* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:03] THAT LONG, UH, TODAY. RIGHT? READY? WE'LL GO AHEAD AND STOP. TODAY IS TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17TH, 2020. UH, THIS IS THE, UH, CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL CALL MEETING, UH, SET TO BEGIN MOVING TODAY. OUR WE'RE DOING THIS VIA VIDEO CONFERENCE. UH, THERE WAS AN INITIAL, UH, DEVON, WHICH HAD US APPROVED THE CANVASSING RESULTS. WE HAD A LITTLE AGENDA. THEN WE HAD AN AGENDA THAT HAD US APPROVING AN ORDINANCE. UH, WHAT ARE THE RUNOFF ELECTION RECEPTIVE? THOSE TWO THINGS AND WE'LL HANDLE, UH, THOSE TWO THINGS. YOU HAVE A QUORUM PRESENT OF THE COUNCIL. UM, IF I CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER, I WE'RE MEETING VIRTUALLY AS LOUD BY THE GOVERNOR TO PURCHASE YOUR DECLARATION AND THE RELATED SUSPECTS MENTION, YOU KNOW, CERTAIN OPEN-ENDED STATUTES, AS YOU KNOW, UNDER STATE LAW, ONLY TWO COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE NECESSARY FOR A QUORUM, BEGAN WITH AN ELECTION. HOWEVER, WE HAVE ANOTHER ITEM ON THE AGENDA. SO OUR REGULAR FORM THAT MEMBERS ARE NECESSARY TO TAKE THAT UP. NOW WE'RE GOING [1. Approve a resolution canvassing the results of the November 3, 2020 general and special elections.] TO TAKE UP ITEM NUMBER ONE TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION CANVASSING THE RESULTS OF THE NOVEMBER 3RD, 2020 ELECTION, UH, GENERAL ED SPECIAL ACTIONS IN THE GENERAL ELECTION RETURNS OF THE ELECTION SHOW. WHEN A DISTRICT TWO RACE, THERE WERE 5,084 VOTES, UH, FOR DAVID KANCHAN AND, UM, UH, 5,000. WE VOTE FOR CASEY RAMOS, 14,933 VOTES OF 1,327 VOTES FOR ALEX STRINGER, UH, WITH AN SFR, THIS RECEIVING A MAJORITY OF OUR VOTES CAST FOR THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBER IN DISTRICT FOUR RACE, THERE WERE 11,629 VOTES, OR THE GALLEO GREG SAW 4,310 VOTES FOR LUCY BEFORE, UM, 1,466 VOTES OR EMBASSIES TO STEP, UM, SET, SET DEPENDENT OR WITH GREG IS, ARE RECEIVING WITH MAJORITY OF ALL VOTES CAST, THE CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT, THE DISTRICT SIX RENTS AND THE 14,278 VOTES FOR GAMES. 11,866 VOTES 6,806 VOTES FOR JENNIFER , WHICH WHEN YOU SAY SETTLED VOTES FOR THE MORRISON, WOULD YOU BE FLYING TO GET THEM IN KINGS COUNTY, RECEIVING THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF VOTES WITH GUIDANCE, EVEN IN A JOURNEY OF ALL BOATS? CAN YOU SEE THE COUNCIL NUMBER DISTRICT SINCE THE DISTRICT SEVEN OR 14,000 VOTES, BUT MORE THAN 47,424? NOT LESLIE PAUL'S EVEN THE MAJORITY MARBLES HAVE PROCEEDED. SO THE DISTRICT 10 RACE, THERE WERE 7,500 50,006. ALISON AWFUL, 1,364 VOTES. 390 VOTES FOR MORE THAN 8,295 VOTES THROUGH A PROJECT. EXACTLY LIKE 1,637 VOTES FOR GENITAL WELLS OF ALL PEOPLE IN GENERAL RECEIVING THAT HIGHEST NUMBER OF VOTES. THE CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT. I AM A SPECIAL ELECTIONS LITTLE TERMS FOR THE ELECTION SHOW, HER LOCAL 242,457 VOTES FOR ONE, 176,166 VOTES AGAINST PROPOSITION A AND 276,257 VOTES FOR 35,007 VOTES AGAINST PROPOSITION B. BEFORE WE TAKE A MOTION, IS THERE ANYONE, UH, REGISTERED, UH, TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? NO, MA'AM