CM Alter,
Thank you for these thoughtful amendments. I look forward to supporting them.
-Greg
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- Thu Mar 25, 2021 1:18 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Item 37 Amendments
- Replies: 2
- Views: 5431
- Thu Mar 25, 2021 10:45 am
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: 3/25 Item 112
- Replies: 0
- Views: 3889
3/25 Item 112
Colleagues, Here is an amendment I’d like to offer on Item 112 regarding enforcement of code violations stemming from the winter storm that have yet to be resolved. I’ve spoken with CM Fuentes and she is willing to accept these as friendly. http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincouncilforum/24-2021032...
- Wed Mar 24, 2021 5:22 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: 3/25 Item 37
- Replies: 1
- Views: 4412
3/25 Item 37
Colleagues, Below are my proposed amendments for Item 37 re: cadet classes. http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincouncilforum/FE-20210324165229.pdf I believe the work laid out in the Kroll report and in the Blueprint is necessary and important. These amendments are written with the goal of ensuring t...
- Wed Mar 24, 2021 2:50 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Item #67 (Tovo IFC) - Exhibit A
- Replies: 4
- Views: 8452
Re: Item #67 (Tovo IFC) - Exhibit A
CM Tovo, Thank you for bringing forth this item to help highlight our City's readiness, response, experiences, and learnings during Winter Storm Uri. I believe these conversations are essential to ensure that our City is better prepared to respond to future disasters and focus on saving lives. I wou...
- Tue Mar 23, 2021 2:24 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: 3/25 Item 63
- Replies: 0
- Views: 3870
3/25 Item 63
CM Kitchen and cosponsors, Please see below the letter that my office has submitted to TxDOT. Our community has been working so hard toward a more connected, safe, and accessible city. That vision for Austin could be harmed for generations if the wrong decisions are made for I-35. Let me know if you...
- Tue Mar 16, 2021 5:02 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: self-financing limits and rules; public campaign voucher programs
- Replies: 0
- Views: 4351
self-financing limits and rules; public campaign voucher programs
Colleagues: For decades our community has worked on public campaign finance programs. In 2018, our charter review commission recommended a voucher program for public campaign finance. Their recommendations included a cap on self-financing of campaigns that are participating in the public voucher sys...
- Thu Feb 25, 2021 1:12 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Item 6 on 2/25
- Replies: 6
- Views: 10347
Re: Item 6 on 2/25
Mayor,
Thank you for your amendment.
I would like to make the following motion to Item 6 to further highlight and elevate more immediate actions to address our communities' critical needs.
http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincou ... 121053.pdf
Greg
Thank you for your amendment.
I would like to make the following motion to Item 6 to further highlight and elevate more immediate actions to address our communities' critical needs.
http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincou ... 121053.pdf
Greg
- Tue Feb 09, 2021 9:33 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Special Called Meeting Request
- Replies: 12
- Views: 22191
Re: Special Called Meeting Request
CMs Fuentes and Ellis, thank you for your posts, and I agree with your thoughts. I support putting to the voters the addition of new council districts, while also ensuring that we do not have a system that inadvertently creates tie votes. I support the special called meeting request. It may mean we ...
- Mon Feb 08, 2021 1:45 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Proposed Charter Amendment
- Replies: 1
- Views: 4819
Re: Proposed Charter Amendment
Colleagues, The charter amendment language will be in backup along with the other items for tomorrow. I am also posting the language here for your reference: "Notwithstanding any other provision of this Charter, the city council may provide for a director of police oversight who shall be appoin...
- Fri Feb 05, 2021 5:18 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Proposed Charter Amendment
- Replies: 1
- Views: 4819
Proposed Charter Amendment
Colleagues, I am proposing a charter amendment at Tuesday’s Special Called Meeting that would give City Council and the community the opportunity to make the office even stronger and more independent moving forward through future discussion and Council ordinance. In other cities, the Office of Polic...
- Thu Feb 04, 2021 9:04 am
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: CORRECTED MESSAGE BOARD POST ITEM 49 HEAL INITIATIVE FACT SHEET AND QUESTIONS/ANSWERS
- Replies: 7
- Views: 13466
Re: CORRECTED MESSAGE BOARD POST ITEM 49 HEAL INITIATIVE FACT SHEET AND QUESTIONS/ANSWERS
Colleagues, Here are my amendments to reflect the intentions stated at work session -- that this will not expand policing and criminalization as opposed to housing and services, this will not divert from our permanent housing efforts, and we are focused on health, safety, and reasonable access to pu...
- Wed Feb 03, 2021 2:16 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: CORRECTED MESSAGE BOARD POST ITEM 49 HEAL INITIATIVE FACT SHEET AND QUESTIONS/ANSWERS
- Replies: 7
- Views: 13466
Re: CORRECTED MESSAGE BOARD POST ITEM 49 HEAL INITIATIVE FACT SHEET AND QUESTIONS/ANSWERS
Colleagues, We have received calls from community members to postpone this item, so that we can engage with people who would be affected if policing is to be expanded beyond the current rules. I generally agree with that. However, at work session and here on the message board, co-sponsors made clear...
