* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:04] YOU ARE WATCHING A MEETING OF THE AUSTIN CITY COUNCIL WITH MAYOR KIRK WATSON, MAYOR PRO, TIM CHEADLE, 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. [Call to Order] IT IS 10 O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING ON SEPTEMBER 24TH, 2026, AND I WILL CALL TO ORDER THE MEETING OF THE AUSTIN CITY COUNCIL. UM, WE ARE, UH, MEETING IN THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS LOCATED IN CITY HALL AT 3 0 1 WEST SECOND STREET IN AUSTIN, TEXAS, AND A QUORUM OF THE CITY COUNCIL IS PRESENT. UH, THE ORDER FOR THE DAY IS THAT IN A MOMENT I'LL READ CHANGES AND CORRECTIONS INTO THE RECORD, UH, TO MAKE THE OFFICIAL RECORD OF THE CHANGES AND CORRECTIONS. WE WILL THEN GO TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA. UH, MEMBERS, I DON'T HAVE ANY ITEMS THAT HAVE BEEN PULLED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA OTHER THAN IN THE NORMAL COURSE, AND I'LL TALK ABOUT THAT IN JUST A SECOND. BUT IF ANYBODY HAS AN ITEM THEY WISH TO PULL FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA, PLEASE LET ME KNOW. WE WILL THEN TAKE UP NON-CONSENT ITEMS. UH, WE HAVE TWO ITEMS REFERRED FROM COUNCIL COMMITTEES. ITEM 72 AND 73, WE WILL TAKE UP IMMINENT DOMAIN. THOSE ARE ITEMS 74 THROUGH 78. WE HAVE PUBLIC HEARINGS, ITEM 79, 80, UH, 81, 82, AND 99 FOR THE RECORD. ITEM NUMBER 81 ON OUR AGENDA, WHICH IS A PUBLIC HEARING, HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN. ITEM NUMBER 81 HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN FROM THE AGENDA, SO I WILL NOT BE CALLING THAT UP AS AN AGENDA ITEM. IF YOU ARE HERE OR SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON ITEM NUMBER 81, WE WILL NOT CALL IT UP. IT HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN. UH, ALSO WITH REGARD TO, UM, UH, WE, WE HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM NUMBER 83. ITEM NUMBER 83 IS RELATED TO A ZONING CASE. ITEM NUMBER 92. I WILL CALL UP THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM NUMBER 83 DURING OUR TWO O'CLOCK TIME CERTAIN, WHICH DEALS WITH ZONING ITEMS. FOR THOSE THAT ARE NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE SYSTEM, TWO O'CLOCK TIME CERTAIN, WE DEAL WITH ZONING ITEMS. AND THOSE ARE ITEMS 84 THROUGH 93 ON OUR AGENDA TODAY. BUT I WILL HOLD OFF CALLING UP THE PUBLIC HEARING ON 83 UNTIL THAT TIME, CERTAIN, THE WAY I WILL DO THIS IS WE WILL HAVE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM NUMBER 83. WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING, THEN WE'LL PULL UP ITEM NUMBER 92. WE WILL HEAR FROM ANY SPEAKERS THAT HAVE SIGNED UP ON ITEM NUMBER 92. AND THEN WE WILL DEAL WITH THE ACTION ITEMS AT NOON OR THEREABOUTS, AS CLOSE AS I CAN GET TO IT. UH, WE WILL HAVE OUR PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS. WE WILL RECESS, UH, AROUND 12 30, 12 35 FOR LIVE MUSIC. AND THEN, UM, WE'LL TAKE UP WHAT OTHER ITEMS WE HAVEN'T MADE IT TO AT THAT POINT IN TIME, UP TO, AND GETTING CLOSE TO OUR TWO O'CLOCK TIME CERTAIN, AND AROUND TWO O'CLOCK, WE'LL TAKE UP THE TIME. CERTAIN MEMBERS IS THERE, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS WITH REGARD TO THE ORDER OF THE DAY? OKAY. THEN I WILL READ CHANGES AND CORRECTIONS INTO THE RECORD. ITEM NUMBER 81, ITEM NUMBER 81. I'VE ALREADY SAID THIS OUT LOUD A COUPLE OF TIMES, BUT I WANNA READ IT OFFICIALLY INTO THE RECORD. WHEN PUBLIC HEARINGS ARE TAKEN UP, THIS ITEM, ITEM 81, WILL BE WITHDRAWN, MEANING WE WILL NOT TAKE, I TAKE UP THE ITEM. UM, BEFORE WE GET STARTED WITH THE CONSENT AGENDA, LET ME POINT OUT THAT, UH, IN AUSTIN WE SOMETIMES TALK ABOUT MBS AND MBS, BUT TODAY IS TIM B BRAZE, TIMB, TIM B'S BIRTHDAY, AND I WANNA POINT THAT OUT. WE ALSO CELEBRATE TIMBS FINALLY TURNED 21. HE FINALLY TURNED 21, AND, UM, SO WE'RE, WE'RE VERY EXCITED FOR HIM. I ALSO WANNA POINT OUT, BECAUSE I I, I JUST GET A KICK OUTTA THE FACT THAT THIS IS THE CASE, IS THAT ON MONDAY THE MAYOR PRO TIM COUNCIL MEMBER HARPER MADISON, AND COUNCIL MEMBER FUENTES ARE GONNA CELEBRATE A BIRTHDAY. I GET A KICK OUTTA THE FACT THAT ALL THREE OF 'EM CELEBRATE ON THE SAME DAY. SO I ACTUALLY FEEL A LITTLE LEFT OUT. I, BUT, BUT I'M TRYING TO AVOID BIRTHDAYS AT THIS POINT IN MY LIFE, AND SO I'M NOT GONNA SAY ANYTHING MORE ABOUT THAT. SO, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ALL OF THEM AS WELL. UM, WITH THAT BEING [Consent Agenda] SAID, WE WILL GO TO THE CONSENT AGENDA AND I'LL TURN TO THE CITY CLERK AND ASK THE CITY CLERK IF YOU WILL HELP US WORK THROUGH THIS. FOR THOSE OF YOU ALL THAT HAVE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK, WHEN SHE CALLS YOUR NAME, AND SHE'LL CALL YOUR NAME IN BATCHES, [00:05:01] PLEASE DON'T JUST SIT THERE AND, AND WAIT FOR YOUR NAME TO BE CALLED. AGAIN, MAKE YOUR WAY DOWN FRONT AND IF THERE'S A MICROPHONE AVAILABLE, TAKE THAT MICROPHONE AND WE'LL CALL ON YOU. WE NEED YOU TO STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD, WANT TO HEAR WHAT YOU HAVE TO SAY, BUT WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE, EVERYBODY'S MOVING FORWARD SO THAT WE'RE EFFICIENT WITH THE PEOPLE THAT ARE BEHIND YOU THAT ALSO WANT TO SPEAK. WITH THAT BEING SAID, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO THE CLERK. THANK YOU, MAYOR. STARTING WITH ITEM ONE, I HAVE AJIT, GIANNI, JEFFREY BOWEN, WILLIAM BUNCH, AND ZENOBIA JOSEPH. IF YOUR NAME'S BEEN CALLED, PLEASE COME FORWARD. HELLO, MR. BOWEN. HELLO, MR. MAYER. HOW THE HELL ARE YOU? WELL, NOW THAT YOU'RE HERE, I'M REALLY GOOD, . GLAD TO SEE THAT, SIR. YEAH, YOU KINDA MESSED ME UP ON 83, SO SINCE I GOTTA BE SOMEPLACE AT TWO O'CLOCK. SO, UH, GOOD MORNING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. UH, MR. MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, JEFFREY BOWEN, DISTRICT EIGHT. GOOD JOB. THANK YOU, SIR. I'VE BEEN PRACTICING. UM, I'M HERE TODAY ABOUT ITEM NUMBER ONE, AND ACTUALLY I REALLY WANTED TO BE THE FIRST ONE OUTTA THE BOX THIS MORNING. SO, UM, THIS IS REGARDING THIS, UM, LOAN THAT WE'RE GONNA BASICALLY BE TAKEN FOR $131 MILLION. SO WE'RE ACTUALLY, LOOKS LIKE WE'RE GONNA BE, UM, AND I'M GONNA GO BACK AND REPEAT SOME OF MY LINES, WHICH I KNOW HAVE BEEN REPEATED BEFORE, EVEN BY SOME OF THE MEMBERS UP THERE. ARE, ARE WE ACTUALLY LIVING WITHIN ONE'S MEANS? AND IS THIS NEEDS VERSUS WANTS? BECAUSE WE HAVE A HISTORY OF SPENDING ON THIS COUNCIL AND PAST COUNCILS TOO. UH, JUST RECENTLY DURING THE, UH, THE LAST BUDGET SESSION, THERE WAS $4.7 MILLION THAT, YOU KNOW, CAME FROM TCA AFTER SOME PROTEST. AND IT, IT WAS AMAZING TO SEE HOW FAST THE COUNCIL MEMBERS COULD JUMP ON THAT $4.7 MILLION. I WOULD'VE THOUGHT IT WAS LIKE ROADKILL ON CONVICT HILL. SO, BUT MY REAL ISSUE WITH THIS IS THAT ARE WE USING A CREDIT CARD TO PAY FOR THESE ITEMS AND THEN BORROW THE MONEY TO PAY OFF THE CREDIT CARD? WHAT IS THE TOTAL COST ON THIS 131 MILLION WITH THE INTEREST, AND IS THAT DEBT GONNA BE PAID DOWN PRIOR TO US TAKING THIS MONEY IN 27 IN AUGUST OF 27? SO I'D REALLY LIKE TO UNDERSTAND WHETHER OR NOT THE DEBT IS GONNA BE PAID DOWN BEFORE WE TAKE ON MORE DEBT AND DOING THIS, THIS IS JUST BASICALLY A, A, FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, WE'RE ROBBING PETER TO PAY PAUL, AND I WOULD REALLY LIKE FOR US TO BE CONSIDERATE WHEN WE START LOOKING AT THESE THINGS. I REALIZE THAT THE LAW ALLOWS US TO DO THIS, AND I, AND THAT'S FINE. I GET IT, BUT I JUST HAVE THOSE QUESTIONS THAT WOULD LIKE TO BE ANSWERED. THANK YOU, SIR, FOR YOUR TIME, AND, UH, YOU ARE GETTING OLD LIKE ME TOO. THANK YOU MR. BOWEN. I HAVE A REMOTE SPEAKER FOR ITEM ONE, CATHERINE CHAMBLEE. GOOD MORNING CITY COUNCIL MAYOR. UH, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TODAY. I JUST WANTED TO SAY BRIEFLY AS TO ITEM ONE. UM, THE, THE BACKUP AGENDA SHOWS A $3 MILLION, UM, UH, AMOUNT OR BUDGETED AMOUNT FOR, UH, SPENDING FOR THE AUSTIN, EXCUSE ME, THE ANIMAL SERVICES FACILITY. I JUST WANTED TO ASK THAT THE, UM, THAT THAT SPECIFICATION BE MADE THAT THE, UM, THAT $3 MILLION BE SPENT SPECIFICALLY FOR THE SER ANIMAL SERVICES FACILITY LOCATED AT 72 0 1 LEVANDER LOOP, AUSTIN, TEXAS 78 70 0 2, IF THAT CAN BE ADDED TO THAT PORTION OF THE $3 MILLION BUDGETED ITEM, BECAUSE OF MY FEAR IS THAT THAT $3 MILLION WILL NOT GO TO OUR MUNICIPAL ANIMAL SHELTER, BUT WILL INSTEAD BE USED IN PART FOR OTHER CITY PROPERTY THAT ISN'T USED BY CITY ANIMALS. IN OTHER WORDS, IT, IT, IT COULD BE EASILY USED FOR, UH, OTHER CITY PROPERTY THAT HOUSES RESCUE ANIMAL FROM OTHER PARTS OF THE STATE. I'M SPEAKING SPECIFICALLY BOSTON TUTS ALIVE. UH, SO ANYWAYS, MY, MY REQUEST WOULD BE, UM, AND, AND I DO APPRECIATE YOU CONSIDERING THIS, BUT ADDING THE ACTUAL AUSTIN ANIMAL SERVICES ADDRESS, AGAIN, THAT BEING 72 1 0 1 LA VANDER LOOP, AUSTIN, TEXAS 7 8 7 0 2 TO THAT BUDGETED ITEM. SO THAT WITH ALL TRANSPARENCY, UH, THAT THAT MONEY BE SPENT SPECIFICALLY ON AUSTIN'S ANIMAL AT THE AUSTIN ANIMAL SERVICES FACILITY, BECAUSE AS WE ALL KNOW, IT IS BADLY IN NEED OF MANY UPGRADES TO INCLUDE AIR CONDITIONING, UM, LAUNDRY FACILITIES, UH, $3 MILLION GIVES DO SO MUCH FOR THAT FACILITY, AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR LETTING ME SPEAK TODAY. BYE-BYE. THANK YOU FOR ITEM FOUR. I HAVE CARLOS LEON, JEFF RICHARDSON, AND ZENOBIA JOSEPH. [00:10:06] WELCOME, MR. LEON. THANKS, MAYOR WATSON SOY CARLOS LEON, FIRST AND FOREMOST, GRA FOR LETTING ME SPEAK TO ITEM FOUR, DEPLOY INTEGRAL CARE'S BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND OUTREACH SERVICES TO DOLLAR TREE AT BURNETT AND NORTH LOOP, WHERE OLDER BLACK FEMALE EMPLOYEES CONTINUE HARASSING ME WITH THEIR ABUSIVE UPSIDE DOWN. ASK BACKWARD WORDS AND ACTIONS DOCUMENTED IN MY BACKUP MATERIALS HANDED TO CITY CLERK BRADY FOR EM'S ARCHIVE LAST WEEK, OLDER BLACK FEMALE STORE MANAGER AND HER LACKY, YOLANDA, AGAIN WRONGLY DENIED ME SERVICE, JUSTIFYING THEIR UNJUST DISCRIMINATION BY PROJECTING THEIR RACISM ONTO ME FALSELY CLAIMING I PREVIOUSLY CALLED YOLANDA BLACK N WORD. THEIR FALSE ACCUSATION WAS NOT A LITTLE WHITE LIE, BUT A BIG BLACK ONE. AND BLACK LIVES MATTER BECAUSE THEIR ATTEMPT TO CREATE AND DISSEMINATE DISINFORMATION TO VILLAINIZE ME BY PORTRAYING THEMSELVES AS OPPRESSED VICTIMS WHEN THEY ARE OPPRESSIVE ATTACKERS REEKS OF KENYAN OBAMA AND LOSER BIDEN'S FRAUDULENT PRESIDENCIES THAT NEARLY TOOK DOWN OUR CONSTITUTIONAL REPUBLIC TO NEVER FORGET OR ALLOW EVER AGAIN. GOD WILLING, THOUGH DOLLAR TREE CORPORATE APOLOGIZED TO ME AND CLAIMS TO BE CONDUCTING A FULL INVESTIGATION BOYCOTT THAT ONE STORE UNTIL THE EVIL THERE IS DEFEATED AND ITS WORKS DESTROYED. THIS IS SPIRITUAL WAR FOR AUSTIN'S SOUL. DO NOT ALLOW SKIN COLOR TO BLIND YOU FROM THE TRUTH OR SHIELD THE GUILTY FROM BEING RESPONSIBLE AND LAWFULLY HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR DESPICABLE WORDS AND ACTIONS. IN ONE KINGS CHAPTER THREE, VERSE 11, SOLOMON ASKED GOD FOR UNDERSTANDING, TO DISCERN JUDGMENT, TO KNOW AND DO RIGHT, NOT RATIONALIZE WRONG IN RESPONSE. GOD GRANTS HIM WISDOM AND HONOR. IN JESUS' NAME I PRAY, AMEN. THANKS, MAYOR WATSON. MR. RICHARDSON, GOOD MORNING EVERYONE, AND FIRST OFF, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO HALF OF YOU UP HERE. , NICE TO SEE YOU ALL. UM, AND AGAIN, MY NAME'S JEFF RICHARDSON. I'M THE CEO OF INTEGRAL CARE, AUSTIN, AUSTIN AND TRAVIS COUNTY'S LOCAL MENTAL HEALTH AND INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AUTHORITY. I'M REALLY, I'M, I'M HERE TO STRONGLY SUPPORT ITEM NUMBER FOUR, AND REALLY WANT TO THANK CITY MANAGEMENT FOR HELPING CRAFT THIS PROPOSAL. AS A CITY'S NONT TAXING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH GOVERNMENTAL PARTNER, WE ANTICIPATE REALLY TREMENDOUS BENEFIT OF CONSOLIDATING 12 SEPARATE CONTRACTS INTO ONE. WE BELIEVE THAT THE CONSOLIDATION WILL BETTER ALIGN THE ECOSYSTEM OF SERVICES AND AUTHORITY FUNCTIONS THAT INTEGRAL CARE PROVIDES ON BEHALF OF THE CITY, AND BY DOING SO, WILL CREATE MUCH GREATER FLEXIBILITY AND EFFICIENCY IN REDUCING ADMINISTRATIVE BURDEN ON BOTH INTEGRAL CARE AND THE CITY SIDE. WE'VE HAD SIMILAR ARRANGEMENT WITH TRAVIS COUNTY FOR ABOUT TWO YEARS AND SEEN SIGNIFICANT BENEFITS TO THE COUNTY, AND REALLY MOST IMPORTANTLY, TO THE FOLKS THAT WE SERVE, OUR VISION IS MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS FOR EVERYONE, AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. HAVE A GOOD DAY. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. FOR ITEM FIVE, PHILLIP FITZGERALD AND FOR ITEM EIGHT, PHILLIP FITZGERALD AND WILLIAM BUNCH. HI, GOOD MORNING. BILL FITZGERALD, DISTRICT ONE. SO I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT THIS ITEM BECAUSE I'M A BIG PROPONENT OF SUPPORTING LOCAL BUSINESSES, ESPECIALLY IN AUSTIN. UM, I THINK, UH, COMPETITIONS LIKE THIS, THIS IS FOR FUNDING FOR A PITCH COMPETITION AT, AT UT. I THINK PITCH COMPETITIONS ARE AN EXCELLENT WAY TO GET PEOPLE TOGETHER, SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS OR OR ASPIRING BUSINESS OWNERS, GETTING THEM TOGETHER TO, TO TALK ABOUT IDEAS AND METHODS FOR, FOR HOW THEY LAUNCHED THEIR BUSINESS AND HOW THEY GET CUSTOMERS OUT. SO I'M A BIG PROMOTING OF THAT. UM, THIS PARTICULAR COMPETITION, WHICH I, I KIND OF WENT THROUGH, UH, UT'S WEBSITE TO SEE IT, IT WAS THE FREED FAMILY PITCH COMPETITION. UM, I LOOKED AT THEIR GRADING CRITERIA AND THEY INCLUDED WANTING TO SEE IDEAS THAT WERE UNIQUE AND INNOVATIVE AND THEY SOLVED MARKET NEEDS, THINGS OF THAT NATURE. UM, BUT I HAVE A LOT OF CONCERNS THAT COMPETITIONS LIKE THIS HELD AT UT THAT OFTEN CATER TOWARDS GRAD STUDENTS ARE LOOKING FOR SPECIFIC TYPES OF BUSINESSES THAT REQUIRE A LOT OF CAPITAL. UM, THEY'RE GONNA GENERATE A LOT OF MONEY. UM, I DON'T THINK THAT'S AN EXACT FIT FOR WHAT AUSTIN IS OR EVER HAS BEEN. WE'RE WE'VE KIND OF ALWAYS BEEN A, A NEIGHBORHOOD CITY. WE HAVE A LOT OF, UH, PEOPLE THAT START BARBERSHOPS AND, AND, UM, SMALL FOOD TRUCKS AND, UH, UM, REALLY RESTAURANTS, COFFEE SHOPS, ANYTHING LIKE THAT. AND, [00:15:01] AND WE HAVEN'T BEEN A CITY THAT HAS HAD TROUBLE ATTRACTING TECH JOBS, BUT WHAT WE'RE SEEING A LOT OF THESE TECH COMPANIES IS THEY'RE NOT HIRING AUSTINITES, BUT THE BUSINESSES THAT ARE HIRING AUSTINITES ARE OUR LOCAL DINERS, FOR EXAMPLE, OR LIKE THE BUSINESSES I MENTIONED. SO I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO SEE US, UH, USE THIS MONEY INSTEAD TO HAVE A PITCH COMPETITION PROVIDED BY THE CITY WHERE WE ADVERTISE FOR THESE TYPES OF PEOPLE WITH THESE TYPES OF IDEAS AND JOBS TO HELP THEM GET THEIR BUSINESS OFF THE GROUND. BECAUSE STARTUP COSTS FOR A LOT OF SMALL BUSINESSES IS, IS OUTTA REACH FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE. I IN PARTICULAR KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT WOULD LOVE TO START A BUSINESS, AND I THINK THE CITY COULD REALLY USE THIS MONEY TO, TO FOCUS ON THOSE PEOPLE AND HELP, UH, MAKE OUR CITY A LITTLE MORE RESILIENT RATHER THAN FOCUSING ON SOME OF THESE, THESE JOBS THAT ARE NOT BENEFITING AUSTINITES. THANK YOU. ITEM NUMBER EIGHT. YEAH, NUMBER, UH, PHIL FITZGERALD, DISTRICT ONE, ITEM NUMBER EIGHT REALLY STICKS OUT TO ME BECAUSE THIS IS A COMPANY THAT IS LIKE A LOT OF SOFTWARE COMPANIES IS REALLY HEAVILY ADVERTISING, AI PRODUCTS, INTEGRATION OF AI AND ALL THEIR PRODUCTS. I HAVE A LOT OF CONCERN WITH THAT BECAUSE, UH, WE ARE ALREADY ALLOWING AI TO PROLIFERATE WITH THE APPLICATION PROCESS. SO WHAT WE'RE SEEING IS ON THE CONSUMER SIDE, THEY CAN APPLY FOR THESE, UM, LICENSES, THESE PERMITTING ONLINE USING, USING AI. IT'LL FILL OUT THE FORM FOR YOU AND, AND, AND APPLY IT, BUT NOW WE'RE ALSO GOING TO INTRODUCE AI WITH THE PROCESSING. SO ON THE CITY SIDE, AND WHAT WE'RE SEEING IN A LOT OF INDUSTRIES THAT ARE INTEGRATING A LOT OF THESE AI PRODUCTS IS MASSIVE LAYOFFS, WHETHER IT'S TECH, BANKING OR FINANCING, WE'RE SEEING MASSIVE LAYOFFS. AND I AM, I'M DEEPLY AFRAID THAT BY ADDING ANOTHER $30 MILLION CONTRACT, UH, WHICH IS IS APPARENTLY GONNA BE OVER NINE YEARS, POTENTIALLY, UM, THAT'S A A LOT OF LAYOFFS THAT WE'RE GONNA BE STARING DOWN THE BARREL. THAT IS IN FACT WHAT IS GONNA HAPPEN. UM, I DON'T BELIEVE THAT'S HELPING AUSTINITES BECAUSE WE'RE STRIPPING THEM OF THEIR LABOR. UM, ONE OF THE REASONS THAT AUSTIN HAS HAD TROUBLE RECENTLY WITH HIRING, UM, IS WE DON'T HAVE PEOPLE THAT ARE NECESSARILY BUYING INTO OUR CITY. AND ONE OF THOSE WAYS WE CAN GET PEOPLE TO BUY INTO OUR CITY IS BY SHOWING THEM THAT THE FRUITS OF THEIR LABOR ARE BENEFITING THE CITY. UM, WITH THE, WITH THE SWITCH, OR I GUESS WITH THE AGGRESSIVE GROWTH OF AI, WHAT YOU'RE SEEING IS A SWITCH FROM LEARNING FROM PROCESS WORK TO INSTEAD READING. AND A LOT OF US KNOW WHAT PROCESS WORK IS, RIGHT? WE GO THROUGH THE STEPS OF LEARNING, WHETHER IT'S BUILDING A HOUSE OR CLEANING A CAR. WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH THESE STEPS TO LEARN HOW THAT WORKS. BUT WITH AI, WE HAND OFF THE WORK, IT DOES ALL THE WORK, AND THEN YOU READ AND REVIEW ITS WORK. BUT I DO HAVE TO ASK, HOW MANY PEOPLE DO YOU ALL KNOW THAT ARE GREAT READERS? PEOPLE ARE STRUGGLING TO READ RIGHT NOW? AND IF WE'RE EXPECTING PEOPLE TO LEARN AND WE'RE ASKING 'EM TO JUST LEARN FROM READING, WHICH IS IS THEORY, THEY'RE NOT GONNA BE LEARNING AND THEY'RE NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO CONTRIBUTE TO AUSTIN THE SAME WAY THAT THEY WOULD BE IF WE ASKED THEM TO LEARN THIS PROCESS. SO I INSTEAD OF, UH, ADDITIONING EVERYTHING OFF TO THESE SOFTWARE, UM, COMPANIES, I WOULD LIKE US TO SEE TE TEACH OR HAVE US TEACH THESE PEOPLE HOW TO DO THEIR JOB. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ITEM NINE, WILLIAM BUNCH, ITEM 12, BERNARD GRESS, WILLIAM BUNCH, BERNARD GRESS. ALL RIGHT. AND I HAVEN'T SEEN MR. BUNCH. ITEM 14, WILLIAM BUNCH, ITEM 21, WILLIAM BUNCH, ITEM 22, PHILLIP FITZGERALD, AND THEN 31 AND 34 WILLIAM BUNCH. HI, PHILLIP FITZGERALD, DISTRICT ONE. SO I'M AGAINST THIS BECAUSE IT, IT'S SHOWING AN INCREASE OF, OF $276,000, WHICH IS ABOUT A, A ANYWHERE 25 TO 20%, 27%, UH, INCREASE. AND AS, AS PEOPLE HAVE SPOKEN IN THE PAST, OVER AND OVER AGAIN, WE'RE, WE'RE REALLY SEEING A BALLOONING BUDGET WITH OUR, WITH OUR A PD. AND, AND PART OF THIS IS, IS 'CAUSE WE'RE LOCKED, LOCKED INTO THESE LONG-TERM CONTRACTS WITH, WITH COMPANIES THAT HAVE A PSEUDO MONOPOLY ON THESE TYPES OF PRODUCTS. UM, BUT A 27% INCREASE IN PARTICULAR IS, IS PRETTY EGREGIOUS. AND I'M WORRIED THAT WE'RE NOT SEARCHING FOR CHEAPER COMPETITORS TO FULFILL THESE NEEDS. UM, WHAT YOU'LL SEE IN A LOT OF PRIVATE COMPANIES IS THEY'RE CONSTANTLY SWITCHING BETWEEN TOOLS THAT THEIR, THAT THEIR EMPLOYEES USE. THEY'RE CONSTANTLY LOOKING FOR, FOR BETTER PRODUCTS. UM, THEY'RE USING THEIR SIZE TO GET BETTER PRICING. UM, BUT THIS IS, IF WE CONTINUE WITH THESE TYPES OF CONTRACTS, YOU'RE GONNA SEE A CONTINUED PATTERN OF REACTING RATHER THAN BEING PROACTIVE. AND WE SEE IT IN VARIOUS AREAS, WHETHER IT'S WITH WHAT ICE HAS BEEN DOING TO OUR CITY OR WITH, WITH DATA CENTERS, FLOCK CAMERAS WHERE WE WE'RE KIND OF PUTTING OUR TOE IN THE WATER AND THEN WE'RE REALIZING, OH, IT'S BOILING, AND NOW WE HAVE TO GO BACK AND, AND FIX THINGS. UM, WHAT I WOULD PREFER TO SEE IS AUSTIN REACH OUT TO SAN ANTONIO AND HOUSTON MAYBE SIGN, UH, ANY TYPE OF AGREEMENTS WHERE WE CAN PURCHASE PRODUCTS IN BULK. YOU KNOW, THOSE ARE THREE BIG MARKETS OF TEXAS. WE, WE SHOULD BE HOPEFULLY [00:20:01] WORKING WITH OUR REGIONAL, UH, NEIGHBORS TO, TO GET BETTER DEALS ON THESE PRODUCTS. BUT A 27% INCREASE, I MEAN, I'LL BE HONEST, A A REGULAR RENTER, IF THEY SAW A 20% INCREASE IN THEIR RENT, THEY WOULD FIND ANOTHER APARTMENT. THEY WOULDN'T JUST SIGN A NEW CONTRACT. THANK YOU. ITEM 44 ZENOBIA JOSEPH, THEN 48 PHILLIP FITZGERALD AND ZENOBIA JOSEPH. OH, I'M, YOU CAN SHOW, UM, I ALSO HAVE YOU FOR ITEM 50, MR. FITZGERALD. YEAH, PHIL FITZGERALD, DISTRICT ONE. I'M IN FAVOR OF THIS. UH, OUR FOOD BANKS ARE REALLY STRUGGLING RIGHT NOW. WE, WE SAW CUTS AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL AND OBVIOUSLY IT TRICKLE DOWN TO OUR STATES. UM, CENTRAL TEXAS FOOD BANK LOST OVER 5 MILLION IN FUNDING, AND THAT HITS US IN PARTICULAR BECAUSE WE HAVE A LOT OF, UH, LOCAL NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS THAT, THAT GET A LOT OF THEIR RESOURCES FROM CENTRAL TEXAS FOOD BANK. UM, IN PARTICULAR ON, ON, ON THE EAST SIDE. WE, WE HAVE ONE THAT, THAT I SOMETIMES DO, UH, FOOD DRIVES FOR. AND, AND EVERY TIME I GO OVER THERE, THEY'RE, THEY'RE ALWAYS SO GRATEFUL THAT PEOPLE ARE, ARE DONATING FOOD AND THEY STRESS TO ME HOW LITTLE THEY HAVE COMING IN AND HOW MANY, UM, PEOPLE FROM THE COMMUNITY HAVE NEEDS THAT ARE NOT BEING SERVED. UM, SO I HAVE A LOT OF CONCERNS WITH THIS AND, AND I'M ASKING FOR THE CITY TO KICK IN MORE THAN 162,000 OVER A YEAR. UM, I, I, I DON'T KNOW ANY WAY TO TELL YOU, LIKE PEOPLE ARE, PEOPLE ARE HAVING JOBS THAT ARE NOT PAYING OR THEY'RE, THEY'RE UNEMPLOYED AND THEY STILL DON'T HAVE ANY MONEY. AND I THINK PRIORITY ONE FOR THE CITY NEEDS TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS ARE ABLE TO EAT, ARE ABLE TO TAKE CARE OF THEMSELVES. UM, WHEN PEOPLE DON'T HAVE THOSE BASIC NEEDS MET, WHETHER IT'S FOOD OR WATER OR SHELTER, THEY REALLY STRUGGLE THROUGH LIFE. AND, AND ONCE YOU HIT THAT MARK, IT'S HARD TO CATCH UP. AND I WANNA MAKE IT EASIER FOR PEOPLE IN AUSTIN TO, TO CATCH UP. BUT, BUT NOT JUST THAT I WANNA SEE 'EM FLOURISH, RIGHT? I DON'T WANNA SEE 'EM GO FROM BEING ON ONE CORNER ASKING FOR FOOD TO BEING IN, IN AN APARTMENT THAT THEY CAN ONLY HAVE FOR A MONTH BEFORE THEY'RE OUT. UM, SO INVESTING IN OUR FOOD BANKS AND MAKING SURE THAT THEY HAVE THE, THE FINANCES AND, AND THE PHYSICAL FOOD THAT THEY NEED IS, IS REALLY IMPORTANT. UM, IF WE WANT TO HELP OFFITE WITH THE BASICS, WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE HAS A A A, EVERYONE HAVING A MEAL TO EAT IS, IS A PRIORITY. SO I WOULD, I, I'M IN FAVOR OF THIS, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE MORE MONEY FLOW TO, TO, UH, OUR FOOD BANKS. THANK YOU. ITEM 51, ZIA JOSEPH, ITEM 52, ZIA JOSEPH, ITEM 53, LILY HUGHES, ITEM 54, XIA JOSEPH, ITEM 55, PHILLIP FITZGERALD, AND THEN 56 AND 57 ZIA JOSEPH. HEY, HANG ON. MR. FITZGERALD, I THINK SHE SIGNED UP ON ONE BEFORE YOU AND I WANNA MAKE SURE, SURE. IF YOU'D STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD AND WHAT ITEM YOU'RE SPEAKING ON. MY NAME IS LILY HUGHES, I'M SPEAKING ON ITEM 53. GREAT, THANK YOU. UH, I AM A SOCIAL WORKER IN THE CAPACITY BUILDING MANAGER AT THRA. AND FIRST ON BEHALF OF THRA AND ALL OF THE PARTICIPANTS WE WORK WITH, WE WANT TO THANK COUNCILMAN VELASQUEZ FOR ADVOCATING TO KEEP OUR VITAL OUTREACH AND PEER COACHING PROGRAMS FUNDED FOR THE FULL 12 MONTH CONTRACT PERIOD. I LED OUR OUTREACH TEAM FOR NEARLY FOUR YEARS. THIS SUMMER WAS THE FIRST SUMMER THAT I WAS NOT CRAWLING THROUGH THE WOODS, GETTING COVERED IN BUG BITES, SCREAMING WITH JOY. WHEN WE RECONNECTED WITH ONE OF OUR PARTICIPANTS WE LOST CONTACT WITH AFTER THEIR ENCAMPMENT WAS SWEPT. THE OUTREACH I DO NOW IS IN THE AIR CONDITIONED ROOMS WHERE I FACILITATE TRAINING SESSIONS, EDUCATING PROVIDERS ACROSS OUR STATE ON HOW TO EFFECTIVELY WORK WITH PEOPLE WHO USE DRUGS AND PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. I UNDERSTAND WHAT THIS FUNDING MEANS IN A DIRECT SERVICE CAPACITY AND FOR OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY. SOMETIMES PEOPLE HEAR THE WORDS HARM REDUCTION AND ONLY ASSOCIATE THOSE WORDS WITH GIVING SYRINGES TO PEOPLE WHO USE DRUGS. I WANT TO CHALLENGE THAT PERCEPTION. HARM REDUCTION IS NOT JUST A SIMPLE INTERVENTION, IT IS A MOVEMENT THAT GUIDES THE VALUES THAT ALLOW OUR SERVICES TEAMS THAT CON CONTRACT. THESE CONTRACT FUNDS MAKE MEANINGFUL RELATIONSHIPS THAT ALLOWS US TO FACILITATE CONNECTING OUR PARTICIPANTS TO HOLISTIC CARE. HARM REDUCTION IS A MOVEMENT. IT IS THE BELIEF THAT WE SHOULD MEET PEOPLE WHERE THEY ARE WITHOUT JUDGMENT AND EMPOWER THEM TO MAKE DECISIONS ABOUT THEIR HEALTH AND WELLNESS. IT IS THE FORCE THAT I'VE WATCHED CHANGE THE GOALS FROM PEERS IN OUR PEER COACHING PROGRAM, FROM BASIC SURVIVAL ITEMS TO GETTING ART SUPPLIES TO START CREATING AGAIN, GETTING THE CDL LICENSE TO GET STABLE EMPLOYMENT, RECONNECTING WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS AND PURSUING RECOVERY, PASSING THIS AGENDA ITEM IS MORE THAN FUNDING. IT IS SUPPORT SUPPORTING A MODEL THAT USES EMPOWERMENT AND COMPASSION INSTEAD OF PUNISHMENT AND SHAME. IT IS SUPPORTING A STAFF THAT HAS MADE ENTIRELY OF PEOPLE WITH LIVED EXPERIENCE, EVERY ONE OF WHOM IS GRATEFUL TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR A CAREER. THEY ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT THAT DAY, GET PATIENT CHOSEN OUR PROGRAM OUTCOMES, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY IN SHOWS, IN THE MOMENTS [00:25:01] THAT ARE DIFFICULT TO CAPTURE IN A QUANTITATIVE REPORT, IT SHOWS WHEN ONE OF OUR PEERS LIGHTS UP, WHEN THEY GET TO TELL US GOOD NEWS, IT SHOWS WHEN WE CAN DEESCALATE SOMEONE IN CRISIS. IT SHOWS IN THOUSANDS OF SMALL MOMENTS I SEE WHEN I'M WITH OUR DIRECT SERVICES TEAMS. THANK YOU. YES, SIR. YEAH, PHIL VITRO, DISTRICT ONE, I WANTED TO SPEAK ABOUT, UH, CORPORATE KNOWLEDGE AND THE IDEA THAT YOU FULLY UNDERSTAND A BUSINESS OR A CITY OR A CULTURE AND, AND, YOU KNOW, WE OFTEN LOOK TO OUR, TO OUR ELDERS TO PASS DOWN KNOWLEDGE ABOUT HOW LIFE IS OR HOW THE NEIGHBORHOOD IS OR HOW, YOU KNOW, A RECIPE FOR A MEAL. UM, MY CONCERN IS THAT, YOU KNOW, ACROSS TEXAS AND ACROSS THE US IN GENERAL, WE'VE KIND OF SEEN A HOLLOWING OUT OF THE PUBLIC SECTOR IN A LOT OF PLACES. AND, AND THEY ADVERTISE IT AS A WAY TO SHOW THAT OUR CITY'S GREAT FINANCIALLY. YOU KNOW, WE'RE FISCALLY CONSERVATIVE AND, AND WE HAVE A LEAN GOVERNMENT. UM, BUT INSTEAD OF, UH, SEEING A GOVERNMENT THAT'S FULL OF PUBLIC SERVANTS, INSTEAD WHAT WE'RE SEEING IS A GOVERNMENT THAT'S FULL OF CONTRACT MANAGERS. AND BECAUSE WE DON'T BUILD CAPACITY TO ADDRESS ISSUES INSTEAD AND SAVE MONEY, INSTEAD, WHAT WE SEE IS A LOT OF MILLION DOLLAR CONTRACTS BEING HANDED OUT TO PRIVATE BUSINESSES AND ASKING THEM TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS THAT QUITE FRANKLY THE CITY SHOULD BE ADDRESSING. UM, AND THIS IN PARTICULAR, LIKE, WE PAY UT A LOT OF MONEY EVERY YEAR, AND IT'S DIRECTLY THROUGH THESE CONTRACTS, BUT IT'S ALSO INDIRECTLY THROUGH, THROUGH STATE TAXES WHERE THEY GET ABOUT $500 MILLION OF OUR STATE TAXES. AND, AND MY CONCERN IS THAT WE'RE PAYING THEM, YOU KNOW, 500 MILLION FROM THE STATE, THAT'S ABOUT 16 MILLION FROM AUSTINITES, AND WHAT WE GET IN RETURN IS $800 UT TICKETS, RIGHT? WE GET, WE GET $15 BEERS, WE GET SERVICES THAT WE STILL HAVE TO CONTINUE TO PAY THEM MILLIONS OF DOLLARS FOR IN ORDER FOR THEM TO GIVE TO US. AND I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE FORGET BECAUSE IT'S IN OUR BACKYARD, THAT UT IS A STATE ENTITY. THEY'RE, THEY'RE FUNDED BY THE STATE, THEY'RE NOT A LOCAL ENTITY, THEY'RE NOT LOCAL TO AUSTIN. THEY, WE GIVE THEM ALL OF THIS MONEY, UM, IN ORDER TO PROVIDE SERVICES THAT FRANKLY THEY HAVE THE POCKETS TO PROVIDE FOR US. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE UT BE MORE OF A PARTNER TO AUSTIN IN PROVIDING THESE SERVICES WITH THEIR BIG BUDGETS INSTEAD OF RELYING ON US TO PAY FOR EVERYTHING. UM, BUT OVERALL, MY, MY CONCERN IS THAT RATHER THAN USING THIS MONEY FOR UT, WE NEED TO BE USING THIS MONEY TO BUILD CAPACITY WITHIN THE CITY TO ADDRESS THESE ISSUES. THANK YOU. ITEM 59, ZENOBIA JOSEPH 60, AVERY KAUFMAN 61, XENOBI JOSEPH, 63 AND 64. WILLIAM BUNCH. WELCOME. JUST STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE. YOU, AVERY KAUFMAN. OH, OKAY. I'M SORRY. UM, UH, YES, I'M HERE TODAY BECAUSE, UH, I, I WANT TO EXPRESS MY CONCERNS FOR, UM, THE HEALTH COMMUNITY HERE IN AUSTIN. UM, THE, THE RECENT INCIDENT WHERE THE ICE OFFICER SHOT, UH, ANOTHER PERSON HERE, UH, IS VERY DISTURBING TO ME. AND WHAT I FIND REALLY, REALLY DISTURBING IS THAT THE HOSPITAL ALLOWED ICE TO TAKE A MAN WHO STILL HAD A BULLET IN HIS BODY, YOU KNOW, JUST A FEW HOURS LATER IT ALLOWED ICE TO, TO TAKE HIM INTO ICE CUSTODY. UM, THAT IS JUST WRONG ON SO MANY LEVELS. I MOVED HERE TO AUSTIN, TEXAS BECAUSE AUSTIN WAS THE KIND OF PLACE THAT EVERYBODY WANTS EVERYBODY TO BE HAPPY, YOU KNOW, WHERE THE COWBOYS AND HIPPIES GOT ALONG. UH, WE AS AUSTINITES, WE HAVE TO STAND UP AGAINST THIS STUFF. IF WE DON'T, WHO IS, WE HAVE TO, WE HAVE TO, AND I THINK, YOU KNOW, I WANNA BE A PART OF A COMMUNITY THAT STANDS UP AGAINST THIS. WHAT KIND OF HEALTHCARE IS THAT WHERE YOU JUST ALLOW SOMEBODY WHO'S JUST GOT SHOT TO, HAS GOT A BULLET IN THEIR BODY JUST A FEW HOURS LATER JUST TO HAND THEM OVER TO ICE, WHO WE KNOW THERE'S, THIS IS NOT SOME ISOLATED INCIDENTS. THEY'RE MISTREATING PEOPLE. THEY'RE, THEY'RE JUST, A LOT OF THIS STUFF THAT'S HAPPENING IS JUST RANDOM. THEY'RE NOT, MOST OF THESE PEOPLE ARE NOT REALLY CRIMINALS. THEY'RE, THEY'RE JUST PEOPLE WHO WANNA LIVE HERE IN THE UNITED STATES. SO ANYWAY, I JUST, THAT'S, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. IF YOU'LL JUST STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. I'M SORRY, COULD YOU PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME, NAME FOR THE RECORD? AVERY KAUFMAN. GOOD DEAL. THANK YOU. ITEM 65, ZENOBIA JOSEPH 69, KAYLA WILLIAMS AND MOLLY PRIM. 95 DAVID WEINBERGER. I'M SORRY. DAVID WEINBERG, 95. WILLIAM BUNCH. [00:30:09] GOOD MORNING. PLEASE JUST STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD AND BEGIN. GOOD MORNING, MAYOR WATSON AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS CALEB WILLIAMS AND I'M SPEAKING ON ITEM 69. I'M SORRY, CAN I INTERRUPT YOU REALLY QUICKLY? IS RENATA WILLIAMS HERE? YES. OKAY, THEN YOU HAVE FOUR MINUTES, KAYLA. OKAY. AND IF YOU'LL JUST PUT THAT MICROPHONE CLOSER TO YOUR MOUTH, IT'D BE HELPFUL TO US. THANK YOU. I'M 17, I'M A SENIOR AT WHITES HIGH SCHOOL AND I'M THE FOUNDER OF THE KAYLA CARES PROJECT. I LIVE IN P BUT AUSTIN IS MY COMMUNITY. I WORSHIP HERE. I SHOP HERE, I EAT HERE. I TAKE COLLEGE CLASSES HERE AT A CC, AND THAT MEANS LIKE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WHO CROSS INTO THE CITY EVERY DAY. MY LEG COULD DEPEND ON WHAT'S INSIDE AUSTIN'S BUILDINGS. IN MARCH, 2025, I WATCHED MY PASTOR COLLAPSE AT CHURCH RIGHT HERE IN AUSTIN. ONE MOMENT HE WAS WITH US IN THE NEXT, THE ROOM WAS FULL OF PEOPLE WHO LOVED HIM AND DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO SAVE HIM, HELP US ON THE WAY. BUT IN CARDIAC ARREST, THE FIRST FEW MINUTES BELONGED TO THE PEOPLE STANDING CLOSEST. WE DIDN'T HAVE AN A ED AND NO ONE IN THAT ROOM KNEW HOW TO PERFORM CPR PROPERLY. THOSE MINUTES FELT LIKE FOREVER. UNFORTUNATELY, HE DIDN'T SURVIVE, AND I HAVE NEVER STOPPED THINKING ABOUT HOW DIFFERENT THAT DAY MIGHT HAVE BEEN. IN NOVEMBER, 2025, WHEN I WAS 16, I STARTED, KAYLA CARES. SO FAR, WE HAVE PLACED EIGHTIES AND TWO AUSTIN CHURCHES PROTECTING ABOUT 200 PEOPLE. THROUGH OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH AUSTIN, TRAVIS COUNTY, EMS 45 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN TRAINED AND CERTIFIED IN CPR IN AED. AND ANOTHER 175 HAD LEARNED HANDS-ONLY CPR AND C-N-N-A-D DEMONSTRATION AT COMMUNITY HEALTH FAIRS. WHAT I LEARNED THAT DAY IS THAT SAVING A LIFE TAKES TWO THINGS, THE RIGHT EQUIPMENT WITHIN BREACH, AND PEOPLE TRAINED AND CONFIDENT ENOUGH TO STEP IN. WE HAD NEITHER. THAT'S WHY I'M GRATEFUL THIS RESOLUTION GOES BEYOND EQUIPMENT. IT CALLS FOR RESPONSE PLANS AND EXPANDED CPR TRAINING FOR THE PUBLIC, AND THAT'S WHAT TURNS A ROOM FULL OF PEOPLE WHO WANNA HELP INTO PEOPLE WHO CAN. RIGHT NOW, CITY CODE ONLY REQUIRES AEDS AND BUILDINGS OVER 75 FEET TALL. BUT MY PASTOR DIDN'T COLLAPSE IN A HIGH RISE. MOST PEOPLE DON'T. IT COULD BE A DAD AT THE GYM, A GRANDMOTHER AT A GROCERY STORE, OR A KID ON A SOCCER FIELD ON A SATURDAY MORNING. CARDIAC ARREST HAPPENS WHERE WE LIVE OUR LIVES AND THOSE TYPE OF PLACES THAT NEED TO BE READY. THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER FUENTES FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD AND FOR INCLUDING AN EQUITY ANALYSIS AT KAYLA CARES. WE CO WE FOCUS FIRST ON COMMUNITIES EAST OF I 35, WHERE SURVIVAL ODDS ARE LOWEST AND WHERE MANY OF OUR BLACK AND HISPANIC NEIGHBORS LIVE ACROSS THE COUNTRY. PEOPLE IN THESE COMMUNITIES ARE LESS LIKELY TO RECEIVE CPR FROM A BYSTANDER AND LESS LIKELY TO SURVIVE. THIS RESOLUTION HELPS MAKE SURE THEY AREN'T LEFT BEHIND. I KNOW WHAT IT FEELS LIKE TO STAND IN A ROOM AND WISH SOMEONE HAD NO ONE TO DO. I DON'T WANT ANYONE ELSE IN AUSTIN TO FEEL THAT. PLEASE VOTE YES ON ITEM 69. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE YOUR BEING HERE. FOR ITEM 96, I HAVE WILLIAM BUNCH AND ZENOBIA JOSEPH MAYOR, I'VE CALLED ALL SPEAKERS FOR CONSENT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. UM, I WOULD LIKE TO CALL UP A LEGAL COUNSEL MEMBERS. I MEANT TO DO THIS ON ITEMS TWO AND THREE AND I JUST SKIPPED OVER IT. I APOLOGIZE. BUT IF, UH, HE WILL, THESE ARE TWO ITEMS RELATED TO POTENTIAL SETTLEMENTS OF LAWSUITS, AND SO WE WANNA MAKE SURE COUNCIL MAKES A PRESENTATION AND YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ASK QUESTIONS. THANK YOU, MAYOR. UH, EXCUSE ME. UH, COUNCIL MEMBERS MAYOR PRO TEM, CITY MANAGER. I AM ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY JEREMY THOMPSON. I'M HERE TODAY TO RECOMMEND THAT YOU APPROVE SETTLEMENT PAYMENTS BASED UPON THE FOLLOWING SPECIFIED TERMS IN TWO LAWSUITS THAT APPEAR ON THE AGENDA. TODAY IS ITEMS TWO AND THREE REGARDING ITEM NUMBER TWO. THIS IS THE CITY OF AUSTIN VERSUS EP AUSTIN PURCHASE COMPANY. WE RECOMMEND THAT YOU APPROVE A PAYMENT OF $300,000 TO SETTLE THE LAWSUIT TITLED CITY OF AUSTIN VERSUS EP AUSTIN PURCHASE COMPANY. THIS IS AN IMMINENT DOMAIN LAWSUIT TO ACQUIRE LAND TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS TO FALWELL LANE. IN EXCHANGE FOR THE PAYMENT, THE CITY WILL ACQUIRE THE LAND NEEDED FOR THE ROAD IMPROVEMENTS AND APPROXIMATELY 52 ACRES OF PARKLAND. ITEM NUMBER THREE, WE RECOMMEND THAT YOU APPROVE A TOTAL PAYMENT OF $112,000 TO SETTLE THE LAWSUIT TITLED CARMEN VASQUEZ INDIVIDUALLY AND AS NEXT FRIEND OF ALYSSA ROJAS AND RAYMUNDO ROJAS VERSUS CITY OF AUSTIN, ET AL. THIS LAWSUIT RELATES TO A FEBRUARY 20, 25 MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT INVOLVING AN AUSTIN WATER VEHICLE WHERE PLAINTIFFS SEEK PAYMENT FOR INJURIES THEY ALLEGEDLY SUSTAINED. IN EXCHANGE FOR THE PAYMENT. THE PLAINTIFFS WILL RELEASE ANY AND ALL CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY FROM THE INCIDENT AND WILL ALSO DISMISS WITH PREJUDICE THEIR LAWSUIT FILED IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF WILLIAMSON COUNTY. WE DO RECOMMEND THAT YOU APPROVE BOTH SETTLEMENTS ON THESE TERMS, AND I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE. THANK [00:35:01] YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION MEMBERS. ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. MEMBERS. THAT, THAT CONCLUDES ALL OF THE COMMENT ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. LET ME ASK, IS THERE ANYBODY WISHING TO PULL SOME OTHER ITEM OFF THE CONSENT AGENDA? A QUESTION? OKAY. UM, COUNCIL MEMBER ALTO, I'LL RECOGNIZE YOU FOR A QUESTION HONOR IF, UH, MR. RILEY COULD COME DOWN REAL QUICK. MEMBERS WE'RE GOING, WE'RE IN IN THE DISCUSSION PART. UM, ANYTHING ON, ON THIS? UH, I'LL TAKE A MOTION AND A SECOND AFTER WE DO THE QUESTION PART. PERFECT. I, MORNING, STUART RILEY, AUSTIN, ENERGY GENERAL MANAGER. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I WANTED JUST GET, UH, A COUPLE CLARIFICATIONS ABOUT ITEM NUMBER 95. THIS IS OUR CAPITAL PLAN FOR THE YEAR. IS THAT CORRECT? CORRECT. AND INCLUDED IN THAT WOULD BE THINGS LIKE TRANSMISSION, DISTRIBUTION, TRANSFORMERS, AND THE LIKE. IS THAT CORRECT? ELECTRIC SYSTEM RESILIENCY PLAN. EVERYTHING THAT IS ALREADY BUDGETED IN OUR CAPITAL PLAN FOR EVERYTHING THAT UTILITY DOES FROM A CAPITAL PERSPECTIVE. AND WITH THESE DOLLARS, WE'RE GOING TO BE UPGRADING OUR INFRASTRUCTURE, STRENGTHENING OUR DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM TO MAKE IT MORE RELIABLE AND, AND JUST SERVE THE PUBLIC. IS THAT CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT. AND, UM, THIS ITEM KEEPS US COMPLIANT BY PRESERVING OUR TAX EXEMPT STATUS. SO IT'S REALLY A COMPLIANCE ITEM. IT'S, IT'S NOT, UM, WE'RE NOT AT THE STAGE OF ISSUING NEW MONEY. THIS IS JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT WE PRESERVE OUR TAX EXEMPT STATUS. AND SO WITHOUT THESE DOLLARS, OUR INFRASTRUCTURE WOULD KIND OF EITHER LAG OR LANGUISH, UH, IN THE FUTURE. IS THAT A FAIR ASSESSMENT? YES, I BELIEVE SO. OKAY. WELL, I JUST WANT TO, TO MAKE SURE I UNDERSTAND WHAT, WHAT THESE DOLLARS ARE FOR AND YOU KNOW, WHY ANYBODY BE OPPOSED TO THAT IS BEYOND ME. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, UM, MEMBERS, I'LL, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION IN A SECOND. THE MOTION WOULD BE TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AND THEN WE'LL GO TO DISCUSSION. COUNCIL MEMBER FUENTES MOVES APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA IS SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER LANE. UH, THOSE WISHING TO, UH, NOW WE'LL GO TO DISCUSSION ON THE MAIN MOTION COUNCIL MEMBER LANE. YOU'RE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MAYOR. UH, I JUST WANNA TAKE A MOMENT TO HIGHLIGHT ITEM 48, UM, WHICH INVESTS IN EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES THROUGH THE ME CARTE MUSEUM. THIS PROGRAM IS FUNDED DIRECTLY BY THE OFFICE OF VIOLENCE PREVENTION, PROVIDING FREE COMMUNITY-BASED WORKSHOPS LED BY PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS FOR UNDERSERVED YOUTH. AND I'LL NOTE THAT ME CARTE IS NOT JUST A CULTURAL ASSET IN THE HEART OF DOWNTOWN, BUT A CRUCIAL PARTNER THAT OUR COMMUNITY CAN RELY ON TO PROVIDE A CREATIVE, SAFE SPACE AND RESTORATIVE ENVIRONMENT. THIS IS A PROGRAM THAT INVESTS IN OUR YOUTH ON THE FRONT END SO WE CAN SAVE DOLLARS THAT WOULD OTHERWISE BE SPENT DOWNSTREAM TOO OFTEN FOR DETENTION AND POLICE CENTERED PREVENTION, WHICH ARE FAR, FAR MORE COSTLY. UM, IT ALSO PROVIDES VITAL SUPPORT TO LOCAL ARTISTS AND A MUSEUM AND INVEST IN THE CREATIVE AND EXPRESSIVE FUTURE OF OUR CITY. UM, AND I'M PROUD TO SEE US SUPPORTING IT. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER CADRE, FOLLOWED BY COUNCIL MEMBER VELASQUEZ. GREAT. THANK YOU MAYOR. UH, JUST WANNA MAKE A FEW QUICK COMMENTS. FIRST ON ITEM 66. UH, REALLY WANNA CELEBRATE THE WORK THE FOUNDATION COMMUNITIES AND THE MARY LEE FOUNDATION ARE DOING OFF OF SOUTH LAMAR. UH, THEY'RE BUILDING AN AMAZING CAMPUS OF HOUSING AND SERVICES, CURRENTLY CONSTRUCTING THE BLOOM AT LAMAR SQUARE, WHICH IS GONNA BE A HUNDRED UNITS OF DEEPLY AFFORDABLE SERVICE CENTER CENTERED HOUSING. AND ALMOST HALF OF THESE UNITS WILL BE SET ASIDE FOR RESIDENTS WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. SO I'M REALLY PROUD TO SUPPORT THIS WORK AND I'M REALLY GRATEFUL FOR CITY STAFF, ESPECIALLY OUR, OUR TRANSPORTATION PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, UH, FOR WORKING WITH US ON GETTING THIS ACROSS THE FINISH LINE. AND THEN ON ITEM 98, UH, YOU KNOW, I REALLY CAN'T IMAGINE AN AUSTIN WITHOUT A SAFE ALLIANCE, SO I'M REALLY, UH, THANKFUL FOR US BEING ABLE TO EXTEND OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH SAFE, UH, THROUGH THIS AMENDMENT TO THE AGREEMENT. SO SHORT AND SWEET. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. COUNCIL MEMBER CODER, COUNCIL MEMBER VELASQUEZ, FOLLOWED BY THE MAYOR PRO TEM. UH, THANK YOU MAYOR. I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT ITEM 53. THIS ITEM, UH, APPROVES VITAL FUNDING FOR THE TEXAS HARM REDUCTION ALL ALLIANCE, ALLOWING THEM TO PROVIDE HARM REDUCTION, OUTREACH AND PEER RECOVERY ACROSS, UH, AND SUPPORT ACROSS AUSTIN. UH, T HRA IS LOCATED IN DI DISTRICT THREE, AND THEY ARE OUR BOOTS IN THE GROUND FOLKS THAT, UH, THAT HAVE BUILT TRUST IN THE COMMUNITY AND THEY'RE SEEKING SAFE AND COMPASSIONATE PEER RECOVERY SUPPORT AND OVERDOSE PREVENTION. UM, I'VE, I'VE SAID, UH, I'VE OUTLINED BEFORE, UH, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT PUBLIC SAFETY, WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT ALL OF THE THINGS THAT ARE PUBLIC SAFETY AND HARM REDUCTION IS PART OF OUR PUBLIC SAFETY ECOSYSTEM. THANK YOU. THANK YOU COUNCIL, UH, MAYOR PRO TEM. THANK YOU MAYOR. I JUST WANNA BRIEFLY COMMENT ON ITEMS 51, 52, 57 AND 59, UH, SOME, UH, IMMIGRATION LEGAL SERVICES THAT [00:40:01] CONTRACTS THAT WE'RE ABOUT TO AWARD. AUSTIN IS A CITY WHERE WE TAKE CARE OF EACH OTHER. WE SEE IT IN THE ITEMS THAT WE'RE PASSING TODAY. WE SEE IT IN THE STUDENTS WHO ARE STANDING UP AND TAKING TO THE STREETS TO DEFEND THEIR CLASSMATES, THEIR FAMILIES, AND THEIR NEIGHBORS. AND WE SEE IT IN AUSTIN EYES WHO CONTINUE TO SHOW UP FOR ONE ANOTHER EVEN WHEN IT WOULD BE EASIER TO LOOK AWAY. RIGHT NOW, OUR IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY NEEDS US MORE THAN EVER. WE ARE SEEING AN UNPRECEDENTED LEVEL OF ICE ACTIVITY IN AUSTIN OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS. AND JUST DAYS AGO, WILBER RAFAEL PEREZ, AN IMMIGRANT FROM VENEZUELA WAS SHOT BY AN ICE AGENT IN MY COUNCIL DISTRICT. THE CIRCUMSTANCES ARE STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION, BUT THIS MOMENT REMINDS US WHY ACCESS TO LEGAL SERVICES, KNOWLEDGE OF YOUR RIGHTS, AND A TRUSTED ADVOCATE MATTERS. AS AN IMMIGRATION ATTORNEY, I'VE SEEN FIRSTHAND HOW CRITICAL LEGAL SERVICES ARE FOR IMMIGRANT FAMILIES, ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY'RE NAVIGATING A SYSTEM THAT CAN FEEL OVERWHELMING, INTIMIDATING, AND AT TIMES DEEPLY UNFAIR. THAT'S WHY I'M PROUD THE CITY OF AUSTIN SUPPORTS ORGANIZATIONS LIKE CATHOLIC CHARITIES AND AMERICAN GATEWAYS AND SO MANY OTHERS WHO SHOW UP EVERY DAY TO HELP OUR IMMIGRANT NEIGHBORS UNDERSTAND THEIR RIGHTS AND PROTECT THEIR FAMILIES. NO HUMAN BEING REGARDLESS OF THE RACE, THE COLOR OF THEIR SKIN OR THEIR IMMIGRATION STATUS DESERVES TO LIVE IN FEAR OR BE DENIED DIGNITY AND DUE PROCESS. AUSTIN WILL CONTINUE TO SHOW UP. WE WILL PROTECT OUR NEIGHBORS, DEFEND THEIR RIGHTS, AND MAKE SURE NO ONE HAS TO FACE THESE CHALLENGES ALONE. THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU MAYOR PRO TIM. UH, MEMBERS I'LL SPEAK ON UH, ITEMS 48 THROUGH 59. UH, DURING THE BUDGET I CALLED FOR THE ADDITIONAL $4.7 MILLION IN REVENUE THAT WE RECEIVED. ONCE THE TAX ROLLS WERE FINALLY CERTIFIED TO BE USED FOR SOCIAL SERVICES AND MY BUDGET RESOLUTION DIRECTED THAT THE GOAL AT THE TIME WAS TO PROTECT THE INVESTMENT IN SERVICES, BUT TO ASSURE THAT THE TAXPAYERS WERE GETTING THE SERVICES THAT WERE BEING PURCHASED. IN OTHER WORDS, PROTECT THE INVESTMENT BUT REVIEW THE CONTRACTS. IMPORTANTLY, MY SUPPORT FOR THE SPENDING THEN INCLUDED AND REQUIRED THE DUE DILIGENCE. WE NEED TO DEMONSTRATE TO THE PUBLIC THAT THESE DOLLARS ARE GOING TO THE PEOPLE WE ARE TRYING TO SERVE EFFICIENTLY AND EFFECTIVELY. I APPRECIATE SOME OF THE COMMENTS THAT WERE MADE ON TUESDAY WHEN WE HAD THE WORK SESSION THAT QUESTIONED THE LOGIC OF THE BLANKET SOCIAL SERVICES CONTRACT EXTENSIONS WITHOUT SOME OF THE WORK THAT WAS CALLED FOR IN MY RESOLUTION. IN FACT, THE RESOLUTION DIRECTED STAFF TO COME BACK WITH THE INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDATIONS, INCLUDING ANY CONTRACT EXTENSIONS BEFORE OCTOBER 1ST, AND WE DON'T HAVE THAT INFORMATION. THIS IS NOT ABOUT THE NEED FOR SOCIAL SERVICES, IT'S ALSO NOT ABOUT THE SPECIFIC NEEDS THAT THESE CONTRACTS ARE PURPORTING TO PROVIDE, NOR IS IT ABOUT THE PROVIDERS OF THESE SERVICES. THIS IS ABOUT GETTING THE INFORMATION WE NEED TO MAKE AN INFORMED DECISION BASED ON THE ANALYSIS AND RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WERE ASKED FOR. I ALSO WANNA SAY, AND I SAID IT ON TUESDAY, THAT I UNDERSTAND THE TIME LIMITATION TO DO THIS REVIEW, BUT STEWARDSHIP OF THE MONEY DOESN'T ALLOW US TO SAY, WE'LL JUST DO IT. WE, WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING AND WORRY ABOUT WHETHER WE'RE DOING IT RIGHT AT A LATER DATE. OF COURSE, WE'RE GONNA HAVE MORE DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THIS THIS FALL AT THE, AT THE COMMITTEE LEVEL ABOUT WHAT OUR INVESTMENT IN SOCIAL, THE SOCIAL SERVICE SAFETY NET LOOKS LIKE AND WHAT IT SHOULD LOOK LIKE. AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THOSE DISCUSSIONS. WHAT I'M MISSING RIGHT NOW IS ENOUGH INFORMATION ABOUT TODAY'S CONTRACT EXTENSIONS TO BE ABLE TO FULLY SUPPORT THEM SHORTER EXTENSIONS TO AVOID A GAP IN SERVICE MIGHT HAVE BEEN ONE REMEDY, BUT THAT'S NOT WHAT'S BEFORE US IN THIS VOTE TODAY. I LOOK FORWARD TO GETTING ALL OF THE INFORMATION THAT WE ASK FOR IN THE COMING WEEKS AND MONTHS, BUT FOR TODAY, I'M GOING TO BE VOTING NO ON ITEMS 8 48 THROUGH 59. ANYONE ELSE WISH TO BE HEARD IN DISCUSSION ON THE CONSENT AGENDA? ALRIGHT, IN THAT CASE, IS THERE ANYONE WISHING TO ABSTAIN FROM A VOTE ON ANY ITEM ON THE CONSENT AGENDA? 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? ITEM NUMBER 49 COUNCILMAN WALTER WILL BE SHOWN VOTING NO ON 49. ALRIGHT, IN THAT CASE WITH NO FURTHER BE NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, UH, WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE CONSENT AGENDA IS ADOPTED WITH THE MAYOR WATSON BEING SHOWN, VOTING NO ON ITEMS 48 THROUGH 59 AND COUNCIL MEMBER ALTER BEING SHOWN VOTING NO ON ITEM NUMBER 49. THANK YOU MEMBERS. THAT WILL NOW TAKE US TO [Items 72 & 73] THE NON-CONSENT ITEMS. THOSE ARE ITEMS 72 AND 73 MEMBERS. BOTH OF THESE ITEMS ARE FROM AUDIT AND FINANCE COMMITTEE, FROM THE AUDIT AND FINANCE COMMITTEE, AND I'LL MAKE A MOTION, BUT LET ME FIRST, UH, SEE [00:45:01] IF THERE'S ANYONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK. I KNOW WE HAVE SOMEBODY ON 72, BUT WE NEED TO CALL THE NAME YES. FOR 72 WILLIAM BUNCH. I HAVE NOT SEEN MR. BUNCH. ALL RIGHT. MEMBERS, UH, ON ITEM 72 AND 73, THOSE ARE ITEMS COMING FROM A COUNCIL COMMITTEE AND IT WAS THE AUDIT AND FINANCE COMMITTEE AS CHAIR OF THAT COMMITTEE. I WOULD MOVE ON BOTH 72 AND 73, UH, THAT WE APPROVE ITEMS 72 AND 73, WHICH RELATE TO AN UPDATE, UH, OF DEPARTMENT NAMES AND MODIFYING ADVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD, SECONDED BY, UH, THE MAYOR PRO TIM. DISCUSSION, HEARING NONE WITHOUT OBJECTION. ITEM 72 AND 73 ARE ADOPTED MEMBERS THAT WILL NOW TAKE [Items 74 - 78] US TO ITEMS 74 THROUGH 78. THOSE ARE ITEMS RELATED TO IMMINENT DOMAIN. LET ME, UH, ASK THE CITY CLERK IF THERE'S ANYONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK. THERE ARE NO SPEAKERS. THERE ARE NO SPEAKERS ON ITEMS 74, 75, 76, 77 AND 78 WITH RESPECT TO THOSE ITEMS MEMBERS, THOSE BEING CON NON-CONSENT CONDEMNATION ITEMS. THE MOTION THAT I'LL ACCEPT IS TO THE EFFECT THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF AUSTIN AUTHORIZES THE USE OF THE POWER OF IMMINENT DOMAIN TO ACQUIRE THE PROPERTY SET FORTH AND DESCRIBED IN THE AGENDA FOR THIS CURRENT MEETING FOR THE PUBLIC USES DESCRIBED THEREIN. IS THERE A MOTION, MOTION MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER SIEGEL? IS THERE A SECOND? SECONDED BY THE MAYOR PRO TIM. DISCUSSION, COUNCIL MEMBER CADRY, YOU'RE GONNA CALL FOLKS ON VOTING A NAY OR ABSTAINING, CORRECT? WELL, I WAS, I WAS JUST, IF YOU'RE GONNA VOTE NO ON SOMETHING. YEAH. UH, ITEM 74 3 7 7. I'LL VOTE NO. YEAH. OKAY. VERY GOOD. UM, ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO BE SHOWN VOTING? ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? THAT BEING THE CASE? THE MOTION BEING, UH, AS THESE ARE NON-CONSENT CONDEMNATION ITEMS, THE MOTION IS THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF AUSTIN AUTHORIZES THE USE OF THE POWER OF IN IMMINENT DOMAIN TO ACQUIRE THE PROPERTY SET FORTH AND DESCRIBED IN THE AGENDA FOR THE CURRENT MEETING FOR THE PUBLIC USES DESCRIBED THEREIN WITHOUT OBJECTION. ITEM 74, 75, 76, 77, AND 78 ARE ADOPTED WITH COUNCIL MEMBER CADRE BEING SHOWN. VOTING NO ON ITEM 74, 75, 76, AND 77 MEMBERS WILL [79. Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance adjusting the City’s boundary limits by disannexing approximately 1.86 acres of land located at 815 South Quinlan Park Road, Austin, Travis County, Texas under Texas Senate Bill 1844 (89th Regular Session). Case number: C7d-2026-0026. 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 10. Funding: This item has no fiscal impact.] NOW GO TO OUR PUBLIC HEARINGS. ITEM NUMBER 79. ITEM NUMBER 79 IS A PUBLIC HEARING WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM NUMBER 79. THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN AND I'LL TURN TO THE CITY CLERK. I HAVE ONE SPEAKER ON THE LINE FOR 79. COURTNEY MCCARTER. HI, GOOD MORNING. THIS IS COURTNEY MCCARTER ON BEHALF OF THE PETITIONER, UM, FOR REQUESTING BATAN X STATION FROM THE CITY OF AUSTIN'S FULL PURPOSE. AND I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. COUNSEL. ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT, THAT'S ALL MAYOR MEMBERS, UH, THOSE ARE ALL THE PEOPLE THAT SIGNED UP TO SPEAK IN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM NUMBER 79. SO WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM NUMBER 79. AND I'LL NOW ENTERTAIN A MOTION WITH REGARD TO THE APPROVAL OF THE ORDINANCE. COUNCIL MEMBER SIEGEL MOVES THAT WE APPROVE THE ORDINANCE. IT IS SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS. DISCUSSION. HEARING NONE WITHOUT OBJECTION. ITEM NUMBER 79 IS ADOPTED. ITEM NUMBER [80. Conduct a public hearing and consider a resolution related to an application by Verbena Flats LP, or an affiliated entity, for federal 4% non-competitive housing tax credits for the construction of a multifamily development to be financed through the private activity bond program and to be known as Verbena Flats, located at or near 1017 W Slaughter Lane, Austin, Texas 78748. Funding: This item has no fiscal impact. 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 4% non-competitive housing tax credits.] 80 IS ALSO A PUBLIC HEARING WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM NUMBER 80. THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN. I'LL TURN TO CITY CLERK. THERE ARE NO SPEAKERS. THERE ARE NO SPEAKERS ON ITEM NUMBER 80. SO WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM NUMBER 80. THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED AND I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION WITH REGARD TO THE RESOLUTION RELATED TO ITEM NUMBER 80. COUNCIL MEMBER SIEGEL MOVES ADOPTION. IT IS SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER LANE, UH, WITH, UH, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE WITHOUT OBJECTION. ITEM NUMBER 80 IS ADOPTED. ITEM NUMBER 81 IS ALSO A PUBLIC HEARING. WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM NUMBER 81. OH, HANG ON. ITEM NUMBER 81 WAS WITHDRAWN. SO, UM, THANK GOODNESS SOMEBODY OBJECTED TO OPENING THAT PUBLIC HEARING. UM, PUBLIC, WE WILL NOT HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM ITEM 81. SORRY, MY NOTES HAD NOT KNOCKED, MARKED THROUGH THAT. ON THAT, THAT NUMBER I, ITEM NUMBER 82 [82. Conduct a public hearing and approve a resolution authorizing the City Manager to apply for and accept funds from the National Park Service’s and Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s 2027 Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership (ORLP) grant program that will fund improvements to the Sir Swante Palm Neighborhood Park. Funding: If successful and funding is awarded, up to $9,000,000 is available through the ORLP grant program. The ORLP grant program requires a City match of at least 50 percent of the project cost and is available in the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Operating Budget of Austin Parks and Recreation.] IS AN OA PUBLIC HEARING THAT HAS NOT BEEN WITHDRAWN WITHOUT OBJECTION. WE'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM NUMBER 82. THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN AND I'LL TURN TO THE CITY CLERK. THERE ARE NO SPEAKERS. THERE ARE NO SPEAKERS AT THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM NUMBER 82. SO WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM NUMBER 82. UH, THE MOTION IS MADE TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION BY THE MAYOR PRO TEM. IS THERE A SECOND? IS SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER SIEGEL. DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE WITHOUT OBJECTION, ITEM NUMBER 82 IS ADOPTED. THAT WILL TAKE US TO ITEM NUMBER 99. [99. Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance granting a site-specific amendment to City Code Chapter 25-8, Subchapter A, Article 13 (Save Our Springs Initiative), as minimally required to address development at the site located at 5811 Southwest Parkway located in the Barton Springs Zone. Funding: This item has no fiscal impact. (Part 1 of 2)] ITEM NUMBER 99 IS ALSO A PUBLIC HEARING. UH, WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM NUMBER 99. UH, THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN. I HAVE ONE SPEAKER, WILLIAM BUNCH, MR. BUNCH, MR. BUNCH. [00:50:01] ALL RIGHT. THERE BEING NO FURTHER SPEAKERS ON ITEM NUMBER 99 WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM NUMBER 99 AND I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. MOTION MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER UCHIN. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND BY THE MAYOR PRO TEM DISCUSSION, HEARING NONE WITHOUT OBJECTION. THE, UH, ORDINANCE UNDER ITEM NUMBER 99 IS ADOPTED MEMBERS. THAT CONCLUDES THE BUSINESS WE HAVE OTHER THAN OUR TIME, CERTAIN AT NOON AND AT TIME, CERTAIN AT TWO O'CLOCK. SO, UH, WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE WILL BE IN RECESS UNTIL 12 O'CLOCK SHARP. UM, WHAT WILL HAPPEN AT THAT POINT IN TIME IS WE WILL TAKE UP OUR PUBLIC COMMUNICATION AND WE WILL RECESS AT THE END OF THAT UNTIL TWO O'CLOCK. BUT WE WILL HAVE OUR LIVE MUSIC, UH, DURING THE, THE, THAT, THAT PART OF THE, UH, RECESS. SO WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE CITY COUNCIL OF AUSTIN, TEXAS IS IN RECESS AT 10:49 AM UNTIL NOON. THANK YOU EVERYBODY. GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYBODY. [12:00 PM - Public Communication: General] IT'S NOON AND I WILL CALL BACK TO ORDER THE AUSTIN CITY COUNCIL, UH, FOR, UH, OUR REGULAR SCHEDULED MEETING MEMBERS. UM, WE TOOK UP ITEM NUMBER 99 EARLIER, THAT WAS A PUBLIC HEARING, AND THEN WE TOOK A VOTE ON ITEM NUMBER 99. IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THAT, UH, NEEDED TO BE POSTPONED, ALTHOUGH THAT WAS NOT IN OUR CHANGES IN CORRECTIONS. UM, AND, AND SO I DID NOT SEE THAT AS A NEEDING TO BE POSTPONED. SO WHAT WE NEED TO DO IS, BECAUSE IT DOES NEED TO BE POSTPONED, WHAT WE NEED TO DO IS WE NEED A MOTION TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE BY WHICH ITEM NUMBER 99 WAS PASSED. AND, UH, THEN WHAT WE WILL DO IS I'LL ALSO SEEK A MOTION TO POSTPONE THE ITEM TO NOVEMBER 5TH, 2026. COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS MOVES TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE BY WHICH ITEM NUMBER 99 WAS ADOPTED. IT IS SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER CADRE. IS THEIR DISCUSSION HEARING NONE WITHOUT OBJECTION? UH, THE MOTION IS ADOPTED WITH COUNCIL MEMBERS ALTER AND SIEGEL OFF THE DAIS. NOW, UH, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION AND COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS MAKES THE MOTION TO POSTPONE ITEM NUMBER 99 TO NOVEMBER 5TH. IT IS SECONDED BY THE MAYOR PRO TEM. IS THERE DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE WITHOUT OBJECTION. UH, THE MOTION TO POSTPONE IS ADOPTED, UH, WITH COUNCIL MEMBERS ALTER AND SIEGEL OFF THE DAIS. ALRIGHT, WITH THAT, WE WILL GO TO OUR 12 O'CLOCK TIME CERTAIN, WHICH IS OUR GENERAL PUBLIC COMMUNICATION. UH, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT ARE HERE WELCOME, UH, THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE WILL CALL YOUR NAMES, UH, YOU KNOW, YOU, THAT YOU'VE SIGNED UP AND YOU PROBABLY KNOW EXACTLY WHERE YOU ARE IN THE LIST. UH, IF YOU'LL MAKE YOUR WAY DOWN AS SOON AS YOUR NAME IS CALLED AND FIND A PLACE TO SPEAK, UH, WE'LL BE HAPPY TO HEAR FROM YOU. AND WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO THE CITY CLERK. THANK YOU, MAYOR JEFF MOORE, JUNO BLACK KAT GAIA, AND BLAIR WILLIN. PLEASE JUST STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. MAKE SURE WE'RE IN HERE. HI, MY NAME IS KAT CARIA. UM, I ACTUALLY SIGNED UP TO SPEAK A FEW WEEKS AGO, AND THAT WAS, UM, BEFORE WE HAD ONE OF OUR NEIGHBORS SHOT IN THE BACK BY A FEDERAL AGENT ON OUR STREET. SO I DO WANNA TAKE A MOMENT TO THANK THOSE OF YOU WHO JOINED IN SOLIDARITY TO DEMAND ACCOUNTABILITY FOR ICE'S LAWLESSNESS. SO THANK YOU, MAYOR TO CHIEF DAVIS WHO'S NOT HERE, AND TO COUNCIL MEMBERS VELASQUEZ QUADRI FUENTES, BELA SIEGEL, UM, LANE AND UCHIN. UM, I APPRECIATE Y'ALL STANDING UP FOR US. AUSTIN WILL BE LED BY BRAVE LEADERS WHO DEMAND TRUE TRUTH DUE PROCESS IN HUMAN RIGHTS FOR EVERYONE. UM, THIS IS A STORY CALLED AUSTIN LEFT BEHIND. WE'VE BEEN DREAMING ABOUT RAIDS FOR MONTHS. IT'S THE SAME EVERY TIME. WAKE IN A COLD SWEAT, SMOKE MEN YELLING GUNS, SCREAMING HANDCUFFS. THIS IS NOT NEW, BUT IT'S GETTING WORSE. IT'S A SIMMERING BACK OF THE STOVE. HUMID ANXIETY, THE COPS AREN'T GONNA SAVE US. OUR ELDERLY NEIGHBOR SAYS, BUT WE'RE NOT ASKING TO BE SAVED TODAY. WE SIT IN FRONT OF A MICROPHONE FOR OUR ALLOTTED MINUTES, DEMANDING TO BE HEARD. WE'VE BEEN SAYING IT FOR TWO YEARS. THE STORY GOES LIKE THIS. OUR NEIGHBORS DON'T LEAVE THEIR HOMES ANYMORE. WE'VE STOPPED DATING OUT. SO WE CAN GIVE FOOD TO HUNGRY FAMILIES WHO HAVE NO CAR OR PROVIDE OUR LEFT TO BRING HOME FOOD AND RENT. TOGETHER, WE PRACTICE OUR RIGHTS, HOW TO SAFELY FOAM, TO NARRATE WHAT WE SEE DURING STRESSFUL ENCOUNTERS WITH MEN WITH GUNS AND MASKS. WE DRIVE TO OUR, OUR FRIENDS TO THEIR APPOINTMENTS SO THEY DON'T GET PULLED OVER PRET TEXTUALLY BY BLACK SUVS WITH WHITE HOODS AND ASKED TO SHOW THEIR PAPERS. WE'VE WATCHED CARS WITH DARK TINTED WINDOWS AND NO EMERGENCY LIGHTS, SPEED DOWN OUR ROADS AND RAM INTO RANDOM VEHICLES RIGHT IN FRONT OF US. WE NO LONGER CALL FOR HELP WHEN WE NEED IT BECAUSE WE'VE SEEN A PD BETRAY OUR NEIGHBORS WHEN THEY NEEDED HELP. WE KEEP ANSWERING PHONE CALLS ABOUT ABANDONED CARS AND PARKING LOTS AT HBS CHURCHES AND COMMUNITY CARE CLINICS. CHILDREN LEFT ALONE IN HOT CARS. WE KNOCK ON DOORS. DID ANYONE SEE? DO THEY KNOW WHO WAS TAKEN? WE SEARCH LICENSE PLATES AND MAKE PHONE CALLS TO EXPLAIN WHERE TO FIND MISSING LOVED ONES. AND EVERY [00:55:01] DAY NOW, WE SEE THE SAME WHITE VAN STAGED IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, FILLING UP ONE BY ONE WITH OUR NEIGHBORS IN SHACKLES. WHEREAS YET WE SEE THE SAME A PD CRUISER PARKED FOR HOURS PROTECTING THESE VANS AND CHATTING UP THEIR ARMED ESCORTS. AND THEN MASKED MEN SHOT OUR NEIGHBOR IN THE BACK AND WE WATCHED THAT MAN BLEED WHILE AGENTS OF OUR GOVERNMENT STOOD AROUND, GRAB GABBING WITH STATE TROOPERS WHO INSTINCTIVELY REACHED DOWN TO COVER THEIR BODY CAMS AND DESTROY EVIDENCE. THAT'S THE STORY. BUT THE CITY LEADERS DO NOT LISTEN. THEY CHECK THEIR EMAILS, THEY LEAVE THE ROOM. THEY EXCUSE THEMSELVES IN THEIR MINDS BECAUSE THE BAD MAN WILL BE ANGRY WITH THEM. AND THIS STATE WON'T EVER CHANGE. MEANWHILE, IN OUR LIVING ROOMS AND OUR CHURCHES AND OUR BOOKSTORES, WE ARE BUILDING OVER SHARED MEALS. WE DISCUSS HOW WE KEEP EACH OTHER SAFE IN MIXED LANGUAGES. WE LISTEN TO EACH OTHER. WE BUILD A STRONGER AUSTIN, WHERE OUR KIDS HAVE THE OPTION TO ATTEND VIRTUAL SCHOOL WHERE NO ONE IS SENT TO TRAVIS COUNTY JAIL BECAUSE OF A CLASS C MISDEMEANOR WHERE EVICTIONS ARE PAUSED UNTIL EVERY ONE OF OUR INNOCENT NEIGHBORS IS FREE FROM DETENTION IN FOR-PROFIT PRISONS. THE QUESTION THAT IS LEFT IS, WILL THE ELECTEDS HELP MAKE THIS CHANGE OR WILL THEY BE LEFT BEHIND? WILL A NEW GENERATION OF AUSTINITES, THE CHILDREN OF IMMIGRANTS, BUILD OUR CITY TIME'S UP? THANK YOU. OKAY, CONTINUING ON, I HAVE DR. RIOS BELAY, MAX HILL AND EAI DAMON. GOOD MORNING, UH, MAYOR WATSON AND, UH, MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. UH, AND I ALSO APPRECIATE, UH, UH, CITY COUNCIL MEMBER HAL'S OFFICE FOR REACHING OUT TO OUR COMMUNITIES. UH, MY, MY NAME IS DR. THAIS BLAY. I AM, UH, THE FOUNDER OF, UH, US AFRICAN INSTITUTE. UH, I AM GRATEFUL TO, UH, YOUR LEADERSHIP AND, AND EFFORT ESPECIALLY, UH, DURING THIS, UH, DIFFICULT TIME IN PROTECTING OUR IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE COMMUNITIES, UH, IN AUSTIN. AND, AND THE RECENT, THE RECENT SHOOTING OF OUR BROTHER RAFAEL, IS A PAINFUL REMINDER OF THE VULNERABILITY OF OUR, UH, COMMUNITIES, UH, CONTINUE TO, UH, FACE IN AUSTIN ACROSS THE COUNTRY. I RESPECTFULLY ASK, UH, THE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF, UH, THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, UH, TO ALSO RECOGNIZE AND THEN SUPPORT, UH, AUSTIN'S BLACK IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE COMMUNITIES LIKE MYSELF. I CAME TO THIS COUNTRY AS A REFUGEE, UH, MANY YEARS AGO. AND THEN, UH, BLACK IMMIGRANTS CONTINUE, UH, UH, TO FACE DIFFICULT DIFFICULTIES. UH, IN MANY WAYS, UH, ECONOMIC, UH, CULTURAL AND, AND, UH, UH, THE IMMIGRATION, UH, THE DISPROPORTIONATE IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT IN, IN OUR CITIES. UH, WE NEED YOUR PARTNERSHIP. UH, WE NEED YOUR HELP. UH, WE NEED YOUR LEADERSHIP, UH, TO INCLUDE, UH, BLACK IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES, UH, IN, IN OUR CITY. AND, AND THEN WE NEED, UH, WE NEED TO KNOW THAT UH, BLACK IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES FAMILIES ARE SEEN AND VALUED AND INCLUDED IN AUSTIN'S EFFORTS, UH, TO BUILD A SAFE AND WELCOMING COMMUNITY FOR, UH, EVERYONE. UH, ON BEHALF OF, UH, US AFRICAN INSTITUTE AND THE BLACK IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEES, UH, IN AUSTIN, UH, I ASK YOU TO, UH, SUPPORT AND STAND WITH THE BLACK AND REFUGEE COMMUNITIES, BECAUSE WHEN WE TALK ABOUT, UH, IMMIGRANTS, UH, IN OUR COUNTRY, UH, UH, WE ARE VERY MUCH, YOU KNOW, UNDERREPRESENTED AND UNDER, YOU KNOW, UNSEEN. SO I WANT YOUR LEADERSHIP AND SUPPORT, UH, TO, TO OUR COMMUNITIES AND IN MAKING SURE THAT IN AUSTIN IS, UH, SAFE AND ALSO, UM, THE PRO INCLUSION AND OPPORTUNITY, UH, FOR, UH, BLACK IMMIGRANTS AS WELL. AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AGAIN, UH, TO OUR MAYOR, THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, UH, FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND COMMITMENT IN PROTECTING AND SAFEGUARDING OUR, UH, UH, IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY AND REFUGEES. AND THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. I'VE SEEN A COUPLE PEOPLE COME FORWARD AS, UH, PEOPLE'S NAMES HAVE BEEN CALLED AND HAVE NOT TESTIFIED. AS I SAY, IF YOUR NAME'S CALLED, PLEASE COME FORWARD AND PICK A MICROPHONE, SO WE'LL KNOW THAT YOU WANNA TESTIFY. SO THANK YOU. OTHERWISE, WE'LL, WE MIGHT SKIP OVER YOU. HELLO, MAYOR WATSON AND THE AUSTIN CITY COUNCIL. I AM MAX HILL, A MASTER STUDENT AT TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY, AND I'M WORKING THIS SEMESTER WITH THE US AFRICAN INSTITUTE TO HELP BRIDGE ACCESSIBILITY GAPS FOR BLACK IMMIGRANTS ACCESSING LOCAL SPORTS SERVICES. BLACK IMMIGRANTS, DESPITE REPRISING, ABOUT 12% OF THE BLACK POPULATION IN AUSTIN ARE RARELY CONSIDERED BOTH IN IMMIGRATION SUPPORT AS WELL AS THE BROADER CONVERSATION AROUND IMMIGRATION POLICY ON A LOCAL, STATE, AND NATIONAL LEVEL. BLACK IMMIGRANTS FACE UNIQUE CHALLENGES AS NOT ONLY DO THEY HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE TRADITIONAL CHALLENGES THAT ALL IMMIGRANTS, IMMIGRANTS FACE, BUT THEY ALSO HAVE TO FACE PROBLEMS THAT US FOREIGN AFRICAN AMERICANS HAVE TO DEAL WITH. BLACK IMMIGRANTS ARE THE IMMIGRANT GROUP WITH THE HIGHEST RATES OF THOSE REPORTING DIFFICULTY [01:00:01] FOR PAYING, PAYING FOR THINGS LIKE RENT, FOOD, HEALTHCARE, AND MORE. BLACK IMMIGRANTS ALSO FACE DISPROPORTIONATE LEVELS OF IMMIGRATION BASED DISCRIMINATION BEING THE GROUP MOST LIKELY TO, UH, REPORT BEING TOLD TO QUOTE, GO BACK TO WHERE THEY CAME FROM. ON TOP OF THIS, BLACK IMMIGRANTS HAVE TO HAVE TO FACE MANY PROBLEMS THAT US-BORN AFRICAN AMERICANS FACE, SUCH AS DISPROPORTIONATE DISCRIMINATION DURING POLICE INTERACTIONS AT THE WORKPLACE, AND MORE AS SUCH, BLACK IMMIGRANTS FACE A CONFLUENCE OF PROBLEMS UNIQUE IN THE IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY. DESPITE THIS, BLACK IMMIGRANTS FACE A DISTINCT LACK OF ATTENTION AND SUPPORT AND THE IMMIGRATION CONVERSATION. THERE'S DISTINCT LACK OF, UH, NONPROFITS FOCUSED ON SERVING BLACK IMMIGRANTS. THERE'S A LACK OF SERVICES AVAILABLE IN THEIR PREFERRED LANGUAGES, UH, AND THE, AND A LACK OF COGNIZANCE OF THEIR PROBLEMS IN THE PROCESS OF POLICYMAKING. AMONG OTHER REASONS, THIS IS BECAUSE BLACK IMMIGRANTS ARE NOT THOUGHT OF AS BEING A PARTICULARLY LARGE IMMIGRANT GROUP, AND THUS ARE, UH, CONSIDERED NOT WORTH BEING, DE NOT WORTH DEDICATING THE TIME RESOURCES TO AMELIORATE THEIR PROBLEMS. AND BECAUSE OF A PREVAILING VIEW THAT AS A STUDY BY BMC HEALTH, PUT IT, ALL BLACK POPULATIONS IN THE US ARE THE SAME. SO I IMPLORE THIS BODY ON THE CITY OF AUSTIN TO ONE, IMPROVE OUTREACH TWO AND SUPPORT OF BLACK IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES IN AND AROUND AUSTIN. TWO, SUPPORT BLACK IMMIGRATION ORIENTED NONPROFITS SUCH AS THE US AFRICAN INSTITUTE AND OTHERS MORE EFFECTIVELY. AND THREE, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, TO KEEP BLACK IMMIGRANTS IN MIND WHEN MAKING AND DECIDING UPON THIS CITY'S IMMIGRATION POLICIES. THANK YOU. OKAY, I CALLED EVERYONE THAT SIGNED UP TO SPEAK IN PERSON, SO I'M GONNA CALL THE REMOTE SPEAKER. WE HAVE JOHN GOLDSTONE, MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS JOHN GOLDSTONE, AND WELCOME TO BUZZKILL JOHNNY'S WORLD. IT'S BEEN YEARS SINCE I'VE APPEARED BEFORE YOU. I WAS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH CITY OF AUSTIN ELECTRIC, BUT THAT WAS CURED. SO A COUPLE OF THINGS ABOUT ADDING ADUS AND SUB DIVIDABLE LOTS TO THE CITY'S HOUSING STOCK TO TRY TO MAKE AUSTIN MORE AFFORDABLE. I OWN A PROPERTY IN SOUTHWEST AUSTIN THAT IS ON A LARGE LOT. I WOULD LOVE TO SUBDIVIDE IT. HOWEVER, THERE ARE DEED RESTRICTIONS THERE IN THE SECOND AND THIRD PAGES OF THE PDFI SENT THAT TOTALLY RESTRICTS SUBDIVIDING SECTION 3.01 AND USE SECTION 4.02. THAT LIMITS THE USE TO SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL USE, WHICH WOULD LIMIT ADUS. ONLY OUR GLORIOUS LEADERS IN THE LEGISLATURE CAN CURE THESE ITEMS, ESPECIALLY FOR OLD DORMANT RESTRICTIONS OR HOAS WITH CRAZY HIGH PERCENTAGES REQUIRED FOR AMENDMENTS. PLEASE DIRECT YOUR STATE LOBBYING GROUP TO ASK THE LEDGE TO OVERTURN ANYTHING LIKE THESE AND SIMILAR RESTRICTIONS. INTERESTINGLY, THE RS AND THE LEGISLATURE HAVE BEEN RECEPTIVE TO INCREASED DENSITY, BUT YOU NEED TO PUSH ON THESE OTHER PROBLEM RESTRICTIONS. THAT IS, IF YOU REALLY CARE ABOUT ADDING HOUSING UNITS, CALIFORNIA HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM. I OWN ANOTHER PROPERTY THAT HAS AN ALLEY ACCESS A DU IN THE BACKYARD. IT HAS ENOUGH SQUARE FOOTAGE TO SUBDIVIDE AND HAS NO DEED RESTRICTIONS. WHEN I MET WITH YOUR DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, THEY STATED THAT EVEN THOUGH YOU APPROVED MY A DU WITH ALLEY ACCESS, IN ORDER TO SUBDIVIDE MY ALLEY ACCESS, A DU WOULD ALSO HAVE TO HAVE ACCESS TO THE PUBLIC STREET IN THE FRONT OF THE PROPERTY THROUGH WHAT WOULD BE THE FRONT LOT. IF I SUBDIVIDED WELL, THAT IS NOT SMART PLANNING. VERY, VERY FEW PROPERTIES WILL HAVE A SIDE WIDTH WIDE ENOUGH TO MAKE A DRIVEWAY FOR A BACKYARD HOUSE, WHETHER A DU OR SUBDIVIDED, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THE CITY OF AUSTIN CAN FIX. IF THE CITY APPROVED MY A DU AS A SECOND HOME WITH ALL ACCESS, I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO HAVE ADDITIONAL ACCESS TO THE PUBLIC STREET. BY THE WAY, TWO TO THREE OFF STREET PARKING SPACES FOR THE FRONT HOUSE WOULD BE LOST. I'M AN ATTORNEY AND HAPPY TO HELP WITH DRAFTING LEGISLATION OR BEING A SECOND SET OF EYES. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU, JUNO. GO AHEAD. GOOD MORNING TO THIS, UH, OH. HELLO. GOOD, THANK YOU. EXCELLENT. GOOD MORNING TO EVERYBODY AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR PAYING ATTENTION TO WHAT I HAVE TO SAY. MY NAME IS JUNO BLACK. UH, I'VE BEEN IN AUSTIN FOR 15 YEARS AND I'VE BEEN ACTIVELY BUILDING, UH, ITS ARTS COMMUNITY. UH, I AM EVERYTHING THE LEADERSHIP OF THIS STATE FEARS. I'M AN IMMIGRANT AND A ACTUALIZED US CITIZEN AND A MAB INTERSECTS TRANS BIOLOGICAL WOMAN. WE ALL ARE BIOLOGICAL AS SUCH. I LEAD A-L-G-B-T-Q-I MUSIC AND ARTIST COLLECTIVE SPEARHEADING GALLERY HYPNOTICA, A COMMUNITY ARTS AND MULTIMEDIA INITIATIVE IN DISTRICT ONE IN AUSTIN. I'M STANDING HERE TODAY BECAUSE OF OUR EXPERIENCE WITH THE DEVELOPMENT SERVICE DEPARTMENT. IT EXPOSES A BROKEN SYSTEMS UNDER TITLE 25, AND IT IS ACTIVELY STRUGGLING THE GRASSROOTS MOVEMENT IN AUSTIN. SOMETIMES I FEEL INSIDE A NORMAL NOVEL, [01:05:01] JOKINGLY I SAY THAT I SHOULD, IT SHOULD MORE ACCURATELY BE CALLED THE ANTI-DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT GALLERY. HYPNOTICA HAS BUILT, UH, TO, TO BE, WAS BUILT TO BE A PERMANENT HOME FOR LOCAL ARTS AT REQUEST OF THE CITY AND THE COMMUNITY. UH, WE HAVE IMMERSIVE TECHNOLOGY, CULTURAL PROGRAMMING, AND PUBLIC GATHERING. EVERYTHING THE CITY SEEMS TO CLAIM THEY VALUE. FOR THREE LONG YEARS, WE'VE BEEN TRAPPED IN PERMITTED GRIDLOCK FOR A STRAIGHTFORWARD PROJECT, DEPENDING ON A SPECIAL EVENT, PERMITS TO OPERATE UNTIL A CHANGE IN LEADERSHIP WITHIN THE SPECIAL DEPARTMENT, A SPECIAL EVENT DEPARTMENT CANCEL OR PERMIT THREE YEARS OF MOVING GOALPOSTS AB, ARBITRARY RESUBMITTAL CONTRADICTORY DEPARTMENT HANDOFFS AND ENDLESS DELAYS, OFFICIALS BEING POLITE, BUT DEMONSTRATING THAT THEY NOT REALLY REVIEWED THE MATERIALS THEY REQUESTED. AND FINALLY, SIMPLY KEEPING SILENT ABOUT A CLEAR RESPONSE OF REPEATED APPROACHES TO SOLVE THIS ISSUE. LAST TIME WE MET WITH DIRECTOR KID MARS ABOUT FOUR WEEKS AGO, AND WE HAVEN'T HEARD FROM THEM EVEN THOUGH THEY SAID THAT THEY WILL, UH, BE IN CONTACT ABOUT OR REQUEST. UH, THESE ARE, UH, UH, NOT ONLY FRUSTRATING, BUT THEY'RE FINANCIALLY CRUSHING. EVERY MONTH. COMMUNITY SPACE STAYS SHUTTER HOLDING COST INSURANCE, LEGAL, LEGAL FEES BURNED THROUGH THE VERY FOREIGN THAT WERE MEANT TO SERVE THE PUBLIC. WE DON'T OBJECT TO STANDARDS. WE ACTUALLY HIGHLY VALUE THE STANDARDS AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS, BUT WHAT WE OBJECT IS TO A R THE DISPROPORTIONAL APPLICATION OF THE CODE THAT YOU YOURSELVES HAVE PASSED WHILE THE CD PREACHES EQUITY, DSD FORCES A SMALL COMMUNITY CO PROJECTS TO THE SAME LONG, MASSIVE, CONSOLIDATED SITE PLAN PROCESS USED IN SKYSCRAPERS AND LARGE DEVELOPMENTS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I HAVE ANOTHER SPEAKER ON THE LINE, REESE ARMSTRONG. HELLO, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS REESE ARMSTRONG. I LIVE IN DISTRICT SEVEN. UM, YOU KNOW, WITH ALL THE ACTION WITH ICE AND POLICE, UH, TERRORIZING OUR COMMUNITIES, THIS ISSUE MAY SEEM A BIT, UM, NOT IMPORTANT, BUT I'M GOING TO RAISE THE ISSUE REGARDLESS. UM, GOOGLE FIBER. NOW G FIBER IS BEING PURCHASED BY PRIVATE EQUITY AND FOLDED INTO ASTOUND, FORMERLY GRANDE COMMUNICATIONS. UH, THIS MURDER THREATENS THE ONLY FAST AND RELIABLE INTERNET IN AUSTIN. UM, ACCORDING TO CONSUMER REPORTS, UH, IT GETS A SCORE OF 84. THE NEXT HIGHEST GETS A SCORE OF 32 AND ASTOUND, WHICH IT'S MERGING INTO AS A SCORE OF 27. UH, THE CITY MUST ACT, UH, WHILE GOOGLE FIBER CONSISTENTLY RANKED AS ONE OF THE TOP INTERNET PROVIDERS IN THE COUNTRY, AS SOUND, THE ACQUIRER RANKED AS ONE OF THE WORST, ESPECIALLY ON AREAS LIKE CUSTOMER SERVICE AND VALUE, WHICH WON'T IMPROVE FROM AN ACQUISITION OF INFRASTRUCTURE. WE ALREADY KNOW HOW TO MAKE, MAKE UTILITIES WORK FOR AUSTINITES AUSTIN ENERGY AND AUSTIN WATER PROVIDE THE BLUEPRINTS FOR UTILITIES THAT RAISE THE BAR FOR CUSTOMER SATISFACTION. WE LOVE OUR PUBLIC UTILITIES IN AUSTIN, AND IF WE WANT HIGH QUALITY INTERNET SERVICE TO REMAIN FOR AUSTINITES, WE MUST BLOCK THE SALE. IN MUNICIPALIZED GOOGLE FIBER, THERE IS ONLY ONE PROVEN SOLUTION, A PUBLIC INTERNET PROVIDER, AND WE CAN'T RISK THE DESTRUCTION OF OUR ONLY HIGH QUALITY INTERNET PROVIDER IN AUSTIN. AS A BOOMING TECH HUB AND GROWING CITY MUNICIPAL INTERNET PROVIDERS ALREADY EXIST ACROSS THE COUNTRY. FROM TACOMA TO CHATTANOOGA, MUNICIPAL PROVIDERS CONSISTENTLY RANK AMONG THE HIGHEST CONSUMER SATISFACTION FOR INTERNET PROVIDERS IN THE COUNTRY. THIS IS A PROVEN MODEL. MUNICIPAL INTERNET PROVIDERS, ACCORDING TO OKLA, HAVE HIGHER UPLOAD SPEEDS THAN COMPETITORS BY A WIDE MARGIN AND HAVE COMPARABLE OR BETTER DOWNLOAD SPEEDS WHILE MAINTAINING A HIGHER STANDARD FOR CUSTOMER SERVICE AND SATISFACTION. THIS ALSO ISN'T PREEMPTED BY TEXAS LAW. ACCORDING TO THE RULING ON THE PETITION FROM THE CITY OF MONT BELLEVUE, AND CERTAIN PUBLIC SECURITIES, TEXAS LAW ONLY PROHIBITS PHONE RULE SERVICE CITIES FROM PROVIDING TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES, WHICH AS RULED DOES NOT INCLUDE MUNICIPAL BROADBAND, BUT RATHER ONLY PHONE SERVICE. ADDITIONALLY, A NEW MUNICIPAL FIBER PROJECT IN BROWNSVILLE RECENTLY BROKE GROUND IN 2022. THE CITY ALSO ALREADY HAS A RIGHT TO PURCHASE IN THE FRANCHISE AGREEMENT THAT WAS SIGNED WITH GOOGLE FIBER. UH, BUY OUT GOOGLE FIBER, STOP THE SALE AND DELIVER INTERNET TO AUSTINITES. I URGE YOU COUNSEL TO BUY A GOOGLE FIBER, STOP THE SALE TO PRIVATE EQUITY AND DELIVER REAL HIGH QUALITY MUNICIPAL INTERNET TO AUSTINITES. WE CAN MAKE THIS HAPPEN. THIS IS POSSIBLE. WE JUST NEED THE POLITICAL WILL [01:10:01] FROM YOU. THANK YOU, MAYOR. ALL NOON SPEAKERS HAVE BEEN CALLED. ALRIGHT. I, I WANNA MAKE SURE IF YOUR NAME HAS BEEN CALLED OR IF YOU SIGNED UP TO SPEAK, UH, WE HAVE A NUMBER OF PEOPLE HERE AND I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY'S, UH, HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. SHE'S CALLED ALL THE NAMES. OKAY. UM, MEMBERS, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER ALTER WAS OFF THE DIOCESE WHEN WE TOOK UP THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER, UH, ITEM NUMBER 99 AND THEN THE MOTION TO POSTPONE. UH, HE WOULD LIKE TO BE SHOWN VOTING IN FAVOR OF BOTH OF THOSE ITEMS. I MOVE THE COUNCIL MEMBER, IT WILL NOT CHANGE THE OUTCOME OF THE VOTE. I MOVE THAT COUNCIL MEMBER ALTER BE SHOWN, VOTING IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER ITEM NUMBER 99 AND THE MOTION TO POSTPONE ITEM NUMBER 99 TO NOVEMBER 5TH. IT IS SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS. IS THERE DISCUSSION WITHOUT DISCUSSION? UH, THE MOTION IS ADOPTED WITH COUNCIL MEMBER SIEGEL, UH, TEMPORARILY OFF THE DAIS MEMBERS. UH, THAT CONCLUDES OUR AGENDA UNTIL OUR TWO O'CLOCK TIME CERTAIN AND SO WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE AUSTIN CITY COUNCIL WILL BE IN RECESS UNTIL PROMPTLY AT TWO O'CLOCK. IT IS 12:20 PM WE ARE IN RECESS. THANKS EVERYBODY. HOW Y'ALL [Live Music] DOING? AUSTIN, TEXAS. WOO. SOUTH AUSTIN BARN DANCE HOSTESS, AN AWARD-WINNING SONGWRITER. LEANNE ATHERTON TRAVELS THE WORLD, SHARING HER DEEP TEXAS ROOTS DRENCHED IN SOUTHERN SOUL MUSIC. HER CURRENT RECORDING, GOOD GOD IS CURRENTLY NUMBER ONE ON THE TEXAS ROOTS ALBUM CHARTS. HER LEGENDARY BARN DANCES HAVE HOSTED ARTISTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD, KEEPING THE SPIRIT OF OLD AUSTIN ALIVE AND WELL WITH MUSIC, POTLUCK AND COMMUNITY FOR GENERATIONS. YOU CAN FIND HER PLAYING MUSIC MONTHLY, ANYWHERE IN SOUTH AUSTIN, HOPEFULLY IN DISTRICT THREE, ALSO DISTRICT THREE. BUT WE ALL OVER RECENT NOTEWORTHY AND UPCOMING GIGS. THE TEXAS WOMEN'S SONGWRITERS FESTIVAL, HIPPIE CHURCH, EVERY THIRD SUNDAY AT MOOD AND TOWER SALOON. TERRY HENDRICKS, OYOU, UH, TAMMY FEST IN MARTINDALE, SEPTEMBER 26TH WITH THE JONES FAMILY SINGERS. OCTOBER 3RD, MOTHER LOAD CONCERT AT THE MERIDIAN. AND HOPEFULLY A BARN DANCE ON SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4TH. TOO HOT. LET'S GET TO IT. . THANKS Y'ALL FOR COMING OUT. I MADE LUNCH IN THE HOUSE. IF YOU KNOW WHERE I LIVE, YOU'RE WELCOME TO COME ON OVER TO CELEBRATE AND HAVE A GOOD, GOOD TIME BECAUSE YOU KNOW, HEY, THE RULE FOR TODAY IS SAY YES TO THE DANCE. 'CAUSE I GOT TO MAKE A RULE FOR THE DAY ON MY BACK. Y'ALL HELP ME OUT HORN SECTION. COME ON. I WAS DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF A SITUATION, OUT OF CONTROL. I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS WRONG WITH ME. I WAS CRAWLING OUT. SO VERY SLOW. BUT THEN I LOOKED, I SAW THAT SHINING LIGHT AND I KNEW WAY TO GO. AND THEN I FOUND MYSELF ONLY I LET CONTROL AND NOW IT TRAILER AND I'M SMACK DAB IN A MIRACLE. I'M STANDING IN THE MIDDLE OF YEAH, SMACK THAT IN A MIRACLE AND I'M WRAPPED UP. ARE YOU FEELING GOOD TODAY TOO? I DIDN'T KNOW WHICH WAY TO TURN. 'CAUSE A SCIENCE POINTED EVERY WHICH ONE I HAD TO STEP BACK. I TOOK A BIRD VIEW BECAUSE I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW IT WAS RIGHT FROM WRONG. AND I FOUND MYSELF ONLY A MIRACLE. A MIRACLE [01:15:06] WRAPPED UP. HAPPY BIRTHDAY GREEN. YOU CELEBRATE. YEAH. HOW YOU PLAY A LITTLE SOLO. YEAH, YEAH. ALRIGHT. ALRIGHT. HERE WE GO. COME ON NOW. YEAH. CONTROL. I CAN STAND RIGHT HERE. I'M SMACK DAB IN A MIRACLE. YEAH. SMACK TAB IN A MIRACLE RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW. SMACK D IN A MIRACLE. SMACK SMACK ON MIRACLE. AND IT'S A MIRACLE TO BE HERE RIGHT NOW. LEANNE ATHERTON TODAY. WOW. LET'S DO SOME JOY. Y'ALL. Y'ALL GOT ANOTHER SING ALONG PART. ALL YOU DO IS ANSWER ME. OH, THAT'S FUNKY, KEVIN. THAT MAKES ME FEEL GOOD. DO YOU FEEL GOOD? I FEEL GOOD. YOU KNOW, Y'ALL, IF YOU WANT MORE CHO YOU GOTTA GIVE MORE JOY. AND IF YOU WANT MORE LOVE, YOU GOTTA GIVE MORE LOVE. NOW I KNOW THAT SOMETIMES THE CITY, WE COME AND COMPLAIN ABOUT WHAT IT IS WE DON'T HAVE AND WE FORGET TO TALK ABOUT ALL THE GOOD THINGS. WE DO HAVE, LIKE LIVE MUSIC, LIKE CITY COUNCIL HALL, LIKE FOOD FEED US. LIKE WE GOT, WE GOT FRIENDS AND FAMILY ALL AROUND. OH YEAH. FRIENDS OF DON'T YOU WANT TO COME AND GO WITH ME TO THAT PEACEFUL VALLEY WHERE OUR SPIRITS CAN BE FREE? YEAH. AND WE'LL BE SHINING. OH YEAH. LIKE A SPARKLE ESSENCE DANCING THROUGH THE CLOUDS. OH, WE SHINING GLORY EASILY. YEAH. COME ON Y'ALL DON'T YOU WANT TO COME AND GO? WE BE ONE MORE LOVE. ONE MORE. PEACE. PEACE. GIVE PEACE. ONE MORE. JOY. JOY. ONE MORE DANCE. JUST DANCE. ONE MORE LOVE. ONE MORE. PEACE. PEACE. GIVE PEACE. ONE MORE JOY. GIVE JOY AND DANCE WITH ME. AND YOU'RE WELCOME TO DANCE TODAY. YEAH. WE GOTTA PUSH DANCE FLOOR. HEY, WELCOME MUSIC FIELD, THE MUSIC DANCING THROUGH YOUR SOUL, WOMAN GL LIKE THE SPIRIT CALLING YOU AND ME. BECAUSE YOU KNOW WHAT? SPIRIT IS CALLING. IT'S CALLING. IT'S CALLING OUT TO YOU AND BE YEAH. [01:20:01] TO LIVE OFF EVERY DAY. YOU KNOW WHY? WE CAN FREE MORE. GIVE GIVE IT AWAY. JUST GIVE IT AWAY. YEAH. GIVE IT AWAY. GOTTA GIVE IT AWAY. YOU KNOW WHY? BECAUSE YOU ARE THE SPIRIT REFLECTING THE LIGHTS. ALL THAT YOU SEE, YOU KNOW, IT COMES FROM INSIDE. COMES FROM INSIDE. YOU GOT BELIEVE AND RECEIVE IT. YOU GET WHAT YOU KILL, ACTUALIZE TO REALLY LOVE, WANT MORE. LOVE, LOVE. YOU WANT MORE. YOU YOU WANT MORE JOY. JOY. YOU WANT MORE LOVE, LOVE LOVE. YOU WANT MORE PEACE. LOVE WHAT YOU WANT, WHAT YOU WANT. GIVE IT WHAT YOU WANT. WHAT YOU WANT. GIVE WHAT? OH YEAH. KEVIN LANCE ON THE DRUGS. NACKING N ON THE GUITAR, KEL ON THE BASE. AUSTIN ATHERTON. AND I'M LEANNE ATHERTON. LET'S GO OUT AND CELEBRATE TODAY. THE RULE IS Y'ALL SAY YES TO THE DANCE. THAT MEANS IF SOMEBODY ASKS YOU, JUST SAY YES. IT NOT GONNA HURT YOU. YOU DON'T HAVE TO GET MARRIED. JUST SAY YES. THANKS Y'ALL. ALL RIGHT, LET'S GET, LET'S GIVE THEM ANOTHER ROUND OF APPLAUSE. NOW I HAVE THE DISTINCT PRIVILEGE OF READING THIS 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'RE PLEASED TO SHOWCASE AND SUPPORT OUR LOCAL ARTISTS. NOW, THEREFORE, I COUNCIL MEMBER VELASQUEZ ON BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE DIOCESE AND THE MAYOR KIRK WATSON OF THE CITY OF OF THE LIVE MUSIC, CAPITAL OF THE WORLD, DUPE HEREBY PROCLAIM SEPTEMBER 24TH, 2026 AS LEANNE ATHERTON DAY IN AUSTIN, TEXAS. YOU YOU MIND ASKING? OH YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. SORRY. GO AHEAD. WAIT, I'M SUPPOSED TO SAY SOMETHING . WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT? MUSIC HAS NURTURED MY SOUL SINCE I CAME TO AUSTIN, TEXAS 38 YEARS AGO. AND, UH, AS A SONGWRITER, UH, THE COMMUNITY JUST WELCOMED ME AND TOOK ME IN. I FOUND A BEAUTIFUL HOME TO LIVE IN, IN SOUTH AUSTIN WHERE I'VE STAYED THE WHOLE TIME AND I'M NOT GOING. AND THE COMMUNITY JUST IS SPECIAL HERE. THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE AUSTIN, TEXAS. Y'ALL KNOW THAT, RIGHT? AMEN. THERE'S NOTHING LIKE THIS AND THERE'S NOTHING LIKE THIS MUSIC. AND ALL I CAN SAY IS AGAIN, SAY YES. SAY YES TO THE NEXT RIGHT THING AND LET'S DO THE NEXT RIGHT THING. AND OUR CITY'S GONNA GROW AND PROSPER IN THE FASHION THAT WILL MAKE US ALL THRIVE. AND WE WANT TO THRIVE, NOT JUST SURVIVE. AND THANK YOU FOR GETTING TO, LETTING ME HAVE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE MY MUSIC. LOVE Y'ALL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. [01:25:08] SOUNDED GREAT. I'LL TRY TO KEEP IT. GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYBODY. IT'S TWO O'CLOCK ON SEPTEMBER 24TH, 2026. AND I WILL CALL BACK TO ORDER THE AUSTIN CITY COUNCIL FOR THIS MEETING. UH, WE ARE AT TWO O'CLOCK, WHICH IS OUR TIME, CERTAIN RELATED TO ZONING ITEMS. AND UH, WHAT I'LL DO IS WE HAVE A FULL COUNCIL HERE. SO THE FIRST THING WE DO BEFORE I CALL ON MS. HARDEN, WHOEVER'S GOT YOUR PHONE ON, IF YOU TURN THAT OFF, I'D APPRECIATE IT. PARTICULARLY THAT QUACKING NOISE. . UM, I KIND OF WANT TO ASK WHOSE IT WAS, BUT I I, I'LL, I'LL AVOID THAT. ALRIGHT. UM, BEFORE WE BROKE, [99. Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance granting a site-specific amendment to City Code Chapter 25-8, Subchapter A, Article 13 (Save Our Springs Initiative), as minimally required to address development at the site located at 5811 Southwest Parkway located in the Barton Springs Zone. Funding: This item has no fiscal impact. (Part 2 of 2)] UH, UH, ONE OF THE ITEMS THAT WE HAD TAKEN UP WAS ITEM NUMBER 99. AND WE MOVED TO RECONSIDER ITEM 99. AND THEN WE MOVED TO POSTPONE IT TO NOVEMBER 5TH. COUNCIL MEMBER, COUNCIL MEMBER SIEGEL, UH, HAD TO BE OFF THE DIAS FOR A MINUTE, AND SO HE WASN'T, UH, ABLE TO VOTE ON THAT. HE WOULD LIKE TO BE SHOWN VOTING IN FAVOR OF BOTH THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE BY WHICH ITEM NUMBER 99 WAS ADOPTED AND THE MOTION TO POSTPONE IT UNTIL NOVEMBER 5TH. UH, COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS MOVES THAT HE BE SHOWN VOTING IN FAVOR BY THE WAY. IT WILL NOT CHANGE THE OUTCOME OF THE VOTE. AND HE, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS MOVES AND COUNCIL MEMBER VELASQUE SECONDS. THE MOTION TO HAVE COUNCIL MEMBER SIEGEL SHOWN VOTING IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER AND THE MOTION TO POSTPONE NOVEMBER 5TH WITHOUT OBJECTION. THE MOTION IS ADOPTED. COUNCIL MEMBER VELASQUEZ. MAYOR, WAS I HERE FOR THAT VOTE? YOU WERE JUST WANNA MAKE SURE BEFORE WE OKAY. YEAH, WE HAVE TO DO THAT AGAIN. YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT. NO, YOU WERE HERE. UM, AND YOU WERE VERY THOUGHTFUL ON IT. YOU GAVE A LOT OF TESTIMONY AND WE APPRECIATE IT. UH, THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, THAT WILL TAKE US [2:00 PM - Zoning and Neighborhood Plan Amendments (Public Hearings and Possible Action)] TO OUR ZONING ITEMS. AND MS. HARDIN, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNSEL. I'M JOY HARDIN, INTERIM ASSISTANT DIRECTOR WITH AUSTIN. PLANNING. YOUR ZONING AND NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN AMENDMENT AGENDA BEGINS WITH ITEM 84 C 1 4 8 6 1 28 R CT. THIS ITEM'S OFFERED FOR CONSENT. ITEM 85 IS C 1 4 20 26 0 4 8. THIS ITEMS IS OFFERED FOR CONSENT ON ALL THREE READINGS. ITEM 86 IS NPA 20 23 0 0 1 4 0.04. THIS ITEM WILL BE OFFERED FOR DISCUSSION. THE RELATED REZONING IS ITEM 87 C 4 20 25 0 6 5. AGAIN, THIS ITEM IS OFFERED FOR DISCUSSION AS COUNCIL MEMBER FUENTES HAS A MOTION AND DIRECTION TO PROVIDE. PLEASE NOTE THAT WE DID RECEIVE AN APPLICANT POSTPONEMENT TO YOUR OCTOBER 22ND COUNCIL MEETING. THIS IS THE APPLICANT'S SECOND POSTPONEMENT REQUEST, AND AGAIN, STAFF WILL OFFER THESE ITEMS BOTH 86 AND 87 FOR DISCUSSION. ITEM 88 IS C 1 4 20 26 0 0 4 1. THIS ITEM'S OFFERED FOR CONSENT ON ALL THREE READINGS. ITEM 89 IS C 1 4 20 26 0 0 5 2. THIS ITEM'S OFFERED FOR CONSENT ON ALL THREE READINGS. ITEM 90 IS C 1 4 8 0 1 3 5 RCT. THIS ITEM IS OFFERED FOR CONSENT. ITEM 91 IS C 4 20 26 0 4. THIS ITEM IS OFFERED FOR CONSENT ON ALL THREE READINGS WITH THE FOLLOWING MOTION, WHICH READS, AMEND, WILL AMEND PART TWO OF THE DRAFT ORDINANCE AS FOLLOWS. NUMBER ONE, AMENDS SUBSECTION B TO READ, DRIVE-IN SERVICES AND DRIVE-THROUGH FACILITIES ARE PROHIBITED AS ACCESSORY USES. NUMBER TWO, AMEN. SUBSECTION C, TO REMOVE CONSUMER CONVENIENCE SERVICES, FINANCIAL SERVICES, FOOD SALES, GENERAL RETAIL SALES, CONVENIENCE AND RESTAURANT LIMITED S CONDITIONAL USES. AND AGAIN, WITH THAT, THIS ITEMS OFFERED FOR CONSENT AND ALL THREE READINGS. ITEM 92 IS C 1 4, 20 25 0 0 6 4. THIS ITEM WILL BE OFFERED FOR DISCUSSION. AND AS THE MAYOR OUTLINED EARLIER THIS MORNING, THIS BODY WILL TAKE THIS ITEM UP ALONG WITH ITEM NUMBER 83. ALSO TO NOTE, YOU RECEIVED A WRITTEN REQUEST FOR POSTPONEMENT BY A RESIDENT. PLEASE NOTE THAT STAFF DELAYED THE INITIAL NOTIFICATION OF THIS CASE AT THE REQUEST OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS PROVIDED INFORMATION RELATED TO THIS CASE ON THE COUNCIL MESSAGE BOARD. SO AGAIN, STAFF IS OFFERING THIS CASE FOR DISCUSSION. AND LASTLY, ITEM 93 C 1 4 2 25 0 0 9 4. THIS ITEM IS OFFERED FOR DISCUSSION AS COUNCIL MEMBER SIEGEL HAS DIRECTION TO PROVIDE. THERE IS A VALID [01:30:01] PETITION, BUT ONLY A SIMPLE MAJORITY IS REQUIRED FOR PASSAGE. THIS CONCLUDES THE READING OF THE ZONING AND NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN AMENDMENT PORTION OF YOUR AGENDA. AND AS ALWAYS, THIS IS AT YOUR DISCRETION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MS. HARDEN MEMBERS, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF MS. HARDEN AT THIS POINT IN TIME? OKAY, VERY GOOD. UH, THEN LET ME READ THE PROPOSED CONSENT AGENDA AND THEN I'LL CALL FOR A MOTION. ITEM 84 IS ON CONSENT. IT'S AND WITH RESTRICTIVE COVENANT ITEM 85, ALL THREE READINGS 88 AND 89, ALL THREE READINGS 90 ON CONSENT, 91, ALL THREE READINGS. REMEMBER THE MOTION THAT COUNT THAT MS. HARDIN READ INTO THE RECORD? UH, AND THAT WOULD BE THE CONSENT AGENDA. IS THERE A MOTION MOTION MADE BY THE MAYOR PRO TIMS SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS. WITH THAT, WE WILL GO TO SPEAKERS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA AND I'LL TURN TO THE CITY CLERK. THANK YOU, MAYOR, FOR ITEM 84, I HAVE DREW RAPHAEL, 85, ZIA, JOSEPH AND DREW RAFAEL. OKAY, THANK YOU SIR. FOR ITEM 88, UH, BRAD MASSING AND DREW RAPHA. OKAY, MR. MASSENGILL, PLEASE COME FORWARD. HI, Y'ALL. UH, BRAD MASSENGILL, UH, D THREE. I'M, UH, ON THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FOR THE AUSTIN NEIGHBORHOODS COUNCIL AND THE BOARD OF SOUTH BOSTON CREEK ALLIANCE. BUT I'M HERE SPEAKING FOR MYSELF. UM, WE, WE STOPPED DOING THE DB NINETIES FOR A WHILE. I'M JUST BASICALLY HERE TO LET FOLKS, FOLKS AT HOME KNOW WHERE THESE THINGS POP UP. UM, THIS ONE'S AT 10 76 SPRINGDALE ROAD. AND AGAIN, THIS IS YET ANOTHER DB NINE. IT'S IN THE TAN HILL BRANCH. I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY THERE ARE. 15, 20. EVERY ONE OF THESE WITH 85, UH, 90% IMPERVIOUS COVER. UM, I'M JUST WONDERING WHERE ALL THIS WATER IS GONNA END UP GOING IN, IN EAST AUSTIN. ARE WE MAKING PLANS FOR THAT? IT, IT'S, UH, WE'RE OUTTA CONTROL WITH THE DB NINETIES, SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND THEN I HAVE FOR 89 XENOBI JOSEPH. AND THAT IS ALL CONSENT SPEAKERS. THANK YOU. UM, MEMBERS, AS YOU'VE HEARD THAT CON CONCLUDES THE CONSENT SPEAKERS ON. AND I'LL, UH, NOW ASK, IS THERE ANYONE WISHING TO PULL SOMETHING OFF THE CONSENT AGENDA? UM, ANYONE WISHING TO TALK ABOUT ANY OF THE ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA? YES, MAYOR TIM. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. UH, MAYOR, I JUST WANTED TO, UH, THANK THE APPLICANT, UH, ON THE LEY GROCERY STORE ITEM, WHICH I'M TRYING TO THINK OF WHAT IS THAT ITEM? NO, 91. 91. UH, AND I REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK, UH, THAT, UH, THAT THE, THE NEIGHBORS, UH, CHERYL AND, AND KATHY, I SEE ALL OUT THERE AND I REALLY APPRECIATE, UH, YOUR WORK. UH, I THINK WE'VE COME TO A, A, A, A DECENT PLACE WHERE, WHERE WE CAN MOVE FORWARD AND, AND I'M HAPPY TO, TO SEE THIS PROJECT MOVE FORWARD. I THINK IT'LL BRING BENEFITS TO THE, THE GEORGIAN ACRES COMMUNITY WHILE, UH, CREATING A NICE, UH, PLACE. AND I KNOW THAT'S WHAT, UH, THE IMMEDIATE NEIGHBOR. SO AGAIN, THANK Y'ALL SO MUCH FOR ALL YOUR PATIENCE AND THE TIME AND EFFORT THAT Y'ALL PUT INTO IT. UH, AND THANKS AGAIN TO TIM BRAY FOR KIND OF MANAGING THE WHOLE PROCESS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ANYONE WISHING TO BE SHOWN ABSTAINING FROM A VOTE ON THE CONSENT AGENDAS? IT WAS READ. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER UCHIN, UH, I'D LIKE TO BE SHOWN VOTE VOTING ABSTAINING ON 92, PLEASE. VERY GOOD. ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO BE SHOWN ABSTAINING ON ANY ITEM ANYONE WISHING TO BE SHOWN RECUSING THEMSELVES FROM A VOTE ON ANY OF THE ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA? ANYONE WISHING TO BE SHOWN VOTING NO ON ANY ITEM ON THE CONSENT AGENDA? YES. COUNCIL MEMBER UCHIN, I'D LIKE TO BE SHOWN VOTING NO ON 93 93. WE'VE NOT TAKEN UP YET. WE'RE GONNA TAKE THAT UP BECAUSE OKAY. DIDN'T, DIDN'T CATCH IT. YEAH, COUNCIL MEMBER SIEGEL HAS SOMETHING THAT, UM, HE, HE WANTS TO APPEND TO THAT, SO, UH, WE'LL, WE'LL DO THAT LATER. ALRIGHT. DID COUNCIL MEMBER UCHIN SAY 92 AND 93? I THINK NO, HE SAID HE WANTED TO BE SHOWN ABSTAINING ON. I'LL LET HIM SPEAK FOR HIMSELF. I SCREWED THIS UP, BUT, UM, JUST ON NINE TWO, HE'S ABSTAINING ON 92. THAT'S CIRCLE C AND WE HAVEN'T TAKEN THAT UP. THAT'S THE ONLY, I JUST WANTED. OH, THAT'S RIGHT. I SHOULD HAVE, I SHOULD'VE KNOWN THAT 92 AND 93 ARE BOTH DISCUSSIONS, CORRECT? CORRECT. I APOLOGIZE. OKAY. THAT I SHOULD HAVE CAUGHT THAT. ALRIGHT, [01:35:01] I'M GONNA DO IT AGAIN TO JUST MAKE SURE THERE'S ON THE CONSENT AGENDA ITSELF, I DON'T HAVE ANYBODY ABSTAINING OR RECUSING THEMSELVES OR HAVING A NO VOTE. ALRIGHT, THAT BEING THE CASE, UH, WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE CONSENT AGENDA IS ADOPTED MEMBERS THAT WILL NOW [86. NPA-2023-0014.04 - 4302 Nuckols Crossing - Conduct a public hearing and approve an ordinance amending Ordinance No. 021010-11, the Southeast Combined Neighborhood Plan an element of the Imagine Austin Comprehensive Plan to change the land use designation on the future land use map (FLUM) on property locally known as 4302, 4304 1/2, and 4316 Nuckols Crossing Road (Williamson Creek Watershed) from Single Family to Multifamily Residential land use. Staff Recommendation and Planning Commission Recommendation: To grant Multifamily Residential land use. Owner/Applicant: KB Nuckols, LLC (Katherine Barnidge Walker). Agent: LOC Consultants (Sergio Lozano-Sanchez, P.E.). City Staff: Maureen Meredith, Austin Planning, 512-974-2695. (Part 1 of 3)] TAKE US TO ITEM. THE ORDER I'M GONNA GO IN IS 86, 87 92, AND THEN 93. UM, THE WAY WE WILL DO THIS ALSO IS WE WILL, UM, UH, CAUSE THEIR DISCUSSION ITEMS AND I, EVERYBODY'S PAYING ATTENTION TO THIS, PARTICULARLY THE ITEMS AFTER 86. UH, WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO IS WE'LL HAVE SOMEBODY, THE PERSON SPEAKING IN FAVOR SPEAK FOR FIVE MINUTES. THERE'LL BE A, A PERSON THAT CAN, WILL SPEAK IN OPPOSITION FOR FIVE MINUTES. THEN WE WILL CALL SPEAKERS IN THE ORDER OF THOSE IN FAVOR FIRST, THOSE OPPOSED, AND THEN WE'LL GO TO TWO MINUTE REBUTTAL. UM, SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, DO YOU WANNA MAKE A PRESENTATION CALL, CALL THE ITEM AND MAKE A PRESENTATION ON 8 86, UH, JUST FOR 86 ITSELF. UM, SO ITEM 86 ON YOUR AGENDA IS NPA 20 23 0 0 1 4 0.04, LOCATED AT 43 0 2, 43 0 4 AND A HALF, AND 43 16 KNUCKLES CROSSING ROAD. THE REQUEST IS FROM SINGLE FAMILY TO MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL USE. IT IS, IS, IS RELATED TO ITEM 87, WHICH IS C 1 4 20 25 0 0 6 5. ALSO LOCATED AT 4 3 0 2 4 3 0 4 AND A HALF. 4 3 1 6 KNUCKLES CROSSING ROAD. AND THE REQUEST IS TO REZONE FROM SF TWO CONP TO MF THREE NMP STAFF. AND THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMEND GRANTING MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL LAND USE AND MF THREE C AND P. THE CONDITIONAL OVERLAY WOULD LIMIT THE NUMBER OF UNITS TO 40 ON THE PROPERTY. THE SUBJECT REZONING AREAS UNDEVELOPED AND CONSISTS ROUGHLY OF 6.6 ACRES NEAR THE BAND OF THE ROAD WHERE KNUCKLES CROSSING ROAD BECOMES EAST ST. ELMO ROAD. THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED WITHIN THE FLOODPLAIN, LEAVING APPROXIMATELY 1.7 ACRES LOCATED OUTSIDE THE FLOODPLAIN OF THE CREEK BUFFER AREA. FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT, THE APPLICANT HAS EXPRESSED AN INTENT TO CONSTRUCT A MULTIFAMILY DEVELOPMENT WITH ROUGHLY 40 UNITS ON THE SOUTHEAST PORTION OF THE SITE. ACCESS IS PLANNED ONLY FROM KNUCKLES CROSSING ROAD WITH NO ACCESS PROPOSED FROM EAST EL EAST ST. ELMO ROAD. AGAIN, STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE REQUEST BECAUSE MF THREE CONP ZONING IS CONSISTENT WITH THE SURROUNDING ZONING PATTERN AND THE EXISTING RESIDENTIAL DENSITIES. THANK YOU. AND I'M AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS. COUNCIL MEMBERS, ANY QUESTIONS OF STAFF? THANK YOU MS. HARDEN. ALRIGHT, SOME, SOMEONE TO SPEAK IN FAVOR WILL HAVE UP TO FIVE MINUTES. THEN SOMEONE OPPOSED FIVE MINUTES AND THEN WE'LL GO TO SPEAKERS FOR AND AGAINST AND THEN A REBUTTAL. WAS THAT PROVIDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RULES? WE, WE WOULD EXHIBITS? NO, NOT, NOT UNLESS YOU SAID THEM YESTERDAY. YES, SIR. BUT, BUT YEAH, WE SIR, SIR, SIR, WE HAVE RULES ABOUT THAT SO THAT WE AVOID, WE HAVE CYBERSECURITY RULES WHERE THAT NEEDS TO BE PROVIDED THE DAY BEFORE. OKAY. I, I APOLOGIZE. I I'M SORRY. THIS IS MY FIRST TIME GOING THROUGH. FAIR ENOUGH. ZONING. YOU DON'T NEED TO APOLOGIZE. APOLOGIZE. YOU DON'T NEED TO APOLOGIZE AT ALL. WE'RE JUST TELLING YOU WHAT THE RULES ARE. AND ALSO, I JUST WANNA LET YOU KNOW, I'M, I'M VERY HARD OF HEARING SO I'M NOT ALWAYS ABLE TO HEAR EVERYTHING THAT YOU SAY. SO I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT. I'LL DO MY BEST. YOU DON'T NEED TO APOLOGIZE FOR THAT EITHER. WE'RE, WE'RE HAPPY TO HAVE YOU HERE. SAY IT ONE MORE TIME. YOU DON'T NEED TO APOLOGIZE. WE'RE HAPPY TO HAVE YOU HERE. ALRIGHT. I, I WAS PLANNING ON SHOWING SOME EXHIBITS TO GO ALONG WITH WHAT I'M PRESENTING HERE, BUT I'M NOT ABLE TO DO THAT. SO ANYWAY, I'M JUST GONNA WALK THROUGH IT. SIR, I NEED YOU TO STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. OKAY. MY NAME IS, UH, UH, UH, STUART THOMAS GERSTACKER. AND, UH, I'M HERE REPRESENTING LOC CONSULTANTS CIVIL DIVISION AND OWNER MRS. KATE WALKER IN ZONING CASE C 14 20 25 DASH OH OH SIX FIVE FOR 43 0 2 KNUCKLES CROSSING. UH, GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR WATSON AND DISTINGUISHED COUNCIL MEMBERS. WE ARE GRATEFUL TO CITY STAFF FOR THEIR DILIGENT REVIEW AND RECOMMENDATION AND TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR THE STRONG DECISIVE NINE IN FAVOR, ZERO OPPOSED WITH TWO ABSTAINING VOTE APPROVING THIS ZONING CHANGE. WE UNDERSTAND THAT COUNCIL MEMBER [01:40:01] FUENTES IN RESPONSE TO PURPORTED SAFETY CONCERNS BY THE NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN CONTACT TEAM HAS PROPOSED AN AMENDMENT TO MAKE MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL A CONDITIONAL USE ON THIS PROPERTY. WHILE WE DEEPLY RESPECT THE COUNCIL MEMBER'S DEDICATION TO HER DISTRICT, WE MUST RESPECTFULLY URGE COUNSEL TO REJECT THIS SPECIFIC LANGUAGE REGARDING SAFETY CONCERNS. THE NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN CONTACT TEAM HAS ADMITTED AT OUR JUNE 5TH ZOOM MEETING THAT OUR PROPOSAL IS THE BEST OPTION THEY'VE SEEN AND THAT THEY WOULD LOVE FOR THIS PLAN TO BE IMPLEMENTED BECAUSE IT WOULD MAKE THIS WHOLE AREA A LOT SAFER. AND I'VE GOT THE ZOOM VIDEO HERE. IF YOU DON'T BELIEVE ME, I COULD SHOW IT TO YOU. BUT IN SPITE OF OUR HAVING ADDRESSED THEIR SAFETY CONCERNS TO THEIR OBVIOUS SATISFACTION, THE NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN CONTACT TEAM REMAINS OPPOSED TO THE ZONING CHANGE. THEY TOLD US THAT OUR ZOOM EXCUSE, EXCUSE ME, THEY TOLD US AT OUR JUNE 8TH MEETING THAT THEY DON'T CARE ABOUT SAFETY OR ANY OTHER ISSUES. THEY JUST DON'T WANT THE PROPERTY DEVELOPED AT ALL UNDER ANY ZONING DESIGNATION. SO THEY'VE DISHONOR THEMSELVES AND ACTED IN BAD FAITH AND IN THE COURSE OF THEIR BAD FAITH PERFORMANCE, THEY HAVE CONVINCED THE CITY COUNCIL TO MAKE THIS A DISCUSSION ITEM AND CONVINCED COUNCIL MEMBER FUENTES TO PROPOSE MAKING MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL USE A CONDITIONAL USE, ADDING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT MANDATE STRIPS AWAY OUR BUYRIGHT ENTITLEMENTS AND DENIES EQUAL TREATMENT TO THE PROPERTY OWNER. IT INJECTS SEVERE UNPREDICTABILITY INTO A PROJECT THAT CITY STAFF AND THE PLANNING COMMISSION HAVE ALREADY THOROUGHLY VETTED FOR SAFETY. A CONDITIONAL USE REQUIREMENT WOULD FORCE A REDUNDANT SECOND PUBLIC HEARING PROCESS DOWN THE ROAD. AND THIS WOULD ADD SIX TO 12 MONTHS OF HOLDING COSTS, DRIVE UP ENGINEERING FEES, AND ULTIMATELY MAKE THE HOUSING BUILT ON THIS SITE MORE EXPENSIVE, THEREBY DIMINISHING THE CURRENT VALUE OF THE PROPERTY. THIS COUNCIL HAS CONSISTENTLY AND COURAGEOUSLY VOTED TO STREAMLINE THE HOUSING PROCESS, REMOVE ADMINISTRATIVE BOTTLENECKS, AND BUILD MORE HOMES FOR AUSTINITES, FORCING A STANDARD MEDIUM DENSITY MULTIFAMILY PROJECT TO GO THROUGH A DISCRETIONARY CUP PROCESS THAT NO ONE ELSE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD HAS TO UNDERGO, WOULD ACTIVELY MOVE US BACKWARD FROM THOSE HOUSING GOALS AND WOULD DENY OUR CLIENTS' RIGHT TO EQUAL TREATMENT. WE WANT TO BE COLLABORATIVE PARTNERS WITH DISTRICT TWO. IF THERE ARE SPECIFIC TANGIBLE CONCERNS REGARDING HEIGHT, SETBACKS, OR SITE DESIGN, WE ARE FULLY OPEN TO ADDRESSING THOSE DIRECTLY THROUGH STANDARD SITE PLAN REGULATIONS OR TARGETED CONDITIONAL OVERLAY RESTRICTIONS. TODAY WE'RE, WE'RE EVEN WILLING TO CONSIDER A DEED RESTRICTION IF THERE'S SOMETHING THAT'S MISSING THAT YOU ALL NEED. HOWEVER, WE ASK THAT YOU SUPPORT THE, THE PLANNING COMMISSIONS NINE IN FAVOR, ZERO OPPOSED WITH TWO OUTSTANDING RECOMMENDATION AND APPROVE THIS ZONING WITH MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL REMAINING A PERMITTED BY RIGHT USE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME AND I AM HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU. NOW WE'LL HEAR SOME FROM A REPRESENTATIVE IN OPPOSITION AND YOU'LL HAVE UP TO FIVE MINUTES. IS THAT GONNA BE JASON? ARE YOU JASON LUCIO? I AM, YES. SO IF I USE THIS FIVE MINUTES, DO I STILL GET MY DONATED TIME LATER? NO, UM, YOU HAVE FIVE MINUTES, WHICH IS MORE THAN WHAT'S NORMALLY ALLOWED, WHICH IS TWO MINUTES. BUT THE WAY WE'VE, WE'VE SET UP THESE HEARINGS ON THINGS LIKE THIS IS TO GIVE YOU FIVE MINUTES. SO I DON'T, EVEN THOUGH I HAVE OTHER SPEAKERS THAT HAVE DONATED TIME TO ME ON 86 AND 87, I WILL NOT GET THOSE. YOU, YOU CAN SPEAK ON 87, YOU CAN SPEAK ON 87, BUT IF YOU'RE THE REPRESENTATIVE YOU GET FIVE MINUTES, WHICH IS AGAIN, MORE THAN WHAT IS TYPICALLY ALLOWED. BUT I HAVE DONATED TIME, SO I WOULD HAVE, I I'M TELLING YOU WHAT THE RULES ARE. YOU WANT ME TO BE THE PRIMARY SPEAKER IN THE EVENING OF YOUR SIX MINUTES? YES. SORRY. THANK YOU. THAT'S OKAY. I'M JUST FILLING THE BREACH HERE. Y'ALL, UH, BRAD MASSEN GILLIGAN, UM, YOU, YOU'RE GONNA HEAR A LOT OF GOOD TESTIMONY HERE. I, UH, I, I'VE BEEN, UH, FOLLOWING THIS WITH THE CONTACT TEAM FOR THE BETTER PART OF SIX MONTHS NOW. UH, I I I DON'T REALLY RECOGNIZE THE CHARACTERIZATION THAT THE DEVELOPER HAS GIVEN YOU HERE TODAY. UM, I, I DON'T, I DON'T RECOGNIZE MANY OF THE COMMENTS HE SAID IS COMING FROM ANY OF THE CONSTITUENTS INVOLVED HERE AS FAR AS, UH, DENYING, WANTING, THERE, THERE TO BE SAFETY OR ANY [01:45:01] OF THOSE TYPES OF THINGS. I JUST WANNA SAY THAT RIGHT OFF THE BAT. UM, THIS, THIS PROPERTY IS, IS CRITICAL TO AUSTIN, SOUTH AUSTIN'S, UH, WATERSHED HEALTH. UH, THIS IS CLEARLY A, A AN ATTEMPT TO UP ZONE THIS JUST FOR UPZONING SAKE. THERE'S NOT REALLY A PLAN ON ON THAT. WE'VE SEEN, THERE'S JUST THE ASPIRATION OF A 40 UNIT, UH, BUILDING HERE. THE, THE SITE ITSELF IS ON A, UH, TRIBUTARY OF WILLIAMSON CREEK. IT'S CALLED ST AMMO TRIBUTARY. AND THERE'S LIKE NINE SPRINGS IN THIS WATERSHED THAT ARE WITHIN HALF A MILE OF THIS SITE. UH, THE, THE SITE ITSELF IS, IS THERE'S A 40 FOOT DROP FROM THE, THE PROPOSED BUILDING SITE DOWN TO THE CREEK'S. VERY PRECIPITOUS, UH, SEDIMENTATION BUILDING IN THIS PLACE WOULD BE A SUPER CHALLENGING, UH, UNDERTAKING. NOT TO MENTION THE FACT THAT AUSTIN ITSELF NEEDS TO BE STEPPING UP AND BUYING THIS TYPE OF PROPERTY, UH, ALL OVER. THERE'S, THERE'S SMALL PIECES OF, UH, THE WATERSHED ALL UP AND DOWN WILLIAMSON CREEK, SLAUGHTER CREEK, ONION CREEK, THAT WE NEED TO BE ADDING TO OUR BUFFER OR WE'RE GONNA START RUNNING INTO A LOT OF PROBLEMS. SEDIMENTATION IS A HUGE PROBLEM RIGHT NOW. BUILDING IN THIS SITE WOULD BE ASKING FOR ONION CREEK TO HAVE MORE PROBLEMS RIGHT THERE AT, AT MCKINNEY FALLS. UH, AS FAR AS, UH, THE SAFETY CONCERNS, THE NA THE NEIGHBORS HAVE LEGITIMATE CONCERNS. THERE WAS A, A APARTMENT BUILDING TO THE SOUTH OF THERE THAT WAS BUILT. IT TOOK FIVE YEARS TO GET THROUGH ALL THE SAFETY CONCERNS INVOLVED WITH THAT. AND THERE WAS MARGINAL, UH, ON THE AREA ADJACENT TO THIS PROPERTY. UH, IT'S A BLIND CURVE. IT'S 40 FEET IN THE AIR. THERE'S NO CURVE, UH, NO, UH, RIGHT OF WAY ON EITHER SIDE OF IT. SO THERE'S BUS STOPS THERE. IT'S, IT'S VERY DANGEROUS, UH, AS IT IS. AND PUTTING A DRIVEWAY RIGHT AT THE END OF A BLIND CURVE IS ASKING FOR PROBLEMS. 40, 40, UH, UNITS. SO THIS, THE, THE, UH, THE NEIGHBORHOOD HAS BEEN IN DEALING IN GOOD FAITH, I FEEL LIKE. AND, AND WE NEED TO, UH, TO POSTPONE THIS AND GIVE WATERSHED TIME TO MAKE A OFFER ON THIS PROPERTY. 'CAUSE I, I DO BELIEVE THAT WE CAN ACQUIRE THIS AND SATISFY THE, THE OWNER'S DESIRE TO NOT BE PAYING PROPERTY TAX ON AN INHERITANCE, WHICH IS WHAT IT FEELS LIKE TO ME. UH, I, I, UH, HOPE Y'ALL WILL LISTEN TO THE NEIGHBORS. THEY'RE, THEY'RE VERY PASSIONATE AND THERE'S AT LEAST FOUR NEIGHBORHOODS ASSOCIATIONS INVOLVED IN THIS. SO IT'S NOT A COUPLE OF VOICES HOWLING IN THE WILDERNESS. SO, UH, THANKS FOR Y'ALL'S TIME. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. NOW WE WILL GO TO SPEAKERS, UH, THAT ARE IN FAVOR. EACH SPEAKER WILL HAVE TWO MINUTES. IS I A HERE? WHAT ABOUT JOSHUA JOSE? NO, THIS IS NOT REBUTTAL. THIS IS NOT REBUTTAL. THIS IS NOT REBUTTAL. IT'S PEOPLE THAT ARE IN FAVOR OF, OF THIS ITEM THAT WISH TO BE HEARD. WE MADE OUR CASE ALREADY, I MEAN, OKAY, FAIR ENOUGH. THEN THAT'S ALL I NEED TO HEAR. PLEASE GO AHEAD WITH THE OTHER NAMES. WHAT? JOSHUA JOSE? HE WAS THE LAST ONE FOR IN FAVOR. OKAY. SHOULD I GO TO AGAINST, YEAH, THOSE AGAINST NOW. JASON LUCIO. AND IS LAUREL ELL HERE? YES. AND MONICA GUZMAN. OKAY THEN. YES, SHE'S HERE. JASON WALL SIX MINUTES. YES. AND WE UNDERSTAND. SO HE'LL LAST SIX MINUTES. AND THEN ANNA MAGALI SLI, IF YOUR NAME'S BEEN CALLED, PLEASE COME FORWARD. PLEASE BEGIN. GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. MY NAME IS JASON LUCIO. I'M A MEMBER OF THE SOUTHEAST COMBINED NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN CONTACT TEAM AND A RESIDENT OF DISTRICT TWO. UH, CAN WE ADVANCE TO THE NEXT SLIDE AND PLAY THE CLIP PLEASE? AND YOU KNOW, THE THING THAT I FIND REALLY INTERESTING ABOUT THIS IS THAT, UH, YOU KNOW, THE NEXT DOOR NEIGHBORS OVER AT UH, ECHO CITY HEIGHTS HAVE COME IN CHIMED IN, UH, INDICATING THAT THEY'RE OPPOSED TO THE PROJECT AND THEY'RE BRINGING UP THE EXACT SAME ISSUES THAT THE NEIGHBORHOOD TEAM WAS BRINGING UP WITH US DURING OUR NEGOTIATIONS. AND I GET [01:50:01] THIS REALLY FUNNY FEELING LIKE ECHOS IS OFFERING THE NEIGHBORHOOD TEAM MONEY TO OPPOSE THIS, THIS ZONING CHANGE, WHICH I BELIEVE IS ILLEGAL BECAUSE THEY HAVEN'T DISCLOSED THAT THEY'RE ACTING AS AN AGENT OF ECHOS. THEY'VE DISCLOSED THAT THEY'RE ACTING AS A, AS AN AGENT FOR THE NEIGHBORS. UM, I REALLY CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHY ANYBODY WOULD OPPOSE THIS PROJECT UNLESS THEY WERE DOING IT FOR MONETARY REASONS. AND THE IDEA THAT WE'RE NOT ADDRESSING SAFETY ISSUES IS ABSURD THAT THOSE, I I REALLY CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHY THESE PEOPLE WOULD COME IN AND PRETEND LIKE SAFETY IS AN ACTUAL ISSUE AND IN THE REALITY, MONEY IS AN ISSUE. ECHOS DOESN'T WANT US TO DEVELOP THIS PROPERTY 'CAUSE THEY DON'T WANT THE COMPETITION. AND I HAVE REASON TO BELIEVE AND DO BELIEVE THAT THEY'VE OFFERED COMPENSATION TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION IN ORDER TO, IN ORDER TO HELP THEM BLOCK THIS PROJECT. AND SO, YOU KNOW, WE'VE CONFORMED WITH ALL THE CITY CODES AND ALL THE CITY POLICIES. WHAT YOU JUST HEARD WAS AN ACCUSATION MADE BY STUART GERSTACKER AT PLANNING COMMISSION THAT NEIGHBORS OPPOSING. AND YOU KNOW, THE THING THAT I'VE, THAT NEIGHBORS OPPOSING THIS REZONING HAD TAKEN BRIBES. I WAS ONE OF THE NEIGHBORS. HE WAS TALKING ABOUT THAT ACCUSATION IS FALSE. AND BECAUSE IT WAS MADE AFTER RESIDENTS HAD ALREADY SPOKEN, WE HAD NO OPPORTUNITY TO RESPOND BEFORE THE COMMISSION VOTED. I WANNA CORRECT THAT RECORD AND THEN I WANT TO FOCUS ON THE ACTUAL ISSUES BEFORE YOU. WE WERE NOT OFFERED A BRIBE. WE DID NOT TAKE A BRIBE, BUT I RAISE IT BECAUSE MR. GERSTACKER ALSO SUGGESTED THAT OPPONENTS DO NOT CARE ABOUT SAFETY AND THAT ECHOES IS OPPOSING THIS CASE SIMPLY TO STIFLE COMPETITION. I DISAGREE. ECHOS IS NOW A NEIGHBOR AND THE SAFETY CONCERNS, ITS REPRESENTATIVE RAISED OVERLAP WITH CONCERNS RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORS HAVE RAISED FOR YEARS. THE OPPOSITION HERE IS NOT LIMITED TO ONE COMPANY. RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORS AND A BUSINESS NEIGHBOR ARE POINTING TO THE SAME PHYSICAL CONDITIONS ON THE SAME ROAD. MY CONCERN IS MUCH MORE SPECIFIC. WHETHER THIS PARTICULAR SITE AT THIS PARTICULAR CURVE CAN SAFELY ABSORB THE ADDITIONAL TRAFFIC ACTIVITY THAT COMES WITH THE CHANGE. THIS IS NOT A HYPOTHETICAL CONCERN IN THIS VERY SHORT CURVE ZONE. THE CRASH HISTORY IDENTIFIES EIGHT REPORTED RUNOFF ROAD HEAD-ON OR OPPOSITE DIRECTION CRASHES SINCE 2010. TWO HEAD-ON CRASHES AT THE APEX INJURED 10 PEOPLE, AND THE GEOMETRY HELPS EXPLAIN WHY. THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT ON THIS STRETCH IS 30 MILES PER HOUR AT 30 MILES PER HOUR. THE CITY'S TRANSPORTATION CRITERIA MANUAL CALLS FOR A MINIMUM HORIZONTAL CURVE RADIUS OF 525 FEET. THE MEASURED INSIDE RADIUS OF THIS CURVE IS 382 FEET, 143 FEET TIGHTER THAN THE CITY'S OWN 30 MILE PER HOUR DESIGN STANDARD. AND WHERE WOULD THIS DEVELOPMENT PUT ITS ACCESS POINT? RIGHT WHERE THAT RED MARKER IS. SO WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT SOME GENERALIZED CONCERN ABOUT TRAFFIC. SOMEWHERE ALONG KNUCKLES CROSSING, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT INTRODUCING NEW TURNING MOVEMENTS AT THE PRECISE LOCATION WHERE THE ROADWAY GEOMETRY IS ALREADY BELOW THE CITY'S 30 MILE PER HOUR DESIGN STANDARD. THE CURRENT CITY STAFF REPORT ADDS MORE CONTEXT. IT DESCRIBES KNUCKLES CROSSING HERE AS A LEVEL TWO COLLECTOR STREET WITH ONLY 27 FEET OF EXISTING PAVEMENT AND NO SIDEWALKS. AND THE CITY'S OWN SUBSTANDARD STREETS PROGRAM INCLUDES KNUCKLES CROSSING THE CITY DEFINES A SUBSTANDARD STREET AS A PUBLICLY OWNED ROADWAY THAT DOES NOT MEET CURRENT CITY STANDARDS FOR SAFETY, MOBILITY AND DRAINAGE. LET ME REITERATE THAT THE ROADWAY ALREADY DOES NOT MEET THE CITY'S STANDARDS FOR SAFETY. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. THERE IS ALSO A ROADSIDE MEMORIAL AT 43 0 2 KNUCKLES CROSSING. NOW THAT FATALITY IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE OFFICIAL CURVE CRASH COUNT BECAUSE IT INVOLVED A MEDICAL EMERGENCY. BUT THE MEMORIAL IS STILL A REMINDER THAT THIS ROADWAY IS NOT JUST LINES ON A ZONING MAP. IT IS A REAL PLACE USED BY EVERY DAY REAL PEOPLE. AND THE CONSEQUENCES HERE CAN BE VERY REAL. NEXT SLIDE. THE CITY HAS KNOWN ABOUT THE TRAFFIC LIMITATIONS ON THIS CORRIDOR FOR YEARS. IN A 2018 NEIGHBORHOOD TRAFFIC ANALYSIS FOR A PRIOR MF THREE REZONING REQUEST, TRANSPORTATION EXPLICITLY REMINDED COUNSEL THAT IT MAY DENY AN APPLICATION WHEN PROJECT TRAFFIC COMBINED WITH EXISTING TRAFFIC EXCEEDS THE DESIRABLE OPERATING LEVEL ON A RESIDENTIAL COLLECTOR STREET. THAT ANALYSIS DOCUMENTED THE TRAFFIC ALREADY USING KNUCKLES CROSSING BEFORE THAT PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT WAS ADDED. TWO YEARS LATER IN 2020, WE CAME BEFORE THIS COUNCIL REGARDING THE PROPERTY IMMEDIATELY NEXT DOOR AT 4,500 KNUCKLES CROSSING AND RAISE THESE SAME BASIC SAFETY CONCERNS. A NARROW TWO-LANE ROAD, LIMITED SITE DISTANCE, NO SHOULDER, NO SIDEWALK. AND THIS CURVE, THE CITY'S 2020 TRAFFIC ANALYSIS DESCRIBED KNUCKLES CROSSING AS OPERATING AT AN UNDESIRABLE TRAFFIC LEVEL AND CONTINUING TO DO SO WITH THE ADDITION OF THAT SITE TRAFFIC. THAT REZONING WAS ULTIMATELY APPROVED ANYWAY AND WAS DEVELOPED AS ECHO CITY HEIGHTS, WHICH YOU CAN SEE ON THE MAP HERE. THE [01:55:01] VERY SAME WEEK THAT COUNCIL VOTED TO APPROVE THAT REZONING IN 2020, THERE WAS ANOTHER SINGLE VEHICLE CRASH AT THAT CURVE. AND SIX YEARS LATER, HERE WE ARE AGAIN AT THE SAME CURVE DISCUSSING THE SAME ROADWAY CONDITIONS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. PLEASE BEGIN. JUST STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. ME? YES. OKAY. YOU'LL NEED TO MOVE THAT MICROPHONE CLOSER TO YOUR MOUTH THOUGH. DO WHAT? PLEASE MOVE THE MICROPHONE CLOSER TO YOUR MOUTH. OKAY, GOOD. HOW'S THAT? THAT'S BETTER. THANK YOU. OKAY. MY NAME'S ANNA SEARLS, UM, ALSO KNOWN AS MANGALA. AND I OWN APPROXIMATELY FOUR ACRES OF UNDEVELOPED PROPERTY AT 46 11 EAST ST. ELMO ROAD, JUST WEST OF THE PROPERTY BEING CONSIDERED TODAY. I WANT TO TELL YOU THAT LIKE CATHERINE BARAGE, I INHERITED THIS PROPERTY FROM MY LATE HUSBAND. I'M BASICALLY NOT SO CONCERNED WITH ALL THE DETAILS OF MONEY AND DESIGN AND THIS AND THAT. I AM MAINLY INTERESTED IN WHAT'S GONNA BRING WELLNESS AND HAPPINESS TO THE COMMUNITY OF PEOPLE WHO LIVE ON THIS PART OF TOWN. I HEAR A LOT OF OTHER KINDS OF CONVERSATIONS GOING ON AND YEAH, THERE'S MONEY BEHIND IT, OF COURSE I UNDERSTAND THAT. AND AS A PROPERTY OWNER ALONG THIS CORRIDOR, I UNDERSTAND THAT AUSTIN IS GROWING AND THAT PROPERTY OWNERS HAVE THE RIGHT TO PURSUE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEIR LAND. MY CONCERN IS NOT SIMPLY ABOUT ADDING HOUSING. IT IS ABOUT WHETHER THIS PARTICULAR LOCATION AND THE INFRASTRUCTURE SURROUNDING IT CAN SAFELY SUPPORT INCREASED DENSITY. PLEASE DON'T APPROVE INCREASED DENSITY FIRST AND HOPE THE INFRASTRUCTURE PROBLEMS GET SOLVED LATER. THERE'S TRAFFIC SAFETY, THAT'S ONE THING. THERE'S DRAINAGE AND FLOODING, WHICH IS HUGE IN THAT AREA AND IT WILL BE TALKED ABOUT LATER ON WITH, UM, AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS. AND THERE'S A LOT OF MULTIFAMILY ZONING AND DEVELOPMENT. NOW, I ASK YOU ALL TO SEARCH YOURSELVES. 'CAUSE LIKE YOU I ACTUALLY LIVE ON THE WEST SIDE. I DUNNO WHERE YOU LIVE, FORGIVE ME. BUT I LIVE IN BARTON HILLS AND I INHERITED THIS PROPERTY AND THERE WE GO. THANK YOU MA'AM. ALL RIGHT. THAT'S IT. BARBARA MACARTHUR AND MICHAEL CHATTA. I DONATED MY TIME. SHE'S INDICATING SHE DONATED HER TIME. WE DO NOT HAVE THAT. WE DON'T HAVE A RECORD OF THAT. MS. MACARTHUR, DID YOU WANNA DONATE TO MICHAEL? I DONATE TO JASON. THERE'S A MAX OF TWO AND HE HAD TWO DONATED. SO IF YOU'D LIKE TO SPEAK MS. MACARTHUR, YOU CAN, OTHERWISE WE CAN WAIVE IT. THIS IS THE LAST SPEAKER. WOULD YOU LIKE FOUR MINUTES ? UH, ME? YEAH, I, I MEAN, I COULD, I COULD TALK. I HAVE A QUITE A FEW, UH, VISUALS TO PRESENT HERE. UM, AND THEY MIGHT BE HARD TO SEE WITH THE PDF GOING VERTICAL, BUT ULTIMATELY THIS IS AVAILABLE ON THE CITY OF AUSTIN WEBSITE FOR ANYBODY THAT WANTS TO OBSERVE IT. UM, AGAIN, MY NAME IS MICHAEL CHATTA. I'VE BEEN A RESIDENT OF AUSTIN FOR 25 YEARS. UH, THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME PRESENT HERE. AND, UH, WHAT WE CAN SEE HERE IS THIS IS A MAJOR MAP OF THE AREA. UH, WHAT THIS IS CALLED IS THE ST. ELMO HEADWATERS BENCH. PERCHED AQUIFER. IT ACTUALLY HAS RELATION WITH ALL OF THESE CREEKS, PL CREEK, GOLDEN CREEK, CARSON CREEK, COUNTRY CLUB CREEK, WILLIAMSON CREEK, AND THE MCKINNEY BRANCH OF WILLIAMSON CREEK. THAT'S THE SPECIFIC PART WHERE THIS ACTUALLY WE'RE GONNA FOCUS IN ON. BUT ESSENTIALLY WHAT I'M AT IS THIS WHOLE AREA IS A PRECIOUS RESOURCE FOR AUSTIN AND WE NEED TO PRESERVE IT FOR THE FUTURE GROWTH. UM, PREVENT DEVELOPMENT AND SEE WHERE WE'RE AT WITH THE FLOODING AND THE DRAINAGE. UM, IT'D BE NICE IF WE CAN INTEGRATE THE GREEN BELTS FOR ALL THE ANIMALS AND ULTIMATELY THERE'S A LACK OF HIKE AND BIKE TRAILS. SO IF WE COULD GO TO THE NEXT PAGE PLEASE. UH, THIS IS THE AREA IN FOCUS. THE PURPLE IS THE AREA. I'M GONNA FOCUS ON A MORE DETAIL. UH, NEXT PAGE PLEASE. UH, AS YOU CAN SEE, THIS IS THE FLOOD ZONE BELOW THAT IS DESCRIBES A PURSE AQUIFER. UH, IT'S THE INFORMATION THERE. NEXT PAGE PLEASE. OKAY, SO, UH, THIS IS THE 0.6 MILE SCALE OF THE AREA. UH, WE CAN SEE THAT THERE ARE SOME TRAILS OVER THERE IN MCKINNEY FALLS, BUT IF WE GO TO THE NEXT PAGE, WE ZOOM IN, THERE'S A WHOLE GREEN BELT AREA THAT'S REALLY NOT BEING PAID ATTENTION TO. SO WITH THAT, UH, NEXT PAGE [02:00:01] PLEASE. THIS IS THE AREA OF FOCUS. UH, NEXT PAGE PLEASE. THIS IS THE PERCH. THIS DESCRIBES WHAT A PERCH IS AND IT DESCRIBES HOW MANY SPRINGS ARE IN THE AREA. UH, NEXT PAGE PLEASE. THESE ARE MORE OF THE SPRINGS, THE LITTLE YELLOW DOTS. MANY OF THEM HAD BEEN, UH, FOUND, SOME OF THEM ARE NOT, UH, NAMED YET. UH, THERE ARE MORE SPRINGS TO BE FOUND THOUGH. UH, NEXT PAGE PLEASE. UH, THIS IS FROM THE HORIZON, ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICE REPORT FROM ECOS FROM A FEW YEARS BACK. UH, THESE ARE SOME PICTURES OF THE CREEK THERE. UH, NEXT PAGE PLEASE. UH, THIS TALKS ABOUT THE, UH, TOP, UH, THE SOIL COMPOSITION. I BELIEVE THE TREES. YES. UH, NEXT PAGE PLEASE. UH, HERE WE ZOOM IN ON THE, UH, SITE SPECIFIC GEOLOGICAL MAP. AND AS YOU CAN SEE, IT'S A VERY SENSITIVE AREA. UH, NEXT PAGE PLEASE. THIS PHOTO IS AN OLD PHOTO FROM 1995. IT'S DEFINITELY PRE ECHOS. UH, YOU KNOW, YOU COULD SEE NOT MUCH DEVELOPMENT THERE, BUT, UM, WE'LL SEE AT THE VERY END. HOW MUCH DEVELOPMENT IS THERE SINCE THEN? UH, NEXT PAGE PLEASE. SO WHAT WE HAVE HERE IS, IT'S TELLING US ABOUT THE SLOPES AND THE EROSION IN THE BLUE RECOGNIZES EIGHT TO 20% SLOPES AND SEVERELY ERODED. AND THIS IS THE AREA WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. UH, NEXT PAGE PLEASE. THAT'S ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF THE FLOOD PLAIN CENTRAL, UH, QUALITY WATER ZONE. AND THEN, UM, ACTUALLY THE NEXT PAGE WOULD BE THE FLOOD PLAIN ITSELF AGAIN, AND IT, YOU KNOW, IT GOES TO THE AREA. AND THEN FINALLY, UH, THE LAST PAGE HERE. THERE SHOULD BE A LAST PAGE, RIGHT? YES. THE LAST PAGE SHOWS THE AREA RECENTLY WITH RECENT DEVELOPMENT. UM, IF IT'D BE NICE IF I COULD ZOOM IN ON THESE THINGS, BUT PROBABLY NOT. BUT ESSENTIALLY WHAT YOU SEE IS ECHOES RIGHT THERE ON THE CORNER. AND THEN WHAT'S LEFT IS THE LAND THAT'S NOW AVAILABLE AND THE PROPERTY UNDER CONSIDERATION IS JUST NORTH OF THE ECHOES ON THE STREET THERE. AND THERE'S NOT MUCH GREEN LEFT. UH, WE REALLY SHOULD BE LOOKING AT IT FROM WATERSHED PROTECTION PERSPECTIVE AND SEEING WHAT IS REALLY NEEDED TO PROTECT THIS AREA BECAUSE IT'S, IT'S FRAGILE AND ONCE WE DEVELOP IT, WE'VE LOST IT. SO, THANK YOU. THANK YOU MAYOR. THAT'S ALL SPEAKERS FOR THIS ITEM. ALRIGHT THEN WE'RE, UH, WE'LL HAVE SOMEBODY SPEAK IN REBUTTAL. SO, UM, MR. ACKER, IF YOU WANTED TO PROVIDE YOUR REBUTTAL TWO MINUTES. YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES. OKAY. OKAY. UM, IN REBUTTAL OF, UH, WHAT THESE FOLKS ARE SAYING, UM, THEY'RE BRINGING UP ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES. THERE'S A, A CREEK AND A, UH, SLOPES ON THE BACK OF THE PROPERTY THAT CAN NEVER BE DEVELOPED. I MEAN, AUSTIN HAS SOME OF THE TIGHTEST ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS ON THE PLANET. AND TO SUGGEST THAT THIS DEVELOPMENT IS GONNA SOMEHOW HAVE AN ADVERSE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT IS, IT'S RIDICULOUS. UM, AS FAR AS SAFETY GOES, I MEAN, I WISH I, I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THESE GUYS ARE ABLE TO, TO PUT VIDEOS UP. AND I HAVE A VIDEO I WANNA SHOW YOU OF THEM SAYING THAT THIS, THIS PLAN THAT WE HAVE WOULD MAKE THIS WHOLE AREA A LOT SAFER. UM, THEY'VE ADMITTED THAT THEY LIKE THE PLAN AND THEY HAVE NOT NEGOTIATED WITH US IN GOOD FAITH. AND THEY'VE TOLD US THAT THEY DON'T REALLY CARE ABOUT ANY OF THAT STUFF. THEY JUST DON'T WANT THE PROPERTY DEVELOPED AT ALL. AND THEY'RE COMING IN HERE TELLING YOU, OH, THE ENVIRONMENT SAFETY, OH, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH. THE REALITY IS, IF THIS ZONING CHANGE DOESN'T HAPPEN, THIS PROPERTY ISN'T GOING TO GET DEVELOPED ANY, ANYTIME IN THE NEAR FUTURE. AND THERE'S NOT GONNA BE A SIDEWALK AND IT'S THE SIDEWALK THAT THE ACTUAL NEIGHBORS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD WANT MORE THAN ANYTHING. SO, UM, I MEAN, I WISH I, I WISH I COULD SHOW YOU THESE VIDEOS WHERE THEY'VE ALREADY ADMITTED THIS. UM, BUT I CAN'T, 'CAUSE I, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PROPER PROCEDURE IS AND I, I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT. SO, UH, ALL I CAN SAY IS THAT, YOU KNOW, IF YOU TRUST YOUR OWN, YOUR OWN CITY STAFF AND YOU TRUST YOUR PLANNING DEPARTMENT, THEN YOU SHOULD JUST APPROVE THIS BECAUSE THEY'VE ALREADY FULLY VETTED THIS ENTIRE PROJECT. AND JUST BECAUSE A FEW PEOPLE FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION COME UP SAY THAT THEY, THEY REPRESENT THE NEIGHBORS WHEN THE NEIGHBORS WANT A SIDEWALK AND WE'RE OFFERING A PROJECT THAT WILL GIVE THEM A SIDEWALK. SO ALL I SEE FROM THESE PEOPLE IS BAD FAITH AND CYNICISM THEY'VE TOLD US TO OUR FACE. THEY DON'T WANT THE PROJECT DEVELOPED AT ALL. AND I HOPE YOU CAN SEE THROUGH THEIR CHARADE THE SAME WAY THAT THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT SAW THROUGH IT. AND JUST GO AHEAD AND GRANT US THE ZONING CHANGE. THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME MEMBERS. THAT CONCLUDES THE [02:05:01] PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM NUMBER 86. SO WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM NUMBER 86. WHAT I SUGGEST WE DO [87. C14-2025-0065 - 4302 Nuckols Crossing - Conduct a public hearing and approve an ordinance amending City Code Title 25 by rezoning property locally known as 4302, 4304 1/2, and 4316 Nuckols Crossing Road (Williamson Creek Watershed). Applicant Request: To rezone from single-family residence standard lot-conditional overlay-neighborhood plan (SF-2-CO-NP) combining district zoning to multifamily residence medium density-neighborhood plan (MF-3-NP) combining district zoning. Staff Recommendation and Planning Commission Recommendation: To grant multifamily residence medium density-conditional overlay-neighborhood plan (MF-3-CO-NP) combining district zoning. Owner/Applicant: KB Nuckols, LLC (Katherine Barnidge Walker). Agent: LOC Consultants Civil Division (Sergio Lozano Sanchez, P.E.). City Staff: Nancy Estrada, Austin Planning, 512-974-7617. (Part 1 of 2)] IS BEFORE WE TAKE A VOTE ON 86, WE GO AHEAD TO THE RELATED ITEM NUMBER 87. UM, AND WE TAKE UP THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM NUMBER 87, AND THEN WE'LL COME BACK AND VOTE ON 86 AND 87. SO WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM NUMBER 87. WE'RE GONNA CONDUCT THAT HEARING IN THE SAME WAY. NOW, SOME OF YOU MAY SAY, I THINK WE JUST DID THAT. AND, BUT UNDER THE WAY WE HAVE TO DO THESE THINGS AS YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK A SECOND TIME, EVEN THOUGH IT'S ESSENTIALLY THE SAME ITEM IN A LOT OF WAYS. SO AGAIN, WE'RE GONNA HAVE, SOMEBODY CAN MAKE A PRESENTATION IN SUPPORT OF ITEM NUMBER 87 FOR FIVE MINUTES. SOMEBODY IN OPPOSITION FOR FIVE MINUTES, AND THEN WE'LL GO TO THOSE IN FAVOR, THOSE OPPOSED. AND THEN REBUTTAL, WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND THEN WE'LL VOTE ON 86 AND 87. SO WHOEVER WANTS TO SPEAK IN FAVOR FOR FIVE MINUTES WITH REGARD TO ITEM NUMBER 87, PLEASE COME FORWARD. AND IF IT'S THE SAME PRESENTATION, YOU CAN SAY IT'S THE SAME PRESENTATION. WE'LL BELIEVE YOU AGAIN. STATE SIR AGAIN, STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. UH, UH, MY NAME IS STUART THOMAS GERSTACKER. AND, UH, I AM, UH, I WORK FOR LOC CONSULTANTS CIVIL DIVISION AND WE ARE REPRESENTING THE OWNER OF, UH, 43 0 2 KNUCKLES CROSSING IN ZONING CASE C 14 20 25 0 0 6 5. UM, AND I REALIZE I DON'T HAVE THE, I DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO THE VIDEO, BUT, UH, I MEAN BASICALLY THE DEAL IS WE'VE GOT THIS, WE'VE GOT THIS CURVE AROUND KNUCKLES CROSSING. THE OWNER IS OFFERING A 20 FOOT RIGHT OF WAY DEDICATION AND ROADWAY EXPANSION. 'CAUSE RIGHT NOW IT'S JUST TWO LANES. AND SO RIGHT NOW THIS IS A DANGEROUS ROAD. IF WE PUT THIS PROJECT IN WITHOUT CHANGING THE ROAD, THAT WOULD BE, THAT WOULD BE UNSAFE. I AGREE. EVERYBODY AGREES. BUT CITY STAFF HAS MADE IT CLEAR THAT WE CAN'T PUT THIS PROJECT IN WITHOUT WIDENING THE ROAD. AND THAT THIS IS A SITE PLAN ISSUE THAT WILL GET WORKED OUT AT THE SITE PLAN PHASE. UH, IF WE GO ALONG WITH OUR RECOMMENDATIONS, THE CITY WILL GO AHEAD AND CHANGE THE 35 MILE AN HOUR SIGN OVER HERE TO 25 MILES AN HOUR. BECAUSE THIS CURVE, ACCORDING TO THE TRANSPORTATION CRITERIA, MANUAL SHOULD BE SET AT 25 MILES AN HOUR. ALSO, WE'RE PROPOSING A RIGHT TURN DECELERATION LANE. THAT'S MORE THAN LONG ENOUGH TO MEET SITE DISTANCES AND ALSO A LEFT TURN LANE SO THAT PEOPLE COMING IN AND OUT OF THIS DEVELOPMENT WON'T BE CONFLICTING WITH THE THROUGH TRAFFIC. UM, SO, YOU KNOW, WE'VE GONE OVER ALL OF THIS WITH THE, THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT. UM, UH, YOU KNOW, I DON'T, IT'S, IT'S HARD FOR ME TO UNDERSTAND WHY THIS IS STILL A DISCUSSION ITEM THIS FAR INTO IT BECAUSE THE NEIGHBORS OR THE NEIGHBORHOOD PLANNING TEAM, YOU KNOW, WHO CLAIMS THAT THEY REPRESENT THE NEIGHBORS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, THEY WOULD RATHER BLOCK THIS PROJECT AND HAVE NO SIDEWALK OR ANY OTHER IMPROVEMENTS BUILT, PERIOD. AND THEY'VE TOLD US TO OUR FACES THAT THEY JUST DON'T WANT THE PROJECT TO GO THROUGH AT ALL. SO IF, IF, IF, YOU KNOW, IF BASICALLY IF THEY GET THEIR WAY ON THIS DEAL, THEY'RE GONNA BLOCK THIS PROJECT. IF YOU, IF YOU, IF YOU PASS THE ZONING CHANGE, BUT MAKE IT CONDITIONAL, WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN IS THEY'RE GONNA COME IN AT THE SITE DEVELOPMENT PHASE AND DO THE SAME THING THAT THEY'RE DOING AT THIS PHASE AND JUST MAKE THE PROJECT UNFEASIBLE FOR ANYBODY TO DEVELOP. 'CAUSE ALL THEY'RE GONNA DO IS QUIBBLE AND BRING UP ISSUES ABOUT SAFETY WHEN THERE ARE NO ISSUES ABOUT SAFETY. IF THEY HAD A PROBLEM WITH THIS ROAD NOT BEING WIDE ENOUGH, THEY WOULD'VE BROUGHT THAT UP BY NOW. IF THEY HAD A PROBLEM WITH, WITH THE SIDEWALK NOT BEING WIDE ENOUGH, THEY WOULD'VE BROUGHT THAT UP. IF THEY WANTED A 30 FOOT RIGHT OF WAY DESIGNATE DEDICATION INSTEAD OF 20 FEET, THEY WOULD'VE BROUGHT THAT UP AND THEY DIDN'T BRING ANY OF THAT UP WHEN WE WERE NEGOTIATING. ALL THEY BROUGHT UP IS WE DON'T CARE ABOUT ANY OF THAT. WE JUST DON'T WANT THE PROPERTY DEVELOPED AT ALL. SO MY POSITION IS THAT THEY, THEY HAVE NOT ACTED IN GOOD FAITH AND THAT THEY'RE COMING OUT HERE AND THEY'RE TELLING YOU, WE GOT SAFETY ISSUES, ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES, WHEN IN REALITY THEY JUST DON'T WANT THE PROPERTY DEVELOPED FOR THEIR OWN PERSONAL REASONS. YOU KNOW, WHATEVER THOSE PERSONAL REASONS MAY BE, THEY'RE NOT REPRESENTING THE ACTUAL NEIGHBORS WHO LIVE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD BECAUSE THE NEIGHBORS WHO LIVE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD HAVE MADE IT ABUNDANTLY CLEAR OVER MANY, MANY YEARS OF, OF PUBLIC [02:10:01] HEARINGS. AND, UH, I CAN'T, I CAN'T REMEMBER WHAT YOU CALL IT. WHEN YOU GET TOGETHER WITH THE, WITH THE NEIGHBORS AND YOU ASK 'EM, WHAT, WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD? WHAT DO YOU WANT TO SEE FIXED? THE ONE THING, ACCORDING TO THE, UH, ENGINEERING REPORT FOR KNUCKLES CROSSING, UH, NORTH SEGMENT, THE ONE OVERWHELMING THING THAT THE NEIGHBORHOODS HAVE NEIGHBORHOOD, THE PEOPLE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD HAVE CONSISTENTLY SAID IS THAT THEY WANT A SIDEWALK AROUND THAT CURVE. THEY WANT PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE SAFETY, WHICH THEY'RE NOT GOING TO GET UNLESS THE ZONING CHANGE IS APPROVED AND THE PROPERTY GETS DEVELOPED. AND THAT'S ALL ALL WE'RE ASKING. WE JUST WANT THE CITY TO FOLLOW ITS OWN POLICIES AND GIVE EQUAL TREATMENT TO THE PROPERTY OWNER OF THIS PROPERTY, JUST LIKE THEY'VE DONE TO THE PROPERTIES AROUND THAT HAVE ALL BEEN, NOT ALL, BUT MANY OF THE PROPERTIES IN THAT AREA HAVE WORKED FORMERLY SINGLE FAMILY, AND THEY'VE BEEN CHANGED TO MULTIFAMILY, UH, THIS AREA'S IN A JOB CENTER. IT'S IN ACCORDANCE WITH CITY POLICY. AND WE'RE JUST ASKING THE CITY TO, TO BASICALLY RESPECT ITS OWN, ITS OWN EMPLOYEES, RESPECT ITS OWN PLANNING, COMMISSION, AND RESPECT ITS OWN POLICIES BECAUSE THIS ZONING CHANGE IS IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL THAT. AND, YOU KNOW, OKAY, FINE. THE NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN CONTACT TEAM WANTS TO OBJECT. I, I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THEY'RE BEING, I DON'T BELIEVE THEY'RE ACTING IN GOOD FAITH. UM, WE HAD TRIED TO GET THIS POSTPONED BECAUSE WE WANTED, WE, WE WANT TO REPORT THIS MATTER TO THE CITY ATTORNEY AND HAVE THEIR SPECIAL STATUS REMOVED. BUT, UH, ANYWAY, THAT'S IT. I MEAN, WE WOULD REALLY LIKE THE ZONING CHANGE. WE'D REALLY APPRECIATE IT IF YOU GIVE IT TO US. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. PLEASE HAVE A BEAUTIFUL DAY. YOU TOO. ALRIGHT, YOU'LL HAVE FIVE MINUTES, SIR, IF WE COULD BRING IN MY PRESENTATION AGAIN AND JUST GO TO THE LAST SLIDE. HELLO, MY NAME IS JASON LUCIO AND I'M A RESIDENT OF DISTRICT TWO. I WANNA TALK ABOUT THE CURRENT CASE. CITY STAFF SAYS THIS 40 UNIT PROPOSAL DOES NOT CROSS THE THRESHOLD REQUIRING A NEW TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS. BUT A TIA IS NOT REQUIRED, IS NOT THE SAME STATEMENT AS THIS ROAD IS SAFE. IT DOES NOT MAKE 27 FEET OF PAVEMENT WIDER. IT DOES NOT ADD A SIDEWALK. IT DOES NOT TURN A 382 FOOT CURVE INTO THE 525 FOOT RADIUS CALLED FOR AT 30 MILES PER HOUR AND IT DOES NOT ERASE THE CRASH HISTORY. DANIELLE MORIN, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM MANAGER WITH THE CITY OF AUSTIN TOLD ONE OF MY NEIGHBORS THAT STAFF DON'T MAKE VALUE JUDGEMENTS AND RECOMMEND AGAINST PROPOSALS IF THEY ARE TECHNICALLY FEASIBLE. IT'S UP TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND THIS COUNCIL TO SAY NO WHEN NECESSARY. IT IS UP TO YOU TO SAY NO, NOT STAFF YOU. THE CITY HAS TAKEN SOME ACTIONS SINCE 2020. KNUCKLES CROSSING WAS INCLUDED IN THE 2020 MOBILITY BOND FOR PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING UNDER THE SUBSTANDARD STREETS PROGRAM. SO I DON'T WANNA SIT HERE AND INCORRECTLY TELL YOU THAT THE CITY HAS DONE, UH, NOTHING FOR THIS ROAD. IT HAS STUDIED THE PROBLEM, BUT PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING IS NOT A COMPLETED ROADWAY IMPROVEMENT. AND THE CURRENT STAFF REPORT TELLS US WHAT EXISTS ON THE GROUND TODAY, 27 FEET OF PAVEMENT AND NO SIDEWALKS. THE CURVE IS STILL HERE, THE ROADWAY CONDITIONS ARE STILL HERE, AND THAT LEAVES THIS NEIGHBORHOOD IN AN IMPOSSIBLE POSITION. WE CANNOT REDESIGN THIS CURVE. WE CANNOT RECONSTRUCT OR WIDEN A CITY STREET. WE CANNOT FUND THE CAPITAL PROJECT THAT WOULD CORRECT THESE DEFICIENCIES. THE NEIGHBORS CANNOT FIX THIS ROAD, THE CITY CAN. AND UNTIL THAT INFRASTRUCTURE IS ACTUALLY CORRECTED, EVERY REQUEST TO ADD DENSITY ALONG THIS STRETCH PUTS RESIDENTS BACK IN THE SAME POSITION. THE ONLY TOOL AVAILABLE TO US IS TO RAISE THESE SAFETY CONCERNS. WHEN A ZONING CASE COMES BEFORE YOU, THE ONLY CHOICE THE NEIGHBORS HAVE IS TO OPPOSE THE UPZONING BECAUSE IF YOU DON'T CARE ABOUT OUR SAFETY, WE DO WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A SCHOOL BUS NEEDS TO STOP RIGHT THERE AT THE CURVE TO PICK UP CHILDREN. THE PHYSICAL ROADWAY CONDITIONS DO NOT DISAPPEAR JUST BECAUSE THIS PROPOSAL IS LIMITED TO 40 UNITS. SO AS YOU CONSIDER THIS ITEM, I ASK YOU TO LOOK AT THE SPECIFIC FACTS OF THIS LOCATION, THE DOCUMENTED CRASH HISTORY, THE APPROXIMATELY 382 FOOT CURVE COMPARED WITH THE CITY'S 525 FOOT STANDARD AT 30 MILES PER HOUR, THE 27 FOOT PAVEMENT WIDTH, THE LACK OF SIDEWALKS, THE HISTORY OF THE CITY'S OWN TRAFFIC CONCERNS ON THIS CORRIDOR, AND THE FACT THAT THE ROADWAY IMPROVEMENT IS STILL NOT IN PLACE. I APPRECIATE MR. GERSTACKER TELLING US WHAT WE WANT, BUT I AM HERE AS A RESIDENT OF DISTRICT TWO TELLING YOU WHAT WE WANT. WE WANT YOU TO DENY THIS APPLICATION AND THIS REZONING. HE, I APPRECIATE WHAT HE SAID ABOUT THE LOSS OF MONEY. THAT IS NOT OUR CONCERN. THAT IS THE OWNER'S CONCERN. WE DIDN'T TELL HER TO OWN THIS PROPERTY. OUR CONCERN IS FOR OUR OWN SAFETY, FOR OUR LIVES, AND FOR THE SAFETY OF THE PEOPLE WHO MIGHT EVENTUALLY LIVE AT 43 0 2 KNUCKLES CROSSING. [02:15:01] THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NOW WE'LL GO TO THOSE IN FAVOR. JOSHUA JOSE. HE'S NOT HERE. OKAY, THAT'S ALL THAT I HAVE IN FAVOR. I'LL GO TO THOSE THAT ARE AGAINST. AND LAUREL FRAN AND BARBARA MACARTHUR HAD DONATED TIME TO JASON LUCIO. IF YOU WANTED TO SPEAK YOU COULD HAVE TWO MINUTES. SO LAUREL FRAN AND WE DON'T DO IT THAT WAY. BARBARA MACARTHUR AND I HAVE ANNA MANGA. LES WHAT NEIGHBORHOOD? ANNA POOL CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND MAYOR WATSON. I'M LAUREL FRANCE, PRESIDENT OF LOS ARBIS, HOA AND A MEMBER OF THE SOUTHEAST COMBINED NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN CONTACT TEAM. THE MAIN ENTRANCE TO LOS ARBIS IS VIEWPOINT DRIVE, WHICH INTERSECTS KNUCKLES CROSSING A FEW HUNDRED FEET SOUTH OF 43 0 2 KNUCKLES CROSSING. WE ARE ASKING YOU TO DENY THE REQUEST TO REZONE 43 0 2 KNUCKLES CROSSING AT THIS TIME, THERE ARE NO BENEFITS TO THE COMMUNITY OR THE CITY TO REZONE THIS PROPERTY. THERE IS ALREADY AN ABUNDANCE OF AFFORDABLE AND LOW INCOME MULTI-FAMILY HOUSING UNITS IN THIS AREA. THE PROPERTY IS ON A SUBSTANDARD NARROW TWO-LANE ROAD AT THE APEX OF A BLIND CURVE THAT LEADS INTO AN ELEVATION CHANGE WITH NO SHOULDER AND NO PEDESTRIAN OR BIKE ACCESS. THERE ARE THOUSANDS MORE VEHICLES TRAVELING ON THIS ROAD THAN WHAT IT CAN SUPPORT. THE CITY HAS NO PLANS FOR CONSTRUCTION TO IMPROVE THIS STRETCH OF KNUCKLES CROSSING AT THIS TIME WITHOUT MAJOR CONSTRUCTION. A DRIVEWAY FOR A MULTI-FAMILY DEVELOPMENT WOULD ENDANGER THOUSANDS OF DRIVERS ON THIS ROAD. PLEASE SEE THE DOCUMENT I SUBMITTED FOR MORE DETAILS. THE APPLICANT HAS STATED SEVERAL TIMES IN PUBLIC MEETINGS THAT THEY WILL NOT BE THE ONE WHO DEVELOPS 43 0 2 KNUCKLES CROSSING. THEY WILL BE SELLING THE PROPERTY. WE ASK COUNCIL MEMBERS TO DENY THE REZONING UNTIL THERE IS AN APPLICANT WHO WILL WORK WITH THE CITY AND THE COMMUNITY TO PROVIDE SAFE ACCESS TO THIS PROPERTY AND ENSURE THE SAFETY OF DRIVERS ON KNUCKLES CROSSING. THE DECISION ON WHAT IS THE APPROPRIATE USE FOR THIS SENSITIVE PIECE OF LAND SHOULD NOT BE RUSHED JUST BECAUSE THE APPLICANT IS EAGER TO SELL THE PROPERTY AS MULTI-FAMILY LOT. PLEASE CONSIDER THE UNUSUAL AND PARTICULAR DETAILS OF THE LOCATION OF THIS PROPERTY FROM TRAFFIC SAFETY TO ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT TO AN ABUNDANCE OF AVAILABLE MULTIFAMILY HOUSING IN THE AREA. AND AT THIS TIME, DENY THE REQUEST FOR REZONING 43 0 2 KNUCKLES CROSSING. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YES MA'AM. I'M GOING TO READ TO YOU A LETTER FROM LEE SLOAN, WHICH I BELIEVE YOU ALREADY HAVE BEEN GIVEN. MY NAME IS LEE SLOAN. LEE SLOAN IS HIS NEIGHBOR. I'M SORRY MA'AM, COULD YOU STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD? MY NAME'S ANNA SEARLES. THANK YOU. ALSO KNOWN AS MANGALA. AND THIS LEE SENT THIS TO ME. LEE IS A VERY IMPORTANT PERSON IN IN THE KENSINGTON PARK NEIGHBORHOOD AND HE'S DONE A LOT OF STUFF FOR EVERYBODY AROUND HIM. AND I WANNA RESPOND TO THE MAN WHO IS REPRESENTING CATHERINE WALKER. THERE'S A REASON WHY THIS COMMUNITY IS NOT JUST LISTENING TO PLANNING AND THESE PEOPLE HERE WHO'VE DONE NOTHING. I SMELL A RAT AND I KNEW SEBASTIAN WHO LEFT THE PROPERTY TO CATHERINE AND HE WAS PART OF A COMMUNITY THAT I AM STILL INVOLVED IN. AND PEOPLE TALK AND THAT TALK HAS SOMEHOW EMANATED INTO THIS COMMUNITY. AND THEREFORE, CATHERINE, I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE SPOKEN WITH YOU. AND I BELIEVE I SAID THAT WHEN YOU WERE ON THE TV IN A MEETING, YOU WEREN'T THERE BECAUSE WE COULD SHARE A LOT AND COME MUCH MORE FROM THE HEART AND THEN YOU WOULD GET THE COOPERATION OF THE PEOPLE THAT YOU, YOU WANT TO COOPERATE WITH YOU. OTHERWISE, WHY IN HEAVEN'S NAME ARE YOU TRYING TO DO SOMETHING AT THAT POINT, YOU'VE CHOSEN ACTUALLY THE MOST VULNERABLE POINT IN THE WHOLE OF THIS AREA TO TRY AND DO SOMETHING. WAS THAT SEBASTIAN SUGGESTING TO YOU THAT THAT WOULD BE A GREAT THING TO DO BECAUSE HE WAS DEFINITELY A MONEY MAN. SEBASTIAN, I'VE GOT NOTHING AGAINST YOU PERSONALLY, BUT I HAVE HEARD THIS AND YOU ARE A PARTY MAN AND, AND MONEY MAKING MONEY AND THAT'S OKAY. BUT WE DON'T WANT THAT KIND OF CARELESS ENERGY IN THAT AREA. AND YES, I SPEAK AS ONE OF THE PEOPLE THERE BECAUSE I HAVE LIVED THERE EVEN THOUGH I DON'T CURRENTLY LIVE THERE. OKAY. I CARE. TAKE THE LAND AND LEE SLOAN, HE ENDS IT. OKAY. YOU DON'T, YOU CUT ME OFF. YOU [02:20:01] KNOW, YOU GUYS SEEM TO HAVE LONGER. WELL REALLY WANNA HEAR THE THAT'S THE TRUTH MA'AM. MA'AM, YOUR TIME IS UP AND, AND YOU WELL YOU MAY BE SURPRISED, UM, I'VE MET YOU BEFORE, HAD ICE CREAM. WELL, I, I'VE FORGOTTEN THAT, BUT I HAPPY TO HAVE ICE CREAM WITH YOU AGAIN, BUT YOUR TIME IS UP AND IF YOU DON'T MIND, TIME IS UP. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU BRAD MASSING AND IS MONICA GOMAN. SO BRAD, YOU'LL HAVE FOUR MINUTES AND THEN MICHAEL CHATTA. GOODNESS GRACIOUS, PLEASE JUST COME FORWARD AND BEGIN. PLEASE GO AHEAD. YOU GO AHEAD. OKAY. GETS COLD IN HERE IN THE AFTERNOON, Y'ALL KNOW THAT. UM, LEMME GET MY EYEBALLS SITUATED HERE. I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND, AND READ, READ THE LETTER THAT, UH, MLO WAS FIXING TO GET TO. IT'S FROM LEE SLOAN. UH, MY NAME IS LEE SLOAN AND I FORWARD THIS NOTE AS A VOTE OF OPPOSITION AGAINST THE PROPOSED NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN AMENDMENT AND ACCOMPANYING ZONING CHANGE OF THIS PRISTINE TRACK OF CREEK BOTTOMLAND BORDERING ROUGHLY SOME 1000 FEET OF MCKINNEY BRANCH CREEK. THIS LAND ENCOMPASSES SIGNIFICANT SPRINGS AND WETLAND AREAS FEATURES ALONG WITH ANCIENT TREES AND NATIVE UNDERSTORY PLANTS THAT MAKE IT ONE OF THE FEW REMAINING UNDEVELOPED AND UNDISTURBED SANCTUARY AREAS FOR THE PLANTS AND ANIMALS THAT ONCE WERE HOME TO MUCH OF AUSTIN. IF ANY OF YOU HAVE NOT BEEN OUT TO VIEW WHAT YOU'RE ABOUT TO DESTROY, I WOULD URGE YOU TO DO, DO SO AND THEN VOTE NO TO THE DEVELOPERS AND PROFITEERS WHO HAD TURNED THIS INTO ANOTHER URBAN BLIGHT AS MONGLA CYS AND OTHERS IN OPPOSITION WILL NO DOUBT NOTE IT IS HIGH TIME AUSTIN TURNED ITS ATTENTION AND PROTECTION TO ST. ELMO BRANCH BENCH, SORRY, AQUIFER, THAT FEEDS MUCH OF MOST ALL THE CREEKS AND WATERWAYS OF AUSTIN, SOUTH OF THE RIVER. IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD ALONE. WE HAVE OVER FIVE EVER FLOWING SPRINGS THAT ARISE FROM THIS AQUIFER BEATING AND SUSTAINING MCKINNEY BRANCH CREEK WITH THE SPRINGS AND WETLANDS OF THE SUBJECT TRACT ITSELF, PROVIDING ADDITIONAL VALUABLE WATER RESOURCES FOR THE CREEK. I USE THE TERM EVER FLOWING BECAUSE EVEN IN TODAY'S DROUGHT, SPRINGS ON THIS PROPERTY HERE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF KENSINGTON PARK HAVE CONTINUED THEIR CONSTANT SUSTAINING FLOW. I HAVE LIVED HERE SINCE 19 73, 53 YEARS, AND THESE ST AMMO BRANCH SPRINGS HAVE NEVER GONE DRY OR EVEN SIGNIFICANTLY DIMINISHED. I WOULD BE HERE IN PERSON TONIGHT PLEADING THE CASE FOR A NO VOTE ON THIS ILL-ADVISED ZONING AND AND SOUTHEAST NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN CHANGE WERE IT NOT FOR SERIOUS MEDICAL ISSUES, ATTENDANT TO MY 83 YEARS OF AGE. BUT WHETHER THEY'RE IN PERSON OR NOT, I URGE YOU, PLEASE DO NOT VOTE TO DESTROY SUCH A TREASURE AS THIS RESPECTFULLY. ML SLOAN 4 2 0 2 AFTON LANE, AUSTIN, TEXAS. UM, UH, I HOPE YOU HEAR THAT. I MEAN, THIS IS, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I'M, I'VE TALKED TO Y'ALL MANY TIMES. SOUTH AUSTIN IS IN CRISIS WITH OUR WATERSHED AND IT'S NOT, AND IT'S NOT JUST FLOODING, IT'S NOT JUST IMPACTS ON NEIGHBORHOODS. AT SOME POINT WE'RE GONNA BE TALKING ABOUT FIRE DANGER. THIS IS ALL RELATED, THE WHOLE SYSTEM, EVERYTHING FROM OAK HILL UP IN PAGES DISTRICT WHERE THEY'VE, WHERE THE RECHARGE ZONE IS, ALL THE WAY DOWN TO ALL THE DISTRICTS THAT ARE ON THE RIVER. THESE THINGS ARE IMPORTANT. AND IF WE DON'T START PAYING ATTENTION AND SANCTIFYING THESE LAND, WE'RE GONNA HAVE SO MUCH PROBLEMS IN THE FUTURE AND WE'RE GONNA BE TO BLAME FOR IT BECAUSE WE DIDN'T BE PROACTIVE. NOW, WHILE WE CAN, WE NEED TO GET WATERSHED TO GET THE MONEY TO BUY THIS PIECE OF PROPERTY, IT DOESN'T NEED TO BE DEVELOPED. UH, I, I SYMPATHIZE WITH THE THE NEW OWNER THAT SHE'S GOT SOME PROBLEMS. SHE'S GOTTA GET OUT OF THIS HOLE. SHE CAN'T AFFORD THE TAXES, BUT FROM WHAT I'VE HEARD, SHE'S GOT SOME PEOPLE THAT ARE NOT ADVISING HER IN A A CORRECT MANNER. I'VE HEARD THINGS HERE TODAY THAT I WOULD CONSIDER UNTRUTHFUL AND OBFUSCATING AND TRYING TO THROW Y'ALL OFF WHAT THE REAL NEIGHBORHOOD INTENT IS HERE. AND THERE'S A LOT OF NEIGHBORS INVOLVED HERE. NOT, NOT JUST A COUPLE. [02:25:01] AND AS FAR AS SIDEWALKS WHO DOESN'T WANT SIDEWALKS, BUT THEY SOUNDS LIKE THEY WANT THE CITY TO PAY FOR THIS SO THAT THEY CAN DEVELOP IT, THAT CAN THEY . IF THEY CAN'T HAVE IT WITHOUT THAT, THEN THEY DON'T NEED IT. THANK YOU. HELLO AGAIN. I'M MICHAEL SHADA. UH, AND I'D LIKE TO, UH, WITH THE PRESENTATION THAT I HAD BEFORE, IF THAT'S AVAILABLE. THERE IT IS. UH, FIRST PAGE PLEASE. SO YEAH, AGAIN, I JUST WANNA FOCUS ON, UM, MY EMPHASIS FOR PROTECTING THIS PROPERTY IS, UM, FUTURE GROWTH. WE NEED TO PROTECT THIS PROPERTY NOW BECAUSE IF WE DEVELOP IT, IT'S NOT GONNA BE GREEN BELT ANYMORE. UM, WE SEE ALL THESE CREEKS THAT IT CONNECTS WITH. IT'S, THIS HAS BEEN DISCUSSED, UH, REPEATEDLY. NOW WITH THE, WITH THE BENCH, UH, WITH THE NEXT PAGE PLEASE. I WANNA FOCUS ON THE LOWER PICTURE. IF YOU COULD ZOOM IN. THIS IS A RECENT GOOGLE MAP OF THE BIKE TRAILS IN THE AREA. UM, AND THEY'RE NONE. THE GREEN LINES REPRESENT BURLESON ROAD AND I BELIEVE THE ONE DOWN THERE IS STANE OR THE OTHER ONE. THEY'RE ALL GREEN LINES. NONE OF THEM ARE ACTUALLY NATURAL TRAILS. THOSE ARE ALL ROADS. SO THERE'S DEFINITELY A NEED FOR MORE HIKE AND BIKE TRAILS IN THE AREA, ESPECIALLY TO CONNECT PEOPLE FROM THE I 35 DISTRICT ALL THE WAY TOWARDS MCKINNEY FALLS AND THE AIRPORT. UM, NOW WITH THE NEXT PAGE, PLEASE. AGAIN, THESE ARE THE FLOOD ZONES. UM, I'M NOT SURE HOW REASON THIS MAP IS, BUT WE WOULD DEFINITELY WANT TO BE AWARE OF THE SENSITIVITY OF THE AREA, CONSIDERING THE FACT THAT MOST OF THE PROPERTY IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT HAND CORNER HAS ALREADY BEEN DEVELOPED. SO WHAT'S LEFT THERE IS WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. UM, ECHOS IS GOING TO BE AT THE, THE BROWN AREA TOWARDS THE BOTTOM THERE. UM, IF YOU COULD GO NEXT PAGE PLEASE. AGAIN, THIS IS THE LARGER AREA. THIS IS WHERE MCKINNEY FALLS REALLY CLOSE TO THE AREA. IT'S BEEN RELATIVELY PROTECTED AS A STATE PARK, BUT WHAT WE HAVE HERE IS JUST AS IMPORTANT AREA, WHICH ACTUALLY FEEDS INTO ALL THIS IS THE ST. ELMO BENCH, WHICH IS NOT BEING PROTECTED AND WE NEED TO FOCUS ON THAT. THANK YOU. MAY ALL SPEAKERS HAVE BEEN CALLED, UH, YOU'LL BE ENTITLED TO TWO MINUTES. REBUTTAL. UH, MY NAME IS WHAT? . MY NAME IS STUART GERSTACKER. AND, UH, AS FAR AS REBUTTAL, THE, THE ONLY THING I NEED TO REBUT THAT I HAVEN'T ALREADY REBUTTED IS, UH, ONE OF THE GENTLEMEN THAT WAS UP HERE EARLIER WAS SAYING THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT THESE, THESE GUYS REPRESENT WHAT THE NEIGHBORHOOD WANTS, NOT ME. AND I'M NOT SUGGESTING THAT I REPRESENT WHAT THE NEIGHBORHOOD WANTS. I'M JUST GOING BY THE ENG, THE PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING REPORT FOR KNUCKLES CROSSING NORTH SEGMENT, WHICH CONTAINS MULTIPLE STUDIES AND INFORMATION FROM, UH, MULTIPLE MEETINGS WITH THE LOCALS. AND THE LOCALS HAVE OVERWHELMINGLY SAID THEY WANT A SIDEWALK AROUND THAT TURN. AND THE CITY HAS INDICATED THEY'RE NOT NOT GOING TO PUT IN A SIDEWALK, THEY'RE NOT GONNA IMPROVE THE ROADWAY. SO THE ONLY WAY THAT THIS IS GONNA HAPPEN IS IF A DEVELOPER COMES IN AND DEVELOPS THE LAND BECAUSE THEN THEY HAVE TO PUT THE SIDEWALK IN AND PAY FOR IT. THE CITY, WE, WE NEVER SUGGESTED THE CITY SHOULD PAY FOR THE SIDEWALK. AND AS FAR AS THE, THE ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS, I MEAN, ROUGH PROPORTIONALITY IS A RIGHT, NOT A PRIVILEGE. SO THE DEVELOPER'S GONNA HAVE TO PAY FOR PART OF THAT. AND TRANSPORTATION HAS ALREADY INDICATED THAT THE CITY WILL BE ABLE TO FIND FUNDS FOR THEIR PORTION OF THE ROADWAY EXPANSION. UM, SO, YOU KNOW, THE WAY I SEE IT IS THAT, YOU KNOW, IF THE NEIGHBORS, ALL THE NEIGHBORS IN THE AREA HAVE CONSISTENTLY SAID THEY WANT A SIDEWALK AROUND, AROUND, UH, THE KNUCKLES CROSSING CURVE. BUT THE FOLKS WITH THE, THE PLANNING TEAM, THEY DON'T WANT IT FOR REASONS THAT HAVE NOTHING WHATSOEVER TO DO WITH SAFETY. THEY'VE GOT SOMETHING ELSE. THEY, THEY EVEN SAID THEY WOULD, THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE CITY BUY THE PROPERTY AND TURN IT INTO PARKLAND. BUT WELL, YOU KNOW, I MEAN, THAT'S GREAT. BUT YOU KNOW, MEANWHILE, OUR CLIENT OWNS THIS PROPERTY AND SHE HAS THE SAME RIGHTS AS EVERYBODY ELSE IN THIS COMMUNITY. AND ALL WE'RE LOOKING FOR IS EQUAL TREATMENT. WE'RE NOT ASKING FOR SPECIAL FAVORS, WE'RE NOT TRYING TO BLOCK ANYBODY'S PROPERTY RIGHTS. AND, UH, THAT'S IT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, UH, MEMBERS WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM NUMBER 87, THE WAY THESE ARE SET OUT. [86. NPA-2023-0014.04 - 4302 Nuckols Crossing - Conduct a public hearing and approve an ordinance amending Ordinance No. 021010-11, the Southeast Combined Neighborhood Plan an element of the Imagine Austin Comprehensive Plan to change the land use designation on the future land use map (FLUM) on property locally known as 4302, 4304 1/2, and 4316 Nuckols Crossing Road (Williamson Creek Watershed) from Single Family to Multifamily Residential land use. Staff Recommendation and Planning Commission Recommendation: To grant Multifamily Residential land use. Owner/Applicant: KB Nuckols, LLC (Katherine Barnidge Walker). Agent: LOC Consultants (Sergio Lozano-Sanchez, P.E.). City Staff: Maureen Meredith, Austin Planning, 512-974-2695. (Part 2 of 3)] WE'LL GO BACK TO ITEM NUMBER 86 AND WE'LL TAKE UP ITEM 86 FIRST. AND THEN ON ITEM NUMBER 87, COUNCIL MEMBER FUENTES HAS TWO PROPOSED AMENDMENTS, UH, ON ITEM NUMBER 87. [02:30:01] SO FIRST WE'LL GO TO ITEM NUMBER 86, UH, AND I'LL RECOGNIZE, UH, UH, WE NEED TO HAVE A MOTION. SO I'LL COUNCIL MEMBER FUENTES MOVES APPROVAL OF ITEM NUMBER 86. IT'S SECONDED BY, UH, THE MAYOR PRO TEM DISCUSSION ON ITEM NUMBER 86. COUNCIL MEMBER FU COLLEAGUES, THIS ITEM SEEKS TO UPDATE THE NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN. I AM SUPPORTING THIS ITEM AS IS, AND WE'LL HAVE TWO AMENDMENTS ON THE NEXT ITEM THAT SPEAKS TO THE CONCERNS LAID OUT BY THE COMMUNITY. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON ITEM NUMBER 86? HEARING NONE WITHOUT, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER UCHIN, I'M JUST A LITTLE UNCOMFORTABLE ABOUT VOTING ON 86 WITHOUT THE AMENDMENTS BEING APPROVED IN 87. IF THAT'S THE INTENT TO TRY AND ADDRESS THE ISSUES THAT WE'VE HEARD ABOUT TODAY. WELL, UM, WE NOW HAVE A MOTION ON, UH, 8 86. UM, COUNCIL MEMBER UCHIN MOVES TO TABLE ITEM NUMBER 86 UNTIL, UH, PASSAGE OR FAILURE OF ITEM NUMBER 87. IT'S SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER FUENTES. UH, THAT'S A PRIMARY MOTION. UH, IS THERE DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION TO TABLE ITEM NUMBER 86 UNTIL, UH, AFTER ITEM NUMBER 87? HEARING NONE WITHOUT OBJECTION, ITEM NUMBER 86 WILL BE TABLED UNTIL ITEM NUMBER 87. I'LL NOW CALL UP ITEM [87. C14-2025-0065 - 4302 Nuckols Crossing - Conduct a public hearing and approve an ordinance amending City Code Title 25 by rezoning property locally known as 4302, 4304 1/2, and 4316 Nuckols Crossing Road (Williamson Creek Watershed). Applicant Request: To rezone from single-family residence standard lot-conditional overlay-neighborhood plan (SF-2-CO-NP) combining district zoning to multifamily residence medium density-neighborhood plan (MF-3-NP) combining district zoning. Staff Recommendation and Planning Commission Recommendation: To grant multifamily residence medium density-conditional overlay-neighborhood plan (MF-3-CO-NP) combining district zoning. Owner/Applicant: KB Nuckols, LLC (Katherine Barnidge Walker). Agent: LOC Consultants Civil Division (Sergio Lozano Sanchez, P.E.). City Staff: Nancy Estrada, Austin Planning, 512-974-7617. (Part 2 of 2)] NUMBER 87. I WOULD LIKE TO GET A MAIN MOTION OUT ON THE TABLE. COUNCIL MEMBER FUENTES MOVES APPROVAL OF ITEM NUMBER 87. IT IS SECONDED BY THE MAYOR PRO TEM MEMBERS AS COUNT AS I'VE INDICATED. AND AS COUNCIL MEMBER FUENTES HAS INDICATED, THERE ARE TWO PROPOSED AMENDMENTS BY COUNCIL MEMBER FUENTES. THE FIRST ONE IS FOR THE RECORD LABELED, UH, JUST COUNCIL MEMBER ESS MOTION SHEET. SEPTEMBER 24TH, 2026. CITY COUNCILS MEETING ITEM NUMBER 87, AND IT MOVES TO AMEND PART TWO. I'LL LET HER DESCRIBE THAT IN A MINUTE. NUMBER TWO OR OR SECOND PROPOSED AMENDMENT IS LABELED MOTION SHEET NUMBER TWO. SO FOR PURPOSES OF OF THE RECORD, COUNCIL MEMBER FUENTES, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED ON YOUR MOTION TO AMEND NUMBER ONE. SURE. COLLEAGUES. MY OFFICE HAS BEEN WORKING WITH THE CONTACT TEAM AND THE APPLICANT FOR SEVERAL MONTHS ON THIS CASE. THE FACT IS THAT THIS PLOT SITS IN A UNIQUE LOCATION RIGHT NEXT TO A SHARP CURVE WHERE ST. ELMO TURNS INTO KNUCKLES CROSSING. THIS IS A BLIND CURVE ON A TWO LANE STREET WITH NO SIDEWALKS OR SPACE TO WALK. THIS IS ALSO A SUBSTANDARD STREET, AS WAS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED, AND HAD A PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING REPORT DONE THAT IDENTIFIED $44 MILLION WORTH OF NEEDED IMPROVEMENTS TO BRING THIS ROAD IN LINE WITH THE NECESSARY SAFETY REQUIREMENTS. UNFORTUNATELY, THE CITY IS NOT YET AT A PLACE WHERE WE CAN BEGIN TO FUND THESE IMPROVEMENTS. SO I CAN UNDERSTAND THAT THE, THERE ARE CONCERNS AND HESITATION AROUND PUTTING ADDITIONAL HOUSING RIGHT NEXT TO THIS CURVE. EVEN THE PLANNING COMMISSION EXPRESSED CONCERNS AROUND THIS BEING AN APPROPRIATE PLACE FOR HOUSING, UH, WITH MY OWN COMMISSIONER AND THE CHAIR OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION ABSTAINING FROM THE VOTE DUE TO THESE REASONS, AT THE SAME TIME, I RECOGNIZE THERE IS STILL A NEED FOR MORE HOUSING IN AUSTIN AND THAT THE DEVELOPMENT IN THIS AREA CAN ALSO BRING THE ADDITIONAL AND NECESSARY REVENUE FOR SOME OF THESE ROAD IMPROVEMENTS TO ADDRESS THESE CONCERNS AROUND TRAFFIC SAFETY AND THE UNCERTAINTY OF WHAT WILL ULTIMATE BE DEVELOPED HERE. I JUST WANNA FLAG THAT THE APPLICANT HAS BEEN, UH, VERY VOCAL IN SHARING WITH US THAT THE INTENTION FROM THE PROPERTY OWNER IS TO SELL THIS PROPERTY. UM, THAT IS PART OF THE RATIONALE AS TO WHY I HAVE AN AMENDMENT THAT SEEKS TO MAKE THE MULTIFAMILY CHANGE A CONDITIONAL USE ON THIS SITE. BY DOING THIS, BY AMENDING THIS ITEM TO MAKE MULTIFAMILY A CONDITIONAL USE, IT WILL ALLOW AND ENSURE THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION, UM, ONCE A SITE PLAN HAS BEEN SUBMITTED, THAT IT GOES TO PLANNING COMMISSION AND THAT IT GIVES THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY ONE MORE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW PLANS AND PROVIDE ADDITIONAL FEEDBACK. AND THAT IS KEY HERE BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW ULTIMATELY WHAT THIS WILL BE DEVELOPED AS I BELIEVE THIS STRIKES THE RIGHT BALANCE BY APPROVING THE REQUESTED ZONING CHANGE BY ALSO ALLOW, BUT ALSO ALLOWING THE COMMUNITY ONE MORE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THE DEVELOPMENT PLANS, ASK QUESTIONS AND GET THEIR CONCERNS ADDRESSED ONCE WE HAVE MORE INFORMATION AS TO WHAT SPECIFICALLY IS PLANNED FOR THE SITE. UH, SO WITH THAT, UH, MY MOTION IS TO AMEND THE DRAFT ORDINANCE AS FOLLOWS. AMEND PART TWO TO ADD A SUBSECTION A AND REORDER THE REMAINING SUBSECTION. SUBSECTION AS FOLLOWS. PART TWO, THE PROPERTY WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE CONDITIONAL OVERLAY COMBINING DISTRICT ESTABLISHED BY THIS ORDINANCE IS SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING CONDITION. IT WOULD ADD A MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL USE IS A CONDITIONAL USE OF THE PROPERTY MEMBERS. COUNCIL MEMBER FUENTES MOVES TO AMEND ITEM NUMBER 87 WITH, UH, FUENTES. MOTION TO AMEND NUMBER ONE. IT IS SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER SIEGEL. DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION TO AMEND. IS THERE A DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION TO AMEND COUNCIL MEMBER LANE? SORRY, I HAVE A QUESTION FOR, [02:35:01] I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S COUNCIL MEMBER FUENTES OR TPW, BUT, UM, PROBABLY TPW I'M GUESSING, BUT WE SHALL SEE. UM, SO, YOU KNOW, THIS IS THE TYPE OF SITUATION THAT ALSO COMES UP A LOT IN MY DISTRICT WHERE WE HAVE A SUBSTANDARD STREET AND WE HAVE NO SIDEWALK AND WE HAVE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS. AND, UM, AND THEN A LOT OF TIMES THE APPROACH OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN TO GETTING THE SIDEWALKS IS WHEN DEVELOPMENT OCCURS, BUT NOT BEFORE. UM, AND YOU, I REALLY APPRECIATE THE INFORMATION THAT YOU SHARED IN YOUR STATEMENT ABOUT THE CONDITIONS OF THE STREET ITSELF. SO THE QUESTION THAT I HAVE IS, UM, WHAT WOULD IT TAKE FOR THIS STREET TO BE IMPROVED TO BECOME SAFER MONEY, TIMING BOND, WHAT IS AT PLAY WITH THE BIGGER SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE NEEDED? AND I ASK THIS IN PART ALSO BECAUSE THERE IS ALREADY A MULTIFAMILY COMPLEX THERE, WHICH IS GENERATING MORE TRAFFIC AND DOING THESE THINGS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER. GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR. COUNCIL, TRANSPORTATION AND OTHER QUESTION, SPEAKING FOR THE ENTIRE CROSSING TO BE UPGRADED SINCE TODAY, WE HAD DONE A PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING STUDY AND IT SHOWED THAT TO UPDATE ANY ENTIRE SECTION OF THE STREET, THE COST IS GONNA BE ABOUT $44 MILLION. SO THAT'S A HUGE COST. UM, SO THAT'S THE COST OF THE ENTIRE UPGRADE FOR THE ENTIRE SECTION OF THE STREET. THANK YOU. I JUST WANNA LOOK AT AN AEL REAL QUICK AND SEE IF I, I MEAN, THAT ANSWERS MY QUESTION. I APPRECIATE THAT. IT SOUNDS PRETTY LIKE A PRETTY SIGNIFICANT OBSTACLE. UM, AND I THINK I WOULD JUST RAISE AS A CONCERN, UM, NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN, LAND USE ON OTHER PROPERTIES IN THIS AREA THAT AREN'T YET DEVELOPED AS WELL. BUT, UM, THANK YOU FOR ANSWERING MY QUESTIONS. I FEEL I UNDERSTAND. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER. ALL RIGHT, UH, MEMBERS THE VOTE IS ON, UH, FUENTES MOTION TO AMEND ITEM 87, NUMBER ONE. THERE BEING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION WITHOUT OBJECTION, FUENTES. MOTION TO AMEND ITEM 87, NUMBER ONE IS ADOPTED. THAT WILL TAKE US TO FUENTES MOTION TO AMEND ITEM NUMBER 87. NUMBER TWO, COUNCIL MEMBER FUENTES, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED ON YOUR MOTION. NUMBER TWO, THANK YOU AND THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER LANE FOR YOUR QUESTION. I MEAN, CERTAINLY $44 MILLION IS QUITE A SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT NEEDED AND I CERTAINLY HAVE PUT THAT FORTH FOR CONSIDERATION, UH, FOR THE NEXT TRANSPORTATION MOBILITY BOND THAT THE CITY CONSIDERS AS AN AREA FOR US TO HONE IN ON. UM, BUT THERE'S ANOTHER AMENDMENT THAT I HAVE FOR THAT I'M BRINGING FORTH YOUR CONSIDERATION THAT SEEKS TO SHORE UP SOME FUNDING TO GET SOME OF THE IMPROVEMENTS MUCH FASTER THAN THAT. UH, SO COLLEAGUES, THIS IS DIRECTION TO ITEM NUMBER 87. THE CITY MANAGER IS DIRECTED TO CONSIDER THE STREET IMPACT FEE FUND FOR THIS SERVICE AREA TO FUND ANY IDENTIFIED TRANSPORTATION SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS AS DEVELOPMENT ON THE PROPERTY OCCURS, TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC WORKS. STAFF SHOULD CONTINUE EFFORTS TO INSTALL THE ADVISORY SPEED PLAQUE ON THE NORTHBOUND SIDE OF THE CURVE ON KNUCKLES, KNUCKLES CROSSING, AS WELL AS CONDUCT A STUDY TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE CURRENT 30 MILES PER HOUR IS STILL AN APPROPRIATE AND SAFE SPEED FOR THIS COURT MEMBERS. COUNCIL MEMBER FUENTES HAS MOVED TO AMEND ITEM NUMBER 87 WITH FUENTES. MOTION TO AMEND NUMBER TWO. IT IS SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER SIEGEL. ANY DISCUSSION WITH REGARD TO FUENTES? MOTION TO AMEND ITEM 87? NUMBER TWO, COUNCIL MEMBER UCHIN. THANK YOU. I JUST WANNA FOLLOW UP ON, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER LANE'S QUESTION AND SEE IF EITHER COUNCIL MEMBER FUENTES OR STAFF CAN HELP ME UNDERSTAND WITH THE STREET IMPACT FEE. HOW LONG ARE WE TALKING ABOUT UNTIL WE START TO GET RESOURCES THAT CAN ADDRESS AT LEAST SOME OF THE SAFETY ISSUES THAT ARE AT THIS LOCATION? AGAIN, AGAIN, COUNSEL AL BURA, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR AUSTIN TRANSPORTATION PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. UH, I WANTED TO PROVIDE SOME CLARIFICATION IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE. WHEN A PARTICULAR PROPERTY IS DEVELOPED LIKE THIS ONE, THE APPLICANT WILL NEED TO IMPROVE THE FRONTAGE OF THE STREET. THEY'LL NEED TO CONSTRUCT THE SIDEWALK AS PER THE CODE. AND IN THIS PARTICULAR LOCATION, THEY ALSO WOULD NEED TO CONSTRUCT A RIGHT TURN LANE AS WELL AS A LEFT TURN LANE IF THE C AND OR TURN DRIVEWAY AT THAT LOCATION. SO PART OF THE IMPROVEMENTS ARE GOING TO BE CONSTRUCTED BY THE APPLICANT. IF THE APPLICANT SUBMITS A SITE PLAN APPLICATION AND WHEN THEY SUBMIT THE SITE PLAN APPLICATION AND CONSTRUCTS THESE IMPROVEMENTS, THE APPLICANT IS GOING TO GET AN OFFSET TOWARDS THE STREET IMPACT FEE. [02:40:01] I THINK THAT'S POSSIBLY THE QUICKEST WAY OF IMPROVING A PARTICULAR SITE. ASIDE FROM THAT, UH, GENERALLY WE NEED TO WAIT FOR THE IMPACT WE FUND IN A PARTICULAR SERVICE AREA TO BE ACCUMULATED JUST SO THAT WE CAN INITIATE A CONSTRUCTION PROJECT. ANY TIMELINE ON HOW THAT, HOW LONG THAT WOULD TAKE IS MY QUESTION. UH, COUNCIL MEMBER. I NEED TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE SPECIFIC AREA, LIKE HOW MUCH FUNDING WE HAVE IN THAT SERVICE AREA AND WE CAN GET BACK TO YOUR OFFICE ON THAT. OKAY, THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER MEMBERS, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON FUENTES AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO TO ITEM NUMBER 87. HEARING NONE WITHOUT OBJECTION, FUENTES AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO FOR ITEM NUMBER 87 IS ADOPTED. THAT WILL NOW TAKE US BACK TO THE MAIN MOTION, WHICH IS THE APPROVAL OF ITEM NUMBER 87 AS AMENDED. IS THERE DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE WITHOUT OBJECTION. ITEM NUMBER 87 AS AMENDED IS ADOPTED, WE WILL NOW GO [86. NPA-2023-0014.04 - 4302 Nuckols Crossing - Conduct a public hearing and approve an ordinance amending Ordinance No. 021010-11, the Southeast Combined Neighborhood Plan an element of the Imagine Austin Comprehensive Plan to change the land use designation on the future land use map (FLUM) on property locally known as 4302, 4304 1/2, and 4316 Nuckols Crossing Road (Williamson Creek Watershed) from Single Family to Multifamily Residential land use. Staff Recommendation and Planning Commission Recommendation: To grant Multifamily Residential land use. Owner/Applicant: KB Nuckols, LLC (Katherine Barnidge Walker). Agent: LOC Consultants (Sergio Lozano-Sanchez, P.E.). City Staff: Maureen Meredith, Austin Planning, 512-974-2695. (Part 3 of 3)] BACK TO ITEM NUMBER 86. THERE'S BEEN, WE REMOVED FROM THE TABLE. ITEM NUMBER 86 AND ITEM NUMBER 86 HAS A MOTION AND A SECOND IS THEIR DISCUSSION WITH REGARD TO ITEM NUMBER 86. HEARING NONE WITHOUT OBJECTION. ITEM NUMBER 86 IS ADOPTED. THANK YOU MEMBERS. THANK YOU MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC FOR BEING HERE. MEMBERS THAT WILL NOW [83. Approve an ordinance amending Ordinance No. 020801-15, which settled disputes regarding the applicability of the Save Our Springs (SOS) Ordinance in the area known as Circle C, to authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute an amendment to the settlement agreement that will apply to approximately 246.389 acres located near the intersection of South Mopac Expressway Southbound and State Highway 45 Westbound (Tract 110) to increase the development density for residential living units and multifamily residential living units, modify development and parkland regulations, and change required traffic controls and access requirements including removal of the requirement for the property owner to construct the South Bay Extension on Tract 110. This action concerns land located within the Barton Springs Zone. Funding: This item has no fiscal impact. (Part 1 of 2)] TAKE US TO ITEMS, UH, NUMBER 83 AND ITEM NUMBER 92. YOU'LL RECALL THAT WE DELAYED ITEM NUMBER 83 BECAUSE IT IS RELATED TO ITEM NUMBER 92. ITEM NUMBER 92 IS A PUBLIC HEARING. WHAT I'M GONNA DO IS I'M GONNA TAKE UP ITEM NUMBER 83 AND WE WILL HEAR FROM THE SPEAKERS THAT HAVE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON ITEM NUMBER 83. UH, I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, LET'S DO IN, UH, IT'S THE SAME. I'LL TELL YOU THIS, IT'S THE SAME, MANY OF THE SAME SPEAKERS ON, UH, ON BOTH OF THOSE ITEMS. SO UNLESS THERE'S OBJECTION, WHAT WE'LL DO IS WE'LL CALL UP ITEM NUMBER 83 AND WE'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM NUMBER 92 SO THAT IF THERE ARE SPEAKERS THAT SPEAK ON ITEM NUMBER 83, UH, THAT AND ARE ALL SIGNED UP AND THEY DON'T FEEL THE NEED TO SPEAK ON 92, WE CAN CONSIDER THAT AS PART OF THE PUBLIC HEARING. SO WE'RE PULLING UP ITEM NUMBER 83 AND WITH ITEM OBJECTION, WE OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM NUMBER 92. WILL YOU PLEASE GO TO ITEM NUMBER 83 AND CALL THE SPEAKERS ON THE REMOTE LINE? I HAVE CRAIG KUJAWA. GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. MY NAME IS CRAIG AVA, I'M ASKING YOU TO POSTPONE THIS ITEM, ITEM 83 TODAY. I UNDERSTAND THAT A FULL TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS WOULD NORMALLY HAPPEN LATER IN THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS. I'M NOT ASKING THE COUNCIL TO CHANGE THAT PROCESS FOR EVERY REZONING. WHAT'S DIFFERENT HERE IS THAT ITEM 83 ASKS YOU TO REMOVE SOUTH BAY ONE OF YOUR CRITICAL TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS BEFORE THAT ANALYSIS HAPPENS. TODAY, THE EXISTING AGREEMENT REQUIRES STRATUS TO CONSTRUCT THE SOUTH BAY EXTENSION AT THEIR EXPENSE. ITEM 83 WOULD REMOVE THAT REQUIREMENT REQUIRING TAXPAYERS TO FIT THE BILL WHEN IT IS NEEDED LATER, AND IT DEFINITELY WILL BE. WE'VE BEEN TOLD BY EVERYONE THAT THE TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS WON'T OCCUR UNTIL THE SITE PLANNING. SO WHY MAKE AN IRREVERSIBLE DECISION NOW? WHAT'S THE RUSH? PRESERVING THE SOUTH BAY REQUIREMENT DOESN'T MEAN YOU HAVE TO BUILD THAT ROAD. IT PRESERVES AN OPTION UNTIL YOU HAVE ENOUGH INFORMATION TO DECIDE WHETHER YOU NEED IT OR NOT. AND IN A BUDGET CONSTRAINED ENVIRONMENT, WHY WOULD WE WANNA RELEASE STRATUS FROM AN EXPENSIVE MULTIMILLION DOLLAR OBLIGATION AT THE COST OF TAXPAYERS BEFORE WE UNDERSTAND IF THAT INFRASTRUCTURE COULD BE PART OF THE SOLUTION? THE OPTICS DON'T LOOK GREAT. ADDING A THOUSAND APARTMENTS THROUGH KER ELEMENTARY, LIKE INSTALLING A SMALL TOWN, RESIDENTS ARE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT ADDITIONAL TRAFFIC DIRECTLY BEING ROUTED THROUGH THE DORE SCHOOL ZONE AND DUMP MORE ON MOPAC, CREATING AN EVEN BIGGER REGIONAL PROBLEM. I'M ALSO THE FATHER OF A THREE-YEAR-OLD. HIS NAME'S QUENTIN. I KNOW THAT DOESN'T MAKE MY OPINION MORE IMPORTANT THAN ANYONE ELSE'S. I WOULDN'T PRETEND THAT, BUT IT DOES MAKE THE CONSEQUENCES OF GETTING THIS WRONG, VERY REAL TO ME. THERE'S NO URGENCY THAT REQUIRES US TO TAKE THIS RISK TODAY. POSTPONE ITEM 83, PRESERVE THE SOUTH BAY REQUIREMENTS. DO THE ADDITIONAL TRAFFIC ANALYSIS, THEN MAKE THE BEST DECISION TO ENSURE OPTIONALITY TO PRESERVE KIDS SAFETY WITH INFORMATION IN HAND. WE SHOULD FIND OURSELVES AFTER SOMEONE GETTING HURT ASKING WE SHOULDN'T FIND OURSELVES. THANK YOU. AFTER YOU SIR HEARD ASKING WHY WE ELIMINATED. THANK YOU KRISTEN DEK, IF YOUR NAME'S BEEN CALLED, LET US KNOW WHETHER YOU WANT TO SPEAK. OH, HELLO? YES. MY NAME IS KRISTEN DEVIC. CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES. THANK YOU. OH MY. UM, OKAY, I'M HERE TO OPPOSE ITEM 83 AND THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT TO THE CIRCLE [02:45:01] C DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT. THE CIRCLE T DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT PROVIDED FOR THE CREATION OF THE HILL COUNTRY CONSERVANCY TRUST. THIS WAS TO RECEIVE FUNDS FROM MANDATORY ASSESSMENTS ON OFFICE DEVELOPMENT AND ITS PURPOSE WAS TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR CONSERVATION WATERSHED AND HABITAT PROTECTION. BUT THAT TRUST WAS NEVER CREATED. NOT A PENNY HAS GONE INTO IT. AND TO BE CLEAR, A CHANGE FROM OFFICE TO MULTIFAMILY WILL ELIMINATE THESE ADDITIONAL CONSERVATION FUNDS TO THE TUNE OF ABOUT HALF A MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR. SO WE NEED TO ASK WHY DID THE CITY GO THROUGH SUCH LENGTH TO DISCOURAGE THIS LAND FROM BEING DEVELOPED AND WHEN IT WAS ATTEMPT TO PRESERVE EVEN MORE, EVEN MORE LAND? THE ANSWER IS WATER TRACT ONE 10 IS IN THE EDWARDS AQUIFER RECHARGE ZONE, THE BARTON SPRINGS WATERSHED AND THE WATER QUALITY PROTECTION ZONE. THE EXISTING RESTRICTIONS ON MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL IN CERTAIN RETAIL WERE INTENDED TO LIMIT DEVELOPMENT INTENSITY AND REDUCE IMPACTS ASSOCIATED WITH INCREASED TRAFFIC, WASTEWATER, STORMWATER RUNOFF, AND POLLUTANTS SUCH AS OIL GREASE, FERTILIZERS, AND EVEN PET WASTE. I PERSONALLY SPOKE TO AUSTIN WATERSHED AND THEY REITERATED THAT A MULTIFAMILY DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SIZE INCREASES INTENSITY. AND THAT IS EXACTLY THE PROBLEM. I RECOGNIZE THE APPLICANT HAS STATED THE PROJECT WOULD COMPLY WITH SAVE OUR SPRINGS, BUT THAT'S A REGULATORY MINIMUM. IN FACT, YOUR OWN AUSTIN, UM, IMAGINE AUSTIN AND WATER FORWARD DISPLAY THAT YOUR COUNCIL SPECIFICALLY UNDERSTANDS THE NEED TO PRESERVE OUR WATER RESOURCES FOR THE FUTURE OF OUR CITY. CAREFUL PLANNING IS NOT THE ENEMY OF HOUSING. IT'S HOW WE PUT THE RIGHT HOUSING IN THE RIGHT PLACES WHILE PROTECTING RESOURCES. WE CANNOT REPLACE ANY DEVELOPER CAN BUILD APARTMENTS, BUT I DON'T KNOW ANYONE THAT CAN CREATE MORE WATER. I RESPECTFULLY ASK YOU VOTE AGAINST CYT 83. IT'S CURRENTLY DRAFTED. AND IF YOU HAVE YOUR HEART SET ON HOUSING, CONSIDER LOW DENSITY WITH NO CHANGES TO RETAIL RESTRICTIONS. PROTECT THE LAND, PROTECT WATER. THANK, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. PROTECT THE WATER. AND IN TURN, MOVING TO IN-PERSON SPEAKERS FOR 83. AMANDA SWAR, GEORGE COFER, KAITLYN ROMINE AND LISA LYONS. LISA, ARE YOU HERE? IS MICHAEL TY HERE? HERE. AND THEN EARL LOWRY HERE. OKAY. UM, LISA WILL HAVE SIX MINUTES WHEN SHE COMES UP. PLEASE GO AHEAD AND BEGIN. GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COUNSEL. AMANDA SWORE WITH RENER GROUP. I'M HERE TO SPEAK ON THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT. WE ORIGINALLY SUBMITTED THIS DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT IN JULY OF 2025. UM, WHEN WE SUBMITTED THAT AGREEMENT, WE WERE ASKING FOR TWO CHANGES TO IT. ONE WAS A CHANGE OF USE, UH, TO REMOVE 651,000 OF ALLOWABLE OFFICE SQUARE FEET THAT'S ON THE PROPERTY TODAY AND REPLACE THAT WITH UP TO A THOUSAND RESIDENTIAL UNITS. OUR SECOND REQUEST WAS TO REMOVE THE REQUIREMENT TO CONSTRUCT SOUTH BAY. FAST FORWARD MANY MONTHS IN MANY, MANY DISCUSSIONS. THERE ARE ADDITIONAL ITEMS THAT ARE IN THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT THAT I JUST WANNA TAKE A QUICK MOMENT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT. UH, THE FIRST UP HERE IS THAT THE REQUIREMENT TO REMOVE SOUTH BAY IS STILL REMOVED, BUT A S AND P PLANS CHANGE. THE SOUTH BAY EXTENSION DOES NOT EXIST ON THE ROADWAY NETWORK TODAY. IF THAT WERE TO CHANGE IN THE FUTURE, WE WOULD BE REQUIRED TO LOOK AT IT. YOU'RE GONNA HEAR A LOT ABOUT TRAFFIC. WE WILL BE REQUIRED WITHOUT A SHADOW OF A DOUBT TO CONSTRUCT A FULL TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS AT THE TIME OF OUR FIRST SITE DEVELOPMENT PERMIT. IT WILL LOOK AT MANY THINGS. AMONG THOSE IS A SPECIFIC REQUIREMENT TO DO A SIGNAL ANALYSIS FOR THE INTERSECTION OF LACROSSE AND D GREEN. SHOULD THAT SIGNAL BE WARRANTED, WHICH WE HIGHLY ANTICIPATE WILL HAPPEN, WE WOULD BE REQUIRED TO FUND AND CONSTRUCT THAT SIGNAL. IN ADDITION, THERE WILL BE ANALYSIS FOR A SHARED JUICE PATH ALONG D GREEN. UH, IF THAT IS WARRANTED, WE WILL BE REQUIRED TO DEDICATE THAT RIGHT OF WAY. YOU'RE GONNA HEAR A LOT ABOUT THE DRIVEWAY ON DAH GREEN AND HOW THAT'S TREATED. THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WILL SPECIFICALLY PUT THE DECISION ON WHAT THAT DRIVEWAY LOOKS LIKE IN THE HANDS OF CITY STAFF. FOLLOWING REVIEW OF THE TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS WITH ONLY 16 ACRES IMPERVIOUS COVER, THERE'LL BE 173 ACRES OF UNDEVELOPED AREA HERE. THERE WILL BE ONSITE PARKLAND. THERE WILL BE A PUBLIC TRAIL NETWORK THAT WILL CONNECT FROM THE SITE TO VALOR AT A MINIMUM THAT WILL BE FULLY CONSTRUCTED AND FUNDED AND MAINTAINED BY THE DEVELOPER. WITH THAT, WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR SUPPORT OF THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AMENDMENT AND HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU, MR. COFER. THANK YOU MAYOR. MAYOR PROAM. COUNCIL MR. MANAGER. I'M GEORGE FER, LIFELONG RESIDENT OF TRAVIS COUNTY. I WANT TO CLARIFY BEFORE I MAKE MY COMMENTS THAT I'M NOT BEING PAID TO BE HERE. I'M, NO ONE ASKED ME TO BE HERE. I WAS, HOWEVER I THINK I AM, HOWEVER, AND HAPPY TO BE CORRECTED. THE ONLY PERSON IN THIS CHAMBER TODAY WHO WAS THERE DURING THE ENTIRE [02:50:02] NEGOTIATION OF THE CIRCLE C LAND CORP, CITY OF AUSTIN DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT. IT WAS A TWO YEAR PROCESS. SEVERAL MEMBERS OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNITY, INCLUDING MYSELF, WORKED HARD ON THAT AGREEMENT. AND THEN THE MARKET CHANGED. AND AS SPEAKERS HAVE SAID, THE OFFICE WILL NOT BE BUILT. I URGE YOU TO VOTE YES ON 83 FOR THE AMENDMENT TO THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT. I URGE YOU TO VOTE YES ON THE ZONING. CHANGING THE ZONING ON A PERSONAL NOTE, AFTER IT BECAME CLEAR THAT THE MARKET HAD CHANGED, I WAS THEN AN EMPLOYEE OF HILL COUNTRY CONSERVANCY. DIFFERENT ENTITY THAN THE TRUST. WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THE CITY OF AUSTIN AND OTHER PARTNERS FOR 26 YEARS TO PRESERVE LAND. THANK YOU MAYOR WATSON FOR HELPING US GET STARTED. STRATUS HAS DONATED $2.7 MILLION CASH SINCE 20, SINCE 2008, AND THEY'VE NEVER ASKED FOR ANYTHING. I'M NOT HERE TODAY ON BEHALF OF STRATUS. I'M HERE TODAY BECAUSE WE CUT A GOOD DEAL BACK THEN AND WE EVEN HAVE A BETTER DEAL ON THE TABLE TODAY. PEOPLE TALK ABOUT SOS REQUIREMENTS. YOU'VE HEARD ALL THESE FACTS, BUT I'LL SAY ONE OF THEM AGAIN. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT 16 ACRES OF DEVELOPMENT AND 175 ACRES OF OPEN SPACE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I URGE YOU VOTE YES. THANK YOU, . WAITING FOR MY SLIDES TO SHOW UP. LISA LYONS. CAN YOU GUYS HEAR ME? NOT RIGHT NOW. I MEAN, WHAT I HEARD LISA LYONS, BUT I YOU NEED TO HIT THE MICROPHONE. WE READY? THERE YOU GO. THERE WE GO. THANK YOU. HI, I AM LISA LYONS. UM, I'M THE RESIDENT OF CIRCLE C AND THE MEMBER OF THE PROTECT CIRCLE C COALITION PROVIDING COMMENT ON THE DRAFT ORDINANCE AND THE ACCOMPANYING FOURTH AMENDMENT TO THE 2002 DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT THAT GOVERNS THE DEVELOPMENT CIRCLE. C. THIS IS NOT A ROUTINE ZONING CASE, THIS ZONING AND CIRCLE C IS GOVERNED BY THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT. MAYOR WATSON, THANK YOU FOR YOUR ROLE. 'CAUSE I THINK YOU WERE ALSO PART OF THE SETTLEMENT OF THE, UH, DECADES LONG LITIGATION WITH GARY BRADLEY. UH, THE 2002 DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WAS BORN FROM THAT SETTLEMENT AND IT LOCKED IN STRICTER DENSITY TRAFFIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONS FOR CIRCLE C AND SERVED AS A GUIDEPOST FOR DEVELOPMENT IN AUSTIN. UNDER THAT AGREEMENT, STRATUS RECEIVED THE RIGHT TO CONTINUE ITS DEVELOPMENT OF CIRCLE C PLUS ROUGHLY $15 MILLION IN INCENTIVES. NOW IT'S LIQUIDATING AND ASKING THE CITY TO BEND THOSE TERMS AND RELIEVE IT OF ITS OBLIGATIONS IN ORDER TO PUMP UP THE VALUE OF TRACK ONE 10, WHICH IT INTENDS TO SELL. WE URGE THE CITY THAT YOUR DUTY IS TO YOUR CITIZENS AND NOT TO THE SHAREHOLDERS OF OF STRATUS. WE'RE NOT OPPOSED TO HOUSING ON THE SITE. WE'RE OPPOSED TO HOW THE AMENDMENT HANDLES THE DENSITY, THE TRAFFIC SAFETY AND MOBILITY. I'M FAIRLY CERTAIN THAT THE MAJORITY OF THE ZONING OPPOSITION THAT YOU HEAR HINGES ON THESE ELEMENTS. WHAT MAKES OUR CASE DIFFERENT IS THAT THIS FIGHT IS TOTALLY UNNECESSARY. THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT ALREADY PROVIDES SOLUTIONS TO THESE PROBLEMS, BUT IT'S BEING IGNORED. I'LL START WITH SOUTH BAY ROAD. AS I'VE MENTIONED UNDER THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, STRATUS IS OBLIGATED TO BUILD THAT EXTENSION. SOUTH BAY HAS A CURB CUT AT MOPAC, WHICH YOU UNDERSTAND IS LIKE GOLD RIGHT NOW WITH THE 1990 CONSENT DECREE PROHIBITING THAT IT'S ALSO GOT, IT'S BEEN DESIGNATED BY THE APPLICANT IN THE ZAP HEARINGS AS WELL AS TOWN HALLS TO BE THE DEVELOPMENT'S PRIMARY RESIDENTIAL ACCESS POINT. WE DON'T SEE THAT ANYWHERE IN THE AMENDMENT. AND THAT NEEDS TO BE EXPLICITLY STATED RELATING TO THE CURB CUT AT SOUTH BAY IS THE SOUTH BAY EXTENSION TO MOPAC SECTION FIVE OF THE AMENDMENT DELETES THAT OBLIGATION. THE CITY IS ALREADY PAID 371,000 FOR THAT RIGHT OF WAY. TDOT BILLED A CURB CUT AND A CUT THROUGH ON MOPAC IN ANTICIPATION OF THAT ROAD. THE AMENDMENT REPLACES THE OBLIGATION WITH SIMPLY ONE SENTENCE DEFERRING SOUTH BAY EXTENSION TO FUTURE REVIEW. PLEASE DON'T WAIVE IT AND THE MULTIMILLION DOLLAR TAX BURDEN THAT'S GONNA SHIFT TO THE TAXPAYERS OR NOT THE TAX BURDEN, THE, UH, THE MULTIMILLION DOLLAR BURDEN OF CONSTRUCTING THE ROAD WILL GET SHIFTED TO TAXPAYERS. UM, FIRST SLIDE PLEASE. LET'S ADDRESS THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT. SECTION THREE OF THE AMENDMENT CONVERTS 651,000 SQUARE FEET OF OFFICE INTO 1000 MULTIFAMILY UNITS. WE HAVEN'T SEEN THE MATH AND PUBLIC CONVERSION TOOLS SUGGEST A LOWER NUMBER. PLEASE REQUIRE STRATUS TO SHOW ITS CALCULATION BEFORE A VOTE. ALSO, THE PROPOSED CHANGE IN 6.1 POINT A RUNS COUNTER TO THE TERMS OF THE AGREEMENT. [02:55:01] 6.1 POINT A CAPS DENSITY FOR THE ENTIRE LAND. AND THAT'S THE HIGHLIGHTED PART. THIS IS ACTUALLY FROM THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT. IT HAS SINCE BEEN AMENDED, BUT THE LAND IS A DEFINED TERM. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. AND THAT TERM, IT APPLIES TO ALL THE COMMERCIAL PARCELS IN CIRCLE C. AND IN ORDER TO AMEND THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH REGARD TO SOMETHING THAT AFFECTS ALL THOSE PARCELS, YOU NEED CONSENT FROM ALL OF THOSE PARCEL OWNERS. HAS STRATUS RECEIVED CONSENT FROM THE OTHER COMMERCIAL PROPERTY OWNERS? NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. OKAY, SO I THOUGHT I WOULD'VE DUMB THIS DOWN FOR ALL OF US AND GIVE US SOME LITTLE LEGO ACTION. UH, LET'S ADDRESS THE DEVELOPMENT DENSITY SECTION THREE OF THE AMENDMENT CONVERTS THE SQUARE FOOTAGE INTO MULTIFAMILY UNITS. WE HAVEN'T SEEN THE MATH. I'VE ALREADY READ THAT PART. OKAY, SO LET'S GO TO THE SLIDE. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. A LONG TIME AGO, SOME PLAYERS DECIDED TO BUILD A LEGO CITY. THE PLAYERS AGREED TO BUILD WITH ONE BOX OF PIECES AND THEY SPLIT THOSE PIECES ACROSS 17 BASE PLATES. EACH OF THE BASE PLATES SERVED A SPECIAL PURPOSE. THE PLAYERS AGREED TO FOLLOW A RULE BOOK THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. 16 OF THE 17 BASE PLATES ARE ALREADY USED AND THEIR PIECES ARE VESTED IN THOSE PROPERTIES. THERE'S ONE LEFTOVER AND THAT'S BASE PLATE ONE 10. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. STRATAS IS ASKING TO SWAP THEIR LEFTOVER PIECES. THEY WANNA TURN LEFTOVER OFFICE BRICKS TO MULTIFAMILY BRICKS. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. THERE'S NO ONE LEFT TO TRADE WITH AND THERE ARE NO MORE PIECES. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. THE RULE BOOK SAYS THAT EVERY APARTMENT USES UP TO ONE HOUSE BRICK AND A MULTI-FAMILY BRICK AT THE SAME TIME THEY'RE GLUED TOGETHER. AND THIS IS DONE BY DESIGN BECAUSE APARTMENTS ARE MORE INTENSE THAN OFFICE SPACE OR HOUSES. THE PLATE ONE 10 PLAYER CURRENTLY ONLY HAS 36 HOUSE BRICKS AND 56 MULTI-FAMILY BRICKS. SO THEY CAN ONLY BUILD 36 APARTMENTS. THAT IS WHY THEY WANT YOU TO MAGICALLY CREATE A THOUSAND MORE NEW HOUSE BRICKS AND A THOUSAND MORE MULTIFAMILY BRICKS. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. BECAUSE EVERY OTHER BASE PLATE IS FINISHED OR PURPOSELY LEFT OPEN, 100% OF THE NEW BUILDING LANDS IN ONE PLACE. MORE TRAFFIC, MORE PEOPLE, MORE STRAIN THAN THAT SPOT WAS EVER DESIGNED FOR. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. THE GROUND UNDERNEATH ACTS LIKE A SPONGE SOAKING UP RAIN TO FILTER AND PROTECT THE WATER SUPPLY. THE WHOLE CITY AGREED TO LIMIT HOW MUCH HARD PLASTIC COVERED THAT AREA. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. THE SQUARE FOOTAGE TO OFFICE SQUARE FOOTAGE OF OFFICE BRICKS BECOMES EXACTLY 1000 HOUSE BRICKS AND EXACTLY 1000 APARTMENT BRICKS. WHY THAT NUMBER? AND UNDER WHAT EXCHANGE RATE? WHEN A SWAP RATIO IS NOT EXPLAINED, IT'S FAIR TO ASK WHY WAS THIS PICKED? WAS IT PICKED BECAUSE IT'S FAIR? OR WAS IT PICKED BECAUSE IT'S THE GREATEST NUMBER THEY COULD GET AWAY WITH. SINCE THERE ARE NO BRICKS FROM THE OTHER PLATES TO REALLOCATE FROM, THIS IS NOT A REALLOCATION, IT'S A CONVERSION OF SQUARE FOOTAGE LEADING TO A NET DENSITY INCREASE. THE RULE BOOK DOES NOT EXPLAIN HOW THIS CONVERSION COULD BE DONE, BUT IT STANDS TO REASON THAT A CONVERSION SHOULD BE DONE BASED ON SOME SIMPLE MATH AND SOME RULES. THE PLAYERS DESERVE TO KNOW THE RULES AND THE MATH. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. UM, OUR ASK IS TO GET THE CONSENT OF THE OTHER PLAYERS WHO'VE BUILT ON THE 16 BASE PLATES REQUIRE THE APPLICANT APPLICATION OF AN INDUSTRY STANDARD CONVERSION FORMULA. I I'M SORRY. AND YOU HAVE THIS IN YOUR PACKETS. WE DO. THANK YOU. I'M SORRY. YOUR TIME'S UP. NO, THAT'S ALRIGHT. SHOULD I GO TO NINE TWO OR WAIT UNTIL NINE? OH, I'LL CALL UP NINE TWO IN A MINUTE. THANK YOU. CRAIG NASER, TRAVIS WADE. DAVID WEINBERG. ALICIA KIWANI. JEFFREY BOWEN. ANNA ELISA BAKER. GOOD AFTERNOON. UH, MR. MAYOR AND COUNCIL. I'M DAVID WEINBERG. I LIVE IN AUSTIN CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT FIVE. UM, I JUST WANTED TO MAKE A COUPLE QUICK POINTS ABOUT PROCESS WITH THIS, UH, REZONING REQUEST. SO I HAD A GENTLEMAN CALL ME THIS SPRING WHO LIVES IN CIRCLE C. VERY NICE GUY. AND HE SAID, HEY, I, I UNDERSTAND YOU'RE, YOU'RE, YOU'RE A CANDIDATE. YOU DON'T EVEN LIVE IN THE DISTRICT. YOU'RE, YOU'RE OVER IN DISTRICT FIVE. BUT HEY, WE'VE GOT THIS REALLY BIG ISSUE COMING UP IN CIRCLE C THAT I WANTED TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT. WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO TALK TO ME? UH, AND I SAID YES. AND WE HAD A VERY NICE CONVERSATION. I LEARNED A LOT ABOUT THE ISSUE. UM, PROBABLY LIKE A 15, 20 MINUTE CONVERSATION. UM, I WOULD HOPE THAT MANY OF YOU ON THE DAIS, EITHER YOU OR SOMEONE ON YOUR STAFF HAVE HAD THE CHANCE TO SPEAK WITH SOMEONE IN, UH, DISTRICT EIGHT DIRECTLY ON THIS ISSUE. UM, AND IF YOU HAVE CONGRATULATIONS, I APPLAUDED YOU FOR DOING THAT. UM, BUT I THINK WE'RE HAVING A LITTLE BIT OF AN ISSUE IN THIS CITY WITH, UH, MAKING SURE THAT THAT DIALOGUE IS HAPPENING. UH, I'M, I, I'M GUESSING THAT MANY OF YOU HAVE SPOKEN WITH STRATUS ON THIS, ON THIS ISSUE. LOOKING AT SOME CITY DATA THIS MORNING. I KNOW THAT AT LEAST SEVEN OF YOU HAVE TAKEN CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THAT, UH, COMPANY. SO WHEN [03:00:01] I READ, UH, CHONG'S REPORTING THE AUSTIN AMERICAN STATESMAN, IT WAS A LITTLE DEFLATING TO SEE KIND OF THE REACTION THAT THAT FOLKS HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS. UH, SOME OF OUR SPEAKERS TODAY, KAJA, DEVIC AND LEON SAID THEY HAVE STRUGGLED TO GET A RESPONSE FROM THEIR, THEIR COUNCIL MEMBER. DEVIC SAID SHE HAS EMAILED ABOUT 10 TIMES IN THE LAST TWO MONTHS AND HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY RESPONSE ABOUT HER TRACK ONE 10 CONCERNS. THAT'S NOT GOOD ENOUGH. UH, IF WE WANT TO BE ASKING FOLKS, LET'S SAY AGAIN FOR, UH, TO PASS A TAX RATE ELECTION SOMETIME IN THE NEAR FUTURE, THE LEAST WE HAVE TO BE DOING IS RESPONDING TO EMAILS AND PICKING UP THE PHONE. THANK YOU. IF YOUR NAME'S BEEN CALLED, PLEASE COME FORWARD. HELLO? UH, MY NAME IS TRAVIS WADE, A RESIDENT OF AUSTIN SINCE 1979. WHEN STRATUS FIRST BROUGHT THE PROPOSAL FORWARD, IT WAS LARGELY BASED ON THE FACT THAT AUSTIN NEEDS MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING, WHICH WE ALL AGREE ON. BUT BECAUSE THAT NEED IS REAL, WE MUST BE HONEST ABOUT WHAT MEETS THAT NEED AND WHAT MERELY BORROWS ITS NAME. STRATASYS COMMITMENT IS TO CAP 10% OF THE UNITS AT 80% OF THE MEDIAN FAMILY INCOME. IF 1000 APARTMENTS ARE BUILT, AS IS SUGGESTED, 900 WOULD BE A CLASS A MARKET RATE COMMANDING THE CITY'S HIGHEST RATES. THIS IS NOT AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT. THIS IS A LUXURY DEVELOPMENT, WEARING AFFORDABILITY AS A PRICE OF ADMISSION. WE'RE ALSO TOLD THAT AN INCREASE IN SUPPLY OF APARTMENTS WILL BRING DOWN RENTS ACROSS AUSTIN. BUT FLOODING THE MARKET WITH APARTMENTS IS NOT A PLAN. IT LEADS TO SPATIAL MISMATCH MISMATCHING, WHICH THAT'S WHERE, UH, THERE ARE VACANCIES ON THE EDGE OF TOWN AND THE HIGH RENT RATES NEAR EMPLOYMENT CENTERS IN TOWN. SO NOW LET ME BE CLEAR. WE ARE NOT AGAINST DEVELOPMENT. WE ARE AGAINST THE WRONG DEVELOPMENT. SOUTHWEST AUSTIN IS NOT LACKING APARTMENT OPTIONS. WHAT IS LACKING IS SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT SUCH AS RESTAURANTS, SHOPS, OTHER SERVICES. THIS PLAN MERELY NO, THIS PLAN ONLY ALLOCATES 10,000 SQUARE FEET TO THAT NEED. AND IT ALSO ALLOWS STRATUS TO MAXIMIZE THEIR PROFIT, PROFIT WHEN SELLING THE LAND, WHILE GIVING THE AREA AND THE CITY BASICALLY NOTHING BACK. SO I ASK YOU, PLEASE VOTE DOWN THIS REZONING IN ITS CURRENT FORM TO GIVE STRATUS THE COMMUNITY AND THE CITY TIME TO WORK TOGETHER TO COME BACK WITH A PLAN THAT TRULY BI BENEFITS EVERYONE AND NOT ONE AT THE EXPENSE OF THE OTHER. WE DO WANT TO WORK WITH STRATUS. WE'RE NOT AGAINST THEM, BUT WE WANT TO DO THIS RIGHT. THAT WILL BENEFIT EVERYONE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. CONTINUING ON FOR ITEM 83. ALISON SHEFFIELD. ALISON, ARE YOU HERE? YES. IS DENISE WAL WADE HERE? OKAY, THEN YOU'LL HAVE FOUR MINUTES THEN WILLIAM BUNCH, BOBBY LEVINSKY, SAMANTHA LYONS, ZENOBIA JOSEPH AND KELLY GARKO. IF YOUR NAME'S BEEN CALLED, PLEASE GO AHEAD AND COME FORWARD. THANK YOU. PLEASE BEGIN. STATE YOUR NAME FOR ALISON SHEFFIELD. DISTRICT EIGHT. GREAT, THANK YOU MAYOR WATSON AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, ATTENTION AND HAPPY EARLY BIRTHDAY TO MANY OF YOU. 2.4%. 2.4%. WHAT'S THAT NUMBER? IT'S THE RETAIL VACANCY RATE IN SOUTHWEST AUSTIN. 16%. WHAT DO WE THINK THAT NUMBER IS? IT'S THE ECONOMIC VACANCY RATE. VACANCY PLUS CONCESSIONS FOR MULTIFAMILY IN SOUTHWEST AUSTIN. THE DATA SPEAKS FOR ITSELF. THERE'S NO CURRENT NEED FOR MULTIFAMILY IN SOUTHWEST AUSTIN. MUCH LESS A THOUSAND UNITS. THE TRUE NEED AND WANT IS RETAIL OFFICE COMMUNITY, RESTAURANTS AS TRAVIS JUST MENTIONED. AND GUESS WHAT? YEP, THE CURRENT ZONING FOR TRACK ONE 10. SO LOOK, I MADE YOUR JOB EASY. ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS VOTE NO BECAUSE IF YOU VOTE YES, WHICH MS. ELLIS TOLD YOU ALL THAT SHE IS PLANNING ON DOING, TOLD YOU THIS EARLIER TODAY, THAT SHE IS VOTING YES ON THIS. THESE TWO CASES YOU'LL BE ALLOWING STRATUS [03:05:02] A DEVELOPER THAT IS RETIRING. STRATUS IS A DEVELOPER THAT IS LIQUIDATING. THERE ARE CURRENTLY A PUBLIC COMPANY AND THEY'RE GOING PRIVATE. THEY ANNOUNCED THIS IN MARCH, 2026. YOU WOULD ALLOW THEM TO LIQUIDATE THIS ASSET. WE DON'T KNOW THAT THEY'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO DEVELOP THIS PROPERTY. THEY WOULD CONVERT 250 ACRES OVER THE EDWARDS AQUIFER FROM OFFICE RETAIL TO A THOUSAND MULTIFAMILY UNITS INCREASING DEVELOPMENT DENSITY. YOU WOULD BE ALLOWING THEM TO MODIFY PARKLAND MODIFICATION REGULATIONS. YOU WOULD BE ALLOWING THEM TO CHANGE TRAFFIC INGRESS AND EGRESS THAT AFFECTS A TWO LANE NEIGHBORHOOD STREET DRE. AND YOU'D BE ALLOWING STRATUS TO GET OFF THE HOOK FOR CONSTRUCTING SOUTH BAY ROAD EXTENSION. AS MY NEIGHBORS HAVE MENTIONED ALREADY, THAT PROJECT WILL COST MILLIONS. DON'T LET THEM OFF THE HOOK. SO YEAH, IT'S TRUE. THIS CASE IS RISK WRITTEN TO GIVE STRATUS EVERYTHING THEY WANT, BUT IT'S A DETRIMENT TO THE DISTRICT EIGHT CONSTITUENTS. WE HAVE 850 SIGNATURES FROM CIRCLE C NEIGHBORS IN OPPOSITION OF THIS CASE IN A MATTER OF TWO OR THREE MONTHS. WE, WE PUT GOT THAT PUT TOGETHER. SO PLEASE HELP ME PROTECT AGAINST A THOUSAND CLASS A UNITS FROM BEING BUILT. NOW REMEMBER, THIS IS CLASS A, JUST SAYING THAT 10% OF THE UNITS AT 80% OF A MI IS AFFORDABLE. WE ALL KNOW THAT'S NOT TRUE. IT'S LIPSTICK ON A PIG. HELP ME PROTECT THE AQUIFER BY NOT INCREASING THE DE DEVELOPMENT DENSITY. HELP PROTECT SOUTHWEST RESIDENTS FROM THOUSANDS OF CARS BEING DUMPED INTO A TWO-LANE ROAD. THE ANSWER IS SIMPLE. ONE, BUILD OUT SOUTH BAY AND TWO, DEVELOP THIS PROPERTY AS A RETAIL OFFICE AS IT WAS INTENDED TO DO. THIS WILL CREATE SAFER ROADS, LESS TRAFFIC AND JOB CREATION AND TAX CREATION. THANK YOU MR. LAVINSKY, MAYOR AND COUNCIL BOBBY LAVINSKY. I'M SENIOR STAFF ATTORNEY FOR SABER SPRINGS ALLIANCE. UM, WE ARE AGAINST THIS PROPOSED CHANGE TO THE STRATUS DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT. AND I THINK THAT LISA LYONS SAID IT PRETTY WELL WITH HER LEGOS ANALYSIS, ANALYSIS. UM, WHEN YOU HAVE, UH, A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AND YOU START TWEAKING THINGS, YOU START TO DESTABILIZE WHATEVER THAT FORMATION WAS BUILT ON THAT DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AND THIS SWITCH FROM OFFICE TO MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL USE, WHAT IT DOES IS IT REMOVES ONE OF THE PROVISIONS THAT WE'RE INTENDED TO GENERATE FUNDS TO CONSERVE ADDITIONAL LANDS. NOW, I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE'S A LETTER SUBMITTED IN THE BACKUP THAT WHERE FROM HILL COUNTRY, UH, CONSERVANCY OR HILL COUNTRY ALLIANCE, THAT SAYS THAT, UM, THERE'S GONNA BE ADDITIONAL LANDS THAT ARE CONSERVED BY SOME DONATION IN THE FUTURE, BUT THERE'S NO LEGAL REQUIREMENT ANYMORE FOR THAT TO OCCUR. THERE'S NOTHING IN WHAT YOU'RE CONSIDERING TODAY THAT WILL HAVE A PROVISION WHERE THE CITY CAN ENFORCE THAT CONSERV THAT THOSE CONSERVATION, UM, DEAL THAT'S BEING PROPOSED. I DO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT STRATUS REACHED OUT TO US, UH, QUITE A WHILE AGO AND WE HAVE HAD CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THIS PROPOSED, UH, CHANGE TO IT. WE WEREN'T ABLE TO SUPPORT IT. UM, I DO THINK THAT THEY'VE BEEN HONEST IN THEIR DIALOGUE WITH US AND BEEN OPEN TO IT AND I DO APPRECIATE THAT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT DID GET MADE BETTER WAS THAT THERE'S A CONDITIONAL OVERLAY THAT RESTRICTS THE IMPERVIOUS COVER BEYOND THE EXPIRATION OF THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT. THAT IS AN IMPORTANT PROVISION. SO THAT'S GONNA BE ON YOUR ZONING ITEM, BUT I DON'T SEE A NEED TO CHANGE THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT TO EXPEDITE DEVELOPMENT ON THE SITE. AND I DO WANT TO CAVEAT THAT I AM AGAINST DEVELOPMENT ON THIS SITE. IT'S PART OF THE RECHARGE ZONE. THIS IS AN AREA THAT WE NEED TO BE PROTECTING. ANYTHING THAT'S BUILT ON TOP OF THE SITE GOES DIRECTLY INTO THE AQUIFER WITHOUT FILTRATION, GOES DIRECTLY TO BARTON SPRINGS. THIS IS AN AREA WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE PROTECTING, NOT MAKING IT EASIER TO DEVELOP. THANK YOU. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. KELLY REMCO. UM, I AM A RESIDENT OF DISTRICT EIGHT AND I DON'T LIVE, UM, IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD SURROUNDING TRACT ONE 10, BUT MY CHILD ATTENDS KIKER ELEMENTARY, WHICH, UH, WILL BE GREATLY AFFECTED, UM, BY THE TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE THAT [03:10:01] IS CURRENTLY PLANNED AROUND THIS TRACT. UM, SO THE MAIN REASON I WANTED TO COME DOWN HERE TODAY IS JUST TO SPEAK ABOUT THE TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE PIECE OF THIS. UM, I REALLY WANTED TO ECHO WHAT CRAIG SAID EARLIER ABOUT TAKING, UH, THE CONSTRUCTION OF SOUTH BAY OFF THE TABLE PREMATURELY. UM, I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO SEE THE VOTE ON THIS POSTPONED UNTIL THERE'S GREATER CLARITY AROUND WHAT THE BEST TRA TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE LOOKS LIKE. I THINK YOU ARE GONNA HAVE TO GO BACK AND DEVELOP SOUTH BAY, AND I UNDERSTAND THAT THAT'S, UM, NOT, YOU KNOW, WHAT EVERYONE WOULD LIKE TO DO. I UNDERSTAND THAT THAT WOULD BE, UH, EXPENSIVE. UH, I, I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY YOU WOULD, UH, TAKE OFF THE TABLE THE ABILITY TO HAVE THE DEVELOPER HELP FUND THAT. UM, AND SO I WANNA SPEAK TO YOU ALSO A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT THE TRAFFIC SITUATION LOOKS LIKE ON DOLL GREEN AND WHY I THINK IT REALLY IS NOT GONNA BE FEASIBLE TO HAVE THAT BE A MAIN ENTRANCE AND EXIT, UM, FOR THIS DEVELOPMENT. UM, SO KIKER ELEMENTARY, UH, TEACHER PARKING AND STAFF PARKING LOT, AND ALSO THE EXIT TO THEIR CIRCLE DRIVE, UM, ARE OFF OF DOLL GREEN. AND ANY, UH, ANY CAR THAT'S EXITING FROM THOSE IS GONNA HAVE TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN ON DOLL GREEN TO GET BACK TO LA CROSS, WHICH IS, AS YOU KNOW, IS THE MAIN, UH, ROAD TO GET TO MOPAC. AND SO THIS, UH, ROAD GETS EXTREMELY CROWDED AT THREE MAIN TIMES OF DAY. ONE IS MORNING DROPOFF, WHICH COINCIDES WITH MORNING RUSH HOUR FOR ANYONE GETTING TO TO WORK DOWNTOWN. UM, AND ALSO, UH, AFTERNOON PICKUP TIMES AROUND THREE TO FOUR O'CLOCK. AND THEN AT THE END OF THE DAY, BECAUSE IT'S ALSO A HUB FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL BUSES. AND, UM, OKAY. THAT'S IT. . THANK YOU. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. HI, YES, ALICIA KIWANI. I HAD A SLOW, JUST ONE SLIDE. UM, HELLO MAYOR, MAYOR WATSON AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS ALICIA AND I LIVE AT CIRCLE C FOR FIVE YEARS, AND I'M A PARENT OF TWO KIDS THAT GO TO VALOR SOUTH AUSTIN. UM, I WANNA DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE PINK HIGHS THAT WERE ON THAT SLIDE. THAT ONE IS HIGHLIGHTING VALOR AND ONE IS HIGHLIGHTING THE PROPOSED PRIMARY ENTRANCE FOR TRACK ONE 10. UH, VALOR HAS ABOUT A THOUSAND CARS THAT GO THROUGH THE AREA TWICE A DAY, AND TRAFFIC ENGINEERS FOR VALOR SAID THAT THEY CAN HANDLE UP TO 1600 CARS AT MAX CAPACITY. UM, AND SO THAT'S 3,200 TRIPS IN THIS STRETCH OF ROAD, UM, AND ABOUT SEVEN TENTHS OF A MILE. SOME OF THOSE TRIPS ARE FROM FAMILIES COMING IN FROM THE WEST AND CURRENTLY USE THAT SOUTH BAY CROSSOVER HIGHLIGHTED IN TEAL, UM, WHICH IS AN UNPROTECTED TURNED DIRECTLY ONTO MOPAC, USUALLY FROM A STANDSTILL. I WANTED TO DESCRIBE THIS TO YOU BECAUSE WHATEVER IS DEVELOPED, YOU WILL HAVE TWO THINGS HAPPENING AT ONCE IN JUST BARELY HALF A MILE TRACK, ONE 10 TRAFFIC MERGING INTO 70 MILES AN HOUR, TRAFFIC, AND THEN VALOR, FAMILY SLOWING DOWN AND MOST MORNINGS AND AFTERNOONS QUEUING UP DIRECTLY ON PAC'S SHOULDER, BUILDING A HIGH SPEED ENTRANCE INTO THE SAME STRETCH WHERE SCHOOL TRAFFIC IS ALREADY COMING TO A STANDSTILL IS DANGEROUS AND IRRESPONSIBLE. IN 2002, THE CITY REQUIRED THIS PROPERTY TO BUILD A SOUTH BAY EXTENSION SPECIFICALLY. SO THIS TRACK WOULD NOT DEPEND ON THIS DANGEROUS CROSSOVER FOREVER. ITEM 83 ASKS YOU TO AUTHORIZE STAFF TO DELETE THAT REQUIREMENT AND REPLACE IT WITH ONE SENTENCE, FUTURE PERMITS GET REVIEWED FOR WHATEVER TRAFFIC RULES ARE IN EFFECT AT THAT TIME. THIS IS ALREADY A DANGEROUS SITUATION, SO TO SAY, WE'LL JUST FIGURE IT OUT LATER, IS UNACCEPTABLE. I DO WANNA SAY THE HARD PART OUT LOUD THAT WITH THIS TRAFFIC SETUP AT THESE SPEEDS, A TRA TRAGEDY IS INEVITABLE. THERE WILL BE A CHILD'S LIFE THAT IS CUT SHORT OR A BABY IN A CAR SEAT THAT WON'T MAKE IT. I'M ASKING YOU NOT TO AUTHORIZE THIS NEGOTIATION UNTIL A FULL INDEPENDENT TRAFFIC STUDY IS COMPLETE AND REAL SOLUTIONS FOR THIS CORRIDOR ARE ON RECORD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. BOWEN. THANK YOU, SIR. UH, SORRY I WAS RUNNING LATE, UH, BUT, UH, I'M HERE NOW. UH, I APPRECIATE YOUR INDULGENCE, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. UH, MR. MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS JEFFREY BOWEN, DISTRICT EIGHT. UM, ONE OF MY MAJOR CONCERNS WITH THIS ENTIRE PROCESS IS WHAT, HOW THIS WHOLE THING IS LAID OUT OVER THE YEARS AND RIGHT NOW, AFTER READING THE THE NEW AGREEMENT, UH, I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THE TAXPAYERS ARE NOT ON, ON THE HOOK FOR THE ROADS THAT THE DEVELOPER'S GETTING OUT OF THAT HAS BEEN BASICALLY ELIMINATED FROM THAT. SO AT WHAT POINT IS IT THAT THE TAXPAYERS ARE NOW HAVING TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT? UM, THAT'S QUITE A BIT OF ROAD STRUCTURE. IT WAS ELIMINATED FROM THE, FROM THE A SMP OR THE AUSTIN STRATEGIC MOBILITY PLAN IN 2019, AND NOW IT'S ALL HAVING TO BE REWORKED AND GO FROM THERE. BUT MY MAIN CONCERN IS THAT WE'RE OUR BUDGETS THE WAY THAT THEY ARE RIGHT NOW WITH THE CITY AT, AT WHAT POINT IS IT THAT IT'S ON US NOW, THE TAXPAYERS TO BUILD THOSE ROADS THAT WOULD SUPPLY, THAT WOULD BE SUPPLIED FOR THIS, UH, PROJECT. UM, I DO HAVE A LOT OF MAJOR CONCERNS OVER THAT AND THE FACT THAT IT IS OVER THE, THE EDWARDS AFER AT THIS POINT. SO, [03:15:01] AND THEN ALSO, UH, THE ADDITION OF THOSE, THE HOUSES, WHICH IS BASIC IN, IN FOR ALL PRACTICAL PURPOSES WILL BE BASICALLY IN A FOOD DESERT. THERE IS NO, UH, BUS SERVICE IN THAT AREA ALSO. SO JUST WANTED TO VOICE THOSE CONCERNS THAT WE HAVE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU FOR YOUR INDULGENCE, MR. MAYOR. THANK YOU. YES, MA'AM. MY NAME IS DENISE WADE, AND I AM A RESIDENT OF CIRCLE C. MA'AM, I'M SORRY, YOU DONATED YOUR TIME TO A SPEAKER EARLIER. OH, I DONATED IT FOR THE OTHER, UH, FOR 80 83. YES. YES. OKAY, SO, SORRY. YEP, THAT'S ALL RIGHT. OKAY. I'VE CALLED ALL SPEAKERS FOR ITEM 83. WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO MOVE ON TO ITEM 92 NOW SIGNED? I'M SORRY, I SIGNED UP FOR YOU. I DON'T SEE YOU FOR THIS ITEM, SIR, I, I DON'T SEE YOU FOR 83. I'M SORRY. WE DON'T SEE YOU SIGNED UP FOR 83, MR. MASSENGILL. ALRIGHT, SO WHAT [92. C14-2025-0064 - Circle C Tract 110 - Conduct a public hearing and approve an ordinance amending Ordinance No. 020801-31 and amending City Code Title 25 by rezoning property locally known as 11010 1/2 South Mopac Expressway Southbound (Slaughter Creek Watershed). Applicant Request: To rezone from general commercial services-mixed use-conditional overlay (CS-MU-CO) combining district zoning to general commercial services-mixed use-conditional overlay (CS-MU-CO) combining district zoning, to change conditions of zoning on Tract 1, and to rezone from general office-mixed use-conditional overlay (GO-MU-CO) combining district zoning to general office-mixed use-conditional overlay (GO-MU-CO) combining district zoning, to change conditions of zoning on Tract 2. Staff Recommendation: To grant general commercial services-mixed use-conditional overlay (CS-MU-CO) combining district zoning, to change conditions of zoning on Tract 1, and general office-mixed use-conditional overlay (GO-MU-CO) combining district zoning, to change conditions of zoning on Tract 2. Zoning and Platting Commission Recommendation: To grant general commercial services-mixed use-conditional overlay (CS-MU-CO) combining district zoning, to change conditions of zoning on Tract 1, and general office-mixed use-conditional overlay (GO-MU-CO) combining district zoning, to change conditions of zoning on Tract 2, as amended. Owner/Applicant: Circle C Land, L.P. (Erin D. Pickens). Agent: Drenner Group PC (Amanda Swor). City Staff: Nancy Estrada, Austin Planning, 512-974-7617. (Part 1 of 2)] WE'RE GONNA DO IS NOW WE'VE ALREADY OPENED THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM NUMBER 92. UH, WE DO THAT A LITTLE BIT. WE'RE GONNA DO IT A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENTLY. IF YOU'VE SPOKEN ON ITEM NUMBER 83 AND YOU WISH TO JUST HAVE YOUR TESTIMONY BE PART OF THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM NUMBER 92, JUST LET US KNOW THAT. UM, AND, AND THAT'LL BE, IT'LL BE, THAT'S WHY I DID IT AT THE SAME TIME, WHAT I'M GONNA DO IS I'M GONNA ASK MS. HARDIN IF SHE HAS ANYTHING SHE WANTS TO PRESENT AS PART OF THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM NUMBER 92. THEN WE'RE GONNA HAVE SOMEBODY THAT IS IN FAVOR OF ITEM NUMBER 92, SPEAK FOR FIVE MINUTES, AND THEN SOMEBODY THAT'S OPPOSED SPEAK FOR FIVE MINUTES. AND THEN WE'LL GO TO SPEAKERS IN, IN FAVOR, THEN SPEAKERS AGAINST, AND THERE'LL BE A TWO MINUTE REBUTTAL. BUT MS. HARDEN, UH, ON BEHALF OF STAFF, WILL YOU, UH, TEE UP ITEM NUMBER 92? ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU. UM, ITEM 92 IS CASE NUMBER C 1 4 20 25 0 6 4 LOCATED AT 11 0 1 0 AND A HALF SOUTH MOPAC EXPRESSWAY SOUTHBOUND. AND THE REQUEST IS TO REZONE FROM C-S-M-U-C-O TO C-S-M-U-C-O TO CHANGE CONDITIONS OF ZONING ON TRACK ONE AND TO REZONE FROM C-G-M-U-C-O TO G-O-M-U-C-O TO CHANGE CONDITIONS OF ZONING ON TRACK TWO, THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING MODIFICATIONS TO THE EXISTING CONDITIONAL OVERLAY FOR BOTH TRACKS. THE REQUEST WOULD RE REMOVE THE PROHIBITION OF VEHICLE ACCESS TO DRE AVENUE FOR BOTH TRACKS ONE AND TWO, AND REMOVE SEVEN USES FROM THE PROHIBITED USE LIST ON TRACK ONE ONLY. ALL OTHER PORTIONS OF THE CONDITIONAL OVERLAY WOULD REMAIN UNCHANGED. STAFF IN THE ZONING AND PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE APPLICANT'S REZONING REQUEST. THE ZONING AND PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION INCLUDES ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS TO LIMIT IMPERVIOUS COVER TO 16.38 ACRES, LIMIT RETAIL TO THOU 10,000 SQUARE FEET AND LIMIT THE NUMBER OF DWELLING UNITS TO 1000. TRACK ONE IS ROUGHLY 67 ACRES IN AREA IS AND IS CURRENTLY UNDEVELOPED. TRACK TWO IS ROUGHLY 0.3 ACRES IN AREA AND IS ALSO UNDEVELOPED. THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS LOCATED ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF SOUTH MOPAC EXPRESSWAY, JUST NORTH OF SOUTH STATE HIGHWAY 45, PLACING IT NEAR A KEY INTERSECTION OF MAJOR TRANSPORTATION CORRIDORS. THE APPLICANT HAS EXPRESSED AN INTENT TO DEVELOP THE PROPERTY WITH A MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL USE. AGAIN, STAFF RECOMMENDS THE PROPOSED MODIFICATION TO THE CONDITIONAL OVERLAY. THE SUBJECT PROPERTY'S LOCATION AT THE INTERSECTION OF SOUTH MOPAC AND STATE HIGHWAY 45 2 MAJOR ARTERIAL ROADWAYS MAKES THIS AREA APPROPRIATE FOR SUPPORTING HIGHER DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT. APPROVAL OF THE REQUEST WOULD SUPPORT COUNCIL DIRECTION OF PROVIDING A DIVERSITY OF HOUSING OPTIONS ACROSS THE CITY. THANK YOU. AND I'M AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS, MEMBERS. ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. SO WE'LL HAVE FIVE MINUTE PRESENTATION, UH, IN FAVOR, FIVE MINUTE IN OPPOSITION. THEN WE'LL GO TO SPEAKERS EACH HAVING TWO MINUTES A PIECE. AGAIN, IF YOU WANT JUST TO HAVE YOUR TESTIMONY, UM, FROM 83 APPLY TO NINE TWO, JUST LET US KNOW THAT PLEASE, YOU'LL HAVE FIVE MINUTES. I'M DO HEARING COUNSEL AMANDA SWORE AGAIN WITH UH, D NER GROUP. I DON'T NEED FIVE MINUTES. I'M GONNA SEE IF I CAN SUMMARIZE THREE YEARS INTO TWO MINUTES. UH, SO WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TODAY IS A CHANGE OF USE FROM OFFICE TO RESIDENTIAL IN THE EXACT SAME DEVELOPMENT BOX, THERE'S 16 ACRES OF IMPERVIOUS COVER ALLOWED ON THE PROPERTY TODAY. THAT NUMBER IS NOT CHANGING. IT IS GOING FROM IN THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT TO IN THE ZONING ORDINANCE, WHICH WILL LAST IN PERPETUITY. EVEN IF THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WERE TO EXPIRE, THERE IS NO INCREASE IN HEIGHT. ALL OF THE SETBACKS, WHICH ARE EXPONENTIALLY LARGER THAN WHAT YOU WOULD HAVE UNDER CURRENT ZONING TODAY REMAIN IN PLACE. AGAIN, A CHANGE OF USE IN AN EXISTING DEVELOPMENT BOX, [03:20:01] ALTHOUGH THE ZONING TRACT IS 67 ACRES, THE ENTIRETY OF TRACK 10 IS 190 ACRES. THAT MEANS WITH 16 ACRES OF DEVELOPABLE LAND, WE HAVE OVER 173 ACRES OF PROPERTY THAT WILL NOT BE DEVELOPED. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A PHASED MULTIFAMILY PROJECT THAT WOULD HAVE UP TO A THOUSAND UNITS AT 190 ACRES. THAT'S FIVE UNITS PER ACRE. THAT'S LESS THAN THE DENSITY OF THE ADJACENT CIRCLE C RESIDENCE. AGAIN, 16 ACRES OF IMPERVIOUS COVER ON 190 ACRE TRACT. THAT'S LESS THAN 9% IMPERVIOUS COVER, EXPONENTIALLY BETTER THAN THE SOS REGULATIONS THAT WE HAVE TODAY. YOU'RE GONNA HEAR A LOT ABOUT TRAFFIC. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT REGARDLESS OF TRAFFIC, THERE'S GOING TO BE TWO ACCESS POINTS REQUIRED. THIS CHANGE REFLECTS CURRENT CONDITIONS, NOT A PAPER ROADWAY NETWORK FROM 25 YEARS AGO THAT DOESN'T EXIST. AND IT PROVIDES THE CITY WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A FULL REVIEW OF ACCESS AND VEHICULAR MOVEMENTS AT THE TIME OF SITE DEVELOPMENT PERMIT. THIS CHANGE OF USE ALSO PROVIDES A REDUCTION IN TRAFFIC, BOTH IN VEHICLE TRIPS PER DAY AND IN PEAK HOUR TRIPS. BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, THIS PROJECT ALSO PROVIDES FOR MUCH NEEDING HOUSING DIVERSITY. AS YOU HEARD FROM STAFF, I HIT TWO MINUTES. I RESPECT YOUR TIME. UM, I'M AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE TODAY. THANK YOU. WE'LL NOW HEAR FROM SOMEONE THAT IS A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE OPPONENT, I BELIEVE ALLISON SHEFFIELD. I THINK THEY'RE, THEY'RE CALLING AN A. OKAY, WELL JUST TELL ME YOUR NAME. SPELL MY NAME. OH, YOU'LL JUST SAY JUST ALICIA KIWANI. THANK YOU. OKAY. HELLO AGAIN. UM, YEP. ALICIA KIWANI, LIVING IN DISTRICT EIGHT. UM, AND AS A RESIDENT OF CIRCLE CI ALSO LIVE NEAR DLL GREEN AVENUE, WHICH IS ONE OF THE PROPOSED SECOND ENTRANCES FOR TRACK ONE 10. UM, I HAVE, UH, DLL GREEN AVENUE IS ABOUT FOUR MINUTES FROM KIKER ELEMENTARY AND IT'S 750 STUDENTS. THE DEVELOPMENT PRO, UM, PROPOSAL ORIGINALLY OUTLINED DAH GREEN AS EMERGENCY ONLY ACCESS, BUT THE ZONING APPROVAL DOES NOT LOCK THAT IN. THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT THAT ACTUALLY DECIDES DAH GREEN'S FATE LISTS EMERGENCY ONLY IS ONLY, UM, ONE OF THREE OR FOUR OPTIONS IN THE BOTTOM OPTION OPENING THAT STREET TO ALL TRAFFIC RESIDENTS INCLUDED WITHIN, AGAIN, A FOUR MINUTE WALK TO AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. UM, A 2002 ORDINANCE PER PROHIBITED VEHICLE ACCESS TO DOREEN FROM THIS PROPERTY IN THE FIRST PLACE, WHICH MAKES SENSE. IT'S A TWO LANE RESIDENTIAL STREET, NEVER BUILT FOR A THOUSAND PLUS UNITS OF NEW TRAFFIC. IF WE DON'T PROTECT DOLL GREEN FROM GENERAL USE, NOW WE RISK FUNNELING UPWARDS OF A THOUSAND OR MORE CARS WHERE KIDS WALK TO AND FROM DAILY. UM, ON PAPER, UH, DOLL GREEN MIGHT BE CONSIDERED THE SECONDARY ENTRANCE, BUT IN PRACTICE IT WILL BE THE PRIMARY ENTRANCE. THE SOUTH BAY PRIMARY ENTRANCE WOULD BE RIGHT IN, RIGHT ONLY, ONLY TO SOUTHBOUND MOPAC AND RESIDENTS THAT NEED TO HEAD NORTH CAN'T DO THAT WITHOUT ADDING 10 MINUTES TO THEIR COMMUTE TO TURN AROUND. TURN AROUND AT 45 IN ESCARPMENT DOLL GREEN CONNECTS TO LA CROSSE AND THAT'S THE MAIN FEEDER ROAD IN BOTH DIRECTIONS OF MOPAC. UM, I PROPOSE THAT ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING NEEDS TO BE DONE TO KEEP DOLL GREEN, AT LEAST EMERGENCY ACCESS ONLY PERMANENTLY AND NOT A PREFERENCE THAT CAN SLIDE STAFF AND COMMISSION HAVE RECOMMENDED APPROVAL. AND I'M ASKING THAT THIS COUNCIL HOLD THIS CASE OR CONDITION IT ON A BINDING ENFORCEABLE COMMITMENT TO EMERGENCY ONLY ACCESS ON DOLL GREEN. AND I WANNA GO BACK TO A NOTE THAT I, UM, SPOKE ABOUT WHEN I WAS FIRST UP HERE. THAT THE SOUTH BAY CROSSOVER SHOULD NOT BE IGNORED AS A POTENTIAL OVERALL SOLVE THE BRIDGE, A BRIDGE ON THAT CORRIDOR COULD BE THE KEY TO BUILDING REAL COORDINATED ACCESS FOR TRACK ONE TEN'S FUTURE TENANTS AND KEEP CIRCLE C KIKER AND VALOR FAMILIES SAFE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, WE'LL NOW GO TO SPEAKERS, SPEAKERS IN FAVOR OF THE ZONING APPLICATION AND YOU'LL HAVE TWO MINUTES AND THEN WE'LL GO TO SPEAKERS IN OPPOSITION AND YOU'LL HAVE TWO MINUTES APIECE IN FAVOR. I HAVE JOE GEORGE FER. I THINK MR. FER LEFT. OKAY, THAT IS ALL I HAVE IN FAVOR. I'M SORRY. I HAVE A REMOTE SPEAKER. HOLD ON JUST ONE MOMENT. ABBY VAIN. THANK YOU. UM, I'LL START BY INTRODUCING MYSELF. MY NAME IS ABINOV. I'VE BEEN A RESIDENT OF CIRCLE FI SINCE MIDDLE SCHOOL AND I'VE LIVED IN AUSTIN SINCE FIRST GRADE. GROWING UP HERE HAS REALLY SHAPED WHO I AM AND HAS TURNED ME TO THE LIBERTARIAN THAT I AM TODAY. I'M A VERY STRONG BELIEVER IN THE FREE MARKET AND HOUSING IS NO EXCEPTION. IT IS BECOMING INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT FOR YOUNG PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO AFFORD HOMES. AND THE SOLUTION TO THIS IS NOT MORE GOVERNMENT SPENDING OR REGULATION. IT IS A SIMPLE QUESTION OF SUPPLY AND DEMAND. IF YOU WANT TO BRING TYPES DOWN, YOU SHOULD ADD MORE SUPPLY [03:25:01] TO THE HOUSING MARKET. EVERYONE UNDERSTANDS THIS, BUT PEOPLE DON'T WANT THE NEW HOUSING TO BE IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD. IT IS OFTEN REFERRED TO AS NOT IN MY BACKYARD OR NIMBYISM. WHEN I SEE NIMBYISM IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD, I FEEL THAT IT'S MY DUTY TO SPEAK OUT AGAINST IT. I CAME HERE TO BE ONE OF THE VERY FEW PEOPLE THAT ARE WILLING TO SAY YES IN MY BACKYARD. I'M NOT SAYING WE SHOULD HELP STRAT BY SENDING THEM OUR HARD EARNED TAXPAYER DOLLARS. ALL I AM SAYING IS THAT WE SHOULD GET OUT OF THE WAY AND GIVE THEM THE FREEDOM TO BUILD, TO LIVE AND TO LET OTHERS LIVE IS THE AMERICAN WAY OF DOING THINGS. THE COUNTERARGUMENT THAT I USUALLY HEAR IS THAT ONLY 10% OF THE UNITS ARE OFFICIALLY MARKED FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING, WHICH BASICALLY MEANS INCOME RESTRICTED HOUSING. IN MY OPINION THAT IT'S JUST ANOTHER FORM OF GOVERNMENT REGULATION. I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD HAVE INCOME RESTRICTED HOUSING. WE SHOULD LET DEVELOPERS BUILD WHATEVER THEY WANT, CHARGE WHATEVER RATES THEY WANT, AND YOU KNOW, TO WHOEVER, WHOEVER THEY WANT TO RENT TO. AS LONG AS THEY'RE ADDING TO THE OVERALL SUPPLY OF UNITS, THAT IS GOING TO PUT DOWNWARDS PRESSURE ON PRICES. AND THAT IS GOING TO BENEFIT EVERYONE SIMPLY FROM A SUPPLY AND DEMAND PERSPECTIVE. BUT EITHER WAY, MY POINT IS STILL THE SAME. LET'S STRATUS BUILD MORE HOUSING. IT IS EASY TO ASSUME THAT EVERYONE IN CIRCLE C OPPOSES THE PROJECT. I WISH TO BE ONE OF THE COUNTER EXAMPLES. THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO LISTEN. I HOPE THIS IS INFORMATIVE AND IT'S HELPFUL TO THE COUNCIL. THANK YOU. NOW FOR AGAINST I HAVE KRISTEN DEK, MAYOR WATSON AND COUNCIL, I RESPECTFULLY ASK YOU TO DENY ITEM 92 OPPOSE AT TRACT ONE 10 DEVELOPMENT CHANGES AND REJECT DOG GREEN AVENUE AS AN ACCESS POINT. THIS ISN'T A THEORETICAL SAFETY CONCERN FOR ME. I WORK IN PEDIATRIC RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY AT DELL CHILDREN WHERE I AM RIGHT NOW, AND I SEE FIRSTHAND WHAT CAN HAPPEN WHEN CHILDREN AND VEHICLES COLLIDE. OUR TEAM SEE PEDIATRIC TRAUMA PATIENTS EVERY SINGLE DAY. AS YOU KNOW, THIS COUNCIL ADOPTED VISION ZERO, COMMITTING THE CITY TO ELIMINATING TRAFFIC DEATHS, SERIOUS INJURY, AND TREATING TRAFFIC SAFETY AS A PREVENTABLE PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUE. TRACK ONE 10 WOULD ADD APPROXIMATELY A THOUSAND APARTMENTS, ESSENTIALLY THE SIZE OF A SMALL CITY AND THOUSANDS OF DAILY TRIPS NEXT TO HIKER. THAT IS A PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUE. THE TRAFFIC ANALYSIS COMPLETED TO DATE IS NOT THE SAME AS A COMPREHENSIVE TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS. AND OUR CHILDREN DESERVE MORE THAN A PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC STUDY. AND LET US NOT FORGET, TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE REQUIRES ZONING REGULATIONS TO BE DESIGNED TO LEFT IN CONGESTION IN THE STREETS, SECURE SAFETY, PROMOTE HEALTH AND THE GENERAL WELL WELFARE OF CITIZENS AND FACILITATE ADEQUATE TRANSPORTATION. PAIGE ELLIS POSTED ON THE MESSAGE BOARD TODAY THAT HER SOLUTION, IT'S TO LIMIT TRAFFIC DURING SCHOOL HOURS WITH A GATE. DID THE CITY OF AUSTIN TPW APPROVE THIS AS A PLAUSIBLE TRAFFIC SOLUTION WHEN THE CITY IS REQUIRING TO ACCESS POINTS AND NOW WE THINK WE CAN JUST ELIMINATE ONE OF THEM DURING PEAK TRAVEL HOURS OF THE DAY? AND WHAT IF THE GATE FAILS? AND WHY ARE WE EVEN CONTEMPLATING ACCESS NEXT TO THE SCHOOL WHEN WE DON'T HAVE TO MONEY SOUTH THEY BUILD OUT, WOULD COST STRATUS MILLIONS OF DOLLARS? COUNSEL THIS DECISION WILL AFFECT TO THIS COMMUNITY AND THESE CHILDREN AND THAT SCHOOL FOR DECADES. WE HAVE ONE CHANCE TO GET THIS RIGHT AND WE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO WAIT FOR A PREVENTABLE INJURY TO REALIZE WE SHOULD HAVE LOOKED MORE CAREFULLY. I ASKED YOU TO OPPOSE ITEM 92, OPPOSE CHOC ONE 10 DEVELOPMENT CHANGE AND REJECT DOLL GREEN ACCESS. AND REMEMBER VISION ZERO, YOUR OWN COMMITMENT PE TIME HAS EXPIRED. THANK YOU. THOSE IN OPPOSITION OF THE ITEM IN PERSON. I HAVE LISA LYONS AND IS MICHAEL FARADAY HERE AND EARL LOWRY? OKAY, THEN MS. LYONS WILL HAVE SIX MINUTES. THEN SUSAN SCA, CRAIG NASER AND DENISE WADE. HELLO AGAIN. UH, LISA LYONS AND I'M HERE TO SPEAK ON THE ZONING CASE, UH, THAT'S CONTEMPORANEOUS TO THE AMENDMENT TO THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT. UH, I'LL FOCUS ON TWO THINGS. WHY THE ZONING NOW BEING PROPOSED REVERSES THE DECISIONS THAT THE CITY DELIBERATELY MADE IN 2002 AND WHAT THE CITY STANDS TO LOSE BY NOT AFFIRMING THOSE DECISIONS. SAYING NO TO THIS REZONING AS IT'S CURRENTLY DRAFTED IS NOT A LOSS TO THE CITY. IT'S A FISCAL SOUND DECISION. DO GREEN VERSUS SOUTH BAY A DELIBERATE DECISION? THE ORIGINAL CONDITIONAL OVERLAY, THE TRACKED ONE 10 RESTRICTIVE COVENANT AND THE CITY ORDINANCE 2002 0 8 0 1 DASH 0 3 1 ALL EXPLICITLY AND DELIBERATELY PROHIBITED VEHICLE ACCESS TO DO GREEN AVENUE. UNDER THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, STRATUS IS OBLIGATED TO BUILD THE EXTENSION OF SOUTH BAY, AS YOU'VE HEARD IT SAID LEVEL THREE STREET. IN ORDER TO ROUTE TRAFFIC FROM TRACK ONE 10 TO [03:30:01] MOPAC WITH A TRAFFIC SIGNAL PROVIDING NORTH AND SOUTH ACCESS TO MOPAC, WELL THAT'S NOT GONNA WORK ANYMORE. NOT A TRAFFIC SIGNAL. IN FACT, THE TRIGGER FOR ALL THAT CONSTRUCTION IS THE DEVELOPMENT ON TRACK ONE 10. THE APPLICANT IS BEING RELIEVED OF TO BE RELIEVED OF THAT OBLIGATION UNDER THE FOURTH AMENDMENT. KER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WAS SITUATED FAR FROM SOUTH BAY FOR THE VERY SAME REASON TO KEEP THE TRACK SAFETY OFF THE ROAD NEAR THE SCHOOL. OPENING UP DAH GREEN UNWINDS A SPECIFIC SAFETY DECISION THAT THE CITY MADE. KIKER ELEMENTARY IS ROUGHLY 500 FEET FROM TRACK ONE 10. IT'S EASILY WALKABLE TODAY FOR CHILDREN AND WOULD BE FOR OUR FUTURE NEIGHBORS ON TRACK ONE 10. HOWEVER, IT WILL NO LONGER SAFELY BE WALKABLE WITH A FULL DOLL GREEN ACCESS POINT ROUTING TRAFFIC THROUGH THE SCHOOL ZONE. WE'VE BEEN TOLD REPEATEDLY THAT