Jul 28, 2022 City Council Meetings

UH, IS THERE ANY OBJECTION TO ITEM NUMBER FOUR, BEING POSTPONED TILL SEPTEMBER 1ST? UM, UH, AND MORGAN IS INDICATED STAFF'S OKAY WITH THAT HEARING NONE.

ANY OBJECTION TO IT BEING POSTPONED HEARING? NO OBJECTION.

I REMEMBER FOUR IS POSTPONED TO SEPTEMBER 1ST COUNCIL MEMBER, COUNCIL MEMBER, RENTER, MARIA, GO AHEAD.

UH, THANK YOU, MAYOR.

AND, UH, YOU KNOW, I, I'VE ALSO BEEN OUT OF TOWN.

I WENT TO WASHINGTON DC TO LOBBY FOR MORE FUNDING FOR CAPITAL METRO.

AND I JUST GOT BACK LAST NIGHT FROM SOUTHFIELD WITH OUR SISTER CITY, AND I WANT TO PULL ITEM 70, HAD TIME TO CONCENTRATE ON THIS ITEM AND I POSTPONED IT TO, I WANT TO POSTPONE IT TO THE NEXT WEEK TO OUR NEXT, TO, TO OUR NEXT COUNCIL MEETING.

I BELIEVE IT IN SEPTEMBER 1ST, SEPTEMBER 1ST? YES.

AND THAT'S ITEM NUMBER 70, CORRECT.

SO I REMEMBER SEVENTIES, YOU GOING TO GET PULLED WELL, I'M TRYING TO FIGURE IT OUT OUR FAIRS.

UH, IS THERE ANY OBJECTION WHOSE WOULD BE THE INTERESTED PARTY IN THAT COUNTING THE BROS, THAT THE ITEM THAT STARTED AS AN IFC THAT HAS COME BACK TO US, THIS IS THE RENAMING OF THE PAN-AMERICAN NEIGHBORHOOD PARK.

ANY OBJECTION TO POSTPONING THAT THIS IS A SEPARATE PERSON? I CAN'T REMEMBER HIS CHANCE TO WORK ON IT HEARING.

NO OBJECTION.

THAT ITEM IS POSTPONED TO SEPTEMBER 1ST.

HOW'S OUR KITCHEN.

UM, I'D LIKE TO BE ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR TO ITEM NUMBER 94.

THAT'S THE ONE RELATED TO THE, UM, MUSIC VENUES AND THE PROPOSAL FOR INITIATING AMENDMENTS TO THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE.

SO I'D LIKE TO BE ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR.

WILL THE CLERK PLEASE REFLECT THAT IN THE MINUTES? ANYTHING ELSE BEFORE WE START ON SPEAKERS, COUNCILOR TOVO, UM, MAYOR I'D LIKE TO POSTPONE 91, AND I THINK THE RECORD ALREADY REFLECTS THAT I REQUESTED A POSTPONEMENT OF 99 AS WELL.

BOTH OF THEM ARE MINE.

BOTH OF THEM ARE MY ITEMS 91 AND 99.

AND I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST, AND I HAVEN'T HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO CONNECT WITH STAFF, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO ASK STAFF ON ITEM 44 TO LET ME KNOW IF THERE'S A CONCERN ABOUT POSTPONING THAT ITEM.

AND I APOLOGIZE WITH THIS WEEK'S AGENDA JUST HAVEN'T HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY DIVE INTO IT.

UM, THE STAFF ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THEY ARE WORKING TOWARD BRINGING THOSE CONTRACTS IN-HOUSE UM, BUT I REALLY NEED TO JUST HAVE A MINUTE TO TALK THROUGH WITH THEM, WHETHER THIS IS THE OUTCOME WE NEED AND, AND WHAT KIND OF TIMING IT IS.

UM, SO YOU'RE PULLING ITEMS NUMBER 91 AND 98.

AND THEN YOU ASKED THE QUESTION ON WHICH NUMBER, UM, MAYOR, I'M SORRY FOR THE CONFUSION, BUT NO 99 IS ALREADY POSTPONED.

IT'S MY ITEM.

IT'S ON THE POSTPONEMENT LIST AND I AM ALSO GOING TO POSTPONE MY IFC 91.

I'M POSTPONING 91 AND I AM, UM, I WOULD LIKE TO POSTPONE 44, BUT I'M INVITING STAFF TO JUST REACH OUT IF THEY HAVE ANY CONCERNS ABOUT THAT.

IS THERE ANY OBJECTION TO POSTPONING ITEM NUMBER 91 AS WELL? HOPPER, MADISON? UM, I WASN'T PAYING ATTENTION.

CAN YOU REMIND ME REAL QUICK? WHICH ITEM IS NUMBER 91? I DO.

ONE IS THE, UH, HISTORIC ZONING, UH, DISTRICT FOR A E OR SIXTH STREET.

AND WE'RE PROPOSING TO POSTPONE THE ITEM.

COUNCIL MEMBER TOVO IS REQUESTING POSTPONEMENT OF THAT ITEM.

UM, IT STAFF OR THE PEOPLE REPRESENTING THE ITEM.

ARE THEY COMFORTABLE WITH THE POSTPONEMENT REQUEST COUNCIL MEMBER? IT'S MY, IT'S MY, UM, IT'S THE RESOLUTION I BROUGHT FORWARD.

SO I'M SO UNCOMFORTABLE WITH THAT.

I WAS JUST MAKING SURE THAT TO CLARIFY THAT ANYBODY WHO WAS A STAKEHOLDER IN THE PROCESS HAD HAD THE OPPORTUNITY, BUT YOU'RE UNCOMFORTABLE WITH THAT.

THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING.

BRINGING CONTRACT INSIDE.

POSTPONING THIS ITEM TO SEPTEMBER 1ST, HEARING NINE ITEM NUMBER 91 IS POSTPONED TO SEPTEMBER 1ST.

NUMBER 99 IS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA TO BE POSTPONED TO SEPTEMBER 1ST.

AND THEN I'M SORRY, COUNCIL MEMBER.

TOBO YOU HAD QUESTIONS ON WHICH NUMBER

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IT WAS 44 AND 45.

UM, IF IT WAS JUST 44, BUT IF, UM, BETWEEN NOW AND WHEN IT COMES UP, IF MY, MY HOPE IS THAT WE CAN RESOLVE IT AND JUST POSTPONE IT SO THAT STAFF DON'T HAVE TO HAVE TO WAIT FOR THAT ANSWER.

BUT IF THEY HAVE ANY CONCERNS, WELL, I WILL REACH OUT TO STAFF, BUT JUST KNOW THAT I AM ASKING STAFF, UM, IF WE COULD PASS ON THAT.

GOTCHA.

RIGHT NOW WE'RE LEAVING IT ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.

SO SPEAK UP OR LET US KNOW IF WE AT COUNCIL MEMBER POOL, DID, UM, COUNCIL MEMBER TOVA.

DID YOU ALSO MENTION ITEM 99 OR AM I, AM I HEARING I DID, BUT IT'S ALREADY ON CHANGES AND CORRECTIONS AS A POSTPONEMENT 99.

WE'LL BE POSTPONED TO SEPTEMBER 1ST ON THE CONSENT, UH, VOTE.

GOTCHA.

THANKS.

ALRIGHT.

UH, WITH THOSE, UH, WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND, UH, UH, ASKED FOR A SPEAKERS.

WE'RE GOING TO BEGIN WITH REMOTE SPEAKERS.

THEN WE'RE GOING TO DO SPEAKERS THAT ARE IN HOUSE, UH, UH, ABLE TO BE DISCUSSED TODAY IS, UH, THE SOUTH, UH, IS THE, UH, STATESMAN POD, BUT WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE TAKING ACTION ON IT, UH, AVAILABLE TO, TO BE SPOKEN TO TODAY WOULD BE THE LICENSE PLATE READER, BUT WE ARE NOT GOING TO BE TAKING ANY, UH, ACTION ON THAT ABLE TO BE SPOKEN TO TODAY IS THE PARKLAND DEDICATION, UH, ON COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES, BUT WE WILL NOT BE TAKING ANY ACTION ON THAT.

UH, EITHER, UH, COLLEAGUES THERE HAVE ALSO BEEN SOME QUESTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN RAISED WITH RESPECT TO THE CONTRACT, UM, UH, FU UH, REPLACEMENT FOR FRONT STEPS IN, UH, TO TWO LOCATIONS, UH, THAT HAVE BEEN RAISED BY, UH, UH, SOME OF THE STAKEHOLDERS.

UH, I REALLY APPRECIATE THE, THE WORK INTO THE WEE HOURS OF THE MORNING BY THE STAKEHOLDERS AND DIRECTOR STIRRUP, UH, DIANA GRAY, UM, AND, UM, UM, UM, THE STAKEHOLDERS, UH, JP CONNELLY, UH, AND OTHERS, UH, I'LL BE BRINGING, UH, AMENDMENTS TO THOSE TWO THAT REFLECT THE AGREEMENT, UH, OF THAT GROUP ON, UH, SOME DIRECTION THAT WILL ENABLE THOSE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH, UH, ALL THEIR SUPPORT.

AND I JUST MENTIONED THAT TO THE, TO THE SPEAKERS AS WELL.

THAT'S OUR POOL WILL THAT AMENDMENT INCLUDE THINGS LIKE THE IDENTIFICATION AND THE UNIFORMS AND THE, UM, REEMPLOYMENT OF EXISTING, UH, UH, IT ADDRESSES THE THINGS THAT THEY WANTED TO HAVE RAISED, WHICH INCLUDES THE REEMPLOYMENT ISSUE.

IT DOESN'T ADDRESS UNIFORMS. AND THAT WAS A PIECE THAT I BROUGHT ON TUESDAY AND OUR WORK SESSION THAT I THINK OUR STAFF HAD INDICATED COULD BE INCLUDED INTO THE CONTRACT THAT THE UNIFORMS GO TO IDENTIFICATION, BUT IT ALSO INCLUDED HAVING EMPLOYEES NAMES LIKE A NAME BADGE SO THAT IT COULD BE EASILY IDENTIFIED.

SO BETWEEN NOW AND THAT COMING UP, LET US DOUBLE BACK AND SEE IF EVERYBODY'S OKAY WITH US ADDING THAT IF YOU HAVE A SPECIFIC LANGUAGE ON THAT, SHOOT IT OVER.

OTHERWISE WE'LL TRY TO FASHION SOME AND WORK WITH YOUR OFFICE.

THAT'S GREAT.

AND I THINK DIRECTOR STIRRUP HAD, HAD FIGURED THAT OUT.

I DON'T, CAN I SEE ACM HAYDEN HOWARD HAS GIVEN US A THUMBS UP ON IT.

THANK YOU FOR INCLUDING THAT.

FOR US TO LOOK SOMEWHERE YET.

WE'LL TRY TO INCLUDE THAT IN THAT WE WILL INCLUDE THAT, UH, JANINE, IF YOU WOULD.

UM, FINALLY COLLEAGUES, I JUST WANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT, UH, THIS IS, UH, JANINE CLARK'S, UH, LAST, UH, CITY COUNCIL MEETING WITH US.

UH, HERE ARE A COUPLE OF SIDES ON THE, ON THE DAY IS REFLECTING THE WORK SHE DOES WITH OTHER OFFICES.

I GUARANTEE YOU THAT NONE OF YOUR SIZE ARE AS LOUD OR AUDIBLE AS MINE IS, UH, TO, TO LOSE HER, UH, STARTED OUT AS A, AS A VISTA, UM, UM, JOINED THE STAFF AND HAS JUST BEEN INVALUABLE, REALLY RISEN THROUGH THE, KIND OF THE RANKS IN, UH, COUNCIL, UH, AND MAYOR OFFICE, UH, SUPPORT, UH, IS MOVING ON TO BIGGER AND BETTER THINGS, UH, NOW, UM, UM, BUT JANINE, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR, FOR HELPING ME AND FOR HELPING EVERYBODY ON THIS DIET.

THANK YOU WITH THAT.

LET'S GO, UM, MAYOR JUST QUICKLY, UM, ON THE, UM, UH, THE DIRECTION OR AMENDMENT, I'M NOT SURE WHICH IT IS.

THAT'S NOT, THAT'S NOT OUT YET

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THE ONE YOU'RE WORKING ON IS IT JUST CAME OUT IN AN EMAIL.

AND MAYOR, WE WILL ADD TO THAT ONE, THE LAST POINT THAT COUNCIL MEMBER POOL, I WOULD LIKE TO BE ADDED TO ITEM 100, THE STATEMENT REGARDING THE DOBBS, UH, AND THE, UH, OTHER RECENT SUPREME COURT DECISIONS AS A CO-SPONSOR.

IF THE CLERIC WOULD REFLECT THAT AS WELL, CO-SPONSORING ITEM NUMBER 100 S I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO BE ADDED ON THAT ITEM.

THANK YOU FOR BRINGING IT.

OKAY, CATHERINE, I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO BE LISTED AS A CO-SPONSOR OF THAT ITEM.

[Public Comments (Part 1 of 4)]

LET'S GO TO SPEAKERS.

PLEASE START WITH THE REMOTE SPEAKERS.

THE FIRST SPEAKER IS RYAN.

SPEAKING ON 54 AND 1 0 3, GOOD MORNING, MAYOR ADLER, MAYOR PRO TEM, AND IT SEEMED COUNCIL MEMBERS.

MY NAME IS BRIAN BEZOS.

UH, MEANING THE COMMUNITY WILL KNOW ME, HAS GUMBO, AND I USE THEY THEM PRONOUNS.

I CALL YOU TODAY AS THE RESIDENT OF DISTRICT FIVE, AND IT'S A PROUD MEMBER OF ASKED ME 16, 24, AND OFTEN DSA ASKED YOU TO VOTE NO ON ITEMS, 54 AND 1 0 3.

I MOVED TO AUSTIN ALMOST EXACTLY A YEAR AGO FROM NEW ORLEANS, THE PROMISE OF A BETTER LIFE.

I DELIBERATELY CHOSE TO WORK FOR THIS GREAT CITY RATHER THAN WORK IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR, BUT THE CITY IS ONLY AS GREAT AS HOW EXPENSIVE BUDGET AND PRIORITIZING OVER POLICING AND TECHNOLOGICAL SURVEILLANCE, NOT GREATNESS.

FOR EXAMPLE, NEW ORLEANS HAS LONG BEEN THE PLAYGROUND FOR TESTING NEW SURVEILLANCE, POLICING TECHNOLOGIES, LIKE THE NEIGHBORHOOD SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS IN 2018, I CAN VIEW INTO BACKYARDS AND EVEN PEOPLE'S HOUSES, AND IT'S NO COINCIDENCE THAT THEY ALSO HAVE THE HIGHEST INCARCERATION RATE OF ANYWHERE ON THE PLANET AND DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPRISONED BLACK AND BROWN PEOPLE TWICE.

AS OFTEN AS WHITE PEOPLE.

THIS IS WHAT AUSTIN WANTS TO EMULATE BECAUSE GIVING MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO POLICE DEPARTMENTS ALREADY GETS 38% OF THE BUDGET.

IT'S HOW YOU START DOWN THIS STEEP AND SLIPPERY SLOPE TOWARDS EXTREME SURVEILLANCE AND OVER BELIEFS.

SOMETHING THAT AUSTIN ALREADY STRUGGLES WITH.

I THINK THE HB 1900 THAT'S MONEY THAT CAN NEVER BE TAKEN BACK BY OTHER PROGRAMS VOTE NO ON ITEMS, 54 AND 1 0 3.

STOP RAISING THEIR BUDGET.

LINDSEY IGNITE TILE SKI ON ITEMS. 54 62, 1 0 3 AND ONE 90.

HI, MY NAME IS LINDSAY IGNATOWSKI SHE? THEY PRONOUNS.

I LIVE IN TEMPLE DISTRICT FOUR AND I'M A MEMBER OF DSA.

UM, SO YEAH, I'M CALLING SPECIFICALLY TO SPEAK ABOUT THE 1.4 MILLION ALLOCATION FOR THE BLUE SANTE, WHICH IS REALLY JUST, UM, A PROPAGANDA TO MAKE US FEEL GOOD ABOUT POLICE AND MAKE US FEEL LIKE THEY CARE ABOUT OUR CHILDREN WHEN AFTER YOU'VE ALL DAY, WE'VE SEEN THAT IT'S ANYTHING.

BUT, UM, I THINK IF WE REALLY WANT TO HELP CHILDREN AROUND THE HOLIDAYS, THERE ARE MUCH BETTER AND LESS PROPAGANDIZING WAYS THAT WE COULD SPEND 1.4 MILLION TO ACTUALLY MAKE A POSITIVE IMPACT.

UM, SO THE OTHER THING IS WITH THE AUTOMATIC LICENSE PLATE READERS, UM, THIS IS A DANGEROUS TOOL OF RACISM.

THEATER SHOWS THAT THESE DO NOT ACTUALLY POSITIVELY AFFECT, UH, CRIME OUTCOMES OR SOLVING CRIMES.

IT'S A FORM OF TECHNOLOGICAL SURVEILLANCE.

AND YOU KNOW, WE AT THE CITY OF AUSTIN SAY THAT WE CARE ABOUT THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE HERE.

WE SAY THAT WE WANT TO DECRIMINALIZE ABORTION AND NOT THE, LIKE THE REST OF TEXAS, BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW WE CAN SAY THAT WHEN THEN WE TURN AND WE TALK ABOUT SPENDING ALL THIS MONEY TO GIVE NEW SURVEILLANCE TOOLS TO THE POLICE, WHICH WILL ULTIMATELY MODELING BIPOLAR, BUT WILL ALSO HURT PEOPLE SEEKING ABORTION.

FRANK NASHER ON 54, 62, 75, 76 92, 1 0 3, 180 9 AND ONE 90.

HI, MY NAME IS FRANK .

I AM A MEMBER OF DISTRICT ONE LOUD AND PROUD, AND I, UH, YES, URGING YOU TO VOTE ON ALL THOSE ITEMS, ALL THOSE WAYS.

UH, YESTERDAY MY POWER WENT OUT TO THE THIRD TIME THIS MONTH, UH, AND WE'RE SPENDING MORE MONEY ON THE POLICE AND THEIR PR PROGRAMS RATHER THAN PROVIDING STABLE HOUSING, STABLE INFRASTRUCTURE, STABLE POWER.

AND MY MOM HAD A PULMONARY ELMO EMBOLISM TWO DAYS AGO, AND SHE SLEPT IN THE HALL ROOM WITH THE ER, BECAUSE THERE'S NO MORE ROOMS LEFT AT THE ER.

MEANWHILE, WE HAVE EMT THAT CAN'T REACH PEOPLE BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH AMBULANCES AND WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH BMTS BECAUSE WE'RE NOT PAYING THEM WELL ENOUGH.

THESE ARE THE KINDS OF THINGS THAT OUR BUDGET SHOULD REFLECT.

SO YES, PLEASE VOTE ALL THOSE WAYS ON ALL THOSE ITEMS. STOP PUTTING MONEY INTO APDS,

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GIVE US SUPPORTIVE HOUSING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HOUSING CRISIS IN THE MIDDLE OF A HEAT WAVE.

SOME OF THANK YOU.

JORDAN MILTON MIDDLEBROOKS ON ITEM 54, 62, 75, 76 AND 1 0 3.

HELLO, COUNCIL MEMBERS.

MY NAME IS JORDAN MIDDLEBROOKS.

I'M A RESIDENT OF DISTRICT FOUR.

I'M ALSO A MEMBER OF THE SUNRISE MOVEMENT OFTEN.

AND, UM, I USE SHE HER PRONOUNS.

I'M SPEAKING TO OPPOSE ITEMS, 54 AND ONE OF THREE.

UM, I AM DEFINITELY AGAINST INCREASING ANY POLICE BUDGET.

AND AS WE SEE, WHEN WE LOOK AT THE BUDGET ALLOCATION, HISTORICALLY APD HAS GOTTEN MORE THAN 50% OF THE CITY'S BUDGET, TIME AND TIME AGAIN.

AND WE HAVE NOT SEEN SIGNIFICANT DECREASES IN CRIME.

WE HAVE NOT SEEN SIGNIFICANT INCREASES IN COMMUNITY SAFETY AND THAT'S BECAUSE ADDITIONAL POLICING AND POLICE BUDGETS DO NOT ACTUALLY PROMOTE COMMUNITY SAFETY THAT IS THROUGH THE COMMUNITY ITSELF.

UM, SO I VERY MUCH OPPOSE ANY, UM, AUTOMATIC LICENSE PLATE READERS.

I THINK THAT PERPETUATES HARM, ESPECIALLY AS WOMEN ARE NOW ON THE HUNT, UM, IF THEY TRY TO GET REPRODUCTIVE CARE IN TERMS OF ABORTION AND WHO KNOWS IN THE FUTURE FOR CONTRACEPTIVE CARE, UM, AND AS WE'VE SEEN FROM THE STATE, WE DO GET PENALIZED.

IF WE TRY TO ATD BUDGET, AIDEN BISSELL, CIDERS ITEM 62, 76, 77 AND 92 MAYOR ADLER AND ESTEEM COUNCIL MEMBERS.

MY NAME IS AIDEN AND I'M A RESIDENT OF DISTRICT TWO.

I STRONGLY SUPPORT ITEM TWO BEFORE HOUSING VIOLENCE.

I ALSO WANTED TO SUPPORT INCREASING THE BOTTOM SIZE TO AT LEAST $340 MILLION IN 2018.

THIS COUNCIL ASKED AUSTIN VOTERS TO APPROVE A TWO $50 MILLION BOND FUND AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

AND 73% OF VOTERS APPROVED.

IT WAS HUGELY POPULAR SINCE THEN, RENTED AUSTIN HAVE CONTINUED TO RISE, BUT THIS BILL DOES NOT KEEP PACE.

ACCORDING TO ZILLOW, THE MEDIAN RENT IN JUNE, 2022 WAS 36% HIGHER THAN IN JUNE, 2018.

WE'RE IN AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING CRISIS.

IF THIS BOND HAD KEPT UP, IT WOULD BE $340 MILLION.

AND BASED ON WHERE RENTS ARE GOING, IT SHOULD PROBABLY BE MORE LIKE $380 MILLION.

UH, BREAKING THE BOND WILL NOT INCREASE ANY TAX OBLIGATIONS.

I THINK WE ALL KNOW THAT WAGES AREN'T KEEPING UP WITH RENT AND WE ALL KNOW THAT HIGHER RENTS HITS THE HARDEST FOR THE MOST IMPOVERISHED.

MOST MARGINALIZED PEOPLE IN AUSTIN, MAKING HOUSING CHEAPER WILL FIGHT POVERTY AND SAVE LIVES.

WHEN AUSTIN HAS MORE THAN 1500 HOMELESS AND UNSHELTERED PEOPLE ON ANY GIVEN NIGHT, EXPANDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS AN ABSOLUTE MUST FOR THE SAME REASON.

THAT'S WHY THE COURT HAS EXPIRED.

ITEM 62 75 76.

THANK YOU, TRAVIS WARD ON ITEM 54 92 AND 1 0 3.

HEY, ALL MY NAME IS TRAVIS WARD.

I'M A RESIDENT OF DISTRICT NINE AND A PROUD MEMBER OF THE AUSTIN DEMOCRATIC SOCIALISTS OF AMERICA.

I'M SPEAKING IN OPPOSITION TO ITEM ONE TO THREE.

UM, I DID NOT TRUST APD OR A TEXAS LAW ENFORCEMENT AT LARGE TO NOT USE THIS PROGRAM AGAINST PEOPLE SEEKING ABORTIONS OR PEOPLE EATING THOSE, TAKING ABORTIONS.

I THINK INCREASING SURVEILLANCE CAPABILITIES WHEN PEOPLE ARE CRIMINALIZED FOR BODILY, AUTONOMY IS INSANE, ESPECIALLY WHEN THIS DATA MAKE IT STRAIGHT ICE AND KEN PAXTON, IF THERE'S EVEN A SMALL CHANCE THAT THIS DATA COULD MAKE ITS WAY TO THEM, UM, IT SHOULD NOT BE COLLECTED.

I ALSO POSE ITEM 54.

I THINK $1.4 MILLION HAS FAR BETTER USE IN GOING TOWARDS COMMUNITY POLICING AND PROPAGANDA PROGRAMS. UM, THESE ONLY SERVE TO IMPROVE THE IMAGE OF POLICE WITHOUT INCREASING SAFETY OF THE COMMUNITIES.

WE HAVE 21 OFFICERS INDICTED FOR POLICE BRUTALITY AND I'VE SPENT OVER 10 MILLION AND POLICE BRUTALITY SETTLEMENTS.

WE SHOULDN'T BE REWARDING POLICE, UM, UNTIL THEY CAN LEARN TO TREAT THE COMMUNITY BETTER THAT THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO PROTECT.

AND I'M ALSO SPEAKING IN FAVOR OF ITEM 92, THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING BOND COST OF LIVING IN AUSTIN.

AUSTIN SKYROCKETED NOT KEPT UP.

UM, WE NEED THIS BOND AND WE NEED TO INCREASE IT TO 350 MILLION.

THANK YOU, ELENA BOUGHS ITEMS, 54, 60 TO 75, 76 AND 1 0 3.

GOOD MORNING, MAYOR ADLER AND UH, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.

MY NAME IS ELENA .

I USE,

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UH, SHE, THEY PRONOUNS AND I'M A RESIDENT OF DISTRICT FIVE.

UH, I SPOKE LAST WEEK, UH, ON THE OVAL WHELMING IMPORTANCE OF THE GRACE ACT AS A FIRST STEP TOWARDS PROTECTING AUSTIN AND TEXAS RESIDENTS.

AS A WHOLE, WHOEVER I SEE THE RE-INTRODUCTION OF ALP ARE INTO THE CONVERSATION OF SAFETY IN OUR CITY AS A DIRECT CONTRADICTION TO THIS END, IF WE WANT TO PROVIDE SECURITY TO THOSE SEEKING, TO MAINTAIN THEIR BODILY AUTONOMY, PROVIDING POLICE WITH THE RESOURCES TO PLAY BIG BROTHER TO EVERYONE, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THEY'VE COMMITTED ANY RECOGNIZABLE CRIME, DOESN'T SEEM LIKE A GOOD FACE BEHAVIOR.

THIS KIND OF TECHNOLOGY HAS BEEN OVERWHELMINGLY USED TO VICTIMIZE BLACK AND BROWN PEOPLE, AND HASN'T BEEN SHOWN TO POSITIVELY IMPACT CRIME.

UH, FOR INSTANCE, IN A STUDY PERFORMED BY TRANSPARENCY, CHICAGO IN DETECTIONS OF 4.4, I'M SORRY, 414 MILLION LIVES.

20.

CALL ME ABOUT POINT 22% WERE ACTUALLY OF INTEREST TO ANYONE PHYLLIS SNODGRASS ITEM 92.

GOOD MORNING, UM, MAYOR ADLER CITY COUNCIL.

UM, SO LET'S NOT GRASS CEO OF AUSTIN HABITAT FOR HUMANITY.

FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO TO PRIORITIZE AFFORDABLE HOUSING OUR COMMUNITY.

TODAY, I'M HERE TO ASK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT FOR A $350 MILLION BOND THAT WILL PROVIDE THE FUNDS NEEDED TO ENABLE MORE AFFORDABLE HOMES TO BE BUILT THROUGHOUT AUSTIN, AS WELL AS TO SUPPORT CRITICAL HOME REPAIR FOR SENIORS, LOOKING TO AGE IN PLACE IN OUR COMMUNITY, YOUR SUPPORT WILL HELP US ENSURE MORE HARDWORKING.

AUSTINITES HAVE ACCESS TO HOUSING, PLEASE VOTE.

YES FOR THIS MUCH NEEDED $350 MILLION BOND.

FAMILIES BECOME HOMEOWNERS.

JOANNE NORTON ITEM 96.

WELL, I WOULDN'T HAVE STARTED NORTON.

I LIVE IN DISTRICT NINE AND GRATEFULLY REPRESENTED SIX THREE ON THE ANIMAL ADVISORY COMMISSION.

I'M REQUESTING YOUR SUPPORT FOR ITEM 96 CHANGES TO SECTION 3 47.

THIS IS DOG, WHICH I PROPOSED AND WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED BY THE AUSTIN ANIMAL ADVISORY COMMISSION.

AND IT'S SUPPORTED BY THE AUSTIN ANIMAL CENTER, A DOG BEING VICIOUS AS KILLED OR SERIOUSLY INJURED, A DOG CAT OR OTHER DOMESTIC PET COLLAR LIVESTOCK WHILE RUNNING AT LARGE FROM 1908 TO 2002.

SO I'VE SEEN DISHES COULD REMAIN IN THE CITY WITH THEIR OWNERS IN 2002 ASSISTANCE.

A SUBSTANTIVE CHANGE WAS MADE TO SECTION 3 47 THAT WAS NEVER RECOMMENDED BY THE COMMISSION OR APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL.

THE CHANGEMENT ADOPTEE VICIOUS COULD NO LONGER RESIDE WITHIN AUSTIN CITY LIMITS.

THE PROPOSED CHANGES ALIGNED SECTION 3 47 WITH THE STATE DANGEROUS DOG STATUTE EIGHT TWO TO CORRECT THE, OR TO ALLOW THESE DOGS TO REMAIN WITH THEIR OWNERS AND KEEPS OUR COMMUNITY SAFER BY IMPOSING RESTRICTIONS ON THE DOGS, SUCH AS NOT GOING OUT IN PUBLIC WITHOUT BEING ON A LEASE OR SIMILAR YOUR RESTRAINT.

I BELIEVE THIS CHANGE WOULD BE MORE HUMANE TO DOGS AND THEIR FAMILIES WITHOUT INCREASED RISK TO THE PUBLIC.

I ASKED FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM NUMBER 96, THEN I'M HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS MAYOR.

I JUST WANTED TO REALLY QUICK THANK MS. NORTON FOR SPEAKING ON THIS ITEM TODAY.

SHE IS MY COLLEAGUE COUNCIL MEMBER ENTRY IS APPOINTEE TO THE ANIMAL SERVICES COMMISSION AND SHE BROUGHT THE CHANGES THAT WE WILL BE, UM, THAT ARE ON OUR CONSENT AGENDA AS ITEM NUMBER 96.

SHE BROUGHT THESE CHANGES TO THE COMMISSION, UM, AND I REALLY APPRECIATE HER SIGNING UP AND BEING ABLE TO SPEAK TO THE ISSUE THAT IS OF HIGH INTEREST AND CONCERN TO ALL OF US.

ANYBODY LOOKING FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN, UH, LOOK AT THE MESSAGE BOARD POSTS THAT RELATES TO THIS ITEM, UH, WAS PUT UP.

UM, I THINK YESTERDAY, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

SILVIO CRUZ ITEM 92.

HI, MY NAME IS SILVIO CRUZ AND THE VP OF CLIENT SERVICES FOR AUSTIN HABITAT FOR HUMANITY, YOU KNOW, BUT IT SHOULD BE APPROVED FOR A PRESIDENT TODAY, AUSTIN, THE CLIENT SERVICES AND AUSTIN HABITAT FOR HUMANITY.

FIRST, I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF PROVIDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING TO AUSTIN RESIDENTS.

AS FAMILIAR AS THE PRESIDENT, THE JACKIE, THE AUSTIN THROUGH AUSTIN ANNOUNCING INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION WOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO HELP MANY AUSTIN RESIDENTS ACHIEVE THE DREAM OF HOMEOWNERSHIP PARAMA THE AUSTIN HAS AN INFERENTIAL CORPORATION.

AUSTIN IN 2001, WE WERE ABLE TO HELP 20

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ONE OF THOSE PROJECTS INCLUDED 11 HOMES AT THE PHILOMENA PROJECT AND ALSO 14 MORE HOUSES ARE IN THE WORKS TO BE ABLE TO HELP OTHER FAMILIES.

IN THE SCENIC POINT.

PROJECT AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS VERY IMPORTANT TO OUR COMMUNITY.

NOW MORE THAN EVER, ACCORDING TO ABEL REPORT, MAY, 2022 HOUSING SHOWS THAT MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME OR HOUSE MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD SALES PRICE IS $550,000.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT BY KATHY TYLER 92.

HI, MY NAME IS KATHY TYLER, AND I'M SPEAKING TODAY ON BEHALF OF BOSTON WOMEN IN HOUSING.

WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR ENTHUSIASM AS YOU CONSIDER PUTTING AFFORDABLE HOUSING BONDS ON THE NEXT ELECTIONS FOR VOTERS TO CONSIDER, WE HOPE THE BOND FUNDING LEVEL WILL BE AT LEAST 350 MILLION.

WE'RE PROUD OF BOSTON SUCCESS WITH HAVING PROVIDED $122 MILLION IN HOUSING BONDS THAT HAVE LEVERAGED OVER $1 BILLION.

AND WE'RE GRATEFUL THAT YOUR LEADERSHIP HAS ENSURED THESE BONDS CONTINUE TO BE A MODEL FOR THE FUTURE, BUT IF WE QUIT NOW, THE OPPORTUNITY'S LOSS WILL BE TRAGIC.

NOT ONLY WOULD WE INCREASE HOW NOT INCREASE HOUSING OPTIONS, WE WOULD FORFEIT THE LEVERAGED FUNDS.

WE FORFEIT THE BENEFIT AND THE HARDEST COSTS WOULD BE BORNE BY OUR RESIDENTS WHO NOW ARE WITHOUT HOMES OR WHO LIVE IN SUBSTANDARD, PLACES THAT ARE TOO EXPENSIVE FOR THEIR BUDGET.

THEY EXPEND EXPERIENCED HOUSING INSECURITY, WHICH THEN SPIRAL DOWNWARD AND TO EVERY OTHER LEVEL OF WELLBEING, PLEASE CONTINUE TO CALL ON WOMEN IN HOUSING TO HELP THE BOND.

MATTHEW MOLLICA ON I ITEM 92, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, I'M CALLING IN, UH, TO EXPRESS THE ENDING COMMUNITY HOMELESSNESS, UH, SUPPORT FOR ITEM 92 AFFORDABLE HOUSING BOND IN THE AMOUNT OF AT LEAST $350 MILLION.

EVERY PERSON, NO MATTER THEIR INCOME LEVEL, BUT WILL DESERVE THE SAFE STABLE PLACE TO CALL HOME.

THE CITY OF AUSTIN MUST CONTINUE ITS VITAL ROLE IN LEADERSHIP AND CREATING AND PRESERVING AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND OFTEN INCLUDING PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, UNSHELTERED HOMELESSNESS ON OUR STREETS, MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS NECESSARY TO REDUCE HOMELESSNESS IN AUSTIN, TRAVIS COUNTY CONTINUE TO FIGHT GENTRIFICATION AND DISPLACEMENT AND SUPPORT THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STABILITY.

UM, FOR OUR COMMUNITY HERE IN AUSTIN, SUPPORTING INVESTMENTS IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS AN ESSENTIAL PART OF FIGHTING FOR HOUSING JUSTICE AND RACIAL JUSTICE IN THIS COMMUNITY.

ECHO ENDORPHIN THE 300, A $350 MILLION AFFORDABLE HOUSING, UH, GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND.

UM, AND WE ARE EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO USE OUR OFTEN PRIORITIZATION TOOL, UH, TO ENSURE THAT EQUITY REMAIN ON THE FOREFRONT OF THE BOND.

THANK YOU, CRAIG.

NAZAR ON 96 AND 98.

FROM THE CITY OF ALLAH, THE ENTIRE LAKE.

MY NAME IS DR.

CRAIG NASER.

I AM THE CHAIR OF ANIMAL ADVISORY COMMISSION ITEM 96, ADDRESSES OCCURRENCE LAW IN AUSTIN, VICIOUS DOG ORDINANCE COMMISSIONER NORTON HAS EXCELLENTLY EXPLAINED THIS ISSUE AND I ASKED YOU TO VOTE FOR IT.

ITEM 98 CONCERNS, ONGOING STATUS OF OUR NO KILL SHELTER.

THE SUCCESSFUL NO KILL SHELTER IS A MOVING TARGET BECAUSE THIS IS AT THE CUTTING EDGE OF INNOVATION.

DON'T KILL THIS EVALUATED BY OUTCOME NUMBERS, BUT NO KILL IS NOT A NUMBER.

IT IS OUR COMMITMENT TO THE PRINCIPLE THAT WE WILL NOT KILL ANIMALS SIMPLY BECAUSE WE HAVE RUN OUT OF SPACE.

WE MUST ALWAYS BE AN ALL HANDS ON DECK, ENTERPRISE SEEKING AND RECEIVING HELP FROM AS LARGE A POOL OF PARTNERS AS POSSIBLE.

I RECOMMEND THAT THE CITY COUNCIL PASS THIS OUTSIDE AUDIT OF THE SHELTER TO HELP US KEEP OUR SHELTER THE MOST HUMANE AND FORWARD-LOOKING SHELTER IN THE NATION.

I WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

YOU MAY HAVE BEVERLY LUNA ON ITEM 96 AND 98.

HI, THIS IS BEVERLY LUNA.

I WANT TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF ITEM NUMBER 96.

THE WAY THAT, UH, ORDINANCE IS CURRENTLY WRITTEN.

IF MY DOG GETS LOOSE AND KILLS THE NEIGHBOR'S CHICKEN, MY DOG HAS TO BE REMOVED

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I THINK THE ERROR IS INCONSISTENT WITH STATE LAW REGARDING ITEM NUMBER 19, NUMBER 98.

I SUPPORTED AUDIT OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN ANIMAL CENTER.

I INCLUDED AN EXHIBIT, WHICH SHOWS THAT THE NUMBERS OF, OF DOGS, THE INTAKE TO THE FACILITY HAS DRASTICALLY GONE DOWN AND THIS AND THIS ADMINISTRATION YET THE SHELTER IS OVERCROWDED AND CERTAINLY AN OUTSIDE AUDITOR WOULD HELP FIGURE OUT WHY THAT'S THE CASE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, JULIE MARQUEE ON 98.

I'M A FORMER VOLUNTEER AT THE AUSTIN ANIMAL CENTER AND I'M A CONCERNED CITIZEN OF DISTRICT FOUR.

I SUPPORT I DID 98.

IF THE CITY AUDITOR DOES IDENTIFY AN EXPERT, I X I URGE THAT EXPERT TO CLOSELY EXAMINE THE SHELTER NEUTER RETURN OR SNR PROGRAM AT THE CENTER AND ENSURE THE HUMANE TREATMENT OF CATS THROUGH SNR KITTENS.

AS YOUNG AS THREE MONTHS OLD CAN BE RETURNED TO THE STREETS.

CATS AND KITTENS IN QUESTIONABLE PHYSICAL CONDITION CAN BE RETURNED TO THE STREETS.

CATS AND KITTENS CAN BE RETURNED TO DANGEROUS LOCATIONS.

AND THESE CATS AND KITTENS ARE RETURNED TO THE STREETS WITHOUT KNOWN CARETAKERS.

I REQUESTED TO EXAMINE HOW MANY CATS AND KITTENS ARE ACTUALLY BEING SENT THROUGH SNR.

WHETHER ANYONE IS FOLLOWING UP TO ENSURE THAT THERE ARE SUCCESSFUL OUTCOMES AND WHETHER THE PROGRAM SHOULD BE MODIFIED SNR INCREASES THE CENTER'S LIED OUTCOME, RIGHT? BUT THERE NEEDS TO BE A WAY TO ENSURE THE CATS AND KITTENS ARE SURVIVING AFTER THE RETURN TO THE STREETS.

JUST BECAUSE SNR LEADS TO LIVE OUTCOMES FOR THE TENDER DOES NOT MEAN IT LEADS TO SUCCESSFUL OUTCOMES FOR THE CATS AND KITTENS.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION.

SANDRA MUELLER, 98.

UH, HI, GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL MEMBERS.

UH, THIS IS SANDRA MILLER.

I AM NEWLY REDISTRICT INTO D ONE.

I'M HERE REGARDING ITEM 98 AS NEUTRAL.

I'D LIKE TO REQUEST THAT IF YOU PASS THIS RESOLUTION THAT THIS CITY ONLY APPOINT AN EXPERT WITHOUT TIES TO AUSTIN, PETS ALIVE, NO ONE FROM AUSTIN PETS ALIVE OR ASSOCIATED WITH APA SHOULD BE ASSIGNED TO THIS TASK.

JUST A REMINDER THAT APA HAS TIED THE BEST FRIEND AND MADDIE'S FUND AND THE ANIMAL ADVISORY COMMISSION HAS SEVEN MEMBERS ALIGNED WITH APA.

UM, EVEN SHELTERS CONNECTED TO APA ARE STRUGGLING FOR INSTANCE, FAITH, RIGHT OF AMERICAN PETS ALIVE.

NOW DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS IN PALM VALLEY RECENTLY USED AN ICE FOR SPACE, MONICA ANGLER OF AUSTIN, PETS ALIVE.

NOW PIMA ANIMAL CARE IS IN A SPACE CRISIS AND THREATENING YOU.

THE NASIA AUSTIN.

SHE DID AN UNBIASED PERSON FROM ONE OF THE NORTHERN STATES, BUT TEXAS IS SHIPPING ANIMALS TOO.

SO LET'S FIND OUT HOW TO SOLVE THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM INSTEAD OF CONTINUOUSLY SENDING OUR PROBLEMS TO THE MAGICAL.

AND IT WOULD ALSO BE HELPFUL.

THIS COUNCIL RETRACTED THERE TO BRING IN THOUSANDS OF ANIMALS PER YEAR.

THANK YOU, PAT BELL, 3S ITEM 98.

UM, GOOD MORNING, MAYOR, MAYOR PRO TEM AND COMMISSIONERS.

THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK.

I WANT TO SUPPORT WHAT MY, UM, FELLOW ANIMAL ADVOCATES, JULIE MARQUIS AND SANDRA MOHLER JUST SAID, I AGREE THAT AN AUDIT IS NEEDED.

I SUPPORT AN AUDIT, BUT I HAVE HUGE CONCERNS ABOUT THE EXPERT THAT WILL BE CHOSEN AS SHANDRA MUELLER POINTED OUT.

THERE ARE MANY, MANY PEOPLE WHO PURPORT TO BE EXPERTS FOR ACTUALLY AFFILIATED WITH BEST FRIENDS, MADDIE'S FUND AMERICAN PET TO LIVE IN AUSTIN, PETS ALIVE, AND ARE REALLY VERY MUCH ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION ADVOCATING FOR A NO KILL NUMBER AT ALL COSTS.

EVEN AT THE COST OF CLOSING FORMERLY OPEN INTAKE, ANIMAL SHELTERS, MAKING THEM EITHER CLOSED INTAKE OR LIMITED INTAKE, AND THEN CLAIMING THAT NO KILL IS SUCCESSFUL.

LEAVING ANIMALS ON THE STREET IS NOT A SUCCESSFUL WAY TO NOT KILL ANIMALS.

THEY DIED BEING HIT BY CARS, BEING CONNOR BROPHY ITEM 1 0 3.

GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE ON THE DIVE TODAY, I'M KIND OF BROPHY.

I LIVE IN THE OUTSKIRTS OF DISTRICT SIX AND I'M AN OPPOSITION TO THE AUTOMATIC PLACEMENTS THAT USUALLY WENT OFTEN

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ON THE ALP OURS.

WE GIVE OFF PD THE DISCRETION TO TRACK AND SHARE THE WHEREABOUTS OF THOSE SEEKING ABORTIONS TO LAW ENFORCEMENT OUTSIDE OF AUGUSTINE, COMPLETELY UNDERMINE AND GRACE'S PROJECTION.

UM, AUSTIN'S CRIME HAS BEEN IN LINE WITH NATIONAL LEVELS, UH, DESPITE THE ALP OURS BEING USED IN THE LAST FOUR YEARS.

SO AS POLICE BUDGETS HAVE BALLOONED YEAR OVER YEAR, WE'VE NOT ONLY SEEN AN INCREASE IN CRIME VOLUME, BUT ALSO THE DECREASE IN CRIME CLEARANCES YEAR OVER YEAR.

UH, THE LAST TIME THE BUDGET WAS AS SMALL AS IT WAS LAST YEAR, IT WAS 2013 AND IN 2013, WE HAVE A 50% HIGHER CLEARANCE RATE.

SO DESPITE ANECDOTES OFFERED DURING CM, KELLY'S Q AND A LAST WEEK, THE ALP OURS HAVE NOT BEEN AS STATISTICALLY USEFUL TO ADDRESS IN CRIME.

ALSO, KELLY SPOKE ABOUT POTENTIAL PUNISHMENTS.

IF THE DEPARTMENT MISUSED ANY OF THE DATA COLLECTED WAS GOING TO RESULT IN A PENAL CODE IN PRODUCTION.

IF IT'S DONE THE INFORMATION WOULD USE INTENTIONALLY OR MALICIOUSLY.

SO UNTIL AUSTIN HAS A CIVILIAN REVIEW BOARD, APD WOULD HAVE NO OVERSIGHT AND COULD EASILY SWEEP ANY OF THESE FRACTIONS UNDER THE ROAD.

SO MEMBERS ON THE DUMBEST MASKING TO VOTE AGAINST ONE OF THE THREE, BECAUSE IT WILL HELP IN THE CRIMINALIZATION OF HEALTHCARE OUTSIDE OF THE, WHAT HAS BEEN PROVEN AT THE INCLUDES, GRIMES IS NOT AN INVASIVE TOOL TO BE GIVEN TO COMPENSATE FOR THE APD IS SHORTCOMING, AND IT HAS A FUNDAMENTAL LACK OF OVERSIGHT.

THANKS FOR YOUR TIME.

MIMI STILES ON 1 0 3, GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL AND MAYOR.

UM, I JUST KINDA JUST, I WANT, I WANTED TO SAY, I URGE YOU TO READ LAST YEAR, WASHINGTON POST REPORT, WHICH READ LICENSE PLATE SCANNERS WERE SUPPOSED TO BRING PEACE OF MIND, BUT INSTEAD THEY TOURED THE NEIGHBORHOOD APART.

MOST OF YOU KNOW THAT I'VE, I'VE HAD SEVERAL YEARS OF ENGAGING CRITICALLY IN THE WORK OF BIG DATA AND POLICING.

AND WHAT I'VE LEARNED, UM, THIS FAR IS THAT IN MANY CASES, DATA FOR GOOD INTENTION PRODUCE MORE HARM AND TEAR NEIGHBORHOODS APART.

AND SO CURRENTLY THE DATA REFLECTING LPR IS IT'S JUST WAY TOO LIMITED, UM, WHEN IT COMES TO THIS TECHNOLOGY.

BUT WHAT I DO KNOW THAT LICENSE PLATE READERS DO NOT REDUCE CRIME.

I MEAN, YEAH, THEY MAY HAVE HELPED APP STAT SOLVE A COUPLE OF CRIMES OR TWO, BUT THE TRULY AT WHAT EXPENSE.

AND SO I OPPOSE THE USE OF LICENSE PLATE READER, TECHNOLOGY AS A METHOD OF PUBLIC SAFETY, UM, AND INEVITABLE, UH, SURVEILLANCE OF THE DATA COLLECTED BY THESE DEVICES THAT ARE OFTEN INACCURATE.

THE ALGORITHMS ARE USUALLY BIASED.

AND SO AS A RESULT, THE VERY PEOPLE WHO ARE SUPPOSED TO BE PROTECTED BY THIS TECHNOLOGY ARE OFTEN THE ONES WHO ARE MOST AT RISK.

SO WE BELIEVE THAT UNTIL THESE UNDERLYING ISSUES ARE ADDRESSED, IT'S TECHNOLOGY TIME HAS EXPIRED.

I URGE POLICY ALL OF THE POLICY MAKERS TO CONSIDER THESE CONCERNS AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

EMILIA GASES ON 1 0 3.

MY NAME IS DISTRICT SIX AND POLICY ANALYST WITH THE TEXAS FAIR DEFENSE PROJECT TESTIFYING IN OPPOSITION TO ITEM ONE WITH THREE AUTOMATIC LICENSE PLATE READERS ARE AN INEFFECTIVE AND HARMFUL TECHNOLOGY THAT THE CITY OF AUSTIN SHOULD AVOID AT ALL COSTS.

WE STRONGLY BELIEVE ITEM 1 0 3 WILL ENABLE MASTER VALENCE AND UNNECESSARY TRACKING OF AUSTIN RESIDENTS.

THAT'S THREATENING PRIVACY AND INCREASED CRIMINALIZATION OF LOW INCOME COMMUNITIES AND COMMUNITIES OF COLOR AT TFTP.

WE SEE OVER AND OVER THAT.

ONE OF THE MAIN USES OF ALP RS.

IT'S NOT THE MAIN USE IS FOR OFFICERS TO SIT IN PARKING LOT AND SCAN CARDS TO FIND HIT FOR PEOPLE WHO CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY TRAFFIC TICKETS AND THEN ARREST THEM ON THEIR WARRANTS THAT WERE ISSUED FOR THE UNPAID TICKETS.

LPRS ARE A TOOL OF MODERN DAY DEBTORS' PRISONS.

I STRONGLY URGE YOU TO OPPOSE ITEM 1, 2, 3, AND ANY ADDITIONAL ITEMS, BUT INCREASE THE POLICE BUDGET.

INSTEAD, I ENCOURAGE YOU TO FULLY SUPPORT AND FUND THE COMMUNITY INVESTMENT BUDGET, WHICH INCLUDES HIGHLY SUPPORTED AND NEEDED INVESTMENTS, INCLUDING FUNDING, A VIOLENCE INTERRUPTER PROGRAM AND HARM REDUCTION SERVICES.

