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QUORUM, AND IT'S NOW, UH, SIX OH NINE.I'D LIKE TO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER.
WE SHOULD HAVE HAD A CHANCE TO GO OVER THE, UH, THE AGENDA, THE PRESENTED AGENDA ON THE ACTUAL, ASIDE FROM THE, UH, APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES ON THE ACTUAL DISCUSSION ITEMS, I'D LIKE TO BEGIN WITH THE, UH, PRESENTATION BY, UH, BY KARA BERTRAN ON THE, UH, ON THE EQUITY BASED PRESERVATION PLAN.
AND THEN FROM THERE, JUST MOVE ON DOWN TO THE, UH, DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS, WHICH PRETTY MUCH SEGUE WITH EVERYTHING THAT IS IN THE DIRECTOR'S REPORTS.
THAT WAY, INSTEAD OF DUPLICATING THIS, WE CAN GET IT ALL DONE AT ONE TIME, JUST TO REVIEW EVERYTHING AND MOVE ON.
BUT, UH, THERE'S NO OBJECTION TO THAT.
I, I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT WE DO SUCH.
UH, GUSTAVE, ANYONE SIGN UP TO SPEAK OR, OKAY.
ALRIGHT, GUYS, THE, UH, APPROVAL OF
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THE MINUTES ON THE APRIL 24TH FROM THE APRIL 24TH MEETING, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION AND, OR ANY QUESTIONS, I MOVE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES.DO I HEAR A SECOND? KATRINA A SECOND.
ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING, NO DISCUSSION.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR HAND.
[2. Presentation and Discussion of Equity-Based Preservation Plan – Cara Bertron ]
NEXT, UH, ITEM HERE IS, UH, CAROL BERTRAN PRESENTING ON THE, UH, EQUITY BASED PRESERVATION PLAN.AND I'M, I'M SORRY I'M NOT AT CITY HALL.
I PLANNED TO BE THERE IN PERSON, BUT WOKE UP FEELING A LITTLE BIT UNDER THE WEATHER AND WAS LIKE, I'M, I WANNA SHARE ABOUT THE PLAN AND NOT, NOT ANYTHING, ANYTHING ELSE.
I'M WITH THE CITY'S PLANNING DEPARTMENT AND THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE, AND I'M REALLY EXCITED TO, UH, TO TALK ABOUT THE EQUITY-BASED PRESERVATION PLAN THIS EVENING.
SO, VERY QUICKLY, A LITTLE BIT OF OF BACKGROUND.
WE DO, WE HAVE A HISTORIC PRESERVATION PLAN ALREADY IN AUSTIN.
IT WAS ADOPTED IN 1981, WHICH WAS A REALLY DIFFERENT TIME, WELL, IT WAS A LONG TIME AGO, FULL STOP.
BUT IT WAS ALSO A REALLY DIFFERENT TIME IN AUSTIN AND THE PRESERVATION FIELD.
AUSTIN HAD A THIRD OF ITS CURRENT RESIDENTS, UM, DEFINITELY DID NOT FACE THE, THE SAME TYPES OF DEVELOPMENT PRESSURES WE'RE SEEING TODAY.
AND AT THE TIME, THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION FIELD IN GENERAL, UH, VALUED, I THINK A, A NARROW, SORT OF A NARROW, UM, SLICE OF WHAT WE VALUE TODAY.
SO THERE WAS A LOT OF FOCUS IN THE EARLY 1980S AND OTHER EARLY PRESERVATION ERAS ABOUT LARGE BUILDINGS THAT WERE ARCHITECT DESIGNED THAT WERE ASSOCIATED WITH, UM, SORT OF VIPS IN THE, IN THE TYPE OF FORMER MAYORS OR SENATORS OR, YOU KNOW, JUST LIKE THE, THE, THE FOLKS WHO, UM, WERE SORT OF AT THE UPPER ECHELONS OF, OF THE CITY, WHICH IS MOST OFTEN WHITE MEN.
SO THERE WERE, THERE WERE A LOT OF COMMUNITIES THAT WERE LEFT OUT OF THAT, UM, THAT CONSIDERATION.
SO, UM, AS PRESERVATION HAS CHANGED AND EXPANDED OVER THE LAST 40 YEARS, UM, IT HAS COME TO VALUE MORE VERNACULAR BUILDINGS, MORE EVERYDAY BUILDINGS, EVERYDAY STORIES TO LOOK AT, UH, BETTER REPRESENTING AUSTIN'S FULL HISTORY, WHICH I'LL TALK ABOUT A LITTLE BIT MORE, BUT LOOK, LOOKING AT, AT, UM, DIFFERENT, UH, COMMUNITIES AND, AND CULTURES AND HOW WE ARE SORT OF, UH, RECOGNIZING AND CELEBRATING THOSE.
AND ALSO LOOKING AT CULTURAL HERITAGE, LIKE LEGACY BUSINESSES.
UM, AND, AND THERE HAVE BEEN SOME NEW TOOLS DEVELOPED TO, UM, HELP TO SUPPORT THOSE.
SO, IN TERMS OF WHY THIS MATTERS FOR SUSTAINABILITY, UM, I THINK I WANTED TO INCLUDE SOME FIGURES.
THESE ARE FROM THE DRAFT PLAN THAT IT CAN TAKE A LONG TIME, 10 YEARS, NOT THAT LONG, 80 YEARS, A VERY LONG TIME FOR A NEW ENERGY EFFICIENT BUILDING TO RECOUP THE, THE EMBODIED ENERGY LOST WHEN AN OLDER BUILDING IS DEMOLISHED.
'CAUSE OF ALL THE, UM, THE ENERGY THAT'S GONE INTO BUILDING THAT, THAT BUILDING AND, AND RETAIN AND, UH, RETAINING IT, RE REPAIRING IT OVER THE YEARS, UM, REHABILITATING OLDER BUILDINGS, REDUCE LANDFILL WASTE, AND REDUCING DEMOLITIONS HELPS TO AVOID, UM, SOME NEGATIVE PUBLIC HEALTH IMPACTS.
IT PRESERVES MARKET AFFORDABLE HOUSING, OLDER HOUSING, AND IT, IT CREATES JOBS WITH DECONSTRUCTION AND, AND REHABILITATION WORK.
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SO, OKAY.NOW I'M GONNA, UH, NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.
SO, THE PROCESS, I WANTED TO, TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING THE PLAN, WHICH IS DIFFERENT THAN A TYPICAL CITY PLAN.
USUALLY CITY DEPARTMENTS HIRE A CONSULTANT, WHICH IS, IT'S A FINE WAY TO DO THINGS.
UM, BUT FOR THIS PLAN, THE HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION CREATED A COMMUNITY WORKING GROUP AND APPOINTED 26 PEOPLE TO THAT WORKING GROUP IN CHARGE THEM WITH DEVELOPING THE PLAN ITSELF.
UM, THE, THE FOLKS IN THE WORKING GROUP ARE THE ONES WHO, WHO WROTE THE LANGUAGE AND WHO CREATED THESE POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS.
THEY HEARD FROM A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE IN DOING THIS.
SO ALTOGETHER, MORE THAN 300 PEOPLE HELP TO SHAPE THE DRAFT PLAN.
UM, SO IT'S, IT REALLY DOES REFLECT SOME, SOME BIG COMMUNITY PRIORITIES.
THESE ARE MANY OF THE PEOPLE IN THE PRESERVATION PLAN WORKING GROUP THAT DEVELOPED THE PLAN.
THEY COME FROM 19 ZIP CODES ACROSS THE CITY.
THEY GENERALLY REFLECT THE CITY'S RACIAL AND ETHNIC DIVERSITY.
THEY INCLUDE A THIRD VENTURES, WHICH IS UNUSUAL FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION PROCESSES.
UM, IT WAS REALLY EXCITING, UH, AND THEY BROUGHT A REALLY WIDE RANGE OF EXPERTISE TO THE PROCESS.
SOME PEOPLE CAME IN REALLY, UM, WELL STEEPED IN, IN, IN THE MINUTIA OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION.
AND, AND PROBABLY WITH A VERY SPECIFIC LIST OF CHANGES, THEY THOUGHT THEY, THAT SHOULD BE MADE.
OTHER PEOPLE BROUGHT EXPERTISE IN ARCHEOLOGY OR PLANNING.
