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MAYOR AND GET THIS THING GOING AND FLOWING AND DONE REAL FAST.
ALSO, OUR MAYOR PRO TEM HERE WHO LIKES TO KEEP A COMMITTEE MEETING TIGHT, TIGHT, TIGHT.
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AFTERNOON.I'M AUSTIN CITY COUNCIL MEMBER, NATASHA HARPER MADISON, CHAIR OF THE HOUSING AND PLANNING COM COMMITTEE.
WE ARE MEETING IN AUSTIN CITY HALL CHAMBERS IN AUSTIN, TEXAS.
IT'S THE 25TH OF APRIL, WHICH BY THE WAY, I'LL TAKE A MOMENT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE.
TODAY IS MY BABY'S 13TH BIRTHDAY.
I HOPE YOU'RE HAVING A WONDERFUL DAY.
IT IS NOW 2:02 PM AND I CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER ITEM NUMBER ONE.
[1. Approve the Minutes of the February 28, 2023, Housing and Planning Committee meeting and the March 2, 2023, special called Housing and Planning Committee meeting.]
WE'RE GONNA TALK ABOUT MINUTES.OUR FIRST ITEM IS TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE HOUSING AND PLANNING COMMITTEE OF, UH, THE MEETING FROM FEBRUARY 28TH, 2023.
IS THERE A MOTION TO PASS THE MINUTES? UH, IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER ALTER AND SECONDED.
SECONDED BY MAYOR PRO, TIM ELLIS.
UM, IN WHICH CASE, UH, ITEM NUMBER ONE, WE SHOULD PROBABLY VOTE
SO WE'RE ALL, SO ITEM NUMBER ONE PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
ITEM NUMBER TWO, GIVE ME A MOMENT.
[Items 2 & 3]
TWO AND THREE.WE'RE TALKING ABOUT NEW MEETING AND CODE CHANGES.
SO COLLEAGUES, TWO OF OUR REMAINING AGENDA ITEMS NUMBER TWO AND THREE ARE CONNECTED.
SO I'LL KINDLY ASK STAFF TO ALLOW US TO BRING THEM UP AT THE SAME TIME.
ITEM NUMBER TWO ALLOWS US TO SET A NEW MEETING FOR THE COMMITTEE NEXT MONTH.
AND THEN ITEM NUMBER THREE STATES OUR DIRECTION TO STAFF THAT THE MEETING INCLUDE A BRIEFING AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR HOW WE ACHIEVE THE MOST WITH OUR PREVIOUSLY INITIATED LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE AMENDMENTS.
NOW FOR THE RECORD, LET ME READ THOSE TWO ITEMS AS POSTED.
ITEM NUMBER TWO, SET ADDITIONAL MEETING DATES FOR 2023, THE CALENDAR YEAR.
AND ITEM NUMBER THREE, DISCUSSION ON THE STATUS OF PREVIOUSLY COUNCIL INITIATED COUNCIL AMENDMENT CODES.
PREVIOUSLY, COUNCIL INITIATED CODE AMENDMENTS RELATED TO HOUSING AND LAND USE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PRIOR FOR PRIORITIZING AMENDMENTS THAT ARE LIKELY TO DELIVER IMMEDIATE VALUE AND NEXT STEPS MOVING FORWARD.
FOR BACKGROUND, THIS COMMITTEE AGREED AT OUR LAST MEETING THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO SCHEDULE ADDITIONAL MEETINGS TO DIG INTO ACTION ORIENTED TOPICS, UM, BEFORE ADDING ADDITIONAL DIRECTION TO STAFF'S PLACE, VICE-CHAIR, ALTAR AND I, UM, HI.
WOULD LIKE TO SUGGEST THAT WE FIRST REVIEW THAT WE HAVE ALREADY DIRECTED STAFF TO, I'M SORRY, THIS SAYS VICE CHAIR ALTAR, AND THAT IS, I SHOULD BE CLEAR, WE HAVE TWO ALTARS, VICE-CHAIR RYAN AL ALTER, AND I WOULD LIKE TO SUGGEST THAT WE FIRST REVIEW THAT WE HAVE ALREADY DIRECTED STAFF TO TACKLE AND CONSIDER HOW THEY PRIORITIZE AND APPROACH THAT WORK.
STAFF HAS PROVIDED US AS BACKUP AND INDEX OF ALL THE EXISTING COUNCIL INITIATED CODE AMENDMENTS, AS WELL AS A LIST OF THE POLICY DIRECTION AND EXISTING PLANNING DOCUMENTS THEY USE TO GUIDE THEIR WORK ON AMENDMENTS SUCH AS THIS.
IT IS OUR HOPE THAT WE REVIEW THIS EXISTING POLICY DIRECTION AND REFLECT ON HOW THESE CURRENT CODE AMENDMENTS EITHER ARE, COULD OR SHOULD ADDRESS OUR GOALS.
THIS WOULD ALLOW US TO PROACTIVELY IDENTIFY, SEEK EXPERT INPUT, AND PROVIDE RECOMMENDATION TO THE BROADER COUNCIL ON HOW WE CAN IMPROVE OUR ENTIRE HOUSING CONTINUUM.
SO WITH THAT SAID, I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION ONE.
LET'S SET A MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE FOR THE AFTERNOON OF TUESDAY, MAY 23RD AND TWO DIRECT STAFF TO BRIEF US ON THE STATUS OF PREVIOUSLY COUNCIL INITIATED CODE AMENDMENTS RELATED TO HOUSING AND LAND USE.
RECOMMEND PRIORITIZING AND ADJUSTING THOSE AMENDMENTS SO THAT THEY ARE LIKELY TO DELIVER IMMEDIATE VALUE.
COLLEAGUES, IT LOOKS LIKE CHAIR CADRE IS MAKING THE MOTION A SECOND.
LOOKS LIKE VICE CHAIR RYAN AL ALTER IS, UM, MAKING THAT SECOND, UM, CAN WE TAKE A VOTE? IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE ALL IN.
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YOU COMMITTEE AND STAFF FOR THE COMMITMENT TO COME BACK TOGETHER, UM, I THINK THIS IS THE MOMENT WHERE WE ARE LOOKING FOR STAFF IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO OFFER US.ITEM NUMBER FOUR IS JUST FUTURE ITEMS. CERTAINLY THERE'S SOMETHING WE SHOULD BE DISCUSSING.
THAT'S IT, I THINK, I THINK ITEM FOUR IS OUR BRIEFING.
ITEM FOUR ON MY LIST IS OUR FUTURE ITEM.
SO MY HOPE IS THAT THERE'S MORE TO THIS MEETING THAN THAT.
I DIDN'T GET ALL DOLLED UP FOR THAT.
VERONICA, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, THANK YOU.
IN REGARDS TO THE ITEM ON, UH, CODE AMENDMENT STAFF IS, UH, UH, VERY ABLE TO COME BACK IN MAY WITH A, WITH A PLAN ON HOW TO MOVE FORWARD AND CERTAINLY APPRECIATE YOUR DIRECTION AND GUIDANCE.
COLLEAGUES, ANY QUESTIONS FOR OUR ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER? SO
[4. Briefing on proposed urban rail alignments.]
I BELIEVE WE HAVE A BRIEFING IN STORE.FEEL FREE TO INTRODUCE YOURSELVES AND TELL US WHY YOU'RE HERE AND WHAT YOU'RE GONNA TALK TO US ABOUT.
I KNOW THAT THE AUSTIN TRANSIT PARTNERSHIP IS A CRITICAL COMPONENT OF US AS A MUNICIPALITY, RECOGNIZING THAT WE ARE RETROFITTING A MAJOR METROPOLITAN CITY RIGHT NOW, AND THAT IS NOT AN EASY TASK.
AND SO THERE ARE FOLKS WHO ARE DOING IT AND Y'ALL ARE A PART OF THAT GROUP OF FOLKS.
SO PLEASE LET US KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
UH, THANK YOU MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE FOR HAVING US TODAY.
MY NAME'S JENNIFER PINE, I'M WITH AUSTIN TRANSIT PARTNERSHIP, AND THERE I'M THE EVP FOR PLANNING AND RISK MANAGEMENT.
I'LL ASK MY COLLEAGUES TO INTRODUCE THEMSELVES.
I'M SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT FOR LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT PROJECT INTEGRATION.
I'M NOT WITH AUSTIN TRANSIT PARTNERSHIP.
I'M WITH THE CITY OF AUSTIN PROJECT CONNECT OFFICE, UM, REPRESENTING THE CITY'S ROLE IN THE TRIAG AGENCY PARTNERSHIP.
ALSO WITH US TODAY IS SHILLA MUK, WHO IS HERE FOR QUESTIONS.
SHOULD THERE BE ANY AT THE END, WHO IS, UH, EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT OVER PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT AT CAPITAL METRO.
SO THE PARTNERSHIP IS HERE REPRESENTING, AND JEN WILL BE, UH, DOING THE BRIEFING TODAY.
UM, SO WE HAVE BEEN SPENDING QUITE A BIT OF TIME OUT IN THE COMMUNITY TALKING ABOUT THE LIGHT RAIL COMPONENT OF THE PROJECT CONNECT PROGRAM.
UM, AND WE OFTEN START OUR TIMELINE AND OUR DISCUSSION OF THAT WITH, UH, NOTING THE AUSTIN STRATEGIC MOBILITY PLAN, WHICH IDENTIFIES THOSE MODE SHIFT GOALS THAT PROJECT CONNECT IS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACHIEVEMENT OF.
UM, AND SO WE'RE REALLY HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE LIGHT RAIL COMPONENT OF PROJECT CONNECT TODAY.
I'M SORRY, I'M GONNA INTERRUPT YOU BRIEFLY.
I WONDER IF OUR FOLKS CAN HEAR THIS PRESENTATION.
WELL, IT FEELS VERY QUIET TEST.
IS THAT ANY BETTER? YES, MUCH THANK YOU,
UM, I, I THINK PROBABLY YOU'RE ALL AWARE, WE'VE BEEN, UH, TALKING ABOUT FIVE OPTIONS THAT WE'VE DEVELOPED AND HAVE BEEN CONVERSING WITH THE COMMUNITY ABOUT AS, UH, THAT WOULD CONSTITUTE OUR CORE SYSTEM, THE FIRST LIGHT RAIL PROJECT OUT OF THE GATE.
SO THESE ARE THE FIVE OPTIONS.
UH, WE ACTUALLY WEREN'T GOING TO REALLY STEP THROUGH THEM IN DETAIL IN THIS PRESENTATION BECAUSE WE, I THINK WE'VE DONE THAT WITH YOU ALL IN THE PAST AT LEAST ONCE, PERHAPS.
