Apr 20, 2023 City Council Meetings

BUT, BUT WE APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE AND APPRECIATE THE COMMENTS.

WELL, AND, AND THE NICE, UH, COMPLIMENTARY AND POSITIVE COMMENTS.

YES, SIR.

YOU MAY NOT HAVE GOTTEN THE MESSAGE.

THAT WHAT? WE REALLY DON'T HEAR THAT VERY MUCH.

I'M CHEWING GUM SL SLOW ME, US .

NEXT UP, TIM ARENT ON ITEM THREE WITH GUS PENON DECK.

GOOD MORNING, MAYOR AARON.

COUNCIL MEMBERS, MY NAME IS TIM.

A I'M HERE TO ASK YOU TO PASS ITEM NUMBER THREE ON YOUR AGENDA TO AUTHORIZE THE ENTIRE 20 22 23 BUDGET FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY REBATES IN AN AGGREGATE FOR MULTI-FAMILY AND COMMERCIAL, UH, PROGRAMS. THE LAST TIME I WAS HERE, I CAME TO SPEAK BECAUSE AT INDIVIDUAL OVERSEEING THE, THESE BUDGETS AT AUSTIN ENERGY COULDN'T, UH, SPIN THE BUDGET AND TRIED TO TELL YOU THAT THERE WAS NOTHING MORE THAT COULD BE DONE IN ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND MULTI-FAMILY.

UH, YOUR DIRECTOR TO AUSTIN ENERGY WAS TO DO MORE TO ENCOURAGE THESE PROPERTY OWNERS TO PARTICIPATE.

THEY LISTENED ALMOST THREE YEARS AGO.

AUSTIN ENERGY HAS STREAMLINED THE PROGRAM IN THE LAST FEW YEARS.

THEY'VE EXTENDED THE ENERGY, THEY HAVE EXCEEDED THE ENERGY SAVINGS AND SUSTAINABILITY GOALS FOR MULTIFAMILY BUILDING SEGMENT.

ONE KEY FACTOR IN SIMPLIFYING THE PROCESS OF PROPERTY OWNERS, UH, PARTICIPATING IN THE ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROGRAMS THAT BENEFITS THE RESIDENTS, UH, LIVING IN THEIR COMMUNITIES THAT THEY OWN AND OPERATE, IS THAT YOU HAVE APP APPROVED THE BUDGET AS A WHOLE IN THE PAST FEW YEARS.

PLEASE APPROVE ITEM NUMBER THREE, UH, AND KEEP THE MOMENTUM MOVING.

UH, I'M AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE ANY.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

GUS PENA, ITEMS THREE AND 17 ON DECK, SARAH RODRIGUEZ.

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OKAY, UH, MAYOR.

GOOD MORNING, GUSTAVO PEN FIFTH.

AND, AND YOU CAN, YOU CAN, I'M NOT GONNA SAY THE OTHER WORD, BUT ANYWAY, I, UH, IT WILL BE REDUNDANCY ON MY PART TO SAY OR TO, UH, SPEAK, UH, ABOUT ITEM NUMBER THREE.

AGAIN, WE'RE ALL FOR IT.

UH, ANYTHING THAT WE CAN HELP OUT THE POOR, I'M POOR.

YOU KNOW, I'M STILL WAITING FOR MY DISABILITY FROM THE MARINE CORPS, AND I SERVED TWO TOURS AND NUMB.

AND THE ISSUE IS, IS THAT PEOPLE ARE STRESSED OUT PEOPLE, THEY JUST DON'T HAVE ANY MONEY.

SO I'M GLAD THAT Y'ALL ARE DOING THIS, AND, UH, I THANK YOU FOR DOING IT.

I'M GONNA KEEP IT SHORT AND THAT I KNOW THAT'S, UH, NOT LIKE I AM USUALLY, BUT I'M GONNA KEEP IT UP LIKE THAT.

AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE HARD WORK THAT Y'ALL DO.

AND AUSTIN ENERGY AND EVERYBODY ELSE.

AND STEPH, THANK YOU.

SARAH RODRIGUEZ, ITEM 15, ROY WHALEY, ITEMS 20 23, 24, 25, 26, AND 32.

THAT CONCLUDES ALL 10:00 AM SPEAKERS.

THAT'S SPECIFICALLY YOUR 350 MILLION REIMBURSEMENT RESOLUTION.

UH, ZNO JOSEPH ON ITEMS EIGHT 18 AND 17.

THANK YOU, MAYOR COUNSEL.

I'M ZNO JOSEPH TESTIFYING ON ITEM 17 NEST AUSTINSON TRANSIT PARTNERSHIP ITEM I'M AGAINST.

AS YOU ARE AWARE, IT VIOLATES TITLE SIX OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964, WHICH PROHIBITS DISCRIMINATION BASED ON RACE, COLOR, AND NATIONAL ORIGIN AS IT RELATES TO ITEMS EIGHT AND 18.

AND ONCE AGAIN, YOU'LL HAVE YOUR ITEM LATER TODAY ON THE PUBLIC FACILITY CORPORATION, WHICH SEGREGATES THE CITY RECODIFIED, THE 1928 CITY PLAN.

AND SO THAT IS MY OPPOSITION.

SPECIFICALLY.

THIS IS KAREN PROJECT ON, UH, ON CAMERON ROAD.

AND IT'S 150 ITEMS, UM, UNITS, 50% AREA MEDIAN INCOME, AND ON THE WEST SIDE IT'S 80% AREA MEDIAN INCOME, APPROXIMATELY $61,000.

AFRICAN AMERICANS EARN APPROXIMATELY $42,000.

AND AS IT RELATES TO ITEM 49, UM, I, LET ME JUST TAKE A LOOK REAL QUICK.

UH, THAT'S THE PIONEER ITEM.

UH, SPECIFICALLY THERE IS NO TRANSPORTATION, UH, TO THAT AREA AND IT'S BEHIND SAMSUNG.

I WANT YOU TO RECOGNIZE THAT THE 2014 NORTH CORRIDOR LOCALLY PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE STUDY SPECIFIED THAT 58% OF THE JOBS WOULD BE IN THE NORTH CORRIDOR BY 20 20, 35, AND YOU HAVE ELIMINATED EASTWEST CONNECTIVITY.

I WOULD JUST CALL YOUR ATTENTION MAYOR RESPECTFULLY, UH, LAST NIGHT IN THE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, UH, COMMITTEE.

UH, IT WAS SENATOR HALL WHO SAID, YOU'VE BEEN MAKING YOUR ROUNDS, UH, IN THE CAPITOL.

AND SO I WOULD JUST ASK YOU TO RECOGNIZE THE NEED TO DO RIGHT BY AFRICAN AMERICANS AS OPPOSED TO TALKING TO THE BLACK PE PREACHERS, UH, LOBBYING AND TRYING TO GET THEM TO BUY INTO PROJECT CONNECT, AND ALSO TO DO THE RIGHT THING AS IT RELATES TO, UH, THE AFRICAN AMERICANS.

WHEN YOU'RE GOING TO, UH, THE LEGISLATURE HOUSE BILL 3 8 99 WOULD GIVE THE VOTERS ANOTHER, UH, SAY IN WHETHER TO ISSUE DEBT.

AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'LL GLADLY ANSWER THEM AT THIS TIME.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

THAT CONCLUDES ALL MORNING SPEAKERS.

UH, THE CHAIR INTENDS TO TAKE UP THE CONSENT AGENDA MINUS THE POOLED ITEMS AND RECUSALS AND ABSTENTIONS, WHICH I'LL ASK FOR IN JUST A MOMENT, AND ANY NO VOTES THAT HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED.

UH, MEMBERS,

[Consent Agenda (Part 2 of 2)]

BUT AT THIS TIME, I WOULD CALL UPON MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL WHO WISH TO MAKE BRIEF COMMENTS RELATED TO THE CONSENT AGENDA.

AND THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCIL MEMBER POOL ON ITEM NUMBER 24 AND 25.

THANKS, MAYOR.

EVERYONE.

I WANNA BRING YOUR ATTENTION TO ITEM 24 ON THE AGENDA EARLIER TODAY.

I READ A PROCLAMATION, UH, FOR EARTH DAY.

EARTH DAY IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR COMMUNITIES TO CREATE CHANGE IN HUMAN BEHAVIOR AND INITIATE GLOBAL, NATIONAL, AND LOCAL POLICY CHANGES.

WITH THAT IN MIND, I'M BRINGING THIS RESOLUTION, ITEM 24, THAT'LL HELP THE CITY MEET ITS CLIMATE GOALS AND NET ZERO EMISSIONS.

YOU MAY NOT KNOW THAT CONCRETE IS THE THIRD LARGEST PRODUCER OF CARBON EMISSIONS AFTER CHINA AND THE UNITED STATES, AND THROUGH LOCAL POLICY CHANGES, WE CAN DO OUR BEST TO BE A PART OF THAT SOLUTION.

SO TODAY WITH THIS ITEM, I AM ASKING THAT THE CITY MANAGER DEVELOP A PLAN TO MOVE ALL CITY

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CONTRACTS AND PROJECTS TO LOW CARBON CONCRETE.

AND I'M HOPING THAT TRAVIS COUNTY AND OTHER ENTITIES WILL FOLLOW OUR LEAD ON THIS, UM, ON THIS INITIATIVE.

AND THEN MY SECOND RESOLUTION, MAYOR, ITEM 25, SIMPLY SUPPORTS THE FEDERAL FUNDS THAT WE HERE IN AT THE CITY OF AUSTIN.

