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by Colleen Pate
Sun Nov 10, 2024 4:07 pm
Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
Topic: AI Call - Public Communication
Replies: 0
Views: 66

AI Call - Public Communication

Council Members: Immediately after the Council meeting this past Thursday, City Clerk Myrna Rios and I talked about the AI generated call we received as part of Public Communications. We discussed the need to immediately get to the bottom of how this happened, what we can do to prevent it in the fut...
by Colleen Pate
Wed Nov 06, 2024 3:20 pm
Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
Topic: Council Meeting Schedule 11/7/24
Replies: 0
Views: 154

Council Meeting Schedule 11/7/24

Council: Here is my plan for the Council meeting tomorrow. We will begin promptly at 10am. Prior to taking up the consent agenda we will take up item 33. This item honoring Kay and Joe Guedea has been pulled from the consent agenda. We will then hear public testimony on consent items. Speakers will ...
by Colleen Pate
Mon Oct 21, 2024 5:18 pm
Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
Topic: Council Work Session and Council Meeting Schedule
Replies: 0
Views: 8302

Council Work Session and Council Meeting Schedule

Council: Here is my plan for the Council Work Session tomorrow. We will begin at 9am with items 47 and 48. Following speakers and discussion on items 47 and 48, we will take up item 42. We will then take up the briefing items B1 and B2. I am looking forward to a productive Work Session. I also want ...
by Colleen Pate
Mon Oct 21, 2024 4:15 pm
Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
Topic: Request for Housing Tax Credit
Replies: 0
Views: 7000

Request for Housing Tax Credit

Colleagues--- My office, along with Councilmembers Velasquez and Fuentes, have spoken to city staff related to a multi-family project that has applied for a 4% affordable housing tax credit currently located in the Airport Overlay on Airport Commerce Drive. Staff is preparing a memo for council rega...
by Colleen Pate
Wed Oct 16, 2024 8:53 pm
Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
Topic: Preemptive Disaster Declaration
Replies: 1
Views: 5352

Preemptive Disaster Declaration

Council: I want to give everyone a heads up that tomorrow morning at 11:00 AM, I’ll join Travis County Judge Andy Brown to issue a preemptive disaster declaration, so that we’re prepared to respond as quickly and effectively as possible in the event of a wildfire. The Governor has issued a disaster ...
by Colleen Pate
Wed Oct 09, 2024 4:53 pm
Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
Topic: Council Meeting Schedule 10/9/24
Replies: 0
Views: 12254

Council Meeting Schedule 10/9/24

Council: Here is my plan for the Council meeting tomorrow. We will begin promptly at 10am. We will hear public testimony on consent items. Speakers will have 3 minutes per item. Speakers will be able to donate time. Speakers wishing to donate time must coordinate with the City Clerk prior to being c...
by Colleen Pate
Mon Oct 07, 2024 4:28 pm
Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
Topic: Work Session Meeting Schedule-10/08/2024
Replies: 0
Views: 13886

Work Session Meeting Schedule-10/08/2024

Council: We will begin the Work Session tomorrow promptly at 9am. We will first hear a briefing from staff on the police contract (item B1), followed by council discussion. We will then take public comment on the item. Speakers will have 3 minutes and will be able to donate time. Speakers wishing to...
by Colleen Pate
Wed Sep 25, 2024 3:53 pm
Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
Topic: Item 47
Replies: 2
Views: 10026

Item 47

Council: Item 47 establishes a bench of consultants for $8.5 million for the Planning Department to utilize on Council and Planning Department initiatives. Council received a memo late yesterday outlining what projects the consulting bench will support. In part because of how late we received this a...
by Colleen Pate
Thu Sep 19, 2024 7:01 am
Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
Topic: Item 72 - Marshalling Yard / Emergency Shelter
Replies: 1
Views: 17259

