City of Austin Council Message Board

Version 2 of Amendment 4: http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincou ... 104634.pdf

Based on a recommendation from CM Ryan Alter, it adds "at the same or greater level of affordability" to our amended language.

Chito

These are my amendments for Item 54 Amendment 1: http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincouncilforum/F4-20240232090513.pdf Amendment 2: http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincouncilforum/F4-20240232090532.pdf Amendment 3: http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincouncilforum/F4-20240232090544.pdf Amendment 4:...

Colleagues, Thank you for starting this conversation. Given my membership on the Cap Metro board, I’d like to take CM Fuentes’s spot on the Mobility Committee. Being on both the Cap Metro board and the Mobility Committee will give me better insight in all of our transportation challenges, a policy a...

Colleagues,

Here is the language for CM Vela Amendment 3 for street side yard setbacks: http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincou ... 094450.pdf

Chito

Colleagues, I plan to bring the following amendments on Thursday. We are working with law for exact amendment language, but wanted to post the ideas as soon as we could. AMENDMENT 1: FLOOR TO AREA RATIO. DRAFT LINK: http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincouncilforum/61-202312339201804.pdf 1) For 2 and...

CM Pool, Thanks to you and your staff for all the hard work on this important item. I agree with the approach on RVs - excluding them but inlcuding tiny homes that meet International Residential Code standards. With regard to your other suggestions, I need to learn more about the impact of both but ...

I also want to thank CM Velasquez for pulling the item. I understand how we're going to use the downtown caps; there are multiple examples of cities successfully burying and capping highways and turning those caps into community assets. However, I want to better understand how we are planning to use...

Colleagues, Our offices have had the opportunity to work with Gail McCant during the preparation and passage of the recently passed APOA implementation ordinance, and we look forward to having her as the next director of the Office of Police Oversight. We found her professional, transparent, and acc...

Colleagues, Thank you for this opportunity to submit the District 4 budget amendments for public review. I have developed 14 changes which reflect my priorities for the City and my district. My primary areas of focus for the FY24 budget are safety, accessibility, and quality-of-life. Vela 1: Tenant ...

Thank you, Council Member Pool, for sponsoring the HOME Initiative. I am very excited to be a cosponsor and look forward to voting for this item on Thursday! Our median home price is now $609,500, up from $371,250 just 5 years ago. This is not sustainable. We must create lower priced home options fo...

Here are two additional resources: From spring of last year, how compatibility impacted VMU: https://austin.maps.arcgis.com/apps/mapviewer/index.html?webmap=c634b1679a014bc1b45dabb86d15fc80 Information on compatibility in other Texas cities: http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincouncilforum/F5-202306...

Colleagues,

Here is a redlined document for Version 2 that was posted to back-up this afternoon: http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincou ... 175943.pdf

Chito Vela

CM Alter,

My compatibility item makes citywide changes to compatibility not conditioned on any affordability bonus. I just posted on the message board explaining my rationale and look forward to discussing this tomorrow.

Chito Vela

Colleagues, This week, on the June 8 agenda, I am bringing an item which initiates the process to change compatibility rules citywide. I’d like to briefly explain my reasoning. The prior council passed a “compatibility on corridors” bonus program that allowed certain properties on certain corridors ...

CM Qadri, Thank you for bringing this excellent item! I would like to be added as a co-sponsor. As we see more and more people walk, bike, rideshare, telecommute and use transit, we simply do not need the amount of parking that our antiquated code requires us to build. And requiring so much parking ...

CM Pool,

Thank you for your work in promoting Austin's leadership among cities and taking the time to include us in this initiative. I also see many of the key principles and values of our City and Council included. I would be grateful if my name and title can be included.

Saludos,
Chito

Colleagues, As summer approaches, I want to ensure that our pools are fully staffed and prepared for the onslaught of Austinites who want to beat the heat. In the pursuit of that goal, I would like to request a briefing from our Aquatics team at Tuesday’s work session to discuss lifeguard recruitmen...

I completely agree with CM Velasquez and would also like a briefing on the matter at the April 11th work session.

Chito Vela

I agree with CM Alison Alter about a briefing on the Police Academy and where we are with updating the curriculum, including incorporating the recommendations in the Kroll reports. This has been an ongoing issue that needs to be finalized.

Chito

Colleagues,

Please see the following amendment to item 16 - ETOD.

http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincou ... 100734.pdf

Chito

The original upload of the neighborhood by neighborhood numbers did not upload correctly. You can see the document in PDF form here: http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincou ... 111253.pdf

Colleagues, My office prepared an explanation of item 24 on the March 9th agenda regarding Small Lot Amnesty Disaggregation. You can read that explanation here: http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincouncilforum/72-20230307183111.pdf In addition, please see the following maps and analysis prepared for...

Colleagues, During my office’s review of CM Kelly’s Citizen Police Academy resolution (item 26 on this week’s agenda), I learned that APD hopes to change the name of the academy to the Community Police Academy. This change was designed to align with the general order related to maintaining an impart...

Colleagues, I am offering the following amendments to my I-35 IFC, item 44. Amendment 1: http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincouncilforum/CE-20230222152603.pdf Amendment 2: http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincouncilforum/CE-20230222152646.pdf I am offering these as amendments rather than a Version ...

Colleagues, We all agree that our police need the resources to recruit, retain, and appropriately compensate officers. We all know that transparency and meaningful oversight are essential to public safety. We all want a four-year contract that achieves those goals. What my cosponsors and I have prop...