ASK THAT YOU PLEASE DO EVERYTHING IN YOUR POWER TO OPPOSE ITEM 1 0 3.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

CHRISTIAN DURHAM, 1 0 3 CHRISTIAN, PLEASE.

ON MUTE.

KEVIN WELCH ITEM 1 0 3 MEMBERS OF THE AUSTIN CITY COUNCIL.

MY NAME IS KEVIN WELCH AND I'M THE CURRENT PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF EFF AUSTIN AT DIGITAL CELEBRITIES ADVOCACY GROUP.

WE'RE SPEAKING YOU TODAY, STRONGLY STRONGLY URGE YOU TO REFUSE TO REAUTHORIZE THE AUTOMATED LICENSE PLATE READER PROGRAM.

ACCORDING

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TO STATEMENTS FROM PD ALP, OURS ONLY SOLVE FOR CRIMES OVER A FIVE-YEAR PERIOD THAT WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN SOLVED.

OTHERWISE IT'S SHOCKINGLY LOW SUCCESS RATE FOR A TECHNOLOGY THAT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE USED TO IDENTIFY THE MOVEMENTS OF VULNERABLE POPULATIONS AND SUBJECT THEM TO RISKS OF ARREST AND INCARCERATION BY LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES, THAT MANY MEMBERS OF THE AUSTIN CITY COUNCIL PUBLICLY AND BASICALLY STATED THEY DO NOT SEEM TO BE CRIMINAL JUST LAST WEEK, 10 OUT OF 11 MEMBERS OF COUNCIL STRONGLY PASSED THE GRAY FACT, WHICH PROMISES TO PROTECT ABORTION ACCESS, OR WE THIS SPRING MAYOR ADLER, ALONG WITH KATHY TOVA AND ALISON ALTER PUBLIC EXPRESS THEIR SUPPORT FOR TRANSGENDER CHILDREN, HAVING ACCESS TO GENDER AFFIRMING CARE AND 20 17 6 CURRENT MEMBERS OF COUNCILS EXPRESSED THEIR SUPPORT FOR AUSTIN AS A SANCTUARY CITY, PROTECTING UNDOCUMENTED MIGRANTS FROM ICE DEPORTATION WITHOUT RAPID DATA ERASURE BARRIERS TO DATA SHARING IN PLACE AND ENFORCEMENT OF THOSE BARRIERS, WHICH INCLUDES THE IMMEDIATE ELIMINATION OF ALP RS, ESPECIALLY MOBILE AUSTIN PRINCIPALS SHARED THAT DATA WITH OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES OR CRIMES RELATED REPRODUCTIVE CARE, IMMIGRATION STATUS, AND GENDER AFFIRMING CARE.

THIS IS NOT THE RIGHT TIME TO GIVE PETER COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT MORE SIGNIFICANT SURVEILLANCE DATA ON THE WHEREABOUTS OF TEXAS ARE NOT ACCUSED OF A CRIME IS RECOGNIZED BY THE CITY OF AUSTIN.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR KAELYN GILDERSLEEVE 1 0 3 UH, GOOD MORNING.

AND ALL THIS IS KAELIN.

UH, SHE HEARD FROM DISTRICT ONE OF A MEMBER OF AUSTIN DSA CALLING TO SHARE MY CONCERNS ABOUT ITEM 1 0 3 OF SPEAKERS HAVE ALREADY DRAWN THE CONNECTION BETWEEN INCREASED SURVEILLANCE AND HOW IT WILL IMPACT BLACK AND BROWN INDIVIDUALS, AS WELL AS THOSE SEEKING ABORTION AS A LABOR AND DELIVERY NURSE.

I'M INCREDIBLY GRATEFUL TO THE COUNCIL FOR PASSING THE GRACE BACK LAST WEEK.

LET'S DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO BACK THAT UP BY RIGID THING, THE ALP RS, UH, PROGRAM BEING RENEWED AND ALSO REGARDING ITEM 90 TWOS, HOUSING BOND.

THAT'S A BIG HECK.

YES, LET'S KEEP OUR NEIGHBORS IN HOUSING AND THIS HOSPITAL RENT ENVIRONMENT.

THANKS SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.

BYRON WILSON, ITEM ONE 90 MAYER ONE SECOND.

UM, EVERYTHING JUST DISCONNECTED ON MY COMPUTER.

HELLO, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.

MY NAME IS BAY RON WILSON.

I AM THE CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER AND CO-FOUNDER OF URBAN OPTIMI.

I AM SPEAKING ON, ON THE B UH, REGARDING THE COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS WE'VE MADE, UH, AN F AND AUSTIN.

UM, CURRENTLY AT THIS POINT WE HAVE LITERALLY SPOKE TO OVER SERVING THREE ORGANIZATIONS, ONE PARTICULAR BLUE TREE.

UH, WE CAN OF COURSE, TO, UH, SUMMARIZE AS WELL AS SOME OF THE OTHER AMAZING ORGANIZATIONS.

UM, PART OF OUR MODEL IS COLLABORATIVE, UM, AND COLLABORATING.

UM, AND OF COURSE WE LOVE TO DO THIS.

THIS IS A PART OF WHAT WE DO.

UM, I, I EMPHASIZE AND AUSTIN HAD BEEN EVERY SCENE HAD BEEN REALLY WELL.

UM, ONE THING I AM REALLY IMPRESSED WITH THE FACT THAT HOW WELL AUSTIN HAS BEEN RECEIVING, UM, IN TERMS OF FEEDBACK AND OF COURSE FROM US.

UM, BUT IN TERMS OF FEEDBACK, COMMENTS AND CONCERNS, UM, THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT WE'VE CURRENTLY DONE GAVE US SOME GREAT FEEDBACK.

AND IN TERMS OF TALK ABOUT BEST PRACTICES, I AM, I, I'M A, I'M A BIG FAN OF BOSTON.

WE ARE BIG FANS OF AUSTIN IN TERMS OF ALL THE ORGANIZATIONS YOU'VE MET WITH.

AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS THAT THE PEOPLE WE SERVE, WHICH IS THE GUESTS, THE HOMELESS POPULATION, HOMELESS POPULATION, UH, AS, AS THE MOST VULNERABLE POPULATION WE COME FROM AND I SAY, THANK YOU, JEFF COSTLY ONE 90.

OUR GROWTH HAS BEEN INTENTIONAL AND WILL NOT WITHOUT ITS CHALLENGES AND SETBACKS THAT REFLECTS OUR SUCCESS.

MY NAME IS JESSICA .

I'M THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER FOR URBAN ALCHEMY.

MY COLLEAGUES AND I ARE HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT SOME OF THE CONCERNS RAISED ABOUT OUR ORGANIZATION.

AND I'M ADDRESSING CONCERNS ABOUT OUR EXPERIENCE IN RAPID GROWTH.

UH, URBAN ALCHEMY BECAME AN INDEPENDENT AGENCY IN 2018, BUT WE WERE INITIALLY PART OF A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION CALLED HUNTERS POINT FAMILY.

AND WHILE URBAN ALCHEMY IS ONLY FOUR YEARS OLD, OUR EXPERIENCE SERVING THE COMMUNITY, PREDATES OUR INCORPORATION BY DECADES.

WE UNDERSTAND FOR SOME PEOPLE THAT MIGHT BE SURPRISING THAT A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION, ESPECIALLY ONE LED BY PEOPLE OF COLOR WHO WERE ONCE INCARCERATED CAN GO FROM ZERO TO 60 MILLION IN FOUR YEARS.

HOWEVER,

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THE REASON WE'VE GROWN SO QUICKLY IS BECAUSE WE ARE COMMITTED TO THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE AND VERY GOOD AT WHAT WE DO.

WE HAVE A HISTORY OF TAKING ON CHALLENGING PROGRAMS, SUCH AS NEW SHELTERS, TINY HOME VILLAGES, SANCTIONED TO CAMP MINTS AND SAFE PARKING SITES.

AND DURING COVID, WE'RE ONE OF THE FIRST ORGANIZATIONS TO OPEN UP A SHELTER IN PLACE, HOTELS IN THE STATE OR EXPANSION HAS HELPED DEEPEN THE POSITIVE IMPACT THAT WE HAVE IN THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE.

AND SAN FRANCISCO IS ONE OF THE ONLY MAJOR CITY ON THE WEST COAST TO SEE A REDUCTION IN HOMELESSNESS, UH, AND, UH, HOPEFULLY WE CAN BRING SOME OF OUR EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE, UH, TO AUSTIN, UH, VIA THE ARCH.

CHRISTIAN DURHAM, CHRISTIAN, PLEASE.

UNMUTE MAYER.

UM, WILL REPRESENTATIVES FROM URBAN ALCHEMY BEYOND THE LINE LATER IF WE HAVE QUESTIONS.

UM, I DON'T KNOW IF I DO YET.

I'M JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE, I DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT.

UH, ARE, DO WE HAVE REPRESENTATIVES FROM URBAN ALCHEMY WHEN JUST SPOKE? TWO OF THEM JUST SPOKE.

I JUST WANT TO, WILL THEY BE STAY ON THE LINE TO BE AVAILABLE WHEN THIS ITEM COMES UP FOR DISCUSSION OR BE PLACED BACK ON THE LINE, CAN YOU CHECK THEIR AVAILABILITY AND SEE IF WE CALL THEM, THERE'LL BE AVAILABLE, PLEASE ASK THEM NOT TO LEAVE YET BECAUSE WE'LL MIGHT ASK THEM QUESTIONS FOR THEM.

IF THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE AVAILABLE LATER, BETTER THAT THEY'RE AVAILABLE LATER AND CAN BE HERE WHEN WE'RE HAVING THAT CONVERSATION.

IF YOU COULD CHECK WITH THEM, THANK YOU.

AND THEY MAY NOT NEED TO STAY ON THAT LINE, BUT JUST FOR THEIR AVAILABILITY FOR LATER, I UNDERSTAND WE'RE CHECKING TO SEE IF WE CAN CALL THEM AND GET THEM TO JOIN US LATER.

PLEASE PROCEED.

TYLER KIRKPATRICK, ONE 90 KIRKPATRICK TYLER, CHIEF OF GOVERNMENT AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS FOR URBAN ALCHEMY.

UH, YES, WE WE'D BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO STAY ON THE LINE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.

UH, I WANTED TO TAKE A MINUTE TO TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE CONCERNS RAISED BY THE, UH, THE, THE ARTICLE IN THE SUN.

UH, ONE OF THE HARDEST THINGS TO DO IS TO RESPOND, UH, REALLY TO, UH, SUE AN UNTRUE MEASUREMENT OF THE WORK THAT WE DO.

UM, THE, THE PACIFIC SUN ARTICLE IS AN ISOLATED ARTICLE THAT DOESN'T REFLECT, UH, THE MAJORITY OF THE COVERAGE THAT WE RECEIVED IN THE MEDIA.

UH, ALL OF THE CLAIMS HAVE TO THIS POINT BEEN UNSUBSTANTIATED.

UM, AND WE'RE NOT ABOVE REPROACH, WE'RE NOT ABOVE, UM, CRITICISM, BUT WHAT WE ASK IS THAT THE CRITICISM THAT WE'RE HELD TO AND THE CONTENT THAT WE'RE HEADED TO SELL TO ARE THINGS THAT ARE FOUND TO BE TRUE, UH, BASED ON THE FEEDBACK FROM THE RESIDENTS AND THE SALSALITO ENCAMPMENTS THEMSELVES, THE CITY OF SAUSALITO, UH, AND OUR OWN INTERNAL INVESTIGATION, WE'VE SHOWN THAT NONE OF THOSE ISSUES, UH, WHERE WE'RE ACTUAL ISSUE THAT HAPPENED, AND THE ONE INSTANCE WHERE THERE WAS INAPPROPRIATE, UM, RELATIONSHIP THAT HAD BEEN LONGSTANDING BEFORE WE CAME TO FINISH YOUR ANSWER BEFORE WE CAME ON TO THAT ENCAMPMENT, UH, WA WAS IMMEDIATELY RESOLVED, UH, THAT STAFF PERSON LET GO, AND WE DID NOT HAVE ANY OTHER, UH, ANY OTHER INCIDENTS BEYOND THAT.

AND SO AT MOST WE JUST ASKED TO BE, UH, TO BE MEASURED BY A FAIR MEASUREMENT AND NOT ONE ISOLATED ARTICLE.

I APPRECIATE YOUR WILLINGNESS TO STAY ON THE LINE.

MY GUESS WOULD BE THAT WE'RE GOING TO GET TO THIS ITEM FOR DISCUSSION AFTER LUNCH.

WOULD YOU BE AMENABLE IF WE CALLED YOU A AND THEY ASKED YOU TO GET ON THE PHONE THIS AFTERNOON, WHEN WE GET TO THIS ITEM FOR DISCUSSION ABSOLUTELY.

WHERE WE'RE AT YOUR DISPOSAL.

I APPRECIATE THAT.

SO YOU DON'T NEED TO STAY ON THE LINE, WE'LL CALL YOU THIS AFTERNOON AND LET YOU KNOW IF WE NEED YOU.

WONDERFUL.

THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY AND STAFF.

YOU HAVE THE PHONE NUMBERS OF THESE FOLKS.

GO AHEAD AND CONVENE THE MEETING OF THE AUSTIN HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION HERE ON JULY 28TH, 2022.

GREAT CLERK.

WHY DON'T YOU GO TO THE NEXT SPEAKER MAYER? UM, ALL THE SPEAKERS HAVE BEEN CALLED.

THE NEXT ONES ARE FOR HFC.

WE HAVE TWO ON THE LINE, THEN WE HAVE MULTIPLE IN-PERSON.

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO CALL THAT MEETING TO ORDER, HEAR THE SPEAKERS AND THEN RETURNED

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TO BE CONSENT.

THAT'S GOOD.

LET'S GO AHEAD AND RECESS THE AUSTIN CITY COUNCIL MEETING HERE AT TWO MINUTES AFTER 11.

AND LET'S

[Austin Housing and Finance Corporation Meeting]

UH, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE PRESENT.

WE HAVE, UH, A QUORUM, UH, WE'RE MEETING IN THE, UH, CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER AND COUNCIL MEMBER OF WHAT THIS IS, UM, UH, UH, WITH US, UH, UH, REMOTELY.

UM, WE SHOULD NOTE THAT THERE IS, UM, UH, UH, UH, CHANGES AND CORRECTIONS THAT WE WANT TO READ INTO THE, UH, RECORD SPECIFICALLY.

THERE'S LAID BACK UP IN ITEM NUMBER TWO, UH, JADE, UH, THERE'S REALLY A BACKUP, AN ITEM.

NUMBER TWO IS OUR STAFF WITH US ACTUALLY, BEFORE WE DO THAT, LET'S CAUSE I THINK WE MAY BE ABLE TO CLOSE OUT THE MEETING RAPIDLY AS WELL, BUT LET'S GO AHEAD AND, AND, AND ASK FOR SPEAKERS.

LET'S GET THE REMOTE SPEAKERS AND THEN LET'S GET THE SPEAKERS THAT ARE HERE IN PERSON.

THE FIRST SPEAKER IS JORN GEORGE HINDMAN.

HI, MY NAME IS GEORGE HEINZEN AND I'D LIKE TO THANK FOR THE TIME TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION TO THE NHP PROPOSAL, THAT 4 35 11 MAINER.

I'M A RESIDENT AT JJC BROOK AND A FORMER DISTRICT ONE COUNCIL MEMBER CANDIDATE.

AND I LIVE CLOSE TO THIS LOT, AND THERE ARE VARIOUS ISSUES THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED, BUT I'M GOING TO SPEAK TO THE FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY BY ABILITY AND MANAGEMENT OF THIS PROPOSAL.

THE CITY SUMMARY CHART SHOWS NHP REQUIRING OVER $7 MILLION IN SUBSIDY AS WELL.

ANOTHER PROPOSAL, WHICH THE NEIGHBORHOOD SUPPORTS THE FOUNDATION COMMUNITIES PROPOSAL REQUIRES NO SUB ALMOST NO SUBSIDIES.

FURTHERMORE, THE NHP PROPOSAL SECTION D PAGE 57 IN THEIR PROPOSAL SHOWS THAT IT'S MORE LIKE $10 MILLION OVER 15 YEARS OF SUBSIDIES THAT ARE REQUIRED.

UH, AND BEYOND THAT, THERE'S ALSO ISSUES AS FAR AS THE VIABILITY OF OBTAINING HUD LOANS.

UH, BUT THE MOST IMPORTANT ISSUE IS THE NHP ITSELF HAS SERIOUS QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PERFORMANCE IN THIS MANAGEMENT AT THEIR HOUSTON PROJECTS.

THE HOUSTON CHRONICLE HAS HAD STORY WITHIN THE PAST WEEK ABOUT WHICH THE, UM, UH, UH, WHICH THE, UH, THERE HAVE BEEN BIG ISSUES TO NHP PLEASE, UH, THOUGH BREATHER THE FC PROPOSAL FOR, FOR, UM, TABLING THIS UNTIL NHP CAN BE FURTHER VETTED.

THANK YOU, BEN HIGHSMITH, COUNCIL AND A MAYOR.

UH, THIS HAS BEEN HAIM SANDS.

I'M THE VICE CHAIR OF THE HISTORIC LANDMARKS COMMISSION, BUT I'M SPEAKING TO YOU TODAY.

AND MY CAPACITY AS A NEIGHBOR ONLY I LIVE 300 FEET FROM THIS PROPERTY ON GREENWOOD AVENUE AND THE NEIGHBORS HERE HAVE WANTED AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR YEARS.

UH, THE HISTORY, HOWEVER, WITH THIS SITE HAS NOT BEEN VERY GOOD PUBLIC WORKS, AS YOU MAY RECALL, USED IT FOR AN INDUSTRIAL SITE UNTIL, UH, WITHOUT PERMITS UNTIL WE STOPPED THEM.

UH, THERE WAS A, UH, UNFORTUNATE PROPOSAL FOR A HOMELESS CAMP ON THE SITE, WHICH WE DID NOT SUPPORT.

AND WITH YOUR HELP, WE WERE ABLE TO HAVE THAT, THAT NOW NOT, NOT DIRECTED ANYMORE.

SO WE WORKED, WE THOUGHT WITH THE STAFF, UH, ONE FOUNDATION COMMUNITIES, UH, RESPONDENTS TO THE RFP, IT MET THE CRITERIA THAT WE SAID WERE MOST IMPORTANT THAT THERE'D BE RELATIONSHIP TO OUR HOMES ON GREENWOOD AND THAT THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE FAMILIES.

BUT ANY PROPOSAL DOESN'T DO EITHER.

THERE'S A FIVE STORY WALL THAT IS GOING TO BE BUILT AT THE CURRENT PROPOSAL AGAINST OUR HOMES ON GREENWOOD WERE SINGLE FAMILY HOMES, AND THERE WAS FIVE STORIES RIGHT UP AGAINST US.

IT DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE TO US.

AND THE PROPOSAL IS PRIMARILY SINGLE ROMANS.

SO THIS IS NOT ACCOMMODATING FAMILIES.

WE URGE YOU TO RECONSIDER THIS RECOMMENDATION.

UH, WE ARE ALSO TAPERING DOWN TO THREE STORIES ON GREENWOOD, UH, ACROSS FROM THOSE, UH, UNITS.

SO THE SPEAKERS FOR HSE ARE NOW IN PERSON.

WE'VE GOT CONNOR, KENNY IN Q IS ROGER AND YOU WITH CAPITAL A HOUSING.

OOH, UH, WE'RE VERY PROUD OF OUR SUPER SQUARE PROPOSAL.

UM, AND THERE ARE DIVERSE DEVELOPMENT TEAM FOR INTRODUCING THEM.

I WANTED TO ASK IF CITY COUNCIL HAD DIRECTION ON OUR EXPANDED COMMERCIAL OPTION, WHICH WOULD PARTNER WITH AEDC TO CREATE MORE SPACE FOR NONPROFITS AND SMALL BUSINESSES ON THE SITE.

I ALSO WANTED TO EXPRESS THAT WE'RE HAPPY TO CONTINUE WORKING WITH CITY STAFF AND NEIGHBORHOOD STAKEHOLDERS TO CRAFT A WONDERFUL NEW PART OF THE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING IF COUNCIL HAS DIRECTION ON TRYING TO INCLUDE MULTI BEDROOM UNITS.

UM, AND JUST TO CORRECT, MAYBE A MISPERCEPTION.

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SO WE HAVE, UH, OTHER TEAM MEMBERS SPEAKING HERE, BUT NOT SPEAKING, UH, WITH US, UM, ON OUR GREAT TEAM, OUR PRINCIPALS, UH, NICOLE JOSLIN, AND YET CASSINI WITH CAPITAL, A URBAN DESIGNER, KEVIN HOWARD WITH CAPITAL A CIVIL ENGINEER, ALEJANDRA FLORES WITH CIVILITY, PUBLIC FINANCE CONSULTANT, KENDRICK GARRETT, WITH BETCO, UH, ARTIST AND TENANT RAISIN IN THE SUN.

COULDN'T BE HERE TODAY.

BUT WE LIKE TO THINK THAT THIS TERM REFLECTS, UH, BOTH THE ART COMMUNITY AS A CITY AND THE COMMUNITY INTO WHICH THIS DEVELOPMENT IS COMING.

AND WE'RE HERE FOR QUESTIONS.

ROGER ON DECK IS RUTH'S AARON, HELLO, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.

MY NAME IS ROGER CANOLA, AND I AM, I AM WITH THE NHP FOUNDATION.

I'M THE REGIONAL DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT.

AND HP IS A NONPROFIT AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPER THAT IS OWNED AND OPERATES OVER 11,000 UNITS THROUGHOUT THE, UH, ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

WE HAVE BEEN IN TEXAS SINCE 2003.

UM, AND AS REGIONAL DIRECTOR, I'VE BEEN WORKING IN THIS AREA FOR OVER 20 YEARS.

UH, OUR, MY COLLEAGUE LAUREN, UH, OLIVIA, SHE ACTUALLY WORKED FOR THE CITY AND THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT, UM, WITH OUR PARTNERS CAPITAL A AND INTEGRAL CARE.

WE EXCITED AND BELIEVED THAT, UM, IT MAKES THIS RFP, UH, EXCUSE ME, COMMUNITY ON PRIORITIES.

THIS PROJECT IDENTIFIES THOSE ISSUES.

UH, THE ITEMS THAT WERE TALKED ABOUT WITH THE COMMUNITY AND WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS PROJECT, UM, WE'VE EVEN, UH, PROVIDING OFFICE SPACE FOR, UH, RAISING IN THE SUN AND, UM, ORIGIN STUDIOS HOUSE.

AND WE'VE ALSO PROVIDING LIVE WORK.

WE LOOK AT, WE REALLY ARE EXCITED ABOUT THIS PROJECT AND WE'RE HOPING TO GET YOUR SUPPORT.

GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL MEMBERS, MAYOR ADLER, I'M BRUCE INTEGRAL CARE'S PRACTICE ADMINISTRATOR FOR HOUSING AND HOMELESS INITIATIVES.

WE SEEK YOUR SUPPORT FOR AN HPC SEABROOK SQUARE PROPOSAL.

WHEN OUR NEIGHBORS ARE MOVING FROM HOMELESS TO HOUSE, THERE IS HIGH ACUITY OF NEED IN RURAL CARE HAS YEARS EXPERIENCE USING THE EVIDENCE BASED PRINCIPLES OF HOUSING.

FIRST, PROVIDING A SAFE HOME WITH CRITICAL WRAPAROUND SERVICES AND ONGOING SUPPORT WE DESIGNED TO BUILD AND OPERATE THE FIRST OF ITS KIND PERMANENT SUPPORTED HOUSING COMMUNITY IN CENTRAL TEXAS MODELED AFTER OTHER SUCCESSFUL HOUSING.

FIRST PROGRAMS THAT COST ACROSS THE COUNTRY, SEABROOK SQUARE IS THE PROPOSAL THAT MOST CLOSELY ALIGNS WITH YOUR HOUSING PRIORITIES AND THE LARGER COMMUNITY'S GOAL TO EXPAND PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING.

THIS COLLABORATION LEVERAGES YOUR INVESTMENT WITH STATE AND OTHER FUNDING.

IT'S CRITICAL.

WE MOVE AHEAD QUICKLY TO MEET A DEADLINE, TO DRAW DOWN SEVERAL MILLION DOLLARS IN STATE FUNDING AS IT'S REQUIRED BY THE RFP AND IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE CITY'S STRATEGIC HOUSING BLUEPRINT, ALL RESIDENTS OF THE PSH PORTION OF SEABROOK SQUARE WILL BE REFERRED THROUGH ECHO'S COORDINATED ENTRY SYSTEM.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AND ONGOING INVESTMENT AS WE WORK TOGETHER TO END HOMELESSNESS AND AUSTIN, TRAVIS COUNTY, DAVID VAUGHN ON DECK IS DANTE CLEMENS.

GOOD MORNING COUNSEL.

MY NAME IS PAMELA VINCENT OWENS.

MAYOR DAVID VAUGHN, AUSTIN AREA, URBAN LEAGUE.

WE'LL BE DOING THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT TO BRING EAST AUSTINITES, UH, IN NEED OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING TO THE DEVELOPMENT.

AND AS WELL, WE URGE YOU TO CONSIDER, UH, EXPANDED COMMERCIAL OPTION AND THE PROPOSAL OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, UH, WHERE WE'LL BE ABLE TO PROVIDE A SMALL BUSINESS AND NON-PROFIT DEVELOPMENT TO THE RESIDENTS THAT SEEK, UH, COACHING, MENTORSHIP AND FINANCIAL LITERACY, CREDIT READINESS, AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT.

THANK YOU, DANTE CLEMENS ON DECK IS PAMELA OWENS.

HELLO EVERYONE.

MY NAME IS DANTE CLEMENS AND I'M A CEO OF ORIGIN STUDIO HOUSE, MRS. BRITNEY WILLIAMS, MY PARTNER OR JUST STUDIO HOUSE IS THRILLED TO BE THE CAFE AND GALLERY CONCEPT PARTNER AND THE SEABROOK SPRAYER PROJECT SEABROOK SQUARE EXCITES US BECAUSE OUR COMMUNITY IS AT THE CORE OF THIS PROJECT.

AND IT IS ALIGNED WITH OUR EFFORTS TO CREATE MEANINGFUL ENVIRONMENTS THROUGH ENGAGEMENT AND INTENTIONAL ARTS.

WE URGE YOUR SUPPORT IN THIS PROJECT.

THANK YOU, PAMELA OWENS.

GOOD MORNING, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.

I AM THE CEO OF SIX SQUARE AUSTIN'S BLACK CULTURAL ARTS DISTRICT.

AND IF YOU WANT TO UNDERSTAND WHAT TRUE COLLABORATION LOOKS LIKE IT IS THIS PROJECT, ALL VOICES HAVE BEEN HEARD AND THIS PROJECT, AND I URGE YOU TO SUPPORT THIS PROJECT BECAUSE IT ABSOLUTELY EXPANDS SPACE FOR NONPROFITS, ARTISTS, AND SMALL BUSINESSES.

IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US THAT WE REALLY LOOK AT HOW TO EXPAND AND USE SPACE, SIX SQUARES, UM, COMMITMENT TO THIS IS TO HELP PLACE THE ARTISTS

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AND THE 10, UM, UNITS THAT WILL BE PART OF THIS AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECT.

IT IS A HUGE OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO DO RIGHT BY THE COMMUNITY AND TO NOT JUST TALK ABOUT IT, BUT BE ABOUT IT.

AND SO I URGE YOU TO CONSIDER IT STRONGLY.

AND BY DOING THAT, YOU WILL ABSOLUTELY BE ALIGNED WITH THE WORK THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE TO CREATE TRUE COLLABORATION, TRUE COMMUNITY, REAL, UM, ACCESS TO ASSESS A PROBLEM.

AND I HOPE THAT THE AUSTIN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION IS SUPPORTED IN THESE EFFORTS.

THANK YOU, QUINCY DUNLAP ON DECK IS ANGELA GARZA.

WELL MAYOR AND CITY LEADERS.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME TODAY.

UM, I AM HERE REPRESENTING EAST MLK COMBINED CONTACT TEAM.

UH, WE JUST GOT SOME INFORMATION FROM LAUREN RIGHT NOW ABOUT THE ACTUAL NUMBER OF UNITS THAT ARE ACTUALLY MADE, PROVIDED BY NFP.

UM, I CAN TELL YOU FOR A FACT THAT THE DNA DID NOT HAPPEN.

IN FACT, SHE'S HERE, DNA IN AN AREA HAS BEEN ONE OF THE MOST GRACIOUS AND NAYS TO TRY TO COME IN WITH MODELS THAT ARE ACTUALLY GOING TO HOUSE FOLKS AND SO MANY AREAS AND SO MANY VAST DIFFERENCES.

AND THEY HAVE NOT REALLY HAD THE TIME WE FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS ACTUALLY DROP WITH COMMUNICATING IT IN PAPERWORK.

WE'RE NOT IN ALL FAIRNESS TO THE DNA.

UM, THE PAPERWORK WAS NON GROUNDED WHEN WE TRY TO BE PROACTIVE AND LET THEM KNOW THAT THERE'S A DISCONNECT BETWEEN, UM, TECHNOLOGY AND PAPER THAT NEEDS TO COMMUNICATE TO THE TEAM, UH, OR COMMUNICATE, COMMUNICATE TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION IN ALL FAIRNESS FOR THEM.

THEY'RE NOT, THEY'RE NOT ACTUALLY SAYING THAT THIS IS A BAD IDEA, BUT WE JUST FOUND OUT THAT WE COULD POSTPONE UNTIL SEPTEMBER ONE JUST NOW INSTEAD OF SEPTEMBER 30TH.

SO THAT MISINFORMATION JOSHUA ELLINGER ON DECK IS ADELIA HINDERMAN DELEA HYNDMAN ON DECK IS PHILIP NI MAYER.

WHO IS TRYING TO BUILD AFFORDABLE HOMES FOR OUR UNHOUSED RESIDENTS TO GET OFF THE STREETS.

UM, W UH, OUR JJC, BROOKE PRESIDENT IS GOING TO, UH, SPEAK, UH, IN SOME MORE DETAILS, UM, IN A BIT, UM, WE ARE ASKING YOU TO OVERRIDE THIS CITY STAFF PICK AND AUTHORIZE FOUNDATION COMMUNITIES FOR THIS PROJECT.

34% OF AUSTIN HOMELESS, UH, IS FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN.

UH, THE 35 15 MAINER, UH, SPOT IS ON THE ASD BOUNDARY, UH, WITH, FOR THE AISD PROJECT HELPS SCHOOLS WITH MORE THAN 2000 HOMELESS KIDS.

UH, SUPPOSEDLY WE ARE IN A CHILDCARE.

WE ARE NOT IN CHILDCARE DESERT, BUT WHEN WE CALLED, UM, IS THEY'RE ALL FULL AND THEY HAVE EXTENSIVE WAIT LIFTS SO EXTREME.

THEY DON'T AREN'T EVEN TAKING NAMES ANYMORE.

UM, FOR EXAMPLE, THE STATION, UH, FOUNDATION COMMUNITIES, WONDERFUL OPEN DOOR, A SCHOOL THERE, IT HAS A LIST OF OVER 200 KIDS AND THEY'RE NOT TAKING ANY MORE NAMES.

WE ARE HEMORRHAGING AFRICAN-AMERICAN INTERGENERATIONAL FAMILIES WHO BUILT THEIR HOMES IN 50 YEARS AGO, RAISED KIDS, GRANDKIDS IN THOSE SAME HOMES.

WE ARE NOW WORKING, UM, WORKING TO STAY IN JJC SEABROOK.

PLEASE HEAR US AND PLEASE, UM, VOTE, OVERRIDE AND VOTE FOR FOUNDATION COMMUNITIES AND SUPPORT THE EXCELLENT STEWARDSHIP THEY WILL RE YOU WILL REAP DIVIDENDS, UM, WITH THAT SUPPORT WELL INTO THE FUTURE.

THANK YOU, PHILLIP NIEMEYER ON DECK IS BETH NOTTINGHAM.

BETH NOTTINGHAM ON DECK IS LAUREN STANLEY CHASE RIGHT ON DECK IS ELIZABETH JOHNSON.

HELLO, GOOD MORNING GUYS.

UH, FIRST I WANT TO TAKE THE TIME TO THINK, UM, OUR CITY COUNCIL, I WANT TO THANK, UH, NATASHA HOPPER MADISON'S OFFICE FOR HELPING US OUT, UH, WITH RESOURCES TO BRING AN EMS HOST TEAM OUT, UH, BRINGING RESOURCES TO MY COMMUNITY.

UM, MY NAME IS CHASE WRIGHT AND I'M THE PRESIDENT.

UH, WE ARE A NONPROFIT.

WE ARE ENGAGING WITH ECHO INTEGRAL CARE.

ANYBODY WHO'S INVOLVED WITH THE SOLUTION OF ENDED HOMELESS CRISIS HERE IN AUSTIN, WE ARE INVOLVED WITH THEM.

I'M ACTUALLY HERE TODAY TO SPEAK IN REFERENCE TO THE DEVELOPMENT.

UH, THE NHP, UH, WE WOULD LIKE ANYONE

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WE ARE IN FAVOR OF THEM.

UH, IF THEY ARE ALLOWING NON-PROFITS TO MOVE INTO SPACE, NONPROFITS IS NO SECRET.

UH, ARE THE ONES WHO ARE, LET'S SAY BOOTS ON THE GROUND, ACTUALLY OUT IN THE FIELD, HELPING THESE INDIVIDUALS.

I WORK WITH OVER 170 CLIENTS, UH, AND THEY ALL NEED HOUSING AT THIS POINT.

SO TO BE HERE, SPEAKING, IF WE ARE IN FAVOR OF THE NHP OR NOT, IT'S KIND OF, YOU KNOW, UH, AT THIS POINT I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO MENTION THAT WE ARE NOT IN, WE DON'T HAVE QUESTIONS FOR, UH, THE CALIFORNIA.

WHAT IS IT ALCHEMY? BUT WE DO ASK THAT THEY GIVE THE ARCH EMPLOYEES OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE WITH THEM AS WELL, SO THAT THEY'RE NOT DISPLACED FOR WORK BECAUSE THEY ARE BOOTS ON THE GROUND AS WELL.

IT'S NO SECRET THAT THE ARCH PROBLEMS STARTED OUTSIDE.

IT WASN'T TOO MUCH INSIDE.

LET'S GIVE THOSE EMPLOYEES A CHANCE.

COULD JUST REAL BRIEF TELL FOLKS WHAT IT IS THAT Y'ALL ARE DOING AND HOW THEY CAN HELP YOU OUT.

MA'AM I CHASE.

WOULD YOU MIND, I'M GOING TO DO TWO THINGS.

I'M GOING TO, UM, I'M GOING TO VOLUNTEER, TELL YOU TO TELL THESE PEOPLE ABOUT WHAT IT IS THAT Y'ALL DO, BUT THEN I'M ALSO GONNA, I'M GOING TO OFFER YOU A LITTLE BIT OF SHINE.

I KNOW YOU'RE NOT THAT KIND OF BROTHER THAT REALLY DOES IT FOR THE SHINE, BUT I WANT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT WHAT COMMUNITY LOOKS LIKE.

WE'VE HAD THAT CONVERSATION SORT OF BRIEFLY THIS MORNING.

UM, SO WE HAD, WE HAD A SHACK PROBLEM IN MY COMMUNITY.

UH, THE TRUTH OF THE MATTER IS EVERY DISTRICT HAS A SHED.

IT'S THE STOP AND SHOP.

IT'S THE POP IN AND GO.

IT'S THE, IT'S THE GAS STATION WHERE PEOPLE CONGREGATE.

IT'S THE ONE WHERE THEY'VE BEEN DOING IT FOR YEARS.

UM, NOT RIGHT, NOT WRONG, JUST IS RIGHT OLD SCHOOL, AUSTIN EYES.

WHO'VE BEEN CONGREGATING THAT SPOTS FOR YEARS.

AND, UM, AS THE COMMUNITY GROWS AND CHANGES AROUND THEM AND PEOPLE SORT OF FLOCK TO WHAT'S FAMILIAR.

PEOPLE HAVE BEEN FLOCKING TO THE SHACK, UM, MUCH TO THE DISMAY OF NEW NEIGHBORS WHO SPENT A HALF, A MILLION DOLLARS ON THEIR, THEIR HOUSE AND WHAT THEY CONSIDERED AN UP AND COMING NEIGHBORHOOD DIDN'T ANTICIPATE THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE ORIGINAL INHABITANTS.

SO THIS IS A STORY OF HOW A COMMUNITY DECIDED THAT THEY WERE GONNA WORK TOGETHER AND THAT OLD NEIGHBORS, NEW NEIGHBORS WERE GOING TO JUST WORK TOWARDS MAKING THIS A COMPLETE COMMUNITY.

I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT PERSONALLY.

SO CHASE AND ANOTHER NEIGHBOR THEY GET TOGETHER.

AND SO, INSTEAD OF SAYING, WE'RE GOING TO HELP TO ADDRESS A PROBLEM IN OUR COMMUNITY.

THEY STARTED AN ORGANIZATION AND THEY STARTED TALKING TO THE PEOPLE WHO WERE THE PROBLEM, RIGHT? OFTENTIMES WHEN WE TALK ABOUT BLIGHT, WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT CONDITIONS, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HUMANS.

AND SO THE HUMANS WHO WERE TAKING ISSUE WITH THE HUMANS THAT WERE PROVIDING, UM, UNSIGHTLY CONDITIONS WERE ADDRESSED BY THESE TWO NEIGHBORS THAT GOT TOGETHER, YOU AND ANTHONY GOT TOGETHER AND SAID, HOW DO WE DO THIS? SO THEY FILLED THE SHED FULL OF TOOLS AND THEY DO A TOOL SHARE, GUESS WHAT? DOESN'T GET STOLEN ANYMORE.

SO PEOPLE CAN MAKE A COUPLE DOLLARS.

NOBODY'S SHED IS GETTING BROKEN INTO AND THEIR WEED WACKER GETTING STOLEN.

CAUSE THEY HAVE A TOOL SHARE OPERATION IN THIS COMMUNITY.

NOW THERE'S A RESOURCE SHARE FOR HEALTHCARE ACCESS.

THERE'S A RESOURCE SHARE FOR FOOD AND FOR WATER.

AS A COMMUNITY, WE TALK ABOUT RESILIENCE AS A COMMUNITY.

THESE PEOPLE GOT TOGETHER AND STARTED AN ORGANIZATION THAT HELPS TO UPLIFT PEOPLE.

WHO'VE BEEN LIVING IN THESE WOODS BEHIND THIS NEIGHBORHOOD FOR FIVE DECADES.

THEY DIDN'T JUST GET THERE BY WAY OF ANYTHING.

CITY COUNCIL DID, PEOPLE IN THE CITY OF AUSTIN HAD BEEN LIVING OUTDOORS FOR DECADES.

SO THIS COMMUNITY GOT TOGETHER.

PEOPLE GOT TOGETHER.

ONE OF THE INDIVIDUALS WHO HELPED TO START THIS ORGANIZATION Y'ALL KNOW HE TOOK OUT A SECOND MORTGAGE ON HIS HOUSE, HIS MONEY, 40,000 PLUS DOLLARS OUT OF HIS POCKET TO ADDRESS A NEED IN HIS COMMUNITY.

BUT WHAT HAPPENED WHEN HE MADE THE COMMITMENT WAS THEN CHASE MADE THE COMMITMENT AND THEN THE NEIGHBORS, SOME OF THEM WERE NOT NICE TO ME ONLINE.

WHOOP, NEXT DOOR IS A SPOT.

LET ME TELL YOU, THEY DIDN'T SAY NICE THINGS ABOUT ME ON NEXT DOOR.

BUT THEN THEY REALIZED HOW DIRECTLY CONNECTED I WAS TO THE CAUSE AND THE COMMITMENT.

AND THEN, AND THEN WE ALL START WORKING TOGETHER.

AND NOT ONLY DID THEY STOP SEEING YUCKY THINGS ABOUT ME ONLINE, WHICH BY THE WAY, YOU KNOW, YOU GET ELECTED.

PEOPLE ARE GONNA SAY AWFUL THINGS ABOUT YOU, YOU KNOW YOURSELF, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT TRUE.

IT DOESN'T REALLY MATTER THAT MUCH, BUT IT DOES HELP BRING A COMMUNITY TOGETHER.

WHEN THE COMMUNITY CAN ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE A LEADER, WHO'S GOING TO SHOW UP FOR YOU AND YOU DRAGGING THEM EVERY DAY IS NOT ESPECIALLY NICE.

AND SO THEY GOT TOGETHER AND DID THE WORK AND ARE DOING THE WORK.

I MEAN LIKE THE PEOPLE WHO WERE THE MADDEST ARE AT THE TABLE NOW, AS PARTICIPANTS IN THE PROCESS, IT'S A BEAUTIFUL THING, BUT I WANT YOU TO TALK REAL QUICK ABOUT, SO WHEN YOU SHOW UP AND YOU SAY, I APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT THIS ORGANIZATION DOES.

I THINK SAYING THAT YOU ARE A MEMBER OF THE SPRINGDALE ORGANIZATION, DIDN'T OFFER IT THE CLOUT AND THE LIKE THE REAL WORLD LIVED EXPERIENCE THAT YOU'RE BRINGING TO THE TABLE WHEN YOU MAKE THE ASSESSMENT ABOUT THIS ORGANIZATION.

SO IF YOU

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W WELL, THE, KEEP IT REAL SHORT.

UH, AS OF NOW WHAT WE HAVE HERE, WE, WE ARE ENGAGING WITH THE COMMUNITY.

WE ARE INVOLVING OUR NEW NEIGHBORS AND ENGAGING THEM WITH OUR UNHOUSED NEIGHBORS.

I ACTUALLY HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE WITH THE EAST MLK CONTACT TEAM.

AND WE KIND OF EXPLAINED SOME OF OUR, UM, WHAT WE'RE DOING THERE, WHICH IS OUR, OUR SYSTEM THAT WE'RE SETTING UP.

WE OFFER THESE INDIVIDUALS WORK.

WE OFFER THESE INDIVIDUALS THE OPPORTUNITY TO EAT EVERY DAY.

WE OFFER THESE INDIVIDUALS OPPORTUNITY THAT THEY RECEIVE CLOSE SO THAT THEY DON'T HAVE ANY BARRIERS OR ANY EXCUSES FOR THEM TO GO OUT AND SEEK GOOD OPPORTUNITY SO THAT THEY DON'T BE UNHOUSED.

MY ONLY PROBLEM NOW IS THAT WE DO HAVE NEW NEIGHBORS, UH, WHO ARE NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE CULTURE IN THESE AREAS.

AND WE HAVE THESE INDIVIDUALS HERE AND THEY IMMEDIATELY BECOME THE OPPOSITION.

UH, I HAVE OVER 30 UNHOUSED INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE BEEN WORKING FOR OVER FOUR MONTHS.

UH, LET'S SAY OUT OF THOSE 30, NOW 15 OF THEM HAVE HOMES.

THEY WENT OUT TO HAVE COMMUNITY FIRST VILLAGE AND THEY RECEIVED HOUSING.

SO THESE, UH, INDIVIDUALS THAT YOU DON'T THINK CAN WORK THEIR WAY OUT OF HOMELESS ARE NOW LOWER INCOME EARNING CITIZENS WHO ARE PAYING THEIR TAXES.

SO AT THAT POINT, I SEE THAT AS A COMMUNICATION BARRIER, I SEE THAT WE NEED TO GET IN THE FIELD AND WE NEED TO ALL COMMUNICATE, UM, KIMBERLY WITH THE DIRECTOR OF AUSTIN PARK.

SHE'S BEEN OUT IN THE FIELD, SHE'S BEEN SETTING OUT HOW WE CAN ENGAGE TO GET THESE INDIVIDUALS, NOT PUT IN JAIL, BUT TO PUT THEM IN HOMES.

UH, IT'S NO SECRET THAT THEY LIVE IN SOME OF AUSTIN PARKS AND RECS LIKE GIVENS, UH, SPRINGDALE PARK, ALL OF THOSE DIFFERENT AREAS.

MY TOPLESS, THESE ARE PLACES THAT THEY CREATE.

ENCAMPMENTS, ENCAMPMENTS ARE NOT DANGEROUS.

AND CHEMISTS ARE PLACES THAT THEY ARE CURRENTLY LIVING, UH, TO TRY TO SEARCH AUSTIN'S GROWTH.

RIGHT NOW, WE'RE A GROWING CITY.

UH, WE HAVE A LOT OF HIGH RENT AND WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

THESE OPPORTUNITIES FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

WE'LL GET THESE INDIVIDUALS OUT OF THESE PLACES SO THAT YOU'RE NOT CONSIDERING THEM A NUISANCE.

I FEEL THAT WE ALL COMMUNICATE ON ALL LEVELS FROM THE TOP TO THE BOTTOM.

WE CAN CAUSE I MEAN, WE CAN PRETTY MUCH CURE THIS HOMELESS CRISIS.

UM, AND AT THAT POINT, I MEAN, I JUST ASKED ANYBODY THAT WANT TO ENGAGE WITH MY NONPROFIT, ANYONE THAT WANTED TO GO AND SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS AND SEE HOW WE CAN HELP LET'S FIX THIS.

ELIZABETH JOHNSON, LIZ JOHNSON.

THANK YOU FOR TOUCHING TOUGH ACT TO FOLLOW.

UM, SO I'M NOT GONNA EVEN TRY.

UM, BUT I AM GOING, I DID SEND SLIDES IN IF THERE'S ANY WAY THAT THOSE COULD COME UP FOR 35, 15 MAIN ROAD, THAT WOULD BE AWESOME.

COUNCIL MEMBERS AND MAYOR.

MY NAME IS LIZ JOHNSON AND I'M HERE REPRESENTING THE JJC BURKE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, THE HOME OF THE 35 15 MAINER ROAD, UM, FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF AFFORDABLE AND PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING.

I FIRST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO BUILDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD THAT HAS BEEN ASKED FOR FOR A VERY LONG TIME.

UM, I'M HERE TO REPRESENT THE NEIGHBORHOOD ABOUT THE TWO PROPERTIES FOR PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT ON THE CORNER OF MAYNOR GREENWOOD AND IAN FRANKLIN.

IT'S A BIG CHUNK THERE.

OUR NEIGHBORHOOD CURRENTLY HAS TWO COMPLEXES.

NEXT SLIDE.

THE NO, SORRY.

OH CRAP.

THE HANDOUTS ARE ALL FOR JUST PUT IT AWAY.

GO BACK DOWN ON THE BOTTOM LEFT.

OUR NEIGHBORHOOD CURRENTLY HAS TWO DEEPLY AFFORDABLE PLACES FOR PEOPLE TO LIVE FRANKLIN GARDENS AND KENSINGTON APARTMENTS.

AND THAT IS A TOTAL OF 160 PLACES.

THOSE ARE PRIMARILY UNITS THAT ARE EFFICIENCIES SINGLES AND ONE BEDROOMS. I'M GLAD TO HEAR THAT NHP IS WILLING TO REVISE TO INCLUDE MORE, MORE LARGER MULTI BEDROOM UNITS.

THAT'S GOOD TO HEAR.

UM, BUT I AM HERE, UM, BECAUSE THE FRANKLIN GARDENS AND, UM, KENSINGTON APARTMENTS ARE SINGLES IN OCTOBER.

WE FORMED A TASK FORCE.

UM, I WAS HOPING I COULD GET THREE MINUTES SINCE I'M THE MAIN SPEAKER, UM, JJC BRICK NEIGHBORHOOD COMPARED THE PROPOSALS FOUNDATION COMMUNITIES HAS A 97% SUCCESS RATE ONSITE SERVICES AND PRIORITIZATION OF DELIVERING.

AND IT'S THE DIVERSIFIED.

MULTI-USE BETTER.

YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND FINISH YOUR THOUGHT, BUT I CAN'T GIVE YOU THREE MINUTES.

YOU CANNOT.

WELL, IT'S ALL THERE IN THE HANDOUTS AND THE BACKUPS.

AND THE LETTER THAT I SENT IS THE UPDATED LETTER FROM OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.

UM, THANKS FOR BUILDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

HOPEFULLY YOU CAN LISTEN TO THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE RIGHT THERE.

CLINTON RARING THAT CONCLUDES THE HFC SPEAKERS.

IS ANYBODY ELSE HERE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THE HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION THAT I HAVEN'T, THAT DIDN'T GET CALLED.

UM, WHAT WAS IT? THE, UH, JUNE, UH, THE JUNE 16TH, MANDY DE MAYO, AUSTIN HOUSING, FINANCE CORPORATION, TWO THINGS ON YOUR DAY.

THAT GETS US TO THE GENDER STAFF WOULD COME UP FOR US IN THE AGENDA.

THERE ARE TWO ITEMS. THE FIRST ONE IS THE MINUTES, UH, FROM THE, UH,

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IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM THE JUNE 16TH, 2022 COUNSEL, NUMBER THREE, IT MAKES THE MOTION, COUNCILMEMBER HARPER MEDICINE SECONDS.

ANY DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.

UH, THOSE OPPOSED.

I CAN'T SEE A COUNCIL MEMBER OF BECAUSE WE HAVE A ROOM VIEW.

