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- Thu May 16, 2024 4:27 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: LDC Amendments
- Replies: 1
- Views: 375
Re: LDC Amendments
Colleagues, This is Version 2 of my Item 5, Amendment 1 on Transit Infrastructure http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincouncilforum/20-202405137162022.pdf For Item 6, I will be withdrawing Amendment 1: MFI Buy Down. We learned from staff that existing rules would allow us to require participation in ...
- Tue May 14, 2024 10:50 am
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: LDC Amendments
- Replies: 1
- Views: 375
LDC Amendments
Colleagues, I plan to offer the following amendments: Amendment 1: MFI Buy down http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincouncilforum/AD-202405135102810.pdf Item 5 ETOD Overlay: Amendment 1: Project Connect Infrastructure http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincouncilforum/AD-202405135102902.pdf Amendment 2...
- Tue May 14, 2024 8:47 am
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: UT Austin Protest Response
- Replies: 2
- Views: 834
UT Austin Protest Response
Colleagues, We have now had several weeks to absorb and consider the police response to the recent protests at the University of Texas at Austin and will be briefed on the issue today. Before the briefing, I’d like to convey my understanding of the laws and principles surrounding speech protected by...
- Wed May 01, 2024 3:50 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Invitation to Co-sponsor Item 64 on Transgender Healthcare
- Replies: 0
- Views: 888
Invitation to Co-sponsor Item 64 on Transgender Healthcare
Colleagues, Trans children and families are being denied safe, legal access to lifesaving and medically recommended care, while doctors are being forced to make critical, intimate healthcare decisions under threat of prosecution. Tomorrow, my co-sponsors and I are bringing item 64 to deprioritize cr...
- Fri Mar 22, 2024 8:00 am
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Urban Cultural & Music Festival- Fee Waivers
- Replies: 5
- Views: 8898
Re: Urban Cultural & Music Festival- Fee Waivers
Thank you for your support of arts and culture in our beautiful city, Councilmember Harper-Madison. The Urban Music Fest is a great event well-timed to coincide with the Texas Relays...another great event! I'm happy to support them with a fee waiver and want to ensure that Austin continues to host a...
- Wed Mar 20, 2024 4:19 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Item 34 - Crestview TOD Version 2
- Replies: 0
- Views: 9803
Item 34 - Crestview TOD Version 2
Colleagues,
Here is Version 2 for item 34, my resolution initiating changes to the Crestview TOD.
http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincou ... 161330.pdf
Chito
Here is Version 2 for item 34, my resolution initiating changes to the Crestview TOD.
http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincou ... 161330.pdf
Chito
- Wed Mar 06, 2024 7:14 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Amendments to Item 37 - Purple Pipe Requirements
- Replies: 0
- Views: 9631
Amendments to Item 37 - Purple Pipe Requirements
Colleagues, I plan to offer the following amendments at tomorrow's meeting. Amendment 1: Definition of affordable units http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincouncilforum/E0-20240366191059.pdf Amendment 2: 6 month study and additional direction http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincouncilforum/E0-20240...
- Thu Feb 29, 2024 10:03 am
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Amendment to item 73 and Postponing Item 61
- Replies: 0
- Views: 8837
Amendment to item 73 and Postponing Item 61
Colleagues, I plan to offer the following amendment to Item 73, DB90 http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincouncilforum/97-20240260095316.pdf I will also be postponing Item 61, my resolution initiating changes to the Crestview TOD Station Area Plan, to the March 7th meeting to work on some small chang...
- Mon Feb 12, 2024 4:56 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: 2/15 - Item 25
- Replies: 9
- Views: 7960
Re: 2/15 - Item 25
Colleagues: Please see attached my proposed amendments to Item 25 on Thursday's agenda. I believe these changes will provide important clarifying notes to our climate goals. Amendment 1 (http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincouncilforum/3B-20240243165240.pdf) is designed to maximize federal reimburse...
- Wed Feb 07, 2024 6:20 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: 2/15 - Item 25
- Replies: 9
- Views: 7960
Re: 2/15 - Item 25
CM Ryan Alter, This is an excellent proposal and I would like to be added as a co-sponsor. Our city's infrastructure was built in an age where we had different priorities and concerns. We must upgrade our public infrastructure to meet today's challenges. One item that immediately comes to mind is fl...
- Thu Feb 01, 2024 10:50 am
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Item 54 ETOD Amendments
- Replies: 2
- Views: 5177
Re: Item 54 ETOD Amendments
Version 2 of Amendment 4: http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincou ... 104634.pdf
Based on a recommendation from CM Ryan Alter, it adds "at the same or greater level of affordability" to our amended language.
Chito
Based on a recommendation from CM Ryan Alter, it adds "at the same or greater level of affordability" to our amended language.
Chito
- Thu Feb 01, 2024 9:10 am
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Item 54 ETOD Amendments
- Replies: 2
- Views: 5177
Re: Item 54 ETOD Amendments
These are my amendments for Item 54 Amendment 1: http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincouncilforum/F4-20240232090513.pdf Amendment 2: http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincouncilforum/F4-20240232090532.pdf Amendment 3: http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincouncilforum/F4-20240232090544.pdf Amendment 4:...
