* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:03] I'M GONNA CALL TO ORDER [CALL TO ORDER] THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE ZONING AND PLANNING COMMISSION. TODAY IS TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6TH. IT IS 6:00 PM WE ARE IN AUSTIN CITY HALL AND COUNCIL CHAMBERS. I WILL START WITH THE ROLL CALL, UH, CHAIR. HANK SMITH. I'M PRESIDENT, VICE CHAIR BETSY GREENBERG. HERE. SECRETARY RYAN ZUKI. HERE. PARLIAMENTARY ALEJANDRO FLORES NOT SEEING HER. UM, LUIS OLUGO HERE. SCOTT BOONE. PRESENT. DAVID FOUTS. HERE. LONNIE STERN. PRESENT. ANDREW CORTEZ. HERE. CHRISTIAN CHEE PRESENT. AND TAYLOR MAJOR HERE. ALL RIGHT. SO WE HAVE 10 OF THE 11. NOTHING NEEDING TO GO INTO, UM, EXECUTIVE SESSION. WE HAVE NO GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT, SO WE'LL GO TO [Consent Agenda] THE CONSENT AGENDA. WE HAVE THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FROM TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18TH. UM, ON THE PUBLIC HEARINGS WE HAVE ITEM NUMBER TWO, A REZONING CASE C 14 20 25 DASH 0 0 9 1 COVINGTON MEDICAL. WE HAVE A CONDITIONAL OVERLAY TO READ INTO THE AGENDA AND IT IS RESTRICTING THE HEIGHT TO 40 FEET AND THE FAR TO 0.5 TO ONE. UM, AND WITH THOSE TWO ITEMS INCLUDED AS WELL AS ALL THE BACKUP, THAT IS THE MOTION FOR ITEM TWO FOR THE CONSENT AGENDA. ITEM THREE, WE HAVE A REZONING CASE, C 14 20 25 DASH 116, 2 31, NORTH IH 35. IT IS A REQUEST FROM SF TWO GR TO L-I-P-D-A. ITEM NUMBER FOUR C 8 20 25 DASH NINE ONE IS A VACATION OF THE COLONY PARK SUSTAINABLE INITIATIVE P PHASE ONE RIGHT OF WAY. UH, THE REQUEST IS FOR THE APPROVAL OF A PARTIAL VACATE PLAT VACATE TO RELEASE THE RIGHT OF WAY SHOWN ON THE EXISTING PLAT. THE RIGHT OF WAY, SUBJECT FOR RELEASE IS MATTHEWS PRAIRIE PATH CLEARSIDE TRAIL IN WILMINGTON DRIVE LOCATED NEAR COLONY. LUKE DRIVE HAS SHOWN IN THE BACKUP MATERIAL, AND THAT IS IT FOR THE CONSENT AGENDA. UM, SO AGAIN, ITEM ONE, THE MINUTES, ITEM TWO, WHICH IS A REQUEST FROM LRCO TO GO WITH THE TWO RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS LIMITING HEIGHT OF 40 FEET IN THE FAR TO 0.5 TO ONE. ITEM THREE, THE REZONING CASE SF TWO TO N GR TO L-I-P-D-A. AND ITEM FOUR IS THE, UH, PARTIAL VACATE OF THE RIGHT OF WAY IN THE PUD PHASE ONE. UH, WE HAVE TWO SPEAKERS IN-HOUSE AND I BELIEVE TWO ON THE LINE TO SPEAK TO ITEM NUMBER TWO. YES, THAT IS CORRECT. CHAIR. FOR ITEM TWO, WE HAVE THE APPLICANT. VICTORIA HASSEY. VICTORIA, YOU HAVE SIX MINUTES. SHE'S WAIVING HER TIME. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS RON THROWER. HE'S WAIVING HIS TIME. , I'M GOING VIRTUALLY. WE HAVE ROBERT MEADOWS. ROBERT, YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. WHY NOT SIX? HELLO, MY NAME IS ROBERT MEADOWS. I AM THE PRESIDENT OF THE WALNUT CREEK NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION FOR THE 20 25 26 CYCLE. I FIRST WISH TO THANK THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION FOR THE TIME AND EFFORT THEY DEVOTE TO THE