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by Ann Kitchen
Tue Jun 26, 2018 6:41 pm
Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
Topic: Bond Proposal Amendment
Replies: 6
Views: 16131

Bond Proposal Amendment

Colleagues, Below I have linked a proposed approach to address the priorities that several of you raised today at work session including: - affordable housing - parks (Guerrero, Trevino) - pools - urban trails - MACC - creative spaces This proposal preserves funding for bridge repairs as well as our...
by Ann Kitchen
Wed Jun 13, 2018 9:12 am
Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
Topic: Density Bonus / fee-in-lieu
Replies: 0
Views: 6212

Density Bonus / fee-in-lieu

Colleagues: Below is my attempt to capture our CodeNext discussion yesterday morning regarding a request to staff to provide potential approaches to the approval process for fee-in-lieu requests for the density bonus program. Here's the proposed language for this request to staff. Please add, change...
by Ann Kitchen
Wed May 09, 2018 12:02 pm
Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
Topic: Planning Commission Item #16
Replies: 1
Views: 7239

Planning Commission Item #16

On behalf of Council Member Kitchen: Motion to replace Options A and B; NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN: Delete Parts 1 and 2. Replace Part 3 with the following: Administrative Requirements. (A) The City Manager, in consultation with the City Clerk, is directe...
by Ann Kitchen
Wed Jan 24, 2018 12:25 pm
Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
Topic: RE: Parkland Protection
Replies: 2
Views: 9693

Re: RE: Parkland Protection

Following is a link to the resolution:

http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincou ... 121927.pdf
by Ann Kitchen
Wed Jan 24, 2018 12:16 pm
Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
Topic: RE: Parkland Protection
Replies: 2
Views: 9693

RE: Parkland Protection

All As co-sponsors, we are posting a resolution for consideration at our February 15th Council meeting that directs our staff to: - Remove the city parkland (Butler Shores in Zilker Park, Roy Guerrero Park) as possible locations for a MLS stadium - Provide more in-depth analysis of the McKalla Lane ...
by Ann Kitchen
Wed Dec 13, 2017 2:29 pm
Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
Topic: 12/14 Agenda Item 98
Replies: 0
Views: 6558

12/14 Agenda Item 98

Regarding agenda item 98: Over the course of the last couple of years the identified area has had an increase in the number of persons experiencing homelessness and those who prey on that vulnerable population and area residents. Multiple meetings were held, particularly in since late Spring, to ide...
by Ann Kitchen
Tue Aug 15, 2017 4:27 pm
Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
Topic: Street Rename
Replies: 1
Views: 6866

Street Rename

Colleagues, Per our conversation today at worksession, I, along with the Mayor, CMs Pool, Casar, Tovo and Alter, will be submitting applications to rename Robert E. Lee Road and Jeff Davis Avenue. If you would also like to have your name listed on the application, please let me know here. Thanks, An...
by Ann Kitchen
Wed Aug 09, 2017 4:07 pm
Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
Topic: Agenda Item 33, Aug 10
Replies: 0
Views: 5741

Agenda Item 33, Aug 10

CM Kitchen offers the following amendments incorporated into MPT Tovo's resolution on potential temprary shelters for colleagues' consideration. Thank you.

http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincou ... 155839.pdf
by Ann Kitchen
Wed Aug 02, 2017 1:14 pm
Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
Topic: Item 57, Low-Income Housing Tax Credit
Replies: 0
Views: 5193

Item 57, Low-Income Housing Tax Credit

All I will be proposing the following amendments to Agenda Item #57 as discussed at Tuesday's work session: Amendment 1: In the first Be it Resolved clause, add “the Strategic Housing Blueprint” to the list of plans with which the City Manager will assess alignment so that the clause reads “…aligns ...
by Ann Kitchen
Thu Jul 27, 2017 5:10 pm
Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
Topic: Council Budget Process
Replies: 1
Views: 7661

Re: Council Budget Process

Mayor Thank you for posting the suggested approach to our budget process this year. The process works well and is intended to provide more transparency for the public and each of us - as we work together with staff to finalize the budget. The proposed process works well and I have only a few questio...
by Ann Kitchen
Thu Jul 27, 2017 4:20 pm
Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
Topic: Gentrification & Displacement Initiative
Replies: 4
Views: 13976

Re: Gentrification & Displacement Initiative

CM Pool I appreciate your leadership and efforts on this issue and look forward to co-sponsoring the initiative with you and other Councilmembers. I also am familiar with Dr. Mueller's work and pleased to have the opportunity for her expertise on this project. Best Regards Ann Kitchen City Council D5
by Ann Kitchen
Tue Jun 20, 2017 9:51 am
Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
Topic: 06/21 CodeNEXT Worksession
Replies: 1
Views: 6760

Re: 06/21 CodeNEXT Worksession

All Last week I proposed on the Message Board and discussed at the Work Session an approach to addressing the small area planning process. As part of that discussion, Council requested that staff/consultants come forward with an approach and reflect that approach in the next draft of CodeNext mappin...
by Ann Kitchen
Tue Jun 13, 2017 9:59 am
Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
Topic: Suggested approach to Small Area Planning and Code Next
Replies: 0
Views: 4967

Suggested approach to Small Area Planning and Code Next

All CodeNext alignment with Imagine Austin for all of Austin is one of the goals of CodeNext, both now and in the future. So that all parts of Austin have the opportunity for more transportation options (e.g. less congested roads, transit options etc) walkable neighborhoods, housing choices, jobs cl...
by Ann Kitchen
Wed May 31, 2017 7:26 pm
Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
Topic: Code Next work sessions
Replies: 14
Views: 38298

Re: Code Next work sessions

All

I would also like to add the RPP (Residential Parking Program) to the parking discussion. I am hearing concerns that this program is being discontinued. The program is an important solution for parking issues in many areas.