Re: Item 72 - Marshalling Yard / Emergency Shelter

Thank you, Council Member Fuentes, for your thoughts. I appreciate your concerns and share them. We’re at a difficult time with this issue, but I think we can make it work so that we meet most of our goals and address most of our concerns. The Homeless Strategy Office has indicated that our Homeless...
by Colleen Pate
Wed Sep 11, 2024 4:33 pm
Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
Topic: Council Meeting Schedule 9/12/24
Replies: 0
Views: 33959

Council Meeting Schedule 9/12/24

Council: Here is my plan for the Council meeting tomorrow. We will begin promptly at 10am. We will hear public testimony on consent items. Speakers will have 3 minutes per item. Speakers will be able to donate time. Speakers wishing to donate time must coordinate with the City Clerk prior to being c...
by Colleen Pate
Mon Sep 09, 2024 12:28 pm
Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
Topic: Special Called City Council Meeting - 9/12/24
Replies: 0
Views: 34231

Special Called City Council Meeting - 9/12/24

Council: I am calling a Special Called Meeting of the Austin City Council on Thursday, September 12th at 1pm. We will take up one item in Executive Session related to the G file. I have included the posting language below. Discuss legal issues related to Equity Action v. T.C. Broadnax, et al., Cause...
by Colleen Pate
Wed Aug 28, 2024 4:09 pm
Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
Topic: Council Meeting Schedule 8/29/24
Replies: 0
Views: 49675

Council Meeting Schedule 8/29/24

Council: Here is my plan for the Council meeting tomorrow. We will begin promptly at 10am. We will hear public testimony on consent items. Speakers will have 3 minutes per item. Speakers will be able to donate time. Speakers wishing to donate time must coordinate with the City Clerk prior to being c...
by Colleen Pate
Wed Aug 28, 2024 11:20 am
Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
Topic: Texas Gas Service - Item 168
Replies: 2
Views: 30441

Texas Gas Service - Item 168

Colleagues – I’ve received a number of emails regarding the proposed rate increase for Texas Gas Service, and I thought it would be helpful to highlight what the City of Austin is already doing to protect TGS consumers in Austin. In July, the City of Austin began the process to contest the proposed ...
by Colleen Pate
Tue Aug 20, 2024 1:04 pm
Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
Topic: Council Work Session 8/27/24
Replies: 0
Views: 53942

Council Work Session 8/27/24

Council: The City Manager and his team have let my office know that there are no scheduled briefings for our upcoming Council Work Session scheduled for Tuesday, August 27th. With no briefings to come before Council, I suggest we cancel the Work Session. If a Council Member would like to pull an ite...
by Colleen Pate
Tue Aug 13, 2024 5:39 pm
Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
Topic: Council Meeting Schedule 8/14/24
Replies: 0
Views: 55640

Council Meeting Schedule 8/14/24

Council: Here is my plan for our meeting tomorrow, August 14, 2024. We will begin promptly at 10am. We will begin with items 12 and 13 related to calling the elections. We will hear speakers on these items, discuss and vote. Following items 12 and 13, I will likely recess the City Council meeting an...
by Colleen Pate
Mon Aug 05, 2024 3:42 pm
Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
Topic: FY25 Budget Amendments
Replies: 2
Views: 27671

FY25 Budget Amendments

Colleagues: I am offering the following four amendments in the FY25 Budget. Watson 1: Permanent Supportive Housing Support Services - $4,200,000 http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincouncilforum/6A-202408218153818.pdf Watson 2: Bridge/ Emergency Shelter - $2,864,494 http://assets.austintexas.gov/aust...
by Colleen Pate
Fri Aug 02, 2024 10:02 am
Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
Topic: Special Called City Council Meeting-8/6/24
Replies: 0
Views: 58378

Special Called City Council Meeting-8/6/24

Colleagues— After consultation with the City Manager, I am calling a Special Called Meeting of the Austin City Council on August 6, 2024, at 1:00 PM. The Council will take up one item related to our role in the selection of a new Chief of Police in accordance with Section 143.013 of the Texas Local ...
by Colleen Pate
Tue Jul 30, 2024 5:25 pm
Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
Topic: Budget Amendments
Replies: 0
Views: 57589

