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           YOU ARE WATCHING A MEETING OF THE AUSTIN CITY COUNCIL WITH MAYOR KIRK WATSON, MAYOR PRO, TIM CHETO, VELA COUNCIL MEMBERS NATASHA HARPER MADISON, VANESSA FUENTES, JOSE VELAZQUEZ, RYAN ALTER, CRYSTAL LANE, MIKE SIEGEL, PAIGE ELLIS, ZOE CADRE, MARK UCHIN, CITY ATTORNEY DEBORAH THOMAS, CITY CLERK ERICA BRADY, AND CITY MANAGER TC BROAD. 
          GOOD MORNING EVERYBODY. 
          IT'S 10 
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O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING ON MARCH 26TH, 2026, AND I WILL CALL TO ORDER THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE AUSTIN CITY COUNCIL FOR TODAY. 
          UH, WE ARE MEETING IN THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS LOCATED IN CITY HALL AT 3 0 1 WEST SECOND STREET, AND WE HAVE A QUORUM OF THE AUSTIN CITY COUNCIL PRESENT. 
          UM, WHAT I'M GONNA DO FIRST IS I'M GOING TO KIND OF GO THROUGH THE ORDER OF THE DAY, AND THEN WE WILL B BEGIN THE ACTUAL, UH, ASPECTS OF THE MEETING. 
          UH, IN A FEW MINUTES, I WILL READ CHANGES AND CORRECTIONS INTO THE RE UH, RECORD, UH, WHICH CHANGES THE AGENDA. 
          UM, THERE ARE NO ACTION ITEMS THAT, THAT HAVE HAVE BEEN CHANGED, BUT I'LL, I'LL COME BACK TO THAT IN A MINUTE. 
          THEN WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO IS WE'RE GONNA GO TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA. 
          UH, THERE'S ONLY BEEN ONE ITEM PULLED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA, AND THAT IS ITEM NUMBER 31. 
          ITEM NUMBER 31 HAS BEEN PULLED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA. 
          AFTER WE HEAR FROM THE PUBLIC ON, WITH COMMENTS ON THE ITEMS, ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, WE WILL THEN HAVE, UH, COUNCIL MEMBERS, UH, WE'LL HAVE DISCUSS. 
          I'LL GET, I'LL TAKE A MOTION AND GET A SECOND, AND THEN WE WILL HAVE DISCUSSION AMONG THE COUNCIL MEMBERS WITH REGARD TO, UH, THE CONSENT AGENDA. 
          AND WE WILL VOTE ON THE CONSENT AGENDA AS CLOSE TO 10 30 AS WE CAN GET, BUT IT WILL NOT BE AT 10 30 BECAUSE OF THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. 
          WE WILL, UH, RECESS THE AUSTIN CITY COUNCIL MEETING, AND I'LL CALL TO ORDER THE AUSTIN HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING. 
          THAT IS ONE AGENDA ITEM. 
          WE WILL TAKE THAT UP AND, UM, THEN WE WILL ADJOURN THAT MEETING AND GO BACK TO THE AUSTIN CITY COUNCIL MEETING. 
          MY GUESS IS THAT'S WHEN WE WILL TAKE UP ITEM NUMBER 31. 
          UM, WE HAVE A NUMBER OF NON-CONSENT ITEMS THAT AREN'T PULLED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA, BUT THEY'RE NON-CONSENT ITEMS BECAUSE THEY COME FROM THE, UH, FROM COUNCIL COMMITTEES AND UNDER OUR RULES. 
          THOSE ARE NON-CONSENT. 
          THOSE ARE ITEMS 48, 49 AND 74. 
          THOSE WILL BE TAKEN UP AFTER WE TAKE UP AUSTIN HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION, AND PROBABLY AFTER WE TAKE UP ITEM NUMBER 31, WE ALSO HAVE A NUMBER OF PUBLIC HEARINGS. 
          ITEMS 51 THROUGH ITEM 66 ARE PUBLIC HEARINGS. 
          I WILL PROBABLY, WELL, I, I'LL, I'LL WAIT TILL WE GET TO THOSE AND WE'LL SEE WHAT, HOW WE'RE MANAGING TIME. 
          BUT WHAT I'LL SAY IS, AT LEAST RIGHT NOW, THOSE WILL PROBABLY BE TAKEN UP IN THE ORDER OF THEIR NUMERICAL ORDER, UH, AT, AT NOON, WHEREVER WE ARE, UH, ON THE AGENDA AT NOON, WE WILL, UH, MOVE TO, WE, WE'LL PAUSE, UH, AND WE WILL GO TO OUR TIME, CERTAIN PUBLIC, GENERAL, PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. 
          I ANTICIPATE THAT WE WILL RECESS AT, AT, AT THE END OF THAT PUBLIC COMMENT, AND THAT WILL BE AROUND 1230 TO 1235, PROBABLY TILL ABOUT ONE 10. 
          UH, AT ONE 10, WE WILL RECONVENE AND WE WILL JUST, WE'LL GO WITH WHEREVER WE ARE ON THE AGENDA AT THAT POINT IN TIME. 
          AND AS CLOSE TO TWO O'CLOCK AS POSSIBLE, WE WILL TAKE UP ZONING ITEMS. SO THAT'S THE, UNLESS THERE'S QUESTIONS, UM, I'LL NOW GO TO CHANGES OF CORRECTIONS IN THE RECORD. 
          UH, AS I INDICATED, THERE ARE NO ITEMS THAT, UH, CHANGES IN CORRECTIONS THAT I NEED TO READ SPECIFICALLY TO AN AGENDA ITEM, BUT I DO WANT TO, FOR THE RECORD, AGAIN, SAY THAT THE ITEM PULLED OFF THE CONSENT AGENDA IS ITEM NUMBER 31. 
          SO WITH THAT, MEMBERS, UNLESS 
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THERE'S OBJECTION, WE WILL GO TO THE PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE CONSENT ITEMS, AND I WILL ASK THE CITY CLERK TO NAVIGATE US THROUGH THAT PROCESS. 
          THANK YOU, MAYOR. 
          STARTING WITH ITEM TWO, NALIA, ACMI, SANKOFA, MAKE SURE YOU HAVE THIS AS WELL. 
          OH, THIS IS TOO ON ITEM EIGHT. 
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WILLIAM BUNCH, ITEM 10. 
          WILLIAM BUNCH, ITEM 13. 
          WILLIAM BUNCH, MR. BUNCH. 
          GOOD MORNING, MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBERS, BILL BUNCH, UH, DISTRICT FIVE, SAVE OUR SPRINGS ALLIANCE SPEAKING ON ITEM EIGHT, WHICH IS, UM, 2.2 AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS TO UPGRADE THE PARKING GARAGE AT THE CONVENTION CENTER. 
          UH, JUST WANNA FLAG WHETHER IS THIS REALLY A PRIORITY? I MEAN, Y'ALL ARE TRYING TO DE-EMPHASIZE CAR PARKING. 
          UH, IT'S A WHOLE LOT OF MONEY JUST TO, UH, CLEAN UP, ADD SOME SIGNAGE TO A PARKING GARAGE. 
          THIS IS MONEY THAT COULD REALLY BE USED FOR DELIVERING IMPORTANT SERVICES. 
          UM, IT SAYS THAT IT'S NOT PART OF THE CONVENTION CENTER EXPANSION PROJECT. 
          UM, BUT THE REASON IT'S NOT IS BECAUSE THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS A CONVENTION CENTER EXPANSION PROJECT. 
          Y'ALL CON CONTINUE TO CALL THAT, CALL IT THAT, BUT YOU TORE DOWN A PERFECTLY FUNCTIONAL CONVENTION CENTER. 
          THERE'S NOTHING TO EXPAND. 
          YOU'RE BUILDING AN ENTIRELY NEW PROJECT THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE, UH, CONVENTION CENTER WE HAD, UH, EXCEPT IT HAPPENS TO BE IN THE SAME LOCATION. 
          UM, IT'S, IT'S A FRAUD ON THE COMMUNITY ON SO MANY LEVELS. 
          UH, IF YOU READ TEXAS MONTHLY LAST WEEK, YOU HAVE, UH, THE SOUTH BY SOUTHWEST CEO, SAYING THEY MAY WELL NOT EVER GO BACK TO THE CONVENTION CENTER. 
          THAT WAS A THIRD OF THE ENTIRE BUSINESS. 
          THE ENTIRE ANNUAL BUSINESS OF THE CONVENTION CENTER WAS SOUTH. 
          BY IT'S SHRINKING. 
          IT MAY NOT SURVIVE. 
          AND THEY'RE SAYING POINT BLANK, THEY MAY NOT GO THERE. 
          IT'S TIME FOR Y'ALL TO QUIT THROWING MONEY AWAY, MILLIONS. 
          AND HERE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT BILLIONS MISLEADING THE PUBLIC ABUSING THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE WITH ZERO INTEGRITY. 
          PLEASE GO A DIFFERENT WAY. 
          UM, I'M SIGNED UP FOR NUMBER 10. 
          I AM SKIPPING ON THAT ONE. 
          SHE CALLED ME ON ITEM 13 ALSO. 
          SO I GUESS I DO, I KEEP GOING. 
          MAYOR, YOU HAVE, YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES ON ITEM 13. 
          OKAY. 
          THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
          UH, SPEAKING HERE, JUST ON MY OWN, UH, THIS ITEM AND THE FOLLOWING SEVERAL ITEMS IS FOR VARIOUS TYPES OF, UH, COMPUTER SERVICES AND SOFTWARE, UM, ENORMOUS SUMS OF MONEY AGAIN, THAT YOU'RE SPENDING, OUTSOURCING, UH, JUST DOING THE SAME OLD, SAME OLD WHEN TECHNOLOGY IS RAPIDLY CHANGING. 
          I DON'T SEE ANY SORT OF COORDINATION OR VALUATION OF ANY OF THESE CONTRACTS, UH, WHETHER WE ACTUALLY NEED THEM OR NOT. 
          IT SEEMS LIKE AT THIS POINT, THERE REALLY NEEDS TO BE A, A TIMEOUT AND, AND BRINGING A BUNCH OF THAT WORK IN, IN-HOUSE. 
          UM, ITEM 14 RELATED TO 13. 
          IT'S A $78,000 CONTRACT THAT NOW ALL OF A SUDDEN IS A $1.6 MILLION CONTRACT. 
          IT'S JUST A, JUST A MERE TWEAK, BUT IT'S A ORDER OF MAGNITUDE INCREASE, AND Y'ALL AREN'T EVEN ASKING ANY QUESTIONS, THINKING TWICE. 
          AND YET YOU SAY YOU CARE ABOUT AFFORDABILITY, THAT YOU'VE HEARD THE, THE COMMUNITY ABOUT TAXES AND SPENDING AND FISCAL ACCOUNTABILITY. 
          UM, YOU'RE SLEEPWALKING THROUGH THIS OVER AND OVER, AND YOU GOT FOUR ITEMS HERE STACKED UP. 
          THAT'S AN ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF SPENDING THAT DESERVES A WHOLE LOT MORE ATTENTION. 
          THANK YOU, MR. BUNCH. 
          YOU ALSO SIGNED UP FOR 19, UH, YEAH, I'M GONNA SKIP ON THAT ONE TOO. 
          THANK YOU. 
          ITEM NUMBER 24, SCOTT COBB, ITEM 30, SHARON BLYTHE, AND 30 BEN SOTHEBY. 
          HELLO, MY NAME IS SCOTT COBB. 
          I LIVE IN DISTRICT NINE, AND I WOULD LIKE A MEETING WITH MR. CADRE. 
          I AM HERE BECAUSE I, I SHOULD BE IN CLASS AT 
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UT. 
          I SKIPPED 'CAUSE I KNEW NO, NO ONE WOULD COME AND SPEAK AGAINST THIS. 
          JUST LIKE LAST SUMMER, NO ONE CAME AND TALKED TO Y'ALL ABOUT THE DENTAL INSURANCE BEING TAKEN AWAY BY HR. 
          THIS IS ANOTHER HR INITIATIVE THAT WOULD SET ASIDE TWO OVER $2 MILLION TO LINE UP PROBE MANAGEMENT LAW FIRMS TO INVESTIGATE CLAIMS ALLEGATIONS AGAINST EMPLOYEES THAT I JUST HAD DONE BY ONE OF THESE FIRMS. TRUDY OAK LAW FIRM, EMPLOYERS LAW FIRM. 
          I'M SIGNED UP TO SPEAK APRIL 9TH ON THAT. 
          IN NO CASE SHOULD TREATY OAK EVER GET ANY MORE ADDITIONAL CONTRACTS FROM THE CITY OF AUSTIN. 
          I SPECIFICALLY ASKED FOR A REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION BECAUSE OF MY HEARING PROBLEMS, AND THEY REFUSED TO ALLOW ME TO MEET WITH THEM IN PERSON. 
          THEY REQUIRED HER TO BE ON ZOOM. 
          I COULD NOT FOLLOW THE CONVERSATION. 
          I REPEATEDLY ASKED MY LAWYER, WHAT IS THEY SAYING? WHAT IS GOING ON? THEY VIOLATED THE LAW. 
          YOU HIRE THEM, YOU HIRE THEM AGAIN, THEY WILL MISTREAT YOUR LABOR FORCE. 
          YOU NEED TO DECIDE, ARE YOU ON THE SIDE OF MANAGEMENT? ARE YOU ON THIS SIDE OF THE WORKERS? YOU SET ASIDE THIS $2.25 MILLION, YOU ARE ON THE SIDE OF THE MANAGEMENT THAT $2 MILLION COULD PAY FOR ALMOST 20 YEARS OF DENTAL INSURANCE. 
          THEY RETALIATED AGAINST ME. 
          THEY BROKE THE LAW. 
          THIS LAW FIRM AFFIRMED THAT WITHOUT INVESTIGATING A THOROUGH INVESTIGATION, WITHOUT INTERVIEWING ME, MS. BLYTHE, HI, SHARON BLYTHE, DISTRICT SIX. 
          I'M HERE TO SPEAK ON ITEM 30. 
          UH, VERY RARELY DO I AGREE WITH AN AN ITEM. 
          I KIND OF AGREE WITH THIS ONE, OTHER THAN THE AGENDA ITEM DIDN'T REALLY SPECIF SPECIFY WHO'S GONNA BE ABLE TO USE THE FURNITURE OUTTA THE WAREHOUSE. 
          AND I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW THAT BEFORE Y'ALL VOTE ON IT, BECAUSE, UM, IF IT, I HEARD IN A MEETING THE OTHER DAY THAT AUSTIN CITY LUTHERANS ARE SUPPORTING THIS, AND I GUESS THEY WOULD BE ONE OF THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT WOULD BE ALLOWED TO GO IN THERE AND GET FURNITURE FOR THE HOMELESS. 
          BUT I DON'T KNOW WHO ELSE WOULD BE ABLE TO DO THAT. 
          IS IT THE GENERAL PUBLIC OR IS IT JUST THE HOMELESS? AND IS THERE ANYBODY HERE THAT COULD ANSWER THAT QUESTION FOR ME? WE'LL GET SOMEBODY TO ANSWER THE QUESTION FOR YOU. 
          GO AHEAD AND FINISH YOUR TESTIMONY. 
          I'M DONE. 
          OKAY. 
          WELL THEN WHY DON'T YOU VISIT WITH, WE'LL HAVE SOMEBODY I WOULD LIKE TO, FOR THE PUBLIC TO HEAR HIS ANSWER. 
          WELL, THAT'S REALLY NOT THE WAY WE'VE SET THIS UP, BUT, UM, GO AHEAD AND GIVE A QUICK ANSWER. 
          YEAH. 
          UH, UH, GOOD MORNING COUNCIL MEMBERS RICHARD ML, DIRECTOR FROST AND RESOURCE RECOVERY. 
          UH, WE'RE STILL WORKING ON THE BUSINESS PLAN, BUT PRIMARILY THIS, UH, THE FURNITURE WILL BE, UM, WE WILL WORK WITH NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE IN THE BUSINESS OF GETTING HOMELESS PEOPLE BACK ON THEIR FEET. 
          AND SO WE'LL BE WORKING WITH THOSE GROUPS. 
          UM, THERE MAY BE A TIME LATER WHERE WE CAN BE ABLE TO EXPAND THAT PROGRAM, BUT THAT REMAINS TO BE SEEN AT THIS POINT. 
          THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. SOBE. 
          GOOD MORNING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. 
          UH, BEN SOBE. 
          I'M SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF MYSELF FOR EVERYTHING TODAY. 
          UH, ON A VACATION DAY, ANYONE WHO'S WORRIED ABOUT, UH, MY, MY DAYTIME EMPLOYMENT, UM, I'M HERE TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THIS AS A D FOUR RESIDENT AND SOMEBODY WHO BIKES PAST THIS PRETTY REGULARLY ON MY WAY TO SOCCER GAMES AND OTHER EVENTS, GOING TO GRAB A BITE TO EAT. 
          UM, I AM THINKING ABOUT WHEN, UH, PEOPLE I KNOW, YOU KNOW, SAY A YOUNG COUPLE, UH, THEY DECIDE TO GET MARRIED, AND THEY'RE, THEY'RE MOVING IN TOGETHER AND BOTH OF THEM HAVE A PERFECTLY GOOD USE, UH, COUCH. 
          WHAT DO YOU DO WITH ONE OF 'EM? UH, I THINK IT IS WONDERFUL FOR OUR CITY TO, UH, SET UP WAYS THAT MAKE THAT LESS OF A BURDEN. 
          THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT SHOULD GO TO, UH, OUR LANDFILL AND TAKE UP SPACE. 
          IT SHOULDN'T BE, UH, A BURDEN FOR OUR RESOURCE RECOVERY WORKERS WHO WORK SO HARD AND ARE SO DEDICATED TO THE CITY FOR THEM TO TRY AND FIT THAT INTO, INTO, YOU KNOW, REGULAR SERVICE PICKUP, UH, OF YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD, UH, RECYCLING AND TRASH AND, AND COMPOST. 
          UH, IT IS GOOD FOR US TO HAVE A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE CAN TAKE THOSE THINGS. 
          AND FOR OUR NON-PROFITS WHO WORK SO HARD AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO, TO CONNECT PEOPLE WHO ARE EXITING HOMELESSNESS, TO GIVE THEM SOME OF THE BASIC THINGS TO MAKE THEIR NEXT SITUATION FEEL LIKE HOME. 
          UH, THIS IS A GOOD, IT IS GOOD IN CLIMATE IMPACTS TOO. 
          THINK ABOUT HOW MUCH ENERGY GOES INTO BUILDING FURNITURE, MOVING FURNITURE FOR IT TO END UP TAKING UP SPACE IN OUR LIMITED, UH, 
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YOU KNOW, DUMP. 
          THAT'S, THAT'S, UH, NOT A GOOD USE. 
          HAVING, UH, YOU KNOW, THE REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE AS WE LEARNED IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. 
          THIS IS, THIS IS THAT REUSE IS VERY GOOD, GOOD FOR THE CLIMATE, GOOD FOR THE PEOPLE WHO ARE DONATING SOMETHING AND GOOD FOR THE PEOPLE WHO ARE RECEIVING IT. 
          SO, JUST WANTED TO COME AND SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THIS, UH, SINCE IT IS IN D FOUR. 
          THANKS. 
          ITEM 37, BILL BUNCH, MR. BUNCH, CALL. 
          PLEASE CALL SOME OTHER NAMES WHILE WE'RE WAITING ON MR. BUNCH TO COME DOWN SO WE, PEOPLE WILL KNOW THEY'RE COMING UP. 
          SURE. 
          MY NEXT SPEAKER'S REMOTE, BUT I'LL GO AHEAD AND CALL SOME IN PERSON. 
          ITEM 39, STREETCAR NALU, JEFF DICKERSON, CHRISTIAN CHOP, AND ZACHARY FADI. 
          SO IF YOUR NAME'S BEEN CALLED, PLEASE MAKE YOUR WAY FORWARD, MR. BUNCH. 
          YOU HAVE THE FULL FLOOR. 
          THANK YOU MAYOR. 
          COUNCIL MEMBERS, BILL BUNCH, DISTRICT FIVE, SAVE OUR SPRINGS ALLIANCE. 
          UH, THIS ITEM IS TO ADD $4.4 MILLION TO, UH, A PREVIOUS $5 MILLION CONTRACT OR AGREEMENT TO, UH, SUBSIDIZE THE CONSTRUCTION OF A MAJOR SEWER LINE OUT EAST TO SERVE A LARGE DEVELOPMENT. 
          UM, I THINK THAT'S ABOUT A 80% INCREASE IN YOUR SHARE OF THIS PROJECT. 
          UM, THE BACKUP DOESN'T JUSTIFY THAT. 
          UM, IT'S AN ENORMOUS INCREASE. 
          IT'S A HUGE WASTEWATER INTERCEPTOR, AND AGAIN, YOU'RE MAKE, YOU'RE JUST GOING, YOU'RE SLEEPWALKING THROUGH THE WATER CRISIS THAT WE'RE IN. 
          WE DON'T HAVE THE WATER TO CONVERT INTO SEWAGE TO SERVE DEVELOPMENT AT THIS CAPACITY. 
          IT'S A SERVICE EXTENSION REQUEST, WHICH RIGHT NOW IS HANDLED ADMINISTRATIVELY ON THE EAST SIDE. 
          SO I THINK YOU'RE, YOU'RE COMMITTED TO DOING SOMETHING HERE. 
          YOU'RE NOT COMMITTED TO PAYING AN EXTRA $4.4 MILLION ON IT, BUT YOU NEED TO REVISE YOUR POLICIES RIGHT AWAY SO THAT THIS COUNCIL IS LOOKING AT ALL OF THESE LARGE SERVICE EXTENSION REQUESTS FOR WATER OR SEWER THAT YOU MAY NOT BE ABLE TO MEET. 
          THAT COULD BE AN ENORMOUS COST BURDEN TO OUR RATE PAYERS. 
          AND ALREADY YOUR WATER AND SEWER RATES ARE GOING THROUGH THE ROOF TO SERVE NEW DEVELOPMENT BECAUSE THE IMPACT FEES ONLY COVER A PERCENTAGE OF THAT. 
          AND NOW WITH THE DATA CENTERS, THE LATEST ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE TARIFF FAB, UM, YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT ENORMOUS POTENTIAL, ENORMOUS COMMITMENTS OF WATER, SEWER SERVICE THAT YOU SIMPLY CAN'T PROVIDE. 
          OR IF YOU DO PROVIDE IT, IT'S GONNA BE A PHENOMENAL COST BURDEN ON YOUR RATE. 
          PAYERS. 
          PLEASE DON'T SLEEP WALK THROUGH THIS ANYMORE. 
          IT'S TIME TO REVISE THESE POLICIES. 
          THANK YOU, MR. BUNCH. 
          YOUR, SO YOU CAN GO AHEAD. 
          YOUR NAME'S BEEN CALLED. 
          PLEASE FEEL FREE TO JUST IDENTIFY YOURSELF FOR THE RECORD AND, AND BEGIN YOUR COMMENTS. 
          HELLO, MY NAME IS JEFF DICKERSON, SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF MYSELF WITH DISTRICT FIVE LAW COUNCIL MEMBERS MAYOR, SPEAKING ON ITEM 39. 
          THIS ITEM IS DIRECTIONALLY CORRECT, BUT OPERATIONALLY COMPLETE. 
          I WILL ONLY COVER THE PARKING ISSUES WE KNOW FROM AUSTIN'S OWN DATA. 
          I HATE TO INTERRUPT YOU, BUT IF YOU'D MOVE THAT MICROPHONE A LITTLE CLOSER TO YOUR MOUTH, I THINK IT'D BE BETTER. 
          CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? THAT'S BETTER. 
          YEAH. 
          PERFECT. 
          WE KNOW FROM AUSTIN'S OWN DATA THAT PARKING IS NOT NEUTRAL. 
          IF PARKING IS CHEAP, MORE PEOPLE WILL GO. 
          IF PARKING IS EXPENSIVE, LESS PEOPLE WILL GO. 
          THAT'S JUST HUMAN NATURE. 
          BUT HERE'S THE PROBLEM WITH THIS RESOLUTION. 
          IT SETS UP PARKING MAXIMUMS WITHOUT DEFINING WHAT A MAXIMUM IS. 
          IN MEASURABLE TERMS, THERE ARE NO KPIS. 
          THERE ARE NO TARGETS FOR REDUCED CAR TRIPS, NO THRESHOLD FOR PARKING UTILIZATION. 
          WITHOUT THOSE, THIS BECOMES A POLICY BY ASSUMPTION, NOT A POLICY BY PERFORMANCE, THIS VIOLATES BASIC PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT, HAVING NO BASELINE OR TARGETS. 
          THIS VIOLATES BASIC GOVERNANCE AND AUDITING STANDARDS, WHICH THE CITY COUNCIL IS REALLY PROPOSING. 
          THERE IS A STATEMENT IN THERE THAT EXPLICITLY STATES THAT PRIOR EOT ACTIONS HAD NO FISCAL IMPACT. 
          THAT IS HIGHLY IMPLAUSIBLE GIVEN THAT THERE ARE INFRASTRUCTURE COSTS, ENFORCEMENT COSTS, AND LAND CHIP COSTS. 
          FINALLY, THERE IS NO NEIGHBORHOOD PROTECTION FRAMEWORK HERE, NO PERMIT STRATEGY, NO ENFORCEMENT PLAN, NO MITIGATION FOR RESIDENT STREETS. 
          WITH THE RECENT REMOVAL OF PARKING REQUIREMENTS EARLIER, THAT OMISSION IS GUARANTEED A CAUSE CONFLICT. 
          SO THIS IS TOTALLY 
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SILENT ON A CRITICAL ISSUE OF NEIGHBORHOOD IMPACT, CONGESTION, SPILLOVER, PARKING, AND FLOW. 
          IF WE'RE SERIOUS ABOUT THIS E-T-E-L-D, WE NEED HARD MATRIX, TIGHT CAPS AND NEIGHBORHOOD SAFEGUARDS THAT ARE FUNDED. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU, SIR. 
          HADDY, UH, ZACH FADI, UM, SPEAKING IN FAVOR OF ITEM 39, UH, RESIDENT DISTRICT ONE, PRESIDENT AURORA, UH, VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS ITEM. 
          UH, WE'RE PUTTING HUGE AMOUNTS OF MONEY INTO A LIGHT RAIL SYSTEM TO, TO, UH, ALLOW OUR NEIGHBORS TO GET AROUND. 
          HOPEFULLY IN THE NEAR FUTURE, WE, WE WILL SEE LOTS OF, OF NEW DEVELOPMENT. 
          UM, AND IT'S OFTEN, UH, DEVELOPERS KNOW HOW TO FUND WHAT THEY'RE, WHAT THEY'RE USED TO, AND WE'RE NOT, THEY'RE NOT USED TO A CITY, UH, WITH, WITH AND MAKING DEVELOPMENTS WITH LESS PARKING. 
          AND SO I THINK THAT WE HAVE A ABILITY AS A CITY TO, TO NUDGE THE MARKETS, UM, AND TO, TO MAKE THEM SEE THE WISDOM OF, OF THIS NEW, UH, BEAUTIFUL WAY THAT WE'RE, UH, THAT WE'RE BUILDING. 
          UM, THAT'S ALL I GOT. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. 
          I AM GONNA CALL TWO REMOTE SPEAKERS FOR ITEM 39, JOSHUA GOLDENBERG. 
          HELLO. 
          UM, MY NAME, CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES, WE CAN HEAR YOU. 
          OKAY. 
          YEAH. 
          UM, MY NAME IS JOSHUA GOLDENBERG. 
          I'M A HIGH SCHOOL. 
          I'M A JUNIOR IN HIGH SCHOOL, SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF MYSELF. 
          UH, I'M ALSO A MEMBER OF THE AUSTIN YOUTH COUNCIL, AND, UH, I'M INVOLVED IN AURA, WHICH IS GRASSROOTS ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION. 
          UH, SO I'M SPEAKING IN SUPPORT OF BESIDE HIM BECAUSE I BELIEVE LIMITING PARKING AROUND OUR FUTURE LIGHT RAIL STATIONS IS REALLY, REALLY ESSENTIAL TO MEETING OUR CITY GOALS, UH, OUTLINED IN LIKE THE IMAGINE AUSTIN PLAN, THE AUSTIN STRATEGIC MOBILITY PLAN, AND LIKE OTHER MODE SHIFT GOALS AND DMT REDUCTION GOALS, UH, AND LIMITING PARKING AROUND OUR FUTURE LIGHT RAIL STATIONS IS ALSO GONNA BE REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT TO, IN TERMS OF MAKING SURE THAT OUR FUTURE LIT RAIL VINE SERVES PEOPLE AS BEST AS POSSIBLE. 
          UH, AS A YOUNG PERSON, I'M REALLY, REALLY EXCITED ABOUT USING THIS LINE IN THE FUTURE, AND I WOULD HATE FOR THE FUTURE STATION AREAS TO JUST BE SURROUNDED BY PARKING. 
          UM, SO YEAH, I THINK, I THINK, UM, LIMITED PARKING AROUND THE FUTURE, STATIONARIES IS A REALLY GOOD WAY, UH, TO MAKE THE LANDS AROUND, UH, THE LIGHT RAIL LINE AS GOOD AS IT CAN POSSIBLY BE. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU, PETER BRETTON. 
          GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR WASHINGTON COUNCIL MEMBERS. 
          I'M PETER BRETTON AND I'M A RESIDENT OF DISTRICT EIGHT. 
          I'M IN STRONG SUPPORT OF THIS ITEM, AND I WILL YIELD MY REMAINING TIME. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. 
          I'M GONNA GO BACK TO IN-PERSON SPEAKERS FOR ITEM 39. 
          I'M GONNA CALL SEVERAL NAMES AT A TIME. 
          IF YOU HEAR YOUR NAME, PLEASE COME DOWN AND TAKE AN OPEN SEAT AT THE PODIUM. 
          CHARLES BRADBURY, JUDEA RICE, ERIC KYLEBERG, MIRIAM SCHOEN FIELD, JOHN STARK. 
          IF YOUR NAME'S BEEN CALLED, PLEASE COME FORWARD. 
          TAKE AN EMPTY SEAT OR SIT AT THE FRONT. 
          WELCOME. 
          PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. 
          GOOD MORNING. 
          UH, MY NAME IS MIRIAM SCHOFIELD. 
          I'M A RESIDENT OF DISTRICT NINE AND HERE REPRESENTING THE AUSTIN PARKING REFORM COALITION. 
          UH, WE ARE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS POLICY AND WANNA THANK, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER LANE, UH, HER STAFF AND THE CO-SPONSORS FOR BRINGING IT FORWARD. 
          THIS IS ABOUT MAKING SURE THAT WE GET THE FULL VALUE OUT OF OUR TRANSIT SYSTEM. 
          LIGHT RAIL IS AN EXTREMELY IMPORTANT AND ALSO EXPENSIVE INVESTMENT, AND ITS SUCCESS DEPENDS SO MUCH ON WHAT IS BUILT AROUND IT. 
          EXCESSIVE PARKING NEAR THESE STATIONS CAN BE DEVASTATING TO THE SYSTEM, AND IT LIMITS THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT CAN LIVE, WORK AND ACCESS IT. 
          PARKING'S ALSO VERY EXPENSIVE. 
          THOSE COSTS THAT GET PASSED ON, UH, TO RESIDENTS, AND BY, UH, MAKING SURE THAT DEVELOPERS ARE BUILDING AN APPROPRIATE AMOUNT OF PARKING NEAR THESE STATIONS, WE KEEP LIVING NEAR TRANSIT AN AFFORDABLE OPTION FOR MORE AUSTINITES. 
          UH, WE ARE SO EXCITED ABOUT THE LIGHT RAIL INVESTMENT, AND WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE GET THE MOST OUT OF IT. 
          UH, PARKING CAPS ARE A SIMPLE AND PRACTICAL WAY TO DO THAT. 
          THANK YOU SO MUCH. 
          THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
          NEXT SPEAKER, I'M GONNA CONTINUE ON WITH ITEM 40, TY HOKEY, ADAM GREENFIELD, JORDY, TELLO, CAMPBELL NELSON, FELICITY MAXWELL. 
          AGAIN, IF YOUR NAME'S BEEN CALLED, PLEASE COME DOWN AND TAKE AN OPEN SEAT AT THE PODIUM. 
          MAY I? YES, PLEASE. 
          GO AHEAD. 
          JUST STATE YOUR NAME, ALL YOURS. 
          UH, HELLO. 
          UH, MY NAME IS KIM NELSON. 
          UM, I'M A MEMBER OF DISTRICT EIGHT. 
          SO, UH, THANK YOU, UH, COUNCILWOMAN ELLIS FOR, UH, SPONSORING THIS. 
          UM, I, UH, I MOVED TO AUSTIN ABOUT THREE MONTHS AGO, UM, TO START A, UH, YOU KNOW, TO START A 
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COMPANY. 
          AND I MOVED HERE, SET UNSEEN. 
          THE REASON WAS THAT WE SORT OF SAID, OKAY, WELL, WHAT IS THE ONLY, YOU KNOW, CITY IN THE COUNTRY THAT HAS A BIG TECH SCENE AND CAN ALSO, AND ALSO, YOU KNOW, HAS CHEAP HOUSING? AND THERE WAS ONLY ONE, YOU KNOW, THERE'S ONLY ONE OPTION. 
          UM, THIS IS SORT OF, THIS IS AUSTIN'S COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE IN THE NATION. 
          UM, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN, YOU KNOW, IT HAS, YOU KNOW, PROBABLY A GOOD 75, 80% OF THE NETWORK OF, YOU KNOW, SAN FRANCISCO OR NEW YORK, BUT YOU'RE NOT PAYING, YOU KNOW, $2,500 A MONTH TO LIVE IN A SHOEBOX. 
          UM, THAT IS, YOU KNOW, IT'S IMPORTANT TO KEEP THAT GOING. 
          YOU KNOW, I MEAN, ANY, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, ADDITIONAL HOUSING, UM, KNOW, LOWERS RENTS, YOU KNOW, BASICALLY NO MATTER, UH, YOU KNOW, WHAT KIND IT IS. 
          AND, YOU KNOW, MISS, YOU KNOW, BUILDING MORE, MISSING, BUILDING MORE MISSILE, MORE MISS, MORE MISSING MIDDLE, YOU KNOW, HOUSING, CAN YOU, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, ALLOWS THE, YOU KNOW, ALLOWS MORE DENSITY TO DEVELOP, YOU KNOW, MORE ORGANICALLY. 
          UM, THANK YOU. 
          GOOD MORNING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. 
          ADAM GREENFIELD HERE WITH SAFE STREETS AUSTIN. 
          WE'RE ALSO A MEMBER OF THE AUSTIN PARK REFORM COALITION, UH, SPEAKING IN SUPPORT OF AGENDA ITEM 39. 
          UM, ONE OF THE REALLY EXCITING ASPECTS OF THE LIGHT RAIL PROJECT IS NOT JUST THAT WE'RE GONNA GET HIGH CAPACITY TRANSIT, WHICH IS JUST GONNA BE A DREAM TO RIDE, BUT IT'S ALSO GONNA HAVE GENERATIONAL, UH, UM, IMPACTS ON THE STREETSCAPE AROUND THE LIGHT RAIL. 
          UM, ANY ONE OF THE STREETS THAT ARE GONNA BE TRANSFORMED, LIKE THE DRAG OR SOUTH CONGRESS WOULD BE A LIFETIME ACCOMPLISHMENT. 
          AND YET WE ARE DOING A SERIES OF THESE AS PART OF THE LIGHT RAIL PROJECT. 
          IT'S INCREDIBLY EXCITING. 
          UH, AGENDA ITEM 39 ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT'S CRUCIAL TO GET THE LAND USE RIGHT AROUND LIGHT RAILS, THAT WE ARE MAXIMIZING OUR INVESTMENT IN THIS INFRASTRUCTURE. 
          UM, ALSO, YOU KNOW, IT WILL MAXIMIZE WALKABILITY, BIKEABILITY SO THAT PEOPLE CAN GET FROM THE LIGHT RAIL AND MAKE THAT, THAT, UM, LAST MILE TRIP, UH, TO THEIR FINAL DESTINATION. 
          UM, AS IS SO OFTEN PARKING REFORM IS, UH, THE PATH TO SALVATION HERE. 
          GREAT TO SEE IT, UH, UH, CONNECT UP WITH PROJECT CONNECT AND REALLY, UH, TAKE US HOME AND MAKE THIS THIS, UM, INCREDIBLE INVESTMENT WORK. 
          SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO COUNCIL MEMBER LANE FOR SPONSORING THIS AND FOR COUNCIL MEMBERS, UH, ALTER CAD, VELASQUE AND SEAGULL FOR CO-SPONSORING. 
          THANK YOU. 
          GOOD MORNING. 
          UH, FELICITY MAXWELL D FIVE RESIDENT, OR A BOARD MEMBER AS THE AURA REPRESENTATIVE TO THE AUSTIN PARKING REFORM COALITION. 
          I'M DELIGHTED TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF ITEM 39 TODAY IN THE CONCEPT OF LIMITING EXCESS PARKING AROUND OUR PROJECT CONNECT STATIONS AND FUTURE TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT AREAS. 
          THANK YOU, CHRIS. 
          UH, TO COUNCIL MEMBER, CRYSTAL ELAINE AND HER STAFF FOR THEIR DILIGENT WORK ON THIS ITEM. 
          EFFORTS LIKE CAPPING PARKING, NEAR TRANSIT STATIONS, INSURERS, WE CONTINUE TO CREATE AN AUSTIN THAT IS MORE WALKABLE, BIKEABLE, AND TRANSIT FRIENDLY. 
          AND THANK YOU TO ALL THE CURRENT AND PAST COUNCIL MEMBERS, INCLUDING FORMER COUNCIL MEMBER CHRIS RILEY, WHO HAVE HELPED AUSTIN MAKE, MAKE AUSTIN A LEADER IN PARKING REFORM NATIONWIDE. 
          YOU MAY HAVE HEARD THAT WE RECENTLY, THE AUSTIN PARKING CO COALITION RECENTLY WON A NATIONAL AWARD FOR OUR ADVOCACY EFFORTS AROUND PARKING REFORM IN THE CITY. 
          THAT'S ONLY POSSIBLE BECAUSE OF THE PARTNERSHIP WE HAVE WITH SO MANY OF YOUR OFFICES. 
          WE APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT OF THIS ITEM AND THE ITEM BY, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER CADRY, AND ALL OF THE WORK YOU DO ON PARKING REFORM IN OUR CITY. 
          THANK YOU. 
          HELLO. 
          UM, MY NAME IS JORDY TE. 
          I'M A RESIDENT OF DISTRICT NINE, AND I WANTED TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF ITEM 39. 
          I THINK FOR THE LIGHT RAIL, IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THE LAND AROUND IT BE ORIENTED TOWARDS PEDESTRIANS IN ORDER TO GET THE MOST OUT OF THAT INVESTMENT. 
          AND, UM, I YIELD THE REST OF MY TIME. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. 
          CONTINUING WITH 39, CHRIS GANNON, JEN ROBO, RICHARD EASTERLING, NIKOLAI TANGENT, LIZA WIMBERLEY. 
          IF YOUR NAME'S BEEN CALLED, PLEASE COME FORWARD, MS. ROBO, YOU MAY BEGIN. 
          GOOD MORNING, COUNSEL. 
          I'M JEN ROBO, A LONGTIME AUSTIN RESIDENT. 
          I'M SPEAKING ON THE ITEM 39 IN OPPOSITION TO THE PROPOSED PARKING MAXIMUMS. THE CITY COUNCIL PREVIOUSLY ELIMINATED MINIMUM PARKING REQUIREMENTS CITYWIDE IN 2023, AND THIS NEW RESOLUTION WOULD ADD YET ANOTHER LAYER OF REGULATION BY IMPOSING MAXIMUM PARKING LIMITS AND EQUITABLE TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT COMBINING DISTRICT. 
          INSTEAD OF REDUCING GOVERNMENT INTERFERENCE, THIS PROPOSAL CREATES MORE RULES, MORE ADMINISTRATIVE OVERSIGHT, AND HIGHER COSTS FOR DEVELOPMENT. 
          WE DO NOT SOLVE AUSTIN'S HOUSING AFFORDABILITY CRISIS BY LAYERING ON ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS THAT INCREASE THE COST AND THE COMPLEXITY OF BUILDING THE VERY FACT THAT THE RESOLUTION INCLUDES SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS PROVES THE POINT THE CITY RECOGNIZES THESE PARKING CAPS WILL CREATE REAL PROBLEMS AND BURDENS. 
          YET COUNCIL WANTS TO BURDEN SOME RESIDENTS 
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WHILE CARVING OUT RELIEF FOR FAVORED INTERESTS. 
          THE SELECTIVE APPROACH IS UNFAIR AND DISCRIMINATORY. 
          THE FREE MARKET IS THE BEST SOLUTION HERE. 
          IF PARKING IS EXPENSIVE TO PROVIDE, DEVELOPERS WILL NOT BUILD MORE PARKING THAN THEIR CUSTOMERS ACTUALLY NEED AND ARE WILLING TO PAY FOR MARKET DEMAND, NOT CITY MANDATES SHOULD DETERMINE PARKING SUPPLY. 
          DEVELOPERS ALREADY HAVE EVERY INCENTIVE TO CONTROL COSTS AND MAXIMIZE HOUSING UNITS. 
          COUNCIL SEEMS TO HAVE A DEEP DISTRUST OF, OF THE FREE MARKET PREFERRING INSTEAD TO MICROMANAGE DEVELOPERS AND DICTATE EXACTLY HOW MUCH PARKING CAN BE BUILT. 
          THE SINGLE-MINDED FOCUS ON REDUCING CAR USE THROUGH RESTRICTIONS RATHER THAN MAKING TRANSIT TRULY ATTRACTIVE, ONLY LOWERS QUALITY OF LIFE. 
          PEOPLE CANNOT BE FORCED OUT OF THEIR HOMES BY MAKING DRIVING LESS CONVENIENT. 
          REAL PROGRESS WOULD COME FROM POSITIVE INCENTIVES, IMPROVING PUBLIC SAFETY ON TRANSIT, AND DELIVERING SERVICES THAT PEOPLE ACTUALLY WANT. 
          AUSTIN DESERVES POLICIES THAT TRUST RESIDENTS IN THE MARKET, NOT MORE TOP-DOWN CONTROL THAT PICKS WINNERS AND LOSERS. 
          THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. 
          THANK YOU, MS. RCIO. 
          OKAY, I'M CALLING THE LAST GROUP OF SPEAKERS FOR 39. 
          JEFFREY BOWEN, AMY DELUNA, BEN SOTHEBY, AND KATIE CAM. 
          WELL, GOOD MORNING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. 
          MR. MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS, JEFFREY BOWEN, DISTRICT EIGHT. 
          UM, I'M REALLY KIND OF SPLIT ON THIS ENTIRE ISSUE, UH, PRIMARILY BECAUSE JUST LIKE MS. ROBO SAID, WHY ARE WE NOT LETTING THE MARKET TAKE ITS PLACE? UH, THIS, NOT THIS PARTICULAR COUNCIL BODY, BUT OTHERS PRIOR TO GOT RID OF ALL OF THE PARKING. 
          YET IT BRINGS UP OTHER QUESTIONS. 
          YOU KNOW, WE TALK ABOUT THE MAGICAL CHOO CHOO THAT WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE GETTING, BUT THERE'S NOTHING IN THIS THAT TALKS ABOUT WHAT ABOUT PEOPLE THAT ARE COMING IN TO PARK BECAUSE THERE'S NO PARKING AT THE END OF THE LINE WHERE THEY'RE TRYING TO GO, HOW IS THAT ISSUE GOING TO BE RESOLVED? THAT'S NOT, THAT'S NOTHING REALLY TALKED ABOUT IN THIS. 
          SO WHAT ABOUT THOSE BUILDERS THAT ARE BUILDING BASED UPON THEIR TARGET MARKET? UH, THAT'S ACTUALLY A MARKETING TERM SO THAT THEY PEOPLE BUILD TO WHAT THE PEOPLE THEY'RE TRYING TO ATTRACT. 
          SO IF CARS ARE PART OF THOSE PEOPLE THAT THEY'RE STILL TRYING TO ATTRACT BECAUSE THEY STILL USE A VEHICLE AND ALSO USE THE TRANSIT SYSTEM, DON'T THOSE CONSIDERATIONS ALSO NEED TO BE PUT INTO EFFECT? YES. 
          THE COST OF THE AFFORDABILITY IN THIS ISSUE IS, IS SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE CONCERNED WITH, BUT THE ONE THING THAT COUNCIL CANNOT CONTROL IS THE COST OF LABOR AND THE COST OF MATERIALS. 
          CONCRETE'S A VERY EXPENSIVE PRODUCT, YET WE HAVE TO DIG DEEPER TO PUT IN PARKING GARAGES AS WE HAVE ONE IN THIS BUILDING RIGHT HERE, YET WE NEED TO HAVE THAT PARKING FOR THOSE THAT DO NEED THAT FACILITY. 
          SO I, I REALLY THINK THAT THERE'S SOME ISSUES IN THIS THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. 
          UM, AND, AND IT'S BEEN A MUCH, UH, A LOT OF UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES WITH THE FACT OF REMOVING PARKING REQUIREMENTS AT SOME POINT COMPLETELY VERSUS JUST EASING THOSE. 
          THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. 
          THANK YOU. 
          JUST FEEL FREE TO STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. 
          OH, OKAY. 
          HELLO, I AM KATIE CAM, RESIDENT OF D NINE AND A PLANNER AND CIVIL ENGINEER. 
          I SUPPORT THE CREATION OF NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS THAT ENHANCE QUALITY OF LIFE AND THE EXPERIENCE OF LIVING IN THE CITY FOR EVERYONE. 
          I SUPPORT THE EXPLORATION OF POLICIES SUCH AS THESE THAT ACHIEVE THOSE GOALS. 
          I'M SPEAKING TODAY TO HIGHLIGHT SOME INSIGHTS I'M HEARING THAT THE EXPLORATION SHOULD CONSIDER. 
          I'M SURE Y'ALL ARE FAMILIAR WITH THESE, BUT I'M HERE TO EMPHASIZE THEM FIRST. 
          AS WITH ALL PARKING REFORM POLICIES, THERE'S ALWAYS A CONCERN THAT THERE WILL BE SPILLOVER PARKING INTO NEIGHBORHOODS. 
          THE CONCERN IS ESPECIALLY HEIGHTENED IN NEIGHBORHOODS THAT DO NOT HAVE ANY SIDEWALKS OR HAVE DISCONTINUOUS OR POOR QUALITY SIDEWALKS IN THOSE NEIGHBORHOODS. 
          THE NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTS USE THEIR STREET SPACE ALONG THE CURB AS A WALKING PATH OR KIDS TO RIDE THEIR BIKES, IF SAFE TO DO SO. 
          WHEN SPILLOVER PARKING BEGINS TO HAPPEN, THEIR WALKING DISTANCE, UH, SPACE DISAPPEARS AND THE NEIGHBOR IS NOT AS WALKABLE. 
          I'M ADVOCATING FOR PROACTIVE PLANNING TO PRIORITIZE INSTALLATION OF SIDEWALKS AND OR IMPLEMENTATION OF PARKING MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS SUCH AS RESIDENTIAL PERMIT PARKING AND PARKING BENEFIT DISTRICTS, AND THE AREAS IMPACTED SHOULD BE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THIS PROCESS. 
          THIS WAS NOT IN A NET GAME. 
          SECOND, I'M A CIVIL ENGINEER, AND I WILL OCCASIONALLY HEAR FROM CLIENTS ABOUT CERTAIN TENANTS REQUIRING A MINIMUM AMOUNT OF PARKING OR THE SITE WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. 
          EDUCATION AND ONGOING CONVERSATIONS WILL BE NEEDED. 
          SHARED PARKING AGREEMENTS CAN HELP IN SOME OF THOSE SITUATIONS, BUT THOSE ARE NOT ALWAYS AN OPTION. 
          THIRD, THE POLICY WILL NEED TO CONSIDER THE NEEDS THAT HAVE OF THOSE THAT HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO DRIVE BECAUSE OF A LACK OF TRANSIT SERVICE TO THE AREA, OR BECAUSE OF THE NEED FOR LOADING AND UNLOADING SUCH AS MUSICIANS OR DELIVERY, CUTE, WALKABLE COMMERCIAL 
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CORRIDORS SUCH AS THOSE WE HAVE IN AUSTIN NOW IS A COMMUNITY GOAL WORTH PURSUING AND SHOULD BE PURSUED WITH PROACTIVE PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION AND STRONG PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT FEEDBACK THAT ENSURES A SMOOTH TRANSITION THAT WORKS FOR EVERYONE AND THAT RESULTS IN A GAIN AND WALKABILITY IN THE CORRIDOR, IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS, AND ACCESS TO BUSINESSES AND RESIDENCES. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU, MR. STUBY. 
          WHY DON'T YOU GO NEXT AND THEN WE'LL, UH, BEN SAID BE DISTRICT FOUR. 
          UH, I WANNA THANK THE, UH, SPONSOR AND CO-SPONSORS OF THIS ITEM. 
          UM, I THINK THIS IS AN EXCELLENT CON CONTINUATION OF THIS CONVERSATION THAT WE'RE HAVING AS A CITY. 
          UH, FOR THOSE WHO MAY BE FEELING, UH, TREPIDATION OR CONCERNS, I WANT THEM TO NOTE THAT AT THE, AT THE WAREHOUSES OR THE RESOLVES ON THIS, IF YOU LOOK AT THE RESOLVES, THIS IS THE CONVERSATIONS INSTRUCTING OUR CITY MANAGER TO EXPLORE OPTIONS. 
          UH, SO THIS IS NOT BY ANY MEANS ANYTHING FINAL, AND IN FACT, UH, I WANT TO TALK ABOUT SPECIFICALLY THAT THE NUMBERED ITEMS. NUMBER FOUR, I LOVE THAT IT'S INCLUDING LANGUAGE THAT TALKS ABOUT EXPLORING OPTIONS TO ENSURE LOW INCOME RESIDENTS, ESSENTIAL WORKERS, AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS AREN'T BURDENED BY, UH, PARKING REFORMS, BUT STILL GETTING THE BENEFIT OF THE EQUITABLE TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT. 
          THAT'S EXACTLY THE TYPE OF CONVERSATION THAT WE NEED TO HAVE. 
          PULLING IN STAKEHOLDERS, LOOKING AT THE BENEFITS THAT WE CAN GET, UH, WE'VE HEARD ABOUT, UH, SOME OF THEM TODAY, BUT MAKING SURE THAT EVERYONE'S AT THE TABLE SO THAT WE CAN RIGHT RIGHTFULLY WAVE THE CONSEQUENCES OF THESE LONG-TERM DECISIONS AS WE BUILD OUT THIS MUCH NEEDED, UH, INFRASTRUCTURE AROUND OUR TRANSIT. 
          UH, AS SOMEONE WHO REGULARLY USES TRANSIT AND, UH, SOMETIMES HAS TO WALK A LONGER DISTANCE ACROSS THE PARKING LOT TO GET TO MY TRAIN STOP OR MY BUS STOP, UH, I LIKE THIS. 
          UM, I LIKE THIS CONVERSATION BEING KICKED OFF OR CONTINUED, I SHOULD SAY. 
          UM, PARTICULARLY BECAUSE OF THE COSTS THAT UNNECESSARY PARKING HAS ON THE WORKING CLASS, PEOPLE ADDED COSTS THAT FILTERS DOWN TO THEM AND THEIR RENT BECAUSE OF SOME PARKING THAT THEY MAY NOT USE. 
          I I KNOW PEOPLE WHO GET AROUND THE CITY THROUGH THE BUS AND THROUGH BIKING, AND WHY SHOULD THEY BE BURDENED WITH COSTS OF PAYING FOR A PARKING GARAGE THAT THEY NEVER END UP USING? SO IN THAT, UH, FOR THOSE REASONS, I'M A HIGHLY SUPPORTIVE OF THIS CONVERSATION. 
          ITEM 39 IS A, A GREAT ITEM. 
          THANK YOU. 
          UM, SORRY I MISSED MY NAME BEING CALLED OVER HERE. 
          UM, I'M JUDA RICE. 
          I'M FROM DISTRICT THREE, UM, AND, UH, BEN HIT A LOT OF MY POINTS, SO, UM, I'M, I'LL BE SHORT, BUT I JUST WANTED TO SPEAK IN PARTICULAR, I'M, SO, I'M IN SUPPORT OF THE ITEM OF ITEM 39. 
          UM, AND I, I HEAR SOME OF THE CONCERNS ABOUT PARKING MAXIMUMS, AND I THINK, YOU KNOW, IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THIS POLICY GETS CRAFTED CORRECTLY, AND I, YOU KNOW, THIS IS JUST A RESOLUTION, UM, BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THERE ARE POTENTIAL DOWNSIDES TO, UH, YOU KNOW, A HARD MANDATE, BUT THIS IS, THIS IS NOT A HARD MANDATE. 
          THIS IS, THESE ARE SOFT CAPS THAT CAN BE, YOU KNOW, THERE'S PROVISIONS FOR THESE TO BE AVOIDED IF THERE'S REALLY, UM, AN ABSOLUTE NECESSITY FROM, ESPECIALLY FROM A FINANCING PERSPECTIVE, UM, BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE TALK ABOUT THE FREE MARKET, BUT WE DON'T EXACTLY LIVE IN A, YOU KNOW, THE PERFECT, YOU KNOW, UH, ECONOMICS CLASS, UTOPIAN FREE MARKET. 
          I MEAN, WE HAVE, THERE'S MUCH BIGGER ACTORS AT PLAY, AND IN A LOT OF INSTANCES YOU'LL HAVE PROJECTS WHERE THIS GIVES A DEVELOPER SOMETHING TO POINT TO AS, UM, YOU KNOW, A REASON THAT MAYBE WE SHOULD HAVE LESS PARKING BECAUSE, UM, WHEN THEY'RE TALKING TO THEIR FINANCIERS, UM, AND, YOU KNOW, WE'VE ALREADY SEEN SINCE WE'VE REPEALED THE PARKING, UH, MANDATES BACK IN 2023 THAT THE AMOUNT OF PARKING BUILT IN NEW CONSTRUCTION HAS, UH, GONE DOWN BY, I THINK AROUND 20%. 
          I DON'T HAVE THE EXACT NUMBER, SO I THINK THIS IS JUST A NATURAL CONTINUATION OF THAT, AND, UM, I, I THINK THIS IS A GREAT IDEA TO BE LOOKING INTO. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. 
          MOVING TO ITEM 40, I HAVE SOME REMOTE SPEAKERS. 
          FIRST IS PETER BRENTON. 
          PETER, ARE YOU THERE? OKAY, WE'LL TRY PETER IN A MINUTE. 
          JOSHUA GOLDENBERG, UH, HELLO AGAIN. 
          JOSHUA GOLDENBERG, DISTRICT 10. 
          UM, I'M SPEAKING STRONGLY IN SUPPORT OF THIS ITEM, UH, BECAUSE, UH, AGAIN, AS A YOUNG PERSON, I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO STAY IN AUSTIN WHEN I GROW UP, BUT I'M KIND OF WORRIED THAT ABOUT, YOU KNOW, HOUSING PRICES. 
          UM, SO I THINK IF WE ALLOW MORE MISSING MIDDLE HOUSING, UH, THAT WOULD PROVIDE A LOT OF YOUNG PEOPLE WITH MORE OPTIONS, ESPECIALLY WORKING CLASS YOUNG PEOPLE, UH, WITH MORE OPTIONS TO STAY IN THE CITY RATHER THAN HAVING TO MOVE OUT TO A SUBURBS. 
          UM, YOU KNOW, MAKING SURE THAT THERE'S MORE SMALLER UNITS AVAILABLE. 
          BECAUSE RIGHT NOW, IF WE COULD JUST KEEP BUILDING SINGLE FAMILY OR LIKE EXPENSIVE APARTMENTS, THEN IT'S GONNA BE A LOT OF, YOU KNOW, MORE EXPENSIVE HOUSING, BUT WE'RE NOT REALLY GONNA HAVE THE CHEAPER HOUSING THAT A LOT OF PE A LOT OF YOUNG PEOPLE 
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ARE GONNA NEED WHEN THEY FIRST GET INTO, UH, THE HOUSING MARKET. 
          SO YEAH, FOR THOSE REASONS, I STRONGLY SUPPORT THE ITEM. 
          VERY, VERY GOOD WAY TO IMPROVE, UH, LIKE DIVERSIFY THE HOUSING SUPPLY WE HAVE IN OUR CITY. 
          THANK YOU. 
          BRUCE GREINER. 
          GOOD MORNING MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL. 
          MY NAME IS BRUCE GRINER AND I AM A RESIDENT OF DISTRICT SIX AND HAVE LIVED IN AUSTIN FOR 34 YEARS. 
          THE CITY IS NOW IN THE PROCESS OF PROPOSING SEVERAL CHANGES TO ADDRESS WHAT HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS AN A DECLINING GROWTH TREND. 
          THE CITY'S OWN PLANNING DEPARTMENT HAS IDENTIFIED THAT ONE FACTOR IS A RESULT OF FORMER AND, UH, MANY POTENTIAL NEW RESIDENTS OF AUSTIN INSTEAD ELECT TO MOVE TO SUBDIVISIONS OUTSIDE CITY LIMITS. 
          HAVE YOU EVEN CONSIDERED THAT YOUR RECENT ZONING POLICIES IS DRIVING THIS SHIFT TO JURISDICTIONS WHICH DO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT AND EXISTENCE OF SINGLE FAMILY SUBDIVISION? THE FACTS ARE THAT THE CITY COUNCIL HAS ACTED LIKE A QUIZ LINK TO AUSTIN RESIDENTS LIVING IN SINGLE FAMILY HOMES. 
          YOUR POLICIES ARE A DIRECT ATTACK ON THE CHARACTER AND NATURE OF SUCH NEIGHBORHOODS, WHICH REPRESENT OVER 40% OF THE HOUSING UNITS IN AUSTIN. 
          IT RAISES THE QUESTION, WHY AREN'T OUR ELECTED CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS REPRESENTING AND PROTECTING THEIR INTERESTS? AFFORDABLE HOUSING CAN BE ENCOURAGED WITHOUT DESTROYING SINGLE FAMILY NEIGHBORHOODS. 
          IN THIS LATEST PROPOSAL, YOU NOW WANT TO INTRODUCE AND ENCOURAGE SMALL BUSINESSES IN THESE NEIGHBORHOODS. 
          WHY? WHILE MANY SUBDIVISIONS ARE PROTECTED BY COVENANTS AND DEED RESTRICTIONS, IT FALLS TO INDIVIDUAL HOMEOWNERS AND OR HOAS TO DEFEND THEM. 
          IS THIS FAIR THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO INCUR COSTLY LEGAL FEES JUST TO PROTECT OUR NEIGHBORHOODS BECAUSE OF ZONING CODES WHICH ARE CONTRARY TO THEM? MANY OF YOU HAVE A SIGNIFICANT, HAVE A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF SUBDIVISIONS JUST LIKE MINE. 
          YOUR SUPPORT OF THESE CODE CHANGES CLEARLY STATE WHERE YOU STAND. 
          THESE POLICIES ARE CONTRARY TO WHAT MANY OF THEM HOLD DEAR, RESIDING IN NEIGHBORHOODS DESIGNED FOR SINGLE FAMILY HOMES WITH SAFE STREETS, YARDS TO PLAY IN LOW TRAFFIC VEHICLES PARKED IN GARAGES AND DRIVEWAYS AND NO BUSINESSES. 
          I WOULD URGE, SIR, EVERY COUNCIL MEMBER THANK YOU TO CONSIDER YOUR SUPPORT OF THESE MESSAGE PETER BRETON. 
          PETER, GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR WATSON AND COUNCIL MEMBERS I HELLO? YES, PLEASE GO AHEAD. 
          THANK YOU. 
          GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR WATSON AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. 
          I'M PETER BRETON AND I'M A RESIDENT OF DISTRICT EIGHT. 
          I HOPE THAT Y'ALL, THE AUDIENCE IN FRONT OF YOU AND EVERYONE LISTENING WILL AGREE WITH ME WHEN I SAY THAT. 
          ONE OF AUSTIN'S BEST QUALITIES IS ITS DIVERSITY IN ITS KINDS OF PEOPLE, ARTISTS, ENGINEERS, MECHANICS, JANITORS, SCIENTISTS, COOKS AND MORE. 
          WE ATTRACT IMMIGRANTS FROM ACROSS THE WORLD AND STILL HAVE FAMILIES IN TOWN THAT LETS HERE. 
          PRIOR TO THE CIVIL WAR, THIS VARIED SET OF PEOPLE HELPS OUR CITY TO BE VIBRANT, AND WE NEED HOUSING THAT RESPONDS TO THEIR NEEDS. 
          WE CANNOT POSSIBLY HOPE THAT ALL THESE DIFFERENT KINDS OF PEOPLE CAN FIT INTO ONLY TWO DIFFERENT KINDS OF HOMES. 
          HUGE APARTMENT COMPLEXES WITH HUNDREDS OF UNITS STACKED THIS WAY, AND THAT YOUR MORNING WALK LOOKING LIKE A SEA FROM SEVERANCE OR SINGLE FAMILY HOMES CUT LIKE COOKIES SPRAWLING OUT INTO THE HORIZON, ONLY ABLE TO GET GROCERIES BY DRIVING 20 MINUTES DOWN FOUR DIFFERENT HIGHWAYS. 
          WE NEED ABUNDANT HOUSING OF ALL SHAPES AND ALL SIZES. 
          WE CAN'T DO THAT WITH THE STATUS QUO. 
          WE CAN'T MAKE IT HAPPEN WITH OUR CURRENT SET OF RESTRICTIVE ZONES. 
          WE MUST MAKE SOMETHING MORE NUANCED, SOMETHING THAT RESPECTS THE DIVERSITY OF NEEDS IN OUR CITY. 
          LET'S MAKE IT RIGHT, LET'S MAKE IT WORK. 
          LET'S DO IT TOGETHER. 
          THANK YOU TO COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS FOR SPONSORING THIS ITEM. 
          THANK YOU. 
          BARBARA EPSTEIN. 
          CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES, MA'AM. 
          CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES. 
          OKAY, THANK YOU. 
          ITEM NUMBER FOUR, WHO PROPOSES THAT IF WE JUST BUILD MORE UNITS, WE'LL BE MORE AFFORDABLE? BUT THAT IDEA WAS REFUTED BY THE CITY'S OWN DEMOGRAPHER IN 2018 REPORTING THAT NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO TO THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE, IT CAN'T CONTROL THE PRICE OF LAND. 
          HIS REPORT WAS CENSORED AND HE RESIGNED. 
          WHEN YOU DO COMBINE THE COST OF LAND CONSTRUCTION AND INCREASED PROPERTY TAXES, NOTHING IS MORE AFFORDABLE UNLESS THE GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIZES IT. 
          AND WE GENERALLY DO NOT SUBSIDIZE 
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MORE THAN ABOUT 10% OF NEW CONSTRUCTION. 
          IF, IF THAT, MY NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION USED TO BE ABLE TO NEGOTIATE SO THAT AN UPZONING DIDN'T UPEND THE STREET IN 1975, YOU COULD STILL BUY A HOUSE THERE FOR $16,500. 
          BUT PROFIT MOTIVE SKYROCKETED. 
          THAT SAME HOUSE WAS ON THE MARKET IN 2024 FOR $697,000. 
          I MOVED WHEN AN ABSENTEE OWNER OF FIVE HOUSES ON MY THREE BLOCK STREET ADDED AN ILLEGAL UNIT ON HIS DUPLEX ACROSS THE STREET, AND THE CITY EXCUSED IT SAYING THAT HE SAID IT WAS ONLY USED FOR STORAGE. 
          SURE STORAGE, NOT RENTAL. 
          ONE BLOCK FROM THE UT CAMPUS. 
          THAT ABSENTEE OWNER NOW OWNS A DOZEN RENTAL PROPERTIES IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, INCLUDING A HOUSE WITH THE LANDMARK COMMISSION, THE PLANNING COMMISSION, AND YOU ALLOWED TO BE DEMOLISHED EVEN THOUGH IT HAD BEEN RECOMMENDED FOR THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES. 
          AND 71 NEIGHBORS SIGNED PRESERVATION LETTERS. 
          ITS ADOPTED. 
          ITEM NUMBER 40 WILL OBLITERATE AUSTIN'S REMAINING INVITING, APPRECIATED OLDER NEIGHBORHOODS, AND WE WILL ALL BE THE POORER FOR IT. 
          THANK YOU. 
          MOVING TO IN-PERSON SPEAKERS FOR ITEM 40, CHLOE WILKINSON, STREETCAR, CHRISTIAN CHOP, BETSY GREENBERG. 
          AND IS MARIA MORALES HERE? OKAY, SHE IS. 
          MARIA DONATED TIME TO BETSY. 
          SO WHEN MRS. GREENBERG'S UP, SHE'LL HAVE FOUR MINUTES. 
          PLEASE GO AHEAD. 
          ALL RIGHT. 
          HELLO, COUNCIL MEMBERS. 
          MY NAME IS CHLOE WILKINSON. 
          I LIVE IN DISTRICT NINE. 
          UM, I WANT TO QUOTE A NUMBER HERE. 
          400,400,000 TRANS PEOPLE HAVE SAID THAT THEY WERE DISPLACED FROM THEIR STATES BECAUSE OF TRANSPHOBIC POLICIES AT THE STATE LEGISLATORS ACROSS THIS COUNTRY, AUSTIN IS THE LAST BEACON OF A PLACE THAT WANTS TO PROTECT TRANS PEOPLE IN THE STATE OF TEXAS. 
          IT WAS THE ONLY PLACE THAT PASSED GENDER AFFIRMING POLICIES AFTER THE TRANS BATHROOM BAN. 
          SO I SUPPORT ITEM 40, NOT JUST BECAUSE IT'S GOOD POLICY FOR EVERYONE, BUT IT'S GOOD POLICY FOR MY COMMUNITY. 
          TRANS PEOPLE ARE SHOWN TO BE ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED ACROSS THE COUNTRY, USUALLY SOME OF THE POOREST INDIVIDUALS, ESPECIALLY IN CONSERVATIVE STATES. 
          I AM A PROUD SOUTHERNER AND I DO NOT PLAN ON LEAVING THE SOUTH ANYTIME SOON. 
          WE NEED AFFORDABLE HOUSING SO THAT TRANS PEOPLE ACROSS TEXAS CAN AFFORD TO LIVE HERE SO THAT MUSLIMS ACROSS TEXAS CAN AFFORD TO LIVE HERE. 
          IMMIGRANTS ACROSS TEXAS CAN AFFORD TO LIVE HERE BECAUSE ACROSS THIS STATE THERE ARE PEOPLE TRYING TO ATTACK OUR COMMUNITIES. 
          THE STRENGTH OF AUSTIN, ITS IS, ITS DIVERSITY. 
          IT IS NOT FOR THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN HERE FOR GENERATIONS TO SAY WHO CAN AND CANNOT AFFORD TO LIVE IN THIS CITY. 
          WE ALL DESERVE THE RIGHT TO LIVE HERE. 
          IT IS A BEAUTIFUL COMMUNITY OF A MOSAIC OF THE MANY DIFFERENT PEOPLE THAT LIVE ACROSS THIS COUNTRY. 
          SO YES, I ASK YOU KINDLY TO VOTE FOR ITEM 40 TO CREATE AN AFFORDABLE AUSTIN FOR THOSE WHO HAVE NOWHERE ELSE TO GO. 
          THANK YOU, MS. GREENBERG. 
          I HAVE SLIDES. 
          OKAY. 
           THANK YOU. 
          MY NAME IS BETSY GREENBERG. 
          I LIVE IN DISTRICT NINE, AND I'M OPPOSED TO ITEM 40 AND I'LL FOCUS MY COMMENTS ON MISSING MIDDLE HOUSING. 
          THE RESOLUTION BEGINS BY SAYING THAT THE CITY IS COMMITTED TO PROMOTING ATTAINABLE AND DIVERSE HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR RESIDENTS OF ALL INCOME LEVELS. 
          A POINT OF VIEW THAT I SUPPORT AS I EXPRESS EXPECT MOST ANYONE WOULD, THERE IS A ZONING STUDY PROVIDED IN THE BA BACKUP. 
          THE SUMMARY STATES HOUSING TYPES LIKE TOWN HOMES, COTTAGE COURTS, FOUR PLEXES AND SMALL MULTI-UNIT BUS BUILDINGS, OFTEN CALLED MISSING MIDDLE HOUSING, ARE INDEED MISSING. 
          IN AUSTIN, ONLY 3% OF AUSTIN'S CURRENT HOUSING STOCK IS IN THE MISSING MIDDLE RANGE OF THREE TO 16 UNITS. 
          SO NOW WE KNOW THE WHAT THE PROBLEM THIS ITEM IS INTENDING TO FIX. 
          I LIVE IN THE HERITAGE NEIGHBORHOOD. 
          THE NEIGHBORHOOD IS LOCATED BETWEEN GUADALUPE AND LAMAR, JUST NORTH OF THE UNIVERSITY NEIGHBORHOOD OVERLAY KNOWN AS UNO AND SOUTH OF THE STATE LAND THAT HOUSES CENTRAL MARKET IN THE HAR HEART HOSPITAL. 
          WHILE I'M SPEAKING ABOUT MY 
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NEIGHBORHOOD, I AM ONLY GIVING MY POINT OF VIEW. 
          HERITAGE IS AN OLDER NEIGHBORHOOD WITH A SINGLE FAMILY FEEL, BUT IN REALITY, LESS THAN 30% OF THE RESIDENCES ARE SINGLE FAMILY HOUSES AND ABOUT HALF OF THOSE ARE RENTED. 
          THE NEIGHBORHOOD ACTUALLY HAS A WIDE VARIETY OF HOUSING TYPES, EXACTLY LIKE YOU SAY YOU WANT. 
          THERE ARE SMALL MULTI-UNIT BUILDINGS AND EVEN BUILDINGS WITH MICRO UNITS THAT ARE UNDER 400 SQUARE FEET. 
          THERE ARE TOWN HOMES AND AT ONE TIME THERE WAS EVEN A COTTAGE COURT ON MY STREET, THOUGH A DEVELOPER SADLY TORE THAT DOWN WITH CITY COUNCIL PERMISSION. 
          ALTHOUGH MANY OF THE HOMES OF ALL TYPES IN HERITAGE ARE FROM THE PREVIOUS CENTURY, NOT ALL OF THEM ARE. 
          FOR EXAMPLE, THESE TOWN HOMES WERE BUILT IN 2009 WITHOUT A ZONING CHANGE. 
          HERE'S A LIST OF PROPERTIES WITH FROM FOUR TO 16 UNITS, IE THOSE THAT FIT THE DEFINITION OF MISSING MIDDLE. 
          THERE ARE ALSO ONES WITH THREE UNITS, BUT IT DIDN'T FIT ON THE PAGE. 
          LOOKING OVER THE LIST, YOU MAY WONDER WHAT THEY HAVE IN COMMON. 
          AND THE ANSWER IS THAT THEY ARE ZONED MF THREE OR BELOW. 
          NONE OF THESE PROPERTIES HAVE MF SIX OR DB 90 ZONINGS. 
          THEY DON'T EVEN HAVE MF FOUR OR MF FIVE ZONING. 
          THAT'S THE SECRET SAUCE. 
          THERE ARE ALSO MF TWO PROPERTIES THAT I DIDN'T LIST, HAVING THREE UNITS, I DIDN'T INCLUDE. 
          THOSE AS THREE UNITS ARE NOW ALLOWED ON SINGLE FAMILY LOTS. 
          UNFORTUNATELY, EVERY SINGLE PROPERTY IN THE HERITAGE NEIGHBORHOOD NOW HAS DBE TODD INCLUDED IN ITS ZONING. 
          I FEAR THAT THIS COULD LEAD TO A LOSS OF MISSING MIDDLE HOUSING, AND I HOPE YOU'LL PROCEED WITH CAUTION IN OTHER LOCATIONS. 
          IF YOU WANT MISSING MIDDLE, WE DO NOT NEED NEW MISSING MIDDLE ZONING DISTRICTS. 
          WE HAVE THE APPROPRIATE TOOLS. 
          MF ONE, MF TWO, MF THREE, SF FIVE, SF SIX, ALL WORK FOR MISSING MIDDLE. 
          WE DON'T NEED THIS RESOLUTION. 
          ALL THAT YOU NEED TO DO IS QUIT UPZONING. 
          YOU DO NOT NEED TO GRANT EVERY ZONING REQUEST. 
          NOBODY IS GOING TO BUILD MISSING MIDDLE WHEN USED ZONE PROPERTIES TO ALLOW HIGHER HEIGHTS AND DENSITY, ESPECIALLY MF SIX AND DB 90. 
          THIS ISN'T ROCKET SCIENCE, IT'S JUST COMMON SENSE. 
          THANK YOU. 
          UH, GOOD MORNING MAYOR, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL. 
          MY NAME IS SHIKA NALU. 
          I LIVE IN DISTRICT NINE, UH, AND I'M HERE TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF ITEM 40. 
          UH, I WAS ABLE TO COME HERE AND BUILD A LIFE, AS IS A VERY TYPICAL STORY IN AUSTIN. 
          BY COMING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, I WAS ABLE TO ATTEND IN MAJORITY PART BECAUSE OF HOUSING REFORMS SUCH AS UNO, WHICH ALLOWED ME TO, YOU KNOW, LIVE IN AN APARTMENT BUILDING THERE, START TO BUILD A LIFE. 
          I CURRENTLY LIVE IN AN APARTMENT BUILDING IN DISTRICT NINE, AND WHAT'S HAPPENED IS A LOT OF MY FRIENDS THAT ALSO WANTED TO BUILD A LIFE AS THEY'VE STARTED TO GET MARRIED AND HAVE CHILDREN, HAVE HAD TO MOVE OUT TO EITHER THE SUBURBS OR, UH, EVEN TO OTHER CITIES LIKE HOUSTON, WHERE THERE'S MORE OPTIONS SUCH AS TOWN HOMES AVAILABLE IN NEW CONSTRUCTION. 
          UH, AND THAT HASN'T BEEN ABLE TO BE AS MUCH OF THE CASE IN AUSTIN. 
          THERE'S A LOT OF LIKE, YOU KNOW, VERY EXPENSIVE $1 MILLION HOUSES BEING BUILT, OR THERE'S A LOT OF APARTMENT BUILDINGS, WHICH ARE, YOU KNOW, NOW COMING DOWN IN PRICE, BUT THAT'S A LITTLE BIT HARDER WHEN YOU WANNA HAVE KIDS AND STUFF. 
          AND SO, UH, YOU KNOW, WE SEE IT WITH A ISD ENROLLMENT GOING DOWN AND STUFF LIKE THAT TOO. 
          AND SO I WOULD STRONGLY SUPPORT, YOU KNOW, ALLOWING MORE OPTIONS FOR PEOPLE TO STAY HERE, NOT JUST START AND BUILD A LIFE HERE, BUT ALSO STAY HERE WITHOUT BEING FORCED OUT. 
          AND I WANT THE OPTION TO STAY HERE WITHOUT HAVING TO PUSH SOMEONE ELSE OUT, BECAUSE IF THERE'S ONLY SO MUCH LAND IN AUSTIN, AND IF, IF WE ONLY ALLOW A SINGLE FAMILY HOUSE AND I BUY ONE, THAT MEANS BY DEFINITION THAT ONE HOUSE THAT CAN'T BECOME MORE HOUSES, SOMEONE HAS TO LEAVE IT. 
          SO, THANK YOU. 
          CONTINUING ITEM 40, ZACHARY FADI, CHARLES BRADBURY, JUDAH RICE, KYLE VANISE, RYAN SAER. 
          IF YOUR NAME'S BEEN CALLED, PLEASE COME FORWARD. 
          UH, HOWDY. 
          ZACH FADI, UM, RESIDENT DISTRICT NINE PRESIDENT OF ARA. 
          I AM INCREDIBLY EXCITED, UH, ABOUT THESE NEW MISSING MIDDLE DISTRICTS. 
          UM, IN MY MIND EARLIER THIS YEAR, WE PASSED A SINGLE STAR REFORM. 
          THE, THE TRUE PROMISE IN MY, UH, IN MY MIND OF SINGLE STAIRS. 
          IT ACTUALLY GIVES US A TOOL TO TURN, UM, A SINGLE FAMILY HOME INTO TO FOUR EIGHT UNITS. 
          THAT'S WHAT WE REALLY NEED TO DO IF WE WANT OUR NEIGHBORHOODS TO BE ABLE TO GROW UP WITHOUT HAVING TO TEAR DOWN A WHOLE BLOCK TO, TO PUT UP A, A MEGA COMPLEX. 
          UM, IF WE WANT TO, UH, IF WE REALLY WANNA US OPEN UP OUR NEIGHBORHOODS TO BECOME AFFORDABLE PLACES, UH, BUT, BUT WHAT WOULD YOU EVEN ASK FOR IF 
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YOU WANT TO DO IT? THERE'S LITERALLY NOT A, AN OPTION IN IN THE MENU FOR, FOR MOST SINGLE FAMILY SIZED LOTS TO DO THAT. 
          UM, SO THIS BEGINS TO GIVE US THOSE TOOLS. 
          UH, I, I THINK THE M MR TWO, UM, NEEDS TO GO ANOTHER, UH, 10 OR SO FEET IF WE ACTUALLY WANT, UH, IT TO WORK FOR SINGLE STARE. 
          UM, BUT THIS IS DEFINITELY THE RIGHT DIRECTION. 
          I'M INCREDIBLY EXCITED. 
          UH, UH, HOWEVER, THIS IS, YOU KNOW, IF WE ACTUALLY WANT THESE TO BE BUILT ANYWHERE, THIS IS CREATING THESE PAPER DISTRICTS IS, IS ABOUT HALF THE WORK. 
