May 07, 2025 Historic Landmark

[CALL TO ORDER ]

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WELL, GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE.

UH, THIS IS WEDNESDAY, MAY 7TH, 2025.

UH, WE ARE CALLING TO ORDER THE HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION, THE CITY OF AUSTIN, AND LET ME CALL ON STAFF TO, UH, GO AHEAD WITH THE ATTENDANCE.

OKAY.

WELCOME EVERYBODY.

GOOD EVENING.

A SPECIAL WELCOME TO COMMISSIONER BAT GUCCI, WHO'S OUR BRAND NEW COMMISSIONER.

WELCOME.

OKAY, STARTING WITH ATTENDANCE, CHAIR HEIM PRESENT, VICE CHAIR ROXANNE EVANS, PRESENT, COMMISSIONER JEFFREY ACTON.

PRESENT, COMMISSIONER HARRISON, UPRIGHT PRESENT, COMMISSIONER KEVIN COOK, PRESENT.

COMMISSIONER JUDA RICE IS VACANT.

COMMISSIONER HARMONY GROGAN IS SICK TONIGHT.

COMMISSIONER CARL LAROCHE IS ABSENT TONIGHT.

COMMISSIONER JAIME ALVAREZ PRESENT.

COMMISSIONER BOT GUCCI PRESENT.

COMMISSIONER TREY MCCARTER IS RUNNING A LITTLE BIT LATE, I THINK HE SAID HE'S IN THE GARAGE, BUT WE GET HIM SHORTLY.

UH, LET ME JUST TAKE A MOMENT AND, UH, CALL ON, UH, COMMISSIONER TUCCI TO JUST WELCOME AGAIN AND, UH, GO AHEAD AND INTRODUCE YOURSELF JUST A LITTLE BIT ABOUT, UH, YOUR INTEREST HERE AS A NEW COMMISSIONER.

UM, YEAH, THANK YOU, UH, FOR INTRODUCING ME.

UH, MY NAME'S BAT TUCCI.

UM, I'M AN AUSTIN NATIVE.

HAVE, YOU KNOW, LIVED HERE ESSENTIALLY ALL MY LIFE.

UM, DIDN'T COME OR I'M NOT AN ARCHITECT, BUT CAME FROM A FAMILY OF ARCHITECTS.

AND CURRENTLY I DO, UH, MUNICIPAL FINANCING.

UM, SO HOPING THAT I CAN BRING SOME OF THAT EXPERTISE ONTO THIS COMMISSION AND, UH, CONTINUE TO CONTRIBUTE IN A MEANINGFUL WAY.

SO THANK YOU.

WELL, WE'RE DELIGHTED TO HAVE YOU.

THANK, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.

UH, AT THIS POINT, WE HAVE, UH, ANYBODY SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC COMMUNICATION? WE DO NOT.

ALL RIGHTY.

IF THAT'S THE CASE, THEN WE CAN GO THROUGH THE AGENDA AND, UH, WE CAN, UM, REVIEW, UH, ALL THOSE ITEMS, THEN THAT WOULD BE, UH, BUT GO AHEAD, CALL ON STAFF.

ALRIGHT, GREAT.

UH, THANK YOU CHAIR COMMISSIONERS.

UM, WE START

[Consent Agenda (Part 1 of 2)]

UH, THE APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM APRIL 2ND, 2025 MEETING.

THOSE ARE OFFERED FOR CONSENT.

FOR ITEM TWO, WE HAVE A BRIEFING BY RALLY AUSTIN AND THEIR ROLE IN THE CITY.

OUR HISTORIC ZONING APPLICATIONS THIS EVENING ARE ITEM THREE C ONE FOUR H 2 0 0 5, 0 0 2 2 AT ONE AT 1701 SAN GABRIEL STREET.

THIS ITEM IS OFFERED FOR AN APPLICANT POSTPONEMENT.

OUR CERTIFICATES OF APPROPRIATENESS ARE ITEM FOUR, HR 20 25 0 3 4 9 4 2 AT 9 0 5 CONGRESS AVENUE.

THIS IS A CITY OF AUSTIN HERITAGE GRANT AND IS OFFERED FOR CONSENT.

ITEM FIVE, HR 20 25 0 3 1 2 7 1 AT 1807 EAST SCISSOR CHAVEZ STREET.

THIS IS A CITY OF AUSTIN HERITAGE GRANT AND IS OFFERED FOR CONSENT.

ITEM SIX, HR 20 25 0 3 6 1 3 0 AT 2315 LAKE AUSTIN BOULEVARD.

THIS IS A CITY OF AUSTIN HERITAGE GRANT AND IS OFFERED FOR CONSENT.

ITEM SEVEN, HR 20 25 0 4 0 8 0 7 AT 7 0 8 HIGHLAND AVENUE.

THIS ITEM IS OFFERED FOR CONSENT.

ITEM EIGHT, HR 20 25 0 4 6 3 1 4 AT 6 0 4 BRAS STREET.

THIS ITEM IS OFFERED FOR CONSENT.

ITEM NINE, HR 20 25 0 4 3 0 3 4 AT 99 0 9 1 9 9 0 1 9 PARKFIELD DRIVE.

THIS IS THE CITY OF AUSTIN HERITAGE GRANT AND IS OFFERED FOR CONSENT.

OUR NATIONAL REGISTER, HISTORIC DISTRICT APPLICATIONS ARE ITEM 10, PR 2 25 0 0 9 4 7 8 AT 2307 WINDSOR ROAD.

NUMBER TWO.

THIS ITEM IS OFFERED FOR CONSENT.

ITEM 11, HR 20 24, 1 23 0 6 0 AT 1003 MO STREET.

THIS ITEM IS AN APPLICANT REQUESTED POSTPONEMENT.

ITEM 12, PR 20 24 1 5 9 6 3 2 AT 7 0 5 WEST LYNN STREET WILL BE A DISCUSSION ITEM.

ITEM 13, PR 20 25 2 9 9 5 AT 17 THREE ALAMEDA DRIVE.

THIS ITEM IS A STAFF POSTPONEMENT.

ITEM 14, HR 20 25 0 0 5 7 3 2.

AT 1412 PRESTON AVENUE.

THIS ITEM IS OFFERED FOR CONSENT.

ITEM 15, SB 2 25 0 3 0 7 4 6 AT 600 CONGRESS AVENUE.

THIS ITEM IS OFFERED FOR CONSENT.

OUR DEMOLITION AND RELOCATION APPLICATIONS ARE ITEM 16, PR 20 24, 1 6 1 0 0 5 AT 45 17 AVENUE D.

THIS ITEM IS OFFERED FOR CONSENT.

ITEM 17, PR 20 25 0 4 2 3 4 5

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THIS ITEM IS OFFERED FOR CONSENT.

ITEM 18, PR 20 25 0 4 3 2 8 0 AT 29 0 7 BIANNA STREET.

THIS ITEM IS OFFERED FOR CONSENT.

DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS ARE ITEM 19 TO DISCUSS THE DRAFTING OF A LETTER TO THE CONVENTION CENTER DEPARTMENT CONCERNING PRESERVATION AND RELOCATION OF FOUR LEGACY ARTWORKS.

FINALLY, ITEM 20 TO CONDUCT OFFICER ELECTIONS FOR 2025.

THIS, THAT CONCLUDES THE READING OF THE AGENDA.

THANK YOU, MR. LUKES.

THANK YOU.

UM, WHAT I'LL DO AT THIS POINT IS REVIEW ALL THOSE ITEMS THAT ARE ON THE CONSENT AGENDA AND FOR THE NEW MEMBERS, UH, IN PARTICULAR, ANY OF THESE ITEMS OR MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE.

IF YOU WOULD NOT WANT THAT TO PASS OR WOULD LIKE THAT TO BE OPEN FOR DISCUSSION, JUST GET MY ATTENTION.

BUT ANYTHING THAT IS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, ONCE WE READ THAT THROUGH, UH, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

IF THE MOTION PASSES ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, THEN ALL OF THOSE ITEMS ARE APPROVED AS READ WITH STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION.