HOPE WILL COME OUR WAY FROM THE ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND CONSERVATION BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM THROUGH THESE EFFORTS, UM, I HOPE WE, UH, WILL BEGIN TO SEE SOME REAL ADDITIONAL CHANGE.

COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, MAYOR RECOGNIZES MAYOR PRO TIM ELLIS ON ITEM NUMBER 26.

ITEM NUMBER 26 IS MY RESOLUTION ABOUT THE LITTLE BEAR CREEK RECHARGE ENHANCEMENT PROJECT.

THIS SITE WAS FORMERLY COED OUT AND HAS LEFT A SECTION OF THE EDWARDS AQUIFER RECHARGE ZONE OPEN TO THE SURFACE SINCE 2002, WHEN THE CITY IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE HILL COUNTRY CONSERVANCY PURCHASED IT WITH OPEN SPACE BOND FUNDS.

THIS ENHANCEMENT PROJECT WILL ALLOW THE CITY TO RECONFIGURE THE SITE SO THAT RAINWATER HAS A CHANCE TO BE FILTERED BEFORE THE WATER GETS INTO THE AQUIFER.

AND MODELING SUGGESTS THIS PROJECT MAY BE ABLE TO RECHARGE MORE THAN A HUNDRED MILLION GALLONS PER YEAR.

THIS MAY ALSO HELP PREVENT AERIAL WELLS FROM DRYING UP DURING TIMES OF DROUGHT.

SO I APPRECIATE GETTING TO WORK WITH THE, ON THIS PROJECT WITH THE WATERSHED PROTECTION DEPARTMENT.

AND THANKS TO MY CO-SPONSORS, COUNCIL MEMBER POOL FUENTEZ AND RYAN ALTAR FOR WORKING WITH ME ON THIS AS WELL.

I'M EXCITED TO GET THIS UNDERWAY.

THANK YOU, MAYOR PRO TIM, UH, MAYOR RECOGNIZES, COUNCIL MEMBER RYAN AL ALTER ON ITEM NUMBER NINE.

SORRY, I HAD THE WRONG DOCUMENT UP.

I WOULD JUST LIKE TO MAKE A QUICK COMMENT ON THIS AND THAT, YOU KNOW, I'M, I'M HAPPY WE ARE ADDRESSING THIS CAPACITY CONSTRAINT, BUT WANT TO ASK THAT ONCE THE ACTUAL DESIGN IS DONE FOR, UH, THE COUNCIL TO BE BRIEFED ON THOSE EXPANSION PLANS.

AND I'M NOT LOOKING TO HOLD UP THE EXPANSION, BUT JUST TO COME BACK AND, AND GIVE US, UH, AN OVERVIEW OF WHAT THAT DESIGN IS SO WE CAN HAVE AN INPUT OR SUGGESTIONS, UH, AND NOT WAIT TILL SOMETHING'S ALREADY CONSTRUCTED TO THEN, UH, BE ABLE TO LOOK AND, AND THEN HAVE OUR INPUT WHEN IT'S TOO LATE.

SO, UH, THAT IS ALL I WOULD LIKE TO ASK, AND THAT IS IT.

UH, COUNCIL MEMBER MEMBERS, UM, I HAD A CONFLICT IN MY NOTES.

I, I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT I RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER ALTER ON THIS, BUT ITEM NINE HAS BEEN PULLED, UH, IT WAS PULLED BY COUNCILMAN VELA, AND WE'LL COME TO THAT.

UH, AND I APOLOGIZE FOR CALLING ON YOU OUT OF ORDER, BUT, UH, WANTED, WANTED TO MAKE SURE I HAD THAT.

COUNCILMAN VELA, YOU WANNA SAY SOMETHING JUST BRIEFLY? I, I'VE SPOKEN TO STAFF ABOUT THE, THE QUESTIONS THAT I'VE HAD.

THEY HAVE ANSWERED THEM.

I DID WANT WANT THEM TO ANSWER THEM BEFORE THE ENTIRE COUNCIL.

IT SHOULD, YOU KNOW, BE A VERY QUICK, UH, COLLOQUE.

BUT, UH, I'LL, I'LL GO AHEAD AND KEEP IT IN THE ORDER THAT I HAD, AND I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT.

I HAD A CONFLICT IN MY NOTES.

COUNCIL MEMBER ALLISON AL ALTER.

UM, I WANTED TO ASK TO BE ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR FOR ITEM 26.

UM, THANK YOU MAYOR PROTIME ELLIS FOR BRINGING THAT.

UM, AND I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU TO THE CONTRACTORS WHO CAME TODAY TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF ITEM THREE AND THE, AND THE CHANGES THAT HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE MULTI-FAMILY.

I REMEMBER A COUPLE YEARS AGO MEETING WITH SEVERAL OF YOU AND TRYING TO THINK THROUGH SOME OF THOSE ISSUES.

SO I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT WE'RE MAKING PROGRESS AND WANNA ENCOURAGE AUSTIN ENERGY TO CONTINUE, UM, TO MAKE MODIFICATIONS TO THE PROGRAM THAT MAKE IT EASIER FOR MULTI-FAMILY, UM, DEVELOPMENTS AND EXISTING APARTMENTS TO ADOPT, UM, THE ENERGY SAVINGS THAT CAN COME WITH THESE, UM, TYPE OF, UM, INFRASTRUCTURE.

UH, ITEM NUMBER 30 IS AN ITEM REFERRED FROM A COUNCIL COMMITTEE.

COUNCIL.

MEMBER MEMBERS, ARE THERE ANY OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT WISH TO BE RECOGNIZED FOR COMMENTS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA? ALL RIGHT.

IS THERE ANYONE THAT WISHES TO BE SHOWN ABSTAINING ON ANY ITEM ON THE CONSENT AGENDA? ANYONE WHO WISHES TO BE SHOWN AS RECUSING THEMSELF ON AN ITEM THAT'S ON THE CONSENT AGENDA? IS THERE ANYONE WISHING TO BE SHOWN VOTING NO ON A SPECIFIC ITEM ON THE CONSENT AGENDA? IN THAT CASE, UH, I'LL ACCEPT A MOTION TO ADOPT THE CONSENT AGENDA.

THE MOTION IS MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER RYAN AL ALTER.

IT'S SECONDED BY, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER POOLE.

IS THERE ANY OBJECTION TO THE ADOPTION OF THE CONSENT AGENDA? IS READ, SEEING NONE AND HEARING NONE? THE CONSENT AGENDA IS ADOPTED.

MEMBERS WILL NOW GO TO NON-CONSENT ITEMS.

[30. Approve a resolution to reappoint Kevin Mullen as a Commissioner and designate Andy Mormon as Chair for the Municipal Civil Service Commission. ]

AND UNDER OUR RULES, UH, THAT IS AN ITEM THAT WILL NOT BE ON THE CONSENT AGENDA WILL BE VOTED ON SEPARATELY.

IT WAS A ITEM REFERRED FROM THE AUDIT AND FINANCE COMMITTEE.

I'LL RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER ALLISON ALTAR FOR A MOTION ON ITEM NUMBER 30.

UM, I'M MOVE APPROVAL OF ITEM 30, WHICH IS TO REAPPOINT KEVIN MULLEN AS A COMMISSIONER AND DESIGNATE ANDY MORMON AS CHAIR OF THE MUNICIPAL CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION.

UM, ALSO WANNA THANK THEM AND THE OTHER COMMISSIONERS

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FOR THEIR SERVICE.

THIS IS A HEAVY LIFT COMMISSION FOR FOLKS, UM, AND IS REALLY IMPORTANT FOR OUR EMPLOYEES, UM, AND OUR CITY.

UM, SO THANK YOU.

THE SECOND IS, UH, SECOND IS MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER POOLE.

IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION TO ADOPT ITEM NUMBER 30? IS THERE ANY OBJECTION TO THE MOTION TO ADOPT? ITEM NUMBER 30, HEARING NONE.

ITEM NUMBER 30 IS ADOPTED.

WE WILL GO TO IMMINENT DOMAIN

[Items 31 & 32]

MATTERS.

THOSE ARE ITEMS 31 AND 32 MEMBERS.

I WILL ACCEPT A MOTION WITH RESPECT TO ITEMS 31 AND 32 BEING NON-CONSENT CONDEMNATION ITEMS. THE MOTION WOULD BE TO THE EFFECT THAT THE CITY OF AUSTIN AUTHORIZES, THE CITY COUNCIL OF AUSTIN, AUTHORIZES THE USE OF THE POWER OF IMMINENT DOMAIN TO ACQUIRE THE PROPERTY SET FORTH AND DESCRIBED IN THE AGENDA FOR THE CURRENT MEETING FOR THE PUBLIC USES DESCRIBED HERE IN, IS THERE A MOTION? MOTION MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER VALE? YES.

HARPER MADISON.

OH, I'M SORRY.

YES.

COUNCIL MEMBER HARPER MADISON MOVES ADOPTION, OR YOU, OR DO YOU WISH TO SPEAK? OKAY, SHE MOVES ADOPTION A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER VELA.

UH, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON ITEMS 31 AND 32? HEARING NONE ITEMS, UH, IS THERE ANY OBJECTION TO ITEMS 31 AND 32? THE MOTION ON ITEMS 31 AND 32, HEARING NONE.

ITEMS 31 AND 32 ARE ADOPTED MEMBERS WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE WILL RECESS THE CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING OF THE AUSTIN CITY COUNCIL.

