FYI - Feb 23rd Code Next Workshop

Feb. 23 Infrastructure/Capital Planning, CodeNEXT Workshops

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Here are proposed questions and speakers for the Monday Feb. 23 Policy Workshops:

Infrastructure and Capital Planning (9 to 11 am at City Council Chambers)

Recommendations from City staff:
1.Context - What is the City’s role in creating and maintaining Austin’s built environment? How does the City plan for and implement these efforts? What is Council’s role in the process? 
Mike Trimble and Howard Lazarus

2. How does public capital investment respond to growth, development, and City priorities?
Terry Mitchell
Alfonso Hernandez 
Stephen Oliver 
STAFF RESOURCES: Paul DiGuiseppi, George Adams (PDR)

3. How do we balance strategic objectives with capital reinvestment in the context of affordability?
Dave Sullivan 
Moses Garcia 
Nelson Linder
STAFF RESOURCES: Kim Springer, Ed Van Eenoo (FSD)

4.How does infrastructure address citywide priorities while also supporting quality of life at the neighborhood scale?
Heather Way
Mona Gonzalez 
Lisa Hinely


CodeNEXT (12:30 pm to 2:30 pm at City Council Chambers)

Recommendations from City staff:
1. Context – What is the Land Development Code and what does it do; what is the role of Council; what is the relation of CodeNEXT to Imagine Austin and the neighborhood plans; what items will be coming to Council in the near future.
• George Adams, Assistant Director, PDRD

2.How can CodeNEXT affect affordability in Austin?
•Francie Ferguson, Housing Works
•Brennan Griffin, AURA
•Patricia Seeger, Zoning and Platting Commission
•Ward Tisdale, RECA

3. How can important community values expressed in the existing Land Development Code be respected while simplifying and streamlining the code?
• Stephen Delgado, Engineer, Land Development Code Advisory Group
• Karen McGraw, Architect

4. How can CodeNEXT better implement the adopted neighborhood plans?
• David King, Austin Neighborhoods Council
• Dave Sullivan, Land Development Code Advisory Group
• James Nortey, Planning Commission
• Tom Nuckols, Austin Neighborhoods Council

5. How does the complexity of the current Land Development Code and review process affect the cost of development?
• Melissa Neslund, Bury Inc., Land Development Code Advisory Group
• Michael Hsu, Architect
• Tom Terkel, FourT Realty
• Chris Bradford, Attorney

Request from City Council:
Council Member Don Zimmerman has requested Stephen Delgado for the CodeNEXT panel. 
Council Member Delia Garza has requested Jana McCann for CodeNEXT. 

Other requests from community for CodeNEXT policy workshop:
ANC has recommended Jeff Jack or Joyce Basciano.
AURA has recommended Brennan Griffin.
Eleanor H. McKinney, Landscape Architect, Inc. has requested to participate.
Policy Initiative and Advancement Director
Office of the Mayor