Apr 14, 2022 Mobility Committee

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I AM

[CALL TO ORDER]

I AM CONVENING THE MOBILITY COMMITTEE HERE ON APRIL 14TH AT 1:08 PM.

AND WE ARE HERE IN CITY HALL.

I AM HERE ON THE DAYAS WITH MY COLLEAGUE COUNCIL MEMBER KITCHEN, AND WE HAVE REMOTE PARTICIPANTS.

VICE-CHAIR KELLY MAYOR PRO TEM ALTAR AND COUNCIL MEMBER HARPER.

MADISON IS UNABLE TO JOIN US TODAY.

SO WITHOUT FURTHER ADO,

[Public Communication: General]

AND CHRISTOPHER'S MY UNDERSTANDING.

WE DO NOT HAVE ANYONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK.

THAT IS CORRECT.

OKAY, GREAT.

AND I KNOW WE'VE RECEIVED SOME EMAILS FROM SOME INDIVIDUALS ON LATER ITEMS IN THE AGENDA.

SO JUST KNOW THAT THERE IS SOME EMAIL COMMUNICATION FROM COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT HAVE BEEN PAYING ATTENTION TO SOME OF THESE PRESENTATIONS AS THEY'VE BEEN POSTED.

[1. Approve the minutes of the Mobility Committee meeting of March 10, 2022.]

DO I HAVE A MOTION MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER KITCHEN, SECONDED BY VICE CHAIR, KELLY, ALL IN FAVOR.

IT IS UNANIMOUS BY ALL PARTICIPATING WITH COUNCIL MEMBER HARPER, MADISON, UM, ABSENT TODAY.

[2. Update from the chair of the Urban Transportation Commission (UTC) regarding recent UTC actions.]

I SEE MARIO CHAMPION IS HERE.

ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU, COMMITTEE MEMBERS.

UM, I KNOW IT WAS PRESSED FOR TIME, SO IT WILL BE PRETTY QUICK.

SO THE LAST URBAN TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION MEETING, UH, WE WENT TO MANY OF THE PRESENTATIONS THAT YOU'RE GOING TO GET, UH, TODAY IT SEEMS LIKE, UM, I'LL JUST TALK ABOUT TWO OF THEM IN PARTICULAR, THE, UH, RED RIVER EXTENSION REALIGNMENT, UM, DISCUSSION.

THERE WAS A FAIR AMOUNT OF DISCUSSION ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT IT IS LIVING UP TO THE CURRENT STANDARDS THAT, UM, THE CITY IS PROFESSING WITH THINGS LIKE THE AUSTIN STRATEGIC MOBILITY PLAN IN PARTICULAR, THE WAY BIKES AND PEDESTRIANS ARE BEING TREATED.

UM, ON SOME OF THE NEW DEVELOPMENT, WE KNOW THAT PART OF THIS IS ON UT PROPERTY, SO THAT, UH, MAYBE HAS A DIFFERENT LEVEL OF COMPLEXITY THERE, BUT THERE WAS DEFINITELY, UH, CITIZEN COMMUNICATION.

UM, MAYBE THESE ARE THE SAME FOLKS, UM, FORMER COUNSELOR, CHRIS RILEY AND HAYDEN WALKER, BLACK AMONG THEM, BUT OTHERS AS WELL, UH, EXPRESSING REAL CONCERNS THAT, UM, THE EXTENSION AND REALIGNMENT IS NOT REALLY MEETING THE, UH, STANDARDS THAT WE HAVE TODAY.

THERE WAS ONE ITEM.

UM, WE DID NOT TAKE ACTION ON THAT ITEM, W WASN'T SET UP THAT WAY, BUT IT WAS DEFINITELY HAVE EXPRESSIONS OF OPINION THAT, UM, THAT NEEDS SOME LOOKING INTO THE EYE WHERE WE DID TAKE IT, WHICH IS ON THE SCREEN NOW WHERE WE DID TAKE ACTION AS A RECOMMENDATION AND IT'S SIMILAR, OR IT'S REALLY AN EXTENSION OF THE DISCUSSION WE HAD LAST MONTH WHERE WE JUST DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO GET INTO IT.

SO WE BROUGHT IT BACK UP AGAIN.

THIS IS BASED ON, UM, SOME WORK BY FARM AND CITY, WHICH IS A NONPROFIT.

IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THEIR PRESENTATION, I HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT.

UM, ABOUT HOW CAMPO DOES ITS PLANNING.

I MEAN, I COULD REALLY SUM IT UP AND KIND OF TWO MOST IMPORTANT PARTS, UH, THE NEED FOR SCENARIO PLANNING AND THE NEED FOR MULTIPLE WAYS TO LOOK AT THOSE FORECASTS.

SO IN THE PRESENTATION FROM FARM AND CITY, YOU WILL SEE THAT THEY GO BACK AND LOOK AT WHAT THE PREDICTIONS HAVE BEEN, BECAUSE NOW THAT TIME HAS PASSED, YOU COULD GO SEE IF THOSE PREDICTIONS WERE ACCURATE OR NOT.

THEY TURNED OUT TO NOT BE VERY ACCURATE MUCH AT THE TIME, AND THEY DO NOT HAVE MULTIPLE ALTERNATIVES.

SO THE SCENARIO PLANNING PROCESS, WHICH IS ENCOURAGED BY THE FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION IS A WAY TO ADDRESS THAT CONCERN.

SO WE MADE A RECOMMENDATION THAT, UM, CAMPO THE MEMBERS OF COUNCIL THAT ARE ON CAMPUS, UH, WORK TOWARDS MAKING SOME CHANGES, UM, IN PARTICULAR TO GO DOWN TO THE RESOLVE SECTION, IT'S ESSENTIALLY USED AN EQUITABLE SCENARIO BASED PLANNING APPROACH, UH, PROVIDED THE DOCUMENTS ON WHICH THOSE ARE BASED AND, UM, LOOKING AT HOW TO, UM, MORE ACCURATELY ASSESS THE ACCURACY OF THE PREVIOUS PREDICTIONS, UM, SO THAT WE DON'T MAKE MISTAKES DOWN THE ROAD.

AND THAT IS THE END OF MY QUICK SUMMARY.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS, THANK YOU FOR THAT COMPREHENSIVE RUNDOWN.

I REALLY APPRECIATE, UM, THE COMMUNICATION THAT YOU'VE BEEN HAVING THROUGH THE, THROUGH YOUR COMMISSION AND WITH SOME OF THE STAKEHOLDERS THAT HAVE, THAT HAVE ALSO EMAILED US, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO SEE, UM, THE INFORMATION THAT THEY SENT TO US AND SOME OF THEIR CONCERNS, PARTICULARLY ABOUT THE RED RIVER REALIGNMENT, WHICH WE WILL GET A BRIEFING ON LATER TODAY.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS? NOT AT THIS TIME.

OKAY.

I WOULD JUST SAY THANK YOU.

AND WE CAN TALK MORE ABOUT THIS, BUT APPRECIATE THE RECOMMENDATION.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

HEY, THANK YOU ALWAYS.

GOOD TO SEE YOU.

[3. Update on the Street Impact Fee program.]

HOLD ON JUST A SECOND.

MAKE SURE YOUR MIC IS ON

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THANK YOU.

GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIR, VICE CHAIR, MAYOR PRO TEM AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.

MY NAME IS .

I'M THE DEVELOPMENT OFFICER FOR AUSTIN TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT.

I'M ALSO THE SPONSOR OF SOME OF THE PROJECTS THAT YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR ABOUT TODAY.

THE FIRST ONE IS BEING THE STREET IMPACT FEE PROGRAM AS MOST OF YOU KNOW, CITY COUNCIL APPROVED THE STREET IMPACT FEE ORDINANCE BACK IN DECEMBER OF 2020, AND IT IS GOING TO BE EFFECTIVE JUNE OF THIS YEAR.

SO WHAT IS THE STREET IMPACT FEE STREET IMPACT IS A PROGRAM THAT ALLOWS THE DEVELOPMENT TO PAY FOR THEMSELVES.