- Mon Feb 01, 2021 5:58 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: 2/4 - Item 32 - Forensics Dept
- Replies: 2
- Views: 9787
2/4 - Item 32 - Forensics Dept
Colleagues, After years of advocacy from survivors, justice reform advocates, and scientific organizations, I am glad that we have Item 32 on this week’s agenda. Establishing a Forensic Science Department --that is independent of law enforcement agencies-- is an important step for public safety, com...
- Wed Dec 23, 2020 12:49 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: CPRC and Item 95
- Replies: 0
- Views: 3573
CPRC and Item 95
Colleagues, The members of the Public Safety Committee, the City Manager, Chief Manley, and OPO Director Muscadin have received a request from the Chair and Vice Chair of the Community Police Review Commission (CPRC) to review all General Order changes directed in Resolution 20200611-095 regarding p...
- Mon Dec 21, 2020 4:53 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Mayor Pro Tem 2021
- Replies: 6
- Views: 15521
Re: Mayor Pro Tem 2021
Colleagues, I appreciate everyone’s support and am thankful that my colleagues are willing to express confidence in my ability to unify the dias and bring our shared goals into focus in the coming year. Shortly after my announcement, many of you began receiving calls urging you to switch your votes....
- Wed Dec 16, 2020 2:54 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Mayor Pro Tem 2021
- Replies: 6
- Views: 15521
Mayor Pro Tem 2021
Colleagues, I would be honored to serve as Mayor Pro Tem if elected by you. Every voice in our city should have a say in our local government. If elected Mayor Pro Tem, my commitment is to serve in pursuit of this goal. In this pandemic, we have shown how local government can save lives when we work...
- Fri Dec 11, 2020 4:59 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: RE: Mobility-related Positions
- Replies: 5
- Views: 10820
Re: RE: Mobility-related Positions
Thank you, Mayor, for these suggestions. I support this plan.
-Greg
-Greg
- Mon Dec 07, 2020 3:16 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: HealthSouth - 1215 Red River and 616 East 12th St.
- Replies: 3
- Views: 8860
Re: HealthSouth - 1215 Red River and 616 East 12th St.
Thank you, CM Tovo, for laying out your thoughts and providing the documents above. I am supportive of finding ways to achieve even more affordable housing at the Health South location. If we can give direction on Thursday to continue to increase the affordable housing component (both # of units and...
- Thu Oct 29, 2020 5:12 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Open Letter to APD on Public Safety
- Replies: 0
- Views: 3600
Open Letter to APD on Public Safety
Greetings Council Colleagues, We have all received multiple requests about APD’s plans to keep Austin safe in the probability of free speech/free assembly activity after election day. In many of those requests, we’ve received specific questions about what will be done differently from APD’s approach...
- Tue Oct 06, 2020 10:43 am
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Supreme Court Justice RBG
- Replies: 7
- Views: 15303
Re: Supreme Court Justice RBG
Thank you, CM Harper-Madison and MPT Garza, for leading on this. I am also happy to add my name as a co-sponsor.
-Greg
-Greg
- Thu Sep 17, 2020 2:29 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: 9/17: Item 95 -- Casar Direction
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3732
Re: 9/17: Item 95 -- Casar Direction
Colleagues,
Law took a second look and made these edits: http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincou ... 142838.pdf
-Greg
Law took a second look and made these edits: http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincou ... 142838.pdf
-Greg
- Thu Sep 17, 2020 10:31 am
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: 9/17: Item 95 -- Casar Direction
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3732
9/17: Item 95 -- Casar Direction
Colleagues,
Please see the direction I plan to move with Item 95, the Convention Center exclusive negotiation agreement:
http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincou ... 100426.pdf
-Greg
Please see the direction I plan to move with Item 95, the Convention Center exclusive negotiation agreement:
http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincou ... 100426.pdf
-Greg
- Thu Sep 17, 2020 10:07 am
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: 9/17: Item 17 -- Casar Amendment
- Replies: 0
- Views: 3364
9/17: Item 17 -- Casar Amendment
Colleagues,
Please see my amendment for Item 17, the City's State Legislative Agenda: http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincou ... 100230.pdf
-Greg
Please see my amendment for Item 17, the City's State Legislative Agenda: http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincou ... 100230.pdf
-Greg
- Wed Sep 16, 2020 3:16 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Save Austin's Vital Economic Sectors (“SAVES”)
- Replies: 17
- Views: 32007
Re: Save Austin's Vital Economic Sectors (“SAVES”)
Thank you Mayor, CMs Flannigan, Tovo, and Pool for bringing forward this important item. Please add me as a cosponsor as well.
-Greg
-Greg
- Wed Aug 12, 2020 11:42 am
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Base Motion for Community Reinvestments
- Replies: 9
- Views: 18506
Re: Base Motion for Community Reinvestments
Thank you, Council Member Harper Madison for the above. I have made a final update to the spreadsheet, in order to accomplish the following: (1) Provide APH the recurring funding that they need in Harper-Madison 4 (2) Funds Harper-Madison 5, the Equity in Policing Technology amendment (3) Funds Harp...