          WE EACH SHOULDN'T EXPECT INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPERS TO GO THROUGH THE, UH, LARGE RE THE, THE VERY COMPLICATED AND EXPENSIVE, UH, REZONING PROCESS TO, TO ONLY TO BUILD, YOU KNOW, EIGHT UNITS. 
          UH, THEY CAN DO THAT IF THEY'RE TRYING TO BUILD A HUNDRED UNITS OR SOMETHING, BUT, BUT THEY'RE JUST NOT GONNA DO IT FOR EIGHT. 
          SO, YOU KNOW, BY THE, BY THEMSELVES, THIS GIVES US THE, THE OPTION. 
          BUT THESE OPTIONS LARGELY AREN'T GONNA BE UTILIZED UNTIL WE ACTUALLY MAP THEM SOMEWHERE. 
          WE HAVE TO SAY THE CITY. 
          YES, WE WANT THESE TO BE BUILT SOMEWHERE. 
          UM, SO THAT THIS IS THE FIRST STEP, BUT I'M CURRENTLY EXCITED FOR THE STEP AND I'M INCREDIBLY EXCITED TO, TO BE THERE FOR THE NEXT STEP, UH, TO ACTUALLY MAKE THESE, THESE NOT ONLY TECHNICALLY POSSIBLE, BUT, BUT, BUT LEGAL AND, AND, AND REAL OPTIONS. 
          UH, THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. 
          LET'S GO DOWN THIS WAY. 
          I JU TO RICE DISTRICT THREE. 
          UM, AND I GREW UP IN DISTRICT NINE. 
          UM, AND WHEN I WAS GROWING UP IN TRAVIS HEIGHTS, I, UM, USED TO SEE PEOPLE WALKING AND BIKING TO WORK AT THEIR JOBS AT RETAIL ON SOUTH CONGRESS. 
          AND AS I GREW UP, UM, DESPITE THE CITY'S RECORD GROWTH AND PARTICULARLY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION AS WE'VE BEEN WATERED FOR, WE SAW TRAVIS HEIGHTS BECOME A NEIGHBORHOOD, GO FROM A NEIGHBORHOOD THAT WAS AFFORDABLE FOR A MIDDLE CLASS FAMILY TO A NEIGHBORHOOD FOR WEALTHY PEOPLE ONLY. 
          UM, I REMEMBER WHEN THE HOUSE NEXT DOOR TO THE HOUSE THAT I GREW UP IN THAT WAS, UM, SOLD IN, YOU KNOW, 2005 FOR $250,000, GOT SOLD FOR $1.5 MILLION IN 2021. 
          AND, UM, IT'S EASY TO SEE WHY, BECAUSE THE FAIRVIEW PARK, UM, TRACKED THAT WHERE TRAVIS HEIGHTS IS SAW NET LOSS IN HOUSING UNITS IN FROM 2010 TO 2020. 
          SO IT'S NO WONDER THAT WORKING PEOPLE CAN NO LONGER AFFORD TO LIVE NEAR THEIR WORK. 
          AND I THINK THIS, UM, ITEM IS A GREAT STEP INTO SOLVING THAT PROBLEM BECAUSE IF YOU LOOK AT OUR NEIGHBORHOODS TODAY THAT ARE OUR MOST DESIRABLE PLACES, THE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ARE THE NICEST TO BE IN, WE ALREADY HAVE, AS ONE SPEAKER HAS, UH, MENTIONED IN HER SLIDE DECK, THERE'S THIS TYPE OF HOUSING ALREADY EXISTS TO SOME EXTENT. 
          UM, BUT THE PROBLEM IS THAT WE STOPPED BUILDING IT ONCE THOSE ZONING CATEGORIES GOT CREATED IN THE 1984 LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE. 
          UM, SO I SEE THIS AS REALLY, UM, WE ALREADY HAVE THIS PROOF THAT MISSING MIDDLE HOUSING DOES NOT DESTROY NEIGHBORHOODS BECAUSE NEIGHBORHOODS ARE MORE THAN A SUM OF THEIR BUILDINGS. 
          THEY'RE A NEIGHBORHOOD IS MADE UP OF PEOPLE AND OF FAMILIES. 
          AND RIGHT NOW, THOSE PEOPLE AND THOSE FAMILIES CANNOT AFFORD TO LIVE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS, IN OUR SINGLE FAMILY, EXCLUSIVE ONLY HOUSING. 
          SO I AM ABSOLUTELY IN FAVOR OF THIS ITEM, AND I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT MAPPED AS WELL. 
          YOU WANT ME TO BEGIN? PLEASE? UM, THANK YOU TO THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL. 
          UH, MY NAME'S RYAN SAUNDERS. 
          I'M IN DISTRICT NINE, UH, SUPPORT ITEM 40. 
          UH, IT IS IMPORTANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT 39, 40 AND 42, WHICH WE'LL TALK ABOUT LATER, ALL STACK ON EACH OTHER TO BUILD BETTER NEIGHBORHOODS. 
          UH, WE NEED TO CHANGE THE WAY PEOPLE LIVE IN ORDER TO SUPPORT PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AND A MORE WALKABLE CITY. 
          UH, MISSING MIDDLE PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR SMALL SCALE DEVELOPMENT. 
          SMALL SCALE DEVELOPMENT PROVIDES LOWER BARRIERS TO ENTRY FOR WHO CAN DEVELOP, USUALLY PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN AND HAVE PRIDE IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD. 
          PEOPLE WHO DEVELOP OWN BUSINESSES WHERE THEY LIVE, PUT MORE CARE AND BUILD BETTER PROJECTS. 
          WE NEED TO BUILD HUBS OF ACTIVITIES WHERE THEY LIVE IN WORK IN A SMALLER RADIUS. 
          I PREVIOUSLY REFERENCED ITEM 40, WHICH I'LL ALSO SPEAK ON LATER. 
          I BRING THIS UP BECAUSE WE NEED TO ENCOURAGE CROSS DEPARTMENT COLLABORATION TO PRODUCE THE BEST RESULTS. 
          THERE SHOULD BE PROGRAMS TO INCENTIVIZE THE RIGHT TYPES OF DEVELOPMENTS TO ENSURE THINGS GET BUILT. 
          AND DON'T JUST LIVE ON A PAGE IN A RULE BOOK. 
          THINGS LIKE EXPEDITED PERMITTING, PRE-APPROVED BUILDING PLANS AND CITY PROVIDED UTILITY RESEARCH. 
          FURTHERMORE, TRANSPORTATION, PUBLIC WORKS STILL PRIORITIZES VEHICLE TRAFFIC OVER PEDESTRIANS AND OFTEN OPPOSES LANE WIDTH REDUCTION, SPEED REDUCTION, AND CROSSWALKS THAT MAY IMPEDE TRAFFIC FLOW. 
          STREETS LIKE EAST CESAR CHAVEZ ARE LABELED HIGH VOLUME PASS THROUGH CORRIDORS RATHER THAN NEIGHBORHOOD STREETS. 
          MISSY MIDDLE IS IMPORTANT, BUT IT NEEDS TO INCLUDE THE RIGHT STRATEGIES AROUND NEIGHBORHOOD, COMMERCIAL, AND PUBLIC TRANSIT TO BE SUCCESSFUL. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. 
          JOHN STARK. 
          JEFF DICKERSON, TY HAKI, JORDY TELLO, CAMPBELL NELSON, RICH HYMAN. 
          IF YOUR NAME'S BEEN CALLED FOR 40, PLEASE COME ON DOWN. 
          I, 
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HI. 
          MY NAME IS TY HOKI FROM DISTRICT FIVE. 
          AS THE CITY GROWS IT, I, I'M SPEAKING IN SUPPORT OF ITEM 40. 
          AS THE CITY GROWS, IT HAS TWO CHOICES. 
          EITHER THE PHYSICAL BUILT ENVIRONMENT CHANGES OR THE DEMOGRAPHIC MAKEUP CHANGES. 
          THERE'S NO MAGICAL SCENARIO WHERE A RAPIDLY GROWING CITY GETS TO LOCK LOOK THE SAME FOREVER, WHILE ALSO AVOIDING DISPLACEMENT. 
          EVERY CITY IN AMERICA HAS TRIED PRETTY UNSUCCESSFULLY, TO BE HONEST. 
          PERSONALLY, I PREFER THAT WE BUILD ENOUGH HOUSING FOR THE NEWCOMERS AND FOR THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN HERE THEIR WHOLE LIVES. 
          THE ALTERNATIVE IS THAT WE TRY TO PRESERVE THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT IN AMBER AND WE'LL JUST END UP SEEING THE DEMOGRAPHICS CHANGE AS NEWER, RICHER RESIDENTS ARE THE ONLY ONES WHO CAN AFFORD LIVING IN THE CENTER OF THE CITY. 
          I DON'T WANT HOME OWNERSHIP NEAR THE CENTER OF THE CITY TO BE ONLY ACCESSIBLE TO MILLIONAIRES OR TO PEOPLE WHO BOUGHT THEIR HOMES DECADES AGO. 
          WE'VE SEEN THAT MISSING MIDDLE HOUSING CAN BE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS CHEAPER THAN NEWLY BUILT SINGLE FAMILY HOMES. 
          UH, BOTH HERE, LIKE FOR EXAMPLE, WITH NEW BUILDS ON DREW LANE, SELLING FOR ABOUT 300 TO 400 K, WHICH IS MUCH CHEAPER THAN THEY WOULD'VE BEEN IF THEY WERE SINGLE FAMILY HOMES THAT WERE NEWLY BUILT OR, UH, IN PORTLAND. 
          WHEREAS A REPORT BY THEIR CITY SHOWED THAT THOSE NEW MISSING MIDDLE UNITS WERE 200 TO $300,000 CHEAPER THAN, UH, A NEWLY BUILT NEW SINGLE FAMILY HOMES WOULD'VE BEEN. 
          AND THEN ADDING TO THIS, EACH FAMILY THAT'S ABLE TO LIVE IN CENTRAL AUSTIN BECAUSE OF THESE POLICY IS ONE LESS FAMILY LIVING OUT IN THE SUBURBS WHERE THEY WOULD'VE HAD LONGER COMMUTES AND LESS ACCESS TO SOME OF THE BEST PARTS OF AUSTIN, TEXAS. 
          IF WE DON'T WANT AUSTIN TO KEEP EXPANDING OUTWARD UNTIL WE'RE AS LARGE AS DALLAS OR LA WHERE PEOPLE ARE DOING HOUR LONG OR MORE COMMUTES, UH, WE MUST PASS THIS. 
          OTHERWISE WE'RE DOOMED TO SEE THE SAME FATE THAT OTHER CITIES HAVE SEEN AT SCALE, SUCH AS WELL LA FOR EXAMPLE, UM, AND LA SPRAWL, INSANE COMMUTES. 
          SO I'D LIKE TO THANK CITY COUNCIL AND ESPECIALLY COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS FOR SPONSORING THESE REFORMS. UM, PLEASE PASS THIS ALONG WITH ITEMS 42 AND 39. 
          THANK YOU. 
          YES SIR. 
          THANK YOU. 
          YES, SIR. 
          HELLO, MY NAME IS JORDY TELLO AND I'M A RESIDENT OF DISTRICT NINE. 
          I LIVE, UH, IN AN APARTMENT WITH MY GIRLFRIEND WHO'S A MEDICAL ASSISTANT. 
          I WANTED TO SAY THAT I THINK THE MISSING MIDDLE HOUSING IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE SURE THAT FAMILIES CAN CONTINUE TO LIVE IN THE CORE OF THE CITY. 
          WHEN PEOPLE ASK ME WHERE I WANNA RAISE MY KIDS, I SAY THAT I WANNA RAISE THEM IN THE CITY. 
          AND I THINK SOMETHING LIKE THIS GIVES PEOPLE JUST LIKE ME AND PEOPLE WHO HAVE DIFFERENT NEEDS THE OPPORTUNITY TO STAY. 
          UH, THANK YOU MR. DICKERSON. 
          HELLO, MY NAME IS JEFF DICKERSON, DISTRICT FIVE COUNCIL MEMBER, MS. MAYOR. 
          I'M GOING TO SPECIFICALLY FOCUS ON MISUSE DEVELOPMENT ACCESSORY, COMMERCIAL UNITS AND FRONT YARD BUSINESS. 
          INTRODUCE COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY THAT IS NOT HOUSING. 
          THEY DON'T ADD A SINGLE UNIT. 
          THEY DO NOT REDUCE RENT. 
          THEY DO NOT TARGET AFFORDABILITY. 
          BY CONTRAST, HOME DOES THIS PROPOSAL ADDS JOBS WITHOUT ADDING HOUSING, WORSENING JOBS TO HOUSING IMBALANCE IDENTIFIED IN THE COA COUNCIL POLICY IN REGARDS TO TRAFFIC AND PARKING CURRENT HOME OCCUPATION. 
          RULES UNDER 25 2, 900 STRICTLY LIMITS IMPACT, INCLUDING A CAP OF THREE VEHICLES PER DAY AND PROHIBIT CUSTOMER FACING TRAFFIC. 
          YOUR PROPOSALS WILL REMOVE THESE CAPS WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY RELAPSING PARKING REQUIREMENTS, WHICH ARE BECOMING NON-EXISTENT TODAY. 
          ALLOWING COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY WITHOUT TRIGGERING ANY TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS. 
          ADDING THESE COMMERCIAL ENTITLEMENTS TO THE RESIDENTIAL LAND, YES, IT DOES INCREASE THE VALUE. 
          YES, IT DOES PROVIDE REVENUE FOR THOSE HOMEOWNERS, BUT IT RAISES TAXES, RENTS, AND BARRIERS FOR EVERYBODY ELSE. 
          THIS IS NOT A HOUSING POLICY, IT IS A MICRO COMMERCIAL DEREGULATION POLICY WITH REAL NEIGHBORHOOD INFRASTRUCTURE, ENVIRONMENTAL COST, AND NO MISERABLE PATH TO SOLVING AFFORDABILITY. 
          AND LAST KNOWN. 
          THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND I STILL HATE THE CITY LOCAL. 
          THANK YOU, RYAN PKI, EDGAR HANDEL, FELICITY MAXWELL, CHRIS GANNON, PATTY SPRINKLE. 
          UH, GOOD MORNING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. 
          I'M RYAN PKI, AND I LIVE IN DISTRICT ONE. 
          I'M SPEAKING IN SUPPORT OF ITEM 40, UH, RESOLUTION TO INTERSTATE MISSING MIDDLE ZONING. 
          UM, FOR MOST OF THE PAST 40 YEARS, OUR CODE HAS FAVORED TWO TYPES OF HOUSING, 
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UH, LARGE SCALE APARTMENT COMPLEXES AND TRADITIONAL SINGLE FAMILY HOMES. 
          UH, LOW DENSITY FORMS LIKE TOWN HOMES, COTTAGE COURTS, AND SMALL SCALE APARTMENTS ARE THE MISSING LINK BETWEEN THESE TWO. 
          UH, THESE ARE A ONCE VITAL, ONCE COMMON CATEGORY OF HOUSING IN OUR MOST BELOVED CENTRAL NEIGHBORHOODS, BUT TODAY, THEY ARE EXCLUDED FROM MOST OF THOSE LOW DENSITY NEIGHBORHOODS. 
          AS PLANNING STAFF HAVE NOTED IN THEIR REPORT, THE MID THE MIDDLE IS VERY MUCH MISSING. 
          THE RESULT IS THAT SMALLER SCALE, MORE AFFORDABLE OPTIONS, ARE NOT WITHIN REACH OF MANY MIDDLE AND KAMASA NIGHTS, INCLUDING FAMILIES WHO CAN'T AFFORD A TRADITIONAL SINGLE FAMILY HOME, BUT NEED SOMETHING MORE THAN A TWO BEDROOM APARTMENT. 
          OUR DECLINING SCHOOL CENSUS IS A REFLECTION OF THE REALITY THAT MANY FAMILIES HAVE ALREADY LEFT THE CITY FOR MORE SUITABLE HOUSING BEYOND CITY LIMITS. 
          TODAY'S RESOLUTION IS AN IMPORTANT STEP TOWARD ENSURING THAT AUSTIN CAN MAKE GOOD ON ITS PROMISE TO BE A TRULY INCLUSIVE AND COMPLETE CITY FOR ALL TYPES OF FAMILIES. 
          SO I THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING THIS RESOLUTION. 
          HELLO, UM, GOOD MORNING. 
          MY NAME IS EDGAR HANDEL AND I'M A RESIDENT OF DISTRICT THREE SPEAKING IN SUPPORT OF ITEM 40. 
          I APPRECIATED THE COMMENTS FROM MY COUNCIL MEMBER JOSE VELAZQUEZ AT THE TUESDAY'S WORK WORK SESSION. 
          I ECHO THE NEED FOR MORE HOUSING TOOLS AND SHARE THE EAGERNESS TO MAP WHERE MISSING MIDDLE CAN PREVENT DISPLACEMENT AND ADD DIVERSITY TO HISTORICALLY EXCLUSIVE AREAS TO OFTEN DISCUSSIONS AROUND DEVELOPMENT, DISPLACEMENT AND EQUITY FOCUS ON REDUCING HOUSING CHOICE IN PARTS OF AUSTIN. 
          BUT I BELIEVE THE RIGHT APPROACH IS TO MAKE SURE ALL PARTS OF AUSTIN ARE CARRYING THEIR WEIGHT, AND EVEN THAT HISTORICALLY EXCLUSIVE AREAS OF TOWN HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO GO ABOVE AND BEYOND TO MAKE UP FOR MISTAKES OF THE PAST. 
          MORE HOUSING ACROSS THE WHOLE CITY IS HOW WE GET THIS RIGHT. 
          UM, I ALSO WANNA RAISE SOMETHING THAT I THINK MAYBE DOESN'T GET DISCUSSED ENOUGH, AND THAT IS THAT ZONING IS A BUDGET ISSUE. 
          THE STATE'S 3.5% CAP IS DRACONIAN AND DESTRUCTIVE, BUT WE HAVE OUR OWN SELF-IMPOSED CAP. 
          OUR ZONING NEW DENSER CONSTRUCTION DOESN'T COUNT AGAINST THE CAP. 
          IT RAISES REVENUE, IT REDUCES PER HOUSEHOLD COSTS IN THE CITY AS WE FACE PAINFUL CUTS. 
          WE NEED EVERY BUDGET TOOL AVAILABLE TO US JUST LIKE WE NEED OUR HOUSING TOOLS IN THAT LIGHT. 
          LAND USE EFFORTS LIKE THIS ARE JUST AS URGENTLY NEEDED FOR ADDRESSING OUR SHORTAGE OF CITY DOLLARS AS THEY ARE FOR OUR SHORTAGE OF HOMES. 
          THANK YOU. 
          HELLO, MY NAME IS CHRIS GANNA. 
          I AM, UH, A HOUSING ADVOCATE. 
          I'M A RESIDENT OF D ONE, AND I'M EXCITED TO SEE THIS ITEM BEING BROUGHT FORWARD AND I ENTHUSIASTICALLY SUPPORT IT. 
          THE, THE, UH, MIDDLE HOUSING AND MIXED USE STUDY PREPARED BY OUR CITY'S PLANNING DEPARTMENT DID AN EXCELLENT JOB OF IDENTIFYING A PROBLEM WITH OUR ZONING CODE, THE EXCLUSION AND IMPEDIMENT OF SMALLER MULTIFAMILY AND THOUGHTFUL MIXING OF USES WITHIN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS. 
          THESE TYPES OF DEVELOPMENTS ALLOW FOR MORE FOLKS TO USE LESS LAND AND OFFER AMENITIES WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE. 
          UM, A FEW SUGGESTIONS TO KEEP IN MIND AS WE MOVE FORWARD. 
          THERE ARE ABOUT 14,000 LOTS ZONED FOR HOUSING THAT ARE BELOW 57 50. 
          UH, SO LET'S NOT FORGET ABOUT THOSE LOTS. 
          I THINK THERE'S AN EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY TO INCORPORATE SMART URBAN DESIGN GUIDELINES THAT DO NOT HINDER INNOVATION, BUT ENCOURAGE BETTER UTILITY OF SPACE AND LUSH HEALTHY STREETS. 
          UH, THESE COULD BE PAIRED WITH, UH, URBAN TREE DENSITY BONUSES OR SMART STORMWATER IMPROVEMENTS THAT ALLOW FOR MORE SITE COVERAGE AND FOR THE MIXED USE PORTION. 
          I KNOW THAT WE ARE LIVING IN A POST SB EIGHT 40 WORLD, WHICH SETS A FLOOR FOR WHAT MIXED USE BUILDINGS LOOK LIKE, AND THAT FLOOR MAY BE LARGER THAN WHAT WE'RE PREPARED TO BRING INTO OUR LOW SLUNG NEIGHBORHOODS. 
          HOWEVER, I WOULD ENCOURAGE THAT WE LOOK INTO A SMALLER MIXED USE TYPOLOGY NOW WHILE WE'RE ALL THINKING ABOUT, AND LET THAT BE THE MODEL FOR A FUTURE SB EIGHT 40 CARVE OUT, AS OPPOSED TO LETTING THE STATE DICTATE WHAT IT IS THAT WE'LL BE BUILDING. 
          AND THAT'S A WAY THAT WE CAN BE ACTING PROACTIVELY EVEN IF WE DON'T ALLOW FOR THOSE SMALLER MIXED USE BUILDINGS. 
          UM, AND I'M ENCOURAGED THAT THE STUDY LOOKS NOT ONLY AT THE ZONING REGULATIONS, BUT AT THE BROADER REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT ITSELF. 
          AS A PRACTITIONER ACTIVELY BUILDING THESE TYPOLOGIES, I AM ACUTELY AWARE ZONING IS ONLY THE VERY FIRST BARRIER REFORMS TO HOW WE COLLECT TRASH AND DELIVER UTILITIES AND PROVIDE FOR FUTURE MANAGEMENT OF THESE PROPERTIES ARE JUSTICE IMPORTANT. 
          THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
          THANK YOU, MS. MAXWELL. 
          UH, GOOD MORNING. 
          UH, FULL CITY MAXWELL D FIVE RESIDENT SPEAKING HERE AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF TEXANS FOR HOUSING, A STATEWIDE HOUSING ADVOCACY GROUP. 
          UM, REGARDING ITEM FOUR 40. 
          WE AT TEXANS FOR HOUSING ARE DELIGHTED TO SEE THIS EFFORT EXPANDING, MISSING MIDDLE HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES IN AUSTIN. 
          ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS SURVEY OF HOME BUYERS AND HOME SELLERS, THE MEDIAN AGE OF FIRST TIME BUYERS HAS NOW CLIMBED TO 40 IN 2025 A RECORD HIGH. 
          WE ALSO KNOW THAT STATEWIDE, TEXAS HAS A SHORTAGE OF OVER 300,000 HOUSING UNITS. 
          THE INCREASING COST OF HOUSING AND THE OVERALL SHORTAGE OF HOMES HAS 
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LED TO STATEWIDE CRISIS IN, IN OUR HOUSING MARKET. 
          EXPANDING OPPORTUNITIES TO BUILD TOWN HOMES, FOURPLEXES AND OTHER IN-HOME INFILL HOMES ADDRESSES BOTH OF THESE ISSUES, LOWERING THE COST OF EACH UNIT AND ADDING ADDITIONAL HOMES TO OUR CITIES. 
          AND AUSTIN'S LEADERSHIP ON HOUSING REFORMS LIKE ITEM 40 IS LEADING THE WAY FOR OTHER TEXAS CITIES TO CONSIDER SIMILAR ITEMS, SPECIFICALLY IN DALLAS AND SAN ANTONIO. 
          AS MANY OF NOTED EXPANDING, MISSING MIDDLE HOUSING IS A KEY PIECE OF ADDRESSING THE STATEWIDE SHORTAGE OF HOUSING, AND WE APPRECIATE COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS AND HER STAFF AND THEIR WORK ON THIS ITEM IN THE SUPPORT OF THIS COUNCIL, THANK YOU FOR BEING LEADERS ON HOUSING REFORM, MAKING HOUSING MORE ATTAINABLE FOR AUSTINITES AND FORGING A PATH FOR THE REST OF TEXAS. 
          CONTINUING 40. 
          RICHARD EASTERLING, NIKOLAI TANGENT, GARRETT HALL, ANUSH RAZAN, AND WILLIAM BUNCH. 
          IF YOUR NAME'S BEEN CALLED, PLEASE COME FORWARD IF YOU PLAN ON TESTIFYING, PLEASE GO AHEAD. 
          GOOD MORNING. 
          MY NAME IS CHASE EASTERLING. 
          I LIVE IN DISTRICT NINE. 
          I'VE BEEN IN AUSTIN FOR ABOUT 10 YEARS, AND I'M HERE IN SUPPORT OF ITEM 40 AS A YOUNGER MILLENNIAL. 
          I CAN SPEAK FOR MYSELF AND MY CLOSE FRIENDS THAT IT FEELS LIKE THE AMERICAN DREAM IS SLIPPING OUT OF OUR GRASP EVERY DAY. 
          I CAN'T AFFORD AND DON'T WANT TO LIVE IN A THREE AND A HALF BEDROOM HOUSE IN THE SUBURBS OUT OF THE CITY AND SPEND MY TIME AND MONEY COMMUTING TO AND FROM FOR WORK, FOR PLEASURE, FOR FUN, ET CETERA. 
          WE CRAVE THE FREEDOM TO LIVE LIFE ON OUR OWN TERMS, TO BE ABLE TO AFFORD A HOME WHERE WE CAN PAINT OUR WALLS AND TO LIVE A MORE COMMUNITY-CENTRIC LIFESTYLE AND THE NEIGHBORHOODS WHERE WE LIVE AND SLEEP. 
          MISSING MIDDLE HOUSING AFFORDS US OPPORTUNITY BY BUILDING MORE TYPES OF HOUSING FOR MORE TYPES OF PEOPLE TO LIVE HOW THEY WANT TO. 
          WE WOULD BE ABLE TO PUT DOWN ROOTS IN THE CITY, SPEND OUR MONEY HERE, UH, RAISE OUR FAMILIES HERE, ET CETERA. 
          UH, ALRIGHT. 
          UH, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. 
          THANK YOU. 
          YES, SIR. 
          UH, HELLO. 
          UH, MY NAME IS NIKOLAI. 
          I LIVE IN DISTRICT NINE. 
          I'M IN FAVOR OF ITEMS 39 40, 42, 44, 45, AND 51. 
          UH, I'LL BE SPEAKING ON ITEMS 40 AND 51. 
          FIRST, I WANTED TO APPLAUD COUNCIL FOR THE AMAZING WORK DONE SO FAR WITH PRO HOUSING INITIATIVES. 
          FROM HOME REMOVING, UH, PARKING MINIMUMS AND APPROVING SINGLE STAIR BUILDINGS. 
          CREATING A NEW MISSING MIDDLE, UH, ZONE IS THE NEXT STEP IN IMPROVING THE HOUSING SUPPLY SO MORE PEOPLE CAN AFFORD TO LIVE IN AUSTIN. 
          UM, AND JUST KEEP AUSTIN WEIRD. 
          UH, I PARTICULARLY EXCITED WITH THE IDEA OF ALLOWING, UH, COMMERCIAL USES IN RESIDENTIAL AREAS. 
          THE FEW PLACES IN AUSTIN WHERE THAT DOES EXIST, IT IS VERY WELL LOVED. 
          UH, JUST LOOK AT FIRSTLIGHT BOOKSTORE AND THE HYDE PARK NEIGHBORHOOD. 
          UM, ALSO LIKE TO TALK ABOUT AGENDA ITEM 51 REGARDING THE AUSTIN CORE TRANSPORTATION PLAN. 
          UH, FOR THE MOST PART, I'M VERY MUCH IN FAVOR WITH WHAT'S IN THE PLAN. 
          I THINK IT'S CRITICALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE ADD BIKE LANES TO SIXTH STREET TOURISTS USE MICRO MOBILITY ALL THE TIME TO MOVE FROM DIRTY SIXTH TO WEST SIXTH. 
          AND A BIKE LANE OFFERS HUGE SAFETY IMPROVEMENT FOR EVERY ROAD USER, NOT JUST THOSE ON BIKES AND SCOOTERS. 
          UH, RIGHT NOW, THE STREETS IN DOWNTOWN ARE, UH, FAR TOO WIDE AND DON'T JUST DIVIDE SO MANY LANES. 
          SO THIS PROJECT IS MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. 
          UH, MY ONLY GRIPE IS THAT THIS DOESN'T GO FAR ENOUGH AND THERE ARE STILL MA UH, MANY ONE-WAY STREETS THAT SHOULD BE CONVERTED TO TWO-WAY STREETS AS TWO-WAY OFFERS MORE ACCESSIBILITY TO LOCATIONS AND SIMPLIFY THE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM. 
          UM, PLEASE CONSIDER THESE CHANGES AND THANK YOU, COUNCIL. 
          THANK YOU MR. BUNCH. 
          GOOD MORNING, MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBERS, BILL BUNCH, DISTRICT FIVE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SAVE OUR SPRINGS ALLIANCE. 
          UH, SPEAKING AGAINST THIS ITEM, UM, I THINK Y'ALL KNOW THERE'S REALLY BROAD CONSENSUS IN THE COMMUNITY FOR INCREASING DENSITY ALONG OUR CORRIDORS, UH, THAT'S BAKED INTO OUR IMAGINE AUSTIN PLAN. 
          UM, AND THEN TO THE EXTENT THAT Y'ALL HAVE ALREADY DONE SOME SUBSTANTIAL DEREGULATION OF DEVELOPMENT, UH, AS, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER, EXCUSE ME, DR. 
          BETSY GREENBERG SPELLED OUT BEFORE, THE GOAL HERE IS MORE MISSING MIDDLE INSIDE NEIGHBORHOODS, CORE NEIGHBORHOODS WITH NARROW STREETS THAT WERE WERE NOT DESIGNED FOR HIGH DENSITY. 
          UH, YOU HAVE THE TOOLS TO DO THAT ALREADY IN PLACE, UH, AND THIS WILL SIMPLY UNDERMINE THAT. 
          UM, WHAT I'M SPECIFICALLY, UH, OPPOSED TO IN THIS RESOLUTION IS SPECIFICALLY IS DIRECTING THE, THE CITY MANAGER TO MOVE TO, UH, GET RID OF OR CHANGE OTHER REGULATIONS OUTSIDE THE ZONING CODE. 
          SO WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE IS IMPERVIOUS COVER LIMITS AND TREE PROTECTIONS, GREEN SPACE. 
          UM, 
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THIS IS THE ABSOLUTE WRONG DIRECTION WE CAN, CAN AND SHOULD BE INCREASING DENSITY WHILE INCREASING OUR GREEN SPACE IN THE CENTRAL CITY AT THE SAME TIME, RATHER THAN DIMINISHING IT AND INCREASING URBAN HEAT ISLAND EFFECTS TO DISASTROUS CONS, DEADLY CONSEQUENCES, INCREASING FLOODING TO DISASTROUS AND DEADLY CONSEQUENCES, GETTING RID OF OUR TREES WHEN Y'ALL, YOU KNOW, PROCLAIM THAT YOU CARE ABOUT TREES AND THAT YOU SUPPORT, UH, MORE TREE CANOPY RATHER THAN LESS. 
          THIS IS GOING IN THE ABSOLUTELY WRONG DIRECTION. 
          THIS IS, UH, LONG AGO, UH, DISPROVEN RONALD REAGAN, MILTON FRIEDMAN DEVELOPER DEREGULATION, HIDING BEHIND PROGRESSIVE LANGUAGE THAT IS FALSE AND MISLEADING. 
          THANK, PLEASE DON'T DO THAT SO MUCH. 
          AARON FARMER, LIZA WIMBERLEY. 
          AYA KOFA. 
          JEFFREY BOWEN. 
          MR. BOWEN, ARE YOU HERE? OKAY. 
          IS MEGAN MEISENBACH HERE? OKAY, MR. BOWEN, WE'LL HAVE FOUR MINUTES. 
          HELLO. 
          UH, MY NAME IS AARON FARMER. 
          I AM A, UH, 27 YEAR RESIDENT OF DISTRICT EIGHT AND, UH, PROUD FATHER OF, UH, TWO AUSTIN HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES, UH, WHO ALSO STILL RESIDE IN DISTRICT EIGHT. 
          AND, UH, I'M ABSOLUTELY FOR THIS AS SOMEONE WHO, UH, MY CHILDREN WANNA STAY IN AUSTIN, THEY'RE, THEY'RE BORN AND RAISED IN AUSTIN. 
          THEY'RE AUSTINITES. 
          THEY, UH, THEY DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO MOVE TO THE SUBURBS. 
          THEY DON'T WANNA HAVE TO MOVE TO KYLE OR HU OR ANYWHERE ELSE TO, TO BE ABLE TO AFFORD A HOUSE. 
          AND, UH, ABSOLUTELY 100% SUPPORT THIS MEASURE. 
          THANK YOU. 
          GOOD MORNING. 
          UH, GREETINGS. 
          UH, MY NAME IS NALA, EA SANKOFA. 
          UM, I MOVED HERE IN 1989, SO, AND I'M FROM CHICAGO, NEW YORK HAS MY HEART. 
          SO WHILE I AM NOT FROM AUSTIN, I AM OF AUSTIN. 
          WHEN I MOVED HERE, MY DAUGHTERS WERE FIVE AND A HALF YEARS OLD BY TWIN DAUGHTERS. 
          UM, THEY ARE NOW IN THEIR FORTIES AND THEY ARE UNABLE AND UNWILLING TO LIVE SEPARATELY FROM ONE ANOTHER, NOT JUST BECAUSE THEY'RE IDENTICAL TWINS, TWO MINUTES APART, BUT BECAUSE THEY KNOW THAT THEY CAN AFFORD TO LIVE SEPARATELY IN THE CITY. 
          THAT USED TO BE A HAVEN FOR ARTISTS AND STRUGGLING FOLKS, AND PEOPLE WHO DIDN'T HAVE A LOT. 
          AND BY HAVEN I MEAN AFFORDABILITY. 
          I AM VERY NEUTRAL ABOUT ITEM 40, UM, AGAINST ITEM 39, AND I'M SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ABOUT OTHER ITEMS. AND BEING FROM A CITY LIKE CHICAGO AND TRAVELING A LOT TO OTHER, AND HAVING LIVED IN OTHER MAJOR CITIES, UH, AUSTIN CANNOT CONTINUE TO SAY THAT IT IS GOING TO DO SOMETHING LIKE MIDDLE HOUSING AND AFFORDABILITY, WHEN IT WILL NOT FACE THE FACT THAT IT HAS TO GO UP. 
          PLEASE STOP BUILDING APARTMENT COMPLEXES OR ALLOWING APARTMENT COMPLEXES TO BE BUILT THAT ARE SPREAD ALL ACROSS TWO AND THREE BLOCKS OF A NEIGHBORHOOD. 
          WHEN YOU CAN GO UP, YOU HAVE ALL OF THESE NEW HIGH-RISE BUILDINGS HERE FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES. 
          THE SAME THING NEEDS TO HAPPEN WITH HOUSING. 
          AND BY UP, I MEAN 10, 12, 15 STORIES. 
          THANK YOU, MR. BOWEN. 
          UH, GOOD MORNING LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. 
          UH, MR. MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS, UM, IN REGARDS TO ITEM 40, I, I'M, I'M REALLY, IT JUST BROUGHT ABOUT MORE QUESTIONS. 
          AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, I HAVE MORE QUESTIONS THAN I HAVE ANSWERS. 
          SO I, I LOOK AT THIS AND I START LOOKING AT THE QUESTIONS I STARTED WITH, UH, WITH THE REPORT, AND I NOTICED THAT NOBODY HAS EVEN MENTIONED THE FACT THAT, UH, ON PAGE SEVEN OF THIS REPORT, THEY TALK ABOUT THE, THE MISSING MIDDLE DROPPED 20%. 
          BUT HAS ANYBODY ADDRESSED THAT? IF YOU THINK ABOUT THIS, IT WENT FROM 23% DOWN TO 3%. 
          SO THAT MEANS THAT 20% OF THAT WAS ELIMINATED THROUGH SOME PROCESS CALLED DEMOLITION, BECAUSE THEN THEY ENDED UP DOING, UH, EVEN IN THEIR SCALE. 
          THAT'S ON THE, THAT'S IN THE REPORT. 
          IT SAYS THAT THE, THE A HUNDRED PLUS 
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UNITS WENT FROM 28% TO 58% WHILE SINGLE FAMILY HOUSING WENT FROM 49 TO 38. 
          SO, UH, AS A SINGLE FAMILY, AS A SINGLE FAMILY OWNER AND ALSO A PROPERTY RIGHTS PERSON, UH, I HAVE TO ASK THE QUESTION, WHY IS THERE SO MUCH? WHY, WHY ARE SINGLE FAMILIES ALWAYS BEING TARGETED ON THIS ENTIRE PROCESS? YOU WANNA PUT MISSING MIDDLES IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS, BUT JUST LIKE MR. BUNCH SAID, THERE ARE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES WHEN WE START REMOVING TREES, WE COMPLAIN ABOUT THE HEAT ISLAND EFFECT, BUT WHEN WE TAKE OUT TREES TO PUT MORE IN THESE 57, 50 LOTS, THEN ARE WE NOT CREATING ANOTHER PROBLEM? UH, MS. GREENBERG BROUGHT UP SOME EX EXCELLENT EXAMPLES OF THE ENTIRE PROCESS OF WHAT'S GOING ON HERE. 
          THERE ARE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES. 
          LOOK AT HOME. 
          HOME WAS SUPPOSED TO BE OUR SAVIOR, CORRECT? IT'S WHAT A LOT OF PEOPLE PUSHED. 
          HERE'S SOME EXAMPLES. 
          UH, THIS IS OVER IN BRENTWOOD AREA. 
          HERE'S ONE AT 55 0 7 CLAY AVENUE. 
          IT'S, UH, BASICALLY TWO THREE PLEXES TOGETHER, $5,000,390 OR YEAH, NINE 90, $90,000. 
          HERE'S ANOTHER ONE, UH, AT, UH, 73 10 WOODROW, 1.75 MILLION. 
          THESE ARE ALL BUILT UNDER HOME. 
          SO WHERE'S THE AFFORDABILITY AND WHO ARE THEY AFFORDABLE TO? UH, 8 26 MORROW NUMBER FOUR $1,075,000. 
          AND ANOTHER ONE AT 1 0 0 4 MORROW, AGAIN, 1,000,700 OR $75,000. 
          SO WHAT ARE WE REALLY DOING? YOU'RE, YOU'RE, YOU'RE WANTING US TO GET OUT OF SINGLE FAMILY HOUSING AND PUT US ALL IN THESE BOXES, BUT THERE'S ALL KINDS OF CONSEQUENCES THAT GO WITH THIS. 
          SO I STILL ASK THE QUESTION, WHY IS THERE SUCH A DISDAIN FOR THOSE OF US THAT LIVE IN SINGLE FAMILY HOUSING? WE DON'T TELL YOU WHERE YOU SHOULD GO LIVE OR THE IMPACTS THAT THE, IF YOU WANNA LIVE IN AN APARTMENT, THAT'S WHAT YOU NEED TO DO. 
          THAT'S, THAT'S FINE. 
          BUT COMING INTO NEIGHBORHOODS AND YOU WILL NOT, YOU WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE DEED RESTRICTIONS. 
          JUST LOOK AT WHAT'S GOING ON RIGHT NOW AT ROSEDALE. 
          WE'RE BEING THAT AREA'S BEING UPZONED, EVEN THOUGH THE LAWSUIT HAS NOT EVEN BEEN SETTLED DUE TO DEED RESTRICTIONS YET, IT'S A PERFECT OPPORTUNITY TO MAYBE TAKE HOME AND PUT THAT IN THAT AREA. 
          YET IT'S BEING PUSHED FOR SIX STORIES OF MORE APARTMENTS. 
          YOU ALREADY HEARD SOME OF 'EM HERE TALK ABOUT, WELL, WE REALLY LIKE THE MISSING MIDDLE. 
          GO BACK AND LOOK AT YOUR CHART AND FIND OUT WHY IS IT THAT THAT WENT FROM 20% TO 3%. 
          MS. GREENBERG WAS RIGHT. 
          MR. BUNCH IS RIGHT. 
          THERE ARE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES. 
          EVERY TIME YOU LOOK AT THESE, I ENCOURAGE YOU TO SET BACK AND ACTUALLY DO SOME ACTUAL EVALUATIONS VERSUS JUST RUNNING DOWN THE ROAD THINKING THIS IS GONNA SOLVE IT. 
          THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THE LAST GROUP FOR ITEM 40, AMY DELUNA, MICHAEL RHODES, BEN SOTHEBY, ADAM NIK, KATIE CAM. 
          HELLO BEN. 
          SAD TOBY. 
          DISTRICT FOUR. 
          UH, THE REASON WHY THAT PERCENTAGE HAS NOT GROWN IS BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T ALLOWED IT TO GROW. 
          IF YOU LOOK AT THE REPORT, IT EXPLAINS THAT, UH, WE'VE BASICALLY HAVE BEEN ALLOWING TWO TYPES, SINGLE FAMILY HOUSING AND LARGE APARTMENT COMPLEX. 
          WHAT WE NEED TO DO IS ALLOW PEOPLE TO HAVE OPTIONS. 
          ONE OF MY MAIN MOTIVATIONS FOR SPEAKING IN FAVOR OF THIS ITEM IS I KNOW OF SOMEONE WHO'S LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO RENT RIGHT NOW. 
          THEY HAVE, THEY HAVE OUTGROWN THEIR, UH, SMALL APARTMENT AND THEY'RE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING IN THIS MISSING MIDDLE. 
          AND THEY ASK ME, YOU KNOW, HEY, YOU, YOU BIKE AROUND, YOU WALK AROUND, YOU KNOW THE NEIGHBORHOOD, YOU KNOW THE AREA. 
          I'M LOOKING FOR SOMETHING CLOSE TO WORK. 
          I'M LOOKING FOR SOMETHING LIKE THIS, A LITTLE MORE SPACE, AND THEY'RE HAVING SUCH A DIFFICULT TIME AMONGST MY FRIENDS WHO ARE RENTERS. 
          THESE ARE PRIZED HOUSING FORMS. THEY SHARE IN TEXT MESSAGES WHEN ONE IS AVAILABLE. 
          HEY, MY SMALL APARTMENT COMPLEX OF FOUR SIX UNITS HAS AN OPENING, IT'S WORD OF MOUTH THAT PEOPLE SHARE BECAUSE IT'S SO PRIZED, WE NEED TO HAVE MORE OF THESE OPTIONS. 
          THE REASON WHY THEY PRIZE THEM IS THAT YES, IT ALLOWS A LITTLE MORE SPACE, BUT ALSO A LITTLE MORE COMMUNITY. 
          THEY WANT TO BE HERE FOR A LONG TIME. 
          THESE ARE PEOPLE WHO HAVE ROOTS IN OUR COMMUNITY, UH, AND I DON'T THINK THAT WE SHOULD LOOK DOWN ON OUR FELLOW AUSTINITES FOR THE HOUSING CHOICES THAT THEY HAVE, UH, AND AND FORCE THEM TO CHOOSE BETWEEN A HOUSE THAT'S UNAFFORDABLE TO THEM, A SINGLE FAMILY HOME, OR LIVING IN A LARGE APARTMENT COMPLEX. 
          WE NEED TO GIVE THEM OPTIONS SO THAT PEOPLE CAN MAKE CHOICES BASED ON WHAT WORKS FOR THEM. 
          I'M TALKING 
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ABOUT PEOPLE WHO ARE WORKING IN THE SERVICE INDUSTRY, PUBLIC SERVICE WHO FINANCIALLY CAN'T AFFORD A LARGE SINGLE FAMILY HOUSE, BUT PROBABLY CAN AFFORD A TOWNHOUSE OR CAN AFFORD SOMETHING THAT IS A LITTLE MORE SHARE OF THAT LAND. 
          AND AS WE BUILD OUT OUR TRANSIT, WE NEED TO HAVE MORE OF THESE HOUSING FORMS SO THAT PEOPLE CAN CHOOSE TO STAY IN AUSTIN, CHOOSE TO LIVE AND WORK HERE, AND CONTRIBUTE TO OUR BEAUTIFUL CITY. 
          HI, I'M KATIE CAM. 
          I'M A MEMBER OF DISTRICT NINE. 
          I SUPPORT ONGOING EVALUATION OF HOUSING POLICIES AND EXISTING CODE OPTIONS TO ENSURE WE ARE PROVIDING THE REGULATIONS THAT SUPPORT AFFORDABLE MISSING MEDIA HOUSING IN ALIGNMENT WITH CITY PLANS AND APPROPRIATE FOR DIFFERENT NEIGHBORHOOD CONTEXTS. 
          IN THE TUESDAY WORK SESSION MEETING, THERE WAS DISCUSSION ABOUT THE NEED TO UNDERSTAND THE IMPACT OF THE EXISTING CODE REGARDING HOUSING BEFORE PURSUING ADDITIONAL CHANGES. 
          I WENT TO SPEAK TO THAT ISSUE FIRST. 
          I'M A CIVIL ENGINEER ON THE FRONT LINE OF WHEN CODE IS IMPLEMENTED. 
          I SEE THE CASES THAT HIGHLIGHT WHEN UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES OF CODE HAPPEN FOR ONE RESIDENTIAL UNIT LOT IN EAST AUSTIN. 
          IN AN EFFORT TO BUILD A SECOND UNIT ON THE LOT, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE CODE HAS A SIGNIFICANT GAP THAT FORCES A RE SUBDIVISION OF THE LOT INTO TWO LOTS, WHICH WOULD REQUIRE THE DEMOLITION OF THE EXISTING HOME ON THE LOT IN ORDER TO ACCOMMODATE WHAT WE CALL THE FLAG LOT WITH THE STRIP OF LAND FOR THE BACK LOT TO THE STREET FRONTAGE. 
          I DO NOT THINK THE INTENTION OF THE CODE IS TO FORCE DEMOLITION OF EXISTING AFFORDABLE HOUSING STOCK. 
          SO THOROUGH EVALUATION OF UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES WILL NEED TO BE DONE. 
          SECOND, THE ABILITY TO ADD HOUSING OFTEN HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH EXISTING REGULATIONS. 
          PUBLIC EASEMENTS WITH ACTIVE UTILITIES CROSSING THE REAR YARDS OF LOTS, SITE CONSTRAINTS AND OTHER FACTORS SUCH AS THE FINANCIAL RESOURCES OF THE EXISTING RESIDENTIAL LANDOWNER IMPACT THE ADDITION OF HOUSING UNDER THE EXISTING CODE. 
          IT IS DIFFICULT FOR EXISTING HOMEOWNERS TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OPPORTUNITIES TO ADD A UNIT TO THE LOT BECAUSE THE CITY AND PROFE CITY AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICE FEES PROJECTS TO ADD HOUSING CAN STALL BECAUSE THE RESIDENTIAL LANDOWNER DOES NOT HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO FINISH THE EXPENSIVE PROCESS. 
          AND THE SMART HOUSING INCENTIVES DO NOT PROVIDE ENOUGH RELIEF AT THAT POINT. 
          SELLING IT TO A DEVELOPER THAT HAS THE LARGER FINANCIAL RESOURCES WOULD BE THE ONLY OPTION. 
          THAT ACTION OF COURSE, INCREASES THE RISK THAT THE RESULTING HOUSING ON THE PROPERTY WILL NOT BE AFFORDABLE. 
          AGAIN, I AM SUPPORTIVE OF, OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND A MIX OF HOUSING TYPES, BUT ANY CHANGES TO THE CODE SHOULD BE GUIDED BY CITY GOALS, SUCH AS THE TREE CANOPY MENTIONED EARLIER, INFORMED BY PROACTIVE PLANNING THAT INVOLVES NEIGHBORHOODS AND EVALUATION OF THE PERFORMANCE AND UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES OF THE EXISTING CODE AND ANY PROPOSED CHANGES. 
          GO AHEAD, SIR. 
          GOOD MORNING. 
          THANK YOU MR. MAYOR AND COUNCIL. 
          UH, MY NAME IS ADAM HOO NICK, DISTRICT SEVEN ROSEDALE, UH, WANTED TO BRIEFLY APPEAR IN SUPPORT OF MISSING MIDDLE. 
          UH, I THINK WE ALL KNOW HOUSING AFFORDABILITY IS A PROBLEM, AND HOUSING AFFORDABILITY DEPENDS ON HOUSING SUPPLY, YET SINGLE FAMILY AND MASSIVE COMPLEXES CANNOT BE OUR ONLY ANSWERS. 
          UH, WE NEED INNOVATION IN HOUSING, WE NEED THOUGHTFUL DEVELOPMENT THAT MATTERS. 
          UH, MYSELF, I HELPED LAUNCH, UH, OMC ONE OF THE FIRST RESIDENTIAL MODULAR HOUSING MANUFACTURERS IN AUSTIN, AND SUBSEQUENTLY, UH, LAUNCHED HOUSING GROWTH PARTNERS, A COMPANY FOCUSED ON HOUSING INNOVATION AND DEVELOPMENT HERE AND THROUGHOUT THE MIDWEST. 
          JUST YESTERDAY, UH, THE FIRST, UH, MODULAR SET OF MODULAR TOWN HOMES THAT WE, UH, DELIVERED WERE FEATURED AS AN EXAMPLE OF THIS KIND OF HOUSING. 
          AND I'M PROUD TO BE INVOLVED IN THIS PROCESS AND, AND HOPE TO SEE MORE. 
          UH, JUST WANNA SAY, AS A RESIDENT OF ROSEDALE, WHERE, UH, WE ARE CURRENTLY FACING ONE OF THESE MASSIVE DEVELOPMENTS THAT IS INAPPROPRIATE FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD. 
          UH, MANY OF US ARE BEING, UH, TREATED AS THOUGH WE ARE NIMBYS, UH, UH, WHO DON'T WANNA SEE MORE HOUSING, WHO DON'T WANNA SEE GOOD DEVELOPMENT, WHO DON'T WANNA SEE INNOVATION. 
          AND, UH, I THINK THERE ARE MANY OF US, UH, I'M CERTAINLY ONE WHO WOULD LOVE TO SEE MORE DIVERSITY OF MISSING MIDDLE HOUSING, LIKE THESE TYPES THAT WOULD, WOULD FIT IN A NEIGHBORHOOD LIKE MINE. 
          AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING MORE OF IT IN OUR CITY. 
          THANK YOU. 
          MOVING ON TO ITEM 41, CHRISTIAN CHOP, CAMPBELL NELSON, BILL BUNCH. 
          JEFFREY BOWEN, PLEASE COME FORWARD NOW IF YOUR NAME'S BEEN CALLED. 
          IS THIS MR. MAYOR? ITEM 41. 
          41? OKAY. 
          WE'RE ALREADY THERE. 
          DAMN. 
          ALREADY, HUH? ? YEAH, . 
          ALL RIGHT, LET ME GET THESE NOTES, OKAY? OKAY. 
          OKAY. 
          THAT'S OKAY. 
          ALRIGHT, THANK YOU MR. MAYOR. 
          COUNSEL, UH, JEFFREY BOWEN, DISTRICT EIGHT. 
          I DON'T KNOW IF I SAID THAT LAST TIME OR NOT, BUT WE'LL, WE'LL MAKE UP FOR IT. 
          UM, SAY IT AGAIN. 
          YEAH. 
          JEFFREY BOWEN, DISTRICT EIGHT. 
          OKAY. 
          WE'RE COVERED. 
          YEAH, WE'RE COVERED. 
          THANK YOU, SIR. 
          UM, I, I'M REALLY KIND 
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OF, UH, DIFFERENTIATING ON THIS, UH, ITEM BECAUSE OF THE, THE ISSUE REGARDING THE SCHOOL OF LAND, BECAUSE WE HAVE DIFFERENT, WE HAVE SEVERAL ITEMS ALL HERE THAT ALL INTERRELATE. 
          UH, THE FACT THAT, THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT THIS AND WE'RE, WE'RE SAYING, OKAY, WE WANNA MAKE SURE WE'RE SAVING THIS PARK LAND, BUT I WANNA KNOW IF IT'S COMING FROM THE SCHOOLS THAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT DOING. 
          AND IN ANOTHER ONE OF THESE ISSUES, WE, WE WANT TO FIND OUT HOW ARE YOU GOING TO PAY FOR ALL OF THIS? HOW ARE YOU GOING TO DO THIS? WE NEED THE GREEN SPACE, JUST AS MY FRIEND MR. BUNCH SAID, BECAUSE OF OUR UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES OF GOING IN AND TEARING DOWN ALL OF OUR TREES, REMOVING SOME OF OUR IMPERVIOUS COVER ISSUES. 
          SO THE, THE LACK OF, UM, TRYING TO REALLY GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS, I, I NOTICED THAT COUNCIL MEMBER ALTER TALKED ABOUT, UH, DEALING WITH THIS AND SAYING, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS IS VERY TRANSPARENT. 
          I TOTALLY AGREE. 
          WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THIS IS A COMPLETE TRANSPARENT PROCESS. 
          IF, UH, WE'RE, WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE DEALING WITH, UH, MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE NOT HAVE OUR, HAVE THE FIRST OPTION AT THIS LAND AND MAKING SURE THAT IT'S NOT BEING TAKEN AWAY WITHOUT SOME DUE JUSTICE. 
          UM, RIGHT NOW WE'VE, WE'VE GOT A LOT OF ISSUES THAT NEED TO BE RESOLVED WITH HOW WE EVEN TREAT OUR PARKS NOW. 
          SO THIS IS A VERY, UH, COMPLEX ISSUE. 
          AND I THINK THAT, UH, THE FACT THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IT FROM THE STANDPOINT OF TRYING TO DO THE LEGAL AND FIND, UH, LIKE I SAYS, DEDICATE PARK PURPOSES THAT PROTECTS THE CITY'S LEGAL AND FINANCIAL INTEREST WILL SEEK TO MAXIMIZE SHARED COMMUNITY VALUE. 
          AND THAT I AGREE ON. 
          THANK YOU, MR. BOWEN. 
          MR. BUNCH. 
          THANK YOU. 
          MAYOR. 
          CAN I ASK WHAT HAPPENED TO ITEM 40? I MISSED THAT. 
          WELL, WE'VE LISTENED TO A LOT OF TESTIMONY ON IT WAS IN NAME EXCUSE MR. IS THIS IS 41? THIS IS 41. 
          OH, OKAY. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THAT'S RIGHT. 
          I, I GOT THE TWO CONFUSED. 
          OKAY. 
          UH, THANK YOU BILL BUNCH, UH, SAVE OUR SPRINGS ALLIANCE, UH, SPEAKING IN SUPPORT OF THIS ITEM AND WANT TO THANK, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER ALTER FOR, FOR BRINGING IT FORWARD. 
          UH, I AM CONCERNED THAT THE VERSION TWO RED LINE SUGGESTS THAT THE PARKS BOARD IS GONNA BE CUT OUT OF THE PROCESS AND, UH, MORE OF THE, UH, CONCERNS AND REVIEWS SPECIFIC TO, UH, PROTECTING OUR PARK LAND FROM A RANGE OF THREATS. 
          UM, AND ALSO SEIZING OPPORTUNITIES, UH, WOULD JUST GO INTO THE BACK ROOM WITH OUR, UH, PARKS DIRECTOR. 
          UM, I THINK Y'ALL ARE AWARE WE HAVE SOME REALLY SERIOUS FINANCIAL MALFEASANCE HAPPENING INSIDE OUR PARKS DEPARTMENT, UH, THAT NEEDS TO BE SURFACED AND ADDRESSED AND, UM, EMPOWERING MORE OF THIS WORK IN THE BACK ROOM IS NOT THE RIGHT WAY TO GO. 
          UM, THIS FOCUSES ON THE, THE SCHOOL PROPERTIES, AND THAT'S A HUGE OPPORTUNITY THAT WE NEED TO SEIZE. 
          IT'S UNFORTUNATE THAT'S HAPPENING AT THIS MOMENT WHEN, UH, THE CITY IS STRUGGLING FINANCIALLY. 
          UH, BUT IT GOES BEYOND DEALING WITH THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT ARE THERE THAT THAT NEED TO BE SEIZED BY HOOK OR BY CROOK TO SAVE SOME OPEN SPACE, SAVE SOME COMMUNITY GATHERING SPACES IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS, UM, AND TO ADDRESS OTHER THREATS TO OUR PARKLAND MOPAC SOUTH EXPANSION AT THE TOP OF THAT LIST, UM, WE NEED Y'ALL DEFENDING ZILKER PARK, OUR BARTON CREEK GREENBELT, AND THE OTHER PARKS IN THE MOPAC CORRIDOR, UM, AND ACROSS OUR WHOLE CITY. 
          UM, AND RIGHT NOW WE ARE GIVING AWAY, UH, WAY TOO MUCH, UH, FOR SORT OF ALLEGEDLY TEMPORARY TAKINGS IN SOME INSTANCES AND ALSO ON PERMANENT TAKINGS OF OUR PARKLAND. 
          SO THANK YOU. 
          PLEASE PURSUE THIS. 
          LET'S HAVE MORE TRANSPARENCY IN THERE. 
          ITEM 42, I HAVE SOME REMOTE SPEAKERS. 
          WE'LL START WITH PETER BRETON. 
          HI THERE, I'M RUNNING THROUGH MY DOCUMENT. 
          I WAS DOING LAUNDRY. 
          OKAY. 
          GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR WATSON AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. 
          I'M PETER BRETON AND I'M A RESIDENT OF DISTRICT EIGHT. 
          THE ESSENCE OF THE AMERICAN DREAM IS BUILT ON THE ABILITY FOR ANYONE TO BE ENTERPRISING, TO ADD TO THEIR COMMUNITY AND BUILD A BETTER FUTURE FOR THEIR FAMILY. 
          THIS ITEM IS A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION IN HONORING THE SPIRIT OF SO MANY OF OUR CURRENT AND FUTURE AUSTINITES. 
          THANK YOU, TRACY WHITT, UM, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. 
          THANK YOU TO COUNCIL MEMBER FUENTES AND CO-SIGNERS FOR THE MEMO, DEMANDING ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THOSE OSTENSIBLY ENFORCING IMMIGRATION LAWS, BUT WHO END UP VIOLATING 
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CIVIL RIGHTS AND OR PHYSICALLY HARMING HUMAN BEINGS IN THE COURSE OF THEIR ACTIVITIES. 
          ULTIMATELY, IT IS ABOUT DEMANDING THAT OUR LAWS AND POLICIES ARE NOT SUGGESTIONS, BUT FUNDAMENTAL REQUIREMENTS. 
          I'M SORRY, YOU'RE SPEAKING, PLEASE. 
          I AM, I AM. 
          I AM. 
          I HOPE YOU'LL BRING, YOU NEED TO GET TO ITEM NUMBER 42, PLEASE. 
          I AM. 
          I HOPE YOU'LL BRING THE SAME DEMAND FOR ACCOUNTABILITY TO YOUR EVALUATION OF ITEM 42. 
          PROPAGATING OUTDOOR COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY IN ACUS AND RESIDENTIAL AREAS FAR EXCEEDS WHAT WAS CONTEMPLATED IN HB 24 64. 
          IN FACT, THE BILL SAYS NON-IMPACT BUSINESSES ARE NOT TO INCREASE TRAFFIC STREET TRA, UH, STREET PARKING DEMAND OR NOISE. 
          THE RESOLUTION AUTHOR NOW CLAIMS THE CITY IS PIVOTING TO QUOTE, IMPACT MANAGEMENT. 
          YOU DON'T MANAGE IMPACT BY ENABLING CONCENTRATED PROPAGATION OF BUSINESS OPERATIONS IN GUINEA PIG NEIGHBORHOODS WITH NO EXPLICIT GUARDRAILS FOR BUSINESS OPERATOR ACCOUNTABILITY. 
          THE RESOLUTION IS ABOUT LOWERING MOST EXPECTATIONS FOR OPERATORS AND TESTING THE IMPACT TESTING. 
          DON'T WE ALREADY KNOW THE QUESTIONS? WHERE'S ALL THE TRASH GONNA GO? WHERE ARE CHILDCARE WORKERS, CAREGIVERS, AND OTHER RESIDENTIAL VISITORS GONNA PARK? ARE NOISE, LIGHT AND ODOR POLLUTION GONNA HARM HUMAN BEINGS LIVING ADJACENT TO BUSINESSES THAT WERE NOT ALLOWED WHEN THEY SIGN THEIR LEASES OR PURCHASE THEIR PROPERTIES? DON'T WE ALL KNOW WHAT A CHALLENGE MANAGING THOSE IMPACTS HAS BEEN WHEN IT COMES TO STR? ARE WE GONNA HIRE MORE CODE OFFICERS? I'M NOT SURE THIS IS REALLY GONNA LOWER THE FINANCIAL BURDEN OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP SO MUCH AS PAST THE COST OF BUSINESS LIABILITY ON THE LANDLORDS AND ADJACENT OWNERS WHO HAVE TO THINK ABOUT HOW THE POTENTIAL COMMERCIAL PROPERTY NEXT DOOR MIGHT HAVE A FIRE DRAW MORE PEOPLE, UM, WHO DRESS PAST OR GET INJURED. 
          OUR PROPERTY TAX IS GONNA CHANGE BECAUSE COMMERCIALS ALLOWED SOMEONE HAS TO COVER THAT COST. 
          WHAT IF LANDLORDS RAISE RENT 'CAUSE THEY HAVE THE OPTION TO APPROVE A BUSINESS AND OR THEIR TAXES GO UP? IT FEELS SO AT LARGE. 
          COUNSEL TO BAIL ON THE CAPTAIN STITCH SOCIAL JUSTICE HIGHWAY AND THEN EXPLOIT CENTRAL AND EAST AUSTIN NEIGHBORHOODS FOR RAISING REVENUES AND TESTING DOUBLESPEAK LEGISLATION PRECISELY BECAUSE THEIR HISTORY HAS BEEN ONE OF MAKING ROOM FOR COMMERCIAL ZONING ALL UP AND DOWN CORRIDORS. 
          IF YOU'RE GONNA PASS ITEM 42, WHY NOT MAKE IT APPLICABLE CITYWIDE BEHIND GATED COMMUNITIES? THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
          CONDO REGIMES AND DE AREA. 
          SARAH FAUST. 
          HI, I AM SARAH FAUST. 
          I ASKING YOU TO PLEASE OPPOSE ITEM 42, ALLOWING RETAIL BUSINESSES IN NEIGHBORHOODS AND HOMES. 
          UM, I'M OPPOSED TO THIS ITEM BECAUSE OF THE INCREASED CAR SHIPS THAT ARE GONNA BE GENERATED IN NEIGHBORHOODS THAT DON'T HAVE SIDEWALKS AND ADEQUATE PEDESTRIAN INFRASTRUCTURE. 
          WE KNOW THAT RETAIL BUSINESSES AND NEIGHBORHOODS WILL INCREASE CAR TRAFFIC. 
          THE RESOLUTION PURPORTS TO TRANSFORM RESIDENTIAL BLOCKS INTO ACTIVE PEDESTRIAN SAFE CORRIDORS, BUT IT DOESN'T ADD ANY PEDESTRIAN SAFETY MECHANISMS OR BAR BIKE LANES. 
          UM, WHEN WE DON'T HAVE SIDEWALKS, WE'VE GOT THE KIDS, THE BIKES, THE DOGS, THE STROLLERS WE'RE ALL FORCED TO WALK OUT IN THE STREET. 
          WALKABILITY IN AUSTIN IS OFTEN NOT LIMITED BY DESTINATIONS. 
          IT'S LIMITED BECAUSE WE'RE IN THE STREET DODGING THE WAYMO'S, THE AMAZON TRUCKS, THE CONSTRUCTION TRUCKS, AND THE DRIVERS LOOKING AT THEIR PHONES. 
          WHEN IT'S NEARLY A MILE TO WALK TO THE NORT PARK, YOU HAVE TO EXERCISE AND WALK IN THE BIKE IN THE STREET. 
          WE WON'T SURVIVE ADDING MORE CAR TRIPS TO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD STREETS FROM THE RETAIL BUSINESSES. 
          WE HAVE COMMERCIALLY ZONE AREAS WHERE THE CITY HAS ALREADY INVESTED IN THE SIDEWALKS, THE CROSSWALKS, AND THE TRAFFIC SIGNALS THAT ALLOW FOR PEDESTRIANS AND CARS TO MIX SAFELY. 
          WE SHOULD BE FOCUSING ON CREATING SAFE PEDESTRIAN CORRIDORS TO THESE BUSINESS AREAS. 
          PLEASE OPPOSE THIS ITEM, BUT IF IT DOES PASS, THE TYPES OF BUSINESSES NEED TO BE LIMITED. 
          IT NEEDS TO HAPPEN ONLY IN AREAS WHERE THEY'RE ALREADY CONSISTENT, SIDEWALKS THROUGHOUT THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND PEDESTRIAN SAFETY AND WHERE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS BELIEVE IT'S INAPPROPRIATE FOR THEIR AREA. 
          THANK YOU. 
          AVA MORTON JOHNSON. 
          HELLO, MAYOR WATSON AND AUSTIN CITY COUNCIL. 
          MY NAME IS AVA MUAN JOHNSON, AND I'M SPEAKING TODAY BOTH AS A NATIVE AUSTINITE AND AS A CITY POLICY COORDINATOR FOR INSTITUTE FOR JUSTICE'S CITY'S WORK INITIATIVE. 
          THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO TESTIFY IN SUPPORT OF ITEM 42. 
          OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS, I'VE CONDUCTED IN-DEPTH RE REGULATORY RESEARCH ON STARTING SMALL BUSINESSES IN AUSTIN AND INTERVIEWED OVER 30 ENTREPRENEURS ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCES. 
          THIS PAST FRIDAY, WE PRESENTED A REPORT SUMMARIZING OUR RESEARCH TO THE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY COMMITTEE. 
          NOTABLY, IN COMPARISON TO MORE THAN 25 OTHER CITIES WE'VE STUDIED OFTEN IS THE MOST REGULATORY COMPLEX IN THE THIRD MOST EXPENSIVE CITY TO START A SMALL BUSINESS, WE FOUND THAT AN ENTREPRENEUR STARTING A SMALL RESTAURANT IN AUSTIN WOULD NEED TO COMPLETE 105 STEPS AND PAY NEARLY $9,000 IN PERMIT AND LICENSEES ALONE. 
          THE COST OF NAVIGATING THE REQUIREMENTS PRICE MANY ENTREPRENEURS OUT OF THE CITY BEFORE THEY EVER GET STARTED, WHICH IS WHY TODAY'S RESOLUTION IS SO IMPORTANT. 
          OFTEN ONCE HOME IS THEIR MAIN SOURCE OF CAPITAL. 
          LEGALIZING HOME BUSINESSES AND ACUS WILL ALLOW ENTREPRENEURS TO UTILIZE THE CAPITAL THEY HAVE REASONABLY 
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IN. 
          INDIVIDUALS MAY BE CONCERNED ABOUT THE IMPACT OF HOME BUSINESSES AND ACUS AND RESIDENTIAL AREAS OFTEN ALREADY HAS STRONG NUISANCE REGULATIONS ON THE BOOK. 
          SO WE DO CAUTION AGAINST CREATING NEW ARBITRARY RESTRICTIONS LIKE SQUARE FOOTAGE AND ZONING LIMITATIONS BECAUSE RATHER, THE CITY SHOULD CONTINUE ENFORCING ITS NUISANCE AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS THAT PROHIBIT EXCESS NOISE, ODORS, POLLUTIONS, AND IMPROPER PARKING AND STOPPING OF TRAFFIC. 
          WE ENCOURAGE THE CITY TO PASS A STRONG LOCAL COMMERCE INITIATIVE AND BUILD UPON THE MOMENTUM TO CONTINUE REFORM FOR ADVANCED REGULATORY JUSTICE. 
          WE ALSO STRONGLY RECOMMEND THE CITY CLARIFY THE RESOLUTIONS. 
          LAND DEVELOPMENT AMENDMENTS APPLIED TO HOME-BASED BUSINESSES REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THEY OPERATE WITHIN AN A CU OR ENTIRELY WITHIN THE PRINCIPAL STRUCTURE, AS WELL AS ALLOW NON ENTREPRENEUR EMPLOYEES IN ADVERTISING WITH AN ADDRESS PASSING THE STRONG LOCAL COMMERCE INITIATIVE IS A PROMISING FIRST STEP IN OFTEN BECOMING A LEADER IN REGULATORY AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE. 
          WE ARE EXCITED TO SUPPORT AUSTIN IN THIS EFFORT. 
          WE APPRECIATE THE COUNCIL MEMBERS SPONSORING THIS, AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. 
          THANK YOU. 
          YOUR TIME HAS EXPIRED. 
          BARBARA EPSTEIN. 
          HELLO, UH, I'M BARBARA EPSTEIN, AND I PROBABLY DIDN'T SAY BEFORE. 
          I'M IN DISTRICT NINE, UM, UH, IN THE HANCOCK NEIGHBORHOOD. 
          I'M NUMBER 42, MAY BE A REVISION OF A RESOLUTION FROM A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO THAT PROPOSED HOME BUSINESSES UP TO 5,000 SQUARE FEET FOR A MEDICAL OFFICE, MUSIC VENUES AND CONVENIENCE STORES, AMONG OTHER THINGS, OR POSSIBLY A RESPONSE TO THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT PASSED IN NOVEMBER FOR, UH, HOME PROPERTY BUSINESS, UH, UH, EXEMPTIONS. 
          EITHER WAY, IT WON'T IMPROVE WALKABILITY OR ENHANCE NEIGHBORHOODS. 
          IT, THE, THE PROPOSAL DOESN'T ADEQUATELY ANALYZE HOW REZONING WILL IMPACT HOUSING AFFORDABILITY. 
          I WOULD NOTE THAT A 640 SQUARE FOOT UNIT ON RED RIVER JUST SOLD, AND IT WAS ON THE MARKET FOR $230,000. 
          I DON'T KNOW HOW THIS WOULD CHANGE THAT. 
          UM, WE, WE DON'T KNOW WHETHER THERE WILL BE ANY RIGHT TO PROTEST A BUSINESS STARTUP NEIGHBORS LEGAL RIGHT TO QUIET ENJOYMENT OF THEIR PROPERTY SAFETY ISSUES FOR CHILDREN, THE IMPACT ON NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOLS, THE IMPACT OF HOME, UM, THE IMPACT OF HOME BUSINESSES IN EXISTING DENSELY BUILT SINGLE FAMILY NEIGHBORHOODS LIKE MINE, A DECREASE IN IRREPARABLE MATURE URBAN TREE CANOPY. 
          I WOULD NOTE THAT, UH, IT WAS RECENTLY REPORTED THAT AUSTIN IS SECOND ONLY TO LAS VEGAS NOW FOR ABNORMALLY HOT NIGHTS. 
          UH, AND REMOVING THAT TREE CANOPY AFFECTS THAT. 
          UM, THERE ARE THE POTENTIAL FOR INCREASED CAR TRAFFIC, DISRUPTIVE LIGHTING, NOISE, GARBAGE, RATS AND FLOODING, AND AN INCREASED NEED AND BUDGET FOR CODE ENFORCEMENT STAFF. 
          PLEASE RETHINK, OR BETTER YET, JUST DON'T DO IT, GIVEN THAT THE RESOLUTION PROPOSES ELIMINATING THE CURRENT THREE CAR TRIPS PER DAY TO HOME BUSINESSES AND THE FUNDAMENTALLY INADEQUATE BUS SERVICE IN NEIGHBORHOODS RIGHT NOW. 
          AND AS I SAY THAT, AS SOMEONE WHO DEPENDS ON, ON PUBLIC TRANSIT, UH, WE DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO NEARBY ESSENTIAL BUSINESS DESTINATIONS. 
          NOW, THIS RESOLUTION WOULD ACTUALLY INCREASE CAR TRAFFIC, THANK YOU, AND DO NOTHING EITHER WALKABILITY OR ENHANCE 100-YEAR-OLD NEIGHBORHOOD. 
          THANK YOU VERY MUCH, BRUCE GREINER, UM, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, I ALREADY ADDRESSED THIS ITEM IN MY EARLIER REMARKS, SO I WILL YIELD THE TIME BACK. 
          THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
          THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
          I'LL NOW GO TO IN-PERSON SPEAKERS FOR ITEM 42. 
          RECAR CHRISTIAN CHOP, ZACHARY FA, BETSY GREENBERG AND HIS MARIA MORALES HERE. 
          CAN MRS. GREENBERG, MRS. GREENBERG WILL HAVE FOUR MINUTES. 
          THEY'RE LOADING IT UP. 
          WHY DON'T YOU BEGIN? OKAY. 
          THANK YOU. 
          MY NAME IS BETSY GREENBERG. 
          I LIVE IN DISTRICT NINE, AND I'M OPPOSED TO ITEM 42 THAT ENCOURAGES FRONT YARD BUSINESSES. 
          I'M HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE, OKAY. 
          UM, THE FIRST THING TO THINK ABOUT IS WHAT TYPE OF BUSINESS WE ARE LIKELY TO SEE IN FRONT YARDS. 
          WILL IT BE LEMONADE STANDS LIKE THIS ONE THAT MY NEIGHBOR'S GRANDCHILDREN HOSTED LAST WEEKEND? IT'S PLEASANT TO IMAGINE FLOWERS AND HANDMADE CRAFTS BEING SOLD, BUT CAN WE COUNT ON THIS OR COULD IT BE SOME LESS APPEALING BUSINESSES LIKE PAWN SHOP, ALTERNATIVE FINANCIAL SERVICES, CAR REPAIR, UNLICENSED FOODS OR SODA SALES, PERMANENT GARAGE SALES, USE CAR PARTS, AND FOR LACK OF A BETTER WORD, ADULT PRODUCTS. 
          AND WILL LIGHTED SIGNS BE ALLOWED AS AUSTIN DOESN'T REQUIRE PARKING? I EXPECT THAT CIRCULAR DRIVEWAYS WILL BE NEEDED FOR CUSTOMERS BESIDES ADDED TRAFFIC. 
          I WORRY ABOUT NOISE. 
          WILL THIS BE LIKE MOBILE FOOD 
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BUSINESSES THAT HAVE NO NOISE REGULATIONS BECAUSE THEIR VEHICLES WITHOUT ZONING? IS IT POSSIBLE THAT IN FACT, THE BUSINESSES WILL BE SET UP IN TRUCKS OR TRAILERS JUST LIKE MOBILE PHONE, UM, MOBILE FOOD VENUES? THE RATIONALE FOR THIS IS THAT AUSTIN'S HOME BUSINESSES ARE TOO RESTRICTIVE. 
          SO THE REASONABLE APPROACH WOULD BE TO RELAX THOSE RULES. 
          FOR EXAMPLE, WE COULD INCREASE THE TRIP LIMIT FOR A HOME BUSINESS. 
          INSTEAD, THIS PROPOSAL GOES TOO FAR. 
          WE REALLY DON'T NEED TO ALLOW 200 SQUARE FOOT STRUCTURES TO BE BUILT ON THE FRONT YARD OF HOMES AT THAT SIZE. 
          THEY COULD BE BUILT WITHOUT PERMITS OR INSPECTIONS ALONG WITH EXTRA IMPERVIOUS COVER. 
          I'M PLEASED THAT INSTEAD OF ALLOWING FRONT YARD BUSINESSES CITYWIDE, THE RESOLUTION PROPOSES TO DO TESTS WITH SO-CALLED PINK ZONES, WHERE THE RED TAPE IS RELAXED IN EACH CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT. 
          I HAVE A FEW SUGGESTIONS. 
          THE PINK ZONE SHOULD BE CENTERED AROUND EACH COUNCIL MEMBER'S RESIDENCE, ESPECIALLY THE SPONSORS EXTRA FOCUS ON GATED COMMUNITIES OR WHERE DEED RESTRICTIONS, PUDS OR CONDO RULES ARE BARRIERS TO VIBRANCY SHOULD BE, UM, PAID ATTENTION TO. 
          IN PARTICULAR, MUELLER IS A PARTICULARLY IDEAL LOCATION AS IT HASN'T BEEN AFFECTED BY OTHER CHANGES LIKE HOME AND EAD HOUSING LOOKS DIFFERENT IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE CITY, SO TESTING IN EVERY DISTRICT DOES MAKE SENSE. 
          I TAKE CAP METRO TO CITY HALL AND THERE ARE APARTMENTS BEHIND ME THAT CAN BE REDEVELOPED TO A HUNDRED FEET. 
          AND YET I KNOW SOME PEOPLE WILL STILL CALL ME A NIMBY, SO I'M GOING TO OWN THAT AND SAY, NOT IN MY FRONT YARD. 
          OF COURSE, I DO HAVE CONTROL OF WHAT HAPPENS IN MY OWN FRONT YARD. 
          WHAT I REALLY MEAN IS NOT ON THE FRONT YARD, NEXT DOOR OR ACROSS THE STREET. 
          COUNCIL MEMBERS, IF YOU VOTE FOR THIS, WHICH I HOPE YOU WON'T, THAT PINK ZONE SHOULD BE CENTERED ON YOUR HOME, PLEASE. 
          THANK YOU. 
          UH, HOWDY. 
          ZACH FADI, UH, RESIDENT OF DISTRICT NINE PRESIDENT AURORA. 
          I'M SPEAKING IN FAVOR OF THIS ITEM. 
          UM, GROWING UP MY MOTHER HAD AN IN-HOME DAYCARE. 
          UM, IT WAS USUALLY FIVE, SEVEN KIDS, UH, USUALLY YOUNGER BETWEEN WHEN THEY GOT OUTTA SCHOOL AND WHEN, WHEN THEIR PARENTS COULD PICK THEM UP. 
          UM, I WOULD OFTEN HELP, UH, AFTERWARDS. 