Budget Amendments

Council Members: I promised to lay out the budget schedule again and I'll do that. The date I most want to focus on for this post is next Monday, August 5th at 6:00. That's the goal for submitting proposed budget amendments and proposed budget IFCs. Because of the number of unmet needs and the limit...
by Colleen Pate
Mon Jul 22, 2024 11:19 am
Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
Topic: July 24th Budget Work Session
Replies: 1
Views: 20726

July 24th Budget Work Session

Council: At our Budget Work Session on July 12th, we set today as a deadline to share items we want to discuss regarding the General Fund at the Wednesday, July 24th Work Session. This allows City Staff time to prepare for our Work Session focused on the General Fund. I would like to discuss emergen...
by Colleen Pate
Fri Jul 19, 2024 2:01 pm
Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
Topic: Chief of Police
Replies: 0
Views: 53894

Chief of Police

Colleagues— In light of the City Manager announcing the two finalists for Chief of Police, I wanted to share information with you about the upcoming meet-and-greet and our next steps as a Council. Both finalists will be in town next week to be introduced to the community at a meet-and-greet at the P...
by Colleen Pate
Wed Jul 17, 2024 6:37 pm
Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
Topic: Council Meeting Schedule 7/18/24
Replies: 0
Views: 49479

Council Meeting Schedule 7/18/24

Council: Here is my plan for the Council meeting tomorrow. We will begin promptly at 10am. We will hear public testimony on consent items. Speakers will have 3 minutes per item. Speakers will be able to donate time. Speakers wishing to donate time must coordinate with the City Clerk prior to being c...
by Colleen Pate
Wed Jul 17, 2024 4:52 pm
Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
Topic: Co-Sponsorship Request: Comprehensive Climate Implementation Program/Comprehensive Bond Package for 2026
Replies: 16
Views: 64608

Re: Co-Sponsorship Request: Comprehensive Climate Implementation Program/Comprehensive Bond Package for 2026

Council: I am posting version 2 of item 93; it includes proposed amendments posted on the message board yesterday by CM Alison Alter and CM Ryan Alter. This also includes changes from the first version that law has recommended. The primary difference that law recommended includes greater detail rega...
by Colleen Pate
Fri Jul 12, 2024 2:57 pm
Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
Topic: Update Budget Timeline
Replies: 0
Views: 51459

Update Budget Timeline

Council: I am sharing the updated FY25 Budget timeline that we laid out and discussed on the dais today. Friday, July 12th, 2024 The City Manager has filed the draft budget with the City Clerk, and it was delivered to the Mayor and Council Members. July 12th marks the launch of the Council Budget Qu...
by Colleen Pate
Mon Jul 08, 2024 5:23 pm
Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
Topic: Co-Sponsorship Request: Comprehensive Climate Implementation Program/Comprehensive Bond Package for 2026
Replies: 16
Views: 64608

Re: Co-Sponsorship Request: Comprehensive Climate Implementation Program/Comprehensive Bond Package for 2026

Based upon prior message board posts and community input, I have made some changes to the resolution for a collaborative effort. Attached is version 2.

http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincou ... 172145.pdf

Thanks,
Kirk

On behalf of Mayor Watson
by Colleen Pate
Fri Jul 05, 2024 2:08 pm
Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
Topic: Co-Sponsorship Request: Comprehensive Climate Implementation Program/Comprehensive Bond Package for 2026
Replies: 16
Views: 64608

Re: Co-Sponsorship Request: Comprehensive Climate Implementation Program/Comprehensive Bond Package for 2026

Thank you for this feedback. I have shared this language with city staff, and the posting will be updated before today's agenda release.

Kirk
On Behalf of Mayor Watson