Oct 01, 2024 Urban Transportation

I, THIS IS MY FIRST TIME ATTENDING VIRTUAL, SO I ACTUALLY DIDN'T KNOW ANY OF THAT, SO THANK YOU FOR YEAH, I, I HAD, I DON'T USUALLY ATTEND VIRTUALLY, BUT I HAD FORGOTTEN THAT MYSELF.

SO IT'S AN IMPORTANT REMINDER FOR US ALL.

UM, COMMISSIONER ORTIZ, SHE'S HERE.

I SEE HER WAVING.

UH, COMMISSIONER ALVAREZ HERE AS WELL.

UM, I AM, UH, CHAIR SUMMERS.

I'M HERE.

COMMISSIONER KAMAN HERE.

UH, COMMISSIONER SMITH.

UH, COMMISSIONER WHEELER? YES.

COMMISSIONER BROOKS HERE.

D EIGHT IS VACANT.

COMMISSIONER SCHUMACHER.

HERE.

VICE CHAIR BROOKS, I SHOULD SAY.

AND COMMISSIONER? UH, BROWN HERE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

WITH THAT WE'LL MOVE INTO OUR FIRST ITEM, AS ALWAYS, UM, IS THE, UH, UH, GENERAL PUBLIC COMMUNICATION.

UM, SO WE HAVE THE UP TO 10 SPEAKERS SIGNED UP PRIOR TO THE MEETING TO DISCUSS AN ITEM NOT ON THE AGENDA.

DO WE HAVE ANY, UH, PUBLIC COMMUNICANTS TODAY? I DID NOT RECEIVE ANY TODAY.

I'LL LOOK AROUND THE ROOM.

NO ONE.

OKAY, GREAT.

BRINGS US TO OUR MINUTES.

WITH THAT, WE HAVE, UH,

[1. Approve the minutes of the Urban Transportation Commission REGULAR MEETING on September 3, 2024. ]

SEPTEMBER 3RD, 2024 MEETING.

THOSE WERE PRECIATE.

IF YOU'RE PRESENT, YOU SHOULD HAVE THAT IN YOUR PHYSICAL PACK IF YOU'RE HERE IN THE ROOM WITH US.

UM, IF YOU WANNA TAKE A MOMENT AND LOOK THROUGH THOSE AND, AND THEN I'LL COUNTENANCE IN MOTION.

I MOVE TO APPROVE THE MEETING MINUTES.

COMMISSIONER SCHUMACHER.

I SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER KAMAN.

ANY DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING OUR SEPTEMBER 3RD MEETING.

MINUTES AS CIRCULATED, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND OR SAY, AYE, LOOKS LIKE THAT'S UNANIMOUS OF THOSE PRESENT.

SO THAT TAKES US TO OUR FIRST ITEM, WHICH IS, UH, THE BRIEFING, UM, STAFF BRIEFING REGARDING RESOLUTION 20 24 0 7 18 DASH NINE TWO RELATING TO SAFETY BARRIERS AT MEDICAL FACILITIES.

[2. Staff briefing regarding Resolution 20240718-092 relating to safety barriers at medical facilities ]

THIS IS A DISCUSSION ITEM NOT POSTED FOR ACTION.

SO, UH, EXCITED TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS.

SO THANK YOU.

THIS IS FROM, UH, AMBER HUTCHINS.

I'M AMBER HUTCHINS, CAPITAL PROGRAM CONSULTANT WITH THE TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DIVISION OF TPW.

I'M HERE TO BRIEF YOU ON THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE.

WE WILL BE PRESENTING TO COUNCIL IN DECEMBER REGARDING THE INSTALLATION OF BOLLARDS ALONG PEDESTRIAN ENTRANCES FOR MEDICAL FACILITIES.

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TRY IT ONE MORE TIME.

THERE WE GO.

I'LL BRIEFLY TOUCH ON WHAT TRIGGERED THIS WORK, THEN WE'LL GO THROUGH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE COUNCIL RESOLUTION AND HOW STAFF HAS ADDRESSED IT WITHIN THE PROPOSED CODE AMENDMENT, A NEW RULE IN THE TRANSPORTATION CRITERIA MANUAL WILL PROVIDE THE NECESSARY DESIGN CRITERIA AND GUIDANCE TO OPERATIONALIZE THE ORDINANCE.

I'LL CONCLUDE WITH THE HEARING SCHEDULE FOR THE ORDINANCE AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

THAT SAID, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO ASK QUESTIONS OR PROVIDE COMMENT THROUGHOUT THE PRESENTATION.

OOPS.

PEDESTRIAN ENTRANCES WILL INCLUDE PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE ENTRANCES.

SO, EARLIER THIS YEAR, THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT AT THE ER ENTRANCE OF A LOCAL HOSPITAL.

A VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THROUGH THE ENTRANCE INTO THE WAITING ROOM.

THE DRIVER WAS KILLED AND THE ACCIDENT INJURED FIVE PEOPLE IN THE WAITING ROOM.

THIS LOCAL JOURNALIST LOOKED INTO THE INCIDENT.

IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THERE ARE NO LOCAL OR STATE REQUIREMENTS PROTECTING PEDESTRIAN ENTRANCES AT THESE TYPES OF FACILITIES.

A RESOLUTION WAS APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL ON JULY 18TH, SPONSORED BY COUNCIL MEMBER KELLY AND CO-SPONSORED BY COUNCIL MEMBERS FUENTES AND RYAN ALTER TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE LOCALLY.

YOU RIGHT, I CANNOT READ THAT.

THERE WE GO.

UH, THE RESOLUTION, UH, INITIATES AMENDMENTS TO CITY CODE, INCLUDING TITLE 25 TO REQUIRE THE INSTALLATION OF CRASH RATED BOLLARDS OR OTHER SIMILAR BARRIER DEVICES TO PREVENT VEHICLE INTO BUILDING CRASHES AT THE PEDESTRIAN ENTRANCES OF MEDICAL FACILITIES WITH NEARBY VEHICULAR TRAFFIC.

IT ASKS US TO EXPLORE THE FEASIBILITY OF REQUIRING SAFETY BARRIERS AND PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY AREAS ADJACENT TO MEDICAL FACILITIES TO ENHANCE PEDESTRIAN SAFETY AND PREVENT VEHICLE CRASHES, WHETHER TO PERMIT APPLICATIONS TO EXPAND, REMODEL, OR UPGRADE EXISTING FACILITIES, IF THOSE CAN TRIGGER THE REQUIREMENT TO INSTALL SAFETY BOLLARDS, UM, INCENTIVES FOR EXISTING FACILITIES TO VOLUNTARILY COMPLY WITH THE NEW REQUIREMENTS, RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE CITY'S STATE AND FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE AGENDA AND ANYTHING ELSE THAT MIGHT BE REQUIRED TO ACHIEVE THE OBJECTIVES OF THIS RESOLUTION.

WE WERE ALSO DIRECTED TO ENGAGE WITH STAKEHOLDERS, INCLUDING THE MEDICAL FACILITY OPERATORS THEMSELVES, TO ENSURE THAT THEY COULD COMPLY WITH ANY CODE THAT WE ADOPT.

STAFF IS CURRENTLY WORKING WITH THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT TO FINALIZE THE PROPOSED UPDATES TO THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE.

THE CHANGES WILL BE MADE TO THE TRANSPORTATION CHAPTER 25 DASH SIX.

WE'RE PROPOSING THE CREATION OF TWO NEW TRANSPORTATION SPECIFIC DEFINITIONS FROM MEDICAL FACILITY AND PEDESTRIAN ENTRANCE, AS THERE ARE NO CURRENT DEFINITIONS IN THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE THAT CAPTURE WHAT THE RESOLUTION IS ASKING US TO REGULATE.

MEDICAL FACILITY WILL INCLUDE ALL HOSPITALS, STANDALONE ERS AND URGENT CARE CLINICS.

THIS DEFINITION WILL EXCLUDE ENTRANCES THAT ARE STAFF ONLY, AND, FOR EXAMPLE, REQUIRE A BADGE FOR ENTRY AND WILL ALSO NOT INCLUDE AMBULANCE ONLY ENTRIES THAT ARE SPECIFIC FOR PATIENT DROP OFF AND MAY NEED TO MEET OPERATIONAL AND LICENSING REQUIREMENTS.

WE'LL BE PROPOSING A NEW SECTION IN 25 6 CALLED PEDESTRIAN SAFETY BARRIERS FOR MEDICAL FACILITIES THAT WILL DESCRIBE THE NEW REQUIREMENTS.

THIS CODE WILL APPLY TO ALL NEW PEDESTRIAN ENTRANCES ON CONSTRUCTION THAT MEETS THE DEFINITION OF A MEDICAL FACILITY.

IT WON'T REQUIRE INSTALLATION OF BOLLARDS IN THE RIGHT OF WAY, BUT CAN REQUIRE IT IF NECESSARY FOR COMPLIANCE.

AN EXAMPLE OF THIS MIGHT BE A FACILITY WHERE THE ENTRANCE IS SO CLOSE TO THE RIGHT OF WAY THAT THERE'S NO OTHER SPACE AVAILABLE FOR BOLLARD INSTALLATION.

TPW WILL NEED TO REVIEW AND APPROVE ANY WORK IN THE RIGHT OF WAY AND IS WITH OTHER NON-STANDARD APPURTENANCES.

THE BOLLARDS WOULD NEED TO BE INCLUDED IN AN APPROVED LICENSE AGREEMENT.

BOLLARDS ON PRIVATE PROPERTY OR WITHIN THE RIGHT OF WAY, WILL NEED TO MEET ALL APPLICABLE A DA REQUIREMENTS.

THE TECHNICAL GUIDANCE FOR DESIGN AND INSTALLATION WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE TRANSPORTATION CRITERIA MANUAL AS WELL AS GUIDANCE FOR ALTERNATIVE COMPLIANCE.

THIS ORDINANCE WILL APPLY TO ALL NEW CONSTRUCTION.

IT WON'T AFFECT EXISTING SITES THAT DO MINOR INTERNAL REMODEL WORK OR SITES WITH LEASES ON PRIVATE PROPERTY THAT MIGHT MAKE COMPLIANCE PROBLEMATIC AT THIS TIME.

BUT ANY NEW BUILDING EXPANSIONS THAT WOULD TRIGGER A SITE PLAN CORRECTION REVISION OR NEW SITE PLAN APPLICATION WOULD BE REQUIRED TO DEMONSTRATE COMPLIANCE.

SO STAFF IS GONNA CONDUCT, UH, OUTREACH ONCE THE ORDINANCE IS ADOPTED TO ENSURE THAT FACILITIES FALL, THAT FALL UNDER THE NEW DEFINITION, ARE AWARE OF THE PROVISION, AND WE'LL CONNECT THEM WITH PERMITTING AND REVIEW STAFF IF SUPPORT IS REQUESTED.

IF COUNSEL WERE SO INCLINED, THEY COULD WAIVE THE REVIEW FEES FOR FACILITIES THAT WERE WILLING TO COME IN VOLUNTARILY.

THAT SAID, THERE'S A LOT OF VOLUNTARY COMPLIANCE ALREADY OCCURRING.

MANY OF THE COVERED FACILITIES ALREADY INCLUDED BOLLARD INSTALLATION IN THEIR SITE CONSTRUCTION, OR HAVE RETROACTIVELY INSTALLED THEM WITHIN THEIR EXISTING SITES.

STAFF HAS BEGUN THE WORK ON THE RULE TO BE INCLUDED IN THE TRANSPORTATION CRITERIA MANUAL THAT WILL PROVIDE INSTALLATION LOCATION AND MATERIALS REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PROPOSED SAFETY BOLLARDS.

MUCH OF THIS CONTENT IS ALREADY IN GUIDELINE FORM THAT STAFF PROVIDES TO APPLICANTS INSTALLING BOLLARDS IN THE RIGHT OF WAY FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

THE RULE WILL ALSO CONTAIN GUIDANCE FOR APPLYING FOR ALTERNATIVE

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COMPLIANCE AND EXAMPLES OF WHAT TYPES OF ALTERNATIVE INSTALLATIONS OR DESIGNS WILL BE APPROVED.

A FD AND TP W'S OFFICE OF THE CITY ENGINEER WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE CREATION OF THIS RULE AS SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS.

OOPS.

REGARDING THE SCHEDULE FOR ADOPTION, THE RESOLUTION WAS APPROVED ON JULY 18TH.

STAFF HELD AN INTERNAL STAKEHOLDER MEETING WITH SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS IN TPW AND OTHER DEPARTMENTS ON SEPTEMBER 9TH.

WE MET WITH MEDICAL FACILITY OPERATORS AND THEIR REPRESENTATIVES ON SEPTEMBER 18TH.

WE'LL PRESENT THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE TO THE CODES AND ORDINANCE OF SUBCOMMITTEE ON OCTOBER 16TH AND ARE HOPING TO HAVE IT AT PLANNING COMMISSION NOVEMBER 12TH AND CITY COUNCIL ON DECEMBER 12TH.

SO, NO.

ANY QUESTIONS? SO, YEAH.

AND, AND IF I'M RECALLING THE, THE REALLY SAD INCIDENT THAT LED TO THIS DISCUSSION, THE, THE PERSON, THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING A MEDICAL EVENT OR CONDITION, IS THAT CORRECT? IS LIKE THEY THEY WERE NOT WELL, IS THAT CORRECT? I DON'T BELIEVE SO.

THEY WERE NOT, WELL, I BELIEVE THEY WERE INEBRIATED.

I SEE.

UM, I GOT YOU.

UM, I, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WONDER, I MEAN, I'M SUPPORTIVE OF THIS WORK.

IT'S VERY INTERESTING.

I THINK ONE OF THE ISSUES THAT I THINK THAT IS SPECIFIC TO A MEDICAL FACILITY, YOU HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE IN DISTRESS OR, UH, EXPERIENCING VARIOUS HEALTH ISSUES.

UM, AND THERE'S A LOT OF CONFLICTS THAT ARE OCCURRING AS WELL.

SO THERE'S LIKE, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE TRYING TO DRIVE UP AND TAKE THEIR, YOU KNOW, BABY WHO'S HAVING BREATHING ISSUES OR PEOPLE WHO ARE PREGNANT.

I REMEMBER WHEN I WAS PREGNANT WITH HAVING MY SECOND BABY, IF YOU'VE EVER BEEN TO NORTH AUSTIN MEDICAL CENTER, THERE'S A GRAND GRAND STAIRCASE AND EVERYBODY WAS LIKE, SUSAN, TAKE THE ELEVATOR.

AND I WAS LIKE, NO, I'M HAVING THIS BABY.

AND I LIKE, YOU KNOW, GOING UP THE STAIRS AND EVERYBODY'S YELLING AT ME NOT TO TAKE THE STAIRS.

SO, YOU KNOW, LIKE LOTS OF PEOPLE MAKING IRRATIONAL CHOICES.

UM, SOME MAYBE ARE CHOICES THEY MIGHT NOT MAKE IF THEY WERE FEELING THEIR NORMAL SELVES.

, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT STRIKES ME ABOUT THIS THOUGH IS THAT, UM, LIKE YOU HAVE EMS VEHICLES AND FIRE VEHICLES AND CARS AND PEDESTRIANS AND LIKE BETTER WAY FINDING OR SEPARATION OF PEDESTRIANS OR, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE NOT, I MEAN, THOSE TYPES OF THINGS.

YOU KNOW, A LOT OF TIMES I, I REMEMBER WITH MY FIRST KID I WAS, YOU'RE LITERALLY LIKE WALKING INTO A SORT OF A DRIVEWAY.

LIKE A LOT OF TIMES, LIKE SORT OF THE CAR ORIENTED DESIGN OF HOSPITALS CAN ACTUALLY, UM, ENCOURAGE SOME OF THESE DANGEROUS SITUATIONS.

SO THE, IT'S GREAT TO HAVE BOLLARDS TO PROTECT PEOPLE, BUT, UM, I THINK MAYBE THE, THE ROOT PROBLEM IS DEEPER, SORT OF LIKE A, ALMOST LIKE CAR-CENTRIC HOSPITAL DESIGN OR MEDICAL FACILITY DESIGN.

AND SO IS THAT SOMETHING THAT YOU ALSO LOOKED AT IN YOUR, UH, IN YOUR WORK AT ALL? WE DIDN'T, WE, UH, KEPT OUR WORK SPECIFIC TO THE RESOLUTION AT HAND, JUST 'CAUSE WE HAD SUCH A TIGHT TIMELINE TO GET SOMETHING BACK TO THEM.

UM, BUT WE DID A LOT OF SITE VISITS AND I WOULD AGREE WITH YOU, THERE'S A LOT OF, IT'S A VERY VEHICLE CENTRIC OPERATION IN MOST INSTANCES, EVEN ON THE, EVEN IN THE ONES THAT ARE IN THE CENTRAL CITY.

SO, YEAH, DEFINITELY.

THANK YOU, UH, COMMISSIONER SCHUMACHER.

THANKS.

SO, UM, IF I UNDERSTAND THIS CORRECTLY, WHAT YOU GUYS ARE PROPOSING IS THAT NEW INSTALLATION WOULD BE WHEREVER POSSIBLE ON PRIVATE PROPERTY AND THEN ONLY IF IT'S NOT POSSIBLE IN THE RIGHT OF WAY.

CORRECT.

SO, I MEAN, ALL THE PICTURES YOU YOU SHOWED IN THERE SHOWED BULLARD'S AT RIGHT ON THE CURB.

RIGHT? LIKE AT THE EDGE OF THE SIDEWALK, WHICH TO ME WOULD BE THE MOST PREFERABLE PLACE.

'CAUSE ONE, I I DON'T NECESSARILY WANNA REQUIRE PEOPLE TO INSTALL THINGS IN, UM, THEIR OWN, UH, PRIVATE PROPERTY IF WE CAN DO IT IN THE RIGHT OF WAY, BUT TWO, THAT ALSO PROTECTS THE PEDESTRIANS WHO ARE ON THE SIDEWALK AND ALSO DOESN'T CREATE AN ARTIFICIAL SEPARATION BETWEEN THE RIGHT OF WAY AND THE PRIVATE PROPERTY.

IS THERE, IS THERE A REASON WHY WE'RE PREFERRING PEOPLE TO HAVE IT ON THE OTHER SIDE RIGHT AT THE EDGE OF THE SIDEWALK GOING INTO THE PEDESTRIAN ENTRANCE RATHER THAN SEPARATING THE SIDEWALK FROM THE ROAD? YEAH, A COUPLE OF REASONS.

SO, UM, FROM A OPERATIONAL STANDPOINT, AS WE WERE KIND OF TALKING ABOUT EARLIER, A LOT OF THESE ARE VERY VEHICULAR ORIENTED OPERATIONS.

AND SO THE PEDESTRIAN ENTRANCE ITSELF IS ACTUALLY REALLY FAR BACK FROM THE RIGHT OF WAY.

ENTRANCES ARE, ARE FAR OFF THE STREET, RIGHT? MM-HMM.

AND THERE'S A LOT OF PRIVATE DRIVES THAT GET YOU UP TO THIS PRINCIPAL PEDESTRIAN, PEDESTRIAN ENTRANCE A LOT OF THE TIME.

SO BOLLARDS AT THE RIGHT OF WAY WOULDN'T NECESSARILY PRECLUDE ANYONE FROM FROM WHAT HAPPENING.

HAPPENING.

AND AGAIN, MM-HMM.

UM, THE OTHER REASON IS THAT THERE'S JUST A LOT MORE LAYERS OF REQUIREMENTS WHEN YOU INSTALL ON THE RIGHT OF WAY OPERATORS THEMSELVES OR, OR WOULD PREFER TO ACTUALLY INSTALL IT ON THEIR SITE.

IT'S EASIER FOR THEM.

IS THERE ROOM FOR IT? 'CAUSE I CAN DEFINITELY SEE WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.

YOU KNOW, I LIVE IN MUELLER AND ALL OF THEIR

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SO YEAH, YOU WOULDN'T WANT THEM AT THE EDGE OF, YOU KNOW, BARBARA JORDAN THAT WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING.

BUT I, I GUESS I'M THINKING, I BELIEVE WHERE THIS ACCIDENT HAPPENED WAS ST.

DAVID'S OVER ON RED RIVER, RIGHT? MM-HMM.

OH, NO, IT WAS NOT, IT WAS THE NORTH AUSTIN MEDICAL CENTER.

OH, OKAY.

NEVERMIND.

I HAD IT MIXED UP, BUT I'M THINKING ABOUT THAT ONE WHERE THE PEDESTRIAN ENTRANCE IS RIGHT OFF OF THE STREET.

UM, IT'S ACTUALLY, SO I, I DID SOME SITE VISITS.

AND IT'S ACTUALLY, YEAH, IT'S, IT'S ACTUALLY, SO IT IS OFF, IT'S ONE OF THE ONES WHERE IT'S RELATIVELY CLOSER.

BUT YOU STILL HAVE A VERY WIDE DRIVEWAY FOR, FOR PEDESTRIAN DROP OFF UHHUH .

AND I THINK IT IS BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE COMING IN WITH PEOPLE WITH MEDICAL ISSUES, AND SO THEY WANNA MAKE IT EASIER TO GET THEM INTO THAT ACCESS.

AND SO THE DRIVEWAY IS ACTUALLY BETWEEN YOU AND THE STREET.

AND SO IF WE WERE TO PUT BOLLARDS AT THE STREET, IT WOULDN'T REALLY DO ANYTHING TO PROTECT THAT PEDESTRIAN ENTRANCE.

