City of Austin Council Message Board

Our office has been in communication with the appellant and developer for item #55 on this week's council agenda (Red Bluff hotel), and our understanding is both parties would like a one month postponement of this item to continue working on a compromise. I am also in favor of such a postponement. 5...

I will be calling our remaining budget work sessions for either council chambers or the boards and commission room. If any of the Council wants to use this bulletin board to indicate their preference, please let me know. (I already know the preference of Gallo, Pool and Renteria.) I’ll then post whe...

FYI, following up on the conversation the Council had with Ed Van Eenoo during the budget forecast presentation about a departmental and program budget review process that would occur outside the budget development process, I wanted you to know that I’ve sent the following messages to the Manager an...

At the May 21, 2015 meeting of Council, regarding the development of a golf course on land at the Walter E. Long Metropolitan Park, the vote was to postpone a decision so that a smaller working could develop a holistic, equitable economic development plan with short/long term goals and timelines to ...

Following conversations with Council members, including at work sessions, CM Casar and I will lay out a modified homestead exemption proposal that continues this council’s efforts to address fairness and affordability. Such a proposal would show this council’s continued ability to work together, and...

Colleagues, Below is the statement I released this morning: “I was shocked to learn of this training last night. Trading in these kinds of stereotypes about women is hurtful and wrong. I am fortunate to serve on this historic first 10-1 council. I’m looking into this matter, as this kind of misguide...

Council Member Houston and I have requested a 2:00pm time certain for Item 28 on the 03/05/15 agenda. This will also be shown later today through Changes and Corrections.

The following motion sheet is on the dais. Mayor Adler MOTION SHEET: Amend Item 40 by Adler, Pool, Gallo, Kitchen Amendment by Mayor Adler Additional language to the resolution: BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: The new staff positions will support council committees and major committee initiatives at the req...

Council Members, After having listened to comments from council and the community, I will be offering a revised proposal for office staffing for discussion at Tuesday’s Council Work Session. A revised resolution may well be posted today for next Thursday’s consideration. Austin is at a tipping point...

We were all adding topics to the potential list and I added this one after having heard some involved in urban planning suggest that the recent and current focus on "sustainability," a focus of Austin, might be moving in some cities in the direction of "resiliency." I was unclear...

All: Good ideas and I'm sure we all really appreciate the follow up. Hopefully everyone has gotten the 1-16-15 memo from Marc Ott outlining the staff's response to our request that community engagement be strongly encouraged and facilitated in this process. If anyone has any changes or suggested add...