OTHER PEOPLE WERE REALLY CONNECTED TO THEIR COMMUNITIES AND, UM, OR, OR HAD, UH, YOU KNOW, THEIR FAMILIES PREPS HAVE BEEN IN, IN AUSTIN FOR GENERATIONS THEY FELT REALLY CONNECTED TO, TO LOCAL HERITAGE.
SO IT WAS A REALLY NEAT MIX OF FOLKS.
UM, WE WERE ABLE TO OFFER PEOPLE COMMUNITY COMPENSATION, AND ABOUT HALF OF THE WORKING GROUP OPTED INTO THAT, UH, COMPENSATION FOR BOTH MEETING TIME AND PREPARATION.
AND WE PUT TOGETHER A SERIES OF BACKGROUND BRIEFS SO THAT PEOPLE, UH, WHO WEREN'T COMING IN WITH FORMAL PRESERVATION EXPERIENCE, UH, FELT LIKE THEY WERE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE AND, UH, PARTICIPATE FULLY.
SO DIVING INTO THE DRAFT PLAN, NEXT SLIDE.
UM, THE VISION FOR THE PLAN IS THAT HISTORIC PRESERVATION IN AUSTIN ACTIVELY ENGAGES COMMUNITIES IN PROTECTING AND SHARING IMPORTANT PLACES AND STORIES.
PRESERVATION USES THE PAST TO CREATE A SHARED SENSE OF BELONGING AND TO SHAPE AN EQUITABLE, INCLUSIVE, SUSTAINABLE, AND ECONOMICALLY VITAL FUTURE FOR ALL.
AND WHAT I, I ALWAYS SAY THIS IS THAT I LOVE THE PLACES AT THE GEO, ALMOST AT THE GEOGRAPHIC CENTER OF THE VISION, BUT IT'S MUCH MORE ABOUT WHO'S DOING THAT WORK AND WHAT IT'S ACCOMPLISHING, UH, FOR THE CITY AS A WHOLE.
UH, AND THIS VISION WAS DRAWN FROM A COMMUNITY HERITAGE SURVEY THAT WAS, THAT WAS DONE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE WORKING GROUPS PLANNING PROCESS.
THIS ALSO COMES FROM THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE.
SO, THE DRAFT PLAN INCLUDES 108 RECOMMENDATIONS ARRAY UNDER 14 GOALS.
I'M NOT GONNA GO THROUGH ALL THE RECOMMENDATIONS, OF COURSE, I'M NOT EVEN GONNA GO THROUGH ALL THE GOALS, BUT I'LL JUST ASK YOU TO TAKE A MINUTE AND SCAN THESE.
UM, THIS REALLY, UM, THE PLAN AIMS TO DO, DO MORE AND, AND BIGGER THINGS AND MAKE MORE CONNECTIONS, UH, THAN WE HAVE DONE HISTORICALLY WITH THIS, WITH RESERVATION.
SO I, WHAT I WILL DO IS I'M GONNA GIVE Y'ALL A QUICK BIRD'S EYE VIEW OF THREE THEMES THAT THESE, THESE GOALS ARE SORTED INTO.
UM, AND THEN I'LL, I'LL SHARE A FEW SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS WITH YOU THAT I THINK ARE PARTICULARLY RELEVANT TO THIS W AND, UM, TALK ABOUT ENGAGEMENT, AND THEN WE'LL BE DONE.
SO THE FIRST THEME IS WHAT WE PRESERVE.
UM, THERE ARE FIVE OF THOSE GOALS UNDER THIS, UNDER THIS THEME.
THE BIG IDEA HERE IS REALLY TO THINK BROADLY.
SO TO RECOGNIZE THE CITY'S RICH AND COMPLICATED HISTORY, UM, THROUGH MORE WORKING WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO, TO HEAR WHAT'S IMPORTANT, DOING MORE INCLUSIVE RESEARCH AND INTERPRETING BACK WHAT WE HEAR, WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT WE, WE HAVE NOT REALLY DONE, UM, TO DATE, TO BETTER RECOGNIZE.
AND FOR TECH CULTURAL HERITAGE, LIKE LEGACY BUSINESSES THAT, THAT I MENTIONED EARLIER IN MURALS, AS WELL AS ARCHEOLOGICAL RESOURCES AND TO USE PRESERVATION TOOLS TO SUPPORT BROADER COMMUNITY GOALS LIKE DISPLACEMENT PREVENTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY.
THE SECOND THEME IS WHO PRESERVES.
THE BIG IDEA HERE IS REALLY TO INVITE MORE PEOPLE TO, TO PARTICIPATE IN THE WORK OF PRESERVATION, THE VARIED WORK OF PRESERVATION, AND TO SUPPORT THEM WHILE DOING THAT.
SO MAKING, UH, INFORMATION AND, UH, SORT OF GENERAL, LIKE BOTH KIND OF STRAIGHT UP FACTS.
AND ALSO HOW, HOW TO DO THINGS MORE AVAILABLE TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
UM, INVITING MORE FOLKS TO PARTICIPATE IN THESE, THE HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION TO, FOR US TO BETTER STREAMLINE AND EXPLAIN OUR HISTORIC REVIEW AND DESIGNATION PROCESSES, SUPPORT FOLKS WHO ARE ON THE GROUND DOING THE WORK, WHETHER THAT'S ON WITH HISTORIC BUILDINGS OR THE
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LANDMARK COMMISSIONERS OR CITY STAFF.AND TO ENGAGE WITH PARTNERS AND AUDIENCES.
UM, I THINK WHERE WE ARE TRYING TO DEFINE MORE BROADLY WHO MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN THIS AND WHO MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN WORKING ON PRESERVATION, EVEN IF IT'S NOT THEIR, THEIR TOP PRIORITY.
UM, BUT HOW PRESERVATION CAN CONTRIBUTE TO THESE OTHER GOALS.
SO REALLY WORKING WITH PARTNERS ON THAT NEXT STEP.
THE THIRD THEME IS HOW WE PRESERVE THAT BIG IDEA HERE IS TO BE MORE STRATEGIC AND MORE EFFECTIVE.
UM, THIS IS A LOT OF THE NUTS AND BOLTS STUFF, LIKE WHAT WE ALREADY DO.
HOW CAN WE DO IT BETTER, MORE EFFECTIVELY AND MORE EQUITABLY IN TERMS OF HISTORIC DESIGNATION, UH, INCENTIVES FOR HISTORIC PROPERTY OWNERS, MORE STRATEGIC REVIEW, BETTER ENFORCEMENT, AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PLAN COLLABORATIVELY.
OKAY, SO HERE, THIS IS A SHORT LIST OF RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WE THOUGHT MIGHT BE OF, OF SPECIAL INTEREST, AND IT'S NICE TO HEAR ABOUT THE BIG PICTURE OF A PLAN, BUT ALSO NICE TO SEE SOME OF THE ACTUAL DRAFT RECOMMENDATIONS.
UM, SO THESE ARE MOSTLY, ALTHOUGH NOT ENTIRELY IN THE SUPPORT, ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY GOAL, UM, REALLY TO, TO TRY TO REDUCE DEMOLITION, UM, AND OR TO, TO DE TO INCENTIVIZE THINGS OTHER THAN DEMOLITION TO MAKE IT EASIER TO RELOCATE BUILDINGS WITHIN AUSTIN.
THIS FOLLOWS UP WITH, UH, A COUNCIL RESOLUTION LAST FALL TO ENCOURAGE, IT'S ANOTHER THING, UM, TO ENCOURAGE RELOCATION IN PLACE OF DEMOLITION AND, BUT IDEALLY, UH, ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO REHABILITATE BUILDINGS IN PLACE.
UM, BE TRYING, HOPEFULLY MAKING IT MORE POSSIBLE FOR PEOPLE TO REHABILITATE BUILDINGS IN PLACE.
THEN, IF THAT'S NOT POSSIBLE, ENCOURAGING, MAKING IT EASIER TO RELOCATE BUILDINGS, AND IF THAT'S NOT POSSIBLE, UM, REALLY, AND FIGURING OUT WAYS TO, UM, ENCOURAGE DECONSTRUCTION MATERIAL SALVAGE TO TWO.
