City of Austin Council Message Board

On Behalf of Council Member Harper-Madison: I agree that policy that helps protect the housing available to Austin's renters is important, so in order to ensure existing missing middle and multi-family capacity is maintained I offer the following additional direction to Tovo #4: http://assets.austin...

On Behalf of Council Member Harper-Madison: would like to offer the following additional direction to Tovo #4:

On behalf of CM Madison: Colleagues, Here is the updated version of the proposed amendments I passed out this morning: http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincouncilforum/37-20191209124238.pdf Note: this version does not reflect friendly amendments that were accepted on the dais. Thank you, Natasha

On behalf of Council Member Harper-Madison: Colleagues, I am very much looking forward to tomorrow’s public hearing and Monday’s discussion on the land development code rewrite. I know that all of our offices have put countless hours of genuinely hard work into this effort and these next few days re...

Here is a clean pdf:
http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincou ... 220022.pdf

On behalf of Council Member Harper-Madison: Colleagues, Attached is our proposed revised draft of the resolution that will be distributed on the dais tomorrow. We as a municipality have an excellent opportunity tomorrow to convert a tragic scenario into transformative action that makes Austin a beac...

On behalf of Council Member Harper-Madison: Thank you MPT Garza. For too long, East Austin has borne the brunt of our city's rapid growth. That's why I think it's absolutely imperative that we consider any and every tool in the toolbox that could help us stop displacement and redistribute growth pre...

On behalf of Council Member Harper-Madison: Thank you Mayor Adler and Council Member Alter for collecting these items for discussion. As I was under the weather on Monday morning, I appreciate the opportunity to add to the dialogue. RESIDENTIAL •Our new land development code (LDC) should support the...

On behalf of Council Member Harper-Madison: Colleagues, I want to offer my gratitude to each of you for this dialogue. Confronting our homelessness crisis is one of our most urgent obligations as leaders of this community. Without resolving it, we can never claim to be an equitable city. At my most ...

On behalf of Council Member Harper-Madison: Colleagues, Thank you, Mayor Pro Tem Garza for your thoughtful post and analysis of the proposed ordinance amendments. I share your concerns and appreciate your ability to succinctly and eloquently highlight points of concern. To expand upon what you have ...

On behalf of Council Member Madison: Colleagues, I look forward to working with you all today to adopt a budget that reflects our priorities as a city. I'm cosponsoring several amendments including expanding the Out of School Time program in Districts 1 & 4, census funding, maintaining the Clean...