City of Austin Mobility Committee met Sept. 27

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City of Austin Mobility Committee met Sept. 27.

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 Kelly

4. Council Member Fuentes

Committee Members Absent:

1. Council Member Harper-Madison

Council Members in Attendance:

1. Council Member Vela

Call to Order

Chair Ellis called the committee meeting to order at 1:04 p.m.

Public Communication: General

Diana Prechter

Approval of Minutes

1. Approve the minutes of the Mobility Committee meeting on August 24, 2023. 

The minutes of the August 24, 2023, Mobility Committee meeting were approved on Council Member Fuentes’ motion, and Council Member Qadri’s second, on a 4-0 vote with Council Member Harper-Madison absent. Discussion and Possible Action 

2. Seaholm Redevelopment Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ) #18 Update. 

The committee received a briefing from Richard Mendoza, Interim Director, and Laura Dierenfield, Division Manager, with the Transportation and Public Works Department, and Kimberly Olivares, Financial Services Department, on the Seaholm Redevelopment Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ) #18 Update. 

3. I-35 Capital Express Central Update. 

The committee received a briefing from Heather Ashley-Nguyen, Texas Department of Transportation on the I-35 Capital Express Central Update. 

Mayor Pro Tem Ellis introduced a resolution related to the I-35 Capital Express Central project. On a motion from Mayor Pro Tem Ellis, with a second from Council Member Fuentes, the Committee recommended sending the resolution to the full Council for consideration. The motion was approved on a 3-0 vote, with Council Member Harper-Madison absent and Council Member Kelly off the dais. 

Future Items

4. Identify items to discuss at future meetings.

Chair Ellis adjourned the meeting at 2:59 pm

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