City of Austin Council Message Board

Colleagues, I want to thank Mayor Pro Tem Pool for championing item 72 which is an important resolution focused on funding our parks. This Council has consistently demonstrated its commitment to parks through policy initiatives and strategic budgetary investments. Building on the spirit of this reso...

At the request of our CFO, we will be postponing the AFD overtime item #6 to our December AFC meeting. On Tuesday, we thus will take up agenda items starting at 9:30 AM and break for the cyber security executive session at 10 AM and then return to open session to complete outstanding items.

Dear colleagues, On November 12, 2024, the Audit and Finance Committee will meet to take up the following items: Item #1. Approval of the minute from the October 9, 2024 meeting. Item #2. The re-appointment of Dr. Kelly Crook to the City of Austin Employees Retirement System board. Item #3: The Comm...

Mayor Watson,

Thank you for bringing forward Item 33 to name the staff bullpen and first floor kitchen of Austin City Hall in honor of and tribute to Kay and Joe Guedea.

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

Thanks,
Council Member Alison Alter

Colleagues, On Thursday, I plan to offer some additional direction on Item 26 (which is related to Items 13 and 14) Direction: 1. The City Manager is directed to explore opportunities to improve the facility to be acquired from an environmental perspective, including but not limited to: ● Solar inst...

Dear colleagues, Tomorrow, I intend to offer direction to the City Manager to develop an additional communication method to notify Council of the issuance of major solicitations and contracts of large dollar value and/or high public interest, including those solicitations that would have been subjec...

Dear colleagues, I’ve received a request from customer advocates that we take up the speakers for Item 168 (the Texas Gas Service rates public hearing) right after the consent agenda. I’ll be participating virtually tomorrow and so I wanted to pass along that request for consideration. Best, Alison

I, too, am a former lifeguard and I want to thank our budget staff for addressing our concerns and finding a way to keep our pool entry fees steady.

Thanks,
Alison Alter

CM Ryan Alter, For your item 24 related to a land acquisition fund, I'd like to confirm that my interpretation is correct: that land acquisition to further the Food Plan's goals is eligible under this current language. If so, I'd like to be included as a co-sponsor. Thank you for your work on this i...

MPT Pool,
Thank you for bringing this pilot forward. It is much needed and addressing increasing demand for ambulances at the Domain is important for reducing response times far beyond that area. I would like to be added as a co-sponsor for your amendment.

Thank you,
Alison Alter

Dear Colleagues, The budget amendments I have submitted for consideration include: 1. PARD MAINTENANCE: Co-leading on a budget amendment with Council Member Ellis to add staff to the Parks Department for ongoing maintenance needs so our beloved parks and bond investments have a standard of service a...

Mayor Watson, I understand that you are currently in the process of publishing another version of this resolution. In addition to the plans that you have cited in your draft Version 2 above, I’d like to see if you are amenable to including the below plans, as well: -the forthcoming Austin-Travis Cou...

Council Member Harper-Madison, I support the direction your IFC (item 91) is heading to improve opportunities for community benefits in a PDA. I would like to ask if you would include childcare in bullet 4 as a type of affordable space to be encouraged. A revised bullet 4 (line 51) could read '4. Af...

Dear colleagues, Tomorrow I will offer an amendment to Item #171, which would pull an item off the consent agenda if six or more speakers have signed-up to speak about the item. You may review the amendment here: http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincouncilforum/BC-202405150153058.pdf. I was ill and ...

Thank you Mayor Watson and your staff for moving quickly to place this important item on our agenda. I am pleased to be a co-sponsor and also want to thank our finance staff for regularly alerting us to the deadline. This action is an important piece of our efforts to allow our seniors to age in pla...

Mayor, I appreciate the update for the 16th agenda. For the 14th work session, I would request that we please plan to take up the LDC amendments first before the other briefings. That way we can cover the time sensitive material first.

Regards,
Alison Alter

On behalf of our City of Austin CAMPO delegation and in response to City Council Resolution #20231019-045, below please find a motion we will offer for our May 13 CAMPO agenda item 8, Discussion and Take Appropriate Action on Draft 2025-2028 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) and Amendment to ...

Kirk, thank you for the outline above. I would like to ensure that members of the public are aware that the Thursday, August 1st budget hearing that begins at 3 p.m. will be able to accommodate speakers who intend to testify after their workday concludes. In advance of the start of the budget season...

Mayor, thank you for the update on the schedule. I would like to request that we express our votes - no, abstain, and yes - on consent after we hear our colleagues' remarks. That way we have the benefit of hearing our colleagues' concerns and thoughts (positive or negative) when we cast our votes. R...

CM Qadri, thank you for your hard work on the issues addressed in your resolution. Although I do not intend to cosponsor the item, I wanted to make clear that I intend to vote in favor of your resolution tomorrow. Your item advances a number of important priorities that I believe are important, incl...

Thank you, Council Member Harper-Madison, for your work on this item. I believe this type of collaboration and area planning effort is valuable and needed. Thank you for the invitation, I would like to be included as a co-sponsor.

Regards,
Alison Alter

Colleagues, I’d like to request item 55 (Zoning case C14-2023-0138) be postponed tomorrow. Item 55 is a zoning case in my district, but I will need to be off the dais tomorrow afternoon when the zoning agenda is taken up. I have requested that the case be postponed to the April 18th agenda. I’ve con...

Dear Council Member Kelly, Thank you for the invitation to co-sponsor your resolution and for shedding light on this important issue. I would like to call your attention to the 2024 Anti-Human Trafficking Summit happening on Thursday, March 21st. This summit is jointly organized by Children at Risk,...

Dear Council Member Ryan Alter, My thanks to you and your co-sponsors for the work on this resolution. I believe your effort aligns well with the 2019 resolution I authored which declared a climate emergency and called for immediate and coordinated mobilization by the City to address the causes and ...

Colleagues, Items 11-21 on our agenda relate to resolutions of support for eleven proposed deeply affordable housing development applications in the City of Austin. If approved, the Council resolutions would be submitted with each development’s 9% Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) application to...