SURE.

SO YOU'RE TALKING, THERE'S LIKE THE U-SHAPED THING.

AND THEY WOULD BE ALONG THE EDGE OF THE U-SHAPED THING? YEAH.

, WHICH WOULD BE NOT CONSIDERED PART THE RIGHT OF WAY.

IT WOULD BE CONSIDERED PRIVATE DRIVER'S DRIVEWAY.

IT'S ON SITE.

OKAY, THAT MAKES SENSE.

BUT THERE ARE INSTANCES, UH, I TRIED TO GET A MIX OF PHOTOS, MAYBE I DIDN'T DO A GOOD JOB, BUT THERE ARE INSTANCES IN URBAN AREAS WHERE, UM, YOU SEE IT IN SAN FRANCISCO A LOT, LIKE THE, THE DOORS ARE REALLY CLOSE TO THE SIDEWALK AND, AND THAT MIGHT HAPPEN IN AUSTIN.

WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE ACCOUNT FOR IT.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COMMISSIONERS? ALL RIGHT.

WE THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION.

US TO ITEM NUMBER THREE, TRYING TO DO BETTER ABOUT STATING MY ITEM NUMBERS IN THE RECORD FOR OUR FRIENDS THAT HELP US WITH OUR AV AND THE CLERK'S OFFICE.

UM, THAT NOW BRINGS

[3. Discussion and approval of a recommendation on including CityLeap in future bond planning ]

UM, SO THAT WILL BE, UM, DISCUSSION AND APPROVAL OF A RECOMMENDATION ON INCLUDING CITY LEAP IN FUTURE BOND PLANNING.

UM, AND WE HAVE A PRESENTATION FROM ADAM GREENFIELD TO KICK US OFF.

UH, GOOD EVENING COMMISSIONERS.

ADAM GREENFIELD HERE WITH SAFE STREETS AUSTIN, THANKS FOR HAVING ME AND US.

UM, SO, UH, I'LL GIVE SOME BACKGROUND ABOUT CITY LEAP AND THEN WE CAN OPEN FOR QUESTIONS.

UM, AND JUST BRIEFLY, THE BACKGROUND FOR THIS IS, AS YOU PROBABLY KNOW, BACK IN FEBRUARY, AUSTIN CITY COUNCIL PASS A RESOLUTION CALLING FOR SUGGESTIONS FOR RAPID, UM, IMPLEMENTATION AND ATTAINMENT OF OUR SUSTAINABILITY RELATED GOALS.

UM, TRANSPORTATION IS OUR BIGGEST SOURCE OF CARBON EMISSIONS.

AND SO SAFE STREETS OFTEN SUBMITTED A RECOMMENDED PROPOSAL TO BE INCLUDED IN THE JOINT SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEES, UM, BUCKET OF, UH, PROJECTS THAT THEY PUT FORWARD.

AND SO WE CAME UP WITH, UH, C LEAP.

THIS IS JUST A REMINDER OF WHAT WE'RE DEALING WITH.

IT'S NOT ALWAYS RAIN, OF COURSE, IT'S OFTEN INTENSE HEAT.

UM, BUT WE ARE IN A CLIMATE CRISIS.

AND WE ALSO KNOW VERY WELL THAT TRANSPORTATION IS OUR BIGGEST SOURCE OF CARBON EMISSIONS.

THERE, THERE IS NO, UH, TRULY TRANSFORMATIONAL, MEANINGFUL, UH, WAY OF ADDRESSING CLIMATE CHANGE HERE WITHOUT ADDRESSING TRANSPORTATION.

WE JUST HAVE TO DO IT.

AND, UH, OUR LINE OF THOUGHT WAS, WELL, WHERE ARE MOST PEOPLE MOVING AROUND? UH, WHERE ARE THE MOST DIRECT ROUTES ACROSS TOWN? AND IT'S REALLY OUR ARTERIALS, LIKE HERE ON NORTH LAMAR IN THIS PRESENTATION.

WHEN I SAY ARTERIAL, I, I GENERALLY MEAN, UH, ROADS WITH TWO OR MORE LANES IN EACH DIRECTION.

UM, I THINK THERE IS A VERY STRONG CASE TO BE MADE THAT THESE ARTERIALS NEED A DRAMATIC UPDATING.

UH, THEY ARE, UH, DANGEROUS.

YOU CAN SEE FROM THE VISION ZERO, UM, INCIDENT MAP HERE.

IF YOU WERE TO BE ABLE TO ZOOM IN ON THIS MAP USING THE CITY'S DASHBOARD, YOU'LL SEE THAT THIS IS LARGELY A MAP OF ARTERIAL ROADWAYS.

UM, THEY ARE DANGEROUS, THEY'RE UNPLEASANT, AND IN FACT, THEY DON'T EVEN, UH, MOVE PEOPLE PARTICULARLY WELL, WHICH IS ONE OF THEIR MAIN STATED PURPOSES.

YOU'LL SEE HERE THIS NATO CHART THAT SHOWS IF YOU BASE YOUR MASS TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM AROUND CARS, YOU GET CONGESTION AND, AND YOU HAVE PROBLEMS. YOU JUST CAN'T MOVE AS MANY PEOPLE AS YOU CAN WITH THESE OTHER TRANSPORTATION MODES.

OH, SO C LEAP, IT'S A VERY SIMPLE PROPOSAL.

UH, THIS COULD, UH, BE INCLUDED IN A FUTURE BOND PACKAGE.

IT COULD BE, UH, OPERATIONALIZE IN OTHER WAYS, AND WE REALLY ARE LOOKING TO COUNCIL AND STAFF FOR THEIR THOUGHTS ON THAT.

UH, BUT IT'S A VERY SIMPLE PLAN TO CONVERT ONE OR MORE VEHICLE LANES ON EVERY CITY OF AUSTIN OWNED ARTERIAL TO EITHER BUS LANES WITH SHARED USE PASS AT SIDEWALK LEVEL OR PROTECTED BIKE LANES WITHIN FIVE YEARS.

AND THIS IS WHAT THE, THE CITY

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LEAP NETWORK MIGHT LOOK LIKE.

SO THE BLUE LINES ARE ARTERIALS THAT WOULD HAVE, UH, BUS LANES WITH SHARED USE PATHS, AND THEN THE GREEN LINES WOULD BE, UH, PROTECTED BIKE LANES.

AND BASICALLY, UH, WHAT WE DID HERE WAS WE TOOK THE CAP METRO HIGH FREQUENCY BUS ROUTE MAP AND JUST MAPPED, UH, BUS LANES ONTO ANY ARTERIAL THAT HAD A HIGH FREQUENCY BUS ROUTE.

AND THEN EVERY OTHER ARTERIAL THAT EITHER HAS LOW OR NO FREQUENCY BUS ROUTE, WE, UH, RECOMMENDED FOR, UH, PROTECTED BIKE LANES.

HOWEVER, THIS IS JUST A, UH, A CONCEPT AND WE WOULD, YOU KNOW, LOOK TO STAFF, UM, AND OTHER PARTIES TO COME UP WITH RECOMMENDATIONS.

SO ALL OF THIS IS UP FOR, UM, FOR SOME OTHER PROPOSAL, BUT THIS IS JUST TO GIVE US A SENSE OF WHAT WE MIGHT BE TALKING ABOUT HERE.

AND THESE ARE SOME VISIONS ABOUT WHAT WE COULD BE SEEING.

SO THIS IS SOUTH FIRST STREET.

IT'S A, HAS A HIGH FREQUENCY, UH, BUS LINE OR TWO.

AND SO THAT'S WHAT IT COULD LOOK LIKE.

AND THEN EAST MLK, UH, IS A, UM, LOW OR NO FREQUENCY BUS ROUTE.

SO WE COULD SEE SOMETHING LIKE THIS, A FOUR TO THREE, UH, LANE CONVERSION NOW WITH TWO WAY PROTECTED BIKE LANES ON THE OTHER SIDE.

WOULD IT BE BETTER TO HAVE ONE BIKE LANE ON EITHER SIDE WITH ITS OWN FORM OF PROTECTION? POSSIBLY.

THAT'S AGAIN, WHERE WE WOULD LOOK TO FUTURE STUDIES TO ASCERTAIN THAT.

AND THIS COULD YIELD SOMETHING LIKE 130 MILES OF, UH, OPTIMIZATION OF THESE ARTERIALS, INCLUDING OVER 70 MILES OF BUS PRIORITY LANES, 45 MILES OF SHARED USE PATHS, AND 57 MILES OF PROTECTED BIKE LANES.

SO IT'S A, IT'S A HUGE, IT WOULD BE A BIG CHANGE FOR AUSTIN, BUT A VERY POSITIVE ONE.

UH, OUR BUS LANE, OUR BUSES WON'T GET SNARLED IN TRAFFIC ANYMORE.

THEY WILL BE TREATED MORE LIKE SUBWAYS.

UH, WE WILL HAVE A, UH, A HUGE ADDITION TO OUR NETWORK OF PROTECTED BIKE LANES AND SHARED USE PATHS.

UH, SHORTER TRAVEL TIMES, UH, EMERGENCY RESPONSE TIMES COULD BE IMPROVED BY USING THOSE LANES THAT ARE REPURPOSED.

UH, THIS IS A VERY INTERESTING ONE.

SO THERE'S A GOOD CHANCE THAT THIS PROJECT MIGHT ACTUALLY PAY FOR ITSELF WITHIN MONTHS.

AND THE PRECEDENT HERE IS THE, UH, FOUR TO THREE ROAD LANE DIET OVER THE LONGHORN DAM.

SO THAT PROJECT COST $2.2 MILLION BACK IN 2021.

THAT PROJECT TOOK FOUR MONTHS TO PAY FOR ITSELF IN TERMS OF COMPREHENSIVE CRASH COST SAVINGS TO SOCIETY.

SO YOU COULD EXPECT ON A CITYWIDE SCALE, SOMETHING SIMILAR.

YOU KNOW, EVEN IF WE ARE CYNICAL AND, AND THOUGHT IT WOULD TAKE FIVE YEARS TO PAY FOR ITSELF, THAT WOULD BE AN INCREDIBLE RESULT, EVEN 10 YEARS, AN INCREDIBLE RESULT.

AND OF COURSE, UM, IT'S A, IT WOULD BE A WAY TO ADDRESS THE CLIMATE CRISIS.

UH, IT IS HARD TO IMAGINE HOW WE CAN REALLY ADDRESS THE CLIMATE CRISIS WITHOUT TAKING ON OUR ARTERIALS.

AS I SAID EARLIER, I, THAT'S JUST, IT'S JUST GOT TO HAPPEN.

THERE'S NO PATH AWAY FROM THAT, AND THIS IS THE TIME TO DO IT.

UH, IN TERMS OF WHAT A STUDY OF CITY LEAP MIGHT INCLUDE, UH, THESE ARE SOME FACTORS.

THEY'RE NOT THE ONLY ONES.

OF COURSE, WE NEED TO BE, UM, REACHING TOWARDS OUR, UH, AUSTIN STRATEGIC MOBILITY PLAN MODE, SHIFT GOALS, 50% NON DRIVE ALONE BY 2039.

THERE IS A LOT OF CONCERN THAT WE, WE ARE NOT ON THE, WE ARE NOT ON THE PATH TO REACHING THOSE, ALTHOUGH WE'RE, YOU KNOW, STAFF IS DOING AN INCREDIBLE JOB, BUT WE'RE NOT MOVING AT THE PACE WE NEED TO TO GET THERE.

UH, WE SHOULD BE THINKING ABOUT MOVING PEOPLE ON THESE ARTERIALS AND NOT JUST MOVING CARS.

OF COURSE, WE SHOULD BE LOOKING AT SAFETY.

UH, WE SHOULD BE MODELING, ANTICIPATING COMPREHENSIVE CRASH COST IMPACTS ON SOCIETY OF DOING THIS.

OF COURSE, WE SHOULD BE LOOKING AT OUR CARBON EMISSIONS AND OUR AIR POLLUTION CLIMATE CHANGES, HOW THIS, UH, PROPOSAL BEGAN.

AND ALSO, UH, THINKING ABOUT TRAFFIC EVAPORATION, WHICH IS ALSO KNOWN AS REDUCED DEMAND.

SO OF COURSE, WE'RE FAMILIAR WITH INDUCED DEMAND, WHICH IS WIDENING.

ROADS.

ROADS ALMOST NEVER RELIEVES CONGESTION BECAUSE YOU PEOPLE SIMPLY CHANGE THEIR HABITS UNTIL CONGESTION REACHES SIMILAR, UH, LEVELS AS BEFORE.

IF WE ACCEPT INDUCED DEMAND, THEN BY IT'S LOGICAL TO ALSO ACCEPT REDUCED DEMAND.

AND THIS HAS BEEN HEAVILY DOCUMENTED, UM, BY STUDY AFTER STUDY AROUND THE WORLD, WHICH IS BASICALLY, IF THERE IS ANY SHORT TERM, UM, WORSENING OF CONGESTION, THEN PEOPLE CHANGE THEIR HABITS, UH, CHANGE THEIR TRAVEL TIMES, UH, UNTIL CONGESTION REACHES A SIMILAR LEVEL.

AND IN THIS CASE, WE WOULD

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BE PROVIDING THOSE ALTERNATIVES RIGHT THERE INSTEAD.

UM, ALL THE EVIDENCE OF ROAD LANE CONVERSIONS IN AUSTIN, IN, IN INCLUDING BANNER PROJECTS LIKE, UH, BARTON SPRINGS ROAD, SUGGESTS THAT, UH, WE WILL BE MOVING MORE PEOPLE MORE SAFELY IN, IN A CLEANER WAY.

UH, THE LAST POINT IS WE, WE ARE CALLING HERE FOR A WORLD WAR II MENTALITY TO ADDRESSING THE CLIMATE CHANGE.

SO AS YOU KNOW, IN WORLD WAR II, THIS COUNTRY MOVED VERY QUICKLY TO ADDRESS THAT THREAT.

UH, FACTORIES WERE REPURPOSED OVERNIGHT.

CITIZENS BOUGHT WAR BONDS, EVERYONE GOT INVOLVED, AND WE REALLY CUT THE RED TAPE AND GOT TO ACTION AND MOBILIZED.

AND THAT'S THE KIND OF MINDSET WE NEED TO BRING TO THE CLIMATE CRISIS THAT WE DON'T HAVE TIME, UH, TO TAKE, UH, YEAR AFTER YEAR AFTER YEAR IN PROCESS TO IMPLEMENT.

WE NEED TO CERTAINLY DO THE, THE , THE, THE PROCESS, RIGHT? BUT WE NEED TO MOVE VERY QUICKLY HERE.

SO PART OF WHAT HOPEFULLY WILL BE IN A STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS HOW WE CAN OPERATIONALIZE THIS VISION, UM, IN A WAY THAT, THAT IS PROBABLY NEW TO US, BUT THE PACE OF IT IS VERY IMPORTANT, AND THAT IS THE BASIC INFORMATION ABOUT C LEAP.

SO HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

SO COMMISSIONERS, WE HAD A PRESENTATION FROM, UM, ADAM AND SAFE STREETS WHO ARE SORT OF THE VISIONARIES BEHIND CITY LEAP.

I WANTED, UM, WE ACTUALLY, UM, ACCELERATED THIS PRETTY QUICKLY TO OUR AGENDA THIS WEEK BECAUSE, UM, CITY COUNCIL HAS A RESOLUTION RECOMMENDING A STAFF STUDY THAT'S GOING TO BE ON THEIR OCTOBER 10TH AGENDA.

SO WE THOUGHT IT WOULD, UM, YEAH.

UM, IT'S PRETTY COOL.

SO WE THOUGHT WE COULD DO A RECOMMENDATION THAT GIVE CITY COUNCIL OUR ADVICE FOR WHEN THEY TAKE UP THAT ITEM ON THE 10TH.

SO THAT'S WHY WE GOT IT ON OUR AGENDA HERE.

SO WE HAVE, UH, TWO THINGS WE CAN, WE CAN DO HERE.

WE CAN ASK ADAM SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT THE VISION.

AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE, UM, AT, UH, PRETTY SOON I'LL HAVE COMMISSIONER SCHUMACHER MAYBE NEXT EVEN, UM, INTRODUCE THE, UM, UH, THE RESOLUTION HERE.

AND IF I COULD JUST, SINCE I'M CHAIR, I'LL, I'LL INSERT THIS.

WHEN ADAM, WHEN YOU FIRST CALLED ME ABOUT THIS, UH, MONTHS AGO AT THIS POINT, WE WERE TALKING ABOUT IT AND I SAID, WELL, IT SEEMS REALLY, UM, RADICAL.

LIKE, YOU KNOW, JUST LIKE TAKE A LANE IN EVERY STREET ARTERIAL STREET, BUT THEN IN ANOTHER SENSE IT DOESN'T SEEM VERY RADICAL.

IT JUST SORT OF SEEMS LIKE THE, IT STRUCK ME AS LIKE SORT OF THE MINIMUM WE CAN DO, LIKE, YOU KNOW, SO, UM, I LIKE TRYING TO REFRAME IT IS SORT OF LIKE, THIS IS JUST THE BASICS.

LIKE THAT'S HOW IT KIND OF STRIKES ME PERSONALLY.

SO, UM, UH, AND I THINK THAT IS THE MINDSET THAT WE NEED FOR WHAT THE CHALLENGES THAT ARE AHEAD OF US.

UM, I DON'T WANNA, UH, CUT OFF ON THE ABILITY FOR QUESTIONS, BUT MAYBE COMMISSIONER SCHUMACHER, DO YOU WANNA, UH, LEAD US INTO JUST INTRODUCING YOUR RESOLUTION AND THEN WE CAN KIND OF DISCUSS ALL OF IT OR MAKE A MOTION AND THEN WE CAN DISCUSS ALL OF IT TOGETHER? I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RECOMMENDATION.

I'LL SECOND.

UM, I THINK IF I CAN KICK US OFF HERE, AND I GUESS I'LL JUST BRIEFLY EXPLAIN THE RECOMMENDATION.

THE WHEREAS IS, UM, GO INTO, UM, ONE OUR AS S AND P GOALS, RIGHT? WE TALK ALL THE TIME ABOUT HOW ARE WE GOING TO GET TO IN 2039 QUADRUPLING THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO TAKE TRANSIT AND QUADRUPLING THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO BIKE.

UH, AND THIS IS THE KIND OF BOLD ACTION THAT WE NEED TO DO THAT.

UM, IT ALSO TALKS ABOUT OTHER SUCCESSFUL LANE CONVERSIONS THAT WE'VE HAD, UH, RECENTLY IN THE CITY, MOST NOTABLY BARTON SPRINGS, UH, ROAD WHERE WE, UH, ONE LANE REDUCTION LED TO A 64% REDUCTION SPEEDING, A 67% REDUCTION IN CRASHING AND NO DISCERNIBLE IMPACT ON MOTOR VEHICLE, UH, TIMES.

UH, AND THEN THERE ARE TWO, UH, RESULTS CLAUSES.

FIRST IS THAT WE RECOMMEND THE CITY COUNCIL INITIATE A PLANNING AND FEASIBILITY STUDY OF CITY LEAP THAT PRIORITIZES SAFETY CONSIDERS COMPREHENSIVE CRASH COSTS AND SAVINGS TO SOCIETY, CARBON EMISSIONS, AIR POLLUTION, AND BOTH THE IMPACT OF REDUCED DEMAND AND INDUCED DEMAND ON OUR TRANSPORTATION NETWORK.

UH, THE OTHER ONE IS, UH, THE CITY COUNCIL, UM, RESOLUTION THAT CREATED THE BOND ADVISORY TASK FORCE FOR A FUTURE 2025 OR 2026 BOND, UH, GAVE THE UTC THE ABILITY TO SEND RECOMMENDATIONS DIRECTLY TO THEM.

UH, AND I THINK WE SHOULD TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT A LOT IN THE NEXT YEAR.

UH, SO THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE WOULD DO THAT, UH, UH, BE A FURTHER RESOLVE THAT THE URBAN TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION RECOMMENDS THE BOND ELECTION ADVISORY TASK FORCE EVALUATE OPPORTUNITIES TO INCLUDE CITY LEAP IN THE NEXT APPROPRIATE BOND PACKAGE.

UH, COMMISSIONERS, WE'LL JUST CONTINUE OUR DISCUSSION HERE.

COMMISSIONER, UH, VICE CHAIR BROOKS, I WILL BE VOTING NO ON THIS PROPOSITION.

IT MAKES NO SENSE.

IT'S RIDICULOUS.

WE'RE GONNA BE, WE CAN'T HEAR, IN THEORY, COULD YOU TURN YOUR MIC OFF? IN THEORY SERVICE WILL START ON PROJECT CONNECT

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IN 2033.

THAT'S CLOSE ENOUGH TO THE FIVE YEAR.

AND THE FIVE YEARS IS INCREDIBLY OPTIMISTIC.

THE CITY OF AUSTIN HAS DONE NO LARGE PROJECTS IN ONLY A FIVE YEAR PERIOD.

SOME SMALLER ONES, I ADMIT, HAVE TAKEN PLACE FASTER, BUT EVEN LET'S ASSUMING THE FIVE YEAR LIMIT, THESE PROJECTS WILL BE FI FINISHING UP ON THE, ADDING ON THE ARTERIALS JUST ABOUT TIME, THE TIME WHEN PROJECT CONNECT IS IN THE MIDDLE OF CONSTRUCTION.