UH, UNDER THIS STRUCTURE, UM, THE APPLICANTS WILL HAVE TO PAY THEIR FAIR AND EQUITABLE SHARE OF THEIR, UM, IMPROVEMENTS TO OUR MOBILITY IN THIS PARTICULAR PROGRAM.

UH, EACH AND EVERY APPLICANT WILL HAVE TO PAY A PARTICULAR FEE BASED ON THEIR INTENSITY LAND USE AND LOCATION OF THE DEVELOPMENT.

AND WITH THAT FEE, THE CITY IS GOING TO, UH, PROVIDE IMPROVEMENTS TO MOBILITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE TO ACCOMMODATE NEW GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENTS.

SO THE BEAUTY OF THE STREET IMPACT FEE PROGRAM IS THAT, UM, THE APPLICANTS CAN CALCULATE THEIR EXPOSURE TO MOBILITY AT THE INCEPTION OF THE DEVELOPMENT.

THEY DON'T REALLY HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THE SITE PLAN OR THE SUBDIVISION PLAN SO THAT IT PROVIDES A PREDICTABILITY CERTAINTY AND TRANSPARENCY TO THE DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY, AS WELL AS TO ALL THE CITIZENS OF AUSTIN.

UM, SO WITH THAT, UM, STOOD IMPACT FOR ORDINANCE BEING APPROVED BACK IN DECEMBER, 2020, WE HAD BEEN WORKING IN THE BACKGROUND TO GET US READY SO THAT WE CAN INITIATE COLLECTION ON DECEMBER, UH, OR ON JUNE 20TH OF THIS YEAR, WE HAD WORKED ON SEVERAL ITF PROGRAMMING, UH, FINANCE PROGRAMMING, AS WELL AS THE OVERALL FRAMEWORK OF THE PROGRAM.

AND NOW THAT WE ARE GETTING CLOSE TO THE COLLECTION DATE WITHIN TWO MONTHS, WE ARE READY TO INITIATE THE COLLECTION WITH THAT.

I'M GOING TO HAND IT OVER TO MY COLLEAGUE WHO IS A DIVISION MANAGER, AND HE'S GOING TO WALK US THROUGH SOME OF THE WORKS THAT WE HAD BEEN DOING THE PAST 18 MONTHS.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, APRIL.

UH, I AM CURTIS BEATTY, UM, WITH AUSTIN TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT.

GOOD AFTERNOON.

UM, AS APRIL SAID, THE STREET IMPACT FEE LOW, SIR.

IS THAT BETTER? ALL RIGHT.

HOW ABOUT THAT TOO? UH, STREET IMPACT FEE WAS, UH, ADOPTED BY COUNCIL DECEMBER, 2020.

UH, THERE WAS A DELAY OF 18 MONTHS, PARTLY TO CO UH, HAVE THE, ALSO THE NEW TRANSPORTATION CRITERIA MANUAL IN PLACE AND ALONGSIDE THIS AND TO GET SOME INTERNAL, UH, SYSTEMS READY TO GO TO IMPLEMENT THE COLLECTION TODAY.

I'M JUST GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE, A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE TIMELINE OVERALL.

WHAT IS OUTSTANDING PASSENGER JUNE? WHAT WAS ACCOMPLISHED LAST YEAR IN 2021, WHERE WE ARE TODAY, WHAT'S LEFT TO GO AND THEN SOME BEGIN TO GIVE YOU SOME SAMPLING OF QUESTIONS WE'RE GETTING FROM THE DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY AS THEY BECOME MORE AND MORE AWARE OF THE STREET IMPACT FEE, AND TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHAT DOES THIS MEAN TO INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS? THEY HAVE, UH, WE ARE JUST PAY OUT 10 TO 12 WEEKS AWAY FROM HAVING OUR FIRST COLLECTION IN JUNE.

UH, THAT IS AN ONGOING ACTIVITY.

WE HAVE, UH, SEVERAL ITEMS THAT WE'RE DOING THAT ARE INTERNALLY FOR OUR STAFF AND THEN ALSO THE PUBLICLY FACING.

AND WE'LL GET INTO THOSE DETAILS.

ALSO, THE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED, ALSO HAD TWO OTHER MILESTONES THAT WILL TAKE PLACE IN DECEMBER OF 2022, WHICH IS THIS YEAR THERE'LL BE A FORD FACING DASHBOARD THAT WILL SHOW THE COLLECTIONS OF AMOUNTS IN EACH OF THE 17 SERVICE AREAS, THE PROJECTS WHERE THOSE MONEY IS BEING SPENT, AND TO HAVE MORE TRANSPARENCY OF HOW THAT FUNDING IS BEING RECEIVED AND USED BY THE CITY.

AND THEN LASTLY, THERE IS A IDLE IT'S STILL NOT ENOUGH.

UM, OKAY.

UH, THE LAST ITEM THAT IS GOING TO BE TRIGGERED WITHIN THE ORDINANCE ITSELF IS TIA IS IF THEY ARE APPROVED BEFORE 2020, RIGHT NOW THEY'RE EXEMPT FROM, UM, COLLECTING THE STREET IMPACT FEE.

BUT THAT GRANDFATHERING EXPIRES IN DECEMBER OF 2023.

LAST YEAR, SEVERAL ACTIVITIES TOOK PLACE.

WE BEGAN TO HAVE SOME INFORMATIONAL SESSIONS WITH THE DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY TO INFORM THEM ABOUT THE SIF, SOME GENERAL CONCEPTS OF THE GUIDELINES AND HOW IT WOULD, UH, BE IMPLEMENTED.

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AND TO ALSO START LOOKING AT SOME OF THE REDUCTIONS THEY MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR, AND TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS WITH CITY STAFF, TO TALK ABOUT OBTAINING THOSE REDUCTIONS.

UH, AS OUR PROJECT IS DEVELOPED, THERE IS A PUBLIC FACING GUIDELINE THAT LAST YEAR WE PLAYED AT ABOUT 50% DRAFT, ALSO STANDING OPERATING PROCEDURES WHERE THE STAFF HAS BEEN COMPILED, AND WE ALREADY BEGAN DOING SOME OF THE PRIORITIZATION OF THE PROJECTS ON THE BACK END AFTER FUNDING HAS COME IN SO FAR THIS YEAR, WE ARE JUST ABOUT TO START TESTING WITH AN AMANDA.

ALL THE PROGRAMMING HAS BEEN DONE.

WE ARE NOW KICKING THE TIRES, IF YOU WILL, FOR STAFF TO GO THROUGH TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING IS, UH, READY TO GO.

ONCE THE FIRST BUILDING PERMIT COMES IN ON JUNE 20TH, UH, SO THAT WE CAN COLLECT IT AND RECORD EVERYTHING APPROPRIATELY.

UH, THERE'S BEEN BRIEFINGS WITH COUNCIL MEMBERS AND MAYOR IN REGARDS TO THOSE PROJECT PRIORITIZATIONS GETTING INPUT OF WHAT PROJECTS SHOULD BE, UM, SELECTED TOWARDS THE FIRST AS MONEY COMES IN AND ALSO, UH, HOW TO WHAT PROJECTS WE MAY NEED TO SAVE ON.

UM, SOME ADDITIONAL TIME TO BRING IN ADDITIONAL FUNDS TO HANDLE THE BIGGER PROJECTS WE ARE LOOKING AT.

CURRENTLY PROJECTS WILL START BE COMING BUILDABLE IF YOU WILL, FROM THE STREET ARTIFACT FEES, PROBABLY ABOUT TWO YEARS TO GET ENOUGH FUNDING.

AND EACH OF THE SERVICE AREAS TO INITIATE PROJECTS, WE'RE CONTINUING TO DOING STAKEHOLDER OUTREACH.

UM, WE'RE DOING EMAILS, WE'RE DOING SOME ADDITIONAL WORKSHOPS.

WE HAVE SOME BEGINNING LATER THIS MONTH.

UH, WE ARE BEGINNING TO ALSO DO SOME THINGS WITH DIFFERENT MEDIA FORMATS, NOT ONLY SOCIAL MEDIA, BUT TELEVISION ATX AND, AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE.