UH, AND WE WILL NOW, I'LL NOW CALL TO ORDER THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE AUSTIN HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION.

WELCOME.

I'M MAYOR, ASSISTANT STATE MANAGER OF VERONICA BR.

THE, A HFC MEETING IS POSTED FOR 10 30 TIMES CERTAIN, SO I THINK, OH, IT IS.

WE'RE A LITTLE SHY OF THAT.

WELL, WE BLEW IT, DIDN'T WE? , UM, BEFORE WE MET ANYWAY.

YEAH.

BUT, UH, I'LL COME BACK AT 10 30.

THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT.

WE'LL GO TO ITEM NUMBER NINE,

[9. Authorize an amendment to a contract for construction services for the Barbara Jordan Terminal Optimization project with Hensel Phelps Construction Co., to increase the amount by $89,000,000 for a revised total contract amount not to exceed $135,000,000. [Note: This amendment will be awarded in compliance with 49 CFR Part 26 (Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Procurement Program) and City Code Chapter 2-9A (Minority Owned and Women Owned Business Enterprise Procurement Program). Current participation to date is 0.00% DBE]]

UH, ITEM NUMBER NINE.

AND, AND WE, I THINK WE NEED YOU TO SPEAK SLOWLY ON ITEM NUMBER NINE, .

UM, COUNCIL MEMBER VELA SAID IT WAS JUST SHORT, BUT I, LET'S, LET'S, IT OUGHT TO BE ABOUT AT LEAST EIGHT MINUTES, DON'T YOU THINK? I THINK WE CAN PULL THAT OFF.

YEAH.

ALL RIGHT.

UM, STAFF THAT WAS GOING TO TALK TO US ON ITEM NUMBER NINE.

HERE YOU COME.

TAKE YOUR TIME.

YOU'LL BE A LOT OF PEOPLE.

YEAH.

WITH ALL OF YOU.

WE OUGHT TO BE ABLE TO GET EIGHT MINUTES, SO GO AHEAD.

GOOD MORNING, MAYOR.

COUNCIL MEMBERS, UM, CITY MANAGER.

MY NAME IS JAMES SCARBOROUGH.

I'M WITH THE FINANCIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT CENTRIC PROCUREMENT, UM, COUNCIL MEMBER, DO YOU HAVE QUESTIONS? UH, PLEASE.

COUNCIL MEMBER BAYLA.

STANDARD BENEFIT REQUIREMENT, WE OF COURSE REQUIRE, UH, WORKER'S COMPENSATION INSURANCE, UM, UH, COVERAGE FOR ALL WORKERS ON THE, ON THE SITE.

UH, THANK YOU.

I JUST WANTED TO GET CLARIFICATION.

I KNOW WE'RE GONNA HAVE A LOT OF A MAJOR CONTRACTS COMING OUT FROM THE AIRPORT.

I THINK A $4 BILLION TOTAL, UH, EXPANSION SOMEWHERE AROUND THAT, THAT, THAT LEVEL.

UH, AND I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THERE WAS SOME IN DISCUSSIONS WITH, UH, SOME, UH, UH, WORKER AND, UH, ADVOCATES.

I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE, UH, WAGE AND SAFETY PROTECTIONS, UH, TO ALL OF THE AIRPORT CONTRACTS THAT ARE BEING ISSUED.

AND SO, UH, UH, AGENDA ITEM NUMBER NINE JUST SERVES AS A, AS A KIND OF A GOOD EXAMPLE.

UH, COULD YOU WALK US THROUGH SOME OF THE, OR THE, THE LIST OF, UH, OF, UH, A WORKER, UH, SAFETY AND, AND WAGE PROTECTIONS THAT ARE PART OF THE CONTRACT THAT'S ABOUT TO BE ISSUED? SURE.

THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION.

COUNCIL MEMBER.

UM, WE ARE VERY PROUD OF THE, UH, UM, EXTENT OF, UM, OF WORKER, UM, SAFETY AND COMPENSATION AND WORKER DEVELOPMENT REQUIREMENTS IN CITY CONTRACTS WITH PARTICULARLY, UH, REFERENCE TO OUR CONSTRUCTION CAPITAL, UM, IMPROVEMENT, UM, PROJECT, UH, CONTRACTS SPECIFICALLY, UM, SOME OF THE, UH, AREAS OF, UH, REQUIREMENTS THAT WE INCLUDE, UH, OF COURSE, IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL STATE AND LOCAL FEDERAL WAGE AND OUR LAWS.

UM, WE ALSO REQUIRE COMPLIANCE IN ADDITION TO PREVAILING WAGES.

UH, WE ALSO REQUIRE COMPLIANCE WITH THE CITY'S, UH, LIVING WAGE, UH, WHICH CURRENTLY STANDS AT $20 AN HOUR.

UH, WE IN FOR HEALTH AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS, WE, UM, UH, REQUIRE THAT ALL, UH, UH, WORKERS RECEIVE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT FREE OF CHARGE.

UH, WE ALSO REQUIRE THE, UH, 10 HOUR OSHA APPROVED CONSTRUCTION WORKER SAFETY CLASSES FOR ALL CONSTRUCTION WORKERS ON THE PROJECT.

UM, ADDITIONALLY, WE REQUIRE 30 HOURS OF OSHA APPROVED CONSTRUCTION WORKER SAFETY FOR ALL SUPERVISORS ON THE PROJECT.

UM, AS FAR AS, UM, UM,

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UM, FOR WORKER DEVELOPMENT SKILLS TRAINING.

WE REQUIRE, UH, PARTICIPATION IN, UM, IN, UH, D O L REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM, UM, THAT REASONABLE EFFORTS BE MADE FOR, UM, UP TO 30% OF THE PROJECTS WORKFORCE.

UH, WE ALSO REQUIRE FOR COMPLIANCE, UM, SIGNAGE BE AVAILABLE IN BOTH ENGLISH, UH, AND SPANISH, AND, AND THE LIST GOES ON.

SO, UH, WE, WE FEEL LIKE WE HAVE A VERY COMPREHENSIVE SET OF, OF REQUIREMENTS THAT ADDRESS THESE PARTICULAR AREAS OF CONCERN.

UM, THEY APPLY TO, LIKE I SAID, ALL OF OUR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS IN ADDITION TO, UM, UH, A NUMBER OF OTHER, UH, PROJECT, UH, CONTRACTS THAT CITI PERFORMS. SO WE'RE AVAILABLE TO ANSWER, UH, PROJECT SPECIFIC QUESTIONS.

WE HAVE REPRESENTATIVES FROM AVIATION HERE, AS WELL AS, UH, STAFF THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS CONTRACT, UH, FROM, UH, FINANCIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT.

GREAT.

AND SO THOSE, UH, PROTECTIONS WOULD APPLY NOT JUST TO THIS CONTRACT, BUT EVERY, UH, UH, YOU KNOW, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT CONTRACT THAT THE AIRPORT WILL BE ISSUING? TO MY KNOWLEDGE, YES, SIR.

AND SO THE, AND I THINK THE, THE AREA OF CONCERN IS THAT THERE MAY BE SOME SITUATIONS WHERE, UH, SOMEONE LEASING A, A THIRD PARTY, UH, YOU KNOW, PRIVATE COMPANY LEASING THE AIRPORT SPACE AND DOING SOME REMODEL WORK.

UH, AND AGAIN, I I KNOW THAT YOU ALL MAY NOT BE PREPARED TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION IN DETAIL TODAY, BUT, UH, THAT WAS ALSO RAISED AS A CONCERN THAT THERE MAY BE SOME CONTRACTS THAT ARE SLIPPING THROUGH THE CRACKS, SO TO SAY, IN TERMS OF ENSURING THOSE, YOU KNOW, WORKER SAFETY AND, AND, AND WAGE PROTECTIONS.

UH, ARE, ARE YOU AWARE OF, OF THOSE DISTINCTIONS? UM, AT THIS TIME, COUNCIL MEMBER, I'M NOT ABLE TO SPEAK COMPREHENSIVELY ABOUT IT.

UH, WE'RE AWARE OF THE CONCERN AND WE'VE, UH, STARTED CONVERSATIONS WITH OUR COLLEAGUES, UM, BOTH IN REAL ESTATE AND AT AVIATION.

WE WILL BE HUDDLING UP WITH THEM SHORTLY.

WE'LL BE ABLE TO PROVIDE YOU A MORE COMPREHENSIVE ANSWER, UH, SHORTLY.

WE'LL BE GLAD TO SHARE THAT WITH THE REST OF COUNSEL.

GREAT.

UH, WELL, I, I APPRECIATE IT.

I WOULD LIKE TO BE INVOLVED IN, UH, THOSE CONVERSATIONS.

TO THE EXTENT THAT THERE ARE, UH, UH, THIRD PARTY CONTRACTS THAT ARE NOT COVERED BY THOSE TYPES OF WORKER PROTECTIONS, UH, I WOULD LIKE TO, IF NECESSARY, UH, YOU KNOW, GET AN ORDINANCE TO THAT EFFECT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE COVERED.

UH, BY, AGAIN, I, THERE'S JUST GREAT BENEFIT, UH, TO BE GAINED.

UH, MY, MY WIFE DOES WORKER'S COMPENSATION, AND I'VE JUST SEEN TOO MANY CASES AND HEARD TOO MANY CASES WHERE SOMEONE, YOU KNOW, SERIOUSLY INJURED THROUGH A FALL, YOU KNOW, LOSES A FINGER.

AND, UH, YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY'S JUST KIND OF, NOT MY PROBLEM, NOT MY PROBLEM, NOT MY PROBLEM.