UM, THERE'S A, AND THEN THERE ARE A, A, A FEW, AND IN THOSE LAST THREE BULLETS, UM, THINKING ABOUT HOW TO PROVIDE PEOPLE WITH MORE INFORMATION AND ALSO JUST MAKE IT EASIER IN TERMS OF CITY PROCESSES TO RETAIN OLDER BUILDINGS.
UM, THE SMALL NUMBERS AFTER EACH BULLET POINT ARE THE DRAFT RECOMMENDATION NUMBERS IN THE PLAN.
OKAY, SO FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, UM, NEXT SLIDE.
JUST WANNA TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT WE'RE, WHAT WE'RE UP TO.
WE ARE IN THE HOME STRETCH OF A FOUR MONTH, UH, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT WINDOWS.
SO COMMENTS ON THE PLAN, CLOSE ON MAY 31ST.
WE'VE BEEN HAVING MONTHLY EVENTS.
WE HAVE A COUPLE OF EVENTS COMING UP THIS MONTH.
UM, A WEEK FROM SATURDAY, THERE'LL BE A BLOCK PARTY ON GIBBS AVENUE IN EAST AUSTIN ON MAY 23RD, THAT'S A THURSDAY.
WE'RE HAVING A COMMUNITY OPEN HOUSE WITH THE BROKEN SPOKE.
UM, WE'RE DOING PRESENTATIONS AT GORDON COMMISSION MEETINGS, GOING TO COMMUNITY GROUPS, PRESENTING TO STAKEHOLDER ORGANIZATIONS, WORKING WITH A ISD, DOING POPUP OUTREACH AT COMMUNITY EVENTS.
SO SETTING UP TABLES AND TRYING TO MAKE EYE CONTACT WITH PEOPLE AS THEY, AS THEY WALK BY, SEE IF THEY MIGHT BE INTERESTED.
UM, AND ALSO WE'RE DOING A, A SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN.
UH, SO REALLY OUTREACH AROUND A CITYWIDE PLAN IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT, BUT WE ARE TRYING TO, TO, UM, REACH FOLKS IN A NUMBER OF WAYS THROUGH A NUMBER OF CHANNELS.
WE ARE LUCKY TO BE WORKING WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS ON THIS, ON, UH, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.
SO WE HAVE 10 PAID COMMUNITY AMBASSADORS WHO ARE TALKING TO THEIR NETWORKS ABOUT THE PLAN AND GETTING FEEDBACK.
WE ALSO ARE WORKING WITH FIVE COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH, UH, MINI GRANTS.
AND THE, THE PHOTO HERE IS OF REPRESENTATIVES FROM THOSE PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS.
THEY'RE HAVING ONE-ON-ONE CONVERSATIONS, HOSTING FOCUS GROUPS, ALSO DOING TABLING, HELPING US TO GET THE WORD OUT.
AND THE FOCUS OF THESE EFFORTS HAS REALLY BEEN TO ADD RESOURCES, UM, TO REACH HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES.
SO FOLKS CAN GIVE INPUT AND FEEDBACK IN A NUMBER OF WAYS ON THE DRAFT PLAN.
OF COURSE, THE DRAFT PLAN IS ONLINE.
YOU CAN DOWNLOAD THE PDF, UH, FROM OUR WEBSITE, BUT YOU CAN ALSO GO THROUGH AND, UM, CHOOSE THE GOAL THAT IS OF MOST INTEREST TO YOU, AND, UH, USE THESE FUN LITTLE SLIDERS TO SAY, I REALLY SUPPORT THIS.
I HAVE SOME ADDITIONAL FEEDBACK ON THIS.
SO WE'VE TRIED TO MAKE IT AS EASY AS POSSIBLE, UM, FOR PEOPLE TO, TO READ THROUGH THE PLAN AS IT APPLIES TO THEM AS THEY'RE INTERESTED, UM, AND PROVIDE FEEDBACK.
WE ALSO HAVE PAPER COPIES OF THE DRAFT PLAN IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH AT ALL, UH, THE BRANCH LIBRARIES FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE INTERESTED IN THIS, BUT WHO ARE NOT, UH, GOING TO READ ANY PART OF THE DRAFT PLAN.
UM, WHICH AGAIN, IS EASY AND POSSIBLY FUN, BUT IF THAT'S NOT, NOT, UH, POSSIBLE, WE DO HAVE A SHORT COMMUNITY SURVEY ON THE WEBSITE.
TAKES ABOUT FIVE MINUTES, AND IT ALLOWS PEOPLE TO ENTER, UM, TO SHARE THEIR PRIORITIES AND TO SHARE PLACES THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO THEM.
AND WE HAVE PAPER COPIES OF THAT WHEN WE DO THE TABLING.
PEOPLE CAN ALSO COME TO EVENTS, UM, THE EVENTS THAT WE'RE ORGANIZING, OR EVENTS THAT OUR PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS ARE ORGANIZING.
SO, LOTS OF WAYS TO, TO GIVE INPUT AND FEEDBACK.
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UM, I, WE WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM, FROM YOU AS COMMISSIONERS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS.UM, WE WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO, TO SHARE THIS INFORMATION WITH, UM, THE PEOPLE, YOU KNOW.
OKAY, SO COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, I MENTIONED IT'S GONNA WRAP UP ON FRIDAY, MAY 31ST.
WE'LL BE WORKING WITH THE PRESERVATION PLAN, WORKING GROUP, AND HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION TO REVISE THE PLAN.
OVER THE SUMMER COMING BACK, WE'LL COME BACK TO YOU AND OTHER BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS IN THE FALL FOR A RECOMMENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL.
UH, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO, TO OFFER ONE, AND HOPING TO BRING THE PLAN TO COUNCIL IN DECEMBER FOR REVIEW AND ADOPTION.
AND THAT'S IT, THAT'S IT FOR ME.
I'M HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS.
THIS IS THE WEBSITE, PUBLIC EQUIP.COM/ATX PRES PLAN.
THERE'S A QR CODE THERE THAT LEADS TO THE WEBSITE, AND YOU CAN, UM, USE THE THERE VIDEOS THERE.
THERE'S A LOT OF INFORMATION ON THE WEBSITE.
IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN THE, THE PLAN.
IT'S UNDER EXPLORE THE DRAFT PLAN, AND IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN THE COMMUNITY SURVEY, IT'S UNDER, SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS, THAT TAB.
ANY, KARA, THANK YOU FOR SPENDING SOME TIME WITH US AND EDUCATING US ON THIS.
UH, COMMISSIONERS, ANY QUESTIONS? NO, IT SEEMS PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD FOR ME.
UH, YES, KARA, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR, FOR COMING.
UM, YOU, UH, ON ONE OF THE SLIDES, IT SAID THAT YOU WERE GONNA REACH OUT TO PROPERTY OWNERS.
HOW, HOW WILL YOU DO THAT? I KNOW THAT'S SO HARD TO REACH ALL THE CITIZENS OF AUSTIN, BUT HOW WERE YOU, HOW WERE YOU PLANNING TO DO THAT? SO WHAT WE'VE DONE SO FAR IS WE'VE REACHED OUT THROUGH THE COMMUNITY REGISTRY, UM, WHICH IS MOSTLY, UH, YOU KNOW, IT'S NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATIONS, BUT ALSO OTHER FOLKS WHO HAVE REGISTERED AS, AS BEING INTERESTED IN THEIR, UM, WHAT'S GOING ON IN THEIR, IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS.
UM, WE'VE DONE, UH, AND WE'VE REACHED OUT TO PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS, UM, SO COMMUNITY AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS.
I HAVE A LIST OF I THINK 275, UM, ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS AT THIS, AT THIS POINT, UM, WHO ARE, WHO ARE CONNECTED TO OTHER, OTHER GROUPS.
WE HAVE A MAIL, WE HAVE AN EMAIL LIST FOR THE PROJECT OF ABOUT 900.
UM, WE ARE, I THINK THE SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN HAS BEEN, THAT'S BEEN, UM, SO I THINK THAT WAS LAUNCHED ABOUT A WEEK AND A HALF AGO, AND THAT'S BEEN REALLY SUCCESSFUL AND ENGAGING MORE PEOPLE WHO JUST ARE NOT CONNECTED TO THE CITY, YOU KNOW, OR MAYBE NOT CONNECTED TO, TO COMMUNITY GROUPS.
SO WE'VE GOTTEN A LOT OF RESPONSES FROM THAT.
