Each of the eight Priority Program teams associated with Imagine Austin presents a brief description of the program and the members of the team, as well as work already taking place and items on the horizon.
1. Priority Programs
Priority Program #1: Priority Program #2:
Invest in Compact Sustainable Water
Priority Program #8: Priority Program #4:
Align Code Green Infrastructure
Priority Program #3: Priority Program #6:
Workforce Development Household Affordability
Priority Program #5: Priority Program #7:
Creative Economy Healthy Austin
3. Priority Program #2:
Priority Progam #1:
Sustainable Water
Invest in Compact
Key Elements
• Capital investments and economic
development support Growth Concept
• Implement high capacity transit system
• Build complete streets
• Plan and implement demonstration corridors
• Leverage funding and partnerships
4. Priority Program #2:
#1:
Sustainable Water
Invest in Compact
Team Members
Lead: Austin Transportation, Public Works
Project Manager: Keri Juarez
PDR Liaison: Stevie Greathouse
Team: Erica Leak, PDRD-Urban Design; Jill Fagan
and Greg Kiloh, EGRSO; Keri Juarez, Louis
Lindsey, Kit Johnson, and Annick Beaudet, Public
Works; Gordon Derr, Transportation; John Warren
and Molly Scarborough, Capital Planning Office;
Additional members to be determined
5. Priority Program #2:
#1:
Sustainable Water
Invest in Compact
In the Works
• Rewrite of Transportation Criteria Manual to support complete streets
• Implementation of Strategic Mobility Plan
• Implementation of Bicycle and Sidewalk/Pedestrian Plans
• Development of Urban Trails Master Plan
• Implementation of Bike Share
• Development of Airport Boulevard, East Riverside Corridor, and South
Lamar Boulevard Plans
• Urban rail planning and identification of transit corridors through Project
Connect
• Implementation of 2012 Transportation Bond projects and strategic
coordination of capital improvement projects
6. Priority Program #2:
#1:
Sustainable Water
Invest in Compact
On the Horizon
• Implementation of Burnet and North Lamar Corridor
improvements
• Identification of funding for implementation of high capacity
transit system
• Strategic economic development investments in identified
centers and corridors
• Further development of complete streets
• Enhanced development review process
• Reporting on work through IMMPACT
7. IACP Priority Program No. 8
Revise Austin’s development
regulations and processes to
promote a compact
and connected Austin.
8. Priority Program #8:
Align Code
Key Elements
• Promote a compact and connected city
• Preserve the character of neighborhoods
• Promote affordability
• Integrate nature into the city
• Ensure the delivery of efficient services
• Provide clear guidance in a user-friendly
format
9. Priority Program #8:
Align Code
Team Members
Lead: George Adams and Garner Stoll, PDR
Assistant Directors
Project Manager: to be determined
PDR Liaison: N/A
Team: Multi-department “committee of staff”
team to be assembled
10. Priority Program #8:
Align Code
In the Works
• Informal outreach to key stakeholders
• RFQ to hire consultant firm
• Hiring 3 positions in PDR to manage program
• Appoint advisory group
11. Priority Program #8:
Align Code
On the Horizon
• Multi-year public process
• Public/Stakeholder Participation Plan
• Listening and Education Sessions
13. Priority Program #2:
Sustainable Water
Background
Water is central to Austin’s identity & wellbeing
• Context
o Rapidly growing population (demand, impacts)
o Fragile Central Texas environment
o Climate change & drought
o State and regional regulatory complexity
14. Priority Program #2:
Sustainable Water
Key Elements
• Ensure resilient, reliable & affordable water
supply for future generations
• Protect public health & safety
• Protect rivers, lakes, creeks & aquifers
• Incorporate conservation, innovation & best
management practices
• Lead collaboration at the state, regional &
local levels
15. Priority Program #2:
Sustainable Water
Team Members
Leads: David Juarez (AWU) & Daryl Slusher (AWU)
/ Joe Pantalion (WPD)
Project Managers:
Teresa Lutes (AWU) / Jean Drew (WPD)
PDR Liaison: Matt Dugan
Team: AWU: Drema Gross, Tina Bui, David Greene,
Joe Smith, Jeff Fox, Mike Castillo, Danielle Martin.
WPD: Jose Guerrero, Mike Personett, Matt Hollon,
Erin Wood, Chris Herrington.
16. Priority Program #2:
Sustainable Water
In the Works
• Watershed Protection Master Plan implementation
• Watershed Programs and Regulations
• Non-Degradation Policy in Barton Springs Zone
• Integrated Water Management Plan Updates
• COA-LCRA Water Partnership
• Implementation of Council-approved Joint Committee on
Finance Recommendations (AWU)
• Capital Improvements
• Auxiliary Water Study
17. Priority Program #2:
Sustainable Water
On the Horizon
• New Watershed Protection Ordinance (WPO)
• Regional & State Water Plan Updates
• Ongoing Coordination with Regional Partners
18. IACP Priority Program No. 4
Use green infrastructure to protect environmentally
sensitive areas and integrate nature into the city.