CIVIC TASK AND FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION RESIDENTS OF THE WALNUT CREEK NEIGHBORHOOD. MET WITH THE THROWER DESIGN TEAM ON MONDAY, 24, NOVEMBER VIA ZOOM ON THIS C 14 20 25 DASH 0 9 1. TO VIEW A PRESENTATION BY THROWER DESIGN ON THIS PROPOSED REZONING AND TO ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PROPOSED REZONING. THE MEETING WAS INFORMATIVE AND FRUITFUL. DURING THE MEETING. APPLICANT'S REPRESENTATIVE PROPOSED FOR THE PURPOSE OF MOVING THE CASE FORWARD TO ADOPT AN FAR OF 0.5 TO ONE AND A HIGH LIMITATION OF 40 FEET OR THREE STORIES FOR THE PROPOSED REZONING TO BE ACHIEVED BY A CONDITIONAL OVERLAY. THESE ARE STEP DOWN FROM THE CORRESPONDING NUMBERS FOR GO TO THE CORRESPONDING NUMBERS FOR LR. IN VIEW OF THIS OFFER AND IN VIEW OF THE OTHER FAVORABLE ASPECTS OF REZONING FROM THE CURRENT LRCO, THE GOCO, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE WALNUT CREEK NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION HAS MADE THE DECISION TO SUPPORT APPLICANT'S REQUEST FOR REZONING IN THIS CASE TO GO NOW MODIFIED AS PROPOSED. THE ASSOCIATION DOES HAVE SUBSTANTIAL CONCERNS ABOUT THE SITE PLAN, WHICH IS CURRENTLY IN A CONCEPTUAL STAGE, BUT RECOGNIZES THAT ZAP IS NOT THE VENUE FOR PURSUING THESE CONCERNS. THE ASSOCIATION THANKS THROWER DESIGN FOR MEETING WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND LOOKS FORWARD TO CONTINUING CONVERSATIONS WITH THE APPLICANT AND THROWER DESIGN TO ADDRESS NEIGHBORHOOD CONCERNS AS DEVELOPMENT MOVES FORWARD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS JENNIFER BRISTOL, WHO IS ALSO JOINING US VIRTUALLY. JENNIFER, YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. CAN YOU HEAR ME OKAY? YES. GREAT. UM, [00:05:01] MY NAME IS JENNIFER BRISTOL AND, UH, I'M A RESIDENT OF THE WALNUT CREEK, UM, NEIGHBORHOOD. AND I WANT TO JUST SHARE MY SUPPORT. UM, I'M NOT ON THE BOARD, BUT I WANNA SHARE MY SUPPORT OF THE BOARD'S, UM, DECISION. HAD THEY NOT COME UP WITH A CONDITIONAL OVERLAY, UH, I WOULD BE ADAMANTLY OPPOSED TO, UM, THIS ZONING CHANGE. UM, IT IS MY OPINION THAT GO DOES NOT NECESSARILY HAVE, UM, A PLACE, UM, NEAR SINGLE FAMILY NEIGHBORHOODS, UM, AGAIN, BECAUSE OF THE FAR AND THE HEIGHT REQUIREMENT, UM, UH, ALLOWANCE. UM, SO I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE COMMISSION FOR HEARING US AGAIN, UM, FOR THROWER DESIGNS WITH MEETING WITH US. UM, AND I HOPE THAT THIS COMMISSION, UM, AS ALL COMMISSIONS, EVEN THE ONE I SERVE ON, UM, WILL CONTINUE TO LISTEN TO, UM, THE NEIGHBORHOODS, ESPECIALLY THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS, UM, AS THEY ARE CITIZEN LED, JUST LIKE THESE COMMISSIONS. UM, AND THEY CANNOT AFFORD TO HAVE HIGH PAID LAWYERS TO WALK THEM THROUGH THE PROCESS, WHICH AS YOU KNOW, UM, WITH THE CITY OF AUSTIN CAN BE TRICKY, UM, TO HAVE THE KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF HOW ALL OF THESE, UM, DIFFERENT LAYERS WORK, UM, AND, AND TIE TOGETHER. I WANNA SAY THANK YOU TO, UM, ROBERT