Oct 19, 2022 Environmental Commission

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LET'S GO AHEAD AND GET THIS MEETING STARTED.

NO, I LOVE YOU AND I REGULAR MEETING OCTOBER 19TH, 6:00 PM WE'RE UP AT 63 10 WILHELMINA DRIVE.

UM,

[CALL TO ORDER]

UH, COMMISSIONER THOMPSON HERE.

COMMISSIONER NICHOLS HERE.

COMMISSIONER ESI HERE.

I THINK THAT WAS A HERE, IS THAT CORRECT? YES, THAT'S HERE.

ALL RIGHT.

THANKS, MAN.

UH, AND, UH, VICE CHAIR BEDFORD HERE.

ALL RIGHT, WE'LL GO AROUND THE HORN HERE.

COMMISSIONER SCOTT HERE.

WELCOME, WELCOME BACK.

THANK YOU.

UH, COMMISSIONER BEDFORD.

I MEAN, SORRY.

BRIMER HERE AT, HERE.

HERE.

SECRETARY BRISTOL.

HERE, MRS. BERG.

I'M HERE AS WELL.

ALL RIGHT.

UM,

[1. Approval the minutes of the Environmental Commission Regular Meeting on October 5, 2022]

UM, THERE WERE SOME COMMENTS THAT WERE MADE AND WE'RE GONNA GET THOSE TIGHTENED UP A BIT.

UM, BUT BEFORE THAT, WE'RE GONNA GO TO PUBLIC

[PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL]

WE'VE GOT ONE, JUST GENERAL PUBLIC COM, UH, COM, CORRECT? CORRECT.

ALL RIGHT.

NICE.

YOU'VE MET NO, RIGHT HERE.

THANK YOU.

FROM MALCOLM YATES.

IS THAT CORRECT? THANK YOU, SIR.

YEAH, PLEASE COME FORWARD, STATE YOUR NAME AND YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES, AND IF YOU HAVE A PRESENTATION, YOUR TIME WILL START.

THE PRESENTATION IS OUT.

MY NAME IS MALCOLM YATES.

I AM PART OF A GROUP THAT HAS BEEN CLEANING UP COUNTRY CLUB CREEK FOR MANY YEARS.

THE COUNTRY CLUB CREEK WATERSHED RUNS THROUGH THE MABEL DAVIS PARK, CLOSE TO BEN WHITE, TO ROY GUERRERO PARK, WHERE IT RUNS INTO THE COLORADO RIVER.

THIS WATERSHED IS AN AREA OF DENSE DEVELOPMENT.

I'M HERE TODAY TO ASK THE ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION TO HELP OUR COMMUNITY TO KEEP COUNTRY CLUB CREEK CLEAN.

SLIDE TWO.

ACCORDING TO THE MEMO OF AUGUST 17TH, 2022, FROM THE WATERSHED PROTECTION DEPARTMENT TO THE CITY OF AUSTIN COUNTRY CLUB CREEK HAS THE DUBIOUS DISTINCTION OF BEING NUMBER TWO IN THE AMOUNT OF TRASH IN THE CREEK.

ACCORDING TO THIS SURVEY, COUNTRY CLUB CREEK IS NUMBER ONE IN THE NUMBER OF TRANSIENT CAMPS CONTRIBUTING TO THE TRASH.

SLIDE THREE.

THIS MAP FROM THE MEMO SHOWS THE LOCATION AND TYPE OF TRASH FOUND ALONG COUNTRY CLUB CREEK.

MOST OF THE SOURCES OF TRASH ARE TRANSIENT CAMPS, NO FOR LACK OF ANY TRASH SOURCE ICONS IN THE LOWER LEFT SIDE OF THE MAP.

THIS AREA IS THE MAPLE DAVIS PARK AND CONTAINS THE HEADWATER SPRINGS OF COUNTRY CLUB CREEK SLIDE FOUR.

TRANSIENT CAMPS ALONG THE CREEK ARE NO LONGER A MAJOR SOURCE OF TRASH BECAUSE OUR GROUP PARTNERS WITH KEEP AUSTIN BEAUTIFUL AND AUSTIN PARKS FOUNDATION TO CONTINUALLY HOST VOLUNTEER EVENTS TO PICK UP TRASH.

THIS PHOTO IS FROM OUR LAST VOLUNTEER EVENT IN SEPTEMBER, SLIDE FIVE.

THE MAJOR SOURCES OF TRASH NOW IN COUNTRY CLUB CREEK ARE NOT IDENTIFIED IN THE REPORT.

THE MAJOR SOURCES OF TRASH ARE NOW THE CULVERTS ALONG BEN WHITE BOULEVARD.

THE RED RECTANGLE SHOWS THE AREA IN THE NEXT SLIDE.

SLIDE SIX.

THIS MAP SHOWS THE THREE CULVERTS ALONG BEN WHITE THAT ARE A MAJOR SOURCE OF TRASH IN THE CREEK.

LOOK AT THE AREA OF CONCRETE THAT EACH CULVERT DRAINS.

THE CIRCLE ON THE LEFT OF THE MAP SHOWS THE CULVERT, THE DUMP STORM, DRAIN WATER, AND TRASH INTO MABEL DAVIS PARK.

THIS CULVERT IS THE BIGGEST SOURCE OF TRASH IN THE WATERSHED.

SLIDE SEVEN.

THIS MAP IS A DETAIL OF THE AREA UPSTREAM FROM MABEL DAVIS PARK THAT SHOWS THE LOCATION OF THE BEN WHITE CULVERT AND THE TRASH FILTER THAT WE BUILT TO TRA TRAP THE TRASH.

SLIDE EIGHT.

THIS SLIDE SHOWS THE BEN WHITE CULVERT SLIDE NINE.

THIS SLIDE SHOWS THE AMOUNT OF TRASH THAT CAN ACCUMULATE AFTER ONLY ONE RAIN EVENT.

THIS PHOTO WAS TAKEN ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18TH, AFTER THE RAIN EVENT ON MONDAY MORNING.

THIS TRASH EVENT WAS NOT VERY HEAVY, BUT IT HAD BEEN TWO MONTHS SINCE ANY SIGNIFICANT RAIN, SO A LARGE AMOUNT OF TRASH THAT HAD COLLECTED ALONG BEN WHITE WAS WASHED INTO THE PARK.

SLIDE 10.

THE NEXT FOUR SLIDES SHOW THAT FOR MANY YEARS, VOLUNTEERS HAVE BEEN REMOVING THE TRASH THAT'S COLLECTED IN THE TRASH FILTER.

BY REMOVING THIS TRASH AT THE SOURCE, WE PREVENTED THE TRASH FROM FLOWING DOWNSTREAM INTO MABEL DAVIS PARK COUNTRY, CLUB CREEK GREEN BELT, AND ROY GUERRERO PARK.

SLIDE 14.

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BY STOPPING THIS TRASH AT THE SOURCE, THE ENTIRE WATERSHED AND THREE PARKS WILL BENEFIT.

THANK YOU.

MR. YATES.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR, YOUR TIME AND THE PRESENTATION.

IF YOU COULD PROVIDE THAT TO, UH, TO KAYLA, UH, SHE COULD DISTRIBUTE IT, THAT'D BE GREAT.

YES, I WILL.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, SIR.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S KEEP GOING.

UM, I JUMPED AHEAD OF MR. YATES, BUT, UH, WE'RE GONNA POSTPONE THE REVIEW OF THE MEETING MINUTES, UM, FROM THE PREVIOUS MEETING TO THE NEXT ONE.

AND ADDITIONALLY, WE'RE GONNA SHUFFLE THINGS AROUND HERE A LITTLE BIT AND, UH, WE'RE GONNA MOVE THE PUD PRESENTATION UP.