Definition
Green infrastructure is strategically planned and managed networks
of natural lands, parks, working landscapes, other open spaces, and
green stormwater controls that conserve and enhance ecosystems
and provide associated benefits to human populations.
19. Priority Program #4:
Green Infrastructure
Goal / Objectives
Goal
Manage Austin’s urban and natural ecosystems
in a coordinated and sustainable manner.
Key Objectives
• Encourage and/or require increased public and private investment in
green infrastructure
• Maximize ecosystem functions and services, including recreation and
transportation, provided by green infrastructure on city-owned and
private lands
• Improve inter-departmental collaboration and coordination in the
management of city-owned lands
20. Priority Program #4:
Green Infrastructure
Key Elements
• Create an integrated green infrastructure plan and ongoing program
• Perform an initial inventory and evaluation of existing green
infrastructure resources and identify needs and gaps
• Develop targets and priorities for conservation areas, parks, trails,
farmland, etc.
• Develop guidance, public education and demonstration projects of
green infrastructure
• Track and monitor project costs and benefits
21. Priority Program #4:
Green Infrastructure
GI2T
Lead: Mike Personett, Watershed Protection
Project Manager: TBD
PDR Liaison: Paul DiGiuseppe, Planning & Development Review
Team: Sustainability Office
Austin Energy
Austin Fire Department
Austin Water Utility
Parks and Recreation
Planning and Development Review
Public Works
Real Estate Services
Watershed Protection
22. Priority Program #4:
Green Infrastructure GI2T Organization
Green Infrastructure
Priority Program
Implementation Team
• Sustainability Office
• Austin Fire Department
• Austin Energy
• Austin Water Utility
• PARD
• PDRD
• Public Works
• Real Estate Services
• Watershed Protection
Open Space Public Lands
Acquisition Regulatory Policy Sub-Team Management Sub-Team
• Needs/gaps/priorities • LDC revisions • Standards of care for vegetation management
• Acquisition strategies • Watershed Protection Ordinance • Urban Forestry Management Plan
• Criteria manual revisions • Riparian Zone Restoration Program
• Invasive Species Management Plan Implementation
• Wildfire fuel mitigation
• Integrated Pest Management
• Climate protection
• Watershed education
23. Priority Program #4:
Green Infrastructure
In the Works
• Bond Funding for Parks, Trails & Open Space
• Austin/Travis County Wildfire Mitigation Task Force
• Invasive Species Management Plan Implementation
Open Space
Land Development
Acquisition
Regulatory Policies
(WQPL, other)
• Urban Agriculture Programs Standards of Care
for
Bicycle / Trails
Master Plans
Vegetation Mgmt
Urban Forestry
Wildfire Fuel Plan / Program
• Green Stormwater Solutions Mitigation
Green
Infrastructure
Climate
Riparian Zone Protection
Restoration Plan / Program Plan
• Urban Forestry Management Plan Integrated Pest PARD Long
Management Range Plan
Watershed
Invasive Species
Protection
Management Plan
Ordinance
Urban Education/
Agriculture Outreach
24. Priority Program #4:
Green Infrastructure
On the Horizon
• Watershed Protection Ordinance
• Sustainable Land Management of City Properties
• Community Wildfire Protection Plan
• LDC and criteria manual revisions (IACP Priority Program #8)
• Urban Trails Master Plan
• Green Streets Criteria
25. IACP Priority Program No. 3
Continue to grow Austin’s economy
by investing in our
workforce, education
systems, entrepreneurs and local
businesses.
26. Priority Program #3:
Workforce Development
Key Elements
• Develop a widely skilled workforce
• Recruit new businesses; retain and expand
existing businesses
• Tap into Austin’s entrepreneurial spirit
• Partner with businesses, education agencies
and non-profits to meet workforce and
business development goals
27. Priority Program #3:
Workforce Development
Team Members
Lead: Brian Gildea, EGRSO
Project Manager: Eve Richter, EGRSO
PDR Liaisons: Meredith Bossin, Kathleen Fox
Team:
EGRSO: Janet Seibert, Preston Stewart, Mona
Sanchez, Vicky Valdez
PARD: Laura Esparza
28. Priority Program #3:
Workforce Development
In the Works
• EGRSO supports and/or participates in the following:
• 3 Day Startup
• One Semester Startup
• Texas Venture Labs
• Austin Technology Incubator
• STEM Council
• Skillpoint Alliance
• Capital Idea
• Opportunity Austin
• Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce business and workforce efforts
• True Austin (partnership with Austin Convention and Visitor’s Bureau)
• Small Business Development Program
• Classroom education and one-on-one coaching for owners
• Annual events for lending and support
• BizOpen program supports navigating permit process
• Locally Austin online map and directory
• Any Given Child – CoA (PARD, EGRSO, HR, Libraries) partnering with AISD
29. Priority Program #3:
Workforce Development
On the Horizon
• Economic development focused on:
• Transit Oriented Development
• Redevelopment areas such as Green Water Treatment Plant
• Increased efforts to promote employment of:
• Historically under-employed segments of the population
• Ex-offender population
• Artists
• Small business needs assessment study in 2013
30. IACP Priority Program No. 5
Grow and invest in Austin’s creative economy
• “Creative Economy is an economic concept based on creative assets generating
economic growth and development. It includes interlocking industry sectors that
focus on providing creative services or creating and promoting intellectual property
products.”
