City of Austin Housing and Planning Committee Met May 3.
Here is the minutes provided by the committee:
Council Members in Attendance:
Mayor Pro Tem Harper-Madison
Gregorio Casar, Chair
Sabino “Pio” Renteria, Vice Chair
Paige Ellis
Ann Kitchen
Vanessa Fuentes
Mayor Steve Adler (joined the dias from 2:05pm - 2:33pm)
CALL TO ORDER
The Council Housing and Planning Committee convened in a regular meeting via Videoconference.
Chair Casar called the Committee meeting to order at 2:03 p.m.
Citizen Communication
None.
Approval of Minutes
1. Approve the minutes of the March 11, 2021 meeting of the Housing and Planning Committee.
The minutes were approved on the 3rd day of May 2021 on Mayor Pro Tem Harper Madison’s motion to approve and Council Member Ellis’s second on a 5-0 vote.
Briefing
2. Nomination of a private sector representative for appointment to the Community Development Commission.
A member of the Community Development Commission, Kendra Garrett, currently serves on the commission in one of the neighborhood seats. There has recently been a vacancy created for the private sector representative by someone else stepping down. Ms. Garrett would remain on the commission and occupy this seat.
Recommendation to the full Council to appoint Kendra Garrett for this seat was made on Council Member Ellis’s motion, Council Member Renteria’s second on a 5-0 vote.
A Committee Report was submitted to the Agenda Office for the May 20, 2021 Council meeting.
3. Discussion and possible action regarding the Austin Strategic Housing Blueprint’s permanent supportive housing goal.
Dianna Grey, Chief Homeless Strategy Officer, Austin Public Health, provided a presentation on the Austin Strategic Housing Blueprint’s permanent supportive housing goal and answered questions from Council Members.
The Committee discussed a recommendation to move a Resolution forward to full Council, which will update our housing plan (Housing Blueprint) with a goal of housing 3,000+ people in the next three years, provide more services and reduce homelessness in our community, and equitably rehouse people from encampments.
Recommendation to move the Resolution to full council was made on Council Member Kitchen’s motion, Council Member Renteria’s second on a 5-0 vote.
A Committee Report was submitted to the Agenda Office for the May 20, 2021 Council meeting.
4. Briefing on homelessness summit outcomes.
Dianna Grey, Chief Homeless Strategy Officer, Austin Public Health, provided a presentation on the homelessness summit outcomes and answered questions from Council Members.
5. Briefing on health and safety property damage related to Winter Storm Uri.
Daniel Word, Assistant Director, Austin Code Department, provided a presentation on health and safety property damage related to Winter Storm Uri. Daniel and Jose Roig, Director, Austin Code Department, answered questions from Council Members.
Future Items
5. Identify items to discuss at future meetings.
No items were identified to discuss at a future meeting.
ADJOURN
Chair Casar adjourned the meeting at 3:09 p.m. without objection.
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