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WILL START WITH ROLL, UH, VICE CHAIR MINORS HERE.COMMISSIONER, WHICH DRUG? PRESENT.
DO WE HAVE ANYBODY SIGNED UP TODAY? CHAIR NOLAN SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC COMMUNICATION.
UM, WOULD ANYBODY, WE GOTTA MOVE TO
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THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FROM OUR DESIGN COMMISSION MEETING, UH, ON MARCH 24TH, 2025.WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION CHAIR? I MOVE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES.
ALL IN FAVOR OF THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES.
[2. Discussion and action to recommend to City Council whether the project Austin Convention Center Redevelopment, located at 500 East 3rd Street, complies with the City Design and Sustainability Standards as presented to the Design Commission on March 24, 2025. Sponsors: Chair Salinas and Commissioner Wittstruck.]
FIRST, UH, ITEM ON THE AGENDA FOR DISCUSSION AND ACTION IS, UH, IS A DISCUSSION AND ACTION TO RECOMMEND THAT THE CITY COUNCIL, UH, PROJECT.AND THIS IS A PROJECT THAT WE SAW LAST WEEK.
AND SO I, WHAT DO I NEED TO MAKE A MOTION TO RECONSIDER? AND SO WE NEED TO MAKE A MOTION TO RECONSIDER THIS PROJECT.
UM, WOULD, DO YOU ANYONE LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO RECONSIDER CHAIR? I'LL, I WILL MOVE TO RECONSIDER, UH, RECOMMENDATION FOR THE, UH, CITY OF AUSTIN CONVENTION CENTER.
UH, AND I WILL SECOND THAT MOTION.
UH, AND SO THIS IS THE AUSTIN CONVENTION CENTER REDEVELOPMENT LOCATED AT 500 EAST THIRD STREET, UH, THAT IT COMPLIES WITH THE CITY DESIGN AND SUSTAINABILITY STANDARDS.
UH, LAST MONTH, UM, WE WERE UNABLE TO, UH, COME UP WITH A RECOMMENDATION, SO WE'RE RECONSIDERING IT.
UM, ALL IN FAVOR OF THE RECONSIDERING.
UM, WE'RE NOT GONNA GO THROUGH THE PRESENTATION, UH, 'CAUSE WE, WE DON'T HAVE THE SPEAKERS HERE.
UM, HOPEFULLY MOST OF THE FOLKS WERE HERE LAST WEEK.
BUT, UM, HOPEFULLY EVERYONE'S HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK AT THE VIDEO FROM LAST WEEK OR LAST MONTH, UM, AND FAMILIARIZE THEMSELVES WITH THE PROJECT.
UM, SINCE WE'RE NOT GOING THROUGH THE, THE, UM, THE, THE PROJECT AND THE PDF IN THE PRESENTATION, UM, I'M GONNA OPEN THE FLOOR TO A MOTION, UH, AND THEN WE'LL, WE'LL OPEN IT UP TO DISCUSSION CHAIR.
COMMISSIONER TRO WOULD MAKE A MOTION.
I ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS IS A LENGTHY MOTION THAT I'VE WRITTEN DOWN, UH, AND I CAN PROVIDE THE WRITTEN RECORD TO STAFF AND TO THE CHAIR.
UH, AND I'M HAPPY TO REPEAT MYSELF ON ANY ITEMS. I THANK YOU FOR BEARING WITH ME.
UH, MY MOTION IS TO RECOMMEND THAT THE CONVENTION CENTER PROJECT COMPLIES WITH AND ELEVATES THE CITY'S SUSTAINABILITY GUIDELINES AND SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLIES WITH THE CITY'S URBAN DESIGN GUIDELINES.
HOWEVER, WITH RESPECT TO THE UNIQUE SIZE AND CIVIC IMPORTANCE OF THE PROJECT, THE DESIGN COMMISSION RECOMMENDS THAT THE PROJECT TEAM CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN THE URBAN DESIGN FOR THE PROJECT, SPECIFICALLY TO MORE ARDENTLY AND COMPREHENSIVELY ADDRESS THE FOLLOWING URBAN DESIGN GUIDELINES.
PS ONE, PROTECT THE PEDESTRIAN WHERE THE BUILDING MEETS THE STREET, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROVIDING MORE CONSISTENT AND LARGER AWNINGS, PROTECTING PEDESTRIANS AROUND THE FULL BUILDING RATHER THAN SOLELY AT BUILDING ENTRANCES.
PS 12 PROVIDE GENERAL STREET LEVEL WINDOWS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROVIDING MORE STREET LEVEL FENESTRATION IN GENERAL, AND AVOIDING MAJOR GRADE SEPARATIONS BETWEEN THE BUILDING PLINTH AND THE STREET PZ.
ONE, TREAT THE FOUR SQUARES WITH SPECIAL CONSIDERATION, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO.
MORE STRONGLY ARTICULATING THE PLAZA SPACES RELATIONSHIP TO BRUSH SQUARE, INCLUDING FOR FUTURE PHASES AND SITUATING OUTDOOR SEATING AND RETAIL USES FACING THE SQUARE.
PZ TWO CONTRIBUTE TO AN OPEN SPACE NETWORK, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO MORE STRONGLY ARTICULATING AND EMPHASIZING THE PROJECT'S RELATIONSHIP TO THE REDLINE PARKWAY, PALM PARK AND WATERLOO GREENWAY.
PZ THREE EMPHASIZE CONNECTIONS TO PARKS AND GREENWAYS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO PROVIDING A DIRECT CONNECTION TO WALLER CREEK IN THE WATERLOO GREENWAY, AND CREATING A DIRECT PHYSICAL CONNECTION WITH THE GREENWAY AND CREEK.
AND B TWO, PROVIDE MULTI-TENANT, PEDESTRIAN ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT AT THE STREET LEVEL, INCLUDING, BUT
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NOT LIMITED TO PROVIDING THIRD PARTY MIXED COMMERCIAL AND RETAIL USES ON ALL BUILDING FACADES, FACING STREETS, AND ANCHORING ALL CORNERS OF THE BUILDING WITH TENANTS THAT WILL CONTRIBUTE TO GENERAL STREET LIFE.DO WE HAVE A SECOND FOR THAT MOTION? I'LL SECOND THAT MOTION.
AND SO OPEN THE FLOOR UP FOR DISCUSSION.
UM, WE DO HAVE THE PRESENTATION AS PART OF BACKUP, IF WE NEED TO PUT IT ON THE SCREEN AND TAKE A LOOK AT ANYTHING.