UM, BUT I WILL SAY THAT THE FIVE OPTIONS WHEN YOU LOOK AT THEM, SOME OF THE KEY DIFFERENCES, ONE, UM, IS THEY ALL HAVE DIFFERENT END POINTS.
UM, ANOTHER DIFFERENCE IS, UM, WHETHER THEY ARE ALL ON STREET, WHICH THREE OF THEM ARE, OR IF THERE'S ANY GRADE SEPARATION COMPONENT, WHICH, UH, ONE OPTION HAS AN ELEVATED SECTION AND ONE OPTION HAS BOTH AN ELEVATED AND AN UNDERGROUND, UH, SECTION.
AND THERE'S A RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE END POINTS AND THE THOSE GRADE FACTORS.
BECAUSE THE INCREASED COSTS OF EITHER ELEVATING OR, UM, PUTTING PART OF THE LIGHT RAIL UNDERGROUND, IT'S A HIGHER COST.
AND SO THAT MEANS THERE'S FEWER MILES OVERALL.
THAT'S ONE OF THE TRADE-OFFS WE'VE BEEN IN CONVERSATIONS ABOUT.
AND THE OTHER THING I'LL NOTE IS THE MAINTENANCE FACILITY LOCATION.
THERE ARE TWO, UH, POSSIBILITIES THROUGHOUT THESE OPTIONS.
ONE, UM, UP BY NORTH LAMAR TRANSIT CENTER AND ONE OUT AT THE AIRPORT COMMERCE SITE NEAR 71 AND, UH, RIVERSIDE.
SO WITH THAT, I'M GONNA TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT, UM, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE CONTEXT FOR THE ANALYSIS WE'VE DONE, AND ALSO
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WEAVE IN A LITTLE BIT OF WHAT WE'VE HEARD SO FAR COMING BACK FROM THE COMMUNITY.UM, AND I'M GONNA STEP THROUGH JUST A SERIES OF MAPS WITH SOME OF THE KEY DATA POINTS FOR US.
UM, SO WITH THIS ONE, POPULATION DENSITY IS A BIG DRIVER OF RIDERSHIP, WHICH IS A KEY METRIC FOR US.
UM, AND THE RED IS THE MOST DENSE.
UM, AND OF ALL THE FIVE OPTIONS, ALL OF THEM INCLUDE MOST OF THE RED, YOU KNOW, THIS CORE AREA THAT RUNS MORE OR LESS FROM UT THROUGH DOWNTOWN AND OUT TO PLEASANT VALLEY AND RIVERSIDE.
THAT IS INCLUDED IN THE CORE OF, OF ALL OF THE OPTIONS.
UM, CERTAINLY THIS IS IMPORTANT ONE AND RIDERSHIP IS AN IMPORTANT ITEM FOR US.
AND, BUT RIDERSHIP IS NOT THE ONLY THING EITHER.
UM, IS ONE THING THAT PEOPLE HAVE REALLY BEEN INTERESTED IN IS NOT JUST HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE YOU SERVING, BUT WHO ARE THEY? WHERE ARE THEY? UM, SO WE'VE BEEN DOING SOME ADDITIONAL ANALYSIS ALONG THOSE LINES.
SO THIS MAP UP HERE IS SHOWING A BIPO SHARE OF THE POPULATION, WHICH MEANS WHAT PROPORTION OF THE DIFFERENT, UM, YOU KNOW, CENSUS BLOCKS ARE, UM, REPRESENTED BY RESIDENTS WHO ARE BIPO.
AND SO WHAT THIS TELLS US IS THAT, YOU KNOW, THERE ARE DIFFERENT NEIGHBORHOODS WITH DIFFERENT COMPOSITIONS AND IT, THIS HELPS US TO THINK ABOUT SOME OF, UM, WHAT THE JPA AND OUR FOUNDATIONAL DOCUMENTS HAVE REQUIRED US TO DO.
CONSIDER, UH, PRIORITY POPULATIONS.
SOME OF THE OTHER THINGS WE'RE LOOKING AT ARE WHERE ARE LOW TO MODERATE INCOME AREAS LOCATED ALONG THE OPTIONS, UH, FOR THESE ARE AREAS THAT WE'RE HEARING IT'S IMPORTANT TO SERVE, UH, FOR PEOPLE WHO MIGHT BE MORE RELIANT ON TRANSIT.
WE'RE ALSO LOOKING AT AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
WHERE IS IT LOCATED? ALSO, THESE ARE PLACES THAT WE WANT TO SERVE.
UM, AND THIS, UM, MAP OF DISPLACEMENT RISK JUST IDENTIFIES, IT JUST GIVES YOU A LITTLE BIT OF CONTEXT FOR THINKING ABOUT THE USE OF THE ANTI-DISPLACEMENT FUNDS, WHICH IS A PROGRAM ADMINISTERED BY THE CITY.
UM, LET ME PASS IT OVER TO, UH, AN ON THIS ONE.
YEAH, ON THE, ON THE NEXT SLIDE, UM, RELATED TO, UM, THE AREAS OF VULNERABILITY MAP.
THIS IS, UH, THE YEAR 2023 THROUGH 2026 ALLOCATION.
THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT MANAGES THE 300 MILLION IN ANTI-DISPLACEMENT FUNDS THAT IS PART OF PROJECT CONNECT.
AND THIS IS HOW THEY HAVE PLANNED OUT, UM, THEIR NEXT ALLOCATION OF FUNDING OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS IN LAND ACQUISITION, AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT, IMMEDIATE INTERVENTIONS AND OPERATIONAL EXPENSES.
SO, YOU KNOW, AS JEN TALKS ABOUT THE MAP, WE ARE THINKING, WE ARE THINKING ABOUT THE PROGRAMS THAT ARE IN PLAY, UM, WITH REGARDS TO ANTI DISPLACEMENT AS WE THINK THROUGH WHAT OUR REC AS WE LEAD OURSELVES TOWARDS A TRIAG AGENCY RECOMMENDATION, UM, IN MAY.
AND THEN A DISCUSSION WITH COUNCIL CAP MITCHELL, BOARD AND ATP BOARD, UM, IN JUNE.
AND WE HAVE HOUSING STAFF AND DISPLACEMENT STAFF HERE.
IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS, UM, AFTER THE PRESENTATION COLLEAGUES, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS CURRENTLY OR ANY THAT YOU'D LIKE TO POSE AFTER THE PRESENTATION? UM, IF YOU WANNA JUST BE GETTING THOSE PREPARED, UM, I'M GONNA FOLLOW IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF OUR NEW MAYOR AND OUR MAYOR PRO TIM, WE ARE GETTING OUTTA HERE ON TIME TODAY.
WE ARE NOT MESSING AROUND, SO GET YOUR QUESTIONS TOGETHER AND LET'S BE CONCISE.
SO, UM, WE WILL, WE WILL ASK OUR QUESTIONS AFTER THE PRESENTATION.
SO HERE'S AN INTERESTING MAP FOR YOU.
AND THIS IS ONE THAT, UM, WE HAVE BEEN THINKING ABOUT, AND IT REALLY IS, AS THE PUBLIC INPUT IS COMING IN AND WE'RE PROCESSING IT AND THINKING ABOUT WHAT IT ALL MEANS AND WHAT WE'RE BEING ASKED TO THINK ABOUT.
SO WHAT THIS DOES, IS IT CONFLATES INCOME? AND WHERE, UM, HOUSEHOLDERS HOUSEHOLDS ARE LOCATED WITH ONLY ZERO OR, OR ONE CARS? AND THIS IS GETTING TO SOME OF THE QUESTIONS OF KIND OF WHO ARE WE SERVING AND, AND WHAT DO THEY NEED? SO IN THIS CASE, UM, THE, THE COLORS ARE DENOTING DIFFERENT COMBINATIONS OF INCOME AND CAR OWNERSHIP.
SO IN SOME AREAS OF THE CORRIDORS, YOU'LL HAVE LOW INCOME AND FEWER CARS.
UM, WHICH CLEARLY THOSE AREAS WHICH ARE MORE BLUE ARE, ARE AREAS WHERE PEOPLE NEED AND, UM, ARE USING TRANSIT PRESUMABLY.
UM, BUT WE ALSO HAVE AREAS THAT ARE LOWER INCOME, BUT WITH MORE CARS.
UM, AND SO THIS IS AN AREA, YOU KNOW, THESE ARE SPOTS WHERE THERE MIGHT BE RESIDENTS WHO TO HAVE MORE AND BETTER TRANSIT OPTIONS.
IT'S A WAY TO KIND OF ADDRESS THEIR OVERALL AFFORDABILITY CONCERNS.
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WE HAVE HIGHER COM, HIGHER INCOME AREAS WITH MORE CARS, WHICH YOU SEE, UM, OR SORRY, HIGHER INCOME WITH FEWER CARS, MORE CLUSTERED IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA, WHICH MIGHT BE FOLKS WHO, AGAIN, ARE CHOOSING TO USE TRANSIT OR WANNA USE TRANSIT AND WANT THOSE BETTER OPTIONS.UM, AND, BUT IT'S, IT'S A CHOICE FOR THEM, UM, AND TO PURSUE, YOU KNOW, TO SUPPORT THEIR DESIRE TO KIND OF LIVE A MORE SUSTAINABLE LIFESTYLE.
SO WE KIND OF THOUGHT THIS WAS AN INTERESTING ONE AND, AND REFLECTS JUST SOME OF THE KIND OF QUESTIONS WE'VE BEEN GETTING ABOUT KIND OF THE, THE RIDERS AND THE TRIPS THAT THAT MAY BE SERVED ALONG THESE CORRIDORS.
UH, I'M GONNA ASK JOHN TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE MAINTENANCE FACILITY, UM, IN, IN A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL.
UH, AS SHOWN ON THE MAP TO THE LEFT, THE GREEN CIRCLES THAT ARE IDENTIFIED AT THE TOP AND THE BOTTOM INDICATE THE SITE LOCATIONS FOR THE MAINTENANCE FACILITY.
UH, WE HAVE IDENTIFIED TWO SITES.
ONE IS LOCATED AT THE NORTH LAMAR TRANSIT CENTER AT THE TOP OF THE MAP, AND AT THE LOWER RIGHT OF THE MAP IS THE AIRPORT COMMERCE SITE, WHICH IS LOCATED NEAR THE, UH, UH, 180 3, UH, 71, UH, SPLIT.