SO IT IS QUITE APPROPRIATE.

UH, IF SOMETHING DOES NEED TO BE DISCUSSED IN YOUR OPINION, JUST LET ME KNOW AND WE'LL PULL IT FROM THAT AND WE'LL GO BACK INTO A REGULAR DISCUSSION.

UH, THERE ARE A LOT OF CONSENT ITEMS TONIGHT, HOWEVER, UM, AND I DO SEE THAT WE HAVE COMMISSIONER HORTER ON THE, ON THE DAIS, SO PLEASE NOTE FOR THE RECORD.

OKAY, THE FIRST ITEM ON THE CONSENT AGENDA IS THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES.

AND THAT'S ITEM NUMBER ONE.

UH, THE MINUTES WERE FROM APRIL 2ND, 2025.

UH, THE SECOND AGENDA ITEM, UH, CONSENT ITEM, UH, ARE THOSE, UH, HISTORIC DISTRICT AND LANDMARK APPLICATIONS, NUMBER FOUR AT 9 0 5 CONGRESS AVENUE.

UH, THIS IS THE HERITAGE GRANT.

AS IT WAS NOTED, HERITAGE GRANT PROJECT OFFERED FOR CONSENT.

ITEM NUMBER FIVE AT 1807 EAST CAESAR CHAVEZ STREET.

UH, AGAIN, ANOTHER HERITAGE GRANT PROJECT OFFERED FOR CONSENT.

UH, ITEM NUMBER 6 23 15 LAKE AUSTIN BOULEVARD.

THIS IS THE DEEP EDDIE CABARET.

UH, ANOTHER HERITAGE GRANT PROJECT.

THE NEXT, UH, CONSENT ITEM IS AT 7 0 8 HIGHLAND DRIVE, ITEM NUMBER SEVEN.

AND THIS IS, UH, IN THE SMOOT TERRACE PARK.

LOCAL HISTORIC DISTRICT, UH, REPLACED WOODEN PORCH METAL ROOF, UH, DORMER REPAIR.

UH, THIS PROJECT IS BEING OFFERED FOR CONSENT.

ITEM NUMBER EIGHT AT 6 0 4 BRAZO.

UH, THIS IS A, UH, THE DRISCOLL HOTEL AND, UH, EXTENSIVE WINDOW REPAIRS.

THIS ITEM IS OFFERED FOR CONSENT.

ITEM NUMBER NINE AT 90 19 PARKFIELD DRIVE.

UH, THIS IS THE ZIMMERMAN CABIN.

UH, THIS IS A HERITAGE GRANT PROJECT AS WELL.

AND THIS IS OFFERED FOR CONSENT.

UH, THE NEXT ITEMS ARE THE NATIONAL REGISTER DISTRICT PERMIT APPLICATIONS.

AND ITEM NUMBER 10 AT 2307 WINDSOR ROAD COMMISSIONERS.

YOU MAY REMEMBER WE POSTPONE THIS FROM OUR PREVIOUS MEETING.

UH, THERE'S BEEN SOME FURTHER INVESTIGATION AND NO NEW INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.

UM, AND SO THE STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION, UH, WOULD BE THAT TO ALLOW FOR THE, UH, DEMOLITION PERMIT TO BE RELEASED.

UH, HOWEVER, BEING THAT THIS IS A NATIONAL REGISTER DISTRICT THAT CANNOT BE FINALIZED WITHOUT THE APPROVAL OF, OR THE REVIEW OF THE REPLACEMENT PLANS, BUT THAT IS ALSO OFFERED ON CONSENT.

UM, THE NEXT ITEM ON CONSENT IS ITEM NUMBER 14 AT 1412 PRESTON AVENUE.

UH, THIS, UH, IF YOU REMEMBER COMMISSIONERS, WE HAD, UH, SOME DISCUSSION ABOUT, UH, SOME OF THESE CHANGES.

UH, THEY, THEY HAVE BEEN, UH, REVIEWED BY THE A RC.

AND, UH, AGAIN, THE STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT THESE COMMENTS, UH, ARE SUFFICIENT AND THAT YOU GO ON CONSENT.

ITEM NUMBER 15, 600 CONGRESS AVENUE.

UH, THIS IS IN THE SIXTH STREET NATIONAL REGISTER DISTRICT AND THE CONGRESS AVENUE NATIONAL REGISTER DISTRICT.

UH, THIS IS A SIGN, UH, ITEM.

AND THE STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION ON THIS ITEM IS THAT ONE OF THE SMALLER SIGNS BE REMOVED, BUT THAT THE LARGER ONE THAT IS SUBMITTED, UH, IS ALSO ACCEPTABLE WITH THAT PROVISO.

AND THAT RECOMMENDATION IS OFFERED AS CONSENT.

THE REMAINING ITEMS ARE DEMOLITION AND RELOCATION PERMIT APPLICATIONS.

THE FIRST OF THEM IS ITEM NUMBER 16 45 17 AVENUE D.

UH, THIS IS A, UH, TOTAL DEMOLITION REQUEST.

ITEM NUMBER 17 AT 10 10 WEST JOHANNA STREET.

AGAIN, A TOTAL DEMOLITION REQUEST.

ITEM NUMBER 18 AT 29 0 7 BNA STREET, A TOTAL DEMOLITION REQUEST.

EACH ONE OF THESE, UH, AS STAFF HAS RECOMMENDED, UH, THE, UH, DEMOLITION WOULD BE RELEASED ONLY UPON THE COMPLETION OF A CITY OF AUSTIN DOCUMENTATION PACKAGE.

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UH, IS THERE ANY THAT NEED TO BE PULLED? IF NOT, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA.

I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE CON, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA.

OKAY.

COMMISSIONER UPRIGHT.

IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND.

COMMISSIONER MCWHORTER.

I THINK I SAW HIS HAND FIRST THOUGH.

UH, WE HAVE A FIRST, A, A, A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE INDICATE BY RAISING YOUR HAND.

I SEE ALL HANDS ARE RAISED, SO IT'S UNANIMOUS.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

AND THE NEXT ITEMS ARE THOSE, UH, WITH REQUESTED POSTPONEMENTS.

UH, THE FIRST ITEM IS ITEM NUMBER THREE.

THIS IS AT 1701 SAN GABRIEL STREET.

UH, AGAIN, AN OWNER, UH, INITIATED HISTORIC ZONING.

THE APPLICANT HAS ASKED FOR A POSTPONEMENT.

UH, THE NEXT POSTPONEMENT REQUEST IS ITEM NUMBER 11, AND THAT'S 10 0 3 RE STREET.

UH, THIS, UH, IS A ADDITION REQUEST, AND THIS IS, AGAIN, AN APPLICANT POSTPONEMENT.

AND THEN ITEM NUMBER 13, UH, AND YOU HAVE SOME INFORMATION FROM STAFF.

UH, THIS IS AT 1703 ALAMEDA DRIVE.

UH, BUT THE STAFF IS ACTUALLY MAKING THE REQUEST FOR A POSTPONEMENT.

EACH OF THESE WOULD BE POSTPONED TO OUR, UH, NEXT MEETING IN JUNE.

UH, IS THERE A, IS THERE A MOTION? A MOTION? OKAY.

UH, WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR.

UH, COMMISSIONER ACTON.

IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND.

COMMISSIONER ALVAREZ.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR INDICATE BY RAISING YOUR HAND.

OKAY.

THAT IS, AGAIN, PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.

THOSE ITEMS AS READ, ARE POSTPONED TO OUR, UH, JUNE MEETING.

THEY HAVE ONE ADDITIONAL, UH, ITEM WHICH HAS REQUESTED A POSTPONEMENT.

UH, THIS IS ACTUALLY A REQUEST THAT HAS COME FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND FROM STAFF MEMBERS.

THE APPLICANT IS NOT REQUESTING THIS, BUT HAS, UH, NOT OBJECTED.

AND, UM, I THINK IT'S WORTH DISCUSSING.

UH, COMMISSIONERS.