SO THAT'S OBJECTION NUMBER ONE, THEY CLASH.

WE DON'T NEED TO HAVE TWO PROJECTS DOING THE SAME THING.

NUMBER TWO, THERE IS NO EVIDENCE THAT I KNOW OF THAT THERE WILL BE A SUBSTANTIAL INCREASE IN RIDERSHIP JUST BECAUSE YOU ADDED EXTRA BUS LANES OR MADE THEM, MADE THEM BE SET ASIDE BUS LANES.

IN FACT, THE BUS LANE OUT HERE IS A DEDICATED BUS LANE AND IT HAS, NOBODY HAS ANY, CAN COME UP WITH ANY NUMBERS ABOUT HOW THAT HAS IMPROVED RIDERSHIP OR FOR THAT MATTER, EVEN RELIABILITY FROM LISA'S STANDPOINT.

WHAT'S ACTUALLY FEASIBLE AND WHITTLE DOWN.

NOW, IN THE BACKGROUND, SO WHAT WE'RE LIKELY TO END UP WITH IS SOME ARTERIALS REPLACED IN SOME PLACES BY BUS LANES THAT ARE CARRY EMPTY BUSES, SOME ARTERIALS IN OTHER PLACES THAT WILL GET DUG UP.

UH, IF THEY GET BUILT, WE'LL GET DUG UP TO PROVIDE FOR PROJECT CONNECT.

I SUGGEST WHAT WE DO INSTEAD.

I RECOGNIZE THAT THERE IS, THAT WE HAVE A PROBLEM IN MEETING THE STRATEGIC MOBILITY PLAN GOALS.

ONE OF THOSE GOALS BEING TO INCREASE BY A FACTOR FOUR TRANSIT RIDERSHIP.

BUT ADDING OR ADDING BUS LANES IS BY NO MEANS THE BEST WAY TO IMPROVE RIDERSHIP.

UH, AS A MATTER OF FACT, THE CITY OF AUSTIN, WE'RE ACTUALLY HAVING A FURTHER RESOLUTION ON THIS.

THE CITY OF AUSTIN AND CAP METRO HAVE FINALLY, AFTER DECADES GOTTEN TOGETHER AND THEY HAVE A JOINT BUS, RELIABILITY SPEED PROGRAM.

THERE ARE 37 ITEMS LISTED FOR CONSTRUCTION ON THAT PROGRAM.

ONLY SIX OF THEM ARE BUS TRANSIT LANES.

THE REMAINING 31 ARE OTHER KINDS OF THINGS RELATED TO BUSES, BUT CAN BE THINGS LIKE PEDESTRIAN CROSSINGS SO PEOPLE CAN GET TO THE BUSES.

I CLAIM THAT THERE'S A BIG PROBLEM RIGHT NOW WITH DWELL TIME OF BUSES.

THEY HAVE SPENT TOO LONG AT AT STOPS, AND THAT COMPLETELY WIPES OUT THE BENEFIT OF THE BUS ONLY LANES.

AND THAT IS GETTING FIXED.

I THINK CAL METRO HAS TAKEN THE APPROPRIATE ACTIONS, BUT IT'S GONNA BE A PERIOD OF TIME BEFORE THEY ARE, HAVE THOSE SYSTEMS IMPLEMENTED.

AND IN THE MEANTIME, WE'LL HAVE SOME OF MY NEIGHBORS WHO AREN'T VERY PROGRESSIVE CLAIM THAT NOBODY RIDES THE BUS IN AUSTIN, 81,000 BOARDINGS A DAY DOESN'T CONVINCE THEM, BUT THEY'RE GONNA BE RIGHT ABOUT MANY OF THE BUSES GOING DOWN THESE LANES.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY.

SURE.

I'M CONVINCED.

I, I WOULD JUST SAY FROM MY PERSPECTIVE THAT THIS IS JUST A RECOMMENDATION TO DO A STAFF STUDY.

SO THAT WOULD, MY EXPERIENCE WITH STAFF STUDIES IS THAT THEY MODIFY THINGS A LOT TO WHAT THEY MAKE SENSE SOMETIMES IN A WAY THAT I DON'T AGREE WITH.

BUT, YOU KNOW, THIS IS JUST A, IS IS A RECOMMENDATION TO STUDY THE ITEM.

SO, UM, AND IT ALSO, UM, I KNOW YOUR POINTS ABOUT BUS LANES, BUT IT'S BUS LANES OR, YOU KNOW, PEDESTRIAN LANES AS WELL.

SO I THINK THAT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S, THAT I JUST WANNA HIGHLIGHT ABOUT THIS.

I MEAN, UM, I RESPECT RESPECTFULLY DISAGREE.

UM, ARE THERE, IS THERE FURTHER DISCUSSION FROM COMMISSIONERS? YEAH.

COMMISSIONER CHER? YEAH, I MEAN, I THINK I WANT TO TOUCH ON, ON JUST A FEW THINGS THERE.

FIRST I WANNA ECHO WHAT CHAIR SUMMER SAID.

I MEAN, WE'RE ASKING FOR A FEASIBILITY STUDY HERE.

UM, I, I LOVE STAFF AND THEY DO GREAT WORK.

I CAN'T REMEMBER A TIME WHERE THEY'VE DONE A FEASIBILITY PLAN ON SOMETHING PROPOSED BY THE COMMUNITY AND SAID, ACTUALLY, IT SHOULD BE MUCH BIGGER.

RIGHT? YOU KNOW, IT, IT'S STAFF'S JOB TO LOOK AT

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I'M SURE WHAT STAFF COMES BACK WITH WILL NOT BE, YOU KNOW, EXACTLY WHAT, UH, ADAM PROPOSED HERE TODAY.

I THINK THE OTHER THING TO, TO THINK ABOUT IN TERMS OF THE CONSTRUCTION IMPACTS HERE, UM, I, I THINK THE LAST TIME WE LOOKED AT A, A WIDE SCALE PLAN ON LANE REDUCTION ON OUR ARTERIALS THAT I CAN REMEMBER IN THE CITY WAS THE CORRIDOR PROGRAM.

AND WHAT THE CORRIDOR PROGRAM WAS TRYING TO DO WAS FULL BUILD SOLUTIONS TO OUR, OUR, OUR MAJOR CORRIDORS.

AND WE CAN GO INTO A LOT OF REASONS WHY IT HASN'T SEEN THE PROGRESS THAT WE WANTED TO, BUT I THINK WHAT I WOULD PAUSE AS ONE OF THE DIFFICULTIES IS GOING FROM STRAIGHT TO FULL BUILD IS ALWAYS GOING TO BE DIFFICULT.

IT'S ALWAYS GOING TO BE EXPENSIVE, AND YOU'RE ALWAYS GONNA COME UP ON, YOU KNOW, EXTRA PROBLEMS LIKE UTILITIES THAT YOU WEREN'T THINKING ABOUT.

IF YOU LOOK AT ANOTHER PROGRAM IN 2016, EXPANDING OUR ALL AGE AND THE ALL AGES AND ABILITIES NETWORK, WHERE WE LOOKED AT QUICK BUILD SOLUTIONS FOR OUR BIKE LANES, IT'S SEEN TREMENDOUS SUCCESS AT BUILDING OUT.

AND WHAT ADAM'S PROPOSING HERE AND, AND WHAT SAFE STREETS IS PROPOSING ARE THOSE QUICK BUILD SOLUTIONS WHICH HAVE MUCH LESS, MUCH LESS CONSTRUCTION IMPACTS THAN WHAT WE WOULD BE TALKING ABOUT ON A FULL BUILD CAPACITY.

I ALSO DON'T SEE ANYWHERE WHERE THESE PROPOSALS WOULD INTERSECT WITH LIGHT RAIL CONSTRUCTION AND IT WOULD PROBABLY GO ALONG WELL WITH THE ADOPTION OF NEW METRO RAPID ROUTES.

AND THE OTHER THING IS WE'RE NOT SAYING SPECIFICALLY WHAT TIME THIS HAS TO BE DONE.

IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE A 2026 BOND THAT'S GONNA COME DOWN TO THE FEASIBILITY STUDY THAT'S GONNA COME DOWN TO, UH, UH, WHAT THE CITIZENS, UH, BOND ADVISORY ELECTION TASK FORCE IS, UM, THINKING ABOUT.

UH, BUT WE ARE KIND OF RUNNING OUT OF TIME AND YOU, YOU MENTIONED WE'VE GOT A QUADRUPLE RIDERSHIP.

THERE ARE FOUR CITIES IN THE UNITED STATES THAT HAVE 14% TRANSIT RIDERSHIP OR CLOSE TO IT THAT DON'T HAVE HEAVY RAIL.

AND THOSE ARE MINNEAPOLIS, PORTLAND, SEATTLE, AND PITTSBURGH.

IF YOU LOOK AT ALL FOUR OF THOSE CITIES, THEY HAVE UTILIZED BUS LANES HEAVILY.

IN FACT, PITTSBURGH IS ONE OF THE HIGHEST RIDERSHIP BUS LANES IN THE WORLD THAT MLK JUNIOR BUS EXPRESSWAY THAT'S BEEN AROUND FOR DECADES.

SO I, I DON'T SEE HOW, YOU KNOW, SIMPLE THINGS LIKE, UM, TRYING TO, YOU KNOW, GET BUSES TO, TO SPEED UP ON THEIR LAYAWAY ARE GONNA GET US ALL THE WAY TO 14%.

YOU KNOW, THE, WE TALKED ABOUT EARLIER, THE LIGHT RAIL LINE IS PROJECTED TO ADD 28,500 DAILY BOARDINGS, WHICH IS FANTASTIC, BUT AGAIN, NOWHERE NEAR WHERE WE NEED TO BE TO GET TO 14% OF PEOPLE IN 2039.

SO IF WE'RE NOT GONNA DO THIS, THEN OUR NEXT ACTION SHOULD BE TO AMEND THE ASS MP, RIGHT? BECAUSE WE'RE JUST NOT GONNA GET THERE.

SO WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT A DIFFERENT WAY TO GET TO 14%.

THIS IS THE ONLY PROPOSAL I SEE ON THE TABLE THAT ACTUALLY HAS A CHANCE OF GETTING, LET ME POINT OUT THAT THERE ALREADY IS A PROPOSAL ON THE TABLE.

IT IS FROM A JOINT TEAM BETWEEN THE CITY OF AUSTIN AND CAP METRO.

AND I WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND THAT ANYTHING HAVING TO DO WITH TRANSIT BE CARRIED OUT BY A SIMILAR JOINT FORCE.

NOW THAT PROJECT, THAT TEAM HAS COME UP WITH 37 PROPOSED PROJECTS, MOST OF WHICH ARE OF THE ARE CAN WE DO THESE THINGS QUICKLY? SOME OF THEM TAKE, THEY KIND OF DIVIDED THINGS UP INTO THREE CATEGORIES, BUT THEY'RE FASTEST CATEGORY IS WITHIN A YEAR OR TWO.

WHY NOT ADOPT THAT PROPOSAL RIGHT OFF? IN FACT, WE HAVE A RESOLUTION TO CONSIDER.

WE WE SHOULD STAY ON OUR CURRENT AGENDA ITEM.

SO JUST BE CAREFUL ABOUT THAT.

MM-HMM, , WELL, THE TWO AGENDA ITEMS ARE IN A WAY CONFLICTING.

I, I DON'T SEE WHY THEY'RE MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE.

WE'RE ASKING TO STUDY HOW THIS, HOW FEASIBLE THIS IS, WHAT THE BENEFITS AND DRAWBACKS WOULD BE, AND WHETHER IT CAN BE INCLUDED.

THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT ANY OTHER TRANS ENHANCEMENT PLAN COULD NOT BE INCLUDED IF WE INCLUDE THIS.

MAKES THE 10 FASTER, BUT WHETHER ANYONE BIKES ON SOUTH FIRST OR NOT, AND I KNOW THAT I NEVER DO BECAUSE I'M AFRAID MM-HMM.

I I'D LIKE TO, I SAW COMMISSIONER KAMAN HAS A, A COMMENT.

THANKS.

UH, THANK YOU ADAM, FOR COMING TO PRESENT.

UM, I THINK I WANT TO, UM, MOVE, I DON'T HAVE A COMMENT ON TRANSIT THAT IS SORT OF OUTSIDE OF MY KNOWLEDGE ON WHAT DOES AND DOES NOT INCREASED TRANSIT USE OR SPEED OR RELIABILITY.

BUT I JUST WANNA SAY SOMETHING A LITTLE BIT MORE ON, UM, GOING, UH, THINKING ABOUT THE BARTON SPRINGS EXAMPLE, IS THAT THE, I MEAN THE 30 WAS NOT REALLY THOUGHT OF AS LIKE, THE PROJECT WASN'T ABOUT MAKING THE 30 FASTER, BUT IT WAS MAKING CYCLING AND, UH, PEDESTRIANS FEEL A LOT MORE COMFORTABLE GOING FROM SOUTH MAR TO ZILKER PARK, WHICH I THINK IT ABSOLUTELY DID.

AND THE, THE, UM, VISION ZERO DATA IS REALLY GREAT.

AND I LIVE IN SOUTH AUSTIN AND I ALWAYS THINK OF SOUTH FIRST AS BEING JUST SORT OF A HELLSCAPE FOR SOMEONE ON A BIKE OR EVEN AS A PEDESTRIAN.

AND I THINK THAT THERE IS SOMETHING TO BE SAID FOR IN AREAS WITH A PRETTY CONSTRAINED RIGHT OF WAY THAT, UM, IT COULD BE MORE THAN JUST WHETHER OR NOT THAT

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AND, UM, I THINK THAT THAT IS SOMETHING THAT SHOULD ALSO BE CONSIDERED EQUALLY.

AND SO I AM PROBABLY GOING TO, I'M PROBABLY GONNA SAY YEAH, BECAUSE I THINK THAT, UM, WHETHER OR NOT IT HAS ANY IMPACT AT ALL ON TRANSIT, I THINK THAT THE VISION DATA, THE VISION ZERO DATA FROM THE BARTON SPRINGS PROJECT, UM, AND THINKING ABOUT WHAT COULD HAPPEN ON STREETS LIKE SOUTH FIRST, UM, COULD, LIKE THEY, I'M, I'M CONVINCED THAT THAT, THAT THERE COULD BE SOMETHING THERE.

SO A STUDY SEEMS APPROPRIATE TO ME.

I I AGREE.

I MEAN, I IT MAY NOT, UM, IT MAY NOT.

UM, I'M SORRY, WAS SOMEONE TRYING TO, ONE OF OUR ONLINE PARTICIPANTS TRYING TO, PARTICIPANTS TRYING TO YES, YES.

TO ME.

SORRY, I DIDN'T MEAN TO CUT YOU OFF.

I JUST, I I DON'T SEE A CHAT, SO I, I DON'T KNOW HOW ELSE TO INTERJECT, SO I THOUGHT I'D JUST GO FOR IT.

UM, I, UH, I HAVE A QUESTION FOR ADAM.

DID, UH, WELL, TWO QUESTIONS.

ONE, UM, IN THIS PROPOSAL, IN PUTTING TOGETHER THIS PROPOSAL, DID SAFE STREETS DO ANY LIKE CROSS ANALYSIS WITH THE PROJECT CONNECT PLANS TO IDENTIFY CONFLICT IN CURRENTLY PLANNED WORK THAT WE KNOW ABOUT? WE DID LOOK AT THE, WE DID LOOK AT THE, I'M GONNA HAVE TO GET USED TO HEARING MY VOICE COME BACK AT ME, MY VOICE COME BACK AT ME.

I THINK I'LL BE GOOD AT IT BY NOW.

UH, YEAH, WE DID LOOK AT THE PROJECT CONNECT PLANS AND ACTUALLY THERE WERE A FEW SPOTS THAT, THAT WE DID JUST KIND OF REMOVE FROM THE C LEAP NETWORK, SPECIFICALLY THE DRAG, UM, I THINK EAST RIVERSIDE TWO, UM, SECTIONS OF IT.

UH, BUT OTHERWISE, UM, NO, WE, WE, WE PUT THIS OUT THERE JUST WITH PROJECT CONNECT IN MIND, NOT ANY OTHER PROPOSALS.

UM, AND, AND THEY SEEM TO SYNC UP QUITE WELL.

THEY SEEM TO SYNC UP QUITE WELL.

BUT THAT'S A STAFF STUDY TO FIND OUT.

THAT'S A STAFF STUDY TO FIND OUT.

AND THEN MY SECOND QUESTION WAS, UM, UH, OH MY GOD, IT JUST ESCAPED ME.

HOLD ON.

UM, OH, FOR THE LONGHORN DAM, YOU SAID IT PAID FOR ITSELF IN A FEW MONTHS.

WAS THAT, WHERE DID THAT DATA COME FROM? WAS THAT FROM VISION ZERO? THAT'S FROM STAFF.

I CAN CONNECT YOU WITH THE STAFF THAT CONVEYED THAT TO ME.

AND I THINK WE'RE HEADING UP TO THE ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE PALM SPRINGS PILOT, WHEN THE GONNA BE RELEASING SIMILAR INFORMATION.

IT SEEMS LIKE WE'RE SEEING SOME PRETTY, WE'RE SEEING SOME PRETTY BIG CRASH REDUCTIONS THERE TOO.

CRASH REDUCTIONS THERE TOO.

IS PUT FORWARD AS A QUICK BUILD PROJECT AND SHARED USE PATHS ARE NOT REALLY QUICK BUILD, UM, THAT SHOULD THERE BE A PHASED IMPLEMENTATION WHERE THE FIRST PHASE IS THE QUICK BUILD STUFF AND MAYBE THE BUS LANES ARE BIKEABLE, AND THEN WHEN THE SHARED USE PATHS ARE PUT IN, THEN YOU KNOW, THAT'S THE OPTION THAT PEOPLE WOULD TAKE.

I WAS JUST CURIOUS, UM, ABOUT YOUR PRESENTATION BECAUSE I DON'T SEE A LOT OF SOURCES IN THE DOCUMENT THAT'S ATTACHED, SO I'M JUST CURIOUS ABOUT WHERE SOME OF THAT DATA COMES FROM.

BUT, UM, TO THAT END, UH, WE, I GUESS TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE DISCUSSION, WE SAW THIS PRESENTATION AT THE BICYCLE SCHOOL ADVISORY COUNCIL AND THERE WAS SOME QUESTION OF WHETHER IT WAS TOO PIE IN THE SKY AND, UM, WHETHER IT MADE SENSE FOR US TO TRY TO PUSH SOMETHING FORWARD THAT JUST SEEMED LIKE IT WOULD NEVER REALLY GO ANYWHERE.

UM, I, I'VE THOUGHT ABOUT IT A LOT SINCE THEN.

I, I DO FEEL LIKE IT'S WORTHWHILE TO BE KIND OF PIE IN THE SKY, LIKE TO, UH, COMMISSIONER SCHUMACHER'S POINT THAT IT'S LIKELY TO GET STRIPPED DOWN AT SOME POINT ANYWAYS.

UM, SO I JUST WANTED TO ADD THAT, UM, AND I GUESS I WOULD ADVOCATE FOR IN SAID STUDY, I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS RELEVANT FOR THE SAKE OF THIS, UM, RECOMMENDATION AS IT'S DRAFTED CURRENTLY, BUT IF THERE COULD BE STUDY OF BOTH THE PROPOSED, UH, BUS LANE AND SHARED USE PATH OR ONE OR THE OTHER TO SEE IF STILL MAKING SOME SORT OF CHANGE, BUT MAYBE NOT BOTH, UM, TO, UH, COMMISSIONER BROOKS POINT ABOUT BUS LANES, YOU KNOW, WHETHER OR NOT THAT WOULD HAVE AN IMPACT.

I, I STILL AGREE WITH COMMISSIONER GALL IN THAT, LIKE SOUTH FIRST FOR EXAMPLE, IT IS A TOTAL HELLSCAPE AND I NEVER WOULD RIDE MY BIKE ON IT.

UM, SO EVEN IF THERE WAS NO BUS LANE, BUT THERE WAS SOME SORT OF PROTECTED BIKE LANE INSTEAD, I THINK THAT WOULD BE A HUGE, UM, HUGE, HUGE UPGRADE TO THE CITY.

AND, UM, MAYBE IF WE'RE NOT INCENTIVIZING AS MANY PEOPLE GET ON THE BUS, WE'RE INCENTIVIZING MORE PEOPLE TO GET ON THEIR LITTLE E-BIKES AND, UM, CART AROUND TOWN ON THE MAJOR, MAJOR ROADWAYS TO GET, YOU KNOW, WHERE THEY'RE GOING MORE DIRECTLY.

SO THAT IS MY INPUT.

I WILL NOW MUTE.

CAN I JUST RESPOND TO THOSE TWO POINTS? SURE.

THERE, THERE WAS SOME, UH, THIS NUANCE WASN'T CAPTURED IN MY PRESENTATION, BUT THERE WAS SOME DISCUSSION ABOUT WHETHER THE, BECAUSE THIS

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SO I DIDN'T CAPTURE THAT NUANCE IN MY PRESENTATION AND THAT THOSE WOULD BE SCENARIOS, HOPEFULLY STAFF WOULD STUDY.

UM, AND I'LL JUST SAY THAT, UH, THIS, THIS MEASURE WAS VERY MUCH INSPIRED BY OTHER CITIES LIKE PARIS.