SO THERE'S GOING TO BE MORE AND MORE INFORMATION AVAILABLE.

UM, IT'S RATHER A DETAILED ORDINANCE ONCE YOU GET INTO THE, THE MEAT OF IT.

UH, SO WE ARE MAKING OURSELVES VERY, ARE YOU AVAILABLE? WE'VE HAD VERY MANY, UM, PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS CONTACT US AND SAY, HEY, CAN YOU SPEAK TO OUR GROUP ABOUT THE STREET IMPACT FEE? AND WE'RE MORE THAN HAPPY TO DO THAT.

UM, SOME OF THE PROJECTS THAT HAVE BEEN PRIORITIZED, WE'RE BEGINNING TO MOVE THOSE OFF OF LINES ON A PIECE OF PAPER AND SEE EXACTLY WHAT IS THAT PROJECT GOING TO ENTAIL.

SO ONCE FUNDS ARE COLLECTED, WE CAN ACTUALLY MOVE INTO THE DESIGN OF SOME OF THOSE PROJECTS.

AND THEN AS THE ORDINANCE DATES, THE THIEVES BEGIN COLLECTING IN ABOUT, UM, 10 WEEKS.

AS I MENTIONED, JUST A FEW MINUTES AGO, WE BEGAN TO HAVE STAKEHOLDER OUTREACH MEETINGS.

UM, THE FIRST ONE WILL BE HERE IN APRIL AND WITHIN A COUPLE OF WEEKS, THESE ARE WHERE WE'RE GOING TO GET INTO SOME MORE OF THE DETAILS OF WITH THE INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPERS LAND OWNERS TO COME IN AND MAKE SURE THEY UNDERSTAND HOW THESE A STREET IMPACT FEE WILL IMPACT THE PROJECT, HOW TO GO THROUGH THE PROCESS WHEN THEY PULL THEIR BUILDING PERMITS SOME OF THE INFORMATION THEY NEED TO BE DOCUMENTING, AND SOME OF THE, UH, INFORMATION THAT WE WILL NEED TO DOCUMENT FOR A LONGEVITY JEVITY WITHIN OUR SYSTEM.

SO EVERYBODY KNOWS IF THERE'S OFFSETS AND THE CREDITS DO THOSE ARE DOCUMENTING, AGREED TO.

WE'RE ALSO BEGINNING TO HAVE SOME WITH THE LARGER DEVELOPMENTS, THE BIGGER PLAYERS, IF YOU WILL REPEAT, UH, UM, DEVELOPERS THAT HAVE ALREADY ASKED A LOTS OF QUESTIONS, BUT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A FORMAL MEETING WITH THEM.

UM, IN MAY, AS STREET IMPACT FEE BECOMES MORE OF THE VOCABULARY WITHIN THE DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY HERE IN AUSTIN.

THERE ARE SEVERAL QUESTIONS WE'RE BEGINNING TO GET, AND JUST WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU SOME OF THE THINGS THAT ARE COMING ACROSS, THE CONVERSATIONS WE'RE HAVING WITH DIFFERENT INDIVIDUALS.

UM, ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO, WE HAD A CHURCH CALLING IN AND SAYING, HEY, ARE WE AUTOMATICALLY EXEMPT FROM THE STREET IMPACT FEE BECAUSE WE'RE A NONPROFIT.

AND WE BASICALLY HAD TO KIND OF WALK THEM THROUGH.

WE SAID, WE UNDERSTAND YOUR PREDICAMENT, BUT THE WAY THE ORDINANCE IS WRITTEN, IT'S BASED ON, UM, THE NUMBER OF PEAK HOUR TRIPS AND IT'S EERIE REGARDLESS OF THE ENTITY ITSELF.

SO IT'S A LAND USE.

LOOK, THEY ARE A RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATION, CONGREGATIONAL TYPE ORGANIZATION.

UM, THEY WERE ADDING SOME ADDITIONAL SQUARE FOOTAGE.

UM, SO THEY WERE JUST ASKING HOW THAT WORKS.

UH, THEY'RE NOT ADDING ENOUGH TO ACTUALLY HAVE TO TRIGGER THIS A STREET IMPACT FEE, BUT THOSE ARE QUESTIONS WE'RE BEGINNING TO GET OTHER QUESTIONS SUCH AS, HEY, I'M GOING TO BE PAYING SO MUCH FEE AND, AND ON THIS DEVELOPMENT, AND I'VE AGREED TO BUILD SOME THINGS THAT'S OFFSET CREDITS.

CAN I CARRY THOSE OFFSETS CREDITS TO A FUTURE PROJECT? AND AGAIN, WE KIND OF POINT TO THEM, WE'RE IN THE ORDINANCE ITSELF, THAT IS NOT ALLOWABLE.

SO IF WE ARE WORKING VERY CLOSELY WITH EACH INDIVIDUAL APPLICANT, SO THAT THEY'RE NOT OVERLY BURDENED FOR THE PURPOSE OF THEIR DEVELOPMENT, SO THAT YES IS A SPREADSHEET AND THE RATES HAVE ALL BEEN DEFINED, BUT WE'RE NOT OUT TO GET ANY DEVELOPER TO OVERDO.

WHAT IS THEIR OBLIGATION? UM,

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SO VERY MUCH THE ARE ALIGNED, UM, WITH THE NEW TCM, BUT SOME OF THOSE ARE ALSO KEPT BY WHICH SERVICE AREA THE PROJECT IS ACTUALLY LOCATED IN.

AND WE'RE BEGINNING TO HAVE SOME CONVERSATIONS WITH A LOT OF HOW DO THEY ACCOUNT FOR THESE REDUCTIONS? IS IT ABOVE THE LINE BELOW THE LINE THING, THAT THOSE TYPES OF CONVERSATION, UH, SOMETHING THAT CAME UP NOT TOO LONG AGO, A DEVELOPER SAYING, HEY, I'M BUILDING AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING MULTI-FAMILY, UH, UNIT.

AND, UH, DOES ALL MY AFFORDABLE HOUSING COUNT AS A REDUCTION? THE SIMPLE ANSWER IS NO.

AND THE WAY THAT'S, UH, ORDINANCE IS WRITTEN MULTI-FAMILY FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING HAS TO BE NO HIGHER THAN 60% AT MFI.

AND SO THERE ARE LOTS OF DEVELOPMENTS.

I LIKE TO DO SOME AT 80% MFI 85%.

THOSE WOULD NOT GIVE THEM A REDUCTION IN THEIR STREET IMPACT FEE.

IT MUST BE AT A MAXIMUM 60% MFI.

SO WE'RE CONTINUING TO PUT THE BOW ON EVERYTHING.

IF YOU WILL, TO GET THIS IMPLEMENTED TO WE'RE CONFIDENT THAT COLLECTIONS WILL BEGIN IN JUNE.

UH, THERE ARE SOME UNKNOWNS WE'RE TRYING TO FIGHT IT, FIGURE OUT HOW LONG IS IT GOING TO TAKE TO ACTUALLY PROCESS THESE, UM, THESE, UH, STREET IMPACT FEE ASSESSMENTS.

ONCE THEY COME IN FOR BUILDING PERMIT, UH, OUR STAFF HAS TRAINING.

WE'RE KIND OF TAKING THE MENTALITY OF ALL HANDS ON DECK BECOME JUNE SO THAT WE ARE NOT COMPLICATING THE PROCESS OF PUTTING IN A BURDEN AND THEY'RE NOT GETTING THEIR BUILDING PERMITS.

SO STAFF WILL BE AVAILABLE TO ASSIST THEM AT ANY TIME WITH THAT.

IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS YOU WOULD LIKE TO ASK OF ME? I HAVE A COUPLE OF SHORT ONES, BUT IF ANY OTHER COMMITTEE MEMBERS DO, I'M HAPPY TO ALL RIGHT.

I WASN'T PLANNING ON GOING FIRST, BUT COUNCIL MEMBER KITCHEN SAID I SHOULD.

UM, FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU TO COUNCIL MEMBER KITCHEN.