THERE BEING NONE. I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION TO IMPACT UP CAMPING, SEEING AND ACCEPTING THE RETURNS FROM THE RUBBER BIRD 2020 GENERAL SPECIAL LUNCHES DECLARING VANESSA [00:05:01] WHITENESS. THE DISTRICT ELECTED BICKERING, GREG BESIDE THE BOARD IS ELECTED GLARING. LESLIE POOLE DISTRICT SEVEN IS A LIKELY DECLARING THAT A RUNOFF ELECTION BETWEEN KELLY IS NECESSARY FOR DISTRICT SIX IN DECLARING THAT A RUNOFF ELECTION BETWEEN ALISON ALTER AND JENNIFER IS NECESSARY FOR DISTRICT 10 AND DECLARING PROPOSITION A AND PROPOSITION B WERE BOTH ADOPTED. IS THERE A MOTION? OUR MAYOR PRO TEM MAKES THE MOTION OR SECOND TO THAT MOTION. SECONDS THE MOTION, UH, ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION MADE AND SECONDED HEARING NONE. THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. YEAH, THERE'S UNANIMOUS ON THE DIET WITH ALL KINDS MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE, UH, THAT MOTION AND THE RESOLUTION PASSES AND THE RESOLUTION IS APPROVED. AND I WON'T TAKE UP ANY [2. Approve an ordinance ordering a runoff election to be held in the City of Austin on December 15, 2020 for the purpose of electing City Council Members (single member districts) for District 6 and District 10; making provision for the conduct of the election; and declaring an emergency.] NUMBER TWO TO APPROVE AN ORDINANCE OR TO BRING A RUNOFF ELECTION. WE'VE HELD WITH THE CITY OF BOSTON IN DECEMBER 15TH, 2020, WHERE THE PURPOSE OF ELECTION COUNCIL MEMBERS, UH, WILL DISTRICT SIX AND RESTRICT EXAM. BEFORE WE TAKE OUT THIS MOTION, IS THERE ANYONE AT SEIBEL TO SPEAK LEVELS THEY ARE BEING DONE? I WILL NOW ENTERTAIN A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE ORDINANCE. ORDERING A RUNOFF ELECTION WILL BE HELD IN THE CITY OF BOSTON ON DECEMBER 15TH, 2020. WE'RE THE PURPOSE OF THE ELECTION OF CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS WITH DISTRICT SIX AND DISTRICT COUNCIL, NUMBER FOUR, RATES THE MOTION AND COUNCIL GO FLAT AGAIN. SECOND STEP DURING THE DISCUSSION. JEANETTE CAN SPEAK FIRST. OKAY. UM, BEFORE WE TAKE THE VOTE, I WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT WE ARE STILL CURRENTLY WORKING ON TRYING TO LOCK DOWN A COUPLE ADDITIONAL, UH, POLLING LOCATIONS. UM, AND I HOPE TO HAVE A FINAL WORD TOMORROW, BUT I NEED TO START TO GET THE PUBLICATION READY FOR THE STATE'S MEN. SO MY PLAN IS IF WE CAN GET THESE LOCATIONS LOCKED DOWN THIS WEEK, I WILL EMAIL EVERYBODY OUT THE ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS. WE WILL PUBLISH THEM IN THE NEWSPAPER AND THEN COME BACK TO COUNCIL, UM, PROBABLY ON YOUR WORK SESSION TO HAVE YOU FORMALLY ADOPT AND APPROVE THE ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS. UM, WE ARE STILL WORKING ON THEM. YOU KNOW, WE'VE HAD THE DISCUSSIONS BEFORE ABOUT HOW DIFFICULT POLLING LOCATIONS FOR THE NOVEMBER OR THE DECEMBER RUNOFF ARE IN A GOOD YEAR AND THROW IN, UH, COVID AND RISING NUMBERS. AND IT HAS BEEN EVEN MORE DIFFICULT THAN IN A NORMAL ELECTION YEAR. UM, BUT WE ARE COMMITTED TO TRY TO GET AS MANY LOCATIONS IN OUR DISTRICTS AS WE