UM, AND THEN WE'VE ALSO, WE'VE DONE SOME ADDITIONAL OUTREACH TO HISTORIC PROPERTY OWNERS WHO WOULD BE IMPACTED BY THE, BY THE DIRECTLY IMPACTED BY THE PLANS RECOMMENDATIONS.
SO, UM, WE'VE INCLUDED THIS, UH, THE PLAN IN, IN LETTERS, MAILED LETTERS TO OUR HISTORIC LANDMARK OWNERS, UM, AND REACHED OUT TO, TO NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATIONS SPECIFICALLY THAT ARE LOCATED, UM, OR THAT ARE CO-LOCATED WITH NATIONAL REGISTRY DISTRICTS AND LOCALLY DESIGNATED HISTORIC DISTRICTS.
ARE YOU REACHING OUT TO NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS? WE HAVE REACHED OUT TO NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS, YES, THROUGH THE COMMUNITY REGISTRY.
ALSO, ARE YOU WORKING WITH THE, UM, UM, UH, I'M SORRY, I THINK SOMEBODY WAS TALKING.
CAN I STILL TALK? UM, YES, GO AHEAD.
YOU WORKING WITH THE PLANNING COMMISSION AT ALL? WE HAVE.
WE PRESENTED, WE BRIEFED THE PLANNING COMMISSION, YES.
AND ARE YOU GOING TO GIVE ANY INFORMATION TO THE DEVELOPERS THAT ARE IN AUSTIN? WE HAVE BEEN.
THAT IS OUR, THAT IS OUR GOAL.
UM, WE ALSO, WE WANT, WE DEFINITELY WANT FOLKS WHO WOULD BE IMPACTED BY THE PLAN, WHO'S WORK INTERSECTS WITH THE PLAN TO KNOW ABOUT IT AND TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK.
SO WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH, UM, SPECIFICALLY WITH ULI AND URBAN LAND INSTITUTE, ENRIKA, THE REAL ESTATE COUNCIL OF AUSTIN, UM, AND ALSO, UM, A I A AUSTIN, WHICH HAS MOSTLY, BUT NOT ENTIRELY ARCHITECTS TO REACH THEIR MEMBERS.
IT'S PROBABLY TIME FOR ANOTHER EMAIL TO THE COMMUNITY REGISTRY, A KIND OF LAST HOME STRETCH EMAIL AS A REMINDER.
CAITLIN, I WAS CURIOUS, IS THIS, UM, TARGETING SINGLE FAMILY HOMES, MULTI-FAMILY, RESIDENCES, BUSINESSES, ALL OF THE ABOVE? JUST KIND OF CURIOUS ABOUT THAT.
YEAH, IT'S A CITYWIDE, IT'S A CITYWIDE PLAN.
SO IT IS, IT IS, UM, IT HAS A BROAD, A BROAD FOCUS.
UM, IT INCLUDES, SO I THINK WE'RE LOOKING MOSTLY AT EXISTING.
WE ARE LOOKING AT EXISTING BUILDINGS, OLDER BUILDINGS, AND THERE'S SPECIFIC, THERE ARE A LOT OF SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS AROUND DESIGNATED HISTORIC PROPERTIES.
SO HISTORIC LANDMARKS, LOCALLY DESIGNATED HISTORIC DISTRICTS AND NATIONAL REGISTER DISTRICTS.
THIS PLAN, UM, PARTICULARLY IN THE STABILIZED
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COMMUNITIES RECOMMENDATION AND THE SUPPORT, ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY RECOMMENDATION DOES INCLUDE SOME, UM, RECOMMENDATIONS THAT JUST LIKE FOR OLDER BUILDINGS MORE GENERALLY, UM, THAT, THAT ARE NOT, UH, FORMALLY UNDER THE HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION'S JURISDICTION THAT DO HAVE, DO HAVE BENEFITS FOR COMMUNITIES AND ENVIRONMENTAL.KIND OF A SILLY QUESTION, KARA.
WHAT, WHAT, UH, DESIGNATION, WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO ACTUALLY FALL INTO A HISTORIC, TO BE DESIGNATED A HISTORIC NEIGHBORHOOD? IS IT THE AGE OF THE PROPERTY OR JUST THE, UH, A, UH, RESPECTIVE HOME, OR IS IT THE ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOOD? YEAH, SO I, I COULD, I FEEL LIKE I WANT, IT'S ALWAYS YES.
THERE ARE A NUMBER OF LEVELS TO HISTORIC DESIGNATION.
THERE'S DESIGNATION, UM, LISTING IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES, WHICH SOUNDS, UH, THAT'S DONE BY THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE.
AND IN COOPERATION WITH THE TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION.
UM, AND IT IS A, A BIG RECOGNITION OF, OF SIGNIFICANCE, BUT IT DOESN'T REALLY COME WITH ANY TEETH AT THE LOCAL LEVEL BECAUSE IT DOESN'T INVOLVE A LOCAL ZONING CHANGE.
SO THERE'S NATIONAL REGISTER LISTING, THERE'S LISTING AT THE STATE LEVEL, WHICH ACT I KNOW LESS ABOUT, SO I'M TRY NOT TO TALK ABOUT THAT.
BUT THE TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION RECOGNIZES, BESIDES THIS HISTORIC AND THEN REGULATES THEM, AND THE LOCAL LEVEL, WE HAVE INDIVIDUAL LANDMARKS, WHICH TELL A STORY IN THEMSELVES.
UM, COULD BE WITH, UH, AN IMPORTANT, UM, PERSON OR AN IMPORTANT GROUP OR AN EVENT THAT REALLY SHAPED THE HISTORY OF AUSTIN.
UM, AN OUTSTANDING ARCHITECTURAL STYLE.
UM, FOR LOCAL, FOR LANDMARKS THAT WE HAVE.
UM, THE CRITERIA ARE, UM, SIGNIFICANT ARCHITECTURE, SIGNIFICANT HISTORICAL ASSOCIATIONS, ASSOCIATION'S, COMMUNITY VALUE, WHICH IS A LITTLE BIT SQUIDGY, BUT IS, IS IN THERE, UM, DESIGNED YOUR NATURAL LANDSCAPE AND POTENTIAL AND POTENTIAL FOR MORE INFORMATION, WHICH IS ARCHEOLOGY.
SO THERE, IT'S FIVE, FIVE CRITERIA, AND A PROPERTY HAS TO MEET, AT LEAST TWO OF THOSE HAS TO BE MORE THAN 50 YEARS OLD, AND IT CANNOT HAVE BEEN CHANGED VERY MUCH.
IT HAS TO RETAIN HISTORIC INTEGRITY, UM, TO BE ABLE TO TELL THAT, THAT STORY.
SO THAT'S FOR LANDMARKS, HISTORIC DISTRICTS AT THE LOCAL LEVEL, THAT'S A COLLECTION OF BUILDINGS RIGHT NOW, IT HAS TO BE CONTIGUOUS.
SO A NEIGHBORHOOD, YOU KNOW, BUILDINGS THAT ARE RIGHT NEXT TO EACH OTHER, NO DONUT HOLES, UM, IN THAT, IN THAT AREA.
AND MORE THAN HALF OF THOSE BUILDINGS HAVE TO BE CONTRIBUTING, WHICH MEANS THAT THEY ALSO HAVE NOT BEEN CHANGED THAT MUCH.
AND THEY HELP TO TELL THE STORY OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
AND, UH, IT NEEDS TO BE SUPPORTED BY AT LEAST HALF THE OWNERS OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD IN TERMS OF LAND AREA AND OR NUMBER OF, OF PROPERTY OWNERS.
SO IT DOES TAKE THE SUPPORT OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD ITSELF OVER 50% OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD TO ACTUALLY DESIGNATE OR TO, TO RECEIVE HISTORIC, UH, DESIGNATION, A HISTORIC DISTRICT.
TYPICALLY, UM, HISTORIC LANDMARKS, I THINK THERE'S, SOMETIMES YOU MIGHT SEE HISTORIC LANDMARKS, TYPICALLY, IT, IT IS VERY HELPFUL TO HAVE THE, THE PROPERTY OWNER SUPPORT AS WELL.
IT'S TECHNICALLY POSSIBLE TO DESIGNATE A, A HISTORIC LANDMARK WITHOUT THE OWNER SUPPORT, BUT IT'S EXTREMELY DIFFICULT AND VERY RARE.