WE HAVE A PROCEDURE WHEREBY WE CAN DISCUSS A POSTPONEMENT ONLY AND NOT TAKE THE WHOLE CASE.

UH, AND WE CAN LIMIT THE CONVERSATION JUST TO WHETHER OR NOT THIS MERITS A POSTPONEMENT.

AND SO I'M GONNA USE THAT PRIVILEGE TO PULL THIS FOR POSTPONEMENT DISCUSSION ONLY.

AND THAT IS ITEM NUMBER 11.

THIS IS, UH, WAIT, NOT AT MOMENT.

SORRY.

ITEM NUMBER 13 AT 1703.

NO, I GOT IT WRONG.

12.

I'M, I'M GETTING CLOSE.

[12. PR-2024-159632 – 705 West Lynn St. West Line National Register Historic District Council District 9]

UH, COMMISSIONERS, YOU MAY REMEMBER, WE'VE HAD SEVERAL TIMES HAD THIS ON OUR AGENDA.

AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE, UH, APPLICANT HAVE HAD VARIOUS CONVERSATIONS.

AND MY, LITERALLY AS I'M SITTING HERE, UH, BEFORE THE MEETING, I PULL UP EMAILS FROM BOTH THE APPLICANT AND THE NEIGHBORS SAYING THAT THEY HAVE ONE MORE TIME THAT THEY WOULD LIKE IF THIS POSTPONEMENT GOES FORWARD, TO BE ABLE TO TALK.

AND AS A DISCUSSION POSTPONEMENT, UH, I BELIEVE WE ALSO HAVE SOME INFORMATION FROM STAFF ABOUT HOW THIS COINCIDES WITH THE TIMING ON THIS CASE.

YES.

AND, UM, JUST LET ME CLARIFY.

THIS IS NOT, UM, A STAFF PROPONENT PRO POSTPONEMENT REQUEST.

THIS WOULD BE A, UH, COMMISSION, UH, A COMMISSION WOULD INITIATE.

OKAY.

YEAH.

THANK YOU.

INITIATED.

UM, SO THIS APPLICATION IS SCHEDULED TO, UH, TIME OUT ON JUNE 4TH.

UM, THAT IS THE DATE OF THE NEXT, UM, HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION MEETING.

UM, THEREFORE WE HAVE ONE MORE, UH, YOU HAVE ONE MORE MEETING TO, UM, DISCUSS AND, UM, CONSIDER THE RECOMMENDATION BY STAFF, UM, FOR THAT PROPERTY.

OKAY.

IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THE POSTPONEMENT? AND AGAIN, WE WOULD BE INITIATING THIS WITH THE HOPE THAT WE'D HAVE ONE MORE CHANCE FOR THE OWNER IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD TO MEET AND PERHAPS WORK SOMETHING OUT IN THE NEXT MONTH.

SO I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION, MOVE TO DISCUSS THE POSTPONEMENT.

YOU'LL MOVE FOR POSTPONEMENT TO THE NEXT MEETING.

YEAH.

MOVE TO, OKAY.

AND THERE'S A SECOND.

THE NEXT MEETING.

COMMISSIONER ACTON, UH, UH, MOTION BY COMMISSIONER ALVAREZ.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE INDICATE BY RAISING YOUR HAND.

AND THERE AGAIN IS UNANIMOUS.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COMMISSIONERS.

AND I THINK THAT'S GOING TO BE VERY, VERY VALUABLE.

UH, THE FIRST ITEM THAT WE COME TO ON

[2. Staff briefing on Rally Austin’s role in the City ]

AND I BELIEVE WE HAVE ANNE GATLIN HAYNES.

IS THAT CORRECT? HELLO? UH, GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.

MY NAME IS ANNE GATLING HAYNES, AND I'M WITH RALEIGH AUSTIN.

I'M THE CHIEF TRANSACTIONS OFFICER.

AND TODAY I ACTUALLY HAVE TWO ADDITIONAL FOLKS, IF THE CHAIR WOULD PERMIT ME TO BRING UP MY CEO TARSA

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UH, BOTH ARE QUITE WELCOME AND, OKAY.

WE, WE WELCOME BRAD BACK BECAUSE, UH, HE'S, HE'S OUR REPRESENTATIVE.

SO WELCOME.

GREAT.

THANK YOU.

YES.

AND, UM, SSA'S GONNA KICK OFF WITH A LITTLE BIT OF A BRIEFING ON THE ORGANIZATION AS A WHOLE, SO, GREAT.

THANK YOU.

AND THIS IS, DOES THIS CLICKER WORK TO ADVANCE SLIDES? OKAY.

PERFECT.

ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING, UH, RALLY AUSTIN HERE TONIGHT.

AND THANK YOU TO THE COMMISSIONERS FOR YOUR, UH, SERVICE.

UM, I KNOW SOME OF YOU'RE VERY FAMILIAR WITH RALLY AUSTIN, UM, AND SOME MAY NOT.

SO I'M GONNA WALK YOU THROUGH, THIS IS OUR ANNUAL REPORT THAT'S DUE TO COUNCIL EVERY YEAR.

WE HAVE PRESENTED IT TO MAYOR, CITY MANAGER, UH, COUNCIL, AND LOTS OF OUR BOARD, UH, PARTNERS.

SO, UM, YOU ARE, WE'VE PRESENTED TO THE ARTS COMMISSION MUSIC COMMISSION, AND WE'RE VERY HAPPY TONIGHT TO PRESENT IT TO, TO, TO THIS COMMISSION TONIGHT.

UH, THIS IS THE MISSION AND VISION OF RALLY AUSTIN.

WE ARE HERE TO ADDRESS AFFORDABILITY IN AUSTIN, UM, INCLUDING HISTORIC PRESERVATION, VERY GRATEFUL, UH, TO THIS COMMITTEE FOR THE WORK YOU DO.

UM, YOU'LL SEE THESE THREE ICONS THROUGHOUT OUR PRESENTATION OF WHAT, OF WHAT WE'RE FOCUSED ON, PRESERVING ARTS, MUSIC, AND CULTURE, UH, COM COMPLETE COMMUNITIES, WHICH INCLUDE SOME, UM, MIXED USE DEVELOPMENTS AND CATALYTIC DEVELOPMENT ARE SOME LARGER, UM, LARGER PROJECTS.

WE'RE EXPLORING WITH THE CITY OF AUSTIN, UH, STAFF RIGHT NOW.

THIS IS OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS THAT YOU GUYS, UM, HAVE NOMINATED BRAD PATTERSON AS YOUR REPRESENTATIVE.

AND SO, UM, JUST GONNA TALK REALLY QUICKLY THAT WE ARE A LOCAL GOVERNMENT CORPORATION AND 5 5 0 1 C3.

UM, THIS ARE TO, TO JOIN OUR BOARD.

YOU FIRST HAVE TO BE VOTED, UH, NOMINATED BY THIS COMMITTEE AND APPROVED BY OUR BOARD AND CITY COUNCIL.

SO IT'S A, IT'S A QUITE A LENGTHY PROCESS.

AND SO WE'RE VERY GRATEFUL, UM, TO BRAD FOR SERVING ON OUR BOARD, ALONG WITH, UM, FOUR CITY EMPLOYEES, THE, THE COMMISSIONS, AUSTIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE, A ISD, UM, THE CHAMBERS REAL ESTATE COUNCIL, UM, URBAN LAND INSTITUTE, UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, AND ALL THE LOGOS YOU SEE UP THERE.

BUT I DO WANNA SHARE THAT BRAD PATTERSON HAS BEEN ON THE INAUGURAL BOARD, UM, SINCE 2021.

HE'S SERVING HIS SECOND TERM.

HIS FIRST TERM WAS STAGGERED, SO HE HAD A ONE YEAR TERM.

AND THEN HE'S COMPLETING HIS, UH, THREE YEAR TERM THIS SEPTEMBER.

AND HE HAS NOT ONLY BEEN A BOARD MEMBER, HE'S BEEN OUR CHAIR OF THE REAL ESTATE COMMITTEE, HE SERVES ON OUR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.