UH, I DON'T THINK CITY LEAP IS MORE AMBITIOUS THAN WHAT PARIS HAS BEEN DOING FOR SOME YEARS NOW UNDER MAYOR AND HIDALGO, BUT I THINK IT PUTS US UP IN THE BIG LEAGUE OF, OF, OF OUR PEER CITIES IN THIS COUNTRY IN FACT WOULD POSSIBLY ESTABLISH US AS NUMBER ONE.

AND THIS COUNTRY NEEDS A LEADER.

AND WHY NOT AUSTIN, TEXAS, I BELIEVE.

COMMISSIONER WHEELER.

I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU ADAM AND UM, AND SAFE STREETS BECAUSE YOU'RE RIGHT AT FIRST BLUSH, IT SEEMS LIKE A REALLY BOLD AND EXCITING PLAN.

AND THEN IT, WHEN IT SETTLES IN, IT SEEMS LIKE THE LEAST THAT WE COULD DO, RIGHT? THE EASY, QUICK, LEAST THAT WE COULD DO.

I LIKE IT.

ANYWAY, THANK YOU ALL FOR PRESENTING THIS.

I SEE COMMISSIONER ALVAREZ, I BELIEVE.

UM, EVERYONE, JUST A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.

SO JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, THIS IS TO DIRECT CITY STAFF TO DO THE FEASIBILITY STUDY AS DIRECTED BY CITY LEAP BY BY CITY CITY COUNCIL.

SO CITY COUNCIL HAS AN ITEM ON THEIR OCTOBER 10TH AGENDA TO DIRECT STAFF TO DO THIS.

SO WE'RE SAYING, YES, WE AGREE WITH THIS PROPOSED RESOLUTION FROM CITY COUNCIL AND WE'RE RECOMMENDING THAT CITY COUNCIL, UM, YES, YOU, YOU DO INITIATE THIS ON OCTOBER 10TH, IT'S ON THEIR AGENDA FOR OCTOBER 10TH, RIGHT? SO IT'S ALREADY ON THEIR AGENDA AND WE'RE JUST A STAMP OF APPROVAL.

WE'RE WE'RE SAYING, YES, CITY COUNCIL PLEASE DO THIS.

AND, AND THEN, AND THEN STAFF WOULD STUDY IT, WHICH I'M SURE WOULD TAKE AT LEAST NINE OR 10 MONTHS, YOU KNOW, A NORMAL STAFF STUDY PERIOD.

AND THEY'RE GONNA LOOK AT ALL THE, ALL OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE DISCUSSING THAT COULD BE, YOU KNOW, CONTROVERSIAL, I'M SURE .

AND THEN, SO PART OF THAT IS, I GUESS LET'S SAY IF IT DOES GET APPROVED, AND SO I'M JUST LOOKING HERE AT THE ASPECTS OF THIS STUDY, I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE 'CAUSE IT, YOU KNOW, IT'S PRETTY JUST GENERAL LIKE SAFETY IMPACTS, LIKE, YOU KNOW, SO I'M JUST REALLY WONDERING TO KNOW LIKE, IS THAT GONNA BE INCLUDED A LITTLE BIT MORE OF WHAT THE, THE STUDY IS? 'CAUSE YOU COULD STUDY A WHOLE LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS, RIGHT? UM, AND SO JUST WANTING TO MAKE SURE I FULLY UNDERSTAND LIKE WHAT IS THE DIRECTION THAT OF, I GUESS WITHIN ALL OF THESE, BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE IT'S NOT, NOT THAT CLEAR, IF THAT MAKES SENSE.

SO, UM, THE WAY THE CITY COUNCIL ITEM IS WRITTEN, IT'S ITEM 29 ON THE OCTOBER 10TH MEETING IF ANYONE WANTS TO GO READ IT.

BUT, UM, THERE BE IT RESOLVED SAYS, UH, PLANNING STUDY OF THE CITY LEAGUE CONCEPTS AND FOR PORTIONS OF PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY FOR WHICH IMPLEMENTATION MAY BE FEASIBLE, PREPARE AN IMPLEMENTATION RECOMMENDATION FOR CONSIDERATION.

SO LET'S SAY LIKE A FIRST BLUSH LOOK AND THEN JUST LIKE LOOK AT, UM, LOOK AT AREAS WHERE LIKE, IT, IT'S WORTH IT TO SPEND MORE TIME HAVING A SERIOUS CONSIDERATION.

UM, IT'S NOT A STUDY OF THE ENTIRE THING, IT'S A LOOK AT IT AND SEE WHERE YOU THINK IT COULD BE FEASIBLE.

SO WE'RE PROBABLY OKAY.

TO THAT FOR STAFF TO TAKE AND FOR POTENTIALLY FOR CITY COUNCIL TO ADD TO THEIR, TO THEIR RESOLUTION.

SO I DON'T THINK EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THESE, THESE ARE, SO IT'S BASICALLY, YEAH.

SO CITY COUNCIL OR CITY STAFF WILL BE ABLE TO HAVE THE DIRECTION OF HOW THEY LOOK AT THE STUDY ITSELF.

YEAH, AND I, I THINK PART OF THE REASON WE PUT A LOT OF THAT STUFF IN THERE WAS TO GIVE MORE DIRECTION, UM, TO WHAT, UH, UM, THE COUNCIL'S LOOKING AT RIGHT NOW.

UM, RIGHT.

IT TALKS MAINLY ABOUT A, A FEASIBILITY.

I THINK WE WANT TO GIVE SOME CONTEXT TO A COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS OF IT.

AND, YOU KNOW, WHAT ARE THOSE COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS THAT WE WANNA LOOK AT? WELL, WE WANNA LOOK AT ITS IMPACT ON CARBON EMISSIONS.

WE WANNA LOOK AT ITS IMPACT ON, ON SAFETY WITH A, YOU KNOW, EYE TOWARDS VISION ZERO.

SO THAT'S KIND OF WHY THAT EXTRA STUFF IS IN THERE, RIGHT? BECAUSE THERE'S SOME THINGS THAT MAY BE EASY OUTS BECAUSE THEY WOULD BE POLITICALLY EASY OR THEY MIGHT BE CHEAP.

BUT THEN ALSO SOMETIMES THINGS THAT MAY HAVE A GREAT BENEFIT IN TERMS OF THIS IS A HIGH CRASH INTERSECTION OR A HIGH CRASH SECTION OF STREET OR, YOU KNOW, SOMETHING LIKE THAT, THAT THERE'S A REALLY HIGH PAYOFF FOR THE INVESTMENT AS WELL.

SO I THINK THAT WE WERE ACTUALLY TRYING TO ADD A LITTLE BIT OF ADDITIONAL NUANCE

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JUST SAYS NO.

GOT IT.

AND THEN, SO DO WE HAVE TO HAVE THE SECOND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, LIKE THE BOND, THE NEXT APPROPRIATE BOND PACKAGE, DOES THIS HAVE TO BE INCLUDED OR CAN WE JUST STICK TO, LET'S DO THE STUDY AND THEN WE'LL FIGURE OUT BASED OFF OF THAT STUDY, LET'S DO THE BOND.

LIKE I'D LIKE TO INCLUDE, DO WE HAVE TO HAVE BOTH OF THEM IN HERE? I'D LIKE INCLUDE, WELL, I'D LIKE TO INCLUDE IT JUST TO PUT IT ON THEIR RADAR.

RIGHT.

IT'S ALREADY IN THE COUNCIL RESOLUTION.

IT IS.

CITY LEAP IS ALREADY IN THERE.

THAT WAS THE, THE BIT ABOUT THE BONDED LUXURY ADVISORY TASK FORCE.

NO, SO I GUESS WE DON'T HAVE TO, IF YOU WANNA MAKE A MOTION TO STRIKE IT.

I, I THINK IT'S HELPFUL THOUGH JUST TO, SO THAT WHEN THEY'RE, YOU KNOW, THERE ARE GONNA BE A LOT OF RECOMMENDATIONS ON THEIR DESK.

IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT THEY SEE THE URBAN TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION IS FLAGGED, THEN YOU KNOW, THAT MIGHT BE HELPFUL TO THEM.

AND IT DOESN'T FORCE THEIR HAND, IT JUST GETS IT ON ON THEIR DESK WHEN THEY START THEIR WORK BASICALLY.

YOU KNOW, IT DOESN'T SAY, IT'S JUST SAYING, LOOK AT, POTENTIALLY LOOK AT THIS WHEN YOU'RE PUTTING TOGETHER NEXT BOND CYCLE.

COMMISSIONER BROOKS.

WHAT IF CAP METRO SAYS, SORRY, THIS ISN'T NOT WHAT WE WANT.

I WOULD IMAGINE THEY WOULD FIND THAT OUT IN A PLANNING OR IN FEASIBILITY STUDY.

YOU MEAN THE CITY OF AUSTIN? YEAH.

WHICH IS WHY YOU DO THAT FIRST.

YOU KNOW, I, I THINK THEY NEED TO BE VERY CAREFUL TO EVEN ASK A QUESTION BECAUSE IN THE PAST THAT HASN'T AUTOMATICALLY HAPPENED.

I, I MEAN, I I WOULD BE PERFECTLY COMFORT COMFORTABLE PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO RECOMMEND COORDINATION WITH CAT METRO IN, IN THIS, UH, PROPOSED.

UH, I WOULD BE HAPPY TO PASS TO PROPOSE THAT AMENDMENT, MAKE A MOTION FOR THAT AMENDMENT RIGHT NOW TO RECOMMEND CO COORDINATION WITH CAT METRO.

I'M SENSING THAT THAT MAY NOT GAIN YOUR VOTE, BUT I CERTAINLY WOULD BE VERY COMFORTABLE WITH, WITH ADDING THAT TO OUR, UH, TO, TO, TO THE, UH, UM, ITEM THAT WE HAVE ON HAND NOW.

UM, BUT IT MAY NOT BE A BAD IDEA TO ADD THAT IN TRANSIT PLAN 35.

DO YOU, WE COULD ALSO NAME THE, UM, I DON'T THE NAME OF THE FEDERAL GROUP YOU MENTIONED EARLIER THE SPEED AND RELIABILITY PROGRAM INTERNAL GROUP.

SO HOW ABOUT THIS? I MEAN, I, IT DOESN'T, IT DOESN'T REALLY MATTER BECAUSE IT, IT, I GAIN YOUR VOTE FROM IT BECAUSE I THINK IT'S A GOOD IDEA REGARDLESS.

SO, UM, , I CAN, UH, UH, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO AMEND THE, I GUESS PROBABLY THE FIRST, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED TO ADD CONSIDER, UH, UH, LET'S DO IT MAYBE EASIER AS A SECOND.

BE IT RESOLVED YOU THINK SO? BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED.

SO LET'S DO IT A SECOND.

LET'S DO IT A MIDDLE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED.

SO IN BETWEEN THE FIRST BE IT RESOLVED AND BE IT FURTHER.

SO IT'S THE FIRST, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, THE UTC RECOMMENDS THAT, UH, TPW STAFF, UM, COORDINATE WITH CAT METRO, A PP PROJECT CONNECT OFFICE.

CAP METRO, A TP AND THE CITY OF AUSTIN PROJECT CONNECT OFFICE.

I'LL SEND THIS TO YOU.

NA, NATALIE, I, I'M TYPING IT UP.

OKAY, GREAT.

UM, UH, UH, DURING THE FEASIBILITY STUDY AND, UM, AND CONSIDER EFFECTS ON TRANSIT SPEED AND RELIABILITY EFFECTS ON TRANSIT SPEED AND RELIABILITY AND CAP METRO LONG RANGE PLANNING EFFECTS ON TRANSIT SPEED AND RELIABILITY ON, SHOULD WE JUST SAY TRANSIT PLAN 2035 SURE.

AND TRANSIT PLAN 2035.

AND I WILL GO ON THE RECORD THAT NOW THAT IT'S BEEN, THAT NOW THAT IT'S PART I'LL REUSE FROM, FROM VOTING.

OH, SURE, SURE.

PROJECT.

THANK YOU COMMISSIONER ARTIZ.

WE, WE APPRECIATE THAT.

YEAH, WE'RE OKAY.

UM, OKAY.

DO YOU WANT ME TO READ THAT BACK? YES, PLEASE.

UH, BE A FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE URBAN TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION RECOMMENDS THAT TRANSPORTATION PUBLIC WORKS STAFF COORDINATE WITH CAT METRO AUSTIN TRANSIT PARTNERSHIP, CITY OF AUSTIN PROJECT CONNECT OFFICE DURING THE FEASIBILITY STUDY AND CONSIDER THE EFFECTS.

I NEED TO ADD THE EFFECTS, THE EFFECTS ON TRANSIT SPEED AND RELIABILITY.

ACTUALLY, I SHOULDN'T ADD THE, SO JUST EFFECTS ON TRANSIT SPEED AND RELIABILITY, UH, ON CAP METRO'S TRANSIT PLAN 2036.

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UM, LET'S TAKE A VOTE ON THAT AMENDMENT.

SO RIGHT NOW WE'RE ONLY VOTING TO AMEND, WE'RE NOT VOTING ON THE MAIN MOTION.

OKAY FOLKS, SO JUST REMINDING US OF OUR PROCEDURES HERE.

SO WE'RE GONNA TAKE A MOTION TO ADD THAT SECOND, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE AMENDMENT WE HAVE.

COMMISSIONER ORTIZ IS RECUSING ARE YOU VOTING? YES.

COMMISSIONER BOOKS? NO, I LIKE THE AMENDMENT, BUT IT'S NOT ENOUGH TO CONVINCE US.

WELL, THAT'S FINE.

YOU CAN VOTE TO AMEND IT.

THAT'S NOT A, THAT'S, YOU KNOW, THAT'S HOW IT WORKS.

THAT'S GOOD.

SO THAT'S, UH, THAT WAS THE AMENDMENT PASSES.

THAT'S UNANIMOUS OF THOSE WHO ARE VOTING AND NOT RECUSED.

AND PRESENT.

AND CAN I MAKE A QUICK CLOSING STATEMENT BEFORE WE MOVE TO THE FINAL VOTE? ABSOLUTELY.

GONNA USE MY ROBERTS RULES RIGHT HERE.

UM, I HAVE ALWAYS SEEN US AT THE URBAN TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION AS THE UNOFFICIAL STEWARDS OF THE A SMP.

UH, AND THERE ARE TWO A SMP GOALS THAT I BELIEVE ARE OF PARAMOUNT IMPORTANCE TO THE POINT WHERE I WOULD CONSIDER THEM IN CRISIS.

AND THAT IS OUR MODE SPLIT GOAL AND OUR VISION ZERO GOAL.

AND REGARDLESS OF YOUR OPINION ON EACH SPECIFIC ITEM HERE, UH, WE NEED TO BE IN A YES AND MENTALITY, UH, IN ORDER FOR US TO HIT OUR MODE SPLIT GOALS, IN ORDER FOR US TO ACHIEVE VISION ZERO, WE CAN'T BE PICKING BETWEEN ONE PROJECT OR ANOTHER.

WE HAVE TO BE FINDING A WAY TO BRING EVERYTHING TO THE TABLE THAT CAN HELP US REDUCE TRAFFIC DEATHS AND THAT CAN HELP US INCREASE MODE SPLIT.

AND I THINK THE CITY LEAP PLAN IS A GOOD PLAN.

IT'S A GOOD IDEA AND IT'S WORTH THE PLANNING AND FEASIBILITY STUDY, WHICH IS WHY I'M BRINGING THIS FORWARD.

AND IT'S JUST A STUDY AND WE'RE, WE'RE TRYING.

WE GET, I THINK FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, WE JUST NEED TO TRY DIFFERENT THINGS.

COMMISSIONER ALVAREZ, DID YOU WANNA SAY SOMETHING? PLEASE? OH, GO AHEAD.

YOU NO, FINISH AND THEN I'LL, NO, I DID, I DID.

I JUST, I JUST THINK WE JUST NEED TO TRY STUFF.

WE'VE, WE'VE GOTTA START TRYING STUFF OR WE'RE NOT ONLY ARE WE NOT GONNA MEET OUR GOALS, WE'RE GONNA END HUMANITY.

I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW.

I DON'T KNOW HOW ELSE TO SAY IT.

I MEAN, I, I JUST DUNNO HOW ELSE TO SAY IT.

COMMISSIONER ALVAREZ, PLEASE.

, YOU'RE GOOD.

UM, SO I KNOW WE'RE TALKING A LOT ABOUT THE FEASIBILITY STUDY AND I DON'T KNOW WHY I'M JUST HUNG UP ON THIS LIKE, BOND PACKAGE.

I JUST, I, I KIND OF FEEL LIKE I JUST WANNA STICK MAINLY TO THE FEASIBILITY STUDY AND THEN THAT'S IT.

AND THEN BASED OFF OF THAT AND BASED OFF OF ALL THE PARTIES AND LIKE LATER ON INVOLVED, THEN I THINK WE COULD TALK ABOUT A BOND, BUT NO.

I, I SEE SOME, I PREFER TO KEEP IT ON THE BOND.

I MEAN OKAY.

IF YOU, IF YOU MADE A MOTION, I WOULD, I MEAN, I, YOU CAN DO WHATEVER YOU WANT, I'M SAYING.

WELL, I'M, I'M JUST TRYING TO, I WANT A DISCUSSION 'CAUSE I, LIKE I SAID, I, I DON'T KNOW WHY I, I THINK THIS IS JUST KIND OF MAYBE PUSHING TOO, TOO, TOO MUCH TOO QUICK RIGHT NOW.

AND SO I DON'T KNOW, LIKE I'M JUST A LITTLE HESITANT OF JUST STICKING STRAIGHT TO TO THAT.

BUT I WANNA OPEN FOR DISCUSSION OF KIND OF WHY YOU WOULD LIKE TO HAVE IT ON THERE OR ANYONE ELSE, OR KEEP IT ON THERE.

I I, I, SORRY, GO AHEAD PLEASE.

COMMISSIONER COWELL.

WELL, I THINK THAT LIKE ANYTHING THAT'S GONNA POUR CONCRETE AS PART OF THIS IS PROBABLY WOULD NOT BE GOOD TO PUT ON THE NEXT BOND BECAUSE OF JUST THE, I THINK CDS REALLY WANTS TO HAVE SHOVEL READY THINGS READY FOR A BOND SO THAT WE DON'T END UP IN THE 2016 BOND SITUATION.

UM, BUT I THINK THINGS WHERE YOU'RE NOT HAVING TO DO BIG DRAINAGE STUDIES AND ARE PAINT AND, UM, PAINT AND THE, THE, THE, THE NOT BOLLARDS, BECAUSE THOSE ARE HARD, WHAT ARE THEY CALLED? THE FLEX POST? THE FLEX POST, THE PAINT AND FLEX POST PROJECTS, UM, ARE, I THINK WOULD BE SORT OF, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE PRETTY CHEAP PER MILE.

I HOPE JIM, AND, UH, AND THAT, THAT WOULD BE INTERESTING.

BUT I THINK DEFINITELY THE ONES THAT INVOLVE POURING CONCRETE ARE NOT GONNA MAKE IT ONTO 2026.

AND I THINK THAT, UH, CAPITAL DELIVERY SERVICES IS NOT GONNA, NOT GONNA BE DOING ANY OF THAT.

HAVE ALL THOSE THINGS AND THEN EVERY FUTURE BOND WE CAN LOAD UP SOME MORE OF THOSE PROJECTS.

THE, THE THING I WOULD ADD, COMMISSIONER ALVAREZ AS WELL, IS, UM, HOPEFULLY WE HAVE A REALLY GREAT BOND ELECTION ADVISORY TASK FORCE THAT GETS APPOINTED AND, AND DOES SOME REALLY GREAT WORK.

SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING THAT AND SEEING THEIR WORK COME FORWARD.

UM, I'M VERY USED TO, HAVING BEEN ON THIS COMMISSION SINCE LIKE 2018, I'M VERY USED TO PASSING A LOT OF RESOLUTIONS THAT, OR RECOMMENDATIONS THAT DON'T GO ANYWHERE THAT PEOPLE IGNORE OR THAT GET COMPLETELY WATERED DOWN.

SO, LIKE, FOR ME PERSONALLY, LIKE JUST RECOMMENDING THAT THE, UH, BOND ELECTION TASK, TASK FORCE EVALUATE OPPORTUNITIES TO ME, DOESN'T FEEL LIKE I'M IMPACTING THEIR WORK IN A NEGATIVE WAY.

AS COMMISSIONER KAMAN SAID, I THINK THEY'RE UNLIKELY TO ADOPT A LOT OF THINGS THAT AREN'T PRETTY IMMEDIATELY ACTIONABLE OR CHEAP, LIKE, YOU KNOW, THAT AREN'T, UM, YOU KNOW, SUPPORTED BY DEEP PLANNING AT THIS, THIS POINT, YOU KNOW, FOR 2026 ANYWAY.

I MEAN, FUTURE CYCLES, MAYBE WE HAVE A WHOLE CITY LEAP PLAN AND PACKAGE, AND WE HAVE PROJECTS AND ENGINEERING THAT GOES BEHIND ALL OF THOSE THINGS.

AND THE FUTURE, IF WE DECIDE IT'S, IF WE DECIDE IT'S FEASIBLE, MAYBE WE'LL

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BUT I THINK, LIKE COMMISSIONER KAMAN SAID, FOR ME, WE'RE JUST RECOMMENDING THAT THEY EVALUATE OPPORTUNITIES ALONGSIDE EVERY OTHER INPUT THAT THEY'RE GONNA HAVE FOR THAT IN 2026.

