City of Austin Council Message Board

Council Member Pool would like to provide back-up materials on the budget items she is carrying. For a one-page summary of the information below: http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincouncilforum/A6-20170907123541.pdf For supporting documents and recommendations: http://assets.austintexas.gov/austinc...

The amendments document has been revised to reflect the most recent residential unit count. Please click here for the most up-to-date version: http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincou ... 181429.pdf.

Council Member Pool would like to provide a copy of the proposed amendments on which she is currently working. These amendments are available here: http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincouncilforum/43-20160922152843.pdf. She greatly appreciates all the hard work that has been done so far on this case...

Council Member Pool would like to provide back-up materials for each of the budget items she is carrying as the primary sponsor: Master Plan for Northwest District Park (Item PK1.07) • Invest $200,000 for the planning, study, and public engagement efforts needed to create a Northwest District Park M...

Apologies -- I forgot to also clarify a numbering change. In my original post, I mentioned that Council Member Pool supports a postpone on the amendment relating to expanding the credit for private parkland and amenities. At that time, that proposal was "Amendment 3." It is important to no...

Council Member Pool would like me to let you know that the staff report has been updated since our last post. Our office has revised our documents to reflect these updates: • Frequently Asked Questions: http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincouncilforum/09-20160126204319.pdf • Comparison of Proposed A...

Council Member Leslie Pool would like to give an update on the Parkland Dedication Ordinance and the Parks and Recreation Department (PARD) staff’s recommended amendments coming up this week at the Open Space, Environment, and Sustainability Committee on January 27, and at the full Council on Januar...

Council Member Pool sent this letter to Parks and Recreation Department Director Sara Hensley to open discussion on providing natural playscape installations in our major city parks. Please feel free to weigh in on this proposal. The email with details is provided below: -- Dear Ms. Hensley: As you ...

Council Member Pool wished to share the following thoughts ahead of the ADU discussion at tomorrow’s (November 19) meeting: -- Neighborhoods across our city have experienced increased flooding and drainage problems, including in large parts of District 7. According to the Watershed Protection Depart...

(Please see the following link for a PDF version of this post, which may be easier to read: http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincouncilforum/10-20151014152415.pdf) CM Pool wanted to share some information regarding a District 7 zoning case (Items 61 and 62 on tomorrow's agenda) that is very importan...

Here are a select number of Council Member Pool’s high-priority budget initiatives, including investing: • About $210,000 to repair the cracked and dangerous decks of Northwest Pool, one of Austin’s most-used pools; • About $356,000 to return Austin Public Library hours back up to the level of servi...

The following message is from Council Member Pool: "Colleagues, thank you so much for your positive response to the various initiatives that I'm sponsoring: Healthy Corner Stores, student internship programs, and parks, among other items. My sincere appreciation all around." Council Member...