February

• Colony Park Sustainable Communities Initiative (CPSCI) HUD Challenge Grant commenced
• Technical Advisory Group (TAG) formed with select Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) from 17 departments across the City of Austin

March

• ACM Bert Lumbreras and NHCD Director Betsy Spencer attended tour of Colony Park community with neighborhood leaders
• Work on Land Constraints Analysis by City of Austin Watershed Protection Department commenced

May

• HUD representatives visit Austin to partake in meetings with community and City stakeholders

September

• Site Constraints and Opportunities Report completed by City of Austin Watershed Protection Department

February

• Design Team RFQ released

March

• Design Team RFQ submissions received

April

• Design Team RFQ responses evaluated

May

• Design Team finalists interviewed

June

• Design Team finalists’ presentations to City Council and public, June 20
• City Council voted on Colony Park Sustainable Community Initiative Design Firm, June 27
• Contract awarded to the joint venture partnership of Farr Associates of Chicago and Urban Design Group of Austin

• Contract negotiations with Design Team begin
• Public engagement staff hired by The University of Texas at Austin

• Contract negotiations with Design Team finalized
• Public engagement staff trained
• Community survey written

October

• Community Planning Workshop I: Listening Session, October 19 at Multi-Purpose Facility

• Public Engagement Team attends the Turner-Roberts Recreation Center Re-Opening to distribute surveys, November 2
• Colony Park-Lakeside Neighborhood Association Meet & Greet, November 18

December

• Community Planning Workshop II: Building Blocks, December 9 at Multi-Purpose Facility

• Community Advisory Committee (CAC) Kick-Off, January 14
• Colony Park Project Pin-Up hosted by the Design Team, January 15

• CAC Meeting II, February 3
• Colony Park Community Forum hosted by the Public Engagement Team, February 8
• Agave/Sendero Hills Community Forum hosted by the Public Engagement Team, February 12
• LBJ Community Forum hosted by the Public Engagement Team, February 19
• Community Planning Workshop III: Scenario Planning, February 24 at Multi-Purpose Facility

• Colony Park-Lakeside Neighborhood Association Meet & Greet, March 17
• CAC Meeting III, March 18

• Community Planning Workshop IV: Presentation of Draft Master Plan, April 14 at Multi-Purpose Facility
• PUD Development Assessment submitted to City of Austin, April 28

• CAC Meeting IV, May 19

• Enrich U: Family Summer Series begins, June 16 at Turner-Roberts Recreation Center
• Family Fun Fest | Master Plan Open House & Community Resources Fair, June 23 at Multi-Purpose Facility
• Development Assessment briefing, June 26 at City Hall

• PUD application submitted, July 1
• Enrich U: Family Summer Series ends, August 8

• PUD approved by Environmental Board, September 3
• HousingSmarts Workshops, September 13 & 20 at Turner-Roberts Recreation Center
• PUD approved by Zoning and Platting Commission, September 16
• City Council took the first vote required to approve zoning for the Master Plan, September 25

• Effective Communication and Team Building Workshop, October 15 at LBJ High School Library

• Colony Park Day of Service, November 1 at Turner-Roberts Recreation Center
• Imagine Colony Park: An Evening of Possibilities, November 13 at The University of Texas Etter-Harbin Alumni Center

• PUD approved by City Council, December 11
• Master Plan and Design Guidelines adopted by City Council, December 11

May

• Colony Park Sustainable Communities Initiative HUD Challenge Grant ends