SO SHE'S NOT WITH US RIGHT NOW.

RIGHT? AND SO IT'S A UNANIMOUS VOTE WITH COUNCIL MEMBER POINT PARENTHESIS OFF THE DEUS THAT GETS US TO THE SECOND ITEM.

UH, THAT IS CORRECT.

MAYOR MANDY DEMAYO, AUSTIN HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION.

THE SECOND ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS AUTHORIZING STAFF TO MOVE FORWARD WITH NEGOTIATIONS WITH NHP FOUNDATION, UM, OR OTHER, UM, SELECTED PROPOSER TO DEVELOP AFFORDABLE HOUSING ON THE SITE.

I DO WANT TO, WE'VE HEARD FROM, UM, A VARIETY OF FOLKS EARLIER, INCLUDING THE TEAM, UM, THE NHP TEAM, WHICH INCLUDES CAPITAL HOUSING, UM, AAU L SIX SQUARE RAISIN IN THE SUN INTEGRAL CARE FOR THE PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING AND ORIGIN STUDIO.

YOU HEARD FROM THEM EARLIER.

I DO WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THIS SOLICITATION WAS, UM, AN EXCITING, UH, EVENT FOR AUSTIN HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION, BECAUSE IT WAS A JOINT SOLICITATION BETWEEN AUSTIN HOUSING, FINANCE CORPORATION AND AUSTIN PUBLIC HEALTH.

WE WORK CLOSELY WITH OUR FRIENDS AT AUSTIN PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE HOMELESS STRATEGY OFFICER, UH, TO PUT OUT THE SOLICITATION WHICH WE DID ON MARCH 11TH.

UM, WE REVIEWED THE SOLICITATION INTERNALLY.

WE TOOK IT OUT FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON MAY 31ST, UH, FOR A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT WEEKS.

UH, WE DID HAVE THE PUBLIC COMMENT CLOSED ON JUNE 19TH.

WE HAD 400 PLUS UNIQUE RESPONSES, UH, TO THE PUBLIC SURVEY REGARDING THE TOP PROPOSERS, UM, WHICH WERE THREE DIFFERENT PROPOSERS.

WE ARE RECOMMENDING UNANIMOUSLY.

UM, THE NHP FOUNDATION PROPOSAL.

I WILL NOTE THAT IT HAS THE MOST, UH, AFFORDABLE UNITS PROPOSED 262 UNITS AND THE MOST PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING UNITS PROPOSED.

THIS IS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH INTEGRAL CARE WHO YOU HEARD FROM EARLIER.

I WILL NOTE THAT ALL 60 OF THE PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING UNITS ARE COMMITTED TO ACCEPT PEOPLE THROUGH THE CONTINUUM OF CARES COORDINATED ENTRY SYSTEM, WHICH WE FELT WAS EXTRAORDINARILY IMPORTANT FOR OUR COMMUNITY AT THIS TIME.

UH, IT ALSO INCLUDES 106 MULTI BEDROOM UNITS.

UH, THAT'S APPROXIMATELY 42% OF THE UNITS.

AND OUT OF ALL OF THE INCOME, OUT OF ALL OF THE PROPOSALS, THAT INCLUDES THE MOST INCOME RESTRICTED, DEEPLY AFFORDABLE UNITS WITH 158 UNITS AT 50% OR BELOW MEDIAN FAMILY INCOME AND 82 OF THOSE UNITS WILL BE FOR FOLKS AT, OR BELOW 30% MEDIAN FAMILY INCOME.

YOU HEARD FROM THE PARTNERSHIP.

UH, WE, UH, ARE HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE DIOCESE, AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE NHP IN THEIR PARTNERS HERE, UH, WHO CAN ADDRESS ANY OTHER QUESTIONS AS YOU NOTED MERRITT, THERE WAS LATE BACKUP.

I DO WANT TO MAKE SURE FOR SURE.

YOU ALREADY NOTED THAT IN THE RECORD.

UH, BUT THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THE REMINDER.

UH, IS THERE, UH, A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER HARPER MEDICINE MAKES THE MOTION COUNCIL MEMBER RENT THE RHEA SECOND SET? UH, IS THERE DISCUSSION, OKAY, LET'S TAKE A VOTE THOSE IN FAVOR OF THIS ITEM, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND WAS OPPOSED.

I'M SEEING IT AS BEING UNANIMOUS ON THE DICE WITH COUNCIL MEMBER POINT THIS OFF.

COUNCIL MEMBER AND MANDY.

I REALLY WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK.

THIS IS VERY MUCH NEEDED IN AUSTIN, AND THIS IS JUST AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT YOU KNOW, OUR BOND MONEY CAN DO.

SO THANK YOU.

THEY HAVE TO IT'S BECAUSE WE ALWAYS HAVE FOLKS WHO ARE REALLY RECOGNIZING THAT IF WE WANT SOMETHING DIFFERENT, WE CAN HAVE IT.

AND THANK YOU TO OUR STAFF.

DID INCREDIBLE WORK ON THIS COUNCIL MEMBER, HARPER, MADISON.

THANK YOU, MARY.

I APPRECIATE IT.

I WAS TRYING TO NOT TALK TOO MUCH AND I'VE TAKEN UP SOME SPACE TODAY.

UM, JUST, I WANT TO, I GUESS, JUST EXPRESS YOU, YOU KIND OF ALREADY DID MANDY, WHEN YOU TALKED ABOUT THAT COLLABORATIVE EFFORT THAT GOT US TO WHAT REALLY IS A GREAT OUTCOME.

UH, SOMEBODY ASKED ME THIS MORNING, WHETHER OR NOT I FELT ANY OPTIMISM MOVING INTO THIS, YOU KNOW, BUDGET CYCLE AND MOVING INTO HAVING DISCUSSIONS AROUND SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE BATTLING.

AND THE TRUTH OF THE MATTER IS I ACTUALLY REALLY DO.

UM, I'M OPTIMISTIC, YOU KNOW, DR.

BURNETT CALLS, CALLS YOUNG FOLKS, THE GENIUS GENERATION, AND I'M CALLING THEM ON THE RISE UP GENERATION.

CAUSE THEY'RE OVER IT, THEY'RE ALL PARTIED OUT AND THEY'RE TIRED OF DOING THINGS BECAUSE

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ALL WE HAVE TO DO IS GO GET IT, YOU KNOW, AND LOOKING AT EACH OTHER AND SAYING, DO YOU WANT IT? YOU KNOW, AND I THINK THIS IS ONE OF THOSE PROJECTS WHERE PEOPLE ARE SAYING, HEY, FOLKS NEED A PLACE TO LIVE.

AND I NEED SOME OF THE SERVICES THAT GO ALONG WITH IT.

DO YOU WANT IT? AND I THINK WE'RE JUST GOING TO SEE MORE AND MORE OF THIS KIND OF PROJECT THAT REALLY YIELDS THE OUTCOMES THAT WE NEED AS A COMMUNITY.

SO I AM REALLY OPTIMISTIC.

I THINK, DECADES OF CAR DEPENDENCE, SPRAWL, UM, REALLY ROOTED AND EXCLUSIONARY LAND USE PRACTICES.

THIS IS, UM, SOMETHING THAT'S THAT'S LED US TO THIS STATUS QUO WHERE WE'RE RENT IS.

I MEAN, THERE'S, THERE'S NOT A PERSON IN THE ROOM WHO CAN'T HAVE A COMPREHENSIVE CONVERSATION ABOUT SOMEBODY THAT THEY KNOW WHO'S EXPERIENCING CHALLENGES BASED ON AFFORDABILITY IN THE CITY OF AUSTIN.

AND FOR SO MANY PEOPLE THAT'S HOUSING.

YOU KNOW, I, I, I TALKED ABOUT THIS BRIEFLY IN, UH, UH, RIGHT AFTER THE EVENT, I HOSTED A TOWN HALL WHERE A CITY OF AUSTIN EMPLOYEE, UH, CAME AND TALKED TO US ABOUT BEING HOMELESS.

HE'S COUCH SURFING.

HE'S A MAN IN HIS FIFTIES, WHO'S GAINFULLY EMPLOYED BY THE CITY OF AUSTIN AND DOESN'T HAVE A PLACE TO LIVE.

I MEAN, WE ALL REALLY SHOULD BE SITTING HERE IN ABSOLUTE DISMAY AND SHOCK, BUT WE'RE NOT SHOCKED CAUSE WE ALL KNOW THAT GUY, EVEN WITHOUT KNOWING HIM, WE ALL KNOW SOMEBODY WHO'S EXPERIENCING TRUE CHALLENGES AROUND THE AFFORDABILITY OF HOUSING THAT THEY JUST CAN'T OVERCOME WITHOUT US DOING SOMETHING DIFFERENT AND BETTER AND BOLDER AND BREAKING THE CYCLE OF ADHERING TO THE STATUS QUO.

SO I'M, I'M PUMPED ABOUT THIS, YOU KNOW, AND, AND MANY MORE LIKE IT, I THINK AS A BODY, WE HAVE A LOT OF TOOLS TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM AND WE'RE REALLY WE'RE DOING IT.

I APPRECIATE THAT WE'RE DOING THE WORK.

I THINK ADOPTING POLICIES THAT LEAD MORE HOUSING FOR MORE PEOPLE AND MORE PARTS OF TOWN, UH, PARTICULARLY THOSE TRANSIT FRIENDLY AND WALKABLE PARTS OF TOWN, YOU KNOW, THAT'S SOMETHING WE HAVE TO KEEP PUSHING FOR.

WE CAN'T STOP TALKING ABOUT MOBILITY.

WHEN WE TALK ABOUT HOUSING, WE CAN'T STOP TALKING ABOUT ACCESS.

WHEN WE TALK ABOUT HOUSING, IT'S ALL DIRECTLY CONNECTED.

SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.

YOU KNOW, WE'RE RECOGNIZING THAT THE NEED IS GREATER THAN WHAT IT IS THAT WE'RE PROVIDING, BUT WE'RE PUSHING TOWARDS IT.

SO I THINK I, ALONG WITH EVERYBODY ELSE ON THIS DICE, YOU KNOW, I'M, I'M A TAXPAYER TOO.

UH, I'LL BE PAYING FOR THIS TOO.

AND I REALLY ABSOLUTELY BELIEVE THAT IT'LL BE WELL WORTH EVERY DOLLAR I SPEND.

SO I'M ESPECIALLY PROUD TO BE A PART OF, UH, CASTING A VOTE FOR YES.

ON THIS PROJECT.

AND YOUR ONLY DATA POINT ON WHAT A FACILITY LOOKS LIKE THAT IS PROVIDING HOUSING FOR PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS IS THE ARCH.

MA'AM THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THAT'S WHAT I'M A HOPPER MAN.

I SAID, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP, UH, UH, AMONG MANY OTHERS ON THIS DAY AS WORKING ON THIS CHALLENGE.

UH, BUT YOU'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR THREE ACRES FOR, FOR SOME TIME NOW.

UH, SO I APPRECIATE YOUR, YOUR LEADERSHIP ON THIS.

THE DEALING WITH THE HOMELESSNESS CHALLENGE, UH, THAT WE HAVE IN THIS COMMUNITY WAS SET AS A NUMBER ONE PRIORITY, UH, FOR US TO ACT ON.

AND WHEN WE SET IT AS THE NUMBER ONE PRIORITY, BECAUSE THE CHALLENGE THAT WE HAVE WHILE DAUNTING IS OF A SCALE THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY MEET THE CHALLENGE AND THEN HOMELESSNESS, IF WE'RE SERIOUS ABOUT IT.

AND IF WE DO THE WORK AND PUT THE RESOURCES TOWARD IT, WE HAVE A CHANCE OF BEING THE FIRST CITY, OUR SIZE TO DO THAT, TO, TO ACTUALLY END HOMELESSNESS.

UH, AND WE'VE SET THAT GOAL.

UH, WE SET A GOAL AS A COMMUNITY OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS TO HOUSE 3000 MORE PEOPLE THAN OUR SYSTEM WOULD OTHERWISE HOUSE.

UH, AND THAT REQUIRES US TO, TO BUILD MORE PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR THE, FOR THE LONGEST TIME, THE CITY HAD 500 PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING UNITS.

AND JUST COULDN'T SEEM TO, TO BUDGE FROM THAT NUMBER WHEN YOU TALLY UP THE NUMBER OF UNITS THAT ARE, UH, IN THE PIPELINE NOW WITH, WITH LAND IDENTIFIED, DEVELOPERS IDENTIFIED AND FINANCING IDENTIFIED.

SO THESE ARE REAL PROJECTS, MANY OF WHICH, IF NOT, MOST OF WHICH, IF NOT NEARLY ALL OF WHICH THE CITY OF AUSTIN IS PART OF THE EFFORT TO PUT ON THE GROUND.

YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT 1300, 1400 UNITS.

UH, THAT'S, THAT'S A TREMENDOUS LEAP FROM A CITY THAT, UH, WAS HOLDING IT AT 500 FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME.

AND WHEN YOU COMBINE THAT WITH THE ABILITY WITH VOUCHERS, AS, AS HAKA STARTS DIRECTING MORE AND MORE PROJECT-BASED VOUCHERS, UH, WE ACTUALLY, UH, HAVE IT WITHIN OUR GRASP TO, TO HOUSE MORE THAN 3000 INCREMENTAL PEOPLE, ADDITIONAL PEOPLE OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS TO PROVIDE THE SERVICES THAT ARE NECESSARY.

I, YOU KNOW, I HEAR THE, THE NEIGHBORHOOD COME IN AND, AND IF, IF YOUR ONLY EXPERIENCE

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THEN, THEN AN ANYBODY WHO'S GONNA LIVE PROXIMATE TO THAT IS GOING TO HAVE CONCERNS.

SO I THINK THAT THE, THE, THE, THE, THE LESSON FOR EACH OF US IS NUMBER ONE, TO RECOGNIZE THAT THE PROJECTS, THE ARCH WAS STARTED BACK IN 2000 OR THERE ABOUTS.

UH, BUT THE PROJECTS THAT HAVE STARTED RECENTLY, OR THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS ARE PROJECTS THAT ARE IN NEIGHBORHOODS AND YOU CAN'T DISCERN THAT THAT PROJECT IS JUST NOT ANOTHER APARTMENT BUILDING A APARTMENT COMPLEX IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD.

THEY, THEY LOOK THAT WAY.

THEY FEEL THAT WAY.

THEY, THEY CONTRIBUTE TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD THAT WAY.

AND I THINK THAT AS WE MOVE FORWARD AND WE APPROVE THESE KINDS OF PROJECTS, IT'S JUST REALLY INCUMBENT ON US AS A CITY TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT'S HOW THEY OPERATE, BECAUSE OUR ABILITY TO BE ABLE TO OPEN MORE FACILITIES LIKE THIS, AND TO OPEN UP HOUSING, UM, IN, IN ALL PARTS OF OUR CITY, SO THAT WE CAN HOUSE EVERYBODY THAT NEEDS HOUSING IS DEPENDENT ON OUR ABILITY TO HELP ENSURE THAT WHAT WE'RE DOING LOOKS LIKE WHAT'S BEEN BUILT RECENTLY AND DOES NOT LOOK LIKE WHAT SOME PEOPLE'S MEMORY IS OF, OF WHAT THE ARCH WAS FOR, FOR TOO LONGER PERIOD OF TIME.

SO THAT'S OUR RESPONSIBILITY AND WE HAVE TO MAKE GOOD ON IT.

UH, BUT THIS PROJECT, UH, UH, THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE FOLKS, THE STAKEHOLDERS WORKING TOGETHER, UH, THIS WAS A BIG LIFT FOR OUR STAFF.

UH, IT JUST A WONDERFUL PROJECT, UH, IN THE RIGHT PLACE AT THE RIGHT TIME, IN THE RIGHT WAY.

UH, AND I JUST REALLY, REALLY APPRECIATE EVERYBODY'S EFFORTS.

I WANTED TO THANK, UM, ALL WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE DIALOGUE.

UM, IT SOUNDED TO ME AS IF ALL WHO'VE PARTICIPATED, REGARDLESS OF WHO THEY RECOMMENDED, UM, EMBRACES THE IDEA OF HAVING AFFORDABLE HOUSING WITHIN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD.

AND I THINK THAT IS REALLY IMPORTANT.

AND I, AND I APPRECIATE IT BECAUSE THESE ARE, YOU KNOW, THIS IS US, THESE ARE OUR NEIGHBORS, THESE ARE OUR, UM, FAMILY MEMBERS.

THESE ARE, THESE ARE PEOPLE WE WORK WITH, UM, AND INTERACT WITH ALL THE TIME.

AND I ALSO WANT TO JUST ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS IS RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM DISTRICT NINE, FROM MILLER MUELLER DEVELOPMENT AS WELL.

AND, AND WE DO HAVE SOME LETTERS FROM, FROM THAT, UM, NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION IN SUPPORT AS WELL, AND ALSO, YOU KNOW, RECOGNIZING SOME DIFFERENT ELEMENTS OF, OF THE PROPOSAL.

UM, AND I REALLY WANTED TO THANK STAFF BECAUSE THIS IS, I REMEMBER IN MY FIRST TERM GETTING SOME OF THOSE CONSTITUENT EMAILS OF, OF CONCERN ABOUT THIS TRACT, AND IT IS SUCH A GREAT, A GREAT THING TO SEE THE VALUE THAT IS GOING TO BE BROUGHT TO THIS SITE.

NOT THAT YOU KNOW, WHEN WE ARE USING CITY-OWNED LAND, UM, FOR CITY PURPOSES, OF COURSE, THE PUBLIC BENEFITS WHEN WE TAKE ARE ABLE TO TAKE A PUBLIC TRACK LIKE THIS ONE, THOUGH, AND, UM, ASSIGN IT TO THE AUSTIN HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION.

WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO SOMETHING THAT IS REALLY CHALLENGING TO DO IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR, WHICH IS TO CREATE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

AND OUR COMMUNITY HAS FOR DECADES URGED US TO TAKE THOSE UNDER UTILIZED CITY-OWNED LAND AND USE IT FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING LONG BEFORE MANY, MANY PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY REALIZED, UM, WE WERE GOING TO NEED IT.

WE HAD MEMBERS OF THIS COMMUNITY WHO WERE ADVOCATING FOR BUILDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING ON CITY ON LAND, BECAUSE WE CAN GET SUCH VALUE FOR AUSTINITES.

AND SO THANK YOU FOR MAKING THAT TRANSITION FOR TRANSFERRING THIS TRACK TO THE AUSTIN HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION, AND THEN EMBARKING ON THIS PROCESS.

I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE A GREAT AMENITY AND A GREAT RESOURCE TO OUR CITY.

I DIDN'T ACTUALLY SAY ANYTHING.

I THINK WE'VE TAKEN CARE OF THE AGENDA.

UH, AND WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO, UM, UM, ADJOURN, THE MEETING OF THE AUSTIN HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION.

UH, WE'RE GOING TO RECONVENE THE AUSTIN CITY COUNCIL MEETING, UH, UH, HERE AT 1141, WHICH SHOULD BE THE TIME WE NOTE FOR THE ADJOURNMENT OF THE AUSTIN HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION MEETING.

WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO TAKE SPEAKERS.

UH, AND I THINK THAT WE'RE IN THE, UH, UH, ROOM NOW TAKING, UH, UH, SPEAKERS.

IF YOU COULD START TO CALL THEM A COUNCIL MEMBER, HARPER MEDICINE, DID YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING BEFORE WE GOT BACK TO SPEAKERS? THANK YOU, MARY.

I APPRECIATE IT.

I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE.

I JUST REALIZED AS WHEN YOU ASKED IF ANYBODY WANTED TO MAKE THE MOTION.

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I JUST SAID YES.

I'D LIKE TO MAKE THE MOTION.

SO JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY WITH THE CLERK THAT IT WAS CLEAR WHAT I WAS MOVING YOUR WAS.

WE HAVE ONE MORE PERSON, UM, WHO CALLED IN.

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SO I'LL GO AHEAD AND CALL THEM JOSHUA LO ONE DOW SKI ON ITEM ONE 90.

UH, GOOD MORNING COUNCIL.

I'M CURRENTLY THE PROGRAM MANAGER FOR PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING HERE AT FOOTSTEPS.

UH, JUST WANT TO SPEAK AGAINST URBAN ALCHEMY, BEING THE NEW VENDOR FOR THE ARCH CONTRACT.

UM, THEY HAVE A POOR TRACK RECORD OF OPERATIONS, CLEAN ALLEGATIONS REGARDING THIS TREATMENT OF EMPLOYEES, LABOR LAW, AND FEDERAL VIOLATIONS RESULTING IN CIVIL LAWSUITS, BEING LITIGATED AGAINST THEM.

THEY HAVE NEVER RAN A CON, NOT A CONGREGATE SHELTER AND HAVE VERY LITTLE KNOWLEDGE OF AUSTIN AND ITS COMPLEX ISSUES SURROUNDING HOMELESSNESS.

I STRONGLY ADVISE YOU TO RECONSIDER, EXTEND THE SOLICITATION PERIOD TO ALLOW OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO SUBMIT INTEREST.

UH, THIS HAS BEEN DONE IN A VERY SHORT TIME.

ALL THE FRONT STEPS, CLIENTS AND EMPLOYEES ARE UNANIMOUSLY AGAINST AN ORGANIZATION LIKE THIS, TAKING OVER THE ARCH.

I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

NOW TWO IN-PERSON ZENOBIA JOSEPH ON ITEM 8 62, 73, 85 AND 1 24 ON DECK IS GUS BENYA.

GUS BENYA ON ITEM 7, 10 60 62 64 65, 70 92 AND 11 1 11 ON DECK IS DEBRA MILLER.

HELLO, I'M DEBORAH HARMAN MILLER.

I'M A MEMBER OF THE AUSTIN MENTAL HEALTH COMMUNITY.

UM, I COME TO YOU TODAY ON, UH, ITEM NUMBER 73, TO ASK YOU TO INCREASE THE FUNDING BY $10 MILLION.

I COME TODAY TO ASK YOU FOR THAT BASED ON THE FACT THAT YOU DIDN'T HAVE ALL THE EVIDENCE FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS, I'VE BEEN WRITING A BOOK ABOUT THE ASKED MENTAL HEALTH COMMUNITY, ABOUT PEOPLE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED HOMELESSNESS AND HAVE COME BACK FROM THAT AND HAVE SUSTAINED THAT 100%.

THE SOLUTION IS PARTIALLY ADDING THESE RESOURCES.

THE OTHER PART OF IT IS TEACHING PEOPLE HOW TO ADVOCATE FOR THEMSELVES TO FIND THESE RESOURCES SO THAT WHEN THEY GET AT RISK, AGAIN, THEY KNOW WHO TO CALL.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO PAY AGAIN FOR THOSE DEPOSITS TO PUT THEM IN ANOTHER PLACE.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO MOVE THEM.

WE CAN SUSTAIN OUR COMMUNITY.

WE HAVE TO HEAL OUR MINDS AND OUR BODIES WILL FOLLOW THE STUDY IN A BOOK CALLED WE ARE THE SHACK, OPEN YOUR MIND TO SEE ALL PEOPLE.

MOST OF THE TIME, PEOPLE DO NOT LOOK AT US OR HEAR AS IF WE HAVE A MENTAL HEALTH DISORDER.

I ALSO WROTE A COPY OF THE CHALLENGER TODAY.

IF YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT PEOPLE WHO ARE HOMELESS NEED, TALK TO THEM.

SAM IS SPEAKING ON 54, 62 63, 73, 75, 76, 77 92, 1 0 3, 180 9 AND ONE 90.

SAM KIRSCH ON DECK IS DEREK GUSTO.

GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE.

MY NAME IS SAM AND I'M A RESIDENT OF DISTRICT FIVE.

FIRSTLY, I'M APPALLED TO THE FACT THAT THERE'S BACK-TO-BACK COUNCIL MEETINGS AND THAT TODAY IS PACKED WITH SO MANY IMPORTANT AGENDA ITEMS. I OBVIOUSLY WON'T HAVE TIME TO GET TO ALL OF THOSE.

UM, BUT IT FEELS LIKE COUNCIL IS DELIBERATELY TRYING TO PUSH THROUGH ITEMS WITHOUT OVERSIGHT.

I'M VEHEMENTLY OPPOSED TO ITEM 54.

I'M ALL FOR THE CITY, GIVING AWAY CHRISTMAS GIFTS TO FAMILIES WHO CAN'T AFFORD THEM.

BUT I'M DISGUSTED AT THE BLUE SANTA PROGRAM WHERE POLICE WHITEWASH THE REPUTATION IN THE COMMUNITY AND GIVE CHILDREN A FALSE SENSE OF SECURITY AROUND POLICE.

CLEARLY $1.4 MILLION CAN BE BETTER SPENT ELSEWHERE.

I SUPPORT ITEM 92, UH, THE HOUSING BOND, BUT IT SHOULD BE RAISED TO $350 MILLION.

UM, IT SHOULD PRIMARILY CONSIST OF PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING AND SOCIAL HOUSING WITH STRONG TENANT PROTECTIONS.

AND ON THAT NOTE ITEMS 60 TO 75 AND 76, UH, WITH TENANT PROTECTIONS AND PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING SHOULD ALSO BE PASSED TODAY.

UM, THE HOUSING BOND IS NOT A GUARANTEE AND WE NEED THAT HOUSING.

NOW I'M ALSO STRONGLY OPPOSED TO ITEM ONE TO THREE, THE LPRS THAT THEY'RE DANGEROUS TOOLS OF MASS SURVEILLANCE.

UH, WE DO NOT NEED THIS.

UH, I COMMEND COUNCIL FOR PASSING THE GRACE ACT, BUT IT IS NOT ENOUGH.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, DEREK.

GUSTIER SPEAKING ON THE MERITS OF THE POSTPONEMENT FOR ITEM 70 ON DECK IS OUR NEXT IS RITA

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CUEVAS FOR ITEM 70 AUGUSTINE GAZA.

HERBERT MARTINEZ.

ROY NIETO ON DECK IS STEWART HIRSCH ON ITEM 90 OR UP NEXT IS STUART HIRSCH ON ITEM 90 STUART HIRSCH THANKING YOU FOR ITEM NUMBER 90 FOR THE FEE WAIVERS AND REIMBURSEMENTS RELATED TO THE VERTICAL MIX.

USE INTERPRETATION AND APPEAL IN WINDSOR PARK.

I'M STU FROM DISTRICT TWO, AND I'M AS PROUD AS I COULD BE TO HELPING MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS UP IN WINDSOR PARK.

MAKING SURE THAT WHAT, UH, THE COUNCILS PROMISE WAS WHEN VERTICAL MIXED USE WAS ADOPTED, ACTUALLY GETS ACHIEVED ON SITE.

SO AGAIN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH ON BEHALF OF ALL OUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS IN WINDSOR PARK.

OH, WHY'S AZHAR ON DECK IS NICOLE JOCELYN, MAYOR, MAYOR PRO TEM COUNCIL MEMBERS.

UM, THANK Y'ALL VERY MUCH FOR GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TODAY.

MY NAME IS HART AND I SERVE ON THE BOARD OF HOUSING WORKS AUSTIN WE'RE PART OF FI LARGE COALITION OF OVER 25 ORGANIZATIONS MADE UP OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROVIDERS AND ADVOCATES ASKING FOR AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING BOND ON THE NOVEMBER BALLOT.

SO WE CAN HELP THOSE IN OUR COMMUNITY MOST IN NEED.

WE ASK YOU TO SUPPORT ITEM 90, DO AND SUPPORT A $350 MILLION AFFORDABLE HOUSING BOND TO BE PLACED ON THE NOVEMBER BALLOT.

SO WE CAN HAVE OUR COMMUNITY GO OUT AND SUPPORT AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

AS THEY HAVE CONTINUED TO SUPPORT AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN THE PAST, SUCH A BOND WILL HELP THOSE MOST IN NEED IN OUR COMMUNITY, INCLUDING PROVIDING HOUSING OPPORTUNITY.

LOW-INCOME FOLKS HOUSING, PROVIDING HOME OWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES TO MIDDLE INCOME FOLKS, AND ALSO PROVIDING OUR SENIORS AND VETERANS WITH THE ABILITY TO STAY WITHIN THEIR HOMES AND WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITIES.

I MUST TACK THE MAYOR AND ALL OF Y'ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR YOUR SUPPORT FOR THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING BOND AND FOR YOUR WORK ON ADDRESSING AFFORDABILITY IN OUR CITY.

THANK Y'ALL VERY MUCH.

AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP ON THIS.

I MISSED SOME NAMES ON THE ITEM.

NUMBER 70 SPEAKING ON THE MERITS OF THE POSTPONEMENT, UM, ON DECK IS BIRTH AT RENDON THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY IS DONE.

I'M SORRY ABOUT THAT.

THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR LISTENING TODAY ON A VERY IMPORTANT ISSUE, I'M GOING TO SHOW A CLIP BEFORE I SAY ANYTHING ELSE TO RENAME THE PAN-AM NEIGHBORHOOD PARK, WHERE YOU'RE SITTING THAT'S PROBABLY NEED TO TALK TO THE COUNCIL WHO WE GO ON THURSDAY TO LET HIM KNOW THAT THIS HE'LL BE OFF TO THE COMMUNITY.

NOW, LONELY INDIVIDUAL.

WE NEED A READING HERE, ALL OF YOU TO EITHER SIGN THE PETITION.

AND ALSO IF YOU CAN SHOW UP AT CITY COUNCIL ON THURSDAY AT JEN WEEK, WE HAVE A PRESS CONFERENCES MORNING, AND THESE INDIVIDUALS RIGHT HERE THAT ARE FITTING STANDING NEXT TO ME, HAD BEEN WITH US FOR THE VERY BEGINNING.

CAN WE BE, UM,

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THANK YOU VERY MUCH ON THE MERITS OF THE POSTPONEMENT ON DECK AS MEDEA LINA HELLO.

I AM EAST AUSTIN NATIVE AND PRESIDENT OF EAST TOWN, LAKE CITIZENS, NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, AND LULAC DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR DISTRICT SEVEN FOR WOMEN.

WE ARE HERE IN OPPOSITION OF ITEM 70.

THE PROPOSED APPLICATION THAT HAS BEEN SUBMITTED WAS BARELY THIS YEAR OF FEBRUARY, 2022.

THE RENAMING OF OUR HISTORICAL PAN-AM NEIGHBORHOOD PARK WAS FILED THAT RECENT TWO NAME, AUGUSTINE TONY CASTEEL PAN-AM PARK AND MARCH, 2022.

THE CITIZENS HAD NO TIME TO DISCUSS OR NOMINATE ANYONE ELSE.

IT WAS POSTED PUBLICLY ON A MEMO.

WE WERE JUST GIVEN MONTHS, THE COMMUNITY HAS SPOKEN NO TO THIS RENAMING, A PAN-AM NEIGHBORHOOD PARK WITH 51% OF OUR DISTRICT THREE THAT HAS SAID NO.

WE ASKED THAT TO RESPECT OUR PETITIONS.

WE HAVE OVER 500 PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN DISTRICT THREE THAT HAVE SAID NO TO THIS PARK.

WE HAVE LETTERS OF OPPOSITION THAT IS IN YOUR BACKUP.

WE ASKED IT TO RESPECT THE COMMUNITY AND DO YOUR JOB.

WE THINK NO TO AUGUSTINE TONY PAN-AM PARK.

WE DO NOT WANT OUR NAME CHANGE.

THANK YOU, GAVINO FERNANDEZ ON DECK.

SO WHEN YOU COME UP AND SPEAK, KNOW THAT THIS IS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA TO BE POSTPONED, WE'RE NOT DISCUSSING THE MARRIAGE.

WE'RE NOT DISCUSSING YET WHETHER WE WANT TO DO IT, OR YOU DON'T WANT TO DO IT BECAUSE THAT'LL BE THE DEBATE THAT WE HAVE ON SEPTEMBER 1ST.

SO YOUR DEBATE RIGHT NOW SHOULD BE, SHOULD THIS BE POSTPONED OR NOT? SO, AND THAT'S, AND THAT'S WHAT WE SHOULD BE DISCUSSING.

SO WHY DON'T YOU TALK ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT YOU THINK IT SHOULD BE POSTPONED? THANK YOU, MAYOR.

MY NAME IS SCAVINO FERNANDEZ AND I'M HERE REPRESENTING AND CONTINUE, WHICH IS A COALITION OF MEXICAN AMERICAN NEIGHBORS, LANDOWNERS.

AND HE STARTS AUSTIN.

AND NEXT YEAR WE'LL BE CELEBRATING OUR 50TH YEAR AND WORKING TOGETHER AND ADDRESSING MANY OF THE ISSUES THAT AFFECT OUR COMMUNITY.

AND NO, WHY SHOULD WE POST PHONE? WE'VE HAD 90 DAYS, WE'VE HAD TWO VIRTUAL MEETINGS.

WE'VE HAD TWO IN-PERSON MEETINGS, UH, AND, UH, WE'VE, WE'VE, UH, WAITED ALL THIS TIME.

AND, UH, THE BOSTON PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD ALREADY SENT YOU A RECOMMENDATION.

THEY'VE ALREADY SPOKEN.

SO, UH, 30 DAYS FROM NOW, I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO CHANGE.

UH, BUT I STRONGLY FEEL THAT WE NEED TO BE MORE EFFICIENT AS GOVERNMENT.

AND THERE'S NO NEED FOR US TO HAVE TO WAIT.

ANOTHER 30 DAYS WHEN WE HAVE ALL THE INFORMATION, ALL THE DOCUMENTATION WE'RE HERE, THE OTHER PARTY ALREADY LEFT.

SO THEY READ, I GUESS THEY'RE THEY'RE GOOD MIND, READERS JOB ALREADY VOTED TO, UH, POSTPONE DECIDED, AND WE HAVEN'T EVEN VOTED YET, BUT THEY'RE GONE AND THAT'S POWERFUL AND THAT'S DANGEROUS AS A GOVERNMENT.

THANK YOU, MARIA.

LENA MENDOSA RODRIGUEZ ON DECK IS MUCH THING, BUT NAVINA, BENAMI THIS I PREFER.

WAS FILED, UH, POSSIBLY IN 2021.

I ALL MY HONOR AND GLORY TO MY GOD.

I WANT TO, UM, I DON'T WANT THIS ITEM POSTPONE.

IT HAS GONE ON TOO LONG.

UH, MR. CUSTODY ALREADY HAS TWO PARKS NAMED IN HIS NAME IN EAST AUSTIN.

HE DOESN'T NEED IT IN ANOTHER ONE.

SO I JUST WANT Y'ALL TO GO, GO AHEAD AND, AND UH, VOTE ON IT TODAY.

AND I THINK HE WAS PROBABLY TALKING TO YOU DON'T BEFORE WE EVEN GOT HERE, BECAUSE OF ALL THE PUBLICITY THAT WE HAVE BEEN MAKING.

UH, I LOVE TONY AND ALL HIS FAMILY.

I LOVE ALL MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS BECAUSE WE WERE ALL RAISED TOGETHER IN THOUGHTS SITE IN AUSTIN.

AND I JUST WANT YOU TO MAKE A DECISION.

I'M NOT USED TO COMING OVER HERE AND SPEAK BEFORE Y'ALL, BUT I GIVE YOU THANKS FOR LISTENING TO ME AND FEEL YOU NEED TO MAKE UP YOUR MIND BECAUSE YOU LIVE IN AT THE END OF THIS YEAR AND YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BE HERE.

SO YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO A LOT OF FAITH, A LOT OF PEOPLES.

SO YOU UNDO THIS THING.

OKAY? THANK YOU.

ON DECK IS PEGGY VALASCUS UH, GOOD AFTERNOON.

MY NAME IS PEGGY VASQUEZ.

I'M A NATIVE EAST AUSTIN KNIGHT AND I'M OPPOSED TO THE POSTPONEMENT.

AN APPLICATION

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I'M NOT TOO SURE I COULD WOULD GET THAT INFORMATION, UH, APPLICATION TO CHANGE THE NAME OF AB UH, A SWAB TO AB CON TO RECREATION PARK PARKED DEPART DEPARTMENT ON JUNE THE 27TH VOTED TO NOT HAVE A NAME CHANGE AND VOTED NINE NOS AND ONE ABSTENTION PART RECOMMENDATION.

IT WAS TO REPLAY A PART RECOMMENDED THAT A PLAQUE WE PUT FOR TONY GARCIA, TONY CASTEEL AFTER PART TOOK A POS POSITION ON THIS ISSUE OF NO NAME CHANGE.

THE ISSUE WAS TO BE PRESENTED TO CITY COUNCIL.

HERE WE ARE TODAY, HAVING A POSTPONEMENT.

I, I REJECT THAT.

ANGELA GARZA ITEMS, 70 92 94 AND 98.

KEVIN, GO AHEAD AND SPEAK ON US.

I'M GOING TO FOLLOW THE CROWD ON THIS.

I'VE NEVER SEEN SO MUCH MOBILIZATION IN RECORD TIMING.

THEY HAVE BEEN WORKING DAYS AND NIGHTS TO MOBILIZE EVERYONE TO GET THEIR VOICES ON RECORD.

HOW MUCH JUST MEANS WE HAVE NOTHING NEGATIVE TO SAY ABOUT THE OTHER GENTLEMEN, GREAT ACCOLADES, BUT THIS SAYING NO TO HIS POSTPONEMENT IS A BIG ONE.

MAKE A DECISION TODAY.

THESE PEOPLE HAVE WORKED REALLY HARD TO MOBILIZE EVERYONE.

I WITNESSED IT.

I WITNESSED IT ALSO, WE DO SUPPORT THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING BOND WITH VANESSA POINT.

THIS THAT IS AWESOME.

AND WE ALSO SUPPORT THE AUDIT, THE, THE ANIMAL SHUTTERS NUMBER 98 AS WELL.

UM, AND WE ALSO WANT TO GO HAVE, WE WANT TO HAVE TO SPEAK MORE ABOUT 1 66 AND 1 67.

THEY ARE STILL WORKING ON THE NAA, STILL WORK AGAIN, A GENEROUS IN, IN A REALLY MAKING THINGS HAPPEN IN THAT AREA.

WANTS TO GO AHEAD AND SUBMIT A S UH, ASK ON THAT AS WELL.

THANK YOU, CONNOR, KENNY SPEAKING ON ITEM 92.

I COUNSEL, I JUST WANTED TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF AN, UH, UH, MAXIMUM POSSIBLE AFFORDABLE HOUSING BOND.

UM, TWO THINGS ABOUT IT.

ONE IS LEVERAGE, UH, THE PROJECT YOU JUST APPROVED TODAY LEVERAGES 6 MILLION IN CITY FUNDS AND TWO 60 MILLION AND OTHER FUNDING.

THE CITY FUNDS REALLY UNLOCK EXPONENTIALLY.

MORE FUNDING ON PROJECTS.

SECOND IS PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING.

PSH PROJECTS ARE REALLY, REALLY HARD TO MAKE A PENCIL.

UH, THE SERVICE COSTS ARE ENORMOUS.

SO THE MORE THAT WE CAN REDUCE THE DEBT ON THEM, THE BETTER THOSE PROJECTS WORK.

UH, WE HAVE THREE PSH PROJECTS COMING TO YOU ON SEPTEMBER 1ST AS HFC FOR EXCUSE ME, HEAD OF RHD AWARDS.

THOSE PROJECTS WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT BOND FUNDING, UH, PSH PROJECTS, BOND FUNDING, ABSOLUTELY CRITICAL TO MAKING THEM WORK.

UM, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE I CAPTURED WHAT YOU SAID.

THE TRACT OF LAND THAT WE JUST DISCUSSED AT 3, 5, 1 5 MAJOR CITY OWNED LAND, AN INVESTMENT OF $6 MILLION IN CITY BOND FUNDING.

YOU SAID ENABLED THE PROJECT TO, TO PULL DOWN AN ADDITIONAL $60 MILLION OF OTHER FUNDING.

IS THAT, DID I CAPTURE YOUR NOTES CORRECTLY? I'M ALMOST 60.

IT'S 58, BUT YES.

WALTER MAURO, UM, WALTER MAROTTA, THE DIRECTOR AT FOUNDATION COMMUNITIES.

THANKS VERY MUCH.

AND AS I UNDERSTAND IT, IT'S SOMEWHERE AROUND A 93% OF THE UNITS ON THAT TRACT ARE GOING TO BE AFFORDABLE.

IS THAT, IS THAT ACCURATE? UH, YES.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, NICOLE.

JOCELYN, SPEAKING ON ITEM 92 ON DECK IS WALTER MAURO.

GOOD MORNING COUNCIL.

UM, MY NAME IS NICOLE JOSLIN WITH CAPITAL A HOUSING.

FIRST I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU, MAYOR ADLER FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND BRINGING THIS RESOLUTION FORWARD AND THE SUPPORT OF, UM, ALL OF YOUR CO-SPONSORS HERE IN 2018.

ALSO UNDER YOUR LEADERSHIP.

OUR COMMUNITY PASSED A HOUSING BOND AT A LEVEL NEVER SEEN BEFORE IN THE STATE OF TEXAS, THAT THAT BOND ENABLED OUR DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY TO LEVERAGE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN ADDITIONAL FUNDING, CREATE THOUSANDS OF JOBS.

AND OF COURSE BUILD THOUSANDS OF ADDITIONAL HOMES FOR FAMILIES IN AUSTIN.

WE NOW FACE AN EVEN GREATER CRISIS CRISIS.

THE COST OF OWNING AND RENTING A HOME IN OUR CITY IS INCREASINGLY OUT OF REACH HOUSING.

BONDS CONTINUE TO BE A CRITICAL RESOURCE IN THE BATTLE TO KEEP AUSTIN AFFORDABLE.

AND I JOINED MY NEIGHBORS AND COLLEAGUES TODAY AND ASKING YOU TO SUPPORT A $350 MILLION BOND TO HELP OUR COMMUNITY CONTINUE TO THRIVE AND CALL AUSTIN HOME.

THANK YOU,

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THANK YOU FOR CONSIDERING ITEM 92 FOR THE HOUSING BONDS AT 350 MILLION.

AND THANK YOU FOR APPROVING THE 2018 BONDS.

UH, WE OPENED OUR LAUREL CREEK APARTMENTS EARLY THIS YEAR.

LATER THIS YEAR, WE'RE GOING TO OPEN ZILKER STUDIOS.

UH, WE'RE GOING TO OPEN, UM, THE LORETTA APARTMENTS IN NORTH AUSTIN AND OUR COUNTY'S TERRACE.

AND WE'LL WELCOME HOME A THOUSAND NEW RESIDENTS THIS YEAR, AND WE COULD NEVER BE GROWING AT THAT VOLUME WITHOUT THE BOND FUNDING TO MAKE IT POSSIBLE.

AND WE, WE SERVE A WHOLE RANGE OF RESIDENTS FROM FOLKS WHO'VE BEEN CHRONICALLY HOMELESS FAMILIES THAT HAVE BEEN AT THE SHELTER AND MANY, MANY FAMILIES THAT ARE JUST ON A TIGHT BUDGET, TRYING TO FIND RENT THAT THEY CAN AFFORD.

WHAT'S IMPORTANT ABOUT THE BONDS IS NOT THE ONLY TOOL THAT WE NEED TO ADDRESS AFFORDABILITY, BUT IT HELPS TO ADDRESS WHERE THE MARKET CAN'T.

UH, THE MARKET'S NEVER GOING TO REACH A RENTAL PRICE POINT OR A HOUSING PRICE POINT, UH, WITHOUT SUBSIDY SUPPORT.

SO IF WE WANT AUSTIN TO BE A COMMUNITY, I WANT AUSTIN TO BE A COMMUNITY THAT'S DIVERSE.

THAT'S INCLUSIVE THAT THAT DOESN'T PRICE PEOPLE OUT.

AND SO WE NEED THIS TOOL TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN.

THANK YOU, YVONNE WELDON ON ITEM 92 ON DECK IS ALICE WOODS ON ITEM 92.

HELLO, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

MY NAME IS ALICE WOODS, AND I AM SPEAKING TODAY ON BEHALF OF SAGE BROOK DEVELOPMENT.

THOSE TWO INDUSTRIES AND SGI VENTURES, THREE WOMEN OWNED TEXAS-BASED AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPERS, WHICH ARE GRATEFUL TO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO BUILD HUNDREDS OF UNITS OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN AUSTIN.

AS A DIRECT RESULT OF THE 2018 HOUSING BOND.

WE ARE QUICKLY COMING TO THE END OF THESE BOND DOLLARS, BUT WITH RISING INTEREST RATES AND STILL INCREASING CONSTRUCTION COSTS, THIS GOT FINANCING FROM THE CITY IS MORE CRUCIAL THAN EVER.

AND IN MANY CASES, OUR DEALS ARE NOT FEASIBLE WITHOUT IT.

I AM SO GRATEFUL FOR THE LEADERSHIP OF MAYOR ADLER AND THIS COUNCIL IN SUPPORTING ANOTHER BOND TO FUND AFFORDABLE HOUSING, SOMETHING WE'RE ALL AWARE IS DESPERATELY NEEDED IN AUSTIN, PUTTING A BOND OF AT LEAST $350 MILLION ON THE BALLOT IN NOVEMBER WILL DIRECTLY SUPPORT THOSE AUSTINITES MOST IN NEED WHILE BUILDING ON THE SUCCESSES OF THE 2018 BOND.

THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP ON THIS ISSUE AND FOR CONTINUING TO PRIORITIZE AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

MONICA GUZMAN SPEAKING ON 92, 1 0 1, 1 0 3 AND 1 24 ON DECK IS ABBY PENNER.

I'M MONICA GUZMAN POLICY DIRECTOR AT GAVA GO AUSTIN VAMOS AUSTIN SPEAKING ON, ON ITEM 1 24, THE GABA COMMUNITY URGES, INCLUDING LANGUAGE REGARDING COMMUNITY, BUT BENEFITS SPECIFICALLY ONE USE OF COMMERCIAL PARKLAND FEES IN LIEU THAT PARK DEFICIENT COMMUNITIES AND AUSTIN'S EASTERN CRESCENT SUCH AS DISTRICT FOUR, BE PRIORITIZE WHEN USING FEES FOR LAND ACQUISITION FOR A PARK OR PARK AMENITIES TO REMOVAL OF TREES.

WHEN NEW COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT RESULTS IN REMOVAL OF TREES, YOU REPLANTING OR PLANTING OF NUTRIENTS ON OR NEAR THE NEW DEVELOPMENT ON ITEM 1 0 3.

I AM SPEAKING AS A DISTRICT FOUR RESIDENT.

MY ARE MINE AND MINE ALONE.

I HAVE BEEN AND STILL AM OPPOSED TO THE AUTOMATED LICENSE PLATE READERS.

I WAS TUNED INTO THE COUNCIL'S WORK SESSION ON TUESDAY.

THANK YOU TO COUNCIL MEMBER OF WINTERS FOR ASKING APD ABOUT ACCESS TO INFORMATION.

WELL, ICE MIGHT ONLY BE ABLE TO ACCESS VIGILANCE INFORMATION WITH A CONTRACT.

THEY MAY STILL GAIN ACCESS THROUGH ANY LAW ENFORCEMENT ENTITY WITH WHICH APD SHARES INFORMATION SUCH AS TRAVIS, THE WILLIAMSON COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND ERIC, THE AUSTIN REGIONAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER.

THE X'S ISSUE WAS RAISED IN AN AUSTIN CHRONICLE, MARCH, 2018.

ARTICLE I STRIKES DEAL WITH SURVEILLANCE FOR THANK YOU.

SPEAKING ON ITEM 92 AND ONE 14 ABBY PENNER ON DECK IS RYAN CLINTON.

HELLO, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

MY NAME IS ABBY PENNER.

I'M HERE TO ECHO THE SUPPORT YOU'VE ALREADY HEARD FOR ITEM 92 FOR THE HOUSING BOND.

AND I'M ALSO HERE FOR ITEM ONE 14, JUST FOR JUNE WEST APARTMENTS AND TWO 80 UNIT, A HUNDRED PERCENT AFFORDABLE DEVELOPMENT THAT IS BEFORE YOU TODAY FOR A FLOODPLAIN VARIANCE.

SO I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ON BEHALF OF OWNERSHIP WHEN THAT ITEM COMES UP FOR DISCUSSION.

SO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP ON THE BOND.

AND I WILL BE HERE WHENEVER THE ITEM COMES BACK UP FOR ONE 14.

TOESY AND DRAYA TREMON TOESY ON DECK IS DAVID LLOYD NON ON ITEM 98.

ON ITEMS 96 AND 98, RYAN CLINTON ON DECK AND DRAYA, TREMEN

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DANE CORREA ON ITEM 98, EMILY WELLS, AARON LINKEDIN HIM DANNY FIT TONY ON ITEM 100.

HAROLD MCMILLAN ON ITEM ONE 18 GREG ANDERSON ITEM 1 68.

THAT CONCLUDES ALL THE IN-PERSON SPEAKERS.

UM, TAKE ACTION HERE AT THE LOCAL STATE AND FEDERAL LEVEL.

IS THERE ANYBODY, LET ME MAKE THE LAST CALL TO ANYBODY SIGN UP THAT, UH, THEY DIDN'T THINK THEY GOT CALLED.

WOULD YOU COME ON DOWN TO THE CLERK? I MAY HAVE MISSED SOME, SORRY.

WE'RE GOING BACK AND FORTH.

THAT'S OKAY.

UM, YOU'RE DOING AN AMAZING JOB.