          I, I DON'T KNOW IF SHE, UH, EVER ASKED ANYONE'S PERMISSION OR IF IT WAS TECHNICALLY LEGAL. 
          UM, I DO KNOW THAT IT, UH, PROVIDED EXTRA INCOME FOR US. 
          IT, IT PROVIDED HER A SENSE OF PURPOSE AND A WAY TO SERVE HER COMMUNITY, UM, AND LIT UP HER LIFE. 
          UH, AND IT, IT HELPED MAKE OUR COMMUNITY MORE RESILIENT. 
          UM, WHEN PEOPLE'S LIFE CIRCUMSTANCES CHANGE, THEY, THEY NEED TO BE ABLE TO CHANGE THEIR SPACE WITH IT, UH, AND WHAT, WHAT THEY DO WITH THEIR SPACE AND, AND THEIR PROPERTY. 
          UM, AND, AND IT MAKES COMMUNITIES MUCH STRONGER. 
          UH, AND, AND OVER TIME, WE'VE INCREASINGLY REGULATED AND SAID, UH, WE HAVE TO DEFINE STRICTLY WHAT, WHAT YOU CAN AND CANNOT DO WITH YOUR SPACE. 
          AND THIS PART OF THE CITY. 
          THIS IS ONLY RESIDENTIAL. 
          THIS IS ONLY BUSINESSES. 
          UH, AND IT MADE US A A LOT WEAKER AS A COMMUNITY. 
          IT MAKES US LESS RESILIENT TO CHANGE AND LESS ABLE TO ADAPT AS, AS LIFE CIRCUMSTANCES CHANGE. 
          UH, WE HAD A HUGE CHANGE A COUPLE YEARS AGO WITH, WITH COVID, AND SUDDENLY PEOPLE WERE, UH, WORKING FROM HOME MUCH MORE OFTEN. 
          I KNOW MANY PEOPLE BUILT, BUILT THINGS LIKE BACKYARD, UH, UH, OFFICES AND STUFF. 
          AND, UM, UH, I I THINK THAT, UH, I'M SORRY, , UH, WE'VE SYSTEMICALLY BEGUN TO REMOVE SORT OF THE BOTTOM LEVELS OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP, UH, AS A SOCIETY AND HOME BUSINESSES, FOOD TRUCKS, UM, ACCESSORY COMMERCIAL UNITS, UH, UH, THESE ARE THINGS THAT ALLOW US TO TRY OUT BUSINESSES, SEE IF THEY WORK FOR US, ALLOW US TO, TO ADAPT TO OUR CIRCUMSTANCES AND, AND, UM, RESPOND TO EMERGENCIES AND, AND TO LIFE CHANGES. 
          UH, UH, THAT'S ALL I GOT TO SAY. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. 
          CHARLES BRADBURY, JUDAH RICE, RYAN SAER, KATHERINE ICK, JOHN STARK, TY HOKI, IF YOU'VE HEARD YOUR NAME, PLEASE COME FORWARD. 
          UH, JUDAH RICE DISTRICT THREE. 
          UM, I'M SPEAKING IN FAVOR OF THIS ITEM. 
          UM, FOR MANY REASONS. 
          I MEAN, BECAUSE I SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESSES IN AUSTIN. 
          AND, UM, AS I MENTIONED IN MY PREVIOUS TESTIMONY, I GREW UP IN TRAVIS HEIGHTS. 
          AND I THINK THAT NEIGHBORHOOD IS PARTICULARLY INSTRUCTIVE HERE BECAUSE WE TALK A LOT ABOUT SUPPLY AND DEMAND AND ABOUT THE WAY THAT RESTRICTIONS ON NEW CONSTRUCTION OF HOUSING HAVE CAUSED THE PRICE OF NEW HOUSING OR THE PRICE OF HOUSING, UH, BOTH NEW AND, AND OLD TO, TO RISE. 
          AND WHEN WE ALLOW MORE HOUSING, THE THE RENTS FALL. 
          THE, UH, AND THE, AND THE HOME PRICES FALL. 
          THAT SAME MATH APPLIES FOR COMMERCIAL SPACES. 
          AUSTIN HAS NOT BEEN BUILDING ENOUGH SMALL, AFFORDABLE 
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COMMERCIAL SPACES, WHICH MEANS THAT AS THE CITY HAS GROWN, THE EXISTING COMMERCIAL SPACES THAT USED TO BE AFFORDABLE, THAT ARE SMALLER FOR A SMALL BUSINESS TO INHABIT, LIKE ON SOUTH CONGRESS, GET OUTBID BY THESE INTER, YOU KNOW, NATIONAL CHAINS AND THESE LUXURY BRANDS THAT ARE NOT ROOTED IN OUR COMMUNITIES. 
          AND AS A RESULT, I, I'VE SEEN SOME OF OUR FAVORITE RESTAURANTS CLOSE OR MOVE OUT TO THE SUBURBS. 
          AND I'M NOT SUGGESTING NECESSARILY THAT, YOU KNOW, THIS IS, THAT THAT'S WHAT WOULD BE ALLOWED UNDER THIS, BUT IT MAKES IT SO THAT IF SOMEONE IS TRYING TO CREATE A LESS INTENSIVE BUSINESS, LIKE A HOME BAKERY OR A FLOWER SHOP OR WHATEVER, THEY'RE NOT HAVING TO COMPETE WITH THE SMALL RESTAURANT OWNER FOR THE SAME STOREFRONT ON SOUTH CONGRESS OR ON SPEEDWAY, UM, OR IN CLARKSVILLE OR MANY OF OUR OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ALREADY HAVE SOME SCALE OF NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL. 
          AND THE SKY HAS NOT FALLEN DOWN. 
          IF YOU GO DOWN WEST LYNN OR SOUTH FIFTH, OR YOU GO DOWN SPEEDWAY, UM, AND, YOU KNOW, YOU COULD ARGUE THAT THOSE ARE TECHNICALLY CORRIDORS, BUT I'D SAY THAT SPEEDWAY AND WESTIN ARE NOT THE SAME THING AS SOUTH CONGRESS. 
          SO THIS IS REALLY JUST EXPANDING WHAT WE ALREADY HAVE AND ALLOWING MORE SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS TO THRIVE IN THIS CITY. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. 
          UM, THANK YOU TO MAYOR AND COUNCIL. 
          MY NAME'S BRIAN SAUNDERS, DISTRICT NINE. 
          I'M HERE TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF ITEM 42, UH, SPOKE EARLIER IN REGARD TO ITEM 40. 
          AS IT'S IMPORTANT, THE STRONG LOCAL COMMERCE INITIATIVE IS BUILT INTO THE NEW MISSING MIDDLE ZONES. 
          THE CONCEPT OF LIVE WORK EXISTS CURRENTLY, BUT USUALLY AS PART OF INSTITUTIONAL LARGE SCALE APARTMENT BUILDINGS ON MAJOR THOROUGH AFFAIRS. 
          SIMILAR TO MY POINTS ON ITEM 40, ACCESSORY COMMERCIAL UNITS AND FRONT YARD BUSINESSES HELP PEOPLE TO AFFORD TO LIVE WHERE THEY WANT TO LIVE BY BRIDGING THE GAP OF HOUSING COSTS WITH ADDED REVENUE FROM THEIR SMALL BUSINESS. 
          ADDITIONALLY, MOST PEOPLE ARE LIMITED BY THEIR BUDGET AS TO WHERE THEY CAN OPEN A BUSINESS. 
          AND YOU HAVE TO GET FURTHER AND FURTHER AWAY FROM CENTRAL AUSTIN TO FIND AFFORDABLE REAL ESTATE. 
          SMALLER SPACES ARE NATURALLY MORE AFFORDABLE, BUT ALSO RARE. 
          IF SOMEONE CAN OPEN A BUSINESS AT THEIR RESIDENCE, THEY CAN BUILD A CUSTOMER BASE. 
          USUALLY THEY WANT TO MAINTAIN THAT CUSTOMER BASE AND WILL SEEK A BRICK AND MORTAR IN THE SAME AREA WHEN THEY NEED TO GROW, PERHAPS BEING APPROVED, UH, ALSO BEING APPROVED FOR FINANCING OR LEASE WITH A TRACK RECORD FROM THEIR SMALL FRONT YARD BUSINESS OR ACCESSORY COMMERCIAL UNIT. 
          EVEN BETTER PARTNERING AS PART OF A SMALL SCALE MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT. 
          THIS ALSO CREATES JOBS CLOSE TO HOME AND WALKING DISTANCE FROM OTHER NEIGHBORS THAT MAY HAVE TRANSPORTATION STRUGGLES. 
          OVER THE YEARS, I'VE SHARED CONCERNS ABOUT MY EXPERIENCE LIVING NEXT DOOR TO BARS AND ENTERTAINMENT VENUES, BUT D ONE HAS BEEN LISTENING TO MYSELF AND OTHER NEIGHBORS ON THE GROUND LEVEL AND BUILT THIS PROGRAM AT THE RIGHT SCALE TO BE NEIGHBORHOOD FRIENDLY. 
          THEREFORE, I STRONGLY SUPPORT ITEM 42. 
          THIS PROGRAM WILL CREATE A PIPELINE OF SMALL BUSINESSES AS THEY GROW AND BUILD MA BETTER NEIGHBORHOODS IN AUSTIN. 
          THANK YOU. 
          HI, MY NAME IS TAHOE VANKE FROM DISTRICT FIVE. 
          UH, SPEAKING IN SUPPORT OF ITEM 42, I SUPPORT THIS BECAUSE I WANT TO KEEP AUSTIN WEIRD. 
          WHAT DO I MEAN BY THAT? WHEN YOU CREATE SPACE FOR PEOPLE TO CREATE SMALL BUSINESSES IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS, YOU ENABLE THE KIND OF QUIRKY NICHE BUSINESSES THAT A LOT OF THE OTHER SPEAKERS HAVE MENTIONED. 
          UM, AND THESE BUSINESSES GIVE THAT NEIGHBORHOOD A UNIQUE QUALITY WEIRDNESS, IF YOU WILL. 
          THE SMALL BUSINESSES THAT COULD ONE DAY OCCUPY THESE ACUS COULD BE THE ELEC ECLECTIC BUSINESSES AND COMMUNITY SPACES THAT FUTURE AUSTINITES WILL WAX NOSTALGIC ABOUT ENTREPRENEURS THAT WOULD'VE OTHERWISE BEEN HINDERED BY RENTS IN LARGER COMMERCIAL SPACES. 
          UM, THEY'LL FINALLY HAVE A CHANCE TO BUILD SOMETHING THAT PROVIDES BOTH UTILITY AND JOY TO THE PEOPLE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. 
          WE'VE SEEN THE EFFECTIVENESS OF LOWERING BARRIERS TO STARTING BUSINESSES WHEN WE MADE IT EASIER FOR FOOD TO BE SOLD OUT OF TRUCKS. 
          NOW THOSE FOOD TRUCKS ARE A BELOVED PART OF AUSTIN'S CULTURE. 
          ON A DIFFERENT NOTE, WE'VE ALSO SEEN HOW INCREASED SUPPLY CAN LOWER RENTS FOR RESIDENTS IN, IN THE HOUSING SECTOR WHEN IT COMES TO RETAIL SPACES. 
          THAT'S ALSO TRUE. 
          IF THE ONLY AVAILABLE SPACE IS JUST IN A FEW STRIP MALLS OR A FEW DESIGNATED BUSINESS DISTRICTS, UH, THAT MEANS THAT THE RENT WILL BE SO HIGH IN EACH OF THOSE, UH, DISTRICTS THAT THE ONLY BUSINESSES THAT CAN AFFORD THAT WILL BE THE NATIONAL BRANDS. 
          PEOPLE KEEP SAYING UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES WHEN, WHEN IT COMES TO THESE CHANGES, BUT I THINK THAT THE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCE OF THE STATUS QUO IS EXACTLY THIS, THAT, THAT YOU END UP WITH BASICALLY A TAKEOVER, BUT THE SAME GENERIC MILLENNIAL YUPPIE BRANDS THAT ARE PRESENT IN EVERY CITY, IN EVERY BIG BUSINESS DISTRICT, UM, AND THEN THAT YOU END UP LOSING THE WEIRDNESS THAT MADE OUR CITY SPECIAL. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. 
          CONTINUING ON JORDY TELLO CAMPBELL NELSON, RYAN PKI, EDGAR HANDEL, AND PHILIS MAXWELL. 
          PLEASE COME FORWARD IF YOUR NAME HAS BEEN CALLED. 
          AND I'LL NOTE FOR THE RECORD THAT IT'S 1154. 
          SO IN SIX MINUTES, 
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UH, THEREABOUTS, WHAT WHAT WE'LL DO IS WE'LL TAKE THE PEOPLE THAT ARE HERE AND THEN WE WILL GO TO OUR 12 O'CLOCK TIME CERTAIN. 
          ALRIGHT, UH, GOOD MORNING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. 
          MY NAME IS RYAN PKI AND I'M A DISTRICT ONE RESIDENT SPEAKING IN FAVOR OF ITEM 42. 
          UM, I WANNA THANK MY REPRESENTATIVE COUNCIL MEMBER HARPER MADISON, AND THE CO-SPONSORS FOR BRINGING THIS ITEM FORWARD. 
          UH, SOMEONE WHO'S RUN A SMALL BUSINESS, I KNOW FIRSTHAND THAT THE HIGH COST OF COMMERCIAL SPACE IN TRADITIONAL BRICK AND MORTAR BUILDINGS CAN MAKE OR BREAK A BUSINESS MODEL. 
          AND IT OFTEN PUTS ENTREPRENEURSHIP SIMPLY OUT OF REACH. 
          FOR MANY ACCESSORY COMMERCIAL UNITS ARE THE STARTER HOME EQUIVALENT FOR LOCAL COMMERCE. 
          WE OFTEN TALK ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF COMPLETE COMMUNITIES AND WALKABILITY. 
          SMALL SCALE HOME BUSINESSES ALLOW PEOPLE TO LEAVE THEIR CARS AT HOME FOR SOME TRIPS, TRIPS AND TO SUPPORT THE ECONOMIC LIVELIHOODS OF THEIR NEIGHBORS AND COMMUNITIES. 
          LEGALIZING ACUS IS A VITAL STEP TOWARD A MORE RESILIENT HUMAN SCALE, AUSTIN, WHERE RESIDENTS CAN BUILD WEALTH AND COMMUNITY RIGHT WHERE THEY LIVE. 
          THIS RESOLUTION ENCOURAGES BUSINESSES THAT ARE LITERALLY HOMEGROWN. 
          UH, I'D ALSO LIKE TO NOTE THAT IF THE RECOMMENDATION TO PUT THE PINK STONES AROUND COUNCIL MEMBER HOMES IS TAKEN SERIOUSLY, MY HOME WOULD FALL WITHIN THE ZONE. 
          AND THAT SOUNDS PRETTY GOOD TO ME. 
          I JUST HOPE OTHER AUSTINITES CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS TOO. 
          SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT. 
          HELLO, MY NAME IS JORDY TEO. 
          I'M A RESIDENT OF DISTRICT NINE. 
          I WANTED TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF ITEM 42 ALLOWING ACCESSORY COMMERCIAL UNITS. 
          UM, I THINK IT'S GREAT THAT WE CONTINUE TO DO THINGS TO SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESSES AND PEOPLE WHO WANT TO TRY SMALL IDEAS, UM, ON THEIR HOME AND PROPERTY. 
          AND I CAN ONLY IMAGINE IN THE FUTURE THIS WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT ALLOWS PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO BUY THINGS LIKE VISIT PLACES ALL WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE, WHICH WOULD ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR EVERYONE. 
          THAT'S ALL I HAD TO SAY. 
          THANK YOU. 
          HI, I AM EDGAR HANDEL, A DIS, UH, RESIDENT OF DISTRICT THREE SPEAKING IN SUPPORT OF ITEM 42. 
          I GREW UP IN A MOSTLY WORKING CLASS IMMIGRANT NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE IT FELT LIKE THERE WERE SO MANY FAMILIES WHO EITHER OWNED A SMALL BUSINESS OR ASPIRED TO IT. 
          MY PARENTS, MY OWN PARENTS RAN BUSINESSES FROM HOME. 
          AND WHAT I REMEMBER MOST IS THAT THEY WERE AROUND. 
          I'D GO TO MY FRIEND'S HOUSES TO HANG OUT AND RARELY SEE THEIR PARENTS. 
          THEY WERE OFF WORKING FOR SOMEONE ELSE OR RUNNING THEIR OWN BUSINESSES. 
          HAVING MY PARENTS THERE MADE A REAL DIFFERENCE IN MY LIFE. 
          TODAY, MY WIFE RUNS A BUSINESS FROM HOME AND I'M LUCKY ENOUGH TO WORK FROM HOME TOO. 
          THAT PRESENCE FOR OUR KIDS FOR EACH OTHER MEANS A LOT TO ME. 
          BUT I KNOW THAT THESE DAYS THIS IS A PRIVILEGE MANY WORKING FAMILIES DON'T HAVE. 
          THESE FAMILIES HAVE JUST AS MUCH A REASON TO WANT TO BE HOME WITH THEIR FAMILY. 
          ACCESSORY, COMMERCIAL UNITS, RESTORE SOMETHING THAT SHOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN TAKEN AWAY. 
          THE BASIC RIGHT TO RUN A NEIGHBORHOOD SCALE BUSINESS WHERE YOU LIVE BUSINESSES THAT CAN IMPROVE YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND LET YOU BE PRESENT FOR YOUR FAMILY AT THE SAME TIME. 
          SO I'D LIKE TO EXPRESS GRATITUDE FOR THE SPONSORS FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD, AND I HOPE WE CAN SEE MORE PROGRESS ON ACUS AND NEIGHBORHOOD, UH, RETAIL. 
          THANK YOU. 
          LET'S CALL TWO MORE NAMES. 
          CHRIS GANNON AND JEN ROBO. 
          MS. ROBO, ARE YOU HERE? JUST LEFT BECAUSE YOU WERE GONNA AT 12. 
          WELL, I'M SORRY THAT I, I I DID THAT MR. BOWEN. 
          THAT'S ALRIGHT. 
          JUST LET YOU KNOW. 
          PLEASE GO AHEAD. 
          HI, THIS IS CHRIS GANNON, A I A HOUSING ADVOCATE, D ONE RESIDENT AND THIRD PLACE IN JOYER. 
          I'M IN SUPPORT OF THE STRONG LOCAL COMMERCE INITIATIVE. 
          THIS MODEST STEP EXPANDS WHAT IS ALREADY ALLOWED AS A FIRST STEP FOR FOLKS WHO ARE LOOKING TO START, START A BUSINESS. 
          IT STRENGTHENS OUR, OUR ECONOMIC LADDER. 
          WHAT DO WE LOVE ABOUT AUSTIN? WHAT KEEPS IT WEIRD? CHEAP RENT AND FUN BUSINESSES. 
          LET'S STRENGTHEN THAT LADDER. 
          OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES ARE STRUGGLING TO FIND SPACE, AND THIS WOULD HELP THAT. 
          I WANNA EMPHASIZE HOW MODEST THIS IS IN-HOUSE BUSINESSES. 
          AND A MAX 200 SQUARE FOOT LIMIT FOR ADDITIONAL COMMERCIAL UNITS IS NOT THAT MUCH. 
          THIS IS NOT A SCALE THAT WILL HAVE A NEGATIVE IMPACT ON OUR NEIGHBORHOODS. 
          IT'LL FORMALIZE A CURRENTLY HIDDEN ECONOMY WHILE BUILDING WALKABILITY INTO OUR NEIGHBORHOODS. 
          HISTORICALLY, PRE-WAR NEIGHBORHOODS WERE FILLED WITH SMALL LOCAL BUSINESSES MIXED IN WITH THE HOMES. 
          THIS BUILT RESILIENCY AT A NEIGHBORHOOD SCALE. 
          IT ALSO CREATES SOME OF MY FAVORITE BUILDING TYPES. 
          THE SHOPFRONT HOUSE IN BUFFALO IS A GREAT EXAMPLE AND I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO LOOK IT UP. 
          UH, THE AREA THAT THESE BUILDINGS STILL EXISTS IS BY FAR THE MOST SOUGHT AFTER AREA IN THE CITY. 
          PEOPLE LOVE THEIR LOCAL NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESSES. 
          HERE IN AUSTIN, WE SEE THAT AS WELL. 
          AVENUE B, GROCERY AND MARKET, OR EVEN FLETCH COFFEE BECOME THE GEMS OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD. 
          A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE CAN WALK TO MEET THEIR NEIGHBORS AND PARTICIPATE IN THE HYPER-LOCAL COMMERCE. 
          AND I'M GONNA, UH, I'LL ALSO DOUBLE DOWN. 
          YOU CAN CENTER THE PINK ZONE ON MY HOUSE AS WELL. 
          UM, I WANNA THANK COUNCIL MEMBER HARPER MADISON'S OFFICE AND ALL THE CO-SPONSORS FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD. 
          AND I'M EXCITED TO SEE HOW 
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THIS PROPOSAL AND OUR LOCAL COMMERCE GROWS. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU, SIR. 
          UM, LET'S HAVE ONE MORE SPEAKER. 
          RICHARD EASTERLING. 
          RICHARD, ARE YOU HERE? OKAY. 
          THANK YOU FOR THIS. 
          UH, MY NAME'S RICHARD EASTERLING. 
          I LIVE IN DISTRICT NINE AND I'M HERE TO SUPPORT ITEM 42. 
          UM, WHEN I IMAGINE THE FUTURE OF AUSTIN THAT I LIVE IN, I AM IMAGINING A PLACE WHERE I CAN WALK DOWN MY STREET TO BUY FLOWERS FROM A NEIGHBORHOOD FLOWER SHOP, GET MY HAIR CUT AT THE NEIGHBORHOOD SALON, UH, DROP MY KIDS OFF AT A NEIGHBORHOOD DAYCARE AND KEEP THE MONEY THAT I SPEND IN THE LOCAL ECONOMY WITH MY NEIGHBORS. 
          AND THIS, UM, ITEM AFFORDS THAT FUTURE TO US. 
          UM, AND I ALSO JUST WANNA TAKE A QUICK MOMENT TO PUSH BACK A LITTLE BIT ON SOME EARLIER TESTIMONY THAT I HEARD THAT, UM, THIS KIND OF ZONING OR CHANGE TO THE NATURAL ORDER OF HOUSING WILL SUDDENLY HAVE ADULT SHOPS POP UP ON EVERY CORNER, UM, OR INCREASE TRAFFIC ON THE STREETS WHEN THE WHOLE POINT OF THESE KINDS OF REFORMS IS TO ENABLE INTER NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS AND COMMERCE WHERE YOU DON'T HAVE TO LEAVE YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND DRIVE ACROSS TOWN TO GET GOODS AND SERVICES OR DRIVE YOUR KIDS PLACES. 
          SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. 
          I APPRECIATE IT. 
          THANK YOU 
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MEMBERS. 
          WE'LL NOW GO TO OUR 12 O'CLOCK TIME CERTAIN, WHICH IS, UH, THE GENERAL PUBLIC COMMUNICATION. 
          UM, FOLKS THAT, THAT ARE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK YOU, YOU KNOW, THAT YOU'VE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK. 
          AND SO YOU, AND YOU KIND OF KNOW WHAT THE ORDER OF THAT SIGN UP IS. 
          SO IF YOU WOULD MAKE YOUR WAY, SHE'LL, SHE'LL CALL THE NAMES FOR THE RECORD. 
          BUT GO AHEAD AND GET YOURSELF UP FRONT AND BE READY TO, TO GO IF YOU DON'T MIND. 
          UM, SO PLEASE START CALLING THE NAMES. 
          ROBERT TALLEY. 
          SUSANNA ALMANZA. 
          DAVID KAVIN. 
          CORBIN GRAHAM. 
          BRANDON DAVIS. 
          BRANIFF DAVIS. 
          MR. TALLEY IS MR. TALLEY HERE. 
          ROBERT TALLEY. 
          ALL RIGHT, MS. ALMANZA, IF YOU'D LIKE TO BEGIN. 
          OKAY. 
          YES. 
          GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. 
          I'M SUSAN ALMANZA WITH POED. 
          I'M MONDAY, MARCH THE NINTH. 
          I SIGNED UP TO SPEAK AT TODAY'S MEETING ABOUT THE ANNUAL CESA CHAVEZ AND DOLORES WORTHAM MARCH. 
          BUT NOW I'M HERE FOR A DIFFERENT PURPOSE. 
          THIS IS PO STATEMENT. 
          IT'S A PAINFUL DAY WHEN THE TRUE NATURE OF THOSE WE THINK AS FIGURE HITS IN OUR MOVEMENT IS BROUGHT TO LIFE. 
          BUT NO PAIN CAN MATCH THAT OF THE SURVIVORS, ESPECIALLY SURVIVORS OF A PEOPLE STRUGGLE SEEKING TO CHALLENGE THE HARM AND OPPRESSION. 
          CESAR CHAVEZ DEALT TOWARD THE WOMEN WHO SHARED THEIR STORIES LAST WEDNESDAY. 
          THIS NEWS HAS SEVERED SERVED AS A REMINDER THAT RATHER THAN ELEVATE ONE PERSON TO THE MANTLE, WE SHOULD ACKNOWLEDGE THE WORK ACHIEVED BY PEOPLE EVERY DAY IN OUR COMMUNITIES. 
          IN THE WAKE OF THE HORRIFIC TESTIMONIES REGARDING CESA CHAVEZ, THE POED BOARD HAS DECIDED TO CHANGE THE NAME OF ITS CESA I CHAVEZ CI AWARDS, WHICH RECOGNIZES COMMUNITY LEADERS OF ALL GENERATIONS FOR THEIR ACHIEVEMENT IN SOCIAL JUSTICE TO THE POED SOCIAL JUSTICE LEADERSHIP AWARD. 
          SINCE 2007, THE ANNUAL AWARDS DINNER HAS TAKEN PLACE ON MARCH THE 31ST. 
          HOWEVER, BEGINNING THIS YEAR, WE WILL HONOR OUR AWARDEES ON MAY 1ST, THE DAY THAT POED WAS FOUNDED 35 YEARS AGO AND A DAY WE ALSO COMMEMORATE AS INTERNATIONAL WORKERS DAY. 
          FOR DECADES, OUR LATINO COMMUNITIES HAVE CENTERED CHAVEZ IN COMMEMORATING THE FARM WORKERS STRUGGLE. 
          WE HAVE LIONIZED HIMN FOR SO LONG, BUT WE MUST SHIFT OUR FOCUS TOWARD THE WOMEN'S HE HARMED TO ALL WHO HAVE CARRIED AND CONTINUE TO CARRY THE MOVEMENT. 
          WE ECHO WHAT OTHERS HAVE OBSERVED THAT THIS COULD GO UNSPOKEN FOR SO LONG, DEMONSTRATES A LONGSTANDING NEED FOR OUR MOVEMENT TO KNOW HOW TO PREVENT HARM, PROTECT ONE ANOTHER FROM THOSE WHO ABUSE THEIR POWER, AND ADMINISTER PROPER ACCOUNTABILITY AND HEALING PROCESSES ON BEHALF OF PO I SAY TODAY AND EVERY DAY WE UPLIFT THE STORIES OF THE WOMEN IN OUR MOVEMENT FOR JUSTICE IN THEIR HONORARY, CONTINUE TO CHALLENGE THE POWERFUL AND DEFENSE OF THE POWERLESS BODER DEFINITIVE SERVE SERVES ITS TIES TO CESAR CHAVEZ AND STANDS FIRMLY BEHIND ALL SURVIVORS OF ABUSE. 
          I LEAVE YOU WITH WORDS BY THE WOMEN IN LAST WEEK'S ARTICLE. 
          THE STORY OF CHAVEZ'S MOVEMENT IS THEIR STORY TOO, OF THE WOMEN WHO MARCHED BESIDE THE MEN, WORKED IN THE FIELDS, TOOK CARE OF THE CHILDREN. 
          THE MOVEMENT IS MORE 
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THAN ONE MAN. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU, MR. CA. 
          MR. CA TELL WHAT, WHY DON, Y'ALL TELL ME WHO YOU ARE SO WE CAN FIGURE OUT . 
          WHAT'S YOUR NAME? FOREMAN GRAHAM. 
          OKAY. 
          BRANDON DAVIS. 
          OKAY, IS MR. KAVIN HERE? OKAY, MR. GRAHAM, WHY DON'T YOU BEGIN? I'M HERE TODAY TO, UH, ASK YOU TO PLACE A TS PROPOSAL FOR 7,900 SOUTH CONGRESS ON THE AGENDA AND TO EXERCISE YOUR AUTHORITY TO ADDRESS KNOWN POLLUTANTS AND ADD TRANSPARENCY OVER A GROWING PUBLIC COST. 
          IN JANUARY OF 2023, UH, THE ZONING OF THIS PROPERTY WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED ON ALL THREE READINGS, BUT IT IS TOTALLY STUCK NOW. 
          THE SITE RIGHT NOW HAS A WRECKING YARD THAT WE ARE WORKING TO RELOCATE TO THE TRAVIS COUNTY LANDFILL, WHICH IS THE OLDEST LANDFILL IN THE STATE OF TEXAS, YET TO BE DEVELOPED IN AN URBAN AREA. 
          ENGINEERS WILL TESTIFY THAT THE RELOCATION STRENGTHENS THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONS, BUT MOREOVER, THE TAX REVENUE THAT WOULD BE ADDED IS MORE THAN ENOUGH TO PERMANENTLY ADDRESS THE LANDFILL'S CURRENT NEGLECTED CONDITION. 
          THIS SHOULD NOT BE A COST TO TAXPAYERS, IT SHOULD BE A GAIN. 
          I'M CONCERNED THAT TRAVIS COUNTY IS ON A PATH THAT COULD EXPOSE YOUR SHARED CONSTITUENTS TO MASSIVE AND UNAVOIDABLE COST. 
          ALL TOLD UP TO NEARLY $200 MILLION IS AT STAKE. 
          THUS, FOR, UH, FAR, UM, THUS FAR WITHOUT A, A SINGLE, THUS FAR WITHOUT A SINGLE PUBLIC MEETING EXPLAINING WHY. 
          AS A TAXPAYER, I WOULD WANT TO KNOW, AND I'M ASSUMING THAT AS A COUNCIL, YOU WOULD ALSO WANT TO KNOW FOR MORE THAN 50 YEARS, NEGLECT HAS ALLOWED A LEACHATE LEAK TO CONTINUE AND WORSEN THE WATER THAT IS BEING CONTAMINATED BY THE LEAKS AT TRAVIS COUNTY IS THE CITY OF AUSTIN WATER. 
          IT'S FLOWING THROUGH YOUR WATERSHED AND INTO YOUR NATURE PRESERVES. 
          THIS IS NOT A TRAVIS COUNTY PROBLEM. 
          THIS IS A PROBLEM FOR AUSTIN THAT AUSTIN CITED AS A PROBLEM WAY BACK IN 1973 AND IS NOW UNIQUE, AND NOW AUSTIN IS UNIQUELY SUITED TO HELP SOLVE IT. 
          SO TODAY I'M ASKING FOR TWO THINGS. 
          FIRST, PUT THE TURS ON THE AGENDA SO THE DEVELOPMENT PAYS FOR IT. 
          SECOND, I'M ASKING YOU TO FORMALLY REQUEST A JOINT PUBLIC HEARING WITH THE TRAVIS COUNTY COMMISSIONER'S COURT SO THAT THESE DECISIONS CAN BE EXPLAINED ON THE RECORD. 
          IS THE COUNTY INCURRING THESE FOR A LEGITIMATE REASON? DOES IT ENSURE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AT A REASONABLE COST? IS IT BACKED BY ENGINEERING OR LEGAL AUTHORITY? WHAT ARE THE PROS AND CONS OF THE ALTERNATIVES? MY CONCERN AFTER TWO YEARS OF TRYING TO ENGAGE COLLABORATIVE SOLUTIONS IS THAT THE SEIZING OF THE PROPERTY FROM ME IS TO PROTECT POLITICAL NARRATIVES OVER COMMUNITY WELFARE AND PREVENT OVERSIGHT IN THE WORDS OF A FORMER COUNTY STAFFER TO MOTHBALL THE LANDFILL. 
          THIS IS THE LEAD SHEET, UH, THAT THE CITY CITED IN 1973. 
          I COLLECTED IT YESTERDAY. 
          IT CONTAINS ARSENIC AND LEAD AND IS COMING OUT IN MILLIONS OF GALLONS. 
          IT'S STILL HERE FROM 1973. 
          I'M PART OF THIS COMMUNITY. 
          I'M PROUD OF EVERYTHING THIS DEVELOPMENT DOES. 
          IT HAS IDENTIFIED AND SOLVED DEGRADATION OF OUR WATERSHED. 
          THANK YOU, SIR. 
          APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE. 
          YES, SIR. 
          THANK YOU. 
          PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. 
          UH, BRANIFF DAVIS. 
          OKAY. 
          PLEASE BEGIN. 
          MAYOR, MAYOR PRO TEM AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL. 
          MY NAME IS BRANIFF DAVIS AND I AM THE SENIOR GEOSPATIAL ANALYST IN AUSTIN FIRES WILDFIRE DIVISION AND A RESIDENT OF DISTRICT FOUR. 
          I'M SPEAKING TODAY IN MY PERSONAL CAPACITY AS AN ACTIVE MEMBER WITH AFSCME'S LOCAL 1624 STOP OATS CAMPAIGN. 
          I WAS HIRED AS A WILDFIRE SPECIALIST WITH OVER A DECADE OF EXPERIENCE. 
          I'M ONE OF THE FEW CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES IN A FD WHO REPORT DIRECTLY TO A FIRE CHIEF. 
          WE DO THIS BECAUSE IN AN EMERGENCY, TO OPTIMIZE OUR WORK AND PROVIDE VALUABLE SUPPORT TO AUSTIN FIREFIGHTERS QUICKLY, WE NEED TO DO THAT SO THEY CAN DO THEIR JOB SAVING LIVES. 
          HOWEVER, BECAUSE I HAVE IT IN MY TITLE, THE CITY PLANS TO MOVE ME AND MANY OTHER SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS AWAY FROM OUR DIVISIONS WITH NO NUANCE OR CONCERN OVER HOW THESE CHANGES WILL IMPACT AUSTINITES. 
          THEY WANT TO REMOVE ME FROM MY CHAIN OF COMMAND AND HAVE ME REPORT TO AN A TS SUPERVISOR WHO KNOWS NOTHING ABOUT HOW WE RESPOND TO DISASTERS. 
          THE CITY MANAGER WANTS YOU TO THINK THIS IS HAPPENING IN THE NAME OF OPTIMIZATION. 
          THIS IS AN OPTIMIZATION. 
          THIS IS RECKLESS AT S'S RESPONSES TO OUR CONCERN. 
          SO FAR, WE UNDERSTAND THAT CHANGE IS HARD, QUOTE UNQUOTE. 
          MY COLLEAGUES AND I DO THE HARD THINGS EVERY DAY. 
          IN A RAPIDLY CHANGING OUR AUSTIN, WE CAN HANDLE HARD THINGS. 
          I ASK WHY DIDN'T THE CITY DO HARD THINGS? WHY DID THEY OUTSOURCE THE WORK TO CONSULTANTS? 
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UNDER THE VEIL OF OPTIMIZATION AND EFFICIENCY, THEY PUSHED ONE A TS WITHOUT CONSIDERING THE CONSEQUENCES OF REMOVING EMBEDDED SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS. 
          THE DISCOVERY PHASE, IN ESSENCE HAD CONSULTANTS HIT CONTROL F FIND EVERY IT POSITION IN THE CITY AND INTERVIEW THEM WITH NO REAL PLAN. 
          BEYOND THAT, THIS RECKLESSNESS AND THE AT S'S TRITE RESPONSE SHOW A DISREGARD FOR OUR WORK IN PUBLIC SAFETY. 
          OTHER CITIES RETAIN SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS IN THEIR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICES BECAUSE IT SAVES LIVES. 
          BECAUSE I'M A WILDFIRE SCIENTIST EMBEDDED IN THE WILDFIRE DIVISION, I KNOW WHAT DATA FIREFIGHTERS NEED AND I'M ON CALL NIGHTS AND WEEKENDS FOR AS LONG AS IT TAKES. 
          BECAUSE I'M A CERTIFIED WILDLAND FIREFIGHTER, I CAN PROVIDE ONSITE SUPPORT BECAUSE I REPORT DIRECTLY TO A FIRE CHIEF AND NOT SOME SUPERVISOR IN A TSI CAN DO, UM, MY WORK. 
          IT IS QUICK AND IT IS EFFICIENT. 
          WELL, AN A TS SUPERVISOR ALLOW ME TO WORK A WEEKEND WHEN A DISASTER STRIKES. 
          WILL THEY KNOW WHAT AN INCIDENT COMMANDER NEEDS DURING AN EVACUATION? WILL THEY BE ABLE TO SUPPORT ME AND MY WORK WITHOUT THAT KNOWLEDGE? IF YOU MOVE PUBLIC SAFETY SPECIALISTS INTO A TS, RED TAPE WILL DRAMATICALLY IMPACT OUR ABILITY AS A CITY TO RESPOND TO A DISASTER. 
          AND WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THE PUBLIC WILL NOT BLAME OPTIMIZATION OR EFFICIENCY. 
          THEY'LL BLAME CITY HALL. 
          FURTHERMORE, THERE ARE MANY MEMBERS ON THE DAES TODAY WHO CONSIST, SAY, CONSISTENTLY SAY PUBLIC SAFETY AND SPECIFICALLY WILDFIRE ARE A REAL CONCERN FOR AUSTIN. 
          MR. MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBER UCHIN, I HAVE WORKED WITH YOU ON THE UPCOMING CWPP AND THE CITY'S NEW PROTECTIVE ACTION PLAN. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER VELAZQUEZ, YOUR MOST RECENT NEWSLETTER FEATURED SEVERAL WILDFIRE RELATED PRODUCTS THAT MY STAFF HELPED BUILD. 
          I'M A HUNDRED PERCENT SURE THAT ONE A TS WILL MAKE OUR CITY LESS PREPARED FOR DISASTERS. 
          SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS DO MATTER. 
          THANK YOU, SIR. 
          DAVID CRUZ, AMEE APPLEWHITE, NATHAN WILKES, DAVID GNI, AND SARAH LAMBERT. 
          PLEASE GO AHEAD. 
          GOOD AFTERNOON. 
          MY NAME IS DAVID CRUZ. 
          I'M A PLANNER WITH AUSTIN HOUSING. 
          TODAY I AM HERE AS AN ASME MEMBER TRYING TO STOP ONE A TS. 
          THE CITY MANAGER WILL TELL YOU THEY'RE LISTENING TO OUR WORKERS. 
          THEY'RE ONLY IN THE DISCOVERY PHASE AND THERE ARE SO MANY OPPORTUNITIES FOR EMPLOYEES TO PROVIDE INPUT ON THIS PROCESS, BUT LISTENING IS NOT THE SAME AS RESPONDING TO FEEDBACK OR CHANGING COURSE WHEN FACED WITH HIGH RISKS. 
          ALL OF THE TESTIMONY YOU'LL HEAR TODAY HAS BEEN SAID MANY TIMES TO CITY MANAGEMENT OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS. 
          BUT AT A BRIEFING TO THE AUSTIN TECHNOLOGY COMMISSION LAST THURSDAY, DIRECTOR LAKEY WAS ASKED HOW HAS INPUT FROM STAFF IMPACTED THE DIRECTION OF ONE A TS? SHE STRUGGLED TO COME UP WITH A SINGLE EXAMPLE OF HOW OUR STAFF HAS IMPACTED THE PROCESS. 
          IT ECHOES WHAT SHE HAS SAID TO THE AUDIT AND FINANCE COMMITTEE EARLIER THIS MONTH THAT NO MATTER WHAT THE PROCESS TELLS THE CITY MANAGER, NO MATTER WHAT CORRECTIONS TO THE GARTNER REPORT SHOW, THE FINDINGS ARE QUOTE DIRECTIONALLY CORRECT IN CONSOLIDATING OVER A THOUSAND IT WORKERS ACROSS THIS CITY. 
          THAT'S BECAUSE THE GOAL OF CONSOLIDATING OUR, IT WAS BAKED INTO THE PROCESS. 
          ALL PUBLIC DOCUMENTS SUGGEST THAT CONSULTANTS WERE GIVEN CONSOLIDATION AS A GOAL AND WORK BACKWARDS FROM THERE. 
          THAT'S BAD PROCESS. 
          THIS IS AN ISSUE WHERE RANK AND FILE EXPERTS AND DEPARTMENT LEADERSHIP ARE IN AGREEMENT THROUGH PUBLIC INFORMATION REQUESTS. 
          AFSCME HAS OBTAINED MEMOS FROM AUSTIN WATER, AUSTIN ENERGY, AUSTIN WATERSHED, AND AUSTIN TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC WORKS. 
          THESE MEMOS WERE NOT SENT TO YOU NOR THE PUBLIC. 
          THESE MEMOS WERE SENT TO THE CITY MANAGER AND DIRECTOR LAKEY IN OPPOSITION TO ONE A TS AND THIS IS JUST THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG OF OUR CONCERNS. 
          I'LL BE PROVIDING THE CLERK WITH 12 COPIES OF THESE MEMOS. 
          ONE FOR EACH OF YOU AND ONE FOR YOU MR. MANAGER, UH, TO REVIEW. 
          BEFORE NEXT WEEK'S CONSULTATION MEETING, I ASK YOU IF DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS BELIEVED THAT THEY WERE BEING LISTENED TO, DO YOU THINK THEY WOULD'VE ESCALATED THEIR CONCERNS AND OPPOSITION TO THE MANAGER IN THIS WAY? AT NEXT WEEK'S CONSULTATION MEETING, WE SINCERELY HOPE TO GET ANY RESPONSE TO THE INPUT OF OVER 600 WORKERS THAT THEY'VE GIVEN THROUGH QUESTIONNAIRES AND INTERVIEWS. 
          TO THIS POINT, THEY'VE BEEN IGNORED AND THEY'RE WORRIED. 
          WHAT MIGHT LEADERSHIP WHO WON'T LISTEN TO REASON, CONCERNS, BE CAPABLE OF MISSING, WHAT HAVE THEY IGNORED TO REACH THEIR GOALS? IF THEY WOULD HIDE THESE MEMOS, WHAT ELSE WOULD THEY HIDE? CITY WORKERS AND DIRECTORS ARE RAISING THE ALARM, BUT MANAGEMENT IS DIRECTIONALLY CORRECT NO MATTER WHAT THEY ARE TOLD. 
          BUT I ASK YOU, COUNSEL, GIVEN THE RESPONSE OF STAFF AND DIRECTORS AND OUR PRESENCE HERE TODAY, HOW SURE ARE YOU THAT THEY'RE DIRECTIONALLY CORRECT? THIS SAYS ONE THING. 
          STOP THE ONE A TS CONSOLIDATION EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU MS. APPLEWHITE, MAYOR WATSON, MAYOR PRO MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL. 
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MY NAME IS AMENITY APPLEWHITE. 
          I'M AN IT SUPERVISOR SENIOR ON THE DATA AND TECHNOLOGY SERVICE TEAM AT AUSTIN TRANSPORTATION PUBLIC WORKS. 
          AND I'M SPEAKING TODAY AS A MEMBER OF AFSCME LOCAL 1624 STOP OATS CAMPAIGN. 
          THE CITY MANAGER IS GOING TO TELL YOU NOT TO WORRY THAT THEY'RE ONLY IN THE DISCOVERY PHASE, THEN NOTHING IS FINAL. 
          NO HARM WILL BE DONE. 
          THE CITY MANAGER IS GOING, BUT WHAT IF WE'RE, BUT WHAT IF WE'RE STILL DISCOVERING KEY RISKS? WHY ARE TRANSFERS STARTING IN MAY? THEY HAVE NO OPERATING MODEL, NO RISK ASSESSMENT, NO COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS, NO CARVE OUT RULES, ZERO ACCOUNTABILITY STRUCTURE AND THE DISCOVERY WAS NEVER NEUTRAL. 
          THE SCOPE OF THE CONSULTANT REPORT USED TO JUSTIFY ALL OF THIS STATE'S EXPLICITLY THAT THEY WERE HIRED TO CREATE AN INTENTIONAL ORGANIZATIONAL DESIGN FOR CITYWIDE TECHNOLOGY WITHIN A TS. 
          SINCE WE'RE CURRENTLY FEDERATED, THE ONLY DESIGN THEY COULD DELIVER WAS CENTRALIZATION. 
          THE REORG WASN'T A POSSIBLE OUTCOME. 
          IT WAS THE ASSIGNMENT. 
          WE HAVE OUR RECORDS SHOWING CONSOLIDATION WAS BEING DISCUSSED AT THE CFO LEVEL BEFORE THE REPORT WAS EVEN FINISHED. 
          SEATTLE MADE THIS MISTAKE. 
          THEY PAID CONSULTANTS, IGNORED THEIR STAFF AND BUILT A CENTRALIZED IT DEPARTMENT THAT THEIR OWN EMPLOYEES RATED WORSE THAN A FAST FOOD RESTAURANT. 
          DEPARTMENTS LOST EMBEDDED EXPERTS WHO KNEW THEIR SYSTEMS AND CRITICAL WORK GOT LOST IN A QUEUE NO ONE CONTROLLED. 
          THEY SAID IT SET THEM BACK 15 YEARS WHEN THEY HAD TO FIX IT. 
          AUSTIN IS ABOUT TO PAY MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO REPEAT THE SAME LESSON. 
          THAT'S WHY WE ARE CALLING A MANAGER BROAD ACTS TO END ALL TRANSFERS AND RECLASSIFICATIONS RELATED TO ONE A TS EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY. 
          THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. 
          THANK YOU MR. WILKES. 
          MAYOR, MAYOR PRO TEM CITY COUNCIL. 
          MY NAME IS NATHAN WILKES. 
          I'M A CONSULTING ENGINEER IN TRANSPORTATION. 
          PUBLIC WORKS AT THE CITY OF AUSTIN. 
          AMONG MY 18 YEARS AT THE CITY INCLUDE OVERSEEING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE WISHBONE BRIDGE FROM ORIGINAL THREE ONE ONE CALL THROUGH FINAL DESIGN AND CONDUCTING THE PLANNING AND BUILD OUT OF THE CITY'S NOW 360 MILE PLUS BICYCLE ALL AGENT ABILITIES NETWORK. 
          I'M SPEAKING TODAY IN MY PERSONAL CAPACITY AS AN ACTIVE MEMBER WITH AFSCME'S STOP OATS CAMPAIGN. 
          THE CITY MANAGER IS GONNA TELL YOU THAT THIS IS GONNA SAVE THE CITY MONEY. 
          IF THAT WERE TRUE, HE SHOULD SHOW HIS WORK AFTER SPENDING MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ON CONSULT CONSULTANT CONTRACTS. 
          MANAGEMENT SHOULD BE ABLE TO SHOW WHERE THE SAVINGS WILL COME FROM, WHEN THEY WILL OCCUR, WHAT THEY DEPEND ON AND WHAT ARE THE RISKS OF CENTRALIZATION. 
          BUT THE CITY STILL HAS NOT PUBLICLY PRODUCED ANY OF THE RETURN ON INVESTMENT COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS OR TRANSPARENT SAVINGS MODEL FOR OATS. 
          EVEN THE BENCHMARKING USED TO JUSTIFY OATS IS DESCRIBED BY THE CITY AS AN INITIAL ESTIMATE UNDERGOING REFINEMENT, INCLUDING THE REMOVAL OF OUR MANY UTILITIES OPERATIONAL TECHNOLOGY COSTS. 
          WHAT I'M NOT HEARING IN THIS CONVERSATION IS WHAT ARE WE GETTING FOR OUR INVESTMENT IN DATA SERVICES? AFTER YEARS OF NOT BEING SERVED BY CENTRALIZED A TS FOR WIDESPREAD DEPARTMENT AND WORK GROUP NEEDS, I ADVOCATED TO BUILD DEPARTMENT CAPACITY TO TO SAVE COSTS AND IMPROVE SERVICES. 
          I SAT ON THE INITIAL HIRING PANEL FOR OUR FIRST DATA TEAM MANAGER IN 2016. 
          I'VE SEEN FIRSTHAND WHAT A CAPABLE DEPARTMENT EMBEDDED DATA TEAM CAN DO TO BUILD TRUST CAPACITY AND DELIVER RESULTS. 
          SOLVING REAL DAY-TO-DAY PROBLEMS, PROBLEMS THAT ARE COSTING THE CITY SIGNIFICANT NON-TECH FTE RESOURCES YEAR OVER YEAR. 
          ONE OF THE MANY SUCCESS STORIES IS THE MODERNIZATION OF THE CITY'S TRAFFIC REGULATIONS. 
          A UNIQUE RESPONSIBILITY DELEGATED BY CITY CODE. 
          THE SYSTEM CONTAINING OVER 30,000 TRAFFIC REGULATIONS RELIED ON A PAPER FLOW OF INTER-OFFICE MAIL ONLY TWO YEARS AGO. 
          THE WORKFLOW AND APPROVAL PROCESS HAS NOW BEEN DIGITIZED THROUGH A LOW-CODE DATABASE WEB APP. 
          THE TIME SAVINGS OF THE SYSTEM OFFSET THE COST OF ITS DEVELOPMENT IN ITS FIRST YEAR. 
          ALSO, AFTER YEARS OF INVESTING IN SYSTEMS TO MANAGE CRASH AND PROJECT DATA, WE CREATED AN AUTOMATED DASHBOARD EVALUATING VISION ZERO OUTCOMES FOR ALL PROJECTS IN UNDER A MONTH. 
          WHAT USED TO BE ONE-OFF STUDIES BY TRAINED DATA ANALYSTS THAT TOOK WEEKS TO COMPLETE IS AVAILABLE AT OUR FINGERTIPS AT ANY TIME. 
          WE CAN NOW SAY THAT OUR MOBILITY INVESTMENTS OVER THE LAST 10 YEARS ARE SAVING THE PUBLIC 300 TO $400 MILLION A YEAR IN COMPREHENSIVE 
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CRASH COSTS. 
          WE HAVE NO CONFIDENCE THAT THE ONE A TS CONSOLIDATION PROPOSAL WILL BE ABLE TO KEEP THESE SYSTEMS RUNNING MUCH LESS POSITION OTHER DEPARTMENTS TO ADDRESS SIMILAR DAY-TO-DAY BUSINESS NEEDS. 
          THAT IS WHY WE ARE CALLING ON MANAGER BROAD NEXT TO IMMEDIATELY END ALL TRANSFERS AND RECLASSIFICATIONS RELATED TO ONE A TS EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. 
          YES, SIR. 
          GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR. 
          MAYOR, PRO TEM, MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL. 
          MY NAME IS DAVID GICH AND I WORK FOR AUSTIN'S TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC WORKS. 
          I'M SPEAKING TODAY IN MY PERSONAL CAPACITY AS AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF AFSCME'S LOCAL 1624 AND OPPOSITION TO THE ONE A TS IT STAFF CONSOLIDATION. 
          FOR 14 YEARS, I'VE SUPPORTED CRITICAL EMERGENCY SERVICES ACROSS AUSTIN AS A DIGITAL CARTOGRAPHER BUILDING CRITICAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE MAPS. 
          I'VE WORKED FOR AUSTIN WATER, AUSTIN FIRE TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC WORKS, THE GEOSPATIAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM, THE EMERGENCY OPERATION CENTER, AND I ASSISTED AUSTIN PUBLIC HEALTH WITH THE CITY'S CVID 19 DASHBOARD. 
          I'M ALSO A WILDLAND FIREFIGHTER. 
          THE CITY MANAGER AND HIS TEAM MAY TRY TO FRAME OUR OPPOSITION AS AN EMOTIONAL REACTION TO CHANGE, BUT THAT'S JUST NOT TRUE. 
          DURING THE SAME PERIOD, THE CITY HAS GONE THROUGH REBRANDING DEPARTMENT, RENAMING, WEBSITE UPDATES, BUDGET PROCESS CHANGES, APPLICATION RATIONALIZATION AND MORE. 
          NONE OF THOSE CHANGES HAVE AFFECTED PUBLIC SAFETY. 
          WE ARE NOT OPPOSED TO ALL CHANGE. 
          MY OPPOSITION TO THIS IT STAFF CONSOLIDATION IS ABOUT PUBLIC SAFETY. 
          AS A MEMBER OF TP W'S EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM, I AM NOT AN IT EMPLOYEE SERVING THAT TEAM FROM THE OUTSIDE. 
          I AM A PART OF THAT TEAM. 
          I'M EMBEDDED. 
          THAT MATTERS BECAUSE EMERGENCY RESPONSE DEPENDS ON TRUST, SHARED LANGUAGE AND SWIFTNESS. 
          DURING JANUARY'S WINTER WEATHER EVENT ON A WEEKEND, WE WERE TOLD TO INCORPORATE CAP METRO BUS DATA INTO OUR CRITICAL ROADS NETWORK REQUIRING US TO WORK WELL INTO THE EVENING. 
          BUT BECAUSE I'M INTEGRATED IN THE DEPARTMENT, THEY KNEW WHO TO CALL. 
          THEY KNEW HOW TO CONTACT ME, AND I WAS ABLE TO BUILD THAT MAP THAT SAME NIGHT. 
          THAT KIND OF RESPONSE CANNOT HAPPEN THROUGH A CENTRALIZED TICKETING PROCESS. 
          IT CANNOT HAPPEN WAITING FOR A SERVICE REQUEST ASSIGNMENT OR WAITING FOR A CALL THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY IN AN EMERGENCY. 
          THOSE EXTRA STEPS, WASTE TIME AND COST LIVES, THOSE EMERGENCY REQUESTS COULD BE ASSIGNED TO ME DIRECTLY BY MY DEPARTMENT BECAUSE I WORK FOR THAT DEPARTMENT. 
          WE NEED TO REMEMBER DURING THAT FREEZE, AUSTIN LOST A MEMBER OF OUR COMMUNITY. 
          AN UNHOUSED PERSON DIED AND SURE I'M PASSIONATE ABOUT OTHER CONSEQUENCES OF THIS CONSOLIDATION, BUT WHAT I'M REALLY GETTING EMOTIONAL ABOUT HERE TODAY IS PUBLIC SAFETY. 
          HOW OUR DECISIONS AFFECT LIVES. 
          THE DEATH OF THAT MEMBER OF OUR COMMUNITY WAS NOT ABSTRACT TO ME. 
          IT WAS NOT ABSTRACT TO THE TEAM I WORK WITH UNDER THE CURRENT FEDERATED SYSTEM WITH IT STAFF EMBEDDED IN EACH DEPARTMENT. 
          I KNOW THAT TRANSPORTATION PUBLIC WORKS AND THE CITY AS THE WHOLE DID THE BEST THAT WE COULD TO CLEAR ROADS AND BRIDGES AND GET PEOPLE TO WARMING CENTERS AND OVERNIGHT SHELTERS. 
          BUT IF THE ONE A TS IT STAFF CONSOLIDATION MOVES FORWARD AND EMBEDDED SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS LIKE ME AND THE REST OF US ARE REMOVED FROM OUR DEPARTMENTS, OUR RESPONSE WILL BE SLOWER AND WEAKER AND THE NEXT EMERGENCY AND MORE LIVES COULD BE LOST. 
          THAT IS WHY I AM HERE RESPECTFULLY CALLING A MANAGER MANAGER BROAD NEXT TO END THE ONE A TS, IT CONSOLIDATION. 
          THANK YOU SIR. 
          SARAH LAMBERT. 
          HI EVERYONE. 
          MY NAME IS SARAH LAMBERT AND BOTH MY FRIENDS ENEMIES AND FRENEMIES ALL CALL ME SADIE. 
          UM, I'M A PROUD DISTRICT ONE VOTER. 
          I'M HERE ON MY VACATION TIME AFTER 14 YEARS WORKING WITH THE CITY. 
          THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT I'VE BEEN AFRAID ENOUGH TO COME BEFORE YOU GUYS AND TALK TO YOU ABOUT SOMETHING. 
          THE MANAGER'S GONNA TELL YOU THAT MORE STAFF AND MORE IT SPENDING, UM, IS WHAT WE'RE DOING COMPARED TO PEER CITIES. 
          THE MEDIA HAS BOUGHT THIS LINE HOOK LINE AT SINKER AND THIS IS DERIVED FROM THE MATH IN A SINGLE REPORT. 
          THIS COMES FROM BENCHMARKING DONE BY GARNER ON A CHERRY PICKED PEER CITIES OF THE NINE PEER CITIES SELECTED, ONLY ONE OF THEM OPERATES IN AN ELECTRIC UTILITY AND ONLY FOUR OPERATE AIRPORTS. 
          THIS IS NOT APPLES TO APPLES. 
          IT'S NOT EVEN APPLES TO APPLE JACKS Y'ALL. 
          WHY DIDN'T THEY FIND CLOSER MATCHES LIKE ACTUAL PEER CITIES? 'CAUSE THEY DON'T REALLY EXIST. 
          I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY WE'RE HERE. 
          EVERYONE ON THAT DAIS KNOWS THAT WE'RE SPECIAL. 
          WE HAVE AN ELECTRIC UTILITY, WE HAVE A INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. 
          WE HAVE WATER, TRASH, WATERSHED, UTILITIES. 
          THE REASON THAT WE HAVE MORE PEOPLE IS BECAUSE WE HAVE MORE SERVICES. 
          IT'S AS SIMPLE AS THAT IN THE MATH. 
          JUST DOESN'T MATH. 
          WE ALL KNOW THAT OUR CITY IS SPECIAL. 
          I WORK AT AUSTIN ENERGY 
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AND ALL OF OUR PROFITS GO TO THE PARKS AND LIBRARIES FUND IN HER MARCH 4TH, 2026. 
          BRIEFING TO AUDIT AND FINANCE. 
          CIO LAKEY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE GARTNER ANALYSIS INVOLVES COMPARISONS THAT ARE NOT FULLY ACCURATE. 
          IT'S IMPORTANT TO CONSIDER THAT EVEN IF THEY WERE 100% CONFIDENT IN THEIR ANALYSIS. 
          ALL OF THIS IS A STRUCTURAL METRIC, NOT A PERFORMANCE METRIC. 
          NONE OF THE GARTNER REPORTS PRO PROVIDE ANY PROOF THAT WE'RE UNDERPERFORMING. 
          I AND MY COLLEAGUES CAN PROVIDE IRREFUTABLE PROOF THAT WE'RE OUTPERFORMING THAT WE AND OUR POWER DATA AND INFRASTRUCTURE IS LEAPS AND BOUNDS SAFER THAN THAT OF ANY CITY DEPARTMENT THAT'S MANAGED BY A TS. 
          SO, AND WITH THE DISAPPEARANCE, MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE 48 HOURS AGO OF THE CHIEF INFORMATION SECURITY OFFICER AND TWO OF HIS CRONIES, IS THIS REALLY THE TIME TO HAND OVER OUR ELECTRIC UTILITY TO AN OUTSOURCED IT DEPARTMENT? I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY WE'RE HERE. 
          WE ALL WERE THERE WHEN THE POWER WENT OUT. 
          WE ALL KNOW WHAT HAPPENS. 
          WE POWER THE PRISON LOCKS. 
          WE POWER THE WATER UTILITY, WE POWER THE WATER TREATMENT PLANTS, WE POWER THE HOSPITALS. 
          WHY WOULD WE HAND OVER THAT POWER THAT PROTECTION, THAT DATA TO SOMEBODY WHO IS NOT AS COMPETENT AS THE CURRENT IT STAFF SUPPORTING IT? THAT IS JUST ONE MORE REASON WHY WE'RE CALLING ON CITY MANAGER BRA NEXT TO IMMEDIATELY END THIS. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU MS. LAMBERT MEMBERS. 
          THAT CONCLUDES THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THE GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT, OUR 12 O'CLOCK TIME CERTAIN. 
          SO, UH, WHAT WE WILL DO NOW, AS I INDICATED EARLIER, IS WE WILL RECESS FOR OUR LIVE MUSIC RETURNING PROMPTLY AT ONE 10 MEMBERS. 
          WHAT I, UNLESS THERE'S OBJECTION, WHAT I WOULD SUGGEST WE DO SO THAT WE CAN MOVE THE ITEM IS WHEN WE COME BACK AT ONE 10, I WILL FIRST CALL TO ORDER THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING OF THE AUSTIN HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION, SO THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO TAKE CARE OF THAT AND THEN WE WILL GO BACK TO SPEAKERS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. 
          SO WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE AUSTIN CITY COUNCIL IS IN RECESS UNTIL 1:10 PM IT IS 12:26 PM THANKS EVERYBODY. 
          SEE YOU AT ONE 10. 
          GOOD AFTERNOON, 
          [Live Music]
EVERYONE. 
          OH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MAN. 
          YOU DOING TRIPLE DUTY HERE, HUH? GOOD AFTERNOON. 
          GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE. 
          WELCOME TO, UH, CITY HALL SESSIONS. 
          IT'S A SPECIAL HONOR. 
          TODAY WE HAVE ERNIE, UH, UA PLAYING, UH, AND HIS BAND, AND WE, WE WILL INTRODUCE EVERYBODY HERE IN A BIT, BUT IT'S, UH, IT'S A, A REALLY, UH, UH, UH, ERNIE IS A LEGENDARY AUSTIN, UH, MUSICIAN. 
          UH, UH, TEO, A MUSICIAN, UH, ON THESE MANY DIFFERENT, UH, UH, GENRES. 
          HE'S THE ORIGINAL DRUMMER FOR THE GRAMMY AWARD-WINNING TEXAS TORNADOES, A TRAILBLAZING BAND THAT HELPED DEFINE AND POPULARIZE TEX-MEX MUSIC WORLDWIDE. 
          UH, I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL WHEN THE TEX TORNADOES WERE, UH, UH, DOING ALL KINDS OF, UH, STUFF, AND I WAS A BIG FAN AND DANCED TO MANY OF THE OLD, UH, TEXAS TORNADOES, UH, UH, SONGS. 
          UH, ALTHOUGH HE WAS BORN IN SAN ANTONIO, UH, ERNIE HAS BEEN A CORNERSTONE OF THE AUSTIN MUSIC SCENE FOR DECADES KNOWN FOR HIS ABILITY TO SEAMLESSLY BLEND JAZZ, BLUES, COUNTRY ROCK AND TE HANO INTO A SOUND THAT IS UNIQUELY HIS OWN. 
          OVER THE COURSE OF HIS REMARKABLE CAREER, ERNIE HAS PERFORMED WITH SOME OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL ARTISTS IN AMERICAN MUSIC, INCLUDING DELBERT MCCLINTON AND ALONGSIDE ICONS SUCH AS DOUG SOM, FREDDIE FENDER, FLACO JIMENEZ. 
          AS PART OF THE TEXAS TORNADOES, HIS WORK HAS TAKEN HIM TO NATIONAL STAGES, INCLUDING SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE, AUSTIN CITY LIMITS AND SOLID GOLD, UH, MASTER OF RHYTHM AND VERSATILITY. 
          ERNIE MUSICIANSHIP HAS TRANSCENDED GENRES AND GENERATIONS MAKING HIM ONE OF THE MOST RESPECTED DRUMMERS IN TEXAS MUSIC. 
          HE STUDIED UNDER LEGENDARY CHICAGO DRUM TEACHER ROY KNAPP, AND HAS CONTRIBUTED TO COUNTLESS RECORDINGS, LIVE PERFORMANCES AND MUSIC EDUCATION EFFORTS, MENTORING YOUNG MUSICIANS AND HELPING SHAPE AUSTIN'S CREATIVE COMMUNITY. 
          UH, AND WITH THAT, LET ME, UH, GO AHEAD AND TURN IT OVER TO THE, TO ERNIE AND, AND, AND THE BAND. 
          AND, UH, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND LET THEM, UH, TAKE IT AWAY. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU, CHINO. 
          THANK YOU. 
          1, 2, 3. 
          YEAH, 
          [02:30:02]
LOOKING BACK, I AGAIN, THIS TIME I'M GONNA WIN. 
          AIN'T RIGHT, I'M LOSING AGAIN. 
          LOSE START ALL OVER. 
          GO. 
          LET IT GO, BABY. 
          LOOKS LIKE ANOTHER LOVE. 
          I THINK I BETTER LET IT GO. 
          LET IT GO. 
          LOOKS LIKE ANOTHER LOVE. 
          YEAH, I TRY TO TAKE CONTROL OF THE LOVE. 
          I TOOK CONTROL OF ME BECAUSE YOU LOSE ON SET SPACE AND TIME AND HAVE A CHANGE OF MINE TAKING THE BRUISES OF THE A TWO TIME LOSER. 
          SEE, I'M HOLD. 
          I THINK I BETTER LET IT GO. 
          LET IT GO, BABE. 
          LOOKS LIKE ANOTHER LOVE. 
          I THINK I BETTER LET IT GO. 
          LOOKS LIKE ANOTHER G COME ON NOW. 
          I TRY TO TAKE CONTROL OF THE LOVE. 
          I TOOK CONTROL OF ME BECAUSE YOU LOSE NO SENSE OF SPACE AND TIME AND HAVE A CHAIN OF MINE TAKING THE BUMPS AND THE BRUISES OF ALL THE THINGS OF A TWO TIME LOSER. 
          YOU SEE, I'M TRYING TO HOLD ON. 
          MY FAITH IS GONE. 
          JUST ANOTHER SAD SONG. 
          I THINK I LET IT GO, LET IT GO LIKE ANOTHER THAT IS ON ERNIE AND OUR NEW ALBUM, SO IF YOU LIKE IT, IT'S ON YOUR PHONE. 
          ALL RIGHT, WELL, AND ERNIE, YOU WANT TO, UH, JOIN ME ALL PLEASE, UH, COME ON UP AND, UH, LET ME, UH, UH, IF YOU WANT TO INTRODUCE THE BAND AND, UH, TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT, UH, ABOUT THE, THE BAND AND, AND THEN WELL, OKAY. 
          WELL, UH, I ACTUALLY PLAYED GIGS WITH ALL THESE GUYS, UH, DAVID WEBB ON KEYBOARD. 
          WE, WE DO A LOT OF GIGS TOGETHER WITH MATT SMITH BAND, AND HE'S VERY VERSATILE, GREAT, GREAT MUSICIAN FRIEND. 
          ALL THESE GUYS ARE GREAT. 
          AND LENNY'S BEEN PLAYING WITH ME AT, WHAT ARE YOU GONNA BE DOING? UH, THE ADA, YOU KNOW, AT THE EL MERCADO. 
          IT'S GONNA BE NOW CALLED ADA AND, AND THEY'RE RESTORING THE, THE ROOM WHERE WE'VE BEEN PLAYING. 
          I'VE BEEN THERE EIGHT YEARS, SO, UH, HOPEFULLY WHEN THAT'S FINISHED WE'LL GO BACK TO THAT. 
          AND THEN IS MY BUDDY FROM NEW YORK, HE'S, HE FLIES DOWN HERE TO PLAY WITH ME AND WE 
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HAVE A FEW MORE GIGS LEFT IN TOWN. 
          UM, LET'S SEE THEN, WELL, WE'RE, WE'RE PLAYING, UH, WE, WE PLAYED AT THE GREEN MESQUITE LAST NIGHT. 
          WE HAD A LOT OF FUN. 
          WE'LL BE, WE'LL BE BACK THERE SUNDAY AGAIN AT SIX O'CLOCK. 
          AND, UH, HE, HE COMES FROM, HE LIVES IN WOODSTOCK, NEW YORK, BUT FOR THE LAST 20 SOMETHING YEARS WE'VE BEEN PLAYING AT LEAST TWICE A YEAR, HE FLIES DOWN TO PLAY WITH ME. 
          SO ANYWAY, THAT'S THE BAND AND, AND THE NAME OF THE BAND AND THE ALBUM OR, WELL, UH, THE ALBUM ACTUALLY, UH, HE HAS HIS OWN ALBUM AND WHAT DID YOU CALL HER? IT'S CALLED, YOU TELL HIM EARLY, IT'S CALLED SOUL OF THE NATION. 
          YEAH, SOUL OF THE NATION. 
          THAT AND, AND, UM, HE HAS SOME NEW YORK PLAYERS AND THEN WE'RE ON IT TOO. 
          WE HAVE TWO TRACKS AND THEN I HAVE MY OWN ALBUM. 
          IN FACT, I NEED TO GET YOU A COPY TOO. 
          I HAVE ONE IN MY BAG THERE, UH, THAT HAS, UH, A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT PLAYERS ON IT TOO, AND IT'S JUST MY ALBUMS JUST CALLED UA AND FRIENDS. 
          UA AND FRIENDS. 
          YEAH. 
          BUT, UH, AND OF COURSE, UH, IF YOU GO AND, UH, THE THE LAST FOUR T TEXAS TORNADO RECORDS THAT I PLAYED ON, AND YOU CAN FIND, FIND THOSE IN THERE. 
          YOU CAN FIND ME ON THEM, PRETTY MUCH. 
          YEAH. 
          WELL, IT'S A PLEASURE TO TO HAVE YOU HERE. 
          IT'S A PLEASURE TO, UH, AND I'M GONNA READ THE PROCLAMATION RIGHT NOW TO, UH, ANNOUNCE, UH, ERNIE, UH, DUR DAY IN AUSTIN, TEXAS. 
          AND IT'S A, THE LOVE THE SONG. 
          LOVE THE MUSIC, UH, AND LOVE TO HAVE Y'ALL HERE. 
          IT'S A, IT, IT'S A, IT IS JUST A REAL HONOR AND, UH, AND A JOY. 
          AND WITH THAT, LET ME GO AHEAD AND GET TO THE, THE PROCLAMATION, BE IT KNOWN THAT WHEREAS THE CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS IS BLESSED WITH MANY CREATIVE MUSICIANS WHOSE TALENT EXTENDS TO VIRTUALLY EVERY MUSICAL GENRE. 
          AND WHEREAS OUR MUSIC SCENE THRIVES BECAUSE AUSTIN AUDIENCES SUPPORT GOOD MUSIC PRODUCED BY LEGENDS, OUR LOCAL FAVORITES AND NEWCOMERS ALIKE. 
          AND WHEREAS WE ARE PLEASED TO SHOWCASE AND SUPPORT OUR LOCA LOCAL ARTISTS. 
          NOW, THEREFORE, I CHITO VELA, UH, MAYOR PRO TEM OF AUSTIN ON BEHALF OF THE MAYOR OF AUSTIN AND THE ENTIRE CITY COUNCIL DO HERE BY PROCLAIM MARCH 26TH, 2026 AS ERNIE DUA DAY IN AUSTIN, TEXAS. 
          THANK YOU. 
          SO THANK Y'ALL SO MUCH. 
          AND YOU WANT, UH, CLOSE US OUT? OH YEAH, NO, JUST THANK YOU SO MUCH. 
          I APPRECIATE EVERYBODY BEING HERE. 
          THANK YOU, MIKE. 
          THANK YOU, HEATHER. 
          THANK EVERYBODY THAT'S BEEN HERE AND LINDA AND YOUR FRIENDS. 
          GOOD TO SEE YOU ALL AND CHRISTIAN AND ALL THE HELPERS HERE AND THAT'S BEEN HELPING US, YOU KNOW, AND THANK YOU, ESPECIALLY YOU CHEETO. 
          ANYWAY, I'M HONORED BY IT, SO, OH, IT, IT'S, IT'S OUR HONOR, IT'S OUR, UH, PRIVILEGE TO, TO HAVE YOU HERE. 
          AND AGAIN, I I JUST, EVERY, I I I SHOULD BE USED TO IT BY NOW. 
          WE DO THIS SO, YOU KNOW, AT EVERY, UH, COUNCIL MEETING, BUT IT'S, IT'S SO SPECIAL TO HAVE LIKE MUSIC, ESPECIALLY WHEN WE BRING LEGENDS INTO CITY HALL TO PLAY MUSIC AND IT'S JUST SUCH A SPECIAL THING AND, AND IT'S A PRIVILEGE FOR ME AS A COUNCIL MEMBER, AS MAYOR PRO TEMP TO BE HERE AND DO THAT. 
          SO THANK Y'ALL SO MUCH. 
          THANK YOU LADIES. 
          APPRECIATE IT. 
          GREAT MAN. 
          NICE. 
          YOU. 
          YEAH. 
          COME TO MY SHOW SOMETIME. 
          I'D LOVE TO. 
          I'D LOVE TO. 
          IT'S ONE 
          [10:30 AM - Austin Housing Finance Corporation Meeting]
10 ON MARCH 26. 
          2026. 
          AND I WILL CALL BACK TO, WELL, NO, I WILL NOT, INSTEAD OF CALLING BACK IMMEDIATELY TO ORDER THE AUSTIN CITY COUNCILMAN YOU, I GET INTO A ROUTINE, DON'T I? UM, AND WHAT I'LL DO IS I WILL CALL TO ORDER THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING OF THE AUSTIN HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION. 
          UM, WE HAVE ONE AGENDA ITEM ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING OF THE AUSTIN HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION. 
          AS I INDICATED, IT'S MARCH 26TH, UH, AT ONE 10. 
          WE ARE MEETING AS A BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN THE AUSTIN CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS LOCATED IN AUSTIN CITY HALL, WHICH IS AT 3 0 1 WEST SECOND STREET IN AUSTIN, TEXAS. 
          AND WE HAVE A QUORUM OF THE BOARD AVAILABLE. 
          UH, SO I'LL TURN TO OUR PROFESSIONAL STAFF. 
          ALRIGHT. 
          UM, GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE. 
          I AM NICOLE JOCELYN, I'M THE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT OFFICER FOR AUSTIN HOUSING, AND I'M HERE THIS AFTERNOON TO PRESENT THE AGENDA FOR THE AUSTIN HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATIONS BOARD MEETING. 
          WE HAVE ONE ITEM ON THIS AGENDA TODAY, AND IT'S OFFERED ON CONSENT. 
          THE ITEM IS TO AUTHORIZE A LOAN FOR, TO THE NATIONAL CHURCH RESIDENCES IN THE AMOUNT OF $3.5 MILLION FOR SUNDAY VILLAGE, WHICH IS FORMERLY KNOWN AS ARBOR'S AT CREEKSIDE. 
          THIS PROJECT IS ALSO A PUBLIC PARTNERSHIP WITH AUSTIN HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION. 
          IT'S A SENIOR PROPERTY WITH 176 UNITS. 
          IT HAS 35 40% MEDIAN FAMILY INCOME UNITS AND 88 50% MEDIAN FAMILY INCOME UNITS, AND IT'S IN DISTRICT FOUR. 
          AND WE HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE FROM NCR HERE TODAY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. 
          THANK YOU MEMBERS. 
          I'LL, UH, FIRST TURN TO Y'ALL AND SEE IF ANYBODY HAS ANY QUESTIONS FOR ANYBODY. 
          ALL RIGHT. 
          SEEING NONE, UM, 
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IS THERE ANYBODY SIGNED UP TO SPEAK? WE HAD ONE SPEAKER, BUT THEY ARE NOT ONLINE. 
          OKAY. 
          UM, ALRIGHT, VERY GOOD. 
          THEN WHAT I WILL DO IS I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION WITH REGARD TO THE ITEM THAT'S ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. 
          MOTIONS MADE BY BOARD MEMBER SIEGEL, SECOND OF AYE, BOARD MEMBER CADRE. 
          UH, THE MOTION IS TO ADOPT THE ITEM. 
          IS THERE DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE WITHOUT OBJECTION. 
          THE MOTION IS ADOPTED WITH, UH, BOARD MEMBERS HARPER MADISON, UM, UH, THE MAYOR, PRO TIM, BOARD MEMBER FUENTES, UH, OFF THE, UH, OFF THE DICE OR ABSENT UNTIL WE, WE, UH, GET THEM BACK AND HOPEFULLY THEY'LL BE BACK BEFORE WE TAKE THIS VOTE. 
          UM, COUNCIL MEMBER LANE, OR BOARD MEMBER LANE IS PARTICIPATING REMOTELY AND IS ON, UH, THE SCREEN, UH, WITHOUT OBJECTION. 
          IT IS ADOPTED WITH THOSE PEOPLE. 
          ABSENT FROM THE BOARD MEETING, UH, THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE AUSTIN HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION AT THIS BOARD MEETING WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE ARE ADJOURNED AT 1:13 PM I WILL NOW CALL BACK 
          [Consent Agenda (Part 2 of 2)]
TO ORDER THE AUSTIN CITY COUNCIL FOR A REGULAR MEETING OF THE AUSTIN CITY COUNCIL AT ONE 13, UH, PM AND WE WILL GO BACK TO OUR CITY CLERK FOR PEOPLE THAT HAVE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. 
          THANK YOU, MAYOR. 
          I'M BACK TO ITEM 42 WITH CATHERINE ICK, NIKOLAI TANGENT, ANUSH RAZAN, WILLIAM BUNCH, AND AARON FARMER. 
          ALRIGHT, IF YOUR NAME HAS BEEN CALLED, PLEASE COME FORWARD. 
          WERE YOU ONE OF THE NAMES? YES, SIR. 
          PLEASE, PLEASE BEGIN. 
          HELLO, MR. MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS, MY NAME IS CATHERINE EK AND I WAS COMING TO SAY THAT THERE ISN'T REALLY A NEED TO PASS WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT PASSING ON THIS CONGENTA CONSENT AGENDA FOR NUMBER 42. 
          MY HUSBAND'S HAD A BUSINESS FOR 30 YEARS IN A NEIGHBORHOOD. 
          HE'S MADE SURE THAT HE WAS UNDER THE LIMIT FOR WHAT WAS ALLOWED. 
          HE'S ALSO MADE SURE THAT HE WAS NOT A NUISANCE TO THE NEIGHBORS. 
          HE'S ALSO MADE SURE HE DIDN'T PUBLISH THIS ADDRESS ANYWHERE. 