UM, DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, UM, ON THE MOTION OR THE PROJECT COMMISSIONER CARROLL? I, I GUESS I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT THAT THE, UM, THE ACTION ITEM IS FOR COMPLIANCE WITH CITY DESIGN AND SUSTAINABILITY STANDARDS.
IT DOESN'T SPEC, IT DOESN'T SAY URBAN DESIGN GUIDELINES.
BUT I, THE, THE WORDING, THE IMPLICATION IS THAT WHEN WE LOOK AT THE CITY PROJECTS, IT'S, IT'S THE URBAN DESIGN GUIDELINES THAT ARE REFERENCED AS THE, THE DESIGN STANDARDS CHAIR.
I WOULD ACCEPT AS A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT TO REVISE THE LANGUAGE TO STRIKE, UH, URBAN DESIGN GUIDELINES AND REPLACE THAT WITH DESIGN STANDARDS FOR CLARITY.
UM, ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON, ON THAT? NO, THANK YOU.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? I DO HAVE A QUESTION.
SO THE QUESTIONS THAT I HAVE, UM, THIS SOUNDS TO ME AS A, AS A CAVEAT, RIGHT? THERE'S A TWO DO LIST, UM, THAT NEEDS TO BE FOLLOWED UP.
WHEN DO WE EXPECT THE, THEN THE FOLLOW UP TO THESE CHECKPOINTS TO BE COMPLETED? THAT IS A GOOD QUESTION.
CAN Y'ALL GIVE SOME FEEDBACK ON WHAT HAPPENS TO THIS ONCE IF WE PASS A RECOMMENDATION WITH THE FRIENDLY AMENDMENTS OR THAT ARE PART OF THE RECOMMENDATION? UM, WHEN DO WE GET TO SEE THE FRUITS OF THE LABOR THERE? SEE 'EM IF THEY'VE ADDRESSED THESE COMMENTS? SURE.
SO IN THIS CASE, THEY ALREADY WENT TO PCE COUNCIL, SO WE MISSED THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE TYPICAL PROCESS.
BUT THE TYPICAL PROCESS IS THAT DESIGN COMMISSION WILL MAKE THE LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION, AND THAT FOR CITY PROJECTS LIKE THIS ONE, THAT WILL KIND OF FOLLOW THE PROJECT THROUGH ITS LIFE OF GOING TO ALL THE OTHER BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS AND THEN CITY COUNCIL.
AND SO THE RECOMMENDATION IS REALLY FOR LIKE COUNCIL MEMBERS TO REVIEW, UM, AND CONSIDER WHAT DESIGN COMMISSION CONCLUDED.
AND THEN FOR OTHER PROJECTS, LIKE, FOR EXAMPLE, DOWNTOWN DENSITY BONUS PROJECTS, THE LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION THAT DESIGN COMMISSION COMES UP WITH IS TO BE REVIEWED BY STAFF WHEN STAFF ENDS UP MAKING THE ADMINISTRATIVE DECISION ON, UM, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT COMPLIANCE WITH URBAN DESIGN GUIDELINES FOR THE SAKE OF PARTICIPATING IN THE DOWNTOWN DENSITY BONUS PROGRAM.
SO TWO, TWO DIFFERENT PATHWAYS FOR DESIGN COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION LETTERS.
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER LEDER.
SO IF WE MISS THE PROCESS, WHERE DID THESE COMMENTS GO? YES, THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION.
UM, WE, WE HAD QUITE A BIT OF DISCUSSION.
SO AT THE LAST DESIGN COMMISSION MEETING, UM, YOU KNOW, THERE WAS REALLY GOOD DISCUSSION ON THE DAIS, BUT I THINK, YOU KNOW, FOR, FOR VARIOUS REASONS, RIGHT, WHETHER THE NUMBER OF COMMISSIONERS THAT WERE PRESENT, BUT WE JUST DIDN'T, THE COMMISSION WASN'T ABLE TO PASS A RECOMMENDATION.
AND WE DISCUSSED THAT AFTERWARDS.
AND BECAUSE THIS PROJECT IS, YOU KNOW, ARGUABLY THE BIGGEST PUBLIC PROJECT THAT ANY OF Y'ALL WILL SEE IN YOUR TIME ON THE DAIS, THERE WAS DISCUSSION ON WHETHER THE COMMISSION SHOULD TAKE IT UP AGAINST, THIS IS VERY UNUSUAL.
UM, BUT COMMISSIONERS WERE INTERESTED AND THE PROJECT MANAGER, UM, WAS ALSO SUPPORTIVE OF THE COMMISSION, UH, TAKING UP THIS ISSUE AGAIN FOR, ESSENTIALLY FOR THE RECORD.
SO WHILE THESE COMMENTS AREN'T REALLY ABLE TO GO FORWARD IN THE TYPICAL PROCESS, THE PROJECT MANAGER HAS DISCUSSED THIS WITH, UM, LIKE WITH THE CHAIR OF THE DESIGN COMMISSION, UM, THAT
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THE COMMENTS THAT WERE MADE WERE REALLY GOOD COMMENTS ON THE DAIS, AND THAT GETTING THAT AS A RECOMMENDATION WILL HELP THE PROJECT, AS YOU KNOW, LIKE THEY HAVEN'T, THEY HAVEN'T BROKEN GROUND YET, SO THERE'S CERTAINLY STILL TIME FOR THE PROJECT MANAGER AND THE TEAM, THE DESIGN TEAM, TO CONSIDER WHAT DESIGN COMMISSION HAS SAID.AND HAVING THE OFFICIAL LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION IS, IS REALLY THE WAY TO DO THAT.
SO EVEN THOUGH THIS ISN'T GOING TO FOLLOW THROUGH THE STANDARD PROCESS, UM, THAT A CITY PROJECT WOULD BE GOING FORWARD WITH THIS LETTER DOING, UM, IT'S STILL, I THINK KIND OF FOR THE RECORD AND FOR THE PROJECT MANAGER, IT'S STILL HELPFUL TO HAVE INPUT FROM DESIGN COMMISSION.
AND AGAIN, INPUT FROM DESIGN COMMISSION IS REALLY THROUGH ONE WAY, WHICH IS THE OFFICIAL LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION.
DOES THAT HELP ANSWER I, YEAH.
LET'S TAKE A VOTE, UH, IN FAVOR OF THE, UM, RECOMMENDATION, UH, PROPOSED BY COMMISSIONER WIRA.
UH, ALL IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT, IT'S UNANIMOUS.
