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by Leslie Pool
Tue Feb 05, 2019 2:38 pm
Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
Topic: Affordability Unlocked Resolution
Replies: 8
Views: 19893

Re: Affordability Unlocked Resolution

CM Casar, thank you for laying out your resolution at work session today. I would like to add my name to the resolution as a co-sponsor, if you have a spot available. I definitely support revising our development bonus program so that we require developers to provide more affordable units when the c...
by Leslie Pool
Fri Jan 18, 2019 3:25 pm
Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
Topic: Resolution on voting procedures to Feb 7 council meeting
Replies: 3
Views: 8481

Re: Resolution on voting procedures to Feb 7 council meeting

Thanks so much, CM Flannigan, for signing on. We have one more spot for a co-sponsor if anyone else would like to join, please note here or let me or Amy Smith know.

Appreciate everyone's support on this item!

Best,

Leslie
by Leslie Pool
Fri Jan 18, 2019 1:32 pm
Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
Topic: Resolution on voting procedures to Feb 7 council meeting
Replies: 3
Views: 8481

Resolution on voting procedures to Feb 7 council meeting

Colleagues, I am bringing forward a resolution for February 7 that calls for the City Manager and the City Clerk to explore best practices regarding municipal bodies’ voting procedures. My thanks to Mayor Adler and Council Member Kitchen for joining me in this effort and I welcome anyone else who wo...
by Leslie Pool
Thu Jan 17, 2019 12:59 pm
Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
Topic: Council Committees and Planning Commission Members
Replies: 12
Views: 24307

Re: Council Committees and Planning Commission Members

All, thanks for posting. I would like to stay on the committees I'm currently on and would like to make a change: - Audit and Finance Committee - CHAIR (member currently and was VICE CHAIR when CM Troxclair was on leave) - Austin Energy Utility Oversight Committee - I'm chair currently and would lik...
by Leslie Pool
Tue Oct 09, 2018 9:44 am
Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
Topic: Item #15 - Proposed Amendments, City's State Leg. Program
Replies: 2
Views: 8943

Re: Item #15 - Proposed Amendments, City's State Leg. Progra

Good morning! I support including both of your proposed amendments to the City's 2019 Legislative Agenda, CM Houston. I wanted to signal my support to you publicly as I will, regrettably, miss our Oct 18 council meeting. I will be attending the National Habitat Conservation Plan Coalition annual mee...
by Leslie Pool
Fri Sep 07, 2018 2:58 am
Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
Topic: Sept. 20 Meeting - District 10 Zoning Case Postponement
Replies: 6
Views: 18783

Re: Sept. 20 Meeting - District 10 Zoning Case Postponement

CM Alter, I support your request for a postponement on Sep 20 of the instant case. Travel safely!

Regards,

Leslie
by Leslie Pool
Tue Aug 14, 2018 5:22 pm
Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
Topic: Precourt and MLS: Pitting City Against City
Replies: 0
Views: 8360

Precourt and MLS: Pitting City Against City

Colleagues, I have been outspoken on the many parts of the Precourt proposal about which I have major concerns, such as providing tax-free property and below-market rent. I still have these concerns and plan to discuss them tomorrow. However, I wanted to take a moment to talk about another aspect of...
by Leslie Pool
Wed Aug 08, 2018 6:34 pm
Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
Topic: amendments for item 111 - CodeNext resolution
Replies: 0
Views: 6065

amendments for item 111 - CodeNext resolution

Colleagues, I'm attaching a red line of amendments I'll offer for consideration on the dais tomorrow. I want to be sure we have an opportunity to review our past efforts relating to the code rewrite - a "lessons learned," if you will - so I've included language directing the City Auditor t...
by Leslie Pool
Wed Aug 08, 2018 2:13 pm
Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
Topic: McKalla Place Amendments
Replies: 1
Views: 7001

Re: McKalla Place Amendments

Colleagues, I wanted to post an update with some of the materials I promised yesterday. For several weeks, I have had my staff work on an extensive analysis of the potential costs and community benefits related to this proposal. In an effort at full transparency, I am making these worksheets fully a...
by Leslie Pool
Wed Aug 08, 2018 7:49 am
Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
Topic: Item 61
Replies: 3
Views: 10041

Re: Item 61

CM Alter, thank you for bringing these edits to the parks portion of item 61. I support your suggested changes as they ensure that parks bond funds could be used for strategic land acquisitions to benefit city residents.

Leslie
by Leslie Pool
Tue Aug 07, 2018 12:52 pm
Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
Topic: McKalla Place Amendments
Replies: 1
Views: 7001

McKalla Place Amendments

Colleagues, Last June, Council Members Alter, Houston, Troxclair, and I co-authored an Austin American-Statesman opinion piece on our approach to the McKalla Place conversation (here: https://tinyurl.com/McKallaOpEd). In that piece, we discussed the principles which would guide our consideration of ...
by Leslie Pool
Wed Aug 01, 2018 7:42 pm
Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
Topic: Joint Statement on Ending CodeNEXT
Replies: 0
Views: 8224

Joint Statement on Ending CodeNEXT

Joint Statement from Mayor Pro Tem Tovo, and Council Members Alter, Houston, and Pool: For more than a year we have joined the community in sounding the alarm that CodeNEXT was broken. Those efforts included our proposed plan for a more equitable, sustainable, accessible, vibrant, and community-driv...
by Leslie Pool
Mon Jul 30, 2018 7:47 am
Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
Topic: Soccer, McKalla, and a possible, special called meeting
Replies: 4
Views: 13338