          AND PART OF THAT IS BECAUSE WE UNDERSTAND WHAT IT MEANS TO HAVE A BUSINESS AND SOMEONE TO HAVE YOUR ADDRESS BECAUSE THEY WILL JUST SHOW UP. 
          IF THIS PASSES, WHICH I DIDN'T EXPECT TO BE BACK SO SOON, YOU ALL LAST WEEK VOTED FIVE TO FIVE WITH AN ABSTENTION OR TWO WEEKS AGO FOR, UM, ESTEE SAM, HELEN MOSS'S PROJECT, YOU VOTED AGAINST THAT OR VOTED NOT TO SEND IT ON. 
          I DIDN'T EXPECT TO BE BACK. 
          WAKE UP THEN, YOU KNOW, ON THE 16TH AND FIND OUT THAT NOW IT'S GONNA BE COMMERCIAL, UH, BUSINESSES THAT ARE PLACED IN OUR HOMES AND JUST RUN IN FRONT OF HOMES ACROSS FROM HOMES. 
          AND I ALREADY KNOW OF A MARKET THAT'S IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD THAT IS UNDER THE RADAR THAT HAS ABOUT 80 PEOPLE THAT'LL BE BETWEEN TWO DIFFERENT HOUSES. 
          IT'LL BE REALLY NOISY. 
          THE STREETS WILL BE, THERE'S PARKING. 
          WHY? BECAUSE IT'S AN INSTAGRAM BUSINESS. 
          SO THE CONCERN IS THAT WHAT WE WILL HAVE IS A LOSS OF PRIVATE SPACE, A LOSS OF PEACEFUL SPACE, A LOSS OF SOMETHING THAT WOULDN'T BE A PUBLIC NUISANCE. 
          THERE ARE A LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT IS ACTUALLY GOING TO HAPPEN. 
          THERE'S NOTHING THAT ANYONE CAN ACTUALLY TELL US IN REGARDS TO HOURS OR WHAT KINDS OF BUSINESSES, WHAT KIND OF LIABILITY INSURANCE, WHAT ABOUT NOISE AND TRASH AND SIDEWALK BLOCKAGE, ALL OF THOSE KIND OF THINGS. 
          THIS IS NOT ALREADY AN IMPERVIOUS COVER, COVERING UP IMPERVIOUS COVER WITH 200 SQUARE FOOT. 
          MY HUSBAND'S OFFICE IS LESS THAN THAT, AND I'M GONNA SAY FOR 30 YEARS HE IS MADE A LIVING. 
          AND SO I BELIEVE THAT PEOPLE CAN MAKE LIVINGS IN THEIR HOMES AND THEY CAN MAKE IT WITHOUT BEING A NUISANCE TO THEIR NEIGHBORS. 
          AND THE ANSWER IS, I COULD GO ON WITH ASKING THOSE QUESTIONS, BUT NOBODY KNOWS. 
          THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. 
          THANK YOU. 
          I DON'T SEE ANY OTHER MOVEMENT, SO I'M GONNA KEEP CALLING NAMES. 
          LIZA WIMBERLEY. 
          JEFFREY BOWEN. 
          AND IS MEGAN MEISENBACH STILL HERE? I DON'T SEE HER. 
          OKAY, SO JUST TWO TIMES, MR. I MEAN, TWO MINUTES. 
          MR. BOWEN, AMY DELUNA, MICHAEL RHODES. 
          ALL RIGHT, LEMME GET MY NOTES OUT HERE. 
          THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. 
          COUNCIL MEMBERS. 
          JEFFREY BOWEN, DISTRICT EIGHT. 
          UM, YOU KNOW, LAST WEEK OR A COUPLE WEEKS AGO, I HEARD THE STATEMENT THAT SAID, REALLY WE NEED PEOPLE THAT ARE, I GUESS WE NEED TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE ARE EXPERTS. 
          WELL, I CAN SAY ON THE BUSINESS SIDE OF IT, I PROBABLY FIT THAT DESCRIPTION. 
          I WOULD ASSUME SINCE I'VE BEEN DOING MY CONSTRUCTION SERVICES FOR 25 YEARS, AND MY WIFE HAS BEEN IN BUSINESS FOR OVER 35 YEARS, UH, SHE RUNS HERS OUTTA THE HOUSE. 
          AND IN FACT, SHE'S RIGHT NOW SETTING UP FOR A SHOW IN GEORGETOWN. 
          AND WE TYPICALLY GET THE, THE ISSUE OF, OH, WHEN WE COME TO AUSTIN, WE'D LIKE TO COME BY YOUR STOREFRONT. 
          AND SHE HAS TO TELL THEM, WELL, I DON'T 
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HAVE A STOREFRONT. 
          AND THEY GO, WELL, WHY? WELL, NUMBER ONE, THERE'S NOT ENOUGH BUSINESS FOR HER. 
          UH, THE TAXES, THE, ALL OF THE ISSUES THAT GO ALONG WITH IT, THE COST OF, UH, OF HAVING THE BUILDING AND JUST THE, THE PHYSICAL BURDEN THAT GOES ALONG IN THIS. 
          UM, I WATCHED THE, UM, THE ECONOMICS OPPORTUNITY, UH, COMMITTEE THE OTHER DAY, AND I WANNA, MY HAT'S OFF TO MR. SIEGEL AND MS. FUENTES FOR ASKING THE QUESTIONS. 
          BUT ON ITEM THREE, WHEN THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT A LOT OF THE DIFFERENT ISSUES, IT SEEMS THAT WE'VE HAD AN ISSUE FOR A LONG TIME ON THIS ENTIRE BUSINESS, UH, DEVELOPMENT WITH SMALL BUSINESSES. 
          BEFORE WE GO STEPPING INTO THIS, WHY DON'T WE FIX WHAT WE GOT? BECAUSE EVEN UNDER, EVEN UNDER THE, ONE OF THE SLIDES THAT THEY, THEY SHOWED, THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT JUST FOR STARTING A RESTAURANT, THERE WAS A, THEY HAD 15 AGENCIES INVOLVED, UH, 24, UH, PERSON ACTIVITIES. 
          AND IT GOES ON AND IT TALKS ABOUT IT WAS A $9,000 COST. 
          SO FOR THOSE OF US THAT HAVE BEEN IN BUSINESS FOR A LONG TIME, UM, I SEE THIS NOT AS A DETRIMENT, BUT I THINK THAT PEOPLE NEED TO UNDERSTAND YOU'RE IN BUSINESS BECAUSE YOU WANT TO BE IN BUSINESS. 
          THIS IS A, THIS IS A, UH, A LIFESTYLE AND NOT EVERYBODY IS MEANT TO DO THAT. 
          THANK YOU. 
          CONTINUING ON TAYLOR NOLO, JENNIFER MURDOCH, CHRIS PAGE, AND BEN SOTHEBY. 
          GOOD AFTERNOON, BEN SOTHEBY, DISTRICT FOUR. 
          UM, I'M SPEAKING IN FAVOR OF THIS, UH, AND IN ADDITION TO ALL THE GREAT REASONS THAT WE HEARD BEFORE OUR BREAK, UH, I WANT TO TOUCH ON A FEW THINGS THAT MAYBE HAVEN'T BEEN MENTIONED TODAY. 
          I KNOW THAT IN MY COMMUNITY, AND SOME OF Y'ALL WHO ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE LATINO COMMUNITY WILL ATTEST THAT A LOT OF THESE ACTIVITIES ARE ALREADY HAPPENING. 
          UH, I KNOW THAT IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD I AM, UH, A VERY, I'M ON A FIRST NAME BASIS WITH THE PALERO WHO SELLS, WHO SELLS POPSICLES. 
          UH, THE CORN CUP TRUCK KNOWS MY SCHEDULE. 
          AND 8 45, 9 O'CLOCK ON AN AWAY GAME NIGHT, HE COMES TO MY CUL-DE-SAC BECAUSE HE KNOWS I'M GONNA GO OUT THERE AND BUY A CORN CUP. 
          I KNOW THAT IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD, I CAN WALK TO SOMEBODY WHO SELLS TORTILLAS OUT OF HER HOUSE. 
          AND WHEN THE FREEZE KILLED MY PLANTS, I KNOW THE LADY ON THE STREET SELLS. 
          AVILA SELLS ALOE, AND I CAN, I CAN GET SOME PLANTS FROM HER. 
          WHAT THIS WILL ALLOW IS FOR MY NEIGHBORS TO NOT, TO HAVE LESS FEAR OF SOMEONE LEVERAGING SOME OBSCURE LAWS THAT THEY DON'T KNOW ABOUT TO HARASS THEM. 
          MAYBE SOMEBODY WHO ISN'T FAMILIAR WITH OUR COMMUNITY COMING IN AND SAYING, OH, I'M NEW HERE, BUT I DON'T LIKE THIS. 
          YOU HAVEN'T GOTTEN A PERMIT, I DON'T THINK THIS SHOULD BE ALLOWED. 
          AND NOT DEALING WITH THE REALITY OF PEOPLE USE THIS, YOU KNOW, FRONT PORCH BUSINESS, SELL, SELL SOME PLANTS, WHATEVER, TO BRIDGE GAPS, TO BRIDGE THAT, THAT RENT GAP, TO BRIDGE THAT UNEXPECTED BILL GAP, A CAR REPAIR. 
          UM, SO THIS IS GOOD. 
          ANOTHER POINT FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE SCARED ABOUT BUSINESS, BIG BUSINESS TAKING OVER THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS. 
          THIS IS THE MICRO SCALE THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. 
          WE'RE TALKING ABOUT OUR NEIGHBORS OWNING THE OWN THEIR OWN MEANS OF PRODUCTION, NOT AN EMPLOYER. 
          THIS IS THEM USING THEIR SKILLS AND THEIR WITS TO MAKE A LITTLE BIT OF EXTRA CASH THAT MAYBE SUPPLEMENTS THEIR RETIREMENT INCOME, OR LETS AN ARTIST SELL THEIR ART AND NOT HAVE TO HAVE AN EXPENSIVE STUDIO SPACE. 
          SO I THINK FOR MANY REASONS MENTIONED TODAY, BUT SOME OF THESE, PARTICULARLY IN MY DISTRICT, I REALLY FEEL YOU. 
          THIS IS A GOOD ONE, MR. PAGE. 
          CHRIS PAGE, DISTRICT ONE. 
          UH, THIS IS NOT ABOUT POPSICLES. 
          UH, EVERYTHING THAT I HAVE TO SAY IS MY OPINION. 
          UH, THIS IS AN UN UNSUSTAINABLE VERSION OF CAPITALISM AND CORPORATE EVANGELISM DRESSED IN THE CLOTHING OF THE WORKING POOR AS FAR AS I CAN TELL. 
          ITEM 42 IS A PRODUCT OF A DC AREA, NEO LIBERTARIAN, THINK TANK AND LEGAL ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION THAT TOOK IN OVER $50 MILLION LAST YEAR AND HAS OVER 140 MILLION, UH, IN ASSETS. 
          UH, MUCH CONTRIBUTED BY BILLIONAIRES. 
          UH, THIS IS NOT FOR SMALL BUSINESS. 
          ITEM 42, IT'S, UH, A LAB RAT EXPERIMENT AND DEREGULATION, EFFICIENCIES OF SCALE, ANTI-COMPETITIVE MARKET CONDITIONS, LIABILITIES OFTEN RELATED TO HEALTH AND HUMAN SAFETY, PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT, MANAGERIAL EXPERIENCE, MARKET VOLATILITY, AND THE UNLIMITED RUNWAY. 
          UH, THE COMMERCIAL LANDLORDS HAVE PAVED FOR DEEP POCKETED SPECULATORS. 
          THOSE ARE WHAT'S KILLING SMALL BUSINESSES, NOT AN UNENFORCEABLE AND FRANKLY, UNENFORCED PROHIBITION IN OPERATING OUT OF A SHED. 
          UM, 
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I WANNA POINT OUT TOO THE DEEP IRONY THAT TODAY WE SEE SO MANY, UH, HOUSING SECURE, VERY PRIVILEGED TECH WORKERS HERE TELLING YOU THAT YOU NEED TO SACRIFICE WHAT IS CURRENTLY DEDICATED AS RESIDENTIAL SPACE FOR BUSINESS SHEDS. 
          THEY WERE SCREAMING FOR YEARS ABOUT HOW WE, WE NEED MORE HOUSING WITH THIS ELEMENTARY ARGUMENT AROUND SUPPLY AND DEMAND. 
          AND HERE THEY ARE SAYING NOW TO ELIMINATE THAT SUPPLY FOR BUSINESS SHEDS. 
          UH, THE BUDGETING ISSUES THAT THE CITY IS RUNNING INTO RIGHT NOW HAVE HEAVILY, UM, THEY HAVE A LOT TO DO WITH QUALITY OF LIFE. 
          AND THE MORE YOU TEAR UP QUALITY OF LIFE, THE BIGGER THAT HOLE IN YOUR BUDGET IS GONNA GET. 
          UM, I THINK AS A MATTER OF PUBLIC RESPONSIBILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY, YOU SHOULD ALLOW COMMUNITIES TO HAVE THE, THE NEIGHBORHOOD PLANS AND THE AUSTIN COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND HAVE INPUT BEFORE YOU IMPOSE MORE PINK ZONES ON PEOPLE. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. 
          MR. PAGE. 
          YES, MA'AM. 
          GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. 
          MY NAME IS TAYLOR NICOLO AND I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF THE GREATER AUSTIN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN SUPPORT OF ITEM 42, THE STRONG LOCAL COMMERCE INITIATIVE. 
          AT A HIGH LEVEL, WE SEE THIS PROPOSAL AS ALIGNED WITH THE CHAMBER'S PRIORITIES AROUND REDUCING REGULATORY BARRIERS, SUPPORTING ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN CREATING MORE PATHWAYS FOR AUSTINITES TO START AND GROW BUSINESSES. 
          AUSTIN SMALL BUSINESS COMMUNITY IS ONE OF OUR GREATEST ECONOMIC ASSETS, BUT WE CONSISTENTLY HEAR FROM ENTREPRENEURS AT HIGH COST AND COMPLEX REGULATIONS MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO GET STARTED. 
          THIS INITIATIVE OFFERS A CREATIVE APPROACH TO LOWERING THESE BARRIERS BY ALLOWING SMALL SCALE NEIGHBORHOOD BASED BUSINESSES TO TEST IDEAS, BUILD CUSTOMERS, AND GROW OVER TIME. 
          WE ALSO APPRECIATE THAT THIS RESOLUTION IS A FIRST STEP OF ASKING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXPLORE HOW THESE COM CONCEPTS CAN BE IMPLEMENTED THOUGHTFULLY. 
          AS THAT WORK MOVES FORWARD. 
          WE ENCOURAGE A STRONG FOCUS ON CLEAR STREAMLINED PERMITTING PROCESSES, COORDINATION ACROSS DEPARTMENTS, AND AVOIDING OVERLY COMPLEX REQUIREMENTS THAT COULD LIMIT PARTICIPATION WITH THE RIGHT IMPLEMENTATION. 
          THIS INITIATIVE HAS A POTENTIAL TO SUPPORT LOCAL WEALTH BUILDING, ACTIVATE NEIGHBORHOODS, AND STRENGTHEN AUSTIN'S SMALL BUSINESS PIPELINE. 
          WE APPRECIATE COUNCIL MEMBER HARPER MADISON'S LEADERSHIP ON THIS EFFORT AND LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO PARTNER WITH THE CITY AS THIS WORK PROGRESSES. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. 
          I'VE CALLED ALL SPEAKERS FOR 42, SO IF YOU'RE WAITING FOR ITEM 42, PLEASE HURRY AND COME DOWN TO THE PODIUM NOW. 
          AND WE'RE MOVING ON TO ITEM 43, CAMPBELL NELSON, RICH HYMAN, NYLA  SANKOFA. 
          THAT'S FOR ITEM 43. 
          OKAY. 
          I'M MOVING ON TO ITEM 44. 
          HANG ON ONE SECOND. 
          WHAT NUMBER ARE YOU? HAS YOUR NAME BEEN CALLED? UM, I'M FOR 42 CHARLES . 
          OKAY. 
          WELL, YOUR NAME'S ALREADY BEEN CALLED, BUT PLEASE GO AHEAD. 
          NO, GO AHEAD. 
          HELLO, MY NAME'S CHARLES BRAD, I'M FROM DISTRICT NINE. 
          I'M SPEAKING IN FAVOR OF ITEM 42. 
          UM, I AM A ENTREPRENEUR MYSELF. 
          I OWN A FILM PRODUCTION COMPANY. 
          UM, I'M FROM AUSTIN, AND BEING ABLE TO RUN THAT OUT OF MY HOUSE HAS BEEN ABLE TO HELP ME STAY, STAY HERE. 
          AND I THINK THE INDEPENDENT, UH, ENTREPRENEURIAL HERITAGE OF THE CITY IS IMPORTANT AND I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT PRIVILEGE EXTENDED TO MORE PEOPLE IN THE CITY. 
          I THINK IT WILL, UH, HELP THE URBAN FABRIC AND HELP PROSPERITY FOR MORE PEOPLE. 
          SO I'M IN FAVOR OF IT. 
          THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. 
          I APPRECIATE ALL OF YOU. 
          THANK YOU. 
          44. 
          ITEM 44. 
          WE DON'T HAVE ANYONE REMOTE, SO I'M GONNA START WITH IN-PERSON SPEAKERS, SIKA NALU, ZACHARY FADI, CHARLES BRADBURY, JUDA, JUDAH RICE, ERIC KYLEBERG. 
          IF YOUR NAME'S BEEN CALLED, PLEASE COME FORWARD. 
          I'M GONNA CALL A FEW MORE. 
          MIRIAM SCHOEN FIELD, LUKE WEBER, AND JOHN STARK. 
          HELLO AGAIN. 
          I'M CHARLES BRADBURY, UH, DISTRICT NINE. 
          UH, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT I SUPPORT THIS BECAUSE I WOULD LIKE TO SEE, UM, PEOPLE WHO DON'T WANT TO USE A CAR, NOT HAVE TO BASICALLY PAY FOR THE PARKING, UH, INCLUDED IN THEIR RENTS. 
          UH, I WENT TO THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, AND WHEN I LIVED IN WEST CAMPUS, IT WAS UNBUNDLED. 
          UM, AND IT ACTUALLY ENCOURAGED ME NOT TO HAVE A CAR DURING THAT TIME. 
          AND I, I BIKED AND WALKED. 
          AND I ACTUALLY THINK THAT IMPROVED MY EXPERIENCE OF GOING TO UNIVERSITY. 
          UM, AND IT ALSO SAVED ME MONEY. 
          I, UH, SO I SUPPORT IT. 
          AND OVERALL I WOULD LIKE TO SEE LESS UNNECESSARY PARKING, UH, IN THE CENTER OF THE CITY IF POSSIBLE. 
          I THINK, UM, THE MORE DENSE AND WALKABLE CITY CAN BE, THE BETTER IT'S FOR ITS PEOPLE AND THE MORE ATTRACTIVE IT WILL BE, UM, FOR, UH, PEOPLE TO LIVE IN. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. 
          PLEASE GO AHEAD, JUST STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. 
          OKAY. 
          MY NAME IS MIRIAM SCHOFIELD. 
          I LIVE IN DISTRICT NINE. 
          I'M THE RETHINK REPRESENTATIVE OF THE AUSTIN PARKING REFORM COALITION, AND WE ARE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS ITEM AND WANNA THANK COUNCIL MEMBER CADRE AND THE CO-SPONSORS FOR BRINGING IT FORWARD. 
          TODAY. 
          UNBUNDLING 
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IS ABOUT CHARGING RENT AND PARKING SEPARATELY. 
          AND IT, THE BASIC IDEA IS JUST THAT TENANTS SHOULD HAVE A CHOICE OVER HOW MUCH PARKING THEY PAY FOR. 
          A HOUSEHOLD WITH ONE CAR SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY FOR MORE THAN ONE PARKING SPOT, BUT WHEN PARKING AND RENT ARE BUNDLED, PEOPLE ARE OFTEN PAYING FOR PARKING THAT THEY'RE NOT USING. 
          UM, THAT'S NOT JUST UNFAIR. 
          IT'S ALSO AN EQUITABLE CAR. 
          OWNERSHIP, UH, PER HOUSEHOLD CORRELATES STRONGLY WITH INCOME LEVELS. 
          SO WHEN PARKING AND RENT ARE BUNDLED INTO A SINGLE PRICE, THAT MEANS THAT IT'S LOWER INCOME HOUSEHOLDS THAT ARE OFTEN SUBSIDIZING THE PARKING COSTS OF HIGHER INCOME ONES, AND THOSE COSTS AREN'T INSIGNIFICANT. 
          UH, ONE STUDY SHOWS THAT THE, UH, COST OF A BUNDLED PARKING SPOT IS ABOUT, ADDS ABOUT 17% TO A UNIT'S RENT. 
          UH, AND ANOTHER STUDY SHOWS THAT'S ABOUT $200 PER MONTH. 
          UH, PERSONALLY I'VE LIVED IN AUSTIN, UH, IN A, AN APARTMENT THAT I RENTED AT A TIME WHEN I DIDN'T HAVE ACCESS TO A CAR OR A BIKE. 
          I WAS RELYING ON TRANSIT AND I DID NOT HAVE GOOD ACCESS TO TRANSIT EITHER. 
          UH, ADDING INSULT TO INJURY, I HAD TO PAY FOR A PARKING SPOT THAT I HAD ABSOLUTELY NO USE FOR. 
          AND IF THE PARKING WERE UNBUNDLED, UH, THAT WOULD'VE LIKE PROVIDED ME WITH SAVINGS OF ABOUT FOUR TO FIVE UBERS A MONTH, THAT WOULD'VE BEEN VERY HELPFUL IN A SITUATION LIKE THAT. 
          CITYWIDE UNBUNDLING HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTED IN MANY PLACES AROUND THE COUNTRY, UH, SEATTLE, SAN FRANCISCO, ST. 
          PAUL, AND THERE'S ALSO A STATEWIDE BILL, UH, FOR UNBUNDLING IN CALIFORNIA, WHICH APPLIES TO 10 COUNTIES, BOTH RURAL AND URBAN. 
          UH, IT'S TIME FOR AUSTIN TO JOIN THE RANKS AND CONTINUE TO LEAD THE NATION ON PARKING REFORM. 
          AND I WANNA ALSO WISH YOU ALL A VERY HAPPY PARKING REFORM MONTH. 
          THANK YOU SO MUCH. 
          JUDA RICE DISTRICT THREE. 
          UM, I'M IN FAVOR OF THIS ITEM. 
          UM, AND I'D LIKE TO SPEAK TO, UM, THE DIFFERENT PEOPLE WHO CAN BENEFIT FROM THIS BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE HEAR A LOT TODAY ABOUT, OH, WELL THIS COULD, UM, YOU KNOW, REALLY BENEFIT IF YOU DON'T OWN A CAR, RIGHT? UM, AND, AND THAT'S TRUE, UM, WHERE IF YOU, IF YOU DON'T OWN A CAR, YOU SHOULDN'T BE PAYING FOR PARKING THAT YOU'RE NOT USING. 
          BUT THERE'S ALSO, I I WOULD ARGUE PROBABLY A LARGER GROUP OF AUSTINITES WHO ARE ONE CAR HOUSEHOLDS AND, AND SOMETIMES BY NECESSITY ECONOMICALLY AND SOMETIMES BY CHOICE BECAUSE THEIR LIFESTYLE ALLOWS IT. 
          UM, AND AT MY OLD APARTMENT WHEN I WAS, I LIVED UP NORTH, UM, WE WERE REQUIRED TO PAY FOR TWO PARKING SPACES, UM, DESPITE ONLY HAVING ONE CAR. 
          AND PART OF THE REASON THAT I DECIDED TO MOVE WAS BECAUSE I DIDN'T WANT TO BE PAYING EXTRA HOWEVER MUCH PER MONTH IN RENT FOR A PARKING SPACE THAT I WAS NEVER GOING TO USE. 
          UM, AND I BIKED HERE TODAY TO CITY HALL, AND A LOT OF OUR APARTMENT COMPLEXES DON'T HAVE ANY BIKE PARKING WHATSOEVER BECAUSE THERE'S PARKING IS SO PLENTIFUL. 
          AND SINCE IT'S BUNDLED IN AND IT'S BEING SUBSIDIZED BY DRIVERS AND NON-DRIVERS ALIKE, THAT THESE COMPLEXES HAVE NO INCENTIVE TO ALLOW OTHER OPTIONS. 
          YOU KNOW, IF YOU, IF YOU DRIVE, THAT'S TOTALLY FINE. 
          AND THIS DOES NOTHING TO TO CHANGE THAT. 
          UM, I THINK, YOU KNOW, THE LATE GREAT COUNCIL MEMBER CHRIS RILEY WOULD REMEMBER, WOULD REMIND US THAT THERE'S NO TRUE SUCH THING AS FREE PARKING. 
          UM, NO MATTER THE COST IS ALWAYS HIDDEN. 
          NO, EVEN, YOU KNOW, WHEN THE STICKER PRICE IS FREE. 
          AND I THINK THIS IS A REALLY GREAT STEP TOWARDS, UM, TOWARDS WRITING THAT WRONG AND ALLOWING US TO ONLY PAY FOR THE PARKING THAT WE USE. 
          SO I APPRECIATE, UH, COUNSEL FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD. 
          THANK YOU. 
          ALL RIGHT. 
          HELLO, UH, MY NAME'S LUKE WEBER. 
          I AM A PROUD RESIDENT OF DISTRICT NINE. 
          I'M ALSO A SENIOR AT UT AND I ALSO SERVE AS THE VICE PRESIDENT OF LONGHORN URBANISTS. 
          UH, IT'S OFTEN SAID THAT COLLEGE IS THE BEST YEARS OF ONE'S LIFE, AND AS I APPROACH GRADUATION LESS THAN TWO MONTHS, I'M TOLD THIS MORE AND MORE THAT I MUST SAVOR THESE LAST FEW MONTHS BEFORE EVERYTHING GOES DOWNHILL. 
          UM, AND SURE I'LL CONCEDE I'M NOT JUMPING AT THE IDEA OF LOSING MY SPRING BREAKS FOREVER. 
          HOWEVER, A CORE PIECE OF OUR MISSION WITH LONGHORN URBANISTS IS TO SHOW STUDENTS THAT YES, COLLEGE IS AN INCREDIBLE EXPERIENCE FOR MANY, BUT THIS SIMPLY ISN'T JUST A PRODUCT OF NOSTALGIA OR BECAUSE YOU'RE IN YOUR TWENTIES. 
          MANY OF THE FEATURES THAT MAKE A COLLEGE EXPERIENCE SO MEMORABLE ARE IDENTIFIABLE. 
          AND THE BEST PART IS WE CAN REPLICATE AND SCALE THEM UP CITYWIDE. 
          SO IF WE WANT TO RETAIN THE TALENTED MINDSET WE WORK TIRELESSLY TO ATTRACT TO UT, IT'S ESSENTIAL THAT THE LIFESTYLE AND THE AMENITIES THAT WE PROMISED THEM IN WEST CAMPUS DON'T HAVE A BUILT-IN EXPIRATION DATE THE MINUTE THEY GRADUATE AND MOVE ELSEWHERE. 
          IN AUSTIN, WE RECENTLY ASKED THE CANDIDATES RUNNING TO LEAD UT STUDENT GOVERNMENT FOR THEIR OPINION ON UNO, AND THE CONSENSUS WAS CLEAR ACROSS THE BOARD, EVERY SINGLE CANDIDATE SUPPORTED UNO. 
          AND WE HEAR THIS ALL THE TIME, LONGHORNS LOVE THE VIBRANT AND AFFORDABLE LIFESTYLE GRANTED TO THEM BY UNO. 
          SO I'LL ASK YOU, WHY NOT ALLOW AUSTINITES ACROSS THE CITY TO ENJOY THE 
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SAME BENEFITS LIKE UNBUNDLED PARKING? LET'S SAY I'M LIVING IN AN APARTMENT AND I DON'T HAVE A DOG, I DON'T PAY THE PET FEES. 
          AND WE CAN ALL AGREE THAT THAT JUST WOULDN'T MAKE SENSE. 
          BUT LET'S SAY ALSO DON'T OWN A CAR YET SOMEHOW I'M STUCK PAYING FOR PARKING THAT I DON'T EVEN NEED. 
          THE PROBLEM HERE IS SILLY, BUT LUCKILY THE SOLUTION IS VERY SIMPLE AND I WOULDN'T BE SKIPPING CLASS TO SPEAK TO YOU RIGHT NOW IF IT WASN'T IMPORTANT. 
          THANK YOU. 
          GOOD, YOU'RE AT THE END THERE. 
          , TY HOKI, CUTTER GONZALEZ, ADAM GREENFIELD, JORDY TELLO, FELICITY MAXWELL. 
          CHRIS GANNON, PLEASE GO AHEAD. 
          YOU DON'T NEED TO WAIT FOR EVERYBODY. 
          ALRIGHT, I'LL GET US KICKED OFF. 
          I'M CUTTER GONZALEZ. 
          I'M A RESIDENT OF D NINE. 
          UM, I WANNA THANK Y'ALL SO MUCH, COUNCIL STAFF, UM, FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ON THIS. 
          UM, I AM ALSO THE HOST OF URBAN AUSTIN REEDS AND A URBAN GEOGRAPHER SETTING FOR A PHD AT TEXAS STATE. 
          UM, AND I WAS REALLY EXCITED TO COME BEFORE YOU BECAUSE I RECENTLY WAS APARTMENT HUNTING AND CAME ACROSS SOME THINGS RELEVANT TO THIS EXACT CONVERSATION. 
          UH, WHAT I FOUND IN MOST PLACES I WAS LOOKING, WHICH WERE, UM, NOTABLY IN THE, IN D NINE MOSTLY, I DIDN'T WANNA LOSE MY COUNCILMAN. 
          UM, BUT UNBUNDLING PARKING IN WALKABLE AREAS IN AUSTIN IS ALREADY SOMETHING THAT'S PRETTY FREQUENTLY DONE. 
          UM, THAT HAD NOT BEEN THE CASE IN OTHER PLACES. 
          I HAD LOOKED, AND UNFORTUNATELY I DIDN'T GET AN UNBUNDLED UNIT BECAUSE MY LANDLORD DROPPED MY RENT. 
          AND SO I DECIDED TO STAY, WHICH THANKS TO Y'ALL AS WELL. 
          UM, BUT AS WE WERE LOOKING AROUND ME, UH, MY SOON TO BE FORMER ROOMMATE AND HIS GIRLFRIEND, WHICH IS WHY HE'S SOON TO BE FORMER ROOMMATE, UM, WE'RE LOOKING AT THESE PLACES AND AS WE WERE DISCUSSING, DO WE WANNA MOVE INTO A TWO BED AND SPLIT COSTS AND LIVE SOME SOMEWHERE DOWNTOWN OR WHATEVER ELSE? THE FACT THAT PARKING WAS SEPARATE FROM OUR RENT LED TO DISCUSSIONS ABOUT HOW WE COULD REDUCE THE NUMBER OF CARS WE COLLECTIVELY OWNED. 
          AND AS I WAS HAVING THESE CONVERSATIONS, IT WASN'T, UH, I DIDN'T LET IT GO, MISSED THAT THE FACT THAT THESE CHOICES, THE SEPARATION OF THE COST THAT WE HAVE TO BEAR AS RENTERS ALLOWED US OR OPENED UP THE CONVERSATION ABOUT CAR FREE OR CAR LIGHT FUTURES. 
          AND THAT WAS REALLY CRITICAL. 
          AND WHAT I WANT IS FOR EVERYONE IN AUSTIN TO HAVE THAT OPENING, TO HAVE THAT THOUGHT TO SAY, OH, WAIT, MAYBE I DON'T NEED TWO CARS FOR A TWO, TWO PERSON HOUSEHOLD. 
          OR MAYBE I DON'T NEED THREE CARS FOR A THREE PERSON HOUSEHOLD, BUT TO HAVE TO THINK THROUGH IT AND MAKE THAT CHOICE INTENTIONALLY MATTERS. 
          UM, I STUDY URBAN GEOGRAPHY, LIKE I SAID, AND THOSE OPENINGS ARE THE CRITICAL POINTS AT WHICH RESISTANCE TO THE STATUS QUO HAPPENS. 
          SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. 
          GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. 
          ADAM GREENFIELD HERE WITH SAFE STREETS, OUR SIM. 
          WE ARE A MEMBER OF THE AUSTIN PARKING REFORM COALITION, AND WE ARE VERY EXCITED AND VERY PROUD TO SUPPORT, UM, UNBUNDLING IN AUSTIN CITYWIDE. 
          UH, AUSTIN IS A NATIONAL LEADER ON PARKING REFORM. 
          WE ARE STILL THE LARGEST CITY IN THE COUNTRY TO HAVE GOTTEN RID OF MINIMUM PARKING REQUIREMENTS. 
          AND WE CAN SEE ALREADY THAT THIS, UH, THAT THIS POLICY CHANGE TWO YEARS IN IS HAVING THE EFFECT PRETTY MUCH WE EXPECTED A, A SIGNIFICANT, UH, RIGHT SIZING AND THE AMOUNT OF PARKING AND MATCHING THE DEMAND FOR PARKING, UH, WITH THE SUPPLIER PARKING UNBUNDLING IS ANOTHER COMMON SENSE MEASURE THAT IS GONNA MOVE US EVEN CLOSER IN THAT DIRECTION. 
          AND IT REALLY, AT ITS CORE HAS THE SAME VALUE AS, UH, REMOVING MINIMUM PARKING REQUIREMENTS, WHICH IS CHOICE THAT THE, UH, TENANT KNOWS BEST HOW MUCH PARKING THEY THEY NEED, AND THEY DON'T NEED TO HAVE IT, UH, UH, FORCED ON THEM IF THAT'S NOT WHAT THEY NEED. 
          UH, THE DATA ARE VERY CLEAR THAT UNBUNDLED PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN UNBUNDLED BUILDINGS ARE MORE LIKELY TO, UH, GET AROUND BY WALKING, BIKING, AND TAKING TRANSIT. 
          SO THIS IS GREAT FOR OUR MODE SHIFT GOALS AS WELL. 
          UM, 25 MILLION PEOPLE IN THIS COUNTRY LIVE IN AN UNBUNDLED JURISDICTION. 
          WE HAVE SPOKEN TO MANY OF THOSE JURISDICTIONS, AND REALLY IT'S, IT WAS THUMBS UP FROM THEM THAT THEY ARE, THEY'RE SAYING AUSTIN REALLY SHOULD DO THIS. 
          UH, IT'S A, IT'S JUST A NO NONSENSE. 
          SAN FRANCISCO TOLD US WE HAVEN'T HAD A SINGLE COMPLAINT ABOUT THIS MORE THAN 10 YEARS INTO THE POLICY. 
          SO IT IS JUST REALLY EXCITING THAT THIS COUNCIL CONTINUES TO MOVE FORWARD WITH PRODUCTIVE, UH, UM, POWERFUL PARKING REFORM THAT KEEPS US RIGHT AT THE TOP OF THE, OF THE PILE OF CITIES IN THIS COUNTRY THAT ARE REALLY THINKING ABOUT THIS. 
          BECAUSE AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT'S NOT REALLY ABOUT PARKING, IT'S ABOUT PEOPLE. 
          AND REFORMING PARKING POLICIES IS A, IS ABOUT A BETTER URBAN FABRIC FOR EVERYONE. 
          SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. 
          THANK YOU. 
          HI, MY NAME IS JORDY TEO. 
          I'M A RESIDENT OF DISTRICT NINE. 
          UH, I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT I CURRENTLY BENEFIT FROM UNBUNDLED PARKING. 
          UH, 
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IT'S TWO OF US LIVING IN AN APARTMENT TOGETHER, BUT ONLY MY GIRLFRIEND'S JOB REQUIRES HER TO HAVE A VEHICLE. 
          I'VE BENEFITED TREMENDOUSLY FROM US BEING ABLE TO SAVE THE MONEY THAT I WOULD'VE PAID FOR PARKING, AND INSTEAD USING THAT TO TAKE THE BUS TO PLACES, WALKING TO PLACES, ET CETERA. 
          I JUST WANNA SEE THAT POLICY IMPLEMENTED CITYWIDE. 
          THANK YOU. 
          BYE. 
          HELLO, I'M CHRIS GANNON, A I A I'M A HOUSING ADVOCATE, BUT I ALSO, UH, ENJOY GREATLY PARKING REFORM AND I, UH, SUPPORT THIS WHOLEHEARTEDLY. 
          UM, I'M GONNA SHARE A QUICK ANECDOTE ABOUT WHAT PARKING REFORM CAN DO. 
          UH, MY OFFICE IS ABOVE A COFFEE SHOP AND THEY FOUND THAT THEY DON'T NEED AS MUCH PARKING AS WHAT THEY HAVE. 
          SO THIS WEEK THEY HAVE CUT UP THE PARKING AND THEY'VE INSTALLED STREET TREES WHERE THE PARKING WAS. 
          I FEEL LIKE THIS IS A PRECEDENT THAT SHOULD BE WIDELY SHARED. 
          UH, IT'S BEAUTIFIED OUR, OUR CAMPUS THERE. 
          UM, AND THESE ARE THE KIND OF THINGS THAT WE CAN DO WITH PARKING REFORM. 
          SO THANK YOU GUYS VERY MUCH. 
          I FULLY SUPPORT THIS. 
          THANK YOU. 
          CONTINUING ON 44 RICHARD EASTERLING, OLA TANGENT. 
          LIZA WIMBERLEY, AMY DELUNA, MICHAEL RHODES, BEN SOTHEBY, KATIE CAM. 
          IF YOUR NAME'S BEEN CALLED, PLEASE COME FORWARD. 
          BEN SOTHEBY, DISTRICT FOUR. 
          UH, MANY OF THE POINTS HAVE ALREADY BEEN MADE, SO I'LL KEEP IT BRIEF. 
          THIS IS REALLY GOOD. 
          I COME TO THIS FROM MAYBE A SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT ANGLE. 
          I'M REALLY FOCUSING ON HOW MUCH A DIFFERENCE THAT WILL MAKE FOR A WORKING CLASS PERSON, MAYBE WORKING IN THE SERVICE INDUSTRY. 
          MAYBE A STUDENT, SOMEBODY WHO'S, UH, WHOSE BUDGET'S REALLY TIGHT. 
          IF THEY DON'T NEED TO PAY FOR PARKING BECAUSE THEY DON'T USE IT, THEY'RE USING ANOTHER BIKE, THEY'RE USING TRANSIT, UH, THEY'RE WALKING TO, TO THEIR WORK OR PLACE OF EDUCATION, THEN WHY MAKE THEM PAY FOR IT? THAT CAN MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE. 
          THAT COULD SUPPLEMENT THEIR, THEIR MEAL, THAT CAN SU SUPPLEMENT THEIR GROCERY MONEY. 
          UH, ANYTHING WE CAN FACILITATE TO MAKE THINGS CHEAPER IN OUR CITY FOR THE WORKING CLASS IS A GOOD THING. 
          THANK YOU FOR DOING THIS. 
          HI, I'M KATIE KA. 
          I'M RESIDENT OF DISTRICT NINE. 
          I SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF PARKING POLICIES TO HELP WITH AFFORDABILITY, MORE EFFICIENT USE OF PROPERTY AND THE CREATION OF NEIGHBORHOODS AND CORRIDORS WE ENJOY. 
          ABOUT 12 YEARS AGO, I ACTUALLY LIVED CAR FREE IN AUSTIN FOR ABOUT A YEAR WHILE I WAS A SINGLE MOM WITH TWO SCHOOL AGED KIDS RELYING ON WALKING, BIKING, AND CAR SHARING AS NEEDED. 
          AN UNBUNDLING PARKING POLICY WOULD'VE BEEN NICE TO SAVE MONEY AND TO REWARD MY SUPER MOM JUGGLING EFFORTS TO NAVIGATE THE SAR WITHOUT, UM, NAVIGATE THE CITY WITHOUT A CAR. 
          AS MENTIONED BEFORE, THE UNBUNDLING OF PARKING IS SOMETHING ALREADY DONE IN OTHER CITIES AND IN AUSTIN, IN THE WEST CAMPUS AREA, AND ON THE UT CAMPUS. 
          WITH RESIDENTS IN THOSE AREAS HAVING AN OPTION TO PURCHASE PARKING, THE CITY SHOULD EVALUATE THE PERFORMANCE, PERFORMANCE OF THE UNBUNDLING POLICIES IN AUSTIN TO INFORM, EXTENDING THIS POLICY TO ENSURE THEY ACCOMPLISH AFFORDABILITY AND EQUITY GOALS AND REMAIN AN ENFORCEABLE COST-EFFECTIVE PROGRAM PROGRAM. 
          YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED THAT THE THEME OF MY TWO MINUTE SPEECHES TODAY IS TO HIGHLIGHT INSIGHTS TO CONSIDER AS THE CITY EXPLORES EACH PROPOSED POLICY SO THAT A WIN-WIN, COMPREHENSIVE, EFFECTIVE SOLUTION IS DEVELOPED. 
          WHAT I SAID FOR ITEM 39 REGARDING MAXIMUM PARKING APPLIES FOR THIS ITEM TWO. 
          IF ANY CONCERNS ARISE REGARDING THIS, THIS POLICY, JUST A REMINDER, THE CITY HAS A MEANS TO PROACTIVELY PLAN FOR THE UNBUNDLING OF PARKING WITH NEIGHBORHOOD OUTREACH AND PLANNING, RESIDENTIAL PERMIT, PARKING AND PARKING BENEFIT DISTRICTS. 
          IN ADDITION, WE'LL NEED TO MAKE SURE THOSE WITH LIMITED INCOME AND HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO OWN A CAR SUCH AS UT STUDENTS, THIS, THAT MUST WORK TO SUPPORT THEMSELVES THROUGH SCHOOL, HAVE ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE PARKING PROGRAMS. THANK YOU. 
          MOVING ON TO ITEM 45, I HAVE THREE CAR NALU, ZACHARY FADI, CHARLES BRADBURY, JOHN STARK, LARISSA QUINTANA. 
          HI, CHARLES BRADBURY, DISTRICT NINE. 
          UH, I'M IN SUPPORT OF ITEM 45, UM, BECAUSE I THINK THAT ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO HAVE MORE HOUSING IN THE CITY FOR PEOPLE TO LIVE IN AND RAISE FAMILIES IS A GOOD THING. 
          UM, I THINK IF THIS PUBLIC LAND CAN BE USED, UM, IN THE INTEREST OF PROVIDING MORE HOUSING TO PEOPLE, HOPEFULLY AT AFFORDABLE RATES, UM, I THINK THAT'S A GREAT THING. 
          I HEARD RECENTLY ABOUT THE PROJECT TO KEEP TEACHERS IN THE CITY, UM, AT AFFORDABLE HOUSING. 
          I THINK THAT'S REALLY SMART. 
          I THINK TEACHERS ARE UNDERPAID AND, AND WHATEVER WE CAN DO TO KEEP THEM IN OUR COMMUNITIES IS A GOOD THING AND IT'S A NOBLE PROFESSION. 
          SO I'M SAD THAT THE SCHOOLS HAVE HAD TO CLOSE DOWN DUE TO BUDGETARY RESTRAINTS AND LACK OF PEOPLE. 
          BUT IF WE CAN BRING MORE PEOPLE THERE, UM, AND WE CAN HELP GIVE MORE MONEY TO A ISD, I THINK WE CAN MOVE TOWARDS SOLVING THE PROBLEM. 
          SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND THANK YOU FOR PROPOSING THIS. 
          HI, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS, IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU ALL. 
          I'M LAA QUINTANA. 
          I REPRESENT DISTRICT TWO 
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ON THE AUSTIN SCHOOL BOARD, WHICH IS IN SOUTHEAST AUSTIN. 
          MY DISTRICT OVERLAPS A LOT WITH COUNCILWOMAN FUENTES. 
          UM, AND I'M HERE TODAY TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF MYSELF IN SUPPORT OF ITEM 45. 
          UM, AS Y'ALL KNOW, WE HAVE HAD TO CLOSE CAMPUSES DUE TO, UM, A NUMBER OF REASONS. 
          UM, AND ONE OF THOSE CAMPUSES IS IN COUNCILWOMAN FUENTES DISTRICT. 
          UM, IT'S Y DAIN. 
          UM, IT'S IN THE HEART OF DOVE SPRINGS, AND IT IS A VERY IMPORTANT PART OF OUR COMMUNITY IN DOVE SPRINGS ESPECIALLY. 
          UM, AND SO IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT WE KEEP THAT LAND AND THAT BUILDING FOR PUBLIC USE AND COMMUNITY BENEFIT. 
          UM, ANYTHING OTHER THAN THAT I THINK COULD BE PERCEIVED AS PRIVA PRIVATIZATION, UH, WHICH I AM VERY MUCH AGAINST. 
          UM, AND WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT OUR PUBLIC, UH, BUILDINGS AND LAND ARE BEING USED TO BENEFIT THOSE WHO LIVE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, ESPECIALLY A NEIGHBORHOOD LIKE DOVE SPRINGS. 
          UM, AND I'M VERY EAGER TO WORK WITH THE CITY ON TRANSFORMING OUR CAMPUSES INTO BEING REAL COMMUNITY ASSETS WHERE WE COLLABORATE WITH OUR COMMUNITY AND TALK WITH THEM ABOUT WHAT THEY NEED IN THE HEART OF THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS, UM, AND MAKE IT HAPPEN. 
          I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE ANY. 
          THANK YOU VERY MUCH, AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. 
          THANK YOU, MR. . 
          BETSY GREENBERG, TY HAKI, JORDY TELLO, EDGAR HANDEL, FELICITY MAXWELL, JEN ROBO. 
          SORRY, PLEASE. 
          MY NAME IS BETSY GREENBERG AND I LIVE IN DISTRICT NINE. 
          I USUALLY SIGN UP AGAINST ITEMS ON YOUR AGENDA, BUT NOW I'M GOING TO CHANGE IT UP AND SAY I'M IN FAVOR OF ITEM 45. 
          THE RESOLUTION DIRECTS THE CITY MANAGER TO INITIATE DISCUSSIONS WITH ALL SCHOOL DISTRICTS WITHIN THE CITY'S JURISDICTION TO EXPLORE PARTNERSHIP OR ACQUISITION OPPORTUNITIES THAT WOULD REPURPOSE CLOSE SCHOOL CAMPUSES OR UNUSED PROPERTIES IN ORDER TO DELIVER COMMUNITY BENEFITS THAT ALIGN WITH THE CITY'S GOALS. 
          COMMUNITY WORKFORCE, HOUSING, COMMUNITY BENEFITS THAT ARE MENTIONED IN THE RESOLUTION INCLUDE AFFORDABLE HOUSING, WORKFORCE HOUSING, PARKLAND ACQUISITION, AND EVEN CARBON SEQUESTRATION. 
          THIS SOUNDS GREAT, BUT WHAT COUNCIL SAYS IN RESOLUTIONS ARE ELECTION CAMPAIGNS AND WHAT COUNCIL DOES DOES NOT ALWAYS ALIGN. 
          SO IN ADDITION TO PASSING A FEEL GOOD RESOLUTION, I'D LIKE TO SEE THE COUNCIL VOTE FOR INDEFINITE POSTPONEMENTS ON ANY ZONING CHANGE ON CLOSED SCHOOL CAMPUSES UNTIL STRATEGIES ARE DEVELOPED AND IMPLEMENTED TO DELIVER COMMUNITY BENEFITS INSTEAD OF DEVELOPER PROFITS. 
          IN PARTICULAR, I ASK THAT YOU DEMONSTRATE YOUR COMMITMENT TO THIS RESOLUTION BY DENYING THE REQUEST FOR MF SIX ZONING AT THE UPCOMING HEARING ABOUT FORMER ROSEDALE SCHOOL SITE. 
          PLEASE SHOW THE COMMUNITY WHERE YOU REALLY STAND. 
          THANK YOU. 
          COOL. 
          HOW YOU TALKED ABOUT TWO ITEMS. THAT'S GREAT. 
          EXACTLY. 
          GOOD AFTERNOON. 
          UH, MAYOR, MAYOR EMM, COUNCIL MEMBERS, FULL CITY MAXWELL D FIVE RESIDENT AND A ISD PARENT IN 2024, I HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF SERVING ON THE AUSTIN ISD BUDGET STABILIZATION TASK FORCE. 
          IT WAS CLEAR AT THE TIME THE DISTRICT WAS FACING A SEVERE BUDGET CRISIS, AND THOSE FINANCIAL ISSUES HAVE SADLY ONLY CONTINUED TO GROW. 
          THE PLAN CLOSURE OF ADDITIONAL A ISD SCHOOLS IS A SAD NECESSITY, SAD, RE SAD, BUT NECESSARY RESPONSE TO THESE ONGOING BUDGETARY CHALLENGES. 
          MY OWN KIDS' WONDERFUL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BECKER WILL CEASE OPERATIONS AT THE END OF THIS YEAR. 
          BUT WHAT HAPPENS NEXT TO CAMPUSES LIKE BECKER IS STILL VERY UNCLEAR. 
          SO I APPRECIATE COUNCIL MEMBER FUENTES AND THE CO-SPONSORS OF THIS ITEM FOR DRAWING ATTENTION TO THE COMPLEX ISSUES RELATED TO SCHOOL CLOSURES AND THE CHANGE IN LAND USE. 
          AS SOMEONE WHO CARES DEEPLY ABOUT THE LONG-TERM FINANCIAL SUCCESS OF AUSTIN ISD AND OUR NE OTHER NEARBY SCHOOL DISTRICTS WHO ARE ALSO FACING THESE CHALLENGES. 
          ENSURING THE HIGHEST AND BEST USE OF FORMER CAMPUSES IS CRITICAL IN SUPPORTING THESE DISTRICTS AS THEY MOVE FORWARD WITH PLANS THAT ARE ALIGNED WITH STUDENT NEEDS AND COMMUNITY NEEDS IS ESSENTIAL. 
          SO THANK YOU FOR STARTING THIS CONVER CONVERSATION AND FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF THIS ITEM. 
          HELLO, MY NAME IS JORDY TE. 
          I'M A RESIDENT OF DISTRICT NINE. 
          I JUST WANTED TO SAY I'M IN SUPPORT OF ITEM 45. 
          UH, I THINK THAT THE CITY'S DOING A GOOD JOB TRYING TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND WE NEED TO DO EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO SUPPORT A ISD IN FINDING OPTIONS TO INCREASE THEIR FUNDING AND MAXIMIZE THE VALUE OF THE LAND. 
          THANK YOU, MS. ROBIO. 
          GOOD AFTERNOON. 
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I'M JEN ROBES, LONGTIME AUSTIN RESIDENT. 
          I'M SPEAKING IN OPPOSITION TO ITEM 45, THE RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO PURSUE PARTNERSHIPS AND ACQUISITIONS OF CLOSED SCHOOL CAMPUSES AND OTHER PUBLIC LAND. 
          WE, THE TAXPAYERS, ALREADY PAID FOR THESE PROPERTIES ONCE THROUGH AUSTIN, ISD BONDS AND TAXES. 
          MANY OF US ARE STILL PAYING THE DEBT SERVICE ON ROUGHLY $2.6 BILLION IN OUTSTANDING AUSTIN ISD BONDS. 
          AND NOW THE CITY WANTS TO BUY OR PARTNER ON THESE SAME SITES AND POTENTIALLY ISSUE ANOTHER BOND IN 2026 TO DO IT. 
          THAT IS DOUBLE TAXATION WITH ZERO GUARANTEE THAT THE CITY WILL PAY FAIR MARKET VALUE, OR THAT ANY PROCEEDS WILL FIRST RETIRE THE SCHOOL DISTRICT'S EXISTING DEBT. 
          THE RESOLUTIONS TALK ABOUT TRANSPARENT COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, BUT THE CITY'S TRACK RECORD ON REZONING AND LAND USE DECISIONS SHOWS THAT FEEDBACK IS RARELY MEANINGFUL. 
          NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS, DEED RESTRICTIONS AND SURROUNDING RESIDENTS ARE ROUTINELY STEAMROLLED. 
          JUST LOOK AT THE ROSEDALE SCHOOL SITE, APPROVED TO BE REZONED FOR HUNDREDS APARTMENTS, DESPITE A NEARLY CENTURY OLD DEED RESTRICTION AND ACTIVE LITIGATION BY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AGAINST ITS OWN NEIGHBORS. 
          THE REAL ISSUE HERE IS THAT THE CITY HOLDS UNDIVIDED OWNERSHIP INTEREST IN CERTAIN SCHOOL PLAYGROUNDS AND OPEN SPACES. 
          UNDER A 1960 AGREEMENT FOR SPECIFIC CAMPUSES, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT MUST ALREADY OFFER TO BUY OUT THE CITY'S STAKE, A NARROW LEGAL PROCESS INSTEAD OF A SIMPLE TARGETED FIX FOR THIS SPECIFIC ISSUE. 
          THIS RESOLUTION CREATES A SWEEPING NEW, CITYWIDE TARGETED LAND POLICY COVERING EVERY PUBLIC ENTITY AND EVERY POSSIBLE COMMUNITY USE. 
          THIS GIVES THE CITY INCREDIBLE LATITUDE TO IMPOSE MORE SOCIALIST STYLE POLICIES THAT INCREASE FINANCIAL BURDENS ON VOTERS WITHOUT GIVING US ANY DIRECT, SAY, RELYING ON YET ANOTHER BOND. 
          TIMING THESE DECISIONS WITH THE BUDGET CYCLE AND RIGHT BEFORE AN ELECTION IS A RECIPE FOR FAILURE. 
          AUSTIN RESIDENTS ARE INCREDIBLY FRUSTRATED WITH BOTH THE CITY OF AUSTIN AND SCHOOL DISTRICT. 
          WE'RE TIRED OF BEING FAILED BY OUR LEADERSHIP. 
          AND THIS IS JUST ONE MORE EXAMPLE OF THAT. 
          THANK YOU. 
          RICHARD EASTERLING. 
          NIKOLAI TANGENT, ANU SHIAN, BILL BUNCH. 
          LIZA WIMBERLEY. 
          NYLA ACMI SANKOFA. 
          JEFFREY BOWEN. 
          I DON'T SEE MUCH MOVEMENT, SO I'M GONNA KEEP GOING. 
          MR. BOWEN STANDING UP. 
          PERFECT. 
          AMY DELUNA. 
          AFTERNOON COUNCIL MEMBERS, MR. MAYOR JEFFREY BOWEN, DISTRICT EIGHT. 
          UM, THIS IS ONE OF THOSE ISSUES THAT I'M KIND OF SPLIT DOWN THE MIDDLE ON IT BECAUSE AFTER EVEN LISTENING TO MS. GREENBERG AND ALSO MY FRIEND JEN ROBSHAW, I, I ALSO HAVE SOME CONCERNS. 
          I, I AGREE THAT WE NEED TO BE LOOKING AT THIS LAND, BUT, UH, IN SOME REGARDS, WHERE'S SOME OF THIS TRANSPARENCY GOING TO COME FROM? BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE A REAL GOOD RECORD OF THAT, UH, A TRACK RECORD. 
          UH, WE ALREADY OWN PARTS OF THESE DIFFERENT PROPERTIES, YET WE'RE ALSO THERE. 
          THERE'S ALSO SOME CURRENT ABOUT CONCERN ABOUT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT BEING ABLE TO RECOUP SOME OF THEIR, SOME OF THEIR MONEY. 
          HOW WILL THIS WHOLE PROCESS TAKE PLACE IS ONE OF MY CONCERNS. 
          WE HAD, WE HAD ONE EARLIER THAT TALKED ABOUT CHANGING THIS SAME LAND INTO PARK SPACE BASED UPON A REQUIREMENT THAT SAID, WE NEED TO HAVE PARKS WITHIN A CERTAIN DISTANCE. 
          UH, IT'S LISTED IN HERE, BUT THEN THE SAME PROPERTY THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT IN THAT, NOW YOU'RE TALKING OF DOING, WELL, WE'RE GONNA DO THIS, OR WE'RE GONNA KEEP THE FACILITY. 
          SO HOW IS THAT PRIORITY GONNA BE SET UP? WHO'S GONNA SAY, WELL, WE'RE GONNA DO THIS OR WE'RE GONNA DO THIS. 
          SO I SEE A CONFLICT, WHICH BRINGS ME BACK TO A TRANSPARENCY ISSUE. 
          WHAT IS IT WE'RE GOING TO DO? HOW MUCH, HOW MUCH COMMUNICATIONS ARE WE GOING TO ALLOW THE NEIGHBORS TO HAVE? THE DEED RESTRICTIONS ALONE JUST FOR ROSEDALE? IT'S IN COURT NOW. 
          HOW MANY MORE OF THESE ARE POSSIBLY GONNA BE IN THE LINE, IN THE PIPELINE COMING UP IN WITH THE CLOSURE OF THESE OTHER SCHOOLS? NOT ONLY THAT, WE DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN, BUT WE NEED TO SIT. 
          I, I, I HOPE MR. BROAD, NEXT, WHEN YOU GET TO DO THIS, YOU ACTUALLY LOOK AT WHAT IS THE ACTUAL FUTURE OF SOME OF THE OTHER SCHOOLS, SO THAT WE'RE AT LEAST NOT BLINDSIDED AND SAYING, OH, WE'RE GONNA CLOSE THIS MANY MORE OR IN THESE DIFFERENT AREAS. 
          THIS IS, THIS IS A VAL. 
          I MEAN, IT'S A VALID RESOLUTION, BUT I SEE ALL KINDS OF ISSUES THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED, AND I DON'T SEE THAT BEING ADDRESSED IN THIS RESOLUTION. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. 
          OKAY, THE LAST GROUP FOR ITEM 45, MICHAEL RHODES, BEN SOTHEBY, CASSIE FITZGERALD, ADAM NIK, AND KATIE CAM. 
          HELLO, BEN SOTHEBY, DISTRICT FOUR, UM, 
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ARE OUR SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER, MADE ALL THE, ALL THE GREAT POINTS THAT I WAS GONNA MAKE, SO I'M GONNA CUT IT SHORT. 
          UH, THERE'VE BEEN SEVERAL MENTIONS OF DEED RESTRICTIONS, AND I WANNA REMIND EVERYONE IN THE ROOM THAT SOME OF THOSE CENTURY OLD DEED RESTRICTIONS WOULD'VE PROHIBITED PEOPLE WHO LOOK LIKE ME AND MY NEIGHBORS FROM LIVING IN THOSE NEIGHBORHOODS. 
          SO I WANT TO AUSTINITES TODAY NOW TO BE MAKING DECISIONS ABOUT WHAT WE DO IN OUR COMMUNITY. 
          AND I WANT THE LAND THAT'S, UH, BEEN PAID FOR THROUGH OUR PROPERTY TAXES TO REMAIN IN PUBLIC HANDS NOW UNDER THE HARD RESTRICTIONS THAT THE STATE HAS IMPOSED ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT THAT MAY LOOK LIKE LOOKING FOR OPPORTUNITIES TO SHIFT IT BETWEEN PORTFOLIOS. 
          BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? I PAY ONE TAX BILL. 
          I REALLY AM NOT, UH, SO HUNG UP ON WHO OWNS THE LAND AS LONG AS WE OWN THE LAND. 
          SO THIS IS GOOD. 
          UH, I REALLY LIKE THAT THIS IS STARTING A CONVERSATION. 
          WHEN I READ THE AMENDMENT, UH, I SEE LOTS OF COLLABORATION, OPPORTUNITIES FOR INPUT, LOTS OF EXPERT VOICES IN THIS CONVERSATION. 
          SO THANK YOU FOR, FOR PROVIDING FOR THAT. 
          UH, AFTERNOON, MAYOR COUNCIL. 
          MY NAME IS CASSIE FITZGERALD, AND I'M HERE IN SUPPORT OF ITEM 45 ON BEHALF OF THE AUSTIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT, UM, AS A PUBLIC ENTITY AND PARTNER WITH, UH, MANY PROPERTIES ACROSS THE REGION. 
          UH, WE WELCOME THIS CONVERSATION AND BENEFIT OF OUR COMMUNITY, AND, UH, APPLAUD COUNCIL MEMBER FUENTES AND CO-SPONSORS FOR BRINGING IT FORWARD. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANKS FOR YOUR SERVICE. 
          YES, SIR. 
          HI, MR. MAYOR AND COUNCIL. 
          MY NAME IS ADAM HOOT. 
          NICK, I'M A RE RESIDENT OF DISTRICT SEVEN ROSEDALE, AND IT IS AS A ROSEDALE RESIDENT THAT, UH, THIS RESOLUTION IS OBVIOUSLY, UH, IMPORTANT TO ME. 
          IT'S BEEN VERY INTERESTING TO HEAR ALL THE COMMENTARY THAT'S COME UP RELATED TO THE REDEVELOPMENT OF THE SCHOOL IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. 
          UH, ADMITTEDLY THE RESOLUTION DOESN'T SAY A TON ABOUT HOW THIS WOULD WORK, BUT IT SEEMS TO ME, GIVEN WHAT WE'VE EXPERIENCED IN THIS PROCESS, THAT THE CITY'S INVOLVEMENT WOULD AND SHOULD PROVIDE FOR GREATER TRANSPARENCY AND A GREATER CLARITY AROUND HOW THE PUBLIC, UH, AND, AND HOPEFULLY THE NEIGHBORHOOD IS TO BE HEARD WHEN DECISIONS LIKE THESE ARE MADE. 
          UH, IN, IN ROSEDALE, IT FEELS LIKE THERE WAS AN A ISD PROCESS AT ONE POINT TO ENGAGE THE NEIGHBORHOOD, AND THEN THAT WENT AWAY. 
          MY HOPE IS THAT THIS RESOLUTION PROVIDES A BIT MORE CERTAINTY AND CLARITY ABOUT HOW THAT WOULD AND SHOULD WORK, IDEALLY FOR US, BUT AT LEAST HOPEFULLY FOR THE OTHER 10 SCH, EXCUSE ME, OTHER 10 SCHOOLS. 
          SO THANK YOU FOR CONSIDERING THIS, AND, UH, I HOPE IT BENEFITS ALL OF US. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. 
          YES. 
          OKAY. 
          HI, I'M KATIE CAM, A RESIDENT OF DISTRICT NINE, AND THIS IS ONE WHERE I'M STILL WORKING ON MY SPEECH, SO I'M GONNA START READING IT. 
          BUT, BUT PROBABLY GO OFF  AND . 
          WE, WE TRIED TO GIVE YOU A LOT OF TIME TODAY, SO YEAH, , YEAH, THIS IS NEW FOR ME TO SPEND SO MUCH TIME. 
          SO, YEAH. 
          UM, I ABSOLUTELY LOVE RAISING MY TWO KIDS IN CENTRAL AUSTIN. 
          WE WALKED AND BIKED TO NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOLS, GT ELEMENTARY AND BREER WOODS. 
          I REALLY ENJOYED BEING A PART OF THE COMMUNITY, THE NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOL CREATED. 
          THOUGH MY KIDS ARE GROWN, I AM SAD, ALONG WITH MANY OTHER PARENTS ABOUT THE CLOSURE OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOLS. 
          I SUPPORT THE CITY OF AUSTIN WORKING WITH AUSTIN, ISD FOR THE CAMPUSES. 
          HOWEVER, I WOULD LIKE TO NOT SEE US THROW IN THE TOWEL JUST YET ON SEEING THE REMOVAL OF SCHOOLS. 
          ONE THING THAT I WONDER, IS IT POSSIBLE FOR US TO REVERSE THE TREND THAT THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH FAMILIES TO SUPPORT THE NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOLS, THE CITY IS WANTING MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING, PRESUMABLY TO ATTRACT MORE FAMILIES? I'M HOPING WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH A, AN OPTIMISTIC APPROACH. 
          SO I WOULD PREFER THAT WE GIVE OURSELVES MORE TIME TO REVERSE THAT TREND IN PERHAPS THE NEXT FIVE TO 10 YEARS, AND TO REUSE THE CAMPUSES AS THEY ARE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. 
          SO, IF THE SCHOOL CAN BE REVIVED, IS THAT TOO MUCH WISHFUL THINKING? I DON'T KNOW, BUT I AT LEAST WANNA PUT THAT THOUGHT OUT THERE WHILE WE'RE, UH, DISCUSSING WHAT TO DO WITH THESE CAMPUSES. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. 
          ITEM 46, BILL BUNCH. 
          I'VE NOT SEEN HIM COME BACK IN THE MAYOR. 
          THAT CONCLUDES ALL SPEAKERS FOR CONSENT. 
          THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
          MEMBERS, AS YOU JUST HEARD, THAT CONCLUDES ALL THE SPEAKERS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. 
          WHAT, UM, I WOULD PROPOSE WE DO IS THAT, UM, I GET A MOTION FOR THE PASSAGE OF THE CONSENT AGENDA, UH, A SECOND. 
          AND THEN WE WOULD GO TO, UM, DISCUSSION AND COMMENTS BY THE COUNCIL MEMBERS. 
          UH, I WILL POINT OUT TWO THINGS ON ITEM NUMBER. 
          WELL, FIRST OF ALL, LET ME ASK YOU, DOES ANYBODY WANNA PULL ANY OTHER ITEM FROM THIS CONSENT AGENDA? ITEM 31 HAS BEEN PULLED, BUT IS THERE ANY OTHER ITEM THAT ANYBODY WANTS TO PULL THAT BEING THE CASE? THEN LET ME CALL ATTENTION TO TWO THINGS. 
          FIRST, ON ITEM NUMBER 40, ON ITEM NUMBER 40, YOU HAVE BEEN PROVIDED, UH, A VERSION TWO, YOU HAVE A VERSION TWO, UH, AND THERE'S ALL, IT'S ALSO ACCOMPANIED BY A, UH, A 
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QUICK GUIDE TO THE, UH, MISSING MIDDLE. 
          IT WAS PROVIDED TO YOU. 
          SO IT'S INDICATED AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE, FILE ID 26 DASH 1294, UH, CITY OF AUSTIN COUNCIL MEETING BACKUP, MARCH 26TH, 2026. 
          AND THEN IT INDICATES ON THE, ON THE ACTUAL VERSION OF IT, VERSION TWO, ITEM 40, UH, ON ITEM NUMBER 41, ON ITEM NUMBER 41, I THINK WE'RE UP TO VERSION THREE. 
          UM, THE, I WANNA MAKE SURE OF THAT. 
          ITEM NUMBER 41 IS MARKED, UH, AT LEAST THE VERSION I'M LOOKING AT FILE ID 26 DASH 1 3 8 4, VERSION THREE IN RED. 
          I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY IS AWARE OF THAT, BECAUSE WHEN I CALL FOR THE MOTION ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, IT WILL INCLUDE ON ITEM NUMBER 40, VERSION TWO, AND ITEM NUMBER 41, VERSION THREE. 
          ALRIGHT, WITH THAT, I WILL ASK FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. 
          THE MOTION IS MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER FUENTES. 
          IT IS SECONDED BY, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS. 
          I WILL NOW, UH, OPEN THE DI FOR DISCUSSION. 
          LET ME KNOW IF YOU WANT TO BE RECOGNIZED. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER ALTER, OOH, DIDN'T THINK I'D GET TO BE FIRST. 
          UH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
          I WANT TO FIRST, UM, THANK COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS ON ITEM NUMBER 40. 
          YOU KNOW, THIS IS SOMETHING WE'VE HEARD QUITE A BIT ABOUT TODAY, AND THINK THAT BEING ABLE TO PROMOTE MORE HOUSING TYPES AND MORE PLACES IS JUST GOING TO MAKE THIS A PLACE WHERE MORE PEOPLE CAN LIVE AND LIVE AFFORDABLY. 
          SO, UH, AS STAFF IS WORKING ON THIS, I DO WANT TO HIGHLIGHT, UH, JUST A COUPLE THINGS. 
          FIRST, UH, IT WAS BROUGHT UP HERE TODAY, BUT SOMETHING THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT AS RELATED TO OTHER, UH, ITEMS THAT LOOK AT OUR ZONING, MAKING SURE WE ARE CONSIDERING TREE CANOPY AND WHAT PROTECTIONS WE CAN PUT IN PLACE TO KEEP THOSE ENVIRONMENTAL FEATURES PROTECTED. 
          UH, I ALSO WANT TO HAVE US CONSIDER, WE KEEP PUTTING MORE AND MORE LAYERS ON, NO MORE NEW ZONES. 
          NEVER TAKING ANYTHING, YOU KNOW, REPLACING IT. 
          IT'S ALWAYS JUST ADDING MORE AND MORE. 
          AND SO IF THERE ARE APPROPRIATE ZONES THAT THIS SHOULD TAKE THE PLACE OF, THEN LET'S HAVE THAT DISCUSSION TOO, TO, TO TRY TO MAKE IT LESS CUMBERSOME AND, AND A JUST MORE STREAMLINED CODE. 
          SO, APPRECIATE YOUR WORK ON THIS AND, UM, JUST LOOK FORWARD TO, TO THAT. 
          COMING BACK. 
          I ALSO WANNA TAKE A QUICK MOMENT TO, UH, TALK ABOUT ITEM NUMBER 41, UM, WHICH REALLY IS AT THE HEART TO TRY TO PROTECT THE PRECIOUS RESOURCE THAT IS, UH, OUR PUBLIC LANDS. 
          UH, YOU KNOW, WHEN, WHEN WE THINK ABOUT THOSE PUBLIC LANDS, THE, THE TWO THINGS WHICH I AM CERTAIN OF IS, ONE, WE'RE NOT MAKING ANY MORE OF IT, AND TWO, IT'S GOING TO GET MORE AND MORE EXPENSIVE. 
          AND SO I WANT TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE PROTECTING NOT ONLY THE ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS OF THESE PLACES, UH, BUT THE SOCIETAL BENEFITS. 
          YOU KNOW, BEING PLACES WHERE WE CAN GO PLAY WITH OUR FAMILIES OR JUST TAKE A WALK AND, AND PROMOTE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH. 
          UM, BUT WHEN OUR INTEREST IN THOSE LANDS ARE TAKEN AWAY LARGELY BECAUSE OF INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS, WHETHER THAT'S A ROAD OR A PIPELINE, OR, UH, WE'VE SEEN IT, UH, AS IT RELATES TO SCHOOL EXPANSIONS. 
          WE JUST HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE PROTECTING THAT PUBLIC INTEREST. 
          AND SO THAT'S WHAT ITEM 41 REALLY TRIES TO GET AT THE HEART OF. 
          UM, BECAUSE WE KNOW WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THESE CONDEMNATIONS OCCUR IN THE FUTURE. 
          AND I WANT TO DO A BETTER JOB NOT ONLY BRINGING TRANSPARENCY AROUND THIS PROCESS TO THE PUBLIC, BUT WORKING BETTER TOGETHER WITH ENTITIES LIKE A ISD SO THAT WE CAN HAVE EARLIER CONVERSATIONS AND FIGURE OUT WHAT WOULD BE A WAY TO MAKE THIS MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL, UH, AND PRESERVE THAT ACCESS TO PARK SPACE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS. 
          'CAUSE TOO OFTEN THESE ARE THE NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS AT THE SCHOOL, UH, AND WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT FAMILIES CONTINUE TO HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY TO, TO USE THOSE LANDS. 
          AND IF IT IS A, A PUBLIC LAND, ALSO PRESERVE THE ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS THERE. 
          SO I JUST WANNA TAKE A, A QUICK SECOND TO, FOR A FEW THANK YOUS, AND THIS A LITTLE LONGER THAN MOST, BUT THIS REALLY WAS A COLLECTIVE EFFORT. 
          UM, YOU KNOW, ON, ON MY STAFF, UH, MICHAEL AND, AND ON CITY STAFF, UH, MIC, OTHER MICHAEL, MICHAEL, MICHAEL MCGILL AND MY STAFF, MICHAEL GATES, UH, WHO REALLY HELPED US. 
          KIM VARDAS, UH, ALSO THROUGH IN THE COMMUNITY, UM, JUNIE PLUMMER, MELBA WATLEY, EVERGREEN, AUSTIN, UH, MATTIA SEGURA AT A ISD, UH, D FIVE RESIDENTS, ALL OF THIS, 
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WE WORKED TOGETHER. 
          UM, BUT, YOU KNOW, JUNIE REALLY HELPED HAVING WORKED ON THIS BEFORE, BRING IT TO MY ATTENTION. 
          SO I WANT TO THANK HER VERY, VERY MUCH. 
          AND THEN, OF COURSE, MY CO-SPONSORS, COUNCIL MEMBER FUENTES VELASQUEZ ELLIS, AND UCHIN. 
          SO APPRECIATE IT. 
          AND WITH THAT YIELD BACK, THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER, COUNCIL MEMBER VELASQUEZ, COUNCIL MEMBER UCHIN AND THE MAYOR PRO TEM. 
          UH, THANK YOU, MAYOR. 
          SORRY, I DIDN'T REALIZE I WAS GOING SECOND NOW. 
          SO, UM, UH, AS I SAID ON ITEM NUMBER 40 AT TUESDAY, AS I SAID, AT TUESDAY'S WORK SESSION, I FULLY SUPPORT CREATING NEW DISTRICTS TO DIVERSIFY AUSTIN'S HOUSING STOCK AND MAKING OUR CITY A MORE INCLUSIVE PLACE FOR PEOPLE TO LIVE, WORK, AND LEARN. 
          UH, WE HAVE LARGE SINGLE FAMILY HOMES THAT ARE BEYOND THE ECONOMIC REACH OF YOUNG FAMILIES ON ONE END OF THE SCALE. 
          AND ON THE OTHER ONE, WE HAVE ONE AND TWO BEDROOM RENTALS THAT DON'T MEET THE NEEDS OF OF THE OTHER. 
          UM, WE'RE LOSING FOLKS AND, AND PE PEOPLE. 
          WE, WE ARE LOSING THE FOLKS THAT KEEP THIS CITY RUNNING. 
          THEY CAN'T AFFORD TO RAISE FAMILIES HERE. 
          SO THEY'RE LEAVING THE NEW DISTRICTS WILL ADD TO A DIVERSE FABRIC OF THE COMMUNITY, TO OUR DIVERSE FABRIC OF THE COMMUNITY, HELPING US EFFICIENTLY USE INFILL LOTS, INCREASE THE SUPPLY OF MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING TYPES IN HISTORICALLY EXCLUSIVE AREAS, AND MAKE OUR NEIGHBORHOODS MORE WALKABLE AND, UH, BETTER FOR SMALL BUSINESS. 
          ON ITEM NUMBER 43, UH, THIS IS MY ITEM AND I WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY THAT THAT CO-SPONSORED IT. 
          THE, THE CITY ACQUIRED THE LOT AT SAXON AND TORRES IN MONIS THE SAME YEAR THAT THE, UH, CITY GOT JOSE MIGUEL VELAZQUEZ. 
          UM, AND I'LL LET Y'ALL REVIEW THE BACKUP TO CHECK WHAT YEAR THAT WAS. 
          UM, BUT, UH, WE ACQUIRED IT TO ACCOMMODATE A ROAD WIDENING PROJECT AT TORRES. 
          AND IT HAS BEEN UNUSED EVER SINCE. 
          BEFORE WE MADE CHANGES TO MINIMUM LOT SIZE AND PARKING MINIMUMS IN 2024. 
          THIS WOULD'VE BEEN ANOTHER OF THE, THIS WOULD'VE BEEN ANOTHER PIECE OF LAND THAT WAS TOO SMALL TO DO ANYTHING WITH. 
          BUT NOW, BECAUSE OF THE DELIBERATE POLICY CHANGES MADE BY THIS COUNCIL, MY OFFICE HAS BEEN ABLE TO WORK WITH THE COMMUNITY HOUSING AND TPW TO CONVEY THE LAND FOR DEVELOPMENT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING. 
          THIS ALSO ILLUSTRATES THE IMPACT THAT NEW MISSING MIDDLE DISTRICTS CAN HAVE. 
          THEY CAN CREATE SPACE TO ACCOMMODATE A DUPLEX, A QUADPLEX, AND POTENTIALLY OFFERING TWO OR FOUR MORE AFFORDABLE HOMES WHERE PREVIOUSLY ONLY ONE HAD BEEN. 
          I WANT TO THANK, UH, NO ELIAS AND THE MENTALIS CDC FOR WORKING WITH US ON THIS ITEM. 
          THANK YOU TO OUR DISTRICT THREE SENIOR POLICY ADVISOR, VICTORIA HALL, FOR ALL OF HER WORK ON THIS. 
          THERE IS NO ONE SIZE FITS ALL TO OUR AFFORDABLE HOUSING. 
          UH, BUT I'LL CONTINUE FIGHTING FOR CREATIVE COMMUNITY CENTERED WAYS TO GET HOUSING ON THE GROUND AND FIND SOLUTIONS TO AUSTIN'S AFFORDABILITY CRISIS. 
          THANK YOU, MAYOR. 
          THANK YOU. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER UCHIN MAYOR, PRO TIM, THEN COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS. 
          THANK YOU MAYOR AND COLLEAGUES. 
          UH, THIS IS GONNA BE A LITTLE LONGER 'CAUSE I FEEL REALLY STRONGLY, I'VE GOTTA TELL A MORE COHESIVE STORY ABOUT WHAT I'M SEEING IN THIS AGENDA. 
          LONGER FOR YOU OR FOR IN GENERAL? FOR, FOR ALL OF US. 
          I'M AFRAID. 
          , UH, IN PLACE. 
          I'M NOT GONNA SPEAK AS MUCH LATER ON. 
          I 51 AND SOME OTHER THINGS. 
          SO, TRADE OFF. 
          YEAH. 
          UH, COLLEAGUES, I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE DIRECTION THAT WE'RE TAKING HERE. 
          MANY OF THESE ITEMS ARE GONNA HAVE PROFOUND EFFECTS ON CONSTITUENT DAILY LIVES, THEIR COMMUTES, THE NEIGHBORHOODS THEY CALL HOME OR PART OF A LARGER CAMPAIGN, I THINK, TO MAKE THOSE CHANGES. 