ALRIGHT, WE'LL GET THAT RECOMMENDATION WRITTEN UP IF YOU CAN SEND THAT TO ME AND THEN SEND OVER TO PROJECT MANAGER.
[3. Discussion and action to select Downtown Density Bonus Program projects from the past ten years to conduct analysis on outcomes. Sponsors: Chair Salinas and Vice Chair Meiners. (Part 1 of 2)]
THREE.UM, ITEM THREE, I WANNA HOLD ON FOR NOW.
UM, SO THIS IS THE DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEM, UH, TO SELECT A DOWNTOWN DENSITY BONUS PROGRAM PROJECTS FROM THE PAST 10 YEARS.
UM, I WANNA HOLD ON THIS ONE FOR NOW BECAUSE WE'RE, WHAT WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO DO IS POSTPONE NUMBER FIVE, AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT HERE SHORTLY.
[4. Conduct officer elections for the Chair and Vice Chair. ]
BUT OUR NEXT ACTION ITEM IS TO CONDUCT, UH, OFFICER ELECTIONS FOR CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR.HELLO, COMMISSIONER MCKINNEY? YES.
I, THEY JUST ADDED ME INTO THE MEETING.
I'VE BEEN LISTENING, BUT JUST GOT ADDED.
WELL, IS ANYONE INTERESTED IN BEING CHAIR THE COM VICE CHAIR MINOR? UM, I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE THE CURRENT CHAIR, SALINAS SECOND TO CONTINUE HIS TENURE.
CAN I SECOND THAT? YOU CAN SECOND THAT.
WELL, I ACCEPT THE NOMINATION.
SO ALL IN FAVOR, IT'S UNANIMOUS.
AND VICE CHAIR, IS ANYONE INTERESTED IN BEING VICE CHAIR? CHAIR? I WOULD MAKE A MOTION TO RECOMMEND VICE CHAIR MINORS.
I'LL SECOND THAT IF YOU ACCEPT THAT MOTION.
ALL IN FAVOR OF, UH, VICE CHAIR MYERS, REMAINING VICE CHAIR.
I, UM, FIVE, IS IT
UM, I WAS MADE AWARE TODAY THAT, UM, THIS COULD POSE LEGAL PROBLEMS BECAUSE WE POSTED THE, UM, ADDRESSES AND SITE PLAN NUMBERS, AND THERE'S SOME CONCERN WITH, UH, NOTIFICATIONS OF APPLICANTS, THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO WE AREN'T GONNA BE ABLE TO DISCUSS THIS ITEM TODAY.
UM, AND WE, WE WILL HAVE TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET THIS ON THE AGENDA ITEM FOR NEXT MONTH, UM, IN A MORE GENERAL NATURE.
[3. Discussion and action to select Downtown Density Bonus Program projects from the past ten years to conduct analysis on outcomes. Sponsors: Chair Salinas and Vice Chair Meiners. (Part 2 of 2)]
HOW WE ARE GONNA SELECT PROJECTS, UH, FOR, TO, FOR FUTURE DISCUSSION, UH, WITH TRYING TO KEEP IT AS GENERAL AS POSSIBLE.[00:15:01]
BUT, UM, WE CAN, IF Y'ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR, UM, ANY QUESTIONS OR ANYTHING YOU WANT TO ADD ON THAT, I'M OPEN TO HEARING SOME SUGGESTIONS.COMMISSIONER MCKINNEY DOES IT, IS IT WORTH IT TO LOOK AT A DENSITY BONUS REVIEW COMMITTEE AS PART OF THIS, WHERE IT CAN BE DISCUSSED BY A SELECT GROUP OF COMMISSIONERS AND THE WORKING GROUP ITEMS THEN PRESENTED TO THE COMMISSION IN A, YOU KNOW, WE ANALYZED PROJECT A AND WE ANALYZED PROJECT B, AND THAT WAY IT'S NOT SPECIFIC TO PRIOR APPLICANTS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
I MEAN, IT MAKES A LOT OF SENSE TO ME.
JUST THINKING OF IT AS YOU MENTIONED IT, UH, YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT CREATING A WORKING GROUP THAT, THAT ESSENTIALLY THOSE MEMBERS TALK ABOUT WHATEVER PROJECTS THAT THEY'RE LOOKING AT.
UM, I DON'T HAVE ANY ISSUE THERE, BUT I SEE JORGE WALKING TO THE DAAS.
JORGE ROLAN, EXECUTIVE LIAISON TO THE COMMISSION.
THERE IS NO ISSUE WITH YOU DISCUSSING ANY DENSITY BONUS PROJECT THAT HAS BEEN PROVIDED TO YOU BY STAFF.
VIA, I BELIEVE IS A LIST, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, PERHAPS AN EXCEL SPREADSHEET.
WHAT IS OF ISSUE IS THE POSTING LANGUAGE, CALLING OUT SPECIFIC PROJECTS, ADDRESSES AND SITE PLAN NUMBERS.
WITHIN YOUR WORKING GROUP, YOU CAN DISCUSS ANY AND ALL DENSITY BONUS PROJECTS.
UH, AND YOU CAN EVEN SPECIFY, WE'VE LOOKED AT PROJECT X, Y, OR Z, BUT YOU WON'T BE SEEING IN FUTURE AGENDAS POSTING WITH SPECIFIC PROJECTS AND SITE PLAN NUMBERS.
YOU CAN STILL TALK ABOUT ANY OF THOSE PROJECTS EVEN IN OPEN SESSION AS, AS YOU WOULD IN A FUTURE AGENDA IN, IN THE FUTURE MEETING, IN THIS SETTING AND LOCATION.
YOU JUST WON'T BE SEEING THAT POSTED AS PART OF THE AGENDA.
SO IT DOESN'T PRECLUDE YOU FROM DISCUSSING ANY OR ALL DENSITY BONUS PROJECTS YOU WISH TO DISCUSS, WHETHER IN A WORKING GROUP OR AS A WHOLE BODY OF THE DESIGN COMMISSION, THE POSTING LANGUAGE IS WHAT WE WILL HELP THE CHAIR TO CRAFT TO MAKE SURE IT'S GENERAL.
FURTHERMORE, YOU WANT TO SPECIFY WHAT TYPE OF ANALYSIS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AND THOSE READING THE AGENDA, WHAT ARE SOME OF THE THINGS YOU WISH TO ACCOMPLISH, PERHAPS AS PART OF YOUR ANALYSIS.
IT'S NOT SOMETHING YOU NEED TO WORDSMITH HERE THIS EVENING.
