Questions for Developer at Perry Committee Meeting
Questions on the Mansion: 1. What use does the developer propose for the Perry Mansion itself, other than as the location of 5 hotel rooms? a. Clark Lyda's Answer: Weddings and Special Events and/or public space for hotel guests or senior living residents 2. Who will own and operate the mansion? a. Clark Lyda's Answer: No agreements have been made yet 3. How will the maintenance and operation of the Perry Mansion, in particular, be funded? a. Clark Lyda's Answer: The mansion needs an economically sustainable mission and would be funded by the hotel/events space income Questions on the Hotel: 1. Who will build and operate the hotel and will these facilities be leased from the developer? a. Clark Lyda's Answer: Doesn't know yet, but has been in contact with a notable hotel design guru (name unknown?). He said that he fully intends for the hotel to be one of the best in the country. Questions on the Chapel and Carriage House: 1. What use does the developer propose for the Chapel? a. Clark Lyda's Answer: Intended to be used for weddings and special events 2. Will he continue to maintain a religious assembly use there? a. Clark Lyda's Answer: Probably, but not necessarily Questions on the Restaurant: 1. Who will build and operate the restaurant? a. Clark Lyda's Answer: Clark said that "we will build it and intend for it to be a restaurant of the highest order...but I (Lyda) will not be running the restaurant" 2. Will this be lease arrangement? a. Clark Lyda's Answer: Most Likely, yes it will be

Questions on the Urban Garden: 1. Is the urban garden to be a farmers market in addition to providing food to the restaurant? a. Clark Lyda's Answer: The city zoning would allow that, and yes, that has been the intention all along...but he doesn't know if that is a good or a bad thing from the perspective of the neighborhood. Questions on the Event Center 1. Have the developers provided any indication of the number, type, and size of the events they will need to host in order to meet their investment objectives for the "event center?" Particularly in the case of events held on weekends or in the evening, would they need to be held monthly? weekly? more often? Would the events be seasonal in any way, so that some times of year would be significantly more busy than others? a. Clark Lyda's Answer: Yes, the events do tend to be seasonal due to the weather, with the busy months coming in the Fall and the Spring when it is not too hot or too wet, as in the summer or the winter. i. There was a hypothetical projection of two events per weekend during the busy seasons. 2. How will the grounds be used for events? a. Clark Lyda's Answer: The outdoor events space is really limited to the Terrace and the Sunken Gardens 3. How many people could the grounds hold for a benefit, a concert, any type of event? a. Clark Lyda's Answer: They are using a maximum working number of 300-350, but that most events tend to be around 100-150 guests. Questions Regarding Height and Building Placement 1. Could the developers produce a photograph that superimposed the proposed building that would replace the Griffin School over the existing building? The terrain in that location makes it hard to visualize ordinary measurements. A picture would go a long way toward resolving the questions about height raised at Tuesday's meeting. a. Clark Lyda's Answer: Clark made it clear that the buildings are just conceptual in nature at this point in time, so yes he could do that, but it would not necessarily make sense to do so at this time Questions Regarding Amplified Sound 1. The last version of the original hotel-school proposal that we saw in late 2010 included an agreement that outdoor amplified sound would be disallowed. Why has that concession disappeared from the new proposal? a. Clark Lyda's Answer: Clark said that in multiple meetings with various event coordinators and wedding planners over the last year and half, that he has realized amplified sound is a must have in order to attract the

potential users, and that if there was no amplified sound, it "would significantly handicap the economic outlook of the property and would likely doom the events center to failure." b. Clark went on to say that he would prefer the discussion on amplified sound be based on facts and science (referencing the analysis which he has procured JE Acoustics to perform, which will be completed and made available to the committee in about 3 weeks time). 2. Is outdoor amplified sound critical to the business model being proposed? a. Clark Lyda's Answer: Yes, see previous answer 3. Has Mr. Lyda, and/or his representatives, asked or been in discussions with the city regarding a change in the current city ordinance regarding outdoor amplified music? a. Clark Lyda's Answer: No. Questions Regarding Parking 1. How many parking spaces would there be on the "upper grounds"? a. Clark Lyda's Answer: No clear answer was given (presumably due to the hypothetical nature of the plans), but Clark did mention that there would be subterranean parking for the events center and that all the parking for the events should be contained within the site. 2. Is it fair to say that the reason you are having parking issues is because your development is simply too dense in its current state? a. Clark Lyda's Answer: No, it is not fair to say that. I don't think the development is too dense. 3. Would you be willing to install signage on nearby neighborhood streets that would strictly prohibit Perry Event Parking on said streets at the risk of being towed? a. Clark Lyda's Answer: Yes, absolutely, though I am not sure if we can legally do this...neighbors would likely have to work with the City's Residential Parking Permit program. Questions Regarding Improvements Along 41st St. 1. Could you provide us with a rendering of the proposed improvements along 41st St.? a. Clark Lyda's Answer: Not handily today as we are awaiting feedback from the committee on this subject...Clark went on to say that the improvements along 41st aren't really a benefit to them, and that is why he would rather wait to hear from the neighborhood.

Questions Regarding Builder and Architect Selections: 1. Who will pick the housing builder/ contractor? a. Clark Lyda's Answer: I will 2. Who will pick the architect? a. Clark Lyda's Answer: I will, and have been in discussion with two nationally known architects. 3. Will Green building techniques be followed? a. Clark Lyda's Answer: Absolutely, with the exception being the irrigation system. Questions Regarding Build Out Timeline and Priority of Build Out: 1. What is the build out timeline for each component of the plan, what is built first, etc. a. Clark Lyda's Answer: The events center would be the highest priority, and completion of the entire project would likely be scheduled for the last ¼ of 2015 or the first ¼ of 2016. Questions Regarding Sub-dividing the Land: 1. Will the land be further divided, under commercial zoning, and be sold off? a. Clark Lyda's Answer: No, that is not the intent at this time. Clark also mentioned that the residential component would consist of individually owned houses under a condo regime. Questions Regarding Restrictive Covenants: 1. What legal tool would Mr. Lyda suggest HNA use to enforce any restrictions/limits it thought were needed to reduce unwanted impacts on the neighborhood? a. Clark Lyda's Answer: Clark and David Hartman basically described 3 different possible enforcement mechanisms: i. Private Restrictive Covenants: There was some discussion over PRC's and how Clark would set up some sort of "Funding Mechanism" for enforcing the PRC if necessary. 1. NOTE: PRC's are enforced in court, not by the City of Austin ii. PUD (Planned Unit Development): Clark freely admitted that this particular tool is the longest, most expensive measure to pursue, but ultimately, in Clark's opinion, this is a "more restrictive tool", and that he would be in favor of pursuing this method. iii. Conditional Overlays in City Code: David Hartman, Clark Lyda's attorney, chimed in on overlays to say that the CO's in city code (Conditional Overlays) are the most commonly used restriction method for developments in the City, and are his

preferred method. The CO's are enforced by the city should the property owner violate the restriction.