City of Austin Mobility Committee met May 11

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City of Austin Mobility Committee met May 11.

Here are the minutes provided by the committee:

Committee Members Present:

1. Council Member Ellis, Chair

2. Council Member Qadri, Vice-Chair

3. Council Member Fuentes

4. Council Member Kelly

5. Council Member Harper-Madison

Council Members in Attendance:

1. Council Member Ryan Alter

Call to Order

Chair Ellis called the committee meeting to order at 1:07 p.m.

Public Communication: General

1. Karen Blizzard

2. Bill Bunch

3. Roy Wailey

4. David Whineburg

5. Julio Gonzalez Alteramo

6. Emily Crow

Approval of Minutes

1. Approve the minutes of the Mobility Committee meeting on March 2nd 2023.

The minutes of the March 2nd and April 6th , 2023 Mobility Committee meeting were approved on Council Member Ellis motion, and Council Kelly second, on a 5-0 vote.

Briefings

2. Discussion and possible action on 2023 Mobility Committee meeting dates.

The mobility committee voted to move the August 31st meeting to August 24th 2023.

3. Update from the chair of the Urban Transportation Commission (UTC) regarding recent UTC actions

Chair Somers provided updates to the Mobility Committee

4. Briefing on the Barton Springs Road Bridge project and the mobility elements of the Zilker Park Vision Plan

The committee received a briefing from Greg Montes, Parks and Recreation Department on the Barton Springs Road Bridge and Zilker Park Vision Plan

5. Briefing on the Austin Core Transportation Plan.

The committee received a briefing from Upal Barua on the Austin Core Transportation Plan

6. Update on the City’s Strategic Mobility Outcome

No update was given

Future Items

7. Identify items to discuss at future meetings.

Chair Ellis adjourned the meeting at 3:05 pm

https://services.austintexas.gov/edims/document.cfm?id=413696



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