CAUSE I KNOW WHEN WE WERE CALCULATING THESE FEES AND UNDERSTANDING THE ASSUMPTIONS AND THE METHODOLOGIES AND WHERE THESE WERE GOING TO BE SET, SHE WAS THE CHAIR AT THE TIME.

AND I REMEMBER IT BEING VERY COMPLICATED, BUT PEOPLE WERE ALWAYS WILLING TO ANSWER QUESTIONS AND WALK US THROUGH IT.

SO THIS HAS BEEN MANY YEARS IN THE MAKING, SO WE APPRECIATE YOUR WORK ON IT AND, AND, YOU KNOW, HELPING TO EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY THROUGH STAKEHOLDER INVOLVEMENT TO SO THAT PEOPLE KNOW, UM, WHAT TO EXPECT, UM, FOR THE STAKEHOLDER OUTREACH, THESE DATES.

UM, DO YOU NEED PEOPLE TO REGISTER FOR THEM AHEAD OF TIME, OR IF PEOPLE SHOW UP WITHOUT REGISTERING, WHAT'S YOUR PREFERENCE? UH, WE ARE SENDING OUT INFORMATION EMAILS THAT THEY CAN REGISTER AHEAD OF TIME AND THEY'LL GET THE LINK.

THE FIRST ONE IS GOING TO BE SOLELY ONLINE.

THE OTHERS WILL BE IN HYBRID FORMAT SO THEY CAN JUST WALK INTO THE ROOM.

THEY DON'T HAVE TO REGISTER JUST TO BE, HAVE A RESERVATION AND A SEAT.

WE'RE ALSO GOING TO BE RECORDING THESE SESSIONS AND PROVIDING LINKS ON THE WEBSITE.

SO IF THEY'RE UNAVAILABLE TO ATTEND, THEY COULD STILL LISTEN TO THE RECORDING.

THAT'S GREAT.

AND I DID SEE ON THE WEBSITE, THERE'S A COUPLE OF WEBINAR RECORDINGS ALREADY POSTED THERE TOO, FOR MEETINGS THAT HAVE HAPPENED IN THE PAST.

UM, THE SLIDE THAT HAS THE LINK TO THE AUSTIN, TEXAS.GOV DEPARTMENT STREET IMPACT FEE.

IS THERE A SPOT ON THAT SITE WHERE THESE RECENT QUESTIONS OR FAQ'S ARE GOING TO BE POSTED, OR ARE YOU STILL COLLECTING THAT PRIOR TO PUBLISHING THAT THE ANSWERS YOU PROVIDE? WE DO HAVE SOME QUESTIONS ALREADY WITH RESPONSES ON THERE.

I DON'T THINK WE CALL THE SECTION FAQ'S, UH, BUT THE THOUGHT IS, AS WE GO THROUGH THESE WORKSHOPS, WE'LL BE ADDING AND EXTENDING THOSE CATEGORIZING DEPENDING ON WHAT TYPE OF QUESTIONS THEY ARE.

SO THAT WILL BE AN ONGOING PROCESS.

EVEN AFTER JUNE, AS PEOPLE COME IN TO DO THEIR PROCESSING OF THEIR BUILDING PERMIT, THERE'S PROBABLY GOING TO BE MORE QUESTIONS.

THOSE WILL BE UPDATED FAIRLY FREQUENTLY.

THAT'S GREAT.

AND I THINK THE SERVICE AREA PLAN, THE MAP THAT HAS BEEN PUBLISHED WITH THIS IS EXTREMELY HELPFUL TO UNDERSTAND THERE'S I THINK A THROUGH M IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY, THERE'S, THERE'S THAT MANY SERVICE AREAS TO, UM, TO MAKE SURE THAT AS THINGS ARE BEING BUILT AND AS THE INFRASTRUCTURE IS BEING PAID FOR THAT, EVERYONE'S KIND OF BALANCING OUT.

SO YOU'RE NOT PAYING FOR PROJECTS THAT, THAT AREN'T BENEFITING YOUR BUSINESS AND YOUR, YOUR CUSTOMERS YOU'RE VERY MUCH STAYING CLOSE IN WITH YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE PLACES THAT, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE PROBABLY LIVE, WORK, PLAY NEAR NEAR THESE DEVELOPMENTS.

UM, THE 60% MFI NUMBER.

WAS THAT SOMETHING THAT THE COMMITTEE OR COUNCIL ADDRESSED OR IS THAT AN ADMINISTRATIVE CHOICE? I THINK IT'S A GREAT IDEA BECAUSE I LIKE THE IDEA OF INCENTIVIZING, HEY, IF YOU WERE GOING TO DO 70, MAYBE YOU WANT TO DO 60% MFI INSTEAD.

I THINK THAT'S CREATIVE.

I JUST COULDN'T REMEMBER THE CONVERSATION.

YEAH.

UH, I I'M GOING TO DEFER TO WELL, BUT I DO KNOW IT'S WRITTEN SPECIFICALLY IN THE ORDINANCE ITSELF, SO IT'S NOT AN ADMINISTRATIVE DECISION.

UM, COUNCIL MEMBER KITCHEN MAY HAVE SOME INSIGHT INTO THAT NUMBER.

UH, WELL, YOU KNOW, I, I REMEMBER WE HAD A LOT OF CONVERSATION ABOUT IT, I GUESS THAT THAT'S

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SO, OR MAYBE Y'ALL CAN REMIND US, SORRY.

THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF INFORMATION THAT WE PACKED INTO OUR HEADS BETWEEN THEN AND NOW THAT'S RIGHT, EXACTLY.

AND A LOT OF IT ABOUT MFI LEVELS FOR HOUSING.

SO IT HAS TO BE SORRY.

OKAY.

THANKS.

I THINK THAT WAS THE THINKING DURING THE DISCUSSION ON THE CITY COUNCIL DIAS, THAT IT, THERE HAS TO BE A CERTAIN LEVEL OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND THAT WAS 60% MFI.

WELL, GOOD FOR US.

I THINK THAT'S A GREAT CHOICE THAT WE MADE.

UM, THAT IS THE LAST OF MY QUESTIONS.

DID I SEE MAYOR PRO TEM ALTER HAS HER HAND UP? I HAVE ONE, ONE ON THIS SUBJECT.

OKAY.

DO YOU MIND IF WE DO COUNCIL MEMBER KITCHEN'S QUESTION FIRST AND THEN I'LL GO TO MAYOR PRO TEM.

LET'S DO THAT.

YEAH.

JUST TO CLARIFICATION ON THE 60%.

SO REMIND ME HOW IT APPLIES.

SO THEY HAVE TO BE DOING SO JUST TELL ME HOW IT APPLIES.

SURE.

UH, WHEN THEY DECLARE AFFORDABLE HOUSING, UM, OBVIOUSLY THEY'RE GOING TO GET CERTIFICATION THAT THAT IS AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

THEY HAVE AGREED TO ANY, FOR EACH UNIT OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING THAT'S MEETS THE CRITERIA OF 60% MFI.

THERE IS A STANDARD REDUCTION THAT COMES OFF STRAIGHT OFF THE TOP.

OKAY.

ALL RIGHT.

GREAT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THAT'S ALL MY QUESTIONS, MAYOR PRO TEM.

UM, I'M VERY EXCITED TO SEE THIS, BUT IN DEPTH, FULL, FULLY INTO PRACTICE THAT WE CAN, UM, UM, THE RESOURCE COMING IN TO ADDRESS OUR SYSTEMS NEEDS, UM, MORE FULLY.

AND I THINK THIS HAS BEEN A VERY THOUGHT OUT PROCESS, UM, ON PAGE SEVEN OF THE SLIDES DECK THAT WAS IN THE BACKUP, WHICH I'M NOT SURE IS EXACTLY THE SAME THING AS WHAT YOU'VE PRESENTED, UM, UNDER THE TWO TWO-TIERED, UM, TRANSPORTATION IMPACT ANALYSIS SECTION.

UM, THERE'S A NOTE THAT THERE WERE CHANGES MADE IN RESPONSE TO DEVELOPMENT GROUPS.

UM, CAN YOU SPEAK A LITTLE BIT TO WHAT CHANGES WERE MADE? UM, I'M GOING TO LET BECAUSE HE WAS PART OF THOSE DISCUSSIONS.