AND, UH, YOU KNOW, THERE, THERE'S, YOU KNOW, REALLY A LIFETIME IMPACT.

AND NO MEDICAL SUPPORT, NO WAGE SUPPORT, NO NOTHING LIKE THAT.

AND I KNOW THAT TEXAS IS ONE OF THE, THE FEW STATES IT DOES NOT HAVE MANDATORY WORKERS COMPENSATION.

AND SO ANY, ANY SPACE THAT WE HAVE, I THINK TO, TO MAKE SURE THAT WORKS, COMPENSATION INSURANCE IS APPLICABLE TO ESPECIALLY CONSTRUCTION WORKERS.

UH, I, I THINK WE'VE, UH, WE'VE, UH, GOT TO TAKE THAT.

AND I WOULD SAY EVEN, EVEN I, I'VE SEEN A LOT OF CASES WITH, UH, CUSTODIANS AND STUFF LIKE THAT TOO.

MM-HMM.

, YOU KNOW, LIKE PICKING UP THINGS AND MOVING 'EM AROUND, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, OOH, SOMETHING SLIPS IN THE BACK.

AND, AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S HORRIBLE.

I MEAN, THEY DON'T SOUND HORRIBLE.

THEY DON'T SEE, SEEM HORRIBLE.

BUT IN TERMS OF THAT PERSON, THEIR ABILITY TO CONTINUE TO WORK, UH, AND, AND, AND THEIR ABILITY TO GET MEDICAL TREATMENT, UH, IT CAN BE REALLY, UH, UH, DEVASTATING FOR THE PERSON IN THEIR FAMILY.

SO TO THE EXTENT THAT THAT, THAT WE CAN, UH, MANDATE THAT ON, UH, UH, CITY CONTRACTS, ESPECIALLY FOR THE BIG CITY CONTRACTS INVOLVING THE AIRPORT, UH, I, I JUST THINK THAT, THAT WE SHOULD ABSOLUTELY, UH, DO THAT.

UM, I'M, HAVE NO FURTHER QUESTIONS.

YES.

COUNCIL MEMBER FUENTES, THANK YOU.

AND THANK YOU COUNCIL MARVELLA FOR, FOR PULLING THIS ITEM.

I'VE HAD A COUPLE MEETINGS WITH OUR AVIATION TEAM AROUND THIS ISSUE.

I MET WITH ACM, INTERIM ACM, BRUCE MILLS ABOUT THIS.

AND OF COURSE, WE'RE, WE'LL CONTINUE CONVERSATIONS.

BUT JUST WANNA REITERATE, YOU KNOW, AS WE GO THROUGH THIS MULTI-BILLION DOLLAR EXPANSION OF OUR AIRPORT, YOU KNOW, HOW IT EXPANDS IS IMPORTANT THAT THE POLICIES THAT WE'VE ENACTED BEFORE THIS EXPANSION ARE HELD THROUGH.

AND SO, TO THE EXTENT THAT STAFF CAN TAKE A LOOK AT AS PART OF THE AIRPORT EXPANSION PROGRAM, IF SOME OF THAT EXPANSION IS WITH THE LEASES, THE SUBLEASES, THE TENANTS, AND THEY'RE DOING REMODELING WORK, THAT THEY'RE COVERED WITHIN THE POLICIES THAT THIS COUNCIL HAS STOOD BEHIND.

UM, CAUSE WE WANNA ENSURE THAT WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, IN THE, THE ABSENCE OF STATE LEADERSHIP THAT HERE LOCALLY, WE WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE, UH, SAFE WORKING CONDITIONS AND STRONG WORKER PROTECTIONS.

AND SO WE'LL CONTINUE THAT CONVERSATION, BUT JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THOSE ARE SOME OF THE CONVERSATIONS WE'VE BEEN HAVING.

UH, AND CERTAINLY IF WE NEED TO BRING FORWARD, UH, POLICY TO CLOSE ANY GAPS THAT, THAT WE'LL DO.

SO THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER.

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COUNCIL MEMBER KELLY.

UM, I'M JUST CURIOUS TO KNOW IF THERE, AND WE'RE GETTING QUESTIONS FROM MEMBERS OF MY DISTRICT, IF THERE WILL BE ANY IMPACTS ON THE AIRPORT OR THE AIRPORT PATRON EXPERIENCE DURING THE CONSTRUCTION, AND IF SO, WHAT PLANS WE MIGHT HAVE TO MITIGATE THOSE? AND I KNOW YOU'RE WITH PROCUREMENT, NOT THE AIRPORT, SO IT'S ALL GOOD.

UH, WE HAVE, UH, REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE AVIATION DEPARTMENT CAN PROBABLY ADDRESS THAT BETTER THAN I.

GOOD MORNING.

MY NAME IS SUMMER SHINK.

I'M CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER WITH THE AIRPORT.

AS FAR AS IMPACTS FOR THIS PROJECT, IT WILL BE MINIMAL AS THE PROJECT IS AN EXPANSION ONTO THE WEST END.

UM, THERE WILL BE SOME HOLD ROOMS, GATE AREAS THAT WILL BE SHUT DOWN DURING THAT TIME.

SO THERE COULD BE SOME CROWDING OF THOSE SPACES.

THERE WILL ALSO BE SOME AREAS WHEN WE'RE BUILDING, UM, CONCESSION AREAS THAT WILL BE SHUTTING DOWN.

UM, THAT WILL THEN OPEN UP INTO THE NEW AREA, MINIMAL IMPACT CONSTRUCTION, WALLS, THOSE SORTS OF THINGS.

AND THEN ANOTHER QUESTION THAT KEEPS BUBBLING UP IS DURING CONSTRUCTION.

DO YOU BELIEVE THAT THERE WILL BE ANY IMPACT TO THE TRAFFIC TO AND FROM THE AIRPORT FOR THIS PROJECT? NO IMPACT.

UH, YES, MANAGER, JUST SO I'M CLEAR, I, WE WILL GO AHEAD AND, UH, REVIEW THIS AS JAMES HAS TALKED ABOUT, UH, ED.

ED AND JAMES AND JIM.

AND WE'LL BRING BACK WHATEVER, UH, LEGAL, NOT LEGAL, BUT LEGISLATIVE ACTION NEEDS TO BE TAKEN BY COUNSEL SO YOU CAN REVIEW WHAT IT IS THE CHANGES ARE AND WHAT, WHAT THE, WHAT THE FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS OF ANY.

BUT, BUT I UNDERSTAND THE DIRECTION FROM COUNSEL.

THERE WON'T BE NEED FOR AN ITEM FROM COUNSEL.

WE'LL BRING THIS BACK FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.

COUNCIL MEMBER VELA, AND THEN MOVE PASSAGE.

ALL RIGHT.

UM, MEMBERS, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER VELA MOVES ADOPTION OF ITEM NUMBER NINE.

IT'S SECOND OF OUR COUNCIL MEMBER FUENTES.

IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON ITEM NUMBER NINE? HEARING NONE, IS THERE ANY OBJECTION TO THE ADOPTION OF THE MOTION ON ITEM NUMBER NINE? HEARING NONE.

ITEM NUMBER NINE IS ADOPTED.

THANK Y'ALL VERY MUCH.

WHICH IS A PUBLIC HEARING.

UH, MEMBERS, WHAT I'M GONNA DO BEFORE I RECESS THIS, WHEN WE GO TO THE HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION, LET'S, UH, GO AHEAD AND TAKE UP ITEM NUMBER 47,

[47. Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance releasing approximately 48 acres of Austin's extraterritorial jurisdiction near 15416 Littig Road, adjacent to the extraterritorial jurisdiction of Manor, Texas. Case number: CETJ-2022-0002.]

AND WITHOUT OBJECTION, I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM NUMBER 47, I'LL TURN TO THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE TO SEE IF THERE'S ANYONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON ITEM NUMBER 47 AS PART OF THE PUBLIC HEARING.

THERE IS NOT.

ALL RIGHT, MEMBERS, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION AT THIS POINT BEFORE I CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING? UH, WITHOUT OBJECTION, I CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM NUMBER 47.

DO WE BACK UP RIGHT MEMBERS? THE ORDINANCE IS IN YOUR LATE BACKUP.

UH, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADOPT THE, UH, IT'S MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER POOL.

IS THERE A SECOND COUNT? SECOND BY THE MAYOR PRO.

TIM, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON ITEM NUMBER 47? HEARING NONE.

IS THERE ANY OBJECTION TO THE ADOPTION OF THE MOTION? HEARING NONE.

ITEM NUMBER 47 IS ADOPTED.

NOW I REALLY WILL RECESS THE AUSTIN CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING, AND I'LL CALL TO,

[10:30 AM - Austin Housing and Finance Corporation Meeting]

UH, ORDER THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE AUSTIN HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION.

UH, IT IS APRIL 20TH, 2023, AND IT IS APPROPRIATELY 10:33 AM WE HAVE A QUORUM OF, WE HAVE A A, WE HAVE ALL OF THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HERE WITH US.

GOOD MORNING, MR. PRESIDENT.

UH, MADAM VICE PRESIDENT BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

MY NAME IS JAMES MAY.

I'M THE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT OFFICER FOR THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT.

BEFORE YOU TODAY, YOU HAVE AN AGENDA OF NINE ITEMS. AGAIN, ITEM NUMBER SEVEN HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN AND REPLACED BY NUMBER, UH, ITEM NUMBER 10.