AND THAT PROBABLY, IT'S GOING TO BE SUPER EASY OUT THINGS IF CITY STAFF COMES BACK IN NINE OR 10 MONTHS WITH A STUDY AND SAYS, WE'VE LOOKED AT THIS CITY COUNCIL, WE'VE TAKEN YOUR OCTOBER 10TH RESOLUTION.

HERE'S SOME EASY OUT THINGS.

THOSE WOULD BE THE THINGS THAT WOULD GO IN THERE.

AND THAT'S WHY I'M AM UNCOMFORTABLE.

CERTAINLY, COMMISSIONER ALVAREZ, IF YOU WERE REALLY UNCOMFORTABLE WITH IT, YOU CAN, YOU CAN MAKE A MOTION TO STRIKE THAT AND SEE WHERE THE SUPPORT LIES.

UM, OR PEOPLE CAN KEEP DISCUSSING IT AS WELL.

SO, YEAH, I'M WONDERING IF WE JUST TAKE OUT THE PART OF CITY LEAP VERSUS LIKE, EVALUATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR, YOU KNOW, LIKE, OR RIGHT AWAY IT JUST, IT JUST FEELS HEAVY TO ME.

UM, DO YOU HAVE A MAYBE I'M JUST THE ONLY ONE.

I'M LIKE, MAYBE I'M JUST THE ONLY ONE.

DO I HAVE A RECOMMENDATION? NO.

UM, ARE YOU MAKING A MOTION TO EVALUATE OPPORTUNITIES? NO, I DON'T.

YOU, BECAUSE I DON'T THINK WE'LL HAVE THE FULL SUPPORT ANYWAYS.

YOU'RE, YOU'RE WELCOME TO MAKE A MOTION.

SO, OR MAYBE OTHER PEOPLE WANNA DISCUSS THAT MORE TOO, BUT OKAY.

IS THERE ANY OTHER FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT.

FURTHER AMENDMENTS.

I'M GONNA MOVE THAT WE VOTE ON THIS, UH, THE, UH, RECOMMENDATION AS AMENDED.

REMEMBER WE DID ADD THE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED ABOUT COORDINATION WITH, UH, TPW CAP METRO CITY OF AUSTIN.

AND SO PROJECT CONNECT OFFICE AND SO ON.

UM, SO I'LL CALL FROM A VOTE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND OR SAY, AYE.

UH, WE HAVE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.

AND THEN ALL THOSE OPPOSED? WE HAVE TWO AND THEN WE HAVE ONE RECUSAL.

THAT'S, UH, IT'S WHEN IT'S HARD.

IT'S GOOD.

SO, UM, I REALLY APPRECIATE EVERYONE WORKING TOGETHER ON THAT.

BRINGS US TO ITEM NUMBER FOUR, WHICH IS DISCUSSION AND APPROVAL OF A RECOMMENDATION ON PARTNERSHIP WITH GREAT SPRINGS PROJECT.

AND THANK YOU, UH, ADAM FOR COMING OUT AND SPEAKING WITH US TODAY.

THANKS VERY MUCH.

UM, ALL RIGHT.

THAT

[4. Discussion and approval of a recommendation on a partnership with Great Springs Project ]

AND WE HAVE, UH, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO REMIND ME YOUR LAST NAME, MIKEY.

IT'S TAKE A EXPLAIN NIK.

IMPRESSIVE TATTOO WITH, UH, ADVISORY COMMISSION CHAIRS LATELY.

I SAY NAMES ALL DAY.

'CAUSE I NAMES, I'M ACADEMIC ADVISOR, SO I JUST NAMES ACADEMIC ADVISOR, SO I JUST TRY TO PRONOUNCE NAMES ALL DAY.

I THINK PRONOUNCE NAMES ALL DAY.

I THINK THE MICROPHONE IS OFF AT IN.

OH, YEAH.

CAN YOU HEAR ME? OH, YEAH.

I SAY IT'S, UH, VERY SIMILAR TO KENNY G'S LAST NAME.

SO, UM, I DON'T THINK WE'RE, WE'RE NOT CLOSELY RELATED, BUT HE'S DEFINITELY AN INSPIRATION TO, UH, ME AND MY ORGANIZATION.

UM, JUST KIDDING.

UH, SO IT'S, IT'S GREAT TO SEE YOU ALL.

UM, MY NAME'S MIKEY NIK.

I'M A DISTRICT ONE RESIDENT, UM, AND I'M A PLANNER AND A LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT AT GREAT SPRINGS PROJECT.

UM, THIS IS KIND OF, UH, THIS IS, I GUESS, STRUCTURED SOMEWHAT AS AN INTRODUCTION TO OUR GROUP, UM, AND WHAT WE DO AND OUR, UH, RELATIONSHIP WITH THE CITY.

UH, BUT ALSO, UM, I KNOW THAT I, I'VE SPOKEN WITH MANY OF YOU ABOUT, UH, OUR GROUP BEFORE, UM, AND I'VE GIVEN THIS SIMILAR PRESENTATION TO THE BICYCLE ADVISORY COMMISSION, WHICH SOME OF YOU'RE ON.

UM, BUT, SO I GUESS THIS MAY BE A LITTLE, UM, REPETITIVE FOR SOME FOLKS, BUT I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO, UM, TELLING YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT US AND WHAT WE'RE DOING, UM, AND DEFINITELY ANSWERING QUESTIONS AND HEARING YOUR THOUGHTS AND INSIGHTS ON HOW WE CAN BE, UM, A BETTER ALLY TO THE CITY AND TO THE REGION.

AND BE THERE FOR US TO THINK ABOUT AND ENJOY FROM GOOGLE MAPS.

SO THE, UM, KIND OF THE ELEVATOR SPEECH OR THE, THE 50 WORDS SUMMARY OF GREAT SPRINGS PROJECT IS THAT WE DO TWO THINGS.

WE WORK TO CONSERVE LAND, SPECIFICALLY 50,000 ACRES OF, UM, NEWLY CONSERVED LAND IN THE EDWARDS AQUIFER RECHARGE ZONE TO SUPPORT THE HEALTH OF THE AQUIFER AND THE ECOSYSTEMS THAT DEPEND ON IT.

AND EXCUSE, WE'RE WORKING TO FACILITATE THE COMPLETION OF 110, A HUNDRED TO 110 TO MAYBE LONGER MILES OF CONNECTED TRAIL, INCLUDING ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION AND RECREATIONAL TRAIL.

SO THAT, UM, BY 2036 YOU CAN WALK OR RUN OR BIKE OR MAYBE EVEN RIDE YOUR HORSE, UH, FROM THE ALAMO TO THE CAPITOL.

BUT THE THOUSAND WORD, KIND OF UNDER THE HOOD VERSION OF THAT DESCRIPTION, UM, IS THAT WE'RE DOING THIS WORK NOT JUST TO SET ASIDE LAND FROM THE, FROM DEVELOPMENT SO THAT, UM, IT CAN SIT UNTOUCHED AND,

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AND WE'RE NOT INTERESTED IN BUILDING TRAILS SO THAT IT CAN EXIST AS LINES ON MAPS.

WE'RE INTERESTED IN FACILITATING AND CULTIVATING, UM, HEALTHY LANDSCAPES AND HEALTHY ECOSYSTEMS AND VIBRANT COMMUNITIES IN CENTRAL TEXAS.

SO WE'RE INTERESTED IN CONSERVING LAND SO THAT IT CAN BE A RESOURCE FOR MANY DIFFERENT THINGS THAT BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY AND BENEFIT OTHER SPECIES.

SO WE WANNA PROMOTE, UH, CONSERVATION PROJECTS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE LANDSCAPES THAT OBVIOUSLY SUPPORT A HEALTHY AQUIFER, BUT THAT ALSO CAN SERVEE HABITAT THAT BENEFIT NATIVE SPECIES AND POLLINATORS.

AND WE WANNA SUPPORT, UM, OTHER IMPORTANT ECOSYSTEM FUNCTIONS, UM, THAT ARE INCUMBENT ON US, UM, AS CITIZENS AND RESIDENTS IN THIS AREA.

AND OUR, OUR WORK TAKES PLACE IN MANY DIFFERENT CONTEXTS THROUGHOUT, UH, THE RECHARGE ZONE.

UM, ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS AND RECREATIONAL TRAILS ARE OFTEN THE SAME THING, BUT IN SOME CASES THEY'RE NOT.

IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO BE, UM, OPEN-MINDED AND FLEXIBLE IN PURSUING TRAIL PROJECTS THAT PROVIDE BOTH TYPES OF BENEFITS.

UM, BUT LOOKING MORE DEEPLY, WE SEE TRAILS AS ARENAS FOR, UM, LIFE TO TAKE PLACE.

SO OPPORTUNITIES FOR DEVELOPING, UM, UH, A HEALTHY AND DIVERSE WORKFORCE.

UM, OPPORTUNITIES FOR TELLING STORIES AND CREATING, UM, MEANINGFUL AND EQUITABLE AND REPRESENTATIVE PLACES, UH, IN OUR COMMUNITIES, UM, AND FOR ENGAGING WITH VARIOUS DISPARITIES AND, UM, ECOLOGICAL ECONOMIC SOCIAL INJUSTICES THAT, UM, TAKE PLACE, UH, THROUGHOUT THE RECHARGE ZONE.

UM, AND WHEN I SAY THROUGHOUT THE RECHARGE ZONE, I MEAN SPECIFICALLY, UM, FOUR COUNTIES, UH, 10 CITIES, UH, TWO MPOS, WHICH IS USUALLY SOMETHING I HAVE TO EXPLAIN.

UM, BUT I BET THIS GROUP KNOWS WHAT AN MPO IS.

UM, AND TWO TXDOT DISTRICTS.

UH, SO WE, WE WORK REGIONALLY, UM, I GUESS IN THE SPIRIT OF, UM, YOU KNOW, AMBITIOUS, TRANSFORMATIVE, UM, ASPIRATIONAL PROJECTS WITH MULTIPLE BENEFITS.

UM, LIKE CITY LEAP, UH, WE, WE KIND OF FIT IN THAT SAME MOLD OF, UM, BIG, REALLY, REALLY BIG IDEAS, UM, THAT, THAT TAKE PLACE OVER LARGE TIMESCALES AND ALSO LARGE PHYSICAL AREAS.

UM, BUT WHILE WE HAVE THIS ASPIRATIONAL AND, AND SIGNIFICANT PRESENCE, UH, THROUGHOUT OUR REGION, WE ALSO WORK REALLY LOCALLY, UM, AS I MENTIONED, DISTRICT ONE RESIDENT, UM, HEATHER'S NEIGHBOR, UH, TOTALLY COINCIDENTAL.

UM, BUT, UH, WE, WE HAVE A, A, A LOT OF EXPERTISE AND, AND FOCUS ON THE SPECIFIC TRAIL ALIGNMENTS, CONSERVATION OPPORTUNITIES AND COMMUNITIES THAT ARE SERVED BY GREAT SPRINGS PROJECT.

UM, SO HERE IN AUSTIN SPECIFICALLY, UM, OUR FOCUS RIGHT NOW IS ON THE WILLIAMSON CREEK CORRIDOR AND THE ONION CREEK CORRIDOR.

UM, WILLIAMSON CREEK CORRIDOR, GENERALLY BETWEEN, UH, MOPAC, WHICH IS WHERE THE VIOLET CROWN TRAIL ESSENTIALLY IS.

UM, AND MCKINNEY FALLS STATE PARK, UH, AND THE ONION CREEK CORRIDOR FROM, UM, ONION CREEK METRO PARK TO BUTA.

SO THIS IS, THIS IS, UH, AGAIN, MORE LOCALLY SPECIFICALLY WHERE, UM, OUR AUSTIN FOLKS, OUR STAFF IN AUSTIN AND OUR AUSTIN PROJECTS ARE REALLY FOCUSED RIGHT NOW.

UM, AND WHEN I SAY LIKE OUR TRAIL OR OUR CONSERVATION PROJECTS, I DON'T MEAN LIKE THAT, IT'S GREAT SPRINGS PROJECTS PROJECT, IT'S LIKE OUR SPECIFIC TRAIL THAT WE HAVE A NEW, AN IDEA FOR A NEW TRAIL ALIGNMENT, OR AN IDEA FOR A SPECIAL NEW CONSERVATION PROJECT THAT OTHER PEOPLE HAVEN'T THOUGHT ABOUT YET.

I MEAN, OUR TRAIL AND OUR CONSERVATION PROJECTS GLOBALLY, UM, WHAT, WHAT OUR PRIORITIES ARE, AND THE PROJECTS THAT WE WORK ON, UM, ARE BASICALLY A DISTILLATION AND A SYNTHESIS OF PLANNING PROJECTS AND LOCALLY DRIVEN, UM, PRIORITIZATION EFFORTS THAT HAVE TAKEN PLACE THROUGHOUT THE FOUR COUNTY AREA, UM, AND THAT HAVE BEEN SYNTHESIZED AND, UM, AND MADE SPECIFIC FOR OUR WORK.

SO, UM, WE HAVE A TRAILS PLAN.

WE HAVE A, A ROUTE, A GENERAL ROUTE, UM, THAT CONNECTS THE ALIMO TO THE CAPITOL.

UM, WHAT IT IS LARGELY ABOUT LIKE 90% OF THAT TRAIL, UM, IS MADE UP OF TRAIL SEGMENTS FROM THE ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION PLANS, THE TRAIL PLANS, UM, OTHER, UH, RECREATIONAL ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING INITIATIVES THAT HAVE TAKEN PLACE IN ALL THOSE COMMUNITIES STITCHED TOGETHER AND LOCATED IN THE RECHARGE ZONE.

SO WE WENT THROUGH ALL THESE OTHER PLANNING EFFORTS TO DETERMINE, UM, THE BEST WAY TO TAKE ALREADY PRIORITIZED TRAIL PROJECTS AND FACILITATE THAT CONNECTION THE OTHER 10%.

SO, SO THAT'S AN INTERESTING ROLE.

THAT'S A KIND OF A UNIQUE THING THAT WE DO.

AND AN IMPORTANT PART OF OUR, OUR

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WORK IS THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, WHILE BEXAR COUNTY MAYBE WORKING WITH THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO AND MAYBE WORKING THE CITY OF SHIRTS, NONE OF THOSE GROUPS ARE WORKING WITH HAYES COUNTY OR CITY OF AUSTIN OR THE HILL COUNTRY CONSERVANCY TO FACILITATE A LARGER CONNECTION THAT MIGHT, YOU KNOW, PROMOTE THAT REGIONAL CONNECTIVITY.

UM, THE OTHER IMPORTANT ROLE THAT WE PLAY IN THIS SORT OF PROCESS, THIS CONVERSATION IS THAT I MENTIONED, YOU KNOW, APPROXIMATELY 90%, THERE'S STILL 10% OR A, YOU KNOW, SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF THAT REGIONAL TRUCK CONNECTION THAT HASN'T BEEN PLANNED FOR, HASN'T BEEN IDENTIFIED, AND HASN'T BEEN PRIORITIZED.

SO WE, WE CAN PLAY, WE, WE DO PLAY A ROLE IN, UM, FACILITATING AND WORKING WITH PARTNERS TO AMPLIFY A PLANNING PROCESS OR A DECISION MAKING PROCESS TO FIGURE OUT WHERE THOSE CONNECTIONS CAN BE MADE AND THEN TO MOVE TO IMPLEMENT THEM.

WHOOPS.

FOR, UM, GREEN WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS FOR FLOODING AND, UH, CARBON SEQUESTRATION, UM, AND SORT OF COMMUNITY DRIVEN STORYTELLING THROUGH, UM, THROUGH THE PUBLIC ARENA.

UM, SO I MENTIONED A A LOT THERE, JUST BROADLY.

UM, THESE ARE SORT OF THE THREE CATEGORIES OF, OF WORK THAT WE DO, UM, THROUGHOUT OUR CORRIDOR AND IN AUSTIN, UM, WHERE WE, WHERE WE ARE ACTIVE AND WHERE WE'RE LOOKING TO BE MORE ACTIVE.

UM, WE FACILITATE THE ACQUISITION OF RIGHT OF WAY BOTH FOR, FOR TRAIL AND FOR CONSERVATION PROJECTS.

SO WE, WE HAVE A TEAM OF PEOPLE, UM, WITH EXPERTISE IN CONSERVATION, FINANCE, UM, REAL ESTATE TRANSACTION LAW, THAT SORT OF THING.

UM, WE'RE WORKING WITH, UM, PRIVATE AND PUBLIC AND NONPROFIT PARTNERS TO, UM, IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES, UM, WITHIN THE RECHARGE ZONE WITH THE HIGHEST POTENTIAL FOR, FOR THOSE ECOLOGICAL OUTCOMES AND FOR TRAIL CONNECTIVITY.

AND WE'RE, UM, WORKING TO FACILITATE RIGHTAWAY ACQUISITION.

UH, THE OTHER THING AREA WE'RE REALLY ACTIVE IS IN TRAIL PLANNING, TRAIL DESIGN AND, AND ULTIMATELY TRAIL CONSTRUCTION.

UM, I'M A LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT OR OTHER FOLKS ON OUR STAFF, AND WE HAVE EXPERTISE, UM, FROM LIKE CONCEPT TO SHOVEL IN THE GROUND OF, UM, OF ACTUALLY LOCATING TRAIL, YOU KNOW, UH, UH, DESIGNING TRAIL AND COMING UP WITH THINGS LIKE RESOLVING QUESTIONS AROUND MATERIALITY, SLOPE, UM, HYDROLOGY VEGETATION, UM, ALL THE WAY THROUGH TO, UM, CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTATION AND, UH, CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION AND OVERSIGHT.

UM, AND THEN FINALLY, WE'RE, WE'RE REALLY, WE'RE REALLY GOOD AT, UM, ACTIVATING AND PROMOTING STEWARDSHIP AMONGST, UH, THE TRAILS AND THE CONSERVATION PROJECTS THAT WE HELP EXECUTE.

SO, UM, THESE ARE THINGS LIKE YOU CAN SEE HERE AT A TRAIL RUN AND A SEGMENT OF TRAIL THAT WE HELPED CREATE.

UM, UH, WE DO CREEK CLEANUPS.

WE ADOPTED A SEGMENT OF ONION CREEK, UM, INVASIVE SPECIES REMOVAL, OTHER SORTS OF ACTIVITIES WHERE WE'RE PHYSICALLY OUT ON THE LANDSCAPE, OUT IN THE COMMUNITY, OUT IN THE WORLD, UM, TO PROMOTE THE KINDS OF, UM, VALUES AND IDEALS THAT ALIGN WITH HEALTHY LANDSCAPES AND VIBRANT COMMUNITIES IN CENTRAL TEXAS.

AND A LITTLE EX JUST SOME EXAMPLES OF SOME OF THE WORK THAT WE'RE CURRENTLY DOING IN THOSE SPACES.

UM, WE HAVE A LANDOWNER OUTREACH INITIATIVE THAT'S ACTUALLY WRAPPING UP PRETTY SOON.

LITERALLY, SOMEBODY HAS CALLED, UM, AT LEAST ONCE, IN SOME CASES TWICE AND, OR, AND OR SENT CERTIFIED MAIL TO EVERY SINGLE LANDOWNER OF STRATEGIC PARCELS, UM, IN OUR FOUR COUNTY AREA TO DISCUSS THE POTENTIAL FOR, UM, A CONSERVATION EASEMENT OR, OR SOME OTHER TYPE OF, UM, YOU KNOW, RELATIONSHIP WITH GREAT SPRINGS PROJECT AND OUR PARTNERS FOR CONSERVATION AND FOR TRAIL CONNECTIVITY.

UM, WE'RE AN ADVOCATE, UH, IN THE, THE RECENTLY ELAPSED, OR I GUESS CURRENTLY UNDER INVESTIGATION, CURRENTLY UNDER, UH, EVALUATION, UM, CAMPO REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PLAN CALL FOR PROJECTS.

WE'RE ALSO DEVELOPING WITH PARTNERS AND ALSO FOR OURSELVES, UM, PROPOSALS TO THE, THE TA CALL THE CAMPUS CURRENT TA CALL.

UM, AND WE'RE DOING THESE, UH, ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES WITH ADVISORY COMMUNITIES.

I MENTIONED THE BICYCLE ADVISORY COMMISSION, UM, ALSO PRESENTED TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION.

THAT WAS THE OTHER GROUP WHERE, UM, THE CHAIR GOT MY NAME, MY LAST NAME, RIGHT ON THE FIRST TRY.

UH, SO THAT WAS IMPRESSIVE.

BUT, UM, HAD A GREAT CONVERSATION WITH THAT GROUP AS WELL.

WE ALSO PRESENTED TO, UM, COUNCIL'S MOBILITY COMMISSION, UH, SUBCOMMITTEE, UM, TO HEAR FROM YOU ALL YOUR, YOUR PERSPECTIVES, YOUR, UM, INSIGHTS AND, UM, YOUR GUIDANCE ON HOW OUR GROUP CAN BE, AGAIN, A BETTER ALLY, UM, FOR THE CITY AND FOR THE COMMUNITY.

UM, WE HAVE A PENDING GRANT APPLICATION, UH, TO THE EPA CLIMATE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE GRANT PROGRAM.

I CAN GO INTO TONS OF DETAIL ABOUT THAT ONE, BUT IN THE INTEREST OF TIME, I'LL JUST SAY IT'S $20 MILLION, UM, TO BUILD FOUR NEW MILES OF TRAIL, UH, ALONG THE ONION CREEK CORRIDOR IN EASTERN TRAVIS COUNTY.

