City of Austin Council Message Board

Colleagues, At the first Work Session of the year, we are supposed to consider the subject of Council Committees and, at the same time, we’ll also entertain Intergovernmental Committees/Positions. This discussion is posted for the 1/25 Work Session. As a reminder, per Ordinance 20180510-019: - Counc...

Colleagues, The Joint COVID Briefing worked well and the plan is to do it again next week. Therefore, the schedule for next week will be: Monday, Jan 25 – 9 am City Council Work Session as scheduled (no COVID briefing) Tues, Jan 26 - 9 am joint meeting with County Commissioners for COVID Briefing We...

Colleagues, As mentioned as the Briefing this week, City Council will join the Travis County Commissioners (remotely) for a COVID Briefing next Tues, January 19 at 9 am. Plan for this to last approximately 9 am – 12pm. The agenda will post Friday. The County Commissioners regularly meet on Tuesday a...

Colleagues, We will be posting a Special Called "Briefing/Discussion Only" Council Meeting for next Tuesday, Jan 12 at 9 am on COVID with Dr. Escott and Director Hayden for those that can make it. We’re looking at the logistics to also do a similar briefing on 1/19 and will follow up later...

You have my support for MPT. And if you’re elected, I’ll hold you accountable to your message board post. I will be directing my attention, over the remaining two years of my term, on joining with you and all of our colleagues in resolving the homelessness and public safety issues now before us. The...

Colleagues: After consulting with Councilmember Kitchen, below are some mobility-related appointments and designations that I would suggest or nominate for Council’s future consideration: Council Member Pool to replace Mayor Pro Tem Garza on the Capital Metro Board of Directors. Council Member Kitch...

Colleagues: This document the Manager just gave Council gives even more information about expenditures for homelessness. ( http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincouncilforum/1D-20201210210840.pdf ) The City Manager also included this note in his message: “Overall, the City spent $44.7M which was not b...

I’ve asked the Manager to let us know if there are any funds, originally designated for homelessness but as yet not spent or committed, that might be available to address the immediacy of the unhoused challenge. Specifically, I’ve asked about the documents, linked here, that the staff has previously...

Items left after Exec Session. Council may take these up in any order.

Pulled Items:
• 49 – street renaming

Zoning:
67- Baker
68 – Pier
69 – Saxon Acres
87 – S Lamar PUD
88-91 – David Chapel Missionary Baptist Church
96/97- Heflin

Here are the items we have left for today. Council may take them up in any order. Pulled Items: • 18 – construction contract • 49 – street renaming Non-Consent • 59 – AHFC • 60 +3 – Public Hearing: Customer Assistance Program • 61/62- Public Hearing: Street Impact Fees • Exec Session 2pm – Zoning Sp...

Colleagues,

I offer the following additional direction as part of a motion to approve Items 61 and 62.

http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincou ... 103153.pdf

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Colleagues, Here is the general plan for the 12/10 Council Meeting. - In the morning, we will hear the 22 speakers signed up. Each speaker will get 3 minutes. - Noon - Citizen Communication - 1 speaker is signed up and will get 3 minutes. - Lunch break after the Citizen Communication Speaker. - 2 pm...

I appreciate the comments from my colleagues Tovo, Casar and Harper-Madison and join in recognizing that there remain unanswered questions. I’m not clear on how best to get them answered and whether that has us moving forward with negotiations with a single bidder or opening the process to greater d...

Here are the items we have left. Council may take these up in any order

Pulled Items
11 – Creation of temporary Chapter 380 programs
40 - ROW Fees waiver

Non Consent
50 – AHFC
51-52 – Street Impact Fees
Executive Session (55 and 56)

2 pm – Zoning Speakers

Zoning items

Colleagues, At this week’s work session, I suggested making an amendment to item 10 to include the Downtown Austin Alliance (DAA) as a nominating entity for the Austin Economic Development Corporation (AEDC) board of directors. The draft amendment is linked below: http://assets.austintexas.gov/austi...

Colleagues, Here is the general plan for the 12/3 Council Meeting. - In the morning, we will hear the 26 speakers signed up. Each speaker will get 3 minutes. - Noon - Citizen Communication - 4 speakers are signed up and each will get 3 minutes. - Lunch break after the Citizen Communication Speakers....

Because the November 12 City Council Meeting falls the day after a city holiday (Nov 11 is Veterans Day) the timeline for speaker sign up will be adjusted a bit – registration will both open and close a bit earlier than usual. • Speaker registration will open on Fri, Nov 6 after the Addendum is post...

Recess until 6 pm.


Items left:

31 – Public Hearing: North Burnet Gateway Regulating Plan amendment

Special Called Meeting - 6 pm

Recess until 2 pm

Back at noon for Citizen Communication.

Items left, can be taken up in any order.

Pulled Items:
20 – PARD Acquisition

Non-Consent items:
31 – Public Hearing: North Burnet Gateway Regulating Plan amendment

Zoning at 2 pm

Special Called Meeting - 6 pm

Adler motion on item 7: http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincou ... 104243.pdf

Items left for today. These can be taken up in any order. Pulled Items: 7 – agreement for Dougherty Arts Center 20 – PARD Acquisition Non-Consent items: 28 – Joint Inclusion Committee Bylaws 29 – ordinance relating Auditor authority 30 - Public Hearing: affordable housing, Residences at Howard Lane ...

Colleagues, Here is the general plan for the 10/29 Council Meeting. - In the morning, we will hear the 5 speakers signed up. Each speaker will get 3 minutes - Noon - Citizen Communication - 3 speakers are signed up and each will get 3 minutes - Lunch break after the Cit Com Speakers - 2 pm – we will...

These are the items Council has left to consider today. Council may take them up in any order. Items Pulled From consent: 21 –PARD purchase 71 – Budget amendment, ATD 72 – establish Business Preservation Fund 73 – program guidelines for Austin Childcare Provider Relief Grant 74 – program guidelines ...

Colleagues,
Per our earlier discussion, here is added direction that connects Item 72 with Items 74 and 75:
http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincou ... 174304.pdf