EXISTING
IT PREVENTS ADEQUATE EAST, WEST PEDESTRIAN CROSSINGS AND OTHER TRAVEL LEADING TO CONGESTION AND PREVENTABLE FATALITIES.
AND FINALLY I, 35 IS A PHYSICAL MANIFESTATION OF RACIAL SEGREGATION AND REALLY NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED IN THIS PROJECT.
SO THIRD OR RECONSTRUCTION OF ANY KIND WILL BE IMPACTFUL AS WE CAN PROBABLY GO AND PREDICT MAKING EXPANSION OF
IF THE COMMUNITY IS GOING TO ENDURE THE PAIN, IF YOU WILL, OF RECONSTRUCTION.
ANYWAY, WE DON'T KNOW HOW EXACTLY HOW LONG IT'LL TAKE, BUT RECONSTRUCTION RECONSTRUCTION AT THE SCALE OF LIFE OF LAST A DECADE AND CAUSE A RANGE OF IMPACTS, UH, THEREFORE EXPANDING THE ABILITY TO MOVE PEOPLE OR MORE PEOPLE FREIGHT AND GOODS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED INCLUDING IMPROVEMENTS TO BOTH NORTH, SOUTH AND EAST WEST MOBILITY IN THE DESIGN IMPROVEMENTS SHOULD ADDRESS ACCESS TO THE CAPITAL STATE FACILITIES AND OTHER MAJOR DOWNTOWN EMPLOYMENT CENTERS ALWAYS STATED IN OUR COMMENTS THAT THE PROJECT SHOULD AVOID MINIMIZE, MITIGATE POTENTIAL COMMUNITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS.
OPERATIONAL CONCEPTS NEED TO DICTATE THE DESIGN, INCLUDING HOW MANAGED VERSUS HOV LANES CAN IMPROVE OPERATIONS.
AND THEN FINALLY OPPORTUNITIES FOR LIVING SHOULD BE PRESERVED.
SO IF I COULD SUMMARIZE THE PRIMARY DESIGN PARAMETERS THAT CITY STAFF OR ADVISING, OR BY 35 PORT OR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, WE ARE ENGAGED IN OFFERING COMMENTS ON SPECIFIC DESIGNS AND WE ARE ALSO ACTIVELY PURSUING THE ATTRIBUTES, A LIST IDENTIFIED ABOVE NEXT SLIDE.
THIS I'M NOT PROVIDING MORE DETAILS ON
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THE ALTERNATIVES AS SHOWN IN THIS IMAGE FROM TEXTILE.UM, JUST TO KIND OF ORIENT EVERYBODY.
THIS IS SHOWING NO BILL ON TOP, ALONG WITH THE THREE BUILD ALTERNATIVES WITH NORTH BEING ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE IMAGE.
SO YOU CAN KIND OF IMAGINE YOURSELF IF YOU'RE DRIVING OR GOING DOWN THE CORRIDOR FROM NORTH TO SOUTH, YOU'D BE GOING FROM, UH, UH, LEFT TO RIGHT ON THIS IMAGE.
SO THE NO BUILD OPTION PROPOSES ONLY OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF EXISTING CONDITIONS WITH NO IMPROVEMENTS AND, UH, SERVES AS A COMPARISON BENCHMARK FROM THE BUILD ALTERNATIVES.
ALL THREE BUILD ALTERNATIVES HAVE THE SAME CAPACITY PROPOSALS AND RESERVE THE OPPORTUNITIES TO CONSTRUCT LIDS THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THEM OR HOW THE LANES ARE STACKED VERTICALLY RELATIVE TO THE CITY'S CROSS STREETS AND THE MANAGED LANES.
SO THIS IMAGE SHOWS IN YELLOW WHERE CROSS STREETS WOULD CROSS OVER AT 35 AND IN RED WHERE CROSS STREETS WOULD CROSS UNDER.
SO IT'S SPECIFICALLY TO BUILD ALTERNATIVE ONE.
IT PROPOSES MANAGED LANES AND TUNNELS DOWNTOWN AND SOUTH RIVERSIDE DRIVE PLACE TWO LEVELS BELOW THE CROSS STREETS IN FRONT END ROADS.
BUT THE GENERAL PURPOSE MAIN LANES PLACED BETWEEN THE MANAGED LANES AND THE CROSS STREET FRONTAGE ROADS, ALTERNATIVE TWO PLACES, MANAGED LANES ONE LEVEL BELOW THE CROSS STREETS IN FRONT OF ROADS, BUT AT THE SAME LEVEL AS THE GENERAL PURPOSE MAIN LANE.
SO RATHER THAN GOING TOO LATE, TWO LEVELS BELOW AND TUNNELING KIND OF ALL THOSE GENERAL PURPOSE AND A MANAGED LANES ARE KIND OF ON THE SAME LEVEL.
NOW, ALTERNATIVE THREE IS SIMILAR TO TWO BUT PLACES
AND THIS IS TYPICALLY REQUIRED AS PART OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE RECORD AND PRESENTED IN THE FINAL EIS DOCUMENTATION.
HERE'S TEXT DOTS, RENDERING OF A TYPICAL VIEW FROM THE NORTHBOUND FRINGE ROAD, LOOKING INTO DOWNTOWN AT PEAK STREET.
AND THIS IMAGE SHOWS HOW THE FRONTAGE ROADS CROSS STREETS AND CITY STREET NUMBER ON THE SAME HIGHEST LEVEL WITH THE FREEWAY PROPOSED BELOW AT A LOWER LEVEL NEXT PLEASE.
SO SPECIFIC TO TRANSIT DESIGN TRANSIT CONNECTIONS ARE PROPOSED AT DEAN TETON STREET AND RIVERSIDE DRIVE.
AND THESE ARE THE LOCATIONS WERE DISCUSSED.
THESE GREEN WITH THE CITY OF BOSTON, GOT METRO AND TEXTILE ABOUT A YEAR AGO PRIOR TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROCESS STARTING, IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THESE RAMPS WILL NOT BE FUNDED BY TXDOT IF THEY ARE DESIGNATED TRANSIT ONLY.
SO THE CITY CAP METRO AND THE REGION WILL NEED TO DETERMINE HOW TO BEST FUND THESE FACILITIES IF THEY'RE TO BE CONSTRUCTED AS PART OF THE INITIAL PROJECT.
BUT THE CITY BELIEVES THESE DIRECT TRANSIT ACCESS RAMPS ARE CRITICAL TO IMPROVING ACCESS TO UT UH, STATE EMPLOYMENT DESTINATIONS, THE CAPITAL AND OTHER DOWNTOWN EMPLOYMENT CENTERS.
THEY'RE ALSO CRITICAL TO OUR ABILITY TO MEET THE 50 50 FUTURE MODE SPLIT AS CALLED OUT IN OUR AUSTIN STRATEGIC MOBILITY PLAN, MORE SPECIFICALLY MEETING, UM, REDUCING THE NUMBER OF SINGLE OCCUPANCY VEHICLE TRIPS, MOTOR VEHICLE TRIPS DOWN TO 50% OF ALL, UM, TRIPS BEING NAMED.