          AND IN MY MIND, A LOT OF THOSE CHANGES ARE NOT IN SERVICE TO THE LIVES THEY ARE LEADING, BUT RATHER HOW THIS BODY AND NARROW INTERESTS WOULD PREFER THAT THEY LIVE. 
          AND I UNDERSTAND THAT A LOT OF WORK IN THESE ITEMS HAS BEGUN LONG BEFORE I EVER SHOWED UP HERE. 
          AND I UNDERSTAND THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO LIVE DOWNTOWN, A LOT OF THIS PROBABLY MAKES A LOT OF SENSE. 
          UH, I UNDERSTAND WITH ITEM 40, THERE'S A LOT OF DESPAIR THAT THE NEXT GENERATION CAN'T AFFORD TO LIVE HERE. 
          AND THAT I SAY THAT EVEN AS WE'VE MADE VERY LIMITED REAL PROGRESS ON HOUSING PRICES, DESPITE A LOT OF TINKERING OVER THE LAST FIVE PLUS YEARS, I JUST WORRY THERE'S A GREAT CHANCE THAT, THAT THAT ITEM PRODUCES A LOT MORE MARKET RATE AND LUXURY COTTAGES AND TOWN HOMES. 
          AND THAT'S ABOUT IT. 
          THE NUDGES THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ARE NOT SMALL CHANGES. 
          ITEM 39 IS PART OF A, A DRASTIC CHANGE TO OUR STREET INFRASTRUCTURE THAT I THINK WILL BENEFIT THE HEALTHY AND THE YOUNG. 
          UH, AND THE CHALLENGE WITH DOWNTOWN'S TRAFFIC PROBLEM, AS IT WAS EXPLAINED TO ME AND MY STAFF, IS THAT TOO MANY AUSTINITE ARE CHOOSING TO DRIVE DOWNTOWN. 
          RATHER THAN USE OUR ROBUST PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION NETWORK CHALLENGES. 
          MY DISTRICT HAS A HANDFUL OF ROUTES THAT SERVE IT WITH ITEM 51. 
          UH, I'VE ALSO GOT CONCERNS ABOUT THAT. 
          THIS IS DEEPLY CONNECTED TO, TO TRANSIT CONCERNS. 
          OUR TRANSIT POLICY IS TAKING WHAT IS REFERRED TO AS EXCESSIVE PARKING OR SUPERFLUOUS CAPACITY TO REDUCE ROAD CAPACITY. 
          AND THE TRAFFIC MODEL WE'RE STANDARDIZING IS GONNA PIN ALL DOWNTOWN TRAFFIC TO ONE OF THE WORST INTERSECTIONS 
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IN THE ENTIRE CITY, WHICH IS LAMAR AND FIFTH. 
          SO BASICALLY WE FOUND THE FLOOR AND WE DECIDED THAT'S GONNA BE THE NEW STANDARD. 
          ACCESS TO DOWNTOWN ISN'T A NICE TO HAVE FOR THE FEW, IT'S ACCESS TO OUR BUSINESS CENTER, IT'S ACCESS TO OUR POLITICAL PARTICIPATION, INCLUDING THIS CHAMBER. 
          IT'S ACCESS TO WHERE THE MAJORITY OF CAPITAL SPENDING IS ALLOCATED, SUCH AS OUR CONVENTION CENTER PROJECTS, OUR CAP AND STITCH WATER, THE GREENWAY, THE OVERWHELMING AMOUNT OF ARTS SPENDING THAT THE CITY PARTICIPATES IN. 
          WHEN WE LOOKED ON AI, IT TELLS ME THAT 2% OF RESIDENTS LIVE DOWNTOWN, BUT UPWARDS OF FIVE TO 10%, SORRY, FIVE TO 10 TIMES AS MANY PEOPLE MIGHT ACCESS DOWNTOWN ON ANY GIVEN DAY. 
          SO I FEAR RESTRICTING ACCESS TO 98% OF AUSTINITES IS GONNA BE PROFOUNDLY ALIENATING. 
          AND I ALREADY HERE, I'VE HEARD FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS FROM RESIDENTS WHO NO LONGER COME DOWNTOWN FOR RESTAURANTS OR ARTS OR OTHER THINGS BECAUSE OF CITY DECISIONS THAT WE'VE MADE. 
          LET'S ALSO BE CLEAR THAT WE'VE GOT A LOT OF RESIDENTS WHO LIVE IN THE SUBURBS, UH, WITH LIMITED OR NO ACCESS TO MASS TRANSIT. 
          MANY ARE OLDER OR LIKE ME, THEY'VE GOT SOME ABILITY CHALLENGES. 
          WE ARE NOT CHICAGO, WE'RE NOT PORTLAND, WE'RE NOT THE NETHERLANDS, WE'RE NOT BOSTON. 
          WE DON'T LIVE IN A TEMPER AREA. 
          WE LIVE IN A PLACE THAT WE PROFOUNDLY ENJOY, AND I MEAN PROFOUNDLY 105 DEGREES SUMMER WEATHER, AND THAT THAT'S GONNA LAST SIX MONTHS OF EVERY YEAR. 
          AND IT'S ONLY GETTING WORSE. 
          SO THE IDEA THAT MANY OF MY CONSTITUENTS ARE GONNA EMBRACE BIKING AND SCOOTERING ALTERNATIVES BECAUSE WE DECIDED TO MAKE IT MORE CHALLENGING TO PARK AND DRIVE, JUST SEEMS UNREALISTIC TO ME. 
          IF WE ARE PLANNING TO ELIMINATE PARKING AND ELIMINATE LANES FOR VEHICULAR TRAFFIC AND OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS, WE'VE GOT TO PRIORITIZE THE NON DOWNTOWN DISTRICTS FOR ADDITIONAL PUBLIC TRANS TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS RIGHT NOW. 
          THAT MIGHT MEAN, UH, FIRST MILE, LAST MILE. 
          IT MIGHT MEAN, UH, MICRO TRANSIT. 
          IT'S GOTTA BE OTHER BUS ROUTES. 
          IT'S GOTTA BE EAST, WEST TRANSIT OPTIONS. 
          BUT THERE'S GOTTA BE THINGS WE CAN LOOK AT. 
          SO I CAN'T SUPPORT A PLAN THAT FEELS LIKE IT'S PUNISHING AUSTINITES WHO HAVE NO REAL OPTIONS OTHER THAN VEHICULAR USAGE TO GET DOWNTOWN. 
          I THINK IT'S GONNA MAKE OUR STREETS EVEN MORE CONGESTED. 
          UH, THERE'LL BE EVEN LESS PARKING AVAILABLE. 
          AND THE OTHER 98% OF PEOPLE THAT LIVE HERE, UH, THAT PAY TAXES WHO DO NOT LIVE DOWNTOWN DESERVE TO BE CONSIDERED. 
          WHEN WE MAKE THESE DECISIONS FOR ITEMS 39 OR 44, I WORRY THEY LEVERAGE OR GLUT OF MULTIFAMILY HOUSING TO DISINCENTIVIZE CAR OWNERSHIP FURTHER BY REQUIRING PARKING FEES FOR PEOPLE WHO PARK AT HOME. 
          ARE WE GONNA MAKE IT HARDER FOR RENTERS WHO TRAVEL AROUND TOWN? UH, IS IT GONNA RESULT IN MORE CROWDED NEIGHBORHOOD STREETS? IS IT GONNA COMPLICATE OUR AFFORDABLE HOUSING REGULATIONS? AS FAR AS I CAN TELL FROM THE INFO PROVIDED AND THE CONVERSATIONS WE'VE HAD ABOUT THESE ITEMS, THERE REALLY HASN'T BEEN CONSIDERATION FOR WHAT TRADE-OFFS WE MIGHT EXPERIENCE IF WE'RE GONNA REQUIRE ADDITIONAL FEES FOR HAVING PARKING SPOTS AT YOUR APARTMENT. 
          WHAT EFFECT WILL THERE BE ON LOWER INCOME RESIDENTS WHO RELY ON THEIR CARS TO GO TO WORK, FEED THEIR KIDS, OR VISIT FRIENDS FROM ACROSS TOWN SINCE WE'RE ALSO GONNA RESTRICT THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF PARKING SPOTS AN APARTMENT CAN HAVE? DO WE FULLY UNDERSTAND, HAVE WE ANALYZED HOW LIMITING THAT SUPPLY WILL ALSO INCREASE COSTS? DO WE HAVE EXPERTISE TO DETERMINE HOW MANY PARKING SPOTS ARE OPTIMAL? OR ARE WE JUST SORT OF CARRYING WATER FOR A PHILOSOPHY THAT WE JUST WANT FEWER CARS? UH, MY FEAR IS THAT WE JUST HAVEN'T SUFFICIENTLY STUDIED THIS TO JUSTIFY WHAT I FEAR COULD BE AN OVERREACH. 
          SO ALL OF THESE ITEMS ARE MEANT TO LEAD US TO USE TRANSIT INFRASTRUCTURE. 
          NEVERMIND THAT, THAT TRANSIT INFRASTRUCTURE, A LOT OF IT'S NOT BUILT YET. 
          IT'S NOT GONNA BE BUILT FOR SEVEN PLUS YEARS. 
          UH, AND AS I MENTIONED, HAS GAPS LIKE FIRST MILE, LAST MILE, UM, OR THAT THE PROMISE OF THE DISTRIBUTED RAIL THAT WE'RE BUILDING IS GONNA BE DOWNTOWN. 
          AND UT AND, AND MAYBE I HOPE TO THE AIRPORT, IF WE CAN ADDRESS THAT. 
          MAYBE WE DON'T NEED THE INFRASTRUCTURE. 
          MAYBE THE CARROTS WE'VE GOT ARE OVERRATED, BUT IT SEEMS STRANGE THAT WE'RE JUST PROVIDING OURSELVES A LOT MORE STICKS. 
          THE IDEA, THE IDEOLOGY THAT WE'RE A IS WE'RE ALIENATING POTENTIAL AUSTINITES. 
          WE'RE SEEING GROWTH IN ROUND ROCK AND GROWTH IN KYLE AND GROWTH IN A LOT OF THE SUBURBS. 
          AUSTIN, HOWEVER, IS STRUGGLING TO ATTRACT WORKING PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES. 
          I WAS AT A HOUSING DATA INFORMATION AND ECONOMIC OUTLOOK PRESENTATION JUST YESTERDAY, UH, PRESENTED BY ZONDA WHO ARE DATA EXPERTS IN THIS SPACE. 
          AND TWO THINGS THEY EMPHASIZED WAS, FOR MANY PEOPLE, THE PREFERRED PRODUCT STILL CONTINUES TO BE SINGLE FAMILY HOUSING. 
          AND AS A RESULT, WE'VE GOT WHAT THEY CALL AN INFLOW PROBLEM, WHICH IS THAT WE'RE RELYING ON INTERNATIONAL IMMIGRATION JUST TO STABILIZE OUR CITY POPULATION. 
          SO THIS IS, I MEAN, PRIMARILY AN AFFORDABILITY ISSUE. 
          THE HOMES ON ROUND ROCK ARE ALSO NOT CHEAP, BUT THE ISSUE IS THAT THEY'RE BUILDING HOMES IN THAT CATEGORY THAT WE'RE NOT, WE'RE BUILDING MULTIFAMILY. 
          THAT'S GREAT FOR ATTRACTING SOME FOLKS FOR PARTICULAR PERIODS OF THEIR LIVES, BUT AS PEOPLE WANNA SETTLE INTO HOMES, THEY'RE 
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GONNA LEAVE AUSTIN. 
          AND NO MATTER HOW MUCH UP ZONING WE DO, WE WON'T HAVE A COMMUNITY. 
          IF WE CAN'T MAKE THIS A PLACE WHERE FAMILIES CAN REMAIN, WE CONTINUE TO FORCE FAMILIES OUT OF OUR CITIES. 
          OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT IS ALSO GONNA CONTINUE TO STRUGGLE MORE AND MORE. 
          AND LOOK, MAYBE MISSING MIDDLE IS A SOLUTION. 
          MAYBE IT'S GREAT IN THE ABSTRACT, BUT I CAN'T FIND THE LIMITING PRINCIPLES OR THE GUARDRAILS FOR WHAT WE'VE IMPLEMENTED. 
          I AGREE THAT WE HAVEN'T BUILT ENOUGH TOWN HOMES IN DUPLEXES, IN THE SMALL APARTMENTS IN THE LAST 40 YEARS, BUT ALSO DON'T SEE INDICATION THAT WE'RE GONNA GO SLOW DOWN THE MIXED USE OF MULTIFAMILY BUILDINGS TO FILL THAT NEED. 
          LAST NIGHT WE HAD OUR NORTHWEST AUSTIN CIVIC ASSOCIATION ANNUAL MEETING, AND MY DESIGN COMMISSIONER COMES UP TO ME TO VISIT AND HE POINTS OUT THE PROPOSED ZONING DISTRICTS THAT WE HAVE, PARTICULARLY THE MRS HAVE NO LOCATION CRITERIA. 
          THEY HAVE NO OPERATIONAL CRITERIA THAT THE DESIGN COMMISSION WHO'S LIKE DEEPLY STACKED WITH ARCHITECTURALS ARCHITECTS AND ARCHITECTURAL LANDSCAPING PEOPLE HAVE NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN THE DEI, THE DESIGN CRITERIA. 
          HE ASKED WHY WE'RE PUSHING ON THIS WHEN THE IMAGINE AUSTIN PLAN IS STILL CURRENTLY BEING UPDATED. 
          UH, GIVEN OUR TRACK RECORD, IT SEEMS LIKE THIS PROPOSAL WILL BE MAKING, BUILDING AND PRESERVING SINGLE FAMILY HOMES LESS LIKELY. 
          AND MAYBE THAT SATISFIES THE NEEDS OF A FEW IN THE SAME PERIOD THAT WE SAW THE 5% REDUCTION IN THE AMOUNT OF MISTING MIS MISSING MIDDLE HOUSING BETWEEN 1984 AND NOW WE SAW AN 11% REDUCTION IN THE SINGLE FAMILY HOUSING, UH, THAT ARE IN THE CITY. 
          AND I SEE NO INDICATION FROM OUR POLICIES THAT WE REGARD THAT LOSS OF SINGLE FAMILY HOUSING, UH, AS A PROBLEM. 
          I DON'T BELIEVE WE'LL GET OUR MISSING MIDDLE HOUSING BY LIMITING THE NUMBER OF SKY HIGH APARTMENTS. 
          WE'RE GONNA DO THIS BY, I THINK, CANNIBALIZING MORE PEOPLE'S HOMES. 
          SO YOUR RESPONSE IS PROBABLY GONNA BE, MARK. 
          THERE'S AN OBVIOUS RECOURSE. 
          IF A NEIGHBORHOOD WOULD LIKE TO DETERMINE ITS DESTINY AND PRESERVE ITS WAY OF LIFE, THEY'LL JUST COME DOWNTOWN. 
          IF THEY CAN FIND THE PARKING, IF THEY CAN PROTEST THE ZONING CHANGE, THEY'LL ALLOW A FIVE STORY MIXED USE, SINGLE STAIR BUILDING POPPING UP IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD. 
          AND I HOPE THEY'RE PAYING ATTENTION THOUGH, BECAUSE WE'VE CHANGED OUR NOTICE REQUIREMENTS. 
          YOU GET LESS TIME TO SPEAK. 
          IT DOES NOT MAKE ME OPTIMISTIC. 
          AT OUR MEETING LAST NIGHT OF 200 PEOPLE, VIRTUALLY NOBODY KNOW, KNEW ABOUT ANY OF THESE CHANGES THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. 
          AT TODAY'S AGENDA, WE ULTIMATELY WANT PEOPLE TO BUY INTO A SHARED VISION OF THE CITY. 
          AND WE NEED THEM TO INVEST IN THE CITY FINANCIALLY, UH, AS EVERY YEAR IT'S THEIR PROPERTY TAXES AND TAXES, THEIR FEES, UTILITIES, UH, AND ALSO THEIR CAPITAL PRO. 
          YOU KNOW, THE THINGS THAT THEY'RE FUNDING ARE ALSO CAPITAL PROJECTS AND OUR BONDS. 
          AND I THINK THE CENTRAL QUESTION WE'VE GOTTA ASK HERE IS IF THESE CHANGES INSPIRE THE AVERAGE RESIDENT TO WANNA REMAIN IN THE CITY AND INVEST IN THEIR CITY, WHETHER THEY REGARD US WITH SKEPTICISM OR EVEN SOME HOSTILITY BECAUSE THEY'RE INTERPRETING OUR ACTIONS AS HOSTILE TO THEIR LIVES, OR WHETHER WE'RE ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO MOVE OUT OF THE CITY OR DIS ANNEX OR REJECT OUR SPENDING PLANS. 
          SO IN SUMMARY, I'M VOTING NO ON 39, 40, 44 PLAN TO VOTE AGAINST RELATED ITEMS ON NON CONSENT, LIKE 51 AND 53. 
          I DO THINK THERE'S A BETTER WAY. 
          I DO WANNA HIGHLIGHT COUNCIL MEMBER HARPER MADISON'S ITEM 42. 
          I REALIZE NOT EVERYBODY IS AS EXCITED ABOUT THIS ITEM, BUT I THINK IT GETS A LOT OF CRITICAL ITEMS, RIGHT? IT'S A PILOT, IT'S GOT A LIMITED DURATION, IT'S A OUTCOME FOCUSED, IT'S GONNA MEASURE ITS PERFORMANCE AT PITFALLS. 
          SO WE CAN ITERATE ON IT. 
          I KNOW WHEN I WENT BACK TO SCHOOL 15 YEARS AGO, WE WERE TRAINED TO IMPLEMENT SHORT CHEAP EXPERIMENTS AND THIS ITEM EMBODIES THAT. 
          AND SO I'D OFFER THAT IT COULD SERVE AS A MODEL ALSO FOR HOW WE APPROACH THE BIG CHANGES THAT WE'RE THINKING ABOUT FOR PARKING AND FOR HOUSING AND FOR TRANSIT. 
          AND SO FINALLY, I WANNA JUST THANK COUNCIL MEMBER FUENTES FOR ITEM 45 FOR INCLUDING THE ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE TO LISTEN TO RESIDENTS AND ASK THAT I BE LISTED AS A CO-SPONSOR. 
          THANK YOU CO-SPONSOR. 
          ON WHICH ITEM? 45. 
          WITHOUT OBJECTION. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER DION, WITHOUT OBJECTION, COUNCILMAN COUNCIL MEMBER UCHIN WILL BE SHOWN AS A CO-SPONSOR OF ITEM NUMBER 45. 
          UM, THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, MAYOR PROTI, FOLLOWED BY COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS. 
          THEN COUNCIL MEMBER FUENTES. 
          THANK YOU, MAYOR. 
          I'M GONNA COMMENT ON, ON SOME OF THE, THE LESS, UH, KNOWN ITEMS. THERE'S BEEN PLENTY OF CONVERSATION OF, UH, AROUND SOME OF THE HIGHER PROFILE ITEMS. FIRST OF ALL, ITEM NINE, UH, PROVIDE SOME, UH, REALLY NEEDED IMPROVEMENTS TO THE ASIAN AMERICAN RESOURCE CENTER THERE ON, UH, CAMERON ROAD, UH, RIGHT ON THE BORDER BETWEEN DISTRICT ONE AND DISTRICT FOUR. 
          THESE ARE, UH, LANDSCAPING IMPROVEMENTS AND DRAINAGE AND WATER QUALITY, UH, IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE GONNA MAKE THE THE CENTER JUST A, A, A LOT BETTER AND A LOT MORE PLEASANT, UH, PLACE. 
          UH, IMPORTANTLY, THEY'RE ALSO BUILDING, UH, A BRIDGE, A PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE TO CONNECT, UH, APDS, UH, RUTHERFORD CAMPUS TO THE ASIAN AMERICAN RESOURCE CENTER. 
          FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO'VE BEEN TO THE ASIAN AMERICAN RESOURCE CENTER, EVERYBODY PARKS 
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AT THE RUTHERFORD CAMPUS AND THEN WALKS ALONG A TOO NARROW SIDEWALK ON CAMERON OVER TO THE ASIAN AMERICAN RESOURCE CENTER. 
          THIS BRIDGE IS JUST GONNA BE A, A TREMENDOUS, UH, HELP. 
          AND THEN JUST AN IMPROVEMENT TO THE, UH, TO THE ENTIRE, UH, AREA. 
          IT'S ALSO GONNA SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVE WATER QUALITY ALONG A LITTLE WALNUT CREEK, WHICH IS ALSO GONNA BE A A A BIG PLUS. 
          THAT'S A, A CREEK THAT, THAT IS, UH, SIGNIFICANTLY IMPAIRED AND, UH, PRETTY, UH, POLLUTED. 
          AND, BUT WE'RE WORKING ON A NUMBER OF, UH, DRAINAGE AND WATER QUALITY IMPROVEMENTS TO, UH, TO, TO HELP THE, THE CREEK OUT. 
          ITEM 30, THE REUSE WAREHOUSE, UH, THANKS TO AUSTIN RESOURCE RECOVERY FOR, UH, GETTING THAT, UH, TOGETHER FOR THE GRANT THAT MADE IT POSSIBLE AND FOR PUTTING EVERYTHING TOGETHER. 
          UH, UH, EXCITED ABOUT THAT. 
          AGAIN, UH, WE WANNA REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF WASTE THAT GOES IN OUR LANDFILL, AND THIS IS GONNA CREATE AN OPTION FOR PEOPLE TO DONATE, UM, FURNITURE TO THE REUSE WAREHOUSE, UH, TO BE USED BY OTHERS DOWN THE ROAD. 
          UH, THAT'S EXACTLY THE, THE DIRECTION THAT I'M LIKE TO SEE THE CITY MOVING IN. 
          AND AGAIN, UH, CONGRATULATIONS TO AUSTIN RESOURCE RECOVERY FOR GETTING IT DONE. 
          REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK ON THIS. 
          UM, AND THEN FINALLY, I JUST WANT TO, ITEM 42, UH, FROM, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER HARPER MADISON. 
          I THINK IT'S A, A REALLY GOOD ITEM. 
          AND I JUST WANTED TO COMMENT FROM A DISTRICT FOUR PERSPECTIVE. 
          UH, YOU KNOW, IF YOU GO OUT TO ROMBERG AND LAMAR ON A SUNDAY AFTERNOON, UH, THERE ARE A LOT OF VENDORS OUT THERE, UH, FOLKS SELLING, I MEAN, CLOTHES AND FOOD, AND I MEAN, JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING, UH, UNDER THE SUN. 
          UH, THERE IS A, A REAL PENT UP DEMAND, ESPECIALLY, UH, AMONG OUR, OUR WORKING CLASS, UH, COMMUNITIES, OUR IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES. 
          UH, THERE'S A REAL ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT THERE. 
          UH, THEY JUST, IT NEEDS TO BE ENABLED. 
          IT NEEDS TO BE FACILITATED. 
          AND I THINK THAT, UH, ITEM 42 IS GONNA DO THAT. 
          UM, EXCITED TO BE A CO-SPONSOR ON IT AND, UH, EXCITED TO, UM, TO SUPPORT IT. 
          UM, AND THEN FINALLY, MAYOR, I WILL BE ABSTAINING ON ITEMS, UH, 45 AND AND 41. 
          THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
          CAPTAIN MAYOR PRO TIM, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS, FOLLOWED BY COUNCIL MEMBER FUENTES AND COUNCIL MEMBER CADRE. 
          THANK YOU, MAYOR. 
          I'M REALLY EXCITED TO GET TO SPEAK TO ITEM NUMBER 40 TODAY. 
          AND THANK YOU TO ALL THE SPEAKERS THAT CAME OUT TO SHOW YOUR SUPPORT FOR THIS ITEM. 
          WHEN WE LAUNCHED SITE PLAN LIGHT ABOUT FOUR YEARS AGO, THE EFFORT WAS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE COULD BRING BACK MISSING MIDDLE HOUSING. 
          SO THROUGH THOSE CONVERSATIONS, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO IDENTIFY THAT THERE'S A COUPLE OF ZONING CATEGORIES THAT NEED TO BE CREATED TO BE ABLE TO FULFILL THE DREAM THAT SITE PLAN LIGHT BEGAN. 
          SO IT'S GONNA BRING US A BROADER MIX OF OPTIONS. 
          THE AIM IS TO CREATE MORE WALKABLE, SUSTAINABLE, AND FRIENDLY COMMUNITIES LIKE WE'VE SEEN PREDATING THE 1984 CODE. 
          UM, IT RESPONDS TO A REPORT THAT STAFF HAD SENT TO US THAT TALKS ABOUT HOW THERE USED TO BE MISSING MIDDLE HOUSING IN AUSTIN, TEXAS ABOUT 40 PLUS YEARS AGO. 
          AND ALL OF THAT HOUSING STOCK IS AGING, AND NONE OF THE NEW REPLACEMENTS HAD BEEN BUILT. 
          SO WHAT HAPPENED WAS PEOPLE STARTED COMING FOR OVER ZONINGS AND YOU ENDED UP WITH OVER HALF OF THE NEW HOUSING STOCK IN AUSTIN BEING DENSE APARTMENT BUILDINGS LIKE THE ONE THAT I LIVE IN. 
          SO I THINK THERE'S SOME CONTACT SENSITIVITY AROUND, UM, HAVING THE TYPE OF HOUSING THAT EVERYBODY NEEDS, BUT ALSO MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT WHAT LIMITED SPACE WE HAVE AVAILABLE AND HOW MANY PEOPLE ACTUALLY WANT TO BE ABLE TO TRY OUT A CAR-FREE LIFESTYLE. 
          UM, SO THIS CONVERSATION GOES BACK FOR A VERY LONG TIME, AND IT DOES SPEAK TO THE COMPACT AND CONNECTED VISION THAT IMAGINE AUSTIN WAS ABLE TO PRESENT TO US ALL THE WAY BACK IN 2012 WHEN IT WAS ADOPTED. 
          IT'S ALSO GOING TO CREATE BETTER MIXED USE ZONES. 
          UM, I KEEP JOKING THIS WEEK IS I HAVE CONVERSATIONS WITH FOLKS THAT ONE DAY WHEN I RETIRE, I WANNA HAVE A FLOWER SHOP AND I WANNA BE ABLE TO LIVE UPSTAIRS. 
          AND RIGHT NOW, WE DON'T HAVE THAT TYPE OF STOCK AVAILABLE FOR PEOPLE WHO WANT TO OWN SMALL BUSINESSES. 
          WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH STARTER HOME SPACES. 
          WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH PLACES FOR FOLKS TO DOWNSIZE WITHIN THEIR OWN COMMUNITY WHEN THEY RETIRE OR THEY BECOME EMPTY NESTERS. 
          AND SO THIS TOGETHER, UH, OVER THE NEXT YEAR, IS GONNA CREATE A REALLY GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR CONVERSATION. 
          UM, IT'S GOING TO HELP FOLKS BE ABLE TO CATCH UP WITH THEIR NEIGHBORS BY HAPPENSTANCE INSTEAD OF HAVING TO SCHEDULE OUT A COUPLE OF WEEKS AND FIND BABYSITTERS WHEN YOU CAN ACTUALLY GO AND CATCH UP WITH YOUR FRIENDS. 
          UM, IT'LL BE SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE CAN JUST DO NATURALLY. 
          AND I THINK THE CONVERSATION AROUND HOW WE DO HOUSING, HOW WE DO MIXED USE, AND HOW OUR COMMUNITY IS ABLE TO WEAVE THE FABRIC BACK TOGETHER, UM, IS SOMETHING THAT I'M VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT. 
          SO WE HAVE A CHANCE TO FILL IN THE GAPS THAT HAVE BEEN LEFT OVER THE PAST 40 YEARS. 
          AND I REALLY WANNA THANK MY CO-SPONSORS ON THIS ITEM, WHICH ARE MAYOR WATSON, MAYOR PRO TEM VELA AND COUNCIL MEMBERS LANE AND ALTER, AND OF COURSE, THE SPEAKERS AND THE STAFF THAT HAVE FOLLOWED THIS AND ARE GONNA CONTINUE TO BE ENGAGED IN THIS PROCESS. 
          THANKS, COUNCIL MEMBER, COUNCIL MEMBER FUENTES, FOLLOWED BY COUNCIL MEMBER 
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CADRE AND COUNCIL MEMBER SIEGEL. 
          THANK YOU. 
          COLLEAGUES. 
          WANNA CHAT ABOUT ITEM NUMBER 45? THIS IS FOCUSED ON ENSURING THAT WE RETAIN PUBLIC LAND FOR COMMUNITY GOOD. 
          IT ASKS THE CITY TO ENGAGE WITH PARTNERS LIKE ALL OF OUR SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE CITY OF AUSTIN, CAP, METRO CENTRAL HEALTH, A C, C, AND OTHERS TO FIND PARTNERSHIP AND COLLABORATIVE OPPORTUNITIES. 
          MANY OF OUR GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES ARE IN FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS. 
          MANY OF US ARE GOING THROUGH FACILITY REVIEWS, LOOKING AT UNUSED OR UNDERUSED LAND, OR ACTIVELY WORKING ON PLANNING AND EXPANSION EFFORTS. 
          SO THIS IS A REALLY GREAT TIME FOR US TO BE HAVING THESE CONVERSATIONS AND TO DEVELOP A FRAMEWORK. 
          I SEE THIS AS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO CREATE STRONG PARTNERSHIPS WITH OTHER PUBLIC ENTITIES AND TO SEE WHERE WE CAN WORK TOGETHER THAT IN A WAY THAT CREATES NEW COMMUNITY BENEFITS AT OUR UNUSED PUBLIC SITES. 
          AND SO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT OPPORTUNITIES THAT INCLUDE AFFORDABLE HOUSING, CHILDCARE, HEALTHCARE, FOOD ACCESS, AND CULTURAL SPACES, THE BASICS THAT TRULY ALLOW OUR FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES TO THRIVE. 
          I ALSO WANNA HIGHLIGHT WHY THIS ITEM IS IMPORTANT TO ME. 
          IN MY DISTRICT, WE HAVE  ELEMENTARY. 
          IT'S IN THE HEART OF DOVE SPRINGS THAT IS CLOSING, AND WE ARE ALL HEARTBROKEN ABOUT ITS CLOSURE. 
          AND SO KNOWING THAT THERE ARE STRONG COMMUNITY SUPPORT IN DOVE SPRINGS TO KEEP IT AS A COMMUNITY BENEFIT, I HOPE THAT THE FRAMEWORK WE ADVANCE TODAY REALLY PUTS US ON A PATHWAY TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE PROACTIVELY WORKING WITH OUR PARTNERS AND OUR COMMUNITIES ON THESE OPPORTUNITIES. 
          I WANNA THANK YOU TO MY CO-SPONSORS, COUNCIL MEMBER HARPER MADISON, ALTER SIEGEL AND UCHIN FOR YOUR SUPPORT ON THIS ITEM. 
          ALSO WANNA ACKNOWLEDGE THAT WE HAVE LETTERS OF SUPPORT FROM CAP, METRO CENTRAL HEALTH AND THE BACKUP. 
          AND A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO OUR AUSTIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOR THEIR SUPPORT HERE TODAY, AS WELL AS A ISD TRUSTEE ISSA QUINTANA FOR HER PERSONAL SUPPORT. 
          AND, UH, LOOK FORWARD TO THE WORK AHEAD. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER CADRY. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER STEGEL. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER LANE. 
          GREAT. 
          THANK YOU, MAYOR. 
          UM, WELL, FIRST AND FOREMOST, I'D LOVE TO BE ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR TO ITEM NUMBER 40. 
          WITHOUT OBJECTION, COUNCIL MEMBER CADRE WILL BE SHOWN AS A CO-SPONSOR OF ITEM NUMBER 40. 
          GREAT. 
          AND THEN ONE, I ONCE AGAIN, WISH EVERYONE A VERY HAPPY AUSTIN PARKING NUMBER FOR A MONTH. 
          UH, WE WERE ABLE TO DO A, I MEAN, IF THOSE FOLKS WANNA COME BACK AND SPEAK, WE CAN, WE CAN, WE CAN HAVE THEM COME BACK UP. 
          UH, BUT WE WERE ABLE TO, TO KICK OFF THIS MORNING, UH, THE FIRST PROC OF THE, OF THE DAY WAS, UH, TO HONOR AUSTIN PARK REFORM A MONTH. 
          AND JUST LAST NIGHT, THE AUSTIN, UH, PARK REFORM NETWORK, UH, AS WELL AS SAFE STREETS. 
          AUSTIN HAD A CELEBRATION, UH, TO HONOR, UH, FORMER COUNCIL MEMBER CHRIS RILEY. 
          UH, A LOT OF THE WORK THAT, UH, HE DID, UM, WAY BACK WHEN, UH, THIS COUNCIL STILL CARRIES IN, IN 2023, WE PASSED AN ITEM ELIMINATING PARKING MANDATES, UH, CITYWIDE THAT WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE WORK OF COUNCILOR O'REILLY, UM, THAT HE DID A DECADE BEFORE, UH, TO ELIMINATE PARKING MANDATES, UH, IN OUR DOWNTOWN. 
          UH, AND TODAY WE HAVE TWO ITEMS THAT, THAT TOUCH IN PARKING AND, AND, YOU KNOW, MYSELF AND COUNCIL MEMBER LANE, WHO I HOPE SHE'S FEELING BETTER, UM, ARE WE'RE ABLE TO GET THESE ITEMS THROUGH, UH, ONCE AGAIN DUE TO THE WORK OF COUNCIL MEMBER REILLY. 
          SO, UH, I WANT TO QUICKLY JUST TOUCH ON ITEMS 39 AND 44, ITEM 39 BEING COUNCIL LANE'S ITEM. 
          UH, REALLY APPRECIATE HER FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD, HER AND HER TEAM. 
          I THINK IT'S VERY LOGICAL AND MEANINGFUL STEP FORWARD, UH, FOR OUR TRANSIT QUARTERS. 
          AND MY OFFICE IS REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH COUNCIL MEMBER LANE AND HER TEAM, UH, ON NEXT STEPS. 
          UH, AND THEN ITEM NUMBER 44, I WANT TO THANK MY CO-SPONSORS, UH, MAYOR PROTE VELA, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER LANE AND COUNCIL MEMBER VELAZQUEZ, UH, AS WELL AS CITY STAFF AND FOLKS IN THE COMMUNITY THAT ARE HERE TODAY. 
          UM, AND I, I ASSUME THEY WON'T HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO, WE WON'T, WE DON'T HAVE THE TIME TO HAVE THEM SAY A FEW MORE WORDS. 
          UH, BUT, YOU KNOW, I REMEMBER OUT OF ORDER. 
          YEAH, , UH, MOST OF MY TIME IN AUSTIN, I'VE BEEN A RENTER. 
          AND, AND THERE'VE BEEN MANY INSTANCES WHERE I'VE, I'VE LIVED IN APARTMENTS WHERE THE PARKING WASN'T DECOUPLED, UH, AND THAT, THAT, THAT COST, AND I KNOW ONE OF THE SPEAKERS TALKED ABOUT IN THE AVERAGE COST BEING ABOUT $214 A MONTH, UM, YOU KNOW, IT, IT CARRIES A LOT OF WEIGHT. 
          IT CARRIES A LOT OF WEIGHT FOR YOUNG FOLKS, FOR RENTERS, UH, FOR FOLKS JUST GETTING BY. 
          UH, SO I'M REALLY THANKFUL WE'RE ABLE TO GET THIS ITEM, UH, THROUGH. 
          UH, AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO ADDRESSING MORE ISSUES LIKE THIS, UH, THROUGH, UH, YOU KNOW, IN, IN THE MONTHS AHEAD AND MAKING SURE THAT WE ADVANCE BOTH OUR TRANSPORTATION AND HOUSING AFFORD HOUSING AFFORDABILITY GOALS. 
          SO, THANK Y'ALL. 
          THANK YOU. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER CADRY. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER SIEGEL. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER LANE COUNCIL MEMBER HARPER MADISON. 
          THANK YOU, MAYOR. 
          UH, FIRST I WANTED TO THANK OH, YES, SIR, REAL QUICK. 
          GO AHEAD, PLEASE. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER VELASQUEZ WOULD ALSO, UH, LIKE TO BE SHOWN AS A CO-SPONSOR OF ITEM NUMBER 40. 
          UM, SO WITHOUT OBJECTION, COUNCIL MEMBER VELASQUEZ WILL BE SHOWN AS A CO-SPONSOR OF ITEM NUMBER 40. 
          I JUST WANTED TO GET THAT BEFORE I FORGOT IT. 
          I'M GONNA BE SO MESMERIZED BY WHAT YOU SAY THAT I'M WORRIED I WOULD'VE FORGOTTEN. 
          SO WHAT, WHAT DOES COUNCIL MEMBER VELASQUEZ SAY? BUCKLIN, I'VE GOT A, YEAH, THERE YOU GO. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER SIEGEL, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR NOW. 
          WELL, DID WANNA RECOGNIZE MAYOR 
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PRO TELA, I REALLY WANNA THANK YOU FOR THE NARU PROCLAMATION THIS MORNING. 
          I KNOW IT MEANS SO MUCH TO OUR IRANIAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY HERE IN TEXAS, UH, TO PROVIDE THIS, THIS VISIBILITY AND CULTURAL APPRECIATION. 
          I HEARD THERE WAS A GREAT PARTY YESTERDAY. 
          SORRY TO MISS IT. 
          BUT, UH, I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR, FOR SHOWING UP FOR THE COMMUNITY IN THIS VERY, UH, TOUGH MOMENT OF HISTORY. 
          UM, ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, I WON'T SAY, UM, TOO MUCH, BUT I, FIRST I DID WANNA THANK, UM, UH, DIRECTOR MCHALE AND AUSTIN RESOURCE RECOVERY FOR ITEM 30. 
          I FEEL LIKE THIS IS A REALLY SMART ITEM FOR FURNITURE REUSE WAREHOUSE THAT BOTH ADVANCES OUR ZERO WASTE GOALS AS A COMMUNITY AND ALSO CREATES A COMMUNITY RESOURCE, ESPECIALLY FOR FOLKS WHO ARE EXITING HOMELESSNESS. 
          UH, REALLY APPRECIATE THE CREATIVE AND STRATEGIC THINKING. 
          UM, ON ITEM 45, I WANT TO THANK COUNCIL MEMBER FUENTES FOR BRINGING THIS ITEM, UH, THAT SEEKS TO FOSTER COLLABORATION AMONG LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES REGARDING LAND USE, UH, WITH A SPECIAL FOCUS ON SUPPORTING OUR LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT AS WE EXPERIENCE SCHOOL CLOSURES. 
          YOU KNOW, THE ATTACKS ON PUBLIC EDUCATION ARE DEEPLY FELT, AND SCHOOL CLOSURES ARE ONE OF THE MOST PAINFUL THINGS A COMMUNITY CAN EXPERIENCE FOR OUR STUDENTS, THEIR FAMILIES, TEACHERS, SCHOOL STAFF, AND ALSO FOR THE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT BENEFITED FROM THE VIBRANCY OF A SCHOOL CAMPUS. 
          AND ANOTHER IMPACT WE'RE SEEING RIGHT NOW, UH, AND I CAN SPEAK FOR MYSELF AND COUNCIL MEMBER UCHIN IN THE ROSEDALE AREA, IS, UH, THE CONFLICT THAT CAN OCCUR WHEN REDEVELOPMENT FOLLOWS SCHOOL CLOSURE. 
          AND SO, I UNDERSTAND WHY AUSTIN ISD NEEDS TO MAXIMIZE ITS RESOURCES, INCLUDING ITS LAND PORTFOLIO. 
          UH, BUT WHAT I APPRECIATE ABOUT THIS RESOLUTION, IT INVITES A MORE FORMAL COLLABORATION AND PLANNING PROCESS THAT ENGAGES THE CITY, OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND IMPACTED COMMUNITIES WHEN WE ARE LOOKING AT REDEVELOPING SO-CALLED SURPLUS SCHOOL PROPERTY. 
          SO, THANK YOU SAM. 
          UM, FINALLY I WANTED TO COMMENT ON AN ITEM, UM, ITEMS FOUR FIVE THAT NO ONE'S BROUGHT UP. 
          UM, AND IT'S NOT BECAUSE I'M EXCITED TO TALK, TALK ABOUT, UH, MORE CITY SPENDING ON OUTSIDE LEGAL CONTRACTS, BUT I DO THINK WE DO NEED TO HAVE A MORE FORMAL CONVERSATION AS A CITY ABOUT HOW WE CAN BETTER SPEND OUR SCARCE LEGAL RESOURCES. 
          UM, THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF PUBLIC CONVERSATION ABOUT THE SHIELDS LITIGATION, WHICH, UH, CAME UP AT THE LAST MEETING. 
          AND, UH, COUNSEL'S VOTE TO AUTHORIZE MORE MONEY FOR OUTSIDE COUNSEL. 
          AND I JUST WANNA SAY I DO THINK THAT CASE REPRESENTS A FAILURE BY US AT THE CITY. 
          THE CITY AT ONE POINT IN TIME WAS OFFERED A VERY REASONABLE LOW SETTLEMENT AMOUNT THAT UNFORTUNATELY WAS WITHDRAWN BEFORE COUNSEL COULD TAKE ACTION. 
          AND NOW WE ARE PAYING MANY TIMES MORE FOR OUTSIDE ATTORNEYS. 
          UH, UNFORTUNATELY, COUNSEL DIDN'T LEARN ABOUT THE SETTLEMENT OFFER UNTIL IT HAD EXPIRED. 
          WE DIDN'T GET TO WEIGH IN ON SETTLING FOR $23,000 AS HAS BEEN REPORTED. 
          INSTEAD, WE WERE ONLY OFFERED A DECISION ON WHETHER TO CONTINUE TO PAY DEFENSE ATTORNEYS IN THE CASE. 
          AND FOR ME, AS A FIDUCIARY FOR THE CITY HERE ON COUNCIL, WE DO NEED TO DEFEND OURSELVES IN THESE LAWSUITS. 
          AND I START FROM A PLACE OF TRUST WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE THAT WHEN THEY TELL COUNSEL, WE HAVE TO PAY A PRIVATE ATTORNEYS BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE INTERNAL CAPACITY, I WANT TO TRUST THAT. 
          AND SO THAT'S WHY I VOTED YES ON THE SHIELDS CONTRACT. 
          AND I AM VOTING YES TODAY ON THESE TWO CONTRACTS BECAUSE IF WE DON'T HAVE INTERNAL CAPACITY AND THE CASE IS ALREADY INTO LITIGATION AND THERE'S NO SETTLEMENT OFFER ON THE TABLE, WE CAN'T CUT OFF FUNDING FOR LEGAL REPRESENTATION. 
          BUT THAT SAID, I DON'T THINK THE STATUS QUO IS ACCEPTABLE. 
          I DON'T THINK COUNCIL SHOULD BE AUTHORIZING HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR WORK THAT PROBABLY COULD BE DONE INTERNALLY FOR LESS. 
          AND IF YOU ADD UP THE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS WE SPEND ON OUTSIDE CONTRACTS IN THE COURSE OF A YEAR, YOU CAN'T TELL ME THAT WE COULDN'T INVEST SOME OF THOSE RESOURCES TO HIRE MORE INTERNAL RESOURCES THAT COULD GET THAT WORK DONE FOR LESS. 
          SO I WANTED TO SIGNAL TO MY COLLEAGUES, I INTEND TO BRING A RESOLUTION ON THIS ITEM, HOW TO INCREASE INTERNAL CAPACITY, HOW TO REDUCE PRIVATE ATTORNEY SPENDING, AND HOW TO IMPROVE OUR EVALUATION OF CLAIMS AS THEY COME IN, BECAUSE I THINK WE CAN GET MORE JUST OUTCOMES AND SAVE MONEY AND IMPROVE, IMPROVE PUBLIC TRUST IN OUR PROCESS. 
          SO I WOULD WELCOME YOUR COLLABORATION AND CO-SPONSORSHIP IN THE DAYS AHEAD. 
          THANK YOU, MAYOR. 
          THANK YOU. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER LANE, FOLLOWED BY COUNCIL MEMBER HARPER MADISON. 
          THANK YOU, MAYOR. 
          UM, I WANNA, I WANNA START WITH A FEW COMMENTS ABOUT NUMBER 35, WHICH, UH, LOWERS THE SPEED LIMIT TO 20 MILES PER HOUR ON ELCON MOUNTAIN TRAIL NEAR PALM SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, UM, IN THE AREA IN THE DIS IN A DISTRICT SIX NEIGHBORHOOD. 
          AND I, I WOULD LIKE TO EXPLICITLY THANK THE SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOLS TEAMS FOR THE WORK THAT THEY'VE BEEN DOING TO INCREASE SAFETY OF SCHOOL CHILDREN, GETTING TO SCHOOL IN ROUND ROCK, ISD AND IN DISTRICT SIX AND IN WILLIAMSON COUNTY, UM, AS CONSTITUENTS ACROSS, I ALSO WANNA SHARE SOME INFORMATION WHERE MY COLLEAGUES CAN HEAR IT AS, AS CONSTITUENTS ACROSS MORE THAN 90% OF MY DISTRICT KNOW FIRSTHAND ROUND ROCK. 
          ISD PARENTS RECENTLY RECEIVED NOTICE THAT A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THE DISTRICT'S BUS SERVICES WILL BE CUT AT THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. 
          IN SOME CASES, FAMILIES HAVE BEEN DIRECTED TO TWO MILE WALKING ROUTES THAT TRAVERSE UNSAFE CONDITIONS, 
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INCLUDING VEHICLES TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEEDS WITH GAPS IN SIDEWALK INFRASTRUCTURE, HILLY TERRAIN, INADEQUATE LIGHTING FOR THE BEFORE SCHOOL HOURS AND, AND THE AFTER SCHOOL HOURS WHEN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ARE NAVIGATING THEIR WAY HOME. 
          UM, ALL AT A TIME WHEN MORE THIS WAS THE ONLY DOORBELL RING IN THE ENTIRE MEETING. 
           UNFORTUNATELY STILL HOMESICK RIGHT NOW. 
          UM, SO I'M JUST NEED TO FIND MY PLACE AGAIN. 
          UM, AND ALSO AT THE TIMES OF DAY, THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ARE NAVIGATING THEIR, THEIR WAYS HOME FROM SCHOOL AFTER THEY'VE FINISHED THEIR AFTERSCHOOL CLUBS AND MAKING UP CLASSWORK AND THAT SORT OF THING. 
          UM, WITH THESE CHANGES IN MIND IN ROUND ROCK ISD IT IS EVEN MORE IMPORTANT TO MAKE SAFE WALKING AND BIKING INFRASTRUCTURE. 
          MAKE SURE THAT WALKING AND BIKING INFRASTRUCTURE TO AND FROM SCHOOLS IS SAFE AND ACCESSIBLE TO ALL AS. 
          UM, AND I'LL JUST SAY I, I REALLY APPRECIATE THE ASSISTANCE OF THE AUSTIN TRANSPORTATION PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT IN THIS EFFORT SO FAR, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUE WORKING ON THAT. 
          WITH RESPECT TO ITEM NUMBER 45, I WOULD LIKE TO BE SHOWN AS ABSTAINING. 
          UM, THIS IS A REALLY IMPORTANT TOPIC AND INITIATIVE, BUT A BIT I HAVE NOT HAD ENOUGH TIME TO ADEQUATELY EVALUATE. 
          EXCUSE ME. 
          I'M SORRY. 
          UH, CAN YOU GIVE ME A MINUTE PLEASE? YES, . 
          OKAY, NOW THE DOOR OPENED. 
          WILD. 
          OKAY. 
          ALL RIGHT. 
          SO, UM, I HAVE NOT HAD ENOUGH TIME TO FULLY EVALUATE ALL OF THE INPUT THAT I'VE RECEIVED, SO I'D LIKE TO BE SHOWN AS ABSTAINING ON THAT ITEM. 
          UM, AND THEN I WILL TURN TO ITEMS 39 AND 44, BOTH OF WHICH RELATE TO PARKING REQUIREMENTS AND FEES. 
          I'M PROUD TO HAVE HELPED ADVANCE THESE ITEMS. I BELIEVE I KNOW THAT HOW WE ALLOCATE AND PRICE PARKING HAS REAL CONSEQUENCES FOR AFFORDABILITY. 
          AND THESE ARE IMPORTANT STEPS TOWARDS INTENTIONAL EQUITABLE PARKING POLICIES AND IMPLEMENTATION ACROSS OUR ENTIRE CITY. 
          UM, RATHER THAN, UM, DIFFERENCES COMING UP IN CERTAIN PARTS RATHER THAN OTHERS. 
          I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE, UM, A COUPLE OF BLANKET COMMENTS, UH, AS THEY RELATE TO ITEMS 39 40, 42 AND 44, WHICH COVER A VARIETY OF TOPICS THAT I AM EITHER A SPONSOR OR A CO-SPONSOR ON. 
          UM, I WOULD FIRST LIKE TO NOTE THAT WHEN WE ASK THROUGH AN ITEM FROM COUNCIL FOR A RECOMMENDATION FROM THE CITY MANAGER AND THE SKILLED AND KNOWLEDGEABLE PROFESSIONAL STAFF THAT THE CITY OF AUSTIN EMPLOYS THAT IS NOT EQUIVALENT TO, UH, RESTRICTING A RIGID ONE SIZE FITS ALL SOLUTION. 
          AND, AND IT IS ACTUALLY NOT AN ATTEMPT TO INTERFERE WITH HOW, HOW THE MARKETS WORK, HOW WE MAKE POLICY. 
          IT IS AN INVITATION AND TO BEGIN THE DISCUSSION ON TOPICS IN WHICH THAT ARE RELATED TO AREAS THAT OUR CITY HAS CHANGED DRAMATICALLY IN THE LAST 40 YEARS SINCE THE 1980S. 
          AND ALSO BEST PRACTICES AND DIFFERENT TOOLS TO ADDRESS SOME OF THE PROBLEMS HAVE BECOME, HAVE CHANGED OVER TIME. 
          AND SO IT'S INCUMBENT UPON US AS A CITY COUNCIL AT A TIME WHEN WE ALL KNOW THAT WE CAN'T KEEP DOING THINGS THE SAME WAY WE HAVE THEM BEFORE, TO WORK IN COLLABORATION WITH OUR PROFESSIONAL STAFF WHO HAS SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE IN THESE AREAS. 
          AND FOR US TO STEP FORWARD TO BE PART OF THE CONVERSATION WHEN WE ALSO BRING SPECIFIC SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE TO THAT CONVERSATION. 
          AND SO FOR MYSELF AS I, AS I CO-SPONSOR NUMBER 39 40, 42 AND 44, I VERY MUCH APPRECIATE EVERYONE WHO'S TAKEN THE LEAD OR AS A SPONSOR OR, OR JOINED AS A CO-SPONSOR SO THAT WE COULD BEGIN THESE IMPORTANT CONVERSATIONS. 
          I REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING WHAT WE HEAR BACK. 
          UM, AND I ALSO APPRECIATE AND MUST NOTE THE REALITY THAT BY BEING A LEAD SPONSOR, BY BEING A CO CO-SPONSOR, WE ARE ABLE, THAT GUARANTEES ME AND ALL OF THE OTHERS FRONT SEAT TO THE DISCUSSIONS THAT HAPPEN, UH, TOMORROW AND THE WEEKS TO COME AND THE MONTHS TO COME THROUGHOUT THE DEVELOPMENT. 
          AND SO I REALLY APPRECIATE BEING INVITED TO CO-SPONSOR ON THE ITEMS THAT I'M CO-SPONSORING. 
          I APPRECIATE THOSE WHO CAME ALONG WITH ME. 
          UH, ON THE ITEMS THAT I'M SPONSORING, AND I JUST WANTED TO NOTE A FEW OF THOSE ITEMS. OKAY. 
          AND THEN I WILL CONCLUDE WITH JUST, JUST ITEM NUMBER 42. 
          UM, AND I AM ELIMINATING A NUMBER OF COMMENTS JUST IN THE INTEREST OF TIME. 
          BUT WITH RESPECT TO NUMBER 42, WHICH IS THE HOME-BASED SMALL BUSINESS ITEM, I WANNA THANK COUNCIL MEMBER HARPER MADISON AND HER STAFF FOR THE WORK THEY'VE DONE TO BRING THIS ITEM ALONG TO THE CO-SPONSORS WHO'VE JOINED ME. 
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AND IN THE SPONSORSHIP OF THIS ITEM, I REALLY APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE PART OF THIS CONVERSATION FROM THE BEGINNING. 
          BE SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE MY DISTRICT, DISTRICT SIX IS FULL OF RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS THAT DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO ANY SIZE OF BUSINESS BY WA THROUGH SAFE WALKING AND BIKING IN MANY INSTANCES, IN MANY INSTANCES. 
          OF COURSE, THERE'S SOME EXCEPTIONS TO THAT. 
          UM, BUT I REALLY, REALLY SEE THE VALUE OF BEING MORE CONNECTED WITH THE NEIGHBORS INSIDE OUR NEIGHBORHOODS AND HAVING PLACES I CAN WALK, WHERE I CAN ENGAGE IN, IN WAYS THAT RELATE TO COMMERCE AND SUPPORT MY NEIGHBORS AND MY NEIGHBORHOOD, AND THE STABILITY OF MY NEIGHBORHOOD, UM, WITHOUT HAVING TO GET IN MY CAR. 
          SO I APPRECIATE THAT, BUT I ALSO COME TO THIS AS, AS Y'ALL KNOW, A, A FORMER REAL ESTATE APPRAISER WHO'S SPENT A DECADE ANALYZING THE AUSTIN HOUSING MARKET, THE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT SUPPORTS IT. 
          I'VE WORKED ACROSS A VERY WIDE RANGE OF PROPERTY TYPES OVER THAT DECADE OF WORK, AND I KNOW THAT IN ORDER TO ARRIVE AT STRONG POLICY, THAT ACTUALLY DOES MEET THE CHANGING NEEDS OF OUR CITY. 
          AND THEY'VE CHANGED A LOT SINCE THE 1980S. 
          THE DEVIL'S IN THE DETAILS. 
          I WANT TO BE IN THE DETAILS ON THIS IN ORDER TO HELP CRAFT EFFECTIVE POLICY. 
          AND I AM HAVE BEEN SO PLEASED TO BE ABLE TO COLLABORATE WITH COUNCIL MEMBER HARPER MADISON'S OFFICE ON THIS, AND SHE'S THAT AN AMAZING TEAM WORKING ON THIS ITEM. 
          AND SO I WANTED TO NOTE THAT. 
          AND THEN I, FOR, AS I COME TO A CLOSE, I, I WANNA BRING UP ONE OF THE PUBLIC COMMENTS THAT WAS MADE TODAY. 
          WE SAW A PICTURE OF A LEMONADE STAND AND, AND WE'VE HEARD, WE HEARD SOME DISCUSSION ABOUT WHETHER WE'RE REALLY TALKING ABOUT KIDS WITH LEMONADE STAMPS OR ARE WE TALKING ABOUT ALL KINDS OF OTHER THINGS. 
          NOW IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD, I'VE SEEN KIDS PUT OUT LEMONADE STANDS. 
          I'M SO GLAD THE CITY HAS A POLICY THAT ALLOWS THEM TO PUT A LEMONADE STAND IN THEIR FRONT YARD OR JUST SET IT UP ON THE CORNER, DOWN THE BLOCK WHERE THERE THERE'S A LITTLE BIT MORE TRAFFIC THAN ON THEIR DEAD END STREET. 
          UM, WHAT MAKES ME REGRETFUL FOR THE CITY'S POLICIES IS THAT IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD I LIVE IN, 54% ASIAN, UM, MANY VERY STRONG PERCENTAGE OF IMMIGRANTS. 
          IT'S NOT, IT ARE SO MANY FAMILIES THAT DON'T MAKE LEMONADE AT HOME. 
          WHAT THEY MAKE IS CHAI OR THEY MAKE FRESH JUICE OR AUA FRESCA OR SMOOTHIES OR ALL DIFFERENT KINDS OF THINGS. 
          I WANT KIDS TO BE ABLE TO SELL THE THEME THAT THEIR HOUSEHOLD MAKES. 
          I WANT TO BE ABLE TO ENJOY THAT MYSELF. 
          IT IS PART OF THE FABRIC OF MY NEIGHBORHOOD. 
          I'VE HAD THE MOST AMAZING HOME, HI AT SO MANY PEOPLE'S HOMES AND SCHOOL EVENTS, NOT IN CITY FACILITIES BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE MANY OF THEM. 
          AND NEVER HAVE ANY OF THESE FAMILIES BEEN ABLE TO ACTUALLY SELL THE STRENGTH THAT THEY MAKE AT HOME ALL THE TIME BECAUSE IT'S NOT LEMONADE. 
          AND SO I DO THINK THAT THIS HAS TO DO WITH KIDS, YOU KNOW, BUT IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT DRINKS. 
          IT'S ALSO ABOUT COULD WE MAYBE SELL SOME SAMOSAS, SOME GOOD OLD DESI STREET FOOD THAT WOULD BE DELICIOUS. 
          COULD WE SELL MY FAVORITE DESSERT FROM DIM SUM, WHICH I'VE ALSO HAD IN PEOPLE'S HOMES? UM, PINEAPPLE CUSTARD BUNS. 
          WHAT ABOUT BAKED GOODS, BROWNIES? MY, MY GRANDMOTHER'S BROWNIE RECIPE, MY HUSBAND'S FAVORITE CHOCOLATE CHIP RECIPE. 
          I JUST, I BELIEVE THAT WE CAN DO BETTER THAN A POLICY THAT ALLOWS LEMONADE STANDS AND ONLY LEMONADE STANDS TO OPERATE WITHOUT A PERMIT. 
          THE LEAP THAT HAS TO BE MADE TO BE ABLE TO SELL CHAI AT A CHAI STAND IS WAY TOO BIG VERSUS WHAT IT IS FOR SELLING LEMONADE. 
          BUT I ALSO DON'T, I AGREE ACTUALLY THAT THIS DOES NOT HAVE JUST TO DO WITH CHILDREN, BUT I DO THINK IT HAS TO DO WITH FAMILIES. 
          I THINK IT HAS TO DO WITH INDIVIDUALS AND ALL THE PEOPLE WHO ARE TRYING TO STAY INSIDE THE CITY THAT THEY LOVE. 
          IN THE FACE OF VERY SUBSTANTIAL FINANCIAL CHALLENGES FOR MANY OF OUR HOUSEHOLDS IN EVERY SINGLE DISTRICT IN THIS CITY, I GREW UP AS A LATCHKEY KID. 
          MY MOM WORKED FULL-TIME SOLO PARENTED, WENT TO NIGHT SCHOOL. 
          I DIDN'T HAVE ANYONE AT HOME WITH ME IN THE APARTMENT COMPLEX THAT I RAN AROUND IN. 
          I DID GO BUY THINGS HERE AND THERE THAT WERE FOR SALE AT DIFFERENT LITTLE APARTMENT COMPLEXES. 
          UM, BUT ONE THING THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN FOR ME, AND THIS IS JUST MY PERSONAL LIFE EXAMPLE, IS I NEVER LEARNED HOW TO HEM PANTS. 
          THE ONLY STITCH I KNOW HOW TO SEW. 
          I LEARNED IN FIFTH GRADE WHEN WE DID, UH, A SCHOOL PROJECT AND I LEARNED IT FROM THE TEACHER. 
          I DON'T KNOW HOW TO HEMP PANTS. 
          I AM CERTAIN THERE ARE A LOT OF ADULTS IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD WHO KNOW HOW SENIORS WHO ARE MAYBE STRUGGLING 
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ON A FIXED INCOME, PARENTS WHO WOULD NEED EXTRA INCOME TO NOT HAVE TO DRIVE ALL THE WAY DOWNTOWN AND BACK AND BE AWAY FROM THEIR FAMILIES, BUT JUST CAN'T AFFORD TO WITHOUT A LITTLE BIT OF ADDITIONAL INCOME. 
          I WANT THE OPPORTUNITY FOR MY NEIGHBORS TO BE ABLE TO PUT A SIGN UP THAT TELLS ME THAT THEY DIDN'T DO ALTERATIONS WITHOUT FORCING THEM TO GO ONTO EXPENSIVE HIGHWAY REAL ESTATE TO TRY TO RENT A STOREFRONT WHERE THEY CAN PUT UP A SIGN. 
          DO I WANT THERE TO BE SIGNIFICANT TRAFFIC IMPACTS, PARKING IMPACTS, ALL OF THESE DIFFERENT TYPES OF CONCERNS? NO, I DON'T. 
          AND THEY'RE REAL CONCERNS. 
          THEY'RE MEANINGFUL, THEY'RE SUBSTANTIVE. 
          THEY NEED TO BE WORKED OUT. 
          AND THAT'S WHY I'M SO APPRECIATIVE OF THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE PART OF THE SUB QUORUM THAT WILL BE WORKING DIRECTLY AND IN COLLABORATION WITH OUR CITY MANAGER STAFF AS, AS WE CRAFT WHAT WE BELIEVE TO BE THE BEST POSSIBLE POLICY. 
          AND THEN WE DECIDE WHETHER THAT WORKS SPECIFICALLY. 
          I'D ALSO LIKE TO THANK ALL OF THE COMMENTERS TODAY AND EVERYONE WHO'S REACHED OUT TO MY OFFICE ON THIS TOPIC. 
          UM, SMALL BUSINESS FAMILIES, WALKING AND BIKING, THESE ARE ALL PASSIONS OF MINE AND SO IS A CONNECTED COMMUNITY THAT HAS THE STABILITY THAT WE NEED TO SET DOWN REAL ROOTS THAT LAST. 
          SO THANK YOU AGAIN, COUNCIL MEMBER HARPER MADISON FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD, AND I'M PLEASED TO BE A CO-SPONSOR AND WORKING ON IT TOGETHER WITH YOU AND THE OTHERS. 
          THANK YOU SO MUCH. 
          I DID CUT A FEW THINGS, MAYOR, BUT I KNOW IT WAS STILL LONG. 
          THANK YOU. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER HARPER MADISON, MR. MAYOR, I'M GONNA SAY SO MUCH LESS THAN I WOULD HAVE OTHERWISE. 
          SHE SAID IT ALL GOOD. 
          SO ALL I WAS SAYING WAS I LITERALLY, I DON'T SELL IT. 
          I JUST GIVE AWAY LETTUCE IN MY FRONT YARD. 
          THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO WALK PAST MY HOUSE AND SAY, DO YOU KNOW YOUR YARD? THAT'S WHAT I CALL IT BRINGS ME JOY THAT LEMONADES. 
          DAN, LET'S TALK ABOUT IT. 
          MCKAYLA OMER, SHE'S A LITERAL MILLIONAIRE. 
          LIL BLACKER, WHO HAS MY SAME BIRTHDAY, BY THE WAY, COUNCIL MEMBERS QUEZ AND FUNES, SHE'S THE 28TH, JUST LIKE US, THEM HAVING A WALK THROUGH LEMONADE STAND POLICY. 
          ALL WE WERE ULTIMATELY SAYING IS AT SOME POINT, SOMEBODY SOMEWHERE SAID THIS, DON'T LOOK PRETTY FOR YOU TO SELL STUFF IN FRONT OF YOUR HOUSE. 
          ALL WE SAID WAS, WHY NOT BRING BACK ALL THIS RTS? KNOW Y'ALL PLAYING RECORDS, YOU'RE VINYL FRENCH PRESS DRIVING CARS WITH NO AC ON PURPOSE. 
          ALL WE COUNCIL MEMBER HARPER MADISON, YOU'RE REALLY BADLY BREAKING UP. 
          UM, IN FACT, I HOPE YOU DON'T OBJECT, BUT I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND TAKE US TO OUR VOTE. 
          UH, THAT CONCLUDES ALL OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT, UH, UH, ALL THE COUNCIL MEMBERS, UM, SO THAT HAVE SPOKEN ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. 
          SO, UH, MEMBERS, UH, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, UH, CONCLUDING DISCUSSION ON ABSTENTIONS. 
          I I'M CALLING FOR ABSTENTIONS ON THE VOTE ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. 
          UH, COUNCIL MEMBER AMERIPRO TEM VELA IS ABSTAINING ON ITEMS 41 AND 45. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER LANE IS ABSTAINING ON ITEM 45. 
          IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO BE SHOWN ABSTAINING FROM A VOTE ON THE CONSENT AGENDA? ALL RIGHT, IS THERE ANYONE WISHING TO RECUSE THEMSELVES FROM A VOTE ON ANY ITEM ON THE CONSENT AGENDA ON NO VOTES? UM, I'M GOING TO NOW CALL FOR ANYONE VOTING NO ON ANY ITEM ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. 
          I WOULD ASK THAT I BE SHOWN VOTING NO ON ITEM NUMBER 45. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER UCHIN IS BEING SHOWN, VOTING NO ON 39 40 AND 44. 
          ANY OTHER NO VOTES. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER VELASQUEZ IS BEING SHOWN VOTING NO ON ITEM 45. 
          ARE THERE ANY OTHER NO VOTES WITH REGARD TO THE CONSENT AGENDA? ALL RIGHT, UH, THAT BEING THE CASE COUNCIL MEMBER LANE, I'M LOOKING AT YOU TO MAKE SURE I GOT EVERYTHING. 
          'CAUSE I, I MUST ADMIT I STEPPED OFF THE D SHIFT. 
          OKAY, VERY GOOD. 
          UM, AND COUNCIL MEMBER HARPER MADISON, IF YOU CAN REJOIN US, WE'RE HAPPY TO HAVE YOU DO THAT. 
          OKAY, WITHOUT OBJECTION. 
          THE CONSENT AGENDA IS ADOPTED WITH COUNCIL MEMBER ON ITEM NUMBER 39. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER UCHIN BEING SHOWN VOTING NO ON ITEM NUMBER 40, COUNCIL MEMBER UCHIN BEING SHOWN, VOTING NO ON ITEM NUMBER 41, COUNT OF 
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AMERIPRO TEM VELA ABSTAINING ON ITEM NUMBER 45. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER UCHIN BEING SHOWN VOTING NO ON, I I SAY I HOPE I SAID 44. 
          YEAH, I MEANT 44 FOR, LET ME FOR CLARITY PURPOSES, FOR ITEM 44, COUNCIL MEMBER UCHIN IS VOTING NO ON ITEM NUMBER 45. 
          UH, THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBER VELASQUEZ ARE VOTING NO. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER VELA, I MEAN MAYOR PRO, TIM VELA AND COUNCIL MEMBER LANE ARE ABSTAINING. 
          THAT'S THE RECORD OF THE VOTE WITHOUT OBJECTION. 
          THE CONSENT AGENDA IS ADOPTED. 
          MEMBERS THAT WILL 
          [31. Approve adoption of the Austin Homeless Strategies and Operations 2025-2027 Strategic Plan which provides a framework to address homelessness in Austin through effective policies, investments, and partnerships. Funding: Approving the 2025-2027 Strategic Plan does not have an immediate fiscal impact. The future financial impact will be determined as specific strategies and projects are identified and presented to City Council for approval and implementation.]
TAKE US AND, AND, UH, TO THOSE THAT ARE HERE FOR DIFFERENT ITEMS, THE, THE, THE ORDER WE'RE GOING TO GO IN RIGHT NOW IS WE'RE GOING GO TO ITEM NUMBER 31, WHICH IS AN ITEM THAT WAS PULLED BY COUNCIL MEMBER ALTER. 
          AND WE WILL TAKE THAT ITEM UP FIRST AND THEN MY, UH, UN UNLESS THERE'S OBJECTION, UH, WHAT WE WILL THEN DO IS WE WILL GO TO, UH, A FEW OF THE NON-CONSENT ITEMS AND, AND THE PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS SO THAT WE CAN MOVE THROUGH THOSE AND ALLOW CITY STAFF THAT IS HERE WAITING ON THOSE ITEMS TO BE ABLE TO GO, UH, BACK TO DOING OTHER THINGS BESIDES SITTING IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS. 
          SO ON ON, WE ARE NOW ON ITEM NUMBER 31, UH, MEMBERS, UH, WE HAVE SEVERAL SPEAK PEOPLE THAT HAVE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON ITEM 31. 
          THE WAY I WOULD PROCEED WITHOUT OBJECTION IS HEAR FROM THOSE SPEAKERS. 
          THEN I WILL SEEK A MOTION AND A SECOND ON ITEM 31. 
          AND THEN I WILL RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER ALTER AS THE PERSON THAT PULLED THE ITEM HE BROUGHT UP ON TUESDAY THAT HE HAD SOME PROPOSED AMENDMENTS. 
          YOU HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU PROPOSED AMENDMENTS FROM THE COUNCIL MEMBER. 
          AND WE WILL TAKE THOSE UP, UH, IF THERE'S A MOTION ON THE MAIN MOTION. 
          UH, MADAM CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE GO TO ITEM NUMBER 31? THANK YOU, MAYOR, FOR 31. 
          I HAVE CHESTER POSEY, JEFF DICKERSON, PIERRE BARINE, CLAUDIA THOMPSON, JULIE S I'M GONNA CALL SOME MORE SPEAKERS. 
          MCC KOOK. 
          JEN ROBO. 
          YES. 
          JEN, ARE YOU HERE? YEAH, I SEE JEN. 
          JEFFREY BOWEN. 
          ARE YOU STILL HERE? OKAY, MRS. ROBO WILL HAVE FOUR MINUTES. 
          AND SCOTT JOHNSON, PLEASE GO AHEAD AND JUST STATE YOUR NAME. 
          GOOD AFTERNOON. 
          MY NAME IS CLAUDIA THOMPSON. 
          I'M THE SENIOR DIRECTOR OF HOUSING AT THE SAFE ALLIANCE. 
          UM, WE KNOW THAT VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE, UH, ARE IMPACTED SEVERELY WITH HOMELESSNESS. 
          STABILITY REQUIRES MORE THAN JUST A ROOF. 
          IT REQUIRES A SPECIALIZED TRAUMA-INFORMED ADVOCACY. 
          SAFE SERVES ABOUT 900 VICTIMS A YEAR IN THE VARIOUS HOUSING PROGRAMS WHO ARE FORCED TO CHOOSE BETWEEN A DANGEROUS HOME AND THE UNCERTAINTY OF THE STREETS. 
          BECAUSE THE PATH TO RECOVERY IS NEVER LINEAR. 
          WE OFFER A ROBUST COLLECTION OF HOUSING SERVICES, TRANSITIONAL AND RAPID REHOUSING PROGRAMS WITH STRONG PARTNERSHIPS WITH CARITAS OF AUSTIN AND LIFEWORKS FOR IMMEDIATE LOW BARRIER, SHORT TERM STABILITY, PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING, 90 NEW UNITS UNDER CONSTRUCTION AT THE LANCASTER AND THE SASHA FOR OUR MOST VULNERABLE VICTIMS AND AFFORDABLE PERMANENT HOUSING, LONG-TERM STABILITY AT GROVE PLACE APARTMENTS. 
          BUT WE PROVIDE MORE THAN JUST FOUR WALLS. 
          OUR TEAM IS UNIQUELY TRAINED IN CONFIDENTIAL COORDINATE ENTRY. 
          IN A WORLD OF DIGITAL TRACKING, WE GIVE SURVIVORS THE POWER TO REMAIN ANONYMOUS, KEEPING THEIR IDENTITY INFORMATION OUT OF THE WRONG HANDS. 
          WE'RE CURRENTLY AT THE TABLE HELPING TO REDESIGN THE CITY'S CORE ENTRY SYSTEM BECAUSE EVERY SURVIVOR DESERVES A PATH HOME. 
          OUR STAFF ARE MORE THAN CASE MANAGERS. 
          WE ARE A CRISIS RESPONSE SPECIALIST, NAVIGATING SAFETY, PLANNING, VICTIM HOUSING RIGHTS, AND THE COMPLEXITY OF PUBLIC BENEFITS. 
          WE DON'T JUST HOUSE PEOPLE, WE STABILIZE LIVES. 
          BOTTOM LINE, THE COMPLEXITY OF ABUSE REQUIRES A SOPHISTICATED, MULTI-TIERED RESPONSE. 
          CONTINUED FUNDING FOR THESE PROGRAMS IS NOT JUST AN INVESTMENT IN REAL ESTATE. 
          IT IS A CRITICAL INVESTMENT IN A LIFESAVING SAFETY NET THAT BREAKS THE CYCLE OF VIOLENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY. 
          THANK YOU. 
          GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNSEL. 
          I'M JEN ROBES, LONGTIME AUSTIN RESIDENT, AND I'M SPEAKING ON ITEM 31, THE HOMELESS STRATEGIC PLAN. 
          I TRULY APPRECIATE THE HARD WORK THAT DIRECTOR GRAY IN THE HOMELESS STRATEGIC OFFICE HAS PUT INTO THIS PLAN. 
          HOWEVER, THE DOCUMENT MAKES IT VERY CLEAR THAT TAXPAYERS WERE LEFT OUT OF THE STAKEHOLDER DISCUSSIONS. 
          THAT SINGLE OMISSION HAS CREATED SERIOUS GAPS OVER THE LAST WEEKS. 
          I'VE SPOKEN WITH MANY FELLOW TAXPAYERS. 
          I'VE ORGANIZED THEIR PERSPECTIVES AND SHARE THEM DIRECTLY WITH THE HOMELESS STRATEGIES 
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DIRECTOR AND MY COUNCIL MEMBER. 
          AND I'M DISAPPOINTED TO SEE THAT NONE OF THIS TAXPAYER FEEDBACK WAS INCORPORATED BEFORE THIS VERSION WAS BROUGHT FORWARD. 
          TAXPAYERS ARE EMPATHETIC TOWARDS OUR UNHOUSED NEIGHBORS WHO FACE REAL HARDSHIP. 
          AT THE SAME TIME. 
          WE BELIEVE THE CURRENT FUNDING HEAVY APPROACH IS DRIVING UP COSTS ERODING PUBLIC TRUST IN HARMING AUSTIN'S CULTURE AND ENVIRONMENT. 
          WE DON'T WANT MORE HOMELESS INFRASTRUCTURE. 
          WE WANT LESS HOMELESSNESS. 
          WHILE STATE AND FEDERAL RULES CREATE EXPENSIVE BARRIERS WE CANNOT FIX OVERNIGHT. 
          AUSTIN HAS IMMEDIATE CONTROL OVER SAFETY, PUBLIC SPACES, COSTS, AND ACCOUNTABILITY. 
          THE PLAN STILL FAILS TO ADDRESS THE ISSUES TAXPAYERS KEEP RAISING. 
          THIS PLAN FAILS TO AIM AT ENDING HOMELESSNESS. 
          TAXPAYERS WANT SOLUTIONS TIED TO SELF-SUFFICIENCY IN WORKING PEOPLE OUT OF THE SYSTEM, NOT ENDLESS SUPPORT. 
          HOW DO WE ENSURE THAT SERVICES ARE NOT INDEFINITE? THIS PLAN FOLLOW FAILS TO FOLLOW BETTER MODEL, BETTER MODELS. 
          IT FAILS TO FOLLOW BETTER MODELS BECAUSE AUSTIN ALREADY HAS EFFECTIVE ORGANIZATIONS THAT EMPHASIZE WORK AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY WITHOUT HEAVY CITY FUNDING. 
          INSTEAD OF SIMPLY GIVING MORE GRANTS TO PROVIDERS, WE SHOULD TRAIN NONPROFITS AND BUSINESS SKILLS SO THEY CAN BECOME SELF-SUSTAINING RATHER THAN DEPENDENT ON PERPETUAL TAXPAYER MONEY. 
          THIS PLAN FAILS TO ADDRESS ENCAMPMENTS AND PROTECT OUR ENVIRONMENT. 
          UNCHECKED CAMPS AND GREEN BELTS AND TRAILS CAUSE REAL ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE AND THEY PUT JOGGERS, HIKERS, CLIMBERS AND SWIMMERS AT RISK CLEANUPS ARE EXPENSIVE, YET THE CAMPS REFORM QUICKLY. 
          THE PLAN OFFERS NO SOLUTION FOR PEOPLE WHO REFUSE SHELTER PROPOSITION B ALLOWS DESIGNATED CAMPING ZONES, AND WE SHOULD USE IT WITH STRICT NO CAMPING RULES ENFORCED ELSEWHERE. 
          THIS PLAN FAILS TO DELIVER DATA TRANSPARENCY. 
          WHILE IT PROMISES BETTER DATA, IT STILL LACKS A TIMELY PUBLIC DASHBOARD. 
          AND WE'RE MISSING METRICS THAT TAXPAYERS ACTUALLY CARE ABOUT, SUCH AS POINT OF ORIGIN, LENGTH OF SERVICE USE REASONS FOR HOMELESSNESS, DRUG USAGE, AND TRUE COST PER EXIT TO SELF-SUFFICIENCY. 
          THIS PLAN FAILS TO VET RESIDENCY AND DETER HOMELESS MIGRATION. 
          MANY TAXPAYERS BELIEVE OUR SERVICES ARE ATTRACTING PEOPLE FROM OUTSIDE AUSTIN. 
          WE LACK BASIC DATA ON WHERE PEOPLE COME FROM AND WHY THEY'RE HERE. 
          WE MUST PRIORITIZE LONGTIME AUSTIN RESIDENTS AND COLLECT CLEAR ORIGIN AND BACKGROUND INFORMATION. 
          TAXPAYERS DO NOT WANT AUSTIN TO BECOME A DESTINATION CITY FOR PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS AROUND THE COUNTRY, THIS PLAN FAILS TO ADDRESS PUBLIC SAFETY IN PUBLIC SPACES. 
          TAXPAYERS ARE FAR TOO ACCUSTOMED TO SEEING NEWS REPORTS ABOUT HOMELESS PEOPLE ATTACKING INNOCENT BYSTANDERS IN OUR BUSES, LIBRARIES, AND OTHER PUBLIC SPACES. 