AND EVERYTHING WHERE DEALS ARE HAPPENING IS THROUGH OUR REAL ESTATE COMMITTEE THAT, THAT ANN AND I WORK REALLY CLOSELY WITH.

SO, BRAD, I WANNA SAY PUBLICLY THANK YOU, UM, FOR YOUR SERVICE AND THANK YOU TO THIS COMMISSION, UH, FOR YOUR NOMINATION.

SO, WHILE I HAVE THIS SLIDE UP, I'M JUST GONNA ASK BRAD, UM, TO STEP UP AND SAY A FEW WORDS.

THEY'RE SHORT.

THANK YOU, THERESA.

THANK YOU, CHAIR AND COMMISSION MEMBERS.

UM, MY NAME IS BRAD PATTERSON, AND I'VE HAD ABOUT A 30 YEAR CAREER.

MY ACADEMIC BACKGROUND IS IN ARCHITECTURE AND SPECIFICALLY HISTORIC PRESERVATION.

UH, BUT I'VE WORKED FOR THE STATE IN A VARIETY OF POSITIONS DEALING WITH GRANTS, TAX INCENTIVES, UH, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, RESTORATION OF A VARIETY OF BUILDINGS AND SCALE, UH, DISASTER RESPONSE.

AND, AND THE LIST KIND OF GOES ON AND ON.

UH, MANY OF YOU WERE NOT ON THIS COMMISSION BACK IN 2021 WHEN I WAS NOMINATED BY THIS BODY AND APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL.

UM, BUT I WANNA SAY IT'S BEEN A PRIVILEGE AND ALSO PERSONALLY EXTREMELY REWARDING TO BE ABLE TO GIVE BACK TO THE CITY OF AUSTIN, TO THE COMMUNITY, AND TO WORK WITH RALLY AUSTIN.

I AM REALLY PROUD OF WHAT THE ORGANIZATION HAS ALREADY ACCOMPLISHED AND WHAT WE HAVE COMING IN THE PIPELINE.

AND ALTHOUGH RALLY AUSTIN HASN'T HAD MANY OPPORTUNITIES TO SUPPORT AND DEVELOP HISTORIC PRESERVATION IN THE TRADITIONAL SENSE, UH, I THINK YOU'LL SEE BY SOME OF THE EXAMPLES.

THERE'S A LOT THAT WE'VE DONE FOR HERITAGE AND CULTURAL, UH, HERITAGE AND CULTURE IN THIS COMMUNITY.

AND I THINK THERE'S SOME OPPORTUNITIES DEFINITELY IN THE PIPELINE THAT WILL BE CLOSER TO SOME OF THE TRADITIONAL WAYS THAT WE THINK ABOUT HISTORIC PRESERVATION.

UM, AND SO THE OTHER THING IS, MY TERM IS ACTUALLY ENDING THIS FALL.

SO AT A FUTURE MEETING, THIS BOARD WILL CONSIDER WHAT IT WANTS, WHAT YOU WANT FOR YOUR REPRESENTATION GOING FORWARD.

UM, AND SO JUST PUT THAT OUT THERE, UH, AS A POSSIBILITY.

AND, AND SO IT'S ON YOUR RADAR SCREEN.

UM, BUT AGAIN, THANK YOU.

IT'S REALLY BEEN AN HONOR TO CONTINUE TO DO THIS.

UM, AND IT'S A FANTASTIC ORGANIZATION, UM, THAT I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING WHAT THEY CAN DO IN THE FUTURE.

THANK YOU, BRAD.

AGAIN, BRAD, WE HAVE TO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING WILLING TO PUT THE TIME IN AND REPRESENT PRESERVATION.

I, YOU KNOW, WE, WE REALLY HAVE APPRECIATED YOUR SERVICE.

THANK YOU.

I SECOND THAT AND I ALSO WANNA THANK THE CITY OF AUSTIN, UM, STAFF THAT WE WORK CLOSELY WITH AS WELL.

THANK YOU FOR, UM, EVERYTHING YOU DO.

UM,

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UM, SO I'M NOT GONNA GO THROUGH ALL THAT, BUT WE WERE, UH, CREATED AT THE END OF 2020.

THE BOARD WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2021, AND THE HIRING PROCESS, UM, BEGAN IN 21 AND STARTED TOWARDS THE END OF 21.

AND I WAS HARD HIRED THE BEGINNING OF 2022.

AND WHERE YOU SEE THE BLUE ICONS, THIS IS WHERE, UH, CULTURAL TRUST PROJECTS WERE TAKEN AND VOTED ON BY CITY COUNCIL.

AND THEN THE GREEN ICON THAT YOU SEE IN 2024, THIS IS THE EAST 11TH, UH, PROJECT COMMISSIONER, UM, EVANS, YOU AND I SPOKE ABOUT URBAN RENEWAL.

THIS IS, THIS IS THE EAST 11TH BLOCK, 16 AND 18, UM, WHICH I, YOU KNOW, IT'S, IT'S, I CONSIDER URBAN, ALL OF URBAN RENEWAL, HISTORICAL, UH, PRES HISTORIC PRESERVATION AS AS WELL.

UM, SO ANN WILL TALK MORE ABOUT, UM, OUR PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS, UH, IN A FUTURE SLIDE.

AGAIN, THOSE ARE THE THREE AREAS.

BLOCK 16 AND 18.

I'M NOT GONNA, UM, TALK TOO MUCH ABOUT, BUT ONE OF THE THINGS I WANTED TO SAY THAT AS AN EDC, WHAT WE BRING TO THE CITY, UM, IS A CO IS A COUPLE OF BENEFITS.

WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO APPLY FOR HISTORIC TAX CREDITS, NEW MARKET TAX CREDITS, LEVERAGING THE CITY'S INVESTMENTS.

YOU SEE THE PHILANTHROPIC PARTNERS AT THE BOTTOM.

WE'VE LEVERAGED GRANTS FROM WELLS FARGO, C3 AND SIX SQUARE, UM, FOR EAST 11TH.

AND, UH, AND THEN OUR CULTURAL TRUST HERE.

I THINK, ANNE, I'M GONNA CALL YOU UP HERE FOR THE, LET ME JUST CHECK TO SEE THE, YES.

OKAY.

SO I'M GONNA STOP HERE ON EAST 11TH TO CULTURAL TRUST.

UM, AGAIN, I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU, UH, TO THIS COMMISSION, UH, FOR HAVING REPRESENTATION ON OUR BOARD, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU IN THE FUTURE.

THANK YOU.

SURE.

AND, UM, EACH OF OUR PROJECTS HAS, UM, BEEN IN A VERY DIFFERENT PLACE IN A DEVELOPMENT CYCLE.

UM, THE CULTURAL TRUST WAS A PROGRAM THAT CITY COUNCIL, WHEN THEY CREATED THE RALLY, AUSTIN THOUGHT THAT WE WOULD BE A GOOD PROJECT MANAGER AS SETTING UP WITH SOME CITY FUNDS, SOME CITY FUNDS THAT HAVE BEEN DEDICATED FOR THE CULTURAL TRUST IN TWO DIFFERENT FUNDING STREAMS. UM, REALLY KNOWING THAT THEY WANTED TO ACHIEVE BIGGER, MORE, UM, MORE SIGNIFICANT REAL ESTATE INVESTMENTS TO PRESERVE ARTS AND CULTURE IN THE CITY.

UH, THIS IS, THIS WAS NOT A SORT OF YEAR BY YEAR GRANT PROGRAM.

AND SO WITH THE INITIAL FUNDING, UH, THE RALLY AUSTIN WORKING WITH THROUGH THE REAL ESTATE COMMITTEE VERY SIGNIFICANTLY, AND OUR PROGRAM PARTNERS AT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT CAME UP WITH AN RFP PROCESS THAT THEN SORT OF LOOKED AT THE UNIVERSE OF, OF NEEDS OUT IN AUSTIN, UH, FOR OUR VERY SMALL, UH, $19.4 MILLION THAT WE HAD TO START WITH, WHICH SOUNDS LIKE A LOT OF MONEY, BUT NOT WHEN IT GETS TO REAL ESTATE AND LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS IN ARTS, MUSIC, AND CULTURE.