SO WHAT I'D LIKE TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT A LITTLE BIT FIRST IS, WHAT IS A MAINTENANCE FACILITY? THIS MAINTENANCE FACILITY IS WHAT WILL BE UTILIZED ESSENTIALLY TO STORE THE VEHICLES AND PERFORM MAINTENANCE, UH, FOR THE LIGHT RAIL VEHICLES AS WELL.
WE WILL HAVE OUR OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE STAFF REPORT FROM THIS LOCATION.
AND THE TRAIN CONTROL CENTER, WHICH IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL OF THE OPERATIONS FOR THE, UH, TRAIN SYSTEM, WILL BE LOCATED AND HOUSED AT THIS SITE.
UH, YOU'LL HAVE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS AND OPERATIONS FROM THEIR, UH, STAFF OF OPERATORS TO THE FIELD, SUPERVISORS, SUPERVISORS FOR THE OPERATORS, AS WELL AS, UH, MANAGEMENT, UH, UH, STAFF THAT LEADS AND MANAGES THOSE, UH, DEPARTMENTS AS WELL.
YOU HAVE THE MAINTENANCE FACILITIES THAT ARE, UM, RESPONSIBLE FOR THE RIGHT OF WAY AND THE MAINTENANCE OF WAY OF EQUIPMENT SUCH AS THE SIGNALING SYSTEM, THE RADIO AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, THE TRACTION POWER, WHERE THE VEHICLES ARE ABLE TO, UH, GET THEIR POWER FROM THE SUBSTATIONS AND THE OVERHEAD CATENARY SYSTEM, AS WELL AS THE TRACK AND THE RIGHT OF WAY RESPONSIBILITIES.
ALL OF THE SPECIAL, UH, EQUIPMENT AND VEHICLES, UH, THAT ARE NEEDED TO MAINTAIN THE LIGHT RAIL SYSTEM ARE ALSO LOCATED IN THIS AREA.
SO INITIALLY WE LOOKED FOR APPROXIMATELY 60 TO 80 ACRES, UH, THAT WOULD BE NEEDED AND REQUIRED TO ACCOMMODATE APPROXIMATELY A HUNDRED VEHICLES IS WHERE WE STARTED.
AND AS WE PAUSED, UH, BACK IN JULY OF, OF LAST YEAR, WE, WE STARTED TO LOOK AT, UH, INSTEAD OF HAVING SUCH A LARGE SITE THAT WAS A COMBINED, UH, MAINTENANCE FACILITY FOR BOTH BUS AND RAIL, WE WOULD FIND A SITE THAT WOULD ONLY REQUIRE 30 TO 40 ACRES TO ACCOMMODATE THE LIGHT RAIL ONLY.
AND AT THAT TIME, UH, WE WENT BACK AND REASSESSED DIFFERENT AREAS IN LOCATIONS, UH, ALONG THE ALIGNMENTS IN WHICH WE COULD ACCOMMODATE A MAINTENANCE FACILITY.
SO WE LOOKED AT APPROXIMATELY 21 SITES THAT ALLOW, UH, FOR US TO, UH, EVALUATE, UH, DIFFERENT TYPES OF CRITERIA TO NARROW DOWN TO THE TWO LOCATIONS THAT YOU SEE CURRENTLY ON THE SLIDE.
SOME OF THOSE SELECTION, UH, CRITERIA I WANNA SHARE WITH YOU, UH, UH, THAT WE EVALUATED ARE ONE, JUST THE TOPOGRAPHY OF THE SITE AND THE LAYOUT OF THE LAND.
WE'RE LOOKING PRIMARILY FOR AREAS THAT ARE FLAT.
WE'RE LOOKING FOR AREAS THAT ONE, THAT ARE, UM, YOU KNOW, COMPATIBLE, UH, WITH THE AREA.
AS FAR AS ADJACENT PROPERTIES.
WE'RE LOOKING FOR INDUSTRIAL AREAS, COMMERCIAL AREAS THAT ARE IDENTIFIED.
AND THESE TWO SITES, I WILL NOTE, UH, BOTH ARE, ARE ZONED, UH, FOR COMMERCIAL.
AND THE AIRPORT COMMERCE SITE IS ACTUALLY ZONED AS COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL.
THE, THE OTHER, UH, AREAS THAT WE LOOK FOR ARE, UH, ASSOCIATED WITH THE COST OF THE REAL ESTATE FOR THE PROPERTIES, THE AMOUNT OF PARCELS THAT MUST BE ACQUIRED IN ORDER TO, UH, ACHIEVE THE FOOTPRINT THAT'S NEEDED FOR THE MAINTENANCE FACILITY.
AND THEN WE'RE LOOKING FOR, UM, WAYS TO MINI MINIMIZE ANY IMPACTS TO PROPERTIES.
I WOULD SHARE WITH YOU THAT THESE TWO SITES THAT ARE IDENTIFIED FOR NORTH LAMAR TRANSIT CENTER IN AIRPORT COMMERCE DO NOT DISPLACE ANY, UH, SINGLE FAMILY HOMES.
AND THAT, UM, BOTH, UH, HAVE LOCATIONS OF, UH, NEIGHBORHOODS, UH, THAT ARE, UM, CLOSE TO, UH, IN PROXIMITY, THE MAINTENANCE FACILITY, BUT THEY ARE NOT WITHIN THE ACTUAL PROPERTY LIMITS.
AND SO WE LOOK FOR, UM, WAYS AS WELL TO MITIGATE ANY ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS.
AND WHEN I, WHEN I SAY THAT I'M SPEAKING TO ANY TYPE OF DRAINAGE, CREEKS, WETLANDS, UM, ANY TYPES OF SPRINGS OR, OR A A RIVER THAT, THAT MAY BE
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IMPACTED.AND, UM, ONE OF THE, UM, THE PRIMARY THINGS THAT I'D LIKE TO HAVE YOU TAKE AWAY IS THE IMPORTANCE OF THE MAINTENANCE FACILITY AND WHERE THIS MAINTENANCE FACILITY IS LOCATED PLAYS A LARGE ROLE, UH, IN THE ALIGNMENT THAT WILL BE INITIALLY IMPLEMENTED.
AND ONE OF THE, UH, THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE TWO, UH, SITES IS OUR COORDINATION AND COMMUNICATION WITH TECH DOT.
I WILL TELL YOU THAT THE NORTH LAMAR TRANSIT CENTER REQUIRES, UH, APPROVAL AND COORDINATION IN REGARD TO THE ALIGNMENT, UH, AND, UH, 180 3, UH, AND THE LAMAR, UH, BOULEVARD AS WELL AS THE, UH, AIRPORT COMMERCE, UH, DOES HAVE, UM, COORDINATION AND COMMUNICATION FOR THE ALIGNMENT PORTION THAT WOULD GO TO THE AIRPORT.
UH, THE BIG DIFFERENCES AND TAKEAWAYS I WOULD SHARE WITH YOU IN THAT REGARD TO THOSE IS, UM, WHILE WE HAVE WORKED VERY CLOSELY AND WELL WITH TECH DOT, UH, AT A REGIONAL LEVEL, THAT IT DOES REQUIRE STATE APPROVAL, UH, FOR, UH, THE, UM, ALIGNMENT, UH, AT NORTH LAMAR TRANSIT CENTER AS WELL AS, UH, THE ALIGNMENT GOING TO THE AIRPORT, THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THOSE TWO IS THAT, UH, IN THE CASE, IF THAT WAS NOT APPROVED, WE WOULD, UH, STOP SHORT, UH, AS FAR AS GOING EAST TO YELLOW JACKET, THE FORMER METRO CENTER STATION, UH, AND THEN WE WOULD CONTINUE TO WORK WITH TEXDOT IN REGARD TO, UH, THE, UH, INTERFACE WITH, UH, 71.
WHAT I WOULD SHARE WITH YOU FOR NORTH LAMAR TRANSIT CENTER AS A DIFFERENCE IN A TAKEAWAY IN REGARD TO TEXDOT AND THE STATE OWNED RIGHT OF WAY, IS THAT, UM, WE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO CONTINUE, UM, TO EXTEND TO NORTH LAMAR TRANSIT CENTER UNTIL WE WORKED OUT AND RECEIVED APPROVAL IN REGARD TO THE IMPACTS THAT THE ALIGNMENT WOULD HAVE TO, UH, 180 3 AND LAMAR.
SO THOSE ARE, THOSE ARE SOME OF THE TAKEAWAYS WITH, WITH THE CITY.
UH, WE CONTINUE TO COORDINATE, UH, AS SHOWN IN REGARD TO THE AUSTIN ENERGY TRANSMISSION LINE PROJECT.
AND, UH, ONE OF THE DIFFERENCES FOR AIRPORT COMMERCE IN COMPARISON TO NORTH LAMAR TRANSIT CENTERS IS THAT IT, IT DOES NOT ALLOW FOR ANY RESIDENTIAL, UH, LAND USE FOR NORTH LAMAR TRANSIT CENTER.
WE WOULD BE ABLE TO COORDINATE AND, AND COMMUNICATE WITH CAT METRO AND THE CITY IN REGARD TO EQUITABLE TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT AT NORTH LAMAR TRANSIT CENTER.
SO I'LL PASS IT OVER TO JEN BEFORE JEN GOES TO THE, UM, NEXT SLIDE.
AND BEFORE WE COME OFF THE, UM, OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE FACILITY, I WANTED TO TO SAY THAT OUR ESTIMATION OF JOB CREATION FOR THESE SI FOR THESE TWO SITES IS AROUND 300 JOBS, UM, IN A, IN A CLEAN ENERGY INDUSTRY, IN THAT THESE FACILITIES ARE ALL ELECTRIC.
THE, THE VEHICLES ARE ALL ELECTRIC.
AND SO FROM PERSONAL EXPERIENCE, WE JUST TOOK A TRIP, UM, TO PHOENIX AND SAW THE OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE FACILITY FOR VALLEY METRO THAT SUPPORTS, UM, THEIR ELECTRIC LIGHT RAIL, VERY CLEAN, UM, VERY COMPATIBLE.
AS JOHN POINTED OUT, UM, THIS FACILITY IS ALLOWED IN CS ZONING, AND THAT WAS CLARIFIED WITH AN ORDINANCE THAT WAS PASSED LAST NOVEMBER, UM, BY COUNCIL TO ALLOW, UM, LIGHT RAIL MAINTENANCE FACILITY AND DIFFERENTIATE IT FROM A, UH, TYPICAL RAIL YARD, WHICH IS A USE IN OUR CURRENT CODE.
SO WE CREATED A NEW USE AND, UM, IT WAS AFTER REVIEW APPROPRIATE AND CS ZONING AS JOHN, UM, MENTIONED, PASSING IT BACK TO JEN.
