* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:04] CALL THIS [Call to Order ] MEETING TO ORDER. THIS IS THE AUSTIN CITY COUNCIL MEETING ON THURSDAY, AUGUST 26TH, 2021, UH, IS A HYBRID MEETING, HELD BOTH REMOTELY AS WELL AS, UH, IN PERSON, UH, OUR ABILITY TO, TO DO THAT, UH, WITH THE, UH, EMERGENCY ORDER GRANTED BY THE GOVERNOR EXPIRES AT THE END OF THE MONTH. UH, SO NEXT MONTHS MEETING WILL BE CONDUCTED, UM, UNDER THE OUT OF THE NORMAL ROLES, UH, CAST OVER KITCHEN. YEAH. MAYOR I'D LIKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO TALK THROUGH THAT. MAYBE THAT'S AN EXECUTIVE SESSION. I'M NOT SURE. UM, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT ARE OUR OPTIONS ARE BOTH IN TERMS OF PEOPLE TESTIFYING AND FOR ATTENDANCE. UM, CAUSE I KNOW THAT IN THE PAST WE'VE HAD IN THE PAST, WE'VE DONE AT LEAST UNDER SOME CIRCUMSTANCES ALLOWED SOME REMOTE, UH, TESTIMONY AS WELL AS SOME REMOTE PARTICIPATION. SO I JUST THINK IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE ALL SHOULD TALK ABOUT. I'VE SAID THAT ON THE, ON THE WORK SESSION ON TUESDAY, FOR US, NOT ONLY TO TALK ABOUT THAT ISSUE, BUT TO TALK ABOUT THE RELATED ISSUES, HOW DO WE HANDLE SPEAKERS AND HOW DO WE HANDLE THE ORDER? UH, OKAY. SO WE HAVE A CHANCE WE HAVE CHANCE TO BE ABLE TO DO ALL OF THAT. SO I, I AGREE WITH YOU, UH, CONTINUING ON, [Consent Agenda (Part 1 of 5) ] UH, HERE, UH, WITH THE, UH, AGENDA, WE HAVE A CORE OF PRESENT, UH, COLLEAGUES I'M GONNA TO READ IN THE CHANGES AND CORRECTIONS, UH, INTO THE, UH, RECORD, UH, WHEN WE GET TO IT, THE AUSTIN HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION, UH, WE'RE APPROVING THE MEETINGS JUST AS THE JULY 29TH AND ITEM NUMBER TWO IS BEING WITHDRAWN. UH, WE'LL CONVENE THAT MEETING IN A BIT. UH, WE HAVE ITEM NUMBER FOUR AND THE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING BEING POSTPONED TO SEPTEMBER 30TH, ITEM NUMBER 13, BEING WITHDRAWN ITEM NUMBER 39 ON AUGUST 19TH. UH, 2020 IS RECOMMENDED BY THE ELECTRIC UTILITY COMMISSION ON THE SEVEN OH VOTE, WHICH YOUR HOPKINS AND COMMISSIONER STONE ABSENT TWO VACANCIES ON ITEM 40 ON THE SAME DAY IN THE SAME FRONT OF THE COMMISSION, WE HAD THE SAME RESULT. SAME ALSO WITH ITEM 43, ITEM NUMBER 68, POSTPONED TO SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2021 ITEM 69 SHOULD BE NOTED THAT ON AUGUST 18TH, 2021 CODES AND ORDINANCES JOINT COMMITTEE MEETING WAS CANCELED ON AUGUST 24TH, 2021. THE RECOMMEND IT, THIS WAS RECOMMENDED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION ON 11 ZERO VOTE WITH COMMISSIONERS FLORES AND SHEA ABSENT ITEM NUMBER 100. UH, THERE'S BEEN A, UH, UH, CORRECTION IN THAT IT RELATES TO ITEM 1 0 1 ITEM NUMBER 1 0 1. THERE'S BEEN A CORRECTION TO NOTE THAT IT RELATES TO ITEM 100. UH, WE HAVE LAID BACK UP IN THE AUSTIN HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION ITEMS ONE IN SEVEN OR RE WE'LL CONVENE THAT MEETING HERE A LITTLE BIT LATER ON A REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING. WE HAVE LAID BACK UP IN ITEMS 9, 10 54 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60 69, 75, 76, 79, 80 TO 90 92 97, 76, 77, 79, 80 82, 83, 87 94 AND, AND 1 0 9. UM, COLLEAGUES. WE HAVE A LITTLE OVER 20 SPEAKERS, UH, TO SPEAK THIS MORNING. UH, IT WAS ANNOUNCED THAT THEY'RE GOING TO GET TWO MINUTES EACH TO SPEAK, UH, ON THE, UH, ON THE AGENDA. UH, AND THEN WE HAVE A LOT OF SPEAKERS THIS AFTERNOON, BUT THEY MAY BE, HAVE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON ITEMS THAT ARE GOING TO GET POSTPONED. UH, WE WILL CALL THOSE SPEAKERS TWO O'CLOCK OR AS CLOSE TO TWO O'CLOCK AS WE, AS WE CAN. THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS TODAY ARE ITEMS ONE THROUGH 63 AND ALSO 100 TO 110. UH, AT THIS POINT, UH, WE DON'T HAVE ANY ITEMS THAT HAVE BEEN, UH, PULLED, UH, I POSTED AT A BED MID ON THE BOARD, UH, SHORT, UH, SIX WORD, ADDITION TO ITEM NUMBER 1 0 8. UH, COUNCIL MEMBER TOVO IS NOT, UH, ON THE DAY AS HERE. UH, SH I DON'T KNOW WHETHER SHE'LL ACCEPT [00:05:01] THAT AMENDMENT OR NOT, IF NOT, I WILL PULL THAT ITEM. UM, AND SHE'S NOT ON A DICE FOR JUST THE MOMENT. UH, DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR ANYTHING THEY WANT BEFORE WE GO AND RECOGNIZE SPEAKERS? YES. COUNTS RUBBER ALTER. THANK YOU. UM, THIS IS NOT ON CONSENT, BUT I WANTED TO FLAG THAT I REQUESTED AN EXECUTIVE SESSION ON ITEM ONE 11, WHICH IS, UH, ANNEXATION, WHICH RELATES TONIGHT AND COUNCIL'S PREPARED FOR THAT. SO WE'LL HAVE THAT LATER COUNSELOR POOL. THANKS MAYOR. I'M ON ITEM NINE, WHICH IS, UH, THE RYAN DRIVE REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT. UM, I'M I HAVE PRETTY MUCH SAID EVERYTHING I BEEN WANTING TO SAY. I DO SEE THAT COUNCIL MEMBER TOBO, SO SHE WILL OFFER AN AMENDMENT ON BULLET ITEM, NUMBER FOUR, UH, REGARDING PROFIT SHARING, WHICH RELATES TO CHILDCARE. I AM SUPPORT THAT ADDITION OF THE CHILDCARE FOCUSED FOR THAT ITEM, NUMBER FOUR ON PROFIT SHARING. AND I'M WONDERING IF THE AMENDMENT MAYOR THAT YOU ARE OFFERING FOR ITEM 1 0 8 WOULD MAKE THIS, UM, WOULD, WOULD COVER THIS INSTANCE, EVEN IF WE WERE NOT TO ADD CHILDCARE INTO ITEM NUMBER NINE. SO, UM, WITH THE COUNCIL MEMBER, NOT ON THE DAYAS, I DON'T, UH, I JUST FLAGGED THAT TO SAY, I, I'M NOT INTENDING TO PULL NINE OFF OF CONSENT. I THINK IT'S A GREAT WIN FOR THE COMMUNITY IN ALL INSTANCES. AND I'M THINKING, FRANKLY, THAT, UM, WITH, OR WITHOUT THE AMENDMENT FROM, UM, COUNCIL MEMBER TOVO, IF WE ARE MOVING ON 1 0 8, THAT MIGHT COVER IT, BUT I'M HAPPY TO, UH, VIEW AS FRIENDLY THE AMENDMENT AND SHE'S BRINGING. OKAY. AND SO HOPEFULLY WE WON'T HAVE TO PULL THIS OFF THE CONSENT AGENDA. THANKS MAYOR. YOU CAN SEE ME. YES. I COULD SEE YOU ALL. UH, I JUST HAD DROPPED MY MIC, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER RIGHT THERE, HERE. YES. MAY. I WOULD LIKE TO PULL OUT ON 12, FIVE. I JUST WANT, I HAD SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT. UH, YOU KNOW, THE BUILDING BEING BUILT NOW FOR OVER A COUPLE OF MAYBE THREE YEARS NOW FOR NOT JUST ABOUT WHAT, WHAT, WHAT THE PD LUDES, IT'S ALL ABOUT IT. OKAY. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND PULL ITEM NUMBER 12. UM, COUNCIL MEMBER TOVO. I HAD THAT AMENDMENT ON THE ITEM NUMBER 1 0 8. UH, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WOULD ACCEPT THAT OR IF NOT, I'LL GO AHEAD AND PULL THAT ITEM. UM, FILL IT PLEASE. MA'AM OKAY. WE'LL PULL 1 0 8 THEN AND I HAVE SOME ITEMS TO PULL. I APOLOGIZE. I WAS OFF THE DICE. I'M NOT SURE IF THESE ALREADY, UM, HAVE BEEN PULLED COUNCIL MEMBER POOL LIGHT. I HEARD THE TAIL END OF WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, AND I'M SORRY, I HAVEN'T POSTED THAT AMENDMENT, BUT I WILL SHOOT IT TO YOU AND, AND, UM, OR READ IT INTO THE RECORD ON CONSENT, BUT I'LL, I'LL SEND IT TO YOU FOR YOUR REVIEW FIRST. UM, MAYOR, I WOULD LIKE TO PULL 18, UM, 48, 28 53, HANG ON A SECOND. 18 28, 48. UM, DID YOU CATCH 28? I'M SORRY. 18 28 48. GOTCHA. UM, 53 53, 1 0 1 AND 1 0 2. AND MAYOR, I SAY I HAVE SEVERAL OF THESE ARE, UM, AUSTIN PUBLIC HEALTH, AND THEY'RE REALLY JUST PRETTY QUICK QUESTIONS ON ALL OF THEM. SO IF WE'RE ABLE TO LUMP THE AUSTIN PUBLIC HEALTH ONES TOGETHER, I THINK THE QUESTIONS WILL, ARE, ARE FAIRLY SIMILAR FOR ALL OF THEM. YEAH. AND THEN I HAVE A COMMENT TO MAKE ABOUT ANOTHER ITEM ON THAT, ON THE AGENDA. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. SO WITH THAT COUNSELOR OF OUR ALTAR, UM, I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY, NO, WE HAVEN'T MADE A MOTION YET, BUT I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY FOR NUMBER NINE THAT WE WOULD BE INCLUDING COUNCIL MEMBER BULLS, UM, DIRECTION AS USUAL. USUALLY IF IT'S ON THE MESSAGE BOARD, WE HAVE THESE CLARIFY IT. SO I JUST, I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE WEREN'T. THAT'S FINE. IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT ITEM NUMBER NINE COMES, I INCORPORATED ON THE CONSENT AGENDA WITH THE DIRECTION AS POSTED BY COUNCIL MEMBER POOL. I BELIEVE IT SAYS I APPRECIATE IT. YEAH. RIGHT. I JUST, I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAD IT CAUSE IT'S IMPORTANT DIRECTION. THANK YOU ALWAYS IMPORTANT TO DO. THANK YOU FOR, FOR DOING [00:10:01] THAT. ALL RIGHT. LET'S GO AHEAD AND [Citizen Communications: General ] GET THE SPEAKERS AND THEN WE CAN COME BACK AND TALK ABOUT THE CONSENT AGENDA MORE. UH, WE HAVE ONE, UH, UH, SPANISH SPEAKING SPEAKER. SO LET'S START, UH, THERE, THEN WE'LL DO THE IN-PERSON SPEAKERS SO THAT THEY CAN SPEAK AND LEAVE IF THEY WANT TO. UH, AND THEN THE REST OF THE SPEAKERS ARE REMOTE. THE LAST THREE WILL BE THE AUSTIN FINANCE, UM, UM, UH, CORPORATION. UH, WE HAVE, UH, AT THE END, UH, OF, UH, WE'LL TAKE IT AT THE END, THE SPEAKERS SO THAT WE CAN, UH, RUN BAT, UH, CONCURRENTLY. UM, AND THEN, UM, UH, AS WE JUST, BEFORE WE GET TO THE SPEAKERS, UH, WE HAD THE, THE, THE FIRST, UH, UH, ONE OF OUR POLICE OFFICERS, UH, TO FALL WITH, UH, WITH COVID. UH, SO I THINK, UM, UH, IT WOULD BE IMPORTANT FOR US TO, TO TAKE A MOMENT OF SILENCE FOR, FOR OFFICER BOYD AND, UH, FOR HIS WIFE, UH, UH, ERICA TO KNOW THAT SHE AND THE FAMILY ARE IN OUR THOUGHTS AS IS THE ENTIRE, UH, FORCE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, OFFICER. LET'S BEGIN WITH SPEAKERS. THE FIRST SPEAKER, UM, IS THE INTERPRETER ON THE LINE, JACQUELINE? YES, MA'AM. OKAY. THE FIRST SPEAKER IS . NO IDEA. I'M JUST GOING TO BEFORE ANYTHING. GOOD MORNING, EVERYBODY. I LIVE IN DISTRICT FOUR. WELL, YOU'D SAY AUSTIN TODAY. I'M HERE TO SUPPORT THE ARTICLES. THE 25TH ARTICLE . OKAY, SO CAN YOU HEAR ME BETTER NOW? YES, . OKAY. UM, SO I SENT ONE WITH US OFF. HE GAVE ME THE CHANCE TO, TO WORK, TO, UM, GIVE OUT PRODUCE THAT'S TO BOTH OF THE RESIDENTS OF NORTH AND SOUTH AUSTIN. BUT, UM, BUT AT THE MIDLAND IS THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT THE, THE RESIDENTS THAT WERE NEEDING IT THE MOST AND WORK WITH IT WITH THE YOUNG ONES TOO, THAT ARE WORKING ON LEADERSHIP FOR THE PROGRAM, THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN ROOTS OF URBAN ROOTS, THEN A . I ALSO WANT TO SHARE A STORY OF A MOTHER NOT NAMED RESIDENT OF THE 7, 8, 7 44 . AND SHE'S LIVED IN DUXBURY FOR 13 YEARS AND HER KIDS, AND THE TWO OLDEST KIDS PARTICIPATE IN URBAN ROOTS. SHE ALSO SUPPORTS THE ARTICLE 25 SHE'S HEARS IT SINCE HER KIDS HAVE PARTICIPATED IN THE PROGRAM. [00:15:01] HER KIDS HAVE BEEN ABLE TO FOCUS ON SOMETHING POSITIVE DURING THIS TIME AND THE LEADERSHIP OF THE YOUNG ONES IN THIS PROGRAM. , I'LL GO FOR THE PEOPLE. THE DISCIPLINE IN THIS FOR THE YOUNG ONES IS VERY IMPORTANT TO SEE THEM DOING SOMETHING PRODUCTIVE, HIS ELBOW. I MEAN, , IT MAKES MY HEART VERY HAPPY TO SEE THE YOUNG ONES DOING SOMETHING PRODUCTIVE AND AT THE SAME TIME, HELPING THE COMMUNITY, UM, THEIR MIND IN THEIR MIND IN SOMETHING, IN SOMETHING GOOD, HELPING OTHERS IS THERE NOT LOITERING DOING DRUGS OR ALCOHOL? AND THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT. I ASKED YOU FOR, PLEASE CONTINUE TO GIVE A SUPPORT TO WORK WITH THESE YOUNG ONES THAT ARE REALLY THE NEW LEADERS. THANK YOU YOUR TIME. NO. THAT'S YES. THANK YOU. SO I THINK NOW WE'LL GO TO THE SPEAKERS THAT ARE HERE IN PERSON AND CALL THEM UP. UM, IS, UH, DAVID ANDERSON HERE MORE DOWN, SIR? AND ON DECK IS, UH, UH, LEON, UH, SHUTDOWN. MR. MAYOR, DAVE ANDERSON. WE'RE JUST HERE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS WHEN THAT ITEM COMES UP. SO WE DON'T NEED TO, WE DON'T NEED TO SPEAK THIS MORNING. OKAY. IS, UH, LEON HERE? UH, SHADOWING, IS IT THE SAME THING YOU DON'T NEED TO SPEAK THAT GOT YOU. THANK YOU. IS CONNOR KENNY KENNY HERE, KENNY, KENNY, COME ON DOWN. ALL RIGHT. GOOD MORNING. COUNCIL MEMBERS, UM, CONNOR KENNY WITH CAPITAL A HOUSING HAS LEAD A PLANNING CONSULTANT ON THE 34 23 HOLDINGS PROPOSAL FOR RYAN DRIVE. AND, UH, WE JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT WE BUILT THIS PROPOSAL FROM THE GROUND UP, UH, IN RESPONSE TO THE COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT LED BY COUNCIL MEMBER POOL, UH, THE WORKING GROUP, THE SURVEYS, AND WHAT WE SAW OVER AND OVER AGAIN WAS THE DESIRE FOR BOTH A BIG PARK AND HOUSING. IT SEEMED IMPOSSIBLE, BUT WE ARE DELIGHTED THAT WE WERE ABLE TO ACTUALLY BRING BOTH AND BE TALKING ABOUT A 4.7 ACRE PARK HERE, AS WELL AS HUNDREDS OF HOUSING UNITS. UM, SO THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER POOL FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND BEING AMBITIOUS AND ACHIEVING THOSE GOALS AND MAKING SURE THOSE REQUIREMENTS WERE IN THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR THE RFP. I THINK WE WERE ABLE TO BRING SOMETHING VERY SPECIAL THERE. UH, COUNCIL MEMBERS, RICH RHEA, ALTAR KITCHEN, AND MAYOR ADLER, UH, ECV YOUR, UH, PROPOSAL 1 0 8. WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THE NONPROFIT SUBSIDIZED AFFORDABLE CHILDCARE CENTER. THAT'S ALREADY BUILT INTO THIS PROPOSAL. WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. UH, AND FINALLY, UM, I JUST WANTED TO EMPHASIZE, AND WE HAVE OTHER PEOPLE FROM THE TEAM HERE TO TALK ABOUT THIS, BUT A LOT OF THE EXTREME BENEFITS HERE ARE GOING TO BE SUBSIDIZED. WE PROPOSING THROUGH AN INCREASE IN SOME OF THE VALUE OF SOME ADJACENT LAND VIA TOD AMENDMENT. THAT OBVIOUSLY HAS TO BE A SEPARATE PROCESS, A LOT OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT COUNCIL, UH, INITIATION. UM, BUT WE WON'T REALLY BE ABLE TO KNOW WHAT WE CAN DO WITH THE ENTIRE MASTER PLAN COMMUNITY UNTIL WE GO THROUGH THAT PROCESS. SO, UH, WHATEVER WE CAN DO, AND WE CAN'T REALLY TALK YET, UH, TO, UH, FACILITATE KICKING THAT PROCESS OFF SO THEY CAN MAYBE RUN IN PARALLEL, GET THESE FOLKS TO THEIR PARKS SOONER, OR BUILD THESE HOUSING UNITS SOONER. I THINK, YOU KNOW, WE COULD SAVE MONTHS AND MONTHS IF WE CAN GET THAT ONE STARTED SOONER RATHER THAN LATER. SO, UM, ANY CLARITY THAT THAT Y'ALL CAN HAVE WITH STAFF ON, ON THAT PROCESS, I THINK, UH, COULD FACILITATE THIS PROJECT, JUST GETTING DONE A LOT SOONER. THAT'S ALL. AND, UH, WE HAVE OTHER TEAM MEMBERS HERE AND I'LL BE HERE FOR QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, BEN BERLIN. [00:20:02] WE'RE ON DOWN AND MEGAN LASH IS ON DECK. GOOD MORNING, MR. MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS BEN BARLIN AND I, AND MY BROTHER ARE THE HEAD OF 3, 4, 2 3 HOLDINGS. THE, UM, THAT RECEIVED THE STAFF APPROVAL FOR THE RYAN DRIVE PROPERTY. UM, WE ARE REALLY PROUD, UH, TO BRING THIS TO YOUR, UH, TO YOU FOR APPROVAL, YOU KNOW, INCLUDING ALL OF THE HOUSING, WE HAVE DAYCARE, WE HAVE A WELLNESS CENTER, WE HAVE ART STUDIOS GOING IN ACRES AND ACRES OF NEW PARKLAND, AS WELL AS LOW-INCOME HOUSING FOR FAMILIES AND CONTINUUM OF CARE UNITS. UH, WE'RE ESPECIALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE POTENTIAL TO ADD THE PROPERTIES THAT WE OWN, THAT SANDWICH, THE, THE, THE AUSTIN ENERGY LOT, UH, TO BUILD A MASTER PLAN, EXCUSE ME, COMMUNITY OF OVER 10 ACRES. AND WE WOULD LIKE TO PUSH THAT THE ORIGINAL COUNCIL PROPOSED, UH, ORIGINAL COUNCIL MOTION INCLUDED THE ABILITY TO ACCEPT SECONDARY PROPOSAL TO DO JUST WHAT WE JUST TALKED ABOUT, INCLUDE THE ADJOINING LOTS TO BUILD A MUCH BETTER, UH, PROPOSAL FOR THE COMMUNITY. AND WE REALLY URGE YOU TO, UH, TO DIRECT STAFF TO START THE NEGOTIATION, TO INCLUDE THAT SECONDARY PROPOSAL. AND WHAT DOES THAT BRING TO US? IT BRINGS US AN EXTRA ONE AND A HALF ACRES OF ADDITIONAL PARKLAND, UH, TO 4.7 ACRES, WHICH IS ALMOST THE SIZE OF THE CITY OWNED PROPERTY TO DATE, RIGHT? ANOTHER FORM MILLION THAT WE'RE GOING TO KICK IN TO BUILD OUT THE PARK AND CON CONTRACT WITH OUR AUSTIN PARKS FOUNDATION TO DO A COMMUNITY LED PROCESS, TO BUILD THAT PARK UP, WE ARE GOING TO DO ALL OF THE RE MAINTAIN MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS FUNDING FOR THE PART WE'RE ALSO GOING TO DEDICATE A NEW COMMUNITY CENTER. THAT'S GOING TO BE THE SIZE OF THE DIRTY OD CENTER ON NORTH THAT WE WILL DONATE TO THE AUSTIN CREATIVE ALLIANCE IN THERE. AND ON TOP OF THAT, WE HAVE SUPPORT SERVICES FOR FAMILY ELDER CARE. SO A REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR TIME, UH, AND LOOK FORWARD TO THAT. WE REALLY WOULD LIKE YOU TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU CONSIDER THE SECONDARY PROPOSAL TO STAFF BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE REALLY THE MOST BENEFITS ARE. AND FINALLY, I'D LIKE TO THANK THE LEADERSHIP OF COUNCIL MEMBER POOL, WHO HAS HAD THIS VISION FOR MANY, MANY YEARS, AND IT'S BEEN STEADFAST TO IT. AND I APPRECIATE HER LEADERSHIP ON THIS EFFORT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MAYOR. I HAVE A QUESTION FOR MR. BERLIN. UH, THANKS YOU. THANKS VERY MUCH, MR. BERLIN. AND CAN YOU, UM, GIVE US SOME SENSE OF ON THOSE SURROUNDING TRACKS, IF IT'S, IF IT BECOMES ONE LARGER PROPOSAL, WOULD THERE BE ADDITIONAL AFFORDABLE HOUSING THAT YOU'RE CONTEMPLATING ON THAT, ON THOSE ADJOINING TRACKS AS WELL? NO, BECAUSE THE, SO THERE'S A TRACK TO THE NORTH THAT WILL BE TURNED IN COMPLETELY. WE WERE, WE ARE DONATING THAT TO THE CITY AS PARKLAND, SO THAT IS COMPLETE PARKLAND. AND THEN THE LOT ON THE NORTH IS HOW WE PAY FOR EVERYTHING ELSE BY GETTING A CHANGE IN THE TOD AND ADDING A LITTLE HEIGHT, WHICH IS STILL 400 FEET AWAY FROM ANY OF THE CLOSEST HOUSING, RIGHT ON THE EDGE OF LAMAR BOULEVARD. SO, BUT WE THINK THIS PROPOSAL STANDS ALONE. I MEAN, IT IS A MASSIVE NUMBER OF UNITS AS, AS WELL AS AT LEAST 10% COMMUNITY, UH, CONTINUUM OF CARE UNITS. SO WE'RE REALLY COMMITTED TO DOING SOMETHING SPECIAL ON THAT, ON THAT SITE, ON THE RIDE AND DRIVE TRACK THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. YEAH. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THE NEXT SPEAKER AND, UH, STEVEN KNAPP IS THE ON-DECK JOINING COUNCIL, MEGAN LASH, PRESIDENT OF US INDUSTRIES AND, UH, REPRESENTING SAGE BROOK DEVELOPMENT AS WELL. UM, WE WILL BE THE LEAD DEVELOPER FOR THE HOUSING COMPONENT OF THIS PROPOSAL WHEN A DIVERSE SAY THANK YOU FOR PUTTING TOGETHER THIS OPPORTUNITY. WE THINK THAT IT'S JUST A PHENOMENAL REDEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY IN THE CITY OF AUSTIN. IT'S A PIECE OF PROPERTY THAT I'VE PERSONALLY TRACKED FOR THE PAST 10 YEARS DURING MY CAREER. SO VERY EXCITED TO BE PART OF THIS TEAM. UM, I WANTED TO JUST SAY A QUICK NOTE ON LOOKING AT COUNCIL MEMBER POOLS, UM, MOTION ON THE OPTION B, WHICH IS SPECIFICALLY IN REFERENCE TO THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF FINANCING THAT WE WOULD USE FOR THE HOUSING COMPONENT. IF THAT IS SOMETHING THAT, UM, STAFF AND COUNCIL DESIRE US TO PURSUE, THAT IS, IT INCLUDES AN OPTION THAT WE'D NEED TO MOVE PRETTY QUICKLY IN ORDER TO COMPETE IN THIS YEAR'S 9% CYCLE. SO I REQUEST THAT IF, UM, IF WE DO WANT TO PURSUE [00:25:01] THAT LINE OF FINANCING FOR THE HOUSING, WE WOULD NEED TO, UM, KIND OF LOOK VERY QUICKLY TOWARDS THE JANUARY CYCLE. UM, AND ALSO WANTED TO NOTE THAT THE COC UNITS THAT WE'D BE PROVIDING AS PART OF THIS DEVELOPMENT ARE INDEPENDENT OF EITHER FINANCING OPTION A OR FINANCING OPTION B. SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO HELPING THE CITY OF AUSTIN SOLVE, UM, REGARDLESS TO WHICH FINANCING OPTION IS ULTIMATELY CHOSEN BETWEEN STAFF AND COUNCIL. AGAIN, EXCITED ABOUT THIS OPPORTUNITY TO BE A PART OF THIS, UH, GREAT REDEVELOPMENT EFFORT IN THE CITY OF AUSTIN. THANK YOU. YEAH. I JUST WANTED TO WELCOME YOU BACK TO THE COUNCIL CHAMBER. DIDN'T EXPECT TO SEE YOU. OKAY. SO SOON, WANT TO CONGRATULATE YOU ON YOUR GROWING FAMILY. AND I KNOW THE WHOLE DIOCESE ALWAYS IS EXCITED FOR NEW, UH, NEW BOARD AND, UH, AUSTINITES HERE. SO YEAH. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION AND FOR YOUR WORK WITH A CAPITAL A AND THE MARLINS MR. KENNY AND EVERYBODY ON THIS BOARD. YES. WE'VE BEEN HARD AT WORK. SO DESPITE THE FACT WE'VE BEEN OUT OF, UH, NOT HERE AT COUNCIL AND THE PANDEMIC WHERE WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON GETTING MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING. SO THANK YOU. COME ON DOWN. GOOD MORNING. UH, THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. MY NAME IS STEVEN KNAPP. I'M A, I'M A RESIDENT OF ST. JOHN CIRCLE, WHICH IS A STREET THAT ADJOINS THIS SITE. AND I JUST WANT TO COME HERE THIS MORNING TO SHARE MY EXCITEMENT, UM, JUST AS A NEIGHBOR AND TO COUNCIL MEMBER POOL. I'M SORRY ABOUT THE EXCITEMENT OF THE REST OF MY NEIGHBORS. WE'VE BEEN WATCHING THIS PROJECT FOR SO MANY YEARS. UM, AND THEY'VE BEEN ASKING ME WHAT THEY CAN DO. I SAID, JUST PLEASE EMAIL COUNCIL MEMBER POOL, JUST LET HER KNOW THAT WE ARE ENGAGED AND READY TO SEE THIS THING HAPPEN. SO, UM, SO I TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR SEVERAL EMAILS. I'M SURE YOU'VE BEEN GETTING FOR EXCITED FROM EXCITEMENT. UM, I JUST WANNA LET YOU GUYS THE COUNCIL KNOW THAT OVERALL THIS PROCESS, UM, THIS IS WHY WE'RE SO EXCITED ABOUT IT. I MEAN, I, UM, I FIRST MET WITH PETER BARLIN BACK IN EARLY 2015, WHERE HE OFFERED TO MEET WITH SOME NEIGHBORHOOD LEADERS JUST TO TALK ABOUT OVERALL PLANS, UM, AS HE WAS ACQUIRING THESE PARTIALS NEXT, ALSO THE INTERVIEW SITE, UM, AND THAT WAS SEVEN YEARS AGO, NOT THEN HE EVEN SAW THERE'S A POTENTIAL FOR A LARGE REDEVELOPMENT THAT SERVED NOT JUST OUR COMMUNITY'S NEEDS, BUT PROVIDED HOUSING AND OTHER SERVICES TO THOSE OF US WHO EITHER ARE LIVING IN CENTRAL AUSTIN OR THOSE THAT NEED TO REMAIN ABLE TO LIVE IN CENTRAL AUSTIN. UM, OF COURSE, HARDLY ANYONE COULD'VE GUESSED THAT SEVEN YEARS AGO, THE PROCESS WOULD TAKE THIS LONG, BUT WE ARE SO EXCITED TO SEE WHERE WE ARE TODAY. UM, JUST SO PERSONALLY, LIKE WHERE MY EXCITEMENT COMES FROM, NOT JUST AS A NEIGHBOR, BUT IN 2016, I JOINED THE COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR PROJECT CONNECT, AS IT WAS BECOMING REVIVED EARLY ON, WE WERE ADVISING, UM, CAT METRO AND THEIR PROJECT CONNECT PLANS AND AUSTIN TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT AND THE SMP. IT HAS BEEN SO CLEAR, UM, THAT HOW CRUCIAL THE NOTE IS AT CRESTVIEW STATION, UM, FOR TRANSIT AND HOUSING AND EVERYTHING THAT OUR COMMUNITY CAN BE. UM, JUST SO LIVABLE RIGHT THERE IN THAT ONE NODE. UM, I SEE THE PROPOSAL PRESENTED BY THE BARLEY TEAM IN FRONT OF US, PRETTY MUCH THE PERFECT COMBINATION OF REDEVELOPING A SITE TO PROVIDE A PLACE TO LIVE AND WORK ALONGSIDE A MAJOR TRANSIT NODE. AND I HOPE THIS SITE IN THIS PROCESS ACTUALLY SERVED AS A MODEL FOR OTHER REDEVELOPMENTS AROUND TRANSIT IN THE YEARS TO COME. UM, I DO HOPE YOU HEAR WITHIN MY EXCITEMENT AND EXCITEMENT OF SOME OF MY NEIGHBORS, UM, WE HAVE SEEN WHAT COULD HAPPEN IS OVERALL SITE THAT, UM, AND I HOPE THAT YOU DO TAKE THE RECOMMENDATION THAT WE CAN ENGAGE IN A MASTER PLANNING FOR THIS ENTIRE TRACK. UM, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. THIS RECOMMENDATION. THANK YOU MARIJUANA. THE NEXT SPEAKER IS COMING UP. I JUST WANTED TO SAY IT. IT DOES SEEM LIKE A LONG TIME SINCE IT STARTED BACK IN 2013, BUT IT WAS AN EVEN LONGER AMOUNT OF TIME BEFORE THAT, THAT THIS IDEA, I THINK FIRST SURFACED IN ONE OF THE CITY DOCUMENTS. UM, AND I THINK THAT WAS LIKE TOOTH, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER POOL. AND I WERE TRYING TO TRACE IT BACK. IT WAS AT LEAST 2008 THAT HEATHER WAY SUGGESTED IT IN THE FAMILIES AND CHILDREN TASK FORCE REPORT. BUT I THINK IT WAS MAYBE SOMETHING THAT THE LONG AGO, AFFORDABLE HOUSING, AFFORDABLE HOUSING TASK FORCE SUGGESTED. SO IT'S, IT HAS BEEN A SUPER LONG TIME COMING, BUT IT'S, IT'S SUPER, IT'S VERY, VERY EXCITING FOR IT TO FINALLY BE, UM, MOVING FORWARD, BUT THANKS FOR YOUR WORK ON IT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO THE OTHER TWO SPEAKERS THAT HAD SIGNED UP ON THE OTHER MATTER, UH YOU'LL IF COUNCIL HAS ANY QUESTIONS, YOU'LL GET CALLED UP AT THAT POINT, WHEN IT COMES TO COUNCIL TO BE CONSIDERED, UH, THERE'S AN EXECUTIVE SESSION THAT'S BEEN REQUESTED ON THAT. SO IT'S PROBABLY GOING TO BE SOMETHING THAT HAPPENS AFTER LUNCH WOULD BE MY GUESTS. UH, THOSE ARE THE SPEAKERS, UH, THAT HAVE, UH, CARBON HERE IN, UH, PERSON. WE'RE NOW GOING TO MOVE TO THE SPEAKERS THAT ARE ON THE PHONE. I'M SORRY, WHICH ONE DID YOU SAY THE EXECUTIVE SESSION HAS BEEN REQUESTED ON? DID I HAVE THAT WRONG? WHAT ONE 11. OKAY. THANK YOU. [00:30:04] WHICH IS NOT THE ITEM THAT YOU GUYS HAD SIGNED UP FOR 69. THANK YOU. I WAS LOOKING AT THE LIST OF YOU CORRECTLY, UH, BUT 65 DOES NOT COME UP UNTIL LATER. IT'S A NON-CONSENT ITEM. ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO AHEAD AND HEAR THE SPEAKERS ON THE PHONE. THE FIRST SPEAKER IS AARON TRUDY. HI, THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER MEMBERS AND MAYOR FOR YOUR TIME. MY NAME IS ERIN TRUDY AND I AM A RESIDENT OF ST. JOHN CIRCLE. MY HOME BACKS UP TO THE RYAN DRIVE PROJECT THAT YOU ALL ARE DISCUSSING. AND SINCE WE PURCHASED OUR HOME NEARLY NINE YEARS AGO, WE WATCHED LITERALLY FROM OUR BACKYARD, AS THESE WAREHOUSES HAVE PROGRESSED TO BEING THIS UNDERUTILIZED AND OVERGROWN STATE THAT THEY ARE TODAY. SO I'M JUST HERE TO SAY THAT MY FAMILY AND I ARE EXCITED ABOUT THE PROPOSAL BEFORE YOU TO TRANSFORM AND GIVE PURPOSE TO THE AUSTIN ENERGY AND NEIGHBORING PARCELS OVER THE PAST YEAR, MY NEIGHBORS AND I HAVE MET WITH THE DEVELOPERS TEAM AS THEY WORK TO CREATE THIS PROPOSAL. I LOVE HOW THEIR PROPOSAL OFFERS CONNECTIVITY TO THE CURRENT AND FUTURE TRANSIT AT CRESTVIEW STATION BRINGS AFFORDABLE HOUSING TO CENTRAL AUSTIN AND PROVIDE SPACES FOR COMMUNITY BENEFIT. MS. THOUGHTFULLY CRAFTED MULTI-USE PROPOSAL IS EXCITING FOR MY COMMUNITY. I ASKED TODAY, YOU NOT ONLY SUPPORT THE CITY STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION FOR THIS PROPOSAL, BUT ALSO THAT YOU ASK THE CITY STAFF TO BEGIN ON THE SITE PLANNING, THE ADJACENT PARCEL. ONE OF WHICH WAS DIRECTLY BEHIND MY HOME, UH, THAT THE DEVELOPER OWNS FOR US NEIGHBORS ON ST. JOHN CIRCLE. WE WANT TO SEE THIS ENTIRE AREA MASTER-PLANNED AND REDEVELOPED AT THE SAME TIME, NOT PIECEMEAL AND LACKING COHESION, OR WITH FURTHER DELAY. I ALSO ASKED THAT YOU ASKED THE CITY STAFF TO NEGOTIATE, PRIORITIZING THE DEVELOPERS OFFER TO BUILD AN ACT GREGG CONNECTION TO MID-TOWN COMMONS AND THE CRESTVIEW STATION, AND CONNECTED TO A PAVED BIKE AND PEDESTRIAN PASS ALONG THE PERIMETER, WHICH ALLOWS FOR SAFE PASSAGE THROUGH THE AREA WHILE IT'S UNDER CONSTRUCTION IN THE UPCOMING YEARS. MANY THANKS FOR MYSELF, MY FAMILY AND MY NEIGHBORS ON ST. JOHN CIRCLE. SO THE CITY STAFF, WE'RE BRINGING THIS RECOMMENDATION TO YOU TODAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME PATTERSON. GOOD MORNING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. MY NAME IS ANN CHARLOTTE PATTERSON. I'M SPEAKING ON ITEM NINE, THE RIOT DRIVE FIGHT, UH, SOME OF YOU KNOW, ME AS VICE CHAIR OF THE MUSIC COMMISSION, BUT TODAY I'M SPEAKING TO YOU AS VICE PRESIDENT OF THE CRESTVIEW NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION AND FACILITATOR OF THE RYAN DRIVE WORKING GROUP, THE WORKING GROUP COMMUNITY TEAM, WHICH PRODUCED THE DATA-DRIVEN RYAN DRIVE RECOMMENDATIONS REPORT IN 2018, WHICH IN TURN SHAPED THE ESSENTIAL FRAMEWORK FOR THE RYAN DRIVE SITE RFP ON BEHALF OF THE GROUP, I WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS GRATITUDE TO COUNCIL MEMBER POOL AND HER STAFF FOR THEIR TIRELESS SUPPORT OF THIS GROUP'S WORK. THE TEAM'S ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN THIS PROJECT FOR THE LAST THREE AND A HALF YEARS HAS INCLUDED COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, WORKING WITH STAFF TO WRITE THE COUNCIL RESOLUTION CALLING FOR THE RFP, COLLABORATING WITH HARDWORKING, ADD STAFF AND CONSULTANTS TO CLARIFY THE COMMUNITY VISION AND CAREFULLY REVIEWING BITTERS PUBLIC INFORMATION PACKAGE PACT IS TO PROVIDE INFORMED INPUT FROM THE MOTION SHEET, THE COUNCIL MEMBER POOL PRESENTED IN WORK SESSION. EARLIER THIS WEEK, BRIAN DERIVE WORKING GROUP MEMBERS HAVE EXPERTISE IN URBAN PLANNING, PART PLANNING, COMMUNITY OUTREACH, CIVIL ENGINEERING, AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING, AND A DEEP COMMITMENT TO THE RYAN DRIVE SITE SERVING AS A MODEL FOR VISIONARY DEVELOPMENT OF CITY OWNED LAND. WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUE BEING A PART OF THIS PROCESS IN A COMMUNITY ADVISORY ROLE FOR BOTH THE DEVELOPER TEAM AND THE CITY ON MULTIPLE ASPECTS OF THE SITE PLANNING, INCLUDING THE PARK HOUSING AND COMMUNITY BENEFITS. WE THANK THE COUNCIL MEMBERS AND COUNCIL STAFF FOR THEIR SUPPORT OF THE RYAN DRIVE SITE REDEVELOPMENT. AND AT THIS CRITICAL MOMENT IN THE PROJECT, SINCERELY ASKED COUNCIL OFFICES AND CITY STAFF REVIEW, PROJECT UPDATES WITH CARE AND DILIGENCE TO ENSURE THAT THE DEVELOPMENT MEETS THE CITY AND COMMUNITY VISION FOR DEEPLY AFFORDABLE HOUSING, EFFECTIVE TRANSIT ACCESS COMMUNITY AND CREATIVE SPACE AND AMENITY RICH PARKLAND. WE ARE SO EXCITED ABOUT THIS, UM, COMING ABOUT, AND WE THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE, PATRICIA, THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBERS AND MAYOR FOR YOUR TIME. MY NAME IS PATRICIA BOGEY AND I LIVE ON RYAN DRIVE MY FAMILY AND I LIVE AT ONE OF THE HANDFUL OF HOUSES THAT SIT DIRECTLY NEXT TO THE PROPERTIES UNDER CONSIDERATION FOR DEVELOPMENT FOR DECADES, THESE PROPERTIES HAVE BEEN AN OPPORTUNITY AND WAITING FOR AUSTIN. I'M HERE TODAY TO EXPRESS MY STRONG SUPPORT FOR THE 3, 4, 2, 3 HOLDINGS PROPOSAL TO DEVELOP THE RYAN DRIVE SITE AND THE SURROUNDING PARCELS OF LAND, THIS PROPOSAL WILL BRING MUCH NEEDED AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY SERVICES TO CENTRAL AUSTIN PROVIDE NEW SERVICES, NEW SPACES FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND CREATE AN IMPORTANT EXPANDED SITE FOR MASS TRANSIT WITHIN CENTRAL AUSTIN. MY SUPPORT FOR THEIR PROPOSAL IS ECHOED BY MY NEIGHBORS, BOTH ON RYAN [00:35:01] DRIVE AND ST. JOHN'S CIRCLE THE TWO STREETS THAT LIKE CLOSEST TO THE SITE. I ASKED THAT TODAY YOU SUPPORT THE CITY STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION FOR THE PROPOSAL, AND THAT'S THE CITY STAFF TO BEGIN PLANNING FOR THE PARCELS OF LAND THAT ARE MOST ADJACENT TO THE DRAIN DRIVE SITE DEVELOPMENT OF THESE ADDITIONAL PARCELS OF LAND ARE ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS OF THEIR PROPOSAL FOR OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND A THOUGHTFUL HOLISTIC APPROACH TO PLANNING ALL PARCELS OF LAND AT THE SAME TIME. AND AS A SINGLE DEVELOPMENT SITE IS ESSENTIAL FOR THE SUCCESS OF THE PROJECT AS A WHOLE. I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION, AND I THANK THE CITY STAFF FOR THE RECOMMENDATION, JOHN CUP, GOOD MORNING, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL. THANKS FOR HEARING ME TODAY. UM, I'M HERE TO ALSO, UH, SUPPORT THE 3, 4, 2, 3 HOLDINGS PROJECTS AND ASK THAT NOT ONLY THE, UH, CITY COUNCIL GO FORWARD WITH CITY STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION OF THIS PROPOSAL, BUT ALSO TO DETAIL A FEW THINGS THAT ARE NOT EXPRESSLY ARTICULATED WITHIN THE PROPOSAL TO HAPPEN WITH THAT DEVELOPMENT. ONE, LIKE A FEW OF MY NEIGHBORS, I'D LIKE TO SEE THIS ALL PLANNED AS ONE COMBINED UNIT, AS OPPOSED TO THREE SEPARATE TRACKS, UM, AND THE TOD, THE PARK AND THE AUSTIN ENERGY LOT. UH, ALSO I WOULD LOVE TO SEE A PAGE TRACK THAT GOES FROM RYAN DRIVE TO THE CRESTVIEW STATION SO THAT NON-MOTORIZED TRAFFIC, PEDESTRIANS AND BICYCLES ARE ABLE TO SAFELY NAVIGATE THEIR WAY TO THE TRAIN STATION AND GET AROUND WITHOUT HAVING TO GO UP FROM OUR BOULEVARD. UH, AND FINALLY, I WOULD LOVE TO SEE AN AT GRADE CROSSING AT THE CRESTVIEW STATION FROM THE NEW PROPOSED, UH, PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT, UH, SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO, YOU KNOW, CONTINUE AROUND BASICALLY FOUR BLOCKS TO GET TO THE STATION WHEN WE COULD GET THERE RIGHT ACROSS THE PARK. UH, I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AND, UH, YIELD THE REST OF MINE. AMY FLAMMEN BALM. GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL MEMBERS AND MAYOR. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. MY NAME IS AMY SIMON BALM, AND I ALSO LIVE ON ST. JOHN CIRCLE. UH, I BACKED MY HOUSE BACK UP TO THE, UM, UH, SOME OF THE UNDER UTILIZED AND OVERGROWN WAREHOUSES, UM, THAT ARE IN, IN, IN, IN DISCUSSION HERE. AND I AM ALSO HERE TO EXPRESS MY SUPPORT FOR THE 3, 4, 2, 3 HOLDINGS DEVELOPMENT. UM, I REMEMBER MOVING TO CRESTVIEW IN 2013 AND THERE WAS EXCITEMENT ABOUT WHAT COULD BE DONE WITH THAT SPACE AND, UM, THROUGH DISCUSSIONS AND, AND CONVERSATIONS WITH THE DEVELOPER OVER THE YEARS, THAT VISION HAS GROWN. AND WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND THE ACCESS TO, UM, THE QUESTION STATION THAT IT BRINGS. UM, LIKE MY NEIGHBORS, I AM HERE TO SUPPORT THE CITY STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION FOR THE PROPOSAL. UM, I'D ALSO LIKE TO ASK THE CITY STAFF TO BEGIN THE SITE PLANNING FOR THE ADJACENT PARCELS AND BIT THE DEVELOPER OWNS. UM, I LOVE, UH, I'VE WORKED IN TECHNOLOGY AND BELIEVE IN THE POWER OF A HOLISTIC SOLUTION. UM, WE, SO WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE ENTIRE AREA MASTER PLANS THEY'RE NOT DONE IN A PIECEMEAL FASHION. UM, FINALLY, I'D LIKE TO ASK THAT THE CITY STAFF NEGOTIATE, PRIORITIZING THE DEVELOPERS OFFER TO BUILD A GREAT CONNECTION TO MIDTOWN COMMENTS IN THE CUSTODY STATION AND CONNECT IT TO A PAID BIKING PEDESTRIAN PATH ALONG THE PERIMETER, ALLOWING FOR SAFE PASSAGE TO THE AREA WHILE IT'S UNDER CONSTRUCTION FOR THE UPCOMING YEARS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY THAT LIES IN FRONT OF US. PAUL . HI, GOOD MORNING, MARIN COUNCIL. MY NAME'S PAUL SALDANIA. I'M A LEADER AND COORDINATOR FOR THE AUSTIN LATINO COALITION SPEAKING IN SUPPORT OF ITEM NUMBER ONE 10 REGARDING THE DEVELOPMENT OF A COMPREHENSIVE COVID 19 BOOSTER SHOT STRATEGY. UH, FOR THOSE WHO ARE NOT FAMILIAR WITH OUR COALITION, OUR COALITION WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2013 AS AN ALLIANCE OF LATINO ORGANIZATIONS, INDIVIDUALS, AND INDIVIDUALS TO PROMOTE CIVIC INVOLVEMENT. AND SELF-DETERMINATION BY LATINOS IN AUSTIN. OUR COALITION INCLUDES 17 TRUSTED LATINO SERVING ORGANIZATIONS, NONPROFITS, CIVIC, AND COMMUNITY ORGS ABOUT 35 INDIVIDUAL COMMUNITY LEADERS. AND NOW A VOLUNTEER BASE OF ABOUT 1000 PEOPLE FOR OVER THE LAST 75 WEEKS. OUR COALITION HAS DEVELOPED AND IMPLEMENTED A VARIETY OF INITIATIVES TO SPECIFICALLY TARGET OUR LOW INCOME MINORITY COMMUNITIES AND ZIP CODES ON THE EASTERN CRESCENT. UH, WE'VE DONE BILINGUAL, CULTURALLY RELEVANT, RELEVANT PUBLIC EDUCATION PREVENTION CAMPAIGNS. PSA'S A WEEKLY COMMUNITY DISCUSSIONS, REGULAR PPE DISTRIBUTION, VACCINATION EVENTS, [00:40:01] UH, AND SUCH WE'VE SERVED WELL OVER 53,000 FAMILIES, UH, OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST 75 WEEKS, AS YOU ALL KNOW, THIS WEEK IN PARTICULAR, 927 PEOPLE IN AUSTIN, TRAVIS COUNTY HAVE DIED OF COVID. OUR LATINO COMMUNITY REPRESENTS MORE THAN 50% OF ALL THOSE DEATHS, MEANING THAT WE'VE LOST 464 LATINOS FROM OUR COMMUNITY EARLY THIS WEEK, THE STATESMAN HAS PUBLISHED AN ARTICLE ENTITLED JUSTICE IN MY TOWN, HEALTHCARE CRISIS, MEETING PEOPLE WHERE THEY ARE, HOW UNDERSTANDING AUSTIN'S PEOPLE IS KEY TO VACCINE PUSH IT DOCUMENTS THE LIVED EXPERIENCES OF OUR BROWN AND BLACK COMMUNITIES DURING THIS PANDEMIC AND THE WORK OF OUR VOLUNTEER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING OUR COALITION, THE DEL VALLEY COMMUNITY COALITION, THE CENTRAL TEXAS ALLIED HEALTH AND THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN HARVEST FOUNDATION. WE STRONGLY SUPPORT ITEM NUMBER ONE, 10, CALLING FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A COMPREHENSIVE, UH, BOOSTER SHOT STRATEGY. BUT WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT THIS PLAN ADHERE TO THE MORAL PRINCIPLE OF DISTRIBUTED JUSTICE, MEANING THAT THE DISTRIBUTION OF BENEFITS TO INDIVIDUALS SHOULD BE PROPORTIONATE TO THE BURDENS THAT THEIR BAY, THAT THEY BEAR TREATING OUR LATINO MINORITY COMMUNITIES WITH DIGNITY AND RESPECT, OFFERING ORGANIZED, COMPASSIONATE, AND BARRIER FREE VACCINE OPPORTUNITIES AS QUINTESSENTIAL TO THE PRINCIPLES OF DISTRIBUTED JUSTICE. EARLY THIS WEEK, THE COUNCIL TOOK A LONG, LONG PART OF WHAT WENT WRONG. MEAN I FINISHED MY SENTENCE. HELLO? CAN I FINISH MY SENTENCE? YOU CAN FINISH THE SENTENCE, BUT REAL FAST, PLEASE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. JUST WANT TO SAY EARLIEST WITH Y'ALL TOOK A HARD LOOK AT WHAT THE SHORTCOMINGS OF THE CITY I WAS PARTICULARLY STRUCK BY THE TOP REWARDS AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT BY MARIKO TIM HARPER, MADISON. WHEN SHE SAID AS A PRIVATE CITIZEN, I WAS DISAPPOINTED IN MY CITY'S RESPONSE. THIS IS ME EXTENDING OFFICIAL APOLOGY ON BEHALF OF THIS BODY. THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO DO SOME ACTIVE LISTENING. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, ANGELA GARZA. HELLO, AND MAYOR AND MAYOR PRETEND AND CITY LEADERS WITH ANGELA . UM, CO-CHAIR FOR COMBINED, UM, CONTACTING YOU SEMINAL KANE, SPEAKING ON ITEM NUMBER 97. UM, WE, UH, FIRST OF ALL, WE WOULD REALLY LOVE Y'ALL TO SPEAK ABOUT IN EXECUTIVE MEETINGS THAT WE GET OUR THREE MINUTES OF TIME BACK TO SPEAK. UM, PEOPLE WOULD REALLY HAVE TO COORDINATE THEIR TIMES WHEN THEY GO TO WORK OR THEY HAVE POSSESSIONS, AND WE REALLY NEED THOSE THREE MINUTE MOMENTS BACK. THE AWESOME BACK THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY DEDICATE OUR TIME TO THE PERSON WHO IS MOST COMPETENT ON THE MATTER AND CAN SPEAK THE MOST ON THE MATTER. UM, BASED ON THE CHANGES WE MADE CHANGES IN THE COMMUNITY SO THAT WE COULD SHARE RESPONSIBILITIES IN AUSTIN, TEXAS, AND EAST AUSTIN, SO THAT WE CAN HAVE THE MOST COMPETENT PERSON ON THE MATTER TO GO AHEAD AND SPEAK ON THE MATTER. UM, IN THIS CASE, THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN MISS ALEXANDRIA ANDERSON. I MADE AN ATTEMPT TO TRANSFER MY MINUTES TO HER, UM, BECAUSE NOT WORKING FOR OUR WORKING PEOPLE, THAT WE CAN NOT DO THAT IN AUSTIN, TEXAS. AND IT'S ALSO NOT WORKING RIGHT NOW, UM, THAT WE DON'T HAVE THE FULL THREE MINUTES THAT WE NEED TO GO AHEAD AND SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THESE SITUATIONS. SO WHEN ALEXANDER ANDERSON DOES HAVE THE GROUPS COME IN, LIKE THE NAACP, UM, TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF NUMBER 97, AND WE HAVE GONE, UM, THEY HAVE GONE REALLY WAY IN A SUPER HARD WORKING ORGANIZATION TO PROTECT THE, UM, THE PRESERVATION OF AN ACTUAL, UM, UH, UH, A GRAY SITE. THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO THE AREA AS, UM, DEVELOPMENT IS PROCESS. SO PLEASE, PLEASE CONSIDER HAVING THIS DISCUSSION SO THAT WE CAN BE FAIR TO PEOPLE THAT HAVE DONE SO MUCH WORK ON THE GROUND AND GIVE THEM THE APPROPRIATE TIME IF THEY NEED AND IMMENSE, THEY NEED TO GO TO THE PERSON THAT REALLY NEEDS TO SPEAK ON OUR BEHALF FOR THE MATTER. THANK YOU. HAVE A GREAT DAY, RICHARD SETTLE. HELLO COUNCIL. THIS IS RICHARD SADDLE, AND I'M MEANT TO BE THERE IN PERSON TODAY, BUT OUT OF AN ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION, I TOOK A HOME COVID TEST LAST NIGHT AND IT CAME BACK POSITIVE. SO I FIGURED I'D STAY AWAY, UM, AND ASYMPTOMATIC. SO THAT'S, WHAT'S SCARY, BUT ANYWAY, I'M HERE AS A RESOURCE WITNESS FOR NUMBER ONE 11. I UNDERSTAND COUNCIL MEMBER ALTER HAS ASKED FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION ON THAT, AND I WOULD JUST ASK THEM, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS WHEN YOU COME OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION THAT I'D BE ABLE TO TRY TO ANSWER THEM? UM, THE ANNEX, THE PIECE IN QUESTION MEETS ALL ENVIRONMENTAL REGS, ALL WATER QUALITY REGS IS PARTICIPATING IN THE BCCP HAS AN AGREEMENT WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND, [00:45:02] UH, ESSENTIALLY COMPLIES WITH ALL CITY OF AUSTIN IN CITY REGS SHOE THAT IS DIFFERENT FROM IN CITY. IS THAT OF THE 64 OR 65 HERITAGE TREES. UH, FIVE OF THEM WILL BE REMOVED. UM, I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS NOW OR, UH, AFTER YOU HAVE EXECUTIVE SESSION. THANK YOU, UH, MAYOR, I DO HAVE A QUESTION FOR MR. SUTTLE, UM, UM, MR. SUTTLE, FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU FOR, THANK YOU FOR SHARING THE MESSAGE YOU DID. UM, ONE THANK YOU FOR STAYING AWAY, UM, BUT ALSO HOPE THAT HOPE THAT YOU CONTINUE TO STAY HEALTHY AND THANK YOU FOR REMINDING ALL OF US THAT, UM, COVID CAN BE, PEOPLE CAN BE ASYMPTOMATIC WITH, UM, AND STILL HAVE A POSITIVE. SO, THANKS. THANKS FOR THAT MESSAGE WITH REGARD TO THE CASE. I THINK I HEARD YOU SAY THAT IT COMPLIES WITH ALL CODES WITH ALL CURRENT CODE, UM, IS IT COMPLYING AND YOU MAY HAVE REFERENCED THIS WHEN YOU TALKED ABOUT THE NUMBER OF HERITAGE TREES, IS IT COMPLYING WITH OUR CURRENT, OUR CURRENT, UM, HERITAGE TREE ORDINANCE? IT DOES, BUT THAT'S A COMPLICATED QUESTION. THE SITE PLAN WAS FILED IN DECEMBER WHEN PART OF THIS TRACK WAS IN THE CITY. AND PART OF IT WAS OUT BECAUSE IN THE ETJ, THERE IS NO TREE ORDINANCE. WE COMPLY TO THE EXTENT WE COULD, BUT AGAIN, THERE WERE FOUR HERITAGE TREES OF THE 65 AND COME OUT, BUT BECAUSE IT WAS FILED UNDER ETJ REGS, IT DID COMPLY. UM, SO IT DOES NOT. SO IF I'M UNDERSTANDING WELL, JUST TO SUMMARIZE, IT DOES NOT COMPLY WITH CURRENT CITY CODE WITH REGARD TO THE HERITAGE TREE ORDINANCE. YOU'RE SAYING IT COMPLIES WITH THE CODE THAT WAS IN PLACE BEFORE IT WAS ANNEXED, BECAUSE THERE IS NO HERITAGE TREE ORDINANCE IN THE COUNTY. THAT'S CORRECT. IF WE WERE TO FOLLOW THE SITE PLAN TODAY, WE WOULD BE ASKING FOR PERMISSION TO TAKE THE FOUR HERITAGE TREES OUT OF 65 OUT. OKAY. SO DOES IT COMPLY WITH OTHER CITY? DOES IT COMPLY WITH OTHER CURRENT CITY CODES AT THIS TIME, BUT IT DOES NOT COMPLY WITH THE HERITAGE TREE ORDINANCE? WELL, IT DOES COMPLY BECAUSE, BUT IF WE FILED A NEW SITE PLAN TODAY, WE WOULD BE ASKING FOR PERMISSION TO TAKE OUT THE PORTRAITS. OKAY. BECAUSE THE SITE PLAN THAT WAS FILED EARLIER DOES NOT COMPLY WITH CURRENT WITH THE CURRENT HERITAGE. YOU AND I ARE BOTH SAYING THE SAME THING, BUT WE'RE SAYING IT DIFFERENTLY. I THINK, I THINK YOU SEE IT AS IN COMPLIANCE BECAUSE THE SITE PLAN WAS FILED WHEN YOU WEREN'T REQUIRED TO COMPLY, UM, PAR PART PORTION OF THE TRACK THAT WAS NOT REQUIRED TO COMPLY WITH THE HERITAGE TREE ORDINANCE, BECAUSE IT WASN'T IN THE CITY LIMITS. IF IT WERE TO BE FILED NOW IT WOULD NOT BE IN COMPLIANCE. AND SO YOUR, YOUR, UM, PROPOSAL IS TO REMOVE FOUR OF THE, HOW MANY TREES? 64 OR 65. YES. AND ANOTHER WAY, WAS IT 64 OR 65? UM, I'M GOING TO SAY 60, UH, LOOKING AT MY PIECE OF PAPER HERE, 65 65. NOW SET ANOTHER WAY, INSTEAD OF OUT OF THE WAY YOU, YOU WOULD COMPLY BECAUSE YOU WOULD ASK TO TAKE OUT THE FOUR AND, AND PROBABLY RECEIVE PERMISSION TO DO IT THE ONLY OTHER WAY TO HAVE DONE IT WOULD HAVE BEEN JUST TO TAKE OUT THE WHOLE 65 AND, AND THEN FILE A SIDE PLAN. BUT THAT'S NOT WHAT THIS GUY WANTS TO DO. UM, SO I HAVE A QUESTION FOR STAFF WHEN WE GET TO IT ABOUT, ABOUT THAT ELEMENT. BUT, UM, MY LAST QUESTION FOR YOU, I GUESS, IS WHAT OTHER OPTIONS HAS YOUR, UH, OWNER CONTEMPLATED FOR THOSE TREES? HAS, HAS HE, OR SHE EXPLORED TRANSPLANTING THEM ON THE SIDE OR OTHER KINDS OF OPTIONS THAT WOULD BE, THAT WOULD BE A CONVERSATION. UM, IF IT WERE, IF THE SITE, WELL, WE MAY DISAGREE ABOUT THE SITE PLAN ISSUE, BUT UNDER YOUR, UNDER YOUR, UNDER YOUR ASSUMPTION THAT IT WAS NOT, UM, REQUIRED TO DO SO BEFORE. I THINK THAT, REMEMBER, THIS IS, THIS IS A TRACK THAT THE, MY CLIENT, IT STARTED OUT AS AN SCR CONVERSATION IS HE IS BUYING THE PROPERTY OR HE WAS BUYING THE PROPERTY AT THE TIME. AND HIS SELLER WOULD NOT ALLOW HIM TO ALLOW IT TO BE ANNEX. SO HE DECIDED THAT BECAUSE HIS SIDE PLAN WAS IN SUCH CLOSE COMPLIANCE. AND IF, IF YOU AND I WE'LL JUST, WE'LL JUST AGREE [00:50:01] THAT IT'S NOT COMPLETE COMPLIANCE. IF THE FOUR TREES COME OUT, THAT HE WAS WILLING TO GO AHEAD AND CLOSE ON THE PROPERTY, BECAUSE IT IS IN SUBSTANTIAL BLINDS, EXCEPT FOR THOSE FOUR TREES, HE WOULD BE, HE WOULD BE WILLING TO HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT EITHER MITIGATION FOR THOSE TREES OR POTENTIAL TRANSPLANT. HOWEVER, THE TREES THAT CAME OUT, SOME OF THEM WERE NOT IN GOOD HEALTH AND WERE GOOD CANDIDATES FOR TRANSPLANT, BUT IF THAT BECOMES AN IMPORTANT POINT, UM, HE WOULD BE HAPPY TO HAVE THE DISCUSSION. I SAY THAT ONLY THOUGH HE WOULD BE WILLING TO HAVE THE CONVERSATION IF WE COULD GO IN A TIMELY MATTER, BECAUSE HE HAS TO HAVE HIS SITE PLAN APPROVED BEFORE THE BIRD SEASON STARTS. AND THIS IS THE ISSUE THAT'S HOLDING UP THAT CONVERSATION. WHEN DOES BIRD SEASON START? I BELIEVE IT'S MARCH. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. YOU HAVE TO BE UNDERWAY BY MARCH. OKAY. THANK YOU. AND BY THE WAY, JUST ONE MORE THING UNRELATED TO THE CASE, JUST SO EVERYBODY KNOWS I'VE BEEN FULLY VACCINATED SINCE FEBRUARY AND STILL APPARENTLY HAVE A BREAKTHROUGH. AND I'M VERY CAREFUL WITH MASS AND SOCIAL DISTANCING. SO AS A PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT, I'LL JUST REITERATE WHAT YOU SAID, COUNCIL MEMBER TOBO, EVERYBODY NEEDS TO BE DAMN CAREFUL. YEAH. THAT'S, THAT IS A REALLY IMPORTANT MESSAGE. AND, AND I KNOW I SPEAK FOR MY COLLEAGUES IN WISHING YOU CONTINUED GOOD HEALTH AND THANKS AGAIN FOR SHARING THAT, UM, MESSAGE. IT'S A REALLY IMPORTANT ONE. AND REAL QUICKLY AS TO THAT, HANG ON, HANG ON A SECOND, RICHARD, THERE WERE MORE QUESTIONS. UH, I WOULD SAY, YOU KNOW, IN RELATION TO THE LAST THING THAT YOU SAID AGAIN, YES, THANK YOU FOR STAYING AWAY. THAT'S WHAT PEOPLE SHOULD DO WHEN THEY GET A POSITIVE TEST, WHETHER THEY ARE FEELING ANYTHING OR NOT, OR WHEN THEY KNOW THEY'VE HAD A CLOSE ENCOUNTER WITH SOMEONE THAT HAS THE VIRUS, BECAUSE IT CAN BE FELT ASYMPTOMATICALLY AND THE VACCINE IS INCREDIBLY EFFECTIVE. NOT DOES IT PREVENT SOMEONE FROM GETTING THE VIRUS? WE KNOW THAT THERE'S CERTAIN PERCENTAGE WILL, UH, BUT IT'S GOOD TO KNOW THAT YOU'VE GOTTEN IT EDITS AND IT'S ASYMPTOMATIC OR, OR REALLY MILD BECAUSE THAT'S REALLY WHAT THE VACCINE DOES. YOU KNOW, 90% OF THE PEOPLE AT OUR HOSPITALS AND OUR ICU ARE PEOPLE THAT HAVE NOT BEEN VACCINATED. UH, SO THE, THE OVERWHELMING MAJORITY OF THE CITY THAT HAS GOTTEN VACCINATED IS ONLY CONTRIBUTING TO TAMPA THAT PLACE. AND I THINK THAT'S THE, ONE OF THE BIG LESSONS TO BE LEARNED, UH, AS MR. SUTTLES EXPERIENCES POINTING OUT IS THAT THESE VACCINES REALLY DO HELP A COUNCIL MEMBER ALTER. THANK YOU. UM, MR. SATO, THANK YOU FOR SHARING, UM, YOUR EXPERIENCE AND SPREADING THE WORD TO GET TESTED AND STAY HOME AND WEAR YOUR MASKS AND GET VACCINATED. IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT. AND I WISH YOU A SPEEDY RECOVERY. UM, I HAD A QUESTION I'D LIKE TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE SWITCH IN APPROACH FROM SEEKING AN STR, UM, TO ANNEXATION. UM, CAN YOU SPEAK TO THAT A LITTLE BIT MORE? SURE. WE STARTED OUT WITH THE SCR PROCESS BECAUSE THE C THE SELLER OF THE PROPERTY WOULD NOT ALLOW US TO, UH, ASK FOR, OR, OR HAVE IT BE ANNEX. OUR SELLER REALLY, UM, DOESN'T LIKE THE CITY OF AUSTIN AND, AND DIDN'T WANT TO BE IN THE CITY. SO WE WERE KIND OF STUCK. MY CLIENT DECIDED THAT HE WAS OKAY WITH BEING IN THE CITY AND THAT HE WOULD GO AHEAD AND CLOSE ON THE PROPERTY AT RISK, KNOWING THAT HE FIGURED THE CITY WOULD WANT TO BE, WANT TO ANNEX IT. AND HE WAS IN SUCH CLOSE COMPLIANCE WITH ALL, YOU KNOW, FIVE OUT OF A SAFE, OR A FIVE, FIVE OUT OF THE 65 TREES AND FULL COMPLIANCE WITH THE WATER QUALITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL RANKS. SO HE JUST DECIDED TO BUY IT AS FOR ANNEXATION AND EXTINGUISHED, THE NEED TO ASK FOR THE SCR. UM, THANK YOU. IT'S ALSO TRUE THAT WATERSHED PROTECTION WAS NOT RECOMMENDING THAT WE GRANT THE SCR BECAUSE THEY WERE ENVIRONMENTAL FEATURES AND IT WAS NOT APPROPRIATE PLACE FOR INTENSIVE DEVELOPMENT. IS THAT CORRECT? THAT IS, THAT IS CORRECT. THEY WERE GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND. WHAT'S REQUIRED IN THE WATER QUALITY CODE AND THE SETBACKS AND THE CES. THEY WERE CONCERNED ABOUT THE SALAMANDERS. ANOTHER NOTE, THERE ARE NO KNOWN SALAMANDERS ON THIS SITE. THEY WERE WORRIED ABOUT SALAMANDERS DOWNSTREAM. IN OTHER WORDS, THEY WERE USING, THEY WERE USING, THEY WERE USING THE, THEY WERE USING THE WATER, THE SCR PROCESS TO, UM, MAKE THE WATER QUALITY [00:55:01] ORDINANCES MORE, MORE RESTRICTIVE. PERHAPS THERE WAS A REASON FOR THAT. UM, THAT WENT BEYOND THE SALAMANDERS. WHAT I READ IS THAT THE, IT IS AT THE HEAD OF THE BULL BULL CREEK. IS IT AS I UNDERSTAND IT? UM, WELL, I, I WILL LOOK FORWARD TO GETTING MY QUESTIONS ANSWERED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. WE'LL CONTINUE THE CONVERSATION LATER. DO YOU THINK IT'S IMPORTANT, MR. SATO? I HAVEN'T RECOGNIZED YOU TO SPEAK SO, UM, THANK YOU. UM, I JUST THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR MY COLLEAGUES TO RECOGNIZE THAT THERE WAS AN SCR THAT OUR WATERSHED DEPARTMENT, UM, CHOSE TO DENY, UM, OR RECOMMEND THAT WE NOT PROCEED WITH FOR ENVIRONMENTAL REASONS. AND IT WAS NOT JUST THE SALAMANDERS. UM, AND I THINK THAT IS RELEVANT FOR OUR DISCUSSION OF THE ANNEXATION AS WE LOOK FORWARD. AND I LOOK FORWARD TO OUR DISCUSSION IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. THANK YOU. OKAY. ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANYTHING ELSE? LET'S GO TO THE NEXT SPEAKER. GOOD MORNING. I'M MONICA GUZMAN POLICY DIRECTOR FOR GABA GO OFF AND VAMOS AUSTIN. THE PAST YEAR HAS AMPLIFIED THE INEQUITIES IN EARLY CHILDCARE IN OUR COMMUNITY UNDERSCORING, THE IMPORTANCE OF SUBSTANTIAL TRANSFORMATIVE ONGOING INVESTMENTS IN THE EARLY CHILDHOOD SYSTEM. CHILDCARE ALSO IMPACTS THE ECONOMIC STABILITY OF OUR COMMUNITY AND THE CITY'S WORKFORCE. WE KNOW TOO, HOW QUALITY CHAIR, QUALITY CHILDCARE, STRONGLY IMPACTS CHILDREN'S SCHOOL READINESS AND OPTIMAL DEVELOPMENT. AS FUTURE LEADERS IN OUR CITY. YOU SENT WORKERS HAVE NEVER BEEN MORE TAXED AND FRESHER AS THEY HAVE DURING THE PANDEMIC, AND EVEN MORE SO AS THE PANDEMIC RAGES ON, AND WITH AUSTIN AS STAGE FIVE, THOSE WITH CHILDREN HAVE THE ADDED STRESS OF MANAGING FAMILY ALONG WITH A LONG HOURS AND EMOTIONAL TOLL OR THEIR PROFESSIONAL DUTIES. HAVING EXTENDED SUPPORT FOR LIABLE CHILDCARE IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY AS AUSTIN GROWS. IT IS INCREASINGLY IMPORTANT THAT DEVELOPMENT CONSIDERATIONS ARE GIVEN TO INCREASE ACCESS TO QUALITY CHILDCARE, WHERE IT IS MOST NEEDED REQUIRING THE CITY TO WORK CHILDCARE INTO REDEVELOPMENT PLANS ON CITY OWNED PROPERTIES IS A GREAT NEXT STEP. A POWERFUL EXAMPLE IS THE ST JOHN'S REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT IN NORTH AUSTIN, WHERE WE KNOW HIGH QUALITY CHILDCARE OPTIONS AVAILABLE FOR THAT COMMUNITY ARE HUGELY LACKING. WE URGE YOU TO APPROVE ITEM 26 TO EXTEND WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS FUNDING FOR ESSENTIAL WORKERS TO RECEIVE CHILDCARE SUPPORT. AND I DON'T WANT TO EIGHT TO ENSURE CHILDCARE IS INCLUDED IN REDEVELOPMENT PLANNING. THANK YOU, MAYOR. THAT CONCLUDES THE CONSENT SPEAKERS. HOWEVER, WE HAVE TWO SPEAKERS FOR THE H H F C. IF YOU'D LIKE TO HEAR THEM, ARE THOSE SPEAKERS ALSO OF A CITY? ARE THEY JUST H H S C HFC MONICA WAS WITH THE CONSENT AND I KEPT HER ON THE LINE FOR HFC AS WELL. OKAY. SO LET'S GO AHEAD THAT, UH, REGARDING TO RECESS THE AUSTIN CITY COUNCIL MEETING, UH, HERE AT, UH, 1106, AND WE [Austin Housing Finance Corporation (Part 1 of 2) ] ARE GOING TO DO CONVENE HERE ON, UH, AUGUST 26TH, 2021, THE, UH, BOARD MEETING OF THE AUSTIN HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION. UM, WE HAVE A QUORUM OF THE BOARD PRESENT. WE'RE CONVENING SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE OF TAKING A PUBLIC, UH, SPEAKERS. UH, WOULD YOU CALL THE SPEAKERS TO SPEAK? MONICA WAS MINE. MONICA, PLEASE. ON YOU. WE'LL CALL HER BACK. GOOD MORNING. AND THANK YOU, PRESIDENT ADLER AND BOARD MEMBERS FOR YOUR TIME. MY NAME IS DON NIKETAN. I'M THE IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR SOUTHEAST COMBINED NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN CONTACT TEAM. I AM SPEAKING ON ITEM EIGHT ON THE HFC MEETING AS IMMEDIATE PICTURE OF THE CONTACT TEAM. I NEED TO INFORM YOU THAT WE HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED MUCH LESS, HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW, DISCUSS, VOTE, OR TAKE A FORMAL POSITION ON THIS CASE ON AUGUST THE FOURTH AT CONTACTING SUBMITTED CORRESPONDENCE TO THE CITY OF BOSTON CALCIUM PLANNING DEPARTMENT, TO THE ATTENTION OF MS. ROSIE CREW LEFT, MS. ERICA LEEK AND MS. MANDY DEMIRA REQUESTS, ANY FORMAL WRITTEN NOTIFICATION BY THE CITY WHEN HOUSING TAX CREDIT APPLICATION SERVICE SEAT, THE REQUEST WAS MADE TO ENSURE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT OCCURS PRIOR TO THE CITY COUNCIL [01:00:01] OR THE AUSTIN HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION BOARD TAKING ANY ACTION THAT WILL HAVE ANY EFFECT ON THE 77 44 COMMUNITIES, QUALITY OF LIFE, CITY STAFF RESPONDED AND INFORMED US THAT THEY WOULD REVIEW OUR REQUEST WITH STAFFING. IT DISSIPATED THEIR RESPONSE TO US THE WEEK OF AUGUST THE 16TH TO DATE, WE STILL DO NOT HAVE A RESPONSE. WE HAVE ALSO REQUESTED THAT THE EQUITY OFFICE AND OFFICE FOR DISPLACEMENT PRIVILEGE AND BE INCLUDED IN THE CITY'S REVIEW PROCESS FOR THEIR INDIVIDUAL INDEPENDENT REVIEWS. WE DO SUPPORT AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN OUR AREA. WE HAVE MULTIPLE CONCERNS, THE MAJOR ONE BEING THE ONGOING EFFORTS OF, UH, PROPOSING ADDITIONAL DENSITY OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN OUR DOVE SPRINGS, 7 8, 7 4 4 AREA. THIS SIDE SITS IN EXTENSIVE TRACK THAT IS ALREADY AT THE END OF BITES ARE RACIALLY AND ETHNICALLY CONCENTRATED AREA OF PROPERTY. THAT POWER POVERTY RATE BEING A 35%. THIS BURDEN IS CHALLENGING FOR US AS WE DO NOT HAVE THE SAME EQUAL ACCESS TO RESOURCES TO SUPPORT VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES. AS OTHER AREAS OF THE CITY, THIS HAS BEEN DEMONSTRATED BY THE OUTCOMES DURING THE PANDEMIC AFFORDABLE HOUSING SHOULD BE MADE AVAILABLE IN ALL PARTS OF THE CITY, WHICH ALLOWS VULNERABLE RESIDENTS ACCESS TO MUCH NEEDED RESOURCES AND SERVICES. WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH COUNCIL WOMAN POINTED AT THIS OFFICE ON THIS, AND ALSO HOPE TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE FULLY ENGAGED IN THIS PROCESS IN ITS ENTIRETY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION IN SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY MAYOR, I RECEIVED A MESSAGE FROM MONICA GUZMAN THAT SHE WISHED, UM, HE'S NOT GOING TO SPEAK. SO ALL SPEAKERS HAVE BEEN HEARD. THANK YOU FOR THAT. THEN ALL THE SPEAKERS HAVE BEEN HEARD. WE'RE GOING TO NEED TO GO AHEAD AND RECESS. THE AUSTIN HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION MEETING. WE'LL BRING IT BACK LATER IN THE DAY. UH, IT IS, UH, UH, 11 OR NINE, SO THAT AGAIN [Consent Agenda (Part 2 of 5)] AT 11 OR NINE, WE'RE GOING TO RECONVENE THE AUSTIN CITY COUNCIL MEETING, UH, HERE ON, UH, AUGUST 26TH, 2021 COLLEAGUES, UH, GIVEN THE CONSENT, UH, AGENDA OR ITEMS ONE THROUGH 63 AND ALSO 100 TO ONE 10, UH, CITY ATTORNEY. DO YOU WANT TO READ IN A AND HOW WE FILL IN THE BLANK ON ITEM NUMBER 16? THANK YOU, MAYOR COUNCIL. I'M HERE TODAY TO RECOMMEND YOU APPROVE A PAYMENT OF $150,000 TO SETTLE THE REBBE'S VS CITY OF AUSTIN LAWSUIT. THIS PERSONAL INJURY LAWSUIT IS RELATED TO A CAR ACCIDENT THAT OCCURRED ON JANUARY 26TH, 2018. MS. REBUS WAS INJURED WHEN SHE WAS REAR-ENDED BY A CITY OF AUSTIN FIRE DEPARTMENT VEHICLE DRIVEN BY AS FIRE DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEE IN EXCHANGE FOR THIS PAYMENT, THE CITY WILL OBTAIN A FULL AND FINAL AGREEMENT FROM MS. RIVAS THAT RELEASES THE CITY AND ITS EMPLOYEES FROM ANY CLAIMS THAT WERE OR COULD HAVE BEEN ASSERTED IN THE LAWSUIT. THE LAW DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDS THAT YOU APPROVE PAYMENT PURSUANT, PURSUANT TO THESE TERMS. ALL RIGHT. UH, THE KIDS SAID THE GENDER WILL REFLECT THAT NUMBER BEING FILLED IN THE, UH, LIKE, UH, CAUSE WE'RE A POOL. UH, ARE WE PULLING ITEM NUMBER NINE FOR YOU TO BE ABLE TO READ IT IN THE AMENDMENTS? YOU WANT TO GO AHEAD AND JUST READ IT IN, THEN IT'LL STAY ON. I DO, I'D BE HAPPY TO MOVE APPROVAL AND THEN PROVIDE THE DIRECTION. OKAY. IT'S ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. UM, DO YOU WANT TO READ IN YOUR DIRECTION? SURE. UM, AND THEN WHEN WE'RE DONE WITH THE CONSENT AGENDA, THERE WERE SOME COMMENTS THAT I WANTED TO MAKE. CAN I MAKE THEM NOW OR WOULD YOU RATHER ME DO THEM LATER? LET'S DO IT LATER AS WE ALL COMMENT ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. THAT SOUNDS GREAT. EXCUSE ME, INTERJECT FOR A SECOND. THE, THE TRANSCRIPT IS SHOWING THAT I'M SAYING THIS AND IT'S COUNCIL MEMBER POOL. I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE TRANSCRIPT REFLECTED THESE. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I MOVED TO PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING DIRECTION FOR ITEM NINE. THE CITY MANAGER IS DIRECTED TO UPDATE THE COUNCIL ON THE PROGRESS OF THE EXCLUSIVE NEGOTIATING AGREEMENT FOR THE RYAN DRIVE REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AT AN UPCOMING COUNCIL WORK SESSION. ADDITIONALLY, THE CITY SHOULD ATTEMPT TO SECURE THE FOLLOWING ELEMENTS IN AN EXCLUSIVE NEGOTIATING AGREEMENT AND UPDATE THE COUNCIL ON THE PROGRESS OF THE NEGOTIATIONS. AND IF ANYBODY WANTS TO FOLLOW ALONG, THIS DOCUMENT IS LOADED UP TO THE MESSAGE BOARD AND I'VE HANDED OUT, HANDED IT OUT WITH THE FRIENDLY AMENDMENT FROM COUNCIL MEMBER TOVO INCLUDED. NUMBER ONE, CONTINUE TO POSITION THE RYAN DRIVE WORKING GROUP REPORT AS THE EXPRESSION OF THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES VISION FOR THE RYAN DRIVE REDEVELOPMENT. NUMBER TWO, STRIVE TOWARD OPTION B IN THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING PORTION, INCLUDING GAINING MORE PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING, PARTICULARLY FOR FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN AND POSITIONED THE RYAN DRIVE REDEVELOPMENT AS A MODEL [01:05:01] THAT HELPS ACHIEVE THE CITY'S GOALS FOR INCLUSIVE HOUSING AND MAKES PROGRESS ON STRATEGIC HOUSING BLUEPRINT TARGETS. NUMBER THREE, ENSURE TENANT PROTECTIONS AS CURRENTLY CONTAINED WITHIN THE CITY'S RENTAL HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT REQUIREMENTS. NUMBER FOUR, ALLOW FOR PROFIT SHARING FOR THE CITY BEYOND A CERTAIN INTERNAL RATE OF RETURN. ONCE COSTS ARE RECOVERED, ANY PROFITS RETURNED TO THE CITY SHALL BE USED FOR A CITY AND COMMUTE FOR CITY AND COMMUNITY PRIORITIES SUCH AS OPERATING SUBSIDIES FOR ONSITE OR NEARBY AFFORDABLE CHILDCARE FACILITIES. NUMBER FIVE, COORDINATE TRANSIT ACCESS DESIGN WITH THE CITY AND OTHER PROJECT CONNECT PARTNERS TO LEVERAGE IMPENDING REDESIGNS OF THE NORTH LAMAR AIRPORT INTERSECTION THAT WILL FACILITATE THE RED AND ORANGE RAIL LINES BRT AND AN IMPROVED TRANSIT HUB AT KRESGE STATION. NUMBER SIX, CONTINUE TO FOCUS ON A LEASE OPTION RATHER THAN PURCHASE FOR THE RYAN DRIVE SITE. NUMBER SEVEN, WORK TOWARD A PARKS MAINTENANCE PLAN THAT ESTABLISHES THE ROLE OF THE CITY DEVELOPER AND NONPROFIT PARTNERS, MAINTAINING THE PARK AND AMENITIES IN A SUSTAINABLE WAY. NUMBER EIGHT WORK TO INCLUDE IN THE EXCLUSIVE NEGOTIATING AGREEMENT, THE PARTNERS WHO WERE LISTED IN THE INITIAL PROPOSAL AND OUTLINE THE ROLE OF EACH NUMBER NINE STRIVE TO ACHIEVE LEED GOLD RATING OR FOUR-STAR GREEN BUILDING STANDARDS AS POSSIBLE WHILE ACHIEVING OTHER COMMUNITY BENEFITS. NUMBER 10, COMMIT TO MULTIPLE CITY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT EVENTS AND COLLABORATE WITH THE RYAN DRIVE WORKING GROUP ON A VARIETY OF ISSUES PERTAINING TO A MASTER DEVELOPMENT IN-GROUP AGREEMENT, INCLUDING A STRIVE FOR MORE FAMILY FRIENDLY HOUSING UNITS, BOTH MARKET RATE AND RESTRICTED INCOME TO SUPPORT THE SURROUNDING PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND ADD OPTIONS TO FAMILIES IN THE CENTRAL CITY. BE EXPLORE OPTIONS FOR REPLACING PARKING SPACE, WITH OTHER USES WITHIN THE COMMUNITY VISION, SEE DETERMINE CREATIVE SITE DESIGN OPTIONS THAT COULD IMPROVE ACCESS TO THE PROPERTY FOR THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOODS D WORK TO MAKE THE STUDIO AND PERFORMANCE SPACES FOR THE CREATIVE COMMUNITY, FLEXIBLE AND AFFORDABLE E IN SHORT PARKLAND ACCESSIBILITY FOR RYAN DRIVE RESIDENTS AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES AND F ENGAGE THE RYAN DRIVE WORKING GROUP TO ASSIST WITH COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES AND TO GUIDE THE VISION FOR THE PROJECT. THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU. THAT I UNDERSTAND IS ALREADY CONSENT UNLESS WE'RE GOING TO NEED TO PULL IT BECAUSE I DON'T BELIEVE WE WILL. I JUST HAVE A QUICK QUESTION FOR COUNCIL MEMBER POOL COUNCIL MEMBER PAUL. I THINK THESE ARE REALLY GOOD ADDITIONS ON THE AMENDMENTS ON THE MOTION SHEET. UM, I THINK THAT YOUR INTENT IS, IS SIMILAR TO WHAT WE HAD WITH HEALTH SOUTH AND WITH, UH, THE HOME DEPOT TRACT TO MAKE SURE THAT TO THE ST JOHN'S TRACK, TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT OUR STAFF ARE COMING BACK AND BRIEFING COUNCIL ON THE PROGRESS TOWARD THESE ELEMENTS WITH THE, UM, WITHIN THE EXCLUSIVE NEGOTIATING AGREEMENT SO THAT IT DOESN'T KIND OF HIT HIT COUNCIL FOR FINAL APPROVAL WITHOUT OUR HAVING A SENSE, BUT THERE'S NO TIMEFRAME ASSOCIATED WITH BULLET NUMBER TWO, SORRY, BULLET NUMBER ONE. ARE YOU ABLE TO ADJUST THAT SO THAT THERE IS SOME SO THAT WE KNOW CLEARLY WHEN THAT CHECK-IN WILL BE, IT SAYS AT AN UPCOMING WORK SESSION, ARE YOU PREPARED TO SAY MAYBE, UM, JANUARY OR DECEMBER? I THINK THAT'S A GREAT IDEA. COUNCIL MEMBER TOBO TO HAVE SOME SPECIFIC TIMING, I WILL POINT YOU TO THE VERY FIRST BULLET WHERE IT SAYS THE CITY MANAGER IS DIRECTED TO UPDATE THE COUNCIL ON THE PROGRESS OF THE IX, UH, EXCLUSIVE NEGOTIATING AGREEMENT AT AN UPCOMING COUNCIL WORK SESSION. UM, AND SO WE COULD, UM, AMEND THAT TO SAY, UM, AS, UM, INFORMATION IS, IS, AS PROGRESS IS MADE TO KEEP US APPRISED, I GUESS IT WOULD BE MY REQUEST THAT YOU ACTUALLY PUT A TIMEFRAME ON THAT SO THAT WE HAVE A REAL PREDICTABLE REPORT BACK DATE AND THEN STAFF NEED TO REQUEST AN EXTENSION OR SOMETHING THAT THEY CAN DO THAT. BUT I WOULD, I WOULD REQUEST A CHECK-IN BY DECEMBER. I THINK THAT'S FINE. CITY MANAGER. IS THAT POSSIBLE? CAN WE DO THAT? OKAY, GREAT. UM, SO THAT WOULD BE A WORK SESSION, UM, BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANKS FOR THAT COUNCIL MEMBER TOBY. OKAY. WITH NO OBJECTION, THAT'LL BE PART OF THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEM, UH, CONTINUING ON, UM, UH, THE ITEMS THAT I'M SHOWING, BEING PULLED [01:10:01] ON THE CONSENT AGENDA ARE ITEMS, UH, UH, 12, BUT I UNDERSTAND NOW THERE'S BEEN AN AGREEMENT TO POSTPONE THAT ITEM TO, UH, SEPTEMBER 2ND, UH, THAT INVOLVES THE, UH, THE, THE APPLICANT ALSO A COUNCIL MEMBER, RED DIARRHEA. I THINK THAT WAS GOOD WITH YOU. IS THAT CORRECT? OKAY. SO ITEM KRAV WILL STAY ON THE CONSENT AGENDA SHOWING IT BEING POSTPONED TO, UH, SEPTEMBER 2ND. SO THE ITEMS I'M SHOWING, BEING PULLED ARE ITEMS 18 28, 48 53 1 0 1, 1 0 2 AND 1 0 8. I'D LIKE TO MAKE, UH, SOME SORT OF COMMENTS, UH, THAT REAL QUICKLY THAT I HOPE WOULD BE TAKEN AS, AS DIRECTION, UH, BY, UH, BY OUR STAFF. WE HAVE HOMELESSNESS CONTRACTS ITEMS, NUMBER 21 AND 31. UH, AND, AND THESE ARE IMPORTANT CONTRACTS, UH, AND THERE ARE SEVERAL MORE NEXT WEEK THAT STARTING TO COME TO THE COUNCIL FOR EXTENSIONS OF, OF, UH, AS OUR STAFF WORKS ON DEVELOPING PERFORMANCE-BASED CONTRACTS, WHICH I THINK WILL BE PART OF THE UPCOMING COMPETITIVE SOLICITATION ON THESE, UH, CONTRACTS, UH, AS CONCERNS, THE ONES THAT IMPACT PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. AND AS WE EXTEND, UH, THE, THESE CONTRACTS, I THINK THIS IS A REAL OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR STAFF TO MAKE SURE THAT, UH, WE'RE, WE'RE REQUIRING, UH, THE KIND OF DATA THAT IS NECESSARY FOR US TO BE ABLE TO MEASURE AND, AND REPORT ON, UH, THE, THE GREAT WORK THAT'S BEING DONE, UH, AS WELL AS TO IDENTIFY WAYS THAT WE CAN SUPPORT THAT WORK AND, AND PERHAPS FILL FILL GAPS OR HOW PEOPLE BECOME MORE AND MORE, UH, EFFECTIVE. UH, THERE'S A LOT OF WORK WE'RE DOING IN A LOT OF AREAS TO HELP WITH, UH, POVERTY AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN THE CITY. AND, UH, WE NEED TO BEGIN TO DOING, TO DO THAT WORK AS WELL. UH, BUT ON THESE CONTRACTS THAT HAD TO DEAL DIRECTLY WITH PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESS AS IF WE'RE TRYING TO GET 3000 PEOPLE OFF THE STREETS IN THE NEXT THREE YEARS, UH, WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO, TO REALLY TELL WHO'S COMING OFF THE STREETS, HOW LONG THEY'RE STAYING OFF THE STREETS AND WHO THOSE PEOPLE ARE IN THE LIGHT. UH, SO, UH, I WOULD HOPE THAT AS PART OF THE CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS MANAGER, WE GET THE FULLEST EXTENT OF THE DATA THAT ARE HOMELESS AND STRATEGY OFFICER BELIEVES WOULD BE HELPFUL. OKAY. MANAGER, THANK YOU. FURTHER COMMENT ARE THE KIDS SAID TO JEN COUNCIL I'VE EVER TOLD THEM, UH, MAYOR I CAN PUT 18 BACK ON, I DID GET SOME INFORMATION FROM STAFF THAT ANSWERED THAT QUESTION. AS I UNDERSTAND THAT IS, UH, A LONG-TERM LEASE, WHICH, UM, I PULLED BECAUSE I WANT TO LOOK REALLY CAREFULLY AT THE LONG-TERM LEASES WE'RE ENTERING INTO, BUT THAT IS FOR, UM, THE AUSTIN REVITALIZATION WITH THE AUSTIN REVITALIZATION AUTHORITY AS OUR LANDLORD. AND SO I THINK THAT'S, UM, I FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH THE ANSWERS I RECEIVED BACK WITH REGARD TO THAT PURPOSE. I DO WANT TO SAY ON 25, UM, AND, AND THIS IS SORT OF A SPECIFIC POINT ABOUT HOW THIS ONE WAS POSTED, BUT A MORE GENERAL REQUEST. SO MANAGER, THIS IS A CONTRACT EXTENSION WITH URBAN ROOTS, WHICH IS A GREAT ORGANIZATION AND IT IN THE POSTING LANGUAGE AND THE ARTS IN THE REQUEST OR THE RECOMMENDATION FOR ACTION, IT TALKS ABOUT PAST FUNDING FOR THIS ORGANIZATION. IT DOESN'T RECOGNIZE THE FACT THAT URBAN ROOTS IS RENTING AT, AT NEARLY NO COST, NEARLY ANY COST HAS EITHER A VERY LOW COST OR FREE RENT, UM, ON A CITY OWNED PARCEL. AND SO I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST THAT WHEN WE HAVE ORGANIZATIONS THAT MIGHT BE RECEIVING FUNDING FROM, FROM DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS, THAT WE JUST RECOGNIZE IT ALL IN THAT HISTORY OF FUNDING. BECAUSE AS WE KNOW WITH, WITH UPCOMING BUDGET YEARS, THAT ARE GOING TO BE REALLY TIGHT, I THINK WE NEED TO JUST BE LOOKING VERY CAREFULLY YET AT HOW WE'RE SUPPORTING DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS AND HISTORIES OF FUNDING. AND TO DO THAT, WE REALLY NEED A COMPREHENSIVE LOOK EACH EACH TIME THEY POP UP ON OUR AGENDA. AND SO, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, I'M VERY SUPPORTIVE OF URBAN ROOTS. I'M SUPER SUPPORTIVE OF THEM BEING ON THAT TRACK AND SUPER GLAD WE DIDN'T SELL IT WHEN, UM, WHEN IT APPEARED ON OUR AGENDA. BUT I DO WANT TO, WHEN I LOOK AT A, UH, A RECOMMENDATION FOR ACTION TO EXTEND ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO ANY ORGANIZATION, I REALLY WANT TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THE FULL HISTORY OF THAT FUNDING IS. AND CURRENT AND CURRENT, UM, FUNDING, WHEREVER IT, WHEREVER THAT FUNDING IS DERIVING IS BEING DERIVED FROM. THANKS. [01:15:04] THANK YOU, MARY. THERE'S A FEW ITEMS I WANT TO SPEAK TO THIS MORNING. FIRST, WE HAVE OUR GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION CONTRACTS HERE BEFORE US TODAY. I WANT TO THANK COUNCIL MEMBERS, ALTAR AND ELLIS AND TOVO FOR, UH, WORKING TOGETHER. AND I WAS PROUD TO BE A CO-SPONSOR WHEN WE FIRST BROUGHT FORWARD BUDGET AMENDMENTS FOR THE 2021 BUDGET TO BRING GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROGRAMS TO OUR CITY. UH, THE ONES BEFORE US TODAY ARE FOCUSED ON GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION WITH OUR YOUTH. UH, AND I APPRECIATE COUNCIL MEMBER AND THE MAYOR PRO TEM JOINING WITH SOME OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS. I SAID EARLIER TO BRING FORWARD A RESOLUTION, ASKING THE CITY STAFF TO ACCELERATE OUR, UH, BRINGING GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROGRAMS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE TO THIS COMMUNITY. AFTER 15 YEAR OLDS, KWAN, CARLOS CRUZ WAS SHOT AND KILLED AND MY COMMUNITY, UH, JUST FOUR MONTHS AGO. AND THE SUSPECT IN THAT CASE WAS ALSO A YOUNG PERSON, UH, WHO KNEW HIM AND THESE AREN'T, THIS ISN'T OF COURSE THE ONLY CASE WHERE, UH, TRAGICALLY YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE BEEN, HAVE BEEN HURT THIS YEAR. AND SO WITH THIS VOTE, I BELIEVE WE CAN WORK FOR MOVE FORWARD TO REDUCE VIOLENCE BY WORKING WITH OUR YOUTH BEFORE THEY GET IN TROUBLE OR MAKE A HORRIBLE CHOICE. GUN VIOLENCE IS PREVENTABLE AND GUN VIOLENCE BETWEEN YOUNG PEOPLE IS PREVENTABLE. SO MY UNDERSTANDING FROM PUBLIC HEALTH IS THAT WE'LL BE WORKING WITH THESE ORGANIZATIONS TO GO TO DOOR, TO DOOR IN NEIGHBORHOODS AND NEIGHBORHOOD AND SCHOOL TO SCHOOL, TO INTERVENE WITH YOUNG AUSTINITES AND KEEP OUR NEIGHBORHOODS SAFE. WE ALSO HAVE THE GUN LOCKS CONTRACT UP TODAY, AND I APPRECIATE THAT BEING ON OUR AGENDA. I APPRECIATE THE GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION STRATEGY LAUNCHED BY OUR INTERIM CHIEF. UM, AND WE ALL HAVE ALSO HAVE FUNDING TO HAVE PROGRAMS THAT ARE FOCUSED AS WELL AS ON OUR ADULTS. UH, BUT I APPRECIATE THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD HERE, UH, TO, TO MAKE OUR CITY, WHICH REMAINS ONE OF THE SAFEST CITIES IN THE COUNTRY, BUT TO MAKE OUR CITY EVEN MORE SAFE. AND I THINK THIS IS A CRITICAL PART OF STRATEGY. UH, SECOND, I WANT TO THANK THE MAYOR AND MY COLLEAGUES FOR THE RESOLUTION, WELCOMING REFUGEES TO AUSTIN. AUSTIN IS SLATED TO WELCOME MORE REFUGEES FROM AFGHANISTAN THAN ANY OTHER CITY IN THE STATE. AND I THINK THAT'S A VERY GOOD THING. IT'S A GOOD THING BECAUSE IT'S MORAL AND RIGHT, AND THE HUMANITARIAN THING TO DO, BUT I JUST WANT THE RECORD RECORDS REFLECT THAT IT'S ALSO A REALLY GOOD THING FOR US. I'M PROUD THAT MY DISTRICT HAS MORE REFUGEES THAN ANYWHERE ELSE IN THE CITY. AND I'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY AND THE HONOR OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS TO WORK ON A FEW CASES WHERE WE HAD TO BRING IN TRANSLATORS OR OTHER REFUGEES FROM IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN, TO MY DISTRICT WHO WERE IN REALLY DANGEROUS SITUATIONS. AND I WILL JUST TELL YOU THAT IN EACH OF THOSE CASES, I FELT LIKE AUSTIN WAS ALSO GETTING A REALLY GREAT END OF THAT DEAL. THE HEROISM OF THESE FAMILIES, WHAT THEY BRING TO OUR COMMUNITY, THEIR WORK ETHIC AND THEIR FAMILIES AND THE MEALS THAT I'VE GOTTEN TO ENJOY, UM, WHEN PEOPLE ARE JUST SO HAPPY TO CALL THIS CITY HOME, I THINK IT MAKES US ALL BETTER. AND SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THIS, THIS RESOLUTION MAYOR THIRD ON RYAN DRIVE, SORRY, COUNCIL MEMBER POOL, MY MICROPHONE, WASN'T WORKING ON TUESDAY, SO I DIDN'T GET TO JOIN INTO THE COURSE OF CONGRATULATIONS. UM, IT SOUNDED LIKE YOU WERE DOING THIS WITH COUNCIL MEMBER TOBO, BUT I ALSO WENT AND DUG INTO MY CALENDAR AND FOUND A MEETING WITH YOU IN APRIL OF 2015 AND THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT HALLWAY ABOUT RYAN DRIVE. AND SO, AS LONG AS WE'VE BEEN COUNCIL MEMBERS TOGETHER, I'VE BEEN PROUD TO, TO WATCH HER WORK AND TO SUPPORT IT, HOWEVER I CAN. SO, UH, I WANT TO VOTE FOR THIS, NOT JUST WITH SUPPORT, BUT ALSO, UH, WITH, WITH THE, TO MAKE THE POINT THAT I BELIEVE THAT IS PROJECT IN AND OF ITSELF IS ALREADY VERY GOOD. WHAT I THINK IS BROUGHT FORWARD TO US TODAY, BUT I APPRECIATE THAT THE APPLICANTS HAVE SHOWN THAT THEY CAN MAKE IT EVEN BETTER, UM, THAT MIGHT REQUIRE SOME, SOME CITY DOLLARS THAT MIGHT REQUIRE SOME CHANGES. UM, AND THE WAY THAT WE DO HAVE THINGS LAID OUT AS A CITY, AND I'M READY TO SUPPORT THAT ALONGSIDE YOU. UM, IT'S THE SAME THING WITH ST. JOHN TRACKS, WHERE WE HAVE, WHAT I THINK IS ALREADY A GOOD PROJECT, BUT WE COULD BRING DOLLARS FORWARD TO REALLY MAKE IT GREAT ON OUR CITY OWNED LAND. IN THIS CASE ALSO BEING ON THE RAIL LINES, I THINK IT'S A GREAT CANDIDATE FOR THE ANTI-DISPLACEMENT DOLLARS THAT WE, THAT WE HAVE SO THAT WE CAN KEEP NEIGHBORS IN PLACE AND BRING NEIGHBORS BACK AND BE ON THAT TRANSIT LINE. SO THAT, THAT SEEMS TO ME TO BE A VERY LOGICAL AND GREAT PLACE TO BRING ADDITIONAL DOLLARS IF NECESSARY, BUT CONGRATULATIONS. UM, AND THEN THE LAST POINT HERE IS, UH, ON VACCINE, UH, REQUIREMENTS, JUST GIVEN THE NEWS OF MOMENT OF PRIVILEGE, MAYOR I DISAGREED WITH, UH, WITH THE GOVERNOR'S ORDER SAYING THAT WE COULDN'T ASK FOR VACCINES FOR OUR EMPLOYEES, BUT HE SAID IT WAS BECAUSE THE [01:20:01] VACCINE WASN'T FULLY AUTHORIZED BY THE FDA. AND EVEN THOUGH I DISAGREE WITH THAT, BECAUSE IF IT'S THE VACCINE, I GET IT, YOU GET, AND HE GOT THAT. IT SHOULD BE GOOD FOR EVERYONE. UM, BUT THEN CLEARLY IT WASN'T ABOUT THAT. NOW THAT YESTERDAY HE HAS CHANGED THE ORDER TO SAY, UM, IT DOESN'T MATTER IF IT WAS FULLY FDA APPROVED. SO IT CLEARLY WAS NEVER ABOUT THAT. AND THAT'S JUST REALLY FRUSTRATING. AND I WANT TO HEAR THAT FRUSTRATION BECAUSE TOO MANY PUBLIC EMPLOYEES HAVE GOTTEN SICK OR EVEN DIED IN OUR CITY AND ACROSS OUR STATES. AND I THINK THAT IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT. AND I JUST WANT TO GO ON THE RECORD HERE NEXT TO THE MANAGER, THAT I WOULD BE VERY SUPPORTIVE OF WHATEVER IT IS WE CAN DO TO REQUIRE OR GET ALL OF OUR STAFF VACCINATED, BECAUSE WE ARE ULTIMATELY RESPONSIBLE FOR TRYING TO TAKE CARE OF OUR STAFF AND THE PEOPLE THAT THEY, THAT THEY SERVE IN THE PUBLIC FURTHER CARPETS ARE THAT CAN SET A JAB, THAT COUNCIL MEMBER KELLY. THANK YOU. UM, BEFORE WE VOTE ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, I'D LIKE TO ABSTAIN FROM ITEM 22 AND I'D LIKE TO VOTE NO, ON 23 47 72, 1 0 4 AND 1 0 6. OKAY. YEAH, LET'S GO AHEAD AND GET A MOTION. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA? COUNCILMAN POOL MAKES A MOTION SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER. TOBO I PLEASED THE RECORD GO TO THE, UH, EXTENSIONS, UH, AND THE NO VOTES, UH, THAT I GUESS BARBARA KELLY, JUST READ INTO THE RECORD FOR THE COMMENTS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER AND THEN I SEE THE TWO HANDS RAISED ARE BY SCREED AS WELL. THANKS. THANKS MAYOR. I'M ALSO ON TODAY'S CONSENT AGENDA. WE HAVE AN ITEM THAT CALLS FOR THE CREATION OF A BOOSTER SHOT STRATEGY AND OUR EFFORTS TO COMBAT THE VIRUS. AND I SHARED EARLIER THIS WEEK, THE PRESIDENT BIDEN ANNOUNCED THAT THEY WILL BE ROLLING OUT THE BOOSTER SHOTS STARTING SEPTEMBER 20TH, THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 20TH, WHICH AS WE KNOW IS ABOUT FOUR WEEKS AWAY. SO WE HAVE A MONTH TO PLAN, UH, AND HOW WE MEET THIS MOMENT AND PART OF THE ITEM ITEM ONE 10, IT CALLS FOR US TO TAKE SOME TIME TO BUILD ON LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE INITIAL VACCINE ROLLOUT. IT ALSO ROOTS IT IN EQUITY AND TO ENSURE THAT WE DO NOT SEE DISPARITIES AND ACCESS. AND, UH, YOU KNOW, THAT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE CONTINUE OUR EQUITABLE EFFORTS AND THAT WE REALLY LEARN FROM OUR PREVIOUS EFFORTS IN BOTH THE SUCCESSES AND ALSO THE SHORTFALL. UM, IT ALSO CALLS FOR A ROBUST EDUCATION CAMPAIGN. THIS IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT, ESPECIALLY TO OUR LATINO COMMUNITY. UM, YOU KNOW, IT TOOK NEARLY EIGHT MONTHS TO GET A LATINO PSA OUT. AND SO WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IS A DEDICATED AND A CONCERTED EFFORT TO EDUCATE OUR COMMUNITY ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF GETTING THE VACCINE AND ALSO THE SCIENCE ABOUT WHY A THIRD SHOT WOULD BE REQUIRED OF KNOW. OR DO YOU WANT TO SAY THAT THIS RESOLUTION ALSO CALLS FOR US NOT TO LOSE SIGHT, THAT WE STILL HAVE ABOUT 250,000 AUSTINITES WHO ARE NOT YET VACCINATED? SO WE HAVE TO CONTINUE TO DEDICATED EFFORTS TO GET MORE AUSTINITES VACCINATED, AS WELL AS HAVE A PLAN FOR COMMUNITY WITH THE BOOSTER SHOT. UM, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE TO ENSURE THAT NO STONE IS LEFT UNTURNED. AND, UM, WITH THAT, I DO WANT TO THINK, UM, OUR, OUR TEAM, UH, WHO WORKED ON THIS, UH, CHRISTIAN WITH MY OFFICE, UM, WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN DRAFTING THIS POLICY. I ALSO WANT TO THANK MY CO-SPONSORS AND YOUR ADLER COUNCIL MEMBERS, CASAR KITCHEN, AND ALTAR, AND THANK YOU TO OUR AUSTIN PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT WHO WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH. AND I KNOW THAT THEY ARE COMMITTED IN OUR EFFORTS IN HELPING US ENSURE THAT WE HAVE A PLAN ONE THAT IS TRANSPARENT. UH, ONE THAT WE AS A COUNCIL WILL BE BRIEFED ON AT A WORK SESSION ON SEPTEMBER 28. AND I ALSO LIKE TO ENSURE THAT OUR COMMUNITY IS PART OF THAT PROCESS AND THE CREATION OF THE BOOSTER SHOT STRATEGY AND THAT THEIR VOICES ARE INCLUDED IN, IN THAT WORK. UM, ALSO, YOU KNOW, WHY TO JOIN, UH, IN SUPPORTING THE RESOLUTION TO WELCOMING OUR AFGHAN REFUGEES. YOU KNOW, I STAND IN SUPPORT OF THIS, UH, THIS EFFORT AND WHY TO EXTEND, UH, MY, MY WELCOME, UH, GRATITUDE AND, UH, TO THESE REFUGEES AND TO SHARE THAT ME AND MY TEAM, WE STAND READY TO HELP IN ANY WAY THAT WE CAN. UH, AND THEN LASTLY, I WANTED TO ALSO, UM, SHARE MY GRATITUDE TO THE COUNCIL MEMBER POOL FOR HER LEADERSHIP, WITH THE RYAN DRIVE REDEVELOPMENT. IT'S BEEN PRETTY INCREDIBLE TO SEE, UM, THE, ALL THE WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE TO BRING THAT FORWARD AND JUST WANTED TO, TO GIVE MY THANKS. THANK YOU. THAT WAS REMEMBER ALTERED. THANK YOU. UM, I TOO WANT TO ADD MY CONGRATULATIONS TO COUNCIL MEMBER WHO'LL AND HER STAFF, UM, AND ALL THE FOLKS WHO WORKED ON THE RYAN DRIVE PROJECT. I THINK IT'S, UM, A [01:25:01] WONDERFUL DEMONSTRATION OF THE POTENTIAL THAT'S THERE IN THESE PROJECTS. IF WE HAVE ENOUGH CREATIVITY AND ABILITY, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THAT EVOLUTION, UM, AS WE MOVE THROUGH THE, THROUGH THE, THROUGH THE PROCESS, UM, I WANT TO ECHO SOME OF THE THINGS THAT, UM, COUNCIL MEMBER CHRIS R MENTIONED, I'M REALLY DELIGHTED TO SEE US CONTINUE TO TAKE STEPS TO ADVANCE THE WORK OF THE TASK FORCE ON GUN VIOLENCE BY APPROVING ITEMS 1 0 2, 1 0 3 AND 1 0 4. THESE CONCEPTS COME OUT OF OUR CREATION OF THE OFFICE OF VIOLENCE PREVENTION IN THE FISCAL YEAR 21 BUDGET PROCESS, WHICH I LED ON. AND SINCE THEN OUR AUSTIN PUBLIC HEALTH STAFF HAD BEEN WORKING TIRELESSLY TO ADVANCE THESE INVESTMENTS. I WANT TO THANK ADRIAN STIRRUP, LAURA DULLA ONE DAY, AND OUR NEW PROGRAM MANAGER, MICHELLE MILES, AND KIMBERLY CALDWELL, WHO IS THE LATEST MEMBER OF THE OVP TEAM, THEIR HARD WORK TO GET THESE INVESTMENTS OUT THE DOOR DESERVES OUR THANKS AND RECOGNITION. UM, WITH THESE STEPS, WE WILL, UM, CONTINUE OUR EFFORTS TO, TO END THE SCOURGE GUN VIOLENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY, WITH THE TOOLS THAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE AND TAKING A PUBLIC HEALTH APPROACH TO, UM, THIS PANDEMIC OF GUN VIOLENCE. FINALLY, I WANT TO BE NOTED AS ABSTAINING ON ITEMS 18 AND 20, UM, HAVE TO EXPRESS MY FRUSTRATION WITH WHY WE CONTINUE TO PURSUE LEASES OF THIS NATURE RATHER THAN PURSUE OWNERSHIP FOR A LONG-TERM ASSET TO SERVE THIS NEED. UM, I ASKED SEVERAL QUESTIONS IN THE Q AND A, AND THEY DID NOT RESOLVE MY CONCERNS IF ANYTHING, THEY EXACERBATED MY CONCERN. UM, SO I'M NOT GOING TO SUPPORT THESE TWO ITEMS TODAY. UM, WE WILL BE HAVING A DISCUSSION OF THE LEASING OWNING PROCESS AT THE SEPTEMBER OR OCTOBER AFC MEETING. SO I WANT TO INVITE MY COLLEAGUES TO JOIN THAT CONVERSATION AT THAT TIME. AND I WANT TO REFER FOLKS BACK TO A STUDY THAT WE, UM, OUR STAFF DID AND A PLAN THAT WE HAVE TO MOVE TO OWNERSHIP FROM LEASING THAT WILL SAVE US TENS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS AND ALLOW US TO MOVE FUNDING, UM, FROM OUR GENERAL FUND, UM, O AND M TO DEBT FINANCING, AND REALLY BE, UM, A KEY ELEMENT OF THE TOOLS THAT WE HAVE TO ADDRESS THE FISCAL CONSTRAINTS THAT WE HAVE UNDER, UM, THE TAX RATE CAP SITUATION. UM, BUT WE NEED TO BE MOVING ON IT. AND THE MORE OF THESE LEASES THAT WE SIGN, THE FARTHER WE GET FROM THOSE GOALS AND FROM ACHIEVING THOSE SAVINGS, UM, IT'S REALLY NOT IN THE LONG-TERM FISCAL HEALTH FOR THE CITY. SO I WILL ABSTAIN ON 18 AND 20 AND I BELIEVE 48 WAS PULLED. IS THAT CORRECT? OKAY. I'LL SAVE MY COMMENTS FOR THEM. THANK YOU. UM, I JUST WANT TO ADD MY COMMENTS. UH, THANK YOU, MAYOR FOR YOUR COMMENTS ON, I BELIEVE IT'S ITEM NUMBER 31 IN PARTICULAR, WITH REGARD TO OUR CONTRACTS, WITH THE, UM, ORGANIZATIONS WHO ARE SERVE OUR INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. UM, I AGREE WITH THOSE COMMENTS AND THANK YOU FOR MAKING THOSE. UM, I ALSO JUST WANTED TO REITERATE THAT, UM, WE ARE MOVING TOWARDS, AND ACTUALLY WE HAVE IN PLACE AND INTEND TO MOVE TOWARDS AN EVEN GREATER, UH, WITH GREATER ACCOUNTABILITY, UH, AND CLARITY, MEASURING PERFORMANCE AND MEASURING RESULTS WITH DATA THAT WE CAN TRACK ON HOW WE ARE, HOW EFFECTIVE OUR APPROACHES ARE TO, UH, HELPING INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, TO FIND PERMANENT HOUSING, UM, AND TO, UM, END THE CYCLE OF HOMELESSNESS. SO I WANT TO REITERATE THAT BECAUSE I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT, UH, FOR THE PUBLIC TO HEAR AND TO UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A TOP PRIORITY, UH, FOR OUR STAFF AND A TOP PRIORITY FOR OUR, UM, SOCIAL SERVICE AND HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS, UH, TO MOVE TO WHERE WE CAN BE EVEN MORE EFFECTIVE AND MORE SPECIFIC AND MORE ACCOUNTABLE WITH DATA SO THAT WE CAN DEMONSTRATE AND SHOW THE PUBLIC IN A TRANSPARENT, UM, WAY, THE PROGRESS THAT IS BEING MADE, UM, IN OUR COMMUNITY. SO, UM, THANK YOU MAYOR FOR MENTIONING THAT. AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO REITERATE THAT, UH, FOR THE PUBLIC, THANK YOU. THAT'S PERFECT KITCHEN. YOU'VE LONG BEEN A CHAMPION ON MAKING SURE THAT WE GET THAT FOR THESE EFFORTS. THANK YOU FOR THAT. UH, COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS HAS A REALITY. IT CUT OUT. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE I WAS HEARING THINGS CORRECTLY. UM, THERE, THERE ARE A LOT OF GOOD THINGS ON THIS AGENDA TODAY, UM, AND I'M VERY MUCH APPRECIATIVE THAT THINGS ARE MOVING FORWARD. UM, IN REGARDS TO FIREARMS, SAFETY, UM, WAS REALLY HAPPY TO SEE AN ITEM WELCOMING AFGHANISTAN REFUGEES INTO OUR CITY. UM, I THINK THAT'S A REALLY IMPORTANT VALUE [01:30:01] THAT WE SHARE HERE IN AUSTIN. UM, AND I REALLY WAS IMPRESSED WITH COUNCIL MEMBER RENTER, RIAS, IFC ABOUT, UM, SHARING SUPPLIES THAT, THAT WE ARE ABLE TO SHARE WITH, WITH OUR SISTER, CITY AND TIO. I THINK THAT'S A REALLY SMART AND CREATIVE THING TO BE DOING TO HELP HELP OUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS, UM, IN SALTY OUT. UM, AND I ALSO WANT TO CONGRATULATE COUNCIL MEMBER POOL ON THE RYAN DRIVE WORK THAT SHE'S DONE. MY MIC WAS ALSO NOT WORKING ON TUESDAY, UM, BUT IT'S REALLY EXCITING TO SEE SOME GOOD THINGS HAPPENING AND A PLACE THAT IS CLOSE TO SO MUCH TRANSIT. UM, SO I'M DEFINITELY SUPPORTIVE OF TRYING TO MAKE SURE AS MANY FOLKS AS POSSIBLE CAN, UM, UTILIZE THAT TRANSIT AND LIVE IN SUCH A GREAT AREA. AND I WILL BE LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING THE BIKE AND PEDESTRIAN CONNECTIVITY, BECAUSE I KNOW THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT COUNCIL MEMBER POOL'S CONSTITUENTS HAD MENTIONED THIS MORNING. AND I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT WHEN WE HAVE OPPORTUNITIES LIKE THIS, UM, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE KEEPING OUR EYE ON, ON THE BIKE AND PEDESTRIAN ACCESSIBILITY FRONT AS WELL. SO THERE'S A LOT OF GOOD THINGS I LOOK FORWARD TO SUPPORTING ON THIS AGENDA. THOSE ARE JUST A FEW OF THEM. OKAY. COLLEAGUES JUST REAL FAST, AGAIN, LOTS OF GOOD THINGS ON THIS AGENDA, COUNCILLOR POOL, CONGRATULATIONS, LONG TIME, AND HAVING THIS KIND OF A LOT OF WORK, A LOT OF PEOPLE INVOLVED, UH, KIND OF LOOKS LIKE THE WAY THESE PROJECTS ARE SUPPOSED TO LOOK AND HAPPEN. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. UH, I AM PROUD TO BE PART OF A COUNCIL THAT I HOPE WILL APPROVE. I DID WOODROW DIED, WHICH IS, UH, UH, THE, THE AFGHAN REFUGEE TO THE REFUGEES. I SAY WELCOME HOME. UH, THERE'S UH, QUITE THE HUMANITARIAN CRISIS THAT'S EXISTING RIGHT NOW IN THAT COUNTRY. AS WE WERE BEGINNING OUR COUNCIL MEETINGS, I HEARD THAT THERE WAS A MAJOR EXPLOSION OUTSIDE OF THE AIRPORT. I HAVEN'T HEARD ANY MORE DETAILS ON THAT, BUT IT JUST DOUBLES DOWN OD ON THE HUMANITARIAN ISSUE. AUSTIN HAS ALWAYS, UH, IT RECOGNIZING THAT ONE OF THE STRENGTHS OF OUR COUNTRY HAS BEEN THE, THE DIVERSITY OF PEOPLE THAT IDEAS AND CULTURES THAT MIX TOGETHER TO MAKE WE BAKE WHO WE ARE AS A. SO IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THESE FOLKS COME, I APPRECIATE THAT THERE'S A SECURITY SCREEN THAT HELD SCREEN. DID WE REACHED OUT TO HOSTEL PUBLIC HEALTH TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ALL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET VACCINATED IF THEY'RE NOT OTHERWISE, BUT WE'RE GOING TO WELCOME HER WITH OPEN ARMS AND OPEN DOORS. HAVE I APPRECIATE THE, UH, UH, REFUGEE ORGANIZATIONS AT THE STATE AT LOCALLY, WHICH HAD BUILT QUITE THE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THAT AND THEIR ASSISTANCE AND, AND HELPING TO, UH, MAKE, UH, THE TRANSITION, UH, WHY MED SAYS AS, AS WONDERFUL AS, AS, AS POSSIBLE. UH, I ALSO, UH, GLAD TO SEE ITEMS 1 0 2, 1 0 3, THE GOD PREVENTION, A WIDER FOUR, WHICH IS JUST THE, THE VIOLENCE PREVENTION, UH, ISSUES. UH, I APPRECIATE, UH, THESE ITEMS. I APPRECIATE ALL THE EFFORTS THAT ARE BEING MADE. I APPRECIATE THE CHIEF'S EFFORTS WITH, UH, UH, TAKING, UH, LEGAL GUARDS OFF THE STREET AND THAT PUSH, I APPRECIATE, UH, THE WHITE HOUSE INVITED AUSTIN TO BE WHAT A 15 CITIES TO JOIN THAT COHORT, TO PUSH, UH, UH, COMMUNITY VIOLENCE, INTERVENTION, UH, I HOPE MANAGER THAT WE'RE ABLE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT PARTICIPATION TO GET DOLLARS FOR THOSE OTHER GRANT PROGRAMS THAT WE HAVE HAVING BEEN INVITED BY THE WHITE HOUSE TO PARTICIPATE. LET'S SEE IF WE CAN GET SOME REAL TANGIBLE RESULTS, UH, FROM, FROM THAT. UH, AND, UH, ALSO, UH, UH, UH, PROUD TO BE ASKED TO, TO BE A SPONSOR, A COUNTERPART FOR THIS, UH, THE VACCINE BOOSTER, UH, ISSUE A REAL IMPORTANT, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER. COSAR I, I ENJOYED WITH YOU AND THE CALLS TO MAKE SURE THAT, UH, THE, THE FIRST AVAILABLE OPPORTUNITY WHEN IT FITS, IT LOOKS RIGHT THAT WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR, UH, EMPLOYEES HERE IN THE CITY ARE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES, EMPLOYEES ACROSS THE CITY, UH, ARE TAKING FULLEST ADVANTAGE OF THE PROTECTIONS THAT ARE AVAILABLE. AND, UH, UH, THE GO LOOKING AT OUR EMPLOYEES AND PUTTING IN SOME KIND OF, UH, UH, INCENTIVES OR REQUIREMENTS FOR PEOPLE TO GET TESTED OR VACCINATED OR WEARING MASKS UNDER CONSIDERATION AT THIS POINT, UH, TALKING TO OTHER FOLKS AT OTHER CITIES AND COUNTIES, BOTH HERE AND IN OTHER PARTS OF THE STATE. UH, AND I GET, I DO APPRECIATE THE PARENTS THAT HAVE JUMPED OUT TO, TO LEAD THAT BATTLE OR THEIR SCHOOL DISTRICTS. UH, AND, UH, MY HOPE IS, IS THAT, UH, THOSE SCHOOL DISTRICTS WILL BE ABLE TO MAKE THE CASE TO THE SUPREME COURT. ULTIMATELY, THAT LOCAL PROTECTIONS ARE JUST SOMETHING THAT JUST NEED TO, TO, TO HAPPEN IN A CRISIS LIKE THIS. UH, BUT I DO LIKE AS A BAR FOR THIS, UH, LOOKING AT THE EXPERIENCE WE HAD LAST TIME AS WE ROLLED OUT THE VACCINATIONS [01:35:01] OF LEARNING FROM THAT, THERE WERE TWO CHALLENGES. UH, ONE, IT WAS, WE GOT IT OUT TO LOTS OF PEOPLE. I HAD OUR VACCINATION RATE HERE IN OUR CITY IS AMONG THE HIGHEST IN TEXAS THAT SAD. UH, WE, WE, WE NOW GET ANOTHER CHANCE TO DO SOME OF THAT SAFE WORK AND AN EMPHASIS ON EQUITY AND FIGURING OUT HOW WE ACTUALLY GET IT TO THE COMMUNITIES HARDEST TO REACH IS IMPORTANT. UH, THAT TIES TO, I THINK THE SECOND ISSUE, WHICH WAS THE FRUSTRATION THAT MANY PEOPLE FELT, UH, AS WE LAID IT OUT LAST TIME, UH, WE WERE WORKING WITH NEW COMPUTER PROGRAMS THAT DO SYSTEMS THAT WERE STOOD UP, UH, FAIRLY QUICKLY, UH, DEALING WITH GRADE LOADS. AND I WOULD REMIND PEOPLE THAT, THAT WE HAD THE BOOSTER COMES OUT. IT WILL BE LOTS OF OPPORTUNITIES TO GET THE BOOSTER AT OUR PARTNER, UH, FACILITIES, THE DRUG STORES, THE GROCERY STORES, UH, AND, AND MY HOPE MANAGERS THAT WE LOOK AT THAT OBVIOUSLY WE HAVE A CITY-WIDE RESPONSIBILITY, BUT, BUT HOPEFULLY THE CITY COULD BE THE, THE SAFETY THAT PROVIDER HAD REALLY FOCUS ON THAT RESPONSIBILITY, WHICH HAS GOT TO DEPEND TO A DEGREE ON LOTS OF PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY CHOOSING TO GET THEIR VACCINES IN SYSTEMS THAT ARE NOT NECESSARILY THE SAFETY NET, UH, PROVIDERS. UH, SO I ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY WHO'S LOOKING FOR THEIR EIGHT MONTH MARK, UH, GO GET THEIR BOOSTER, UH, TO IF THEY, THEY CAN, UH, TO AVAIL THEMSELVES OF THIS OTHER OPPORTUNITIES, TO REALLY FREE THE ROADWAY FOR THE CITY TO, TO, TO REALLY FOCUS ON THOSE THINGS THAT REALLY ONLY THE PUBLIC, UH, UH, DOES. AND THEN FINALLY, ON THIS TOPIC, I WOULD JUST NOTE THAT THE, UH, BAD FEST WAS CANCELED, UH, FOR THIS WEEKEND. AND I'M, UM, UM, HEARTBROKEN OVER THAT, UH, AN IMPORTANT FESTIVAL HALL IN OUR CITY. I HOPE IT JUST GETS UP POSTPONED AND DELAYED. UH, IT HONORS SOMETHING WHICH IS INCREDIBLY UNIQUE, UH, AND SPECIAL ABOUT OUR CITY THAT WE NEED TO KEEP TOP OF MIND. I WANT EVERYBODY IN THE COMMUNITY TO UNDERSTAND THAT THERE WERE TWO REASONS THAT THAT WAS POSTPONED BY THE AUSTIN PUBLIC HEALTH AUTHORITY. ONE WAS THE TRANSMISSION OF A BACKSEAT, A VIRUS THAT COMES WHEN PEOPLE GATHER, BUT AS I READ THE COMMENTS, IT LOOKS TO BE THAT THE REAL PRECIPITATORS HAVE HAD THE REAL PRECIPITATING CAUSE OF THE CANCELLATION OF THE VAD WAS JUST THE FACT THAT OUR EMERGENCY ROOMS ARE FULL AND THAT EMS IS TAXED. AND IN THIS CITY, IT'S GOING TO BE REALLY HARD FOR US TO HAVE BIG EVENTS, BECAUSE WHEN YOU HAVE BIG EVENTS THAT INCREASES THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO GET IT ACCIDENTS OR GET, UH, UH, UH, UH, HEAT, UH, ISSUES AND EMS IS CALLED, THEY'RE JUST MORE PEOPLE. UH, AND, AND THAT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE BECAUSE THE CHOICE GOT TO GET VACCINATED, UH, WHICH IS LEADING TO THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT ARE, OR EMERGENCY ROOMS IN OUR ICU IS, UH, IS IT HAVING AN IMPACT OR THE EVENTS, UH, THAT WE COULD HAVE ABOUT HAVING THIS COMMUNITY? UH, AND I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT FOR, FOR EVERYONE TO SEE AND EVERYBODY TO NOTE, UH, THAT THE CHOICES WE MAKE INDIVIDUALLY HAVE IMPACTS THAT ARE, UH, GO WELL BEYOND, UH, THE IMPACT ON EACH OF US INDIVIDUALLY, SORRY TO, WE'VE TALKED FOR SO LONG. THOSE ARE ALL MY COMMENTS, COUNCILMEMBER, TOVO ONE LAST THING THERE. UM, SO I VERY RARELY ADD MYSELF AS A CO-SPONSOR FROM THE DIOCESE ON AN ITEM THAT ALREADY HAS, UM, FIVE SPONSORS. I JUST, I SHOW MY SUPPORT BY VOTING, UM, IN THE AFFIRMATIVE FOR THOSE ITEMS, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO BE ADDED TO YOUR ITEM WELCOMING, UM, THE REFUGEES FROM, UH, FROM THE WAR IN AFGHANISTAN. I THINK IT'S REALLY, UM, JUST IN THIS CASE, CRITICALLY IMPORTANT THAT, THAT, UM, THAT OUR, OUR NEW RESIDENTS, OUR NEW NEIGHBORS, OUR NEW FRIENDS ARE FEEL, FEEL THAT STRONG SUPPORT FROM THE ENTIRE COUNCIL. AND SO I WOULD LIKE TO BE ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR ON THAT ITEM, VERY PLEASED TO HAVE YOUR DAY BATTED, VERY PLEASED TO HAVE THE VOTES OF EVERYONE COUNCIL, I GUESS GUYS, OUR BULL, I'D LIKE TO ADD MY NAME AS WELL TO THE AFGHAN REFUGEES. WELCOME RESOLUTION. THANK YOU. GREAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THAT. ANY OTHER COMMENTS GETS A MEMBER AND MYSELF AS WELL TO THAT, PLEASE? ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. UH, FOR THAT, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS, I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO BE ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR TO THAT ITEM. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER 30. YEAH. UH, YES, MAYOR AND I, I, I AGREE WITH, UH, AND REALLY SUPPORT ALL THAT WE'RE DOING TODAY. UM, I'M REAL GRATEFUL FOR [01:40:01] THE HELP THAT, UH, THAT I HAVE GOTTEN AN IT SUPPORT FOR, UH, GIVE IT SOME, UH, MATERIALS THERE WAS GOING TO EXPIRE THAT TO SOUTH DTO THAT WE HAD KNOWN ME FOR, AND IT'S GOING TO HELP A LOT OF PEOPLE THERE IN THAT. AND THAT'S OUR SISTER CITY, AND I ALSO WANT TO CONGRATULATE, UH, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER POOL. YOU KNOW, WE, I WENT ON, UH, IN 2003 ON A TOUR TO WATCH, TO, TO, UH, SUPPORT A RAIL SYSTEM HERE IN AUSTIN. BUT I WENT ON A TOUR AND SAW ALL THE DIFFERENT DEVELOPMENT THAT WAS GOING ON THROUGH THIS COUNTRY, INCLUDING FLORIDA IN MIAMI AREA AT THE, UH, YOU KNOW, CLEVELAND. SO I GOT TO SEE A LOT OF WHAT WAS GOING ON AND, AND HOW PEOPLE WERE REACTING AND RESPONDED RELEVANT THERE WITH COLIN ON ALONG THESE RAIL LINES, THAT WHEN WE GOT HERE, LUCKY FOR US IN 2004, THE VOTERS APPROVED THE RED LINE, WHICH IS THERE WAS A LOT OF CRITICISM BACK THEN ABOUT A LINE THAT WAS GOING NOWHERE. IT WAS AFRAID LINE. AND, AND, UH, WE WENT AHEAD AND I WORK CAMPAIGN AT IT, UH, TO VISIT THE VOTERS, TO PASS IT ON, TO THINK THE VOTERS OF AUSTIN, BUT YOU CAN SEE NOW WHAT, WHAT THIS LINE AND HAS, HAS CREATED. WE HAVE SOUTH DEAL. WE HAVE CHRIS' VIEW, UH, WE HAVE THE, UH, WEBER GRILL AREA THERE. WE HAVE LAKE LINE. UH, THIS IS, WOULD NOT HAVE EVER HAPPENED. WE DIDN'T PURCHASE THIS LINE. SO, UH, THESE ARE KIND OF THE GREAT PROJECTS THAT WE'RE SEEING, WHERE WE HAVING MIXED USE MIXED INCOME. X-RAYS ALL LIVING TOGETHER IN A HUB AREA WHERE IF BY PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION. SO PEOPLE DID NOT HAVE TO GET IN VEHICLES, WHICH WILL HELP US IN, IN, IN GLOBAL WARMING. SO, UH, AND THE URBAN SPRAWL THAT WE WERE REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT BACK IN THE EARLY TWO THOUSANDS. SO I REALLY WANT TO TAKE, UH, ALL FOR TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THIS. I THINK THIS IS, UH, UM, ONE OF THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT ONCE WE, UH, REALLY NEED TO FOCUS ON WHEN WE GET THE BLUE AND THE ORANGE LINE GOING, BECAUSE THERE IS GOING TO BE A LOT OF DEVELOPMENT. I HOPE THAT THIS IS A MODEL THAT THE DEVELOPERS WILL WORK WITH US AND TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN PROVIDE OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL PEOPLE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MARY. WE DON'T USUALLY FIX THE TRANSCRIPT, BUT I APPRECIATE THAT OR IN THE MIDDLE OF MEETING, BUT I APPRECIATE PUTTING A COUNSELOR POOLS, AIM IN FRONT OF THOSE WORDS. AND THEN I ALSO NOTICED THAT IN YOUR COMMENTS, I THINK THE TRANSCRIPT SAID, UM, THAT WE ALL SUPPORT THE CHIEF'S PROGRAM. AND YOU SAID TO GET ILLEGAL GUNS OFF THE STREET. I THINK IT'S ILLEGAL IN THE TRANSCRIPT BECAUSE OF THE RECENT PENSION TO TAKE YOUR COMMENTS OUT OF CONTEXT. I THINK THAT JUST MENTIONED FOR THAT TO BE CORRECTED AS WELL. GREAT. CAUSE IF I DIDN'T SAY IT, I MEANT ILLEGAL. NO, I, I, YOU, YOU SAID IT. I SAID IT CORRECTLY AS WELL. OKAY, GOOD. THANK YOU FOR THAT. I'M HAVING LITTLE CLIPS OF WHAT I SAY SHOW UP IN DIFFERENT PLACES NOW. SO I APPRECIATE THAT. UH, UH, ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY OTHER COMMENTS, COUNCIL MEMBER, PAUL, DO YOU WANT TO COMMENT ON NUMBER NINE? ANYTHING ELSE? UH, SURE. I JUST, UM, I JUST WANT TO ADD, UM, THERE'VE BEEN A LOT OF, UM, APPRECIATIONS, UM, ABOUT THE, UH, CRESTVIEW NEIGHBORHOOD WORK AND THE RYAN DRIVE, JUSTIN LANE, UH, DEVELOPMENT. AND I JUST WANTED TO NOTE THAT, UM, THE COMMUNITY'S VISION FOR THIS AREA REACHES WAY, WAY BACK TO PROBABLY BEFORE THE 21ST CENTURY, BUT CERTAINLY, UM, MANY LEADERS IN OUR COMMUNITY WHO ARE TO BE COMMENDED FOR THEIR FAR SEEING VISION FOR THE AREA. EVEN AS FAR BACK, I WAS LOOKING AT 2005, INCLUDING THE LAST AT LARGE COUNCIL AND SPECIFICALLY COUNCIL MEMBER TOVO WHOSE WORK IN 2008 WITH AISD FAMILIES AND CHILDREN TASK FORCE MENTIONS THIS AREA. ALSO WITH COUNCIL MEMBER MORRISON, UH, HER AND COUNCIL MEMBER. TOVA HIS CONVERSATIONS WITH AREA RESIDENTS SPARKED GOOD DISCUSSIONS DURING THE 2014 COUNCIL RACE THAT I FIRST RAN IN. AND THEN THAT FORMED THE BASIS FOR, AND MY COMMITMENT TO PURSUING THE VISION FOR THIS AREA. AND WHICH INCLUDED SPECIFICALLY BUILDING THE CONSENSUS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD AROUND WHAT THIS PROJECT COULD MEAN FOR ALL OF THOSE WHO LIVE IN THE AREA. AND THAT'S CRESTVIEW, BRENTWOOD, CRESPI STATION, AND HIGHLAND NEIGHBORS. IT REALLY EXPANDS. IT'S A VERY EXPENSIVE VISION. AND I AM JUST SO GRATEFUL FOR THE RESIDENTS WHO GAVE IT THEIR ALL FOR THE CITY STAFF WHO CAME TOGETHER [01:45:01] AND SUPPORTED THE WORK, BECAUSE IT WAS A LOT OF WORK DONE BEHIND THE SCENES AS WELL, UH, TO MAKE THIS LIFT. AND I KNOW WE'RE ALL REALLY EXCITED TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS NEXT. UM, SO I THANK YOU ALL FOR THE OUTPOURING OF APPRECIATION AND SUPPORT, AND I DIRECT IT BACK RIGHT ONTO THE SHOULDERS AND THE HEADS OF THE NEIGHBORS WHO, WHO REALLY CAME TOGETHER AND MADE THIS PROJECT POSSIBLE. THANKS SO MUCH. HI COLLEAGUES, JUST GO AHEAD AND TAKE A VOTE ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS ONE THROUGH 63 AND ALSO 100 THROUGH ONE 10. THE NUMBERS THAT HAVE BEEN ITEMS THAT HAVE BEEN PULLED AND ARE NOT PART OF THE CONSENT AGENDA ARE ITEMS 28, 48, 28, 48, 53, ALSO 1 0 1, 1 0 2 AND 1 0 8. WE HAVE, UH, SOME, UH, UH, VOTES AND EXTENSIONS THAT ARE IN THE RECORD. UH, ANY COMMENTS BEFORE WE TAKE THE VOTE COUNCIL MEMBER? TOVO MAYOR MY APOLOGIES. UM, WHEN I PUT 18 BACK ON, I MEANT TO ALSO, UM, PULL FOR A QUICK QUESTION, 22 AND ALSO 54. ALL RIGHT. LET'S ADD 22 AND 54. ALL RIGHT. BEEN MOVED IN SECOND TO THE CONSENT. AGENDA THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. THOSE OPPOSED IT'S UNANIMOUS WITH THE MAYOR PRO TAB OFF THE, UH, OFF THE DEBTS COLLEAGUES. IT IS SIX MINUTES TILL NOON WE HAVE AT NOON, A CITIZEN COMMUNICATION SPEAKER. WE'RE GOING TO CALL THEN I WOULD ANTICIPATE US TAKING A BREAK. WE'LL GO AND SEE IF WE CAN HAVE THE, ALL THE EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEM, AND WE'LL TAKE A BREAK FOR LUNCH DEPENDING ON HOW LONG EXECUTIVE SESSION TAKES. IT'LL TELL US WHEN WE COME BACK FROM LUNCH, UH, WE'RE GOING TO TWO O'CLOCK. WE'VE GOT TO TAKE THE XONE, UH, SPEAKERS, OR AS CLOSE TO THAT AS WE CAN. UH, IF WE CAN, UH, WE'LL TAKE ABOUT AN HOUR FOR LUNCH. IF WE GET OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION BY 1230, MAYBE WE CAN GET BACK AT ONE 30 AND HANDLE A COUPLE ITEMS BEFORE WE HAVE SPEAKERS AT TWO. UH, BUT LET'S SEE. DO WE HAVE ANY PULLED ITEMS THAT WE THINK WOULD GO, GO QUICKLY? UH, COUNCIL MEMBER [Items 48 & 54 ] TOBO YES. MARY, I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUICK ONES. UM, I THINK ALL OF MINE ARE RELATIVELY QUICK AND MAYBE WE COULD, UH, TRY TO KNOCK OUT, UM, 48 AND 54 54 IS YEAH, 48 AND 54 WOULD BE MY REQUEST. 48 IS, UM, A CONTRACT WITH THE FILM SOCIETY. AND PART OF IT IS BEING FUNDED THROUGH REGULAR BUDGET. UM, AS I RECALL, AND THEN PART OF IT THROUGH ARPA, AND I ASKED A QUESTION OF THE STAFF, WHY IT WAS BEING FUNDED THROUGH THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN DOLLARS AND WAS TOLD THAT IT'S BECAUSE FOR WORKFORCE TRAINING AND WONDERED IF STAFF CAN JUST PROVIDE A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT THIS IS EXACTLY AND WHAT WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST, UM, WHAT WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST, WHAT IS CONTEMPLATED? SO IF WE CAN GET A COUPLE OF LINE EXPLANATION OF WHAT THIS WORK HAS CONTEMPLATED, JUST TO HAVE AVAILABLE ITEMS A 48 AND 54, AND THEN I'LL JUST SAY FOR 54, THIS LOOKS LIKE A TRADITIONAL KIND OF BOND SALE, BUT I'M NOT, I'M NOT UNDERSTANDING THE CONNECTION FROM THE BACKUP TO THE HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX. IT'S IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX, AND I'M JUST NOT FOLLOWING, I'M NOT FOLLOWING WHAT THAT LINK IS. OKAY. NOW I THINK RANDELL IS ON, BUT I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN HEAR HER. I SPOKE WITH THEM THIS MORNING, SO I THINK SHE NEEDS TO ON MUTE PLEASE. GOOD MORNING. HI. GOOD MORNING. YES, WE CAN NOW. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. UH, GOOD MORNING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, UH, RON DELLA HAWKINS, UH, TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS OFFICER. AND JUST, UH, IN RESPONSE TO YOUR QUESTION, COUNCIL MEMBER TOVO, UM, UH, WE, UH, ISSUED A SOLICITATION FOR MANAGEMENT OF OUR LONG STANDING PUBLIC ACCESS TV FACILITY AND THE CHANNELS AND THE IMMEDIATE PRODUCTION SERVICES. UM, AND GIVEN, YOU KNOW, OUR WORKFORCE PLAN AND THE ECONOMIC RECOVERY AND RESILIENCY FRAMEWORK. UH, WE USE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO LEVERAGE EXISTING ASSETS AND FUNDING AND WORKING WITH MULTIPLE DEPARTMENTS. AND IN PARTICULARLY WITH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT REVAMPED, THE SCOPE OF WORK TO ADD A FOCUS ON WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT TRAINING, TO ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED INDIVIDUALS FOR OCCUPATIONS, UM, RELATED TO OUR CREATIVE SECTOR. AND THAT COMPLIMENTS OUR, OUR FUNDAMENTAL [01:50:01] HISTORICAL, UH, PROGRAMMING EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES, UM, WHICH ARE, HAVE BEEN ALWAYS AVAILABLE TO ANYONE WHO WANTS TO LEARN VIDEO PRODUCTION. AND SO, UM, WE RECEIVED A PROPOSAL FROM THE FILM SOCIETY THAT RESPONDED TO, UH, PARTNERING WITH WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS AMONG SOME OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO INCORPORATE, UM, TO INCORPORATE SOME SHORT-TERM OCCUPATIONAL TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION TRAINING, UH, DIFFERENT PATHWAYS. UH, SO IT WAS VERY RESPONSIVE AND WE, UH, WE, WE THOUGHT THIS WAS A REALLY GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO, AGAIN, TO LEVERAGE, UM, A LONGSTANDING CITY PROGRAM AND FUNDING. THE FUNDING IS, IS SPLIT. UM, THE, UH, FUNDING, UH, WE'VE HAD IN A GENERAL FUND FOR THIS PROGRAM OF STAN, A LONG-STANDING $475,000 IN ANNUAL CONTRACT FUNDS. AND THEN THE CONTRACTOR, UH, DOES FUNDRAISING, UM, AND, UH, THEY, THEY MATCH SOME OF THE, OF THE CITY'S FUNDS, BUT THIS WAS AN OPPORTUNITY. UM, AND AGAIN, WORKING WITH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT TO, UH, TO IDENTIFY SOME ART FUNDING TO MAKE UP FOR THE, THE, THE SHORT GAP, UH, THE $400,000, UH, IN OUR FUNDING FOR THE FIRST YEAR OF THE CONTRACT TO HELP, UH, TO, TO JUMPSTART INITIATE THIS, THIS NEW COMPONENT, THIS WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COMPONENT. SO RON DELLA, THE WORKFORCE COMPONENT IS NEW, AND IT SOUNDS LIKE A VERY THOUGHTFUL, USEFUL PROGRAM. THE 4 75 IS ONGOING, BUT WHAT EXACTLY ARE WE, IS THIS SUPPLEMENTING OUR ATX N WORK? I I'M, I'M STILL, I'M STILL NOT CLEAR ON WHAT THAT ONGOING WORK. IT SOUNDS LIKE IT'S AN ONGOING CONTRACT, BUT I'M NOT, I'M JUST NOT SURE WHAT THAT CONTRACT HAS EXACTLY DONE WITH REGARD TO OUR PUBLIC TV. AND TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION. UM, SO ATX 10 IS OUR GOVERNMENT ACCESS CHANNEL FUNDED BY THE CITY STAFF BY THE CITY EMPLOYEES AND OUR PUBLIC ACCESS TV FACILITY, UM, IS, IS, UH, WE'VE GOT THREE PUBLIC ACCESS TV CHANNELS, A CITY PUBLIC ACCESS STUDIO FACILITY, UH, THERE'S STATE OF THE ART VIDEO PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT THERE'S TRAINING. UM, AND THAT IS CONTENT THAT IS CREATED BY INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS AND AIRED ON THESE PUBLIC ACCESS CHANNELS. SO IT'S MORE OF A COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMMING IS FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND NONPROFITS TO USE. AND SO THAT'S THE FORUM. OKAY. THANK YOU. UM, I WAS CONFLATING TWO THINGS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ARE YOU OKAY PUTTING THIS ITEM BACK ON THE CONSENT? OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER ALTAR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I THINK WE ALREADY VOTED ON CONSENT, SO WE'LL PROBABLY NEED A MOTION. UM, I WAS ACTUALLY GOING TO SPEAK TO THIS ON CONSENT. I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO TALK WITH, UM, RADILLA EARLIER THIS MORNING, UM, AND I THINK THIS IS A GREAT PROGRAM AND A GREAT EXAMPLE OF HOW WE CAN LEVERAGE SOME THINGS THAT WE'RE ALREADY DOING. UM, AND ADD THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COMPONENT WITH SOME SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING FROM ARPA OR OTHER SOURCES TO REALLY BE ABLE TO DELIVER WORKFORCE TRAINING WHERE WE NEED IT IN THIS CASE, IT'S THROUGH THE CREATIVE SECTOR. UM, AND SO I THINK THIS IS A REALLY INTERESTING AND INNOVATIVE WAY TO INVEST SOME OF OUR RPO DOLLARS OR WORKFORCE DOLLARS, UM, TO EXPAND OPPORTUNITIES IN THE, IN THE CREATIVE SECTOR AND MEET A WORKFORCE NEED IN OUR COMMUNITY. UM, SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THIS ITEM AND I WANT TO ALSO JUST POINT OUT THERE, THERE WERE A COUPLE ITEMS ON THE AGENDA, UM, 26 AS WELL, WHERE WE USE CARE'S FUNDING, WHERE I THINK IT'D BE GREAT IF WHEN WE'RE HAVING THOSE ITEMS, IF THE CITY MANAGER CAN MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE SOME GREATER CLARITY ON HOW THESE PIECES ARE FITTING TOGETHER AND WHAT'S SUPPLEMENTAL AND, YOU KNOW, KIND OF WHICH POT OF MONEY THINGS ARE COMING FROM, UM, THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF A GREAT PROGRAM, WHICH COULD EASILY HAVE BEEN MISSED AND NOT, UM, HIGHLIGHTED AS PART OF OUR COUNCIL AGENDA. UM, SO I JUST WANTED TO ASK IF WE CAN PAY A LITTLE BIT MORE ATTENTION TO THAT, UM, MOVING FORWARD, UM, AND THEN FINALLY, I'LL, I'LL MOVE APPROVAL OF THIS ITEM. OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER KELLY, AND WE'LL COME BACK TO YOU TO DO THAT AS WELL. KELLY, THANK YOU. UM, I'VE ACTUALLY HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF BEING ABLE TO TAKE CLASSES AT AUSTIN PUBLIC STUDIOS TO DO FILM EDITING, AND TO ACTUALLY WORK ON SOME OF THE SHOWS THAT WE HAVE THAT ARE BROUGHT FORWARD BY THE COMMUNITY. AND SO THERE'S INCREDIBLE VALUE HERE, AND I'M REALLY PLEASED TO SEE THAT THEY ARE GOING TO BE PROVIDING WORKFORCE TRAINING TO HELP INDIVIDUALS KIND OF BREAK INTO THIS TYPE OF INDUSTRY. I THINK THAT'S A GREAT THING TO DO. AND A FUN FACT THAT I CAME UP WITH OR LEARNED THROUGH THE PROCESS IS THAT AUSTIN ACTUALLY HAS ONE OF THE LONGEST RUNNING PUBLIC ACCESS CHANNELS IN THE UNITED STATES, WHICH GIVES PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY THAT ABILITY TO BROADCAST THEIR OWN SHOWS AND TV PROGRAMMING, WHICH IS JUST REALLY NEAT FOR [01:55:01] THE COMMUNITY TO HAVE. SO THANK YOU. COOL. YOU GUYS ARE ALTERED. YOU WANNA MOVE PASSAGE OF ITEM NUMBER 48? YES, PLEASE. IS THERE A SECOND TO THAT MOTION? CATHERINE KELLY, SECOND SIDE MOTION DATA DISCUSSION. TAKE A, VOTE THOSE IN FAVOR OF ED 48, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. THOSE OPPOSED. I'M SHOWING YOU DATABASE WITH, UH, THE MAYOR PRO TAB OFF THE, UH, DEZ. UH, WE'RE NOW PAST NOON. SO WE'RE GONNA HOLD, WE'RE [Citizen Communications: General] GOING TO DO THE, UH, SPEAKER. UH, I THINK THERE'S JUST ONE. UH, AND THEN WE'LL DO, UH, AND THEN WE'LL DO, UH, UH, EXECUTIVE SESSION. SEE WHAT CAN COME BACK. UH, THE WIDE SPEAKER THAT WE HAVE WITH US FOR CITIZEN'S COMMUNICATION TODAY IS PAUL ROBBINS. MR. ROBBINS, YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES, MATT, TAKE MY MASK OFF TO GIVE THE SPEECH FOR PEOPLE THAT CAN'T SEE IT. YOU ARE MULTIPLES OF SIX FEET AWAY FROM, UH, UH, ANYBODY NEXT TO YOU. UH, WHY DON'T YOU GO AHEAD, COUNSEL? UH, YOU ARE PROBABLY AWARE THAT TEXAS GAS OR HUMAN, YOU ARE PROBABLY AWARE THAT THE LARGEST GAS COMPANIES IN TEXAS HAVE, UH, FILED A $3.6 BILLION REQUEST TO RECOUP FUNDING FROM ADDITIONAL FUEL COSTS INCURRED DURING THE FEBRUARY CRISIS. UH, $290 MILLION HAS BEEN REQUESTED FROM THE STATE COMPANY, UH, FOR TEXAS GAS SERVICE. UH, THE CURRENT BENCHMARK ESTIMATE IS THAT THIS WILL COST $61 A YEAR IN ADDITIONAL COSTS PER RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMER FOR 10 CONSECUTIVE YEARS, TOTAL OF $610. ADD THIS TO THE ALREADY OUTRAGEOUS RATE INCREASES THAT OCCUR YEAR AFTER YEAR, THIS IS OCCURRING BECAUSE TEXAS GAS SERVICE DID NOT HAVE A SECURE SUPPLY AND HAD TO BUY ON THE SPOT MARKET AT UP TO 132 TIMES THE NORMAL COST. UH, AND MEANWHILE, THE PARENT COMPANY OF TEXAS GAS SERVICE, ONE OAK MADE ABOUT $4 BILLION LAST YEAR. WHY ISN'T AUSTIN TRYING TO FIND A PLAINTIFF'S ATTORNEY TO SUE THE PIRATES WHO PROFITED FROM ONE OF THE WORST NATURAL DISASTERS IN TEXAS HISTORY AND HAS THE CITY'S REGULATORY OFFICE INVESTIGATED THIS OPTION ON ANOTHER GAS RELATED ISSUE YOU WILL, UH, SHORTLY HERE THIS FALL, YOU WILL HEAR A THREE. THE, SORRY, LET ME START AGAIN. UH, THIS FALL, YOU WILL HEAR, UH, A THREE YEAR GAS CONSERVATION TARIFF EVERY YEAR. AUSTIN RESIDENTIAL RATE PAYERS ARE CHARGED $7 A YEAR FOR CONSERVATION PROGRAMS DO THAT, THAT DO NOT EVEN SAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO PAY FOR THEMSELVES. THIS DOES NOT HELP THE RATE PAYER OR THE, I TRIED DURING TESTIMONY IN 2018 TO GATHER INFORMATION, BUT TEXAS GAS SERVICE REFUSED TO PROVIDE A LOT OF IT. AND THE CITY'S REGULATORY OFFICE DID NOTHING TO COMPEL THE COMPANY TO DO SO. I AM AN AUSTIN RESIDENTIAL RATE PAYER, AND I HAVE THE LEGAL RIGHT TO GATHER INFORMATION TO PRESENT TO COUNCIL THIS FALL I END WITH, I END WITH THE HOPE THAT THE CITY'S REGULATORY OFFICE WILL START ACTING LIKE A CONSUMER ADVOCATE INSTEAD OF A HOSTAGE NEGOTIATOR. THANK YOU. I HEAR YOU. [Executive Session ] HI COLLEAGUES. IT IS, UH, 1207. WE'RE NOW GOING TO GO OUT INTO A CLOSED SESSION TO TAKE UP ONE ITEM PURSUANT TO 5, 5, 1 0 7. ONE OF THE GOVERNMENT CODE CITY COUNCIL WILL DISCUSS LEGAL ISSUES RELATED TO ITEM ONE 11, WHICH IS TO CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND APPROVE AN ORDINANCE FOR THE [02:00:01] FULL PURPOSE ANNEXATION OF 25 ACRES OF LAND. UH, WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE WILL GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AND CONSISTENT WITH OUR DISCUSSIONS BEFORE WE'LL ALL RETIRE TO OUR OFFICES ARE FOR HERE ALIVE SO THAT WE COULD PARTICIPATE IN HIS EXECUTIVE SESSION REMOTELY. I THINK THAT WORKED BEST FOR, FOR EVERYONE LOGISTICALLY. UH, SO HERE AT, UH, 1208, UH, WE'LL GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION, UH, AND WE'LL BE BACK. I WOULD IMAGINE SOMETIME BETWEEN ONE 30 AND TWO, UH, IF WE COULD TAKE UP SOME PULLED ITEMS BEFORE WE AS SPEAKERS TO TWO, WE'LL DO THAT. IF WE CAN'T, WE'LL TAKE SPEAKERS AS CLOSE TO TWO, AS WE CAN SEE YOU ARE AN EXECUTIVE SESSION IN FIVE MINUTES. ALL RIGHT. IT IS TWO 13 HERE ON, UH, AUGUST 26TH, 2021. UH, WE HAVE, UM, UH, WHERE WE'RE NOW OUT OF CLOSED SESSION AND CLOSED SESSION. WE DISCUSSED LEGAL ISSUES RELATED TO ITEM ONE 11. UH, WE'LL CONTINUE WITH OUR MEETING. WE'RE GOING TO, UH, UH, ASK FOR SPEAKERS BEFORE WE BEGIN WITH SPEAKERS. JERRY, [Consent Agenda (Part 3 of 5)] WOULD YOU CAUSE JERRY HERE? UH, OKAY. UH, JERRY, WOULD YOU TELL US WHAT CASES ARE BEING POSTPONED? THIS IS NOT YOUR CALL OF THE CASES. WE'LL DO THAT IN A SECOND, BUT JUST SO THAT PEOPLE ON THE PHONE KNOW WHAT YOU ANTICIPATE BEING POSTPONED. SURE. MAYOR I'LL READ THE CONSENT. I'LL READ THE, UH, PROPOSED POSTPONEMENTS AND I'LL CONCLUDE WITH THE CASE ERA SO THAT SOME OF OUR SPEAKERS, UM, CAN HEAR IN CASE THEY DON'T KNOW THE ITEM NUMBER. OKAY. OKAY. UM, SO ITEMS THAT WE HAVE PROPOSED FOR POSTPONEMENT, AND THESE WOULD ALL BE POSTPONED TO SEPTEMBER 30TH WITH ONE EXCEPTION THAT I'LL, I'LL READ IN. UM, THE FIRST ONE THAT WE HAVE, UM, PROPOSES NUMBER 78, WHICH IS THE JOHNNY MORRIS RESTRICTED COVENANT ITEM NUMBER 81. THIS IS THE CASE OF WHICH WE HAVE THE MOST SPEAKERS ON TODAY. THIS IS FOR THE CASE AT 11 7 0 5 RESEARCH BOULEVARD, ITEM NUMBER 87. THIS IS THE CASE ON POLARIS AVENUE, ITEM NUMBER 88. THIS IS THE CASE AT 57 0 8 SPRINGDALE ROAD ITEM NUMBER 92. THIS IS FOR THE CASE AT 2,700 SOUTH LAMAR ITEM NUMBER 93. UM, THIS IS FOR THE CASE IN THE 8,400 BLOCK OF SOUTH FIRST STREET ITEM NUMBER 94. THIS IS FOR THE CASE ON TOOMEY ROAD ITEM NUMBER 96, WHICH IS FOR A PROPERTY ON, UH, EAST HIGHWAY 71. THAT ONE IS PROPOSED FOR SEPTEMBER 2ND, AS OPPOSED TO SEPTEMBER 3RD. UM, LET'S SEE, SEPTEMBER 30TH, I'M SORRY, SEPTEMBER 2ND. THAT ONE WILL BE, SO I'LL READ THAT ONE IN AS SEPTEMBER 2ND AND THE OTHER ONES ARE BEING POSTPONED TO WHEN SEPTEMBER 30TH. THANK YOU. AFTER NINE ITEM, NUMBER 96, THE NEXT ONE FOR, UH, UH, POSTPONEMENT WOULD BE ITEM NUMBER 98, WHICH IS FOR THE PROPERTY ON, UM, HENDERSON CREEK ON EAST ANDERSON LANE. AND WE DO MAYOR HAVE ONE DISCUSSION POSTPONEMENT. THAT IS ITEM NUMBER 97, WHICH IS FOR THE 12TH AND SPRINGDALE RESIDENCES. THERE IS A NEIGHBORHOOD POSTPONEMENT ON THAT, BUT THE APPLICANT IS IN OPPOSITION TO THAT. OKAY. SO THE ONES WE ANTICIPATE BEING POSTPONED 78, 81 87, 88, 92, 93, 94, 96, 98 OF DISCUSSION ON 97. AND MOST OF THE SPEAKERS ARE HERE, SIGNED UP ON WHICH ONE? I DON'T REMEMBER. 81 81. AND THAT ONE IS ANTICIPATED TO BE POSTPONED UNTIL SEPTEMBER 30TH. THAT IS CORRECT. OKAY. LET'S ADD COLLEAGUES. WE HAVE A YES, YES. MAYBE PART TIME. I LIKE TO PULL ITEM NUMBER 78, PLEASE. OKAY, WE'LL GO AHEAD. WE'LL, WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT THAT ONE GETS PULLED THAT ONE'S BEING POSTPONED TO THE 30TH AND YOU WANT TO PULL IT. OKAY. 78 WILL BE PULLED. I COLLEAGUES. WE [Zoning Consent Agenda ] HAVE, UM, UH, FOLKS, BOTH IN PERSON AND, UH, UH, VIRTUAL. UH, WE'RE GOING TO START WITH, AGAIN, THE PEOPLE THAT ARE SPEAKING HERE IN PERSON, THERE'S A GROUP OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK, BUT ARE JUST REALLY HERE TO, UH, ANSWER, UH, QUESTIONS. UH, THOSE WOULD BE, UM, UH, PEOPLE ON 77 ON, UH, 81 ON 84, 85 ON 89 ON, UH, 90 OR 91 AND OUR 97. I MEAN, UH, ONE IN [02:05:01] ONE 12, UH, THAT ARE HERE TO ONLY WISHING TO SPEAK IF, IF THEY GET CALLED BY A COUNCIL MEMBER. UH, SO IT BEGIN WITH THE PEOPLE THAT ARE IN PERSON, UH, AND GIVE THEM A CHANCE TO SPEAK IF THEY WANT TO IS, UH, KRISTEN, UH, HANDY HERE. YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES. GO AHEAD TO BE CLEAR, 89 90, SORRY. I'M HERE TO SPEAK ON TWO AGENDA ITEMS TODAY. OKAY. AM I SPEAKING ON 89 90 RIGHT NOW? WHICH IS THE FAIR MARKET PROJECT? UM, OR, SORRY, I DON'T, I'M NOT CLEAR WHICH ONE IS FAIR MARKET AND WHICH ONE IS CENTRAL EAST? I BELIEVE 89 90 IS FAIR MARKET. YOU CAN SPEAK ON BOTH OF THEM NOW. I DON'T, I NEED TWO MINUTES ON EACH. OKAY, GREAT. THANK YOU. YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES. SO GO AHEAD AND USE IT HOWEVER YOU'D LIKE. THANK YOU. UM, I'M GOING TO START WITH, UH, FAIR MARKET. UM, MY NAME IS KRISTEN HANEY. I AM THE CHAIR OF THE EAST CESAR CHAVEZ NEIGHBORHOOD TEAM. THE THING I WANT TO DRIVE HOME WITH Y'ALL TODAY ABOUT THIS PROJECT IS THAT THE REGULATING PLAN FOR THE PLAZA SALTY O T O D IS VERY, VERY CLEAR. IT SAYS THAT AN ORDER FOR A PROPERTY TO PAY A FEE IN LIEU OF MEETING THE AFFORDABILITY STANDARDS OF THE PLAN, THEY MUST DEMONSTRATE A COMPELLING REASON TO NOT PROVIDE HOUSING ONSITE. LET ME SAY THAT AGAIN. THEY MUST DEMONSTRATE A COMPELLING REASON TO NOT PROVIDE HOUSING ONSITE. NOW WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS PROJECT SINCE LAST FALL AND THE APPLICANT HAS YET TO ARTICULATE ANY COMPELLING REASON NOT TO PROVIDE AFFORDABLE HOUSING ONSITE. THIS ALONE SHOULD MAKE YOUR DECISION TO OPPOSE THIS VERY, VERY EASY, BUT LET'S TALK ABOUT WHAT THEY'VE OFFERED IN EXCHANGE FOR AN ADDITIONAL 25 FEET OF HEIGHT, WHICH IS TO SAY AN ADDITIONAL 75,000 INCOME PRODUCING SQUARE FEET FAIR MARKET OFFERS TO PAY THE REQUIRED FEE AND LU AND DEVELOP A PARK IN THE ADJACENT RIGHT OF WAY, OR NOT DEVELOP THE PARK, PAY THE REQUIRED FEE IN LIEU, PLUS AN ADDITIONAL $6 PER SQUARE FOOT AND BONUS FEES. SO LET'S TALK ABOUT THE PARK. THE APPLICANT WAS A PARTNER WITH THE ADJACENT CORAZON AND KNOWS THAT NUMEROUS PERMITTING AND ECONOMIC CHALLENGES WERE FACED WHEN THEY TRIED TO DEVELOP THE PARK IN THE RIGHT OF WAY. AT THAT TIME, THE APPLICANT HAS NOT PROVEN THAT THOSE OBSTACLES CAN BE OVERCOME TO BUILD A PUBLIC PARK. THAT'S BEEN PITCHED. ADDITIONALLY, FORMER PROFESSIONALS IN THE PROJECT HAVE SUGGESTED THE COST TO BE ROUGHLY $1.5 MILLION OR MORE TO COMPLETE. SO LET'S TALK ABOUT THE ADDITIONAL FEE OF $6 PER SQUARE FOOT. THAT'S ROUGHLY $450,000 OR HALF THE LESS THAN HALF, MORE THAN HALF THE VALUE ESTIMATED FOR THE PARK THAT ADDITIONAL FEE MONEY CANNOT LEGALLY GO INTO THE HOUSING TRUST FUND, A PRIVATE AGREEMENT REGARDING HOW THOSE FEES GET ADMINISTERED, CANNOT BE REGULATED BY THE CITY. AND IT SEEMS THAT THE BURDEN OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR FINDING A SOURCE TO ALLOCATE THOSE FUNDS FALLS ON THE SHOULDERS OF THE VOLUNTEERS OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. THEIR FAIR MARKET OFFER IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. THE PROJECT DOES NOT DEMONSTRATE A COMPELLING REASON FOR NOT PROVIDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING ON SITE, AND WE URGE YOU TO VOTE AGAINST IT. YOU WE'RE GOING TO GO TO THE NEXT SPEAKER NOW, MEXICAN FINGERS. I JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR THAT I HAVE SEPARATE COMMENTS ON CENTRAL EAST, AND THEN I'LL HAVE TIME FOR THOSE. YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE A COUNCIL MEMBER THAT CALLS YOU UP TO SPEAK AT THAT POINT. I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND THAT MAYOR THAT SAYS IT'S A SEPARATE ITEM. NO, IT IS A SEPARATE ITEM, BUT THE RULES WE'VE BEEN FOLLOWING, YOU'VE BEEN GIVING PEOPLE A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME TO SPEAK. YOU CAN CERTAINLY ASK HER TO SPEAK ON THAT NOW, IF YOU'D LIKE TO, AND THAT MIGHT BE A WAY TO HANDLE THAT. OKAY. CAN I SECOND THAT I'D LIKE TO HEAR HER THOUGHTS? Y'ALL DOESN'T NEED A SECOND. JUST NEEDS ONE PERSON TO DO THAT. YEAH. IF YOU COULD PLEASE EXPLAIN FOR ME YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS POSITION OR YOUR INDIVIDUAL POSITION WITH REGARD TO THE SEPARATE ISSUE. THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE IT. UM, AND IT IS A SEPARATE ISSUE. IT'S A SIMILAR ASK. THIS ONE IS ALSO ASKING FOR 85 FEET IN THE TOD. UM, THIS ONE CAME WITH ACTUALLY, UH, PROVIDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND WE THOUGHT WE WERE COMING TO COUNCIL ACTUALLY IN AGREEMENT WITH THIS PROJECT, WHAT WE HAVE UNCOVERED OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS, AS WE HAVE REVIEWED THE RESTRICT OF COVENANT LANGUAGE, THE LEGAL LANGUAGE IS THAT WE HAD A MISUNDERSTANDING. THE NEIGHBORHOOD UNDERSTOOD THAT WE WERE AGREEING TO A ZONING HEIGHT CHANGE THAT WAS GOING TO RESULT IN A BUILDING THAT WAS 90 FEET TALL, MAXIMUM ON THE FIFTH STREET SIDE OF THE PROPERTY. UM, THE PROPERTY HAS A SIGNIFICANT SLOPE. AND SO WHEN THE APPLICANT WAS ASKING FOR 85 FEET, WHAT WE HAVE SINCE DISCOVERED, EVEN THOUGH THERE WERE NO DIMENSIONS ON THE DRAWINGS, BUT BECAUSE I HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF AN ARCHITECTURAL BACKGROUND, I'M DANGEROUS ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO START MEASURING [02:10:01] THINGS AND TO SEE THAT AT 85 FEET, I BELIEVE THE BUILDING WE FOUND OUT YESTERDAY WOULD BE ABOUT 73 FEET ON THE SIXTH STREET SIDE AND 93 FEET ON THE FIFTH STREET SIDE. WE ONLY REALIZED THAT YESTERDAY. AND SO WHEN WE WERE HAVING CONVERSATIONS ABOUT AN AGREEMENT AND I HAVE LANGUAGE FROM THE ATTORNEY REPRESENTING THE APPLICANT, THAT SEEMED TO BE IN ALIGNMENT WITH OUR AGREEMENT, THAT SUGGESTED THAT IT WOULD BE 90 FEET. ON THE SOUTHERN SIDE, WE ASSUMED THAT THAT WAS, THAT WAS THE HIGHEST THE BUILDING WOULD EVER BE. IT WAS NOT CLEAR TO US THAT EVEN AT 85 FEET OF HEIGHT, WE ALREADY WERE DEALING WITH A BUILDING THAT WAS 93 TALL ON THE FIFTH STREET SIDE. AND SO THERE WAS A MISCOMMUNICATION, THERE WAS A PHONE CALL TO ME FROM THE ATTORNEY ASKING TO PUT THIS LANGUAGE INTO OUR, UM, LETTER OF SUPPORT. ADMITTEDLY, I'M A LAY PERSON. I'M NOT AN ATTORNEY. I DID NOT UNDERSTAND AT THE TIME THAT THAT LANGUAGE DID NOT MEET THE AGREEMENT THAT THE NEIGHBORHOOD UNDERSTOOD THAT THEY WERE AGREEING TO. SO I THINK WE NEED MORE TIME TO WORK THIS OUT WITH THE APPLICANT. I THINK WE CAN. I THINK EVERYBODY HAS BEEN IN ACTING IN GOOD FAITH AND ATTEMPTING TO PUT THEIR BEST FOOT FORWARD. UM, BUT NEVERTHELESS, WE HAVE, WE ARE NOT IN AGREEMENT AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER. DAVID ANDERSON, MAYOR MAYOR PRO TEM COUNCIL MEMBERS, CITY MANAGER, UH, DAVE ANDERSON HERE REPRESENTING THE, THE, UH, OWNER OF THE PROPERTY. I'M JUST HERE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS, UM, UH, ON ITEM 77. SO, UM, IF THAT ITEM COMES UP AND YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, I'LL BE RIGHT HERE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. UH, KEVIN, BROOKE, I ALSO HAD KEITH BUCHANAN. I DON'T KNOW IF KEITH BUCHANAN WANTS TO SPEAK. HE HAD SAID HE WAS JUST HERE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS. YEAH, HE'S IN THE SAME BOAT AS I AM, SIR. OKAY. KEVIN BROOK. UH, I UNDERSTAND THAT AMANDA SWORE IS HERE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS ON 81. IF ANYONE WANTED TO ASK THEM, WHAT ABOUT BRAD MAPLES? UH, CINDY KUNKEL PAWN DOWN. HI. UM, I DIDN'T REALLY HAVE A LOT OF QUESTIONS OTHER THAN BASICALLY FOR THE STAFF WHO WAS MAKING CHANGES TO THE CONDITIONAL OVERLAY ON THIS PARTICULAR ITEM, 81, THE STAFF ADDED SIX ADDITIONAL USES TO THAT. AND OUR DISTRICT SIX, IT'S A 3M 180 3 DUVALL ROW, AND IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE ZONING. AND IT'S BEEN CHANGED UNTIL WHAT POSTPONED UNTIL SEPTEMBER 30TH. YES. SO AT THAT TIME, WILL WE BE ABLE TO TALK TO STAFF OR FIND OUT WHY THE STAFF IS RECOMMENDING THE, IN THE CONDITIONAL OVERLAY? WELL, YOU HAVE BETWEEN NOW AND THEN TO REACH OUT TO STAFF TO TRY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS AND CERTAINLY YOUR COUNCIL OFFICE COULD DO THAT AT THE MEETING ITSELF. YOU GET RECOGNIZED TO, TO SPEAK DIRECTLY TO THE COUNCIL. OKAY. THANK YOU, MAYOR. IF I MAY, MY OFFICE HELD A TOWN HALL REGARDING THAT CHANGE AND IT WAS ON MONDAY. WE CAN GET YOU A LINK TO THE RECORDING OF IT, WHERE CITY STAFF LAYS OUT EVERYTHING. IF YOU'D LIKE TO SEE THAT IF YOU HAVE TO EMAIL MY OFFICE, OUR EMAIL ADDRESSES DISTRICT, THE NUMBER SIX AT AUSTIN, TEXAS DACA. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. UM, UH, BRAD MAPLES, CINDY CONCOW. WE JUST HAD, UH, JOE MARTINEZ. UM, I HAVE, UH, RODNEY BENNETT WHO WAS HERE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS IF NEEDED ON THE 84 AND 85. UH, I HAVE, UM, WE ALL MARSH HERE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS IF NEEDED ON 89. UH, DENNIS MCDANIEL HERE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS ON 89. UH, KRISTEN HANEY. YOU WANNA COME AND SPEAK IF YOU WANT TO? OH, YOU ALREADY SPOKE. I'M [02:15:01] SORRY. THANK YOU. MA'AM GOT YOU. I HAD YOU ON HERE TWICE. THANK YOU. UH, WILL MARSH IS HERE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS ON 90. IF ANYBODY WANTED THAT, UH, AS IS DENNIS, WE ALREADY HAVE HAD, UH, JEN WEAVER, DO YOU WISH TO SPEAK? OKAY. THANK YOU. UM, AMANDA SWORE IS HERE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS ON 91. IF ANYBODY WANTED THAT, UH, FRED MCGEE. OH, GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNSELORS. MY NAME IS FRED MCGEE. I'M HERE TO SPEAK ON ITEM NUMBER 97. UH, IT'S A DELIGHT TO SEE THAT NOT TOO MUCH HAS CHANGED SINCE MY LAST APPEARANCE AT THIS PODIUM TWO YEARS AGO REGARDING THE MONTOPOLIS NEGRO SCHOOL IN ROSEWOOD COURTS AND MY, UH, APPOINTMENT TO THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION. UH, WHAT I'M HERE TO RELATE TO YOU TODAY IS THAT YOU SHOULD REJECT THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST AT FOUR ITEM NUMBER 97. I THINK YOU'LL HAVE PEOPLE ON THE PHONE FROM THE MLK NEIGHBORHOOD WHO WILL, UH, WHO WILL ALSO, UH, ASK YOU TO DO SO. UM, I'M NOT AN EXPERT ON THE CITY'S ZONING POLITICS. I SENT YOU SOMETHING THIS MORNING, A RESOLUTION BY THE BOARD OF THE BETHANY CEMETERY ASSOCIATION STATING THEIR SUPPORT OF A VALID ZONING PETITION. I CAME INTO THIS PROCESS LATE, RELATIVELY NEW, BUT I'LL TELL YOU WHAT I AM AN EXPERT ON. AND THAT IS AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORIC PRESERVATION AND HERITAGE CONSERVATION AS THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN TO EARN A PHD IN ARCHEOLOGY FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS. WHAT I'M HERE TO TELL YOU IS, IS THAT WHILE THE APPLICANT IS NOT REQUIRED TO DO SOME OF THE THINGS HE HAS DONE, THEY DID THEM WRONG. I COMMUNICATED THIS TO YOU IN AN EMAIL WHEN THIS ITEM WAS UP FOR FIRST READING, AND I URGE YOU TO TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION. THIS HAS BEEN DONE WRONG FROM THE WORD GO, AND THE STAFF HAS MANIPULATED THE PROCESS TO FRUSTRATE THE ABILITY OF THE MLK NEIGHBORHOOD TO INFLUENCE THE PROCESS. IF YOU SUPPORT THIS DEVELOPER, YOU WILL BE ENGAGING IN AN INJUSTICE. AND I WILL SAY THAT FOR THE CITY'S LAWYERS FOR THE CITY'S LAW FIRM, UH, THESE PEOPLE ARE PRETTY HAVE A PRETTY CAVALIER SENSE OF JUSTICE FOR LAWYERS. THIS IS PRETTY, PRETTY BAD HERE. THEY GET FRUSTRATING. THE NEIGHBORHOOD'S ABILITY TO EXERCISE THEIR BALLOT PETITION RIGHTS, BUT IN TERMS OF THE ARCHEOLOGY, THAT'S A GOOD, THAT'S AN IMPORTANT THING TO DISCUSS. AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM ABOUT WHAT I THINK WOULD BE IN KEEPING WITH WHAT SHOULD BE DONE. AND THAT WOULD BE WITH THE PROPER STANDARDS. THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU. WHAT ABOUT CHERYL THOMPSON? THOMPSON? COME ON DOWN. GOOD AFTERNOON. COUNCIL, THE MAYOR AND THE MAYOR PRO TEM, ESPECIALLY, UM, I AM HERE REPRESENTING THE CORONATED HILLS CREEK SITE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. I WAS HERE, UM, ABOUT A MONTH AGO AND WE ARE HERE AGAIN ON THE SAME ISSUE. UM, THE PROPERTY THAT IS BEING CONSIDERED FOR THIS AFFORDABLE HOUSING. WE'RE NOT AGAINST AFFORDABLE HOUSING, GOD LEAF. THAT'S NOT WHAT THIS IS ABOUT. THAT PARTICULAR PROPERTY IS JUST TOO SMALL FOR WHAT THEY WANT TO DO. AND SO WHAT I'M HERE TO DO IS TO CONTINUE TO PLAN OUT THAT IT IS IMPORTANT THAT AS A COUNCIL, THAT YOU ALL TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION, WHAT IS YOUR JOB, WHICH IS TO DISCERN WHEN THERE IS AN ISSUE THAT GRANT YOU STAFF MAY HAVE RECOMMENDED IT JUST ON PAPERWORK, BUT YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT IT AND REALIZE, IS THIS SAFE FOR THIS FOR OUR AREA? I DO WANT TO, UM, ACKNOWLEDGE ALL OF THOSE COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO DID IN FACT, LAST TIME VOTE, UH, AT THE FIVE THAT YOU ALL VOTED IN TERMS OF AGAINST IT BECAUSE OF THE, I CALL THEM LOW DOWN DIRTY TACTICS, BUT I REALIZED THAT THEY ARE LOOPHOLES IN THE SYSTEM, BUT NONETHELESS, I AM AGAINST THE FACT THAT THEY DID TRY WHAT THEY DID JUST AS ONE OF THE THINGS I WANT TO CONTINUE TO SAY IS THAT THE PROPERTY IS NOT A SAFE ZONE FOR CHILDREN TO WALK TO WHERE THEY WANT TO GO. IN TERMS OF THE, EVEN GETTING TO THE BUS, THE CAPITAL METRO, IT HAS VERY LOW MOBILITY AND CONNECTIVITY. WE'VE BROUGHT THAT TO YOUR ATTENTION. IT'S JUST NOT SAFE. YOUR INFORMATION IS IN YOUR DOCUMENTATION. ALONG WITH THE FLASH DRIVE, I DO WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THE PROPERTY OWNER HAS OR [02:20:01] NOT THE PROPERTY ON THE PLANNER HAS WILLINGLY, WELL, NOT WILLINGLY HAS HIS ARM. AND HE HAD SAID, I'M GONNA CHANGE THE BATTERIES BACK TO WHERE IT WAS BEFORE. AND SO WE REALIZED THAT, BUT THAT IS ONLY BECAUSE HIS ARM WAS TWISTED. AND SO I'M JUST SAYING THAT WE ARE HERE TO SAY, JUST LIKE THE RESIDENTS OF THE COLLAPSED, UH, PROPERTY AND SURF SIDE, WHO CONTINUED TO WARN THE PEOPLE, THE OFFICIALS, THIS IS NOT SAFE. GUYS. THIS IS NOT SAFE AT WHAT COST IS AFFORDABLE. HOUSING IS AFFORDABLE. HOUSING WORKS, OUR CHILDREN, OUR GRANDCHILDREN REALLY ARE WE AT THAT LEVEL, PLEASE. I DEPLORE YOU. THIS IS NOT THE PLACE. LET'S FIND A NICE PLACE. SOMEBODY ELSE SAID THEY WISHED THEY HAD AFFORDABLE HOUSING. THE PROJECT IS ACTUALLY A GOOD PROJECT. WE JUST NEED TO FIND ANOTHER PLACE FOR IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. UM, I THINK HE WOULD SIGN UP TO SPEAK ON ITEM 98, AND I THINK THAT'S ONE OF THE ITEMS BEING POSTPONED TODAY. UH, I ALSO HAVE, UH, AMANDA MORROW. WHO'S ALSO HERE AVAILABLE TO SPEAK ON ITEM ONE TRIAL. IF WE NEEDED THAT. THOSE ARE ALL THE PEOPLE THAT I HAVE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK IN PERSON. ANYONE I MISSED. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WHY DON'T YOU GO AHEAD AND CALL THE PEOPLE THAT ARE CALLING ME OR MY HAND IS RAISED. CAN YOU SEE ME? NO, GO AHEAD. AND EVERY TIME I JUST WANT IT TO BE CLEAR. I'VE PULLED ITEM 78. SO I DON'T KNOW THAT IT'S ACCURATE TO SAY THAT THAT'S ONE OF THE ITEMS THAT WILL BE POSTPONED TODAY. I HAD HER SIGN UP ON 98. THOUGHT YOU SAID 78. MY APOLOGIES. NO 98. UH, GO AHEAD AND CALL THE PEOPLE ON THE PHONE PLEASE. CHRISTINE LAMP. HI, THIS IS CHRISTINE LAMP. UM, I WAS HERE TO TALK ABOUT ITEM NUMBER 81, BUT IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THAT WILL BE POSTPONED. CORRECT. SO SEPTEMBER 30TH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, TRESSIE. DAMRON. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBERS. UH, I'M HERE TO SPEAK REGARDING NUMBER 86, IF THIS IS THE CORRECT TO DO SO. UH, I AM IN SUPPORT OF THE PROJECT. I AM PRESIDENT OF THE CASTLE HEIGHTS NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION AND BASED UPON A PRIVATE RESTRICTIVE COVENANT THAT WE HAVE, UH, WITH THE DEVELOPER, WE WORK THAT OUT FOR THE BEST OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND FOR BINGHAM. AND WE ARE JUST HERE TO SUPPORT THAT PROJECT AT THIS TIME, MALCOLM YATES. THIS IS MALCOLM YATES. I AM THE CHAIR OF THE EAST RIVERSIDE OLDER COMBINED NEIGHBORHOOD PLANNING AREA CONTACT TEAM. I AM SPEAKING ON ITEMS 73 AND 74. THE ER CONTACT TEAM VOTED TO OPPOSE THE ORIGINAL DEVELOPER PROPOSAL PRESENTED AT A VIRTUAL MEETING ON SEPTEMBER 15TH, 2020. THE NEIGHBORHOODS SUBMITTED A VALID PETITION OPPOSING THE ORIGINAL DEVELOPER PROPOSAL. THE YUROK CONTACT TEAM HAS VOTED TO SUPPORT THE REVISED PROPOSAL FROM THE DEVELOPER THAT WAS PRESENTED TO THE CONTACT TEAM ON APRIL 29TH, 2021. A COPY OF THIS REVISED PROPOSAL WAS SENT TO CITY COUNCIL AND SHOULD BE IN COUNCIL BACKUP MATERIAL. THE ER CONTACT TEAM VOTED TO SUPPORT THE REVISED DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL BASED ON THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THE CURRENT PROPERTY OWNER WILL DEVELOP THE PROPERTY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS DESCRIBED IN THE PRESENTATION OF APRIL 29TH, THE COMMITMENTS OF THE REVISED PROPOSAL ARE LIMITS HEIGHT DEVELOPMENT TO 60 FEET ON THE WEST SIDE FACING LIMITS HEIGHT TO 30 FEET ON THE EAST SIDE, FACING THE HOUSES ON THAT GORDON STREET. THE HEIGHT OF THE BUILDING WILL BE STEPPED DOWN FROM 60 FEET TO 30 FEET. ACCORDING TO THE DRAWINGS IN THE APRIL 29TH PROPOSAL, THE BUILDING IS LIMITED TO A HUNDRED UNITS. THERE WILL BE NO BALCONIES OR WINDOWS ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE BUILDING. A VEGETATIVE BUFFER WILL BE MAINTAINED BETWEEN THE BUILDING AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD. THE DEVELOPER WILL REQUEST A VARIANCE FOR AN EIGHT FOOT PRIVACY FENCE BETWEEN THE BUILDING AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD ACCESS TO THE BUILDING WILL BE FROM 35 SERVICE ROAD. ONLY THE IRAQ CONTACT TEAM REQUESTS THAT A CONDITIONAL OVERLAY BE ADDED TO THE PROPERTY THAT SPECIFIES [02:25:01] THE VEGETATIVE BUMPER AND THAT THESE COMMITMENTS BY THE DEVELOPER TO THE CONTACT TEAM BE RECOGNIZED IN THE APPROVAL OF THE ZONING CASE BY THE CITY COUNCIL. THANK YOU, DONNA CARTER, DONNA, PLEASE UNMUTE. I AM UN-MUTED PLEASE PROCEED. I'M DOMINIC CARTER AND I'M HERE TO SPEAK ON ITEM NUMBER 91 SOUL CYCLE. I HOPE YOU READ MY LETTER TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION, WHICH TALKED ABOUT, UM, MY DISAPPOINTMENT IN THE LACK OF, UH, TRUE AFFORDABILITY THAT WE CAN REALLY ENFORCE ON THAT SITE. SO THE FOOL'S GOLD OF AFFORDABILITY AND RESIDENTIAL USE OF SIDE. THE PROJECT OFFERS FEW URBAN DESIGN OR PUBLIC ENHANCEMENTS IN EXCHANGE FOR UNREGULATED ENTITLEMENT. THE ZONING AFFORDS THE DEVELOPER RIGHTS, NOT ENJOYED BY OTHERS WITH SIMILAR PROPERTY. IT UNDERMINES THE RECOMMENDATION OF CITY STAFF AND THE CITY'S ABILITY TO ENFORCE ZONING AND DOWNTOWN PRESERVATION PLANS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN AGREED TO BY THE COMMUNITY. IF EVERY SITE IN A TRANSITIONAL AREA IS A NEGOTIATED LAND GRAB, IT WILL BE HARD TO ASSURE OUR CITIZENS THAT ANY SAFEGUARDS FOR NEIGHBORHOODS AND SPECIAL PLACES CAN BE ENFORCED WITH ANY KIND OF NEW CODES. GREAT STREET ARE NOT A MAGIC BULLET TO GREAT. THEY WERE MEANT TO BE NUANCED AND SPECIFIC TO THE AREA. SO IF THIS LITTLE BLOCK OF WEST 11TH LOOKS LIKE PRESSES, WE WILL HAVE LOST ANOTHER UNIQUELY OFTEN AREAS WITH HEIGHT. THERE SHOULD BE URBAN DESIGN ISSUES, LESS IMPERVIOUS COVER, PERHAPS RAINWATER COLLECTIONS BY SITE-SPECIFIC TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT OFFERED AT A VERY DANGEROUS CURVE AT STREET CAPACITY. THAT'S ON THE BOOKS AT 80 FEET, BUT DON'T KNOW HOW THAT'S EVER GOING TO HAPPEN. WE HAVE WORSENING URBAN RUNOFF THAT NEEDS A FLOOD PLAIN, WHERE YOU CAN SEE A WALL OF WATER COMING DOWN. SHOAL CREEK. WE GET LANDLOCKED WHEN LAMAR AND SIXTH BLOOD. THIS IS THE DOWNTOWN MIXED USE AREA, NOT A MERCENARY AREA WITH EVERY SITE FOR ITSELF. PLEASE LISTEN TO YOUR STAFF AND DENY THIS PARTICULAR ZONING. DMU 60 IS PLENTY FOR THIS SITE. I WOULD LOVE TO SIT DOWN AND LOOK AT THESE URBAN DESIGN ISSUES WITH THE DEVELOPER THAT HAS NOT HAPPENED. I KNOW I CAN'T ENFORCE THE AFFORDABILITY FOR RESIDENTIAL THAT, SO THAT HASN'T HAPPENED, BUT WE COULD HAVE A GOOD PROJECT, BUT NOT WITHOUT SOME LIMITATIONS. UM, I'M CERTAINLY AVAILABLE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS I'M CERTAINLY AVAILABLE TO WORK WITH THE DEVELOPER. UM, I KNOW HAS APPROVED IT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, BUT THEY DIDN'T TALK TO THE PEOPLE. STACY PETERSON. HELLO? YES. GO AHEAD. YES, I'M STACY PETERSON. UM, I'M HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT ITEM 81, WHICH I BELIEVE IS BEING POSTPONED UNTIL SEPTEMBER 30TH. IS THAT CORRECT? YES. SO I JUST GUESS I'M HERE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER. HI, GOOD AFTERNOON. UM, THIS IS HOUSING PARTNERS. I AM HERE TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF IO 8 98, WHICH IS BEING POSTPONED. UM, I'M JUST HERE IN CASE. THERE ARE QUESTIONS REGARDING THE ITEMS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU, DE THOMPSON. THIS IS GAYE THOMPSON. PLEASE STATE YOUR FULL HERE TO SPEAK. I WAS HERE TO SPEAK REGARDING ITEM 81. I UNDERSTAND IT HAS BEEN POSTPONED. UM, NO MENTION WAS MADE, BUT WHEN THESE CASES ARE POSTPONED, ARE WE ABLE TO LEAVE THE MEETING AT THIS TIME? YES. YOU'RE ABLE TO LEAVE AND YOU CAN WITHOUT COME BACK ON THE 30TH AND SPEAK THEN. PERFECT. THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU. BYE BYE. BYE BARBARA AND MACARTHUR. [02:30:02] HELLO? GO AHEAD. I'M HERE TO SPEAK ON. CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES, PLEASE PROCEED. OH, OKAY. OKAY. I'M HERE TO SPEAK ON TWO ITEMS. THE FIRST IS ITEM 99, C 14 20 21 0 0 1 9. THE BRENTWOOD NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION HAS HAD A SERIES OF MEETINGS WITH THE DEVELOPER AND WE SUPPORT THE REZONING CASE OF THE OLD DARK BOWL WITH THE EXECUTED CONDITIONAL OVERLAY. IT'S AGREED TO, BUT WOULDN'T NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION IS SUPPORTIVE OF THE 300 ADDITIONAL DWELLING UNITS TO BE BUILT AT THE SITE OF THE OLD DARK. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THE SECOND ITEM IS ITEM 97. I'M SPEAKING ONCE AGAIN FROM MYSELF, BUT I AM THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE AMC AND WE OFFER SUPPORT TO MANY COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT AUSTIN. THE SPECIFIC ONE I'M TALKING ABOUT IS THE CASE IN THE EAST MLK NEIGHBORHOOD AT 41 20 EAST 12TH. I ASKED BEFORE FOR SOMETHING SIMPLE, LISTEN TO COMMUTE, LISTEN TO THIS COMMUNITY. THIS PROPERTY IS ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE. IT HAS FEEDS AND SPRINGS AND IT'S A FLOOD PRONE AREA. IT ALSO IS CULTURALLY SENSITIVE. IT BORDERS THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN CEMETERY IN OFTEN BETHANY SEMINARS. IT'S NOT A LOT FOR THE COMMUNITY ASKS YOU NOT TO ADD THE BMU. IT'S VERY DISTURBING. THE DEVELOP PETITION WAS REJECTED AGAIN BY THE STAFF WITHOUT ANY REASON GIVEN TO THE COMMUNITY. ONCE AGAIN, IT WILL BE A BIG MESSAGE IF YOU IGNORE THEIR SUPPORTED REQUEST, UM, TO DENY THIS REZONING AND ONE OF THE REMAINING HIGHEST BLACK CENSUS TRACKS AND OFTEN WORDS OF SUPPORT TO THE MINORITY COMMUNITY MEAN NOTHING WITHOUT ACTION TO SUPPORT THEIR COMMUNITY. THANK YOU, GEORGE MCCULLOUGH. UH, I WAS HERE TO SPEAK ON ITEM NUMBER 81, WHICH HAS BEEN POSTPONED. SO I'LL HOLD MY COMMENTS. OKAY. MEDALLIA LEE. HEY THERE. MY NAME IS . I AM HERE REGARDING 73 AND 74. I RECENTLY PURCHASED MY HOME AT 1804 MATAGORDA STREET, AND I'M SURE YOU CAN HEAR CONSTRUCTION IN THE BACKGROUND. I PURCHASED THIS HOUSE I'M YEAR, TWO MONTHS AGO, AND I DID NOT KNOW THAT THERE WAS GOING TO BE AN APARTMENT BUILDING THAT WAS GOING IN BEHIND IT. I BOUGHT THIS HOUSE KNOWING THAT THERE WAS OFFICE BUILDING AND IT WOULDN'T BE TRANSIENT. UM, MORE IMPORTANTLY, I DO NOT WANT A HIGHLY CONDENSED UNIT BEHIND ME THAT, UH, ALSO LOOKS LIKE A LATINA. WHEN I'VE SEEN THE RENDERINGS. I'M A DIRECTOR OF USER EXPERIENCE FOR A LOCAL CONSULTANCY PROJECT TO IT. TWO THAT HAS BEEN AROUND FOR 18 YEARS. WE HAVE WORKED WITH THE CITY OF BOSTON, ACTUALLY, IN FACT, AND I HAVE LIVED IN AUSTIN SINCE 1994 AND PEPSI SEEN THE EVOLUTIONS. UM, NOW THE PLANNING COMMISSION VOTED AGAINST IT AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY WE ARE HERE TODAY. AS I MENTIONED, I LITERALLY BOUGHT MY HOUSE AND DO NOT WANT THIS UGLY APARTMENT BUILDING THAT SHOULD BE ON RIVERSIDE, NOT NEAR TRAVIS HEIGHTS. THIS UNIT IS NOT UP TO AUSTIN STANDARDS IN DESIGN FOR BEING THIS CLOSE TO DOWNTOWN AS WELL. UM, THERE THIS AREA, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU KNOW THIS, BUT, UM, EAST OF 35 AND WITHIN THIS AREA, THERE'S MANY FOUNDATION ISSUES. AND IF THERE IS CONSTRUCTION BEHIND MY HOUSE THERE, AND I'M ACTUALLY FIXING SOME OF THOSE FOUNDATION ISSUES THAT HAVE SURFACED THROUGHOUT THE YEARS, UH, ANYTHING THAT I HAD FIXED, WON'T BE DISRUPTED BY THIS CONSTRUCTION IF IT GOES IN. SO IT'S ABSOLUTELY UNACCEPTABLE FOR A CITY COUNCIL TO ACTUALLY VOTE THIS IN. SO I PLEAD FOR YOU TO VOTE AGAINST IT. UM, THOSE ARE JUST A SMALL AMOUNT OF MY GRIEVANCES AGAINST THE UNIT, THE NEIGHBORHOOD I KNOW, VOTED AGAINST IT AS WELL. THE ONLY PERSON IN FAVOR IS ACTUALLY TRYING TO SELL HIS HEALTH. AND THAT ACTUALLY I BELIEVE IS NEXT DOOR TO ME ON THE CORNER. UM, AS I MENTIONED, I AM A DIRECTOR OF USER EXPERIENCE DESIGN. OUR FOCUS IS TO CREATE BETTER EXPERIENCES FOR PEOPLE, AND THIS UNIT WILL NOT CREATE A BETTER EXPERIENCE FOR A NEIGHBORHOOD. IT WILL ACTUALLY OUTRAGE YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND CREATE A TON OF TRAFFIC IN THIS AREA. OUR INFRASTRUCTURE IS NOT UP THE CAR, PARIS, HELLO, UH, MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBERS. SO I SIGNED UP TODAY TO SPEAK ON ITEMS 82 AND 83, UH, 900,907 STOVALL. BUT I UNDERSTAND THEY'RE SLATED FOR POSTPONEMENT TO SEPTEMBER 30TH AND I PREFER TO SPEAK IN A SEC, CORRECT ME. I DON'T THINK [02:35:01] THAT 82 AND 80 OR THREE HAVE BEEN POSTPONED. WHAT? 81. I SAW BEING POSTPONED TO NINE 30 THAT I HAVE THAT WRONG. JERRY YOU'RE MUTED. SORRY, MAYOR. WE DID HAVE 82 AND 83 SLATED FOR POSTPONEMENT TO SEPTEMBER 30. OKAY. I MISSED THAT. THANK YOU. STAND CORRECTED. IS IS 81 POSTPONE NUMBER 81 MAYOR. YES. WE ALSO HAVE THAT PROPOSED FOR POSTPONEMENT. THANK YOU. SO YES, SPEAKER YOU'LL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME BACK TO SPEAK ON 82 AND 83 ON SEPTEMBER 30TH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MAYOR. BYE. BYE. ALEXANDRIA ANDERSON. HELLO? HELLO? HE CAN, CAN YOU GUYS HEAR ME? YES, WE CAN GO AHEAD. OKAY. GOOD AFTERNOON. MAYOR MAYOR POST HIM AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS ALEXANDRIA ANDERSON AND I AM THE VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE MARTIN LUTHER KING NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION AND ALSO A PART OF THE AEC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND OUR EAST MLK CONTACT TEAM. I WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS STARTING OFF SOME OF THE ISSUES AND THINGS THAT WERE SAID AT THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING PERTAINING TO OUR TAPES. IT WAS SAID THAT OUR NEIGHBORS ASSOCIATION NEIGHBORS AND A NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION WAS CONTACTED ABOUT RESOLUTION 1, 1 17 BY A COUNCIL MEMBER, HARPER, MADISON. THAT IS NOT TRUE. IT WAS STATED THAT THE RESOLUTION AND THAT THE THING WOULD TAKE OWNERSHIP OVER THE CEMETERY AND THAT THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND ASSOCIATION WAS OKAY WITH IT. THAT IS NOT TRUE. THE CITY HAS A LONG HISTORY OF NOT LISTENING TO THEIR CONSTITUENTS IN THE PAST. AND WE ARE STILL DEALING WITH THESE SAME ISSUES IN 2021. AND THE TRANSCRIPT OF LAST MEETING COUNCIL MEMBER HARPER, MADISON APPROVED AT 9 0 9 TO POSTPONE OUR CASE AND BASED ON OUR COMMUNITY CONCERN, THEN SUSPICIOUSLY RETRACTED HER DECISION. ALLOWING THE DEVELOPER REPRESENTS REPRESENTATIVES TO SPEAK. THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING BEHAVIOR TOWARDS THE COMMUNITY FOR BLAINE AND NOT SUPPORT AND NON TRANSPARENCY, LIKE MANY NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS IN OUR DISTRICT. WE HAVE MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO DISCUSS COMMUNITY ISSUES AND TO NO AVAIL. WE HAVE SEVERAL CASES IN OUR AREA OF 7, 8, 7 2 1. AND THAT'S WHAT IT BRINGS ME HERE TODAY. CURRENT ITEM 97 IS GOING THROUGH FOR A SECOND READING BECAUSE OF OUR PREVIOUS EFFORTS WERE IGNORED FOR OUR VALID PETITION. BETHANY CEMETERY IS THE FIRST BLACK CEMETERY IN AUSTIN AND THEIR REACTIONS TO THIS ITEM. SO THIS ZONING IS DISRESPECTFUL. IT IS BEING TREATED AS IF IT IS JUST ANOTHER CEMETERY IN AUSTIN, OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, OUR PRESENCE OF THIS LAND IT'S BOUNDARIES, WHICH ARE IN QUESTION FRED LEWIS. HELLO? CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES, GO AHEAD. OKAY. I'M TALKING TO YOU. EXCUSE ME. GOT ARREST THE BODIES. I'M TALKING ON ITEM 97, WHICH IS 41, 20 EAST 12TH IN OPPOSITION. I THINK THE COUNCIL SHOULD DENY THIS BECAUSE I THINK THE STAFF HAS MADE TWO FUNDAMENTAL MISTAKES. THE FIRST IS ON THE LAW AND THE WRONG BALLOT, PETITION RIGHTS. AND SECOND, THEY HAVE NOT RESPECTED THE COMMUNITY OR REFLECTED THE COMMUNITY VALUES. THE STAFF HAS DENIED THE LEGAL STAFF WITH NO EXPLANATION SAYING THERE'S NO VALID PETITION RIGHTS. THAT IS IN MY VIEW, NO MEAT, SOMETHING ABOUT IT. WRONG BETHANY CEMETERY IS CEMETERY ASSOCIATION FILED A VALID PETITION BY TWO OF ITS OFFICERS. IT'S A VALID ORGANIZATION AND YOU CAN FIND THAT, UH, ITS OWNERSHIP ON TEAK AD AND YOU CAN FIND HIS FORMATION AT THE SECRETARY OF STATE. THE DAY I DID, IT OWNS 39% OF THE LAND SURROUNDING THE PROPERTY. IN QUESTION I NOT KNOW BECAUSE THE STAFF DID NOT GIVE WHATEVER TECHNICAL ARGUMENT THEY GAVE, BUT I WILL TELL YOU THE CASE. LAW IS NOT FAVORABLE TO GOTCHAS WITH LAY PEOPLE ON PROTEST RIGHTS. [02:40:01] AND IT'S DISRESPECTFUL OF PEOPLE WHERE IT'S VERY CLEAR. THE ASSOCIATION OWNS THE PROPERTY AND THAT THEY OBJECT TO THE PETITION. AND IT IS A LOSER IN COURT AND LAUGH. IT'S REALLY MATTER IF WE SAY WE'RE A COMMUNITY OF RACIAL JUSTICE AND BLACK LIVES MATTER IT WHEN THE COMMUNITY, A BLACK COMMUNITY WITH ONE OF THE FEW REMAINING HISTORICALLY MAJORITY BLACK POPULATION SAYS IT DOES NOT WANT A DEVELOPMENT AS PROPOSED. AND WE'RE UNWILLING TO LISTEN TO THEM. FRANKLY, I THINK THE COMMUNITY KNOWS ITS INTEREST BETTER THAN ANY OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS EVEN THERE. AND YOU SHOULD RESPECT IT. THEY HAVE EARNED THE RESPECT. THEY EARNED BY HARD WORK, THEIR HOME. THEY DID THREE MATCH THE DISCRIMINATION AT THE CITY AND IT'S TIED TO RESPECT THEM. THANK YOU, SUSAN BENZ. HELLO, THIS IS SUSAN BENZ. UH, CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES. GO AHEAD. GREAT. I'M UH, SPEAKING TO YOU, UH, ON ITEMS 88 AND 89. UH, I AM A RESIDENT OF THIS NEIGHBORHOOD. I LIVE ON EAST SECOND STREET. I WANTED TO UNDERSCORE WHAT KRISTEN HEANEY HAD MENTIONED TO YOU EARLIER ABOUT THE TOD REGULATING PLAN AND THE AFFORDABILITY STANDARDS, THE REGULAR REGULATING PLAN FOR THE PLAZA SELL TO YOU. IT'S VERY CLEAR THAT IN ORDER FOR A PROPERTY TO PAY A FEE IN LIEU OF MEETING THE AFFORDABILITY STANDARDS OF THE PLAN, THEY MUST DEMONSTRATE A COMPELLING REASON NOT TO PROVIDE HOUSING ON SITE. UM, AS KRISTEN STATED, DON'T BELIEVE THAT'S HAPPENED. WE'VE SPENT MONTHS, UH, TALKING WITH THE DEVELOPERS ON THIS PROJECT. AND JUST MOST RECENTLY, RICHARD CHORUS HAS STATED THAT HE WAS NOT SURE OF THE PATHWAY TO GET THE POCKET PARK BUILT. UM, THIS RIGHT AWAY HAS A TROUBLED PAST AND IT'S QUITE UNSIGHTLY. THE DEVELOPERS ALSO STATED THEY WOULD, UH, ONLY PAY UP TO 440, $48,000 IS WHAT THEY'VE BUDGETED TO DEVELOP THIS RIGHT OF WAY. BUT YET HE PREVIOUSLY HAD ACKNOWLEDGED THAT HE THOUGHT IT WAS, CAN TAKE A MILLION DOLLARS. AND AS KRISTEN HAD NOTED, UM, CONSULTANTS THAT WORKED ON IT PREVIOUSLY, THINK IT'S MORE LIKE 1.5, 1.8. SO IF YOU DECIDE, UM, TO AWARD THE DEVELOPER, THE ADDITIONAL HEIGHT IN EXCHANGE FOR THE POCKET PARK AND THE FIELD LOO PLEASE REQUIRE THAT THEY COVER ALL OF THE COSTS OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE POCKET PARK AND TO USE THE DRAWINGS THAT THEY HAVE SHOWN US OF WHAT THEY INTEND TO DO. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. PLEASE VOTE AGAINST THIS PROJECT. CLAY GREER. THANK YOU. I'M A HOMEOWNER AT MEDIC MATAGORDA STREET, AND I'M HERE TO REITERATE THE OVERWHELMING OPPOSITION TO BOTH AGENDA 73 AND 74. NOT ONLY BY THE CITY'S OWN PLANNING COMMISSION, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, THE CURRENT CITY LAND USE DEFINITION FOR THE PROPERTY IS NOT SUITABLE FOR RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT. REFERENCING THE STAFF REPORT TO THE TWO CASES. THE MAIN SUPPORTER AT 1814 QUARTER CURRENTLY HAS HIS HOUSE UP FOR SALE. THE PROPOSED PLAN CALLS FOR 25 FEET OF VEGETATIVE BUFFER BETWEEN THE DEVELOPMENT AND OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE AUGUST 10TH PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING, WHERE THEY VOTED AGAINST THE DEVELOPMENT AND THE REZONING, THE DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPER ADMITTED THAT A MAJORITY OF THE VEGETATION BEHIND THE NEIGHBORHOOD WOULD NEED TO BE REMOVED IN ORDER TO UPDATE THE SEWER MAIN. AS WE ALL KNOW, YOU CANNOT REPLANT TREES ON A SEWER OR DRAINAGE EASEMENTS. THERE ARE ONLY FIVE SMALL TREES WITHIN 25 FEET OF THE EAST PROPERTY LINE. THE MAJORITY OF THE GREEN SPACE SHOWN IN AERIAL PHOTOS IS MADE UP OF TREES LOCATED BETWEEN 35 FEET TO 50 FEET OF THE PROPERTY LINE. REMOVING THE TREES FOR THE CONSTRUCTION WOULD COMPLETELY ELIMINATE THE VEGETATIVE BUFFER. THE NUMBER ONE GOAL OF E R O C IS AN A CLOAK PRESERVE AND ENHANCE THE CHARACTER OF EXISTING RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS AND QUOTES THE TEAM CONSIDERED THE POTENTIAL OF THIS PROJECT TO REDUCE THE RESIDENTIAL CHARACTER OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD. NOT WORTH THE PRICE OF ADDING SOME UNITS AT 80% MFI. THERE ARE THE PROPERTY IS NOWHERE CLOSE TO PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION OR AN ACTIVITY CORRIDOR. AND I'LL CONCLUDE BY STATING THAT PAGE THREE APPLICATION TWO OF LAND USE AND I'LL REITERATE, UM, THE COMMERCIAL LAND USE SHOULD BE USED IN AREAS WITH GOOD TRANSPORTATION ACCESS, WHICH IS A FURNITURE ROAD, AND IT'S NOT SUITABLE FOR RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT. [02:45:01] IF THE PROPERTY IS NOT SUITABLE FOR RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT, THE PLANNING COMMISSION OPPOSES IT AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD IS AGAINST THEM. THEN WHY ARE WE EVEN DISCUSSING THIS? THANK YOU, STEVEN SCHRADER. MY NAME IS STEVEN SCHRADER. I SERVE AS PRESIDENT OF THE SUMMIT OAKS NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. I'M SPEAKING ABOUT, UM, AGENDA ITEM 81. UM, I JUST WANTED TO, UH, EXPRESS MY SUPPORT FOR POSTPONEMENT AND, UH, LET YOU KNOW THAT, UH, THE NEIGHBORHOOD HAS BEEN WORKING DILIGENTLY WITH, UH, THE DEVELOPER OR NEIGHBORS, THE CITY STAFF AND COUNCIL MEMBERS AGE TO TRY TO UNDERSTAND THE IMPACT OF THE DEVELOPMENT ON OUR PROPERTIES AND IDENTIFY WAYS THAT WE COULD ADDRESS ISSUES OF CONCERN. THANK YOU, DEBRA SLOAN. GOOD AFTERNOON. MAYOR MAYOR PRO TEMP AND CITY COUNCIL REITERATING. MY NAME IS DEBRA BLACKWATCH SLOAN. I'M A 20 YOU'RE A MEMBER OF THE HARRIS COUNTY HISTORICAL COMMISSION, AND ALSO A MEMBER OF THE HARRIS COUNTY CULTURAL HERITAGE COMMISSION. AND I'D LIKE TO SPEAK, UH, WITH REGARDS TO ITEM THAT ITEM 97. AND MY COMMENTS ARE AS FOLLOWS STUDIES REVEAL THAT AFRICAN-AMERICAN CEMETERY ARE CONSTANTLY THREATENED AND ARE DISTURBED BY LAND DEVELOPMENT. PRIME EXAMPLES INCLUDE THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN BURIAL GROUND IN NEW YORK AND LOCALLY HERE IN TEXAS. THE STRUGGLE IN 95 AND I WAS WITH CEMETERY. ONE OF THE OLDEST AFRICAN-AMERICAN BURIAL GROUNDS IN HOUSTON, WHILE WE REALIZED POPULATION INCREASES, REQUIRE THE NEED FOR COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT MUST THAT DEVELOPMENT OCCUR AT THE EXPENSE OF THOSE FIRST REPEATERS AND FASCINATE CEMETERY WHO HELPED CONTRIBUTE TO THE CITY OF OFFICE EARLY ECONOMY VIA THE PROSPEROUS INSTITUTION OF SLAVERY AND LATER CONTRACT LEASING GENERAL RIGHTS. AND SO STILL BENEFITING FROM THAT ECONOMY, NOT BLACK GENERATIONS. WE MUST ALSO CONSIDER THE GENDER RIGHTS IS ALSO FAIR TO INVEST IN CEMETERY WHOSE EFFORTS WERE IN ABOUT RACISM AND PRESIDENTS, NAMELY RECONSTRUCTION, THE BLACK CODES, JIM CROW, AND THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT. THEIR LIVES ARE IMPORTANT TO CEMETERIES OR SACRED HALLOWED PLACES OF CONNECTING COMMUNITIES WITH THEIR PAST MORE IMPORTANTLY, CEMETERIES OF CULTURAL HERITAGE AND HISTORICAL RESEARCHERS, WHICH BELONG TO EVERYONE. THESE RESOURCES ARE REPLACEABLE. IF THEY ARE DESTROYED BY RESIDENTIAL OR COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT, EROSION AND VANDALISM, I ADVOCATE FOR TESTING BETHANY CEMETERY CONSIDERED ONE OF OFFICE OLDEST BARRIER GROUNDS AND ALSO AN ARCHEOLOGICAL AND HISTORIC SITE WORTH PRESERVING RECENT STUDIES ALSO REVEALED THERE'S A BLATANT DISREGARD FOR AFRICAN-AMERICAN CEMETERY AS WITNESSED BY CONSTANT CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, PAVING, HIGHWAYS, SUBDIVISIONS, COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS, SCHOOLS, GOLF COURSES, AND THE LIFE. AS A RESULT, THE AFRICAN AMERICAN FOOTPRINT IS GRADUALLY BEING EMBRACED FROM THE AMERICAN LANDSCAPE, TANYA DUBBO. HELLO, MY NAME IS TANITA DUBOSE, AND I AM CALLING REGARDING ITEM NUMBER 97. I AM REPRESENTING TWO OF COMMUNITIES FROM ACROSS THE NATION WHERE WE SEE THE SAME TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT COMING INTO COMMUNITIES, ERASING AND DESTROYING THE CULTURE AND THE HERITAGE THAT IS THERE. ALSO CREATING NEGATIVE IMPACTS THAT INCLUDE FLOODING, THAT THEN EXACERBATES THE COMMUNITY AND CAUSES MORE DISPLACEMENT. WE ARE HERE TO SUPPORT THE BATHROOM CEMETERY ASSOCIATION, AS WELL AS THE MLK ASSOCIATION TO REJECT THE UPS ZONING OF THIS PROPERTY, TO LISTEN TO THAT COMMUNITY, HEAR THEM ABOUT WHAT THEY WANT AND WHAT THEY NEED AND STOP GAS LIGHTING AFRICAN-AMERICANS AND REMOVING THEM FROM THE CITIES AND PLACES WHERE THEY HAVE LONG SINCE HAD A STAKE. THESE COMMUNITIES, WHERE THEY HAVE BUILT THESE COMMUNITIES, WHERE THEY HAVE WORKED, LIVED, AND WORSHIP AND RAPED FAMILIES. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE AUSTIN. WE CAN DO BETTER IN ALL OF OUR COMMUNITIES. WE CAN DO BETTER BY STARTING TO LISTEN TO THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN MARGINALIZED AND HAVE BEEN TRADITIONALLY AND HISTORICALLY TREATED UNJUSTLY WHEN IT COMES TO DEVELOPMENT AND OWNERSHIP IN THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES. AGAIN, WE ASKED THE CITY COUNCIL [02:50:01] AND THE MAYOR TO REJECT THE APPLICANT'S APPLICATION TO UPSOLD THIS AREA. THANK YOU, DAN CACHE. HI COUNCIL. I AM SPEAKING IN FAVOR OF ITEM 91. I AM A PRETTY NEARBY NEIGHBOR. I LIVE A COUPLE BLOCKS AWAY AND I WALKED MY DAUGHTER IN THE STROLLER BY THE SITE PRETTY OFTEN TO GO AND WATCH THE KIDS ON THE, IN THE SKATE PARK. UM, IT'S A WONDERFUL LOCATION. I THINK WE ALL KNOW THAT IT'S VERY CLOSE TO A SHOAL CREEK VISHAL CREEK TRAIL. IT'S AN EASY BIKE RIDE TO, YOU KNOW, THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT. IT'S RIGHT CLOSE TO WHAT I DID. THE NEW ARMS LINE AND NEW BLUE LINE. UM, IT'S NEAR A TON OF RESTAURANTS. I LOVE LIVING HERE. THE PEOPLE WHO MOVE IN WILL LOVE LIVING HERE. AND THE, ONE OF THE BIG THINGS THAT WE LACK IN THIS LITTLE PART OF DOWNTOWN THOUGH, IS RESIDENTS. I AM SURROUNDED BY, YOU KNOW, BUILDINGS THAT WERE BUILT AS HOUSES, BUT ARE NOW LAW FIRMS AND PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS. AND I'M SO GLAD THAT PEOPLE THAT THIS DEVELOPER FIGURED OUT A WAY TO MAKE A PROJECT PENCIL. THAT BRINGS A LOT OF NEW PEOPLE IN. IT'S A VERY INNOVATIVE PROJECT. UM, YOU KNOW, WHAT'S THERE RIGHT NOW IS COMPLETE IMPERVIOUS COVER. AND, UM, BUT IT'S GOING TO BE REPLACED WITH, YOU KNOW, THERE'S SOLAR THERE'S. UM, THEY JUST AGREED TO, UM, LOOK INTO VEGETATION. THERE'S GONNA BRING SIDEWALKS. UM, I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE A REALLY GREAT PROJECT, A BIG ASSET. I HAD TO HELP OUT THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND ALL THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE THERE. THANK YOU, MADELINE. HI, THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. I'M SPEAKING ON ITEM 97, THE 12TH AND SPRINGDALE COMMUNITY, UM, ABOUT 700 FEET WEST OF THE PROPERTY IS A DRAINAGE DITCH. AND CURRENTLY THAT DRAINAGE IS, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE HAVE INTENSE RAIN, THIS WHOLE AREA GETS DECENTLY FLOODED OR AT LEAST EXTINCT SIGNIFICANTLY SATURATED AND SPRINGDALE ROAD IS A RECENTLY DESIGNATED TRANSIT CORRIDOR. SO I UNDERSTAND THE, THE CITY'S EMPHASIS ON HIGHER DENSITY APARTMENTS IN THE AREA AND AFFORDABILITY, BUT I REALLY WANT TO CONSIDER THE FEASIBILITY OF THIS SITE RIGHT ON THE CORNER OF 12TH AND SPRINGDALE, IF THIS IS REALLY THE RIGHT DECISION AND I I'M IN OPPOSITION OF THIS VERTICAL UP ZONING, AS SOMEONE WHO LIVES RIGHT IN THIS AREA, I WANT TO BE COGNIZANT OF WHAT DIRECTION THE CITY IS GOING. BUT I THINK FOR THIS SPECIFIC SITE, THIS IS NOT THE RIGHT DECISION. UM, AND THE FEASIBILITY FOR PUTTING SOMETHING OF THIS SIZE AND SUBSEQUENTLY LEVELING ALL OF THE TREES THAT ARE CURRENTLY PREVENTING EROSION THERE IS, IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. UM, SO PLEASE CONSIDER NOT ACCEPTING THE VERTICAL ZONING. THANK YOU. WELL, CHRIS RILEY, GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. MY NAME IS CHRIS RILEY, AND I'M HERE TO SAY A WORD ABOUT ITEM 91, THE SHORT CYCLE PROJECT AT EIGHT 12 WEST 11TH STREET, WHICH IS IN THE AUSTIN NEIGHBORHOOD. I LIVE NEARBY AT 14% ANTONIO, AND I'M ON THE BOARD OF THE OLD AUSTIN NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. THE BOARD HAS VOTED TO SUPPORT THIS PROJECT AT THE REQUESTED HEIGHT OF 90 FEET, MAINLY BECAUSE SETTLE ADVANCED, BUT LONG TIME NEIGHBORHOOD GOALS OF BRINGING RESIDENTS BACK TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD AS DAN CASH HAD JUST, JUST MENTIONED A LITTLE WHILE AGO AND IT WILL DO SO WITHOUT THE PARKING PODIUM, ALL PARKING FOR THIS PROJECT WILL BE UNDERGROUND IN DECOUPLED FROM THE RESIDENTIAL. THE BOARD HAS AGREED TO ENTER A RESTRICTIVE COVENANT WITH THE APPLICANTS. WE ENSURE THAT ANY DEVELOPMENT BASED ON THIS REZONING WILL REFLECT THE COMMITMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN DISCUSSED. I SENT THIS TO YOU IN AN EMAIL LAST NIGHT, AND I JUST WANT TO ADD A COUPLE OF OTHER POINTS. THIS AREA HIGH-TIDE NOT TOTALLY AGREE WITH HIM IS THIS AREA IS A REALLY GREAT PLACE TO LIVE, ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE OF US WHO WOULD RATHER NOT DRIVE EVERYWHERE. IT'S RIGHT BY THE SHOAL CREEK TRAIL, WHICH IS A MAJOR CORRIDOR FOR PEDESTRIANS AND PEOPLE ON BIKES. IT'S WITHIN ABOUT TWO BLOCKS OF BUS STOPS ON LAMAR AND WESTWELL, IT'S ABOUT A 10 MINUTE WALK TO THE CAPITOL STATIONS. METRO RAPID STUFF. PLANS ARE NOW UNDERWAY TO PLACE RAIL STUFF IN THAT SAME AREA. UM, AND I'M GLAD TO SAY WE'RE NOW POISED TO ACHIEVE LEVELS OF RESIDENTIAL DENSITY. THAT'LL LITERALLY BRING LIFE BACK TO THIS ERA. TRANSWESTERN'S MICRO UNIT PROJECT IS CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION ON THE NORTH HALF OF THIS BLOCK, ADJACENT TO THE SAME [02:55:01] SITE WITH A 90 FOOT HEIGHTENED AND APPROVED LAST YEAR, ABOUT THREE BLOCKS EAST. THE CAPITOL QUARTERS MULTIFAMILY PROJECT IS ALSO UNDER CONSTRUCTION NOW, AND IT'S ESPECIALLY EXCITING BECAUSE IT'S PARKING FREE. AND NOW THIS SHORT CYCLE PROJECT WILL ENABLE US TO WELCOME 210 NEW NEIGHBORS THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOOD, WITHOUT THE HOTSPOT NEW CAR TRAFFIC. THE 58 PARKING SPACES WILL BE DECOUPLED FROM THE RESIDENTIAL UNITS. SO MOST OF THE PEOPLE LIVING HERE WILL BE SAVING MONEY EVERY MONTH, WALKING, BIKING, OR USING TRAMP. THIS IS EXACTLY THE KIND OF ROPE WE NEED TO EMBRACE AS A CITY IN ORDER TO MEET A WHOLE RANGE. SO THE GOALS, GOALS FOR HOUSING, TRANSPORTATION, CLIMATE, AND WATER CONSERVATION. SO I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS PROJECT. I THINK IT WILL BE A REAL WIN FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND SAME FOR THE SAME. SO I HOPE YOU'LL SUPPORT. OKAY. JONATHAN PEARSON. OKAY. HI. SORRY. YEAH, I'M JUST HERE. I'M THE ARCHITECT ON NUMBER 91 AND I'M JUST HERE TO SPEAK TO OUR PROVIDE ANSWERS. ANY QUESTIONS THAT ARE BROUGHT UP. OKAY. THANK YOU, SARAH. ANDRE. GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M HERE FOR ITEM 98. UM, I'M JUST A RESOURCE IN CASE ANYBODY HAS QUESTIONS ABOUT THE TAX CREDIT PROCESS OR THE BOND PROCESS. AND I WILL WITHHOLD ANY FURTHER COMMENTS UNTIL THE 30TH. I BELIEVE WE'VE BEEN POSTPONED. THANK YOU, TRUSTEE. DAMRON GOOD AFTERNOON. CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES. GO AHEAD. THANK YOU. I CALLED ON EARLIER AND I WASN'T SURE IF I WAS CUT OFF OR NOT. I AM SPEAKING FOR THE CASTLE HEIGHTS NEIGHBORHOOD. IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. AND WE ARE HERE TO SUPPORT, UH, THE UPPER 86 PROJECTS THAT NOT ONE NORTH AND LAMAR. UH, WE HAVE WORKED WITH A DEVELOPER AND WE HAVE A PRIVATE RESTRICTIVE COVENANT THAT WE BELIEVE WORKS FOR THE BENEFIT ABOUT THE NEIGHBORHOOD ITSELF, UH, AND THE DEVELOPER FOR THIS PARTICULAR SITE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. AND WE APPRECIATE ALL YOU DID. THANK YOU, MEGAN. MEISENBACH HI, GOOD AFTERNOON. THIS IS MEGAN MEISENBACH AND I'M ALSO SPEAKING ON NUMBER 86 PROJECT MIRABELLE AT 1,901 NORTH LAMAR. UM, I'M REPRESENTING THE BEST PART NEIGHBORS WHO ARE IN SUPPORT OF THE ZONING CHANGE REQUESTED WITH THE UNDERSTANDINGS, UH, THAT ARE LISTED IN OUR PRIVATE RESTRICTIVE COVENANT. I'D ALSO HAVE A COMMENT ON ITEM 97 SPRINGDALE RESIDENCES. UH, THIS IS A GOOD TIME TO LISTEN TO THE HISTORIC HISTORICALLY MAJORITY BLACK COMMUNITY WHO DO NOT WANT THE VMU ADDED TO THE ZONING. THEY, THEY WANT YOU TO CONSIDER THE BETHANY CEMETERY, THE SEATS AND SPRINGS ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES, UH, AND AS WELL AS SAFETY. SO PLEASE LISTEN TO YOUR CONSTITUENTS AND REJECT TO SONE APPLICATION. THANK YOU, MAYOR. THAT CONCLUDES ALL OF THE SPEAKERS. GREAT. THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU EVERYBODY WHO PARTICIPATED COLLEAGUES, UH, LET'S DO THE CONSENT AGENDA, JERRY. OKAY. MAYOR TOM. THE FIRST ITEM I CAN OFFER FOR CONSENT TODAY IS ITEM NUMBER 70. THIS IS KC 14, 2020 1 0 0 47. I CAN OFFER THIS FOR CONSENT APPROVAL ON ALL THREE READINGS ITEM NUMBER 71 IS KC 14, 2020 1 0 0 8 9. I CAN OFFER THIS FOR CONSENT APPROVAL ON ALL THREE READINGS. I DIDN'T NUMBER 72 IS KC 14, 2020 1,995. I CAN OFFER THIS FOR CONSENT APPROVAL ON ALL THREE READINGS. ITEM IS 73 IS CASE NPA 2020 0 0 21 0.01. I CAN OFFER THIS CASE FOR CONSENT APPROVAL. ON FIRST READING ONLY ITEM NUMBER 74 IS C 14, 2,020,000 ZERO HUNDRED 75. I CAN ALSO OFFER THIS FOR CONSENT APPROVAL. ON FIRST READING ONLY ITEM NUMBER 75 IS CASE NPA 2020 0 0 0 2 0.02. I CAN OFFER THIS FOR CONSENT APPROVAL ON ALL THREE READINGS ITEM 76 IS KC 14, 2020 1,958. I CAN OFFER THIS FOR CONSENT APPROVAL ON ALL THREE READINGS. I DIDN'T NUMBER 77 IS CASEY 14, [03:00:01] 2020 187. I CAN OFFER THIS CASE FOR CONSENT APPROVAL ON FIRST READING ONLY I BELIEVE THAT COUNSEL AMERICORPS TEMPLATE TASHA HARPER, MADISON HAS REQUESTED THAT WE PULL ITEM NUMBER 78. ITEM NUMBER 79 IS KC 14, 2020 188. I CAN OFFER THIS FOR CONSENT APPROVAL ON ALL THREE READINGS. I REMEMBER 80 IS CASE TO SEE 14, 2020 1 0 0 96. I CAN OFFER THIS FOR CONSENT APPROVAL ON ALL THREE READINGS. I DIDN'T NUMBER 81 IS CASE C 14, 2020 0 1 46. THIS IS A POSTPONEMENT REQUEST BY THE NEIGHBORHOOD IS SEPTEMBER 30TH. THE APPLICANT IS NOT AN OPPOSITION ITEM. NUMBER 82 IS CASE NPA 2040 1 0 0 1 7 0.02. THIS IS THE POSTPONEMENT REQUEST BY THE APPLICANT TO SEPTEMBER 30TH. THE APPLICANT IS NOT OPPOSED. ITEM NUMBER 83 IS CASEY 14, 2020 1 0 0 55. THIS IS A POSTPONEMENT REQUEST BY THE NEIGHBORHOOD IS SEPTEMBER 30TH. THE APPLICANT HAS NOT OPPOSED ITEM NUMBER 84 CAUSE NPA 2020 1 0 1 0 1 8 0.01. I CAN OFFER THIS CASE FOR CONSENT APPROVAL ON ALL THREE READINGS ITEM NUMBER 85 IS KC 14, 2020 1 0 0 1 8. I CAN OFFER THIS FOR CONSENT APPROVAL ON ALL THREE READINGS ITEM 86 K C 14, 2020 1 0 0 1 0. I CAN OFFER THIS FOR CONSENT APPROVAL ON ALL THREE READINGS ITEM NUMBER 87 IS CASE 14, 2020 ONE HUNDRED, A HUNDRED FIFTY NINE. THIS IS A POSTPONEMENT REQUEST BY THE APPLICANT. WE'RE 30TH ITEM NUMBER 88 IS KC 14, 2020 1 0 0 1 7. THIS IS A POSTPONEMENT REQUEST BY THE STAFF TO SEPTEMBER 30TH. I'D HAVE NEVER 89. THIS CASE NPA 2020 0 0 2 0.01. UM, THIS IS THE FAIR MARKET CASE, AND THIS WILL BE DISCUSSION CASE READY FOR FIRST READING ONLY RELATED ITEMS, ITEM 90. THIS IS THE ZONING CASE FOR THE FAIR MARKET. THIS WILL ALSO BE A DISCUSSION CASE ITEM NUMBER 91 C 14, 2020 1 0 0 78. I CAN OFFER THIS FOR CONSENT APPROVAL ON ALL THREE RATINGS WITH THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION ITEM NUMBER 92, KC 14, 2020 0 1 44. THIS IS THE POSTPONE A REQUEST BY THE NEIGHBOR TO SEPTEMBER 30TH. THE APPLICANT IS NOT OPPOSED. I DIDN'T NUMBER 93, CASE C 14, 2020 0 1 51. THIS IS A POSTPONEMENT REQUEST BY THE NEIGHBORHOOD. THE APPLICANT IS IN AGREEMENT. I'M NUMBER 94, CASEY 14, 2020 100 0 9. THIS IS THE POSTPONE REQUEST BY THE STAFF TO SEPTEMBER 30TH. I DIDN'T NUMBER 95 IS CASEY 14, 2000 TWENTY ONE HUNDRED, A HUNDRED AND SIXTY. I COULD OFFER THIS CASE FOR CONSENT APPROVAL. ON SECOND AND THIRD READINGS ITEM NUMBER 96, THIS CASE C 14, 2019 0 0 59. THIS IS THE POSTPONE REQUEST BY THE STAFF TO SEPTEMBER 2ND 97. WE HAVE A POSTPONEMENT REQUEST. THIS IS FOR THE 12TH AND SPRINGDALE RESIDENCES. WE HAVE A POST-POLIO REQUEST BY THE NEIGHBOR TO SEPTEMBER 30TH. THE APPLICANT IS OPPOSITION. SO THIS MAYOR I GUESS, WOULD BE A DISCUSSION POSTPONEMENT ON ITEM NUMBER 97. ITEM NUMBER 98 IS KC 14, 2040 100 0 2 3. THIS IS A POSTPONEMENT REQUEST BY THE STAFF TO SEPTEMBER 30TH. ITEM NUMBER 99 IS, COULD SEE 14 2020 1 0 0 1 9. I CAN OFFER THIS CASE FOR CONSENT APPROVAL ON ALL THREE READINGS AND THE ITEM FROM THE AGENDA. MAYORS ITEM ONE 12 KIDS SEE 14, 2020 1,980. I CAN OFFER THIS FOR CONSENT APPROVAL AT FIRST READING, WHAT WAS 99? I'M SORRY. NUMBER 99 WAS A CONSENT TO APPROVE ON ALL THREE READINGS. THANK YOU, OFFICER COLLEAGUES. I'M SHOWING THE CONSENT AGENDA AND ZONING TO BE NUMBERS 70 THROUGH 99 AND ALSO ONE 12. THE WINES THAT I HAVE AS PULLED TO DISCUSS OR TO DISCUSS POSTPONEMENT ARE 79, 89, 90 AND 97 AND 98 78. YEAH. SORRY. I MISSED THAT. 78 89 90 AND 97. THOSE FOUR. IS THAT CORRECT? YES, MA'AM OKAY. 78, 89, 90 AND 97. AND MAYOR, I WOULD LIKE TO ALSO PULL 91, PLEASE. THAT'S ALSO PULLED ID ONE. OKAY. IS THERE A MOTION? HAS A MAYOR PRO TEM, A COUPLE OF THINGS I'D LIKE TO ADDRESS THE BODY AND OUR CONSTITUENTS. [03:05:01] UM, UM, YOU KNOW, WHAT'S GOING ON AND I JUST WANTED TO GIVE A LITTLE MORE INSIGHT TO MY COLLEAGUES AND OUR CONSTITUENTS, UM, BECAUSE I WILL BE ABSENT, UH, INTERMITTENTLY. AND THEN I ALSO, UM, BECAUSE OF MY SITUATION, I MISSED THE OPPORTUNITY TO WEIGH IN ON THE CONSENT AGENDA I WANTED TO VOTE FOR. AND I ALSO HAD COMMENTARY TO GO ALONG WITH, SO IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND JUST ALLOWING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT PRIOR TO MY DEPARTMENT. OKAY. PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU, YOU, YOU GRAB ATTENTION TO DO THAT IF I OVERLOOK THAT. OKAY, WELL, UM, I'LL ASK NOW WHERE WHERE'S THE APPROPRIATE PLACE TO GRAB YOUR ATTENTION. YOU GET RID OF THE CONSENT AGENDA AND THEN, AND THEN I'LL GIVE YOU THAT CHANCE NOW. I APPRECIATE IT. OKAY. UH, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA? COUNCIL MEMBER KITCHEN MAKES THE MOTION SECONDED BY THE MAYOR PRO TEM DISCUSSION ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. AGAIN, THAT'S ITEM 70 THROUGH 99 AND ONE 12 PULLED ITEMS ARE 78, 89, 90 91 AND 97. ANY DISCUSSION ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, COUNCIL MEMBER KELLY, UM, I'D LIKE THE RECORD TO REFLECT THAT I'M VOTING NO ONE NUMBER 72 AND THEN JUST REAL QUICK. I KNOW 81 WAS POSTPONED, BUT I DO WANT EVERYONE TO KNOW THAT THERE WAS A TOWN HALL THAT MY OFFICE HOSTED WITH CITY STAFF TO PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION ON MONDAY. WE CAN SEND A LINK OUT TO ANYBODY WHO'D LIKE TO SEE THAT. UM, I WANT TO THANK CITY STAFF AND, UM, JUST LET EVERYONE KNOW THAT THERE ARE ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS ABOUT THIS PROPERTY, UM, AND SIGNIFICANT TRAFFIC CONCERNS. SO I'M THANKFUL FOR THE POSTPONEMENT AND FOR ALL THE CALLERS WHO CALLED IN TODAY ABOUT THE ITEM. THANK YOU. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND TO PRESUME. YES. MARY PER TIME TO CLARIFY, THIS IS THE PART WHERE YOU'D LIKE FOR ME TO DELIVER MY REMARKS, CORRECT. HOLD ON ONE SECOND. LET'S PASS THE CONSENT AGENDA AND THEN YOU HAVE TO FORGIVE ME. I MISSED A PORTION OF WHAT YOU SAID, BUT PLEASE PROCEED. OKAY. ANY DISCUSSION ON THE CONSENT AGENDA BEFORE WE TAKE A VOTE, THEN LET'S GO AHEAD AND TAKE A, VOTE THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE CONSENT AGENDA. PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. THOSE OPPOSED. I'M SHOWING EVERYONE, UH, VOTING, UH, IN FAVOR. SO THE KIDS SAID THE AGENDA PASSES MERIT. YES. I'M SORRY IF I COULD, IF YOU COULD MAKE ONE QUICK, UH, UM, UH, AMENDMENT TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. I AM 77. I FAILED TO READ AGAIN, YOU'RE BREAKING UP, WHICH, UH, PROHIBITED, UH, DRIVING AS AN ACCESSORY USE. UH, BOTH SIDES ARE IN AGREEMENT TO TAKE OUT THAT PROVISION TO BEING SO WOULD YOU SAY THAT AGAIN, YOU WERE BREAKING UP JERRY, WOULD YOU SAY THAT AGAIN, PLEASE? SURE. ON ITEM NUMBER 77, THE JOHNNY MORRIS CASE, W WHICH WE'RE PROVING THAT CONSENT ON FIRST READING, THERE WASN'T AGREEMENT WITH, BETWEEN THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE APPLICANT TO REMOVE A CONDITION, WHICH HAS TO BE IN THE ORDINANCE THAT CONDITIONED A PROHIBITED DRIVE-THROUGH AS AN ACCESSORY USE AND, UM, REMOVING TO BE WOULD ALLOW THAT NEIGHBORHOOD LET'S TAKE A VOTE ON THE DAY AS TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE ON THE MOTION TO CONSENT, AND THEN TO, UM, UH, PASS THE MOTION TO, UH, CONSENT WITH THAT REMOVAL OF THAT, UH, UH, CONDITION. WAS IT ADDING A CONDITION OR MOVING A CONDITION ON 77, REMOVING A CONDITIONER AND THEN REMOVING THE CONDITION AS JURY LAID OUT FOR ITEM NUMBER 77. OKAY. YES. CATEGORY TOBO. WELL, I'M CONFUSED ABOUT THAT, BUT I'LL MAKE OKAY. IS THERE ANY OBJECTION TO RECONSIDERING THE ITEM ON THE DICE? OKAY. I WAS SAYING EVERYONE IN AGREEMENT, THE MOTION THAT WE'RE GOING TO VOTE AGAIN, RECONSIDER THE MOTION FOR CONSENT. IT'S THE SAME MOTION AS WE HAD BEFORE, EXCEPT THAT ON ITEM NUMBER 77 HAS JURY READ INTO THE RECORD. WHAT ARE THE CONDITIONS ON THE PROPERTY IS BEING REMOVED? AND JUST TO CLARIFY, JERRY, WE ARE REMOVING THE PROHIBITION ON DRIVE INS OR DRIVE THROUGHS. IT'S REMOVING THE CONDITION TO PROVE IT TO DRIVE THROUGHS AS AN ACCESSORY USE. I'M SORRY, I'M GOING TO NEED YOU TO SAY THAT AGAIN, WHERE YOU ARE REMOVING, REMOVING A CONDITION DRIVE-THROUGH IS NOT A USE UNTO ITSELF. IT'S ACCESSORY TO A MAIN USE. SO THERE WAS A PROHIBITION OF ANY DRIVE-THROUGH. THIS WOULD REMOVE THAT PROHIBITION. OKAY. IS THAT, UM, SOMETHING THAT WAS DISCUSSED AT THE LAND USE COMMISSION, I'M SEEING ONE OF OUR AUDIENCE MEMBERS, UM, WITH A HANDOUT. SO I'M JUST WONDERING IF THAT'S VERSUS THIS IS GOING TO BE A SURPRISE TO THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN THIS CASE. DID DIDN'T EMAIL THIS MORNING OR THIS AFTERNOON, UM, [03:10:01] STATING THAT THE APPLICANTS, THE NEIGHBORHOOD, UH, WERE IN AGREEMENT ON REMOVING THAT CONDITION? BOTH OF THEM, I BELIEVE WE HAVE REPRESENTATIVES FROM BOTH THE APPLICANT AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD WHO BOTH HAVE THEIR HANDS UP. SO I'M MARRIED. I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S APPROPRIATE TO, UM, ARE PEOPLE HERE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? WHY DON'T YOU COME ON UP AND WE'LL RECOGNIZE THAT BOTH MAYOR, MAYOR PRO TEM, UH, COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS DAVE ANDERSON REPRESENTING, UH, THE APPLICANTS. WE ARE IN AGREEMENT WITH COLONY PARK, WITH BARBARA SCOTT. WE HAVE IN A LETTER, UH, AND RECENT COMMUNICATION THAT THEY ARE DESIROUS OF REMOVING THAT PROHIBITION, UH, BECAUSE THEY'D LIKE TO SEE THINGS LIKE, UH, DRIVE-THROUGH PHARMACIES AND TH THOSE TWO, TWO, UH, THEY LIKE TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THOSE USES. SO WE ARE IN AGREEMENT, IT'S IN WRITING, UH, AND WE PROVIDED THAT TO STAFF. OKAY. DO YOU ALREADY SPEAK ON THIS MAYOR? MY HAND WAS ACTUALLY RAISED FOR ITEMS 75 AND 76, WHICH IS CENTRAL EAST. AND I'M ASKING COUNCIL MEMBER RENTERIA AND, UM, MS. TOVA WHO ASKED ME ALSO MORE ABOUT THAT PROJECT. THE NEIGHBORHOOD IS NOT IN AGREEMENT. THE LETTER OF SUPPORT WAS A MISUNDERSTANDING WITH THE DEVELOPER AND I'D LIKE MORE TIME TO RESOLVE IT. I THINK WE CAN RESOLVE IT, BUT I'M ASKING FOR IT TO BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA. THANK YOU. SO ANY FURTHER CONVERSATION HERE, WE HAVE THE EMOTION TO RE RECONSIDER THAT WAS PASSED. IT'S THE SAME MOTION ITEM NUMBER 77 HAS EVER BEEN REMOVED. OKAY. WE READY TO TAKE A VOTE? LET'S TAKE THE VOTE THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. THAT WAS OPPOSED IN THAT HUMMUS PASSES AGAIN WITH THAT CHANGE, UH, [Consent Agenda (Part 4 of 5) ] MAYOR PRO TAB, I'M GONNA RECOGNIZE YOU, UH, TO, TO SPEAK ON THE CONSENT AGENDA THIS MORNING. THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THAT MAYOR. UM, SO, UM, THERE WAS, UH, I THINK COUNCIL MEMBER COSAR DOES IT BEST WHEN WE, WHEN WE PASS THE CONSENT AGENDA, THAT HAS IMPORTANT THINGS. I THINK SOMETIMES OUR CONSTITUENTS, MISS, UM, OUR CARE AND CONCERN AND PASSION FOR ITEMS ON IT. SO THE ARTICLE IN THE STATESMAN YESTERDAY, IT SAID, AUSTIN HAS SAID TO WELCOME 185 AFGHAN REFUGEES BY THE END OF THE MONTH. AND THAT'S JUST SLIGHTLY MORE THAN THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO MOVED TO OUR REGION EVERY SINGLE DAY. WE COULD CERTAINLY HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT THE MERITS OF WAR IN AFGHANISTAN, BUT I'M A CITY COUNCIL MEMBER AND I'M GOING TO STAY IN MY LANE. UM, I WILL SAY THAT AS A CITY, UM, WE CAN HELP THE PEOPLE WHO PUT THEIR LIVES ON THE LINE TO ASSIST OUR EFFORTS OVER THERE. UH, AND I BELIEVE WE HAVE A MORAL OBLIGATION TO DO SO. I'D LIKE FOR US TO LOOK TO CITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY THAT HAVE REALLY EMBRACED REFUGEE POPULATIONS IN RECENT DECADES AND SEE HOW THEY BECOME RICHER COMMUNITIES FOR IT. UM, AND EVERY CITY WHERE THEY'VE BEEN WELCOMED REFUGEES HAVE ONLY BEEN A NET. GOOD. AND I BELIEVE THAT THAT'S TRUE HERE IN AUSTIN AS WELL. OUR CITY IS HOME TO AROUND 12,000. I'M SORRY. OUR CITY IS HOME TO AROUND 12,000 PEOPLE WHO LEFT PRECARIOUS SITUATIONS IN PLACES LIKE BOSNIA AND CUBA AND SOMALIA AND IRAQ, JUST LIKE SO MANY OTHER NEWCOMERS. UM, THEY'VE ARRIVED IN AUSTIN LOOKING FOR A BETTER LIFE. UH, I THINK THE GOOD NEWS IS WE HAVE OPPORTUNITIES GROWING ON TREES HERE. UH, THERE'S MORE THAN ENOUGH TO GO AROUND. AND I THINK AUSTIN IS A WELCOMING CITY, WHETHER YOU'RE FROM DALLAS OR FROM KANDAHAR. UH, SO I'M REALLY MORE THAN HAPPY TO DO WHAT WE CAN TO KEEP OUR DOORS OPEN TO ANYONE WHO WANTS TO COME IN. UH, THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING ME. THANK YOU, [78. C14-88-0137(RCT)- Johnny Morris Multi-Family - Conduct a public hearing and approve a restrictive covenant termination on a property locally known as 6402 Johnny Morris Road (Walnut Creek Watershed). Applicant Request: To terminate the public restrictive covenant associated with zoning case C14-88-137. Staff and Zoning and Platting Commission Recommendation: To terminate the public restrictive covenant associated with zoning case C14-88-137. Owner/Applicant: LSIR, Ltd. (Carey Legett III). Agent: Mahoney Engineering (Daniel Mahoney). City Staff: Heather Chaffin, 512-974-2122. ] ALEX. I'M GOING TO CALL UP THREE OF THE, UH, ZONING CASES THAT, UH, THE MAYOR PRO TEM WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT SHE WAS HERE FOR, UH, THE THREE THAT, UH, I UNDERSTAND BARE PRO TAMAR ITEM 78 91 AND 97. SO WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CALL THOSE UP. LET'S BEGIN WITH ITEM NUMBER 78. AND I THINK YOU PULLED THIS ONE, MAYOR PRO TEM. I DID MAYOR. THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING ME AND JUST TO, TO MY COLLEAGUES, UM, UH, TO, TO SHOW YOU OUR RESPECT. I KNOW THAT, UM, UH, EVERYBODY SACRIFICES A LOT TO BE HERE FOR THE ENTIRE MEETING AND I'D LIKE VERY MUCH TO DO SO, BUT THERE WAS A DEATH IN MY FAMILY AND I NEED TO BE WITH MY FAMILY TODAY. UM, AND SO, UM, I WOULD LIKE, I WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR GRACE AND UNDERSTANDING THAT I HAVE AN EARLY DEPARTURE. I NEED TO TAKE MY ITEMS UP NOW. SO ITEM NUMBER 78, UM, IS THE JOHNNY MORRIS CASE. AND I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM THE APPLICANT, MR. ANDERSON, WOULD YOU LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL REGARDING ITEM NUMBER 78? YES. GO AHEAD. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR PRO TEM COUNCIL MEMBERS, MAYOR DAVE ANDERSON. THIS IS RELATED TO ITEM 77. UH, I'VE DONE A TERRIBLE JOB OF COMMUNICATING TODAY AND [03:15:01] WE ARE OKAY WITH THIS ITEM MOVING, UM, UH, TO, UH, BEING POSTPONED TO SEPTEMBER 30TH. IT IS RELATED TO THE OTHER CASE. UM, AND I JUST DIDN'T DO A VERY GOOD JOB. SO I DON'T WANT TO WASTE YOUR TIME MA MAYOR PRO TEM, I'M SORRY FOR WASTING YOUR TIME. UH, SO WE'RE OKAY WITH THAT. THERE AREN'T ANY ISSUES THERE'S I JUST, YEAH, I JUST MISCOMMUNICATED AND WE'RE OKAY WITH THAT BEING MOVED TO SEPTEMBER 30TH, WHICH WAS THE ORIGINAL, UM, WAY IT WAS SUPPOSED TO SUPPOSED TO BE HANDLED TODAY. SO IS THAT I SAID, IT'S JUST REALLY WACKY TIMES HERE. I'M ALL OVER THE PLACE. THANK YOU. MY APOLOGIES, MAYOR PRO TEM. DO YOU WANT US TO THEN PROCEED WITH A POSTPARTUM VISTA SEPTEMBER 30TH? YES, PLEASE. THANK YOU. OKAY. UH, IS THERE A MOTION TO POSTPONE UNTIL SEPTEMBER 30, UH, COUNCIL, THE MAYOR PRO TEM MAKES THE MOTION COUNCILOR POOLS SECONDS, UH, THE DISCUSSION, THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE POSTPONEMENT FOR SEPTEMBER 30TH, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. THOSE OPPOSED I'M SHOWING YOU'RE BEING UNANIMOUS, UH, ON THE DESK THAT GETS US [91. C14-2021-0078 - Shoal Cycle - Conduct a public hearing and approve an ordinance amending City Code Title 25 by rezoning property locally known as 812 West 11th Street (Shoal Creek Watershed). Applicant’s Request: To rezone from limited office (LO) district zoning, general office (GO) district zoning, and multifamily residence-moderate-high density (MF-4) district zoning to downtown mixed use-conditional overlay (DMU-CO) combining district zoning. Staff Recommendation: To grant downtown mixed use-conditional overlay (DMU-CO) combining district zoning. Planning Commission Recommendation: To grant downtown mixed use-conditional overlay (DMU-CO), combining district zoning, as requested by Applicant with conditions. Owner: CJI Properties, Inc. (Lucy Joyce). Agent: Drenner Group, PC, (Amanda Swor). Staff: Mark Graham, 512-974-3574. ] TO ITEM NUMBER 91 HOW'S MEMBER. TOBO YOU PULLED THIS ITEM. YES MA'AM. SO I HAVE, WE CONCLUDED WITH THE MAYOR OF ATTEMPTS ITEMS. WE POSTPONE THAT TILL SEPTEMBER 30TH. OKAY. UM, SO I WOULD LIKE TO ASK OUR STAFF TO AS WELL, IF MR. RESTHAVEN COULD CLARIFY WHAT IS ON CONSENT THREE, IS IT THE, UH, PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION OR THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION? I ASSUME IT'S THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION, BUT JUST WANTED TO VERIFY YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. WHAT I, WHAT I OFFERED UP WAS THE, UH, MR. RECOMMENDATION, MR. STARVIN, COULD YOU, COULD YOU TALK US THROUGH THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION AND THE RATIONALE FOR IT PLEASE? SURE. COUNCIL MEMBER, THE, UM, THE DOWNTOWN AUSTIN PLAN, WHICH WAS ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, UM, LAYS OUT, UM, RECOMMENDED HEIGHTS OR, UM, DIFFERENT DISTRICTS WITHIN DOWNTOWN ON THIS PARTICULAR PROPERTY. THE DOWNTOWN PLAN RECOMMENDED A HEIGHT OF 60 FEET. THEREFORE THE, UM, STAFF DID RECOMMEND THE, UH, THE DMU ZONING, BUT WITH THE HEIGHT LIMITATION OF 60 FEET TO BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE, UH, DOWNTOWN AUSTIN PLAN, UM, THE APPLICANT WAS REQUESTING 90 FEET AND, UH, THE PIKE MISSION AGREED WITH THE APPLICANT, UM, RATHER THAN THE STAFF. MR. , CAN YOU TALK US THROUGH, UM, WHAT WOULD PLANNING, WHAT WOULD GOOD PLANNING PRINCIPLES DICTATE IN TERMS OF 60 FEET VERSUS 90 FEET AT THIS LOCATION? WELL, IT COMES FROM THE STAFF DOES FEEL AN OBLIGATION TO FOLLOW THE DOWNTOWN PLAN BECAUSE IT WAS ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL. AND THIS IS THE EXISTING POLICY. UM, TO BE HONEST, UM, I CANNOT COME UP WITH A, UM, A RATIONALE BEYOND COMPLIANCE WITH THE PLAN FOR LIMITING THE PROPERTY. GENERALLY SPEAKING, UM, THE DOWNTOWN AUSTIN PLAN RECOMMENDED LOWER HEIGHTS AS YOU MOVE FURTHER WEST AWAY FROM CONGRESS AVENUE. UM, AND, UH, THE CONSENSUS AT THE TIME, OR WHAT WAS APPROVED BY THE COUNCIL THROUGH MANY STAKEHOLDER MEETINGS, ET CETERA, WAS IT, THIS WOULD BE A 60 FOOT AREA, UM, AT THE OPINIONS REQUEST 90, UH, THAT IS THE SOLE BASIS FOR THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS COMPLIANCE WITH THE PLAN. OKAY. I APPRECIATE THAT EXPLANATION. THANKS MR. ESTONIA. OKAY. THAT GETS US TO CONSIDERATION OF ITEM NUMBER 90. IS THERE A MOTION ON EITHER NUMBER 99, ITEM NUMBER 91, A MOTION ON ITEM NUMBER 91 COUNCIL MEMBER, MARIA X, THE MOTION TO PASS ITEM NUMBER 91. IS THERE A SECOND TO THAT MOTION? BECAUSE OUR POLLS, I COULD SAY MOTION DISCUSSION. YES. MAYOR PRO TEM THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE IT UM, I, I THINK WE ALL AGREE THAT DOWNTOWN IS WHERE DENSITY IS APPROPRIATE. AND IT'S ONE OF OUR MOST, IF NOT THE MOST WALKABLE BIKEABLE TRANSIT FRIENDLY PARTS OF TOWN, UH, WE'VE SEEN PEOPLE THAT ARE WILLING TO PAY A HIGH PREMIUM FOR THOSE QUALITIES. THEY VIRTUALLY ALL OF THE NEW HOUSING BUILT IN DOWNTOWN IN THE PAST 15 YEARS, UH, HAS BEEN WELL BEYOND THE REACH OF WORKING CLASS AND FRANKLY, EVEN MIDDLE-CLASS PEOPLE. SO WHILE DOWNTOWN HAS BECOME INCREASINGLY DYNAMIC AND VIBRANT AS A DISTRICT, IT'S ALSO BECOME ECONOMICALLY EXCLUSIVE AS A NEIGHBOR. WE HAVE SOME WORK TO DO ON OUR END TO ADDRESS THAT. AND AT THE SAME TIME, I APPRECIATE THAT THE PRIVATE SECTOR IS LOOKING OUT FOR ITS OWN WAYS TO CREATE MORE DIVERSITY IN THIS PART OF TOWN. I ALSO [03:20:01] APPRECIATE THAT THE PROJECT PROPOSES TO DO THAT WHILE ALSO HELPING US MOVE CLOSER TO OUR OTHER GOALS REGARDING MOBILITY, SAFETY AND CLIMATE CHANGE. I ALSO APPRECIATE THAT THE PROCESS THAT IT OPPOSES TO DO IT IN A PART OF TOWN THAT COULD USE A LITTLE MORE TLC, FRANKLY, IN MY MIND'S EYE NEIGHBORHOOD CHARACTER IS MORE THAN JUST WHAT BUILDINGS LOOK LIKE. IT'S ALSO ABOUT WHO'S USING THOSE BUILDINGS AND HOW THEY'RE USING THEM. THERE ARE A LOT OF LOVELY OLD HOMES IN NORTHWEST DOWNTOWN. UM, BUT THE VAST MAJORITY OF THEM ARE BEING USED AS OFFICES FOR LAWYERS AND DOCTORS AND OTHER WHITE COLLAR PROFESSIONALS. THERE'S NOT MUCH AROUND THERE, THAT'S ALIVE AFTER FIVE. SO I'M ALL FOR HELPING RESTORE SOME OF THE RESIDENTIAL NATURE OF THIS OLD NEIGHBORHOOD. I THINK MORE PEOPLE LIVE IN THEIR UPSETS TO REALIZE THE INVESTMENTS THAT WE MADE IN SIDEWALKS TRAILS AND BUS ROUTES AND LIGHT RAIL. UH, IT ALSO HELPS US TO ACTIVATE DUNKIN PARK, WHICH IS UNDER UTILIZED AND FRANKLY, A GHOST TOWN, A GHOST TOWN, MUCH OF THE TIME, UM, WHILE I APPRECIATE THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION AND THAT IT REFLECTS OUR DOWNTOWN AUSTIN PLAN. I FEEL LIKE OUR CITY HAS CHANGED A LOT IN THE 10 YEARS SINCE THAT DOCUMENT WAS APPROVED. SINCE THEN, WE'VE ADOPTED GOALS ABOUT BEING A COMPACT CONNECTED CITY WHERE ONLY HALF OF OUR RESIDENTS DRIVE ALONE AND WE HAVE A NET ZERO CARBON FOOTPRINT. I THINK OUR PLANNING COMMISSIONERS RECOGNIZE THAT WHEN THEY OVERWHELMINGLY SUPPORTED THE REQUEST FOR 90 FEET, IT ALSO MAKES SENSE, GIVEN THE HEIGHT OF THE OTHER BUILDINGS AND PROJECTS IN THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY, I'M ALSO REASSURED BY THE APPLICANT'S WILLINGNESS TO WORK WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION I'M ON THEIR RESTRICTED COVENANT. THIS DEMONSTRATES TO ME A COMMITMENT TO DELIVER TO THE BEST OF THEIR ABILITY ON THE VISION THAT THEY'VE PRESENTED. AND FINALLY, I APPRECIATE THE APPLICANT FOR WORKING TO JUST HOW MUCH PARKING ADDS TO THE BOTTOM LINE OF HOUSING COSTS. I THINK IT'S SOMETHING WE ALL CAN'T FORGET AND NEED TO BE VERY CAREFUL ATTENTION TO MOVING FORWARD. AS I'VE SAID BEFORE, PHYSICALLY AND FINANCIALLY LESS SPACE FOR CARS MEANS MORE SPACE FOR PEOPLE AND LOWER COSTS PASSED ON TO THOSE PEOPLE. SO I SUPPORT THE REZONING AND I HOPE TO SEE THE PROMISE OF THIS PROJECT FULFILLED AND HOPEFULLY EVEN REPLICATED IN OTHER PARTS OF THE CITY. OKAY. LET'S GO AHEAD AND TAKE A VOTE ON ITEM NUMBER 91. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED THOSE IN FAVOR. PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. THAT WAS OPPOSED IN ANIMAS ON THE DAY DESK NUMBER 91 PASSES, [97. C14-2020-0089 Twelfth and Springdale Residences -Approve second and third readings of an ordinance amending City Code Title 25 by rezoning property locally known as 1200, 1202, and 1208 Springdale Road (Tannehill Branch Watershed). Applicant’s Request: To rezone from community commercial-mixed use-neighborhood plan (GR-MU-NP) combining district zoning to community commercial-mixed use-vertical mixed use building-neighborhood plan (GR-MU-V-NP) combining district zoning. First reading approved community commercial-mixed use-vertical mixed use building-neighborhood plan (GR-MU-V-NP) combining district zoning on July 29, 2021. Vote: 10-0. Owner/Applicant: JJ&B Investments, LLC (Brent Ellinger, Janet Ellinger, and Joseph Malone). Agent: Alice Glasco Consulting (Alice Glasco). City Staff: Heather Chaffin, 512-974-2122. ] LET'S GO THEN TO ITEM NUMBER 97, MAYOR ITEM NUMBER 97. ONE MOMENT, PLEASE. I GUESS IT WAS THE DISCUSSION POSTPONEMENT. YES. UH, ITEM NUMBER 97, C 14, 2020. ZEROS ARE EIGHT NINE. THIS IS THE 12TH AND SPRINGDALE RESIDENCES, OR THIS CASE IS READY FOR SECOND AND THIRD READINGS. WE HAVE A POSTPONEMENT REQUEST BY THE NEIGHBOR TO SEPTEMBER 30TH AND, UH, THE APPLICANT MS. ALICE GLASGOW IS OPPOSED TO, WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE CASE HEARD TODAY. OKAY. IS THERE A MOTION MAYOR PRO TEM? SORRY ABOUT THAT. SOMETIMES THAT MUTE BUTTON STICKS. UH, YEAH, I WOULD LIKE TO, UM, MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ON SECOND AND THIRD READINGS. OKAY. IT'S BEEN A MOTION TO APPROVE ON SECOND AND THIRD, IS THERE A SECOND TO THIS MOTION? COUNCIL MEMBER, KITCHEN SECONDS. ANY DISCUSSION? THAT'S THE MAYOR PRO TIMING. THANK YOU, MARY. I APPRECIATE IT. UM, SO THIS ONE'S TRICKY, UH, AS YOU ALL HAVE HEARD, UH, THERE'S NO QUESTION THAT EAST AUSTIN HAS EXPERIENCED A LOT OF CHANGE IN RECENT YEARS, THANKS TO A VARIETY OF CIRCUMSTANCES. DEVELOPMENT PRESSURE EAST OF THE HYPE IS A LOT STRONGER THAN IN A LOT OF PARTS ON THE WEST SIDE. UH, AUSTIN IS A GROWING CITY, ALWAYS HAS BEEN AND OUTSIDE OF SOME UNSPEAKABLE CATASTROPHE, THERE'S NOT MUCH THAT WILL CHANGE THAT FACT, EVEN IF THERE WERE SOMETHING WE COULD DO TO STOP PEOPLE FROM MOVING HERE. I WOULDN'T WANT TO DO IT. I DON'T WANT TO BE THE PERSON WHO BUILDS A WALL TO TRY TO STOP OTHER PEOPLE FROM SEARCHING FOR A BETTER LIFE. SO IN MY MIND'S EYE, THE QUESTION ISN'T, HOW CAN WE STOP GROWTH? IT'S HOW CAN WE MAKE SURE THAT WE HARNESS IT AND USE IT TO CREATE THE BEST POSSIBLE OUTCOMES? THIS IS ONE OF THOSE CASES WHERE WE CAN USE GROWTH TO LEVERAGE MORE BELOW MARKET HOUSING, BETTER FLOOD MITIGATION, AND MORE POTENTIAL CUSTOMERS FOR OUR TRANSIT SYSTEM, WHICH WE DESPERATELY NEED DENYING THE ZONING REQUEST WILL NOT STOP THIS PROPERTY. DEVELOPING THE PROPERTY OWNER [03:25:01] HAS MADE THAT VERY CLEAR, BUT IT WOULD LEAVE CRITICAL COMMUNITY BENEFITS ON THE TABLE. WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING ON AN IMAGINE AUSTIN CORRIDOR ON A FREQUENT BUS REP AND HALF A MILE AWAY FROM A FUTURE PROJECT CONNECT INVESTMENT HOUSING THAT COULD HELP EXISTING RESIDENTS FROM BEING PRICED OUT OF THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS. I CAN'T IMAGINE WHY I WOULD OPPOSE THAT WE HAVE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE LIVING WITHOUT ROOFS OVER THEIR HEAD WAY. MORE OF OUR NEIGHBORS ARE SPENDING MORE THAN A THIRD OF THEIR INCOMES ON RENT AND MORTGAGES. ACCORDING TO THE RECENT HOUSING WORDS, DATA DISTRICT, ONE LEADS THE CITY AND THE NUMBER OF SUBSIDIZED HOUSING UNITS, NEARLY ONE OUT OF EVERY FOUR INCOME RESTRICTED HOUSING HOLMES IS IN MY DISTRICT, RIGHT? ALL TOO HAPPY TO KEEP ADDING TO THAT NUMBER. BUT I ALSO HOPE THAT OTHER PEOPLE IN OTHER PARTS OF TOWN WHO COME OVER HERE AND ADVOCATE AGAINST SOLUTIONS FOR PEOPLE WHO OR STRUGGLING, WE'LL REDIRECT SOME OF THEIR TIME, UM, TO WORK ON SOLUTIONS, TO MAKE THEIR OWN BACKYARDS A LITTLE MORE ECONOMICALLY DIVERSE. IN THE MEANTIME, I'M PROUD OF THE MONTHS AND MONTHS OF HARD WORK THAT MY TEAM PUT IN TO TRYING TO GET AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE AND AS MUCH CONSENSUS AS POSSIBLE OUT OF THIS CASE, THAT WORK WILL THAT WORK INCLUDES WORKING WITH THE APPLICANT TO HAVE AN ARCHEOLOGICAL STUDY IN GROUND PENETRATING RADAR SURVEY CONDUCTED TO ENSURE THE GROUNDS OF THE SIM CEMETERY WILL NOT BE DESTROYED ADDITIONALLY, WHILE A SEPARATE ISSUE. AND I'LL REPEAT IT. IS THAT A SEPARATE ISSUE FROM THE ZONING CASE BEFORE US, OUR OFFICE, AS WELL AS OUR PARKS DEPARTMENT RECEIVED MULTIPLE REQUESTS FROM RESIDENTS IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD TO TRANSFER OWNERSHIP AND MAINTENANCE OF BETHANY CEMETERY TO THE CITY, TO ENSURE ITS PRESERVATION AND PREP AND PERPETUITY. AND WE PUT IN SIGNIFICANT WORK TO HELP MEET THOSE REQUESTS WHILE THE DESIRE TO PURSUE THAT INITIATIVE SEEMS TO HAVE CHANGED. OUR OFFICE IS ABSOLUTELY WILLING TO CARRY IT FORWARD. IF THE NEIGHBORHOOD EVER WISHES FOR US TO TAKE THAT ON AGAIN, ALL THIS TO SAY THE PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION, BETHANY CEMETERY IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT TO ME AND I AM COMMITTED TO CONTINUING TO DO THE WORK TO ENSURE THAT, BUT THE ADJACENT SITE IS NOT WHAT WE ARE HERE TO DISCUSS WITH THE ITEM BEFORE US. AGAIN, I WANT TO MAKE IT CRYSTAL CLEAR. THERE ARE ONLY TWO OPTIONS HERE. WE CAN EITHER DENY THIS CASE AND THE SITE WILL STILL DEVELOP WITH 78 MARKET RATE UNITS AND ON-SITE DETENTION, OR WE CAN APPROVE THE REZONING REQUEST TO ALLOW AN ADDITIONAL 50 UNITS WITH 10% OF THE TOTAL UNITS AFFORDABLE AT 60% MEDIAN FAMILY INCOME AND SIGNIFICANT SIGNIFICANT WATER INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS THAT WILL RESOLVE CURRENT FLOODING ISSUES IN THE ADJACENT NEIGHBORHOOD POSTPONING THIS CASE, WHICH HAS BEEN TRYING TO MOVE BY COUNCIL SINCE APRIL OR ANOTHER MONTH WILL NOT CHANGE THAT FACT. SO I WOULD, WELL, I MADE THE MOTION TO APPROVE ON SECOND AND THIRD READINGS. OKAY. IT'S BEEN A MOTION TO APPROVE 97 ON SECOND AND THIRD READING. ANY DISCUSSION, LET'S TAKE A VOTE THOSE IN FAVOR. PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. THOSE OPPOSED THOSE ABSTAINING COUNCIL MEMBER, ALTAR ABSTAINS, THE OTHERS VOTING. AYE. UH, THIS ITEM, UH, IS APPROVED 10 0 1 THAT TAKES CARE OF ITEM NUMBER 97. YES. UM, I JUST WANTED TO THANK MY COLLEAGUE, MAYOR PRO TEM HARPER MEDICINE FOR ADDRESSING THE ISSUE OF THE PRESERVATION OF THE CEMETERY. I KNOW THAT WAS AN ITEM THAT SHE HAD BROUGHT TO OUR COUNCIL AGENDA AND I WAS A CO-SPONSOR ON IT. AND SO I, I TO, UM, REMAIN SUPPORTIVE OF PARTICIPATING AND IN THOSE CONVERSATIONS, IF, IF THAT SEEMS LIKE THE PATH FORWARD. OKAY, THANK YOU. [Items 89 & 90 ] COLLEAGUES. LET'S PULL UP, UH, NUMBERS, UH, 89 TO 90. SEE IF WE CAN DISPENSE THEM. I THINK THAT'S ALL THAT'S LEFT ON THE, UH, ZONING, UH, AGENDA. SO WE'LL STAY HERE FOR A SECOND COUNCIL MEMBER, READ 30 AT. OKAY. THANK YOU, MARIN. AND, UH, I WANT TO RECOMMEND THAT, THAT WE JUST DO IT ON FIRST READING, BUT YOU KNOW, THERE'S A LOT OF ISSUES INVOLVED WITH THAT PIECE OF PROPERTY. YOU KNOW, THAT THE, UH, WE'VE BEEN WORKING YEARS ON THAT PARK, YOU KNOW, AND WE RAISED ENOUGH FUNDS TO GET IT [03:30:01] A DEVELOPER, BUT WHAT HAPPENED WAS THAT WE COULDN'T MAKE IT HANDICAP ACCESSIBLE WITHOUT SPENDING AN OUTRAGEOUS AMOUNT OF MONEY. AND, UM, ZIGZAGGING THAT, THAT LITTLE PIECE OF LAND TO THE POINT WHERE, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT EVEN USABLE, UH, THIS, UH, THIS, THIS LITTLE PIECE OF LAND IS REALLY, UH, A PART OF MEDINA STREET. IT'S A PUBLIC EASTLAND THAT RUNS DOWN THE SLOPE, BUT THEY NEVER PAID IT BECAUSE THERE WAS NO WAY A VEHICLE COULD GO DOWN OR UP SAFELY IN THAT AREA. IN THIS READING, I'M NOT REALLY SUPPORTED IN THAT ART TEST IS, UH, I, IT'S GOING TO BE SANDWICHED BETWEEN FAIR MARKET AND GO TO SUNDAY, I BELIEVE IS WHAT THEY CALL THAT ONE. SO, UH, APARTMENT INTO AN OFFICE COMPLEX. AND IT'S VERY DIFFICULT FOR ME TO SEE THAT ONLY THE PEOPLE IN THAT LITTLE AREA THERE COULD BE USING IT, OR IT COULD THEN REALLY, THERE'S NOT MUCH YOU CAN DO ABOUT, YOU HAVE THE NEED TO MAKE IT HANDICAP ACCESSIBLE. SO I DON'T WANT TO SEE MONEY THAT WE COULD USE FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING SPIN ON THAT, KNOWING THAT, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE PROBABLY GOING TO MOW IT AND KEEP IT NICE, JUST BECAUSE OUR TWO VEHICLES WHERE THE OWNERS ARE BECAUSE THERE ARE TWO BUILDINGS IN THE SANDWICH RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE. AND THAT'S WHY I HAVE A LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT USING THAT, USING THE MONEY THAT WE WERE GETTING DONE, PLUS, YOU KNOW, IT'S IN THE TODD DISTRICT. SO, UH, THEY, WEREN'T GOING TO DO IT AS AN ENTERTAINMENT CENTER AND PUT A TWO STORY WITH A DECK AND EVERYTHING. AND THAT'S NOT WHAT A TIME TONING IS AFTER HAVE DENSITY. IT'S THE ONLY WAY THAT WE CAN, THERE IS A LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THE COMMUNITY BENEFIT. AND THAT'S WHY I'M JUST RECOMMENDING IT FOR FIRST READING AND, AND NOT TO COME BACK UNTIL THE 30TH THOUGH, UH, THE LAST MEETING IN SEPTEMBER, SO THAT WE SIT DOWN THERE AND WORK WITH THE, UH, YOUR APPLICANTS SO THAT WE CAN, CAN MAKE SURE THAT THE COMMUNITY BENEFITS ARE GOING TO BE THERE. AND IT'S, AND I'M ALSO ASKING THEM TO GO AND WORK WITH THE CONTACT TEAM AND TO COME UP WITH A SOLUTION. AND, UH, THAT'S ONE OF THE MANY REASONS WHY I JUST DOING IT FOR FIRST READING IS TO, SO THAT THEY CAN GO AHEAD AND WORK. AND IF WE CAN GET THAT SATISFACTION OF YOUTH FIRST ONE, WILLING, OKAY, THANK YOU. WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE, UH, THIS, UH, ITEMS 89 90 ON FIRST READING ON LASER SECOND TO THAT MOTION. UH, COUNCIL MEMBER, CASAR SECONDS, UH, FURTHER DISCUSSION COUNCIL MEMBER ALTAR. UM, I APPRECIATE, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER RENTER IS, UM, WORK ON THIS AND, AND AN INTEREST IN IMPROVING IT. AND I SHARE THAT I WILL, UM, YOU KNOW, SUPPORT THIS ON FIRST READING. I DO WANT TO MENTION THAT I THINK THIS CASE REALLY DOES UNDERSCORE THE NEED FOR US TO, UM, UPDATE OUR FEES, OUR AFFORDABLE HOUSING FEES FOR TODD'S IN PARTICULAR. THANK YOU. OKAY. FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS SIDE BEFORE WE VOTE, LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE THOSE IN FAVOR OF THIS ITEM. FIRST READING ONLY, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. THOSE OPPOSED. UH, I'M SHOWING EVERYONE VOTING AYE WITH A COUNCIL MEMBER KELLY OF THE DIOCESE AND THE MAYOR PRO TEM ALSO OFF THE DAIS. SO THAT NINE ZERO WITH TWO OFF THE DICE. I, IF THAT TAKES CARE OF ALL OF OUR ZONING CASES, JERRY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, UH, FOR, UH, FOR TODAY. UH, LET'S GO AHEAD AND MOVE TO, UH, UH, THE, UH, AUSTIN HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION. IF WE'RE READY TO DO THAT, LIKE STAFF NEEDS TO WORK THEIR WAY BACK. THEY WERE HERE EARLIER. UH, COULD YOU JUST REMIND US WHAT WE HAVE LEFT WHILE WE'RE WAITING FOR THEM TO, [Consent Agenda (Part 5 of 5)] AND MAY OR I HAVE TWO ITEMS THAT I PULLED FROM CONSENT, BUT I'VE GOTTEN MORE INFORMATION ABOUT AN I'M PREPARED TO PUT BACK ON CONSENT. OKAY. WHICH TWO ITEMS ARE THOSE? A ONE IS ITEM 54, THANKS TO OUR CITY TREASURER FOR THE INFORMATION SHE PROVIDED. I WILL GO AHEAD AND, UH, MOVE APPROVAL ON THAT ITEM. OKAY. OKAY. AND WHAT WAS THE, AND THERE'S A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 54 SECOND. THAT WAS MY PROPOSED SECONDS. ANY DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. THOSE OPPOSED UNANIMOUS ON THE DYES [03:35:01] MAYOR PRO TEM GONE, CHASM MEMBER KELLY GONE, OTHERS VOTING. AYE. WHAT'S THE SECOND ONE. UM, ITEM 23. I AM PREPARED TO PUT ITEM 20. WELL, ITEM 23. YOU CAN GO BACK ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. 22 OR 2353. I NO LONGER NEED TO DISCUSS 53. HE GOES BACK ON THE AGENDA. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 53? I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION. CATHERINE WARE KITCHEN, SECOND SET MOTION AND A DISCUSSION RIGHT IN 53. THERE WAS A FAIR 53. PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. THOSE OPPOSED I'M SHOWING UNANIMOUS WITH, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER KELLY OFF THE DYESS. I'M HERE, MAN. OH, THERE YOU ARE. OKAY. THANK YOU. MAYOR PRO TEM IS OFF THE DIETS. SORRY ABOUT THAT. CATHERINE BREE COUNTY. ALL RIGHT. SO TO A COUNCIL MEMBER, AUTHOR'S QUESTION. THE ITEMS THAT I'M SHOWING THAT ARE, UH, LEFT, UH, ARE ITEMS 28 1 0 1, 1 0 2 AND 1 0 8. ALSO WHAT ABOUT 22? IS THAT ALSO PULLED, OKAY. I THINK YOU PULLED THAT AT THE END. SO THE ONES THAT I'M NOT ON CONSENT ONE 11, RIGHT? I MEAN, THOSE ARE NOT ON, THOSE ARE NOT ON CONSENT. SO THE ONES THAT I'M SHOWING ON THAT HAD BEEN PULLED FROM CONSENT AGAIN, 22 28, 1 0 1, 1 0 2 AND 1 0 8. WE ALSO HAVE SOME NON-CONSENT ITEMS WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN TO YET. THAT INCLUDES ITEMS 64, 65, 66. UH, AND ALSO, UM, THE OFFICER HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION, WHICH IS 67 AND ALSO 68 AND 69. AND THEN WE HAVE THE, UH, UH, ITEM, UH, ONE 11. OKAY. [Austin Housing Finance Corporation (Part 2 of 2) ] ALL RIGHT. SO LET'S DO THE AUSTIN HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION AND GET THROUGH THAT. UH, SO I'M ON A RECESS, THE AUSTIN CITY COUNCIL MEETING HERE AT 3:50 PM. I'M GOING TO CONVENE THE AUSTIN HOUSING. I'M ON A RECONVENE FOLLOWING THE RECESS AND THE AUSTIN HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION, UH, STILL, UH, AUGUST 26TH, 2021. YOU WANT TO LAY OUT THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR US? ABSOLUTELY. UH, MAYOR MANDY DE MAYO, AUSTIN HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION. THE AGENDA FOR YOU. I WANT TO NOTE A COUPLE OF CHANGES AND CORRECTIONS AGENDA ITEM NUMBER ONE TODAY, YOU WILL JUST BE APPROVING THE MINUTES FROM JULY 29TH, 2021, UM, AND HAVE HOLD AND WE'LL REPOST THE AUGUST 11TH ORDER IN THE MINUTES. ALSO, WE HAVE WITHDRAWN ITEM NUMBER TWO, WHICH IS THE SERVICE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF AUSTIN AND AUSTIN HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION. THAT WAS, UM, ON CHANGES AND CORRECTIONS POSTED EARLIER THAT RELATED TO COUNCIL AND I'M NUMBER 13. AND THAT WILL BE REQUESTED FOR THE SEPTEMBER 2ND MEETING. THE REMAINING ITEMS, UH, ARE RELATED TO OUR HOUSING DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. WE HAVE BEFORE YOU THE AUTHORIZATION TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE LUNGS WHILE YOU'RE ALSO DOING THE HOUSEKEEPING MATTERS. THERE WAS ALSO SOME LATE BACKUP, I THINK, AT A COUPLE OF AUSTIN HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION ITEMS. THERE WAS, UM, CERTAINLY ON ONE ITEM, WHICH WAS NUMBER SEVEN. UM, AND THAT IS THE FOUNDATION COMMUNITIES LOAN. UM, THERE WAS AN AUSTIN AUSTIN HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION, UH, ITEM NUMBER ONE, THERE WAS LAID BACK UP. ALL RIGHT. SO GO AHEAD AND, AND PROCEED NOW WITH THE CONSENT AGENDA. THANK YOU. OKAY. THE CONSENT AGENDA INCLUDES AN OWNERSHIP, HOUSING DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE, UH, LOAN FOR 1.8, $4 MILLION THAT'S AGENDA ITEM NUMBER THREE, ITEMS. NUMBER FOUR THROUGH SEVEN ARE RENTAL HOUSING DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE LOAN AGREEMENTS, WHICH WILL RESULT IN NEARLY 500 UNITS OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING. UM, SOME OF WHICH WILL BE PRESCRIPTIVE TO PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, OTHERS OF WHICH ARE FOR FOLKS THAT BETWEEN 30 AND 60% MEDIAN FAMILY INCOME. UM, AND SO THOSE ARE FOUR DIFFERENT RENTAL HOUSING PROJECTS. WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT ITEM NUMBER EIGHT IS, UH, ALL THROUGHOUT AUTHORIZING US TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE ACQUISITION OF APPROXIMATELY 5.3 [03:40:01] ACRES ON SOUTH PLEASANT VALLEY ROAD. UM, AND THIS WILL BE PART OF OUR LAND ACQUISITION, UM, PORTFOLIO FOR FUTURE DISPOSITION FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AND ITEM NUMBER NINE IS AUTHOR OTHER THING, US TO NEW BOARD WITH ABOUT 2.6 ACRES, UM, ACQUISITION AT 35 11 NATO ROAD. UM, WE'RE PURCHASING THIS ONE IN THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. THAT'S RELATED TO THE COUNCIL ITEM NUMBER 19, THAT WAS APPROVED AS PART OF THE CONSENT AGENDA EARLIER THIS MORNING. SO I OFFER THOSE ITEMS ON CONSENT AND I'M HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU CAN SET AN AGENDA ITEMS ARE ITEMS THREE THROUGH NINE. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA? COUNCIL MEMBER KITCHEN MAKES THE MOTION COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS SECONDS. THE MOTION DIRECTOR KITCHEN MAKES THE MOTION AND DIRECTOR ELLA SECONDS. I DON'T WANT IS STILL ON CONSENT FOR THE JULY MINUTES AND POSTPONING SOUNDS GREAT. THAT'S CORRECT. SO ITEM NUMBER ONE IS CONCERNS THOSE AND THEN PLUS ITEMS THREE THROUGH NINE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH A DISCUSSION ON THE CONSENT ITEMS, COUNCIL MEMBER . THANK YOU. UM, I JUST WANTED TO ASK STAFF, IF YOU COULD PLEASE KEEP THE SOUTHEAST NEIGHBORHOOD CONTACT TEAM, UM, UPDATED WITH THE PROGRESS ON THE LAND ACQUISITION ITEM ITEM NUMBER EIGHT, I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. AND THEY'VE ALSO FORMALLY REQUESTED TO BE NOTIFIED FOR ANY HOUSING TAX CREDIT APPLICATIONS THAT ARE SUBMITTED IN THE FOUR, FOUR ZIP CODE. SO IF WE CAN ALSO ENSURE THAT THEY ARE NOTIFIED, IF THERE ARE APPLICATIONS PUT FORWARD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THAT. UH, COUNCIL MEMBER QUANTIS, JUST SO YOU KNOW, WE WILL BE ROSIE AND I WERE TALKING ABOUT THAT TESTIMONY EARLIER, AND WE WILL BE REACHING OUT TO THE CONTACT TEAM, UM, TO TALK ABOUT FUTURE PLANS FOR THE 5,900 SOUTH PLEASANT VALLEY PARCEL, UM, AS WELL AS TAX CREDIT PROJECTS IN THE FUTURE. THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE IT. OKAY. FOR THE DISCUSSION ON THE CONSENT AGENDA COUNCIL MEMBER COSAR, THIS IS JUST A DIRECTOR, RIGHT DIRECTOR, AND I THINK IT MAKES YOU, I THINK YOU'RE PRESIDENT. I THINK I'M PRESIDENT. SORRY. UM, NO, I JUST WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT BECAUSE THIS IS, UM, THIS IS A REALLY STRONG AGENDA WHERE WE'RE, AGAIN, GOING TO BE ABLE TO HOUSE HUNDREDS OF LOW INCOME PEOPLE AND MANY PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS AS WELL, ALONG WITH LAND THAT WILL BE THE FUTURE, UM, ST. JOHN DEVELOPMENTS OR THE FUTURE RYAN DRIVE DEVELOPMENTS, UH, WHICH USED TO TAKE SO LONG. BUT NOW THAT WE HAVE THIS STRONG LAND ACQUISITION STRATEGY, I THINK WE'LL BE ABLE TO DO MANY MORE OF THEM AT SCALE IN ALL PARTS OF THE CITY. SO I JUST WANT TO THANK THE REALLY HARD WORK OF OUR HOUSING STAFF. WHO'VE BEEN TASKED WITH SO MUCH DURING THE PANDEMIC AND TO KEEP ADDRESSING OUR PERSISTENT, AFFORDABLE HOUSING SHORTAGE. UM, AND THEN AGAIN, A MOMENT TO TAKE THANK THE VOTERS, UH, FOR THEIR TRUST IN US WITH, UH, WITH THE HOUSING BONDS THAT MAKE ALL OF THIS HAPPEN. OKAY. I THINK THE WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING HERE AND THE SCALE TO GET TO 500 UNITS TODAY IS PRETTY INCREDIBLE. AND I WANT TO THANK STAFF FOR PUSHING THAT FORWARD. IT WOULD BE HELPFUL, I THINK, UH, JUST TO, TO BE ABLE TO SEE HOW WE HAVE DONE AS A CITY, AS WE'VE GOTTEN BETTER OVER TIME. SO IF YOU COULD GIVE COUNSEL A MEMO THAT WOULD INDICATE HOW MANY OF, UH, AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO DO, UH, MAYBE BY YEAR FOR THE LAST 10 YEARS, I THINK THAT WOULD BE REALLY, REALLY HELPFUL SO THAT THE PUBLIC KIDS SEE WHAT HAPPENS AS THEY HAVE AUTHORIZED GIVING MONEY TOWARD IT AND, AND, AND REALLY PUT THEIR SHOULDER, UH, TO THAT. UM, I WANT TO JUST CALL YES, IF I MIGHT, TREASURER ALLSTON HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION, AND WE CAN CERTAINLY PUT TOGETHER THAT MEMO. UM, WE ALSO HAVE ON OUR WEBSITE, WE HAVE OUR STRATEGIC HOUSING BLUEPRINT SCORECARDS, UH, FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS. AND SO YOU CAN SEE THAT PROGRESS AS WELL SINCE WE'VE ADOPTED THE STRATEGIC HOUSING BLUEPRINT. SO WE'LL REFERENCE THAT AND I THINK THAT'S GOOD. AND I'M HOPING TO GO BACK A LITTLE BIT BEFORE THAT SO THAT PEOPLE CAN SEE WHAT THE IMPACT OF ADOPTING THAT BLUEPRINT, UH, HAD IN TERMS OF THE FOCUS OF WHAT WE WERE DOING. SO, YES, THANK YOU. AND THANKS FOR POINTING OUT THAT SOME OF THAT INFORMATION IS ONLINE. UM, I WANT TO CALL OUT, UH, IF I COULD, UH, ITEM NUMBER SEVEN FOR JUST, UH, A MOMENT. UM, UH, THIS IS, UH, UM, A UNIQUE AND I THINK REALLY INTERESTING, UM, UH, PROPOSITION, UH, THAT, UH, IS BEING DONE WITH, UH, WALTER MURROW AND FOUNDATION COMMUNITIES. I JUST REALLY WANT TO THANK THEM FOR, FOR RESPONDING TO THE, TO THE CALL, TO, TO, TO, TO REALLY HELP, UH, UH, REALLY DIRECTLY WITH, UH, HOMELESSNESS, UH, IN THE COMMUNITY, UH, FOUNDATIONS COMMUNITY, GREAT ORGANIZATION DOES JUST, UH, INCREDIBLE WORK. I THINK PROBABLY DO THAT KIND OF WORK AS GOOD [03:45:01] IF NOT BETTER THAN ANYBODY IN THE COUNTRY. UH, DOES IT, UH, IN THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT, MY UNDERSTANDING OF THE FOUNDATION COMMUNITIES, UH, UH, IN ADDITION TO THE WORK THEY'VE DONE, UH, OVER TIME, KEEPING PEOPLE FROM FALLING INTO HOMELESSNESS PRIMARILY, UH, HAS AGREED TO, UH, DO A PROJECT HERE THAT, UH, WILL MOVE TOWARDS SERVING PEOPLE WHO ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS DIRECTLY. UH, AND HALF OF THE, THIS WILL BE, UH, UH, UH, WORKING WITH FOLKS COMING OFF OF THE, UH, THE LISTS THAT THE, THE, UH, AGENCIES, UH, USE WITH RESPECT TO PLACING PEOPLE AND GETTING THEM OFF OUR STREETS. UH, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT AS WE, UM, UH, MOVE FORWARD THAT THAT OTHER OPERATORS, UH, CONSIDER, UH, FOLLOWING THIS, UH, UM, UH, DIRECTION AND HIS EXAMPLE OF A FOUNDATION COMMUNITIES, CERTAINLY IF WE'RE GOING TO HOUSE 3000 PEOPLE ON OUR STREETS IN THREE YEARS, IT'S GOING TO TAKE PEOPLE LIKE FOUNDATION COMMUNITIES AND WALTER, MURROW'S STEPPING UP TO, TO, TO, TO, TO REALLY HELP WITH THIS. AND IT'S APPRECIATED, AND I'LL PLEASE MAKE SURE STAFF, AS WE DID THIS MORNING, WHEN WE WERE TALKING ABOUT SERVICE PROVIDERS, THAT AS PART OF THE ARRANGEMENT, YOU, YOU, UH, MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE GETTING THE INFORMATION AND THE DATA, UH, ASSOCIATED WITH THESE FOLKS, UH, SO THAT WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO, TO BE ABLE TO MEASURE, UH, OUR SUCCESSES AND BE ABLE TO GET THE DATA TO SUPPORT THE, THE DIRECTIONS THAT WE'RE HEADED. PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOU, THAT YOU GET THAT. UM, AND AGAIN, I JUST WANTED TO SAY, THANKS. THIS IS, UH, WE REALLY APPRECIATE FOUNDATION COMMUNITIES, UH, UH, WORKING IN THIS DIRECTION AS WELL, FURTHER DISCUSSION. OKAY. VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE FOUNDATION COMMUNITIES PROJECT AND ALL OF THE OTHER, UM, UH, HOUSING DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS THAT WILL, UM, RESULT FROM THESE INVESTMENTS. ABSOLUTELY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. LET'S TAKE A, VOTE THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE CONSENT AGENDA. PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. THOSE OPPOSED. IT LOOKS LIKE EVERYBODY IS VOTING YES. WITH THE MAYOR PRO TEM OFF OF THE DICE. I THINK THAT'S ALL OF OUR BUSINESS. UH, SO, UH, WE'LL ADJOURN THE MEETING OF THE AUSTIN HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION HERE AT, UH, 4:00 PM. [Items 64 & 65 ] UH, AND THEN WE WILL GO AND RECONVENE THE AUSTIN CITY COUNTER ON, UH, AUGUST 26TH, 2021 AT 4:00 PM. WE'LL CONTINUE TO WORK OUR WAY THROUGH THE, UH, THROUGH THE, UH, AGENDA. WE HAVE TWO, UH, UH, ITEMS THAT COME TO US FROM THE, UH, AUDIT AND FINANCE COMMITTEE ITEM 64 AND 65, UH, CHAIR ALTAR. YOU WANT TO TAKE US THROUGH THOSE COMMITTEES? UH, TWO ITEMS. SURE. I'LL MOVE APPROVAL OF BOTH ITEMS. AND WHEN I GET A SECOND, I CAN SPEAK TO THEM. OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER POOL, VICE CHAIR, UH, UH, SECOND THOSE COUNCIL, UH, SHAREHOLDER. OKAY. SO ITEM 64 IS FROM THE JULY AUDIT AND FINANCE COMMITTEE, FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING. UM, WE EVALUATED TRUSTEE CANDIDATES FOR THE COERCE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, AND WE VOTED TO APPROVE KELLY CROOK, WHO WE BELIEVE WILL BE AN ASSET TO THE SYSTEM. UM, THAT IS FOR PLACE THREE. AND THEN FOR ITEMS 65, UM, ALSO AT THE JULY MEETING, WE APPROVED ADVANCING KIMBERLY ALAVAREZ AND LEE CRAWFORD AS DIRECTORS OF THE ACE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND STAFF CONCURS WITH THESE APPOINTMENTS. OKAY. THERE'S BEEN A MOTION AND A SECOND, ANY DISCUSSION BEFORE WE TAKE A VOTE THOSE IN FAVOR OF THIS ITEM, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. THESE TWO ITEMS, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. THOSE OPPOSED THEY PASSED UNANIMOUSLY WITH THE MAYOR PRO TEM AND COUNCIL MEMBER COSAR OF THE, UH, OF THE BIAS [66. Approve a resolution authorizing the filing of eminent domain proceedings for the Williamson Creek Interceptor project requiring the acquisition of one Wastewater Line Easement for a Subterranean Tunnel being approximately 0.091 of an acre of land, (3,972 square feet) in the William Cannon League, Survey No. 19, Abstract No.6 in the City of Austin, Travis County, Texas, being out of a 5.710 acre tract of land having been conveyed to Nasreddine Ramzi, et. al. by instrument of record in volume 2004156756 of the Official Public Records of Travis County, Texas; in the amount of $8,901, for the public use of replacing a wastewater tunnel to increase capacity for future growth in the Williamson Creek basin. The owners of the needed property are Ramzi Nasreddine, Abir Nasreddine, and RN, Inc. The property is located in District 3 at 5101 South Congress Avenue, Austin, Texas 78745. The general route of this project is along Williamson Creek, from South 1st Street to South Pleasant Valley Road, with numerous tie-in cutovers throughout to connect local wastewater flows to the new tunnel. Strategic Outcome(s): Health and Environment.] WITH RESPECT TO ITEM NUMBER 66, A NON-CONSENT CONDEMNATION ITEM. IS THERE A MOTION TO THE EFFECT THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF AUSTIN AUTHORIZES THE USE OF THE POWER OF EMINENT DOMAIN TO ACQUIRE THE PROPERTY SET FORTH AND DESCRIBED IN THE AGENDA FOR THIS MEETING, UH, FOR THE PUBLIC USE DESCRIBED THERE IN, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER TOVO MAKES THE MOTION COUNCIL MEMBER LS SECONDS. ANY DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. THOSE OPPOSED UNANIMOUS ON THE DYES WITH THE MAYOR PRO TEM, UH, OFF, [68. Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance amending City Code Chapter 25-9 (Water and Wastewater) relating to establishing new requirements for water conservation in the implementation of the Water Forward Plan, including expansion of the reclaimed water connection requirement, water benchmarking, and mandatory onsite water reuse for certain new developments and requiring an affordability report ] UH, ITEM NUMBER 68, A PUBLIC HEARING OD WATER FORWARD. UH, THAT ITEM I'M GONNA NOTE, IT'S BEEN POSTPONED TO SEPTEMBER 30TH, COUNCILMEMBER KITCHEN. DO YOU WANT TO SPEAK TO THAT? [03:50:01] UH, YES. AT THE RIGHT TIME, I'M FINE WITH THE POSTPONEMENT, BUT, UM, SHOULD I SPEAK NOW OR SURE YOU CAN. I WAS GOING TO GO ONTO THE NEXT ITEM. I WAS JUST NOTING IT'S BEEN POSTPONED. OH, OKAY. YEAH, NO, I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT, UM, BRING TO MY ATTENTION AND TO BRING TO THE ATTENTION OF MY COLLEAGUES. THIS IS THE ITEM RELATED TO MOVING FORWARD WITH THE WATER FORWARD, UH, CHANGES TO THE CODE THAT WE VOTED ON A NUMBER OF MONTHS BACK. I DO EXPECT IT TO COME BACK TO US AT THE END OF SEPTEMBER AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO, UH, US, UH, IT BEING READY FOR US TO VOTE ON AT THAT TIME. I THINK IT WILL BE, UH, IMPORTANT AND SIGNIFICANT TO TAKE THIS ACTION, UH, ON MOVING FORWARD WITH, UH, SIGNIFICANT RECOMMENDATIONS ON WHAT FORWARD. SO. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. UH, [69. Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance amending section 4.10.3 of the North Burnet Regulating Plan to allow for an alternative timeline for parkland dedication and waiving requirements in City Code Section 25-1-502 for Planning Commission review. Strategic Outcome(s): Health and Environment. ] SO THEN LET'S MOVE ON THEN TO, UM, UH, ITEM NUMBER 69, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER POOL. DO YOU WANT TO MAKE A MOTION ON 69? UH, YES, PLEASE. I'D LIKE TO MOVE VERSION THREE FOR APPROVAL. IT'S A VERSION THREE OR VERSION TWO VERSION TWO WAS AN OLD VERSION THAT WAS INADVERTENTLY BY STAFF SENT AND POSTED. SO WE, UH, DISCOVERED THAT, UM, ERROR. AND SO VERSION THREE IS THE, IS THE APPROPRIATE ONE. IT DOESN'T CHANGE THE SUBSTANCE OF THE ORDINANCE. IT CLARIFIES THAT OUR PARKS DIRECTOR CAN ALLOW CERTAIN ACTIVITIES ON FUTURE PARKLAND UNDER THE NEW PROGRAM IN THE NORTH BURNET GATEWAY REGULATING PLAN. THERE WAS JUST A MIX UP ON WHICH VERSION WAS POSTED TO THE BACK AND IS VERSION THREE AND BACKUP DOWN. YES. OKAY. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER POOL MOVES, PASSAGE OF VERSION THREE OF THIS, UH, ITEM 69 DISCUSSION COUNCIL MEMBER ALTER. OH, COUNCIL MEMBER ALTER IS SECONDING THE MOTION, A FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM. THEN LET'S TAKE A VOTE THOSE IN FAVOR. PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. THERE WAS OPPOSED. IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S UNANIMOUS AGAIN WITH THE MAYOR PRO TEM, UH, OF THE, UH, THIS, UH, I THINK THAT THEN, UH, I THINK WE'VE HANDLED THEM ALL OF THOSE ISSUES. LET'S HANDLE [111. Conduct a public hearing and approve an ordinance for the full-purpose annexation of approximately 25.0 acres located in Travis County at 11213 N FM 620 Road; and ratify an agreement with the owner of the land for the provision of services. The property is adjacent to Austin Council District 6. ] ITEM NUMBER ONE 11, UM, ANNEXATION ITEM COUNCIL MEMBER ALTER. I'D LIKE TO MOVE FOR UP TO NINE 30, PLEASE. AS A MOTION TO POSTPONE THIS ITEM TILL NINE 30. IS THERE SECOND TO THIS MOTION? COUNCIL MEMBER, KELLY SECONDS, THE MOTION AND THE DISCUSSION THAT'S ABOUT FOR WET THIS? YES, I WOULD JUST, OH, WAIT, WHAT NUMBER ARE WE ON? ONE 11 IS THE ANNEXATION ISSUE. OKAY. THAT'S OKAY. ANY DISCUSSION ON WHAT 11 LET'S TAKE A VOTE THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE POSTPONEMENT, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. THOSE OPPOSED ON THE DYES WITH THE MAYOR PRO TEM PRO TEM OFF THAT GETS US THROUGH, UM, UH, 11. UH, I THINK THEN THE ONLY ITEMS, UH, THAT WE HAVE LEFT THEN ARE THE POLLED ITEMS THAT WE HAVE YET TO, UH, ADDRESS, UH, FROM THIS MORNING, [22. Authorize negotiation and execution of Amendment No. 8 to an interlocal agreement with Austin Community College to provide childcare quality improvement services, to add two 12-month extension options each in an amount not to exceed $51,128, for a revised total agreement amount not to exceed $356,649. Strategic Outcome(s): Economic Opportunity and Affordability. ] LET'S BEGIN WITH, UH, ITEM NUMBER 22, AS I'VE TOLD YOU, I THINK YOU PULLED THIS. I DID. THANK YOU. UM, AND THIS IS AN ITEM THAT I BELIEVE PUBLIC HEALTH AUSTIN PUBLIC HEALTH IS SHEPHERDING THROUGH. UM, IT IS AN AGREEMENT WITH AUSTIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE TO IMPROVE CHILDCARE QUALITY IMPROVEMENT SERVICES. AND IN REACHING OUT, WE RECEIVED THE INFORMATION THAT THIS IS, UM, DESIGNED TO ASSIST TEACHERS IN, IN HELPING IN HELPING THE STAFF AT CHILDCARE FACILITIES, MEET THE QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE TEXAS RISING STAR GUIDELINES. BUT I WOULD LIKE TO GET SOME INFORMATION FROM OUR STAFF. UH, HOW, HOW HAS THAT DONE? HOW MANY INDIVIDUAL STAFF MEMBERS ARE SERVED, HOW MANY CHILDCARE FACILITIES ARE SERVED? IF WE COULD GET A LITTLE BIT MORE BACKGROUND INFORMATION, I'M CERTAINLY SUPPORTIVE OF INVESTING IN ANYTHING THAT IMPROVES CHILDCARE OR HELPS US SUSTAIN HIGH QUALITY CHILDCARE WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY. AND JUST WOULD LIKE TO HOW THIS PARTICULAR INVESTMENT IS, IS HELPING US ACHIEVE THOSE AIMS GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS, DONNA SUNDSTROM ASSISTANT DIRECTOR WITH AUSTIN PUBLIC HEALTH. AND WHAT THIS DOES IS, IS IT'S TO HELP, UM, TEACHERS AND DIRECTORS THAT ARE EMPLOYED IN LICENSED CHILDCARE CENTERS AND REGISTERED HOMES TO BE ABLE TO FURTHER THEIR EDUCATION, UM, AND IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION. AND BY DOING THAT ONE THAT ALSO HELPS WITH THE CENTERS MOVING THEIR QUALITY RATING [03:55:01] TEACHING, UM, TEACHERS RISING STAR, UH, IS TEXAS RISING STAR PROGRAM IS THE QUALITY RATING SYSTEM THAT TEXAS USES. AND ONE OF THE CRITERIA THAT IS USED, UM, TO DETERMINE QUALITY IS THE CERTIFICATIONS AND THE EDUCATION THAT A CHILDCARE THE TEACHERS HAVE AND ALSO THE DIRECTORS APP. AND SO BY HELPING THEM FURTHER THEIR EDUCATION, THAT INTERNS HELP IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF CARE. AND IT ALSO HELPS WITH THEM MOVING TO HIGHER LEVELS OF THE TEXAS RISING STAR. AND I W A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, WE HAD A VERY GOOD PRESENTATION, MAYBE A COUPLE OF PRESENTATIONS ABOUT TEXAS RISING STAR AND, UM, CERTIFICATION AND THE NEED FOR IT. I, I'M STILL NOT UNDERSTANDING WHAT EXACTLY THIS INVESTMENT IS PAYING FOR. IS IT, IS IT ALLOWING, IS IT PAYING FOR THE CLASSES THAT STAFF MEMBERS ARE TAKING? IS IT CORRECT? WHAT IS THE, WHAT IS EXACT, WHAT EXACTLY IS OUR INVESTMENT PAYING FOR THERE IS SO IT'S HELPING PAY FOR THE TUITION, UM, BOOKS IF NEEDED, UM, FOR THE CLASSES. SO IT'S TUITION SUPPORT FOR THE TEACHERS, IT'S CLASSES FOR THE TEACHERS AT THE END OF THE PROGRAM. UM, THEN IT ALLOWS FOR AN INCENTIVE TO BE PROVIDED FOR THOSE TEACHERS. UM, AFTER ONE CLASS IT'S $200 AND AFTER IF THEY GO ON TO CONTINUE THEIR EDUCATION, AND THEN IT PROVIDES AN ADDITIONAL INCENTIVE FOR THAT. SO IT IT'S ACTUALLY PAYING FOR TUITION SUPPORT BOOKS, UM, FOR THEM, FOR THEIR EDUCATION. THAT'S GREAT TO HEAR. DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY TEACHERS WILL BE SERVED FOR THIS? THIS, THIS CONTRACT IS FOR 33 TEACHERS TO BE SERVED THROUGH IT. AND ONE OF THE OUTCOMES IS THAT THEY WOULD RECEIVE A GRADE OF C, C OR HIGHER. THANKS FOR THAT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. UM, MAYORAL MOVE APPROVAL OF THIS ITEM, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER, TOVO MUS, UH, PASSAGE OF THIS ITEM 22. I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND SECOND, THIS ONE, UH, ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM, 22 COUNCIL WEBER, ALTAR, ANYONE WHO'S. I JUST WANT TO FLAG THAT IN, UM, THE LATE Q AND A, UM, THEY PROVIDED SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND ANSWER TO MY QUESTIONS FOR 22, IF YOU WANT A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATION IN WRITING. OKAY. THANK YOU. FURTHER DISCUSSION THIS ITEM 22. LET'S TAKE A, VOTE THOSE IN FAVOR OF THIS ITEM. PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. THOSE OPPOSED. UM, IT'S UNANIMOUS WITH THE PEOPLE THAT ARE HERE, AND I'M SAYING THAT THE MAYOR PRO TEM AND COUNCIL MEMBER RENTER RHEA, UH, TIP STAIN OFF THE DYES AND SHOW COUNCIL MEMBER KELLY ABSTAINING. OKAY, [28. Authorize negotiation and execution of an agreement with African American Youth Harvest Foundation to provide mental health services to African American youth and other historically disadvantaged populations residing Austin and/or Travis County, in an amount not to exceed $140,000. Strategic Outcome(s): Health and Environment. ] LET'S GO ON THEN TO THE NEXT ITEM, WHICH IS ITEM NUMBER 28 OR AFRICAN-AMERICAN YOUTH HARVEST. UH, THANK YOU, MAYOR. SO WE APPROVED, UM, ANOTHER CONTRACT, TWO OTHER CONTRACTS, UM, ON TODAY'S AGENDA WITH THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN YOUTH HARVEST FOUNDATION. AND I'M, I'M NOT AS FAMILIAR WITH THIS PARTICULAR PROGRAM THAT THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN YOUTH HARVEST FOUNDATION, UM, IS PROPOSING WITH REGARD TO MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES. SO I'M FAMILIAR WITH THEIR OTHER PROGRAMMING, UM, THAT WE, THAT WE MADE INVESTMENTS IN THIS MORNING OR EXTENDED OUR INVESTMENTS. BUT IF WE COULD GET SOME MORE INFORMATION ABOUT, ABOUT THE MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES, ARE THEY, AS I UNDERSTAND, BASED ON SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WE GOT TODAY, THEY WOULD NOT BE THE PROVIDER OF THE MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES, BUT CAN YOU, CAN YOU HELP US UNDERSTAND, ARE THEY DOING THAT THROUGH A CONTRACT? HOW MANY INDIVIDUALS ARE ANTICIPATED TO BE SERVED? HOW WILL THEY IDENTIFY THOSE WHO ARE IN NEED OF THOSE SERVICES? WE, WE REALLY HAD, UM, THAT I COULD TELL VERY LITTLE BACK BACKUP INFORMATION, HELPING DESCRIBE THIS PROGRAM, AND THEN LOOKING, AND JUST REFLECTING BACK ON, ON SOME OF THE INFORMATION I HAVE GOTTEN THROUGH THE YEARS OF WORKING, WORKING HERE AND KNOWING ABOUT THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN YOUTH HARVEST FOUNDATION AND THEIR PROGRAMMING. I'M JUST NOT FAMILIAR WITH THIS ELEMENT NUMBER OUT THERE. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU ASK QUESTIONS. I HAVEN'T, I HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO REALLY PERUSE ALL OF THE LATE BACKUPS. SO THERE MAY BE SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IN THE Q AND A THAT, UM, THAT I HAVEN'T SEEN YET. GOOD AFTERNOON. THIS IS NOW WITH AUSTIN PUBLIC HEALTH. THIS IN FACT WOULD BE A NEW AGREEMENT WITH THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN YOUTH HARVEST FOUNDATION, UM, TO PROVIDE THESE ADDITIONAL MENTAL HEALTH TRAINING AND SUPPORT FOR THE COMMUNITY. THE AGREEMENT IS STILL UNDER NEGOTIATION, BUT YES, IT WILL BE CONTRACTING WITH ADDITIONAL PROVIDERS TO PROVIDE SUPPORT. IN THE EASTERN CRESCENT. WE UNDERSTAND FROM RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN QUALITY OF LIFE COMMISSION, THAT ADDITIONAL MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ARE DEFINITELY [04:00:01] NEEDED FOR THIS PRIORITY POPULATION. SO THIS WAS AN EFFORT AND UNDERSTANDING THE REACH AND THE EXPERIENCE THAT THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN YOUTH HARVEST FOUNDATION HAD IN THE COMMUNITY TO EXPAND SERVICES, TO PROVIDE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES IN THE COMMUNITY. SO DO THEY HAVE MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDERS ON STAFF? WILL THEY BE HIRING MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDERS? WILL THEY BE CONTRACTING WITH OTHER PROVIDERS AND BRINGING THEM ONSITE? CAN YOU HELP US UNDERSTAND HOW THESE PARTNERING GOING TO WITH ADDITIONAL PROVIDERS, THE CONTRACT HAS NOT BEEN FINALIZED YET? UM, SO I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO PROVIDE YOU A LIST OF THOSE DETAILS, BUT YES, THEY PLAN TO COORDINATE AND PARTNER WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE THE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AND ALSO TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL TRAINING IN THE COMMUNITY AND WILL THE SERVICES BE DELIVERED. I KNOW THEY DO A LOT OF WORK IN SCHOOLS. WILL THE SERVICES BE DELIVERED IN SCHOOLS? WILL IT BE DELIVERED OUT OF THEIR FACILITY? WHERE WILL THE SERVICES BE DELIVERED? THEY WILL BE DELIVERED IN BOTH, IN SOME, IN SCHOOLS, PART, POSSIBLY SOME CHARTER SCHOOLS AND ALSO, UM, SERVICES AT THEIR FACILITY AS WELL. I'M INTERESTED IN LEARNING MORE ABOUT THAT, ESPECIALLY THE EXTENT TO WHICH, UM, THERE'LL BE DELIVERING SERVICES WITHIN CHARTER SCHOOLS, WHICH UNLIKE OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS MAY NOT BE PROVIDING THOSE KINDS OF SERVICES ON SITE. SO I THINK THAT BEARS SOME EXPLORATION AND I WOULD, I'D LIKE SOME FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION ON THAT, PLEASE. ABSOLUTELY. AS YOU NEGOTIATE THIS CONTRACT, COULD YOU PLEASE COME BACK AND LET US KNOW HOW THIS IS, HOW THIS PROGRAM IS SHAPING OUT, PLEASE? YES, WE WILL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. YOU KNOW, WE DON'T PICK, UH, UH, VENDORS FROM THE, FROM THE DAY IS HERE. UM, BUT, UH, THE CONTRACT'S NOW GONE TO STAFF AND COME BACK VETTED THIS WAY. AND, UM, AND I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE WITH, UH, AFRICAN-AMERICAN YOUTH HARVEST, UH, OUT IN THE FIELD WHERE THEY WERE GIVING, UH, VACCINATIONS OUT TO COMMUNITY, UH, JUST A REAL TRUSTED VOICE IN SOME COMMUNITIES THAT ARE HARD FOR US, UH, IN GOVERNMENT TO, TO, TO REACH TO. AND I'M REALLY APPRECIATIVE OF THE, OF THE WORK THAT THEY DO IN THE COMMUNITY. SO OUR MOTION TO APPROVE THIS ITEM NUMBER 28, COUNCILMEMBER TOVO MAKES THE MOTION. I'LL SECOND, THAT ANY DISCUSSION THAT WAS IN FAVOR OF THIS ITEM, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. THOSE OPPOSED GENETICISTS OF THOSE THAT ARE HERE ARE NOT WITH US OR THEIR MAYOR PRO TEM AND COUNCIL WE'RE TAKING THE VOTE, RIGHT? SO THE ONLY ONES THAT WE HAVE NOT HERE WITH US IS, UH, UH, MAYOR PRO TEMP, OTHERS VOTING, AYE, ITEM NUMBER 28 PASSES [101. Authorize negotiation and execution of an agreement with Cities United to provide consulting services to the Office of Violence Prevention for coaching, capacity building, and developing infrastructure, with a term beginning September 15, 2021 through March 31, 2023, for a total agreement amount not to exceed $75,000. Strategic Outcome(s): Health and Environment. ] THAT GETS US THEN TO ITEM 1 0 1 COUNCIL MEMBER TOBO THANK YOU. SO THIS, UH, AND AGAIN, THERE MAY BE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION THE Q AND A THAT I'VE MISSED, BUT IN LOOKING AT THE BACKUP INFORMATION, YOU KNOW, CLEARLY THESE ARE, ARE VERY, VERY IMPORTANT INVESTMENTS, UM, TO BE BANKING IN OUR COMMUNITY FROM THE BACKUP THAT IS POSTED WITH OUR AGENDA THOUGH, I'M NOT, I'M NOT UNDERSTANDING, UM, THE EXTENT OF THE PROGRAM. WHAT KIND OF OUTCOMES, UM, ARE ANTICIPATED, HOW WE'RE MEASURING SUCCESS WITH THESE PROGRAMS. I NOTICED THAT IN THAT WE'VE CERTAINLY FUNDED, FUNDED, UM, SEVERAL OF THESE GROUPS IN THE PAST FOR SIMILAR PROGRAMMING, THERE IS ONE CHANGE FROM THE PAST. CAN YOU HELP US UNDERSTAND, UM, A LITTLE BIT MORE, CAN YOU TALK TO US A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE PROGRAM AND WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE WITHIN, WITHIN THOSE PROGRAMS AND HOW WE'RE MEASURING THAT SUCCESS PLEASE? GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. I AM CINDY GOMEZ. I AM A PROGRAM MANAGER OVER EARLY CHILDHOOD AND YOUTH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES AT AUSTIN PUBLIC HEALTH. AND I'D BE HAPPY TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. UM, THIS, THESE SERVICES, UH, ARE, OR JUVENILE DELINQUENCY, DELINQUENCY PREVENTION. UM, THIS IS A STATE GRANT FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY PROTECTIVE SERVICES, UH, THAT PREVENTION AND EARLY INTERVENTION DIVISION AND THE, THE SERVICES ARE TO PROVIDE, UH, TO PREVENTIONAL DELINQUENCY AND INCREASE YOUTH PROTECTIVE FACTORS, UH, THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH JUVENILE DELINQUENCY. AND SO WE HAVE STATE MANDATED PERFORMANCE MEASURES TO SPEAK TO THAT. UM, PART OF YOUR QUESTION, UH, TO SERVE 1200, UH, YOUTH ANNUALLY IN THE 7, 8, 7, 4, 4 DOVE SPRINGS COMMUNITY. AND THEN THERE'S A STATEMENT MANDATED OUTCOME THAT 100% OF THE YOUTH, UH, WILL NOT BE, UH, ENGAGED IN DELINQUENT, UH, [04:05:01] IN JUVENILE DELINQUENCY BEHAVIOR. SO SINCE IT'S A PREVENTION PROGRAM, THAT'S A CRITICAL FACTOR FOR THIS GRANT FOR THE, FOR THE STATE. THAT'S REALLY VERY HELPFUL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. AND, UM, SINCE IT SERVES 7 8 7 4 7 8 7 4 4, UM, COUNCIL MEMBER, YOU MAY WANT TO MAKE THE MOTION AND I'LL, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS ITEM? COUNCIL MEMBER WENT, THIS MAKES THE MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM NUMBER 1 0 1. IS THERE A SECOND TO THAT? I WOULD REMEMBER TOVA WILL SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? DOES KAISER FIGHT THIS? YEP. JUST REALLY QUICK. JUST WANTED TO SAY I'M HAPPY TO SEE THIS MOVE FORWARD AND TO SEE THIS TYPE OF PROGRAM IN THE DUTCH SPRINGS COMMUNITY. I KNOW THAT IT WOULD GO A LONG WAY IN, IN DOVE SPRINGS, AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO HEARING ABOUT THE WORK THAT IS DONE AND ESPECIALLY LOVE HEARING THAT THE OUTCOME IS TO HAVE 100% PREVENTION. AND SO, UM, YOU KNOW, W MY TEAM, AND WE'LL KEEP UP WITH STAFF AND WE'D LOVE TO PARTICIPATE IN SOME OF THE PROGRAMS AS THEY ARE DEVELOPED IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER. GREAT. LET'S GO AHEAD AND TAKE A, VOTE THOSE IN FAVOR OF THIS ITEM. 1 0 1, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. THOSE OPPOSED THOSE ABSTAINING. I'M SHOWING IT BEING UNANIMOUS. EVERYONE WHO IS HERE VOTING WITH THE MAYOR PRO TEM OFF OF THE DIOCESE. THANK YOU. THAT GETS [102. Authorize negotiation and execution of an agreement with Cities United to provide consulting services to the Office of Violence Prevention for coaching, capacity building, and developing infrastructure, with a term beginning September 15, 2021 through March 31, 2023, for a total agreement amount not to exceed $75,000. 103. Strategic Outcome(s): Health and Environment. ] US TO ITEM NUMBER 1 0 2, UH, 12. I THINK YOU PULLED THIS ONE AS WELL. I DID. THANK YOU. AND, UM, I'M VERY SUPPORTIVE OF THIS. LET ME SAY THAT AT THE OUTSET, BECAUSE I, I KNOW, UM, I THINK ONE OF THE OTHER COUNCIL OFFICES HAD A QUESTION ABOUT WHY I HAD PULLED IT, AND THEN THERE WERE, AND THEN WE STARTED HEARING FROM COMMUNITY MEMBERS. THERE'S NO CONCERN I'M GOING TO VOTE FOR IT. I'M SUPER SUPPORTIVE OF IT. UM, AND OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, SO SUPPORTIVE OF SAFE GUN STORAGE AS, AS OUR COUNCIL HAS TAKEN SEVERAL POSITIONS ON THAT, INCLUDING, UM, AN AFFIRMATIVE VOTE FOR A GUN STORAGE RESOLUTION THAT I BROUGHT FORWARD IN 2016. SO WHAT I'D LIKE TO UNDERSTAND IS HOW THIS FITS INTO, AND I BELIEVE COUNCIL MEMBER ALTAR HAS IN HER, UM, REALLY SUBSTANTIAL WORK ON, UM, PREVENTING GUN VIOLENCE. ALSO HAD SOME STORAGE, HAD SOME GUN STORAGE, UM, DIRECTION. WHAT I'D LIKE TO UNDERSTAND IS HOW THIS FITS WITHIN THE GUN STORAGE AND THE GUN LOCK AND THE EDUCATION ABOUT GUN SAFETY WORK THAT APD IS DOING. IS THIS SUPPLANTING THAT WORK, IS IT GOING TO BE DONE IN COORDINATION? WHAT IS, HOW ARE THESE TWO PROGRAMS, UM, COEXISTING. SO AGAIN, NOW THAT I'M OFF WEDNESDAY WITH AUSTIN PUBLIC HEALTH, GOOD AFTERNOON, AND ALSO HAVE MICHELLE MILES JOINING IN CASE THERE ARE ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS. UM, SO THIS WILL BE IN COLLABORATION WITH THE AUSTIN POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE WORK THAT THEY'RE DOING. UM, SO THIS, UM, PARTICULAR FUNDING THAT WAS BEING USED WAS TO DISTRIBUTE GUN LOGS AND GUN SAFES, UM, IN THE COMMUNITY. SO COMPLETELY INTEND TO COLLABORATE WITH APD AS, UH, AS APPLICABLE AND APPROPRIATE, UM, TO DISTRIBUTE GUN LOCKS AND GUN SAVES TO THE COMMUNITY IN ADDITION TO ALSO PROVIDING GUN EDUCATION, SAFE EDUCATION. AND SO WILL THERE BE DIFFERENT, UM, DIFFERENT EVENTS? LIKE, ARE YOU, ARE YOU GOING TO DIVIDE UP THE KINDS OF EVENTS THAT YOU ARE TYPICALLY LOCATED AT SO THAT YOU'RE NOT BOTH DOING THE SAME WORK AT DIFFERENT COMMUNITY EVENTS? OR HOW, HOW HAS, HOW HAS THAT CHANGED? THE INITIAL PLAN WAS TO ACTUALLY DO A GUN UNLOCK DISTRIBUTION AT THE AISD BACK TO SCHOOL BASH. UM, GIVEN THAT THAT WAS CANCELED, WE ARE NOW REVAMPING HOW THOSE LOCKS WILL BE DISTRIBUTED AND THE SAFES WILL BE DISTRIBUTED. SO WE WILL WORKING, WE WILL BE WORKING COLLABORATIVE WITH APD ON THE DISTRIBUTION SO THAT WE ARE COLLABORATING AND NOT SUPPLANTING EACH OTHER'S WORK. UM, AND WE'RE WORKING TO. OKAY. TERRIFIC. THANK YOU. AND, YOU KNOW, I JUST WANT TO PUT A CALL OUT. WE HAD ASKED, I'M NOT, THIS IS, WE'VE GOTTEN DIFFERENT INFORMATION ABOUT HOW OFTEN THIS HAPPENS, BUT, UM, THE ORIGINAL COUNCIL RESOLUTION FROM 2016 DID ASK THAT BE THE, THAT, UH, THE EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS CREATED BY THE BE SMART CAMPAIGN, UM, BE DISTRIBUTED BECAUSE THEY'RE JUST SO VALUABLE. AND SO I WOULD JUST PUT THAT FORWARD FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AS WELL. I THINK THOSE, THOSE PARTICULAR, UM, THAT PARTICULAR BODY OF LITERATURE IS JUST REALLY HELPFUL TO HELP PARENTS KNOW HOW TO APPROACH OTHER, OTHER FAMILIES ABOUT, UM, WHETHER OR NOT THEY HAVE GUNS IN THE HOUSE. AND IF SO, IF THOSE ARE SAFELY STORED. SO ANYWAY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AS I SAID, I'M SUPER SUPPORTIVE OF ADDITIONAL GUN SAFETY MEASURES, UM, FROM EDUCATION TO GUN LOCKS. AND CERTAINLY I'M HAPPY TO SEE THIS CONTRACT ON THERE AND ALSO HAPPY TO KNOW THAT IT, THAT IT WILL BE EXPANDING OUR EFFORTS AND NOT IN THAT AREA. SO THANK YOU. YEP. [04:10:01] ALL RIGHT. IS THERE A MOTION TO ADOPT THIS ITEM 1 0 2 COUNCIL MEMBER? UH, ALICE MAKES THE MOTION AND COUNCIL MEMBER ALTER SECONDS, THE MOTION, UH, ANY DISCUSSION COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS. THANK YOU, MAYOR. I REALLY APPRECIATE, UM, GETTING TO HEAR A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE PROGRAM, UM, WOULD LOVE FOR MY OFFICE TO BE KEPT IN THE LOOP ABOUT WHEN THOSE ARE HAPPENING SO THAT WE CAN HELP GET THE WORD OUT AND MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE HAVE ACCESS TO THAT INFORMATION. UM, YOU KNOW, SOME OF US ALSO REPRESENT SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT ARE, UM, AISD PLUS SOME OF THE OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT WE HAVE LOCALLY. SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL FAMILIES CERTAINLY HAVE ACCESS TO THAT. UM, I KNOW IN DISTRICT DATA IN PARTICULAR, UM, THERE'S ISSUES WITH BURGLARY AND THEFT AND SOMETIMES FIREARMS ARE STOLEN OUT OF VEHICLES. AND THAT'S A PROBLEM THAT WE'RE TRYING TO KEEP OUR EYES ON VERY CLOSELY IN SOUTHWEST AUSTIN, AS I'M SURE OTHERS ARE. UM, AND I CERTAINLY APPRECIATE THE HARD WORK OF COUNCIL MEMBER TOVO COUNCIL MEMBER ALTAR ON THIS AND FORMER MAYOR PRO TEM DELA GARSA. I KNOW SHE HAD DONE SOME WORK ON GUN LOCKS AS WELL. AND SO, UM, I'M HAPPY TO SEE THIS MOVE FORWARD. HAS HE EVER ALTER, THANK YOU. UM, YOU KNOW, I THINK THIS WHOLE DIOCESE IS COMMITTED TO ADDRESSING GUN VIOLENCE, AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THE WORK OF COMES FROM UMBRELLAS ON THIS AND AND OTHERS. UM, YOU KNOW, THIS IS A PANDEMIC THAT WE CAN ROLL BACK AND, AND ADDRESS. AND THIS IS AN IMPORTANT PIECE OF THAT, UM, WHILE WE'RE HERE, UM, GIVEN THAT YOU HAVE TO RETOOL AND RETHINK GIVEN THE I, STEVE ASHTON HAPPENED, I JUST WANTED TO REMIND YOU OF AN IDEA. I THINK THAT WE DISCUSSED WITH YOU IN THE ROOM, LAURA, WHICH IS TO, UM, MAY HAVE JUST BEEN WITH MICHELLE. I DON'T REMEMBER. UM, BUT TO CONSIDER HOW WE MIGHT, UM, BRING IN OUR FAMILY PHYSICIANS ON OUR PEDIATRIC DOCTORS, UM, INTO THE CONVERSATION ABOUT DISTRIBUTING THESE GUN LOCKS AND THE EDUCATION PROCESS, UM, YOU KNOW, JUST AS THEY HAND OUT BOOKS AND THEY DO ALL SORTS OF OTHER THINGS. UM, I THINK THIS IS AN AREA WHERE, UM, THEY MAY BE ABLE TO, UM, ASSIST, UM, IN INTERESTING KINDS OF WAYS. AND SO I JUST HOPE THAT YOU'LL CONSIDER THAT AND, UM, AND ENGAGE IN SOME OF THOSE DISCUSSIONS AS YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT THE NEXT STEPS, BUT I'M REALLY PLEASED TO SEE THIS MOVE FORWARD. YES, COUNCIL MEMBER IS DEFINITELY TOP OF MIND OF DIFFERENT WAYS TO DISTRIBUTE, UM, IN DIFFERENT AVENUES USING A PUBLIC HEALTH APPROACH. I HAVE TO GO AHEAD AND TAKE A, VOTE THOSE IN FAVOR OF THIS ITEM, A ONE OR TWO, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. THAT WAS OPPOSED. COUNCIL MEMBER KELLY'S VOTING, NO OTHERS VOTING AYE. AND OFF THE DIOCESE. WE HAVE, UH, THE MAYOR PRO TEM. THIS ITEM PASSES GETS US TO OUR FINAL ITEM. AND THEN I'M GOING TO TAKE A PERSONAL PRIVILEGE MOMENT HERE, BUT BEFORE WE GET [108. Approve a resolution reaffirming that new City facilities and City-sponsored public oriented projects include family-friendly features; directing the City Manager to include child-care facilities in City-owned redevelopments; and directing the City Manager to include a cost estimate for an onsite childcare facility for City projects that will house a significant number of City of Austin employees. 108. Sponsors: Council Member Kathie Tovo, Council Member Alison Alter, Mayor Steve Adler, Council Member Sabino "Pio" Renteria, and Council Member Ann Kitchen] THERE, THE LAST ITEM ITEM NUMBER 1 0 8, UH, I PULLED THIS ITEM, UH, CASPER TOVO, UM, UH, YOU AND I, AND THIS ENTIRE COUNCIL, UH, HUGE PROPONENTS OF CHILDCARE QUALITY CHILDCARE IN THE, UH, CITY WANTING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE DOING AN EVEN BETTER JOB THAN, THAN, THAN WE'VE DONE, UH, REALLY PRIORITIZING THIS AND COMMUNITY AND WANTING TO MAKE SURE WE TAKE ADVANTAGE OF EVERY OPPORTUNITY. UH, I DID WANT TO GIVE STAFF THE OPPORTUNITY TO CAME, COME BACK IF SOMETHING DIDN'T WORK, EVEN THOUGH IT WASN'T FEASIBLE, UH, YOU, UH, AND I BOTH AGREE THAT LEASE SHOULD BE A SHORT ONE. UH, AND I HAD PROPOSED SOME WORDING. YOU'VE PROPOSED AN ALTERNATE TO THAT. UH, AND I AM FINE WITH, UH, THE ALTERNATE THAT YOU PROPOSED TO, TO ME. DO YOU WANT TO MAKE A MOTION BECAUSE WE WERE TOPO. I WOULD. UM, SO I'M GOING TO MOVE APPROVAL OF, UH, THIS ITEM AND I HAVE A FEW COMMENTS, BUT I'LL SAVE THOSE FOR AFTER I GET A SECOND, BUT I'M GOING TO MOVE APPROVAL WITH THE ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE. LET'S SEE HOW BEST TO DO THIS. SO IN THE AREA WHERE THE MAYOR APPROVED WELL, OKAY. UM, I AT BEGINNING AT LINE 82, ADDING THE LANGUAGE OR NOT RECOMMENDED FOR DOCUMENTED REASONS, SUCH AS PROXIMITY TO OTHER HIGH QUALITY CHILDCARE FACILITIES. OKAY. IS THERE AN OBJECTION? SO THE MOTION IS WITH THAT LANGUAGE IN PLACE OF THE LANGUAGE THAT I HAD HANDED OUT FOR ADLER AMENDMENT ONE, UH, I SECOND YOUR MOTION, UM, DISCUSSION HOUSE WHERE WE TOLD THEM. YES. THANK YOU. UM, I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY THAT THIS WILL BE MOVING FORWARD. I HOPE YOU ALL WILL SUPPORT IT. UM, YOU KNOW, WE HAD A SITUATION SEVERAL YEARS AGO WHERE WE HAD A BRAND NEW [04:15:01] BUILDING BEING BUILT FOR THE CITY OF AUSTIN. THERE WAS A LOT OF WILL AND SUPPORT AND DIRECTION FROM THE COUNCIL TO CREATE A CHILDCARE CENTER AT THE HIGHLAND CAMPUS AT OUR PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT BUILDING AT THE HIGHLAND CAMPUS. AND INDEED THERE WAS EVEN SPACE THERE. AND AS THE PLANS UNFOLDED, UM, THERE WAS NOT MONEY ALLOCATED WITHIN THE BUDGET FOR THAT FACILITY, UM, IN THE, IN THE FINAL OPENING. AND SO I, YOU KNOW, I REGARD THAT AS, AS A MISSED OPPORTUNITY, WE'VE HAD CONVERSATIONS, UH, AT SEVERAL POINTS NOW ABOUT CITY-OWNED TRACK TRACKS AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS THAT HAVE COME FORWARD FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION HEALTH SOUTH WAS ONE. UM, WE HAD A SIMILAR CONVERSATION WITH, WITH THE ST JOHN'S DEVELOPMENT. WE HAVE BEEN PUTTING IN THOSE REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS, THOSE REQUESTS FOR, UM, WE'LL REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS. WE'VE BEEN PUTTING CHILDCARE AS, AS AN OPTION. WE WOULD LIKE DEVELOPERS TO CONSIDER, BUT WE, WE REALLY HAVEN'T BEEN MAKING IT A REQUIREMENT. AND SO THIS DIRECTION WOULD REALLY STEP UP OUR DIRECTIONS TO THE MANAGER ON BOTH OF THOSE FRONTS, BOTH IN, IN PROJECTS THAT ARE BEING IN CITY BUILDINGS AND CITY FACILITIES, AS WELL AS ON THOSE TRACKS THAT ARE CITY OWNED, WHERE WE'VE INVITED PROPOSALS FROM THE PRIVATE SECTOR, UM, OR PARTNERSHIPS FROM THE PRIVATE SECTOR. SO I THINK THIS IS A REALLY IMPORTANT DIRECTION. IT IS, UM, JUST, YOU KNOW, I WAS REALLY TAKEN BY, BY THAT, BY THE NEIGHBOR WHO SPOKE TO US TODAY, ABOUT HOW LONG IT TOOK TO GET THE RYAN DRIVE PROJECT WILLING, THAT SAME FAMILIES AND CHILDREN REPORT FROM 2008. UM, THE GROUP THAT FOCUSED ON CHILDCARE ASKED US TO RECOGNIZE CHILDCARE AS AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ISSUE AND TO REALLY PRIORITIZE IT AND TO WORK AS A CITY ON POLICIES. AND WE ARE, YOU KNOW, REALLY, I THINK, UH, JUST IN RECENT YEARS, UM, GETTING TO THE POINT WHERE WE'RE DOING THAT. AND SO IT'S TAKEN A WHILE, BUT I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT, ABOUT THE WORK THAT AS A COUNCIL, WE'VE DONE TOGETHER, BOTH IN INVESTING IN CHILDCARE, UM, AS, AND THIS IS I THINK AN IMPORTANT PIECE OF THAT. SO MY, UM, UM, ASHLEY RICHARDSON ON MY STAFF HAS REALLY WORKED EXTENSIVELY ON THIS OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS. IT'S BEEN PERCOLATING FOR A WHILE, BUT HAS WORKED REALLY EXTENSIVELY OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS. AND I JUST WANT TO GIVE HER, UM, REAL THANKS. SHE HAS WORKED WITH LOTS OF COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS AS WELL AS CITY STAFF. AND SO I ALSO WOULD BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T RECOGNIZE SOME OF THOSE CITY STAFF IN AUSTIN, PUBLIC HEALTH, OUR REAL ESTATE DEPARTMENT, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, AND THEN OUR COMMUNITY GROUP SUCCESS BY SIX EARLY MATTERS, GREATER AUSTIN AND THE EARLY CHILDHOOD COUNCIL, UM, OUR VOLUNTEER BOARD THAT ADVISES THE CITY COUNCIL ON THESE ISSUES. SO THANKS TO ALL OF THOSE, ALL OF THOSE FOLKS FOR PARTICIPATING IN HELPING SHAPE THIS, CATHERINE, THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK ON THIS. AND IT DOES REPRESENT A REAL STATED PRIORITY OF THE, OF THE ENTIRE DIOCESE AND THEN THE COUNCIL, UH, WHEN WE WERE, UH, DESIGNATING USES OF THE ARPA FUNDS AND TRY TO GET WORK DONE, CHILDCARE WAS LISTED AS, AS ONE OF THE THREE ITEMS IN THE MOTION THAT I BROUGHT THERE WAS ULTIMATELY A ADOPTED. AND I THINK THAT, UM, UH, THIS, THIS IS CONSISTENT WITH THAT PUSH RECOGNIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF CHILDCARE HAS IN OUR CITY AND OUR CITY'S RECOVERY AND, AND GIVING EVERYONE AN OPPORTUNITY, UH, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM BEFORE WE VOTE ON ITEM 1 0 8, LET'S TAKE A VOTE THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HANDS. THOSE OPPOSED COUNCIL MEMBER KELLY IS OPPOSE OTHERS VOTING. I, THE MAYOR PRO TEM OFF THE, UH, THE DAS COLLEAGUES BEFORE WE, UH, UH, ADJOURN THE MEETING. I WE'VE TAKEN CARE OF ALL THE BUSINESS THIS MORNING. WE ANNOUNCED, UH, SOMETHING PRETTY TRAGIC THOUGH. THE LOSS OF, OF OUR, OF THE FIRST OF OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS TO DIE OF A COVID, UM, KNOW YOU HOPE WHEN YOU POINT OUT SOMETHING LIKE THAT. IT'S A LONG TIME BEFORE YOU HAVE TO GO BACK THERE AGAIN. UM, BUT I WANT US TO TAKE ANOTHER MOMENT OF SILENCE BEFORE WE, UH, ADJOURNED TO RECOGNIZE THAT, UH, SENIOR SERGEANT, UH, URIAH S UH, HAS, UH, SUCCUMB TO THE VIRUS, UH, JUST A FEW MOMENTS AGO, UH, HERE IN THE, UH, IN, IN THE CITY. AND, UM, I WANT TO THANK THE SENIOR SERGEANT FOR HIS, HIS, UM, WORK HE'S DONE HIS SERVICE TO THE CITY OF AUSTIN. UH, OUR THOUGHTS, OBVIOUSLY WITH HIS FAMILY AND WITH THE ENTIRE FORCE. UM, I ALSO WANT TO, PARANTHETICALLY APOLOGIZE WHEN I FOUND OUT ABOUT THIS A LITTLE WHILE AGO, I TWEETED [04:20:01] OUT THAT APPRECIATION AND LEFT OUT THE OFFICER'S RANK. UH, AND, AND I APOLOGIZE FOR NOT CREDITING, UH, THE SENIOR SERGEANT, UH, WITH, UH, THE RANK HE HAD OBTAINED. UH, BUT LET'S GO AHEAD IF WE COULD AND TAKE JUST A MOMENT, UM, OF SILENCE OKAY, PLEASE, EVERYBODY, UH, STAY SAFE. UM, PLEASE CONSIDER AVAILING YOURSELF OF THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET VACCINATED AND TESTED. PLEASE WEAR YOUR MASKS, UH, IN THE CITY WITH THAT AT, UH, 4:33 PM. UH, THIS MEETING BOSTON CITY COUNCIL IS ADJOURNED. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.