UM, SO WITH THAT, AND I ACTUALLY HAVE A DIFFERENT SLIDE THAT PROFILES THE DIFFERENT PROJECTS.

WE LOOKED AT BOTH THE PRESERVATION OF EXISTING STRUCTURES AS WELL AS BUILDING OUT NEW CULTURAL ARTS INFRASTRUCTURE, SPECIFICALLY FOR ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN DIS DISPLACED MANY TIMES.

AND UNFORTUNATELY IN OUR RFP PROCESS, WE FOUND OUT FROM 45 APPLICANTS, WHICH IS NOT NEARLY EVERY ARTS ORGANIZATION IN TOWN, WE HAD OVER $350 MILLION IN NEEDS.

AND SO THIS IS REALLY, UM, AN SIGNIFICANT MOVE FORWARD TO DEMONSTRATING WHAT WE CAN DO WITH THESE DOLLARS.

BUT WE'RE VERY MUCH AT THE EARLY STAGE OF THIS PROCESS.

UM, AND SO I'M GONNA, I THINK IT'S FORWARD THIS WAY.

YOU CAN SORT OF SEE, I'M GONNA SHOW YOU THE PORTFOLIO OF THESE DIFFERENT PROJECTS, BUT THEY ARE AROUND CENTRAL AUSTIN.

UH, WE HAD MANY APPLICANTS FOR THE CULTURAL TRUST, UM, AND WE'VE BEEN TALKING WITH THE CITY ABOUT NUMEROUS DIFFERENT CITY OWNED PARCELS IN A BROADER RANGE OF SPACES BESIDES THIS CENTRAL LOCATION.

BUT THIS SORT OF DOES REPRESENT THE INITIAL PORTFOLIO OF PROJECTS.

UM, WE DON'T HAVE A DETAILED SLIDE OF THE BLOCK 16 AND 18 PROJECT, BUT THAT IS TWO ACRE PARCELS ALONG EAST 11TH STREET, SEPARATED BY WHAT'S CALLED BLOCK 17, WHICH IS THE STREET JONES BUILDING.

UM, AND THAT HAS BEEN, UH, INTERIM USES AND SORT OF EFFECTIVELY OPEN LAND FOR 30 PLUS YEARS.

I KNOW COMMISSIONER EVANS KNOWS THIS STORY VERY WELL, AND I THINK COMMISSIONER UPRIGHT AS WELL.

UM, AND THROUGH A PRE PRE-DEVELOPMENT FEASIBILITY PROCESS, WE HELPED TEE UP THE REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS THAT THE URBAN RENEWAL BOARD ISSUED.

AND WE HAD A COUPLE OF, UH, FINAL, UM, APPLICANTS AND THE URBAN RENEWAL BOARD SELECTED A DEVELOPMENT TEAM THAT THEN COUNCIL VOTED ON LAST SUMMER.

THAT TEAM ALREADY WORKING ON THE PROJECT IS IN WHAT'S CALLED AN EXCLUSIVE NEGOTIATING AGREEMENT, WHICH IS THE TIME PERIOD THAT THEY EFFECTIVELY TAKE THEIR CONCEPT AND THEIR FINANCIAL PLAN AND REALLY SORT OF FLESH IT OUT TO BE THE TRUE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT.

SO WE WON'T SEE CONSTRUCTION ON THOSE TWO BLOCKS FOR ABOUT 18 MONTHS TO TWO YEARS, BUT YOU WILL SEE A LOT OF ACTIVITY OF THAT PROJECT COMING TO FRUITION.

AND IT WAS MEANT BY THE URBAN RENEWAL BOARD TO TRULY REFLECT WHAT HAS BEEN LOST IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD FOR

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THAT IS A, A REALLY EXCITING AND VIBRANT STREET.

BUT WHAT WE WANNA SEE ARE MORE OF THE CULTURAL, UM, REPRESENTATION, MORE, MORE OF THE AUSTINITES THAT HAVE CULTURAL REPRESENTATION THAT SHOULD BE ON BACK ON THAT BLOCK.

UM, SO THOSE TWO PARCELS WILL PROBABLY COME BACK.

THERE IS NOT A DIRECT HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMPONENT, BUT ON BLOCK 18, WE'RE SORT OF SURROUNDING THE VICTORY GRILL, WHICH IS A REALLY SIGNIFICANT ASSET, UH, FOR EAST 11TH STREET.

AND WE'RE WORKING CLOSELY WITH ANCHOR INSTITUTIONS SUCH AS EBENEZER CHURCH URBAN RENEWAL BOARD HAS MANY DIFFERENT REPRESENTATIONS FROM ACROSS, UH, THE CITY, UH, EAST ANDERSON, UM, ALUMNI GROUP THAT I KNOW WE, WE MET WITH.

WE'RE TRYING TO REALLY MAKE SURE THAT THE, THE CULTURAL HISTORY OF THE DISTRICT IS WITHIN THIS NEW PROJECT, UM, THE CULTURAL TRUST.

JUST FOR A SECOND, 'CAUSE I KNOW WE HAVE SHORT TIME TODAY.

UM, AGAIN, I MENTIONED THE PROCESS WE WENT THROUGH.

UM, THESE ARE THE INITIAL SIX PROJECTS THAT WE'VE INVESTED IN IN THE LAST TWO YEARS.

UH, THESE ARE ALL 20 TO 40 YEAR LONG-TERM LEASES AGREEMENTS, FUNDING AGREEMENTS, RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS, THE PURPOSE BEING BOTH TO PRESERVE EXISTING SUCH AS THE HOLE IN THE WALL AND EMPIRE, UM, AS WELL AS BUILD SOME NEW INFRASTRUCTURE, UH, FOR, WELL ACTUALLY RENOVATE THE MILLENNIUM'S THEATER SO THAT IT CAN BE USED FOR MORE COMMUNITY USE, MORE THEATER USE, WHERE IN DESPERATE NEED OF THEATERS.

UM, AND THEN NEW INFRASTRUCTURE AT THE PDC IS THE PERMITTING AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER.

SO THAT'S A CITY PERMITTING AND DEVELOPMENT BUILDING.

AND THERE'S A SPACE IN THE PARKING GARAGE THAT WE'LL BE FITTING OUT AS A MULTIPURPOSE ARTS CENTER.

UM, THE AUSTIN PLAYHOUSE AND MUSEUM OF HUMAN ACHIEVEMENT WERE ALSO TWO MAJOR CAPITAL PROJECTS THAT YOU'LL SEE SORT OF COMING TO FRUITION IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS.

UM, WE HAVE ACTUALLY ONE MORE POTENTIAL INVESTMENT THAT IS COMING, UH, DOWN THE PIKE, BUT WE STILL HAVE A LONG PIPELINE OF PROJECTS THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO FACILITATE, UM, AND HELP SUPPORT OVER TIME.

AND SO THAT'S COMES TO OUR LAST SLIDE, WHICH IS JUST REALLY MORE OF A, THIS IS A, NOT A QUITE A TEASER, BUT LIKE AN INITIAL THOUGHT PROCESS ON THE WORK WE HAVE BEEN DOING AND HOW WE WOULD LIKE TO PROPOSE SOME ADDITIONAL INVESTMENTS FOR THE 2026 BOND ELECTION.

WE WILL COME BACK TO TALK IN MORE DETAIL IN THE FUTURE, BUT AROUND THREE THEMES.

WE REALLY FEEL THAT BRIDGING FROM BLOCK 16 AND 18 AND BRIDGING FROM THE CULTURAL TRUST IN OUR LONG PIPELINE.

WE WANT TO EXPAND THE CULTURAL TRUST WITH ADDITIONAL INVESTMENTS.

WE'D REALLY LIKE TO FOCUS, LIKE WE HAVE, FOR EXAMPLE, WITH THE HOLE IN THE WALL, LEGACY BUSINESS PRESERVATION, WHICH IS REALLY AN ASPECT OF PRESERVATION AS WELL.

