Capital Area Council of Governments

AARO Membership Meeting 2010

Brian Kelsey, Community and Economic Development Director, gave a presentation to the Austin Area Research Organization’s Membership Meeting on February 1, 2010.  The presentation included demographic and economic projections for the region in the next 30 years.

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Austin Chamber-IBM Education Roundtable

CAPCOG presented on workforce trends in the Austin area at the Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce's Education Roundtable in September 2007. Brian Kelsey highlighted job growth and unemployment in the Austin MSA, as well as other data such as wage and migration.

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Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA/Austin)

CAPCOG was invited to speak to the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA/Austin) at their August luncheon. Brian Kelsey provided an overview of the regional economy in the Capital Area.

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CAEDD: Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy

The Capital Area Economic Development District's CEDS Committee, staffed by CAPCOG, has adopted the 5 year economic development plan known as the Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS), 2010-2015.  This document is done to fulfill a requirement of the Economic Development Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, for the planning funds received by the Capital Area Council of Governments as a designated Economic Development District (EDD).

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CAPCOG Addressing Guidelines

The purpose of these guidelines is to utilize a uniform road naming and property address numbering system to the incorporated municipalities and unincorporated areas of the region in order to:

• Enhance and ensure the easy and rapid location of properties for public safety and emergency services response;

• Expedite postal and package delivery;

• Facilitate public utilities and business services;

• Aid urban and rural planning

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CAPCOG Annual Reports

The CAPCOG Annual Report is a comprehensive summary of the following: information about each division, the financial summary, revenue sources, expenditures report, performance measures during the fiscal year for all divisions, CAPCOG members, and advisory committees and their members.

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Census Presentations

The Capital Area Council of Governments is a Census Information Center and is available to give presentations about Census data, Census 2010, or the American Community Survey.  Below are previous presentations given by our staff.

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Central Texas Greenprint for Growth

The Central Texas Greenprint for Growth is a tool for balancing sustainable conservation goals with the infrastructure needs of our rapidly urbanizing region. The process combines community stakeholder input about conservation goals and priorities with Geographic Information Systems mapping and modeling technology to produce graphic illustrations highlighting opportunity areas for conservation that meet multiple goals.

Visit our Maps page to view our Interactive Greenprint Map and download individual county maps in PDF format.  To download Google Earth and GIS Data for Greenprint visit our Geospatial Data page.

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County Land Use Authority in Texas

In response to the issues created by the high rate of residential and commercial growth in unincorporated areas of urban and suburban Texas counties, the Capital Area Council of Governments (CAPCOG) announces the release of its report on county land use authority in Texas.  This report highlights the current state of counties’ ability to manage growth, detailing the specific chapters in Texas Code that grant counties the ability to regulate land use while pointing out innovations that some counties have made in the exercise of their authority.  CAPCOG intends this report to be the first in a series on county land use authority, with the next release covering strategies to provide counties experiencing rapid growth the powers they need to promote quality development.

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County Subdivision Regulations Workshop

The County Subdivision Regulations Workshop held on January 12, 2006 at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center covered a variety of topics including transportation planning, water availability and storm water drainage, water quality, developer participation contracts, connection of utilities, and conservation developments.

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East Austin Economic Summit 2008 (PeopleFund)

CAPCOG gave the East Austin Economic Outlook at PeopleFund's 2008 East Austin Economic Summit held on October 11, 2008. Brian Kelsey highlighted some of the changing demographics, housing, affordability, mobility and education trends in East Austin.

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GeoMap Intro to LiDAR Workshop- April 2007

CAPCOG hosted the Introduction to LiDAR Workshop to promote Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) data, technology, and applications. Jamie Young (Sanborn Map Company) and Rick Diaz (LCRA) introduced attendees to LiDAR produced high resolution elevation datasets. Visit our Geospatial Data web page for LiDAR sample data.

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Lockhart Economic Development Summit- July 2007

CAPCOG was invited to give the Lockhart Economic Forecast at the Lockhart Economic Development Summit in July 2007.  Brian Kelsey's presentation included: current conditions, a 5 year forecast, and discussion on the impact of SH 130.

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NADO Annual Training Conference 2007

At the National Association of Development Organization's 2007 Training Conference CAPCOG gave an overview of some of the data resources commonly used by our staff.  CAPCOG's Brian Kelsey performed an example analysis using some of the tools and also provided some lessons learned. 

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Round Rock Existing Industry Appreciation Night 2009

On July 16, 2009, Brian Kelsey of CAPCOG gave a presentation highlighting some of the key trends shaping Round Rock's economic competitiveness at the Round Rock Existing Industry Appreciation Night at the Dell Diamond. 

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State of the Economic Region

At CAPCOG's General Assembly held on December 9, 2009, Community and Economic Development Director Brian Kelsey reviewed economic and demographic data from 2009, while CAPCOG Executive Director Betty Voights highlighted some of the upcoming priorites for 2010.  Previous state of the region reports were also given in 2003, 2004, 2005 & 2008.

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State of Workforce 2010- Austin Round Rock MSA

Workforce Solutions Capital Area and Workforce Solutions Rural Capital Area contracted with CAPCOG for a workforce study looking at some of the key trends including population, education and skill attainment, income, labor force participation, barriers to employment (e.g. limited English proficiency), commutation patterns, labor market (industry and occupation) trends, and workforce demand and supply. The study was published in June 2010. 

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TARC-Texas Conference on Regionalism

Hannah Gourgey of the E3 Alliance and Brian Kelsey of CAPCOG presented "The Regional Perspective on Education: Why it matters and How Regional Councils can Help" at the Texas Association of Regional Councils' Texas Conference of Regionalism in September 2007. 

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Texas Recruiters Association- Austin Chapter

Brian Kelsey of CAPCOG gave a presentation highlighting some of the labor market trends in the region for the August 2009 event held by the Texas Recruiters Association- Austin Chapter.

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