IS THAT CORRECT? SO WE'RE GONNA MOVE UP TO,

[3. Presentation of Development Assessment Report for 311-315 South Congress, located at 311- 315 South Congress Avenue, CD-2022-0002 (District 9). Applicant: Amanda Swor, Drenner Group, PC. Staff: Wendy Rhoades, Housing and Planning Department and Leslie Lilly, Environmental Program Coordinator, Watershed Protection Department]

SO, UH, NEXT IS A PRESENTATION OF THE DEVELOPMENT ASSESSMENT REPORT FOR THREE 11 TO THREE 15 SOUTH CONGRESS, WHICH IS, OF COURSE, LOCATED AT THREE 11 TO THREE 15 SOUTH CONGRESS.

UM, UH, WE'RE GONNA HAVE A STAFF PRESENTATION, AND THEN I THINK THE APPLICANT IS HERE AS WELL.

GOOD EVENING COMMISSION MEMBERS.

MY NAME IS WENDY ROSE WITH THE HOUSING AND PLANNING DEPARTMENT.

I'M THE CASE MANAGER FOR THIS PROJECT ASSESSMENT REPORT, WHICH IS, UH, REQUIRED IN ADVANCE OF THE APPLICANT SUBMITTING A, AN APPLICATION FOR P U D ZONING.

UH, THE DEVELOPMENT ASSESSMENT WILL ALSO BE PRESENTED TO CITY COUNCIL AT ONE OF THEIR WORK SESSION MEETINGS THAT IS NOT YET SCHEDULED AT THIS TIME.

AS YOU CAN SEE, THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT THREE 11 TO THREE 15 SOUTH CONGRESS.

IT CONTAINS AN AUTO REPAIR USE AND A, UH, ABOUT A 5,000 SQUARE FOOT TWO STORY OFFICE BUILDINGS.

THAT PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY HAS, UH, COMMERCIAL ZONING AND THE APPLICANT'S REQUESTING A P U D FOR A PROJECT THAT WOULD INVOLVE UP TO 455 HIGH RISE MULTIFAMILY UNITS, ABOUT 30,000 SQUARE FEET OF OFFICE SPACE, 7,500 SQUARE FEET OF GROUND FLOOR, PEDESTRIAN ORIENTED RETAIL USES.

UH, THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING A MIXTURE OF BELOW GRADE AND ABOVE GRADE PARKING AND A STRUCTURE, UH, ACCESSES PROPOSED TO SOUTH CONGRESS AS WELL AS A, THEY PROPOSED RIGHT OF WAY EXTENSION OF BARTON SPRINGS ROAD ALONG THE SOUTH PROPERTY LINE.

THIS PROPERTY IS WITHIN THE, UH, SOUTH CENTRAL WATERFRONT SUBDISTRICT, UH, THE APPLICANT IN THIS P D OR IN THIS, UH, DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION.

THE APPLICANT IS STATING THAT THEY WILL COMPLY WITH ALL TIER ONE AND TIER TWO REQUIREMENTS, AS WELL AS SEVERAL OF THE TIER TWO ITEMS FOR A MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT AS IT RELATES TO ENVIRONMENTAL ITEMS THAT WOULD BE OPEN SPACE AND ENHANCED PEDESTRIAN FRONTAGE OR EXPERIENCE ALONG THE PRO PROJECT FRONTAGES.

UH, UNDER ENVIRONMENTAL AND DRAINAGE, THEY'RE PROPOSING A HUNDRED PERCENT TREATMENT OF ON WATER, ONSITE WATER QUALITY CONTROLS, A THOUSAND CUBIC FEET OF WATER QUALITY FOR AN OFFSITE AREA, UH, 250 FEET OF LINEAR OFFSITE STORM IMPROVEMENTS ALONG SOUTH CONGRESS AND, UH, NATIVE TREE SPECIES PLANTINGS AND, UH, ONSITE IRRIGATION OF POTABLE WIPE AND POTABLE PIPE USING PURPLE PIPE AS WELL AS RAIN CAPTURE, RAINWATER CAPTURE AMONGST OTHER THINGS.

AND, UH, A THREE STAR GREEN BUILDING.

SO THAT IS JUST AN INTRO TO THE DEVELOPMENT ASSESSMENT, AND AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO, UH, TURN THE PRESENTATION OVER TO THE APPLICANT.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, COMMISSIONERS.

I'M STEVE DRER WITH THE, UH, DRER GROUP, AND, UM, HAPPY TO BE HERE TONIGHT.

UH, THIS IS OUR, UH, FIRST TIME TO TALK PUBLICLY ABOUT THIS PROPOSED PROJECT, AND IT'S ONE THAT, UH, WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT.

SO, UH, LET ME WALK YOU THROUGH A FEW SLIDES.

UH, I KNOW THAT THIS IS IN YOUR BACKUP, BUT I WANT TO UNDERLINE IF, UH, IF I CAN, A COUPLE OF THINGS FOR YOU.

THE, UH, WE HAVE A PRETTY COMPLETE TEAM HERE TONIGHT, SO IF YOU'VE GOT QUESTIONS, UH, IF I CAN'T ANSWER 'EM, I'M SURE SOMEBODY OVER HERE CAN.

UH, THIS IS THE DEVELOPMENT ASSESSMENT PHASE.

SO, UH, THIS IS A, AN IMPORTANT STEP FOR US TO BE ABLE TO HEAR FROM YOU BEFORE WE ACTUALLY FILE THE PUT APPLICATION.

SO IT'S, IT'S A VALUABLE STEP FOR US.

UH, WE HAVE PROBABLY,

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SO WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO GIVE YOU A PRETTY GOOD PICTURE ABOUT WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.

THE, UH, PRESENTATION IS GONNA JUST FIRST OF ALL HELP YOU, UH, HONE IN ON WHERE THIS SITE IS AND KIND OF WHAT THE, UH, UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS ARE FOR THIS SITE.

UH, THE SECOND PART, WE'LL TRY TO JUST MAKE SURE YOU'RE AWARE OF PROJECT DETAILS, EVEN THOUGH NOT ALL OF THOSE I UNDERSTAND ARE WITHIN YOUR PUR PURVIEW.

UH, AND THEN THE, THE LAST THING, AND PERHAPS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING WOULD BE FOR US TO STRESS WHAT WE THINK ARE THE SUPERIORITY ITEMS THAT WE'RE OFFERING, THINGS THAT ARE IN EXCESS OF CODE.

SO FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVEN'T BEEN THROUGH THIS PROCESS TOO MANY TIMES, THAT'S REALLY THE KEY UNDER THE CODE FOR A P U D, IS WE HAVE TO PROVE SUPERIORITY FROM AN ENVIRONMENTAL STANDPOINT.

AND, UH, AND THAT'S OUR GOAL.

THIS IS A, UH, RELATIVELY SMALL SITE, 0.8 ACRES.

UH, IT'S A FLAT SITE THAT, UH, DOESN'T HAVE VERY MANY TREES AND ENLARGE AND, UH, OBVIOUSLY IT'S LOCATION.

UH, YOU SEE THE, UM, OUR GOAL WAS TO DO ALL THE THINGS THAT WE COULD DO FROM A SITE DEVELOPMENT STANDPOINT ENVIRONMENTALLY, UH, BUT ALSO TO, UH, SEE WHAT WE COULD DO IN TERMS OF PUSHING THE ENVELOPE FROM AN OPERATIONAL STANDPOINT.

SO YOU'RE GONNA HEAR FROM ME A VARIETY OF THINGS THAT, UH, I THINK IN COMBINATION WOULD SET A NEW STANDARD FOR SUSTAINABILITY FROM AN OPERATIONAL STANDPOINT WITHIN THE PROJECT.

THE, UM, IF I COULD GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE.

UH, THESE THINGS, SO YOU'VE HEARD FROM WENDY, SO I'M GOING TO, UH, SKIP OVER THAT, UH, ZONING TODAY.

UH, CS ONE V N P, UH, BASICALLY REFLECTING THE PAST FOR SOUTH CONGRESS.

