City of Austin Council Message Board

Dear Colleagues, As we grieve with the families and communities impacted by gun violence in Dayton, Ohio, and El Paso, Texas, we must recognize that our country is in the midst of a public health and gun violence crisis. With two mass shootings within 15 hours of each other, we simply cannot continu...

Council Member Ellis,

Thank you for bringing forward the IFC regarding diaper changing stations. Making Austin a more family-friendly city is extremely important to me, and if possible, I would like to join this item as a cosponsor.


Regards,
Alison Alter

Colleagues, Please find attached my proposed amendment to Item 29, related to due diligence on the Convention Center expansion. These changes begin on page 18. I have moved item 3 up to item 2, and the original item 2 is now item 3, with the subsequent language changes. Link: http://assets.austintex...

On behalf of the leadership of Chabad of Austin and in light of the Tragedy in Poway, I would like to extend an invitation to a gathering of solidarity and inspiration tonight, MONDAY, April 29 at 7:30pm at Chabad 3808 Spicewood Springs Road. This tragedy touched our Austin community deeply. With pe...

Colleagues, Below, please find a link to the amendment document I passed out at work session yesterday. These revisions address east-west connectivity, TDM enforcement, and land use. We took care not to complicate the flow of the ASMP, and staff has no opposition to my amendments. Please let me know...

Dear colleagues:

My position on our policy decisions at this point is very aligned with the comprehensive direction provided in Council Member Kitchen’s most recent post building on Mayor Adler’s previous edits.

Regards,
Alison Alter

Colleagues, I appreciate your thoughtful responses to a complicated set of issues. As I mentioned in work session on the 26th, the document that Mayor Adler, Council Member Kitchen, and I crafted together outlining our shared goals for the land development code revision (http://assets.austintexas.go...

Apologies, the corrected link is here: http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincou ... 95748.docx.

Thank you for posting these amendments, CM Ellis. I also would like to propose two new metrics to Group A to cover intergovernmental relations, which comes directly from ASMP, and incident management. Please see my amendments in the document linked below. I look forward to the discussion on the Mobi...

Dear Mayor and Colleagues,

Thank you for bringing up these important topics. I am interested in all three items and would like to be involved with each of them. I look forward to these discussions.


Regards,
Alison Alter

Dear Collegues, In the link below, please find a redlined version with a few changes to the resolution for Item 77. This language been shared with and approved by the Law Department, Chief Manley, and ACM Arellano. Law will be sharing physical copies with you all on the dais. I look forward to the c...

Dear Colleagues, Below, please find a link to a resolution on sexual assault that will be posted today as part of the addendum for our January 31st meeting. My co-sponsors on this resolution are Council Members Casar and Kitchen, Mayor Adler, and Mayor Pro Tem Garza. In drafting this resolution, we ...

Dear Colleagues, I am interested in continuing to serve on the three council committees on which I currently serve: Audit & Finance, Mobility Committee, and Housing & Planning (Vice Chair). I would like to continue to serve on CAMPO and the Joint AISD County City Subcommittee. I would be hap...

Good afternoon Council Member Troxclair, Thank you for drafting this resolution. I would be happy to co-sponsor. I also would like to thank our staff and city manager for their work to restore our water supply, and our residents for their adaptability and patience during this time. I am hopeful that...

Colleagues, Below, please find a link to my draft motion sheet for Item 64, the Camelback PUD, for consideration. Additionally, I am including a letter from an adjacent neighborhood that is not part of the backup. Draft Motion Sheet: https://drive.google.com/file/d/15IzEgd65iKI38F3A9f8EoXCOyKkKTFTb/...

Colleagues, Below is the amendment I discussed regarding the City of Austin’s 86th State Legislative Agenda. This language was developed through collaboration between my office and city staff. Please let me know if you have any questions. "Support legislation to modernize procurement methods an...

Good afternoon. Ms. Houston, I support both amendments.

Regards,
Alison Alter

Dear Colleagues, At the Aug. 9 Council meeting, Case C14-2018-0044 was postponed at the applicant’s request and has been set for the Council meeting on Sept. 20. This case is in District 10 and is one where the staff and the neighborhood are united in *not* recommending the applicant’s request for C...

Dear colleagues, Earlier today I shared several outstanding questions regarding the term sheet with the City Manager and with Greg Cannally. My questions are largely focused on the enforcement provisions and other protections afforded the City (or not) within the scope of the current terms. I have a...

I have been fielding requests for the updated terms sheet we received tonight. I wanted to let interested residents know that the new term sheet and a redlined version are now available at: http://www.austintexas.gov/mckalla.

CM Casar, thank you for posting these in advance of Thursday. I would welcome the following clarifications. 1. Where exactly in item 14 do you anticipate including each of these amendments? A redline or page number and section indications would be very helpful. 2. How do you define “higher-wage firm...

Dear Colleagues, Based on our discussion at work session, please see proposed language below: For the “whereas” portion of the resolution (lines 21-22), highlighted with asterisks: $149 million for Parks and Recreation to improve existing parks, *make strategic acquisitions* and create more parks by...

Colleagues, I wanted to bring your attention to an article in today's "NY Times", entitled "M.L.S. Tries a New Tactic: Selling Its Young Stars" - https://nyti.ms/2Ku4Dh4. The article provides some interesting information on the economics of M.L.S. and the second half discusses ho...

Dear Mayor, When you post additional details on Monday, I think it would be useful if you could indicate a proposed end time for our McKalla session on Wednesday. This will be helpful for us, our staff, city staff and the general public. The budget work session was originally set for 9AM - 5 PM and ...

Colleagues,

I’ve drafted the suggested amendments into a motion sheet for your consideration. I look forward to the discussion on this item.

http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincou ... 93807.docx


Regards,
Alison Alter