AND WE CAN WORK WITH THE CHAIR AND THROUGH THE WORKING GROUP IF YOU SO WISH TO CREATE ONE, TO BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND WHAT KIND OF RECOMMENDATIONS YOU WISH TO PUT FORWARD TO THE DESIGN COMMISSION.
KEEPING IN MIND THAT A WORKING GROUP IS TEMPORARY, AND ONCE YOU PROVIDE THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS, THE WORKING GROUP WOULD CEASE TO EXIST ONCE THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE RENDERED TO THE DESIGN COMMISSION.
SO IF WE WANT TO CREATE A WORKING GROUP, UM, WE'LL PUT THAT MOTION ON THE TABLE IF ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO SECOND THAT AND WE'LL TAKE A VOTE ON IT.
CAN I, CAN I ASK A FOLLOW UP QUESTION FIRST? SURE.
UM, SO, UH, I GUESS THE QUESTION IS, UM, IF WE AREN'T ABLE TO DO IT IN, UH, AS AN AGENDA ITEM, BUT WE CAN JUST BRING IT UP, UM, THERE'S NOTHING THAT'S STOPPING ANY OF US AS INDIVIDUALS FROM BRINGING UP THOSE AGENDA ITEMS IN THE OPEN DISCUSSION WITHOUT REFERENCE TO THEM AS AGENDA ITEMS. THAT IS CORRECT.
AND JORGE, UM, YOU'D LIKE TO SURE, IF I MAY CHAIR, YES.
WHAT YOU WON'T BE SEEING IS THE ACTUAL AGENDA ITEM POSTING, LANGUAGE REFLECTING ANY PARTICULAR PROJECT.
YOU MAY BRING ANY OF THOSE PROJECTS TO DISCUSS GENERALLY WITHIN YOUR WORKING GROUP OR WITHIN THE ENTIRE BODY OF THE DESIGN COMMISSION.
IT'S WHEN YOU PULL OUT OR SPECIFY SPECIFIC ADDRESSES AND SITE PLAN NUMBERS OF SITE PLANS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN APPROVED, PERMITTED, AND CONSTRUCTED, IT, THE CITY CONSIDERS THOSE APPLICATIONS CLOSED.
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SO THERE WOULDN'T BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE COMMISSION, UM, TO TAKE ANY KIND OF ACTION ON THOSE APPLICATIONS.EVEN DISCUSSION, THERE WAS CONCERN ABOUT THAT.
SO WITHIN YOUR WORKING GROUP AND WITHIN THE COMMISSION ITSELF, YOU CAN DISCUSS ANY OF THOSE SITE PLANS WITHOUT HAVING TO SPECIFICALLY PULL THOSE OUT FOR POSTING LANGUAGE ON THE AGENDA.
CAN I ASK WHAT, WHAT IDENTIFIER WE CAN USE IF WE'RE NOT ALLOWED TO USE THE ADDRESS? LIKE WHAT IS THE IDENTIFIER? IS IT THE PROJECT'S NAME AS IT EXISTS? LIKE HOW DO WE, HOW DO WE UNIFY THAT LANGUAGE? YOU, YOU CAN IDENTIFY IT WITH THE ADDRESS, YOU CAN IDENTIFY WITH THE SITELINE NUMBER.
YOU CAN IDENTIFY IT WITH A GENERAL LOCATION.
IT'S THE POSTING LANGUAGE ON THE AGENDA.
THE DISCUSSION IS NOT THE ISSUE, IT'S THE POSTING LANGUAGE.
SO ON THE AGENDA, YOU MAY SEE GENERALLY DISCUSSION ON ANALYSIS TO, AND YOU DESCRIBED THE ANALYSIS ON PAST DOWNTOWN DENSITY BONUS PROJECTS, SOMETHING THAT SIMPLE AND STRAIGHTFORWARD WOULD SUFFICE AND WOULD GIVE THE WORKING GROUP AND THE DESIGN COMMISSION THE ABILITY TO DISCUSS ANY PROJECT.
AND THEN YOU CAN DESCRIBE IT WITH AN ADDRESS, WITH A SITELINE NUMBER, WITH A GENERAL LOCATION, ANY OF THOSE.
AND I JUST KIND OF IN REFERENCE TO, UH, COMMISSIONER MCKINNEY'S PROPOSAL FOR A, UH, WORKING GROUP.
I'M JUST WONDERING IF THAT WAS IN AN EFFORT, UH, TO KIND OF, UM, CIRCUMVENT THESE RESTRICTIONS AND IF IT WOULD BE, UH, STILL APPROPRIATE FOR US TO TALK ABOUT THESE ITEMS IN THE BROADER DISCUSSION OUTSIDE OF HAVING A POSTED AGENDA ITEM.
PLEASE CHAIR, WAS THAT QUESTION TO STAFF OR COMMISSIONER MCKINNEY? PER, PER COMMISSIONER MCKINNEY? I, IT WASN'T NECESSARILY TO CIRCUMVENT, IT WAS TO ALLOW US, 'CAUSE I UNDERSTAND THE POSTING LANGUAGE.
IT WAS TO ALLOW US TO BE ABLE TO ORGANIZE HOW WE CHEW THROUGH THESE AND THE QUESTIONS THAT WE HAVE.
SO IF YOU CREATE THE WORKING GROUP, YOU CAN KIND OF MORE FREELY DISCUSS THE ITEMS AND, AND YOU COULD CREATE AN ORGANIZATION TO HOW YOU ARE GOING TO DISCUSS THE ITEMS. WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT THIS PROJECT, THEN THIS PROJECT, THEN THIS PROJECT, THESE ARE THE FIVE THINGS WE'RE GONNA LOOK FOR AND REPORT BACK TO THE COMMISSION ON.
AND THEN THERE CAN BE DISCUSSION AT THE COMMISSION LEVEL BASED ON THE, THE FEEDBACK THAT WE'VE, WE'VE GOTTEN FROM THE WORKING GROUP.
AND SO JUST TO GO BACK TO, TO TYING THAT INTO DISCUSSION HERE, UM, WE COULD HAVE, UH, THE AGENDA ITEM FOR THE WORKING GROUP TO SPEAK.
AND AT THAT POINT IN TIME, THEY COULD TALK ABOUT THE LESSONS LEARNED, AND THEN THEY WOULD HAVE OPEN RANGE AS FAR AS HOW THEY IDENTIFY A PROJECT, IF I MAY CHAIR.
AND TO REMIND THE COMMISSION THAT A WORKING GROUP DOES NOT HAVE AN AGENDA.
