City of Austin Council Message Board

Thank you for getting this conversation started, Mayor. I would be happy to continue in leadership on the Mobility Committee and serving on Austin Water Oversight & Austin Energy Oversight. I would also like to continue serving on Housing & Planning and would be open to returning to a leader...

Good Morning, Colleagues - I appreciate the posts you all have put up on this topic. As we know, the cost of housing combined with the cost of transportation are often the biggest drivers of a family budget and the reason many Austinites have to decide whether they can afford to stay in the city the...

Colleagues - This Direction V2 incorporates additional feedback from Law regarding when agreements need approval by Council, reflects the time-sensitive needs of our Housing and Planning staff working on the eTOD Policy Plan, and incorporates several of CM Kitchen’s edits. I look forward to the disc...

Colleagues - After I posted to the message board, staff reached out to discuss the supplemental agreement direction. We met with our staff from Housing and Planning, Transportation, and the Project Connect Office, and they agreed that interagency agreements on eTOD/land use planning and on multimoda...

CM Alter -

Thank you for bringing this important resolution. I would like to be added as a cosponsor. Hate has no place in our community, and we will stand together against it.

Paige Ellis

Dear Colleagues, With Item #63 on Thursday's Council agenda, we have another opportunity to discuss, and potentially approve negotiation and execution of, a Joint Powers Agreement for Project Connect with Capital Metro and the Austin Transit Partnership. I am eager to get this done -- and to get it ...

Colleagues, Like most of you, my team and I have spent many hours working through the parkland dedication issue over the past several days. The issue is complicated, and our decision on Item #20 will have far-reaching implications that have not yet been fully vetted. Because we did not have the oppo...

Colleagues, As you are well aware, abortion access is under severe attack in our state yet again. I feel strongly that elected officials at ALL levels of government must do everything we can to protect reproductive rights and the rights of individuals to make decisions over their own bodies. We cann...

Thank you for your work on this, CM Alter. I would like to be added as a cosponsor.

Paige Ellis

Colleagues, For tomorrow’s work session, we are posted for briefings on the I-35 Capital Express Project from both TxDOT and our City staff. Like all of you, I heard the calls from our community to hold a special called Mobility Committee meeting to discuss the I-35 project. I thank those of you who...

Colleagues - I look forward to tomorrow’s discussion of how to best balance our priorities with the potential funding options available after a tough year for so many in Austin. My overarching goal for the FY 2021-2022 budget is to reduce the tax burden for our residents and allow them to enjoy the ...

Colleagues, After having discussed these items on the Message Board, on the dais, and with my colleagues, I plan to offer the following amendments with CMs Alter and Pool as cosponsors: Parks and Recreation Department: 1) Park Ranger Program FTEs & affiliated costs: $1,632,932 http://assets.aust...

Colleagues, Due to the Special Called Meetings this Thursday Aug. 5, we have rescheduled the Mobility Committee meeting to Friday, Aug. 6, from 11:30am - 1:00pm. We are looking forward to discussions on Project Connect, Street Impact Fee implementation, and the revamped ATD Placemaking Program, incl...

Colleagues - Thank you to CMs Tovo and Fuentes for posting your budget priorities. My priorities are as follows: 1. Parks & Recreation Department operations, maintenance, & staffing: (http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincouncilforum/19-20210702154557.pdf) The most important item for me is th...

CM Alter -

Thank you for bringing this. I am also supportive of the full funding for the Success By 6 Coalition's recommendations.

Paige Ellis

Colleagues - I support this item and agree this is a necessary process along with the post-disaster analysis we’ve begun discussing as a Council. I’m most interested in the audit aspect of this - specifically regarding communications and best practices in emergency management - and I appreciate Coun...

CM Tovo - If you still have room, I would love to be added to the list of cosponsors for Item 64. During and after the recent winter storm disaster, Southwest Austin would have benefitted enormously from community resilience hubs such as those proposed in this resolution. The City has a responsibili...

Colleagues, thank you all for sharing your thoughts. We too agree with Council Member Tovo’s idea to convene a City Charter Commission, and we hope it might be charged with finding ways to mitigate the processes that lead to the kinds of frustrations mentioned by council members Alter, Pool, and Kit...

CM Fuentes - I appreciate your line of thinking on this matter. I am interested in taking this topic up this week, or as soon as possible. Multiple CMs have voiced an interest in looking at the appropriate number of council districts to ensure fair and efficient government representation as voters c...

CM Harper-Madison -

Thank you for bringing this important initiative forward. I would love to add a contribution and am assessing what portion of my budget I may be able to contribute.

-Paige Ellis

Thank you, Mayor Adler and CMs Kitchen, Casar, and Pool - I have appreciated being involved in the discussions for CAMPO as an alternate and am ready to step up into an official role, especially with the Mayor staying on in an alternate capacity. I’ve also been energized by our collective work on th...

CM Harper-Madison & MPT Garza -

Thank you for bringing this resolution. Please add my name as a cosponsor.

Paige Ellis

Mayor Adler, CMs Flannigan, Tovo, and Pool, Please add me as a cosponsor for this important item. The spaces we have in Austin for music, art, restaurants, and bars make Austin home. We have already lost some of our most beloved venues, and many others are barely hanging on. If we want to come out o...

CM Kitchen -

I accept this proposed language and will incorporate it into the document.

Thank you,
Paige Ellis

Colleagues - Based on community feedback, this updated Contract with the Voters represents a responsive $450 million bond package for Council’s consideration. It lists capital improvement projects, names substandard streets, and incorporates feedback from the SOS Alliance regarding green infrastruct...