UH, THANK YOU, MAYOR PRO TEM.

I THINK THAT'S AN EXCELLENT QUESTION.

WHEN WE WERE WORKING WITH, UH, DIFFERENT STAKEHOLDERS, INCLUDING, UM, DOWNTOWN AUSTIN ALLIANCE RICA AND ALL THE PEOPLE FROM THE DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY, THERE, THERE WAS AN ARCH TO, UM, KIND OF DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN THE SMALLER SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND THE LARGER DEVELOPMENTS, BECAUSE MORE OFTEN THAN NOT, WHAT WE SEE IS THAT, UM, WE TREAT ALL THE DEVELOPMENTS THE SAME, BUT WITH THE NEW STREET IMPACT FEE, THE AMOUNT OF EXPOSURE THEY'RE GOING TO HELP, THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TOURS.

THE MOBILE INFRASTRUCTURE IS GOING TO BE DETERMINED ALREADY BY THE IMPACT FEE.

SO THAT'S WHY WE WANTED TO, UM, HAVE A TWO TIER TIER SYSTEM SO THAT THE SMALLEST SCALE DEVELOPMENTS, THEY DON'T TAKE TOO LONG TO GO TO THE REVIEW PROCESS.

AND FOR THE LARGER SCALE DEVELOPMENTS THAT WILL HAVE A REGIONAL IMPACT, THEY WILL GO THROUGH THE FULLEST SCALE TIA PROCESS FOR REVIEW.

OKAY.

SO THE IDEA IS THAT THEY'RE BASICALLY ALL GONNA BE PAYING A STRAIGHT IMPACT FEE, BUT IF YOU'RE HAVING A BIGGER THAN NORMAL IMPACT ON THE SYSTEM, YOU NEED TO BE ABLE TO DO A FULLER ANALYSIS SO THAT WE CAN CAPTURE A BIGGER IMPACT.

CORRECT.

UM, SO THE IDEA IS THAT SINCE THEIR IMPACT ON THE SYSTEM IS BEING CALCULATED BY THE IMPACT FEE, THE TIA IS GOING TO BE THE MECHANISM OF WHAT TYPE OF IMPROVEMENTS THERE WOULD BE NEED THEY WOULD NEED FOR THEIR DEVELOPMENTS OR THE SMALLEST SCALE.

WE'RE GOING TO FOCUS ON SAFETY AND CERTAIN MOBILITY IMPROVEMENTS AT DISTANT TO THEIR SITE.

BUT AGAIN, FOR LARGER SCALE DEVELOPMENTS, IT MIGHT GO BEYOND THEIR SITE.

AND HENCE THEY'LL HAVE TO DO A FULLY SCALE.

TIA, THANK YOU.

AND THEN, CAN YOU REPEAT THE ANSWER TO THE QUESTION ABOUT THE NON-PROFITS? I MEAN, I THINK YOU WERE SAYING THAT THEY WOULDN'T HAVE TO DO THE FULLER TIA BECAUSE THEY WERE SMALL, BUT THEY STILL HAVE TO PAY THIS READING PACK FEES.

IS THAT, UH, FOR NON-PROFIT I DON'T THINK THERE IS GOING TO BE A SEPARATE CATEGORY FOR IMPACT FEE OR THE TIS, BECAUSE ANY NONPROFIT, THEY GENERATE TRIPS AND WILL HAVE IMPACT ON THE SYSTEM.

SO I DON'T THINK THERE IS GOING TO BE, UM, A DIFFERENT CONSIDERATION FOR THE NONPROFITS.

I, I WASN'T NAVIGATING A DIFFERENT ONE.

I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT I, UNDER THAT, I UNDERSTOOD YOU, YOU WERE MAKING SOME DIFFERENTIATION THOUGH, AND I THINK IT WAS THAT ABOUT THE TIA THAT THEY LIKELY WOULDN'T HAVE TO DO THE LARGER TA.

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OKAY, GREAT.

THANK YOU.

ARE THERE ANY MORE QUESTIONS ON THIS TOPIC BEFORE MOVING TO THE NEXT ONE? IT DOES NOT APPEAR.

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT PRESENTATION.

[4. Briefing on the new Transportation Criteria Manual adopted by the Austin Transportation Department on December 6, 2021.]

UM, THANK YOU CHAIR AGAIN.

PAUL BREWER DEVELOPMENT OFFICER FOR AUSTIN TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT.

SO MOST OF YOU KNOW THAT WE HAD BEEN WORKING ON THE TRANSPORTATION CRITERIA MANUAL UPDATING FOR THE PAST FIVE, SIX YEARS.

AND THE LAST TIME I BELIEVE, UM, OUR CRITERIA MANUAL OF THE TCM WAS UPDATED SUBSTANTIALLY.

IT WAS BACK IN 1980S.

SO IN 40 YEARS, THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME WE WERE, UM, SUCCESSFUL TO UPDATE THIS PARTICULAR MANUAL.

SO WHILE UPDATING THIS, UM, FOUR DECADES OLD DOCUMENT, WE FOCUSED ON, UM, THE DESIGN AND SAFETY STANDARDS SPECIFICALLY ON PEDESTRIAN BICYCLE AND TRANSIT, UM, SAFETY AND CONNECTIVITY BECAUSE 40 YEARS BACK, MANY OF THESE ELEMENTS WERE NOT REALLY PRIORITIZED.

SO THAT WAS A BIG ELEMENT THAT WE UPDATED IN OUR CURRENT CRITERIA MANUAL.

UH, THE OTHER ITEM WE REALLY FOCUSED ON WAS TO PROVIDE FLEXIBILITY IN DESIGN AND TO PROVIDE SOME CONTEXT SENSITIVE DESIGN GUIDANCE, BECAUSE NOW THAT WE LIVE IN A BUILT ENROLLMENT, UM, MORE OFTEN THAN NOT, WE DON'T REALLY HAVE THE IDEAL SCENARIO.

SO HOW DO WE DESIGN IN A, A BUILT ENVIRONMENT AND CONSIDER ALL THE CONSTANTS WE HAVE, I BELIEVE LIKE MANY OF YOU HAVE HEARD SOME CONCERNS ABOUT THE SMP, UM, UPDATE, LIKE WHEN WE WERE TRYING TO UPDATE SOME OF THE, UH, LEVELS OF ILLUSTRATES TO A HIGH LEVEL SURFACE STREETS.

I THINK THE CONCERN WAS THAT IF WE NEED SAY 80 FEET OF RIGHT-OF-WAY, ARE WE GOING TO ACQUIRE ADDITIONAL RIGHT-OF-WAY FOR, UM, IMPLEMENTING THE HIGH LEVEL OF STREETS? AND THE ANSWER IS NO.

LIKE, I THINK THERE ARE TOOLS WE HAVE IN THE UPDATED TCM WHERE WE CAN PROVIDE THAT CONNECTIVITY FOR PEDESTRIANS AND BICYCLISTS OR ANY OTHER MODES WITHIN THE CONSTANT SECTION.

AND THAT'S WHAT TCM PROVIDES.

IT PROVIDES THAT FLEXIBILITY AND CONTEXT SENSITIVE DESIGN, WHERE EVEN IF YOU NEED 80 FEET OF RIGHT-OF-WAY, BUT IN CONSTANT CONDITION, WE CAN PROVIDE ALL THE ELEMENTS WITHIN 60 FEET IF THAT'S AVAILABLE.

SO I THINK THAT WAS A BIG ELEMENT.

AND THE OTHER ELEMENT WAS TO INCORPORATE THE STREET IMPACT FEE TO COMPLIMENT OUR IMPACT FEE PROGRAM.

WE REALLY UPDATED OUR, UH, DEVELOP AND REVIEW METHODS SO THAT THEY SPEAK TO EACH OTHER.

AND IT'S COMPLIMENTARY BEFORE I HAND IT OVER TO DANIELLE MORIN, WHO HAS BEEN OUR PROJECT MANAGER FOR THIS PROJECT, I'D LIKE TO CONVEY OUR REPUTATION TO OUR PARTNER DEPARTMENTS.