KARA, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONERS? KIRA, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR TAKING SOME TIME TO, TO SPEND WITH US AND HOPEFULLY YOU, YOU FEEL BETTER TO THANK YOU.
[4. Approve a recommendation to renew funding in the amount of $1,150,000 for Zero Waste Youth Education Program – Victoria Rieger]
NEXT ITEM IS, UH, I ITEM FOUR, WHICH IS, UH, APPROVAL RECOMMENDATION TO RENEW FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF 1,150,000 FOR, FOR ZERO WASTE YOUTH EDUCATION.I DIDN'T REALIZE I WAS UP SO FAST.
I'M VICTORIA RIEGER, FINANCE DIVISION MANAGER FOR AUSTIN RESOURCE RECOVERY.
UH, AND AS MENTIONED, I'M HERE REQUESTING A FAVORABLE RECOMMENDATION, UH, FOR OUR ZERO WASTE YOUTH EDUCATION PROGRAM, RCA WITH A TOTAL CONTRACT AMOUNT, NOT TO EXCEED 1.15 MILLION.
THIS CONTRACT WILL PROVIDE STUDENTS FROM KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 12TH GRADE AND INTERACTIVE AND EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH PROGRAM THAT FOCUSES ON ZERO WASTE CONCEPTS AND SUSTAINABILITY IN SUPPORT OF THE CITY'S ZERO WASTE INITIATIVE OUTREACH PROGRAMS SUCH AS THESE ARE ESSENTIAL IN EDUCATING STUDENTS OF ALL AGES AND BY EXTENSION THEIR FAMILIES ABOUT ZERO WASTE.
SO WITH THAT, I WILL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE.
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THANK YOU.SO THESE ARE DURING SCHOOL TIME, THE, THE EDUCATION PROGRAMS? I BELIEVE SO.
I'M NOT, AND, AND COMPLETE EXPERT ON ABOUT HOW MUCH ARE THEY LIKE ONCE A WEEK OR HOW MUCH TIME OR DO YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE FREQUENCY OR ANYTHING OF THOSE? I REALLY DON'T.
I WOULD IMAGINE THEY'RE PERIODICALLY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
WHO IS, WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR DRAWING UP THE PROGRAM? KEITH AUSTIN.
SO YOU CONTRACT WITH THEM TO, TO DELIVER THE PROGRAMS AT THE VARIOUS SCHOOLS.
YEAH, THIS IS JUST REALLY IMPORTANT IN MY OPINION.
I'M, I'M CURIOUS AND INTERESTED.
WAS THAT FOR THIS PARTICULAR PROGRAM? I DON'T KNOW.
IT'S BEEN IN PLACE FOR A LONG TIME.
THEY'RE THE CURRENT CONTRACTOR FOR THIS SERVICE, SO, UM, YEAH.
UM, ACTUALLY TO THAT POINT, YOU KNOW, IF WE'RE GIVING THEM A MILLION DOLLARS, IT'D BE INTERESTING TO HEAR BACK, UH, HOW, HOW THE PROGRAM'S BEEN, WHAT, HOW IT'S BEEN IMPLEMENTED, WHAT THEY'VE LEARNED OVER TIME.
SO I, I BELIEVE WE'VE, I MEAN, WE'VE DEFINITELY HEARD FROM KIPA AND BEAUTIFUL BEFORE.
UM, MAYBE WE CAN PRESENTATION ON THE AGENDA AT SOME POINT AT A LATER DATE.
KIND OF HEAR HOW THEY'RE CONTRIBUTING.
YEAH, THAT'S AN EXTREMELY GOOD IDEA.
WE HAD A, A, A KID IN OUR, UH, NEIGHBORHOOD AS HE DID IT AS A HIGH SCHOOL PROJECT, THAT CREEK CLEANUP.
AND I THINK THAT WAS THROUGH KIPA.
I WONDER IF IT WAS PART OF THIS PROGRAM, BUT IT'D BE INTERESTING TO HEAR HOW THIS ALL HOOK TOGETHER.
AND THEY HAVE SPOKEN WITH US IN THE PAST, I GUESS IN THE ORIGINAL PHASES OF THIS CONTRACT, THEY, UH, GAVE A PRESENTATION AND KIND OF A QUICK CURRICULUM OF WHAT THEY WERE GOING TO BE TRYING TO ACHIEVE.
AND THAT, THAT IS A GOOD IDEA.
I'D LIKE TO PERHAPS, YOU KNOW, IN THE FUTURE WE CAN ARRANGE FOR THEM TO COME AND JUST SPEND A FEW MINUTES WOULD BE WONDERFUL.
BUT, ALRIGHT, COMMISSIONERS, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? HERE ARE NO QUESTIONS.
THIS IS AN RCA AND THIS IS AN ACTION ITEM.
I MOVE THAT WE, UH, SUPPORT THIS EXPENDITURE FOR THIS PROGRAM.
DO I HEAR A SECOND, CHARLES SECOND? YEAH.
DO I HEAR ANY DISCUSSION? ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? HEARING? NO FURTHER DISCUSSION.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR HAND.
[5. Approve Recommendation to support Austin Resource Recovery FY25 Budget Proposal ]
ON.WE HAVE, UH, ITEM NUMBER FIVE, WHICH IS A RECOMMENDATION TO SUPPORT, UH, ARRS BUDGET PROPOSAL.
AND THAT IS A RESOLUTION, I THINK THAT WAS SUBMITTED EARLIER ON THIS ITEM.
AND IT'S BASICALLY ONE IN WHICH, UH, WE'RE ASKING FOR, I, I GUESS THE WISHLIST TO BE, TO BE MET AND TO DO SO.
WE'RE ASKING THAT, UH, FUNDING DOES, DOES APPEAR TO, TO ACCOMPLISH THAT.
ANY QUESTIONS? FURTHER INFORMATION? NO, NO.
JUST BASICALLY IT'S JUST A SUPPORT OF THE BUDGET THAT HAS, THAT THE BUDGET, THE BUDGET HAS BEEN PRESENTED.
AND IT IS COMPLETE, IS THAT RIGHT? THAT'S CORRECT.
WE DID SUBMIT THE PROPOSED BUDGET TO THE BUDGET OFFICE LAST WEEK.
IT'S REALLY THE, THE KIND OF INITIAL STAGES OR MIGHT BE CHANGES FROM HERE UNTIL IT GETS PRESENTED TO COUNSEL.
BUT YES, IT HAS BEEN SUBMITTED.
SO THIS MAY BE VIEWED THEN I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION EITHER YAY OR NAY.
I, YEAH, I MEAN, THIS IS BASICALLY WHAT WE WENT OVER LAST TIME, RIGHT? CORRECT.
SO JAN, UH, YEAH, I'LL MOVE TO SUPPORTED JAN MOOSE SUPPORTED
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SUPPORTING THE, DO THE, UH, THE RESOLUTION.DO I HEAR A SECOND? I'LL SECOND IT.
DO I HEAR ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THE ITEM HEARING? NO FURTHER DISCUSSION.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR, RAISE YOUR HAND.
[6. Approve a recommendation to provide funding in the amount of $596,400 for Big Truck Rentals LLC – Lionel Benford]
NEXT ITEM IS ITEM NUMBER SIX, WHICH IS, UH, PROVIDE FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF 596,000 FOR BIG TRUCK RENTALS.HEY, GOOD EVENING COMMISSIONERS.
I AM THE COLLECTIONS DIVISION MANAGER FOR AUSTIN RESOURCE RECOVERY.
AUSTIN RESOURCE RECOVERY IS REQUESTING A VARIABLE RECOMMENDATION FOR REFUSE TRUCK RENTAL CONTRACT WITH A TOTAL CO CONTRACT AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 596,000.
THE CONTRACT WILL PROVIDE EQUIPMENT RENTALS AND RELATED PRODUCTS ON AN AS NEEDED BASIS FOR AUSTIN RESOURCE RECOVERY DEPARTMENT.
AN ONGOING NATIONAL SHORTAGE OF PARTS, SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES, LABOR SHORTAGE AND AVAILABLE NEW EQUIPMENT IS IMPACTING OFF SOURCE RESOURCE.
