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- 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: 8891
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...
- Fri Mar 09, 2018 1:35 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: McKalla Lane/MLS Soccer
- Replies: 6
- Views: 22771
Re: McKalla Lane/MLS Soccer
MPT Tovo, thanks for posting. Let's include the list of stakeholders as an exhibit, emphasizing that the list is not intended to be all-inclusive. If we've overlooked a group or interested party, then this list will help us identify them. The list is copied from PARD's memo sent December 14, 2017. I...
- Thu Mar 08, 2018 9:22 am
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Item 35 on 3/8/18 agenda (AWU rates)
- Replies: 1
- Views: 7713
Re: Item 35 on 3/8/18 agenda (AWU rates)
MPT Tovo, thank you for the questions to AWU relating to ammonia and sulfates levels in our water supply coming from industrial users. I am of the opinion that these customers should be fully financially and operationally responsible for removing or remediating any pollutants their industrial proces...
- Mon Feb 19, 2018 4:33 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Fee Waiver for March For Our Lives
- Replies: 2
- Views: 11870
Fee Waiver for March For Our Lives
Dear Colleagues: On March 24, in response to the tragedy at Stoneman Douglas High school in Parkland, FL, the kids and families of March For Our Lives will take to the streets of Washington DC and in communities across the US, including in Austin, to demand their lives and safety become a priority a...
- Tue Nov 14, 2017 3:49 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: 2018 dates for AE Utility Oversight Cmte
- Replies: 0
- Views: 8939
2018 dates for AE Utility Oversight Cmte
All, I wanted to provide some context for the dates for our Austin Energy Oversight committee meetings in 2018. AE General Manager Jackie Sargent and her staff prepared a proposal that moves our meetings from fourth Monday mornings at 9.30 a.m. to fourth Wednesdays at 1.30 p.m. specifically to align...
- Thu Nov 09, 2017 2:42 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Item 46 – Proposed Amendment
- Replies: 3
- Views: 14156
Re: Item 46 – Proposed Amendment
MPT Tovo, thanks for bringing your resolution relating to Major League Soccer. I am intrigued by the possibilities, too, and see the opportunities very broadly. So what I will propose when we bring this item up for discussion is to remove all names and specific team references so that we may have th...
- Tue Oct 10, 2017 7:58 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Item #14 - Amendment to Draft Ordinance
- Replies: 1
- Views: 8492
Re: Item #14 - Amendment to Draft Ordinance
CM Houston, I would be supportive of the more generic reference in place of the specific. Thanks for offering this.
Regards,
Leslie
Regards,
Leslie
- Mon Oct 09, 2017 6:46 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Thoughts on CodeNEXT timeline
- Replies: 0
- Views: 8127
Thoughts on CodeNEXT timeline
Colleagues, this week’s agenda has an item (Item 6) approving an additional $2 million for Opticos to continue its work. This provides us an opportunity to have a conversation on some very pressing issues facing all of us on CodeNEXT -- namely, whether the hard April 2018 deadline we have set for ou...
- Tue Oct 03, 2017 3:51 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: additional topics for CodeNEXT work sessions
- Replies: 0
- Views: 6344
additional topics for CodeNEXT work sessions
Colleagues: I’d like to add a few topics to the CodeNEXT work sessions. 1. Open Space Changes from present code; new definitions and design models; relationship between “Open,” “Common,” and “Civic” space; applicability of Open Space related to parkland dedication requirements. 2. Watershed Protecti...
- Fri Sep 22, 2017 3:20 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: 9/27 Work Session
- Replies: 2
- Views: 8600
Re: 9/27 Work Session
sorry - the entry I just posted here was intended for a different thread!
Leslie
Leslie
- Fri Sep 22, 2017 3:19 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Downtown Puzzle Work Session 9/22?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 20649
Re: Downtown Puzzle Work Session 9/22?
Colleagues, thanks to all for the extra efforts and hard work dealing with the proposal the Mayor is offering. A number of questions relating to process and expected outcomes still need to be answered before any decisions are made to expand the Convention Center. This is a huge decision with far-rea...
- Fri Sep 22, 2017 3:18 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: 9/27 Work Session
- Replies: 2
- Views: 8600
Re: 9/27 Work Session
Colleagues, thanks to all for the extra efforts and hard work dealing with the proposal the Mayor is offering. A number of questions relating to process and expected outcomes still need to be answered before any decisions are made to expand the Convention Center. This is a huge decision with far-rea...