          AUSTIN PROMOTES WALKABILITY AND TRANSIT, YET MANY FAMILIES, RESIDENTS, AND VISITORS NO LONGER FEEL SAFE USING THEM. 
          AND THIS PLAN FAILS TO ENSURE LAW ENFORCEMENT TAXPAYERS SHOULD NOT SUBSIDIZE, ANTISOCIAL OR CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR. 
          WE NEED STRONG PARTNERSHIPS WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT AND THE JUSTICE SYSTEM TO KEEP EVERYONE SAFE, INCLUDING THOSE LIVING IN SHELTERS. 
          I HAVE TREMENDOUS FAITH IN HUMAN FAITH IN HUMANITY, AND I WANT AUSTIN TO ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS IN A WAY THAT IS EFFECTIVE, COMPASSIONATE, AND RESPECTFUL TO EVERY RESIDENT. 
          I URGE COUNSEL TO INCLUDE TAXPAYER VOICES AS CORE STAKEHOLDERS BEFORE FINAL APPROVAL AND TO FIX THESE GAPS, TO ADD SHRINKAGE, TARGETS AND SUNSETS TO ENFORCE EXISTING LAWS TO PRIORITIZE LONGTIME AUSTIN RESIDENTS. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. 
          HELLO. 
          UM, I'M MCC CALC AND I'M HERE TODAY AS A RESIDENT AND ALSO AS A VICTIM OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. 
          THOUSANDS OF AUSTIN'S WOMEN AND CHILDREN ARE FORCED INTO HOMELESSNESS AS A DIRECT RESULT OF THE VIOLENT CRIMES THAT HAVE BEEN PERPETRATED AGAINST THEM. 
          WE ARE VICTIMS, NOT SLACKERS AND BUMS, AND WE DESERVE BETTER. 
          MY CHILD'S FATHER TRIED TO SILENCE ME BY HOLDING A PILLOW OVER MY FACE. 
          AFTER YEARS OF VIOLENCE, ASSAULTS, AND INTENSE CONTROL, IT FINALLY ESCALATED TO ATTEMPTED MURDER. 
          LEAVING AN ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIP CARRIES HIGHLY TH IF I CAN'T HAVE YOU, NOBODY CAN. 
          I LEFT EMPTY HANDED. 
          THE LONG-TERM EFFECTS OF ABUSE ON MY CREDIT, EMPLOYMENT AND MY HEALTH WERE DIRECTLY RESPONSIBLE FOR FORCING ME INTO HOMELESSNESS. 
          FOR SIX MONTHS, I LIVED IN A TENT AND FEAR FOR MY LIFE. 
          I HAD TO BEG FOR MONEY TO GET TO THE SOUP KITCHEN, UTILIZE PUBLIC PARKS TO SAFELY SHOWER WITH MY DAUGHTER. 
          I HAD TO TEACH HER TO USE THE RESTROOM IN A TRASH BAG. 
          WHEN I COULDN'T GET DIAPERS, I WAS ACTIVELY RECEIVING DEATH THREATS. 
          I FANTASIZE ABOUT KILLING YOU AT NIGHT. 
          THE WOMEN AND CHILDREN THAT ARE FORCED TO THE STREETS BY VIOLENCE HAVE TO WAIT MONTHS 
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TO GET A BED IN A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTER. 
          THEN WE GET 30 DAYS TO STABILIZE. 
          HOUSING HAS ITS OWN WAIT LIST. 
          SO EVERY 30 DAYS VICTIMS HAVE TO UPROOT THEIR LIVES TO MOVE TO A DIFFERENT SHELTER ACROSS TOWN. 
          NEW JOB, NEW SCHOOL, NEW CHILDCARE EVERY MONTH. 
          THE SAFE ALLIANCE PROVIDED ME WITH CRITICAL SA LIFESAVING SUPPORT. 
          THEY ARE DIRECTLY RESPONSIBLE FOR PREVENTING HOMICIDE. 
          THEY OFFER SUPERVISED PARENTING EXCHANGES. 
          UM, THEY PROVIDE SHELTER, FOOD, BASIC NEEDS, SUPPORTIVE HOUSING, AND HOPE FOR FUTURE. 
          WHERE THE STREETS ARE NOT AN OPTION FOR A VICTIM OF ASSAULT, PLEASE ENSURE THERE'S FUNDING AND SUPPORT. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU MAYOR. 
          ALL SPEAKERS FOR 31 HAVE BEEN CALLED. 
          THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
          MEMBERS, AS YOU'VE JUST HEARD, ALL OF THE SPEAKERS ON ITEM NUMBER 31 HAVE BEEN CALLED. 
          SO WE WILL NOW GO TO ITEM NUMBER 31 AND I WILL, UM, ASK IF THERE'S A MOTION TO BE MADE TO APPROVE. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER ALTER MAKES THE MOTION TO ADOPT ITEM NUMBER 31. 
          IT IS SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER VELASQUEZ. 
          AS I INDICATED, WHAT WE WILL DO IS, UM, WE WILL NOW GO TO PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO ITEM NUMBER 31. 
          UNLESS SOMEBODY HAS ANY QUESTIONS, I SEE MR. GRAVE VOLUNTEERED TO COME DOWN HERE AND, UH, MAKE HIMSELF AVAILABLE. 
          IF ANYBODY HAS ANY QUESTIONS OR OTHERWISE, WE'LL JUST GO TO THE AMENDMENTS, UNLESS YOU JUST WANNA TALK, JUST MADE SURE I WAS HERE ON TIME. 
          GOOD, GOOD, GOOD. 
          I APPRECIATE THAT. 
          ALRIGHT, COUNCIL MEMBER ALTER, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED ON ON WHAT WE WILL LABEL, UH, ALTER ONE MEMBERS. 
          THE ONE THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT FOR ALTER NUMBER ONE IN THE UPPER RIGHT HAND CORNER SAYS, SEE RYAN ALTER ITEM NUMBER 31 MARCH 26TH, 2026. 
          COUNCIL MEETING. 
          AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE IT SAYS MOTION SHEET AND IT HAS FIVE ITEMS WHERE YOU HAVE RED LINES IN EACH ONE OF THOSE FIVE ITEMS. COUNCIL MEMBER, I'LL LET YOU SPEAK TO YOUR MOTION. 
          THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
          THIS IS WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT ON TUESDAY AND A POST ON THE MESSAGE BOARD. 
          ONCE AGAIN, I JUST WANNA THANK DIRECTOR GRAY FOR WORKING WITH US ON THIS. 
          UH, AND REALLY JUST SO THAT EVERYONE UNDERSTANDS THESE TWO GO HAND IN HAND, WE ARE, UM, ADDING SOME REPORTING TAKING AWAY. 
          THAT'S THE ONLY NUMERICAL TARGET IN, UM, THE PLAN. 
          BUT WITH THE IDEA THAT WE'RE GONNA COME BACK IN NOVEMBER, I MEAN IN THE FALL, UH, AND HAVE A HOLISTIC, UH, RECOMME SET OF RECOMMENDATIONS FROM DIRECTOR GRAY ON NUMERICAL TARGETS, WHETHER IT'S SHELTER, RAPID, PSH, THE GAMUT, UH, WANNA JUST LOOK AT THAT HOLISTICALLY ONCE WE HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE NOFO, OUR BUDGET, UH, FUNDING, UH, ITEMS THAT WE END UP FUNDING IN THE BUDGET AND AND WHATNOT. 
          SO, UH, JUST FELT THAT WAS A MORE APPROPRIATE TIME TO SET THE SPECIFIC TARGETS HOLISTICALLY. 
          SO, UH, AT FIRST WE WILL, UH, MOVE ADOPTION OF ALTER ONE. 
          UM, COUNCIL MEMBER ALTER MOVES ADOPTION OF THE MOTION TO ALTER NUMBER ONE. 
          MOTION TO AMEND ITEM NUMBER 31. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER CODRE, YOU'RE SECONDING IT. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER CODRE SECONDS. 
          THE MOTION TO AMEND MEMBERS. 
          THE DISCUSSION IS ON THE MOTION TO AMEND. 
          IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION WITH REGARD TO THE MOTION TO AMEND HEARING NONE WITHOUT A YES? COUNCIL MEMBER UCHIN, I JUST WANTED TO THANK COUNCIL MEMBER ALTER FOR, UM, REALLY THINKING THROUGH THE KPIS AND HOW WE'RE GONNA MEASURE DATA. 
          I THINK IT FOR ME, LOOKING AT OTHER STRATEGIC PLANS THE CITY HAS, UM, HAS WORKED ON IN OTHER DEPARTMENTS, LOOKING AT SOME OTHER CITIES, HOW THEY'VE APPROACHED THEIR HOMELESSNESS STRATEGIC PLANS. 
          I THINK IT DOES INVITE A CONVERSATION TO HAVE, NOT NOW, BUT DOWN THE LINE WITH, UM, THE CITY MANAGER AND HIS TEAM ABOUT JUST GENERAL EXPECTATIONS AND GUIDELINES FOR STRATEGIC PLANS, INCLUDING, UM, YOU KNOW, HOW WE'RE GONNA APPROACH TIMELINES AND MANDATES FOR SUBSEQUENT ACTION, UH, YOU KNOW, FUTURE IMPLEMENTATION PLANS. 
          SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT CONVERSATION NOW THAT WE'VE GONE AFTER WE GO THROUGH THIS PROCESS. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER. 
          ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE WITHOUT OBJECTION, ALTER AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE TO ITEM NUMBER 31 IS ADOPTED WITH COUNCIL MEMBER HARPER MADISON OFF THE DAAS, UH, MEMBERS THAT WILL TAKE US TO ALTER AMENDMENT PROPOSED AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO TO ITEM NUMBER 31. 
          I RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER ALTER, AND THIS IS JUST THAT DIRECTION TO COME BACK TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH COMMITTEE IN THE FALL. 
          SO WITH THAT, I MOVE ADOPTION OF ALTER TWO. 
          MOTION IS MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER ALTER TO, UH, PROVIDE THIS DIRECTION AS ALTER AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO. 
          IT IS SECOND BY THE MAYOR PRO TEM. 
          DISCUSSION, HEARING NONE WITHOUT OBJECTION, ALTER AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO TO ITEM NUMBER 31 IS ADOPTED WITH COUNCIL MEMBER HARPER MADISON OFF THE DAAS MEMBERS. 
          THAT WILL TAKE US BACK TO THE MAIN MOTION, WHICH IS THE ADOPTION OF ITEM NUMBER 31 AS AMENDED BY THE TWO AMENDMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN ADOPTED. 
          IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON ITEM NUMBER 31 AS AMENDED? HEARING NONE WITHOUT OBJECTION. 
          ITEM NUMBER 31 AS AMENDED IS ADOPTED WITH COUNCIL MEMBER HARPER MADISON OFF 
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THE DAIS MEMBERS. 
          BEFORE WE GO TO THE NEXT ITEMS, UH, I WANT TO NOTE FOR THE RECORD THAT WHEN THE CONSENT AGENDA WAS ADOPTED, COUNCIL MEMBER HARPER MADISON WAS OFF THE DAIS, AND I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THE RECORD REFLECTS THAT SHE WAS OFF THE DAAS AT THE TIME. 
          UH, I DON'T KNOW WHETHER I CALL THAT OUT OR NOT. 
          NOW LET'S GO TO 
          [48. Approve bylaw amendments for the Commission on Aging to correct outdated references to City departments, clarify staff support roles, and create the new Age-Friendly Advisory Committee. Funding: This item has no fiscal impact.]
ITEM NUMBER 48 MEMBERS. 
          ITEM NUMBER 48 IS AN ITEM FROM COUNCIL THAT COMES FROM THE AUDIT AND FINANCE COMMITTEE. 
          CONGRATULATIONS. 
          UM, ITEM NUMBER 48 IS APPROVING BYLAWS FOR THE COMMISSION ON AGING TO CORRECT OUTDATED REFERENCE TO CITY DEPARTMENTS, CLARIFY STAFF SUPPORT ROLES, AND CREATE THE NEW AGE FRIENDLY ADVISORY COMMITTEE. 
          UH, THIS IS A RECOMMENDATION FROM THE AUDIT AND FINANCE COMMITTEE. 
          AS CHAIR OF THE AUDIT AND FINANCE COMMITTEE, I MOVE APPROVAL OF ITEM NUMBER 48. 
          IT IS SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER SIEGEL, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION WITHOUT HEARING NONE WITHOUT OBJECTION ITEM NUMBER FOUR THERE AND I, I KNOW THERE'S NOBODY SIGNED UP, RIGHT? YEAH, SEE, I KNEW IT. 
          UM, UH, I ACTUALLY DID. 
          UM, SO SOMETIMES I JUST ACT LIKE I KNOW STUFF. 
          UM, ITEM NUMBER 48 WITHOUT, UH, OBJECTION. 
          ITEM NUMBER 48 IS ADOPTED WITH COUNCIL MEMBER HARPER MADISON, UH, OFF THE DIOCESE. 
          THAT'LL TAKE US TO ITEM NUMBER 
          [49. Approve a resolution reappointing Judge Selena Alvarenga (joint appointment with Travis County) and Jessica Palvino to the Sobering Center Board of Directors.]
49 49, WHICH COMES TO US FROM THE PUBLIC HEALTH COMMITTEE. 
          I'LL RECOGNIZE THE CHAIR OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH COMMITTEE FOR A MOTION. 
          AND THAT IS COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, FUENTES. 
          YES. 
          SO MOVED. 
          MOTION IS TO APPROVE ITEM NUMBER 49, MADE BY THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER VELASQUEZ. 
          IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE WITHOUT OBJECTION. 
          ITEM NUMBER 49 IS ADOPTED WITH COUNCIL MEMBER HARPER MADISON OFF THE DAAS AND COUNCIL MEMBER LANE OFF THE DAAS. 
          THAT WILL TAKE US TO ITEM NUMBER 74, WHICH ALSO COMES TO US FROM THE AUDIT AND FINANCE COMMITTEE. 
          AND THAT IS AN ORDINANCE DISSOLVING THE SOUTH PEOPLE. 
          MAYOR? YES. 
          I APOLOGIZE. 
          I I WAS ON THE DAAS. 
          WELL, IF YOU'RE NOT ON CAMERA, YOU'RE NOT ON THE DAAS. 
          UH, SO COUNCILOR LANE. 
          OKAY, I APOLOGIZE. 
          THAT'S ALL RIGHT. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER LANE, UM, WOULD LIKE TO BE SHOWN VOTING IN FAVOR OF ITEM NUMBER 49. 
          IT WILL NOT CHANGE THE OUTCOME OF THE VOTE. 
          UH, COUNCIL MEMBER FUENTES MOVES THAT SHE BE SHOWN VOTING IN FAVOR OF ITEM NUMBER 49. 
          IT IS SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER VELASQUEZ. 
          ANY DISCUSSION WITHOUT OBJECTION, COUNCIL MEMBER LANE WILL BE SHOWN VOTING IN FAVOR OF ITEM NUMBER 49 WITH COUNCIL MEMBER HARPER MADISON OFF THE DAAS. 
          ITEM NUMBER 74 
          [74. Approve an ordinance dissolving the South Central Waterfront Advisory Board and repealing City Code Section 2-1-172 (South Central Waterfront Advisory Board). Fiscal Note: This item has no fiscal impact.]
IS TO APPROVE AN ORDINANCE DISSOLVING THE SOUTH CENTRAL WATERFRONT ADVISORY BOARD AND REPEALING CITY CODE SECTION NUMBER 2 1 1 7 2. 
          UH, THIS IS A RECOMMENDATION FROM THE AUDIT AND FINANCE COMMITTEE. 
          AS CHAIR OF THE AUDIT AND FINANCE COMMITTEE, I WILL MOVE APPROVAL OF ITEM NUMBER 74. 
          IT'S SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER UCHIN. 
          IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE WITHOUT OBJECTION. 
          I MAYOR. 
          YES, I DO HAVE A SPEAKER ON THIS ITEM. 
          OH, I'M SORRY. 
          PLEASE CALL THAT SPEAKER WILLIAM BUNCH. 
          WELL, I DON'T THINK YOU REALLY DO. 
          , UH, MR. BUNCH, MR. BUNCH. 
          WILLIAM BUNCH. 
          ALL RIGHT. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THAT'S ALL. 
          BUT THANKS FOR CALLING ME OUT. 
          UM, UM, THERE BEING NO, NO OTHER SPEAKERS ON THIS ITEM. 
          UH, THE MOTION BEEN MADE AND SECONDED WITH THERE BEING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION WITHOUT OBJECTION. 
          ITEM NUMBER 74 IS ADOPTED MEMBERS, UH, 
          [52. Conduct a public hearing in accordance with Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Chapter 26 and consider a resolution authorizing a change in use of dedicated parkland, known as Auditorium Shores at Town Lake Metropolitan Park, to permanently use approximately 2,369 square feet of parkland and temporarily use approximately 19,261 square feet of parkland in order to construct, operate, maintain, and repair an Austin Water reclaimed water line. Funding: This item includes a mitigation payment in the amount of $504,498 from Austin Water to Austin Parks and Recreation and, as a result, there is no impact to the General Fund.]
WITHOUT OBJECTION, I'M GONNA RUN THROUGH SOME OF THESE PUBLIC HEARINGS SO THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO LET STAFF THAT IT MAY BE SITTING HERE WAITING TO GO BACK TO WORK ON OTHER ITEMS TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT. 
          SO THE FIRST ITEM WE'LL TAKE UP IS ITEM NUMBER 52. 
          ITEM NUMBER 52 IS A PUBLIC HEARING. 
          SO WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM NUMBER 52. 
          THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN. 
          UH, AND I'LL TURN TO THE CITY CLERK BILL BUNCH, MR. BUNCH. 
          BILL BUNCH, WILLIAM BUNCH. 
          HE'S NOT HERE. 
          THAT'S ALL. 
          THOSE ARE ALL THE SPEAKERS ON ITEM NUMBER 52. 
          SO WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM NUMBER 52. 
          THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED. 
          AND THAT IS, UH, WE HAVE A RESOLUTION ON THIS. 
          I WILL CALL FOR A MOTION WITH REGARD TO THE RESOLUTION. 
          MOTION IS MADE TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER UCHIN. 
          IT'S SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER SIEGEL. 
          IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE WITHOUT OBJECTION. 
          ITEM NUMBER 52 IS ADOPTED WITH COUNCIL MEMBER HARPER MADISON OFF THE DAAS. 
          ITEM NUMBER 53 
          [53. Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance amending City Code Title 25 (Land Development Code) to modify existing requirements and establish new requirements related to the posting of signs that provide notice of zoning and rezoning applications. Funding: Austin Planning charges a fee for zoning signs. The fee will be reevaluated if the City code amendment is approved.]
IS ALSO A PUBLIC HEARING AND I WILL, UH, WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM NUMBER 53. 
          THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN. 
          I'LL TURN TO THE CITY CLERK ONE SPEAKER BILL BUNCH, MR. BUNCH. 
          MR. BUNCH IS NOT HERE. 
          AND THAT'S THE ONLY SPEAKER. 
          SO WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM NUMBER 53. 
          THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED. 
          I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO FOR APPROVAL OF THE ORDINANCE UNDER ITEM NUMBER 53. 
          IT'S MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER SEGAL. 
          IS THERE A SECOND? SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER VELASQUEZ. 
          WITH ANY DISCUSSION YOU HAVE DISCUSSION. 
          OKAY. 
          WITHOUT OBJECTION. 
          ITEM NUMBER 53 IS ADOPTED WITH COUNCIL MEMBER UCHIN BEING SHOWN VOTING NO. 
          AND COUNCIL 
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MEMBER HARPER MADISON OFF THE DAIS. 
          WE'LL GO NOW TO ITEM NUMBER 54, 
          [54. Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance adjusting the City’s boundary limits by disannexing approximately 0.172 acres of land located at 3603 and 3605 Robbins Road, Austin, Travis County, Texas under Texas Senate Bill 1844 (89th Regular Session). Case number: C7d-2026-0007. Portions of both properties are located in Austin’s full purpose jurisdiction and the remaining portions are located in Austin’s limited purpose jurisdiction in Council District 10. Funding: This item has no fiscal impact.]
WHICH IS, WHICH IS ALSO A PUBLIC HEARING. 
          ITEM NUMBER, UH, WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN. 
          UH, AND I'LL TURN TO THE CITY CLERK. 
          NO SPEAKERS. 
          THERE ARE NO SPEAKERS ON ITEM NUMBER 54. 
          SO WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM NUMBER 54. 
          THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED. 
          I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ORDINANCE. 
          IS THERE A MOTION? MOTION IS MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER SIEGEL. 
          SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS. 
          IS THERE A DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE WITHOUT OBJECTION. 
          ITEM NUMBER 54 IS ADOPTED WITH COUNCIL MEMBER HARPER MADISON OFF THE DAAS. 
          ITEM NUMBER 55 IS 
          [55. Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance adjusting the City’s boundary limits by disannexing approximately 0.511 acres of land located at 2803 Pearce Road, Austin, Travis County, Texas under Texas Senate Bill 1844 (89th Regular Session). Case number: C7d-2026-0008. The property is in Austin’s full purpose jurisdiction in Council District 10. Funding: This item has no fiscal impact.]
ALSO A PUBLIC HEARING AND WE WILL CON, UH, WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM NUMBER 55. 
          THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN. 
          I'LL TURN TO THE CITY CLERK. 
          NO SPEAKERS. 
          THERE ARE NO SPEAKERS ON ITEM NUMBER 55. 
          SO WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. 
          ON ITEM NUMBER 55, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION, MOTION MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER VELASQUEZ TO APPROVE THE ORDINANCE. 
          IT IS SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER FUENTES. 
          IS THERE DISCUSSION WITHOUT THEIR HEARING? NONE WITHOUT OBJECTION. 
          ITEM NUMBER 55 IS ADOPTED WITH COUNCIL MEMBER HARPER MADISON BEING OFF THE DAIS. 
          ITEM NUMBER 56 
          [56. Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance adjusting the City’s boundary limits by disannexing approximately 2.65 acres of land located at 1928, 2000, 2100, and 2106 Manana Street, Austin, Travis County, Texas under Texas Senate Bill 1844 (89th Regular Session). Case number: C7d-2026-0010. Portions of the properties are located in Austin’s full purpose jurisdiction in Council District 10. Funding: This item has no fiscal impact.]
IS A PUBLIC HEARING WITHOUT OBJECTION. 
          WE WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM NUMBER 56. 
          THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN AND I'LL TURN TO THE CITY CLERK ONE REMOTE SPEAKER, COURTNEY MCCARTER. 
          HI, THIS IS COURTNEY MCCARTER, ATTORNEY ON BEHALF OF THE PETITIONER IN FAVOR OF ITEM 56. 
          AND I'M AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. 
          THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
          ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? MS. MCCARTER? THERE DON'T APPEAR TO BE THAT IS THE ONLY SPEAKER. 
          IS THAT CORRECT? CORRECT. 
          THE ONLY SPEAKER ON ITEM NUMBER 56 HAS, HAS BEEN HEARD. 
          SO WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM NUMBER 56. 
          THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED AND I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION WITH REGARD TO THE ORDINANCE. 
          MOTION IS MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER VELASQUEZ, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER UCHIN. 
          ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE WITHOUT OBJECTION. 
          ITEM NUMBER 56 IS ADOPTED WITH COUNCIL MEMBER HARPER MADISON OFF THE DAES. 
          ITEM NUMBER 57 
          [57. Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance adjusting the City’s boundary limits by disannexing approximately 0.346 acres of land located at 6707 Troll Haven, Austin, Travis County, Texas under Texas Senate Bill 1844 (89th Regular Session). Case number: C7d-2026-0011. The property is in Austin’s full purpose jurisdiction in Council District 10. Funding: This item has no fiscal impact.]
IS A PUBLIC HEARING WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM NUMBER 57. 
          IT IS NOW OPEN AND I'LL TURN TO THE CITY CLERK ONE REMOTE SPEAKER, COURTNEY MCCARTER, MS. MCCARTER HI COURTNEY MCCARTER, ATTORNEY ON BEHALF OF THE PETITIONER IN FAVOR OF ITEM 57 AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. 
          ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OF MS. MCCARTER? SEEING NONE, UH, WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING WITHOUT OBJECTION. 
          THE PUBLIC HEARING, UH, IT WILL BE CLOSED. 
          IT IS NOW CLOSED. 
          AND I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION WITH REGARD TO THE ORDINANCE ON ITEM NUMBER 57. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER UCHIN MOVES APPROVAL. 
          IT IS SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER ALTER. 
          IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE WITHOUT OBJECTION. 
          ITEM NUMBER 57 IS ADOPTED WITH COUNCIL MEMBER HARPER MADISON BEING OFF THE DAES. 
          ITEM NUMBER 58 
          [58. Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance adjusting the City’s boundary limits by disannexing approximately 1.035 acres of land located at 1204 Rockcliff Road, Austin, Travis County, Texas under Texas Senate Bill 1844 (89th Regular Session). Case number: C7d-2026-0012. A portion of the property is located in Austin’s full purpose jurisdiction and the remaining portion is located in Austin’s limited purpose jurisdiction in Council District 8. Funding: This item has no fiscal impact.]
IS ALSO A PUBLIC HEARING. 
          WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM NUMBER 58. 
          I'LL TURN TO THE CITY CLERK. 
          COURTNEY MCCARTER. 
          MS. MCCARTER, YOU'VE DONE PRETTY WELL SO FAR. 
          ALRIGHT. 
          COURTNEY MCCARTER, ATTORNEY ON BE YES ON BEHALF OF THE PETITIONER IN FAVOR OF ITEM 58, UH, AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS, YOU KNOW, YOU COULD MIX IT UP AND SAY YOU'RE AGAINST ONE OF THESE . 
          ALRIGHT. 
          UH, ANY QUESTIONS? NONE. 
          NO. 
          ANY, ANY QUESTIONS OF MS. MCCARTER? NO. 
          ALL RIGHT. 
          UH, THOSE ARE OKAY WITHOUT OBJECTION. 
          WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM NUMBER 58. 
          THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER FUENTES MOVES APPROVAL OF THE ORDINANCE. 
          IT'S SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS. 
          IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE WITHOUT OBJECTION. 
          ITEM NUMBER 58 IS ADOPTED, UH, WITH COUNCIL MEMBER HARPER MADISON BEING OFF THE DAAS. 
          UH, ITEM NUMBER 
          [60. Conduct a public hearing and consider a resolution supporting the application by Cameron Road Apartments Ltd., or an affiliated entity, for 4% Non-Competitive Housing Tax Credits for the development of a multifamily development to be financed through the private activity bond program and to be known as Cameron Road Apartments, located at or near 4915 East Yager Lane, Austin, Texas 78653, within the City’s extraterritorial jurisdiction. Funding: Approving this resolution does not constitute any obligation of the City with respect to funding. This resolution will support the applicant’s application for federal Housing Tax Credits.]
60. 
          ITEM NUMBER 60, UH, IS A PUBLIC HEARING. 
          WE WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM NUMBER 60. 
          THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN AND TURN TO THE CITY. 
          CLERK ONE SPEAKER NYLA AMI SANKOFA. 
          I, SHE'S NOT BEEN HERE PREVIOUSLY. 
          UH, I DON'T, I DON'T SEE HER. 
          ALRIGHT. 
          THAT'S THE ALL, UH, MEMBERS. 
          THAT'S THE ONLY SPEAKER WE HAVE SIGNED UP ON ITEM NUMBER 60. 
          SO WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM NUMBER 60, UH, THE CHAIR WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION WITH REGARD TO THE RESOLUTION. 
          IS THERE A MOTION? MOTION IS MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER WALTER, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER VELASQUEZ. 
          UH, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE WITHOUT OBJECTION. 
          ITEM NUMBER 60 IS ADOPTED WITH COUNCIL MEMBER HARPER MADISON BEING OFF THE DAAS. 
          ITEM NUMBER 61 IS A PUBLIC 
          [61. Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance adopting local standards of care for youth recreational programs operated by the City and provide for emergency passage. Funding: this item has no fiscal impact.]
HEARING. 
          UH, WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM NUMBER 61. 
          THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN. 
          I'LL CALL ON THE CITY CLERK, NO SPEAKERS. 
          THERE ARE NO SPEAKERS ON ITEM NUMBER 61. 
          SO WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM 61, PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER SIEGEL MOVES APPROVAL OF THE, UH, ORDINANCE ON ITEM NUMBER 61. 
          IT'S SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS. 
          IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE WITHOUT OBJECTION. 
          ITEM NUMBER 61 IS ADOPTED WITH COUNCIL MEMBER HARPER MADISON BEING OFF THE DAIS. 
          ITEM NUMBER 62 
          [62. Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance adjusting the City’s boundary limits by disannexing 65 properties totaling approximately 35.36 acres adjacent to Lake Austin in Travis County, in the area generally bounded by FM 2222 to the north, Loop 1 to the east, Bee Cave Road to the south, and FM 620 to the west, under Texas Senate Bill 1844 (89th Regular Session). Case number: C7d-2026-0009. The properties are located in Austin’s full purpose and limited purpose jurisdictions in Council Districts 8 and 10. Funding: This item has no fiscal impact.]
IS A PUBLIC HEARING AND WE WILL, WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. 
          ON ITEM NUMBER 62, I'LL TURN TO THE CITY CLERK. 
          NO SPEAKERS. 
          THERE ARE NO SPEAKERS ON ITEM NUMBER 62. 
          SO WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEMS NUMBER 62. 
          THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED. 
          I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION WITH REGARD TO THE ORDINANCE. 
          UH, MOTION IS MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER SIEGEL. 
          IT'S SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER UCHIN TO APPROVE THE ORDINANCE. 
          IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING 
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NONE WITHOUT OBJECTION. 
          ITEM NUMBER 62 IS ADOPTED WITH COUNCIL MEMBER HARPER MADISON BEING OFF THE DAIS. 
          ITEM NUMBER 63 IS 
          [63. Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance adjusting the City’s boundary limits by disannexing approximately 0.411 acres of land located at 3411 Westlake Drive, Austin, Travis County, Texas under Texas Senate Bill 1844 (89th Regular Session). Case number: C7d-2026-0016. The property is in Austin’s full purpose jurisdiction in Council District 8. Funding: This item has no fiscal impact.]
ALSO A PUBLIC HEARING WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM NUMBER 63. 
          AND I'LL TURN TO THE CITY CLERK. 
          NO SPEAKERS. 
          THERE ARE NO SPEAKERS ON ITEM NUMBER 63. 
          SO WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. 
          PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED. 
          AND I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION WITH REGARD TO THE ORDINANCE. 
          MOTION IS MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER UCHIN, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER VELASQUEZ TO APPROVE THE ORDINANCE. 
          IS THERE A DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE WITHOUT OBJECTION. 
          ITEM NUMBER 63 IS APPROVED WITH COUNCIL MEMBER HARPER MADISON BEING OFF THE DIOCESE. 
          ITEM NUMBER 64 IS A 
          [64. Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance adjusting the City’s boundary limits by disannexing approximately 0.301 acres of land located at 4807 Laguna Lane, Austin, Travis County, Texas under Texas Senate Bill 1844 (89th Regular Session). Case number: C7d-2026-0013. The property is in Austin’s full purpose jurisdiction in Council District 8. Funding: This item has no fiscal impact.]
PUBLIC HEARING WITHOUT OBJECTION. 
          WE'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM NUMBER 64. 
          THE PUBLIC HEARING IS OPEN AND I'LL TURN TO THE CITY CLERK. 
          NO SPEAKERS. 
          THERE ARE NO SPEAKERS ON ITEM NUMBER 64. 
          SO WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM NUMBER 64. 
          THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED. 
          I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION WITH REGARD TO THE ORDINANCE. 
          IT'S MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER UCHIN TO APPROVE THE ORDINANCE. 
          SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER VELASQUEZ IS OUR DISCUSSION. 
          HEARING NONE WITHOUT OBJECTION. 
          ITEM NUMBER 64 IS APPROVED WITH, UH, WITH COUNCIL MEMBER HARPER MADISON BEING OFF THE DAIS. 
          ALL RIGHT, MEMBERS, 
          [51. Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance amending the Imagine Austin Comprehensive Plan to update the Austin Strategic Mobility Plan by adopting the Austin Core Transportation Plan. Funding: This item has no fiscal impact.]
THAT IS GOING TO TAKE US BACK TO ITEM NUMBER 51. 
          ITEM NUMBER 51. 
          HANG ON ONE SECOND. 
          ITEM NUMBER 51 IS ALSO A PUBLIC HEARING. 
          SO WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM NUMBER 51. 
          UH, THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN AND I WILL TURN TO THE CITY CLERK. 
          THANK YOU. 
          MAYOR STREETCAR, NALU. 
          ZACHARY FADI, CHARLES BRADBURY, JOHN STARK. 
          TY HOKI. 
          I'M GONNA KEEP GOING. 
          ADAM GREENFIELD. 
          JORDY TELLO, FELICITY MAXWELL, ALEX FLORES, HAYDEN BLACK WALKER. 
          HELLO CITY COUNCIL. 
          MY NAME IS JORDY TEO AND I AM LIVE IN DISTRICT NINE. 
          I'M REALLY EXCITED AND WANT TO SHARE MY SUPPORT FOR ITEM 51. 
          I ESPECIALLY LIKE THE POINTS AROUND PRIORITIZING PEDESTRIANS, BICYCLISTS, AND OTHER MULTIMODAL TRANSIT. 
          DOWNTOWN I'M MOST EXCITED ABOUT THOUGH IS THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE IDEA OF DOING TWO-WAY CONVERSIONS IN ALL THE STREETS DOWNTOWN. 
          I THINK SOMETHING LIKE THAT WILL MAKE THINGS SAFER, ESPECIALLY SINCE IT'S BEEN PROVEN THAT CARS MOVING IN BOTH DIRECTIONS, SLOW THEMSELVES DOWN AS WELL. 
          THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. 
          OKAY, THANKS. 
          UH, GOOD MORNING MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL. 
          I'M SORRY, IT'S NOT MORNING ANYMORE. 
          YOU RIGHT. 
          GOOD AFTERNOON. 
          YOUR CREDIBILITY SHOT, ? GOOD AFTERNOON. 
          UH, MY NAME IS IKA NI LIVE IN DISTRICT NINE, AND I WOULD LIKE TO, UH, SUPPORT ITEM 51. 
          UM, I LIVE IN DISTRICT NINE IN DOWNTOWN. 
          AND, UH, THE, AS IT'S TERMED, YOU KNOW, THE CORE TRANSPORTATION PLAN, A LOT OF TIMES AROUND RUSH HOUR, IT, EVERYTHING'S GRIDLOCK GETTING IN AND OUT. 
          RECENTLY, YOU KNOW, DURING BIG FESTIVALS LIKE SOUTH BY SOUTHWEST, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN GET GRIDLOCKED A LOT. 
          I THINK HAVING THESE, UH, NEW OPTIONS CONSIDERED HOLISTICALLY, LIKE STILL HAVING ROOM FOR CARS, BUT ALSO HAVING BIKE LANES AND BUS LANES WILL BE VERY IMPORTANT. 
          THE NEW BIKE LANES THAT HAVE BEEN ADDED HAVE HELPED WITH GETTING AROUND. 
          I CAN SPEAK PERSONALLY DURING LIKE, UH, THIS MONTH OF MARCH WITH ALL THE CONCERTS GOING ON, UH, YOU KNOW, LIVING HERE AND STILL NEEDING TO GET AROUND THE BIKE LANES HELPED ME GO AROUND ALL THE TRAFFIC. 
          SO I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO SEE US GO ABOVE AND BEYOND ON, UH, EXPANDING THOSE AND AS WELL AS MORE BUS PRIORITY MEASURES. 
          THANK YOU. 
          ALEXANDER FLORES. 
          UM, I'M A TRAFFIC ENGINEER IN TRANSPORTATION PLANNER. 
          IL AND RUN MY BUSINESS OUT OF DISTRICT FOUR. 
          UM, FIRST AND FOREMOST, THE PLAN IS OBJECTIVELY GOOD. 
          UM, CREDIT TO TPW, ITS STAFF, ITS CONSULTANTS, AND ITS PROCESSES THEY SET OUT AND DELIVERED WHAT THEY WERE AIMING TO DO. 
          MY ISSUE ISN'T WITH THE PLAN. 
          MY ISSUE ISN'T HOW THE PLAN IS BEING USED, UM, SPECIFICALLY AND HOW IT IS PERPETUATING A PROBLEM THAT CITY COUNCIL HAS HAD FOR DECADES. 
          AND THE REASON WHY CITY COUNCIL EXISTS AS A 10 PLUS ONE SYSTEM, UM, THE ISSUE IS THE FUNNELING OF CITYWIDE RESOURCES TO SPECIFIC GEOGRAPHIC, GENERALLY AFFLUENT LOCATIONS. 
          NOW, WHAT AM I TALKING ABOUT? THE ACT PLAN, WHICH HASN'T BEEN APPROVED YET, ALREADY HAS EARMARKS FOR THE NOVEMBER BOND. 
          SO WHAT WE'RE SAYING IS THAT THERE IS A POOL OF MONEY THAT EVERY DISTRICT, INCLUDING DOWNTOWN IS COMPETING FOR. 
          AND THEN THERE IS A SECOND POOL OF MONEY THAT IS RAISED AT THE CITY LEVEL AND THEN IS GOING DIRECTLY TO DOWNTOWN. 
          NOW, WHEN I ASK PEOPLE WHY THIS IS, 
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I GENERALLY GET THE RESPONSE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. 
          AND FRANKLY, THERE'S NO EVIDENCE THAT THAT IS TRUE, THAT A DOLLAR REPUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SPENDING DOWNTOWN LEADS TO BETTER ECONOMIC OUTPUT THAN IF IT WAS SENT IN ANY OF THE OTHER DISTRICTS. 
          AND THE SECONDARY QUESTION TO THAT IS, EVEN IF THAT STATEMENT IS TRUE, WHO ASKED FOR THAT? LOOKING AT THE PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT PROCESSES FOR IMAGINE AUSTIN, FOR THE A SMP AND THE ACT PLAN, NO ONE IS GETTING UP AND SAYING, SPEND MY TAX DOLLARS TO MAKE DOWNTOWN MORE ECONOMICALLY VIABLE. 
          WHAT PEOPLE ARE OVERWHELMINGLY SAYING IS AFFORDABILITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE SPENDING IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. 
          IT'S A CONCEPT THAT MANY OF YOU CAMPAIGNED ON, AND THIS IDEA OF USING THE ACT PLANS TO RAISE CITYWIDE TAXES TO THEN FUNNEL IT TO DOWNTOWN SPECIFICALLY AS AN EARMARKED ITEM, I THINK VIOLATES SOME OF THOSE CAMPAIGN PROMISES. 
          THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. 
          THANK YOU. 
          GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR COUNCIL, ADAM GREENFIELD, INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF SAY, STREETS AUSTIN. 
          HERE WE ARE IN SUPPORT OF THE ACT PLAN. 
          UH, DOWNTOWN IS FOR EVERYBODY. 
          UH, PEOPLE FROM EVERY DISTRICT COME DOWNTOWN TO TO WORK AND PLAY. 
          UH, MANY LIVE HERE TOO. 
          AND THE QUALITY OF ITS STREETS AND HOW THEY FUNCTION DIRECTLY IMPACTS EVERYONE. 
          UH, THE TRUTH IS, IS THAT THE ACT PLAN WILL MOVE MORE PEOPLE THAN DOWNTOWN STREETS CAN TODAY BY PRIORITIZING HIGH CAPACITY TRANSIT LANES, SIDEWALKS, AND BIKEWAYS. 
          UH, WE REALLY APPRECIATE COUNCIL ENGAGING WITH THE ISSUE OF ONE TO TWO WAY STREET REVERSIONS. 
          UH, THESE REVERSIONS HAVE WORKED EVERY TIME IN AUSTIN AND IN EVERY OTHER CITY. 
          THEY'VE BEEN TRIED BOTH ON HIGH, UH, TRAFFIC STREETS AND LOW TRAFFIC STREETS. 
          THEIR BENEFITS ARE BROAD. 
          THEY DO NOT ONLY INCLUDE, UH, UH, HELPING MORE PEOPLE TO WALK AND BIKE, BUT THEY ALSO INCLUDE, UH, BUS, UH, LOCAL BUSINESSES, UH, CRIME, AND FRANKLY, A MORE RESILIENT GRID. 
          AND AS WE HAVE I 35 CONSTRUCTION, WE SHOULD BE MAKING OUR GRID AS POROUS AND FLEXIBLE AS POSSIBLE SO PEOPLE CAN PURSUE ALTERNATIVE ROUTES WHEN, UH, CONGESTION OCCURS. 
          UH, SO JEFF SPECK, AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, RECENTLY VISITED TOWN. 
          HE HAS BEEN VOTED ONE OF THE TOP 10 URBANISTS OF ALL TIME, AND HE URGED THE CITY TO CON CONSIDER, UH, REVERSIONS OF EVERY ONE WAY STREET DOWNTOWN AND TO REALLY TAKE SERIOUSLY, UH, THAT POSSIBILITY. 
          SO WE HOPE THAT, UH, COUNCIL WILL KEEP THAT CONVERSATION GOING FORWARD THAT WILL BRING IN SOME OF THAT EXPERTISE FROM, UH, FROM OUR WONDERFUL STAFF HERE, UH, SOME OF OUR NATIONAL EXPERTS WHO CAN BRING THAT PERSPECTIVE. 
          TO THANK YOU TO COUNCIL MEMBER CADRY FOR SO MANY OF HIS GREAT QUESTIONS AROUND, UH, THIS TREATMENT. 
          WE THINK THIS COULD REALLY HELP REVITALIZE SO MANY OF OUR DOWNTOWN STREETS, AS WILL THE OVERALL ACT PLAN, WHICH IS A WONDERFUL PLAN. 
          SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
          THANK YOU. 
          YES, MA'AM. 
          GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. 
          I'M HAYDEN BLACK WALKER WITH BLACK AND MOT ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN. 
          I'M THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD FOR SAFE STREETS AUSTIN, AND I'M SPEAKING BE ON BEHALF OF THAT ORGANIZATION TODAY. 
          I ALSO SERVE IN THE A I A AUSTIN MOBILITY ADVOCACY COMMITTEE AND THE CITY OF AUSTIN'S GREAT STREETS ADVISORY GROUP. 
          I AM SPEAKING IN FAVOR OF THE ACT PLAN AND ENCOURAGING YOU TO FURTHER CONSIDER THE REVERSIONS OF ONE WAY STREETS BACK TO TWO WAY STREETS. 
          GIVEN THE PREDOMINANT SUCCESS OF AUSTIN AND OTHER CITIES OF ONE WAY TO TWO WAY REVERSIONS ON BOTH HEAVY TRAFFIC AND LIGHT TRAFFIC STREETS AND PLANS FOR FURTHER CONVERSIONS OF SUCH TYPES AND STREETS IN DOWNTOWN AUSTIN, WE URGE COUNSEL TO COMMIT TO AN ONGOING EXPLORATION OF THE REVERSION OF ALL ONE WAY STREETS DOWNTOWN TO TWO WAY. 
          THERE ARE MANY FACTORS IN CONSIDERING THESE DECISIONS, INCLUDING THE ECONOMIC BENEFITS OF TWO WAY STREETS. 
          EARLIER TODAY, I EMAILED EACH OF YOU A COPY OF A REPORT CALLED THE SECOND STREET AND SEA HOME DISTRICT RETURN ON INVESTMENT ANALYSIS THAT THE CITY OF AUSTIN COMMISSIONED IN 2020. 
          THAT REPORT SHOWS A TREMENDOUS ROI AS CON CONCENTRATED IN THOSE AREAS WHERE WE HAVE DONE REVERSIONS BACK TO TWO-WAY STREETS AT THIS IN THIS TIME OF FISCALLY CONSTRAINED BENEFITS BUDGETS, EXCUSE ME. 
          I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO CONSIDER NOT ONLY THE TRAFFIC IMPACT OF THESE REVERSIONS, BUT ALSO THE POTENTIAL ROI TO THE CITY. 
          THE ONGOING GREAT GREAT STREETS UPDATE AND THE CENTRAL CITY DISTRICT PLAN SHOULD ADVANCE THE ACT PLAN'S VISION FOR ARTICULATING, CUSTOMIZED AND DIMENSIONS, CROSS SECTIONS AND DESIGN STANDARDS FOR THE ACT PLAN'S, PROPOSED PROJECTS. 
          THESE SCHEMATICS NEED TO REFERENCE AND INTEGRATE THE UPDATED STREET DESIGN AND TREE DESIGN STANDARDS DEVELOPED IN 2025 FOR THE AUSTIN TRANSIT PARTNERSHIP AND THE CITY'S TECHNICAL ADVISORY REVIEW PANEL ONCE APPROVED THOSE PLANNING EFFORTS, WE, WE URGE THE COUNCIL TO INCLUDE THOSE UPDATED STANDARDS WITHIN THE CITY'S TRANSPORTATION CRITERIA MANUAL. 
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THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. 
          THANK YOU. 
          CONTINUING ON RICHARD, RICHARD EASTERLING, NICOLI TANGENT, BILL BUNCH, LIZA WIMBERLEY, AMY DE LUNA, MICHAEL RHODES, BEN SOTHEBY, DANIEL CAMAN, KATIE CAM MATTE BARN STONE. 
          UH, GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. 
          MY NAME IS DANIEL KAMAN. 
          UH, I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF SHOAL CREEK CONSERVANCY. 
          WE WOULD LIKE TO SUPPORT THE ADOPTION OF THE AUSTIN CORE TRANSPORTATION PLAN. 
          THIS PLAN WILL HELP COORDINATE THE MANY GENERATIONAL TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS OCCURRING IN THE CORE OF THE CITY ON AUSTIN STREETS, SIDEWALKS, BIKE LANES, AND URBAN TRAILS. 
          THE SHOAL CREEK TRAIL IS AN ESSENTIAL ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION FACILITY THROUGH WESTERN DOWNTOWN THAT SERVES AS A CRITICAL LINK BETWEEN MANY DOWNTOWN TRANSPORTATION HUBS AND BEYOND. 
          THE SHOAL CREEK TRAIL IS AUSTIN'S OLDEST HIKE AND BIKE TRAIL. 
          WHILE SOME IMPROVEMENTS TO THE AGING SHOAL CREEK TRAIL ARE CURRENTLY UNDERWAY, WE HOPE TO SEE THE UPGRADE OF THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE SHOAL CREEK TRAIL WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THIS TO THE URBAN TRAIL STANDARD IN THE FUTURE FOR THE COMMUNITY LED PRIORITIES OF THE 2018 SHOAL CREEK TRAIL PLAN. 
          UH, WE APPRECIATE THE INCLUSION OF THE CRITICAL IMPROVEMENTS TO THE SEA HOME DISTRICT, WHICH WILL BRING US CLOSER TO THE VISION SET FORTH IN THE CYPRUS AND SHOAL CREEK PUBLIC SPACE STRATEGY, WHICH WAS CO-CREATED WITH THE COMMUNITY BY SHOAL CREEK CONSERVANCY AND THE DOWNTOWN AUSTIN ALLIANCE. 
          I WANT TO EMPHASIZE THE NEED FOR HIGH QUALITY SEPARATED BIKEWAY ON FOURTH STREET, UH, AND THAT IT NEEDS TO COME BEFORE THE LIGHT RAIL GOES IN AND THE ONE ON THIRD STREET IS REMOVED AND THAT IT CAN SAFELY CONNECT TO THE SHOAL CREEK. 
          TRAIL LIGHTING IS ANOTHER CRITICAL ELEMENT OF A SAFE, ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM, AND WE URGE THE ADOPTION OF THE PLAN AND HOPE TO SEE HIGH QUALITY, DARK SKIES COMPLIANT LIGHTING IMPROVEMENTS ON THE SHOAL CREEK TRAIL, ESPECIALLY UNDER BRIDGES. 
          THE SUCCESS OF NEW LIGHTING UNDER THE HISTORIC WEST SIXTH BRIDGE SHOULD BE A MODEL FOR OTHER BRIDGES DOWNTOWN, UH, ESPECIALLY INCLUDING WEST FIFTH AND WEST 10TH STREET. 
          UH, THIS IS A HIGH QUALITY PLAN THAT WILL ALLOW FOR THE COORDINATION OF TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA. 
          WE APPRECIATE THE HIGHLIGHTING OF THE SHOAL CREEK TRAIL, ALONG WITH OTHER ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES IN THE AREA. 
          AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PRIORITY PROJECTS, ALONG WITH THE ESSENTIAL UPGRADES TO THE SHOAL CREEK TRAIL AND CONNECTING CORRIDORS. 
          THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
          THANK YOU. 
          HI, BEN SOE, UH, RESIDENT OF DISTRICT FOUR, UM, WHO USES MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION TO GET DOWNTOWN. 
          UM, I, YOU KNOW, WANTED TO APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT THAT STAFF HAS DONE ON ALL OF THIS, BUT MANY OF THE COMMENTS MADE TODAY STOLE MY BEST POINTS. 
          SO, , I'M JUST GONNA FOCUS ON, YOU KNOW, THE FOLKS THAT I SEE WHO WORK DOWNTOWN, UH, MAYBE IN RESTAURANT KITCHENS, JUST JUDGING, JUDGING BY THE UNIFORM THEY'RE WEARING ON THE BUS TOGETHER. 
          UH, YOU KNOW, WHEN I TRAVEL BETWEEN THIS BUILDING AND WHERE I WORK, UH, EITHER ON MY PERSONAL BIKE OR ONE OF THE CAT METRO BIKES, HAVING BIKE LANES THAT KEEP US SAFE, HAVING A WAY TO GET AROUND, UH, THIS IS GOOD. 
          THIS IS, UH, BOTH SAFETY. 
          THIS IS HEALTHY. 
          THIS IS, UH, SAVING TIME AS WE LOOK FORWARD TO A TIME WHEN, UH, THE STATE IS TEARING UP SOME OF THE MAIN THOROUGHFARES THROUGH HERE. 
          AND TRAFFIC IS GETTING HARDER. 
          UH, PROVIDING WAYS FOR PEOPLE TO MOVE, UH, IN BOTH DIRECTIONS ON THE STREET, UH, CAN SAVE, UH, UNNECESSARY TURNS AND ADDED TRIPS AND EXTRA LIGHTS, UH, AND GIVING PEOPLE MORE OPTIONS ON HOW TO MOVE AROUND THROUGH OUR CITY. 
          UH, SO THANK YOU FOR DOING THIS. 
          UH, I APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK THAT'S GONE INTO IT. 
          OKAY. 
          HI, I AM KATIE CAM, A RESIDENT OF DISTRICT NINE. 
          I RIDE MY BIKE THROUGH DOWNTOWN ALMOST EVERY DAY. 
          I FIRST WENT TO EXPRESS APPRECIATION FOR INITIATING AND FOLLOWING THROUGH ON A TRANSPORTATION PLAN FOR THE AREA, PROACTIVE PLANNING TO GUIDE INFRASTRUCTURE INFRASTRUCTURE DECISIONS AS THE WAY TO GO. 
          I ALSO APPRECIATE THAT CONSIDERATION WAS GIVEN A TWO-WAY MULTIMODAL STRAITS. 
          HOWEVER, I WOULD LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT SOMETHING ABOUT THE PLAN TO IMPROVE ANY UPDATES TO THE ACT PLAN NOW OR IN THE FUTURE. 
          FIRST, I DID A KEYWORD SEARCH FOR LOW SPEED VEHICLE GOLF CART AND PETTY CAB. 
          THOSE TERMS DO NOT APPEAR IN THE PLAN, AND YET THOSE MOBILITY OPTIONS ARE A VERY VISIBLE, FUN, AND CRITICAL PART OF THE DOWNTOWN TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM. 
          I LIKE TO CALL THOSE THE MISSING MIDDLE MOBILITY OPTIONS, BUT THEY SHOULD NOT BE MISSING IN THE PLAN. 
          A FUTURE PLAN UPDATE SHOULD EXPLICITLY CONSIDER THOSE BECAUSE THEY HAVE UNIQUE NEEDS COMPARED TO THE OTHER MOBILITY OPTIONS. 
          IT'S ALSO WORTH NOTING THAT SCOOTERS, UH, WERE ONLY MENTIONED SIX TIMES, WHEREAS BIKE IS PRESENT 47 TIMES IN THE PLAN. 
          SCOOTER PARKING AND SAFETY IS AN ISSUE WORTHY OF MORE DISCUSSION IN THE PLAN. 
          UH, SECOND RED RIVER STATE. 
          RED RIVER STREET SHOULD BE A DESIGNATED BIKE ROUTE. 
          UM, NOT JUST BECAUSE I RIDE UP AND DOWN IT ALL THE TIME, BUT IT IS A HEAVILY BIKED CORRIDOR. 
          UH, THIRD, PLEASE CONTINUE THE ONGOING CONVERSATION 
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ABOUT EXPANDING THE TWO-WAY NET, UH, TWO-WAY STREET NETWORK AS PREVIOUS SPEAKERS HAVE ENCOURAGED Y'ALL TO DO. 
          I WOULD ALSO ENCOURAGE AN OPENNESS TO ROUNDABOUTS IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA TO HELP WITH SPEED MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY OF THE DOWNTOWN GREAT, UH, STREET GRID NETWORK. 
          THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU MAYOR. 
          ALL SPEAKERS HAVE BEEN CALLED FOR 51 MEMBERS. 
          AS YOU HEARD ALL OF THE SPEAKERS ON ITEM NUMBER 51, THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM NUMBER 51 HAVE BEEN CALLED. 
          SO WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM NUMBER 51 AND THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER CODGER, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR A MOTION. 
          YES, SIR. 
          UM, I MOVED TO ADOPT ITEM 51, WHICH IS THE ACT PLAN. 
          UM, MEMBERS, COUNCIL MEMBER CADRY HAS MOVED APPROVAL OF ITEM NUMBER 51. 
          IS THERE A SECOND? SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER VELASQUEZ. 
          UH, COUNCIL MEMBER CADRY ALSO HAS A PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO ITEM NUMBER 51. 
          YOU, IT'S BEEN PUT IN FRONT OF YOU AND IT'S IN THE BACKUP. 
          IT SAYS CM CADRE ITEM 51 MARCH 26TH, 2026. 
          COUNCIL MEETING. 
          MOTION SHEET NUMBER TWO. 
          VERSION TWO. 
          YEAH, THERE WAS A, THERE WAS A, UH, MOTION SHEET NUMBER ONE THAT WENT, UH, ONLINE I BELIEVE YESTERDAY. 
          SO THAT, THAT'S WHY IT'S ON A YELLOW COPY. 
          I CAN, I CAN PASS YOU THE MOTION SHEET NUMBER ONE IF YOU NEED IT. 
          YEAH, I DON'T HAVE A COPY OF THAT. 
          OKAY. 
          I, I, I'LL, I'LL COME AND GET, PLEASE DO THAT. 
          SO COUNCIL MEMBER CODRE HAS TWO, UH, PROPOSED AMENDMENTS. 
          UM, THE FIRST ONE, SO LET, LET'S GO TO ONE THAT IS LABELED, UH, MOTION SHEET NUMBER ONE. 
          YOU SAY IT'S IN THE BACKUP? YES, SIR. 
          ALRIGHT. 
          SO HE, HE MOVED AND SO THAT THERE'S CLARITY FOR THE RECORD. 
          IT'S THE ONE THAT READS, THAT HE MOVES TO THE, TO ADD FOLLOWING LANGUAGE TO THE AUSTIN CORE TRANSPORTATION PLAN. 
          AND HE'S GONNA MAKE THAT THE ADDITION THAT'S DELINEATED THERE TO PAGE 45. 
          AND THEN THERE'S AN ADDITIONAL ADDITION TO PAGES SEVEN AND 11 UNDER MAJOR OUTCOMES. 
          AND HE HAS DELINEATED THOSE. 
          SO, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER, I WILL RECOGNIZE YOU ON YOUR MOTION TO AMEND, UH, ITEM NUMBER 51. 
          NUMBER ONE, THIS IS CADRE ONE. 
          MOTION TO AMEND ITEM 51. 
          YOU'RE RECOGNIZED TO DISCUSS THE, THE MOTION TO AMEND. 
          THANK YOU, MAYOR. 
          SO, UM, FOLKS MIGHT HAVE IT IN FRONT OF 'EM IF, IF THEY DON'T, IF IT IS ONLINE. 
          UH, BUT, UH, MOTION SHEET NUMBER ONE BY BY SAM RIE. 
          UH, IT MAKES SOME TEXT CHANGES IN THE PLAN ITSELF TO ENSURE ALL, ALL CAN SEE OUR COMMITMENT TO EXPLORING, UH, THE FURTHEREST EXTENT POSSIBLE AS IT RELATES TO THE ACT PLAN. 
          SO WE'RE GONNA LOOK TO CONTINUE TO EXPLORE TWO-WAY STREETS DOWNTOWN, WHICH CAN HELP REDUCE CONFUSION. 
          UH, STAFF HAS ALREADY RECOMMENDED SEVERAL, TWO-WAY, UH, CONVERSIONS IN THE ACT PLAN. 
          AND THERE'S ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND POTENTIAL PUBLIC SAFETY AND VIBRANCY OPPORTUNITIES WITH TWO-WAY STREETS. 
          UH, SO, SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CONTINUE TO EXPLORE THAT. 
          UM, SO THAT'S, THAT'S WHAT IT IS. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER CADRE MOVES APPROVAL OF CADRE MOTION TO AMEND NUMBER ONE TO ITEM NUMBER 51. 
          IS THERE A SECOND TO THAT MOTION? IT'S SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER SIEGEL. 
          IS THERE DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION TO AMEND NUMBER ONE? HEARING NONE WITHOUT OBJECTION. 
          MOTION CADRE. 
          MOTION TO AMEND ITEM NUMBER 51. 
          MOTION TO AMEND. 
          NUMBER ONE IS ADOPTED WITH COUNCIL MEMBER HARPER MADISON BEING OFF THE DIETS. 
          THAT WILL TAKE US NOW TO CADRE. 
          MOTION TO AMEND NUMBER TWO. 
          AND THAT'S WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT A MINUTE AGO WHEN I SAID MOTION. 
          UH, MOTION TO AMEND NUMBER TWO. 
          VERSION TWO IS THE ONE THAT HE WANTS TO SPEAK TO. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER CADRE, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED ON YOUR MOTION TO AMEND ITEM NUMBER 51 2 VERSION TWO. 
          GREAT. 
          THANK YOU MAYOR. 
          YEAH, THAT'S THE YELLOW SHEET EVERYONE SHOULD HAVE IN FRONT OF THEM. 
          AND THIS MOTION SHEET PROVIDES FURTHER DIRECTION ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ACT PLAN TO KICKSTART IMPLEMENTATION CO COUNCIL MEMBER CADRE MOVES ADOPTION OF HIS MOTION TO AMEND ITEM NUMBER 51 2. 
          VERSION TWO. 
          IS THERE DIS IS THERE A SECOND? SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER FUENTES. 
          IS THERE DISCUSSION? UH, YEAH, I JUST WANT TO JUST QUICKLY THANK, UM, I BELIEVE ADAM GREENFIELD AND HAYDEN, UH, HAYDEN WALKER BLOCK WERE HERE AND JUST WANNA THANK THEM AND, AND SAFE STREETS FOR ALL THEIR WORK ON THIS. 
          GOOD. 
          THANK YOU. 
          UM, ALRIGHT. 
          THE VOTE IS ON MOTION TO AMEND NUMBER TWO BY CADRE TO ITEM NUMBER 51. 
          IS THERE DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE WITHOUT OBJECTION. 
          MOTION TO AMEND NUMBER TWO BY CADRE TO ITEM NUMBER 51 IS ADOPTED WITH COUNCIL MEMBER HARPER MADISON BEING OFF THE DIOCESE MEMBERS. 
          THAT WILL TAKE US BACK TO ITEM NUMBER 51 AS AMENDED ITEM NUMBER 51 AS AMENDED. 
          UH, THE MOTION HAS BEEN MADE AND SECONDED. 
          UH, WE'VE ADOPTED TWO AMENDMENTS TO ITEM NUMBER 51. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER CADRY. 
          YEAH. 
          IS THIS THE TIME TO MAKE A QUICK IT IS. 
          ONE, ONE LAST COMMENT. 
          UH, I ALSO JUST WANNA THANK, UH, CITY STAFF, UH, WITH WORKING WITH OUR TEAM, UH, ON THIS, ON THIS ITEM. 
          THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER, 
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UH, THE VOTE WILL BE ON ITEM NUMBER 51 AS AMENDED. 
          IS THERE FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE WITHOUT OBJECTION. 
          ITEM NUMBER 51 AS AMENDED IS ADOPTED, UH, WITH COUNCIL MEMBER HARPER MADISON BEING OFF THE DAES? YES. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER, UCHIN. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER UCHIN WILL BE SHOWN AS VOTING NO ON ITEM NUMBER 51. 
          SO IT IS ITEM NUMBER 51 AS AMENDED IS ADOPTED WITH COUNCIL MEMBER UCHIN VOTING NO. 
          AND COUNCIL MEMBER HARPER MADISON OFF THE DAAS MEMBERS. 
          THAT WILL NOW TAKE US TO 
          [59. Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance granting additional floor-to-area ratio entitlements and increasing maximum building height to the project at 601, 607, 611, 615, and 619 West Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, 1801 and 1809 Rio Grande Street, 1800, 1802, and 1806 Nueces Street, and 602 and 604 West 18th Street in accordance with the Downtown Density Bonus Program under City Code Section 25-2-586(B)(6). Funding: This item has no fiscal impact.]
ITEM NUMBER 59, WHICH IS ALSO A PUBLIC HEARING. 
          UH, SO WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM NUMBER 59. 
          THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN AND I WILL TURN TO THE CITY. 
          WE HAVE STAFF. 
          YES. 
          GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. 
          UH, APOLOGIES. 
          JORGE  WITH URBAN DESIGN. 
          AUSTIN PLANNING. 
          NO APOLOGY NECESSARY. 
          I'M SORRY. 
          NO APOLOGY NECESSARY. 
          THANK YOU SIR. 
          GLAD TO HEAR FROM YOU. 
          BEFORE WE BEGIN, ITEM ITEM, I JUST WANTED TO ADDRESS THAT WE HAVE RECEIVED THREE POSTPONEMENT REQUESTS ON THIS ITEM. 
          ONE FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN TO YOUR APRIL 9TH CITY COUNCIL MEETING. 
          ONE FROM THE JUDGE HILL NEIGHBORHOOD TO THE WEST OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY, ALSO TO YOUR APRIL 9TH MEETING, AND ANOTHER FROM THE UNIVERSITY AREA PARTNERS PER CITY CODE SECTION 25 2 2 8 3 OF THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE. 
          THE COUNCIL SHOULD ADDRESS THESE POSTPONEMENT REQUESTS AS THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THE ITEM HAS APPEARED ON THE COUNCIL AGENDA. 
          AND THESE ARE THE FIRST REQUESTS BY THE PARTIES IF YOU DECIDE TO MOVE FORWARD. 
          STAFF IS PREPARED TO PRESENT THE REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD, SHOULD CONSIDER AND SUPPORT THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION. 
          THANK YOU, MAYOR. 
          THANK YOU. 
          SO MEMBERS, UM, AS HAS BEEN POINTED OUT, CITY CODE REQUIRES THAT THERE ON A, A FIRST REQUEST LIKE THIS, THAT THERE BE A DISCUSSION OF WHETHER OR NOT THERE WILL BE A POSTPONEMENT. 
          WE'VE HAD THREE REQUESTS FOR POSTPONEMENT AND THAT'S WHAT HE HAS JUST LAID OUT FOR US. 
          UM, WHAT I WOULD SUGGEST WE DO, UNLESS SOMEBODY TELLS ME THAT THIS VIOLATES CITY CODE, AND I'M LOOKING AT A FEW FACES, BUT I DON'T THINK IT DOES, IS WE GO AHEAD AND CONDUCT THE PUBLIC HEARING. 
          WE ALLOW PEOPLE TO SPEAK AND, AND AS THEY SPEAK, THEY WILL BE SPEAKING TO WHETHER OR NOT THE, THE MERITS OF THE MATTER, BUT THEY WILL ALSO BE TELLING US WHETHER OR NOT THEY THINK IT OUGHT TO BE POSTPONED, AT WHICH POINT WE CAN MAKE A DETERMINATION ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT IT OUGHT TO BE POSTPONED. 
          AND THAT, UH, CAN BE DONE, UH, AS PART OF THE DISCUSSION ABOUT MOVING FORWARD. 
          UNLESS THERE'S OBJECTION, THAT'S THE WAY I, I WOULD RECOMMEND WE GO FORWARD. 
          ALRIGHT, WITH THAT BEING SAID, THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND I APPRECIATE YOU REMINDING ME OF THAT. 
          SO, UH, MEMBERS, AS I'VE INDICATED, THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM NUMBER 59. 
          I DON'T REMEMBER OPENING THE PUBLIC HEARING, BUT, UH, LET'S MAKE, LET'S MAKE SURE WE HAVE WITHOUT OBJECTION. 
          THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN AND I WILL TURN TO THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE TO CALL FOR SPEAKERS FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM NUMBER 59. 
          THANK YOU, MAYOR. 
          I HAVE LEAH BOHO, MEGAN MEISENBACH, PHILLIP WILEY, JOE SUE, HOWARD. 
          JOE SUE, ARE YOU HERE? YES. 
          WHAT ABOUT WILLIAM SCHMIDT? YES. 
          OKAY, MS. HOWARD WILL HAVE FOUR MINUTES. 
          YOU, YOU'VE BEEN CALLED ON. 
          PLEASE GO AHEAD AND ADDRESS THIS. 
          HELLO, MAYOR. 
          AND COUNSEL. 
          UH, I'M LEAH BOJO HERE ON BEHALF OF THE APPLICANT. 
          UM, I WILL FIRST JUST SPEAK TO THE POSTPONEMENT REQUEST. 
          UM, THIS IS THE FIFTH PUBLIC HEARING THAT WE'VE HAD ON THIS ITEM. 
          Y'ALL MAY REMEMBER THAT CAME BEFORE YOU ABOUT A MONTH AGO. 
          UM, WE HAVE, UM, HAD SEVERAL CONVERSATIONS, UM, WITH FOLKS IN AND, AND AROUND THE UT UM, ABOUT THIS. 
          AND WE UNDERSTAND THAT THEY WOULD LIKE ANOTHER MEETING AND WE SAID WE WOULD HAVE BE HAPPY TO HAVE THAT LATER. 
          UM, WE WERE, WE OFFERED YESTERDAY AND THEY WEREN'T AVAILABLE, SO WE'LL BE HAVING THAT LATER ON. 
          UM, AND, AND THAT SEEMED TO BE FINE. 
          UM, I, I'M HAPPY TO GO INTO THE MERIT TO THE CASE IF, IF I SHOULD DO THAT NOW. 
          THIS IS THE PUBLIC HEARING IF YOU WANNA BE HEARD, THIS IS THE TIME TO DO IT. 
          GOT IT. 
          UM, SO THIS IS THE, I'M GONNA GO THROUGH IT PRETTY QUICKLY. 
          THIS IS THE LOCATION. 
          YOU CAN SEE HERE, IT'S JUST SOUTH OF WEST CAMPUS, UM, IN THE, AND JUST ADJACENT TO JUDGES HILL. 
          THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A PRETTY, UM, PRETTY FANTASTIC PART OF AUSTIN TO LIVE IN AND WALK IN AND BIKING IN AND, AND BUS IN AND ALL OF THAT. 
          UM, WE HAVE BEEN THROUGH AN EXTENSIVE PROCESS, LIKE I SAID, UM, REZONING, UM, AND NOW HERE WITH YOU FOR THE, UM, DENSITY BONUS APPLICATION. 
          UM, THE DENSITY BONUS YOU MAY HAVE READ IN YOUR BACKUP WOULD ACTUALLY ONLY GO ON THE EASTERN PART OF THE SITE THERE ON THE TWO SIDES THAT AREN'T SHADED. 
          UM, THAT'S WHERE THE HEIGHT THAT YOU'RE APPROVING WOULD GO, EVEN THOUGH THE ENTIRE PROJECT IS A DENSITY BONUS PROJECT. 
          UM, WE DID THAT FOR ONE REASON, UH, BEING TO SORT OF HAVE IT BE STEPPING DOWN TO THE JUDGES HILL NEIGHBORHOOD, EVEN THOUGH WE'LL BE DOING DENSITY BONUS THINGS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE SITE, INCLUDING LIKE GREAT STREETS, FOR EXAMPLE, ON ALL FOUR SIDES. 
          UM, I'M GONNA SKIP THROUGH SOME OF THIS STUFF. 
          YOU 
          [05:05:01]
CAN SEE HERE THAT ON THE NORTH TRACK IT'S GONNA BE A MIX OF HOTEL AND CONDO UNITS ON THE SOUTH TRACK, IT'LL BE RENTAL MULTIFAMILY. 
          UM, THIS IS WHAT THE BUILDING LOOKS LIKE FROM THE NORTH. 
          THIS IS A STACKING ELEVATION IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN, IN HAVING ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT. 
          THIS IS SOME OF THE HEIGHT NEARBY. 
          UM, YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE IS A VARIETY OF HEIGHT, UM, HEIGHT OPTIONS, TALLER HEIGHT AVAILABLE IN THE SITE NEAR HERE. 
          UM, THIS IS AN UNO MAP JUST TO SHOW YOU THAT THE HEIGHT, THERE'S 300 FEET. 
          IT'S NOT, MAYBE NOT EXACTLY ACROSS THE STREET, BUT IT'S PRETTY DANG CLOSE. 
          UM, AND THIS IS UNO TODAY WITHOUT ANY CHANGES. 
          UM, THIS IS COMMUNITY BENEFITS. 
          THIS IS CLOSING CURB CUTS. 
          I'M ALMOST DONE. 
          YOU'RE DONE. 
          I'M DONE. 
          THANK YOU. 
          YEAH. 
          GOOD AFTERNOON. 
          UM, CITY COUNCIL, UM, MAYOR, I'M MEGAN MEISENBACH, DISTRICT 10, SORRY, DISTRICT NINE. 
          AND, UM, THE JUDGES HILL NEIGHBORHOOD WOULD LIKE TO, UM, ASK FOR POSTPONEMENT. 
          UM, THIS IS THE SITE OF 50 YEARS OF DRY CLEANING WITH CANCER CAUSING CHEMICALS NEAR, NEAR THE UNIVERS USED CAMPUS ON MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. 
          BOULEVARD. 
          UM, JUDGES HILL SUPPORTS THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION OF A LIMIT OF 200 FEET, BUT TODAY WE ASK FOR A POSTPONEMENT OF THIS ITEM 59, SO THAT MORE INFORMATION AND STUDY OF THE MIGRATION OF THESE CANCER CAUSING CHEMICALS, WHICH ALSO CALLS BIRTH DEFECTS ACROSS OASIS STREET, WHERE THE LITTLE SHOAL CREEK, UM, UH, IS VAULTED AND RUNS DOWN TO FIFTH STREET. 
          AND IT'S, THERE'S A CONCERN THAT THE CHEMICALS HAVE BREACHED THE VAULT. 
          THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. 
          THANK YOU. 
          IF YOUR NAME'S BEEN CALLED, JUST FEEL FREE TO STEP UP AND, AND IDENTIFY YOURSELF AND UTILIZE THE MICROPHONE. 
          UH, MY NAME IS BRAD SNOW. 
          UH, I RESIDE IN DISTRICT SEVEN. 
          I'M HERE TO TESTIFY IN, IN FAVOR OF A POSTPONEMENT. 
          MR. MR. MR. SNOW. 
          I'M SORRY, I HAVEN'T CALLED YOUR NAME, BUT, BUT I NOTICED THAT YOU HAVE TIME DONATED TO YOU, SO LET ME CHECK ON THAT. 
          OKAY. 
          I THOUGHT I HAD, UM, BETSY GREENBERG, SHE'S STILL HERE. 
          AND JEFFREY BOWEN. 
          OKAY. 
          HE'S HERE TOO. 
          SO, MR. SNOW, YOU'RE GONNA GET SIX MINUTES. 
          OKAY, THANK YOU. 
          UM, SO MY BACKGROUND IS I'M IN A SELF-EMPLOYED ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANT WITH 44 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE INVESTIGATING, UM, AND CLEANING UP CONTAMINATED SOIL AND GROUNDWATER SITES, INCLUDING SURFACE WATER SITES, UH, FROM A WIDE VARIETY OF CHEMICALS. 
          AND I AM VERY INVOLVED IN EVALUATING THE EXPOSURE OF CHEMICALS IN THE SUBSURFACE TO HUMANS AND TO ECOLOGICAL RECEPTORS. 
          AND SO I'VE SPOKEN TO YOU BEFORE ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR PROPERTY, UH, ABOUT THE RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH, UH, DRY CLEANING CHEMICALS, UH, SPECIFICALLY TET TRICHLOROETHYLENE AND ITS BIO BIODEGRADATION BYPRODUCTS, UH, OVER TIME. 
          AND THE FOCUS PREVIOUSLY WAS ON THE, THE POTENTIAL FOR VAPORS TO ENTER INTO BUILDINGS AND, UH, CONTAMINATE INDOOR AIR WITH THESE, UH, CANCER CAUSING SUBSTANCES. 
          AND SO THE RISK IS THAT, UH, VAPORS WOULD COME UP FROM THE GROUND, FROM THE SOIL AND GROUNDWATER ENTER INTO THE BREATHING SPACE AND AFFECT PEOPLE. 
          BUT, UH, THIS MORNING I FOUND OUT ABOUT A DIFFERENT ISSUE THAT MEGAN MEISENBACH HAD JUST MENTIONED, AND THAT IT HAPPENS THAT THERE IS, UH, TUNNELS, BASICALLY VAULTS, UH, THAT SUBMERGE, UH, A CREEK, UH, BENEATH OASIS STREET. 
          AND THE, THE PROBLEM WITH THAT IS THAT AT THE JACK BROWN CLEANER SITE, UH, THE GROUNDWATER IS VERY SHALLOW, AND THAT VICINITY IS, AND SOMETIMES IN SOME PLACES AS SHALLOW AS LESS THAN TWO FEET BELOW THE GROUND SURFACE. 
          AND SO THIS UNDERGROUND STRUCTURE VERY LIKELY INTERCEPTS GROUNDWATER. 
          AND IT'S VERY LIKELY, IN MY OPINION, AT LEAST PRELIMINARILY THAT GROUNDWATER THAT'S CONTAMINATED IS DISCHARGING INTO THAT TUNNEL. 
          NOW, WHERE IT GOES FROM THERE IS IT WOULD THEN GO DOWNSTREAM WITHIN THAT, THAT TUNNEL, UH, DOWN TO FIFTH STREET AND, AND POTENTIALLY BEYOND, UH, WHILE CONTAMINATING, UH, GROUND OR CONTAMINATING, UH, SURFACE WATER WITHIN THAT TUNNEL SYSTEM. 
          AND SO THE POT, THE POTENTIAL IS THAT COULD AFFECT, UH, DOWNSTREAM USERS, UH, AND WHEREVER IT, UH, DAYLIGHTS AND DISCHARGES TO THE, UH, SURFACE WATER. 
          SO THE CONCERN HERE IS THAT, UM, THERE COULD BE EXPOSURES THAT ARE NOT EVEN A CANDIDATE FOR YET. 
          AND SO THIS IS NEW INFORMATION I LEARNED THIS 
          [05:10:01]
MORNING, AND FOR THAT REASON, I'M, I'M ASKING FOR A POSTPONEMENT. 
          UH, ONE THING THAT I DIDN'T REALLY COVER WHEN I SPOKE TO YOU PREVIOUSLY, UH, WHEN I WAS ADDRESSING THE VAPOR INTRUSION RISKS INTO INDOOR AIR QUALITY WAS JUST HOW MUCH THESE GROUNDWATER CONCENTRATIONS EXCEED THE US EPAS VAPOR INTRUSION SCREENING LEVELS. 
          AND SO, TO GIVE YOU SOME CONTEXT FOR IT, THESE CONCENTRATIONS IN GROUNDWATER ARE THREE ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE, ACTUALLY BY A FACTOR OF 2,100 TIMES HIGHER THAN THAT VAPOR INTRUSION SCREENING LEVEL. 
          AND SO THIS ISN'T SOME SMALL DEVIATION FROM, UH, A POTENTIAL STANDARD, AND IT CERTAINLY MERITS FURTHER INVESTIGATION. 
          I WOULD URGE YOU TO HAVE CITY STAFF DO FURTHER INVESTIGATION INTO THIS ISSUE, AND I'M HAPPY TO AS ASSIST IN THAT IN ANY WAY POSSIBLE. 
          UM, AND SO, UH, AND THAT WAS BASED ON MAXIMUM CONCENTRATIONS. 
          HISTORICALLY, UH, THE MOST RECENT DATA SHOWS, UH, CONCENTRATIONS THAT EXCEEDED BY A FACTOR OF ABOUT 500. 
          AND YOU CAN EXPECT THESE CONCENTRATIONS TO CONTINUE TO BE HIGH INTO THE INDEFINITE FUTURE 'CAUSE THERE WAS SUCH HIGH CONCENTRATIONS OF THESE DRY CLEANER CHEMICALS IN THE GROUNDWATER THAT IT SUGGESTS THAT, THAT THE MATERIAL IS PRESENT IN THE SUBSURFACE AS A FREE PRODUCT IS ACTUALLY THE SEPARATE PHASE. 
          DRY CLEANING CHEMICAL PCE, NOT JUST DISSOLVED IN GROUNDWATER, BUT ACTUALLY THAT IT'S PRESENT AS SMEARS AS THAT PARTICULAR PRODUCT AND IS DROPLETS AND GLOBULES AND THAT KIND OF THING IN, IN THE SOIL. 