RECOVERY'S ABILITY TO MAINTAIN AND DEPLOY THE REQUIRED NUMBER OF COLLECTION VEHICLES TO PROVIDE THE CITY MANDATED SERVICE LEVELS IN ORDER TO MEET THE CITY OF AUSTIN'S NEEDS.
AUSTIN RESOURCE RECOVERY, SORRY ABOUT THAT, REQUIRES THE RENTALS TO SUPPLEMENT THE CURRENT FLEET.
THE CONTRACT WILL SERVE AS A SHORT-TERM CONTRACT WHILE THE LONG-TERM CONTRACT IS BEING PREPARED BY FLEET MOBILITY SERVICE DEPARTMENT.
THE PREPARED CONTRACT IS SCHEDULED TO BE PRESENTED TO SWAC AND COUNCIL ON OCTOBER 24.
YOU GOT ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME? THANK YOU, LAO.
ANY QUESTIONS? I'LL JUST, UH, YEAH.
HAVE WE DONE THIS BEFORE? I CAN'T REMEMBER SPECIFICALLY.
ANY DETAILS AROUND HOW WE'VE USED THIS SERVICE BEFORE IN TERMS OF HOW MUCH WE SPENT, WHAT IT WAS USED FOR? IT WAS USED FOR TO SUPPLEMENT THE FLEET TO HELP THEM WITH, UH, UH, FIXING OUR EQUIPMENT.
UH, WE HAD A LABOR SHORTAGE AND PARTS ARE BEING DELAYED TO GET TO FLEET, AND WE GOTTA CONTINUE PROVIDING SERVICES.
COMMISSIONER RICHARD MCHALE, DIRECTOR, FROST RESOURCE RECOVERY.
UH, WE CAN GET YOU THOSE DOLLAR AMOUNTS OF, OF WHAT WE DID SPEND.
SO WE'RE CURRENTLY, WE HAVE SOME RIGHT NOW WE'RE USING FOR OUR PEAK SEASON FOR ORGANICS.
UM, SO WE TYPICALLY HAVE A LOT MORE MATERIAL COMING THROUGH THIS TIME OF YEAR.
SO THIS ALLOWS US TO SUPPLEMENT OUR FLEET WITH SOME ADDITIONAL VEHICLES TO MAINTAIN SERVICES AND NOT HAVE TO DELAY SERVICES, BUT WE CAN GET YOU THE DOLLAR AMOUNTS OF OUR PREVIOUS THAT I, I PRESUME THIS NUMBER THEN IS KIND OF PROPORTIONAL TO, GIVEN THE AMOUNT OF TIME AN ESTIMATE OF WHAT YOU BELIEVE WOULD BE A MAXIMUM AMOUNT THAT YOU WOULD NEED UNTIL THE CORRECT, UM, MORE PERMANENT SITUATION IS RIGHT.
AND THIS IS REALLY JUST AS NEEDED.
SO THIS ISN'T LIKE A, A LONG-TERM YEAR THING WHERE WE HAVE THE TRUCKS, WE USUALLY GET 'EM FOR A FEW MONTHS AT A TIME, AND THEN WE'RE ABLE TO TURN 'EM BACK IN.
AND IT MAY BE THAT IF THE TRUCKS MIRACULOUSLY WERE UNWELL, WE DON'T ACTUALLY MM-HMM.
UH, SO WHICH BRANCH OF SERVICE HAS THE MOST, UM, PROBLEM WITH TRUCKS? IS IT, IS IT LIKE RECYCLING OR JUST A NORMAL GARBAGE PICKUP? OR IS IT, UH, YOU KNOW, JUST OUTTA CURIOSITY.
YEAH, THERE'S NO ONE SPECIFIC.
I MEAN, UM, ALL THREE OR WHEN WE'RE TALKING OUR THREE MAJOR, UH, CORE SERVICES OF RECYCLING GARBAGE AND, AND ORGANICS BASICALLY USE THE SAME STYLE OF TRUCKS FOR THE MOST PART.
SO THEY HAVE ABOUT THE SAME RATE OF, UH, OF, OF DOWNTIME.
ANY OF THE QUESTIONS? KATHY, GO AHEAD.
UH, WHAT KIND OF FUEL DO THEY USE THESE TRUCKS THAT YOU WANT? UH, THESE WILL BE, UH, UH, DIESEL OR BIODIESEL.
IS THAT THE MOST SUSTAINABLE, UH, FUEL AVAILABLE FOR THESE TRUCKS? UM, OBVIOUSLY WE'D LIKE TO HAVE SOMETHING, UH, C AND G OR, OR ELECTRIC.
BUT AS FAR AS RENTALS GO, UM, YOU'RE ONLY GONNA FIND DIESEL.
'CAUSE NOT A LOT OF FOLKS HAVE CG STATIONS NOR THE ELECTRIC CHARGERS.
SO PRIMARILY ALL YOUR RENTAL FLEET'S GONNA BE YOUR TRADITIONAL FUELS.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? HEARING NO OTHER QUESTIONS, RICHARD? THANK YOU.
DO I HEAR A SECOND? I'LL SECOND MELISSA SECONDS.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THE ITEM? HEARING? NO FURTHER DISCUSSION.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR HAND.
[7. Approve the negotiation and execution of the Northeast Service Center by the Austin Public Facilities Corporation – Richard McHale]
LAST ORDER OF BUSINESS HERE IS, UH,[00:35:01]
APPROVED THE, UH, NEGOTIATION EXECUTION OF A NORTHEAST SERVICE CENTER, UH, CONTRACT.UH, SO COMMISSIONERS, WE BROUGHT THIS AT OUR LAST MEETING AND WE, UH, MM-HMM,
'CAUSE WE HAVE SOME, UM, NOT TILL TILL THE 30TH BEFORE THIS GOES.
SO I CAN TELL YOU, UM, AND WE HAVE INCLUDED A LINK, UM, IN THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT FOR, TO THE ACTUAL MEETING OF THE AUSTIN PUBLIC FINANCE CORPORATION.
SO YOU CAN SEE THAT PRESENTATION BY OUR FINANCIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
BASICALLY, WE'RE GOING TO BE, UH, WORKING, UM, UH, ASKING, UH, COUNCIL FOR APP, UH, APPROVAL TO NEGOTIATE WITH STREAM REALTY TO BUILD THIS, UH, THIS OUR CAMPUS OUT THERE ON JOHNNY MORRIS ROAD.
UH, WE DON'T WANT, WE WON'T HAVE A FINAL PRICE YET UNTIL WE, UH, UH, FINALIZE THE PROGRAMMING AND NEGOTIATIONS.
BUT I CAN TELL YOU THAT, UH, UH, RIGHT NOW WE'RE LOOKING PROBABLY IN THE, AS DEPENDING ON HOW PROGRAMMING GOES AND IF ANY ADDITIONAL DEPARTMENTS ARE LOOKING TO MOVE ONTO THAT PROPERTY.
UM, SOMEWHERE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF, UH, 230 TO $250 MILLION FOR THE ENTIRE CAMPUS.
UM, ARRS PORTION OF THAT WILL BE KIND OF CLOSER TO, UH, 60 TO PROBABLY $65 MILLION.
AND AGAIN, THIS IS CITY OWNED PROPERTY, CORRECT? THIS IS CITY OWNED PROPERTY THAT A RR BOUGHT, UM, GOSH, OVER A DECADE AGO.
AND STREAM IS THE ACTUAL PROPOSED DEVELOPER? CORRECT.
SO WHO'S, UH, WHO'S BUDGET DOES THE 60 MILLION COME OUT OF? UH, THE 60 MILLION WILL COME OUT OF MY BUDGET.
SO THAT'S, UH, SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE, UM, TRYING TO, UH, UM, LOOK, SEE WHAT WE CAN, UH, SAVE SOME MONEY ON THE FACILITY.
'CAUSE WE DO KNOW THAT THIS IS GONNA BE A, AN IMPACT TO OUR REPAIRS.
UM, SO WE WANT TO BE CON UH, CAUTIOUS, UM, NOT TO HAVE TOO BIG A CHUNK, UM, BECAUSE THERE'S OTHER PRESSURES ON THE DEPARTMENT TOO.
WE STILL HAVE THE WINTER STORM TOMORROW THAT WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE UP FROM.
AND SOME, UH, UH, YOU KNOW, WE'LL BE GETTING A REUSE WAREHOUSE SOON.