THANKS

Ann Kitchen
City Council D5
by Ann Kitchen
Wed May 31, 2017 3:12 pm
Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
Topic: Code Next work sessions
Replies: 14
Views: 38298

Re: Code Next work sessions

All I'm proposing the following changes to the schedule: 1) Switch out the Infrastructure needs and planning / flooding to either June 14 or June 21 or 26. I think we will need 1.5 hours 2) Continue conversation about the timeline post April (eg after adopting) - specifically including small area pl...
by Ann Kitchen
Wed May 31, 2017 1:19 pm
Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
Topic: Code Next work session 5/31/17
Replies: 1
Views: 6559

Re: Code Next work session 5/31/17

Suggested switch out of agenda items: Please move the infrastructure needs and planning / flooding to another day for the CodeNext discussion. I would like to allow for 1.5 hours for this discussion - 1 hour will likely not be sufficient. I suggest switching out topics with the June 14th. Alternativ...
by Ann Kitchen
Thu May 25, 2017 1:29 pm
Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
Topic: Code Next work sessions
Replies: 14
Views: 38298

Re: Code Next work sessions

Thank you all for your comments on Code Next Work Sessions. Here are initial thoughts on sessions: 1) I would ask that we have our first CodeNext discussion on either May 30th or 31st and that we set the meeting as a priority at a time certain - inotherwords, if we push to the end of an agenda, we w...
by Ann Kitchen
Thu May 04, 2017 2:27 pm
Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
Topic: May 11 Council Meeting
Replies: 6
Views: 17181

Re: May 11 Council Meeting

I would prefer to keep the May 11th meeting, because I generally prefer shorter meetings rather than adding these items to another meeting.

With that said, I do not have any time sensitive items for May 11th

Ann Kitchen
City Council D5
by Ann Kitchen
Mon Apr 10, 2017 1:49 pm
Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
Topic: Strategic Housing Plan
Replies: 1
Views: 6404

Re: Strategic Housing Plan UPDATE

All We have posted an IFC for this Thursday directing the City Manager to create an Implemental Plan for the Strategic Housing Plan, once it is adopted. In addition to the posted language, we will be revising the resolution to include the following: The City Manager is directed to create an Interdep...
by Ann Kitchen
Mon Apr 03, 2017 1:07 pm
Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
Topic: Strategic Housing Plan
Replies: 1
Views: 6404

Strategic Housing Plan

All I wanted to let everyone know that I will be bringing forward an amendment / resolution (checking on which is appropriate) directing the City Manager / our staff to bring us a detailed implementation work plan for the Strategic Housing Plan by a specified date. This will help Council, staff, and...
by Ann Kitchen
Mon Apr 03, 2017 1:00 pm
Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
Topic: Council Strategy Workshop: Part II
Replies: 1
Views: 7336

Re: Council Strategy Workshop: Part II

Hi All My thoughts on the Strategic Planning Session: - I think it would be important to lay out a timeline that gets us to metrics that we can use for this year's budget cycle - at least for some of the key outcomes/indicators. One of our primary purposes for this planning is to align our budget pr...
by Ann Kitchen
Thu Feb 23, 2017 4:53 pm
Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
Topic: Affordability Action Plan
Replies: 6
Views: 18802

Re: Affordability Action Plan

CM Troxclair Thank you for helping us all move forward on giving some structure to the affordability measures we have been working on. I appreciate the work that the community groups you mentioned have been engaged in to help the community move forward to address our affordability crisis. I wanted t...
by Ann Kitchen
Mon Dec 19, 2016 12:55 pm
Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
Topic: Remote General Citizen's Communication via Videoconferencing
Replies: 0
Views: 5534

Remote General Citizen's Communication via Videoconferencing

Dear Colleagues, The District 6 pilot and proof of concept for remote General Citizen’s Communication through videoconferencing showed that technology can provide means for public meetings to be more available to a broader range of participants. My office has been working with City Hall IT staff to ...
by Ann Kitchen
Wed Dec 14, 2016 4:36 pm
Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
Topic: Grove PUD - Employer Assisted Housing
Replies: 1
Views: 6878

Grove PUD - Employer Assisted Housing

All, Following up on this morning’s post regarding the resolution proposed in Item 31 tomorrow, I want to bring to your attention to language in the 5th “Whereas” clause as well as language in my post on the subject last Friday. This language relates to the Landowners responsibilities regarding an e...
by Ann Kitchen
Tue Dec 06, 2016 11:53 am
Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
Topic: Motion for Grove: Employer Assisted Housing Program
Replies: 0
Views: 5187

Motion for Grove: Employer Assisted Housing Program

All I want to congratulate all involved for the agreement recently reached on the Grove development and to thank everyone for their time, efforts, and passion for creating a community asset for the city and the neighborhoods. I intend to support the mediated agreement as proposed, and have a motion ...