UM, WE'RE GONNA SWITCH TOPICS FOR JUST A SECOND BEFORE WE WRAP IT UP.
AND I JUST WANTED TO, UH, SAY, SAY A FEW WORDS ABOUT, UM, THE FEDERAL FUNDING COMPONENT OF THE LIGHT RAIL PROJECT.
UM, AS YOU KNOW, I MEAN, WE'RE LOOKING FOR FEDERAL PARTICIPATION ON THE CAPITAL COSTS ON THE ORDER OF ABOUT HALF.
AND, UH, WE DO KNOW HOW WE'LL BE EVALUATED IN THAT.
AND, UM, AMONG THE EVALUATION CRITERIA ARE EXISTING LAND USE AND ALSO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OR, OR FUTURE LAND USE.
SO WE JUST WANTED TO SPEND A MINUTE ON THIS, UM, TO LET YOU KNOW WHAT WILL BE CONSIDERED.
UM, SOME OF THE THINGS ARE QUANTITATIVE, SOME OF THEM ARE QUALITATIVE.
UM, YOU KNOW, WITH REGARD TO EXISTING LAND USE, THOSE ARE SOME OF THE MORE QUANTITATIVE, THEY'RE LOOKING SPECIFICALLY AT DENSITIES.
THEY'RE LOOKING AT EMPLOYMENT NUMBERS, THEY'RE LOOKING AT PARKING COSTS AND SPECIFIC NUMBERS ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
UM, AND IN THE FTAS GUIDANCE, THEY IDENTIFY CERTAIN BREAK POINTS FOR WHAT CONSTITUTES, UM, GOOD OR, YOU KNOW, THEY RANK IT MEDIUM, MEDIUM, HIGH, HIGH, LOW.
UM, SO THAT'S ALL LAID OUT, UH, WHAT THOSE METRICS ARE.
ON THE, THE FUTURE LAND USE PIECE OF IT, IT IS A LITTLE BIT MORE QUALITATIVE.
IT'S LOOKING AT WHAT PLANS AND POLICIES EITHER ARE IN PLACE OR ARE BEING DEVELOPED AND WILL BE IN PLACE THAT SUPPORT,
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UH, THE DEVELOPMENT OF TRANSIT SUPPORTIVE LAND USES IN THE CORRIDOR AND ALSO SUPPORTS THE DEVELOPMENT OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING.SO THIS NEXT SLIDE JUST GIVES YOU AN IDEA OF, YOU KNOW, WHERE THE LAND USE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PIECES FIT WITHIN THE OVERALL CONSIDERATION, UH, BY THE F T A OF OF THE PROJECT.
UM, YOU KNOW, ABOUT HALF OF WHAT THEY'RE THINKING ABOUT IS THE, UM, NATURE AND, AND QUALITY OF THE LOCAL FINANCIAL COMMITMENT.
AND THE OTHER HALF IS, ARE THESE PROJECT JUSTIFICATION CRITERIA OF WHICH THE, THE LAND USE, UH, ITEMS ARE, YOU KNOW, TWO OUT OF SIX.
UM, SO IT'S AN AREA THAT DOES, UM, MATTER AS FAR AS THE, UM, HOW ATTRACTIVE OUR PROJECT IS FOR FEDERAL FUNDING.
AND I WOULD ALSO OFFER THAT IT'S AN AREA WHERE THERE'S ACTUALLY SOME, YOU KNOW, ABILITY TO CONTROL YOUR DESTINY A LITTLE BIT.
I MEAN, YOU, UM, AS FAR AS LOOKING AT PLANS, POLICIES IN PLACE, THESE ARE, THESE ARE THINGS THAT, YOU KNOW, ARE, ARE LOCALLY DEVELOPED, WHEREAS SOME OF THESE OTHER THINGS ARE MORE, THEY'RE CALCULATIONS THAT, UM, YOU DO THEM AS YOU HAVE TO DO THEM.
SO, UH, I BELIEVE THAT CONCLUDES OUR, WELL, ACTUALLY I, I'M SORRY, THIS IS OUR LAST SLIDE.
UH, THIS IS, UM, YOU KNOW, WE ARE STILL IN THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD, UM, AND WE ARE ASKING FOR ALL COMMENTS TO COME IN BY MAY 2ND IN ORDER TO BE SURE TO BE CONSIDERED AS PART OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION, THAT WILL EMERGE IN MAY.
AND SO THESE ARE ALL THE WAYS, UM, YOU KNOW, THAT PEOPLE CAN CONTACT US.
UM, AND YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN GOING OUT MEETINGS EVERY DAY.
I MEAN, THERE'S PROBABLY LIKE FIVE TO SEVEN TODAY.
UM, AND THAT'S FROM WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE, BUT ALSO GOING TO NEIGHBORHOOD MEETINGS, UM, AND THE LIKE.
WE'VE ALSO BEEN GOING TO BUS STOPS AND DOING OUTREACH TO RIDERS EVERY DAY, UH, THROUGHOUT THIS PERIOD.
UM, SO WITH THAT, WE WILL CONCLUDE OUR PRESENTATION, BUT OF COURSE WE'RE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION.
IT WAS VERY HELPFUL AND, AND REALLY, UM, CONCLUSIVE, I'D LIKE TO OFFER MY COLLEAGUES THE OPPORTUNITY TO POSE ANY QUESTIONS.
LOOKS LIKE IF VICE SHARE AL ALTER HAVE SOME QUESTIONS.
JUST A COUPLE ON THE, SOME OF THE EARLIER SLIDES WHERE WE HAVE ALL THE, YOU, YOUR INCOME, ZERO INCOME OR THE CARS, THE DISPLACEMENT RISK, THE, THE CIRCLE THAT'S DRAWN AROUND THE STATIONS, IS THAT HALF MILE? YES, IT'S A HALF MILE AROUND EACH STATION.
AND WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE, UM, THE SHOOT, I'M SORRY, I'M SCROLLING UP AND DOWN HERE ARE THE, THE STATE, THE, THE SERVICE FACILITY, THE, THE MAINTENANCE FACILITY.
I SCROLLED RIGHT PAST THE MAINTENANCE FACILITY SLIDE.
UM, I KNOW ONE OF THE ISSUES WHEN WE LOOK AT THE GOING ALL THE WAY TO NORTH LAMAR TRANSIT CENTER IS NOT ONLY THE RIGHT OF WAY QUESTION, BUT THE, HOW WE CROSS THE RED LINE QUESTION.
IS THERE ANY ALTERNATIVE TO THAT PROPOSAL WHERE IF WE DECIDE WE DON'T HAVE THE FUNDS TO GET ACROSS THE RED LINE, DOES THAT JUST COMPLETELY, UH, ELIMINATE THAT POSSIBILITY BECAUSE THE MAINTENANCE FACILITY IS NORTH OF THE RED LINE? OR HOW DO WE THINK ABOUT THAT NEED AS IT RELATES TO THE RED LINE? WANT TO SPEAK TO THAT? SURE.
WHAT I WOULD SAY IN RESPONSE TO THAT IS THAT THE, UM, LOCATION OF THE MAINTENANCE FACILITY, UH, IT NEEDS TO BE AS CLOSE AS POSSIBLE TO THE MAIN LINE.
AND YES, IT WOULD, UH, ELIMINATE, UH, THAT OPPORTUNITY, UH, FOR US TO GO FORWARD WITH AN OPTION THAT WOULD EXTEND TO NORTH LAMAR TRANSIT CENTER IF WE COULD NOT EXTEND, UM, BEYOND, UH, NORTH OF CRESTVIEW.
AND THEN MY LAST QUESTIONS ARE ON THE, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT EXISTING LAND USE VERSUS FUTURE LAND USE, WHAT ARE THE TIME PERIODS IN THERE? WHAT, WHAT IS EXISTING? LIKE WHEN OUR ETO O D PLAN FOR INSTANCE, WILL THAT IF, SHOULD WE PASS THAT THIS YEAR OR, YOU KNOW, WILL THAT BE EXISTING OR, YOU KNOW, YOU TALKED ABOUT SPECIFIC NUMBER OF UNITS THAT ARE ALREADY AFFORDABILITY RESTRICTED.
HOW DO WE THINK ABOUT WHERE WE DRAW THE LINE IN EXISTING VERSUS FUTURE? SO THAT'S, THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION AND UM, IT IS PRESCRIBED THE, SOME OF THE DATA THAT WE NEED TO PROVIDE, UM, WITH REGARD TO SAY EXISTING POPULATION DENSITY, BUT ALSO FORECAST FUTURE POPULATION DENSITY.
AND SO I THINK WHERE THE SIGNIFICANCE OF, UM, SORT OF POLICIES RELATED TO EAD ARE, ARE IN THE QUALITATIVE ASSESSMENT OF THE WORK THAT'S BEING DONE
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LOCALLY TO, UM, YOU KNOW, PREPARE THE CORRIDOR, YOU KNOW, FOR THIS INVESTMENT TO BE AS SUCCESSFUL AS POSSIBLE.WOULD YOU LIKE STOP? YES, I WOULD LIKE TO ADD TO THAT TOO.
SHERMILLA, UM, YOU KNOW, PART OF, PART OF THE FUTURE LAND USE IS A, IS A QUALITATIVE NARRATIVE AND DEMONSTRATED, UM, RESULTS FROM MORE RECENTLY PAST POLICIES.
SO FOR EXAMPLE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT GONNA HAVE CENSUS DATA THAT'S GONNA SHOW, FOR INSTANCE, RESULTS OF THE COMPATIBILITY ORDINANCE THAT THE COUNCIL PASSED RECENTLY, RIGHT? IT'S TOO SOON FOR THAT.
WE'LL HAVE TO WAIT FOR NEW DATA TO COME OUT THAT WILL SHOW THE RESULTS OF THAT OR THAT WE COULD INFER.
SO THAT'S GONNA BE, UM, THAT'S GONNA BE US LOOKING AT MAPS, LOOKING AT DEVELOPMENT PERMIT ACTIVITY, AND, UM, TELLING THAT STORY.
AT THE TIME, ATP IS PUTTING THAT GRANT APPLICATION TOGETHER AND DEMO LOOKING TO DEMONSTRATE AS MUCH AS WE CAN AND WE FEEL CONFIDENT ABOUT WHAT HAS BEEN PASSED, UM, RECENTLY POLICY AND REGULATION-WISE.
AND THEN WHAT DEMONSTRATED OUTCOMES DO WE THINK WE CAN ATTRIBUTE TO THAT.
AND THAT'S GONNA BE A LOCALLY DONE, UM, PLANNING ANALYSIS.