WELL, THANK YOU.

LET'S TRY AGAIN.

I DON'T 100 BARBARA BEN TANTE, MICHAEL LEWIS.

THESE ALL SAY NO THAT THEY WISH NOT TO SPEAK, SO, OKAY.

WHY DON'T YOU SEE THE LINE BEHIND YOU AND SEE YOU HAVE THOSE FOLKS.

WHY DON'T YOU GIVE YOUR NAMES TO THE CLERK SO SHE CAN SEE IF SHE CAN FIND YOU ON HER LIST.

MICHAEL LEWIS, WHY DON'T YOU GO AHEAD, SIR? UH, MY NAME'S MICHAEL LEWIS.

I AM THE CLEAN AIR AND WATER ADVOCATE FOR ENVIRONMENT, TEXAS.

UM, WANT TO THANK COUNCIL MEMBER POOL FOR BRINGING THE RESOLUTION, UH, FORWARD, UH, THE SUPREME COURT RULING WEST VIRGINIA VERSUS THE EPA MADE THE MONUMENTAL TASK OF CLEANING UP OUR AIR AND REDUCING, UH, CLIMATE WARMING POLLUTION MUCH, MUCH HARDER AS JUSTICE KAGAN WROTE IN HER DISSENT.

THE COURT STRIPS, THE EPA OF THE POWER CONGRESS GAVE IT TO RESPOND TO THE MOST PRESSING ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGE OF OUR TIME.

NOW THAT THE COURT HAS PUT A STABLE CLIMATE EVEN FURTHER OUT OF REACH LAWMAKERS AT ALL LEVELS, UH, MUST SEEK OUT OTHER WAYS TO REDUCE EMISSIONS AND TO SECURE A CLEANER AND HEALTHIER FUTURE THAT WOULD INCLUDE REDOUBLING OUR EFFORTS TO CLOSE THE FAYETTE COAL PLANT.

THAT CLOSURE IS NECESSARY TO ACHIEVE ANY OF AUSTIN'S, UH, STATED ZERO EMISSIONS GOALS THAT THEY HAD PLANT ACCOUNTS FOR 15% OF OUR TOTAL GENERATING CAPACITY AND 80% OF AUSTIN ENERGY'S EMISSIONS.

IT IS THE 15TH, MOST 50TH DIRTIEST PLANT IN THE NATION.

IT, WE JUST TALKS IT INTO OUR SOIL HARVEST HEALTH PARKS SENTENCES, AND IS ECONOMICALLY UNTENABLE.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

METZKER ON ITEM 100 ON DECK IS COLE GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.

THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER POOL FOR BRINGING FORWARD ITEM 100.

UM, JUST THIS, THIS CURRENT MONTH HERE IN JULY IS FIVE DEGREES HOTTER THAN THE HISTORIC AVERAGE AND A FULL DEGREE HOTTER THAN JULY OF 2011, WHICH REMEMBER HOW MISERABLE THAT, UH, LAKE TRAVIS IS ALMOST HALF EMPTY.

UH, WE'RE SEEING WILDFIRES RAGING, UH, IT'S NOT CLIMATE SCIENTISTS ARE CLEAR THAT BURNING OF FOSSIL FUELS AND THE WARMING OF OUR ATMOSPHERE, OUR KEY DRIVERS TO THESE, UH, THESE TERRIBLE THINGS THAT WE'RE EXPERIENCING.

AND IF WE DON'T TAKE ACTION TO REDUCE EMISSIONS QUICKLY, WE'RE GOING TO ONLY SEE WORSE AND WORSE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE.

SO IT'S CRITICAL THAT WE,

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THE SUPREME COURT DECISION WAS A BIG DISAPPOINTMENT, UH, SOME GREAT NEWS COMING OUT OF THE SENATE YESTERDAY, HOPEFULLY THAT, UH, THEY CAN GET THAT DONE, UH, WITH, UH, UH, BIG INVESTMENTS IN CLEAN ENERGY.

BUT WE ALSO NEED TO DO OUR PART HERE TO MAKE SURE WE CAN HIT THE GOAL OF 50% REDUCTIONS BY 2030 AND ZERO EMISSIONS BY BY 2050.

SO, UH, THANKS FOR THIS.

AND THANK YOU, COLE COON UP ON DECK IS RYAN POLLACK FOR ITEMS 1 0 3 KERRY ROBERTS ITEM 1 0 3.

ALICIA DORIS FOR ITEM 1 0 3.

ANDREW HORNEMAN ITEM 1 0 3.

HELLO, THANK YOU, COUNCIL FOR GIVING ME YOUR TIME.

UM, I'M GOING TO SPEAK ON, I DON'T WANT TO THREE, CAUSE I AM AGAINST IT.

LIKE I, AND I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE AGAINST IT.

THEY THERE'S, THERE'S A PAC MEETING TODAY.

SO, UH, I'M SINGING FOR JUST BASICALLY SAYING NO, BECAUSE IT'S A, IT'S A SURVEILLANCE AND IT MAKES, UH, IT DOESN'T, IT SEEMS TO BE DOING MORE HARM THAN THE, THAN, THAN HAVING IT.

AND THAT'S IT.

THANK YOU, DANIEL TURTON ON 1 0 3 ON DECK IS HAROLD MCMILLAN ON ITEM ONE 18.

EMILY SCALES ON ITEM 180 8 ON DECK IS JOE PAUL CONLEY ON 180 8 AND 180 9.

SHAWNA ARN.

ARNESON ON ITEM ONE 90 MAYOR.

MAY I REAL QUICK.

I'M LOOKING AT JP UP THE WINDOW RIGHT THERE.

IF THERE'S ANYBODY WHO'S HERE WITH JP, YOU MIGHT WANT TO LET HIM KNOW THAT THEY JUST CALLED HIM CLINTON.

RAREY ON ITEM ONE 90 ELIZABETH JOHNSON.

THAT CONCLUDES THE SPEAKERS ON OUR LIST FOR THE EXCEPTION OF THE ONE COUNCIL MEMBER HARPER, MADISON.

SORRY ABOUT THAT LITTLE CONFUSED WITH THE SCHEDULE.

UM, THANK YOU.

I WAS GOING TO COME HERE TODAY AND READ AN OFFICIAL LETTER FROM THE AUSTIN TRAVIS COUNTY CONTINUUM OF CARE ABOUT THE, UH, CON UH, FRONT STEPS CONTRACTS THAT ARE BEING AWARDED TODAY.

HOWEVER, UM, WE'VE DONE A LOT OF WORK ON THIS SINCE THAT LETTER WAS SENT, AND I THINK MOST OF YOU HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO READ IT AND REVIEW IT.

AND I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR THOUGHTFULNESS IN, IN, IN ADDRESSING OUR CONCERNS.

I ALSO ESPECIALLY WANT TO THANK THE MAYOR'S OFFICE FOR WORKING WITH US TO COME UP WITH SOME DIRECTION THAT SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSES SOME OF THE CONCERNS THAT WE HAVE MOVING FORWARD.

WE HAVE TO ABSOLUTELY DO EVERYTHING WITHIN OUR POWER TO NOT HAVE THIS KIND OF SITUATION HAPPEN AGAIN.

AND TO HAVE THE KIND OF PROACTIVE LONG-TERM THINKING THAT GETS US OUT OF THIS KIND OF, THAT DOESN'T BACK US INTO THESE KINDS OF CORNERS.

OUR CONGREGATE SHELTER NATIONALLY IS A DYING PARADIGM.

WE ARE MOVING AWAY FROM CONGREGATE SHELTER.

THE COUNTRY IS MOVING AWAY.

HUD IS MOVING AWAY FROM CONGREGATE SHELTER.

AND SO AS WE THINK ABOUT THE FUTURE OF OUR SHELTER SPACES AND THE ONGOING SHELTER NEEDS OF THE CITY, I HOPE THAT WE CAN HAVE A LONG-TERM PROACTIVE VISION AND PLAN THAT CAN GET US THERE.

AND I WASN'T ABLE TO SPEAK ON THIS, BUT I ALSO WANT TO SAY, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SUPPORTING THE $350 MILLION HOUSING BOND.

I'M EXCITED TO WORK ON THAT CAMPAIGN.

HANG ON A SECOND.

THAT'S YOU KINDLY, UH, WHEN WE WERE WORKING LAST NIGHT, UM, WE AGREED ON SUBSECTIONS THERE HAD IT, UH, ON THE DAY IS HERE AND I JUST WANT TO READ THEM TO YOU JUST SO THAT YOU SEE THEM TO GET ANY KIND OF REACTION YOU MIGHT HAVE TO THAT.

AND, AND, AND WON IT IN OR AGREED TO HAVE IN THE FIRST ONE WAS, UH, THE DIRECTING THAT, UH, UH, THE RECIPIENTS OF THE CONTRACTS, UH, PRIORITIZE REHIRING OF THE FRONT STEP EMPLOYEES.

THE ONES THAT, UH, UH, YOU HAD, UH, UH, DISCUSSED AND,

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UH, THE SECOND ONE, UH, DIRECTED, UH, UH, THE MANAGER TO REPORT QUARTERLY TO THE COUNCIL AND TO THE HOMELESS RESPONSE SYSTEM, LEADERSHIP COUNCIL, UH, QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DATA ON PERFORMANCE AND OPERATIONS AT THE TO SHELTER SHELTERS, UH, TO GIVE THE COUNCIL THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE MEANINGFUL GUIDANCE.

THE THIRD ONE, UH, DIRECTLY TO THE MANAGER TO REQUIRE THE NEW RECIPIENTS, UH, OF THESE CONTRACTS TO, UH, MEET QUARTERLY, TO ACTUALLY MEET QUARTERLY WITH THE HOMELESS RESPONSE SYSTEMS LEADERSHIP COUNCIL.

THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT IT'S LIMITED TO QUARTERLY, BUT AT LEAST THAT, UH, WHICH THE NEW CONTRACT RECIPIENTS WOULD PROVIDE UPDATES AND ANSWER QUESTIONS.

THOSE ARE ALL WORDINGS THAT YOU'VE SEEN NO CHANGES IN THOSE, NO CHANGES IN THE FOURTH ONE, UH, TO, UH, UH, HELP ENSURE THE MANAGER DIRECTED, HELP ENSURE THE CONTRACT RECIPIENTS RECEIVE THE GUIDANCE MENTORSHIP AND OTHER SUPPORT NECESSARY TO BE SUCCESSFUL.

AND THAT THE MANAGERS DIRECTED TO ENCOURAGE THE RECIPIENTS OF THE CONTRACTS TO FORM PARTNERSHIPS AND COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS WITH THE OTHER AGENCIES AND WHERE APPROPRIATE THE ENTIRE CONTINUUM OF CARE TO HELP ENSURE QUALITY OF SERVICES AND SYSTEM WIDE APPROACH LANGUAGE YOU HAVE SEEN AND APPROVED THE FIFTH ONE.

ALSO THE MANAGER DIRECTED DEVELOP A PLAN AND COLLABORATION WITH THE HOMELESSNESS RESPONSE LEADERSHIP COUNCIL AND THE BROADER COMMUNITY OF IMPACTED STAKEHOLDERS TO ASSESS THE CURRENT CITYWIDE SHELTER PLAN.

YOUR LAST POINT THAT YOU SPOKE TO SET FORTH THE LONG-TERM VISION FOR THE DESIGN SCOPE AND FUNDING OF THE SHELTER SYSTEM, UH, PRIOR TO REBIDDING THESE CONTRACTS FOR COMPETITORS OF SOLICITATION DETERMINATION, ALL ONES YOU'VE SEEN, I JUST REPEATED IT INTO HERE.

SO PEOPLE WOULDN'T THINK OF ONLY THE LAST TWO, WHICH ARE THE TWO AREN'T INTERESTED IN, OKAY.

UH, NUMBER, UH, SIX, UH, THE MANAGERS DIRECTOR TO ENSURE THAT THE CONTRACTS, UH, WITH THE NEW CONTRACT RECIPIENTS REQUIRE PROMINENT POSTING OF CLIENT GRIEVANCE POLICIES AND SHELTER FACILITIES.

AND THAT VENDORS INCLUDE REPORTS ON THE FILING AND RESOLUTION, THE CLIENT GRIEVANCES TO THE CITY AS PART OF THE REGULAR, UH, UH, REPORTING.

AND THEN THE SIXTH ONE, THE SEVENTH ONE, UH, UH, IS THE ISSUE THAT COUNCIL OUR POOL RAISED ON TUESDAY, UH, THE MANAGERS DIRECTLY TO ENSURE THE NEW CONTRACT RECIPIENTS REQUIRE UNIFORMS AND NAMED BADGES FOR THEIR ONSITE STAFF, SO THAT THEY CAN BE IDENTIFIED AS EMPLOYEES OF THE SHELTER UNIFORMS MAY BE DESIGNED TO PICK BY THE AGENCIES.

I ASSUME.

YOU'RE OKAY WITH THE LAST TWO.

I JUST WANT TO DOUBLE CHECK.

YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.

AND ON THE LAST TWO, I CANNOT SPEAK IN MY CAPACITY AS CHAIR OF LEADERSHIP COUNCIL, SINCE I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO HAVE TIME TO REVIEW THOSE WITH THE COUNCIL, BUT IN MY CAPACITY AS AN INDIVIDUALS AND ADVOCATE, UM, I THINK THOSE ARE TWO, UM, YOU KNOW, I, I THINK THEY'RE EXCELLENT ADDITIONS TO THE DIRECTION AND I DON'T SEE ANY, I DON'T, I DON'T SEE ANY PROBLEM IN ADDING THOSE TO THE DIRECTION.

I THINK THAT THEY ENHANCE, UM, UH, THE INTENT OF WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH.

SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THE TIME AND EFFORT, AND I KNOW THAT SOME FOLKS SPEND A LOT OF TIME LAST NIGHT WORKING ON THIS STUFF INTO THE WEED LATE HOURS.

AND I, I APPRECIATE THAT.

THAT MEANS A LOT TO US.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

ALL NEED TO WORK TOGETHER TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE AWARE OF, OF WHAT'S GOING ON THROUGHOUT THIS, THROUGHOUT THE CONTINUUM SO THAT WE, WE CAN, UM, RESPOND IN AN APPROPRIATE TIMEFRAME.

COUNCIL MEMBER TO-GO THEN COUNSELOR MAYER.

UM, SINCE YOU ONLY BECAUSE YOU'VE GONE THROUGH YOUR AMENDMENTS, I JUST WANT TO BE, I JUST WANT TO SHARE ALSO THAT I INTEND TO BRING FORWARD SEVERAL AMENDMENTS TO, UM, IF SOMEBODY REMINDS ME WHAT NUMBER THIS IS, I CAN FIGURE OUT WHERE THEY ARE ONE 90.

THANKS.

UM, I INTEND TO OFFER AS AN AMENDMENT AS TWO AMENDMENTS, UM, THAT THE NEW RECIPIENTS OF THE CONTRACT SHALL ALSO MAKE THEMSELVES AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT COUNCIL COMMITTEES FOR ONGOING DISCUSSIONS.

I THINK IT IS, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE INCREASINGLY USED OUR PUBLIC HEALTH COMMITTEE AS KIND OF THE CHECK-IN FOR HOMELESSNESS ISSUES, INITIATIVES, PROGRAMS, AND FUNDING.

AND SO THIS THAT'S CONSISTENT WITH THIS.

UM, AND LET ME JUST BACK UP AND SAY, YOU KNOW, THE, THE ARCH IS IN DISTRICT NINE.

I MEAN, YOU SAID WE NEED TO BE PROACTIVE ABOUT THESE THINGS.

THE ARCHES IN DISTRICT NINE, I HAVE, UM, TAKEN AN ACTIVE, ACTIVE ROLE, UM, IN ARCH OPERATIONS HAVE BROUGHT FORWARD MULTIPLE RESOLUTIONS AT THIS POINT, DIRECTED TO THE ARCH.

THERE WAS A PERIOD OF TIME WHERE, WHERE MY STAFF AND I WERE THERE WEEKLY ON FRIDAY, UM, PLANNING FOR AN INITIATIVE.

AND I HAVE TO SAY I WAS WILDLY TAKEN ABACK.

I HAD NO IDEA THERE WERE CHALLENGES WITH THE FRONT STEPS, UM, IN THE LAST MONTH AND WAS EXTREMELY SHOCKED AND SURPRISED WHEN I HEARD THAT STAFF WERE AT A POINT WHERE THEY WERE GOING TO MAKE THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS.

SO, ABSOLUTELY, I THINK WE ALL NEED THE COMMUNITY NEEDS MORE HEADS UP ON THIS KIND OF THING, AND WE NEED TO BE, WE

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SO THANKS FOR MENTIONING THAT COMMENT.

UM, MY OTHER, UH, AMENDMENT IS GOING TO JUST ENSURE, AND, UH, WE'VE CHECKED WITH APH AND THIS IS ALREADY IN THE PLAN, BUT IT'S GOING TO ENSURE THAT THE NEW VENDOR FOR THE ARCH, UM, SHALL PROVIDE THE SERVICE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE NATIONAL ALLIANCE TO END HOMELESSNESS RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WERE RECEIVED, SOME OF WHICH WERE FOR TRAUMA INFORMED CARE AND CASE MANAGEMENT AND OTHER THINGS.

UM, AND IN ALLIANCE WITH, UM, IN, IN ACCORDANCE WITH PREVIOUS COUNCIL DIRECTION, INCLUDING THE RESOLUTIONS, UM, AND I WON'T NAME THE NUMBERS, BUT THE AMENDMENT WILL.

AND AGAIN, PART OF THOSE WERE FOR TRAUMA INFORMED CARE FOR TRAINING AND LIVING WAGES FOR THOSE WORKING ONSITE AND ANOTHER.

SO I THINK HOPEFULLY THOSE, OKAY.

I JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU A HEADS UP, BUT THANK YOU.

I APPRECIATE THAT A LITTLE LATER.

UH, YES.

AND, AND, AND THANK YOU, UM, MR. KINDLY FOR WORKING WITH ALL OF US AND WITH THE MAYOR AND, UM, ON THIS EFFORT, I MEAN, IT'S, I, I COULDN'T SAY IT ANY, ANY BETTER THAN YOU JUST DID.

WE SHOULD NEVER GET BE IN THIS SITUATION AGAIN.

UH, SO I WANT TO CLARIFY, AND I DON'T KNOW IF IT NEEDS LANGUAGE OR NOT, BUT ITEM NUMBER FIVE IS INTENDED TO GET US TOWARDS THE LONG RANGE PLAN FOR HOW WE OPERATE, UM, SHELTERS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE EXAMPLE YOU JUST GAVE, WHICH IS THE CONCERN ABOUT, UH, CONGREGATE SHELTER.

BUT I WANT TO MAKE IT VERY CLEAR THAT THIS HAS DONE INTENDED TO, TO HALT THE PROCESSES THAT OUR CITY IS IN THE MIDDLE OF THAT WE JUST GOT BRIEFING ON YESTERDAY FOR ACQUISITION OF PSA OR SHELTER PROPERTIES.

NO, I TENDED TO STOP ANYTHING OTHER THAN TO ACTUALLY SAY THAT THAT PROCESS HAS TO AT LEAST WORK ITS WAY THROUGH, UH, AS CONCERNS THESE TWO SHELTERS BEFORE, UH, UH, RENEWAL CONTRACTS ENTERED.

THAT'S WHAT MY HOPE IS THAT THEY'LL MOVE QUICKLY BECAUSE THERE ARE A LOT OF DECISIONS THAT ARE BEING MADE.

I JUST DON'T WANT US TO BE IN A SITUATION WHERE, YOU KNOW, WE'VE IDENTIFIED A PROPERTY FOR SHELTER OR BRIDGE SHELTER, AND WE SAY, NO, WE CANNOT MOVE ON IT AT THIS POINT BECAUSE WE STILL HAVE MORE PLANNING TO DO.

THERE'S NOTHING IN THIS AMENDMENT THAT WOULD CAUSE US TO DELAY.

I DIDN'T THINK SO.

I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY, I APPRECIATE THE CLARIFICATION.

I JUST WANT TO ADD THAT WE ARE ABSOLUTELY NOT IN FAVOR OF DELAYING THE PROCESS OF GETTING THE SHELTER AND PSH, THAT IS SO DESPERATELY NEEDED IN OUR COMMUNITY.

SO THE INTENT OF THIS PLAN IS NOT TO DELAY THAT PROCESS, BUT TO RECOGNIZE THAT IN 13 AND A HALF MONTHS, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO SIGN A NEW CONTRACT.

AND ANYONE WHO IS FAMILIAR WITH THE ARCH KNOWS HOW BADLY THAT SPACE IS IN NEED OF, OF A NEW VISION AND A NEW PLAN.

AND I HOPE THAT WE CAN BE PROACTIVE WELL WHEN THAT TIME COMES, WHEN THOSE 13 MONTHS EXPIRE AND HAVE SOMETHING IN PLACE THAT IS, THAT IS INFORMED BY THE COMMUNITY'S SHARED VALUES AND GOALS.

ABSOLUTELY AGREE WITH THAT.

MA'AM.

I JUST WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT AND THANK YOU, MR. CONLEY FOR COMING DOWN HERE AND FOR THE WORK THAT YOU'VE PUT IN, ALONG WITH OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY, KNOWING THAT THIS IS AN EMERGENCY CONTRACT, THEN SITUATION, IT'S REALLY DIFFICULT WITHOUT THAT HEAVY LIFT FROM OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO BE ABLE TO ASSIST US, TO GET TO A PLACE WHERE WE'RE COMFORTABLE MOVING FORWARD.

SO JUST THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT.

THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER.

I APPRECIATE IT.

THANK YOU ALL.

AND, AND SINCE I ALREADY HAVE THE MIC, I'LL JUST SAY WE HAVE A OPPORTUNITY IN FRONT OF US TO REALLY DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT AND REIMAGINE THIS SPACE THAT IS SO CENTRAL TO OUR HOMELESS RESPONSE SYSTEM.

SO I HOPE THAT WE CAN TAKE A FIRST STEP TODAY AND MOVE TOWARDS A NEW VISION FOR OUR CAR AND GET SHELTER IN OUR DOWNTOWN SHELTERS.

ALL RIGHT, COLLEAGUES.

UM, UH, WE'RE NOW BACK UP TO THE, THE S UH, I WANT TO READ INTO THE, AND WE DO HAVE GREG ANDERSON HERE TO SPEAK ON 1 68, AND THEN I THINK THAT IS HELLO.

OF THEM INCOME RESTRICTED, BUT NO SUBSIDY AND $21 MILLION.

YOU'RE HEARING ME THE LAST SPEAKER.

UM, THIS IS VERY EXCITING.

I KNOW THAT YOU GUYS KNOW THIS AREA PRETTY WELL, AND THERE'S THIS AMAZING OPPORTUNITY TO PUT A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF HOUSING HERE IN THIS AREA.

THAT FOR A LONG TIME WAS KIND OF THE ORPHAN AREA OF DOWNTOWN, AND THERE'S THE WATERLOO INVESTMENT.

AND I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO WORK WITH MAYOR PRO TEM, CHERYL COLE, TO WORK ON THE WATERLOO PART FOREVER.

AND THE IDEA OF THOUSANDS OF HOMES BEING BUILT IN THIS AREA.

IT JUST WASN'T AROUND THAT LONG AGO.

AND YOU GUYS PUT OUT A GREAT RFP THAT IS POSSIBLY RETURNING 921 HOMES, 116

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UM, MY BIG FEAR HERE IS THAT WE TRY AND RETRADE ON OUR RFPS AND MAKE OUR RFPS WORTH A LOT LESS BY SAYING, YOU KNOW WHAT? THIS WAS OUR RFP, THIS IS WHAT WE SAID WE WANTED.

AND THANKS FOR ACHIEVING THIS, BUT NOW WE'RE GOING TO CHANGE THE RULES AND PULL THE ROAD RIGHT DOWN UNDER YA.

AND DE-VALUE ALL OF OUR RFPS IN THE FUTURE.

LET'S NOT DO THAT.

LET'S PLEASE SUPPORT NATASHA HARPER, MADISON, AND EXTEND THE EXCLUSIVE NEGOTIATING AGREEMENT AND SEE WHAT WE CAN DO TO GET A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF HOUSING HERE, BECAUSE WE ALSO NEED MARKET RATE HOUSING.

IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE WHO THINKS THEY WERE, SHOULD BE SPEAKING? ALL RIGHT.

I'M SHOWING THAT THE CONSENT AGENDA IS ITEMS ONE THROUGH 1 0 2 AND ITEMS 1 68 THROUGH 1 92 WITH THE FOLLOWING ITEMS BEING POLLED ITEMS 9, 10, 11, WHICH WE CAN ACT ON TILL WE HEAR 1 11, 1 12 AND ONE 13.

THOSE ARE ALL THE SPEAKERS THAT WE HAVE.

I'M GOING TO READ INTO THE RECORD COLLEAGUES ON ITEM NUMBER 89.

WE HAD ONE LATE ADDITION TO THE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS NOMINATION OF WAIVERS.

UH, THE MAYOR PRO TAM, UH, IS, UH, NOMINATING, UH, UH, HILARIO, UH, AMARO TO THE, UH, UH, MEXICAN AMERICAN CULTURAL CENTER ADVISORY BOARD.

UH,

[Consent Agenda]

SO NINE, 10, AND 11 ALSO ITEM 61, WHICH WE CAN'T HEAR UNTIL WE CONSIDER ONE 19 AND 1 33, UH, ALSO BEING PULLED AS 75 BY COUNCIL MEMBER.

UH, KELLY, I ENDED UP NUMBER 92 PULLED BY ME 95.

UH, I'M SORRY.

I'M NOT SURE WHAT THAT WAS.

ITEM NUMBER 92, 1 BIG QUOTE.

I DON'T SEE.

UH, AND THEN, UH, ALSO ITEM, UH, 1 68 PULLED BY A COUNCIL MEMBER, HARPER MADISON, 180 2 THAT I POLLED 180 9 AND ONE 90.

UH, I PULLED THEM BOTH COUNTS.

REMEMBER KELLY, UH, PULLED ONE 90.

SO I'LL READ THEM AGAIN, UH, WITHOUT THE, UH, DISCUSSING THAT AND MAKE IT EASIER.

I'M SHOWING THAT THE PULLED ITEMS ARE 9 10, 11 61 75 92, 1 68, 180 2, 180 9 AND ONE 90.

IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA? COUNCIL MEMBER KITCHEN MAKES THE MOTION COUNCIL MEMBER OF ELVIS SECONDS.

IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THE CONSENT AGENDA? THOSE ARE A POOL.

THANKS MAYOR.

UM, I WANTED TO SEE IF, IS DON BLAND IN THE HOUSE, UM, MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO JUST ASK, UM, OUR ANIMALS, CHIEF ANIMAL SERVICES OFFICER TO COME UP FOR A MOMENT IN LIGHT OF, UH, THE INDEPENDENT THIRD PARTY AUDIT THAT WE'RE GOING TO DO ON ANIMAL SERVICES AND OUR CONCERN ABOUT OUR, UH, FURRY FAMILY FRIENDS.

I WANTED TO NOTE THAT, UH, I WANTED, UH, DIRECTOR BLAND TO TALK ABOUT THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ARF THAT IS OUT IN OUR LOBBY TODAY.

AND THEN I, I HAD ONE MORE THING TO SAY AFTER THAT.

SO JUST BRIEFLY, SIR, THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART, THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER WHO'LL, UH, OUR MUSEUM OF MODERN ART IS PORTRAITS OF OUR LONG STAY RESIDENTS.

THESE ANIMALS HAVE BEEN IN THEIR CAGES AND BEEN OVERLOOKED AND THEY ARE DESERVING OF SOME ATTENTION.

SO WE PUT TOGETHER THIS, UH, DISPLAY, WHICH WE MADE A TRAVELING DISPLAY TO COME DOWN HERE TODAY.

AND, UH, THESE ANIMALS, UH, IF YOU ADOPT ONE OF THESE LONG STAY DOGS, YOU TAKE THE PORTRAIT HOME WITH YOU.

AND IT'S A WAY FOR US TO BRING ATTENTION TO SOME OF THESE LONG RESIDENTS THAT CONTINUE TO GET OVERLOOKED IN OUR KENNELS.

THAT'S GREAT.

AND MAY I WANTED TO KNOW THAT SOME OF US WERE PRETTY EXCITED THINKING THAT MAYBE TODAY WE WOULD HAVE RETURNED TO OUR TRADITION OF FIRST DAY, WHICH IS WHEN, UM, OUR ANIMAL SERVICES FOLKS WOULD BRING SOME ADOPTABLE PUPPIES AND KITTENS FOR US TO, UM, SEE, AND MAYBE DECIDE TO TAKE HOME WITH US AND

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ADOPT.

AND IT DIDN'T HAPPEN TODAY.

AND I WAS REALLY DISAPPOINTED TO LEARN THAT BUILDING SERVICES WAS SAYING THAT THEY JUST COULDN'T HAVE THE, THE ANIMALS COME IN, EVEN THOUGH IT'S SOMETHING THAT IS A PART OF OUR, OUR CITY FUNCTIONING.

AND SO I WANTED TO JUST ELEVATE THE FACT THAT WE ALL VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT WE COULDN'T HAVE, UM, ANIMAL SERVICES BRING IN A, UH, UH, PETS FOR ADOPTABLE PETS, KITTENS, AND PUPPIES TODAY.

AND THEN TO LOOK AT SEPTEMBER 1ST AS A FORMAL REINTRODUCTION OF, UM, I DON'T KNOW HOW OFTEN WE CAN DO THE CADENCE, BUT LET'S TRY TO GET THE, UH, ADOPTABLES IN FOR PEOPLE TO SEE AND BRING THE VAN LIKE WE HAD DONE PRE PANDEMIC SO WE CAN RETURN TO A REGULAR CADENCE OF FIRST DAY.

CAUSE I THINK IT REALLY LIFTS ALL OF OUR SPIRITS.

AND IF I COULD HAVE, UM, AN EMOTIONAL SUPPORT KIT RIGHT NOW, THAT WOULD BE A GREAT THING.

I THINK ALL OF US, YOU MIGHT NOT WANT A KITTEN.

YOU MIGHT WANT A PUPPY, BUT IT MIGHT BE A NICE THING TO DO.

SO I'D LIKE TO ASK, UM, OUR INTERIM CITY MANAGER TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT THIS CAN HAPPEN, UH, IF WE CAN RETURN TO, UM, SOME OF THE FUNCTIONS THAT WE DID BEFORE THE PANDEMIC, AND THEN WE CAN ALL LOOK FORWARD TO, UM, UH, MR. BLAND, UH, SPONSORING OUR FIRST DAY.

COME SEPTEMBER 1ST.

THANKS SO MUCH, MAYOR, FOR THAT LITTLE PIECE OF PRIVILEGE COLLEAGUES, THERE'S BEEN AN EMOTION IN THE SECOND TIME, THE CONSENT AGENDA COUNCIL MEMBER KELLY.

UM, IF THE CLERK COULD JUST NOTE ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, MY NO VOTES ON NUMBERS, 97 AND 100.

AND I'D LIKE TO SECOND YOUR MOTION COUNCIL MEMBER POOL FOR FIRST DAY, IF THAT'S AVAILABLE.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION, A MAYOR PRO TEM.

UM, I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE A COUNCIL MEMBER WILL AND HER WORK, UM, WITH THE ANIMAL AUDIT AND MOST SERVICES AUDIT, WHICH I'M PROUD TO CO-SPONSOR UM, THANK YOU TO YOU AND YOUR STAFF FOR YOUR WORK ON THAT.

UM, I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS IS A REALLY LONG AGENDA AND THERE'S A LOT OF REALLY IMPORTANT WORK IN HERE AND A LOT OF SORT OF CONTRACTS THAT JUST NEED TO BE, BE, UM, AGREED TO TODAY.

UM, I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE ITEM 60, WHICH RELATES TO OUR WILDFIRE PREPAREDNESS IN OUR LOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN AFD AND TEXAS PARKS AND WILDFIRE WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT FOR HANDS-ON PRESCRIBED FIRE TRAINING.

UM, THESE TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES WILL HELP OUR FIREFIGHTERS HAVE THE KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE TO MAKE OUR CITY SAFER.

UM, THESE ARE REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT OPPORTUNITIES, UM, FOR OUR FIREFIGHTERS.

AND, AND WHILE I'M TALKING ABOUT THIS, I UNDERSTAND WE HAVE SOME FIREFIGHTERS WHO ARE DEPLOYED TO HELP FIGHT WILDFIRES, UM, AROUND THE STATE AND, AND I WANT TO WISH THEM WELL AND, AND, AND LOOK FORWARD TO, TO HEARING ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCES AND APPRECIATE HOW THAT EXPERIENCE WILL HELP US IN OUR EFFORTS, UM, TO PREVENT WILDFIRES AND TO BE PREPARED IN THE EVENT OF A WILDFIRE.

I ALSO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE, UM, THREE ITEMS THAT RELATE TO THE OFFICE OF VIOLENCE PREVENTION.

UM, ITEM 180 7 IS A GRANT THAT THE OFFICE OF VIOLENCE PREVENTION HAS RECEIVED TO ADDRESS THE NEXUS OF GUN AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE WITH AN OVERARCHING GOAL OF ESTABLISHING A STANDARDIZED FIREARMS SURRENDER PROTOCOL IN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CASES, ACROSS JURISDICTIONS FOR AUSTIN AND TRAVIS COUNTY.

UM, THIS IS A GRANT THAT OBP WILL BE LEADING AND IS IN, IS COLLABORATING WITH THE COUNTY AND THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY AND OTHERS ON, UM, TO REALLY IMPROVE THOSE SYSTEMS SO THAT WE CAN KEEP GUNS OUT OF THE HANDS OF, OF PERPETRATORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

UM, THE GRANT AWARD IS FOR $500,000 OVER 36 MONTHS, ITEM 77 IS A CONTRACT WITH JAILS TO JOBS WHICH WILL BE PROVIDING COMMUNITY VIOLENCE, INTERVENTION PROGRAMMING IN TWO IDENTIFIED CRIME HOTSPOTS LOCATIONS IN AUSTIN.

THEY WILL ALSO BE PROVIDING WRAPAROUND SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE HIGH RISK FOR ENGAGING IN GUN AND COMMUNITY VIOLENCE.

AND THEN ITEM 78 SUSTAINS FUNDING FOR WORK DONE BY MEXICALI MUSEUM TO PROMOTE POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT THROUGH THE ARTS IN A LARGER SWATH OF OUR CITY.

UM, I WANT TO APPLAUD MICHELLE MILES AND THE OFFICE OF VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND APH FOR THEIR CONTINUED WORK, UM, TO KEEP OUR COMMUNITY SAFE.

NUMBER 98, WORKING VERY, VERY CLOSELY WITH OUR STAFF, UM, AND WITH THE COMMUNITY IN DEVELOPING THOSE, UM, DEVELOPING THAT ITEM.

IT GOES FROM OUR KITCHEN.

UH, YES, I, I WOULD LIKE TO, UH, ACKNOWLEDGE, UM, A NUMBER OF THINGS FIRST OFF.

I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE WORK OF, OF, UH, MY CHIEF OF STAFF, DONNA TIEMAN AND LOUISA BRYNN'S MADE IN COUNCIL MEMBER POOL'S OFFICE.

THE TWO OF THEM WORKED HAND IN HAND IN DEVELOPING THE, UH, IN PARTICULAR, THE ANIMAL SERVICE AUDIT ITEM

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SO I WANT TO SAY A SPECIAL THANKS TO THEM, AS WELL AS THE MANY, UM, UM, ADVOCATES AND CONSTITUENTS WHO WORKED TOGETHER WITH STAFF ON DEVELOPING THAT ITEM.

I ALSO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT, UM, A NUMBER OF SPEAKERS SPOKE TO THE IMPORTANCE OF, UH, THE IDENTIFICATION OF THE EXTERNAL ANIMAL SHELTERING EXPERT TO ASSIST IN THIS PROCESS.

AND, UM, I THINK THAT, UH, MOVING FORWARD WITH THE CITY AUDITOR WHO'S WELL-VERSED IN, UM, IN, UH, CARRYING OUT THESE KINDS OF AUDITS, I THINK THAT THIS WILL BE, UM, ALTHOUGH CHALLENGING WILL BE DONE IN A WAY THAT WE CAN ALL, UH, WE CAN ALL EXPECT TO PRODUCE GREAT RESULTS.

UM, I ALSO WANT TO, UM, DO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO THE ITEM NUMBER 12, WHICH RELATES TO THE BARTON SPRINGS BATH HOUSE, WHERE YOU ABLE TO REALLY HAVE A LIMITATION ART IN PUBLIC PLACES, PROJECT, UH, WHERE CHOOSING, UM, AN ARTIST TO WORK ON THAT PROJECT AND, YOU KNOW, EXCITED ABOUT THE BARTON SPRINGS BATH HOUSE REHABILITATION, WHICH HAS BEEN GOING THROUGH A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT, YOU KNOW, ITERATIONS.

I KNOW COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS HAS BEEN, UH, REALLY A CHAMPION OF THAT ALSO.

AND SO IT'S NICE TO SEE THAT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA.

AND THEN FINALLY, I WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO EL BLIND, TAMARA TONNEAU.

UM, THEY ARE IN MY DISTRICT AND, UH, WE HAVE AN ITEM HERE, NUMBER 62, UH, UH, RELATED TO CONTRACTING WITH THEM ON THE WORK THAT THEY DO, UH, TO HELP HELP HOUSEHOLDS WHO ARE VULNERABLE TO EVICTIONS.

SO I WANTED TO, TO THANK THEM, UH, FOR THEIR EFFORTS, KELLY, THEN CUSTOMER.

OF MAYOR ADLER, COUNCIL MEMBERS, HARPER, MADISON POOL, TOVO RENTA, RHEA, AND CASAR.

UM, I WOULD LIKE TO PUT ITEM 75 BACK ONTO THE CONSENT AGENDA.

I WAS ABLE TO WORK WITH STAFF IN ORDER TO GET MY QUESTIONS ANSWERED.

AND SO IF THAT'S OKAY WITH YOU ALL, WE CAN PUT IT BACK ON CONSENT.

ONE LESS THING TO TALK ABOUT TODAY.

UM, AND THEN I WANT TO THANK MY COLLEAGUES FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF ITEM NUMBER 95, WHICH I AUTHORED IN ORDER TO BRING ABOUT AWARENESS TO THE UPCOMING POINT IN TIME COUNT.

THAT'S GOING TO BE CONDUCTED BY ECHO.

AND I JUST WANT TO ENCOURAGE ANYBODY WHO MAY BE HERE TODAY OR WATCHING AT HOME OR LISTENING TO PLEASE REACH OUT TO ECHO, TO VOLUNTEER FOR THAT.

IT DOES OCCUR IN JANUARY OF 2023.

AND I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO THE SUCCESS OF OUR GOAL OF HELPING SHELTER, INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS TO GET A SNAPSHOT OF WHAT THE POINT-IN-TIME COUNT IS.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

UH, I JUST WANTED TO ECHO, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER KITCHENS, UH, PROPS TO WHEN SOMEBODY TUNNEL, THEY WERE INSTRUMENTAL IN HELPING THE RESIDENTS OF, UH, THE SANTA FE AND CLAYTON LANE APARTMENTS WHO WERE RECENTLY DISPLACED.

UH, THE, WE HAD A NUMBER OF ISSUES HERE BEFORE THE COUNCIL AND THEY WERE THE ORGANIZATION THAT STEPPED UP AGAIN WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE CITY, UH, AND CITY PLANS, BUT WE'RE ABLE TO HELP THE RENTERS THERE WITH RENTAL ASSISTANCE AND RELOCATION ASSISTANCE.

SO IT'S A GREAT PARTNERSHIP AND A GREAT ORGANIZATION.

AND I JUST WANT TO GIVE THEM CREDIT.

YEAH, THANK YOU, MAYOR.

I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT A COUPLE OF ITEMS. THE FIRST OF WHICH ARE MOBILITY RELATED 83 AND 85, OUR INTER-LOCAL AGREEMENTS WITH CAP METRO FOR TRANSIT STOP IMPROVEMENTS ON OUR 2016 CORRIDORS AND FOR THE CO-MANAGEMENT AND EXPANSION OF THE METRO BIKE SYSTEM WITH PROJECT CONNECT, WE SOMETIMES TAKE THESE INTER-AGENCY COLLABORATIONS FOR GRANTED BECAUSE CITY OF AUSTIN AND CAP METRO OFTENTIMES WORK SO SEAMLESSLY TOGETHER.

UM, THESE INTER-LOCAL AGREEMENTS WILL BRING MORE TRANSIT, STOP IMPROVEMENTS AND MORE METRO BIKE STATIONS TO LOCATIONS AROUND THE CITY HELPING TO PROMOTE A WALKABLE BIKEABLE TRANSIT ORIENTED COMMUNITY IS KEY TO FIGHTING CLIMATE CHANGE AND MAKING OUR FAMILY BUDGET STRETCH JUST A LITTLE BIT FURTHER.

AND I THINK STAFF ARE CONSISTENTLY SEEKING THESE OPPORTUNITIES TO MAKE THESE COLLABORATIONS WORK ITEM 87 IS AUTHORIZING THE SUBMITTAL OF A FEDERAL GRANT FOR SAFE STREETS FOR ALL GRANT PROGRAM.

THESE WILL GO FOR SHOVEL-READY PROJECTS.

AND WHAT HAPPENS WITH THESE FEDERAL GRANT APPLICATIONS IS WE CAN SAY THAT WE HAVE A LOCAL MATCH HERE AT THE CITY OF AUSTIN BECAUSE OF THE 2020 MOBILITY BONDS THAT VOTERS APPROVED.

AND I WAS HAPPY TO SPONSOR IN 2020, AND THEY CAN SAY WE HAVE A LOCAL MATCH.

THEY APPLY FOR THE FEDERAL GRANT.

IT MAKES THEM MORE COMPETITIVE.

AND THEN WE GET TO TURN AROUND AND ACTUALLY KEEP THOSE DOLLARS HERE AND TO JUST EXPAND THE LIST OF PROJECTS THAT GET TO BE FUNDED WITH THAT ITEM 87 IS THE BLOCK PARTIES ORDINANCE.

THIS IS COMING OUT OF THE LIVING STREETS RESOLUTION THAT IS INTENDED TO HELP WITH THE BLOCK PARTY PROGRAM AND CREATE PLAY STREETS AND RESIDENT LED HEALTHY STREETS.

SO THIS IS JUST THE, UM, ORDINANCE UPDATE FOR THE BLOCK PARTY APPLICATIONS, UM, WHICH PASSED WITH THE CO-SPONSORSHIP

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AND I'M HAPPY TO HIGHLIGHT THIS ORDINANCE WILL MAKE MORE NEIGHBORHOOD STREETS ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR THESE BLOCK PARTIES PREVIOUSLY, ANY NEIGHBORHOOD STREET THAT HAPPENED TO INCLUDE A CHURCH, A SCHOOL OR A CORNER STORE WOULD BE PROHIBITED FROM APP FROM SUBMITTING AN APPLICATION.

UM, BUT NOW THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR WILL HAVE FLEXIBILITY TO CONSIDER THESE REQUESTS.

THIS ORDINANCE ALSO HAPPENS TO OPEN THE DOOR TO ALLOWING APARTMENT COMPLEXES, TO HOLD BLOCK PARTIES WITH STAFF APPROVAL.

SO I'M REALLY EXCITED TO SEE THIS ITEM MOVING FORWARD.

I HAD ALSO FLAGGED ITEM 180 7, THE GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION ITEM, WHICH I THINK IS REALLY CREATIVE AND VERY MUCH NEEDED IN OUR CITY.

AND I APPRECIATE THE MAYOR PRO TEM, UM, LETTING ME CO-SPONSOR THE INITIAL GUN VIOLENCE TASK FORCE, WHICH RECOMMENDED THAT WE CREATE THE OFFICE OF VIOLENCE PREVENTION.

SO I'M GLAD TO SEE THIS WORK CONTINUING TO MOVE FORWARD.

AND THEN THE LAST TWO ARE LOCAL TO DISTRICT DATE.

NUMBER 51 IS AN EASEMENT FOR THE NEW FIRE AND EMS STATION THAT IS DEDICATED TO SERVE TRAVIS COUNTRY.

UM, THE FIRE STATION WAS BUILT BECAUSE OF THE RESPONSE TIMES FOR TRAVIS COUNTRY WERE SO LONG THAT THE CITY DEPARTMENTS WERE ABLE TO WORK TOGETHER TO BUILD A NEW FIRE AND EMS STATION ON HIGHWAY TWO 90 THAT I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO WEAR.

AND IT IS A REALLY CREATIVE COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE TWO DEPARTMENTS WHERE THEY HAVE ACTUALLY BUILT IN EXTRA TRAINING CAPACITY SO THAT, UM, OUR FIREFIGHTERS HAVE THE ABILITY TO GO TO DIFFERENT STATIONS.

UM, AND THEY DON'T HAVE TO GO TO ONE PLACE FAR AWAY TO PERFECT THEIR TRAINING OVER THE YEARS, BUT THEY CAN DO IT IN-HOUSE AND PRACTICE ON THESE WHILE, WHILE THEY'RE AT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, UM, THE DRIVEWAY, AS IT EXISTS RIGHT NOW HAS SPEED BUMPS ON IT.

AND SO I'M GLAD THAT WE'RE ABLE TO DO THIS COLLABORATION TO MODERNIZE THE TYPE OF SPEED BUMP THAT'S BEING USED.

SO THE FIRE AND EMS TRUCKS CAN GET THROUGH QUICKER TO TRAVIS COUNTRY, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, THE REGULAR TRAFFIC THAT MIGHT GO THROUGH THERE, UM, WON'T BE SPEEDING, WHICH IS A REALLY IMPORTANT PART OF TRAFFIC SAFETY IN THE DISTRICT.

AND THEN ITEM 56 IS MAPLE RUN PARKLAND ACQUISITION.

THIS IS VERY EXCITING.

IT'S FOUR ACRES OF LAND IN THE MAPLE RUN NEIGHBORHOOD.

AND THIS ACQUISITION WILL FUNCTION AS A POCKET PARK, A TRAIL HEAD, AND A TRAIL CONNECTION, AS WELL AS CLOSING A GAP IN THE LATTER BRANCH CREEK GREENBELT SYSTEM.

THE RECOMMENDATION SPECIFICALLY CAME FROM THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENTS, COUNCIL ADOPTED LONG RANGE PLAN, OUR PARKS, OUR FUTURE.

SO I'M VERY EXCITED TO SEE THIS PARKLAND ACQUISITION MOVING FORWARD.

ARE THERE COMMENTS? YEAH.

COUNCILMEMBER 30.

MARIN, UM, I TO SPEAK ON ITEM 70, UH, RENAMING THE, UH, UH, PAN-AM PARK, YOU KNOW, ANYONE CAN GO IN AND INITIATE A RENAMING.

IF THEY FEEL THAT A PERSON IS WORTH LEAH RENAMING A PARK, WE DON'T DO IT.

THEY GO THROUGH THE PROCESS OF GOING THROUGH THE PARKS DEPARTMENT.

AND THEN THE BOARD DECIDES THAT I PERSONALLY HAVE NOT BEEN HERE IN AUSTIN.

I HAVE BEEN, YOU KNOW, DOING MY JOB OUT, GOING TO WASHINGTON DC, TO LOBBY FOR METRO FUNDING, THEN GOING WITH OUR SISTER CITY DELEGATION, WHICH WE HAVE A VERY PRODUCTIVE MEETING, INCLUDING WORKING WITH EXCHANGING STUDENTS AND A T AND FUTURES EXCHANGE OF STUDENTS AND TEACHERS BACK AND FORTH FROM AUSTIN TO SOUTH TO YARN.

SO I HAD NOT HAD A CHANCE TO OVERVIEW, OH, LOOK OVER THIS NAME CHANGED THAT RECOMMENDATION FROM THE PARK.

I HAVE BEEN BARELY BUSY.

THERE'S THIS US SUMMER BREAK, AND WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO COME UP TO A REALLY POSITIVE SOLUTION.

AND I'VE SEEN THIS, SOME OF THE ITEMS THAT I RECEIVED JUST HERE ON THE DYES COULD BE A REALLY POSITIVE OUTCOME IF WE CAN WORK TO IT.

AND THAT'S WHAT I'M GOING TO BE DOING THROUGH THIS, UH, CHILDREN THERE IN AUGUST TO OUR NEXT WEEK.

I APPROACH.

THAT WOULD BE ANY OBJECTION TO POSTPONING ITEMS, 44 AND 45.

I JUST HAD A QUESTION.

I JUST WANTED TO CONFIRM THAT WE ARE POSTPONING ITEM FOUR TO SEPTEMBER 1ST.

THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS FOR PULLING THAT FROM OUR DISCUSSION.

AND THEN, UM, WHERE DID WE LAND ON 44? IT'S STILL ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.

COUNCILOR TOVA PULLS IT OFF.

UH, AND I HADN'T ASKED FOR A CHANCE TO SPEAK YET, BUT I DO HAVE SEVERAL THINGS I'D LIKE TO SAY ABOUT IT.

AND I WOULD PREFER TO, I MEAN, ABOUT THE AGENDA, THE CONSENT AGENDA GENERALLY.

AND I WOULD LIKE TO TELL IT FOR POSTPONEMENT.