SO THAT'S GONNA BE SOME ADDITIONAL STAFFING THAT WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO HAVE FOR THAT.
SO, UH, WE WILL HAVE SOME PROPOSED, UH, RATE INCREASES, UM, FOR BUDGET THIS YEAR.
UM, DOES IT, IS THAT EXPENSE GONNA BE OFFSET BY SAVINGS IN OTHER LOCATIONS THAT WE WON'T BE USING ANYMORE? THERE WILL DEFINITELY BE SOME EFFICIENCIES BY US MOVING TO THIS, THIS PROPERTY.
AND I WILL CLARIFY THAT THE ACTUAL BUILDING, UM, ANY, ANY RATES, UH, THAT ARE JUST BECAUSE OF THE BUILDING WILL ACTUALLY WON'T START TILL NEXT FISCAL YEAR.
SO, UM, SO CURRENTLY THE YEAR AFTER THAT, FY 26, IF I'M CORRECT, IS THAT 26? YEAH.
UH, SO THAT WOULD BE THE FIRST, UH, UH, INCREASE FOR THE BUILDING.
UM, SO OUR W WHAT WE BASICALLY WILL HAVE 60% OF OUR, UH, OPERATIONAL FLEET AT THAT SITE.
SO WE'RE GONNA BE A LOT CLOSER TO OUR CUSTOMERS.
SO WE EXPECT TO SEE SOME SAVINGS AND FUEL, UM, MAINTENANCE WEAR AND TEAR BECAUSE OUR, UH, TRUCKS, UM, ARE, UM, MONITORED BY THE, THE AMOUNT OF MILES THEY HAVE.
SO AT A CERTAIN POINT THEY HAVE TO HAVE SERVICE.
SO AT THAT POINT, UM, WE'LL BE DRIVING MUCH LESS, UM, OPERATING OUT OF THERE.
SO, UM, SO, UH, FLEET WILL ALSO HAVE SOME EFFICIENCIES.
UM, SO THEY'RE GONNA HAVE THE WHOLE OPERATION OUT THERE.
UM, WE'RE ALSO LOOKING AT THIS AS A, AS A WAY TO, UH, RETAIN FOLKS.
AND SO THERE'S A LOT OF EXCITEMENT IN BOTH, UH, IN BOTH MY DEPARTMENT AND, UH, FLEET MOBILITY SERVICES ABOUT THIS FACILITY.
SO WE ARE VERY MUCH LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.
WE, WE HAVEN'T HAD A NEW FACILITY IN, GOSH, 20, 24 YEARS.
SO, UM, WE ARE DEFINITELY LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.
AND, UH, WE'RE TRYING TO DO EVERYTHING WE CAN ON THAT PROPERTY.
'CAUSE WE DON'T KNOW WHEN WE'LL HAVE ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO YEAH.
SO, UM, SO, UM, IT'LL BE GOOD 'CAUSE WE DO HAVE A LOT OF EMPLOYEES THAT WORK IN CONDITIONS THAT, UM, I WOULD CONSIDER SUBSTANDARD.
UM, FOR INSTANCE, OUR CART CREWS BASICALLY HAVE TO ASSEMBLE CARTS OUTDOORS RIGHT NOW.
SO THIS WILL BE ABLE TO BRING THEM INDOORS AND OUT OF THE ELEMENTS.
SO, UM, VERY MUCH LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS.
AND, UM, AND THIS, UH, LIKE I SAID EARLIER, THIS PROJECT, UM, I WAS ASSUMING WE, YOU KNOW, GO TO COUNCIL THIS MAY, AND THEN, UH, IN DECEMBER WE WOULD COME BACK TO, UH, COUNCIL IN SWAC WITH THE ACTUAL DOLLAR AMOUNT FOR APPROVAL TO ACTUALLY EXECUTE THE CONTRACT.
SO WE'LL BE BACKED, UM, IN FRONT OF THIS, UH, BOARD AGAIN.
UM, BUT WE'RE LOOKING AT THE FALL OF 27 TO BE ABLE TO MOVE IN.
SO WE'RE, WE'RE, WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
WOULD IT, IF I COULD ASK, WHEN YOU DO COME BACK, COULD WE GET A BIT OF A SUMMARY OF, I RECOGNIZE THAT THERE ARE MATERIAL AND NON-MATERIAL BENEFITS TO THIS NEW LOCATION? MM-HMM.
WHAT THE OFFSET IS GONNA BE BUDGETARILY AS WELL AS YOU, YOU ALREADY LISTED SOME OF THE MAJOR BENEFITS, UM, MM-HMM.
BUT JUST KIND OF A, MAYBE A REVIEW OF THOSE WOULD BE GREAT.
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HOPEFULLY FINAL QUESTION ON THIS TOPIC FOR, FOR EVERYONE'S SAKE, UM, THE PRE THE CONTRACTOR THAT'S BEEN SELECTED, UM, ARE THERE, YOU, YOU MENTIONED THAT ALL OF THEM HAD DONE PREVIOUS BUILDINGS IN THE PAST, THE ONES THAT WERE UNDER CONSIDERATION.DO YOU HAVE SOME ADDITIONAL BUILDINGS OR SITES THAT HAVE BEEN, THAT THEY, THAT STREAM HAS WORKED ON? YEAH, UH, I CAN GET THAT.
'CAUSE THEY GAVE US WHOLE LIST, BUT I BELIEVE THE PERMITTING AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER MM-HMM.
UH, AND I DON'T KNOW THE NAME OF THIS ONE WHERE BARTON SPRINGS, SOUTH FIRST AND RIVERSIDE MEET THAT CORNER LOT, UM, AND FROM, UH, RIVER, I FORGET THE NAME OF THE BUILDING, BUT IT SAID ALL CORRECT GLASS ONE THAT, UH, THAT IS THEIR BUILDING AS WELL.
IN FACT, I THINK THAT'S WHERE THEIR OFFICES ARE CORRECT.
AND IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, YOU CAN PROBABLY TAKE A PEEK OUTSIDE AND THERE'S QUITE A FEW OF THEIR STRUCTURES STANDING.
BUT, YOU KNOW, I LOOK AT THIS AS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO START TO CHIP AWAY AT, AT THE INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS THAT THE DEPARTMENT HAS.
AND THIS IS, UH, AGAIN, SOMETHING THAT, UH, LEAD IN MY OPINION, WILL LEAD TO MORE EFFICIENCIES AND, AND PROVIDE THE RATE PAYER WITH, WITH BETTER OPPORTUNITIES.
AND I, YOU KNOW, THANK YOU GUYS VERY, VERY MUCH FOR, FOR BRINGING THIS, WORKING ON THIS AND MAKING IT HAPPEN.
ALRIGHT, COMMISSIONERS, THIS IS A, UH, DISCUSSION ACTION ITEM.
I WILL MOVE JUST SO CRAIG DOESN'T HAVE TO YEAH.
DO I HEAR A SECOND? I'LL SECOND THAT.
UH, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THE ITEM? HEARING? NO FURTHER DISCUSSION.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
[3. Review and Discussion of Director’s Report (Northeast Service Center, Zero Waste Youth Education Program, Rental Trucks, Cart Cleaning, Solar Lease Agreement at FM812, Solicitations Updates, Performance Reports, and Statistical Reports) – Richard McHale]
ITEM HERE IS LITERALLY JUST A KIND OF A RECAP OF THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT.AND RICHARD, I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S ANYTHING YOU WANNA SHARE WITH US ON THAT.
YOU KNOW, THERE MAY BE ONE OUT, I DON'T KNOW IF I TALKED ABOUT SOLAR LAST TIME AT FMMA 12.
YOU MENTIONED IT, BUT, UH, OKAY.
AND IT'S, SO, UM, AUSTIN ENERGY WILL BE GOING TO THE ELECTRIC UTILITY COMMISSION, UM, IN THIS MONTH ACTUALLY TO, UH, TO, TO, UH, SEEK THEIR APPROVAL TO MOVE FORWARD WITH, UH, I THINK IT'S CES ENERGY TO DO THE FACILITY OUT THERE.
UM, REALLY, WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT SOLAR AT A 12 FOR, FOR YEARS AND YEARS AND YEARS.
AND, UH, FINALLY THE, THE STARS ALIGNED AND EVERYTHING KIND OF, KIND OF WORKED OUT.
SO WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND, AND JUMP ON IT.