WE'D LIKE TO BE DOING MORE OF THAT, INCLUDING OTHER KINDS OF BUSINESSES, UM, COMMUNITY OWNED BUSINESSES, NOT JUST, UH, VENUES.

UM, AND THEN AFFORDABLE WORKSPACE WORKFORCE INITIATIVE.

OUR INITIAL INVESTMENTS IN ARTS AND CULTURE HAVE BEEN PRIMARILY THEATER SPACES THAT ARE WORKING SPACES WITH SUPPORTIVE INFRASTRUCTURE, BUT WE'RE LOSING A LOT OF PLACES WHERE PEOPLE DO DAY-TO-DAY WORK.

UM, AND SO WHAT WE REALLY WANNA MAKE SURE IS THAT WE'VE GOT AFFORDABLE WORKSPACE FOR ARTISTS AND CREATIVE PROFESSIONALS TO STAY IN THE CITY.

UM, SO THAT'S THE PRESENTATION.

WE'LL BE COMING BACK AND WE'RE OPEN FOR QUESTIONS.

WELL, I, I JUST WANNA SAY I'VE HEARD ABOUT THE MILLENNIUM AND I'M THRILLED.

UM, IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE IT WAS 25 YEARS AGO, BUT WE WERE THE ARCHITECTS, SO WHEN WE PUT THAT TOGETHER AND HAD HOPED THAT AT SOMEDAY IT COULD BE AVAILABLE FOR THEATER, AND SO IT'S NEVER TOO LATE.

.

THAT'S FANTASTIC.

UH, COMMISSIONERS, ANY QUESTION? YES.

UH, I JUST WANTED TO, NOT NECESSARILY QUESTION, BUT JUST TO CHEER YOU ON, BECAUSE I THINK PEOPLE OFTEN LOOK TO US AS THE PEOPLE THAT CAN SOLVE ALL THE PRESERVATION PROBLEMS. AND OUR TOOLS ARE VERY LIMITED.

WE'RE JUST PART OF A MUCH BIGGER PROCESS.

AND I THINK THE MAGIC'S REALLY HAPPENING WHERE Y'ALL ARE.

AND IT'S A, IT'S A NEW ORGANIZATION.

IT'S GREAT TO SEE WHAT Y'ALL HAVE DONE ALREADY.

UM, I THINK A LOT OF WHAT YOU'RE DOING IS ALIGNING WITH A LOT OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE PRESERVATION PLAN, WHICH IS GREAT TO SEE WITHOUT IT EVEN ACTUALLY HAVING TO BE FORMALLY ACTED ON, Y'ALL ARE ALREADY DOING IT.

UH, JUST SEEING THE SYNERGY BETWEEN CONNECTING THE CULTURAL GROUPS AND THE HISTORIC PROPERTIES IS GREAT TO SEE.

AND EVEN SOME PROPERTIES THAT AREN'T MORE TRADITIONAL HISTORIC PROPERTIES, I MIGHT SNEAK MUSEUM OF HUMAN ACHIEVEMENT IN THERE, WHICH IS WHERE I GOT MARRIED, WHICH IS A INDUSTRIAL FACILITY THAT IS NOT ONE OF YOUR TRADITIONAL HISTORIC, UH, RESOURCES, BUT I THINK A PART OF OUR, UH, BUILT FABRIC THAT, UM, PEOPLE REALLY APPRECIATE.

SO I WANNA THANK YOU AND SAY I'M VERY EXCITED.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

ALRIGHT, COMMISSIONERS, ANY OTHER COMMENTS? AND I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY THAT I'M SO GLAD TO, TO FIND OUT ABOUT YOUR ORGANIZATION.

THIS IS, UM, UM, I'M NEW TO THIS.

I HAVE BEEN WITH VISIT AUSTIN FOR 32 YEARS, AND I GIVE HISTORIC WALKING TOURS ALSO.

AND I'M, I'M VERY, UH, UH, PLEASED TO HEAR ABOUT, UH, THE,

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AND, UH, IT'S JUST, IT'S COME A LONG WAY.

AND SO IT, IT, IT IS A VERY, IT'S A SPECIAL, IT'S DEAR PLACE FOR ME IN THIS CLOSE PROXIMITY TO WHAT WAS THE ANDERSON HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUS AND THEN, UH, ROSEWOOD PARK IN THAT AREA AS WELL IN THE HISTORIC DORIS MILLER AUDITORIUM AND ALL OF THAT TIED INTO THE EAST 11TH STREET CORRIDOR, UH, AND WITH, YOU KNOW, BLOCKS 16TH AND, AND 18TH, UH, BEING, UH, YOU KNOW, PART OF THE DISCUSSION.

MM-HMM .

YES.

THANK YOU COMMISSIONERS ANY MORE DISCUSSION.

AGAIN, WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR WORK AND THANK YOU FOR THE UPDATE.

WE HOPE TO HEAR MORE GOOD WORK.

GOOD WORK AS YOU PROGRESS.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ALRIGHT.

I THINK I MISSED A

[ Consent Agenda (Part 2 of 2)]

SO IF I JUST SAY HERITAGE GRANT PROJECT, YOU'RE NOT GONNA REALIZE THIS IS A PROGRAM THAT THE CITY HAS TO PROMOTE AND SUPPORT HISTORIC PRESERVATION AND TARGETED, UH, CONTRIBUTIONS TO A VARIETY OF PROJECTS.

SO THIS IS OUR FUNDING AND OUR GRANTS COMMITTEE, WHEN IT'S UP AND RUNNING, IS PARTICIPATING WITH STAFF IN THIS PROGRAM.

AND SO I, I DID ASK, UH, MR. FOC, IF YOU WOULD, TO JUST FOR THE, FOR THE RECORD, BE ABLE TO PULL UP A COUPLE OF THESE PROJECTS SO PEOPLE CAN REALIZE THE THE GOOD WORK THAT'S TAKING PLACE.

UH, AND WOULD YOU, UH, MR. LUKES, GO AHEAD AND JUST IDENTIFY THESE FOR THE RECORD.

YEAH.

SO YOU CAN SEE, UH, HERE.

THANK YOU CHAIR.

UM, THE, UH, MUTUAL BUILDING SEEN HERE, UH, IS, UH, THE SCOPE OF WORK WAS A REHABILITATION OF THE EXISTING BUILDING, INCLUDING REPOINTING CLEANING AND REPAIR OF THE EXTERIOR LIMESTONE REPLACEMENT OF NON HISTORIC STOREFRONT GLAZING AND THE AWNING NEXT STEP.

SO WE, WE APPROVED IN THE CONSENT AGENDA THE WORK THAT WAS DONE, BECAUSE IT'S OUR JOB TO MAKE SURE IT'S DONE APPROPRIATELY TO HISTORIC STANDARDS.

BUT WE DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO PAT HIM ON THE BACK FOR SAYING WELL DONE.

AND, AND GOOD USE OF OUR, OF OUR, AGAIN, OUR CONTRIBUTIONS.

GO, GO AHEAD.

YEAH.

NEXT PROJECT IS THE, UH, BURNER CLARK MERCADO HOUSE AT 18 0 7 EAST CHAVEZ STREET.

THIS IS A REPAIR AND REHABILITATION OF AN EXISTING BUILDING, INCLUDING EXTERIOR PAINTING, WINDOW REPAIR IN KIND, WINDOW REPLACEMENT, UH, COLUMN REPLACEMENT, AS WELL AS HANDRAILS AND BALLISTERS TO MATCH THE ORIGINAL.

UM, ALSO INSTALLATION A NEW HVAC REPLACEMENT OF EXTERIOR LIGHT FIXTURES AND ADDING A RAMP AND HANDRAIL TO THE PACK PATIO.

NEXT PROJECT IS DEEP EDDIE CABARET AT 2315 LAKE AUSTIN BOULEVARD.

THIS IS A PROJECT TO RESTORE THE RED TILE ROOF.

THE EXISTING TILE WILL BE REUSED AND SUPPLEMENTED WITH NEW PRE REPRODUCTION PIECES, REPAIR, DETERIORATE.