I KNOW STAFF DID REACH OUT AND SAID THEY BELIEVE THEY REGARD IT AS TIME SENSITIVE, BUT IT'S ALSO MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE CONTRACT IS NOT UP UNTIL OCTOBER.

SO IT SEEMS LIKE WE HAVE ONE MORE MEETING.

IS THAT YOUR UNDERSTANDING MANAGER? THAT'S CORRECT.

YOU CAN, WE CAN POSTPONE IT TO SEPTEMBER 1ST, IF YOU ALL LIKE

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IS THAT CORRECT? JUST 44.

ANY OBJECTION, MOOT POSTPONING 44 TO SEPTEMBER 1ST HEARING NONE.

UH, 44 IS POSTPONED TO SEPTEMBER 1ST AND THAT WAS OKAY WITH STUFF AND IT'S OKAY WITH STUFF.

UH, I WOULD JUST NOTE ON THE AGENDA TODAY, 75, 76, 77, 78.

THAT'S OUR PRE-FUNDING, UH, IN FURTHER INS OF THE, UM, UH, HOUSING 3000 ADDITIONAL PEOPLE, UH, OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS, UH, INCREASING CAPACITY.

AND I'M EXCITED TO SEE US, UH, UH, GOING TO SCALE, UH, ON THESE EFFORTS BECAUSE THE CHALLENGE REQUIRES US TO ACT THAT WAY.

UH, I'M PLEASED TO SEE, UH, YOU KNOW, IT TAKES A LONG TIME FOR US TO, UH, SOMETIMES TO GET BOND MONEY OUT ON THE STREETS, BUT A HAPPY TO SEE, UH, UH, ON 83 AND 85, THE 2016 BOND THAT THE COMMUNITY, UH, PAST, UH, BEING PUT TO WORK, UH, THAT WAS THE BEGINNING OF A SERIES OF TRANSPORTATION BONDS THAT THE COMMUNITY HAS, UH, APPROVED.

AND WHAT I REALLY THINK IS KIND OF THE GOLDEN AGE OF MOBILITY, UH, IN THE, UH, IN THE CITY.

UH, I APPRECIATE THE CHANGE THAT YOU MADE COUNTS.

REMEMBER ELLIS TO 1 92, THE, THE BOATING DOCKS, UH, RESOLUTION, UH, MY UNDERSTANDING WAS IS THAT THAT THEY WANT TO DO SOME WORK.

SO THEY'RE INTERESTED IN GETTING, UH, SOME MOVEMENT WITH RESPECT TO THE RFP STAFF HAD SOME RESERVATIONS BECAUSE THEY HAVE STRATEGIC PLANS THAT ARE COMING OUT THAT COULD IMPACT THE NUMBER OF BOATS ON THE RIVER AND OTHER KINDS OF THINGS.

AND THEY JUST WANTED TO ENSURE THAT BY APPROVING THIS, UH, THEY, THEY, WEREN'T GOING TO ULTIMATELY HEAR AN ARGUMENT THAT SAID, HEY, BECAUSE YOU GAVE US A OR LONGER TERM STAY.

WE MADE CHANGES THAT ARE NOW IN CONSISTENT WITH THE STRATEGIC PLAN.

YOU, YOU CAN ADOPT THAT ELEMENT OF THE STRATEGIC PLAN FOR THAT PURPOSE, BUT YOU ADDED A CLAUSE THAT SAID, NO, THAT'S NOT GOING TO BE AN ARGUMENT AVAILABLE TO YOU.

ANYTHING YOU DO, YOU HAVE TO DO KIND OF SUBJECT TO, UH, WHAT THOSE STRATEGIC PLANS WILL BE.

UH, AND I APPRECIATE YOU MAKING THAT CHANGE SO THAT THAT CAN, CAN MOVE FORWARD.

PREVIOUS POSITION, BUT IT ALSO WILL IF PASSED, UM, LET AUSTIN JOIN THE VERY, THE OTHER COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE NATION THAT ARE GOING TO BE PART OF THE MOVE TO A MEN CAMPAIGN CALLING FOR AN AMENDMENT TO THE U S CONSTITUTION TO ABOLISH CORPORATE PERSONHOOD AND THE DOCTRINE OF MONEY AS SPEECH.

ANYTHING ELSE BEFORE WE VOTE, THAT'S WHERE WE'RE, TOBO SUPER QUICKLY.

I JUST WANT TO ALSO ACKNOWLEDGE OUR STAFF, UM, FOR THEIR HARD WORK IN MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE CONTINUING TO GET OUR AFFORDABLE HOUSING DOLLARS INVESTED IN OUR OPERA FUNDING.

WE HAVE SOME GREAT INVESTMENTS, AS, AS YOU MENTIONED, MAYOR ON THIS WEEK'S AGENDA.

I ALSO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT, UM, WITH THE ACTION THAT WE'RE ABOUT TO TAKE HERE IS ONE 10 ON THE CONSENT OR NO, THEN I'LL, I'LL SAVE IT.

UM, THERE ARE MULTIPLE THINGS THAT MY COLLEAGUES HAVE BROUGHT FORWARD THAT I'M SUPER EXCITED ABOUT.

I THINK THE CENTER AUDIT IS REALLY MUCH NEEDED.

THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER POOL, AND YOUR CO-SPONSORS, UM, COUNCIL MEMBER KELLY, THANK YOU FOR YOUR, FOR REALLY AMPLIFYING THE WORK OF THE POINT IN TIME COUNT.

THIS IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT.

AND I THINK WE, WE ON COUNCIL HAVE A GREAT ROLE TO PLAY IN REALLY GETTING THE WORD OUT ABOUT IT.

I KNOW WHENEVER I TALK TO GROUPS, UM, WHO ASKED ABOUT HOMELESSNESS, I ALWAYS ENCOURAGE THEM TO, TO PARTICIPATE IN IT.

I THINK IT'S A REALLY THE BEST WAY TO UNDERSTAND, UM, OUR NEIGHBORS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS AND TO REALLY SEE THE, SEE THE GREAT NEED AND UNDERSTAND HOW EACH, EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US CAN BE A PART OF ENDING HOMELESSNESS IN THIS COMMUNITY.

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT WORK.

UM, ONE 70 IS ANOTHER ONE OF THOSE, ANOTHER ONE OF THOSE ACTIONS THAT RESPONDS TO SOME LONG AGO, RESOLUTIONS, AND I'M REALLY EXCITED TO SEE THAT THIS WORK CONTINUES TO ENHANCE OUR RED RIVER CULTURAL DISTRICT, YOU KNOW, AS WE'RE CONTINUING TO GROW AND CHANGE, WE REALLY NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ENHANCING THOSE AREAS OF AUSTIN THAT ARE SPECIAL AND THAT ARE, THAT ARE, UM, IMPORTANT SITES.

SO THAT'S A GOOD THING.

UH, 93, WE'LL CORRECT.

THIS IS ANOTHER RESOLUTION THAT I BROUGHT FORWARD.

WE'LL CORRECT.

AN ISSUE THAT WE'VE BEEN CHALLENGED WITH FOR A LONG WHILE, WHICH IS IN PROJECTS THAT ARE NOT, UM, ABLE TO COMPLY WITH GREAT STREETS.

WE'LL BE ABLE TO TAKE, TO GET A FAMILY AND APPLY IT TO OTHER OTHER AREAS WHERE WE KNOW THOSE RESOURCES AND 97.

I WANT TO THANK OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO BROUGHT FORWARD THIS ACTION.

UM, THIS IS VERY CONSISTENT.

AND IN FACT, YOU KNOW, JUST REAFFIRMS A PREVIOUS POSITION OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

UM, SEVERAL YEARS AGO, WE, WE, UH, MADE SOME CHANGES TO OUR LEGISLATIVE AGENDA, UM, THAT THAT CALLED FOR A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT AND OR OTHER LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS TO ENSURE THAT MONEY IS NOT CONSIDERED SPEECH.

UM, THIS ACTION, AGAIN, JUST REAFFIRMS THAT

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SO THANKS AGAIN TO THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO ARE ADVOCATING FOR THAT.

AND AGAIN, THERE'S LOTS OF OTHER GOOD STUFF ON THE AGENDA, BUT JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT A FEW OF THOSE ACTIONS.

THAT WAS GOOD.

LET'S GO AHEAD AND TAKE.

I REALIZED THAT, UM, I NEEDED TO DO SOME THANK YOUS AS WELL TO OUR STAFF WHO WORKED PRETTY HARD ON A COUPLE OF THE ITEMS THAT I BROUGHT.

SO I'LL DO THIS QUICKLY BRIEF REMARKS ON ITEM 98, WHICH IS THE ANIMAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT AUDIT DIRECTION.

I WANT TO THANK MY CO-SPONSORS FOR THEIR SUPPORT, WHICH WAS COUNCIL MEMBERS, KITCHEN QUINTAS, ALTER, AND MAYOR ADLER.

I WANT TO ECHO COUNCIL MEMBER KITCHENS, THANKS TO OUR STAFFS FOR THE GOOD WORK, GETTING THIS DONE AND REALLY WORKING PRETTY HARD WITH DIFFERENT, UH, DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS TO MAKE IT POSSIBLE.

MY THANKS TO SEE AUDITOR COREY STOKES, AND TWO ASSISTANT CITY MANAGERS, STEPHANIE HAYDEN HOWARD, AND TWO DIRECTOR DON BLAND FOR THEIR COLLABORATION WITH MY STAFF AND ME, AND WITHOUT WHICH THIS COLLABORATION, THIS ITEM WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE.

I ALSO REALLY APPRECIATE OUR ANIMAL ADVISORY COMMISSIONERS.

THEY VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME AND EXPERTISE AND WHO LIKE OUR ANIMAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT STAFF ARE PASSIONATELY DEVOTED TO GOOD OUTCOMES FOR ANIMALS IN OUR CITY.

AND JUST TO NOTE, ON THE FIRST DAY TRADITION, I RECALL THAT IT WAS MY COLLEAGUE COUNCIL MEMBER TOGO'S IDEA, UH, TO BRING THE PETS HERE IN THE FIRST PLACE TO ENCOURAGE ADOPTION FROM OUR SHELTER.

I REALLY WANT TO THANK HER FOR THAT INVITE MY COLLEAGUES TO HELP WITH GETTING THAT CONCEPT STARTED UP ONCE AGAIN.

I THINK WE MISS IT.

THANKS MAYOR.

SORRY.

I FORGOT A COUPLE OTHER THINGS.

ITEM NUMBER 180 2, A THAT STAFF HAS NOW INDICATED THAT THEY CAN AGREE TO, UM, THE CROLL CONTRACT IS GOING INTO THE NEXT PHASE.

AND I THINK ONE OF MY STAFF MEMBERS CAME UP WITH THE NAME FOR HIS DAY, ACTUALLY.

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.

UM, AND I THINK IT IS GREAT.

I REALLY, I THINK THE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ANIMAL CENTER IS AMAZING AND THE STAFF WHO COME ARE, ARE REALLY ENTHUSIASTIC AND ONE DAY I BELIEVE THEY WERE ABLE TO FIND FAMILIES FOR ALMOST EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THOSE ANIMALS IN THE VAN, WHICH WAS A HUGE SUCCESS.

UM, I NEGLECTED TO MENTION A COUPLE OF THINGS, ONE, UM, MAYOR, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND BRINGING FORWARD THE BOND ACTION AND MY COLLEAGUES WHO CO-SPONSORED, THAT, THAT HAS A TREMENDOUS, AS ALL OF OUR SPEAKERS SAID, THE BONDS THAT WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO INVEST IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS AND HOME REPAIR AND OTHER PROJECTS, UM, WITH OUR BOND WORK, IS THIS BOLD OR IS THIS ON THOSE? OKAY, I'LL TALK ABOUT IT LATER, BUT IN ANY, OR, WELL, LET ME JUST FINISH IT AND THEN I WON'T NEED TO REPEAT MYSELF, UM, HAVE JUST BEEN TREMENDOUSLY IMPACTFUL.

AND AS YOU HEARD FROM ONE OF OUR SPEAKERS BEFORE THEY'VE ENABLED, UM, ENABLED DEVELOPERS TO REALLY AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPERS, TO LEVERAGE THOSE FUNDS, TO BRING IN TENS AND TENS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS INTO OUR COMMUNITY TO PROVIDE MUCH, MUCH NEEDED HOUSING.

SO I'M VERY SUPPORTIVE OF THAT.

AND 54, I JUST WANT TO GIVE, GIVE THE STAFF AND MY COLLEAGUES A HEADS UP.

THIS IS A LEASE THAT WE HEARD SOME TESTIMONY ABOUT, UM, THAT OUR COMMUNITY LIAISONS WITHIN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND OUR BLUE SANTE PROGRAM IS, UM, BRINGING FORWARD AND, UM, UM, SUPPORTIVE OF BOTH OF THOSE PROGRAMS. I'M GOING TO VOTE FOR THIS LEASE.

I WANT TO ASK OUR CITY MANAGER TO PLEASE WORK TOWARD IDENTIFYING SOME SPACE THAT IS OWNERSHIP.

IT SEEMS TO ME THEY'VE BEEN THERE AND THAT WAREHOUSE FOR A LONG TIME, AND WE CONTINUE TO, TO PAYING FOR THAT LEASE.

AND THAT'S NOT CONSISTENT WITH, WITH OUR, OUR S OFF STATED INTEREST IN MOVING INTO OWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES SO THAT WE'RE NOT, WE'RE NOT REALLY JUST ALWAYS, UM, WE'RE NOT LEASING, WE'RE NOT LEASING PROPERTIES YEAR AFTER YEAR AFTER YEAR.

SO I DID SEE AN, AN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT THAT THEY DIDN'T HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO LOCATE A SPACE, BUT I'M NOT SURE THAT THERE'S REALLY A PLAN FOR DOING SO.

SO IF, AGAIN, I'M GOING TO BRING SOME BUDGET DIRECTION, ASKING FOR SOME, FOR SOME WORK TO BE DONE ON THAT CONCRETE PLAN TO IDENTIFY THAT.

AND ALSO SINCE I'M TALKING ABOUT IT, I JUST WANT TO SAY ONE REALLY IMPORTANT PROGRAM THAT THE COMMUNITY LIAISON, UM, SPONSORS ARE THE ROLE MODEL DAYS.

AND I KNOW A COUPLE OF US HAVE PARTICIPATED IN THOSE.

UM, I WOULD JUST ENCOURAGE ALL MY COLLEAGUES IF YOU'RE NOT ON, ON MARJORIE AND BEEMAN'S LIST OF FOLKS THAT SHE INVITES TO THOSE TO, TO ASK TO BE ADDED BECAUSE, UM, THOSE HAVE BEEN SOME, YOU KNOW, THROUGH THE YEARS, I'VE TRIED TO GO TO AS MANY AS I CAN.

UH, THEY'RE NOT ALWAYS IN, THEY'RE NOT NECESSARILY IN YOUR DISTRICT, BUT SHE ALWAYS WELCOMES YOU TO PARTICIPATE ANYWAY.

AND IT'S JUST AN AMAZING THING TO BE OUT THERE AND, AND TALK TO TALK TO SOME OF THOSE ELEMENTARY STUDENTS.

AND THEY ALWAYS HAVE REALLY HARD QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE A COUNCIL MEMBER, OR THEY WANT TO KNOW HOW MUCH YOU MAKE AND WHERE YOU WORK AND ALL KINDS OF OTHER, OTHER THINGS AND, AND WHAT WE DO.

SO, UM, ANYWAY, THAT'S ALL THANKS.

UM, COLLEAGUES I'VE PASSED ON AN AMENDMENT ON KROLL, IT'S ON

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IT'S ASKING FOR A DIRECTION, UH, THAT SAYS WHILE YOU'RE TALKING TO A CRAWL, UH, WOULD YOU PLEASE, UM, UH, COME BACK TO COUNTS, GET A TALK TO THEM ABOUT, UH, STAYING WITH US AT IF, IF, UH, THE COUNT, IF THE MANAGER'S GOING TO BE COMING IN ASKING FOR ADDITIONAL AG, UH, ACADEMY CLASSES, UH, THAT HE ALSO COME BACK WITH A, UH, UH, PROPOSAL OR WHAT IT WOULD COST TO KEEP CRAWLING ENGAGED AT THAT POINT.

IS THERE ANY OBJECTION TO THAT ITEM? I DON'T HAVE AN OBJECTION NECESSARILY, BUT I DO HAVE SOME QUESTIONS FOR YOU ABOUT IT, WHICH MAY TAKE A COUPLE OF MINUTES OF DISCUSSION.

AND SO IF YOU COULD KEEP IT PULLED SO THAT WE COULD JUST REVIEW IT SO THAT I HAVE CLARITY, I WOULD APPRECIATE THAT'S FINE.

WE'LL GO AHEAD AND KEEP THAT PULLED.

WE'LL KEEP THE CONSENT I HAD AGENDA THE WAY THAT IT IS.

LET'S TAKE A, VOTE THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE CONSENT AGENDA.

UM, IF THE RECORD JUST REFLECT THAT I HAVE RECUSED MYSELF ON ITEMS NINE AND 1 12, 1 12, THIS IS THE DOWNTOWN, UM, PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT.

AT THIS 0.9 HAS BEEN PULLED AND WE'LL BE CONSIDERING THE OTHERS LATER.

SO DON'T FORGET TO DO IT LATER.

LET'S TAKE A VOTE ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.

THERE A FAIR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.

THOSE OPPOSED IS A COUNCIL MEMBER FOR THIS, STILL NOT WITH US.

THEN THE RECORD SHOULD REFLECT UNANIMOUS VOTE WITH COUNCIL MEMBER POINT THIS OFF THE DYES COLLEAGUES.

IT IS 1259.

WE'RE GOING TO GO RIGHT INTO PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS.

THERE ARE 10 SPEAKERS, THREE MINUTES EACH WILL GET US TO ONE 30, AND THEN WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO LISTEN TO MIDNIGHT SNACK WHO HAS BEEN, UH, COOLING THEIR HEELS WAITING TO GIVE US A LITTLE BIT OF MUSIC.

UH, AND WE WANT TO TRY TO START WITH ZONING SPEAKERS AT TWO O'CLOCK SO THAT WE CAN HEAR THEM WHILE THEY'RE WAITING ON, UH, ON THE PHONE.

UH, WE'RE GOING TO GO THROUGH THE AGENDA HERE, UH, AND SEE WHAT THINGS WE THINK WE CAN KNOCK OUT, UH, REAL QUICKLY.

SO AFTER WE DO THE CONSENT ON ZONING, UH, WE'RE JUST GOING TO SEE IF THERE ARE THINGS WE CAN RIFLE THROUGH REAL FAST, UH, THAT WE CAN TAKE CARE OF IN, IN LITERALLY A MINUTE OR TWO.

UM, WE HAVE AN EXECUTIVE SESSION WITH ONLY ONE ITEM TO COVER, AND THAT'S HOW SOUTH, UH, MAYOR I DON'T, I DON'T NEED TO DISCUSS THAT IN EXECUTIVE SESSION, UNLESS COUNCIL MEMBER, REGGIE, MARIA, WHO WAS ABSENT ON THURSDAY REQUESTED.

UM, SO, UH, IF ANYBODY WANTS, THE DEFAULT IS GOING TO BE NO EXECUTIVE SESSION ON HEALTH SOUTH, BUT WE ANNOUNCED WE WOULD.

SO IF ANYBODY WANTS THAT, THEY JUST NEED TO FIND ME AND, UH, AND LET ME KNOW.

UM, BUT THAT'S HOW WE'RE GOING TO DO IT.

TWO O'CLOCK, UH, UH, BACK COUNCILMEMBER HARPER, MADISON.

I CAN APPRECIATE IT.

UM, AND WITH ALL DUE RESPECT TO OUR LOVELY AND WONDERFUL MS. KAY, WHO I LOVE MORE THAN LIFE ITSELF.

I HAD A HANKERING FOR FRIED CHICKEN TODAY.

SO IF ANYBODY ELSE WANTS TO JOIN US FOR OUR FRIED CHICKEN LUNCH ORDER, JUST HIT UP MY TEAM.

HERE AT, UH, ONE O'CLOCK, UH, WE'RE GONNA MOVE INTO, UH, UH, PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS.

SO, UH, WITH THAT

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CAN YOU PLEASE CALL THE LIST AND PLEASE TELL A MIDNIGHT SNACK THAT WILL BE WITH THAT MOMENTARILY.

OKAY, MAYOR, UM, THERE IS A CHANGE FOR NOON PUBLIC COMMENT.

WE HAD A VERY LAST MINUTE REQUEST THIS MORNING FOR, UH, INTERPRETATION SERVICE.

SO I WANT TO TAKE A MINUTE TO THANK THE INTERPRETER, JACQUELINE FOR ACCOMMODATING OUR REQUEST AT SUCH A LATE NOTICE.

UM, SINCE WE TYPICALLY REQUIRE 48 HOURS TO SECURE SERVICE.

SO WITH THAT, WE WILL BEGIN WITH AND JACQUELINE, ARE YOU ONLINE? WE ARE NOTHING.

ONE SECOND.

UM, WE WOULD ASK STATUS OKAY.

TEGA MY NAME IS MARIA MORELLA AND I LIVE IN ZIP CODE 7, 8, 7 4 4.

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IN AN THOUGH.

I NEED IT.

I'M HERE TO KNOW IF I'M GOING TO BE ABLE TO LIVE IN THE SAME COMMUNITY THAT I'VE BEEN LIVING IN THE NEXT AND MY GOING TO BE ABLE TO LIVE IN THEM IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS.

NO, I, OUR NEIGHBORHOOD IS CHANGING AND OUR ABILITY TO STAY LIVING THERE HAS CHANGED AS WELL.

BECAUSE OF HOW MUCH THE TAXES ARE GOING UP ANNUALLY FOR HOUSING THAT YOU THINK MAY YOUR FACILITY.

I SAID, NO SIDE EFFECT AND RUN THE MAIN THING, UH, THAT YOU MAKE OVER PAPER HOODS THEY'RE ACCESSIBLE.

THEY AFFECT US IN A LARGE WAY.

THE CHANGES THAT YOU'RE PROPOSING FOR OUR COMMUNITY BACK.

I'LL START TO MOVE TO THIS PLUS.

I MEAN, SO THEY FAMILIAS GET THE NAME OF PLENTY OF IT'S GOING TO CAUSE A LOT OF DISPLACEMENT FOR THE FAMILIES THAT PLAN TO LIVE THERE.

OUR AT HOME.

WE HAVE THE WORRY THAT HOW ARE WE GOING TO LIVE THERE WHEN WE DON'T HAVE OUR JOBS ANY LONGER? WHERE ARE WE GOING? AND MANY, MANY COASTS GET THE NAME WAS JACKIE.

WELL, WE HAVE THE SAME BENEFITS MEDIC THE SAME MEDICAL BENEFITS THAT WE HAVE HERE.

MY MAIN THING, SIR.

QUESTIONS THAT WE'VE BEEN ASKING OURSELVES LATELY.

GET TOMORROW.

WHEN WE HEAR THE CHANGES THAT HAVE BEEN TAKEN PLACE.

YES .

SO WHEN A PHYSIO SOCCER LAST PERSONAS HAIR, GRASS.

I ASKED YOU NOT TO PUT US IN IT AND PEOPLE PUT US IN JEOPARDY THAT PEOPLE THAT YOU SAID THAT YOU WOULD PROTECT.

NEXT SPEAKER IS WHEN I STARTED THIS, WE NORMALLY AND I'VE EVEN PUT IN THE ZIP CODE 7, 8, 7 4 1.

YES .

AND WE'RE HERE TO BE COMING TO DECISIONS THAT YOU TAKE.

IT CAN ALSO AFFECT THEM.

THEY DIRECT THEM.

AND THAT AFFECTS US DIRECTLY.

AS RESIDENT, THE , THE PROPERTY OF THE APARTMENT, NOSOTROS WE ARE BEING ABLE TO COME EBV MOST AFFECTIVE OF AND THE DECISIONS THAT YOU MAKE FOR THE RENT GOING UP ONE WHEN WE ARE , UH, WE ARE WORKING HARD.

AND WITH THIS INFLATION THAT THAT'S AFFECTING US ALL, NOT ONLY ME, EVERYBODY IN THE COMMUNITY, THE RENT IS UP IN THE SKY AND IT'S VERY HIGH YOKO AND THE OWNERS OF THE APARTMENT, OR LIKE PEOPLE HE'S A RESIDENT IN THOSE APARTMENTS.

THAT AFFECTS

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ME A LOT.

BECAUSE IT'S GOING UP IT'S THREE AND $400 MORE IN RENT AND WE'RE NOT LEAVING IN SOME RESIDENTIAL SUITE TO BE PAYING THOSE HIGH PRICES AND THEY DON'T EVEN, THEY DON'T TOUCH, THEY DON'T LOOK INTO THEIR HEARTS OR TOUCH THEIR HEARTS TO THINK OF HOW MUCH THEY'RE RAISING OUR RENT.

WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH TO COMPLETE RENT AND AND THE APARTMENTS WHERE I LIVED, THE RENT IS GOING UP TOO MUCH GENERAL HAS DONE, EH, IT'S DONE PEOPLE THAT ARE UNDOCUMENTED.

WE HAVE MEANT THIS ALMOST PERSONAS, OBVIOUSLY WHERE PEOPLE WOULD KNOW DOCUMENT.

HE GENERALLY STAN, UH UM, UH AND THEY'RE PUTTING THE RAISING AND DAY BY DAY, NOW THE MANAGERS AND THE OWNERS OF THE APARTMENT NOW THEY DON'T ATTEMPT TO, TO ANY DOCUMENT AS, UH, AS ID NOW THEY WANT PASSPORTS WITH TEALS.

AS SOON AS, AND THAT'S NOT JUST, THAT'S NOT JUSTICE.

THE VISITORS THAT ARE COMING WITH JUST THE VISA.

THEY'RE NOT ABLE TO RENT AN APARTMENT.

ME.

AND THE NAME OF ALL MY COMMUNITY.

I'D HOPE THAT YOU GUYS TAKE CONSCIOUS OF THE DECISIONS THAT YOU MAKE.

HE CAN ALSO AFFECT THEM.

GRASS.

AND THAT AFFECTS ALL OF US HISPANICS.

THEY AND US, AND ESPECIALLY MYSELF, THEY WERE VERY DISMISSIVE, UH, UNACCEPTABLE AND QUITE INSULTING TO THE PROJECT PARTICIPANTS WHO WERE GROSSLY DISADVANTAGED IN HARM BY THE CITY'S DECISION TO SUDDENLY CANCEL THE PROJECT AFTER TWO PLUS YEARS.

THANK YOU, JACQUELINE.

UM, THE NEXT SPEAKER IS REMOTE IS A REMOTE SPEAKER.

I'M TRYING TO, OKAY, THERE WE GO.

UM, GOOD AFTERNOON.

UM, MY NAME IS SANKOFA.

I'M HERE VIRTUALLY TO SPEAK ON A COUPLE OF MATTERS VERY QUICKLY, UM, THAT ARE STILL FACING BLACK CREATIVES, UH, ARTS, CULTURAL PROGRAMS, AND SMALL CREATIVE, SMALL BUSINESSES HERE IN AUSTIN.

UH, AND SPECIFICALLY IN, UM, EAST AUSTIN SLASH DISTRICT ONE.

UM, SO, AND THEN ALSO MY COMMENTS MAY HAVE A COUPLE OF QUOTES IN HERE THAT ARE APPROPRIATE.

AND THE FIRST ONE IS TO AVOID CRITICISM, SAY NOTHING, DO NOTHING AND BE NOTHING.

SO THE FIRST QUICK UPDATE, IF ON THE BOX WITH OUR PROJECT, THAT CONTINUES TO BE SWEPT UNDER THE CARPET, UM, BY THE CITY.

UM, THE LAST TIME I SPOKE HERE AT CITY COUNCIL, UH, ABOUT THIS WAS EITHER THIS PAST DECEMBER OR JANUARY.

AND ONE OF YOU SUGGESTED, UM, ONE OF YOU ON THE DIET SUGGESTED THAT I CONTACT THE MAYOR, THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE, WHICH I DID.

AND THERE WERE, UM, A FEW MEETINGS CONVERSATIONS, UH, VIRTUALLY, UM, VIDEO WISE, WHOM SO ON AND, UH, EMAILS, UH, PHONE CALLS, UM, WITH MYSELF AND ONE OF THE OTHER PROJECT PARTICIPANTS OVER THE LAST SIX MONTHS.

AND FROM THAT, UH, DECISION IN THE FORM OF A MEMORANDUM, UM, THAT CAME FROM HOUSING AND PLANNING, WHICH WAS, WHICH WAS THE PROJECT CITY DEPARTMENT, UM, MANAGING, UH, THE PROJECT, UM, WAS EMAILED TO US LAST MONTH.

AND, UM, AND I'M HERE TO PUBLICLY REJECT THAT DECISION AND THE REASONS LISTED FOR IT.

UM,

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UM, AND THE HOUSING AND PLANNING DECISION, I GUESS WHAT THE THUMBS UP FROM THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE TO IGNORE INTENTIONALLY, NOT TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY OR ACCOUNTABILITY TOWARDS CORRECTIVE ACTIONS TO HONOR THE PROMISES MADE TO THE PROJECT PARTICIPANTS.

UM, THAT'S NOT ACCEPTABLE.

UM, IT'S CLEAR THAT, YOU KNOW, THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE, YOU IN ADVANCE THAT ANY EQUITABLE, EQUITABLE CORRECTION, CORRECTIVE ACTIONS BY THE CITY WAS NOT GOING TO BE IN OUR FAVOR AND ONLY SPENT THE LAST SEVERAL THEY'LL BE MONTHS WITH OUR TIME AND CITY RESOURCES TO GO THROUGH THE MOTIONS OF PRETENDING TO CORRECT BROKEN PROMISES, UH, TO THE PROJECT, BECAUSE IT WASN'T COOL BY THE WAY WE'RE IN SPECIALLY IN THE END, WERE ALL WOMEN PREDOMINANTLY BLACK AND WOMEN OF COLOR.

UM, SO AGAIN, NOTHING IS BEING DONE SO REPAIRED.

THE DAMAGE WAS DONE.

AND SO THAT LATEST YEAR ON THIS MATTER, UM, I NEXT SPEAKER IS ETHAN SMITH.

A HUNDRED PEOPLE IN A GIVEN DISTRICT, AREN'T EVEN GOING TO BE ABLE TO ACCESS THAT HOUSING.

UM, I WANT TO TALK ABOUT 92, THE HOUSING BOND, I'M ACTUALLY NEUTRAL ON THIS.

UM, AND I SUPPORT AFFORDABLE HOUSING OBVIOUSLY, UM, BECAUSE A HOUSING BOND, I UNDERSTAND THINKING OF IT AS A TOOL AND A TOOL BELT, BUT YOU'RE PAYING FOR IT BY INCREASING PROPERTY TAXES.

AND SO MY BIG QUESTION IS HOW IS THAT, HOW MUCH OF THAT IS GOING TO BE PASSED ON TO RENTERS? BECAUSE THOSE ARE THE PEOPLE YOU'RE TRYING TO PROVIDE AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR, RIGHT? WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT HAVING A CITY THAT TEACHERS AND MUSICIANS AND FIREFIGHTERS, ET CETERA, CAN LIVE IN THE CITY, IF YOU HAVE ENOUGH MONEY FOR DOWN PAYMENT YEAR, YOU'RE FINE.

IT'S REALLY THE RENTAL MARKET THAT YOU'RE TRYING TO THINK ABOUT, UH, MAINTAINING AFFORDABILITY.

SO, UM, IF YOU RAISE PROPERTY TAXES, YOU KNOW, THAT'S GONNA BE A BOND WHICH I THINK WOULD PASS, UM, YOU KNOW, THAT MONEY IS GONNA INCREASE THE COST OF RENTS.

UM, SO YOU'RE GONNA INCREASE RENT ACROSS THE BOARD TO HELP SOME PEOPLE TO MAKE SOME UNITS.

AND I'M JUST WONDERING IF THERE'S ANOTHER METHODOLOGY WHERE YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO FIND MONEY OR FUNDING THAT WOULDN'T, YOU KNOW, IT'S GONNA RAISE THE COST OF RENTS AND YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT THE EFFICACY WILL BE, WHAT YOUR RETURN WILL BE.

UM, AND ONE OF THE REASONS YOU DON'T KNOW THAT IS BECAUSE IT'S NOT POSSIBLE TO PREDICT THE FUTURE OF THE HOUSING MARKET.

UM, DOESN'T MEAN YOU SHOULDN'T NECESSARILY DO IT, BUT, UH, IF YOU COULD HAVE PREDICTED WHAT WAS GONNA HAPPEN TO AUSTIN'S HOUSING MARKET IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, YOU PROBABLY WOULD HAVE BEEN BUYING PROPERTY TO SELL.

UM, YOU'D BE RICH, UM, BUT IT'S NOT POSSIBLE.

AND I THINK I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE CHANGES.

ONE THING THAT I THINK IS PREDICTABLE IS I DON'T THINK IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS, YOU'RE GOING TO SEE PRICES GO UP THE WAY THEY HAVE THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, IT'S GOING TO BE FLATTER.

IT MIGHT STILL GO UP A LITTLE BIT IN AUSTIN.

I MEAN, AND NATIONALLY, A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE PREDICTING THAT THERE ARE GOING TO BE MARKETS WHERE IT'S GOING TO GO DOWN.

SO THEN IF YOU GO FURTHER IN THE FUTURE, YOUR ABILITY TO PREDICT BECOMES LESS.

BUT IN THE, THE VARIETY OF THINGS THAT MIGHT HAPPEN BECOME GREATER.

BUT IF RENTS AND OTHER PLACE, IF HOUSING MARKETS AND OTHER PLACES GO DOWN, IF THERE'S A BUBBLE AND AUSTIN STAYS KIND OF FLAT, MAYBE FIVE, 10 YEARS FROM NOW, YOU WILL HAVE A SITUATION WHERE, UH, YOU'RE BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY IS YOUR FOLKS THAT HAVE INVESTED IN RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE IN AUSTIN ARE LOOKING TO REBALANCE THEIR PORTFOLIOS AND TO SAY, HEY, THE CHANCE OF MAKING A PROFIT IS GOING TO BE IN THESE OTHER MARKETS.

SO, UM, WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT SUPPLY AND DEMAND, YOU MIGHT HAVE A SITUATION WHERE, UH, MONEY FROM THESE, THIS CORPORATE EQUITY IS, IS LEAVING AUSTIN TO SOME EXTENT, UM, AND THAT YOU'D HAVE MORE UNITS COME ON THE MARKET, BUT THESE KINDS OF HOUSING BOND PROJECTS IS GOING TO BE BAKED IN.

YOU HAVE A SITUATION WITH MFI.

IF YOU'RE SAYING, WELL, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THESE TO FUND PROJECTS THAT ARE 20% LIMITED MFI YOU HAVE BECAUSE OF THE CRAZINESS OF THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS.

SO YOU HAVE DISTRICTS IN AUSTIN WHERE MFI OF THE CITY OF, UH, FAMILY OF FOUR IS ABOVE THE MFI OF THAT DISTRICT.

SO 50 OR 60 OUT OF

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SO IS IT REALLY AFFORDABLE? THANK YOU.

THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.

LET ME TELL YOU A STORY.

A STORY OF A WOMAN WHO HAD A TOUGH UPBRINGING, HER CHILDHOOD NEEDS WERE NOT MET TERRIBLY ABUSED.

GROWING UP, FELL IN LOVE AND LOVE WITH THE WRONG GUY IN LOVE WITH HER CHILDHOOD TRAUMA.

BUT THIS TIME IT WAS MUCH WORSE.

ONE DAY, THIS WOMAN WAS FOUND DEAD, THROWN INTO DITCHED MURDERED.

THERE WAS NO INVESTIGATION CONDUCTED ON HER BEHALF.

HER FAMILY WAS TOLD BY AUTHORITIES AND I QUOTE, WHAT DID YOU EXPECT? SHE LIKED BAD BOYS.

THIS IS A STORY OF AN AFRICAN-AMERICAN TEXAN WOMAN SHARED, SHARED BY HER SURVIVING SISTER.

I HESITATED MANY TIMES TO CONTACT THE POLICE FEBRUARY 22ND IN THE CLOSET, SHIVERING IN FEAR, SCREAMING, YELLING, CRYING, TERRIFIED HOURS PASSED BY FINALLY, I GRABBED MY PHONE HELP.

YOU NEED TO CALL 9 1 1.

THEY SAID THEY ARE TRAINED TO DEAL WITH THESE SITUATIONS.

MAY 26.

I CALL 9 1, 1 12 HOURS LATER.

THEY SHOW UP.

I SHARE MY STORY.

THEY LET ME KNOW I WAS ASSAULTED.

AND IT'S A CRIME PUNISHABLE BY LAW, REALLY? OR AM I JUST ANOTHER WOMAN WHO LIKE THE BAD BOY FIRST ATTEMPT TO PROSECUTOR CALLED? WE ARE READY TO GRANT YOU A PROTECTIVE ORDER, BUT YOU HAVE TO TELL US WHERE HE IS.

SERIOUSLY.

YOU EXPECT ME TO TELL YOU WHERE HE IS WHILE I'M BARRICADING MYSELF BEHIND MY HOME IN FEAR FOR MY LIFE.

SECOND ATTEMPT, ARE YOU SURE YOU'RE READY TO APPLY FOR A PROTECTIVE ORDER? YOU KNOW WHAT? YOU HAVE TO GO SHARE YOUR STORY IN FRONT OF THE WHOLE WORLD.

LIVE ON YOUTUBE.

WAIT, IT'S NOT ENOUGH.

WHAT I WENT THROUGH NOW, I GET TO BE SHAMED AND HUMILIATED PUBLICLY THIRD ATTEMPT.

FINALLY, I ACTUALLY FILE AN APPLICATION FOR A PROTECTIVE ORDER.

YOU GUESSED IT DENIED JUST ANOTHER WOMAN WHO FELL IN LOVE WITH A BAD BOY.

SADLY, THIS IS VERY COMMON LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, TO MY SURPRISE, THE WOMAN I SPOKE TO TO HELP ME.

SHE COULDN'T EVEN HEAR ME.

SHE WAS EVEN MORE STRESSED THAN I WAS I, A VICTIM OF A CRIME SEEKING HELP.

AND THE PEOPLE I'M TALKING TO, THEY'RE SO STRESSED OUT.

THEY CAN'T EVEN HEAR ME.

I'M HERE IN FRONT OF YOU TODAY TO SUGGEST ONE STEP ONE STEP, JUST THE TINIEST SOLUTION.

THERE'S A PROGRAM IT'S ONE HOUR, IT'S FREE BY HEARTMATH INSTITUTE.

IT'S GEARED TO HELP THOSE IN CRISIS RESPONDERS.

I BELIEVE THAT ANYONE IN GOVERNMENT WHO'S RESPONDING TO THINGS, SITUATIONS LIKE THIS SHOULD HAVE THIS TRAINING.

THIS TRAINING IS TO HELP THEM.

IT'S NOT TO HELP THE VICTIMS. IT'S NOT TO HELP THE PEOPLE THAT DIED IT TO HELPS IT'S TO HELP THOSE PEOPLE WHO PICK UP THE PHONE WHO INTERVIEWED THE VICTIMS. SO THEY'RE NOT STRESSED ANY LONGER.

SO WITH YOUR HELP, I WOULD, YOU KNOW, MOVE YOUR HELP AND GUIDANCE.

A CITY RESOLUTION TO MANDATE THIS FREE PROGRAM, I BELIEVE WOULD SAVE LIVES.

UM, THERE ARE TWO WAYS TO GO ABOUT THIS ONE IN DECISION AND ONE IN CIRCUMSTANCE.

AND I PRAY.

YOU MAKE A DECISION TO SUPPORT THIS EFFORT.

I'M A RESIDENT OF DISTRICT ONE COUNCIL MEMBER.

I'M HYPER, I'M VOLUNTEERING MY TIME, ENERGY AND EFFORT AND DRAFTING THIS RESOLUTION WITH YOUR HELP.

MAYBE WE CAN SAVE A LIFE, BUT MAYBE IN THIS PROCESS, WE CAN KEEP THE INTEGRITY AND PRODUCTIVITY OF OUR CITY.

UM, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

MAY I? YES.

WE'RE PRETTY EASY TO FIND, BUT NATASHA DOT MADISON AT AUSTIN, TEXAS.GOV IS A REALLY GOOD WAY TO, TO SEND US YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION SO WE CAN FOLLOW UP WITH YOU.

I ALSO CHAIRED THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE, UM, AND I THINK A LOT OF FOLKS MISS, UM, UH, UNDERESTIMATE THE IMPORTANCE OF DOING WHAT YOU JUST DID, WHICH IS REALLY BRAVE BY THE WAY, THANK YOU FOR SHARING WITH US TODAY.

BUT WHEN YOU COME AND SHARE, UH, WITH US AS A BODY LIKE THIS, OR BEFORE A COMMITTEE WHERE MULTIPLE COUNCIL MEMBERS CAN TAKE THAT INFORMATION AND THEN IT INSPIRES A POLICY THAT COMES OUT OF IT.

SO THANK YOU FOR SHARING.

AND I REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO FOLLOWING UP.

THANKS CYNTHIA VASQUEZ, JEANETTE MATTHEWS.

I'LL BE IN TOUCH.

I'M SORRY THAT SHE'S REMOTE ANA GOOD AFTERNOON.

MAYOR PRO TEM AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.

AND THE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES.

I CURRENTLY SERVE ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE AUSTIN NEIGHBORHOODS COUNCIL AND THE IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR OF THE SOUTHEAST COMBINED NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN CONTACT TEAM.

BUT I'M SPEAKING ONLY FOR MYSELF.

I APPRECIATE THE EFFORTS PUT FORTH BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO CONTINUED TO MEET WITH NEIGHBORHOOD REPRESENTATIVES AND CURRENT RESIDENTS.

I'M HERE TO WHAT'S THE CONCERN REGARDING THE HOUSING AFFORDABILITY IN THE PROCESSES BEING CONSIDERED BY THE COUNCIL

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WHAT IS MISSING IS PLANNING.

A PORTABILITY SHOULD NOT, AND CANNOT BE A TUNNEL VISION APPROACH.

IT IS IMPORTANT, IMPORTANT.

YOU TAKE LOOK FROM 10,000 FEET UP AND LOOK AT THE BIG PICTURE, A MOVE HERE AS A SINGLE PARENT WITH THREE SMALL CHILDREN, I COULD ONLY AFFORD TO LIVE IN SOUTHEAST AUSTIN AND WE WERE BARELY MAKING IT.

BUT THEN BACK THEN IN-DEPTH SPRINGS.

WE DID NOT HAVE A RECREATION CENTER, A SPOTTER SOCCER FIELDS, A LIBRARY, OR EVEN A PARK HAVING ACCESS AND KEEPING MY KIDS BUSY.

WHAT'S THE MAJOR CHALLENGE.

AT THAT TIME, WE WERE ONE OF 11 ZIP CODES IN THE STATE WITH THE HIGHEST JUVENILE CRIME RATE.

THIS WAS BECAUSE OF POOR PLANNING, BUT WE DID SOMETHING BAD.

AND THAT SAYS THE RESIDENTS.

WE NOW HAVE THE GEORGE MEDALLIA STUFFED SPRINGS RECREATION CENTER WITH ADJACENT BASEBALL AND SOCCER APPEALS AND PARKS.

ONE PARK.

WE HAVE EACH OF THE 2013 AND 2015 CATASTROPHIC FLOODS, BUT WE ALSO HAVE A LIBRARY.

AND SOON WE WILL HAVE A PUBLIC HEALTH FACILITY.

WE GOT THE SUPPORT OF THE AUSTIN CITY COUNCIL TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN.

PLEASE ENCOURAGE AND SUPPORT PLANNING.

I APPRECIATE COUNCIL MEMBERS, KITCHEN AND POINT.

THIS ADVOCACY FOR DISTRICT PLANNING.

WE HAVE SOME PLANNED AREAS, BUT A LOT OF AREAS THAT ARE STILL NOT PLANNED, EVERY PART OF THE CITY SHOULD HAVE AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN.

WHEN THE MFI OF THE CENSUS TRACK IS MUCH LOWER THAN THE COMMONLY USED CITY.

WHAT MFI NUMBERS RESIDENTS ARE NOT BEING HELPED IN A PORTABILITY IS CONSIDERED TO BE 80 TO A HUNDRED PERCENT MFI.

THIS IS DISPLACING US AS DEMONSTRATED WHEN REDEVELOPMENT OCCURS AND THERE IS NO REALISTIC OR ADEQUATE BACKUP PLAN FOR CURRENT RESIDENTS THAT ARE RENTING, NOT EVEN AI AI, AS THE TEACHERS MAKE THAT KIND OF MONEY.

THIS CITY HAS A PROGRAM DESIGNED TO HELP PEOPLE STAY IN THEIR HOMES BY YOUR SYSTEM WITH HOME, HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENTS, BUT IT IS REPORTED THAT HE DOES NOT FULLY STEP WOULD THAT HOMEOWNER ASSISTANCE.

THEY VALUE THE VULNERABLE HOMEOWNERS AND THEIR FAMILIES ARE BEING DISPLACED.

PLEASE BE JUDICIOUS.

WHEN ALLOWING PEAS IN LIEU, WE HAVE BEES IN LIEU FOR AFFORDABILITY, PARTS, TREES, DRAINAGE, PARKING, AND OTHER INFRASTRUCTURE ISSUES.

WE NEED A HEALTHY TREE CANOPY.

IT IS OUTRAGEOUS TO SEE THE EXTREME PETE WORN IS BE APPLIED MORE CONSISTENTLY TO THE EAT AREAS IN EAST AUSTIN, PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION, PARKS, SIDEWALKS, ADEQUATE PARKING, AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, A DRAINAGE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT DOES NOT COMPROMISE THE PUBLIC SAFETY BY CREATING ADDITIONAL CREEK OR LOCAL AS STUDY SHOULD BE ADDRESSED.

WE HAVE DEVELOPMENT THAT IS PROPOSED ON FLOODPLAINS THAT COULD POSE A RISK ON CURRENT RESIDENTS AND EVEN BUSINESSES DOWNSTREAM.

THE DEVELOPERS HAVE THEIR ENGINEERS.

AND SO DOES THE CITY, BUT WHERE ARE THE ENGINEERS FOR THE CURRENT RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES WHO CANNOT AFFORD AN ENGINEER? WE ALL KNOW THAT THE 2018 BOND ADDRESSING FLOODING GAINED MORE SUPPORT THAN THE HOUSING BOND.

NO ONE SHOULD CONTRIBUTE TO SOCIAL INJUSTICES.

WHEN RESIDENTS ARE NOT, ARE NOT BEING PROVIDED THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE AND ON SITE, THE EQUITY OFFICE IS NOT BEING CONSULTED IN AS INTENDED TO ADDRESS THE ONGOING AND EQUITY ISSUES.

MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES CONTINUE TO BE COMPROMISED AND WE'RE STILL BEING PUSHED OUT.

WHEN WE TALK ABOUT DISPLAY, ANTI-DISPLACEMENT WHAT YOU SAY NEEDS TO MATCH WHAT YOU DO.

PLEASE PLAN ALL OF OUR CITY ACCORDINGLY.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION CONTINUED SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY.

ASHLEY HAMILTON, CAROLYN ROSE KENNEDY.

HI.

I WOULD LIKE TO TELL EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU, INCLUDING THE ONES THAT ARE MISSING, I AM SO GRATEFUL FOR YOUR SERVICE.

I AM SO GRATEFUL.

THANK YOU VERY, VERY MUCH.

AND THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.

OH, OH, GIVE ME A HOME WHERE THE TEXT SICKENS, ROME, WHERE THE, WHERE THE MOMS AND THE BABIES DON'T CRY.

I DON'T KNOW.

WELL WORD, UH, THEN AS SPIN YOU'LL VERB AND THE GODS ONLY KNOW HOW I'VE TRIED HOME, LESS ON DIRECT.

MY VOICE IS TERRIBLE TODAY.

HOME LESS SUN DERANGED, WHERE THE BACK BURNERS BROKE AND, UH, GAIN,

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BUT I DON'T HAVE TO COOK BECAUSE MY BEST TOOL YOU TOOK.

SO LET'S GO OUT AND PRETEND WE'RE IN SAYING, OH, GIVE ME GIVE BACK MY HOUSE WITH MY FINE LITTLE WHITE SPOUSE WITH THE WHITE BIG IT INSTALL AROUND ALL WERE ROSES AND PEARLS TILL THE END OF THO WORLD, YOU CAN TELL THE GOOD NEIGHBORS I'VE DROWNED.

OH, GET, OH, GIVE ME A CELL WITH YOUR DRUGS.

ZEN MORE HELL.

WHEN THE GODS ONLY KNOW WHAT I'VE DONE, WE'LL ALL CRY.

AND I'LL SING WITH MY TWO ROPE AND WINGS.

YOU MADE ME CRAWL WHEN I WANTED TO RUN.

OH, GIVE ME A ROOM WITH SOME NURSING HOME GLOOM WHERE I ROCK OR GET ROLLED DOWN THE HALL.

MY BREADTH IS NOW SHORT.

IT IS IN THE REPORT, BUT THEY'LL SEAL THAT AND MAIL IT TO Y'ALL.

OH, GIVE ME A HUT WHERE RP MY MOUTH SHUT, WHERE THEY CALL ME BY POLL OR BY NAME WE'LL ALL FLY AND ALL CRASH.

