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This spreadsheet consolidates ideas posted to the City Council Message board and discussed on the dais during the 11/30/21 City Council Meeting
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TopicCouncil Member (s)Potential Next Steps# expressing interest
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Increasing ADU availability

site requirements, financing, etc		Council Member Tovo (Council Members Kitchen, Alter, Pool replied in support)

Mayor Adler (MPT Harper-Madison replied in support)

Council Member Casar
Council Member Ellis		Potential Tovo IFC on 12/9/21

Update on metering requirements from staff to consider if barriers need to be eliminated		8
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Residential in Commercial

Land development code changes to allow residential uses in commercial zones		Mayor Adler & Council Member Alter (Council Members Tovo, Pool, Casar and Kitchen replied in support)

MPT Harper-Madison		Alter & Adler IFC on 12/9/217
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Student Housing

Working with UT, HT, ACC, St. Edwards, Concordia and others on helping facilitate student housing to free up existing more affordable housing stock

Consider faculty housing, too		Mayor Adler (MPT Harper-Madison replied in support)

Council Member Tovo, Alter, Pool		Staff to evaluate if that is one of the priorities they’d recommend (greatest impact and achievable)5
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Workforce Housing Supply

Use of Chapter 380 and Public/Private Partnership Agreements to try to incentivize increased supply of workforce housing		Council Member Tovo (Council Member Kitchen replied in support)

Mayor Adler, MPT Harper-Madison,
Council Member Renteria, Council Member Alter		Tovo ADU IFC 12/9/21 may consider this

Potentially amend our economic incentive policy to include housing		6
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Targeted permitting for housing affordability

Outcomes-based direction to staff regarding permit improvements and predictability

Right-sizing site plan review in Chapter 25 by developing a Limited Site Plan review pathway for missing middle housing, and possibly allowing house-scale triplexes and fourplexes to follow the same review process as single units and duplexes (i.e. the building permit process).
Recommended by ABOR (see page 1, “Site Regulation Suggestions”): http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincouncilforum/0A-20211123112056.pdf
Indirectly recommended by HousingWorks Austin (see points 4 & 6): http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincouncilforum/06-20211123092840.pdf		Mayor Adler (MPT Harper-Madison replied in support), Council Member Alter


Council Member Ellis

Council Member Fuentes		City Manager indicated that there may be another session on this to look at tools to get to council goals and objectives


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Parking requirements

Liberalizing parking requirements if and where appropriate		Mayor Adler (MPT Harper-Madison replied in support)

Council Member Casar, Council Member Ellis

Include in a future work session looking at parking + housing

CM Kitchen likely to bring an IFC on TDM and TIAs		4
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Workforce Housing Supply
Directing staff to come back with non-subsidized strategies to increase that supply		Mayor Adler (MPT Harper-Madison replied in support), Council Member Renteria, Council Member AlterPotential consideration after Fair Housing returns to council. Noted by CM Alter

Review Housing Works Initiative 		4
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VMU 1 Height + AffordabilityCouncil Member Kitchen, Mayor Adler (as discussed during the 11/18 Council Meeting, around 3:35 minute mark)

Council Member Casar		Staff to return with additional data requested in 11/18 council meeting3
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Preservation Bonus

Possibly exploring creation of a Preservation Bonus that would ensure an existing home is saved while allowing an additional unit to be built in the back.
Recommended by the HousingWorks Austin (see point 3):
http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincouncilforum/06-20211123092840.pdf		Council Member Ellis, Council Member Casar, Council Member Fuentes, Mayor Adlerstaff will study preservation bonus 4
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District level and/or small area planning Council Members Pool, Kitchen, Altermay be a future IFC3
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Better disclosure of material fee changes as part of the budget processMayor Adler (MPT Harper-Madison replied in support)Staff is coming back with this2
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TIRZ and TIF financial policy that directs remainder funds toward housing affordability, housing supply and homelessnessMayor Adler (MPT Harper-Madison replied in support)Staff is looking at this2
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Private activity bonds emphasis/focus on Permanent Supportive Housing and Continuum of Care unitsMayor Adler (MPT Harper-Madison replied in support)CM Casar indicated potential item 1/27/22 to consider a bond

Consider working with Travis County on a regional approach		2
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Compatibility

Compatibility adjustment to enable corridor affordability bonuses to be achieved, but only if there’s an opportunity or a concept that would obtain broad support on the dais		Mayor Adler; Council Member Casar2
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eTOD

Fully supporting the City and CapMetro’s current and future work on equitable Transit Oriented Development (eTOD) planning around Project Connect.
Council Member Ellis, Council Member RenteriaReturning to Council in 20222
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MF Categories for affordabilityCouncil Member Kitchen, Alter2
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Relocation assistance and tenant protectionsCouncil Member Kitchen, Mayor Adler Executive session on 12/7/212
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Short term rental limitationsCouncil Members Alter and Tovo2
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Amend or remove the Capitol Dominance Overlay in order to enable more downtown sites to take full advantage of the Downtown Density Bonus Program, administratively.MPT Harper-Madison1
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Reduce the minimum site area for townhome to 1400 sf to increase the feasibility and affordability of construction for this housing type.MPT Harper-Madison1
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mf Categories for affordabilityCouncil Member KitchenPotential IFC or staff report1
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Pipeline of skilled trade workersCouncil Member AlterARPA dollars available. Would like a report back from staff with options to target skilled trades that includes Work Force Solutions1
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Improvements to zoning categories: SF5 SF6
- infill zoning categories		Council Member Pool, Mayor AdlerPotential IFCs or staff return with information2
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Focusing capacity on corridorsCouncil Member Pool1
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Land banking/ Community land trustCouncil Member Renteria1
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Renter ProtectionsCouncil Member CasarPotential item on 1/27/22 Council Meeting1
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Re-entry HousingMPT Harper-Madison1
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