WE DON'T POST AGENDAS FOR WORKING GROUPS.
SO IT'S, IT'S MORE, UH, LESS FORMAL.
YOU, YOU CAN MEET AS A WORKING GROUP SHORT OF A QUORUM OF THE COMMISSION AND HAVE THIS, BUT THERE'S AN AGENDA, SORRY, THERE'S AN AGENDA ITEM IN THIS MEETING TO COVER WORKING GROUPS.
RIGHT? SO WE WOULD HAVE AN AGENDA ITEM CORRECT.
TO DISCUSS THE FINDINGS OF THAT WORKING GROUP.
AND THEN DOESN'T THAT BECOME AN OFFICIAL AGENDA ITEM AT THAT POINT IN TIME, IN WHICH CASE WE'RE STILL HELD KIND OF CAPTIVE TO THE SAME CONSTRAINTS? NO, YOU WOULDN'T, YOU WOULDN'T NEED TO DO IT UNDER THE WORKING GROUP ITEM.
YOU CAN HAVE A SPECIFIC ITEM THAT DISCUSSES PAST DENSITY BONUS PROJECTS WITHIN THE CONSTRUCT OF HOW YOU WISH TO PRESENT THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE WORKING GROUP TO THE COMMISSION.
SO AS COMMISSIONER MCKINNEY WAS DESCRIBING, THE ANALYSIS COULD CONSIDER X, Y, Z 1 23 ITEMS, WHICHEVER THOSE ITEMS ARE.
THERE'S NOT A LIMIT AS TO HOW MANY, BUT TO BE MORE PRECISE ON THE POSTING LANGUAGE.
SO THE PUBLIC CITY STAFF AND ANYONE INTERESTED ON THE DESIGN COMMISSION'S BUSINESS MAY BE ABLE TO LOOK AT YOUR POSTING LANGUAGE ON THE ITEM ON THE AGENDA AND UNDERSTAND WHAT THE COMMISSION WILL BE DISCUSSING THAT COULD ENCOMPASS ANY AND ALL DENSITY BONUS PROJECTS.
UM, SO YEAH, GIVEN THE INFORMATION THAT, UH, WAS JUST SHARED BY JORGE AND THEN KIND OF THE INTENT, UH, PROPOSED BY, UH, COMMISSIONER MCKINNEY, UM, I THINK MY ONLY CONCERN IS THAT, UH, YOU KNOW, I BELIEVE THE ORIGINAL, UH, DESIRED OUTCOME OF THIS WAS FOR ALL OF US TO KIND OF LEVEL SET ON SOME OF THESE PROPOSALS.
AND SO I THINK IF A WORKING GROUP WERE TO DO IT OUTSIDE OF THE BROADER, UM, MEETING, I, I DON'T KNOW THAT, UM, IT WOULD FULLY CONNECT TO, TO THAT VISION.
UM, SO I'M CURIOUS TO HEAR WHAT OTHERS THINK, UH, ABOUT, YOU KNOW, HAVING A DEDICATED GROUP.
BUT TO ME, I SEE THE BENEFIT IN US AS
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A LARGER, UM, YOU KNOW, GROUP TALKING ABOUT THESE FOR LESSONS LEARNED IN, IN JUST DISCUSSION.SO WE CAN KIND OF AVOID ANY CONFLICT WITH HAVING IT AS OPPOSED TO AGENDA ITEM.
I GUESS MY QUESTION IS THAT IF IT'S JUST THE LANGUAGE IN THE AGENDA THAT'S, YOU KNOW, PROBLEMATIC, THE, LIKE WE HAVE HERE ON ITEM THREE, THE DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEM TO SELECT A DOWNTOWN DENSITY BONUS, IF WE ARE STILL DISCUSSING AS IF WHICH ONES TO SELECT, THAT SHOULD NOT BE A PROBLEM THEN, IF I MAY, SIR.
YEAH, THAT WOULDN'T BE A PROBLEM.
BUT IF YOU ARE WISHING TO USE THE WORKING GROUP STRUCTURE, THE WORKING GROUP CAN MAKE A SELECTION.
YOU DON'T NEED TO TAKE ACTION TO SELECT PROJECTS, IS THE POINT I'M TRYING TO MAKE.
YOU CAN DISCUSS ANY OF 'EM IN THE, IN THIS OPEN FORUM AS A DESIGN COMMISSION OR IF YOU WISH TO CREATE A SPECIFIC WORKING GROUP TO DISCUSS ANY AND ALL PROJECTS, YOU CAN DO THAT AS WELL.
IF YOU HAVE A WORKING GROUP THAT'S CREATED, THE WORKING GROUP WILL NEED TO FORMULATE RECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON A NUMBER OF PROJECTS OR ENDLESS PROJECTS YOU WISH TO DISCUSS AT THE WORKING GROUP LEVEL AND BRING THOSE TO THE COMMISSION.
THE COMMISSION CAN THEN CONSIDER THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS AND DISCUSS THOSE GENERALLY WITHOUT HAVING TO IDENTIFY SPECIFIC PROJECTS ON THE AGENDA, ON THE AGENDA LANGUAGE FOR THAT ITEM.
IF WE DON'T GO WITH THE WORKING GROUP ROUTE AND WE JUST DO IT LIKE WE'VE BEEN DOING, EXCEPT CHANGING THE LANGUAGE ON THE FINDINGS OR THE TWO PROJECTS WE'D SELECTED AND NOT GET INTO SPECIFICS ON WHAT THOSE PROJECTS ARE, WE CAN STILL SELECT PROJECTS IN A DISCUSSION AS LONG AS THEY DON'T, THEY'RE THEY'RE NOT PUT INTO THE AGENDA THE NEXT MONTH.
IF YOU WISH TO SELECT TWO PROJECTS, YOU WON'T SEE THOSE PROJECTS LISTED BY ADDRESS, SITE, LINE NUMBER, OR GENERAL DESCRIPTION.
YOU WILL HAVE LANGUAGE THAT CAN ENCOMPASS ANY OF THE DENSITY BONUS PROJECTS, INCLUDING THE TWO THAT YOU WISH TO DISCUSS, IF YOU WISH TO DISCUSS TOO.
SO STAFF IS NOT TRYING TO PUT A LIMIT ON THE NUMBER OF PROJECTS YOU WISH TO ANALYZE AND DISCUSS, NOR THE FREQUENCY BY WHICH YOU CAN DO THAT.
IF YOU WISH TO PICK TWO PROJECTS, THAT'S FINE.