AND SO, UM, IT WILL BECOME PART OF THE EXISTING I WOULD THINK.
UM, BUT CHARMILLA IS MORE OF THE EXPERT ON THAT.
SO LET, I'M GONNA HAVE HER ANSWER.
ALL OF THOSE ARE TRUE TO BUILDING OFF OF THAT.
BUT I, TO BUILD OFF OF THAT, I WOULD SAY THAT EXISTING ALSO CHANGES OVER TIME.
THE PROJECT IS IN PROJECT DEVELOPMENT PHASE AND THROUGH A CAPITAL INVESTMENT GRANT, UM, REVIEW PROCESS.
SO IF THE PRO PROJECT STAYS THERE FOR SAY SEVEN OR EIGHT YEARS, UM, A UPON ENTRY EXISTING LAND USE WOULD BE REVIEWED AND READJUSTED THROUGH DIFFERENT TIMES.
SO EACH TIME YOU HAVE PROGRESSIVE LAND USE OR ADDITIONAL AFFORDABLE HOUSING OR PLANNED AND PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT THAT ARE ADDED TO YOUR BASELINE EXISTING LAND USE, YOUR BONUS POINTS FOR EXISTING LAND USE WOULD GO UP AND THEN FUTURE WOULD BE PROJECTED OFF OF THAT OFF A BETTER BASELINE.
SO, UH, IT IS A PRETTY PROGRESSIVE WAY OF LOOKING AT IT.
AND I THINK ALL OF THOSE ARE SORT OF, UM, THEY BUILD OFF OF EACH OTHER.
AND AS WE THINK ABOUT BEING MEDIUM VERSUS MEDIUM HIGH VERSUS I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE BEST CATEGORY IS.
UM, YOU KNOW, WE'VE HAD DISCUSSIONS BEFORE ABOUT DOES THAT ACTUALLY ACHIEVE YOU MORE IN TERMS OF A FEDERAL MATCH OR IS IT JUST GETTING THROUGH THE DOOR, YOU KNOW, THIS, THIS IS THE GATE AND YOU MUST BE MEDIUM.
AND ONCE YOU'VE CROSSED MEDIUM, THEN WE LOOK AT SOMETHING ELSE.
WHETHER WE DECIDE IT'S 40%, 50%, HOW, HOW SHOULD WE THINK ABOUT THE MARGINAL BENEFIT OF ANY OF THESE LEVERS HERE? SO I, I WOULD SAY, I MEAN, TO ACHIEVE AN OVERALL MEDIUM ON THE RATING IS A MINIMUM CONDITION.
AND SO ANYTHING BETTER THAN THAT, YOU KNOW, WILL, WILL SERVE TO MAKE THE PROJECT MORE COMPETITIVE, UM, UH, ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
SO DID YOU ADD ANYTHING? OH NO.
THAT, THAT IS, THAT IS THE BASELINE AND THEN AS AUSTIN MAKES, AND SOME OF IT IS QUANTITATIVE, OTHER ASPECTS ARE QUALITATIVE.
SO AS AUSTIN MAKES GREAT STRIDE IN EQUITABLE TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT AND WE SORT OF HAVE THAT REPUTATION AND REFLECTED IN, UM, LAND USE CHANGES THAT WE SEE ON THE GROUND, I THINK THERE'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY HERE TO GO TO THE NEXT LEVEL.
SO WE COULD EASILY BE HIGH MEDIUM, MEDIUM HIGH, UM, AND DOWN THE ROAD.
SO I, I TOTALLY SEE THAT PROSPECT THAT WE START AT A MEDIUM CUZ WHICH IS THE, WHICH IS WHAT WE NEED AND THEN WE CAN MOVE, UH, FORWARD ON THAT.
WE'RE, WE'RE SHOOTING FOR HIGH, MEDIUM, HIGH ALL THE WAY.
ANY OTHER COLLEAGUES HAVE QUESTIONS? MAYOR PERK? YES.
I NOTICED SOMETHING NEW ON ONE OF THESE SLIDES.
IT APPEARS THAT THE FIVE POTENTIAL OPTIONS NOW HAVE DOTTED LINES ON THEM.
COULD YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT THAT DIFFERENCE MEANS? GO AHEAD.
THESE ARE THE DOTTED LINES YEAH.
THAT ARE SHOWING KIND OF THE POTENTIAL.
IT, IT'S KIND OF COMPARING
COMPARING THE CORE SYSTEM TO, YOU KNOW, THE LENGTHS THAT YOU SEE ACROSS ALL OF THE OPTIONS.
SO YEAH, WE ADDED THE FULL VISION THAT WAS VOTED IN IN NOVEMBER, 2020, UM, IN COMPARISON TO THE CORE SYSTEM
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THAT WE ARE UH, RECOMMENDING TO BUILD AT THIS TIME BECAUSE OF BUDGET CONSTRAINTS.BUT THE FULL VISION IS THERE, UM, AND WILL BE COMPLETED.
IT'S JUST WE, UM, BECAUSE THE FUNDING CONSTRAINTS, AS WE'VE TALKED ABOUT EXTENSIVELY OVER THE PAST YEAR, WE ARE BUILDING A CORE SYSTEM AS AN INITIAL INVESTMENT.
CAUSE I KNOW WE'VE HAD SOME FOLKS ALONG THE WAY TRY TO COMPARE THESE FIVE OPTIONS WITH THE ORIGINAL ENTIRE PLAN, WHICH INCLUDES MC, MOLESTATION, IT INCLUDES METRO RAPID, IT INCLUDES NEIGHBORHOOD CIRCULATORS.
AND SO I'VE BEEN TRYING TO REMIND PEOPLE THAT JUST BECAUSE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A FIRST PHASE INVESTMENT DOES NOT MEAN WE'RE NOT DOING ALL OF THE OTHER PIECES OF THE PUZZLE.
UM, SO I'M REALLY EXCITED TO SEE THIS BEING A PART OF THE LARGER PICTURE, THAT THIS IS ONLY PHASE ONE AND THAT, UM, IN THE FUTURE THERE WOULD BE MORE INVESTMENTS TO EXTEND THESE LINES ALL THE WAY INTO IMPLEMENTING THE ENTIRE MAP.
SO I'M REALLY EXCITED TO SEE THAT BEING A PART OF THIS PICTURE.
UM, I MIGHT STILL LIKE TO SEE SOME OF THE PURPLE LINES AND THINGS LIKE THAT IN THERE TOO, BUT I THINK ALONG THE WAY WE'LL BE ABLE TO BUILD OUT THAT PICTURE ENTIRELY.
UM, I DID HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS ON THE DATA MAPS ABOUT RIDERSHIP, WHICH ARE REALLY HELPFUL TO SEE.
UM, IS THERE A WAY TO ZOOM OUT A LITTLE BIT ON THEM? I'M CURIOUS ABOUT FOLKS THAT MIGHT BE FURTHER THAN THE HALF MILE RADIUS THAT POTENTIALLY MIGHT WANT TO TAP INTO THE LINES AT THIS POINT, WHETHER THEY'RE, YOU KNOW, NORTH, SOUTH OR EAST.
UM, I THINK ABOUT THE OLD TOUR FLYING CUZ IT'S THE ONE THAT'S CLOSEST TO SOUTHWEST AUSTIN AND TRYING TO UNDERSTAND, UM, WHAT DOES RIDERSHIP LOOK LIKE A LITTLE BIT FURTHER SOUTH OR IN, IN A LARGER RADIUS OF THAT HALF MILE.
DOES THAT, DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? YES, I BELIEVE SO.
I'M, I'M HEARING YOU SAY LOOKING AT, UM, FARTHER OUT THAN A HALF MILE, BUT ALSO TO A FARTHER EXTENDS.
SO SORRY, I'M HAVING SUCH A HARD TIME HEARING YOU.
YEAH, I'LL SPEAK MORE INTO THE MIC.
UM, SO YOU'RE SAYING, UM, LOOK FARTHER OUT THAN JUST A HALF MILE AROUND EACH STATION, BUT ALSO LOOKING AT, UM, UH, RIDERSHIP POTENTIAL FARTHER SOUTH AS WELL? RIGHT, AND I THINK AS FAR AS THE DOTS THAT YOU'VE PINPOINTED A HALF MILE MAKES SENSE BECAUSE THAT'S, THAT'S PROBABLY A VERY STRATEGIC WALKING DISTANCE MM-HMM.
BUT I'M CURIOUS, YOU KNOW, FOR INSTANCE, THE NORTH LAMAR TRANSIT CENTER, WHAT'S JUST BEYOND THAT AND HOW MANY PEOPLE MIGHT HAVE ACCESS TO IT THAT MIGHT DRIVE TO A PARK AND RIDE FOR INSTANCE MM-HMM.
UM, JUST SO WE CAN GET A CLEARER PICTURE, AND I WOULDN'T NEED THE CIRCLES TO BE READJUSTED, BUT JUST UNDERSTAND THE SCOPE OF THE MAP A LITTLE BIT BETTER ABOUT WHO MIGHT BE OUTSIDE THAT HALF MILE THAT, YOU KNOW, IF I WERE THREE QUARTERS OF A MILE FROM A STOP, I WOULD FEEL LIKE, OH, I CAN MAKE A BEHAVIORAL CHANGE PATTERN.
SO I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S POSSIBLE.
UM, WE CAN, WE CAN LOOK AT, WE HAVE THE DATA, YOU KNOW, FOR THE WHOLE REGION, SO WE CAN LOOK AT THAT.
AND, AND JUST KIND OF AN INTERESTING OBSERVATION BASED ON WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, UM, KIND OF JUST IN THE, IN THE FIELD WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT A HALF MILE HAS ALWAYS BEEN A FAIRLY TYPICAL, YOU KNOW, STEADY AREA, UM, OR A, A RADIUS TO LOOK AT.
BUT WITH, UM, YOU KNOW, INCREASING USE OF MICRO MOBILITY, LIKE USING SCOOTERS, WOULD PEOPLE ACTUALLY GO A LITTLE BIT FARTHER? YEAH.
WOULD JUST INCREASE THE E-BIKE REBATES, THINGS LIKE THAT.
UM, AND I'M THINKING FURTHER SOUTH OF OLD TOUR IF THERE'S GOT TO BE SOME MORE FOLKS DOWN THERE THAT ARE CURRENTLY WRITERS OF CAT METRO AND WOULD CERTAINLY LIKE MORE OPTIONS.
AND ON THAT NOTE, I MADE A, A NOTE ABOUT JOB CENTERS.
