City of Austin Council Message Board

Colleagues, With Natasha leading (but out sick today), she and I, together with Delia and Ann, post this notice of items that we’re working to raise on the council agenda in March: 1. We’re working on a draft item from council that would point to providing greater discretion in determining under wha...

Re: CM Ellis appointment as alternate for CAMPO: It appears that the bylaws do allow Alternates and non-voting proxies to be appointed. See Section III of the bylaws: https://47kzwj6dn1447gy9z7do16an-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Bylaws-Amended-8.16-Signed.pdf The Joint Powers A...

Thank you for opening this conversation. I am incredibly proud of the enthusiasm within the community for arts funding in the bond this past fall and that you led on. Investing in our City’s creative spaces has been a goal of mine as was included in the Music and Creative Ecosystem Omnibus Resolutio...

Thank you, Council Member Pool, for leading on the resolution asking our staff to look at options for electronic voting records. I think it would be really good for us to be able to record votes and voting records in an electronically searchable ways that allow us to convey results to the public. I ...

Dear Colleagues, I have interest in serving on the following Council Committees: Audit and Finance Mobility Austin Energy (would be happy to chair or maintain my current role as vice-chair, and especially would like to maintain the legislative lead because of the continuing and active work I’m doing...

Colleagues, At the first Work Session of the year (January 29), the plan is to have a discussion about Council Committees and Planning Commission Appointments. Council Committees: Per Ordinance 20180510-019, Council Committee membership will be determined at the first council work session of the cal...

Thanks for suggesting this. I plan to attend the 03/11 joint meeting.

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Colleagues,

We would propose consideration of the following direction on Water Forward, item 3 on today's agenda.

http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincou ... 092739.pdf

Colleagues, Please be advised that AISD is nominating Felipe Ulloa for the joint City of Austin/AISD appointment to the Travis Central Appraisal District Board of Directors. Council will consider this nomination on November 29, 2018. We would expect that Mr. Ulloa submit a City of Austin Boards and ...

Colleagues, As concerns Chapter 380 Guiding Principles, Policy and Business Expansion Program, several amendments were distributed on the dais during the last meeting and those have been publicly posted in back up, here: http://www.austintexas.gov/edims/document.cfm?id=304297 This item has been on o...

We Should Consider if We Need a New and Different Process to Fix our Land Development Code. http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincouncilforum/A1-20180801124322.pdf Colleagues, Austin’s biggest challenges, such as increasing unaffordability, displacement, gentrification, flooding, and traffic are gett...

Colleagues, The Mayor Pro Tem and I propose the following schedule for the Special Called Meeting on August 1: • 9:00 am Call meeting to order, decide end time, and take public comment. (Some of us will not be able to stay the full day; I am prepared to stay however late the Council wishes to keep t...

Colleagues, Of the seven Council Members the clerk has heard from, all say that August 1st works best. Therefore, the Mayor Pro Tem and I suggest we proceed with the August 1st meeting already set. We will be amending the agenda for that meeting to notice that we’ll be getting a briefing and are abl...

Colleagues, Mayor Pro Tem Tovo and I have discussed scheduling for next week a staff briefing and an opportunity for public comment on the anticipated soccer related posting for the August 9 agenda. What is your availability for a meeting next week? It would appear that we’re all available the morni...

http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincouncilforum/DA-20180628194606.pdf Colleagues, This is to post for public access staff's memo outlining how it will handle item #60 if it passes tonight. I am strongly supportive of focusing on trying to negotiate a contract with MLS that is good for Austin. Given...

Colleagues,
Thank you for posting your suggested amendments in advance of today's meeting.

Council Member Kitchen's proposal is very close for me, but I may offer or support some minor tweaks.

Colleagues, This week, it was our intent to focus on Testing and on Compatibility and Transitions. Beyond that, it’s been suggested by some that we look at specific amendments. (I understand that staff will shortly stand up a portal to post amendments and then we’ll all be able to see what they look...

Colleagues, Here are amendments I intend to offer concerning Items 63 and 66 on Thursday’s agenda. These are the same as those I handed out on the dais during the work session today. Item 63: http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincouncilforum/6F-20180626181202.pdf Item 66: http://assets.austintexas.go...

Colleagues, For next week’s Council Work Session and CodeNEXT discussions, based on consultant availability, I propose the following schedule: Tuesday, June 26 9 AM: Executive Session on Waller Creek (out-of-town counsel availability) …thereafter: Briefing on Police Oversight (other two briefings pu...

Council members who are participating in the trip to Tornillo - here is the schedule of activities for tomorrow. June 21, 2018 6:45 AM Breakfast Available at host hotel Hotel Indigo 325 N Kansas Street, El Paso 8:00 AM Bus Departs Hotel Indigo for Tornillo 8:45 AM Arrive at Tornillo Facility 9:00 AM...

Please contact Yvonne Dailey with the United States Conference of Mayors staff to confirm your attendance and get information regarding lodging.

ydaily@usmayors.org

http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincouncilforum/01-20180619153423.pdf Colleagues, President Trump’s recently implemented “zero-tolerance” immigration policy, which includes separating children from their parents as they try to cross the border to seek asylum, stands in stark contrast to the ideals ...

Colleagues, I have distributed a proposed amendment on the dais for Item 65 on today's agenda. I also wanted to share that language here on the Council Message Board: http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincouncilforum/04-20180614175041.docx In addition, the Council received a memo this afternoon from ...

Colleagues, Thank you to Mayor Pro Tem Tovo and Council Members Alter, Houston, and Pool for posting suggestions for topics to prioritize for next week’s continued CodeNEXT discussions. City staff have also advised that the code consultants who were primarily involved in the Affordable Housing Bonus...

Colleagues, Attached is a revised version of the Key Goals for a Successful New Land Development Code document (http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincouncilforum/B9-20180608072354.pdf) which attempts to capture the changes on which the Council expressed some consensus during our recent worksession, i...