• Individuals, nonprofits, and businesses
• Arts and culture and creative industries
• $4.35 billion in economic activity, over $71 million in City tax revenues,
and almost 49,000 jobs
• Creativity is the cornerstone of Austin’s identity and economic prosperity
• Continued strategic investment is needed
31. Priority Program #5:
Creative Economy
Key Elements
• Understand infrastructure needs
• Develop creative spaces
• Create programs to strengthen and grow sector
• Integrate creative economy strategies in redevelopment
• Create and implement a comprehensive cultural and heritage
tourism plan
• Cultivate relationships and partnerships
• Identify additional financial resources
32. Priority Program #5:
Creative Economy
Team Members
Lead: Megan Crigger / EGRSO
Project Manager: Janet Seibert
PDR Liaison: Kathleen Fox
Team:
EGRSO – Janet Seibert, Civic Art Program Consultant
Megan Crigger, Cultural Arts Program Manager
Jim Butler, Creative Industries Manager
Meghan Turner, Arts in Public Places Administrator
Vicky Valdez, Small Business Development Program Manager
Preston Stewart, Business Information Specialist
Don Pitts, Music Program Manager
PARD – Laura Esparza, Heritage, Arts, Nature Division Manager
PDRD – Kathleen Fox, Senior Planner
Paul DiGiuseppe, Principal Planner
33. Priority Program #5:
Creative Economy
In the Works
• Artspace Market Survey
• Programs
• Family Business Loan Program
• Music Venue Assistance Program
• Artist Studio Tour Registration
• MACC Latino Arts Residency Program
• Partnerships
• CreateAustin Accountability Working Group
• Creative Enterprises Team
• Any Given Child
• Smithsonian Affiliation Program
34. Priority Program #5:
Creative Economy
On the Horizon
• Developing a cultural tourism and heritage plan
• Comprehensive Plan
• Creative Ambassador Program
• Strengthening business and nonprofit management
• Needs Assessment
• Coordination with partners
• Integrating creative economy strategies into redevelopment
• Creative Space Development Tool Kit
• Place-making strategies
36. Priority Program #8:
HealthyCode
Align Austin
#7: Key Elements
• Improve Public Health
• Improve Opportunities for active lifestyles
• Improve nutrition and food access
• Strengthen local food system
• Improve access to health care
37. Priority Program #8:
HealthyCode
Align Austin
#7: Team Members
Lead: HHSD Philip Huang/Shannon Jones
Project Manager: Cassie DeLeon/Filip Gecic
PDR Liaison: Pamela Larson
Team: Staff from HHSD, PARD, PDRD
EGRSO, Public Works, Transportation
38. #7:
Priority Program #8:
HealthyCode
Align Austin
In the Works
• Community Health Assessment/Community Health
Improvement Plan
• Obesity
• Healthy food access
• Active transportation
• Access to primary care and mental health/behavioral health services.
• Healthy community code
• Tobacco-free environments
• Increase access to healthy foods
39. Priority Program #8:
HealthyCode
Align Austin
#7: On the Horizon
• Community Health Assessment/Community Health
Improvement Plan
• Sustainable Food Policy Board initiatives for sustainable local
food production, distribution and food safety.
• Live Tobacco-Free Austin on-going promotion of tobacco-free
environments
• Community Transformation Grant Initiatives
40. IACP Priority Program No. 6
Develop and maintain household
affordability throughout Austin.
41. Definition
of “Affordable
Housing”
The federal government defines housing as “affordable” if no
more than 30% of a household’s monthly income is needed
for rent, mortgage payments and utilities.
Housing costs are also examined in the context of area
median family income (MFI). The current MFI for the Austin
area for a family of 4 is $75,900.
42. Definition of
“Household
Affordability”
Household affordability is about
the costs of housing, utilities, taxes
and transportation.