UM, THE FIRESTONE HERE IS A, UH, MUCH LOVED, MUCH UTILIZED, UH, USER THAT'S BEEN ON SOUTH CONGRESS FOR A LONG TIME.

AND, UH, THEY HAVE ENJOYED A GOOD HISTORY HERE, BUT I DON'T THINK IT'S REFLECTIVE OF WHAT'S GOING ON FROM THE FUTURE STANDPOINT.

SO, UH, THAT'S WHAT WE'LL BE TALKING WITH YOU ABOUT.

NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.

SO YOU, YOU UNDERSTAND AT THIS POINT THAT WE'RE, UH, ASKING TO REZONE THE SITE TO A P U D PLAN UNIT DEVELOPMENT, AND THAT REQUIRES A BASE DISTRICT, AND WE WOULD KEEP THE SAME BASE DISTRICT THAT, UH, THAT WE HAVE.

I WOULD HASTEN TO ADD THAT, UH, THE ONLY THINGS A A PUT ALLOWS YOU TO DO A VARIETY OF THINGS, INCLUDING MODIFY SITE DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS.

IT'S A TOOL THAT WOULD ALLOW US TO ASK YOU FOR, UH, MODIFICATIONS TO EXISTING ENVIRONMENTAL RULES.

WE'RE NOT DOING THAT.

SO THIS IS JUST THE ONLY THING THAT WE'RE DOING IS MODIFYING HEIGHT AND A R EVERYTHING ELSE WILL MEET OR EXCEED CODE.

NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.

SO, UH, WENDY WAS CORRECT IN, UH, OUR UNIT COUNTS APPROXIMATELY 450 UNITS.

UH, FROM AN AFFORDABILITY STANDPOINT, WE WILL AT LEAST MEET THE PUT ORDINANCE, WHICH REQUIRES 10% OF THE BONUS AREA TO BE AFFORDABLE AT 60% OF MFI.

UH, MORE TO COME ON THAT.

UH, BUT WE UNDERSTAND THAT'S A CRITICAL PIECE OF THE PUZZLE.

UH, COMMERCIAL SPACE WILL HAVE GROUND FLOOR RETAIL THAT'S, UH, PEDESTRIAN ORIENTED.

AND THEN WE'LL HAVE, UH, POTENTIALLY UP TO 30,000 FEET OF OFFICE SPACE, COMMUNITY AMENITIES, UH, PUBLIC ART, UH, SOMETHING THAT I THINK'S IMPORTANT, UH, AGAIN, STANDARDS THAT I DON'T THINK HAVE BEEN SET YET.

UH, WE WOULD BE WIRING THE GARAGE FOR, UH, A MINIMUM OF 50% OF THE PARKING SPACES TO BE CHARGING STATIONS.

AND THEN WE WOULD ACTUALLY ACTUALLY BE BUYING THE CHARGING STATIONS AND SETTING THEM UP INITIALLY FOR 6% OF THOSE.

SO THIS WILL NOT BE A GARAGE, UH, THAT

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IT LOOKS FOR, AND IT ASSUMES THAT WE'RE GONNA HAVE A TREMENDOUS INCREASE IN THOSE, UH, AND WE WANT THIS PROJECT TO BE READY FOR THAT.

UH, PARKLAND EDUCATION, UH, WOULD BE, UH, TAKEN CARE OF WITH A FEE IN LIE.

UM, MY GUESS IS THAT WILL END UP SOMEWHERE AROUND $2 MILLION WHEN THE COMMERCIAL RATES ARE SET.

UH, AND THEN WE, WE HAVE OTHER THINGS, UH, SUCH AS PUBLIC WATER BOTTLE FILLING STATIONS ON THE BARTON SPRINGS EXTENSION SIDE AND 2,500 FEET OF AFFORDABLE COMMERCIAL SPACE, UH, REFLECTING A DESIRE TO, UH, HAVE LOCAL USERS HAVE THE BENEFIT OF BEING AT A SITE LIKE THIS.

NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.

UH, THIS GIVES YOU A, UH, BIRD'S EYE PICTURE ABOUT HOW THINGS WOULD WORK.

LET ME EMPHASIZE A COUPLE OF THINGS.

UH, YOU, YOU SEE THE ACCESS POINTS OFF OF CONGRESS AND THE BARTON SPRINGS EXTENSION.

IN BOTH CASES, WE'VE MOVED THOSE ACCESS POINTS TO THE EDGE OF THE SITE SO THAT THEY'RE AS FAR AWAY FROM THE CORNER AS POSSIBLE FOR, AND THAT'S PRIMARILY FROM A SAFETY STANDPOINT.

UM, THE PLANS ARE, UH, THAT THE CITY HAS, UH, PROVIDED OVER THE YEARS, UH, CLEARLY SHOWS A DESIRE TO, UH, ENHANCE THAT SOUTH CONGRESS EXPERIENCE.

UH, WE WILL BE DOING THAT.

WE'LL BE MEETING GREAT STREET STANDARDS IN THAT AREA.

UH, AND THEN ON THE BARTON SPRINGS EXTENSION, UH, WE WOULD BE ACCOMMODATING THE, UH, NEW, UH, NOT ONLY LANDSCAPING, BUT THE, UH, BIKE LANES AND PEDESTRIAN LANES ON THAT SIDE AS WELL.

UH, THE OTHER THING THAT, UH, WE'VE TRIED TO BE CAREFUL WITH ARE THINGS LIKE OUR VAULT THAT YOU SEE, UH, ON THE BARTON SPRINGS EXTENSION SIDE, AND TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT, UH, THAT THAT REPRESENTS SOMETHING THAT, UH, HAS MULTIPLE FUNCTIONS.

SO WE WOULD, THAT'S A, AN ART OPPORTUNITY FOR US AS WELL AS, UH, THE, THE, THE WATER, UH, BOTTLE FILLING STATION, UH, AND SOMETHING WHERE WE'RE TRYING TO CREATE A LITTLE, UM, A LITTLE DIFFERENT PEDESTRIAN EXPERIENCE THAN YOU TYPICALLY SEE WITH, WITH, UH, THESE THINGS THAT HAVE TO BE INVOLVED IN THE PROJECT.

BUT IT'S ALWAYS INTERESTING TO SEE HOW YOU CAN MAKE THEM LOOK, UH, THAT, UH, ENHANCES, UH, AGAIN, THAT PEDESTRIAN EXPERIENCE.

NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.

UH, EVERYBODY HERE, UH, WILL BE VERY FAMILIAR WITH ALL THE WORK THAT HAS GONE ON IN THE LAST DECADE WITH REGARD TO THE SOUTH CENTRAL, UH, WATERFRONT.

AND THAT WORK CONTINUES.

UH, WE ARE, UM, I THINK A COMPONENT OF THAT THAT, UM, WILL ADD A VARIETY OF THINGS.

IT WILL, IT'LL ADD SOME, USES, SOME DENSITY TO SUPPORT THE NEW PROJECT CONNECT INFRASTRUCTURE.

UH, BUT IN ADDITION, UM, IT'S IMPORTANT I THINK THAT THIS SITE, UH, ADD TO, UH, SOME OF THE GOALS WITHIN THE SOUTH CENTRAL WATERFRONT PLAN.

SO YOU'VE GOT CONNECTIVITY AND CIRCULATION.

WE'RE TAKING ACCESS OVER ON BOTH OF THE, UH, MAJOR ROADWAYS THAT WE ADJOIN.

I WOULD NOTE THAT THE ACCESS PRESENTLY IS A FULL ACCESS TURNING MOVEMENT ON SOUTH CONGRESS.

THAT WILL NO LONGER BE THE CASE.

IT WILL BE RIGHT IN AND RIGHT OUT ON SOUTH CONGRESS.

UM, WE'VE GOT SOME OPEN SPACE, UH, AT THAT, UH, NORTHWEST CORNER.