- Wed Aug 23, 2017 11:32 am
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: HOT resolution on August 31, 2017
- Replies: 1
- Views: 8187
Re: HOT resolution on August 31, 2017
Colleagues, I appreciate and support MPT Tovo's message. I, too, am looking forward to discussing the ways we can share the revenue the City receives via the Hotel Occupancy Tax. Additionally, I want to re-emphasize that our Legal staff reminds us that we cannot use HOT revenue to fund projects rela...
- Thu Jun 22, 2017 8:27 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Waste Management Policy Work Group
- Replies: 1
- Views: 7065
Re: Waste Management Policy Work Group
Addendum - go here for transcripts and presentations from the work group :: http://austintexas.gov/workinggroup
- Thu Jun 22, 2017 4:40 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Waste Management Policy Work Group
- Replies: 1
- Views: 7065
Waste Management Policy Work Group
Colleagues, relating to our discussion on item 40 at today's meeting, and in advance of sending the work group's report, I'd like to direct you to the website for agendas and videos of the many meetings held with stakeholders to review the policy issues relating to our waste disposal policy and the ...
- Mon Jun 12, 2017 5:44 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: CodeNext Process
- Replies: 1
- Views: 6880
Re: CodeNext Process
Colleagues, I write to indicate my support for the version 3.0 proposal CM Alter is recommending. Giving the commissions a chance to review the amended draft is a smart idea as it will allow our appointees to confirm that their edits and recommendations have been included as intended. All changes co...
- Fri Jun 09, 2017 12:52 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Waste Management Work Group report
- Replies: 0
- Views: 5667
Waste Management Work Group report
Colleagues, Reporting back on two items: 1) The Working Group has asked staff to proceed with the Organics By Gosh draft contract for our June 22 agenda. You’ll recall that in March the Council indefinitely postponed this contract for curbside compost processing to allow a newly created Working Grou...
- Fri Feb 24, 2017 9:00 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Plaza Saltillo as it relates to Masontown
- Replies: 1
- Views: 7222
Re: Plaza Saltillo as it relates to Masontown
CM Houston, thanks for sharing the email message from Bob Ward. I am very interested in hearing more about the history of the Plaza Saltillo site, especially as it relates to an earlier African-American neighborhood, Masontown. I would welcome Endeavor and Capital Metro addressing the issue at their...
- Wed Feb 15, 2017 4:24 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Tomorrow 9 AM: Press Event, Immigrant Legal Services
- Replies: 1
- Views: 6772
Re: Tomorrow 9 AM: Press Event, Immigrant Legal Services
Greg, thanks for posting. I plan to attend.
Leslie
Leslie
- Wed Feb 15, 2017 11:36 am
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Feb 25 Convention Center and Palm School discussion
- Replies: 2
- Views: 8758
Re: Feb 25 Convention Center and Palm School discussion
MPT, thanks - I may be able to attend. List me as tentative.
Leslie
Leslie
- Thu Feb 09, 2017 6:08 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Marking your committee preferences
- Replies: 3
- Views: 10877
Marking your committee preferences
Colleagues, here is an accounting of preferences indicated earlier today for committee participation. CM Alter: Housing & Planning; Mobility CM Garza: Health & Human Services; Mobility CM Kitchen: Health & Human Services, Housing & Planning; Mobility CM Pool: Audit & Finance; Hou...
- Fri Jan 27, 2017 6:57 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Convention Center briefing
- Replies: 1
- Views: 6728
Re: Convention Center briefing
Kathie, this sounds like a good way to approach the need for all of us to be up-to-speed on the various initiatives underway downtown.
Thanks for organizing.
Leslie
Thanks for organizing.
Leslie
- Mon Jan 23, 2017 6:41 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Austin Oaks Postponement
- Replies: 1
- Views: 7432
Re: Austin Oaks Postponement
CM Alter, I will support your request for postponement. Having been in similar shoes in the past, and knowing how much can be accomplished during a postponement, I fully support your request. I suggest this be announced at tomorrow's work session, too, to signal the postponement as early as possible...
- Tue Jan 10, 2017 9:39 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Intergovernmental Appointments
- Replies: 3
- Views: 11587
Re: Intergovernmental Appointments
Mayor, I would like to continue my service as co-chair, Balcones Canyonlands Coordinating Committee, and trustee, City of Austin Employees Retirement System. I will step aside from the Hate Crimes Task Force to allow another CM to pick up that assignment. Thanks.
Leslie
Leslie
- Tue Jan 10, 2017 3:41 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Committees for 2017
- Replies: 3
- Views: 11660
Re: Committees for 2017
Mayor, thank you! I expect our discussion of committees will be real fruitful Thursday. To move us forward on this item, and after we have worked through our thoughts about committees, I will propose that we independently list committees or projects we each want to be involved with and where we want...