UH, ALSO THE PROJECT IS TO REPAIR DETERIORATED EXTERIOR WOOD, COL, UH, WOOD ELEMENTS AND GUTTERS, REPAIR AND REPORT EXTERIOR LIMESTONE AND STUCCO, PRESERVE THE EXTERIOR WALL MURAL, RESTORE EXISTING DOORS AND WINDOWS, AND REPAIR THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WHERE IT'S NEEDED.

AND FINALLY, THE, UH, LAST ONE IN THIS AGENDA IS THE ZIMMERMAN CABIN AT 90 19 PARKFIELD DRIVE.

THIS IS A PROPOSAL TO, UH, STABILIZE AND RESTORE THE ORIGINAL 1854 CONSTRUCTION, UH, INCLUDING RESTORE THE, UH, QUARK WALLS, UH, INCLUDING RESTORATION OF THE HALF TIMBERING AND REMOVAL OF CEMENT-BASED PLASTER TO BE REPLACED WITH LIME MOWER, UH, APPROPRIATE LIME, LIME MORTARS, EXCUSE ME.

AND PLASTERS.

MR. LUKES, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I, IT'S AMAZING THAT WE HAVE NOT ONLY THESE INCREDIBLE BUILDINGS, BUT UH, AS YOU COULD SEE SEVERAL OF THEM THAT ARE VERY MUCH IN NEED OF THE KIND OF ATTENTION THAT THESE OWNERS ARE GIVING THEM.

AND THEN THE FACT THAT WE CAN CONTRIBUTE AND MAKE THEM, UH, APPROPRIATE, UH, LANDMARKS FOR THE CITY IS JUST AMAZING.

UM, ANOTHER ONE I'D LIKE TO JUST TAKE A MOMENT AS CHAIR AND RECOGNIZE AS WELL, IS THE WORK WE JUST APPROVED FOR THE DRISCOLL.

UH, THIS IS A WINDOW RESTORATION PROGRAM.

AND, UH, PARTICULARLY YOU NEW COMMISSIONERS, YOU'LL NOTE, UH, THERE'LL BE A NUMBER OF TIMES WHERE WE'RE GONNA BE ASKED TO LOOK AT HISTORIC PROPERTIES, AND SOMEONE WILL TELL US THAT THEY HAVE TO TEAR OUT THE HISTORIC WINDOWS AND REPLACE THEM.

UH, AND THIS IS A CLEAR EXAMPLE THAT THAT'S NOT THE BEST OPTION.

IT'S NOT THE PREFERRED OPTION.

IT'S CERTAINLY NOT THE ONLY OPTION.

UH, THE, THE DRISCOLL PROGRAM HAS A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT WINDOWS.

THEY'RE ALL HISTORIC, THEY WILL BE, UH, REPAIRED AND AS NECESSARY, UH, RESTORED.

AND

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YES.

AND THERE ARE CRAFTSMEN WHO KNOW HOW TO DO THIS WORK.

THEY, THEY INDEED ARE.

AND THIS IS ON BOTH THE ORIGINAL SECTION OF THE DRISCOLL AS WELL AS THE TOWER EDITION.

YEAH.

SO AGAIN, JUST A MOMENT TO APPLAUD THE GOOD WORK GETTING DONE, AND, UH, HOPEFULLY WE'LL HAVE MORE CHANCE TO TALK ABOUT THAT.

AGAIN, WE APPROVE THE WORK BECAUSE IT'S WHAT WE WANT, BUT IF WE SAY IT'S ON THE CONSENT AGENDA AND IT GOES OFF, WE NEVER GET A CHANCE TO SAY THANK YOU AND PAT 'EM ON THE BACK.

SO I TAKE A MOMENT JUST TO DO THAT.

AND ACTUALLY, I WANTED TO POKE IN AS WELL THAT WE HAVE, UH, 12 HERITAGE GRANTS, UH, TOTAL.

UH, SO YOU'LL BE SEEING MORE IN THE COMING MONTHS.

UH, THEY'LL ALSO BE COMING THROUGH OUR, UH, ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW COMMITTEE.

UH, SO WE WILL BE, UM, REVIEWING SOME MORE OF THAT WORK, UH, AND HOPEFULLY GET SOME MORE CHANCES TO CELEBRATE THEM, UH, AND CONGRATULATE THEM ON THE GOOD WORK.

TERRIFIC.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR THAT REMINDER.

UH, COMMISSIONERS, THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED ON MY ENTIRE TENURE, AND THIS IS NOT JUST THE, UH, TIME I'VE SERVED, UH, IN THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, BUT AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, I ALSO SERVED FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS IN THE NINETIES.

I HAVE NEVER HAD AN AGENDA WHERE EVERYTHING WAS EITHER POSTPONED OR ON CONSENT, AND THERE'S NO DISCUSSION ITEMS, BUT, UH, THAT HAS HAPPENED TONIGHT.

SO, UH, COMMISSIONER TUCCI DON'T GET USED TO IT, , BUT I WILL NOW PROCEED TO THE ITEMS PAST THE CASES THAT WOULD'VE OTHERWISE BEEN DISCUSSED, UH, AND PICK UP THE ACTION ITEM WE HAVE

[19. Discuss letter to the Convention Center Department expressing appreciation for the preservation and relocation of four legacy artworks]

AND THIS IS A LETTER, UH, I'M GONNA TURN THIS OVER TO OUR VICE CHAIR, COMMISSIONER EVANS, UH, BECAUSE, UH, WE HAVE SOME GREAT, GREAT RESULTS ALSO THAT NEED TO BE CELEBRATED.

THANK YOU, CHAIR.

UH, I'LL GIVE THE BRIEF, UH, BACKSTORY FROM MY FELLOW COMMISSIONERS.

UH, A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO, I WAS AT A PREMIER OF A DOCUMENTARY ABOUT THE WISDOM OF, UH, TEARING DOWN THE AUSTIN CONVENTION CENTER AND REBUILDING IT.

AND FOLLOWING THAT, UH, DOCUMENTARY PREMIER, THERE WAS A PANEL DISCUSSION.

AND DURING THE PANEL DISCUSSION, ONE OF THE ARTISTS WHOSE ART WAS GOING TO BE DISPLACED AND POSSIBLY DESTROYED AS A RESULT OF DEMOLITION, UH, APPROACHED THE PANEL AND SAID HE WAS VERY, VERY DISTURBED THAT THE CITY WASN'T DOING MORE TO SAVE THE ARTWORK.

AND SOMEONE ON THE PANEL POINTED OUT THAT I WAS IN THE AUDIENCE.

SO I HAD A VERY NICE DISCUSSION WITH THE ARTIST, AND I TOLD HIM I REALLY DIDN'T KNOW, BECAUSE HE ASKED IF THERE, HE SUGGESTED THAT BECAUSE OF THE HISTORIC SIGNIFICANCE OF THE ARTWORK, THAT THE HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION MIGHT WANT TO EMBRACE THIS, HIS EFFORT TO SAVE IT.

AND SO I SUGGESTED HE REACH OUT TO, UH, CITY EMPLOYEES, WHICH HE DID.

HE GOT SOME OTHER, UH, COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO DO LIKEWISE.

AND AS A RESULT, THE ARTWORK HAS BEEN DEACCESSED, IT'S GOING TO BE SAVED, AND MOST OF IT WILL PROBABLY END UP IN OTHER CITY FACILITIES.

SO THIS WAS A REAL WIN-WIN.

SO I WAS, UH, ASSIGNED TO WRITE A LETTER TO SHARE THAT AND TO PAT CITY STAFF ON THE BACK, UH, WOULD IT BE APPROPRIATE FOR ME TO READ THE LETTER? YES, PLEASE GO AHEAD.

OKAY.

COMPUTER WENT TO SLEEP.

JUST A SECOND.

SO THIS LETTER IS DIRECTED TO, UH, MS. TRICIA TARO, WHO'S THE DIRECTOR OF THE AUSTIN CONVENTION CENTER.