YOU JUST WON'T NOT SEE THOSE PROJECTS IDENTIFY ON THE POSTING LANGUAGE FOR THAT ITEM IN ANY FUTURE AGENDA ITEM.
SO IT SOUNDS LIKE WE COULD STILL DO WHAT WE ARE DOING.
IT IS JUST THE POSTING OF WHICH PROJECTS HAVE BEEN SELECTED.
SO I THINK MY THOUGHT IS, I THINK WE COULD PROBABLY CONTINUE WITH THAT SELECTION PORTION AS WE'VE BEEN DOING.
AND THEN ONCE WE GET INTO THAT DISCUSSION, WHICH WE'LL EVENTUALLY DO, UM, THE POSTING LANGUAGE ON THAT JUST NEEDS TO BE A, A BIT MORE GENERAL AND FOR, JUST AS A GENERAL DISCUSSION ON DOWNTOWN DENSITY BONUS PROJECTS, EVEN THOUGH WE KNOW WHICH ONES WE'RE GONNA SELECT BASED ON THE PREVIOUS MEETING.
SO CORRECT CHAIR, AND IF I MAY, YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT ITEM THREE IN TONIGHT'S AGENDA, RIGHT? ITEM FIVE, YOU WOULD NEED TO WITHDRAW, RIGHT? SO YOU WOULDN'T BE DISCUSSING ITEM FIVE.
YOU CAN PROCEED WITH ITEM THREE AS POSTED.
SO ON ITEM THREE, THE DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEM, UH, TO SELECT THE DOWNTOWN DENSITY BONUS, UH, PROGRAM PROJECTS, MY THOUGHT IS THAT WE'LL JUST TRICKLE THIS OVER INTO NEXT MONTH AND, AND NEXT MONTH WE'LL TALK ABOUT THE ONES THAT WE ARE SUPPOSED TO TALK ABOUT TODAY.
AND THEN, AND THEN WE'LL GO THROUGH THIS ITEM THREE AGAIN NEXT MONTH.
IS THERE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT? YEAH, I DO HAVE A QUESTION.
COMMISSIONER MAKERS, IT MIGHT HAVE STARTED BEFORE MY TIME ON THIS COMMISSION.
UM, DO WE HAVE A LIST OF CRITERIA THAT WE USE TO EVALUATE THE PROJECTS? THERE IS A LIST OF, OF INFORMATION OF THE PROJECT, OF, OF THE APPLICATION THAT WENT, WAS SUBMITTED WHEN IT CAME THROUGH, AND THEN ALSO, UM, THE WHOLE SITE PLAN THAT WAS APPROVED AND THEN IT'S BUILT.
SO THERE'S ALSO A SITE VISIT THAT YOU CAN DO TO SEE IT.
SO IT'S JUST TAKING ALL THAT DATA AND SAYING, OKAY, THIS IS, THIS IS WHAT WAS SAID, THIS IS WHAT WAS IS OUT THERE.
AND, AND DO THESE, LOOKING AT IT LIKE A, AS A DESIGN CRITERIA FOR, FOR THE URBAN DESIGN GUIDELINES, DOES THIS REALLY WORK? IS IT BENEFICIAL TO THE PROJECT? WHAT'S, WHAT, WHAT WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE FINAL PROJECT? SO I GUESS THAT'S, THAT'S PRECISELY MY, MY QUESTION.
BASICALLY, DO WE HAVE, LET'S SAY FIVE QUESTIONS THAT WE WANNA ANSWER WHEN WE LOOK AT EACH INDIVIDUAL PROJECT, RIGHT? DO WE SAY, HEY, WERE THE RECOMMENDATIONS BY THE COMMISSION,
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UM, IMPLEMENTED, RIGHT.WAS DID IT, YOU KNOW, DID IT COMPLETE ON TIME? I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE CRITERIA WOULD BE, BUT MM-HMM
DO WE HAVE A LIST THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO COMPLETE FOR EACH ONE OF THE PROJECTS? WE DON'T HAVE A FORMALIZED LIST FOR EACH.
I THINK EVERY COMMISSIONER HAS THEIR OWN KIND OF I IDEA OF WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR, UM, AND, AND WHAT THEY SEE WHEN THEY GO OUT THERE TO THE SITE.
UM, I MEAN, IT WOULD BE, IT WOULD PROBABLY WOULD BE BENEFICIAL FOR US TO ALL COME TOGETHER AND WELL DEFINITELY IT WILL BE BENEFICIAL FOR ME.
YEAH, SO THAT'S WHAT I'M WONDERING.
COMMISSIONER CARROLL, THANK YOU CHAIR.
THERE IS THE ORIGINAL DESIGN COMMISSION LETTER FOR EACH PROJECT, AND TYPICALLY THOSE LETTERS OUTLINED WHERE THOSE PROJECTS COULD IMPROVE.
AND SO THOSE COULD BE THE CRITERIA THAT YOU COULD LOOK AT THE BUILT PROJECT AND SAY, DID THEY THEY TAKE ANY OF THESE RECOMMENDATIONS OR NOT.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? VICE CHAIR MINORS? I WAS JUST GONNA ADD, I THINK IN ADDITION TO LOOKING AT THAT LETTER, I THINK JUST COMPARING THEM TO THE URBAN DESIGN GUIDELINES, UM, IN GENERAL, YOU KNOW, IF THERE'S ANY LIKE, GLARING OPPORTUNITIES THAT MAYBE, YOU KNOW, WASN'T INITIALLY OBSERVED, UM, OR JUST IN GENERAL, YOU KNOW, I, IF IT'S NOT DETAILED IN THAT, UH, LETTER, WE MAY OBSERVE THAT THERE ARE SOME GUIDELINES THAT WERE EGREGIOUSLY JUST OVERLOOKED EITHER BY THE COMMISSION OR BY THE DEVELOPER OR APPLICANT, I SHOULD SAY.
DO WE HAVE TO TAKE ACTION TO MOVE THIS ITEM TO, TO, TO NOT TAKE ANY ACTION OR WE JUST MOVE PAST IT FOR ITEM THREE? WE CAN JUST MOVE PAST THE ITEM.
ARE THERE ANY MORE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON ITEM THREE? CHAIR? JUST ONE QUICK, I, UM, UH, COMMISSIONER RICK'S, UH, COMMENT I THINK, UM, IS A GREAT QUESTION AND I'VE, IT'S SORT OF FORMULATING IN MY HEAD SOME OF THE, MY UNDERSTANDING OF SOME OF THE QUESTIONS THAT GOT US TO THIS POINT.