CAN. UH, THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND I KNOW IT'S DIFFICULT AND AS SOON AS YOU CAN, UH, IT LOOKS LIKE, UH, THE LION'S LOCATION THAT TAKEN OFF THE LIST, UM, IN DISTRICT 10. WHY, WHY DID THAT HAPPEN? UM, THEY WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR, UH, EARLY VOTING. WE HAVE THEM A, AN ELECTION DAY SITE, AND THAT WAS THE WORD THAT I GOT FROM THE FACILITY. SO THANK YOU. UM, I GUESS I WOULD ASK THAT IF YOU COULD CONTINUE TO IDENTIFY, UM, AN ALTERNATIVE, UM, I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION UNTIL FIVE MINUTES BEFORE THIS MEETING, THAT LYONS WAS ON THE LIST. UM, THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF MY DISTRICT THAT, UM, IS, UM, NORTH OF THE RIVER IS NOT COVERED BY ANY POLLING LOCATION. UM, I KNOW THAT YOU'RE WORKING ON THE NORTHERN SECTION OF THE DISTRICT AND WHERE THAT OVERLAPS WITH DISTRICT SIX. UM, BUT THERE'S HUGE SWATHS THAT ARE NOT COVERED BY THE LOCATIONS. AND I UNDERSTAND, UM, THE CHALLENGES YOU'RE HAVING. UM, BUT IT JUST TO, TO LEARN FIVE MINUTES BEFORE THAT IT WAS TAKEN OFF, UM, DOESN'T PROVIDE A LOT OF OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO HELP YOU IDENTIFY ADDITIONAL SITES. AND I, AND I RECOGNIZE THAT IT'S CHALLENGING UNDER COVID. [00:10:01] UM, BUT I LIKE TO, I GUESS, PROVIDE DIRECTION TO CONTINUE TO IDENTIFY, UM, THOSE SITES AND IF THEY NEED TO BE BROUGHT BACK TO US ON TUESDAY, UM, THEN TO DO THAT AND I CAN REACH OUT TO LYONS AGAIN AND SEE IF WE CAN CONVINCE THEM TO BE AN EARLY VOTING SITE. UM, BUT WE DO HAVE THEM FOR ELECTION DAY AND THAT'S GOOD TO SEE IT BE GOOD IF YOU COULD ALSO CHECK BACK WITH THEM TO SEE IF THEY CAN, BECAUSE IT'S IS A WIDE GEOGRAPHIC AREA. AND IF THERE'S AN ALTERNATE SITE OR EDGE OF DIVISIONAL SITES BY THE SIDE EFFECTS, UM, YEAH, AGAIN, I, I WANT TO JUST BE CLEAR THAT I WASN'T TALKING ABOUT, YOU KNOW, IT HAS TO BE THAT SPECIFIC SITE, BUT WE, WE DO NEED SOME SITES IN THE, IN THE AREA, UM, TO, TO COVER POETS PEOPLE IF WE DON'T WANT EVERYONE COMING ON ELECTION DAY TO VOTE WITH THE PANDEMIC. OKAY. THANKS MARIN. AND THANKS JANETTE FOR YOUR HARD WORK AND YOUR CONTINUED HARD WORK ON THIS, JUST FOR MEMBERS OF THE MEDIA OR OTHERS THAT MAY BE REPORTING ON THESE LOCATIONS. I DON'T WANT ANYONE TO BE CONFUSED THAT THE REVISED EXHIBIT A IS JUST THE DOCUMENT FROM TRAVIS COUNTY. THERE'S NO PLACE HOLDER WHERE PEOPLE FROM THE WILLIAMSON COUNTY LOCATIONS AND VOTERS STILL HAVE TO VOTE IN THE COUNTY OF THEIR RESIDENTS. I KNOW YOU'RE WORKING ON THOSE WILCO LOCATIONS. THERE WILL BE WILL WILLIAMS COUNTY LOCATIONS. AND JUST BECAUSE YOU LIVE IN WILLIAMSON COUNTY, DOESN'T MEAN YOU DON'T HAVE TO VOTE IN THE RUNOFF. RUNOFF APPLIES TO YOU TOO. AND THE CURRENT WILLIAMSON COUNTY LOCATIONS ARE IN THE ORIGINAL EXHIBIT. THEY MAY NOT BE IN THE UPDATED ONE BECAUSE WE JUST GOT THAT FROM TRAVIS COUNTY A FEW MINUTES AGO, THIS IS A COMPLETE MOVING TARGET. UM, THAT GIVES ME HEARTBURN AND INDIGESTION. UM, AND I WILL ADMIT IS THE WORST TWO WEEKS OF THE YEAR, UM, FOR ME. SO, UM, I APPRECIATE YOUR PATIENCE. UM, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU WITH DEVELOPMENT TO CONSIDER POLLING LOCATIONS AS A COMMUNITY