          SO, UH, THAT POSES AN ADDITIONAL RISK. 
          THANK YOU, SIR. 
          YOU'RE WELCOME. 
          GOOD AFTERNOON, PHILIP WILEY. 
          UH, SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF THE DOWNTOWN AUSTIN NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, WE OPPOSE ANY FURTHER POSTPONEMENTS IN THIS CASE. 
          UH, IT, IT SEEMS AT TIMES LIKE IT'S BEEN GOING ON FOREVER, LIKE A GROUNDHOG DAY RE REHASH. 
          UM, THIS IS NOT IN THE BORDERS, THE UNITED OR UNIVERSITY AREA PARTNERS, IT IS NOT WITHIN THE BORDERS OF THE JUDGES HILL NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. 
          IT IS NOT WITHIN THE BORDERS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS. 
          IT IS WITHIN THE BORDERS OF THE DOWNTOWN AUSTIN NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. 
          THE CHART THAT'S UP ON THE SCREEN SHOWS, UH, THE BORDERS FOR BREER WOODS, UH, SCHOOL. 
          UM, DURING CODE NEXT, WE HAD A VERY IMPORTANT OBJECTIVE TO TRY TO ALLOW MORE HOUSING TO BE BUILT IN AREAS THAT WERE, UH, ZONED TO HIGH OPPORTUNITY SCHOOLS. 
          UH, THIS IS A VERY, IT'S AN EXCEPTIONALLY GOOD SCHOOL THAT'S AT RISK OF CLOSING. 
          WE NEED MORE PEOPLE. 
          UM, AND IF YOU'D GO TO THE NEXT CHART, UM, I DON'T KNOW OF A BETTER PLACE TO PUT THEM THAN HERE. 
          I'VE LIVED IN THE AREA FOR, UH, GOING ON 34 YEARS. 
          UM, BRYER WOODS IS SPLIT BETWEEN DISTRICT 10 ON THE LEFT OF LAMAR, THE WEST OF LAMAR, AND DISTRICT NINE ON THE EAST. 
          UM, THIS LOOKS TO ME LIKE THE PLACE TO PUT 'EM. 
          IT'S THE, ON THE LEFT OF THE SCREEN HERE, YOU'LL SEE WHAT, WHAT I WOULD CONSIDER TO BE THE NICEST, UH, CHILDREN'S PARK IN THE CITY OF AUSTIN. 
          NEXT CHART, PLEASE. 
          UM, TH THIS CHART, UH, SHOWS ON THE, THE RIGHT, UM, THE CAMBRIDGE TOWER ABOVE THAT, THE DOBY TOWER IN BLUE IS THE SUBJECT SITE, AND RIGHT ABOVE THAT, AND THESE WERE ALL, UH, GAME CHANGING BUILDINGS WHEN THEY WENT UP THE PURPLE SITE ON THE TOP WAS THE FIRST AND ONLY BUILDING ALLOWED OVER 175 FEET IN UNO. 
          THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE. 
          UM, MY NAME IS JOSEPH HOWARD. 
          I'D LIKE TO JUST CLARIFY SOMETHING. 
          UM, YOU'RE WANTING US TO GIVE YOU OUR REASONS WHY WE WANNA POSTPONE THAT, THAT THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL TOO. 
          AND, AND AS WELL AS OUR SURE. 
          STATEMENT OF OPPOSITION. 
          YES. 
          BECAUSE I BELIEVE SOME OF THE PREVIOUS SPEAKERS HAVE BEEN A BIT CONFER CONFUSED, AND THEY HAVE NOT GIVEN YOU THEIR PRESENTATION. 
          THEY'VE MERELY SPOKEN LIKE MR. SNOW JUST SPOKE TO THE, THE POSTPONEMENT. 
          WELL, I, I'M GOING TO TELL YOU, WHY DON'T YOU TELL US WHAT YOU WANT US TO HEAR? ALL RIGHT. 
          WHAT ABOUT THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE ALREADY SPOKEN? WELL, THEY'VE ALREADY SPOKEN, SO WHY DON'T YOU TELL US WHAT YOU WANT US TO KNOW. 
          ALRIGHT. 
          OKAY. 
          UM, MY NAME IS JOE SUE HOWARD, AND I'M HERE THIS AFTERNOON TO EXPRESS MY CONCERNS ABOUT THIS PROJECT'S DRASTIC HEIGHT, AND IT'S RESULTING IN COMPATIBILITY 
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IN THIS AREA OF AUSTIN. 
          I WISH TO E REITERATE THAT THE CITY STAFF AGREES AND RECOMMENDS A MAXIMUM OF 200 FEET, BUT THEN WE HAVEN'T HEARD THE CITY STAFF REPORT YET. 
          I LIVE IN A STATE AND CITY LANDMARK HISTORIC HOUSE, WHICH IS A MERE 200 FEET FROM THE REQUESTED CHANGE. 
          THERE ARE AT LEAST 14 OTHERS SUCH LANDMARK STRUCTURES SURROUNDING THIS PROJECT AS WELL. 
          I FEAR TWO BUILDINGS EACH OVER 400 FEET TALL WILL OVERWHELM AND MINIMIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF SOME OF AUSTIN'S MOST HISTORIC ASSETS. 
          NEXT SLIDE. 
          THESE HISTORICAL SITES ARE SHOWN IN GREEN ON THIS MAP SURROUNDING THE PROPOSED SKYSCRAPERS IN RED. 
          THESE SITES INCLUDE SUCH STRUCTURES AS AN ABNER COOK HOME ON WEST AVENUE AND THE GOOD OLD WOOTEN HOME ON MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR BOULEVARD. 
          NEXT SLIDE. 
          THE NEXT SLIDE CONTAINS PHOTOGRAPHS OF THESE OUTSTANDING HISTORIC PROPERTIES, THESE PROPOSED TWIN TOWERS ABOVE THE HISTORIC JUDGES HILL DISTRICT, WHICH WAS EXPECTED TO BE PROTECTED UNDER THE DOWNTOWN AUSTIN PLAN. 
          THAT IS A COMPROMISE REACHED AFTER MONTHS AND MONTHS OF WORK BY THE CITY AND THE COMMUNITY. 
          THE DOWNTOWN AUSTIN PLAN VISION AND ITS REGULATION IS TO DECREASE BUILDING HEIGHTS AS ONE MOVES FURTHER AWAY FROM THE CENTRAL CORE AND CLOSER TO THE JUDGE'S HELD DISTRICT. 
          BUT THESE TWIN TOWERS WILL LEAP UP OUT OF NOWHERE TO OVER 400 FEET TALL, DWARFING EVERYTHING AROUND THEM, INCLUDING THE NEW COURTHOUSE, ALL BUILDINGS IN UNO, AND ESPECIALLY THE BELOVED UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS TOWER. 
          NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. 
          THIS, THIS SLIDE SHOWS THE HEIGHT OF THIS REQUESTED CONSTRUCTION, WHICH IS BLUE ON THE LEFT IN RELATION TO THE HEIGHT OF THE EXISTING BUILDINGS, WHICH ARE EVEN FURTHER AWAY FROM JUDGES HILL DISTRICT AND ALL SUBSTANTIALLY LESS TALL, AS YOU CAN SEE, THE HEIGHTS STATED THERE. 
          NEXT SLIDE. 
          THIS SLIDE SHOWS THE SAME BUILDINGS, BUT ON AN AREA MAP. 
          THE PROPOSED BUILDING IS THE ONE IN RED, 445 FEET. 
          THE EXISTING BUILDINGS ARE BLUE AND THE AREA OF UNO, WHICH IS DIRECTLY UNO, WHICH IS DIRECTLY ACROSS MLK FROM THE JACK BROWN SITE, IS CAPPED AT 175 FEET. 
          YOU CAN SEE THAT THE SHORTER BUILDINGS ARE ALL TO THE EAST OF THIS PROJECT AWAY FROM THE JUDGES HILL DISTRICT. 
          JUST AS THE DEAF ENVISIONED, THE DEVELOPER IS ESSENTIALLY ASKING THE CITY TO GRANT CENTER CENTER CITY HEIGHTS, WHILE ENJOYING SUBURBAN PRICED DIRT. 
          TWO ITEMS STIPULATED IN THE URBAN DESIGN GUIDELINES CHECKLIST, WHICH ARE MANDATED TO BE CONSIDERED IN GRANTING SUCH DENSITY BONUSES ARE RESPECTED ADJACENT HISTORIC BUILDINGS PROTECT IMPORTANT PUBLIC VIEWS BY OVERSHADOWING AUSTIN'S HISTORY AND THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS TOWER. 
          THIS PROJECT HAS COMPLIED WITH NEITHER. 
          THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND YOUR SERVICE TO THE CITY. 
          THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
          MARIELLA MADDOX, ARE YOU HERE? I'M HERE. 
          OH, IS ATLAS MUCKLER HERE? OKAY, YOU'LL HAVE FOUR MINUTES IN MS. MADDOX. 
          FOLLOWING BY SCOTT SAYERS, RICHARD SU AND JUDAH RICE. 
          THANK YOU. 
          UM, MAYOR. 
          MAYOR PROTO AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. 
          THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TODAY. 
          I'M MARIELLA MADOX, A RESIDENT OF JUDGES HILL FOR OVER 23 YEARS, AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE JUDGES HILL NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE DEVELOPER, REACHED AN IMPASSE ON A RESTRICTIVE COVENANT INTENDED TO ADDRESS THE TOXIC CHEMICALS KNOWN TO BE IN THE GROUND FOR OVER 50 YEARS AT THE JACK BROWN CLEANER SITE. 
          WE WORKED HARD IN GOOD FAITH, BUT THE DEVELOPER WOULD NOT INCORPORATE SEVERAL ESSENTIAL PROTECTIONS INTO THE FINAL DRAFT AND ALSO EXPECTED THE NEIGHBORHOOD TO SUPPORT THE PROJECT. 
          AND ITS REQUESTED ENTITLEMENTS, INCLUDING THE HEIGHT THAT TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT APPROACH WAS NOT SOMETHING OUR NEIGHBORHOOD COULD SUPPORT. 
          TODAY I WANNA FOCUS PRIMARILY ON COMPATIBILITY AND SCALE. 
          THE DEVELOPER'S AGENT HAS DESCRIBED THIS PROJECT AS AN EXPERIENCE. 
          WE TOO HAVE A VISION FOR THIS CORRIDOR ALONG MLK BOULEVARD. 
          IT IS THE GATEWAY TO THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS 
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WEST CAMPUS AND THE MUSEUM DISTRICT. 
          A PROPOSAL FOR TWO FOUR HUNDRED AND FORTY FIVE FOOT TALL TOWERS AT THIS LOCATION IS SIMPLY INCOMPATIBLE WITH THE SETTING. 
          THERE IS NOTHING OF THAT HEIGHT NORTH OF 11TH STREET. 
          THESE TOWERS WOULD BE DRAMATIC OUTLIERS, OVERSHADOWING THE UT TOWER AT 307 FEET NEARBY WEST CAMPUS BUILDINGS AROUND 300 FEET. 
          THE TRAVIS COUNTY FAMILY COURT AT 200 FEET, AND THE MANY HISTORIC LANDMARKS THAT MY NEIGHBOR JOSU JUST TOLD YOU ABOUT. 
          I ASK YOU TO CONSIDER WHAT IT MEANS TO PLACE TWO FOUR HUNDRED AND FORTY FIVE FOOT BUILDINGS AT THE EDGE OF JUDGES HILL DISTRICT, THE HISTORIC DISTRICT, AN AREA THAT IS CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF BECOMING A NATIONAL REGISTER HISTORIC DISTRICT. 
          THE DISTRICT BOUNDARIES ARE SHOWN ON THIS SLIDE, AND WE HAVE A DETERMINATION OF ELE ELIGIBILITY FROM THE TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION. 
          JUDGES HILL HAS A DISTINCT AND VALUABLE CHARACTER. 
          IT IS NOT JUST A COLLECTION OF OLDER HOMES AND LEON MARKS. 
          IT IS PART OF THE STORY OF AUSTIN AND WEST CAMPUS, AND PART OF WHAT GIVES THIS CORRIDOR ITS IDENTITY AND SENSE OF PLACE, PEOPLE ARE DRAWN TO AREAS THAT FEEL AUTHENTIC AND LAYERED AND CONNECTED. 
          THIS GATEWAY CORRIDOR, UM, IS VALUABLE TO THE BROADER COMMUNITY AND TO VISITORS OF AUSTIN WHO COME TO EXPERIENCE THIS PART OF THE CITY. 
          THESE SKYSCRAPERS WOULD NOT COMPLIMENT THAT CHARACTER, NOR WOULD THEY FIT IN WITH THE UT CAMPUS WEST CAMPUS OR THE PEDESTRIAN ORIENTED CULTURAL SPACES NEAR THE BLANTON RANSOM CENTER AND THE BOB BULLOCK, TEXAS STATE HISTORY MUSEUM. 
          WE DO SUPPORT THE MORE APPROPRIATE HEIGHT RECOMMENDED BY CITY STAFF 200 FEET, AND ASK THAT YOU VOTE WITH THE STAFF'S CITY STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION. 
          AND WE HOPE THAT SHOULD THE DEVELOPER MOVE FORWARD WITH ANY PROJECT ON THIS PROPERTY, THEY DO SO WITH INTEGRITY AND RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE TOXIC CHEMICALS IN THE DIRT THAT WE KNOW TO BE THERE ACCORDING TO PUBLIC DATA. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. 
          HI, JUDAH RICE, DISTRICT THREE. 
          UM, I'D JUST LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS ABOUT THIS PROJECT. 
          I THINK THIS IS AN ABSOLUTE SLAM DUNK OF A PROJECT THAT DELIVERS 435 UNITS OF HOUSING, INCLUDING, UH, MORE THAN 43 BEDROOM APARTMENTS AS A PREVIOUS SPEAKER MENTIONED IN AN AREA THAT'S ZONED TO BREER WOODS ELEMENTARY, WHICH HAS BEEN BADLY NEEDING ENROLLMENT. 
          AND THOSE ARE FAMILY SIZED APARTMENTS, WHICH ARE, UH, FEW AND FAR BETWEEN DOWNTOWN. 
          IT ALSO BRINGS IN, UH, $3.3 MILLION INTO THE CITY'S AFFORDABLE HOUSING TRUST FUND. 
          UM, THAT'S A LITTLE UNDER 3% OF THE ENTIRE BUDGET ASK UNDER THE LAST TAX RATE ELECTION COMING JUST FROM THIS PROJECT, JUST FROM ITS AFFORDABLE HOUSING TRUST FUND DEDICATION. 
          WHEN YOU IN FACTOR IN THE FUTURE PROPERTY TAX REVENUE FROM THIS, IT MAKES GREAT FISCAL SENSE TO APPROVE THIS PROJECT TO ALLOW MORE FUNDING FOR ESSENTIAL CITY SERVICES WITHOUT HAVING TO RAISE TAXES FURTHER ON, UM, OTHER PEOPLE. 
          UM, I'D ALSO LIKE TO SAY THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, THE CHARACTER OF A NEIGHBORHOOD IS MADE UP OF THE PEOPLE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND NOT JUST OF THE BUILDINGS. 
          I LOVE THE HISTORIC HOMES IN JUDGES HILL, AND SOMETIMES I FEEL LIKE AS A YOUNG PERSON AND AS A RENTER, I'M NOT EVEN WELCOME TO WALK AROUND IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD. 
          JUST SPEAKING FROM A PERSONAL LEVEL, I'M NOT ACCUSING ANYONE, BUT I JUST, I, I I, IT FEELS HOSTILE SOMETIMES AND I, UM, I, I, I DON'T KNOW. 
          I I THINK WE NEED MORE PEOPLE TO BE AROUND TO CREATE MORE COMMUNITY AND, UM, EVERYONE CAN BE CO COEXISTING TOGETHER. 
          TALL BUILDINGS ARE NOT SCARY TO ME. 
          IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE'S JUST MORE NEIGHBORS WHO GET TO ENJOY LIVING IN BEAUTIFUL DOWNTOWN AUSTIN IN ONE, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE GREAT CITIES THAT WE HAVE. 
          UM, SO DELAY IS NOT A NEUTRAL OPTION HERE. 
          UM, THERE'S COSTS TO, NOT JUST TO THE, A PROJECT, BUT TO CITY STAFF AND EVERYONE WHO HAS TO DEAL WITH THIS. 
          AND I DON'T THINK THERE'S A STRONG REASON FOR IT. 
          UM, THE REMEDIATION, UM, IF THIS PROJECT ISN'T APPROVED, I DON'T KNOW WHO WOULD BE DOING IT AT ALL. 
          UM, SO I'M RUNNING OUTTA TIME, BUT THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY THERE. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU MR. SAYERS. 
          MR. SAYERS, BEFORE YOU BEGIN, IS JULIE SAYERS HERE? OKAY. 
          YOU HAVE FOUR MINUTES. 
          THANK YOU, MAYOR, AND THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBERS. 
          I'M SCOTTY SAYERS, OWNER OF 1800 NEW AIS AND PRESIDENT OF THE WEST DOWNTOWN ALLIANCE. 
          MY WIFE JULIE AND I HAVE OWNED OUR PROPERTY SINCE 1985. 
          WE'VE WATCHED THE MANY CHANGES IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OVER THE YEARS AND SEEN THE TRANSFORMATION OF HOUSES THAT WERE RESIDENTS ORIGINALLY. 
          OVER THE LAST FIVE DECADES, THEY'VE BECOME VARIOUS COMMERCIAL AND SERVICE BUSINESSES. 
          WE RUN TWO BUSINESSES FROM OUR 90-YEAR-OLD BUILDING CO AND CRENSHAW, OUR GOLF COURSE ARCHITECTURE FIRM, WITH MY FRIEND BEN CRENSHAW AND TEXAS STATE DIRECTORY PRESS, WHICH MY WIFE OWNS. 
          SO I'M HERE BOTH AS A PROPERTY OWNER AND AS A 42 YEAR OCCUPANT OF A BUSINESS SPACE IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD. 
          OUR WEST DOWNTOWN ALLIANCE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION 
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS FULLY IN SUPPORT OF THIS PROJECT AND BELIEVE IT IS A NATIONAL PROGRESS, NATURAL PROGRESSION OF THE COUNCIL'S DESIRE FOR GROWTH IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA. 
          OUR NEIGHBORHOOD FROM THE EAST SIDE OF RIO GRANDE DOWN TO SAN ANTONIO STREET IS NOT HISTORIC IN NATURE, ESPECIALLY THE PROPERTIES THAT ARE PART OF THIS APPLICATION. 
          OUR OFFICE BUILDING IS AN OLD STRUCTURE, PROBABLY BUILT FROM A SEARS AND ROEBUCK DESIGN PLAN. 
          THE APARTMENTS NEARBY ARE OLD AND HAVE UNDERGONE SIGNIFICANT REPAIRS OVER THE YEARS. 
          IN FACT, THE POOL WAS FILLED IN 25 YEARS AGO. 
          THE JACK BROWN CLEANERS ABANDONED THEIR PLANT ABOUT 25 YEARS AGO, AND IT'S NOW JUST A PICKUP LOCATION, AND FRANKLY, IT'S AN EYESORE JUST AS THE OLD SEVEN 11 BUILDING NEXT DOOR IS. 
          AND MAYOR, I THINK YOU AND I, PROBABLY THE OLDEST ONES HERE, REMEMBER USING THAT SEVEN 11, YOU'RE LOSING GROUND WHEN YOU START DOING THAT . 
          REGARDING THE CLAIMS ABOUT ANY FLUID ISSUES, I CAN ONLY TELL YOU THAT MY WIFE AND I ARE STILL HERE AND HEALTHY AFTER 42 YEARS, OCCUPYING OUR PROPERTY FULL-TIME. 
          AND THERE HAVE BEEN THOUSANDS OF OCCUPANTS IN THE APARTMENTS NEXT DOOR THROUGH THE YEARS, AND I'VE NEVER HEARD OF ANY LAWSUITS TESTING ON THE BLOCK. 
          UH, AND IN FACT, ON SURROUNDING BLOCKS TOOK PLACE FOR AT LEAST 15 YEARS. 
          FROM 2006 UNTIL 2020, UH, THE STATE RELEASED THE PROPERTY. 
          THERE WERE NO REMARKABLE FINDINGS. 
          AND I'VE GOT 150 OF THESE REPORTS THAT WERE SENT TO MY OFFICE MONTHLY, AND I WAS A REALLY INTERESTED OBSERVER OF THIS PERSONALLY. 
          AS A LONGTIME AUSTINITE, I AM CONCERNED WITH THE HISTORY AND FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF OUR CITY AS CHAIRMAN OF THE TEXAS STATE CEMETERY FOR 12 YEARS, AND CO-CHAIR OF THE MUNI CONSERVANCY WITH MY FRIEND BEN CRENSHAW. 
          I DO REALIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF HISTORIC SITES IN OUR CITY. 
          THIS BLOCK IS NOT OF HISTORIC IMPORTANCE, AND OUR NEIGHBORHOOD IS NOT A PART OF JUDGES HILL. 
          JUDGES HILL IS RESIDENTIAL, AND OUR WEST DOWNTOWN AREA IS PRINCIPALLY COMMERCIAL AND OFFICE. 
          AND I DO HAVE RESPECT FOR JUDGES HILL BECAUSE OF THEIR HISTORY WITH THE CITY OF AUSTIN, BUT WE'RE JUST NOT A PART OF IT. 
          OUR NEIGHBORHOOD NEEDS NEW VISIONARY DEVELOPMENT AND IT MAKES SENSE AND ALIGNS WITH THE COUNCIL'S DESIRE FOR WALKABILITY AND CONNECTIVITY NEAR THE DOWNTOWN AREA. 
          WE'RE NOT IN THE CAPITAL VIEW CORRIDOR. 
          AND WITH THE WEST CAMPUS HEIGHT LIMITATIONS HAVING BEEN RAISED OVER THE YEAR, THIS PROJECT IS CONSISTENT WITH HEIGHTS JUST ONE BLOCK AWAY NORTH OF MLK AND WITH THE NEW COUNTY COURTHOUSE AT SAN ANTONIO AND 18TH. 
          AND WITH THE PLANNED GRADUATE HOTEL AT GUADALUPE 18TH, THE HUNDRED 20 FOOT HEIGHT OF THIS PROJECT ALONG RIO GRANDE, GRADUATING TO TALLER HEIGHTS BIOGRAPHY SLOPES MAKES PERFECT SENSE AND WILL BE AN ATTRACTIVE AND IMPORTANT PART OF THE FUTURE OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD. 
          THE TIME IS RIGHT FOR THIS NOW, WITH NO POSTPONEMENT, AND WE RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU, MR. STAIRS. 
          MAYOR, ALL SPEAKERS FOR 59 HAVE BEEN CALLED. 
          UH, YOU STILL GOT ONE THAT OH, HADN'T COME FORWARD. 
          HOW MUCH TIME DO I HAVE? DO YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES? TWO MINUTES IS MAYOR MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. 
          MY NAME IS RICHARD SU. 
          I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN. 
          I'M NOT SURE WHO MS. BOJO HAS BEEN TALKING TO, BUT NOT THE PEOPLE THAT I REPORT TO. 
          UM, IF YOU ACT ON THIS TODAY AND PASS IT, YOU WILL BE DOING SOMETHING DIFFERENT. 
          AND MAYBE WE'RE IN A DIFFERENT WORLD, BUT UT STANDS WITH THE TWO NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS THAT ARE ASKING FOR THE POSTPONEMENT FOR THE FIRST TIME FOR A LITTLE MORE TIME. 
          UT'S ISSUE IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT. 
          THEY JUST WANT MORE TIME. 
          THEY ACTUALLY WERE SUPPORTIVE OF THE ZONING CASE AT 120 FEET WHEN THEY FOUND OUT THAT A DENSITY BONUS WAS BEING ASKED FOR 200 FEET, THAT WAS OKAY BECAUSE THAT'S A SCALE OF BASICALLY THE HYATT ACROSS THE RIVER, THE CATHERINE AND THE RIVER SOUTH BUILDINGS. 
          AND THAT'S PROBABLY OKAY BECAUSE THAT'S, THAT'S ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD TO HEAR TALK THAT 445 FEET IS COMPATIBLE OR IS THE SAME AS THE 300 FEET ACROSS THE STREET OR THE 1 75 ACTUALLY RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET. 
          IT'S JUST, IT'S JUST NOT TRUE. 
          SO UT ASKED, FIRST OF ALL, FOR POSTPONEMENT OF THE CASE FOR TWO WEEKS TO, TO SEE, UH, WHAT THE INFRASTRUCTURE CAN CARRY AND WHAT THIS, THIS PLAN WILL ACTUALLY MEAN. 
          AND THEN TWO, IF IT'S, IF YOU DON'T POSTPONE IT, THEY ASK THAT IT BE DENIED AND UT SUPPORTS YOUR CITY STAFF. 
          THAT WOULD BE THE NEXT INTERESTING THING THAT WILL HAPPEN TODAY. 
          IF YOU DON'T POSTPONE AND YOU DO SUPPORT THE 4 45, YOU'LL BE BASICALLY ROLLING TWO NEIGHBORHOOD GROUPS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AND YOUR CITY 
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STAFF ON TWO DIFFERENT ISSUES, WHICH IS, IF THIS IS HOW OUR WE'RE GOING TO DO IT, THAT'S FINE. 
          THE OTHER THING THAT'S DIFFERENT IS YOU'RE GRANTING YOU WOULD BE GRANTING HEIGHT TO A BUILDING THAT IS BASICALLY LIKE A PUD. 
          AND AS YOU, AS WE ALL KNOW, WE'VE BEEN THROUGH SEVERAL PUDS TOGETHER WITHOUT THE COMMENSURATE, UH, CONCESSIONS BEING MADE. 
          SO WITH THAT UTS POSTPONEMENT, IF NOT POSTPONEMENT, UT DOES NOT SUPPORT THE 4 45, BUT DOES SUPPORT YOUR CITY STAFF'S 200. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. 
          ALRIGHT, I'M GONNA, MEMBERS, I I'M ASSUMING THAT YOU, WHEN A MINUTE AGO, UH, YOU SAID EVERYBODY HAD THAT HAD SIGNED UP TO SPEAK, UH, BECAUSE THIS IS THE PUBLIC HEARING AND BEFORE WE CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING, I WANT TO, UH, MAKE SURE WE FOLLOW THE CODE PROVISIONS, UM, AND TURN TO THE CITY STAFF AND MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE, WE HEAR FROM CITY STAFF ON, UH, POSTPONEMENT AND ON THE ISSUE OF POSTPONEMENT AND ON, UH, YOUR POSITION WITH REGARD TO THE ITEM MEMBERS. 
          WHAT I'M GONNA DO, UH, IS IN ORDER TO MAKE SURE WE FOLLOW CODE, IS I'M GONNA ASK FOR A MOTION EITHER TO POSTPONE OR TO DENY POSTPONEMENT IF THE MOTION CAN GO EITHER WAY. 
          AND THEN WHAT I'LL DO AFTER THAT, DEPENDING UPON THE RESULTS OF THAT, WE WILL GO TO WHAT WOULD BE THE MAIN MOTION ON APPROVAL OR DENIAL OF, OF THE ITEM ITSELF. 
          OF COURSE, WE'LL HAVE TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING, BUT BEFORE WE CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING, I WANT TO TURN TO CITY STAFF. 
          THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. 
          UH, IT'S GREAT TO BE BACK. 
          I APPRECIATE IT. 
          AND SO JUSTICE, LONG TIME TIME, WE'LL SEE. 
          THANK YOU SIR. 
          JUST TO SUMMARIZE THAT, THE PROJECT HAS MET THE GATEKEEPER REQUIREMENTS OF THE DOWNTOWN DENSITY BONUS PROGRAM, AND THEY'RE ASKING FOR AN INCREASE IN MAXIMUM BUILDING HEIGHT AS WELL AS FLORIDA AREA RATIO FROM FIVE TO ONE TO 20 TO ONE, AND FROM 120 FEET TO 445 FEET. 
          THE STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE REQUEST WITH CONDITIONS THAT THE APPROVAL BE GRANTED UP TO 200 FEET, MAXIMUM BUILDING HEIGHT AND CORRESPONDING FAR. 
          AND THE RATIONALE IS TO ENSURE BETTER CONSISTENCY AND BALANCE WITH SURROUNDING ENTITLEMENT PATTERNS. 
          WE'VE LOOKED AT THE ZONING AND DEVELOPMENT PATTERNS ALONG MLK AND WE FEEL THAT THIS ALSO ALIGNS THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION ALIGN WITH THE EVOLVING POLICY DIRECTION, GIVEN UNDER THE ETOD OVERLAYS AND DENSITY BONUS PROGRAM UPDATES THAT YOU HAVE LAUNCHED UNDER PHASE ONE AND PHASE TWO THAT ARE COMING TO YOU LATER THIS YEAR. 
          THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION ALSO MAINTAINS BETTER ALIGNMENT WITH RECENT COUNCIL ZONING ACTIONS IN THE UNIVERSITY AREA AND DIRECTION TO INITIATE THE CENTRAL CITY PLAN. 
          THE REQUESTED HEIGHT IN FAR IS OUT OF SCALE AND PROPORTION WITH THE SURROUNDING DEVELOPMENT THAT YOU FIND ALONG MLK WITH, WITH THE ANALYSIS THAT STAFF MADE. 
          THE UNO HEIGHTS GENERALLY RANGE BETWEEN 120 AND 175 FEET DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM THE SUBJECT PROPERTY UP TO 300 FEET IN THE INNER WEST CAMPUS UNO DISTRICT, THE ETOD AND D-B-E-T-O-D OVERLAYS, UH, ESTABLISHED A HEIGHT OF 60 TO 120 FEET OF MAXIMUM HEIGHT THAT ARE STATIONED NEAR TRANSIT. 
          FURTHERMORE, ONGOING UPDATES TO THE CENTRAL CITY PLAN AS WELL AS THE DENSITY BONUS PROGRAM, PHASE ONE AND PHASE TWO OPTIONS, UH, THAT ARE COMING TO YOU BACK, UH, LATER THIS YEAR. 
          ALSO REINFORCE THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION. 
          THE PLANNING COMMISSION HAS RECOMMENDED UNANIMOUS APPROVAL OF THE APPLICANT REQUESTS FOR 20 TO ONE FAR AND 445 MAXIMUM BUILDING HEIGHT. 
          AND STAFF FEELS QUITE CONFIDENT THAT THE RECOMMENDATION PUT FORWARD BY STAFF IS IN ACCORDANCE WITH, UH, RECENT COUNCIL ACTION. 
          THANK YOU, MAYOR. 
          THANK YOU MEMBERS. 
          UM, ANY QUESTIONS OF STAFF? YES. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER ALTER, CAN YOU JUST REFRESH OUR MEMORY, AND I MAY HAVE SOME OF THESE INCORRECT, BUT WE ARE UPDATING AND, AND YOU MENTIONED THE CORE DISTRICT AS WELL AS UNO. 
          I GUESS LEMME START WITH UNO. 
          WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT UPDATING UNO. 
          WHERE IS THAT FROM? THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT? THAT IS, UM, IF I MAY MAYOR, PLEASE. 
          YEAH, PLEASE ANSWER HIS QUESTION. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THAT THAT IS ON POLICY AT THE, AT THE MOMENT THAT'S NOT PROCEEDING. 
          WHAT IS PROCEEDING IS THE CENTRAL CITY PLAN, WHICH IS ESSENTIALLY AN UPDATE TO THE DOWNTOWN AUSTIN PLAN WITH ADDING ADDITIONAL AREAS AS WELL AS THE UPDATES TO THE DOWNTOWN DENSITY BONUS PROGRAM UNDER PHASE ONE AND PHASE TWO. 
          PHASE ONE IS SLATED TO COME SOMETIME IN MAY PHASE TWO LATER IN THE YEAR. 
          AND UNDER THAT CORE PLAN, DO YOU HAVE HEIGHTS IN MIND THAT YOU'RE WORKING ON OR OF A ABLE TO SHARE? I'M TRYING, I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHERE THIS FITS INTO WHERE WE'RE GOING. 
          IT MAY NOT BE CONSISTENT WITH ALL THE RULES EXACTLY 
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AS THEY ARE TODAY, BUT IF THOSE RULES ARE GONNA CHANGE IN THREE MONTHS AND THIS ALL OF A SUDDEN IS CONSISTENT WITH THOSE RULES, I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING WE NEED TO KNOW. 
          SURE. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER, WE'RE NOT AT THAT POINT YET WHERE WE HAVE IDENTIFIED SPECIFIC HEIGHTS. 
          THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE BRINGING ALONG WITH YOUR PHASE ONE AND PHASE TWO DENSITY BONUS THAT WILL ADDRESS THIS SPECIFIC AREA FOR FAR AND MAXIMUM BUILDING HEIGHT. 
          BUT THAT ALSO HAS TO TIE IN WITH THE WORK THAT'S BEING DONE AND CORRELATE WITH THE CENTRAL CITY PLANT. 
          THAT WILL COME MUCH LATER. 
          OKAY. 
          AND THERE WAS MENTION ABOUT INFRASTRUCTURE. 
          WHEN Y'ALL ARE MAKING YOUR RECOMMENDATIONS ARE, IS THAT SOMETHING YOU'RE ANALYZING, UH, OR ARE YOU LOOKING JUST AT WHAT'S KIND OF THE FOOTPRINT IN THAT SPECIFIC AREA? WE DO TALK ABOUT THOSE ISSUES, UH, FROM A STAFF POINT OF VIEW, BUT WE ALSO LOOK AT THE PHYSICAL IMPACT OF THE SCALE AND THE FORM AROUND THIS AREA. 
          SO WE'VE SEEN WITH THE RECENT ZONING CHANGES AS WELL AS THE POLICY DIRECTION FROM THE COUNCIL, NOTHING NEAR THIS HEIGHT. 
          WE'RE SEEING AROUND 200 FEET OR SO, 175 UP TO 300 IN THE UNO DISTRICT, BUT IN THIS PARTICULAR AREA, NOTHING NEAR THAT HEIGHT. 
          AND SO WE HAVE NOT DONE AN IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS ON INFRASTRUCTURE ELEMENTS TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, BUT IT IS SOMETHING WE DO CONSIDER AT A HIGH LEVEL. 
          OKAY. 
          THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
          THANK YOU. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER. 
          ANY OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE QUESTIONS? COUNCIL MEMBER CADRE, IS THIS ALSO THE TIME TO ASK THE APPLICANT ANY QUESTIONS? WELL, I'M GONNA GIVE THE APPLICANT A MOMENT. 
          OH, GOT IT. 
          TO REBUT HERE IN JUST A SAY A MOMENT, TWO MINUTES WORTH OF MOMENTS. 
          SURE. 
          UH, TO REBUT HERE IN JUST A SECOND, AND THAT MIGHT BE THE BETTER TIME. 
          GREAT. 
          IS THAT OKAY? ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OF OUR STAFF RIGHT NOW? OKAY, VERY GOOD. 
          THANK YOU. 
          APPLICANT WOULD LIKE TO COME FORWARD AFTER ALL THIS. 
          UM, BEFORE WE CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING, I WILL OFFER YOU TWO MINUTES, UH, AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO REBUT OR CLOSE. 
          THANK YOU, MAYOR. 
          I'LL, I WILL KEEP IT QUICK. 
          UM, I WOULD JUST WANNA POINT OUT A FEW THINGS. 
          UM, FIRST OF ALL, I WANNA POINT OUT THAT THERE ARE SOME, UM, JUDGES HILL NEIGHBORHOOD, UM, TRANSITIONS THAT I WAS GETTING TO IN MY PRESENTATION. 
          IN ADDITION TO THE HEIGHTS STEPPING DOWN TO 120 FEET ON THE WESTERN SIDE, WE ALSO PUT ALL OF OUR MORE INTENSE COMMERCIAL USES FACING AWAY FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD. 
          WE PUT OUR POCKET PARK ON THEIR SIDE. 
          THERE'VE BEEN A VARIETY OF DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS THAT HAVE MADE THROUGH, BEEN MADE THROUGH THE PROCESS. 
          EXCUSE ME. 
          UM, I ALSO WANNA POINT OUT THAT WE DID, UM, DELIVER A RE A RESTRICTIVE COVENANT TO THE NEIGHBORS THAT WOULD COMMIT TO ADDITIONAL TESTING OF THE SITE. 
          UM, WHILE THEY DID DECIDE NOT TO SIGN THAT, AS YOU HEARD, UM, WE ARE STILL COMMITTED TO THAT AND I'M HAPPY TO TO TALK MORE ABOUT THAT. 
          IF, IF YOU'D LIKE TO HEAR MORE ABOUT IT. 
          UM, I WANNA POINT OUT THAT THE PROCESS THAT WE'RE USING HERE TO INCREASE THE HEIGHT FROM USING THE DOWNTOWN DENSITY BONUS IS A PROCESS THAT WILL REMAIN IN, IN, IN PROCESS. 
          REMAIN IN, IN EFFECT. 
          UM, SO THIS WAS JUST CREATED LAST FALL WHEN Y'ALL CHANGE THE HEIGHT LIMIT IN DOWNTOWN. 
          SO OTHER PROPERTY OWNERS WILL HAVE THE ABILITY TO COME FORTH ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS, REGARDLESS OF WHAT THE ENTITLED HEIGHTS ARE THROUGH THE CORE PLAN. 
          THIS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE. 
          UM, THIS PROJECT, UM, TICK A TON OF CITY BOXES. 
          IT HAS ART SPACE IN IT, IT HAS RESIDENTIAL. 
          IT HAS A HUGE AFFORDABLE HOUSING FEE IN LIE. 
          UM, OUR TIMELINE HAS BEEN CLEAR SINCE THE BEGINNING. 
          LIKE I SAID, THIS IS OUR FIFTH PUBLIC HEARING THAT WE'VE HAD THIS, THIS HAS BEEN VERY, VERY PUBLIC CASE AND WE HAVE MADE OUR TIMELINE, UH, SET IN JANUARY AND WE HAVE GONE FORWARD WITH IT. 
          UM, SO THIS IS NOT A SURPRISE AND, AND WE DON'T HAVE THE TIME TO POSTPONE, AND THAT'S WHY I'M HERE ASKING YOU TO SUPPORT THIS CASE TODAY. 
          THANK YOU. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER CADRE, DO YOU HAVE QUESTIONS? UH, YES, SIR. 
          UM, I HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT. 
          THE, THE FIRST ONE, YOU, YOU, YOU, YOU TOUCHED ON IT A BIT. 
          JUDGE HILL'S MAIN CONCERN, UM, THAT WE HEARD TODAY WERE ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES STEMMING FROM THE DRY CLEANER SITE, ESPECIALLY AS IT RELATED TO VAPOR. 
          UM, IS THE APPLICANT, UM, COMMITTING TO STUDYING AND REMEDIATING THESE ISSUES ON THE SITE? YES. 
          AND THEN MY SECOND QUESTION HAD TO DO WITH BENEFITS. 
          UH, YOU TALKED ABOUT THE GREAT STREETS ON, ON ALL THE SIDES. 
          UM, I KNOW, I KNOW SEEING IT, GROUND FLOOR ACTIVATION, RETAIL AND ALL THAT, COULD TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT, UM, SOME OTHER BENEFITS. 
          COULD YOU TALK ABOUT WHAT THE FUNDING FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING, I KNOW ONE OF THE SPEAKERS, I DON'T SEE THEM ANYMORE HERE, BUT THEY HAD MENTIONED 3.3 MILLION, UH, FOR THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING FUND, UH, AND THEN ALSO AROUND SEP TED. 
          YES. 
          IF YOU COULD ALSO, WHICH IS, WHICH IS CRIME PREVENTION AS IT RELATES TO, UH, THE, THE WAY WE, UM, KIND OF, UH, DESIGN OUR, OUR CITY. 
          ABSOLUTELY. 
          UM, SO I'LL START WITH THAT ONE. 
          SO WE ARE DESIGNING THIS BUILDING TO BE, UM, NOT ONLY SAFER THAN OF COURSE THE SITUATION IS TODAY, WHICH IS NOT HARD, UM, BUT TO ALSO BE SAFER THAN A LOT OF OTHER NEW BUILDINGS THAT ARE GOING IN. 
          UM, FOR EXAMPLE, UM, IT HAS A 20 FOOT ALLEY BETWEEN IT, WHICH WE'RE OF COURSE KEEPING, WE'RE DESIGNING IT IN SUCH A WAY THAT IT CAN BE ACTIVATED AND USED FOR LIKE FARMER'S MARKETS, EVENTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT WITH LIGHTING. 
          AND EVEN ON A DAILY BASIS, UM, WE'RE GONNA HAVE, WE HAVE THE DESIGN, UM, SO THAT THE FACADE WRAPS AROUND THE CORNERS TO SIGNAL TO PEDESTRIANS THAT THEY CAN ACTUALLY CROSS THROUGH THAT ALLEY. 
          IT WILL BE WIDER THAN USUAL, IT'S A 20 FOOT ALLEY, BUT WE HAVE ACTUALLY SET THE BUILDING BACK ABOUT EIGHT FEET SO THAT IT'S SO THAT IF TRUCKS ARE IN THERE LOADING, UM, IT CAN SERVE THE FUNCTION THAT AN ALLEY WOULD TRADITIONALLY SERVE, BUT CAN ALSO SERVE AS A SAFE PEDESTRIAN PATH THROUGH THE BUILDING. 
          UM, WE, I'M TRYING TO 
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REMEMBER THE OTHER QUESTIONS. 
          , UH, WELL, THE, ONE OF THE SECOND QUESTION HAD TO DO WITH BENEFITS. 
          BENEFITS AND AS RELATED TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING, GREAT STREETS, YES. 
          SAFETY, PUBLIC SAFETY. 
          AND THE FIRST QUESTION HAD TO DO WITH THE, UH, ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS THAT WERE BROUGHT FORWARD BY, BY SOME OF THE FOLKS IN JUDGES HILL. 
          THAT'S RIGHT. 
          SO, UM, THE OTHER, YOU KNOW, THE OTHER BENEFITS, IT IS, UM, ABOUT A $3.3 MILLION AFFORDABLE HOUSING TRUST FUND FEE. 
          UM, WE ARE PROBABLY GONNA PUT SOME UNITS ON SITE, THAT'S THE PLAN. 
          UM, BUT, UM, THEN, YOU KNOW, ONSITE UNITS DOWNTOWN IS NOT COMMON. 
          UM, SO THE PLAN IS TO PUT, TO DO A MIX OF ONSITE UNITS IDEALLY, UM, TARGETING ARTISTS, IDEALLY TARGETING THE SAME ARTISTS THAT ARE GONNA BE ABLE TO USE THE ART SPACE ON THE FIRST FLOOR. 
          UM, I THINK THAT ART SPACE IS A HUGE COMMUNITY BENEFIT AS WELL. 
          UM, AND, UM, AND THEN FROM A SAFETY PERSPECTIVE, IN ADDITION TO THE ALLEY THAT I JUST OUTLINED, UM, WE ARE CLOSING 11 CURB CUTS. 
          THIS WILL HAVE ONE CURB CUT, AND RIGHT NOW IT HAS 120 FOOT CURB CUT ALONG, UM, WEST MLK JUST AS A STARTING POINT. 
          SO THERE'S NO QUESTION THAT THIS IS GONNA BE A MUCH SAFER ENVIRONMENT IF ANYONE'S WALKED BY THERE. 
          UM, YOU'LL SEE THAT. 
          AND THEN, AND YEAH, AS I TOUCHED ON, ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL RE REMEDIATION, WE ACTUALLY HAVE HIRED THE TOP VAPOR INTRUSION ENGINEER IN THE STATE OF TEXAS. 
          UM, AND, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE HIRED HIM. 
          WE HAVE A CONTRACT WITH HIM, EVEN THOUGH THE RESTRICTIVE COVENANT WASN'T SIGNED. 
          UM, WE WILL BE WORKING WITH HIM TO DO ANY STUDY ANYWHERE ON THE SITE THAT'S REQUIRED. 
          UM, AND OF COURSE, REMEDIATING IT. 
          EVEN, EVEN THOUGH WE'RE NOT EXPECTING ANY ADDITIONAL THINGS TO BE FOUND, WE WILL BE TAKING THAT ACTION. 
          GREAT. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU, . 
          ALL RIGHT. 
          ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANNA SAY BEFORE WE, WE CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING? THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
          MEMBERS. 
          UM, WE'VE NOW HAD THE PRESENTATION FROM STAFF. 
          WE'VE HEARD FROM BOTH PARTIES, AND WE'VE HAD A REBUTTAL BY THE APPLICANT. 
          SO WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM NUMBER 59. 
          HEARING NONE, THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM NUMBER 59 IS CLOSED. 
          WITH THAT BEING SAID, IN ORDER TO MAKE SURE WE COMPLY, WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO IS TAKE UP FIRST A MOTION WITH REGARD TO THE REQUEST FOR POSTPONEMENT. 
          THE FIRST REQUEST FOR POSTPONEMENT MAYOR PRO TEM. 
          I MOVE. 
          WE, UH, DENY THE POSTPONEMENT MOTION HAS BEEN MADE TO DENY THE POSTPONEMENT BY THE MAYOR PRO TEM. 
          IT IS SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER VELASQUEZ, UH, DISCUSSION WITH REGARD TO THE MOTION AND THE, AGAIN, IF YOU VOTE IN FAVOR OF THIS MOTION, YOU ARE VOTING TO DENY A POSTPONEMENT. 
          I JUST WANNA BE CLEAR. 
          YOU WANNA SAY SOMETHING? UH, NO. 
          I JUST WANTED, THIS WAS MULTIPLE PUBLIC HEARINGS. 
          I THINK ALL OUR OFFICES HAVE, HAVE BEEN, YOU KNOW, THINKING ABOUT TALKING ABOUT THIS. 
          UH, I WANNA SAY THIS IS A THIRD TIME I'VE SEEN A PRESENTATION, UH, ON THIS, UH, AGAIN, WHICH IS VERY WELL DISCUSSED, VERY WELL VETTED, UH, VERY STRONGLY DEBATED, UH, ISSUE. 
          I THINK WE'RE READY TO GO AHEAD AND MOVE, UH, AND VOTE. 
          ALRIGHT. 
          THE MOTION IS TO DENY POSTPONEMENT A VOTE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION IS A VOTE TO DENY THE POSTPONEMENT. 
          IF THAT MOTION CARRIES, I WILL THEN ASK IF THERE IS A MOTION ON ITEM 59 ITSELF, WHICH WILL IN ESSENCE BE THE MAIN MOTION FOR THE SUBSTANTIVE MOTION. 
          UH, SO ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? WELL, LET ME ASK THIS, UH, WITHOUT OBJECTION. 
          WITHOUT OBJECTION. 
          UH, THE MOTION TO DENY. 
          IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? LEMME DO THAT. 
          THE MOTION TO DENY THE POSTPONEMENT IS GRANTED. 
          ANYBODY WANT TO BE VOTING TO, TO ALLOW A POSTPONEMENT? MAYOR, YES, I WOULD, BUT I REALIZE I'M OUTNUMBERED. 
          WELL, THAT'S, THAT'S WHY, THAT'S WHY I'M ASKING THIS SO WE CAN GET A, A RECORD VOTE. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS AND COUNCIL MEMBER UCHIN WILL BE SHOWN VOTING IN NO ON THE MOTION TO DENY THE POSTPONEMENT. 
          THAT BEING THE CASE. 
          AND I, I WANNA MAKE SURE I'VE GOT RECORDED EVERYBODY'S VOTE APPROPRIATELY. 
          THE MOTION TO DENY THE POSTPONEMENT IS GRANTED. 
          NOW I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON ITEM NUMBER 59. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER CADRE, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED. 
          YEAH, I MOTION TO APPROVE THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST. 
          SECOND, THE MOTION IS MADE BY, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER CADRE TO APPROVE THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST. 
          IT IS SECONDED BY THE MAYOR PRO TEM. 
          IS THERE DISCUSSION ON THAT MOTION? COUNCIL MEMBER CADRE? YEAH, I MEAN, I'M JUST REALLY EXCITED ABOUT, ABOUT THIS ITEM. 
          UM, I WAS TALKING TO COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS, UH, ABOUT JIMMY JOHN'S AND TIFF TREATS AND, AND THE DRY CLEANING. 
          UH, I ACTUALLY HAVE CLOTHES OF THE DRY CLEANERS RIGHT NOW, . 
          UM, BUT YOU KNOW, THE, THE VISION OF WHAT, YOU KNOW, WHAT WE SAY HERE ON THE DI ABOUT THE CITY THAT WE'RE GOING TO BECOME, THAT'S THIS ITEM. 
          IT TOUCHES ON AFFORDABILITY, IT TOUCHES ON WALKABILITY. 
          UH, UT OFTEN SAYS THEY, THEY CARE ABOUT AN IMPROVED STUDENT EXPERIENCE. 
          I THINK THAT THAT'S WHAT THIS IS. 
          I KNOW THE CITY CARES ABOUT THAT. 
          I DEEPLY CARE ABOUT THAT. 
          SO I'M EXCITED, UH, FOR THIS ITEM. 
          MAYOR PRO TIM. 
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THANK YOU, MAYOR. 
          JUST A, A COUPLE OF OF THOUGHTS ON, ON THE HEIGHT. 
          YOU KNOW, THEY'RE ASKING FOR WHAT, 404 15 FEET? AND THE, THE RECOMMENDATION IS THAT 200 FEET, IF WE CUT THAT TO 200 FEET, THAT'S GONNA SIGNIFICANTLY CUT INTO THE $3.3 MILLION OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING, UH, UH, DENSITY, BONUS FEE THAT WE'RE GETTING AT A TIME WHEN WE'RE STRUGGLING TO FIND MONEY THAT, UH, FOR THAT DEEPLY AFFORDABLE HOUSING THAT WE NEED TO, TO PROVIDE THE, THE HOMELESS SERVICES THAT WE NEED. 
          SO, UH, AND THIS IS THE KIND OF PROJECT THAT WE REALLY NEED TO APPROVE, UH, SO WE CAN GET THE, THE RESOURCES TO PROVIDE FOR THOSE THAT HAVE LESS. 
          UH, SO I JUST WANTED TO, UH, TO START OUT WITH THAT. 
          UM, YOU KNOW, UNPRECEDENTED, I'VE HEARD THAT A FEW TIMES. 
          I MEAN, THE CAMBRIDGE TOWER, UH, THERE, UH, JUST, UH, WEST OF THE BOB BULLOCK MUSEUM, I'M SURE IN THE 1967, THAT WAS AN UNPRECEDENTED, I THINK, WHAT 15 STORY, UH, BUILDING, UH, YOU KNOW, DOBY, UH, DORM, UH, WAS, UH, IS ABOUT 30 STORIES, A LITTLE LESS THAN, UH, 30 STORIES. 
          I THINK THAT WAS COMPLETELY, UH, UNPRECEDENTED AT ITS TIME. 
          I MEAN, WE HAVE BUILT A WATERLINE TODAY IS, UH, AS A TALL BUILDING IN TEXAS IS UNPRECEDENTED. 
          SO, UH, I DON'T THINK THAT'S A REAL BARRIER. 
          UH, WE, UH, WANNA GO HIGH ON THESE BUILDINGS, UH, BIG BUILDINGS LIKE THE ONE THAT IS BEING PROPOSED. 
          UH, NOT ONLY DO THEY PAY BIG, UH, UH, DENSITY BONUS FEES TO THE CITY, THEY ALSO WRITE BIG PROPERTY TAX CHECKS TO THE CITY. 
          SO WHEN I LOOK FORWARD AND I THINK OF THE, YOU KNOW, SUSTAINING OUR PUBLIC SAFETY, UH, PROVIDING FUNDS FOR OUR LIBRARIES AND OUR PARKS, UH, I I JUST THINK IT'S ABSOLUTELY CRITICAL THAT WE MOVE, MOVE FORWARD WITH THESE, UH, TYPES OF, UH, PROJECTS. 
          12 ZERO VOTE, UH, FROM PLANNING COMMISSION, UH, THREE BLOCKS FROM OUR PROPOSED LIGHT RAIL, UH, SYSTEM, UH, JUST TO THE EAST, ABOUT FIVE BLOCKS, SIX BLOCKS FROM, UH, PEAS PARK, AND ONE OF THE BEST PARKS IN THE CITY OF AUSTIN. 
          IT'S JUST A GORGEOUS, UH, PARK JUST TO, UH, THE, THE WEST. 
          AND JUST TO PUT IT IN CONTEXT, UH, THERE WAS A GREAT REPORT THAT STAFF PUT TOGETHER ON, ON UNO, UH, ABOUT A, A A YEAR OR SO AGO, UH, WHERE THEY, UH, THE ANALYSIS SHOWED THAT, UH, ON AN INFLATION ADJUSTED BASIS, UH, APARTMENTS IN WEST CAMPUS TODAY ARE CHEAPER THAN THEY WERE 20 YEARS AGO. 
          AND THAT'S BECAUSE OF THE QUANTITY OF APARTMENTS THAT WE HAVE BUILT RIGHT NEXT TO THE UNIVERSITY THAT HAS 50,000, 50,000 PLUS STUDENTS. 
          I THINK THERE WERE 55,000 ENROLLED THIS YEAR, 20,000 EMPLOYEES. 
          UH, TO ME IT'S, THIS IS JUST A, A, AN OBVIOUS SITE FOR A GREAT BUILDING AS PROPOSED. 
          UH, I WHOLEHEARTEDLY SUPPORT IT. 
          THANK YOU. 
          ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? THE MOTION IS TO APPROVE THE APPLICANT, UH, THE APPLICANT'S, UH, REQUEST. 
          IT IS SECOND BY THE MAYOR PRO TEM. 
          THERE BEING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, UH, WITHOUT OBJECTION. 
          THE ITEM NUMBER 59 IS ADOPTED WITH COUNCIL MEMBER UCHIN BEING SHOWN VOTING NO, I'LL, I'LL ABSTAIN. 
          AND COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS BEING SHOWN ABSTAINING THE MOTION. 
          MR. MAYOR, WITHOUT DUE RESPECT, CAN YOU SAY COUNCIL MEMBER UCHIN? NO. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS ABSTAIN AND ME VIRTUAL? WELL, I'M, I'M, YOU'RE, IF YOU'RE ON HERE NOW, YOU'RE GETTING TO VOTE VIRTUAL OR OTHERWISE, UM, ARE YOU VOTING ON PAPER? THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE WHO ARE SENDING ME TEXT MESSAGES RIGHT NOW WONDERING WHETHER OR NOT I'M PRESENT. 
          WELL, YOU HAVE NOT BEEN PRESENT, BUT YOU'RE PRESENT NOW BECAUSE I CAN SEE YOU. 
          SO, UM, YOU, DO YOU VOTE YES OR DO YOU VOTE NO. 
          OR DO YOU ABSTAIN? I VOTE YES. 
          OKAY. 
          SO, UH, I'LL CALL THE VOTE AGAIN. 
          THE VOTE IS WE ADOPT MOTION, THE MOTION ON ITEM NUMBER 59 WITH COUNCIL MEMBER UCHIN BEING SHOWN VOTING NO. 
          AND COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS, UH, BEING SHOWN ABSTAINING AND COUNCIL MEMBER HARPER MADISON SHOWN VIRTUAL, BUT YES, I DON'T THINK ANYBODY'S LOST THE FACT THAT YOU'RE BEING SHOWN VIRTUALLY. 
          I'M, I'M NOT SURE THAT'S NOT A VOTE. 
          YOU, YOU ARE VOTING YES. 
          IN FAVOR OF IT. 
          IS THAT RIGHT? CORRECT. 
          OKAY. 
          WE GOT YOUR VOTE. 
          THANK YOU. 
          UM, THANK YOU. 
          THAT BEING SAID, THAT TAKES CARE. 
          I THINK OF ITEM NUMBER 59 THAT WILL NOW TAKE US TO ITEM NUMBER 
          [65. Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance amending City Code Chapter 25-10 (Sign Regulations) to revise requirements that apply to existing non-conforming off-premise signs (known as billboards) including when billboards can be relocated, where billboards can be relocated, and height requirements for relocated billboards; and waiving City Code Sections 25-1-501 and 25-1-502 related to initiating City Code amendments, public hearing notice, and Planning Commission review requirements for amendments to City Code Title 25.. Funding: This item has no fiscal impact.]
65. 
          UH, I'M SORRY. 
          UH, ITEM NUMBER 65 IS ALSO A PUBLIC HEARING. 
          WE WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM NUMBER 65. 
          UH, THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN AND I'LL TURN TO THE CITY CLERK. 
          THANK YOU, MAYOR. 
          I HAVE A COUPLE REMOTE SPEAKERS FOR 65. 
          MARI RUSS. 
          HELLO, MY NAME IS MARIO ROSS AND I LIVE IN DISTRICT NINE. 
          UM, I SAW THE NOTES 
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THAT THIS IS BEING POSTPONED. 
          I HOPE THAT IT STILL IS BEING POSTPONED. 
          UM, WHEN I HEARD THAT IT WAS COMING BACK, I WAS REALLY DISHEARTENED TO HEAR THAT THIS JUST FELT LIKE IT WAS BEING RUSHED THROUGH, AND I DON'T THINK ANYBODY WANTS MORE BILLBOARDS ANYWHERE, AND I'M REALLY GLAD THAT YOU GUYS ARE PAUSING ON IT TO SEE WHAT THE REAL IMPLICATIONS ON ALL OF YOUR CONSTITUENTS ARE. 
          I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. 
          THANK YOU. 
          KEVIN CO. 
          YES, THIS IS KEVIN COOK. 
          I SERVE ON THE LANDMARK COMMISSION, BUT I'M SPEAKING MY OWN CAPACITY. 
          I ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS GOING TO BE A VOTE TO POSTPONE. 
          THERE ARE A NUMBER OF OTHER PEOPLE WHO WOULD'VE, WOULD'VE STUCK AROUND TO SPEAK ON THIS, UH, IF IT WERE OTHERWISE. 
          AND I'M VERY GLAD IT'S BEING POSTPONED AND HOPE THAT WHEN IT COMES BACK APRIL 23RD, THAT IT'S, IT'S VERY MUCH CHANGED. 
          AND, UH, YOU KNOW, WE, THE CITIZENS THAT LIVE ALONG THE EXPRESSWAYS THAT ARE GONNA BE IMPACTED BY THESE BILLBOARDS WOULD VERY MUCH LIKE TO BE ENGAGED, UH, ON THE ISSUES AND, AND TO KNOW THE, THE, THE REAL PUBLIC INTEREST IN DOING THIS, HOWEVER IT HAPPENS. 
          AND, UM, YES, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
          THANK YOU MARGARET LLOYD. 
          UH, GOOD AFTERNOON. 
          THANK YOU MAYOR WATSON AND MAYOR PRO TIM VALA AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. 
          MY NAME IS MARGARET LLOYD AND I'M THE SCENIC TEXAS. 
          I'M THE SCENIC TEXAS ADVISORY BOARD, BUT TODAY I'M REPRESENTING OUR SCENIC AUSTIN MEMBERS WHO OPPOSE AGENDA ITEM 65. 
          UM, WE ARE IN FAVOR OF THE POSTPONEMENT AND HOPE THAT THERE'LL BE FURTHER ENGAGEMENT, WHICH THERE HAS BEEN A VERY, UH, IT HAS BEEN A LACK OF TILL NOW. 
          UM, I REMEMBER MR. MAYOR, AND PROBABLY YOU DO TOO, . 
          ABOUT 20 YEARS AGO WHEN THE AUSTIN CITY COUNCIL GRANTED BILLBOARD RELOCATIONS FROM SCENIC TO NON SCENIC ROADS, IF TWO BILLBOARDS WERE REMOVED, THE PRESIDENT OF SCENIC, AUSTIN GERARD KENNY, WHO SOME OF YOU MAY KNOW, SIMULTANEOUSLY ASKED THAT COUNCIL ADOPT A RESOLUTION STATING THAT ULTIMATELY AUSTIN BECOME BILLBOARD FREE BECAUSE THE CITY COUNCIL WAS CONVINCED THAT THE RELOCATIONS WOULD ULTIMATELY MEET BOTH REQUESTS. 
          THUS, THAT CITY COUNCIL AGREED TO ALLOWING NEWLY RELOCATED BILLBOARDS, BUT ALSO RESOLVED TO ULTIMATELY BECOME BILLBOARD FREE LIKE MANY OTHER AMERICAN CITIES AND FOUR STATES, MAINE, VERMONT, ALASKA, AND HAWAII. 
          NOW LET'S FAST FORWARD TO TODAY. 
          20 YEARS PLUS LATER, THE CITY HAS ALLOWED SOME 80 TO A HUNDRED NEWLY CONSTRUCTED BILLBOARDS, BUT IT SEEMS TO BE NO CLOSER TO A BILLBOARD FREE CITY THAN IT WAS BACK THEN. 
          EVEN SO TODAY, THE BILLBOARD COMPANIES ARE ASKING FOR MORE. 
          SO WE ASK THAT YOU SAY ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. 
          WE ASK THAT YOU TAKE BACK YOUR CITY FROM BILLBOARD COMPANIES BY DENYING THEIR CURRENT REQUEST FOR MORE, BUT WE ALSO REQUEST THAT YOU REPEAL THE PREVIOUSLY ALLOWED SECTIONS THAT ALLOW LOCATIONS. 
          THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
          I'M GONNA SWITCH TO IN-PERSON SPEAKERS. 
          I HAVE BETSY GREENBERG, MARIA MORALES, ROBERT SCHMIDT, RICH HAMAN. 
          IF YOUR NAME'S BEEN CALLED, PLEASE COME FORWARD AND TAKE A SEAT. 
          MY NAME IS BETSY GREENBERG AND I LIVE IN DISTRICT NINE, ONE BLOCK WEST OF GUADALUPE, GIVING ME THE PRIVILEGE OF CONVENIENT TRANSIT ACCESS AS WELL AS EASY VIEWING TO NUMEROUS BILLBOARDS. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER VALA POSTED THAT HE WAS MOVING FOR A POSTPONEMENT. 
          I SUPPORT THAT POSTPONEMENT. 
          UM, HE SAID THERE'S MANY UNANSWERED QUESTIONS. 
          I'D LIKE TO GO OVER AS MANY OF THOSE AS I CAN. 
          HOW MANY OFFSITE SIGNS IE BILLBOARDS NEED TO BE RELOCATED FOR I 35 OR FOR PROJECT CONNECT? AND OF THESE IN EACH CATEGORY, HOW MANY CAN'T BE RELOCATED NEAR THEIR CURRENT LOCATION? HOW MANY CAN'T BE RELOCATED UNDER THE CURRENT REGULATIONS? WHAT IS THE COST OF CONDEMNING A SIGN? WELL, THE ANSWER DEPENDS ON THE GROSS REVENUE OF EACH SIGN. 
          HAS THERE BEEN A STUDY TO DETERMINE FOR THE SIGNS, THE COST OF THOSE RELOCATIONS OR CONDEMNATIONS AS WITH COST FOR EMINENT DOMAIN FOR THE I 35 PROJECT? WHY ISN'T THIS JUST PART OF THE PROJECT COST FOR WHICH TXDOT IS RESPONSIBLE WHILE NOT TDOT'S RESPONSIBILITY AREN'T SIGNS REMOVED FOR PROJECT CONNECT AS PART OF THE PROJECT COST, LIKE LAND ACQUISITION THAT'S NEEDED, AUSTIN 
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HAS A LONG STANDING GOAL TO ELIMINATE OFF-PREMISE BILLBOARDS. 
          HAS THAT GOAL CHANGED? ISN'T IT EASIER TO RELOCATE A BILLBOARD? WHY, UM, COUNTER TO THIS GOAL, WHY IS 150 FEET FROM A RESIDENCE THE RIGHT DISTANCE? THE PLANNING COMMISSION CAME UP WITH THAT NUMBER IT SEEMED LIKE IN THE SPUR OF THE MOMENT WITHOUT ANY STU STUDY. 
          WHY IS THIS MORE IMPORTANT THAN ALL THE OTHER NEGATIVE IMPACTS OF TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS LIKE THE LOSS OF WHEATSVILLE, MY NEIGHBORHOOD GROCERY STORE, NOT TO MENTION THE CONDEMNATION OF SO MANY PROPERTIES ALONG I 35. 
          AND WHY DO WE WANT TO ALLOW BOIL BOARDS IN MORE LOCATIONS AND HOW DO YOU POSSIBLY CLAIM THAT THIS TERM HAS NO FISCAL IMPACT? THANK YOU. 
          GOOD AFTERNOON, UH, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. 
          MY NAME IS MARIA MORALES. 
          I LIVE IN DISTRICT NINE. 
          I'M HERE TO OPPOSE, UH, ITEM 65. 
          AUSTIN HAS WORKED HARD TO REDUCE BILLBOARDS AND PROTECT OUR SCENIC CHARACTER, ALLOWING THEM TO BE RELOCATED CLOSER TO NEIGHBORHOODS AND BUILT TALLER MOVES IN THE WRONG DIRECTION. 
          THIS IS ABOUT QUALITY OF LIFE. 
          BILLBOARDS NEAR HOMES BRING LIGHT POLLUTION, VISUAL CLUTTER AND DISRUPTION FOR RESIDENTS, WHILE ALSO IMPACTING PROPERTY VALUES, WILDLIFE, AND THE ENVIRONMENT THAT MAKES AUSTIN SPECIAL. 
          I STAND WITH NEIGHBORS WHO CARE DEEPLY ABOUT THIS CITY AND WANT THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE FULLY HEARD. 
          I ASK THAT YOU WORK WITH AUSTINITES ON THIS ISSUE AND NOT JUST THE BILLBOARD COMPANIES. 
          AUSTIN'S BEAUTY AND CHARACTER ARE WORTH PROTECTING. 
          PLEASE VOTE NO ON ITEM 65 AND I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. 
          THANK YOU. 
          YES, SIR. 
          MY NAME'S RICH HAMAN. 
          I LIVE IN DISTRICT NINE. 
          I'M ALSO UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT THIS ITEM IS GOING TO BE POSTPONED, BUT I WANT TO, UH, URGE YOU TO VOTE NO ANYWAY. 
          THERE'S REALLY NO JUSTIFICATION FOR THIS CARVE OUT FOR, UM, CONDEMNED LAND. 
          WHEN THE LAND IS CONDEMNED, THE PROPERTY OWNER IS COMPENSATED. 
          THAT'S WHAT EMINENT DOMAIN IS. 
          THAT'S WHAT LAND ACQUISITION COSTS ARE FOR. 
          THIS WOULD BE TWICE DIPPING AND IT FLIES IN THE FACE OF THE CITY'S COMMITMENT TO DOING AWAY WITH BILLBOARDS. 
          VOTE NO. 
          THERE'S NO REASON TO DO THIS CARVE OUT OTHER THAN TO LINE THE POCKETS OF THESE COMPANIES. 
          JIM WALKER, WILLIAM BUNCH, PETER KIM. 
          I'VE NOT SEEN THEM TODAY. 
          I'VE SEEN A BUNCH, BUT I HADN'T SEEN THE OTHER TWO. 
          THAT'S ALL SPEAKERS FOR ITEM 65. 
          THEN MEMBERS, THOSE ARE ALL THE SPEAKERS ON ITEM NUMBER 65. 
          SO WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM NUMBER 65. 
          UH, THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED. 
          UH, MEMBERS I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION WITH REGARD TO ITEM NUMBER 65. 
          MAYOR PRO. 
          TIM, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED. 
          THANK YOU, MAYOR. 
          AS I POSTED ON THE MESSAGE BOARD, I WOULD MOVE TO POSTPONE THIS ITEM TO THE APRIL 23RD MEETING. 
          UM, THE MAYOR PRO TIM HAS MOVED THAT THIS ITEM BE POSTPONED TO APRIL 23RD. 
          IT IS SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER VELASQUEZ IS THEIR DISCUSSION ON THE ITEM? WITHOUT ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION AND WITHOUT OBJECTION. 
          UH, THE MOTION TO POSTPONE TO APRIL 23RD IS GRANTED WITH COUNCIL MEMBER HARPER MADISON AND COUNCIL MEMBER FUENTES OFF THE DAES MEMBERS. 
          WE WILL 
          [66. Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance amending City Code Chapter 25-10 (Sign Regulations) to authorize larger signs in the public right-of-way that include electronic images, light, and off-premises advertising and waiving City Code Section 25-1-501 (Initiation of Amendments). Funding: This item has no fiscal impact.]
NOW GO TO ITEM NUMBER 66, WHICH IS ALSO A PUBLIC HEARING. 
          AND WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM NUMBER 66. 
          THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN AND I WILL ASK THE CITY CLERK TO HELP US. 
          I HAVE TWO REMOTE SPEAKERS, JAMIE PUENTE. 
          HELLO. 
          THANK YOU, UM, HAVING ME. 
          MY NAME IS JAIME PUENTE. 
          UH, I'M THE DIRECTOR OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY FOR EVERY TEXAN STATEWIDE NONPARTISAN PUBLIC RESEARCH AND ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION. 
          I'M SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF MYSELF AS A RESIDENT OF DISTRICT 10 AND ADVOCATE FOR ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY IN OUR CITY. 
          UM, I STRONGLY SUPPORT ITEM 66 AND THE IKE SMART CITY KIOSK PROGRAM. 
          WHILE I UNDERSTAND THERE ARE CONCERNS, I'M GLAD TO SEE THIS PROJECT MOVING FORWARD BECAUSE IT IS ONE MORE TOOL IN AUSTIN'S ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY TOOLBOX. 
          THE AUSTIN METROPOLITAN REGION HAS A WORKFORCE THAT IS THREE YEARS YOUNGER THAN THE US MEDIAN AVERAGE IN 2023. 
          AND WHILE WE ARE NUMBER ONE IN COLLEGE EDUCATION COMPARED TO THE OTHER MAJOR TEXAS METRO AREAS, WE STILL HAVE 7, 5, 7 0.5% OF OUR YOUNGER WORKFORCE WITHOUT A COLLEGE DEGREE. 
          AS MUCH HAS BEEN DONE TO MODERNIZE OPPORTUNITY, THERE'S STILL YOUNG AUSTINITE BEING LEFT BEHIND BECAUSE THEIR ECONOMIC CIR CIRCUMSTANCES MEAN AMONG OTHER THINGS THAT THEY LACK ACCESS TO. 
          RELIABLE INTERNET. 
          THIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN, HAS THE POTENTIAL TO MAKE REAL DIFFERENCE FOR PEOPLE IN AUSTIN BY PROVIDING THEM ACCESS TO CONNECT WITH INFORMATION DURING A BUSY COMMUTE FROM ONE JOB TO ANOTHER. 
          I SEE HOW THESE KIOSK KIOSKS 
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CAN MAKE IT EASIER FOR FOLKS TO FIND THINGS LIKE LOCAL EVENTS, RESOURCES AND WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS. 
          BUT I SEE THE MOST BENEFIT TO TEXANS NEEDING ONE MORE SPOT TO CHECK THEIR CHILD ONLINE HOMEWORK, ACCESS TO A DOCTOR'S VISIT, OR SIMPLY MAKE A, A FREE WHATSAPP CALL HOME. 
          I APPRECIATE THAT PROGRAMS LIKE THIS CAN HIGHLIGHT LOCAL CULTURE, GIVE MORE VISIBILITY TO PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS DOING IMPORTANT WORK IN OUR CITY. 
          MORE IMPORTANTLY, I SUPPORT THE ADDITIONAL ACCESS TO HIGH-SPEED INTERNET IN PLACES, PLACES WHERE AUSTINITE ALREADY MIGHT NEED IT. 
          OVERALL, I SEE THIS AS A POSITIVE INVESTMENT IN MAKING AUSTIN MORE CONNECTED, MORE INFORMED, AND MORE SUPPORTIVE OF OUR COMMUNITY'S ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY NEEDS. 
          I ENCOURAGE THE COUNCIL TO SUPPORT ITEM 66. 
          THANK YOU, GABRIELA BIRD. 
          HI, GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL MEMBERS. 
          MY NAME IS GABBY BIRD AND I'M SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF LATINAS. 
          WE STRONGLY SUPPORT ITEM 66 AND THE IKES MARK CITY KIOSK PROGRAM. 
          I'M EXCITED THAT WE HAVE REACHED THIS POINT NEARLY A YEAR AFTER FIRST LEARNING THAT THE KIOSKS COULD COME TO AUSTIN. 
          THIS INITIATIVE WILL ENHANCE CONNECTIVITY, ACCESS AND CULTURAL ENGAGEMENT ACROSS AUSTIN'S DIVERSE NEIGHBORHOODS. 
          IT CREATES A PLATFORM TO SHOWCASE THE CREATIVITY AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF OUR EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS. 
          AUSTIN IS NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED FOR INNOVATION AND THRIVING CREATIVE TECH COMMUNITY. 
          THIS PROGRAM FURTHER STRENGTHENS THAT REPUTATION IX SMART CITY ALSO HAS A STRONG TRACK RECORD OF PARTNERING WITH ORGANIZATIONS TO INTEGRATE CREATIVE PROGRAMMING INTO THEIR KIOSK. 
          LATINAS LOOK FORWARD TO COLLABORATING WITH THE CITY AND THE IKE TEAM TO HELP MAXIMIZE THE IMPACT OF THIS INITIATIVE. 
          THIS PROGRAM LENDS RICH NEIGHBORHOODS THE PUBLIC ARTS, WHILE HIGHLIGHTING THE UNIQUE SPIRIT OF AUSTIN. 
          WE RESPECTFULLY URGE THE COUNCIL TO APPROVE ITEM 66 AND SUPPORT THE IKE SMART CITY INTERACTIVE KI F PROGRAMS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. 
           MOVING TO IN-PERSON SPEAKERS, BETSY GREENBERG, HANS MAVERICK, MARIA MORALES, RICH HAYMAN, MARY SINGER. 
          OKAY. 
          MY NAME IS BETSY GREENBERG AND I LIVE IN DISTRICT NINE. 
          I AM OPPOSED TO THE CHANGES TO THE SIGN REGULATIONS PROPOSED TODAY. 
          YOU ARE CONSIDERING THE SIGN REGULATION CHANGES, ALLOWING LARGE SIGNS WITH OFF-PREMISE DIGITAL ADVERTISING, ALONG WITH WAIVING CITY CODE SECTIONS RELATED TO INITIATING CODE AMENDMENTS, PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE, AND PLANNING COMMISSION REVIEW REQUIREMENTS. 
          AS THE PLANNING COMMISSION ALREADY REVIEWED THE AMENDMENTS, THE WAIVER IS ABOUT BYPASSING THE PUBLIC HEARING. 
          NOTICE THIS IS IN SHARP CONTRAST TO THE PROCESS. 
          10 YEARS AGO WHEN THE CHANGES TO THE SIGN ORDINANCE WERE CONSIDERED, THE COUNCIL DIRECTED THE MANAGER AT THAT TIME TO CONDUCT PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT. 
          THE ENGAGEMENT CLEARLY IDENTIFIED PARTICIPANTS WITH A FINANCIAL INTEREST IN BILLBOARDS. 
          ULTIMATELY, THE STAFF DID NOT RECOMMEND THE SIGN ORDINANCE CHANGES IN 2016. 
          AND AUSTIN FOUGHT ALL THE WAY TO THE US SUPREME COURT TO DEFEND OUR SIGN REGULATIONS. 
          NOW YOU'VE HEARD ABOUT OTHER CITIES THAT HAVE IKE SMART KIOSK COUNCIL MEMBER LANE EVEN MENTIONED THAT NEW YORK CITY HAS HAD DIGITAL SIGNS FOR A LONG TIME. 
          I SAY WE ARE NOT HOUSTON OR DALLAS, AND WE ARE CERTAINLY NOT NEW YORK CITY. 
          WE ARE AUSTIN. 
          AND I THINK IT IS HIGH TIME THAT YOU START LISTENING TO THE PUBLIC AND NOT JUST STAKEHOLDERS WITH A FINANCIAL INTEREST. 
          DIRECT THE MANAGER TO CONDUCT THE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT AS WAS DONE IN 2016. 
          FIND OUT WHAT YOUR CONSTITUENTS WANT BEFORE YOU TAKE THIS ACTION. 
          THANK YOU. 
          GOOD AFTERNOON AGAIN. 
          UM, MY NAME IS MARIA MORALES. 
          I LIVE IN DISTRICT NINE AND I'M HERE TO OPPOSE ITEM 66. 
          UM, EXPANDING LARGER, BRIGHTER DIGITAL SIGNS IN THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY, ESPECIALLY FOR OFF-PREMISE ADVERTISING ADDS UNNECESSARY VISUAL CLUTTER TO OUR CITY. 
          AUSTIN IS NOT A CITY OF FLASHING INTRUSIVE SIGNAGE. 
          WE VALUE OUR VIEWS, OUR GREEN SPACES, AND A SENSE OF PLACE THAT FEELS INTENTIONAL, NOT OVERWHELMING. 
          THESE SIGNS DON'T JUST CHANGE HOW AUSTIN LOOKS. 
          THEY CHANGE HOW IT FEELS. 
          THEY CAN DISTRACT DRIVERS, DISRUPT RESIDENTS, AND EVEN BECOME TARGETS FOR VANDALISM. 
          FURTHER DETRACTING FROM OUR PUBLIC SPACES. 
          I STAND WITH NEIGHBORS ASKING FOR A MORE THOUGHTFUL, TRANSPARENT APPROACH. 
          THIS IS NOT THE AUSTIN WAY. 
          PLEASE VOTE NO ON ITEM 66. 
          THANK YOU. 
          I AM MARY SANGER. 
          I'M IN DISTRICT NINE. 
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I THINK YOU ARE FUNDAMENTALLY CHANGING OUR COMMUNITY'S VALUES, WHICH WERE BEHIND AUSTIN'S SUPREME COURT CASE AGAINST DIGITAL BILLBOARDS, AND YOU'RE DOING IT IN A VERY UNDISCLOSED PROCESS. 