Re: Soccer, McKalla, and a possible, special called meeting

All, I would have preferred for the council and the public to hear all the proposals at the same time, but unfortunately the August 1 meeting was scheduled for Precourt only. So, to ensure the public is able to weigh-in on ALL the options, I propose a special called meeting on Tuesday, August 7, at ...
by Leslie Pool
Thu Jun 28, 2018 10:02 am
Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
Topic: Council Member Houston's Bond Amendments
Replies: 4
Views: 11494

Re: Council Member Houston's Bond Amendments

CM Houston, between your proposal and CM Kitchen's I feel certain that we'll be able to craft a solid bond proposal to take to our residents in November. My sincere thanks to both of you (and your amazing staffers!) and the City Manager for all of the very hard work that's gone into this item. My th...
by Leslie Pool
Thu Jun 28, 2018 10:01 am
Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
Topic: Bond Proposal Amendment
Replies: 6
Views: 16126

Re: Bond Proposal Amendment

CM Kitchen, between your proposal and CM Houston's I feel certain that we'll be able to craft a solid bond proposal to take to our residents in November. My sincere thanks to both of you (and your amazing staffers!) and the City Manager for all of the very hard work that's gone into this item. My th...
by Leslie Pool
Wed Jun 27, 2018 9:44 pm
Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
Topic: Council Member Houston's Bond Amendments
Replies: 4
Views: 11494

Re: Council Member Houston's Bond Amendments

All, just a quick note in support of CM Houston’s proposal, below. I think this is a good starting point for our discussion tomorrow. I will have some items that I’d like to add back in, and I look forward to hearing from folks from District 7 and all across the city about what they’d like to see as...
by Leslie Pool
Tue Jun 26, 2018 5:47 pm
Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
Topic: Items 60 & 130, McKalla Place, June 28 agenda
Replies: 0
Views: 6498

Items 60 & 130, McKalla Place, June 28 agenda

Colleagues, I wanted to follow up on my work session remarks on Items 60 and 130. These items are complementary and, together, put the City in the best decision-making and negotiating position. I believe that directing City staff to consider only one proposal would put the City staff who will be neg...
by Leslie Pool
Sun Jun 24, 2018 9:57 am
Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
Topic: Next Tues/Wed (6/26 & 06/27) Council Work Session and CodeNE
Replies: 3
Views: 10083

Re: Next Tues/Wed (6/26 & 06/27) Council Work Session and Co

All, I agree that we should devote time at Tuesday's work session to discussing the bond proposals due to the time-sensitive nature of that decision. We should ensure we have time for pulled items before breaking for lunch and executive session, too. Additionally, I must attend the City of Austin Em...
by Leslie Pool
Wed Jun 13, 2018 5:56 pm
Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
Topic: soccer stadium discussion, June 12 work session
Replies: 2
Views: 11122

Re: soccer stadium discussion, June 12 work session

Colleagues, Thank you again for engaging on the McKalla Place conversation – I appreciated the questions and discussion as we think through this together. As promised, I wanted to provide links to several resources that I believe can help inform our deliberations: - My office’s in-depth review of th...
by Leslie Pool
Mon Jun 11, 2018 4:18 pm
Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
Topic: soccer stadium discussion, June 12 work session
Replies: 2
Views: 11122

soccer stadium discussion, June 12 work session

Colleagues, I am looking forward to having a discussion on the site analysis and economic impact analysis related to the city-owned McKalla Place property. I appreciate the hard work that our city staff have done to compile information on the site, certain infrastructure costs, and a high-level disc...
by Leslie Pool
Sun May 27, 2018 4:12 pm
Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
Topic: Codenext Topics
Replies: 6
Views: 18724

Re: Codenext Topics

Colleagues, the Mayor pro tem and I wish to add these issues to the list of topics CM Alter has posted: Administration & procedures - Minor Use Permits/Conditional Use Permits - Notification timelines & public input Historic preservation incentives and status of Historic Preservation Distric...
by Leslie Pool
Thu Mar 22, 2018 2:01 am
Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
Topic: Letter regarding Mckalla Place and MLS Stadium
Replies: 1
Views: 7636

Re: Letter regarding Mckalla Place and MLS Stadium

Colleagues, the Roger Noll letter is quite helpful in laying out the issues we should consider and address as part of a serious and necessary feasibility study of the proposal to bring a sports stadium and team to Austin. The insights may be helpful to Precourt Sports Ventures, too. I am especially ...
by Leslie Pool
Wed Mar 21, 2018 12:34 pm
Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
Topic: Chief Manley and Item 47
Replies: 1
Views: 21233

Re: Chief Manley and Item 47

Colleagues, I write to indicate my agreement with the sentiments in CM Garza's post. First: I support formalizing the selection of Interim Chief Manley as Austin’s Chief of Police. He is eminently qualified and has done a superb job since assuming those responsibilities when Chief Acevedo left for H...
by Leslie Pool
Sun Mar 18, 2018 3:06 pm
Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
Topic: McKalla Lane/MLS Soccer
Replies: 6
Views: 21130

Comments and Amendments to the McKalla Place resolution, Ite

Colleagues: As you are all aware, I joined MPT Tovo’s resolution to pursue a feasibility study and community engagement process for a soccer stadium focused on the city-owned McKalla Place site in District 7 – I did this to begin a full public conversation about the potential opportunities and chall...
by Leslie Pool
Sat Mar 10, 2018 3:32 pm
Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
Topic: Dates for Council's CodeNEXT public hearings
Replies: 1
Views: 8095

Dates for Council's CodeNEXT public hearings

Colleagues, last week Planning & Zoning staff checked with Council offices to advise that dates for Council's two CodeNEXT public hearings were being tentatively set for May 30 and 31, 2018. What wasn't evident at the time this was done was that graduation ceremonies for numerous area high schoo...