AND MS. ANGELA MEANS WHO'S DIRECTOR OF THE NEW ART, CULTURE, MUSIC AND ENTERTAINMENT DEPARTMENT, WHICH IS ALSO GOES BY THE ACRONYM OF ACME.

DEAR MS. TARO, AND MS MEANS, THE CITY OF AUSTIN, HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION WISHES TO CONGRATULATE YOU AND YOUR TEAMS FOR THE CREATIVE AND COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS THAT RESULTED IN SAVING AND RELOCATING THE FOUR LEGACY ART INSTALLATIONS THAT WERE PREVIOUSLY HOUSED IN THE AUSTIN CONVENTION CENTER.

YOUR LEADERSHIP AND THE WILLINGNESS TO WORK WITH THE ARTISTS, THEIR FAMILIES AND STAKEHOLDERS, IS AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE OF HOW MUCH CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED WHEN WE STRETCH OUR IMAGINATIONS AND CONCEPTS SUCH AS HISTORIC VALUE AND COMMUNITY BENEFIT.

NOW, FOUR SIGNIFICANT PIECES OF ART WILL REMAIN A PART OF AUSTIN'S HISTORY AND CAN BE ENJOYED FOR GENERATIONS TO COME AND WILL ENRICH THE LIVES OF AUSTINITES AND VISITORS ALIKE.

THIS SUCCESS SHOULD BE A REMINDER OF HOW CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING AND COLLABORATION MAKES OUR CITY A BETTER PLACE FOR ALL OF US.

THANK YOU.

AND IT'S SIGNED BY, UH, THE HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION.

THANK YOU.

WELL, AND AGAIN, THANK YOU COMMISSIONER EVANS.

NOT ONLY FOR YOUR WORK, UH, IN DRAFTING THE LETTER, BUT ALSO IN YOUR, THERE YOU GO.

THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER EVANS.

NOT ONLY YOUR WORK IN DRAFTING THE LETTER, BUT IN YOUR WORK IN BRINGING ALL OF THIS TO THE, TO THE,

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SO IT COULD COME AT WITH A HAPPY ENDING, UH, IN ORDER.

THIS IS POSTED FOR ACTION COMMISSIONERS.

AND SO, UH, IT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE FOR US TO HAVE A MOTION.

UH, COMMISSIONER EVANS, WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE WOULD, UH, SUPPORT YOUR LETTER, UH, AS A, UM, BASICALLY A LETTER OF COMMENDATION? YES.

I MOVE THAT THIS LETTER BE ACCEPTED BY THE COMMISSION, AND, UH, BE FORWARDED TO THE, UH, TWO DEPARTMENTS MENTIONED.

AND IS THERE A SECOND? COMMISSIONER UPRIGHT SECOND.

ALRIGHT, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? OH, I'M SORRY.

UH, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? WOULD ANYBODY LIKE TO ADD THEIR COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT.

SEEING NONE, UH, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE INDICATE BY RAISING YOUR HAND.

AND I SEE ALL HANDS RAISED, SO IT IS UNANIMOUS.

ALRIGHT, WELL, CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN AND THANK YOU.

UH, THE

[20. Conduct officer elections for 2025. ]

AND, UH, WE HAVE TWO OFFICES, THE CHAIR AND THE VICE CHAIR.

AND SO I WILL OPEN THE NOMINATIONS FOR THE VICE CHAIR OF THIS COMMISSION, UH, AT THIS TIME.

AND I WOULD ALSO PLACE INTO NOMINATION OUR CURRENT VICE CHAIR, ROXANNE EVANS.

UH, I THINK SHE'S DOING A GREAT JOB.

SO, UH, I WILL YOU ACCEPT THAT NOMINATION? I DO.

ALRIGHT.

IS THERE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS? COMMISSIONERS.

ALL RIGHT.

HEARING, UH, NONE.

THEN I WILL ACCEPT A MOTION TO CLOSE THE NOMINATIONS.

SO MOVED.

OKAY.

IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND.

OKAY.

IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED TO CLOSE THE NOMINATIONS.

UH, WE HAVE ONE CANDIDATE, AND SO WE CAN BY ACCLIMATION APPROVE OUR VICE CHAIR.

UH, CONGRATULATIONS, COMMISSIONER EVANS.

THANK YOU.

AND, UH, BY TRADITION I THINK IS APPROPRIATE FOR OUR VICE CHAIR TO PRESIDE WHILE WE TAKE NOMINATIONS FOR CHAIR.

SO COMMISSIONER EVANS, WOULD YOU TAKE OVER? I CERTAINLY WILL.

THANK YOU.

AND I WOULD LIKE TO OPEN THE, THE FLOOR FOR NOMINATIONS FOR OUR CHAIR.

AND IN DOING SO, I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE OUR CURRENT CHAIR, BEN HEAP.

WOULD YOU ACCEPT? YES, I DO.

OKAY.

ARE THERE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS? OKAY, THAT BEING THE CASE, I'D LIKE TO CALL FOR A MOTION MOVE TO CLOSE THE NOMINATIONS.

OKAY.

NOMINATIONS HAVE BEEN CLOSED.

I WOULD NOW, UH, LIKE TO ASK FOR A VOTE.

OKAY.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HANDS.

AND IT APPEARS TO BE UNANIMOUS.

THANK YOU.

CONGRATULATIONS.

ALRIGHT, AND THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH.

AND I, COMMISSIONER EVANS AND I, I THINK, UH, BOTH THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONFIDENCE IN US AND I THINK WE'VE GOT A LOT OF HEAVY LIFTING TO DO IN THE NEXT YEAR.

SO, UH, AGAIN, THANKS.

UH, WE'LL, I THINK MOST OF THE TIME WE'LL BE THANKING YOU .

UH, ONE THING I ALMOST FORGOT, UH, I WOULD LIKE TO ALSO EXTEND A THANK YOU TO OUR STAFF MEMBER, UH, UH, MS. MCKNIGHT.

UH, SHE JOINED ME FOR AN EARLY MORNING ON TUESDAY IN, UH, CELEBRATING THE HUNDRED AND 30TH, UH, ANNIVERSARY OF THE AUSTIN MOONLIGHT TOWERS.

AND, UH, IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN THERE, THERE IS A, UH, ONE OF THE 17 THERE AT, UH, NINTH STREET ACROSS FROM THE AUSTIN HISTORY CENTER.

AND AUSTIN ENERGY, UH, PROMISED US COFFEE AND DONUTS AT SIX O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING, BUT THERE WASN'T ANY, BUT ONE OF THEIR STAFF WAS THERE.

AND THERE WAS A, A STALWART GROUP OF FOLKS WHO FOUND THEIR WAY THERE.

AND WE ALL LOOKED UP AT THE MOONLIGHT TOWER AND WE WERE VERY HAPPY THAT IT'D BEEN THERE 130 YEARS.

AND THAT, UH, YEARS AGO WHEN I WAS ON THE COMMISSION, I KNOW WE ALSO SUPPORTED IT.

DID YOU EVER FIND OUT, WAS THAT WHEN WE ZONED THEM HISTORIC OR WAS THAT JUST WHEN WE FUNDED THEM? I COULDN'T REMEMBER WHICH WE DID.

I DID NOT.

ALRIGHT, WE'LL FIND OUT.

MY, MY MEMORY DID NOT SERVE ME AND I DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO GO BACK THAT MANY YEARS, BUT I KNOW DURING MY PREVIOUS TENURE, UH, WE WERE, THE COMMISSION WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN MAKING IT POSSIBLE FOR AUSTIN ENERGY TO CONTINUE TO UTILIZE THOSE HISTORIC ELEMENTS.

NO OTHER CITY IN THE CITY, NO OTHER CITY IN THE COUNTRY THAT HAD THEM, UH, HAS KEPT THEM AND THEY WERE RESTORED AND THEY'VE BEEN RELIGHT AND WE HOPE THEY'LL LAST ANOTHER 130 YEARS.

AND IT WAS KIND OF FUN BEING OUT THERE IN THE RAIN IN THE MORNING.