          PLEASE POSTPONE THIS ITEM UNTIL THERE HAS BEEN A PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT PROCESS. 
          THAT IS WHAT WE NEED. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. 
          YES, SIR. 
          I'M RICH HAMAN. 
          I LIVE IN DISTRICT NINE. 
          THIS IS A SALE OF OUR PUBLIC SPACES TO A BILLIONAIRE, UH, UH, WHO IS FROM, UH, COLUMBUS, OHIO. 
          HE OWNS, UM, ORANGE BARREL MEDIA, WHICH OWNS IKE SMART CITIES. 
          WE ARE SELLING OUR PUBLIC REALM TO ALGORITHMIC BILLIONAIRES WHO ARE GONNA CAPTURE OUR ATTENTION. 
          WE ARE SELLING THE ATTENTION OF AUSTINITES TO BILLIONAIRES. 
          THIS IS A TERRIBLE, TERRIBLE IDEA. 
          WE NEED TO KEEP OUR STREETS SAFE FROM THESE GIANT DIGITAL BILLBOARDS IN OUR FACES. 
          24 7. 
          THERE ARE ALSO SERIOUS SURVEILLANCE ISSUES WITH THESE KIOSKS THAT OTHER CITIES HAVE BROUGHT UP. 
          UH, THIS, UH, ORANGE BARREL MEDIA IS NOT A PARTNER. 
          THEY ARE A PREDATOR. 
          THEY ARE COMING TO OUR CITY TO EXTRACT WEALTH. 
          THEY ARE AGGRESSIVELY TARGETING CITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO EXPAND. 
          I URGE EVERYBODY TO LOOK UP ORANGE BARREL MEDIA, LOOK UP IKE SMART CITIES, LOOK AT WHAT THESE THINGS LOOK LIKE. 
          LOOK AT THE KIND OF ADVERTISEMENTS THAT ARE GONNA BE IN OUR FACES, 24 7. 
          THIS IS TERRIBLE SELLING OF OUR PUBLIC TO A BILLIONAIRE, PETE SCANLON OF COLUMBUS, OHIO. 
          THANK YOU. 
          FELICITY MAXWELL, WILLIAM BUNGE, PETER KIM, DANIEL KAMAN, LIZA WIMBERLEY, JEFFREY BOWEN. 
          IF YOUR NAME'S BEEN CALLED, PLEASE COME FORWARD. 
          UH, GOOD AFTERNOON. 
          UH, FELICITY MAXWELL D FIVE RESIDENT, OR A BOARD MEMBER SPEAKING IN FAVOR OF ITEM 66. 
          I KNOW YOU'VE HEARD A GREAT DEAL ABOUT DIGITAL KIOSK, SO I'D LIKE TO FOCUS ON AN ISSUE THAT ACTUALLY JUST CAME UP, UM, ABOUT WHETHER OUR CITIES AND HOW OUR CITIES CAN RESPONSIBLY MONETIZE PUBLIC ASSETS TO GENERATE COMMUNITY VALUE. 
          HERE IN AUSTIN, WE ALREADY DO THAT. 
          WE HAVE DECADE LONG AGREEMENTS TO PARKLAND CONCESSIONS LIKE THE TEXAS ROWING CENTER. 
          WE RENT OUT RECREATION CENTERS, ATHLETIC FIELDS, AND EVENT SPACES, AND WE THANKFULLY CHARGE FOR PARKING ALONG BUSY STREETS AND IN CITY FACILITIES. 
          AND WE'RE NOT ALONE. 
          ALL CITIES MONETIZE THEIR RESOURCES IN VARIOUS WAYS TO BRING IN REVENUE TO SUPPORT CITY SERVICES. 
          THIS PROGRAM ALIGNS WITH THAT EXISTING AND WIDESPREAD PRACTICE, LEVERAGING A PUBLIC ASSET TO PROVIDE A SERVICE AND GENERATE NEW ONGOING REVENUE STREAMS IN THE PROCESS. 
          IN TERMS OF PROCESS, THE C CITY HAS ALREADY RELEASED IT. 
          RFP RECEIVED MULTIPLE PRO RESPONSES AND SELECTED THE MOST QUALIFIED VENDOR. 
          AND IMPORTANTLY, THIS IS NOT A SUBSIDY. 
          THE KIOSK ARE FULLY FUNDED, INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED BY IKE, AND THE CITY STILL RECEIVED A GUARANTEED MINIMUM PAYOUT OF 2 MILLION PER YEAR AT FULL BUILD OUT. 
          AND UNLIKE MANY OTHER USES OF THIS PUBLIC SPACE, THIS ONE IS ADDITIVE. 
          IT IMPROVES WAY FINDING AND ACCESS TO CITY SERVICES, SUPPORTS LOCAL CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS AND SMALL BUSINESSES, AND CREATES A PLATFORM FOR CITY COMMUNICATIONS AND COMMUNIC COMMUNITY INFORMATION. 
          THESE KIOSKS ARE POPULAR, AND THIS CONTRACT IS EXACTLY HOW PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS SHOULD WORK. 
          LOW RISK TO THE CITY WITH A STRONG PUBLIC UPSIDE. 
          CITIES ACROSS THE CITY ARE ALREADY PUB CITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE ALREADY DOING THIS SUCCESSFULLY. 
          THE ONLY QUESTION FOR AUSTIN IS WHETHER WE WANNA USE OUR PUBLIC ASSETS AS EFFECTIVELY AS OUR PEER CITIES DO. 
          WE WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT ON THIS ITEM. 
          THANK YOU. 
          UH, HELLO, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. 
          MY NAME IS DANIEL KAMAN. 
          UH, I'M AN AP ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION ADVOCATE. 
          I SERVE ON THE URBAN TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION, UH, IN FAVOR OF ITEM 66. 
          TODAY, I'M ONLY SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF MYSELF. 
          UH, THESE DIGITAL KIOSKS WILL IMPROVE HOW PEOPLE INTERACT WITH THE DOWNTOWN BUILT ENVIRONMENT. 
          UM, I'M SOMEONE THAT FOR A LONG TIME HAS JUST, UH, ADVOCATED OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN FOR ADDITIONAL AND BETTER WAY FINDING, UH, THROUGH OUR, UH, ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION NETWORK. 
          AND I THINK THAT THESE CAN BE A REALLY EXCITING AND VERY INTERACTIVE WAY TO DO THAT. 
          UM, WE NEED TO INVEST IN ALL SORTS OF DIFFERENT AMENITIES THAT ARE SUPPORTIVE OF OUR ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION NETWORKS. 
          AND, AND WAY FINDING IS OBVIOUSLY THE MOST EXCITING OF THIS, BUT ALSO AT THE DESTINATION, GETTING YOU AROUND TO SMALL BUSINESSES, PUBLIC ART, UH, AND LOCAL CULTURE, AND MAKING A, UH, REALLY EASY WAY TO INTERACT WITH THE, UM, AMENITIES THAT ARE THROUGHOUT DOWNTOWN. 
          UM, WHAT'S GREAT IS THAT WITH, UH, A LOT OF WAYFINDING, WE FIND THAT THE CITY INSTALLED IT AND, UH, IT BECOMES AN OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE, UH, DIFFICULTY, UH, WITH A LIMITED 
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BUDGET, UH, ESPECIALLY, UM, AS RESOURCES AND BUDGETING BECOMES TIGHTER, ESPECIALLY OUT OF THE TRANSPORTATION USER FEE. 
          UH, SO TO HAVE A PRIVATE COMPANY COME IN HERE AND INSTALL, OPERATE, AND MAINTAIN THESE, AND ALSO GENERATE REVENUE FOR THE CITY, UH, IS A COOL FIX FOR THAT PROBLEM IN DOWNTOWN. 
          UM, THIS IS AN EXCITING OPPORTUNITY TO DELIVER PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE THAT IS ACCESSIBLE REVENUE GENERATING AND ALIGNED WITH AWESOME VALUES, UH, WITHOUT COST TO TAXPAYERS. 
          UH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
          HEY, GOOD AFTERNOON, MR. BOWEN. 
          YES, SIR. 
          UH, GOOD AFTERNOON. 
          UH, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, MR. MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS, UH, FIRST I, I'VE BEEN FOLLOWING THIS SINCE IT WENT TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION, AND THEN I KNOW IT FEELS WEIRD, BUT I NEED TO ASK YOU TO STATE YOUR NAME. 
          DID I DO THAT AGAIN? NO. 
          YOU OKAY? YEAH. 
          OKAY. 
          UM, SO I'VE BEEN FOLLOWING THIS WHOLE PROCESS EVER YOUR, EVER SINCE THE PLANNING COMMISSION. 
          YOU NEED TO STATE YOUR NAME. 
          OH, HELL. 
          JEFFREY BOWEN, DISTRICT EIGHT. 
          I FEEL LIKE A REGULAR FIXTURE ANYMORE, YOU KNOW? WELL, AS LONG AS YOU HAVEN'T MOVED OUTTA DISTRICT EIGHT TODAY. 
          NO, NOT TODAY. 
          OKAY. 
          WE GAVE YOU TIME. 
          SO, UH, I'VE BEEN FOLLOWING THIS SINCE THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND THE PLANNING COMMISSION KICKED THIS TO THE CURB AND DIDN'T WANNA TALK ABOUT THE DIGITAL SIGNS BECAUSE OF DIFFERENT CONCERNS. 
          UM, I ALSO VOICED MY CONCERNS ABOUT THE PRIVACY ISSUES ALONG WITH THE DATA COLLECTION ON THAT, WHICH I DON'T SEE ANYTHING IN HERE ADDRESSING THAT. 
          I DO WANNA COMPLIMENT, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER SIEGEL ON HIS ADDITIONS ON THE RIGHT OF WAYS ON NOT BEING IN THOSE AREAS AROUND SINGLE FAMILY. 
          BUT I DO QUESTION THE FACT THAT WE HAVE A SIGNED CONTRACT, YET WE DIDN'T HAVE AN ORDINANCE. 
          SO ISN'T THIS KIND OF BASS BACKWARDS IN SOME REGARDS THAT WE NOW HAVE A, WE HAVE A CONTRACT SINCE SEPTEMBER OF 25, AND NOW WE'RE WRITING THE ORDINANCE. 
          UM, I HAVE SOME CONFUSION THERE, BUT THEN AGAIN, I CAN'T SPEAK MY NAME AT CITY COUNCIL  AND MY DISTRICT. 
          SO, UM, BUT I AM CONCERNED ABOUT WHY IS THE DATA COLLECTION NOT BEING ADDRESSED? IT WAS AT ONE POINT WE ALSO WENT, OR Y'ALL WENT INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION, DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED THERE, BUT I ASSUMED IT HAD TO DO WITH SOME OF THAT, THOSE OPTIONS. 
          AND I'M ALSO JUST REALLY WONDERING, BECAUSE WE ARE LOOKING AT $26,620 PER SIGN, OR 40% OF THE REVENUE IS PART OF THE CONTRACT AS IT IS STATED. 
          BUT I WOULD LIKE TO REALLY HAVE SOME OF THOSE QUESTIONS ANSWERED BEFORE THIS IS EVER ADDRESSED OR VOTED ON. 
          THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
          SIGNING OFF. 
          JEFFREY BOWEN FROM THE DISTRICT . 
          WELL DONE, SIR. 
          AMY DELUNA, PHILLIP WILEY, JASMINE VARGAS, KEVIN WELCH, CARL SETTLES, SKY DOWNING, DEVON BARBER, MICHAEL WELLEN, AND BEN EBBY. 
          IF YOUR NAME'S BEEN CALLED, PLEASE GO AHEAD AND COME FORWARD. 
          MR. BARBER, WHY DON'T YOU STEP UP THERE. 
          THANK YOU, MAYOR. 
          COUNCIL MEMBERS, DAVEON BARBOUR, OR PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE DOWNTOWN AUSTIN ALLIANCE. 
          UH, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS YOU TODAY AND SPEAK IN, IN SUPPORT OF ITEM 66, UH, DOWNTOWN AUSTIN ALLIANCE MISSION IS ESSENTIALLY TO CREATE, PRESERVE, ENHANCE THE VIBE, THE VALUE AND VITALITY OF DOWNTOWN. 
          WE BELIEVE THAT INTERACTIVE KIOSK WILL SIGNIFICANTLY ADVANCE THIS MISSION BY PROVIDING RESIDENTS AND VISITORS WITH WAYFINDING SERVICES, TRAFFIC, WEATHER ALERTS, HYPERLOCAL, BUSINESS DIRECTORIES, AND CURATED CIVIC CONTENT. 
          NOW, RECOGNIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF A WELCOMING AND NAVIGABLE DOWNTOWN CITY COUNCIL CALLED FOR COMPREHENSIVE WAY, WAY FINDING STRATEGY, INCLUDING ELECTRONIC SIGNAGE AND THE 2011 DOWNTOWN AUSTIN PLAN, WHICH LED TO THE CREATION OF THE WAY, WAY FINDING MASTER PLAN THAT SPECIFICALLY CONTEMPLATED THE INSTALLATION OF INTERACTIVE KIOSK. 
          NOW, AS AUSTIN CONTINUES TO GROW RAPIDLY, THESE KIOSK ARE EVEN MORE IMPORTANT NOW THAN EVER. 
          THEY WILL ENHANCE THE PEDESTRIAN EXPERIENCE, MAKING IT EASIER AND MORE ENJOYABLE TO ENGAGE WITH OUR DOWNTOWN BUSINESSES, RESIDENTS, EVENTS, AND ATTRACTIONS FOR ALL RESIDENTS NEW AS WELL AS OLD. 
          ADDITIONALLY, AS CONSTRUCTION BEGINS ON MULTIPLE FRONTS DOWNTOWN, THE ABILITY FOR WAYFINDING AND ADVERTISING LOCAL BUSINESSES BECOMES VITAL. 
          INTERACTIVE KIOSK PRESENTS A NEW REVENUE SOURCE FOR PUBLIC INITIATIVES THROUGH THEIR CUSTOMIZABLE DIGITAL CONTENT, FEATURING CIVIC INFORMATION, LOCAL ARTWORK, AND COMMERCIAL MESSAGING. 
          THIS IS A TIME WHEN ANY NEW REVENUE IS DESPERATELY NEEDED. 
          THE FUNDS GENERATED COULD SUPPORT ESSENTIAL SERVICES FOR OUR UNHOUSED NEIGHBORS PARK MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENTS, ENRICHING CIVIC EVENTS AND ENTERTAINMENT. 
          MOREOVER, THE DEPLOYMENT OF THESE KIOSKS REINFORCES AUSTIN'S STATURE AS A TECH SAVVY COMMUNITY. 
          NOW, IN CLOSING, I'VE PERSONALLY SEEN THE VALUE 
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OF DIGITAL KIOSKS AND WHAT THEY CAN BRING TO A DOWNTOWN ENVIRONMENT. 
          THANK YOU. 
          HELLO, UH, I'M BEN SOTHEBY, RESIDENT OF, UH, DISTRICT FOUR. 
          UM, I HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE AN ITEM HERE THAT I AGREE WITH MR. BOWEN ON. 
          UM, I REGISTERED NEUTRAL ON THIS BECAUSE I DO SEE THE UPSIDE, THE POTENTIAL OF THIS, UH, DIGITAL SIGNAGE AWAY FINDING. 
          I USE IT WHEN I AM ON OUR RAPID, UH, 8 0 1. 
          YOU KNOW, WHEN'S THE BUS COMING? I, I, I LIKE THIS. 
          THERE'S GOOD POTENTIAL HERE. 
          UH, BUT I ALSO HAVE TO GIVE VOICE TO THE CONCERNS THAT I'M HEARING ACROSS OUR CITY FROM PEOPLE WHO HAVE SERIOUS CONCERNS ABOUT SOME OF THE TECHNOLOGY THAT'LL, THAT MIGHT BE IN THIS, UH, IN THESE SIGNS. 
          OTHER CITIES HAVE HAD IT AND HAVE HAD PROBLEMS, UH, WITH FACIAL RECOGNITION AND THESE CAMERAS THAT ARE BUILT INTO 'EM. 
          UH, I THINK IT WOULD BE A GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR THE COUNCIL TO, UH, LET PEOPLE KNOW HOW THIS WILL BE SUBJECT TO PROTECTIONS THAT YOU'VE RECENTLY ENACTED. 
          UM, AND HOW, UH, THEIR FEARS, LEGITIMATE FEARS IN OUR CURRENT CLIMATE ABOUT, UH, FOURTH AMENDMENT, UH, UNLAWFUL SEARCHES AND SEIZURES OF WHERE THEY'RE GOING AROUND AND FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS BEING TRAMPLED ON HOW THOSE CONCERNS ARE HEARD AND FELT. 
          AND I DON'T KNOW IF THAT ACTION IS THROUGH A DELAY OR THROUGH, UH, ADDING LANGUAGE THAT SAYS EXPLICITLY THAT THIS IS SUBJECT TO THAT AS PART OF A THIRD PARTY AGREEMENT. 
          UH, BUT I WOULD URGE Y'ALL TO, UH, ADDRESS THOSE CONCERNS. 
          UM, THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WHO, UH, HAVE, HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT, UH, THE BENEFITS OF THIS BECAUSE OF THOSE SPECIFIC, UH, UH, SENSITIVITIES. 
          AND, UH, I THINK IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO YES, UH, FIND REVENUE SOURCES. 
          UM, I'M ALSO IN SUPPORT OF THE LIMITATIONS OR THE AMENDMENTS PUT FORTH BY COUNCIL MEMBER SIEGEL. 
          UM, I APPRECIATE SENSITIVITIES TO NEIGHBORHOODS AND STUFF LIKE THAT, UH, IN THE WHOLE, IN OUR URBAN ENVIRONMENT. 
          I CAN SEE SOME POTENTIAL, BUT PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT WE DO THIS THE RIGHT WAY, THAT ADDRESSES THE CONCERNS THAT PEOPLE HAVE ABOUT THE BEING TRACKED CAMERAS, AI, ALL OF THAT STUFF. 
          UH, THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. 
          UH, MICHAEL WHALEN ON BEHALF OF THE, UH, CONTRACTED VENDOR. 
          IKE, UH, TO SUMMARIZE MANY OF THE THINGS YOU'VE HEARD THIS MORNING, I WANTED, AND AT OUR LAST HEARING, I JUST WANTED TO DO THAT QUICKLY. 
          UH, WE'RE HERE AS A RESULT OF A 2024 COUNCIL RESOLUTION. 
          UH, I BELIEVE THAT COUNCIL MEMBER AVELA INITIATED THAT THEN INITIATED A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FOR WAY FINDING KIOSK IN THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY. 
          THE CITY ISSUED A PUBLIC R-F-E-R-F-P EVALUATED SEVERAL RESPONDENTS, SELECTED THE MOST QUALIFIED VENDOR, IKE SMART CITY, AND EXECUTED A CONTRACT WITH THEM SINCE THE LAST TIME YOU HEARD THIS ITEM. 
          IKE AND THE CITY HAVE AMENDED THE CONTRACT TO REMOVE ANY SURVEILLANCE OR SELFIE CAMERAS, SO THERE ARE NO CAMERAS TO FURTHER ENSURE PRIVACY AND ADDED A LITIGATION PROTECTION PROVISION, ENSURING THAT IF THE PROGRAM IS ULTIMATELY STRUCK DOWN IN COURT, THE KIOSKS ARE REMOVED AND THE CITY BEARS NO, UH, FINANCIAL LIABILITY. 
          THE KIOSKS ARE A DA ACCESSIBLE, DEVELOPED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND, AND DESIGNED TO COMPLY WITH THE PUBLIC RIGHTS OF WAY ACCESSIBILITY GUIDELINES. 
          PRO WA THEY ENHANCE THE PUBLIC REALM BY PROVIDING REAL-TIME TRANSIT AND WAY FINDING TOOLS, AMPLIFYING SMALL LOCAL BUSINESSES. 
          YOU CAN'T PAY FOR PLACEMENT, AND SERVING AS A PLATFORM FOR PUBLIC SERVICES, CITY RESOURCES, AND CRITICAL CIVIC MESSAGING MESSAGING. 
          AND IMPORTANTLY, THE KIOSK PROGRAM PROVIDES A NEW ONGOING REVENUE, REVENUE STREAM TO SUPPORT PUBLIC SERVICES EXPECTED TO DELIVER MORE THAN $6 MILLION ANNUALLY, ON AVERAGE, WITH A GUARANTEED FLOOR OF $2 MILLION PER YEAR AT FULL BUILDUP. 
          THIS IS A COUNCIL DIRECTED PROGRAM USED BY 25 PEER CITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY WITH ADDED PRIVACY PROTECTIONS, NO CITY FINANCIAL RISK AND CLEAR PUBLIC BENEFITS. 
          WITH THAT, WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST APPROVAL OF THIS CODE CHANGE, UH, IN ADDITION TO MYSELF AND SEVERAL PEOPLE FOR MIKE, THERE'S ALSO ANNA BIERMAN, WHO'S AVAILABLE ONLINE AS WELL, TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU, MAYOR. 
          ALL SPEAKERS FOR THIS ITEM HAVE BEEN CALLED. 
          THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
          MEMBERS, AS YOU'VE HEARD, ALL THE SPEAKERS ON THIS ITEM HAVE BEEN CALLED. 
          THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING. 
          SO WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE WILL NOW CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. 
          THE PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED, UH, THAT WILL TAKE US TO THE MERITS OF ITEM NUMBER 66 MEMBERS. 
          WE HAVE, UH, WHAT I WOULD SUGGEST WE DO IS GET A MAIN MOTION OUT ON THE TABLE, AT WHICH POINT WE WILL THEN TAKE UP TWO POTENTIAL, UH, MOTIONS TO AMEND THAT I'M AWARE OF. 
          THERE MAY BE OTHERS THAT I KNOW OF. 
          TWO THAT, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER SIEGEL LAID OUT AT OUR WORK SESSION ON TUESDAY. 
          THE MAYOR PRO TIM MOVES APPROVAL OF ITEM NUMBER 66. 
          IT IS SECONDED BY, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS. 
          UH, WE HAVE A MOTION 
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AND A SECOND. 
          SO, COUNCIL MEMBER SIEGEL, I WILL TURN TO YOU THE FIRST ITEM. 
          I DON'T KNOW WHICH ONE YOU WANT TO TAKE UP FIRST, SO I'LL ASK YOU TO LET US KNOW THAT. 
          THANK YOU, MAYOR. 
          AND I JUST WANNA THANK THE APPLICANT'S REPRESENTATIVE FOR CLARIFYING THAT THERE WILL NOT BE CAMERAS IN THESE DEVICES. 
          UM, THE TWO AMENDMENTS I'M BRINGING RELATE TO THE OTHER TOP TWO CONCERNS. 
          MY OFFICE HAS BEEN HEARING ABOUT ITEM 66, AND SO I'LL PRESENT THE FIRST ONE. 
          UH, THE FIRST AMENDMENT ADDRESSES THE CONCERN THAT PASSING THIS ORDINANCE TODAY WILL MEAN THAT BIG ELECTRIC SIGNS WILL BE POPPING UP IN RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS. 
          AND THAT CONCERN IS JUSTIFIED BECAUSE THERE ARE A LOT OF BUS STOPS IN RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS IN MY DISTRICT AND OTHERS. 
          AND SO MY FIRST AMENDMENT WOULD PREVENT THE KIOSKS FROM BEING BUILT ADJACENT TO SINGLE FAMILY, ONE SINGLE FAMILY, TWO AND SINGLE FAMILY THREE DISTRICTS. 
          AND I MOVE PASSAGE. 
          THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER MEMBERS, UH, FOR CLARITY AND FOR THE RECORD, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER SIEGEL MOVES IN SIEGEL. 
          MOTION TO AMEND NUMBER ONE FOR ITEM NUMBER 66. 
          AND, AND FOR THE RECORD, IT IS THE DOCUMENT THAT SHOWS IN, IN ITEM C, WHERE IT SAYS, A SIGN INSTALLED ON A RIGHT OF WAY, INSTALLATION MAY NOT. 
          AND THEN HE HAS ADDED, UH, IT CURRENTLY SAYS IT MAY NOT EXCEED 86 INCHES MEASURE DIAGONALLY. 
          HE HAS ADDED A SECTION TWO RELATED TO THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY. 
          AND THEN AS HE HAS DESCRIBED HIS AMENDMENT, UH, IT GOES FORWARD IN THAT WAY. 
          SO THE MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER SIEGEL, HAS BEEN MADE TO AMEND ITEM NUMBER 66. 
          IS THERE A SECOND? SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER UCHIN. 
          UH, ANY DISCUSSION WITH REGARD TO SIEGEL? MOTION TO AMEND MAYOR PRO TEM? UH, THANK YOU, MAYOR. 
          UH, COUPLE OF COMMENTS ON IT. 
          CAPITAL METRO, UNLIKE THE CITY CAPITAL METRO DOES NOT HAVE ANY PENDING CONTRACT, HAS NOT MADE ANY FINAL DECISIONS ABOUT LOCATION. 
          UH, AND SIMILARLY TO IKE, UH, IKE IS PUTTING THESE IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA THAT ARE GONNA SEE THEM AND USE THEM, AND THAT MAKES THEM, YOU KNOW, USEFUL. 
          UH, CAPITAL METRO IN THE VERY SIMILAR VEIN, IS GOING TO PUT THESE AT THEIR, UH, MOST USED BUS STOPS, WHICH ARE LARGELY IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA, IN THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AREA, AND ON MAJOR THOROUGHFARE SUCH AS, UH, LAMAR BARNETT, UH, CAMERON, UH, MANY OTHER RIVERSIDE, UH, OTHER MAJOR STREETS. 
          SO, AS A PRACTICAL MATTER, I THINK A FEW OF THESE WILL BE GOING NEXT TO ANY SINGLE FAMILY HOMES. 
          MY CONCERN WITH THE AMENDMENT IS THAT A LOT OF THESE MAJOR STREETS, UH, THINKING ABOUT, YOU KNOW, CAMERON, UH, AIRPORT BOULEVARD AS WELL, YOU HAVE A LOT OF SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCES AT THEIR BACKYARDS, UH, FACE THE STREET. 
          UH, AND THAT IS ADJACENT TO A SINGLE FAMILY HOME. 
          SO RIGHT AWAY, IT'S GONNA TAKE A BUNCH OF POTENTIAL ASSIGNED LOCATIONS, UH, OFF OF WHAT COULD BE VERY USEFUL PLACES FOR THEM. 
          AND AGAIN, THIS WOULD REALLY AFFECT THE, THE BUS, UH, STOP KIOSK MORE. 
          AND AGAIN, I, I SUPPORT THE, THE DOWNTOWN KIOSK. 
          I THINK THEY'RE A GOOD IDEA. 
          THE BUS KIOSKS ARE ABSOLUTELY CRITICAL. 
          UH, THE REAL TIME INFORMATION ON WHEN THE NEXT BUS ARRIVES IS SUCH, UH, AN IMPORTANT, UH, ELEMENT FOR YOUR BUS RIDER. 
          UH, YOU ARE ABLE TO SEE IT, YOU'RE ABLE TO KNOW IF YOU CAN GO AND, YOU KNOW, DO SOMETHING RIGHT QUICK BEFORE THE BUS COMES, OR WHATEVER THE CASE MAY BE. 
          BUT IT, IT, IT'S REALLY BRINGING, UH, ADVANTAGE TO THE RIDER. 
          IT'S REALLY BRINGING CONVENIENCE, UH, TO, UH, THE RIDER. 
          UH, SO I DON'T WANT TO GET OUT, UH, RIGHT AWAY AND START LIMITING LOCATIONS BEFORE CAPITAL METRO HAS EVEN VETTED THIS, HAS EVEN LOOKED AT IT. 
          UM, FINALLY, I, I WOULD SAY THAT CAPITAL METRO, I, AND, UH, THERE'S THREE COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT SERVE ON THE BOARD OF, UH, CAPITAL METRO, UH, IS WELL AWARE OF THE CONCERNS. 
          UH, I DON'T THINK CAPITAL METRO WANTS TO PUT THESE IN FRONT OF SOMEONE'S SINGLE FAMILY HOME ON THOSE KIND OF RESIDENTIAL STREETS THAT SOME OF THE BUSES DO GO THROUGH. 
          SO, MOVING FORWARD, UH, I WANT TO BE VERY SENSITIVE TO THAT. 
          I KNOW MY FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBERS ALSO WANNA BE VERY SENSITIVE TO THAT. 
          UH, AND, AND WE WILL MAKE SURE THAT IN THEIR RFP PROCESS AND IN TALKING WITH CAPITAL METRO, THAT WE'RE GONNA AVOID, UH, PLACING THEM, YOU KNOW, RIGHT IN NEXT TO SOMEBODY'S FRONT YARD IN A, IN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD. 
          THAT'S NOT WHERE CAPITAL METRO WANTS TO PUT THEM. 
          I'M SURE THAT'S NOT WHERE THE VENDOR'S GONNA WANT TO PUT THEM. 
          UH, AND THAT'S DEFINITELY NOT WHERE I WANT THEM TO GO. 
          UH, BUT AGAIN, I, I WOULD, UH, URGE, UH, UH, MY, MY COLLEAGUES TO, TO VOTE NO ON, UH, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER SEGAL'S AMENDMENT. 
          ALL RIGHT. 
          FURTHER DISCUSSION? YES. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER UCHIN. 
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THANK YOU, MAYOR. 
          UH, ONE, I WANT TO THANK COUNCIL MEMBER SEGAL FOR BRINGING FORWARD THESE AMENDMENTS. 
          I THINK THEY, UM, THEY MAKE A, A, A PROJECT THAT I'M WORRIED ABOUT, UM, LESS CONCERNING. 
          I THINK THAT THIS IS A CASE WHERE, AT LEAST AS FAR AS I UNDERSTAND, THE VENDOR IS GOING TO INDICATE WHERE THEY WANT THE SIGNS TO GO, AND CITY STAFF WILL HAVE TO SIGN OFF ON THOSE LOCATIONS. 
          I THINK THIS AMENDMENT GIVES STAFF THE GUIDANCE THAT THEY NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT RIGHT OUT OF THE GATE, WE'RE NOT DOING SOMETHING THAT I THINK WILL CAUSE SOME HEARTBURN OR CONTROVERSY DOWN THE LINE. 
          IT JUST TAKES SOMETHING OFF THE TABLE. 
          UM, AND IS REALLY NOT THAT RESTRICTIVE, IN MY VIEW. 
          'CAUSE IT'S ONLY THREE ZONING CATEGORIES. 
          UH, THAT'S, UM, THAT'S STILL GONNA GIVE PLENTY OF OPPORTUNITIES TO FIND THE RIGHT LOCATIONS FOR THESE SIGNS. 
          THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER. 
          YOU GOT A LOT OF SUPPORT THERE. 
          NOW I'M TEASING. 
          THAT'S, THAT'S, APPRECIATE THAT. 
          UM, FURTHER, FURTHER DISCUSSION. 
          ALL RIGHT, THEN THE MOTION IS THE VOTE. 
          BE MR. MAYOR, I DON'T THINK YOU SAW MY HAND, AND THAT'S FAIR. 
          I'M NOT ON CAMERA. 
          AND COUNCIL MEMBER UCHIN. 
          PARDON ME? JUST SAID COUNCIL MEMBER HARPER MADISON, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED. 
          SO, SORRY. 
          IN FAIRNESS, YOU PROBABLY THOUGHT HE WAS GONNA TALK LONGER. 
          I DID, BUT HE SAID WHAT I WAS ABOUT TO SAY. 
          SO WE'RE GOOD. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. 
          OKAY. 
          I JUST WANT TO BE RECOGNIZED. 
          THANK YOU. 
          OKAY. 
          IF, IF YOU'RE OFF CAMERA, I CANNOT SEE YOUR HAND GO UP, SO I KNOW, I KNOW. 
          JUST FOR THE FUTURE, FUTURE. 
          I'M NOT BLAMING YOU CHAIR. 
          OKAY. 
          I GOT IT. 
          ALRIGHT. 
          FURTHER DISCUSSION. 
          THE VOTE WILL BE ON THE MOTION TO AMEND NUMBER ONE BY SIEGEL TO ITEM NUMBER 66. 
          UM, ALL THOSE IN FA FAVOR OF THE MOTION, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. 
          ALL THOSE OPPOSED RAISE YOUR HAND. 
          ALRIGHT. 
          THERE BEING TWO VOTES IN FAVOR AND, OH, I'M, I'M, OKAY. 
          THERE'S, THERE'S STILL ONLY TWO IN FAVOR, . 
          UM, AT LEAST THAT'S THE WAY I'M COUNTING IT. 
          SURE. 
          UH, TWO VOTES IN FAVOR, EIGHT VOTES OPPOSED, AND ONE ABSTENTION. 
          THE TWO IN FAVOR ARE SIEGEL AND UCHIN. 
          THE ONE ABSTENTION IS CADRE AND COUNCIL MEMBER HARPER. 
          MADISON, I'M RECOGNIZING YOU 'CAUSE I DO SEE YOUR HAND UP. 
          WHAT DO YOU, WHAT DO YOU GOT? I CAN'T HEAR YOU THOUGH. 
          NO, YOU CAN'T SEE NO ? NO. 
          OKAY. 
          I HAD YOU AS A NO, I'M COUNTING EIGHT VOTES. 
          NO. 
          SO THE TWO IN FAVOR ARE SIEGEL AND UCHIN, AND THE ABSTENTION IS CADRE AND EVERYBODY ELSE'S VOTE NO. 
          MOTION. 
          UH, SIEGEL. 
          MOTION TO AMEND. 
          NUMBER ONE FAILS. 
          WE WILL NOW GO TO SEGAL. 
          MOTION TO AMEND NUMBER TWO. 
          AND THIS IS A MOTION TO AMEND ITEM NUMBER 66. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER SIEGEL, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED. 
          THANK YOU, MAYOR. 
          THE SECOND AMENDMENT ADDRESSES THE OTHER MAJOR CONCERN. 
          WE HEARD THAT ONCE WE AMEND THE CODE AND ALLOW THESE KIOSKS, IT WILL KIND OF OPEN THE FLOOD GATES AND THERE COULD BE THOUSANDS OF THESE KIOSKS ALL OVER THE CITY. 
          SO, UH, THIS AMENDMENT ESSENTIALLY PROPOSES A PILOT, UH, THAT WE CA THE INITIAL ALLOTMENT OF KIOSKS AROUND THE CITY AT 200 UNITS. 
          UH, THAT WOULD ALLOW FOR THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CONTRACT TO BE FULFILLED AND WOULD ALLOW CAP METRO TO BUILD AT LEAST A HUNDRED OF THESE DIGITAL KIOSKS, BUT WOULD NOT ALLOW MORE THAN THAT. 
          AND, UH, I MOVE PASSAGE OF THE AMENDMENT MEMBERS. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER SIEGEL HAS MOVED PASSAGE OF SEGAL AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO TO ITEM NUMBER 66, WHICH FOR THE RECORD IS THE DOCUMENT WHERE THERE IS AN, AN ADDED SUBSECTION E THAT SAYS THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF SIGNS THAT CAN BE INSTALLED UNDER THIS SECTION IS 200. 
          IS THERE A SECOND? SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER UCHIN DISCUSSION. 
          MAYOR PRO TEM. 
          AGAIN, MAYOR THERE WOULD LEAVE, UH, A HUNDRED, UH, FOR CAPITAL METRO. 
          UH, AND IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY FROM YESTERDAY, 2,500 STOPS. 
          I MEAN, JUST BETWEEN THE BIKE SHARE PROGRAM, YOUR METRO RAPIDS, AND YOUR KIND OF HIGH FREQUENCY ROUTES, UH, WE COULD EASILY DO 300, YOU KNOW, 400 OF THESE SIGNS. 
          AGAIN, JUST ON MAJOR, UH, STOPS. 
          UH, A LOT OF THE STOPS. 
          I THINK ABOUT REPUBLIC SQUARE. 
          YOU COULD PROBABLY PUT TWO OF THESE AT, UH, UH, REPUBLIC SQUARE. 
          UH, 'CAUSE IT'S SUCH A, A MAJOR, UH, BUS ROUTE. 
          I THINK ABOUT, UH, UH, ROMBERG AND LAMAR. 
          UH, SO 
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A A HUNDRED IS, IS IS NOT GONNA GIVE, UH, CAPITAL METRO THE, THE CAPACITY TO REALLY USE THESE EFFECTIVELY AND INFORM THE PUBLIC OF, YOU KNOW, WHEN THEIR BUS IS GETTING THERE AND WHEN THEY'RE, HOW LONG THEY HAVE TO WAIT. 
          AGAIN, THESE ARE GONNA PROVIDE WIFI, UH, POTENTIALLY ALSO, AGAIN, I DON'T KNOW WHO'S GONNA GET 'EM OR WHAT THE FINAL FEATURES ARE, BUT THAT WOULD BE ANOTHER ADDITIONAL HUGE BENEFIT FOR BUS RIDERS THAT CAN LOG ONTO A WIFI SYSTEM AND, AND USE THAT TO, TO DO WHATEVER THEY NEED TO DO, UH, UH, AT THE BUS STOP. 
          AND THEN FINALLY, SIMILAR TO THE CONVERSATION WE WERE HAVING ABOUT THE JACK BROWN, UH, CLEANERS, UH, UH, REZONING. 
          THIS IS GONNA BRING REVENUE TO, UH, CAPITAL METRO AT A, AT A TIME WHEN SALES TAXES MAY BE FLOUNDERING. 
          AND, AND WE'RE GONNA NEED EVERY, UH, PENNY, EVERY DOLLAR WE CAN, UH, TO KEEP, UH, SERVICES AT THE CURRENT LEVELS, TO, TO MAINTENANCE AND, AND PUT NEW, UH, SHELTERS OUT AND, AND ALL THAT KIND OF STUFF LIKE THAT. 
          SO, I, I, I THINK THIS REALLY WOULD HANDICAP ANY, UH, POTENTIAL PROGRAM, UH, WOULD NOT SERVE OUR WORKING CLASS PEOPLE WHO, UH, USE CAPITAL METRO. 
          UH, AND AGAIN, I WOULD URGE BY CALLING TO VOTE NO. 
          THANK YOU, MAYOR PRO TIM. 
          UH, COUNCIL MEMBER DIXON. 
          THANK YOU, MAYOR. 
          ALRIGHT, LAST, LAST SPEECH FOR THE DAY. 
          UH, I WOULD HOPE THAT HAVING A PILOT AND THE VALUE OF IT WOULD BE SELF-EVIDENT, RIGHT? THAT WE HAVE A PROCESS. 
          WE SAY WE'RE GONNA ROLL OUT X AMOUNT OF WHATEVER WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, AND THEN COLLECT THE FEEDBACK AND GO THROUGH A REAL PROCESS WHERE WE UNDERSTAND, DID IT WORK, DID IT NOT WORK? UH, WHO LIKES IT, WHO DIDN'T? AND MAKE A NEW DECISION BASED ON THAT. 
          UH, ESPECIALLY WITH SOMETHING THAT WE'VE HEARD MIXED FEEDBACK AROUND EVEN TODAY. 
          I, I WANNA SPEAK TO THE BROADER ISSUE THAT I SEE, UH, WHICH I THINK OTHERS HAVE TOUCHED ON. 
          I THINK WE'RE MISSING, OR AS I SAID ON TUESDAY, AN IMPORTANT CONVERSATION AROUND WHAT CITY RESOURCES ARE APPROPRIATE TO MONETIZE FOR ADVERTISING AND MARKETING, UH, UP TO AND INCLUDING PUTTING SIGNAGE ON THIS BUILDING, ON HAVING ADVERTISEMENTS HERE IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER. 
          I AM, I MEAN, I BROUGHT ALL MY BRANDED HATS TODAY, WHICH I WAS GONNA WEAR, BUT WAS TOLD IT WAS A BIT TOO TACKY. 
          UH, I AM, I'M ASKING YOU TO IMAGINE THE GLAD SOMEBODY GAVE SOME ADVICE. 
          WHAT'S THAT? I SAID I'M GLAD SOMEBODY GAVE SOME ADVICE. 
          YEAH. 
          WELL, I'VE GOT A GREAT TEAM. 
          THANK YOU. 
          UM, I'M ASKING YOU TO IMAGINE THE, THE PEPSICO AUSTIN CITY HALL AND THE A TXN NETWORK BROUGHT TO YOU BY HEB OR WHO HERE IS PARTICULARLY EAGER TO SEE A DONATION AND THE ELON MUSK 11TH AND 12TH STREET CAP? IF THIS PROBLEM IS HARD TO VISUALIZE, I'VE, I'VE, I'VE ASKED THE AV TEAM PREPARED A, A, A BRIEF ONE MINUTE ARCHIVAL FOOTAGE FROM A 1992 AWARD-WINNING FILM THAT I THINK VERY SUCCINCTLY DEMONSTRATES THE CHALLENGE WITH MONETIZING CITY ASSETS VIA MARKETING AND ADVERTISING. 
          SO I'M GONNA ASK THEM AND YOUR PATIENTS FOR ONE MINUTE TO PLAY THAT VIDEO. 
          LISTEN, WE NEED TO HAVE A TALK ABOUT VANDERHOFF. 
          THE FACT IS HE'S THE SPONSOR AND YOU SIGNED A CONTRACT GUARANTEEING HIM CERTAIN CONCESSIONS, ONE OF THEM BEING A SPOT IN THE SHOW. 
          WELL, THAT'S WHERE I SEE THINGS JUST A LITTLE DIFFERENTLY, CONTRACTOR. 
          NO, I WILL NOT BOW TO ANY SPONSOR. 
           , SORRY. 
          YOU FEEL THAT WAY. 
          BUT BASICALLY IT'S THE NATURE OF THE BEAST. 
          MAYBE I'M WRONG ON THIS ONE, BUT FOR ME, THE BEAST DOESN'T INCLUDE SELLING OUT GARTH. 
          YOU KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT, RIGHT? IT'S LIKE PEOPLE ONLY DO THINGS BECAUSE THEY GET PAID. 
          AND THAT'S JUST REALLY SAD. 
          I CAN'T TALK ABOUT IT ANYMORE. 
          IT'S GIVING ME A HEADACHE HERE. 
          TAKE TWO OF THESE. 
          WE DOING THIS. 
          IS THIS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW? OH, NEW PRINT. 
          LITTLE YELLOW DIFFERENT. 
          AND CITY LOOK COUNCIL CHAMBER. 
          YOU CAN STAY HERE IN THE BIG LEAGUES AND PLAY BY THE RULES. 
          OR YOU CAN GO BACK TO THE FARM CLUB IN AURORA. 
          IT'S YOUR CHOICE. 
          YES. 
          AND IT'S THE CHOICE OF A NEW GENERATION. 
          ALRIGHT, THANKS FOR YOUR PATIENCE ON THAT. 
          MM-HMM . 
          IS THAT THE FIRST TIME A MOVIE'S BEEN PLAYED IN CHAMBERS? UH, I JUST WANNA SAY THIS IS AN IMPORTANT CONVERSATION WE SHOULD BE HAVING AND I THINK FURTHER WE OUGHT TO HAVE A CLEAR POLICY IN PLACE. 
          OTHERWISE, I WORRY THAT OUR NEW STRATEGY WHENEVER WE DO NEED MONEY, IS GONNA GO TO, YOU KNOW, A LOBBYIST TO DISPENSE CANDY OR A CORPORATION IN PLACE OF A REAL POLICY WITH REAL GUIDELINES. 
          IF MONEY IS THE REASON YOU'RE TEMPTED TO SUPPORT THIS. 
          THE REALITY IS WE'VE GOT MULTIPLE CONCURRENT PROCESSES IN PLACE RIGHT NOW. 
          AND AUDIT A SHARED SERVICES CONSOLIDATION, A SOCIAL SERVICES CONTRACTS REVIEW A CONSULT RESPECT COUNCIL MEMBER IN OFFICE, COUNCIL MEMBER HARPER MADISON, YOU'RE 
          [06:35:01]
OUT OF ORDER. 
          UH, WE'VE GOT, UH, THE FOURTH ONE BEING THE CONSULTING CONTRACTS WE JUST HEARD ABOUT, TO IDENTIFY WHAT I SUSPECT WILL BE ORS OF MAGNITUDE MORE POTENTIAL SAVINGS OR DOLLARS, THEN MONETIZING OUR SIDEWALKS, UH, AND THEN ALSO SPARE US FROM HAVING TO GO TO THESE CORPORATIONS OR WHOEVER ELSE NEXT TIME THEY WANT TO ENSHRINE SOME ADVERTISING ON CITY PROPERTY. 
          I ALSO WANT TO REMIND COUNCIL THAT BACK IN JANUARY WE HEARD FROM PLANNING COMMISSION ON THIS, UH, SEVERAL MEMBERS EXPRESSED CONCERN, UM, INCLUDING THE CHAIR THAT ONE OF THE QUOTES WAS, THIS IS A MASSIVE CHANGE AND COULD BE DIFFICULT TO PUT THE RABBIT BACK IN THE HAT. 
          SO I JUST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS IS A FAIRLY DRAMATIC DEPARTURE FROM MY POSITION OF WHERE THE CITY IS ABOUT HOW WE APPROACH THIS. 
          AND THE FACT THAT WE'RE PUSHING FORWARD WITHOUT SOME KIND OF DEFINITION SEEMS VERY PROBLEMATIC TO ME. 
          UH, ON TUESDAY, I ALSO RAISED A NUMBER. 
          OTHER CONCERNS, UH, THEY'RE A LITTLE BIT OUTSIDE THE SCOPE OF THIS PARTICULAR AMENDMENT, BUT I DO WORRY THAT WE'RE CREATING A BIT OF A DOUBLE STANDARD WHERE PRIVATE OPERATORS HAVE ONE THING AND THEN WE'VE NOW BECOME BOTH A REGULATOR AS WELL AS AN OPERATOR IN THE SPACE AND WHAT POTENTIAL, UH, LIABILITY THAT MIGHT EXPOSE US TO. 
          SO PER COUNCIL MEMBER SIEGEL'S AMENDMENTS, I REALLY THOUGHT THAT IF THERE WAS A WAY TO EITHER PILOT THIS, UH, IN SOME CAPACITY OR RESTRICT RESTRICTED GEOGRAPHY, WE COULD STILL DEPLOY THE TECHNOLOGY, BUT GATHER SOME FEEDBACK AND MAKE SURE IT WAS SOMETHING THAT WORKED FOR THIS COMMUNITY. 
          THANK YOU. 
          IF THE RABBITS IS SUPPOSED TO BE PACKING THE HATS, THE ENERGIZER BUNNY. 
          I GUESS WE COULD SOMETHING. 
          NO, SORRY, I WON'T, I WON'T GO, I WON'T GO DOWN THAT RABBIT HOLE. 
          UM, FURTHER DISCUSSION. 
          ARE WE ALL BEAT DOWN? ALL RIGHT. 
          UH, THE MOTION IS TO AMEND ITS SEGAL MOTION TO NUMBER TWO ON ITEM NUMBER 66. 
          THAT'S WHAT THE VOTE IS ON ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION RAISE THEIR HAND. 
          ALL THOSE VOTING, NO. 
          RAISE YOUR HAND. 
          ALL THOSE ABSTAINING RAISE YOUR HAND. 
          THERE BEING TWO VOTES IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION TO AMEND. 
          EIGHT VOTES OPPOSED? ONE VOTE IN ABSTENTION. 
          UH, THE MOTION TO AMEND FAILS THE TWO VOTE FOR THE RECORD, THE TWO VOTES IN FAVOR WERE SEGAL AND UCHIN AND THE ABSTENTION WAS COUNCIL MEMBER CADRE. 
          ALRIGHT, MEMBERS, THAT TAKES US BACK TO THE MAIN MOTION ON ITEM NUMBER 66. 
          ITEM NUMBER 66. 
          THE MOTION WAS MADE AND SECONDED. 
          THERE ARE NO AMENDMENTS TO ITEM NUMBER 66 THAT HAVE BEEN PASSED BY THE COUNCIL. 
          SO ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON ITEM NUMBER 66 WITHOUT OBJECTION, ITEM NUMBER 66 IS ADOPTED, BUT I WILL CALL FOR A NOTE. 
          THERE'S A NO VOTE BY COUNCIL MEMBER SIEGEL AND A NO VOTE BY COUNCIL MEMBER UCHIN AND COUNCIL MEMBER CADRE'S VOTING NO. 
          OR ABSTAINING? NO. 
          ALRIGHT. 
          SO THERE ARE THREE VOTES IN, UH, IN OPPOSITION. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER SIEGEL, COUNCIL MEMBER CADRE AND COUNCIL MEMBER UCHIN. 
          SO THE MOTION CARRIES, UH, THAT TAKES US NOW TO OUR FIVE, 10 TIMES CERTAIN OF ZONING. 
          , UH, UH OH, I'M SORRY. 
          DID I SAY THAT WRONG? NO. 
          UM, ANYWAY, THAT TAKES US TO 
          [2:00 PM - Zoning and Neighborhood Plan Amendments (Public Hearings and Possible Action)]
OUR NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA, WHICH IS OUR, OUR ZONING ITEMS. AND I WILL, UH, RECOGNIZE OUR CITY STAFF JOY HARDEN TO WALK US THROUGH. 
          THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNSEL. 
          I'M JOY HARNE WITH AUSTIN PLANNING. 
          YOUR ZONING AGENDA BEGINS WITH ITEM 67 C 8 1 4 0 4 0 1 8 7 0.03 POINT SH. 
          THIS ITEM IS OFF OFFERED FOR CONSENT ON ALL THREE READINGS WITH THE FOLLOWING MOTION, WHICH READS AMEND PART FOR THE DRAFT ORDINANCE TO INCLUDE THE ATTACHED EXHIBIT J PARKING REGULATIONS AND RATIO. 
          AND THAT EXHIBIT HAS BEEN PASSED OUT TO YOU. 
          SO WITH THAT, WE ARE OFFERING THIS ITEM FOR CONSENT ON ALL THREE READINGS. 
          ITEM 68 IS C 4 2 2 4 0 1 60. 
          THIS ITEM IS OFFERED AS A POSTPONEMENT BY COUNCIL MEMBER CADRY TO YOUR APRIL 9TH COUNCIL MEETING. 
          ITEM 69 IS C 8 1 4 0 6 0 7 5 0.07. 
          THIS ITEM IS OFFERED AS AN APPLICANT POSTPONEMENT TO YOUR APRIL 9TH COUNSEL MEETING. 
          ITEM 70 IS C 14 20 25 0 1 21. 
          THIS ITEM'S OFFERED AS AN APPLICANT POSTPONEMENT TO YOUR APRIL 23RD COUNSEL MEETING. 
          ITEM 71 IS C 1 4 20 25 0 1 2 6. 
          THIS ITEM IS OFFERED FOR CONSENT ON ALL THREE READINGS. 
          ITEM 72 IS C FOUR TWENTY TWENTY FIVE, TEN SIX. 
          THIS ITEM IS OFFERED FOR CONSENT ON ALL THREE READINGS WITH THE FOLLOWING MOTION, WHICH READS LITTLE LONG. 
          I AMEND PART TWO A OF THE DRAFT ORDINANCE TO ADD BUSINESS SUPPORT SERVICES, 
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BUSINESS OR TRADE SCHOOL COMMUNITY RECREATION, PRIVATE COMMUNITY RECREATION, PUBLIC CONSUMER CONVENIENCE SERVICES, MEDICAL OFFICE EXCEEDING 5,000 SQUARE FEET OF GROSS FLOOR AREA AND MEDICAL OFFICES NOT EXCEEDING 5,000 SQUARE FEET OF GROSS FLOOR AREA A IN PART TWO B OF THE DRAFT ORDINANCE TO ADD COMMERCIAL OFF STREET PARKING AND AMEND THE DRAFT ORDINANCE TO ADD A NEW PART. 
          TWO C AS FOLLOWS, DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROPERTY SHALL COMPLY WITH THE FOLLOWING REGULATIONS. 
          ONE MAXIMUM BUILDING COVERAGE OF 60% TO MAXIMUM IMPERVIOUS. 
          COVER. 
          COVER IS 85% THREE, MAXIMUM HEIGHT IS 50 FEET. 
          FOR MAXIMUM FLORIDA AREA RATIO IS 1.25 TO ONE AND FIVE A COMMERCIAL. 
          YOU SHALL NOT EXCEED 30,000 SQUARE FEET. 
          A GROSS BUILDING COVERAGE EXCLUDING UNDERGROUND PARKING STRUCTURE, SQUARE FOOTAGE. 
          AND WITH THAT, UH, AGAIN, ITEM 72 IS OFFERED FOR CONSENT ON ALL THREE READINGS. 
          AND LASTLY, WE HAVE ITEM 73 C 1 4, 20 25, 0, 0, 8, 0. 
          AND THIS ITEM IS OFFERED AS AN APPLICANT POSTPONEMENT TO YOUR APRIL 9TH COUNCIL MEETING. 
          THIS CONCLUDES THE READING OF THE ZONING AGENDA AND AS ALWAYS, THIS IS AT YOUR DISCRETION. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. 
          DOES ANYONE HAVE QUESTIONS OF MS. HARDEN? YES. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER FUENTES? YES. 
          COLLEAGUES. 
          I HAD SUBMITTED A, A MOTION SHEET ON ITEM NUMBER 67 AS TO GOODNIGHT. 
          RIGHT. 
          RANCH HUD, UM, THERE'S A MOTION SHEET ON THAT ITEM AS WELL. 
          DIFFERENT THAN THE ONE SHE READ INTO THE RECORD? YES. 
          OKAY. 
          WHEN DID YOU SUBMIT THAT? UH, IT WAS SUBMITTED EARLIER THIS MORNING. 
          IT'S BEEN EMAILED OUT AS WELL. 
          POSTED ON THE MESSAGE BOARD? YES, MA'AM. 
          AND COUNSEL, IT WAS DIRECTION THAT, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER PUENTES WAS GOING TO GIVE TO STAFF. 
          UM, SO IT WAS NOT SOMETHING IT'S BEEN POSTED, UM, BUT IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT WAS SUBMITTED. 
          UM, IT WAS DIRECTION THAT THE COUNCIL MEMBER WAS GONNA GIVE TO, UH, SPECIFICALLY TRANSPORTATION. 
          WHAT I AM GONNA DO IS HAVE, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER FUENTES READ THAT INTO THE RECORD AS DIRECTION TO STAFF SO THAT WHEN WE TAKE A MOTION ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, THE COUNCIL WILL HAVE HEARD IT IN CASE SOMETHING WE DIDN'T GET IT, YOU KNOW, FIRST THING THIS MORNING 'CAUSE I, I DIDN'T. 
          AND SO THAT WAY WE WILL ALL HEAR IT, BE ABLE TO ABSORB IT AND IF NEED BE, ASK ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT IT. 
          SO, UM, I'M GONNA ASK YOU TO READ THAT IN THE RECORD AND THEN IF, IF WE WANT, WE'LL MAKE THAT A PART OF THE CONSENT AGENDA MOTION SO YOU CAN PLEASE DO THAT. 
          YES. 
          MOTION NUMBER ONE. 
          THE CITY MANAGER IS DIRECTED TO URGENTLY PURSUE SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS AT AND NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF OLD LOCKHART ROAD IN SLAUGHTER LANE, INCLUDING INSTALLATION OF A TRAFFIC OF A TEMPORARY TRAFFIC SIGNAL. 
          GIVEN THE PROXIMITY OF THE CITY'S CORPORATE LIMITS IMPROVEMENT SHOULD BE COORDINATED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH TRAVIS COUNTY. 
          THE GOODNIGHT RANCH PUD TRANSPORTATION IMPACT ANALYSIS FINAL MEMO, REVISED JANUARY 20TH, 2022, INCLUDES SEVERAL IMPROVEMENTS REQUIRED OF THE DEVELOPER, INCLUDING THE INSTALLATION OF A TRAFFIC SIGNAL AND CONSTRUCTION OF EASTBOUND AND WESTBOUND TURN LANES, AS WELL AS THE SIDEWALK ON THE NORTH SIDE OF SLAUGHTER LANE. 
          CITY MANAGER SHALL CONTINUE TO PURSUE THESE OBLIGATION AS THE DEVELOPMENT PROGRESSES. 
          ANY INTERIM SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS SHALL NOT IN ANY WAY RELIEVE THE DEVELOPER OF THEIR OBLIGATIONS AS PART OF THE PUT AGREEMENT. 
          TIA CITY MANAGER IS DIRECTED TO REPORT UPDATES TO COUNCIL ON SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS WITHIN 60 DAYS. 
          THANK, THANK YOU. 
          ANYBODY HAVE QUESTIONS OF COUNCIL MEMBER FUENTES WITH REGARD TO THE DIRECTION THAT SHE'S GIVING HERE? YOU WANNA SAY SOMETHING? NO, I'M HERE WITH TRANSPORTATION. 
          IF THERE WAS A QUESTION DIRECTED, I CAN. 
          FAIR ENOUGH. 
          ALL RIGHT. 
          MEMBERS, I'M GONNA CALL FOR A MOTION ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. 
          I WILL READ THE CONSENT AGENDA, UH, AND, AND THAT'LL TELL YOU WHAT MOTION I'M LOOKING FOR. 
          BUT I, AND I'LL SAY THIS A SECOND TIME HERE IN JUST, OR THIRD OR FOURTH TIME, HOWEVER MANY TIMES I SAID IT, THE MOTION, THE DIRECTION THAT COUNCIL MEMBER PUENTES HAS READ WILL BE PART OF ITEM NUMBER 67 AS WELL, IF THERE'S A MOTION ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. 
          SO LET ME READ THROUGH THIS. 
          ITEM NUMBER 67 ON ALL THREE READINGS, THERE IS A, UH, MOTION SHEET THAT YOU HAVE PUT HAD PUT IN FRONT OF YOU THAT MS. HARDEN READ. 
          IT HAS AN EXHIBIT. 
          SHE READ IT AS AMENDING PART FOUR OF THE DRAFT ORDINANCE TO INCLUDE THE ATTACHED EXHIBIT J PARKING REGULATIONS AND RATIO. 
          AND IT INCLUDES THE DIRECTION THAT COUNCIL MEMBER FUENTES HAS READ. 
          ITEM NUMBER 68 WOULD BE A POSTPONEMENT TO APRIL 9TH. 
          ITEM 69 WOULD BE A POSTPONEMENT TO APRIL 9TH, ITEM 70, A POSTPONEMENT TO APRIL 23RD, 71 ON ALL THREE READINGS. 
          72 ON ALL THREE READINGS AGAIN WITH THE MOTION SHEET THAT WAS, THAT WAS READ INTO THE RECORD BY MS. HARDEN. 
          AND ITEM NUMBER 73 IS A POSTPONEMENT TO APRIL 9TH. 
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IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS I'VE READ IT? COUNCIL MEMBER FUENTES. 
          SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER UCHIN. 
          ALRIGHT, I'LL TURN TO THE CITY CLERK FOR PEOPLE TO, UH, GIVE US COMMENTS ON ITEM, UH, ON THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR ITEM 67. 
          MYRA LP. 
          TERRY MITCHELL. 
          TERRY, ARE YOU HERE HE IS. 
          IS JAKE GILLESPIE? HERE HE IS. 
          OKAY. 
          THEN TERRY WILL HAVE FOUR MINUTES. 
          MR. MITCHELL, WE HAVE FOUR MINUTES. 
          YES. 
          ARE ARE YOU WANTING TO TESTIFY BECAUSE YOU'VE BEEN CALLED TO I HAVE TWO MINUTES. 
          YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES. 
          AND YOU'VE BEEN, YOU TOLD ME FIRST. 
          THAT'S RIGHT. 
          I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE 'CAUSE I 'CAUSE HE, HE, HE TOOK THAT MICROPHONE OFF OF FACT. 
          THAT'S TERRY. 
          I KNOW, I KNOW. 
          I, I I'VE KNOWN HIM A LONG TIME. 
          SO PLEASE, PLEASE PROCEED. 
          UH, COUNCIL MEMBERS, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. 
          MY NAME IS MYRA GAP AND I'M WITH BENCHMARK AUSTIN. 
          WE ARE THE DEVELOPERS OF GOODNIGHT RANCH. 
          I AM GRATEFUL TO BE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE GOODNIGHT FAMILY AND THE CITY OF AUSTIN IN DELIVERING THIS COMMU, AFFORDABLE AND ATTAINABLE COMMUNITY WITH SO MANY PUBLIC ASSETS, PUBLIC SCHOOLS, PUBLIC HOUSING, PUBLIC PARKS, EMERGENCY SERVICES, AND TRANSPORTATION ASSETS. 
          IN EARLY TWO THOUSANDS, THE GOODNIGHT FAMILY CONVINCED ME THAT WE COULD BUILD AN ATTAINABLE AND AFFORDABLE COMMUNITY THAT KEEPS IT WEIRD. 
          CODE FOR AUTHENTICALLY AUSTIN, WHICH PROTECTS TAX BASE, BINDS COMMUNITY, ENCOURAGES EDUCATION, AND CREATES PUBLIC PARK SPACE WHILE BEING FISCALLY PRUDENT. 
          I THOUGHT TO MYSELF, IF WE CAN DO THAT, I'M IN. 
          THE KEY TO OUR PARTNERSHIP IS, HAS BEEN THE PUD ZONING AND THE CREATION OF THE ONION CREEK METRO PARK DISTRICT. 
          FIRST OF ITS KIND PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE CITY, THE DEVELOPER, AND THE DISTRICT. 
          THE ALLOWS FOR THE, A VARIETY OF HOUSING TYPES AND THE DISTRICT IS THE UNDERPINNING TO ATTAINABILITY ALLOWING LOT DEVELOPMENT WITHOUT CHARGING THE PARK COSTS UP FRONT. 
          TO DATE, WE HAVE COMPLETED OVER $17 MILLION OF PUBLIC PARK AND TRAIL IMPROVEMENTS, AND WE CARRY THAT COST ON BEHALF OF THE CITY AND THE DISTRICT. 
          THE COST DEFERS THAT COST OF RURAL ALLOWS HOME PRICES WELL BELOW THE MEDIUM PRICE POINT. 
          UNFORTUNATELY, THOSE UNIQUE ELEMENTS AND NEW CITY POLICIES HAVE CREATED UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES IN DELIVERING THE COMMUNITY IN, IN TURN, REDUCING THE GENERAL FUND AND THE DISTRICT REVENUE PROJECTED TO BE OVER $19 MILLION LOST FOR THE DELAYS. 
          MANY OF THOSE CHANGES YOU MIGHT APPROVE TODAY WILL HELP MITIGATE, UH, THOSE CONSEQUENCES. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THERE'S STILL WORK TO DO. 
          SEVERAL ITEMS, MOST MOSTLY PERTAINING TO THE DISTRICT ARE HAMPERING THE DEVELOPMENT. 
          WE ASK THAT YOU AT LEAST CONSIDER THIS TO BE OUR FIRST READ SO THAT WE CAN COME BACK AND GET THE DISTRICT ITEMS ADDRESSED. 
          THANK YOU MR. MITCHELL. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU MAYOR AND THE COUNCIL MEMBERS. 
          I'LL BE BRIEF. 
          I I'M COMING AS A CITIZEN. 
          I HAVE NO PRESENTLY HAVE NO INTEREST IN GOODNIGHT, ALTHOUGH I WAS INTIMATELY INVOLVED IN THE BEGINNING OF IT. 
          UH, AS A, A DEVELOPER, UH, GOODNIGHT TO ME IS A UNIQUE COMMUNITY, UH, IN, IN ALL OF AUSTIN IN THE SENSE, YOU MAY NOT BE AWARE OF THIS, BUT THE CENTRAL CORE OF OUR CITY IS A, AS YOU KNOW, A VERY HEALTHY, UH, UH, ECONOMY. 
          AND THERE IS A STATISTIC THAT A UT UH, UH, PLANNING PROFESSOR, UH, UH, GAVE ME A FEW YEARS AGO, AND IT REALLY EXPLAINED SO MUCH IN MY MIND. 
          AND HE SAID THAT IF YOU TAKE THE CENTER OF THE CITY AND DO A FIVE MILE RADIUS AROUND THAT CENTER, SIXTH IN CONGRESS, SECOND CONGRESS, TAKE YOUR PICK THAT 36% OF ALL JOBS IN OUR METRO AREA EXIST IN THAT AREA. 
          UH, TO SAY IT ANOTHER WAY, 36% OF ALL OF OUR JOBS EXIST IN 1.8% OF OUR METRO AREA. 
          THAT'S THE HIGHEST CONCENTRATION OF URBAN JOBS OF ALMOST ANY CITY IN THE UNITED STATES. 
          WHAT THAT MEAN, WHAT IT EXPLAINED FOR ME IS SO MANY THINGS, BECAUSE THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS THAT OUR URBAN HOUSING PRICES HAVE GONE UP SO MUCH, IS THAT THERE'S 500,000 PEOPLE IN THAT CORNER TRYING TO FIND A JOB, UH, FIND, TRYING TO FIND HOUSING, AND IT GETS DRIVEN UP. 
          UH, GOODNIGHT IS NINE MILES FROM THAT CENTER, AND IT PROVIDES A, A RELIEVER TO PROVIDE A HOUSING, THE MISSING, MIDDLE, EVERYTHING. 
          AND THAT SORT OF IN THAT CONTEXT TO THOSE PEOPLE WHO WORK IN THE CORE OF OUR CITY. 
          AND SO I JUST WANTED TO EMPHASIZE THAT IT'S, IT'S CRITICAL TO US. 
          I'M VERY PROUD OF THE PARTNERSHIP THAT THIS, THAT, THAT GOODNIGHT HAS WITH THE CITY. 
          UH, AND OUR INITIAL CALCULATIONS, AND I DON'T KNOW WHERE IT IS TODAY, UH, THE GOODNIGHT LANDOWNERS, THE HOMEOWNERS WHO ARE GONNA CONTRIBUTE OVER THE NEXT A HUNDRED YEARS TO THE MAINTENANCE OF THAT PARK OVER A HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS. 
          AND TO ME, THAT'S A VERY STRONG PARTNERSHIP AND 
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I JUST ENCOURAGE YOU TO WORK FORWARD TO RESOLVE THESE ISSUES AND KEEP THAT PROJECT MOVING FORWARD FOR OUR CITY. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU MR. MITCHELL. 
          ITEM 68, REBECCA TRENT ON THE MERITS OF THE POSTPONEMENT. 
          UH, GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. 
          UH, APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. 
          UH, MY NAME'S REBECCA TRENT. 
          I'M THE OWNER AND OPERATOR OF THE CREEK AND THE CAVE, AND I'M HERE REPRESENTING THE RED RIVER CULTURAL DISTRICT AS A BOARD MEMBER. 
          WE'RE HERE TODAY REGARDING THE REZONING OF 1000 RED RIVER. 
          THE RED RIVER CULTURAL DISTRICT IS IN THE HEART OF AUSTIN'S IS THE HEART OF AUSTIN'S IDENTITY, BUT ITS FUTURE DEPENDS ON INTENTIONAL DEVELOPMENT. 
          DESPITE OUR REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO COLLABORATE, THE REPRESENTATIVES FOR 1000 RED RIVER HAVE DECLINED, HAVE DECLINED TO SIGN A LETTER OF INTENT. 
          THIS PROJECT MUST STRENGTHEN OUR DISTRICT. 
          IT CANNOT EXIST IN A VACUUM OR IT HAS TO BE A PART OF IT. 
          WE URGE COUNSEL TO MAKE APPROVAL OF THIS REZONING CONTINGENT ONLY UPON THE FOLLOWING GROUND FLOOR ACTIVATION, ONGOING STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT WITH THE CULTURAL DISTRICT COMMITMENT TO A HIGH QUALITY PEDESTRIAN ENVIRONMENT AND GROUND FLOOR ACTIVATION, UM, PROTECTION OF THE GERMAN TEXAN HERITAGE SOCIETY, UNINTERRUPTED VENUE AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS DURING CONSTRUCTION AND VENUE COMPATIBILITY COMPLIANCE. 
          AUSTIN IS THE LIVE MUSIC CAPITAL OF THE WORLD. 
          BECAUSE OF THIS SPECIFIC ECOSYSTEM, THIS CULTURAL DISTRICT IS NOT ASKING TO STOP PRO PROGRESS. 
          WE ARE ASKING YOU TO ENSURE THIS INVESTMENT SUSTAINS OUR CULTURAL ECONOMY RATHER THAN DISPLACING IT. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. 
          SPEAKING ON THE MERITS OF THE POSTPONEMENT FOR 69, I HAVE RICH HAMAN AND CHARLES DHAR COURT. 
          GOOD AFTERNOON. 
          MY NAME IS CHARLES HORT. 
          I'M FROM DISTRICT NINE, AND I REPRESENT THE HANCOCK NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION ALSO FROM DISTRICT NINE. 
          UM, WE'RE IN GENERAL IN, IN OPPOSITION TO THIS PROJECT, BUT WE ARE TALKING TO THE DEVELOPERS AND WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO POSTPONE IT, BUT WE ALSO NEED YOUR HELP DURING THIS POSTPONEMENT. 
          UM, THE DEVELOPERS OBVIOUSLY IS WORKING ON AN EXPENSES VERSUS, UM, INCOME MODEL. 
          SO ANYTHING WE ASK FOR, WHICH WE'RE ASKING FOR ON BEHALF OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD, BUT ALSO THE CITY BECAUSE IT'S, IT WOULD BE BENEFICIAL TO THE CITY WILL BE AN EXPENSE. 
          AND SO THEY NEED, UH, WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT TO MAKE THAT EXPENSE WORTH IT FOR THEM. 
          ULTIMATELY, THEIR BENEFIT FROM THE, UH, ADDITIONAL ENTITLEMENT IS WAY BIGGER THAN ANY EXPENSES THEY HAVE. 
          AND MOST OF WHAT WE'RE ASKING FOR IMPACTS THE DESIGN RATHER THAN EXPENSES. 
          UM, SPECIFICALLY EARLIER TODAY, UH, I WAS HARDENED TO SEE THE DISCUSSION AROUND MISSING MIDDLE AND MIXED USE BECAUSE THIS AREA HAS ENTIRETY. 
          THE POTENTIAL FOR THAT. 
          THE STREET ON WHICH ITS DEVELOPMENT IS, IS COMPOSED OF TOWNHOUSES ON THE NORTH AND, UH, HOUSES ON THE SOUTH THAT ARE, HAVE THE FORM OF LIVE WORK. 
          SO THEY COULD, UH, OVER TIME THIS STREET COULD BECOME ACTIVATED. 
          AND SO WE WANNA MAKE SURE WE'RE NOT SO MUCH OPPOSED TO THE DEVELOPMENT AS IT IS. 
          WE JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WHAT WILL HAPPEN WILL NOT GET IN THE WAY OF, OF THAT STREET. 
          THIS STREET IS CONCORDIA STREET. 
          UH, WE'RE NOW DOWN TO FIVE POINTS THAT WE'RE ASKING THE DEVELOPER RIGHT NOW. 
          THEY'VE CONCEDED ONE AND A HALF, INCLUDING, UH, ONE WHICH WOULD INITIALLY A RECOMMENDATION OR, OR AN ASK FROM, UH, PLANNING COMMISSIONER SKIDMORE AND RA RAMIREZ. 
          AND THANK YOU TO THEM FOR THAT, THOSE IDEAS. 
          UH, BUT WE HAVE A FEW OTHERS, SO WE'D LIKE YOUR HELP IN THIS. 
          RIGHT NOW WE'VE TALKED TO, UH, MAYOR WATSON'S OFFICE AND OF COURSE WE'RE IN CONSTANT CONTACT WITH DISTRICT NINE. 
          WE'D LOVE TO TALK TO THE RELEVANT PEOPLE IN YOUR OFFICES. 
          THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
          THANK YOU, MAYOR, FOR ITEM 71. 
          RICHARD SU, HE, HE'S WAIVING. 
          WAIVING, YES. 
          AND FOR THE MAYOR TO THE POSTPONEMENT ON 73, DAVID RUDDICK, DAVID RUDICK. 
          THAT'S ALL FOR CONSENT. 
          THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
          MEMBERS, AS YOU'VE HEARD, THAT'S ALL THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. 
          UH, WE HAVE A MOTION A SECOND, BUT I WANT TO ASK MS. MADDI, IF YOU'LL PLEASE COME DOWN JUST A SECOND. 
          I WANT TO ASK HER A QUESTION ABOUT ITEM NUMBER 68. 
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AND WHILE YOU'RE COMING DOWN, I WANNA SAY SOMETHING. 
          UH, SOME OF US HAVE SPENT A LOT OF TIME WORKING TO TRY TO DO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN THIS TOWN, AND INCLUDING IN THE AREA OF LIFE SCIENCES, AS YOU KNOW. 
          I MEAN, WE, YOU AND I HAVE HAD SPECIFIC COMMENTS AND SO WE WELCOME THIS SORT OF OPPORTUNITY IN OUR CITY, BUT IT, IT BOTHERS SOME OF US. 
          IF WHAT HAPPENS IS WE INVITE PEOPLE, WE WORK TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR THEM TO DEVELOP IN OUR CITY, TO DO THOSE KINDS OF THINGS. 
          AND THEN THEY APPEAR TO IGNORE THE BASICS AND THE FOUNDATIONS OF OUR CITY, OR STRONG ARM OR STIFF ARM, WHATEVER IS THE RIGHT WORD, UH, TO SAY THAT THEY'RE NOT, THEY'RE, THEY'RE NOT BEING A PART OF THE CITY. 
          UM, THERE'S GONNA BE A POST. 
          MY GUESS IS THERE'S GONNA BE A POSTPONEMENT OF THIS ITEM. 
          AND WHAT I WANT TO DO IS, I WANNA SAY PUBLICLY THAT I REALLY HOPE THAT THE APPLICANT FIGURES OUT A WAY TO WORK WITH, UH, WHAT, WHAT IS PART OF WHAT BRINGS HIM TO AUSTIN TO BEGIN WITH. 
          DO YOU WANT TO COMMENT ON THAT? YEAH. 
          UH, PAM MEIR HERE ON BEHALF OF THE APPLICANT. 
          YES. 
          THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. 
          UH, MAYOR, I KNOW THOSE HAVE BEEN ECHOED, ECHOED BY OTHERS ON THE COUNCIL. 
          I DO KNOW THAT THIS PROPERTY OWNER DOES CARE ABOUT THE COMMUNITY. 
          THEY OWN, UH, MULTIPLE PROPERTIES IN AUSTIN. 
          THEY HAVE BEEN, UH, THEY'VE HAD IN-PERSON MEETINGS WITH 10 OR MORE OF THE RED RIVER CULTURAL DISTRICT. 
          UH, THEY'VE HAD OTHER COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE RED RIVER CULTURAL DISTRICT. 
          THEY HAVE ALLOWED THE RED RIVER CULTURAL DISTRICT MEMBERS TO USE THEIR PROPERTY FOR EVENTS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE. 
          THEY'VE BEEN VERY ACTIVE IN DISCUSSIONS WITH THE UNIVERSITIES HERE IN THE COMMUNITY WITH THE DOWNTOWN AUSTIN ALLIANCE. 
          THEY ARE HELPING TO TRY TO REINVIGORATE THE INNOVATION DISTRICT IN THIS AREA. 
          AND, UH, AND COMMUNITY IS VERY IMPORTANT TO THEM. 
          AND, UM, AND I UNDERSTAND, UH, I UNDERSTAND THE MAYOR AND THE COUNCIL'S POSITION IN THEIR PROJECTS. 
          IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO THEM TO HAVE, UM, GROUND LEVEL ACTIVATION IN SOME RESPECT AND SOMETIMES MORE THAN THAT BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT MAKES THEIR PROJECT SUCCESSFUL. 
          THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT SITE TO THEM. 
          IT HAS THE MOON, ONE OF THE MOON TOWERS ON IT. 
          UM, AND THEY, IT'S RIGHT BY UT AND, AND THAT'S, THAT'S NOT LOST ON THEM. 
          UH, THOSE ARE IMPORTANT CONSIDERATIONS FOR THEM AS WELL. 
          UH, LUCKILY WITH THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT ALSO, THEY HAVE THE GREAT STREETS REQUIREMENTS, UH, AND THEY HAVE THE URBAN DESIGN STANDARDS, UH, THAT WILL ALSO, UM, ENHANCE, YOU KNOW, WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE WITH THE PROPERTY. 
          BUT, UH, I HEAR WHAT YOU'RE SAYING MAYOR AND, AND I WILL CONVEY THAT. 
          THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
          YES, SIR. 
          ALRIGHT, MEMBERS, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. 
          IS THERE ANYONE WISHING TO ABS, UH, TO ABSTAIN FROM VOTING ON AN ITEM ON THE CONSENT AGENDA? IS THERE ANYONE WISHING TO RECUSE THEMSELVES FROM A VOTE ON ANY ITEM ON THE CONSENT AGENDA? ANYONE WISHING TO BE SHOWN VOTING NO ON ANY ITEM ON THE CONSENT AGENDA? THERE BEING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION WITHOUT OBJECTION. 
          THE CONSENT AGENDA IS ADOPTED WITH COUNCIL MEMBER HARPER MADISON, UH, OFF THE DAIS. 
          ALRIGHT, MEMBERS, I THINK THAT CONCLUDES A ROBUST AGENDA AND THAT'S, THAT'S A DIFFERENT WORD THAN I WAS REALLY GOING TO USE. 
          UM, BUT THAT, THAT CONCLUDES THE AGENDA. 
          THERE'S NO FURTHER BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE THE AUSTIN CITY COUNCIL AT THIS REGULAR MEETING OF THE AUSTIN CITY COUNCIL. 
          SO WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE AUSTIN CITY COUNCIL IS ADJOURNED AT 5:30 PM THANKS EVERYBODY.
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