City of Austin Council Message Board

Dear Colleagues, I hope this message finds you in good health and high spirits. I am writing to inform you of a necessary step I must take in the interest of my well-being and ability to serve our community effectively. Service is in my heart, as I know it also is for all of you. This year has been ...

Good afternoon colleagues, I hope the new year is treating everyone well. I'm taking the opportunity to express my immense interest in serving as Chair of the Housing and Planning Committee. Housing is my top priority and what I'm most passionate about. I will bring a great deal of knowledge, enthus...

Colleagues,

Please see the attached motion sheet for Item 36 on tomorrow's agenda.

Kind Regards,
Natasha

http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincou ... 172522.pdf

Mayor Adler, Thank you for bringing this important item forward. In a time of soaring housing costs due in large part to limited supply, I believe one important community benefit provided by new development is new housing itself, particularly new housing that working Austinites can actually afford. ...

Thank you, Mayor.

I am in agreement with my colleagues. My preference for the Dec. 1st and 8th meetings would be to extend them to Friday if needed.

Kind Regards,
Natasha

Colleagues, As we brace ourselves for the upcoming 88th Session of the Texas Legislature, I wanted to daylight a pair of priorities I would like to add to our Legislative Agenda tomorrow. These reflect two areas I believe we need more state assistance to pursue on the local level. • Exploration of a...

Thank you, Mayor. Our Planning Commission reviewed the Commercial Parkland Dedication proposal, held multiple listening sessions with stakeholders, and worked hard to put together some proposed amendments. I appreciate the commissioners’ all-volunteer efforts to create better policy outcomes for our...

One of the most important obligations we, as a municipality have, is to provide adequate public open space for the enjoyment and health of our residents, particularly the hundreds of thousands of Austinites who live in apartments and condominiums that don’t have the luxury of private yards. At the s...

Colleagues, I’m currently typing this post from City Hall, where I had to bring my children following a power outage in East Austin that left more than 3,400 Austin Energy customers without electricity, my home included. Earlier in the afternoon, the heat-index in our neighborhood hit 114 degrees. T...

Good afternoon colleagues. I am disappointed that the special called meeting I attempted to call couldn't make quorum though I completely understand that this is a difficult time of year for many folks to pull off a last minute council meeting. I'll lay out my concerns here about the stability of ou...

Colleagues,

The images I presented during today's compatibility discussion are posted below.

Image 1: http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincou ... 121252.jpg

Image 2: http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincou ... 121332.jpg

Kind Regards,
Natasha

Colleagues, It has been brought to my attention that the exported survey results do not display the responses to the question "Should the following types of businesses be allowed to exist along the 11th and 12th Street corridors, or should they be prohibited?". The results to that question...

Colleagues,

Please see the attached finalized motion for items 31, 53, and 54 tomorrow.

http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincou ... 202908.pdf


Kind Regards,
Natasha

Colleagues, This Thursday we will vote on updates to the Urban Renewal Plan and 11th & 12th Street NCCDs with the aim of aligning the two documents. I appreciate the additional time my team and I were given so we could conduct a robust community outreach initiative. Our combined strategy of door...

Colleagues, Thank you, Council Member Kitchen for bringing this proposed ordinance forward. Along with the University Neighborhood Overlay, the original VMU has been one of the most successful tools to create income-restricted, capital-A-H Affordable Housing in Austin, particularly west of I-35. It’...

Afternoon Mayor, and colleagues. I very much look forward to the conversation and have, including similar to yours Steve, many questions. I believe the community (and staff) will appreciate resources being deployed to ask the bulk of our question before we hit the dais. Thank you for your leadership...

Thank you for your leadership CM Ellis. We definitely have an obligation to respond to our constituents in this immediate and subsequent recognition of our infrastructural concerns. I follow your lead in requesting additional information from the subject matter experts.

Regards,
NHM

Good afternoon colleagues, Mayor, thanks for the opportunity to weigh in, I would like to step down as chair for the public safety committee but continue to serve. My preferences are as follows: HOUSING & PLANNING MOBILITY PUBLIC SAFETY HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES Looking forward to continuing t...

Colleagues, Please see the attached amendment for Item 64. I hope these additional provisions for staff's consideration will be seen as friendly. 1. A property with an existing non-paved driveway or without off-street parking should not be required to alter those parking conditions for the primary r...

Thank you, Mayor. The list of topics posted is comprehensive and captures many of the items I was hoping we would take up tomorrow. I have two items, previously approved by Council during the 2nd reading of the Revised LDC, I would like to add to the mix: 1. Amend or remove the Capitol Dominance Ove...

Good morning colleagues and thanks all for weighing in on this critical subject matter. Mayor, I support your recommendation to have a work session on the concepts listed as well as a special called meeting if needed.  land development code changes to allow residential uses in commercial zones  co...

Council Member Alter,

East Austin joins West Austin and the whole of the city in standing against racism, bigotry, and antisemitism. I would be more than proud to cosponsor your resolution.

Kind Regards,
Natasha

Steve, I wanted to say as much in this morning's portion of the meeting but had an unavoidable conflict. Thanks for your leadership on this critical item, it's been one of the silver linings to emerge during the pandemic and subsequent crisis having more residents have access to council proceedings....

Thank you, CM Alter. I would also like to be added as a co-sponsor.

Kind Regards,
Natasha

Colleagues,

Due to concerns expressed by stakeholders, signaling a need for more engagement, as well as concerns about in-person public testimony during the pandemic, I plan on requesting to postpone Items 54, 60 & 61 to our Oct. 14 agenda.

Kind Regards,
Natasha