I'LL WALK YOU THROUGH THESE, UH, ITEMS VERY QUICKLY.

UH, FIRST IS THE APPROVAL OF MINUTES FOR THE LAST THREE A HFC MEETINGS.

THE, THE SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH ITEMS ON YOUR AGENDA ARE, UH, BUDGETARY AMENDMENTS AND AMENDMENTS TO OUR SERVICE AGREEMENT, SO THAT A HFC HAS ACCESS TO THE 2022 GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS THAT WERE APPROVED BY VOTERS, AS WELL AS, UH, PROJECT CONNECT FUNDING, UH, PROVIDED BY AUSTIN TRANSIT PARTNERSHIP, UM, AND SOME AMENDMENTS TO OUR HOUSING TRUST FUND AND HOUSING ASSISTANCE FUND, UH, AGAIN, SO THAT WE CAN HAVE ACCESS TO THOSE DOLLARS AND MAKE LOANS TO, UH, DEVELOPERS, UH, FOR DEVELOPMENT OF HOUSING.

ITEM NUMBER FIVE IS A CONTRACT WITH GC CONSULTANTS FOR TRAN FOR, UH, TENANT RELOCATION AND HOUSING LOCATION SERVICES IN THE AMOUNT OF $700,000.

ITEM NUMBER SIX, EIGHT, AND 10.

ALL CONCERN, UH, RENAMING SEVERAL NON-PROFIT CORPORATIONS, AFFILIATES OF A HFC, AND ASSIGNING THE CORRECT PROPERTIES TO THOSE NONPROFIT CORPORATIONS.

AND ITEM NUMBER NINE IS TO SET A PUBLIC HEARING TO AMEND THE PRIVATE ACTIVITY BOND AGREEMENT, UH, WITH LOS PORTS DE GUERRERO, UH, LOCATED IN DISTRICT THREE.

I OFFER ALL OF THESE ITEMS ON CONSENT, AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY

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QUESTIONS.

MEMBERS OF ANY OF THE DIRECTOR, DO ANY OF THE DIRECTORS HAVE QUESTIONS? COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, DIRECTOR KELLY? I'M SORRY, I DON'T HAVE A QUESTION.

I, I INTEND ON REFLECTING MY VOTE AS A NO.

I'M SORRY I RAISED MY HAND TOO EARLY.

YEAH, THEY'RE VERY GOOD.

UH, IS THERE ANYONE THAT HAS ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT, UH, IN ANTICIPATION, I'LL A, I'LL ASK NOW FOR ANYBODY THAT WANTS TO BE SHOWN ABSTAINING ON ANY OF THESE ITEMS THAT HAVE BEEN OFFERED ON CONSENT, IS THERE ANYONE WISHING TO BE SHOWN AS RECUSING THEMSELVES ON ANY OF THESE ITEMS? COUNCIL MEMBER KELLY.

I WOULD LIKE TO BE SHOWN AS VOTING NO ON ITEMS TWO THROUGH 10, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ITEM SEVEN THAT HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN.

AND I'D LIKE TO THANK MR. MAY FOR COMING OUT TO PECAN GARDENS WITH ME AND MY STAFF, AS WELL AS THE INTERIM CITY MANAGER THE OTHER DAY.

COUNCIL MEMBER HARPER MADISON.

UH, IS THERE A MOTION TO ADOPT THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR THE AUSTIN HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION? UH, AS THE CONSENT AGENDA? COUNCIL MEMBER CADRE SECONDED BY THE MAYOR PRO TIM, UH, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THE CONSENT AGENDA? MAYOR PRO TIM, I JUST NOTICED COUNCIL MEMBER HARPER MADISON HAD HER HAND UP.

DIDN'T KNOW IF SHE HAD A QUESTION.

I'M SORRY.

THANK YOU MAYOR PRO.

TIM, I DID NOT HAVE A QUESTION.

I WAS JUST TRYING TO SECOND THE MOTION, BUT VERY, VERY GOOD.

I'LL GET YOU THAT.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE AUSTIN HOUSING PUBLIC FACILITY CORPORATION MEETING, AND I'LL RECOGNIZE, UH, STAFF TO GIVE A REPORT.

I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT.

THANK YOU FOR PUTTING THAT OUT, MAYOR PROTE.

UM, ALRIGHT.

IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THE CONSENT AGENDA? IS THERE ANY OBJECTION TO THE MOTION TO ADOPT THE CONSENT AGENDA AS READ? HEARING NONE.

THE CONSENT AGENDA IS ADOPTED WITH COUNCIL MEMBER KELLY BEING SHOWN VOTING NO ON ITEMS TWO THROUGH 10, UH, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF SEVEN WITH WHICH IS WITHDRAWN.

WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE WILL ADJOURN THE MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE AUSTIN HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION.

I WILL NOW CALL TO ORDER THE

[10:30 AM - Austin Housing Public Facility Corporation Meeting]

GOOD MORNING, MR. PRESIDENT.

MAD.

I'M VICE PRESIDENT BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

MY NAME IS JAMES MAY.

I'M THE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT OFFICER WITH THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT ON THE AUSTIN HOUSING PUBLIC FACILITIES CORPORATION AGENDA.

YOU HAVE THREE ITEMS. UH, FIRST IS TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE MARCH 23RD, UH, MEETING.

AND THE SECOND TWO ITEMS ARE TO SET PUBLIC HEARINGS, UH, FOR THE ISSUANCES OF PRIVATE ACTIVITY BONDS.

THE FIRST IS A 20 MILLION, UH, ISSUANCE FOR KAREN POINT AT CAMERON ROAD, NEAR 7,205 CAMERON ROAD IN DISTRICT FOUR.

THE SECOND IS A PUBLIC HEARING, UH, FOR THE ISSUANCES OF UP TO 45 MILLION, UH, FOR A C G R BJ, UH, THE, UH, RBJ TOWER, UH, LOCATED AT 1320 ART DLY ROAD IN DISTRICT THREE.

AND I OFFER ALL THREE OF THESE ITEMS ON CONSENT.

MEMBERS.

ANY QUE ANY QUESTIONS? MEMBERS? UH, IS THERE ANYONE WISHING TO BE SHOWN AS ABSTAINING ON ANY OF THE ITEMS ANYONE WISHING TO BE SHOWN AS RECUSING THEMSELVES ON ANY OF THE ITEMS? ANYONE WISHING TO BE SHOWN VOTING NO ON ANY OF THE ITEMS? ALL RIGHT.

THE CHAIR WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADOPT.

THE CONSENT AGENDA IS READ.

THE MOTION IS MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER HARPER MADISON.

IT IS SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER POOL.

IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THE CONSENT AGENDA? IS READ SEEING NONE? IS THERE ANY OBJECTION TO THE MOTION TO ADOPT THE CONSENT AGENDA? HEARING? NO OBJECTION.

THE CONSENT AGENDA IS ADOPTED WITHOUT OBJECTION.

WE WILL NOW ADJOURN THE MEETING OF THE AUSTIN AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE AUSTIN HOUSING PUBLIC FACILITY CORPORATION MEETING MEMBERS.

UNLESS I'M MISTAKEN, UH, WE HAVE NO BUSINESS THAT WE CAN TAKE UP AT THIS POINT IN TIME BECAUSE THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA WOULD BE A NOON TIME CERTAIN FOR PUBLIC COMMUNICATION.

UH, WITHOUT OBJECTION.

THE CITY COUNCIL OF AUSTIN, TEXAS IS IN RECESS UNTIL 12 O'CLOCK NOON.

NAMES FOR PUBLIC COMMENT, WE WILL HEAR THEM.

CITY COUNCIL MEETING HERE AT 12:02 PM THE MAYOR IS DOWN AT THE CAPITOL CURRENTLY.

SO I WILL BE PRESIDING OVER THIS 12 O'CLOCK MOMENT THAT WE HAVE HERE, BUT HE WILL BE BACK FOR ZONING AT 2:00 PM SO I AM JOINED ON THE DIAS BY COUNCIL MEMBER KELLY FUENTEZ, VELA VELAZQUEZ AND ALISON ALTAR.

AND IF THE CLERKS COULD GO AHEAD AND CALL

[Public Communication: General]

THEY WERE NOT DRUNK ON POWER.

FIRST SPEAKER IS SILVER WHITE MOUNTAIN IN PERSON.

NOON.

COUNSEL, THE LAST TIME I WAS HERE, I SAID I THOUGHT THAT POLICE NEEDED TO HAVE A BREATHALYZER INSTALLED INTO THEIR VEHICLES TO BE SURE

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AND UNLESS IT REGISTERED HUMBOLDT, THEN THEIR POLICE CARS WOULDN'T START.

I KNOW THAT THIS TEST DOES NOT EXIST YET, BUT I'M HERE TO MAKE A POINT.

THIS HAPPENED ON MARCH 8TH, 2023.

AN AMBULANCE IN TUBAL POLICE CARS BLOCKED THE ENTIRE ENTRANCE AND EXIT TO SOME STREETS ON BEN WHITE AS IF THEY WERE INVOLVED IN A HEAVY RESCUE OPERATION.

JUST A LITTLE LATER, I SAW THE SAME AMBULANCE LICENSE PLATE.

1 49, 73 10 GET ON THE FRONTAGE ROAD WITH NO SIREN ON GOING SOUTHBOUND IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION.

IF ANY HOSPITAL, THEREFORE THEY COST A BIG OLD TRAFFIC JAM AT BEN WHITE IN SOUTH CONGRESS.