AND, UM, WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THIS AS WELL.
ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? YES, I DO.
UM, RICHARD, THIS IS JUST A WONDERFUL IDEA.
I'M JUST SO GLAD THIS IS GONNA BE HAPPENING.
AND, UH, WHO WILL BE USING THAT SOLAR POWER? SO THIS WILL BE COMMUNITY SOLAR.
I, I DON'T KNOW THE DETAILS, BUT, UH, MY UNDERSTANDING I BELIEVE IS THIS, THIS SOLAR BASICALLY WILL GO IN BACK INTO THE GRID, AUSTIN ENERGY'S, UM, POWER SYSTEM.
AND SO, UM, I GUESS ANYONE WHO SIGNS UP FOR GREEN CHOICE MM-HMM.
UM, WOULD, WOULD BE ABLE TO GET SOLAR.
UM, BUT HONESTLY I WOULD HAVE TO HAVE ELECTRIC UTILITY ANSWER THAT QUESTION.
WELL I KNOW I CHECKED NOT TOO LONG AGO AGAIN, AND OF COURSE THERE HAVEN'T, UH, THEY HAVEN'T TAKEN NAMES FOR, FOR SOMEONE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT IN A LONG TIME.
THANK YOU FOR WORKING ON THAT.
GREG? UH, YES, I, WE HEARD A REPORT RECENTLY ABOUT THIS NEW PROGRAM, UH, COMMUNITY SOLAR AND IT INVOLVES EQUITY AND IT'S, IT'S A TREMENDOUS PROGRAM.
WHAT I, WHAT I'VE HEARD ABOUT THIS IS IT'S LIKE, AND THEY GOT LIKE 125 MILLION FROM THE IRA MM-HMM.
BUT THAT'S REALLY GOOD TO HEAR IT 'CAUSE I THINK IT'S A GREAT PROGRAM.
AND WE'RE ALSO WORKING WITH AUSTIN ENERGY TO SEE, UM, HOW MUCH SOLAR WE CAN DO AT THE JOHNNY MORRIS FACILITY AS WELL.
SO WE, UH, WE'D LIKE TO REALLY EXPAND THAT AS WELL.
AND IF THERE'S SOME, UH, SOME AVAILABLE FEDERAL MONEY FOR THAT, HEY, THAT'S EVEN BETTER.
UM, THEY HAVE, LOS ENERGY HAS TALKED TO US ABOUT HAVING A BACKUP BATTERY SYSTEM INSTEAD OF HAVING GENERATORS.
SO, UM, WE'RE HAVING THOSE CONVERSATIONS AS WELL.
'CAUSE WE WANT TO, UH, WE'RE KIND OF MOVING TO BUILD MORE RESILIENT FACILITIES.
UM, 'CAUSE WE LEARNED SOME, SOME HARD LESSONS DURING, DURING YURI AND MARA ABOUT POWER GOING AT, AT OUR, AT OUR SERVICE CENTERS AND, AND THE DISRUPTIONS OF THAT CAUSE.
SO, UM, MOVING FORWARD WE'RE GONNA BUILD SOME REDUNDANCY INTO OUR, THE POWER SYSTEMS IN THESE BUILDINGS SO WE CAN STILL CONTINUE TO OPERATE, UM, EVEN IN, UH, WITHOUT POWER, THE BETTER TO RECHARGE OUR ELECTRIC TRUCKS.
JUST TEASING GUYS, BUT NONETHELESS.
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ANY OF THE COMMENTS, QUESTIONS? I HAVE A QUESTION.UH, I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE COMMUNITY BOTH DROP OFF ITEM IN THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT.
UH, IT SAYS THE NEXT EVENT WILL BE HELD ON SATURDAY, JULY 27TH.
IS THAT GOING TO ALSO BE IN THE COLONY PARK NEIGHBORHOOD OR IS THAT A DIFFERENT LOCATION? UH, I BELIEVE IT'S IN THE COLONY PARK NEIGHBORHOOD.
UM, WILL IT, IS THAT BE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD? OKAY.
AND IS THAT OPEN TO ALL AUSTIN RESIDENTS OR IS JUST FOR THAT PARTICULAR AREA? UH, SO THE, THE DEPARTMENT'S BEEN WORKING WITH THE COLONY PARK NEIGHBORHOOD ABOUT SOME ILLEGAL DUMPING AND OTHER ISSUES IN THAT AREA.
SO THIS HAS BEEN SOMETHING WE HAVE THERE, BUT, UH, WE OBVIOUSLY MM-HMM.
YOU KNOW, ANY NEIGHBORHOOD WE CAN TALK WITH AND, UH, IF THERE'S ISSUES THERE, WE'LL, YOU KNOW, WE CAN WORK WITH THAT, UH, THAT GROUP OR ASSOCIATION TO SEE WHAT WE CAN DO TO HELP OUT.
WHEN, WHEN ARE, WHEN ARE THE, UM, RECYCLING CONTRACTS UP FOR, UH, REVIEW? I THINK WE GOT ANOTHER TWO YEARS.
I THOUGHT IT WAS, I I'D HAVE TO CHECK.
SEEMS LIKE YESTERDAY WE JUST RENEGOTIATED.
SO I'LL, I'LL, I'LL, UH, I'LL FOLLOW UP ON THAT AND SEE WHEN WE, WHEN WE DO AGAIN.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT? I, I WILL NOTE THOUGH, IF YOU LOOK AT THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT AND THE STATISTICS, WE ACTUALLY HAVE SOME POSITIVE REVENUE FOR THE PAST COUPLE MONTHS.
BUT, UH, ANYWAY, I GUESS WE'RE DOWN TO FUTURE AGENDA
[FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS]
ITEMS. AND I DO HAVE ONE THAT I'D LIKE TO SEE, YOU KNOW, I'D LIKE, LIKE FOR US TO, I GUESS, REEVALUATE OR TO EVALUATE THE, UH, POSSIBLE OPERATIONAL AND FINANCIAL, UH, IMPACTS OF THE DE ANNEXATION THAT THAT IS GOING TO BE OCCURRING AT, UH, LOSS CREEK, BLUE GOOSE, BLUE GOOSE, AND, UH, PARTS OF THAT, UH, RIVER PLACE.I MEAN, WHAT'S THAT GONNA DO? WHAT IMPACT IS THAT GONNA HAVE TO, UH, THE DEPARTMENT COLLECTIONS, FINANCIAL, YOU NAME IT.
I MEAN, WE CAN GET THAT ON THERE.
AND ALSO, I GUESS THE COMPOST UPDATE THAT WE CAN PERHAPS, UH, GET A, GET AN UPDATE ON THAT.
I MEAN, HOW WE'RE PROGRESSING, WHAT ARE WE GONNA BE DOING? UH, KATHY? UH, YES, I'D LIKE TO, UH, TALK ABOUT THE MULTIFAMILY COMPOSTING.
I HAVE A LITTLE MORE INFORMATION ON THAT, SO I'D LIKE TO HAVE THAT ON THE AGENDA AT SOME POINT OR NEXT MONTH.
AND OH, WELL ALSO THERE'S ANOTHER THAT I, I WOULD THINK WOULD BE IMPORTANT IS, UM, YOU, WE ALL KNOW THAT PHASE ONE OF THE, UH, HOME INITIATIVE HAS PASSED AND THEY'RE GONNA BE LOOKING AT PHASE TWO.
AND I'M WONDERING, UH, IF A RR CAN GIVE US, UH, SOME INFORMATION ON, UH, IF THEY'VE STUDIED THIS YET AND WHAT THE IMPACT WILL BE ON RR.
YEAH, WE CAN DEFINITELY LOOK INTO THAT.
ANY OTHER ITEMS? ANY THOUGHTS HERE? KNOW OTHER THOUGHTS? ANYTHING COMES TO MIND LATER ON? PLEASE, PLEASE, UH, GIVE A SHOUT.
BUT, UH, ANYWAY, THAT KIND OF CONCLUDES THE AGENDA.
I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION NOW FROM ANYONE FOR ADJOURNMENT.
AND DO I HEAR A OR ADJOURNMENT? PLEASE? DO I HEAR A SECOND? I'LL SECOND MELISSA.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HANDS.
THANK YOU FOR THE TIME, COMMISSIONERS.
HAVE A GREAT, GREAT REST OF THE WEEK.