City Council Ron Mullen Mayor John Treviño, Jr. Mayor Pro Tem Council Members Mark Rose Roger Duncan Sally Shipman Mark E. Spaeth Charles E. Urdy Nicholas M. Meiszer City Manager Elden Aldridge Acting City Clerk FOUNDED 1839 Austin City Council MINUTES For EMERGENCY SPECIAL CALLED MEETING JUNE 19, 1983 8:30 Ρ.Μ. -- Council Chambers, 301 West Second Street, Austin, Texas Memorandum To: Mayor Mullen called to order the Emergency Special Called Meeting of the Council, scheduled for 8:30p.m., noting the presence of all Councilmembers. Mayor Mullen asked for a motion to change Item A.1. on the agenda for action at the end of the meeting rather than at the beginning. Motion The Council, on Councilmember Duncan's motion, Councilmember Shipman's second, set item A.1. Consider allocating $1,378,000 of CDBG Emergency Jobs Bill funds as the last item on the agenda. 7-0 Vote. MORATORIUM IN HYDE PARK AREA Motion The Council, on Councilmember Shipman's motion, Councilmember Duncan's second, waived the requirement for three readings and finally passed an ordinance for a 90-day moratorium from demolition or move-off of structures in the Hyde Park area to allow the following 1) Building Standards Commission, Hyde Park Neighborhood Association, and Building Inspection Department to review current demolition and relocation ordinance to assess impact on area being moved away from and consider full public notification process. 2) Hyde Park Neighborhood Association to work with Planning Department to consider "H" Historic District zoning. 3) Planning Department to work with the Hyde Park Neighborhood Association via neighborhood planning process toward down zoning on Speedway and Duval and Planning Department to work with other Departments to ascertain the ability of current City infrastructure to accommodate existing zoning in that area. i : Council Memo HYDE PARK (Continued) - 2 June 19, 1983 Discussion went on among Council concerning cases already filed. Council agreed that those cases would be heard on an individual basis. Mrs. Alta Wilms, 4206 Speedway, Hyde Park area, expressed objection to the moratorium. She said the Hyde Park Neighborhood Association does not speak for everyone and she has not been informed of their actions. She said she is near retirement age and if too many restrictions are imposed, she may not be able to sell her property. Councilmember Shipman told her that if in the next 90 days she sees the need to move or demolish her home she should get on Citizen Communications and ask exemption from the moratorium. Ruth Reeder, president, Hyde Park Neighborhood Association, stated for the record that "we sent out 1500 letters announcing the moratorium and three names and three phone numbers of people to call with any kind of input. Those letters were hand delivered to all the residences. We did not give them to the apartments....." Ms. Donna Kristaponis told Council a budget amendment will have to be processed in order to do this. She discussed roll back zoning and its problems. Mayor Mullen said he does not want to see a great deal of time spent on it. He does not favor roll back zoning. Betty Phillips, Hyde Park Neighborhood Association, said they want zoning roll back where the property owners have already agreed to the roll back. She said they would like to be notified of any exemption hearings so they can research and determine the importance of the structure to the neighborhood. Councilmember Spaeth asked if the moratorium could be in the area of concern only. Councilmember Shipman said the purpose is to have a neighborhood plan and with eight homes moved off in the two block area and with over zoning the people who want to down zone are further jeopardized when the property next door is no longer there. Bert Cromack, HPNA, said the static water pressure at 4:00a.m., was about 45 pounds per square inch. The state minimum is 20 pounds per square inch. Mr. Cromack said he is concerned because during the day when people are watering the pressure drops to 40-42 pounds per square inch. He feels development will reduce their pressure even further. Mr. Cromack told Council that another point to consider is the loss in property value to people who have refurbished older houses if condominium and. apartment complexes are allowed to be built. Jorge Carrasco, Deputy City Manager, clarified a statement about the budget amendment referred to by Ms. Donna Kristaponis. He said in order to do work as outlined on item 3 on the motion we would either need to contract the service out or hire temporary staff to complete the work. Mayor Mullen said with that in mind "we may come back and have a budget amendment we don't want to pass....we have to treat all neighborhoods equally and y and if there are other neighborhoods in the process that we are going to push to push out, we have to be careful." The Council Motion on Councilmember Rose's motion, Councilmember Duncan's second, moved the question to stop discussion. (6-0 Vote, Councilmember Spaeth abstained.) : Council Memo HYDE PARK - (Continued) 3 Roll Call on Motion June 19, 1983 6-0 Vote, Councilmember Spaeth abstained. (He noted he owns property in the area.) PUBLIC HEARINGS SET The Council, on Councilmember Duncan's motion, Councilmember Shipman's second, set a public hearing for July 14, 1983 at 5:00 p.m. on an appeal from Ms. Pauline Gamble, president, Southwest Austin Neighborhood Association on the approval by the Planning Commission of Case No. C14p-83-053. The Council, on Councilmember Duncan's motion, Councilmember Rose's second, set a public hearing for July 13, 1983 at 5:00p.m. on the designation of an area located between Brazos Street and Congress Avenue alley and between East 7th Street and the mid-point of the 800 block of Brazos as an "eligible blighted area" pursuant to Art. 5190.6, V.T.C.S., the Development Corporation Act of 1979. (7-0 Vote) CDBG EMERGENCY JOBS BILL FUNDS Council had before them for action consideration of allocation of $1,378,000 of CDBG Emergency Jobs Bill funds. Councilmember Shipman asked for more information on the item concerning technical training for industry. Discussion followed. Brenda Green gave Council information. After more discussion on all all items under consideration the following motion was passed: Motion Councilmember Urdy made a motion, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Trevino to approve the following allocation of CDBG Emergency Jobs Bill funds: $400,000 250,000 275,000 16,671 208,000 228,000 High Technology Training Center Other Training Center Housing Authority Planned Parenthood Program Administration Housing Rehabilitation : ! Council Memo CDBG - (Continued) 4 June 19, 1983 Mayor Mullen relinquished the chair to Mayor Pro Tem Trevino in order to make the following motion: : Substitute Motion Made and Withdrawn Mayor Mullen made a motion, seconded by Councilmember Shipman to allocate the CDBG Emergency Jobs Bill funds as follows: $350,000 275,000 100,000 16,671 208,000 50,000 378,000 High Technology Training Center Other Training Center Housing Authority Planned Parenthood Program Administration Housing Rehabilitation Infant-Parent Training Program After some discussion, Mayor Mullen withdrew his motion and Councilmember Shipman withdrew her second. Councilmember Duncan said he could go for everything in the original motion except the $228,000 for Housing Rehabilitation. Motion FAILED - Councilmember Duncan made a motion, seconded by Councilmember Rose to approve $108,000 for Housing Rehabilitation and $120,000 for new construction. Motion FAILED TO PASS BY A VOTE OF 3-4 with Mayor Mullen, Mayor Pro Tem Trevino, Councilmembers Spaeth and Urdy voting No. Roll Call on Main Motion (see page 3 for motion) 7-0 Vote ADJOURNMENT Council adjourned its meeting at 11:00 p.m.