AND SO WE ENVISIONED THIS, THIS DIRECT COMMUTER TRANSIT SERVICE SIMILAR TO WHETHER IT'S PROVIDED AT A MOPAC NORTH EXPRESS LANES, UH, TO THE PARKING RIDE FACILITIES NEAR THE LIFELINE MALL.
SO HERE ARE ALL THE EVALUATION CRITERIA THAT TEXTILE IS PROPOSING FOR THIS PROJECT, WHICH TOTAL TWO, ALMOST 30 IN ALL.
I SHOULD NOTE THAT WE FEEL ALL THESE EVALUATION CRITERIA ARE IMPORTANT.
HOWEVER, THE, THE YELLOW HIGHLIGHTED ITEMS ARE THOSE THAT THE CITY SPECIFICALLY REQUESTED TO BE PART OF THE NEPA PROCESS AS PART OF OUR INITIAL SCOPING COMMENTS.
AND SO FOR MANY OF THESE EVALUATION CRITERIA IS PROPOSING A QUALITATIVE HIGH, MEDIUM, LOW MEASUREMENT OR THESE CRITERIA.
AND SO WE'VE, WE'RE COMMUNICATING THAT WE ARE REQUESTING THE USE OF MORE QUANTITATIVE EVALUATION DATA RATHER THAN QUALITATIVE MEASUREMENTS, WHEREVER POSSIBLE, WHICH WILL HELP PROVIDE THE COMMUNITY TO THE GREATEST ABILITY POSSIBLE TO CONSIDER THE BUILD ALTERNATIVES AND TO INFORM THEIR THOUGHTS AND COMMENTS NEXT, PLEASE.
SO RELATED TO THE EVALUATION CRITERIA, WHO ARE THE KEY OBJECTIVES THAT CITY STAFF I'VE INCLUDED IN OUR FIRST ROUND OF COMMENTS IN THE PUBLIC SCOPING PERIOD AND CONTINUED TO SEEK IN THE SECOND PERIOD AND BEYOND, AND I'VE ALREADY, I'VE ALREADY TOUCHED UPON MOST OF THESE, INCLUDING THE MULTIMODAL ABILITY EAST-WEST CONNECTIVITY FEATURE LIDS, THE MANAGED LANES AS
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A TOOL TO INCREASE PERSON CARRYING CAPACITY, YOU KNOW, THE AVOIDANCE AND REDUCTION OF IMPACTS IN NATURAL AND BUILT ENVIRONMENTS AND A SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITIES.PROJECT GOALS ALSO WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT COMMENTS GIVEN TO TEXTILES ARE SPEAKING WITH ONE VOICE ACROSS MANY CITY DEPARTMENTS TO EMPHASIZE OUR KEY OBJECTIVES AND TO CARRY MORE INFLUENCE IN THE PROCESS.
AND OUR COMMENTS SEEK TO EMPHASIZE AND SUPPORT ADOPTED POLICIES AND PLANS TO SUPPORT SAFETY, MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION, AND REDUCE THE NUMBER OF SEEKING SINGLE OFF OCCUPANCY TRIPS.
AS AN EXAMPLE, THIS SLIDE SUMMARIZES COMMENTS PROVIDED BY VARIOUS COUNCIL MEMBERS AND THE MAYOR AND STAFF BELIEVES THAT WE WERE IN INSTINCT WITH COMMENTS PROVIDED BY OUR POLICY MEMBERS.
AND AGAIN, WE'RE COMMUNICATING ALL COMMENTS.
PEOPLE LIKE TO CREATE ONE VOICE FROM THE CITY.
HOWEVER, WE DO UNDERSTAND THAT OUR RESPONSIBILITY AS STAFF HAS PROVIDED THE BEST TECHNICAL RECOMMENDATIONS POSSIBLE TO INFORM OUR LOCAL LEADERSHIP AND THEN COMMISSIONS AND COUNCIL CAN ALSO OF COURSE CONSIDER POLICY IN A VARIETY OF POSITIONS RELATED TO THE PROJECT THAT THEY WISH.
SO REGARDING THE OVERALL TIMELINE OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROCESS, WE'RE NOW IN THE SECOND ART AS EMPHASIZED AND, UH, IN ORANGE, IN THIS IMAGE, PROVIDING COMMENTS ON THE EVALUATION CRITERIA THAT WILL REFINE AND EVALUATE THE ALTERNATIVES FOR PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE SCHEDULED FOR THE SUMMER, MOST LIKELY IN JUNE.
AND THAT WILL BE PROVIDED BY PREFERRED BUILD ALTERNATIVE IN THE FALL OF THIS YEAR AND A SELECTED ALTERNATIVE IN THE SUMMER OF NEXT YEAR.
HERE WE SHOW STAFF'S TIMELINE ASSOCIATED WITH THE SECOND SCOPING PROCESS, INCLUDING OUR RECENT BRIEFINGS AND MEETINGS WITH CITY DEPARTMENTS, COMMISSIONS AND COUNCIL MEMBERS IN OUR CURRENT TASKS ARE HIGHLIGHTED HERE WE ARE, ETC.
IT'S NO, IT'S NOW THE 30TH AND NOT THE 27TH.
JUST KIND OF GIVES YOU A REFERENCE OF KIND OF WHAT WE'VE DONE AND WHERE WE ARE AT THIS MOMENT.
IN ATD, LIKE I SAID, IS SCHEDULED TO SEND A CONSOLIDATED COMMENT LETTER WITH ALL DEPARTMENTS COMMENTS FOR, FOR THE SCOPING MEETING, UH, THE SECOND PROCESS ON OR BEFORE APRIL 9TH.
AND THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
AND, UH, I CAN TAKE QUESTIONS NOW.
THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.
UM, PEOPLE, UM, DOES ANYBODY WANT TO START WITH SOME, SOME COMMENTARY OR SOME QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONER SUMMERS? SO I ALWAYS HAVE A LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT
YOU, YOU STATED IN YOUR PRESENTATION, I'VE HEARD THIS A LOT BEFORE, INCLUDING IN THE VERY, VERY EARLY PHASES OF PROJECT CONNECT, UH, RIGHT BEFORE YOU'RE RAMPING UP TO
AND MY QUESTION IS WHY, UM, IS, IS TXDOT A DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WHICH INCLUDES TRANSIT OR ARE THEY A HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT? I, IS THAT STATE LAW, LIKE, COULD YOU EXPLICATE THAT A LITTLE BIT FOR US? UM, I'LL SHARE WHAT I KNOW.
I, I KNOW THAT WE RECENTLY DID AN EXERCISE TO KIND OF, TO OUR BEST OF OUR ABILITY, TRIED TO SUMMARIZE KIND OF WHERE ALL OF THE FUNDING SOURCES THAT TOTAL, THE $4.9 BILLION, UM, SOME OF THE CATEGORIES FOR THESE FUNDING SOURCES.
I THINK THEY DO HAVE VERY SPECIFIC, UH, RESTRICTIONS THAT THEY ARE UPFRONT, UM, REQUIRED TO BE PAYING FOR.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE EXACT LANGUAGE IS.
IT COULD BE, YOU KNOW, MOTOR VEHICLES OR CAPACITY RELATED IMPROVEMENTS.