UH, SUSTAINABILITY, UH, RAIN GARDENS, UH, WOULD CERTAINLY BE UTILIZED ON SOUTH CONGRESS.

UH, WENDY MENTIONED THE, UH, CONNECTION TO THE RECLAIM WATER SYSTEM.

UH, WE'RE INCORPORATING SOLAR SY SOLAR FACILITIES, THE ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING, WHICH I MENTIONED A MINUTE AGO FROM AN URBAN DESIGN STANDPOINT.

UH, WE ARE ALSO, UH, UPGRADING THE, UM, CONGRESS AVENUE AND BARTON SPRINGS EXTENSION, UH, EXPERIENCE WITH LARGER TREES, UH, THAN WHAT CODE WOULD REQUIRE.

SO, UH, FIVE, UH,

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UH, THE MIX OF USES, UH, UH, THE MAJORITY OF THE COMMERCIAL, UH, THE, ALL OF THE COMMERCIAL SPACE IS EITHER GROUND FLOOR OR, UH, BOTH PARKING GARAGE.

AND THEN THE REST OF THE PROJECT WOULD BE RESIDENTIAL, UH, PUBLIC ART AND PUBLIC WATER BOTTLE FILLING STATION I'VE MENTIONED.

NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.

AND, UH, IN TERMS OF HOW WE FIT WITH THE, UH, THE VISIONING PLAN, I THOUGHT STAFF SAID IT RATHER WELL.

SO THIS IS A DIRECT QUOTE FROM THEIR REPORT, UH, EMPHASIZING THAT, UH, THIS WOULD FIT WITHIN THE GOALS OF THE FRAMEWORK PLAN TO CREATE A VIBRANT MIXED USE ENVIRONMENT THAT'S MORE PEDESTRIAN FRIENDLY.

I THINK, UH, I THINK WE ARE CLEARLY HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO THAT.

NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.

TREES, I KNOW, UH, ARE ALWAYS, UH, IMPORTANT, UH, BOTH IN TERMS OF, UH, PRESERVATION OF, UH, EXISTING TREES AS WELL AS, UH, ADDING, UH, TREES TO THE ENVIRONMENT.

THIS IS A TREE THAT NEEDS SOME, I MEAN, THIS IS A SITE THAT NEEDS SOME LOVE FROM A TREE STANDPOINT.

SO WE'VE GOT A COUPLE OF LARGE ASH TREES, WHICH ARE, UH, NOT CLASSIFIED IN APPENDIX F IN THE, IN THE CODE.

THE LARGEST ONE AT THE CORNER, UH, IS SLATED FOR REMOVAL, UH, WITH OR WITHOUT THIS PROJECT, CUZ IT'S DEEMED DANGEROUS.

AND THEN THE, UH, WE'VE GOT SOME, UH, FAIRLY SMALL TREES ALONG THE CONGRESS AVENUE EDGE THO THOSE WILL BE REPLACED WITH THE TYPE OF OF TREES THAT I MENTIONED EARLIER.

AND, UH, THIS ENVIRONMENT, WHICH IS, UM, IN KEEPING WITH A, UH, AUTO USE TODAY, UH, WILL CHANGE RADICALLY, UH, WITH THE ADDITION OF THE, UH, EXPANDED SIDEWALKS AND, UH, AND THE TREES, PARTICULARLY ON CON ON THE CONGRESS AVENUE SIDE.

NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.

UM, THESE ARE THE, UH, THE SUPERIORITY ITEMS THAT, UH, THAT I WOULD RUN THROUGH WITH YOU QUICKLY AS YOU LOOK AT THE BACKUP MATERIAL.

I HAVE THIS LIST IN THERE.

AND THEN FOLLOWING THAT, I'VE GOT DETAILS ON EACH ONE OF THOSE ITEMS. I'M NOT GOING TO BORE YOU WITH THE DETAILS FOR EACH ONE OF THOSE ITEMS TONIGHT.

I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS WITH REGARD TO THOSE, BUT LET ME JUST WALK YOU THROUGH THE LIST.

SO, UH, YOU'RE ACCUSTOMED TO SEEING PODS WITH, UH, GREEN BUILDING STANDARDS OF, OF THREE STAR.

WE MEET THAT, UM, A HUNDRED PERCENT ON SITE WATER QUALITY TREATMENT.

UM, UH, DEFINITELY SOMETHING THAT, UH, WE WERE COMMITTED TO.

DID NOT WANT TO PAY FEE AND LOOP, UH, THOUSAND CUBIC FEET OF OFFSITE WATER BEING TREATED WITHIN OUR SYSTEM.

UH, 250 LINEAR FEET OF OFFSITE STORM IMPROVEMENTS, UH, CONNECTING TO THE PURPLE PIPE EXTENSION.

WE'VE GOT, UH, TWO DIFFERENT WAYS TO GO THERE.

UH, AND FRANKLY, WE'LL GO WHICH WAY THE CITY WANTS US TO GO.

UH, THE, UH, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT HAS BEEN, I THINK, AN IMPORTANT TOPIC, UH, IN THIS CITY AND IN OTHERS OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS IS, UH, HOW DO YOU DEAL WITH TALL BUILDINGS AND BIRDS? AND, UH, AS YOU'LL SEE IN THE BACKUP, A LOT OF, WE'VE GIVEN THAT A LOT OF THOUGHT.

AND, UH, I THINK WE, UH, BY SUGGESTING THAT WE WILL COMPLY WITH THE LEAD PILOT, UH, BIRD DETERRENT PROGRAM, UM, THAT'S A VERY MEASURABLE STANDARD AND SOMETHING THAT WE WILL ADOPT, UH, STREET TREES I MENTIONED EARLIER.

UH, FUNCTIONAL GREEN LANDSCAPE SOLUTIONS.

UH, SOMETHING THAT, UH, WE WILL BE INCORPORATING NATIVE PLANT LANDSCAPING, SOME ROOFTOP INSTALLATIONS, UH, SOLAR PANEL, UM, WHERE FEASIBLE, WHEN WE COME BACK TO YOU, UH, AND YOU WILL SEE US AGAIN WHEN WE HAVE THE ACTUAL PUT APPLICATION.

UH, WE'LL HAVE DETAILS WITH REGARD TO HOW WE DO THAT AND WHAT KIND OF A STANDARD THAT'S MEASURABLE THAT WE CAN MEET.

UH, INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT, UH, DARK SKIES COMPLIANCE, CERTAINLY.

UM, URBAN BEEKEEPING INITIATIVE, UH, THIS ONE,

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I, UH, LIVE OUTSIDE OF TOWN AND RAISE BEES.

SO, UM, THE OPPORTUNITY HERE IS, IS TO DO SOMETHING IN AN URBAN ENVIRONMENT THAT YOU NORMALLY DON'T SEE.

UH, AND I THINK THAT, UH, THAT WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO THAT.

AND THEN, UM, THE LAST THING, THE, UM, NET ZERO CARBON FROM AN OPERATIONAL STANDPOINT.

UM, I'VE BEEN GETTING A LESSON ON THAT ONE, AND IF YOU WANT MORE DETAIL THAN I CAN PROVIDE, WE HAVE FOLKS HERE WHO WILL DO A BETTER JOB OF IT.

BUT THERE ARE A VARIETY OF THINGS THAT GO INTO THAT.

UH, ONE OF WHICH, FOR INSTANCE, WOULD BE NOT USING WITHIN THE, UH, CERTAINLY THE RESIDENTIAL UNITS, UH, GAS, BUT USING ELECTRIC SO THAT WE ARE, UH, NOT ONLY DOING THE BEST THAT WE CAN WITH CURRENT TECHNOLOGY, BUT THAT WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO MOVE FORWARD AS TECHNOLOGY BRINGS US DIFFERENT SOLUTIONS.