MEADOWS, UH, OUR BOARD CHAIR WHO, UM, WHO DOES THIS WITH GRACE AND, UM, UH, AND HUMILITY AND HUMOR. UH, SO I APPRECIATE THAT. UM, I ALSO JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU TO COMMISSIONER GREENBERG WHO CALLED AND, UM, HAD VERY SAGE AND WONDERFUL ADVICE AND, UM, AS A NEIGHBOR, UH, I I VERY MUCH APPRECIATE THAT. SO, UM, WE, WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING, UM, HOW THE REST OF THIS, UM, PROJECT CONTINUES. AND, UM, AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR HEARING US THIS EVENING. THANK YOU. THAT CONCLUDES SPEAKERS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. OKAY. UM, WITH THAT, DO I HEAR A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA? SO MOVE, SECONDED, MOVED AND SECONDED. OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AND IT IS UNANIMOUS. OKAY. GOING [5. Discussion on the roles, responsibilities, and division of labor between the Zoning and Platting Commission and the Planning Commission. (Sponsored by Chair Smith and Commissioner Fouts)] ON TO DISCUSSION ITEMS, DISCUSSION ON THE ROLES, RESPONSIBILITIES AND DIVISION OF LABOR BETWEEN THE ZONING AND PLANNING COMMISSION AND THE PLANNING COMMISSION. ANY UPDATE ON THAT? SEEING NONE COMMITTEE UPDATES, CODES AND NOTICES, JUDGE, COMMISSIONER, UH, MAJOR? YES. UH, DO YOU, DO YOU WANNA GIVE YOUR UPDATES BASED ON YOUR MEETING WITH COMMISSIONER ALICE WOODS FROM PLANNING COMMISSION? SURE. SO I MET WITH COMMISSIONER WOODS, UH, IN NOVEMBER, AND, UH, PLANNING COMMISSION IS LAUNCHING THEIR OWN WORKING GROUP. AND RIGHT NOW THE PLAN IS FOR, UH, BOTH, BOTH WORKING GROUPS TO WORK ON A DRAFT RESOLUTION TOGETHER, UH, WITH THE GOAL OF PRESENTING THE RESOLUTION TO BOTH COMMISSIONS, UH, AT THE SAME TIME OR AT LEAST IN THE SAME MONTH AFTER EACH WORKING GROUP KIND OF HASHES OUT DIVISION OF LABOR. SOUNDS GOOD. APPRECIATE YOUR WORK. UM, CLOSING COMMISSIONS [COMMITTEE UPDATES] JOINT COMMITTEE SPONSORED BY CHAIR, VICE CHAIR GREENBERG, PARLIAMENTARIAN FLORES, AND COMMISSIONER STERN. UM, WE MET, I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS TWO WEEKS AGO OR THREE WEEKS AGO, UM, AND CONSIDERED A CODE CHANGE TO WAIVE THE REQUIREMENT FOR A DRAINAGE EASEMENT IN THE A HUNDRED YEAR FLOODPLAIN IN PARKLAND. AND THAT'S MOVING FORWARD TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION MAYBE NEXT WEEK. OKAY. ANYTHING ELSE? NOPE. OH, WE'LL MEET AGAIN IN TWO WEEKS. OKAY. , COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. JOINT COMMITTEE. WE HAVEN'T MET, WE MET A MONTH AGO. UH, THERE'S NO UPDATE THERE THAT I KNOW OF. SMALL AREA PLANNING JOINT COMMITTEE, PKI, OLUGO, AND CHEPE. UH, WE MEET NEXT WEEK. NEXT WEEK HOPEFULLY. OKAY. UH, WE GROUP, UH, UPDATE LAND, USE COMMISSION ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES. WE'VE KIND OF GONE THROUGH ALL THAT. ANY FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS? ANYBODY? ? SEEING NONE, WE WILL BE ADJOURNED. IT IS 6 0 9. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.