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- Thu Dec 14, 2023 9:42 am
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Item 71 - Amendment
- Replies: 2
- Views: 10776
Re: Item 71 - Amendment
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...
- Thu Dec 07, 2023 8:36 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: HOME Amendment
- Replies: 9
- Views: 61694
Re: HOME Amendment
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
http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincou ... 203229.pdf
Louisa
- Wed Dec 06, 2023 4:50 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: HOME Amendment
- Replies: 9
- Views: 61694
Re: HOME Amendment
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
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
- Wed Oct 25, 2023 5:03 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Tiny Homes & RVs, plus some suggestions
- Replies: 3
- Views: 30161
Tiny Homes & RVs, plus some suggestions
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...
- Thu Sep 21, 2023 10:50 am
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Item 55 Notification & Joint Public Hearing
- Replies: 0
- Views: 40899
Item 55 Notification & Joint Public Hearing
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...
- Mon Sep 18, 2023 5:23 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Item 55 Notification & Joint Public Hearing
- Replies: 0
- Views: 16555
Item 55 Notification & Joint Public Hearing
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 ...
- Thu Sep 07, 2023 4:03 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Item 82 Access to Natural Light
- Replies: 0
- Views: 8783
Item 82 Access to Natural Light
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 ...
- Wed Jun 07, 2023 8:02 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Item 58, Fence Code Safety Improvements
- Replies: 1
- Views: 10964
Item 58, Fence Code Safety Improvements
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 ...
- Mon Jun 05, 2023 5:20 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: June 6 Work Session, LDC Code Amendments discussion
- Replies: 0
- Views: 8345
June 6 Work Session, LDC Code Amendments discussion
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...
- Thu Dec 08, 2022 8:11 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Item 4: Joint Recommendation on Other Austin Energy Issues documents
- Replies: 0
- Views: 12976
Item 4: Joint Recommendation on Other Austin Energy Issues documents
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
Link: http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincou ... 201041.pdf
Thanks,
Louisa
- Thu Dec 01, 2022 4:35 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: AE Rate Case
- Replies: 0
- Views: 6277
AE Rate Case
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 ...
- Tue Nov 15, 2022 3:44 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Austin Energy Rate Case schedule update
- Replies: 4
- Views: 16503
Re: Austin Energy Rate Case schedule update
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.
Here is the link: http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincou ... 154253.pdf
Thanks,
L.
- Thu Nov 03, 2022 5:27 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Statesman PUD Issues List update
- Replies: 3
- Views: 16419
Re: Statesman PUD Issues List update
On behalf of CM Pool, I am posting her Motion Sheet 3.
Motion Sheet #3: http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincou ... 172604.pdf
Motion Sheet #3: http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincou ... 172604.pdf
- Thu Nov 03, 2022 5:03 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Statesman PUD Issues List update
- Replies: 3
- Views: 16419
Re: Statesman PUD Issues List update
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
Motion Sheet #1: http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincou ... 170123.pdf
Motion Sheet #2: http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincou ... 170229.pdf
Thanks,
Louisa
- Thu Nov 03, 2022 2:50 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Statesman PUD Issues List update
- Replies: 3
- Views: 16419
Statesman PUD Issues List update
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.
Link: http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincou ... 145023.pdf
Thanks.
L.
- Tue Nov 01, 2022 10:06 am
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Austin Energy Base Rate Review Schedule
- Replies: 1
- Views: 7979
Re: Austin Energy Base Rate Review Schedule
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...
- Wed Oct 26, 2022 2:55 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Austin Energy Base Rate Review Schedule
- Replies: 1
- Views: 7979
Austin Energy Base Rate Review Schedule
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...
- Tue Oct 18, 2022 6:13 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Remaining 2022 Council Meetings
- Replies: 9
- Views: 40389
Re: Remaining 2022 Council Meetings
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...
- Wed Oct 12, 2022 6:35 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: 10/13 Statesman PUD
- Replies: 2
- Views: 6192
Re: 10/13 Statesman PUD
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...
- Mon Oct 10, 2022 12:17 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Draft AEUOC PSA/Pass-Through & Base Rate Review schedule
- Replies: 0
- Views: 5597
Draft AEUOC PSA/Pass-Through & Base Rate Review schedule
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...
- Thu Sep 29, 2022 10:33 am
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Direction for Statesman PUD 2nd reading
- Replies: 4
- Views: 7843
Statesman PUD motion sheet
On behalf of CM Pool, I am posting her motion sheet amending portions of the Statesman PUD draft ordinance in Part 10. Parks and Recreation. These changes reflect the result of multiple conversations with PARD staff, the applicant, and other council colleagues. I'd like to note that there are a few ...
- Thu Jul 28, 2022 11:34 am
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: July 28, 2022 Amendments and Direction
- Replies: 4
- Views: 7292
Re: July 28, 2022 Amendments and Direction
On behalf of CM Pool:
Here is the CM Pool's motion sheet, amending Mayor Adler's motion sheet V5 on items 189 and 190: http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincou ... 113119.pdf
She will also hand out copies on the dais.
Louisa
Here is the CM Pool's motion sheet, amending Mayor Adler's motion sheet V5 on items 189 and 190: http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincou ... 113119.pdf
She will also hand out copies on the dais.
Louisa
- Wed Jul 27, 2022 3:24 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Item 96, "Vicious Dog" amendments
- Replies: 1
- Views: 5733
Item 96, "Vicious Dog" amendments
On behalf of Council Member Pool: Colleagues, As we have a very large agenda, I want to offer a few details on Item 96, which amends language to the “Vicious Dog” section of our code. These recommendations are proposed by the Animal Advisory Commission and supported by our Animal Services Department...
- Fri Jun 24, 2022 1:10 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: The GRACE Act - Guarding the Right to Abortion Care for Everyone
- Replies: 8
- Views: 24828
Re: The GRACE Act - Guarding the Right to Abortion Care for Everyone
On behalf of Council Member Pool: Colleagues, Thank you CM Vela for your work on this most important matter. I have fought in the choice movement my whole life, and during that time strengthened my core belief that people are capable of their own health care decisions, and that autonomy should never...
- Fri Jun 24, 2022 11:49 am
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: The GRACE Act - Guarding the Right to Abortion Care for Everyone
- Replies: 8
- Views: 24828
Re: The GRACE Act - Guarding the Right to Abortion Care for Everyone
I am posting on behalf of Council Member Pool. She would like to join as co-sponsor for this important resolution, and will post shortly with a statement.
Thank you for bringing this item.
Louisa
Thank you for bringing this item.
Louisa