43. Key Elements
• Promoting the development and preservation
of housing opportunities for very-low to
moderate-income individuals and families.
• Developing and utilizing regulatory rules and
programs to promote affordability and
connectivity in housing, utilities and access to
transit.
44. Team Members
Lead: NHCD - Rebecca Giello
Project Manager: NHCD - Kelly Nichols
PDR Liaison: Paul DiGiuseppe
Team: Key staff to be identified from
NHCD/AHFC, PDR, EGRSO, HHSD, CPIO and
other departments and local entities
45. In the Works
• Identifying funding for a Comprehensive
Housing Market Study.
• Identifying and planning for non-federal
funding sources for affordable housing
development.
• Achieving 350-unit community goal of
Permanent Supportive Housing for the
chronically homeless.
46. Priority Program #6:
Household Affordability
On the Horizon
• Conduct a Comprehensive Housing Market Study to update
available data on housing needs and gaps at all income levels
and for specific subpopulations.
• Revise the Land Development Code to better achieve
affordability throughout the community.
• Supporting the Community Development Commission in
making recommendations regarding an Affordable Housing
Siting Policy to direct the City’s geographic investment in
affordable housing.
Editor's Notes
Support of and participation in 3 Day Startup, One Semester Startup, Texas Venture Labs, Austin Technology Incubator, and other programs to support and promote entrepreneurship and skills in the college student population.Participation in STEM Council to promote STEM skills and their transfer to the workforce. Support of Skillpoint Alliance and Capital Idea to support skills improvements in the working population and in the pipeline of children coming up through the K-12 system and beyond.Participation in Opportunity Austin and support of the Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce to promote regionalism and business growth throughout the Austin region.Partnership with ACVB in True Austin program as community expert to develop marketing strategy to promote tourism, etc.SBDP:Classroom education for small business owners, one-on-one business coaching, annual events for lending and small business supportBizOpen program to help small business owners navigate the development and permitting processLocally Austin recently launched a new version of its online map and directory of locally owned, small businesses at LocallyAustin.org
Promoting economic development focused on TOD’s and redevelopment areas such as Green Water Treatment Plant.Increased efforts to promote employment of historically under-employed segments of the population and ex-offender population.SBDP is planning a small business needs assessment study for 2013 to be used in conjunction with results from Imagine Austin to evaluate new and existing programs.
Austin’s healthy economy is in part a result of its vibrant, local creative sector. “Creative Economy is an economic concept based on creative assets generating economic growth and development. It includes interlocking industry sectors that focus on providing creative services or creating and promoting intellectual property products.”“Creativity is the engine of Austin’s prosperity.” Austin’s healthy economy is in large part a result of its vibrant, local creative sector. Arts, culture, and creativity are essential keys to the city’s unique and distinctive identity and are valued as vital contributors to our community’s character, quality of life and economy.
Understand the needs of the Creative Sector in order to assist its growth.Integrate Creative Economy strategies in redevelopment to create whole communitiesCultivate relationships and partnerships across the creative sector and across boundaries with other sectors
Artspace Market Survey – Surveying the creative community to identify space needs Business Retention and Expansion Program
Developing a cultural tourism and heritage planComprehensive PlanCreative Ambassador ProgramStrengthening business and nonprofit managementNeeds Assessment of for profit creative industriesCoordination with partners to identify gaps in organizational and business management and identify strategies for assistanceIntegrating creative cpace strategies into Imagine Austin implementation
HHSD Through core partners: Travis County Veteran’s Services, Central Health, St. David’s Foundation, Seton Healthcare Family, and the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Public Health , Austin Regional Campus worked from August 2011 to July 2012 to conduct the CHA. The CHA process included multiple community forums, focus groups and other feedback opportunities to inform priority areas for the CHIP.The Healthy Community code includes revisions to Austin’s land development ordinances that make it easier to produce and access healthy, sustainable food and to lead a more active lifestyle.Tobacco-free environments, including outdoor areas, worksite, schools , and multi-unit housing to reduce exposure to secondhand smoke.Increase access to healthy foods through community gardens; healthy food retail establishments such as farmers markets, community supported agriculture, corner and neighborhood stores, and supermarkets; and increase accessibility to federal food and nutrition assistance programs.
*Community Health Assessment/Community Health Improvement Plan Continued Public/Stakeholder Participation.CHIP will be finalized and implementation will begin in April 2013.*Sustainable Food Policy Board initiatives for sustainable local food production, distribution and food safety.*Live Tobacco-Free Austin on-going promotion of tobacco-free environments*Community Transformation Grant InitiativesCollaborate with PDRD to revise TCM and Subdivision StandardsCollaborate with PARD to increase joint use agreements and public land use for community gardensIncrease farm direct opportunities, farmers markets, and community gardens such as school gardens
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