BENEFIT, BECAUSE IT IS SO DIFFICULT WHEN WE GET INTO THESE OUTER AREAS WHERE THE CITY DOESN'T HAVE A LOT OF, UM, REC CENTERS AND LIBRARIES AND, AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SO I THINK THE MAYOR WENT OFF SCREEN. UH, SO, UH, JUST SHOT ME A TEXT COUNCILOR FLANNIGAN. YOU WANT TO GO NEXT? YEAH. I JUST WANTED TO BE CLEAR BECAUSE THE, THE AGENDA NOTES, THE LAKE BACKUP AS A REVISED EXHIBIT A WHICH IN NORMAL TIMES MEANS IT REPLACES THE ORIGINAL EXHIBIT EIGHT, BUT WHAT I'M HEARING YOU SAY, JEANETTE, IS THAT IT DOESN'T REPLACE EXHIBIT EIGHT. IT IS IN ADDITION TO YOUR ORIGINAL EXHIBIT. YEAH. WELL, WE'LL GET THAT UPDATED. IT'S JUST, WE LITERALLY GOT IT LIKE FIVE MINUTES AGO, UM, BEFORE WE WERE LOGGING IN FOR THE MEETING. AND SO I THINK WE JUST DIDN'T QUITE CATCH THAT. IT WASN'T A COMPLETE REVISED EXHIBIT. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER ALTAR. THANK YOU. UM, JEANETTE, I JUST WANT TO CONVEY THAT I REALLY APPRECIATE THE DIFFICULTY OF THE TASK, UM, IN FRONT OF YOU. UM, AND, UM, WE'LL MAKE A, YOU KNOW, JUST TO ECHO WHAT JIMMY JUST SAID TO, TO MAKE A SORT OF, UH, A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT TO THE MOTION THAT'S ON THE TABLE TO, UM, I BELIEVE WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE TABLE, UM, TO DO THE COMBINED BACKUP FOR, FOR EXHIBIT A, UM, AND THEN, YOU KNOW, IF LIONS IS NOT GOING TO WORK FOR AN EARLY VOTING, WE HAVE ANOTHER SITE NEARBY. THAT IS THE HOUSE IN LIBRARY THAT HAS BEEN USED IN THE PAST, UM, WHICH WHILE IT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO BE USED AS AN EARLY VOTING LOCATION OR VOTING LOCATION, UM, WHEN YOU HAD THE WHOLE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, PERHAPS IT COULD SERVE, UM, IN THIS CAPACITY, IT'S NOT THAT MUCH, UM, SMALLER, SMALLER THAN LIONS, AND THAT MIGHT BE AN ALTERNATIVE TO, TO CONSIDER. UM, SO I APPRECIATE YOU CONTINUING TO LOOK FOR THESE LOCATIONS AND UNDERSTAND THE PRESSURE THAT YOU HAVE TO GET THINGS PUBLISHED. UM, BUT I THINK WE WANT TO MAKE THIS AS EASY AS POSSIBLE. UM, SO WE'RE NOT CROWDING UP ON ELECTION DAY. THANK YOU, [00:15:01] BARRY. YOU BACK LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE STILL OFF ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THE ITEM. I THINK THERE WAS A MOTION AND A SECOND, UH, I DON'T THINK YOU NEED TO WAIT ON THE MAYOR TO PASS. IT SEEMS LIKE SOMETHING PRETTY UNIVERSALLY AGREED UPON. SO, UH, ALL IN FAVOR. SO YOU, STEVE, THAT IS ME. YOU STILL CAN'T SEE ME THOUGH, BUT I WROTE EYES TOGETHER WITH THE OTHERS. THAT SOUNDS GOOD. IT LOOKS LIKE IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY, UM, WITH, UM, MAYOR PRO TEM GARZA OFF THE DIOCESE. AND I DON'T SEE ANYONE ELSE OFF THE DYES. SO IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY, UH, WITH 10 VOTES ON AND, AND THE MAYOR PRO TEM OFF. I THINK THAT'S ALL THE BUSINESS THAT WE HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF AT THIS MEETING. SO UNLESS THAT DAS SEND ME ELSE, UH, WE'LL STAY ON THE, UH, ADJOURN, UH, HERE AT, UH, 1219, MAYBE HE'S ADJOURN. THANK YOU. BIG BANG, BANG, BANG. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.