UM, IMPLEMENTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH 14 OTHER NON-PROFITS, UM, INCLUDING AUSTIN YOUTH RIVER WATCH, DOVE SPRINGS, PROUD, UM, FORKLIFT DANCE WORKS, UH, TREE FOLKS AND OTHERS TO LEVERAGE TRAIL BUILDING AND THE ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION RECREATIONAL TRAIL ELEMENTS, UM, BENEFITS THEREOF

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THAT IS UNION CREEK GREENBELT.

UM, WE ALSO RECENTLY SUBMITTED A GRANT, UH, TO THE BUREAU OF RECLAMATION FOR, UM, A PRELIMINARY STUDY, UH, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE TRAIL CONSERVANCY, UM, AND THE TRAVIS COUNTY PARKS FOUNDATION FOR A STUDY FOR, UM, A TRAIL BELOW LONGHORN DAM, UH, THE COLORADO RIVER TRAIL.

UM, AND WE CURRENTLY HAVE FUNDING FROM, UM, OR WE, OR OUR PARTNERS CURRENTLY HAVE FUNDING FROM A NUMBER OF THESE COMPETITIVE GRANT PROGRAMS, UH, INCLUDING, UH, MOST RECENT T TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVES, UH, CYCLE.

WE GOT ABOUT $2 MILLION TO DO A CORRIDOR WIDE FEASIBILITY STUDY.

UM, AND WITHIN THE LAST, UH, TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE RECREATIONAL TRAILS GRANT CYCLE, WE AND OUR PARTNERS, UM, BROUGHT IN ALMOST $800,000 TO CONSTRUCT, UH, OVER THREE MILES OF NEW RECREATIONAL TRAIL, UM, IN HIS COUNTY.

AND TWO, WE'RE ALSO ACTIVE, UH, IN SECURING FUNDING FROM VARIOUS PHILANTHROPIC ORGANIZATIONS IN THE PHILANTHROPIC COMMUNITY, UM, AGAIN, TO, TO SUPPORT OUR WORK, BUT TO ALLOCATE TO OUR PARTNERS THROUGHOUT THE CORRIDOR, UM, TO AMPLIFY AND AUGMENT THEIR WORK AND BUILDING HEALTHY LANDSCAPES AND VIBRANT COMMUNITIES.

SO WHAT WE'RE ASKING FOR, UM, IS, UH, A, A RECOMMEND, AS YOU'VE READ, I'M SURE, UM, A RECOMMENDATION FROM THIS GROUP, WHICH WAS, WHICH IS THE SAME AS THE RECOMMENDATION FROM THE ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION AND THE BICYCLE ADVISORY COMMITTEE, UM, WHICH WOULD PROVIDE YOUR SUPPORT FOR OUR GROUP IN BEING A MORE EXPLICIT OR FREQUENT COLLABORATOR, UM, WITH CITY STAFF.

SO RIGHT NOW, WE WORK CLOSELY WITH CITY STAFF IN SORT OF, IN, IN MANY APPLICATIONS, BUT THEY'RE ALL SORT OF AD HOC.

THERE ARE, IF WE FIND, IF WE'RE WE, WE, WE HAVE, UM, UH, HUSTLED TO FIND, UM, A STAFF PERSON, UH, IN PART OR WATERSHED OR, UM, OR TRANSPORTATION PUBLIC WORKS, UM, WHO HAS THE, THE CAPACITY AND THE BANDWIDTH TO LISTEN TO ME TALK TO THEM, UM, AND READ ALL MY EMAILS, WHICH TEND TO BE VERY LONG.

UM, BUT ALSO TO, TO COLLABORATE, TO DEVELOP PROJECTS THAT ARE JOB READY, UM, OR AS IN THE CASE OF A PLAN OR FEASIBILITY STUDY, YOU KNOW, PATENT READY, THAT THEY'RE SCOPED AND, AND READY TO, UM, TO BE FUNDED EITHER INTERNALLY BY THE CITY, BUT BUT MORE LIKELY EXTERNALLY THROUGH ONE OF THESE PUBLIC GRANTS THAT WE'RE, UM, COMPETING FOR.

UM, SO THIS WOULD HELP PROVIDE, UM, SUPPORT TO, THIS WOULD HELP PROVIDE AUTHORIZATION, I GUESS, OR, OR FACILITATE, UM, COUNCIL AND, UH, DIVISION CHIEFS TO, UM, TO EMPOWER STAFF TO BE, TO BE THAT COLLABORATOR FOR US, TO HELP US BE A BETTER PARTNER FOR THE CITY.

UM, AND, AND YOU KNOW, IT BEAR BEARS REPEATING THAT THIS IS NOT AN OBLIGATION THAT STAFF, YOU KNOW, BE, THERE'S NO COMMITMENT HERE.

THERE'S NO REQUIREMENT THAT, YOU KNOW, AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND GSP CHRISTMAS PROJECT.

IT'S JUST, UH, AN, UH, ENCOURAGEMENT AND KINDA YOUR BLESSING FOR US TO CONTINUE AND EXPAND, UM, WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING AND WANNA KEEP DOING.

SO THAT SHOULD DO IT.

THANK YOU, UH, FOR YOUR TIME AND LOOKING FORWARD TO THE CONVERSATION.

COULD, YOU KNOW, IF NECESSARY OR DEEMED NECESSARY BY CITY COUNCIL, UM, THAT, THAT A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING A RESOLUTION OR SIMILAR TO SUPPORT THE PARTNERSHIP WITH GREAT SPRINGS PROJECT COULD BE CONSIDERED.

UM, I, IF I COULD, UM, WE HAD A GREAT CONVERSATION MAYBE BACK AT THE END OF JULY, UH, MIKEY, ABOUT SOME OF THESE ELEMENTS.

AND, AND ONE OF THE THINGS, UM, I HELP COMMISSIONERS AS WELL, JUST TO LET Y'ALL KNOW.

UM, SO IN THE URBAN TRAILS PLAN 2023, THERE'S SORT OF A PAGE WHERE IT'S LIKE, SHOWS SORT OF LIKE A GRID THAT SHOWS PARTNERS, UH, LIKE, YOU KNOW, SHOAL CREEK CONSERVANCY, OR DIFFERENT TRAIL PARTNERS THAT ARE OFTEN THE U THAT THE CITY COLLABORATES WITH IN A MORE FORMAL MANNER.

SO THE RECOMMENDATION HERE, UM, DESCRIBES IN THE EZS IT DESCRIBES UTCS ROLE, IT DESCRIBES GREAT SPRINGS PROJECT, UM, IT DESCRIBES THE URBAN TRAILS PLAN, AND THEN THE BE IT RESOLVED, UM, GO AHEAD.

AND, UM, YOU KNOW, THEY TAKE, UM, THEY RECOMMEND THAT CITY STAFF BE AUTHORIZED AND ENCOURAGED TO PARTNER WITH GREAT SPRINGS AS A PARTNER, YOU KNOW, EQUAL TO THOSE THAT ARE ALREADY IN THE URBAN TRAILS MASTER PLAN.

THAT, UM, IT, IT ALSO, THE SECOND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, REALLY HIGHLIGHTS, AS WE HEARD IN THE PRESENTATION, SOME OF THESE SHARED CORRIDORS THAT ARE PART OF SORT OF THE AREA THAT, UH, GREAT SPRINGS PROJECT IS WORKING IN AND ARE ALSO, UH, PART OF OUR PROPOSED URBAN TRAIL WENT WORK.

AND WE HEARD ABOUT SOME OF THE REASONS WHY THE, UH, GREAT SPRINGS PROJECT BELIEVES THEY COULD BRING SOME OF THEIR EXPERTISE AND SUPPORT TO STAFF TO POTENTIALLY ACCELERATE THESE PROJECTS, WHICH IS SOMETHING WE'VE ALSO BEEN TALKING A LOT ABOUT IN OUR COMMISSION, IS ACCELERATING OUR URBAN TRAILS PROGRESS.

AND THEN THE LAST BIT FURTHER RESOLVE SAYS THAT WE

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SO THAT'S THE RECOMMENDATION.

UM, I GUESS I'LL, I'LL GO AHEAD AND, UM, MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS RECOMMENDATION, BUT, UM, UH, LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING MORE DISCUSSION AND, YOU KNOW, QUESTIONS FOR MIKEY OR DISCUSSION AMONG THE COMMISSIONERS WOULD BE GREAT.

SO I'M GONNA MOVE TO APPROVE THIS.

UM, SECOND.

GREAT, THANK YOU, COMM, VICE CHAIR BROOKS HAS SECONDED THAT.

SO, UM, MOVE INTO JUST DISCUSSION OR ANY QUESTIONS THAT PEOPLE HAVE FOR MIKEY OR ABOUT THE, UH, RECOMMENDATION.

I NOTICED THAT ONE OF YOUR SOURCES OF FUNDS IS THE CARBON REDUCTION PROGRAM OR TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVE SET ASIDE.

A LOT OF PEOPLE GO AFTER THOSE, THAT MONEY.

HOW DO YOU AVOID CONFLICTS GOING THROUGH, THROUGH THE SAME POT OF MONEY FOR TWO DIFFERENT YEAH, I SHOULD SAY WE, WE HAVEN'T ACTUALLY GOTTEN THAT.

THAT'S A, WE'RE CURRENTLY COMPETING FOR THAT.

UM, SO WE HAVE, WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN ANY TASA OR CRP MONEY YET.

UM, BUT, UH, IT'S A GOOD QUESTION.

I MEAN, WE HAVEN'T HAD THAT ISSUE.

SO FOR EXAMPLE, UM, TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE RECREATIONAL TRAILS GRANT WE'VE SUBMITTED.

SO, UH, WE ONLY SUBMITTED, YOU'RE ONLY, EACH INDIVIDUAL ORGANIZATION IS ONLY ALLOWED TO SUBMIT ONE PROPOSAL TO THAT GRANT PROGRAM.

UM, SO WE SUBMITTED ONE, BUT WE ALSO, UM, LIKE WORKED WITH PARTNERS, UM, IN SOME CASES DEVELOPING THE ENTIRETY OF THE PROPOSAL, UM, UNDER THEIR GUIDANCE, UM, TO SUBMIT FOR, I THINK IT WAS THIS MOST RECENT CYCLE, FIVE PROPOSAL, FOUR PROPOSALS, AND THREE OF THEM GOT FUNDED.

SO, UM, IT'S, IT'S, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THEM DIDN'T GET FUNDED, BUT IT WASN'T BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THERE, THERE WERE REASONS, THERE REASONS FOR THAT.

BUT, YOU KNOW, IT, IT'S A, IT'S HASN'T BEEN A PROBLEM.

AND WE WE'RE CLEAR WITH OUR PARTNERS, I GUESS IF, IF THERE IS ANY SITUATION WHERE THERE MIGHT BE, UM, CONFLICT OR PERCEIVED CONFLICTS THAT WE'RE, WE'RE TRANSPARENT THAT IT'S, YOU KNOW, WE'RE WORKING WITH OTHER PEOPLE HERE TOO.

AND I THINK IT'S, WE TRY TO MAKE IT, I THINK IT IS CLEAR, AND, AND WE COULD CERTAINLY, UM, COMMIT, CONTINUE TO COMMIT TO DOING THAT, IS LIKE, OUR WORK IS REGIONAL, SO OUR PARTNERS EXIST REGIONALLY AS WELL.

UM, YEAH, SO I GUESS, I DON'T KNOW IF THAT ANSWERS YOUR QUESTION, BUT THERE, THERE REALLY ISN'T A LOT OF, UM, THERE AREN'T, THERE, WE'RE STRATEGIC ABOUT THE ONES THAT WE, YOU KNOW, WE WON'T SUBMIT, YOU KNOW, TWO PROPOSALS TO THE TASA CRP PROGRAM.

UM, BUT YEAH, I THINK IN A SENSE, CASTING A WIDE NET HELPS, YOU KNOW, LIKELY INCREASE THE LIKELIHOOD THAT SOME OF THE PROJECTS THAT PROMOTE HEALTHY LANDSCAPES AND UM, AND VIBRANT COMMUNITIES IN CENTRAL TEXAS WILL BE FUNDED THROUGH THAT GRANT PROGRAM.

UM, AND SO YEAH, I THINK WE'RE, WE'RE EAGER TO, UM, TO DEVELOP COMPETITIVE PROJECTS THAT ARE FOR, FOR ALL OF OUR PARTNERS, UM, AND, UH, AND PUT THEM ALL OUT THERE AND, AND, AND HOPEFULLY THEY'RE ALL FUNDED.

UH, COMMISSIONER SCHUMACHER, UM, THIS IS, UH, UH, UH, NOT NECESSARILY A QUESTION.

I JUST WANT TO GIVE AN OPPORTUNITY, IF CITY STAFF WANTS TO COMMENT ON MAYBE YOUR PERSPECTIVE ON WHAT THE PROCESS IS FOR ADDING NEW PARTNERS.

AND IF WHAT YOU GUYS KINDA LOOK FOR IN THAT PROCESS MIGHT SHED SOME LIGHT FOR FULL.

BUT IF YOU DON'T, TOTALLY FINE.

I CAN.

UM, JIM DALE, DEPUTY DIRECT FOR TRANSPORTATION PUBLIC WORKS.

AGAIN, I CAN TALK A LITTLE BIT.

WE'RE ALWAYS INTERESTED IN TALKING TO FOLKS THAT HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO EXTEND THE POLICIES THAT COUNCIL HAVE PUT IN PLACE.

SO WE'RE OPEN TO THOSE CONVERSATIONS.

AND DEPENDING ON WHERE THAT GOES, AGREEMENTS AND SO FORTH, UM, WE CAN HELP GUIDE, UM, THAT PROCESS TOO.

WE NEED THAT COUNCIL SUPPORT.

SO THE WAY WE SAW YOUR PRESENTATION AT THE MOBILITY COMMITTEE, UM, LAST WEEK AS WELL.

AND SO, UM, WE'RE, WE'RE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR OPPORTUNITIES TO TAKE THE, THE FUNDS THAT THE COMMUNITY HAS ENTRUSTED US WITH AND TAKING THEM FARTHER AND GIVEN MORE VALUE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY, SO OPEN FOR THOSE CONVERSATIONS.

I DON'T KNOW IF THAT ANSWERS NO, THAT'S GREAT.

THE PERSPECTIVE THAT WE TAKE.

NO QUESTION.

IF I, IF I MAY, UM, ONE INTERESTING SORT OF DETAIL THAT CLAUDE DIDN'T MENTION, BUT, UM, ONE REALLY SIGNIFICANT AREA, AND IT'S NOT A COINCIDENCE, UM, WHERE, WHERE ROLE I THINK THE GSP CAN PLAY IN TERMS OF ACCELERATING IMPLEMENTATION, UM, OF THE URBAN TRAILS PLAN, UH, IS THAT, WHICH THE URBAN TRAILS PLAN IDENTIFIES, UM, TIER TWO AND TIER THREE URBAN TRAILS AS BEING KIND OF LIKE, WE THINK THESE ARE GREAT, WE CITY OUR PARTNERSHIP, WE THINK THESE ARE GREAT, BUT WE GOT OUR HANDS FULL OF TIER ONE.

WE'LL DO THE TIER TWO AND TIER THREE TRAILS IF SOMEBODY, YOU KNOW, THOSE ARE OPPORTUNITIES WHERE SOMEBODY CAN HELP, YOU KNOW, SOMEBODY CAN CONTRIBUTE.

AND THAT'S TOTALLY

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SO IN DEVELOPING OUR TRAILS PLAN, YOU KNOW, THE BERKS FROMM SPUR ALSO IS, IN SOME WAYS IT, IT COVERS A LOT OF THE SAME GROUND AS THE WILLIAMSON CREEK GREENWAY WOOD.

UH, BUT, AND THE BURMAN FIRST IS GREAT.

I'M A THOUSAND PERCENT BEHIND THE BURCH FIRST, SO IT'S GSP, BUT IT FEELS LIKE STAFF, IT'S TIER ONE SEEMS LIKE STAFF KIND OF HAS THAT UNDER CONTROL.

THAT'S A PROJECT THAT, UM, WHERE WE DON'T REALLY ADD A LOT OF VALUE, BUT WILLIAMSON CREEK, UM, THE ONION CREEK, THOSE SEGMENTS OF THE, THE UPSTREAM SEGMENTS OF THE ONION CREEK GREENWAY, THOSE ARE NOT TIER ONE TRAILS, BUT THEY'RE STILL REALLY GREAT TRAILS.

THEY'RE STILL REALLY GREAT PROJECTS.

AND THERE'S, THERE ARE PLACES WHERE, UM, WHERE EXPLICITLY IN THE URBAN TRAILS PLAN, SOMEONE CAN PLAY A ROLE AS A, AS A COLLABORATOR FACILITATOR, AN AMPLIFIER OF STAFF CAPACITY TO, TO, TO EXECUTE THOSE PROJECTS.

UM, AND SO WE VERY MUCH ARE INTERESTED IN, IN PLAYING THAT ROLE FOR THOSE TWO SEGMENTS, UM, WHICH IS, YOU KNOW, 40 MILES OF URBAN TRAIL, UM, IN SOUTH AUSTIN, IN SOUTHEAST AUSTIN, YOU KNOW, IMPORTANT PARTS OF THE CITY WHERE, UM, THERE HAVEN'T BEEN HISTORICALLY A LOT OF, UH, ATTENTION.

SO, UM, YEAH, WE, I THINK JUST TO, TO, TO TOUCH ON THAT AND TO, TO, YOU KNOW, SPECIFY THAT, THAT REALLY, THAT IS, THAT'S THE ROLE THAT WE IMAGINE THAT'S, THAT'S THE ROLE THAT, THAT THAT'S A ROLE THAT WAS IDENTIFIED IN THE URBAN TRAILS PLAN.

THAT'S DEFINITELY A ROLE THAT WE THINK WE CAN PLAY.

THANK YOU FOR THAT.

AND AS WELL.

WELL, JIM, JIM, THANK YOU AS WELL FOR THAT.

UM, DO I HAVE FURTHER DISCUSSION FROM COMMISSIONERS? I'M LOOKING ONLINE.

I'M, I'M TRY ALWAYS TRYING TO DO BETTER ABOUT SEEING, I ALWAYS TRYING TO, HEATHER, BETTER ABOUT SEEING Y HEATHER.

HI, I JUST HAVE A QUESTION.

UM, IS THERE, I, I THINK I'M LOOKING AT THE COPY THAT WAS ON THAT WAS POSTED.

IS THERE A REASON THAT THERE ISN'T AWARE AS ABOUT THE RESOLUTION PASSED THE SCHOOL ADVISORY COUNCIL? I THINK I, I, SORRY, I DIDN'T ASK THIS BEFORE THE MEETING.

YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.

I, I THINK I CAN SAFELY SAY THERE, I CAN SAFELY SAY THERE ISN'T A REASON WHY ISN'T A REASON WHY.

, COULD I MOVE TO ADD SUCH? WHEREAS TO HOPE, HOPEFULLY ADD SOME, YOU, YOU CERTAINLY COULD MOVE TO THE RECOMMENDATION.

COULD I MO I MOVE TO ADD, WHEREAS TO THIS RECOMMENDATION THAT STATES THAT THE BICYCLE ADVISORY COUNCIL HAS SEEN, UH, AND APPROVED A SIMILAR RECOMMENDATION OR MAKES DIRECT REFERENCE TO THAT RECOMMENDATION, IF POSSIBLE, I CAN FIND THE NUMBER FOR IT, IF THAT HELPS.

I CAN PULL IT UP.

YEAH, WE'RE GONNA, LET'S WORK ON THAT.

SO I'LL MAKE, OKAY, SO I'LL, OR I THINK SOMEONE NEEDS A SECOND AND I CAN MAKE MOTION SECOND, AND THEN I CAN MAKE MOTION.

HANG ON ONE SECOND.

HEATHER, COULD YOU MUTE? HANG ONE SECOND.

HEATHER, COULD YOU MUTE 'CAUSE WE'RE YEAH.

HEARING OUR OURSELF TWICE.

I'M SORRY, SPENCER, ARE YOU, YOU'RE KIND OF SECOND AND MAYBE COME UP WITH SOME LANGUAGE FOR US HERE? YEAH.

OH, YEAH, I GUESS I SECONDED IT.

SO I'LL, I'LL SECOND AND THEN I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO SUBSTITUTE, UH, THAT AMENDMENT WITH THE LANGUAGE, UH, WHEREAS THE BICYCLE ADVISORY COUNCIL APPROVED RECOMMENDATION NUMBER 20 24 0 8 2 0 DASH ZERO FIVE RECOMME RECOMMENDING FURTHER PARTNERSHIP WITH THE GREAT SPRINGS PROJECT .

SO THAT IS OUR FINAL, WHEREAS THAT WE'VE ADDED THAT RIGHT BEFORE THE THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED.

IS THAT KIND OF WHAT WE'RE DOING THERE? YES.

AND WE NEED A SECOND TO THE PHOTO AND WE NEED A SECOND TO THAT.

UM, THE SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT THAT YOU'VE OFFERED A SECOND, WAS THAT COMMISSIONER ALVAREZ? YES.