UM, MY LILY WHITE AS THAT, JEANETTE ARE STUCK TRYING TO TAME, OH, GIVE ME A GRAVE WHERE THE BAD BOYS BE HAVEN, WHERE THE COYOTES CALL OUT.

MY NAME NOW WAS SOAR THROUGH THE CLOUDS WHILE I'M CRY IN OUT LOUD THAT I'M NO LONGER PLAY IN YOUR GAMES.

OH, LESS ON DERANGED WHERE THE, UM, LESS SONG DERANGED WHERE THE BACK BURNERS BROKE AND, UH, GAIN.

BUT I DON'T HAVE TO COOK CAUSE MY BEST TOOL YOU TOOK.

SO LET'S GO OUT AND PRETEND WE'RE IN SAFETY, PLAY BALLS.

THANKS.

TAKE A BREAK AND WE BRING LIVE MUSIC INTO THIS PLACE.

WE ALWAYS APPRECIATE IT.

WHEN YOU COME, THAT CONCLUDES ALL OF THE SPEAKERS.

ALL RIGHT, COLLEAGUES, IT'S ONE 30.

WE'RE GOING TO ASK A MIDNIGHT SNACK.

COME ON OUT.

IF YOU WANT TO STAY AND LISTEN TO SOME MUSIC, I WILL BE BACK DOWN HERE AT TWO O'CLOCK, UH, TO LISTEN TO, UH, ZONING, UH, SPEAKERS.

UH, THE TIME IS ONE 30 AND WE'RE IN RECESS UNTIL TWO SUBJECT TO A MIDNIGHT SNACK AT OUR COUNCIL MEETINGS.

[Live Music: Midnight Snack]

AND THAT'S JUST A REALLY IMPORTANT THING TO DO BECAUSE OF THE STATEMENT THAT IT MAKES ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF LIVE MUSIC IN THIS COMMUNITY.

IT'S ALSO REALLY IMPORTANT.

WE'VE BEEN GOING SINCE EARLY THIS MORNING AND WE HAVE ALMOST 200 ITEMS ON THE AGENDA.

AND WHEN WE COME BACK AT TWO O'CLOCK, WE START IN WITH ANOTHER TWO HOURS OF LISTENING TO THE COMMUNITY, COMING TO SPEAK TO US ABOUT ZONING CASES BECAUSE WE LOVE DEMOCRACY IN THIS CITY.

AND WE REALLY DO.

I MEAN, IT'S IMPORTANT TO GOOD STUFF, BUT TO BE ABLE TO TAKE A BREAK AND LISTEN TO SOME MUSIC JUST REALLY HELPS YOU GET THROUGH THE REST OF THE DAY.

I LIKE TO THINK THAT WE TAKE THE MUSIC AND WE PRESS IT INTO THE WALLS.

AND WHEN THINGS GET REALLY ROUGH IN HERE, I CAN KIND OF SPACE OUT FOR JUST A SECOND AND PULL BACK THE SOUND OF, OF, OF, OF MUSIC IN THIS SPACE.

NOW IT'S NOT EXACTLY ASKING OUR MUSICIANS TO PLAY AT CARNEGIE HALL, BUT IT'S ABOUT AS CLOSE AS, AS WE CAN GET TO THAT.

UM, SO IN OUR CITIES, UH, CARNEGIE HALL TODAY, WE GET TO, TO, TO BRING IN MIDNIGHT SNACK, UH, WHICH IS JUST AN INCREDIBLE GIFT TO, TO US AND THE CITY.

UH, THEY RECORDED, IT'LL BE PLAYED, IT'S AVAILABLE TO PEOPLE, UH, AND IT'S, IT'S SOMETHING THAT, THAT GETS SHARED

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AND CHRONICLE THEN A HUNDRED YEARS FROM NOW, WHEN SOME HISTORIAN IS DOING A PIECE ABOUT MUSIC A HUNDRED YEARS AGO IN AUSTIN, THIS IS PROBABLY WHERE THEY BEGAN.

THERE'S NO MORE, THERE'S NO, THERE'S NO VENUE IN THIS CITY THAT HAS AS A ECLECTIC COLLECTION OF REALLY GOOD MUSIC AS CITY HALL, UH, BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE WILLING TO COME IN AND PLAY A PIECE IN THIS PLACE, UH, AND IT'S SPECIAL.

AND WE TRY TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT.

UH, SO IT'S GREAT TO HAVE WITH US HERE, A MIDNIGHT SNACK, IT'S A, IT'S A POP RNB TRIO CONSISTING OF TY AUSTIN AND MAKING MILLA.

AND, UH, ZACH MORGAN FORMED IN 2020 IS MICKEY AND TY AND ADOPTING THEIR NEW NAME IN THE SUMMER OF 2022.

THEIR SOUND FEELS FAMILIAR LIKE SOMETHING YOU'VE, YOU'VE HEARD, UH, YOUR WHOLE LIFE, BUT WITH A SPRINKLE OF SOMETHING NEW AND UNIQUE, THAT LEAVES YOU JUST WARNING MORE.

UH, THEY PLAY AS A TRIO PRIMARILY, UH, BUT THEY ALSO COLLABORATE WITH SOME OF AUSTIN'S FINEST MUSICIANS FOR A FULL BAND SOUND, UM, WITH, WITH, WITH HIGHLIGHTS, INCLUDING, UH, SOUTH BY SOUTHWEST SHOWCASE AND 2021 PLAYING SOME OF AUSTIN'S FAVORITE VENUES LIKE SAXON PUB AT THREE 10, UH, SCOOT IN HALF-STEP AND ALSO HAVE A MONTHLY, UH, PURGING RESIDENCY.

UH, THEY HAVE QUICKLY GROWN TO BECOME A REAL STAPLE OF THE AUSTIN MUSIC SCENE.

UH, WE'RE GOING TO TALK TO THESE GUYS HERE IN JUST A SECOND, BUT PLEASE JOIN ME IN WELCOMING MIDNIGHT SNACK TO AUSTIN'S CARNEGIE HALL AT CITY HALL.

ALL OF THAT IS FOR THE LIVING JUSTIN YOU CAN FIND ME AT HOME PRESSED INTO OUR WALLS.

SO, SO IF SOMEBODY WATCHING THIS, I'M NOT A HUNDRED YEARS FROM NOW, BUT TODAY OR TONIGHT OR NEXT WEEK,

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UM, WANTS TO COME HERE, YOU PLAY LIE.

HOW WOULD THEY DO THAT? UM, WE POST THINGS ON OUR INSTAGRAM PAGE, UH, WHICH IS AT HAVE A MIDNIGHT SNACK.

UM, WE HAVE A, UH, RESIDENCY AT THE PERSHING.

UM, THIS IS OUR LOVELY SOCIAL MEDIA GURU.

SO, I MEAN, HE'S DEFINITELY GOING TO POST SOME GREAT CONTENT ABOUT WHEN WE'RE GOING TO BE PLAYING NEXT AUGUST 10TH.

DO YOU HAVE ANY GIGS SAID AT THIS POINT? PARDON? DO YOU HAVE ANY NEXT GIGS SET AT THIS POINT? OH YEAH.

AUGUST 10TH AT THE PERSHING.

SO WE PLAY EVERY SECOND WEDNESDAY.

THAT'S OUR RESIDENCY.

SO IF YOU GUYS WANT TO SEE US, THAT'S OUR FIRST OFFICIAL MIDNIGHT SNACK GIG.

SO COME ON OVER.

DOES IT GO ON UNTIL MIDNIGHT? I MEAN, WE CAN HAVE A SNACK.

WHAT TIME ARE YOU THERE? WE START AT 10.

IS A POSTPONED REQUEST, UH, BY YOU MAY REPORT TO THE SHELTER.

AND THEN ON SOCIAL MEDIA, YOU GIVE IT US WHERE YOU ARE ON INSTAGRAM.

UH, WHAT ABOUT A WEBSITE? DO YOU HAVE A WEBPAGE? YEAH, BUT GENERALLY WE REALLY USE INSTAGRAM HEAVILY.

IT'S A, IT'S A GREAT WAY TO COMMUNICATE WITH A LOT OF OUR FANS AND FRIENDS.

AND THAT'S WHERE MY DAUGHTER IS THE EASIEST PUSH FOR ANYTHING OTHER THAN INSTAGRAM.

I GET THE SAME.

UH, UM, I THINK THAT'S REALLY COOL.

AND YOU GUYS OBVIOUSLY JUST SOUND GREAT AND WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION AND THAT I WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO READ ON BEHALF OF THE COUNCIL, BE IT KNOWN THAT WHEREAS THE CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS IS BLESSED WITH MANY CREATIVE MUSICIANS WHOSE TALENTS EXTEND THE VIRTUALLY EVERY MUSICAL GENRE.

AND WHEREAS OUR MUSIC SCENE THRIVES BECAUSE AUSTIN AUDIENCES SUPPORT GOOD MUSIC PRODUCED BY LEGENDS, OUR LOCAL FAVORITES AND NEWCOMERS, LIKE, AND WHEREAS WE ARE PLEASED TO SHOWCASE AND SUPPORT OUR LOCAL ARTISTS.

NOW, THEREFORE I, STEVE ADLER, MAYOR OF THE LIVE MUSIC CAPITAL DO HEREBY PROCLAIM, JULY 28TH OF THE YEAR, 2022 ON BEHALF OF ALL MY COLLEAGUES OF THE CITY COUNCIL, INCLUDING COUNCIL MEMBER KELLY, WHO IS ALSO WITH US TODAY, I DECLARE JULY 28TH, 2022 HAS BID NIGHTS BACK DAY IN AUSTIN, TEXAS.

CONGRATULATIONS DID IT MA SMALL TOWN MAYOR PRO TEM.

IT IS THURSDAY, JULY 28TH AT TWO 11 AND I'LL RECONVENE AUSTIN CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

UM, WE ARE GOING TO GIVE, GETS STARTED, UM, WITH ZONING ON IF, UM, MR. ROSS TOBIN WOULD LIKE TO START US OFF AND THEN WE'LL HEAR OUR SPEAKERS.

DO YOU REMEMBER DUMB JURY RESTAURANT WITH A HOUSING PLAN DEPARTMENT? UM, WHAT I'LL DO FIRST, IF IT'S OKAY WITH YOU IS READING TO THE RECORD.

THE ITEMS THAT I BELIEVE WILL BE POSTPONED WITH THE CONSENT AGENDA BEFORE WE DO SPEAKERS SO THAT THE LEARNING SPEAKERS ARE AWARE THAT THOSE ITEMS ARE PROJECTED TO BE POSTPONED.

SO WE'LL JUST HELD THAT FIRST, UH, THE FIRST ONE THAT WE'LL BE OFFERING FOR CONSENT LATER FOR POSTPONEMENTS.

I REMEMBER 1 28 WOULD BE A POSTPONEMENT REQUEST BY THE APPLICANT TO SEPTEMBER 15TH.

I HAVE NUMBER 1 31 WOULD BE A POSTPONEMENT REQUEST BY THE NEIGHBORHOOD IS SEPTEMBER 1ST ITEM 1 32.

WE'D BE POSTPARTUM REQUESTS BY THE NEIGHBORHOOD DECEMBER 1ST.

THOSE ARE BOTH THE STATESMAN ITEMS. UM, ITEM NUMBER 1 36

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I BELIEVE TO SEPTEMBER 1ST.

UM, ITEM NUMBER 1 38 IS SUPPOSED TO PULL REQUEST BY THE STAFF.

THIS NUMBER FIRST ITEM 1 39 HAS POSTPONED REQUESTS BY THE STAFF TO SEPTEMBER 1ST.

I DIDN'T WANT FOR YOU TO BE A POSTPONEMENT REQUEST BY THE APPLICANT TO SEPTEMBER 15TH.

I HAVE NUMBER 1 45.

IT'D BE POSTPONE REQUEST BY THE STAFF TO SEPTEMBER 1ST 1 46 WILL BE A POSTPONE REQUEST BY THE APPLICANT, KIMBER 15TH.

AND THEN 1 51 WOULD BE A POSTPONEMENT REQUEST BY THE STAFF ALSO TO SEPTEMBER 15TH.

I DIDN'T REMEMBER ONE 60 WOULD BE A POSTPONED REQUEST BY THE STAFF NUMBER.

FIRST 1 61 POSTPONEMENT REQUESTS BY STAFF TO SEPTEMBER 1ST AND FINALLY ITEM 1 65 WOULD BE A POSTPONED REQUEST BY STAFF TO SEPTEMBER 1ST.

SO THOSE ARE THE ITEMS I BELIEVE WILL BE POSTPONING ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.

AND FOR THE ITEM THAT I'M POSTPONING, JUST FOR THOSE WHO ARE PAYING ATTENTION, UM, THE NEW DISTRICTS HAVE GONE INTO EFFECT, UM, WITH RESPECT TO, UM, HOW WE ARE OPERATING.

AND SO I HAVE A ZONING CASE THAT'S NEW TO MY DISTRICT THAT WE WANT TO TAKE A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME WITH AND COUNCIL MEMBER KELLY.

SO I APPRECIATE THAT.

AND IT USED TO BE IN DISTRICT SIX.

AND NOW THAT IT'S IN DISTRICT 10, I'D BE HAPPY TO TALK WITH YOU A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT AS WE GO THROUGH THE POSTPONEMENT PROCESS.

SURE.

COUNCILMEMBER KITCHEN.

I APOLOGIZE.

I GOT DONE HERE A LITTLE LATE.

I JUST WANT TO CONFIRM THAT 1 42 IS POSTPONED.

IS THAT CORRECT? YES, WE'LL BE READING THE POSTPONEMENT LATER, BUT I'M PROJECTING WILL BE LESS PRONE TO SEPTEMBER 15TH BY THE APPLICANT CAN'T REMEMBER TO VOTE.

DID YOU WANT TO ADD SOMETHING? I DO.

UM, CAN I ASK MR TO TALK ABOUT THE QUESTIONS THAT WERE SUBMITTED TO THE Q AND A FOR THE STATESMAN, UH, POD PLEASE? SURE.

UM, WE DID RECEIVE EIGHT QUESTIONS I BELIEVE FROM YOUR OFFICE.

UM, AND, UM, WE, UH, INCLUDED IN THE RESPONSE TO THE Q AND A TODAY OR YESTERDAY THAT THE, UH, WE BELIEVE THAT DADDY WAS BEING POSTPONED TODAY.

SO WE DID NOT ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS.

UM, AND, UM, WHAT WE CAN DO, UM, COUNCIL MEMBER IS AS WE GET THE ANSWERS TO THOSE QUESTIONS, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND UPLOAD THEM TO THE, UH, Q AND A SYSTEM.

SO THAT THERE'LL BE, UM, ON TODAY'S AGENDA Q AND A, AS WE GET THOSE QUESTIONS ANSWERED, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND UPLOAD THEM AND NOT WAIT UNTIL THE POSTING ON SEPTEMBER 1ST.

UM, COUNCIL MEMBER TALKING.

I JUST WANT TO CONFIRM FOR THOSE WHO ARE SPEAKING, UM, WE'VE HAD DIFFERENT WAYS THAT WE'VE APPROACHED THE STATESMAN PUD IN TERMS OF HOW WE WERE SAYING PEOPLE WERE SPEAKING ABOUT IT TODAY UNDER OUR TRADITIONAL RULES, FOLKS WOULD BE ONLY SPEAKING TO THE POSTPONEMENT, BUT I THINK WE HAD SAID THAT WE WANTED TO HEAR FROM PEOPLE SUBSTANTIVELY TOO.

SO IS IT YOUR UNDERSTANDING THAT BOTH OF THOSE WOULD BE OKAY WHEN THEY'RE SPEAKING TODAY FOR THAT, THE WAY THAT WE, THE WAY THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IT AS A LITTLE BIT, I THINK THAT'S VERY CONSISTENT WITH, WITH KIND OF WHAT I TOOK AWAY FROM THE WORK SESSION AND COMMUNICATED TO CONSTITUENTS.

SO THAT WOULD BE GREAT IF WE ALLOWED PEOPLE TO SPEAK TO THE MERITS OR ANY QUESTIONS THEY HAVE.

UM, GREAT.

UM, I DON'T KNOW IF ANYONE AND HOW MANY SPEAKERS DO WE HAVE? I DON'T HAVE THAT.

WE HAVE 16 REMOTE SPEAKERS AND, UM, ABOUT NINE 30 IN PERSON, IF THEY'RE ALL HERE.

NONE, I WOULD ASK THE CLERK TO BEGIN CALLING FOLKS UP TO SPEAK.

SO I BELIEVE THAT THE MAYOR EARLIER SAID THAT WE WOULD PROCEED WITH ONE MINUTE EACH GIVEN THE NUMBERS AND THE SIZE OF OUR AGENDA.

IS THERE ANY OBJECTION TO THAT BEING HOW WE PROCEED? UM, SEEING

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I GUESS WE BEGIN REMOTELY.

HOUSING IS TOO EXPENSIVE ON THIS LAND, PUSHING OUT MUSICIANS AND OTHERS WHO MAKE OUR CITY UNIQUE AND SET THE STAGE FOR ACL SOUTH BY AUSTIN HAD BEEN CONSUMED BY THOSE WHO ENRICHED THEMSELVES WITH THOSE WHO FIGHT TO PRESERVE THE QUALITY OF LIVES HERE.

THE FIRST SPEAKER IS LAURA COTTMAN SASH BELL ON 1 32.

HI, THIS POD PROMOTES PUBLIC AMENITIES.

THAT'S MORPHED INTO A TAX FUNDED ROAD EXTENSION TO SERVE THE DEVELOPMENT AND A DRAINAGE POND.

UNDER THE BATS DIVISION PLANS, PROPOSED GRAND STAIRCASE FROM CONGRESS BRIDGE TO THE SIGNATURE PARK WAS CO-OPTED INTO THE CENTER OF THE DEVELOPMENT.

SO PEDESTRIANS MUST NAVIGATE A MAZE OF SKYSCRAPERS TO FIND HOW TO ACCESS POINTS CUT OFF FROM STREETS.

THE PARK WILL FEEL LIKE A BEAUTIFUL FRONT YARD FOR AN EXCLUSIVE PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT.

THE MAYOR AND APPLICANT PUSH EXTRA HEIGHTS TO MAKE THE POD WHILE PROFITABLE IGNORING ENVIRONMENTAL ATTACKS LIKE ADDITIONAL WASTE CONSTRAINED ROADWAYS AND CONSTRUCTIONS NEAR THE BAT.

HABITAT DENSITY IS SUCCESSFUL ONLY IN TANDEM WITH OPEN SPACE IN ABSOLUTE TERMS. THIS PUB DECREASES PARKLAND FROM THE VISION PLANTS NINE ACRES TO NEARLY 3.5 ACRES DEEDED, SOME UNDERWATER BECAUSE THE DEVELOPERS APPETITES CAN NEVER BE SATISFIED.

AFFORDABLE

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AND WE HAVE THE CHANCE TO DO THIS RIGHT.

PLEASE VOTE NO ON THE 3 0 5 SOUTH CONGRESS PALATE WHEN IT COMES UP.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

EDWARD WINSTON ON ITEMS ONE 16 AND 1 64.

THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME SPEAK TODAY.

I WAS SPEAKING ON ITEMS ONE 16 AND 1 64, AND I'M ASKING IT THE CITY COUNCIL, UM, NOT APPROVED, UH, THE AMENDMENTS TO THE MCCD FOR THE IS 12TH STREET EXTENSION.

UM, SPECIFICALLY IN REGARDS TO ALLOWING MORE, UH, COCKTAIL USE BETWEEN 35 AND THE ON 12TH STREET.

I APPRECIATE THE HISTORICAL USE OF THE AREA FOR ENTERTAINMENT, BUT THE CURRENT USE AS LEANS MORE TOWARDS FAMILY AND SINGLE FAMILY DEVELOPMENT.

AND I THINK THAT THE INCLUSION OF THIS, UH, INCLUSION OF MORE COCKTAIL USE WOULD BE PROHIBITED TO, UH, FAMILY, UH, FAMILY DEVELOPMENT.

THANK YOU, NICOLE BLAIR ITEMS ONE 16 AND 1 64, I GUESS I'D LIKE TO, UM, UH, SECOND WHAT THE LAST GENTLEMAN JUST SAID ON ITEMS ONE 16 AND 1 64.

UM, I AM PRO-DEVELOPMENT I'M PRO DENSITY.

I'M FOR BRINGING MORE BUSINESSES THAT ARE NEIGHBORHOOD FRIENDLY AND MORE DENSITY TO THE NCCD CORRIDORS ON 11TH AND 12TH STREET.

WHAT I THINK WOULD REALLY BE A DETRIMENT TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD IS THIS, UM, IS THIS, THIS AMENDMENT ALLOWED FOR BARS FOR MORE OUTDOOR MUSIC VENUES, UM, FOR COCKTAIL BAR YOUTH? UM, I THINK THAT WE DON'T NEED ANOTHER SIXTH STREET OR RADIUS STREET OR RED RIVER RIVER ON 11TH AND 12TH.

UM, I THINK THAT SHOULD BE STRICKEN FROM THIS AMENDMENT.

MITCHELL ORINGER ON ONE 16 AND 1 64.

UM, MY NAME IS MITCHELL ON ENDURING RESIDENT ABUSE 13TH STREET, WHO WANT THE NEIGHBORHOODS AND HAVE ACCESS AND SERVICES THAT LIFT EVERYONE UP AND THEN INCLUDES NO MORE BARS AND NO MORE NIGHT CLUBS.

THANK YOU, TRACY WHIT ON ONE 16 AND 1 64 COUNSEL THIS MORNING, MS. LINCOLN, THE LAW DEPARTMENT CONFIRMED FOR ME THAT EAST 12TH STREET REGULATIONS AS WRITTEN FOR YOUR APPROVAL TODAY WILL ELIMINATE THE LGC REQUIREMENTS FOR CS.

ONE BASED ZONING TO ESTABLISH A COCKTAIL LOUNGE USE IF APPROVED ONLY A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION TO REQUIRE FOR ANY PARCEL, NO MATTER IF TONY NOT A SINGLE CUP AND RAINY HAS BEEN DENIED, THOSE EXAMPLES ARE MORE IMPORTANT FOR THE SITUATION THAN THE ALCOHOL USE CASE FOR ZILKER PARK.

THIS CHANGE IMPACTS MORE THAN 1.3 MILLION SQUARE FEET OF LAND.

WHAT'S THE DOLLAR VALUE ON THAT UNNOTICED FILLING AT THE EXPENSE OF THE LIVABILITY OF AN ENTIRE COMMUNITY.

YOU SPOKE STRAIGHT AS LINES WITH MP3 FOR LRG OUR CSM NEW ZONING THAT CURRENTLY DEFINES WHAT USES ARE PERMITTED AND PROHIBITED ONLY A FEW LOSS OR ZONES.

THIS NOW THROUGH YOUR PROCESS TO ALIGN AND STREAMLINE REGULATORY DOCUMENTS WITH BUILDER AS CLEANUP OBVIATING ZONING REQUIREMENTS FOR COCKTAIL LOUNGE USE GOES FAR BEYOND THAT TASK.

IT'S FRANKLY, THE ANTITHESIS OF REVITALIZATION RENEWAL THAT WAS SPEARHEADED BY AFRICAN-AMERICAN LEADERS WHO WERE FED UP WITH THE NEGATIVE IMPACT OF OVER ZONING AND HOSTILE LAND USE POLICIES.

THESE DON'T ROLL BACK THE PROGRESS ACHIEVED BY SO MANY.

PLEASE DON'T PASS THESE DOCUMENTS WITH COCKTAIL LOUNGES PERMISSIONS EXPANDED.

THANK YOU, DARCY BON TEMPO ON 1 31.

IS, UM, HEATING OUR WORLD.

HELLO, THIS IS DARCY BOND TEMPO.

AND I'M SPEAKING ON ITEM 1 31 AND 1 32.

AND, UM, I'M VERY DISHEARTENED BY THE CITY COUNCIL CONSIDERATION OF THE FURTHER DEVELOPMENT ALONG THE, UH, LADY BIRD LAKE.

I'M NOT SURE THAT DOESN'T SEEM TO BE A VISION FOR THE BEAUTY NATURAL BEAUTY OF AUSTIN B.

UM, WE'RE LIVING IN A SITUATION WHERE CLIMATE CONTROL HAVING CLIMATE CHANGE

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WE'RE SITTING IN A SITUATION WHERE PEOPLE ARE LOOKING FOR MORE GREEN SPACE AND, UM, THE CITY, AND INSTEAD IS LOOKING AT DEVELOPING THE NATURAL SPACE FOR BOTH PEOPLE AND WILDLIFE AND PEOPLE WHO WILDLIFE ARE CONNECTED INTO, UM, UH, INTO LUXURY HOTELS AND LUXURY CONDOS, UM, WITHOUT ACCESS TO THE PARK FOR THE PUBLIC THAT CURRENTLY HAVE THAT ACCESS TO THE, THE, TO THE RIVERSIDE, TO THE LIGHT RIVERSIDE.

AND, UM, YOU KNOW, THERE'S NO REASON TO GIVE THE TAX CREDITS MUCH LESS TO ALLOW THE ZONING AND LESS WE, THE WEALTH THE DEVELOPERS ARE WILLING TO, YOU KNOW, NOT, NOT RATHER THAN SHIP AWAY TO ALL OF OUR STUDENTS, BILL BUNCH ON ITEMS, 1 31 AND 1 32.

BILL BONDS HERE WITH SAVE OUR SPRINGS ALLIANCE FIRST.

THANK YOU ALL COUNCIL FOR HONORING THE NEIGHBORHOOD'S REQUESTS FOR THE POSTPONEMENT.

UM, AND I MAINLY JUST, UH, WOULD SECOND THE STATEMENT BY, UH, LAURA COTTAM SEIBEL OUR PARKS BOARD CHAIR IN THAT, UM, THIS PROJECT REALLY WANTS YOU DO HAVE IT ON YOUR DIOCESE FOR THE MERITS SHOULD NOT RECEIVE ANY SUBSIDIES WHATSOEVER.

THIS IS THE MOST VALUABLE REAL ESTATE IN AUSTIN AND PROBABLY IN THE WHOLE STATE OF TEXAS.

AND, UM, IF THEY CAN'T MAKE IT A PROFIT ON THE ENORMOUS UP ZONING AND INCREASING THE ENTITLEMENTS, UH, THEN THEY SHOULD BE DOING SOMETHING ELSE.

UM, THE ARGUMENT THAT THEY, THEY NEED OUR, OUR TAXPAYER GIVEAWAYS TO HELP THEM MAKE A PROFIT, IS THIS SIMPLY ABSURD.

UH, YOU SAID ALSO DEMAND THAT WE GET THE FULL AMOUNT OF PARKS, PARKLAND, DEDICATION.

YOU CAN'T REPLACE IT WITH DOLLARS.

AND RIGHT NOW THEY'RE NOT EVEN CLOSE TO BEING SUPERIOR.

AND IN FACT, THERE ARE SEVERAL ACRES INFERIOR ON THE PARKLANDS THAT WE SHOULD BE ENTITLED TO.

THANK YOU, JANE AND PARKER ON 1 38 COMPATIBILITY STANDARDS ARE INCLINED TO PROVIDE AUSTIN'S IN THESE NEIGHBORHOODS WITH BUFFERS FROM LARGE MULTI-STORY DEVELOPMENTS, THEY ARE TO ENSURE OUR CITY HAS A VARIETY OF NEIGHBORHOODS OF SINGLE FAMILY, DUPLEX TYPE BUILDINGS, A MULTI-STORY BUILDING ADJACENT TO OUR AFFORDABLE HOUSING CONDOMINIUM COMPLEX WILL CAST A PERMANENT SHADOW OVER US, BUT CERTAINLY THE PAYING NEIGHBORHOODS CITIZENS WILL NOT BENEFIT FROM HAVING THIS NEIGHBORHOOD'S IDENTITY DRAMATICALLY CHANGED WHILE WE ARE SYMPATHETIC TO THE MISSION OF SAFE.

WE DO NOT DO BELIEVE THERE ARE LOCATIONS IN AUSTIN THAT ARE BETTER SUITED FOR IT.

THE LACK OF ANY GREEN SPACE PLAN FOR THIS DEVELOPMENT IS SHORT SIDED.

THE LANCASTER PROJECT PROPOSES TO HAVE NO GENERAL PARKING, ONLY FIVE HANDICAP SPACES FOR A 60 UNIT COMPLEX, BUT AT LEAST SIX EMPLOYEES, LANCASTER COURT CAN BE EXPECTED TO BECOME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE WITH ROUTINE TRAFFIC VOLUME, NOT TO MENTION THE SLIGHT SIGNIFICANT INFLUX OF PEOPLE WHO WILL HAVE A LONG LIST OF UNCERTAIN AND POTENTIALLY NEGATIVE IMPACTS ON OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.

THE BLANK HESTER PROJECT PROPOSES DANI 5% IMPERVIOUS COVER THAT ASPECT ALONE WILL PUSH OUR HOMES INTO THE FLOOD PLAIN POTENTIALLY CAUSING SERIOUS THREATS TO OUR HEALTH AND SAFETY.

UM, ABBY RUIZ ON 1 58 AND THAT'S IN UNION COUNCIL MEMBERS.

I'M SPEAKING IN FAVOR OF REZONING TO GENERAL COMMERCIALS SERVICES MIXED USE VERTICAL MIXED USE BUILDING NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN FOR THE PROJECT AT FIVE, FIVE TO FIVE EAST 51ST STREET.

I RESIDE IN THE ADJACENT NEIGHBORHOOD SENATE HILLS AND WITHIN THE PECAN SPRINGS SPRINGDALE HILLS NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, THE DEVELOPER HAS BEEN EXTREMELY ENGAGED WITH THE NEARBY NEIGHBORHOODS, NOT ONLY TO GET OUR INPUT, BUT ALSO ADDRESS ANY AND ALL OF OUR CONCERNS IN ADDITION TO GREAT COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT AND INCLUSION.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO IMPROVEMENTS TO THE AREA WITH DESIRABLE BUSINESSES, AFFORDABLE HOUSING IMPROVEMENTS TO THE LITTLE WALNUT CREEK TRAIL AND A POTENTIAL CONNECTOR BETWEEN EAST 51ST AND KENNETH HILL ROAD.

I ASK THAT YOU APPROVE THIS REZONING FOR THIS PROJECT.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND ATTENTION.

EDDIE STOUT ON 1 63 AND 1 64.

THE FOUNDATION, THE EAST SIDE KING FOUNDATION THAT PUTS ON THE EAST SIDE KINGS FESTIVAL EVERY YEAR ON 12TH STREET.

ALSO, UH, YEAH, 1 16, 1 64.

THIS IS EDDIE STOUT.

I OWN DOWNTOWN RECORDS HERE IN COUNTER.

AND ALSO I RUN

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FOR THE LAST 10 YEARS, I REPRESENT A LOT OF MUSICIANS THAT WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY OF MORE SPACES TO BE ABLE TO PUT ON OUR ARTS AND OUR MUSIC.

AND I AM FOR THIS MOTION THAT MASON HARPER MA HARPER MADISON HAS PUT FORWARD.

ALL RIGHT NOW, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE TIME TO SPEAK DAHLIA HYNDMAN ON 1 66 AND 1 67.

UM, I'M AGAINST, UH, THE DEVELOPMENT ON 20 11, 20 15 AND FRANKLIN.

OUR NEIGHBORHOOD HAS BEEN, UM, ENGAGED, TRIED TO BE ENGAGED WITH THIS DEVELOPER, UM, TO, UH, DO A COMPROMISE FROM, UH, THE SEVERE UP ZONING HE'S USING AFFORDABLE ON LOCK TO GET WAY MORE IMPERVIOUS COVER.

AND IN COMPATIBILITY, THE HEIGHTS ARE WAY TOO MUCH, AND THIS IS ON TANNAHILL BRANCH.

YOU ALL HAVE SPENT A MILLION AND A HALF TO RENOVATE A RESTORE ONE CANNON HILL BRANCH IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD JUST TO DESTROY THE OTHER SIDE, PLEASE DO NOT APPROVE THIS OR HAVE THE DEVELOPER, UM, RE-ENGAGE WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND, UH, BETTER COMPROMISE, UH, WITH, UH, AND NOT SET A PRECEDENT FOR THIS UP-ZONING TO GO THROUGH OUR ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOOD, UH, THE, UM, AND, AND MAKE SURE YOU HAVE AFFORDABILITY, THE AFFORDABILITY UNLOCKED PROTECTIONS, THAT GUARANTEE THAT HE MUST GO THROUGH WITH THOSE.

UM, BECAUSE WE'VE HEARD THAT THEY'RE JUST PAYING FEES AND LIMITED SERVICE, AND, UM, WE DON'T WANT OUR NEIGHBORHOOD DEFICIT.

SARAH WELCH ITEM 1 66 AND 1 67, MY BACKYARD, BUT THE SOUTHERN EDGE OF MR. MARRIAGE PROPERTY AND I AM IN FULL SUPPORTIVE HAS PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT AND REQUIRED REZONING FOR THREE PRIMARY REASONS.

ONE IS SUSTAINABILITY, MR. MEREZ PROJECT PROMOTES SUSTAINABILITY ON BOTH THE MACRO MICRO AND THE MACRO LEVEL PRESERVING PLENTY OF GREEN SPACE ALONG WITH THE ADJACENT CREEK WHILE AIMING TO REDUCE SPRAWL BY ENABLING TEACHERS, MUNICIPAL WORKERS, ARTISTS, NURSES, AND NON-PROFIT WORKERS TO LIVE NEAR WHERE THEY WORK.

TWO IS DENSITY AND AFFORDABILITY.

THOSE KINDS OF MISSING MIDDLE HOUSING IS MUCH NEEDED IN JJC BROOK, WHICH HAS BECOME OUT OF REACH FOR THE AVERAGE ESTIMATE.

THIS IS THE ONLY EXISTING OR PROPOSED FOR SALE AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT IN JJC BROOK.

AND AS IT WILL WELCOME NEW HOMEOWNERS AT A WIDE RANGE OF INCOME LEVELS, NUMBER THREE, THOUGHTFUL DESIGN, IT WOULD BE EASY TO PLOT THE GIANT CONCRETE BLOCK ONTO THIS LOT AND CALL IT A DAY.

BUT MR. MARA HAS ENVISIONED THE PROJECT THAT ALIGNS WITH NEIGHBORHOOD SCALE, PRESERVES NEIGHBORHOOD CHARACTER, AND REFLECTS OUR COMMUNITY CENTRIC VALUES.

I HAVE GREAT RESPECT FOR THE PROJECT MR. MERRITT HAS PROPOSED, AND I HOPE THAT CITY COUNCIL WILL SEE FIT TO GRANT HIM THE REQUESTED REZONING.

THANK YOU, LILA SHAMS, 1 66 AND 1 67.

MY NAME IS LAYLA SHAMS AND I AM A HOMEOWNER ON IAM FRANKLIN.

I AM GREATLY IN FAVOR OF THIS PROJECT BECAUSE I THINK IT'S THE RIGHT LOCATION FOR A PROJECT LIKE THIS.

I SEE BETWEEN TWO TRANSPORTATION CORRIDOR.

UH, IT'S A REALLY UNIQUE STREET.

THAT'S A WIDE STREET.

AND, UM, AND I'D ALSO HAVE TO SAY THAT THERE ARE VERY SUPPORTIVE NEIGHBORS.

WE DID, THEY, UH, SURVEY AND 48% OF THE NEIGHBORS ARE IN FAVOR OF THIS PROJECT, WHICH IS VERY RARE FOR THIS TYPE OF PROJECT.

WE NEED AFFORDABILITY.

WHERE DOES CODE REDS CRISIS IN THE CITY? AND I'M VERY EXCITED FOR THIS PROJECT TO ADD THE APPROVED.

THANK YOU, MATT WELCH ON 1 66 AND 1 67.

HI, MY NAME IS MATT WELCH.

I'M THE PRESIDENT OF THE FRANKLIN GROVE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, WHICH GOVERNS THE 28 HOME NEIGHBORHOOD THAT IS DIRECTLY ADJACENT TO THIS PROPOSED PROJECT AT 2011 AND 2015 IN FRANKLIN.

I'M HERE SPEAKING TODAY TO LET COUNCIL KNOW THAT OUR NEIGHBORHOOD STANDS FIRMLY IN FAVOR OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT AND URGES YOU TO VOTE IN FAVOR.

OVER TWO YEARS AGO, THE DEVELOPER BEHIND THE PROJECT, MR. MIRA PROACTIVELY REACHED OUT TO OUR, INCLUDING VISITING SEVERAL TIMES IN PERSON TO ENGAGE WITH US IN A GOOD FAITH EFFORT TO COLLABORATE ON HIS VISION FOR THE PROPERTY THROUGHOUT THIS DIALOGUE, WITH OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, MR. MERRITT, SINCERELY LISTENING TO OUR QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS.

AND IN SEVERAL CASES COMPROMISED ON CERTAIN ASPECTS OF THIS PROJECT TO ACCOMMODATE AFTER THE DEDICATED EFFORT TO BUILD CONSENSUS WITHIN FRANKLIN GROVE OR NEIGHBORHOOD VOTED OVERWHELMINGLY IN FAVOR OF SUPPORTING THE PROJECT SUBJECT TO CERTAIN CONDITIONS THAT WE HAVE NOW INCLUDED IN A RESTRICTIVE COVENANT GOVERNING PROJECT.

WE SUPPORT THE PROJECT AND HAVE FULL COMPETENCE THAT THE DEVELOPER WILL ABIDE BY THE RESTRICTIVE COVENANT.

WE NOW REQUEST THAT YOU HONOR OUR EFFORTS WITH THE DEVELOPER TO BRING THIS PROJECT TO LIFE FROM THE

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BROKEN CREEK.

THANK YOU, ANIMAL MIRA, 1 66 AND 1 67.

I'M THE DEVELOPER AT VM FRANKLIN PROJECT THAT MIXED-INCOME MISSING MIDDLE TRANSIT FRIENDLY PROJECT, JUST ONE BLOCK FROM MUELLER AND WHAT IS ALREADY A MIXED USE BLOCK.

THE PROJECT WILL PRODUCE 143 FOR SALE RESIDENCES.

43 OF THEM MAY COME RESTRICTED.

AND 100 MARKET RATE UNITS OF THE A HUNDRED MARKET RATE HOMES.

THE VAST MAJORITY WILL BE ONE TO TWO BEDROOMS UNDER A THOUSAND SQUARE FEET.

YOU'LL LOSE THE MISSING METAL AND WE NEED JUST A MODEST INCREASE IN ENTITLEMENTS TO ALLOW FOR MORE DENSITY.

AND IF I COULD INCREASE IN HEIGHT UNDER BASE ZONING, THIS GREENFIELD PROJECT ON AN EMPTY LOT WILL FOCUS ON THE MIDDLE CLASS TEACHERS, HOSPITAL WORKERS, CITY, EMPLOYEES, ARTISTS, AS WELL AS THOSE WHO ARE AT RISK OF BEING DISPLACED OR HAVE ALREADY BEEN DISPLACED.

THEY WANT TO LIVE CLOSE TO WHERE THEY WORK IN PLAY.

WE HAVE BEEN EARNESTLY ENGAGING WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD FOR TWO YEARS.

WE HAVE THE SUPPORT OVER IMMEDIATE BUTTERS, THE 29 SINGLE FAMILY HOME SUBDIVISION AND A COMMERCIAL BUSINESS ALONG WITH MANY OTHERS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND HOPE THAT YOU WILL ALSO SUPPORT THEIR REZONING THAT WOULD PROVIDE MUCH NEEDED AFFORDABLE HOUSING TO THIS NEIGHBORHOOD.

LIZ JOHNSON ON 1 66 AND 1 67.

HI, MY NAME IS LIZ JOHNSON.

I'M THE JJC BURKE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE 1 60 61 67 ARE BEING PROPOSED.

WHEN PLANNING COMMISSION DISCUSS THESE ITEMS. TWO COMMISSIONERS HAD STAINED IN SEVERAL COMMISSIONERS RATES QUESTIONS THAT STILL REQUIRE ANSWERS.

I'M HERE TO AMPLIFY THOSE QUESTIONS.

COUNCIL MEMBER APPOINTED COMMISSIONER PRACTICE REQUESTED DATA ON PROJECTED REVENUES FOR THIS PROJECT THAT CIVICS WERE NOT PROVIDED.

PLEASE DEMAND THEM.

COUNCIL MEMBER KELLY COMMISSIONER, ALL ARE ASKED FOR A FULL ACCOUNTING OF CURRENT DEVELOPMENT CASES IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD DETAILED CITY STAFF STILL NEED TO INCLUDE IN THEIR CITY STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WERE NOT INCLUDED.

PLEASE ASK FOR THEM.

THERE ARE SEVERAL LARGE-SCALE DEVELOPMENTS PROPOSED IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND UNDERWAY SUBMITTED ONE AT A TIME.

NONE OF THEM HAVE TRIGGERED A TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS SO THAT ALL DEVELOPERS OF CURRENT AND PROPOSED POD PROJECTS TO SHARE THE COST OF AN ANALYSIS.

SO INFRASTRUCTURE MEETS DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL MEMBER TOBO COMMISSIONER POLITO WAS CONCERNED ABOUT PROTECTING THE CREEK RUNOFF AND ENVIRONMENTAL REASONS AND GIVEN THE HISTORY OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE PROPOSED AFFORDABLE DEVELOPMENTS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND HIGHLIGHTED THAT DISPLACEMENT WILL HAPPEN AND SHOULD BE PREVENTED.

PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN.

THE COUNCIL MEMBER COMMISSIONER SNYDER REQUESTED THAT EVERYTHING BEEN MEMORIALIZED IN CITY OWNED RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS IN CONDITIONAL OVERLAY.

PLEASE ASK THE DEVELOPER MEMORIALIZED ESCROW FOR ENFORCEMENT OF ALL RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS.

NEXT SPEAKER IS CHRIS GANNON ON 1 66 AND 1 67.

HELLO, MY NAME IS CHRIS GANNON.

I'M AN ARCHITECT.

I LIVE ON IAN FRANKLIN ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE PROJECT I'M SPEAKING IN FAVOR OF THIS PROJECT FOR THREE REASONS, MY FAMILY, MY NEIGHBORHOOD, AND MY ENVIRONMENT.

I HAVE TWO YOUNG CHILDREN WITH A THIRD ON THE WAY I'M DEEPLY INVESTED IN THEIR WELLBEING.

I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THEM GROW UP IN A DENSE, DIVERSE MULTI-GENERATIONAL WALKABLE BIKEABLE PLAYABLE NEIGHBORHOOD, AND MOST PROJECTS WILL PROVIDE AMENITIES TO OUR STREET LIKE A COMMUNITY PARK SPACE, A CAFE HE'S KEEPING THE STARLIGHT THEATER AND ALL WITH VERY LITTLE SURFACE PARKING.

TO ME, THIS IS IMPORTANT.

THE ATTITUDE THAT EAST SIDE HAS SEEN AN UNFAIR AMOUNT OF DEVELOPMENT IGNORES THE FACT THAT THE EAST SIDE HAS ALSO SEEN AN UNFAIR AMOUNT OF DISPLACEMENT.

I HAVE A FRIEND RIGHT NOW AT THE KENSINGTON.

HE'S A TIME RESIDENT WHO GREW UP IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD WHOSE RENT HAS NEARLY DOUBLED IN THE LAST YEAR TO 1400 PER MONTH FOR A SINGLE ROOM.

HE IS BARELY HANGING ON TO THAT VERY LAST RUNG OF THE HOUSING LADDER.

AND IF WE CAN EASE THE PRESSURE JUST A LITTLE BIT, BY BUILDING MORE HOUSING, WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO KEEP SOME OF THESE RESIDENTS IN THEIR HOMES.

M I WAS PROPOSING 143 UNITS ON ABOUT FOUR ACRES SANDWICHED BETWEEN TWO MAJOR TRANSPORTATION CORRIDORS.

THIS IS 143 UNITS THAT AREN'T BEING DEVELOPED OUT IN BUDA, PFLUGERVILLE, MAINER, OR LIBERTY HILL, UH, EACH ON SIXTH OF ACRE AND SERVICED BY ROAD AND ALL THE UTILITIES.

AND THEN ALL OF THESE PEOPLE WILL COME INTO AUSTIN WITH THEIR CARS, BUILDING DENSITY INTO THE CORE OF OUR CITY, ESPECIALLY AROUND TRANSPORTATION.

CORRIDORS IS THE MOST ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND THING WE CAN DO.

THAT CONCLUDES ALL THE, UM, SORRY.

ALL OF THE, UH, REMOTE SPEAKERS.

WE'LL MOVE ON TO IN-PERSON OR

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ITEMS ONE 16.

MICHELLE HOGAN HELLO.

MY NAME IS MICHELLE HOGAN AND FOR 20 YEARS, MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE LIVED ON EAST 13TH STREET IN OUR HOME THAT BACKS UP TO EAST 12TH.

WE DO NOT WANT OURS AND LIVE MUSIC VENUES ON EAST 12TH.

I ALSO HAVE A STATEMENT FROM A RESIDENT WHO CAN'T BE HERE TODAY BECAUSE SHE HAS MOBILITY ISSUES.

AND OUT OF RESPECT FOR HER, I WILL READ IT IN HER OWN WORDS IN SPANISH.

AND THEN I'LL TRANSLATE YOU.

NOBODY HAS MARIA .

MY NAME IS MARIA .

I LIVE AT 109, 2 AND A HALF.

WE'LL KEEP THOSE STRAIGHT I'M 84 YEARS OLD AND HAVE LIVED AT THIS ADDRESS FOR 26 YEARS.

I DO NOT WANT BARS ON 12TH STREET.

I HAVE SIGNED COPIES OF HER STATEMENT FOR EACH MEMBER OF COUNCIL.

AND I ASKED THAT YOU NOT ONLY HEAR HER STATEMENT, BUT YOU PLEASE LISTEN TO IT.

THANK YOU, REBECCA LEONARD ON ITEM ONE 16 ON DECK IT'S CHRIS RODRIGUEZ.

I'M REBECCA LEONARD, OWNER OF LIONHEART AND EAST AUSTIN PLANNING AND LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE FIRM.

WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH EUREKA ON AN URBAN DESIGN FRAMEWORK FOR THEIR PROPERTIES ON EAST 12TH STREET.

THROUGH THAT EFFORT, WE HAVE GOTTEN TO KNOW THE PEOPLE INVOLVED IN THE SIX SQUARE CULTURAL DISTRICT, THE ONLY STATE DESIGNATED BLACK CULTURAL DISTRICT IN TEXAS.

WE UNDERSTAND, AND WE SUPPORT THEIR MISSION, WHICH IS TO PRESERVE AND CELEBRATE THE HISTORIC LEGACY OF THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY THAT ONCE THRIVED IN EAST AUSTIN, THIS LEGACY INCLUDES THE MUSICAL AND CULINARY ARTS CULTURE AND HISTORY OF CENTRAL EAST AUSTIN.

ACCORDING TO THE TEXAS COMMISSION ON THE ARTS, THE DESIGNATE, THE DESIGNATOR OF CULTURAL DISTRICTS IN THE STATE OF TEXAS.

THESE CREATE A THRIVING CREATIVE SECTOR, WHICH IN TURN HELPS BOOST THE LOCAL ECONOMY AND LOOKING AT OTHER CULTURAL DISTRICTS, THE SALE OF FOOD AND BEVERAGE IS ESSENTIAL TO ATTRACTING VISITORS AND TURNING APPRECIATION OF THE ARTS INTO INCOME FOR THE COMMUNITY.

WE HAVE BUILT THE GOALS FOR OUR CULTURAL DISTRICT AROUND, UH, BUILT THE GOALS FOR OUR FRAMEWORK AROUND THIS CULTURAL DISTRICT, AND WE SUPPORT, UH, THE, UM, UH, THE MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER HARPER MADISON.

THANK YOU, CHRIS RODRIGUEZ ON ONE 16 ON DECK IS DANNY THOMPSON HEY, HOW YOU DOING? UM, YEAH, I JUST WANT TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF, UH, THE ARTS ON, ON THE 12TH DISTRICT AREA.

UM, I BELIEVE IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT.

UM, IT'S SUPER IMPORTANT FOR THE ARTS TO BE THERE, TO NOT BE TAKEN AWAY, TO BE AMPLIFIED, TO BE, UH, UPLIFTED, UH, NOT JUST FOR THE ARTS, BUT ALSO FOR THE COMMUNITY TO CONTINUE TO HELP AND BUILD, UH, UH, EVERYTHING IN THAT AREA.

UM, I'M NOT FROM AUSTIN, I'M ORIGINALLY FROM CHICAGO AND I KNOW HOW MUCH, HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO BUILD YOUR COMMUNITY TO UPLIFT IT AND TO, UM, YEAH.

UH, SORRY.

UH, UH, THAT'S ALL FOR ME.

THANK YOU, DANNY.

DANNY THOMPSON ON DECK IS HAROLD MCMILLAN, HAROLD MACMILLAN, HEATH CREECH, MARIN COUNCIL.

GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL MEMBERS.

UM, MY NAME IS HAROLD MCMILLAN.

I AM RESIDENT OF JUNIPER STREET, WHICH IS BETWEEN EAST 11TH AND 12TH STREET.

AND WITH MINDFUL CONSIDERATION AND GOOD PLANNING.

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YES, ABSOLUTELY.

IN MY BACKYARD.