TRAFFIC ISSUES ARE EXAMINED AT SITE PLAN AND NOT AT ZONING. SO WHY ARE WE HERE NOW? CONTEMPLATING OPENING UP DOLL GREEN UNNECESSARILY AND RELIEVING STRATUS OF ITS OBLIGATION TO BUILD OUT SOUTH BAY THE ORIGINAL SOLUTION. WHY ARE WE MAKING DECISIONS NOW THAT STEP OUTSIDE THE PROCESS WHEN THE TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS HASN'T BEEN DONE? ALL ROADS NEED TO REMAIN ON THE TABLE. ALL PARTIES AT THE TABLE, INCLUDING TXDOT, TPW AND AN A SMP DECISION MAKERS BY GOING OUTSIDE THE ESTABLISHED PROCESS AND AGAINST THE INTENT OF THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT. THE APPLICANT DOESN'T SOLVE ONE TRAFFIC SAFETY ISSUE. IT CREATES MORE. IT'S CREATING INCREASED TRAFFIC THROUGH AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ZONE, INCREASED TRAFFIC THROUGH A LEVEL ONE INTERIOR NEIGHBORHOOD ROADS THAT WERE NEVER INTENDED TO SUPPORT THAT TRAFFIC. IT INCREASES TRAFFIC ON SOUTH MOPAC AT AN ALREADY VERY DANGEROUSLY CONGESTED ACCESS POINT TO VALOR AND CONNECTION TO 45 UNSAFE TRAFFIC OPTIONS FOR OUR NEW NEIGHBORS OF TRACT ONE 10. WE ARE ASKING COUNSEL TO SUPPORT THE DO GREEN ACCESS PROHIBITION AS IT'S ORIGINALLY PUT INTO PLACE, OR ALTERNATIVELY DESIGNATE DOLL GREEN AS FIRE APPARATUS ACCESS ONLY. WHILE THE OTHER OPTIONS PROPOSED IN THE DRAFT FOURTH AMENDMENT AND SUPPORTED BY COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS SOUND GREAT IN THEORY, WE'VE ALL SEEN THE APARTMENT COMPLEX WITH A GATE THAT IS PERPETUALLY MALFUNCTIONING AND MUST STAY OPEN 24 7 UNTIL IT CAN BE REPAIRED. FURTHERMORE, EVEN IF THE GATE WERE LIMITED UNDER THE OTHER OPTIONS PROPOSED, THOSE OPTIONS DO NOTHING TO ADDRESS TRAFFIC CONGESTION AND SAFETY ISSUES. IN REALITY, THOSE OPTIONS ONLY PROTECT ACCESS TO THE DEVELOPMENT. TRAFFIC WILL STILL CONTINUE TO COME REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THERE'S A TIMED OR LIMITED ACCESS. DRIVERS WILL BE ROUTED THERE BY THEIR MAPS ONLY TO FIND A CLOSED GATE. THEY WILL THEN ATTEMPT TO ACCESS THE GATE AND IT BE DENIED, AND THEN THEY WILL HAVE TO MAKE A U-TURN TO COME BACK THE WAY THEY CAME. SO THE ONGOING FLOW OF TRAFFIC DOES NOT GET STYMIED. IT JUST GETS FRUSTRATED AND THEY WILL HAVE TO MANEUVER U-TURNS ON A NARROW STREET. WE ARE ASKING YOU DO NOT APPROVE. THE ZONING REQUEST IS CURRENTLY PROPOSED UNTIL THE FOURTH AMENDMENT ISSUES HAVE BEEN RESOLVED. THE APPLICANT CURRENTLY ONLY HAS ENOUGH DEVELOPMENT ALLOCATIONS TO BUILD 36 APARTMENTS. THE DEVELOPMENT OF TERMS DO NOT PERMIT THE CREATION OF NEW NET NET NEW ALLOCATIONS. HOWEVER, A CONVERSION FROM SQUARE FOOTAGE TO RESIDENTIAL LIVING UNITS MAY BE POSSIBLE AND THAT SHOULD BE EXPLORED. PLEASE SHOW US THE REAL MATH BEHIND THE OFFICE TO MULTI-FAMILY CONVERSION AND NOT AN ON PAPER NUMBER. A TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS HASN'T HAPPENED UNTIL THE SITE PLAN STAGE AND TDOT HASN'T WEIGHED IN. THERE'S NO A SMP DETERMINATION YET, SO THESE TERMS SHOULDN'T BE LOCKED IN ON A GUEST. TODAY WE'RE ASKING COUNSEL TO CARVE OUT ALL ROAD AND TRAFFIC DECISIONS FROM TODAY'S VOTE. WE ASK THESE DECISIONS BE ADDRESSED IN A FUTURE FIFTH AMENDMENT. AFTER A TIA HAS BEEN COMPLETED, TXDOT WEIGHS IN AND AN A SMP DETERMINATION IS MADE. THE FIFTH AMENDMENT CAN BE BROUGHT BACK TO THIS BODY AT A PUBLIC HEARING. ONCE REAL TRAFFIC DATA EXISTS DO NOT RELIEVE STRATUS OF ITS INFRASTRUCTURE OBLIGATIONS TO DO SO, SHIFTS THE MULTIMILLION DOLLAR BURDEN TO TAXPAYERS ENSURE THE REMAINING UNDEVELOPED LAND IS PROTECTED FROM FUTURE DEVELOPMENT BY A RESTRICTIVE COVENANT OR THE EQUIVALENT. AND IF THERE ARE ANY DELAYS IN THE TRACT ONE 10 DEVELOPMENT, PLEASE ENSURE THAT THE ORIGINAL TERMS OF THE 2002 AGREEMENT SURVIVE ITS 2032 EXPIRATION. AND THROUGHOUT ALL PHASES OF DEVELOPMENT, CLARIFY WHETHER AFFORDABLE HOUSING COMPONENTS STILL EXISTS AND HOW MUCH THIS ISN'T ABOUT BLOCKING DEVELOPMENT. IT'S ENSURING A SAFE, WALKABLE NEIGHBORHOOD, CREATING A SUCCESSFUL AND VIBRANT NEW COMMUNITY TO JOIN US AND ABOUT APPLYING THE SAME RIGOR TO ENFORCING THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT THAT THE CITY PUT INTO BUILDING IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. CONTINUING ON TRAVIS WADE, BRAD MASSING. DAVID WEINBERG. ANNA ELISA BAKER ON. ARE YOU HERE? YEP. IS KELLY ECCO HERE? OKAY, THEN YOU'LL HAVE FOUR MINUTES. PLEASE COME DOWN IF YOUR NAME'S BEEN CALLED. HE Y'ALL. BRAD MASSING. UH, I SAID FOUR MINUTES FOR A SECOND THERE. UM, I, UH, THE ONE THING I HAVEN'T HEARD [03:35:01] TODAY ABOUT THIS TRACK IS THE, UH, RECYCLED WATER UP THERE. THIS IS A RECHARGE AREA AND UH, WE HAVE A HISTORY OF, IN OAK HILL, THEY WERE USING RECYCLED IRRIGATION WATER UP THERE. IT MADE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE SICK THROUGHOUT AUSTIN. UM, WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THIS KIND OF, UH, DENSITY AND, UH, THE POTENTIAL OF ALL THOSE YARDS USING PURPLE PIPE WATER, RECYCLED WATER, WE'RE WE'RE ASKING FOR, UH, POLLUTION IN THE AQUIFER. SO I THINK WE NEED TO REALLY PAY ATTENTION TO ANYTHING THAT WE'RE DOING UP IN THIS AREA. THERE'S THREE OR FOUR OTHER THINGS COMING UP THAT ARE GONNA HAVE THAT SAME DYNAMIC INVOLVED. AND WE NEED TO BE PAYING ATTENTION 'CAUSE WE HAVE A, A HISTORY AND WE KNOW WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE DON'T, UH, REGULATE RUNOFF. AND BASICALLY THERE ARE DOZENS OF CAVES UP THERE THAT HAVE BEEN AND, UH, RECHARGE FEATURES THAT HAVE BEEN DOCUMENTED. I DON'T KNOW WHERE THEY'RE SHOWING UP IN ANY OF THIS STUFF, BUT ALL THOSE NEED TO BE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION, UH, EVEN WHEN SIDING THESE ROADS AND WHATNOT BECAUSE THEY'RE VITAL TO THE SURVIVAL OF AUSTIN AND OUR, UH, WATERSHED. YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU. HELLO, MY NAME IS ANISA BAKER. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TODAY ABOUT THE ZONING FOR TRACK ONE 10. I AM A WIFE AND A MOTHER OF THREE WONDERFUL CHILDREN, ALL OF WHOM HAVE ATTENDED KIKER ELEMENTARY. MY YOUNGEST IS IN THE THIRD GRADE THIS YEAR, I BELIEVE APPROVING THE REZONING OF TRACK ONE 10 FROM COMMERCIAL USE TO MIXED USE WITH THE POTENTIAL OF NEARLY A THOUSAND RESIDENTIAL UNITS WOULD BE A SIGNIFICANT MISTAKE WITH SERIOUS LONG-TERM CONSEQUENCES FOR OUR COMMUNITY. WE'VE LIVED IN CIRCLE C SINCE 2019. WE CHOSE THIS AREA BECAUSE OF THE COMMUNITY, THE SCHOOLS, AND THE SAFETY, WHERE NEIGHBORS LOOK OUT FOR ONE ANOTHER AND CHILDREN CAN WALK THEIR BIKE TO SCHOOL, PLAY OUTSIDE WITH FRIENDS AND FEEL A LEVEL OF SAFETY THAT HAS BECOME INCREASINGLY SPARSE. LET ME BE CLEAR, I'M NOT OPPOSED TO THE DEVELOPMENT. I'M OPPOSED TO IRRESPONSIBLE DEVELOPMENT. THE KIND THAT FAILS TO ADEQUATELY CONSIDER THE IMPACT ON EXISTING RESIDENTS, INFRASTRUCTURE AND PUBLIC SERVICES. A DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SIZE WOULD BRING THOUSANDS OF ADDITIONAL RESIDENTS INTO AN AREA WHOSE ROADS, SCHOOLS, PARKS, AND EMERGENCY SERVICES ARE ALREADY EXPERIENCING STRAIN. OUR INNER NEIGHBORHOOD STREETS WERE NOT DESIGNED OR INTENDED TO SUPPORT THE LEVEL OF DENSITY BEING PROPOSED. ONE OF MY GREATEST CONCERNS IS THE IMPACT OF OUR SCHOOLS. I SEE FIRSTHAND. ACTUALLY, THAT REMINDS ME. I HAVE, UM, A VIDEO THAT SHOULD BE PLAYING. ACTUALLY, I SUBMITTED IT. THIS IS PERFECT. UM, I SEE FIRSTHAND WHAT MORNING AND AFTERNOON, UH, PICKUP LOOKS LIKE IT KIKER EVERY WEEKDAY THE VIDEO SHOULD BE PLAYING AND SUPPORT THIS . UH, THE TRAFFIC IS ALREADY CONGESTED. PEDESTRIAN SAFETY IS ALREADY A CONCERN. HOW CAN THESE CONDITIONS SAFELY ACCOMMODATE THE ADDITIONAL VOLUME GENERATED BY DEVELOPMENT OF THIS MAGNITUDE? AND THIS IMPACT GOES FAR BEYOND TRAFFIC. IN JUNE, 2026, THE A ISD EDUCATIONAL IMPACT STATEMENT REQUIRED BY THE CITY OF AUSTIN STATED THAT KIKER ELEMENTARY IS ALREADY OPERATING AT A CAPACITY OF 103%, AND IN FIVE YEARS IS PROJECTED TO REACH 106%. WITHOUT THIS DEVELOPMENT, ADDING HUNDREDS OF NEW FAMILIES WILL ONLY INCREASE THE CHALLENGES. AFTER THE MAJOR A ISD BUDGET CUTS, SCHOOL CLOSURES, AND THE NEW BUS HUB SYSTEM, THE PRESSURES ON TRAFFIC, SCHOOL OPERATIONS, STUDENT STAFF SAFETY ARE EVEN MORE SEVERE AGAIN, WITHOUT THIS DEVELOPMENT. SCHOOL OVERCROWDING AFFECTS CLASSROOM SIZES, ACCESSES TO SPECIAL SERVICES AND THE LEVEL OF SUPPORTS AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS. OUR TEACHERS, ADMINISTRATORS, SPECIAL EDUCATION PROFESSIONALS AND SUPPORT STAFF POUR THEIR HEARTS AND SOULS INTO THEIR WORK TIRELESSLY, TRYING TO MEET THE NEEDS OF EVERY CHILD. THESE RESOURCES ARE ALREADY STRETCHED THIN. ADDING MORE STUDENTS WILL PLACE EVEN GREATER DEMANDS ON EDUCATORS, REDUCING THE AVAILABILITY, AVAILABILITY OF RESOURCES FOR THE SERVICES FOR THE CHILDREN AND THE FAMILIES AS WELL AS THE STAFF WHO DEPEND ON THEM. FINALLY, THE EFFECTS OF THIS DEVELOPMENT WILL NOT ONLY BE LIMITED I ME TO THE IMMEDIATELY SURROUNDING AREA OF KIKER DOG GREEN LACROSSE OR SOUTH BAY. THEY'LL BE FELT THROUGHOUT ALL OF CIRCLE C, SOUTHWEST AUSTIN AND ALL THE WAY DOWN 45 TO 1826. IT WILL IMPACT GETTING TO AND FROM PLACES LIKE HEB AND THE OTHER BUSINESSES ON SLAUGHTER GETTING TO AND FROM MOPAC AS MOST PEOPLE ATTEMPT TO ACCESS MOPAC FROM THE CROSS. LET'S NOT FORGET ABOUT THE VARIOUS COMMERCIAL SERVICES, HOME REPAIR COMPANIES, DELIVERY SERVICES SUCH AS AMAZON, UPS, FEDEX, AS WELL AS FOOD DELIVERIES. UNFORTUNATELY, I FEEL LIKE YOU ALL HAVE ALREADY MADE YOUR DECISION. HOWEVER, I RESPECTFULLY IMPLORE YOU TO CONSIDER THE LONG-TERM IMPACTS THIS DECISION WILL HAVE ON TRAFFIC SAFETY, THE SCHOOL CAPACITY, PUBLIC SERVICES, AND THE QUALITY OF [03:40:01] LIFE FOR THE CURRENT AND THE FUTURE RESIDENTS. PRIORITIZE THE WELLBEING OF PEOPLE WHO CALL CIRCLE C HOME AND ENSURE ANY FUTURE DEVELOPMENT IS BOTH RESPONSIBLE AND SUSTAINABLE. FINALLY, PLEASE DENY THE ZONING CHANGE AND KEEP IT AS IT IS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU ALISON SHEFFIELD, DISTRICT EIGHT. THE ANSWER TO ME IS SIMPLE. BUILD OUT SOUTH BAY CROSSOVER AS ORIGINALLY INTENDED. DEVELOP THIS PROPERTY AS OFFICE AND RETAIL AS ORIGINALLY INTENDED. AND YOU KNOW WHAT IN RETURN WILL HAVE SAFER ROADS, LESS TRAFFIC, JOB CREATION, TAX CREATION, AND A PLACE FOR THE COMMUNITY TO COME TOGETHER AND FLOURISH. FOR THESE REASONS, I'M ASKING MS. ELLIS TO CHANGE HER VOTE AND FOR YOU ALL TO VOTE NO ON THESE CASES AND OR POSTPONE THEM. ASK STRATUS TO GO BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD AND PROPOSE A SAFE PLAN, A WIN-WIN FOR SOUTHWEST AUSTIN AND STRATUS. AGAIN, I WANNA BE CLEAR, I'M NOT AGAINST DEVELOPMENT, BUT IT NEEDS TO BE THE RIGHT ONE FOR OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. IT NEEDS TO BE SAFE FOR THE COMMUNITY AND THE INGRESS AND EGRESS, IN MY OPINION, NEEDS TO STAY ON MOPAC. AS YOU GUYS JUST SAW ON THAT VIDEO, DOLL GREEN IS A TWO LANE STREET. WHAT I WANT TO MAKE CLEAR ABOUT DAH GREEN TO MAKE SURE YOU ALL UNDERSTAND, IS DOLL GREEN IS GOING TO BE THE ONLY NORTH MOPAC ACCESS FOR THIS POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT. THE ONLY, THAT'S WHY DLL GREEN IS SO IMPORTANT TO US. THIS POTENTIAL COMMUNITY WOULD ONLY HAVE A RIGHT EXIT AND THEY WOULD HAVE TO GO SOUTH OF MOPAC OUT ON 45 AROUND AT THE U AND THEN COME BACK UP. THEY'RE NOT GONNA DO THAT. THEY'RE GONNA TAKE THIS THE SHORTEST ROUTE AND THAT'S COMING OUT ON DAH GREEN AND THEN TAKING A RIGHT ON LACROSSE. I LIVE AT LACROSSE AND MOPAC, UH, I HAVE TO TAKE A LEFT OUT OF MY NEIGHBORHOOD AND WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO DO SO EVER AGAIN. THANK YOU. THANK YOU WILLIAM BUNCH, BOBBY LAVINSKY AND SAMANTHA LYONS. IF YOUR NAME'S BEEN CALLED, PLEASE COME FORWARD. I HAVE CALLED ALL SPEAKERS FOR ITEM 92. OKAY, THEN WE, UH, WILL HEAR TWO MINUTES OF REBUTTAL. I'VE CALLED EVERYONE THAT'S REGISTERED TO SPEAK, SO IF YOU'VE CALLED YOUR NAME, PLEASE COME UP. YEAH, PLEASE COME UP. IF YOUR NAME'S BEEN CALLED, YOU'RE ENTITLED TO SPEAK. APOLOGIES. OKAY. THANK YOU FOR, UM, LETTING US ALL COME IN AND, AND CRASH YOUR BIRTHDAY PARTIES TODAY. MY NAME IS DENISE WADE. I'M A RESIDENT OF CIRCLE C. MUCH OF THE DISCUSSION IS FOCUSED ON DOG GREEN AVENUE AND THE IMPACT OF OPENING IT TO DEVELOPMENT TRAFFIC. BUT THIS IS NOT AS SIMPLE AS CREATING AN INCONVENIENCE TO ONE STREET IN ONE NEIGHBORHOOD. IT'S ABOUT AVOIDING THE WIDESPREAD UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES OF THE SEEMINGLY SMALL DECISION TRAFFIC ENTERING DOG GREEN FEEDS ALMOST IMMEDIATELY TO THE CROSS. THAT LEADS ALMOST IMMEDIATELY TO MOPAC AND 45 ESCARPMENT AND SLAUGHTER. AND ANY LARGE DEVELOPMENT ADDED TO THIS AREA PUTS ADDITIONAL DEMAND ON THIS, ON THIS ALREADY HIGHLY TRAVELED NETWORK OF STREETS. I DON'T KNOW IF ANY OF YOU HAVE BEEN OUT TO THAT BEND AROUND VALOR AND ALL THOSE THINGS. IT IS A QUAGMIRE. IT'S HARD. BUT BEYOND THE DAILY TRAFFIC IMPLICATIONS IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY, PARTICULARLY A WILDFIRE, THESE SAME ROADS WILL NEED TO BECOME EVACUATION ROUTES. ALL RESIDENTS, BOTH OLD AND NEW WILL NEED TO GET OUT AND EMERGENCY VEHICLES WILL NEED TO GET IN. THAT MAKES CONNECTIVITY AND CAPACITY A PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUE, NOT SIMPLY A TRAFFIC ISSUE. GROWTH IS COMING AND WE'VE ALWAYS KNOWN THAT, BUT INFRASTRUCTURE SHOULD HELP SHAPE HOW WE ACCOMMODATE THAT GROWTH, NOT BECOME A PROBLEM THAT ALLOWS DEVELOPERS TO SHED THEIR RESPONSIBILITY, THEIR FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY, WHILE LEAVING RESIDENTS AND TAXPAYER TO SHELDON SHOULDER. THE RESPONSIBILITY AS YOU CONSIDER APPROVING THIS HIGH DENSITY DEVELOPMENT, WHICH I AM AS WE'VE ALL COME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT YOU WILL APPROVE, MAKE NO PERMANENT ROAD [03:45:01] ACCESS DECISIONS UNTIL THE SITE PLAN PROCESS IS COMPLETE. THE REQUIRED TIA HAS BEEN CONDUCTED AND THE APPROPRIATE TRANSPORTATION AGENCIES AND REGIONAL PARTNERS HAVE FULLY EVALUATED HOW THIS DEVELOPMENT FITS INTO THE BROADER A SMP TRANSPORTATION NETWORK. ONLY THEN CAN YOU ASSURE THAT A GREATER SOUTHWEST AUSTIN AREA, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, IS TRULY BEING SERVED. THANK YOU. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. MY NAME IS SUSAN SCA. I LOVE THE WAY THAT AUSTIN'S NATURAL RE NATURAL ASSETS HAVE BEEN MANAGED TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF OUR CITIZENS AND 30 MILLION VISITORS LAST YEAR. AS A SENIOR EXECUTIVE IN THE TRAVEL AND ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY, MY EXPERIENCE CONFIRMS THAT YOU DO NOT HARM YOUR ASSETS, BUT RATHER PROTECT THEM AND ENHANCE THEM. I HAVE TWO POINTS TO SUPPORT A NO VOTE ON 92. ONE IS AUSTIN NEEDS HOUSING AND WATER. AND OFTEN THIS IS A DIFFICULT BALANCE. HOUSING SOLUTIONS EXIST THAT ARE NOT OVER OUR BARTON SPRINGS RECHARGE ZONE. HOWEVER, WE DO NOT HAVE OPTIONS WHEN SUBSURFACE WATER IN THE RECHARGE ZONE IS COMPROMISED BY POLLUTION. WE DO NOT HAVE OPTIONS WHEN OUR IMPERVIOUS COVER REDUCES WATER FLOW TO BARTON SPRINGS, AND WE ONLY HAVE COSTLY OPTIONS WHEN GROUNDWATER RUNOFF FLOODS, EXISTING CREEKS AND WATERWAYS. SECOND POINT, THE HEALTH OF THE RECHARGE ZONE HAS A DIRECT AND POWERFUL IMPACT ON AUSTIN'S ECONOMY AND QUALITY OF LIFE. VISITORS AND CONVENTION PLANNERS RECOGNIZE THE UNIQUENESS OF AUSTIN'S ASSETS. FOR EXAMPLE, OUR TRAILS, WATER ACTIVITIES AND THE COOL FACTOR OF BARTON SPRINGS SWIMMING POOL, HARMING THE RECHARGE ZONE RISKS THE SPRINGS, THUS THE POOL AND THE LAKE WITH POLLUTION, ALGAE GROWTH AND OTHER DEGRADATION. THE YUCK FACTOR WILL BE NOTICEABLE AND UNAVOIDABLE. QUOTING BIN MASTERS, I'D SAY THE ANALOGY IS THAT OUR AQUIFERS ARE PREDICTABLE INVESTMENTS THAT WILL GENERATE REVENUE AS SPRINGS. IF WE TREAT THEM LIKE AN INVESTMENT ACCOUNT AND WE DON'T SPEND THE PRINCIPLE, WE CAN LIVE OFF THE INTEREST AND BE WEALTHY FOREVER. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WOO. WELL NOW HERE, UM, YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES FOR REBUTTAL. AWESOME. UH, I'LL JUST ANSWER A COUPLE OF THE QUESTIONS THAT WE HEARD. ONE THING THAT YOU HEARD FROM SEVERAL RESIDENTS IS THAT THERE'S NOTHING IN THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT THAT REQUIRES SOUTH BAY TO BE THE PRIMARY ENTRANCE, UH, FOR THIS PROJECT THAT IS MEMORIALIZED IN A PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT, OR I'M SORRY, A PRIVATE RESTRICTIVE COVENANT WITH THE HOA. IT REQUIRES ALL DELIVERIES, EVERYTHING TO GO IN AND OUTTA SOUTH BAY. JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT WAS ON THE RECORD. UM, AND THEN I'LL JUST SAY, YOU KNOW, WE DIDN'T COME TO THIS ON A WHIM. WE SPENT OVER A YEAR BEFORE WE EVEN SUBMITTED OUR ZONING APPLICATION, UM, AND STARTED MOVING FORWARD ONCE WE GOT THE REQUIREMENT FOR TWO ACCESS POINTS. AS THE, AS SMP HAS CHANGED FROM THE TIME THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WAS PUT TOGETHER, SOUTH BAY DOESN'T EXIST. UM, AT THE REQUEST OF THE COMMUNITY, THAT ROAD WAS TAKEN OFF OF THE ASS MP UM, TXDOT HAS WEIGHED IN. THEY'VE TOLD US WHAT THEY'LL ALLOW AND WHAT THEY WON'T ALLOW AND WHAT THEY'LL REQUIRE, WHICH INCLUDES ACCELERATION AND DECELERATION LANES ON MOPAC, WHAT THEY WON'T ALLOW, WHICH IS A SIGNAL. UM, WHERE WE LAND IS WITH DOREEN, WHICH IS A LEVEL THREE ROADWAY, WHICH THE CITY HAS DETERMINED HAS THE CAPACITY FOR THIS PROJECT. THE DEVELOPER OF THIS PROJECT WILL BE REQUIRED TO PAY FULL STREET IMPACT FEES AND THEY'LL BE REQUIRED TO PUT THE INFRASTRUCTURE IN. THAT COMES OUTTA THE TIA. UH, WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR SUPPORT OF THIS PROJECT AND WE'RE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, MEMBERS, UH, THAT, THAT CONCLUDES THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM NUMBER 92. SO WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM NUMBER 92. WE'LL NOW GO BACK TO ITEM [83. Approve an ordinance amending Ordinance No. 020801-15, which settled disputes regarding the applicability of the Save Our Springs (SOS) Ordinance in the area known as Circle C, to authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute an amendment to the settlement agreement that will apply to approximately 246.389 acres located near the intersection of South Mopac Expressway Southbound and State Highway 45 Westbound (Tract 110) to increase the development density for residential living units and multifamily residential living units, modify development and parkland regulations, and change required traffic controls and access requirements including removal of the requirement for the property owner to construct the South Bay Extension on Tract 110. This action concerns land located within the Barton Springs Zone. Funding: This item has no fiscal impact. (Part 2 of 2)] NUMBER 83. WE'RE GONNA TAKE THESE ITEMS UP ONE AFTER THE OTHER. ITEM NUMBER 83 WILL BE THE FIRST ONE WE TAKE UP. UM, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION WITH REGARD TO ITEM NUMBER 83. COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS MOVES APPROVAL OF ITEM NUMBER 83. IT IS SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER VELASQUEZ DISCUSSION WITH REGARD TO ITEM NUMBER 83. COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS, IS THIS THE APPROPRIATE TIME FOR COMMENTS? YES, PLEASE. THANKS FOR THE RECOGNITION. MAYOR. THIS CASE HAS NOT BEEN EASY FOR ANYBODY. I DON'T THINK IT'S BEEN EASY FOR THE APPLICANTS, FOR THE NEIGHBORS, FOR ME AND MY CITY COUNCIL OFFICE. UM, I DON'T THINK ANYONE THOUGHT THAT THE LAST UNDEVELOPED TRACT IN CIRCLE C WAS GONNA GO DOWN WITHOUT A FIGHT. UM, AND I APPRECIATE ALL OF THE HARD WORK THAT'S GONE INTO THIS ON EVERYONE'S BE HALVES. UM, WE'VE SEEN A LOT OF IMPASSIONED NEIGHBORS, SOME OF WHICH WE WERE VERY FAMILIAR WITH HEADING INTO THIS CONVERSATION, AND SOME OF WHICH ARE, ARE NEW FACES AND NAMES THAT, THAT WE NOW KNOW AND, AND WILL BE ABLE TO REMEMBER THROUGH THIS CONVERSATION. UM, WE'VE HEARD ABOUT THE TRAFFIC SAFETY CONCERNS. UM, YOU [03:50:01] KNOW, RIGHT NOW THIS PARTICULAR ATTRACTIVE LAND IS ZONED FOR OFFICE USE. AND SO WHAT I HAVE TRIED TO BALANCE IS WHAT WOULD BE THE TRAFFIC SAFETY CONCERNS WITH CURRENT EXISTING ZONING AND WHAT WOULD BE THE TRAFFIC SAFETY CONCERNS WITH THE UPDATED ZONING. AND THIS CONVERSATION AROUND DAH GREEN VERSUS SOUTH BAY CONTINUES TO BE THE ISSUE BACK IN 2019. WHEN WE FIRST ADOPTED THE AUSTIN STRATEGIC MOBILITY PLAN, WHICH IS WHAT EVERYONE'S CALLING THE A SMP, THE CIRCLE CHOA REACHED OUT TO ME AND THEY, THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY WERE FORMALLY OPPOSED, THAT THEY WANTED TO HAVE THAT REMOVED FROM THE CITY'S TRANSPORTATION PLANNING. AND IT HAD BEEN A LONGSTANDING, UM, COMMITMENT ON THEIR PART THAT THEY DID NOT WANNA SEE CUT THROUGH TRAFFIC COMING THROUGH SOUTH BAY. AND SO WITH THAT HISTORIC KNOWLEDGE, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO OPEN UP THE CONVERSATION AROUND, UM, THE, THE NEEDS FOR KIKER ELEMENTARY. YOU KNOW, THERE'S OBVIOUSLY SOME TRAFFIC IMPACTS THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED. I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH A ISD TO TRY TO SORT OUT SOME OF THEIR PICKUP AND DROP OFF ISSUES. UM, IT DOESN'T LOOK TO ME LIKE ANYONE WHO MIGHT MOVE INTO THIS, UH, THIS DEVELOPMENT WOULD BE EAGER TO GET INTO THAT TRAFFIC JAM. IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S CREATING A LOT OF HEADACHES FOR, FOR EVERYBODY'S WHO'S HAVING TO INTERACT IN THAT AREA. UM, BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, HAVING THAT SECONDARY INGRESS EGRESS IS REALLY IMPORTANT FOR THESE TRAFFIC PATTERNS AND ESPECIALLY FOR PUBLIC SAFETY ACCESS. AND SO THAT'S WHY I'M GLAD WE'RE TAKING UP ITEM NUMBER 83 FIRST. UM, I'M PROUD THAT THROUGH CONVERSATIONS WITH THE NEIGHBORS IN THE HOA, THAT WE HAVE SET A PRIORITY LIST FOR STAFF TO EVALUATE, TO SAY WE'RE TRYING TO MINIMIZE AS MUCH IMPACT ON DOREEN AND KER ELEMENTARY AS HUMANLY POSSIBLE. UM, BUT THAT AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE REALLY NEED A TRAFFIC ENGINEER TO BE THE ONE LOOKING THROUGH THAT AND MAKING SURE THAT YES, WE'RE KEEPING THOSE FAMILIES SAFE. AND YES, AT THE SAME TIME, IF A FIRE FIRETRUCK EMS AMBULANCE POLICE OFFICER NEEDS TO GET THROUGH THERE, THAT WE HAVE AS MUCH EMERGENCY ACCESS FOR THAT AREA AS POSSIBLE. UM, I ALSO KNOW THAT TXDOT MOVES VERY SLOW. AND SO WHILE I LIKE THE IDEA THAT IF EVERYBODY WERE TO SUPPORT A BRIDGE CROSSOVER WITH SOUTH BAY, UM, YOU KNOW, MY BACKGROUND WORKING IN ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTING ON ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE ON, ON HIGHWAYS IS SOMETHING THAT I JUST KNOW THESE THINGS ARE VERY SLOW MOVING AND THEY'RE NOT VERY QUICKLY TO HAPPEN. AND SO I KNOW THAT WHETHER IT'S OFFICE OR WHETHER IT'S MULTIFAMILY, THERE'S GONNA BE SOME ISSUES THERE. UM, BUT THERE HAS BEEN A FIRM COMMITMENT TO 173 ACRES OF KEEPING OPEN SPACE, COMPLETE COMPLIANCE WITH THE SAVE OUR SPRINGS ORDINANCE, EVEN A POTENTIAL TRAIL ACCESS TO THE VALOR SCHOOL TO HELP WITH SOME OF THE ISSUES ABOUT WHERE THAT SCHOOL WAS BUILT, WHICH I THINK IS A TERRIBLE LOCATION, BUT WE'RE DOING WHAT WE CAN TO HELP MAKE THOSE FAMILIES AND THOSE STUDENTS AS SAFE AS POSSIBLE. AND THEY'VE ALSO STEPPED UP TO MAKE SURE THAT THE HILL COUNTRY CONSERVANCIES FINANCIAL NEEDS AS THEY ARE GOOD STEWARDS OF OPEN SPACE AND THE ENVIRONMENT CONTINUES THROUGH THIS PROCESS. AND SO, UM, I DON'T THINK THERE IS A MAGIC WAND THAT HELPS US GET THE EXACT PERFECT THING WHERE EVERYBODY IS REALLY EXCITED ABOUT IT. BUT I THINK GIVEN THE TIGHT CONSTRAINTS OF THIS AREA AND THE GENERAL NEED FOR MORE HOUSING AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN SOUTHWEST AUSTIN, THAT THIS IS A WORKABLE PLAN. AND, UM, I REALLY THINK EVERYBODY'S HARD WORK ON THIS, INCLUDING MY STAFF. WE'VE HAD HUNDREDS OF EMAILS, WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO GET BACK TO EVERYBODY. WE'VE BEEN MAKING THE PHONE CALLS, UM, BUT I HAVE NEVER HAD A CASE THAT TOOK THIS MUCH STAFF TIME, NEVER HAD A CASE THAT HAD ME REACHING OUT TO SO MANY PEOPLE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WERE COVERING ALL OF OUR BASES. UM, BUT I REALLY APPRECIATE EVERYONE GIVING IT THEIR, ALL PUTTING ALL THIS ENERGY INTO IT AND TRYING TO HELP MAKE THIS THE BEST PLAN THAT IT CAN POSSIBLY BE. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE WITHOUT OBJECTION. ITEM NUMBER 83 IS ADOPTED WITH COUNCIL MEMBER UCHIN BEING SHOWN VOTING NO ABSTAINING. ABSTAINING. ALL RIGHT. COUNCIL MEMBER UCHIN BEING SHOWN ABSTAINING. VERY GOOD. [92. C14-2025-0064 - Circle C Tract 110 - Conduct a public hearing and approve an ordinance amending Ordinance No. 020801-31 and amending City Code Title 25 by rezoning property locally known as 11010 1/2 South Mopac Expressway Southbound (Slaughter Creek Watershed). Applicant Request: To rezone from general commercial services-mixed use-conditional overlay (CS-MU-CO) combining district zoning to general commercial services-mixed use-conditional overlay (CS-MU-CO) combining district zoning, to change conditions of zoning on Tract 1, and to rezone from general office-mixed use-conditional overlay (GO-MU-CO) combining district zoning to general office-mixed use-conditional overlay (GO-MU-CO) combining district zoning, to change conditions of zoning on Tract 2. Staff Recommendation: To grant general commercial services-mixed use-conditional overlay (CS-MU-CO) combining district zoning, to change conditions of zoning on Tract 1, and general office-mixed use-conditional overlay (GO-MU-CO) combining district zoning, to change conditions of zoning on Tract 2. Zoning and Platting Commission Recommendation: To grant general commercial services-mixed use-conditional overlay (CS-MU-CO) combining district zoning, to change conditions of zoning on Tract 1, and general office-mixed use-conditional overlay (GO-MU-CO) combining district zoning, to change conditions of zoning on Tract 2, as amended. Owner/Applicant: Circle C Land, L.P. (Erin D. Pickens). Agent: Drenner Group PC (Amanda Swor). City Staff: Nancy Estrada, Austin Planning, 512-974-7617. (Part 2 of 2)] ALL RIGHT, THAT WILL NOW TAKE US TO ITEM NUMBER 92 AND I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION WITH REGARD TO ITEM NUMBER 92. COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS MOVES APPROVAL OF ITEM NUMBER 92. IT'S SECONDED BY THE MAYOR PRO TEM. DISCUSSION ON ITEM NUMBER 92 HERE. COUNCILMAN ELLI. I'LL KEEP THESE REMARKS SHORT. UM, BUT I REALLY APPRECIATED WE HAVE ADDED A LETTER TO BACKUP THAT WAS POSTED ON SEPTEMBER 22ND. AND IT IS A LETTER FROM A DISTRICT EIGHT CONSTITUENT THAT I THINK EXPLAINS MY POSITION ON HOUSING EVEN BETTER THAN I CAN SOMETIMES EXPLAIN MY POSITION ON HOUSING. BUT IT TALKS ABOUT, YOU KNOW, BEING ABLE TO HAVE A STARTER HOME, GETTING YOUR KIDS INTO GOOD A ISD SCHOOLS AND MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE ALLOWING FOR NEWCOMERS, PEOPLE WHO MAKE OUR COMMUNITY FUNCTION, HAVING HOUSING FOR FIRST RESPONDERS, HEALTHCARE WORKERS, TEACHERS AND SERVICE EMPLOYEES, FAMILIES NAVIGATING LIFE TRANSITIONS SUCH AS DIVORCE, JOB LOSS, OR OTHER FINANCIAL CHALLENGES. AND IT ENDS WITH MAKING SURE THAT PEOPLE HAVE A WAY TO AGE IN PLACE. AND SO THIS WAS PARTICULAR TO THE ZONING CASE ITSELF, WHICH IS WHY I BRING IT UP NOW. UM, BUT IT'S A REALLY GREAT LETTER THAT HAS A LOT OF HEART IN IT AND A LOT OF UNDERSTANDING ABOUT THE DIFFICULTIES AROUND LAND USE DECISIONS AND HOW TO BEST SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITY. SO I JUST WANTED TO FLAG THAT. THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER. FURTHER DISCUSSION. [03:55:01] HEARING NONE WITHOUT OBJECTION. ITEM NUMBER 93 IS A, A APPROVED WITH COUNCIL MEMBER UCHIN VOTING? NO, ABSTAINING. ABSTAINING AGAIN. ALL RIGHT. 92. I KEEP, WHAT'D I SAY? 93. OKAY, LET ME, FOR THE RECORD, LET ME BE CLEAR. THE VOTE WAS ON ITEM NUMBER 92. THE VOTE WAS ON ITEM NUMBER 92 AND THE VOTE ITEM NUMBER 92 IS ADOPTED WITH COUNCIL MEMBER UCHIN BEING SHOWN ABSTAINING. ALRIGHT, MEMBERS, [93. C14-2025-0094 - 2117 W 49th St. and 4709 Rosedale Ave. Multifamily - Conduct a public hearing and approve an ordinance amending City Code Title 25 by rezoning property locally known as 2117 West 49th Street and 4709 Rosedale Avenue (Shoal Creek Watershed). Applicant Request: To rezone from family residence (SF-3) district zoning to multifamily residence highest density-conditional overlay (MF-6-CO) combining district zoning. Staff Recommendation and Zoning and Platting Commission Recommendation: To grant multifamily residence highest density-conditional overlay (MF-6-CO) combining district zoning. Owner/Applicant: Austin Independent School District (AISD). Agent: Dubois Bryant & Campbell, LLP (David Hartman). City Staff: Cynthia Hadri, Austin Planning, 512-974-7620. A valid petition has been filed in opposition to this rezoning request.] THAT WILL TAKE US TO ITEM NUMBER 93. ITEM NUMBER 93 IS A PUBLIC HEARING WITH WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM NUMBER 93. THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN. UH, WE WILL CONDUCT THIS THE SAME WAY WE'VE BEEN CONDUCTING THESE PUBLIC HEARINGS, UH, BE BECAUSE OF THE NATURE OF THE ZONING CASE. SO WITH THAT, I WILL HEAR, WE WILL FIRST HEAR FROM SOMEONE. UM, WHAT, WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO IS WE'RE GONNA HEAR FROM STAFF, THEN WE'RE GONNA HEAR FROM SOMEONE WHO IS IN FAVOR, WHO WILL HAVE FIVE MINUTES. SOMEONE IN OPPOSITION WILL HAVE FIVE MINUTES, AND THEN WE WILL GO IN THE ORDER OF THOSE IN FAVOR AND THOSE IN OPPOSITION FOR TWO MINUTES EACH. MS. HARDEN, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU. ITEM NINE, ITEM NUMBER 93 ON YOUR AGENDA IS CASE NUMBER 0 1 4 20 25 0 0 9 4, LOCATED AT 2 1 1 7 WEST 49TH STREET IN 4 7 0 9 ROSEDALE AVENUE, WHICH IS THE SITE OF THE FORMER ROSEDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. AND THE REQUEST IS FROM SF THREE TO MF SIX C STAFF IN THE ZONING AND PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMEND GRANTING THE MF SIX CO ZONING. THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS ROUGHLY 4.6 ACRES IN AREA THE LAND USE PATTERN SURROUNDING THE SITE HOST A MIX OF NEIGHBORHOODS SUPPORTIVE USES WITH COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT TO THE NORTH AND EAST OF THE PROPERTY AND SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCES TO THE NORTHWEST AND SOUTH. THE PROPERTY IS PARTIALLY LOCATED IN SUBDISTRICT TWO OF THE EQUITABLE TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY AND A SHORT WALK FROM BURNETT ROAD, WHICH IS A CORE, WHICH IS A CORE TRANSIT CORRIDOR. AND IMAGINE AUSTIN ACTIVITY CORRIDOR. THERE ARE MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS, INCLUDING BUS STOPS, BIKE PATHS, SIDEWALKS PROXIMATE TO THE PROPERTY, AND THERE ARE MULTIPLE GOODS AND SERVICES TO THE EAST, NORTH, AND SOUTH. THE APPLICANT HAS EXPRESSED AN INTENT TO DEVELOP A MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LAND USE, AND THE PROPOSED CONDITIONAL OVERLAY WOULD REDUCE THE MAXIMUM HEIGHT BUILDING HEIGHT TO 75 FEET TO PROVIDE A TRANSITION FROM THE COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS ALONG BERNARD ROAD DOWN TO THE SURROUNDING RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD STAFF. AGAIN, STAFF RECOMMENDS MF SIX CO ZONING BECAUSE THE REQUEST IS CONSISTENT WITH THE INTENT OF THE BASE DISTRICT, PROVIDES A BALANCE OF INTENSITIES AND WILL PROVIDE ADDITIONAL HOUSING OPTIONS IN A WALKABLE AND TRANSIT FRIENDLY AREA OF CENTRAL AUSTIN. THANK YOU. I'M AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS, MEMBERS. ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY, IN THAT CASE, WE'LL HEAR FROM SOMEONE IN, UH, FAVOR. YOU'LL HAVE FIVE MINUTES, AND THEN WE'LL HEAR FROM SOMEONE IN OPPOSITION THAT'S DESIGNATED THAT WE'LL HAVE FIVE MINUTES AND THEN WE'LL GO TO INDIVIDUAL SPEAKERS. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNSEL. UH, DAVID HARTMAN ON BEHALF OF THE APPLICANT. AND I HAVE OUR CIVIL ENGINEER, TRANSPORTATION ENGINEER AND PRESERVATION CONSULTANT HERE AS WELL. AS WAS STATED, THIS IS APPROXIMATELY 4.6 ACRES. THE FORMER A ISD ROSEDALE SCHOOL WAS VACATED IN FEBRUARY 22. UH, AND IT WAS CURRENTLY USED AS THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE FOR SCHOOL SHOOTER TRAINING. IT'S HAS ROBUST MULTIMODAL CONNECTIVITY. THERE'S NO DISPLACEMENT ON THE SITE, THERE'S NO EXISTING WATER QUALITY CONTROLS, AND THESE BULLETS IDENTIFY THAT IT'S ADJACENT TO MULTIPLE IMAGINE AUSTIN CENTERS NEAR A PROPOSED PROJECT CONNECT 38TH STATION, AND IT'S GONNA OPEN IN 2033 AROUND THE SAME TIME WHEN THIS PROJECT WOULD OPEN AS WELL. AND WITHIN THE UTAH ELIGIBLE AREAS, SUBDISTRICT TWO, UH, MULTIPLE, UH, THERE'S TWO METRO RAPID LINES, THE 8 0 3 AND 8 0 1 THAT WERE RUN PAST, UH, NEAR THE SITE. THREE METRO RAPID BUS STOPS. UM, TWO, UH, PROJECT CONNECT STATIONS LOCATED NEAR BURNETT ROAD, WHICH IS IN IMAGINE AUSTIN CORRIDOR, A SMP, LEVEL THREE STREET, AND 49TH RAMSEY, AND 48TH A S AND P LEVEL ONE. THERE'S E TODD AND DBE TODD UP AND DOWN THIS CORRIDOR. I I CALL THE MF SIX CO MF SIX LIGHT THAT WE'RE PROPOSING, UH, THE CONVENTIONAL OVERLAY OVERLAY LIMITS HEIGHT TO MAXIMUM 75 FEET FOR 435 MULTIFAMILY UNITS, INCLUDING AFFORDABLE UNITS THAT WE'RE GONNA HANDLE THROUGH A PRIVATE RESTRICTIVE COVENANT WITH HABITAT FOR HUMANITY, WHICH I'VE DONE WITH MULTIPLE OTHERS. MF SIX MF FOUR CASES, PRESERVING THE FACADE OF THE FORMER SCHOOL, DEDICATING [04:00:01] PUBLIC PARKLANDS TO IMPACT FEES AND DE PARKLAND FEES OF ROUGHLY $600,000. JUST, JUST RETURNING THE PROPERTY TO THE TAX ROLL IS GONNA GENERATE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS OVER COMING YEARS. AND THEN OBVIOUSLY WE'RE GONNA PROVIDE CURRENT WATER QUALITY CONTROLS AND, UM, DETENTION AND, UH, DECIDE WE'RE GONNA, THIS HAS AN NTA AS WELL. CITY PLANNING STAFF RECOMMENDS THE CASE. THIS SHOWS THE ROSEDALE VILLAGE SHOPPING STU CENTER NEARBY THE ZONING AREA ACT WITH DPE TIED UP AND DOWN THE SITE AND THE ADJACENT IMAGINE AUSTIN CORRIDORS, MULTIPLE OF THEM, MULTIPLE IMAGINED AUSTIN CENTERS NEARBY, AND THEN AS WELL NEARBY THIS 38TH STREET STATION AND THE 45TH STREET STATION. AND THIS SHOWS, UM, THAT IT'S WITHIN A 10 MINUTE WALK SHED AND THREE MINUTE BIKE SHED OF ONE OF THE PROPOSED STATIONS AND NEAR THE 38TH STREET STATION AS WELL. THIS JUST SHOWS THE STEP DOWN FROM A HUNDRED AND E TODD, UH, DPE TODD FOR 120 TO 90. AND THEN OUR, OUR OUR PROPOSAL STEPS DOWN IN HEIGHT AND AGAIN, ZOOMED IN SIGHT, UH, OF THAT I'VE HEARD SOME, UH, CONCERN OR EXPRESSION OF, UH, YOU KNOW, THE FACT THAT THIS IS, UH, NEAR THE BUDDING STREETS ARE LEVEL ONE STREETS AND THERE THE E TODD OVERLAY COVERS 850 ACRES. SO THERE'S, YOU KNOW, LEVEL ONE STREETS, LEVEL 1, 2, 2 STREETS, ET CETERA. AND AGAIN, SETTING ASIDE PROJECT CONNECT, THERE'S CAP METRO BUS STOPS IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT. THIS SHOWS THE NORTH FLUKE, THE SUNSHINE DRIVE AND THE THE TRIANGLE METRO RAPID BUS STOPS. THIS JUST KIND OF, AGAIN, SHOWS THE MULTIMODAL CONNECTIVITY. UM, OTHER, OTHER, UH, MULTIMODAL CONNECTIVITY. THIS TRIGGERS AN NTA. AND WE'RE, WE'RE BASICALLY, YOU SEE THE BUS STOPS IN BLUE AND EXCUSE ME, IN GREEN TO THE NORTH AND TO THE TOP AND BOTTOM ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE, WE'RE COMPLETING MISSING SIDEWALK GAPS. WE'RE DOING SIDEWALKS ON SITE. UM, YOU CAN SEE THE RAISED CROSSING ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE. AND THEN, UH, AGAIN, TO GET AT THE LEVEL ONE STREET ISSUE, THERE ARE PLENTY OF EXAMPLE OF LEVEL ONE STREETS, UM, DOWNTOWN AND OTHER PLACES ALL OVER TOWN WHERE THERE'S, UM, MORE THAN JUST SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL ZONING AND, AND RESIDENTIAL USES. THIS IS MULTIPLE DB 90 AND MF SIX ZONING CASES APPROVED. AND THE COMMON THREAD OF THESE OTHERS THAT HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL IS THAT IT HAS A ROBUST MULTIMODAL CONNECTIVITY. THIS IS A RENDERING THAT MSSI CAN SPEAK TO, AND I WOULD JUST CLOSE BY SAYING THIS PROVIDES MUCH NEEDED HOUSING AND SUPPORT OF COUNCIL DIRECTIVE FOR MORE HOUSING IN ALL AREAS. WE'RE BRINGING WATER QUALITIES TO ATTENTION. WE'RE EXTENDING STORM SEWER, SEWER, AND, UH, REQUEST THAT YOU APPROVE ZAC REP RECOMMENDATION TO, UM, SUPPORT MULTIPLE CITY POLICIES, INCLUDING TRANSIT SUPPORTIVE DENSITY. HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. IS THERE A REPRESENTATIVE IN OPPOSITION? I BELIEVE CARL REYNOLDS. GOOD. OKAY. GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR COUNCIL, THANKS FOR, UH, HEARING US. UH, AND THANK YOU ALL FOR THE WORK YOU DO. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY NOT EASY STUFF. UH, SO I'M A RESIDENT OF ROSEDALE. I ACTUALLY LIVE IN DISTRICT 10. UH, AND THIS SITE IS IN DISTRICT SEVEN. AND I WILL SAY THIS PROPOSAL BY OHT PARTNERS HAS REALLY UNIFIED THE ROSEDALE NEIGHBORHOOD. UH, AND I ABSOLUTELY CAN ASSURE YOU THAT I SPEAK FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION AND FOR PLAYFAIR WITH ROSEDALE. FIVE YEARS AGO, I STARTED NAGGING A ISD TO TELL THE NEIGHBORHOOD WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH THIS ABANDONED SCHOOL. THAT WAS IN MARCH OF 2021. UH, BY NOVEMBER, 2021, I FINALLY HAD A ZOOM CONVERSATION WITH, UH, MATTIA URA, WHO AT THAT TIME WAS THE HEAD OF OPERATIONS BEFORE HE BECAME SUPERINTENDENT. AND I ASKED HIM ABOUT THE, THE RUMOR THAT THERE WERE DEED RESTRICTIONS THAT MIGHT, UH, LIMIT WHAT WAS WHAT WAS BEING TALKED ABOUT. AND HE ASSURED ME THAT THERE PROBABLY WEREN'T ANY, AND THAT IF THERE WERE, THEY WOULD BE IN THE NATURE OF RESTRICTING THE, THE USE TO AN EDUCATIONAL PURPOSE TO A SCHOOL PURPOSE. UH, AND THAT IS WHAT THE DEED RESTRICTIONS ALLOWED FOR WHEN THEY WERE AMENDED RIGHT AFTER THEY WERE ORIGINALLY ADOPTED BACK IN THE THIRTIES. THE DEED RESTRICTIONS ARE STILL THERE, AND THEY ARE SUBJECT TO LITIGATION. AND BY THE WAY, I THINK MY CLAIM TO FAME IN ALL OF THIS IS THAT I WAS THE ONE THAT ASKED RENEE HICKS A 50 YEAR GREAT LITIGATOR TO HELP REPRESENT, UH, MANY OF THE DEFENDANTS THAT A ISD SUED LAST HALLOWEEN. UH, SO HERE WE ARE. UH, THAT LAWSUIT'S STILL GOING ON, AND I, I I, I THINK THE MAIN THING THAT YOU SHOULD UNDERSTAND FROM US IS THAT, WELL, I WOULD SAY AS A LAWYER, I THINK WE HAVE WELL OVER A 50% CHANCE OF WINNING THAT [04:05:01] LITIGATION, AND YET WE HAVE TAKEN THE POSITION THAT WE'RE WILLING TO MEET A ISD AND ITS PARTNER OHD PARTNERS HALFWAY. WE HAVE SAID THAT OVER AND OVER AGAIN. UH, AND THAT HAS NOT SUCCEEDED AS I'M IMAGINE YOU ALL HAVE HEARD. UH, SO THE LITIGATION IS GONNA KIND OF CRANK UP HERE. UH, AND, AND FRANKLY, THEIR CONTRACT, THEIR PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT SAYS THAT NONE OF THIS IS GONNA HAPPEN UNTIL BOTH REZONING AND LITIGATION ARE RESOLVED. AND THE LITIGATION'S GONNA TAKE THREE YEARS, FOUR YEARS MAYBE TO WIND ITS WAY UP THROUGH THE TEXAS APPELLATE COURTS. UH, SO THIS IS REALLY A LITTLE PREMATURE. I THINK Y'ALL ARE WASTING A LOT OF, NOT Y'ALL, BUT THE, THE, THE DEVELOPER FRANKLY, IS WASTING A LOT OF PEOPLE'S TIME ASKING FOR SOMETHING THAT IS GOING TO END UP NOT BEING ALLOWED TO HAPPEN BECAUSE WE WILL WIN THE LITIGATION OR MAYBE LATER DOWN THE ROAD THERE WILL BE A SETTLEMENT. UH, I'VE BEEN DEEPLY INVOLVED WITH THIS FOR FIVE YEARS, AND IF ANYONE HAS ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE LITIGATION OR ABOUT THE THE NEIGHBORHOOD'S TEMPERAMENT, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE'LL NOW GO TO SPEAKERS IN FAVOR, THEN THE SPEAKERS IN OPPOSITION, AND YOU'LL HAVE TWO MINUTES. VICTORIA HAAS, PARKER WELCH, IAN WILSON, AND AMY DE LUNA. PLEASE JUST STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. GOOD AFTERNOON COUNCIL MEMBERS, UM, MAYOR VICTORIA HASI WITH THROWER DESIGN ON BEHALF OF THE DEVELOPER OHT. UM, I'M HERE SPECIFICALLY TO SUPPORT THE REZONING, BUT TO MORE, MORE SPECIFICALLY TALK ABOUT THE THOUGHTFUL INTEGRATION OF THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION INTO THIS REDEVELOPMENT. THE ORIGINAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTED IN THE LATE 1930S PIONEERED INNOVATIVE DESIGN PRINCIPLES INTENDED TO CREATE AN OPTIMAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT, ULTIMATELY BECOMING A NATIONAL MODEL FOR CLASSROOM DESIGN. IN RECOGNITION OF THAT HISTORY, THE REDEVELOPMENT INCLUDES A PRESERVATION PLAN, REVIEWED MULTIPLE TIMES BY THE ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW COMMITTEE, AS WELL AS, UH, ULTIMATELY BEING APPROVED BY THE HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION TO PRESERVE AND RESTORE THE FRONT FACADE, WHICH HOLDS KEY DESIGN ELEMENTS, UM, THAT THE PROPERTY IS KNOWN FOR. THE REDEVELOPMENT THOUGHTFULLY BRINGS HISTORIC ELEMENTS INTO THE NEXT CHAPTER, ALLOWING THE SITE TO EVOLVE AND SERVE THE COMMUNITY IN A NEW WAY. THE REZONING SUPPORTS AUSTIN'S BROADER GOALS FOR SU SU SUSTAINABLE GROWTH BY DIRECTING NEW HOUSING AND DEVELOPMENT TOWARDS AN ACTIVITY AND TRANSIT CORRIDOR AND WITHIN THE EXISTING URBAN CORE. THE PROJECT IS A MARRIAGE OF HISTORY AS WELL AS PROGRESS, PROGRESS, HONORING WHAT CAME BEFORE WHILE CREATING THE OPPORTUNITY FOR PROPERTY, FOR THE PROPERTY TO CONTRIBUTE TO AUSTIN'S FUTURE. WE RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF THE REZONING. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. IF YOUR NAME'S BEEN CALLED, PLEASE COME FORWARD AND GRAB A MICROPHONE. JUST STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. HI THERE. MY NAME IS PARKER WELCH. UH, MR. MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBERS, THIS REZONING IS GOOD ON THE MERITS BECAUSE IT WILL ALLOW MORE PEOPLE TO RENT HOMES THEY CAN AFFORD. IT WILL PUT THOSE HOMES IN THE URBAN CORE, NEAR WALKABLE RETAIL AND FREQUENT TRANSIT. UM, THIS PROJECT DOES FULFILLS EVERYTHING THE CITY SAYS IT HAS AS A GOAL. BUT THIS PROJECT IS ALSO A LIFELINE FOR AUSTIN, ISD. IF THE CITY FAILS TO THROW THAT LIFELINE, IT WILL BE BLOWING A $26 MILLION HOLE IN THE DISTRICT'S BUDGET. EDUCATORS WILL LOSE THEIR JOBS BECAUSE OF THAT DECISION, AND WE CANNOT ALLOW THAT TO HAPPEN. THE TRUTH IS, THIS IS NOT AN ORDINARY ZONING CASE FOR MUCH OF THE CITY. THIS IS ABOUT OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT. WITH ALL DUE RESPECT TO ROUND ROCK AND DELL VALLEY AND THE REST, MY DISTRICT, OUR DISTRICT, THE DISTRICT THAT WAS A DEPARTMENT OF THIS CITY ONCE WILL NO LONGER BE OURS SOON. AND THE THIEVES WHO TAKE IT FROM US WILL HANG UP POSTERS THAT SAY, THOU SHALT NOT STEAL COUNCIL MEMBERS. A ISD IS NOT THE ENEMY. WE ALL KNOW WHO THE ENEMY IS. THE CITY CANNOT BECOME THEIR ACCOMPLICE. WE HAVE TO PASS THIS ZONING CHANGE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. YES, SIR. HELLO, IAN WILSON. UM, I AS A TAXPAYER WOULD LOVE TO SEE THE CITY'S TAX BASE GROW AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. THIS LOT NOT HAVING SOMETHING ON IT IS NOT IT, IT WORKS AGAINST [04:10:01] THOSE GOALS. UM, I SIMILARLY FEEL STRONGLY ABOUT A ISD, UM, HAVING A VIABLE PATH FORWARD AND JUST LANGUISHING PROPERTIES DON'T REALLY SERVE ANYBODY'S GOAL. UM, SO I WOULD SUPPORT PROVIDING THESE, UH, AMENDMENTS OR THE, THE AMENDMENT TO, UH, TO MAKE THAT ALL HAPPEN. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. OKAY. THOSE IN OPPOSITION, ADAM NIK. ADAM, ARE YOU HERE? OKAY. IS BARBARA MACARTHUR HERE AND DARYL AZAR? THEN YOU'LL HAVE SIX MINUTES. AND THEN CAROL WAGNER. CAROL, YOU HERE? OKAY. AND IS JOHN FRETWELL HERE? OKAY, THEN YOU'LL HAVE FOUR MINUTES. GOOD AFTERNOON. UH, MY NAME IS ADAM HOOT. NICK, NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. UH, A LITTLE BACKGROUND ON ME. I, UH, HELPED LAUNCH A FACILITY IN AUSTIN DOING OFFSITE MODULAR HOME CONSTRUCTION. I DEVELOPED THIS, UH, MODULAR TOWN HOME COMMUNITY IN NORTH OMAHA. IT INCLUDES THREE BEDROOM FAMILY SIZE UNITS AND IS AFFORDABLE TO PEOPLE WELL BELOW THE AREA MEDIAN INCOME. SO IF ANYONE IS LOOKING FOR A HOUSE IN THE MIDWEST, HIT ME UP. UH, I CURRENTLY LIVE IN ROSEDALE WITH MY WIFE AND THREE DAUGHTERS. I'D HOPED THAT I WOULD BE HERE TODAY SUPPORTING A CONSENT AGENDA ITEM FOR REZONING THE ROSEDALE SCHOOL. SEC. EXCUSE ME. JUST A FEW MONTHS AGO, I WAS SUPER OPTIMISTIC WHEN COUNCIL MEMBER SIEGEL CALLED FOR POSTPONEMENT OF THIS VOTE TO CREATE SPACE FOR DIALOGUE ABOUT THE SITE'S FUTURE. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. HERE'S WHAT HE SAID. WE DO INTEND TO BUILD HOUSING THERE, BUT THE REASON FOR POSTPONEMENT IS A RECOGNITION THAT THE PEOPLE WHO NEIGHBORED THE OLD SCHOOL HAVE HAD TO FACE THE TWIN BURDENS OF BEING SUED BY THE DISTRICT AND A ZONING CASE. THE MAIN GOAL IS TO ALLOW THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD TO SIT DOWN AND NEGOTIATE A WIN-WIN SOLUTION THAT BUILDS HOUSING AND GENERATES REVENUE FOR THE DISTRICT, BUT ALSO ACKNOWLEDGES THAT FRANKLY, THE DISTRICT MAY NOT WIN THE RIGHT TO BUILD WHAT THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING TO TO COUNCIL TODAY. I'LL ALSO SAY THAT COUNCIL DID ADOPT A MISSING MIDDLE RESOLUTION, AND I'VE HEARD FROM NEIGHBORS THEY WOULD LOVE TO SEE MISSING MIDDLE DEVELOPMENT. IT WOULD BE GREAT IF THE DISTRICT AND THE NEIGHBORS COULD MEET IN THE MIDDLE. THE NEIGHBORS HAVE BEEN TRYING TO DO EXACTLY THAT. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. HERE'S AN IMAGE OF THE SITE WE IMAGINED AND MEMBER SIEGEL REFERENCED IN HIS REMARKS. THERE'S A GOOD CHANCE I CAME TO YOUR OFFICE TO SHOW IT TO YOU. THANK YOU FOR NOT KICKING ME OUT. BY THE WAY, I PROBABLY TOLD YOU I'VE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF WORKING A LOT WITH SOME GREAT ARCHITECTS, CITY PLANNERS AND DEVELOPERS TO EXPLORE HOW ROSEDALE COULD INCORPORATE MISSING MIDDLES THOUGHTFUL DENSITY AND ITS DIVERSITY OF HOUSING TYPES AND PRICES. AND THAT'S WHERE THE ROSEDALE PLAN CAME FROM. I DON'T INTEND TO GET INTO THE WEEDS ON WHAT'S SHOWN HERE, AND THAT'S EXACTLY THE POINT WE HAVE SAID REPEATEDLY. THIS IS ONLY ONE OF MANY POSSIBLE PATHS THAT WOULD DELIVER A-I-S-D-A VALUABLE AND SPEEDY CASH INFUSION AND MAKE ROSEDALE A NEIGHBORHOOD THAT FAMILIES FIRST TIME HOME BUYERS AND TEACHERS CAN FIT INTO AND AFFORD. THE POINT ISN'T WHAT'S IN THIS PLAN. THE POINT IS THAT THERE ARE LOTS OF PLANS THAT COULD WORK. AND BEFORE AND SINCE MAY, I'VE SPOKEN WITH AFFORDABLE DEVELOPERS, INCLUDING FOLKS DEVELOPING HOUSING WITH A ISD AT ANITA COY WITH BIG MULTIFAMILY DEVELOPERS WHO HAVE GREAT IDEAS FOR ROSEDALE, BUT WON'T DO WHAT OHT PROPOSES, AS WELL AS HOUSING POLICY SPECIALISTS, COMMUNITY LAND TRUSTS, AND HFCS P THREE ATTORNEYS AND CURRENT AND FORMER A ISD STAFF, ALL TO DEEPEN OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE WAYS SCHOOL SITES IN ROSEDALE AND OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS CAN BE REPURPOSED WITH COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT THAT YIELDS MORE THAN A ONE-TIME CASH PAYOUT BEFORE SPACES ARE LOST TO THE PUBLIC FOREVER. LIKE MANY OF MY NEIGHBORS, I'M SAD THAT WE'RE NOT HERE ANNOUNCING A COMPROMISE. EVEN THOUGH LAST SPRING WE HAD BROAD NEIGHBORHOOD SUPPORT AND EVEN EXCITEMENT TO BRING MORE THAN 200 NEW HOMES INTO ROSEDALE DESPITE DEED RESTRICTIONS THAT OTHERWISE CAPPED THAT NUMBER. AT 54, WE ARE SAD THAT SOME MAY INSINUATE OUR NEIGHBORS DIDN'T ACT IN GOOD FAITH OR CALL US ENEMIES WHEN WE HAVE BEEN NOTHING LESS THAN AMAZED BY THE TIME, EFFORT, AND CREATIVITY PUT FORTH BY SO MANY NEIGHBORS IN AN EFFORT TO UNITE AND DO RIGHT BY THE DISTRICT, THE CITY, AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD. EVEN WHEN THE DISTRICT INSISTED ON WORKING WITH A DEVELOPER WHO WOULD NOT CONSIDER MISSING BUILDING, MISSING MIDDLE IN OUR WILLINGNESS TO MEET THE DISTRICT HALFWAY BETWEEN THE 54 UNITS THAT ARE ALLOWED AND THE 435 THAT A ISD HAS SUED TO BUILD. WE HAVE BEEN TRANSPARENT AND WE HAVE BEEN CONSISTENT. A ISD MEANWHILE HAS BEEN LESS THAN CONSISTENT. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. HERE ARE SOME OF THE COMMITMENTS, AND THERE ARE MANY SUCH EXAMPLES SPANNING YEARS THAT THE DISTRICT HAS MADE IN PUBLIC [04:15:01] CONVERSATIONS WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD QUOTING A ISD. THESE SITES ARE PAID FOR WITH TAXPAYER DOLLARS. SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE BEING GOOD FISCAL STEWARDS, SOMETHING THAT WILL BENEFIT BOTH STUDENTS AND COMMUNITIES. WE'RE NOT TRYING TO JUST SELL THESE SITES OUT TO SOME COMMERCIAL DEVELOPER WHO'S GOING TO PAY US A BIG AMOUNT OF MONEY. ONE TIME IN ANOTHER MEETING, THE DISTRICT ASKED SPECIFICALLY ABOUT TRAFFIC, WALKABILITY AND SAFETY CONCERNS. WHAT WOULD BE A PROBLEMATIC USE OF THE SITE? ONE NEIGHBOR ANSWERED A GIANT APARTMENT OR SELLING IT TO DEVELOPERS WHO WANT TO BUILD GIANT MONSTER HOUSES TO FURTHER DRIVE UP THE COST OF LIVING HERE. TO WHICH A ISD SAID, YEAH, THAT'S NOT SOMETHING WE WOULD CONSIDER. AND IN A FINAL MESSAGE, BEFORE THE DISTRICT STOPPED COMMUNICATING WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD AIS S D'S UPDATE SAID QUOTE, THE DISTRICT IS NOW READY TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE GOAL OF UTILIZING THE SITE TO PROVIDE HOME OWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES TO DISTRICT TEACHERS AND STAFF. THAT WAS FOLLOWED BY RADIO SILENCE UNTIL A ISD ANNOUNCED THIS PLAN FOR WAIT FOR IT LUXURY RENTALS. WE HAVE A GREAT DEAL OF SYMPATHY FOR THE CHALLENGES THE DISTRICT FACES, MANY OF WHICH ARE NOT OF THEIR OWN MAKING. WE FEEL DEEPLY FOR THE DISTRICT STUDENTS AND TEACHERS, AND WE UNDERSTAND THAT SITUATIONS AND FINANCES CHANGE, BUT THE DISTRICT ITSELF HAS LONG ACKNOWLEDGED THAT IS WHAT IS, THAT WHAT IS BEING DONE HERE IS NOT RIGHT FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD. AND IT CONSTITUTES A HIGHER BURDEN THAN ONE NEIGHBORHOOD SHOULD BEAR IN SUPPORTING THE SCHOOL SYSTEM. THE SADDEST PART OF THIS ZONING VOTE IS THAT IT WON'T DO ANYTHING TO GET HOMES BUILT OR GET A ISD PAID. WHAT IT WILL DO IS MAKE IT HARDER TO FIND A WIN-WIN OUTCOME GUARANTEE, ONGOING LEGAL COSTS AND BUDGETARY UNCERTAINTY FOR THE DISTRICT, AND MISS AN OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE A NEIGHBORHOOD THE CITY CAN BE PROUD OF, AND A PROCESS THAT CAN BE FOLLOWED AT OTHER REPURPOSED SCHOOL SITES. THE ANSWER SHOULD HAVE BEEN COLLABORATION, CERTAINLY NOT A LAWSUIT. THIS ISN'T WHAT WE WANTED IN MAY OR NOW. ROSEDALE REMAINS READY TO MEET HALFWAY. THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU. PLEASE JUST STATE YOUR NAME, STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. CAN YOU PUT UP THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE? OKAY. UH, GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS CAROL WAGNER, A ROSEDALE RESIDENT AND AN A ISD LAWSUIT DEFENDANT. I'M HERE TODAY BECAUSE OF THE PROPOSED TONING ZONING CHANGE AND THE REDEVELOPMENT OF THE FORMER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PROPERTY ACROSS THE STREET FROM MY HOME. I HAVE LIVED ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE ROSEDALE SCHOOL FOR 46 YEARS. I BOUGHT MY HOUSE WHEN I WAS 27, A SINGLE WOMAN ALL ON MY OWN. MOST OF THE HOMES AROUND ME WERE OCCUPIED BY ORIGINAL OWNERS, NOT MANY KIDS AROUND. I EVENTUALLY RAISED TWO DAUGHTERS THAT ATTENDED AND GRADUATED A IS DO SCHOOLS. I WAS VERY ACTIVE IN MY CHILDREN'S SCHOOLING, PTA, VOLUNTEERING, FUNDRAISING, ALL OF IT. I WATCHED THE NEIGHBORHOOD CHANGE OVER THE YEARS. ALL POSITIVE YOUNG FAMILIES, MORE KIDS, LOTS OF KIDS, NEW RESTAURANTS, A BAKERY, SMALL SHOPS, ALL BECAME A THRIVING COMMUNITY. NOTHING FANCY, JUST REGULAR PEOPLE. I WANT TO SAY SOMETHING VERY CLEARLY. WE'RE NOT OPPOSED TO DEVELOPMENT. WE ARE NOT OPPOSED TO HOUSING AND WE ARE NOT OPPOSED TO AUSTIN GROWING. IN FACT, OUR NEIGHBORHOOD GROUP HAS PUT FOR IDEAS FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING, MISSING MIDDLE HOUSING AND HOMES PEOPLE CAN BOTH RENT AND OWN. SO WE, SO WHEN WE ARE CHARACTERIZED AS PEOPLE WHO JUST DON'T WANT ANYTHING TO CHANGE, I DON'T THINK THAT TELLS THE STORY. WHAT WE WANT IS THOUGHTFUL CHANGE. AND I THINK THAT DISTINCTION MATTERS. BEFORE THE PROPERTY WAS SOLD, A ISD ENGAGED US, ENGAGED WITH US. WE MET WITH THEM AND PARTICIPATED IN DISCUSSIONS ABOUT WHAT COULD HAPPEN ON THE PROPERTY. AT THAT TIME, WE WERE TALKING ABOUT HOUSING FOR TEACHERS AND SCHOOL DISTRICT EMPLOYEES. WE MET SEVERAL TIMES AND THOUGHT WE WERE MAKING PROGRESS TOWARDS A REPURPOSE OF THE SCHOOL. AND THEN A ISD WENT SILENT. AND WITHOUT FURTHER COMMUNICATION WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD, WE LEARNED THE PROPERTY WAS UNDER CONTRACT TO A DEVELOPER. AND THE SCALE OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT FOR THE SITE, FOR THOSE OF US WHO SPENT TIME PARTICIPATING AND BELIEVING THAT OUR VOICES MATTERED, THAT WAS DEEPLY DISAPPOINTING. AND THEN SOMETHING EVEN MORE PERSONAL HAPPENED. I WAS SUED BY A SD AND I JUST HAVE TO TELL YOU HONESTLY THAT THAT FELT LIKE A PORTRAYAL. BUT TONIGHT I'M ASKING YOU TO MAKE A DECISION BASED ON MY FEELINGS ALONE. I'M ASKING YOU TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THESE FEELINGS REPRESENT. THEY REPRESENT WHAT HAPPENS WHEN PEOPLE WHO HAVE LIVED IN A COMMUNITY FOR DECADES FEEL THEIR VOICES DON'T COUNT. ROSEDALE HAS HISTORICALLY BEEN A MIDDLE CLASS NEIGHBORHOOD. IT HAS CHANGED OVER THE YEARS AS AUSTIN HAS CHANGED, HOUSES HAVE BEEN REMODELED. SOME HAVE BEEN TORN DOWN AND REPLACED WITH LARGER HOMES. WE UNDERSTAND THAT NEIGHBORHOODS EVOLVED, BUT WE ARE STILL A NEIGHBORHOOD AND NEIGHBORHOODS COUNT. THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN NEIGHBORHOODS COUNT. OUR EXPERIENCES COUNT AND OUR CONCERNS COUNT. THIS PROPOSAL, THIS PROPOSAL FOR A SIX STORY, APPROXIMATELY 435 [04:20:01] UNIT APARTMENT COMPLEX, WE'VE BEEN TOLD THAT COULD MEAN 2000 VEHICLE TRIPS DAILY ON A SMALL RESIDENTIAL STREET WITHOUT SIDEWALKS. THESE ARE STREETS WHERE CARS OFTEN HAVE TO YIELD TO PASS WHEN CARS ARE PARKED ALONG THE CURB. THESE CARS ARE STREETS WHERE CHILDREN RIDE THEIR BIKES AND SCOOTERS AND NEIGHBORS WALK THEIR DOGS AND PARENTS PUSH STROLLERS. THIS IS WHERE WE LIVE AFTER 46 YEARS. I'M NOT ASKING YOU TO FRO FREEZE ROSEDALE IN TIME. I AM ASKING YOU TO RECOGNIZE THAT THERE'S A WAY TO ACCOMMODATE GROWTH WITHOUT DISMISSING THE PEOPLE WHO ALREADY CALL THIS PLACE HOME. WE'VE TRIED TO BRING FORWARD IDEAS AND WE'VE TRIED TO BE CONSTRUCTIVE. PLEASE DON'T REDUCE US TO A LABEL. WE WANT DEVELOPMENT. WE WANT HOUSING. WE WANT AUSTIN TO GROW, BUT WE WANT GROWTH THAT WORKS FOR THE PEOPLE WHO ARE COMING HERE AND FOR THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN HERE FOR DECADES. THANK YOU. DANIEL RAY, IS THAT YOU, SIR? THAT'S ME. IS UH, BETH CONDON HERE? YES. OKAY, THEN YOU'LL HAVE FOUR MINUTES. AND THEN JIM CUNNINGHAM. THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME'S DANIEL RAY AND I'M A ROSEDALE RESIDENT AND AN A ISD LAWSUIT DEFENDANT. UM, I ALSO PARTICIPATED IN MEDIATION NEGOTIATIONS. I'D LIKE TO START BY THANKING THE COUNCIL FOR GRANTING US THE DELAYS TO ALLOW US SPACE TO NEGOTIATE. WE OFFERED TO MEET A ISD HALFWAY, BUT IN THE END, DIDN'T REACH, DIDN'T REACH AN AGREEMENT. AND SO WE'RE HERE, WE'RE CLEAR-EYED ABOUT WHAT THE VOTES ARE AND WHERE WE STAND TODAY. AND WE ACCEPT THE REALITY THAT YOU'LL BE, UH, APPROVING THIS UPZONING. AND THAT'S SAD. WE DIDN'T WANNA BE HERE. UH, WE'RE A DEEPLY PRO SCHOOL NEIGHBORHOOD. WE WORKED WITH A ISD AND ENTHUSIASTICALLY, ENTHUSIASTICALLY SUPPORTED BUILDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR TEACHERS AND STAFF ON THIS PUBLIC LAND. WE ARE NOT AGAINST DEVELOPMENT. WE ARE AGAINST THIS DEVELOPMENT AT THIS EXTREME SCALE. GRANTING THIS HIGH DENSITY REZONING IGNORES SEVERE LOCAL CONSTRAINTS. IMPORTANTLY, THIS PROPERTY HAS NO DIRECT ACCESS TO MAJOR THOROUGHFARES. WE'VE LOOKED AT THE COMPS. YOU ALMOST NEVER UP ZONE PROPERTY WITH NO ACCESS TO A MAJOR STREET. YET HERE, THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT WILL DUMP 2000 PLUS VEHICLE TRIPS PER DAY FROM A MASSIVE 570 CAR, UH, 570 SPACE PARKING GARAGE ONTO NARROW QUIET STREETS THAT LARGELY LACK SIDEWALKS. UH, AT PEAK HOURS. THAT'S A CAR EVERY 30 SECONDS. THE CITY'S CURSORY NEIGHBORHOOD TRAFFIC ANALYSIS IS FLAWED. IT MIS CLASSIFIES THE PROPERTY AS AN ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDING, FALSELY BOOSTING THE TRAFFIC BASELINE. UH, AND YOU WANNA MAKE A ROSEDALE RESIDENT LAUGH. TELL THEM LIKE THE NTA DOES THAT 70% OF THE TRAFFIC FROM THAT DEVELOPMENT WILL FLOW TO THE BOTTLENECK AT 49TH AND BURN IT. UH, THAT, THAT, UH, INTERSECTION IS CONSTRICTED, OUTDATED, AND REALLY EXPENSIVE TO FIX. EVERY ROSEDALE RESIDENT KNOWS TO AVOID IT. SO WILL EVERY RESIDENCE OF THE NEW COMPLEX AND SO WILL EVERY GPS SYSTEM, WHICH WILL POINT EVERY DOORDASH DRIVER, EVERY UBER, EVERY AMAZON TRUCK DOWN THE NEIGHBORHOOD'S NARROW, FORMERLY WALKABLE STREETS. THIS UPZONING BAFFLES THE NEIGHBORHOOD SINCE IT CLASHES AGAINST MANY OF THE CITY'S STATED GOALS. GOALS, ROSEDALE SHARES. AUSTIN WANTS AFFORDABLE HOUSING. THESE ARE HIGH, HIGH, HIGH RENT LUXURY APARTMENTS. AUSTIN WANTS MISSING MIDDLE HOUSING. NOPE. IT'S YOUR STANDARD SIX STORY, MASSIVE FOOTPRINT. TEXAS DONUT. YOU WANT WALKABLE STREETS. SORRY. OURS WILL TURN OUT TO BE MORE DANGEROUS. YOU LIKE TREES? HEY, ME TOO. UH, BUT THE SIGHT, 60 OF THE SIGHT. 65 TREES, MAYBE FOUR WILL SURVIVE. THREE. IF ONE OF THE HERITAGE JOKES DIES DURING REPLANTING AND FAMILY FRIENDLY, NOT VERY. THE DISTRICT'S EDUCATIONAL IMPACT STATEMENT ESTIMATES THAT BECAUSE OF THEIR LUXURY NATURE, THE 435 UNITS WILL ADD JUST 24 STUDENTS. WE BROUGHT A BETTER OPTION TO THE TABLE. THE PLAN THAT ADAM HOOT NICK OUTLIED, IT'S A REALISTIC COMMUNITY DRIVEN CONCEPT. IT WOULD CREATE FAMILY FRIENDLY HOUSING, UH, DENSITY, PRESERVE, NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY, AND STILL GENERATE MILLIONS IN REVENUE FOR A ISD. IN SHORT, WE OFFERED AN OFF RAMP AND A TEMPLATE FOR HOW CLOSED PUBLIC SCHOOL SITES ACROSS AUSTIN CAN CONTINUE TO SERVE THE PUBLIC GOOD. UM, WE'VE BEEN REASONABLE ALL ALONG AND REMAIN SO TODAY, UH, WHILE YOU MAY. OKAY. THIS ZO REZONING, THE PROCESS IS FAR FROM OVER. THE NEIGHBORHOOD IS UNITED, AND OUR NEIGHBORS HAVE GENEROUSLY FUNDED A, A LEGAL DEFENSE. WE REMAIN OPEN TO A SOLUTION THAT BENEFITS THE CITY, THE DISTRICT, AND THE COMMUNITY. ROSEDALE ISS NOT ASKING FOR SPECIAL TREATMENT. WE'RE ASKING YOU NOT TO SINGLE [04:25:01] US OUT FOR SOMETHING ESPECIALLY BAD, BUT MAKE NO MISTAKE, WE'RE CONFIDENT IN OUR LEGAL POSITION AND PREPARED TO CARRY THE FIGHT TO THE NEXT STAGE. WE'LL SEE A ISD IN COURT, NOT 'CAUSE WE WANNA BECAUSE THEY SUED US. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. JIM CUNNINGHAM. JIM CUNNINGHAM. OKAY. THEY'RE INDICATING HE'S NOT HERE. THAT'S ALL SPEAKERS. MAYOR. THANK YOU. UH, THOSE ARE ALL THE SPEAKERS. SO WE WILL NOW HEAR TWO MINUTES OF REBUTTAL. THANK YOU. I WOULD JUST REAL BRIEFLY REITERATE THAT, UM, REMINDER THAT THIS SITE BASICALLY STEPS DOWN IN HEIGHT FROM THE E UTAH OVERLAY, 120 FEET TO 90 FEET, SUBDISTRICT TWO, AND THEN 75 FEET IS WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING HERE. WE'RE PROPOSING TRANSIT SUPPORTIVE DENSITY ALONG METRO RAPID AND LIGHT RAIL CURRENT WATER, BRINGING THE PROJECT UP TO CURRENT WATER QUALITY, EXTENDING SEWER, STORM SEWER, PROVIDING ONSITE PARKLAND DEDICATION, PROVIDING SF PARKLAND DE UH, PARKLAND DEDICATION FEES, AND THOUGHTFUL, UM, FACADE PRESERVATIONS FOR SUSTAIN SUSTAINABLE GROWTH IN A WALKABLE COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU MEMBERS. THAT CONCLUDES, UH, THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM NUMBER 93. SO WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM NUMBER 93. NOW THE PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED. UH, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION WITH REGARD TO ITEM NUMBER 93. THE MAYOR PRO TEM MOVES APPROVAL OF ITEM NUMBER 93. IT IS SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER VELASQUEZ. UH, COUNCIL MEMBER SIEGEL HAS A MOTION THAT APPLIES TO ITEM ITEM NUMBER 93. UH, WE WILL REFER TO THAT AS SIEGEL AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE TO ITEM NUMBER 93. COUNCIL MEMBER SIEGEL, I'LL RECOGNIZE YOU. THANK YOU, MAYOR. AND, UH, IF I COULD BE RECOGNIZED FOR COMMENT AFTER SURE. THE MOTION. UM, SO THIS IS, UH, A MOTION THAT'S DESIGNED TO ADDRESS, UH, TRAFFIC IMPACT IF, UH, DEVELOPMENT MOVES FORWARD. AND I'LL, I'LL READ THE MOTION TO THE RECORD. THE CITY MANAGER IS DIRECTED TO CONSIDER THE STREET IMPACT FEE FUND FOR THE SERVICE AREA TO FUND ANY IDENTIFIED TRANSPORTATION SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE PROPERTY, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO DIRECTING AUSTIN TRANSPORTATION PUBLIC WORKS TO EXPLORE INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS WITHIN THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY. AT THE INTERSECTION OF 49TH STREET AND BRENNA ROAD, I WOULD MOVE ADOPTION OF THIS MOTION. COUNCIL MEMBER SIEGEL MOVES ADOPTION OF, UH, SIEGEL AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE TO ITEM NUMBER 93. IT IS SECONDED BY THE MAYOR PRO TEM DISCUSSION ON THAT ITEM. COUNCIL MEMBER SIEGEL, DO YOU WANNA SAY ANYTHING MORE ABOUT THAT? NO, WE TILL AFTER THE MOTION TO TAKE, SIR. ALRIGHT. UH, ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION TO AMEND SEGAL? MOTION TO AMEND NUMBER ONE. HEARING NONE WITHOUT OBJECTION, SIEGEL. MOTION TO AMEND ITEM NUMBER 93. NUMBER ONE IS ADOPTED DISCUSSION NOW ON THE MAIN MOTION, WHICH IS ITEM NUMBER 93 AS AMENDED. COUNCIL MEMBER SIEGEL. THANK YOU MAYOR. AND, UH, THANK YOU TO MY CONSTITUENTS WHO CAME AND SPOKE TODAY. AND EVERYONE HERE, UM, TODAY, UNFORTUNATELY IS A BIT OF A DISAPPOINTMENT TO ME. UM, FOR A FEW REASONS I'LL EXPLAIN. MOST IMPORTANTLY, I'M DISAPPOINTED THAT EVEN THOUGH TODAY WE'RE GOING TO IMPROVE ZONING FOR THE FORMER ROSEDALE SCHOOL, THAT WILL NOT LEAD TO HOUSING BEING BUILT. AND I'VE BEEN ASKED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE LAST YEAR AS THIS ZONING CASE HAS PROGRESSED. AREN'T YOU SUPPOSED TO BE A, A PRO HOUSING COUNCIL MEMBER? WHY ARE YOU, UH, DELAYING APPROVAL OF THIS CASE? AND SO, LET ME MAKE THAT CLEAR TODAY. YES, I'M PRO HOUSING. UH, THE OLD ROSEDALE SCHOOL WOULD BE A WONDERFUL PLACE TO BUILD MORE HOUSING. IT'S A VERY HIGH OPPORTUNITY AREA AS THE PRESENTATION SHOWED WITH ACCESS TO TRANSIT, PARKS, WALKABLE COMMERCIAL AREAS, A NEARBY POOL, IT'S EXACTLY WHERE WE WANNA BE BUILDING MORE HOUSING. BUT THE CHALLENGE, UH, TO PUT IT PLAINLY IS DEED RESTRICTIONS. THESE PARCELS UNDERNEATH THE SCHOOL HAVE VERY OLD DEED RESTRICTIONS, AND IT'S NOT CLEAR WHETHER THEY ARE BINDING ON AUSTIN, ISD IF THE DEED RESTRICTIONS ARE BINDING, THE DISTRICT CANNOT BUILD AN MF SIX PROJECT. THAT'S WHY AT THE SAME TIME, THE ZONING CASE HAS BEEN IN FRONT OF THE CITY, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, THE NEIGHBORS HAVE BEEN IN COURT, AND THE SITUATION HAS BEEN REALLY CHALLENGING AS, UH, SOME OF THE NEIGHBORS SHARED, UH, BECAUSE THEY'VE BEEN ASKED TO RESPOND TO A ZONING CASE AT THE SAME TIME, THEY HAVE TO HIRE AN ATTORNEY, RESPOND TO DOCUMENT REQUESTS, AND FIGURE OUT A LEGAL STRATEGY. AND SO IT'S BECAUSE OF THAT. AND I'M REALLY APPRECIATIVE OF THE MAYOR AND REALLY ALL OF YOU ON COUNCIL HERE. AND BECAUSE OF THE LITIGATION, WE INITIATED THE POSTPONEMENTS OF SEVERAL MONTHS. AND THE MAIN REASON WAS TO CREATE SPACE FOR THESE NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN THE DISTRICT AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD. TRY TO RESOLVE THE, THE, THE LAWSUIT AND THE ZONING QUESTION AT THE SAME TIME. AND FOR ME, I CONTINUE TO BELIEVE THAT SETTLEMENT IS THE APPROPRIATE PATH HERE BECAUSE BOTH SIDES HAVE SOMETHING TO GAIN FROM A COOPERATIVE SOLUTION. AND BOTH SIDES HAVE SOMETHING TO LOSE IF THEY LET THE COURTS DECIDE. AND SO I'M VERY THANKFUL THAT THE DISTRICT AND THE NEIGHBORS WENT THROUGH A LOT OF EFFORT TO RESOLVE THIS CONTROVERSY THIS SUMMER. THEY HAD AT [04:30:01] LEAST A HALF DOZEN MEETINGS FROM WHAT I'M TOLD. UH, AND, UH, THEY EVEN HAD AN ALL DAY MEDIATION WITH A VERY SKILLED MEDIATOR RECOMMENDED BY THE MAYOR. THANK YOU MAYOR. AND MY UNDERSTANDING WAS AT THE END OF THAT DAY, THEY WERE VERY CLOSE TO A SETTLEMENT. BUT UNFORTUNATELY, IN THE DAYS SINCE, THE PROMISE OF A DEAL HAS FALLEN APART AND THE NEGOTIATIONS ARE NO LONGER CONTINUING. SO I I, I APPRECIATE THE DISTRICT FOR BEING WILLING TO COMPROMISE. THEY CAME DOWN A LOT, UH, IN THEIR, IN THEIR PROPOSALS TO A SMALLER PROJECT TO GAIN NEIGHBORHOOD APPROVAL. AND I'M THANKFUL THE NEIGHBORS WENT FAR BEYOND SINGLE FAMILY ZONING AND PROPOSED ESSENTIALLY AS MR. HOOT NICK SHARED A MISSING MIDDLE DENSE PROJECT THAT THEY WOULD SUPPORT. I STILL HOPE A SETTLEMENT WILL BE REACHED. IT SEEMS PREFERABLE TO THE ALL OR NOTHING ASPECT OF LITIGATION WHERE BOTH SIDES WILL SPEND MONEY AND TIME POTENTIALLY FOR YEARS, AND EITHER COULD LOSE AT THE END, THE DISTRICT COULD WIN THE RIGHT TO BUILD 435 UNITS, OR THE NEIGHBORS COULD PREVENT CONSTRUCTION OF ANYTHING MORE THAN 50 OR 60 UNITS. TODAY, THOUGH, I AM SUPPORTING MF SIX ZONING. AND THE REASON FOR THAT IS BECAUSE IN MY CONVERSATIONS WITH BOTH THE DISTRICT AND THE NEIGHBORS, I'VE LEARNED WHAT EACH SIDE WAS WILLING TO AGREE TO. AND FOR BOTH SIDES, THE ZONING NEEDED TO SUPPORT A MID-SIZE DEVELOPMENT THAT'S NOT SINGLE FAMILY AND ALSO NOT SIX STORIES IS STILL MF SIX, INCLUDING WHAT MR. NIK SHARED ON THE SCREEN EARLIER TODAY. AND THAT'S BECAUSE OF A VERY TECHNICAL RULE THAT I'VE LEARNED THE NAME OF BUT DON'T QUITE UNDERSTAND. UH, I'M SURE MS. HARDIN COULD, BUT IT'S, UH, IT'S CALLED NET SITE AREA REQUIREMENTS. AND SO WHETHER IT'S IT'S, YOU KNOW, LOW TWO HUNDREDS OR TIGHT HIGH TWO HUNDREDS IN TERMS OF UNIT COUNT, THEY NEED MF SIX ZONING. AND SO THAT'S WHY I'M, I'M SUPPORTING THIS VOTE TODAY, WHICH OF COURSE WILL NOT RESOLVE THE CONTROVERSY. BUT I WOULD LOVE FOR MORE PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO LIVE IN DISTRICT SEVEN AND TO LIVE IN GREAT NEIGHBORHOODS LIKE ROSEDALE. I'D LOVE FOR US TO ADVANCE OUR CITY HOUSING GOALS AND BUILD OUR TAX BASE. I'D LOVE TO HELP THE DISTRICT ADDRESS ITS ACADEMIC GOALS AND ACADEMIC NEEDS, SORRY, ACADEMIC GOALS AND ECONOMIC NEEDS BY REPURPOSING THIS PROPERTY. AND I'D LOVE FOR THE NEIGHBORS TO FIND A RIGHT SIZE PROJECT THEY CAN AGREE WITH THAT WILL ENHANCE THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES. SO WE HAVEN'T GOT THERE YET TODAY, BUT I AM KEEPING HOPE, HOPE ALIVE. THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER. COUNCIL MEMBER UCHIN, DO YOU WISH TO SPEAK? YES, MAYOR, I'M GONNA BE A LOT MORE BRIEF THAN COUNCIL MEMBER SIEGEL. UM, I WORRY THAT THIS CASE GOES BEYOND ROSEDALE, WHICH IS AN IMPLICATION THAT I'M THINKING ABOUT THAT WE HAVEN'T REALLY DISCUSSED THAT MUCH, ALTHOUGH WE HEARD A BIT FROM THE COMMUNITY TODAY AS A ISD ROUTE REBALANCES ITS PORTFOLIO. I SUSPECT THAT WE ARE GONNA SEE MORE CASES LIKE THIS. AND AT THE SAME TIME, I THINK WE'RE ALSO GONNA CONTINUE TO SEE DEVELOPMENT QUARTERS, LIKE THE PROJECT CONNECT EADS BECOME MORE REALIZED. AND FROM THAT, WE'RE GONNA SEE MORE AND MORE RESIDENTS, THEY'RE GONNA SEE OR FEEL OR EXPERIENCE THE EFFECTS OF THE ENTITLEMENTS THAT WE GRANT. AND I STILL BELIEVE THAT WE NEED TO FIRST PROCEED MORE CONSCIOUSLY AND WITH GREATER CONSIDERATION, ESPECIALLY FOR THAT KIND OF PROXIMATE COMMUNITY THAT LIVES RIGHT THERE AND THEIR INTERESTS. AND I'M DISAPPOINTED THAT BY COUNCIL MEMBER STEGEL, THAT THE NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN THE PARTIES HAS BROKEN DOWN AND THAT A LESS CONTROVERSIAL OUTCOME DIDN'T OCCUR. HERE I'LL BE VOTING NO, IN THIS CASE. I HOPE THAT IN THE FUTURE WE DO SEE MORE ANITA COYS AND FEWER ROSE DALES. FOR THIS CASE, THOUGH, I HOPE THAT THE MANAGER TAKES AS SERIOUSLY AS POSSIBLE, UH, MY COLLEAGUES INSTRUCTIVE AMENDMENT. IF THESE APARTMENTS GET BUILT AT THE SCALE THAT I FEAR, THERE ARE GONNA BE TRAFFIC ISSUES AT 49TH STREET. UH, AND FRANKLY WITHIN THE NEIGHBORHOOD ITSELF. AND THE CASE IS STRAINED A LOT OF, I THINK, PUBLIC TRUST IN A NUMBER OF WAYS. IT WOULD BE BETTER FOR EVERYBODY IF WE CAN RECOVER AT LEAST A LITTLE BIT OF THAT TRUST AND GOODWILL IF IT IS RECOVERABLE AT ALL, BY LEVERAGING PROFESSIONAL STAFF'S EXPERTISE TO THEIR BENEFIT WITH THOSE IMPROVEMENTS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. CAST MEMBER MAYOR PRO TIM. THANK YOU, MAYOR. I JUST WANTED TO, UH, UH, THANK, UH, THE, THE NEIGHBORS, UH, THE, THE DEVELOPER, EVERYBODY FOR COMING TOGETHER AND TALKING. MOSTLY THOUGH, I, I WANTED TO THANK, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER SIEGEL. I THINK, UH, I REALLY APPRECIATE THE ATTEMPTS TO, UH, TO NEGOTIATE IN THE MEDIATION, UH, TRYING TO BUY MORE TIME. UH, AND, AND, UH, I UNDERSTAND IT WAS, UH, CLOSE, BUT, UH, AGAIN, IT'S ALWAYS, UH, GOOD TO TO, TO TRY TO GET THERE. AND I I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR GOOD FAITH EFFORTS TO, TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN. UH, I'M, UH, SUPPORTING THE PROJECT. UH, I MEAN, THIS IS EXACTLY WHERE WE WANT TO PUT HOUSING. UH, THIS IS A GREAT PART OF TOWN, UH, JUST BEAUTIFUL SHOPS, UH, AND, AND RESTAURANTS AND PLACES. RAMSEY PARK, RAMSEY POOL, JUST DOWN THE WAY. UH, IT'S, UH, IT, IT'S A GREAT, UH, PLACE FOR, UH, HOUSING AND, UH, IT WILL OPEN UP THAT NEIGHBORHOOD TO, TO MORE FOLKS TO, UH, [04:35:01] ENJOY, UH, REALLY ONE OF THE, UH, ONE OF THE MOST, UH, CHARMING, UH, PLACES, UH, IN, IN AUSTIN. SO, THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU MAYOR TIM. COUNCIL MEMBER SEL, DO YOU WISH TO CLOSE ON YOUR MOTION? NO, SIR. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT. UH, WITH THAT THERE BEING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, THE VOTE IS ON ITEM NUMBER 93 AS AMENDED, UH, WITHOUT OBJECTION. ITEM NUMBER 93 AS AMENDED IS ADOPTED WITH COUNCIL MEMBER UCHIN BEING SHOWN VOTING NO MEMBERS. THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE THE AUSTIN CITY COUNCIL AT THIS REGULAR SCHEDULED MEETING OF THE AUSTIN CITY COUNCIL. WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE CITY COUNCIL WILL BE ADJOURNED. IT IS FIVE 10. WE ARE ADJOURNED. THANKS. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.