SO, UM, AGAIN, WHAT I HOPED THAT WHEN WE STARTED WORKING ON THIS PROJECT THAT WE WOULD BE ABLE TO ACHIEVE IS A COMBINATION OF THINGS THAT EVEN FOR SMALL SIDES THAT ARE LIKE THIS, UH, THAT HAVE THE ABILITY TO SET A SUSTAINABILITY STANDARD THAT WOULD BE, UM, NEW GROUND, UH, WITHIN THE CITY, UH, IN ADDITION TO THE, THE THINGS THAT YOU'RE USED TO SEEING WITH REGARD TO SITE DEVELOPMENT WORK.

SO LET ME STOP THERE AND, UH, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS AGAIN, WE HAVE OTHERS THAT, UH, WE'LL BE HAPPY TO SUPPLEMENT WHAT I'M ABLE TO TELL YOU.

BUT, UH, WE'RE EXCITED TO BE HERE AND EXCITED TO HAVE A CHANCE TO TALK ABOUT THIS PROJECT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

YEAH.

LET'S, LET'S GO AROUND AND, UH, MAYBE WE'LL START WITH THE REMOTE COMMISSIONERS IF WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT OR, OR STAFF FOR THAT MATTER.

UM, PAM, YOU GET TO GO FIRST CUZ YOU'VE GOT YOUR HAND UP.

SO YEAH.

COMMISSIONER THOMPSON, PLEASE.

OKAY.

OH, THANKS FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.

AND I DON'T KNOW WHO WILL ANSWER MY QUESTIONS, I GUESS STAFF OR WHATEVER.

I WAS WONDERING, UM, IF THIS, UM, PROJECT IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE CORE TRANSIT QUARTER SIDEWALK AND BUILDING PLACEMENT, UM, FOR URBAN ROADWAYS, UH, IT ACTUALLY GOES BEYOND THAT.

SO IT GOES TO A GREAT STREET STANDARD.

UH, OKAY.

SO YES, MA'AM.

OKAY.

AND THEN I WAS WONDERING THAT, I WAS HOPING THAT THE OAK TREES THAT WE HAD THERE WOULD BE ABLE TO STAY INSTEAD OF BEING ABLE TO BEING REPLACED.

RIGHT.

UM, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT, UH, COMMISSIONER, WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO GIVE YOU MORE DETAIL WHEN WE COME BACK.

WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO DETERMINE YET WITH THE UTILITIES AND SO FORTH WHERE, UH, THE CITY WANTS US TO, TO PUT CERTAIN THINGS.

SO WE CERTAINLY DON'T WANT TO LOSE A GOOD TREE UNLESS IT'S, UH, NECESSARY, EVEN IF IT'S NOT A, A REAL LARGE SPECIMEN.

BUT WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO SHOW YOU EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE DOING WHEN WE COME BACK.

BUT, BUT, UH, WE DIDN'T THINK THAT WE SHOULD SHOW YOU, UH, EITHER WITH CERTAINTY WHICH TREES WE ARE LOSING OR, UH, WHICH TREES WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO SAVE UNTIL WE GET THAT INFORMATION.

OKAY.

AND THE ASH, THAT'S NOT OVER.

I, I HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION.

I DON'T KNOW IF STAFF HAS TO ANSWER THIS.

UM, HAS THE BARTON SPRINGS EXTENSION ROADWAY BEEN APPROVED? HAS THE AUSTIN AMERICAN STATESMAN PUB PROGRESSED AT THAT POINT? OR DO WE KNOW WENDY'S COMING UP TO HOPEFULLY ATTEMPT TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION? UH, THE, THE AUSTIN AMERICAN STATESMAN P UD IS SCHEDULED FOR SECOND READING AT COUNCIL ON THE 3RD OF NOVEMBER.

SO IT, IT, IT'S NOT FINISHED YET.

OKAY.

SO ARE THEY, I MEAN, WE'RE THEY SEEING A LOT OF THESE DECISIONS ON A PROPOSED ROAD? AND I'M JUST NOT SURE THAT AT THIS POINT, UM, I MEAN, I GUESS WE CAN JUST MAKE OUR COMMENTS AS THOUGH IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN.

I MEAN, THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE ASSUMING, CORRECT? UH, YES.

THESE NOTES WILL BE PROVIDED TO THE COUNSEL WHEN THIS IS, THIS DEVELOPMENT ASSESSMENT WILL GO TO COUNSEL.

UH, IT'S NOT YET BEEN SCHEDULED,

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OKAY.

I'M JUST SAYING, UH, COMMISSIONER, IF I MAY, WE ARE, UH, AGAIN, THIS IS A DEVELOPMENT ASSESSMENT.

UM, I THINK, UM, WENDY HASN'T GIVEN US A DATE FOR OUR, UH, BRIEFING WITH COUNSEL, BUT, UH, REMEMBER WE HAVE TO THEN GO AHEAD AND FILE OUR ACTUAL APPLICATION.

SO, UH, WE SHOULD HAVE SOME CERTAINTY ONE WAY OR THE OTHER WITH REGARD TO THE STATESMAN PUT, UH, WELL BEFORE IT WOULD COME BACK TO YOU, UH, UH, A SECOND TIME.

OBVIOUSLY, IF THAT DID NOT MOVE FORWARD, WE WOULD HAVE TO MAKE SOME VERY DRASTIC CHANGES.

YEAH.

AND KATIE COIN, ENVIRONMENTAL OFFICER, I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE WE STICK TO WHAT WE'RE POSTED, UM, TO, TO TALK ABOUT.

UH, AND SO ONCE UH, THERE IS PROGRESS ON STATESMAN, LIZ WILL BE BACK, UH, TO, TO GIVE US AN UPDATE ON THAT.

BUT JUST WANNA MAKE SURE WE STAY IN THE LANE.

YOU BET.

THANKS.

RIGHT.

THE ROAD IS FAIRLY IMPORTANT FOR, UM, OUR COMMENTS IS ALL I CAN SAY.

I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW, IF WE DON'T HAVE A ROAD THEN I DON'T KNOW WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO YOUR ENTIRE PLAN THERE.

AND THEN I HAVE A QUESTION.

THE HEIGHT, UM, THAT YOU'RE ASKING FOR IS 400 FEET.

HOW MANY STORIES IS THAT APPROXIMATELY? WOULD THAT BE? LET'S SEE, LET ME, I'M GONNA LOOK TO MY RIGHT HERE AND, AND, UH, I I THINK WE HAVE, UH, 36 36 STORIES.

OKAY.

UM, AND IT'S KIND OF STRAIGHT UP, IT'S NOT TIERED.

RIGHT.

CAN'T WAIT TO, TO SHOW YOU, UH, AS THIS DEVELOPS, UH, I THINK THE PAGE FIRM IS HANDLING THE ARCHITECTURE AND, UH, TOGE IS HERE TONIGHT IF YOU'D LIKE TO HEAR MORE DETAIL ABOUT THAT.

BUT, UH, I THINK IT'S, UH, I THINK IT FITS WELL WITH THE LOCATION.

UH, BUT IT IS A SINGLE PROJECT.

IT'S NOT A, IT'S, IT'S, IT'S ONE TOWER.

IT'S NOT MULTIPLE THINGS.

RIGHT.

WELL, I I NOTICED THAT YOU USE THE WORD, WHAT IS IT, A PINNACLE OR SOMETHING, OR SOME, I DON'T KNOW.

BUT THE REASON I'M ASKING IS FOR THE BEES AND THE BEES, THEY SAY, I'VE READ A COUPLE OF ARTICLES.

THEY SAY AFTER 10, 10 STORIES, IT'S VERY WINDY FOR BEES.

SO I WAS WONDERING IF YOU WERE GONNA BE ABLE TO, UH, PROVIDE SOME SANCTUARY FOR THE BEES THERE.

IT'S JUST A THOUGHT ON JUST MENTIONING IT.

