Lost Creek Civic OrganizationGeneral Meeting

May 5, 2016

May 5, 2016 LCCO 2

Agenda

Announcements 7:00 – 7:05

A Demographic Snapshot of Austin, Ryan Robinson, Austin City Demographer 7:05 – 7:30

Community Wealth, Ruth Glendinning & David Armistead 7:30 – 8:00

Public comments 8:00 – 8:05

Civic Issues 8:05 – 8:50

Firewise (video)

Natural & Built Environment Code Prescription (CodeNEXT)

Loop 360 Services Signs (Status)

Affordability

Water Meters

AFD Response Times

Recommended Videos

Next meetings 8:50 – 8:55

June 2, 2016 Darrick Nicholas on CodeNEXT

July 7, 2016 No Meeting

August 4, 2016 Report from the City on Wildfire Protection

Adjourn 8:55

May 5, 2016 LCCO 3

Firewise

The Next Austin: Manage Our Growth, Keep Our Character

Natural and Built Environment Code PrescriptionInformation Important to Lost Creek

Paul SchumannApril 26, 2016

4/26/16 LCCO 5

What is CodeNEXT? New land development code (zoning) Update confusing and complicated existing

code Bring into congruence with Imagine Austin

(Master Plan) Switch from Euclidean based zoning to form

based zoning Implement new urbanism strategy Forum for the clash of ideals

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New Urbanism Principles

Walkability Connectivity Mixed-Use & Diversity Mixed Housing Quality Architecture & Urban Design Traditional Neighborhood Structure Increased Density Green Transportation Sustainability Quality of Life

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Why Should We Care?

It will affect how we are permanently zoned. It will shape the redevelopment of the neighborhood. It will affect the city, where we work, our mobility, and our taxes

among other things If we had CodeNEXT when Lost Creek was developed, it

would be a very different place, and we would not have had large office buildings next to houses.

We can use it positively to help shape the area along Loop 360 between 2244 and Westbank Drive, and possibly Marshall Ranch.

4/26/16 LCCO 8

What's Missing from This Prescription? Safe and livable transition from single family

homes to park land

New Urbanism

This Prescription

Firewise

0 30 100 200 feet

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What's Missing? (continued)

Improved maintenance and policing No mobility provided Lack of emphasis on civic space Over use for commercial purposes No mention of Dark Skies No dedication for office development even if

zoning changed from residential

4/26/16 LCCO 10

Loop 360 Services Signs

Meeting with Commissioner Daugherty Petition What are we asking for?

Removal of existing signs Change of state law

Status

4/26/16 LCCO 11

Affordability Crisis

It's complicated It's contentious Many strategies

Talked about Subsidies Density Supply Preservation

Reduced size Less

regulation Not talked about

Renovation Innovation &

technology Paradigm

shift Higher wage

jobs

April 9, 2016 Paul Schumann 12

You Can't Get There from Here!

<$200K$200K- $400K

$400K-$600K$600K-$800K

$800K-$1M$1M-$1.2M

$1.2M-$1.4M$1.4M-$1.6M

$1.6M-$1.8M$1.8M-$2M

$2M-$2.2M$2.2M-$2.4M

$2.4M-$2.6M$2.6M-$2.8M

$2.8M-$3M>$3M

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Water Meters

"We are in the process of replacing 130 randomly selected meters in Lost Creek for accuracy testing. This test will provide us a statistical sample of the area so we can determine how accurate the meters are that were installed in Lost Creek when it was a MUD. Meter accuracy is also an important input into our water audit required by the Texas Water Development Board.”

Jill Mayfield, Austin Water

4/26/16 LCCO 14

AFD Response Times

Color CodeDark Green >=90%Light Green 80% to 89%Tan 70% to 79%Orange 50% to 69%Purple <50%Grey Insufficient Data

Response times less than or equal to 8 minutes

4/26/16 LCCO 15

Recommended Videos

10 Homes that Changed Americahttp://lostcreekcivicorganization.ning.com/blog/10-homes-that-changed-america

10 Towns that Changed Americahttp://lostcreekcivicorganization.ning.com/blog/10-towns-that-changed-america

10 Parks that Changed Americahttp://lostcreekcivicorganization.ning.com/blog/10-parks-that-changed-america