AND, UM, YOU KNOW, I THINK WHAT TEXTILE DID WAS, UH, IDENTIFY PRODUCTS FROM THE REGION AND PULL FROM THEM.
SO MAYBE ORIGINALLY THE ORIGINAL SOURCE PROJECT MIGHT NOT HAVE BEEN MULTIMODAL FOR EXAMPLE, OR HAD A TRANSIT COMPONENT, BUT NOW MAYBE THAT THEY'RE USING, UH, BEING USED BY 35 AND THEY MIGHT STILL, UM, CARRY OVER THOSE RESTRICTIONS.
SO, UM, SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I'M AWARE OF.
UM, YOU KNOW, TEXTILE IS SORT OF HINTED THAT, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF THESE ARE PERMITS ARE PAID BY GAS TAXES AND THEREFORE THEY BELIEVE THAT, UM, IT SHOULD BE, UH, PERSON FOREMOST VEHICULAR IMPROVEMENTS.
SO, UM, CAN'T SPEAK DIRECTLY FOR TXDOT, BUT JUST KIND OF RELAYING SOME OF THE THOUGHTS I'VE HEARD.
UM, SO MY SECOND QUESTION IS, AND THEN I'LL STOP AND LET SOME OTHER FOLKS ASK THE QUESTIONS.
BUT MY SECOND QUESTION, WHEN WE
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HEARD FROM, UM, DIRECTOR SPILLER, BACK IN DECEMBER, WE HAD A, A REALLY INTERESTING AND PRODUCTIVE CONVERSATION ABOUT HOW, UM, IF WE WERE ALLOWED TO DO MANAGE TOLL LANES FOR ANY ADDITIONAL LANE EJ, THAT THAT WOULD REALLY ALLOW FOR A SMALLER, MORE SUSTAINABLE.AND I THINK, UH, TYPE OF FOOTPRINT FOR THE HIGHWAY THAT, THAT A LOT OF STAKEHOLDERS, UH, WOULD PREFER.
UM, BUT THAT, UH, MANAGED TOLL LANES ARE SORT OF NOT IN VOGUE RIGHT NOW WITH MAYBE TXDOT OR STATE LEADERSHIP, PERHAPS.
UM, COULD YOU INFORM US IF THERE'S BEEN ANY PROGRESS ON THAT? I KNOW YOU SAID AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PRESENTATION, THE MANAGED LANES WOULD LIKELY BE HOV LANES IS THEY'RE NOT, IT'S NOT AS, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE PROFESSIONAL IN THIS WHEEL, NOT SUPER EFFECTIVE.
UM, CAN YOU SPEAK TO WHERE, WHAT, WHAT PROGRESS WE'VE MADE WITH THE, IN THAT WORLD, IF ANY, UM, AT LEAST SPEAKING FROM, UM, MORE THE DESIGN TEAM, WHICH IS USUALLY A TEXTILE, THERE WAS, YOU KNOW, SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, UH, PERHAPS AN OPPORTUNITY TO CONSIDER A FEWER THAN TWO CONTINUOUS MANAGED LANES IN EACH DIRECTION.
UM, WHAT I WAS, UM, WHAT I WAS TOLD WAS THAT WAS NOT ON THE TABLE.
SO, UM, TO MANAGE LANES IN THESE DIRECTION IS, IS REQUIRED.
YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE CONCEPTS WE MAYBE COULD HAVE CONSIDERED AS, UM, YOU KNOW, ONE, MAYBE ONE DANISH LANE CONTINUES ENTIRELY THROUGH DOWNTOWN AND MAYBE SECOND MANAGED LANE CAN SORT OF DROP AND A KEY ACCESS POINT IN DOWNTOWN AND THUS, UM, YOU KNOW, AFFECTING THE FOOTPRINT MAYBE IN A POSITIVE WAY OF NOT BEING AS, AS WIDE AND NEEDING AS MUCH RIGHT AWAY.
SO, UM, AS OF NOW IN TEXTS THAT HAS TOLD US THAT IT WILL BE TO MANAGE LANES IN EACH DIRECTION, NOT TOLD, UM, WITH THE, UM, GENERALLY FOR, FOR GENERAL PURPOSE, UM, LANES IN EACH DIRECTION.
SO THAT'S KIND OF WHAT WE'RE GOING ON IN TERMS OF, UM, DESIGN PARAMETERS.
SO FUCKING CITIZENS IMPACT THAT.
I MEAN, YOU KNOW, I KNOW THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY, THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, UM, ONCE, UH, TOLD LANES, YOU KNOW, ANY ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE THAT'S AT IT, UM, INSTEAD OF HOV LANES, I MEAN, UM, I'M JUST, I'M FLUMMOXED ON HOW LITTLE ANYBODY SEEMS TO BE ABLE TO MOVE TEXT UP ON THESE ISSUES.
UM, AND, UH, COMMENTS, HOW'S HE GOING TO ADD IN ONE, UH, UH, ENHANCEMENT TO YOUR DISCUSSION, TO YOUR RESPONSE IN CASE IT FITS RIGHT IN NATURALLY.
SO HARRIS COUNTY IS NOT SITTING BY AND SAYING THERE I'M MOVING.
THIS IS, YOU KNOW, TO USE JULIO IS READY AS THIS IS FULL ABERRATION, AND IT DOESN'T MEAN ANYTHING.
SO EITHER WE THROW OUR HANDS UP OR WE TAKE THEM TO COURT, I'M NOT SAYING EITHER WAY IS THE RIGHT WAY, BUT I SLEEP BETTER.
AND I THINK IF SOMEONE'S WILLING TO TAKE SOMEONE TO COURT QUITE HONESTLY, AND I'M JUST WONDERING IF THAT DISCUSSION COMES UP IN RESPONSE TO WHAT SUSAN'S JUST SAYING.
IT CAN GET REALLY AS AT THE LEADERSHIP LEVEL OF TEXTILE AND STATE.
UM, I THINK WHAT WE CAN DO AS A COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND AGENCIES AND STAKEHOLDERS IS I DON'T THINK WE'VE SEEN A SORT OF ANALYSIS SHOWING, UM, THE BENEFITS OR COMPARISON BETWEEN, YOU KNOW, MANAGED LANES BEING FREE HOV MODEL OR ARE TOLD.
UM, I THINK THAT'S ONE WAY TO SORT OF, YOU KNOW, IF WANT TO BASE THESE LONG-TERM DESIGN OPTIONS ON, ON DATA.
AND THAT'S, THAT'S ONE WAY TO KIND OF, UM, YOU KNOW, PROVIDE INPUT AND FEEDBACK ON KIND OF WHAT, WHAT ARE THE NUMBERS SHOW AND, YOU KNOW, WHAT IS THE REASONS TO BE CHOOSING ONE OR THE OTHER, OR PERHAPS IF, IF IT'S NOT TOLD IN THE BEGINNING, DOES THE DESIGN PRECLUDE, YOU KNOW, A CHANGE IN, UM, CAN USE SOME STRUCTURE MOVING FORWARD THAT WE'RE NOT LOCKED IN THERE, JUST THE, YOU KNOW, THE CONSTRUCTION AND DESIGN AND OPERATION AS IT OPENS DAY ONE THAT MAYBE, UH, THINGS GOING TO CHANGE WITH, UM, DIFFERENT DECISIONS ARE MADE DOWN THE ROAD, IF YOU WILL, IS THROW IN ANOTHER QUESTION HERE.