THERE WAS ANOTHER EMS VEHICLE AND STATE TROOPER, THEY ALLOWED ENOUGH ROOM FOR VEHICLES TO SAFELY PASS BY.

IN BOTH SITUATIONS, THEY WERE ATTENDING THE PEOPLE LIVING ON THE STREET.

SO NOW I WOULD LIKE TO ADD EMERGENCY VEHICLES TO THE LIST OF BREATHALYZERS.

I HAVE A JOB AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL WHERE I GET PAID, BUT I DO THIS FOR FREE AS A HOBBY BECAUSE IT'S FUN WATCHING REAL LIFE MOVIES AND ALL THE MISTAKES THAT ARE MADE.

SOME ARE REALLY GOOD COMEDY.

IT'S CANDID CAMERA ALL OVER AGAIN.

LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT THE BEST REAL LIFE MOVIE I'VE SEEN SO FAR THIS YEAR.

IT COULD HAVE BEEN TAKEN FROM SHAKESPEARE HIMSELF.

IT LASTED FOR OVER TWO DAYS.

IT WAS A SILENT, DRAMATIC THRILLER.

KEEP IN MIND, I MARCHED TO A DIFFERENT DRUMMER.

I WATCHED YOUNG AND OLD, ALL SIZES, ALL RACES.

PEOPLE CAME AND DROVES BY THE HUNDREDS, THOUSANDS, THEY WENT INTO GROCERY STORES, DEPARTMENT STORES, FLOWER SHOPS AND MORE.

YOU GUESSED IT, IT ALL HAPPENED ON VALENTINE'S DAY.

SOME PEOPLE ENJOYED BUYING GIFTS FOR THEIR SWEETHEART, BUT YOU SHOULD HAVE SEEN THE BODY LANGUAGE IN OTHERS.

THE DRIVE, THE DECISION MAKING, THE SEARCH, THE SERIOUSNESS ON MEN'S EXPRESSIONS.

IS THIS GONNA BE ENOUGH? DID I MAKE THE RIGHT DECISION? YOU COULD TELL THEIR ANXIETY WAS GOING UP AND THEY WERE DEALING WITH A FEAR OF REJECTION.

ONE GENTLEMAN WAS LOOKING AT SOME FLOWERS, BUT I COULD TELL WHAT HE WAS THINKING.

I BETTER BUY THE RIGHT FLOWERS.

OR I MAY NOT GET ANY SUPPER.

OR I MAY BE SLEEPING ON THE COUCH.

ANOTHER SAID TO HIMSELF AS HE WAS WALKING OUT OF THE STORE, THESE FLOWERS WERE KINDA EXPENSIVE, THEN SHOOK HIS HEAD AND SAID, BUT I DIDN'T HAVE A CHOICE.

THAT LINE WAS GOLD TO GET OR NOT TO GET A GIFT.

THAT IS THE QUESTION OR NOT TO GET THE RIGHT GIFT AND THEN GET A SLAP.

THIS ROLL LIVE MOVIE DESERVES AN ACADEMY AWARD.

NEXT TIME I WILL HAVE A CONTINUANCE OF HOW OFFICERS FOLLOWED EACH OTHER AND ALMOST FELL OFF THE CLIFF.

A TEAM CALLED THE CRISIS INTERVENTION TEAM.

NYLA SANKOFA, RUBEN RIVERA CLEMENTE SENIOR HERE.

GO AGAIN.

I WAS GONNA READ THIS LETTER.

IT'S GOING TO BASICALLY, IT'S ALL THE SITUATIONS THAT I'VE BEEN DEALING WITH WITH THE ORGANIZED CRIME UNIT OF AUSTIN POLICE DEPARTMENT.

AND I BELIEVE I STATED BEFORE, AND THE MAYOR KNOWS WHO I AM.

I'VE TALKED TO JOE, WHAT'S HIS NAME, PLACEBO, AND TOLD HIM WHAT I WENT THROUGH.

AND I WANNA MAKE THIS CLEAR.

WHAT HAPPENED TO ME HAPPENED TO SOMEBODY ELSE.

I TALKED TO AN ATTORNEY, BOBBY TAYLOR, AND I TOLD HIM WHAT THEY'D DONE TO ME, THAT YOU KNOW, HIS RESPONSE.

AND I QUOTE, I'VE HEARD OF THIS BEFORE, UNQUOTE.

SO I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE.

AND LIKE I SAID BEFORE, TWO COMPLAINTS CHIEF CHUCK ON FILED TWO COMPLAINTS AGAINST COMMANDER JASON J JASON BRYANT, LIEUTENANT GROSSER AND LIEUTENANT HARRINGS, THE OTHER ONE, LIEUTENANT ALSO, I KNOW WHO HE IS.

I'M NOT HERE TO MAKE A NAME FOR MYSELF.

AND I WANT THIS TO STOP.

I'M LEAVING THIS LETTER HERE.

I ALREADY GOT A COPY OF IT, JUST LIKE I STILL GOT THE COPY OF WHAT I GAVE CHIEF CHACO ON AUGUST THE 19TH, 2021.

GOTTA, EXCUSE ME, MY GOT IRRITATION ABOUT THE WHOLE PERSON.

I'M ANGRY CAUSE THEY RUINED MY, UH, EASTER SUNDAY, YOU KNOW, BEING HARASSED AND HARASSED AND THEN THEY LIED TO YOUR FACE.

AND I, AND I DIDN'T EVEN THREATENED TO GO TO JAIL FOR TALKING TO THE FORMER CITY MANAGER BY

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THE FIRST ONE THAT SHOWED UP.

AND I MADE IT CLEAR TO THEM, WELL, MAYBE I NEED TO GO TO JAIL SO I CAN MAKE A POINT OF STOP HARASSING ME.

AND GUESS WHAT HE SAID.

OR YOU DON'T WANT TO GO TO JAIL.

I GUESS THAT'S A THREAT ON TOP OF A THREAT.

AND I'VE BEEN THREATENED BY THESE POLICE OFFICERS AND WHAT HAPPENS AS SOON AS THEY THREAT, I DON'T SEE 'EM NO MORE.

THEY'RE GONE.

YOU KNOW, BUT ME, I HAVE TO CONTINUE TO DEAL WITH THIS CORRUPTION.

AND I TOLD THE COMMANDER, JASON BRYANT, I LEFT MESSAGES EITHER YOU CHARGE ME OR YOU LEAVE ME ALONE.

BECAUSE IT BEEN WAY OVER A DECADE AND I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE.

I'VE HEARD OF ANOTHER PERSON THAT BEEN HARASSED BY THE POLICE OVER A DECADE.

I HAVE BEEN THREATENED OR ASSAULTED, THEFT.

I HAD MY WINDSHIELD SMASH, YOU KNOW, PLUS I'M PRETTY SURE YOU COULD TALK TO THE MAYOR ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED TO ME.

THIS WAS THE POLICE THAT DONE THAT.

AND THE ONLY THING THEY'RE DOING IS COVERING UP.

THAT'S ALL THEY DO IS A COVER UP.

YOU KNOW, AND IT NEEDS TO STOP.

I WANT THE SAME THING THAT EVERYBODY HERE AND EVERYBODY LISTENING ON, 88.7 IS LISTENING TO THE SAME THING THAT WHEN YOU GO TO YOUR HOME, WHERE YOU LAY YOUR HEAD THAT YOU HAVE TRANQUILITY.

BUT I DON'T HAVE THAT.

AND THESE ARE POLICE OFFICERS.

AND I TOLD COMMANDER JASON BRYANT, I KNOW THE CONSEQUENCES OF MAKING A FALSE STATEMENT TO THE POLICE.

AND I MADE THIS TO THE POLICE CHIEF, FORMER AND PRESENT.

I EVEN TALKED TO THE DIRECTOR OF THE POLICE OVERSIGHT, FORMER DIRECTOR.

THIS HAS TO STOP.

THANK YOU, SIR.

I'M LEAVING THIS LETTER.

YOU CAN HAVE IT.

LIKE I SAID, I GOT A COPY OF IT.

UH, GIVE IT TO BRUCE MILLS.

AT LEAST THE LAST TIME I GOT A CONTACT WITH HIM, THE THE HARASSMENT WENT TO INTERMEDIATE.

THANK YOU SIR.

JORDAN KING.

GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE.

I WANT TO TALK AND ADDRESS THE DPS PARTNERSHIP WITH THE AUSTIN POLICE DEPARTMENT.

UH, THIS PARTNERSHIP WAS PUT IN PLACE TO HELP A P D WITH THEIR LOW STAFFING SITUATION.

D P S IS SUPPOSED TO HELP AND FOCUS ON FASTER RESPONSE TIMES TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT AND TO HELP LOWER VIOLENT CRIMES AND HIGH RATED ZIP CODE AREAS.

HIGH CRIME RATED ZIP CODE AREAS.

THEY DEPLOY DPS TO THOSE HIGH CRIME RATED ZIP CODE AREAS WHEN IN ACTUALITY THESE HIGH RATED ZIP CODE AREAS, HIGH CRIME RATED ZIP CODE AREAS ARE NOTHING BUT THE BLACK AND BROWN COMMUNITIES IN AUSTIN.

YOU SAY DPS IS IN SEVEN OF YOUR NON SECTORS, BUT I DON'T BELIEVE THAT WE DO KNOW IS DPS IS DRIVING UP AND DOWN OLD TURF RIVERSIDE, MONOPOLI AND OTHER MAJORITY OF MY NA UH, MINORITY NEIGHBORHOODS DOING NOTHING BUT STOP AND FRISK.