SO LET'S TAKE A MOTION TO ADD THAT, WHEREAS THAT, UH, ACKNOWLEDGES THE BICYCLE COUNCIL, UH, BICYCLE ADVISORY COUNCIL, UH, RECOMMENDATION FROM AUGUST.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE AMENDMENT, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND OR SAY, AYE.

AND, AND JUST TO CLARIFY, WE, UH, I SUBSTITUTED, UM, COMMISSIONER BUFFET'S, UH, AMENDMENT.

SO THIS IS ONE AMENDMENT WE'RE VOTING ON? YES.

THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

AND, UM, DO WE HAVE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION OR, UH,

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AMENDMENTS? NOPE.

I WILL CALL FOR A VOTE ON THIS, UH, RECOMMENDATION AS AMENDED.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY I OR RAISE YOUR HAND.

IT LOOKS LIKE THAT IS UNANIMOUS OF THOSE PRESENT.

AWESOME.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING OUT TO US TODAY.

WE TRULY APPRECIATE IT.

BRINGS US TO, UM, ITEM FIVE DISCUSSION, APPROVAL OF A RECOMMENDATION ON TRANSIT ENHANCEMENT PLAN REGARDING PRIORITIZATION AND FUNDING STREAMS. SO, UM, THOSE OF YOU WHO WERE HERE LAST MONTH FOR OUR SEPTEMBER MEETING, UH, KNOW THAT WE, UM, HEARD A, A PRESENTATION ABOUT THE TRANSIT ENHANCEMENT PLAN, AND I THINK WE WEREN'T QUITE READY TO HAVE A RECOMMENDATION AT THAT POINT, AND NOW WE HAVE ONE.

OKAY, SO THIS

[5. Discussion and approval of a recommendation on transit enhancement plan regarding prioritization and funding streams ]

AND SO, UM, COMMISSIONER BROOKS LARGELY WROTE THIS, SO, UM, I'LL LEAVE IT TO HIM TO SORT OF PRESENT IT TO US AND, UH, UH, POTENTIALLY MAKE A MOTION, UH, TO TAKE YOU BACK IN HISTORY TO SAY EARLIER, 2018 IS THE FURTHEST, I DARE GO BACK, BUT UP UNTIL 2018, CAMP METRO AND THE CITY OF AUSTIN DID NOT GET ALONG.

THEY EFFECTIVELY WERE ENTIRELY SEPARATE ORGANIZATIONS WITH SEPARATE BOARDS AND THINGS LIKE INSTALLING A STOPLIGHT AT A CAP METRO STOP FREQUENTLY TOOK YEARS BECAUSE IT JUST WENT INTO THE HOPPER.

LIKE ANY OTHER FLAT STOPLIGHT STOP SIGN REQUEST AND LET, AND STAYED THERE IN 2018, CAP METRO, UH, PASSED AN ILA OR THAT DEDICATED A MILLION A YEAR FOR CAPITAL PROJECTS THAT PRIORITIZED TRANSIT.

THESE ARE OUTSIDE OF PROJECTS THAT CAPITAL CAP METRO ITSELF DOES.

THIS MONEY WAS TO PAY FOR PRO OTHER PROJECTS BEING DONE BY, FOR EXAMPLE, THE CITY OF AUSTIN.

AND AT THAT POINT, THEY HIRED A, THE CITY OF AUSTIN HIRED A CAP METRO EMPLOYEE TO SERVE AS COORDINATOR, UH, FROM THE CAP METRO SIDE.

THAT WAS CAITLYN DI HALTON WHO SPOKE TO US LAST WEEK.

AND THEN ON THE CAP METRO SIDE, NADIA BARRA RAMIREZ PLAYS A SIMILAR ROLE.

SO WHAT HAS HAPPENED IN SINCE 2018 IS WE'VE GONE FROM A SITUATION OF TWO MAJOR ORGANIZATIONS EITHER IGNORING EACH OTHER OR SOMETIMES BEING OPENLY HOSTILE TO EACH OTHER, TO TRYING VERY, VERY HARD TO WORK TOGETHER.

AND ONE OF THE OUTCOMES OF THAT WORK, THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL SMALLER PROJECTS.

UM, THE, UH, THE COUNTERFLOW LANE OF THE UT CAMPUS WAS ONE OF THOSE PROJECTS.

IT INVOLVED THE CITY OF AUSTIN DOING SOMETHING THAT CAP METRO ALSO NEEDED.

UM, BUT IN 2020, THEY CAME OUT WITH A STREETS FOR TRANSIT REPORT.

I'M NOT, WHEN I SAY THEY, I'M NOT SURE WHICH SIDE IT CAME FROM, MAYBE BOTH, UH, BUT IT WAS A JOINT REPORT.

AND IN 2024 PRODUCED THE TRANSMIT ENHANCEMENT INFRASTRUCTURE REPORT, WHICH IS ORIGINAL PURPOSE WAS TO HELP ALLOCATE AND PLAN FOR THE SPENDING OF 2020 BOND FUNDS.

BUT WHOSE EFFECTIVE PURPOSE WAS TO IDENTIFY WHICH CITY OF AUSTIN PROJECTS WOULD BE MOST BENEFICIAL TO TRANSIT IN TERMS OF COST PAYOFF, COST EFFECTIVENESS, PAYOFF.

AND THEY CAME UP WITH, WELL, THERE ARE OVER SO FAR, OVER THE BOTH SIDES, 150 PROJECTS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED THAT I THINK 10 YEARS AGO WOULD'VE BEEN AN AMAZING NUMBER.

BUT IN PARTICULAR, MOST RECENTLY, THEY CAME UP WITH A LIST OF 37 PROJECTS, WHICH THEY SAY WILL AID SPANS AT TREES, TRANSIT SPEED, AND RELIABILITY.

AND IN PARTICULAR, THEY'VE DEVELOPED A SET OF QUANTITATIVE METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING WHICH PROJECTS WOULD HAVE THE GREATEST BENEFIT TO RIDERS.

I'M NOT SURE, I SUSPECT IT WAS A CAP METRO EFFORT, BUT IT MIGHT NOT HAVE BEEN.

THIS IS THE, SO-CALLED BUS DELAY ANALYSIS TOOL, RIGHT? AGAIN,

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SO WITH THAT AS BACKGROUND, UM, WE'VE WRITTEN A RESOLUTION.

BASICALLY THE RESOLUTION, THE, THE PROPOSAL THAT THEY'VE COME UP WITH SO FAR IS ONE SHOT PROPOSAL.

UM, WE THINK IT SHOULD BE A CONTINUOUS ACTIVITY, JUST LIKE WE HAVE FOR THE, THE BICYCLE PLAN, THE SIDEWALK PLAN, ALL THESE OTHER PLANS, CITY PLANS THAT MOVE FORWARD CONSTANTLY THROUGH TIME AND ARE CONSTANTLY UPDATED.

AND WE ALSO SUGGEST IN THE RESOLUTION THAT THEY PROVIDE AT LEAST SUFFICIENT INFORMATION ON THE COSTS OF THESE PROJECTS, SO THAT IT WOULD BE REALLY, REALLY EASY TO PICK OUT SOME OF THEM FOR OUR 2026 BOND.

SO THAT'S THE BASICS OF THE RESOLUTION.

DO I NEED TO, SHOULD I MAKE A MOTION? ALRIGHT, I'LL JUST MAKE A MO YEAH.

AND I, I HELPED YOU WRITE YES, A LITTLE BIT OF THIS.

SO, UM, I, I'LL, I CAN, I'LL SECOND YOUR MO YOUR MOTION.

I'LL MAKE THE MOTION.

YOU CAN SECOND IT.

I THINK YOU SAID THAT AT SOME POINT, MAYBE, I DON'T KNOW, MAYBE YOU DIDN'T.

I DIDN'T, BUT YOU DID NOW, SO I'M SECONDING.

UM, BUT BASICALLY, UM, YOU KNOW, WE, WE HAVE THE TRANSIT TRANSIT ENHANCEMENT INFRASTRUCTURE REPORT, AND WE HAD A WHOLE PRESENTATION ON THAT LAST MONTH, BUT IT'S REALLY A REPORT.

IT'S 37 THINGS.

UM, BUT WE KNOW THERE'S PROBABLY MORE THINGS.

AND SO, UM, TRYING TO GET INTO A CYCLE, AS YOU SAID, UH, COMMISSIONER, VICE CHAIR BROOKS OF A CONTINUOUS PLANNING.

SO BASICALLY CONCEPTUALIZING THIS IDEA OF, UH, A PLAN THAT WOULD PARALLEL, YOU KNOW, THE WAY SIDEWALKS, CROSSINGS AND SHARED STREETS DOES FOR PEDESTRIAN SUPPORTIVE INFRASTRUCTURE OR THE BICYCLE PLAN DOES FOR BICYCLE INFRASTRUCTURE.

WE WOULD HAVE THIS AS A CITY PLAN FOR TRANSIT SUPPORTIVE INFRASTRUCTURE.

AND SO THAT'S SORT OF THE FIRST, BE IT RESOLVED AND SUPPORTING THE A SMP THAT THEY WILL DEVELOP, MAINTAIN AND CONTINUOUSLY UPDATE THIS PLAN.

UM, THEY, THE IDEAS AND THE PLAN WOULD COME FROM, UH, YOU KNOW, EITHER CAP METRO AUSTIN TRANSIT PARTNERSHIP, UM, THE CURRENT, UH, TRANSIT ENHANCEMENT INFRASTRUCTURE REPORT, UM, OTHER CAP METRO STUDIES, UM, AND ANY OTHER PROJECT FROM CITY STAFF.

SO WE'RE SAYING IT WOULD INCLUDE THE 37 PROJECTS WE HAVE NOW, BUT IT WOULD INCLUDE, UM, OTHER, OTHER ONGOING WORK AND FUTURE WORK, UM, WITH, IN CONJUNCTION WITH CAT METRO, INCLUDING THE FACT THAT THEY'RE DOING THEIR UPCOMING TRANSIT PLAN 2035.

SO THEY'RE ALREADY STARTING THEIR, THEIR NEXT CYCLE OF LONG RANGE PLANNING FOR SERVICE, UM, UH, CONTINUING TO USE THE METHODOLOGY THAT THEY'RE USING TO, TO STUDY TRANSIT PERFORMANCE AND THAT THEY SHOULD CONDUCT PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT.

UM, AND, UH, ALSO CREATING A PRIORITIZATION MATRIX.

WE ALL SEE THAT IN ALL OF THESE INFRASTRUCTURE PLANS THAT WE HAVE THAT ARE CONTRIBUTING TO THE A SMP, UM, ALL HAVE A PRIORITIZATION OR TIERED MATRIX THAT IS LOOKING AT DIFFERENT FACTORS, EQUITY, COST SPECIFIC ANALYSIS.

SO ALL THOSE, YOU KNOW, THAT SHOULD ALSO BE PART OF THIS PLAN BECAUSE IT'S PARALLEL TO THEM, UM, THAT WE, UH, URGE AUSTIN CITY COUNCIL ADOPT TRANSIT ENHANCEMENT FUNDING IN ALL FUTURE TRANSPORTATION BOND CYCLES AND TO PUT A TRANSPORTATION COMPREHENSIVE MOBILITY BOND BEFORE VOTERS KNOW LATER THAN 2026.

AND, UM, THAT WE ALSO RECOMMEND THE CITIZEN BOND ADVISORY TAX FORCE EVALUATE OPPORTUNITIES TO INVEST IN THE TRANSIT ENHANCEMENT PROJECTS AND INCLUDE FUNDING FOR TRANSIT AND ITS FINAL RECOMMENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL.

SO AGAIN, THIS IS WHERE, AS WE ALREADY DISCUSSED AT THIS MEETING TODAY, WE HAVE THAT ABILITY TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO, UM, CITY COUNCIL AS WELL AS TO THE BOND ADVISORY TASK FORCE.

SO THIS IS CONTEMPLATING THAT A BIT.

SO IT'S BASICALLY, UM, UH, CONTINUING AND UPGRADING THE PLANNING THAT WE HEARD ABOUT LAST WEEK SO THAT IT CONTINUES TO GET PROJECTS THAT CAN GET FUNDING IN FUTURE CYCLES.

SO YES, COMMISSIONER SCHUMACHER, I HAVE, UH, A SUPER QUICK MOTION TO AMEND, UH, UH, COMMISSIONER BROOKS WAS NICE ENOUGH TO LET ME PUT THAT LAST CLAUSE IN ABOUT THE, UH, BOND ELECTION ADVISORY TASK FORCE.

BUT, UH, I BELIEVE WE, I WROTE THAT BEFORE WE KNEW WHAT THE OFFICIAL NAME OF THE TASK FORCE WOULD BE.

SO I HAVE A MOTION TO AMEND ON THE LAST, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVE TO STRIKE THE WORD CITIZEN, AND THEN IN BETWEEN THE WORD BOND AND ADVISORY, ADD THE WORD ELECTION, UH, WHICH MAY SEEM NITPICKY, BUT YOU KNOW, I DON'T WANT WHOEVER'S PULLING THEM TO CONTROL F AND THEN, YOU KNOW, MISS R.

SO, UH, YEAH.

I WILL SECOND THAT TEXT, EDIT BASICALLY THAT, THAT AMENDMENT.

SO JUST THAT

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UM, SO ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF REVISING THAT WORDING TO REFLECT THE ACTUAL NAME OF THE BOND TASK FORCE, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND OR SAY, AYE.

UH, YES, THAT IS, I BELIEVE, UNANIMOUS OF THOSE PRESENT.

FURTHER DISCUSSION.

UM, THANK YOU FOR WRITING THIS.

THIS WAS HER ONE CONCERN WHEN THEY PRESENTED AN AWESOME PROGRAM, BUT NO REAL CONTINUING FEATURE OF IT, SO I APPRECIATE IT.

OTHER DISCUSSION? I KNOW WE HEARD A LOT ABOUT THIS LAST MONTH, SO WE MAY FEEL COMFORTABLE.

MM-HMM, .

SIX, WHICH IS DISCUSSION AND APPROVAL OF THE 2025 URBAN TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION MEETING DATES.

UH, I WILL THEN CALL FOR A VOTE ON THIS RECOMMENDATION.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE OR RAISE YOUR HAND LOOKING ONLINE.

AND I SHOULD NOTE, I'M CUS AND I HAVE SHARED THAT WITH NATALIE, UH, BEFORE.

THANK YOU COMMISSIONER ORTIZ, DO APPRECIATE THAT.

SO THAT IS, UM, PASSES WITH ALL BUT ONE WHO IS RECUSING COMMISSIONER ORTIZ.

THE REST PRESENT VOTED IN FAVOR, SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.

ALL RIGHT, FOLKS, THIS HAS BEEN A REALLY EFFECTIVE MEETING FOR THE AMOUNT OF WORK WE'VE DONE.

SO THANK YOU.

UH, WE'RE NOT QUITE DONE YET.

WE'RE ON TO ITEM

[6. Discussion and approval of 2025 Urban Transportation Commission meeting dates. ]

UM, SO YOU SEE THEM BEFORE YOU HEAR, UM, I'M JUST GONNA HIGHLIGHT, UM, THAT THE ONES THAT ARE NON-STANDARD, THE ONLY ONES ARE, I BELIEVE, NATALIE, CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, JANUARY 7TH, BECAUSE WE'RE AVOIDING JANUARY 1ST.

IS THAT, IS THAT, WELL, THE FIRST TUESDAY IS THE SEVENTH.

THE FIRST TUESDAY IS THE SEVENTH.

I CAN'T, IT'S OBVIOUSLY BEEN A LONG UTC MEETING.

YOU'RE RIGHT.

THAT'S GREAT.

SO THAT IS THE FIRST TUESDAY.

SO JANUARY 7TH, NOVEMBER 11TH IS NOT THE FIRST TUESDAY.

AND THAT'S BECAUSE OF ELECTION DAY, WHICH IS, WE ARE NOT ALLOWED TO CONVENE THIS BODY ON ELECTION DAY AS PER CITY COUNCIL GUIDANCE.

SO I ACTUALLY THINK THAT'S THE ONLY ONE THAT'S OFF CYCLE.

UM, ONCE WE HAVE THESE DATES APPROVED, THEN NATALIE CAN LOOK FOR SPACE FOR OUR MEETINGS.

WE ALWAYS, WE'VE, YOU KNOW, JUST TO GIVE CONTEXT, I THINK MOST OF YOU KNOW, HAVE HEARD ME SAY THIS AT THIS POINT, BUT WE MEET ON THE, UM, FIRST TUESDAY BECAUSE IT IS A TIME WHEN WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED BY THE CITY CLERK THAT IT IS LIKELY FOR US TO GET THIS SPACE AT CITY COUNCIL, UH, AT CITY HALL.

EXCUSE ME.

UM, WE DO KNOW THAT DURING THE BUDGET CYCLE, OFTEN IN JULY AND AUGUST OR THE SUMMER MONTHS, SOMETIMES MAYBE JUNE, UM, THERE ARE TIMES WHEN CITY COUNCIL DOES NEED THIS SPACE ON THE FIRST TUESDAY.

AND THEN WE MAY GET BUMPED TO THE, UH, PD PDC.

IS THAT THE RIGHT, A ACRONYM? YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

SO WE MET THERE A COUPLE TIMES THIS SUMMER, AND THAT COULD POTENTIALLY HAPPEN IN THE SUMMER.

BUT ONCE WE HAVE THE DATES, THEN NATALIE HAS ACTIONABLE , SOMETHING ACTIONABLE TO GO TRY TO FIND THE ROOMS FOR US, UH, AND GET THAT BOOKED.

SO, UM, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT.

SO IT'S BASICALLY ALL FIRST TUESDAYS EXCEPT NOVEMBER 11TH, AND WE'RE AVOIDING ELECTION DAY THERE.

UM, ANY DISCUSSION OF THESE MEETING DATES THAT INDIVIDUALS MEMBERS MAY HAVE? OKAY, I'M GONNA MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THESE DATES AS LISTED HERE IN OUR BACKUP.

I'LL SECOND.

COMMISSIONER SCHUMACHER.

UH, ALL RIGHT.

I SAW NO DISCUSSION.

DID YOU HAVE YOUR HAND UP? NO.

I'M GONNA, UH, CALL FOR A VOTE ON THESE MEETING DATES.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR.

I THINK THAT IS UNANIMOUS OF THOSE PRESENT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

UM, AND SOMETIMES LAST YEAR THIS HAPPENED, UH, ONCE, UH, NATALIE GETS INTO, UH, LOOKING INTO OUR, UM, MEETING LOCATIONS, IF SHE NOTICES A PROBLEM, SHE CAN COME BACK TO US AND SAY, I'M HAVING TROUBLE FINDING A ROOM ON THIS DATE.

AND WE CAN, WE CAN THEN BRAINSTORM ON THAT.

SO THIS REALLY HELPS HER GET HER WORK DONE IN A TIMELY FASHION.

SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK ON THAT AS WELL, NATALIE.

OUR, UM, COMMITTEE UPDATES.

SO THAT, UH, CONCLUDES OUR ACTION ITEMS. THAT DOES TAKE US TO

[7. Update from Commissioner Schumacher from the Downtown Commission regarding actions taken at the September 18, 2024 meeting ]

UM, AND I'M GONNA PULL OUT MY COMPUTER SO I REMEMBER THE ONE THAT I HAVE TO GIVE.

BUT, UM, THE FIRST ONE IS, UH, UPDATE FROM COMMISSIONER SCHUMACHER ON THE DOWNTOWN COMMISSION REGARDING ACTIONS TAKEN AT THIS SEPTEMBER 18TH, 2024 MEETING.

NO ACTIONS TAKEN, UH, NOTHING TOO RELEVANT TO US EXCEPT THERE WAS A PUBLIC SAFETY BRIEFING THAT SOME PEOPLE MAY FIND.

INTERESTING.

COMMISSIONER WHEELER FROM THE JOINT SUSTAINABILITY COMMISSION REGARDING ACTIONS TAKEN AT THE SEPTEMBER 25TH, 2024

UM, THE, UH, UPDATE FROM

[8. Update from Commissioner Wheeler from the Joint Sustainability Commission regarding actions taken at the September 25, 2024 meeting]

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MEETING.

YES, WE, A APPROVED A RECOMMENDATION ON AN AUSTIN ENERGY PROGRAM CALLED THE SOLAR STANDARD OFFERED, WHICH IS ABOUT, UM, COMMERCIAL CUSTOMERS AND, UM, ROOFTOP SOLAR AND A WAY TO GET COMMERCIAL CUSTOMERS TO OFFER ROOFTOP SOLAR.

AND THE PEOPLE IN THE TENANTS, UM, CAN CHOOSE TO PARTICIPATE IN SOLAR.

IT'S A WAY TO GET MORE PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN SOLAR.

SO WE MADE A RECOMMENDATION THAT ON THE APPROVING OF AN AUSTIN ENERGY, UM, SOLAR STANDARD OFFER IS WHAT IT'S CALLED.

UPDATE FROM COMMISSIONER SCHUMACHER FROM THE BICYCLE ADVISORY COUNCIL REGARDING ACTIONS TAKEN AT THE SEPTEMBER 17TH, 2024 MEETING.

UM,

[9. Update from Commissioner Schumacher from the Bicycle Advisory Council regarding actions taken at the September 17, 2024 meeting ]

ALL ACTIONS TAKEN WERE RELATED TO, UH, ELECTIONS.

UM, SO NOTHING RELEVANT FOR THIS BODY.