SO, UM, REQUEST FOR CLARIFICATION.
SO YOU USE THE PHRASE, UM, IN YOUR PRESENTATION THAT THERE NEEDS TO BE SOME WAY TO UNDERSTAND IF THERE WERE NEVER WERE ALTERNATIVES PURSUED.
AND THEN YOU MENTIONED THAT THEORETICALLY THERE'S SOME RECORD OF THE, THAT THEY LOOKED THROUGH AND HOW THEY CAME UP WITH THESE, UM, IS W WHAT IS THE LIKELIHOOD THAT IF THEY DIDN'T EVER PURSUE NEVER ALTERNATIVES, IF IT TURNS OUT THIS WAS ALWAYS THE PLAN, AND IT DIDN'T REALLY MATTER WHAT
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ANYONE SAID, BECAUSE THEY NEVER ACTUALLY LOOKED AT IT, IS, ARE THERE OPPORTUNITIES FOR HOLDING THEIR FEET TO THE FIRE, EVEN JUST SLOW ROLLING THE PROCESS TO SAY, WELL, LET'S LOOK AT SOME NARROWER ALTERNATIVES.I, I THINK THAT COULD BE PART OF THE COMMENTS SUBMITTED THAT, UM, WE HAVEN'T NECESSARILY SEEN THE DIFFERENCES IN FOOTPRINTS BETWEEN THE ALTERNATIVES.
I DO BELIEVE THAT THEY ARE DISSIPATING NEEDING RIGHT AWAY.
UM, I KNOW IN SOME PARTS OF THE COMMUNITY, IT'S, IT'S SORT OF, UM, TIED TO A CERTAIN NUMBER OF LANES.
AND MAYBE WITH THE ASSUMPTION THAT ALL THE ADDITIONAL LANES ARE JUST FOR ADDITIONAL CAPACITY, IT'S STILL SO DIFFICULT TO ELAINE AS A LANE, BUT THEN AGAIN, NOT EVERY LANG FOUNDING UP FROM EAST TO WEST IS, YOU KNOW, A THROUGH LINE.
IT, WE ARE WORKING IN TEXTILE LOOKING AT SORT OF A COLLECTOR DISTRIBUTOR SYSTEM THAT AREN'T CONTINUOUS, BUT ACTUALLY, YOU KNOW, PICK UP THE TRAFFIC.
THEY DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE TO GO THROUGH ALL THE FRONTAGE ROADS AND THE INTERSECTIONS AND SIGNALS THAT TRYING TO BE SMARTER WITH THE FOOTPRINT THAT WE HAVE, BUT WHICH STILL MIGHT INCREASE THE OVERALL FOOTPRINT.
UM, AND SO, YEAH, WE, HAVEN'T SEEN A COMPREHENSIVE VALUATION OF, UM, BETWEEN THE ALTERNATIVES, WHAT THE ULTIMATE FOOTPRINTS WILL BE IN TERMS OF, OF RIGHT AWAY EXISTING ARE NEEDED AND HOW THE TRADE-OFF IS BETWEEN, UH, THOSE FOOTPRINTS AND KIND OF THE NUMBER OF LANES AND KIND OF HOW THEY'RE BEING USED, FUNCTIONALLY ALL DIFFERENT WAYS BETWEEN A FRONTAGE ROAD TO A RAMP SEEDY LANE, A MANAGED LANE THERE'S GENERAL PURPOSE.
IT'S VERY, UH, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HORIZONTAL, BUT ALSO VERTICALLY TRYING TO FIT IN EVERY COMPONENT OF THIS REDESIGN.
SO IT'S, IT'S, IT'S, UM, THERE'S NOT GOING TO BE AS TYPICAL STANDARD CROSS-SECTION FROM NORTH TO SOUTH, IT'S GOING TO BE CHANGING PRETTY FREQUENTLY, MARK MARIO.
UM, I MAY, I JUST HAD THIS DISCUSSION WITH A WALK-OFF AND BOARD AND, UM, WE HAD SIMILAR QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT THE POSSIBILITIES ARE FOR LEGAL ACTION AND ALSO, UM, KIND OF BE, UH, ALL EVALUATION OF OTHER CRITERIA AND OR OTHER SCENARIOS.
AND, UH, FIRST THING THE RECOMMENDATION I WROTE IS ABOUT THIS EXACT SUBJECT.
SO THAT'S A GOOD SEGUE, BUT ALSO, UM, AS FAR AS THE
SO THERE, UH, ABOUT A YEAR OR TWO AHEAD OF US, UM, AND THAT I THINK IS WHERE THEY HAVE, UM, HAVE KIND OF FOUND THE GROUNDS TO DO THE LAWSUIT, WHEREAS WE ARE STILL IN THE SCOPING PHASE.
AND, UM, FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, UH, TEXTILE HAS NOT RELEASED ANY SCHEMATICS TO THE PUBLIC OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, THAT WOULD ACTUALLY SHOW A DISPLACEMENT OR THE KIND OF GROUNDS, WHICH ARE THE LAWSUIT IN HOUSTON IS BASED ON.
SO, UM, I, I THINK THAT IS PROBABLY A GREAT, UH, UH, COURSE OF ACTION FOR US, BUT I DON'T KNOW IF, UM, IT'S SOMETHING WE HAVE TO, WE SHOULD WAIT ON.
UM, LONG-TERM, I MEAN, WE SAY WE AS THE COLLECTIVE, WE, AS IN THE PEOPLE WHO MAY OR NOT MAY OR MAY BE OPPOSED TO THIS PROJECT IN GENERAL.
SO, UM, THAT'S WHAT I HAVE THERE.
UM, BUT IF, UM, UNLESS ANYBODY ELSE HAS ANY RECOMMENDED OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS, MAYBE WE CAN MOVE ON TO THE, UH, RECOMMENDATION.
ONE MORE COMMENT THAT HOPEFULLY ATD COULD MOVE FORWARD WITH, YOU KNOW, UM, SCANS THROUGH THIS WHOLE DOCUMENT IN THIS PRESENTATION, YOU KNOW, AND THE PARTS THAT CAME FROM TEXTILES AND THE PARTS THAT CAME FROM ATD AND, YOU KNOW, CLIMATE CHANGE JUST ISN'T MENTIONED.
AND, UM, AIR QUALITY IS BARELY MENTIONED AND GOING FROM 12 LANES TO 20 LANES, IT'S HARD TO IMAGINE HOW THAT ISN'T A, ESSENTIALLY A DOUBLING, YOU KNOW, AND THEN YOU FACTOR IN 200,000 TO 300,000, IT'S 50% MORE, ET CETERA, ET CETERA.
IT IS DAUNTING TO ME THAT IN THIS CITY WITH, YOU KNOW, UM, THE EFFORTS THAT WE WERE MAKING, WE'RE NOT PUTTING A FULL COURT PRESS ON THE CLIMATE IMPACT OF THIS.