AND I WOULD SORT OF PARAPHRASE THEM AS, UH, THREE THAT I CAN THINK OF.
UM, ONE YOU ALREADY MENTIONED WERE THE DESIGN COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS, IF ANY INCLUDED IN THE FINAL DESIGN.
UM, SECOND, WERE ANY COMMITMENTS MADE BY THE PROJECT TEAM TO THE DESIGN COMMISSION INCLUDED IN THE FINAL DESIGN? UM, AND THEN FINALLY, IF WERE THERE ANY SUB, WERE THERE SUBSTANTIVE CHANGES TO THE PROJECT FOLLOWING THE DESIGN COMMISSION'S REVIEW? UM, I BELIEVE ARE THREE CRITERIA AND THAT WE'VE BROADLY ADDRESSED AS, AS POINTS OF INTEREST, UM, BY THE COMMISSION IN THE PAST.
[6. Update from the representative of Urban Design Guidelines Working Group regarding the meeting on April 14, 2025.]
GONNA JUMP UP TO THE WORKING GROUP COMMITTEE UPDATES.UM, REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE URBAN DESIGN GUIDELINES WORKING GROUP, UH, FROM YOUR APRIL 14TH MEETING.
COMMISSIONER CARROLL, UH, UM, I, I DON'T KNOW, I GUESS I WOULD ASK STAFF IF THEY COULD GIVE US AN UPDATE.
'CAUSE THE, THE CURRENT STATUS IS STAFF IS WORKING TO FORMAT THE DRAFT TO GET IT READY FOR PUBLIC CONSUMPTION.
IS THIS WORDED CHAIR? I'M NOT SURE IF I CAN TAKE THE FLOOR IN THAT KIND OF WAY.
JUST LOOKING AT HOW THE AGENDA LANGUAGES, UM, POSTED.
IT'S POSTED TO BE A DISCUSSION ITEM FROM THE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE WORKING GROUP.
I, WELL, I GUESS I'M ON THE WORKING GROUP, SO THAT'S OKAY.
THANKS FOR HEARING MY INTERNAL THOUGHTS.
UM, THAT BEING SAID, I DON'T HAVE MUCH OF AN UPDATE.
UM, I THINK WE ARE JUST STILL LOOKING AT THE CONTENT WE'VE RECEIVED FROM THE WORKING GROUP THINKING OF, YOU KNOW, HOW TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE COMMISSION AT LARGE.
SO KIND OF MOVING THE BODY OF WORK FROM THE WORKING GROUP TO DESIGN COMMISSION AND, UM, AND FIGURING OUT THAT PROCESS, LIKE PROBABLY DOING A COUPLE MOCKUPS SO THAT CAN MAKE IT EASIER FOR THE COMMISSION TO LOOK AT HOW WE WANNA MOVE FORWARD WITH LIKE THE TEMPLATE, FOR EXAMPLE.
AND I THINK GETTING AN ITEM ON THE AGENDA, WHETHER IT'S NEXT AGENDA OR THE ONE AFTER THAT, IS SOMETHING THAT I WOULD REALLY RECOMMEND SO THAT WE CAN HAVE START HAVING KIND OF FULL FLEDGED DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THE DRAFT ON
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THE DAIS.ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? UH, FOR THE WORKING GROUP? OUR NEXT
[7. Update from the representative of the Joint Sustainability Committee regarding the meeting on April 23, 2025. ]
ITEM IS AN UPDATE FROM A REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE JOINT SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE.UH, FROM OUR MEETING ON APRIL 23RD.
UM, ONE RECOMMENDATION, UH, HAD TO DO WITH THE UM, 2026 BOND, UH, FOR PROJECTS COMING THROUGH THE 2026 BOND.
UH, AND THIS WAS A RECOMMENDATION FOR CLIMATE AND SUSTAINABILITY.
UM, AND YOU CAN CHECK IT ON THEIR WEBSITE, UH, BUT JUST BASICALLY, UH, WE MADE A RECOMMENDATION THAT THE CITY CONTRACT WITH QUALIFIED THIRD PARTY TO CONDUCT CONDUCT COMPREHENSIVE CLIMATE IMPACT ANALYSIS FOR EACH BOND PRO, UH, PROJECT UNDER CONSIDERATION, UH, RECOMMENDED THAT GREENHOUSE GAS MITIGATION AND MEETING THE GOALS OF THE AUSTIN CLIMATE EQUITY PLAN, UH, WEIGH HEAVILY ON THE SCORING CRITERIA.
UM, AND WE RECOMMENDED THAT THE COMMUNITY IMPACTS, UH, ENVIRONMENTAL, FINANCIAL, AND HEALTH OF ALL PROJECTS EVALUATED, UM, OF ALL PRODUCTS BE EVALUATED, IMPACTS ON UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES THAT ARE DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED BY ENVIRONMENTAL INJUSTICE SHOULD BE CAREFULLY CONSIDERED.
UM, THIS PROCESS IS OUTLINED IN THE EQUITY, UH, ASSESSMENT TOOL OF THE CLIMATE EQUITY PLAN, UH, SHOULD BE UTILIZED.
THE NEXT RECOMMENDATION THAT WE MADE, UH, WAS ACTUALLY FOR THE CAP AND STITCH, UH, PROJECT.
UM, SO THIS ONE IS VERY LENGTHY, UM, BUT THE RESOLVED PORTION OF THIS RECOMMENDATION, UH, I'M JUST GONNA READ THIS.
THE JOINT SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE URGES THE CITY COUNCIL TO CAREFULLY CONSIDER THE POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL, FINANCIAL, AND PUBLIC HEALTH IMPACTS OF THE I 35 CAP AND STITCH PROJECTS AND WEIGH THESE IMPACTS AGAINST POTENTIAL TRADE OFFS.
SPECIFICALLY THE OTHER INVESTMENTS THAT COULD BE MADE TO ADVANCE THE CITY'S URGENT CLIMATE GOALS AND OTHER CRITICAL COMMUNITY NEEDS.
THE COMMITTEE ENCOURAGES CITY COUNCIL TO EVALUATE HOW THE PROPOSED I 35 CAPTAIN STITCH INVESTMENTS COMPARED TO THE POLLUTION MITIGATION STRATEGIES AND COMMUNITY BENEFITS SUCH AS DIRECT LAND ACQUISITION, IMPROVING ACTIVE AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE, EXPANDING TREE CANOPIES AND GREEN SPACE IN UNDERSERVED AREAS, INCLUDING IN THE FULL RANGE OF NEIGHBORHOODS IMPACTED BY THE I 35 EXPANSION.