ALTHOUGH THIS PROJECT WAS LED BY ATD.

UH, MANY OTHER DEPARTMENTS CONTRIBUTED SIGNIFICANTLY ON THIS PROJECT, AUSTIN FIRE DEPARTMENT, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, DEPARTMENT, HOUSING AND PLANNING DEPARTMENT, AND MANY OTHER DEPARTMENTS.

THEY PROVIDED VALUABLE INPUT IN THIS.

AND LASTLY, UH, THIS IS THE BEGINNING OF UPDATING OUR TCM, UH, EVEN WITH ALL THE UPDATES, IT'S NOT YET PERFECT, BUT WE ARE ABLE TO, NOW THAT WE'RE ABLE TO UNTANGLE THIS 40 YEAR OLD TCM DOCUMENT WITH THE UPDATING PROCESS, WE WILL CONTINUE TO UPDATING IT EVERY YEAR OR EVERY OTHER YEAR AND MAKE THE IMPROVEMENTS AS WE GO WITH THAT.

I'M GONNA HAND IT OVER TO DANIELLE MORIN.

THANKS, PUPIL.

AND THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR HAVING US HERE TODAY.

DANIELLE MOREN, AUSTIN TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT.

UM, THAT'S FOR ME.

GREAT.

UM, SO AS MENTIONED, UH, THE CURRENT TCM THAT WE HAVE WAS CREATED AND DRAFTED IN THE 1980S QUITE A LOT HERE IN AUSTIN HAS CHANGED SINCE THEN.

UM, WHAT'S HAPPENING CURRENTLY DURING DEVELOPMENT REVIEW PROCESSES.

THIS OLD TCM IS REQUIRING LOTS OF DEVELOPMENTAL WAIVERS JUST TO ACHIEVE, UM, SOME OF THE GOALS, MOBILITY GOALS THAT WE HAVE SET OUT FOR OURSELVES, UM, DURING THE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW PROCESS.

UH, SO THAT WAS A BIG, A BIG PUSH FOR US TO UPDATE THE TCM.

UM, WE ALSO WANTED TO CREATE, UM, UPDATE OUR TIA AND OUR MITIGATION ANALYSIS PROCESS, UH, TO MAKE FOR SOMETHING MORE PREDICTABLE AND MORE EASY FOR DEVELOPERS AND THE PUBLIC TO UNDERSTAND

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IT WASN'T WORKING.

SO SOME OF OUR MAIN GOALS WITH THIS UPDATED TCM IS TO PROVIDE A BETTER FOUNDATION FOR ENGINEERING DECISIONS AND DESIGN DURING, UM, SITE PLAN SUBDIVISION AND ZONING PROCESSES.

UH, WE ALSO WANTED TO INCORPORATE, UM, SOME NATIONAL STANDARDS, INCLUDING, UM, ASHTON CONNECTTO AND ITE.

UM, CURRENTLY THE, OUR CURRENT TCM REFERENCES, SOME OF THOSE HOVER, THEY REFERENCE, UM, VASTLY OUTDATED CRITERIA.

UM, OUR, THIS UPDATED TCM WILL ALLOW US TO, UM, ALMOST INHERENTLY ADOPT, UH, UPDATED CRITERIA AS THOSE NATIONAL STANDARDS.

UM, CHANGE.

WE ALSO ARE, UM, REFLECTING ASN P UH, GOALS AND PROVIDING FLEXIBLE DESIGN GUIDANCE FOR CONSTRAINED CONDITIONS, UM, FOR ESTABLISHED STREETS, WHICH IS, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF AUSTIN IS ALREADY ESTABLISHED.

SO PROVIDING THOSE FLEXIBLE DESIGN GUIDES, UM, IS VERY HELPFUL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW PROCESS.

UM, ONE OF OUR MOST IMPORTANT GOALS IS TO PRIORITIZE SAFETY, UH, FOR ALL MODES OF TRANSPORTATION AND TO INCLUDE, UM, UPDATES OR TO INCLUDE THE STREET IMPACT FEE.

SO THIS PROJECT HAS BEEN IN DEVELOPMENT FOR, FOR QUITE A WHILE.

UM, WE REALLY STARTED IN 2017 WITH AUSTIN STREET DESIGN GUIDE.

UH, WE USED THIS THIS TIME TO TAKE VARIOUS DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS, UM, IN CONJUNCTION WITH D S DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND KIND OF TEST OUT SOME OF THE CROSS SECTIONS, UM, THAT WE FELT MORE APPROPRIATE, UM, WHICH HELPED GUIDE OUR FINAL TCM DOCUMENT.

UM, IN THE WINTER OF 2020, WE WENT ABOVE AND BEYOND.

AND IN PRIOR TO THE FORMAL RULES POSTING PROCESS, WE HELD, UM, WE POSTED THE TCM FOR PUBLIC REVIEW, UM, HELD SOME MEETINGS WITH THE PUBLIC.

WE WERE ABLE TO HEAR, UM, SOME OF THEIR CONCERNS, SOME OF THEIR WISHES, AND WE WERE ABLE TO INCORPORATE THAT INTO OUR FINAL TCM DOCUMENT THAT WE BROUGHT THROUGH THE FORMAL RULES, POSTING POSTING PROCESS, UH, LAST FALL, UM, IN DECEMBER THE CITY MANAGER FORMERLY ADOPTED THE TRANSPORTATION CRITERIA MANUAL.

AND THAT WILL BE, UM, EFFECTIVE JUNE 20TH OF THIS YEAR, 2022.

SO JUST SOME OF THE KEY THEMES THAT WE HEARD FROM THE PUBLIC.

UH, WE HEARD A LOT ABOUT, UM, REQUIRING STREET TREES AND WANTING TO SEE MORE OF THAT HERE AROUND AUSTIN, UM, MAKING IT EASIER TO PRIORITIZE PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE SAFETY, UM, SOME UPDATES TO OUR GEOMETRIC DESIGN, UM, LOTS OF COMMENTS ABOUT DRIVEWAYS PARKING AND LOADING, UM, AND THE TA PROCESS, AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, AND ALSO REALLY A BIG PUSH TO HAVE MORE OF A CLEAR WAIVER PROCESS, UM, AS WELL AS DEFINITIONS IN THE TRANSPORTATION CRITERIA MANUAL.

SO THESE ARE SOME OF THE CHANGES, THE SLIDE IN THE NEXT SLIDE, UM, OF THE TWO, THE NEW TCM, UH, WE'RE REALLY MODERNIZING OUR STREET DESIGN.

UH, WE'RE NARROWING OUR CROSS SECTIONS TO ALLOW FOR, UM, PROTECTED BICYCLE LANES AS WELL AS STREET TREES AND ADEQUATE SIDEWALKS.

UM, WE'RE, WE'VE ADDED SAFER STREET AND S AND DRIVEWAY CROSSINGS FOR PEDESTRIANS, BIKES AND TRANSIT.

AND WE'RE ALSO ALIGNING WITH, UH, THE GOALS OF THE SNP AND VISION ZERO.

AND LIKE I MENTIONED, THE FLEXIBLE CONTEXT, INSENSITIVE DESIGN IS A BIG IMPROVEMENT.

UH, WE'VE GOT A FLOW CHART IN THE TCM TO HELP DEVELOPERS, UM, KNOW BETTER, YOU KNOW, IF THEY HAVE A DEVELOPMENT THAT COMES IN, UM, AND IT DOES HAVE A CONSTRAINT CONDITION, THEY'LL KNOW HOW TO DESIGN THOSE, THOSE PROJECTS INSTEAD OF HAVING TO CONTACT STAFF FIRST AND HAVE A LOT OF BACK AND FORTH.

SO THAT WILL BE GREAT FOR PREDICTABILITY ON THE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW SIDE.

UM, AND WE'VE ALSO INCLUDED RAISED BICYCLE LANES, WHICH IS A GREAT IMPROVEMENT FOR PEDESTRIAN BICYCLE SAFETY.