IT'S JUST, IT'S EVERYBODY LIVED THROUGH A MONTH AGO.
LIKE IT'S, IT'S REAL, YOU KNOW, I WAS A CLIMATE REFUGEE.
I HAD TO LEAVE MY HOUSE CAUSE IT WAS UNINHABITABLE AND GO STAY WITH FRIENDS.
AND I WAS NOT THE ONLY ONE, LIKE IT'S REAL.
AND I REALLY WISHED THAT THERE WAS A MUCH FIRMER, UM, ADVOCACY ON BEHALF OF THE CITY, IN THE COMMENTS THAT, UH, MAKE A CASE FOR REALLY, REALLY, REALLY IN THE ANALYSIS TAKEN AS A FIRST CLASS CITIZEN.
SO IF THERE'S MY 2 CENTS, I'M HAPPY YOU'RE HERE.
UH, SO COMMISSIONER ALVARADO, DO YOU ARE, WELL, I CAN'T SEE YOU, UM, UH, ATHENA OR HOW DO YOU HAVE COMMENTS? QUESTIONS? UM,
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OKAY.UH, WELL, DO WE HAVE TO, UM, OFFICIALLY, UH, BEGIN, UH, CONSIDERATION OF THE RECOMMENDATION OR WHAT'S THE NEXT SECTION? DO YOU MAKE A MOTION? OH YEAH.
UM, WELL, I GUESS I'LL MAKE THE MOTION TO GO AHEAD AND, UM, CONSIDER, UH, THE NCC COMMISSION, UH, RECOMMENDATION FOR I 35 CAPITOL EXPRESS SCOPING ROUND TWO.
UM, IT'S A RESOLUTION MOSTLY REGARDING THE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT PROCESS AND ALSO, UM, SOME ADDITIONAL COMMENTS REGARDING THE SCOPING.
OH, GO AHEAD AND MOVE TO BEGIN DISCUSSION.
HAVE THAT TO PUT UP A SHARED ROOM.
WHAT RECOMMENDATION IS THIS? UM, THEY'RE PUTTING IT UP RIGHT NOW.
UH, IT SHOULD BE IN THE BACKGROUND INFORMATION AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE.
UM, I DON'T HAVE THE NUMBER IN FRONT OF ME.
UM, WELL YOU CAN GET BACK TO IT.
I DON'T SEE IT ON THE WEBSITE THAT DRIVES HOPING CITY HALL HAS IT.
NO CITY HALL I'M WITH CITY HALL RIGHT NOW.
THEY ONLY HAVE, UM, WHAT I'VE PUT IN WITH BACKUP, BUT I NEVER RECEIVED A RECOMMENDATION.
DO YOU KNOW WHO SENT IT? I SENT IT BEFORE THE LAST, UH, MEETING THAT WOULD, DID NOT MAKE QUORUM.
AND THEN IT WAS ASSIGNED TO THIS MEETING FOR THE MARCH 9TH ONE.
HOLD ON ONE, LET ME GO BACK AND FIND THAT REAL QUICK.
AND I CAN HAVE THE GOOGLE DOC BY ME, BUT I DON'T HAVE AN OFFICIAL DAY HERE.
UM, JUST TO, UH, BASICALLY THIS IS, SO THIS IS ROUND TWO OF PUBLIC COMMENT.
UH, WE SUBMITTED A, UM, LARGE RECOMMENDATION FOR ROUND ONE THAT WAS A LOT MORE FOCUSED ON THE DESIGN AND SCOPE OF
UH, AND, UM, AND THAT WENT UP TO CITY COUNCIL THAT WAS MOSTLY DIRECTED TOWARDS BOTH CITY COUNCIL AND TXDOT.
UM, THIS RECOMMENDATION IS MORE FOCUSING ON, UM, UH, THE CRITIQUE OF THE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT PROCESS, AS WELL AS THEIR LACK OF CONSIDERATION OF ALTERNATIVE DESIGNS AND A LACK OF APPARENT COORDINATION WITH, UH, PROJECT CONNECT AND OTHER LOCAL, UH, NEW, UH, PROJECTS THAT CAME AFTER THE NOVEMBER BOND ELECTION.
UM, SO I, AGAIN, I GUESS YOU DON'T HAVE THE RECOMMENDATION IN FRONT OF YOU.
WE JUST MADE YOU A PRESENTER IF YOU WANT TO SHARE YOUR SCREEN.
YEAH, LET ME MAKE SURE EVERYTHING IS YOU READY TO GO? UH, HERE WE GO.
UM, IS THAT THAT SHARING? LET'S SEE.
I THINK I MAXIMIZED IT AND YOU'LL SEE THAT.
UM, SO I'M NOT GOING TO READ THIS WORD FOR WORD, BUT I'LL RUN THROUGH IT.
UM, THE F WHEREAS IS THE FIRST, WHEREAS, UM, APPLE EXPRESS PROJECT REPRESENTS A GENERATIONAL OPPORTUNITY TO IMPROVE THAT PEOPLE MOVE MOVING CAPACITY OF TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE IN CENTRAL TEXAS, OR RECTIFYING NEGATIVE IMPACTS BY 35, ET CETERA, ET CETERA.
THE NEXT, UH, COUPLE OF WAREHOUSES ARE ABOUT THE TEXTILES, LACK OF MEANINGFUL ENGAGEMENT AND, UH, APPARENT, UH, INABILITY TO, UH, TO MEANINGFULLY CONSIDER AN ALTERNATIVE DESIGN SCENARIO.
UM, THEN I ALSO COMMENTED ON THE, UH, CURRENT 30 DAY COMMON PERIOD, WHICH WAS A, UH, CRITIQUE OF THE FIRST TIME PERIOD.
WE, UH, WERE ASKING FOR A 90 DAY COMMENT PERIOD INSTEAD OF 30 DAY COMMENT PERIOD.
UM, THE FIRST TIME WE ASKED FOR THAT TEXTILE EXTENDED IT 19 DAYS, BUT MOST OF THOSE DAYS WERE WITHIN THE CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR'S CALENDAR, UH, HOLIDAYS.
SO, UM, I THINK THAT THAT'S JUST THROWING US A BONE, BUT IT'S NOT VERY MEANINGFUL.
UM, WE ALL, I ALSO TOOK INTO CONSIDERATION THE FACT THAT IN BETWEEN THEN AND NOW WE HAD THE WINTER STORM EVENT, AS WELL AS THE CONTINUATION OF THE COVID PANDEMIC, WHICH HAS MADE IT MORE AND MORE DIFFICULT
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TO PARTICIPATE IN ANY PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT AS IT EXISTS THUS FAR.UM, ALSO IN THE MEANTIME, SINCE THE FIRST PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT, UM, PERIOD, A NUMBER OF, UH, GOVERNING BODY, INCLUDING THE CITY OF AUSTIN TRANSPORTATION, AUSTIN CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, CAMPO AUSTIN STATE LEGISLATURES ALL HAVE ASKED, UM, TECHSTAR TO RECONSIDER THE PUBLIC, UH, OR THE PURPOSE AND NEED OF THEIR, UM, EIS AND HAVE CALLED THE, FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF, UH, ALTERNATIVE DESIGN SCENARIOS.
