City of Austin Council Message Board

Updated version for item 63 Motion Sheet 1 is linked below and distributed through the agenda office

http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincou ... 114957.pdf

Updated version for item 58 Motion Sheet 1 is linked below and distributed through the agenda office

http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincou ... 114147.pdf

Updated version for item 67 is linked below and distributed through the agenda office

V2: http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincou ... 111514.pdf
Redline: http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincou ... 111338.pdf

Updated version for item 68 is linked below and distributed through the agenda office
http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincou ... 110233.pdf

Colleagues, As of earlier today, we have 40 speakers signed up to speak on tomorrow’s Council Meeting – 13 speakers in the morning as close to 10 AM as possible and 27 speakers on zoning as close to 2pm as possible. Speaker registration at the kiosk closes tomorrow morning at 9:15 AM. I suggest we a...

Motion Sheet 1 V3: http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincou ... 111703.pdf

Colleagues, Linked below is a revised master list of all the Planning Commission recommendations and revised amendments that Mayor Pro Tem Alter and I are proposing for Council approval. There is only one substantive change from the version we shared on November 30th. We propose accepting the Planni...

Colleagues,
Please see below for a slightly revised Motion 1 and a Motion 2 for item 84:

Item 84 Adler Motion 1 V2:http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincou ... 195310.pdf
Item 84 Adler Motion 2 : http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincou ... 195339.pdf

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After conferring with CM Tovo, I have revised these amendments and distributed the new versions: Item 42 Amendment V2: http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincouncilforum/7A-20221201111647.pdf Item 43 Amendment V2: http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincouncilforum/7A-20221201111712.pdf Item 44 Amendment...

Colleagues,
Here is revised amendment language for the affordable housing density bonus, as we have been discussing, with changes as recommended by law:

http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincou ... 231634.pdf

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Colleagues, These are the changes to the draft ordinance with Planning Commission’s amendments that Mayor Pro Tem Alter and I propose for Council approval. Attached is a master list of all the Planning Commission recommendations and how the Mayor Pro Tem and I suggest they be handled. The required a...

Colleagues, I am continuing to go over language with CM Tovo on amendments to her items 42, 43 and 44, but wanted to post the current version of these drafts to provide a heads up to the rest of Council. Item 42 Amendment: http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincouncilforum/5D-20221130213739.pdf Item 4...

Colleagues, As of earlier today, we have 101 speakers signed up for tomorrow’s Council Meeting – 50 speakers in the morning as close to 10 AM as possible, 28 speakers on zoning as close to 2pm as possible and 23 speakers signed up for the Austin Energy public hearing as close to 4pm as possible. Spe...

Colleagues, As promised at work session yesterday, here is the data analysis provided by staff in Q&A regarding the changes being recommended to Item 56 - compatibility, which includes the impact this item has unlocking the affordability authorized in Item 55 — residential in commercial. Also at...

Colleagues, I wanted to share information about an appointment to the Joint Sustainability Committee (JSC) for the December 1st Council meeting. Five new seats were added to the JSC in response to Resolution 20210930-110. At their committee meeting to review these bylaw amendments, the Audit and Fin...

CM Pool, thank you for your leadership of the Austin Energy Utility Oversight Committee during this important rate review. I support your proposed timeline for formal presentations on 11/9, which was also communicated to the participants in advance. I also believe that the interest in hearing more f...

Colleagues,

Please see my motion sheet on the Statesman PUD:
http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincou ... 155959.pdf

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Here is the direction on item 83 as requested by staff
http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincou ... 100538.pdf

As promised in work session, here is a very short enumeration of the real estate questions that staff should tee up for the next council. My office has shared this with CM Tovo and we are posting it here for the full Council's consideration. http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincouncilforum/B4-202211...

Colleagues, We have 46 speakers currently signed up for tomorrow's Council Meeting -- 13 speakers in the morning as close to 10am as possible and 33 speakers on zoning as close to 2pm as possible. Speaker registration at the kiosk closes tomorrow morning at 9:15am. I suggest we allow speakers 3 minu...

Colleagues,

Please see my motion on Item 23:
http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincou ... 110838.pdf

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Thank you, CM Tovo, for your post. I share many (if not all) of the “values” like those listed in your bullet points, above. Your IFC seeks to further institutionalize those values in our city processes. The issues with your IFC appear to be less about the values and more about how the IFC is propos...

Colleagues,

Thank you to those who have shared their support.

Here is Version 5 of the resolution with the latest edits in blue:
http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincou ... 192442.pdf

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Colleagues, We have 76 speakers currently signed up for tomorrow's Council Meeting -- 45 speakers in the morning as close to 10am as possible and 31 speakers on zoning as close to 2pm as possible. Speaker registration at the kiosk closes tomorrow morning at 9:15am. I suggest we allow speakers 1 minu...

Colleagues,

Please see my updated motion sheets. There are no changes to Motion #1 and I've removed GSI from Motion #2. Thank you to CM Pool and her staff for identifying this needed change.
http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincou ... 140320.pdf

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