UH, IN ADDITION, WE D WE, WE WORKED WITH, UH, PUBLIC WORKS TO PROVIDE UPDATED PAVEMENT DESIGN CRITERIA, UM, THAT WILL ALLOW FOR, FOR THE PAVEMENT DESIGN, UM, TO LAST LONGER AND FOR MAINTENANCE COSTS TO BE REDUCED.

UM, AND IT ALSO ALIGNS WITH SOME NATIONAL BEST PRACTICES REGARDING THAT, THOSE DESIGN CRITERIA.

IN ADDITION, LIKE WE MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY THERE WE'VE INTRODUCED A TWO TIERED TIA OR TRANSPORTATION IMPACT ANALYSIS PROCESS.

UH, THIS, THIS REALLY FOCUSES MORE ON SMALL DEVELOPMENTS AND THEN LARGER DEVELOPMENTS.

THE GREAT THING ABOUT THAT IS THE SMALLER DEVELOPMENT TIA IS, IS REALLY FOCUSED ON TRANSPORTATION, DEMAND MANAGEMENT TO HELP, UM, PROMOTE MODES OF TRANSPORTATION, UM, NOT SOLELY FOCUSED ON, ON VEHICLE TRIPS.

SO NEXT STEPS, UH, WE'VE BEEN PROVIDING UPDATES TO BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS HERE IN THE MONTH OF APRIL.

UH, WE'LL BE HOLDING A PUBLIC STAKEHOLDER MEETING IN MID MAY, AS WELL AS, UM, SIX MORE SUBJECTS SPECIFIC WORKSHOPS IN EARLY JUNE.

SO WE WILL UPDATE YOU ALL ON WHEN THOSE

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UM, LIKE I MENTIONED, THE IMPLEMENTATION, UM, OR EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE TCM IS JUNE 20TH, WHICH ALSO ALIGNS WITH THE STREET IMPACT FEE ORDINANCE.

AND LIKE OBAMA MENTIONED, UH, WE HAVE COMMITTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS TCM REMAINS ARE REMAINS UPDATED AND IS MORE OF A LIVING DOCUMENT.

UM, WE WANT TO ENSURE THAT WHEN PEOPLE LOG ONTO MUNI CODE TO SEE THE TCM AND DESIGN PROJECTS, THAT THEY CAN BE CONFIDENT THAT THAT DOCUMENT REFLECTS, UH, THE CITY'S CURRENT MOBILITY GOALS.

SO WE WILL BE PROVIDING UPDATES, UM, MOST LIKELY BY ANNUALLY OR ANNUALLY.

AND THAT'S ALL I HAD TODAY.

HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU.

QUESTIONS, COUNCIL MEMBER, KITCHEN.

UH, I HAVE, UH, A QUESTION RELATED TO, WELL, TWO THINGS.

ONE IS RELATED TO THE, UM, THE STREET TREES.

I JUST WANTED A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL ABOUT, UM, WHEN THEY'RE REQUIRED.

SO I SEE HERE THAT THERE, THAT IT'S NOW IN THE TCM THAT THEY'RE INCLUDED IN REQUIRED STREET CROSS SECTIONS.

CAN YOU GIVE ME A LITTLE MORE DETAIL WHEN THOSE MIGHT BE REQUIRED? SURE.

SO THOSE STREET TREES WOULD BE REQUIRED, UM, BASICALLY ON ANY NEW NEW ROADWAY TO BE PLACED BETWEEN IT WOULD BE, YOU KNOW, THE ROADWAY BICYCLE LANE STREET TREE, AND THEN PEDESTRIAN.

SO ANY NEW DEVELOPMENT THAT COMES IN, UM, THEIR FRONTAGE THAT WOULD BE RECONSTRUCTED, UM, PER THE TCM GUIDELINES WOULD BE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE THOSE STREET TREES.

IS THERE ANY EXCEPTIONS TO THAT? THERE ARE OFTEN CONVERSATIONS, UM, WITH EXISTING UTILITIES OR EXISTING CONDITIONS THAT MAY NEGATE OR, YOU KNOW, MAKE, MAKE IT SO THAT THOSE STREET TREES MAYBE MOVE IN DIFFERENT LOCATIONS.

UM, BUT THOSE WOULD BE ON A SITE BY SITE BASIS.

OKAY.

UH, AND THEN MY SECOND QUESTION RELATES TO THE, UH, .

SO THE, THE PARTICULARLY THE, UH, SMALLER DEVELOPMENT TIA.

SO, UM, DOES THAT MEAN THERE'S A DIFFERENT TRIGGER? AND ALSO, I KNOW AT ONE POINT THERE WAS CONVERSATIONS ABOUT, UM, YOU KNOW, UH, STANDARDIZED TIAS, WHICH WOULD SAVE THE COST OF SMALLER DEVELOPMENTS.

SO IF YOU COULD JUST SPEAK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT WHAT WAS DONE THERE, UH, THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER, YOU ARE CORRECT.

UH, THERE IS GOING TO BE DIFFERENT THRESHOLDS FOR SMALL SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND FULLY SKILLED TIA.

SO FOR SMALLER SKILL TIER, THAT TRIGGER IS GOING TO BE 2000 OR 2000 DAILY TRIPS.

AND FOR LARGER SKILL TIERS, I BELIEVE IT IS GOING TO BE 5,000 DAILY TRIPS.

AND FOR A SMALLER SCALE, TIA IS A, WE ARE GOING TO FOCUS ON SAFETY AND CONNECTIVITY, EDISON TO THE SITES, SO THAT THE REVIEW PROCESS FOR THOSE SMALL DEVELOPMENTS DOESN'T TAKE THAT LONG.

OKAY.

AND IS THERE ANY PROVISION ON, YOU KNOW, OVER, WE'VE TALKED AT VARIOUS TIMES ABOUT WITH THE TIA T I A PROCESS? WELL, ACTUALLY THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS AS A WHOLE IS LOOKING AT CUMULATIVE IMPACT.

SO IS THERE ANY PROVISION FOR THAT AND THE TIA PROCESS? YES.

COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, GENERALLY WHEN A TIA IS CONDUCTED, UH, WE CONSIDER ALL THE PROJECTS THAT ARE ALREADY APPROVED IN THE BACKGROUND.

SO SAY LIKE, IF THERE ARE CERTAIN SITE PLANS THAT ARE APPROVED, BUT NOT YET BUILT, WE ARE SUPPOSED TO ADD IN THE TRAFFIC IN THE BACKGROUND.

AND ON TOP OF THAT, WE SHOULD ADD THE NEW DEVELOPMENT FROM THE TRAFFIC SIDE, BUT THEN HAVE TO ALREADY BE APPROVED AT THE SITE PLAN, NOT THE ZONING LEVEL, RIGHT.

UH, CURRENT COUNCIL MEMBER, BUT ON TOP OF ALL OF THIS TO ACCOUNT FOR ANY ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT THAT ARE NOT APPROVED YET WE APPLY A NOMINAL GROWTH RATE TO TRAFFIC SO THAT WE ACCOUNT FOR THOSE UNAPPROVED CASES.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN.

THANK YOU.

I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.

UM, WHAT DOES THE PRIORITIZATION LOOK LIKE IF THE STREET SECTION IS LESS THAN IDEAL? SO I KNOW YOU HAVE GREAT DRAWINGS OF IDEAL ACROSS SECTIONS, BUT WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE THAT SPACE? HOW DO YOU PRIORITIZE ALL THE DIFFERENT MODES OF TRANSPORTATION THAT NEED TO BE ACCOMMODATED? SO IN THE TCM, WE, WE REALLY FOCUS ON SAFETY AS ONE OF OUR MAIN GOALS.

UM, SO WE WOULD, THE DEVELOPER WOULD TAKE A LOOK AT, UM, THE EXISTING ROADWAY CONDITIONS AND THINK OF THE TCM KIND OF HELPS THEM THINK OF ALTERNATIVES TO GET THOSE, THE DIFFERENT LEVEL, THE DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF THE CROSS-SECTION IN, ONTO THE SITE.

SO OFTENTIMES THAT COULD INCLUDE, UM, A PUBLIC ACCESS EASEMENT WHERE THE SIDEWALK IS MAYBE PUSHED ONTO THE PROPERTY, UM, OR THE BIKE, THE BIKE LANE IS MAYBE PUSHED ONTO A SHARED USE PATH.