UM, ALSO, UH, THE, UH, NOVEMBER, 2020 ELECTION PASSED PROJECT CONNECT AND AN, A TRANSPORTATION, AN ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION BOND, WHICH, UH, AS SHOWN OF OVERWHELMING PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR ALTERNATIVES TO SINGLE OCCUPANCY AUTOMOBILES.
UM, SO STARTING WITH THE THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, UM, I WANTED TO REAFFIRM ALL THE PREVIOUS RECOMMENDATIONS, UH, REGARDING THE DESIGN AND SCOPING OF BY 35.
SO THAT'S WHAT WE PASS BACK IN DECEMBER.
THEN, UM, WE ASKED THAT WE EXTEND THE COMMENT PERIOD TO AT LEAST 90 DAYS.
I BELIEVE THE CITY STAFF OR CITY COUNCIL JUST ASKED FOR 60 DAYS.
UM, THE EXACT DATE NUMBER OF DAYS, I THINK IS NOT AS IMPORTANT AS JUST THE WILLINGNESS TO DO ANYTHING, TO IMPROVE THE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT.
UM, I ALSO ADDED, UH, UH, VIA RESOLVED THAT, UH, WE RECOMMEND THAT TXDOT ADOPT THE REVISED PURPOSE AND NEED, WHICH WAS PROPOSED BY, UH, CITY STAFF AND THEIR LETTER TO TXDOT ON DECEMBER 29TH, UM, WHICH, UH, GAVE A, A VERY APPREHENSIVE OVERHAUL OF THE PURPOSE OF NEED AND NEED, WHICH IS KIND OF THE GUIDING PRINCIPLE OF THE SCOPING PROCESS.
UM, AND I THINK IT WAS REALLY WELL-WRITTEN AND IT WAS WRITTEN WITH OUR ORIGINAL RECOMMENDATION IN MIND.
SO, UM, I SUPPORT THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION THERE AND, UM, LET'S SEE, UM, ALSO, UH, THERE FOR THE RESOLVE THAT UTC, UH, RECOMMENDS TEXTILES, UH, ACTUALLY CONSIDERED A STAKEHOLDER VOLITION PROPOSED DESIGN SCENARIOS.
UM, SO ALTERNATIVE DESIGN SCENARIOS, MOSTLY INVOLVING CAPPING OR OTHER TYPES OF, UM, REDESIGNS THAT ARE NOT CURRENTLY IN THE SCENARIOS LISTED, UM, BY TEXTILE AND FINALLY THAT, UH, TEXTS THAT FULLY COORDINATE WITH THE PROJECT CONNECT IMPLEMENTATION TEAM.
UM, I, IF I HAD HAD WRITTEN THIS AFTER TODAY, I WOULD SAY ALSO INCLUDE, UM, UH, CONTRIBUTED FUNDING FOR, UM, UH, COORDINATION WITH PROJECT CONNECT.
UM, SINCE I DIDN'T KNOW THAT, UH, TEXTILE WAS COMPLETELY UNWILLING TO FUND TRANSIT PROJECTS, BUT, UM, THAT'S MY, UM, TRANSIT RECOMMENDATION THERE.
SO I HOPE THAT'S COMPREHENSIVE.
UM, I REMEMBER SPEAKING IN FAVOR OF THIS, ESPECIALLY THE SECOND TO LAST TO OR PENULTIMATE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED.
I LOVE THE IDEA THAT THE NOT COLLABORATE, BUT ACTUALLY COLLABORATE AND TAKE A GENUINE PROPOSAL.
YOU KNOW, THERE WERE PLENTY OF PROFESSIONALS WHO DO NOT WORK FOR TXDOT WHO WERE AS QUALIFIED TO COME UP WITH A PROPOSAL AS THE STAFF AT TECH STOCK, SOME OF THOSE WORK, THEY SAVE AUSTIN AND SOME OF THOSE WORK FOR THINK TANKS AND SOME OF THOSE WORK IN VARIOUS FIELDS TO MANAGE, TO PUT THINGS TOGETHER AND BEING INVOLVED WITH SOME OF THOSE PEOPLE.
THERE'S NO REASON THAT THESE PROPOSALS DON'T RECEIVE AS A GENUINE, UH, DILIGENT, CLOSE READING BOOK, UM, JUST TO SEE WHAT THEY HAVE TO OFFER.
THAT WOULD MEAN COLLABORATION TO ME THAT WOULD NEED AN ACTUAL ENGAGEMENT PROCESS, UM, NOT, NOT SOMETHING ELSE.
SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT, UM, THAT THE THREAD, THE RESULTS SPECIFICALLY AND THE OTHER ONES AS WELL, BUT THAT ONE I REALLY HAD WHEN I PICK IT UP, BECAUSE THE STRONG THUMBS UP, ANYONE ASKS SOME COMMENTS.
AND AS THERE'S A LOT THERE, HOPEFULLY YOU WERE READING IT AS, UM, YEAH, I, UH, AGAIN, THIS WAS SUPPOSED TO BE GOING OUT BEFORE THE MEETING ON JUST PRESENTED TO YOU RIGHT HERE, BUT THEY'RE IN THE SITUATION NOW.
SO YEAH, I THINK, I MEAN, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE DO GET SOMETHING INTO THE DISCUSSION AND I KNOW THAT, UH, WHEN DIRECTORS GO OVER SHOULD LAST TIME, HE ALSO VERY STRONGLY ENCOURAGED US AS A, AS AN ORGANIZATION.
UM, AND AS INDIVIDUALS TO, UH, PROVIDE THE COMMENTS THAT WE CAN, AND IT SAYS THEY CAN PROVIDE IT IN A KIND OF UNIFIED VOICE FROM THE CITY OF AUSTIN.
AND TO BE CLEAR, THIS WOULD BE, UM, SUBMITTED AS THE ETCS OFFICIAL PUBLIC COMMENT FOR ROUND TWO.
UM, I WOULD GO AHEAD AND DO THAT.
AND THEN, UM, THE CITY COUNCIL
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WOULD OBVIOUSLY GIVE IT AS WELL.AND THEN I ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO SUBMIT THEIR VISUAL RESPONSES AS WELL.
IS THERE FURTHER DISCUSSION? I CAN'T TAKE PEOPLE ON THE PHONE AND TINA, UH, ALLIE DEAL.
I JUST, THIS IS COMMISSIONER RYAN.
I JUST WANT TO SAY, UH, I'M GETTING MY FEET WET, SO I'M MOSTLY LISTENING TONIGHT.
UH, BUT THIS IS A REALLY VERY WELL-CONSTRUCTED RECOMMENDATION AND I WOULD LOVE TO EXPLORE WAYS TO MAYBE INCLUDE, UH, WHAT YOU MENTIONED MARIO, UH, ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE.
UH, I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE, UH, THAT WE MAKE A STATEMENT, UH, ABOUT THAT IN THE WAY THAT WE APPROACH THIS PROJECT.