AND THEN, UM, LET'S SEE, I'M THE BIRD COLLISION, UM, I DON'T KNOW, IS, SO THE ABOVE 36 FEET AT GRADE, YOU SAID YOU WERE GONNA DO THE, UH, LEAD ONE OR WHATEVER, AND THEN AFTER THAT IT WAS GONNA GO UP TO THE TOP OF IT.

SO WE'RE GOOD WITH THAT.

I'M WORRIED KIND OF ABOUT AIR QUALITY AND NOISE BECAUSE YOU'RE SO CLOSE TO THE STREET AND I'M WONDERING IF THE METRO BIKE STATION IS GOING TO REMAIN THAT'S ON THE CORNER THERE.

RIGHT.

IF, UH, IF I CAN, LET ME GET AN ASSIST FROM, UH, OUR ARCHITECT, UH, CUZ I WANT TO, I WANT TO RESPOND TO YOU WITH REGARD TO, FOR INSTANCE, THE, THE BEE ISSUES, UH, AS WELL AS THE BIRD ISSUES.

AND THEN WE'LL, I'LL MAKE SURE THAT, UH, THAT WE'VE COVERED EACH OF THE THINGS THAT YOU'VE RAISED.

THANK YOU.

SO THE BIRDS AND THE, AND THE BEES.

YEAH.

WE'RE NOT TO TALK ABOUT BIRDS CUZ YOU LIKED OUR BIRD ANSWER, WHICH IS GOOD.

UH, THE BEES DON'T WORRY.

OUR OUR GARAGE ISN'T 10 STORIES TALL.

THAT'S ONE OF THE GOOD NEWS THINGS THAT STEVE FORGOT TO BRAG ABOUT, UH, WHICH IS BECAUSE WE'RE PUTTING TWO LEVELS OF PARKING BELOW GRADE.

THIS IS A RELATIVELY MODEST PODIUM, UH, AND AND RELATION TO MUCH OF THE DEVELOPMENT THAT'S HAPPENING IN DOWNTOWN AUSTIN RIGHT NOW.

SO CERTAINLY THE BEEKEEPING INITIATIVE IS GONNA HAPPEN ON TOP OF THE PODIUM, WHICH WOULD BE EITHER LEVEL EIGHT OR LEVEL NINE.

THAT'S, UM, A LITTLE BIT UP IN THE AIR RIGHT NOW.

SO GOOD, UH, GOOD ELEVATION FOR BEES.

YEAH.

AND AS FOR THE BIRD DETERRENTS, YOU KNOW, JUST TO BE CLEAR, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT MAKING THE ENTIRE PODIUM COMPLY WITH A LEAD BIRD DETERRENTS STANDARDS.

SO, UH, WE'RE EXCEEDING THAT ZONE ONE, UH, ALL THE WAY UP TO THE TOP OF THE PODIUM.

I'M SORRY.

CAN WATER PROTECTION? I, I'M NOT SURE IF WE, WE, IF YOU INTRODUCE YOURSELF, WOULD YOU MIND JUST HI? SURE.

YEAH.

HI, I'M AL MITCH SMITH.

UH, I WORK WITH PAIGE ARCHITECT ON THIS PROJECT.

I'M, I JUST

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RIGHT.

SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT KIND OF, I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO TO HELP THE BATS, UM, OR IF THEY'RE BY THE SAME LEAD STANDARDS OR WHATEVER, BUT I, I THINK THEY USUALLY GO DOWN THE RIVER, BUT, UM, I DON'T KNOW.

OKAY.

LET'S SEE.

I HAD A COUPLE OF OTHER THINGS.

UM, I'M, I'M KIND OF, UH, THINKING THAT, UM, WHEN YOU SAID WHERE YOUR DEVELOPMENT WAS PLACED, LET'S SEE IF I CAN FIND THIS.

UM, OKAY, IT SAID THAT IT'S WITHIN 0.2 MILES FROM THE ORANGE LINE, THREE MILES FROM THE BLUE LINE WATERFRONTS, UH, PLAN STATIONS.

AND THERE'S, THAT'S WHEN THEY MENTIONED THE METRO BIKE THING THAT'S THERE ON THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE PROPERTY.

UM, SO THIS SITE IS PRETTY IMPORTANT FOR, UH, THE PUBLIC TO ACCESS.

SO I'M, I KNOW THAT YOU EXPLAINED THAT THE ROAD, THE DRIVEWAYS WOULD BE GOING RIGHT IN, IN A RIGHT OUT, BUT IS I, I'M JUST MENTIONING THIS BECAUSE THE CATHERINE AROUND THE CORNER IS JUST KIND OF, IT WAS LIKE A NIGHTMARE FOR A WHILE AND I'M HOPING THAT EVERYBODY HAS LEARNED FROM THAT MISTAKE AND THAT THEY WILL, UM, TRY TO DO A LITTLE BETTER THAN THAT.

AND SO I'M, I'M GLAD THAT YOU WERE DOING THAT.

LET'S SEE.

I JUST HAVE A COUPLE MORE THINGS TO MENTION.

UM, LET'S SEE.

OKAY, THE PARK, COULD SOMEBODY EXPLAIN THE PARKING STRUCTURE FRONTAGE? AND THE REASON I'M ASKING ALL THESE QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT IS BECAUSE OUR PURVIEW IS THE TRAIL AND, UM, THE TRAIL GOES ON ONE SIDE OF YOUR PROPERTY, BUT IT WILL NOT GO ON CONGRESS.

THERE WOULD THERE BE A BIKE PATH THERE? OKAY.

RIGHT.

SO THIS COMES BACK IN PART OF THE STATESMAN PUD.

UM, RIGHT NOW THE STATESMAN PUD SHOWS THE BIKE LANE ON THE NORTH SIDE OF BARTON SPRINGS EXTENSION.

UH, SO IT WOULD NOT CROSS OUR SITE NECESSARILY.

THERE IS AN EXISTING BIKE ROUTE WHICH RUNS NORTH SOUTH, AND IT'S ON THE EAST SIDE OF CONGRESS.

SO THAT WOULD PASS RIGHT, UH, IN FRONT OF OUR SITE.

IT'S THERE TODAY.

IT SHOULD CONTINUE.

THE CITY, OF COURSE, HAS PLANS, UH, TO IMPROVE CONGRESS AVENUE, THEIR PLANS, AND THE S AND P, UH, A A S AND P SHOW IT LIVING ON THE EAST SIDE.

SO YEAH, WE'LL HAVE THAT IN FRONT OF OUR SITE.

OKAY.

SO THE 75%, UM, UM, I, I JUST WANTED TO HAVE YOU EXPLAIN A LITTLE BIT OF THE PARKING STRUCTURE FRONTAGE.

SURE.

WHICH IS 75%.

RIGHT.

THAT'S THE REQUIREMENT.

AND WE'RE GOING TO EXCEED THAT REQUIREMENT, UH, BY, BY A GOOD FIGURE, I WOULD BELIEVE.

OF COURSE, WE'RE NOT DONE WITH DESIGNING.

THAT'S KIND OF ONE OF THE ODD THINGS ABOUT THIS PRESENTATIONS.

WE'RE NOT COMPLETE IN OUR DESIGN, BUT WE'RE FAR ENOUGH ALONG TO, TO KNOW WHAT WE INTEND.

UH, AND, UM, THAT, THAT CALCULATION EXEMPTS THINGS LIKE DRIVEWAY ENTRIES, IT EXEMPTS THINGS LIKE THE REQUIRED AUSTIN ENERGY VAULT.

UH, SO THE ONLY USES WE HAVE, UH, ON THAT FACADE ARE THE LOBBY FOR THE RESIDENCES, 7,500 SQUARE FEET OF RESIDENTIAL OF RETAIL USE, UH, A BIKE ROOM, AN AUSTIN ENERGY VAULT, AND TWO ENTRIES, UH, INTO THE GARAGE.

