City of Austin Council Message Board

HOME Delayed Implementation - WUI (Item 6) http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincouncilforum/14-202405137103943.pdf Colleagues, Since we will be amending and voting on the Planning Commission version of Item 6, I am offering this additional amendment to ensure staff’s initial language about delayed i...

Colleagues, I wanted to share an update regarding my proposed amendments. I am no longer offering my original amendments on Chapter 4-18 redevelopment requirements and fire concerns related to ingress/egress, but I am still offering my amendment on alleyway compatibility. I am also adding a few new ...

Colleagues, In preparation for tomorrow’s Work Session, I wanted to share my proposed amendments. Waiver of Replacement Requirement (Item 1 - Ch 4-18-33) http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincouncilforum/88-202405134171916.pdf This item authorizes a waiver process for the replacement of affordable un...

Thank you for the update. I agree with splitting the items and appreciate you doing so. Looking forward to a productive discussion next week.

Ryan

Colleagues, Homelessness is a challenge throughout Austin, and it is uniquely critical in parts of District 5. The area surrounding the Sunrise Navigation Center has experienced and continues to experience a large amount of activity related to individuals experiencing homelessness, and my office has...

Colleagues, Tomorrow, I plan to offer an amendment to item 34, concerning the extension of operations at the Marshalling Yard. These proposed changes strike a balance of providing important shelter beds for our unhoused population to access with the need to invest in housing solutions. As we saw thi...

Thanks for the edit, CM Pool. I am happy to accept this as a friendly amendment and I appreciate your support of Item 39.

Ryan

I want to congratulate TC Broadnax on his selection and really look forward to getting to work together to not just solve the pressing challenges facing Austin, but build on all the areas that already make this such a great place to live. I also would like to thank Sara Hensley for putting herself f...

CM Kelly, Thank you for calling attention to this issue and bringing forth a variety of methods to prevent trafficking from happening locally. In the current budget, I sponsored, and the Council included, an amendment providing funding for victims of domestic violence to get connected to immediate h...

Colleagues, Thank you for sharing your thoughts and suggestions for item 25. As a follow up to our conversation on Tuesday, I am linking a version three that reflects many of the changes we discussed. Note, the red line is to version 1, not version 2, as many of the revisions are an update to the la...

Colleagues, Thank you for these suggestions. I appreciate your desire to make this a comprehensive look at our environmental goals and the best way to fund those goals where more investment is needed. To that end, I have incorporated nearly all the suggested edits, which you can find in the links be...

Council Member Alison Alter,
Thank you for your work on this issue and for these excellent suggestions. I would be happy to incorporate these additions into a version 2 of the resolution and will post an updated copy prior to next week's Council Meeting.

Regards,
Ryan

Dear colleagues, I am excited to announce that at the February 15 meeting, I will be introducing an item to create an environmental investment plan to meet our City’s goals for clean air, water, and energy. We have an urgent need to address climate change. As we live through extreme weather events t...

Thank you CM Alter for your tireless dedication to this issue. I share the sentiments of Chair Harper-Madison and am appreciative that she is postponing the start of our meeting so that we may first attend this important event.

Ryan

Thank you, Chair Harper-Madison.

I appreciate your leadership and the opportunity to work with all of my colleagues on these critical housing and affordability issues. I look forward to kicking off a productive year on the Housing & Planning Committee next Tuesday.

Ryan

Colleagues, I would like to thank Council Member Velásquez for bringing this resolution. I support this effort to bring financial assistance to low or moderate income property owners to build or renovate their homes to include additional residential units. While I cannot attend tomorrow's council me...

Colleagues, As we move forward with this much-needed land use update, I want to ensure that we’re taking appropriate measures to preserve and enhance our tree protections. To that end, I will be bringing this motion at tomorrow’s meeting: http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincouncilforum/8A-202312340...

I would like to echo all of CM Pool's suggestions here. I agree that RVs present a different type of treatment than tiny homes and as such should not be included. Additionally, I think the two further areas of exploration - FAR limit and preservation of existing homes - both would beneficially advan...

Colleagues, In line with the discussion we had Tuesday about HealthSouth, I plan to offer the following amendment at tomorrow’s meeting. This amendment allows for us to make the most complete and informed decision about the future development of this site. It also accomplishes all the valuable goals...

Colleagues, Items 102 and 103 represent important planning work for the Eastern portion of our shared downtown. For too many years this area has not achieved its potential because of flood risk, poor planning, or simply neglect. This plan, and the public investment associated with it, will help to t...

Colleagues, I would like to pull item 17 for two reasons. First, direction was sent out earlier today in the backup concerning the $2 million for PARD shade structures. I plan to offer the following direction for this item, which you can find here: https://services.austintexas.gov/edims/document.cfm...

Linked below is the revised service plan proposal that was submitted to our staff after negotiations with the Austin Hotel Lodging Association. I have had the chance to review it with law and with our city staff and look forward to passing this as a part of our meeting tomorrow. http://assets.austin...

Colleagues, Councilmember Fuentes and I would like to share an update with you regarding the Austin Tourism Improvement District. Following CM Fuentes’s postponement of the service plan, we met with the Austin Hotel Lodging Association to find a solution to our key concern – the level and timing of ...

Colleagues, To help move things along smoothly tomorrow, I want to provide a couple updates on amendments I have offered to the budget. I appreciate the Manager working with our office on these items that will bring valuable services to our community, particularly our unhoused neighbors. Budgets are...

Colleagues, This budget cycle has highlighted many needs in our community and where we must invest to do better as a City. From these discussions with colleagues, community members, and our professional staff, I have prepared a few amendments for our deliberations this week. In sorting through many ...