SO IS IS ONE OF THESE MAPS RELATED TO NOT JUST WHERE PEOPLE ARE LIVING BUT WHERE PEOPLE ARE WORKING AND KIND OF TRYING TO UNDERSTAND THOSE COMMUTE PATTERNS BECAUSE PEOPLE OFTENTIMES ARE GOING TO THE GROCERY STORE OR TO WORK OR TO WHATEVER THIRD PLACE THEY FIND IN THEIR LIVES THAT IS NOT HOME AND NOT WORK.
YES, AND WE DO HAVE MAPS OF EMPLOYMENT DENSITY AND ALSO OTHER DESTINATIONS.
THEY'RE JUST NOT INCLUDED IN THIS PRESENTATION THAT WE HAVE HERE TODAY.
BUT WE DO HAVE THAT, IT'S PART OF OUR ANALYSIS.
UM, AND THAT INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ONLINE IN OUR VIRTUAL OPEN HOUSE.
AND I KNOW, UM, COUNCIL MEMBER VELA WHO SERVES WITH ME ON THE CAP METRO BOARD HAD TALKED ABOUT SOME OF THE, THE DATA AND JUST TRYING TO MAKE SURE IT'S AS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC AS POSSIBLE.
I'M NOT SURE IF THAT'S INFORMATION, ONCE IT'S GATHERED, CAN BE SHARED PUBLICLY OR WHAT THE, THE CURRENT PLAN IS FOR PEOPLE BEING ABLE TO GET INTO THESE NUMBERS AND TOY WITH THEM A BIT THEMSELVES.
AS YOU KNOW, AUSTIN KNIGHTS WILL LOVE TO DO.
WE ARE ACTUALLY WORKING ON A COUPLE OF RELEASES OF INFORMATION INCLUDING RELATED TO RIDERSHIP, UH, TO RESPOND TO SOME OF THE QUESTIONS WE HAVE.
AND SO WE'RE HOPING TO ROLL THOSE OUT, UM, STARTING IN SHORT ORDER, SO.
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COLLEAGUES.ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I HAVE A FEW.
UM, SO WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE WRITERS, SO I WAS LISTENING TO K A Z I, UM, YESTERDAY AND I WAS LISTENING TO THESE FOLKS CALLING IN AND THEY WERE TALKING EXPLICITLY ABOUT OUR TRANSIT SYSTEM AND THE FACT THAT NONE OF Y'ALL WERE THERE, THAT YOU WEREN'T CALLING IN, YOU WEREN'T PRESENT AS GUESTS.
WHAT I'M SAYING IS I THINK THIS IS A PART OF THE DISCONNECT.
SO I WAS LISTENING TO SOME OF THE FOLKS WHO WERE CALLING IN AND SOME OF THE THINGS THEY SAID, I WAS LIKE, THAT'S NOT EVEN ACCURATE.
RIGHT? I THINK THERE'S A DISTINCT DISCONNECT AND IF, WHEN I'M LISTENING TO MY MORNING K A Z I, AS I'M TAKING THE BABIES TO SCHOOL AND WE'RE JAMMING OUT LISTENING TO STACEY SHEA GETTING IT IN, AND THERE ARE PEOPLE CALLING IN SAYING THINGS THAT I KNOW ARE NOT ACCURATE AND THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO ARE PRESENTING THEMSELVES AS EXPERTS SAYING THINGS THAT ARE NOT ACCURATE.
AND WE HAVE A CAP METRO PERSON WHO'S K A Z I AFFILIATE.
IF THERE'S THE KIND OF PROBLEM WHERE WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IS RETROFITTING ESSENTIALLY, RIGHT? A MAJOR METROPOLITAN CITY THAT TOOK TOO LONG TO GET THEMSELVES TOGETHER AROUND MAJOR TRANSIT, RIGHT? IN WHICH CASE, IF WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THAT, HAVING FOLKS CALLING INTO THIS RADIO STATION WHERE THIS IS WHERE A LOT OF FOLKS GET THEIR INFORMATION, I'M JUST A LITTLE CONCERNED ABOUT, I HEAR Y'ALL TALK ABOUT COMMUNITY OUTREACH YELLING ON THAT STATION.
I'M JUST A LITTLE CONCERNED THAT WE'RE NOT MAYBE MAKING THE NECESSARY TOUCHPOINTS.
UM, I'D LIKE TO PUT THAT ON YOUR RADAR.
UM, THE MAINTENANCE FACILITY LIGHT RAIL THING, UM, WITH THE 40 ACRES AND THE OPTIONS, I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS AROUND.
SO AS YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I'VE BEEN TRYING TO DO IS REALLY GET US TO GET FLEET OUT OF NEIGHBORHOODS.
WE HAVE FLEET AND MAINTENANCE FACILITIES IN THE CENTER OF NEIGHBORHOODS FOR NO REASON.
WE NEED TO GET THEM OUTTA NEIGHBORHOODS AND USE THAT SPACE FOR HOUSING.
IN WHICH CASE, IF FLEET IS ACTIVELY WORKING WITH AUSTIN RESOURCE RECOVERY TO FIND A SPACE WHERE THEY CAN CO-LOCATE, I JUST WONDER IF MAYBE WE NEED TO HAVE A BIGGER, BROADER IDEA AROUND INTEGRATED FLEET MANAGEMENT.
AND IF THEY'RE LOOKING AT A TON OF ACREAGE AND Y'ALL ARE LOOKING AT 40 ACRES, I JUST WONDER IF THERE MIGHT BE SOME OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO CO-LOCATE JUST A QUESTION.
I'M, YOU DON'T HAVE TO ANSWER IT NOW.
ESPECIALLY ONCE YOU RECOGNIZE, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU LEAVE YOUR MAINTENANCE FACILITY, WE HAVE TO DO ALL THIS RECONCILIATION AROUND THE, YOU KNOW, THE, THE OIL AND THE DIRT, YOU KNOW, AND, AND SO I JUST WONDER IF THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY THERE.
UM, THEN THE OTHER QUESTION I HAVE IS, YOU SAID SOMETHING ABOUT TOPOGRAPHY, WHICH I'M CURIOUS ABOUT.
UM, I'M CURIOUS IF FLOODPLAIN DESIGNATED LANDS ARE APPROPRIATE FOR THIS SORT OF MAINTENANCE FACILITY.
I WOULD, I WOULD SAY THAT, UM, THEY TYPICALLY ARE NOT JUST BECAUSE OF THE COST THAT WOULD BE ASSOCIATED WITH ESSENTIALLY MAKING THAT AREA NOT A FLOOD PLANE.
UM, THE, THE DRAINAGE IS, IS VERY, VERY, UH, I IMPORTANT, UH, TO, UH, MAINTAINING, UH, THE INFRASTRUCTURE AND MORE SPECIFICALLY THE TRACK INFRASTRUCTURE.
AND, AND SO, UM, FOR, FOR THAT REASON, UM, UM, YOU KNOW, I WOULD, I WOULD SAY THAT A FLOODPLAIN AREA WOULD NOT BE IDEAL FOR THANK YOU.
CUZ YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I THINK A LOT ABOUT IS LIKE REMEDIATION THAT'S GONNA COST MONEY FOR US TO REPURPOSE ALL THESE FLEET SERVICES SITES.
UM, BUT IF WE HAVE, SO FOR EXAMPLE, EAST OF 180 3, I HAVE A LOT OF LAND THAT'S FLOODPLAIN DESIGNATED THAT WE COULD USE FOR SOMETHING.
UM, AND IF THIS IS NOT ONE OF THOSE THINGS, IT'S GOOD TO KNOW RIGHT NOW THAT WE CAN'T REPURPOSE IT.
UM, I THINK TWO OF MY LAST QUESTIONS WOULD BE, SO WITH THE TEXT DOT ISSUE, DON'T SMILE AT ME AND
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THAT? I'LL, I'LL START OFF.I NEED, UM, I, I WOULD, I WOULD SAY, UH, CONTINUE TO, TO WORK WITH US VERY CLOSELY AS, AS THE CITY HAS BEEN, UH, IN UNDERSTANDING, UM, THE RISK ASSOCIATED WITH, UH, THE INTERFACES, UH, WITH THOSE AREAS FOR TECH STUNT AND, AND SUPPORTING US, UH, IN, IN THAT COMMUNICATION AND COORDINATION WITH TECHO.
UH, AND SO I, I DON'T WANT IT TO BE TAKEN LIGHTLY AND THAT'S WHY I EMPHASIZED IT BE AND WANTED TO STRESS, UM, YOU KNOW, WHAT HAPPENS IF WE DON'T GET THAT APPROVAL.
UH, SO AGAIN, TO REITERATE, UM, THE, THE REGIONAL TEAM HAS BEEN VERY GREAT TO WORK WITH AND SUPPORTIVE, BUT IT STILL HAS TO GO THROUGH AN APPROVAL, UH, PROCESS.
AND SO FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH, SOME OF MY COLLEAGUES AND I, YOU KNOW, WE ARE ON THE VARIOUS TRANSPORTATION BODIES, BUT I GOTTA TELL YOU, NORTH LAMAR AND AIRPORT 180 3 AND LAMAR, THOSE SPACES YOU TALKED ABOUT THE 71 INTERFACE, THOSE ARE NOT COMING UP AT MY CAMPO MEETINGS.
AND THEN MY VERY LAST QUESTION, YOU SAID SOMETHING ABOUT A TRANSMISSION LINE PROJECT, CORRECT.
UH, AUSTIN ENERGY, UH, TRANSMISSION LINE PROJECT ALONG, UH, NORTH LAMAR, I, I'M JUST NOT FAMILIAR ENOUGH.
I WISH YOU COULD EXPAND ON THAT FIRST US A LITTLE BIT.
SO THERE ARE, THERE ARE TRANSMISSION LINES THAT ARE BEING RELOCATED, UH, AS PART OF A PROJECT, UM, THAT THEY'RE LEADING.
AND THE ALIGNMENT AND STATION, UH, PLATFORM ARE IN CLOSE PROXIMITY OF THAT.
ESSENTIALLY IT'S NEAR, UH, WHERE THE EXISTING PARKING LOT AREA IS FOR, UH, THE NORTH LAMAR TRANSIT CENTER, THE BUS, WHICH IS RIGHT THERE AT THE CORNER.
SO IT'S JUST TO CONTINUE CLOSE COORDINATION WITH THEM TO ENSURE THERE'S NO IMPACT.
AND THAT AS PART OF THE, UM, UH, LIGHT RAIL ALIGNMENT, UH, THE POSITION AND LOCATION OF THE, UH, STATION AND THE COORDINATION AS FAR AS ACCESS FOR THE COMMUNITY TO CROSS, UH, OVER, UH, FROM ONE SIDE OF NORTH CAROLINA, BECAUSE THAT'S A TRICKY INTERSECTION YES.