UH, WE ARE MINDFUL OF THE CONGESTION, UH, ON, ON MANY OF AUSTIN'S ROADS.

AND SO WE'VE DONE SOMETHING WHERE WE'VE, WE'VE SPLIT THE GARAGE ENTRIES SO THAT THE ABOVE GRADE PORTION OF THE GARAGE ENTERS OFF OF CONGRESS IN THE BELOW GRADE, UH, ENTERS OFF BARTON SPRINGS.

SO WE'RE DOING OUR BEST TO DISTRIBUTE, UM, PEOPLE AND THEIR CARS IN SEPARATE PLACES TO, TO DECONGEST THE STREETS.

OKAY.

AND WE, UH, WE WILL BE, UH, PROVIDING A, UH, UH, TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS AS PART OF THIS PROCESS OF SOME TYPE.

AND, UM, THAT WILL BE AVAILABLE TO YOU WHEN WE SEE YOU AGAIN.

OKAY.

ALRIGHTY.

I'M, I'M SORRY TO ASK SO MANY QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU, THOUGH.

THANK YOU.

MR. TURNER.

IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND, I THINK THERE'S A SLIDE AT THE END OF YOUR PRESENTATION WHERE YOU WALK THROUGH KIND OF A, A FRAMEWORK OF SCHEDULE.

YES, PLEASE.

WE, WE DON'T, WE, YOU CAN PULL UP IF YOU'D LIKE, BUT IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND, JUST KIND OF GIVE US A FRAMEWORK OF RIGHT.

OF, UH, MAYBE WHEN WE WILL SEE YOU AGAIN.

SO IF I CAN, IT'S, UH, IT'S A SLIDE ENTITLED, UH, PROPERTY DETAILS.

I THINK IT'S THE LAST SLIDE.

I THINK IT'S PAGE NINE 19 ON

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THERE WE GO.

UH, LET'S GO BACK TO THE ONE THAT SAID PROJECT DETAILS.

OH, EXCUSE ME.

PROJECT PROPERTY DETAILS.

I'M SORRY.

THE, UH, SCHEDULE THAT I THINK YOU'RE LOOKING FOR.

I BELIEVE IT IS ON A SLIDE THAT SAYS TIMELINE.

YEAH.

19 PAGE 19.

THERE WE GO.

SO, UM, THIS TELLS YOU WHERE WE'VE BEEN, UH, AT THE BEGINNING, UH, THE MIDDLE OF OUR DEVELOPMENT ASSESSMENT.

AND, UH, THEN WE RESUBMITTED WHEN WE, UH, MODIFIED OUR USES A BIT.

AND, UH, THEN, UH, WE'VE GOTTEN OUR COMMENT REPORT RECENTLY.

UH, AND THEN HERE WE ARE TONIGHT, OCTOBER 19TH.

THE WORK SESSION WILL BE SOMETIME, I ASSUME, IN THE NEXT 45 DAYS TO 60 DAYS.

AND THEN THEREAFTER, WE WOULD INTEND TO MAKE OUR FORMAL SUBMITTAL.

WHAT HAPPENS THEN IS THE STAFF REVIEWS THE FORMAL SUBMITTAL, UH, AS THEY WOULD ANY ZONING CASE AND THEN GIVES US COMMENTS.

AND THEN ONCE WE HAVE STAFF RECOMMENDATION, THEN WE'RE BACK TO SEE YOU.

UH, AND THAT WOULD BE OUR, UH, FIRST STEP ALONG THE WAY, I'M ASSUMING.

AND THEN WE WILL SEE SOME OTHER BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS BEFORE GOING ON TO COUNCIL.

THANK YOU.

I THINK THAT HELPS FRAME UP QUESTIONS.

APPRECIATE IT.

UH, REMOTE, UH, CORRECT YOU OR BEDFORD, DO YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? YEAH, UH, VICE CHAIR BEDFORD POLICE, UM, I WAS KIND OF CURIOUS HOW THE PROJECT IS GONNA SUPPORT THE PROJECT CONNECT.

I KNOW YOU KIND OF MENTIONED LIKE IT WAS, IT WAS GONNA SUPPORT THE PROJECT CONNECT INFRASTRUCTURE, SO I WAS KIND OF CURIOUS IF HE HAD ANY EXAMPLES THAT YOU COULD TELL US HOW IT'S GOING TO DO THAT.

UM, FROM MY STANDPOINT, IT, IT DOES IT IN A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT WAYS.

ONE WOULD BE, AND MAYBE MOST IMPORTANTLY, WOULD BE ADDING THE RESIDENTIAL DENSITY.

UM, THAT WAS, WOULD ALLOW US TO, UM, SUPPORT THE, UH, DIFFERENT TYPES OF USES, UH, THAT PROJECT CONNECT WILL BRING TO THE AREA, DIFFERENT TYPES OF MODES OF TRANSPORTATION.

AND SO HAVING 450 NEW UNITS IN THAT LOCATION, I THINK DOES EXACTLY THAT.

UM, AND IF YOU LOOK AT THE MAP OF PROJECT CONNECT, UM, THAT'S, UH, THAT'S PRETTY EXCITING TO SEE CITYWIDE.

THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE THIS WHERE EVERYTHING COMES TOGETHER.

SO IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT, YOU'VE GOT STATIONS HERE, UH, IN A TIGHTER CONFIGURATION THAN PROBABLY EXISTS ANYWHERE IN TOWN.

SO I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO HAVE THAT DENSITY AT THIS PARTICULAR LOCATION.

THE OTHER THING THAT I THINK I WOULD MENTION IS WE'VE GOTTA MAKE, UH, THE TRANSPORTATION CHOICES, UH, FROM THIS LOCATION INCLUSIVE, UH, OF, OF ALL KINDS OF TRANSPORTATION MODES.

SO, UM, WE'RE ENHANCING THE, UH, ABILITY TO USE BIKES WITH BIKE ROOMS AND A AND A DRASTIC INCREASE IN, UH, THE NUMBER OF, UH, BIKE PARKING SPACES.

WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PEDESTRIAN EXPERIENCE TO AND FROM THE, UH, PROJECT CONNECT FACILITIES IS AS GOOD AS IT COULD BE.

SAME WITH BIKES.

AND, UH, THAT, THAT THE OTHER THING THAT WE'VE DONE, I THINK IS, UM, VERY CONSISTENT WITH PROJECT CONNECT IN THAT WE ARE A MINIMUM OF 30 PER 35% BELOW WHAT WOULD OTHERWISE BE CODE PARKING FOR THIS SITE.

SO, UH, WE'RE NOT PARKING THIS TO CODE, WE'RE PARKING THIS TO, UH, A MUCH LOWER LEVEL.

SO TO ME, ALL OF THAT IS, IS QUITE CONSISTENT WITH THE PROJECT CONNECT GOALS.

AND I HAD ANOTHER QUESTION.

I KNOW, UM, YOU MENTIONED THAT THE TREES THAT WERE GONNA BE ADDED, WERE GONNA BE FIVE INCHES, BUT I KNOW, AND A LOT OF TIMES WE ARE TOLD LIKE, UH, THREE INCHES ARE USUALLY

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I WAS KIND OF WONDERING ABOUT THE FIVE INCHES, LIKE IF THAT WAS RECOMMENDED BY STAFF OR IS THAT, UM, LIKE WHAT'S THE VIABILITY THAT THEY WOULD SURVIVE? TERRIFIC.

UM, I'M GLAD YOU ASKED THE QUESTION AND I'M GLAD THAT, UH, MS. ANN COLEMAN IS GONNA ANSWER IT FOR YOU.

SO THANK YOU.

I'M ANN COLEMAN LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT, 41 YEARS OF PRACTICING IN AUSTIN.