UM, AND THEN WE'VE HAD A, A VERY LONG DISCUSSION AND WE DID A A A A RIDE ALONG THIS WEEKEND ABOUT NEIGHBORHOOD BIKEWAYS.

SO THERE SHOULD BE A RECOMMENDATION COMING ABOUT THAT FAIRLY SOON.

KAMAN REGARDING THE PEDESTRIAN ADVISORY COUNCIL FROM THE PEDESTRIAN ADVISORY COUNCIL REGARDING ACTIONS TAKEN AT THE SEPTEMBER 9TH, 2024 MEETING.

UM, UPDATE FROM COMMISSIONER

[10. Update from Commissioner Kavelman from the Pedestrian Advisory Council regarding actions taken at the September 9, 2024 meeting]

UH, JUST SOME CHIT CHAT ABOUT NEIGHBORHOOD BIKEWAYS AND YEAH.

AND THEN TALKING ABOUT ELECTIONS, WHICH ARE NEXT MONTH OR THIS MONTH, I GUESS.

[11. Update from Chair Somers from the City Council Mobility Committee regarding actions taken at the September 19, 2024 meeting]

FROM ME.

CHAIR SUMMERS FROM THE, UH, CITY COUNCIL MOBILITY COMMITTEE REGARDING ACTIONS TAKEN AT THE SEPTEMBER 19TH, 2024 MEETING.

UM, AS YOU MAY REMEMBER, THIS BODY DIDN'T MAKE ANY, UM, RECOMMENDATIONS IN, UM, AUGUST.

SO I DIDN'T, UH, REALLY HAVE A LOT TO PRESENT TO THEM, UM, FROM, OR I'M GETTING IT WRONG.

UH, WE, I DIDN'T HAVE ANY, LIKE, ACTIONS FROM THIS, UH, BODY TO PRESENT TO THEM.

UM, AND UH, SO WE DID, UH, AND I WAS SUPER BUSY AT WORK, SO I DIDN'T STAY FOR THEIR WHOLE MEETING.

BUT, UM, GIMME ONE SECOND HERE.

THEY, UM, DID HEAR FROM, UM, SOME OF THE SAME THINGS THAT WE'VE BEEN KIND OF WORKING ON.

SO THEY HAD, UM, UH, THE, UM, VISION ZERO PROGRAM UPDATE, WHICH THEY GET REGULARLY.

UM, THEY HAD A GREAT SPRINGS TRAIL PRESENTATION, A LITTLE BIT, A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT FROM THE ONE WE HEARD AIRPORT UPDATE AND THEN THEIR, UH, MOBILITY REPORT, UM, AS WELL.

SO THOSE ARE THEIR ITEMS. I DIDN'T HAVE A LOT TO PRESENT TO THEM FROM US 'CAUSE WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY, UM, ACTIONS FROM, UH, THAT MEETING, I DON'T THINK.

UM, AND SO THEN, OR DID WE HAVE ACTIONS FROM SIM? WE DIDN'T, DIDN'T WE? NO, I DON'T THINK SO.

AND THEN, UM, THE, THAT BRINGS US TO ITEM AND I NEED TO SAY THESE ITEMS. NUMBER 12, UPDATE FROM CHAIR SUMMERS AT THE COMMUNITY, ADVISE FROM THE COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

SUSAN, CAN I JUMP IN FOR A SECOND? YES.

UM, MOB COM DID NOT RECEIVE THE VISION ZERO.

THEY'LL BE RECEIVING IT IN NOVEMBER.

THAT'S BRINGS US TO ITEM 12, UPDATE FROM CHAIR SUMMERS FROM THE COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR AUSTIN TRANSIT PARTNERSHIP BOARD REGARDING ACTIONS TAKEN AT DECEMBER, SEPTEMBER 12TH, 2024 MEETING.

NO, OCTOBER THIS MONTH.

I'M SORRY.

AWESOME.

YOU'LL BE RECEIVING IT LATER THIS MONTH.

SOMETIMES I'M ABLE TO STICK AROUND AND WATCH MOB MOBILITY COMMITTEE, AND THEN OTHER TIMES I CAN'T.

SO I, AFTER A LOT OF TIMES I HAVE TO LEAVE AFTER I PRESENT.

SO, UM, UH, SO

[12. Update from Chair Somers from the Community Advisory Committee for Austin Transit Partnership Board regarding actions taken at the September 12, 2024 meeting ]

UM, SO WE HEARD ABOUT THE SPRING 2025 SERVICE CHANGE UPDATES, WHICH WAS MAINLY REGARDING THE FIRST METRO RAPID LINES.

UM, THAT THE FIRST, WELL, WE HAVE METRO, THE NEW METRO RAPID LINES THAT ARE TWO NEW REP METRO RAPID LINES COMING ONLINE, UM, FUNDED IN PART BY PROJECT CONNECT.

UM, AND SO THEY'RE GOING TO BE ROLLING OUT SERVICE ON THOSE SORT OF INCREMENTALLY.

UM, THEY'RE NOT GONNA NECESSARILY GO ALL THE WAY TO THE TERMINAL POINTS WHEN THEY START.

UM, THEY ALSO, UM, MAY NOT HAVE THE FREQUENT, THE LEVEL OF FREQUENCY THAT THEY INITIALLY, THAT THEY EVENTUALLY WANT TO HAVE WITH THE INITIAL, BUT THEY'LL BE TESTING THOSE, UM, ONCE BASICALLY ONCE WE HIT THE NEW YEAR, POTENTIALLY STARTING TO TEST THOSE ROUTES AND THEN OFFERING SERVICE ON THEM AND THEN HOPEFULLY RAMPING UP THE FREQUENCY OF THE SERVICE AS THE ROLLING STOCK COMES IN.

AND THEN ONCE THE, UM, THE TERMINUS STATIONS ARE FINISHED, THEN, UM, GOING OUT TO THEIR FINAL END POINTS.

THOSE STATIONS HAVE SOME PARK AND RIDE AND CHARGING ELEMENTS THAT MAKE THEM MORE COMPLICATED.

SO, UM, THOSE MAY TAKE A LITTLE BIT LONGER TO ROLL OUT, BUT THEY'RE GONNA START RUNNING PARTIAL ROUTES WITH A LITTLE BIT LOWER FREQUENCY TO GET THOSE OUT TO THE COMMUNITY, WHICH IS VERY, VERY EXCITING.

UM, THOSE ARE THE BIGGEST CHANGES THAT ARE THE, THEY, THEY, WE HAVE ANNUAL SERVICE CHANGES.

UM, WE HAVE REGULAR SERVICE CHANGES, BUT THOSE ARE THE BIG ONES FOR SPRING IS OBVIOUSLY THAT VERY EXCITING DEVELOPMENT WITH THOSE, THE EXPO LINE AND THE, UM, OH MAN, WHY AM I LOSING IT? UH, PLEASANT VALLEY.

PLEASANT VALLEY, THANK YOU.

UH, PLEASANT VALLEY LINE COMING ONLINE, WHICH I THINK ARE GONNA BE REALLY, REALLY EXCITING AND

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TRANSFORMATIVE FOR THE COMMUNITY AND PEOPLE ARE GONNA BE REALLY EXCITED TO SEE THOSE.

UM, WE ALSO HEARD ABOUT THE STATION AREA PLANNING FOR EAD.

UM, AND SOME OF WHAT THEY'RE CONTEMPLATING IN TERMS OF RIGHT AROUND SOME OF THE, UM, IMPORTANT, UH, METRO, UH, UH, STATIONS, URBAN RAIL STATIONS, UH, SPECIFICALLY NORTH LAMAR TRANSIT CENTER AND SOUTH CONGRESS, UH, TRANSIT CENTER.

SO WE, UH, WE HEARD A LOT ABOUT THOSE AND UH, THEY'RE GETTING A LITTLE BIT CLOSER TO, UH, PUTTING SOMETHING BEFORE COUNCIL THAT WOULD BE, UH, SORT OF, UH, LAND USE PLANS AROUND THOSE STATIONS.

SO THAT'S VERY EXCITING.

AND, UH, WE GAVE SOME FEEDBACK.

AND THEN WE ALSO APPROVED A RECOMMENDATION, UM, FOR COMMUNITY INITIATED SOLUTIONS.

AS YOU MAY KNOW, UM, IN THE PROJECT CONNECT, THERE'S, UH, A BIG CHUNK OF MONEY FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

AND ONE PORTION OF THAT MONEY WAS DESIGNATED FOR WHAT ARE CALLED COMMUNITY INITIATED SOLUTIONS, WHICH ARE, UH, LOCAL NONPROFITS AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT, THAT SEE SOLUTIONS THAT THEY COULD PROVIDE FOR THE HOUSING CRISIS, UM, WITHIN THE PROJECT CONNECT, UM, UH, DISPLACEMENT ZONES.

AND SO, UM, THESE COULD SUPPORT, UH, RENTERS, UH, TENANTS OR THEY COULD SUPPORT HOMEOWNERS OR THEY COULD SUPPORT, UM, ECONOMIC, UH, DEVELOPMENT, RESILIENCE, UH, GOALS.

AND SO, UM, WE APPROVED A RECOMMENDATION TO FUND.

SO THERE WAS INITIAL SLATE OF CONTRACTS THAT HAD BEEN DONE WITH THESE NONPROFITS, AND THEY HAD BEEN, YOU KNOW, WORKING THEIR, THEIR PLANS AND SPENDING THEIR GRANT MONEY.

AND, UH, THEY WERE OFFERED THE OPPORTUNITY TO RENEW THE GRANT FOR ANOTHER TERM OF UP TO ANOTHER THREE YEARS.

AND SO WE APPROVED, UH, A BUNCH OF MONEY, UH, OR RECOMMENDED THAT THE, THE JOINT PARTNERS, SO THAT BEING AUSTIN TRANSIT PARTNERSHIP, AUSTIN CITY, IT'S AUSTIN CITY COUNCIL, THAT WE RECOMMEND THAT THEY APPROVED THESE, THIS FUNDING FOR, UM, THE COMMUNITY INITIATED SOLUTIONS.

THIS IS FOR PROJECTS RENEWING MONEY, AND THEN WE'RE GONNA HAVE ANOTHER ROUND OF FUNDING FOR ALLOWING NEW, UH, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE NOT CURRENTLY FUNDED TO SUBMIT GRANT PROPOSALS.

AND THAT'LL BE COMING UP, UH, VERY IMMINENTLY THIS FALL.

SO, UM, THAT WAS REALLY EXCITING TO GET THE MONEY OUT TO THOSE, UM, UH, ORGANIZATIONS.

SO THOSE ARE THE UPDATES FROM, UM, COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

UM, THAT

[FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS ]

BRINGS US TO FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS. AND WE DO HAVE A SUPER HELPFUL GRID HERE.

UM, WE ARE HOPING TO HAVE, UH, I JUST TURNED MY MIC OFF.

I'M SORRY, I DIDN'T MEAN TO DO THAT.

WE'RE HOPING TO HAVE HERE IN, UH, OUR MEETING NEXT MONTH ACTUALLY, IT'S GOOD TO REMIND OURSELVES IS ONE WEEK BACK BECAUSE AGAIN, OF ELECTION DAY.

SO OUR NEXT, OUR MEETING NEXT MONTH WILL BE NOVEMBER 12TH AND WE'RE HOPING TO HEAR ABOUT THE CAT METRO RAPID LINE, UM, SO THAT SOME OF THAT SAME INFORMATION THAT I WAS REFERENCING THERE, UH, THAT'S VERY EXCITING TO HEAR THAT.

AS WELL AS THE, UM, AUSTIN CORE TRANSPORTATION BRIEFING AS WELL IN NOVEMBER MEETING.

SO, UM, AND THEN WE HAVE PARKING ENTERPRISE LOOKING LIKE DECEMBER AND WE HAVE SOME OTHER THINGS.

UM, I, I'D LIKE TO ACTUALLY ASK NATALIE TOO.

UM, SO I SEE HERE YOU HAVE, THIS IS GREAT.

I'M JUST LIKE CONCEPTUALIZING THIS.

SO YOU HAVE HERE PROJECT CONNECT UPDATES HOPEFULLY MARCH, JUNE, SEPTEMBER, DECEMBER CYCLE, AND THEN CAPITAL DELIVERY SERVICE IS FEBRUARY, MAY, AUGUST, NOVEMBER CYCLE.

SO HOPEFULLY THEY'LL BE HERE NEXT MONTH TOO.

YEAH, THAT WAS MY, MY HOPE IS TO GET IT ON THAT CYCLE.

UM, NOW IF IT HAS TO GO ONE WAY OR THE OTHER, WE CAN DO THAT TOO, BUT SURE.

JUST AT LEAST TRYING TO, SO THAT IT'S ON THEIR CALENDAR, ON OUR CALENDAR AND WE CAN MOVE FORWARD AND HOPEFULLY WITH THE NEW DATES I CAN GET THAT OUT.

UM, WE'VE ACTUALLY FINALLY WORKED THROUGH A LOT OF THE ITEMS THAT WE HAD GOING, UM, , WHICH IS CRAZY.

UH, I, I REALLY WANNA KNOW IF Y'ALL HAVE MORE, UM, MORE ITEMS THAT YOU WANT TO WORK ON.

UM, I THINK WE HAVE A GOOD NOVEMBER'S LOOKING.

BUT YEAH, COMMISSIONER SCHUMACHER.

AND ALSO AN UPDATE ON THE CODE CHANGES AND WHEN THEY'RE HAPPENING.

UM, I'VE GOT A, UM, COUPLE REALLY QUICK.

SO ON THE AUSTIN CORE TRANSPORTATION, UH, BRIEFING, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE SCHEDULE IS FOR THAT TO GO TO COUNCIL FOR ADOPTION, BUT I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE WE HAVE, I I WOULD WILL WANT TO BRING A RECOMMENDATION ON THAT.

SO IF IT'S GOING TO COUNCIL IN DECEMBER, IF WE COULD HAVE THAT POSTED FOR DISCUSSION AND ACTION.

IF, IF IT'S GOING TO COUNCIL LATER THAN THAT, THEN IT'S FINE.

WE CAN DO A RECOMMENDATION IN A LATER MONTH.

BUT JUST IF IT'S A RAPID ADOPTION, THEN LOOK, YOU KNOW, KIND OF LIKE WHAT WE HAD TODAY WITH CITY LEAP, THEN I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE WE HAVE THAT ABILITY IN THE POSTING LANGUAGE.

UM, AND THEN THE SECOND THING IS THE BIKE LANE BLOCKAGE RESOLUTION, UH, DIRECTED STAFF TO COME BACK TO MOBILITY COMMITTEE IN OCTOBER FOR AN UPDATE.

IF WE COULD GET, I, I KNOW THERE'S ISSUES WITH GOING TO UTC BEFORE MOBILITY COMMITTEE, BUT IF WE COULD GET THAT UPDATE, UM, HERE IN NOVEMBER, I THINK THAT'D BE GOOD.

I MEAN, THE RESOLUTION WAS BASED ON, ON OUR RECOMMENDATION, UM,

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UM, AND THEN THE FINAL THING IS, UM, I WOULD LOVE TO POST FOR NEXT MEETING TO START A WORKING GROUP ON A RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOND, UH, ADVISORY TASK FORCE OR BOND ELECTION ADVISORY TASK.

I'LL GET THAT ACRONYM DOWN EVENTUALLY.

UM, OUR RECOMMENDATION LAST TIME FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL INVESTMENT PLAN WAS SUPER WELL RECEIVED.

THANKS IN LARGE PART TO COMMISSIONER WHEELER'S GREAT WORK.

IT WAS IN THE FINAL PLAN THAT CITY COUNCIL WAS GOING TO ADOPT AND THEN THEY DECIDED TO MOVE TO A DIFFERENT PLAN.

SO I THINK PEOPLE ARE LOOKING FOR UTC GUIDANCE AND THEY WILL LISTEN TO US.

UM, SO I THINK WE SHOULD MAKE IT VERY THOUGHTFUL AND IF IT COULD BE A PROCESS OVER A COUPLE MONTHS THAT MAYBE WE COME BACK TO AN EARLY 2025, I THINK IT'D BE SOMETHING TO GET THE BALL ROLLING ON IN NOVEMBER.

I, I LIKE THAT 'CAUSE WE DID A LOT REALLY, REALLY, REALLY FAST AND ACKNOWLEDGING, UH, THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THOSE WHO WORKED ON THAT LAST SPRING.

BUT I THINK IF WE HAD MORE TIME, WE COULD DO EVEN MORE AMAZING AND BETTER WORK.

SO YES, I LOVE THAT IDEA.

COMMISSIONER KAUFMAN, DID YOU HAVE YOUR HEAD UP? OH, I DID, BUT THEN IT, IT'S NOT RELEVANT ANYMORE.

ARE YOU SURE? NO, 'CAUSE I WAS JUST MAKING SURE I WAS LIKE, UM, THAT WE WOULDN'T MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT UNTIL EARLY 2025.

'CAUSE I, I THINK WE'RE GONNA SEE SOME TURNOVER ON THE TASK FORCE, BUT YOU SAID EARLY 25, SO THAT IS A GOOD THING TO KEEP IN MIND.

YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.

UM, JUST, YEAH, THE, I THINK THERE'S A SEPARATE BODY FOR THE AIRPORT ADVISORY BODY THAT'S TRUE.

BUT IT WOULD STILL BE USEFUL FOR US TO GET A PRESENTATION ON WHERE IS THE, WHAT IS THE AIRPORT TRYING TO DO OR WHERE'S THE MONEY GOING AND HOW DOES IT FIT IN WITH THE REST OF THE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM IN AUSTIN? YEAH, I'M OPEN TO THAT.

LET'S, LET'S, LET'S TALK ON, SEE, SEE WHAT WE CAN, IF WE CAN ARTICULATE THAT IN A HELPFUL WAY.

YEAH, LIKE I, I'M OPEN TO THAT.

UM, AND UH, 'CAUSE THE AIRPORT'S DEFINITELY IN THE NEWS A LOT LATELY AS WELL.

SO I THINK IT, AND IT IS A CRUCIAL PART OF OUR, WE HAD THAT RECOMMENDATION A FEW MONTHS AGO ABOUT THAT, SO YES.

YEAH, WELL I I THINK IN PARTICULAR THE WAY IT FITS INTO THE LOCAL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM IS WELL WITHIN OUR COVERAGE.

A ABSOLUTELY.

I, I COULDN'T AGREE MORE.

UM, I HAVE SOMETHING, AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE DATES OF THIS ARE OR IF THIS IS TOO GIANT OF A TASK FOR NATALIE, BUT, UM, TDOT IS DEVELOPING THEIR STATEWIDE ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION PLAN AND, UM, I THINK IT WOULD BE INTERESTING FOR US TO PROVIDE THEM FROM, WITH SOME FEEDBACK.

UM, I'LL HAVE TO LOOK AT LIKE WHEN THOSE DATES ARE, WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE AND WHEN IT WOULD MAKE SENSE.

BUT I THINK IT WOULD BE INTERESTING TO HAVE SOME, SOME ENGAGEMENT WITH THAT PLAN.

YEAH, I MEAN WE, WE HAVE, WE MIGHT HAVE A COUPLE LIGHT MONTHS COMING UP.

SOMETIMES IT'S HARD TO TELL AND IT'S NOT AS LIGHT AS WE THINK IT'S GONNA BE, BUT THAT COULD BE SOMETHING IF IT'S TIMELY FOR DECEMBER OR JANUARY, THOSE, THOSE WOULD BE POTENTIALLY GOOD TIMES TO HEAR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

YEAH, THERE'S AN OPEN QUESTION.

WHO IS THE OFFICIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN TO TDO? AND THE PERSON I WOULD ASK BECAUSE HE'S, THAT PLAYS THAT ROLE IN REGARD TO OTHER BODIES IS COLE KITTEN AND WE'RE HAVING HIM COME AND TALK TO US ON THE 12TH OF NOVEMBER.

MAYBE WHILE WE GET HIM HERE, WE COULD ASK HIM, HOW DO WE DO THIS? YEAH.

'CAUSE I DON'T WANT TO JUST HAVE NATALIE TRYING HER BEST TO GET TEXDOT DO SOMETHING THEY HAD NO INTENTION OF DOING, YOU KNOW, OR IF THEY DON'T KNOW WHO YOU ARE, THEY USUALLY DEAL WITH SO AND SO WELL THEY, THEY'RE OFTEN WILLING TO COME OUT.

IT JUST DEPENDS ON THE CONTEXT, YOU KNOW.

SO IT MIGHT NOT BE AS HARD AS, IT MIGHT NOT BE AS HARD AS ALL THAT, BUT IT DOESN'T, SEEMS BE HARD TO GET THEM, BUT IT HARD TO GET THE RIGHT PERSON MAYBE.

IF I CAN ADD SOMETHING, I BELIEVE MOBILITY COMMITTEE, AND THIS MAY HAVE BEEN A YEAR AGO, BUT IN FACT I THINK IT WAS A YEAR AGO, GOT A PRESENTATION FROM THE CONSULTANTS WORKING ON THE TXDOT, UH, MULTI MULTIMODAL PLAN.

THEY MAY BE A GOOD PLACE TO GO.

I DO REMEMBER THEY SAID BASICALLY NOTHING.

BUT, YOU KNOW, HOPEFULLY THEY HAVE MORE NOW.

SO I CAN CONFIRM THAT THAT WAS ABOUT A YEAR AGO.

'CAUSE IT WAS RIGHT WHEN I WAS ONBOARDING INTO THIS ROLE.

I CAN LOOK MORE INTO IT.