City of Austin Council Message Board

Welcome to the new year, and welcome to our three new Council Members. Here’s to a wonderful 2025! Last December, I posted about appointments to council committees and intergovernmental entities during our first work session in January. Additionally, I shared a couple of thoughts about how we could ...

On behalf of Mayor Watson: We’ve received a question about why the local carbon intensity guardrail at 915 lbs of CO2/MWh is higher than the overall portfolio carbon intensity guardrail of 508 lbs CO2/MWh. The answer is that Austin Energy’s portfolio isn’t just in Austin – it spans the state. I aske...

On behalf of Mayor Watson: I'm posting Version 2 of my amendment to incorporate a local load zone guardrail. I worked closely with Austin Energy on these numbers, this reflects what I think we all would like to see for our local communities that host any peaker resources. Here is Version 2: http://a...

On behalf of MPT Pool, I am posting her budget amendment for consideration. EMS Demand Unit Pilot - Domain entertainment district: $142,000 in one-time funds from overtime This pilot program would serve the needs of the Domain entertainment district in the North Burnet/Gateway area over the next yea...

On behalf of MPT Pool, I am posting her final versions of amendments here for all the LDC items. Item 1 - Chapter 4-18 Motion (Unchanged): Adjustments to the Non-Residential Redevelopment requirements http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincouncilforum/21-202405137163204.pdf Rationale: Aligns the requi...

On behalf of CM Pool Colleagues, My thanks to Council Member Velásquez and the co-sponsors for initiating this program to make adding more housing units accessible to more people. I would also like to be added as a co-sponsor on this item and am offering an amendment to create an ombudsperson progra...

On behalf of CM Pool I am posting her Motion Sheet #2 with a direction related to STR regulation that was crafted with assistance from Legal:

http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincou ... 203229.pdf

Louisa

On behalf of CM Pool:

This is an updated version of CM Pool's Motion Sheet that will be distributed and uploaded to the backup. No text is changing, but a placeholder for the section of the ordinance is inserted.

http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincou ... 164935.pdf

Louisa

On behalf of CM Pool Colleagues, My thanks to Planning and DSD staff for the information provided in today’s memo on RVs, and the work they are accomplishing to allow Tiny Homes to be more easily permitted and installed as full-time dwelling units. Memo: http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincouncilfo...

On behalf of CM Pool: Colleagues, Today, the Council is set to approve Item 55, setting a higher standard for notification and a joint public hearing with the Planning Commission for the Land Development Code Amendments coming this fall. On that score, people know what I believe. My position in supp...

On behalf of CM Pool: This week, item 55 presents an opportunity for a unique approach to public notice and public input for several LDC amendments coming this fall. One of my main concerns about past efforts to update the LDC is how residents would be notified about big changes, and how they would ...

Colleagues: I’d like to be added as a co-sponsor on Item 82 that will require access to natural light for all bedrooms in new buildings. We’ve heard quite a bit about this from concerned members of our community who brought to our attention that many students in Austin are living in housing without ...

On behalf of CM Pool: Colleagues, Item 50 on our agenda proposes to update our fence code requirements to prohibit spiked and barbed fencing, a change that will help prevent needless harm to children and wildlife that such fence design can provoke. After a presentation at our Building and Fire Code ...

On behalf of CM Pool: Colleagues: As I am out of town on City business, I will miss the staff presentation and discussion on Land Development Code amendments at tomorrow’s work session. Council has acted on several impactful code changes over the past several months that create more housing capacity...

On behalf of CM Pool, I am posting the documents related to her motion to include the Joint Recommendation on Other Austin Energy Issues".

Link: http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincou ... 201041.pdf

Thanks,
Louisa

Colleagues, As Chair of the Austin Energy Utility Oversight Committee, I want to comment on the Austin Energy rate case and express my hopes for moving this process forward to resolution. There were several revenue requirements daylighted during Tuesday’s work session discussion. AE has sent a memo ...

On behalf of CM Pool, I am posting the comparison document provided by Austin Energy related to the revenue requirement.

Here is the link: http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincou ... 154253.pdf

Thanks,
L.

On behalf of CM Pool, I am posting her Motion Sheet 3.

Motion Sheet #3: http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincou ... 172604.pdf

On behalf of CM Pool, I am posting her motion sheets #1 and #2:

Motion Sheet #1: http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincou ... 170123.pdf

Motion Sheet #2: http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincou ... 170229.pdf

Thanks,
Louisa

On behalf of CM Pool, I am posting the update to the Statesman PUD Issues List, and we are sending to the agenda office for distribution, and have printed hard copies.

Link: http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincou ... 145023.pdf

Thanks.
L.

On behalf of AEUOC Chair Pool, here is the schedule for upcoming council work sessions, public hearings, and the vote on the AE Base Rate. Following are the links to the City Clerk and Austin Energy webpages with Base Rate Review documents, including the ICA reports. Finally, the scenarios Chair Poo...

On behalf of AEUOC Chair Pool I am posting the schedule of upcoming work sessions, public hearings, and vote dates on the Base Rate Review. This schedule has been confirmed wtih our Austin Energy staff. All meetings are at City Hall, except for the November 14 Electric Utility Commission meeting, wh...

On behalf of CM Pool, I am posting the following message regarding the upcoming AE Base Rate Review meetings. Colleagues: I’d like to add more detail regarding the November 9 Special Called meeting. I suggest that we post it as an Austin Energy Utility Oversight Committee meeting on the Base Rate Re...

On behalf of CM Pool, I am posting our updated Parks motion sheet for the second reading on the Statesman PUD. The details of this motion are supported by the Applicant and our Parks department. This motion sheet covers two parts of V5 of the draft ordinance: *Part 7. Community Amenities. The vertic...

On behalf of Council Member and AEUOC Chair Pool, I am posting a draft schedule for discussion at Tuesday’s Austin Energy Utility Oversight Committee meeting, under Item AEUOC003. This lays out the existing schedule for the PSA/Pass-Through on this week’s Council agenda (Item 30), and the possible d...