I'M ALSO A MEMBER OF THE DESIGN COMMISSION WHERE THE CONFUSION COMES BETWEEN THREE INCH TREES AND FIVE INCH TREES IS, UM, BALD AND BURLA TREES THAT WERE COMMONLY USED, UH, FOR A VERY LONG TIME, CUT THE ROOT SYSTEMS IN THE FIELD FOR THESE TREES.

AND OFTEN THEY'RE PLANTED TOO SOON, SO THESE TREES DON'T PERFORM AS WELL AND RECOVER AS OFTEN, UM, AS A CONTAINER GROWN TREE THAT HAS ITS ROOT SYSTEM COMPLETELY INTACT.

AND IT'S BEEN GROWN FROM A BABY TO A FIVE INCH TREE BEING STEPPED UP CONTAINER TO CONTAINER.

AND SO THEIR SURVIVABILITY IS GENERALLY, UM, CLOSE TO A HUNDRED PERCENT IF WELL CARED FOR.

SO, UM, THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A THREE INCH AND A FIVE INCH TREE AND OUR INDUSTRY, THE TREE INDUSTRY IS NOT MUCH.

UH, THERE ARE, IF IT WAS A 30 INCH TREE, YOU KNOW, THERE ARE ISSUES REGARDING THAT.

BUT, UH, THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO REAL MEASURABLE RISK BETWEEN A THREE INCH TO A FIVE INCH.

THE, UH, THE THOUGHT THAT A THREE INCH TREE GROWS FASTER IS TRUE BECAUSE IT'S EXPONENTIAL.

IF YOU HAVE A THREE INCH CPER TREE AND IT GOES TO FOUR INCH CALIBER TREE, THAT'S DIFFERENT THAN A FIVE INCH TREE GO INTO A SIX INCH CALIBER TREE.

BUT THAT'S ONLY IF YOU FOCUS ON CPER.

IF YOU FOCUS ON THE MASS OF THE CANOPY, A FIVE INCH TREE DOES BUY YOU TIME, MAYBE EVEN 30 TO 50% MORE THAN A THREE INCH TREE.

SO BY PUTTING IT A FIVE INCH TREE, YOU ALLOW THAT PEDESTRIAN TO HAVE MORE IMMEDIATE SHADE THAN WAITING ON A THREE INCH TREE TO GET THE SAME SIZE.

THANK YOU.

RISHI OR HOLS, DO YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? YEAH, KASHI, PLEASE.

UM, I HAD A QUESTION, AND MAYBE THIS IS MORE OF, OF A SUGGESTION.

FIRST OF ALL, WANT THANK YOU ALL FOR THE PRESENTATION.

YOU KNOW, THE PROJECTS IS, UH, PRETTY COOL.

I'D ACTUALLY READ ABOUT THIS, UH, I THINK ON TOWERS, THE BLOG, LOCAL BLOG, AND THEY MENTIONED, YOU KNOW, THE BEEKEEPING STUFF.

UH, I WAS WONDERING, YOU KNOW, MAYBE A GOOD SORT OF TENANT OR PARTNER TO HAVE AND SORT OF LIKE THE BEEKEEPING STUFF WOULD BE MERIDIAN HIVE.

THEY'RE LIKE A LOCAL HONEY MEAD PRODUCTION COMPANY.

UM, AND I BELIEVE THAT THEY RECENTLY MOVED THEIR TAP ROOM.

WELL, I THINK THEY DON'T HAVE A TAP ROOM ANYMORE, BUT THEIR PRODUCTION FACILITY IS OFF SOUTH CONGRESS IN LIKE THE FOUR FIVE AREA.

SO, UH, POTENTIALLY ING OUT TO THEM TO HELP WITH THE EDUCATIONAL COMPONENT, OR MAYBE EVEN HAVING THEM AS LIKE A TENANT FOR A TAP ROOM FOR SOMETHING IN THE BUILDING.

MAYBE AN IDEA WORTH INVESTIGATING.

BUT OTHERWISE, YOU KNOW, THE PROJECT LOOKS REALLY COOL AND, UH, CAN'T WAIT TO SEE MORE ABOUT IT.

APPRECIATE IT, APPRECIATE THE SUGGESTION.

AND, AND, UH, WHEN WE COME BACK, WE'LL, UH, WE'LL TALK TO YOU ABOUT, UH, YOU KNOW, SORT OF THE, THE FULL PICTURE ABOUT WHAT THE, UH, THE B INITIATIVE MAY BE AND, AND THAT SHOULD COVER EDUCATION AS WELL AS ENJOYING THE PRODUCTS OF, OF THOSE, OF THE LABOR.

SO, HOLS, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, BUT I'D JUST LIKE TO THANKS ANY STAFF FOR THE WORK ON THIS AND ALSO THANK MR. RENNER FOR, UH, BRINGING THIS REALLY, REALLY COOL PROPOSAL TO THE TABLE.

UM, I'M JUST REALLY EXCITED TO SEE WHERE THIS GOES, SO THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU.

IT LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE KIND OF REENTERING THE EARTH ATMOSPHERE AS YOU'RE COMING IN AND OUT, BUT BUT YOU DON'T APPEAR TO BE DRIVING, SO I'M HAPPY ABOUT THAT.

UH, ALRIGHT, LET'S GO AROUND THE HORN HERE.

UH, COMMISSIONER SCOTT, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? I DON'T OBJECT.

SO FIRST OF ALL, OF ALL, I, I WANNA THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.

IT WAS QUITE THOROUGH AND, AND COMPREHENSIVE AND CERTAINLY HAD A NUMBER OF ELEMENTS THAT, UM, I WAS GRATIFIED TO, UM, TO LEARN ABOUT, UM, BEES BEING ONE OF THEM.

MM-HMM.

.

UM, I THINK, UM, AS WE KNOW, THE AUSTIN HAS, UH, ASPIRES TO BECOMING, UH, DESIGNATED AS A B CITY.

UM, AND, UH, SO THAT'S, THAT'S A POSITIVE, UH, UH, BEING CONCERNED ABOUT, UM, WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE AS EVIDENCED BY PUTTING IN THE, UM, UM,

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CUZ I THINK WE DO NEED TO, UM, GOING FORWARD ALL BE LOOKING NOT AT WHAT WE HAVE TRADITIONALLY BEEN DOING, BUT WHAT ARE WE GOING TO NEED TO BE DOING NOT ONLY THIS YEAR, BUT NEXT YEAR, YEAR AND 10 YEARS FROM NOW? UH, BECAUSE I IMAGINE YOUR BUILDING, UH, AS PROPOSED WILL BE WHERE IT IS, UH, FOR QUITE A A WHILE BEYOND THAT WITH, WITH GOOD LUCK.

UM, I HAVE ONE QUESTION, UM, WHICH, UM, HAS NOT BEEN, UM, MUCH DISCUSSED, UM, UM, FOR, UM, UH, VARIOUS REASONS.

AND, AND ONE IS THAT, UM, UH, REGARDING, UM, UH, FEMA'S HAZARD, UM, RISK ASSESSMENT, UH, FOR AUSTIN AND, AND THE, UM, UH, THE, UH, COUNTIES THAT WE ARE IN.

UH, AND, UH, AND OF COURSE WE ARE IN TRAVIS COUNTY PRIMARILY, BUT, UM, ALSO A BIT HERE AND A BIT THERE WITH A FEW OTHER COUNTIES.

BUT, UM, SURPRISINGLY, IF YOU LOOK AT THE, UH, MOST RECENT 2022 FEMA HAZARD RISK ASSESSMENT, OUR, OUR HIGHEST RISK, UM, UH, MONETARILY IS, UM, FROM TORNADOES.

AND, UM, THAT, THAT REALLY TOOK ME BY SURPRISE BECAUSE I WAS EXPECTING IT TO BE FLOODING, FLOODING, UH, WHICH HAS BEEN TRADITIONALLY A HIGH RISK AND REMAINS, UH, UH, A MAJOR CONCERN.