City of Austin Mobility Committee met Nov. 14.
Here are the minutes provided by the committee:
Committee Members Present:
1. Council Member Ellis, Chair
2. Council Member Harper-Madison
3. Council Member Vela
Committee Members Absent:
1. Council Member Qadri, Vice-Chair
2. Council Member Kelly
Call to Order
Council Member Natasha Harper-Madison called the committee meeting to order at 1:02 p.m.
Public Communication: General
Ryan Saunders
Eric Portillo
Maria Bustamente
Approval of Minutes
1. Approve the minutes of the Mobility Committee meeting on September 19, 2024. The minutes of October 17, 2024, Mobility Committee meeting was approved on Council Member Ellis's motion, and Council Member Vela's second, on a 3-0 vote with Council Members Qardi and Kelly off the dais.
Discussion and Action
2. Discussion and possible action on Mobility Committee meeting schedule for calendar year 2025.
The committee approved the calendar with amendments on Council Member Ellis’s Motion and Council Member Vela Second on a 3-0 vote.
Briefings
3. Update from the Urban Transportation Commission (UTC) regarding actions from the November 12, 2024; meeting.
The committee received an update on recent discussion and action items at the Urban Transportation Commission from its Chair, Susan Somers.
4. Our Future 35: Austin’s Cap and Stitch Vision Planning briefing
The committee received a briefing from Michelle Marx, Transportation and Public Works with Assistant City Manager Robert Goode available to field questions.
5. Mopac South Project update from CTRMA.
Public Comment: Miriam Schoenfield, Bobby Levinski, Victoria Rose The committee received a briefing from Charlotte Gilpin, Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority.
6. Living Street Program update.
Public Comment: Adam Greenfield
The committee postponed the Living Streets Program update to the January 2025 meeting.
7. Report by the Austin Transportation and Public Works Department related to ongoing mobility programs and projects in the Central Texas region, including construction and service updates The Report was provided, to the committee, in back up for the item.
Future Items
8. Identify items to discuss at future meetings.
Council Member Natasha Harper-Madison adjourned the meeting at 3:01 pm
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