UH, BUT THOSE, THOSE THERE'S A FLOW CHART THAT KIND OF OUTLINES THAT OUTLINES THAT PROCESS.

VERY GOOD.

UM,

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HOW HAVE YOU, HOW DO YOU PLAN TO DECIDE WHETHER THE BIKE LANE IS CLOSER TO THE CARS AND THEN THERE'S A TREE PROTECTING THE PEDESTRIANS VERSUS HAVING THE TREE CLOSER TO THE CARS SO THAT BIKE AND PET ARE FURTHER AWAY FROM VEHICULAR TRAFFIC.

THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.

WE SPEND A LOT OF TIME, UM, WITH THE BICYCLE COMMUNITY, AS WELL AS OUR ENGINEERS HERE AT ATD TO DETERMINE THAT CONFIGURATION.

UM, I THINK A LOT OF THAT HAS TO DO BOTH WITH MAINTENANCE AND JUST FOR THE BICYCLISTS TO BE ABLE TO GET TO THEIR DESTINATIONS, UM, EFFICIENTLY.

SO THAT'S HOW THOSE, THAT CROSS SECTION LAYOUT WAS DETERMINED.

THANK YOU.

MY PERSONAL PREFERENCE IS TO HAVE THE BIKE AND PEN FURTHER AWAY FROM THE CARS, JUST BECAUSE I KNOW THERE'S BEEN A COUPLE OF INCIDENTS, ONE PARTICULARLY IN MY DISTRICT WHERE A CAR JUMPED THE CURB AND ENDED UP IN A TREE NEXT TO THE SIDEWALK.

AND SO WE REALLY, REALLY, REALLY HAVE, UM, A COMMITMENT TO TRYING TO MAINTAIN THAT LEVEL OF SAFETY AS I KNOW THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT DOES.

AND SO I JUST THINK ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO MITIGATE, YOU KNOW, HIGH-SPEED IMPACTS, UM, AWAY FROM PEOPLE WHO, YOU KNOW, DON'T HAVE THE PROTECTION OF A VEHICLE, UM, WE'LL, WE'LL MAKE TRANSPORTATION MUCH SAFER IN THE CITY.

UM, AS FAR AS DEDICATED TRANSIT LANES, DO YOU HAVE CRITERIA POINTED OUT IN HERE TO FIGURE OUT IF AND WHEN A DEDICATED TRANSIT LANE CAN BE ADDED? I KNOW THERE'S RECENT ABOUT THE SOUTH FIRST STREET BRIDGE, UM, GETTING SOME IMPROVEMENTS.

WHAT IS THAT CONVERSATION GOING TO LOOK LIKE MOVING FORWARD, ESPECIALLY SINCE WE'RE ADDING BUS LANES AND, AND BUS ROUTES ALL THE TIME THROUGH CAP METRO? YEAH, THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.

UM, BECAUSE THE TCM KIND OF PREDATED, UM, YOU KNOW, THE UPDATES TO OUR TRANSIT PLANS, WE DO HAVE PLACEHOLDER LANGUAGE IN THE TCM, WHICH WILL ALLOW ANY TYPE OF, UM, CRITERIA THAT PROJECT CONNECT, UM, OR CAP METRO ADOPTS IN THE NEAR FUTURE, UM, TO, TO WORK IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE TCM.

SO A DEVELOPER WOULD BE ABLE TO LOOK AT THE CRITERIA THAT OUTLINES ANY FUTURE TRANSIT, UM, CONSIDERATIONS, AND THEY WOULD ASSUME THAT THOSE, THOSE WOULD MOST LIKELY BE IN PLACE, OR THEY WOULD BE PARTIALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING SURE THAT THEY CAN FIT IN FRONT OF THEIR DEVELOPMENT.

AND THEN THEY WOULD WORK WITH OUR ATD STAFF, UM, FOR THOSE SITE SPECIFIC ISSUES.

OKAY.

AND THEN I THINK THIS WILL BE MY LAST QUESTION.

UM, WHAT HAPPENS IF MOST OF A BLOCK IS ALREADY WELL-DEVELOPED AND THEN YOU HAVE SOMEONE COMING IN WHO, YOU KNOW, THE EXPECTATION IS THEY'LL PARTICIPATE IN THE UPDATED CRITERIA MANUAL.

UM, WOULD THEY BE PAYING INTO STREET IMPACT FEE OR ANOTHER FORM OF FEE IN LIEU UNTIL THE UPDATES CAN BE MADE TO THE ENTIRE STREET, OR WOULD THEY BE EXPECTED TO BUILD SOMETHING THAT MAY NOT MATCH THE REST OF THE STREET INITIALLY? UM, IN THE, IN THOSE SITUATIONS, UM, IF THE DEVELOPER FELT THAT, UH, THE TCM CRITERIA OR VASTLY OUT OF LINE WITH THE CHARACTER OF THE CURRENT STREET, UM, THEY WOULD CONTACT ATD STAFF SO THAT WE COULD HELP EITHER DETERMINE IF, IF WE DID WANT THE TCM CRITERIA, UH, TO BE CONSTRUCTED, OR IF WE WANTED TO KIND OF CREATE MORE OF A SUBJECT SITE SPECIFIC, UM, SITUATION.

BUT AS FAR AS THE STREET IMPACT FEE, I, I MIGHT LET BULL ANSWER THAT QUESTION.

UM, BUT I BELIEVE THEY WOULD STILL BE REQUIRED.

UH, THANK YOU, SIR.

I THINK THERE'S A GREAT QUESTION.

UM, ANY DEVELOPMENT, IF TRIGGERED, LIKE THEY'LL BE SUBJECT TO THE STREET IMPACT FEE, UH, TO A SPECIFIC QUESTION ABOUT WHETHER ONE PARTICULAR SITE IS GOING TO TRIGGER TCM CROSS SECTION, IF THE OTHER, UM, NEIGHBOR NEIGHBORING, UM, DEVELOPMENTS ARE NOT REALLY REDEVELOPING.

SO THE ANSWER IS IN THOSE SITUATIONS, WE'LL PROBABLY GO WITH A RIGHT-OF-WAY DEDICATION, BUT NOT CHANGE THAT A SPECIFIC SECTION BECAUSE, UH, AS YOU UNDERSTAND, IT IS GOING TO BE A MISMATCH TO THE ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOOD IS STRAIGHT.

SO WE'LL HAVE TO, UM, CONSIDER THIS CASE BY CASE BASIS, BUT VERY LIKELY THAT WE'RE NOT GOING TO CHANGE ONE SPECIFIC SECTION SINCE IT IS GOING TO BE MISMATCHED FOR THE ENTIRE STREET.

OKAY.

THANK YOU FOR THAT.

ABSOLUTELY.

DO WE HAVE OTHER QUESTIONS? I SEE COUNCIL KITCHEN HAS HER HAND UP, IS THERE ANYONE ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO GO BEFORE WE CIRCLE BACK? NO, I ASKED MY QUESTION DURING THE LAST SESSION WAS ACTUALLY ON THE TCM, BUT I THINK, I THINK I GOT MY QUESTION ANSWERED.

OKAY.

GREAT.

COUNCIL MEMBER KITCHEN.

UH, WELL, I WANTED TO FOLLOW UP ON A QUESTION THE CHAIR HAD, UM, CAUSE I'M NOT TRYING TO THE, THE ANSWER.

UM, AND THAT IS, UM, RELATED TO, UM, UH, TWO LANES THAT COULD BECOME DEDICATED

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IT IS THERE CRITERIA AND I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF IT BELONGS IN THE TCM, BUT IS THERE CRITERIA IN THE TCM ABOUT WHEN THAT COULD BE POSSIBLE OR IS THAT MORE AN ASM P KIND OF DESIGNATION, UM, COUNSELOR AND KITCHEN, ROB SPILLER, DIRECTOR OF TRANSPORTATION.

UM, YOU'RE ASKING ABOUT A TOOL TRANSIT LANES THAT ARE OFTEN BEING RETROFITTED INTO EXISTING STREETS.