- Thu Dec 14, 2023 3:40 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: 2024 Council Committee Appointments
- Replies: 11
- Views: 38892
Re: 2024 Council Committee Appointments
Colleagues, Thank you for starting this conversation. Given my membership on the Cap Metro board, I’d like to take CM Fuentes’s spot on the Mobility Committee. Being on both the Cap Metro board and the Mobility Committee will give me better insight in all of our transportation challenges, a policy a...
- Thu Dec 07, 2023 9:47 am
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: HOME Amendment
- Replies: 9
- Views: 61808
Re: HOME Amendment
Colleagues,
Here is the language for CM Vela Amendment 3 for street side yard setbacks: http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincou ... 094450.pdf
Chito
Here is the language for CM Vela Amendment 3 for street side yard setbacks: http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincou ... 094450.pdf
Chito
- Tue Dec 05, 2023 8:53 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: HOME Amendment
- Replies: 9
- Views: 61808
Re: HOME Amendment
Colleagues, I plan to bring the following amendments on Thursday. We are working with law for exact amendment language, but wanted to post the ideas as soon as we could. AMENDMENT 1: FLOOR TO AREA RATIO. DRAFT LINK: http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincouncilforum/61-202312339201804.pdf 1) For 2 and...
- Wed Oct 25, 2023 5:40 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Tiny Homes & RVs, plus some suggestions
- Replies: 3
- Views: 30208
Re: Tiny Homes & RVs, plus some suggestions
CM Pool, Thanks to you and your staff for all the hard work on this important item. I agree with the approach on RVs - excluding them but inlcuding tiny homes that meet International Residential Code standards. With regard to your other suggestions, I need to learn more about the impact of both but ...
- Mon Oct 16, 2023 2:55 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Discussing Item 40
- Replies: 2
- Views: 25796
Re: Discussing Item 40
I also want to thank CM Velasquez for pulling the item. I understand how we're going to use the downtown caps; there are multiple examples of cities successfully burying and capping highways and turning those caps into community assets. However, I want to better understand how we are planning to use...
- Tue Oct 03, 2023 5:17 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Office of Police Oversight Appointment
- Replies: 2
- Views: 20952
Office of Police Oversight Appointment
Colleagues, Our offices have had the opportunity to work with Gail McCant during the preparation and passage of the recently passed APOA implementation ordinance, and we look forward to having her as the next director of the Office of Police Oversight. We found her professional, transparent, and acc...
- Mon Aug 07, 2023 6:13 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: FY24 Budget Priorities
- Replies: 8
- Views: 39316
Re: FY24 Budget Priorities
Colleagues, Thank you for this opportunity to submit the District 4 budget amendments for public review. I have developed 14 changes which reflect my priorities for the City and my district. My primary areas of focus for the FY24 budget are safety, accessibility, and quality-of-life. Vela 1: Tenant ...
- Tue Jul 18, 2023 10:28 am
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: HOME initiative, July 20, item 126
- Replies: 2
- Views: 8287
Re: HOME initiative, July 20, item 126
Thank you, Council Member Pool, for sponsoring the HOME Initiative. I am very excited to be a cosponsor and look forward to voting for this item on Thursday! Our median home price is now $609,500, up from $371,250 just 5 years ago. This is not sustainable. We must create lower priced home options fo...
- Wed Jun 07, 2023 8:05 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Agenda Item 45 on Compatibility Reform
- Replies: 3
- Views: 6593
Re: Agenda Item 45 on Compatibility Reform
Here are two additional resources: From spring of last year, how compatibility impacted VMU: https://austin.maps.arcgis.com/apps/mapviewer/index.html?webmap=c634b1679a014bc1b45dabb86d15fc80 Information on compatibility in other Texas cities: http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincouncilforum/F5-202306...
- Wed Jun 07, 2023 6:02 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Agenda Item 45 on Compatibility Reform
- Replies: 3
- Views: 6593
Re: Agenda Item 45 on Compatibility Reform
Colleagues,
Here is a redlined document for Version 2 that was posted to back-up this afternoon: http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincou ... 175943.pdf
Chito Vela
Here is a redlined document for Version 2 that was posted to back-up this afternoon: http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincou ... 175943.pdf
Chito Vela
- Mon Jun 05, 2023 4:39 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: June 8th Items - 45 & 53
- Replies: 1
- Views: 9167
Re: June 8th Items - 45 & 53
CM Alter,
My compatibility item makes citywide changes to compatibility not conditioned on any affordability bonus. I just posted on the message board explaining my rationale and look forward to discussing this tomorrow.
Chito Vela
My compatibility item makes citywide changes to compatibility not conditioned on any affordability bonus. I just posted on the message board explaining my rationale and look forward to discussing this tomorrow.
Chito Vela
- Mon Jun 05, 2023 4:35 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Agenda Item 45 on Compatibility Reform
- Replies: 3
- Views: 6593
Agenda Item 45 on Compatibility Reform
Colleagues, This week, on the June 8 agenda, I am bringing an item which initiates the process to change compatibility rules citywide. I’d like to briefly explain my reasoning. The prior council passed a “compatibility on corridors” bonus program that allowed certain properties on certain corridors ...
- Wed May 03, 2023 7:32 am
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Item 22 - Parking Mandate Reform Resolution
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4705
Re: Item 22 - Parking Mandate Reform Resolution
CM Qadri, Thank you for bringing this excellent item! I would like to be added as a co-sponsor. As we see more and more people walk, bike, rideshare, telecommute and use transit, we simply do not need the amount of parking that our antiquated code requires us to build. And requiring so much parking ...