UH, AND SO ANY WAY THAT WE CAN LOOK TO INCORPORATE THAT, UM, AND, AND, YOU KNOW, ESPECIALLY AFTER THE EVENTS OF FEBRUARY, I THINK WOULD BE, UH, IT WOULD BE A GOOD USE OF, OF THIS PLATFORM THAT WE'VE GOT.
NATHAN, I, UM, I JUST WANT TO LET YOU KNOW, WE DID DEFINITELY INCORPORATE THAT INTO OUR FIRST GRADE INTEGRATION.
WE HAD A WHOLE SECTION, I BELIEVE ON CLIMATE CHANGE.
WE DID, I WAS ACTUALLY LIKE PUTTING UP THE, UM, THE DOCUMENT FROM, UH, IF YOU GO TO AUSTIN, TEXAS.GOV/UTC AND FIND OUR RECOMMENDATION THAT THE OPENING SENTENCE OF IT, OF OUR RECOMMENDATION SAYS, WHEREAS THE CITY OF AUSTIN FACES A CLIMATE CATASTROPHE.
IF WE DO NOT ACT IN A CONCERTED WAY TO FUNDAMENTALLY CHANGE HOW WE PLAN OUR CITIES PRIORITIZE MONEY AND RESOURCES AWAY FROM FOSSIL FUEL VEHICLES AND CONTINUED HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION AND TOWARDS ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION, ET CETERA, ET CETERA, ET CETERA.
UM, SO IT, IT, IT STARTS WITH A, UM, AN OPENING SENTENCE THAT ADDRESS A CLIMATE CHANGE.
UM, SO I MEAN, WE COULD ALWAYS COPY AND PASTE A SENTENCE AGAIN, TO GET TO REEMPHASIZE THE MAY BE INCLUDED BY, UM, UH, SORT OF COMMENT.
WHEN YOU SAY LATER ON WE KIND OF REEMPHASIZE THE, UM, THE INITIAL THINKING AGAIN, JUST FLAT OUT.
I, I, I LOVE THAT, UH, NOT THE CLIMATE CATASTROPHE, BUT THE RECOMMENDATION.
UM, BUT YOU KNOW, ANY, ANY CHANCE WE HAVE TO, I THINK BRING THAT UP IS NOT BAD.
UH, IF Y'ALL THINK IT, IT IT'S COVERED, UH, IN THAT CALLBACK, I'M FINE WITH THAT TOO.
BUT, UM, I KNOW I SHOULD ALSO POINT OUT I, I REFERENCED, I REFERENCED POLLUTION IN THE OPENING, WHEREAS, UH, NOT NECESSARILY THE CLIMATE, UM, BECAUSE I FELT THAT WAS COVERED IN THE FIRST, UM, RECOMMENDATION AGAIN, WE CAN, WE CAN ADD TO THAT.
UM, BUT AGAIN, I'M JUST WORKING OFF A GOOGLE DOC THAT I WROTE.
SO I, THIS IS NOT EVEN THE OFFICIAL DOCUMENT, HOPEFULLY BY NOW, UM, CITY HALL HAS GOTTEN A OFFICIAL RECOMMENDATION FOR US TO VOTE ON.
I, WE CAN, WE VOTED ON GOOGLE DOCS IN THE PAST, SO WE CAN, AND THEN AFTERWARDS WE WILL HAPPEN IS IT'LL PUT IN, UM, AT THE TOP, THEY ACTUAL CODE NUMBER AND STUFF AND REFORMAT IT, IT I'D HAVE TO DO A AMENDMENT IF WE WANTED TO ADD ANY MORE TO IT, BUT YOU, I THINK WE CAN DO THAT.
AND WE DON'T HAVE A PARLIAMENTARIAN HERE, BUT, UM, WE CAN DRAFT FROM THE DYNAS FOR SURE.
DAN, YOU, WE, WE MOVED SO WE CAN AMEND.
I MEAN, IF YOU DON'T MIND, IF YOU GO TO AUSTIN, TEXAS.GOV/UTC AND CLICK ON, CAN WE DO CHAT IN HERE? IS THERE, JEFF'S ABOUT TO SHARE A LINK WITH YOU? THIS IS THE DECEMBER RECOMMENDATION, RIGHT? YES.
THE DECEMBER RECOMMENDATION, I'M LOOKING AT IT.
AND I'M, I'M TOTALLY GOOD WITH VOTING ON THIS AS IS, UH, RIGHT NOW, IF YOU ALL WOULD LIKE TO, UH, WITHOUT AMENDING, BUT I THOUGHT YOUR POINT EARLIER WAS A GOOD ONE.
MAYBE TAKE A MOMENT TO COPY AND PASTE IT.
DID YOU, UH, DID YOU, WE WANT YOU DEFINITELY TO AUSTIN, TEXAS TECH SLASH I WONDERED TOO IF, UM, WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO OKAY.
GO TO 20, 20 OUT OF THE VERY TOP.
LIKE, JUST ADD AND FUNDING SOMEWHERE.
LIKE, LIKE IT'S AT THE TOP OF PAGE SEVEN AT THEIR RECOMMENDATION.
AS YOU WERE SAYING, OH, UM, THE PART ABOUT FUNDING, UH, TRANSIT, TRANSIT INFRASTRUCTURE, YOU KNOW, MAYBE JUST ADD SOMETHING IN THAT.
I THINK IT WAS THE LAST, WHEREAS, OR BE IT BE RECOMMENDED OR WHATEVER.
UM, JUST ADD AND FUND OR SOMETHING.
SO TYPICALLY I'M ADDING THE, YEAH, THERE YOU GO.
THAT'S I THINK THAT'S ABOVE IT.
I GUESS IT'S KIND OF THIS, AND THEN
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THIS ONE YOU WOULD SAY COORDINATE AND FUND OR CONTRIBUTE TO FUNDING TO FULLY COORDINATE IT AND HOW'S THAT REDEFINE TO THE PROJECT.I WOULD, I WOULD ADD AN F AFTER FULLY COORDINATE.
THAT DOES HELP COORDINATE WITH AND CONTRIBUTE FUNDING TO GET.
DO WE HAVE MORE DISCUSSION SEEING NONE HEARING NONE? UM, WE HAD A MOTION, WE DISCUSSED IT.
WE HAD A RECOMMENDATION IN FRONT OF US.
UM, WE GOING TO VOTE ON THIS RECOMMENDATION ALL IN FAVOR OF A UTC, MAKING THESE RECOMMENDATION.
RAISE YOUR HAND THAT YOU'RE ON CAMERA.
SAY I, IF YOU'RE ON THE PHONE.
THAT IS UNANIMOUS, BUT ALL, UH, ANY OBJECTIONS, ANY ABSTENTIONS OR NOTHING? IT IS UNANIMOUSLY PASSED.
AND, UM, IS IT IN Y'ALL COORDINATE, UM, TO GET THE FINAL NUMBERS AND THEN WE'LL, WE'LL PUT IT ON THE OFFICIAL LETTERHEAD AND ALL THAT.
UM, WRAPS US UP FOR THE CORE AGENDA ITEMS AND TO GO BACK TO MY DOCUMENT HERE.
UM, UM, FOR THE PRESENTATION AND GOOD LUCK.