THEY ALSO HIDE AND SIT IN APARTMENT ENTRANCES, STOP SIGNS AND GAS STATIONS.

I HAVE SEEN THREE OR FOUR PEOPLE PULLED OVER AT THE SAME TIME.

ALL ON RIVERSIDE ALONE.

DPSS IS NOT SEEN ANYWHERE ELSE AROUND TOWN BY ONLY IN THE BLACK AND BROWN COMMUNITIES.

THE NUMBER WE HAVE AS OF NOW IS THAT DPS HAS PULLED OVER MORE THAN 4,000 PEOPLE.

IT IS VERY OVER POLICED.

DPSS DOES NOT FOLLOW THE SAME POLICY AS A P D, WHICH IS DANGEROUS.

THE CITY HAS PUT SANCTUARY POLICIES IN PLACE AND THE CITY HAS TAKEN STEPS TO END PRE JUSTICE AND DISCRIMINATION.

DPS IS A STATE AGENCY AND DOES NOT HAVE TO ABIDE BY ANY OF THOSE, WHICH IS WHY IT'S DANGEROUS.

DPS IS KNOWN FOR RACIAL PROFILING.

WE ALL KNOW WHAT HAPPENED IN DALLAS AND WE WON'T REALIZE WE MADE A MISTAKE UNTIL DPS KILLS ONE OF OUR OFFICER CITIZENS.

I WAS AGAINST THE DEFUNDING OF OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT.

I REPEAT, I WAS AGAINST THE DEFUNDING OF OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT.

THE CITY IS GROWING, WHICH MEANS WE NEED MORE OFFICERS.

THIS WEEK, OFFICER POLICE CHIEF ANNOUNCED AND SAID THAT THE PARTNERSHIP WITH DPS HAS DROPPED CRIME BY 31%.

IN WEEK TWO HE ANNOUNCED THAT AS IF IT'S GOOD NEWS, BUT THAT'S ACTUALLY A HUGE EMBARRASSMENT TO OUR CITY YET ALONE.

A HUGE EMBARRASSMENT TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, THE AUSTIN POLICE DEPARTMENT.

THE FACT THAT OUR OWN CITY POLICE CAN'T PROPERLY AND EFFECTIVELY POLICE OUR CITY IS SAD OR DISAPPOINTING.

WE NEED TO QUICKLY REFUND OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT BACK SO THAT A P D CAN TAKE BACK CONTROL OF OUR CITY.

WE NEED TO SUPPORT AUSTIN PD, PROVIDE THEM WHATEVER THEY NEED SO THAT OUR OFFICERS CAN PROTECT US.

THAT CONCLUDES NOON PUBLIC COMMUNICATION.

THANK YOU SIR.

HOWEVER, NOW'S THE TIME FOR US TO HAVE SOME LIVE MUSIC.

MEMBERS.

THAT CONCLUDES THE PUBLIC COMMUNICATION PERIOD OF THE AGENDA.

THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS A TIME CERTAIN, AND THAT'S THE ZONING ITEMS.

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SO, UH, WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE CITY COUNCIL WILL BE IN RECESS UNTIL TWO O'CLOCK, BUT PLEASE STAY FOR OUR LIVE MUSIC, WHICH WILL AS SOON AS IT GETS SET UP, UH, THAT WILL BEGIN.

WE'RE IN RECESS.

GOOD.

Y'ALL READY FOR ME TO READ? SURE.

READY TO KICK US OFF? STARTING IN

[Live Music Micah Shalom and the Babylonians]

GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA.

IN 2007, MICAH SHALOM FORMED A BAND OF SKA, REGGAE AND WORLD MUSICIANS TO PLAY HIS BRAND OF ORIGINAL AND COVER MUSIC FROM THESE GENRES OVER THE YEARS, REFINING HIS SOUND TO FLOW BETWEEN ALL THREE GENRES SEAMLESSLY ENCAPSULATING THE AUDIENCE TO DANCE, LISTEN AND ENJOY THE DIFFERENT BEATS AND MELODIES.

MICAH SHALOM AND HIS BAND, THE PEACEFUL BROTHERS NOW RESIDE IN AUSTIN, TEXAS WITH A CAST OF DIVERSE MUSICAL BACKGROUNDS.

MICAH'S LATEST RELEASE POSITIVITY IS AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVELY ON BAND CAMP.

OUR RULE FOR THE DAY IS TO SPREAD GOOD VIBES AND POSITIVITY WHEREVER YOU GO AND TO ALL THE PEOPLE YOU INTERACT WITH.

UPCOMING SHOWS ARE AUSTIN REGGAE FEST, SUNDAY AP, UH, SUNDAY, APRIL 23RD AT 2:00 PM FLAMINGO CANTINA ON JULY 6TH, HOUSTON REGGAE FEST ON AUGUST 12TH AND SOCIAL MEDIA IS LINK TREE.

MICAH SHALOM.

MICAH SHALOM PROUDLY PLAYS AUSTIN WIN'S INSTRUMENTS AND APPEARS AS A FEATURED ARTIST ON THEIR WEBSITE.

GIVE THANKS.

AUSTIN, TEXAS, MICAH SHALOM AND THE PEACEFUL BROTHERS ARE HERE.

WE'RE GONNA SPREAD SOME GOOD VIBES FOR YOU TODAY.

THIS ONE'S CALLED UNIVERSAL.

WHAT I'M BRINGING NOW, WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT FROM ME TO YOU.

HEY, IT DOESN'T MATTER.

BLACK, WHITE, BROWN, OR SHOW TO OUT TO MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS ALL THE GROUND.

THAT'S THE ONLY THING THAT COUNTS.

AND WE'RE IN THE MORNING WIPE.

THANKS FOR I COME ON ON GET ALL, LET'S SEE WHAT I'M BRINGING.

I'M TALKING IS ALL THE WAY UNIVERSAL.

A LONG TIME SINCE I SET OUT ON MY WAY.

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IT'S A SINCE I'VE GONE.

ALRIGHT, SO MANY HAVE COME AND GONE.

SO MANY HAVE COME AND GONE.

I GOT TO SHOW SOME LOVE TO THOSE WHO BROUGHT ME ALL THIS WAY.

YOU FEELING DOWN AND NOW KNOW I GOT TO SAY THIS TO YOU.

NOW KEEP ON FIGHTING THROUGH.

WE GOTTA KEEP ON FIGHTING.

OH YEAH.

KEEP ON FIGHTING THROUGH.

OH YEAH, YEAH.

WE GOTTA KEEP ON FIGHTING.

DON'T EVER GIVE UP.

NO, NO UP, NO WAY.

NO, NO WAY.

NO NO WAY.

UHUH, WE GIVE THANKS AUSTIN.

OOH, NOTHING BUT GOOD VIBES OVER HERE.

I AM AUSTIN'S MAYOR PRO TEM PAGE ELLIS AND I WILL NOW READ THE PROCLAMATION.

BE IT KNOWN THAT WHEREAS THE CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS IS BLESSED WITH MANY CREATIVE MUSICIANS WHOSE TALENT EXTENDS TO VIRTUALLY EVERY MUSICAL GENRE.

AND WHEREAS OUR MUSIC SCENE THRIVES BECAUSE AUSTIN AUDIENCES SUPPORT GOOD MUSIC PRODUCED BY LEGENDS, OUR LOCAL FAVORITES AND NEWCOMERS ALIKE.

AND WHEREAS WE ARE PLEASED TO SHOWCASE AND SUPPORT OUR LOCAL ARTISTS.

NOW THEREFORE, I PAY JEALOUS ON BEHALF OF KIRK WATSON, THE MAYOR OF LIVE MUSIC CAPITAL DUE HEREBY PROCLAIM APRIL 20TH, 2023 AS MICAH SHALOM AND THE BABYLONIANS DAY.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY ANY ADDITIONAL WORDS OR LET US KNOW WHERE PEOPLE CAN FIND YOU ON SOCIAL MEDIA? SO, UH, YOU CAN FIND US, OF COURSE, UH, INSTAGRAM, FACEBOOK UNDER MICHAEL SHAGO AND PLEASE GO TO OUR BAND CAMP AND PICK UP OUR LATEST TRACK, WHICH IS THAT POSITIVITY THAT YOU SPOKE OF EARLIER, EX EXCLUSIVE ON THE BAND CAMP ONLY THERE, YOU CAN'T EVEN STREAM IT NOWHERE ELSE.

SO JUST GOTTA GO THERE ALL.

AND WE GIVE THANKS FOR THAT BECAUSE THE, OF COURSE MUSICIANS GET THE MOST OF THE CUT IF YOU DO BUY IT FROM US THERE.

AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE THE AUSTIN MUSIC OFFICE FOR HELPING US GET IN HERE AND GIVE THANKS FOR ALL THE PEACEFUL BROTHERS.

YOU KNOW, WE GIVE, WE GIVE THANKS REGULAR FEST.

OF COURSE, THIS WEEKEND, SUNDAY WE'LL BE THERE AT 2:00 PM SO, OKAY, FANTASTIC.

ALL TO ORDER BACK TO ORDER THE AUSTIN CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

IT'S A REGULAR MEETING.

IT'S APRIL 20TH, 2023 AND IT'S 2:00 PM UH, MEMBERS,

[2:00 PM - Zoning and Neighborhood Plan Amendments (Public Hearings and Possible Action)]

THE ITEM ON BEFORE US IS THE TWO O'CLOCK TIME CERTAIN MATTER RELATED TO ZONING AND I'M GOING TO ASK STAFF TO MAKE A PRESENTATION.