SO MY HOPE IS THAT AS YOU CONTINUE YOUR CONVERSATIONS WITH THE COMMUNITY, LET'S NOT MAKE ANY ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT PEOPLE UNDERSTANDING WHEN YOU SAY THINGS ABOUT TRANSMISSION LINES, HOW WOULD THEY KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT? OKAY.
YOU KNOW, LET'S NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS, LET'S MAKE SURE WE'RE BEING REAL CLEAR.
WHAT WE'RE SAYING IS WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT INFRASTRUCTURE, PEOPLE GET IT IF YOU BREAK IT DOWN.
AND MY HOPE IS THAT WE JUST KEEP BREAKING IT DOWN AND MAKE SURE THAT WE KEEP THE PEOPLE A PART OF THE CONVERSATION.
I SAID THAT WAS MY LAST QUESTION.
I'M SORRY I LIED TO YOU TODAY.
SO MY OTHER QUESTION IS, YOU SAID SOMETHING ABOUT 300 CLEAN ENERGY JOBS, YOU KNOW, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY, THAT'S MY GYM.
AND THEN WHO ARE WE WORKING WITH AND HOW CAN WE LIKE, MAKE SURE WE HAVE AN INTEGRATED SYSTEM WHERE EVERYBODY'S WORKING TOGETHER? I KNOW COUNCIL MEMBER OF VELAZQUEZ, COUNCIL MEMBER VELA, I MEAN, THERE'S A LOT OF US WHO ARE ACTIVELY TRYING TO HELP PEOPLE TRANSCEND CYCLICAL POVERTY.
SO IF THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY AND I THINK IT IS, THEN TELL US WHERE IT'S AT AND WHO DO WE NEED TO CONNECT YOU WITH AND HOW FAST CAN WE DO IT? HI THERE.
I'M SVP OF EQUITY AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS AT ATP.
UH, TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA, WE'VE SIGNED INITIAL ILAS WITH WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS AS OUR FIRST STEP IN CREATING AN INDUSTRY SECTOR PARTNERSHIP.
SO OUR GOAL IS TO ACTUALLY CREATE A REGIONAL MARKET FOR ECONOMIC AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.
UM, THIS YEAR IS OUR PLANNING YEAR, ESSENTIALLY.
SO WE'RE HEADING INTO RESEARCH, UNDERSTANDING WHAT JOBS ARE COMING, WHO'S DOING WHAT, UNDERSTANDING THE GAPS IN ALL THE TRAINING THAT'S HAPPENING, WHAT WE NEED TO BUILD, SO THAT COMING OUT OF THE YEAR PLANNING AROUND MARCH OF NEXT YEAR, WE CAN CREATE AN IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.
SO THAT'S OUR BIG PICTURE VISION.
SO I WOULD SAY AS WE ARE APPROACHING, I MEAN, I REALLY DON'T THINK A LOT OF FOLKS EVEN RECOGNIZE HOW MUCH COVID REALLY HIT US HARD AND SOME OF THE OTHER THINGS THAT WE'VE GONE THROUGH IN THE LAST THREE YEARS.
I THINK WE'RE FIGURING OUT BRAND NEW STUFF AT THIS POINT.
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I DON'T THINK WE'RE FIXING ANYTHING IN A LOT OF WAYS.I THINK WE'RE REBUILDING IT, IN WHICH CASE, IF THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO REBUILD THE WORKFORCE, LET'S BE THINKING ABOUT FROM THE GROUND UP EXACTLY HOW WE GET PEOPLE INTO THESE ENTRY LEVEL.
BUT LIKE BE THINKING THROUGH THE PHASES, LIKE HOW DO WE GET THEM ADVANCED? WHAT TRAINING DO THEY NEED? WHAT DO WE NEED TO PROVIDE FOR THAT? IS IT HIGH SCHOOL, IS IT JUNIOR HIGH? LIKE WHERE DO WE START? HOW DO WE FINISH? LIKE I REALLY JUST WANNA, I'D LOVE VERY MUCH TO JUST STAY IN COMMUNICATION WITH YOU ALL ABOUT THAT PART.
AND THAT IS OUR GOAL TO SEE IT FROM ESSENTIALLY KINDERGARTEN ALL THE WAY THROUGH TO UPSKILLING.
SO WE ARE, WE ARE ON CO IT CRADLE TO COLLEGE.
COLLEAGUES, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I THINK, OH, QUESTION.
SO I DON'T KNOW WHO WAS FIRST, SO I'M GONNA GO WITH WHO'S ON THE DAYS.
HEY, UH, I APPRECIATE THAT CHAIR.
UM, I WILL MAKE MY, UM, QUESTIONS QUICK.
UM, I I JUST HAVE A QUESTION, UM, TO STAFF.
ARE, ARE THERE ANY UPDATES ON THE TIMELINE, UH, OF THE EAD OVERLAY AND THE ENGAGEMENT ON THAT? AND, AND I ASKED THIS QUESTION, UH, BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF MOMENTUM RIGHT NOW TO LEARN FROM UNO'S SUCCESSES AND ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT AND JUDGING FROM THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING, UH, MAP IN THE PRESENTATION WEST CAMPUS, UM, IT'S CONTRIBU CONTRIBUTING A LOT TO THE AFFORDABLE UNITS ALONG THE RAIL LINE.
UH, AND YOU KNOW, I JUST WANT TO, YOU KNOW, FOREVER SIGNAL MY SUPPORT FOR, FOR EAD AND I WANT TO THANK, UH, THE COUNCIL MEMBERS, UH, WORK ON THAT AND JUST TO, YOU KNOW, SEE HOW WE CAN MAXIMIZE, UH, AFFORDABLE HOUSING, UH, DEVELOPMENT ALONG THESE, UH, LIGHT RAIL QUARTERS.
HI, THERE'S STEVIE GREATHOUSE WITH THE HOUSING AND, OR SORRY, STEVIE GREATHOUSE WITH THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT I'M JOINING AT, ANSWERED THE QUESTION ABOUT E TODD.
UM, SO WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING A MEMO THAT WILL COME BACK TO COUNCIL, UM, NEXT MONTH IN MAY PER THE DIRECTION FROM THE RESOLUTION PROVIDING, UM, KIND OF AN INTERIM UPDATE ON EVERYTHING.
AND THEN WE'LL BE BRINGING AN IMPLEMENTATION PLAN, UM, BACK IN SEPTEMBER PER THE DIRECTION OF THE RESOLUTION.
UM, BUT FOR THE OVERLAY, WE ARE ALREADY SORT OF WORKING TO GEAR UP AND BE READY TO, TO WORK WITH THE COMMUNITY HOPEFULLY LATER THIS YEAR.
WE'RE, WE'RE, UM, OUR GOAL IS REALLY TO BE ABLE TO START, UM, WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COMMUNITY BY THE END OF THIS YEAR TO DEVELOP AN EAD OVERLAY THAT WOULD THEN COME BACK TO COUNCIL, UM, FOR ADOPTION AS AN AMENDMENT TO THE AUSTIN LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE, UM, IN 2024.
AND THEN WHAT IS THAT EN ENGAGEMENT OUTREACH GONNA LOOK LIKE WITH THE COMMUNITY? UM, SO THE GOAL REALLY IS TO PROVIDE CONTINUITY WITH THE ENGAGEMENT AND OUTREACH THAT WE HAVE BEEN DOING WITH THE EAD POLICY PLAN AS A WHOLE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CAPITAL METRO AND THEIR CONSULTANT TEAM.
UM, SO OUR GOAL WOULD BE TO CONTINUE TO PARTNER, UM, WITH COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE, UM, TO CONTINUE TO PARTNER WITH THE PROJECT CONNECT COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE, UM, AND TO CONTINUE TO DO A RANGE OF ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING EVERYTHING FROM INDIVIDUAL MEETINGS, UM, WITH EXISTING ORGANIZATIONS TO HOSTING, UM, VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON AND ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES AROUND THE TOOL.
UM, AND WE ARE ALSO HOPING TO CONTINUE TO DO SOME OF THE KIND OF PAID, UM, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT WORK THAT WE HAVE BEEN DOING OR THAT CAPITAL METRO HAS BEEN DOING, UM, FOR THE EAD POLICY PLAN, UM, DEVELOPMENT AND STUDY, UM, WHICH INCLUDED, UM, PAID PARTICIPATION FOCUS GROUPS, UM, AS WELL AS WORKING WITH COMMUNITY CONNECTORS, UM, TO PROVIDE THOSE CONNECTIONS INTO THE COMMUNITY.
SO OUR HOPE, UM, WITH THAT, WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE EAD OVERLAY IS THAT WE WOULD REALLY PROVIDE AS ROBUST, UM, AN ENGAGEMENT PROCESS AS WE HAVE DONE SO FAR ON THE POLICY PLAN.
UM, AND THEN LAYER IN THE ADDITIONAL, UM, ENGAGEMENT OF THE, THE FOLKS THAT ARE MORE SORT OF FOCUSED AND INTERESTED IN LAND USE POLICY IN THE CITY.
I, UH, HAD ASKED A SIMILAR QUESTION.
I FORGOT IT WAS DAYS AGO OR WEEKS AGO.
IT'S ALL, ALL A BLUR NOW, UH, TO, TO ANOTHER GROUP ABOUT ENGAGEMENT AND YOU KNOW, I'M SURE THEY, YOU KNOW, DID A LOT OF WORK TO DO THAT OUTREACH, BUT WHEN I ASKED THEM HOW MANY PEOPLE HAD HAD SHOWN UP, I THINK THEY SAID SOMETHING LIKE FOUR OR FIVE, UH, WHICH, WHICH DOESN'T SPEAK TO THE DIVERSITY OF US AS A CITY, YOU KNOW, THE DIFFERENT, UH, DISTRICTS AND THE PEOPLE AND, AND THE BACKGROUNDS THAT MAKE UP, UH, THIS CITY.
SO I'M, I'M GLAD Y'ALL ARE, UH, TRYING TO REACH AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE.
IT LOOKS LIKE COUNCIL MEMBER ALLISON AL ALTER HAD A QUESTION AND THEN I'LL RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER VELA.
UM, I WANTED TO GO BACK TO THE, UH, SLIDE WITH THE INCOME AND ZERO ONE CAR HOUSEHOLD IF POSSIBLE.
I DUNNO IF IT'S POSSIBLE TO PUT THAT UP.
UM, I JUST WANNA REALLY TRY TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THIS SLIDE IS TELLING US, UM, AS WE LOOK AT THE FIVE DIFFERENT PROPOSALS.
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WELL, I CAN JUST WANNA, THAT'S AN EXCELLENT QUESTION.CAUSE I KNOW THAT THAT'S KIND OF A, AN INTERESTING MAP TO SPEND A LITTLE TIME WITH IT.
UM, GOOD WAY TO THINK ABOUT IT IS, IS MODE SHIFT.
THINK ABOUT, UM, HOW WE CAN GET PEOPLE TO DECIDE TO MOVE FROM THEIR CAR AND TAKE TRANSIT OR ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION TO WHEREVER IT IS THEY'RE GOING.
PEOPLE ARE GONNA HAVE DIFFERENT MOTIVATIONS OR, OR REQUIREMENTS.
UM, AND SO WHAT THIS WAS THINKING ABOUT WAS WHAT, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THOSE DIFFERENT MOTIVATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS, WHAT ARE THEY AND HOW DO THEY KIND OF CONFLATE TOGETHER? HOW DOES IT LOOK ON THE GROUND? OKAY.
BUT IF I WAS TRYING TO LIKE, USE THIS TO TELL ME SOMETHING ABOUT THE FIVE DIFFERENT, WHAT WOULD BE MOST VALUABLE? I MEAN, BECAUSE ARE WE, ARE YOU SAYING THEN WE WANNA TARGET THE LOW INCOME IN MORE CARS OR WE WANNA TARGET THE PEOPLE WHO ARE LOW INCOME AND DON'T HAVE CARS? YOU KNOW, AND I, I THINK WE WANT TO TARGET EVERYBODY.
YOU KNOW, WE WANT TO MAKE A, HAVE THIS WORK RESULT IN A PROJECT THAT'S GOING TO, UM, YOU KNOW, BE VALUED BY AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE.
AND SO THAT THEY, YOU KNOW, THEY LIKE IT AND, AND THEY WANT MORE.
UM, SO THIS WAS, THIS PARTICULAR MAP AND ANALYSIS IS JUST A WAY FOR US TO THINK ABOUT KIND OF THE, THE COMPOSITION OF KIND OF WHAT'S HAPPENING ALONG THE DIFFERENT CORRIDORS WHERE YOU DO HAVE DIFFERENCES IN INCOME, CAR OWNERSHIP, UM, AND THIS IS TRYING TO GET AT HOW DO THOSE OVERLAY.
SO IT'S REALLY, I THINK IT'S JUST TRYING TO UNDERSTAND THE DIFFERENT, UH, KIND OF TRIP PATTERNS AND POTENTIAL FOR MODE SHIFT, UM, ASSOCIATED WITH DIFFERENT PARTS OF EACH OPTION.
SO IF I WANTED TO MAXIMIZE THE MODE SHIFT, WHICH OF THE, WHICH OF THE FIVE PROPOSALS MM-HMM.
UM, AND THAT KINDA ALLEVIATES THE EXPENSE OF HAVING A CAR AS WELL.
IF, THE OTHER THING I, I GOTTA SAY WITH MODE SHIFT TOO, A LOT OF IT DOES COME DOWN TO KIND OF THE, THE QUALITY OF THE TRANSIT PRODUCT THAT WE'RE PUTTING OUT THERE AND WHERE IT CONNECTS TO AS WELL.
SO IT IS TIED TOGETHER WITH THE DESTINATIONS AND EMPLOYMENT AS WELL.
UM, IT'S ONE THING TO LOOK AT WHERE PEOPLE ARE LIVING, UM, BUT WE ARE ALSO LOOKING AT WHAT THEY, WHERE THEY NEED TO GO AND WHERE WE'RE CONNECTING TO AND ARE WE GIVING THEM A GOOD OPTION, YOU KNOW, TO, TO DRIVING THE CAR.
UM, AS WE MOVE FORWARD TO THE, YOU KNOW, THE JUNE MEETING, UM, AND WE HAVE MORE OF THESE DISCUSSIONS, UM, WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO GET SOME OF THOSE COMPARISONS FOR THE, FOR THE DIFFERENT ROUTES? MM-HMM.
UM, AND SO HAPPY TO, YOU KNOW, SPEAK WITH, UH, WHOEVER WE NEED TO, TO PROVIDE CONTACT INFORMATION.
UH, THE SLIDESHOW, I DIDN'T SEE IT IN THE BACK OF, IS IT POSTED ANYWHERE? I'M SORRY.
UH, CAN YOU REPEAT THAT QUESTION? YES.
ABOUT THE SLIDESHOW? HE SAID I, I FOUND IT IN THE BACKUP THOUGH.
DID YOU DID TOO, RIGHT? YEAH, I THINK IT MIGHT BE ON THIS SITE, BUT IT GOT EMAILED OUT TO ALL OF OUR, UM, LAND USE AND HOUSING AIDS, SO IT MAY NEED TO GET FORWARDED TO YOU.
UH, AND WITH REGARD TO, AND I, I APPRECIATE, UH, THE MARI PRO TEMS QUESTION ABOUT THE RELEASE OF THE DATA.
CAUSE WHEN IS THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD ENDING ON MAY 2ND? SO I'M CONCERNED WITH THAT BECAUSE THE, THE DATA, THE STOPS DATA AND ANY KIND OF COST DATA HAS NOT BEEN RELEASED AND, UH, I'M NOT SURE WHEN IT'S GOING TO BE RELEASED.
I MEAN, I'M HOPING LIKE TOMORROW OR SOMETHING TO THAT EFFECT.
UM, BUT, YOU KNOW, TO RELEASE THE DATA AND THEN CLOSE THE COMMENT PERIOD, UH, STRIKES ME AS NOT THE RIGHT WAY TO, UH, APPROACH THIS.
UH, SO I GUESS I JUST WANTED TO, TO GIVE Y'ALL A HEADS UP THAT IF, IF WE'RE RELEASING THE DATA THIS LATE, I THINK WE SHOULD EXTEND THE COMMENT PERIOD SO THAT THE PUBLIC HAS A CHANCE TO LOOK AT THE COST INFORMATION AND THE RIDERSHIP INFORMATION AND DO A MORE KIND OF SOPHISTICATED ANALYSIS AND,
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AND, AND, AND MAKE MORE, UH, EDUCATED COMMENTS, REALLY.UH, SO AGAIN, I WOULD JUST URGE Y'ALL TO RELEASE THAT DATA AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
I APPRECIATE THAT AND WE'RE WORKING TO RELEASE INFORMATION AS QUICKLY AS WE CAN.
DO YOU HAVE A DATE OR DO YOU HAVE A TIMELINE? UM, WE ARE TRYING TO GET SOME INFORMATION OUT THIS WEEK, UM, BUT I DON'T HAVE A DATE.
WE'RE JUST TRYING TO FINALIZE IT AS QUICKLY AS WE CAN.
I KNOW IT'S HARD TO GIVE PEOPLE DEFINITIVE INFORMATION WHEN IT'S LIKE, UH, MOVING TARGET.
UM, BUT THE TRUTH OF THE MATTER IS WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, I MEAN, I'VE SAID IT ALREADY EXPLICITLY, WE ARE RETROFITTING MAJOR TRANSIT INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE 11TH LARGEST CITY IN THE NATION.
SO FOLKS WANT TO BE ABLE TO FOLLOW ALONG AND THEY NEED GOOD DATA IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE CONVERSATION.
SO I THINK WHAT COUNCIL MEMBER VELA IS SAYING IS LIKE AS, AS SOON AS YOU'RE ABLE TO, HIS DISTRICT IN FOUR MINE AND ONE HIS IN THREE, YOU KNOW, COUNCILWOMAN FUENTES IN TWO, OUR PEOPLE NEED GOOD DATA AROUND TRANSIT FOR NO OTHER REASON.
I MEAN, I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS THAT Y'ALL ADDRESS VERY EXPLICITLY IS LIKE YOU SAID, WHERE DO THEY LIVE AND WHERE ARE THEY GOING? I MEAN, THAT WAS REALLY POIGNANT FOR ME.
IF FOR NO OTHER REASON, WE HAVE 365,000 PEOPLE WHO WORK IN OUR HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY IN THIS CITY.
WHERE DO THE PEOPLE WHO WORK AT THE HILTON OR THE W WHERE DO THEY LIVE? YOU DON'T WANNA KNOW.
AND THAT'S A PART OF THE PROBLEM.
I MEAN, IT'S PROBLEMATIC IN SO MANY WAYS.
I MEAN, NOT HAVING GOOD TRANSIT IS PROBLEMATIC IN WAYS THAT REALLY AFFECTS PEOPLE'S LIVES DIRECTLY.
THEY'RE OUT HERE RIDING WITH NO INSPECTION.
YOU KNOW, I'M FAMOUS FOR TALKING ABOUT RIDING DIRTY, BUT THEY'RE OUT HERE RIDING WITH NO INSPECTION CUZ THEY HAVE TO, THEY HAVE A CAR BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO, THEY JUST SPENT THEIR WHOLE INCOME TAX RETURN ON A CAR CUZ THEY HAD TO.
ALL THESE THINGS HAVE DIRECT IMPACTS ON PEOPLE'S LIVES AND I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE BEING REAL CLEAR AS A COMMUNITY THAT THIS IS A COLLECTIVE CONCERN.
AND SO THANK YOU FOR BEING REALLY CANDID AND FRANKLY, I WOULD RATHER YOU SAY, I DON'T KNOW, THAN GIVE US A DATE AND THEN WE'D GO AND TELL OUR PEOPLE THE DATE AND THE DATE DOESN'T SHAKE OUT.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? MAYBE JUST A QUICK SHOUT OUT TO WHERE TO PROVIDE YOUR COMMENT.
IF YOU GO TO PROJECT CONNECT.COM AND CLICK ON GET INVOLVED, YOU'LL SEE THERE'S A VIRTUAL OPEN HOUSE AND THEY'RE COLLECTING COMMENTS.
WELL, WITH THAT THANK YOU COMMITTEE.
THANK YOU EVERYBODY WHO'S, YOU KNOW, BEEN PROVIDING THE INFORMATION TODAY FOR OUR CONSTITUENTS.
UM, IT'S VERY MUCH APPRECIATED.
WITH THAT THOUGH, I THINK COLLEAGUES, WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO SHARE ANY ADDITIONAL FUTURE ITEMS THAT THEY'D LIKE TO DISCUSS? ALL RIGHT, WELL IF THERE ARE NO FOR NO OTHER FUTURE ITEMS THAT CONSIDER AND THERE'S NO OBJECTION, I BELIEVE AT 3 0 5 WE ARE ADJOURNED.