UM, AUSTIN, AS GROWING, SOME PEOPLE DON'T SEEM TO REALIZE THAT AND THE WORK THAT WE DO TODAY, IT'S NOT FOR US.

IT'S FOR THE NEXT GENERATION IS FOR FIVE YEARS FROM NOW FOR 10 YEARS FROM NOW, I'M 65.

I'M NOT GOING TO BE HERE TO SEE SOME OF THE WORK THAT I'VE WORKED ON FOR THE LAST 30 YEARS.

I UNDERSTAND MY NEIGHBOR'S FRUSTRATION ABOUT THIS CONDITIONAL USE THING.

CONDITIONAL USE DOES NOT MEAN A BAR ON EVERY LOT.

AND IF THERE ARE ISSUES WITH WHAT EXISTS THERE RIGHT NOW ON 12TH STREET OR ANY OTHER STREET AT AUSTIN, THAT'S AN ENFORCEMENT ISSUE.

LET'S KEEP GOING ON THIS.

THIS DISTRICT IS NOW WITH THE NCCD AND THE URBAN RENEWAL PLAN AND THE PLAN FOR THE CULTURAL HERITAGE DISTRICT THAT OVERLAY WORKS.

NOW, THE PIECES ARE IN PLACE.

WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT A BUNCH OF BARS.

WE'RE TALKING ABOUT CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS THAT MIGHT BE COMMERCIAL BUSINESSES THAT HELP THE CITY'S ECONOMY.

HE CREECH ON DECK IS CARMELA GREEN CARMELA.

GREEN LEE SHERMAN ON DECK IS MICHAEL WARD.

HELLO? YESTERDAY NEIGHBORS ADJACENT TO THE EAST 12TH STREET NCCD AREA FILE A ZONING PROTEST POSITION THAT HAS BEEN VALIDATED BY STAFF.

THESE INCLUDE MANY LONGTIME RESIDENTS.

THE MAJORITY OF WHICH ARE AFRICAN-AMERICAN LATINO AND ASIAN, ALONG WITH MANY MEMBERS OF THE LGBTQ PLUS COMMUNITY, THEY INCLUDE SCIENTISTS, EDUCATORS, NURSES, LABORERS, COUNSELORS, ARTISTS, ENGINEERS, VETERANS, SINGLE PARENTS, THE ELDERLY, THE BEDRIDDEN, THOSE WITH THE BILL, HATING DISEASES, STRUGGLING TO RAISE THEIR FAMILIES AND PEOPLE ON THE EDGE OF THIS PLACEMENT.

DOZENS OF NEIGHBORS OUTSIDE THE 200 FOOT BUFFER ALSO SIGNED IN SOLIDARITY AND THEY ALSO REPRESENT OUR DIVERSE NEIGHBORHOODS.

THE CHIEF CONCERN OF THOSE PROTESTING IS COUNCIL MEMBER HARPER MADISON'S LAST MINUTE MOTION TO VEER FROM REGULATORY ALIGNMENT TO RADICAL EXPANSION OF COCKTAIL LOUNGE USE PERMISSIONS ALONG THE STREET WHERE MULTIPLE PLANNING EFFORTS COALESCED AROUND A SHARED VISION TO PROMOTE WALKABILITY AND LIVABILITY A STREET LINE WITH NEW AND EXISTING HOUSING DAILY SERVICES, LEGACY BUSINESSES, CHURCHES, AND HONORING AFRICAN-AMERICAN CULTURE.

COCKTAIL LOUNGE USE WAS ALLOWED IN SOME LOCATIONS, BUT NOT EVERYWHERE.

JUST STRIKE A BALANCE, A COMPROMISE NEGOTIATED IN GOOD FAITH, BOTH THE URBAN RENEWAL BOARD AND PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED AGAINST EXPANSION OF ALCOHOL USE PERMISSIONS AS DID THE ORGANIZATION OF CENTRAL EAST AUSTIN NEIGHBORHOODS AND THE AUSTIN REVITALIZATION AUTHORITY.

WE AGREE, PLEASE STAND WITH US.

MICHAEL WARD ON DECK IS MICHELLE HOGAN.

MICHELLE HOGAN ON DECK IS PATRICK HOKE.

MY NAME IS PATRICK .

I'M AN EAST 12TH STREET HOMEOWNER WITHIN THE URBAN RULE PLAN IN EAST 12TH STREET NCCD.

AND I CURRENTLY SERVE AS THE PRESIDENT OF KILLING NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION AND OUR NEIGHBORS.

AND I RESPECT THAT THE STREET HAS ALWAYS BEEN A MIX OF USES AND THE URBAN RULE PLAN AND NCCD REGULATIONS REFLECT THAT THERE'S HOUSING, SINGLE THERE'S HOUSING, SINGLE FAMILY FROM WAY BACK AND MORE RECENT MARSHALL APARTMENTS AND NEW MULTI-FAMILY WITH GROUND.

FOR COMMERCIAL, THERE ARE CHURCHES, CIVIC INSTITUTIONS, AND TWO ICONIC AFRICAN-AMERICAN FUNERAL HOME BUSINESSES.

THERE ARE A HANDFUL OF BARS, A PROFESSIONAL OFFICE BUILDING, AND SEVERAL HISTORIC STRUCTURES IN NEED OF PRESERVATION, AWAITING NEW PURPOSE THAT WILL BUILD ON THE HERITAGE OF COMMUNITY CARVED OUT BY CITIZENS WHO WERE OFTEN TREATED AS LESSER AND STRUGGLED TO PROVIDE FOR ALL THE NEEDS THAT NO ONE ELSE IN THE CITY CARE WERE MET.

KILLING RESIDENTS HAVE ADVOCATED FOR PRESERVATION OF PROPERTIES OF HISTORIC AND CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE AND FOR POSITIVE, INCLUSIVE REDEVELOPMENT ON EMPTY LOTS THAT MAKE SPACE FOR DAILY COMMERCIAL NEEDS AND HOUSING TODAY.

LAW DEPARTMENT CONFIRMED EAST 12TH STREET REGULATIONS AS RECENT WRITTEN FOR YOU TO APPROVE TODAY.

WHEN ALONG REQUIRES CS ONE BASED ZONING TO ESTABLISH A COCKTAIL LOUNGE USE.

THIS IS A HUGE SHIFT FROM THE INITIAL INTENT TO ALIGN THE 11TH AND 12TH STREET NCDS, NAILING BARS AND VENUES ON EVERY LOT IN THE STREET HAS THE POTENTIAL TO ECONOMICALLY DOMINATE.

ALL OTHER ESTABLISHED USES AS WELL AS DAILY SERVICES THAT SO MANY PEOPLE BEFORE I GOT HERE ENVISIONED PLANNED FOR AND TRIED

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URGE YOU TO VOTE AGAINST EXPANSION OF COCKTAIL, LOUNGE, PERMISSIONS, AND KEEP ALL USE PERMISSIONS EXACTLY AS THEY ARE.

UM, JUST A MOMENT MAY OR MAY I ASK A QUESTION, MR. HAWK? I HAPPENED TO KNOW WHERE YOU LIVE, CAUSE YOU'RE MY NEIGHBOR.

AND I'VE SEEN YOU TAKE OUT YOUR TRASH.

I'M VERY CURIOUS HOW IT'S POSSIBLE FOR YOU TO BE THE PRESIDENT OF THE KEELING NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION WHEN YOU LIVE WITHIN THE DAVIS THOMPSON NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION BOUNDARIES.

NO, I'M AT 1511 EAST 12TH.

THAT'S IN KEELING.

SO IF DAVE IS THOMPSON FROM A MOMENT, PLEASE.

SO IF DAVID THOMPSON GOES FROM DAVIS, THOMPSON GOES FROM CHICAGO TO KOMAL FROM 12TH TO MLK KEELING'S BOUNDARIES ALSO ARE WITHIN THAT BOUNDARY.

I'M WITHIN THE KEEL.

I'VE BEEN THE PRESIDENT FOR AWHILE AND A PARTICIPANT MR. VANDYKE.

SO YES.

REBECCA LEONARD ON DECK IS STACY STACY, REBECCA LEONARD ALREADY SPOKEN.

SHE SEEMS CONFUSED.

WELL, THANK YOU.

UM, SUSAN ORRINGER ON DECK IS TOBIN LEVY MAYOR CITY COUNCIL.

GOOD AFTERNOON, HONORABLE COUNCIL.

MY NAME IS SUSAN ORANGE AND I LIVE ON EAST 13TH STREET.

I'M HERE TO ASK, PLEASE KNOW, EXPANSION OF BARS OR LOUD MUSIC VENUES AND WALKING MY COMMUNITY WITH NEIGHBORS FROM TO POQUITO SPEAKING WITH THE RESIDENTS WHOSE PROPERTY ARE WITHIN 200 FEET, WHO WILL BE DIRECTLY IMPACTED.

MANY ARE ELDERLY WITH MOBILITY ISSUES AND DO NOT ACCESS SOCIAL MEDIA.

MANY NEIGHBORS CLOSE TO ME THAT I'VE MET AND ARE PEOPLE OF COLOR WHO'VE LIVED HERE FOR GENERATIONS.

THEY ARE NOT ON SOCIAL MEDIA.

THEY ARE UNAWARE OF THESE CHANGES AND ARE VERY CONCERNED.

ONE ELDERLY WOMAN, A LONGTIME RESIDENT TOLD ME SHE FEELS LIKE SHE'S BEING FORCED OUT OF HER HOUSE AND HAS NOWHERE TO GO.

SHE IS SURROUNDED BY SHORT-TERM RENTALS PARTY HOUSES.

WE NEED TO HEAR THEIR VOICES AND HONOR IT.

THERE ARE SO MANY WAYS TO CELEBRATE CENTRAL EAST AUSTIN CULTURE WITHOUT ADDING MORE BARS AND LIVE MUSIC.

WE HAVE THEM ALREADY AND ARE HAPPY TO HAVE THEM.

THE CURRENT ONES THAT ARE THERE, PLEASE FOCUS ON HOUSING, MINORITY OWNED BUSINESSES, WALKABILITY SERVICES FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

THIS IS BY FAR WHAT EVERYONE I'VE SPOKE TO FROM TO POQUITO ON BOTH SIDES OF 12TH.

ONE.

THANK YOU FOR LISTENING AND PLEASE LISTEN AND HONOR THOSE WHO'VE I'VE SPOKEN FOR THAT CANNOT BE HERE TODAY.

TOBIN LEVY ON DECK IS .

HI, UH, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

MY NAME IS TOBIN LEVY.

I'M AN AUSTIN NATIVE AND I'VE OWNED AND LIVED AT MY HOME ON YORK AVENUE.

ONE BLOCK EAST OF ONE BLOCK SOUTH OF EAST 12TH.

FOR THE PAST EIGHT YEARS, I CAME TO MY ATTENTION THIS MORNING THAT THE EAST 12TH STREET REGULATIONS IS WRITTEN FOR YOU TO APPROVE TODAY WILL NO LONGER REQUIRE BASED ZONING TO ESTABLISH COCKTAIL LOUNGE JUICE.

THIS MEANS THE ONLY IMPEDIMENT TO OPENING A BAR IN THE EAST 12TH STREET NCCD AREA WILL BE CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS, WHICH BY ALL ACCOUNTS ARE EASILY OBTAINED.

IF APPROVED THE REGULATIONS WILL ALLOW FOR A RADICAL EXPANSION OF COCKTAIL LOUNGES IN A COMMUNITY THAT UNTIL RECENTLY WAS LED TO BELIEVE AFTER YEARS OF HARD WORK CONCESSIONS AND COMPROMISE THAT WE, THE IRB AND NCCD SHARED AND SUPPORTED A COLLECTIVE VISION FOR A CLEANER REVITALIZED EAST 12TH STREET, THAT WOULD PROTECT THE INTEGRITY OF THIS HISTORICALLY FAMILY-FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD WHILE ADDRESSING THE HOUSING, RETAIL AND COMMERCIAL NEEDS OF THIS GROWING CITY.

I AM GENUINELY AT A LOSS AS TO HOW AN INFLUX OF BARS COULD BE VIEWED AS A PREREQUISITE RATHER THAN COUNTERINTUITIVE TO ACHIEVING THESE GOALS.

AND I'M FAR FROM ALONE.

UM, I DO HOPE THAT YOU'LL TAKE THE RECENT SUBMITTED PETITION SIGNED BY MY NEIGHBORS AS PROOF THAT I'M THERE.

I'M ONE OF MANY.

UM, THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.

I'M 1 16, 1 63 AND 1 64.

MY NAME IS GARBER.

I'M THE CEO OF HARLEM LABS AND ADVISORY BUSINESS THAT SERVES AND CONTINUES TO SERVE BUSINESS OWNERS, ARTISTS, AND MEMBERS OF THE BIPAP COMMUNITY WITH THEIR LAUNCHING GROWTH MATTERS HERE IN AUSTIN.

HAVING DONE THIS FOR ALMOST A DECADE, I'M VERY FAMILIAR WITH THEIR STRUGGLES, WITH THEIR CONCERNS AND CHALLENGES, AND IT PUTS SIMPLY ACTIONS THAT REDUCE THE COMMERCIAL OPPORTUNITIES AND CREATIVE ENGAGEMENT THAT THEY NEED TO ACTUALLY GROW, DEFINE.

AND WHAT DEFINES THE CITY WE LOVE ARE BOTH UNFAIR AND CHANGE THE FABRIC AND LANDSCAPE.

THEY ALSO HAVE A DISPROPORTIONATE IMPACT ON MY COMMUNITY.

ARTISTS NEED CANVASES AND LOCATIONS WHERE THEY CAN BE SEEN OUR MUSICIANS, NEED AUDIENCES TO HEAR AND FOLLOW THEM.

AND THIS DOES INCLUDE COCKTAIL

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LOUNGES, OUR BUSINESS OWNERS, YOUR ENTREPRENEURIAL CLASS NEED AFFORDABILITY, LAUNCH SUPPORT, AND POLICIES THAT SUPPORT GROWTH.

I NEED NOT REMIND YOU THAT THE AREA IN QUESTION IS AN AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORICAL DISTRICT AND THE HISTORY AND IMPORTANCE OF THIS AREA IS VERY IMPORTANT TO THAT BUSINESS CLASS.

IT IS FOR THIS REASON THAT I ASKED YOU ALL TO SUPPORT COUNCIL HARPER, MAT COUNCIL, WOMAN HARPER MADISON'S MOTION, AND RATHER THAN SWEEP AWAY THE OPTIONS WE'RE CREATING ECONOMIC DISPARITY ALLOW US AS A COMMUNITY TO MANAGE THE DECISION-MAKING ON CASE BY CASE BASIS.

I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

SEND OLIVIA JOSEPH ON 1 16, 1 28, 1 31 AND 1 32 JOSE ARIANO ON 1 29 ON DECK IS SPD ON GARCIA.

THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.

MY NAME IS LANEY ARIANNA.

I'M HERE IN REGARDS TO ITEM NUMBER 1 29 AT 11 5 31 CHECKER ROAD.

WE'RE HERE TO, AGAIN, REITERATE OUR OPPOSITION AT THIS ZONING CHANGE, ESPECIALLY THE TRACK ONE REQUEST REGARDING THE CS ONE COMMERCIAL LIQUID LIQUOR SALES DISTRICT FOR A COCKTAIL LOUNGE, OUR ATTORNEY, THEN A TITLE RESEARCH, STOKE CLARIFYING SOME ISSUES.

THE APPLICANT PROVIDED SOME DOCUMENTATION TO THE CITY STAFF THAT WE RECEIVED JUST THIS MONDAY.

AND WE'RE STILL LOOKING AT THAT IN TERMS OF THE ACCESS ISSUE.

WE ALSO HAVE A SEPARATE FROM THAT.

WE, THE APPLICANT IS SUBMITTING TWO TRACKS FOR ZONING AND ALTHOUGH TRACK ONE, WHICH HAS THE COCKTAIL BAR COMPONENT HAS APPROXIMATELY 20 PARKING SPOTS.

THE APPLICANT AND CITY STAFF ARE CONSIDERING ALL THE PARKING ON TRACK TO IN ORDER FOR THEM TO FALL WITHIN THE GUIDELINES, WHICH WOULD REQUIRE 82 PARKING SPOTS.

THERE A BIG DIFFERENCE BETWEEN 20 PARKING SPOT, 82 PARKING SPOTS.

UM, THE TRACK TWO PARKING IS NOT CLOSE TO THE MAIN ROAD AND THIS DEFEATS THE PURPOSE OF SEPARATING THE TRACKS OF YOU ARE GOING TO LET THEM USE IT IN THIS MANNER.

ANYWAY, WITHOUT REGARD AS TO WHERE EVERYONE ELSE WOULD PARK, UM, PLANNING AND ZONING, DIDN'T SEND IT WITH A RECOMMENDATION HERE.

WE'RE ASKING THAT YOU BOTH OWN THE ITEM.

AND SO WE CAN LOOK AT THIS A LITTLE BIT CLOSER.

THANK YOU, MR. ARIANO.

THANK YOU FOR, UH, THE ROAD THAT'S THERE IS THAT PRIVATELY OWNED ROAD.

IT'S A PRIVATELY OWN ROAD.

IT HAS A PUBLIC USE, A DEDICATION FROM WHAT WE SAW ON THE, ON THE WORK, BUT IT'S STILL A PRIVATE ROAD, SO THE PUBLIC CAN USE IT TO GET HALFWAY INTO THE PROPERTY.

NOT ALL THE WAY BACK THE REST OF THE ACCESS EAST MEANT FOR THE OWNERS OF THE PROPERTY.

AND IS IT A PAVED ROAD OR IS IT A DIRT ROAD? SO THE, THE PART THAT HAS THE PUBLIC PART OF IT IS PAVED AND THE BACK PART IS COLLEGIATE.

AND, UH, IS THERE, IS THERE, UH, A MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE TWO OWNERS OF THE, OF THE NEIGHBORING TRACKS? NO, THAT WE TAKE CARE OF, YOU KNOW, POTHOLES AND PAVING AND, AND WHENEVER WE NEED TO DO THAT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

JIM WITLESS ON ITEMS 1 29 AND 1 57.

GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL.

UH, MY NAME'S JIM WHITLOAF, I'M ONLY GONNA SPEAK ON 1 29.

I AM THE APPLICANT ON THAT CASE, UH, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER VAILA, THERE IS A JOINT USE ACCESS EASEMENT THAT WAS DONE WITH THE PLAT ALL THE WAY BACK, THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE PROPERTY.

IT'S IT'S BEEN THERE SINCE THE PROPERTY WAS PLANTED AND MY CLIENT'S TENANT DO PAY, UH, TO THE MAINTENANCE AND WE'VE OFFERED TO MODIFY THE MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT IF THEY WANT.

BUT THE TRUTH OF THE MATTER IS WE HAVE EVERY LEGAL RIGHT TO USE THAT IN ANY OF OUR TENANTS HAVE EVERY LEGAL RIGHT TO USE IT.

THEY USE IT FOR A MOVING COMPANY AND FOR A VERY POPULAR RESTAURANT THAT IS, UH, WAS RECENTLY VOTED THE 10TH, MOST POPULAR RESTAURANT IN AUSTIN, EVEN THOUGH IT'S ONLY A FOOD TRUCK AND THEY PROVIDE ZERO PARKING SPACES, THEY USE THE ENTIRE ACCESS EASEMENT FOR THEIR PARKING, FOR THE FOOD TRUCK.

UM, UH, LET'S SEE, MAYOR, UM, I'M GOING TO HAVE MORE QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT WHEN THIS COMES UP.

SHOULD I BE ASKING THOSE QUESTIONS NOW, OR I'M SORRY, I STEPPED OUT FOR A MINUTE AND THEN JUST CAME BACK.

SO I'M NOT SURE WHERE WE ARE IN OUR PROCESS.

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IT'S DEFINITELY GOING TO BE POOLED.

I NEED TO STICK AROUND SO WE COULD ASK YOU QUESTIONS TO THAT POINT.

IF IT LOOKS LIKE THERE'S GOTTA BE A PULLED ITEMS. OKAY.

I THINK YOUR, UH, YOUR MICROPHONE'S OFF WHEN IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S GOT TO BE A POLE ITEM WHEN IT GETS PULLED.

WE'LL GIVE YOU A CHANCE TO COME BACK UP TO THE TOP.

RUBEN BETTIS ON ITEM ONE 30 ON DECK IS ROY WHALEY ON ITEMS ONE 30 AND 1 31.

I'M A REMEMBER AS I'M SPEAKING ON ITEM ONE 30 ALABBAR AND SOUTH, I BELIEVE, UM, I'M AGAINST IT.

UM, MOSTLY FOR THE DENSITY AND WE STILL HAVE ISSUES THAT, UH, CAME UP, UH, FROM YESTERDAY'S MEETING WITH, UH, MS. KITCHENS AND, AND OUR TEAM LEADER.

AND, UH, FROM MY UNDERSTANDING HE HAD, UH, HE UNDERSTOOD THAT HAD AGREED TO, UH, 28 UNITS TOTAL.

AND, UH, BUT THAT IS WHAT I UNDERSTOOD FROM HIM.

AND I THINK THAT, UM, THERE SHOULD BE SOME MORE TIME TO FIGURE THAT OUT WHAT'S GOING ON.

AND I BELIEVE THAT, UH, THERE'S STILL ISSUES WITH, WITH SAY THE, UH, THE ACCESS TO THE PROPERTY AND HOW IT AFFECTS OUR NEIGHBORHOOD ON POWERBAR.

UH, IF I COULD SPEAK TO, YES, I WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO RESOLVE THE ISSUES AND WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO RESOLVE THE ISSUES RELATED TO ACCESS ON DEMAND CHAKA.

SO WE'RE, WE'RE BACK AT THE ORIGINAL THINKING, WHICH IS THAT ACCESS IS RELATED TO ACCESS ALMOND CHAKA, AND WE'LL BE READING OUT WHAT THOSE PROVISIONS ARE WHEN IT, WHEN IT COMES TIME.

OH, OKAY.

THEN.

SO SHOULD WE POSTPONE THEM? WE'LL HAVE THAT DISCUSSION, UM, IN A BIT, I DON'T THINK WE NEED TO POSTPONE WELL, CONSIDERING THAT, THAT, UH, MY, OUR TEAM LEADER WAS UNDER ONE IMPRESSION OF, UH, I HAVE, I'VE TALKED WITH YOUR TEAM LEADERS, SO PERHAPS, YOU KNOW, I CAN SEND, UM, DONNA DOWN TO TALK WITH YOU.

WE, WE WERE NOT USING THIS TIME FOR A BACK AND FORTH, SO I'LL SEND, UH, DONNA TIEMAN DOWN TO VISIT WITH YOU, BUT WE HAVE TALKED TO MR. SUTTON AND, UM, CAN SHARE WITH YOU THAT CONVERSATION.

THE FOLLOWING SPEAKERS ARE REGISTERED ON ITEM 1 31.

UM, AND THEY WILL BE SPEAKING ON THE MERITS OF THE POSTPONEMENT.

NEXT SPEAKERS.

ROY WHALEY ON DECK IS CONSUELA.

HOW DO Y'ALL? MY NAME IS ROY WALEY.

I AM THE CONSERVATION CHAIR FOR THE AUSTIN REGIONAL GROUP OF THE SIERRA CLUB.

AND I ACCIDENTALLY SIGNED UP ON ONE 30 WHEN I WANTED TO BE 1 31, 1 32 ON THE STATESMAN PUD.

WHAT'S IMPORTANT.

THERE WERE A LOT OF THINGS THAT ARE IMPORTANT, BUT WE NEED TO LOOK AT THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING ASPECT OF IT BECAUSE THE PEOPLE THAT SERVE YOU, YOUR MARGARITAS AT THE W SHOULD BE ABLE TO WALK ACROSS THE CONGRESS AVENUE BRIDGE TO DO THAT.

THIS IS AN AIR QUALITY ISSUE, AS WELL AS A, UH, UH, JUSTICE ISSUE.

THE OTHER THING IS, AND I KNOW Y'ALL KNOW ME.

IT WAS AN ENVIRONMENTAL ACT.

THAT'S VERY FEW PEOPLE REALIZE I'M ACTUALLY A REALTOR TOO.

AND SO LOOKING AT THIS FROM A REAL ESTATE STANDPOINT, I HAVE TO LOOK AT IT AND SAY, IF YOU CAN'T MAKE IT WORK WITHOUT A MAJOR HANDOUT, GET OUT OF THE WAY AND LET SOMEONE ELSE DO IT.

THIS IS VERY SIMPLE.

DON'T ASK US TO SUBSIDIZE YOUR PROJECT.

THAT'S THE WAY CAPITALISM WORKS.

IF YOU CAN'T AFFORD TO DO IT, MOVE OUT OF THE WAY SOMEBODY ELSE WILL DO IT.

UP AND THERE SHOULD BE MORE HOUSING WHERE PEOPLE THAT CAN AFFORD IT, THE HOTEL AND THE DEVELOPMENT SHOULD BE TURNED INTO HOUSING FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

ON DECK IS JUST SET YALA HELLO.

MY NAME IS CONSUELA.

I'M HERE TO, I WORK AT AND WE KNOW, OH, WORK AT THE AIRPORT AND I'M IN UNIT LOCAL 23.

I WANT TO TALK ABOUT AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

THE LAST EVERYTHING IS GOING

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JOE SAID, I, ALLAH ON DECK IS KEATON BAKER.

HI, MY NAME IS JOSIAH YALA.

I WORK AT THE AUSTIN AIRPORT, UM, AND I'M A MEMBER OF UNITE HERE, LOCAL 23.

I'VE BEEN HERE TO TALK TO Y'ALL BEFORE ABOUT THE EXPENSE ABOUT HOW EXPENSIVE IT IS TO LIVE IN THE CITY.

AND EVERYBODY KNOWS IT'S NOT STOPPING.

I HAVE THREE DAUGHTERS AND IT'S HARD TO AFFORD HOUSING AND PAY FOR EVERYTHING ELSE.

MY FAMILY NEEDS.

WE'RE ASKING TO TURN THE HOTEL INTO, IN THIS DEVELOPMENT INTO MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYBODY.

KEATON BAKER ON DECK IS HOPE BLENDING.

MY NAME IS KEATON BAKER.

I AM A HOTEL WORKER HERE AND DOWNTOWN AUSTIN.

WHEN I MADE THE DECISION TO MOVE HERE FROM DETROIT, MICHIGAN, FOUR YEARS AGO, I SAW THIS AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO LIVE, HAVE A FRESH START.

UH, AUSTIN DEFINITELY SPOKE TO ME IN MAY VOLUMES, AND I WAS HOPING TO STAY HERE FOR MANY YEARS TO COME.

UNFORTUNATELY, UM, AS WE HAVE ALL SEEN, AS WE ARE SEEING THE RISE AND BUILDINGS, WE'RE ALSO SEEING THE RISE IN RENT.

I HAVE TWO, TWO ROOMMATES RIGHT NOW, AND UNFORTUNATELY, EVEN WITH THEM, I AM STILL PAYING RENT.

AND I DO FEAR THAT WHEN APRIL COMES, I AM GOING TO HAVE TO PAY MORE IN RENT AND THAT COULD LEAD TO MANY DIFFERENT OPTIONS, WHICH COULD BE, I MAY HAVE TO FACE HOMELESSNESS.

I MAY HAVE TO BE SOMEWHERE OUTLIVED ON WHERE ELSE LIVE IN ANOTHER CITY OR MOVED BACK TO DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

AND I'M JUST NOT READY FOR THAT YET.

UM, MY THING ABOUT THIS IS IF WE ARE GOING TO CATER TO THE HIGH PRICE, PEOPLE WHO ARE BUYING LAND AND BUYING OUR BUILDINGS, WE DEFINITELY NEED TO CATER TO THOSE WHO WORK HERE AND BASICALLY SERVE THE CITY.

UH, WE LOVE IT HERE, AND WE DESERVE A CHANCE TO BE, UH, TO LIVE HERE AS LONG AS, AS WELL AS EVERYBODY ELSE.

UH, PLEASE WE DO CONSIDER THAT YOU GIVE US A MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND WE DO NOT NEED MORE HOTELS.

WE HAVE ENOUGH OF THEM ALREADY, AND UNFORTUNATELY WE ARE NOT, THEY'RE NOT.

UH WELL-STAFFED SO PLEASE CONSIDER THIS.

SPINO GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE.

HOPE BLANDING ON DECK IS THERESA.

MY NAME IS HELPLINE AS A RESTAURANT HOST AT A HOTEL IN DOWNTOWN AUSTIN.

I AM CURRENTLY MAKING ONLY 1540 AN HOUR, AND I'M QUITE NERVOUS BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO BE PRICED AT ALL.

AUSTIN.

I MOVED TO AUSTIN ALMOST EIGHT YEARS AGO BECAUSE I WANTED TO HAVE A JOB, A FAMILY, AND NOT BE STRESSED OUT ABOUT BILLS.

MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE HAD TO TAKE ON A ROOMMATE AT ONE POINT, JUST TO KEEP UP WITH OUR BILLS AND EVERYTHING.

I HAVE WORKED TWO JOBS AND STILL THAT WE WON'T BE ABLE TO KEEP UP WITH BILLS AND RENT AND WE'LL HAVE TO MOVE BACK EAST.

MY DREAM OF LIVING A FULFILLING LIFE IN AN AUSTIN, SHOULDN'T BE OUT OF REACH SIMPLY BECAUSE COMPANIES DRIVING OUT RENT AND THE COST OF LIVING HERE, YOUR DREAMS SHOULDN'T BE OUT OF, REACH OUT TO THE HOTEL AND DEVELOPMENT SHOULD BE REPLACED BY AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

THANK YOU, THERESA IS SPINO ON DECK IS EVE ESTRADA.

RACHEL MELINDA'S HELLO COUNCIL.

MY NAME IS THERESA SPINO AND I TO WORK AT THE AIRPORT AND HERE FOR 30 YEARS, I'M MY, A RETAIL CASHIER.

UM, I'M JUST HERE TO, YOU KNOW, ALSO TO HAVE OUR, UM, NOT TO HAVE ANY HOTELS AND HAVE A PORTABLE HOUSING.

I'M A SINGLE MOM RIGHT NOW TRYING TO KEEP UP WITH BEVELS.

I'M A SINGLE MOM HELPING ALSO MY DAD, MY MOM JUST PASSED AWAY AND, UM, IT'S JUST HARD WITH THE COST OF LIVING SINGLE HERE, HELPING MY DAD AS WELL AS THESE OLDER GENTLEMEN.

AND I'M SCARED THAT HE HAS TO GO SOON AND THEN TO HAVE THIS HOTELS THAT WE DON'T NEED ANYMORE.

UM, UM, JUST IF YOU CAN JUST PLEASE CONSIDER MORE HOUSING, AFFORDABLE HOUSING

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FOR US THEN THE HOTEL.

THANK YOU, EVE.

A STRAVA ON DECK IS GAIL JOHNSON.

GAIL JOHNSON ON DECK IS NATALIE MARIE.

MY NAME IS RACHEL MELENDEZ.

I'M WITH UNITE HERE, LOCAL 23.

WE REPRESENT HOSPITALITY WORKERS HERE IN AUSTIN.

UH, FIRST I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU ALL FOR TAKING THE TIME TO REALLY DISCUSS THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY.

IN RELATION TO THIS DEVELOPMENT, WE ALL KNOW THE CITY IS LACKING IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING, HOSPITALITY WORKERS, THAT WELCOME VISITORS.

THEY COOK, THEY CLEAN AND ALL THE WORKING PEOPLE IN THE CITY SHOULD ALSO HAVE ACCESS TO LIVE IN THE CITY.

UH, THEY ARE BEING PUSHED FURTHER AND FURTHER OUT OF AUSTIN EVERY DAY.

AND AS YOU'VE HEARD FROM SOME OF OUR MEMBERS, THEY'RE THERE MORE TO SPEAK.

UM, THEY ARE HERE TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

IN THIS DEVELOPMENT.

WE'RE ASKING YOU TO ENSURE THAT WORKING PEOPLE HAVE ACCESS TO NEW HOUSING AND THAT THE HOTEL, THIS DEVELOPMENT SHOULD BE REPLACED WITH AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

CYNTHIA SUN BEGAN ON DECK IS WILLIAM TUCKER.

MY NAME IS CYNTHIA.

UH, I AM A AIRPORT WORKER.

I HAVE WORKED IN THE AIRPORT, UH, FOR LIKE OVER EIGHT YEARS FOR FOOD AND BEVERAGE.

I HAVE LIVED FOR OVER 20 YEARS IN AUSTIN.

UM, MY FAMILY AND I HAVE BEEN FORCED TO MOVE FURTHER OUT OF AUSTIN.

UH, AND FURTHER, EVERY TIME WE TRY TO LOOK FOR A NEW PLACE, A PERMINTER GETTING MORE AND MORE CRAZY EXPENSIVE AT THE TIME WERE TRYING TO LIVE WITH SOME RELATIVES JUST TO HELP OURSELVES OUT FOR A BIT.

AND WE'RE OUR GOAL IS TO ONE DAY, HAVE OUR OWN HOME AND HAVE OUR OWN PROPERTY, HAVE OUR KIDS TO ACTUALLY HAVE A BACKYARD AND PLAY AND FOR THEM TO HAVE MORE ACCESS TO BETTER QUALITY EDUCATION.

UM, I REALLY DON'T THINK WE NEED MORE HOTELS.

I THINK THIS HOTEL SHOULD BE MORE MADE INTO AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR THE WORKING FAMILIES LIKE MINE.

HI, MY NAME'S STEVE ALDERMAN.

WILLIAM TUCKER ON DECK IS CAR MONIQUE TUNER, MARIA DEL CARMEN GONZALEZ ON DECK IS BARBARA HILLARD, BILL OLIVER, RICHARD FRANCIS.

THINK ON ITEM 1 32 ON DECK IS AMEET MOTWANI ON 1 36.

MATT JOHNSON ON DECK IS ANDY BRESLIN ITEM 1 38.

JASON COLEMAN.

I DON'T WANT 38 STEEL.

MY ZINGER STUART ALDERMAN.

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I'M THE, UH, AGENT FOR ITEM 1 34.

AND I ONLY SIGNED UP TO, UH, IF THERE WERE QUESTIONS, IF IT DOES GET PULLED FROM THE CONSENT, OF COURSE WE HAVE WHAT GOES ON CONSENT? SO OF COURSE WE'RE FOR THE PRODUCT FOR THE ZONE CHANGE.

THANK YOU, SAMMY.

EASTERDAY ON 1 37.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICES.

I'M A CITIZEN LIVING IN A HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AND OUR ONLY ENTRANCE AND EXIT IS SPRINKLE CUTOFF ROAD.

WE ARE IN CON UH, TAPPED WITH A DEVELOPER AND HIS LETTER CITING WILLINGNESS TO WORK TOGETHER FOR A CONDO DEVELOPMENT THAT HAS BEEN, YOU WILL BE, UH, LOOKING TO CONSENT AGREEMENT ON GETTING TOGETHER CITIZENS FROM THE COMMUNITY, AS YOU KNOW, AS VOLUNTEERS TAKES TIME.

SO WE DON'T HAVE EVERYTHING TOGETHER AND GETTING CONSENSUS.

WE HAVE NO QUARREL WITH THE DEVELOPERS AND WE, BUT WE DO NOT WANT ANOTHER ROAD FATALITY ON SPRINKLE CUTOFF.

THE DEVELOPER HAS AGREED TO WORK WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD, PRIMARILY MERRILY AND DEVELOPING SOME SORT OF SAFE WALKING OR BIKE PATH ALONG THE PERIPHERY OF SPRINKLE CUTOFF.

WE MAY NEED SOME CITY HELP WITH THIS.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING TOGETHER TO HAVE A SAFER COMMUNITY FOR INCOMING RESIDENTS.

AND FOR US THAT THREE MINUTES IS THAT THREE MINUTES TODAY, EVERYBODY GETS ONE MINUTE BECAUSE WE HAD 180 OR ALMOST 180 SPEAKERS SIZE THREE.

OH, IT WAS THE ONE MINUTE THAT EVERYONE GETS ONE MINUTE, WHICH IS ABOUT FOUR HOURS OF SPEAKING.

CAN I SPEAK THREE MINUTES OR NO? NO.

NO.

YOU HAVE A COPY OF WHAT I WANTED TO SAY, AND THAT IS SPRINKLED.

CUTOFF IS A DANGEROUS ROAD.

THERE'S BEEN A FATALITY THERE AND YOU SHOULD NOT ALLOW DENSE HOUSING OR ANY HOUSING UNTIL YOU FIX THE ROAD.

CHRIS RODRIGUEZ, DANNY THOMPSON.

THANK YOU, MICHAEL.

AND TO NORA SPEAKING ON ITEM 1 54 ON DECK IS JERRY GARCIA.

JERRY GARCIA ON DECK IS NICK COSTELLO.

UH, MY NAME IS NICHOLAS COSTELLO AND I'M REPRESENTING THE OWNERS OF THE PROPERTY AT 9 0 2 EAST SEVENTH STREET.

UH, BRIEFLY I INTEND TO MAKE A CASE OF POSING THIS DESIGNATION BY REVIEWING A SALIENT POINT MADE IN THE PROPERTY EVALUATION DESIGNATION CRITERIA OF THE 2016 EAST AUSTIN HISTORIC RESOURCE SURVEY.

UM, IT'S IN DEPTH AND YOU CAN READ IT, BUT ONE THING IT DOES STATE AND I QUOTE, UH, THE PROPERTY DOES NOT POSSESS A UNIQUE LOCATION, PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTIC OR SIGNIFICANT FEATURE THAT CONTRIBUTES TO THE CHARACTER IMAGE OR CULTURAL IDENTITY OF THE CITY, THE NEIGHBORHOOD, OR A PARTICULAR DEMOGRAPHIC GROUP END QUOTE.

THE SURVEY SEEMS TO INDICATE TO US THAT THE PROPERTY AT 9 0 2 EAST SEVENTH STREET AS IS DOESN'T ADD ANY COMMUNITY VALUE TO THE CITY OF AUSTIN.

UH, THE CURRENT CONSIDERATION FOR HISTORICAL DESIGNATION IS BASED ON A 2016 OUTDATED ASSESSMENT.

UM, PLEASE VOTE AGAINST DESIGNATING OUR SITE HISTORICAL.

IF YOU READ THE SURVEY, IT WILL STATE THAT THERE IS NO LANDSCAPE FEATURES, NO SIGNIFICANT ARCHITECTURE, UH, NO HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION DUE TO THE DEVELOPMENT.

AND LIKE I JUST READ NO COMMUNITY VALUE THAT CONCLUDES ALL THIS IN-PERSON SPEAKERS.

A TWO ITEMS AND THAT I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH IT'S ITEM ONE 40 AND 1 41.

DOES ANYBODY ELSE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK THAT WE, UH, DIDN'T CALL IT THINKS THEY SHOULD BE SPEAKING.

ALL RIGHT, THEN THAT GIVES US THEN ALL THE AFTERNOON SPEAKERS, JERRY, YOU WANT TO COME UP AND TAKE US THROUGH THE CONSENT AGENDA? YES.

THERE'S

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I, I CAN'T GET MORE INFORMATION.

I WOULD PREFER TO POSTPONE IT TO SEPTEMBER ONE MAYBE.

OR THERE SEEMS TO BE A BIT OF A HULLABALOO OVER HERE SURROUNDING THE CLERK.

I WONDER IF YOU WANT TO RESOLVE THAT BEFORE WE MOVE FORWARD.

WE DO HAVE A COUPLE OF MORE SPEAKERS THAT WERE NOT ON THE LIST.

WE'LL GET BACK TO PO WE'LL GET BACK TO YOUR ISSUE AND JUST A SECOND.

YES, I DID SIGN UP BEFORE, UM, ONLINE, WELL IN ADVANCE, SO I'M, I'M NOT SURE WHAT HAPPENED.

HAVE YOU CHECKED WITH DECLARE? THANK YOU.

YES, I DID.

LET'S START WITH THE CLERK, STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD.

SO MY NAME IS IVAN LAW FOR AN AIR SANDOVAL.

I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT 1 66 AND 1 67, THE REZONING OF 2011 AND 20:15 AM.

UH, FRANKLIN.

UM, I LIVE ON AM FRANKLIN.

I'M NOT IN FAVOR OF THIS PROJECT.

I DON'T THINK IT SHOULD BE REZONED.

UM, TWO OF THE MOST IMPORTANT POINTS ARE IN REGARDS TO THE TRAFFIC IMPACT AND ALSO THE IMPACT ON THE SPRING FED CREEK.

UM, THERE WILL BE LOTS OF NEW RESIDENTS THERE, WHICH MEANS LOTS OF NEW PETS, AND THAT MEANS THE PET WASTE AND THIS PET WASTE COULD LEACH INTO THE CREEK.

SO I THINK THIS IS A MAJOR CONCERN.

I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO REMIND THE COUNCIL THAT THE NEA HAS VOTED NO ON THIS REZONING, THE NEIGHBORHOOD CONTACT TEAM HAS ALSO SAID NO.

AND JUST ONE LAST THING THING, THERE IS A PROPOSAL FOR A COMPROMISE AND THE COMPROMISE IS INSTEAD OF TO DO .

SO PLEASE DO NOT APPROVE MFA FOR ONLY APPROVED MF ONE.

THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN COUNCILWOMAN.

THANK YOU, CHASE RIGHT ON ITEMS. 1 66 AND 1 67.

UM, I'M HERE TO BASICALLY STAY AS A NEIGHBOR.

UH, NOT AS IT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TODAY, NOT AS A PRESIDENT OF A NONPROFIT STATE, BUT AS A NEIGHBOR, I'M A LONG-TERM RESIDENTS IN EAST AUSTIN.

I'VE BEEN IN AUSTIN MY WHOLE LIFE.

OVER 30 YEARS.

I BROUGHT MY GRANDMOTHER EARLIER WHO LIVES ON EAST 12TH STREET.

I LIVE AT TOOL TO GREENWOOD.

UH, THE DEVELOPMENTS THAT ARE PROPOSED ARE FOR THE PEOPLE.

I HAVE PEOPLE WHO ARE COMING UP TO THE STAND TODAY, REPRESENTING A NEIGHBORHOOD IN A CULTURE THAT THEY HAVEN'T EVEN LIVED IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD MORE THAN EIGHT TO 10 YEARS.

UH, NO OFFENSE, BUT WELCOME TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

YOU'RE A NEWBIE.

UH, MY CULTURE IS DRIVEN OFF OF MUSIC AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE BECAUSE THOSE WERE WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE OF MY GRANDMOTHER'S HOUSE.

THAT'S WHERE THERE ARE BARS ALONG 12TH AND 11TH STREET.

THESE ARE PLACES THAT WE WERE, UH, WHAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SAY SECTION OFF TO CAUSE WE COULDN'T REACH OTHER PLACES.

THOSE ARE WHERE OUR OPPORTUNITIES STOP, THAT THESE BARS HELP US WITH EMPLOYMENT.

THESE BARS HELP OUR COMMUNITY WITH EMPLOYMENT AND THEY HELP THE COMMUNITY THRIVE.

UM, WE HAVE DEVELOPERS COMING IN AND TRYING TO BUILD AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN THESE NEIGHBORHOODS SO THAT PEOPLE WHO ARE AT HIGH RISK OF BEING DISPLACED HAVE SOMEWHERE TO LOOK FORWARD TO GO TO, UH, I'VE BEEN IN AUSTIN 30 YEARS AND I WANT TO REMAIN ON THE EAST SIDE WITH THAT BEING SAID, I HAVE TO HAVE AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND WE DO APPRECIATE DEVELOPERS LIKE MR. ANIMAL MAYOR AND MR. UH, KENNY WHO ARE DEVELOPING THESE UNITS FOR US.

UH, WE WOULD LIKE TO KEEP EAST AUSTIN AND THIS CULTURE THERE, MY DAUGHTERS CULTURE SHOULD NOT BE UPROOTED BECAUSE PEOPLE HAVE MOVED IN FOR VARIOUS REASONS THAT THEY THOUGHT WERE OKAY.

AND GOOD.

SO WE DEFINITELY APPRECIATE Y'ALL CONSIDER THE MOTION.

THE SHERMAN AND ANA ON DECK.

MR. SHARMAN SPOKE ONLY EARLIER AND I DON'T SEE HIM HERE ANYMORE.

I WONDER IF HE ALREADY LIVED ANA ON DECK IS LAUREN STANLEY.

IN SOUTHEAST AUSTIN THAT ARE EQUIPPED TO HANDLE HAZARDOUS MATERIALS.

MAYOR PRO TEM, YOUR PER TAM AND MIRROR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.

MY NAME IS SANDRA .

I CURRENTLY SERVE ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION AND I'M THE PRESIDENT OF THE AUSTIN NEIGHBORHOODS COUNCIL, BUT I'M ONLY SPEAKING.

I'M NOT SPEAKING FOR THE COMMISSION OR FOR THE COUNCIL.

I'M SPEAKING ON THE BEHALF OF THE SOUTHEAST COMBINED NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN CONTACT TEAM ON ITEM ONE 50, THE CONTACT TEAM HAS WORKED WITH THE APPLICANT, CITY LEGAL AND CASTLE MEMBER FOR THIS, THIS OFFICE ON RESPONDING TO OUR PUBLIC SAFETY CONCERNS SPECIFIC TO HAZARDOUS MATERIALS IN OUR HIGHLY ZONED INDUSTRIAL LIGHT DISTRICTS IN PLANT AREA, IN THEIR PLANNED AREA, AND AGREE TO THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONAL OVERLAY, BE ADDED.

THE YOGA'S CLASSIFIED AS LIMITED WAREHOUSING AND DISTRIBUTION USE WITH CLASS ONE, FLAMMABLE OR CLASS TWO COMBUSTIBLE LIQUID STORAGE ARE PROHIBIT ON THE PROPERTY WITHIN 250 FEET ABOVE PROPERTY LINES, ADJACENT TO PROPERTY DEVELOPED, USED, OR ZONED RESIDENTIAL.

WE HAVE NO POWER STATIONS

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AND THE PAR DEPARTMENT IDENTIFIED FIVE LOCATIONS WITH PERMITS FOR ABOVE GROUND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS AND HIGH PAL COMBUSTIBLE STORAGE HERE AT THIS PROPERTY.

WE APPRECIATE YOUR HELP AND LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU ON THIS TAKE YOU ANGELA GARZA ON 1 66 AND 1 67.

THAT SHOULD CONCLUDE ALL THE SPEAKERS.

SOUNDS GOOD.

THANK YOU, JERRY.

YOU WANT TO COME UP AND TAKE US THROUGH A CONSENT, THE MAYOR CONSOLE JURY REST OF, AND AGAIN FROM OTHER HOUSING AND PLANNING DEPARTMENT, UM, I'LL BE TAKING YOU THROUGH

[Zoning Consent Agenda (Part 1 of 2)]

THE CONSENT ZONING CASES TODAY.

UM, WE WILL START WITH, UM, ITEM NUMBER 1 28, WHICH IS KC 14, 2020 0 1 43.

ON THIS ONE, WE HAVE A POSTPONEMENT REQUEST BY THE APPLICANT, DECEMBER 15TH.

I HAVE NUMBER 1 29, MS. CASEY 14 20 21 0 180 7.

I BELIEVE THAT THIS WILL BE A DISCUSSION CASE FOR A SECOND AND THIRD READING ITEM.

NUMBER ONE 30 IS KC 14, 2020 1 0 1 50.

THIS CASE I CAN OFFER FOR CONSENT ON SECOND AND THIRD READING.

HOWEVER, I DO HAVE A RATHER LENGTHY AND PLEASE BEAR WITH ME, UM, AMENDMENT TO THIS CASE.

IT'S ABOUT A PAGE LONG.

SO THIS WILL TAKE A MINUTE, UM, AMEND THE CAPTION TO ADD THE ADDITIONAL CONDITIONAL OVERLAY LANGUAGE IN THE ZONING STRING AT NEW PARTS, TWO AND THREE, THE ORDINANCE AS FOLLOWS AND RENUMBER THE REMAINING SECTIONS PART TWO, THE PROPERTY WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE CONDITIONAL OVERLAY COMBINED DISTRICT ESTABLISHED BY THIS ORDINANCE TO SUBSIDY THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS, A DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROPERTIES WILL COMPLY WITH THE FOLLOWING REGULATIONS, ONE, THE MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF A BUILDING OR STRUCTURE ON THE PROPERTY.

SO THAT EXCEED 35 FEET TO THE MAXIMUM PERVIOUS COVER IS 55% THREE.

THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF DWELLING UNITS IS 20 PER ACRE FOR THE MAXIMUM BUILDING.

COVERAGE IS 40% PART TO BE IF FOUR FOOT WIDE VEGETATED BUFFER SHALL BE PROVIDED AND MAINTAINED BETWEEN ANY BUILDING AND THE RIGHT AWAY ALONG THE SOUTH AND WEST PROPERTY LINES IMPROVEMENTS PERMITTED WITHIN THE VEGETATIVE BUFFER ARE LIMITED TO DRAINAGE UNDERGROUND, NEW UTILITY IMPROVEMENTS, OR THOSE IMPROVEMENTS MAY BE DEEMED, UM, MAY OTHERWISE BE REQUIRED BY THE CITY OF AUSTIN OR ARE SPECIFICALLY AUTHORIZED BY THIS ORDINANCE C VEHICULAR ACCESS TO THE PROPERTY TO KEL KILBURN LANE IS PROHIBITED UNLESS AT THE TIME OF THE SITE PLAN, THE CITY MANAGER REQUIRES IT FOR TRAFFIC SAFETY REASONS.