UH, ENHANCING BUILDING ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND INCREASING EQUITABLE ACCESS TO CLEAN AIR AND WATER.
THE JOINT SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE URGES THE CITY COUNCIL TO PRIORITIZE EQUITY IN ALL DECISIONS RELATED TO I 35, UH, CAP ANDIT PROJECT.
IF THE CAP STITCH INVESTMENT IS APPROVED, AREAS THAT HAVE BEEN HISTORICALLY IMPACTED BY DIS DISPLACEMENT AND DISINVESTMENT, INCLUDING THE 11TH STREET 12TH STREET AREA, SHOULD BE PRIORITIZED.
THE COMMITTEE ENCOURAGES THE CITY TO EXPLORE WHERE THE INFRASTRUCTURE TRULY SERVES THOSE COMMUNITIES AND TO EVALUATE ALTERNATIVE FORMS OF REPAIRATIVE INVESTMENTS SUCH AS COMMUNITY OWNERSHIP OF ASSETS, CULTURALLY ROOTED LAND USE, AFFORDABLE HOUSING, AND COMMUNITY DRIVEN GREEN SPACES.
IF THE PROJECT CANNOT ADVANCE EQUITY, REPAIR PAST HARMS AND ALIGN WITH THE GOALS OF THE AUSTIN CLIMATE EQUITY PLAN, THE COMMITTEE DOES NOT BELIEVE THIS PROJECT SHOULD PROCEED UNLESS EXTERNAL FUNDING CAN BE SECURED TO COVER THE COST.
UM, THESE ARE SOME GREAT DISCUSSIONS THAT WE HAD, UM, ON THESE TWO RECOMMENDATIONS.
UM, IT WAS MY FIRST MEETING BACK, SO, UH, THOSE ARE JUST THOSE.
JUST A QUICK UPDATE OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS WE PASSED.
[8. Update from the representative of the South Central Waterfront Advisory Board regarding the meeting on April 21, 2025. ]
UPDATE FROM THE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE SOUTH CENTRAL WATERFRONT ADVISORY BOARD ON THE APRIL 21ST MEETING.COMMISSIONER LADNER? UH, WE HAVEN'T HAD A MEETING IN MAYBE OVER A YEAR.
I WAS CHECKING BACK ON MY EMAIL.
I HAVEN'T HEARD FROM THEM, SO I DON'T THINK THAT BOARD IS MEETING CURRENTLY.
I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE STATUS EVEN IS OF THE SOUTH CENTRAL WATERFRONT AT THIS POINT.
I'LL LOOK INTO IT THOUGH FURTHER AND TRY TO PROVIDE SOME FEEDBACK AT THE NEXT MEETING.
BUT Y'ALL HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING ABOUT THE ELIMINATION OF THIS COMMISSIONER CARROLL? THE LAST I SAW WAS THERE WAS A PROPOSAL TO MERGE IT WITH THE DOWNTOWN COMMISSION.
THAT'S ACTUALLY BEEN VOTED ON.
AND AN UPDATE FROM THE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DOWNTOWN COMMISSION REGARDING YOUR MEETING ON APRIL 16TH, 2025.
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GILLI CHAIR, UNFORTUNATELY I WAS NOT ABLE TO ATTEND THE LAST DOWNTOWN UH, COMMISSION MEETING AND THEREFORE I HAVE NO REPORT FOR YOU.[FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS]
DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY ITEMS THAT WE WERE INTERESTED IN TAKING UP IN OUR NEXT MEETING? SORRY, CHAIR.DO WE STILL HAVE OPEN DISCUSSION OR IS THAT, IS THAT NEXT IN YOUR AGENDA OR ARE WE, ARE WE BLOWING PAST, PAST ALL OPEN DISCUSSION INTO FUTURE? THE ONLY DISCUSSION ITEM THAT WE HAD WAS THE ONE THAT WE HAD TO TAKE OFF THE AGENDA THAT HAD TO STRIKE FROM THE AGENDA.
SO WE STRUCK IT FROM THE AGENDA, BUT CAN'T WE INCLUDE IT IN THE DISCUSSION SECTION NOW THAT WE'RE OUT OF THE OFFICIAL AGENDA? CAN I TALK ABOUT, CAN I LIKE, 'CAUSE I WANTED TO BRING UP A TOPIC.
CAN I DO THAT? WE CAN GO BACK TO, WELL, IT'S, IT'S GOTTA BE ON THE AGENDA.
I MEAN, ARE YOU, DO YOU WANT TO GO BACK TO DISCUSS THAT ITEM NUMBER FIVE? NO, I DON'T WANNA TALK ABOUT ANYTHING IN THE AGENDA.
I JUST WANNA BRING UP JUST GENERAL DISCUSSION.
LIKE I HAVE A GENERAL DISCUSSION ITEM THAT'S NOT LISTED.
'CAUSE IT'S NOT PART OF THE OFFICIAL AGENDA.
I'M NOT SURE IF WE CAN ACTUALLY HAVE A DISCUSSION ABOUT IT, BUT IS IT SOMETHING WE CAN PUT ON THE AGENDA FOR THE NEXT MEETING? NO.
UM, IF I, IF I MAY, BUT I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S THE TYPE OF DISCUSSION THAT I CAN HAVE.
UM, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO PROPOSE IT AS A FUTURE AGENDA ITEM, WE COULD GO THAT ROUTE.
SO YOU COULD DISCUSS IT AT THE NEXT MEETING IF YOU'D LIKE.
SO FUTURE DISCUSSION ITEM AND NOT A FUTURE AGENDA ITEM? YEAH.
UM, YEAH, SO FOR FUTURE ITEMS I WOULD LIKE TO TALK ABOUT, UM, A BUILDING ON FOURTH AND COLORADO STREET, SPECIFICALLY THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF FOURTH AND COLORADO.
NOT AS AN OFFICIAL AGENDA ITEM, BUT JUST AS A DISCUSSION ITEM.
I'LL SECOND THAT DISCUSSION ITEM.
AND VICE CHAIR, I'LL REACH OUT TO YOU JUST TO CONFIRM THE AGENDA LANGUAGE.
I'LL NEED TO AGENDA LANGUAGE MYSELF 'CAUSE
ANY OTHER FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS, UH, ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO PROPOSE? ALL RIGHT.
IF THERE ARE NO OBJECTIONS, UH, I WILL ADJOURN THIS MEETING.
ALL RIGHT, THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED.