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You're watching a meeting of the austin city
Council with mayor kirk watson,

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mayor pro tem chito vela,
Council members natasha harper madison,

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vanessa fuentes, jose velasquez,
Ryan alter,

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krista lane, mike siegel,
Paige ellis, zoe

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cowdrey, mark duchin,
City attorney deborah thomas,

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city clerk erica brady and city manager t.c.

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broadnax. Good morning everybody.

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I'll call to order the austin city council
Meeting for july 23rd,

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2026 at 10:00 in the morning. We are meeting in city council chambers,
Which are located in city hall at 301 west

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second street in austin,
Texas. And we have a quorum of the austin city
Council president,

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as I call this meeting,
To order. What I'll do, what we'll do first is we're
Going to we've got a very short meeting

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today. So let me get that out of the way. But what I want to do is I'm going to walk
You through what the order of business is

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going to be for the day. In a general sense. And then we will get
Right down to it.

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in just a moment, I'm going to read changes
And corrections into the record so that we

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have those. We will also then go to our
Consent agenda.

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members right now, the items that have been
Pulled from the consent agenda are item 68.

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items 15, 75, 76 and 142,
I believe.

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item 86 is being pulled,
But I'll confirm that shortly.

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we will if somebody else has something else
They want to pull, please let me know. We will then have a vote
On the consent agenda and brief comments from

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council members with regard to the consent
Agenda at some point after 1030 in the

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morning. But as close as we can do it to
1030, we will have the austin housing finance
Corporation board of directors meeting for

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the public public's information. What will happen is we will recess the city
Council meeting.

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I'll call to order the board of directors
Meeting of hfc will conduct that meeting.

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then we'll adjourn it,
And we'll come right back to the city council meeting. We have a number of non consent
Items other than those that have now been

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pulled. But we have items from council. That's item number 91.

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we have three eminent domain matters items
92, 93 and 94. We have a number of public
Hearings.

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those are items 96 through 110 around noon.

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we will have general public communication. What we will do is as close to noon as we can
Make it,

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wherever we are in the agenda. We will pause whatever we're doing,
Take up the 12:00 time certain of public

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communication. We also have set a time
Certain at 230 for zoning matters.

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we'll we'll figure out what we do when we get
Around to that time.

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we will not be having music this week. Council member so what will happen is we will
Just go straight from the general public

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communication into other items on the agenda. With that, unless there are any questions or
Comments, let me read the changes and

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corrections. Yes. Councilmember walter. I know we're not having music this week.
Today is a very special day.

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it is. And I was going to get to that. Oh,
Okay. I didn't know that you were getting into business. Take it away. You're
Recognized.

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well, there's a birthday down the way over
Here,

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the jose velasquez. So just wanted to say
Happy birthday.

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I'm not gonna sing. I'm. I'm gonna keep it in no music day. There you go. Mayor. I was just I was just
Excited that all these folks showed up on my

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birthday to see me. That's why. Thank you all for being here. I appreciate
Y'all for real. That I trust.

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that's why they're here. And by the way,
This suits older than jose. So alright with that we will I'll,
I'll read the changes of corrections in the

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record. The item number 58 at the very end,
It should read access easement across 13017

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bob johnson road, unit b,
And the word from should be put in there from

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little bear orchards llc. And then continuing forward items items.

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42653 and 70 have been withdrawn.

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items four, 26, 53 and 70 have been
Withdrawn.

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the reason I emphasize that is if you're here
To speak on items four,

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26, 53 or 70, they have been withdrawn from
The agenda,

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so they will not be called up for you to
Speak on those items.

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so please make note of that.

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again, I'll, I'll read again the items that
Have been pulled from the consent agenda.

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14, 15, 7576 and 142. Item 68 and item

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86. With that members,
Unless there's any other items that somebody

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wants to bring up right now,
What we will do is we will rapidly go into

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our consent agenda, and we will start calling
The speakers for the consent agenda.

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and I will turn to the city clerk to please
Help us navigate that.

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thank you mayor. Starting with item number
Two. Bill bunch. On deck is item six,
Paul robbins and craig nasr.

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if your name has been called,
Please come forward. We have a number of speakers today,
And we want to be efficient with the

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speaker's time. So when she calls your name,
Don't wait in your seat.

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please come forward and take a seat if one's
Available so that we can be expeditious in

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allowing you to testify. Mr. Bunch,
You have the floor. Good morning,

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mayor. Council members,
Thank you for your service to our community. Bill bunch executive director,
Save our springs alliance district five

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resident for decades. This item is calling to
Move oversight of events in our public

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parks out of the parks board and the parks
Department's hands and into the new culture,

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music and entertainment world of the city's
Government.

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we we oppose that. This is,
You know, speaking loud and clearly that now

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we're going to manage our parks for
Commercial profit making ventures.

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whether and some of those that are under the
Label of for profits, like the live nation ticketmaster monopoly
That goes under the,

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the, the local friendly rubric of austin city
Limits and c three,

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but it's really live nation ticketmaster. And then others that are view our parks as
Just a for profit money making enterprise.

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please keep this oversight in our parks so
That we're managing our parks for as public

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parks where we escape the city
Commercialization and a world of profit

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making. First and foremost,
With occasional special events.

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thank you for your consideration.

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mr. Robinson, before you start,
Is greg nasr here? Okay. Four minutes for mr.

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robbins. And what items? This is on item six. Yes,
Mayor, if you don't mind,

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mr. Robinson, if you don't mind,
I'm going to ask legal to come up on item number five. Go, go. Sure.

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okay. Don't mean to upset you,
Mr. Robbins. Not upset. Okay.

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members. Item number five is a proposal for a
Settlement of a lawsuit.

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so I'm asking legal, and I want to take it in
Order.

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please. Good morning,
Mayor. Mayor pro tem. I don't think your speakers
On.

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hello? There you are. Good morning. Mayor. Mayor pro tem council members.

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I'm assistant city attorney jeremy thompson,
And I'm here today to recommend that you

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approve a settlement payment in a personal
Injury lawsuit that appears as item number

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five on your agenda today. Item number five is mitchell versus city of
Austin.

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we recommend that you approve a payment
Totaling $175,000 to settle the gregory

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mitchell versus city of austin lawsuit. This lawsuit relates to a december 2023
Accident involving an austin water manhole,

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where the plaintiff seeks payment for
Injuries allegedly sustained in the accident.

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in exchange for the payment,
The plaintiff will release any and all claims against the city from the accident and will
Also dismiss his lawsuit filed in the

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district court of travis county. The austin city attorney's office recommends
That you approve payment based upon these

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terms, and I'm available to answer any
Questions you may have. Thank you sir. Members do you have any
Questions at this time?

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all right. Thank you,
Mr. Robbins. You now have the floor. Thank you
For your patience. Good morning.

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council. I want to start by with sincere
Thanks.

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last winter, resource management commission
Passed a resolution warning that residential

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rate increases are. Austin energy recommended
Were affecting some city council districts

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more adversely than others. We recommended that if there were future rate
Increases,

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all rate components, including the base fee
And four tiers be kept,

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are raised at the same level to prevent
Future discrimination in rate increases.

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and this appears to have happened in the new
City budget.

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I do not know who in this room was
Responsible for this,

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but I am grateful for your action.

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the item we're concerned with here is about
Battery storage, and you may be wondering how these two
Subjects of rates and battery storage combine

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they relate because the commission I serve on
Is willing to investigate matters that austin

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energy does not normally tell the public. Austin energy will not discuss the economics
Of battery proposals that it brings to

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council. Given our reputation for asking hard
Questions,

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the utility is deliberately avoiding our
Commission.

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the contract before you is $320 million over
A 20 year period.

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this is $300 for every person currently
Living in the service territory.

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maybe the investment will pay for itself. Maybe not. But austin energy is intentionally
Being nontransparent council.

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no one could expect that upon your election
You would become immediate energy experts.

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but we did elect you to be street smart.

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if an agency is hiding basic information,
It should raise your suspicion.

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if you study the history of austin utilities
You know,

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there have been some major failures. The austin dam cracked in 1900,
Only five years after it was built.

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because of poor engineering. The nuke was 460% over budget in eight years.

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late in completion, a half billion dollar
Water treatment plant was built a generation

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before it might be needed,
But all of these were endorsed by the city's

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experts in an effort to unravel the
Economics,

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I personally asked to see past solicitations
And bids.

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that is after the bid was awarded for
Batteries and austin energy refuses to

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provide even these. It's an educated guess
That there was no bid to determine if the

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city's ownership or pre-owned units might
Have been less expensive than this contract.

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if this contract is such a great deal,
Why not boast about it?

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in closing, I really do not want to come back
Here and say that I told you so.

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but if you continue down the road of
Non-transparency, the odds of a bat in outcome increase.

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thank you. Thank you,
Miss robinson.

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for item ten, I have kaiba white,
Then item 13,

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stephanie hoffman and virginia palmer. Item 11. My apologies,
Katherine o'connor.

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ma'am. What's your name,
Ma'am? What's your name? Rachel.

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doctor. Rachel. Scott. And what what item are you wanting to testify
On?

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item 11 and several others. Okay. Well, you didn't sign up for item 11.

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dogshit. I'm here for dogshit. Well, we're not dogshit. Item number 11 has been pulled.

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and so we're just doing the the 1111111 item
111 has been pulled.

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and so we're not calling those yet. The way
We do this is we call people's names in the order of the items that we're taking up on
The consent agenda right now. Yes,

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sir. My my apologies. No problem at all. But would you like me to please.

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that way the seats will be available for
People who are on the island. I was misinformed, thank you.

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that's all right. Thank you. Miss white,
You'll have the floor whenever you're ready.

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good morning. Mayor. Mayor pro tem council
Members. My name is kelly white.

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I'm speaking on behalf of public citizen's
Texas office.

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sorry to be out of breath. It was hard to get in here. I won't take a lot of your time,
But.

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and I, you know, I expect you're probably
Going to pass this and approve the new

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agreement, but just did want to remind you
All that the resource management commission

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did make a number of recommendations as it
Pertains to the texas gas franchise.

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and to my knowledge, I don't think really any
Of them have been executed.

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a couple that I'll highlight are on leak
Detection and really ramping up the efforts

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to do leak detection and repairs. I'm sure you all are aware that.

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thankfully, I think it's mostly been in other
Cities. There have been a number of natural gas you
Know,

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distribution level pipeline and other system
Explosions and that have cost lives.

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so this is not only an environmental issue,
But also a safety issue.

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the other one that I'll call attention to is
The conservation,

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so-called conservation programs that texas
Gas runs.

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unfortunately, most of their programs are
Actually focused on increasing the use of

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natural gas in homes. And they do that by
Providing lavish incentives for new natural

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gas equipment where none exists. That, you know, think about the incentive to
Get a natural gas dryer.

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I routinely see them layering a second large
Incentive already on top of a pretty generous

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incentive for the dryer itself. And then also paying to get the plumbing,
The natural gas,

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plumbing done to switch from electric to
Natural gas for that appliance.

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that's just one example,
And it is contrary to city priorities.

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so I would encourage you to take another
Look. Thank you. Catherine o'connor for 11 or
Stephanie hoffman and virginia palmer for

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13. This is catherine o'connor. I made a mistake and signed up for 11.

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I'm speaking on 14 now.

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moving on to item 16,
Jeff dickerson and then item 22,

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jeff dickerson. Item 23,

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sharon blythe. Good morning,
Mayor.

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council members jeff dickerson,
District five. The council is approving authority.

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before applying the financial terms for this
Item, I asked the mayor and council to vote no on
Item 16,

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or at least postpone it until the city,
As well as the taxpayers, receive a complete financial analysis.

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this proposal asks the city to borrow $14
Million for solar panels based on projected

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future savings. But looking at the backup
Documents,

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they do not provide any basic business case
That every major investment should include.

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where is the payback period? Where is the independent validation that
These savings will actually cover a 15 year

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loan? There is none. Austin taxpayers are
Already facing budget pressures and

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additional borrowing for other priorities. Borrowing capacity is limited.

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every dollar committed here is $1 less for
Other infrastructure needs.

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water road and what have you not. Staff also states that they are rushing
Because of federal tax deadlines.

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deadlines should not replace sound financial
Decision making.

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if this project slips,
We taxpayers will lose the benefits and will

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still pay for the full cost of this loan
Based on the prior projects.

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I don't see success in this. Council has already approved a solar contract
Worth $76 million.

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why don't you prioritize this money before
Taking on more debt?

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good government means verifying the numbers
Before borrowing more money.

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to summarize, the concern is not about
Borrowing $14 million for these solar panels.

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it's just that councils being authorized to
Authorize the application without any

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business case showing any expected savings. Thank you, sir. Thank you,
Miss blythe.

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sharon. Sharon blythe in district six.

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I was down here yesterday saying that your
Agenda was not specific enough to even inform

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the public what was going to happen. Happened yesterday. And the same happens
Today.

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that your agenda does not tell what the
Public you're going to discuss. And you laid out yesterday a bunch of future
Meetings to different different departments,

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but I don't believe yesterday you even
Mentioned the parks department in any of those meetings. So I'd like to know when
You're going to discuss the budget for the

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parks department. Well,
We've posted all of that.

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and yesterday we discussed some of those
Aspects of it. But in every one of these meetings is an opportunity for you to ask
Questions about the parks department or hear

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specific. And you can talk. But when are you going to discuss the budget
For the parks department? Part of it was

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yesterday. Well, I think that the parks,
If I understand the budget for the parks

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department they are proposing to buy new park
Land and funded that and put

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in a budget and a budget for that,
But not taking care of their current current

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assets, such as the city of cemeteries.

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so y'all need to think about that when you're
Doing the budget, not being buying more park land,
But actually taking care of the stuff that

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you already have. That's all I want to say. Thank you. Thank you. I have one five
Category and then item 33,

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scott cobb.

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hello, my name is scott cobb and I'm here to
Speak today on the number 33.

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has to do with a contract for dental benefits
Provided to employees.

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I want to make sure that this includes
Temporary employees who work less than 30

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hours per week. These benefits were taken
Away last year by director hr susan sins,

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and I do not know if they were returned. There was a vote. I'm not sure what the
Result was,

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but it was very important that if you get
Health insurance and we used to be able to

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get health insurance,
If you had worked less than 30 hours a week.

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she also took that away. But when you're a lifeguard,
For instance, or a temporary employee and

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you're sitting on the stand and you have
Dental pain,

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you cannot concentrate on your job. One time I was working at deep eddy and I was
Cleaning.

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I was scrubbing the pool until about midnight
All day long.

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my tooth had been hurting. I had, at that point,
No dental insurance.

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what I had to do was get up at 4 a.m. And go to stand in line at one of the free
Clinics and get care.

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I think if you take someone's labor,
You benefit from that labor.

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you need to provide them benefits,
Particularly benefits that make them do their

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job in a healthy manner without suffering
Dental pain or health issues and

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excluding them from benefits when it was
Taken away last summer.

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it was taken away by fiat,
By the hr director,

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even though city council had already voted
For it and approved it several years before

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when I advocated for it. So make sure it's back in this contract.

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item 43 zenobia joseph and then item 44,
Zenobia joseph on deck 47.

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bill bunch. If your name has been called,
Please come forward.

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miss joseph, are you here,
Miss joseph?

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mr. Bunch, please come forward. All right. Thank you sir. You also signed up
For item 58,

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mr. Bunch. For that.

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item 63 jeffrey bowen. Followed by item 64. Zenobia.

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joseph.

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mrs. Joseph. You come forward. You'll be called on after mr. Bowen.

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me or her, sir. Okay. Morning,
Ladies and gentlemen.

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what a packed house. Nice to see that. Kind of hard to get down here.

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mr. Mayor, council members. Jeffrey bowen, district eight.

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I'm actually talking on this about. We can spend 20%, which is about roughly on
This one was $5,000.

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and this is on the this is on the operation
Budget revenue that we're going to get from

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txdot. Please, let's spend a little to get
Some more money from them that we can use.

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I appreciate it, and I'll cut it out there
Since we have a bunch of people here.

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thank you, mr. Bowen. Very thoughtful,
Miss joseph.

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thank you. Mayor. Council. I'm speaking on item 64 and 65.

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is that what you call me for? We're calling on 64, and we'll call you for
65 when we get to 65.

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did you do the 40s already? Yes. Okay. We'll call you out your name
Several times,

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mayor. They don't let us in because you're at
Capacity. There's always a problem,
Miss joseph. Okay.

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mayor, yesterday, respectfully,
I went to mail.

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yeah. I just want you to understand your
Time. No. That's fine. Use my time. I want you to understand that I asked the bar
To disbar you,

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so I'll give you a copy of the certified
Receipt as it relates to item number 44,

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which is what was on the screen. I'm going to ask the staff to put the slides
Back.

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thank you. Item number 43 and 44 are
Specifically related to munitions contracts.

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43 is specifically $45 million and specifies
Ada americans with disabilities act.

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I just want you to recognize that the work
That's being done by this contractor is

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substandard. If it's northeast of u.s. 183, if it's on the rail line,
You can see the terracotta sidewalks below on

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the left. You'll see it specifically from
February 13th, 2026. I actually put in an open records
Request and asked mr.

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nunez to actually tell me who is designing
The discrimination?

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I think it's eric bailly,
But it's really under the transportation and

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public works. So the assistant city manager,
Mike rogers, is equally complicit in the discrimination
Occurring in the city of austin.

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I certainly respect him,
But this is the outcome. They have since repaired this area by harmony
Public schools on rundberg,

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near middle fiskville. And the next item is 43 on their contract as
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so I'll just speak to the rest of the slides
Then.

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item 65 bill bunch, jeffrey bowen. Zenobia. Joseph. Mr. Bunch,
Are you speaking?

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miss joseph, you have the floor. Okay. Mayor, if you would just put the slides back
Up.

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I'll just oppose your federal and state
Legislative agenda.

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64 is the federal specifically 44. And I did register in advance.

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you shouldn't dock us for time when we're
Standing outside and they won't let us in the chamber. Specifically the next slide.

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your priorities talk about mobility. Next slide. But specifically,
What I want you to recognize is that you

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don't have the best interests of the low
Income riders. This is rundberg station as is well aware.

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but if you look to the right,
This is downtown. I want you to remember that that climate
Pollution reduction grant is specifically it

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has language for capital metro to use that
Money throughout the city,

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but yet they use the 801 northeast,
North, south.

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excuse me to get the funding. Who lives northeast? Well,
It's the immigrant gateway to the city.

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mayor. You know the area well,
Because it took approximately 30 years to get

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a sidewalk from north lamar transit center to
The affordable housing in your senate

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district 14. And so I get it. A leopard doesn't change its spots.

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the city was segregated when you were mayor
In 1997, and it's segregated today.

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so next slide. I want you to remember this is
What the priority should be.

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but if you go down north lamar today,
Loop 275,

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nunez is actually working on the area by the
Muslim church. So, mike siegel, I respectfully appreciate
That you're doing something for them.

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but I want you to remember it was january
30th, 2016 when donald martin was killed in his
Wheelchair and his service dog live.

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so the priorities are not there. And specifically, I want to remind you that
The $888,000 that you paid lobbyists is

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against the federal law,
The consolidated appropriations plan, and the $1 million that capital metro paid in
2021 is a violation as well.

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if you have any questions,
I'll gladly answer them at this time. Thank you, miss joseph. Mr. Bowen good morning,
Ladies and gentlemen,

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mr. Mayor, council members. I actually I'm on this item 65.

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I really want to commend staff and the
Council for actually providing us with an

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actual list of what the items are for once. I really greatly appreciate this.

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for too many years, I've always wondered,
Okay, where can we find these ideas of what the
City's state legislative program is?

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but I want to call a note to the very first
Line where it says responsible use of taxpayer dollars in efficiencies.

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I would really hope that we're taking some of
This serious at our level, not just at the state,
But also looking at how we are dealing with

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our own responsibility here within city hall
And the city of austin for responsible use of

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taxpayer dollars and efficiencies. We went through this just the other day at
The audit and finance committee, which I

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found that to be very interesting and
Actually pointing out. So that was just one of the steps for towards
Trying to deal with our really some of our

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efficiencies that seem to not be relevantly
Apparent.

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so please just take to heart that first line
In that where it says responsible use of

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taxpayer dollars and efficiencies. We're in the middle of a budget season,
And it would be greatly appreciated by the

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taxpayers for you to take that into account. Thank you very much. Thank you.

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item 67. Chase. Right. Chase. Are you here? He is time donated by
Kermit.

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kermit, are you here? Well,
They can't donate time if he's not here.

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good morning. I'm chase wright,
The executive director for the hungry hill foundation. I basically just came to let you
Guys know that we are in support of our

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ecosystem. Like I said,
We don't have that much time, so I guess I can paint the picture like this.
In your childhoods,

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we played a game called jenga or jenga,
The jangling little tower, right where you pull a piece of the block
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and that's the objective,
Right? To not make the tower fall. Right now, you guys are pulling some pretty
Bad pieces out of this puzzle and our

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ecosystem is falling. I want to say thank you
To our watershed department.

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george morales. It's the watershed
Department. Why are we having to get unhoused individuals
Out of our ecosystem and out of our water

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supply? Possibly because some of the
Decisions that we made with our homeless strategy office moving these individuals from
Where they are back further into the woods,

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back to these watersheds where we're having
To continuously keep them clean, but also helping people navigate to find housing
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they are finding their safe zones in
Watersheds. Last week we experienced well,
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we experienced so much rain. How many individuals do you think we have to
Go get out of those water creeks so that they

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didn't drown themselves hiding from homeless
Strategy, apd and the rest of these people.

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I'll leave it right there. Please do not
Continue to pull out of our infrastructure

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the most important pieces of our social
Services here. Thank you. Thank you. Item 69.

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zenobia joseph and then 73 bill bunch.

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miss joseph. Miss joseph.

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all right, mr. Bunch,
Do you wish to speak on 73? I'll pass on that. All right.

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item 73. Zenobia joseph and 74. Zenobia. Joseph. Miss joseph.

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thank you, mayor council,
I appreciate your patience. Item 69 is under housing.

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it's specifically the city's fiscal year 2026
2027 action plan,

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which goes to the us department of housing
And urban development. But I want you to understand is that when
This plan went before the community

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development commission,
They didn't have anything in the backup. And so what I want you to recognize that
You're just checking the box.

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but more importantly,
What I want you to understand is that this plan identifies veterans as a special
Population.

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but I want you to remember that your homeless
Strategy office doesn't even include veterans

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in their strategic plan. And so what I want you to understand is that
You are deliberately leaving veterans on the

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street. City manager it costs no money to get
Reallocated.

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veterans affairs, supportive housing vouchers
From hud. And so you could do more with what you have.

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and you are doing a disservice to the
Military veterans who are sleeping on the

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streets unnecessarily here in the city of
Austin. And so I oppose this plan,
And I would ask you to table this item and

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find out if you can submit it to hud at a
Later date, because you did not get the appropriate input
From the citizens participation policy as it

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specified online. Aside from that,
I want you to recognize that there is a need

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for you to look at how much funding is
Actually being allocated to women and children, because the funding that is
Actually allocated through this program goes

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to the women and children,
And you have a number of organizations like mama sana who target women as well.

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but yet you have nothing dedicated or
Allocated for veterans. I want you to understand that these deals,
Through the housing authority of the city of

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austin, could house veterans with vouchers,
Too. And so I would ask you,
Mayor, since you reappointed the chair there

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to ensure that there is some transparency so
People with vouchers know where they can go

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and live. Thank you, mr. Joseph. You're welcome. She called me for another item. She called
You for 73 and 74.

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well.

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I'm not sure why. 70. 73 and 74.

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073 is project connect. Okay. So this on on the surface specifies the
Ordinance number.

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austin light rail. And it says that you are
Correcting an austin water infrastructure and

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non austin water infrastructure item. I just want to remind you,
As I always testify in the context of title

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six of the civil rights act of 1964,
Which prohibits discrimination based on race,

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color, national origin. You cannot cherry pick when to comply with
The federal law.

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and specifically, I want you to recognize
That you conflated ridership and coverage

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when it went before the voters. And so, mayor, you recognize that december
17th,

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2018 is when the project connect long range
Plan went before capital metro.

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and you testified right along with sarah
Eckhardt and other elected officials.

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and so anything related to project connect
And the wasted funding, the $194 million that they will get this
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I opposed. And every person who lives
Northeast of us 183 and northwest as well,

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samsung and apple. The billion dollar
Corridor. And I want to thank krista lane for actually
Laying out that you are not investing in far

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northeast, not northwest as well. And so I want you to recognize that while
You're certainly looking only at the water,

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you cannot discriminate against the
Minorities, but that's who you use in order to get the
Federal funding.

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and so anything that I say I understand will
Jeopardize your $4 billion.

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but I just want to remind you that it was
California whose $4 billion got cut for their

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rail boondoggle. And that is exactly what
This is. And so I'm going to continue to fight you.

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and I hope the citizens who oppose this will
As well. If you have any questions,
I'll gladly answer them at this time.

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but just want to remind you that it's hyde
Park. That's where it will terminate. And that was developed in 1889 to 1924
Exclusively for white people.

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and it's no different today. And I want you to remember that. Mayor,
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2020, when you had an opportunity to put
Affordable housing. Council put a one acre detention pond
Instead.

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thank you, miss joseph. I have a remote
Speaker for item 78,

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angela benavides garza.

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miss garza, please unmute.

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moving on to item 83,
I have bill bunch, zenobia joseph,

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and rita thompson. Mr.

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bunch, miss joseph. Welcome miss thompson.

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yes. Just state your name for the record,
Please. This is item 83, rita thompson,
District five.

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I want to be clear that I asked to comment on
This,

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not because I have an issue with any
Particular board or commissioner.

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I'm sure they're all lovely. I've never met
Them. It's more in the light of transparency and
Representation.

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it's been very disheartening for me. I've been coming down here since the early
80s and there seems to be a real lack of

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trust right now in our boards and
Commissions.

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and I think one of the things that would help
With that is when there's waivers requested

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in the backup, there's an explanation of
What's informing that.

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I also think it's an opportunity to do an
Ethics review and make sure that people are

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not being blocked on commissions or boards
For a political reason.

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perhaps it might be that somebody can argue
There's an overrepresentation of presentation

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of a particular interest or area of
Perspective.

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I know that in my profession as a social
Worker, I bring a particular perspective that maybe
Somebody in the other health professions or a

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real estate lawyer might have a different
Point of view.

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I don't think one's better than the other. I think they're just different,
And I think they all need to be represented

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on our boards and commissions. So I just ask that you all consider looking
At how you're appointing,

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making sure you're keeping good balance so
That you can have perspective and

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representation. And when you ask a waiver
That you hold yourself accountable to explain

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why you're requesting that and why you think
That's in the best interest of the civicorp

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boards and commissions. Thank you for your time. Thank you for being here. Miss joseph.

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the staff has my slide.

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yes. Did the clerk not send it to you?

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I'll just pull it up. Excuse me. Mayor for another item.

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do you wish to speak on 83? Yes. 83 is specifically related to your
Boards and commissions,

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intergovernmental relations and all. I just want to remind you,
Mayor, that you have failed to comply with

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your own publicly promulgated rules,
Regulations, and procedures. And specifically,
I just want to call to your attention the

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need to be a little bit more transparent and
Consistent as it relates to these exceptions

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that you make. I want you to recognize that
Miss maynard is actually posted in here for

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the joint sustainability committee. She's a nice person. However,
I want you to remember she is a person that

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actually donated time to carmen yanez
Improperly, and you made an exception as it relates to
Miss maynard respectfully,

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and the community development commission. As I try to expound on the need to focus on
Northeast of us 183.

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she actually wanted to broaden the scope to
Other parts of the city,

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but I would just remind you that the austin
Strategic mobility plan walk bike roll on

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page 37 specifically mentions acknowledgment
Of austin's discriminatory practices.

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and so if you cannot put people on these
Boards that will actually look at the research and look at the data that you have
Already stated is happening here in the city,

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then they don't need to be on there. I will
Remind you as well that it was march 4th,

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2021, when you apologized to black people for
Intentional discrimination.

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and specifically as it relates to signing up
For remote testimony, I would just remind you that on july 16th,
I was here.

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I signed up for remote testimony,
Didn't say anything to the clerk, and actually was called yesterday.

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I did what you said I didn't do. I actually told rachel in the lobby.

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I asked her to tell the clerk instead of the
Clerk going to verify the process.

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you sat here and you berated me. So here is my certified receipt of me
Actually writing yesterday specifically to

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the state bar of texas chief disciplinary
Council, austin, texas 78711 to request your
Disbarment.

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this viewpoint. Discrimination is uncalled
For and I didn't appreciate you trying to

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berate me. Item 87 I have a remote speaker,
Camille cook.

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can y'all hear me? Yes.

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thank you. My name is camille cook. I'm
Calling in in favor of vitamin 87,

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and I appreciate the city council and austin
Water taking steps to advance water conservation and non-potable water use by
Large volume users,

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with emphasis on commercial and industrial
Users. The amount of water being used for advanced
Manufacturing chip fabs,

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and possibly data centers warrants specific
And transparent management to protect our water supply and affordability for residents.

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this item is a good phase one and I hope in
The near future, we see the council adopt the recommendations
From the water task force that are not

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included today. Specifically,
A mandate for closed loop cooling, non portable non-potable water only for
Cooling and definitely transparent city

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council review of service expansion requests
For large volume water users.

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as all of these data centers and advanced
Manufacturing facilities come in it's going

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to be more and more important that we have
Proper oversight of water usage from these

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facilities. So I'd really encourage that. But thank you. Thank you.

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I also have some in-person speakers for id 87
Bill bunch,

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craig nasr, elizabeth levins,
Valerie. Valerie menard and cameron shaw.

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welcome, mr. Naseer. Why don't you begin?
Craig nasr,

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sierra club, and austin environmental
Democrats.

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we have to put some rules around data
Centers, particularly concerning their energy and
Water use.

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we support this item as a good start in that
Direction.

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moving forward, there are three basic forms
Of data centers to be aware of.

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there's internet data centers,
Basically cloud storage, which are relatively small and have been
Around in austin for years.

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there is ai, which has also been around for
Years and has both good and bad aspects.

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it needs more rules and its massive use of
Water and power needs limits.

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but it has a place in modern america. We need to be very careful where we put it.

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then there is crypto. Crypto is a ponzi
Scheme and doesn't deserve the energy and

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water it uses. Please keep crypto out of
Austin.

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thank you. Mr. Bunch. Good morning,
Bill bunch,

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executive director, save our springs
Alliance, district five. Generally in support of the
Fine work that your waterford task force

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committee put forward. It's very unfortunate to see the resolution
They recommended being substantially watered

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down including. And I'm looking at your
Version two red line that I assume that's the

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working draft right now. The very first thing is you're striking out
The reference to the extreme consumption of

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water by data centers. Why would you do that?

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going down to the to the meat of the
Resolution, you're also striking out a very specific
Recommendation to require closed loop cooling

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systems for large volume water users,
Data centers,

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robot factories, perhaps,
Etc..

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why would you strike that out? We're not even we're doing nothing to protect
Our ratepayers.

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further going down. You also struck that out.

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the resolution called very clearly to tell
The city manager to come back and tell us

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what these large volume use demands are doing
To the ratepayers.

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the other ratepayers. How much are we being
Forced to pay for you all to give away our

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water supplies and our sewer service?

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you don't want to even know what the answer
To that is.

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this is very unfortunate. Please go back to what your committee
Recommended to you.

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thank you. I have one more remote speaker for
87,

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sarah foust. Miss foust,
Are you there?

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okay, moving on to the next item,
Which I believe is 144.

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I have jeremy hendricks. Cameron dodd. Ajantha sivalingam.

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mike weston and kiba white.

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once you begin. Good morning,
Mayor and council members. I'm jeremy hendricks,
A district four resident,

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a proud member of liuna and also president of
The central texas building trades council.

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and I'm here in support of item 144,
Which is the geothermal resolution.

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if we're serious about addressing climate
Change, strengthening our energy system,
Protecting austinites,

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and growing our economy,
We need every tool available. Geothermal can be another tool in our clean
Energy toolbox.

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geothermal has the potential to accomplish
Several goals all at once improving our grid reliability, reducing carbon emissions,
Creating good family sustaining jobs,

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and for labor, one of the most exciting
Aspects of geothermal is absolutely the workforce opportunity.

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I think a lot of folks in this room wish we
Would switch from a petroleum based economy, but we must recognize that many of the skills
Used in geothermal are directly transferable

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from the oil, gas and pipeline industries. So as our economy evolves,
We should ensure experienced energy workers

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have pathways into the next generation of
Energy jobs. And that's just what a just transition looks
Like.

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labor also appreciates that this resolution
Recognizes that success requires bringing

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people together. It directs the city to bring
Together labor, environmental activists,
Industry experts, austin energy and other

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stakeholders to identify opportunities and
Challenges. It recognizes that workers must always be a
Part of the conversation,

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and that our community must come together to
Support something this important. So on behalf of liuna and the central texas
Building trades council,

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we ask for your support of item 144 to help
Build our clean energy future.

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thank you and solidarity forever. Thank you, mr. Hendrix.

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why don't we start with miss white? We'll move down this direction.

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good morning. On behalf of public citizens
Texas office,

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we are in support of this item,
As we do see it as a really good direction to

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move in for energy efficiency. Geothermal heating and cooling is highly
Efficient.

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it does require more upfront infrastructure
Investment.

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so it is not, as you know,
I think readily used as some other

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technologies such as air source heat pumps. But it is highly effective over the long term
In terms of cost reductions.

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so I just wanted to suggest that,
You know, this might be a good application to

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kind of add on to for austin energy's
District cooling kind of branch of their,

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of the utility because it does require that
Kind of upfront investment and also,

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you know, potentially maintenance over time. And we have seen, you know,
That these, these systems can be used for

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individual homes and businesses,
But they can also be very effective in an

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aggregated kind of setting. I know whisper valley has used it.

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I think they may have had some issues. So there is, I think,
Still some potential kinks to work out,

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which might be a good reason to have the
Utility invested in some research in that

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area. But would suggest that you ask austin
Energy to engage in this as a potential added

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business to the district cooling system. Thank you. Thank you. Please just state your
Name for the record.

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hi there. My name is mike weston. I'm an apprentice inside wireman with the
International brotherhood of electrical

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00:53:04,320 --> 00:53:08,120
workers, local union,
520 here in austin. And I'd like to speak in favor of this
Proposal as a construction worker.

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union construction jobs are a path to
Economic security for a lot of working

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people. And this proposal would only lead to
The creation of more of those jobs.

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in addition, as a resident of austin,
I want to live in a city that invests more

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time and money into renewable energy sources
And lessens our reliance on oil and gas.

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thank you for your time. Thank you. Yes, sir. Good morning,
Mayor and council.

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my name is cameron dodd. I'm a district two resident,
A journeyman inside wireman,

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and I serve as the political director for
Local 520 of the international brotherhood of electrical workers. We've got 2300 members
Here in austin who are working hard,

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building data centers and tesla and other
Infrastructure for austin's 21st century

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economy. But like many other texans,
We share concerns about the effects these projects have on our water and air and the
Rates homeowners are paying for electricity.

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bringing bringing geothermal harvesting and
Storage capacity to the austin energy service

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area could help us address many of these
Growing concerns, as well as create a lot of good union jobs.

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geothermal energy is clean,
Available 24 over seven, and of the renewable energy technologies,
It's among the lowest in carbon emissions,

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land footprint and environmental
Contaminations. Harvesting and storing these energy.

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this energy uses utilizes technology and
Skills that could directly transfer from an industry that texans know very well,
Which is drilling for oil.

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but this is a much cleaner form of energy. According to the university of texas energy
Institute,

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with. With purposeful,
Interdisciplinary collaboration and bold

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leadership by the state of texas,
Geothermal energy could be quickly scaled to the terawatts of output globally.

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I hope you'll pass this resolution and put
Austin at the forefront of that bold leadership. Thank you for your time. Thank
You.

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please. Good morning. I'm cynthia shivalingam
And I'm the deputy director of policy and

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research at the texas climate jobs project. I'm here today in support of this resolution
And as a pro worker pro climate organization,

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we see the value in cities taking steps to
Expand clean energy infrastructure.

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geothermal energy and heating and cooling are
Emerging as an important part of our energy

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mix and likes. Folks mentioned. These technologies are firm,
Which means they're always on and they'll

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follow demand. And they produce very little
To no carbon emissions. And then also they have a very small surface
Footprint,

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which means they're underground and weather
Resilient. And these technologies are especially
Promising for texas. A cornell university

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study found that texas has 384gw of potential
Geothermal energy.

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and installing just five of those gigawatts
Could significantly reduce emissions and generate over 62,000 direct jobs over ten
Years.

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and not only does texas have the geology to
Support this technology, it already has the drilling infrastructure
And workforce needed to make the transition

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more cost effective and efficient. Many of these technologies and practices
Developed in the oil and gas sector can be

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readily adapted for geothermal applications,
And this presents a really great opportunity

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to transition skilled oil and gas workers
Into the clean energy industry. To this end, it's critical that labor leaders
Have a seat at the table in conversations

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about the energy transition. And when labor and climate advocates work
Together, we can build a cleaner,
Resilient, and more equitable future for

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austin. This is why I'm urging council to
Vote in support of this resolution,

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which will bring stakeholders together to
Understand the opportunities, challenges and feasibility of expanding
Geothermal in austin.

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thank you. Thank you. Thank you all. Mayor. All consent speakers have now been
Called.

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members. As you just heard,
All of the speakers signed up on the consent agenda have been called. Let me ask counsel,
Are there any other items that anyone wants

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to pull from the consent agenda? All right. I'm going to take a motion here in
Just a second,

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but I want to be clear about the motion on
Two items on item number two.

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council member ellis has suggested some
Additional language and I'm going to

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recognize her. The language that she is going
To read in the record will be part of the

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motion on the consent agenda. Council member ellis,
You're recognized. Thank you mayor. The

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language reads, the city manager is directed
To provide city council and the public with a

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memo within 60 days that documents how
Nonprofit park partners and their agreements

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with the city will be recognized by acme
Under the revised special events ordinance.

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00:57:43,620 --> 00:57:46,780
thank you. Anybody have any questions of
Councilmember ellis on that? The motion that I'll ask for when we move to
Adopt the consent agenda,

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that will be part of item number two with
Regard to item number 141.

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this came to us very late. I I've posted on the message board how it how
That process is supposed to work.

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00:58:05,870 --> 00:58:09,430
it came to us late and I've given information
With regard to that, but I want to be clear that the red line
Version that you have in your backup is the

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one that will be on the consent agenda,
And that is to deny the request.

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and I'll add that staff has no objection to
The denial of this request.

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I just want to make sure that that's clear on
The record on item 141. With those two things being pointed out,
Is there a motion to approve the consent

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agenda as read? It's made by council member
Harper madison. Is there a second? Is there a second?

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second by council member cowdry. I'll now recognize people that want to speak
With,

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regard or discuss the items on the consent
Agenda. Please let me know if you wish to be
Recognized.

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council member segal. Oh,
Even before I press the button.

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00:58:52,630 --> 00:58:56,350
thank you mayor. Well,
Great to see everybody here today. Big exciting meeting. My office brought
Forward two resolutions that are on the

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consent agenda. The first one was discussed a
Little bit earlier, item 87, which concerns what we call large
Volume water users.

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and we felt this was an important item to
Bring forward today, because there's a lot of concern about the
Water supply here in central texas,

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and also how that has been impacted by the
Spread of data centers and other big

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industry. And we do have a small number of
Austin water customers who use at least 85

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million gallons of water per year. And we know that one of the concerns about
Dogs head was that it might include a data

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center, and that these so-called hyperscalers
Can use 1 to 5 million gallons of water per

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00:59:36,470 --> 00:59:36,470
day. And so council does already have a plan
To go deeper into data centers next month.

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and multiple departments will be bringing
Forward recommendations. And also there will be a committee
Presentation on this policy in december.

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but we wanted to bring attention to large
Volume water users as a class today,

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given the concerns about dogs head. And what this policy does is it creates new
Requirements for large users.

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before they can access water,
They'll have to commit to a water conservation plan. There's also reclaimed
Water requirements through our purple pipe

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system, and it creates data reporting and
Transparency rules as well.

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the overall message is that austin is looking
Very carefully at water usage, and if you want to use a lot of water,
You'll not only have to pay your fair share

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01:00:20,110 --> 01:00:23,350
for water and infrastructure,
But you also have to conserve as much as possible. So a big thanks to a lot of people
Who helped on this austin water staff,

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the water resource planning community task
Force co-sponsors alter velasquez,

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ellis and cowdrey and heidi sloan and the
District seven office who brought it all together. The other item I've sponsored is on
Geothermal.

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01:00:40,470 --> 01:00:42,510
we heard some nice testimony about that. This resolution item 144 seeks to promote and
Expand the use of geothermal storage

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technologies in the austin energy service
Area. Geothermal energy has the potential to move
Us closer to our goals of decarbonizing our

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01:00:56,440 --> 01:00:56,440
infrastructure and our economy,
While creating jobs that can provide a just

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01:01:00,800 --> 01:01:00,800
transition. Just transition to texas workers
Who have been previously employed in the oil

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01:01:06,280 --> 01:01:06,280
and gas industry. So this was brought forward
Thanks to texas climate jobs project,

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austin energy, austin climate action and
Resilience, and co-sponsors mayor watson and council
Members,

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alter and velasquez. Thanks to everyone for
Supporting this effort that will spur innovation and energy resilience through
Geothermal energy.

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and also a big thanks to district seven,
Heidi sloan for pulling it together. Thank you mayor. Thank you. Council member
Siegel. Council member ellis. Council member

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velazquez. Council member alter. Thank you mayor. I wanted to start my remarks
With an item that's very important to me.

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item number 60 is authorizing the extension
Of line of duty illness for one of our

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firefighters. Lieutenant suzanne la follette
Has been battling reproductive cancer.

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and while the federal government has been
Able to update their presumptive cancer list

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for firefighters, we haven't been able to do
That at the state and local level yet.

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and so our firefighters do a lot for us every
Single day. They encounter very dangerous conditions.

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they inhale toxins and chemicals. And it's unfortunate that while the list of
Presumptive reproductive cancers does include

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cancers that males have,
It is something that is not been listed for

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women that are firefighters. So I know this is something that this council
Supports. It's something that I care very

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deeply about to make sure that our public
Safety first responders are able to access

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the benefits that they deserve after serving
Our city so proudly.

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I have another item. Two items are road
Renamings. Item number nine is paisano.

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in 2019, city council resolution called for
Renaming city assets that honored the

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confederacy and the institution of slavery. And so through that work,
There's been another street in my district

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which is item number 100. It is named plantation road. So many years ago. We got together and said,
We don't want to have signs of the

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confederacy on our street signs in austin,
Texas. And so a number of them had been renamed
Throughout the years.

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so number 100 is plantation road. We are set to rename it to honor tommy lee
Wyatt,

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and he is an austin civil rights activist,
Business leader and publisher.

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plantation road is shared by districts five
And eight, running through what was once the freedmen's
Colony of kingville.

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founded in 1865 by former enslaved person
Thomas pynchon and his wife,

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01:03:24,010 --> 01:03:24,010
mary. Eventually, the kinchin family
Transformed the 300 acre farming community

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into a pioneering residential development,
Becoming a center for south austin's black

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community. So we're very excited to be moving
Forward with this today.

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a number of months ago,
We were engaging with the zion rest missionary baptist church,
And they came up with an idea that instead of

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having that name on plantation road and
Changing it, they wanted to change the name of the street
That they resided on,

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which is in the exact same neighborhood. And so we will be renaming that to zion rest
Lane.

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and I'm very excited to be honoring the black
Community in south austin, southwest austin, south central.

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01:04:03,890 --> 01:04:07,850
these neighborhoods and these streets do
Dissect districts five and eight. So I appreciate the collaboration with
Council member ryan alter.

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we were able to go into that community on
Foot in the rain and go talk to neighbors

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about making sure they were comfortable with
Changing the name. And the response we got was an enthusiastic yes,
That they wanted to see those streets

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01:04:23,290 --> 01:04:26,210
renamed. And so I'm glad to see this about a
Year later, taking effect and helping us make our
Community better and reflecting the good

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parts of it and not the bad parts of it. And then I will close on item number 88 is a
Fee waiver for the trail conservancy's

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moonlight margarita run. They still have about $10,000 of public
Safety costs that they are trying to offset

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01:04:45,810 --> 01:04:47,540
from the moonlight margarita run. So I know I put this on the message board
Yesterday,

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but if anyone has any extra fee waiver
Dollars as we get closer to the end of the

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01:04:54,380 --> 01:04:54,380
year, I would appreciate consideration to
Help support our nonprofits that help better

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01:04:59,220 --> 01:04:59,220
our park spaces and make sure that our trails
And event spaces are well maintained so that

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people can enjoy the lovely trail around
Downtown austin. Thank you. Thank you,
Councilmember.

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councilmember velazquez. Councilmember alter, councilmember lane. Thank you. Mayor. So there are a number of
Things that I'm excited about that we just

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we're passing on this consent agenda. And I think they all serve as a. Maybe they were all just birthday gifts to
Me. So we're just, we're helping out with

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that today. Take it in that sentiment. Yeah. No, no. And so fee waiver for low rider
Show in in at the south austin recreation

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01:05:32,300 --> 01:05:32,300
center, a donation from our office to the
Montopolis recreation center to help kiddos

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01:05:37,020 --> 01:05:37,020
with their backpacks at their,
Their annual backpack drive at montopolis

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01:05:41,180 --> 01:05:44,540
rec. And the biggest one,
And this is the one that I'm really, really excited about is today we are
Conveying over six acres at 4800 balm road to

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01:05:51,260 --> 01:05:53,940
the aye h c for affordable housing. Now, I don't know if folks remember this,
But that was one of the very first things

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that I passed when I got to this dais,
Because I grew up not too far from from where

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01:06:01,780 --> 01:06:05,780
this site was. And earmarking the city
Property for affordable housing was, was one of the very first things that we
Brought.

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and seeing the meaningful repurposing of a
Site that represents and represented

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01:06:13,500 --> 01:06:13,500
environmental injustice to many of my east
Austin neighbors brings me a lot of joy

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01:06:18,700 --> 01:06:22,180
today. So thank you to director dean mandy
Dimaio, michael gates, and our real estate office and
All of the housing staff that work diligently

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to make this a reality. It really, really means a lot that it's
Landing today because it was a it's been a

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01:06:31,060 --> 01:06:34,860
long time coming. And,
And just a reminder that the the mayor that condemned that property 20 some years ago was
Mayor watson.

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well, thanks for the reminder. Thank you. Thank you. Council member council member
Alter.

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council member lane. Council member duchin.
Thank you very much. Not much left to be said about item 87 that
Council member siegel talked about,

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but I do want to take a moment,
First to thank councilmember siegel and his

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office for their very thorough work on this,
And really also take a moment to thank the

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water force task force member from district
Five, sarah foust. I know she couldn't be.

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oh, okay. Well, now the spotlight's on us.

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01:07:18,150 --> 01:07:20,550
that's right, that's right. The lights go
Out. I know she couldn't be with us today,
But appreciate her years of work on

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protecting our water supply. And some of that work has found its way here.

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and this is really just a phase one is
Councilmember siegel mentioned there is going

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to be more work done on this in the coming
Months. And really at the end of the day,
You know, we want to make sure that if you

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are a large water user and you're coming to
Austin,

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that you recognize that you're going to have
To use reclaimed water.

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you're not going to be able to just suck this
Most precious resource away from the rest of

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us who need it. You know,
The lakes may be full today, but anyone who's been here a minute knows
They can dry up just as fast.

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and so this is a critical,
Critical resource for our region.

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and we're going to do everything we can to
Protect it. So I appreciate the work.

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and I look forward to seeing phases two and
Three as we move forward.

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thank you. Council member council member
Lane, councilmember duchin, thank you mayor.

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01:08:29,990 --> 01:08:29,990
building on that, I had the great pleasure to
Attend a proclamation today for distinguished

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service award and learn much about the
History of the protection of this very precious natural resource.

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01:08:40,350 --> 01:08:40,350
I represent district six,
Which would include the headwaters of bull

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01:08:45,070 --> 01:08:48,550
creek, except that's in the etj,
I believe. But very close to my district in bull creek
And its watershed runs through my district.

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in all the beauty that,
That it brings to our city. We have much of the balcones canyonlands
Preserve and even so,

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01:09:03,830 --> 01:09:03,830
one of the reasons that doesn't come out of
Hasn't come out of my mouth on the dais yet

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01:09:10,910 --> 01:09:10,910
for moving towards city council was being
Able to actually see the deterioration of

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water quality in the parts of bull creek that
Are in my district. And, and knowing and believing in the
Importance of sustaining this natural

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01:09:22,910 --> 01:09:22,910
resource. And so while those are issues of
Water quality also water usage,

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01:09:28,510 --> 01:09:28,510
I would like to regarding item 87,
I'd like to thank councilmember siegel for

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01:09:33,550 --> 01:09:35,870
bringing item the item forward. Responsible water usage becomes increasingly
Critical as our city grows and the pressure

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01:09:40,080 --> 01:09:43,760
increases on our water infrastructure and
Water usage capacity. Developing the right way with thoughtful
Consideration of our community's values,

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01:09:47,640 --> 01:09:51,600
while ensuring that the message is clear that
Austin is open for business, includes coming up with new and creative ways
To conserve and protect our resources.

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in collaboration with our business community. So thank you again for bringing this item
Forward.

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and I'd like to be added as a co-sponsor. Without objection, council member lane be
Added as a co-sponsor.

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01:10:06,680 --> 01:10:06,680
thank you. With respect to item 100 I'd like
To thank council member ellis for for her

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01:10:12,560 --> 01:10:12,560
important words on the importance of renaming
What we need to,

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in order to enable more of our community to
Know that we all know this is your home and

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01:10:26,120 --> 01:10:27,440
we cherish your presence here. And so I would also like to be added as a
Co-sponsor on that.

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01:10:30,680 --> 01:10:33,720
sorry I missed the rainy walk,
But these are the kinds of things I do enjoy joining. And without objection,
Council member lane be shown as a co-sponsor

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01:10:37,760 --> 01:10:39,480
of that item as well. Thank you. And as it relates to fee waivers,
I would like to pitch in $500 for the trail

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01:10:44,280 --> 01:10:44,280
conservancy. And I would like to pitch in
$500 for the low rider show.

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01:10:49,400 --> 01:10:51,800
I like an invite. Thank you. That's all I have today. Thank you.
Councilmember councilmember duchin. Thank you

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01:10:55,840 --> 01:10:58,400
mayor. I'm going to keep my comments as brief
As I can, because I know we've got a long day ahead of
Us. I'm going to flag item 21,

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01:11:03,240 --> 01:11:05,920
which of course is the reason everybody is
Here today. This is a credit card processing contract.

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01:11:11,520 --> 01:11:11,520
here's the issue. My understanding is that we
Just awarded a new citywide contract to

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01:11:17,440 --> 01:11:20,000
provide these services. That included the requirement to process
Things like authorized.net transactions.

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01:11:25,480 --> 01:11:25,480
and yet the contractor informed the city they
Could not handle those kind of transactions.

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01:11:31,640 --> 01:11:31,640
these are the types of actions that concern
Me regarding not holding our contractors and

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01:11:37,890 --> 01:11:37,890
contracts accountable as we should,
Especially in this era or moment of financial

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01:11:44,370 --> 01:11:46,730
constraint. That's why I can't support this
Item. Thank you. Any other discussion?

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01:11:57,090 --> 01:12:00,370
members. The motion has been made and
Seconded with regard to the consent agenda. Is there anyone wishing to abstain from a
Vote on any of the items on the consent

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01:12:04,970 --> 01:12:04,970
agenda? Anyone wishing to be shown recusing
Themselves from a vote on any item on the

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01:12:10,490 --> 01:12:14,210
consent agenda. Anyone wishing to be shown
Voting no. Will you state again? Council member duchin
Will be voting no on item number 21.

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01:12:20,530 --> 01:12:20,530
is there anyone else wishing to be shown
Voting no on any item on the consent agenda?

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01:12:25,090 --> 01:12:28,090
seeing none. Without objection,
The consent agenda is adopted, with council member duchin being shown voting
No on item number 21 and council member

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01:12:32,290 --> 01:12:32,290
fuentes absent. All right,
That concludes the consent agenda.

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members. Unless there's objection,
What I'll do is recess the meeting of the

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austin city council so we can take up hfc. But without objection,
The austin city council is now in recess at

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11:11 a.m., and I will call to order the
Board of directors meeting of the austin housing finance corporation.

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01:12:53,170 --> 01:12:53,170
and it is it is 1111 when we call that
Together,

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01:12:58,370 --> 01:13:02,130
that we have a quorum of the board of
Directors present. We are meeting in the city council chambers,
Which are located in austin city hall at 301

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01:13:06,290 --> 01:13:08,370
west second street in austin,
Texas. It's july 23rd, 2026,
And I'll recognize staff.

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01:13:13,050 --> 01:13:16,410
good morning, council and hfc board members. I am nicole joslin. I'm the housing and
Community development officer for austin

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01:13:20,970 --> 01:13:23,330
housing. I'm one second,
One second. Folks, I know you think you're talking
Quietly,

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01:13:26,530 --> 01:13:28,890
but when everybody talks quietly,
It sounds loud. So please take your conversations outside.

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01:13:31,340 --> 01:13:34,820
thank you. Sorry to interrupt you. Please go ahead. No worries. I'm here to present the agenda for today's
Hfc board meeting.

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01:13:39,140 --> 01:13:41,340
we have two items offered on consent. The first item is to approve the minutes of
The hfc board meeting for may 28th,

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2026. And the second item is to authorize hfc
Acquisition of the property located at 4800

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01:13:55,340 --> 01:13:55,340
bowman road. This will be an acquisition from
The city of austin to hfc in an amount not to

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01:14:01,420 --> 01:14:01,420
exceed $3.95 million,
Utilizing 2022 geo bonds.

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and that is all we have today. Thank you.
Members. Let me first ask if anybody has any questions
Of staff.

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01:14:12,980 --> 01:14:12,980
right. In that case, I'll go to the city
Clerk for speakers.

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01:14:17,180 --> 01:14:19,500
we have one. Speaker. Item two zenobia. Joseph.

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01:14:37,060 --> 01:14:38,540
thank you. Mayor. Council. I'm zenobia joseph. Speaking in opposition to
Item two.

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01:14:43,020 --> 01:14:46,180
I want to remind you that 4800 balm road. You passed a resolution.

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01:14:47,460 --> 01:14:47,460
april 13th, 2023. May 13th,
1999.

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01:14:53,420 --> 01:14:53,420
the city council voted unanimously to
Initiate condemnation proceedings.

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01:14:58,220 --> 01:14:58,220
this is a brownfield site and you are putting
Exclusively individuals who earn 60% area

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01:15:05,700 --> 01:15:05,700
median income. And below here,
I want you to understand the reason it was

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01:15:09,900 --> 01:15:13,180
condemned is because of environmental racism. Your own resolution specifies in 1928 plan.

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01:15:18,220 --> 01:15:18,220
I want you to remember specifically,
The city manager says he reads the newspaper.

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01:15:24,420 --> 01:15:24,420
there was an article in the statesman back in
May of 2023 that quoted velazquez.

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01:15:32,030 --> 01:15:35,670
but when this item came before council,
He said nothing. So maybe as a birthday present to your
Constituents,

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01:15:38,710 --> 01:15:38,710
you can persuade the rest of council not to
Put black and brown people in this

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01:15:44,390 --> 01:15:44,390
environmental zone. I want you to recognize
That you also go on to talk about the

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01:15:49,470 --> 01:15:49,470
disproportionately industrial zoning for
People who are minorities in east austin,

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01:15:56,150 --> 01:15:56,150
but yet you believe that prioritizing this
Site specifically for minorities is where

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they should go. I want to remind you that in
2020, your minority chambers report specified that
African americans earned about $42,000,

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01:16:12,430 --> 01:16:15,070
hispanics about $50,000. So you're excluding white people because they
Generally earn 80% area median income and

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01:16:19,950 --> 01:16:19,950
above. So, mayor, if you want us to think
Differently about the decisions that you

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01:16:24,390 --> 01:16:24,390
make, then please don't put hispanics and
African americans in an industrial zone.

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01:16:30,790 --> 01:16:34,750
that's what you did at the marshaling yard. That's what you're doing here. The children will eat the dirt.

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01:16:36,310 --> 01:16:36,310
there's nothing in backup that tells you
About the texas commission on environmental

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01:16:40,790 --> 01:16:40,790
quality and the work that they did to clear
Or not clear this site.

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01:16:45,270 --> 01:16:45,270
so to council member velasquez,
What is the update from teq?

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01:16:52,870 --> 01:16:52,870
surely you care enough about your people not
To put the children in the dirt that's

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01:16:57,230 --> 01:16:57,230
contaminated. Not to put the people who look
Like you in contamination is disingenuous.

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01:17:04,310 --> 01:17:04,310
find a place west of loop one to put some
Black and brown people.

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01:17:09,950 --> 01:17:12,390
I want to remind you of the smart ordinance. Safe. Mixed income, accessible.

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01:17:15,150 --> 01:17:17,470
reasonably priced. Transit oriented. This is not it, mayor.

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01:17:19,430 --> 01:17:19,430
I'm incensed that you would still put black
People in the industrial zone and think that

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01:17:25,830 --> 01:17:25,830
that's okay. That's all speakers mayor
Members.

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01:17:32,190 --> 01:17:32,190
those are all the speakers that signed up to
Speak on the consent agenda for the austin

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01:17:37,390 --> 01:17:40,030
housing finance corporation. With that, I'll entertain a motion to approve
The consent agenda.

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01:17:43,990 --> 01:17:47,710
motion made by board member. Lane. Is there a second? Second by board member ellis.

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01:17:49,950 --> 01:17:49,950
is there anyone is there any discussion on
The consent agenda?

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01:17:54,350 --> 01:17:54,350
anyone wishing to be shown abstaining from a
Vote on either of the items on the consent

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01:17:58,870 --> 01:17:58,870
agenda. Anyone wishing to recuse themselves
From a vote on either of the items on the

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01:18:03,630 --> 01:18:03,630
consent agenda. Anyone wishing to be shown
Voting no on any either of the items on the

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01:18:08,950 --> 01:18:12,110
consent agenda. Without objection,
The consent agenda. The austin housing finance corporation is
Adopted,

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with board member fuentes absent. Members there being no further business to
Come before the board of directors of the

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austin housing finance corporation at this
Regular meeting on july 23rd.

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01:18:23,960 --> 01:18:27,320
without objection, we will adjourn the
Meeting of the austin housing finance corporation board of directors at 11:17 a.m..

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01:18:30,440 --> 01:18:30,440
I will now call back to order the regular
Meeting of the austin city council for july

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23rd. It is 1117. Members. What I'm going to do is I'm going to try to
Take up some of these items where I know we

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01:18:41,600 --> 01:18:45,480
just have 1 or 2 speakers and move those
Forward. The first item will be item number 91.

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01:18:49,160 --> 01:18:52,120
item number 91 is an item that comes. It is a non consent item because it is an
Item that comes from a council committee.

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01:18:56,760 --> 01:18:56,760
and it is to approve an ordinance amending
City code section 21206 revising the council

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01:19:01,680 --> 01:19:05,360
committee that nominates an individual to the
Joint sustainability committee. We have a speaker and I'll turn to the city
Clerk for item 91,

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01:19:08,560 --> 01:19:12,280
bill bunch. Mr.. Bunch passes. Those are all the speakers on item number 91.

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01:19:15,400 --> 01:19:17,640
as the chair of the audit and finance
Committee, I move approval of item number 91.

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01:19:20,200 --> 01:19:22,480
it is seconded by councilmember siegel. Is there any discussion with regard to item
Number 91?

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01:19:25,760 --> 01:19:25,760
hearing none. Without objection,
Item number 91 is adopted.

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01:19:31,000 --> 01:19:31,000
now can everybody see that fliers that just
Me.

737
01:19:35,800 --> 01:19:35,800
sorry. Good. Yeah. I'm not sure what I did to
Deserve that,

738
01:19:40,560 --> 01:19:44,480
but here we go. With council,
Motion is approved, and item number 91 is adopted,
With councilmember fuentes being absent for

739
01:19:49,160 --> 01:19:52,440
the record. Councilmember fuentes will not be
With us today. And by the way I'll just take a second to say
It's been a year of great highs for her and a

740
01:19:58,680 --> 01:20:01,040
year of significant lows. And I know everybody joins me in
Congratulating her on the birth of a baby

741
01:20:08,680 --> 01:20:11,800
girl and the pride and joy that comes with
That. But also everybody joins me in wanting to
Lift her up and embrace her as she goes

742
01:20:18,010 --> 01:20:18,010
through the fight that she's going through
Right now. So yeah.

743
01:20:28,130 --> 01:20:30,970
she'll be she'll be back with us next week,
As I understand it, but she's not here with us today. I'm not
Going to call out on each vote the absence.

744
01:20:35,410 --> 01:20:38,290
we'll just let the record reflect that she is
Not going to be here today and she will be absent. With that being said,
Item number 91 is adopted without objection

745
01:20:45,530 --> 01:20:45,530
item number 92, 93, and 94 members.

746
01:20:49,770 --> 01:20:51,810
those are eminent domain items. And what I'm going to do before I call for a
Motion is ask the clerk to call the speakers

747
01:20:56,490 --> 01:20:56,490
on items 92, 93, and 94.

748
01:21:00,530 --> 01:21:00,530
I have a speaker for 93,
Craig nazer and 94 zenobia joseph.

749
01:21:07,370 --> 01:21:11,370
mr. Nasir, you're recognized. Miss joseph, if you're within the sound of my
Voice, please make your way forward if you wish to
Speak.

750
01:21:18,690 --> 01:21:18,690
craig nazer and I live up close to this
Property.

751
01:21:26,690 --> 01:21:29,970
this item is in my neighborhood and I've
Watched it for years. It is an example of what happens when
Impervious cover limits are not taken into

752
01:21:35,930 --> 01:21:39,650
account, and it can be devastating for
Homeowners. Around 1990, braker lane was extended between
North lamar and merrick boulevard through the

753
01:21:44,330 --> 01:21:46,650
old gracie farms dairy. It is now a six lane divided highway.

754
01:21:50,650 --> 01:21:50,650
they have built mcbee elementary school with
An undersized rainwater detention pond.

755
01:21:56,210 --> 01:21:59,970
the increased water runoff,
Which sometimes floods braker lane to a depth of one foot, was forced down a formerly small
Stream into a torrent,

756
01:22:04,450 --> 01:22:08,370
undermining garages and houses on eubanks
Drive. 20 years ago I walked the creek myself.

757
01:22:12,900 --> 01:22:16,900
it was a horrible situation with trees down
And massive erosion. The neighbors were told they all had to chip
In $50,000 for a fix,

758
01:22:22,660 --> 01:22:25,340
because the creek itself was their property
Line, so there was no city property there.

759
01:22:27,660 --> 01:22:30,540
some neighbors did not know what they were
Going to do. I'm glad that something is finally being
Done.

760
01:22:33,220 --> 01:22:33,220
I'm assuming the city buying the property
Will make a good fix easier,

761
01:22:37,700 --> 01:22:37,700
but in this case, people lose their property
And the taxpayer pays the bill.

762
01:22:42,340 --> 01:22:42,340
if impervious cover issue had been figured
Out ahead of time,

763
01:22:47,740 --> 01:22:49,540
all this could have been avoided. Please don't let this lesson be lost on
Future city development.

764
01:22:57,100 --> 01:22:57,100
thank you, mr. Nazar. Mrs joseph on item
Number 94.

765
01:23:02,220 --> 01:23:03,420
thank you, mayor. Council. I'm zenobia joseph. Item number 94 is eminent
Domain specifically in the rutland area chito

766
01:23:09,340 --> 01:23:09,340
vela specifies a half a mile from the park
Deficient area,

767
01:23:14,700 --> 01:23:14,700
and while I certainly don't oppose having
Access to park,

768
01:23:19,220 --> 01:23:19,220
I want to remind you that it was you who
Actually decommissioned the art over at the

769
01:23:25,060 --> 01:23:27,540
ymca in the same vicinity. So if you care about the people in that area,

770
01:23:29,500 --> 01:23:32,580
I would ask you to restore route 240 rutland, which served saint david's north.

771
01:23:34,980 --> 01:23:34,980
I want to remind you that it was $945,000 for
People to actually ride that bus,

772
01:23:40,700 --> 01:23:40,700
23 riders an hour. Instead,
Capital metro eliminated the route,

773
01:23:46,180 --> 01:23:46,180
created the 318 and slaughter lane for twice
The cost,

774
01:23:51,300 --> 01:23:54,340
half the riders 10.3 riders an hour. So advocate for access to the park on the
Bus.

775
01:23:59,180 --> 01:23:59,180
I just will remind you specifically,
As my title six testimony always is in the

776
01:24:05,540 --> 01:24:08,500
context of title six of the civil rights act
Of 1964, which prohibits discrimination based on race,
Color or national origin.

777
01:24:11,700 --> 01:24:13,740
I'll just tell you specifically. Additionally, the civil rights restoration
Act of 1987 defined the word program to make

778
01:24:18,740 --> 01:24:18,740
clear that discrimination is prohibited
Throughout an entire agency if any part of

779
01:24:23,860 --> 01:24:26,340
the agency receives federal assistance. And so I would ask you to distribute the
Resources equitably to include the rundberg

780
01:24:32,500 --> 01:24:34,780
north lamar rutland area. You know, that's right on the side of the heb
Rundberg there,

781
01:24:37,740 --> 01:24:41,060
cheadle viola. And so what I want you to
Recognize is today, yes, terracotta sidewalks and a little mixed
Use path is being constructed.

782
01:24:45,620 --> 01:24:45,620
but I want you to recognize that where people
Are being killed on north lamar rundberg

783
01:24:50,780 --> 01:24:53,860
north lamar yeager that is not the same. And so certainly I think people should have
Access to the park.

784
01:24:56,820 --> 01:24:56,820
but I also think you need to look at the
System in its entirety and to recognize your

785
01:25:00,860 --> 01:25:00,860
obligations under title vi and to recognize
The fair housing act of in 1968 as well.

786
01:25:06,150 --> 01:25:08,670
if you have any questions,
I'll gladly answer them. Thank you, miss joseph. That's all for those items.

787
01:25:12,190 --> 01:25:16,070
mayor members. Those are all the speakers on
Items number 92, 93 and 94 with respect to items 92,
93, and 94.

788
01:25:20,590 --> 01:25:24,230
those are nonconsent condemnation items. The motion that I would ask for is to the
Effect that the city council of austin

789
01:25:28,190 --> 01:25:28,190
authorizes the use of the power of eminent
Domain to acquire the property set forth and

790
01:25:33,310 --> 01:25:36,830
described in the agenda for the current
Meeting for the public uses that are described therein. Is there such a motion?

791
01:25:39,510 --> 01:25:42,510
motion made by council member ellis,
Seconded by the mayor pro tem. Is there discussion? Without objection,
Items 92,

792
01:25:46,390 --> 01:25:49,750
93 and 94 are adopted,
Subject to the motion that I. That I read into the record.

793
01:25:57,470 --> 01:25:57,470
that'll take us to item number 96.

794
01:26:06,710 --> 01:26:06,710
item number 96 is a public hearing because
It's a public hearing.

795
01:26:11,230 --> 01:26:14,510
without objection, we will open the public
Hearing on item number 96. The public hearing is now open and I'll turn to the city clerk.

796
01:26:17,110 --> 01:26:17,110
I have a remote speaker,
Ron thrower.

797
01:26:24,590 --> 01:26:28,110
mayor. Council members. Ron thrower. This item is up for
Postponement. So we're going to defer discussion on this
Until it comes up for discussion.

798
01:26:32,910 --> 01:26:32,910
thank you. I have one in-person speaker,
Victoria haas for item 96.

799
01:26:44,390 --> 01:26:45,750
that's all speakers for 96. Mayor. Miss harden, could you come forward?

800
01:26:57,670 --> 01:27:00,630
you seem to be as confused as I might be. This item is actually an item from the austin
Development services department.

801
01:27:05,240 --> 01:27:05,240
now austin planning. But I am aware that the
Neighborhood requested a postponement to the

802
01:27:11,560 --> 01:27:11,560
august 27th or september september.

803
01:27:16,360 --> 01:27:17,640
sorry, this is not my item. To the september 9th council meeting.

804
01:27:21,200 --> 01:27:21,200
so this item should be up for postponement to
The your council meeting of september 9th.

805
01:27:26,200 --> 01:27:29,360
is there anybody that. Has. Can somebody help me out here?

806
01:27:33,920 --> 01:27:35,720
is that. Is that accurate? Yes. Okay. Yes. It's accurate.

807
01:27:38,360 --> 01:27:41,440
this should have been on changes and
Corrections to your september 9th. Council. All right. Very good. Members the
Motion. I'll accept september 10th.

808
01:27:46,560 --> 01:27:50,520
there's not a council meeting. So sorry. This is not my item. September 10th. Council meeting. Is this your item?

809
01:27:52,200 --> 01:27:55,080
no. I want to make sure it would not be like
This. The september 10th council meeting.

810
01:27:56,960 --> 01:27:58,360
okay. Very good. Members. That should have been on items and
Corrections. Mayor pro tem moves that item

811
01:28:01,480 --> 01:28:04,480
number 96. Well, first of all,
Let me without objection, we'll close the public hearing on item number
96. The public hearing is now closed. Mayor

812
01:28:08,080 --> 01:28:08,080
pro tem moves and council member siegel
Seconds that we postpone item number 96 until

813
01:28:14,800 --> 01:28:14,800
september 10th, 2026. That will take us to
Item number 97,

814
01:28:19,080 --> 01:28:21,880
which is also a public hearing. Without
Objection, we'll open the public hearing. The public hearing is now open on item number 97,

815
01:28:24,520 --> 01:28:27,080
and I'll turn to the city clerk for 97. I have bill bunch, mr.

816
01:28:29,040 --> 01:28:29,040
bunch. You wish to be heard in this public
Hearing?

817
01:28:48,960 --> 01:28:51,640
mayor. Council members. Bill bunch,
Executive director, save our springs alliance.

818
01:28:53,440 --> 01:28:53,440
this item and the next item is consistent
With a few others you've approved in recent

819
01:28:59,130 --> 01:28:59,130
months to review, remove and deregulate
Property on east riverside.

820
01:29:07,370 --> 01:29:07,370
most much of it either directly on lady bird
Lake or very close to it.

821
01:29:15,170 --> 01:29:15,170
so that the owners can basically build
Whatever they want.

822
01:29:20,210 --> 01:29:20,210
and this was after and removing it from a
Plan that was developed by community

823
01:29:25,650 --> 01:29:25,650
engagement to provide consistent standards
And orderly development in the east riverside

824
01:29:32,370 --> 01:29:32,370
corridor. Don't know why y'all think this is
Like good for the community.

825
01:29:39,970 --> 01:29:42,610
you can say the word affordability,
You know, 6000 times. It doesn't make it.

826
01:29:45,490 --> 01:29:45,490
so this is just gross developer deregulation.

827
01:29:51,410 --> 01:29:51,410
you know, consistent with ronald reagan
Policies that have been shown to fail for

828
01:29:55,810 --> 01:29:55,810
decades. So we're against it.

829
01:30:00,290 --> 01:30:00,290
thank you, mr. Blunt. That's all for 97.

830
01:30:08,570 --> 01:30:11,850
that concludes all the speakers on item
Number 97. So without objection, we'll close the public hearing on item number 97.

831
01:30:13,490 --> 01:30:13,490
the public hearing is now closed.

832
01:30:17,690 --> 01:30:17,690
I'll entertain a motion to approve item
Number 97.

833
01:30:21,890 --> 01:30:21,890
motion made by the mayor. Pro tem seconded by
Council member duchin.

834
01:30:26,290 --> 01:30:29,770
is there discussion? Hearing none. Without objection, item number 97 is adopted.

835
01:30:37,170 --> 01:30:37,170
that'll take us to item number 98,
Which is another public hearing.

836
01:30:41,610 --> 01:30:45,010
without objection, we will open the public
Hearing on item number 98. The public hearing is now open. I have two speakers for item 98,

837
01:30:49,530 --> 01:30:49,530
bill budge and amanda swart.

838
01:30:54,220 --> 01:30:54,220
I have to say, mr. Bunch is waiving his right
To speak on item number 98.

839
01:31:02,260 --> 01:31:02,260
is amanda swarr here? Amanda swarr.

840
01:31:08,980 --> 01:31:12,860
all right. That concludes all the people that
Signed up to speak on item number 98. So without objection,
We'll close the public hearing on item number

841
01:31:15,180 --> 01:31:15,180
98. The public hearing is now closed and I'll
Entertain a motion with regard to item number

842
01:31:20,660 --> 01:31:23,540
98. Is there a motion? Motion made by council member duchin.

843
01:31:25,540 --> 01:31:28,020
it is seconded by council member harper
Madison. Is there discussion? Without objection,
Item number 98 is adopted.

844
01:31:31,940 --> 01:31:34,420
item number 99 is a public hearing. Without objection, we will open the public
Hearing on item number 99. The public hearing

845
01:31:37,860 --> 01:31:40,660
is now open and I'll turn to the city clerk. There are no speakers for 99 members.

846
01:31:42,300 --> 01:31:45,660
there are no speakers at the public hearing
On item number 99. So without objection, we will close the public hearing. The public
Hearing is now closed on item number 99. I'll

847
01:31:48,940 --> 01:31:52,340
entertain a motion with regard to item number
99. Motion is made by council member ellis. It is
Seconded by council member segal.

848
01:31:56,540 --> 01:31:59,340
is there discussion on item number 99? Hearing none. Without objection,
Item number 99 is adopted.

849
01:32:03,300 --> 01:32:06,340
that will take us to item number 100,
A public hearing. Without objection, we will open the public
Hearing on item number 100.

850
01:32:10,940 --> 01:32:12,780
the public hearing is now opened. And I will turn to the city clerk for 100.

851
01:32:17,060 --> 01:32:19,260
I have zenobia, joseph. Miss joseph. Miss joseph,
Miss joseph.

852
01:32:27,180 --> 01:32:27,180
all right. Folks. One of the things while
She's coming forward,

853
01:32:34,980 --> 01:32:34,980
let me let me just say that the fire marshal
Has indicated that it's better if you're.

854
01:32:39,940 --> 01:32:43,060
we don't have as many people standing in the
Back that way. So if there's a seat that you could take,
I would really encourage you to do that.

855
01:32:47,260 --> 01:32:49,420
thank you for doing that,
Miss joseph. You'll have the floor on item 100.

856
01:32:55,340 --> 01:32:55,340
thank you. Mayor. Council item 100 is a
Renaming of plantation road to thomas lee

857
01:33:03,180 --> 01:33:07,100
wyatt lane. Tommy lee wyatt lane. While I certainly do respect the work that
Mr.

858
01:33:10,900 --> 01:33:14,100
wyatt did, and his son continues that legacy, I just want you to recognize that my
Opposition is not to the person himself.

859
01:33:19,380 --> 01:33:19,380
I think that it asks the question about
Thomas and mary kitchen road,

860
01:33:23,580 --> 01:33:26,620
which would have been a little bit more
Appropriate. Mr. Wyatt is deeply rooted in east austin,
So why would the west austin members think

861
01:33:32,260 --> 01:33:36,260
that it would be appropriate to name the road
After him there? That's what white privilege looks like.

862
01:33:38,740 --> 01:33:40,380
seven. Eight. Seven. Five. Three. They had one survey respondent.

863
01:33:44,140 --> 01:33:44,140
and so I would ask you to table the item and
To find an appropriate site in district one

864
01:33:51,110 --> 01:33:54,830
to honor mr. Wyatt appropriately. I get it. It says in the back of wyatt.

865
01:33:57,350 --> 01:34:01,270
yes. I'm assuming you asked his son and he
Said okay, but he didn't live there.

866
01:34:02,670 --> 01:34:04,670
he didn't advocate for there. And so it's deeply disturbing that you would
Just put a name and think that because it's a

867
01:34:09,630 --> 01:34:12,710
black person that you're renaming this road
After, it's okay. It's not. Don't distort the
History.

868
01:34:18,150 --> 01:34:18,150
call it what it is. Go back and look at
Kitchen ville or look at something that's

869
01:34:23,150 --> 01:34:25,430
more related to that area. So I would ask ryan alter,
Southwest page ellis,

870
01:34:31,790 --> 01:34:33,950
since they're the sponsors of this item. How many black people did you talk to?

871
01:34:36,590 --> 01:34:39,270
did you go into east austin? Because according to the survey data,
It shows like seven eight,

872
01:34:42,710 --> 01:34:42,710
7491 person and then it has 7874922.

873
01:34:50,550 --> 01:34:50,550
so natasha madison, glad you're here today,
But could you please remind them that the

874
01:34:56,310 --> 01:34:58,350
austin villagers in east austin. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you,
Miss joseph.

875
01:35:02,750 --> 01:35:04,870
that's all for this item. Members. Those are the speakers that have
Signed up to speak on item 100.

876
01:35:08,950 --> 01:35:11,910
so without objection,
We will close the public hearing on item 100. The public hearing is now closed and I'll
Entertain a motion with regard to item 100

877
01:35:17,630 --> 01:35:20,990
council member. Ellis moves approval of item
100. It is seconded by council member harper
Madison.

878
01:35:23,870 --> 01:35:27,190
is there discussion? Hearing none. Without objection, item number 100 is
Approved and we will now go to item 101,

879
01:35:35,150 --> 01:35:36,870
which is also a public hearing. Mayor, may I say something briefly about item
100?

880
01:35:40,510 --> 01:35:44,400
if I missed my chance? No, please go ahead. Okay. Let me know when you want to speak on
Something. Sorry. Yeah.

881
01:35:47,240 --> 01:35:47,240
I just want to thank you for raising these
Concerns in the public hearing and want you

882
01:35:51,720 --> 01:35:53,440
to know that you're heard. And I know that I, speaking only for myself,
Will take these considerations into account

883
01:35:59,080 --> 01:35:59,080
in the future. So thank you for allowing me
To learn from you.

884
01:36:03,160 --> 01:36:03,160
thank you. Council member. Councilman. Item
Number 101 is also a public hearing.

885
01:36:07,280 --> 01:36:10,040
without objection, we'll open the public
Hearing on item 101. The public hearing is now open.

886
01:36:13,720 --> 01:36:16,760
and I will turn to the city clerk for 101. I have bill bunch and molly prim.

887
01:36:20,120 --> 01:36:20,120
mr. Bunch, do you wish to be heard on at the
Public hearing on item number 101?

888
01:36:27,400 --> 01:36:29,600
mr. Bunch will be shown against it. Miss miss prim. Molly prim,
She's passing.

889
01:36:34,760 --> 01:36:37,840
that concludes all the speakers that have
Signed up to speak at the public hearing on item number 101. So without objection we will
Close the public hearing on item number 101.

890
01:36:43,240 --> 01:36:45,120
the public hearing is now closed. I'll entertain a motion with regard to item
101.

891
01:36:48,040 --> 01:36:50,600
is there a motion? Motion is made by council
Member. Dudgeon is seconded by council member ellis
To approve item 101.

892
01:36:55,600 --> 01:36:57,880
is there any objection? Hearing none. Without objection,
Item number 101 is adopted.

893
01:37:01,000 --> 01:37:03,760
item 102 is a public hearing. Without objection, we will open the public
Hearing on item number 102.

894
01:37:06,840 --> 01:37:10,600
the public hearing is now opened and I'll
Turn to the city clerk. There are no speakers.

895
01:37:11,720 --> 01:37:14,960
members. There are no speakers at the public
Hearing on item number 102. So without objection,
We will close the public hearing on item

896
01:37:17,440 --> 01:37:19,640
number 102. The public hearing is now closed, and I'll entertain a motion with regard to
The ordinance in 102.

897
01:37:22,680 --> 01:37:25,280
is there a motion? Motion is made by
Councilmember lane, seconded by council member alter.

898
01:37:27,000 --> 01:37:27,000
is there discussion? Without objection,
Item number 102 is adopted.

899
01:37:31,880 --> 01:37:33,720
item 103 is another public hearing. Without objection, we will open the public
Hearing on item number 103.

900
01:37:37,240 --> 01:37:39,850
the public hearing is now open and I'll turn
To the city clerk. There are no speakers. There are no speakers
For the public hearing on item number 103.

901
01:37:43,650 --> 01:37:46,850
so without objection,
We will close the public hearing on item 103. The public hearing is now closed and I'll
Entertain a motion with regard to item 103.

902
01:37:51,250 --> 01:37:54,770
council member madison moves approval of the
Ordinance in item 103, a second by council member ellis.

903
01:37:56,450 --> 01:37:59,170
is there discussion? Hearing none. Without objection, item number 103 is
Adopted.

904
01:38:01,890 --> 01:38:05,250
members. That will take us to item number
104. Item number 104 is also a public hearing.

905
01:38:07,810 --> 01:38:11,170
without objection, we will open the public
Hearing on item number 104. The public hearing is now open and I'll turn
To the city clerk. There are no speakers

906
01:38:14,970 --> 01:38:18,130
members there are no speakers on item number
104 for that public hearing. So without objection,
We will close the public hearing, and the

907
01:38:21,130 --> 01:38:22,530
public hearing is now closed. I'll entertain a motion to approve the
Ordinance in item number 104.

908
01:38:25,930 --> 01:38:29,930
councilmember ellis moves approval. It is second by councilmember harper madison. Is there discussion? Without objection,
Item number 104 is adopted.

909
01:38:34,810 --> 01:38:36,690
item number 105 is a public hearing. Without objection, we we will open the public
Hearing on item number 105. The public

910
01:38:40,010 --> 01:38:42,770
hearing is now open. And I'll turn to the
City clerk. There are no speakers. Members there are no
Speakers for the public hearing on item

911
01:38:46,050 --> 01:38:49,770
number 105. So without objection,
We will close the public hearing on 105. It is. The public hearing is now closed.
Councilmember siegel moves approval of the

912
01:38:52,730 --> 01:38:56,650
ordinance. It is seconded by councilmember
Alter. Is there any discussion? Without objection, item number 105 is
Adopted.

913
01:39:00,130 --> 01:39:04,050
that will take us to item number. 107. Members. Hang on one second.

914
01:39:10,290 --> 01:39:10,290
I want to double check something. Yes,
That will take us to item number 107.

915
01:39:18,370 --> 01:39:21,170
item 107 is a public hearing. Without objection, we will open the public
Hearing on item number 107.

916
01:39:24,490 --> 01:39:28,050
the public hearing is now open. I'll turn to
The city clerk. There are no speakers. Members. There are no speakers for the public
Hearing on item number 107. So without

917
01:39:31,170 --> 01:39:33,610
objection, we will close the public hearing
On item 107. The public hearing is now closed and I'll
Entertain a motion with regard to the

918
01:39:36,700 --> 01:39:40,420
ordinance. Councilmember duchin moves
Approval of the ordinance. It is seconded by councilmember lane.

919
01:39:42,340 --> 01:39:44,060
is there a discussion? Hearing none. Without objection,
Item number 107 is adopted.

920
01:39:47,500 --> 01:39:50,420
item number 108 is a public hearing. Without objection, we will open the public
Hearing on item number 108. The public

921
01:39:53,620 --> 01:39:53,620
hearing is now open an alternate to the city
Clerk. I have a remote speaker for 108,

922
01:39:57,820 --> 01:39:57,820
james smith. James smith,
Attorney for the petitioners in item 108.

923
01:40:07,060 --> 01:40:10,940
we support the item and I'm available to
Answer any questions. Thank you. Thank you. And I also have bill
Bunch.

924
01:40:16,220 --> 01:40:19,540
mr. Bunch, do you wish to be heard on item
108? He's he's waving his right to speak on item
108.

925
01:40:22,100 --> 01:40:22,100
that's all speakers, members. That concludes
All the speakers on item number 108.

926
01:40:26,220 --> 01:40:29,060
so without objection,
We will close the public hearing on item number 108. The public hearing is now closed.

927
01:40:32,460 --> 01:40:36,300
I'll entertain a motion with regard to the
Ordinance. Council member moves approval of item number 108, a second by council member
Cordrey.

928
01:40:39,300 --> 01:40:41,420
is there discussion? Hearing none. Without objection, item number 108 is
Adopted.

929
01:40:44,460 --> 01:40:46,500
item number 109 is a public hearing. Without objection, we will open the public
Hearing on item number 109.

930
01:40:49,860 --> 01:40:52,820
the public hearing is now open and I will
Turn to the city clerk. There are no speakers members there are no
Speakers for the public hearing on item

931
01:40:55,820 --> 01:40:59,260
number 109. So without objection,
We will close the public hearing on item number 109. And the public hearing is now
Closed,

932
01:41:02,020 --> 01:41:06,020
and I'll entertain a motion with regard to
The ordinance. It is a motion made by council member segal, seconded by council member
Duchin,

933
01:41:08,140 --> 01:41:10,740
for approval of the ordinance in item number
109. Is there discussion? Hearing none.

934
01:41:12,460 --> 01:41:15,420
without objection, item number 109 is
Adopted. Item number 110 is also a public hearing.

935
01:41:18,900 --> 01:41:20,540
the public hearing with regard. Without objection, the public hearing on item
Number 110 is now open.

936
01:41:26,180 --> 01:41:28,900
and I'll turn to the city clerk. There are no speakers. Members. There are no speakers for the public hearing
On item number 110.

937
01:41:31,700 --> 01:41:35,460
so without objection,
We will close the public hearing on item 110. The public hearing is now closed on item
Number 110.

938
01:41:37,900 --> 01:41:41,420
council member duca moves approval of the
Ordinance. It is seconded by councilmember siegel. Is there a discussion?

939
01:41:43,820 --> 01:41:43,820
hearing none. Without objection,
Item number 110 is adopted.

940
01:42:01,020 --> 01:42:01,020
members. That will take us to item number 68.

941
01:42:05,300 --> 01:42:05,300
item number 68. Was pulled by council member
Velasquez off the consent agenda.

942
01:42:11,420 --> 01:42:11,420
and we have I'm going to recognize council
Member velasquez and then we will have public

943
01:42:17,620 --> 01:42:19,980
testimony with regard to item number 68. Let me just say before we begin that I
Anticipate that that public testimony will

944
01:42:24,500 --> 01:42:24,500
take us to our noon time certain at wherever
We are in that public testimony on item

945
01:42:30,350 --> 01:42:30,350
number 68. We will pause very close to noon
To do our time,

946
01:42:34,790 --> 01:42:38,550
certain public communication,
And then we will come back to item number 68. Council member velazquez,
You pulled item number 68,

947
01:42:41,030 --> 01:42:42,870
so I'll recognize you. Yeah. Mayor, I pulled this item to to bring a
Motion forward.

948
01:42:46,590 --> 01:42:46,590
the, the I'm bringing the motion to 68 that
Provides direction for the city manager to do

949
01:42:52,750 --> 01:42:55,710
three things. It releases data collected by
H. S o on services and housing outcomes
Delivered by sunrise.

950
01:42:59,110 --> 01:42:59,110
with this renewed contract in the I 35 oltorf
Area quarterly.

951
01:43:03,710 --> 01:43:07,630
it shares feedback mechanisms and past past
Between the community, the city, a, p, d, a isd,
And many other organizations with whom h o

952
01:43:12,110 --> 01:43:12,110
coordinates and it directs the city manager
To prepare a report detailing what eviction

953
01:43:16,470 --> 01:43:16,470
prevention and diversion diversion services
Are offered to our neighbors and families.

954
01:43:20,670 --> 01:43:22,710
families experiencing homelessness. Thank you. Council member members. You have
Been supplied.

955
01:43:25,670 --> 01:43:28,830
it's in backup and you've been supplied the
Yellow sheet, which is the more detailed version.

956
01:43:31,710 --> 01:43:31,710
the more detailed version of what council
Member velasquez just laid out. It is labeled

957
01:43:35,870 --> 01:43:35,870
for clarity purposes. Item 68th july 23rd,
2026.

958
01:43:40,230 --> 01:43:41,630
council member velasquez. Version two. Version two is the one that you
Should be paying attention to.

959
01:43:46,990 --> 01:43:46,990
with that, I will turn to the city clerk and
Ask the clerk to call on the speakers that

960
01:43:53,550 --> 01:43:56,190
have signed up on item number 68. Thank you mayor. I have a remote speaker,
Erica shadburn.

961
01:44:04,550 --> 01:44:08,190
hello, mayor. City council members erica
Shadburn here. I'm an old tourist neighbor in district nine
And also a member of the south austin

962
01:44:13,230 --> 01:44:14,710
neighborhood safety alliance. And our group is in support of item number 68
With the motion as proposed by jose council

963
01:44:23,130 --> 01:44:25,720
member jose velasquez. We feel that street outreach,
Homeless services along the corridor are

964
01:44:31,400 --> 01:44:35,040
essential. But before the funding is
Approved, the contract is approved. We'd like to see
Council member velasquez's motion added.

965
01:44:41,240 --> 01:44:41,240
we feel that this kind of data collection and
Transparency is really important to making

966
01:44:47,080 --> 01:44:47,080
sure that the program is effective and also
Building trust with the community.

967
01:44:51,960 --> 01:44:51,960
as an educator, I want to encourage sunrise
And any service provider to talk to the

968
01:44:59,080 --> 01:45:02,800
families, students and educators in the area. And before anybody gets on the streets,
They're along the corridor.

969
01:45:07,280 --> 01:45:07,280
I highly encourage you to talk to the life,
A new life,

970
01:45:11,600 --> 01:45:13,400
a new trusted messengers. They are working closely with the community
And with the students,

971
01:45:16,960 --> 01:45:20,920
and they are boots on the ground every day.
And they will be able to guide you as to the services that are needed in the area.

972
01:45:23,960 --> 01:45:23,960
we are very pleased that this motion from
Council member velazquez and support item

973
01:45:28,480 --> 01:45:28,480
number 68. Thank you. Moving to end speakers
For item 68.

974
01:45:34,560 --> 01:45:34,560
I have malcolm yates,
Shilpa.

975
01:45:39,120 --> 01:45:42,760
andrea borgia and michael ibarra. Michael, are you here?

976
01:45:44,760 --> 01:45:46,560
you have time. Donated by patricia henry. Patricia, are you here? Okay.

977
01:45:48,960 --> 01:45:48,960
you will have four minutes.

978
01:46:06,720 --> 01:46:06,720
the proposed extension of the outreach
Contract for homeless services that sunrise

979
01:46:11,080 --> 01:46:14,080
will provide to the east riverside area. The east riverside community welcomes any
Program that could help to reduce or avoid

980
01:46:19,800 --> 01:46:19,800
homelessness. This original sunrise contract,

981
01:46:23,810 --> 01:46:27,090
however, really needed some work. We appreciate the work that the council
District three office has done to add the

982
01:46:33,130 --> 01:46:36,610
requirements that we requested. Now, however, this on the fly creation
Process is no way to run a contract.

983
01:46:47,170 --> 01:46:47,170
and sunrise should have reached out to the
Community and isd before placing this

984
01:46:52,450 --> 01:46:54,130
contract on the agenda. Explained the goals, methods and metrics of
The program and then asked for support of the

985
01:46:59,690 --> 01:46:59,690
community with feasible,
Specific program goals and metrics.

986
01:47:04,730 --> 01:47:04,730
the community support for this contract would
Be overwhelming.

987
01:47:09,010 --> 01:47:09,010
thank you for your support.

988
01:47:18,250 --> 01:47:18,250
good morning. My name is shilpa and I manage
The la quinta hotel at the corner of I-35 and

989
01:47:24,930 --> 01:47:28,690
oltorf. I'm not here because I don't care
About the people struggling with homelessness. I'm here because this location
Does it wrong.

990
01:47:33,570 --> 01:47:33,570
the apd's own october 2025 report says it all
Within one mile of the site.

991
01:47:39,890 --> 01:47:39,890
apd logged in 4835 calls for service already
This year on pace to match or exceed last

992
01:47:47,450 --> 01:47:47,450
year's 7200 number. Over 1700 offense
Reports.

993
01:47:52,290 --> 01:47:52,290
apd's own analysts called burton,
Parker and oltorf,

994
01:47:56,810 --> 01:47:56,810
a known open air drug market already fueling
Meth use and sales at the hotels along I-35

995
01:48:03,850 --> 01:48:03,850
and royal hill drive. Apd's own officers
Flagged the risks.

996
01:48:08,410 --> 01:48:08,410
pedestrian crashes on a high speed interstate
Proximity to travis high school and heritage

997
01:48:14,250 --> 01:48:14,250
oaks park, a quality of life crisis for
Neighbors already fighting,

998
01:48:18,580 --> 01:48:18,580
trespassing and camping,
That will only get worse.

999
01:48:23,180 --> 01:48:23,180
and just this week, community impact reported
A city audit found nonprofits running austin

1000
01:48:28,340 --> 01:48:28,340
social services missed 44% of their
Performance goals and got paid in full

1001
01:48:34,300 --> 01:48:38,140
anyway. No consequences,
No corrective action. We're being asked to absorb all the risk for
A program built on a contracting system.

1002
01:48:43,340 --> 01:48:45,940
the city's own audit says doesn't work. I'm not asking austin to abandon people who
Need help.

1003
01:48:49,380 --> 01:48:49,380
I'm asking the council to delay the vote on
This outreach contract until the location is

1004
01:48:54,580 --> 01:48:58,300
reconsidered and real accountability is built
Into it. Don't vote yes on a site at its own data says
Isn't ready,

1005
01:49:03,100 --> 01:49:06,460
and a system the city's own auditor said
Isn't working. The data is from apd's site.

1006
01:49:09,180 --> 01:49:10,780
the audit is the city's. The choice is yours. Thank you.

1007
01:49:19,660 --> 01:49:19,660
I'm michael ibarra from district nine,
And I'm also here on behalf of sansa,

1008
01:49:24,260 --> 01:49:27,580
the south austin neighborhood safety
Alliance. We're here today to support items 66,
67 and 68.

1009
01:49:31,780 --> 01:49:31,780
the first two were easy foundation
Communities and integral care will do

1010
01:49:36,580 --> 01:49:39,260
excellent work as they always do. And we also support sunrise and item 68.

1011
01:49:44,820 --> 01:49:44,820
council member velasquez's motion makes it
Much easier to do that,

1012
01:49:49,420 --> 01:49:49,420
I think because there was a big gap between
What zo said they would ask sunrise to do and

1013
01:49:54,820 --> 01:49:58,060
what will actually go in the contract. Zo says that item 68 is about outreach to two
Distinct groups unsheltered individuals and

1014
01:50:03,540 --> 01:50:05,260
families with children. That sounds great until you read the fine
Print.

1015
01:50:08,660 --> 01:50:08,660
zo says the family housing piece will happen
Only when possible,

1016
01:50:13,580 --> 01:50:13,580
quote unquote. It's optional,
Not mandatory.

1017
01:50:17,660 --> 01:50:17,660
and those of us who live in south austin have
Learned the hard way that if it's not in the

1018
01:50:21,700 --> 01:50:24,340
contract, it doesn't happen. If the goal really is to have sunrise serve
Families and children in our neighborhood,

1019
01:50:29,420 --> 01:50:29,420
please put it in the contract.

1020
01:50:33,700 --> 01:50:36,500
and frankly, this is part of a larger
Pattern. The city's existing agreement with sunrise
Doesn't restrict outdoor services,

1021
01:50:40,620 --> 01:50:40,620
doesn't define what services are and aren't
Appropriate next to schools,

1022
01:50:45,140 --> 01:50:48,620
and doesn't require coordination with law
Enforcement. It does not, for some reason,
Include a good neighbor agreement,

1023
01:50:53,180 --> 01:50:53,180
and we can all see the results of this hands
Off approach.

1024
01:50:58,140 --> 01:50:58,140
so when zo brings you a sunrise item and is
Missing the exact same things,

1025
01:51:03,180 --> 01:51:06,180
the question isn't just about this contract. It's about whether or not anyone is ever
Going to require those things from our

1026
01:51:11,630 --> 01:51:13,990
homeless service providers. So won't do it on its own and sunrise won't
Volunteer it.

1027
01:51:17,470 --> 01:51:17,470
y'all are the only ones who can make sure
This is done right.

1028
01:51:22,190 --> 01:51:25,630
and so today we're asking you to approve item
68, but with direction to staff on three things.

1029
01:51:27,950 --> 01:51:27,950
and I believe these are all covered in
Council member velasquez's motion.

1030
01:51:33,430 --> 01:51:35,630
but we're looking for segregated data
Collection. So you all can see that the family services
Piece is real.

1031
01:51:39,870 --> 01:51:39,870
eviction prevention services specifically for
Families in our community,

1032
01:51:44,070 --> 01:51:44,070
and formal coordination protocols with apd
And isd,

1033
01:51:48,710 --> 01:51:52,150
plus a robust community feedback mechanism. That's it. It's three things.

1034
01:51:54,230 --> 01:51:55,950
it's still a yes vote. It just makes the product match the sales
Pitch.

1035
01:52:00,110 --> 01:52:01,990
this is samhsa's bottom line on all of this. And if you hear nothing else from me today,
Please hear me on this.

1036
01:52:05,430 --> 01:52:05,430
homeless service providers must help our
Unhoused neighbors and strengthen the

1037
01:52:09,990 --> 01:52:11,910
neighborhoods where they work. With community support,
They can do both and they must do both.

1038
01:52:15,590 --> 01:52:19,470
and today is your chance to start putting
That principle in writing. Thank you. Thank you. Continuing with item
68.

1039
01:52:26,710 --> 01:52:26,710
rebecca mark, nia shaw,
Tanya hughes, chase wright.

1040
01:52:33,350 --> 01:52:33,350
if your name is called,
Please come forward.

1041
01:52:43,950 --> 01:52:46,790
at this time. Excuse me. Who is that? I don't have that recorded for
This item.

1042
01:52:56,430 --> 01:52:56,430
67. 68. So I can't let these two go.

1043
01:53:02,390 --> 01:53:06,390
hang on. I don't have donation of time for
This item. Well, we have a process that we follow.

1044
01:53:08,520 --> 01:53:11,360
will you go over? We'll go ahead and give you
Your four minutes. But if you'll go ahead. And so we can have a record of this.

1045
01:53:16,040 --> 01:53:18,680
right. Executive director of the hungry hill
Foundation. I'm also a valuable partner in our
Organization,

1046
01:53:21,600 --> 01:53:21,600
has been a valuable partner for four years
With multiple districts here.

1047
01:53:25,880 --> 01:53:25,880
I relinquish to say which districts because
You know who you are, right? We are in

1048
01:53:29,960 --> 01:53:31,560
support of item 68. Why? Because it's a big part of our ecosystem when
You talk about street outreach. When we look

1049
01:53:35,680 --> 01:53:39,240
at street outreach right now,
Those are your front line individuals, right? The only thing that I would recommend
Is that if you have the time in your day,

1050
01:53:42,760 --> 01:53:45,440
I ask that you go out and how about you take
A tour? How about you go with these outreach workers
And actually see what they're doing, see the

1051
01:53:49,000 --> 01:53:50,280
impact that they're making? Because no way someone can come in this room
Here and paint a picture or paint a story of

1052
01:53:56,880 --> 01:53:58,960
the importance of this service. And this service has been been done before
The city of austin.

1053
01:54:02,000 --> 01:54:04,920
I believe. Now, we still don't have an
Outreach team for the city of austin. We depend on our nonprofit partners right to
Deliver the metrics that are needed for us to

1054
01:54:10,360 --> 01:54:12,760
even continue these programs. It's all lost in transition,
Right?

1055
01:54:14,600 --> 01:54:18,240
nobody wants to go to these homeless
Encampments. Nobody wants to go out there and actually see what these individuals need,
The services that they need.

1056
01:54:21,280 --> 01:54:23,800
they don't want to see the delays that they
Experience. But your frontline nonprofits do.

1057
01:54:26,120 --> 01:54:27,880
hungry hill stands with sunrise. We stand with our other partners,
Which is its multiple partners,

1058
01:54:30,720 --> 01:54:34,680
right? And we stand with as much as I want to
Say, we stand with our homeless strategy office,
Right?

1059
01:54:37,440 --> 01:54:40,320
we understand they're,
They're, they're dealt a hard task to, to handle. Right. But it's left up to our
Council members to,

1060
01:54:43,320 --> 01:54:45,200
to, to, to hold a fair ground,
Right. To make sure that there's a level playing
Field. No offense to district three,

1061
01:54:48,600 --> 01:54:51,800
right. But you're not the only district that
Experienced homeless issues. Right. There's other districts out here.

1062
01:54:53,520 --> 01:54:53,520
northeast austin right now have individuals
Sleeping on bus stops at the top of the of

1063
01:54:57,800 --> 01:55:01,720
the ceiling there in hammocks. Right. I have
Individuals that are referring back to our local parks where we removed over 120
Individuals from 2021 all the way to 2023.

1064
01:55:07,810 --> 01:55:09,610
these people have come back. Why? Because they're stating that they don't
Have the service help,

1065
01:55:12,530 --> 01:55:14,490
that that initially has been set down here. Right. The investments that we've already
Made are not showing its fruits.

1066
01:55:18,210 --> 01:55:21,770
they're actually being routed every single
Time we come here for a budget. It's deep rooted. Now that we have a new city
Manager here,

1067
01:55:24,730 --> 01:55:27,210
once again, our process is being routed. What it's causing is our department heads to
To to go for a scramble.

1068
01:55:30,930 --> 01:55:33,250
right now they want to only play safe bets. Safe bets have not always been what has
Helped,

1069
01:55:35,290 --> 01:55:39,210
right? You have to go back to your grassroot
Organizations, the individuals that will still continue to do the work because they're
Driven by passion, not by money.

1070
01:55:42,850 --> 01:55:46,690
right. And this is also coming from a
Nonprofit that doesn't receive, do not receive, not even 5% of our budget at
Hungry hill from the city of austin.

1071
01:55:51,410 --> 01:55:55,370
the community helps us,
Right? I know a lot of y'all looking like,
How is he still standing? How is he still here? Right? It wasn't the city of austin.

1072
01:55:57,130 --> 01:55:59,650
unfortunately, as much as we've been in these
Watersheds, as much as our unhoused individuals have took
The time out their day to empower themselves

1073
01:56:04,090 --> 01:56:07,210
so that they're not considered homeless in
Our house, but they started working in these same parks. We have forgotten what adding
Community looks like,

1074
01:56:10,970 --> 01:56:14,010
y'all. And I don't want y'all to get wrapped
Up in the data because if you go look at the data for yourself, it's not even measured.

1075
01:56:16,370 --> 01:56:19,810
it's not even measured because the amount of
Money that's provided versus the services that are being put out,
They're not equal.

1076
01:56:21,730 --> 01:56:25,530
we have to depend heavily on philanthropy to, to, to fill those gaps for us. And you know what's funny? All the meetings
I've had with philanthropic members of our

1077
01:56:28,770 --> 01:56:31,290
community this year, I've seen somebody from
Your office, they're asking our same community members to
Help fill these gaps for us.

1078
01:56:35,290 --> 01:56:38,610
right. Let us start with the stuff that we
Already have. Let us go back and clean up some of the
Assets that we already have. Let's invest in

1079
01:56:41,890 --> 01:56:45,410
some of the stuff that we've already invested
In so that we can see the fruits from our labor, y'all. We, we,
We cannot continue to point blame.

1080
01:56:48,810 --> 01:56:52,810
I don't know where this audit came from,
But I'm assuming it's only the audit for the individuals that the city fund,
Right.

1081
01:56:55,610 --> 01:56:59,050
and they say that deliverables wasn't met.
They say metrics wasn't met. I argue to say how about you come find out for yourself if
They were met? We are working with watershed

1082
01:57:02,580 --> 01:57:05,660
right now, vigorously. Their executive
Directors are walking in these watersheds right now with us to see the problem for
Themselves.

1083
01:57:08,140 --> 01:57:08,140
so they know that they're making the correct
Investments. 2,000 pounds of trash a week

1084
01:57:12,740 --> 01:57:16,660
removed from our watersheds in east austin,
From giddens district to the oak springs corridor. And furthermore,
I challenge you all to come out.

1085
01:57:19,700 --> 01:57:19,700
thank you. Please go ahead.

1086
01:57:27,980 --> 01:57:30,580
hi. Good morning mayor. Good morning,
Council members. Thank you for the opportunity to speak today.

1087
01:57:33,180 --> 01:57:33,180
my name is tanya hughes and I'm the community
Engagement manager at echo or the ending

1088
01:57:38,580 --> 01:57:40,860
community homelessness coalition. I'm also a person with lived experience of
Chronic homelessness,

1089
01:57:44,260 --> 01:57:47,260
substance use and mental health challenges. And I'm also a resident of south austin
District five.

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01:57:52,020 --> 01:57:52,020
I'm here to express echo support for the new
South austin navigation center and the

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01:57:57,460 --> 01:58:00,660
proposed operator, sunrise navigation center. We urge you to approve this contract so
People can begin accessing the services as

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01:58:05,620 --> 01:58:05,620
soon as possible. Sunrise is a trusted
Partner to providers and our unsheltered

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01:58:10,660 --> 01:58:10,660
neighbors alike. The trust has been built
Over years of consistently showing up and

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01:58:15,660 --> 01:58:19,660
walking alongside people to provide them what
They need. One of the most important things sunrise
Provides is a place where people can simply

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01:58:24,340 --> 01:58:24,340
be. People experiencing homelessness are told
Every day where they cannot be.

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01:58:29,780 --> 01:58:33,020
sunrise is a place where for just a few
Hours, people can just exist.

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01:58:35,220 --> 01:58:38,540
they can shower. They can get food and water. They can store their medications and their
Documents.

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01:58:41,620 --> 01:58:41,620
they can receive mail,
Charge their phones and access medical care

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01:58:45,940 --> 01:58:49,740
housing assessments, and find respite from
The heat. But but sunrise provides more than just
Services.

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01:58:53,460 --> 01:58:53,460
they provide dignity. Sunrise hires people
Who have experienced homelessness,

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01:58:58,220 --> 01:59:02,100
including people who once received services
From them. That creates purpose,
Hope and a pathway forward.

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01:59:05,500 --> 01:59:08,700
and because many staff understand
Homelessness personally, people are met with respect and compassion.

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01:59:11,180 --> 01:59:14,660
when I walk into sunrise,
I feel like I'm walking into a family. People are welcomed and treated with love,
Dignity,

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01:59:17,100 --> 01:59:17,100
dignity and respect. We understand the
Concerns raised by people living near the

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01:59:21,460 --> 01:59:21,460
center and the proposed new location,
And those concerns should not be dismissed.

1106
01:59:25,660 --> 01:59:25,660
but true public safety also means people
Having access to what they need to live

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01:59:29,740 --> 01:59:32,180
healthy, fulfilling and dignified lives. Thank you. Thank you. Continuing with 68.

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01:59:38,340 --> 01:59:38,340
zenobia joseph and christopher causby.

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01:59:42,740 --> 01:59:42,740
miss joseph christopher coursey.

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01:59:49,580 --> 01:59:51,860
I don't see anybody moving forward. All speakers for item 68 have been called
Mayor.

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01:59:54,630 --> 01:59:54,630
thank you very much. So that concludes all
The public testimony on item number 68.

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02:00:01,430 --> 02:00:04,430
councilmember velasquez,
I'll recognize you for a motion. Yeah. So I'll make that motion. I want to thank
Director david gray and michael ibarra and

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02:00:08,910 --> 02:00:08,910
samhsa for working closely with our office on
This motion today.

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02:00:12,990 --> 02:00:12,990
director gray. And so always take the time to
Work with our office and help ensure that

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02:00:18,470 --> 02:00:21,670
we're serving our neighbors,
All of our neighbors with dignity, diligence, and care. So I just wanted to
Extend a thank you to him. Thank you.

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02:00:25,110 --> 02:00:28,870
second by councilmember corddry. All right.
Motion has been made by councilmember velasquez, seconded by councilmember corddry.
I want to say that that I've been working my

1117
02:00:35,230 --> 02:00:35,230
office has been working closely with
Councilmember velasquez's office with the

1118
02:00:39,350 --> 02:00:42,470
santa report and working with the manager's
Office. And we're in the process of the phrase that
Got used by somebody just a moment ago about

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02:00:48,910 --> 02:00:52,270
strengthening neighborhood needs to be part
Of it was you, sir. It needs to be part of it.

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02:00:54,350 --> 02:00:54,350
there's a clear recognition that if we're
Going to if we're going to ask for things to

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02:01:00,750 --> 02:01:04,550
be located in certain places,
We ought to go in on the front end and do what we can to strengthen.

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02:01:06,190 --> 02:01:06,190
and so just be prepared that the manager's
Office is going to be reaching out shortly.

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02:01:12,630 --> 02:01:12,630
we're organizing things so that we can reach
Out again and make sure that we frankly,

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02:01:19,950 --> 02:01:19,950
I've been doing this long enough to recognize
That that we have made what are clearly maybe

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02:01:25,350 --> 02:01:25,350
some mistakes in the past of not not paying
Attention on the front end so that you don't

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02:01:32,150 --> 02:01:34,910
add to issues that already exist. And I feel pretty strongly about that.

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02:01:36,790 --> 02:01:38,390
so thank you for your time. Thank you for the report. Thank you to
Council member velasquez and his office for

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02:01:42,310 --> 02:01:44,230
the work that they're doing on this. And like I say, the mayor's office and
Councilmember velasquez's office are working

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02:01:47,550 --> 02:01:51,360
pretty closely on that. Councilmember lane, did you want to be
Recognized? Council member lane, you're recognized. I want to thank councilmember
Velasquez's office for this very thoughtful

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02:01:57,600 --> 02:01:57,600
guidance. As you all know the issue of youth
And children and the skyrocketing,

1131
02:02:03,800 --> 02:02:03,800
skyrocketing rates of homelessness that they
Are experiencing is important to me.

1132
02:02:09,160 --> 02:02:09,160
and I really appreciate the work that you and
The mayor have done to provide a model for

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02:02:15,720 --> 02:02:15,720
how we can provide data to the public and to
Our council on this issue.

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02:02:21,200 --> 02:02:21,200
and, and also drawing recognition to the fact
That all of those who are homeless in our

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02:02:28,920 --> 02:02:28,920
city are not other. They are us.

1136
02:02:34,320 --> 02:02:34,320
when I did my first point in time count,
I saw people that I'd seen on the,

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02:02:39,920 --> 02:02:39,920
on the streets of my neighborhood,
Never guessing they were homeless for years.

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02:02:44,360 --> 02:02:48,080
that it turned out were. And so this is critically important. I really would doubt if there's a single
School in our city that doesn't have children

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02:02:52,000 --> 02:02:52,000
who are homeless. I know that our schools,
Our public schools have also had issues with

1140
02:02:57,680 --> 02:02:57,680
how to do things like repair and reopen after
An emergency,

1141
02:03:02,520 --> 02:03:05,800
when there are members of the homeless
Population living nearby. And so looking at these impacts on our
Schools and how we coordinate with our

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02:03:09,720 --> 02:03:11,480
schools is also very important. So I'm really happy to have this model to
Follow in other parts of the city.

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02:03:15,920 --> 02:03:19,680
and just wanted to raise my voice in support
Of this effort. Thank you. Thank you,
Councilmember. Councilmember. Thank you

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02:03:23,320 --> 02:03:26,880
mayor. I just wanted to take time to thank
Councilmember velasquez to thank your office on y'all's work on this. I had a chance to
Meet with michael and erica around the samhsa

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02:03:31,880 --> 02:03:35,720
proposals. Really appreciate all the work
That y'all have put forward for that. And I think ultimately,
I think councilmember had a lot of points I

1146
02:03:38,560 --> 02:03:42,120
was going to hit. But you know,
The work we do is for love of community, love of neighbor. And everyone has neighbors
Are our neighbors.

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02:03:44,920 --> 02:03:44,920
so thank you all for everything that you all
Do. And thanks for the folks on this dais.

1148
02:03:49,490 --> 02:03:53,450
and thanks to director gray and his team as
Well. Thank you. Council member. Council member.
Madison. Thank you, mr. Mayor. I'll be brief.

1149
02:03:56,730 --> 02:04:00,450
I'd just like to be added as a co-sponsor of
The birthday boy will allow me. Without objection. Councilmember harper
Madison will be shown as a co-sponsor of item

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02:04:03,970 --> 02:04:03,970
number 68. Thank you. Members,
The motion has been made and seconded to

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02:04:08,690 --> 02:04:08,690
approve item number 68,
And it includes the direction that council

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02:04:13,410 --> 02:04:13,410
member velazquez has laid out in what is
Marked as council member velazquez version

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02:04:17,490 --> 02:04:20,490
two. Is there any further discussion? Hearing none. Without objection,
Item number 68 is approved.

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02:04:24,730 --> 02:04:28,250
members, that will take us to our 12:00. Thank you all for being here in your work.
Council members that will take us to our

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02:04:32,770 --> 02:04:35,970
12:00 time certain which is public
Communications. And I will turn to the city clerk.

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02:04:39,610 --> 02:04:43,010
members, you signed up for public
Communication. You kind of know where you are on that list.
So if you can start making your way forward

1157
02:04:47,330 --> 02:04:49,650
and you'll be available and we can call on
You, and you can start speaking just as soon as
Your name is called.

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02:04:53,010 --> 02:04:54,610
we would appreciate that. So if you know, nobody's moving,
First speaker is christian bowen,

1159
02:05:03,370 --> 02:05:07,170
followed by david weinberg. And marilla thorne thompson,
Christian bowen,

1160
02:05:10,450 --> 02:05:10,450
david weinberg, and then marilla thorne
Thompson.

1161
02:05:21,650 --> 02:05:24,930
mr. Weinberg, why don't you begin? Thank you. Thank you, mayor and council members,
Before I say what I wanted to come here and

1162
02:05:29,570 --> 02:05:29,570
say today, I, I wanted to echo the some of
The remarks the mayor made a little earlier.

1163
02:05:34,730 --> 02:05:34,730
I'm sure that many of you have known
Councilwoman fuentes and her husband,

1164
02:05:40,090 --> 02:05:43,460
curtis mitchell smith,
Much longer than I have, but I have found them both to be incredibly
Friendly and generous and kind and helpful to

1165
02:05:49,500 --> 02:05:52,020
me in my time in austin,
Texas. So I wanted to wish them the best for their
Family and a speedy recovery.

1166
02:05:56,820 --> 02:05:56,820
I wanted to talk at a council meeting earlier
This year when a rezoning project was up

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02:06:03,660 --> 02:06:03,660
dealing with the rosedale neighborhood. The
Council meeting ran late and I wasn't able to

1168
02:06:09,500 --> 02:06:09,500
stick around for that. But here's,
Here's the punchline.

1169
02:06:13,780 --> 02:06:13,780
the decisions this council makes policy wise
On land use do not exist in a vacuum with

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02:06:22,500 --> 02:06:25,140
voters in the city of austin. I think what's happening in rosedale right
Now,

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02:06:28,260 --> 02:06:28,260
or it's a continuing sort of process,
But you have a neighborhood of people who are

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02:06:35,060 --> 02:06:37,820
feel like they've been left out of a
Conversation about rezoning in their neighborhood. They are upset because they
Thought they had an agreement with the

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02:06:41,460 --> 02:06:44,860
developer. Then things changed. And they are now in a position where earlier
In the year,

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02:06:48,540 --> 02:06:48,540
they had to sweat out whether this council
Was going to go ahead and push through that

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02:06:52,740 --> 02:06:52,740
rezoning before there was some sort of
Consensus with the developer and with the

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02:06:57,940 --> 02:06:57,940
neighbors. And on top of that,
They are also being sued by the school

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02:07:07,100 --> 02:07:07,100
district over a matter regarding deed
Restrictions.

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02:07:13,780 --> 02:07:13,780
I cannot imagine how the people in the
Neighborhood of rosedale,

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02:07:18,900 --> 02:07:18,900
when it comes time later,
Maybe this year to vote on a bond election or

1180
02:07:24,260 --> 02:07:24,260
maybe in another year to vote on a tax rate
Election are going to be feeling magnanimous

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02:07:29,580 --> 02:07:29,580
and are going to be feeling excited to be
Giving more tax dollars to the city of

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02:07:35,100 --> 02:07:35,100
austin. So I think that's a really great case
Study of,

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02:07:41,500 --> 02:07:41,500
of ways that things need to be done better in
My final,

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02:07:46,220 --> 02:07:46,220
you know, half minute here,
I'll say a good transition this particular

1185
02:07:52,300 --> 02:07:54,820
matter is in council member segal's district, but there are other big public policy
Questions which are similar. In effect, all

1186
02:07:58,300 --> 02:07:58,300
of you later today we're going to be talking
About dogs head.

1187
02:08:03,660 --> 02:08:03,660
and I suspect there are a lot of people in
This room and elsewhere,

1188
02:08:07,700 --> 02:08:07,700
democrats, liberals, progressives,
Democratic socialists who may be pretty upset

1189
02:08:14,700 --> 02:08:18,060
with how this council decides to vote on that
Matter. So please keep that in mind.

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02:08:21,380 --> 02:08:21,380
thank you. Please just identify yourself for
The record.

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02:08:27,140 --> 02:08:29,460
thank you. Good afternoon,
Mayor and council. My name is marilyn thorne-thomsen.

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02:08:31,340 --> 02:08:34,140
austin has been my home since 2001. I'm. I reside in district eight.

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02:08:36,470 --> 02:08:36,470
I'm here to make sure you are aware of how
Spectrum and their subcontractors.

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02:08:41,550 --> 02:08:41,550
lj engineering and quest utility construction
Construction are treating residents of

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02:08:47,310 --> 02:08:47,310
austin. The threats they pose to residents
Safety and the damage they cause to city

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02:08:52,230 --> 02:08:52,230
infrastructure, protected trees,
Private property.

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02:08:56,790 --> 02:08:56,790
despite my myself and my husband's repeated
Protest verbally and in writing over multiple

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02:09:03,270 --> 02:09:03,270
days prior to this meeting,
I shared a detailed overview of my situation,

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02:09:07,710 --> 02:09:07,710
as well as multiple news articles and
Investigative reports that I'll share that

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02:09:12,910 --> 02:09:16,670
share stories alarmingly similar to mine. Council member alter. I'll call to your
Attention.

1201
02:09:19,550 --> 02:09:21,870
this also involves your district. In the email and attached documentation,
I provide my reference numbers reference

1202
02:09:26,430 --> 02:09:26,430
numbers for the three city permits granted by
The city of austin.

1203
02:09:30,470 --> 02:09:33,830
my 311 calls over many weeks and for service, request tickets to draw your attention to
What's happening.

1204
02:09:36,950 --> 02:09:36,950
I ask that this incident be reviewed by the
City attorney.

1205
02:09:41,110 --> 02:09:44,670
I'm happy to provide additional
Documentation, including text messages to the crew foreman
And supervisor on september 20th.

1206
02:09:49,830 --> 02:09:49,830
september 15th, 2025,
Where we clearly inform them they are

1207
02:09:53,910 --> 02:09:57,390
operating outside of the easement,
Which were acknowledged by the crew, and they continued operating outside of the
Easement for roughly seven more hours that

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02:10:02,950 --> 02:10:02,950
day. I'm happy to share over 200 photos and
Videos I have of the crew as they continue to

1209
02:10:09,150 --> 02:10:09,150
ignore our protests. On september 16th,
2025,

1210
02:10:13,310 --> 02:10:13,310
when the crews returned the next day,
I was advised to call 911 by my apd district

1211
02:10:18,230 --> 02:10:18,230
representative. Responding officers issued a
Criminal trespass notice to spectrum and

1212
02:10:23,830 --> 02:10:23,830
their contractors. Almost one year later,
My backyard is still a crime scene with an

1213
02:10:29,230 --> 02:10:31,800
open trench, crew, debris,
Etc. I have a deep appreciation for every city
Employee I have spoken with on this matter,

1214
02:10:36,280 --> 02:10:36,280
but I've yet to speak to the person whose job
It is to do something to hold them

1215
02:10:45,080 --> 02:10:48,680
accountable. Thank you for your time. I'm
Ready and willing to support you however I can in the service of my fellow austinites.

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02:10:52,000 --> 02:10:55,000
thank you very much. Appreciate you being
Here, mayor. Very quickly, I just wanted to ask the
Speaker if you could stick around.

1217
02:10:59,120 --> 02:11:01,640
I want to make sure we can get your
Information and help you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

1218
02:11:05,520 --> 02:11:07,480
ruben. Rivera. Clemente. Yanez. Nicola. Philip.

1219
02:11:10,120 --> 02:11:10,120
fitzgerald. Justin strader.

1220
02:11:14,600 --> 02:11:14,600
if your name has been called,
Please come forward. Please just take a seat

1221
02:11:22,880 --> 02:11:22,880
and state your name for the record and begin
Speaking.

1222
02:11:30,440 --> 02:11:32,680
yoni papanicolaou, district eight. I'm here to talk about transit.

1223
02:11:35,880 --> 02:11:38,560
I'm sorry. Say your name again,
Please. Yoni papanicolaou. Okay. Thank you. Oh my god.

1224
02:11:46,400 --> 02:11:46,400
sorry. You're doing fine.

1225
02:11:51,280 --> 02:11:51,280
I'm.

1226
02:12:06,000 --> 02:12:08,680
this is just. Sorry. I'm. This is nervous. It's all right.

1227
02:12:13,440 --> 02:12:14,920
can you come back to me later? I sure will, sir. If you'd state your name
For the record.

1228
02:12:18,440 --> 02:12:19,720
just one second. Is this on? Nope. Is this on now? Okay,
Cool.

1229
02:12:23,120 --> 02:12:26,840
hey, my name is philip fitzgerald. I'm a resident of district one. It's my first time speaking ever.

1230
02:12:28,810 --> 02:12:28,810
if you guys want to give me a round of
Applause. Thank you. Yeah.

1231
02:12:35,090 --> 02:12:39,090
so I was born and raised across the austin
Metro. I've always lived here. I've known different parts of the austin
Metro.

1232
02:12:42,330 --> 02:12:44,450
growing up in north austin. One of the things that I loved was the
Diversity of my classmates,

1233
02:12:48,850 --> 02:12:48,850
which is not something that you'll find in a
Lot of places in austin.

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02:12:53,130 --> 02:12:53,130
in high school, I spent time in round rock
And obviously they're known for their great

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02:12:58,290 --> 02:12:58,290
schools. In college, I went to texas state
Down in san marcos,

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02:13:03,570 --> 02:13:06,930
and it was my first time living in a walkable
Area, which I thought was, was phenomenal.

1237
02:13:09,090 --> 02:13:09,090
and now living on the east side,
What I found is a community that has a ton of

1238
02:13:14,170 --> 02:13:14,170
energy and excitement and pride something
Across all these areas that,

1239
02:13:21,010 --> 02:13:21,010
that I've found love in is my ability to walk
Around these,

1240
02:13:25,490 --> 02:13:25,490
these areas. Growing up,
I would wait for my parents to get home from,

1241
02:13:32,730 --> 02:13:35,890
from work, you know, I'd be after school,
We would eat dinner and then we'd put on our shoes and we'd go walk two,
Three, four miles together.

1242
02:13:39,690 --> 02:13:39,690
and in high school, my friends and I would
Would walk to school or walk to each other's

1243
02:13:44,730 --> 02:13:48,290
houses because we didn't have a car,
Obviously. You know, in college,
You could walk to the bars, you could walk to

1244
02:13:50,610 --> 02:13:52,570
the restaurants, you could walk to the
Stores. It was great. And now in the east side,
Every day I'm out there walking to the coffee

1245
02:13:56,130 --> 02:13:56,130
shops and to the, to the local businesses and
To the gym and just really anywhere.

1246
02:14:02,570 --> 02:14:02,570
but the issue is since 2019,
Since we introduced scooters our sidewalks

1247
02:14:07,650 --> 02:14:10,290
have just been swamped with them. And anytime you go outside,
As you can see in some of these pictures

1248
02:14:13,370 --> 02:14:15,210
there, they're just everywhere. And it's made walking across our city more
Difficult.

1249
02:14:21,490 --> 02:14:21,490
so I as, as an example,
Whenever I'm out on on east,

1250
02:14:25,890 --> 02:14:29,010
I don't know if you guys ever go out. I'm
Sure you do secretly. But you know, you're out with friends,
You have a few drinks, you leave the bar and

1251
02:14:32,130 --> 02:14:35,930
then you, you step outside and you see a
Scooter and you go to step over it and you bang your ankle and your first thought is,
Who put that there?

1252
02:14:39,930 --> 02:14:43,930
right. Why is that there? And I use that as an example. But, but my, my point is that that scooter on
The ground,

1253
02:14:47,210 --> 02:14:50,850
it screams to us that we need to do a better
Job of making this city walkable. And that includes getting obstructions out of
The way.

1254
02:14:56,250 --> 02:15:00,130
and we have examples of other cities like
Seattle and los angeles, where they build these boxes,
Where the scooters are required to be put

1255
02:15:03,090 --> 02:15:03,090
there. And they they the university of texas
Has fines up to $150 for people that park

1256
02:15:07,890 --> 02:15:11,570
inappropriately. And I know a few years ago,
We passed some regulations, but we don't enforce the fines and we don't
Enforce,

1257
02:15:14,610 --> 02:15:17,850
you know, require these people to put them in
The boxes. Hell, I walk around the city all the time, and I don't even see the boxes
Anywhere. And in the early 2000 we had the

1258
02:15:23,300 --> 02:15:26,620
great streets program that still continues to
This day. Thank you sir. Good first effort.

1259
02:15:28,620 --> 02:15:28,620
appreciate you. Please.

1260
02:15:37,860 --> 02:15:40,540
I'm feeling better now. What he said about the walkability thing
Actually works really well with transit.

1261
02:15:45,500 --> 02:15:45,500
we need to we need to do better,
A better job as a city and investing in both

1262
02:15:50,420 --> 02:15:50,420
walkability and transit because it's just so
Much better for everyone.

1263
02:15:56,460 --> 02:15:56,460
and I, I would really appreciate of if I
Didn't have to drive

1264
02:16:06,060 --> 02:16:06,060
everywhere. Like I live,
I live in circle c and there is a bus that

1265
02:16:14,940 --> 02:16:14,940
goes downtown, but it only operates two times
Every day and it's in the early morning,

1266
02:16:21,980 --> 02:16:24,900
so it's not useful at all. I wish there were more busses that could get
To downtown and other places that go to my

1267
02:16:32,340 --> 02:16:32,340
neighborhood and every other neighborhood,
So that we don't have to drive as much.

1268
02:16:40,260 --> 02:16:40,260
and also about the the light rail that y'all
Are planning to build.

1269
02:16:46,660 --> 02:16:46,660
I hope, I hope it doesn't do the same damage
That the interstate highway did 70 years ago,

1270
02:16:53,340 --> 02:16:53,340
because that is really devastating.

1271
02:16:57,460 --> 02:16:57,460
land is not meant to be stolen.

1272
02:17:02,620 --> 02:17:02,620
so we need to be very careful about it.

1273
02:17:08,300 --> 02:17:08,300
and also. I think the network needs to be
Bigger.

1274
02:17:15,020 --> 02:17:15,020
one line is not enough and it never will be.

1275
02:17:19,630 --> 02:17:19,630
we need to start drawing more transit for the
City.

1276
02:17:24,750 --> 02:17:24,750
thank you. Thank you. Good job.

1277
02:17:37,830 --> 02:17:37,830
paul carmona, reece armstrong and kiba white
Signed up remotely but has not dialed in for

1278
02:17:46,550 --> 02:17:49,990
for scheduling purposes. Let me let council know and and others that
What we'll do at the end of public

1279
02:17:54,430 --> 02:17:54,430
communications. We're going to take up pulled
Item number 86.

1280
02:18:06,510 --> 02:18:10,030
whenever you're ready just state your name.
Thank you, mister mayor and city council members. My name is paul carmona. I've never
Addressed this city council, but I have sung

1281
02:18:13,550 --> 02:18:13,550
to this city council. Some years ago when the
Mayor declared austin's that day bar and

1282
02:18:18,630 --> 02:18:18,630
grill singers day. I have been in austin
Since 1985,

1283
02:18:23,830 --> 02:18:23,830
lived here and was born here in 64 and held
Hostage in dallas till I could get back here.

1284
02:18:30,070 --> 02:18:33,350
I run a lot. I live in district eight. I run down to the trail. I submitted these
Documents to the to the mayor and city

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02:18:38,230 --> 02:18:41,350
council. There's this ordinance,
Eight, five, four, four, which prohibits jumping from
Bridges into town lake or barton springs.

1286
02:18:47,390 --> 02:18:47,390
and I've run. I took these pictures on
Saturday.

1287
02:18:51,470 --> 02:18:51,470
I ran there, sunday I ran there,
Monday I ran there,

1288
02:18:55,510 --> 02:18:57,350
tuesday I'll run there this afternoon. I run down to the trail. I run across that
Footbridge right over the barton creek inlet.

1289
02:19:01,950 --> 02:19:01,950
and during the summer months,
It started about ten years ago.

1290
02:19:06,430 --> 02:19:07,750
there's these huge crowds. You can see the rest of the pictures that
Gather on this bridge.

1291
02:19:10,710 --> 02:19:10,710
and the city ordinance says it is a violation
Of city ordinance to jump from the bridge.

1292
02:19:15,720 --> 02:19:17,240
and so yeah, I understand. And having listened to a lot of these issues
Today,

1293
02:19:19,960 --> 02:19:23,040
that there are much bigger fish to fry for
This city. But I have seen, as you can see in some of
These pictures,

1294
02:19:28,000 --> 02:19:31,840
I've actually had it happen to me where I'm
Trying to get across this bridge. There's a large crowds of people,
Someone who's very wet,

1295
02:19:34,560 --> 02:19:34,560
climbs onto that rail and slips back and
Landed on me.

1296
02:19:39,400 --> 02:19:40,920
and then I've seen it. Someone trying to climb on that rail slip and
Fall into a mother pushing a stroller.

1297
02:19:48,000 --> 02:19:48,000
I've seen the jumpers jump into the creek
Below where there's kayakers and paddle

1298
02:19:52,840 --> 02:19:55,160
boarders and so on, and have some near
Misses. I attached to my submission articles from
2018 and 2014 where the city has been made

1299
02:20:04,880 --> 02:20:07,360
aware of this and there's just no
Enforcement. I've called 311 to say,
Look, I hate to be the old guy shaking his

1300
02:20:11,520 --> 02:20:13,480
fist at the sky about an issue. But this is a hazard. It's dangerous,
And I know the mayor,

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02:20:17,040 --> 02:20:19,800
from your days as a plaintiff's attorney
Would not, would not with stand up for the idea that
There is a risk and that it's going to take a

1302
02:20:26,720 --> 02:20:26,720
child in a kayak being paralyzed,
Or worse, when a jumper lands on top of them.

1303
02:20:32,280 --> 02:20:32,280
and if you go out there on the weekends,
There are hundreds of people gathering in the

1304
02:20:36,800 --> 02:20:40,480
middle of town lake on their paddle boards,
On their kayaks and their canoes, and I applaud that. It's a great way to
Celebrate our city, but to get there,

1305
02:20:44,680 --> 02:20:44,680
most of them have to go under this bridge and
Seeing 20 or 30 or more people jumping off

1306
02:20:51,600 --> 02:20:54,960
this bridge. They attach rope swings and land
Into the water below. I just think it's a hazard,
And it would be a shame for the city to see

1307
02:20:59,480 --> 02:21:02,960
something happen to a resident who's injured
By this. If you're not going to enforce the ordinance,
Then repeal it and take the signs down.

1308
02:21:07,840 --> 02:21:10,810
or better yet, start charging tickets for the
Jumpers. Thank you. Thank you,
Mr. Cromer.

1309
02:21:12,730 --> 02:21:12,730
good to see you. Does anybody.

1310
02:21:22,530 --> 02:21:22,530
miss white, can you go to the last slide
Please.

1311
02:21:29,730 --> 02:21:29,730
good afternoon. My name is white and I work
For public citizens texas office.

1312
02:21:35,370 --> 02:21:35,370
we remain very concerned about the lack of
Transparency with how the city council is

1313
02:21:39,810 --> 02:21:43,210
making decisions about austin energy matters. Following the secret vote to approve the
Purchase of gas peakers in may,

1314
02:21:47,970 --> 02:21:47,970
an austin energy spokesperson stated that
Voting in secret and austin energy issues is

1315
02:21:53,090 --> 02:21:53,090
not infrequent, but that it's always posted
In the minutes after cut,

1316
02:21:58,690 --> 02:22:01,970
reporters did extensive,
Extensive research and found that not to be true. The spokesperson changed his story and
Said that,

1317
02:22:06,050 --> 02:22:06,050
quote, the fact that minutes do not reflect
That a vote was taken does not mean that a

1318
02:22:10,250 --> 02:22:10,250
vote was not taken. That means that austin
Energy residents and austin energy and austin

1319
02:22:16,010 --> 02:22:16,010
austin residents and austin energy ratepayers
Have no true transparency with what the

1320
02:22:21,050 --> 02:22:22,970
utility is spending money on. Back to slide two, please.

1321
02:22:25,130 --> 02:22:29,010
this lack of transparency by austin energy
Was on display at the electric utility commission this week. A utility
Representative made a presentation on austin

1322
02:22:33,410 --> 02:22:35,370
energy's proposed budget. I ask what projects. Not the details about
Them,

1323
02:22:38,210 --> 02:22:38,210
just the list were included in the power
Production capital budget circled in green

1324
02:22:42,970 --> 02:22:42,970
here, and I was told that it was a
Competitive matter and wouldn't be shared.

1325
02:22:48,330 --> 02:22:48,330
how could a simple list of projects be a
Competitive matter?

1326
02:22:52,370 --> 02:22:52,370
austin energy did confirm that the gas
Peakers were in that line item.

1327
02:22:56,930 --> 02:22:58,930
back to slide one, please. I compared the values shared for fy 27 with
Those shared last july for fy 2026 the

1328
02:23:06,450 --> 02:23:06,450
difference in the power production capital
Budget from 2026 to 2030 is an eye popping

1329
02:23:12,290 --> 02:23:12,290
$1.3 billion. Slide three please.

1330
02:23:18,850 --> 02:23:18,850
given austin energy's refusal to confirm any
Projects other than the 400mw of gas peakers,

1331
02:23:25,610 --> 02:23:25,610
I'm left to assume that is the projected cost
Of purchasing and installing them $1.33

1332
02:23:31,430 --> 02:23:31,430
billion. Wow. So much for affordability.

1333
02:23:35,610 --> 02:23:35,610
it's spending like this that leads to 5% per
Year rate increases.

1334
02:23:40,730 --> 02:23:40,730
spending $1.33 billion without any
Transparency is unacceptable.

1335
02:23:45,890 --> 02:23:45,890
so is any other decision made in secret,
Especially if it isn't posted on an agenda

1336
02:23:51,770 --> 02:23:54,730
austin energy customers might have their
Power on, but we're still being kept in the dark.

1337
02:23:57,250 --> 02:23:57,250
and while we sit in the dark,
Our austin energy rates are going up.

1338
02:24:01,490 --> 02:24:01,490
it's well past time for a full rate case with
A consumer advocate and an independent

1339
02:24:06,460 --> 02:24:06,460
hearing examiner. As has been the past
Tradition,

1340
02:24:11,020 --> 02:24:11,020
austin energy customers deserve better than
Annual rate increases with no transparency.

1341
02:24:16,300 --> 02:24:16,300
please stop making decisions without posting
Them on an agenda.

1342
02:24:20,340 --> 02:24:23,540
and please make all votes in public. And please reject austin energy's latest
Request to increase rates by another 5% until

1343
02:24:31,060 --> 02:24:32,460
after a full rate case. Thank you. Thank you. Mayor.

1344
02:24:37,940 --> 02:24:40,500
all noon public communication has been
Called. All right. Members, everyone that's been that
Signed up to speak on this has been called

1345
02:24:46,500 --> 02:24:46,500
up. I said we're going to take up item number
86 but the person is not here.

1346
02:24:52,420 --> 02:24:52,420
so tell you what. Why don't we take a five
Minute break?

1347
02:25:00,340 --> 02:25:02,060
because I want to take up about 86. And trying to do this in an organized way.

1348
02:25:04,580 --> 02:25:07,900
take up item 86 before we then go to the next
Big item. That's going to take so much time. So why
Don't we do this? It's 1224.

1349
02:25:11,460 --> 02:25:11,460
without objection, we are recessed until
1235.

1350
02:25:16,380 --> 02:25:18,900
without objection, we're recessed until 1235. It is 12:24 p.m.. Very good.

1351
02:25:25,700 --> 02:25:25,700
it's now 1235. And I will call the austin
City council back to order after a brief

1352
02:25:29,860 --> 02:25:29,860
recess. We're going to take up item number
86.

1353
02:25:34,780 --> 02:25:34,780
item number 86 was is an item that was pulled
By council member duchin.

1354
02:25:40,860 --> 02:25:40,860
I'm going to recognize council member duchin
As the person that pulled the item. And then

1355
02:25:46,060 --> 02:25:49,780
we'll have whatever we need to have. We have
Public comment on this as well. But I also want to recognize you for having pulled the
Item,

1356
02:25:53,620 --> 02:25:57,180
why you pulled the item. And then we're going
To go to speakers. Thank you mayor. I'll try and be as brief as possible.

1357
02:25:58,860 --> 02:25:58,860
we recognize that there were some concerns
That we learned from from afd and other fire

1358
02:26:04,070 --> 02:26:04,070
and code experts about this item that I don't
Think have been addressed yet in the current

1359
02:26:09,910 --> 02:26:09,910
version. And so my hope is that we can call
On our chief building official,

1360
02:26:14,710 --> 02:26:14,710
mr. Cox wilcox, and and chief vogue from the
From afd to help get clarity on some of those

1361
02:26:20,990 --> 02:26:22,630
concerns. All right. Thank you. What I'm going to do is first go to the
Speakers and then we'll have discussion.

1362
02:26:27,110 --> 02:26:29,710
council member lane is the sponsor. Do you
Want to say anything before we go to speakers? Yes. Thank you.

1363
02:26:34,750 --> 02:26:37,110
thank you, council member,
For raising your concerns. I'm happy that we were able to handle some of
Them through the message board that's

1364
02:26:40,470 --> 02:26:40,470
publicly available. I also would like to move
Through this as quickly as possible.

1365
02:26:44,830 --> 02:26:44,830
but I do want to lay out a little bit of
Information.

1366
02:26:48,870 --> 02:26:50,350
I'm proud to sponsor this item. I really want to thank staff for the work
They've done to get us to this point. This

1367
02:26:53,910 --> 02:26:53,910
council has also, before I arrive,
Done the hard work of legalizing,

1368
02:26:58,910 --> 02:27:02,870
taking legal steps to make the missing middle
Housing legal in austin. But legalizing housing is only the first
Step.

1369
02:27:04,950 --> 02:27:04,950
we must also remove the barriers that make it
Difficult or uneconomical to build.

1370
02:27:09,230 --> 02:27:09,230
one of those barriers is our building code,
And we have control over that today,

1371
02:27:13,630 --> 02:27:17,390
any building with three or more units is
Treated as an apartment building. That means a triplex or a fourplex on a small
Residential lot is typically reviewed under

1372
02:27:21,950 --> 02:27:24,990
the same code framework as a downtown high
Rise, bringing with it significantly greater cost
And complexity.

1373
02:27:28,670 --> 02:27:31,030
it also affects our construction workforce. We have a large number of builders and
Tradespeople who are licensed and experienced

1374
02:27:34,630 --> 02:27:38,430
under the international residential code,
But not under the international building code. As a result, they are effectively
Discouraged or prohibited from building four

1375
02:27:42,750 --> 02:27:45,910
homes instead of two. With that work going to
Large, statewide or national companies instead of
Our homegrown businesses here in austin,

1376
02:27:50,790 --> 02:27:54,270
this topic hits particularly close to home
For me. I think of the piece family housing project.

1377
02:27:56,920 --> 02:27:56,920
one of the first items that I spoke about
From the dais after I took office a year and

1378
02:28:02,840 --> 02:28:02,840
a half ago. It's a four unit home for
Families experiencing homelessness in the

1379
02:28:07,240 --> 02:28:07,240
district six etj. It is approximately the
Same general scale and scope of a similar

1380
02:28:12,760 --> 02:28:15,400
single family erk house. Renovation costs to prepare this unused
Church building for families to move into

1381
02:28:19,760 --> 02:28:23,640
were originally quoted at less than $1
Million by a residential builder, but the increased requirements of the ibc
Code resulted in higher cost subcontractors,

1382
02:28:28,600 --> 02:28:32,400
additional engineering and design costs,
A required city council vote, site work and price escalation during the
Longer multi-year permitting and review

1383
02:28:37,000 --> 02:28:39,480
process that nearly doubled the cost. I was the third city council member who had
Been in office since they started trying to

1384
02:28:44,360 --> 02:28:44,360
get that project done,
Which ultimately improves the environmental

1385
02:28:49,280 --> 02:28:50,920
condition of the site. All of this could have been avoided and more
Dollars made available to support the

1386
02:28:55,360 --> 02:28:59,360
families who are experiencing homelessness,
Who so desperately need that help. I also want to be clear. I also want to be clear
About what this resolution does not do.

1387
02:29:04,000 --> 02:29:07,720
it does not increase allowable density
Anywhere in the city. Unit counts remain a zoning decision.

1388
02:29:10,080 --> 02:29:12,680
it also does not change the building code
Today. It simply direct staff to evaluate whether
There is a safe,

1389
02:29:16,480 --> 02:29:16,480
appropriate path to modernize our code while
Maintaining strong life safety standards.

1390
02:29:22,320 --> 02:29:25,520
austin would not be the first city or state
To take this approach. North carolina raised its threshold to four
Units statewide in 2024.

1391
02:29:30,520 --> 02:29:30,520
memphis increased its threshold to six units
In 2021.

1392
02:29:34,720 --> 02:29:38,240
dallas is at eight. A four unit threshold is
A measured, conservative place for austin to begin
Exploring this issue.

1393
02:29:41,680 --> 02:29:41,680
it is also the unit threshold that the real
Estate sector uses as a dividing line between

1394
02:29:48,960 --> 02:29:51,770
residential and commercial. My staff has engaged with fire.

1395
02:29:55,130 --> 02:29:55,130
who approved it? You know what? I'm going to
Stop right there.

1396
02:30:02,410 --> 02:30:05,290
yeah. Let me stop right there. Good deal.
Very good. Thank you. Both council members. Now,
What I'll do is turn to the city clerk.

1397
02:30:09,050 --> 02:30:09,050
please call the speakers,
And then we'll take up the item at the

1398
02:30:13,570 --> 02:30:13,570
conclusion of that. For item 86.

1399
02:30:18,330 --> 02:30:18,330
jason hoskins, zachary faddis,
Victoria kidder,

1400
02:30:24,050 --> 02:30:24,050
angela garza. If your name is on call,
Please come forward.

1401
02:30:37,290 --> 02:30:40,410
howdy, mayor and council members. My name is zach faddis. I'm a resident of district nine and president
Of aura,

1402
02:30:43,370 --> 02:30:43,370
a grassroots organization focused on housing
And transportation advocacy in austin.

1403
02:30:47,490 --> 02:30:50,290
and we are strongly in favor of item 86. I want to focus on the feedback I've heard
From council member duchin and the city

1404
02:30:53,930 --> 02:30:55,930
bureaucracy regarding safety. I can't dispute their claims,
But I want to point out that their analysis

1405
02:30:59,050 --> 02:31:02,890
is incomplete without considering how these
Building code changes will affect vehicular safety when we make it illegal and infeasible
Through our building code and zoning laws to

1406
02:31:07,810 --> 02:31:07,810
build dense, walkable,
Transit supportive and mixed use communities.

1407
02:31:11,930 --> 02:31:15,650
we are condemning our citizens to live in
Sprawling suburbs where every trip outside their home will be mediated by a car.

1408
02:31:18,050 --> 02:31:20,890
this is not only expensive and harmful to our
Climate, it is dangerous. In the last decade,
Traffic have.

1409
02:31:24,210 --> 02:31:24,210
traffic has claimed more deaths than fires at
A rate of about 25 to 1.

1410
02:31:28,850 --> 02:31:32,090
this does not mean that fire deaths should
Not be taken seriously, but it must be put into the context of a world of trade offs.

1411
02:31:34,730 --> 02:31:38,010
I believe a world of drastically fewer
Traffic deaths is possible. But to achieve this, we must build
Communities that enable car trips to be

1412
02:31:41,250 --> 02:31:45,010
shortened or displaced,
Making it cheaper to build multifamily housing, as this item would do,
Is a necessary step in the fight to end

1413
02:31:48,890 --> 02:31:48,890
traffic deaths. The safest building is one
That's never built and the safest car trip is

1414
02:31:53,410 --> 02:31:56,490
never taken. It is much easier and looking at
The data, a much greater safety imperative that we
Displace car trips instead of making

1415
02:32:00,010 --> 02:32:03,530
infeasible the building of multifamily
Housing. Thank you. Thank you. Please just state your
Name for the record.

1416
02:32:09,610 --> 02:32:13,570
good afternoon, mayor watson and esteemed
Austin city council members. My name is victoria keter,
And I serve as the government relations and

1417
02:32:17,690 --> 02:32:17,690
outreach manager for the home builders
Association of greater austin.

1418
02:32:21,930 --> 02:32:21,930
I'm testifying today in favor of item 86,
A resolution directing staff to expand the

1419
02:32:27,970 --> 02:32:31,650
scope of the international residential code,
Or urc, to include small multi-unit residential
Buildings known as house plexes of up to four

1420
02:32:37,370 --> 02:32:39,050
attached dwelling units. Currently, buildings of four units or more
Must comply with the international building

1421
02:32:43,890 --> 02:32:43,890
code, which is designed primarily for
Commercial occupancies and large multifamily

1422
02:32:49,260 --> 02:32:49,260
construction, this mismatch has contributed
To the cost and difficulty of building

1423
02:32:54,860 --> 02:32:57,980
smaller scale missing middle housing types. That is why the hba strongly supports item
86,

1424
02:33:01,820 --> 02:33:01,820
which addresses this issue in the following
Ways it right sizes,

1425
02:33:05,900 --> 02:33:05,900
engineering, permitting and subtracting costs
Subcontracting costs for smaller scale

1426
02:33:10,820 --> 02:33:12,660
residential buildings. It aligns with existing city policies such as
Site plan,

1427
02:33:16,180 --> 02:33:19,740
light utility provisions and driveway
Standards, and it builds upon previous council
Initiatives such as the missing middle and

1428
02:33:24,020 --> 02:33:24,020
mixed use zoning resolution home one and two
And the etod overlay policy plans.

1429
02:33:30,820 --> 02:33:34,460
this resolution serves as a strong step
Forward. However, the hba further encourages council
To consider exploring the extension of erc

1430
02:33:40,460 --> 02:33:40,460
eligibility to buildings of up to six units
To further expand access to missing middle

1431
02:33:46,940 --> 02:33:46,940
housing. As many of our peer jurisdictions
Across the united states have done,

1432
02:33:52,540 --> 02:33:52,540
the hba stands ready to partner with the city
As these efforts move forward.

1433
02:33:57,100 --> 02:33:59,340
thank you for your leadership. Thank you. Chris gannon,
Josh goldenberg, and greg anderson.

1434
02:34:10,780 --> 02:34:10,780
if your name has been called,
Please come forward.

1435
02:34:20,980 --> 02:34:23,140
we'll start here and go this direction. Thank
You. All right. Thank you. Good afternoon council.

1436
02:34:25,220 --> 02:34:25,220
appreciate council member lane for bringing
This item forward.

1437
02:34:29,380 --> 02:34:29,380
this is a meaningful amendment that will
Lower the cost of housing for the smaller,

1438
02:34:33,780 --> 02:34:33,780
missing middle apartment buildings that we're
Trying to get built here in austin.

1439
02:34:38,100 --> 02:34:41,670
everyone said pretty much everything I was
Going to say, so I'm going to skip forward to some of the more juicy data bits.

1440
02:34:44,990 --> 02:34:44,990
is the erc safe? That's kind of what this
Whole piece hinges on.

1441
02:34:49,710 --> 02:34:52,270
and the answer is yes. The erc contains provisions for both active
And passive fire safety provisions and life

1442
02:34:59,990 --> 02:34:59,990
safety provisions. The active protections
Include requirements for sprinklers and an

1443
02:35:06,270 --> 02:35:08,310
interconnected alarm system. The passive protections include fire rate,
Fire rate,

1444
02:35:12,670 --> 02:35:15,550
dwelling unit separations,
Fire separation distance, fire rated doors, floor assembly membrane
Protections,

1445
02:35:18,190 --> 02:35:18,190
fire blocking and draft stopping,
And emergency escape and rescue openings.

1446
02:35:24,150 --> 02:35:24,150
it's a safe code. And for units is a
Conservative number six,

1447
02:35:29,950 --> 02:35:29,950
eight units would would be very well covered
By this code for units.

1448
02:35:34,830 --> 02:35:34,830
make sense for austin because of all of the
Site plan light driveway allowances,

1449
02:35:39,630 --> 02:35:39,630
trash allowances. There's a lot of things
That align up for units.

1450
02:35:45,150 --> 02:35:48,270
the nfpa has published data on their
Sprinkler systems. There's three types of sprinkler systems that
Are available. The ones that we're proposing

1451
02:35:51,710 --> 02:35:51,710
are the nfpa 13 d. That's the domestic ones.

1452
02:35:55,790 --> 02:35:55,790
these do not have provisions for interior
Shared common spaces.

1453
02:36:01,590 --> 02:36:01,590
so in response we're proposing that the house
Plex not include those spaces.

1454
02:36:06,430 --> 02:36:06,430
let's conform the building to the sprinkler
Code.

1455
02:36:11,150 --> 02:36:11,150
instead of trying to twist a building into
Something that maybe is not properly covered.

1456
02:36:15,990 --> 02:36:15,990
and I have seven seconds left there's a
Presentation that's in your email box.

1457
02:36:20,430 --> 02:36:22,750
there's a lot more juicy data. Thank you. Thank you,
Mr.

1458
02:36:26,110 --> 02:36:28,430
anderson. Why don't you go? Thank you. Good afternoon, mayor council,
I'm greg anderson with austin habitat for

1459
02:36:31,790 --> 02:36:35,470
humanity, and we strongly support item 86. Cities like seattle, portland,
Minneapolis, jurisdictions across california

1460
02:36:39,200 --> 02:36:39,200
and many other communities have modernized
Their code to make it easier to build smaller

1461
02:36:43,480 --> 02:36:47,360
multifamily housing while maintaining strong
Life safety standards. Austin should do the same.

1462
02:36:48,920 --> 02:36:52,680
condominiums and small multiplexes are
Increasingly becoming the starter homes of the 21st century. Every unnecessary code
Requirement ultimately shows up in the price

1463
02:36:57,720 --> 02:36:57,720
of a home. I'd argue also to encourage you to
Consider expanding this from four attached

1464
02:37:03,680 --> 02:37:07,120
units to six. One point I'd ask you to keep
In mind, austinites don't suddenly become safer
Because we've made efficient,

1465
02:37:10,200 --> 02:37:12,520
more affordable housing harder to build. Too often those families are simply pushed
Further away,

1466
02:37:15,120 --> 02:37:15,120
leading to longer commutes,
More traffic, and less walkable communities.

1467
02:37:19,560 --> 02:37:22,400
austin fire department's job is to focus on
Fire safety. That's exactly what we want them to do.

1468
02:37:24,320 --> 02:37:25,760
but your job is broader. We've seen afd push for wider streets to
Accommodate apparatus,

1469
02:37:30,000 --> 02:37:33,960
while well-intentioned,
Wider streets increase vehicle speeds. Impervious cover development costs make our
Street conditions less safe for motorists,

1470
02:37:38,280 --> 02:37:38,280
walkers and cyclists. That's why we elect you
All to balance these priorities.

1471
02:37:42,640 --> 02:37:44,800
item 86 does exactly this. It preserves life safety while reducing
Unnecessary barriers to building the kinds of

1472
02:37:49,040 --> 02:37:51,120
homes austin desperately needs. We hope you'll support it and consider
Expanding it up to six dwelling units.

1473
02:37:55,680 --> 02:37:59,000
thank you, thank you. Yes,
Sir. State your name for the record. I'm josh
Goldenberg,

1474
02:38:02,200 --> 02:38:02,200
and I am an elected member of the austin
Youth council representing district ten.

1475
02:38:06,600 --> 02:38:06,600
and I am also a member of the austin working
Group.

1476
02:38:12,040 --> 02:38:12,040
I'm here today speaking on behalf of myself
And strongly in favor of item 86.

1477
02:38:18,600 --> 02:38:21,720
we've heard a lot of the more technical
Arguments already, so I want to focus my testimony on the more
Human effects of what this policy will bring.

1478
02:38:29,560 --> 02:38:33,400
so as a young person who was born and raised
In austin, but also wants to build a future in austin.

1479
02:38:36,650 --> 02:38:36,650
we I believe that we need more affordable
Housing within the city proper and we need to

1480
02:38:42,130 --> 02:38:46,130
build. And as part of that,
We need more dense infill housing. And that includes missing middle housing. The
Changes to the development code proposed in

1481
02:38:53,810 --> 02:38:57,170
this item would do that really well. And I really, and I highly encourage you to,
To consider increasing the number,

1482
02:39:04,130 --> 02:39:06,650
increasing the maximum number of units on
The, in the house plexes to six to allow for even
Greater density within our existing

1483
02:39:12,410 --> 02:39:12,410
neighborhoods. I would also like to throw my
Full support behind the provision in the

1484
02:39:21,730 --> 02:39:21,730
draft recommendation or the draft ordinance
To direct the city manager to consider

1485
02:39:30,570 --> 02:39:30,570
figuring out how we can expand this,
Expand this policy to affect units up to 15

1486
02:39:38,370 --> 02:39:38,370
units, and how we can simplify the ibc to
Make it easier to build those sorts of units.

1487
02:39:45,170 --> 02:39:45,170
we can't let the population growth is going
To come.

1488
02:39:50,330 --> 02:39:50,330
and if we want if we're serious about
Reducing urban suburban sprawl,

1489
02:39:55,290 --> 02:39:58,210
then we have to invite more residents into
The city. And missing middle is the way to do this.
Please support. Thank you.

1490
02:40:05,490 --> 02:40:07,610
mayor. All speakers for item 86 have been
Called. Thank you. Members. All the speakers have
Been called on item number 86.

1491
02:40:11,290 --> 02:40:13,530
I want to say for the record there. This item has a version two.

1492
02:40:16,010 --> 02:40:16,010
I want to make sure everybody is aware of
Version two and that that is when I call for

1493
02:40:21,730 --> 02:40:25,210
a motion momentarily. That is what the motion
Will be based on. Version two. Council member lane.

1494
02:40:28,090 --> 02:40:31,170
I will recognize you for a motion. We'll get
A motion out on the table and then we'll have discussion. So moved. Council member lane
Moves approval of version two of item number

1495
02:40:36,570 --> 02:40:36,570
86. Is there a second to the motion seconded
By the mayor pro tem.

1496
02:40:41,730 --> 02:40:41,730
if you want to talk about this I want to
Recognize council member lane briefly,

1497
02:40:46,290 --> 02:40:50,010
and then we'll have further discussion,
And then I'll ask you to close at the appropriate time. Thank you.

1498
02:40:52,370 --> 02:40:54,930
do you have the ability to ask a couple
Questions? Sure. It adds director keith mars.

1499
02:41:17,130 --> 02:41:20,410
thank you. In my remarks that I've given so
Far, I, and I wish that I had been saying this as
You were walking down,

1500
02:41:23,250 --> 02:41:23,250
but I commented on the impact to
Affordability just with the example of a

1501
02:41:28,380 --> 02:41:28,380
single construction contract to renovate a
Property.

1502
02:41:32,820 --> 02:41:32,820
I myself spent a decade working in the field
Of housing,

1503
02:41:37,380 --> 02:41:37,380
and I did a. I did as a real estate
Appraiser.

1504
02:41:41,460 --> 02:41:41,460
I no longer wear that hat,
But I can speak from my own experience about

1505
02:41:45,700 --> 02:41:45,700
just one fee that's related to a four unit
Property.

1506
02:41:51,300 --> 02:41:51,300
if I were a residential appraiser today,
I don't know what the fees are now,

1507
02:41:57,300 --> 02:41:57,300
but back in my day it would have cost $450 to
Get an appraisal.

1508
02:42:02,180 --> 02:42:05,260
but from a residential appraiser for a
Fourplex, once I put on my commercial real estate
Appraiser hat,

1509
02:42:09,660 --> 02:42:09,660
it was $4,500. There are so many fees and
Expenses that are associated with housing,

1510
02:42:17,460 --> 02:42:19,900
and just that one is a ten fold increase. And so with those two examples in mind,
I also would like to ask director morris,

1511
02:42:25,460 --> 02:42:29,380
can you explain how the contemplated change
Would impact housing affordability, in your view? Mayor council keith mars
Director,

1512
02:42:34,660 --> 02:42:36,900
austin development services I'm not sure
You're on. If you are, you need to speak up.

1513
02:42:38,780 --> 02:42:40,340
thank you mayor. That's better. Thank you sir. Afternoon council.

1514
02:42:44,500 --> 02:42:46,060
mayor keith mars, director. Austin. Development services department. So
The the fee structure of the city is

1515
02:42:50,700 --> 02:42:53,780
residential permitting. Commercial
Permitting. I can tell you that we understand council's
Direction on this matter,

1516
02:42:58,060 --> 02:43:01,900
which is to make four units look more like a
Residential product, both in the construction methods and in the
Permitting approach that that we will take.

1517
02:43:07,460 --> 02:43:07,460
so yes, there is a distinction in the fees
Between commercial and residential.

1518
02:43:13,380 --> 02:43:13,380
is there also. So there's a significant
Difference in the fees and the process.

1519
02:43:18,380 --> 02:43:18,380
is there a difference in the amount of time
It takes to go through the process? Ask our

1520
02:43:24,430 --> 02:43:24,430
chief building official to provide some
Better input on that.

1521
02:43:28,470 --> 02:43:31,630
mayor and council todd wilcox,
The city's building official, on a residential plan review,
Usually seven business days on a commercial

1522
02:43:36,030 --> 02:43:39,830
plan review of something of this size. It
Would also be seven business days. Okay, great. That's great news.

1523
02:43:41,350 --> 02:43:43,870
I like those those numbers. How does this approach fit in with our
Missing middle goals if you have anything to

1524
02:43:48,270 --> 02:43:52,270
add? Sure. So currently single family,
For example, single family sf three is is up to three
Units.

1525
02:43:55,590 --> 02:43:55,590
and then we see zoning categories that then
Are generally more units.

1526
02:44:00,310 --> 02:44:00,310
so we understand that this missing middle
Housing type of 4 or 5,

1527
02:44:04,670 --> 02:44:04,670
six units, etc.. The intention from the
Council is again to make it look more like a

1528
02:44:10,190 --> 02:44:10,190
residential product and less like a larger
Multifamily construction,

1529
02:44:15,630 --> 02:44:19,190
primarily the stick, the,
The, the wood construction is going to be similar of what you would see with a fourth
Unit,

1530
02:44:21,190 --> 02:44:24,310
as you would expect, with 1 or 2 units. Thank you. If this ifc were to move forward,
Can you lay out the process between here and

1531
02:44:30,790 --> 02:44:33,430
ordinance adoption? Which departments would
Be involved, how it might come back to the public's view,
That sort of thing.

1532
02:44:37,910 --> 02:44:40,750
I'm gonna ask the chief building official,
Lay out the specifics of the process, but I do want to to state that we again,
We understand the direction.

1533
02:44:46,110 --> 02:44:46,110
I think that we collectively and working with
Stakeholders need to take the.

1534
02:44:50,870 --> 02:44:50,870
through the process, we may discover that
There's a different pathways or better

1535
02:44:55,630 --> 02:44:55,630
pathways to achieve the outcome that the
Council is looking for.

1536
02:45:00,590 --> 02:45:02,910
so we'll take that into consideration of,
Again, understanding of trying to make this look
More like single family construction,

1537
02:45:07,990 --> 02:45:11,430
residential construction from fees,
Process and requirements. In terms of process, I'm going to ask the
Chief building official something before we

1538
02:45:15,670 --> 02:45:15,670
move on, because I really liked that
Response.

1539
02:45:20,040 --> 02:45:23,720
I as a sponsor, I'm not looking for a
Preordained outcome. I'm looking for engagement by our
Professional staff to come out with the most

1540
02:45:30,040 --> 02:45:31,840
effective recommendation possible. So I really appreciated that. Go ahead. Thank
You.

1541
02:45:35,400 --> 02:45:35,400
as far as the overall process,
It would be similar or exact same as all the

1542
02:45:40,240 --> 02:45:42,480
other technical code amendments we've done. I would establish a working group of city
Staff,

1543
02:45:44,880 --> 02:45:48,480
come up with the appropriate language,
Decide which direction we're going to go and what recommendations we'll make.

1544
02:45:50,400 --> 02:45:52,800
we'll engage outside stakeholders groups. We'll have, you know,
Public and virtual stakeholders meetings.

1545
02:45:57,000 --> 02:45:57,000
do an affordability impact statement go to
The appropriate board for recommendation to

1546
02:46:01,840 --> 02:46:05,000
come back to council and bring the
Recommendation back to council after that recommendation. Okay. Thank you so much.

1547
02:46:09,640 --> 02:46:09,640
I, I want to I'm finished with my questions
For the two of you.

1548
02:46:14,680 --> 02:46:14,680
I appreciate it. I want to make a couple of
Additional additional comments as it relates

1549
02:46:19,880 --> 02:46:19,880
to fire safety. You know,
So much information that I haven't shared.

1550
02:46:26,600 --> 02:46:29,720
and here it comes even on a busy council day. So, you know, as someone whose family home
Burned down and was a total loss the original

1551
02:46:37,720 --> 02:46:37,720
home in the boston neighborhood that I
Graduated from high school in no sprinklers.

1552
02:46:45,760 --> 02:46:49,080
and then I watched the entire process of
Rebuilding. And even though a residential home doesn't
Require sprinklers you can bet that my family

1553
02:46:55,920 --> 02:46:55,920
had sprinklers in it. And so I,
I only mention that because fires touch us so

1554
02:47:01,520 --> 02:47:01,520
much in the city of austin wildfire concerns
A variety of ways.

1555
02:47:06,720 --> 02:47:06,720
and, and I, I want to share that I do not
Bring this forward because I am cavalier as

1556
02:47:12,720 --> 02:47:14,960
it relates to fire safety. It is important that we craft effective
Policy that also maintains safety.

1557
02:47:20,730 --> 02:47:24,250
and so I'll also let you all know that in the
Development of this ifc, my staff, my staff engaged with the fire
Department who approved the language before

1558
02:47:28,090 --> 02:47:28,090
we brought the item. We thought we were
Bringing an item on consent that would move

1559
02:47:32,210 --> 02:47:32,210
fairly quickly. We did come to learn that
Fire department has their thoughts have

1560
02:47:37,690 --> 02:47:37,690
shifted, and we have a pulled item and more
Discussion than any of us particularly wanted

1561
02:47:42,570 --> 02:47:45,730
on this extremely busy council meeting day. But I'm fine with that because what we need
Is we need a robust,

1562
02:47:48,730 --> 02:47:51,170
this is not a sign of the process not
Working. It is a sign of the process working.

1563
02:47:53,370 --> 02:47:56,730
we brought this forward where the public
Could see where fire could see, where all of us could see. And what we are trying to do is
Kick off a robust consideration among our

1564
02:48:03,610 --> 02:48:07,290
professional staff, not slowed down by the
Political winds, where you can speak directly and bluntly with
Each other and come back with a

1565
02:48:11,570 --> 02:48:11,570
recommendation. So this ifc does nothing but
Initiate an exploration and a conversation

1566
02:48:18,130 --> 02:48:18,130
and direct the city manager to put together
An inter-departmental task force in a city

1567
02:48:23,570 --> 02:48:25,730
that sometimes struggles to work effectively. Interdepartmentally. That is an important
Step to give that direction.

1568
02:48:29,490 --> 02:48:29,490
so I will hold further questions until I see
Where this discussion goes.

1569
02:48:36,370 --> 02:48:38,370
thank you very much. Thank you. All right. Council member ellis. Thank you.

1570
02:48:41,130 --> 02:48:41,130
mayor, I want to extend my appreciation to
Council member lane for bringing this item

1571
02:48:45,610 --> 02:48:47,610
forward and for the other co-sponsors. I think that it builds really,
Really well on some of the work that we've

1572
02:48:50,650 --> 02:48:52,250
done as a council over the years. I know in december of 2022,
We authored site plan light,

1573
02:48:56,010 --> 02:48:58,650
which was right in line with this
Conversation. It was looking at the single unit and duplex
Units being treated one way.

1574
02:49:03,930 --> 02:49:07,930
and then once you hit the third unit,
You were in a full site plan like big, large scale apartment complexes like the one
That I live in.

1575
02:49:11,490 --> 02:49:15,290
so I think that this builds on that work.
We've been routinely trying to chip away at what makes housing harder to build and how to
Blend our communities back together.

1576
02:49:19,130 --> 02:49:19,130
and so I think that this is perfectly in line
With those initiatives that previous councils

1577
02:49:23,530 --> 02:49:26,490
have adopted, as well as some of my other
Policy areas. And on that note, I would like to be added as
A co-sponsor.

1578
02:49:29,890 --> 02:49:33,490
without objection, councilmember ellis. Be
Shown as co-sponsor of item number 86. Is there any further questions that any
Members of the council have?

1579
02:49:37,410 --> 02:49:40,730
councilmember duchin. Thank you mayor. Keep keeping in mind everybody what's in
Front of us.

1580
02:49:50,490 --> 02:49:53,170
so I've got a few questions for staff. I realize this is a very technical matter and
I'm in your experience as the chief building

1581
02:49:59,290 --> 02:49:59,290
official, mr. Wilcox,
Is it typical for code changes like this to

1582
02:50:03,650 --> 02:50:03,650
be initiated by the council versus
Professional staff?

1583
02:50:10,380 --> 02:50:10,380
recently, there have been several code
Amendments initiated by council that that is

1584
02:50:15,540 --> 02:50:15,540
your prerogative. Typically,
The code cycle is generated through the icc.

1585
02:50:22,300 --> 02:50:22,300
the state and the cities adopt the model code
With their local amendments. So I it's

1586
02:50:28,100 --> 02:50:31,260
normal, it's becoming normal,
Or it is more normal than it used to be. So I don't know what typical would be,
But that's it's it's normal.

1587
02:50:36,140 --> 02:50:36,140
okay. Well, broadly speaking,
What's the difference between the ibc and erc

1588
02:50:40,540 --> 02:50:44,380
as far as sort of what sort of structures do
Each apply to? So they're both books are structured
Differently.

1589
02:50:46,820 --> 02:50:46,820
the erc encompasses mechanical,
Electrical, and plumbing on top of all the

1590
02:50:51,500 --> 02:50:51,500
building regulations. It's intended for one
And two family dwellings and townhouses up to

1591
02:50:56,020 --> 02:50:56,020
three storeys toward the ibc covers all
Building types.

1592
02:51:01,220 --> 02:51:01,220
in the erc, there is no rie use
Classifications.

1593
02:51:06,580 --> 02:51:06,580
in the ibc there is r one,
Two, three and four and so residential would

1594
02:51:11,220 --> 02:51:15,020
be broken up between one of the r one,
Two three or fours. And so which are which are stronger.

1595
02:51:19,340 --> 02:51:19,340
the the building code has language to build
Any building.

1596
02:51:25,380 --> 02:51:25,380
so generally it's considered stronger the irc
Or the ibc the ibc.

1597
02:51:31,180 --> 02:51:31,180
okay. Got it. So one of the very specific
Instructions in this item is to recommend the

1598
02:51:36,460 --> 02:51:40,420
use of nfpa 13 d rather than 13 r. Can you help me understand what the
Difference is between these two systems?

1599
02:51:45,140 --> 02:51:48,180
I could explain it, but I think it would be
Better for the fire chief. Please go ahead. Chief. Chief of staff.

1600
02:51:49,500 --> 02:51:52,180
austin. Fire. So typically,
Can I interrupt? I apologize all three of you,
For some reason,

1601
02:51:54,220 --> 02:51:57,100
feel the need to talk very quietly today. And I and I know all three of you.

1602
02:51:58,740 --> 02:52:00,740
and I don't know why that's the case. So speak directly into the microphone and
Help us out a little bit.

1603
02:52:04,860 --> 02:52:06,590
absolutely. Sorry. Mayor. So 1313 is going to be a more robust system
That we would see typically in a commercial

1604
02:52:13,390 --> 02:52:13,390
building. And a 13 d is designed mostly just
For escape for individuals in a home.

1605
02:52:19,910 --> 02:52:23,790
and so it's not necessarily designed to
Protect the structure. It's designed for folks to be able to get out
Of the building safely in case of a fire.

1606
02:52:27,750 --> 02:52:27,750
okay. So what effect these different safety
Systems have regarding fire spreading or the

1607
02:52:36,550 --> 02:52:38,710
speed and intensity of a fire? So with a 13 r, we would expect the fire to
Potentially be put out by the sprinkler

1608
02:52:44,150 --> 02:52:47,830
systems. And with the 13 d,
We would expect it more to be kept in check for the fire department to get there and
Finish putting it out.

1609
02:52:51,070 --> 02:52:51,070
there's less guarantee of structural
Protection in the 13 d okay.

1610
02:52:56,030 --> 02:52:56,030
and I guess 13 d are more likely to be taken
Over by a fire compared to those of 13.

1611
02:53:01,630 --> 02:53:04,710
r is what I'm hearing you say. Theoretically, yes. So obviously there's a
Lot of circumstances that that go into that.

1612
02:53:09,390 --> 02:53:12,670
what about when you've got a large building
Like a fourplex? I'm assuming that burns up faster and hotter.

1613
02:53:16,510 --> 02:53:16,510
wouldn't that increase the risk of a fire
Spreading in a denser area?

1614
02:53:21,870 --> 02:53:21,870
it depends on a lot of factors. How close are
The buildings together and and what other

1615
02:53:26,110 --> 02:53:28,310
construction materials are used in the
Building. What exterior materials are used in the
Building?

1616
02:53:30,470 --> 02:53:33,350
are there windows facing each other on each
Side of the building? So there's a lot of factors that go into
That.

1617
02:53:35,430 --> 02:53:35,430
but theoretically, yes,
You would expect better coverage from from a

1618
02:53:39,750 --> 02:53:39,750
13 r. Okay. Well let's focus on the sprinkler
System since that's what a lot of this is

1619
02:53:44,630 --> 02:53:44,630
about. Would the code change require the use
Of the sprinkler systems in all instances of

1620
02:53:50,870 --> 02:53:53,150
fourplex, or are there going to be
Exemptions? How's that going to work? I would I would
Love for us to be able to work through the

1621
02:53:56,910 --> 02:53:59,950
process with development services to figure
That out, because I think that we can get to to a good
Spot with it that we can all live with.

1622
02:54:04,960 --> 02:54:04,960
obviously we want them to be affordable,
But we want them to be safe as well. Okay.

1623
02:54:09,240 --> 02:54:11,640
and fourplexes are currently permitted in
City code, right? Correct. Well,
Mr.

1624
02:54:15,600 --> 02:54:17,720
wilcox, as the as the chief building
Official, what's your experience?

1625
02:54:20,880 --> 02:54:20,880
what in your experience is the primary
Limiting regulation of fourplexes?

1626
02:54:25,480 --> 02:54:27,120
for instance, is it building code? Is it zoning? Is it some other is it
Something else?

1627
02:54:31,160 --> 02:54:34,080
in my experience in recent history,
It would be a zoning. Zoning is what restricts fourplexes at this
Point.

1628
02:54:39,480 --> 02:54:43,000
and in your discussions with builders and
Contractors on this issue, did did builders and construction workers
Identify ibc as a cost driver?

1629
02:54:48,200 --> 02:54:50,520
it sounds like mr. Morris has already said
So, but I want to make sure that that's you're in
Agreement from the contractors I've spoken

1630
02:54:55,160 --> 02:54:55,160
to. The code that's used to build a building
Doesn't isn't a cost driver for the product,

1631
02:55:01,600 --> 02:55:03,240
like insurance or something else. So it's not a cost driver.

1632
02:55:05,920 --> 02:55:09,680
well, there there would be more material in a
Fourplex than there would a three plex. So that would drive the cost,
But not necessarily the code that's used.

1633
02:55:14,120 --> 02:55:14,120
okay. I might have to come back to that
Distinction in my understanding is this item

1634
02:55:20,360 --> 02:55:20,360
was supposed to be taken up yesterday by the
Building and fire code board of appeals,

1635
02:55:25,640 --> 02:55:28,320
for which I think you serve as the secretary, but they didn't make a recommendation.

1636
02:55:30,280 --> 02:55:30,280
can you expand on what happened when the
Board took up the item yesterday?

1637
02:55:35,520 --> 02:55:39,200
yes. Yesterday's item on the agenda was not
For action. It was just for discussion.

1638
02:55:41,400 --> 02:55:43,840
when the when the item was brought up for
Discussion, three of the board members left the room,
Which which eliminated the quorum.

1639
02:55:48,680 --> 02:55:51,520
so the meeting had to stop. Okay. I want to just get in your own words,
Chief.

1640
02:55:56,000 --> 02:55:59,810
what is your central concern around this item
Right now. My central concern with just making sure that
We would whatever we do,

1641
02:56:03,650 --> 02:56:05,370
we don't compromise the safety with it. And so I think that there's a path forward
For us to be able to do that.

1642
02:56:09,410 --> 02:56:11,770
what do you think the best pathway is? I would I would need to look at everything.

1643
02:56:14,770 --> 02:56:14,770
and based on the design,
Whether, you know, a 13 d may work based on

1644
02:56:18,970 --> 02:56:22,890
the design or a 13 r may be the best choice. So we would like to be able to look at every
Piece of it and,

1645
02:56:25,610 --> 02:56:28,290
you know, make a, make an informed decision. Is there anything in this ifc that keeps you
From doing that as it goes forward?

1646
02:56:32,850 --> 02:56:32,850
no. Okay. I'm going to

1647
02:56:42,410 --> 02:56:46,210
conclude and I appreciate your your answers
There. I want to just read some comments of somebody
That couldn't be here today to testify very

1648
02:56:51,410 --> 02:56:51,410
quickly. He's a district ten resident and
Also a nationally recognized expert in code

1649
02:56:57,650 --> 02:56:57,650
and fire safety. And I believe was working
With the sponsors to try and get some of

1650
02:57:02,050 --> 02:57:03,170
these issues resolved. But the language that's still not changed in
The first section of this regarding house

1651
02:57:08,890 --> 02:57:08,890
plexes with 3 or 4 units,
He refers to as the most alarming part of

1652
02:57:15,170 --> 02:57:15,170
this. He writes that directing that three and
Four unit buildings be permitted with a two

1653
02:57:21,230 --> 02:57:21,230
hour separation versus sprinklers represents
A dramatic reduction in safety to austin

1654
02:57:26,690 --> 02:57:26,690
residents who will occupy these buildings
Versus what is required by model codes,

1655
02:57:31,090 --> 02:57:34,370
by the vast majority of jurisdictions
Throughout the country. There's no allowance for stacking of units
Beyond two without sprinklers,

1656
02:57:38,570 --> 02:57:38,570
period. The two hour townhouse separation
That you are apparently modeling is for side

1657
02:57:45,210 --> 02:57:48,930
by side units, not stacked beyond two. We've already heard the narrative over and
Over smoke kills much more often than fire.

1658
02:57:53,370 --> 02:57:57,330
two our fire assembly is not a smoke
Separation. And in this type of construction,
There is no realistic way to seal smoke from

1659
02:58:01,050 --> 02:58:04,090
vertical transit. The higher you are in the
Building, the more at risk you are of not getting out
From a fire below.

1660
02:58:07,930 --> 02:58:07,930
I have worked in fire fatality cases in two
Storey single exterior exit apartments in

1661
02:58:13,850 --> 02:58:13,850
which the stairway was compromised by smoke
And fire coming from a broken window or left

1662
02:58:17,890 --> 02:58:17,890
open door below. Children,
Elderly and people with limited mobility

1663
02:58:21,930 --> 02:58:24,610
impairments will not be able to use an escape
Window. Relying on the fire department to rescue them
Is not a good plan.

1664
02:58:28,090 --> 02:58:28,090
I'm not a fan of pm 2024 002 in general,
But I will point out that it is not

1665
02:58:32,410 --> 02:58:32,410
specifically allow three stack units,
And nevertheless,

1666
02:58:37,410 --> 02:58:39,130
it always requires sprinklers. If you're going to reference that as a basis
For this resolution.

1667
02:58:42,690 --> 02:58:42,690
how do you justify a policy requiring
Sprinklers in three unit buildings,

1668
02:58:46,970 --> 02:58:50,890
then having a provision in the resolution for
Fourplexes that don't always require sprinklers? Also, I find it highly misleading
To reference sprinklers many times in the

1669
02:58:55,260 --> 02:58:55,260
preamble, but that insert a non sprinkler
Option in the resolution.

1670
02:58:59,820 --> 02:58:59,820
bottom line nobody wants to occupy unsafe
Affordable housing.

1671
02:59:04,220 --> 02:59:07,820
this resolution, as it reads,
Reduces the level of safety to austin residents who will occupy these buildings
Versus what is provided today.

1672
02:59:13,220 --> 02:59:16,180
and as compared to most jurisdictions around
The country, not recognizing the increased hazard of
Stacked units is grossly negligent when it is

1673
02:59:21,620 --> 02:59:24,620
common knowledge that smoke rises and smoke
Kills. These are single exit buildings that could
Have escaped windows as high as the fifth

1674
02:59:28,060 --> 02:59:28,060
story. I urge with the utmost concern,
That suggested allowance to permit three plus

1675
02:59:34,020 --> 02:59:37,580
dwelling units in a building without fire
Sprinklers be reconsidered. While other issues are not unimportant,
The non sprinkler option in that first

1676
02:59:42,460 --> 02:59:42,460
section should be a nonstarter for anyone who
Believes that affordable housing should also

1677
02:59:46,500 --> 02:59:49,300
be safe. I'm just going to ask chief or mr. Wilcox if they would generally agree with
That concern.

1678
02:59:54,700 --> 02:59:54,700
so I would recognize the concern and welcome
The ability to address it in the process

1679
03:00:00,380 --> 03:00:00,380
moving forward. Mr. Wilcox?

1680
03:00:05,020 --> 03:00:08,180
we would address that in our working groups
As we move forward. Okay. All right. That's all I've got.

1681
03:00:10,020 --> 03:00:11,420
thank you. Mayor. Mayor pro tem. And then I'm going to call on the sponsor to
Close so we can move on.

1682
03:00:16,980 --> 03:00:20,500
just I'm a co-sponsor and it's an excellent
Item. I think that we get too strict on that small
Scale building.

1683
03:00:24,860 --> 03:00:28,460
and it drives up costs and it hurts
Affordability. Again, I just appreciate all the time and
Effort that council member lane has put into

1684
03:00:32,780 --> 03:00:34,220
it that her staff has put into it. And again, this is one of those kind of small
Changes with potentially big results in terms

1685
03:00:39,260 --> 03:00:39,260
of adding affordable kind of small scale
Missing middle housing.

1686
03:00:44,340 --> 03:00:44,340
thank you mayor. Thank you. Mayor pro tem
Council member lane, you can close. Thank you

1687
03:00:48,590 --> 03:00:48,590
so much. In my opening,
When I, when I noted the importance of giving

1688
03:00:53,470 --> 03:00:53,470
our professional staff the space,
The time to have a robust internal discussion

1689
03:01:00,510 --> 03:01:00,510
and to have that out of the way of the
Political winds.

1690
03:01:04,870 --> 03:01:08,830
this is exactly what I was talking about. Coming from the wild west of austin,
District six I've seen lots of attempts to

1691
03:01:13,950 --> 03:01:17,590
break quorum in order to stop discussion. That's a political maneuver.

1692
03:01:18,910 --> 03:01:21,470
it's a, it's an appropriate one in some
Cases, but that's not what we want to get our
Professional staff held up in.

1693
03:01:27,830 --> 03:01:31,630
we even lost quorum here and it delayed the
Discussion here. I'm not here for that.

1694
03:01:32,710 --> 03:01:34,790
I'm here for more efficient government. I'm here to work to solve problems,
To increase affordability without sacrificing

1695
03:01:41,310 --> 03:01:41,310
safety. The idea that I would bring forward
At all and try to try to force something so

1696
03:01:48,470 --> 03:01:51,670
negligent as to endanger our families. When I have both professional background and
Personal lived experience as it relates to

1697
03:01:56,230 --> 03:01:56,230
this, and my district is firmly between where
The steiner ranch fires were and the more

1698
03:02:02,310 --> 03:02:05,830
recent grass fires in avery ranch. So I'm going to dial it back down,
And I'm going to note just how large our

1699
03:02:12,150 --> 03:02:14,070
audience is here today. Now that I'm on the dais as an elected
Official,

1700
03:02:17,030 --> 03:02:18,710
my role is to hear from the community. It is not to get into the technical weeds in
A council meeting.

1701
03:02:23,150 --> 03:02:23,150
you all know me well enough to know that I
Could ask a lot of technical questions.

1702
03:02:27,230 --> 03:02:29,950
I know. Yep. I know, right? A few of them drafted by my staff.

1703
03:02:31,470 --> 03:02:34,910
you don't even really give long closings. Well, this this is actually the job I'm in
Now,

1704
03:02:38,750 --> 03:02:42,350
though, is the words. So,
You know, some of those drafted by my staff and many of them coming directly from me,
But I am going to skip all of that.

1705
03:02:46,920 --> 03:02:50,720
I'm not going to ask any more questions. I'm
Going to ask my colleagues to consider moving straight to vote. Let's pass this so that we
Can hand it off to our professional staff and

1706
03:02:55,560 --> 03:02:57,920
hear back their strongest recommendation for
Us. Thank you so much. Thank you,
Council member members.

1707
03:03:00,640 --> 03:03:00,640
the motion has been made and seconded to
Adopt item number 86,

1708
03:03:04,720 --> 03:03:04,720
version two. Is there any further discussion?

1709
03:03:09,040 --> 03:03:09,040
there being no further discussion those in
Favor signify by raising your hand up.

1710
03:03:15,480 --> 03:03:17,640
those opposed? All right. The the item is adopted with council member
Duchin being shown voting no.

1711
03:03:23,400 --> 03:03:25,960
that concludes item number 86 members. We're now going to go to what is broadly
Referred to as dogs head.

1712
03:03:30,360 --> 03:03:30,360
we have a number of items on dogs head,
The order in which we're going to go.

1713
03:03:36,760 --> 03:03:36,760
and this has been worked out with legal staff
Is we're going to go item number 142111,

1714
03:03:44,680 --> 03:03:44,680
15, 14, 75, 76 and 106.

1715
03:03:53,080 --> 03:03:53,080
the way we're going to do this is we're going
To call up each item and we'll take it up

1716
03:03:57,560 --> 03:03:57,560
with, with comment and then and,
And then action on the item individually as

1717
03:04:03,280 --> 03:04:03,280
we go along. So the first item is number item
Number 142,

1718
03:04:07,600 --> 03:04:07,600
followed by number one,
11, 15, 1475, 76, and 106.

1719
03:04:15,120 --> 03:04:17,600
we have a very large number of speakers. And of course everybody's entitled to do that
To speak.

1720
03:04:21,120 --> 03:04:23,480
and we're happy to have you here. What I
Would ask, though, is if you're just generally in favor
Or generally opposed,

1721
03:04:26,800 --> 03:04:26,800
and you signed up to speak on number 142,
And you then don't need to speak on each of

1722
03:04:32,400 --> 03:04:32,400
the additional six items just let us know
You're speaking once and doing it that way.

1723
03:04:39,120 --> 03:04:42,120
that out of respect for the people that are
Coming behind you, that are also wanting to speak on those,
On those items.

1724
03:04:46,480 --> 03:04:46,480
the way we'll do it is as we typically do,
I will call on the city clerk's office.

1725
03:04:52,760 --> 03:04:55,360
they will call out your names again. If your name is called,
Don't just stay in your seat.

1726
03:04:57,840 --> 03:05:00,400
if your name is called,
Please make your way forward. Aye. That tells us that you're here and we'll
Look for you.

1727
03:05:03,200 --> 03:05:03,200
but be it also, again,
Out of respect for the people that may be

1728
03:05:07,320 --> 03:05:11,080
here a long time after you,
Because of the number of people that have signed up to speak, it will help us be more
Efficient in getting to the speakers.

1729
03:05:15,320 --> 03:05:15,320
so the first item we will take up is item
Number 142,

1730
03:05:20,680 --> 03:05:20,680
and I'll turn to the city clerk to please
Start us with our speakers.

1731
03:05:25,160 --> 03:05:25,160
we have two speakers. I have kalu james for
Item 142.

1732
03:05:36,760 --> 03:05:38,730
mayor and on councilman. And everyone involved with this.

1733
03:05:41,170 --> 03:05:41,170
my name is kalu james and I live in district
Nine.

1734
03:05:46,530 --> 03:05:46,530
I definitely call an urge to reject the
Execution of the amendment to the development

1735
03:05:53,930 --> 03:05:57,930
agreement. The current agreement was
Negotiated behind closed doors without a public access, and was approved before many
Nearby residents even knew it existed.

1736
03:06:04,170 --> 03:06:07,890
the current agreement includes no cap on
Impervious cover, no height limit, broad zoning permissions,
Major floodplains and critical water

1737
03:06:15,610 --> 03:06:15,610
qualities and modifications and
Administrative variances without meaningful

1738
03:06:20,370 --> 03:06:20,370
public oversight. And all those are
Increasing risks from flooding,

1739
03:06:24,410 --> 03:06:24,410
erosion, polluted run off tree and habitat
Loss,

1740
03:06:29,330 --> 03:06:32,730
and urban island effects. So I urge you to reject the exemption
Execution of the amendments to the

1741
03:06:37,570 --> 03:06:39,330
development agreement. And do you believe that east austin residents
Deserve more than one week's notice to review

1742
03:06:44,290 --> 03:06:47,730
the terms of the development agreement? And I know that we have a bunch of other
Items coming up under this,

1743
03:06:51,570 --> 03:06:54,970
so I will eat a lot of time while I wait for
The rest to come in. Thank you. Also also on item 142,
Remote speaker francis acuna.

1744
03:07:12,010 --> 03:07:15,850
francis, this is francis acuna. And I want to speak in one time and all the
Items as well,

1745
03:07:24,210 --> 03:07:24,210
my name is acuna and I am here to speak
Against the dog head development items.

1746
03:07:30,610 --> 03:07:30,610
as you know, flooding and displacement has
Been what we all have been fighting against.

1747
03:07:39,180 --> 03:07:39,180
I'm sorry. We've been fighting against
Flooding and displacement forever.

1748
03:07:46,460 --> 03:07:46,460
and this project, you are looking to approve
Over 2600 acres of development,

1749
03:07:52,500 --> 03:07:52,500
of which 1700 acres will be impervious cover.

1750
03:07:58,020 --> 03:07:58,020
the massive development will have a huge
Impact on the development and the

1751
03:08:04,500 --> 03:08:07,980
environmental environment. Traffic, infrastructure,
Wildfire, wildlife and quality of water along

1752
03:08:14,780 --> 03:08:14,780
the colorado river that will be impacting
Bastrop's drinking water.

1753
03:08:20,420 --> 03:08:20,420
we are looking at 45 year development
Agreement with tax giveaways that will that

1754
03:08:26,980 --> 03:08:30,460
will come from tax payers. We are already fighting against the 2600
Acres of data center.

1755
03:08:36,700 --> 03:08:36,700
plus we already have airport,
The airport and tesla discharging

1756
03:08:41,980 --> 03:08:41,980
contaminated running runoff water from the.

1757
03:08:47,820 --> 03:08:47,820
to the colorado river,
Affecting wildlife and human life.

1758
03:08:52,420 --> 03:08:52,420
you will need to look at what is going on
Downstream to prevent adverse flooding impact

1759
03:09:00,220 --> 03:09:00,220
and displacement. Consider speaking to the
Community experts downstream and don't

1760
03:09:06,420 --> 03:09:06,420
approve this development without considering
The capital loss,

1761
03:09:10,780 --> 03:09:10,780
the wildlife loss, the environmental laws,
And the human lives.

1762
03:09:16,180 --> 03:09:16,180
thank you. Continuing with in person speakers
For item 142.

1763
03:09:25,460 --> 03:09:27,900
we have rita. Thompson. Josh. Goldenberg, susana almanza,
Ben thompson,

1764
03:09:34,630 --> 03:09:37,390
if I've called your name,
Please come forward. State your name for the record.

1765
03:09:47,870 --> 03:09:50,350
josh goldberg, district ten. On this specific item,
I'm going to pass because I have a lot more

1766
03:09:53,590 --> 03:09:53,590
detailed comments about one,
11 and 15, but please note that I'm in favor

1767
03:09:58,830 --> 03:09:58,830
of 1475 and 76, and I don't have specific
Comments.

1768
03:10:05,110 --> 03:10:07,990
thank you. Please. Hello. Rita thompson, district five.

1769
03:10:10,470 --> 03:10:13,430
please vote no on these amendments. I went ahead and attempted.

1770
03:10:15,830 --> 03:10:15,830
I am not a lawyer. I went ahead and tried to
Look at the land development code.

1771
03:10:20,910 --> 03:10:20,910
I looked at the subsections and I looked at
The changes that were proposed,

1772
03:10:25,710 --> 03:10:25,710
but I just stopped in my tracks when it
Actually read that there would be no

1773
03:10:32,430 --> 03:10:32,430
compliance. It states,
According to dog head developer developers,

1774
03:10:37,910 --> 03:10:41,870
that we will not be complying with
Environmental criteria, but we'll get back with you at a later date.

1775
03:10:44,350 --> 03:10:47,030
I'm not a lawyer, but that was the gist of
It. So we're talking about significant
Environmental risk here.

1776
03:10:51,310 --> 03:10:54,670
it is not gone before any environmental
Commission. This is unacceptable. This is some of the I'm
So disappointed in the city of austin because

1777
03:11:03,670 --> 03:11:03,670
this is some of the worst public policy I
Think I've seen in a long time.

1778
03:11:13,150 --> 03:11:13,150
I mean, there's been disappointments and
There's been betrayals and there's been

1779
03:11:17,550 --> 03:11:18,870
differences of opinions. But this just this just floored me.

1780
03:11:22,070 --> 03:11:22,070
I used to come down here a lot in the 80s and
Subsequently later years.

1781
03:11:27,400 --> 03:11:30,480
but this just feels like bad old days where
We were like, what is happening and where are these deals
Being made?

1782
03:11:34,080 --> 03:11:36,760
it hasn't felt this bad in a long time. There's a way to just stop.

1783
03:11:39,320 --> 03:11:39,320
when in doubt, stop and look to your
Colleagues with travis county.

1784
03:11:45,400 --> 03:11:45,400
they looked at this. They would not feel good
About these amendments at this juncture.

1785
03:11:50,160 --> 03:11:53,120
and they were open to say they would
Reconsider. But they're just do not rush this.

1786
03:11:55,520 --> 03:11:55,520
and even if there were some agreements made
Legally but ethically questionable,

1787
03:12:01,400 --> 03:12:04,920
let let them know that now that you've had
More public input, you need to revisit it.

1788
03:12:06,280 --> 03:12:06,280
thank you. Please begin.

1789
03:12:14,560 --> 03:12:14,560
mayor. Council. Ben thompson,
District two resident.

1790
03:12:18,760 --> 03:12:18,760
I'm generally here. I'm here generally
Opposed to all of the dog's head items before

1791
03:12:24,520 --> 03:12:24,520
you today. I do a lot in the community,
But today I'm here representing only myself,

1792
03:12:29,280 --> 03:12:29,280
my family, and my friends who are avid users
Of the colorado river.

1793
03:12:34,320 --> 03:12:34,320
we've hunted and fished there and canoed,
Swam for years and enjoyed the fact that we

1794
03:12:41,600 --> 03:12:44,720
have such a treasure in central texas. And first, I want to acknowledge my own
Friends and mentors who primarily during the

1795
03:12:48,920 --> 03:12:48,920
1980s and the 1990s worked tirelessly to
Protect the water quality and the river

1796
03:12:55,000 --> 03:12:55,000
downstream from austin protecting both the
Wildlife,

1797
03:13:01,920 --> 03:13:05,440
the downstream users who rely on the water
For, for drinking, etc., but without dwelling too
Much on the past.

1798
03:13:09,360 --> 03:13:12,040
I want to point out something that we seem to
Kind of lost. And that was an idea in the 1990s that seemed
Pretty obvious to most correct thinking

1799
03:13:20,440 --> 03:13:20,440
people. Let's call them liberals or leftists
Or progressives.

1800
03:13:24,800 --> 03:13:24,800
but I think it was all over the country that
Truly understood that trickle down economics

1801
03:13:30,400 --> 03:13:30,400
is a scam. And I know a lot of you on the
Dais say a lot of those kind of things.

1802
03:13:38,440 --> 03:13:38,440
yet nevertheless, here we are today by the
Maybe hundreds,

1803
03:13:43,280 --> 03:13:43,280
begging you not to give another billion
Dollars to a bunch of billionaires.

1804
03:13:49,840 --> 03:13:49,840
jeff bezos, jeff bezos doesn't need a handout
From austin taxpayers.

1805
03:13:54,800 --> 03:13:54,800
and we should not be subsidizing entities,
Companies,

1806
03:13:59,960 --> 03:13:59,960
people who seek to exploit our natural
Resources in our community.

1807
03:14:05,080 --> 03:14:05,080
thank you. For. 142. Beatrice anderson,
Please repeat the

1808
03:14:14,920 --> 03:14:14,920
names. Item 142 beatrice anderson.

1809
03:14:20,970 --> 03:14:23,130
please call more than one name. Richard suttle. Are you present?

1810
03:14:28,890 --> 03:14:28,890
oh. Is this beatrice? Beatrice has time
Donation from kristen viotto and monica

1811
03:14:34,330 --> 03:14:37,410
guzman. Are kristen and monica present? I see, yes. They are. Okay.

1812
03:14:40,050 --> 03:14:40,050
so please set the timer for six minutes.

1813
03:14:47,410 --> 03:14:49,090
please begin. Good afternoon. Council. Beatrice anderson,
Save our springs alliance.

1814
03:14:53,330 --> 03:14:56,850
for the first time since hearing about this
Deal in may. I almost had a sliver of hope seeing that
There was an amendment going to be

1815
03:15:00,850 --> 03:15:00,850
considered. Because lord knows,
The development agreement as it stands is a

1816
03:15:06,610 --> 03:15:06,610
complete disaster. Both environmentally it is
A disaster for transparency and public trust

1817
03:15:14,850 --> 03:15:14,850
in all of you. And for the community who it
Will be displaced by this project will be at

1818
03:15:23,730 --> 03:15:23,730
higher risk of flooding and has had no say in
What the future of their community is going

1819
03:15:29,490 --> 03:15:29,490
to look like. That hope faded when there is
No amendment posted,

1820
03:15:34,210 --> 03:15:37,930
there's nothing for us to review and we still
Don't know what that, what these changes that you were
Contemplating are,

1821
03:15:41,170 --> 03:15:44,290
and there is still no public engagement. You have everyone here today telling you to
And begging you to listen to them and design

1822
03:15:51,690 --> 03:15:51,690
the community that they live in and will
Continue to live in around the need,

1823
03:15:57,010 --> 03:15:57,010
the needs of the community who lives there.
They're telling you what they want and we are

1824
03:16:01,290 --> 03:16:01,290
asking you to listen. You have the
Opportunity with this amendment to heed our

1825
03:16:07,730 --> 03:16:07,730
cries and do the right thing and change this
Development agreement to better protect our

1826
03:16:14,210 --> 03:16:14,210
waters, to better protect the people,
To better protect our air and better protect

1827
03:16:19,460 --> 03:16:22,140
the culture of austin. One thing I find well council member vila is
Not with us,

1828
03:16:27,740 --> 03:16:30,540
but he did recently post on facebook. And it is clear that he is not even aware
That this property is already annexed.

1829
03:16:34,660 --> 03:16:34,660
so it is confusing to me how votes are being
Made by council members who have not read the

1830
03:16:39,660 --> 03:16:39,660
agreement. And don't even know what is going
On.

1831
03:16:43,740 --> 03:16:45,540
it is incredibly frustrating. If I showed up to my job and I had not done
My homework,

1832
03:16:50,500 --> 03:16:50,500
I showed up that level of unprepared that I
Did not even know that this land was annexed.

1833
03:16:55,580 --> 03:16:58,020
I would not have a job. That's right. Another thing that council
Member vella said in this illuminating

1834
03:17:07,340 --> 03:17:10,940
facebook post is that,
You know, we did this in the miller development. We can do it here.

1835
03:17:13,580 --> 03:17:13,580
you cannot just copy and paste developments
All over town.

1836
03:17:18,740 --> 03:17:22,700
the miller development is not on top of an
Alluvial aquifer. The miller development is not on top of the
Drinking water source.

1837
03:17:26,500 --> 03:17:26,500
for bastrop and maynor,
The miller development is not almost entirely

1838
03:17:31,420 --> 03:17:31,420
in a floodplain. The miller development is
Not surrounded on three sides by the colorado

1839
03:17:36,700 --> 03:17:36,700
river. The. The pristine,
Free flowing section of the colorado river.

1840
03:17:42,540 --> 03:17:46,140
you cannot copy and paste. Thank you for joining us. The miller development on the dog's head.

1841
03:17:57,900 --> 03:17:57,900
you cannot copy and paste miller here because
The land is not the same.

1842
03:18:03,260 --> 03:18:05,980
the people are not the same. The needs of the community. There are not the same. The needs of the
River,

1843
03:18:08,420 --> 03:18:11,340
the needs of the environment. There are not
The same. And we are here urging you again to do the
Right thing.

1844
03:18:15,790 --> 03:18:17,550
go back to the drawing board. You have appointed commissioners for their
Expertise.

1845
03:18:20,390 --> 03:18:20,390
lean on them. We can go to the final slide.

1846
03:18:27,670 --> 03:18:30,670
you have incredible city staff behind you. You have the community.

1847
03:18:32,110 --> 03:18:36,030
these are just the people who have the
Privilege of being able to take off of work and show up here today. There are so many
More of us.

1848
03:18:41,390 --> 03:18:44,430
you have the whole community of austin here
To guide you. Listen to us. And you have billions of
Dollars of investment.

1849
03:18:48,950 --> 03:18:52,310
endeavor is again, they are sophisticated
Developers. I refuse to believe that this is the best
That you can do,

1850
03:18:55,990 --> 03:18:59,430
the best that they can do,
And the best that we as a city can do. We can come up with something more creative.

1851
03:19:06,430 --> 03:19:06,430
that's it. Please begin.

1852
03:19:17,350 --> 03:19:19,190
mayor before mr. Subtle begins. He has time donated from amanda morrow.

1853
03:19:21,630 --> 03:19:23,710
is she here? Yes. Okay,
So mr. Subtle will have four minutes. Mayor members
Of the council.

1854
03:19:26,790 --> 03:19:29,470
my name is richard subtle. I'm here on behalf
Of endeavor. The owner of the dog's head.

1855
03:19:31,550 --> 03:19:31,550
you know, we're in a really unique position,
And it's it's ironic because.

1856
03:19:36,670 --> 03:19:36,670
but for the annexation of this property,
We wouldn't be here today.

1857
03:19:40,830 --> 03:19:40,830
our our whole our whole conversation with our
Community is because endeavor voluntarily

1858
03:19:47,710 --> 03:19:47,710
came to you and said,
Would you annex the property in a in a world

1859
03:19:53,550 --> 03:19:53,550
where most people on this agenda are dis
Annexing and leaving our city.

1860
03:19:57,910 --> 03:19:57,910
and in a world where most people are getting
Out of the etj where they can endeavor

1861
03:20:02,030 --> 03:20:02,030
voluntarily came in and reached an agreement
With you on the annexation.

1862
03:20:07,070 --> 03:20:07,070
now what? Folks? Look,
Our democracy allows a lot of comment,

1863
03:20:14,160 --> 03:20:18,120
but let's be. Whether you're for something or
You're against something, let's act like we support our democracy and
We allow for people to speak without

1864
03:20:24,120 --> 03:20:26,720
interrupting them. And you can kiss me all
You want, but but. Well, this person is speaking and
That's who you need to allow to

1865
03:20:36,640 --> 03:20:40,440
speak. Otherwise you're speaking might be
Interrupted as well. So please, let's just act like austin ought
To act and allow everybody to comment whether

1866
03:20:46,120 --> 03:20:46,120
you agree or not. So by voluntarily coming
Into the city,

1867
03:20:53,240 --> 03:20:55,800
they voluntarily submit to austin's
Jurisdiction, the city regulations,
The environmental regulations,

1868
03:20:58,800 --> 03:21:01,640
the zoning, the transportation. They agree to pay taxes,
Full taxes increase the tax base.

1869
03:21:06,760 --> 03:21:06,760
do floodplain improvements access to the
River that doesn't exist today along this

1870
03:21:12,240 --> 03:21:12,240
tract. Six miles of trail that doesn't exist.

1871
03:21:16,600 --> 03:21:19,480
and many good things come out of this. But also with annexation comes for the city,
The obligation by state law to provide

1872
03:21:25,000 --> 03:21:25,000
services to this property and to provide
Services requires infrastructure.

1873
03:21:30,120 --> 03:21:33,360
there's virtually no city infrastructure in
This area. So in the old days, when cities were allowed
To just annex without the consent of the

1874
03:21:38,600 --> 03:21:41,880
landowner, cities would actually extend
Infrastructure. And that's virtually all this agreement does,

1875
03:21:45,360 --> 03:21:45,360
is provide for a mechanism for our city to
Extend infrastructure so that development can

1876
03:21:51,680 --> 03:21:51,680
occur, tax base can be created,
More taxes can be collected,

1877
03:21:56,120 --> 03:22:00,040
and more things that we all know and love
About austin can be accomplished, such as social service funding.

1878
03:22:04,680 --> 03:22:04,680
the way this process works is endeavor takes
The risk,

1879
03:22:09,320 --> 03:22:12,840
pays for the infrastructure,
Installs the infrastructure, and if and only if assessed valuation on
Their property goes up,

1880
03:22:18,000 --> 03:22:18,000
and if and only if the tax value is
Sufficient to to support a reimbursement,

1881
03:22:23,720 --> 03:22:25,120
then they get reimbursed. Not for all of it, but a portion of the
Infrastructure that they've put in the

1882
03:22:28,920 --> 03:22:32,680
ground. And that's virtually what we're
Talking about today. Now, I've been accused of saying that this is
A bombed out mine pit.

1883
03:22:38,880 --> 03:22:38,880
well, I stand by that.

1884
03:22:43,120 --> 03:22:43,120
and, and we we had some bad information on
When we could load a video for you.

1885
03:22:51,000 --> 03:22:51,000
we've got a 2.5 minute video for you that if
You're interested in seeing it,

1886
03:22:55,640 --> 03:22:59,080
I'll need permission from you to ask the city
Clerk to load it. If you if you didn't get it,
It's a 2.5 minute video.

1887
03:23:01,930 --> 03:23:01,930
drone video that shows you the beautiful
River frontage that we all agree on needs to

1888
03:23:06,490 --> 03:23:06,490
be protected. It also shows the areas that
Have are in mining,

1889
03:23:12,530 --> 03:23:15,050
reclamation or have been reclaimed. And you'll see a stark difference between the
Two.

1890
03:23:17,290 --> 03:23:17,290
and I think we can do a responsible job of
The reclamation and redevelopment of the

1891
03:23:21,410 --> 03:23:21,410
reclaimed area, as well as the protection and
Providing access to the people or the people

1892
03:23:28,050 --> 03:23:31,570
of austin to the river along this property. Mayor there's a lot, a lot of items today.

1893
03:23:34,210 --> 03:23:36,450
I'll be happy to answer any questions on the
On. 142 there are amendments that we've all
Agreed are a good idea.

1894
03:23:40,090 --> 03:23:42,370
and if you have any questions for me later
On, please call me up. Thank you,
Thank you.

1895
03:23:45,810 --> 03:23:45,810
next set of speakers are bill bunch,
Jane doe,

1896
03:23:50,530 --> 03:23:50,530
craig nazer, stephen brown,
Lee edwards, robin schneider.

1897
03:23:59,410 --> 03:23:59,410
any paul, please come forward.

1898
03:24:03,690 --> 03:24:03,690
folks, I apologize, but the fire marshal says
That having that many people standing in this

1899
03:24:09,930 --> 03:24:13,250
area is a danger. And so if you can take a
Seat, I know we're full up pretty much,
But if you can take a seat,

1900
03:24:16,370 --> 03:24:17,810
I would encourage you to do that. Thank you.

1901
03:24:28,610 --> 03:24:31,850
bill blanche, executive director,
Save our springs alliance, on this proposed measure to authorize the
City manager to negotiate and execute

1902
03:24:40,330 --> 03:24:40,330
amendments to the agreement that this body
Approved.

1903
03:24:45,530 --> 03:24:47,410
there's no resolution in front of you. There's no draft amendment.

1904
03:24:49,650 --> 03:24:49,650
you're not allowed to delegate your ordinance
Making powers to the city manager in the back

1905
03:24:57,010 --> 03:24:59,460
room with richard. Subtle. You have to do that up here on the dais.

1906
03:25:03,620 --> 03:25:07,540
and clearly, since there's no draft
Ordinance, you're not ready to do that.

1907
03:25:09,180 --> 03:25:11,220
going to some of the details. I mean, this is picking around the edges.

1908
03:25:13,980 --> 03:25:13,980
okay. We're going to go from 100% impervious
Cover to 79% gross site.

1909
03:25:23,460 --> 03:25:25,380
that's almost all of it. And the, the remaining 21% is almost
Certainly the most severe floodplain that you

1910
03:25:31,740 --> 03:25:33,820
can't build in anyway. So literally, we're getting nothing here.

1911
03:25:37,500 --> 03:25:39,340
this letter from richard subtle. They're going to give us $100,000 for
Displacement and needs assessment.

1912
03:25:47,220 --> 03:25:47,220
100,000 bucks. We're giving them how many
Billions?

1913
03:25:53,500 --> 03:25:53,500
1.2 billion. 3 billion.

1914
03:25:57,700 --> 03:25:57,700
5 billion. The agreement is a percentage.

1915
03:26:01,900 --> 03:26:04,700
there's not. It's not even capped. You don't even know how much money you're
Giving away.

1916
03:26:08,060 --> 03:26:10,660
and it's over 40 years. 45 years. Excuse me. 35 years for the
Development,

1917
03:26:14,140 --> 03:26:14,140
for the tires. 45 years for the development
Agreement.

1918
03:26:20,860 --> 03:26:23,180
this is not a pig in a poke. This is a giant pig farm in a poke.

1919
03:26:28,260 --> 03:26:28,260
you are absolutely clueless and giving up
Your powers that we gave you.

1920
03:26:42,780 --> 03:26:42,780
hello, craig nasr, sierra club and austin
Environmental democrats and I have never been

1921
03:26:52,300 --> 03:26:52,300
so disappointed in austin in my life.

1922
03:26:57,750 --> 03:27:00,190
I it's it's it's it's painful. But on the other hand,
This is a community.

1923
03:27:06,790 --> 03:27:09,470
these people are a community. I have met with them. I met new friends,
Young people,

1924
03:27:13,630 --> 03:27:13,630
people who weren't even born in 1990 at
Another meeting that was very similar to

1925
03:27:18,910 --> 03:27:18,910
this. Now, do you want to split austin in
This way?

1926
03:27:28,190 --> 03:27:28,190
I know a lot of you. I know you're well
Meaning?

1927
03:27:32,830 --> 03:27:32,830
I don't know why you've agreed on such a
Terrible process.

1928
03:27:38,390 --> 03:27:41,350
we have no input. I mean,
Richard, subtle. I'll get in trouble for saying this.

1929
03:27:43,390 --> 03:27:45,390
I like richard subtle. He's a nice guy. He really is.

1930
03:27:48,390 --> 03:27:52,030
and he believes what he's saying. I have no doubt about that. But for seven years they planned this.

1931
03:27:54,190 --> 03:27:54,190
did they ever come to this community saying,
Hey,

1932
03:27:58,590 --> 03:28:00,350
we got some ideas for the spot? You want to talk about it?

1933
03:28:02,670 --> 03:28:05,750
no. And you know, why not? I'll tell you what I think it is.

1934
03:28:08,030 --> 03:28:08,030
I think it is how you value money or how you
Value community.

1935
03:28:13,990 --> 03:28:13,990
and then how do you value the environment?

1936
03:28:18,310 --> 03:28:20,630
how many of you have been to the dog's head? Don't raise your hands.

1937
03:28:23,630 --> 03:28:26,070
how many of you have been to the dog's head? I've been down there. The first store I ever
Went to in austin was callahan's in 1978.

1938
03:28:37,710 --> 03:28:41,470
don't do this. I'm asking you not to do this. I don't have enough time to go in to the
Details.

1939
03:28:44,510 --> 03:28:44,510
maybe I'll have later. Thank you very much.

1940
03:28:54,400 --> 03:28:54,400
good evening. My name is steven brown and I'm
A lifelong east austinite.

1941
03:28:59,720 --> 03:28:59,720
I've lived in d1 district one.

1942
03:29:04,480 --> 03:29:04,480
I'm here today to oppose the tories in the
Dog's head development in this whole process.

1943
03:29:11,440 --> 03:29:11,440
I am tired of seeing public pain used for
Public gain.

1944
03:29:17,080 --> 03:29:17,080
I say that again. I am tired of seeing public
Pain being used for private gain.

1945
03:29:27,160 --> 03:29:27,160
I've watched lifelong friends and neighbors
Get pushed out by gentrification.

1946
03:29:31,920 --> 03:29:35,920
I've talked to hard working families every
Day that are struggling to make ends meet here in the city that they helped build.

1947
03:29:38,440 --> 03:29:38,440
they asked me a simple question is austin
Still a place for me?

1948
03:29:44,040 --> 03:29:47,560
so I have this simple question for this
Council. Where are the tax breaks for the working
Families?

1949
03:29:52,440 --> 03:29:52,440
where are the incentives for the teachers and
First responders and for the construction

1950
03:29:57,520 --> 03:29:57,520
workers, small business owners that make
Austin what it is?

1951
03:30:01,640 --> 03:30:04,480
where are their tax breaks? Instead, we're preparing to give millions
Billions in public tax dollars to a wealthy

1952
03:30:11,200 --> 03:30:11,200
developer. Last year,
We were told that austin desperately needed

1953
03:30:17,040 --> 03:30:17,040
approximately $109 million through prop q,
And the voters said no.

1954
03:30:23,320 --> 03:30:26,120
and guess what? Austin is still standing. And now we're being told that if we don't do
This deal,

1955
03:30:29,600 --> 03:30:32,200
we're going to lose an opportunity. And I just don't believe that.

1956
03:30:33,640 --> 03:30:33,640
I believe that we can work and figure out
Something a lot better that will put money

1957
03:30:39,120 --> 03:30:39,120
back in hard working families pockets and not
Just developers.

1958
03:30:44,000 --> 03:30:44,000
I'm asking y'all to use your conscience.

1959
03:30:48,360 --> 03:30:51,560
trust the people. We don't need to pay so
Much in construction, in consulting. If we just listen to the
People.

1960
03:31:00,120 --> 03:31:00,120
rachel scott, robert. Hill,
Harper higginbotham,

1961
03:31:05,560 --> 03:31:09,440
betsy greenberg. Erin andrews. Iris, are you here? Is carson gilchrist here?

1962
03:31:14,440 --> 03:31:14,440
okay, y'all have donated time. I am,
I'm here.

1963
03:31:22,440 --> 03:31:22,440
my name is robert hale. I'm here to speak,
But I have donated time on item 111.

1964
03:31:27,720 --> 03:31:29,720
and so I'm going to wait to speak on item 11. So I have more time because I need to speak
Multiple times.

1965
03:31:32,440 --> 03:31:32,440
so since I've only got two minutes now and
I'd have four minutes,

1966
03:31:36,960 --> 03:31:36,960
then I'm going to wait and speak on the next
Item of the series that are related.

1967
03:31:47,450 --> 03:31:47,450
that's fine. So you're waiving your your
Right to speak right now because I've got

1968
03:31:51,730 --> 03:31:52,890
more time on the next item. I didn't have time donated on each one and I
Need to speak multiple times. Thank you very

1969
03:31:56,130 --> 03:31:56,130
much. Appreciate it. Please go ahead.

1970
03:32:01,890 --> 03:32:04,970
my name is betsy greenberg and I live in
District nine. This item is to authorize the negotiation and
Execution of amendments to the dog's head

1971
03:32:11,250 --> 03:32:11,250
agreement. I'm opposed and hope you will vote
No on all the dog's head items.

1972
03:32:16,130 --> 03:32:18,850
I will have more to add on other items. If you pass this item,
Please remove the words and execution as was

1973
03:32:25,530 --> 03:32:25,530
done with the circuit of americas agreement
To kick back hotel occupancy taxes to the

1974
03:32:30,410 --> 03:32:30,410
owner, a revised agreement should without a
Doubt be reconsidered by the council and

1975
03:32:36,410 --> 03:32:36,410
transparent to the public when the agreement
Is amended.

1976
03:32:40,970 --> 03:32:40,970
I hope, among other things,
You will add a prohibition of the data center

1977
03:32:45,370 --> 03:32:45,370
use and remove. And remove language,
Including as determined by dog's head

1978
03:32:55,530 --> 03:32:55,530
and similar phrases that give the developer
License to do whatever they want.

1979
03:33:01,330 --> 03:33:01,330
please vote no. Good

1980
03:33:10,890 --> 03:33:12,570
afternoon. My name is iris andrews. I currently work with save our springs,
But for today I am just representing myself

1981
03:33:16,970 --> 03:33:20,090
and my personal capacity. I live in district
Four. So, mr. Vela, you are my representative. You may have seen me when I
Spoke at travis county where I said that

1982
03:33:24,050 --> 03:33:27,930
endeavor is treating all of us like dogs,
But in fact we are not dogs. I stand by that statement.

1983
03:33:29,210 --> 03:33:32,170
today. It is clear that this agreement
Unamended, is flawed. That's why these amendments are up
For discussion in the first place.

1984
03:33:35,930 --> 03:33:39,250
you know it. Travis county commissioners
Court knew it. Our brothers and sisters in the unions here today? No,
It the developer knows it and we the people

1985
03:33:42,180 --> 03:33:45,180
know it. I'm ecstatic that you are
Considering amendments. I really am, because it shows that at a
Minimum you are hearing some of what we are

1986
03:33:48,620 --> 03:33:52,060
saying. I will say, though,
I am saddened by the fact that the proposed amendments from endeavor haven't been
Published and weren't published for the

1987
03:33:55,420 --> 03:33:59,300
public to review until moments before taking
Up this item. I think that if this language had been
Available to review sooner, we all could have

1988
03:34:02,460 --> 03:34:06,140
saved a bunch of time and we could have
Tailored our concerns to these new amendments. Rather than coming up here and
Talking to you about the original development

1989
03:34:09,820 --> 03:34:12,820
agreement and the tours,
Which you're about to change. I want to be as explicitly clear as I can.

1990
03:34:14,540 --> 03:34:18,500
I'm so happy that our brothers and sisters in
The unions were given the opportunity to come to the negotiating table,
To spell out their concerns,

1991
03:34:21,020 --> 03:34:24,740
to be heard, and to get their interest
Ultimately represented in endeavor's proposed amendments. I cannot express any more support
For that,

1992
03:34:27,980 --> 03:34:31,780
but that is what the core of why many of us
Are here to be treated the same, to be given the chance to not only say what
We need to say,

1993
03:34:34,660 --> 03:34:34,660
but to actually be heard,
To work with the council and the developer to

1994
03:34:38,740 --> 03:34:38,740
build a better future with a better future
Together for austin.

1995
03:34:42,940 --> 03:34:46,180
but we weren't afforded the same
Opportunities or given the same trust that our concerns are real and valid.

1996
03:34:48,340 --> 03:34:51,780
I really appreciated the commissioners court
And travis county speaking about the letters and emails they've received,
And taking a really critical approach to this

1997
03:34:54,820 --> 03:34:58,740
development agreement to try and find out
Ways that everyone can get something out of it. I wish I could feel the same about this
Council.

1998
03:35:01,940 --> 03:35:05,380
I feel quite upset to have been accused of
Spreading misinformation about this whole development by my fellow citizens and some of
My elected representatives.

1999
03:35:09,980 --> 03:35:09,980
that is unacceptable. I started working on
This project less than ten days after the

2000
03:35:14,060 --> 03:35:15,940
agreement passed, and I haven't stopped. I've read the agreement forwards,
Backwards, upside down at work and at home.

2001
03:35:19,500 --> 03:35:19,500
I know what the agreement says and more
Importantly, I know what it does not say.

2002
03:35:23,820 --> 03:35:26,620
there is some truth in claims of
Misinformation. There has been some going around about this
Project.

2003
03:35:29,460 --> 03:35:33,420
I want to talk mostly about the amendments
That endeavor has presented to you that you only posted again moments before discussing
This item,

2004
03:35:35,950 --> 03:35:38,190
endeavor presents you with a strong arm
Agreement. They have presented amendments to get in your
Good graces and say that they want to do the

2005
03:35:41,950 --> 03:35:45,590
right thing. However,
Endeavor doesn't want to do the right thing. They are making these amendments only if you
Ignore our concerns and you accept the terms.

2006
03:35:49,750 --> 03:35:53,150
right now, here today,
Endeavor only now has put in worker protections, a displacement needs assessment
And barely lowering the impervious cover

2007
03:35:57,430 --> 03:35:57,430
limit to only 79%, which is still too much
And barely dropping the tax increments from

2008
03:36:02,590 --> 03:36:02,590
85 or from 80% to around 70 to 66% over the
Course of the years.

2009
03:36:07,910 --> 03:36:11,710
the true misinformation going around is that
Endeavor wants to actually do the right thing out of the goodness of their heart. They have
Presented you with paltry amendments so they

2010
03:36:15,830 --> 03:36:19,590
can give an inch to turn around and take 3000
Acres. The truth is that these amendments should
Have been required in the first place.

2011
03:36:24,150 --> 03:36:27,030
commissioner shea said it best there was a
Whole lot of, trust me, from the developer.

2012
03:36:28,550 --> 03:36:28,550
but the fact is, there are and still are no
Agreements or guarantees in the agreement as

2013
03:36:33,870 --> 03:36:36,670
written. The fact is,
Many people still don't understand what the development agreement is going to do,
Especially our neighbors downstream in

2014
03:36:39,630 --> 03:36:43,350
bastrop who don't even know this development
Is coming. I know you all are working on this amendment. I know you all want to get this
Done. You want to build a better austin,

2015
03:36:46,830 --> 03:36:50,830
and so do we. I want to believe the mayor,
When he said that the council should take responsibility to make sure that they do,
They pay attention on the front end to make

2016
03:36:55,430 --> 03:36:58,270
responsible decisions first,
So we don't have to come back and fix mistakes later. I hope each of you would
Reject the amendments that endeavor has put

2017
03:37:02,510 --> 03:37:02,510
forward today, that you reject the terms and
You reject dogshit until the people have an

2018
03:37:06,590 --> 03:37:10,470
actual meaningful say in crafting the
Amendments with you and working together to build a better austin.

2019
03:37:11,590 --> 03:37:11,590
thank you. Thank you very much.

2020
03:37:22,350 --> 03:37:24,830
good afternoon. I'm susana almanza with
Poder. First, I want to wish councilman jose
Velazquez a happy birthday.

2021
03:37:28,950 --> 03:37:28,950
hoy estamos en la espera de la decision del
Consejo municipal sobre nuestros ingresos

2022
03:37:35,840 --> 03:37:35,840
fiscales el proyecto llamado dogshit del lado
De los barrios.

2023
03:37:42,640 --> 03:37:42,640
o del medio ambiente de la gente van a
Continuar con su plan maestro de hecho de

2024
03:37:50,040 --> 03:37:50,040
desplaza a las personas de bajos ingresos y
Las comunidades de mar del este y cuando

2025
03:37:58,640 --> 03:37:58,640
instalaciones toxicos en sus comunidades se
Podran del lado de la gente o de los

2026
03:38:05,400 --> 03:38:05,400
multimillionaires. Este consejo sigue
Voltando a favor de los bacilos de promotores

2027
03:38:12,920 --> 03:38:12,920
y mobiliarios y los propios en lugar de la
Necesidad de necesidades de la gente del

2028
03:38:20,960 --> 03:38:20,960
pueblo no regala nuestros ingresos fiscales a
Los multimillionaires no regala nuestros

2029
03:38:28,480 --> 03:38:28,480
impuestos vote no. Today,
We're awaiting the city council's decision on

2030
03:38:33,360 --> 03:38:33,360
whether to approve using our tax dollars for
Urban development project,

2031
03:38:37,520 --> 03:38:37,520
known as dogs head. Will they side with
Billionaires or with environmental.

2032
03:38:42,680 --> 03:38:42,680
and the people? Will they continue the 1928
Master plan of displacing low income

2033
03:38:48,560 --> 03:38:48,560
individuals and communities of color further
East and placing toxic facilities in their

2034
03:38:54,520 --> 03:38:54,520
neighborhoods? Will they stand with the
People or with the billionaires?

2035
03:38:59,160 --> 03:38:59,160
the council keeps voting to line their
Pockets of real estate developers and their

2036
03:39:04,600 --> 03:39:08,160
own, instead of addressing the people's
Needs. Don't give away our tax dollars to
Billionaires.

2037
03:39:11,120 --> 03:39:13,200
don't give away our tax money. Vote no. Thank you. Katie.

2038
03:39:19,720 --> 03:39:22,720
guay. Craig. Janowski. Alexis willis. Barbara mcarthur.

2039
03:39:26,160 --> 03:39:26,160
stephan faris. If your name is called,
Please come on down.

2040
03:39:33,200 --> 03:39:35,120
I am craig jankowski,
District ten. I'm going to defer to issue 111.

2041
03:39:38,480 --> 03:39:38,480
okay. Thank you sir. Thank you all for your
Time today.

2042
03:39:42,720 --> 03:39:46,040
my name is katie gay,
And I'm here on behalf of evergreen austin, a local women led nonprofit organization
Working to expand and protect the green

2043
03:39:50,480 --> 03:39:53,480
spaces that make austin and travis county
Distinctive, healthy, and livable. We urge you again to
Vote no or postpone the dog's head items.

2044
03:39:58,680 --> 03:39:58,680
this false sense of urgency to develop has
Been happening for years in austin with the

2045
03:40:03,640 --> 03:40:07,360
same cast of characters,
And it needs to stop. The development agreement is not good for
People or the natural resources in the area.

2046
03:40:12,200 --> 03:40:12,200
the city and county also need to stop making
Plans that they have no will to prioritize

2047
03:40:16,680 --> 03:40:16,680
and finance, such as the 2012 colorado river
Corridor plan that includes dogs,

2048
03:40:22,120 --> 03:40:22,120
head and states and I quote,
To provide orderly growth to preserve and

2049
03:40:27,050 --> 03:40:30,330
enhance the area's many valuable
Environmental, economic, recreational and cultural
Resources.

2050
03:40:33,130 --> 03:40:34,890
what happened to this plan? Mayor watson, at the recent national greater
And greener conference hosted here in town.

2051
03:40:39,530 --> 03:40:42,930
he said that austin's biggest challenge is
Funding parks and green space, which is exactly why we proposed exploring a
Parks district,

2052
03:40:46,170 --> 03:40:46,170
a tool designed to create dedicated funding
For the parks our growing city needs.

2053
03:40:50,450 --> 03:40:53,090
yet this agreement, approved by you and
Council, originally allowed for 100% impervious cover
With no meaningful commitment to new public

2054
03:40:57,650 --> 03:41:00,530
green space now amended to 79%. How will you make sure this doesn't just
Include medians?

2055
03:41:04,090 --> 03:41:04,090
I remind you that no parkland will be
Dedicated for 15 years in this 45 year

2056
03:41:08,170 --> 03:41:08,170
buildout. I promise you,
This vote will not be forgotten.

2057
03:41:12,210 --> 03:41:12,210
with half of city council up for election,
Austinites will be paying attention to how

2058
03:41:16,250 --> 03:41:16,250
you represent them and their interests here
Today.

2059
03:41:20,330 --> 03:41:20,330
people won't remember the item number,
But they will remember you ushering in yet

2060
03:41:24,490 --> 03:41:27,530
another giant corporation into our land. Roberta crenshaw's legacy was protecting lady
Bird lake.

2061
03:41:30,450 --> 03:41:30,450
is this going to be yours? Go ahead.

2062
03:41:40,770 --> 03:41:40,770
hi, my name is barbara macarthur and I live
In district seven.

2063
03:41:45,290 --> 03:41:45,290
as far as I know, I think endeavor and amazon
Are for profit companies that make very huge

2064
03:41:52,090 --> 03:41:52,090
profits. I think our elected officials job is
To support the people who live here and not

2065
03:42:01,290 --> 03:42:01,290
rape the community. Thank you.

2066
03:42:07,290 --> 03:42:10,530
one thing I'd like to say,
And I'm saying this for the people who apparently did not completely read the
Agreement,

2067
03:42:14,170 --> 03:42:14,170
is that signing this agreement,
You gave away a lot of the city's rights.

2068
03:42:19,930 --> 03:42:23,220
you've already given those away,
For example, you've given away the right.

2069
03:42:25,420 --> 03:42:25,420
when they have a development application for
You to ask for any requirements that aren't

2070
03:42:31,620 --> 03:42:31,620
in this existing agreement,
You have no right to change things.

2071
03:42:36,020 --> 03:42:36,020
then here a provision for the city council's
Adoption of a regulating plan for the dog's

2072
03:42:43,260 --> 03:42:46,460
head property has to be acceptable to dog's
Head, as determined solely by dog's head.

2073
03:42:49,740 --> 03:42:49,740
you don't have input. They have to accept it.

2074
03:42:54,740 --> 03:42:54,740
a provision for the city council's adoption
Of an ordinance opposing a project and

2075
03:42:59,340 --> 03:42:59,340
financing plan, in accordance with section
311 of the tax code on terms acceptable to

2076
03:43:05,420 --> 03:43:05,420
dog head as determined solely by dog's head.

2077
03:43:09,740 --> 03:43:09,740
so you have already ceded your right to have
Anything that they don't agree to,

2078
03:43:17,380 --> 03:43:17,380
and I'm asking you not to approve these
Amendments,

2079
03:43:21,940 --> 03:43:25,420
which just popped up a few minutes ago. You didn't give the public time to look at
These amendments,

2080
03:43:29,340 --> 03:43:29,340
and yet perhaps you're going to vote on them
Soon without us knowing.

2081
03:43:34,820 --> 03:43:34,820
this is kind of an abomination of what should
Be a public process.

2082
03:43:40,340 --> 03:43:40,340
please don't vote. Good afternoon.

2083
03:43:48,940 --> 03:43:52,660
I am alexis willis and I am a resident in
District eight. I'm going to reserve my right to speak now
And on another number of the items,

2084
03:43:57,380 --> 03:44:01,340
and I'll come back at to speak just a 15 to
Give everyone else back time this afternoon. I am here in favor of all of the amendments
And in favor of the ters being voted yes,

2085
03:44:06,940 --> 03:44:10,140
so that we can keep austin open for business. Thank you. Mark orth,
Jeff mccrory, cecilia smith.

2086
03:44:17,870 --> 03:44:17,870
two. Garrett tung. Elizabeth levins.

2087
03:44:29,030 --> 03:44:32,070
welcome, welcome. If you're ready,
Sir. You want to go ahead? Yeah. I'm going to postpone until or pass until
Item 111.

2088
03:44:36,710 --> 03:44:39,910
all right. Thank you very much,
Sir. What's your name, sir? Jeff mccrory, district eight. Thank you. I'm sheila smith,
And I'm going to wait until amendment 111

2089
03:44:49,590 --> 03:44:49,590
comes up. Thank you very much,
Ma'am.

2090
03:44:53,790 --> 03:44:55,750
sir. Here to my left. To the far right. Do you want to start or whoever's ready.

2091
03:44:59,310 --> 03:44:59,310
I two will wait till item 111 shows up.

2092
03:45:04,590 --> 03:45:06,590
what's your name, sir? Luis pasetto. Thank you. Thank you sir.

2093
03:45:09,350 --> 03:45:10,990
hi, my name is garrett tongue. I live in district three.

2094
03:45:14,550 --> 03:45:14,550
we are here today to approve a tour that
Would give endeavor and amazon $1.2 billion

2095
03:45:22,310 --> 03:45:22,310
of our taxpayer money,
So they can build a 300 acre site to create,

2096
03:45:26,830 --> 03:45:29,590
conservatively, 300 jobs. That is a job per acre.

2097
03:45:31,870 --> 03:45:35,350
that is not great. That's not job growth. That is not economic development.

2098
03:45:36,950 --> 03:45:38,950
it's corporate welfare. That does not signal that austin is open for
Business.

2099
03:45:42,230 --> 03:45:42,230
it shows that austin will bend over for
Business.

2100
03:45:53,470 --> 03:45:53,470
good afternoon. My name is mark austin,
Resident since 1989.

2101
03:45:58,550 --> 03:46:00,550
homeowner in district eight. I've owned and operated a software company
Here in austin for 20 years,

2102
03:46:03,910 --> 03:46:07,150
and that employed about 30 software
Engineers. Currently, I'm the chief technology officer
At a marketing research firm.

2103
03:46:11,190 --> 03:46:11,190
outside of work, avid cyclist,
Photographer and a frequent trail user.

2104
03:46:16,360 --> 03:46:16,360
I love all of austin's outdoor spaces,
But especially our hike and bike trail.

2105
03:46:20,520 --> 03:46:20,520
I access that on my bike directly from my
Home in the spyglass neighborhood.

2106
03:46:25,280 --> 03:46:25,280
I'm on it all the time. I'm here to voice
Support for the dog said project because to

2107
03:46:29,680 --> 03:46:29,680
me, it represents an outstanding opportunity
For austin to strengthen our economy while

2108
03:46:35,080 --> 03:46:35,080
expanding parks and trails and public access
To the colorado river now and for future

2109
03:46:40,320 --> 03:46:43,080
generations, like my two daughters. I support this project because of what to me,

2110
03:46:45,920 --> 03:46:47,880
it says about austin's future. Austin has always been a leading city for
Technology and innovation,

2111
03:46:51,120 --> 03:46:51,120
which is the field that I'm in,
And it has driven the spectacular growth that

2112
03:46:55,200 --> 03:46:58,560
I have witnessed firsthand in my 37 years
Here. It's what makes austin the best place to live
Anywhere in america.

2113
03:47:02,120 --> 03:47:02,120
I support the hogshead project because it's
Going to restore previously disturbed land.

2114
03:47:07,480 --> 03:47:07,480
it's going to enhance my public access to the
Colorado river through new parks and trails.

2115
03:47:12,640 --> 03:47:16,240
and importantly, it's going to create
Outstanding jobs, housing and infrastructure.

2116
03:47:17,800 --> 03:47:21,600
we have a great reputation for attracting the
Best and most innovative companies, while still protecting the quality that makes
People want to live here in the first place.

2117
03:47:25,680 --> 03:47:25,680
I believe this project represents an
Outstanding opportunity to invest in both.

2118
03:47:30,320 --> 03:47:30,320
I respectfully encourage you to vote yes on
This process.

2119
03:47:34,760 --> 03:47:34,760
thank you sir. Good afternoon,
Mayor and council.

2120
03:47:41,520 --> 03:47:44,720
my name is lisa levins and I live in the
Dog's head neighborhood. I'm speaking neutrally on item 42 because I
Appreciate any effort to strengthen the

2121
03:47:49,200 --> 03:47:52,880
environmental protections and drainage
Drainage standards. Those are important goals,
And I hope this amendment genuinely approves

2122
03:47:56,280 --> 03:47:56,280
improves both. That said,
I think today's item also illustrates why so

2123
03:48:00,680 --> 03:48:00,680
many residents have been asking council to
Slow down and proceed carefully.

2124
03:48:05,800 --> 03:48:08,240
this project is incredibly complex. Environmental protections.

2125
03:48:09,880 --> 03:48:09,880
drainage, development standards,
Transportation and the proposed tiers are all

2126
03:48:15,160 --> 03:48:18,840
intertwined. When pieces of the agreement
Continue to change, it's difficult for the public to fully
Understand the long term impacts or to

2127
03:48:23,360 --> 03:48:23,360
evaluate whether the protections being added
Are sufficient.

2128
03:48:27,760 --> 03:48:27,760
as someone whose home and neighborhood are
Directly affected,

2129
03:48:32,120 --> 03:48:32,120
I want to know that these standards are not
Just well-intentioned but enforceable.

2130
03:48:37,680 --> 03:48:37,680
I want confidence that drainage requirements
Will account for increasing severe storms,

2131
03:48:43,520 --> 03:48:46,240
that environmental commitments will be
Monitored over time, and that these protections won't be weakened
Through future amendments.

2132
03:48:50,760 --> 03:48:54,600
ultimately, good development is about more
Than what gets built. It's about building public trust.

2133
03:48:57,560 --> 03:48:57,560
transparency, accountability and meaningful
Public engagement are what give communities

2134
03:49:03,680 --> 03:49:03,680
confidence that decisions are being made in
The public's best interest.

2135
03:49:07,970 --> 03:49:07,970
I encourage council to ensure that these
Amendments truly strengthen the agreement and

2136
03:49:12,490 --> 03:49:12,490
provide lasting protections for both the
Environment and the people who already call

2137
03:49:16,610 --> 03:49:19,290
this area home. Thank you. Thank you. Carlos. David.

2138
03:49:25,130 --> 03:49:27,570
sides. Shane. Johnson. Kaya denson. Patrick rose.

2139
03:49:31,650 --> 03:49:31,650
if your name has been called,
Please come forward.

2140
03:49:44,250 --> 03:49:47,410
please go ahead and begin whenever you're
Ready. Yes. Hello again. My name is kaya denson.

2141
03:49:50,370 --> 03:49:50,370
district two, born and raised austinite one
Mile from the new amazon site.

2142
03:49:56,010 --> 03:49:56,010
I am technically here neutrally for 142
Because I would say something is better than

2143
03:50:02,130 --> 03:50:02,130
nothing. But I spoke to you tuesday about my
Flooding and drainage concerns,

2144
03:50:07,330 --> 03:50:07,330
specifically how and if the plan would impact
The floodplain in the carson creek watershed

2145
03:50:11,530 --> 03:50:14,610
and our 45 year old family business,
Shady springs, which was significantly damaged in the 2015
Halloween floods.

2146
03:50:17,930 --> 03:50:17,930
that remains my biggest fear,
But I'm not actually against all of this if

2147
03:50:22,890 --> 03:50:26,810
it's done right. I am,
However, concerned about the residents and city's ability to protect ourselves once this
Agreement is in place.

2148
03:50:32,810 --> 03:50:32,810
I've seen other large technology projects
Make assurances that later changed through

2149
03:50:37,250 --> 03:50:39,050
the permitting process. I'm not saying amazon or endeavor have
Nefarious intentions,

2150
03:50:42,690 --> 03:50:46,050
but the broader statewide pattern deeply
Concerns me. If a turs is to happen,
And if you want your constituents on board,

2151
03:50:49,370 --> 03:50:49,370
we need very specific guardrails that are
Transparently documented first.

2152
03:50:54,370 --> 03:50:54,370
if the developers agree in writing to build
Out their project according to our city's

2153
03:50:58,690 --> 03:51:01,890
development standards and environmental flood
And drainage criteria, then they can have the tours.

2154
03:51:03,370 --> 03:51:07,300
I don't understand why this feels so
Complicated and sticky. It doesn't make any sense to me as a taxpayer
And business owner,

2155
03:51:10,100 --> 03:51:11,980
to do it the other way around. This whole thing is highly conceptual and
Mutable,

2156
03:51:14,260 --> 03:51:16,340
which makes sense for something of this
Scale. But that's precisely why we need all the
Regulatory guardrails in place in advance.

2157
03:51:20,980 --> 03:51:24,620
and then from there, y'all can move things
Around as needed and we can all sleep a little better. I understand the job in front
Of you isn't easy.

2158
03:51:28,460 --> 03:51:30,980
I also understand that we are all here for a
Reason. Practicing democracy together in a public
Forum.

2159
03:51:33,940 --> 03:51:37,860
some compromise is required here,
But it's not right to compromise our essential regulatory standards for anyone.

2160
03:51:40,900 --> 03:51:44,900
so I'm just asking for these commitments and
Protections to be put in writing now. While the public can still shape the
Agreement, not as an amendment afterwards for

2161
03:51:48,460 --> 03:51:48,460
negotiation behind closed doors. Thank you.
Thank you.

2162
03:51:53,620 --> 03:51:57,380
mr. Schneider. My name is robin schneider. I was called before and I was reviewing the
Colorado river corridor plan that the city

2163
03:52:05,700 --> 03:52:05,700
and travis county worked on with people,
Businesses and residents in that area a few

2164
03:52:11,580 --> 03:52:11,580
years ago. And the number one goal was to
Conserve and protect natural resources.

2165
03:52:16,780 --> 03:52:16,780
the natural areas, the water quality,
Integrate floodplain management with natural

2166
03:52:21,580 --> 03:52:21,580
area preservation, enhance conservation of
Limited ground and surface water supplies.

2167
03:52:27,940 --> 03:52:27,940
if we're going to spend a lot of time and
Effort of not only staff here and at the

2168
03:52:32,380 --> 03:52:32,380
county, but also community people to come up
With plans,

2169
03:52:36,940 --> 03:52:36,940
we should look at those plans before we do
Anything in that area.

2170
03:52:43,220 --> 03:52:43,220
I want to take just a minute to read
Something from someone I know,

2171
03:52:48,540 --> 03:52:51,980
linda scott solomon from district five. She couldn't be here today. She said, as an owner of a residence on the
Colorado river in bastrop county and a 45

2172
03:52:56,980 --> 03:53:00,670
year resident of austin,
I am enormously concerned about any proposed development that would endanger our precious
Colorado river and the homes of residents who

2173
03:53:05,230 --> 03:53:05,230
live on the river. We've already experienced
The tremendous devastation caused by river

2174
03:53:10,030 --> 03:53:10,030
flooding. Now is the time to turn towards
Preserving our environment rather than toward

2175
03:53:15,190 --> 03:53:15,190
big business or land developers whose
Business is about amassing money.

2176
03:53:19,350 --> 03:53:22,870
making a bad deal with developers is the
Wrong choice. We can be better and more creative solving
Our austin financial issues than this.

2177
03:53:28,550 --> 03:53:31,390
honestly, this feels more like making a deal
With the devil. Have we lost our way? Thank you,
Mr.

2178
03:53:36,390 --> 03:53:39,990
rose. Patrick rose, proud supporter of the
Dog, said, I know how much you you are juggling by
Way of speakers today,

2179
03:53:43,870 --> 03:53:46,750
so I'm going to reserve my comments for a
Subsequent item. Thank you. Richard. Jarnigan,
Gary.

2180
03:53:54,110 --> 03:53:57,190
merritt. Cameron. Shaw. Jeremy. Martin. Bobby levinsky.

2181
03:54:15,790 --> 03:54:15,790
why don't we begin here and we'll just work
Our way down the row?

2182
03:54:20,430 --> 03:54:24,350
hello, my name is richard jernigan,
District eight resident. I am asking that you reject the dogs head
Development and protect the colorado river

2183
03:54:30,030 --> 03:54:33,830
corridor. I am not against responsible
Development. I am not against jobs or economic growth.

2184
03:54:37,310 --> 03:54:40,750
I do understand that austin must plan for its
Future, but planning for the future means looking
Forward beyond the promises being made today.

2185
03:54:45,670 --> 03:54:49,070
it means asking who receives the benefits,
Who carries the risk, and what choices we are taking away from the
Future councils and future residents.

2186
03:54:54,750 --> 03:54:57,470
dogs. Head. Final scale environmental
Effects, public costs and community benefits have not
Been settled.

2187
03:55:01,030 --> 03:55:01,030
that is exactly why council should be more
Cautious now.

2188
03:55:05,190 --> 03:55:05,190
as you know, amazon's robotics division has
Chosen the site as a manufacturing facility.

2189
03:55:11,670 --> 03:55:11,670
amazon itself says. Austin is already a great
Place to do business and points to the

2190
03:55:17,150 --> 03:55:17,150
enormous investments it has already made
Here.

2191
03:55:21,270 --> 03:55:21,270
so council must answer a basic question would
This development truly not happen but for

2192
03:55:29,030 --> 03:55:29,030
public subsidies? Everything we know suggests
That private investment is coming.

2193
03:55:34,830 --> 03:55:34,830
this land is near one of the fastest growing
Areas in central texas.

2194
03:55:39,430 --> 03:55:39,430
amazon and endeavor are not being asked to
Rescue an unwanted property.

2195
03:55:44,990 --> 03:55:44,990
they do not need austin taxpayers to buy them
A golden saddle so they can ride away with

2196
03:55:51,030 --> 03:55:54,600
the profits. That may be a colorful way to
Say it, but the principle is simple.

2197
03:55:56,520 --> 03:55:56,520
private profit should not depend on the
Public carrying private risk.

2198
03:56:02,400 --> 03:56:02,400
council member ellis. I am speaking directly
To you as my district eight representative.

2199
03:56:08,280 --> 03:56:11,720
I am asking you to use your experience with
Environmental compliance, development and transportation planning to
Insist on a higher standard here.

2200
03:56:16,560 --> 03:56:16,560
please do not approve a decades long
Commitment before austin is completely,

2201
03:56:21,280 --> 03:56:21,280
truly open. Thank you sir.

2202
03:56:28,920 --> 03:56:31,480
good afternoon, mayor and council. My name is
Jeremy martin. I am speaking in favor of the proposed
Hogshead development,

2203
03:56:34,720 --> 03:56:36,800
but I will reserve my comments for a later
Item. Thank you. Thank you. Hello,
Mayor and council.

2204
03:56:40,680 --> 03:56:43,280
my name is cameron shaw. You'll hear from me a couple times today. And
This one is specifically about the agreement.

2205
03:56:47,040 --> 03:56:50,760
I've been a small business owner for about
Ten years here in austin, and I love following land development.

2206
03:56:52,560 --> 03:56:55,800
there are so many people that are excited
About this development, and they've been coming here to tell you that this this ain't
The way.

2207
03:56:58,320 --> 03:57:01,760
about two months ago,
I was just reading the council meeting agenda items and said an annexation of dog's head.

2208
03:57:05,080 --> 03:57:08,600
holy crap. That's incredible. And then I started reading the contract. And as a business owner that writes
Contracts,

2209
03:57:11,080 --> 03:57:14,800
I said, this is insane. You know, this is, this is. And then I came down on the 21st.

2210
03:57:16,160 --> 03:57:19,720
that was my first time to ever set foot in
City hall. And I said, y'all should be announcing this
Decision with cutting ribbons and popping

2211
03:57:23,200 --> 03:57:26,320
champagne. Like, this is such an exciting
Development for this city. And there's no one in here that's more
Excited about it than I am. And this just

2212
03:57:29,880 --> 03:57:33,400
ain't the way. Two months now,
People have been telling you saying, hey, there haven't been sufficient
Environmental studies.

2213
03:57:36,760 --> 03:57:39,960
we need to take this a little bit slower and
You guys and endeavor, y'all are all going to bat for jeff bezos.

2214
03:57:43,600 --> 03:57:46,240
richard suttle sat right here two months ago
And said, hey, we need to go really fast.

2215
03:57:49,080 --> 03:57:49,080
and he said, the city has been unbelievable
In working with us on that.

2216
03:57:53,170 --> 03:57:54,930
and this is for jeff bezos. This is the colorado river we're talking
About.

2217
03:57:57,450 --> 03:58:00,530
and everyone's telling you your own
Environmental commission is telling you you're moving too fast and you're just taking
Too much risk.

2218
03:58:03,690 --> 03:58:05,930
and we just have to look at a few things. I'll come back later and tell you about some
Of my specific concerns about the water.

2219
03:58:09,290 --> 03:58:09,290
there's an alluvial aquifer there that's very
Poorly understood and it matters a lot.

2220
03:58:14,370 --> 03:58:14,370
and endeavor. Y'all are burning through all
Your goodwill by trying to push this through

2221
03:58:18,530 --> 03:58:21,850
so quickly. People, people like you,
You're a well known, you know, you're a well-known developer.

2222
03:58:23,810 --> 03:58:23,810
you're respected, you're and you're just
You're trying to move so fast for this first

2223
03:58:28,930 --> 03:58:32,330
deal that you're burning through all your all
The goodwill that you've built up over the years. And it's just not too late to take
This whole thing from the top. We can restart

2224
03:58:36,050 --> 03:58:39,210
the development agreement,
Get an operating plan in place, and then vote on a terrace.

2225
03:58:46,690 --> 03:58:50,170
mr. Levinsky, please begin. Thank you, mayor and council. My name is
Bobby levinsky. I'm the senior staff attorney

2226
03:58:53,290 --> 03:58:56,370
for save our springs alliance. I'm really concerned about that.

2227
03:58:59,130 --> 03:59:02,570
you're not getting the message that this
Needs to be a public process. Under the terms of the development agreement,

2228
03:59:04,850 --> 03:59:04,850
the trs and its financing plan does not need
To be approved until march 31st,

2229
03:59:09,090 --> 03:59:09,090
2027. So the idea that you have to agree to
These amendments today or they don't happen

2230
03:59:14,890 --> 03:59:16,770
is just completely ridiculous. There's time to have a public process,
And the only public meeting that I'm aware of

2231
03:59:21,370 --> 03:59:24,250
that's been held, has been held by us,
The community, out on the dog's head.

2232
03:59:25,650 --> 03:59:25,650
and none of you attended.

2233
03:59:32,490 --> 03:59:36,290
both the austin environmental commission and
The joint sustainability committee have passed unanimous actions asking you to stop,
To involve the community and work through the

2234
03:59:42,410 --> 03:59:42,410
boards and commissions process to actually
Help you get this right.

2235
03:59:47,420 --> 03:59:47,420
when this property was annexed,
The environmental regulations got made worse.

2236
03:59:52,500 --> 03:59:52,500
and we tried to warn you about that,
But you continued to rush forward.

2237
03:59:57,740 --> 03:59:57,740
you reduced the setback from the colorado
River that protects it from 400ft to 200ft.

2238
04:00:03,980 --> 04:00:03,980
and yes, you are proceeding with an amendment
That partially restores that.

2239
04:00:08,740 --> 04:00:12,580
but again, it would have been better left in
The county. The city made the environmental situation
Worse by rushing with this development

2240
04:00:17,100 --> 04:00:17,100
agreement, and we need you to fix it by
Saying no to the terms.

2241
04:00:28,060 --> 04:00:29,380
that's supposed to be a video. I'll have to try it with another of my time.
But this area is rapidly developing and it

2242
04:00:34,180 --> 04:00:34,180
has been for decades. That was a time lapse
From 1984 till 2022.

2243
04:00:39,620 --> 04:00:39,620
that shows how this area has been developing
And what's driving it is the airport sh130

2244
04:00:45,620 --> 04:00:45,620
and tesla, which has already been approved
And only cost the county $14 million,

2245
04:00:50,740 --> 04:00:50,740
not half a billion and not 1.2 billion.

2246
04:00:56,740 --> 04:00:59,780
gary farmer, briggs. Mitchell. Michelle. Teague, david.

2247
04:01:01,820 --> 04:01:01,820
george. Roy. Whaley.

2248
04:01:14,460 --> 04:01:17,940
mr.. Whaley, why don't we start with you and
We'll work down the row that direction. Pardon me, sir. Why don't we start with you
And we'll work down that direction? Okay.

2249
04:01:22,140 --> 04:01:23,700
my name is roy whaley. I'm a long time environmental activist here
In central texas and austin,

2250
04:01:28,420 --> 04:01:30,940
and also a political activist. And I was glad to hear you mention democracy
Earlier.

2251
04:01:34,380 --> 04:01:37,140
I'm a big believer in democracy. Part of the democratic process,
Small d and often has been to go through the

2252
04:01:44,070 --> 04:01:47,710
boards and commissions,
To go through the commissions, not to come here and say,
Do this and ignore everyone else.

2253
04:01:51,950 --> 04:01:51,950
we haven't done that. People haven't had a
Chance to have their say,

2254
04:01:56,470 --> 04:01:59,470
as they do at the commission meetings. They haven't had a chance to engage in this
Because in part,

2255
04:02:03,750 --> 04:02:03,750
it came up so quickly,
Even though they've been buying all this land

2256
04:02:08,310 --> 04:02:11,030
and say, well, we've been doing this for a
While. We didn't know about that.

2257
04:02:12,950 --> 04:02:16,950
so it's not really democracy in action here. It is two washingtonian.

2258
04:02:21,110 --> 04:02:21,110
to me. It is too much like the federal
Government saying this is the way it's going

2259
04:02:27,990 --> 04:02:27,990
to be. Now, I am a longtime political
Activist in central texas.

2260
04:02:33,710 --> 04:02:33,710
I think I've worked on many of your campaigns
And supported them anyway.

2261
04:02:39,950 --> 04:02:42,630
this is going to be a political issue. I remember back in the early 90s when it was
A different political issue,

2262
04:02:48,590 --> 04:02:48,590
but I'm saying in 2027,
We're going to have five new members on the

2263
04:02:55,470 --> 04:02:55,470
dais because. People are paying attention.

2264
04:03:03,670 --> 04:03:03,670
I get around town, I'm not riding my bicycle
As much as I wish,

2265
04:03:08,390 --> 04:03:08,390
but I get in on different conversations or
Just overhear different conversations,

2266
04:03:13,670 --> 04:03:13,670
and people are just finding out about this
And the tours.

2267
04:03:18,350 --> 04:03:18,350
it's not understood. This is seen right or
Wrong as a huge giveaway.

2268
04:03:24,590 --> 04:03:27,270
I have more to say later and thank you for
Hearing me. I look forward to seeing you. Thank you. Good
Afternoon mayor,

2269
04:03:35,310 --> 04:03:37,670
city council members. My name is briggs
Mitchell. I'm a long time austin resident,
And I ranch on around 250 acres within the

2270
04:03:42,510 --> 04:03:42,510
dogs head directly neighboring the 2600 acre
Endeavor project.

2271
04:03:48,190 --> 04:03:51,630
as a neighboring property owner,
Where some of my partners families have been since the early 1850s.

2272
04:03:53,390 --> 04:03:56,030
I care deeply about what happens on this
Land. Development of this size will no doubt affect
The surrounding areas,

2273
04:03:58,950 --> 04:03:58,950
so it's critical that it be planned carefully
And supported with adequate roads,

2274
04:04:03,110 --> 04:04:06,710
drainage, water quality utilities,
Parks, trails and other public infrastructure. I don't take it lightly,
And I and I mean when I say this is truly my

2275
04:04:12,110 --> 04:04:14,870
life's work and I take it very seriously. That's why I'm here today to support the
Creation of the dogs heads tours.

2276
04:04:18,990 --> 04:04:22,910
the question before you today should not be
Whether this part of austin will grow. Growth is already happening all around us,
As many have pointed out. The question before

2277
04:04:26,910 --> 04:04:26,910
you today should be will that growth be
Coordinated and and and properly supported at

2278
04:04:32,950 --> 04:04:32,950
scale by the city, or will it continue to
Happen piecemeal with individual landowners

2279
04:04:38,640 --> 04:04:38,640
and projects without the infrastructure that
This area desperately needs?

2280
04:04:43,360 --> 04:04:47,200
I can testify firsthand that today,
Those of us that work and live in the dog's head are left with inadequate and unsafe
Mobility.

2281
04:04:50,200 --> 04:04:53,720
we literally go from stop signs onto the open
Highway, as anybody that's been in the area would
Know.

2282
04:04:57,640 --> 04:04:57,640
we have, you know, we've been living around
Open pit strip mining,

2283
04:05:01,800 --> 04:05:05,760
rock crushing operations,
All of which can be addressed and I believe are, but they can only be addressed with the
Scale,

2284
04:05:09,400 --> 04:05:09,400
vision and the support of this private public
Partnership.

2285
04:05:13,640 --> 04:05:17,320
the proposed tours provides a practical way
To build the infrastructure we desperately need, using a portion of the new tax revenue
Created only by the development itself,

2286
04:05:21,480 --> 04:05:24,320
with the cost fully fronted by the dog's head
Developers. This gives the city a meaningful role in
Shaping the area,

2287
04:05:27,040 --> 04:05:30,080
while helping ensure that the existing
Residents and property owners are not left dealing with the consequences of unplanned
Growth,

2288
04:05:32,520 --> 04:05:35,480
as we have for decades. Thank you sir. Thank you.

2289
04:05:37,880 --> 04:05:41,400
please. Gary farmer in support of the tours. I will defer comment to a subsequent item.

2290
04:05:43,520 --> 04:05:43,520
thank you. Thank you. David graeber in favor?

2291
04:05:49,600 --> 04:05:51,600
chair elect of the chamber of commerce. Austin chamber of commerce and will defer to
A later item.

2292
04:05:54,440 --> 04:05:54,440
thank you. Ellie davis.

2293
04:05:58,760 --> 04:06:00,600
claire davis. Catherine. Brown. Zenobia. Joseph.

2294
04:06:03,000 --> 04:06:05,640
brad. Massingill. If your name has been
Called, please come forward.

2295
04:06:16,520 --> 04:06:20,080
why don't we start here and we'll go this
Direction. So whenever you're ready. Hi, I'm ellie davis. We actually donated our
Time to other people who are speaking on this

2296
04:06:25,480 --> 04:06:25,480
matter, but I am in opposition to all of the
Items on dogs head in opposition to the tours

2297
04:06:33,210 --> 04:06:35,490
and opposition to the development plan as it
Stands. And the contract. Thank you.

2298
04:06:39,650 --> 04:06:43,610
okay. You're not. If you speak,
You can't donate time. So take care if you want to donate time.

2299
04:06:46,170 --> 04:06:46,170
okay. Well, my name is claire davis and I am
Donating time.

2300
04:06:50,610 --> 04:06:50,610
yeah. Please. Hi, my name is catherine brown.

2301
04:06:58,010 --> 04:07:01,970
I've spoken in front of you all many times
Already. I think today although I'm signed up to speak
Several times,

2302
04:07:06,490 --> 04:07:06,490
I think for particularly item 142,
I take a neutral stance on this simply

2303
04:07:11,970 --> 04:07:14,770
because we need dialog. We need discussion. Although the amendments I
Understand have been just recently published,

2304
04:07:22,330 --> 04:07:22,330
they this gives an opportunity to us to have
Discussion and expand on them.

2305
04:07:28,810 --> 04:07:28,810
for example, I know that there's been some
Discussion already about the the walk back on

2306
04:07:35,250 --> 04:07:35,250
the percentage of, of impervious cover and
Also mr.

2307
04:07:41,290 --> 04:07:44,090
suttle describing it as a bombed out area. I think if it is, and I,
I have no doubt there is issues about it

2308
04:07:49,650 --> 04:07:51,930
being a brownfield site. It is imperative that we take time and we
Assess what's there.

2309
04:07:56,650 --> 04:07:58,970
we do the proper core analysis. As a scientist, we should be evidence driven
On what we do with this property without

2310
04:08:05,170 --> 04:08:05,170
appropriate environmental assessments,
Ecological assessments and everything else

2311
04:08:09,810 --> 04:08:13,250
that goes along. We don't know what we're
Dealing with and we don't know what they're dealing with in particular.

2312
04:08:16,050 --> 04:08:16,050
I think indeed, if it is bombed out,
Then we need to have the information in front

2313
04:08:22,090 --> 04:08:22,090
of us. As far as the 79% setback.

2314
04:08:26,410 --> 04:08:26,410
obviously, one of the things if people really
Considered this holistically in terms of

2315
04:08:30,820 --> 04:08:30,820
flood management, you would have realized
That the river itself and the land next to it

2316
04:08:35,540 --> 04:08:37,700
is part of the flood management. Those trees, the riparian environment helps
Manage the flood.

2317
04:08:41,620 --> 04:08:41,620
so stepping back to include all of it
Shouldn't have even been a question to begin

2318
04:08:46,020 --> 04:08:50,020
with in terms of the impervious cover of. It was mentioned the other day about large
Cities like london,

2319
04:08:52,980 --> 04:08:56,460
paris, mexico city. I looked up the evidence
There. At most it's 70% impervious cover,
And I can talk about that a little bit later.

2320
04:09:01,140 --> 04:09:01,140
thank you, mr. Massingill.

2321
04:09:06,540 --> 04:09:09,700
I'm brad massingill, I'm on the board of the
South austin creek alliance, and I represent south austin on the austin
Neighborhoods council.

2322
04:09:14,580 --> 04:09:17,500
I'm here speaking for myself. I was talking to a friend the other day in
Montana and he,

2323
04:09:21,780 --> 04:09:21,780
he told me about someone who bought up
Several ranches and farms up there,

2324
04:09:30,260 --> 04:09:30,260
like 7000 acres and came to city council,
Like with 2 or 3 days warning and proposed

2325
04:09:39,940 --> 04:09:39,940
something similar to this secret donor secret
And the whole thing.

2326
04:09:45,380 --> 04:09:47,140
it's just like, this is a playbook. This is super important to us here,
But this is all part of a bigger scheme

2327
04:09:52,340 --> 04:09:54,300
that's going on across the whole country. Y'all are being played.

2328
04:09:57,260 --> 04:10:00,420
they're, they've been,
These billionaires have been pitting communities against each other to go for the
Lowest,

2329
04:10:02,660 --> 04:10:04,260
lowest you can go to get in. They're competing for who knows what.

2330
04:10:07,540 --> 04:10:10,820
they did this in the in the teens in
California. They drove communities into the ground,
Made them totally unaffordable.

2331
04:10:15,980 --> 04:10:15,980
there's this whole scheme to build these
Private corporate cities all over the country

2332
04:10:21,900 --> 04:10:25,510
that have their own sets of rules. You know, we can we can. The way this is set up right now,
These people can eventually disagree with the

2333
04:10:30,030 --> 04:10:33,750
city enough to again,
To disincorporate and get a divorce just like these other corporations have. There's no
Guarantees here.

2334
04:10:36,870 --> 04:10:36,870
I want you all to really take a step back and
Do a macro search of some of these other

2335
04:10:44,550 --> 04:10:47,990
cities that have been going through this and
See what the results have been. It's not been satisfactory.

2336
04:10:49,550 --> 04:10:51,550
I don't think this is fair. And y'all need to chill.

2337
04:11:06,070 --> 04:11:09,310
thank you. Mayor council,
I'm zenobia joseph. I just want to express my opposition at 142.

2338
04:11:12,790 --> 04:11:16,230
respectfully, mayor. We can't trust richard
Suttle, nor can we. Nor can we listen to anything
That endeavor does.

2339
04:11:23,350 --> 04:11:25,670
so I just want to say that history matters. And to mark duchin, here's your two cities,
The tale of two cities that you mentioned.

2340
04:11:31,270 --> 04:11:31,270
it was march 2nd, 2017,
When plaza saltillo was being deliberated

2341
04:11:36,830 --> 04:11:36,830
right here. I want to remind you specifically
That it was richard suttle and endeavor who

2342
04:11:42,910 --> 04:11:42,910
stood here and couldn't make the deal work
For six two bedroom units.

2343
04:11:48,070 --> 04:11:48,070
and I want you to remember that they wanted
To put affordable housing someplace else,

2344
04:11:53,190 --> 04:11:53,190
not in that project. And so today,
Next to the tyndall,

2345
04:11:58,070 --> 04:11:58,070
$20 million is a 27 units for our senior
Citizens,

2346
04:12:03,070 --> 04:12:03,070
about $734,000 per unit for rental.

2347
04:12:07,790 --> 04:12:10,590
I want you to recognize I do believe,
Mayor, that this is just a boondoggle.

2348
04:12:12,510 --> 04:12:12,510
I think it's really just for you to inflate
Project connect.

2349
04:12:16,830 --> 04:12:16,830
yes, it's ten minutes from the airport,
But respectfully,

2350
04:12:21,710 --> 04:12:21,710
you've done nothing for the people at the
Marshaling yard, which are not that far away.

2351
04:12:25,990 --> 04:12:25,990
and while mr. Suttle put in back up a late
Document that talks about the six miles of

2352
04:12:32,790 --> 04:12:32,790
trail, remember east village,
The 425 acre development has five miles as

2353
04:12:38,430 --> 04:12:41,510
well, and you've provided no transportation. We just simply can't trust them.

2354
04:12:43,630 --> 04:12:45,870
look at plaza saltillo capital. Metro owns it. And you've done nothing for
The people except a boondoggle.

2355
04:12:51,870 --> 04:12:55,750
so I would just ask you to vote against this
Project. If you have any questions. I'll gladly answer them at this time.

2356
04:12:57,910 --> 04:12:57,910
but I want you to recognize the 27 units.

2357
04:13:02,430 --> 04:13:02,430
$20 million. And they couldn't make the deal
Work to put affordable housing on site.

2358
04:13:08,110 --> 04:13:08,110
thank you, mr. Joseph. I have a remote
Speaker,

2359
04:13:12,870 --> 04:13:12,870
claudia voyles. Hello,
Mayor and council.

2360
04:13:20,880 --> 04:13:24,240
happy birthday, mr. Velasquez. My name is claudia voiles.

2361
04:13:26,360 --> 04:13:29,200
I was in my car, but it was 111 degrees. So now I'm under a tree.

2362
04:13:31,880 --> 04:13:31,880
I am a resident. I live on hergott lane,
Hergott lane,

2363
04:13:35,960 --> 04:13:35,960
about a quarter mile away from the beginning
Of the dog head development on what we often

2364
04:13:41,880 --> 04:13:41,880
call the dog scruff. I'm a member of the
Neighborhood association and I am asking you

2365
04:13:51,360 --> 04:13:51,360
to delay or deny this agreement.

2366
04:13:56,720 --> 04:13:56,720
mayor watson, I recently got an email from
You that ended by saying progressive

2367
04:14:01,000 --> 04:14:04,200
government should be accountable government. And I believe that that is true.

2368
04:14:06,600 --> 04:14:06,600
I don't think this deal is a good deal,
And I don't think it's good in terms of

2369
04:14:12,320 --> 04:14:14,120
financial accountability. And I really think it's a bad deal in terms
Of ethical,

2370
04:14:19,360 --> 04:14:22,840
moral and conservation accountability. So I'm asking you to slow down and make it
Right.

2371
04:14:27,080 --> 04:14:27,080
the plans as they stand,
Are talking about sacrificing not only nature

2372
04:14:32,280 --> 04:14:34,840
but also my neighborhood. My neighborhood has many families and
Businesses that have been there for for

2373
04:14:39,080 --> 04:14:39,080
generations and for the convenience of big
Business,

2374
04:14:44,120 --> 04:14:47,560
possibly a data center potentially not
Committed to, but potentially residents downstream.

2375
04:14:50,120 --> 04:14:54,040
they're asking to plow montopolis through our
Neighborhood, which is going to directly affect many of my
Neighbors,

2376
04:14:58,720 --> 04:14:58,720
their quality of life,
If not their direct displacement and their

2377
04:15:03,600 --> 04:15:03,600
health. So I'm asking you,
Begging you, beseeching you to slow down and

2378
04:15:09,800 --> 04:15:09,800
do this right and get a better relationship
With commitments and more protections and

2379
04:15:16,890 --> 04:15:16,890
more information and community buy in before
Going forward.

2380
04:15:21,330 --> 04:15:21,330
thank you. Thank you. David ross,
Andy pastor.

2381
04:15:28,690 --> 04:15:28,690
zach bialas, mariana kruger,
Miss ramos, if your name has been called and

2382
04:15:35,730 --> 04:15:35,730
you wish to be heard,
Please come forward.

2383
04:15:43,490 --> 04:15:43,490
also, jennifer barnes,
Caleb white, and heather honecker.

2384
04:15:51,330 --> 04:15:55,330
thank you. I'll be waving my time on this
Item speaking on 111. And then donating time on other items.

2385
04:15:57,570 --> 04:16:00,050
what's your name, ma'am? Oh. I'm sorry.
Mariana kruger. Thank you. All right. Anybody that wishes to
Be heard.

2386
04:16:09,050 --> 04:16:11,170
that's name has been called. Please come forward on item 142.

2387
04:16:16,810 --> 04:16:20,650
I've called all names for 142 mayor. Thank you very much. All right. Members. All the names have been called on item number
142.

2388
04:16:25,770 --> 04:16:27,930
that's why if your name has been called. That's why I asked you to come down. So we
Know you're doing it. All my stuff together,

2389
04:16:31,290 --> 04:16:34,370
I apologize. That's all right. Please,
Please, please go ahead. Ma'am. You indicated earlier you wanted to
Speak on 111.

2390
04:16:39,410 --> 04:16:39,410
I signed up to speak on each of the dogs.

2391
04:16:43,850 --> 04:16:46,290
had name called on 142. I I'd like to speak. Yes,
I would like to speak.

2392
04:16:49,730 --> 04:16:52,170
if your name was your name called on 142. It was not. I don't know why not.

2393
04:16:53,810 --> 04:16:53,810
I, I, I signed up in advance a couple of days
Earlier to speak on each of these issues

2394
04:16:58,930 --> 04:17:02,370
regarding. What is your name? My name is doctor rachel scott. Would you check and see whether she's signed
Up for that.

2395
04:17:05,570 --> 04:17:08,890
and and we'll go ahead and begin with you. Yes. Okay. Good. And here's what we'll do.

2396
04:17:11,380 --> 04:17:11,380
we'll start with you. And then we'll go to
Miss white and then we'll come down the line.

2397
04:17:15,980 --> 04:17:19,700
okay. My name is heather baker. I'm responding to this agenda item,
Which is to approve.

2398
04:17:24,060 --> 04:17:24,060
no, authorize negotiation and execution of an
Amendment.

2399
04:17:28,860 --> 04:17:32,700
it's unclear what it's going to be except for
Drainage and environmental protection, development, land standards and tax,
And creating the tirz.

2400
04:17:37,260 --> 04:17:37,260
so I'm going to focus on the land development
Standards.

2401
04:17:42,420 --> 04:17:42,420
coa city of austin has several different ways
That they use developments in order to give

2402
04:17:50,020 --> 04:17:53,100
money, tax incentives,
Refunds, bonuses. They have incentives and agreements.

2403
04:17:56,220 --> 04:17:59,860
so smart developments regulating plans,
Density bonuses, affordability unlocked value.

2404
04:18:01,620 --> 04:18:04,780
vertical mixed use density bonus 90. Downtown density bonus.

2405
04:18:06,140 --> 04:18:08,220
university. Neighborhood. Overlay. Also like chapter 380.

2406
04:18:10,220 --> 04:18:13,780
all these different ways that you're allowed
To give businesses money. And I think that that is a serious concern with people in this
Development,

2407
04:18:16,700 --> 04:18:16,700
because those are being used and
Misappropriated to a company that we now know

2408
04:18:23,100 --> 04:18:23,100
as google or amazon robotics that has money.

2409
04:18:27,980 --> 04:18:31,380
and yet there's all these deficits in the
Budget where we can't give money to like social services and all these other things.

2410
04:18:34,140 --> 04:18:37,420
when there's these companies that want to
Come here and do business, that have money and are going to be
Continuing to make money in indemnity,

2411
04:18:42,540 --> 04:18:42,540
let's say, and there's no way for us to see
How the,

2412
04:18:47,220 --> 04:18:47,220
you know, land development standards aren't
Going to work against us and how they are not

2413
04:18:53,220 --> 04:18:56,660
going to give any money back to the
Community. And not only that, but it's going to be,
You know,

2414
04:19:01,940 --> 04:19:05,620
04,000,000ft² of industrial space. They say they're putting in single family
Homes. Who wants to be next to 4,000,000ft²

2415
04:19:11,870 --> 04:19:11,870
of industrial space? Who wants to be next to
6200 multifamily units?

2416
04:19:17,950 --> 04:19:21,070
and all this for the people that actually
Live there. Thank you, miss white. Good afternoon.

2417
04:19:26,270 --> 04:19:29,190
kiba white for public citizens texas office. I'll be brief here. I still feel that the
Community input is is well,

2418
04:19:35,670 --> 04:19:38,910
I think there was some effort to hear some of
The input, perhaps it is not truly being incorporated
And is still being done in a very rushed way.

2419
04:19:45,590 --> 04:19:48,990
and you know, I was listening earlier you
Know, to the description of the site and how you
Know,

2420
04:19:52,430 --> 04:19:56,310
development could be done in these areas that
Have been mined and, you know, preserve the other areas.

2421
04:19:58,590 --> 04:20:02,310
that sounds nice. And so I just wonder,
You know, I think some speakers have talked about why
Then if this has been under development,

2422
04:20:07,510 --> 04:20:07,510
you know, this this agreement for seven years
Why then has the community not been truly

2423
04:20:14,470 --> 04:20:17,390
involved? And I was, you know,
Trying to look and see, you know, just kind of what the changes are.
And it,

2424
04:20:19,950 --> 04:20:19,950
it just still looks to me like in the areas
That are going to be allowed to be developed,

2425
04:20:24,990 --> 04:20:27,670
that it's going to be impervious surface. And I am still not seeing that there's
Actually a commitment to building an

2426
04:20:31,670 --> 04:20:31,670
affordable housing. So a percentage of zero
Is still zero.

2427
04:20:36,990 --> 04:20:36,990
so I would just encourage that the brakes be
Put on this and it be done in a way that

2428
04:20:43,310 --> 04:20:43,310
actually is a process that the community can
Get behind because it's very possible that

2429
04:20:50,070 --> 04:20:50,070
some portion of this site could be developed
With community support if it was done in a

2430
04:20:55,870 --> 04:20:58,310
more transparent and inclusive way. Thank you. Thank you. Please begin.

2431
04:21:04,830 --> 04:21:08,630
my name is jennifer barnes and I'm going to
Hold my time for 111. Okay. Thank you. Please.

2432
04:21:12,950 --> 04:21:16,030
good evening. Good afternoon again. Mayor watson, members of city council,
Miss thomas.

2433
04:21:24,950 --> 04:21:28,830
I'm having a little trouble speaking because
At this point, I'm just so angry. It's hard. It's hard to even get the words
Out in a polite way.

2434
04:21:33,910 --> 04:21:33,910
I, I am just that angry dogs head is an
Alluvial plain.

2435
04:21:41,470 --> 04:21:43,350
an alluvial flood plain. It's there because the colorado river is a
Huge,

2436
04:21:47,710 --> 04:21:47,710
powerful river that floods.

2437
04:21:54,950 --> 04:21:54,950
when a powerful river floods,
People die.

2438
04:22:00,640 --> 04:22:00,640
people lose their homes,
People lose everything.

2439
04:22:05,600 --> 04:22:05,600
this is not a dog's head is not the
Appropriate place to put any kind

2440
04:22:15,600 --> 04:22:15,600
of industrial development.

2441
04:22:21,320 --> 04:22:21,320
I don't know what you were thinking doing
This behind closed doors without even

2442
04:22:26,080 --> 04:22:26,080
consulting the city of austin residents,
People like myself,

2443
04:22:33,120 --> 04:22:33,120
who have lived here and own a home and have
Been here for years.

2444
04:22:40,080 --> 04:22:40,080
we love this city. I know all of you love
This city.

2445
04:22:46,080 --> 04:22:49,360
what were you thinking? What were you thinking? How could you swallow?

2446
04:22:51,600 --> 04:22:51,600
what in espanol is mierda?

2447
04:22:58,960 --> 04:22:58,960
this. This is not this is not a project that
By any stretch of imagination makes any sense

2448
04:23:07,520 --> 04:23:07,520
what so ever. You cannot you cannot by any
Stretch of the imagination,

2449
04:23:14,440 --> 04:23:14,440
say, this is a viable project that will work
For anybody.

2450
04:23:20,000 --> 04:23:20,000
thank you. Mayor. All speakers for 142 have
Been called.

2451
04:23:28,200 --> 04:23:30,600
thank you all. Thanks,
Everybody. Members, that concludes all the people that
Signed up to speak on item number 142.

2452
04:23:35,800 --> 04:23:39,320
so we will now take up item number 142. Item 142 is, as has been indicated,
An authorization and negotiation for

2453
04:23:43,960 --> 04:23:43,960
negotiation and execution of an amendment to
The development agreement to amend things so

2454
04:23:49,280 --> 04:23:53,080
that we will allow for better drainage and
Environmental protections, land development standards,
And a tax increment reinvestment zone.

2455
04:23:57,850 --> 04:24:01,370
I'll entertain what I'll suggest we do
Because we have a couple of proposed amendments, is that I'll entertain a motion
With regard to item 142.

2456
04:24:06,690 --> 04:24:06,690
and then we'll go to the amendments. Mayor
Pro tem moves approval of item number 142.

2457
04:24:11,530 --> 04:24:14,970
it is seconded by councilmember harper
Madison. Folks, folks, let us now deliberate.

2458
04:24:18,130 --> 04:24:20,490
we've had the opportunity for public comment. And let us now deliberate.

2459
04:24:22,210 --> 04:24:22,210
and that's the way this process is supposed
To work.

2460
04:24:26,770 --> 04:24:26,770
all right. We have a motion and a second on
Item number 142 members there are two

2461
04:24:33,410 --> 04:24:36,450
proposed amendments to item number 142. They're both amendments that come from me.

2462
04:24:40,330 --> 04:24:40,330
and I want to start with the first amendment.

2463
04:24:44,450 --> 04:24:46,650
it is labeled and you have the amendment. It's labeled item number 142.

2464
04:24:48,770 --> 04:24:51,090
mayor watson, july 23rd,
2026. The one that I'm going to show offer up as
Watson.

2465
04:24:54,530 --> 04:24:54,530
amendment number one is the critical water
Quality zone amendment.

2466
04:24:59,530 --> 04:25:02,970
just so that you'll know,
Amendment number two is the one related to impervious cover. The critical water quality
Zone amendment is the one that I talked about

2467
04:25:08,610 --> 04:25:08,610
the other day where what we will be,
We will be amending the main motion so that

2468
04:25:15,770 --> 04:25:15,770
it it sets forth that there will be a total
Acre amount of water of land set aside

2469
04:25:25,650 --> 04:25:25,650
from the colorado river of 236.78 acres,
So that the average will be a 300 acre

2470
04:25:35,170 --> 04:25:37,650
buffer on the colorado river. There have been a couple of other amendments
Added to that.

2471
04:25:41,010 --> 04:25:45,010
for example street and rail or rail
Crossings. We added language about related appurtenances
For that.

2472
04:25:48,250 --> 04:25:51,490
the same thing is on green water quality
Facilities, the green stormwater quality facility and
Related appurtenances can be constructed.

2473
04:25:56,700 --> 04:25:56,700
same thing with playgrounds,
A playground and related appurtenances.

2474
04:26:01,740 --> 04:26:05,020
boats and marinas. Again related
Appurtenances. And it speaks in terms of a bathroom.

2475
04:26:08,420 --> 04:26:08,420
but where those would would have to be
Located away from the ordinary high water

2476
04:26:12,620 --> 04:26:15,260
mark of the colorado river for environmental
Purposes. And it indicates that ongoing reclamation
Activities that restore the land to a

2477
04:26:19,620 --> 04:26:19,620
pre-construction level or a natural state are
Allowed.

2478
04:26:24,100 --> 04:26:24,100
with that, I move approval of watson
Amendment number one related to the critical

2479
04:26:29,380 --> 04:26:33,020
water quality zone and a second by the mayor
Pro tem. Is there discussion with regard to the motion
To amend?

2480
04:26:37,460 --> 04:26:39,980
we will vote on the motion to amend first. Mayor pro tem mayor. I just wanted to
Clarify.

2481
04:26:43,460 --> 04:26:43,460
there is a map attached to your amendment
Amendment with kind of a shaded yellow zone

2482
04:26:49,220 --> 04:26:51,780
along the entire property. And I just want to clarify that what we're
Doing here is taking.

2483
04:26:55,940 --> 04:26:58,420
I think what I've heard called the riparian
Zone, which. This is a land that has not been
Mined.

2484
04:27:02,140 --> 04:27:05,260
this is land that is largely in its natural
State. And designating that as a critical water
Quality zone.

2485
04:27:08,580 --> 04:27:08,580
yes. But let me make sure that legal answers
Your question to make sure we get you the

2486
04:27:13,020 --> 04:27:16,340
specific answer to your question,
Because that's what they were working on to make sure we did it. But I'll have them
Respond to it.

2487
04:27:20,020 --> 04:27:20,020
and just to follow, because we had a fixed
Number buffer and but that left out chunks of

2488
04:27:26,700 --> 04:27:29,740
green because obviously the green is not it's
Not fixed. It kind of, you know,
Weaves in and out.

2489
04:27:32,420 --> 04:27:35,100
so I just, I appreciate the approach. I think this kind of really captures the
Sensitive environmental area that we want to

2490
04:27:40,580 --> 04:27:43,660
protect with the law department. That is correct. Council member. They will
Have essentially 236 acres of critical water

2491
04:27:49,790 --> 04:27:51,590
quality zone on the site. And just to be clear,
This is not this is separate apart from the

2492
04:27:55,710 --> 04:27:55,710
260 acres of parks. So there is open space of
266 acres.

2493
04:28:06,350 --> 04:28:06,350
the developer would have to explain how much
Overlap there may or may not be.

2494
04:28:11,510 --> 04:28:11,510
okay. Well you do that.

2495
04:28:36,710 --> 04:28:38,470
can you restate the question? Yeah. This is and if I'm looking at it,
It's about 236 acres,

2496
04:28:45,630 --> 04:28:45,630
mr.. Mr.. Right. At 237 acres,
236.7 acres.

2497
04:28:50,550 --> 04:28:54,350
this is is this in addition to the 260 acres
Of parks? No. This includes the 260 acres of parks.

2498
04:29:00,070 --> 04:29:02,030
it's designated as open space. So under the concept that the middle of the
Dog's head has already been mined.

2499
04:29:07,630 --> 04:29:07,630
and we're going to prepare the right. We're
Going to preserve the riparian zone and

2500
04:29:12,630 --> 04:29:12,630
buffer zones around the floodplain that would
Be included in the number.

2501
04:29:17,950 --> 04:29:17,950
and then we would have to add to it to get to
The number that we committed to.

2502
04:29:23,030 --> 04:29:23,030
so do we know then outside of this area,
How many acres of parks we have?

2503
04:29:28,710 --> 04:29:28,710
we do not because it has not been planned.

2504
04:29:33,430 --> 04:29:33,430
council member there will be a minimum of 29
Acres in addition to get to the 266.

2505
04:29:41,910 --> 04:29:44,590
but where they'll be located and if there
Will be more, is, I think, what mr. Suttle is saying
They're not sure of.

2506
04:29:49,710 --> 04:29:49,710
so under the state law,
What is required to do is 10% of the of the

2507
04:29:56,950 --> 04:29:59,030
whole area, 260 acres. That's that's all that anybody can require of
It.

2508
04:30:01,990 --> 04:30:01,990
we're going to be above that,
But we're going to include that area along

2509
04:30:06,550 --> 04:30:08,790
the river and the trails that are going in. And the parks are going to be placed along
The river.

2510
04:30:13,710 --> 04:30:16,390
if in the regulating plan,
That would come before you, if you pass these, if in the regulating plan,

2511
04:30:18,790 --> 04:30:18,790
we want to put a fine point on that,
We can discuss that in the regulating plan.

2512
04:30:23,310 --> 04:30:23,310
and the, the my thought is that again,
A lot of this riverfront land is floodplain

2513
04:30:28,430 --> 04:30:30,710
land. That's not developable. Is that accurate? No,
That's not accurate.

2514
04:30:36,830 --> 04:30:39,910
there's there's a there's,
There's a significant portion of it, but there's a lot that's not.

2515
04:30:41,430 --> 04:30:44,880
the banks are high enough that it's out of
The floodplain. Do we know how much of the 230 some odd acres
Are developable or are in the floodplain,

2516
04:30:51,000 --> 04:30:54,640
and which ones are not? I could probably get that number to you. If I get ahold of my engineers.

2517
04:30:56,120 --> 04:30:58,680
I'm not sure of that right now. All right. Thank you. But tell me what what
What?

2518
04:31:01,960 --> 04:31:01,960
help me with your objective so that we can
Keep a list of what your objective would be.

2519
04:31:06,320 --> 04:31:06,320
well, my understanding,
My objective would be to I thought that 260

2520
04:31:12,480 --> 04:31:12,480
acres were additive to the land that we were
Preserving here,

2521
04:31:18,320 --> 04:31:18,320
especially when we were talking about the 200
Foot boundary,

2522
04:31:22,400 --> 04:31:22,400
I thought that the 200 foot boundary was that
The parkland was outside of the 200 foot

2523
04:31:28,360 --> 04:31:28,360
boundary. And I understand that we're
Expanding the amount of the critical water

2524
04:31:32,640 --> 04:31:34,880
quality zone substantially. But I so the trade off with the open space is
Is a is a concern.

2525
04:31:42,360 --> 04:31:42,360
so first of all. It's important to note that
The obligation to do open space

2526
04:31:52,280 --> 04:31:52,280
or parkland is triggered by a formula that is
Based on the number of residential units you

2527
04:31:58,720 --> 04:31:58,720
have. We don't know what that number is going
To be,

2528
04:32:03,400 --> 04:32:03,400
but the commitment was a minimum amount under
The development agreement.

2529
04:32:07,760 --> 04:32:07,760
a minimum amount in any circumstance would be
The acreage that you referenced,

2530
04:32:12,280 --> 04:32:12,280
and we included that in the parkland that we
Anticipate being much like we have parkland

2531
04:32:16,600 --> 04:32:20,440
downtown here along the river. That would be part of it. Along the six acres there will be more.

2532
04:32:25,280 --> 04:32:25,280
but but it was a the obligation to do a
Minimum is how we started the conversation.

2533
04:32:32,040 --> 04:32:32,040
and the minimum is more than what's required
Today.

2534
04:32:36,560 --> 04:32:36,560
understood. It would be it would be good to
Put a finer number on that.

2535
04:32:42,650 --> 04:32:42,650
again, I know we're talking about a 40 year.

2536
04:32:47,810 --> 04:32:51,570
time frame and there's a lot of unknowns out
There. But but it would be good to to because I feel
Like a one for one trade on the,

2537
04:32:56,610 --> 04:32:56,610
on the, the, especially the part that we know
Is not developable within the,

2538
04:33:02,410 --> 04:33:06,130
the, the riverfront and the 260 acres. Again, I feel like that that kind of 260
Minus two,

2539
04:33:08,610 --> 04:33:08,610
36 is a concern. I'll just leave it there.

2540
04:33:13,210 --> 04:33:13,210
mayor. Thank you. Mayor pro tem further
Comment or discussion on the watson amendment

2541
04:33:19,530 --> 04:33:19,530
number one, which is related to the critical
Water quality zone.

2542
04:33:25,170 --> 04:33:25,170
all right. Hearing no further discussion on
Watson.

2543
04:33:29,370 --> 04:33:32,690
motion to amend number one critical water
Quality zone. Without objection the motion is a motion to
Amend is adopted.

2544
04:33:38,450 --> 04:33:40,850
members that will take us to watson. Motion to amend number two.

2545
04:33:42,570 --> 04:33:42,570
this is for item 142. This is labeled item
Number 142.

2546
04:33:48,130 --> 04:33:51,210
mayor watson july 23rd,
2026. And it is late. Related to impervious cover
Setting the maximum amount of impervious

2547
04:33:57,130 --> 04:33:57,130
cover for the growth site area within the
Dog's head property at 79%.

2548
04:34:04,330 --> 04:34:06,250
I'll move approval of watson. Motion to amend number two impervious cover.

2549
04:34:09,610 --> 04:34:09,610
is there a second? Seconded by mayor pro tem
Discussion with regard to motion to amend

2550
04:34:16,970 --> 04:34:16,970
number two for item number 142.

2551
04:34:21,410 --> 04:34:25,130
hearing none. Without objection. Motion to watson. Motion to amend. Number two. Impervious cover for item number
142 is adopted.

2552
04:34:30,410 --> 04:34:30,410
members. That will take us back to the main
Motion as amended.

2553
04:34:34,540 --> 04:34:34,540
the main motion is on item number 142,
As amended by the two watson amendments.

2554
04:34:41,060 --> 04:34:41,060
mayor pro tem vella, did you wish to be
Recognized?

2555
04:34:45,140 --> 04:34:45,140
that was okay. I'm sorry,
Council member segal.

2556
04:34:50,740 --> 04:34:50,740
thank you. Mayor. I do think this deal is in
Better shape than when it was first presented

2557
04:34:55,300 --> 04:34:57,380
to council. Because of the amendments. My colleagues have proposed,
Including the one just adopted.

2558
04:35:00,300 --> 04:35:00,300
but I don't think this is the best deal the
City can get.

2559
04:35:06,500 --> 04:35:06,500
and. I, I don't think it lives up to the
Expectations of the people of austin.

2560
04:35:16,940 --> 04:35:19,660
I, I do want austin to be open for business. I agree, we can't send the message that
Austin is unready for growth,

2561
04:35:23,140 --> 04:35:26,820
that we're unready for innovation or jobs or
Investment. But what I think city management got wrong is
How we responded to this opportunity.

2562
04:35:34,900 --> 04:35:34,900
if I had to sum up my belief,
It's that the city negotiated from a place of

2563
04:35:38,980 --> 04:35:42,220
weakness. Austin is strong,
Right? People want to be here. Businesses want to be
Here.

2564
04:35:44,780 --> 04:35:45,940
this is a beautiful place. We have tremendous natural resources,
Including our river and creeks.

2565
04:35:49,820 --> 04:35:49,820
we have great people. We have great
Universities and educational institutions.

2566
04:35:53,900 --> 04:35:57,700
we've got many, many attractive assets,
Whether it's our neighborhoods, our cultural institutions,
Our skilled and educated workers,

2567
04:36:00,980 --> 04:36:03,380
our innovative and innovative and creative
Businesses, our network of nonprofit and social service
Providers,

2568
04:36:06,340 --> 04:36:10,220
our diverse cultures and communities. For many reasons, austin is great. We are a destination and we should not sell
Ourselves short.

2569
04:36:17,180 --> 04:36:21,100
in this deal, the way it was negotiated,
I don't see confidence. I see weakness. For one,
The secrecy, the idea that we didn't disclose

2570
04:36:25,500 --> 04:36:25,500
amazon until two days ago,
That's not the austin way.

2571
04:36:32,190 --> 04:36:32,190
if a big business wants to come here,
Let's invite them in the front door,

2572
04:36:36,910 --> 04:36:40,710
not sneak them in the back. To the rush process. This was a deal that was
Years,

2573
04:36:43,910 --> 04:36:45,950
if not decades, in the making. Why was council set up to work through so
Much information in so little time?

2574
04:36:51,510 --> 04:36:51,510
why haven't we reassured the neighbors that
We will protect them from gentrification and

2575
04:36:56,030 --> 04:36:56,030
displacement? This is a community that values
Process and participation,

2576
04:37:01,150 --> 04:37:05,030
but the city did not honor that. Three. The environmental aspect. Why was there ever a document published that
Said 100% impervious cover?

2577
04:37:10,150 --> 04:37:13,950
just from a factual perspective,
That was never going to be true. But this signaled little awareness of our
Proud tradition here in austin of fighting to

2578
04:37:18,710 --> 04:37:18,710
protect our land and water and demanding that
Growth be consistent with our environmental

2579
04:37:23,110 --> 04:37:26,750
values. This deal has gotten better,
And I do appreciate that. But the starting point was so far behind.

2580
04:37:29,430 --> 04:37:31,470
fourth, there's a labor piece. The deal council was presented with had no
Regard for the workers who are going to be

2581
04:37:35,350 --> 04:37:38,990
asked to build over $5 billion in
Infrastructure. There weren't wage guarantees or job safety
Protections.

2582
04:37:41,990 --> 04:37:44,750
there was no guarantee that austinites will
Get these jobs. And thanks to the labor unions,
The building trades, the afl-cio,

2583
04:37:48,070 --> 04:37:49,350
the deal is going to be better. But I don't like that the focus was so much
On economic development that workers were

2584
04:37:53,350 --> 04:37:53,350
forgotten. And finally,
And you'll see this later on the on the

2585
04:37:59,950 --> 04:38:03,030
tourist item, the money though for the first
Ten years, the city barely breaks even.

2586
04:38:04,790 --> 04:38:07,750
the second ten years,
It's decent, but it doesn't change the economics of our development fund.

2587
04:38:09,310 --> 04:38:09,310
you have to get 25 or 35 years out before the
Projections show the city really adding

2588
04:38:14,230 --> 04:38:14,230
revenue beyond the cost of servicing 2700 new
Acres.

2589
04:38:18,710 --> 04:38:21,350
and why is the money so meager? Well, here's my take. It's because of the
Secrecy.

2590
04:38:24,550 --> 04:38:26,950
it's because of the rush process. It's because of how this was negotiated
Without prioritizing the environment.

2591
04:38:30,430 --> 04:38:34,390
it's because of how this was negotiated,
Without prioritizing the workers who will build this new part of town.

2592
04:38:36,270 --> 04:38:39,710
we didn't involve the people of austin in the
Negotiating process. We didn't involve our environmental
Community. We didn't involve the labor

2593
04:38:42,350 --> 04:38:42,350
movement. We didn't involve transportation
Advocates who know how to design accessible,

2594
04:38:47,670 --> 04:38:49,110
attractive neighborhoods. We didn't involve the people who make austin
Strong.

2595
04:38:52,350 --> 04:38:55,630
and unfortunately, today,
We're also being asked to vote without even knowing whether the county is involved,
Without having our sister governmental agency

2596
04:38:59,710 --> 04:39:02,390
as a collaborative partner and a funding
Partner. And that's why I won't be giving my vote to
This deal.

2597
04:39:17,750 --> 04:39:17,750
thank you all. Not not because I'm certain
The city will lose money because I'm not.

2598
04:39:23,790 --> 04:39:23,790
I do trust our financial staff when they say
They negotiated the best deal they could,

2599
04:39:28,240 --> 04:39:29,840
because that's probably true. Our negotiating team was sent in with two
Hands and one leg tied behind their back.

2600
04:39:34,200 --> 04:39:38,160
they were asked to get the best deal possible
Without any of the power that is latent in our community, without our environmentalists,

2601
04:39:40,400 --> 04:39:43,280
without our union leaders,
Without our transportation specialists, without our residents.

2602
04:39:45,000 --> 04:39:45,000
I can only imagine what we would have in
Front of us if the people of austin had been

2603
04:39:49,440 --> 04:39:49,440
a part of this deal instead of an
Afterthought.

2604
04:39:53,720 --> 04:39:56,400
so for myself, I want to move with the people
Of austin. I want to be a representative.

2605
04:39:58,120 --> 04:40:01,200
but we didn't bring with the people with us
In this deal. And that's why I have to vote no on dog's head today.

2606
04:40:03,960 --> 04:40:03,960
thank you. Council member members.

2607
04:40:08,760 --> 04:40:12,000
the vote will be. The vote will be on item
142, as amended. With that,
I would ask those in favor of item number

2608
04:40:17,120 --> 04:40:17,120
142, as amended, to raise your hand.

2609
04:40:25,920 --> 04:40:27,800
well, I'll call him out. I'll call him out. You can yell at us later.

2610
04:40:30,640 --> 04:40:33,680
I'll call him out. Mayor. Tim, if I may I'd want some clarification on
The parks question.

2611
04:40:40,320 --> 04:40:40,320
and is there any way that we could get
Clarification on the parks question before a

2612
04:40:48,240 --> 04:40:51,680
vote now? I'm sorry to to jump in the middle
Of the vote, but that that's an important question.

2613
04:40:53,720 --> 04:40:53,720
well, it is, but I'll ask,
But I mean, we started a vote.

2614
04:40:59,680 --> 04:41:03,640
then I would ask if we could continue the
Item, I know there's a motion on the table and it's
Been seconded and whatnot, but well that,

2615
04:41:07,760 --> 04:41:11,120
that let me ask the question. How long will it take to get an answer?

2616
04:41:17,720 --> 04:41:17,720
or is it part of the planning process is what
I.

2617
04:41:33,810 --> 04:41:33,810
council member is the question how much of
The.

2618
04:41:38,690 --> 04:41:42,610
critical zone that's counted towards parkland
Is floodplain. That would be the question.

2619
04:41:44,770 --> 04:41:44,770
in other words, a more solid idea of what the
Park's number will be.

2620
04:41:51,250 --> 04:41:51,250
post dedication in terms of how many acres
Would be remaining out of the out of the

2621
04:41:57,850 --> 04:41:59,810
floodplain, you mean? Yes. So we will try to get that number when with
The open space.

2622
04:42:07,050 --> 04:42:07,050
remember we're are you wanting to do things
In the open space because we're limited to

2623
04:42:12,890 --> 04:42:12,890
20% impervious cover in the open space,
Whether it's floodplain or not.

2624
04:42:20,010 --> 04:42:23,610
I guess I'm trying to figure out. I want to
Make sure I'm responsive to your question. I guess the question would be yes.

2625
04:42:26,330 --> 04:42:26,330
how many how much parks is left after the
Deduction for the the,

2626
04:42:32,290 --> 04:42:34,330
the floodplain? Okay. Exactly that. That's really kind of the number that I would
Like to get.

2627
04:42:37,330 --> 04:42:37,330
so we could have a better sense of what the
Kind of the required parkland dedication

2628
04:42:42,250 --> 04:42:42,250
would be excluding the,
The, the flood zone.

2629
04:42:47,090 --> 04:42:50,770
okay. Because oftentimes open space is
Floodplain. And agreed. And we have many,
Some of our parks are floodplain,

2630
04:42:54,490 --> 04:42:56,210
but just for the overall calculation. Okay. We can find that out probably.

2631
04:42:58,730 --> 04:43:00,730
I'm gonna see if I can get a head nod. Mayor. Mayor apologies.

2632
04:43:02,770 --> 04:43:02,770
I know we're in the middle of the motion,
But is there any way we could table or pause

2633
04:43:06,970 --> 04:43:06,970
the item until we get a answer on that?

2634
04:43:11,050 --> 04:43:11,050
mayor. Mayor folks, let let us do our work,
Please.

2635
04:43:15,970 --> 04:43:15,970
council member lane. And then I'll answer
Your question. I'd be happy to give a few

2636
04:43:20,460 --> 04:43:20,460
remarks. I know that might give them a lot of
Time.

2637
04:43:26,180 --> 04:43:27,820
why don't we pause for just a second? What I what I'm going to do is the the motion
Is on the floor.

2638
04:43:33,420 --> 04:43:35,100
and we'd started a vote. And typically you don't interrupt a vote.

2639
04:43:37,500 --> 04:43:40,940
but this is important. And unless there's objection from the
Council, I'm not going to do this.

2640
04:43:43,860 --> 04:43:47,820
this may be the only time I ever do this
Because I. But but but unless there's objection from the
Council,

2641
04:43:51,300 --> 04:43:51,300
what I would recommend we do is we pause and
Pause the vote and we pause the vote and

2642
04:43:59,620 --> 04:44:01,260
don't try to restart the vote. Don't stop the vote. We just pause the vote.

2643
04:44:03,700 --> 04:44:03,700
and we take a 15 minute recess to see if we
Can get an answer to the question.

2644
04:44:09,940 --> 04:44:12,540
and unless there's objection from the
Council, we'll pause the vote at this point in time.

2645
04:44:15,620 --> 04:44:15,620
if that's the case, then the city council of
Austin is in recess.

2646
04:44:21,220 --> 04:44:21,220
it is 2:54 p.m.. We will be in recess until
One,

2647
04:44:26,780 --> 04:44:26,780
310. I'm going to call the austin city
Council back to order after a short recess.

2648
04:44:35,980 --> 04:44:35,980
it's 3:11 p.m.. We we have followed a it
Ain't robert's rules of order.

2649
04:44:45,380 --> 04:44:45,380
it's old robert's rules of order and robbie
Robbie's rules of order.

2650
04:44:50,300 --> 04:44:50,300
and we have we have suspended the vote for a
Moment.

2651
04:44:54,700 --> 04:44:58,220
mr. Suttle, I'm assuming that you three
Wouldn't be sitting there if you didn't have an answer to the mayor pro tem question.

2652
04:45:00,100 --> 04:45:00,100
we do have an answer. Prefaced with we
Thought this conversation on where the exact

2653
04:45:07,060 --> 04:45:10,900
open space and parks would be would be
Handled in the regulating plan. So we were not prepared to have minute
Numbers figured out what's floodplain,

2654
04:45:15,820 --> 04:45:15,820
what's not. But I think what and this is andy
Pastor and josh lichty with endeavor,

2655
04:45:21,300 --> 04:45:21,300
in case you got questions you don't want to
Hear from me.

2656
04:45:25,660 --> 04:45:29,460
of the 236 acres of critical. We were counting that towards the initial
Open space requirement.

2657
04:45:32,820 --> 04:45:36,380
can you get closer to the microphone? People
Are having difficulty hearing you, which is not usually a problem for me.

2658
04:45:41,820 --> 04:45:44,340
without doing all the calculations,
What we've, what we think we're hearing is you want more
Open space.

2659
04:45:48,780 --> 04:45:48,780
and so what our proposal is to only take
Credit for half of the critical zone towards

2660
04:45:55,620 --> 04:45:55,620
our open space commitment,
Which is 118 acres.

2661
04:46:00,860 --> 04:46:00,860
there will be 148 acres outside of the
Critical zone.

2662
04:46:05,500 --> 04:46:05,500
so there's a net increase now of what is it,
Josh?

2663
04:46:09,820 --> 04:46:09,820
about 120 acres more than what we talked
About originally.

2664
04:46:14,190 --> 04:46:17,390
yeah, above the minimum. So I'm sorry, could you repeat that? So the
Critical is 236 acres.

2665
04:46:25,470 --> 04:46:25,470
we have proposed what we were proposing for
The regulating plan was 108.

2666
04:46:31,150 --> 04:46:31,150
taking credit for 118 of that for open space
Potentially using 118 of that for open space.

2667
04:46:37,470 --> 04:46:37,470
so half in addition to that,
Because of the minimum of 266 acres that

2668
04:46:43,030 --> 04:46:43,030
we've agreed to, 148 would be outside of the
Floodplain and critical water quality zone.

2669
04:46:49,830 --> 04:46:49,830
if you add up all of the critical water
Quality zone and the additional 148 acres,

2670
04:46:55,830 --> 04:46:55,830
which will be done outside of the critical,
That's 384 acres of critical plus parkland.

2671
04:47:02,430 --> 04:47:02,430
okay. And that is because,
Again, I know it's a little bit of a of a

2672
04:47:08,990 --> 04:47:08,990
dynamic, you know, consideration here because
At first we were talking about a smaller

2673
04:47:13,790 --> 04:47:17,670
critical water quality zone. You know,
I know the mayor's amendment added a lot of land. So that's exactly the calculation that
I was looking for.

2674
04:47:23,470 --> 04:47:27,270
mayor, I'm comfortable moving forward. Again, I don't have language. I'm going to apologize. I know you'd like us
To, but with that understanding that those

2675
04:47:32,070 --> 04:47:35,070
acreage that is within the critical,
The floodplain, I guess the critical water quality zone would
They get credit?

2676
04:47:39,590 --> 04:47:39,590
I'm sorry. That's outside of the credit,
But the land that is outside of the critical

2677
04:47:44,350 --> 04:47:44,350
water quality zone that's,
You know, buildable land,

2678
04:47:48,470 --> 04:47:48,470
essentially. And they should get credit for
Dedicating that as a parks land.

2679
04:47:54,230 --> 04:47:58,110
so I'm comfortable with,
With that calculation moving forward. Said another way, half of the critical zone
Will be counted towards the commitment.

2680
04:48:01,990 --> 04:48:04,110
the other half will be not in the critical
Zone. Yeah. And and just to clarify,
I know this is not all the parts that are

2681
04:48:11,360 --> 04:48:14,040
going to be. And again,
I well understand that again, y'all are trying to build a first class type
Development in,

2682
04:48:17,360 --> 04:48:19,160
in those kinds of developments. People want open spaces,
Public spaces.

2683
04:48:22,600 --> 04:48:22,600
so some of these may be kind of,
You know, privately owned public spaces a la

2684
04:48:29,120 --> 04:48:32,200
the domain, you know,
Where they have kind of parks built into the, into the middle of the property and different
Things like that. So I just want to clarify

2685
04:48:35,480 --> 04:48:35,480
that, that I do understand that I just wanted
To make sure that that,

2686
04:48:39,960 --> 04:48:39,960
that I had that misunderstanding about the
Credit between the,

2687
04:48:44,360 --> 04:48:46,240
the water quality zone and the parks. But I think that clarification,
I'm perfectly comfortable moving forward with

2688
04:48:50,000 --> 04:48:53,240
that. Also, for clarity,
With this motion, you've increased the critical zone buffer zone,
And you've increased the open space if this

2689
04:48:57,240 --> 04:48:57,240
passes a plus. So so I want to say something
About that.

2690
04:49:02,520 --> 04:49:02,520
remember that what we're voting on is an
Amendment that was to improve that the

2691
04:49:09,240 --> 04:49:11,120
development agreement. My two amendments then add what I consider to
Be additional improvements to the

2692
04:49:16,560 --> 04:49:16,560
improvement. Council member lane thank you.

2693
04:49:25,120 --> 04:49:28,800
so I represent district six north,
The far northern suburbs of austin and northwest austin with a very high
Concentration of people who work in stem

2694
04:49:34,680 --> 04:49:38,080
related industries, electrical engineers,
Computer programmers, as well as an increasing number of families
Who've been displaced from central austin.

2695
04:49:42,320 --> 04:49:42,320
and because of the challenges of
Transportation and the realities of our

2696
04:49:47,600 --> 04:49:47,600
district, find themselves in moving lower and
Lower income as the years go by.

2697
04:49:53,400 --> 04:49:55,960
I know that this is a room that can
Understand that. Absolutely. I myself moved here because I
Really wanted a city that my elderly parents

2698
04:50:02,970 --> 04:50:06,690
could afford to live in that my children and
Grandchildren would live in. And that's not the reality that we find ourselves in,
In austin right now.

2699
04:50:10,130 --> 04:50:10,130
but finally, I'm on this dais to represent
District six with the most authenticity that

2700
04:50:14,810 --> 04:50:14,810
I possibly can. And I have spent the last I
Have two children in high school.

2701
04:50:19,490 --> 04:50:19,490
I have spent the last decade organizing youth
Mentoring opportunities,

2702
04:50:24,970 --> 04:50:24,970
specifically as it relates to the robotics
Community here in austin.

2703
04:50:29,970 --> 04:50:29,970
and I have seen firsthand the excitement of
Children who have hands on learning

2704
04:50:35,210 --> 04:50:35,210
experiences and opportunities to learn about
And work on and work with professionals as

2705
04:50:43,250 --> 04:50:44,690
mentors in some of these areas. And so I know that in my district,
There would be strong support for a first

2706
04:50:51,410 --> 04:50:55,410
tenant like amazon robotics. In your district, ma'am,
If you can't follow the rules of decorum,

2707
04:51:00,850 --> 04:51:00,850
then you can't stay. So I'm here to represent
Both my district and the city.

2708
04:51:07,450 --> 04:51:07,450
and I also know how hard it can be without
Transit.

2709
04:51:15,610 --> 04:51:15,610
and this type of first tenant would have kids
From my district coming to this area for

2710
04:51:25,170 --> 04:51:25,170
opportunity. And I don't say that because I
Want kids from all over the city to be coming

2711
04:51:31,650 --> 04:51:34,250
to any particular part of the city. I simply say that because from where I sit it
Looks like this looks like opportunity.

2712
04:51:40,650 --> 04:51:40,650
this looks like jobs that can help people own
Their homes and stay rooted in their

2713
04:51:47,330 --> 04:51:51,210
community. But I'm just one person and I only
See it the way I see it. I understand there are different perspectives
In the room, and I know that we're here to,

2714
04:51:54,090 --> 04:51:54,090
to, to vote today. So I will say that there
Is one very significant consideration that I

2715
04:52:00,660 --> 04:52:00,660
have heard from my constituents,
And it leads me to ask this question.

2716
04:52:05,940 --> 04:52:08,780
we are extremely concerned about data
Centers. In my district 60% of my district is in
Williamson county.

2717
04:52:12,860 --> 04:52:16,300
you all may have heard about some of the
Organizing that's been going on in williamson county, including more rural and fast growing
Cities in williamson county.

2718
04:52:21,980 --> 04:52:25,860
and I hear from my constituents about it
Quite frequently. So I've also heard from the unions before we
Got I'm sure council member siegel gave us

2719
04:52:34,620 --> 04:52:34,620
some rousing words and I'm sure that he
Worked very hard to get the union concessions

2720
04:52:40,020 --> 04:52:40,020
that he got. And I have heard from some of
The unions about the speed with which

2721
04:52:46,660 --> 04:52:49,860
endeavor provided responsive changes to what
They were doing. Now, once something passes,
There are no guarantees.

2722
04:52:52,660 --> 04:52:56,060
we all know that none of us are in our first
Rodeo. I can only take the information that I've
Heard as this has progressed.

2723
04:53:01,700 --> 04:53:04,220
so I have a question for you. As I said in district six,
The most consistent issue concern that we've

2724
04:53:07,900 --> 04:53:07,900
heard about this potential development is the
Concern about a data center going on the

2725
04:53:13,140 --> 04:53:16,180
site. I understand why it's such a
Significant concern. I know everyone on this dais does,
And everyone in this room does.

2726
04:53:19,460 --> 04:53:21,220
at least I hope they do. Given the potential environmental impacts and
Effects on our neighborhoods,

2727
04:53:24,940 --> 04:53:26,980
on our river, on our aquifer. Having listened to today's discussion,
It's clear that this issue is front and

2728
04:53:32,740 --> 04:53:34,900
center for our community. And we all know
Why. Because we know what's going on around us.

2729
04:53:37,580 --> 04:53:37,580
for me to support this item,
I have a question for you.

2730
04:53:42,660 --> 04:53:42,660
can you make a clear verbal commitment today
That this property will not be developed as a

2731
04:53:47,420 --> 04:53:47,420
data center for at least the next decade?

2732
04:53:52,780 --> 04:53:52,780
I'm sorry. Some somebody was yelling about
The time you got in the middle of it,

2733
04:53:57,300 --> 04:53:59,020
can you can you say it again? Yes, please. Absolutely.

2734
04:54:01,900 --> 04:54:04,740
just in case anyone's wondering,
I'm not a lawyer. Okay. We've got enough of those on the dais.

2735
04:54:07,260 --> 04:54:09,700
okay. So. But I am familiar with repeating
The question, so here we go. I would like to know if you're
Willing to give a clear verbal commitment

2736
04:54:14,380 --> 04:54:14,380
that this property will not be developed as a
Data center for at least the next decade. Or.

2737
04:54:23,900 --> 04:54:23,900
so. I have the floor,
And it's the question I've asked,

2738
04:54:28,980 --> 04:54:31,940
and I would like the chance to hear an
Answer. Thank you. So the the answer is going to be yes,
But I need a qualifier.

2739
04:54:36,980 --> 04:54:36,980
we currently roy. I need to be able to hear
It too.

2740
04:54:41,620 --> 04:54:44,100
I have the floor. Thank you. We have we have data centers all over the
City currently.

2741
04:54:50,060 --> 04:54:50,060
some many of them already built,
Some of them to be built.

2742
04:54:54,750 --> 04:54:54,750
the commitment that we know is we have no
Intent on dog's head to go after a data

2743
04:55:00,230 --> 04:55:00,230
center as a primary use,
Nor do we have any intent to go after a

2744
04:55:05,550 --> 04:55:07,150
hyperscaler. And if you. I think the council is in the process of
Defining data centers.

2745
04:55:11,550 --> 04:55:11,550
we will comply with your code when you come
Out with your data center uses.

2746
04:55:17,750 --> 04:55:17,750
I'm hoping that you differentiate between
Data centers that are part of another

2747
04:55:23,350 --> 04:55:23,350
business and ones that are standalone,
Because we have no desire to do a standalone

2748
04:55:28,110 --> 04:55:29,390
data center out there. There are some that are connected with other
Businesses that we don't want to

2749
04:55:33,710 --> 04:55:33,710
inadvertently take a business off the table
Just because they may have their own small

2750
04:55:38,950 --> 04:55:38,950
data center in it. So,
So if I, if I might say we've already passed

2751
04:55:44,950 --> 04:55:44,950
a request to the city manager to bring back
To us in august a policy related to data

2752
04:55:51,790 --> 04:55:51,790
centers. There was then an addition to that
That council member siegel brought that was

2753
04:55:58,550 --> 04:55:58,550
here today, that deals with high end water
Users.

2754
04:56:03,350 --> 04:56:06,910
by their being annexed into the city,
They're going to have to follow our requirements. So we get to say what that is,
Right.

2755
04:56:10,510 --> 04:56:10,510
I thank you. So council member siegel may I
Imagine correctly that you're working on the

2756
04:56:19,950 --> 04:56:23,710
data center item? Is that an okay question? I'm not. Okay. That's fine.

2757
04:56:29,430 --> 04:56:29,430
mr. Suttle, since I'm the one who asked the
Question and you gave me the answer.

2758
04:56:35,470 --> 04:56:38,630
I'd like to stay in touch on this. And I'm happy. I am happy with that answer
Because this is in.

2759
04:56:48,080 --> 04:56:48,080
in the city, they'll have to comply with code
By the time any user besides amazon can be in

2760
04:56:55,720 --> 04:56:58,720
that in place, the code will be in place. And therefore I am happy with this and I will
Continue to work on it.

2761
04:57:03,000 --> 04:57:03,000
thank you for allowing me to ask the
Questions that matter to my constituents.

2762
04:57:08,520 --> 04:57:11,560
I'll stop there. You'll be happy to hear,
Although I thank you, councilmember. Okay. I'm going to recognize
Councilmember alter,

2763
04:57:14,760 --> 04:57:14,760
but then we're we had suspended a vote and
We're going to go to a vote.

2764
04:57:18,920 --> 04:57:22,280
I just there's there's so many things going
On here today, so many different items.

2765
04:57:23,560 --> 04:57:23,560
and you touched on this,
But I, I just want to add clarity that this

2766
04:57:30,200 --> 04:57:33,040
particular item is not the trs item. It's not how any of these dollars are going
To flow.

2767
04:57:35,880 --> 04:57:35,880
the sole issue of this item is the
Development agreement and an amendment

2768
04:57:41,960 --> 04:57:41,960
potentially to the development agreement to
Add impervious cover protections and to

2769
04:57:46,680 --> 04:57:50,200
increase the water quality zone or the buffer
Zone. Excuse me. And, you know,
I have I have worked in government long

2770
04:57:55,360 --> 04:57:55,360
enough to see votes taken that you didn't get
Right the first time,

2771
04:58:00,240 --> 04:58:02,800
that the language wasn't perfect. And you can do two things.

2772
04:58:04,560 --> 04:58:04,560
you can dig your heels in and say,
Well, that was the vote we took.

2773
04:58:08,720 --> 04:58:08,720
or you can recognize that you didn't get it
Completely right the first time,

2774
04:58:12,880 --> 04:58:15,880
and you can come back and you can try to fix
It. And that's what we're doing here.

2775
04:58:18,160 --> 04:58:18,160
I will be the first to admit we should not
Have put in 100% impervious cover in the

2776
04:58:23,000 --> 04:58:23,000
first deal. And today we're we're fixing that
Potentially here in this vote.

2777
04:58:30,880 --> 04:58:34,600
there are going to be other votes today. And
I know there are a lot of opinions on those other items, but just this discrete vote here
Right now is just on whether or not we

2778
04:58:42,560 --> 04:58:44,370
improve the development agreement. Nothing else. So I just think it's important
To clarify with that.

2779
04:58:48,890 --> 04:58:50,890
I'm going to complete the vote. I want to make sure I've got the vote right.

2780
04:58:53,010 --> 04:58:53,010
so those we're on item number 142,
As amended.

2781
04:58:58,410 --> 04:58:58,410
those in favor of item number 142,
Raise your hand.

2782
04:59:12,250 --> 04:59:12,250
those opposed, raise your hand.

2783
04:59:23,450 --> 04:59:26,650
they're being there being seven votes in
Favor. Three votes? No. And one absence.

2784
04:59:29,930 --> 04:59:29,930
the motion on item number 142,
As amended, carries.

2785
04:59:34,250 --> 04:59:36,650
members what I'm going to do,
Unless there's objection, is so that we we can get some other business
Out of the way,

2786
04:59:41,810 --> 04:59:41,810
is I'm going to pause for just a second and
Go to what was our now our 326 and 57 second

2787
04:59:47,770 --> 04:59:47,770
time certain of zoning items and and I
Believe this will go fairly quickly.

2788
04:59:53,690 --> 04:59:56,850
and then we will go back to item number one.
11 miss hardin, let's see how fast you can do this.

2789
05:00:00,410 --> 05:00:02,410
thank you, mayor and council. I'm joy hardin, acting assistant director with austin,
Planning your zoning and neighborhood

2790
05:00:05,690 --> 05:00:05,690
planning. Folks, please keep your voices down
So that we can do this work.

2791
05:00:11,210 --> 05:00:11,210
thank you. Your zoning and neighborhood plan
Amendment agenda begins with item 112npa20

2792
05:00:16,370 --> 05:00:16,370
240005.01. This item is offered as an
Indefinite postponement by the applicant.

2793
05:00:23,210 --> 05:00:23,210
the related rezoning is item 113 c one 420
240099 and this is this is offered as an

2794
05:00:31,130 --> 05:00:31,130
applicant. Indefinite postponement item 14 is
C one 420 260006.

2795
05:00:38,170 --> 05:00:41,100
this item is offered for consent on all three
Readings. Item 115 is in pa 2026 0021.02.

2796
05:00:46,300 --> 05:00:49,180
this item is offered for consent on all three
Readings. The related rezoning is item 116,
C 81420080087.02.

2797
05:00:56,180 --> 05:00:58,940
again, this item is offered for consent on
All three readings, and I do have a motion that I'd like to read
Into the record.

2798
05:01:02,500 --> 05:01:03,580
and it reads miss harden. Hang on one second. Everybody that's talking
That isn't named joy harden.

2799
05:01:09,580 --> 05:01:13,300
please stop. Thank you. And I can't believe I'm saying this. But miss
Harden you can talk now. So on 116.

2800
05:01:18,300 --> 05:01:18,300
let me read the motion to the record which
Reads amend part seven section k of the draft

2801
05:01:23,980 --> 05:01:27,980
ordinance to add new subsection c and d as
Follows. C the maximum building coverage is 90%.

2802
05:01:30,700 --> 05:01:30,700
d the minimum setbacks are one zero for front
Yard,

2803
05:01:35,180 --> 05:01:35,180
two zero for street side yard three zero feet
For interior side yard and four zero for

2804
05:01:41,900 --> 05:01:41,900
yard. And again with that item 116 is offered
For consent on all three readings.

2805
05:01:47,300 --> 05:01:50,860
item 117 is c one 420 250121. This item is offered for consent on all three
Readings.

2806
05:01:53,260 --> 05:01:53,260
item 118 is c14h20260013.

2807
05:01:58,820 --> 05:02:02,740
this item is offered as a neighborhood
Postponement to your august 27th council meeting. Item 119 is npa20 260021.01.

2808
05:02:07,380 --> 05:02:07,380
this time is offered for consent on all three
Readings. The related rezoning is item 120 c

2809
05:02:12,300 --> 05:02:12,300
814 2025 0111. Again,
This item is offered for consent on all three

2810
05:02:17,700 --> 05:02:17,700
readings. Item 121 is c one 420 250089.

2811
05:02:22,460 --> 05:02:26,060
this item is offered as a staff postponement
To august 27th. Council meeting item 122 is c one 420 250080.

2812
05:02:31,100 --> 05:02:34,740
this item is offered as an indefinite
Postponement by the applicant. Item 123 is c 3814 2018 0122.03.

2813
05:02:39,220 --> 05:02:42,220
this item is offered for consent second and
Third readings. Item 124 any 2024 0018.01.

2814
05:02:47,460 --> 05:02:50,940
this item is offered for consent first
Reading only. The related rezoning is item 125 c one 420
240036.

2815
05:02:55,900 --> 05:02:58,660
again, this item is offered for consent first
Reading only, and please know that we'll be bringing both
These cases back.

2816
05:03:01,620 --> 05:03:01,620
meeting items 124 and this item 125 back at
Your august 27th council meeting for second

2817
05:03:07,660 --> 05:03:07,660
and third reading consideration item 126 is
Npa20 250016.02.

2818
05:03:13,460 --> 05:03:15,900
this item is offered for consent on all three
Readings. The related rezoning is item 127 c one 420
250125.

2819
05:03:21,540 --> 05:03:21,540
again, this item is offered for consent on
All three readings with the following motion

2820
05:03:25,580 --> 05:03:29,180
that I'd like to read into the record,
And it reads in part two of the draft ordinance to add the following conditions and
Reorder the remaining subsection accordingly.

2821
05:03:35,950 --> 05:03:39,910
a. A 50 foot building setback shall be
Established and maintained along the property line adjacent to east fourth street and the
Property line adjacent to linden avenue.

2822
05:03:44,790 --> 05:03:48,670
buildings or structures may be located within
The 50 foot setback. If the total linear width of any portion of
The proposed vertical buildings within the 50

2823
05:03:53,310 --> 05:03:53,310
foot setback, as measured parallel from
Fourth street and linden avenue does not

2824
05:03:59,110 --> 05:03:59,110
exceed 30% of the combined linear length of
The property lines adjacent to fourth street

2825
05:04:04,990 --> 05:04:04,990
and linden avenue. And with that,
Again, the item 127 is offered for consent on

2826
05:04:10,390 --> 05:04:10,390
all three readings. Item 128 is c one 420
260021.

2827
05:04:14,710 --> 05:04:17,070
this item is offered for consent on all three
Readings. Item 129 is c one 420 260023.

2828
05:04:21,070 --> 05:04:23,670
this item sulfur for consent on all three
Readings. Item 130 is c one 420 260001.

2829
05:04:27,710 --> 05:04:30,470
this ms offer for consent on all three
Readings. Item 131 is c one 420 260024.

2830
05:04:33,830 --> 05:04:36,270
this item is offered for consent on all three
Readings. Item 132 is c one 420 260009.

2831
05:04:40,830 --> 05:04:40,830
this item is offered for consent on all three
Readings. A related item to this is item 133

2832
05:04:47,150 --> 05:04:47,150
c one 420 260025. This item is also offered
For consent on all three readings.

2833
05:04:51,990 --> 05:04:51,990
item 134 c one 420 260002.

2834
05:04:56,470 --> 05:05:00,430
this item is offered as a neighborhood
Postponement to your august 27th council meeting. Item 135 is c one 420 260007.

2835
05:05:04,910 --> 05:05:04,910
this item is offered as a neighborhood
Postponement to your august 27th council

2836
05:05:09,110 --> 05:05:09,110
meeting. Yes. Item 136 c one 420 260005.

2837
05:05:16,590 --> 05:05:19,430
this is offered as an applicant postponement
To august 27th. Council meeting item 137 is c one 420 250003.

2838
05:05:23,550 --> 05:05:23,550
this item software for consent on all three
Readings. Item 138 is c one 420 250123.

2839
05:05:29,150 --> 05:05:29,150
this item is offered for consent on all three
Readings. Item 139 is a 2023 0014.0 for this

2840
05:05:36,320 --> 05:05:40,120
item is offered as a postponement to your
August 27th council meeting. In the related rezoning is item 140 c one 420
250065.

2841
05:05:44,840 --> 05:05:48,520
again, this is offered as a postponement to
August 27th. Council meeting. This concludes the reading
Of your zoning and neighborhood plan

2842
05:05:51,840 --> 05:05:54,840
amendment agenda. And as always,
This is at your discretion. Thanks. Anybody have questions,
Miss harden at this time?

2843
05:05:59,320 --> 05:05:59,320
okay. With that being the case,
Let me read the consent agenda and I'll

2844
05:06:04,000 --> 05:06:07,720
accept a motion with regard to the consent
Agenda. And then we'll go to public comment. Items 112 and 113 indefinite postponements.

2845
05:06:11,120 --> 05:06:11,120
items one, 14, one, 15,
116 and 117 all on all three readings.

2846
05:06:16,960 --> 05:06:16,960
remember that item 116 has language read into
The record by miss harden.

2847
05:06:22,000 --> 05:06:22,000
number 118 postponement to 827,
19, 119 and 120 on all three readings 121

2848
05:06:28,640 --> 05:06:30,480
postponement to august 27th. 122 indefinite postponement item 123 second
And third readings 124 and 125.

2849
05:06:38,240 --> 05:06:38,240
first reading only 126 and 127.

2850
05:06:42,480 --> 05:06:42,480
126127, 128, one, 29,
One, 31, 31, one, 32, and 133 are on all

2851
05:06:51,040 --> 05:06:51,040
three readings. 127 includes the motion that
Was read into the record by miss harden.

2852
05:06:57,760 --> 05:06:57,760
134, 135 and 136 a postponement to august
27th.

2853
05:07:03,040 --> 05:07:03,040
137138 all three readings 139 and 140.

2854
05:07:07,440 --> 05:07:10,240
postponement to august 27th. Members. I'll entertain a motion to approve
The consent agenda as read made by

2855
05:07:13,560 --> 05:07:13,560
councilmember ellis, second by councilmember
Velasquez. Now I'll turn to the city clerk.

2856
05:07:18,920 --> 05:07:18,920
thank you, mayor, for item 114 I have evan
Taniguchi,

2857
05:07:24,840 --> 05:07:24,840
lin chi wu, you, sheila lyon,
Chinh nguyen, mike barnhart and donna

2858
05:07:32,530 --> 05:07:35,090
osborne. Your name has been called and you
Wish to be heard. Please come forward. I see some of you in the
Room,

2859
05:07:39,810 --> 05:07:42,690
but you're very good. Okay. Okay. Then for item 116,
I have malcolm yates and gail joffe or gough.

2860
05:08:03,050 --> 05:08:04,570
my name is malcolm yates. I'm the chair of the east riverside oltorf
Combined contact team.

2861
05:08:08,690 --> 05:08:08,690
the contact team voted to support this
Proposal for item 116 for the amendment of

2862
05:08:15,690 --> 05:08:15,690
the south shore pud. Part of this proposal is
For the developer to buy the abandoned strip

2863
05:08:21,330 --> 05:08:21,330
of land adjacent to the heritage oaks park
And give it to the city as part of the

2864
05:08:26,330 --> 05:08:28,850
parkland dedication requirement. The iraq contact team has been asking the
City to buy this property for many years.

2865
05:08:34,650 --> 05:08:37,770
this property came up for auction on may 5th
Of this year, but the parks department was unable to
Purchase it because of legal constraints.

2866
05:08:44,490 --> 05:08:44,490
the purpose of the purchase of this property
Is important for more than just addition to

2867
05:08:49,610 --> 05:08:49,610
the park. This property has been the center
For crime in this area for years.

2868
05:08:55,050 --> 05:08:59,050
the city cannot find an owner to sign a
Trespass form, so the police cannot enforce trespass laws on
This property.

2869
05:09:03,330 --> 05:09:03,330
this property continues to be a source of
Criminal activity in the east riverside area.

2870
05:09:08,810 --> 05:09:08,810
this property is next to the new children's
Play area in the heritage oaks park.

2871
05:09:14,650 --> 05:09:14,650
the residents do not use this area because of
The criminal activity that is only a few feet

2872
05:09:19,850 --> 05:09:19,850
away. Please support this amendment to the
Planned unit development approved by the

2873
05:09:25,420 --> 05:09:28,740
planning commission. Thank you for your
Service. Thank you. Yes. Hello,
Mayor and council.

2874
05:09:35,940 --> 05:09:37,340
my name is gail gough. I've been a member of the contact team since
It began in 2003.

2875
05:09:42,940 --> 05:09:42,940
since we received an email from the parks
Department in august 2024 that they were not

2876
05:09:48,940 --> 05:09:51,420
interested in acquiring this tract. And because iraq has watched for years the
Parkland dedication fees generated by

2877
05:09:57,620 --> 05:09:57,620
projects in our area shift away from our
Area.

2878
05:10:02,620 --> 05:10:02,620
we were interested in working with michael
Whalen in the south shore pud to acquire this

2879
05:10:07,820 --> 05:10:10,380
property for the park. Whalen's team worked diligently to locate
Ownership,

2880
05:10:13,940 --> 05:10:13,940
follow the case through to the county
Attorney's office when it was cited for

2881
05:10:19,300 --> 05:10:19,300
default on taxes owed and showed up at the
Auction to acquire the tract.

2882
05:10:25,180 --> 05:10:25,180
so we're hoping you'll support us in
Approving the addition to heritage oaks park.

2883
05:10:30,940 --> 05:10:30,940
thank you. Thank you. Speaking to the merits
Of the postponement for 118,

2884
05:10:36,620 --> 05:10:36,620
I have blair pena, gavin villarreal,
Mary kell,

2885
05:10:41,820 --> 05:10:41,820
chris gannon and scott menzies.

2886
05:10:46,740 --> 05:10:46,740
if your name has been called and you wish to
Be heard, please come forward. Hi,

2887
05:10:56,060 --> 05:10:56,060
I'm scott menzies, I'm the president of
Robertson hill neighborhood association in

2888
05:11:00,740 --> 05:11:00,740
east austin. Good afternoon,
Mayor and council members.

2889
05:11:06,300 --> 05:11:08,980
I'm here representing neighboring residents
In east austin, including the robertson hill neighborhood
Association. While I'm not speaking on behalf

2890
05:11:12,460 --> 05:11:15,700
of sweet hill neighborhood,
I'm here to support the request for postponement. Many of the sweet hill
Neighborhood members are currently out of

2891
05:11:19,860 --> 05:11:23,820
town on previously planned summer travel and
Aren't able to be here today. The property has clear historic significance
At 907 east 13th street and deserves the

2892
05:11:30,180 --> 05:11:30,180
opportunity to be present and make its case
Before action is taken.

2893
05:11:34,620 --> 05:11:37,460
a short postponement will ensure that those
Voices are heard, and that the council has the benefit of
Hearing directly from the community, which,

2894
05:11:40,740 --> 05:11:43,980
with the deepest connection to this historic
Resource, city council has a long standing practice of
Granting reasonable postponement requests.

2895
05:11:48,420 --> 05:11:50,460
as a courtesy to neighborhoods. We respectfully ask that you do the same
Today.

2896
05:11:52,660 --> 05:11:52,660
thank you for your time. Thank you.

2897
05:11:58,580 --> 05:11:58,580
for item 119. Amanda swarr pass.

2898
05:12:03,700 --> 05:12:03,700
thank you. Item 120. Amanda swore she's still
Passing.

2899
05:12:08,220 --> 05:12:12,140
item 123 I have some remote speakers. Laura turner. Miss turner,
Please unmute.

2900
05:12:29,350 --> 05:12:29,350
juan rodriguez. Mora. Hello?

2901
05:12:35,910 --> 05:12:39,070
I'm here. My name is juan rodriguez. Thank you so much. Mayor and council.

2902
05:12:42,070 --> 05:12:44,990
my name is juan rodriguez,
And I serve as the project manager for the community coalition. I'm here today to
Support item 123 and the proposed partnership

2903
05:12:50,230 --> 05:12:50,230
between the city, rita and circuit of the
Americas at gvc.

2904
05:12:54,790 --> 05:12:58,670
we work with families throughout the valley
And the surrounding communities. One thing we hear over and over is that our
Community wants the same opportunities that

2905
05:13:03,070 --> 05:13:06,470
many other parts of austin already have. We want places where families can gather,
Where young people can find jobs close to

2906
05:13:10,030 --> 05:13:13,990
home, and where residents don't have to drive
Across the city just to enjoy basic amenities. Our support for this project isn't
About financial gain.

2907
05:13:18,270 --> 05:13:22,070
it's about what this investment represents
For our community. We see an opportunity to bring new jobs, new recreational spaces,
New restaurants,

2908
05:13:25,390 --> 05:13:25,390
new event venues and increased visibility to
An area that has historically been

2909
05:13:29,630 --> 05:13:29,630
overlooked. We're especially encouraged by
The commitment to creating hundreds of new

2910
05:13:34,070 --> 05:13:34,070
jobs through the partnership with unite here,
And by the inclusion of nearly 12 acres of

2911
05:13:38,550 --> 05:13:41,750
parkland and soccer fields. Those aren't just amenities. They're investments in our family,
Our youth,

2912
05:13:44,030 --> 05:13:44,030
and our future. We also hope this project
Serves as a catalyst.

2913
05:13:48,670 --> 05:13:52,230
for too long, the valley has lacked many of
The services and investments that other communities take for granted. We hope
Developments like this encourage additional

2914
05:13:55,910 --> 05:13:59,350
businesses, infrastructure and community
Resources to follow, creating more opportunities for the residents
Who already call valley home should benefit

2915
05:14:03,910 --> 05:14:06,750
the people who live here today,
And we believe this project moves us in that direction. And we have our.

2916
05:14:08,670 --> 05:14:11,990
I respectfully ask for your support of item
123. Thank you for your time. Thank you.

2917
05:14:14,760 --> 05:14:14,760
sarah ledesma. Hi. Good afternoon,
Mayor and council.

2918
05:14:23,480 --> 05:14:25,920
my name is sarah rodriguez or ledesma. And I serve as the director of development
For community coalition or dpc.

2919
05:14:31,000 --> 05:14:34,520
every day, my job is to build partnerships
That help bring programs, resources, and opportunities to families.

2920
05:14:37,240 --> 05:14:38,760
families throughout delvalle. Those partnerships allow us to provide
Scholarships,

2921
05:14:41,400 --> 05:14:45,160
homeowner assistance,
Security programs, financial education, and community events that would not be
Possible without organizations choosing to

2922
05:14:49,160 --> 05:14:50,800
invest in our community. That's why I'm here today in support of item
123.

2923
05:14:53,840 --> 05:14:53,840
we've had the privilege of working alongside
Cota or circuit of the americas for many

2924
05:14:58,840 --> 05:14:58,840
years, and we have seen firsthand what can
Happen when a business chooses to become a

2925
05:15:03,160 --> 05:15:06,640
part of the community,
Instead of simply operating within it. Through community events,
Volunteerism, and local partnerships.

2926
05:15:11,400 --> 05:15:14,400
they have helped create opportunities for
Families. We encourage we're encouraged that rita is
Choosing to invest here as well.

2927
05:15:18,880 --> 05:15:21,320
this project represents more than a hotel. It represents jobs, new amenities,
Public park space,

2928
05:15:25,080 --> 05:15:27,960
recreation for our youth,
And the type of investment that tells residents that valley is worth investing in.

2929
05:15:31,680 --> 05:15:35,200
those investments create momentum not only
For economic growth, but for stronger community partnerships and
Greater access to resources for the people

2930
05:15:39,400 --> 05:15:41,160
who already live here. As someone, as someone whose responsibility
Is to secure resources for our community,

2931
05:15:45,840 --> 05:15:48,440
I know that visibility matters. The responsible organizations choose
Delvalle.

2932
05:15:50,920 --> 05:15:54,440
it opens the door to new conversations,
New collaborations, and future investments that can strengthen
Our neighborhoods.

2933
05:15:57,840 --> 05:16:01,400
we know there is still work to do,
But we believe this project is a positive step in the right direction.

2934
05:16:03,200 --> 05:16:03,200
we appreciate the opportunity to partner with
Organizations that recognize the potential of

2935
05:16:07,320 --> 05:16:10,690
the valley and are willing to invest in its
Future. On behalf of tbc, I respectfully ask for your
Support on item one.

2936
05:16:15,370 --> 05:16:15,370
thank you. Thank you. Laura turner.

2937
05:16:24,330 --> 05:16:26,370
good afternoon, mayor and council members. My name is laura turner and I am the vice
President of the del valley community

2938
05:16:30,130 --> 05:16:30,130
coalition. I'm here today to express our
Strong support for the proposed development

2939
05:16:34,810 --> 05:16:37,610
project at circuit of the americas,
Or coda. We recognize that growth and development can
Bring legitimate concerns,

2940
05:16:40,890 --> 05:16:44,770
especially in communities that have too often
Been left behind for decades. The del valley area has experienced
Significant underinvestment.

2941
05:16:48,450 --> 05:16:48,450
when the city annexed coda,
The surrounding community did not receive the

2942
05:16:52,610 --> 05:16:56,210
same level of investment,
Leaving residents with limited access to jobs, amenities, recreation and economic
Opportunities.

2943
05:16:59,570 --> 05:16:59,570
we believe this project is an opportunity to
Begin correcting that imbalance.

2944
05:17:03,930 --> 05:17:03,930
over the years, coda has been a collaborative
Community partner and together with rita

2945
05:17:08,050 --> 05:17:08,050
development, this project has the potential
To deliver meaningful long term benefit to

2946
05:17:13,210 --> 05:17:16,450
del valley. The nearly 12 acres of public
Parkland, including two full size soccer fields,
Will help address the long standing lack of

2947
05:17:20,650 --> 05:17:20,650
recreational space in southeast austin,
While creating new opportunities for youth

2948
05:17:24,810 --> 05:17:26,970
sports and community programing. Just as important, the hotel will create year
Round jobs,

2949
05:17:29,770 --> 05:17:32,570
career pathways and with a labor peace
Agreement in place, access to quality employment with benefits
And opportunities for advancement for our

2950
05:17:37,130 --> 05:17:41,090
young people. This project creates
Opportunities that are often unavailable close to home, including internships,
Hospitality and event management experience

2951
05:17:45,930 --> 05:17:49,650
and career exposure without having to travel
Across the city. It also has the potential to become the
Economic anchor our community has long

2952
05:17:53,290 --> 05:17:56,170
needed, attracting additional business
Service, businesses, services and amenities that have
Historically bypassed del valley.

2953
05:18:00,450 --> 05:18:04,290
this project is an opportunity to begin
Making up for decades of underinvestment and to ensure that the community surrounding
Coda.

2954
05:18:06,580 --> 05:18:09,300
finally, shares in the prosperity it has
Helped create. I respectfully encourage the austin city
Council to support this project in item 123.

2955
05:18:13,980 --> 05:18:13,980
thank you for your time and consideration.
Let me go to in-person speakers for this

2956
05:18:19,580 --> 05:18:19,580
item. Susan spataro and is sharon blythe
Here?

2957
05:18:25,380 --> 05:18:28,500
and jeffrey bowen. They're both here. Okay. Miss spataro will have six minutes.

2958
05:18:37,380 --> 05:18:41,340
susan spataro, I live in district eight,
And I just wanted to come today. I mean, there's a lot of angriness in our
Community today,

2959
05:18:44,820 --> 05:18:48,140
and I think this is just an incredibly good
Plan. And we've talked a lot about investment in
Industrial.

2960
05:18:51,980 --> 05:18:54,820
this is different. And you know,
When you think coda, what you immediately think is f1.

2961
05:18:56,940 --> 05:18:58,860
and that's how it started out. And we were so lucky to get that.

2962
05:19:01,980 --> 05:19:01,980
there are countries around the world that
Wish they had our track.

2963
05:19:06,100 --> 05:19:09,380
drivers feel it's the number one track in the
World. We have people all over the world coming into
Austin to come to that event and other

2964
05:19:14,700 --> 05:19:14,700
international events. This item right here is
A change in zoning,

2965
05:19:21,660 --> 05:19:21,660
and the pod really allows just a
Redistribution or a redesign.

2966
05:19:27,620 --> 05:19:30,700
and the reason for that is that cota,
I think, has been very, very judicious in going from
Kind of a racetrack to a family entertainment

2967
05:19:38,620 --> 05:19:40,980
center. And I think we need that. I think it's good for jobs.

2968
05:19:42,980 --> 05:19:46,740
I think it's good for people and it's good
For our community. And that's what this does.

2969
05:19:48,380 --> 05:19:48,380
and for those of you who don't know,
Because I think this is interesting and that

2970
05:19:53,260 --> 05:19:55,740
is that we started with f1. And then coda opened the germania
Amphitheater with a 14,000 guest capacity.

2971
05:20:02,620 --> 05:20:02,620
they moved in for a karting track for those
That like to drive themselves,

2972
05:20:06,860 --> 05:20:06,860
and then a kids carter track for the little
Seed speed demons that like to drive a kart.

2973
05:20:12,780 --> 05:20:14,700
then they have a campground. Mini golf is out there.

2974
05:20:17,220 --> 05:20:17,220
there were initial code of land for kids
Under the age of seven,

2975
05:20:21,540 --> 05:20:21,540
and now they're going to to put the new
Amusement park out there with additional 30

2976
05:20:28,940 --> 05:20:31,100
rides. And there has been no incentives. That's totally been paid for by koda.

2977
05:20:34,500 --> 05:20:34,500
then we did have a soccer stadium out there,
And I actually almost tears came to my eyes

2978
05:20:40,820 --> 05:20:40,820
when when the, you know,
Msl team basically drove out the team at koda

2979
05:20:46,500 --> 05:20:46,500
because the people in southeast austin loved
It and their children loved it.

2980
05:20:50,980 --> 05:20:54,980
but I am happy that with this agreement,
You're going to have two, two soccer fields out there for kids to play
In.

2981
05:20:57,180 --> 05:21:00,350
I think that's a good thing. Then they have car condos. So this really has become a family friendly
Destination.

2982
05:21:05,390 --> 05:21:09,030
and coda has very carefully managed that. And so what they're looking at now is what
Other things can we do.

2983
05:21:12,590 --> 05:21:16,030
and the hotel has come out. I think it's a great idea. But there are more things.

2984
05:21:17,390 --> 05:21:17,390
and what this does is just allow a framework
For them to look and to plan what they're

2985
05:21:23,550 --> 05:21:25,110
going to do out there. One of the things, a couple of things I
Wanted to talk about here is,

2986
05:21:30,030 --> 05:21:32,950
you know, we talk about community
Contributions. And usually, you know,
It's kind of a, you'll do this or we'll give

2987
05:21:36,150 --> 05:21:36,150
you this. But I want to I told you the last
Time I was here,

2988
05:21:40,670 --> 05:21:44,390
some of the things that coda has done,
This was just at the end of june. I think you're going to like this.

2989
05:21:45,830 --> 05:21:45,830
there was a letter from the head of the dps
Motor training unit to coda and.

2990
05:21:50,790 --> 05:21:52,230
and this is what it said. I wish to thank you for allowing us to use
Your facility again.

2991
05:21:56,830 --> 05:21:56,830
I wish I could convey how much our
Partnership in the last two years has meant

2992
05:22:01,190 --> 05:22:01,190
to us, with last friday being the largest law
Enforcement motorcycle training ever put on

2993
05:22:07,350 --> 05:22:07,350
in the nation and how fast it has spread over
The weekend.

2994
05:22:11,390 --> 05:22:11,390
I'm funneling through emails and calls asking
For the next curve class.

2995
05:22:16,150 --> 05:22:19,270
this is a good place for us to be regarding
Training, and it couldn't have been possible without
Your support.

2996
05:22:22,150 --> 05:22:24,150
I really can't thank you enough. I love that code is the kind of organization
That helps governments and helps people,

2997
05:22:30,630 --> 05:22:32,550
and I think this is a really good thing. And it also, by the way,
Makes state officials kind of like austin

2998
05:22:36,230 --> 05:22:39,710
more. So this is the kind of things that they
Do. Right now, they are donating thousands of
Backpacks and school supplies for kids,

2999
05:22:46,590 --> 05:22:50,150
and they allow their facility to be used for
Distribution. So they they step up when the community needs
Them.

3000
05:22:54,030 --> 05:22:57,480
why did they do that? Because that's who they
Are. The investors live here.

3001
05:22:59,320 --> 05:22:59,320
this is their home. They like the community
And they want it to succeed.

3002
05:23:04,480 --> 05:23:07,240
and I think they have done an incredibly good
Job. One thing I would like to ask you as you are
Supporting this,

3003
05:23:10,640 --> 05:23:10,640
and I hope you will, is that although they
Are paying a very large.

3004
05:23:15,000 --> 05:23:17,000
there's a huge amount of sales taxes. And by the way, coda was financed privately
And they pay property taxes,

3005
05:23:21,760 --> 05:23:23,440
unlike many of these groups. But but what has happened is even though,
You know,

3006
05:23:27,320 --> 05:23:31,240
their business generates 1% sales tax to
Capmetro, there is no cap metro service going out
There,

3007
05:23:35,600 --> 05:23:35,600
although they pay 20% of their taxes for the
City toward project connect.

3008
05:23:42,600 --> 05:23:44,440
that's not going out there. And if you could help us in any way get
Public transportation out there,

3009
05:23:49,680 --> 05:23:49,680
because the kids that want internships,
They need transportation.

3010
05:23:54,720 --> 05:23:57,520
the kids out there don't have cars of their
Own. The workers and the people that are attending
Events.

3011
05:24:00,800 --> 05:24:00,800
so it seems to me a bit unfair that we don't
Have public transportation out there.

3012
05:24:06,320 --> 05:24:09,320
so anything that you all can do to help that. Thank you very much. Thank you for supporting
This.

3013
05:24:12,400 --> 05:24:14,800
and it's the right thing to do. Coda brings joy to our community.

3014
05:24:16,880 --> 05:24:16,880
thank you. Thank you,
Miss pitaro for item 126,

3015
05:24:22,040 --> 05:24:22,040
valerie minard.

3016
05:24:37,080 --> 05:24:39,440
good afternoon council. Today I'm here to speak to you representing
The johnston terrace neighborhood plan

3017
05:24:44,800 --> 05:24:44,800
contact team. And we're going to talk about
The planned proposal for brook elementary

3018
05:24:51,410 --> 05:24:51,410
and, and we are offering our support for this
Plan if with two caveats and councilmember

3019
05:24:58,490 --> 05:25:02,250
velasquez just, just or maybe our planning
Person can let me know. I heard that the 50 foot setback is,
Is going to be included.

3020
05:25:06,050 --> 05:25:06,050
I did not hear if the arrangements for
Traffic signal warrant analysis were

3021
05:25:11,450 --> 05:25:14,810
included. So I don't know if. If so, unless. So we. So our approval of this
Project is based on including those two

3022
05:25:22,170 --> 05:25:24,650
components for this plan. And I also wanted to be here to to,
To offer a warning to other neighborhoods

3023
05:25:33,690 --> 05:25:33,690
across town that have,
Are home to schools that are slated for

3024
05:25:38,090 --> 05:25:39,970
closure, slated for closure. So be prepared, be organized because this is
Going to happen in your neighborhood.

3025
05:25:45,970 --> 05:25:49,730
while we are giving approval and we
Appreciated the setback and the traffic warrant analysis. The biggest issue for the
Neighborhood was height and there was no

3026
05:25:56,210 --> 05:26:00,170
there was no change in height for that. This is going to be a five story
Construction. So I want neighborhoods to imagine.

3027
05:26:02,650 --> 05:26:02,650
look at the school that in front of your home
That's going to be redeveloped.

3028
05:26:06,690 --> 05:26:10,050
imagine five stories. So just be prepared. And if you, you know,
Maybe you can get some more compromise for

3029
05:26:13,970 --> 05:26:17,610
whichever developer comes your way. But that
Didn't happen here. Thank you. Thank you. Speaking on the merits
Of the postponement for 134,

3030
05:26:23,810 --> 05:26:23,810
I have doctor deborah murphy,
Chris gannon and alex alexandria anderson.

3031
05:26:33,010 --> 05:26:33,010
does anybody want to speak on the merits of
The postponement? Okay.

3032
05:26:38,130 --> 05:26:40,890
for the merits of the postponement for item
135, I have alexandria anderson.

3033
05:26:50,260 --> 05:26:50,260
nadia barbeau. Merits of the postponement for
136.

3034
05:26:56,500 --> 05:26:56,500
harvey atkins, elisha baker,
Nadia.

3035
05:27:00,780 --> 05:27:00,780
barbeau, zenobia. Joseph.

3036
05:27:05,980 --> 05:27:05,980
if your name has been called and you wish to
Be heard, please let us know.

3037
05:27:11,700 --> 05:27:11,700
okay. Merits of the postponement for 139 brad
Massengale.

3038
05:27:30,580 --> 05:27:30,580
I'm here speaking today on behalf of the
South congress contact team.

3039
05:27:36,900 --> 05:27:38,700
we support the this postponement. We actually don't support the zoning change
Here.

3040
05:27:42,900 --> 05:27:42,900
this this property is on the south congress
Between aye and william canyon.

3041
05:27:50,940 --> 05:27:50,940
it used to be a 60 to 80 space mobile home
Park.

3042
05:27:57,740 --> 05:27:57,740
it was basically a. They quit renewing
People's leases there and shut it down.

3043
05:28:05,820 --> 05:28:05,820
and now they're wanting to turn it into a
Vmu.

3044
05:28:10,060 --> 05:28:10,060
texas has a lot of people living in mobile
Homes.

3045
05:28:14,900 --> 05:28:18,660
austin. We have a shrinking number of mobile
Home parks. When we're talking about changing ordinances
To make tiny homes and all these different

3046
05:28:25,700 --> 05:28:25,700
things, and we're getting rid of deeply
Affordable houses like mobile home parks,

3047
05:28:30,500 --> 05:28:30,500
we can't be rewarding speculators.

3048
05:28:34,700 --> 05:28:34,700
this is wrong. We, we need to preserve all
The mobile home space we have.

3049
05:28:39,980 --> 05:28:39,980
if, whether we have to turn it into a tiny
Home parks or take advantage of the new

3050
05:28:46,340 --> 05:28:46,340
legislation passed federally that allows for
Different types of mobile homes without metal

3051
05:28:52,660 --> 05:28:56,260
wheels. I mean, metal frames underneath them. This this, this is a vital place.

3052
05:28:58,980 --> 05:29:02,420
it's right near a school. It's on a transit
Line. It doesn't need to be folded off into another
Corporate boondoggle.

3053
05:29:08,540 --> 05:29:11,860
so thanks for postponing it. And please, whenever it comes up,
Keep this stuff in mind and do some research

3054
05:29:16,940 --> 05:29:19,300
on it. Thank you. Mr.. Do you want to speak on the postponement for
140?

3055
05:29:23,220 --> 05:29:24,660
it's basically the same thing. Don't, don't don't let the zoning change
Happen.

3056
05:29:27,500 --> 05:29:27,500
I mean, I'm I've been in front of this body
Many times discussing the coupling of zoning

3057
05:29:33,380 --> 05:29:33,380
changes along with the planning,
The change,

3058
05:29:37,660 --> 05:29:39,860
changing the future land use map. I don't think those two things should come up
Here together,

3059
05:29:42,990 --> 05:29:42,990
because it's assuming that one's going to
Happen when all the money has been spent by

3060
05:29:50,830 --> 05:29:52,990
the developer at that point. There's no wiggle room for the neighborhoods
Because there's just so much on the line at

3061
05:29:58,390 --> 05:29:58,390
that point. We need to have it do the future
Land use and neighborhood plan amendments

3062
05:30:04,710 --> 05:30:07,310
separately. You know,
Do them two weeks apart, whatever. But, you know,
It'd be better even farther apart.

3063
05:30:10,430 --> 05:30:10,430
but in personally, I think that's a that's,
It's not the right way to logistically to

3064
05:30:17,590 --> 05:30:17,590
handle that. Thank you.

3065
05:30:21,870 --> 05:30:23,950
mayor, that concludes our speakers. Thank you. Members, we have a motion and a
Second on the consent agenda.

3066
05:30:28,150 --> 05:30:30,310
let me ask for any discussion. Councilmember velasquez. Yeah.

3067
05:30:32,190 --> 05:30:35,070
thank you mayor. I wanted to to thank malcolm
Eads, gail gough and the east riverside oltorf
Contact team for their persistence and

3068
05:30:39,230 --> 05:30:39,230
advocacy in helping secure some much needed
Parkland for the riverside area,

3069
05:30:43,590 --> 05:30:43,590
and to michael whalen for working with our
Office in iraq to get that done.

3070
05:30:48,270 --> 05:30:51,790
it took a little time and some maneuvering,
But greatly appreciated on all sides. Thank you all. Thank you.

3071
05:30:53,830 --> 05:30:57,670
council member. Council member. Mayor pro tem. Thank you. Mayor. I just wanted to take a moment to
Highlight items 124 and 125.

3072
05:31:02,270 --> 05:31:05,950
these are three properties that are grouped
Together very close to the corner of guadalupe and airport that are within the e
Tod,

3073
05:31:09,950 --> 05:31:09,950
and that will soon be developed into the.

3074
05:31:14,110 --> 05:31:14,110
today we're only passing on first reading,
Where we're working with the owner to the

3075
05:31:20,870 --> 05:31:24,590
properties back up to the highland
Neighborhood park. We want to get an easement through that
Property to the park.

3076
05:31:28,590 --> 05:31:28,590
so people west of of guadalupe can access the
Park more easily.

3077
05:31:33,830 --> 05:31:33,830
we're just trying to kind of work through
Those details with watershed and parks.

3078
05:31:38,360 --> 05:31:42,160
and so we're just passing it on first reading
Today and look forward to, to taking it up again in the future.

3079
05:31:43,760 --> 05:31:47,120
but I just wanted to let the public know that
We're working on that, that easement. Thank you. Thank you. Any further discussion?

3080
05:31:50,800 --> 05:31:50,800
is there anyone wishing to abstain from a
Vote on the consent agenda as read?

3081
05:31:55,360 --> 05:31:55,360
anyone wishing to recuse themselves from a
Vote on the agenda.

3082
05:32:00,480 --> 05:32:02,480
anyone wishing to be shown voting no. Council member duchin on 124125.

3083
05:32:10,120 --> 05:32:13,360
okay. Anyone else in that case? Without objection, the consent agenda is
Passed,

3084
05:32:16,800 --> 05:32:16,800
with council member duchin being shown voting
No on items 124 and 125.

3085
05:32:22,240 --> 05:32:24,120
thank you members members. That will. Now you want to be recognized only
If we're moving on to pass zoning.

3086
05:32:30,600 --> 05:32:33,560
we're moving on to item 111. Can I ask for a five minute recess?

3087
05:32:35,120 --> 05:32:35,120
a true five minute recess.

3088
05:32:41,480 --> 05:32:41,480
to 405. Not a second later.

3089
05:32:47,000 --> 05:32:49,880
without objection, we're in recess until 405. Everybody be back at 405.

3090
05:32:53,000 --> 05:32:53,000
it's 4:00 pm. Okay. All right,
I'll call back to order the austin city

3091
05:32:59,800 --> 05:32:59,800
council at 4:05 p.m.. After a brief recess,
We are now going to go to item number 111.

3092
05:33:08,080 --> 05:33:08,080
item 111 is. Four. Five.

3093
05:33:12,880 --> 05:33:12,880
six. All right. The purpose of item number
111 is to conduct a public hearing and

3094
05:33:21,080 --> 05:33:21,080
consider an ordinance,
Because it's the conduct of a public hearing.

3095
05:33:25,360 --> 05:33:28,880
without objection, we will open the public
Hearing on item number 111. And the public hearing is now open.

3096
05:33:31,160 --> 05:33:31,160
and we will turn to our city clerk to begin
The process of calling people that want to be

3097
05:33:36,650 --> 05:33:39,610
heard during that public hearing. Thanks,
Mayor. I'll start with remote speakers.

3098
05:33:41,050 --> 05:33:41,050
truman matheny. My name is truman matheny,

3099
05:33:50,890 --> 05:33:50,890
district eight. And I am directly in
Opposition to this.

3100
05:33:58,810 --> 05:33:58,810
I think specifically what most irritates me
As much as I'm horrified by the economic

3101
05:34:05,810 --> 05:34:05,810
sorry, environmental implications,
Is that we are offering such absurd

3102
05:34:10,970 --> 05:34:10,970
subsidies. I'm not in favor of subsidies for
Corporations at all.

3103
05:34:17,050 --> 05:34:17,050
the fact that we are giving them $1 billion,
Over $1 billion to do this to our natural

3104
05:34:23,370 --> 05:34:26,530
resources is absurd to me. If we are doing this as a way to get more
Jobs.

3105
05:34:30,810 --> 05:34:32,650
we are doing this to the wrong company. This company has a history of underpaying its
Workers and denying them restroom breaks.

3106
05:34:40,530 --> 05:34:40,530
this is a horrible company to be doing this
With.

3107
05:34:44,730 --> 05:34:44,730
I just don't understand why one of the most
Powerful companies in the entire world needs

3108
05:34:51,930 --> 05:34:51,930
our handouts. Our handouts should be going
Towards people in need.

3109
05:34:57,410 --> 05:34:57,410
we should be helping the middle class and the
Lower class.

3110
05:35:01,770 --> 05:35:01,770
we should not be giving handouts like this to
Jeff bezos.

3111
05:35:06,010 --> 05:35:09,130
if he wants our land,
He better pay top dollar for it. I think this is ridiculous.

3112
05:35:11,410 --> 05:35:14,250
and I think it's a terrible deal. And I definitely think the reservations for
Data centers should be much higher.

3113
05:35:21,410 --> 05:35:24,570
I was not satisfied by that statement. And I think we need a full commitment of zero
Data centers whatsoever.

3114
05:35:30,090 --> 05:35:30,090
that's all. Thank you very much for your
Time.

3115
05:35:34,730 --> 05:35:34,730
grace. Tomek. Hi. Mayor and council members.

3116
05:35:43,170 --> 05:35:46,450
my name is rachel and I live in district
Four. I signed up to speak on all items related to
Dog's head,

3117
05:35:49,610 --> 05:35:52,170
but I was disconnected briefly during item
142. So apologies if I missed my time then,
But I would like to speak one time to express

3118
05:35:56,850 --> 05:36:00,450
my opposition to all the items related to
Dog's head. As a resident of austin and travis county,
I urge you to reject the proposed development

3119
05:36:04,770 --> 05:36:04,770
of dog's head. I strongly oppose the use of
City of austin and travis county tax dollars

3120
05:36:10,730 --> 05:36:14,130
to subsidize the development that disregards
Public input, undermines environmental protections,
And prioritizes development developers and

3121
05:36:18,330 --> 05:36:21,650
corporations profits over the public good. I urge you to, at minimum,
Postpone the vote and otherwise reject it.

3122
05:36:27,620 --> 05:36:27,620
thank you. Sarah foust.

3123
05:36:36,580 --> 05:36:40,220
hello. My name is sarah baker foust. I'm a district five resident. This is my 50th year as a city of austin
Taxpayer.

3124
05:36:43,580 --> 05:36:43,580
I am eager for the corporations building in
The dog's head to have the same opportunity

3125
05:36:47,660 --> 05:36:47,660
I've had of contributing to the general fund
Needs of our community.

3126
05:36:52,020 --> 05:36:52,020
as such, I urge you to reject the proposed
Tax increment reinvestment zone.

3127
05:36:56,500 --> 05:36:56,500
nothing about the status of this land or the
Claimed economic benefits qualify for our

3128
05:37:01,180 --> 05:37:04,860
public funding. If anything qualifies for a
Trs here, it will be when we have to buy out and
Redevelop flooded properties when the

3129
05:37:08,180 --> 05:37:10,300
developers are long gone. Mayor, earlier you asked the audience to act
Like austin ought to act.

3130
05:37:14,580 --> 05:37:17,020
I asked the same of this council today. Councils and citizens,
Before you fought for environmental

3131
05:37:19,900 --> 05:37:23,740
regulations and fiercely negotiated with
Developers for the standards that characterize our city today.

3132
05:37:25,860 --> 05:37:28,660
this project fits a new low for environmental
Standards, for transparency, for stakeholder input and
Corporate tax giveaways and basic legal

3133
05:37:33,660 --> 05:37:33,660
compliance. The finding that this property
Would not develop on its own is totally

3134
05:37:38,460 --> 05:37:38,460
unsupportable. Act like austin ought to act
And reject this tours and start over with an

3135
05:37:43,660 --> 05:37:43,660
environmentally sound development that east
Austin and our general fund deserve.

3136
05:37:48,380 --> 05:37:48,380
thank you. Rasika mathur.

3137
05:37:57,420 --> 05:37:59,820
good afternoon, mayor watson and council
Members. My name is rasika masur,
District eight.

3138
05:38:02,460 --> 05:38:05,380
I'm a proud graduate of ut austin,
Class of 98. Hook em horns. I live and work here in
Austin,

3139
05:38:07,700 --> 05:38:07,700
texas, and I urge you all to vote no on any
Remaining dogs head items.

3140
05:38:12,620 --> 05:38:12,620
I appreciate councilman siegel and
Councilwoman earlier comments regarding

3141
05:38:17,020 --> 05:38:17,020
responsible water usage from developers and
Council.

3142
05:38:21,620 --> 05:38:24,510
listening to constituents to make any
Amendments today, but tweaking deals aren't enough.

3143
05:38:26,550 --> 05:38:26,550
we need a full pause. If you look down the
Corridor at cities like san marcos and san

3144
05:38:32,150 --> 05:38:32,150
antonio, they are stepping up and hitting the
Brakes to steady water and land impacts.

3145
05:38:37,670 --> 05:38:40,110
that is conscious leadership. Austin is marketed as a tech hub,
But more than that,

3146
05:38:43,870 --> 05:38:43,870
and before that, we've been known for green
Spaces and ecological stewardship.

3147
05:38:49,390 --> 05:38:49,390
if we cannot balance tech explosion with
Simultaneously protecting our resources,

3148
05:38:55,510 --> 05:38:57,710
that's not smart growth. That is cutting off our own legs to run
Faster.

3149
05:39:01,470 --> 05:39:01,470
and they can't do that. I stand with our
Environmental commission delay this tirz vote

3150
05:39:07,630 --> 05:39:11,230
until january 2027 for a full assessment. We cannot grant 100% impervious cover or
Gamble with the colorado river for amazon or

3151
05:39:17,310 --> 05:39:17,310
anybody else. Let's adopt the commission's
Recommendations and back this unfinished

3152
05:39:23,910 --> 05:39:27,830
science project until the right research is
Done. And you heard them, they don't have the whole
Plan nailed down yet.

3153
05:39:31,470 --> 05:39:31,470
okay. And honor the slogan,
Don't mess with texas.

3154
05:39:35,830 --> 05:39:35,830
thank you. Rebecca. Eufrasio.

3155
05:39:47,910 --> 05:39:47,910
hello. Mayor. And I am here to express my
Opposition.

3156
05:39:55,950 --> 05:39:55,950
I am a district three resident that just
Moved here right out the gates of doghead.

3157
05:40:03,070 --> 05:40:03,070
and I really commend what councilman eagle
Mentioned.

3158
05:40:09,350 --> 05:40:09,350
thank you for saying what a lot of us are
Thinking.

3159
05:40:13,950 --> 05:40:13,950
and I just really hope that you guys vote
Against this because we're clearly not

3160
05:40:18,240 --> 05:40:18,240
prepared to sign off into a 45 year
Commitment.

3161
05:40:23,560 --> 05:40:27,560
and I please urge you to reconsider. We can still scale this back and do this the
Right way.

3162
05:40:31,800 --> 05:40:31,800
thank you. I'm going to transition over to
In-person speakers.

3163
05:40:41,720 --> 05:40:41,720
beatrice anderson, josh goldenberg,
Holly reed,

3164
05:40:47,600 --> 05:40:51,400
susana almanza. Susana,
Are you here? Is carlos here? And katherine panic?

3165
05:40:58,240 --> 05:41:00,080
yeah. Was that a yes on katherine? Okay. Six minutes for you.

3166
05:41:06,080 --> 05:41:07,640
good afternoon again. Council. Beatrice anderson, save our springs alliance.

3167
05:41:10,800 --> 05:41:14,240
first, I really want to urge you to look at
The materials that were sent to you by bobby lavinsky. He can't be here right now,
But please take a look at those for more

3168
05:41:18,880 --> 05:41:18,880
information. Okay. A torres is supposed to be
A very narrow exception,

3169
05:41:24,240 --> 05:41:27,560
and it is subject to the very specific legal
Test that. But for taxpayer dollars reimbursing this
Developer,

3170
05:41:32,040 --> 05:41:34,960
private development would not otherwise
Occur. That's that's it. That is the test for the
Dog's head.

3171
05:41:39,040 --> 05:41:39,040
a mud was already established as a viable
Alternative to bring development and

3172
05:41:44,640 --> 05:41:47,800
infrastructure to that area that is already
In place. Development is happening there like this was
Approved previously.

3173
05:41:51,280 --> 05:41:54,520
texas gas is already running gas lines out
There. They started that two years ago.

3174
05:41:56,400 --> 05:41:59,760
development is already happening in this
Area. Endeavor has been buying this land up for
Seven years, planning for the expectation

3175
05:42:05,160 --> 05:42:05,160
that development is happening in this area.

3176
05:42:09,280 --> 05:42:09,280
and with this mud in place,
Additional public funding is simply not

3177
05:42:13,320 --> 05:42:13,320
necessary. We already have these structures
And the tax taxpayers do not have to

3178
05:42:17,450 --> 05:42:21,250
reimburse this developer for this. There are other ways. Suttle mentioned
Earlier that they are the ones taking on the

3179
05:42:27,770 --> 05:42:27,770
risk here. But how is it their risk when it's
Our money.

3180
05:42:32,890 --> 05:42:32,890
yeah. If this is going ahead,
Let them use their own money.

3181
05:42:38,490 --> 05:42:38,490
let them use the existing structures that are
In place to fund it.

3182
05:42:43,250 --> 05:42:45,170
a ters is simply not appropriate here. So I urge you to take that into account.

3183
05:42:47,410 --> 05:42:47,410
follow the law. It doesn't satisfy the but
For test,

3184
05:42:51,450 --> 05:42:51,450
please vote no. Please go ahead.

3185
05:43:01,650 --> 05:43:04,050
hi, my name is josh goldenberg. I'm a member of the austin youth council,
Elected member for district ten. But today

3186
05:43:07,570 --> 05:43:11,330
I'm here speaking on behalf of myself. Well, first of all, I want to say thank you
For the previous speaker.

3187
05:43:15,410 --> 05:43:15,410
I think she changed slightly some of the
Comments that I want to make,

3188
05:43:19,690 --> 05:43:19,690
but I want to start off by saying that if the
Tours is not accepted under state law,

3189
05:43:26,210 --> 05:43:30,210
unfortunately, the developer could annex
Itself from the city. And if we want any of the things that people
Are asking for today,

3190
05:43:33,650 --> 05:43:33,650
if we want that community engagement,
If we want the land to be protected,

3191
05:43:37,930 --> 05:43:41,730
that can't happen. If the developer de
Annexes, and I'm scared that if if the tours is not
Approved,

3192
05:43:46,810 --> 05:43:46,810
then the developer will annex and will,
Will annex and will get a lot worse of a

3193
05:43:51,570 --> 05:43:51,570
development than we would have otherwise
Without the community engagement that will

3194
05:43:56,050 --> 05:43:56,050
come with the regulating plan,
Which will go through a full process and

3195
05:44:01,010 --> 05:44:01,010
which will decide how the project is
Developed.

3196
05:44:06,130 --> 05:44:06,130
my views or my dreams for dogs,
I think are pretty similar to a lot of people

3197
05:44:11,930 --> 05:44:11,930
here. But if we want to work towards that
Goal of preserving the land that's still

3198
05:44:18,690 --> 05:44:18,690
natural and, and taking advantage of the
Opportunities we have to provide affordable

3199
05:44:23,810 --> 05:44:27,570
housing and build a really good world class
Neighborhood, then we can't let the,
The developer annex.

3200
05:44:31,330 --> 05:44:31,330
and I think that's something that a lot of
The people here should consider.

3201
05:44:36,850 --> 05:44:36,850
and also I want to also speak on some of the
Funding that will be going to,

3202
05:44:44,130 --> 05:44:44,130
that will be used as a result of this tours.

3203
05:44:48,410 --> 05:44:51,090
there, if you read the project and financing
Plan, the preliminary projects and financing plan,
Hundreds and hundreds of millions of dollars

3204
05:44:54,570 --> 05:44:57,650
are allocated to land management and to water
Quality protection. And that is something we simply do not get
With the tours. I would be in favor of

3205
05:45:01,850 --> 05:45:03,570
accepting or delaying. Thank you. Thank you,
Miss almanza.

3206
05:45:07,650 --> 05:45:07,650
good afternoon. I'm susana almanza with poder
Mayor and city council members,

3207
05:45:12,140 --> 05:45:14,500
and I want to just get a little bit of
Background. In 1928, the city of austin adopted the
Master plan,

3208
05:45:19,340 --> 05:45:19,340
and in that master plan,
It decided that all the people of color and

3209
05:45:23,500 --> 05:45:26,740
even the poor whites would be relocated to
East austin. But that wasn't the final thing.

3210
05:45:28,420 --> 05:45:31,620
it also said that all the unwanted
Industries, those polluting industries,
Would also follow us.

3211
05:45:34,780 --> 05:45:34,780
in east austin, we had the tank farm,
The fuel storage facility that was

3212
05:45:39,340 --> 05:45:43,140
contaminating the land,
The water and the community there. We had bfi browning-ferris industries
Recyclables over 350 000 recyclables were

3213
05:45:50,220 --> 05:45:54,180
coming to our communities,
And people didn't even know that we had the holly power plant, the largest stationary
Source of nox emission electric magnetic

3214
05:45:59,500 --> 05:45:59,500
fields, sound noise that exceeded hud and epa
Standards.

3215
05:46:04,860 --> 05:46:08,260
we had the people that were being impacted by
This. Then we had pure casting with all its
Chemicals next to zavala elementary and in a

3216
05:46:13,660 --> 05:46:17,380
residential area for that work together with
Other groups. And we rezoned over 600 properties in the
Gold valley johnston area that were not

3217
05:46:22,980 --> 05:46:26,020
compatible to residential standards. And after we did all of this cleanup,
Guess what happened?

3218
05:46:29,900 --> 05:46:32,380
gentrification came upon us. The colonization moved like a wave that we'd
Never seen before.

3219
05:46:36,540 --> 05:46:39,180
the first to go was the cesar chavez
Neighborhood, then the holly neighborhood,
The gold valley,

3220
05:46:41,740 --> 05:46:41,740
johnston, and of course,
Now montopolis is the last ones to be

3221
05:46:45,780 --> 05:46:45,780
colonized. But now when we had I-35 was our
Border wall when we relocated.

3222
05:46:52,740 --> 05:46:52,740
now we've toned that. We've been told that
Highway 183 is our new border wall,

3223
05:46:58,740 --> 05:46:58,740
that the new east austin that we used to call
East austin is now central austin.

3224
05:47:04,100 --> 05:47:04,100
east austin is highway 183 now going east.

3225
05:47:08,390 --> 05:47:08,390
what does that mean? That means that we have
A billionaire like elon musk that has made

3226
05:47:14,990 --> 05:47:14,990
promises of an eco paradise,
Of hiring people from the community,

3227
05:47:19,830 --> 05:47:19,830
of working with the community,
But is discharging into our sacred colorado

3228
05:47:25,830 --> 05:47:25,830
river park for employees have died and so
Forth,

3229
05:47:31,590 --> 05:47:31,590
where he tore down a lot of native plants,
Herbal plants that could have been used and

3230
05:47:37,510 --> 05:47:40,910
put up all of the impervious cover. Now we have the next billion dollar jeff
Bezos coming to east austin.

3231
05:47:46,670 --> 05:47:50,430
I mean, you're slaughtering east austin,
You've got billionaires. You're talking about building a bridge so
They can come from tesla over to amazon,

3232
05:47:57,150 --> 05:48:00,910
hooking them together. And then you're talking about housing. This is the continuation of the 1928 master
Plan.

3233
05:48:05,310 --> 05:48:05,310
you need to see this because now you're
Talking about putting housing next to all

3234
05:48:09,510 --> 05:48:12,790
these manufacturing and polluting facilities. That's a continuation of the master plan.

3235
05:48:15,190 --> 05:48:15,190
and then you talk about you act like amazon
Is in cahoots with the department of defense

3236
05:48:21,670 --> 05:48:21,670
and ai. Let's be real about what's happening
Here.

3237
05:48:27,030 --> 05:48:29,230
and and you can talk about robots. This is not little children robots.

3238
05:48:31,350 --> 05:48:31,350
this is not little robots that you do in
Class or that you have little science fair.

3239
05:48:35,990 --> 05:48:38,310
you're talking about robots with ai. They're going to replace humanity.

3240
05:48:41,110 --> 05:48:41,110
the only job, the only jobs that are coming,
Is to construct the building,

3241
05:48:46,430 --> 05:48:49,830
to construct the building. We have to be really careful when we talk. We know that ai is anti-union.

3242
05:48:53,230 --> 05:48:53,230
it's anti-union. And how are we saying union
Workers are going to come and support this

3243
05:48:58,990 --> 05:48:58,990
because they're temporary jobs only they're
Not permanent jobs at all.

3244
05:49:03,960 --> 05:49:05,760
and and it is linked to ai. What do you think is going to run the robots?

3245
05:49:08,400 --> 05:49:08,400
okay, wake up here. We're talking about
Temporary jobs and very being replaced by

3246
05:49:14,880 --> 05:49:17,720
robots. We already saw the lift workers. The uber workers lose their jobs.

3247
05:49:20,280 --> 05:49:24,200
to what? Waymo. Nobody's driving in those
Cars. Nobody's driving in those cars.

3248
05:49:25,840 --> 05:49:25,840
and we've already said fast food people,
The lowest class workers losing their jobs

3249
05:49:32,040 --> 05:49:34,840
because ai is now taking orders. Okay, let's look at what really is happening
In our communities,

3250
05:49:39,000 --> 05:49:39,000
in our society. And I don't think that we
Want billionaires in east austin already

3251
05:49:46,400 --> 05:49:50,320
seeing their worker. We see what tesla has
Done to boca chica. Just look at what they've done to
Brownsville,

3252
05:49:53,480 --> 05:49:56,720
to that community. We don't want that in east
Austin. We don't want it in east easter said.

3253
05:49:58,920 --> 05:49:58,920
I think we've had and been overburdened by
More than anybody else in the whole city.

3254
05:50:05,720 --> 05:50:08,160
we are the fence line communities. And you know, and I know that this would
Never happen in west austin.

3255
05:50:12,800 --> 05:50:12,800
never. You would not build over the edwards
Aquifer.

3256
05:50:18,440 --> 05:50:21,240
why would you do it over the alluvial in
Carrizo? It's what is. Water is sacred to us,
No matter where it's at.

3257
05:50:26,920 --> 05:50:30,840
but you think it's not that you think that
Pollution will not. Will stop at highway 183.

3258
05:50:33,680 --> 05:50:36,200
you're wrong. You're very wrong. And so I say you need to vote no.

3259
05:50:39,080 --> 05:50:42,440
you need to vote no on this. It's time that we look. We put people first, profits later,
And especially millionaires and billionaires.

3260
05:50:48,600 --> 05:50:51,840
we do not need to be giving them our tax
Monies, our revenues, when we're cutting social
Service programs here in the city.

3261
05:50:56,770 --> 05:50:59,490
that is a disgrace. That is a disgrace. Thank you. Jonathan davidson.

3262
05:51:06,370 --> 05:51:06,370
ben thompson. Max portsman.

3263
05:51:13,810 --> 05:51:13,810
jonathan davidson, ben thompson,
Max hausmann,

3264
05:51:20,570 --> 05:51:24,490
richard suttle, richard suttle and amanda
Morrow. Here. Okay, there's time donated to mr.

3265
05:51:27,890 --> 05:51:27,890
suttle. My name is john davidson.

3266
05:51:33,130 --> 05:51:34,290
I live in district three. Happy birthday. So far he's really enjoying
It.

3267
05:51:38,570 --> 05:51:38,570
I am I'm hopeful and thankful that some of
The members of the council have started

3268
05:51:46,730 --> 05:51:47,770
asking some questions. Finally there's some terms that are being
Thrown around by,

3269
05:51:53,170 --> 05:51:56,050
by the, the developer in this project. And I think that some of the questions
Haven't been asked about what these terms

3270
05:52:00,250 --> 05:52:02,730
mean, like open space does not mean park. That could be a divide divided highway.

3271
05:52:05,090 --> 05:52:07,250
that could be a grassy knoll. The parkland in this deal is all said to be
Managed by the property owners association,

3272
05:52:12,810 --> 05:52:16,730
so we don't know who that is either. Like there is no parkland here really. It's private property that's being shared.

3273
05:52:19,810 --> 05:52:23,090
what are the terms of that. We have no terms of that. The other thing on this tours there's
Currently a $9 billion military maritime

3274
05:52:29,890 --> 05:52:29,890
drone manufacturer that just opened its
Headquarters in the dog's head.

3275
05:52:36,490 --> 05:52:36,490
they also own, own and run property further
Into the dog's head neighboring on the very

3276
05:52:42,410 --> 05:52:42,410
property that is already under significant
Stripped earth development by the developer.

3277
05:52:48,410 --> 05:52:48,410
so if there is no development that's ever
Going to happen here without a tours then.

3278
05:52:56,090 --> 05:52:59,690
that's kind of a hard question to,
To answer honestly, because all of the development that's
Happening there now is so obvious to those of

3279
05:53:04,730 --> 05:53:04,730
us that live within the dust bomb that's
Being created by this whole thing.

3280
05:53:09,810 --> 05:53:09,810
so I just, I'm probably more passionate than
Many about it because I live within sight,

3281
05:53:16,050 --> 05:53:16,050
within the halo of light created by this,
This facility that will likely use as much

3282
05:53:21,330 --> 05:53:25,170
power and water as 80,000 households per
Year. I haven't heard anyone talk about that.

3283
05:53:27,570 --> 05:53:27,570
so, you know, slow this down,
Get a good deal and do what you should.

3284
05:53:33,330 --> 05:53:33,330
thank you.

3285
05:53:51,300 --> 05:53:54,700
mayor, members of the council. My name is
Richard suttle again. I'm here on behalf of endeavor. Just wanting to clear up each time
There's something said that isn't altogether

3286
05:54:00,500 --> 05:54:03,100
true. I just want to clear it up. The gentleman just spoke before me.

3287
05:54:04,620 --> 05:54:04,620
talked about saranac. It's the company that
Builds the autonomous boats.

3288
05:54:09,340 --> 05:54:09,340
it's not in the dog's head. It's at the
Corner of 183 in dalton.

3289
05:54:14,340 --> 05:54:16,580
it's it's not in the dog's head. It's not in what you're considering today at
All.

3290
05:54:20,100 --> 05:54:20,100
there's. Go ahead folks,
It's really.

3291
05:54:25,260 --> 05:54:25,260
please, I ask you to show the decorum that's
Worthy of having public discussions and

3292
05:54:33,300 --> 05:54:36,420
debate like this. And you're not doing that
Right now. So please, you may disagree.

3293
05:54:38,620 --> 05:54:42,140
you may disagree very aggressively. But that's this is not the forum to do that.

3294
05:54:46,700 --> 05:54:46,700
the other thing that needs to be cleared up
Is on the taxes.

3295
05:54:50,900 --> 05:54:50,900
several people have said we're giving away
Our taxes.

3296
05:54:55,740 --> 05:54:55,740
endeavor voluntarily submitted themselves to
Pay tax to pay full tax.

3297
05:55:01,660 --> 05:55:04,540
there's been some talk about tax breaks for
Amazon. Amazon will pay their full tax bill.

3298
05:55:07,780 --> 05:55:09,420
there's no incentives. There's no tax being rebated.

3299
05:55:13,100 --> 05:55:16,860
the tours is simply a mechanism. Just like we use cip bond funds to extend
Infrastructure to newly annexed areas,

3300
05:55:22,260 --> 05:55:22,260
to provide the services that are required by
State law when a city annexes land.

3301
05:55:28,420 --> 05:55:28,420
and so all we're doing is taking a portion of
The tax that that endeavor is volunteering to

3302
05:55:35,060 --> 05:55:35,060
pay. And if the the appraised value on the
Land goes up,

3303
05:55:41,500 --> 05:55:41,500
and if the taxes go up,
A portion of those taxes would then be used

3304
05:55:46,990 --> 05:55:50,630
to reimburse the money that was put. That was outlaid to build the infrastructure
That normally the city would build.

3305
05:55:54,630 --> 05:55:56,630
so with that, I'll just close. That's the whole purpose of this tours is to
Just extend the services that a city would

3306
05:56:02,750 --> 05:56:06,190
normally extend into a newly annexed area. We probably haven't had this conversation
Much because the city has not annexed many

3307
05:56:11,190 --> 05:56:11,190
areas in recent in the recent history,
And they sure haven't annexed a greenfield

3308
05:56:18,510 --> 05:56:21,910
site that has absolutely no infrastructure
Now. With that, I'll close. Thank you. Thank you.

3309
05:56:26,790 --> 05:56:29,270
moving on. Angela van aken. Bill bunch. Mr. Bunch,
Are you here?

3310
05:56:35,110 --> 05:56:36,990
he has time donated by rita thompson. Is rita here? Okay. And then joe jane doe and
Stephanie hoffman.

3311
05:56:44,190 --> 05:56:44,190
jane doe's to keep showing up.

3312
05:56:55,430 --> 05:56:58,510
I want to call a few more names. Please call
Some other names while we're waiting on him. Bill? Oliver. Bill, are you here?

3313
05:57:01,390 --> 05:57:04,190
he was earlier. Is virginia palmer here? Okay. Then you'll have four minutes.

3314
05:57:05,830 --> 05:57:05,830
and zachary faddis and betsy greenburg.

3315
05:57:12,510 --> 05:57:12,510
if your name has been called,
Please come forward.

3316
05:57:30,390 --> 05:57:34,310
thank you. Mayor. Council members. Bill
Bunch. Save our springs alliance. Although let me clarify that I want to speak
As an individual taxpayer on this.

3317
05:57:39,990 --> 05:57:41,790
I also have a point of order. The state law calls for a public hearing
That's separate and apart from your rules.

3318
05:57:47,200 --> 05:57:47,200
this is an incredibly complicated 45 year,
35 year deal.

3319
05:57:53,080 --> 05:57:53,080
so I'm asking for at least three minutes per
Person.

3320
05:57:57,280 --> 05:57:57,280
and your rules say two minutes is supposed to
Be a minimum.

3321
05:58:02,040 --> 05:58:02,040
you never, ever give anybody more than two
Minutes.

3322
05:58:07,160 --> 05:58:07,160
so it's time for you to exercise your
Discretion and comply with state law and give

3323
05:58:12,200 --> 05:58:15,240
people at least three minutes in this public
Hearing. Could I could I get a ruling on that,
Please?

3324
05:58:18,960 --> 05:58:22,840
and and not have it come out of my four
Minutes that I the speaking time is two minutes, mr. Bunche. But you go ahead.

3325
05:58:26,360 --> 05:58:29,960
another point of order. I filed some written comments. You should have them. That needs to be in the
Record of this public hearing.

3326
05:58:35,360 --> 05:58:36,760
I hope you all have them. I didn't ask for them to be displayed on the
Board.

3327
05:58:42,000 --> 05:58:45,400
the state law is very clear. And it starts with the constitution,
Which requires fair and uniform taxation.

3328
05:58:52,640 --> 05:58:52,640
this is nowhere close to being fair and
Uniform taxation.

3329
05:58:58,160 --> 05:58:58,160
if you do this deal for them,
You have to do it for every other developer.

3330
05:59:02,640 --> 05:59:05,320
your own economic development officer said,
Hey, this is telling everybody else we're in
Business.

3331
05:59:10,000 --> 05:59:13,320
so you do this deal, here they come. You got to be fair. Right.

3332
05:59:18,440 --> 05:59:21,840
it's not fair. If you're going to give tax
Breaks, you need to give it to workers.

3333
05:59:23,680 --> 05:59:23,680
as the speaker said earlier today,
The state constitution also prohibits gifts.

3334
05:59:30,480 --> 05:59:33,840
you're just giving away this money. The the agreement that y'all signed off on
Has so much vagaries and so much leeway

3335
05:59:41,050 --> 05:59:42,850
combined with the statute. If you read the statute,
They can do all kinds of.

3336
05:59:46,610 --> 05:59:46,610
spend this money 15 different ways,
And it doesn't even have to be in the project

3337
05:59:54,490 --> 05:59:57,690
plan or the financing plan that's in the
Statute. Chapter 311 of the tax code.

3338
06:00:01,050 --> 06:00:01,050
it also says you can override the charter on
Dispensing and managing land.

3339
06:00:08,930 --> 06:00:08,930
so you're talking about getting rid of your
Obligation to let us vote when you alienate

3340
06:00:15,610 --> 06:00:15,610
parkland. And this plan is calling for paving
Parkland for at least one of the bridges and

3341
06:00:21,610 --> 06:00:21,610
probably more you have development exploding
Out there.

3342
06:00:27,330 --> 06:00:27,330
and I want to also point into this record,
Essentially every issue,

3343
06:00:32,570 --> 06:00:32,570
the austin business journal for the last
Three years that talks about yet one opening

3344
06:00:39,490 --> 06:00:41,890
after the next after the next. Big projects, many of them without any public
Subsidies,

3345
06:00:47,850 --> 06:00:47,850
including just last week's a bj6 hundred zero
Zero zero square foot takedown of a

3346
06:00:55,330 --> 06:00:55,330
speculative industrial building by tesla,
Two miles away from this site,

3347
06:01:02,330 --> 06:01:05,610
just a little bit up towards decker lake. Y'all know about that easton park exploding
One tesla across the river.

3348
06:01:11,610 --> 06:01:11,610
and as susana said, this is destroying jobs.

3349
06:01:17,850 --> 06:01:20,210
this whole project for amazon. This is the fourth richest man on the planet
Who is anti labor across the board.

3350
06:01:29,370 --> 06:01:29,370
and in fact today's washington post has a big
Article that amazon employees are having to

3351
06:01:35,770 --> 06:01:35,770
take down federal welfare aid,
Snap and medicare because they're not getting

3352
06:01:44,010 --> 06:01:47,450
paid. Thank you. Mr.. Is that what you want
For this community? Howdy. Howdy. Council.

3353
06:01:48,970 --> 06:01:48,970
members and mayor. So my name is zach.

3354
06:01:54,170 --> 06:01:56,130
my my name is zach faddis. I'm a resident of district nine and president
Of aura. I am actually neutral on this item

3355
06:02:00,930 --> 06:02:00,930
or does not have an official stance on
Whether or not we should accept any agreement

3356
06:02:05,770 --> 06:02:09,410
or develop the dog's head,
But we do have opinions on if we are going to things we would like to see to ensure the
Best outcomes for the city and for the future

3357
06:02:12,850 --> 06:02:12,850
residents there. So and we send you a letter,

3358
06:02:17,130 --> 06:02:19,810
I'll be reading an abridged version of that
Letter. I encourage you all to read the whole thing. So dog's head must be mixed use and
High density conventional low density single

3359
06:02:25,250 --> 06:02:28,050
use pattern squanders the site and the public
Funding behind it. Density is what makes the housing,
The tax base and the transit all work.

3360
06:02:31,690 --> 06:02:35,180
it must be tax. It must be walkable and
Transit oriented. That means a connected street grid with
Sidewalks and protected bike lanes and right

3361
06:02:38,620 --> 06:02:38,620
of way that support high frequency transit,
Not six lane arterials that carve apart the

3362
06:02:42,700 --> 06:02:42,700
neighborhood fabric. This should include
Ideas such as the dogs,

3363
06:02:46,740 --> 06:02:49,860
the dog door busway, which you can read about
On our blog, and it is a option for a low cost,
Transit only connection.

3364
06:02:53,780 --> 06:02:53,780
letting busses bypass the us 183 exchange
Linking the dots directly towards downtown

3365
06:02:59,180 --> 06:02:59,180
with high frequency transit and creating
Opportunity for future transit access and

3366
06:03:04,180 --> 06:03:04,180
connectivity. It must be fiscally responsible
For the city,

3367
06:03:08,540 --> 06:03:11,740
because the chargers will capture the
Majority of the city's tax increment for 35 years. Under austin's return depends entirely
On what gets built and what the increment

3368
06:03:16,180 --> 06:03:20,180
buys. Compact development requires less
Infrastructure and enables more efficient delivery of services per resident than sprawl
Development.

3369
06:03:23,660 --> 06:03:23,660
accordingly, we asked council to take three
Actions today and in the future.

3370
06:03:28,420 --> 06:03:28,420
one commission a fiscal analysis at different
Density levels.

3371
06:03:32,700 --> 06:03:32,700
two. Is to add explicit language to the ters
And preliminary project and financing plan

3372
06:03:36,900 --> 06:03:40,020
requiring reimbursable transportation
Infrastructure. Be walkable and transit supportive.

3373
06:03:41,980 --> 06:03:41,980
the third is to include a voting capmetro
Representative on the board.

3374
06:03:46,100 --> 06:03:46,100
we look forward to working with you all in
The future and ensuring the best outcome for

3375
06:03:50,260 --> 06:03:50,260
the city and future residents. Thank you.
Thank you, mr. Patterson. Miss greenberg. My

3376
06:03:56,420 --> 06:04:00,140
name is betsy greenberg. I live in austin, district nine. I'm opposed to the tours for docs head for
The same reasons you're hearing over and

3377
06:04:05,940 --> 06:04:05,940
over, including the reduction of land use
Regulations and environmental protections in

3378
06:04:11,140 --> 06:04:11,140
a sensitive area. The austin city council
Negotiated the annexation and development

3379
06:04:16,220 --> 06:04:16,220
agreement behind closed doors with very
Limited public notice or process.

3380
06:04:21,180 --> 06:04:21,180
the development was acclaimed for the tax
Revenue that the project would generate and

3381
06:04:26,780 --> 06:04:30,630
its ability to attract a fortune 100 advanced
Manufacturing. Employer now a tours increment reinvestment
Zone funding mechanism is being considered by

3382
06:04:37,270 --> 06:04:37,270
you now. So instead of generating tax revenue
For the city's strained budgets,

3383
06:04:42,990 --> 06:04:46,950
the funds will be kicked back to the wealthy
Developer. Endeavor would not have acquired this
Property if it wasn't a good location.

3384
06:04:52,350 --> 06:04:56,350
the property will redevelop even without the
Kickbacks. In fact, crews are already leveling and
Preparing a 300 acre plot for an advanced

3385
06:05:02,670 --> 06:05:02,670
manufacturing site. This developer always
Wants tax breaks,

3386
06:05:07,790 --> 06:05:07,790
whether it's for luxury shopping at the
Domain prized waterfront property in central

3387
06:05:13,830 --> 06:05:13,830
austin, or in this location for a fortune 100
Tenant owned by the fourth most wealthy

3388
06:05:20,190 --> 06:05:20,190
person in the world. Please vote no to this
Tax kickback.

3389
06:05:25,350 --> 06:05:25,350
thank you. Thank you. Thank you,
Miss greenberg.

3390
06:05:32,310 --> 06:05:35,870
I know the mayor said that we weren't going
To have music, but apparently we are going to have some music, so. Yeah.

3391
06:05:44,070 --> 06:05:45,470
mr. Oliver, the floor is yours. So decisive around here.

3392
06:05:48,550 --> 06:05:50,670
well, thank you very much,
Folks. District three. Happy birthday.

3393
06:05:53,630 --> 06:05:56,670
oh, let's see here. Oh,
What do I have here? The austin chronicle 2007 halloween cover
Featuring our charming richard suttle.

3394
06:06:07,870 --> 06:06:10,590
for some of you newbies here,
I've done this before, but it was almost 20 years ago.

3395
06:06:12,550 --> 06:06:12,550
and he's. This is, by the way,
He was joined before this.

3396
06:06:17,710 --> 06:06:17,710
this honor was given to other charmers like
Gary bradley and jim bob moffett.

3397
06:06:23,870 --> 06:06:25,720
my word. What's the connection here? What's the thread, I wonder?

3398
06:06:28,600 --> 06:06:30,520
it's not exactly a compliment. On his term the it was about content.

3399
06:06:36,400 --> 06:06:36,400
well, from the air it looks like a great
Dog's head shaped by the colorado river bed,

3400
06:06:42,880 --> 06:06:42,880
a giant peninsula, a fertile land sold down
The river.

3401
06:06:47,040 --> 06:06:47,040
secret plan, longhorn dam,
The hornsby bend,

3402
06:06:51,160 --> 06:06:51,160
beaver and river otter swim where sand and
Gravel meet blackland prairie and prairie,

3403
06:06:57,600 --> 06:06:57,600
where waterfowl land. When folks find out
What you're giving away.

3404
06:07:05,160 --> 06:07:07,920
when folks find out, here's what they'll say. When folks find out. They'll let out a howl.

3405
06:07:10,520 --> 06:07:10,520
because you, my friends,
Are in the doghouse now.

3406
06:07:15,880 --> 06:07:18,600
you're in the doghouse now. You're in the doghouse.

3407
06:07:19,920 --> 06:07:19,920
now, to be blunt, this dog don't hunt.

3408
06:07:28,080 --> 06:07:28,080
you move out. The locals,
Those who care, bring in robots jobs.

3409
06:07:32,880 --> 06:07:34,880
beware. Slow on facts. Big on hayes data center and das give away
The tax.

3410
06:07:39,840 --> 06:07:42,760
give away control to a mystery client. Non-disclosed a bridge size bribe to be
Delivered to a fat muskrat right across the

3411
06:07:49,680 --> 06:07:49,680
river. When folks find out what you're giving
Away.

3412
06:07:56,920 --> 06:07:59,560
when folks find out, here's what they'll say. When folks find out. They'll let out a howl.

3413
06:08:02,040 --> 06:08:06,040
because you, my friends,
Are in the doghouse now. Or in the doghouse now you're in the
Doghouse.

3414
06:08:10,000 --> 06:08:10,000
now, to be blunt, this dog don't hunt.

3415
06:08:24,610 --> 06:08:27,650
it's another east austin injury. Another back room conspiracy.

3416
06:08:30,050 --> 06:08:32,210
full speed ahead. What? We see more of the same old misery blow.

3417
06:08:36,090 --> 06:08:38,770
dog whistles make us bark,
Sniff. But fours in the park.

3418
06:08:41,450 --> 06:08:44,210
you can polish your story,
Polish the truth. You can polish the tires,
But it's still poop.

3419
06:08:49,290 --> 06:08:51,970
you're in the doghouse now. You're in the doghouse.

3420
06:08:53,330 --> 06:08:53,330
now bow wow, wow wow. You're in the doghouse
Now.

3421
06:09:00,530 --> 06:09:00,530
and to be blunt, this dog don't hunt.

3422
06:09:05,570 --> 06:09:05,570
it's quite a stunt. But this dog don't hunt.

3423
06:09:12,730 --> 06:09:14,890
thank you. Thank you again,
Mr. Oliver. I hope that was clear enough.

3424
06:09:20,690 --> 06:09:20,690
craig and so if you guys don't vote the right
Way,

3425
06:09:26,250 --> 06:09:26,250
we may just haunt you for 45 years of bad dog
Songs right here.

3426
06:09:35,650 --> 06:09:35,650
45 years. Craig nasr,
Kristin viado, garrett tung,

3427
06:09:45,570 --> 06:09:45,570
steven brown, elizabeth levins,
Are you here?

3428
06:09:51,330 --> 06:09:53,770
is audrey stanton here? Okay. You all have four minutes. Craig nasr
Austin,

3429
06:10:01,970 --> 06:10:05,810
sierra club and austin environmental
Democrats. And one of the things that has disturbed me
This afternoon.

3430
06:10:10,290 --> 06:10:10,290
I told you that I don't like the process,
But listening to the questions.

3431
06:10:14,930 --> 06:10:14,930
and it doesn't seem like everyone understands
The agreement that was written.

3432
06:10:23,290 --> 06:10:23,290
and we pointed out there really is no
Parkland.

3433
06:10:27,850 --> 06:10:27,850
and one of the reasons that I don't think in
A disagreement very well understand it is

3434
06:10:34,170 --> 06:10:36,970
because of the way this came about. Now, I have a lot of friends who work in the
City.

3435
06:10:38,970 --> 06:10:38,970
we have some very great city departments,
And we have some very intelligent people who

3436
06:10:43,730 --> 06:10:43,730
work for you, and they haven't been
Consulted.

3437
06:10:51,490 --> 06:10:51,490
I mean, watershed, how many people do you
Think in watershed were asked about people

3438
06:10:56,010 --> 06:10:56,010
who know about the floodplain and could
Answer these questions?

3439
06:11:00,490 --> 06:11:03,010
very, very few. They were angry. A lot of them are angry.

3440
06:11:05,010 --> 06:11:08,890
and parkland was pade contacted? I know they weren't. They weren't contacted.

3441
06:11:12,410 --> 06:11:14,740
neither was transportation. And then I found this out just because I was
On the zero waste advisory commission for a

3442
06:11:19,220 --> 06:11:22,940
while. They haven't been consulted. Resource recovery has been consulted.

3443
06:11:25,660 --> 06:11:29,500
they're concerned about how they're going to
Pick up the trash on here, all the extra money it's going to get for
Them to do this.

3444
06:11:33,660 --> 06:11:36,900
well, you don't know a whole lot of what's
Going on, but you're rushing ahead to do it.

3445
06:11:38,900 --> 06:11:38,900
and we're asking questions and getting
Answers from the developer.

3446
06:11:44,820 --> 06:11:47,100
I mean, I understand that. I'm not saying that they're lying to you,
But they might color what they tell you,

3447
06:11:52,980 --> 06:11:54,540
you know, in one way or the other. And this just doesn't make any sense.

3448
06:11:57,660 --> 06:12:01,460
and then on the environmental aspect of it,
Sometimes I wonder, well, I'll have to do that on another item.

3449
06:12:03,460 --> 06:12:03,460
thank you. Hello, council members and mayor.

3450
06:12:12,260 --> 06:12:16,020
my name is garrett tung. I live on hergatz lane in district three. Today I want to talk to you about
Displacement.

3451
06:12:18,660 --> 06:12:20,460
exhibit d from the original dog's head. Development agreement showed her gasoline,
My street being widened to 92ft.

3452
06:12:24,700 --> 06:12:27,260
her gasoline is currently 30 to 40ft wide. If you widen it to 92ft,
You are taking everyone out.

3453
06:12:31,180 --> 06:12:33,980
everyone will lose their homes. The roads map on page 56 of the agenda backup
We are discussing discussing today still

3454
06:12:40,260 --> 06:12:44,100
shows her goats being widened to 92ft. Endeavor has told us it's the city's map.

3455
06:12:45,900 --> 06:12:49,820
the city has told us its endeavors. Map. It's
Been two months. No one has changed it. No one has updated the graphic.

3456
06:12:51,820 --> 06:12:55,500
but fortunately for us,
We get an endeavor funded displacement assessment that will come after the deal has
Been approved,

3457
06:12:58,780 --> 06:13:02,420
letting us know who and what will be
Displaced after they've already begun displacing people. That is backwards.

3458
06:13:06,380 --> 06:13:09,460
the bottom line is, if you all wanted to go
Fast, you needed to be ready to make things right
Fast.

3459
06:13:12,350 --> 06:13:14,270
we have been seeking answers for two months. We have nothing in writing assuring us that
We are going to keep our homes.

3460
06:13:19,350 --> 06:13:22,550
I ask that you reject or delay this tourist
Until after displacement. Risks have been studied and the community has
Been involved.

3461
06:13:25,870 --> 06:13:25,870
thank you. Thank you. Please begin.

3462
06:13:35,350 --> 06:13:36,870
and I believe I have four minutes. You do? Okay. Good evening.

3463
06:13:42,990 --> 06:13:45,630
good afternoon, mayor and council. My name is
Lisa levins, and I'm asking you to postpone item 111.

3464
06:13:49,430 --> 06:13:49,430
this item would create a 2645 acre tax
Increment reinvestment zone for dogs head,

3465
06:13:55,430 --> 06:13:58,310
establish boundaries,
Set the city's participation rate, and appoint its board.

3466
06:13:59,990 --> 06:14:02,230
that's not a routine administrative action. It is a creation of a major public financing
Structure that could shape this area for

3467
06:14:07,670 --> 06:14:07,670
decades. Yet the agenda states that this item
Has no fiscal impact.

3468
06:14:13,230 --> 06:14:15,230
that doesn't make sense. Aye tears redirects future property tax
Revenue into a designated area.

3469
06:14:20,070 --> 06:14:23,950
it influences which infrastructure projects
Receive public funding, what revenue remains available for other city
Priorities,

3470
06:14:26,830 --> 06:14:26,830
and how much financial risk tax taxpayers may
Ultimately carry before council creates this

3471
06:14:33,950 --> 06:14:33,950
zone. The public deserves clear answers to
Some very simple questions.

3472
06:14:38,590 --> 06:14:38,590
why is it necessary? What development would
Not happen without this public financing?

3473
06:14:45,230 --> 06:14:45,230
which infrastructure costs belong to the
Developers and which could eventually fall to

3474
06:14:49,630 --> 06:14:49,630
taxpayers? What is the city's total
Anticipated commitment over the lifetime of

3475
06:14:54,830 --> 06:14:54,830
this zone? What protections exist if the
Promised public benefit never materializes?

3476
06:15:00,070 --> 06:15:03,630
and most importantly,
What exactly is this tears intended to support? During discussion earlier,
Representative lane asked whether data

3477
06:15:09,640 --> 06:15:13,400
centers would be built in this area. The endeavor attorney. The endeavor attorneys response was that
There would be no standalone data centers.

3478
06:15:19,760 --> 06:15:21,800
that doesn't mean no data centers. That answer raised more questions than it
Resolved.

3479
06:15:24,360 --> 06:15:24,360
no, standalone data centers is not the same
Thing as no data centers.

3480
06:15:28,880 --> 06:15:28,880
if amazon or another major technology company
Is expected to establish a campus or facility

3481
06:15:35,000 --> 06:15:35,000
in this area, the public deserves to know
Whether whether that development will include

3482
06:15:41,240 --> 06:15:41,240
a data center infrastructure and whether this
Tears will help pay for roads,

3483
06:15:45,960 --> 06:15:45,960
utilities, drainage, power capacity or other
Infrastructure that benefits it.

3484
06:15:51,040 --> 06:15:54,000
that language matters,
Matters. A data center does not stop being a data
Center simply because it is incorporated into

3485
06:15:58,880 --> 06:15:58,880
a larger campus. If this tears does not and
Is not intended to support data center

3486
06:16:05,920 --> 06:16:09,240
development than the city,
And the developers should be willing to put that commitment in writing if it is.

3487
06:16:13,840 --> 06:16:13,840
if it is intended to support infrastructure
That will benefit amazon or another large

3488
06:16:17,920 --> 06:16:21,640
corporate user than the council,
And the public and the public deserve to know that before this vote,
Not after austin residents should not be

3489
06:16:26,760 --> 06:16:26,760
asked to approve a massive financing
Mechanism based on the carefully narrowed

3490
06:16:31,440 --> 06:16:34,240
answers and undefined future uses. That's exactly why item 111 should be
Postponed.

3491
06:16:37,480 --> 06:16:41,320
my neighbors and I understand that this area
Will change. And we're not asking you all to stop development. We're asking you to create
The financing structure where we are asking

3492
06:16:47,920 --> 06:16:47,920
you to not to create the financing structure
Before the planning,

3493
06:16:52,040 --> 06:16:54,920
environmental review,
Infrastructure analysis and meaningful community community engagement are complete.

3494
06:16:58,120 --> 06:16:58,120
the people who already live in dogs head are
Being asked to absorb the consequences of of

3495
06:17:02,290 --> 06:17:05,370
decisions largely made around us. We are facing possible road widenings,
Trail alignments,

3496
06:17:08,650 --> 06:17:08,650
increased traffic, flooding concerns,
Environmental impacts and the potential loss

3497
06:17:13,530 --> 06:17:16,850
of yards, land and even homes. The black prairie and its wetlands in this
Area are not empty space waiting to be

3498
06:17:21,530 --> 06:17:21,530
monetized. They are part of a living
Landscape and they deserve to be studied

3499
06:17:25,890 --> 06:17:25,890
before financial commitments create pressure
To push development forward.

3500
06:17:30,530 --> 06:17:30,530
once the tiers is established,
The momentum to justify it and spend spend

3501
06:17:35,450 --> 06:17:37,810
through it will only increase. The city should not approve the financing
Structure first and answer the difficult

3502
06:17:42,410 --> 06:17:42,410
questions later.

3503
06:17:52,290 --> 06:17:52,290
please state your name for the record and
Begin. Hello council members.

3504
06:17:56,490 --> 06:17:57,770
my name is kristen vilardo. I am of district two. This is my very first
Time coming to a council meeting.

3505
06:18:04,050 --> 06:18:04,050
thank you all. I'm representing a lot of my
Neighbors and friends in several

3506
06:18:09,090 --> 06:18:12,570
neighborhoods down in south austin that
Cannot be here because they have to work, and I was able to take a day off and to go away
From my vacation later on in the year.

3507
06:18:18,450 --> 06:18:18,450
so with this potential terrible deal that
We're having to,

3508
06:18:23,810 --> 06:18:23,810
to now all sit through this tax,
This the dog's head one of the things that

3509
06:18:32,530 --> 06:18:32,530
we, we have been saying over and over again
Is that it's a backhanded deal just amidst

3510
06:18:37,130 --> 06:18:40,250
the frenzy to capitalize on everything that's
Industrial, that's in ai. We are going back towards what
Austin.

3511
06:18:45,090 --> 06:18:47,570
I thought when I moved here was what austin
Was all about. When I have traveled all over the world,
I have.

3512
06:18:51,650 --> 06:18:54,090
and when I talk to people,
Oh, there's three places in the world that I would live. It'd be london,
Austin or singapore.

3513
06:18:57,050 --> 06:19:00,930
but because I thought that,
I thought that austin incorporated values that were going to be weird and that were
Going to be natural,

3514
06:19:04,050 --> 06:19:04,050
that we're going to be also for the right
Kind of development for the people.

3515
06:19:08,410 --> 06:19:08,410
but I am finding myself so disappointed
Today,

3516
06:19:13,650 --> 06:19:13,650
just absolutely devastated that we are not
Getting any of the environmental impacts that

3517
06:19:18,530 --> 06:19:18,530
we are looking to pay out for times that
Probably not,

3518
06:19:23,410 --> 06:19:25,930
maybe a few of us might actually live
Through. Nobody on the dais, probably none of us here.

3519
06:19:28,530 --> 06:19:30,850
45 years, I'm not going to be here. So like, this is these actual events that
Y'all are putting into place.

3520
06:19:36,770 --> 06:19:39,770
and the blackland prairie took over a million
Years to create. Just wipe it out. Everything that this has
Happened has seemed backwards and wrong and

3521
06:19:48,770 --> 06:19:48,770
unethical. And a pause just just to have a
Look at it further.

3522
06:19:53,170 --> 06:19:55,610
that's that's what we're asking,
Really. None of us are saying like,
End it.

3523
06:19:57,300 --> 06:19:57,300
we're saying positive and please have a look
At it. Thank you. Marian.

3524
06:20:04,580 --> 06:20:07,340
sanchez. Lee. Edwards. Lee, are you here? Is odd.

3525
06:20:11,020 --> 06:20:13,060
sorry. Is bronwyn reeve here? Bronwyn. Reeve. Okay. Four minutes for lee
Valerie menard.

3526
06:20:19,700 --> 06:20:23,060
is pedro hernandez junior here? Okay, valerie, you also have four minutes.
And jade fusco.

3527
06:20:32,700 --> 06:20:32,700
if your name has been called and you wish to
Be heard, please come forward. Scared him

3528
06:20:39,300 --> 06:20:41,940
off, did I? No. I think they're following
You. Okay. Please, just state your name for the
Record and you'll have four minutes. Okay.

3529
06:20:45,980 --> 06:20:48,580
I'm lee edwards, I'm a resident of district
Three. Jose, thank you for your advocacy.

3530
06:20:50,380 --> 06:20:50,380
we need your advocacy more than ever.

3531
06:20:57,580 --> 06:20:57,580
I'm president of the southeast colorado river
Neighborhood association.

3532
06:21:02,340 --> 06:21:02,340
I live less than three football fields from
The development area.

3533
06:21:07,740 --> 06:21:10,300
I will be impacted. My wife will be impacted. My neighbors will be impacted.

3534
06:21:12,260 --> 06:21:12,260
at least one of my neighbors,
Maybe more, will have land taken away by the

3535
06:21:17,420 --> 06:21:20,260
plan as it is in the backup today. Also in the backup today,
There are three contradictory maps of exactly

3536
06:21:24,220 --> 06:21:25,620
what it is you're voting on. Garrett tongue. My neighbor spoke to one of
Them black electrical tape,

3537
06:21:29,740 --> 06:21:29,740
showing that my road is extended to such an
Extent that all of our homes get bulldozed.

3538
06:21:35,940 --> 06:21:35,940
yet the tourist plan says no persons will be
Displaced.

3539
06:21:41,380 --> 06:21:42,820
this is a sloppy agreement. It contradicts itself.

3540
06:21:45,500 --> 06:21:48,100
it's an unethical process and a bad plan. We can do better than this.

3541
06:21:49,980 --> 06:21:53,310
my essential question is,
Can't we? Austin, texas do a lot better than this?

3542
06:21:56,430 --> 06:21:57,910
it's the best we can do. Limited community engagement and ndas for
City staff.

3543
06:22:04,550 --> 06:22:08,310
is hamstringing the planning and the
Environmental commission the best that we can do is skipping the environmental impact
Survey and the traffic impact analysis.

3544
06:22:15,030 --> 06:22:15,030
the best that we can do is developing four
Square miles without one square inch of

3545
06:22:22,230 --> 06:22:22,230
committed parkland. The best that we can do
Is allowing a data center,

3546
06:22:27,270 --> 06:22:27,270
even if not invited, in an area that's
Wrapped in three sides by the colorado river.

3547
06:22:33,670 --> 06:22:37,230
the best that we can do. Is touting the affordable housing benefits,
When actually there is no commitment to

3548
06:22:42,670 --> 06:22:45,670
affordable housing because there's no
Commitment to housing. The best that we can do is the billions for
Billionaires program that's being proposed.

3549
06:22:53,430 --> 06:22:53,430
the best we can do. Is this the best we can
Do?

3550
06:22:58,990 --> 06:22:58,990
is this the best we can do?

3551
06:23:03,030 --> 06:23:03,030
hell no. I am asking you to say hell no to
This.

3552
06:23:07,430 --> 06:23:10,910
we can do better. We're. Austin, texas. We are amazing. We can do better.

3553
06:23:22,230 --> 06:23:24,830
oh, I hate having to follow that. That's not fair. Hello,
Mayor.

3554
06:23:27,830 --> 06:23:29,950
council members. My name is valerie menard. I'm the project director for the colorado
River conservancy.

3555
06:23:33,430 --> 06:23:33,430
I'm here to speak on several items,
But I'd like to start by sharing a recent

3556
06:23:37,590 --> 06:23:40,390
experience that may offer some insight today. I was in san antonio this week for the one
Water leadership institute,

3557
06:23:44,350 --> 06:23:44,350
an event established by the us water alliance
That brings together stakeholders involved in

3558
06:23:48,960 --> 06:23:52,360
all aspects of water. The keynote speaker was
Robert puente, president and ceo of san antonio water
System.

3559
06:23:55,120 --> 06:23:55,120
he also served in the texas house and is
Credited with writing landmark legislation

3560
06:23:59,440 --> 06:24:01,440
regarding water conservation. He shared that san antonio used to rely
Completely on the edwards aquifer,

3561
06:24:04,920 --> 06:24:07,200
but in the 70s began to look at diversifying. The first plan was an above ground reservoir,

3562
06:24:09,760 --> 06:24:13,040
but san antonians objected to it and voted it
Down, even though the city had begun construction.

3563
06:24:15,640 --> 06:24:15,640
next came a lawsuit from the sierra club,
Because the city's overuse of the aquifer had

3564
06:24:20,640 --> 06:24:20,640
exposed habitat for the endangered texas
Blind salamander and other species.

3565
06:24:26,080 --> 06:24:26,080
these two knows, said puente,
Caused us to pivot and look at why we had

3566
06:24:31,040 --> 06:24:31,040
failed. Realizing that they needed community
Buy in to succeed,

3567
06:24:36,360 --> 06:24:36,360
they initiated a community engagement
Strategy that continues today.

3568
06:24:40,600 --> 06:24:43,360
they also learned that no wasn't necessarily
A bad thing. In fact, it was the best thing that had
Happened. The best thing that happened. It

3569
06:24:46,760 --> 06:24:50,520
forced them to look at other options. And
Today, the city has diversified to seven sources of water, created the largest
Recycled water program in the nation,

3570
06:24:54,720 --> 06:24:54,720
and designed an underground reservoir of
Water stored in the carrizo aquifer that

3571
06:24:59,880 --> 06:24:59,880
we're about to develop on top of at the may
21st city council meeting this year,

3572
06:25:05,360 --> 06:25:07,520
folks, especially those living in the dog's
Head, were shocked to learn that a 45 year contract
Had been already negotiated behind closed

3573
06:25:12,640 --> 06:25:12,640
doors, with endeavor giving them carte
Blanche to to develop the 2600 acres of the

3574
06:25:17,720 --> 06:25:19,800
dog's head. However, they chose to. Despite hours of testimony asking you to
Postpone the vote to allow for more review as

3575
06:25:24,760 --> 06:25:27,760
is required on the west side of town and
Community input, you ignored community and approved the
Contract anyway.

3576
06:25:31,200 --> 06:25:34,720
adding insult to injury,
You set out to create a tours to give endeavor billions of taxpayer dollars to
Build their infrastructure in response to

3577
06:25:39,520 --> 06:25:39,520
community organized meeting in in homes
Across town and and supported by by partners

3578
06:25:46,680 --> 06:25:46,680
who had heard similar arguments before,
Like this development is too good to pass up.

3579
06:25:50,840 --> 06:25:50,840
and false narratives in this case that
Developing the abandoned aggregate mines

3580
06:25:55,120 --> 06:25:57,080
would restore the environment. But having lived there for decades,
Even generations,

3581
06:25:59,760 --> 06:25:59,760
residents knew that the riparian ecosystem
Was flourishing and that 100% or 79% of

3582
06:26:05,720 --> 06:26:09,400
impervious cover would be much more damaging
Than the mines. Next community spoke at the county
Commissioners meeting against your request to

3583
06:26:12,800 --> 06:26:16,400
have the county give up half of its property
Taxes for the tours. But this time commissioners listened to
Community,

3584
06:26:19,280 --> 06:26:22,680
and they agreed that too many facts were
Missing from the agreement for them to approve the tour, so they punted it back to
You.

3585
06:26:25,800 --> 06:26:29,600
listening to community concerns for the
Environment, the environmental commission, led by its chair, miss krueger,
Created a working group to come up with

3586
06:26:32,960 --> 06:26:36,920
recommendations to forward to council today
That reflected their concerns and unanswered questions regarding the tours.

3587
06:26:38,560 --> 06:26:42,450
while some discussions with city have come up
With promises from endeavor to do this and that, the same threat still exists.

3588
06:26:44,490 --> 06:26:47,370
they have carte blanche for 45 years to do
What they will, and there is no mechanism to enforce the
Promises they may have made this week.

3589
06:26:51,370 --> 06:26:55,370
community has returned to ask you again to
Reject the terms and address the concerns. So, council, what do you say?

3590
06:26:57,490 --> 06:27:01,250
are you listening? Seeing county council
Member velazquez, you are the only council member with
Constituents in the dog said thank you for

3591
06:27:04,810 --> 06:27:04,810
meeting with them and lobbying for more
Affordable housing. Endeavor may have said

3592
06:27:09,570 --> 06:27:13,090
they will build some,
But there's no mechanism mechanism to ensure they will. And I didn't hear any affordable
Housing added to the amendments approved

3593
06:27:17,650 --> 06:27:17,650
today. Vote no today and save taxpayer
Dollars to pay for something that we need,

3594
06:27:22,810 --> 06:27:24,610
like land to build more income. Single family housing like the project you
Just announced today.

3595
06:27:27,890 --> 06:27:27,890
thank you and happy birthday. Thank you. Yes,

3596
06:27:32,210 --> 06:27:32,210
ma'am. Please begin. Hello.

3597
06:27:37,290 --> 06:27:41,210
it's the musical hour. My name is jade fusco. I live in district five and I am against
This.

3598
06:27:44,090 --> 06:27:46,650
and I ask you to please vote no,
Or at the very least, postpone until we can get a full
Environmental assessment,

3599
06:27:51,090 --> 06:27:53,850
because there is just too much at stake. And I just hope that with our world leaders
Actively destroying the our planet and our

3600
06:28:03,410 --> 06:28:03,410
wildlife and our natural spaces,
I feel like we have the opportunity to be an

3601
06:28:09,130 --> 06:28:09,130
example of what it's like to take this land
And actively not only restore it,

3602
06:28:13,850 --> 06:28:13,850
but also regenerate it.

3603
06:28:18,290 --> 06:28:18,290
you know, food forests and community gardens
And educational parks and spaces,

3604
06:28:24,450 --> 06:28:28,410
like let's grow food on this land. Let's, we can go above and beyond. There are so many other more awesome options
Than what is being proposed in this deal.

3605
06:28:34,170 --> 06:28:34,170
and without further ado,
I'm going to sing this song. Oh,

3606
06:28:41,060 --> 06:28:44,740
I'm a little out of tune. Forgive me. They want 2.2 billion of our taxpaying
Dollars.

3607
06:28:52,460 --> 06:28:52,460
to pay 2000 acres with cement.

3608
06:28:57,460 --> 06:28:57,460
it sucks. And industrial lies along seven
Miles of the river.

3609
06:29:07,580 --> 06:29:07,580
with 45 years of no accountability and no
Respect for the land.

3610
06:29:15,140 --> 06:29:15,140
we don't want this. We the people,
Do not consent.

3611
06:29:22,460 --> 06:29:22,460
we don't need this. What we need is.

3612
06:29:30,740 --> 06:29:30,740
what we need is our water to flow free and
Clean.

3613
06:29:37,300 --> 06:29:40,420
we need our winding rivers. We need our crystal stream.

3614
06:29:42,500 --> 06:29:44,540
thank you, ma'am. Thank you. Your time's up. Philip.

3615
06:29:51,980 --> 06:29:51,980
fitzgerald. Rachel. Scott.

3616
06:29:57,540 --> 06:29:57,540
robert hill. Please say the names again.

3617
06:30:02,260 --> 06:30:05,100
yes, ma'am. Philip. Fitzgerald. Rachel scott. Robert hill.

3618
06:30:08,260 --> 06:30:11,460
are you here? Yes. Is monica guzman here? Okay, mr. Hill. Four minutes.

3619
06:30:17,660 --> 06:30:21,300
once you begin, just state your name for the
Record. Okay. Thank you. My name is robert hill, and I'm here to speak on this item,
But more broadly on the dogshit development.

3620
06:30:27,660 --> 06:30:30,860
I'm a professional planner,
Worked for the city of austin for 30 years and the planning watershed and housing
Departments.

3621
06:30:33,820 --> 06:30:36,990
and I'm a happy district eight resident. So all seven items are related to the same
Development deal.

3622
06:30:42,550 --> 06:30:45,670
you know, we're making a deal with endeavor
And we've done that before. We made a lot of deals with the city with
Endeavor,

3623
06:30:48,030 --> 06:30:51,190
the domain up in near council member lane. We've got robinson ranch underway and now
We're looking at another one and but,

3624
06:30:56,110 --> 06:30:56,110
but the difference is the scope of the deal
That was being proposed today is

3625
06:31:01,430 --> 06:31:01,430
unprecedented. It's unprecedented in the time
Scope.

3626
06:31:05,630 --> 06:31:09,190
it's unprecedented in how it's being rushed
Through. And it is unprecedented in what we're giving
Up.

3627
06:31:12,830 --> 06:31:12,830
a lot of the objections that have been raised
Today are being sort of waved away

3628
06:31:17,710 --> 06:31:20,470
displacement. Well, it's not that many
People. And I think we've got a plan.

3629
06:31:23,190 --> 06:31:26,510
there's environmental impact. Well,
You know, we're going to save the riparian corridor in the center is like chernobyl.

3630
06:31:30,030 --> 06:31:32,870
and the flooding. Well,
You know, that's, that's just an engineering problem. You move enough dirt,
You pour enough concrete,

3631
06:31:35,630 --> 06:31:38,230
the flooding won't be a problem. So why are we why are we doing it this way?

3632
06:31:41,190 --> 06:31:44,990
well, I mean, it's because it is growth and
That's good for the city. It will eventually, if everything goes
According to plan,

3633
06:31:49,830 --> 06:31:51,830
result in tax revenue for the city. A lot of it. And in the long term 2030 years,

3634
06:31:55,750 --> 06:31:59,710
maybe if everything goes according to plan,
The city will get some revenue out of it. And that's a good thing,
And that's why you're considering it. Cool.

3635
06:32:03,190 --> 06:32:04,790
but what about the rest of it? Like, is there going to be housing?

3636
06:32:07,310 --> 06:32:11,070
maybe, you know, is it going to be
Environmental protection? The environmental commission was very clear.

3637
06:32:13,510 --> 06:32:13,510
no. The environmental protections that have
Been proposed are not adequate.

3638
06:32:17,670 --> 06:32:17,670
and water supply. The council has done an
Admirable job of of of securing long term

3639
06:32:24,630 --> 06:32:28,310
water rights for the city. But the other side of that is usage. And I really commend council member siegel to
Looking at high water use users.

3640
06:32:33,600 --> 06:32:33,600
but the thing is, with the right of capture,
They can go straight into the aquifer,

3641
06:32:38,320 --> 06:32:38,320
use groundwater completely unregulated as
Much as they want.

3642
06:32:42,520 --> 06:32:42,520
so the fact that we might be restricting how
Much city water they can use does not in any

3643
06:32:49,560 --> 06:32:49,560
way mitigate their impact on the aquifer
They'd be sitting on.

3644
06:32:55,960 --> 06:32:55,960
my main, my main real objection is all of the
Benefits to developer are clearly spelled out

3645
06:33:01,640 --> 06:33:05,080
in black and white. And all of the
Developments, all the proposed benefits to the city are in
The terms of projections and goals and good

3646
06:33:12,560 --> 06:33:15,920
intentions. And and why is that? You know, what is the rush?

3647
06:33:18,360 --> 06:33:21,160
we've had amendments that were posted just
Today, and they're good amendments,
But they were just posted today.

3648
06:33:24,800 --> 06:33:27,040
council itself was a little unclear on the
Impact. The developer was like,
Oh, I'm not really sure.

3649
06:33:29,120 --> 06:33:29,120
let me look at that. But the public is
Supposed to understand these comprehensive

3650
06:33:33,520 --> 06:33:36,600
amendments were just posted today. What is the rush? Well,
Okay, so the arguments are you know,

3651
06:33:41,920 --> 06:33:44,600
if we don't build it,
If we don't take this agreement now, nothing's going to be built there. But
Endeavor is run by a bunch of smart people.

3652
06:33:48,280 --> 06:33:50,960
they've been quietly investing in years. They see the potential if they lose this
Amazon customer,

3653
06:33:54,880 --> 06:33:58,120
they'll get another one. If we don't build it
Now, we're going to lose it to nashville. That's
Negotiating from a position of weakness.

3654
06:34:01,520 --> 06:34:04,000
that's a race to the bottom. We are waving enormous amounts of regulatory
Oversight and development standards in

3655
06:34:08,720 --> 06:34:08,720
exchange for a water hungry robot factory and
A bucket of fuzzy promises.

3656
06:34:13,640 --> 06:34:13,640
we can do better. Just slow the process down,

3657
06:34:18,640 --> 06:34:18,640
do a full environmental impact statement,
And allow more public input.

3658
06:34:22,920 --> 06:34:22,920
thank you, thank you. Please begin.

3659
06:34:29,000 --> 06:34:32,040
please begin. Hi there. My name is philip fitzgerald. Ooh,
A little close to the mic there. So as

3660
06:34:35,240 --> 06:34:35,240
everyone has pointed out the speed that this
Project has moved with,

3661
06:34:40,080 --> 06:34:40,080
I'm here to talk about the urgency that
That's come with the urgency to annex this

3662
06:34:45,680 --> 06:34:45,680
land and add it to austin,
The urgency to create this new tax zone.

3663
06:34:52,280 --> 06:34:55,760
it's incredible. I've never seen projects
Move this quickly in austin before. You know, when we, when we see our homeless
Neighbors on the streets asking for help,

3664
06:35:02,720 --> 06:35:05,280
when we have teachers that can't afford to
Live in our city, we can't build affordable housing.

3665
06:35:07,480 --> 06:35:10,000
when we have businesses that have been open
Here for 20, 30 and 40 years having to close because they
Cannot meet their property tax bills,

3666
06:35:15,160 --> 06:35:18,520
there's no urgency to help those people. This this area in particular is a greenfield
Site,

3667
06:35:21,000 --> 06:35:23,800
as some have pointed out,
Including the endeavor guy, which means all of the roads,
The water piping,

3668
06:35:26,330 --> 06:35:29,170
the electricity infrastructure will need to
Be laid. And he's right, they will pay for that
Upfront.

3669
06:35:31,410 --> 06:35:31,410
but the problem is all the maintenance in
Perpetuity will be covered by us hiring fire,

3670
06:35:38,490 --> 06:35:38,490
police. Ems will be covered by us,
And for the next 35 plus years,

3671
06:35:44,410 --> 06:35:44,410
most of that tax money created in that area
Is not going to go to pay for those services,

3672
06:35:50,010 --> 06:35:50,010
which means everyone not living in dogs head
Will have to subsidize that area.

3673
06:35:56,890 --> 06:35:56,890
another huge issue is there's no requirement
For affordable housing.

3674
06:36:01,210 --> 06:36:02,930
they're promising about 20%. There's a lot of people that have worked in
Austin and lived in austin for a long time

3675
06:36:06,250 --> 06:36:08,290
that can't afford to live here. I know $1,600 a month is not a lot for some
Of you,

3676
06:36:11,610 --> 06:36:14,610
but it's a lot for a lot of people. We have to have requirements that they hire
People from austin and miss lane explained

3677
06:36:19,050 --> 06:36:19,050
earlier she's doing it for her constituents.
Her constituents will not work those jobs.

3678
06:36:23,130 --> 06:36:27,050
those are 300 jobs. They hire people from
Seattle, from new york, from phoenix,
From california to staff those jobs.

3679
06:36:30,410 --> 06:36:30,410
they will not hire austinites.

3680
06:36:42,570 --> 06:36:46,370
rich hayman. Rich, are you here? Is robin schneider here?

3681
06:36:49,090 --> 06:36:49,090
is here. Okay. Rich will have six minutes,
Followed by harper higginbotham,

3682
06:36:58,490 --> 06:36:58,490
cat garcia, bianco guerrero and catherine
O'connor.

3683
06:37:05,450 --> 06:37:08,250
and I have some slides. Yes. Hello. Good afternoon.

3684
06:37:15,250 --> 06:37:18,930
my name is rich hayman. I'm a resident in district nine. My comments are specifically about the terms
Of the tos agreement.

3685
06:37:23,260 --> 06:37:26,780
this agreement is a bad deal for the people
Of austin. As mr. Oliver said earlier,
This dog don't hunt.

3686
06:37:30,740 --> 06:37:30,740
it will cost us more money than it will bring
In straining the city budget for decades and

3687
06:37:36,420 --> 06:37:36,420
causing higher taxes for existing residents
Or cuts to services.

3688
06:37:40,900 --> 06:37:40,900
next slide please. Are the slides up?

3689
06:37:48,460 --> 06:37:48,460
sorry.

3690
06:37:58,780 --> 06:38:02,460
it's paused. Everybody calm down. Okay, so we've been told this project will
Bring in $1.7 billion over 35 years.

3691
06:38:10,700 --> 06:38:10,700
as this chart shows, this figure is
Misleading as the vast majority of revenue

3692
06:38:15,500 --> 06:38:15,500
will not go to the general fund,
But will go to the infrastructure cost for

3693
06:38:19,740 --> 06:38:19,740
dogs head the blue. These claims are also
Misleading because new general fund costs

3694
06:38:26,220 --> 06:38:30,180
associated with the development have not been
Accounted for. It was not until this past tuesday at the
Council work session,

3695
06:38:34,300 --> 06:38:37,660
that we got the first staff projections of
These costs, estimating that revenue to the general fund
Would be only $133 million over 35 years,

3696
06:38:44,300 --> 06:38:47,780
or about $4 per person per year. That's the so-called benefit to the rest of
Us in austin.

3697
06:38:51,340 --> 06:38:54,780
even these cost projections are
Underestimates. The only. They only account for the use of
Police,

3698
06:38:57,100 --> 06:38:57,100
fire and ems, which is only about 60% of what
The city spends per person.

3699
06:39:02,500 --> 06:39:02,500
now, these figures average out to an
Equivalent of spending about $835 per person

3700
06:39:09,260 --> 06:39:09,260
annually. Currently, in 2026,
We spend approximately $1,455 per person.

3701
06:39:17,430 --> 06:39:17,430
if we use the actual spending figure of
$1,455 per person,

3702
06:39:23,510 --> 06:39:23,510
and the figures in staff's preliminary
Project financing plan,

3703
06:39:27,710 --> 06:39:31,310
which is the backup for today's item number
15, we see that the new projected residents of
Dog's head will end up costing the city $237

3704
06:39:37,490 --> 06:39:37,490
million over 35 years,
Or an annual deficit of $6.8 million.

3705
06:39:46,990 --> 06:39:46,990
excuse me. Using these same figures,
We see that the development will not start

3706
06:39:52,070 --> 06:39:52,070
producing a positive revenue stream until
2056,

3707
06:39:56,190 --> 06:39:56,190
and it will not pay for itself until 2063,
Two years after the tours agreement ends.

3708
06:40:02,510 --> 06:40:02,510
the terms of the tours means that the new
Residents and businesses in dog's head will

3709
06:40:07,270 --> 06:40:09,750
not be paying their fair share of taxes. Current residents would pay to make up the
Deficits created by new residents or suffer

3710
06:40:15,470 --> 06:40:15,470
reduced services. We have also been told that
This development is a generational economic

3711
06:40:21,910 --> 06:40:21,910
opportunity because it will increase the
City's tax base by some $26 billion,

3712
06:40:27,350 --> 06:40:31,190
and that this increased tax base will benefit
The people of austin. This argument was repeated at tuesday's
Council work session.

3713
06:40:34,830 --> 06:40:34,830
in this exchange between council member alter
And director olivares.

3714
06:40:39,910 --> 06:40:43,910
council member alter said,
My neighbor or whomever in the community, they want to know why is this benefiting me
As an austinite?

3715
06:40:48,350 --> 06:40:51,990
we want economic development because it grows
The tax base, because the broader the tax base,
The less burden on one individual.

3716
06:40:55,830 --> 06:40:59,630
is that a correct statement? Director olivares yes. Cm alter so when someone says why does this
Benefit me?

3717
06:41:03,590 --> 06:41:03,590
one answer is, well, you're going to be
Shouldering less of the burden of paying city

3718
06:41:08,270 --> 06:41:10,270
services director olivares. Yes, yes. This is a failed economic
Development model.

3719
06:41:16,720 --> 06:41:16,720
today, our general fund budget is
Approximately $1.6 billion for a population

3720
06:41:24,320 --> 06:41:24,320
of 1.1 million, or about,
As I said before, $1,455 per person annually.

3721
06:41:32,720 --> 06:41:32,720
in 2010, the general fund budget budget was
Just $650 million for 970 000 people,

3722
06:41:41,080 --> 06:41:41,080
or about $825 per person annually,
Or $1,262.

3723
06:41:48,240 --> 06:41:48,240
adjusted for inflation,
It's gone up by 13% since 2010.

3724
06:41:55,680 --> 06:41:55,680
now, these numbers aren't on the slide,
But the tax rate in 2010 was 43.2 cents per

3725
06:42:03,360 --> 06:42:03,360
$100 valuation. Today it is 57.4 cents.

3726
06:42:08,680 --> 06:42:08,680
that is 33% higher than it was 15 years ago.

3727
06:42:13,960 --> 06:42:13,960
we know that over the past 15 years,
The city has grown enormously.

3728
06:42:18,200 --> 06:42:21,640
the tax base has more than doubled since
2010. Yet tax rates have gone up in the city,
And we are spending more money per person now

3729
06:42:26,880 --> 06:42:30,200
than we were then. Growth costs. It has cost to the people who live in the
City.

3730
06:42:33,480 --> 06:42:36,480
it is not automatically a benefit. This kind of economic development does not
Benefit the working people of austin.

3731
06:42:41,200 --> 06:42:43,720
instead, it costs us money. Dog's head agreement will not benefit the
People of austin.

3732
06:42:47,320 --> 06:42:47,320
and despite what staff says,
This deal is a massive subsidy for bezos

3733
06:42:52,800 --> 06:42:54,840
endeavor and their lobbyists. Vote no on this boondoggle.

3734
06:43:04,000 --> 06:43:05,680
why don't you go next? Just state your name for the record,
Please. My name is cascadia.

3735
06:43:08,600 --> 06:43:10,520
I live in district ten. Born and raised in austin,
I probably am not the most informed person.

3736
06:43:16,440 --> 06:43:16,440
I leave the testimony to everyone else here
Who has contributed all of the pieces that

3737
06:43:20,760 --> 06:43:20,760
we've put together about what this deal is
And how egregiously bad it is for us as a

3738
06:43:25,120 --> 06:43:25,120
community. And I just want to point out a
Couple of things.

3739
06:43:30,000 --> 06:43:33,960
first, you're being paid to be here today and
Listen to us. And I do appreciate you all being here and
Listening. Also,

3740
06:43:37,440 --> 06:43:40,720
endeavor is standing to profit from being
Here today, but we, the community,
Are not being paid to be here.

3741
06:43:45,480 --> 06:43:48,880
we are here because this impacts our lives. Okay. We are in a budget deficit as a city,
And we are being told by y'all,

3742
06:43:53,680 --> 06:43:53,680
we don't have $5 million to fund services for
Sexual assault survivors.

3743
06:44:00,360 --> 06:44:01,840
we don't have it. We simply don't. But we have $2 billion to give away.

3744
06:44:04,760 --> 06:44:04,760
how about you take 5 million back from that
Offer and put it toward the services that we

3745
06:44:09,570 --> 06:44:09,570
need. You are in a position of power in this
Agreement and you are not negotiating as

3746
06:44:18,010 --> 06:44:18,010
such. We are an impressive city and this is
Impressive land that is extremely valuable.

3747
06:44:24,450 --> 06:44:24,450
it does not qualify for a tourist that is a
Misuse of the property.

3748
06:44:28,690 --> 06:44:28,690
and another thing in our budget that is not
Being met is that I know our first responders

3749
06:44:34,370 --> 06:44:38,050
are asking for help. We don't have the funds
That we need for our ems and for our firefighters. And I'm sorry,
But when someone calls for help and we don't

3750
06:44:41,570 --> 06:44:44,170
have the staff to show up and help them,
They don't. That person is going to die.

3751
06:44:46,210 --> 06:44:46,210
they don't have time to wait 45 years for
This project to benefit them.

3752
06:44:54,370 --> 06:44:54,370
something that will affect our city and our
Populace for decades that probably most of

3753
06:45:00,690 --> 06:45:04,290
y'all will not outlive,
The consequences or benefits of, is something that deserves more than two
Months notice.

3754
06:45:06,810 --> 06:45:06,810
please postpone this. Please go ahead and
Begin.

3755
06:45:15,650 --> 06:45:19,450
good afternoon, mayor and council members. My name is bianca guerrero. I am a staff member with beaudet and I'm here
Representing district three.

3756
06:45:24,450 --> 06:45:28,090
I'm here in strong opposition of items one,
11, 14, and 15, authorizing a tax increment
Reinvestment zone for over 2600 acres in the

3757
06:45:34,810 --> 06:45:34,810
dog's head. Bend. It's a reckless move.

3758
06:45:40,010 --> 06:45:40,010
when our eastern communities are already
Facing an active public health and water

3759
06:45:44,530 --> 06:45:44,530
safety crisis this entire 2600 acre tract,
It sits along the colorado river,

3760
06:45:51,450 --> 06:45:54,330
sitting directly above the alluvial aquifer. And this aquifer feeds the drinking water for
Austin's colony,

3761
06:45:59,450 --> 06:45:59,450
maynor and bastrop. Austin's colony is
Already dealing with substandard,

3762
06:46:04,660 --> 06:46:06,180
compromised water quality. Ut just published a peer reviewed academic
Research that showed lead,

3763
06:46:10,060 --> 06:46:13,140
arsenic and other heavy metals above limits. This. The situation is so severe that this
Very weekend the city of austin is having to

3764
06:46:18,780 --> 06:46:22,420
team up with local partners just to
Distribute clean water, clean drinking water,
And conduct emergency lead testing for

3765
06:46:25,500 --> 06:46:25,500
affected families. People in our community
Turn on their tabs with zero confidence.

3766
06:46:30,700 --> 06:46:30,700
right now, paving over thousands of acres in
The dogs head area will generate massive

3767
06:46:35,700 --> 06:46:38,100
amounts of urban runoff,
Pushing heavy metals, fertilizers and pollutants straight into the
Exact same alluvial aquifer and river

3768
06:46:42,900 --> 06:46:42,900
systems. How can we justify pouring millions
In public tax initiatives into a massive new

3769
06:46:47,940 --> 06:46:47,940
development that will inevitably degrade the
Water supply even further?

3770
06:46:52,540 --> 06:46:52,540
you cannot build a prosperous future for
Austin on top of contaminated water for east

3771
06:46:58,420 --> 06:46:58,420
travis county before you subsidize 2600 acres
Of new growth,

3772
06:47:03,340 --> 06:47:03,340
you must protect the public health and basic
Water security of the people already living

3773
06:47:07,420 --> 06:47:10,940
here. Vote no on items one,
11, 14 and 15. Thank you. Thank you. I'm catherine o'connor.

3774
06:47:20,700 --> 06:47:20,700
I am speaking as a citizen,
A native austinite and a landscape architect

3775
06:47:26,180 --> 06:47:26,180
who has practiced in our community on civic
And institutional projects for over 30 years.

3776
06:47:35,700 --> 06:47:35,700
every project, every project that I have
Worked on has adhered to to the environmental

3777
06:47:43,420 --> 06:47:43,420
criteria manual. But in this agreement with
Endeavor,

3778
06:47:49,060 --> 06:47:52,940
there are concerning compromises that have
Been made. The tree preservation portion of the manual
Has always been a a cornerstone of best

3779
06:47:59,790 --> 06:48:02,710
practices for austin's environmental health. In fact, we have named our soccer team or
Labeled our soccer team with a tree.

3780
06:48:08,910 --> 06:48:08,910
the current agreement states that the tree
Survey is only applicable to the critical

3781
06:48:14,030 --> 06:48:17,190
critical water quality zone. Aerial imagery indicates that at least 92
Acres of tree.

3782
06:48:22,550 --> 06:48:26,390
that there are at least 92 acres of tree
Communities. Why is this city abolishing these critical
Standards for dogs head?

3783
06:48:32,310 --> 06:48:36,030
I'm waiting for people to listen. Why is the city not protecting or mitigating
Existing site trees?

3784
06:48:40,590 --> 06:48:40,590
why is the city waiving its long standing
Commitment to protect heritage trees?

3785
06:48:47,070 --> 06:48:49,510
it's an egregious mistake. It sets a terrible precedent for similar
Waivers in the future.

3786
06:48:54,790 --> 06:48:54,790
even with today's amendments,
This agreement still remains too much of a

3787
06:48:59,750 --> 06:48:59,750
compromise, and I am a very reasonable
Person.

3788
06:49:04,950 --> 06:49:07,630
more work is to be done. You need to listen to the environmental
Commission's recommendations.

3789
06:49:11,830 --> 06:49:11,830
400ft back from the high,
Whatever you call it,

3790
06:49:16,110 --> 06:49:18,990
the. For the river, the turrets. The turrets is your leverage to do this for
Us.

3791
06:49:31,190 --> 06:49:31,190
carson gilchrist. Are you here?

3792
06:49:35,390 --> 06:49:35,390
carson is chris. I mean chris andrews here.

3793
06:49:39,470 --> 06:49:39,470
okay. Four minutes con fraser,
Kia denson, katie gay and craig

3794
06:49:49,470 --> 06:49:49,470
jankowski.

3795
06:50:04,000 --> 06:50:06,440
I'd like to begin by ensuring that we have a
Quorum. You do? It's an important part of the city
Council procedure.

3796
06:50:09,760 --> 06:50:13,320
okay. You have one. Good evening,
Mayor watson and council members. My name is carson gilchrist,
District nine.

3797
06:50:15,800 --> 06:50:19,560
I'm here speaking against item number 111. As a law student at texas law.

3798
06:50:21,200 --> 06:50:23,760
I know very well how complicated the law can
Be, but it is not complicated here under chapter
311 of our texas tax code.

3799
06:50:29,960 --> 06:50:29,960
it's hers is an area where future increases
In property tax revenue are captured and

3800
06:50:36,040 --> 06:50:39,360
redirected, redirected away from the general
Fund. That's away from the county,
Away from school districts,

3801
06:50:43,160 --> 06:50:43,160
and funneled instead into subsidizing a
Private development project.

3802
06:50:48,000 --> 06:50:50,160
this is not sound community development. It is reaganomics. This increment does not go
To the schools that austin's children attend.

3803
06:50:57,680 --> 06:51:00,600
it does not go to the fire station that
Serves our neighborhoods. It goes to endeavor real estate group,
One of the largest private developers in the

3804
06:51:04,840 --> 06:51:04,840
state. Put plainly, we have these zones for
Areas that are truly desperate for growth.

3805
06:51:10,800 --> 06:51:10,800
when people are fleeing town and no developer
Wants to be anywhere near the area,

3806
06:51:15,440 --> 06:51:15,440
their purpose is not to facilitate growth
That would occur anyway.

3807
06:51:20,000 --> 06:51:20,000
now, section three, 11.003 of our tax code
Sets out the legal standard a but for test.

3808
06:51:26,600 --> 06:51:26,600
it is the relevant legal standard that a
Municipality must apply in establishing its

3809
06:51:31,080 --> 06:51:31,080
hers to grant a ters. It must be impossible
For development to occur unless the ters is

3810
06:51:36,360 --> 06:51:36,360
granted. That is a threshold question.

3811
06:51:40,600 --> 06:51:43,680
when talking about a ters,
We're talking about a shell game that is being played to launder taxpayer dollars to
Companies like amazon through endeavor as an

3812
06:51:48,240 --> 06:51:48,240
intermediary. If the. But for test means
Anything at all,

3813
06:51:54,960 --> 06:51:57,320
it must mean something here today. Texas has led every state in the country and
Population growth.

3814
06:52:01,280 --> 06:52:01,280
it has nearly 400,000 new residents in a
Single year this past year.

3815
06:52:08,440 --> 06:52:11,480
we're talking about 31 million people and
Counting. All five of america's fastest growing cities
Are here in texas,

3816
06:52:14,360 --> 06:52:16,800
businesses are falling over themselves to get
Here. I will echo councilman siegel from earlier
Today and saying that austin is strong.

3817
06:52:21,000 --> 06:52:22,920
we should not sell ourselves short. We just crossed 1 million residents for the
First time in our history.

3818
06:52:26,400 --> 06:52:26,400
we're the 12th largest city in america,
And the bureau of labor statistics says that

3819
06:52:30,800 --> 06:52:30,800
we're the number one large metro area in the
Country for job growth.

3820
06:52:36,120 --> 06:52:36,120
we can zoom in and look directly at the area
Around state highway 130 that we're talking

3821
06:52:40,680 --> 06:52:43,440
about here today. We have tesla,
We have samsung, we have caterpillar, we have applied
Materials. They're all already here. The

3822
06:52:46,800 --> 06:52:46,800
commercial real estate firm transwestern
Reported a 445% increase in industrial space

3823
06:52:52,650 --> 06:52:52,650
under construction along this corridor
Compared to pre-pandemic levels.

3824
06:52:57,370 --> 06:52:57,370
to act as if this but for test will be
Failed,

3825
06:53:01,930 --> 06:53:01,930
and to say that we don't have sufficient
Development right now unless we pay them is

3826
06:53:07,130 --> 06:53:07,130
absurd. We're talking about amazon here.

3827
06:53:11,730 --> 06:53:11,730
it's hers is like a life raft that is meant
To save a drowning economy.

3828
06:53:16,650 --> 06:53:16,650
considering the immense growth in this area,
We are deciding whether to throw a life raft

3829
06:53:21,010 --> 06:53:21,010
to michael phelps as he sets world records at
The olympics.

3830
06:53:29,050 --> 06:53:31,970
approving this turd is not does not unlock
Development. It shifts tax taxpayer dollars away from
Local businesses,

3831
06:53:35,450 --> 06:53:39,370
away from residential neighborhoods,
Away from schools and public safety. It hands them to endeavor and amazon they
Would build here anyway.

3832
06:53:42,570 --> 06:53:45,250
endeavor has been buying up land in this area
For seven years. This is not economic development,
Its corporate welfare,

3833
06:53:47,970 --> 06:53:47,970
to a gigantic estate developer and one of the
Wealthiest companies in human history.

3834
06:53:53,730 --> 06:53:57,250
I also want the council to note that bobby
Lowinsky of save our springs has submitted a document showing the current site plan for
The amazon site,

3835
06:54:00,970 --> 06:54:03,970
along with news articles showing that
Endeavor has been purchasing properties for seven years. I urge you to vote no on item
111.

3836
06:54:06,530 --> 06:54:06,530
thank you. Why don't we go here?

3837
06:54:12,570 --> 06:54:14,770
please state your name. Thank you again. My name is katie gay here on behalf of
Evergreen austin gathering place in tulsa,

3838
06:54:19,970 --> 06:54:23,570
oklahoma, downtown cary park in north
Carolina, the riverfront in omaha,
Nebraska.

3839
06:54:25,890 --> 06:54:25,890
these are three examples of projects that
Other cities completed to revitalize an area

3840
06:54:30,050 --> 06:54:30,050
and stimulate economic opportunity amidst
Green corridors in their cities.

3841
06:54:34,650 --> 06:54:38,130
I wanted to share these with you to paint a
Picture of the missed opportunity here in dogs head. Each of these sites,
Including dogs head,

3842
06:54:40,690 --> 06:54:42,090
follows the same cadence. An underutilized or damaged site gains
Attention from local players has turned into

3843
06:54:46,180 --> 06:54:46,180
something with multiple uses to solve
Multiple problems. We have one trillionaire

3844
06:54:50,580 --> 06:54:53,060
and at least 13 billionaires in austin. Keeps me up at night thinking how we still
Can't seem to fund social services,

3845
06:54:56,580 --> 06:54:56,580
sustainable development and green space
Properly in this city.

3846
06:55:00,860 --> 06:55:00,860
gathering place in tulsa was funded in part
By the george kaiser foundation to invest in

3847
06:55:05,180 --> 06:55:07,860
their city's future by treating nature like
It matters, no matter how urban an area is.

3848
06:55:09,580 --> 06:55:09,580
the riverfront in omaha attracts 2.5 million
Visitors and $1 billion in economic impacts.

3849
06:55:15,340 --> 06:55:19,100
each of these places involves public private
Partnerships and allows for businesses alongside green space to be assets for
People.

3850
06:55:22,100 --> 06:55:25,460
I want that for dogs head,
Which has been appraised 17 million. We should think carefully about what visitors
Arriving from the austin-bergstrom airport

3851
06:55:28,900 --> 06:55:30,980
will see when they enter our city. City manager brodnax also commented at the
National greater and greener conference

3852
06:55:34,780 --> 06:55:34,780
hosted in austin, saying cities cannot
Continue to grow unless their park system

3853
06:55:39,620 --> 06:55:39,620
grows along with it. Let's make that happen.

3854
06:55:47,220 --> 06:55:50,740
we'll go here. And why don't you state your
Name for the record, please? Hi. My name is kaya denson.

3855
06:55:52,220 --> 06:55:52,220
I live on carson creek in dogs head,
District two.

3856
06:55:58,540 --> 06:56:01,700
if the tourist passes,
Will there be more opportunities to add amendments? Dogs head currently is
Essentially has like,

3857
06:56:06,220 --> 06:56:06,220
no impervious cover. As richard suttle has
Explained to us previously,

3858
06:56:10,820 --> 06:56:13,900
dog's head is like a bowl and they want to
Fill it. Well, what do bowls hold water?

3859
06:56:17,060 --> 06:56:17,060
and what happens if you fill the bowls with
Dirt and cover them in concrete?

3860
06:56:22,100 --> 06:56:22,100
the general public doesn't really understand
Which regulatory exemptions were given or

3861
06:56:26,820 --> 06:56:26,820
why. Myself included. So I want to know,
Do you truly understand and feel confident

3862
06:56:32,220 --> 06:56:32,220
about the consequences of these exemptions?

3863
06:56:38,620 --> 06:56:42,430
money is replaceable,
But we can't get back the land and the regulations that we relinquish.

3864
06:56:45,470 --> 06:56:45,470
the future regulating plan we supposedly get
To be a part of is based on the original

3865
06:56:50,190 --> 06:56:53,270
development agreement,
Which has all the exemptions. So why should that make us feel any better?

3866
06:56:55,910 --> 06:56:55,910
I feel like we're getting run around in
Circles and it feels really unnecessary.

3867
06:57:00,870 --> 06:57:04,350
I personally would like to know what the
Drainage situation is. Because on page two of the preliminary thing,

3868
06:57:08,110 --> 06:57:08,110
it shows like 150 wide line going all the way
From the middle of the plan down to 183 in

3869
06:57:15,310 --> 06:57:15,310
patent lane, which is the carson creek
Watershed and a critical floodplain.

3870
06:57:20,870 --> 06:57:24,870
what does it mean? How does it work? Because
To me, it looks like dumping water right into that area. But I don't know.

3871
06:57:26,590 --> 06:57:29,590
all I know is endeavor is allowed to modify
The floodplain, and they are exempt from some kind of
Drainage criteria.

3872
06:57:32,110 --> 06:57:32,110
and neither of those things were included in
The amendments you just drafted. So will we

3873
06:57:36,270 --> 06:57:38,430
get more if this passes? Are you protecting carson creek in my
Property?

3874
06:57:40,870 --> 06:57:43,990
until I know more, I cannot say yes to items
11, one, 11, 14, or 15. And it's for these
Reasons that you shouldn't either.

3875
06:57:48,350 --> 06:57:48,350
thank you. Good afternoon.

3876
06:57:57,030 --> 06:58:00,190
council and mayor. My name is craig
Jankowski, and I respectfully ask you to support
Approving the tears for dogs head.

3877
06:58:04,430 --> 06:58:04,430
I'm a 40 year austin resident currently
Living in district ten.

3878
06:58:08,670 --> 06:58:10,470
worked and raised my family here. I run and hike on the trails and creeks and I
Share with many in this room the things that

3879
06:58:15,110 --> 06:58:15,110
make austin special. The way we protect our
Land and not just develop economic

3880
06:58:21,110 --> 06:58:21,110
opportunity. In my work experience in the
Years living in austin,

3881
06:58:25,190 --> 06:58:25,190
I've seen how important it is to thoughtfully
Plan ahead if we want to attract good

3882
06:58:29,550 --> 06:58:33,390
planning, good paying employment and retain
Our quality of life. I think this dog said project provides a
Practical framework to do that.

3883
06:58:37,960 --> 06:58:37,960
I trust the city, the city in their way,
And I appreciate the fact that this brings

3884
06:58:43,160 --> 06:58:47,160
this tract of land out of the county and into
The city governance, grow jobs, business and entertainment for
Austin citizens while expanding access to

3885
06:58:51,320 --> 06:58:53,840
open spaces for our community. As a taxpayer, I love the fact that the tirz
Provides a built in funding mechanism for the

3886
06:58:59,680 --> 06:59:02,520
infrastructure that the city would otherwise
Pay, based on the value that this development
Brings to our community.

3887
06:59:05,960 --> 06:59:09,280
and it doesn't ask austin taxpayers to pay
For that up front. So I appreciate that. I appreciate the idea
Of a growth that pays for itself and further

3888
06:59:14,280 --> 06:59:14,280
enables funding for critical city services,
Which many have talked about today.

3889
06:59:19,200 --> 06:59:21,240
there are a couple things that jump out to
Me. I appreciate the community calls wanting to
Make this agreement better. I appreciate the

3890
06:59:26,000 --> 06:59:26,000
prioritization of colorado river trails and
Access the preservation of the non-motorized

3891
06:59:30,800 --> 06:59:33,240
elements that I read in the agreement. Mitigation and restoration for the impact of
Decades of mining.

3892
06:59:37,760 --> 06:59:37,760
there's a lot of vague language about working
In partnership to deliver both the

3893
06:59:42,160 --> 06:59:44,400
affordable, affordable housing that's
Committed, plus the additional pieces consistent with
Our goals to make austin affordable place to

3894
06:59:49,000 --> 06:59:49,000
live, work and play. You have a
Responsibility here today to make investments

3895
06:59:54,200 --> 06:59:54,200
that preserve and improve our city,
To leave our city a little better.

3896
06:59:58,280 --> 06:59:58,280
thank you. Thank you. Alexis.

3897
07:00:02,560 --> 07:00:05,280
willis. Mariana krueger. Miss krueger, are you here? Okay.

3898
07:00:08,240 --> 07:00:09,720
is matthew kennedy here? Yes. And sarah williams.

3899
07:00:12,440 --> 07:00:14,520
okay. Miss krueger will have six minutes. Then barbara macarthur.

3900
07:00:28,600 --> 07:00:28,600
good afternoon. My name is mariana krueger,
And I'm proud to consider you all my friends,

3901
07:00:35,080 --> 07:00:37,560
colleagues, and mentors. As a friend, I can see that you all are under
An immense amount of pressure,

3902
07:00:42,760 --> 07:00:42,760
tasked on this issue with making decisions
And forming opinions in a far too short

3903
07:00:47,600 --> 07:00:51,200
amount of time, with far too little
Information, while facing public scrutiny and private
Coercion.

3904
07:00:55,520 --> 07:00:55,520
I imagine if I were in your position that I
Would be feeling overwhelmed,

3905
07:01:00,000 --> 07:01:00,000
anxious, and unsure of whom to trust.

3906
07:01:04,200 --> 07:01:04,200
when I'm up against that kind of pressure,
I think about my greatest teacher and

3907
07:01:08,280 --> 07:01:08,280
inspiration, my father,
Bob krueger.

3908
07:01:12,560 --> 07:01:12,560
as many of you know, he was the last
Democratic congressman to represent the 21st

3909
07:01:16,680 --> 07:01:18,400
congressional district. In his first year, the new york times named
Him the most influential member of congress,

3910
07:01:23,560 --> 07:01:27,240
calling him, quote, the startling new man
From texas. He was making strides and earning accolades
From his party leadership.

3911
07:01:31,810 --> 07:01:31,810
then, in 1975, the extension of the voting
Rights act came before congress.

3912
07:01:37,570 --> 07:01:37,570
legislation that would expand critical voting
Protections for language minorities.

3913
07:01:42,290 --> 07:01:45,530
his elders in the delegation said kruger. Don't stick your neck out of line.

3914
07:01:47,410 --> 07:01:49,730
you've got a bright future in this party. Just keep your head down on this one.

3915
07:01:52,570 --> 07:01:56,410
but above everything else,
My father was principled. He broke rank and joined barbara jordan as
The only two members of the texas delegation

3916
07:02:02,370 --> 07:02:02,370
who voted in favor of its passage.

3917
07:02:08,650 --> 07:02:08,650
not only was that the right moral decision,
But despite his colleagues warnings,

3918
07:02:13,770 --> 07:02:16,890
it was the right political decision. He went on to serve as texas railroad
Commissioner,

3919
07:02:19,850 --> 07:02:22,130
u.s. Senator and a three time u.s. Ambassador to mexico,
Botswana and burundi.

3920
07:02:25,890 --> 07:02:27,290
it was during his time as u.s. Ambassador to burundi that he faced some of
His toughest challenges.

3921
07:02:31,330 --> 07:02:35,210
tensions between hutus and tutsis escalated
Into a genocide. And my father became the most outspoken,
If not the only diplomatic leader,

3922
07:02:39,650 --> 07:02:39,650
calling attention to the atrocities and
Demanding international intervention.

3923
07:02:44,730 --> 07:02:46,010
he called upon the u.s. State department, president clinton and
Chronicled and documented death counts and

3924
07:02:50,850 --> 07:02:52,570
maimed bodies himself. He sent memos, made phone calls,
Gave press interviews,

3925
07:02:55,650 --> 07:02:55,650
and was told, quote, kruger,
Don't stick your neck out of line.

3926
07:03:01,330 --> 07:03:03,130
this is not how we do business here. It's not as bad as all that.

3927
07:03:05,970 --> 07:03:08,490
ultimately, the two leading newspapers in
Burundi, led by the oppressive ethnic group,
Called for my father's death.

3928
07:03:12,130 --> 07:03:13,810
his convoy was ambushed. There was an assassination attempt against
Him.

3929
07:03:16,250 --> 07:03:20,130
two and his party were killed and several
Were wounded. The u.s. State department wanted to evacuate
Him from the country,

3930
07:03:23,090 --> 07:03:23,090
and he said no. That sends the wrong message.

3931
07:03:27,980 --> 07:03:31,580
it says that the united states of america can
Be bullied. And if we don't help these people,
Who will?

3932
07:03:36,620 --> 07:03:40,020
well, we may not be talking about the same
Circumstances today. We are talking about power and the courage to
Challenge it,

3933
07:03:44,500 --> 07:03:44,500
the courage to step out of line to help the
People,

3934
07:03:49,500 --> 07:03:49,500
the land, the air, the water and the
Wildlife.

3935
07:03:53,740 --> 07:03:53,740
because if you don't help us,
Who will?

3936
07:04:03,620 --> 07:04:05,620
you have a choice today. And I do believe it is a career defining,
Legacy defining choice at a time when vital

3937
07:04:12,580 --> 07:04:14,700
social services are being cut. Do we give taxpayer handouts to multi-million
And billion dollar corporations?

3938
07:04:19,460 --> 07:04:22,820
do we sacrifice transparency,
Public engagement, oversight, and critical labor and
Environmental protections.

3939
07:04:27,140 --> 07:04:30,300
and if so, in exchange for what? Inevitable workplace violations,
Increased flooding,

3940
07:04:33,780 --> 07:04:35,460
polluted air and water. Fewer trees and less green space.

3941
07:04:37,900 --> 07:04:39,900
more car centered development. No legal assurances of affordable housing.

3942
07:04:43,100 --> 07:04:46,460
the answer to me is clear. I hope you have the courage to vote no.

3943
07:04:49,620 --> 07:04:49,620
and when you do know that there are legions
And legions of people,

3944
07:04:54,260 --> 07:04:54,260
myself included, ready to support you and
Stand alongside you.

3945
07:04:59,380 --> 07:04:59,380
you are not alone, and it is not too late to
Achieve a better outcome together.

3946
07:05:06,940 --> 07:05:06,940
I believe in you. Thank you.

3947
07:05:17,700 --> 07:05:17,700
please begin. Mayor. What's your name,
Please.

3948
07:05:22,100 --> 07:05:23,550
mayor watson and council members. Thank you for the opportunity to speak. My
Name is alexis willis and I am the director

3949
07:05:27,270 --> 07:05:31,070
of predevelopment at hunt real estate,
Where I lead public private partnerships that turn underutilized land into community
Assets.

3950
07:05:34,110 --> 07:05:37,750
I've spent my career working alongside cities
And counties to build infrastructure, housing and public spaces that genuinely
Strengthen communities.

3951
07:05:41,070 --> 07:05:42,790
but I'm not here today as a developer. I'm here as your neighbor. We've heard a lot
Of concerns today,

3952
07:05:45,750 --> 07:05:48,110
and many of them are valid questions about
Growth, and the environment and the future of our
City deserve thoughtful decisions.

3953
07:05:54,030 --> 07:05:56,670
but when you look at the work that's gone
Into this process, many of these concerns have actually been
Addressed.

3954
07:05:59,350 --> 07:06:01,030
this is not a zoning case. This is a development agreement made possible
Because the property owner voluntarily chose

3955
07:06:05,750 --> 07:06:08,590
to annex this private land into the city of
Austin. And that's highly unusual.

3956
07:06:10,270 --> 07:06:13,550
and I believe this is an incredible
Opportunity for the city. City member council council member siegel
Suggested earlier that austin wasn't in a

3957
07:06:18,510 --> 07:06:22,150
strong negotiating position,
And I respectfully disagree. I commend this council for recognizing the
Opportunity to negotiate meaningful public

3958
07:06:25,950 --> 07:06:29,590
benefits that simply wouldn't exist if this
Property remained outside the city's jurisdiction. We've talked about many of
Those benefits today,

3959
07:06:33,350 --> 07:06:35,750
restoring land that's been disturbed for
Decades, preserving and enhancing the colorado river
Corridor,

3960
07:06:38,550 --> 07:06:38,550
expanding public spaces to the river,
Creating parks and open space,

3961
07:06:42,670 --> 07:06:42,670
and the potential for more than six miles of
Trails that can one day connect austin's

3962
07:06:46,750 --> 07:06:49,350
broader trail system. Those aren't. Those are not incidental benefits.

3963
07:06:52,350 --> 07:06:54,870
they are results of deliberate process. I also keep coming back to something that
We've heard from speakers on both sides

3964
07:06:58,030 --> 07:07:00,950
today. Many people aren't opposed to
Development. The real question is how will austin develop?

3965
07:07:03,590 --> 07:07:07,070
I know it seems like a lot of people are
Against this because of who was able to be here today. But if you look at the total sign
Ups in favor of this,

3966
07:07:10,350 --> 07:07:10,350
it's 181,386 people in favor and 585 against.

3967
07:07:16,870 --> 07:07:20,560
a lot of austinites want this because they
See the opportunities and know what can be done responsibly. Thank you for having me and
I hope you vote yes.

3968
07:07:24,440 --> 07:07:24,440
thank you, miss mcallister.

3969
07:07:29,440 --> 07:07:31,920
I'm barbara mcarthur and I'm in district
Seven. I'm asking you to not approve the tours.

3970
07:07:34,480 --> 07:07:34,480
please be brave. We know how we value
Property.

3971
07:07:39,000 --> 07:07:41,240
we value property by location. We value property by the entitlements we give
That property.

3972
07:07:44,920 --> 07:07:47,400
this location is across from tesla. And the development agreement you signed has
Given it unencumbered entitlements in many

3973
07:07:54,920 --> 07:07:54,920
ways, and also removed a lot of the
Environmental protections even in the

3974
07:08:00,920 --> 07:08:02,120
beginning of this tour. It says the purpose is to enhance the value
Of the real property,

3975
07:08:06,080 --> 07:08:09,560
enhance the value of the property for whom? Not for the citizens of austin,
Where the majority of the or 75% of the tax

3976
07:08:16,960 --> 07:08:16,960
revenue is going to be put back in the
Development for the developers.

3977
07:08:22,080 --> 07:08:25,160
let me tell you about the census tract where
This is occurring. It's census tract 2310.

3978
07:08:27,880 --> 07:08:27,880
there are 3251 residents in that census.

3979
07:08:32,280 --> 07:08:32,280
even though you might have been told there's
Only ten people living there.

3980
07:08:36,320 --> 07:08:36,320
I will say the agreement also says they can
Extend it.

3981
07:08:40,600 --> 07:08:43,360
they can extend it wherever they want to. The average salary of those residents is
$36,991,

3982
07:08:49,040 --> 07:08:49,040
and it's 89% hispanic.

3983
07:08:53,560 --> 07:08:53,560
how many benefits are they going to get from
This are just a quick exit.

3984
07:08:59,600 --> 07:08:59,600
so my name for the council now,
After the way this has proceeded so quickly,

3985
07:09:05,920 --> 07:09:05,920
is your logo should be move fast and break
Things because what you're breaking is the

3986
07:09:11,560 --> 07:09:11,560
east austin community in the environment.

3987
07:09:15,640 --> 07:09:15,640
thank you. Thank you. Stefan.

3988
07:09:21,360 --> 07:09:21,360
ferris. Stefan. Okay. Is josh lickteig here?

3989
07:09:26,960 --> 07:09:26,960
and andy pasztor okay,
Six minutes then mark fareth,

3990
07:09:32,200 --> 07:09:32,200
jeff mccrory and cilla smith.

3991
07:09:37,000 --> 07:09:37,000
please just state your name for the record
And begin. Thank you. Mayor pro tem council

3992
07:09:42,400 --> 07:09:42,400
members. My name is stephan ferris and I'm a
Registered landscape architect,

3993
07:09:47,240 --> 07:09:49,120
proud austin resident. And for the past 27 years,
My professional life has been dedicated to

3994
07:09:52,840 --> 07:09:52,840
the planning, urban design,
And stewardship of central texas landscapes.

3995
07:09:57,960 --> 07:10:00,200
throughout my career,
I've operated at the intersection of conservation and development.

3996
07:10:02,160 --> 07:10:02,160
I've worked to protect hundreds of thousands
Of acres of land through conservation,

3997
07:10:06,640 --> 07:10:06,640
while simultaneously designing thousands of
Acres of land to build sustainable

3998
07:10:12,450 --> 07:10:12,450
communities. I take great pride in knowing
That for every single acre of land I have

3999
07:10:17,650 --> 07:10:21,610
planned for development,
I've helped put at least 2 to 3 acres into permanent conservation,
Open space or public parkland.

4000
07:10:26,170 --> 07:10:26,170
one of my specific expertise lies in the
Reclamation of quarries and sand and gravel

4001
07:10:30,570 --> 07:10:30,570
mines. Because of that experience and
Knowledge,

4002
07:10:34,610 --> 07:10:34,610
travis county, with technical assistance from
The city of austin and lcra and engaged my

4003
07:10:40,210 --> 07:10:40,210
team to spearhead a vision plan for the
30,000 acre colorado river corridor

4004
07:10:44,610 --> 07:10:44,610
stretching from us 183 to the travis county
Line to the east.

4005
07:10:51,330 --> 07:10:51,330
I've had a lot of heard a lot of people today
Talk about what that plan means,

4006
07:10:55,530 --> 07:10:58,170
and I'm here hopefully to shed a little light
On that. The experience I had with it leading up to
The corridor plan,

4007
07:11:02,730 --> 07:11:06,370
the communities in this area were grappling
With heavy environmental costs of legacy mining, declining groundwater quality dry
Wells,

4008
07:11:10,210 --> 07:11:10,210
severe erosion, wind blown debris and roads
Degraded by relentless truck traffic.

4009
07:11:15,250 --> 07:11:18,490
many of those issues still exist today. The fascinating paradox of these concerns is
That the mining companies hadn't encroached,

4010
07:11:24,450 --> 07:11:27,690
had not encroached on most of these
Communities. These communities had encroached on the
Mining.

4011
07:11:30,890 --> 07:11:30,890
our region's rapid expansion drove people to
The doorstep of our industrial mineral basket

4012
07:11:36,770 --> 07:11:40,210
in search of affordable housing or rural
Lifestyle, and, of course, the natural beauty of the
Colorado river itself.

4013
07:11:44,650 --> 07:11:44,650
when we completed the colorado river corridor
Plan in 2012,

4014
07:11:48,690 --> 07:11:48,690
a staggering 36% of that 3000 acre corridor,
Or 11,000 acres,

4015
07:11:54,610 --> 07:11:56,970
was owned by mining interests. I'm not sure what the number is today.
Historical mines in that austin area gave us

4016
07:12:01,490 --> 07:12:05,170
the great lawn at zilker park,
The large lagoon at the end of lady bird lake, across from the oracle campus.

4017
07:12:07,410 --> 07:12:07,410
and that brings us to dogs head a four square
Mile area that is served as a literal mineral

4018
07:12:12,500 --> 07:12:12,500
basket of our city. Since the 1930s,
For nearly a century,

4019
07:12:16,700 --> 07:12:20,060
this land gave its weight so that austin
Could grow. When this council unanimously approved the
Corridor plan in june of 2012,

4020
07:12:24,300 --> 07:12:24,300
the executive summary explicitly anticipated
The moment we're at today.

4021
07:12:28,780 --> 07:12:28,780
the plan states, and I quote,
Once the mining operations are completed,

4022
07:12:33,900 --> 07:12:33,900
the land may be repurposed for new community
Uses.

4023
07:12:38,100 --> 07:12:38,100
large areas of the corridor can thus
Transition from mining uses to future

4024
07:12:43,020 --> 07:12:46,860
urbanized areas made of schools,
Neighborhoods, businesses, and services,
All integrated into a network of parks,

4025
07:12:51,540 --> 07:12:51,540
green belts and farmland.

4026
07:12:55,860 --> 07:12:55,860
I began studying the dog's head in 2017,
And today I'm working to help create the

4027
07:13:00,260 --> 07:13:03,420
vision plan. If you walk that land right now, you will see the scars of the past are still
Present.

4028
07:13:06,900 --> 07:13:06,900
we're looking at open quarry pits legacy
Windrows from old dragline strip mining,

4029
07:13:12,860 --> 07:13:12,860
a severely fractured ecological system,
Degraded roadways and an entirely absent

4030
07:13:18,940 --> 07:13:22,780
riparian drainage corridor within the
Property itself. To name only a few of the issues that exist,
This land is not pristine.

4031
07:13:28,460 --> 07:13:31,460
it is not a static moment in time to be
Protected. It is a degraded industrial site that
Desperately needs to be healed.

4032
07:13:36,300 --> 07:13:40,100
we have a rare opportunity now to fulfill the
Promise of the corridor plan. We can turn these industrial scars into a
Vibrant,

4033
07:13:43,140 --> 07:13:46,100
mixed use, mixed income community. We can create a new destination for austin,
One that balances industry and walkable

4034
07:13:50,460 --> 07:13:50,460
neighborhoods connected by parks and trails,
One that restores missing riparian corridors

4035
07:13:55,900 --> 07:13:59,140
for wildlife, solves regional mobility
Issues, and brings grocery stores,
Health care, and schools to community that

4036
07:14:02,820 --> 07:14:04,990
has long been left behind. But standard development tools cannot fix 90
Years of heavy industrial mining.

4037
07:14:10,230 --> 07:14:12,550
the sheer scale of the ecological
Degradation, the infrastructure deficit and the erosion
Control required on this site is immense.

4038
07:14:18,150 --> 07:14:18,150
we cannot expect typical private development
To absorb the cost of reclaiming a century's

4039
07:14:23,310 --> 07:14:26,630
worth of mining impact. That is precisely why we need the terriers
For the dog's head.

4040
07:14:30,030 --> 07:14:30,030
the terse is the exact mechanism designed for
This challenge.

4041
07:14:34,590 --> 07:14:34,590
it allows the city to leverage the future
Value by creating this project to fund the

4042
07:14:40,270 --> 07:14:40,270
massive foundational public infrastructure
And environmental restoration required today,

4043
07:14:45,150 --> 07:14:49,150
without affecting the general fund by
Approving this tours. You're not just approving a project,
You're choosing to heal a degraded landscape

4044
07:14:54,790 --> 07:14:54,790
and turn austin's historical mineral basket
Into a resilient public asset for the next

4045
07:14:59,830 --> 07:14:59,830
century. Thank you. Sir.

4046
07:15:06,830 --> 07:15:10,030
good afternoon, mayor watson and city council
Members. My name is jeff mccreary,
And I've proudly called austin home for about

4047
07:15:13,470 --> 07:15:13,470
40 years now. Currently in district eight,
And I'm here to express my support of the dog

4048
07:15:20,230 --> 07:15:22,030
centers growing up here. It gives you a certain perspective,
And I've watched austin grow from a much

4049
07:15:25,950 --> 07:15:29,870
smaller city into one of the most dynamic
Communities in the country. Not every change has been easy,
But I've also seen how thoughtful investment

4050
07:15:33,470 --> 07:15:33,470
has helped make austin the city so many of us
Love today.

4051
07:15:37,510 --> 07:15:37,510
I've also watched some of the same groups
Oppose project after project over the years,

4052
07:15:42,110 --> 07:15:42,110
often arguing that growth always comes at too
Great a cost.

4053
07:15:46,470 --> 07:15:49,110
I respectfully disagree with them. I've learned that thoughtful growth and
Environmental stewardship don't have to be at

4054
07:15:53,150 --> 07:15:54,790
odds with one another. When we carefully plan and hold projects to
High standards,

4055
07:15:58,350 --> 07:15:58,350
we can create jobs and opportunities for
Residents while enhancing the natural beauty

4056
07:16:02,910 --> 07:16:06,110
of our city in a way that benefits all of us. Austin isn't standing still.

4057
07:16:07,830 --> 07:16:11,750
our city continues to grow. The question isn't whether growth happens. The question is whether we shape that growth
Responsibly.

4058
07:16:14,950 --> 07:16:17,270
that's why I support the dog's head tours. This project takes land that's been used for
Industrial purposes for decades and creates

4059
07:16:22,590 --> 07:16:22,590
something better. This would also create a
Much needed and new tax base to help support

4060
07:16:31,270 --> 07:16:35,150
public services. Our growing city depends on. To me, that's responsible growth and as a
Father,

4061
07:16:38,430 --> 07:16:42,310
I want to. I want future generations to
Inherit a city that continues to embrace common sense solutions and protects the
Things that make austin special.

4062
07:16:46,750 --> 07:16:50,350
I believe this project reflects that balance, and I ask you for your support. Thank you. Thank you. Yes,
Ma'am.

4063
07:16:56,270 --> 07:17:00,160
good evening, mayor and city council members. My name is sheila smith and I'm a eighth
District district eight austin resident and a

4064
07:17:08,880 --> 07:17:08,880
proud grandmother. I don't usually come to
City halls to speak,

4065
07:17:14,680 --> 07:17:14,680
but I felt this project was important enough
That I wanted to share my thoughts.

4066
07:17:21,280 --> 07:17:21,280
as a grandmother, I spent a lot of time
Thinking about the future.

4067
07:17:26,200 --> 07:17:26,200
I want my grandchildren to grow up in a city
Where they can find good jobs,

4068
07:17:31,760 --> 07:17:31,760
afford a home, and enjoy the same quality of
Life that has made austin such a special

4069
07:17:38,880 --> 07:17:38,880
place to live. When I look at this project,
I see opportunities for families and for my

4070
07:17:47,680 --> 07:17:47,680
grandchildren. I see jobs for people who need
Them.

4071
07:17:53,200 --> 07:17:56,160
I see much needed housing. I see parks, trails and open spaces where
Families can spend time together.

4072
07:18:02,880 --> 07:18:02,880
I see new tax revenue that helps support the
Public services our community depends on.

4073
07:18:10,880 --> 07:18:10,880
austin has changed over the years and I know
It will continue to grow.

4074
07:18:16,840 --> 07:18:16,840
my hope is that we choose projects that help
Our city grow responsibly while creating

4075
07:18:24,360 --> 07:18:24,360
opportunities for future generations.

4076
07:18:28,600 --> 07:18:28,600
I truly support the dog's head project
Because I believe it benefits not just

4077
07:18:35,160 --> 07:18:35,160
today's residents, but tomorrow's as well.

4078
07:18:39,560 --> 07:18:39,560
thank you for your time and I respectfully
Ask for your support.

4079
07:18:44,920 --> 07:18:44,920
thank you again. Thank you.

4080
07:18:49,360 --> 07:18:49,360
lou. Pescetto. David. Sides.

4081
07:18:53,720 --> 07:18:56,010
david, are you here? Yes. Is david ross here? Yes.

4082
07:18:58,930 --> 07:19:01,770
okay. David sachse gets four minutes. Chris gannon. Shane johnson and nia shaw.

4083
07:19:10,570 --> 07:19:14,170
sir, why don't you begin? Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen.

4084
07:19:15,930 --> 07:19:18,130
my name is lou pescetto. I am presently employed by one of the
Airlines here in austin as a customer service

4085
07:19:23,130 --> 07:19:23,130
agent. So I am somewhat familiar with this
Area as I commute back and forth to work.

4086
07:19:30,690 --> 07:19:30,690
I am also a resident of district number
Eight.

4087
07:19:35,690 --> 07:19:35,690
and I thank you for the opportunity to voice
My opinion regarding the future plans for

4088
07:19:42,210 --> 07:19:45,050
this dog's heads project. I look forward for the project being
Approved.

4089
07:19:48,890 --> 07:19:48,890
we have at hand investors who,
Hoo!

4090
07:19:53,730 --> 07:19:57,730
see? Tremendous potential not only for their
Business, but also for the entire city and state.

4091
07:20:00,610 --> 07:20:04,170
after all, austin is the capital of texas. Let's be that this this project is the future
Of austin.

4092
07:20:11,370 --> 07:20:11,370
we have at hand numerous career opportunities
For many of our college students and grads in

4093
07:20:18,570 --> 07:20:18,570
the area, as well as those of a variety of
Different construction and other trades.

4094
07:20:28,930 --> 07:20:28,930
the project also provides residential
Communities as well as riverfront parks and

4095
07:20:36,690 --> 07:20:36,690
trails. This is something every family wants.

4096
07:20:41,330 --> 07:20:41,330
I respectfully ask for your support in the
Dog's head project and let's continue to make

4097
07:20:47,890 --> 07:20:49,850
austin great. Thank you. Thank you sir. Yes, sir.

4098
07:20:52,380 --> 07:20:54,380
I believe you have four minutes. Good afternoon sir. You're not on?

4099
07:20:57,380 --> 07:20:57,380
it's not on. I think maybe you are now.

4100
07:21:01,420 --> 07:21:03,460
it is on. It is. Okay. Good afternoon, mayor and council members.

4101
07:21:05,620 --> 07:21:07,340
my name is david sides. My family has lived on our dog's head
Property since 1979.

4102
07:21:12,420 --> 07:21:16,140
while many of today's speakers live around
The edges of the dog head. My family lives in the heart of the proposed
Development area.

4103
07:21:20,100 --> 07:21:20,100
for nearly 47 years, we've been one of the
Very few families to call this place home.

4104
07:21:26,380 --> 07:21:28,420
living here has never been easy. We provide our own water,
Our own sewer, our own trash service,

4105
07:21:32,060 --> 07:21:32,060
and our own internet because city utilities
Have never reached us.

4106
07:21:36,220 --> 07:21:39,660
yet we stay because we love living in the
Dogs head. The name dog's head was actually coined by my
Father,

4107
07:21:42,540 --> 07:21:42,540
william sides, in 1979,
After he looked at an aerial photograph and

4108
07:21:47,420 --> 07:21:50,380
noticed the shape of the river around the
Property. Since then, I have believed that this land
Was something special.

4109
07:21:54,380 --> 07:21:58,220
for almost five decades,
I've hoped that if it were ever developed, it would be through a thoughtful master plan,

4110
07:22:01,020 --> 07:22:01,020
not through piecemeal,
Unplanned growth, but instead through a

4111
07:22:05,740 --> 07:22:09,740
vision worthy of its unique location and
Potential. Over those years, I've watched this property
Be mined,

4112
07:22:12,740 --> 07:22:12,740
disturbed, and used for a variety of
Industrial purposes.

4113
07:22:16,820 --> 07:22:19,740
I've lived through the dust,
The heavy equipment, the trespassing, and the challenges that have come along with
An area that has never had a comprehensive

4114
07:22:24,660 --> 07:22:24,660
vision. In my opinion,
The only question isn't whether this land

4115
07:22:29,020 --> 07:22:30,660
will eventually change. The question is, does that change happen
Through a carefully planned community or

4116
07:22:34,860 --> 07:22:38,140
through continued uncoordinated development? Like many of my neighbors living around the
Periphery of this development,

4117
07:22:41,740 --> 07:22:41,740
I have questions and I believe those
Questions deserve thoughtful answers.

4118
07:22:46,380 --> 07:22:46,380
supporting this project does not mean every
Question has already been answered.

4119
07:22:50,590 --> 07:22:50,590
it means allowing the planning process to
Continue so those answers can be developed in

4120
07:22:56,230 --> 07:22:59,430
a transparent and responsible way. Over the last several years,
I've had the opportunity to get to know the

4121
07:23:02,790 --> 07:23:06,630
people at endeavor. I found them to be open,
Responsive, and willing to listen.

4122
07:23:08,150 --> 07:23:08,150
more importantly, I have watched them spend
Years studying and carefully reclaiming land

4123
07:23:13,830 --> 07:23:17,590
that, for the most part,
Was mined out decades ago. Their actions, not simply their words,
Have given me confidence that they genuinely

4124
07:23:23,310 --> 07:23:26,470
want to create something exceptional here. I also believe this project represents a
Tremendous opportunity for the city of

4125
07:23:30,950 --> 07:23:30,950
austin. Endeavor did not have to partner with
The city of austin,

4126
07:23:35,950 --> 07:23:38,070
but they chose to do so. As austin continues to grow and faces
Increasing demands on its infrastructure and

4127
07:23:42,870 --> 07:23:44,550
public services funding. I believe, responsible development that
Expands the tax base and creates long term

4128
07:23:50,070 --> 07:23:50,070
economic opportunity is important for
Austin's future.

4129
07:23:54,270 --> 07:23:54,270
for nearly half a century,
I've watched this land and wondered what it

4130
07:23:58,550 --> 07:23:58,550
could become. Today, for the first time,
I believe that vision is within reach.

4131
07:24:03,870 --> 07:24:03,870
I respectfully ask you to approve the tax
Increment reinvestment zone and allow this

4132
07:24:09,110 --> 07:24:11,910
project to continue moving forward. I truly believe that the dog's head has the
Potential to become a crown jewel for the

4133
07:24:16,990 --> 07:24:16,990
city of austin, a place that future
Generations will be proud to call part of

4134
07:24:21,790 --> 07:24:21,790
their community. Thank you for your time and
Consideration.

4135
07:24:25,950 --> 07:24:25,950
thank you sir. Please just state your name
For the record.

4136
07:24:32,030 --> 07:24:32,030
yes. Good afternoon. My name is nihar shah
And I'm here as a concerned resident of

4137
07:24:36,990 --> 07:24:40,510
district three. Happy birthday,
Council member velasquez. I'm one of the tech workers who moved to
Austin ten years ago.

4138
07:24:43,950 --> 07:24:46,030
I work in tech. I don't own a car. I rely on transit. So I just want to say this
Is not a yimby versus nimby conversation.

4139
07:24:51,350 --> 07:24:51,350
this is, quite frankly,
A public interest versus corporation handout

4140
07:24:55,550 --> 07:24:55,550
conversation. I want you to reject this terms
Because one,

4141
07:25:00,150 --> 07:25:01,510
it is not a good deal. And second, this is your last negotiating
Chip to get better amendments passed in the

4142
07:25:08,190 --> 07:25:11,590
future. What we all witnessed here in the
Last, I don't know, 4 or 5 hours,
Especially with the amendments discussion,

4143
07:25:14,950 --> 07:25:17,350
was honestly a little terrifying. And clearly more work needs to be done on
This deal.

4144
07:25:21,190 --> 07:25:21,190
and also, may I remind you that none of us
Would have to be here this long if you all

4145
07:25:25,990 --> 07:25:29,150
hadn't rushed into the agreement on may 22nd. That caught everyone,
Seemingly yourselves as well,

4146
07:25:32,390 --> 07:25:32,390
unaware. You know, there's a saying that my
Dad likes to say called with friends like

4147
07:25:38,350 --> 07:25:39,790
these, you don't need enemies. I kind of feel like austin's in that kind of
Relationship with the endeavor group.

4148
07:25:44,800 --> 07:25:48,160
I can't stop thinking about the comment mr. Richard made earlier about how this is a
Bombed out mine pit,

4149
07:25:51,680 --> 07:25:54,880
and it almost reminds the same kind of
Cartoon villain that we're seeing from a federal government when they earlier removed
Protections on national parks in utah and

4150
07:25:59,080 --> 07:26:02,800
dismissed it as like,
Well, no one lives there. No one could really walk there. Is this really happening in austin as well?

4151
07:26:05,400 --> 07:26:08,280
so I ask you to vote with your values. The values that represent austin represent
All of us here in austin who love this city

4152
07:26:12,840 --> 07:26:12,840
and show some respect to public,
Public people here who are taking time out

4153
07:26:18,200 --> 07:26:18,200
from their lives, from their jobs,
From responsibilities to have you do the

4154
07:26:23,320 --> 07:26:27,240
right thing. Thank you very much. Thank you very much. Patrick rose.

4155
07:26:32,720 --> 07:26:32,720
patrick, are you here? Is briggs mitchell
Here?

4156
07:26:37,120 --> 07:26:40,040
okay. You all have four minutes,
Then. Jerry. Wheat. Richard jarnigan.

4157
07:26:43,640 --> 07:26:43,640
stacy. Smith. And dan foster.

4158
07:26:48,360 --> 07:26:50,880
mr.. Rose. Take it away. Thank you. Good afternoon,
Mayor and council. My name is patrick rose. I

4159
07:26:53,920 --> 07:26:53,920
office here in austin and my family and I
Live south of here in san marcos.

4160
07:26:58,000 --> 07:27:01,320
I greatly respect your individual and
Collective service, and it's my honor to be here in support of
Dogshit.

4161
07:27:05,240 --> 07:27:08,520
while these comments are made in my personal
Capacity, I bring several perspectives that inform my
Wholehearted support of this generationally

4162
07:27:14,000 --> 07:27:14,000
significant project. First,
I support dogshit as an active volunteer and

4163
07:27:19,560 --> 07:27:23,000
contributor to the region's economic
Development efforts. The jobs and quality of place that will be
Created are once in a lifetime in nature.

4164
07:27:28,720 --> 07:27:31,160
second, I support dogshit. As the former chair of the austin airport
Advisory commission.

4165
07:27:34,520 --> 07:27:34,520
the proximity of this project to our world
Class international airport is

4166
07:27:40,410 --> 07:27:41,970
extraordinarily impactful. Third, I support dogshit as a believer in
Transit and founding board chair of transit

4167
07:27:48,370 --> 07:27:48,370
forward. This will provide such connectivity
Across the east side of austin and travis

4168
07:27:53,570 --> 07:27:53,570
county. For our friends at capital metro and
Perhaps atp.

4169
07:27:57,770 --> 07:27:57,770
and fourth, I support dogshit as an active
Parks and trails infrastructure volunteer and

4170
07:28:04,490 --> 07:28:07,490
board member of the great springs project. This presents a tremendous opportunity from a
Trail connectivity and colorado river access

4171
07:28:13,490 --> 07:28:13,490
standpoint. While these perspectives are
Important to our community,

4172
07:28:17,730 --> 07:28:17,730
I want to focus the balance of my remarks on
Something that might seem less outwardly

4173
07:28:22,770 --> 07:28:24,930
related to the project. The tremendous impact dogs head will have on
The city of austin's ability to increase

4174
07:28:30,810 --> 07:28:30,810
services to those most in need over $570
Million in net new tax revenue to the city

4175
07:28:39,890 --> 07:28:41,970
over the next 35 years. That is a game changing number.

4176
07:28:45,370 --> 07:28:45,370
as some of you know, I used to serve as chair
Of the human services committee in the texas

4177
07:28:49,810 --> 07:28:49,810
house. This service shaped my understanding
Of the importance of early childhood

4178
07:28:55,450 --> 07:28:58,650
education, mental health services,
The chip program, and so many other issues that because the
State underinvested in these priorities,

4179
07:29:04,250 --> 07:29:04,250
cities and counties are left as the safety
Net.

4180
07:29:09,050 --> 07:29:09,050
important to note the city clerk has
Confirmed that those who registered in favor

4181
07:29:16,370 --> 07:29:16,370
of the dog's head package of items today
Outnumber those who oppose them by 2.3 times.

4182
07:29:26,050 --> 07:29:26,050
city clerk confirmed 1386 comments in favor
Registered in favor 585 against.

4183
07:29:35,540 --> 07:29:38,060
why a city sponsored tours? Because tours funded public infrastructure
Equals greater density,

4184
07:29:43,180 --> 07:29:43,180
which equals greater. Which equals increased
Tax revenue,

4185
07:29:47,940 --> 07:29:47,940
which equals better funding for the social
Services that are so important to our

4186
07:29:53,820 --> 07:29:53,820
community. I appreciate your consideration
And I very much appreciate your service.

4187
07:29:59,860 --> 07:29:59,860
thank you. There you go.

4188
07:30:05,220 --> 07:30:07,260
council mayor. My name is dan foster. I'm district nine. I want to thank you for
Hearing me out on the dog's head.

4189
07:30:11,980 --> 07:30:14,380
I'm here to support it. I, you know, as I've said here today,
I'm reminded of the diversity of opinions we

4190
07:30:18,700 --> 07:30:21,860
have in our community. And that's a strength
Of boston. And I think for me, when you think about how
Things go forward,

4191
07:30:25,940 --> 07:30:25,940
the one thing I've learned in my life is that
All of our opinions are informed by our

4192
07:30:30,940 --> 07:30:30,940
experiences and I have experiences related
Specifically to dogs head.

4193
07:30:38,100 --> 07:30:38,100
I early on, when I was a baby lawyer,
I had a matter that allowed me to tour this

4194
07:30:45,900 --> 07:30:45,900
entire property, and I remember going out
There and thinking at the time,

4195
07:30:52,700 --> 07:30:52,700
wow, what are these families ever going to do
With this property?

4196
07:30:57,580 --> 07:30:57,580
it's as if all it did was hold the world
Together with all the mining pits.

4197
07:31:02,660 --> 07:31:02,660
and then in subsequent years,
I had the good fortune of representing two

4198
07:31:10,500 --> 07:31:10,500
wonderful ladies who had inherited some of
The land out there.

4199
07:31:15,660 --> 07:31:15,660
and it was one thing after another that I had
To take care of for them.

4200
07:31:19,940 --> 07:31:19,940
it was difficult. The land was filled pits
And they didn't know what to do with it,

4201
07:31:26,060 --> 07:31:29,030
and it came with a whole bunch of issues. And so when I think about the opportunity
That's sitting in front of you,

4202
07:31:33,950 --> 07:31:33,950
I think what a great,
Amazing chance to do something wonderful for

4203
07:31:39,870 --> 07:31:39,870
this area. And when you look at it,
If you think about the individual things that

4204
07:31:44,870 --> 07:31:44,870
we've been talking about today,
They don't seem that controversial.

4205
07:31:48,910 --> 07:31:50,990
if you went out on the street and asked
Someone, would they like to have hundreds of acres of
New parks with trails along the river in

4206
07:31:56,670 --> 07:32:00,030
places that were previously inaccessible to
The public? The answer would be, of course,
If you said,

4207
07:32:02,710 --> 07:32:02,710
would you like to have new housing in our
City that's so desperately needs new housing,

4208
07:32:07,630 --> 07:32:11,590
the answer would be yes. So I vote. I urge you to vote yes. Appreciate you. Thank you.

4209
07:32:14,830 --> 07:32:14,830
please. Yes. Hello, this is jerry wheat.

4210
07:32:19,230 --> 07:32:19,230
I just want to start off by saying if housing
And parks were actually in the tours,

4211
07:32:24,350 --> 07:32:24,350
then that would be great,
But it doesn't seem like they are.

4212
07:32:28,750 --> 07:32:28,750
all amazon. One of the largest corporate
Empires in history,

4213
07:32:34,070 --> 07:32:34,070
1.6 million employees,
Many hundreds of warehouses,

4214
07:32:38,110 --> 07:32:41,310
hundreds of millions of square feet of
Industrial property, the largest cloud computing platform on
Earth,

4215
07:32:44,550 --> 07:32:44,550
and nearing a million robots by no means a
Struggling business endeavor.

4216
07:32:52,950 --> 07:32:56,550
one of the largest private real estate
Developers in texas. The company behind some of austin's biggest
Commercial developments.

4217
07:33:00,350 --> 07:33:04,230
a well-established business with billions of
Dollars in projects and decades of experience. Between one of the world's most
Powerful corporations and one of texas

4218
07:33:11,150 --> 07:33:11,150
largest developers, I simply cannot justify
Asking taxpayers of austin to help carry the

4219
07:33:16,790 --> 07:33:16,790
cost of their private development.

4220
07:33:22,390 --> 07:33:26,070
I understand this agreement reimburses
Infrastructure costs, not corporate operating expenses.

4221
07:33:28,590 --> 07:33:32,390
but we're still committing hundreds of
Millions of dollars in future public tax revenue to lower the cost of a private
Development in hopes of attracting one of the

4222
07:33:37,830 --> 07:33:37,830
wealthiest corporations in the world.

4223
07:33:42,430 --> 07:33:42,430
austin has set a dangerous precedent,
Allowing some of the world's largest

4224
07:33:46,590 --> 07:33:46,590
corporations to dangle the promise of
Development in exchange for valuable public

4225
07:33:51,910 --> 07:33:54,390
resources. We have done it before with tesla, and here we are doing it again.

4226
07:33:56,830 --> 07:33:56,830
I moved here because it is the live music
Capital of the world,

4227
07:34:01,310 --> 07:34:03,830
and because of catering to the interests of
Billionaires, it is becoming increasingly difficult to
Support yourself as a musician in this city.

4228
07:34:09,150 --> 07:34:11,150
yet the title remains. What will you call it when no one can afford
To play music here?

4229
07:34:14,510 --> 07:34:18,350
austin. Where live music died in the interest
Of shareholders. Thank you. Gary merritt.

4230
07:34:26,720 --> 07:34:26,720
cameron. Shaw. Cameron,
Are you here?

4231
07:34:31,240 --> 07:34:34,480
cameron. Oh, I think I see him coming in. Is miss ramos here? Okay,
Then.

4232
07:34:38,680 --> 07:34:38,680
just the two minutes. Jeremy martin,
Bobby levinski,

4233
07:34:43,000 --> 07:34:43,000
and gary farmer.

4234
07:34:53,040 --> 07:34:54,360
please, just state your state. Your name? Yes. Thank you.

4235
07:34:58,240 --> 07:35:00,560
mayor and council member. My name is gary
Merritt. I live in d seven. I am the ceo of great
Springs project,

4236
07:35:05,200 --> 07:35:09,120
and I'm here today to talk about the lower
Colorado river trail. Great springs project is a nonprofit that
Protects the natural resources and iconic

4237
07:35:13,360 --> 07:35:13,360
springs from austin to san antonio,
And is delivering a 100 plus mile hike and

4238
07:35:18,800 --> 07:35:18,800
bike trail that connects barton springs was
San marcos springs,

4239
07:35:22,960 --> 07:35:22,960
comal springs and san antonio springs,
Anchored by the alamo and the texas capitol.

4240
07:35:28,560 --> 07:35:28,560
we work closely with staff and electeds from
Five counties and 12 cities,

4241
07:35:33,720 --> 07:35:33,720
along with dozens of conservation,
Trail and civic nonprofits.

4242
07:35:38,040 --> 07:35:38,040
the business community and literally hundreds
Of private landowners.

4243
07:35:42,840 --> 07:35:46,640
at every step, our imperative is to deliver
The transportation, recreation and conservation,
Excuse me, conservation benefits that the

4244
07:35:50,040 --> 07:35:52,120
community is asking for. The lower colorado river trail is exactly
That type of project.

4245
07:35:56,280 --> 07:35:56,280
this trail extension from longhorn dam
Downstream to almost the bastrop county line,

4246
07:36:01,080 --> 07:36:05,080
will provide important connections for the
Recreation and transportation infrastructure in east and southeast austin.

4247
07:36:07,520 --> 07:36:09,840
some pieces of that infrastructure exist now, and some are on the way,
And the trail through the dog's head and

4248
07:36:13,480 --> 07:36:13,480
other developments will be a connector and a
Catalyst for this extensive trail network.

4249
07:36:19,090 --> 07:36:19,090
great springs project is currently engaged in
A big stakeholder initiative for the lower

4250
07:36:23,610 --> 07:36:23,610
colorado, called the rap water restoration
And access plan,

4251
07:36:28,370 --> 07:36:28,370
that is exploring how trail connectivity
Along the river can help protect the river.

4252
07:36:33,970 --> 07:36:37,970
this trail will also support the great work
And investment by the city of austin and travis county on onion creek for both
Recreation and flood mitigation,

4253
07:36:41,970 --> 07:36:41,970
and the work being done on gilleland creek as
Development continues in that watershed.

4254
07:36:46,570 --> 07:36:50,210
to conclude, we are grateful for the
Commitment for connected trail and protection for the colorado river that will be provided
By this project.

4255
07:36:53,610 --> 07:36:55,690
thank you for your time and consideration. Thank you. Yes, sir. Why don't you go ahead?

4256
07:36:59,250 --> 07:37:01,170
hello, mayor and council. And I'd like to point out that everyone
Speaking for this item,

4257
07:37:04,810 --> 07:37:06,850
most of us, we all want those same things. We all want trails. We all want parks.

4258
07:37:09,090 --> 07:37:12,810
we all want development of some sort. We want housing. We want schools. We want libraries. We want the city to make
Money on taxes.

4259
07:37:15,650 --> 07:37:19,010
we want the developer to make money on their
Investments. We're not here to fight that. We're here to fight the way that this is
Happening and the timeline that this is

4260
07:37:22,770 --> 07:37:22,770
happening on. Growing up,
I saw a river die.

4261
07:37:27,010 --> 07:37:30,450
my family is from out in west texas,
And every year or two we'd go out back out there and and look at the pecos river.

4262
07:37:32,970 --> 07:37:35,850
a couple hundred years ago,
It was 100ft wide and ten feet deep, and you had to go miles to find a place to
Cross it.

4263
07:37:38,610 --> 07:37:41,770
and that land is still in my family today. That river is ten feet wide,
Ten inches deep,

4264
07:37:46,050 --> 07:37:48,490
and is a salty, sludgy brine. That whole region has dried out and died.

4265
07:37:52,570 --> 07:37:52,570
okay, so listen, like if you come.

4266
07:37:58,090 --> 07:37:59,970
yeah. So there was a minute. What happened to it? Many,
Many things. And it takes a lot to kill a

4267
07:38:03,010 --> 07:38:06,810
river. And living in texas,
There's also comanche springs, five hours west of here.

4268
07:38:07,930 --> 07:38:10,770
had triple the flow rate of barton springs. And that was killed by a single rancher who
Tapped it and sold the hold the water.

4269
07:38:15,500 --> 07:38:15,500
living in austin, we protected barton springs
In the 90s.

4270
07:38:19,620 --> 07:38:19,620
we recognized that we needed to study the
Hydrological system and protect it.

4271
07:38:23,900 --> 07:38:26,420
okay. And a long dog's head. The river is fed by an alluvial aquifer.

4272
07:38:29,660 --> 07:38:29,660
there are dozens of seeps and springs all
Along that 6.5 mile length of the river.

4273
07:38:36,340 --> 07:38:36,340
we have not studied how much of the surface
Flow comes from underneath dog's head.

4274
07:38:42,540 --> 07:38:46,060
we need to study the system before we build
On it. The river is fed by it.

4275
07:38:47,140 --> 07:38:47,140
it is a shallow water bearing formation that
Does not exist in austin or does not exist in

4276
07:38:52,140 --> 07:38:55,540
texas very often. The river is a gift,
Not a promise. Please protect it. Thank you sir.

4277
07:38:58,180 --> 07:38:58,180
are you? Good afternoon,
Mayor council.

4278
07:39:06,580 --> 07:39:07,780
my name is jeremy martin. I am president of the austin chamber of
Commerce and a resident of district nine.

4279
07:39:13,500 --> 07:39:16,500
I am in favor of proceeding with the dog's
Head, because adopting the tax increment
Reinvestment zone,

4280
07:39:21,220 --> 07:39:21,220
along with the development agreement,
Will allow the city of austin to partner with

4281
07:39:26,420 --> 07:39:26,420
other jurisdictions to shape austin's future
And move forward with a generational

4282
07:39:31,420 --> 07:39:34,500
investment that will create new employment
Centers, that will connect austinites to new jobs and
Career paths,

4283
07:39:38,620 --> 07:39:41,820
and create opportunities for desperately
Needed housing options, and expand services where they need,
Where they're needed most.

4284
07:39:45,420 --> 07:39:49,300
through this hers, you can ensure a higher
Standard of development and quality infrastructure that will serve austinites for
Many years to come.

4285
07:39:52,740 --> 07:39:55,180
please vote yes. Thank you for your time. Thank you sir. Mr.. Mayor.

4286
07:39:58,060 --> 07:40:01,700
council, thank you very much for your
Service. My name is gary farmer. I'm a 51 year resident of austin and I live
In district eight.

4287
07:40:06,700 --> 07:40:06,700
I am here because in the 1990s,
The environmental community and the

4288
07:40:11,950 --> 07:40:11,950
development community came together in a city
Sponsored process to solve the riddle of

4289
07:40:17,430 --> 07:40:17,430
where development should be encouraged and
Where it should be discouraged.

4290
07:40:21,630 --> 07:40:25,510
that process was arduous,
Passionate, difficult, but ultimately, people of good faith on both
Sides.

4291
07:40:29,550 --> 07:40:29,550
environmental side and development side came
Up with a framework that the city adopted.

4292
07:40:34,230 --> 07:40:37,750
that framework yielded the drinking water
Protection zone, where development should be discouraged,
And the desired development zone where

4293
07:40:42,510 --> 07:40:44,710
development should be encouraged. Dog head sits in the desired development
Zone.

4294
07:40:49,830 --> 07:40:49,830
that area was used, abused,
And abandoned in an era long gone.

4295
07:40:56,110 --> 07:40:58,470
we would never allow to happen today. What happened then? But even though the.

4296
07:41:01,270 --> 07:41:04,190
the land set in the desired development zone. No one stepped forward.

4297
07:41:05,990 --> 07:41:05,990
to my knowledge, endeavor is the first group
With the courage,

4298
07:41:10,150 --> 07:41:10,150
the vision, the experience and the expertise
To put this together for the citizenry of

4299
07:41:15,590 --> 07:41:15,590
austin. This. They want to repair,
Restore, and rejuvenate an area where our

4300
07:41:21,550 --> 07:41:24,070
families can live, work and play. This is not a developer giveaway.

4301
07:41:26,590 --> 07:41:29,550
this is a reimbursement. The tours will reimburse. Endeavor accepts all the risk and if the
Development does not produce the tax base and

4302
07:41:35,990 --> 07:41:38,950
the tax receipts, then they'll never get
Reimbursed. We need to grow our tax base,
Not raise our tax rates.

4303
07:41:43,430 --> 07:41:43,430
we have an opportunity here to create jobs
For families.

4304
07:41:50,310 --> 07:41:50,310
return for taxpayers will support the
Citizens who need services in this growing

4305
07:41:55,110 --> 07:41:55,110
dynamic city. I urge your support of this
Item and I thank you for your time.

4306
07:42:00,270 --> 07:42:00,270
thank you sir. Gina fuentes.

4307
07:42:06,350 --> 07:42:06,350
is david daniel low. Melissa hernandez and
Roy whaley.

4308
07:42:14,150 --> 07:42:14,150
if your name has been called,
Please come forward if you want to be heard.

4309
07:42:23,990 --> 07:42:23,990
hi, I'm daniel low. You should have received
In your inbox some supporting graphics.

4310
07:42:30,830 --> 07:42:30,830
I live adjacent to the dog's head in the area
Bound by hergatz and thompson streets.

4311
07:42:35,950 --> 07:42:38,470
historically, this was a freedmen's
Neighborhood. Many of my neighbors are still descendants of
The burdett and tannehill plantations,

4312
07:42:43,710 --> 07:42:43,710
and it remains one of the oldest,
Most socioeconomically diverse neighborhoods

4313
07:42:48,710 --> 07:42:51,430
in the city. The dogs had. Roadway plan will cut this neighborhood in
Two.

4314
07:42:55,590 --> 07:42:55,590
in the. And in the process,
Displaced many of my neighbors.

4315
07:42:59,710 --> 07:42:59,710
the montopolis extension,
Reminiscent of the I-35 corridor that

4316
07:43:04,150 --> 07:43:04,150
separated east austin will be six lanes wide
And 154ft wide.

4317
07:43:11,480 --> 07:43:14,640
most frustrating for us is when we met with
The developer. They claimed the proposed roadway map was
What the city wanted.

4318
07:43:18,640 --> 07:43:21,760
we met when we then met with the city's
Transportation department. They said no, this is what the developer
Provided to them.

4319
07:43:25,440 --> 07:43:25,440
so now we're stuck in this endless roundabout
That nobody's willing to stand up and accept

4320
07:43:30,160 --> 07:43:32,880
responsibility for this map. In light of this, we made our own roadway map
And submitted it to the transportation

4321
07:43:37,040 --> 07:43:37,040
department, one that removes the montopolis
Extension and proposes patent lane,

4322
07:43:43,600 --> 07:43:43,600
which is land owned by the developer as a
Main arterial connector in and out of the

4323
07:43:49,200 --> 07:43:49,200
dog's head. Logistically,
This also makes the most sense as it lies at

4324
07:43:53,640 --> 07:43:57,640
the 18371 intersection. So if the dogs had anti-displacement,
Efforts espoused by this council are genuine,

4325
07:44:04,200 --> 07:44:04,200
then rerouting the montopolis extension
Should be at the top of the to do list.

4326
07:44:10,040 --> 07:44:13,760
this is currently the biggest concern for our
Neighborhood. We've been working with council member
Velasquez,

4327
07:44:16,520 --> 07:44:16,520
but we'll need support from more of you to
Ensure we aren't literally run over by this

4328
07:44:21,200 --> 07:44:21,200
development. Please pump the brakes on the
Dog head tours.

4329
07:44:29,800 --> 07:44:29,800
we'll go to you. Please just state your name
For the record.

4330
07:44:34,840 --> 07:44:37,640
buenas tardes. I'm like,
I already forgot what time it is right now. I've been here forever,
But my name is melissa hernandez.

4331
07:44:41,720 --> 07:44:45,720
I am a native austinite born and raised in
Montopolis. 78741. Jose isn't here,
But happy birthday jose.

4332
07:44:50,000 --> 07:44:53,280
I'm all about celebrating people in life. So it's been a long day.

4333
07:44:56,800 --> 07:44:56,800
this is my first time here talking to y'all
And I'm probably going to cry.

4334
07:45:04,730 --> 07:45:04,730
it's okay. I this is,
As susana almanza said earlier,

4335
07:45:13,010 --> 07:45:16,730
this is a continuation of the 1928 master
Plan. You already put it on the bob bullock museum.

4336
07:45:19,130 --> 07:45:21,970
it's on the last floor. And I was like, oh, wow. Amazing. So this is I don't know why it's
There because we continue to do y'all

4337
07:45:28,850 --> 07:45:28,850
continue to do things without the community's
Consent without coming out and talking to the

4338
07:45:36,570 --> 07:45:36,570
residents. There is a four fourth generation
Disabled veteran who lives on her god's lane.

4339
07:45:45,650 --> 07:45:45,650
that's that's my daughter's great
Grandfather.

4340
07:45:52,850 --> 07:45:52,850
and he is not aware of,
He was not aware of this as all the other

4341
07:45:58,410 --> 07:45:58,410
community on her guts was not he's currently
Fighting cancer stage four.

4342
07:46:08,490 --> 07:46:08,490
my daughter grew up in his house,
You know I want her to be able to spend her

4343
07:46:15,810 --> 07:46:19,450
time there later in her years. And I urge you to vote no if you can see the
Difference between the people voting yes and

4344
07:46:26,850 --> 07:46:26,850
the people voting no. Y'all are not even in
District three.

4345
07:46:33,890 --> 07:46:33,890
that's it. Thank you. Mr.

4346
07:46:38,370 --> 07:46:40,570
jabbour, good evening. Good evening. My name is david jabbour,
And I'm the owner of a third generation

4347
07:46:45,690 --> 07:46:45,690
family business that's called austin home for
Generations.

4348
07:46:50,050 --> 07:46:53,570
I'm also chair elect of the austin chamber of
Commerce. I live in district ten and do business in
Each council member district.

4349
07:46:58,780 --> 07:46:58,780
my family has watched all austin evolve over
The decades.

4350
07:47:03,180 --> 07:47:03,180
we've seen tremendous change,
But we've also seen something else.

4351
07:47:07,740 --> 07:47:07,740
when the community plans thoughtfully and
Invests in the future,

4352
07:47:12,060 --> 07:47:14,060
austin becomes stronger. To me, that's what today's vote is about.

4353
07:47:17,980 --> 07:47:17,980
it's about making sure austin continues to
Grow in a way that creates opportunity while

4354
07:47:24,260 --> 07:47:24,260
protecting the qualities that make this city
Special.

4355
07:47:29,700 --> 07:47:29,700
what I appreciate is about the project is
That it looks beyond the property itself.

4356
07:47:36,580 --> 07:47:36,580
it creates jobs and investment while
Restoring land that has already been

4357
07:47:41,340 --> 07:47:41,340
disturbed. It expands public access to the
Colorado river,

4358
07:47:46,260 --> 07:47:46,260
invests in infrastructure,
And helps generate the tax base that supports

4359
07:47:50,620 --> 07:47:54,020
parks and other community priorities. As someone who helps lead a family business
That's been here for three plus generations,

4360
07:47:58,860 --> 07:48:00,900
I think a lot about the future. I want austin to remain a city where
Businesses choose to invest,

4361
07:48:05,820 --> 07:48:05,820
where people can build careers,
And where the next generation has the same

4362
07:48:10,060 --> 07:48:13,180
opportunities my family has found here. I believe that projects like dogshit help us
Move in that direction.

4363
07:48:17,420 --> 07:48:17,420
I respectfully ask your support.

4364
07:48:22,660 --> 07:48:26,220
mr. Whaley. Howdy, y'all. Roy whaley, still long time environmental
Activist.

4365
07:48:30,660 --> 07:48:30,660
I have to question some of these numbers
About the supporters.

4366
07:48:35,380 --> 07:48:37,780
how many of these supporters work for
Endeavor? How many of them work for richard?

4367
07:48:39,700 --> 07:48:42,340
how many of them even live in austin? How many of them are children?

4368
07:48:44,140 --> 07:48:47,660
okay. They got all of their employees to sign
Up. I don't know if they got a free turkey out of
The deal or what,

4369
07:48:51,540 --> 07:48:51,540
but I think those numbers are bogus and the
People that care are here speaking.

4370
07:48:58,150 --> 07:49:01,870
they didn't sign up and keep working. The people that care are here and they're
Speaking.

4371
07:49:04,470 --> 07:49:04,470
so that's that's one of my first big beefs
Right there.

4372
07:49:11,270 --> 07:49:11,270
I, I really want to push again on.

4373
07:49:17,670 --> 07:49:20,030
oh my gosh, this is overwhelming. Anyway. Council member lane,
I appreciate you and respect you.

4374
07:49:27,990 --> 07:49:27,990
but again, this is this is not your district.

4375
07:49:32,390 --> 07:49:35,670
you know, I know you're here to serve all of
Austin, but this is not your district.

4376
07:49:37,630 --> 07:49:37,630
I would wish everyone would listen to the
People in the district.

4377
07:49:42,550 --> 07:49:45,590
council member velazquez. You know what I'm talking about. I've walked with you,
Marched with you, planted with you.

4378
07:49:49,150 --> 07:49:52,670
I hope you're going to do the right thing and
Say no. You know, in 1849 at sutter's mill in
California,

4379
07:49:57,470 --> 07:50:00,670
they didn't have to offer money to get people
To come. There was a gold rush.

4380
07:50:02,390 --> 07:50:05,430
everyone keeps talking about austin and the
Gold rush. We don't have to offer welcome.

4381
07:50:07,790 --> 07:50:10,710
I don't have anything against this business. Welcome. Come on in. But pay your own bills.

4382
07:50:14,070 --> 07:50:17,710
don't ask me to pay for you to come here. And I. You know the tax increment thing.

4383
07:50:20,590 --> 07:50:22,830
most people don't understand that. I think there are people on the dais that
Don't truly understand it.

4384
07:50:26,870 --> 07:50:28,870
thank you, mr. Whaley. People are going to be paying attention in
November.

4385
07:50:31,630 --> 07:50:32,870
thank you. Mr.. Thank you. And for the record, jane doe still hadn't
Shown up.

4386
07:50:38,510 --> 07:50:38,510
next set of speakers is catherine brown,
Ali hoffman,

4387
07:50:43,870 --> 07:50:43,870
greg anderson, kim vasquez,
And zenobia joseph,

4388
07:50:51,350 --> 07:50:51,350
please come forward. If your name has been
Called and you want to be heard.

4389
07:51:01,710 --> 07:51:04,670
mr. Anderson, we'll start with you and we'll
Work our way down. Yes, sir. Thank you. Mayor. Good evening,
Mayor.

4390
07:51:07,350 --> 07:51:10,870
council. My name is greg anderson,
And I live in a terrace. I got to say, this is great to see so many
New faces in the audience.

4391
07:51:14,110 --> 07:51:17,470
I first snuck on to the dog's head as a
Teenager, remembering just why such a massive mine.

4392
07:51:20,750 --> 07:51:23,950
a mine, could be located right on,
Right in the middle of the city, right next to just the incredible colorado
River and minutes from downtown.

4393
07:51:28,510 --> 07:51:32,230
the riverfront is beautiful here,
And this is our chance to protect it and to make sure that it's accessible to more
Austinites.

4394
07:51:34,950 --> 07:51:37,710
please don't lose sight of what's what. A no vote means here. It doesn't mean
Preserving untouched nature.

4395
07:51:41,710 --> 07:51:43,710
this is a century old mine. It means austin could lose the chance to
Shape thousands of homes.

4396
07:51:46,920 --> 07:51:46,920
parks, 6.5 miles of waterfront protections,
Mobility improvements,

4397
07:51:51,720 --> 07:51:54,880
water quality investments and long term
Affordability. A tours isn't a giveaway.

4398
07:51:56,400 --> 07:51:56,400
it reinvests future tax growth from this area
Into public infrastructure that austin will

4399
07:52:01,640 --> 07:52:01,640
own. I know it isn't an easy vote,
And some of you may hear criticism either

4400
07:52:05,920 --> 07:52:08,840
way, but that's why we elect you to balance
Housing, the environment, transportation,
Jobs, creation of tax base and austin's long

4401
07:52:13,400 --> 07:52:16,360
term future. Opportunities like this are
Rare, and I hope you'll vote yes.

4402
07:52:17,520 --> 07:52:20,360
thank you all. Thank you. Please just state your name for the record.
Yes.

4403
07:52:22,800 --> 07:52:25,440
hi. Good evening council. My name is ollie hoffman.

4404
07:52:27,720 --> 07:52:27,720
I am here in opposition to the dog's head
Development.

4405
07:52:32,320 --> 07:52:35,960
my biggest concern really is transparency. I'm not anti-development,
But endeavor really lost my trust with the

4406
07:52:40,480 --> 07:52:40,480
the bombed out mine pit comment they made
Earlier.

4407
07:52:44,520 --> 07:52:44,520
because I played in the dog's head,
Like you as a young person.

4408
07:52:49,680 --> 07:52:53,000
and I remember, you know,
Swimming, fishing you know, getting mustang grapes and stuff like that.

4409
07:52:55,240 --> 07:52:58,120
and it definitely wasn't a bombed out mine
Pit. So why would a deal that is good for austin
Be shrouded in lies like this ndas last

4410
07:53:07,080 --> 07:53:10,880
minute hearings, secret votes. Why vote before people who've signed up for
Items 14 and 15 have had a chance to make

4411
07:53:15,400 --> 07:53:15,400
their voice heard. That's low.

4412
07:53:19,480 --> 07:53:19,480
why give endeavor veto power to contradict
The city council that we elected?

4413
07:53:25,280 --> 07:53:25,280
t.c. Gets paid literally like five,
25 times what I do.

4414
07:53:30,120 --> 07:53:30,120
and he has shown up to less meetings about
Dog's head than I have.

4415
07:53:34,720 --> 07:53:37,680
at least the meetings were being told about
Which we were giving, given a two day heads up for,
By the way I also resent the false dichotomy,

4416
07:53:43,330 --> 07:53:47,210
being presented that is either more
Infrastructure and we roll over for endeavor completely, or we delay the deal and get no
Infrastructure for the area.

4417
07:53:51,090 --> 07:53:53,970
I find this false choice particularly
Ridiculous, because if the turs is approved,
The only infrastructure being funded will be

4418
07:53:57,530 --> 07:54:01,370
for amazon's benefit,
Not ours. Delay this deal so that there can be proper
Democratic oversight over whatever happens at

4419
07:54:06,290 --> 07:54:09,450
dogshit, please. This is supposed to be a
Democracy. I don't expect everything to go my way every
Time,

4420
07:54:12,210 --> 07:54:15,130
but I feel patronized by this council. And there needs to be a serious reevaluation
Of the processes that led us to this point.

4421
07:54:21,530 --> 07:54:24,730
this experience has made me actually prefer
The commissioners court, which is crazy. So please delay.

4422
07:54:28,410 --> 07:54:28,410
thanks. Please begin. Hi,
Catherine brown.

4423
07:54:35,170 --> 07:54:36,610
I live in district nine. However, my father's house is on hergatz
Lane.

4424
07:54:40,130 --> 07:54:40,130
I've had it in our family for over 30 years,
And I've been in this city for almost 60

4425
07:54:46,490 --> 07:54:46,490
years now. I think over 60 years.

4426
07:54:50,530 --> 07:54:50,530
what I guess, you know,
I've spoken to you numerous times about not

4427
07:54:55,810 --> 07:54:55,810
just the public health issue,
But I think really about getting independent

4428
07:55:00,730 --> 07:55:04,690
evidence and opinions on the development
Itself. We even heard today, for example,
During the amendment process,

4429
07:55:08,730 --> 07:55:08,730
this complete confusion about how much of the
Land was truly in the riparian zone.

4430
07:55:15,330 --> 07:55:15,330
and instead of thinking,
Well, let's go to an independent person,

4431
07:55:19,970 --> 07:55:19,970
an expert who could tell us the ask was to
The developer.

4432
07:55:24,570 --> 07:55:24,570
and this was very frustrating,
You know because I feel like what we need

4433
07:55:30,410 --> 07:55:30,410
here to actually move forward on both sides
Is,

4434
07:55:34,650 --> 07:55:34,650
is some objective evidence,
Some independent an objective assessments of

4435
07:55:40,740 --> 07:55:42,380
what really is going on here. Both, I say from the environmental side,
But also from the ecological,

4436
07:55:46,980 --> 07:55:50,500
from the human side. It's not clear to me,
For example, as a resident there, that engagement spending
Money on engagement fund is really going to

4437
07:55:55,580 --> 07:55:58,380
prevent displacement and gentrification. I've lived through that in east austin,
And just an engagement group doesn't seem to

4438
07:56:03,300 --> 07:56:03,300
have that sort of agency when it comes to
What really might happen in the future.

4439
07:56:08,340 --> 07:56:08,340
here we hear on one side about what sounds
Like dogs had like almost a dream land for

4440
07:56:14,420 --> 07:56:18,260
some people and then for others,
You know, they're concerned is, well, what about the impact on the local
Environment,

4441
07:56:21,420 --> 07:56:23,500
on my home, on flooding? And yet all we hear is speculation or
Description,

4442
07:56:27,300 --> 07:56:27,300
but no real numbers, no real models,
No real data to back up either side.

4443
07:56:33,220 --> 07:56:33,220
I think what we need is an independent
Assessment so we know where we're going.

4444
07:56:37,540 --> 07:56:37,540
thank you. Please just state your name for
The record.

4445
07:56:44,100 --> 07:56:47,660
yes. Hi. Good. Good evening. My name is kim vasquez. I am in district three,
And I do live adjacent to the dog's head

4446
07:56:51,420 --> 07:56:54,900
along hergatz lane neighborhood,
And I am. I oppose the items on today's agenda.

4447
07:56:57,820 --> 07:57:01,140
that's all related to the dog's head and the
Tears. Creation. So I request that the tears
Creation be delayed until a full engagement.

4448
07:57:06,900 --> 07:57:10,020
community engagement has been has has gone
Through the process. That includes the planning commission,
Urban transportation commission and the

4449
07:57:13,540 --> 07:57:16,540
environmental commission. To understand more like how does the city
Determine that the development or

4450
07:57:20,260 --> 07:57:20,260
redevelopment will likely not occur through
Private investment alone in a reasonably

4451
07:57:27,500 --> 07:57:27,500
foreseeable future time frame for this
Creation or this reinvestment zone to be

4452
07:57:33,460 --> 07:57:33,460
created? The developer has repeatedly told
Our neighborhood that there are no plans that

4453
07:57:37,870 --> 07:57:41,430
they have right now that are not in the near
Future, that it may take many years before this
Happens,

4454
07:57:43,990 --> 07:57:45,750
before development happens. The development agreement allows for up to 45
Years to complete open space commitment.

4455
07:57:50,910 --> 07:57:53,750
mind you, open space,
Not parkland. Also 15 years to complete trail easements
Commitment.

4456
07:57:58,750 --> 07:58:01,950
is this within reasonably foreseeable future? It requires timeline for.

4457
07:58:03,590 --> 07:58:03,590
it does not require timeline for housing if
That's for development.

4458
07:58:07,710 --> 07:58:07,710
if housing is not guaranteed,
Then how would affordable development

4459
07:58:12,510 --> 07:58:14,630
affordable housing development be met? Is this within the reasonably foreseeable
Future that that we are trying to create this

4460
07:58:19,270 --> 07:58:19,270
reinvestment zone? So neither the neither the
Development agreement nor trs plans addresses

4461
07:58:24,670 --> 07:58:27,670
the impacts of the environment and the
Communities, including the adjacent communities that I
Live on.

4462
07:58:30,510 --> 07:58:34,470
despite the developer calling this blighted
Or bombed out mining pits. This is a river corridor with pristine water
Quality that we live there.

4463
07:58:38,150 --> 07:58:38,150
we see it. We are in the waters and abundant
Wildlife species.

4464
07:58:43,750 --> 07:58:46,270
there's protection needed for. Thank you, thank you,
Thank you, thank you.

4465
07:58:51,790 --> 07:58:53,990
brad. Massingill. Ben. Livingston. Robin. Robin.

4466
07:58:57,470 --> 07:59:00,950
rather. Aaron. Gonzalez. Jennifer. Barnes.

4467
07:59:11,030 --> 07:59:11,030
mr.. Massingill, we'll start with you.
Please.

4468
07:59:19,590 --> 07:59:22,110
when I was here before at the work session,
I, I, I mentioned to you all about robstown,
Texas,

4469
07:59:25,590 --> 07:59:25,590
in nueces county where the tesla plant there
Within a month of being open,

4470
07:59:30,790 --> 07:59:30,790
got busted by some county employees for
Leaking some unknown substance out into the

4471
07:59:36,310 --> 07:59:36,310
environment. The whole problems compounded by
The fact that drainage permits,

4472
07:59:46,110 --> 07:59:48,550
at least in this case,
Are a state issue. And the county was not advised.

4473
07:59:50,910 --> 07:59:54,550
what kind of things could be dumped or not
Dumped? So there was no the two things didn't
Connect.

4474
07:59:58,710 --> 07:59:58,710
a loophole that left a dump dumping
Situation.

4475
08:00:03,750 --> 08:00:05,350
that's really critical. And when we're talking about a robot factory
Out here,

4476
08:00:09,190 --> 08:00:09,190
we're talking about some ground penetrating
Chemicals that are out there that are known

4477
08:00:13,950 --> 08:00:16,550
to create toxic plumes. These things like tce,
You know, they get in the ground and they

4478
08:00:21,070 --> 08:00:21,070
penetrate and they bubble back up and forth
Before they're there in such locked down

4479
08:00:29,120 --> 08:00:32,200
fashion that they can't be removed easily. These are the types of chemicals that are
Involved in this when we're talking about an

4480
08:00:35,240 --> 08:00:35,240
alluvial floodplain. That doesn't mean that
Water just comes over it.

4481
08:00:39,880 --> 08:00:42,880
it means that water is coming up from
Underneath it, rising in and falling with the water table.

4482
08:00:46,560 --> 08:00:49,160
it's it's kind of breathing. So when we're talking about drawing these
Things down into the,

4483
08:00:53,080 --> 08:00:53,080
well, water of bastrop down all everything
Downtown,

4484
08:00:57,960 --> 08:00:57,960
I mean, downstream, this is something that
Y'all wouldn't be able to do 2 or 3 years ago

4485
08:01:04,760 --> 08:01:04,760
when the epa was in, in effect,
Y'all are taking advantage of of the current

4486
08:01:10,680 --> 08:01:10,680
federal administration to bend rules that you
Couldn't have meant before.

4487
08:01:14,960 --> 08:01:18,280
and I think y'all need to do a little soul
Searching. And, and I really want to thank jose for
Standing up.

4488
08:01:22,840 --> 08:01:26,760
thank you, miss brethren. First of all, I want to say to council member
Fuentes if she's watching,

4489
08:01:30,280 --> 08:01:33,560
and I hope she's not,
That we're thinking of you and we miss you and our heart is with your family.

4490
08:01:36,280 --> 08:01:40,000
I also want to say happy birthday to jose and
Mike siegel. That is the single best speech I've ever seen
In this house,

4491
08:01:42,840 --> 08:01:46,680
and I've been coming here for 30 years. Thank you for saying everything that the
Community is thinking,

4492
08:01:49,960 --> 08:01:52,680
and thank you for standing up for us. You all are in a tough spot because austin is
A world class city,

4493
08:01:57,360 --> 08:01:57,360
and we need a world class economic
Development strategy and implementation.

4494
08:02:02,920 --> 08:02:06,000
but this is not a world class deal. You guys deserve a world class deal.

4495
08:02:09,640 --> 08:02:09,640
you can't have a world class deal with zero
Environmental analysis,

4496
08:02:14,240 --> 08:02:14,240
zero flood mitigation analysis,
Zero climate mitigation analysis,

4497
08:02:19,880 --> 08:02:23,400
zero environmental racism analysis. If you can't understand the depth of why
People are so frustrated about this.

4498
08:02:29,770 --> 08:02:29,770
it's because we could have had we should have
A world class deal.

4499
08:02:36,170 --> 08:02:36,170
you can't sit on sit in this room yesterday
And talk about cutting social services,

4500
08:02:44,130 --> 08:02:44,130
and today talk about giving a huge corporate
Advantage to the world's biggest company,

4501
08:02:50,610 --> 08:02:50,610
the world's biggest billionaire and the top
Developer who who's so much more capable than

4502
08:02:56,650 --> 08:02:59,530
this. You guys cannot do this. You please don't do it.

4503
08:03:01,530 --> 08:03:03,490
I really am asking you. Austin needs you to hold a much higher
Standard.

4504
08:03:06,930 --> 08:03:06,930
get us a world class deal,
And we'll come down here and cheer for you.

4505
08:03:11,010 --> 08:03:12,610
don't do it like this. Please don't do it like this.

4506
08:03:17,090 --> 08:03:20,130
I mayor council. I'm asking you to vote no. Or at least postpone this item until well
Into 2027.

4507
08:03:24,850 --> 08:03:27,650
we've been told that this project gives no
Tax breaks, no tax incentives. But when the land value is
Frozen at $17 million for 45 years,

4508
08:03:34,170 --> 08:03:34,170
I'm having a hard time understanding how both
The developer and the proposed tenants of

4509
08:03:38,810 --> 08:03:41,210
this property don't benefit from that. I'm concerned that rushed,
Opaque process may become the norm for

4510
08:03:45,530 --> 08:03:45,530
companies like this. I'm deeply concerned at
The impact that we're actively entering into

4511
08:03:51,650 --> 08:03:51,650
an agreement, knowing that tenants like
Amazon robotics and their strategic partners,

4512
08:03:56,170 --> 08:03:56,170
tesla, that they're having already on our
Water supply at the time when data center

4513
08:04:01,570 --> 08:04:05,570
companies are seeing texas's open season,
If we're willing to scrap environmental protections now that endanger people's
Drinking water,

4514
08:04:08,450 --> 08:04:08,450
flood safety. What does this say to other
Billionaires that say austin is open to

4515
08:04:12,890 --> 08:04:12,890
exploitation? What will be on the chopping
Block next?

4516
08:04:19,090 --> 08:04:19,090
we're told how many jobs this will create
What we're actively thinking about.

4517
08:04:23,620 --> 08:04:27,580
you know, while we're actively thinking about
Making social service cuts, school closures are ongoing. The public has received
Inadequate proof that this will bring in new

4518
08:04:32,220 --> 08:04:35,860
money when the tax is frozen. What to me, this is saying is that residents
In the surrounding areas across the city are

4519
08:04:39,580 --> 08:04:43,420
going to be picking up the tab. This is going
To be raising displacement, concerns of areas, proximity and proximity to
The tours,

4520
08:04:48,020 --> 08:04:48,020
people that would be contributing taxes to
This city if they were not included in this

4521
08:04:53,140 --> 08:04:55,940
zone is how I'm seeing it. Ultimately, this benefit comes at a time when
I have to ask you this,

4522
08:05:00,660 --> 08:05:04,380
you know, where's the tax relief for small
And medium sized business owners? That's right. This year alone,
Across the united states,

4523
08:05:09,060 --> 08:05:09,060
small businesses have comprised 96% of the
Net jobs created in this country.

4524
08:05:15,020 --> 08:05:15,020
I think ultimately, when we invest in those
That's going to make our in our city a lot

4525
08:05:20,300 --> 08:05:20,300
more resistant to. Council.

4526
08:05:27,460 --> 08:05:27,460
mayor. Ben livingston,
Longtime taxpayer and voter from district

4527
08:05:31,780 --> 08:05:35,660
five. I agree with every word that robin
Said. And mr. Siegel, that was a terrific speech.

4528
08:05:39,420 --> 08:05:41,580
I like you better. I wouldn't vote for you
Still, but I do like you better.

4529
08:05:44,700 --> 08:05:44,700
I'm speaking against item 1415 and 111
Because this ordinance creates the tax

4530
08:05:49,460 --> 08:05:49,460
increment reinvestment zone that makes the
Dog's head project possible.

4531
08:05:54,380 --> 08:05:57,860
the agenda says this item has no fiscal
Impact. That may be true today,
But that's not the whole story.

4532
08:06:01,100 --> 08:06:01,100
aye ters is the financing mechanism that
Redirects future tax revenue away from

4533
08:06:05,900 --> 08:06:09,700
general city services and towards a single
Development. Once this framework is in place,
The public has already lost much of its

4534
08:06:14,540 --> 08:06:14,540
leverage. This project covers more than 2600
Acres and over six miles of the colorado

4535
08:06:21,380 --> 08:06:21,380
river frontage. We now know that amazon is at
The center of this development before

4536
08:06:27,180 --> 08:06:29,460
creating a special tax district. The public deserves complete transparency
About why one of the wealthiest corporations

4537
08:06:35,380 --> 08:06:35,380
in the whole wide world needs this kind of a
Public assistance.

4538
08:06:40,780 --> 08:06:40,780
assistance. History should make you very
Cautious.

4539
08:06:46,180 --> 08:06:46,180
when amazon searched for hq,
Two cities entered a bidding war offering

4540
08:06:50,780 --> 08:06:52,740
billions in public incentives. The result was a race to the bottom,
With taxpayers asked to shoulder the risk

4541
08:06:57,260 --> 08:06:59,500
while amazon raped. Whoops. Reaped the benefits. Austin shouldn't repeat
That mistake unless you can clearly show us.

4542
08:07:05,860 --> 08:07:07,860
taxpayers will receive. We will receive more value than if those
Future tax dollars were invested in parks,

4543
08:07:14,060 --> 08:07:14,060
flood protection, public safety,
Libraries and transportation that benefit

4544
08:07:19,030 --> 08:07:19,030
everyone. I also want to address the claim
That the city was outbid when it had the

4545
08:07:25,830 --> 08:07:25,830
opportunity to acquire the important
Riverfront property.

4546
08:07:30,430 --> 08:07:30,430
yes. What part of this do you not understand?

4547
08:07:52,830 --> 08:07:52,830
my name is jennifer barnes and I am a
Resident of the austin etj,

4548
08:07:57,750 --> 08:08:01,430
just north of district seven. I'm here today to state that as an austin,
Etj resident,

4549
08:08:04,590 --> 08:08:04,590
when I learned about the process through
Which the annexation of the dogs had

4550
08:08:09,750 --> 08:08:09,750
happened, I was horrified.

4551
08:08:14,750 --> 08:08:18,230
until this went ahead. The people,
The dogs and I had more in common politically in travis county than we do with the city.

4552
08:08:22,630 --> 08:08:22,630
the utter lack of transparency,
The how poorly informed the residents were,

4553
08:08:28,950 --> 08:08:31,630
if at all, before the annexation happened. These people's rights were violated.

4554
08:08:34,030 --> 08:08:34,030
and in some ways, the people,
The etj rights are being violated anytime

4555
08:08:39,350 --> 08:08:39,350
that the city goes ahead with this,
Especially when it is.

4556
08:08:45,350 --> 08:08:45,350
in the name of a corporate development that
Is not going to help or improve the lives of

4557
08:08:50,950 --> 08:08:50,950
the people who live there already.

4558
08:08:55,430 --> 08:08:56,950
if you if you didn't get a. Get it already. I am against approving of the
Terms.

4559
08:09:03,390 --> 08:09:03,390
there's no good reason to move forward with
Approving it and creating this tax district.

4560
08:09:09,190 --> 08:09:09,190
it's not needed for development to element to
Happen. It's a misuse of an economic tool to

4561
08:09:14,560 --> 08:09:14,560
wave a coupon at amazon.

4562
08:09:18,800 --> 08:09:18,800
you know, and I've heard that amazon claims
They're looking at another city.

4563
08:09:23,880 --> 08:09:27,440
if they want to go somewhere else,
Let them be someone else's problem. Because anywhere that amazon's facilities go,

4564
08:09:30,680 --> 08:09:32,960
whether it's a warehouse or a robotics
Facility, they are a problem. Yes,
I live up near pflugerville,

4565
08:09:37,040 --> 08:09:39,560
and we know. We know that personally in
Pflugerville, where they they built before we got we got
Their tax incentives.

4566
08:09:43,840 --> 08:09:43,840
they didn't need them. They didn't really
Care about them. There were no there were no

4567
08:09:50,680 --> 08:09:54,600
requirements for what people were going to be
Paid. People who work there do not live in pflugerville because they can't afford it off
Of what amazon pays them.

4568
08:09:58,960 --> 08:09:58,960
thank you very much. I'm going to call the
Last three speakers.

4569
08:10:04,280 --> 08:10:04,280
we have julia sakura,
Kiba white and heather bunker.

4570
08:10:12,840 --> 08:10:12,840
are any of you all here?

4571
08:10:29,320 --> 08:10:31,960
why don't we start with you,
And we'll go this way. So please begin. My name is julia sikora,
And I'm a resident of district two.

4572
08:10:37,160 --> 08:10:40,880
I'm asking the council to vote no on item
111. Austin has become a hub for development.

4573
08:10:43,400 --> 08:10:47,000
we've all seen the city change,
And change is inevitable. But the development of dog's head is a change
For the worse.

4574
08:10:51,560 --> 08:10:51,560
thank you. By choice,
Texas operates on an isolated power grid,

4575
08:10:55,840 --> 08:10:59,080
which has caused devastating losses for its
Residents. How much energy will be needed for the
Development of this land and when the

4576
08:11:03,840 --> 08:11:03,840
development is completed,
How much of our resources will be drained by

4577
08:11:07,850 --> 08:11:09,890
the corporations there. We learned this week that amazon will be one
Of the clients in this development deal.

4578
08:11:14,730 --> 08:11:14,730
when we look at the dog's head tirz,
It is clear that a $2 billion tax incentive

4579
08:11:20,410 --> 08:11:20,410
is not needed because in 2025,
Amazon's gross profit was $360 billion after

4580
08:11:28,730 --> 08:11:31,570
paying all of their employees and expenses. So amazon and the other billion dollar
Companies in this deal do not need a tax

4581
08:11:35,930 --> 08:11:38,370
incentive or reimbursement,
As mr. Suttle put it. If if you were getting paid by
The parties that benefit,

4582
08:11:44,210 --> 08:11:44,210
maybe you could afford to prioritize the
Needs of corporations over the people that

4583
08:11:49,010 --> 08:11:49,010
live here. But austinites cannot afford to
Pay an extra $2 billion in taxes.

4584
08:11:55,770 --> 08:11:55,770
the the city represented by this council is
Made up of people,

4585
08:11:59,890 --> 08:11:59,890
not corporations. And it is your
Responsibility to serve our needs.

4586
08:12:04,450 --> 08:12:08,130
what we need are social services,
Public transportation, low cost housing, and environmental
Regulations that keep us safe.

4587
08:12:13,050 --> 08:12:13,050
your community does not need land development
Along the colorado river that has been

4588
08:12:17,850 --> 08:12:21,330
approved with reduced water quality
Protections. This is a shady deal that you know is not
Ethical because you chose to conduct it

4589
08:12:28,010 --> 08:12:31,930
behind closed doors. Please vote no on this
Item. Thank you for your time.

4590
08:12:39,170 --> 08:12:43,090
as I stated, when you guys,
As I stated, when you all first presented this, the plan that the city manager gave to
You guys to accept it's against the strategic

4591
08:12:51,730 --> 08:12:51,730
management system. Austin strategic plan,
The water forward plan 2018.

4592
08:12:57,730 --> 08:12:57,730
there's a disregard and lack of short range
And five year forecast budgets when it's

4593
08:13:03,220 --> 08:13:06,740
against the open meetings act,
And the development plan needs full review by all applicable city departments federal,
State and local regulation.

4594
08:13:12,820 --> 08:13:12,820
I do not think that every one of these people
And all of the people that participate in

4595
08:13:19,060 --> 08:13:22,220
applicable city departments,
Boards, commissions, advisors and consultants can say that they are representing any of the
Interests of austin in this project.

4596
08:13:27,180 --> 08:13:27,180
its constituents or resources are much less
Than the best,

4597
08:13:32,100 --> 08:13:32,100
which it should be. I'm requesting that the
Item 111 we do not accept the tirz.

4598
08:13:42,140 --> 08:13:42,140
this is because all of these people in the
City should be following the same applicable

4599
08:13:49,900 --> 08:13:49,900
standards of every other project,
And I don't think that they have it goes

4600
08:13:56,380 --> 08:13:56,380
against the city and our values and it needs
Proper revision.

4601
08:14:02,940 --> 08:14:02,940
I think that everyone should get together and
Document how this is good for the city via

4602
08:14:08,700 --> 08:14:12,420
those established parameters,
Receive public feedback and give transparent information. Then make an informed vote in
Accordance with our charter and not before.

4603
08:14:24,460 --> 08:14:24,460
mayor. All speakers have been called for. 111
Thank you very much.

4604
08:14:29,740 --> 08:14:33,180
members, you just heard all the speakers have
Been called for the public hearing on item 111. So without objection,
We will close the public hearing on item

4605
08:14:38,420 --> 08:14:41,780
number 111. And the public hearing is now
Closed. What I'll do is I would like to entertain a
Motion and get a second if there's a motion.

4606
08:14:45,980 --> 08:14:49,260
and second, with regard to item number 111. And then we'll go to discussion. And there's
One proposed amendment council member harper

4607
08:14:53,420 --> 08:14:53,420
madison moves approval of item number 111 and
Seconded by council member ellis.

4608
08:14:59,260 --> 08:15:02,940
with that being said if you want to be heard, let me know. And councilman and I got you.

4609
08:15:06,740 --> 08:15:06,740
I'm going to quickly just say a couple of
Things before on the discussion,

4610
08:15:10,780 --> 08:15:10,780
because I want to clarify some things that I
Worry there's some confusion about.

4611
08:15:14,940 --> 08:15:18,100
first of all, there is no public assistance
For amazon. Amazon is receiving no incentives and amazon
Is receiving no reimbursement under under the

4612
08:15:26,300 --> 08:15:26,300
tours. So, so so I'm telling you that's the
Case.

4613
08:15:32,780 --> 08:15:32,780
there may be some misunderstanding,
But amazon receives no public assistance

4614
08:15:37,420 --> 08:15:40,620
assistance instead or not. Maybe instead. But it is in it is an entity
That is indicated.

4615
08:15:44,780 --> 08:15:44,780
it wishes to come if and be located in this
Space.

4616
08:15:49,780 --> 08:15:49,780
if this space can be developed in a way that
Would allow it to come.

4617
08:15:55,100 --> 08:15:55,100
importantly. And that is important because it
Is an entity that what it's going to develop

4618
08:16:01,790 --> 08:16:01,790
will create a tax base,
That tax base.

4619
08:16:06,590 --> 08:16:09,590
because I think there's been some
Misunderstanding to at least based on some of what I've heard here today.

4620
08:16:11,350 --> 08:16:14,390
some people have been concerned about school
Districts. Well, in fact, the school district will
Receive 100% of the taxes it's entitled to

4621
08:16:20,750 --> 08:16:23,670
receive. It is not impacted by this tours. So the del valle independent school district
Will receive property taxes from this

4622
08:16:29,590 --> 08:16:29,590
development. Whatever the ultimate value of
Let's just use amazon as an example.

4623
08:16:37,670 --> 08:16:37,670
amazon builds its facility with no incentives
From the city and no reimbursement.

4624
08:16:44,230 --> 08:16:44,230
amazon builds that whatever the taxable value
Of that is now,

4625
08:16:49,310 --> 08:16:49,310
it will pay 100% of its property taxes to the
Del valle independent school district.

4626
08:16:54,990 --> 08:16:54,990
it will also pay 100% of the property taxes
To the.

4627
08:16:59,270 --> 08:16:59,270
to central health, which is the travis county
Health care district and austin community

4628
08:17:05,030 --> 08:17:08,470
college. In addition to that endeavor. Endeavor will pay 100% of the property taxes
That it is required to pay and to the.

4629
08:17:16,070 --> 08:17:17,470
to those entities as well. So the school district,
The health care district, all of those will

4630
08:17:20,790 --> 08:17:23,830
not be losing any tax dollars. In addition, there's been some discussion
About how that some one person indicated

4631
08:17:32,230 --> 08:17:35,550
there will be no new taxes out of this. So we're not going to get any new taxes.

4632
08:17:37,830 --> 08:17:37,830
the fact is that if there aren't new taxes
That come out of it,

4633
08:17:43,190 --> 08:17:43,190
there's a misunderstanding because there will
Be taxes raised as a result of this.

4634
08:17:48,110 --> 08:17:48,110
but those if they're not,
Then, then there won't be sufficient to

4635
08:17:53,160 --> 08:17:56,120
reimburse, and we're only required. The city will only be required to reimburse
If the growth covers the requirement.

4636
08:18:03,520 --> 08:18:03,520
so it recovers. Covers the amount needed to
Reimburse.

4637
08:18:08,880 --> 08:18:08,880
if what happens is we pass a tours here
Tonight and in and let's say amazon decides

4638
08:18:15,800 --> 08:18:15,800
it doesn't want to be here,
Or an endeavor falls flat on its face and

4639
08:18:20,360 --> 08:18:22,000
trying to develop something. If it doesn't generate the revenue necessary
To be reimbursed,

4640
08:18:27,200 --> 08:18:30,720
there will not be a reimbursement. So the bottom line is the,
The hope is that by creating,

4641
08:18:37,160 --> 08:18:37,160
utilizing one of the few tools that city
Governments have in order to build

4642
08:18:42,480 --> 08:18:46,000
infrastructure, it builds the infrastructure. It is then we're then in a position to allow
For that tax base to grow.

4643
08:18:51,280 --> 08:18:54,080
and it will benefit the citizens of the city
Of austin. The del valle independent school district.
The central health and.

4644
08:18:58,680 --> 08:19:01,080
and austin community college as well. So I just want to make sure there's clarity
On some of those points,

4645
08:19:04,000 --> 08:19:04,000
because I think there's there's some either
Misinformation or disinformation in that

4646
08:19:08,720 --> 08:19:11,280
regard. Council member duchin,
You're recognized. No no no no no. We've had our public comment.

4647
08:19:14,240 --> 08:19:17,320
it's now time for us to deliberate,
Provide some clarity, if that's what we think we need to do.

4648
08:19:19,000 --> 08:19:22,960
and that's what we're going to do without
People crying out from the audience. Council member duchin,
You're recognized. Followed by councilor

4649
08:19:25,120 --> 08:19:27,840
cowdrey and then council member harper
Madison. Thank you mayor. I've got some questions for
Staff,

4650
08:19:30,400 --> 08:19:32,720
and I've got some questions for endeavor. If they can come up here,
Please.

4651
08:19:36,600 --> 08:19:38,680
and while they're doing that,
I'm just going to go ahead and make a few comments. I have been more conflicted about
This decision than any other I can think of

4652
08:19:47,760 --> 08:19:51,650
for the last year and a half,
And I fully came here today with every expectation to not support this agreement.

4653
08:19:55,490 --> 08:19:55,490
and despite believing,
As I do, that this has the potential to be a

4654
08:20:00,170 --> 08:20:02,610
transformational deal for austin. And despite believing,
As I do, that we need to support economic

4655
08:20:06,330 --> 08:20:06,330
development if we want to pay for the many
Things that residents want.

4656
08:20:11,930 --> 08:20:11,930
and we've heard that today,
From parks to transit to social services,

4657
08:20:16,930 --> 08:20:20,650
we'll need to have a real economic
Development strategy, something that we have not had for ages.

4658
08:20:24,010 --> 08:20:24,010
and now we have back to back significant
Budget shortfalls,

4659
08:20:28,730 --> 08:20:28,730
tens of millions of dollars of systemic
Budget deficits.

4660
08:20:33,050 --> 08:20:36,930
and I can't help but think that there is a
Relationship there. This agreement could serve as an important
Step in changing that trajectory.

4661
08:20:42,210 --> 08:20:42,210
and without it, we're arguably pulling the
Rug out of our economic development plan

4662
08:20:47,130 --> 08:20:49,930
before it's even started. And that's going to have real consequences
For our budget and for the services people

4663
08:20:53,850 --> 08:20:56,050
expect and rely on from the city. We've heard criticism that we're cutting
Social services while this is happening.

4664
08:21:00,290 --> 08:21:00,290
but from my vantage point,
The stark reality is it's going to be really

4665
08:21:05,890 --> 08:21:08,330
hard to have it all or otherwise. We're making painful choices to live within
Our means.

4666
08:21:12,570 --> 08:21:12,570
my core feeling is that of deep frustration,
If not outright anger,

4667
08:21:16,810 --> 08:21:16,810
because I've watched the stakeholders
Consistently struggle,

4668
08:21:21,850 --> 08:21:21,850
even outright fail, to explain the
Fundamental parts of this agreement.

4669
08:21:27,130 --> 08:21:27,130
and in the absence of that,
For two months, people have filled in the

4670
08:21:32,050 --> 08:21:32,050
gaps with fears and worst case scenarios.

4671
08:21:37,210 --> 08:21:40,890
yesterday, I heard from constituents worried
About humanoid robots that are going to take our jobs. I don't think that's true.

4672
08:21:43,650 --> 08:21:46,820
that doesn't square with any information
We've been told by staff, the developers, the tenant,
Or any experience that I have.

4673
08:21:50,180 --> 08:21:50,180
and even if it somehow turns out to be true,
We doesn't change the fact that we've done an

4674
08:21:55,100 --> 08:21:55,100
abysmal job transparently clarifying the
Details of what this agreement means for

4675
08:22:00,100 --> 08:22:00,100
people. This is, by the way,
Not entirely on the developers or

4676
08:22:09,660 --> 08:22:12,340
amazon. Some of this is on our staff. A month ago, I requested more public facing
Information and details to be shared.

4677
08:22:16,980 --> 08:22:19,940
frequently asked questions or a landing page. What I believe to be a fairly modest request.

4678
08:22:22,260 --> 08:22:22,260
and despite my team working or being aware of
This project updates almost every day,

4679
08:22:27,500 --> 08:22:27,500
we were told this information was completed
And available a few days ago was news to us.

4680
08:22:33,300 --> 08:22:33,300
it was buried in a hard to find city website
And also buried in attachment on a memo.

4681
08:22:39,500 --> 08:22:41,660
and you had to know where to look. It's not the engagement and communication we
Need for a pothole.

4682
08:22:45,780 --> 08:22:45,780
never mind a 2600 acre transformational
Project.

4683
08:22:53,300 --> 08:22:56,860
I want to read a text or share a text from a
Constituent that I think represents a reasonable, balanced interpretation of what's
Transpired up until now,

4684
08:23:01,500 --> 08:23:05,180
as well as what needs to get fixed. I'm sending a request to slow down the dog's
Head process to allow for community

4685
08:23:08,940 --> 08:23:12,180
engagement. The 45 year agreement is very
Concerning, with no guardrails for community spaces,
Parks,

4686
08:23:15,100 --> 08:23:17,620
green spaces and infrastructure. We were told by the city that there would be
Community engagement on this during the

4687
08:23:21,460 --> 08:23:23,260
process, and now we are here. No community meetings,
No details on what flood,

4688
08:23:27,140 --> 08:23:27,140
fire and environmental or green space
Protection.

4689
08:23:31,220 --> 08:23:34,260
I'm all for developing dogshit and
Incorporating the city of austin, but we have to balance to ensure safety flood
Protections.

4690
08:23:37,460 --> 08:23:37,460
there are none now and community buy in and I
Wholeheartedly agree with this sentiment.

4691
08:23:43,020 --> 08:23:43,020
we haven't adequately explained environmental
Green space flood,

4692
08:23:47,780 --> 08:23:49,620
fire and community spaces. We haven't explained why tours may be
Different from a tax subsidy.

4693
08:23:53,620 --> 08:23:56,860
we haven't explained how the city's
Conservative numbers don't even include amazon in its calculations.

4694
08:23:58,900 --> 08:24:01,660
instead, we've allowed a vacuum to be filled, which has turned into widespread fear and the
Largest game of telephone I think I've ever

4695
08:24:06,500 --> 08:24:06,500
seen. What also isn't understood is that if
We pass in this deal,

4696
08:24:12,260 --> 08:24:15,700
this will develop in a very different way. It's likely going to become mud and in all
Likelihood,

4697
08:24:19,420 --> 08:24:21,940
luxury single family neighborhoods. The city is going to have no control of key
Environmental features and get no taxable

4698
08:24:27,460 --> 08:24:27,460
revenue. And make no mistake,
The area will be still developed in time,

4699
08:24:32,580 --> 08:24:32,580
but probably isn't going to be the success
Story that some people imagine it will be.

4700
08:24:38,020 --> 08:24:38,020
and this is maybe the most crucial part of my
Comment in several months.

4701
08:24:42,790 --> 08:24:45,950
the next piece of the agreement comes before
Council. There's another critical choke point for the
Council to consider that could just like

4702
08:24:51,390 --> 08:24:51,390
today, mean the end of this deal where it
Reverts to a mud.

4703
08:24:55,630 --> 08:24:59,150
and I'm again going to reinforce there are
Two critical pieces coming to. Council have to be approved for the deal to move forward.

4704
08:25:01,390 --> 08:25:05,030
one in a few months, the regulating plan and
One in march, which is the final financial plan.

4705
08:25:07,950 --> 08:25:11,470
and with this in mind,
I've got some questions and I think I gave them plenty of time to get down here.

4706
08:25:14,310 --> 08:25:14,310
so for staff, I'm going to ask what we had
Some discussion on tuesday,

4707
08:25:19,870 --> 08:25:19,870
but I'm curious what safeguards and
Monitoring are currently planned out to

4708
08:25:24,510 --> 08:25:28,110
ensure that the infrastructure built is going
To be reasonably priced, properly constructed. How do we know that we
Aren't going to be reimbursing golden pagodas

4709
08:25:34,350 --> 08:25:34,350
or shoddily built wastewater pipes?

4710
08:25:40,830 --> 08:25:43,590
kim lavar is director of financial services. So in our negotiations with endeavor,
We specifically discussed the,

4711
08:25:49,230 --> 08:25:49,230
the types of public infrastructure that would
Be constructed and how that might impact the

4712
08:25:55,710 --> 08:25:55,710
city long term. So we essentially we said and
I apologize,

4713
08:26:01,790 --> 08:26:01,790
I'm trying to find the language very quickly
Here.

4714
08:26:07,150 --> 08:26:07,150
here's the city and dogs had agreed that
Design of all public improvements will

4715
08:26:13,510 --> 08:26:17,390
account for efficient long term operating and
Maintenance costs to the extent that it does not otherwise significantly increase initial
Design and construction costs.

4716
08:26:21,630 --> 08:26:21,630
so we specifically had a conversation about
Not creating infrastructure that becomes far

4717
08:26:28,630 --> 08:26:28,630
too expensive to maintain over the long term
Since we will have ownership of that

4718
08:26:34,350 --> 08:26:34,350
infrastructure. We also have discussed as
Part of the financing agreements,

4719
08:26:41,440 --> 08:26:41,440
that there. And as they're going through this
Construction of this,

4720
08:26:46,120 --> 08:26:49,680
there's there's design reviews and permitting
And things like that, all the things that you would expect. So
There is,

4721
08:26:52,760 --> 08:26:52,760
there's significant oversight in the design
And construction.

4722
08:26:57,000 --> 08:26:57,000
and as we moved through the financing and
Years from now,

4723
08:27:01,600 --> 08:27:01,600
reimbursement capability,
We will continue to have reviews and

4724
08:27:07,440 --> 08:27:07,440
assurances to to, when it comes to the,
All the dollars that they're asking for

4725
08:27:13,640 --> 08:27:16,160
reimbursement for, we will have review
Procedures, we will have mechanisms in place to ensure
That everything,

4726
08:27:20,120 --> 08:27:20,120
every t is crossed, every I is dotted,
Everything is handled properly.

4727
08:27:25,080 --> 08:27:25,080
thank you for clarifying that. That would be
Great to get more visible information about

4728
08:27:31,440 --> 08:27:31,440
those kind of answers and questions for
Endeavor,

4729
08:27:36,920 --> 08:27:38,800
for mr. Suttle and pastor. I'm not sure who wants to field these,
But I'm going to ask him,

4730
08:27:42,240 --> 08:27:42,240
do you feel like you've done an excellent,
Fair,

4731
08:27:46,640 --> 08:27:46,640
poor or worse than poor job communicating
With the public about this potential

4732
08:27:51,640 --> 08:27:51,640
development? We could have done a lot better.

4733
08:27:59,920 --> 08:27:59,920
we've done poorly. We've.

4734
08:28:06,960 --> 08:28:06,960
has anybody from the city discussed with you
The fact that you need to provide information

4735
08:28:12,160 --> 08:28:12,160
to the public, and if so,
When did that happen?

4736
08:28:18,120 --> 08:28:18,120
I don't know when, but we've we've all talked
As this project has evolved and it went

4737
08:28:23,920 --> 08:28:26,400
faster than a lot of things we're used to in
Austin. There were multiple reasons for that.

4738
08:28:28,360 --> 08:28:28,360
one is one of which is we don't have an
Annexation process in the books and a meeting

4739
08:28:35,770 --> 08:28:35,770
process, but we've all now that we've had a
Chance to review it.

4740
08:28:40,410 --> 08:28:43,410
I wish we'd had more time,
And I wish we would have had more interaction. And I hope to have more
Interaction as we go the next step.

4741
08:28:47,570 --> 08:28:50,610
if this were to happen to pass. Well, let me ask with time the problem or the
Strategy?

4742
08:28:52,970 --> 08:28:55,970
the problem was not strategy. It was it was time and effort and was not
Strategy.

4743
08:29:04,010 --> 08:29:04,010
so if this moves forward,
We're going to see you again in the fall for

4744
08:29:08,170 --> 08:29:11,650
another approval for the next phase of the
Plan. I want you to know that if we're back here
And we're still seeing the same amount of

4745
08:29:14,890 --> 08:29:18,610
confusion and concern and distrust in this
Process, I'm assuredly voting no on this.

4746
08:29:21,330 --> 08:29:21,330
here are some of the things that I'm hearing
Right now, including the last 24 hours.

4747
08:29:25,930 --> 08:29:29,130
I'm hearing this as a $2.2 billion tax
Giveaway. We're giving away residencies,
Hard earned tax dollars to millionaires and

4748
08:29:33,570 --> 08:29:36,050
billionaires at amazon and endeavor. We're hearing that city is going to lose
Money hand over fist in this deal.

4749
08:29:39,610 --> 08:29:43,250
we're hearing humanoid robots are going to
Take people's jobs. We're hearing that mueller and other deals
Have had more park and green space.

4750
08:29:47,330 --> 08:29:47,330
and this is a raw deal from a parks and green
Space perspective.

4751
08:29:51,690 --> 08:29:55,370
we're hearing all the usual committees and
Processes got bypassed. We're hearing people got displaced.

4752
08:29:57,730 --> 08:30:00,770
trails are being planned through people's
Homes. We've heard that they're getting.

4753
08:30:03,330 --> 08:30:03,330
you guys are getting the full sales tax as
Part of this deal for 35 to 45 years.

4754
08:30:08,610 --> 08:30:12,170
we've heard about data centers and military
Contractors. We've heard about rampant water and energy
Use and industrial chemicals and on and on.

4755
08:30:19,130 --> 08:30:23,130
and even if some of these criticisms aren't
Entirely rooted in some of the same facts that I'm familiar with,
They do underscore deep,

4756
08:30:26,540 --> 08:30:26,540
underlying and real concerns about this
Project.

4757
08:30:31,060 --> 08:30:31,060
and if I had to put things into the buckets,
I'd say it would be guardrails,

4758
08:30:35,700 --> 08:30:39,700
flooding, environment,
Green space protections, and economics that make sense.

4759
08:30:42,380 --> 08:30:45,260
and so I came in here ready to vote no. But I can't do that without considering that.

4760
08:30:47,540 --> 08:30:51,140
this could also be a transformational moment
For the city, that a no vote also is tantamount to what
Will likely be luxury single family

4761
08:30:55,300 --> 08:30:55,300
neighborhoods, since unlike mueller,
City doesn't own the land to negotiate with.

4762
08:31:01,260 --> 08:31:01,260
so I want your committee commitment that
After today,

4763
08:31:06,540 --> 08:31:06,540
your principal work is going to be
Communicating with the community,

4764
08:31:10,820 --> 08:31:13,220
communication with my constituents. I want people from across town riding in my
Office saying,

4765
08:31:16,620 --> 08:31:16,620
gosh, I wish richard sutil and andy pasztor
And endeavor would just go away because their

4766
08:31:22,420 --> 08:31:24,940
team were always meeting with my neighbor
Now. Yeah. They're always meeting with my
Neighbors.

4767
08:31:28,820 --> 08:31:28,820
they're holding listening sessions. They're
Trying to show me a great website with robust

4768
08:31:32,940 --> 08:31:32,940
information, information that's been
Validated by third parties and reports.

4769
08:31:37,660 --> 08:31:37,660
can I have that? We will not disappoint you.

4770
08:31:44,980 --> 08:31:44,980
for the rest of the council members or the
Mayor, we will make certain that that happens

4771
08:31:49,220 --> 08:31:52,180
and try to fix what has not happened. Leading up to this, because what I just heard
Is we've done a poor job.

4772
08:31:57,220 --> 08:31:57,220
and so the next question is going to be,
Are you an endeavor equipped and capable of

4773
08:32:01,700 --> 08:32:01,700
delivering that? Yes. We've also heard from
Even a speaker a little while ago.

4774
08:32:08,580 --> 08:32:12,420
if you're needing to move fast,
Which sounds like you are, you need to fix things fast.

4775
08:32:13,660 --> 08:32:13,660
can you do that? Yes. We will.

4776
08:32:20,420 --> 08:32:24,340
you're asking to be our neighbor. And we're making we're here to make sure that
You're a great one if this moves forward,

4777
08:32:31,460 --> 08:32:31,460
if I don't see better accurate information
And robust engagement the next time you're

4778
08:32:35,660 --> 08:32:39,340
here, I'm voting no on your next request. And if we don't fix the process the next
Three months,

4779
08:32:43,540 --> 08:32:46,180
I'm voting no on the next request. This cannot continue. This is also can't be
How we,

4780
08:32:50,940 --> 08:32:53,500
as a city, approach economic development. And the notion that we're in the process of
Building out an economic development strategy

4781
08:32:58,300 --> 08:33:01,260
is terrifying to me right now. So last thing I'll say,
Consider this a stay of execution.

4782
08:33:08,140 --> 08:33:08,140
otherwise, I am back in several months to
Vote against this and likely kill this deal.

4783
08:33:12,860 --> 08:33:16,580
thank you. Thank you. Councilmember duchin
Council member kadri council member, harvard. Madison. The mayor pro tem thank
You.

4784
08:33:18,780 --> 08:33:18,780
mayor. I just have one question of clarity,
Which might lead to more questions.

4785
08:33:22,950 --> 08:33:22,950
but for for director mars,
What happens in a world that endeavor decides

4786
08:33:27,870 --> 08:33:27,870
to annex? Keith mars,
Director of development services department

4787
08:33:34,430 --> 08:33:34,430
should they annex and release from the city's
Extraterritorial jurisdiction,

4788
08:33:39,310 --> 08:33:43,230
then we have no land use controls. We would still be obligated to provide water
And electric to the property.

4789
08:33:48,990 --> 08:33:48,990
directors can speak to that matter as well,
But we would lose essentially everything that

4790
08:33:53,270 --> 08:33:56,750
development services does in terms of the
Permitting and all of the, the building standards that the city has
Would no longer apply.

4791
08:34:01,270 --> 08:34:03,670
so, so just to confirm,
If I'm understanding correctly, we would still be on the hook for paying for water,
Electricity,

4792
08:34:06,390 --> 08:34:07,830
other, other infrastructure. What would that cost look like on a,
On a yearly basis?

4793
08:34:11,710 --> 08:34:11,710
I don't know if you all would have that,
But if you if you all did. Council member I

4794
08:34:17,630 --> 08:34:21,190
think the answer to the question is more
About. We would be required to provide services.

4795
08:34:23,870 --> 08:34:27,270
sure. So it will always be water. It will always be electricity. They are part of our service area.

4796
08:34:28,790 --> 08:34:32,670
they've been part of our service area since
Apparently the mid 70s. And so regardless if this land is annexed,
If they release from our etj,

4797
08:34:38,750 --> 08:34:42,510
they will still receive city services because
We have an electric, an electric utility and a water utility.

4798
08:34:45,230 --> 08:34:45,230
additionally, they will be subject to county
Regulations and county regulations do will

4799
08:34:51,310 --> 08:34:53,790
allow for 100% impervious cover. Counties don't regulate land use the way that
We do.

4800
08:34:56,750 --> 08:34:58,510
they don't have zoning powers. So the data center can can go in.

4801
08:35:02,670 --> 08:35:02,670
so this is and those are things that will tax
Can tax our water and our electric

4802
08:35:09,310 --> 08:35:09,310
infrastructure. So those that is kind of the
How it flows down.

4803
08:35:15,070 --> 08:35:18,280
if this does not move forward. So just to confirm, if in a hypothetical
World this doesn't go forward,

4804
08:35:22,360 --> 08:35:25,480
you're saying it would be,
I guess, easier, or there would be no guardrails for a data center to pop up.

4805
08:35:28,120 --> 08:35:30,640
and a lot of the things that a few months
Ago, when the original item came forward,
Military.

4806
08:35:34,920 --> 08:35:37,520
and so like anything could go there. Correct. There are no the counties cannot
Regulate land use the way that we do.

4807
08:35:42,080 --> 08:35:42,080
got it. Thank you. I might add that one of
The things that council's aware,

4808
08:35:49,800 --> 08:35:49,800
one of the things that the city is looking at
Is how we're going to deal with data centers

4809
08:35:54,240 --> 08:35:54,240
inside the city. And one of the key aspects
Of that is how we utilize,

4810
08:36:00,200 --> 08:36:00,200
in fact, the the resolution that was
Unanimously passed by the council directs the

4811
08:36:05,760 --> 08:36:05,760
city manager to look at means for regulating
Data centers that include land use.

4812
08:36:12,840 --> 08:36:12,840
and one of the things that staff,
Professional staff is currently looking at is

4813
08:36:17,400 --> 08:36:21,080
how we might create a separate zoning. It's not decided yet. It will come to the
Council,

4814
08:36:23,520 --> 08:36:23,520
but we might even create a separate zoning
Category that deals with certain data

4815
08:36:30,680 --> 08:36:30,680
centers. And, and that is different because
There is no zoning requirements,

4816
08:36:36,080 --> 08:36:39,960
no zoning regulations for counties. Council member harper madison,
Followed by mayor pro tem vela.

4817
08:36:42,680 --> 08:36:42,680
thank you, mayor. I appreciate it. I've
Modified my talking points specifically to

4818
08:36:47,160 --> 08:36:47,160
just address some things that happened during
The course of the discussion.

4819
08:36:51,320 --> 08:36:55,320
first of all, I want to thank everybody for
Coming out and participating. It's critical. I mean,
This is what democracy looks like.

4820
08:36:58,560 --> 08:37:01,280
and everybody doesn't do democracy the same. Some people hiss and boo.

4821
08:37:02,840 --> 08:37:05,120
some people don't. You know what I'm saying? And it is what it is. That's what democracy
Looks like.

4822
08:37:08,480 --> 08:37:11,840
and democracy doesn't look like consensus all
The time either, by the way. So in that to testify on matters
With dogs,

4823
08:37:17,170 --> 08:37:17,170
head or otherwise. Some of y'all is not your
First time here.

4824
08:37:21,490 --> 08:37:24,570
you've often lynched your voices,
Which are very valuable. I think sometimes you don't think we're
Listening, but I promise you, we are. And

4825
08:37:28,890 --> 08:37:31,370
some of you, it's your first time. And I'd like to thank you for having the
Courage to do that and participating.

4826
08:37:37,810 --> 08:37:37,810
for those present. One reminder,
Because democracy means that every voice in

4827
08:37:45,610 --> 08:37:48,850
the room gets the right to be heard. I watched people's testimony get compromised
By the way that clapping and screaming and

4828
08:37:54,890 --> 08:37:56,650
like, well into their time. And that's not fair. And so I just want us to
Be cognizant of the fact that this is a

4829
08:38:02,610 --> 08:38:02,610
relatively sacred space and we can't be in an
Echo chamber,

4830
08:38:06,650 --> 08:38:09,370
and we have to give everybody their time. That's just fair. I feel like a lot of the
Folks in the room,

4831
08:38:13,210 --> 08:38:13,210
y'all are people who fight for justice and
Fairness and are thoughtful and believe in

4832
08:38:19,010 --> 08:38:22,490
humanity. So give everybody that opportunity, whether they agree with you or not.

4833
08:38:25,050 --> 08:38:25,050
moving forward, I, I firmly believe that we
Are all obliged to participate,

4834
08:38:31,890 --> 08:38:34,170
to participate in civic discourse. This is how the world goes around.

4835
08:38:37,290 --> 08:38:37,290
with that said, I want to speak further to
Clear community benefits that I think this

4836
08:38:42,770 --> 08:38:42,770
project will bring. I think it's important to
Say that this is not to the mayor's point,

4837
08:38:47,290 --> 08:38:47,290
not a tax giveaway. I think it's also
Important to say that this is not

4838
08:38:52,090 --> 08:38:55,970
environmental racism. And I'll tell you why
In a moment. It's a term that gets thrown around real
Loosey goosey.

4839
08:38:59,490 --> 08:38:59,490
and when you look like me,
It feels away.

4840
08:39:03,650 --> 08:39:03,650
what this development is,
However, it's a once in a lifetime,

4841
08:39:08,370 --> 08:39:10,660
a generational opportunity. I think austin has long been committed to job
Creation,

4842
08:39:14,420 --> 08:39:17,140
housing affordability,
Green space. The austin public has made it very,
Very clear that they support dog's head as a

4843
08:39:22,500 --> 08:39:25,420
vehicle for delivering even more of these
Services, I believe. So today at city hall,
We may have heard an overwhelming majority

4844
08:39:29,900 --> 08:39:32,820
speak against dogs head,
But if I could please have the clerk's office. Can you pull up the image that we
Pulled out?

4845
08:39:40,660 --> 08:39:40,660
she just made a request that you pull up an
Image.

4846
08:39:46,740 --> 08:39:50,300
I want to point out which has been pointed
Out already, and this is I know mr..

4847
08:39:53,660 --> 08:39:53,660
mr. Whaley thinks it's fake news,
But I want to point out that I literally

4848
08:39:58,900 --> 08:40:02,740
talked to constituents all the time who don't
Testify because they're terrified of getting his stead. They're terrified.

4849
08:40:04,660 --> 08:40:07,140
they have social anxiety. They don't want to speak. But this hostility in the room,
They don't want to be a part of that,

4850
08:40:10,980 --> 08:40:12,740
and they don't want to be a target. I don't want you guys to discourage people's
Participation.

4851
08:40:15,980 --> 08:40:18,340
that's all I'm asking. So those numbers there,
As you'll see, those who took a stance on dog

4852
08:40:23,700 --> 08:40:23,700
heads. Dog's head items,
Not just those who vocalized.

4853
08:40:27,740 --> 08:40:27,740
this is this is a perfect example of like the
Vocal minority according to these numbers.

4854
08:40:34,660 --> 08:40:34,660
and and I'm. Disregard because some people
Are just committed to thinking what

4855
08:40:44,620 --> 08:40:48,540
they think. I'll move on to my talking points
About environmental racism. I'll tell you what it means. Environmental
Racism is a term coined by doctor benjamin

4856
08:40:53,900 --> 08:40:53,900
chavis jr, the current president and ceo of
The national newspaper publishers association

4857
08:40:59,860 --> 08:40:59,860
and association of african american newspaper
Publishers from across the country.

4858
08:41:05,580 --> 08:41:09,500
doctor chavez has been a lifelong advocate
For the black community and other marginalized groups. He has been called the
Grandfather of environmental justice movement

4859
08:41:14,900 --> 08:41:18,420
to honor the work that doctor chavez has done
Throughout his life. I want to educate everybody about what
Environmental racism is and what it is not.

4860
08:41:23,140 --> 08:41:23,140
environmental racism is the disproportionate
Exposure of marginalized communities to

4861
08:41:28,740 --> 08:41:32,580
environmental hazards like toxic toxic waste
Sites, landfills, industrial pollution.

4862
08:41:35,300 --> 08:41:38,940
it is discriminatory policies,
Unequal enforcement of regulations, and the intentional placement of hazardous
Facilities in marginalized neighborhoods.

4863
08:41:44,140 --> 08:41:44,140
environmental racism is not nimbyism dressed
Up as social justice.

4864
08:41:49,020 --> 08:41:52,540
using the term for this project is a dog
Whistle, and it cheapens the experience of true
Systemic environmental injustice.

4865
08:41:57,860 --> 08:41:57,860
I'm going to assume that the community
Members misusing this term are so fortunate

4866
08:42:02,820 --> 08:42:02,820
as to not have experienced systemic racism
And are unable to recognize it when it

4867
08:42:10,390 --> 08:42:13,910
happens and understand what it is and what it
Is not. I support the dog's head development and the
Opportunities it will bring to our community.

4868
08:42:18,430 --> 08:42:21,790
not only will this development bring new
Places to live, work and play, it will also bring
Opportunities for small businesses and

4869
08:42:26,710 --> 08:42:30,590
entrepreneurship. Two things that are very
Near and dear to my heart. Austin is growing and evolving and I look
Forward to seeing what comes.

4870
08:42:34,670 --> 08:42:34,670
furthermore, I want to use this conversation
About dogs head to highlight not just the

4871
08:42:39,630 --> 08:42:39,630
benefits to austin as a whole,
But specifically those with living within the

4872
08:42:43,710 --> 08:42:45,630
bounds of the northeast planning district. Somebody made reference to one of my
Colleagues earlier, this not being her

4873
08:42:48,710 --> 08:42:51,630
district. Well, it is mine. For those who are not familiar,
The northeast planning district is a joint

4874
08:42:55,350 --> 08:42:55,350
effort between the city of austin and travis
County addressing infrastructure,

4875
08:43:00,110 --> 08:43:00,110
mobility and housing needs in historically
Underserved area of austin.

4876
08:43:05,790 --> 08:43:05,790
the northeast planning district covers nearly
30mi² of northeast austin and eastern travis

4877
08:43:11,110 --> 08:43:13,950
county, roughly bounded by the colorado
River. Us 183, us 290 and sh 130.

4878
08:43:17,070 --> 08:43:17,070
for years now, this effort has been aimed at
Meeting this effort that my team and I have

4879
08:43:23,550 --> 08:43:26,790
worked on for over six years. This effort has been aimed at meeting the
Needs in a rapidly growing area to ensure.

4880
08:43:33,390 --> 08:43:33,390
and this is what we're talking about. You can
Get out. You can't stop gentrification.

4881
08:43:37,630 --> 08:43:37,630
it's formulaic, but you can get out in front
Of it and put protections in place.

4882
08:43:41,950 --> 08:43:45,350
and that's why we came up with the northeast
Planning district in the beginning, ideally so aimed at meeting the needs in a
Rapidly growing area to ensure that growth

4883
08:43:52,350 --> 08:43:52,350
benefits existing residents rather than
Driving them out very intentionally by

4884
08:43:58,710 --> 08:43:58,710
bringing major development to four square
Miles directly adjacent to the northeast

4885
08:44:03,640 --> 08:44:05,160
planning district area. We can continue to reconnect east austin to
The rest of the city in a meaningful,

4886
08:44:11,240 --> 08:44:11,240
tangible way. The new street network trails
Utility corridors that will be included in

4887
08:44:17,760 --> 08:44:21,080
dogs. Head will not stop at that property
Line, but will create and improve new means of
Accessibility into and out of an area of

4888
08:44:27,080 --> 08:44:27,080
district one that has been historically
Disconnected,

4889
08:44:31,400 --> 08:44:34,480
neglected, disinvested. More broadly, having a mixed use district of
This scale so close to the northeast planning

4890
08:44:39,920 --> 08:44:39,920
district area will increase housing
Opportunities at a variety of income levels,

4891
08:44:45,800 --> 08:44:48,160
because that's what neighborhoods look like. Diverse like us. This room.

4892
08:44:58,120 --> 08:44:58,120
jobs public infrastructure,
Which will give district one residents more

4893
08:45:03,400 --> 08:45:03,400
opportunities to live,
To work and to access services without

4894
08:45:07,840 --> 08:45:09,920
traveling across the city. The dogs head development will also provide
Opportunities for east austin residents who

4895
08:45:14,160 --> 08:45:14,160
have long lived near and around areas zoned
For industrial uses to enjoy more natural

4896
08:45:21,160 --> 08:45:23,440
amenities along the colorado river. In these ways, dogs head helps to ensure that
East austin residents are included in the

4897
08:45:28,560 --> 08:45:30,480
city's infrastructure growth. Not boxed out of it, though they may be more
May be separate efforts.

4898
08:45:36,960 --> 08:45:38,240
there will be no doubt. There is no doubt they will in no doubt
Reinforce one another and help shape a more

4899
08:45:45,440 --> 08:45:48,280
connected east austin. I'd like to add a few other things. I'm freestyling here. I'm an austinite and
I'm a black american,

4900
08:45:53,880 --> 08:45:56,490
so whoever booed at me. I want you to recognize what it looks like to
Publicly serve in central texas and look like

4901
08:46:04,010 --> 08:46:04,010
me. You sit in this room and you're talking
About injustice,

4902
08:46:11,610 --> 08:46:11,610
racism, and then come for me.

4903
08:46:16,370 --> 08:46:19,170
make it make sense. I didn't. I'm not friends with richard.

4904
08:46:20,490 --> 08:46:23,850
I cuss him out all the time. Well, I do. But that said,
I saw this as an opportunity.

4905
08:46:29,570 --> 08:46:29,570
I saw this as an opportunity to connect the
Area of town that I committed to serve.

4906
08:46:35,290 --> 08:46:35,290
I'm not a politician. I fell into policy
Making because I wanted to make my city,

4907
08:46:40,610 --> 08:46:40,610
my hometown, a better place for my children.

4908
08:46:45,450 --> 08:46:45,450
I'm not here because I want to go to the
State or wherever.

4909
08:46:50,690 --> 08:46:53,290
I don't have political ambition. Not everybody does. Some people just choose
To serve.

4910
08:46:57,130 --> 08:47:01,090
and it's not fair for you to abuse public
Servants. And that's what it is. It's absolute abuse.

4911
08:47:04,010 --> 08:47:07,810
and so I'll close by saying this. I never thought I'd say this. I agreed with everything,
Council member duchin said.

4912
08:47:17,210 --> 08:47:17,210
in the sense that the process was flawed,
Critically and along this path,

4913
08:47:24,130 --> 08:47:27,850
some of the things that said to richard
Included that more consideration, more transparency. What are y'all doing?

4914
08:47:29,970 --> 08:47:31,850
who did you call? Who did you talk to? And those are things that needed to be
Considered,

4915
08:47:34,010 --> 08:47:37,290
that were neglected. And they've readily
Admitted that. But I also want to say something I heard
During the course of the commentary.

4916
08:47:41,570 --> 08:47:44,250
there was a gentleman,
I can't recall his last name, but he sat right there and he said,
Dog's head was named by his father,

4917
08:47:49,930 --> 08:47:53,220
that his family's been there since 1979. That means they were there when operations
Were happening.

4918
08:47:56,740 --> 08:47:56,740
he approves of and looks forward to this
Project,

4919
08:48:01,100 --> 08:48:03,300
a comprehensive opportunity. And y'all still came up and said what you
Said.

4920
08:48:06,420 --> 08:48:06,420
even though 1979 dogs had named by his
Father.

4921
08:48:12,300 --> 08:48:12,300
he's in support. I recognize that not
Everybody's going to be in support of the

4922
08:48:17,060 --> 08:48:17,060
item, but I want us to at least be operating
With factual information to start.

4923
08:48:23,380 --> 08:48:27,100
thank you, mister mayor,
For laying out the facts. I also want us to be open to open to the fact that what you
Thought it was.

4924
08:48:32,780 --> 08:48:36,340
maybe it's not what you thought it was. You
Don't always have to be, right. Do you understand?

4925
08:48:39,900 --> 08:48:42,660
I I'll close now. I really will. I just, I there was so much intention and so
Much thought behind my support for this item.

4926
08:48:50,780 --> 08:48:53,900
I knew y'all were going to drag me and it was
Worth it. I've served this city for seven years.

4927
08:48:56,780 --> 08:48:56,780
I'm done in january. You think I want to get
Dragged when I only got five months left?

4928
08:49:01,540 --> 08:49:01,540
but it was worth it because it means long
Term opportunity for my city.

4929
08:49:09,100 --> 08:49:12,180
I believe in the opportunity. And are there some complications?

4930
08:49:14,060 --> 08:49:14,060
certainly. But how many people knew what a
Turd was before you heard about this?

4931
08:49:19,060 --> 08:49:21,900
honestly, it's no, you don't have to raise
Your hands. I'm saying that some of this is like
Relatively obscure subject matter.

4932
08:49:26,100 --> 08:49:26,100
some of it is really. And I know that the
Inclination to want to protect our water,

4933
08:49:31,460 --> 08:49:34,540
to want to protect nature,
To want to protect our environment. That's listen, we don't we aren't in
Disagreement there.

4934
08:49:38,060 --> 08:49:39,580
so why are we fighting? I think generally speaking,
We probably agree on most of the things that

4935
08:49:43,940 --> 08:49:47,700
you all are in opposition of to this project. But you didn't take the opportunity to even
Recognize that because you don't want to have

4936
08:49:51,100 --> 08:49:51,100
a conversation, you want to have a fight. We
Don't have to fight all the time,

4937
08:49:55,180 --> 08:49:55,180
y'all. Sometimes we can have real discourse,
Real dialog.

4938
08:50:01,980 --> 08:50:01,980
and I hope moving forward that we have the
Opportunity to have these discussions and we

4939
08:50:06,900 --> 08:50:10,420
don't have to agree. I don't mind if you
Don't agree with me. In fact, I, I fully support you and you
Should support me as well.

4940
08:50:15,540 --> 08:50:17,500
I have my opinion on the matter. There are things that I've taken into
Consideration. Somebody said earlier. More

4941
08:50:20,940 --> 08:50:20,940
often than not, how we decide things is based
On our lived experiences.

4942
08:50:25,900 --> 08:50:27,860
I don't know yours, but guess what? You don't know mine either.

4943
08:50:30,180 --> 08:50:32,460
so don't make assumptions. What I'm saying is moving forward with a
Project that offers an opportunity,

4944
08:50:37,700 --> 08:50:40,980
an opportunity of this scale and size. With that level of impact.

4945
08:50:42,820 --> 08:50:42,820
I think it's important to our city and I
Believe in the project and I fully intend to

4946
08:50:47,670 --> 08:50:49,710
support it. Thank you,
Mr. Mayor. Thank you. Council member. Mayor pro
Tem vella and then council member alter.

4947
08:50:58,790 --> 08:51:02,310
thank you very much, council member harper
Madison. I really appreciate your thoughts and words. And I agree with basically
Everything you said.

4948
08:51:05,790 --> 08:51:05,790
I did want to dovetail right off of that
Because I know that you the county via

4949
08:51:12,470 --> 08:51:12,470
commissioner jeff travillion as the mayor,
The county judge,

4950
08:51:17,510 --> 08:51:21,070
have been heavily involved in the northeast
Planning district, which is just on the other side of the river
From dogshit.

4951
08:51:26,510 --> 08:51:26,510
and just north of there is walter e long
Lake,

4952
08:51:32,950 --> 08:51:32,950
which is a phenomenal city asset that is
Extremely underused.

4953
08:51:38,190 --> 08:51:41,350
I mean, everybody I've heard people talk
About it that that should be zilker park east. It's not right now,
But it needs to be.

4954
08:51:46,030 --> 08:51:49,630
and these types of regional plans. Dogs head the northeast planning district are
What will get us to where eastern travis

4955
08:51:57,070 --> 08:51:57,070
county has the same opportunities and
Amenities and quality that western travis

4956
08:52:04,470 --> 08:52:04,470
county does. So I just I really appreciate
The tying the dogs head and the northeast

4957
08:52:09,190 --> 08:52:12,310
planning district together because they
Really ultimately, over the long term, will work hand in hand.

4958
08:52:16,150 --> 08:52:19,990
obviously dogs heads moving quick but
Northeast planning district still working on it. But but I think we will get there.

4959
08:52:24,390 --> 08:52:24,390
next mayor, I appreciate you laying out all
The other entities the government entities

4960
08:52:31,110 --> 08:52:31,110
that will benefit from the tax value.

4961
08:52:35,190 --> 08:52:39,150
and there was one that you didn't mention,
And I got to throw them in because I'm on the board. And it's a mission that's very close
To my heart.

4962
08:52:42,440 --> 08:52:44,800
and that's capital metro. If we do not annex this area,
Then none of that sales tax money in the

4963
08:52:50,880 --> 08:52:53,160
dog's head goes to capital metro. And just as you mentioned with a,
C, c, and with del valle and the others that

4964
08:52:57,920 --> 08:53:00,440
are going to be getting this full on,
There's no ters, there's no redirection of anything.

4965
08:53:02,560 --> 08:53:02,560
capital metro's in that same position where
Every single penny from every dollar spent in

4966
08:53:09,200 --> 08:53:09,200
the dog's head is going to go to capital
Metro to provide transit service,

4967
08:53:13,920 --> 08:53:16,840
not just in the dogs head,
But, you know, throughout its entire service area, which goes all the way up to leander
And out east to maynor.

4968
08:53:21,240 --> 08:53:24,680
the capital metro needs the revenue. We need them to service the dogs head.

4969
08:53:28,280 --> 08:53:28,280
that doesn't happen unless we annex a
Property.

4970
08:53:32,360 --> 08:53:32,360
capital metro does not serve unincorporated
Areas of the county.

4971
08:53:36,720 --> 08:53:39,920
it serves cities within its jurisdiction. So again, that's just something that's kind
Of foundational to me.

4972
08:53:43,600 --> 08:53:46,360
I don't think that we can build the kind of
Project, the kind of housing, the kind of
Neighborhoods that we want to build without

4973
08:53:51,040 --> 08:53:51,040
transit. And that's really the choice that we
Have before us.

4974
08:53:56,560 --> 08:53:59,480
the development is going to move forward one
Way or the other. This kind of, you know,
And again, we, this is not a visioning

4975
08:54:03,760 --> 08:54:07,160
exercise in the sense of like,
Let's kind of like the way that mueller was where, you know, we got that land and we
Could do anything we wanted on that land.

4976
08:54:12,720 --> 08:54:16,520
this is a completely different situation. The laws are different. Everything about it is different.

4977
08:54:19,800 --> 08:54:22,760
it's going to move forward. I think the only
Question here is, is this going to move forward as suburban
Sprawl that is very,

4978
08:54:28,200 --> 08:54:28,200
very car dependent relatively low property
Value per acre.

4979
08:54:34,480 --> 08:54:37,610
and that's only going to house,
Let's say, I don't know, you know, 5000, 6000 people or something like that.

4980
08:54:39,890 --> 08:54:39,890
or is this going to be a dense urban
Development within the city of austin that

4981
08:54:45,730 --> 08:54:45,730
really ultimately generates a lot of property
Taxes and just a lot of good for the the

4982
08:54:53,650 --> 08:54:53,650
public at large? God,
I'm going to quote this and I'm,

4983
08:54:58,570 --> 08:55:00,250
I'm 90% sure it's right. But, you know, downtown folks,
And this is a conversation that that we've

4984
08:55:04,210 --> 08:55:04,210
had a lot on the dyess about how downtown,
I believe it's 1% of the of the geography of

4985
08:55:09,930 --> 08:55:09,930
the city of austin. And if I'm correct,
I believe it generates about 10% of the

4986
08:55:15,090 --> 08:55:18,610
property taxes that kind of fund the city of
Austin. We need more downtown's,
We need more downtown so we can service all

4987
08:55:23,970 --> 08:55:27,410
the other neighborhoods,
Because I know folks pay a lot of property taxes, but that's a lot of times we have
Large neighborhoods where we really don't

4988
08:55:33,450 --> 08:55:33,450
collect enough property taxes to provide the
Level of service that we do.

4989
08:55:37,490 --> 08:55:37,490
we've got to have other parts of town that do
Generate a lot of property taxes to fund

4990
08:55:42,330 --> 08:55:45,770
those parts of town that don't generate a lot
Of property taxes. And again, we're not going to have a lot of
These opportunities.

4991
08:55:48,570 --> 08:55:48,570
the domain which endeavor was was responsible
For is one of them.

4992
08:55:52,730 --> 08:55:55,450
I think that's been a real big success. This is another one. And again,
This is a tremendous opportunity.

4993
08:55:59,690 --> 08:55:59,690
I think to pass it up would be would would
Not be in the interest of the city of austin.

4994
08:56:05,810 --> 08:56:05,810
and finally, I'll finish with with two things
We have in my time on the council.

4995
08:56:12,210 --> 08:56:12,210
we have entered into economic development
Agreements where we are giving money directly

4996
08:56:18,610 --> 08:56:22,090
back to the company, strictly for their
Profits. That was the southwest deal where southwest
Agreed to,

4997
08:56:25,730 --> 08:56:25,730
to do a lot of things and bring their
Employees and base them here and create a lot

4998
08:56:29,930 --> 08:56:29,930
of good jobs, and we gave them a portion of
Their tax revenues back to them that I think

4999
08:56:36,850 --> 08:56:38,890
there might be one more that that we've done, but we rarely the city of austin rarely,
Rarely does that.

5000
08:56:42,490 --> 08:56:42,490
that one, you can call it whatever you want a
Giveaway or this or that.

5001
08:56:46,610 --> 08:56:46,610
it is what it is. A tourist is not that.

5002
08:56:51,210 --> 08:56:51,210
a tourist pays for public infrastructure that
Benefits the public.

5003
08:56:57,450 --> 08:57:00,530
that that will be owned by the city. Again, I don't know if we don't do a tours,
How do we develop the infrastructure that's

5004
08:57:08,090 --> 08:57:08,090
going to make the dog's head a nice place to
Live and to work and to enjoy.

5005
08:57:13,650 --> 08:57:17,610
you know, there's no,
There's no magic pot of money out there. We have to build the road.

5006
08:57:20,410 --> 08:57:23,530
you know, we have to make it happen. And that's what we're doing.

5007
08:57:25,570 --> 08:57:27,690
and again, I fully support the tourists. I also want to say, I mean,
The initial terms of the tours I was

5008
08:57:30,650 --> 08:57:32,660
concerned with through the negotiation. And again, I appreciate our partners in the
Negotiations and our staff very much.

5009
08:57:37,140 --> 08:57:40,220
so we've gotten it to a place where I think
We are in the black. The city is in the black throughout the
Entire period,

5010
08:57:42,660 --> 08:57:45,980
and then when the tourist goes away,
That's a lot of money going into our general fund for our children,
For our grandchildren to pay for the critical

5011
08:57:49,820 --> 08:57:51,580
city services that they need. Finally, when we annex that land,
We also extend all of the austin protections

5012
08:58:01,420 --> 08:58:04,500
that so many of us have fought for on this
Dais. The rent protections,
The freedom city policies,

5013
08:58:08,100 --> 08:58:10,580
no marijuana arrests,
No these kinds of arrests, those kinds of all of that kind of good stuff
That are are extremely energy efficient

5014
08:58:16,980 --> 08:58:16,980
building standards, making sure that
Everything that's built there is to the very

5015
08:58:22,140 --> 08:58:24,380
strict austin code standards. There are huge benefits that are not obvious,

5016
08:58:26,980 --> 08:58:26,980
that are kind of built into the just the way
That the city does business that are going

5017
08:58:31,340 --> 08:58:33,860
out there. And I don't want to discount
Those. You know, we we fight hard to protect our
People here.

5018
08:58:37,580 --> 08:58:37,580
our immigration policies our,
Our apd does not ask anything about

5019
08:58:45,220 --> 08:58:49,140
immigration status when we annex land. The people in that area are also protected by
All those policies that we fought for so hard

5020
08:58:55,180 --> 08:58:57,940
to get. So I'll leave it there,
Mayor. Thank you very much. Thank you.

5021
08:58:59,420 --> 08:59:02,660
mayor pro tem members,
I want to recognize councilmember alter for comments, but on item 111,
He also has a proposed amendment to item 111.

5022
08:59:08,540 --> 08:59:10,420
you have that and it's marked item one. 11th july 23rd, 2026 councilmember alter one.

5023
08:59:15,060 --> 08:59:19,060
and so I'll ask him to comment,
Make comments, and then offer that amendment. Thank you very much. I'm going to echo one or
Multiple comments,

5024
08:59:24,940 --> 08:59:24,940
but that councilmember madison was saying,
You know,

5025
08:59:29,150 --> 08:59:32,670
we don't always agree on the the dais. And I think it's mark often finds himself on
The lonely end over there.

5026
08:59:37,470 --> 08:59:37,470
but as he was speaking,
I, I was in not only full support,

5027
08:59:43,790 --> 08:59:47,190
but, you know, you go,
Mark, go get them. That's what needs to be said.

5028
08:59:48,950 --> 08:59:48,950
but it was, I think, focused rightfully on
One party to this agreement,

5029
08:59:57,430 --> 08:59:59,790
but we're the other party. And this process was broken from our side as
Well.

5030
09:00:05,870 --> 09:00:05,870
we is not endeavor's job to educate the
Public.

5031
09:00:11,590 --> 09:00:11,590
they're not the public's representatives. We
Are. It is not their job to hold a commission

5032
09:00:19,910 --> 09:00:19,910
meeting. That's why we have our boards and
Commissions we are trusted with ensuring that

5033
09:00:27,950 --> 09:00:31,910
this city is the best place it can be for its
Residents. That's not the job that they have.

5034
09:00:34,590 --> 09:00:34,590
and so I think this process has not lived up
To what it needs to.

5035
09:00:40,470 --> 09:00:40,470
from our side, we we should have required
More required more public engagement,

5036
09:00:47,990 --> 09:00:47,990
required more information,
And we didn't.

5037
09:00:52,070 --> 09:00:52,070
and normally I would say.

5038
09:00:56,750 --> 09:00:56,750
that is grounds to hit the brakes.

5039
09:01:02,870 --> 09:01:02,870
and let the process play out how it should
Have.

5040
09:01:09,270 --> 09:01:09,270
but there's a big but and we've talked about
It here today.

5041
09:01:15,310 --> 09:01:15,310
there is an opportunity on the doorstep that
If we delay,

5042
09:01:23,680 --> 09:01:25,120
will not come to fruition. And we might disagree on whether or not it's
A good thing to have this advanced robotics

5043
09:01:33,120 --> 09:01:33,120
facility come. I it's fully reasonable to
Have differing opinions,

5044
09:01:39,080 --> 09:01:39,080
but what we know is that this facility wants
To come online very soon.

5045
09:01:46,480 --> 09:01:46,480
that if it does, they're talking about
Multibillion dollar investment,

5046
09:01:52,040 --> 09:01:52,040
and that is money that we can have available
In our budget in two years time.

5047
09:02:01,080 --> 09:02:01,080
and we had a speaker come here and talk about
How can you do this while you're cutting

5048
09:02:06,480 --> 09:02:06,480
social services? Well,
That's exactly what I'm thinking about.

5049
09:02:10,920 --> 09:02:10,920
if we had this money this year,
We would be able to avoid any cuts to

5050
09:02:16,480 --> 09:02:16,480
behavioral health services,
Any cuts to homeless services,

5051
09:02:21,240 --> 09:02:21,240
any cuts to violence prevention and basic
Needs.

5052
09:02:25,920 --> 09:02:29,680
things that keep people fed,
Keep people sheltered, keep people alive, and usually do it in a way
That makes your quality of life and

5053
09:02:39,520 --> 09:02:41,680
your cost of living a little bit lower. Because we're not responding to people with
Police,

5054
09:02:44,240 --> 09:02:44,240
we're putting them in housing,
We're getting them fed. And so that's the

5055
09:02:48,320 --> 09:02:48,320
urgency. And we are going to have more
Process here between now and march,

5056
09:02:57,480 --> 09:03:00,800
and we better do a better job. But in the meantime, we are setting the stage
To be able to have the resources a growing

5057
09:03:07,840 --> 09:03:07,840
city like ours needs in order to meet the
Needs of the community,

5058
09:03:12,040 --> 09:03:12,040
because the state certainly isn't going to do
It.

5059
09:03:16,240 --> 09:03:16,240
and that is why I am planning to vote yes.

5060
09:03:21,170 --> 09:03:24,210
why we need to move forward on this. With that, I do have an amendment.

5061
09:03:28,850 --> 09:03:28,850
and this amendment. Is to take a portion of
The revenue that the

5062
09:03:38,810 --> 09:03:38,810
city is going to be receiving from this,
And dedicating that revenue to affordable

5063
09:03:45,890 --> 09:03:49,370
housing and to our parks. These are two things that enrich our
Community that build austin.

5064
09:03:56,810 --> 09:03:56,810
and I want the public to be absolutely clear
Why this is a benefit for our community.

5065
09:04:05,450 --> 09:04:05,450
with these dollars, we will be making austin
More affordable and more livable by using

5066
09:04:12,290 --> 09:04:13,930
this money for that purpose. So with that, I would move to amend item 111
With council member alter one motion sheet.

5067
09:04:22,850 --> 09:04:22,850
council member council member alter moves
Approval of alter one amendment to item

5068
09:04:29,930 --> 09:04:29,930
number 111. Seconded by council member
Cowdrey.

5069
09:04:35,370 --> 09:04:38,450
discussion on the motion to amend. We're going to vote on the motion to amend.

5070
09:04:40,890 --> 09:04:43,050
yes. Mayor pro tem. Thank you mayor. Questions for staff. In terms of again,
We want to make sure that we are keeping

5071
09:04:53,010 --> 09:04:53,010
the city in the black in the sense that we
Want to make sure that the property and sales

5072
09:04:59,530 --> 09:04:59,530
taxes that are flowing out of dog's head are
Enough to pay for any services that we will

5073
09:05:08,450 --> 09:05:11,930
have to provide to dog's head. And let me just say, I agree conceptually,
I really like the idea and I like the,

5074
09:05:16,770 --> 09:05:16,770
the amendment. My, my gut sense would be the
5% of property tax in years one through 20

5075
09:05:22,490 --> 09:05:22,490
that that doesn't really give me a lot of
Heartburn. The 14% in years,

5076
09:05:27,610 --> 09:05:27,610
20 to 35. Again, I know y'all are working on
The fly here,

5077
09:05:31,770 --> 09:05:31,770
but any thoughts on on,
On how that affects the,

5078
09:05:37,930 --> 09:05:37,930
the kind of the revenues and our ability to
Maintain services.

5079
09:05:42,570 --> 09:05:42,570
so when I did the, the quick math on this
Years fi 49 through 2052,

5080
09:05:50,250 --> 09:05:50,250
there's, it creates some negative balances at
That point.

5081
09:05:56,410 --> 09:05:56,410
that being said well,
That's 20 plus years from now.

5082
09:06:04,090 --> 09:06:04,090
we also, so I think as we continue to work
Towards the final project and financing plan

5083
09:06:09,330 --> 09:06:09,330
we can continue to collaborate and make sure
That we're keeping that whole, but in the.

5084
09:06:13,740 --> 09:06:15,620
it's. It's not for 20 years or. No. Yeah. And obviously we can amend this at
Any time.

5085
09:06:20,500 --> 09:06:22,180
the council can amend it at any time. And depending upon what you're doing in
Housing anyway,

5086
09:06:24,940 --> 09:06:24,940
you might reduce reduce one pot for this pot
To fill that in.

5087
09:06:29,660 --> 09:06:32,100
yeah. And I thought about that. Money's fungible, you know,
And so money that's going into the housing

5088
09:06:35,060 --> 09:06:38,460
trust fund might be kept in the general fund
From another kind of it all kind of, you know, goes into ultimately the same pot.

5089
09:06:44,940 --> 09:06:47,180
all right. I'll leave it at that. I appreciate the, the,
The, the analysis.

5090
09:06:49,700 --> 09:06:49,700
thank y'all. Thank you. Further discussion on
Alter amendment number one to item 111.

5091
09:06:56,580 --> 09:06:59,660
hearing none. Without objection. You can't use a no alter amendment.

5092
09:07:03,060 --> 09:07:06,460
number one is adopted,
With council member duchin being shown voting no. Members. That will take us back to the
Main motion,

5093
09:07:09,740 --> 09:07:09,740
which is to approve item 111,
As amended.

5094
09:07:14,100 --> 09:07:14,100
the main motion is to approve item 111,
As amended.

5095
09:07:20,260 --> 09:07:20,260
and I'll ask that you for a show of hands,
Those in favor of item 111,

5096
09:07:25,780 --> 09:07:25,780
as amended. Please show your hands.

5097
09:07:34,380 --> 09:07:34,380
all those opposed, please raise your hands.

5098
09:07:42,700 --> 09:07:42,700
members there being seven votes in favor and
Three in opposition and one absence,

5099
09:07:48,060 --> 09:07:51,940
item number 111, as amended,
Passes on all three readings. That will now take us to item number 15.

5100
09:07:54,340 --> 09:07:54,340
two down, five to go. We'll go to item number
15.

5101
09:08:00,020 --> 09:08:00,020
and I will turn to the clerk's office to
Begin speakers on item number 15.

5102
09:08:08,740 --> 09:08:11,670
thank you, mayor rita thompson. Josh goldenberg. Susana almanza.

5103
09:08:15,030 --> 09:08:18,910
susana, are you here? When she calls your
Names, if you want to be heard,
Please come forward.

5104
09:08:21,910 --> 09:08:25,630
okay. I'm not seeing jonathan davidson. Ben thompson. I'm not seeing anyone come
Forward.

5105
09:08:31,510 --> 09:08:31,510
I'll keep going. Max. Richard sutil.

5106
09:08:36,870 --> 09:08:39,710
mr. Sutil, are you here? You have time. Donated by amanda moro.

5107
09:08:41,630 --> 09:08:43,310
is amanda still here? Okay. Four minutes. Adam. James.

5108
09:08:46,230 --> 09:08:46,230
angela van etkin. Mayor.

5109
09:08:53,190 --> 09:08:55,630
members of the council. Richard. Settle. Just
Briefly, I want to touch on again.

5110
09:08:57,390 --> 09:09:00,830
it's. It's a reimbursement. It's not a tax
Subsidy. In following up with council member duchin's
Request,

5111
09:09:05,070 --> 09:09:08,070
we will start that community engagement
Tomorrow. But the one thing I want to get on the table
Right away is the folks on ergots were taking

5112
09:09:12,030 --> 09:09:15,950
that road out of there,
And we're not going to take out that business coming through. Montopolis.

5113
09:09:17,550 --> 09:09:17,550
thank you. Thank you. Continuing on,
Bill bunch.

5114
09:09:24,230 --> 09:09:26,270
bill. Oliver. Zachary. Faddis. Stacey. Schmidt.

5115
09:09:29,670 --> 09:09:29,670
betsy. Greenberg. Bill.

5116
09:09:39,470 --> 09:09:42,950
bunch. Silver springs district five. This is for the project plan and project
Financing plan.

5117
09:09:47,350 --> 09:09:47,350
preliminarily. Nothing in there is set in
Stone.

5118
09:09:52,510 --> 09:09:54,790
it can be changed at any time. So you're given a false sense of being told
What the hell you're doing.

5119
09:09:59,630 --> 09:09:59,630
you're really talking about committing five
Over $5 billion of money.

5120
09:10:08,040 --> 09:10:08,040
setting up a board structure where endeavor
Has a veto.

5121
09:10:13,280 --> 09:10:16,280
three and three members. It's unconstitutional delegation of your
Governmental powers to a private entity to do

5122
09:10:21,480 --> 09:10:21,480
that. In my legal opinion the money in here
Is just ridiculous.

5123
09:10:27,880 --> 09:10:27,880
I mean, there's over $600 million of
Contingency.

5124
09:10:33,240 --> 09:10:33,240
there's no, you have no independent analysis
Of whether the numbers that were fed to you,

5125
09:10:40,200 --> 09:10:40,200
of what it cost to build the sewer lines,
The parking lots,

5126
09:10:44,800 --> 09:10:44,800
the parking garages, the driveways the water
Lines,

5127
09:10:50,200 --> 09:10:50,200
the roads every little driveway,
All they're defining all public

5128
09:10:56,480 --> 09:10:56,480
infrastructure as almost everything except
The buildings and the robot machines inside

5129
09:11:04,280 --> 09:11:04,280
the buildings. We saw this with endeavor at
The statesman put these giant parking garages

5130
09:11:12,680 --> 09:11:12,680
that have a few places for the public,
But are mostly for their for profit use,

5131
09:11:18,520 --> 09:11:21,320
were defined as public facilities. Sidewalks. Behind locked gates were public
Facilities.

5132
09:11:24,800 --> 09:11:27,640
that's what you're doing here. So you really should vote no on this.

5133
09:11:32,640 --> 09:11:32,640
voting yes though, doesn't mean what you
Think it does.

5134
09:11:37,120 --> 09:11:37,120
it can be changed at any time.

5135
09:11:46,920 --> 09:11:50,760
good evening. Now, mayor,
Mayor pro tem council members, I'm stacy schmidt with opportunity austin,
And I'm here to encourage you to approve not

5136
09:11:56,080 --> 09:11:58,560
only this item, but all the dogs had items. I'm trying to be cognizant of your time and I
Appreciate all of your attentiveness all day

5137
09:12:05,970 --> 09:12:05,970
long. It's clear that this is an important
Moment for the city.

5138
09:12:10,970 --> 09:12:13,730
austin has long succeeded by making
Thoughtful, forward looking investments that strengthen
Our economy while enhancing the quality of

5139
09:12:18,330 --> 09:12:18,330
life. The proposed dogs head tours follows
That same approach and aligns with the vision

5140
09:12:24,010 --> 09:12:24,010
in the city economic development framework
That you all adopted in may.

5141
09:12:29,330 --> 09:12:31,610
this tours is more than a single project. It's an opportunity to transform the
Underutilized land in this mixed use

5142
09:12:36,090 --> 09:12:36,090
district. With housing,
Employment opportunities restored,

5143
09:12:40,530 --> 09:12:40,530
open space, expanded public access,
And more than six miles of hike and bike

5144
09:12:45,930 --> 09:12:49,490
trails, as mentioned earlier,
And time and fiscal constraints. Approving the tours and this financing plan
Will help expand our tax base,

5145
09:12:54,090 --> 09:12:57,330
generate new revenue for the infrastructure
And city services, and create lasting value for our community.

5146
09:13:00,370 --> 09:13:00,370
as mentioned, by expanding the tax base,
The city will be in a better position to

5147
09:13:04,850 --> 09:13:04,850
provide many of the services that have been
Mentioned several times today.

5148
09:13:10,330 --> 09:13:10,330
companies across the country and around the
World seek austin for our talented workforce

5149
09:13:15,650 --> 09:13:15,650
and our innovative ecosystem to remain
Competitive with cities for significant

5150
09:13:21,810 --> 09:13:21,810
private investment, we must demonstrate our
Commitment to projects that enable growth.

5151
09:13:27,770 --> 09:13:31,410
the company considering initial investment,
Will strengthen our position as a global leader in advanced manufacturing and create
Hundreds of high quality,

5152
09:13:34,770 --> 09:13:38,450
good paying jobs for austinites and. And note the financials that are in this
Packet don't even include this project or any

5153
09:13:43,050 --> 09:13:46,210
of the future projects that may come here. This company's commitments to higher
Education partnerships.

5154
09:13:49,850 --> 09:13:51,930
thank you. Appreciate you being here. Thank you. Craig nazer is here.

5155
09:13:58,930 --> 09:14:00,970
okay, just two minutes then. Mr.. Nazar. Garrett. Tongue, stephen.

5156
09:14:03,050 --> 09:14:03,050
brown, mark. Duvall.

5157
09:14:14,130 --> 09:14:14,130
craig. Esser. Austin. Sierra club and austin
Environmental democrats.

5158
09:14:18,570 --> 09:14:22,410
this comment is for the cameras. There has been no serious discussion about
Flooding at any dogs head meeting.

5159
09:14:28,490 --> 09:14:31,170
I am not a hydrologist. You have some very good hydrologists in
Austin.

5160
09:14:33,490 --> 09:14:36,890
watershed protection. Unfortunately,
You have cut most of them from this discussion. This major flaw could lose the
Taxpayer millions of dollars or even lose

5161
09:14:42,450 --> 09:14:42,450
their life. Virtually all the dogs head is
Either either in the 100 year floodplain or

5162
09:14:47,970 --> 09:14:49,730
the 500 year floodplain. A 100 year flood is not a flood that happens
Once every hundred years.

5163
09:14:54,770 --> 09:14:58,620
what it means is that based on rainfall
Amount averages that were obtained over a fixed 30 years, in any given year,
There is a 1% chance of having a 100 year

5164
09:15:04,340 --> 09:15:04,340
flood and a 0.2% chance of having a 500 year
Flood.

5165
09:15:08,860 --> 09:15:08,860
this does not take into account the
Nonlinearly rising rainfall rates of climate

5166
09:15:13,700 --> 09:15:13,700
change, as it assumes the chances are fixed
For the years 1989 to 2019,

5167
09:15:20,140 --> 09:15:23,300
which is already seven years in the past. There have already been three 100 year floods
In the dog's head over the past 15 years.

5168
09:15:29,620 --> 09:15:29,620
when? When do you want to bet the next 500
Year flood will come?

5169
09:15:34,860 --> 09:15:34,860
flood risk for downtown austin was mitigated
By the construction of the hyland dams.

5170
09:15:39,980 --> 09:15:43,500
longhorn dam is a flow through dam and is in
Need of repair. It exerts very little control on flood water
Conditions below it.

5171
09:15:47,220 --> 09:15:51,100
without the hyland dams,
We could not be meeting here right where we're sitting. The longhorn dam cannot
Provide the same control for the dog's head.

5172
09:15:56,500 --> 09:15:56,500
both the city and the county will pay the
High costs of more major flooding,

5173
09:16:01,460 --> 09:16:03,660
which makes a 45 year horizon. Tours for this development by either the city
Or travis county.

5174
09:16:07,340 --> 09:16:07,340
a very bad financial risk for the people of
Austin.

5175
09:16:17,460 --> 09:16:19,700
please. Good evening,
Mayor and council. My name is mark duvall. I'm the president of
The greater austin asian chamber of commerce.

5176
09:16:23,660 --> 09:16:23,660
I live in district six,
And I'm here to urge you to vote yes on all

5177
09:16:28,100 --> 09:16:32,020
the dog's head items. We recognize the
Anxiety around the development. We recognize many of the concerns around
Environmental protection,

5178
09:16:35,620 --> 09:16:38,900
information availability,
Community engagement, affordability. All of these things are important. But we
Have confidence in you,

5179
09:16:41,900 --> 09:16:45,300
mr. Mayor. This council,
City manager and staff, we've also got confidence,
Tremendous confidence in this city and all

5180
09:16:48,620 --> 09:16:52,590
the institutions and organizations to come
Together to work together with the county to make this incredible opportunity work.

5181
09:16:55,510 --> 09:16:55,510
so we believe in the potential of this
Project and our ability to deliver.

5182
09:17:00,030 --> 09:17:03,670
bottom line is that bringing the city,
This land into the city gives us a clear framework to ensure the adoption of stricter
Environmental standards,

5183
09:17:07,790 --> 09:17:07,790
as well as developmental developmental
Standards.

5184
09:17:12,390 --> 09:17:16,070
the project transforms disturbed land,
Encourages responsible, long term strategic economic development,
Replaces inefficient,

5185
09:17:19,590 --> 09:17:23,030
fragmented growth with intentional planned
Growth, actually creates an unmatched opportunity to
Engage local,

5186
09:17:26,550 --> 09:17:29,030
environmental, community and business groups. It also facilitates the deployment of
Coordinated,

5187
09:17:31,470 --> 09:17:31,470
modern, efficient, world class infrastructure
And world class environmental solutions

5188
09:17:36,910 --> 09:17:39,830
across this area well into the future. Approval today sends a very strong message,
Of course,

5189
09:17:43,310 --> 09:17:43,310
but ensures that we move forward with real
Economic development momentum,

5190
09:17:47,630 --> 09:17:47,630
and that's important. Austin is open for
Business and we welcome premier quality

5191
09:17:51,990 --> 09:17:51,990
global investment. Tirz is a common tool,
And this one seems to be doing exactly what

5192
09:17:56,270 --> 09:17:56,270
it should do. Create a transparent mechanism
To help the development pay for some of the

5193
09:18:01,030 --> 09:18:03,910
infrastructure without touching the general
Fund. This is not unusual. It's important.

5194
09:18:06,230 --> 09:18:09,150
if austin wants to remain competitive and
Sustainable, we must unlock this project.

5195
09:18:10,590 --> 09:18:13,990
please vote yes and ideally do so with travis
County. Thank you. Thank you. Lisa levins,
Is audrey stanton here?

5196
09:18:22,670 --> 09:18:22,670
no she's not. Okay, just two minutes,
Then mary ann sanchez and valerie menard.

5197
09:18:27,630 --> 09:18:27,630
valerie, are you here? Doesn't appear to be.

5198
09:18:31,910 --> 09:18:31,910
okay. Robin schneider.

5199
09:18:37,870 --> 09:18:40,510
ready? Okay. Good afternoon. My name is lisa levins,
And I live in. I live near the dog's head.

5200
09:18:43,990 --> 09:18:47,030
I'm asking you to vote no on item 15. Even if someone believes that aye tears could
Be appropriate under the right circumstances,

5201
09:18:52,000 --> 09:18:55,600
today's financing plan still raises an
Important question. Where are the safeguards for taxpayers?

5202
09:18:58,680 --> 09:19:02,560
this plan commits the city to a financial
Structure that could shape public investment for years to come. Before taking that step,
I believe council should demand answers to

5203
09:19:07,680 --> 09:19:10,360
several basic questions. What specific public benefits are guaranteed
Rather than simply anticipated?

5204
09:19:15,960 --> 09:19:18,000
that trail is private,
By the way. What protection exists if project timelines
Change?

5205
09:19:21,480 --> 09:19:21,480
what measurable benchmarks must be met
Before.

5206
09:19:26,880 --> 09:19:29,600
for additional public investment occurs? And most perhaps most importantly,
How will the public know whether this tier is

5207
09:19:34,280 --> 09:19:34,280
actually succeeded? Every investment should
Have measurable outcomes.

5208
09:19:38,640 --> 09:19:42,160
if we're redirecting public revenue,
Then we should know exactly what taxpayers are buying. The public deserves more than
Promises.

5209
09:19:45,880 --> 09:19:48,840
we deserve accountability. I've heard this project described as a
Partnership.

5210
09:19:51,360 --> 09:19:54,040
partnerships require shared risk. Right now, it appears that much of the
Certainty flows to the developer while the

5211
09:19:59,160 --> 09:20:01,480
uncertainty remains with the public. That imbalance should concern every single
Member of this council.

5212
09:20:06,160 --> 09:20:08,840
this is not. This isn't simply about one
Development. It's about. It's about precedent.

5213
09:20:11,520 --> 09:20:11,520
if austin approves financing plans without
Demanding rigorous financial accountability,

5214
09:20:15,680 --> 09:20:15,680
future developer developers will reasonably
Expect the same treatment.

5215
09:20:20,080 --> 09:20:23,560
you have an opportunity today to set a higher
Standard, require independent verification.

5216
09:20:26,040 --> 09:20:28,880
require measurable performance. Require enforceable accountability.

5217
09:20:31,240 --> 09:20:31,240
public incentives should be earned through
Demonstrated public benefit not assumed

5218
09:20:35,520 --> 09:20:38,200
because a project is large. As someone who lives in the area most
Affected,

5219
09:20:41,640 --> 09:20:45,010
I also want to emphasize that trust has been
One of the biggest casualties in this project. Process. Please.

5220
09:20:53,050 --> 09:20:53,050
my name is robin schneider,
But what I want to start with is a statement

5221
09:20:58,010 --> 09:21:01,530
by a dog's head resident,
Frederick williams, and this is his spouse,
Lee williams.

5222
09:21:04,050 --> 09:21:06,330
she's too nervous to testify and didn't sign
Up. So I'm reading a statement that her spouse
Wrote.

5223
09:21:10,010 --> 09:21:13,370
I'm an african american,
Vietnam. I'm sorry. African american marine veteran
Who served my country faithfully and

5224
09:21:18,530 --> 09:21:20,930
honorably for 20 years. Upon retirement and returning to the state
And city of my birth,

5225
09:21:25,610 --> 09:21:29,570
I acquired the american dream that I finally. That I faithfully defended.

5226
09:21:31,490 --> 09:21:31,490
now, the very council that I expect to work
For the people is looking to strip me of my

5227
09:21:38,810 --> 09:21:41,930
fulfilled american dream. Most of my neighbors are spanish speaking
People who are live below the poverty line.

5228
09:21:48,250 --> 09:21:51,570
they are trying to take advantage of this. Please oppose the dog's head development and
The metropolis extension,

5229
09:21:56,090 --> 09:21:59,170
which will require the demolition of my home, my american dream. Most of the people council
Member harbor madison that spoke who live in

5230
09:22:05,970 --> 09:22:07,690
the area are opposed to this. One person, at least one person,
Was on the other side,

5231
09:22:10,490 --> 09:22:12,570
but most were opposed to this. Speaking for myself, I would hope council
Member harbor,

5232
09:22:16,610 --> 09:22:16,610
madison and and council member alter who you
Said support what council member duchin

5233
09:22:24,570 --> 09:22:24,570
outlined that you also will be executioners
Of this project.

5234
09:22:29,570 --> 09:22:29,570
if the demands for community input and
Transparency are not met when this comes

5235
09:22:34,970 --> 09:22:34,970
back. If you truly supported what
Councilmember duchin said.

5236
09:22:39,770 --> 09:22:39,770
I hope you will fulfill that promise that he
Made.

5237
09:22:44,290 --> 09:22:46,410
also, there's no guarantee of housing in
This. There's no guarantee we're going to have a
Downtown in the dog's head.

5238
09:22:51,010 --> 09:22:54,330
let's be clear about what our fantasies and
Reality. Thank you. Lynn. Wong yuen.

5239
09:23:01,290 --> 09:23:01,290
rachel scott, robert. Hale.

5240
09:23:06,210 --> 09:23:08,930
pedro. Hernandez. Junior. Harper. Higginbotham. Kat.

5241
09:23:12,170 --> 09:23:12,170
garcia. Matt. Patton.

5242
09:23:30,770 --> 09:23:34,410
welcome. Thank you. Hello. My name is cat
Gorilla. So what I've heard today is that pretty much
Everyone in this room is in agreement with

5243
09:23:39,460 --> 09:23:39,460
what we want. We want to see environmental
Protections and affordable housing and

5244
09:23:44,860 --> 09:23:47,940
parkland and all of these good things. I want those things. Absolutely.

5245
09:23:49,420 --> 09:23:49,420
I think what we are in disagreement about is
What is written in paper in front of y'all

5246
09:23:54,780 --> 09:23:54,780
today to sign off on whether that upholds and
Represents accurately what we all want or

5247
09:24:01,020 --> 09:24:02,980
not. That's what we're in disagreement about, from what I see. And the thing that I really
Don't understand from this council in

5248
09:24:07,220 --> 09:24:10,140
particular, is what the urgency is. So we've heard that the urgency is that a
Client might leave the client that is not

5249
09:24:14,660 --> 09:24:14,660
your client. We are your client.

5250
09:24:18,740 --> 09:24:18,740
okay. So that's that's why it's very
Difficult to accept words and promises and

5251
09:24:26,260 --> 09:24:26,260
assurances and questions when they are not
Written down in paper.

5252
09:24:30,500 --> 09:24:33,220
the county commissioners asked really,
Really good questions. And they did the honorable thing,
Which was to say, we need to review these

5253
09:24:36,140 --> 09:24:39,740
answers and we need to get better answers
Before we sign off on this. And that's all we're asking you to do today.
That's all I'm asking you to do today is get

5254
09:24:43,980 --> 09:24:46,340
some solid answers on paper,
Come back to us, and then make these decisions,
Because this is a lot of money and this is 45

5255
09:24:49,420 --> 09:24:49,420
years, and it's a really big decision no
Matter how you split it.

5256
09:25:01,820 --> 09:25:01,820
it seems like what endeavor has achieved
Today is two dogs heads.

5257
09:25:08,260 --> 09:25:12,020
they have obtained this property and they
Will develop it no matter what. Although I appreciate that we want to have
Some say in how they say it and how they

5258
09:25:16,340 --> 09:25:16,340
develop that. But unfortunately,
They're throwing you scraps and we can do

5259
09:25:23,300 --> 09:25:26,940
better. And that's that's what we're all here
To say is give it some time and make it better. Good evening. My name

5260
09:25:36,830 --> 09:25:39,510
is pedro hernandez junior,
And I'm a resident of the montopolis neighborhood and the transportation
Coordinator with poder.

5261
09:25:43,190 --> 09:25:46,670
and I'm here to urge you to vote no on the
Dog's head items. My colleague adrian macias and I regularly
Test water quality in the colorado river

5262
09:25:51,270 --> 09:25:53,150
under the montopolis bridge. Through that work, we have seen firsthand how
Important it is to protect this river.

5263
09:25:57,470 --> 09:25:57,470
the stretch we monitor is considered one of
The cleaner and more pristine sections of the

5264
09:26:02,310 --> 09:26:02,310
colorado river, and that is something we
Should be fighting to preserve.

5265
09:26:06,630 --> 09:26:06,630
the development of this size will have
Lasting impacts on the watershed.

5266
09:26:10,790 --> 09:26:10,790
increased runoff in. And environmental
Stressors do not stop at the property line.

5267
09:26:16,590 --> 09:26:19,350
they move downstream,
Affecting communities that depend on this river for their quality of life and their
Drinking water.

5268
09:26:22,990 --> 09:26:24,350
for me, this is personal. My daughter and my my daughters and my
Grandchildren live in bastrop.

5269
09:26:27,790 --> 09:26:31,750
they, along with thousands of other texans,
Depend on the colorado river. They deserve clean, safe and usable water,
Just as we do today.

5270
09:26:36,070 --> 09:26:36,070
we have a responsibility to think beyond
Immediate development and consider the long

5271
09:26:41,870 --> 09:26:44,710
term, the long term consequences of our
Decisions. Once the river is degraded,
Restoring it is difficult,

5272
09:26:47,910 --> 09:26:50,510
expensive, and sometimes impossible. I refuse to stand by while decisions are made
That can threaten,

5273
09:26:54,590 --> 09:26:58,230
that could threaten the health of the
Colorado river for future generations. Please protect the colorado river,
Protect downstream communities,

5274
09:27:01,470 --> 09:27:03,110
and vote no on the dog's head items. Thank you. Thank you. Good day.

5275
09:27:10,990 --> 09:27:13,390
good day. I'm sorry. That one. David weinberg. David,
Are you here?

5276
09:27:16,790 --> 09:27:19,510
is holly reed here? Okay,
Then. You all have four minutes. Bianca guerrero.

5277
09:27:22,790 --> 09:27:22,790
andre patterson. Izan eta.

5278
09:27:36,800 --> 09:27:39,440
please begin. Good evening. I'm david weinberg. I'm a resident of austin
City council,

5279
09:27:42,160 --> 09:27:42,160
district five. Two things can be true.

5280
09:27:47,600 --> 09:27:51,000
economic development is important. Part of your job is economic development.

5281
09:27:55,680 --> 09:27:55,680
also, what has happened today at city council
Is bad government.

5282
09:28:02,800 --> 09:28:05,720
I didn't think austin was a place that,
You know, back in may. We've got jeff bezos on the
Phone.

5283
09:28:11,680 --> 09:28:11,680
so we got to ram through this annexation
Before we go on our summer recess.

5284
09:28:17,040 --> 09:28:17,040
but I guess I guess it is the city that I
Live in I think there's been,

5285
09:28:24,520 --> 09:28:26,200
there's been a lot of hand wringing. There's been a lot of beating about the bush.
Well, how how did this car crash happen?

5286
09:28:31,320 --> 09:28:31,320
I want to suggest to you that one of the
Reasons why we are where we are and council

5287
09:28:37,080 --> 09:28:37,080
member duchin expressed his frustrations is
Because I think the developer and the

5288
09:28:44,560 --> 09:28:44,560
developers applicant maybe exercise a little
Too much power with the city council.

5289
09:28:49,840 --> 09:28:53,280
maybe they did a rotten job at public
Outreach because they didn't think they had to. I know that I'm not I'm not talking about
Real estate and development writ large.

5290
09:28:59,760 --> 09:28:59,760
I'm just talking those two companies have
Donated tens of thousands of dollars to many

5291
09:29:06,480 --> 09:29:08,480
members of the city council. I know that I know that my city council
Member has taken about $30,000 in his

5292
09:29:14,240 --> 09:29:18,040
campaign from those two companies alone. And it sort of begs the question if,
If, if these rezoning cases and development

5293
09:29:27,730 --> 09:29:31,250
cases come before this council,
And they're never voted down. What's the incentive for companies,
For companies like this,

5294
09:29:35,130 --> 09:29:35,130
to think that they have to go through a good
Faith public process and engage the public

5295
09:29:40,490 --> 09:29:43,970
and be transparent? I don't think there is. And that is very problematic.

5296
09:29:46,810 --> 09:29:46,810
so what I would ask all of us to do tonight,
Those on the dais,

5297
09:29:52,770 --> 09:29:52,770
those from industry, those other citizens who
Have come here to talk is we need to do

5298
09:29:59,210 --> 09:29:59,210
better. This is a city that we need to hold
Ourselves to a higher standard.

5299
09:30:05,610 --> 09:30:08,650
I've done a lot of work at the capital up the
Street. I've seen, oh, we have big donor on the line.

5300
09:30:10,250 --> 09:30:10,250
we got to get something done for him or her
Asap.

5301
09:30:14,690 --> 09:30:18,610
that should not be how we do business in
Austin. So I appreciate your time.

5302
09:30:22,570 --> 09:30:22,570
and I would hope that in the future,
The sort of mechanisms of local government

5303
09:30:27,930 --> 09:30:30,970
here work and look a little different. Thank you. Angelos angelou,
Peter dutton, derek

5304
09:30:40,570 --> 09:30:40,570
white, erin andrews. You see mccoy,
You see?

5305
09:30:47,410 --> 09:30:47,410
are you here? Is rich hammond still here?

5306
09:30:51,970 --> 09:30:51,970
okay, you'll have four minutes.

5307
09:30:56,890 --> 09:30:59,970
I guess I'll begin. I am not. Is this on? Okay. Perfect.

5308
09:31:01,610 --> 09:31:05,530
yeah. There you go. I am not entirely
Surprised at what just happened. I have to say that we heard through the
Grapevine exactly what was going to happen.

5309
09:31:10,330 --> 09:31:14,090
some votes shifted around. What's your name? Oh,
I'm erin andrews. Thank you. Some votes shifted around,
Which we didn't anticipate.

5310
09:31:17,850 --> 09:31:17,850
we got spoke to about issues like respect and
Respecting each other as people.

5311
09:31:27,410 --> 09:31:27,410
constantly. I have seen most of the chairs
Above be empty when most people are out here

5312
09:31:35,210 --> 09:31:37,290
speaking for what they believe in. I don't think that's very respectful.

5313
09:31:39,490 --> 09:31:42,290
I understand we all need a potty break. We all need a little snack sometimes,
But I think that is where,

5314
09:31:46,490 --> 09:31:48,650
you know, you're supposed to come together
And say, let's take a break. Let's all reset and come
Back.

5315
09:31:52,410 --> 09:31:52,410
there was a time in which more than the
Majority of those seats up there were empty,

5316
09:31:56,890 --> 09:32:00,210
and watching that was quite disturbing. I didn't enjoy it. I don't think anybody
Enjoyed it.

5317
09:32:03,970 --> 09:32:03,970
on the actual preliminary project,
Council member duchin and many of you agreed

5318
09:32:09,090 --> 09:32:09,090
with him that there were huge mistakes made
Without thinking about them in the first

5319
09:32:14,930 --> 09:32:14,930
place. And now you all believe,
And we all believe that going forward,

5320
09:32:19,780 --> 09:32:21,980
you need to do better. That doesn't look like storming through and
Approving each of these things immediately.

5321
09:32:26,980 --> 09:32:30,060
you want endeavor and all of you to do
Better. That starts by taking the time now to pause
And think about it.

5322
09:32:34,100 --> 09:32:34,100
make actual things, go into writing,
And make sure that you take the time now to

5323
09:32:39,780 --> 09:32:43,740
not waste our time again. You want to do better going forward. That starts right now with this vote to vote
No.

5324
09:32:47,260 --> 09:32:47,260
pause and just get clear plans now so that
You don't have people spreading

5325
09:32:53,140 --> 09:32:57,020
misinformation about what it is,
Or you don't sit there and not know if parkland is open space or this,
That and the third.

5326
09:32:59,780 --> 09:33:01,460
we're all confused. Thank you. Start now. Thank you. Thank you.

5327
09:33:06,860 --> 09:33:08,820
whoever wants to go next. I think I had time donated.

5328
09:33:11,020 --> 09:33:14,140
me too. Okay. From rich heyman. I had two minutes. Okay.

5329
09:33:15,540 --> 09:33:18,300
thank you. Is he still here? Yes. Hi. Good evening,
Mayor and council.

5330
09:33:21,780 --> 09:33:23,940
my name is uzi mccoy. I'm an organizer. Hashtag thought leader and d5 resident.

5331
09:33:26,300 --> 09:33:28,580
I study economics and government. Austin is a growing city,
And I love that growth doesn't scare me at

5332
09:33:32,700 --> 09:33:35,700
all. I'm not a nimby. Don't listen to the
Rumors. I want us to keep welcoming new neighbors and
Building more businesses and housing.

5333
09:33:39,980 --> 09:33:43,540
but growth has to reflect the values that we
Claim to stand for. Development paired with real environmental
Risk is just not it.

5334
09:33:47,300 --> 09:33:49,300
this isn't just a subsidy for one project. It's a commitment that will shape austin's
Finances for a generation.

5335
09:33:52,780 --> 09:33:56,220
we shouldn't lock ourselves into decades of
Corporate welfare for amazon, a corporation that's faced repeated criticism
Over labor practices and workplace safety,

5336
09:34:00,860 --> 09:34:04,820
and whose ceo maintains a strong relationship
With our white supremacist and war mongering president. Whether or not you agree with that
Criticism,

5337
09:34:07,980 --> 09:34:11,380
taxpayers shouldn't underwrite billions in
Infrastructure for one of the wealthiest corporations on earth.

5338
09:34:13,180 --> 09:34:17,150
and as a student of economics,
I'll add this the economic benefit these deals get sold on is almost always the gross
Number jobs promised and spending projected,

5339
09:34:22,030 --> 09:34:22,030
not the net. It rarely subtracts what the
Subsidy itself costs us in foregone revenue,

5340
09:34:26,870 --> 09:34:28,510
the public services and the new. The. The new development will demand,
Or the displacement costs that are borne by

5341
09:34:31,950 --> 09:34:33,750
existing residents netted out. And it's rarely the. When it's marketed as.

5342
09:34:36,550 --> 09:34:39,870
look at a map of austin's parks and protected
Land. West austin has about 12 to 15 dedicated
Spaces.

5343
09:34:43,870 --> 09:34:46,910
you can think of the wildlife basin preserve. You can say balconies. You can think along east.

5344
09:34:48,670 --> 09:34:51,150
austin doesn't really have that much. Why do we keep treating the east side as
Nothing?

5345
09:34:53,950 --> 09:34:57,150
why do we keep telling black people,
Brown people and poor people, that they deserve dirty water and dirty air,
And to be and to be victims of negligence,

5346
09:35:01,590 --> 09:35:03,950
negligent businesses,
And bad jobs. And why are we considering this in the middle
Of another budget deficit, when most of that

5347
09:35:07,510 --> 09:35:07,510
revenue would go to a private development
Instead of our financial challenges?

5348
09:35:11,790 --> 09:35:13,390
and I know this vote isn't easy. I know many of you want our city to grow,
So do I.

5349
09:35:16,470 --> 09:35:19,750
but this project has no guarantee,
Legal or otherwise. As confirmed by commissioner shea.

5350
09:35:21,390 --> 09:35:24,390
to build housing, affordable or otherwise. And there's also still no understanding of
Whether or not a data center is underway.

5351
09:35:28,990 --> 09:35:31,070
I'm pro housing and I'm pro growth. And I'm also anti displacement and anti
Environmental harm.

5352
09:35:34,030 --> 09:35:37,950
and I refuse to accept that those can't
Coexist. I also recognize the position this council is
In.

5353
09:35:41,310 --> 09:35:44,110
every member on this dais except councilman
Lane. They ain't paying her that much. Has taken
Thousands and contribute in contributions

5354
09:35:47,670 --> 09:35:51,430
from endeavor or the law firm armbrust and
Brown that represents them. Whether or not that influences your vote
Today,

5355
09:35:53,630 --> 09:35:53,630
the public deserves confidence that this is
Being made solely in austin's best interest.

5356
09:35:58,990 --> 09:36:02,430
I urge you to follow our environmental
Commission and our communities of color and delay or vote no. And instead,
Let's build a greater,

5357
09:36:04,950 --> 09:36:06,390
greener and growing austin. Thank you. Please. Okay.

5358
09:36:14,640 --> 09:36:14,640
so I. Thanks to your re organizing of the
Agenda.

5359
09:36:19,800 --> 09:36:22,280
mayor had a wonderful narrative. I was going to start with item 14.

5360
09:36:24,640 --> 09:36:28,360
go to 15, then go to 111. But you kind of messed it around. So I had to cut and paste and come up with
Something that would.

5361
09:36:31,320 --> 09:36:32,800
I didn't mess it around. Whatever. So I had to reorganize my thoughts
Based upon needing to pass something before

5362
09:36:38,640 --> 09:36:40,000
we pass something else. So. Okay. So yeah, she'll get her time.

5363
09:36:43,120 --> 09:36:43,120
anyway so calling me out,
I'd like to still talk about what I had

5364
09:36:47,280 --> 09:36:47,280
intended to. And also since I believe miss
Monica gave me some extra time.

5365
09:36:52,640 --> 09:36:56,400
I think I have four minutes,
So. Monica. Yes. Four minutes. So I wanted to talk start talking about san
Antonio and this experience that I had in san

5366
09:37:01,080 --> 09:37:03,240
antonio. It is my hometown. And I was just so impressed with their water
Utility ceo because of his admission that

5367
09:37:08,920 --> 09:37:08,920
they didn't take the nose that they got from
Community as a challenge.

5368
09:37:14,880 --> 09:37:14,880
they, they, they took time to think about it
And figure out what did we do wrong.

5369
09:37:19,600 --> 09:37:22,200
and they did not go to community. You didn't do that again today.

5370
09:37:23,920 --> 09:37:26,920
I mean, so that's why we're here. You don't listen and you continue to make the
Same mistakes.

5371
09:37:31,280 --> 09:37:35,120
and another example I was going to give was
Code next. You didn't include community and in fact,
You ignored community.

5372
09:37:39,200 --> 09:37:40,640
and so we forced a vote on it. And we, we, we, we ended code next or,
Or rejected code next.

5373
09:37:46,680 --> 09:37:46,680
but what did you do? You went ahead and
Enforced your will,

5374
09:37:52,240 --> 09:37:52,240
passing zoning changes under the table
Quietly so no one knew until it was too late.

5375
09:37:57,800 --> 09:38:01,720
and then you passed home,
Got folks thinking that this unregulated development was going to answer the question
Of affordability.

5376
09:38:05,040 --> 09:38:08,970
but it isn't. And it won't,
Because all these new units are at market rate. Most of them very few at affordable
Rate.

5377
09:38:11,210 --> 09:38:14,050
and even the affordable definition is
Questionable. So we still don't have we still have a big
Issue with affordability.

5378
09:38:17,210 --> 09:38:20,770
but guess what? That's something san antonio
Does not have. They do not have an issue with affordability.
Yes, they have folks working for lower wages,

5379
09:38:26,890 --> 09:38:29,370
but the cost of living is so much better
There. And guess what else they have in san antonio
That we don't have? Their traffic flows,

5380
09:38:33,650 --> 09:38:34,970
but we have toll roads. And I think you are part of that,
Mayor, when you are a state senator,

5381
09:38:37,770 --> 09:38:41,650
insisting on those toll roads that have not
Done anything to alleviate traffic. But san antonio, one and a half times larger
Than austin,

5382
09:38:45,650 --> 09:38:45,650
has flowing traffic. So because they're
Listening to their community,

5383
09:38:51,010 --> 09:38:53,890
their their, their livability is better. I would say they have a,
A world class utility.

5384
09:38:58,650 --> 09:38:58,650
so do we. And I also wanted to talk about I
Was going to speak on the water issue and

5385
09:39:03,170 --> 09:39:06,490
talk about how we I the our water. Our water has done a good job and they are
Working with community and the watershed

5386
09:39:10,930 --> 09:39:14,570
department has done a wonderful job and they
Are engaged in community. But you didn't include the watershed
Department.

5387
09:39:17,170 --> 09:39:20,450
you have your experts and I'm sure their hair
Is on fire about this, this plan. I'm sure the lcra hair is on fire
About this plan,

5388
09:39:24,850 --> 09:39:26,130
but where is their input? It's the whole lack of getting of that
Process.

5389
09:39:29,730 --> 09:39:33,610
and because you're rushed and I guess mr.
Suttle had to get amazon do what amazon said. But so much of this process was different
From what it would have been in the west

5390
09:39:38,650 --> 09:39:41,370
side. So I take issue with with the council
Member, harper madison saying this is an
Environmental justice. Excuse me.

5391
09:39:44,290 --> 09:39:44,290
yes, it is, because the process that are
Required in west austin would have said,

5392
09:39:50,250 --> 09:39:52,850
you have to have a review by the
Environmental commission. You have to have a review by the planning
Commission. I sit on the community

5393
09:39:56,370 --> 09:40:00,330
development commission,
And we were about to to endorse what the environmental commission had passed the
Recommendations.

5394
09:40:03,970 --> 09:40:03,970
so there's a much more of a process that
Could have been done so that folks could have

5395
09:40:08,290 --> 09:40:11,930
been much happier with the result today. So yeah, there's more process to come.

5396
09:40:14,290 --> 09:40:14,290
but I guess what I'm saying is that you keep
Making these decisions that down the road

5397
09:40:19,050 --> 09:40:21,130
don't help us. And now we're giving it 45
Years. I'm not going to be here. Most of you won't
Be here.

5398
09:40:23,410 --> 09:40:23,410
we're not going to know. And that's such a
Terrible release of our power.

5399
09:40:27,890 --> 09:40:27,890
so anyway, thank you. Hi.

5400
09:40:33,570 --> 09:40:37,410
kai jensen. Katie. Guay. Craig. Jankowski. Alexis.

5401
09:40:41,570 --> 09:40:41,570
willis. Barbara. Mcarthur.

5402
09:40:45,690 --> 09:40:45,690
stephan. Faris. Mark. Fareth.

5403
09:40:51,450 --> 09:40:51,450
jeff mccrory. Cilla. Smith.

5404
09:41:00,650 --> 09:41:00,650
lou. Pasetto. Hi again.

5405
09:41:10,100 --> 09:41:10,100
kaya denson. I don't really have anything
Planned for this.

5406
09:41:15,380 --> 09:41:15,380
I have just been listening to what has been
Said.

5407
09:41:19,940 --> 09:41:19,940
I think something that's really frustrating
Is these like false dichotomies that have

5408
09:41:25,180 --> 09:41:28,300
been, have been set up. And just to echo what people have already
Said,

5409
09:41:31,220 --> 09:41:31,220
like so much of the yeses and the nos have
Been kind of like saying the same thing.

5410
09:41:37,180 --> 09:41:37,180
like we want this like beautiful,
Amazing, like money making awesome,

5411
09:41:41,860 --> 09:41:41,860
like urban area. And I,
I live right, like a mile away from it.

5412
09:41:47,620 --> 09:41:50,820
like I want it to be successful. I have a family business. Like it's an event facility.

5413
09:41:52,460 --> 09:41:55,300
like we have company picnics out there. Like
I want, like, I want this to work,
You know, but I also don't want to get

5414
09:41:59,020 --> 09:41:59,020
flooded. And according to like these plans
That I don't know how to read.

5415
09:42:05,740 --> 09:42:09,460
like I don't know. I don't know if water is
Going to get dumped into carson creek and I feel like a broken record player.

5416
09:42:11,620 --> 09:42:11,620
but like, can someone like,
Why is there nobody here that knows this

5417
09:42:16,540 --> 09:42:16,540
stuff that can like assure me that like this
Part of the code is not going to screw you

5418
09:42:20,980 --> 09:42:23,620
over? Like the exemptions that are happening? That's not it. You don't have to worry about
That.

5419
09:42:26,100 --> 09:42:28,860
like, and, you know, people are saying things
Like, oh, we want the yeses or like,
You know, we're looking forward to this high

5420
09:42:33,700 --> 09:42:36,300
standard, world class environmental
Solutions. And I'm like, what are you talking about?

5421
09:42:38,100 --> 09:42:38,100
like, there are no world class environmental
Solutions.

5422
09:42:42,660 --> 09:42:44,860
you took them all away. And it's just so frustrating because like,
We're just not listening to each other.

5423
09:42:49,740 --> 09:42:52,220
like we want something really great. Like, why is it so hard to just like say,
Okay,

5424
09:42:57,300 --> 09:43:00,590
you guys just just go by our code and then
You can do whatever you want. Just make sure it's within the rules that we
Set up for everybody else in the city.

5425
09:43:05,790 --> 09:43:09,430
like, I just don't get it. Please make it make sense. Thank you. Thank you. Carlos.

5426
09:43:15,350 --> 09:43:15,350
pinon. David. Seeds. Chris gannon,
Shane.

5427
09:43:21,350 --> 09:43:21,350
johnson, neha. Shah. Carol.

5428
09:43:26,310 --> 09:43:29,630
philipson. Alexandria. Anderson, richard. Jarnigan,
Daniel.

5429
09:43:36,070 --> 09:43:36,070
lowe, ryan. Austin. Stacy.

5430
09:43:41,630 --> 09:43:41,630
smith, gary. Merritt. Cameron.

5431
09:43:46,510 --> 09:43:46,510
shaw. Cameron, are you here?

5432
09:43:51,070 --> 09:43:55,030
okay. It is beatrice anderson here. And mariana kruger. Mariana kruger.

5433
09:43:59,310 --> 09:44:02,270
I'm good. Thank you. Okay. Was that cameron waving away?

5434
09:44:05,350 --> 09:44:05,350
okay. Okay, so those two people donated time
To cameron.

5435
09:44:09,950 --> 09:44:13,870
cameron speaking. Okay. Did you want to. Did you want to speak the
Ones that donated time?

5436
09:44:20,150 --> 09:44:21,230
no, she already spoke. Okay. Jeremy. Martin. Bobby levinsky.

5437
09:44:26,670 --> 09:44:26,670
is bobby here? Okay. Gary.

5438
09:44:30,790 --> 09:44:30,790
farmer. Stacy. Ron. Stacy,
Are you here?

5439
09:44:37,550 --> 09:44:39,790
okay. There is time donated by cameron. Morgan. Cameron, are you here?

5440
09:44:43,270 --> 09:44:43,270
what about darius ross?

5441
09:44:47,590 --> 09:44:49,630
okay. Did they get both? Okay. Six minutes. You'll have six minutes.

5442
09:44:54,600 --> 09:44:54,600
I have been here since 930 and wow,
It's a lot to unpack.

5443
09:44:59,200 --> 09:45:01,280
so thank you council for being here. I know how hard it is to sit here for this
Long and,

5444
09:45:04,320 --> 09:45:04,320
and listen to the comments that everybody has
To say on both sides.

5445
09:45:08,960 --> 09:45:11,600
I always have to qualify what I say. First and foremost, I am an austinite.

5446
09:45:14,720 --> 09:45:17,680
I have been in this community all my life. I'm a fourth generation austinite,
An lbj jaguar,

5447
09:45:21,720 --> 09:45:24,160
like our council member from district one. And I have listened today.

5448
09:45:26,520 --> 09:45:26,520
and I want to say the first you took most of
My thunder councilman councilwoman because I

5449
09:45:33,120 --> 09:45:33,120
have been insulted as I've watched the
Conversation today as we talk about

5450
09:45:37,880 --> 09:45:40,640
environmental racism in this city. As I've said here, I come from a generation
Of that 1928 plan.

5451
09:45:45,880 --> 09:45:45,880
both my grandparents on each side were part
Of wheatville clarksville.

5452
09:45:51,680 --> 09:45:51,680
man's mason town, those freeman communities
That were pushed into east austin.

5453
09:45:57,760 --> 09:45:57,760
and while you might not think that's valid,
As we talk about the dog heads project,

5454
09:46:02,320 --> 09:46:02,320
it's really valid because my family and many
Who were here today,

5455
09:46:07,360 --> 09:46:07,360
we had over 50 people in a contingency here
From district one who wanted to talk about

5456
09:46:12,120 --> 09:46:16,000
these issues and who were afraid,
And who were signing their time over to me to talk because they didn't want to sit here and
Be hissed at or yelled at or booed at.

5457
09:46:22,000 --> 09:46:25,480
but at the end of the day,
They have experienced racism from every aspect of life. And it's very difficult to
Watch a community of people who don't live

5458
09:46:34,040 --> 09:46:34,040
the experience of racism every day and
Haven't been through the generational racism

5459
09:46:39,440 --> 09:46:42,320
that has taken place for this project to be
Called that, because it's not. It's an economic
Opportunity.

5460
09:46:45,600 --> 09:46:45,600
but what opportunity does my community get
Out of this?

5461
09:46:50,000 --> 09:46:50,000
and so let me just speak to the 1928 plan
That everybody's been so excited to talk

5462
09:46:54,520 --> 09:46:58,440
about and say that this falls into place of
1928 plan. In 1890, 40% of austin was african american
40%.

5463
09:47:04,960 --> 09:47:04,960
by 1928, we were 19% pushed out of this
Community.

5464
09:47:11,800 --> 09:47:11,800
today we are 7.5%. Those are drastic numbers,

5465
09:47:18,000 --> 09:47:18,000
very drastic numbers. And so when we look at
Economic opportunity that comes to areas near

5466
09:47:23,720 --> 09:47:23,720
district one and east of 35,
Because that's what pushed us here in the

5467
09:47:27,840 --> 09:47:31,280
first place. And we've been blocked in by
130, which that is something I participated in
Fighting against putting sch 130 through

5468
09:47:35,880 --> 09:47:35,880
colony park. And I'm sure many of you have
Heard of colony park and worked to fight

5469
09:47:41,440 --> 09:47:41,440
landfills in our community and worked to help
Develop brownfield so that they would not be

5470
09:47:46,560 --> 09:47:46,560
in our community. These are the things that
We don't want to see,

5471
09:47:51,010 --> 09:47:54,530
but the things that we do want to see is
Economic development opportunities. And so the large contingency that we had here
Today was to speak,

5472
09:47:59,090 --> 09:48:01,530
yes, to support doghead. But why do we support doghead?

5473
09:48:03,450 --> 09:48:03,450
because just as my council member said,
We want to see affordable housing.

5474
09:48:10,090 --> 09:48:12,570
we want to see workforce opportunities. We want to see small business opportunities
Located in this development.

5475
09:48:17,410 --> 09:48:19,930
the development of the domain. You don't see businesses owned by people who
Look like me or small businesses.

5476
09:48:25,090 --> 09:48:25,090
you don't see that. And we also want other
Opportunities for contracting.

5477
09:48:31,170 --> 09:48:34,770
and that's very important because when you
Look at construction, the large contingency of minorities that work
In construction,

5478
09:48:37,530 --> 09:48:41,210
not just black but brown,
We want to see those opportunities. And so I support this measure.

5479
09:48:44,490 --> 09:48:44,490
and the people who were here asking me to
Speak in their stead because they were afraid

5480
09:48:49,170 --> 09:48:49,170
to speak, because this is the first time they
Ever had come here to even hear a city

5481
09:48:53,330 --> 09:48:53,330
council meeting we supported,
Because we want to see those opportunities.

5482
09:48:57,450 --> 09:48:57,450
so when I speak of endeavor,
I would like to see endeavor.

5483
09:49:01,850 --> 09:49:01,850
yes. Look at the environmental concerns that
Might take place that could impact the

5484
09:49:06,850 --> 09:49:10,490
community, but that are not necessarily
Environmental racism. But I also want them to focus on the economic
Opportunity.

5485
09:49:13,930 --> 09:49:13,930
and so if we have time to do that,
I think this is something that we would love

5486
09:49:19,690 --> 09:49:19,690
to see come into this community,
And I would really appreciate your support,

5487
09:49:24,610 --> 09:49:24,610
but also putting in those things that would
Make a difference for all communities and

5488
09:49:29,610 --> 09:49:33,570
also give us a chance,
As this council did a few months ago. I believe you adopted an economic development
Plan.

5489
09:49:36,730 --> 09:49:39,810
you adopted an economic development strategy. And without these measures,
That strategy will not work.

5490
09:49:44,340 --> 09:49:44,340
I believe that was a council member,
Alter who indicated that these measures will

5491
09:49:49,140 --> 09:49:49,140
not change this community unless things like
Tours,

5492
09:49:53,180 --> 09:49:53,180
which are used in other communities are used
For a project like this.

5493
09:49:57,540 --> 09:49:57,540
but I do believe that endeavor needs to be
Held accountable as well as city staff,

5494
09:50:04,180 --> 09:50:05,260
which I know city staff. I've seen you year after year after year on a
Number of projects,

5495
09:50:09,020 --> 09:50:12,260
make projects happen like the community
Wants. And so with that, I want to say that I will
Yield my time,

5496
09:50:16,100 --> 09:50:19,220
but I appreciate the opportunity to speak. Thank you, miss rowan. Hello again.

5497
09:50:28,220 --> 09:50:32,060
beatrice anderson. Save our springs alliance. This is going to end up being off the cuff.

5498
09:50:40,300 --> 09:50:40,300
I really appreciate a lot of what
Councilwoman harper madison had to say.

5499
09:50:45,220 --> 09:50:45,220
we. I think we are all arguing at cross
Purposes here.

5500
09:50:50,780 --> 09:50:53,780
we. Everything that the last speaker said. We want that the community.

5501
09:50:56,460 --> 09:51:00,140
and in terms of who is here to speak. The majority of the people I have spent.

5502
09:51:05,260 --> 09:51:05,260
so much time over the last two months
Speaking to the people who are impacted by

5503
09:51:10,700 --> 09:51:14,420
this, who also do not feel comfortable coming
Up. I had I have someone who is going to be
Displaced.

5504
09:51:17,460 --> 09:51:19,540
the developers are trying to buy their home. They found out she was coming to speak at
Council today and started blowing up her

5505
09:51:24,180 --> 09:51:26,860
phone. Hey, can you call me? Can you call me? I saw that your name was on
The list. Can you call me?

5506
09:51:29,860 --> 09:51:29,860
that's intimidation. She's not here.

5507
09:51:33,900 --> 09:51:33,900
most of the other people we spoke to have
Jobs that do not allow them to come here.

5508
09:51:38,140 --> 09:51:38,140
I've been here for almost 13 hours because I
Have.

5509
09:51:42,670 --> 09:51:45,550
I recognize that is a privilege. Everyone here. These are just the members of
The neighborhood who have the privilege of

5510
09:51:50,510 --> 09:51:50,510
being here to speak. But we have organized
For weeks talking to everyone.

5511
09:51:56,390 --> 09:52:00,150
we had members canvasing every single house
On the dog's head, where these roads are going to be widened and
People's homes are going to go away. We just

5512
09:52:06,670 --> 09:52:09,470
are asking to be included in the conversation
We want. We don't want to fight. We want this to be a
Conversation. But we have been excluded from

5513
09:52:12,990 --> 09:52:12,990
the conversation from day one,
And we're still excluded for the next 45

5514
09:52:18,190 --> 09:52:18,190
years. Any variance to the land development
Code has become an administrative process.

5515
09:52:24,590 --> 09:52:26,870
your own city staff are excluded. It doesn't have to go through a public
Process for boards and commissions. It's

5516
09:52:30,110 --> 09:52:32,670
administrative. Thank you. That's not a
Conversation. Thank you. Eric. Rone.

5517
09:52:38,070 --> 09:52:38,070
andrew trevillion, hassan,
Lewis, briggs, mitchell,

5518
09:52:45,390 --> 09:52:45,390
david jabbour, baz luhrmann,
Jeffrey.

5519
09:52:50,710 --> 09:52:50,710
bowen, melissa. Hernandez,
Catherine a.

5520
09:52:56,990 --> 09:52:56,990
brown, ollie. Hoffman,
Kim.

5521
09:53:01,750 --> 09:53:01,750
vasquez. Well, good

5522
09:53:11,630 --> 09:53:13,270
evening, ladies and gentlemen. Mr. Mayor, council members.

5523
09:53:16,470 --> 09:53:18,590
so yeah, it's been a long day for a lot of
Us, but on this item, it talks about the
Preliminary project and the plan.

5524
09:53:24,670 --> 09:53:24,670
and I had many thoughts throughout this
Entire process based upon my many years of

5525
09:53:30,070 --> 09:53:30,070
working in the business,
Developing, looking at long term plans for

5526
09:53:34,310 --> 09:53:37,440
construction stuff and items. And one of the things that that jumped out
With me was.

5527
09:53:42,040 --> 09:53:44,200
your economic development plan,
Mr. Mayor, and hopefully this is meeting some of
Those goals,

5528
09:53:47,600 --> 09:53:50,640
even though that has not put into process
Yet. But I'm hoping that that is part of it.

5529
09:53:53,040 --> 09:53:53,040
but I've noticed that through this entire
Process that both sides have taken some

5530
09:53:58,680 --> 09:53:58,680
responsibility for the communications
Process.

5531
09:54:02,840 --> 09:54:02,840
many of us have said the system in the
Communications process has been broken for

5532
09:54:09,040 --> 09:54:12,960
quite some time, and I would love to see that
Be corrected, because the misinformation that you've had to
Clear up would not have to be there if there

5533
09:54:19,960 --> 09:54:19,960
was open, honest communications that can't be
Done in a two minute time setting here.

5534
09:54:31,080 --> 09:54:31,080
so there's a lot of unintended consequences
That I see in the long term for this.

5535
09:54:36,680 --> 09:54:36,680
mr. Naylor talked about it in the fact that
It's not part of this process,

5536
09:54:42,280 --> 09:54:42,280
but what happens when the longhorn dam,
Which has already got issues coming up

5537
09:54:46,720 --> 09:54:50,160
because of of some of the flood gates on it. How is this going to impact this project here
Going to impact that?

5538
09:54:55,080 --> 09:54:55,080
is that going to have to speed up the process
Of trying to get something done on it before

5539
09:54:59,120 --> 09:54:59,120
we have an issue with that that can affect
This entire thing?

5540
09:55:03,200 --> 09:55:03,200
also, the existing laws when it comes to
Annexation and annexation,

5541
09:55:07,920 --> 09:55:11,840
which is affecting us and also with the
Tourists, I just would like to make sure that
Everything is being taken care of. Thank you,

5542
09:55:14,760 --> 09:55:14,760
thank you. Please. Catherine brown.

5543
09:55:23,080 --> 09:55:24,920
resident of district nine. My father's home is on hergatz lane in
District three.

5544
09:55:29,520 --> 09:55:29,520
I am still here, I feel,
Because I'm partly a lifelong girl scout.

5545
09:55:34,720 --> 09:55:34,720
you know, you've got to just stick with it
And hang in there even when things are tough.

5546
09:55:41,200 --> 09:55:41,200
and today has been a very tough day,
And I have been very grateful for the respect

5547
09:55:45,640 --> 09:55:45,640
that people have shown when I've spoken and
Tried to do the same for others here today

5548
09:55:51,000 --> 09:55:51,000
too. So I was very grateful for your comments
From the member on district one.

5549
09:55:57,080 --> 09:55:58,960
very appreciative of that. I would like to say that,
Okay, on item 15, like all the other items,

5550
09:56:04,160 --> 09:56:04,160
my plea has been for objectivity and
Accountability in this process.

5551
09:56:10,200 --> 09:56:10,200
and although we are now sitting at a point
Where it's very unlikely,

5552
09:56:15,160 --> 09:56:17,440
I feel that this would be a no vote. I do want to understand,
For example, when district ten mark said,

5553
09:56:23,560 --> 09:56:27,240
well, when you come for the next ask in maybe
Three months, let's see what that is.

5554
09:56:28,320 --> 09:56:28,320
I would like to understand what these
Statements mean in terms of communication

5555
09:56:33,730 --> 09:56:36,850
from your side. What are your expectations
Now? I think we felt that both sides have not met
The expectations in communication and

5556
09:56:42,250 --> 09:56:42,250
engagement. And as someone who is liked to
See also,

5557
09:56:47,010 --> 09:56:50,810
my father's home is very near this
Development. I am not against a very thoughtful
Development that could be of great economic

5558
09:56:56,370 --> 09:56:56,370
benefit, particularly as an east austin or
Myself who grew up on the edge of poverty.

5559
09:57:02,050 --> 09:57:05,490
I would really like to see a difference here, but I would like to also understand
Expectations from both sides.

5560
09:57:09,650 --> 09:57:09,650
so moving forward, maybe we could have some
Additional communication on those along those

5561
09:57:15,530 --> 09:57:17,330
lines. Thank you very much. Thank you. Zenobia. Joseph.

5562
09:57:24,170 --> 09:57:28,130
brad massingill. Ben livingston. David. Ross. Andy. Pasztor.

5563
09:57:32,370 --> 09:57:35,890
kathy. Panic. Panic. Aaron. Gonzalez. Mikhail. Ramos.

5564
09:57:39,650 --> 09:57:43,210
if your name has been called,
Please come forward if you wish to be heard. If you don't come forward,
We're going to assume that you don't want to

5565
09:57:45,730 --> 09:57:45,730
be heard. Mr. Massingill,
You have the floor.

5566
09:57:49,770 --> 09:57:51,570
heck of a way to spend your birthday. Council member velasquez I do want to
Personally express.

5567
09:57:59,850 --> 09:58:02,490
appreciation for how engaged you've been
Today. You've been here the whole time listening.

5568
09:58:05,530 --> 09:58:08,850
that's that's important. You know, this is in your district. 110 is supposed to work.

5569
09:58:10,210 --> 09:58:14,130
it should be balanced in your favor for for
Ruling on this stuff, but apparently that's not how it works.

5570
09:58:17,330 --> 09:58:17,330
I'd also like to, to commend you on,
On taking time to start learning more about

5571
09:58:23,770 --> 09:58:23,770
the watershed. I mean,
We live in a dynamic river valley,

5572
09:58:28,380 --> 09:58:28,380
you know, and taking the time to,
To understand how things work.

5573
09:58:33,540 --> 09:58:33,540
you know, when I hear council member vella.

5574
09:58:40,620 --> 09:58:40,620
just now, learning about what riparian means,

5575
09:58:45,060 --> 09:58:48,900
this is a riparian city. We need to learn a lot of terms. Y'all don't know, you know,
Are apparently aren't familiar with how the

5576
09:58:52,500 --> 09:58:56,020
water shed works here. We need to I'd like to challenge y'all to
Actually go out in the watershed with with me

5577
09:59:01,940 --> 09:59:01,940
and some other people and take some field
Trips to go to some of these places that are,

5578
09:59:06,340 --> 09:59:06,340
are pertinent and you can understand how the
Watershed actually works.

5579
09:59:10,700 --> 09:59:10,700
it's not just a backdrop to the city,
It's the primary function of the city.

5580
09:59:15,580 --> 09:59:17,540
we're here because of that. You know, we can be. A parasite or we can
Live with the city,

5581
09:59:25,940 --> 09:59:28,300
and the city can benefit us. You know, we can't just keep extracting and
Not understand where we live.

5582
09:59:33,260 --> 09:59:33,260
it has everything to do with everything from
Up oak hill and the recharge zone,

5583
09:59:38,100 --> 09:59:38,100
all the way down to where it comes out at the
The what we can consider the headwaters of

5584
09:59:44,300 --> 09:59:47,940
the free flowing colorado. We're responsible for that. We need to be on top of it.

5585
09:59:50,700 --> 09:59:50,700
thank you, mr. Massengill.

5586
09:59:55,420 --> 09:59:55,420
jennifer barnes, bronwen reeve.

5587
09:59:59,540 --> 09:59:59,540
sarah williams, is lee edwards here?

5588
10:00:04,860 --> 10:00:08,500
what about roy whaley? I don't see mr. Whaley. Okay, miss williams, you have four minutes.

5589
10:00:11,340 --> 10:00:11,340
thank you. And then heather bonker bonker.

5590
10:00:17,820 --> 10:00:20,540
right now. If you go over there and register, we'll let you do that. There's a process for
This,

5591
10:00:23,430 --> 10:00:23,430
but. Well, I understand,
But.

5592
10:00:29,110 --> 10:00:30,830
you'll have six minutes. Thank you. Hi, my name is sarah williams.

5593
10:00:34,990 --> 10:00:36,590
I'm a nurse here in austin,
Texas. I've lived here for about 15 years.

5594
10:00:39,350 --> 10:00:42,430
I've lived in district one. I've lived in district four. I've lived in district seven and I believe
District nine.

5595
10:00:46,830 --> 10:00:48,830
because I'm a renter. And for the first time, I was able to buy a home,
Not in austin because it's not affordable

5596
10:00:51,350 --> 10:00:55,150
here. I now live in pflugerville,
But I came to talk to y'all because I was really concerned about the human health
Impacts as a public health advocate of a

5597
10:01:00,550 --> 10:01:03,510
development that has basically no
Restrictions. And I'm really sad to have to pivot because
Mayor kirk watson,

5598
10:01:07,550 --> 10:01:10,390
who's no longer with us,
As many of these seats have been empty, wanted to call out the democratic process.

5599
10:01:12,710 --> 10:01:14,830
does this feel democratic to y'all? We're upset about boos and hisses and claps.

5600
10:01:17,830 --> 10:01:17,830
that's all we have. That is all we have
Because you're going to vote however you

5601
10:01:22,950 --> 10:01:26,870
vote. And I'd like to highlight why people
Have called attention to the fact that endeavors has donated to every one of your
Reelection campaigns.

5602
10:01:30,550 --> 10:01:30,550
interestingly, between february 2022 and
October 2024,

5603
10:01:34,990 --> 10:01:38,390
mr. Watson took $561,000 from real estate. Generally, 70,845 of those dollars were from
Endeavor and 49,000 from their lawyers,

5604
10:01:46,070 --> 10:01:46,070
natasha harper. Madison took 58,000 in that
Same time frame from real estate,

5605
10:01:51,750 --> 10:01:51,750
22 550 were from endeavors,
And 15,495 were from their lawyers.

5606
10:01:58,310 --> 10:02:01,710
every other yes vote also took this money. I think it's really important that we talk
About what the democratic process looks like,

5607
10:02:05,710 --> 10:02:08,070
because we don't have a voice,
Y'all. You get to sit up there and take a couple,
Tens of thousands of dollars for reelection

5608
10:02:12,590 --> 10:02:15,030
and sell out our habitable future. So now I'm going to move on to what I
Intended to talk about,

5609
10:02:18,400 --> 10:02:21,480
which is the health and habitability of our
Planet. Dog's head is on an aquifer which gives
Drinking water to many,

5610
10:02:25,200 --> 10:02:27,200
many people in this region. Aquifers are vital to be open,
Not covered, and any amount of impervious

5611
10:02:32,320 --> 10:02:35,080
cover is a risk to our drinking water. Without water, humans die.

5612
10:02:37,600 --> 10:02:40,120
in this waterway. We have muscles. Muscles are super important for cleaning
Water.

5613
10:02:42,400 --> 10:02:42,400
in fact, muscles are able individually to
Clean about 8 to 15 gallons a day as we

5614
10:02:48,600 --> 10:02:52,560
damage this with industrial runoff,
Because we have no guarantees that there's going to be housing, as everyone has this
Pretty vision of the parks that they aren't

5615
10:02:57,320 --> 10:02:59,680
actually obligated to build. And the housing that they're going to provide
For us.

5616
10:03:03,080 --> 10:03:06,640
we are going to see industrial runoff from
Something like a robotics facility and to the point that it's amazon.

5617
10:03:08,680 --> 10:03:08,680
I'm sure there will be no accountability and
The highest intentions to skirt paying taxes

5618
10:03:13,200 --> 10:03:16,040
on any damages that they do to our region. Those muscles are going to die and our
Drinking water is going to get worse.

5619
10:03:19,520 --> 10:03:19,520
presently, they did us blood test data from
About 1999 to 2020 on human beings,

5620
10:03:25,920 --> 10:03:25,920
and our bicarbonate levels rose about 7% in
Close parallel with rising atmospheric co2.

5621
10:03:32,000 --> 10:03:35,080
at the current rates,
The upper limit for the healthy range for human beings is going to be hit in 2076.

5622
10:03:38,840 --> 10:03:42,640
I could still be alive,
But if I am so lucky as to have children, they might not have a habitable atmosphere.

5623
10:03:45,280 --> 10:03:45,280
this is not even including the fact that data
Centers alone are going to produce 32.6 to

5624
10:03:51,200 --> 10:03:51,200
79.7 million tons of co2 emissions annually.

5625
10:03:55,320 --> 10:03:58,480
what are we doing? Like,
Do you want to be good ancestors? Because I do. I want to leave a habitable
Planet for our children.

5626
10:04:01,960 --> 10:04:04,800
and what are we voting for? For the people who said yes,
The what is it?

5627
10:04:08,800 --> 10:04:10,720
silent majority of yeses here. We're seeing lawyers. We're seeing folks in
Really fancy clothes from real estate

5628
10:04:14,720 --> 10:04:18,240
developers. And I'm sorry,
Every single person that lives in that neighborhood, barring one person whose father
Had the namesake.

5629
10:04:21,640 --> 10:04:24,280
let's think about who named this land right
Now. The names we use because it's not the people
That were here whenever it was colonized.

5630
10:04:29,520 --> 10:04:31,200
it's not the names that we use. I live in pflugerville now. I live off
Settlers boulevard.

5631
10:04:34,400 --> 10:04:34,400
it has an intersection of I think it's called
Champions way with indian run.

5632
10:04:40,640 --> 10:04:44,520
the people who named that stuff are gross,
And they're not the people that we should be looking to for policy decisions.

5633
10:04:46,840 --> 10:04:46,840
I'm so tired of old white dudes making an
Uninhabitable planet for the rest of us and

5634
10:04:52,960 --> 10:04:52,960
for our children, because what's going to
Happen is we can't use money to replace the

5635
10:04:58,360 --> 10:05:01,920
ecosystems. And this is on a native blackland
Prairie, which has less than 0.1% of its existing
Land.

5636
10:05:05,000 --> 10:05:08,800
it's one of the most critically endangered
Ecosystems in north america. And I'm trying to do a pocket prairie in my
Tiny backyard in pflugerville that I can

5637
10:05:12,930 --> 10:05:16,050
barely afford so that I can work on restoring
It. You know what endeavors is going to do?
They're going to pave some stuff. They're

5638
10:05:19,250 --> 10:05:20,890
going to promise housing right now. They're going to have one trail in the area
That they weren't able to develop anyway.

5639
10:05:25,490 --> 10:05:28,330
and y'all are up here not understanding
What's going on. I heard mr. Vila talk about the annexation
That already happened. Babe,

5640
10:05:31,810 --> 10:05:34,050
where are we? Are we here right now? Are we worried about the future for our
Children because it does not seem like it.

5641
10:05:37,770 --> 10:05:37,770
and it hurts me so deeply because we are
Stewards of the land,

5642
10:05:41,890 --> 10:05:41,890
and we are ruining our chances at preserving
A habitable future for human beings.

5643
10:05:47,330 --> 10:05:50,970
the manager's office already did annex the
Land that happened well before this was brought to public comment. And when we talk
About the breakdown of who truly is for and

5644
10:05:55,330 --> 10:05:58,770
against, people don't know this is happening. I had to call out of work today. I'm on a sick day and everyone I talked to
Was like,

5645
10:06:01,210 --> 10:06:04,130
wait, what? And they're horrified,
Y'all. But they don't have the privilege to be here
And sit for 14 hours today to wait to speak

5646
10:06:09,170 --> 10:06:11,930
because I'm super lucky and I can. But I promise you, we will remember as the
Residents of the austin area and none of

5647
10:06:16,370 --> 10:06:19,410
y'all who are voting yes to stuff like this
Are ever going to see a term here again. Thank you. Mayor. All speakers for item 15
Have been called.

5648
10:06:26,410 --> 10:06:28,370
I'm sorry I wasn't able to hear you. All speakers for item 15 have been called.

5649
10:06:30,530 --> 10:06:34,250
thank you members. As you've heard,
All the speakers on item number 15 have been called. So what we'll do is I'll remind
Everybody that the terms are in your backup

5650
10:06:44,210 --> 10:06:44,210
on staff number 15, version two,
I will seek a motion to approve item number

5651
10:06:52,490 --> 10:06:55,170
15. We have a motion and a second. Then we have a number of proposed amendments.

5652
10:06:57,850 --> 10:06:59,570
I think there are six. I may be wrong about that,
But I think there are six proposed amendments

5653
10:07:03,490 --> 10:07:07,050
to item number 15. Is there a motion? Mayor pro tem moves approval of item number
15.

5654
10:07:10,060 --> 10:07:10,060
is there a second? Second by councilmember
Harper madison?

5655
10:07:14,780 --> 10:07:14,780
what we'll do now is we'll go to the proposed
Amendments.

5656
10:07:19,180 --> 10:07:19,180
the first two will be proposed by me.

5657
10:07:23,820 --> 10:07:23,820
you have them. Item number.

5658
10:07:28,300 --> 10:07:29,500
this is a motion sheet. Number one amendment to to add a needs
Assessment.

5659
10:07:33,820 --> 10:07:37,820
it's labeled mayor kirk watson july 23rd,
2026. Motion sheet number one,
My proposed motion to amend item number 15

5660
10:07:43,580 --> 10:07:43,580
would amend the preliminary project and
Financing plan to incorporate a requirement

5661
10:07:48,060 --> 10:07:48,060
for a recognition of austin's experience with
Regard to gentrification and displacement,

5662
10:07:54,620 --> 10:07:54,620
and require that the dog's head,
The developer of this opportunity,

5663
10:08:01,620 --> 10:08:01,620
will provide the city of austin with funding
To conduct a comprehensive needs assessment

5664
10:08:05,860 --> 10:08:09,420
of the area immediately adjacent to the dog's
Head boundaries. Within 30 days of the city council approval
Of the final project and financing plan.

5665
10:08:15,020 --> 10:08:18,780
with that, I move to amend item number 15
With watson. Motion to amend. Number one,
Is there a second?

5666
10:08:21,300 --> 10:08:23,420
second by council member cawdry. Let me ask if there's any discussion.

5667
10:08:26,540 --> 10:08:28,420
hearing none. Without objection. Motion. Watson. Motion to amend number one to
Item number 15 is approved.

5668
10:08:34,820 --> 10:08:34,820
my second proposal is labeled motion sheet
Number two.

5669
10:08:38,940 --> 10:08:42,940
it is to make an amendment regarding
Affordable housing reporting. And what this would indicate is that on or
Before december 1st and june 1st of each

5670
10:08:46,940 --> 10:08:46,940
calendar year, the developer will prepare and
Submit to the city an affordable housing

5671
10:08:52,660 --> 10:08:56,620
report covering the prior six month period. Motion. I make the motion seconded by council
Member ellis.

5672
10:09:00,340 --> 10:09:03,140
is there discussion with regard to the
Proposed amendment? Hearing none. Without objection.

5673
10:09:04,910 --> 10:09:08,510
watson. Amendment number two to item number
15 is adopted. That will take us to council member cordray's
Proposed motion to amend item number 15.

5674
10:09:13,190 --> 10:09:15,390
councilmember. You're recognized. Thank you. Mayor. And before I lay out the
Motion,

5675
10:09:18,190 --> 10:09:18,190
I just want to give all the love to
Councilmember harper madison.

5676
10:09:22,430 --> 10:09:22,430
I know it's not easy. I remember when I first
Got elected I think I don't know if you

5677
10:09:27,510 --> 10:09:30,830
remember this. I think we met in person in
Your district and I was, I was recounting a story of,
Of how how, how an opponent had talked to me

5678
10:09:36,030 --> 10:09:39,750
and you stopped me and you said,
Don't let them treat you like you're a white man. And that stuck with me.

5679
10:09:41,790 --> 10:09:41,790
and even now being in the in office and going
About this city the good,

5680
10:09:47,950 --> 10:09:47,950
the bad, the ugly. And I think unfortunately
Ugly comes and hits folks in the faces.

5681
10:09:52,830 --> 10:09:56,670
but I just, I just wanted to,
I just wanted to say that because I you're human. We're all human.

5682
10:09:57,790 --> 10:10:01,670
everyone in this chamber is human,
Regardless of what side of the issue you were on. So I just wanted to acknowledge that I
Have a motion sheet right here.

5683
10:10:07,950 --> 10:10:11,830
everyone should have it in front of them.
It's labeled item 15 motion for further direction on term project and financing plan.

5684
10:10:14,830 --> 10:10:14,830
we worked with land use and transportation
Advocates on this motion.

5685
10:10:18,910 --> 10:10:22,550
and I appreciate staff and the developer
Support on this. The item ensures that transit supportive
Infrastructure is included as part of the

5686
10:10:25,990 --> 10:10:29,710
project plan. And since the term is now
Moving forward, I want to ensure the taxpayer dollar is
Credited by new development in dogs head and

5687
10:10:33,150 --> 10:10:36,790
reinvest it in this area,
Aligned with our shared goals and have more people walking, biking,
And taking transit.

5688
10:10:39,470 --> 10:10:43,150
my motion also request an update on this
Matter in the fall when the regulating plan returns. And my hope is we can consider this
Item at a future mobility committee meeting,

5689
10:10:47,590 --> 10:10:51,390
as well as council members. It's our civic responsibility to remain
Engaged, and I know, I know we will be.

5690
10:10:52,950 --> 10:10:55,990
and on top of this, to ensure we get what we
Can out of the site. Thank you. Councilmember carter moves
Approval of motion to amend item number 15,

5691
10:11:00,360 --> 10:11:03,320
number one. It is second by council member
Ellis. Is there discussion on council member?

5692
10:11:05,400 --> 10:11:05,400
yes, mayor pro tem. I just want to thank
Council member cassidy for his amendment.

5693
10:11:10,520 --> 10:11:11,840
it's a really good amendment. And again, I know I don't want to get ahead
Of ourselves and kind of planning all the

5694
10:11:15,800 --> 10:11:15,800
details out, but we've tried to roll in
Through project connect where we can transit,

5695
10:11:23,440 --> 10:11:25,360
kind of connect transit and development. In other words, if there's a building going
Up,

5696
10:11:27,560 --> 10:11:30,920
maybe that's where the bus can pull in and,
You know, actually physically into the property,
Or we can host kind of transit supportive

5697
10:11:35,000 --> 10:11:35,000
infrastructure, shared space with the private
Sector to just kind of help us more

5698
10:11:42,000 --> 10:11:44,760
effectively and efficiently manage our
Infrastructure. So I think this is the kind of planning we'd
Like to see. And I appreciate his amendment.

5699
10:11:48,400 --> 10:11:48,400
thank you. Thank you. Mayor pro tem hearing
No further discussion.

5700
10:11:53,000 --> 10:11:56,360
motion to amend number one for item 15. Without objection is adopted.

5701
10:11:58,880 --> 10:11:58,880
that'll take us to three proposals by council
Member alter and council member alter.

5702
10:12:05,760 --> 10:12:08,320
I'm going to go in this order,
If that's okay. The first one will be alter motion to amend
Number one for item number 15 is direction.

5703
10:12:14,880 --> 10:12:17,600
it's labeled direction,
Patent and drainage. And you're recognized on your motion to amend
Item number 15 number one.

5704
10:12:22,400 --> 10:12:22,400
thank you very much. What this motion does is
Ensures that the earliest dollars into the

5705
10:12:29,400 --> 10:12:29,400
tours that are used are used for
Environmental improvements.

5706
10:12:34,560 --> 10:12:34,560
it's going to help the stormwater management
At carson creek and the montopolis tributary.

5707
10:12:41,360 --> 10:12:41,360
not flood homes in this area and in in so
Doing improve the environmental quality of

5708
10:12:48,800 --> 10:12:48,800
this area. So I think it's really important
That our first priority be on the

5709
10:12:52,880 --> 10:12:52,880
environment. And that's what this motion
Cheat is doing council member alter moves to

5710
10:12:58,560 --> 10:13:00,960
amend item number 15 with alter number one. It is seconded by council member harper
Madison.

5711
10:13:04,400 --> 10:13:07,720
is there discussion? Hearing. Mayor pro tem just. Again,
I just want to reiterate another good

5712
10:13:10,960 --> 10:13:10,960
amendment. The. Especially the emphasis on
The 50% housing.

5713
10:13:19,840 --> 10:13:23,160
sorry. My bad. You didn't want to get ahead
Of yourself on the other one, but you did on this one. All right.

5714
10:13:25,640 --> 10:13:29,160
any, any discussion on this amendment? Hearing none. Without objection.

5715
10:13:30,680 --> 10:13:30,680
alter amendment number one to item number 15
Related to patent and drainage is adopted.

5716
10:13:36,800 --> 10:13:36,800
that will take us to alter proposed amendment
Number two to item number 15 labeled

5717
10:13:41,600 --> 10:13:44,600
direction affordable housing percentages. Hang on, mayor pro tem,
I was gonna say he might be able to lay this

5718
10:13:47,720 --> 10:13:47,720
out for me. So what this is doing is when we
Finalize the project financing plan,

5719
10:13:53,040 --> 10:13:53,040
I think it's really important for us to focus
On 50% and below units instead of those 60%

5720
10:13:59,130 --> 10:13:59,130
units. The market is just not building enough
Of this deeply affordable housing.

5721
10:14:03,770 --> 10:14:03,770
and so what we're going to do is focus on
That level of affordability instead of that

5722
10:14:09,450 --> 10:14:09,450
higher 60% level. And I move adoption council
Member alternatives.

5723
10:14:13,490 --> 10:14:13,490
adoption of alter number two,
Motion to amend number two to item number 15.

5724
10:14:17,570 --> 10:14:20,050
and second by council member velazquez. Is there discussion? Mayor pro tem,
I'll recognize you.

5725
10:14:22,730 --> 10:14:22,730
thank you. Sorry to get ahead of the
Amendments there.

5726
10:14:27,930 --> 10:14:31,770
just really agree right now I believe the
10%, 60%, 60% is a good number.

5727
10:14:35,330 --> 10:14:35,330
but honestly, we're producing a decent amount
Of housing at 60% mfi right now.

5728
10:14:42,250 --> 10:14:42,250
it's that 50% and under number that is the
Tricky and especially if we're building

5729
10:14:49,970 --> 10:14:49,970
transit supportive housing that really helps
The economics where someone can live there

5730
10:14:55,930 --> 10:14:59,130
without a vehicle. Get downtown,
Get to jobs, get to school, that kind of stuff like that.
So again, I really appreciate the the effort

5731
10:15:03,450 --> 10:15:03,450
by council member. Thank you,
Mayor pro tem any further discussion?

5732
10:15:08,010 --> 10:15:10,130
hearing none. Without objection. Alter amendment number two to item number 15
Labeled direction affordable housing

5733
10:15:14,450 --> 10:15:16,370
percentages is adopted. That will take us to council member alters
Proposed amendment number three to item

5734
10:15:20,410 --> 10:15:20,410
number 15. It is labeled amend check in
Amount if only city participates.

5735
10:15:27,330 --> 10:15:27,330
thank you very much. What this does is takes
The reimbursement amount,

5736
10:15:31,650 --> 10:15:31,650
which is the total 1.5 billion,
And just bifurcates it for the city's

5737
10:15:36,250 --> 10:15:38,890
responsibility and the county's
Responsibility. We don't know if the county is going to
Participate in this or not.

5738
10:15:41,610 --> 10:15:41,610
and so what we want to do is make sure that
We're not having to wait as if they were

5739
10:15:48,530 --> 10:15:48,530
participating. We want to just focus on how
Much we're bringing to the table.

5740
10:15:53,420 --> 10:15:56,620
and once we've done that,
Then that triggers the check in of whether or not we should change the tour's contribution
Percentage.

5741
10:16:01,180 --> 10:16:01,180
council member council member alter removes
Approval of alter amendment number three to

5742
10:16:05,740 --> 10:16:09,220
item number 15. A second by councilmember
Cordrey. Is there any discussion with regard to alter
Proposed amendment number three to item

5743
10:16:13,420 --> 10:16:15,700
number 15? Hearing none. Without objection, alter amendment number
Three to item 15 labeled amend check in

5744
10:16:21,940 --> 10:16:21,940
amount. If only city participates is adopted.

5745
10:16:26,180 --> 10:16:26,180
I'm going to ask legal to come up because I
Was reading from something that said and I

5746
10:16:31,500 --> 10:16:35,380
said as we were calling this,
That it was labeled version two, but I'm told that it's not labeled version
Two.

5747
10:16:39,140 --> 10:16:42,700
mayor trish link with the law department,
The, the preliminary plan is in the backup and
There is a document marked as the preliminary

5748
10:16:46,620 --> 10:16:49,380
plan version two. It is actually a
Supplement. It is just mistitled. All right.

5749
10:16:52,540 --> 10:16:52,540
so members the for purposes of our record,
The motion to approve item number 15 that was

5750
10:16:59,660 --> 10:16:59,660
made and seconded and that we've now amended
Its labeled version two in the backup.

5751
10:17:05,780 --> 10:17:09,540
but as you just heard,
It is not a version two. It is a supplement to the original version.

5752
10:17:15,220 --> 10:17:18,060
so just for clarity purposes and for the
Record, I want to make sure that that's clear. Is
That clear with everyone? All right.

5753
10:17:21,540 --> 10:17:21,540
members. We will now go back to the main
Motion on item number 15,

5754
10:17:27,340 --> 10:17:27,340
and we will be voting on item number 15 as
Amended,

5755
10:17:31,700 --> 10:17:33,900
item number 15 as amended. And that would include the original version
And the supplement that is mislabeled version

5756
10:17:39,940 --> 10:17:39,940
two in the backup. Is there any discussion
With regard to item number 15 as amended.

5757
10:17:46,950 --> 10:17:46,950
without objection, item number 15,
As amended is adopted.

5758
10:17:51,270 --> 10:17:51,270
let me know if there are people that council
Member siegel wishes to be shown voting no.

5759
10:17:56,230 --> 10:17:56,230
anyone else? Council member velazquez wishes
To be shown voting no.

5760
10:18:00,870 --> 10:18:00,870
members on a vote of eight in favor,
Two opposed and one absent item 15 passes.

5761
10:18:09,670 --> 10:18:09,670
we will now go to item number 14.

5762
10:18:15,830 --> 10:18:18,590
which is related to the participation
Agreement, and I will turn to the city clerk to call on
Speakers for item number 14.

5763
10:18:24,710 --> 10:18:24,710
adrian macias, josh goldenberg,
Susana almanza,

5764
10:18:31,710 --> 10:18:34,990
jonathan. Davidson, ben. Thompson, max. Hausmann.

5765
10:18:40,030 --> 10:18:43,430
richard. Suttle. Adam. James. Angela van aken.

5766
10:18:49,510 --> 10:18:49,510
bill. Bunch. Stephanie.

5767
10:18:53,830 --> 10:18:53,830
hoffman. Bill. Oliver.

5768
10:18:59,910 --> 10:19:03,830
betsy. Greenberg. If your name has been
Called, please come forward. Otherwise,
We'll assume that you don't wish to be heard.

5769
10:19:08,030 --> 10:19:11,110
mr. Mayor, members of the council. Okay, richard, settle on this item.

5770
10:19:14,790 --> 10:19:14,790
we've got some work to do with the county
Along the lines of the communication,

5771
10:19:18,830 --> 10:19:18,830
and would welcome any help that you all can
Provide to to help us out.

5772
10:19:23,670 --> 10:19:25,950
thank you. Thank you,
Mr. Bunch. Is rita thompson here?

5773
10:19:32,590 --> 10:19:32,590
okay, then. Just two minutes. You'll have
Four minutes if you want,

5774
10:19:40,070 --> 10:19:40,070
mr. Bunch. I don't need that.

5775
10:19:44,240 --> 10:19:44,240
so as you all are aware,
The travis county commissioners court didn't

5776
10:19:49,280 --> 10:19:49,280
didn't buy it on this ridiculous,
Shameful deal.

5777
10:19:54,640 --> 10:19:54,640
and I can't imagine that they're going to all
Of your discussion tonight is completely

5778
10:20:03,200 --> 10:20:03,200
avoided. The actual question of whether this
Is legal or moral

5779
10:20:13,320 --> 10:20:13,320
to give away all this money to one of the
Wealthiest developers in the country and some

5780
10:20:19,760 --> 10:20:23,520
of the richest corporations in the country. You know, mayor watson,
You're saying that none of this money is

5781
10:20:26,760 --> 10:20:30,280
going to amazon is ridiculous. You know, it's a false it's prevarication.

5782
10:20:34,440 --> 10:20:34,440
it's building all the stuff they need for
Them on our dime that normally they would

5783
10:20:42,720 --> 10:20:45,640
have to pay for themselves. You know that. Why are you misleading the
Whole city?

5784
10:20:50,200 --> 10:20:50,200
you're misleading on something this basic.

5785
10:20:54,440 --> 10:20:54,440
every other developer,
Big or small, builds their own roads,

5786
10:21:00,720 --> 10:21:03,880
their own streets, their own driveways,
Their own parking garages, their own parks. Their own landscaping.

5787
10:21:11,160 --> 10:21:11,160
all of that themselves.

5788
10:21:15,240 --> 10:21:18,680
and then when once it's completed to our
Standards, they give it over to us and we take care of
It.

5789
10:21:23,280 --> 10:21:23,280
and we only pay for what is actually public.

5790
10:21:28,440 --> 10:21:28,440
instead of calling private facilities,
Public facilities,

5791
10:21:32,520 --> 10:21:32,520
public infrastructure,
Those parking garages that the statesman put.

5792
10:21:38,840 --> 10:21:41,560
endeavor statesman pod. That's public infrastructure,
Private parking garages costing tens of

5793
10:21:45,560 --> 10:21:45,560
millions of dollars. This is the exact same
Thing.

5794
10:21:50,760 --> 10:21:52,840
read the development agreement. Read the statute. They can even take the tax
Kickbacks and turn around and use it to pay

5795
10:21:58,920 --> 10:21:58,920
their monthly bills to austin energy or
Austin water.

5796
10:22:04,880 --> 10:22:06,880
paying for city services. No. No other businesses get to do that.

5797
10:22:10,360 --> 10:22:10,360
we don't get to do that at our houses.

5798
10:22:15,720 --> 10:22:15,720
this is this is straight up gifts to giant
Mega corporations who don't need our money.

5799
10:22:25,920 --> 10:22:25,920
except they're greedy and they don't want any
Regulation,

5800
10:22:30,560 --> 10:22:33,400
and they don't want to pay any taxes. And you guys need to say no,
Or you're going to get out of here.

5801
10:22:38,850 --> 10:22:38,850
the people aren't going to put up with it and
They're catching on.

5802
10:22:44,170 --> 10:22:47,810
if you haven't figured that out,
They're catching on. You can pretend like you're progressive
Democrats.

5803
10:22:52,810 --> 10:22:56,250
you can pretend like you care about fair and
Equal taxation. You care about workers who are going to be
Losing jobs from these projects because of

5804
10:23:02,530 --> 10:23:02,530
robotization. Ai all of this is aimed at
Getting rid of jobs.

5805
10:23:12,130 --> 10:23:13,730
I mean, look at amazon. Give me a break. You think you can sell this
To the voters?

5806
10:23:18,850 --> 10:23:20,370
I don't think you can. But we're going to find out here pretty
Quick, aren't we? Thank you,

5807
10:23:25,370 --> 10:23:25,370
mr. Bunch. Craig nazer is is right here.

5808
10:23:34,410 --> 10:23:36,930
voila. Okay, just two minutes,
Mr. Naser. Kristen. Garrett.

5809
10:23:43,530 --> 10:23:43,530
tongue. Steven brown. Mark duvall.

5810
10:23:53,050 --> 10:23:53,050
my name is craig. Nacer sierra club and
Austin environmental democrats.

5811
10:24:00,290 --> 10:24:00,290
and what I find really amazing is there's
Really two different conversations going on

5812
10:24:07,290 --> 10:24:07,290
here. The conversation,
Not entirely, but there's a conversation

5813
10:24:14,810 --> 10:24:14,810
going on there that's very concerned about
The finances.

5814
10:24:21,410 --> 10:24:21,410
and there's a conversation going on here
Where people have different concerns.

5815
10:24:25,650 --> 10:24:25,650
and one of the major concerns,
Of course, why I'm here is the environment,

5816
10:24:30,130 --> 10:24:30,130
because I think the the environment,
Our resources,

5817
10:24:35,140 --> 10:24:37,780
when we treat it poorly. And I think we're doing that.

5818
10:24:39,860 --> 10:24:39,860
and I think from the federal to the state to
The local level,

5819
10:24:44,580 --> 10:24:46,420
we're not doing enough. And it's continuing to drain our resources.

5820
10:24:49,340 --> 10:24:52,300
you were in here in this nice air
Conditioning day. Do you know how hot it was outside today? So when I come to these
Places,

5821
10:24:58,860 --> 10:24:58,860
I come for some information and for some
Discussion.

5822
10:25:03,300 --> 10:25:06,900
and usually there's some discussion. But once again, I had to call.

5823
10:25:10,420 --> 10:25:14,020
I know a lot of people work in the city. Call them up. Get them to talk. For austin, environmental democrats,
Everything, they don't want to talk about

5824
10:25:17,820 --> 10:25:17,820
some of this stuff because it's so
Controversial.

5825
10:25:22,980 --> 10:25:26,660
so where do we get our information? I mean, we pay for their salary,
Don't we?

5826
10:25:29,180 --> 10:25:33,140
don't some of us. So here's a point. Environmental point in the state.

5827
10:25:37,980 --> 10:25:41,340
there are water, groundwater,
Conservation districts. And what they do is set up,
You know, the state out in the middle of

5828
10:25:44,460 --> 10:25:47,860
nowhere, a rancher wants to pull down and
Pull much water as he wants out of the ground, and nobody hassle him.

5829
10:25:50,100 --> 10:25:53,620
but you can't do that when a lot of people
Are going in one, you know, aquifer. And so you set up these
Groundwater conservation districts where it

5830
10:25:58,260 --> 10:25:58,260
matters. There is no groundwater conservation
District out at the dog's head.

5831
10:26:04,220 --> 10:26:05,820
there are two aquifers out there. There's a the carissa wilcox,
Which is very deep,

5832
10:26:09,420 --> 10:26:12,380
which san antonio is now tapping. There's also the colorado river aquifer.

5833
10:26:15,540 --> 10:26:18,340
people have mentioned it. It's like the base
Flow. What watershed we'll call base flow under a
River.

5834
10:26:21,260 --> 10:26:25,140
and that's where where bastrop gets its water
From. Well, if there's no groundwater conservation
District out there.

5835
10:26:28,870 --> 10:26:28,870
what's to prevent some company from coming in
There and pumping as much water as they want,

5836
10:26:35,710 --> 10:26:39,310
essentially out of the colorado river? Is this possible? I don't know.

5837
10:26:42,630 --> 10:26:42,630
I've been making call after call after call,
Trying to find someone who could tell me

5838
10:26:46,710 --> 10:26:46,710
this. This is something you should want to
Know.

5839
10:26:54,670 --> 10:26:56,510
right. Don't you think? I know there are water rights out there.

5840
10:26:59,190 --> 10:27:02,790
I've talked to some people who know there are
Water rights out there. What are those? Water rights?

5841
10:27:05,270 --> 10:27:07,790
we haven't even gotten to talk about that. Don't know when you're dividing up the money
And everything and someone moves in and I

5842
10:27:12,270 --> 10:27:12,270
don't know. So I mean,
That's my frustration.

5843
10:27:17,030 --> 10:27:17,030
I'm sitting here. And the other thing I want
To say is the young people.

5844
10:27:23,470 --> 10:27:26,630
I am not going to see the worst of climate
Change. And that may be a very good thing.

5845
10:27:29,470 --> 10:27:29,470
they will got sons, daughters,
Grandchildren.

5846
10:27:38,870 --> 10:27:38,870
this dog's head, riverine ecosystems,
Healthy ones with trees and soil and

5847
10:27:44,390 --> 10:27:44,390
everything. They're finding they suck more
And more carbon out of the air.

5848
10:27:48,430 --> 10:27:52,030
our tree canopy. We've talked very little
About trees, our our tree canopy. We need more.

5849
10:27:54,750 --> 10:27:54,750
we need to talk about.

5850
10:28:01,470 --> 10:28:01,470
lisa levin's. Marion. Sanchez.

5851
10:28:07,830 --> 10:28:11,070
virginia. Palmer. Lee. Edwards. Lee, are you here?

5852
10:28:14,110 --> 10:28:17,390
I passed thanks. Thank you. Valerie. Menard. Lin. Yuan.

5853
10:28:23,680 --> 10:28:23,680
rachel scott, mark wheeler or wailer robert
Hale.

5854
10:28:32,520 --> 10:28:36,080
pedro hernandez jr. Rich. Hayman. Cameron. Morgan.

5855
10:28:41,120 --> 10:28:44,200
harper. Higginbotham. Matt. Patton. Heretic. Bianca.

5856
10:28:50,920 --> 10:28:50,920
guerrero. Carl. Spencer.

5857
10:28:55,240 --> 10:28:58,720
dwight. Lawson. Angelou. Angelou. Doctor. Terry.

5858
10:29:01,480 --> 10:29:01,480
flood. Ron. Fort. Harris.

5859
10:29:07,320 --> 10:29:07,320
andrew. Carson. Gilchrist.

5860
10:29:12,640 --> 10:29:12,640
u z. Mccoy. Kia. Denson.

5861
10:29:18,480 --> 10:29:18,480
katy. Gay. Please begin.

5862
10:29:26,880 --> 10:29:29,720
thank you. Iris andrews once again. 14 is about the tourism of travis county.

5863
10:29:31,760 --> 10:29:34,240
you guys don't know if they're going to
Approve it. We don't know if they're going to prove it. It's all sort of up in the air.

5864
10:29:37,280 --> 10:29:40,600
what I really respected about what travis
County did and what other people have said today is that they recognize that they had to
Pause,

5865
10:29:44,080 --> 10:29:47,560
think about it, and they wanted to wait for
You guys to pause also and make some amendments, which I know that you guys have
Passed many amendments today.

5866
10:29:50,720 --> 10:29:50,720
and I think pretty much all of them have been
Beneficial towards what this is.

5867
10:29:55,360 --> 10:29:55,360
I think they recognized over there,
Travis county that there are important things

5868
10:30:00,600 --> 10:30:00,600
that need to be in writing that we
Unfortunately didn't see get set in stone

5869
10:30:04,960 --> 10:30:04,960
today. Particular concerns that I would like
To read from the record of the commissioners

5870
10:30:10,960 --> 10:30:14,960
court judge brown wanted in writing
Guarantees for affordable housing. We see affordable housing check ins with mr.

5871
10:30:17,720 --> 10:30:17,720
alters. Amendment, but we don't see the
Guarantee to actually build it.

5872
10:30:22,600 --> 10:30:25,960
guarantees for community input,
Environmental protections, robust economic growth, and great transportation access.
That's what judge brown wants to see.

5873
10:30:29,520 --> 10:30:32,200
commissioner morales warned against
Gentrification, which I understand what we're trying to do
With this displacement.

5874
10:30:36,200 --> 10:30:39,480
and needs assessment. I understand that we
Are trying to address those things. Commissioner shea has been this environmental
Supporter so far,

5875
10:30:43,040 --> 10:30:45,840
requesting guarantees for strong flood
Control, flood protections and strong worker
Protections.

5876
10:30:48,840 --> 10:30:51,280
I'm hopeful that since the terms passed
Today, that endeavor sticks to their word in their
Letter that they emailed you of saying their

5877
10:30:55,400 --> 10:30:55,400
union, osha, osha, and labor protections that
They said that they would give you if you

5878
10:31:00,080 --> 10:31:02,560
passed the tours today,
That I hope that they stick to that. And we get that in writing sooner rather than later.

5879
10:31:06,120 --> 10:31:08,800
all in all, I really respected what travis
County did. I'm confused as to why we didn't pause.

5880
10:31:12,480 --> 10:31:12,480
take time for these amendments to be put out
Into the public before you guys voted on

5881
10:31:17,280 --> 10:31:17,280
them. I think that's really important,
Important part of this process.

5882
10:31:21,490 --> 10:31:21,490
I hope that they don't bite into this,
But they probably will because you guys have

5883
10:31:26,090 --> 10:31:29,570
made some changes that they wanted to see. I
Hope you make more. Thank you. Craig jankowski.

5884
10:31:37,770 --> 10:31:40,490
alexis willis. Barbara. Mcarthur. Stephan. Faris.

5885
10:31:44,730 --> 10:31:44,730
mark fareth, jeff. Mccrory.

5886
10:31:50,290 --> 10:31:50,290
cilla. Smith, lou. Pasetto,
Carlos.

5887
10:31:56,170 --> 10:31:56,170
pinon, david. Sides, chris.

5888
10:32:01,050 --> 10:32:01,050
gannon. Shane. Johnson.

5889
10:32:05,410 --> 10:32:05,410
nyasha. Alexandria. Anderson.

5890
10:32:11,210 --> 10:32:11,210
richard. Jarnigan. Daniel.

5891
10:32:15,290 --> 10:32:15,290
lowe. Low. Stacy. Smith.

5892
10:32:20,570 --> 10:32:20,570
dan. Foster. Gary. Merritt.

5893
10:32:25,490 --> 10:32:28,970
cameron. Shaw. Jeremy. Martin. Bobby. Levinsky.

5894
10:32:34,370 --> 10:32:34,370
alvin. Dedieu. Gary. Farmer.

5895
10:32:39,690 --> 10:32:43,010
stacy. Roane. Carrick. Roane. Andrew. Trevillian.

5896
10:32:48,290 --> 10:32:52,250
houston. Lewis. Briggs. Mitchell. David. Jabbour.

5897
10:32:56,810 --> 10:32:56,810
scott. Nye. Jeffrey. Bowen.

5898
10:33:01,690 --> 10:33:05,050
melissa. Hernandez. Roy. Whaley. Katherine. Brown.

5899
10:33:09,170 --> 10:33:09,170
monica. Guzman. Good evening,

5900
10:33:18,900 --> 10:33:18,900
ladies and gentlemen,
Jeffrey bowen, district eight.

5901
10:33:23,940 --> 10:33:27,620
good evening, mr. Mayor. Council members on
This item. I actually had a conversation with one of the
County commissioners, and there was a lot of

5902
10:33:31,180 --> 10:33:31,180
concern over the that they were looking for
Decisions and with some of the things that

5903
10:33:37,300 --> 10:33:39,540
were being made tonight. I hope this can get worked out,
But I'm still concerned over the amount of

5904
10:33:44,540 --> 10:33:47,540
transparency that may be available through
This. We already know, as I've already noted about
The as council member alter said,

5905
10:33:54,900 --> 10:33:57,780
there was lack of information on both sides. It was brought out, so to speak.

5906
10:34:00,100 --> 10:34:00,100
so hopefully we will also know what's going
To be done with travis county because that

5907
10:34:05,300 --> 10:34:05,300
affects us as city members also,
Since we also live in the county and take

5908
10:34:11,460 --> 10:34:14,500
care of pay those taxes. Again mr. Bunch was very right.

5909
10:34:17,340 --> 10:34:20,820
when it comes down to what typically
Developers do, we go in and build infrastructure,
We do the whole thing,

5910
10:34:24,140 --> 10:34:24,140
and then we turn it over unless it's on
Private property and go from there,

5911
10:34:28,180 --> 10:34:28,180
or the property gets turned over to some
Entity and we we fork out that money.

5912
10:34:36,820 --> 10:34:40,300
I've built many, a, many a piece of
Infrastructure that, that was, that was serving those type of
Things and then it gets turned over.

5913
10:34:44,860 --> 10:34:44,860
so I still have my concerns and there's not I
Understand these people's questions or the

5914
10:34:53,820 --> 10:34:53,820
reason for their questions,
But please make sure that we are all aware of

5915
10:34:58,620 --> 10:34:58,620
what deals you're making or what type of
Agreements you're making with the county,

5916
10:35:04,940 --> 10:35:08,140
because that's a double hit for,
For some of us. Thank you, miss brown.

5917
10:35:11,950 --> 10:35:11,950
so actually, my comments were going to be
Very similar to the one that the previous

5918
10:35:16,710 --> 10:35:16,710
speaker. I think it's been very clear that we
Have needed improved communication

5919
10:35:22,830 --> 10:35:22,830
transparency. My feeling on this is that if
We don't know whether or not you will have

5920
10:35:29,630 --> 10:35:29,630
the county on board or not on board,
But whatever comes out of it,

5921
10:35:34,710 --> 10:35:34,710
it would be extraordinarily useful to
Understand what that means in terms of the

5922
10:35:39,630 --> 10:35:39,630
timeline of events. What this means and how
It's going to be impacting the community.

5923
10:35:46,590 --> 10:35:46,590
and this builds a much better bridge of
Communication between everyone.

5924
10:35:53,870 --> 10:35:56,510
when we do know what's going on at the
Moment, we don't. And I think the opportunity there's
A word negotiation here.

5925
10:36:01,750 --> 10:36:01,750
this gives an opportunity to think about how
We come to potentially other address other

5926
10:36:07,990 --> 10:36:11,790
issues that the county brought up in terms of
Areas of their concern. You've tried to do what you can today,
Tonight,

5927
10:36:15,150 --> 10:36:15,150
this evening, on including amendments to try
And mitigate against some of the concerns of

5928
10:36:20,350 --> 10:36:20,350
the community. You get to the point of
Negotiation with the with the county.

5929
10:36:25,070 --> 10:36:25,070
this is yet another opportunity to consider
How you might want to further mitigate their

5930
10:36:30,310 --> 10:36:30,310
concerns, and then communicate it back to
Everybody in a way that maybe will allow at

5931
10:36:37,470 --> 10:36:37,470
least, if not some community engagement,
Some more discussion about the process as it

5932
10:36:44,470 --> 10:36:46,550
progresses. Thank you. Thank you, miss guzman.

5933
10:36:48,550 --> 10:36:51,950
good evening. I'm monica guzman,
A policy director, speaking in opposition to item 14 on tuesday,

5934
10:36:55,070 --> 10:36:55,070
july 14th, travis county judge brown,
An esteemed commissioners,

5935
10:36:59,350 --> 10:37:02,910
heard many urging they delay their vote on
The tours. In the end, they decided not to vote because
They questioned what they heard during the

5936
10:37:08,110 --> 10:37:08,110
city tours briefing. They had questions and
Wanted more information.

5937
10:37:13,190 --> 10:37:13,190
they decided to watch the city of austin to
Watch you.

5938
10:37:17,510 --> 10:37:17,510
mayor watson, mayor pro tem vela and council,

5939
10:37:21,870 --> 10:37:21,870
instead of a blanket approval move to
Postpone the tours until at least 2027,

5940
10:37:27,590 --> 10:37:31,310
allowing time for the environmental
Commission's recommendations. Language accessible community engagement,
Especially those who will be negatively,

5941
10:37:35,190 --> 10:37:35,190
negatively impacted. Prioritize deeply
Affordable housing.

5942
10:37:39,470 --> 10:37:39,470
the strategic housing blueprint ten year goal
Is to produce 25,000 units for people earning

5943
10:37:44,590 --> 10:37:44,590
31 to 60% median family income mfi and 20,000
For those earning 30% below,

5944
10:37:51,630 --> 10:37:53,230
according to the scorecard. From 2018 to 2023, only 9668 units have been
Produced for the 30 to 30 1 to 60% mfi

5945
10:38:03,310 --> 10:38:06,960
and 426 units for 30% below. That's only 2.13% of its goal for residents
At this level.

5946
10:38:12,040 --> 10:38:12,040
god is in solidarity with the southeast
Colorado river neighborhood association.

5947
10:38:16,520 --> 10:38:16,520
save our springs for their community powered
Atx lone star sierra club environmentalist,

5948
10:38:23,040 --> 10:38:25,920
labor activists and organizers,
Subject matter experts, and other community organizations and
Individuals in our collective opposition to

5949
10:38:30,000 --> 10:38:33,360
the proposed tours do what's right for austin
Residents, environment and neighboring municipalities
Impacted by your votes.

5950
10:38:37,400 --> 10:38:40,080
postpone the tours vote. Thank you. Thank you. I have a remote speaker
On the line,

5951
10:38:47,560 --> 10:38:47,560
richard bremer. Yes, my name is rick bremer.

5952
10:38:53,720 --> 10:38:53,720
I'm with district six,
And I believe that despite the assurances of

5953
10:38:58,560 --> 10:39:00,800
the director of finance a couple of days ago, the tours is currently proposed is seriously
Flawed.

5954
10:39:04,920 --> 10:39:08,680
as I've pointed out in discussions with
Several members of the council, it does not represent the best deal the city
Could have negotiated with endeavor,

5955
10:39:14,000 --> 10:39:14,000
nor does it is it in the best financial
Interests of the citizens of austin.

5956
10:39:19,760 --> 10:39:19,760
the definition of critical terms is poorly
Organized,

5957
10:39:24,560 --> 10:39:27,760
lacks backup support for numeric data. Allows for increase in funding without public
Input.

5958
10:39:31,880 --> 10:39:31,880
does not take into account state plans for
Property tax restrictions,

5959
10:39:37,320 --> 10:39:37,320
and does not provide for financial cap for
Funding,

5960
10:39:41,440 --> 10:39:41,440
and allows the city to increase the amount of
Bonds issued without a specified limit.

5961
10:39:47,960 --> 10:39:47,960
also, the environmental and affordable
Housing concerns raised by council and its

5962
10:39:52,480 --> 10:39:52,480
message board and the environmental
Commission are not adequately or specifically

5963
10:39:58,000 --> 10:40:00,770
addressed. One final point. I would like to thank the members of the 1990
Council mayor hook,

5964
10:40:05,250 --> 10:40:05,250
mayor pro tem shipman,
Council members, barnstone nafziger,

5965
10:40:11,650 --> 10:40:11,650
carl mitchell and humphrey and ernie for
Their courage to stand up against jim bob

5966
10:40:17,370 --> 10:40:17,370
moffett on the evening of june 7th,
1990 and listen to the voices over a thousand

5967
10:40:23,410 --> 10:40:23,410
citizens and vote unanimously against the
Construction of the barking creek pub over

5968
10:40:29,090 --> 10:40:29,090
the edwards aquifer. The pub was positioned
To save the austin's finances from collapse.

5969
10:40:35,770 --> 10:40:35,770
at that time, the council was told by
Developers that if the pub was turned down,

5970
10:40:40,770 --> 10:40:43,450
the city's growth would stop. I think austin has done pretty well with the
Barton without the barton creek,

5971
10:40:48,650 --> 10:40:48,650
but thanks and have a great evening.

5972
10:40:55,650 --> 10:40:55,650
beatrice anderson. I didn't hear my name
Called.

5973
10:41:04,410 --> 10:41:04,410
correct. You had donated some to someone else
And they declined.

5974
10:41:10,090 --> 10:41:10,090
what's your name? Okay.

5975
10:41:15,890 --> 10:41:17,690
is that okay? Mayor. Sure. Okay. Four minutes. Beatrice.

5976
10:41:19,930 --> 10:41:23,810
ollie. Hoffman. Greg. Anderson. Kim. Vasquez. Zenobia.

5977
10:41:26,450 --> 10:41:26,450
joseph. Brad. Massengill.

5978
10:41:33,130 --> 10:41:36,610
hello again. Council. Beatrice. Anderson. Save our springs alliance. I want to continue my last comment about
Having this be a conversation.

5979
10:41:42,850 --> 10:41:42,850
and it being a privilege for me to be here
And speak on behalf of the community members

5980
10:41:49,410 --> 10:41:52,170
who I've spent the last six weeks getting to
Know, and I'm doing my best to represent the things
That they have told me they want here.

5981
10:41:56,500 --> 10:41:56,500
everyone is excited for an opportunity to
Uplift this area.

5982
10:42:00,820 --> 10:42:03,860
no one. I'm not sure where we are getting
Lost in this. No one is saying leave it as is.

5983
10:42:06,820 --> 10:42:09,100
you know what? Let's not invest in this area
At all. No one is saying that we want to be a part of
This conversation.

5984
10:42:14,060 --> 10:42:14,060
we want a say in what this development is
Going to look like.

5985
10:42:18,140 --> 10:42:20,900
this is going to be double the size of
Downtown. Is is it radical? Are we being unreasonable
To say we want to participate in the design

5986
10:42:29,220 --> 10:42:29,220
of that? We want to make sure it's serving
The people who live there.

5987
10:42:33,540 --> 10:42:33,540
I'm you know, I'm I'm here at work,
But I also live in district three.

5988
10:42:38,460 --> 10:42:38,460
I'm five minutes away from this. I'm on the
River five times a week at least.

5989
10:42:44,660 --> 10:42:47,860
is that radical to say? I want to make sure it's protected. I want where I spend the most time in my
Personal time to look a certain way.

5990
10:42:54,780 --> 10:42:56,380
and then talking about privilege. There's also a major power gap here in terms
Of information.

5991
10:43:00,260 --> 10:43:00,260
you know, how is this a public hearing when
These amendments weren't posted until moments

5992
10:43:04,900 --> 10:43:08,700
before the first item I spoke on,
I, I had I had reloaded the page. I hadn't seen them yet. How how is that a
Fair public hearing to me?

5993
10:43:11,980 --> 10:43:15,420
how is that a conversation? And then when they are posted,
I've had time to go through them.

5994
10:43:18,140 --> 10:43:18,140
I don't know if you can tell from the bags
Under my eyes. I've been reading and I really

5995
10:43:22,820 --> 10:43:26,540
appreciate that you guys are asking questions
Now, and you're proposing these amendments, but some of them don't even make sense.

5996
10:43:29,940 --> 10:43:29,940
and how is that when when you are the ones
Negotiating this and you have had access to

5997
10:43:35,380 --> 10:43:35,380
this information council member alter you
Were talking about,

5998
10:43:40,380 --> 10:43:40,380
you want to, you know,
Change the financing plan to ensure that the

5999
10:43:45,100 --> 10:43:45,100
tours was going to, you know,
Set aside a portion to reimburse parks and

6000
10:43:49,220 --> 10:43:52,030
things like that under the financing plan. That's something that they currently have to
Pay for. That was one of the few costs that's

6001
10:43:55,830 --> 10:43:58,350
excluded from the tax payer reimbursement. Why do I know that? The.

6002
10:44:04,670 --> 10:44:07,550
parks and affordable housing outside the
Zone, not inside the zone. So that's the
Difference.

6003
10:44:11,190 --> 10:44:11,190
okay. But then that is but then this is still
An unfair conversation because when we talk

6004
10:44:16,070 --> 10:44:18,310
about the people who are impacted,
We're told, well, they're outside the zone. So so which
Is it?

6005
10:44:21,870 --> 10:44:25,870
what are we talking about? Are we talking
About only within the bounds of the turs or are we not? I'm sorry,
But that's an incredibly unfair response.

6006
10:44:33,470 --> 10:44:33,470
again, how and when there is this level of of
Confusion between y'all and the public and

6007
10:44:41,190 --> 10:44:41,190
between endeavor, how is this a public
Hearing?

6008
10:44:45,830 --> 10:44:45,830
can we not take a pause and get on the same
Page.

6009
10:44:51,070 --> 10:44:53,310
this is double the size of downtown. This is ten times the size of the domain,
Guys.

6010
10:44:57,070 --> 10:44:58,830
this is going to be huge. We want it to be great.

6011
10:45:03,550 --> 10:45:03,550
can can we together? It's not just we the
People versus you.

6012
10:45:08,030 --> 10:45:10,470
you're also the people. Can we together make this something great?

6013
10:45:12,950 --> 10:45:16,190
are you willing by taking a no vote on this? By taking a pause, you're showing that
Starting the conversation that that is

6014
10:45:20,350 --> 10:45:20,350
meeting us to have a conversation so we don't
Have to come here and fight.

6015
10:45:25,510 --> 10:45:25,510
I'm tired. Vote no. Have a civil conversation
With us.

6016
10:45:31,910 --> 10:45:35,190
meet us at the table. Allow us into the room
Where the tables, even at that is not a radical ask.

6017
10:45:38,910 --> 10:45:38,910
thank you. David ross.

6018
10:45:46,390 --> 10:45:48,430
andy. Pastor. Miss ada. Ramos. Jennifer barnes.

6019
10:45:52,590 --> 10:45:55,790
mayor. That's all speakers for item 14. Thank you. Members. As you heard,
That's all the speakers on item number 14.

6020
10:46:00,710 --> 10:46:00,710
so let's go to item number 14 for discussion.

6021
10:46:05,070 --> 10:46:08,990
first I'll entertain a motion with regard to
Item number 14. Motion is made by councilmember laine to
Adopt.

6022
10:46:12,030 --> 10:46:12,030
item number 14 is seconded by councilmember
Harper madison.

6023
10:46:16,510 --> 10:46:16,510
members, I don't have any or don't believe I
Have any proposed amendments to item number

6024
10:46:22,030 --> 10:46:22,030
14. So with that being the case,
I'll call for discussion on item number 14.

6025
10:46:28,150 --> 10:46:31,790
is there any discussion with regard to item
Number 14? In that case, item number 14 is adopted
Without objection,

6026
10:46:36,470 --> 10:46:36,470
with councilmember segal and councilmember
Velasquez being shown voting no.

6027
10:46:42,310 --> 10:46:42,310
is there anyone else wishing to be shown
Voting no on item number 14 right on a vote

6028
10:46:48,400 --> 10:46:48,400
of 8 to 2. Item number 14 is adopted.

6029
10:46:53,360 --> 10:46:57,320
that will take us to item number 75. And I'll turn to the city clerk for item 75.

6030
10:47:01,120 --> 10:47:04,240
rita thompson. Stacy schmidt. Beatrice. Anderson. Beatrice,
Are you still here?

6031
10:47:07,080 --> 10:47:09,920
is carson gilchrist here? Monica guzman. Okay. Four minutes.

6032
10:47:13,240 --> 10:47:13,240
and josh goldenberg. I think it's I think
It's okay.

6033
10:47:19,520 --> 10:47:23,480
and I just want to point out for the record
That this this is not the way the rules operate. I'm allowing this to happen.

6034
10:47:28,640 --> 10:47:30,400
but it's not the way the rules operate. And what will happen is there will come a
Time when you're not going to want me to do

6035
10:47:34,080 --> 10:47:37,640
it this way, and you're going to point out
That I shouldn't do it this way, but I'm going to go ahead and do it even
Though.

6036
10:47:40,400 --> 10:47:43,600
but this is not we're not following the
Rules, but I'm doing it as a courtesy because I want
To make sure everybody has the opportunity to

6037
10:47:48,720 --> 10:47:51,400
say their piece. But that is very much
Appreciated. Thank you. She'll have six minutes.

6038
10:47:59,200 --> 10:48:02,520
okay. And I've never done the powerpoints
Here. The clicker. I just clicked the green thing.
Okay. You will have to give me a minute to

6039
10:48:08,640 --> 10:48:08,640
get myself together. Mr.

6040
10:48:13,200 --> 10:48:16,320
mayor, if I may, while beatrice is getting it
Together. A member of my staff just said something that
I wanted to point out because I feel the same

6041
10:48:19,640 --> 10:48:19,640
way. He said, I really want to say that I
Admire these young folks showing up and

6042
10:48:24,840 --> 10:48:27,640
fighting their asses off,
Because when I was their age, I didn't care. I feel exactly like he does.

6043
10:48:31,400 --> 10:48:34,240
and so I just wanted to make sure to point
That out. Thank you. All right,
Let's give this a

6044
10:48:44,130 --> 10:48:44,130
go. So item 75 and 76.

6045
10:48:49,930 --> 10:48:53,850
I'll speak on both but kind of talk to them
All at once. 75. They're wanting to vacate.

6046
10:48:57,690 --> 10:48:57,690
they're asking the city to vacate the right
Of way on a portion of hergatz lane.

6047
10:49:01,810 --> 10:49:01,810
and then 76, they want all of edwin lane.

6048
10:49:05,970 --> 10:49:09,730
this is in an area where they are also
Claiming that no infrastructure exists. That's part of their justification for the
Turs,

6049
10:49:11,930 --> 10:49:11,930
but they're also asking you for a right of
Way vacation so they can remove the existing

6050
10:49:17,730 --> 10:49:20,290
infrastructure. It's not just a road we're
Talking about. There are also utilities that have to be
Moved around there. There's like pipes going

6051
10:49:23,970 --> 10:49:26,970
to a man's house on the corner of the hergatz
Lane one, but it's again, we're talking about there is
A real confusion with the information going

6052
10:49:33,490 --> 10:49:36,410
around. There's no infrastructure,
But they're removing roads. There are no utilities. But the backup for
75,

6053
10:49:40,050 --> 10:49:40,050
it talks about working with that neighbor to
Move his his pipes around.

6054
10:49:45,210 --> 10:49:47,130
so is are there utilities there? Is there infrastructure or is there not?

6055
10:49:51,570 --> 10:49:51,570
and there have been no traffic studies done
For either of these right of way vacations

6056
10:49:57,250 --> 10:50:00,690
that was admitted. That was something the
Planning commission really grilled them on and they had no answers for whatsoever.

6057
10:50:03,410 --> 10:50:07,010
and yet the planning commission moved forward
Because they said it was going to get kicked to council. And so they were looking to you
To to kind of look into this more,

6058
10:50:12,210 --> 10:50:12,210
whether you were going to require something
Like a traffic study.

6059
10:50:16,730 --> 10:50:19,250
and let's, you know, this is what is being
Considered. There's the whole dog's head and like that
Area in red.

6060
10:50:22,650 --> 10:50:26,450
that's the portion of her god's lane,
Which is wants to be vacated. And this is for the amazon site.

6061
10:50:28,330 --> 10:50:28,330
they need these roads to be gone so they can
Put the amazon track right on top of it.

6062
10:50:35,450 --> 10:50:35,450
this creates a dead end condition and a
Turnaround for the dalton neighborhoods and

6063
10:50:40,500 --> 10:50:40,500
the neighborhoods. It doubles the distance to
Move from one neighborhood to the other

6064
10:50:45,460 --> 10:50:48,540
instead of being able to cross hergatz lane
All the way over there. If, say, for example, you wanted to go to the
Hope outdoor gallery there you now have to

6065
10:50:54,740 --> 10:50:54,740
turn around, go all the way down to the
Highway and around on 183,

6066
10:51:00,100 --> 10:51:03,820
turn around on 71 and come back up to dalton. There is no time requirement for for the
Developer to put in an alternate access

6067
10:51:10,380 --> 10:51:10,380
route. That's also something that we asked
About at the planning commission and nope.

6068
10:51:15,020 --> 10:51:17,100
the, the only, the only thing they said is
That, well, eventually other roads will be put in,
But there's no traffic study.

6069
10:51:21,860 --> 10:51:21,860
and so how are neighbors going to be impacted
In the meantime?

6070
10:51:26,540 --> 10:51:26,540
is, is this is this fair?

6071
10:51:31,260 --> 10:51:34,940
is this fair to do without any study
Justifying it? I'm not saying this is the wrong thing to do,

6072
10:51:37,700 --> 10:51:40,820
but why? Why do we not have more
Justification? Why can we not have more evidence that this
Is the best possible?

6073
10:51:46,540 --> 10:51:46,540
or it's so necessary that we have to go
Forward with it?

6074
10:51:54,780 --> 10:51:58,540
the right of the right of way vacation. Yeah. Is going to be both for the amazon
Site.

6075
10:52:00,740 --> 10:52:04,140
how it usually works is the developer will
Pay for that right of way vacation, how the development agreement structures it
Is that instead they're going to give the

6076
10:52:08,460 --> 10:52:08,460
city back a right of way of equivalent value
At some point when other roads are built.

6077
10:52:15,940 --> 10:52:19,820
what happens if the development agreement
Falls apart? What happens if they leave before?

6078
10:52:23,340 --> 10:52:23,340
that right of way of equivalent value is
Given back to the city.

6079
10:52:28,060 --> 10:52:31,500
and also if they leave and if this doesn't go
Forward, like who restores public access.

6080
10:52:33,580 --> 10:52:36,270
they have said that the minute this is
Approved, they will close the road.

6081
10:52:39,750 --> 10:52:41,390
where does that leave the public? Who lives there? And the residents?

6082
10:52:44,990 --> 10:52:44,990
she drives this road every single day.

6083
10:52:51,430 --> 10:52:51,430
there are so many. There are so many
Questions that we want answered here.

6084
10:52:55,670 --> 10:52:57,990
and I really hope, again,
We brought these up at the planning commission and the reason given by so many of
The commissioners for why they voted yes,

6085
10:53:05,030 --> 10:53:07,910
despite all of their doubts and all their
Questions, was because it was coming to you,
Because they they were pushing it on to you

6086
10:53:12,950 --> 10:53:12,950
to ask these questions and to put this in the
Development agreement account for these

6087
10:53:17,670 --> 10:53:17,670
contingencies. Ask, well,
What happens if x and plan for that?

6088
10:53:24,350 --> 10:53:24,350
as a lawyer, it's my job to think of the
Worst case scenario and plan for that.

6089
10:53:29,710 --> 10:53:33,270
make sure we have the right indemnifications
And things like that. That's what we're asking for. You make sure
This is a really tight agreement.

6090
10:53:36,470 --> 10:53:39,550
if if there is no way to stop this and this
Is where we're going forward, then can we at least strengthen it and like,
Answer these questions?

6091
10:53:44,630 --> 10:53:46,750
I think that's all for me. Thank you. Josh goldenberg.

6092
10:53:56,830 --> 10:53:56,830
susana almanza. Jonathan davidson.

6093
10:54:04,150 --> 10:54:07,150
ben thompson. Richard. Suttle. Bill bunch. Betsy.

6094
10:54:11,670 --> 10:54:11,670
greenberg. Craig. Nazer.

6095
10:54:16,950 --> 10:54:20,390
kristin. Viotto. Garrett. Tung and stephen brown.

6096
10:54:30,750 --> 10:54:32,830
craig. Naser, austin. Sierra. Club. Lone. Star. Austin.

6097
10:54:37,110 --> 10:54:37,110
environmental. Democrats. Okay,
So another environmental question about the

6098
10:54:42,390 --> 10:54:42,390
roads. Okay. No land is absolutely flat,
But a lot of times developers like to make it

6099
10:54:51,390 --> 10:54:53,750
that way. Let's just make it flat,
You know, and they go out there,
Particularly when they're filling in big

6100
10:54:55,990 --> 10:54:55,990
holes and everything and make it flat,
But it's not flat where places really are

6101
10:55:01,910 --> 10:55:04,950
flat. You go out there,
Look there, it's not really flat. So, you know, in the middle of nebraska and
Flat field,

6102
10:55:07,550 --> 10:55:10,070
you find a little area that's muddy and
Mucky, and there's marsilea fern,
Clover leaf fern,

6103
10:55:12,910 --> 10:55:16,750
really interesting species growing up there
Where the bison's wallowed. And in my neighborhood.

6104
10:55:18,750 --> 10:55:22,350
and when in my house,
They made it flat. And with increased rains of climate change,
There was water running down the side of my

6105
10:55:27,350 --> 10:55:30,640
house more and more across the street,
Down the neighbor's house, I said, here, put some big boulders,
Make a little things so it can flow in it so

6106
10:55:35,920 --> 10:55:35,920
it doesn't wash your yard away. Well,
She did that. Then I got the 1950 aerial

6107
10:55:40,880 --> 10:55:40,880
photograph of the gracie farms before there
Were any houses and there was a creek there.

6108
10:55:47,920 --> 10:55:51,720
they just filled it in and made it flat. These road maps, you can see when they do
Them like this,

6109
10:55:55,120 --> 10:55:55,120
you know, like that. What is what is the
Water runoff really going to be up there?

6110
10:56:01,840 --> 10:56:05,800
we don't know. And you could put all these
Flat roads and the pervious cover calls, the road, the water to even run off more.

6111
10:56:08,080 --> 10:56:11,960
we don't know. I mean,
This is just this road map. Will this work in the long run? Will this create flooding down the.

6112
10:56:15,120 --> 10:56:15,120
we don't know because nothing has been
Nothing's been done there or looked out after

6113
10:56:21,960 --> 10:56:21,960
that. This is an environmental issue and it
Matters where you put your roads.

6114
10:56:27,080 --> 10:56:27,080
thank you very much. Thank you.

6115
10:56:34,120 --> 10:56:34,120
mr.. Mayor richard sutil here on behalf of
Endeavor,

6116
10:56:38,880 --> 10:56:42,440
these roads. I'm going to speak to both road
Vacations in this one matter. So you only have to listen to me once.

6117
10:56:44,480 --> 10:56:48,120
both these road vacations have had public
Hearings at the urban transportation commission, which passed it.

6118
10:56:50,320 --> 10:56:50,320
then we went on to the planning commission,
Had a hearing and passed it. Basically what

6119
10:56:55,480 --> 10:56:55,480
we're doing one one road is,
Is, is a segment of road that connects to and

6120
10:57:01,040 --> 10:57:02,520
we're vacating it completely. And then the section of hergatz that we're
Talking about, we're actually relocating

6121
10:57:07,760 --> 10:57:11,400
it'll improve connectivity. It'll improve the grid pattern out there. It's the beginning of adding public
Infrastructure.

6122
10:57:14,080 --> 10:57:17,760
these are small county roads that we are
Actually redoing. And to assuage some of the concerns of the
Previous speaker.

6123
10:57:22,880 --> 10:57:26,570
these will go through the full city of austin
Permitting process. Full environmental process for the review and
Approval of the plans.

6124
10:57:31,130 --> 10:57:34,290
and with that, I'll be happy to answer any
Questions you might have. Thank you very much, mr. Suttle. Do we have any questions
From the dais?

6125
10:57:40,090 --> 10:57:40,090
council member duchin. Thank you,
Mayor pro tem.

6126
10:57:44,650 --> 10:57:44,650
I'm my understanding is this is going to
Limit the options for certain residents to

6127
10:57:54,930 --> 10:57:58,930
certain residents to a rather than having two
Options, which they currently have now to a single
Option for ingress and egress.

6128
10:58:04,330 --> 10:58:06,010
is that incorrect? Is my. Do I misunderstand what the plan is?

6129
10:58:09,450 --> 10:58:12,250
there will be a period of time on hergatz
When. While we're building the new hergatz,
There will be a period of time where they'll

6130
10:58:16,290 --> 10:58:16,290
have to use the primary way they get out and
Not come across hergatz until we get the

6131
10:58:21,370 --> 10:58:21,370
reroute of ergots done and then their access
Will be.

6132
10:58:26,930 --> 10:58:29,530
back. So is that a during that window? Is that a safety issue?

6133
10:58:31,050 --> 10:58:31,050
no. How how is that possible?

6134
10:58:36,650 --> 10:58:40,250
because you have two ways out instead of
Three. Okay. So the second way that I'm not aware
Of.

6135
10:58:42,530 --> 10:58:42,530
yes. Versus the two ways I thought there were
Reduced down to one.

6136
10:58:47,330 --> 10:58:47,330
yes. Well, there's, there's three now.

6137
10:58:51,890 --> 10:58:51,890
it could go down to two for a while until we
Get it rerouted.

6138
10:58:56,410 --> 10:58:56,410
okay. Thank you.

6139
10:59:14,250 --> 10:59:16,250
thank you. Council member duchin. Any other comments? Then on item 75,
I would entertain.

6140
10:59:25,940 --> 10:59:27,260
we. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. Mayor pro tem. We do have more speakers.
Okay. Lisa levins,

6141
10:59:33,020 --> 10:59:33,020
are you here? Lisa? Yes.

6142
10:59:37,260 --> 10:59:40,340
okay. Audrey stanton donated time,
So I just want to make sure. Does audrey. Is audrey here? Does she want to
Speak? No.

6143
10:59:43,180 --> 10:59:46,860
okay. Lee. Edwards. Robin. Schneider. Rachel. Scott.

6144
10:59:51,300 --> 10:59:51,300
robert. Heal. Harper. Higginbotham.

6145
10:59:56,380 --> 10:59:56,380
erin. Andrews. Kaya. Denson.

6146
11:00:01,500 --> 11:00:04,660
craig. Jankowski. Alexis. Willis. Robin. Schneider.

6147
11:00:08,700 --> 11:00:12,660
district three. It seems to me,
Council member duchin, that you didn't ask a critical follow up
Question,

6148
11:00:15,460 --> 11:00:15,460
which is how long is it going to take to get
That road back in shape,

6149
11:00:21,900 --> 11:00:21,900
because the resident who I've been sitting
With says it's impossible to get out of her

6150
11:00:26,540 --> 11:00:26,540
street already. So I was wondering if someone
Can please ask the endeavor people when that

6151
11:00:34,180 --> 11:00:37,900
is anticipated and if you can get it in
Writing. Thank you. Thank you very much,
Madam harris andrews once again.

6152
11:00:44,020 --> 11:00:46,780
there was a maybe many of you did not see
This, but there was a meme in 2020 of bernie
Sanders sitting in the cold with his mittens

6153
11:00:51,140 --> 11:00:51,140
on. And then he posted that he was running
Again for congress and he said,

6154
11:00:55,260 --> 11:00:58,540
or for the president again,
He said, I'm once again asking for your support. And that's how I feel sitting here.

6155
11:01:01,460 --> 11:01:01,460
I am once again asking for a pause to just
Think and get the critical answers answered

6156
11:01:08,500 --> 11:01:10,140
in front of the public. Not at a time when people have to be home or
They're asleep,

6157
11:01:13,100 --> 11:01:16,510
or they're doing all these other things after
A 14 hour day. I'm once again asking just for a pause on
This,

6158
11:01:19,830 --> 11:01:19,830
so that we can get the residents to actually
Be here for this,

6159
11:01:24,110 --> 11:01:24,110
to see when their access may be impeded,
To see when or if it really is two lanes or

6160
11:01:31,950 --> 11:01:35,030
three lanes or four lanes or 12. There are critical questions here that need
To be answered that I,

6161
11:01:38,430 --> 11:01:38,430
I would really prefer that we get answered in
Another time when more people are actually

6162
11:01:45,670 --> 11:01:45,670
able to be here again after,
You know, maybe not hopefully a 15 hour day.

6163
11:01:51,870 --> 11:01:51,870
I'm really worried about these residents,
This amount of trust that we are putting in

6164
11:01:57,150 --> 11:01:57,150
to the things that are said right here as
Opposed to the things that are actually in

6165
11:02:01,990 --> 11:02:04,070
writing, the things that are not in writing. Most importantly, I really wish once again
That we would just take a second vote no on

6166
11:02:09,630 --> 11:02:09,630
this, get it before the public one more time
And make sure that you're vacating the right

6167
11:02:15,030 --> 11:02:17,510
thing. You're doing the right amount of
Roads. You're getting a clear publishing notice for
When people are going to have access impacted

6168
11:02:24,430 --> 11:02:24,430
by this. I really think that once again,
We should just pause for one second before

6169
11:02:30,230 --> 11:02:30,230
steamrolling through another vote to just say
Yes and just keep saying yes.

6170
11:02:35,470 --> 11:02:35,470
I'm, I'm really shocked that there isn't more
Vocal questions from the council and I wish

6171
11:02:43,150 --> 11:02:45,390
you would ask more questions before voting. Thank you. I believe I have four minutes.

6172
11:02:51,550 --> 11:02:51,550
I donated time.

6173
11:03:02,550 --> 11:03:02,550
I don't see that. Tell me your name again.

6174
11:03:06,710 --> 11:03:06,710
sandra. We did it at the desk.

6175
11:03:11,750 --> 11:03:11,750
for you. It might be on 75 or 76.

6176
11:03:18,910 --> 11:03:22,630
you don't see it? I don't see it on 75. 76. Your two minutes. And if it's on 76,
You'll have four minutes.

6177
11:03:29,070 --> 11:03:29,070
okay. Hi. It's kaya denson again.

6178
11:03:33,790 --> 11:03:33,790
nobody notified us of the right of way
Vacancy requests for edwin and hergatz.

6179
11:03:38,390 --> 11:03:42,270
I know legally, they only had to inform
Properties within 30ft. But it's a rural area,
So, you know, these kind of roads affect more

6180
11:03:47,430 --> 11:03:50,630
than just the properties within 300ft. Other businesses and residents on dalton lane
Use her goats to enter and exit dogs.

6181
11:03:54,230 --> 11:03:54,230
head via thompson. And we should have been
Notified if they absorb hergatz and edwin,

6182
11:03:59,550 --> 11:04:02,950
we will be cut off from our one and only
Cross peninsula road and dalton, a narrow two lane shoulderless road will be a
Dead end street.

6183
11:04:06,270 --> 11:04:06,270
this would have serious limitations and
Consequences for local business emergency

6184
11:04:10,320 --> 11:04:10,320
services. Access, safety and daily life,
Especially with the addition of construction

6185
11:04:14,440 --> 11:04:18,360
traffic for the manufacturing site. It would be a mess for many years. I don't understand how they can take our one
And only thoroughfare,

6186
11:04:21,960 --> 11:04:24,520
especially before they give us an alternate
One. Everyone's been talking about the limited
Infrastructure out there, but did anybody

6187
11:04:28,080 --> 11:04:30,920
think about this? What is your plan? Our business was incredibly inconvenienced,
Almost to the point of closing for a season

6188
11:04:35,000 --> 11:04:38,960
during the construction of and around the
Saranac warehouses and before that, when a culvert was being installed on dalton.
But we had our back roads.

6189
11:04:42,520 --> 11:04:42,520
I cannot even imagine years and years of an
Even worse situation.

6190
11:04:47,080 --> 11:04:47,080
I realized one day, this is going to have to
Happen if this amazon thing gets built like

6191
11:04:52,080 --> 11:04:54,760
they're going to, you know,
Whatever. But like, this is not an urgency. Like you don't have to do this right now.

6192
11:04:56,840 --> 11:05:00,160
like I get that the tourist has,
But like, there's still moving dirt. I've been watching them move dirt for months.
Like they don't need to do this right now.

6193
11:05:03,960 --> 11:05:07,800
they can have little people with the stop
Signs and we can keep going until there's a solution. But we will seriously be affected
When carson creek ranch has events,

6194
11:05:12,520 --> 11:05:12,520
we have been blocked in for like hours and
That was with two entrances.

6195
11:05:17,920 --> 11:05:21,680
so like, what are we going to do,
You know, and and oh, the third way that he was talking about is a
Little cut through the richland estates

6196
11:05:26,440 --> 11:05:28,520
neighborhood that no trucks are allowed on. I talked to jimmy evans and marcello's.

6197
11:05:30,600 --> 11:05:32,960
they are both pissed about this and didn't
Know. So thank you. Barbara macarthur,
Stephan farris,

6198
11:05:43,480 --> 11:05:43,480
mark fareth, jeff mccrary,
Cilla.

6199
11:05:48,160 --> 11:05:48,160
smith, lou. Pescetto,
Carlos.

6200
11:05:52,360 --> 11:05:52,360
pinon, david. Sides, shane.

6201
11:05:57,040 --> 11:05:57,040
johnson, gary. Merritt,
Cameron.

6202
11:06:02,320 --> 11:06:02,320
shaw, jeremy. Martin. Gary.

6203
11:06:06,850 --> 11:06:06,850
farmer. Briggs. Mitchell.

6204
11:06:11,050 --> 11:06:13,890
david. Jabbour. Melissa. Hernandez. Roy. Whaley.

6205
11:06:18,130 --> 11:06:21,610
katherine. Brown. Zenobia. Joseph. Brad. Massengill.

6206
11:06:26,250 --> 11:06:26,250
david. Ross. Andy. Pastor.

6207
11:06:30,490 --> 11:06:30,490
mr. L. Ramos and jennifer barnes.

6208
11:06:36,130 --> 11:06:36,130
please. All right. So in this case,
I'm going to speak as my experience of a

6209
11:06:40,930 --> 11:06:40,930
local resident whose family has been on her
Guts for 30 years.

6210
11:06:44,970 --> 11:06:47,170
we live in a different part of her guts. Yet we also use these roads sometimes because
Where we are located by thompson or the exit

6211
11:06:55,010 --> 11:06:58,170
to hergatz thompson during certain parts of
The day, because of the traffic will be built up for
You could you could spend easily half an hour

6212
11:07:04,130 --> 11:07:04,130
waiting to get out of thompson,
And you can't actually get in the direction

6213
11:07:08,890 --> 11:07:12,850
you need to unless you use these backroads as
Well. I also have concerns because the lack of a
Study or any sort of assessment there in

6214
11:07:18,970 --> 11:07:22,490
terms of emergency services,
Emergency services, this area relative to a lot of parts of
Austin,

6215
11:07:25,610 --> 11:07:29,410
is somewhat remote and somewhat difficult to
Access, especially given the state of the roads as
Well as the way the communities are built.

6216
11:07:34,730 --> 11:07:34,730
I just think it would be prudent,
If nothing else,

6217
11:07:39,610 --> 11:07:39,610
to to pause on this one,
Just so you understand what the real issues

6218
11:07:46,490 --> 11:07:46,490
are, instead of letting the property
Developer just simply say it's fine.

6219
11:07:51,210 --> 11:07:54,210
there are two routes. These routes are not
Equivalent at all. It's not like you have three equal roads
Here.

6220
11:07:57,250 --> 11:07:57,250
and I really feel, especially in terms of
Both commuting for the people who live there

6221
11:08:03,140 --> 11:08:05,820
and access to emergency services. And that could be anything from the police to
The fire trucks to an ambulance.

6222
11:08:11,180 --> 11:08:13,500
you really need to think about this
Carefully. And also, it would be great again to have an
Understanding of what the plan is for the

6223
11:08:19,180 --> 11:08:22,060
alternative route before you close one road. We see the road closing.

6224
11:08:23,260 --> 11:08:27,260
I didn't see the alternative route and again, a time scale. Inform the local community.

6225
11:08:30,860 --> 11:08:30,860
again, this could be another example of
Serious breakdown in communication and

6226
11:08:35,500 --> 11:08:35,500
actually would have an immediate impact on
The local community if we don't think about

6227
11:08:40,060 --> 11:08:40,060
this carefully. Thank you.

6228
11:08:45,100 --> 11:08:47,860
mayor. All speakers for item 75 have been
Called. All speakers have been called on item number
75.

6229
11:08:53,100 --> 11:08:53,100
I'm going to entertain a motion on item
Number 75 and we'll go to a discussion.

6230
11:08:57,620 --> 11:08:57,620
is there a motion on motion is made by mayor
Pro tem to approve item number 75,

6231
11:09:02,940 --> 11:09:06,060
seconded by council member harper madison. I don't have any proposed amendments on item
Number 75.

6232
11:09:10,740 --> 11:09:13,980
I want to say I'll recognize council member.
Just a second. Thank you. I've got some questions.

6233
11:09:16,340 --> 11:09:17,620
before you do that, I want one. One second. I just want to say this does seem
Like something that more ought to be worked

6234
11:09:24,100 --> 11:09:24,100
out. I mean, you know.

6235
11:09:30,940 --> 11:09:34,660
this isn't a question of misinformation. This isn't a question of disinformation. This is a question of not understanding.

6236
11:09:36,580 --> 11:09:38,460
this is day to day life. And if that level of non-communication has
Occurred with these folks,

6237
11:09:45,140 --> 11:09:48,540
that's just kind of humanity. I'm josh lickteig, endeavor real estate
Group.

6238
11:09:52,180 --> 11:09:55,220
mayor, mayor pro tem council. I wanted to give a little more context here.

6239
11:09:58,070 --> 11:10:00,070
if it's an excuse, I don't want to hear it. There's no excuse. We we have worked with dpw
We have gone to urban transportation

6240
11:10:07,230 --> 11:10:07,230
committee and planning commission to work
Through all of these roads.

6241
11:10:11,350 --> 11:10:15,070
we're not only replacing the hergatz and
We're in for permits. So as soon as the city will issue us permit,
We will start construction.

6242
11:10:18,190 --> 11:10:21,390
blame us? Yeah, exactly. We will be building the hergatz connection
And the new patent lane,

6243
11:10:25,910 --> 11:10:25,910
which will increase connectivity,
Which is not currently on the site.

6244
11:10:30,790 --> 11:10:34,350
and all of that stuff will happen immediately
As soon as the permits are issued. So there may be, as mr.

6245
11:10:36,470 --> 11:10:39,190
suttle said, some downtime where some roads
Are missing. But that's pretty typical for there to be a
Couple of months of interim time.

6246
11:10:44,230 --> 11:10:44,230
but my expectation is that all these roads
Are built within the next 6 to 9 months.

6247
11:10:49,790 --> 11:10:52,470
it's the downtime that people are upset
About. It's not when you when you're done,
It's going to be the downtime.

6248
11:10:56,030 --> 11:10:59,790
so if you can't, you ought to be trying to
Figure out how you're going to work things out so that their day to day life,
Which you're getting a lot of votes here,

6249
11:11:05,070 --> 11:11:05,070
understood already that it's going to be
Disruptive.

6250
11:11:09,990 --> 11:11:09,990
at a minimum, you should be looking at ways
To minimize that disruption.

6251
11:11:14,790 --> 11:11:16,030
I totally agree with you. We have been in contact with the neighbors
Most disrupted like mr.

6252
11:11:19,710 --> 11:11:19,710
sides and some of the neighbors further out,
But we will gladly be in touch with the

6253
11:11:24,430 --> 11:11:24,430
neighborhood and make sure that they are
Aware of the timelines.

6254
11:11:28,470 --> 11:11:30,270
it's not the timelines. It's fixing ways to make it easier.

6255
11:11:34,110 --> 11:11:34,110
sure. And we will minimize the amount of
Downtime for those roads as much as humanly

6256
11:11:39,270 --> 11:11:39,270
possible. Councilmember duchin,
Thank you.

6257
11:11:44,470 --> 11:11:48,230
I had some questions for staff or if
Anybody's here. Members. As we proceed,
We have this item and two others.

6258
11:11:55,590 --> 11:11:55,590
so what I would request is,
And we're going to come up on a violation of

6259
11:12:00,510 --> 11:12:02,390
our rules here in just a second. So what I'm going to suggest,
As you know, my position has been and I think

6260
11:12:08,270 --> 11:12:08,270
the council has agreed with me each time that
We don't vote on major items in the middle of

6261
11:12:14,910 --> 11:12:18,150
the night. We're just not going to do that. I
Don't think that's where we're headed. But our rules do require that the meeting be
Ended by 10:00.

6262
11:12:23,070 --> 11:12:23,070
we need to suspend that rule so that we can
Take up the other two items.

6263
11:12:27,350 --> 11:12:27,350
I don't anticipate we'll be here past 11,
But and if we don't suspend the rules,

6264
11:12:34,750 --> 11:12:34,750
then we'll have to conclude the meeting at
10:00 and come back tomorrow morning.

6265
11:12:38,830 --> 11:12:38,830
so my recommendation would be that we vote to
Suspend the rules and and complete the

6266
11:12:45,070 --> 11:12:45,070
agenda. Motion's made by council member,
Seconded by mayor pro tem that we suspend our

6267
11:12:51,230 --> 11:12:51,230
rule that the meeting be adjourned at 10:00
So that we can complete the meeting.

6268
11:12:56,160 --> 11:12:58,440
is there any discussion? Hearing none. Without objection,
The motion to suspend the rule that we end at

6269
11:13:02,680 --> 11:13:06,000
10:00 is approved. And now,
Councilmember duchin, you have the floor. Thank you.

6270
11:13:08,960 --> 11:13:12,960
staff, I want to follow up on a couple of
Items that we've heard about. One is I want to make sure I understand from y'all's
Perspective and your communication with

6271
11:13:16,200 --> 11:13:16,200
either residents or endeavor.

6272
11:13:20,920 --> 11:13:20,920
how long can residents expect to be in a
Place where they have fewer access points,

6273
11:13:27,200 --> 11:13:29,200
fewer roads? Thank you. Councilmember richard mendoza,
Director for transportation and public works.

6274
11:13:32,800 --> 11:13:32,800
yes, we have been in pretty intense
Conversations with the developer to examine

6275
11:13:39,480 --> 11:13:39,480
and review the overall network for this
Potential development.

6276
11:13:43,960 --> 11:13:43,960
and in terms of the timing,
I'm going to ask assistant director barbara

6277
11:13:48,360 --> 11:13:48,360
to go into more specifics on those
Conversations.

6278
11:13:52,720 --> 11:13:55,640
thank you richard. Good evening,
Mayor and council. With respect to the roadway network adjacent
To the right of ways that are being vacated,

6279
11:14:03,080 --> 11:14:06,760
there are alternate ways to get into those
Residents. And in addition to that,
There are two site plans currently with the

6280
11:14:11,480 --> 11:14:11,480
city to permit additional improvements and
Additional connections to that area.

6281
11:14:16,280 --> 11:14:19,840
one is the patent avenue that is currently
Under review, and the other one is dalton lane.

6282
11:14:22,040 --> 11:14:23,920
that is also under review. So those are going to be two additional
Connections that are going to be provided in

6283
11:14:29,360 --> 11:14:29,360
that area during the window in which they've
Got limited egress or they're working on the

6284
11:14:35,560 --> 11:14:35,560
main road. Council member there is going to
Be some inconveniences during construction,

6285
11:14:43,680 --> 11:14:46,160
but based on our discussion with the
Developer, they are trying to expedite the construction
As much as possible.

6286
11:14:50,370 --> 11:14:50,370
and our belief is that the wind is going to
Be short.

6287
11:14:54,450 --> 11:14:54,450
I think they are trying as much as they can,
And they're working very closely with us to

6288
11:15:00,890 --> 11:15:00,890
get the approval on the site plan and get the
Construction going.

6289
11:15:05,570 --> 11:15:08,410
and so I'm just, again,
Trying to understand what is the timeline look like when you say words like short?

6290
11:15:10,330 --> 11:15:10,330
what does that mean? I would rather have the
Applicant respond to that question because as

6291
11:15:16,290 --> 11:15:19,890
soon as we issue the permit,
I think they have a better idea about the timeline. Okay. While they're coming up,
I've got one other question for you,

6292
11:15:23,370 --> 11:15:23,370
which is we heard a concern around emergency
Service access.

6293
11:15:28,050 --> 11:15:28,050
what steps are being taken to ensure that
There is the emergency service access that we

6294
11:15:33,210 --> 11:15:36,450
need during this time of construction or any
Other time. Based on our assessment,
There is going to be a continuous emergency

6295
11:15:40,370 --> 11:15:43,810
access even during construction. And that's even even that we've heard some of
Those other roads are smaller than the,

6296
11:15:52,570 --> 11:15:55,970
the the main roads that they'll be using
Right now. Is that correct? Yes. There is going to be alternate access point
To provide the emergency services even during

6297
11:16:00,850 --> 11:16:03,490
construction. Okay. Thank you,
Mr. Suttle. It's unfortunate we didn't have the
Chance to go out there and take a look at

6298
11:16:11,690 --> 11:16:14,290
these roads. These are small roads. There will be there's no question there will
Be some inconvenience.

6299
11:16:18,490 --> 11:16:18,490
but these roads sit in the middle of the of
The proposed amazon facility.

6300
11:16:26,930 --> 11:16:26,930
amazon came to us saying that they weren't
Going to ask for any incentives,

6301
11:16:31,610 --> 11:16:35,530
but they asked for speed in the permitting
Process. So we have already put in all the permits to
Get this grid pattern or this road pattern

6302
11:16:42,530 --> 11:16:45,620
back into place as soon as we get the
Permits. The construction starts. But if the roads
Aren't vacated tonight,

6303
11:16:50,220 --> 11:16:50,220
then construction is impeded on the amazon
Site because these roads go right through the

6304
11:16:54,780 --> 11:16:57,580
middle of the facility. So if I understand you,
It's not possible to do a change of order of

6305
11:17:01,380 --> 11:17:01,380
operation where you first build out the
Solution before tearing up the road.

6306
11:17:05,660 --> 11:17:05,660
well, that'll be going on simultaneously with
Amazon's work on their on their facility.

6307
11:17:12,140 --> 11:17:12,140
and it's not like we're,
We're taking complete access away from these

6308
11:17:16,780 --> 11:17:16,780
folks. It's just like when you and I drive
Downtown and the lane gets closed off or road

6309
11:17:21,580 --> 11:17:21,580
gets closed off, or sixth street gets closed
Off or city infrastructure,

6310
11:17:28,100 --> 11:17:31,900
there will be a time where there will,
They'll have to go a different route, but it's not they're not getting the route
Cut off.

6311
11:17:34,820 --> 11:17:38,180
they're getting they're having to go an
Alternate route, and it'll be for a short a period of time as we can manage.

6312
11:17:40,620 --> 11:17:43,220
do you have again, any,
Window. Any specific window or just vague window.

6313
11:17:45,700 --> 11:17:45,700
from the day we get the permit to the day
Cars are back on the road.

6314
11:17:49,900 --> 11:17:53,780
I would estimate 3 to 6 months. 3 to 4 months to get the road rerouted and
Back in place.

6315
11:17:58,500 --> 11:17:58,500
okay. All right. Thank you.

6316
11:18:03,620 --> 11:18:03,620
members. There being no further discussion on
Item number 75?

6317
11:18:08,220 --> 11:18:08,220
without objection, item number 75 is approved
With council member siegel and council member

6318
11:18:14,260 --> 11:18:14,260
velazquez being shown voting no.

6319
11:18:18,900 --> 11:18:18,900
on a vote of 8 to 2. Item number 75 passes on
All three readings.

6320
11:18:26,620 --> 11:18:26,620
I hope you all hear how fast you need to
Work.

6321
11:18:33,980 --> 11:18:33,980
item number 76. I'll call up item number 76
And turn to the city clerk,

6322
11:18:40,430 --> 11:18:40,430
rita thompson. Beatrice anderson,
Is carson gilchrist here?

6323
11:18:46,430 --> 11:18:49,390
no. Monica guzman. Okay. Four minutes. Josh goldenberg.

6324
11:18:52,630 --> 11:18:52,630
jonathan davidson. Ben thompson.

6325
11:18:58,550 --> 11:19:02,350
go ahead and begin. Hello. Beatrice anderson. Save our springs alliance.

6326
11:19:05,710 --> 11:19:05,710
still me. Guys, what the heck?

6327
11:19:12,870 --> 11:19:16,270
we were. We were clapping for you. Like, that was such an amazing response to
Ask those questions.

6328
11:19:19,710 --> 11:19:22,150
and then you still vote it through. Their poor planning on this should not like
The burden of their poor planning.

6329
11:19:28,990 --> 11:19:28,990
the fact that if they don't get this today,
Amazon has to stop construction.

6330
11:19:33,630 --> 11:19:37,470
that is not our problem. Why is that now? The burden of the residents
When we could take a week.

6331
11:19:45,870 --> 11:19:45,870
you could, you could you could say,
Hey, come back to us in one week.

6332
11:19:51,230 --> 11:19:54,750
like with an alternate access route here. And then and then we could approve it. Amazon
Can afford to pause for one week.

6333
11:20:00,870 --> 11:20:00,870
and again, there's some of the things I,
My jaw was dropping with some of these

6334
11:20:05,830 --> 11:20:09,070
answers. They didn't have time to go out
There and look at the roads. No, he was making reference to some council
Members not having time to go out there.

6335
11:20:12,630 --> 11:20:15,630
it was not. He's been out there. Okay. Thank you for clarifying. And deborah's been out there. So I go back to
My initial point of the last one.

6336
11:20:20,390 --> 11:20:20,390
how are any of these questions even being
Answered?

6337
11:20:24,550 --> 11:20:26,510
what are they pulling from? To where are the where are they pulling these
Time frames out of.

6338
11:20:31,710 --> 11:20:35,110
where are they pulling that people aren't
Going to be impacted. There have been no studies.

6339
11:20:38,230 --> 11:20:41,390
and then they're talking about talking to
Residents. Endeavor bought up all the property here. So yeah,
Who do they have to notify when they own the

6340
11:20:46,350 --> 11:20:46,350
property? They're the only people who need to
Be notified in that 300 foot buffer.

6341
11:20:54,350 --> 11:20:54,350
and no, mr. Tuttle, this is not like sixth
Street because you don't own sixth street.

6342
11:21:00,470 --> 11:21:03,630
if this were happening downtown. How many property owners would have had to
Have been notified? What would the process

6343
11:21:07,110 --> 11:21:09,550
have looked like? But because it's it's,
You know, it's a relatively small neighborhood.

6344
11:21:12,310 --> 11:21:14,270
they're not being given the same process. Like this is this is wild to me.

6345
11:21:18,470 --> 11:21:21,550
and for, for the alternative to be,
Oh, well, don't worry. We're going to have major
Construction happening on all the surrounding

6346
11:21:25,550 --> 11:21:28,110
roads to improve connectivity. How when you take away that access route,
You you make that turnaround condition.

6347
11:21:35,160 --> 11:21:35,160
and then have ongoing major construction on
The two through roads that they are saying

6348
11:21:41,280 --> 11:21:43,880
are the alternate access points here that
Makes. That makes no sense. I just really I really
Wish there were more pushback here for just a

6349
11:21:50,960 --> 11:21:50,960
ask them to provide one alternative to you.

6350
11:21:57,280 --> 11:21:59,240
up front, amazon can wait. Like who, who should be,
Who should be bearing the burden of this.

6351
11:22:05,200 --> 11:22:05,200
we're not willing to make amazon,
But you're willing to make your constituents

6352
11:22:10,640 --> 11:22:12,800
bear the burden like I was. I was so shocked that that just passed.

6353
11:22:14,920 --> 11:22:17,680
I had I had so much hope there on the front. Gosh. Okay. And then edwin this is again,
With the lack of infrastructure or

6354
11:22:24,880 --> 11:22:24,880
infrastructure not existing out there,
But then now they're removing that. Edwin is,

6355
11:22:29,040 --> 11:22:31,960
is I've driven every single street of the dog
Said, by the way, edwin is such an important one
Because that's where you can really see the

6356
11:22:35,960 --> 11:22:39,640
construction that they are doing. That takes
You to almost the farthest part into the dog's head that you can go and you can look
At their construction site.

6357
11:22:43,080 --> 11:22:45,920
the other side of edwin,
Which we're all going to lose access to. So you will not have the option to go out
There and see this for yourself. But I have

6358
11:22:50,480 --> 11:22:50,480
when you turn to the other side of edwin,
It is like not rolling fields,

6359
11:22:55,280 --> 11:22:55,280
but it is like wildflower meadow over there
With a beautiful view of downtown.

6360
11:22:59,560 --> 11:23:02,560
which again, just really,
You could have had the opportunity to see that it's not a bombed out mine pit entirely.

6361
11:23:05,160 --> 11:23:05,160
there are like reclamation needs to happen,
But it's a portion of the site.

6362
11:23:09,720 --> 11:23:09,720
thank you ma'am. This removes that
Opportunity. Richard.

6363
11:23:17,440 --> 11:23:20,120
subtle. And is amanda still here? Okay. Four minutes, if you'd like. Bill
Bunch.

6364
11:23:26,080 --> 11:23:28,960
betsy. Greenberg. Craig. Nazer there? Is ishrat here?

6365
11:23:35,130 --> 11:23:35,130
okay. Just two minutes. And. Kristen. Craig.

6366
11:23:42,130 --> 11:23:42,130
nasir, it's interesting to get to talk to you
Guys so much.

6367
11:23:46,850 --> 11:23:46,850
so I'm just trying to get my head around
This.

6368
11:23:51,570 --> 11:23:51,570
the fourth richest guy in the world,
One of the richest companies in the world.

6369
11:23:55,970 --> 11:23:55,970
they say we need this.

6370
11:24:02,010 --> 11:24:02,010
what do you do now? Why federal government
Cut millions of dollars.

6371
11:24:08,690 --> 11:24:12,370
okay, we have a crazy president,
A perfectly acceptable. The state I argued against the park set aside
From commercial development for sierra club a

6372
11:24:19,050 --> 11:24:21,890
couple years ago. I argued forcefully against
That. And. And all these people are conspiring
Against you,

6373
11:24:25,130 --> 11:24:25,130
and they put you in this place where you're
Having a problem with money and I get it,

6374
11:24:31,330 --> 11:24:34,250
I get it, but I don't know. Where's your line? Mike siegel.

6375
11:24:37,570 --> 11:24:40,650
thank you. Where's your line? Where's your line? Jose velasquez.

6376
11:24:43,530 --> 11:24:46,730
thank you zo. Thank you. Okay. Now as a music history professor,
There was a woman named katharine lee bates

6377
11:24:52,730 --> 11:24:52,730
who who? She was one of the first women
College professors in literature.

6378
11:24:58,090 --> 11:25:01,930
and she took a trip to pike's peak in 1893. And she went up to the top of pike's peak,
And she wrote a beautiful poem.

6379
11:25:06,210 --> 11:25:06,210
but then a bunch of. I think some guys got
Together and wanted to make money off that

6380
11:25:12,410 --> 11:25:16,330
poem. They had to rewrite it three times,
And finally they made it into america the beautiful, the original version.

6381
11:25:19,650 --> 11:25:19,650
here's a verse. Oh, beautiful for glory.

6382
11:25:23,770 --> 11:25:23,770
tale of liberating strife where once and
Twice for man's avail,

6383
11:25:30,300 --> 11:25:32,540
men lavished human life. America, america. God shed his grace on thee
So selfish gain no longer stain

6384
11:25:42,940 --> 11:25:42,940
the banner of the free.

6385
11:25:49,300 --> 11:25:52,300
garrett tung, steven brown. Liz levins. Is audrey stanton here?

6386
11:25:56,460 --> 11:25:57,940
no. Okay. Just two minutes. Lee. Edward. Robin. Schneider.

6387
11:26:01,660 --> 11:26:03,900
rachel. Scott. Robert. Hale. Please begin. Good evening.

6388
11:26:07,660 --> 11:26:11,460
council. I've been here since 930 this
Morning. I'm a physical therapist. I'm a pelvic floor
Physical therapist.

6389
11:26:14,220 --> 11:26:17,380
this is not in my wheelhouse. And now I'm speaking off the cuff. It's really not in my wheelhouse.

6390
11:26:19,780 --> 11:26:19,780
I've prepared everything that I've said to
You all.

6391
11:26:23,900 --> 11:26:25,420
I'm just so flabbergasted. I can't I can't just sit by and watch you all
Do this a second time.

6392
11:26:29,220 --> 11:26:31,340
you have a chance to help us out. You haven't helped us all night. Not once.

6393
11:26:33,820 --> 11:26:37,620
but you can now. Please,
Please don't cut off our third access point. You see where our the way our neighborhood is
Laid out,

6394
11:26:40,820 --> 11:26:40,820
those two exits that we have,
They basically exit and like they dump onto

6395
11:26:45,580 --> 11:26:45,580
183. This is our only way of crossing the
Peninsula.

6396
11:26:50,420 --> 11:26:52,100
that is the dog's head. Please don't don't give it to them.

6397
11:26:54,620 --> 11:26:54,620
please let us keep that way until they can
Provide us with some other way of,

6398
11:26:59,220 --> 11:26:59,220
of getting across this place that we live
Like.

6399
11:27:07,380 --> 11:27:07,380
it's just kind of crazy to,
To have been here for hours and just watch

6400
11:27:12,700 --> 11:27:16,500
the same crap happen over and over. Please stand up for us. Please stand up for us,
Mayor.

6401
11:27:21,500 --> 11:27:21,500
thank you. Robin

6402
11:27:30,980 --> 11:27:30,980
schneider. I was told by by the neighbor that
I've been staying,

6403
11:27:35,140 --> 11:27:38,860
you know, hanging out with today. Lee that there's what they haven't told you
Yet is that they're patent lane that they

6404
11:27:46,300 --> 11:27:46,300
keep talking about. There's a person that
Owns property on that lane that doesn't want

6405
11:27:51,100 --> 11:27:51,100
to sell. So they sound like,
Oh, we'll be done 3 or 4 months.

6406
11:27:57,460 --> 11:27:57,460
there could be complicating factors that
They're not telling you,

6407
11:28:01,740 --> 11:28:01,740
and you're not asking,
And you're not giving people the time to get

6408
11:28:07,060 --> 11:28:10,060
this sorted out appropriately. Thank you. Harper. Higginbotham.

6409
11:28:17,340 --> 11:28:19,990
harris. Andrews. Kiah. Denson, craig. Jankowski,
Barbara.

6410
11:28:24,310 --> 11:28:24,310
macarthur, stephan ferris,
Mark.

6411
11:28:28,910 --> 11:28:28,910
firth. Eric andrews. Once again,
I hope y'all don't bet.

6412
11:28:36,190 --> 11:28:36,190
but if you do, you can bet on what I'm gonna
Say right about now and make a lot of money.

6413
11:28:40,270 --> 11:28:43,150
okay. I agree with mayor watson. Earlier you said, I mean,
This affects real people's lives.

6414
11:28:45,750 --> 11:28:48,470
it's not about speculation of a tours or
This, that and the third that's gone now.

6415
11:28:50,070 --> 11:28:52,510
we've already steamrolled past that. This is real people. Again,
What I really am struggling to see here is

6416
11:28:58,710 --> 11:28:58,710
there has been a constant theme all day of
Good questions coming from most of you to the

6417
11:29:05,230 --> 11:29:05,230
developer. And then the developer says one
Thing assuage your fears and all of a sudden

6418
11:29:11,550 --> 11:29:14,470
you don't need evidence,
You don't need backup, you don't need data, you don't need to see that stuff before you
Vote.

6419
11:29:17,590 --> 11:29:17,590
and that's how this entire tours has operated
On the trust of they're going to do it

6420
11:29:23,470 --> 11:29:26,350
correctly. When? All day today. You all have said from the moment this
Development agreement has come before you,

6421
11:29:31,710 --> 11:29:31,710
before you all even agreed to it,
The moment that started until literally

6422
11:29:36,710 --> 11:29:36,710
today, they have not been doing the correct
Things the whole time.

6423
11:29:41,110 --> 11:29:41,110
and now it's the same thing over and over and
Over and over again all day.

6424
11:29:46,030 --> 11:29:49,670
oh, we have big major concerns that really
Affect people. Don't worry about it. Okay?

6425
11:29:51,910 --> 11:29:51,910
vote yes. We have major concerns that are
Cutting people off from access.

6426
11:29:57,270 --> 11:30:00,710
don't worry about it. Pinky swear. Oh yes. It's it's been all day today.

6427
11:30:04,110 --> 11:30:06,950
many of you have had very valid questions
That need answers. And you sit here and you say,
And you say out loud and tell us that you

6428
11:30:10,670 --> 11:30:14,510
care and you really want to get this right,
And you want to get started on moving forward on a better foot. And you want to,
You know,

6429
11:30:16,920 --> 11:30:16,920
move past all the the issues that have
Plagued this whole thing from the beginning.

6430
11:30:21,280 --> 11:30:25,280
and you sit here and you do the same thing. You all said you wanted to do better. It doesn't start by trusting everything that
They say with no data to back it up in front

6431
11:30:30,080 --> 11:30:33,000
of you. That's all we're asking for you to
Get, and you're just going to vote it through
Again.

6432
11:30:35,000 --> 11:30:35,000
please don't. Thank you.

6433
11:30:44,680 --> 11:30:44,680
this is my first time doing any of this,
And I am just like,

6434
11:30:49,120 --> 11:30:51,400
I can't I feel like I'm in a movie. Like, this is totally insane.

6435
11:30:54,320 --> 11:30:54,320
I born and raised austinite my whole life and
I had,

6436
11:30:58,920 --> 11:31:01,640
like, I can't believe this is how it works. Like, I'm, I don't want to make enemies with
These guys.

6437
11:31:06,680 --> 11:31:10,000
like I'm going to have to be living next to
All of this for a long time. Like, I don't, I don't want to not like them.

6438
11:31:12,360 --> 11:31:14,200
I don't want them to not like me. Like, I just want our business to like,
Be able to function,

6439
11:31:17,600 --> 11:31:17,600
you know, like, I don't want to feel stuck in
My road because carson creek is having a

6440
11:31:22,520 --> 11:31:25,320
party like a big event and like,
I can't get out. And you know what? If there's flooding,
What if there's severe weather? What if a

6441
11:31:28,680 --> 11:31:31,040
tree falls down somewhere and like,
We can't get out? This is what I mean by emergency services.

6442
11:31:32,840 --> 11:31:34,920
like you can't predict like the road. There is no shoulder on that road.

6443
11:31:37,360 --> 11:31:37,360
like respectfully, these guys who are talking
About it do not know what they're talking

6444
11:31:42,400 --> 11:31:45,600
about. They don't know what it's like to live
Out there. They don't know what the roads and the experience and the daily life is like.

6445
11:31:47,880 --> 11:31:49,920
and they say, oh, there's an alternate route. It is one way in and one way out,
And it hits out on the old bastrop highway.

6446
11:31:57,200 --> 11:32:00,680
or if you get to go around to thompson,
Then you get like dumped out over by montopolis. Like that's it.

6447
11:32:02,640 --> 11:32:05,360
and it's just like, I'm insulted. I'm so insulted by you guys.

6448
11:32:07,840 --> 11:32:10,920
like this was the easiest thing to say no to. It would not have hurt you at all.

6449
11:32:12,970 --> 11:32:15,370
amazon can wait. They can build a little side
Road. That's not going to scare them away.

6450
11:32:17,570 --> 11:32:17,570
you know, like I just like oh,
And the public hearings.

6451
11:32:22,690 --> 11:32:24,730
who was there? Them sides. Whittlesey maybe that's it. Carson creek guys
Like nobody told us.

6452
11:32:27,930 --> 11:32:31,290
so they're saying they did a lot of things
And they're telling you a lot of stuff, but it doesn't make sense.

6453
11:32:32,450 --> 11:32:34,930
and it's not real. It's a 3 to 4 months. Is it nine months? What's the alternate
Route?

6454
11:32:37,010 --> 11:32:38,690
there is no alternate route. Like where are they going to put it? And when
They're constructing on dalton lane at the

6455
11:32:41,970 --> 11:32:41,970
same time. Jeff mccrory,

6456
11:32:52,130 --> 11:32:52,130
cilla smith, lou pasetto,
Carlos pinon, david sides,

6457
11:33:00,210 --> 11:33:00,210
shane. Johnson, gary. Merritt,
Cameron.

6458
11:33:05,130 --> 11:33:05,130
shaw, jeremy. Martin,
Bobby levinsky, gary farmer,

6459
11:33:14,610 --> 11:33:14,610
briggs mitchell, david jabour,
Melissa hernandez,

6460
11:33:20,970 --> 11:33:23,450
roy whaley, katherine. Brown, zenobia joseph,
Brad massingill, david ross,

6461
11:33:31,650 --> 11:33:31,650
andy pasztor, mariana kruger,
Mr ramos, and jennifer barnes.

6462
11:33:40,090 --> 11:33:40,090
miss brown, doctor brown.

6463
11:33:44,610 --> 11:33:47,490
I know I've said that several times. Again, I'm going to speak as someone who has
Lived out in that area and I have to echo

6464
11:33:52,210 --> 11:33:54,250
everything that she just said. This is a it feels like you're talking about
Austin,

6465
11:33:59,290 --> 11:33:59,290
but not realizing how rural this area is,
How difficult it can be to travel around

6466
11:34:05,850 --> 11:34:08,380
there during the day. During the night. The other day I was stuck.

6467
11:34:09,900 --> 11:34:09,900
I had to go actually around this other route
Because of an accident on thompson.

6468
11:34:15,060 --> 11:34:15,060
yeah. It doesn't take much to actually cause
Those roads to get shut down for however,

6469
11:34:22,700 --> 11:34:22,700
amount of time that is unpredictable without
Having many alternative routes.

6470
11:34:28,140 --> 11:34:30,580
in terms of the emergency services,
They say, okay, there is a route. I would like to just
Simply see the map.

6471
11:34:33,780 --> 11:34:33,780
I would like to be informed about what our
Choices are because,

6472
11:34:37,940 --> 11:34:41,140
you know, if it's your friend,
Your grandmother, your child who needs help,
You want to know what the system is in place,

6473
11:34:47,780 --> 11:34:49,980
what it's going to take. Don't let something like a tragedy be the
Reason that you come back and you say,

6474
11:34:55,580 --> 11:34:58,860
oh, you know, we could have waited. We could
Have just figured this out. Again, you've already talked about the
Importance of communicating with the

6475
11:35:03,620 --> 11:35:03,620
residents. This is something which will have
Immediate impact on the residents,

6476
11:35:08,740 --> 11:35:11,100
and we should communicate. It just feels like for something like this,
Common sense could just prevail.

6477
11:35:16,420 --> 11:35:16,420
thank you, thank you. Mayor.

6478
11:35:21,100 --> 11:35:23,300
all speakers for item 76 have been called. Thank you. All speakers have been called on
Item number 76.

6479
11:35:28,220 --> 11:35:31,500
I'll entertain a motion with regard to item
Number 76. Is there a motion? Mayor pro tem moves
Approval of item number 76.

6480
11:35:36,300 --> 11:35:39,220
is there a second? Second by council member
Lane. I don't have any proposed amendments that I'm
Aware of on item number 76.

6481
11:35:44,380 --> 11:35:44,380
so with that discussion on item number 76,
Without objection,

6482
11:35:49,740 --> 11:35:49,740
item number 76 is adopted with council member
Segal and council member velazquez being

6483
11:35:55,540 --> 11:35:55,540
shown voting no and council member harper
Madison temporarily off the dais.

6484
11:36:03,180 --> 11:36:03,180
that being a vote of seven to 2 to 1 with one
Absence.

6485
11:36:19,500 --> 11:36:23,060
if that's natasha harper madison,
She moves a little slower after her knee surgery. I thought I thought council member
Alter maybe was just was pulling a trick on

6486
11:36:27,420 --> 11:36:27,420
me. All right. How would you like to be shown
Voting on item number 76?

6487
11:36:33,700 --> 11:36:33,700
she is voting yes. There being eight votes in
Favor,

6488
11:36:38,140 --> 11:36:41,100
two in opposition and one absence. Item number 76 passes on three readings.

6489
11:36:44,580 --> 11:36:44,580
members. That will take us to item number
106.

6490
11:36:49,380 --> 11:36:52,900
and I'll call on the clerk to call speakers. Rita thompson, beatrice anderson,
Josh goldenberg,

6491
11:36:58,340 --> 11:36:58,340
jonathan. Davidson, bill bunch,
Betsy.

6492
11:37:02,630 --> 11:37:06,350
greenberg. Craig. Nasr. Kristen. Viotto. Garrett.

6493
11:37:09,150 --> 11:37:09,150
tung. Stephen. Brown. Before you start
Speaking,

6494
11:37:14,150 --> 11:37:14,150
one of the things I forgot to do,
And I apologize for this is item number 106

6495
11:37:19,270 --> 11:37:22,470
is a public hearing. And so without
Objection, we will open the public hearing on item
Number 106.

6496
11:37:25,110 --> 11:37:26,950
and the public hearing is now open. She's already called the first number of
Speakers that wish to be heard during the

6497
11:37:31,270 --> 11:37:35,190
public hearing, and they'll be heard as part
Of the public hearing. So, miss anderson, if you'd like to begin. Sure.

6498
11:37:38,630 --> 11:37:42,270
hello, beatrice anderson,
Save our springs alliance. I don't have a ton to say on this one. You know,
I might.

6499
11:37:46,910 --> 11:37:49,390
you know, we're we're willing to we're
Willing to meet you. So you know, I, I, I don't hate this.

6500
11:37:53,630 --> 11:37:55,830
this is better than the original annexation. I will give, I will give you that.

6501
11:37:58,310 --> 11:38:01,310
this isn't immediately attached to the
Development agreement. And, you know, I, I hope that we're going to
See a service plan agreement.

6502
11:38:13,030 --> 11:38:14,190
I don't know what to say. I literally don't know what to say this.

6503
11:38:18,270 --> 11:38:18,270
would it matter if I really I am leaving
Today feeling like.

6504
11:38:29,430 --> 11:38:29,430
it wouldn't matter if we showed up to that
Conversation because this is us trying.

6505
11:38:34,030 --> 11:38:34,030
and yeah, I have not seen a aside from some
Really great questions and like,

6506
11:38:40,870 --> 11:38:40,870
thank you to those having,
You know, the spine to vote no.

6507
11:38:46,790 --> 11:38:46,790
but otherwise I'm really leaving this feeling
Like not heard at all.

6508
11:38:51,870 --> 11:38:54,230
like our voices do not matter. And that's why we keep coming back and
Fighting and it makes us seem confrontational

6509
11:38:58,560 --> 11:38:58,560
and anti-development. We're not
Anti-development.

6510
11:39:02,960 --> 11:39:02,960
we are pro inclusion. We're pro conversation.

6511
11:39:08,120 --> 11:39:10,360
like this. This is just wild. But anyway, yeah, I, I hope,
I hope to see a service plan agreement.

6512
11:39:14,480 --> 11:39:14,480
I hope to see some transparency with,
With this additional annexation.

6513
11:39:18,680 --> 11:39:22,360
I don't think this is really unlike the other
Things that we, that you voted on today that had real impact.

6514
11:39:27,440 --> 11:39:27,440
you know, whatever this is 37 additional
Acres to 26,

6515
11:39:31,920 --> 11:39:35,520
45. This isn't really moving the needle. That ship has already sailed. So.

6516
11:39:41,840 --> 11:39:41,840
craig nasr sierra club,
Us environmental democrats.

6517
11:39:47,520 --> 11:39:47,520
now, I think at the end of the night,
I, I see the two separate spheres almost

6518
11:39:56,000 --> 11:39:56,000
going on. And, you know,
I taught university for years,

6519
11:40:00,320 --> 11:40:03,360
had young people who would come in love. Loved it. And they'll have a future and
They're looking forward.

6520
11:40:09,240 --> 11:40:11,600
and what's life going to be like? And I was that age once too.

6521
11:40:13,720 --> 11:40:17,320
and I've been an environmentalist from the
Start, realizing how that affects my life.

6522
11:40:22,240 --> 11:40:23,960
not so much the money thing. I came from a wealthy family until I told
Them I wanted to be a musician.

6523
11:40:27,280 --> 11:40:28,320
then I got thrown out. But you know, I, I made it,
But it's the environmental thing has been

6524
11:40:34,200 --> 11:40:37,320
with me from the start and through it. And I just keep thinking about the dog's head
And what's going to happen and the,

6525
11:40:42,840 --> 11:40:42,840
I mean, and, and all I can think of is I
Music again is a song by the doors that came

6526
11:40:51,960 --> 11:40:51,960
out in 1967 when the mayor was nine years
Old.

6527
11:40:57,970 --> 11:40:59,730
it's called when the music's over. And this little section of it are what have
You done to the earth?

6528
11:41:07,170 --> 11:41:07,170
what have you done to our fair sister?

6529
11:41:11,650 --> 11:41:15,490
ravaged and plundered and ripped her and bit
Her. Stuck her with knives in the side of the
Dawn.

6530
11:41:19,130 --> 11:41:19,130
and tied her with fences and dragged her
Down.

6531
11:41:26,970 --> 11:41:26,970
since that time we have lost 73% of
Biodiversity on the planet earth.

6532
11:41:36,090 --> 11:41:36,090
I mean, well, actually mass of trees and
Flowers in that time.

6533
11:41:41,610 --> 11:41:41,610
I'm a bird watcher. You know how many bird
Species I don't see anymore?

6534
11:41:45,970 --> 11:41:49,770
thank you, madam. This matters. Thank you. Lisa levin's.

6535
11:41:54,330 --> 11:41:54,330
li edwards, robert schneider,
Rachel.

6536
11:41:59,730 --> 11:41:59,730
scott, robert hale, harper.

6537
11:42:04,410 --> 11:42:04,410
higginbotham, iris. Andrews,
Kiah.

6538
11:42:09,290 --> 11:42:09,290
denson, craig. Jankowski,
Alexis.

6539
11:42:14,530 --> 11:42:14,530
willis. Barbara. Macarthur.

6540
11:42:20,490 --> 11:42:22,810
erin. Andrews. Once again. Hey, guys. Brand new day.

6541
11:42:25,650 --> 11:42:25,650
this is the opportunity to start over and get
It right the first time.

6542
11:42:31,810 --> 11:42:31,810
you initially annexed almost 3000 acres under
A shady development deal with no oversight,

6543
11:42:37,330 --> 11:42:37,330
and all of these issues that have plagued you
For 16 hours today.

6544
11:42:42,250 --> 11:42:45,570
let's just avoid that part this time. Luckily, there's no shady development
Agreement yet.

6545
11:42:48,810 --> 11:42:48,810
and if anybody wants to put this land into
The development agreement,

6546
11:42:53,700 --> 11:42:53,700
just say no before we have to drag out
Another hearing all day long.

6547
11:42:59,260 --> 11:43:01,300
guys, this could be the chance. Annex land. Do it right.

6548
11:43:03,380 --> 11:43:03,380
develop on it without strings attached or
Amazon up your behind telling you when you

6549
11:43:08,820 --> 11:43:12,020
have to do stuff and when you can't do stuff. This is how it's supposed to be.

6550
11:43:13,980 --> 11:43:17,460
land gets annexed. You're going to develop on
It no matter what. You get city services out there.

6551
11:43:19,340 --> 11:43:19,340
this tax or this new land is fully taxable at
100% and not,

6552
11:43:24,460 --> 11:43:27,860
what, 35% for the next 35 years. That's again, not a good deal.

6553
11:43:29,540 --> 11:43:29,540
but again, that ship has sailed with bright
Colors today.

6554
11:43:34,140 --> 11:43:34,140
this is the way we do it out of every single
Vote today.

6555
11:43:38,260 --> 11:43:38,260
like this is the only one that you should
Feel no regrets about voting unanimously.

6556
11:43:42,340 --> 11:43:46,340
yes. For this land is is just. It can be brought into the city.

6557
11:43:47,940 --> 11:43:49,940
it can be taxed fully. It's not attached with all the problems that
Are bringing,

6558
11:43:53,340 --> 11:43:56,060
you know, the environmentalists that hate
Development, that it's first off, those don't exist.

6559
11:43:59,100 --> 11:43:59,100
but that is the reason everybody was here for
16 hours.

6560
11:44:04,140 --> 11:44:07,740
just bring the land and vote yes unanimously. You're going to do it anyways. I mean, does it matter if we say don't do it?

6561
11:44:11,020 --> 11:44:13,540
no. You annex 3000 acres. We didn't get to say yes or no to that.

6562
11:44:15,860 --> 11:44:18,860
what's 36 more? You can tax it 100%. Don't put it in this development agreement
And don't put it in the tours.

6563
11:44:22,260 --> 11:44:22,260
that's it. Thank you. Stefan ferris,
Mark fareth,

6564
11:44:30,220 --> 11:44:30,220
jeff mccrory, cilla smith,
Lou pasetto, carlos pinion,

6565
11:44:38,380 --> 11:44:38,380
david. Sides, shane. Johnson,
Gary.

6566
11:44:43,220 --> 11:44:46,940
merritt. Cameron. Shaw. Jeremy martin, bobby levinsky,
Gary farmer, briggs mitchell,

6567
11:44:55,660 --> 11:44:58,100
david jabbour, melissa. Hernandez, roy whaley,
Kathryn brown, monica.

6568
11:45:04,220 --> 11:45:04,220
guzman, zenobia joseph,
Brad massingill, andy pasztor,

6569
11:45:13,060 --> 11:45:13,060
mariana kruger, mr ramos,
And jennifer barnes.

6570
11:45:20,900 --> 11:45:22,900
miss brown, it's all yours. Thank you. It's odd to be thinking that maybe
I'm the last person who has the last word on

6571
11:45:27,980 --> 11:45:29,900
all of this. Sounds like you might be. I think so, too. I have to say this has been
Hard.

6572
11:45:35,700 --> 11:45:35,700
it's been hard. And I know what hard is
Because I too,

6573
11:45:39,740 --> 11:45:42,940
like the women on district two. I'm currently fighting breast cancer.

6574
11:45:45,030 --> 11:45:49,030
that is hard. This is hard too,
Because I've been trying to fight for my city, the city I grew up in,
And trying to do absolutely the right thing.

6575
11:45:54,670 --> 11:45:54,670
I feel like at the end of the day,
I did mention about common sense prevailing

6576
11:46:01,350 --> 11:46:01,350
here. There's been a lot of promises made
Today,

6577
11:46:05,870 --> 11:46:05,870
especially in terms of trying to have
Communication,

6578
11:46:10,390 --> 11:46:10,390
trying to be admitting that both the city as
Well as the developer have made a lot of

6579
11:46:17,110 --> 11:46:19,750
mistakes, and that's fine. I feel we can move on from them in a very
Productive way,

6580
11:46:23,950 --> 11:46:23,950
in a way that could be helpful,
Proactive community.

6581
11:46:28,390 --> 11:46:28,390
but I really have to say,
I have to leave it up to you all to get

6582
11:46:32,470 --> 11:46:36,110
everyone to hold to the things they said
They're going to do today, that the developer is going to communicate
More effectively,

6583
11:46:40,150 --> 11:46:40,150
that in three months time,
District ten duchenne is going to come back

6584
11:46:44,710 --> 11:46:44,710
and say, have you met the requirements that I
Can say continue to say yes to or no?

6585
11:46:54,310 --> 11:46:57,030
you know, we need to see more evidence. We need to see more information and more
Transparency on this.

6586
11:47:02,350 --> 11:47:06,070
as someone said, you know,
If the information had been there, maybe we could have come to a more equitable
Agreement and understanding between all these

6587
11:47:11,990 --> 11:47:11,990
groups a lot sooner with a lot less pain.

6588
11:47:16,390 --> 11:47:20,350
I can only hope that,
You know, the future will be better than what I've seen today. I have to hope so.

6589
11:47:24,790 --> 11:47:27,510
thank you all again. It's the last word for
Tonight, I guess. Thank you mayor.

6590
11:47:30,630 --> 11:47:33,590
all speakers for item 106 have been called
Members. As you've heard, all the speakers on item 106
Have been have been called.

6591
11:47:38,550 --> 11:47:42,200
so without objection,
We will close the public hearing on item 106. Now the public hearing is closed.

6592
11:47:44,400 --> 11:47:47,640
I'll entertain a motion with regard to item
106. Is there a motion? Councilmember alter moves
Approval of item 106.

6593
11:47:53,800 --> 11:47:55,520
seconded by the mayor. Pro tem. Is there discussion on item 106?

6594
11:47:59,080 --> 11:48:02,080
hearing none. Without objection,
Item 106 is adopted, with councilmembers siegel and velazquez
Being shown voting no.

6595
11:48:06,680 --> 11:48:09,760
that being a vote of 8 to 2 with one absence. Item 106 passes on three readings.

6596
11:48:12,800 --> 11:48:12,800
members. That completes all of the items that
Are on the agenda for this regular meeting of

6597
11:48:16,920 --> 11:48:20,240
the austin city council on july. Oh, yes. Hang on before I adjourn as the
Manager would like to say something.

6598
11:48:26,520 --> 11:48:29,480
thank you, mayor, and thank you,
Council. And I want to thank all of the residents that
And some non residents who came out and spent

6599
11:48:37,400 --> 11:48:37,400
the day with us. I I know 12 hours is pretty
Grueling,

6600
11:48:41,920 --> 11:48:45,160
I think. Not simply for the council and our
Team, but I know the public who doesn't get paid to
Come out and share their thoughts and or

6601
11:48:51,080 --> 11:48:51,080
their concerns. I would say one,
It was a long agenda,

6602
11:48:56,560 --> 11:48:56,560
but I think the last seven items demonstrated
Quite a bit to me.

6603
11:49:02,080 --> 11:49:05,400
and I heard a lot coming across the dais. I think that was negatively in some cases
Aimed at this council who had to take some

6604
11:49:12,320 --> 11:49:12,320
tough votes, I think probably many votes that
They wish they didn't have to take.

6605
11:49:17,040 --> 11:49:17,040
I, as the city manager feel some
Responsibility to when you do have to take

6606
11:49:24,600 --> 11:49:24,600
difficult votes to ensure that you've got the
Information that the processes and or the

6607
11:49:31,800 --> 11:49:31,800
engagement that I think you expect from us
Throughout what I often see our staff doing

6608
11:49:38,930 --> 11:49:38,930
that you commend us for and our
Professionalism and how we approach it that

6609
11:49:43,890 --> 11:49:43,890
make those decisions and opportunities to
Talk with the public a lot easier.

6610
11:49:48,690 --> 11:49:48,690
I would admit, and have to take
Responsibility as the city manager to say

6611
11:49:52,970 --> 11:49:52,970
that we did not do what we typically do when
It comes to how we engage with residents.

6612
11:50:00,530 --> 11:50:00,530
while the process of annexation is very
Different than the typical planned unit

6613
11:50:08,010 --> 11:50:08,010
development and other rezonings,
And we did not have to follow those same

6614
11:50:13,050 --> 11:50:13,050
processes, doesn't mean we could not have
Done something different that allowed for the

6615
11:50:20,050 --> 11:50:20,050
input that I believe this community believes
That they're accustomed to.

6616
11:50:24,210 --> 11:50:24,210
and I think that has caused some feelings as
If we have been doing things,

6617
11:50:29,090 --> 11:50:29,090
whether behind closed doors or that are not
As transparent as historically they've been

6618
11:50:34,730 --> 11:50:36,810
done. And so I will own that. As the city manager, I will continue to work
With my team with some of the comments and

6619
11:50:42,570 --> 11:50:42,570
many of them by this council of expecting
More from us going forward.

6620
11:50:46,890 --> 11:50:46,890
I will be working with my team as well as the
Developer to figure out how we can be more

6621
11:50:52,090 --> 11:50:52,090
informative provide the types of insights and
Information that the community is asking for.

6622
11:50:58,090 --> 11:51:01,530
doesn't mean we're always going to agree or
It's going to be possible. But I think what I've heard loud and clear
Today,

6623
11:51:03,610 --> 11:51:03,610
obviously, is they just want to make sure
That they understand what we're doing and

6624
11:51:07,850 --> 11:51:09,170
have a voice in the process. And so I will take that responsibility going
Forward.

6625
11:51:13,330 --> 11:51:17,170
but I didn't want today to end with the
Council, not at least hearing from me that I will say
We will do better going forward.

6626
11:51:22,930 --> 11:51:22,930
we must. And I hate to have put y'all in a
Situation where you had to make excuses for

6627
11:51:29,970 --> 11:51:29,970
us. And that is never something that I am
Excited about,

6628
11:51:34,300 --> 11:51:37,100
but just know that I appreciate the long day, appreciate your consideration and all the
Confidence that you have in our team,

6629
11:51:42,300 --> 11:51:45,020
but we've got to do better and we will do
Better going forward. So thank you, mayor, for giving me the chance
To share that. Sure. Thank you. Manager. All

6630
11:51:49,140 --> 11:51:51,300
right. With that being said,
There's no further business to come before the austin city council at this regular
Meeting of the austin city council on july

6631
11:51:55,180 --> 11:51:55,180
23rd, 2026. So without objection,
The austin city council is adjourned at 10:24

6632
11:52:01,340 --> 11:52:03,940
p.m.. Thanks, everybody. Thank you. Mayor.