AND FINALLY, PER THREE, EXCEPT THIS SPECIFIC SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTING THIS ORDINANCE, THE PROPERTY MAY BE DEVELOPED AND USED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REGULATIONS ESTABLISHED FOR THE COMMUNITY, OR I'M SORRY FOR THE MULTIFAMILY TO DISTRICT AND OTHER APPLICABLE REQUIREMENTS OF THE CODE.

SO WITH THAT ADDITION, I CAN OFFER A NUMBER ONE THIRD D FOR CONSENT ON SECOND AND THIRD READING.

UM, NUMBER 1 31 IS CASE NPA TOOTH 2019 0 0 22 0.02.

THIS IS A POSTPONEMENT REQUEST BY THE NEIGHBORHOOD TO SEPTEMBER 1ST.

I HAVE NUMBER 1 32 IS CASEY 8, 14 88, I'M SORRY, 89, 0 88 0 1 0 8 0.02.

THIS IS THE STATESMAN PUD.

SO BOTH 1 31 AND 1 32, WE HAVE A POSTPONEMENT REQUEST BY THE NEIGHBORHOOD NUMBER FIRST, I BELIEVE THOUGH, MAYOR THAT WE WERE GOING TO POSSIBLY BE DISCUSSING THIS ITEM A LITTLE LATER THIS EVENING.

IS THAT CORRECT? OKAY.

SO I WILL NOT READ THOSE INTO CONSENT RIGHT NOW, BUT DISCUSS IT WITHOUT ACTION.

SO IT'S GOING TO BE POSTPONED OR YOU'D LIKE TO POSTPONE IT NOW THEN, AND THEN JUST ACCESS IT LATER.

WOULD YOU HAVE TO POSTPONE IT LATER? WE CAN'T SO MUCH POSTPONE IT NOW.

SO AT THE END OF IT, WE'LL POSTPONE IT.

AND LAST THAT ENABLES US TO DISCUSS IT AND THEN WE'LL POSTPONE IT.

WELL, I'LL PULL THE BOTH 1 31 AND 1 32 THAT, UM, NUMBER 1 33, MAYOR ACTUALLY HAS TWO OTHER RELATED ITEMS ON THE AGENDA THAT IF IT'S OKAY WITH YOU, THOSE ARE BOTH.

UM, UM, ONE IS A 10 O'CLOCK ITEM THAT WAS PULLED AND ONE IS A PUBLIC HEARING ITEM.

THEY WERE BOTH ANNEXATION RELATED AND THIS IS A ZONING CASE.

SO IF WE GET, IF IT'S OKAY WITH YOU, I'M GOING TO READ THOSE TWO ITEMS INTO THE RECORD PRIOR TO READING THIS ITEM TO THE RECORD.

AND THEY'LL ALL THREE BE APPROVED AT THE SAME TIME, WHICH IS WHAT WE NEED TO HAPPEN.

THE ZONING CASE FINALLY, UH, WHICH IS ITEM NUMBER 1 33, WHICH IS ZONING CASE C 14 20 21 0 1 94.

SO ITEM 61 IS TO PROVE AN ORDINANCE, UM, APPROVING THE TERMINATION OF THE REMNANT AND WINLAND ANNEXATION AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AND THE LEE ANNEXATION DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT.

THIS IS ITEM 61.

SO I'D OFFER THAT FOR YOUR APPROVAL ITEM.

NUMBER ONE, 19 IS RELATED ANNEXATION.

I AM.

SO THAT, THAT TERMINATES A NON ANNEXATION AGREEMENT ITEM ONE 19 IS NOT ORDINANCE TO, UH, FOR THE FULL PURPOSE ANNEXATION OF APPROXIMATELY NINETY FOUR, A HUNDRED NINETY FOUR ACRES OF LAND, UH, WITHIN TRAVIS COUNTY NEAR 6,100 BLUE GOOSE ROAD AND TO RATIFY AGREEMENTS WITH THE OWNERS OF THE LAND FOR THE PROVISION OF SERVICES ON THIS IS CASE NUMBER 2022 ZEROS 0 0 2.

SO THAT IS THE ANNEXATION.

AND THEN WE'LL HAVE

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SO I'D OFFER ALL THREE OF THOSE FOR CONSENT APPROVAL AND THERE'LL BE BROUGHT INTO THE CITY.

UM, ITEM NUMBER 1 34, C 14, 2020 2 0 0 46.

I CAN OFFER THIS FOR CONSENT OR APPROVAL ON ALL THREE READINGS ITEM NUMBER 1 35 IS KC 14, 2020 2 0 0 41.

I CAN OFFER THIS FOR CONSENT APPROVAL ON ALL THREE READINGS ITEM NUMBER 1 36.

THAT'S ONE REQUEST BY MAYOR PRO TEM ALTAR TO SEPTEMBER 1ST, 2022 I 1 37.

I CAN OFFER THIS CASE FOR CONSENT APPROVAL.

ON FIRST READING ONLY I'VE NEVER 1 38 HAS THIS NPA 2020 2 0 0 23 0.01 DOT THAT'S AGE.

THIS HAS POSTPONE REQUEST BY THE STAFF TO SEPTEMBER 1ST.

I DIDN'T 1 39 14, 2022 ZEROS 0 1 8 1 EIGHT.SH POSTPONE REQUEST BY STAFF JUST TO THE FIRST 2022.

I DIDN'T WANT IN 40 CUSTOMER.

NUMBER THREE, I BELIEVE I JUST HEARD YOU SAY YOU WOULD LIKE TO POSTPONE THIS CASE TO SEPTEMBER 1ST.

SO THAT WOULD BE A POSTPONE REQUEST BY CUSTOMER REP FIRST, LIKEWISE, ON ITEM 1 41, WHICH IS RELATED TO ZONING CASE C 14, 2020 2 0 0 54.

PLUS ONE REQUEST.

MY CUSTOMER THREE HAD JUST BEEN FIRST ITEM 1 42, KC 14 AND 2020 1 0 1 61, DISPOSABLE AND REQUEST BY THE APPLICANT DECEMBER 15TH, I DIDN'T 1 43 KC 14, 2020 1 0 1 93.

THIS IS, I CAN OFFER THIS CASE FOR CONSENT APPROVAL.

ON SECOND AND THIRD READING AND 1 44, MS. CASEY, EIGHT 14, 2012, ZEROS ARE 85.02.

I CAN OFFER THIS CASE FOR CONSENT APPROVAL ON ALL THREE READINGS.

I DIDN'T ONE 40 FIVES CAUSE SEE 14, 2022 ZEROS OR ONE SIX IT'S.

THE STEPH WAS PULLING REQUEST TO SPEND THE FIRST ITEM 1 46 K 14, 2022 ZEROS OR A 20 THIS POSTPONE REQUEST BY THE AFRICAN DECEMBER 15TH.

I DIDN'T 1 47 IS CASEY AT 14 95, 0 0 0 1 0.02.

I CAN OFFER THIS FOR CONSENT APPROVAL AND ALL THREE READINGS OR THEN 1 48 IS CASEY 14, 2020 2 0 0 34 CONSENT APPROVAL AND ALL THREE READINGS.

I DIDN'T 1 49 KC 14, 2022 ISRAEL'S HUNDRED 38 OFF OF THIS FOR CONSENT APPROVAL.

ON SECOND AND THIRD READINGS ITEM ONE 15 IS CASE C 14, 2020 2 0 0 42.

I DO HAVE ONE ADDITIONAL CONDITION ACTUALLY READING THE RECORD ON THIS CASE.

AND THAT IS TO AMEND SECTION B PART TWO OF THE ORDINANCE AS FOLLOWS PART TWO B BUILDINGS CLASSIFIED AS LIMITED WAREHOUSE AND DISTRIBUTION.

YOU USE WITH A CLASS, ONE FLAMMABLE OR CLASS TWO COMBUSTIBLE, LIQUID STORAGE ARE PROHIBITED ON THE PROPERTY WITHIN 200 FEET OF ALL PROPERTY LINES, ADJACENT TO PROPERTY DEVELOPED, USED, OR ZONED AS RESIDENTIAL.

WITH THAT ADDITION, I CAN OFFER THAT CASE FOR CONSENT APPROVAL ON ALL THREE READINGS, MR. ROSTOV.

AND THAT WAS ONE 50, NOT ONE 15.

IS THAT CORRECT, SIR? THAT WAS 1 5 0.

I'M 1 51 IS SEE 14, 2020 TWO HUNDRED, A HUNDRED FORTY SEVEN.

THIS IS POSTPONE REQUESTS BY THE STAFF.

THIS 15TH ITEM 1 4 52 IS K C 14, 2022.

ZEROS ARE 48.

I CAN OFFER THIS CASE FOR CONSENT APPROVAL ON ALL THREE READINGS ITEM 1 53 IS KC 14, 2020 2 0 0 51.

CONSENT APPROVAL ON ALL THREE READINGS ITEM NUMBER 1 54 WILL BE DISCUSSION CASE.

THIS IS ONE OF THE HISTORIC CASES AS WELL.

ITEM NUMBER 1 55.

THOSE WILL BE SHORT DISCUSSION CASES.

ITEM 1 56 IS KC 14, 2020 200 HUNDRED 57.

NOT FOR THIS FOR CONSENT APPROVAL ON ALL THREE READINGS.

I DIDN'T WANT 57 IS K C 14, 2022 ZEROS OR 11.

I CAN OFFER THIS FOR CONSENT APPROVAL ON ALL THREE READINGS ITEM 1 58, CASEY 14, 2022 IS 0 0 0 9.

I CAN OFFER THIS FOR CONSENT APPROVAL.

ALL THREE READINGS ITEM 1 59 IS CASE C 14, 2020 2 0 0 1 17.

I CAN OFFER THIS CASE FOR CONSENT APPROVAL AND OFFER READINGS.

SO WE'D LIKE TO NOTE THAT THAT IS FOR THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST.

UM, AS OPPOSED TO THE STAFF REQUEST, WHICH WAS FOR MF THREE, I'M SORRY, THE STAFF RECOGNITION, WHICH WAS FROM A THREAD AND THE PLANKTON IS RECOGNITION ITEM ONE 16, THIS CASE C NPA 2022 ZEROS 0 27 0.01.

THIS IS A PUMP REQUEST BY THE STAFF TO SEPTEMBER 1ST ITEM 1 61 IS K C 14, 2022.

USERS ARE AT 21 POSTPARTUM REQUESTS BY THE STAFF.

JUST NUMBER FIRST ITEM 1 62.

CAN I SEE, AND 2020 2 0 0 0 1, I CAN OFFER THIS CASE FOR CONSENT APPROVAL.

ON FIRST READING ONLY ITEM NUMBER 1 63 IS K C 14, 2020 1 0 0 33.

THIS WILL BE A DISCUSSION CASE.

THIS IS THE USE OF 11TH STREET, NCCD ITEM 1 64 AND THE REST OF IT.

I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY, CAUSE THIS ITEM IN MY DISTRICT, UM, IT WAS ITEM 1 69, 1 16.

THAT WAS POSTPONED TO SEPTEMBER 1ST.

I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THERE'S NO PROBLEM IF WE HAVE THE NUMBER WRONG.

SO, UM, ITEM ONE 60, HE SAID ONE 16 AND THEN READ EVERYTHING ELSE FINE.

UM, ITEM 1 64 IS C 14, 2021.

AND ON A SECOND, I MISS THAT.

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AND MY DISTRICT.

AND SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE THERE'S NO PROBLEM WITH THE POSTPONEMENT BECAUSE WE HAVE THE WRONG NUMBER.

SO I JUST READING IT FOR THE RECORD.

SOUNDS GOOD.

1 63 AND 1 64 ABOUT DISCUSSION CASES.

I BELIEVE I DID 1 64 HAS A VALID PETITION I A MINIMUM 1 65, C 14, 2022 ZEROS OR A 40.

THIS IS POSTPONE REQUEST BY THE STAFF DECEMBER 1ST ITEM 1 66 IS CASE NPA 2020 0 0 0 1 5 0.0 TWO.SH.

I CAN OFFER THIS FOR CONSENT TO PROVE ON SECOND, THIRD READING.

I DIDN'T WANT 67, C 14, 2020 2 0 8 DOT S H.

I CAN OFFER THIS FOR CONSENT APPROVAL ON SECOND AND THIRD READING.

AND THAT IS ITEM NUMBER 1 67.

I LEAVE, I MAY HAVE A CORRECTIONS MOMENT, 66 AND 67.

I'M ASSUMING YOU'RE TALKING TO HIM ABOUT THE IMPERVIOUS COVER.

THESE THAT'S TWO 15.

ON, UM, ITEM NUMBER ONE 50, THE, UM, THE PROHIBITION ON THE, UM, THE COMBUSTIBLE LIQUID STORAGE AND THE FLAMMABLE CLASS ONE STORAGE.

THE NUMBERS SHOULD BE 250 FEET.

I WAS INFORMED BY X, AT LEAST AT 200 FEET.

THAT'S AN ITEM ONE 50.

AND THEN, UM, HOW'S MEMBER HARPER, MADISON.

I BELIEVE YOU WANTED TO CHANGE THE IMPERVIOUS COVER ON ITEM NUMBER 1 66 AND 1 67 AND CHANGE IT TO 65%.

THAT CORRECT.

JUST FOR THE REST OF US.

IS THAT MAKING THERE BE LESS THAN COVER SO THAT'S INCREASING THE ALLOWABLE IMPERVIOUS COVER AND IT'S LESS IMPERVIOUS COVER IT'S IT'S YOU'RE DECREASING THUMBS UP IN THAT AS LONG AS IT'S, IF IT'S DECREASING, THAT'S FINE.

I JUST, IF IT WAS INCREASING IT, I WANTED TO UNDERSTAND WHAT IT WAS.

AND, AND THAT'S CLEAR THAT IT'S A DECREASE FROM STAFF.

AND THAT WOULD BE JUST TO CLARIFY, THAT IS FOR ITEM NUMBER 1 67, 1 66 WAS THE NEIGHBOR PLAN AMENDMENT DOESN'T HAVE OF EVERYTHING WITH IT.

ARE THERE ANY ZONING CASES ON A TANDEM? NO.

SO I'M SAYING THAT THE ZONING CASES ARE NUMBERS 1 28 TO 1 67.

I'M SHOWING THE ITEMS THAT ARE POLLED ARE 1 29, 1 31 AND 1 32, ALSO 1 54 AND 1 55, 1 63 AND 1 64 AND 1 68.

I'M SORRY, 1 68 IS NOT ONE OF THOSE.

SO 1 63 AND 1 64.

THAT'S CORRECT ME.

READ OUT, THERE'S ALSO A RESTRICTIVE COVENANT, UM, THAT IS, UM, RECOGNIZING SOME ADDITIONAL ITEMS THAT WILL BE VERY HELPFUL, UH, TO, FOR THE, FOR THIS, UM, UH, PROPERTY IN THIS DEVELOPMENT TO, TO REALLY WORK WELL, UH, IN THAT LOCATION, UH, AND WITH THE SURROUNDING, UM, HOMES.

AGAIN, ONE LAST TIME THE ZONING CASES ARE 1 28 THROUGH 1 67.

THEY'RE GOING TO BE ON CONSENT, UH, TO BE, UH, AS INDICATED BY JERRY WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMS THAT HAVE BEEN POLLED 1 29, 1 31, 1 32, 1 54, 1 55, 1 63, 1 64.

IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT ZONING CONSENT AGENDA? THAT'S WHERE HER KITCHEN MAKES THE MOTION COUNCIL MEMBER, KELLY SECONDS.

THAT MOTION.

IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THE CONSENT AGENDA COUNCIL MEMBER KITCHEN? UH, YES.

I JUST WANTED TO MAKE A QUICK COMMENT ON, UM, ITEM NUMBER ONE 31ST OFF.

I WANT TO THANK, UM, I WANT TO THANK THE NEIGHBORS.

UM, AND, UM, THE APPLICANT THEY'VE BEEN WORKING VERY HARD TO COME TO SOME AGREEMENTS AND, UH, ALTHOUGH I'M AWARE THAT, UM, THAT NOT, NOT EVERYTHING THAT EVERYONE WANTED WAS ABLE TO BE REACHED, IT DOES REACH A GOOD BALANCE.

AND SO I ALSO WANTED TO RECOGNIZE THAT IN ADDITION TO THE CONDITIONAL OVERLAY, UM, ITEMS THAT, UH, WERE

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AND SO I'M JUST GOING TO READ THOSE REAL QUICK, JUST SO PEOPLE ARE AWARE OF THOSE.

UH, THE BUILDING WILL BE LIMITED TO TWO HABITABLE STORIES OVER PARKING THEY'LL INSTALL ADDITIONAL ONE TO TWO DRAINAGE INLETS AS PART OF THE PROJECT TO TREAT AND DETAIN ADDITIONAL STORM WATER ON SITE, SUBJECT TO CITY APPROVAL.

THEY'LL PARK AT A RATE OF 2.5 SPACES PER UNIT.

THERE'LL BE FENCING ALONG HILL BAR TO THE T TERROR PEDESTRIANS, AND THEY'LL COMPLY WITH THE CITY OF AUSTIN TREE ORDINANCES.

THERE'S A NUMBER OF HERITAGE TREES ON THE SITE.

UM, SO AGAIN, I WANT TO THANK, UM, THE NEIGHBORS WHO WORKED VERY, VERY HARD ON THIS AND HAVE BEEN WORKING ON IT FOR AWHILE, UM, ALONG WITH THE APPLICANT AND THE APPLICANT'S REPRESENTATIVE.

SO THANK YOU.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, LET'S TAKE A, VOTE THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE CONSENT AGENDA.

IS THAT RIGHT? 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11.

I SEE IT AS BEING UNANIMOUS ON THE DIOCESE WITH A COUNCIL MEMBER, WENT THIS OFF, UH, AND COUNCIL MEMBER OPER MADISON IS ALSO OFF THE DAS.

GOT IT.

ALL RIGHT, COLLEAGUES.

LET'S SEE IF WE CAN TAKE CARE OF SOME THINGS QUICKLY.

ITEM NUMBER 1 0 4 HAS BEEN REFERRED BY THE AUSTIN, THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.

AND THEN WE'LL, UH, TAKE A REVIEW OF WHAT IT IS THAT WE HAVE LEFT

[104. Approve proposed bylaw amendment to add the office of Secretary for the Airport Advisory Commission.]

IT'S THAT DATA SECRETARY FOR THE AIRPORT COMMISSION, A MAYOR PRO TEM.

YOU WANT TO MAKE THAT MOTION? SURE.

I'D LIKE TO MOVE APPROVAL OF THE CHANGES TO THE BYLAWS FOR THE AIRPORT COMMISSION THAT WAS PUT FORWARD BY THE AUDIT AND FINANCE COMMITTEE.

MOVED TO, UH, ADOPT, UH, ITEMS, UH, ONE OH, UM, FIVE THROUGH 1 0 8, UH, CONDEMNING CERTAIN PROPERTY, UH, FOR THE, UH, PUBLIC USES AND PURPOSES, UH, AS EXPRESSED, UH, IN, UH, MOTION.

IS THERE A SECOND TO THAT MOTION, KATHERINE POOL SECONDS, THAT MOTION DISCUSSION.

WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE PLACE? RAISE YOUR HAND.

THOSE POSE IT'S ADOPTED, UH, AT A VOTE OF 9 0 2 WITH COUNCIL MEMBERS WENT THIS AND HARPER OFF OF THE DANCE, UM, ON A, UH, UM, ITEMS NUMBER 1 0 5 AND 1 0 8.

OUR EMINENT DOMAIN CASES.

I USUALLY HAVE A SCRIPT FOR THOSE.

I DON'T SEE ONE NOW.

UH, BUT WITH SOMEONE

[Items 105 - 108]

AND THEN THE AGENDA COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, UH, VELA MAKES THE MOTION.

IS THERE A SECOND? CAUSE A MEMBER ELLIS SECOND, THE MOTION.

ANY DISCUSSION, TAKE A, VOTE THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.

10 0 1 WITH COUNCIL MEMBER WENT THIS, UH, OFF OF THE, UM, UH, DEUS MAYOR.

[Zoning Consent Agenda (Part 2 of 2)]

DID.

I DID I MISS THE VOTE ON THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR ZONING? YOU DID.

DO YOU MIND IF WE RECONSIDER? IF I CONTRIBUTE TO THAT NOW? UM, IF I OBJECT TO THAT, UH, OKAY.

IS THERE A, IS THERE ANY OBJECTION TO THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER HEARING? NO OBJECTION.

WE'RE GOING TO RECONSIDER THAT VOTE.

LET'S TAKE A VOTE ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.

THOSE A FAVOR, THAT CONSENT AGENDA.

THOSE OPPOSED IS THAT AGENDA PASSES 10 0 1 WITH COUNCIL MEMBER WENT OFF THE DAS.

I APPRECIATE THAT CONSIDERATION.

NO PROBLEM.

A PUBLIC HEARINGS, UH, ITEMS ONE 10 THROUGH A 1 23.

UH, WE HAVE

[Items 110 - 115, 117, 118, 120, 122, & 123]

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UH, WE HAVE ALREADY TAKEN A VOTE.

UH, I THINK ON, UH, ON ONE 19, WE'RE GOING TO PULL ONE 16 SO THAT THAT CAN BE HANDLED WITH 1 63 AND 1 64.

SO WE'RE ASKING FOR THE, WE'RE GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARINGS ON THE PUBLIC HEARING CASES.

WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A VOTE ON ONE 10 TO 1 23, BUT NOT INCLUDING A ONE 16 AND ONE 19 MAYOR.

CAN WE MOVE ONE 14 OUT SINCE OUR STAFF ARE RECOMMENDING DENIAL? YES.

WE CAN ALSO PULL OUT ONE 14 AND MAYBE IF I COULD JUST BRIEFLY ADD Y'ALL DID POSTPONE THIS MORNING.

NUMBER 1 21.

LET'S CLARIFY.

AND 1 21 WAS POSTPONED.

SO WE'RE CLOSING THE PUB MAYER.

MAY I SAY ONE THING? I JUST WANT HER TO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT UH, STAFF CHANGED THE RECOMMENDATION FOR ONE 14 TO APPROVAL AND THERE IS A MEMO IN THE BACKUP, MR. SHANK.

THANKS FOR COME UP TO SAY THAT I, UM, I, I HAD READ THAT STAFF WAS SUPPORTIVE OF THAT CHANGED THE RECOMMENDATION.

DOES ANYBODY OBJECT TO KEEPING ONE 14 IN THIS LIST OF ONES TO BE APPROVED? I'M SUPPORTIVE OF IT GOING FORWARD.

I LOVE STAYING ON THAT ONE BECAUSE I HAVE NOT READ THE ADDITIONAL BACKUP.

I'M NOT SURE WHERE THAT I JUST TAKE A SEPARATE BOAT.

I WORKED THE GUIDE TAKE SEPARATE BOAT ON ONE 14.

WE'RE GONNA TAKE A SEPARATE VOTE ON ONE 16, OR WE'VE ALREADY VOTED ON ONE 19 AND WE HAVE ALREADY POSTPONED ITEM 1 21.

OTHER THAN THAT, WE'RE VOTING TO APPROVE ONE 10 THROUGH 1 24.

IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THOSE ITEMS? UH, COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, KELLY MAKES THAT MOTION COUNCIL MEMBER OF BELLA SECONDS.

ANY DISCUSSION COUNCIL MEMBER TOVO NOTED EARLIER IN THE AGENDA.

I HAVE A RECUSAL AFFIDAVIT FOR ONE 12 AND THE CORRESPONDING ITEM NUMBER NINE CAN I ASK WHERE I WOULD FIND THE MEMO FOR ONE 14? CAUSE I'M NOT SEEING IT.

IT'S IT'S IN THE BACKUP ON THE WEBSITE.

I CAN SEND YOU A LINK TO IT IF YOU'D LIKE.

YEAH, I'M THERE.

I'M NOT SEEING SOMETHING THAT'S SAYS BOTTOM OF THE LIST, RIGHT? OKAY.

SO WE'RE VOTING ON ONE 10 THROUGH 24 WITH THE EXCEPTION OF 1 14, 1 16, 1 19 AND 1 21 AND THE PARKLAND DEDICATION WE'RE GOING TO PULL.

CAUSE WE'RE GOING TO DISCUSS THAT.

IT'S LITERALLY THREE SENTENCES.

SO, UH, 1 14, 1 16, 1 19 1 21 AND 1 24 PULLED FROM THAT GROUP.

THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE COLLECTION, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.

EVERY DIRECTOR MCNEELY, SORRY, SORRY.

I THINK THAT THERE IS NOT A CLEAR, IT'S NOT CLEAR, BUT I THINK I, I THINK FOR, UH, CHAPTER 26, 1, 1 15, THAT WE JUST HAVE TO READ SOMETHING INTO THE RECORD.

WOULD THAT BE ACCEPTABLE? YES.

UM, MAYOR AND COUNSEL ITEM NUMBER ONE 15 IS CHAPTER 26 OF THE PARKS AND RECREATION WILDLIFE CODE PUBLIC HEARING.

MY NAME IS KIMBERLY MCNEALY WITH THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT.

THE REQUEST FOR THE COUNCIL IS TO CONSIDER RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A CHANGE IN THE USE OF GO VALLEY NEIGHBORHOOD PARK FOR THE WATERSHED PROTECTION DEPARTMENT TO USE, MAINTAIN AND REPAIR.

OH, 160, SORRY, 156 LINEAR FOOTAGE OF A 60 INCH REINFORCED CONCRETE STORM PIPE TO BE CONSTRUCTED.

THE LEGAL FACT FINDING IS FOR THIS ITEM IS THAT THERE'S NO OTHER FEASIBLE OR PRUDENT AND ALTERNATIVE FOR THIS USE OF DEDICATED PARKLAND, WHICH INCLUDES ALL REASONABLE PLANNING TO MINIMIZE HARM OF SUCH LANDS.

THE DATES OF THE PUBLIC NOTIFICATION, UH, IN THE AUSTIN AMERICAN STATESMAN WERE MAY EIGHT 15TH AND 22ND OF 2022.

THAT CONCLUDES, BUT I HAVE TO SAY THANK YOU.

BUT WE ARE NOT INCLUDING 1 14, 1 16, 1 19 1 21 AND 1 24 WHERE WE CAN PUT ONE 14 BACK.

UM, ALL RIGHT, COLLEAGUES AGAIN, UH, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A BUNDLE OF CASES ONE 10TH OR 1 24 A,

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I, MY SCREEN WAS NOT UPDATING, SO I WASN'T ABLE TO SEE THE MEMO, BUT I GOT IT FROM MY COLLEAGUE.

SO I'M OKAY.

I'M ON 14.

WE'LL KEEP ONE 14 IN THE GROUP.

ALRIGHT.

THAT WAS IN FAVOR OF THAT GROUP.

THOSE OPPOSED THOSE ITEMS ARE, UH, APPROVED.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH WITH THE RECUSAL AS NOTED WITH THE CREW REFUSALS NOTED MIRA.

ONE MORE TIME.

THE ONE THAT WE'RE NOT IN, THE ONES THAT WERE NOT INCLUDED WERE ONE 16.

ONE 19, BECAUSE WE'VE ALREADY VOTED ON 1 19 1 21 BECAUSE WE'VE ALREADY POSTPONED THAT TO SEPTEMBER 1ST AND 1 24, BECAUSE WHILE WE'RE NOT GOING TO TAKE ACTION ON IT, YOU'RE STILL GOING TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS IT.

UH, CAN WE TAKE UP 1 16, 1 63 AND 1 64 ALL AT THE SAME TIME HERE? I THINK WE, OR DO WE WANNA TAKE THAT UP? THAT'S GOING TO BE A RELATIVELY LONG DISCUSSION THOUGH.

PROBABLY I HOPE NOT.

I WAS, I WAS GOING TO ASK IF WE COULD, IF WE DO DO THAT, IF WE COULD TAKE UP THE FIRST TWO BEFORE ONE 16, I HAVE A QUESTION THAT I'VE POSED TO LEGAL, THAT I'M WAITING FOR A RESPONSE, UH, FOR BEFORE WE MOVE FORWARD ON ONE 16, DID WE HAVE AN ANSWER YET? WE HAVE A VALID THAT WE HAVE A PETITION THAT WAS FILED, BUT WE ALSO HAVE A CHALLENGE TO THAT.

LEGAL INDICATED WE HAVE A RESOLUTION OF THE CHALLENGE ISSUE.

I WOULD ACTUALLY, I WOULD HAVE ACTUALLY HAVE TO ASK STAFF, WHAT IS THE STATUS OF THE PETITION? JOY AND HOUSING AND PLANNING.

MARK WALTERS IS THE STAFF OF THIS.

WE'RE JUST GOING TO GET HIM, BUT WHAT HE HAS RELAYED TO ME AND HE'LL BE HERE SOON IS THAT THERE IS A PETITION.

HE'LL GIVE YOU THE COUNT.

IT'S 20% ZIP TIED OVER 20% FOR EAST 12TH STREET.

BUT AGAIN, WE'RE JUST GOING TO GET THE APPROPRIATE STAFF TO CONVERT.

AND THAT'S 12TH STREET ONLY NOT 11TH STREET.

WE ALSO HAVE SOME, UM, UH, PAIRED ITEMS NOW THAT WE CAN TAKE A VOTE ON THESE ARE ITEMS NINE, 10, AND 11, UM, THAT CAN BE TAKEN BECAUSE WE'VE NOW HANDLED 1 11, 1 12 AND ONE 13.

WE ALSO HAVE, I'M TRYING TO THINK OF WHAT WE COULD DO HERE QUICKLY.

[Items 9 - 11]

UH, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE, UH, ITEMS 9, 10, 11, MAYOR PRO TEM MAKES A MOTION.

IS THERE A SECOND AS A MEMBER ELLIS SECOND SET IN MOTION, ANY DISCUSSION ON ITEMS NINE, 10, AND 11, THEN LET'S TAKE A VOTE THOSE IN FAVOR OF THOSE ITEMS. PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.

THOSE ARE FOLKS.

THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.

MIRA.

WOULD YOU MIND JUST TAKING THEM UP SEPARATELY OR AT LEAST IF YOU COULD JUST RECOGNIZE MY RECUSAL ON NINE I'M PREPARED TO VOTE ON THE OTHER TWO.

THE RECORD SHOULD REFLECT THAT, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER TOBA IS RECUSING ON NINE.

LET'S TAKE A VOTE ON NINE.

THOSE ARE FAVOR OF NINE.

I'M SAYING NINE VOTES IN FAVOR.

UH, COUNCIL MEMBER TOVO HAS RECUSED AND COUNCIL MEMBER WENT.

THIS IS OFF THE DAS.

LET'S TAKE A VOTE ON ITEMS 10 AND 11.

THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.

UP THE HOUSING BOND ITEM NUMBER 92.

I'M SEEING THAT AS 10 0 1, UH, WITH COUNCIL MEMBER OFF OF THE, UH, OFF OF THE, UH, THE, THE DAY IS UM, DID WE, DID YOU PUT 75 BACK ON THE CONSENT AGENDA BEFORE WE TOOK THE BOAT? YES.

MAY STAFF WAS ABLE TO ANSWER MY QUESTIONS IN 75 WAS PUT BACK ONTO THE CONSENT AGENDA EARLY THAT'S RIGHT.

ITEM NUMBER A 61.

UH, I THINK WE TOOK CARE OF WHEN WE TOOK CARE OF 1 33 AND ONE 19 THAT, UH, JERRY, ALL THOSE CASES TOGETHER, LET'S GO AHEAD AND TAKE

[92. Approve a resolution relating to an affordable housing general obligation bond for the November 2022 election. (Part 1 of 2)]

I THINK THAT'LL BE A FAIRLY, A QUICK AS WELL.

UM, UH, COLLEAGUES, I FILED A, UM, A BASE MOTION, UH, WITH RESPECT TO THE, UM, UH, BOND.

UM,

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IT, UH, UH, RECOMMENDS WE TAKE, UH, SIGNIFICANT ACTION AGAINST WHAT IS OUR MOST PRESSING, UH, CITY ISSUE, WHICH IS HOUSING AND AFFORDABILITY, UH, WOULD HAVE US, UH, UH, ACTING AT SCALE.

UH, IT'S IN RESPONSE TO A REALLY WIDE AND DEEP, UH, COMMUNITY REQUESTS THAT WE MOVE FORWARD IN THIS DIRECTION TO PUT THIS ITEM ON THE BALLOT IN NOVEMBER.

I THINK OUR COMMUNITY ASKS OF US THAT WE ACT IN THIS REGARD.

UM, SO I MAKE THAT MOTION.

IS THERE A SECOND, AS I REMEMBER RENT THE VIA SECONDS, UH, ARE THERE ANY AMENDMENTS, COUNCILMEMBER KITCHEN? UH, YES, MAYOR.

AND THANK YOU FOR, UH, BRINGING THIS, UM, THIS RESOLUTION I'M, I'M, I'M EXCITED TO BE A CO-SPONSOR.

UM, I HAVE AN AMENDMENT, UH, I WOULD LIKE TO PROPOSE, UM, THAT, UM, WE RAISED THE AMOUNT FROM 300 TO 350 MILLION.

UM, I THINK THAT, UM, GIVEN OUR, OUR HOUSING CRISIS AND GIVEN THE EXTRAORDINARY VALUE WE'VE GOTTEN FROM OUR HOUSING BONDS IN THE PAST, UM, THE RETURN ON OUR HOUSING BOND DOLLARS IS MULTIPLE FOLD.

AND SO TO ADDRESS OUR CRISIS IN HOUSING, I THINK WE NEED TO GO AS BIG AS WE CAN.

AND I THINK, UM, 315 MILLION WOULD BE AN APPROPRIATE MAP.

SO I WANTED TO PROPOSE THAT WE RAISED IT TO 350 MILLION.

IS THERE A SECOND, UH, TO, UH, TO THIS MOTION, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER, AVAILA SECONDS, THIS MOTION, UH, ITEM IS IN FRONT OF US NOW.

UM, I'M GOING TO PROPOSE ANOTHER AMENDMENT.

UH, IT'S BEEN HANDED OUT THE FIRST ADS ARE WHEREAS CLAUSE, UH, AS HAD BEEN REQUESTED BY, UH, THE MAYOR PRO TAM AT OUR TUESDAY WORK SESSION, UH, THAT, UH, POINTS OUT THAT, UH, ABOUT 90% OF THE 2018, $250 MILLION AFFORDABLE HOUSING BOND, UM, UH, UH, IT'S BEEN SPENT WILL HAVE BEEN SPENT OR, OR OBLIGATED ON IN OTHER WORDS, UH, WHERE WE'VE SPENT THAT MONEY.

UH, IT'S ONE OF THE MORE EFFECTIVE TOOLS THAT WE HAVE AND WHEN WE SPEND THAT MONEY, AS WE HEARD EARLIER IN TESTIMONY GETS LEVERAGED, IS THERE A SECOND TO THAT, UH, AMENDMENT, UM, MAYOR PRO TEM SECONDS THAT, UM, IS THERE ANY OBJECTION TO, INCLUDING THAT AMENDMENT HEARING NONE THAT AMENDMENTS ADDED? I ALSO ADDED A BULLET POINT A ON THE PAGES OUT TO YOU, THE TRACKS, UH, I THINK THE LANGUAGE THAT COUNCIL MEMBER TOVO HAD RAISED AN ISSUE, UM, JUST MAKING EXPLICIT, UM, WHAT MAY HAVE ALREADY BEEN COVERED, BUT NONETHELESS, IN CASE THERE'S ANY DOUBT THAT ONE OF THE USES FOR IS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AFFORDABLE HOUSING ON PUBLIC LAND, UH, WHICH WE'VE TALKED FOR A LONG TIME ABOUT PERHAPS BEING ONE OF OUR MOST, UH, UH, GREATEST OPPORTUNITIES.

UM, IS THERE A SECOND TO THAT AMENDMENT COUNCIL MEMBER? TOBO SECOND SIDE.

IS THERE ANY OBJECTION TO THAT AMENDMENT HEARING? NONE THAT AMENDMENT IS INCLUDED ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM NUMBER 92, WHICH IS THE, UM, UH, BOND ITEM AIR PRO 10.

UM, AS I MENTIONED ON TUESDAY, I GONNA BE ABSTAINING ON ITEM 92.

THIS IS A TWO-STEP PROCESS.

THIS IS THE FIRST STEP WHERE WE ASK STAFF TO COME BACK, UM, WITH THE MATERIAL, THE RESOLUTIONS THAT WE NEED IN ORDER TO PLACE IT ON THE BALLOT.

I HAVE MY, UM, BUDGET TOWN HALL NEXT WEEK ON THE FOURTH.

AND, AND I FEEL THAT IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT, UM, WITH A BOND THIS SIZE TO BE ABLE TO SPEAK WITH MY CONSTITUENTS AND HEAR THEIR THOUGHTS ON THIS ITEM.

UM, AS, AS ACKNOWLEDGED WITH MY REQUEST TO ADD THE WHEREAS CLAUSE ABOUT, UM, HOW MUCH OF THE EXISTING HOUSING BOND THAT WE HAVE SPENT.

UM, I RECOGNIZE THAT THERE IS A NEED FOR ADDITIONAL MONEY FOR THIS PURPOSE, UM, BEFORE WE WOULD GET TO THE NORMAL COURSE OF A 20, 24 BOND.

UM, AND I RECOGNIZE THE NEED FOR INVESTMENTS IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING TO BE MADE BY THE PUBLIC SECTOR.

HOWEVER, THIS RESOLUTION DOES HAVE FINANCIAL IMPACTS, AND AS WE HEARD FROM SPEAKERS EARLIER AT CITIZEN COMMUNICATION, IT DOES AFFECT THE TAXES AND AFFECTS AFFORDABILITY

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IN OTHER KINDS OF WAYS.

AND SO, UM, BEFORE I'M GOING TO VOTE ON THE, AN ITEM OF THIS MAGNITUDE, I REALLY DO WANT TO HEAR FROM MY CONSTITUENTS AND MAKE SURE THAT I'M UNDERSTANDING, UM, THE IMPACT TO THEM, GIVEN THE INFORMATION WE HAVE BEEN PROVIDED BY OUR STAFF ABOUT THE POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL TAXES THAT WILL COME, COME WITH THIS.

OKAY, THANK YOU.

LET'S TAKE A VOTE ON THIS ITEM IF THERE'S NO FURTHER DEBATE, UH, THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE HOUSING BOND ITEM, NUMBER 92 AS AMENDED, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.

THOSE OPPOSED, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER, KELLY VOTING, NO OTHERS VOTING AYE.

COUNSELOR FLINT IS OFF THE COUNCIL MEMBER AND THE MAYOR PRO TEM ABSTAINING.

UH, I COUNT THAT VOTE AS, UM, EIGHT TO ONE TO TWO ON A PASSES.

UM, I THINK IT'S 8 1, 1 OFF DIAS.

UM, DREAM AS IN NOVO, MAN IS NOT A VOTE, BUT YES, 8, 4, 1 AGAINST ONE OFF THE DYESS.

AND ONE UPSTANDING IS THE, IS THE CALL THERE.

AND MAY, ARE YOU, UM, ACKNOWLEDGED ON TUESDAY ARE COUNCIL MEMBER QUINTOS ACKNOWLEDGED ON TUESDAY THAT SHE WAS OFF THE DIETS, UM, REPRESENTING THE CITY IF THE NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES FOR A PARTICULAR COMMITTEE.

SO I JUST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE WHY SHE'S NOT HERE.

HAS SHE HAD INDICATED THAT SHE HAD WANTED TO SECOND THE, THE KITCHEN AMENDMENT GOING FROM 300 TO THREE 50.

UM, AND I KEPT LOOKING TO SEE IF SHE COULD DUCK IN, BUT WE KNOW THAT IT'S VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE THING TO DO WHEN YOU'RE, UH, AT A NATIONAL MEETING LIKE THAT REPRESENTING THE, THE, THE CITY.

COLLEAGUES, JUST FROM A, FROM A HOUSE CLEANING, UH, STANDPOINT.

UM, GIVE ME JUST A SECOND PLEASE.

I THINK THE ITEMS THAT WE HAVE LAST IS TO FINISH THE DISCUSSION ON ITEM, UH, 1 0 3, UM, WHICH IS THE LICENSE PLATE READERS, UH, RECOGNIZING THAT THAT ITEM IS BEING POSTPONED.

WE'RE NOT GOING TO TAKE ACTION.

WE HAVE THE PARKLAND DEDICATION, WHICH IS ALSO GOING TO BE POSTPONED WITHOUT TAKING ACTION.

UH, WE HAVE THE, UH, HEALTH SOUTH ITEM.

WE HAVE THE CRO REPORT, UM, THAT I HAD PUT AN AMENDMENT ON ASKING, UH, STAFF TO COME BACK WITH, UH, A BID, UH, FOR KROLL OR ANOTHER THIRD PARTY TO BE INVOLVED ON THE CURRICULUM.

MAYOR, IF YOU DON'T MIND, IF HE COULD READ THE NUMBERS THAT WOULD HELP.

I'M SORRY, WHAT ARE THREE LICENSE PLATE READERS? 1 24 IS PARKLAND DEDICATION.

1 68 IS HOW SOUTH 180 2 IS THE CRO, UH, CONTRACT THAT, UH, I'M GOING TO OFFER DIRECTION ON, UH, 180 9 AND ONE 90 ARE THE SOUTH BRIDGE AND THE ARCH, UH, CONTRACTS, UH, RESPECTFULLY.

AND THEN ON ZONING, I HAVE US WITH 1 29, WHICH IS THE MEN CHAKA CASE 1 31 AND 1 32, THE STATESMAN PUD CASE, WHICH WE SAID WE WERE WRITING TO DISCUSS THE, NOT TAKE ACTION ON 1 54 AND A 1 55, WHICH ARE BOTH HISTORIC, UH, ZONING CASES.

AND THEN 1 63, 1 64 AND ONE 16, WHICH ARE THE, UH, U R B NCCD, UH, CASES.

I THINK THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE LEFT IN FRONT OF US.

MARY.

I KNOW WE HAD STAFF ON TUESDAY PREPARED TO PROVIDE A PRESENTATION ABOUT, UM, COMMERCIAL

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PARKLAND DEDICATION.

ARE THEY, ARE WE ANTICIPATING THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THAT PRESENTATION TODAY? THEY DIDN'T HAVE A PRESENTATION.

THEY WERE JUST HERE TO BE ABLE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS AND SERVE AS RESOURCE.

SO THEY DIDN'T HAVE A PRESENTATION.

AND I THINK THEY'RE HERE IN CASE WE WANT THEM, UH, AGAIN, THANK YOU, BUT LET'S, LET'S MOVE FORWARD ON THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE TO TAKE, UH, UH, ACTION ON.

SO LET'S MOVE FIRST FORWARD ON HEALTH SOUTH, I THINK, UM, HOW SOUTH, UM, I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND MOVE THAT WE ADOPT THE EXTENSION, UH, ADDRESS THAT IF THERE'S A SECOND, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, UH, HARBOR MADISON COUNTS OVER ELLIS SECOND THAT, UM, WE'RE GOING TO OFFER SOME, SOME DIRECTION.

UM, WE'RE, WE'RE VETTING IT WITH, UM, WITH CITY STAFF RIGHT NOW TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE OKAY WITH IT.

UM, BUT I THINK WE'RE AT THE PLACE RIGHT NOW, GIVEN THE ANSWER TO THE Q AND A, UH, WHERE THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET A REAL SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING ON THIS TRACK AT A MINIMUM, ANOTHER 116 UNITS, A POSSIBILITY OF ANOTHER 312 UNITS.

UH, THE PRICE PER UNIT SEEMS TO BE SOMETHING THAT IS REALLY COMPETITIVE, BETTER THAN WHAT WE MAY BE GETTING IN MOST OF THE OTHER TRANSACTIONS THAT WE DO.

AND I THINK THE EXTENSION WOULD GIVE OUR STAFF A TIME TO TAKE A, TAKE A REAL HARD LOOK AT THAT.

UH, BUT I THINK THAT OUR STAFF, UM, UH, IN ANY EXTENSION TIME, CAUSE IT'S ONLY TALKING ABOUT DOING NEGOTIATIONS.

IT'S NOT COMMITTING TO DO THIS BECAUSE IT'LL COME BACK TO US AGAIN AS A COUNCIL.

UH, BUT IT ASKS THAT, UH, THE, THE STAFF ASKED FOR GREATER CLARITY ON WHAT HAPPENS WITH THE CHILDCARE SPACE AND WITH THE MUSIC VENUE SPACE, WHICH IS BEING OFFERED AT A REALLY GOOD RATE FOR THREE TO FIVE YEARS.

BUT I'M UNCERTAIN AS TO WHAT HAPPENS AFTER THE THREE TO FIVE YEARS ARE GETTING THAT KIND OF CLARITY WOULD BE A REALLY IMPORTANT, UM, I THINK THAT THERE NEEDS TO BE THE ADDITIONAL CONVERSATION ABOUT WHAT IF WE TAKE LESS IN RENT PAYMENTS AND, AND, AND ASK FOR GREATER, UH, UH, HOUSING, UH, ON THE SIDE, IT LOOKS LIKE WE GET UP TO, UM, YOU KNOW, 25% OR, OR EVEN WELL BEYOND THAT.

UM, BUT, UH, TO TEASE THAT OUT AND MAKE SURE THAT'S THE CASE, UH, TO COMPARE, UH, WHAT THE PRICE OF THAT IS WITH WHAT WE'RE OTHERWISE PAYING FOR, UM, UH, SIMILAR AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS IN OTHER PLACES IN THE CITY, BECAUSE IT LOOKS LIKE THIS MIGHT BE AMONG THE BEST DEALS WE CAN GET, IN WHICH CASE WE MAY WANT TO FURTHER INVEST, UH, IN IT TO GIVE OUR STAFF, UH, THE TIME AND, AND FOR THE DEVELOPER TO KNOW THAT WE WANT OUR STAFF TO REALLY GET INTO THE PROJECT PROFORMA, UH, TO MAKE SURE THAT IT WORKS.

AND, AND WE EXPECT THE DEVELOPER TO BE VERY FORTHCOMING WITH OUR STAFF QUICKLY ON THAT, SO THAT IT CAN BE, UH, UH, VETTED.

UM, BUT THEN, UH, WE ALSO WANT, I THINK, UH, OUR STAFF TO COME BACK TO US AND GIVE US THEIR BEST, UH, INDICATION AS BEST THEY CAN DO IT OF, OF WHAT THEY COULD OFFER IN TERMS OF COMMUNITY BENEFITS.

UH, IF, UH, THEY WERE TO, UH, UH, DO A P THREE OR DO SOMETHING WITH THE AUSTIN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL OR, OR, OR OTHERWISE.

UM, AND WE HAVE THAT WRITTEN UP, WE'RE TRYING TO GET THAT PRINTED OUT SO THAT WE CAN, WE CAN HANDLE THAT.

BUT RODNEY, YOU'VE HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK AT THAT.

SO MAYOR SOME OF US HAVE SOME, CAN WE SAY SOMETHING FIRST? YEAH.

SO MAYOR, WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING IN FRONT OF US.

I WOULD RATHER HAVE AN, A DOCUMENT IN FRONT OF US.

AND I THINK WE, THE REST OF US WOULD LIKE TO SAY SOME THINGS BEFORE WE GO, BEFORE WE VOTE ON IT, WE'LL DO THAT.

BUT I WANT RODNEY TO ADDRESS THE CONCEPTS THAT I RAISED.

BUT RIGHT.

UH, MAYOR WITH ALL DUE RESPECT, YOU'RE ASKING WHAT STAFF MEMBER HAVE TO RESPOND TO A DOCUMENT THAT NOBODY ON HERE HAS SEEN, AND WE HAVE MULTIPLE ITEMS ON THE AGENDA.

COULD WE TAKE UP ONE OF THE ITEMS ON THE AGENDA AND HAVE A MINUTE TO LOOK AT IT BEFORE WE HEAR RODNEY'S RESPONSE? I JUST THINK WE'LL BE ABLE TO MAKE MORE MEANING OF HIS

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ANALYSIS.

ONCE WE, ONCE WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO READ IT, THE OTHER THING TO AT LEAST LET HIM FINISH, LAYING IT OUT, WE ALL APPRECIATE TIME TO REVIEW THINGS.

WE'LL BE ABLE TO DO THAT.

AND I APPRECIATE THAT.

WE'LL COME BACK TO THIS PLACE, WE'LL GET THE DOCUMENTS, WE CAN HAND IT OUT.

AND WE'LL STILL START WITH RODNEY RESPONDING, UH, TO THE, UH, THE QUESTION THAT I ASKED IN TERMS OF THE LAYOUT, BUT WE CAN MOVE OUT.

WE CAN MOVE PAST THAT AND GO TO THE, TO THE, UH, CRO REPORT.

SO MAYOR ONE QUICK QUESTION.

I UNDERSTAND HOW YOU'RE LAYING IT OUT AND THAT'S FINE, BUT UM, YOU REFERENCED SOME NUMBERS AND I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHAT DOCUMENT YOU'RE REFERENCING, JUST SO THAT WE CAN REVIEW THAT UNTIL WE TAKE UP THE REPORT.

YOU REFERENCED THAT THERE HAD BEEN CHANGES Q AND A RESPONSE THAT WAS POSTED YESTERDAY.