APPROVAL OF MINUTES AND ACTION ITEMS a. Approve the minutes of the Environment Board regular meeting on September 21, 2011 and October 5, 2011.
10 MINUTES OF CONTINUING EDUCATION Earth Camp Report – Jessica Wilson, Watershed Protection Department.
PUBLIC HEARINGS POSTPONED FROM THE OCTOBER 5, 2011, REGULAR MEETING Service Extension Request Foundation Retail Development - Lee Lawson Watershed Protection Department
Name: Draft Pick SPC-2011-0146A Applicant: Weiss Architecture Inc. (Richard Weiss Agent) Location: 1618 E. Riverside Drive Staff Reviewer: Donna Galati, Planning and Development Review Department Ordinance: Comprehensive Watershed Ordinance (Current Code). Watershed: Town Lake Urban Watershed Request: The applicant requests recommendation to Planning Commission of a conditional use permit for a restaurant with late hours. The existing restaurant Draft Pick is applying for a late-hours permit, to add 2 hours of operation to their business. Land Development Code section 25-2-808-C states that a late-hours permit is a Conditional Use Permit (a permit that requires approval by Planning Commission) if compatibility standards apply. There are single-family homes to the south, across from Riverside Dr., within 540 feet of the property, which triggers compatibility and a conditional use permit. Land Development Code section 25-2-721, Waterfront Overlay Combining District Regulations, requires that the Land Use Commission request a recommendation from the Environmental Board before approving or denying a site plan. There is no construction proposed with this application. Recommendation: Recommended for consent approval.
Name: Travis County Eastside Service Center SP-2008-0235D(R1) Applicant: LAN Inc. Agent Julie Hastings Location: 10700 FM 969 Staff Reviewer: Mike McDougal, Planning and Development Review Department Ordinance: Comprehensive Watershed Ordinance (Current Code). Watershed: Elm Creek Watershed (Suburban) Request: 1. Land Development Code 25-8-392 -To allow construction in the Critical Water Quality Zone 2. Land Development Code 25-8-342 - To allow fill over 4 feet but not to exceed 8 feet. Recommendation: Recommended for consent approval.
STAFF BRIEFINGS AND POSSIBLE ACTION a. Water Treatment Plant 4 Quarterly Report – Bill Stauber, Austin Water Utility, Robyn Smith, Public Works Department, Thais Perkins, Watershed Protection Department.
SPECIAL BRIEFINGS AND POSSIBLE ACTION a. Presentation on the potential impacts of Jollyville Transmission Main shaft and tunnel excavation on springs of the Bull Creek Watershed, Dr. Philip C. Bennett – The University of Texas at Austin
Jollyville Transmission Main update from the Environmental Commissioning Team perspective – Chuck Lesniak, Watershed Protection Department
CITIZEN COMMUNICATIONS: GENERAL Speaker should sign up to speak prior to the meeting called to order; you will receive a three-minute allotment for concerns not posted on the agenda
Jollyville Transmission Main update from the Environmental Commissioning Team perspective – Chuck Lesniak, Watershed Protection Department
7B. Briefing on the City of Austin Bike System how the trails connect to the bike system and how can the City of Austin improve air quality by increasing bike use - Annick Beaudet and Greg Griffin, Public Works Department 3 7C. Briefing on the Annual Concession Report - Beverly Mendez and Robin Vietz, Parks and Recreation Department
8. OLD BUSINESS AND REPORTS 1) Update on the Joint Environmental/Parks Board Subcommittee – Mary Gay Maxwell, Mary Ann Neely, and Jennifer Walker. 2) Urban Growth Policy Committee – Mary Gay Maxwell, James Schissler, P. E., and Marisa Perales 3) Water Treatment Plant #4 Committee – Mary Gay Maxwell, Chair, Bob Anderson, & Mary Ann Neely. 4) Development Committee – Bob Anderson, Chair, Mary Gay Maxwell & James Schissler. 5) Water Quality Regulations Committee – Mary Ann Neely, Chair, & Robin Gary. 6) Watershed Protection Budget Committee – Mary Gay Maxwell, & Bob Anderson. 7) Reports from Board representative to other committees. 9. NEW BUSINESS - Future agenda items 10. ADJOURNMENT
Oct 19, 2011 Environmental Board
APPROVAL OF MINUTES AND ACTION ITEMS a. Approve the minutes of the Environment Board regular meeting on September 21, 2011 and October 5, 2011.
10 MINUTES OF CONTINUING EDUCATION Earth Camp Report – Jessica Wilson, Watershed Protection Department.
PUBLIC HEARINGS POSTPONED FROM THE OCTOBER 5, 2011, REGULAR MEETING Service Extension Request Foundation Retail Development - Lee Lawson Watershed Protection Department
Name: Draft Pick SPC-2011-0146A Applicant: Weiss Architecture Inc. (Richard Weiss Agent) Location: 1618 E. Riverside Drive Staff Reviewer: Donna Galati, Planning and Development Review Department Ordinance: Comprehensive Watershed Ordinance (Current Code). Watershed: Town Lake Urban Watershed Request: The applicant requests recommendation to Planning Commission of a conditional use permit for a restaurant with late hours. The existing restaurant Draft Pick is applying for a late-hours permit, to add 2 hours of operation to their business. Land Development Code section 25-2-808-C states that a late-hours permit is a Conditional Use Permit (a permit that requires approval by Planning Commission) if compatibility standards apply. There are single-family homes to the south, across from Riverside Dr., within 540 feet of the property, which triggers compatibility and a conditional use permit. Land Development Code section 25-2-721, Waterfront Overlay Combining District Regulations, requires that the Land Use Commission request a recommendation from the Environmental Board before approving or denying a site plan. There is no construction proposed with this application. Recommendation: Recommended for consent approval.
Name: Travis County Eastside Service Center SP-2008-0235D(R1) Applicant: LAN Inc. Agent Julie Hastings Location: 10700 FM 969 Staff Reviewer: Mike McDougal, Planning and Development Review Department Ordinance: Comprehensive Watershed Ordinance (Current Code). Watershed: Elm Creek Watershed (Suburban) Request: 1. Land Development Code 25-8-392 -To allow construction in the Critical Water Quality Zone 2. Land Development Code 25-8-342 - To allow fill over 4 feet but not to exceed 8 feet. Recommendation: Recommended for consent approval.
STAFF BRIEFINGS AND POSSIBLE ACTION a. Water Treatment Plant 4 Quarterly Report – Bill Stauber, Austin Water Utility, Robyn Smith, Public Works Department, Thais Perkins, Watershed Protection Department.
SPECIAL BRIEFINGS AND POSSIBLE ACTION a. Presentation on the potential impacts of Jollyville Transmission Main shaft and tunnel excavation on springs of the Bull Creek Watershed, Dr. Philip C. Bennett – The University of Texas at Austin
Jollyville Transmission Main update from the Environmental Commissioning Team perspective – Chuck Lesniak, Watershed Protection Department
CITIZEN COMMUNICATIONS: GENERAL Speaker should sign up to speak prior to the meeting called to order; you will receive a three-minute allotment for concerns not posted on the agenda
Jollyville Transmission Main update from the Environmental Commissioning Team perspective – Chuck Lesniak, Watershed Protection Department
7B. Briefing on the City of Austin Bike System how the trails connect to the bike system and how can the City of Austin improve air quality by increasing bike use - Annick Beaudet and Greg Griffin, Public Works Department 3 7C. Briefing on the Annual Concession Report - Beverly Mendez and Robin Vietz, Parks and Recreation Department
8. OLD BUSINESS AND REPORTS 1) Update on the Joint Environmental/Parks Board Subcommittee – Mary Gay Maxwell, Mary Ann Neely, and Jennifer Walker. 2) Urban Growth Policy Committee – Mary Gay Maxwell, James Schissler, P. E., and Marisa Perales 3) Water Treatment Plant #4 Committee – Mary Gay Maxwell, Chair, Bob Anderson, & Mary Ann Neely. 4) Development Committee – Bob Anderson, Chair, Mary Gay Maxwell & James Schissler. 5) Water Quality Regulations Committee – Mary Ann Neely, Chair, & Robin Gary. 6) Watershed Protection Budget Committee – Mary Gay Maxwell, & Bob Anderson. 7) Reports from Board representative to other committees. 9. NEW BUSINESS - Future agenda items 10. ADJOURNMENT