City of Austin Council Message Board

Colleagues, Mayor Adler, CM Fuentes, CM Vela and I are cosponsoring an IFC for the October 27th agenda that will be added to the addendum. This IFC is an ordinance, related to, and replacing, the Concrete Pouring Resolution that was postponed on October 13th. I will be withdrawing resolution, Item 4...

Colleagues, Below are the responses to questions that CM Tovo raised related to Item 39-- 1) Currently, when does this contractor need to stop pouring concrete for the night? The current required stop time for concrete pouring is 7pm. However, HEB has not been pouring concrete past 5:30pm to date fo...

Thank you for the helpful clarification, CM Pool. I would also add that these proposed changes were unanimously approved by the Animal Advisory Commission on two separate occasions, once in 2021 and again this year. Both times consideration was given to whether the removal of language referencing hu...

Thank you for your leadership on this resolution, Council Member Kitchen. It's important that we respect the clear will of the voters on this issue and direct the use of binding arbitration to settle disputes in these negotiations.

I would also like to be added as a co-sponsor.

Pio

Thank you for raising these important questions, Council Member Alter. As I mentioned during yesterday’s meeting, I would also like to get information about staff attrition at Austin Water and if that is contributing to the operational problems we have been seeing. More specifically: 1) What is the ...

Council Member Casar, I want to thank you and Stephanie Trinh for all of your work on the spreadsheet and for highlighting the Metz canopy in your proposal. I would also like to thank Council Member Ellis and others who have expressed support for this item as well. Rodolfo "Rudy" Mendez Re...

Colleagues, I share many of the sentiments that my colleagues have expressed in their posts above. With Council having overwhelmingly voted in favor of finalizing the ballot language and order on Tuesday, I do not believe a meeting late Friday would be productive. I'm in agreement with and would sup...

CM Casar, I’m confident you’ll bring the same energy, passion, and advocacy you’ve shown in representing D4 to Mayor Pro Tem. I look forward to working with you in this new leadership role as our Council undertakes the crucial task of rebuilding our community in the wake of this pandemic and continu...

CM Casar, I know how complex this process is and so I am thankful for all the work you've accomplished over the past couple of months. This framework is incredibly helpful, and I look forward to supporting these proposals and discussing any additional amendments that may be brought forward in the co...

CORRECTION: The date of the Council meeting is Thursday, October 12th - NOT 14th.

Thank you,

Pio

Colleagues, We received a request from the Housing Authority of the City of Austin (HACA) to postpone Item #51, relating to Chalmers Courts, to our meeting on October 14th. HACA leaders have a scheduling conflict and don't want to miss the opportunity to present information to the Council regarding ...

Dear colleagues, Since the beginning of the year, my staff and I have been working with residents, city staff, and the applicants to find solutions that reflect the desires and address the concerns of the Cactus Rose families. With participation from the residents, we have explored several options, ...

Dear colleagues,

I will be making a motion to postpone the Cactus Rose items ("Lenox Oaks," Item #42 and Item #43) on this week's agenda until the September 22 zoning agenda. All parties are in agreement about the postponement.

Thank you,

Pio

Dear colleagues, You have all received correspondence from the President of the Cactus Rose Neighborhood Association, Mr. Saúl Madero, and Ms. Susana Almanza. In order to comply with the Open Meetings Act, I am posting my response to their most recent letter in which they request expedited zoning in...

I will be postponing Items #26 and #27 on this week's agenda until a resolution can be reached between the residents of Cactus Rose and the property owner. Please contact my office if you have any questions.

- Pio

I am going to honor the Mayor request to postpone, since we have in the past honored other members request to postpone.

Mayor, Mayor Pro Tem, and Council Members, Several of your offices have reached out to me to obtain more information about Springdale Farm and their Conditional Use Permit (CUP) application that will appear on our August 20th agenda. I have had the opportunity to speak to some of you about the long ...

I wanted to clarify a misstatement I made during the Tuesday Work session regarding Item 28 – Decker Lake Golf. The Parks and Recreation Boards vote on the item was 3-3 with the Chair, Jane Rivera, abstaining. I apologize for any confusion. I look forward to continued discussion on this item.

I want to suggest that 2 councilmembers be selected to serve on metro. In the past, that was what was done but somehow it changed to 1 councilmember and 1 citizen. I want to serve on metro because what happens at the vacant Saltillo Plaza tract will determine the fate of most central easst austin ne...

I agreed that we need to review these events. I have a question about one of those event. Pio

I like the ideas Ann and Leslie said. Me and my staff are making a master list of people who live, work, play and love the neighborhoods in different parts of D3. We plan to include NAs, Planning Teams, civic groups, PTAs, union members, and political clubs in a reach out for them to select a few re...