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RIGHT.NOW THE COUPLE OF BRIEF ITEMS BEFORE WE ADJOURN STAFF BRIEFINGS, UM, DOWNTOWN COMMISSION THAT IS KESHA WEATHERBY, REALLY NOTHING TO REPORT.
UH, THE LAST MEETING THEY DISCUSSED THE RELOCATION OF THE DOWNTOWN POLICE, UH, HEADQUARTERS AND RECEIVED THE SAME PRESENTATION THAT WE DID FOR THE DOHERTY ART CENTER.
I ONLY, SHE'S NO LONGER, I THINK SHE HAS ROLLED OFF OUR MISSION.
SO WE MAY NEED TO POINT SOMEONE TO THAT.
KELLY DAVIS IS NOT ON THE COMMISSION.
UM, WELL, IT'S NOT ON OUR AGENDA FOR NOW, BUT CASEY, CAN YOU TAKE A NOTE THAT WE PUT THAT ON OUR AGENDA FOR NEXT MONTH? OR I GUESS WE'LL DO THAT WHEN WE COME TO THE, UH, YEP.
UM, DO WE HAVE A BAC PACEY BICYCLE ADVISORY, PEDESTRIAN ADVISORY LIAISON BACK IN THE DAY THAT HE USED TO BE EMILY SMITH AND OKAY.
SO THEN WE SHOULD, UM, BUT AN AGENDA ITEM AS WELL, WHEN WE NEED TO RESTAFF SOME OF OUR, UH, OUR TENTACLES, THEY'VE GONE AWAY CITY COUNCIL MOBILITY COMMITTEE.
I DID NOT GO TO THE LAST ONE BECAUSE WE, IT SKIPPED IT AND IT WAS JUST, THE TIMING WAS OFF.
UM, I DID GO AND GIVE A PRESENTATION ON OUR
UM, SO BASICALLY, UM, I JUST GO AND HAVE THAT 10 MINUTES AND TALK ABOUT, AND SEE IF THERE ARE QUESTIONS, UM, FOR RESOLUTIONS THAT WE'VE ASKED OR ADDITIONAL, UH, UH, IDEAS THAT WE'VE COME UP WITH THAT WE WANT TO DISCUSS.
UM, SO FOR THIS ONE, WE'LL GO BACK.
AND THE NEXT THING THAT COMES UP, I'LL TALK ABOUT THE STAGE TWO OR PHASE TWO AT THIRTY-FIVE RECOMMENDATION AND MAYBE DIRTY ARTS.
AND WITH THAT, THAT IS OUR LAST ITEM ON THE AGENDA.
WE NORMALLY HAVE AN AGENDA ITEM WHERE WE DISCUSS THE THINGS WE WANT TO DISCUSS NEXT MONTH.
SO OBVIOUSLY WE NEED TO DISCUSS WHO'S ON WHICH COMMISSION OR COUNCIL OR WHO'S IN CHARGE OF JUST READING THEIR NOTES.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO ACTUALLY NECESSARILY ATTEND.
UM, SO WE'LL PUT THAT AS ONE ITEM.
DOES ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ITEMS? UM, IT JUST, THEY WANT SCRATCHED THAT THEY WANT SOMEONE TO GET TALKED TO US ABOUT.
I'LL JUST PIPE UP AND SAY, I HAVEN'T FORGOTTEN
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THE CORRIDOR TEAM PRESENTATION THAT I'VE BEEN TRYING TO GET FOR A LITTLE WHILE THEIR SCHEDULES HAVEN'T SYNCED UP.WE DIDN'T HAVE SOME MEETINGS SO ON AND SO FORTH.
SO, UM, CASEY, IF I NEED TO RESUBMIT THAT, LET ME KNOW.
I ASSUME THAT'S STILL KIND OF IN THE HOPPER, THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO BE ON THE MARCH 9TH MEETING, BUT THEN WITH THE SPECIAL CALLED THEY WEREN'T ABLE WITH THEIR SCHEDULING TO GET ON.
UM, SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO RESUBMIT IT.
I'LL JUST MAKE A NOTE TO REACH OUT TO THEM FOR THE APRIL 13TH ONE.
UM, ANOTHER THING THAT WE SHOULD DISCUSS THIS FOOD, UM, IS ON PROJECT CONNECT, A LARGER NETWORK OR A DESPERATE NETWORK.
I THINK IT'S CALLED NOW PECAN.
I MEAN, REALLY ANYONE COULD SHOW UP, BUT IT IS.
AND I THINK IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE AT LEAST ONE OFFICIAL MEMBER I HAVE BEEN AT FOR YEARS AS SOON AS HAS BEEN IN FOR YEARS OF I'M HAPPY FOR OTHER PEOPLE TO TAKE THAT ON OFFICIALLY, IF THEY, SOMEONE WANTS TO MAKE, JUST MAKE SURE THAT THEY ATTEND IT'S REALLY.
AND THEN, UM, GIVE THE, GIVE THE STATS REPORT AND, AND ON THEIR SIDE TO, YOU KNOW, ADVOCATE FOR THE THINGS THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT, DINA, AUDI, NATHAN, DANIEL SENT IN ANYBODY WHO WANTS TO DO THAT, THEN WE'LL DISCUSS THAT ONE NEXT TIME AS WELL.
ANY OTHER THINGS PEOPLE HAVE DISCUSSION EARLIER? I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE, THE VOTES THAT WE TOOK ON BC AND D OR B AND C WERE COUNTED AND CONFIRM IF WE NEED TO REVOKE THOSE REALLY, REALLY QUICKLY.
AND CASEY IT'S WORTH QUESTION TOO, LIKE LEGAL, I GUESS.
CAN WE DO A VOTE BY MAIL? LIKE, CAN WE VOTE IN BY EMAIL? SO WE DON'T HAVE TO HAVE A COORDINATOR MEETING TO SHOW UP FOR FIVE MINUTES.
I'VE ACTUALLY GOT A MEETING WITH, UM, SOME PEOPLE THAT HANDLE THAT TOMORROW.
SO I'M JUST GOING TO DOUBLE CHECK ON ALL OF THOSE.
AND THEN I'VE REACHED OUT TO THE APPLICANTS FOR THE ROW ITEMS JUST TO MAKE SURE WHEN THEIR ITEMS NEED TO BE AT COUNCIL BY.
WELL, IF YOU THINK OF THINGS ALONG THE WAY, DON'T FORGET THAT PEOPLE ALL HAVE CITY OF AUSTIN EMAIL ADDRESSES.
I KNOW I'M SUPER BAD AT CHECKING MATT, BUT IT'S A GOOD HABIT.
UM, IF NOT, I'M ON TWITTER, WHICH I'M NOT SUPER GOOD AT CHECKING EITHER, BUT, UH, YOU KNOW, UH, FIND US AND LET US KNOW THE THINGS THAT ARE ON YOUR MIND AND YOU SHOULD PUT ONTO AN AGENDA.
AND WITH THAT, IS THERE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? MOTION TO ADJOURN? SECOND.
ALL IN FAVOR, I GUESS I DREAD.
IT'S STILL THE LIGHTEST IT OUTSIDE.