OKAY, THANK YOU MAYOR.

MAYOR AND COUNSEL JOY HARDEN WITH THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT.

YOUR ZONING AGENDA BEGINS WITH ITEM NUMBER 36 CUN FOUR H 20 22 0 1 76 AND THERE'S A STAFF POSTPONEMENT REQUEST TO YOUR MAY 18TH COUNCIL MEETING.

ITEM 37 IS NPA 20 22 0 0 0 9 0.01.

STAFF POSTPONEMENT REQUEST TO YOUR MAY 18TH COUNCIL MEETING.

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THIS ITEM HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN FROM THIS AGENDA ONLY.

IT WILL BE PLACED ON YOUR MAY 18TH COUNCIL MEETING TO BE CONSIDERED WITH THE NOTICE.

AND SO NO ACTION IS REQUIRED ON THIS ITEM.

UM, ITEM 39 IS C 1 14 20 22 0 1 68.

THIS ITEM IS BEING OFFERED FOR CONSENT.

SECOND AND THIRD READING WITH THE FOLLOWING MOTION SHEET THAT I WILL NOW READ, ADD THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONAL OVERLAY TO PART TWO TO READ EXCEPT FOR SIDE YARD AND REAR YARD.

SETBACKS OF THE PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROPERTY MUST COMPLY WITH NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL L R SITE DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS.

AND WITH THAT, UM, AGAIN, UH, STAFF IS OFFERING THIS ITEM FOR CONSENT.

SECOND AND THIRD READINGS, ITEM 40 IS C 14 20 23 0 0 0 6.

THIS WILL BE A DISCUSSION ITEM TO SPEAK TO THE MERITS OF THE POSTPONEMENT REQUEST THAT WAS MADE BY THE NEIGHBORHOOD TO YOUR MAY 18TH COUNCIL MEETING.

MOVING ON TO THE ADDENDUM ITEMS. UM, ITEM 46 IS C 14 20 22 0 2 0 3.

THIS ITEM IS BEING OFFERED FOR CONSENT.

THIRD READING COUNSEL SUPPORTED THIS ITEM ON SECOND READING LAST WEEK AND UM, TO CONTINUE DISCUSSIONS AND THERE HAS BEEN AN AGREEMENT WITH SOME OF THE NEIGHBORS, UM, AND THE APPLICANT.

SO WITH THAT, AGAIN, THIS ITEM'S BEING OFFERED FOR CONSENT.

THIRD READING, ALTHOUGH I DO THINK WE DO HAVE A FEW SPEAKERS ON THIS.

ITEM 48 IS SCENE 14, 20 22 0 0 76.

AGAIN THIS WAS AN ITEM PASSED LAST WEEK ON FIRST READING ONLY.

UM, FOR CONTINUED DISCUSSIONS AND ALTHOUGH THIS ITEM HAS A VALID PETITION, WE DID RECEIVE AN EMAIL FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD, UH, UM, A NEIGHBORHOOD REPRESENTATIVE WITHDRAWING THEIR OPPOSITION AND THERE IS A SIGNED AGREEMENT.

AND SO AGAIN, WE CAN OFFER THIS FOR CONSENT.

SECOND AND THIRD READINGS.

AND LASTLY, ITEM 49 IS C 1 14 20 22 0 0 40 AND THERE'S APPLICANT POSTPONEMENT REQUEST TO YOUR MAY 18TH.

COUNSEL MEMBERS, ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF STAFF? ALRIGHT, UM, WE WILL GO TO THE CONSENT ITEMS OF THE CONSENT ITEMS ARE ITEM 39 ON SECOND AND THIRD READING WITH THE AMENDMENT AS READ BY MS HARDEN.

ITEM NUMBER 46 ON THIRD READING, ITEM NUMBER 48 ON SECOND AND THIRD READING.

ITEM NUMBER 40 HAS BEEN PULLED THAT WE WILL HEAR FIRST FROM THOSE SPEAKERS THAT WISH TO SPEAK ON THE CONSENT ITEMS. THEN WE WILL CALL, UH, I'LL CALL UP ITEM NUMBER 40 AND WE WILL HEAR FROM SPEAKERS ON ITEM NUMBER 40.

SO WITH THAT, I'LL UH, ASK THE CITY CLERK IF, UH, WE CAN START THE SPEAKERS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.

AT THIS TIME WE HAVE NO REMOTE SPEAKERS SO WE'LL TAKE UP IN PERSON.

GOOD AFTERNOON, MARION COUNSEL.

UH, MOHAMMED AMI ON ITEM 39.

HELLO AGAIN.

HELLO.

HOW ARE YOU? BEEN HERE LAST TIME AND RAISED MY POSITION TO SEE US ONE ZONING AND UH, I WROTE TO EVERY ONE OF YOU, SENT YOU AN EMAIL, SPOKE TO ONE OF THE STAFFERS AND, AND EXPLAIN TO HIM WHAT I'M, WHY I AM AGAINST IT.

AND HE TOLD ME THAT I HAVE AN OPTION OF STAY OPPOSED OR APPLY FOR REZONING FOR MY PROPERTY AND PAY THE FEE AGAIN.

AND I TOLD HIM I ALREADY PAID THE FEE.

I DON'T WANT TO PAY THE FEE.

SO I STAY UPWARDS.

AND MY OPPOSITION IS TO THE FACT THAT THERE IS A RULES IN THE BOOK.

IT PREVENTS SUCH A JUMP FROM O TO CS ONE.

AND I COULDN'T GET THAT.

IT WAS JUST LAST YEAR.

AND THEY TOLD ME THERE IS A RULES IN THERE TO WILL THAT I CAN'T COMPLY WITH THAT.

AND THEN SIX MONTHS LATER THERE IS AN APPLICATION IN THERE ASKING THE SAME THING AND GETTING APPROVED.

AND I REALLY DON'T UNDERSTAND THIS.

THIS IS LIKE DOUBLE STANDARD HERE.

WHY CAN'T I GET IT? AND THEN THE OTHER PARTY CAN GET IT.

THE RULES IN, IN THE BOOK YOU GUYS OR YERS CREATED THE RULES IS THE OTHER SIDE IS STILL TELLING ME THAT THE RULE IS OLD NEEDS TO BE CHANGED.

I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH THAT.

SOMEBODY NEEDS TO DO THAT WITHIN YOU ALL DEPARTMENT OF ZONING OR WHATEVER, NOT AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS.

I COME AND ASK YOU SOMEBODY ELSE COME AND ASK YOU.

YOU CANNOT DO ONE AT A TIME.

YOU CHANGE THE RULE.

WE ALL, YOU KNOW, ABIDE WITH IT.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY AS FAR AS MY OPPOSITION.

IF YOU WANNA, UH, GIVE THESE THINGS TO THIS APPLICANT, I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH IT.

APPLY THAT SAME TO ME.

I ALREADY PAY MY

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FEE.

$12,500.

WE ARE NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH SIR.

THANK YOU SIR.

APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENT.

ANNA AGUIRE ON ITEM 46 ON DECK.

FRANCIS AYA, FRANCIS, AYA, ONDECK, MARIO CANTU, MARIO CANTU, MONICA GUZMAN, ITEM 46.

I'M MONICA GUZMAN, POLICY DIRECTOR AT GO AUSTIN.

VAMOS AUSTIN SPEAKING ON ITEM 46.

MONTOPOLIS IS NOT IN THE GAVA ZIP CODES OF FOCUS, BUT WE STAND IN SOLIDARITY WITH ADJACENT EASTERN CRESCENT COMMUNITIES EXPERIENCING RAPID GENTRIFICATION AND DISPLACEMENT OF DEEPLY ROOTED RESIDENTS.

THIS MORNING WE RECEIVED THE NEWS A SUCCESSFULLY NEGOTIATED AND INCREASE IN THREE BEDROOM UNITS FROM FIVE TO 20.

THE DEVELOPERS ADDED 10% OF THE UNITS AT 60% M F I BRINGING IT TO 30 BUILDING HEIGHT AS CAP AT 75 FEET AND THEY'LL MAKE A LUMP SUM CONTRIBUTION OF 75,000 TO THE COMMUNITY BENEFIT.

BUT IT IS STILL A LESS THAN OPTIMAL DEAL BECAUSE IT SHOULDN'T.

OOPS, BECAUSE THE COMMUNITY DIDN'T GET EVERYTHING THEY WANTED OR NEEDED.

WE ARE A WORK, WE ARE AWARE WORK HAS BEEN DONE FOR SEVERAL WEEKS AND IT IS FORTUNATE THEY WERE ABLE TO FURTHER IMPROVE THE AGREEMENT, BUT IT SHOULDN'T AND DOESN'T NEED TO BE FINALIZED AT THE PROVERBIAL 11TH HOUR.

GOING FORWARD, WE ARE URGING COUNSEL TO SLOW DOWN THE PROCESS INSTEAD OF RUSHING BY CONSENT WITH NO DISCUSSION, YOU MUST PROTECT AND RESPECT THE PUBLIC PROCESS.

ENCOURAGE DEVELOPERS TO TAKE TIME FOR AUTHENTIC COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, ESPECIALLY IN DISTRICTS ONE THROUGH FOUR IN THE EASTERN CRESCENT.

A RUSH PROCESS LACKING COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN THE PUBLIC PROCESS IS A RECIPE FOR DISASTER CAN AND WILL SET DANGEROUS PRECEDENTS LEADING TO GENTRIFICATION AND DISPLACEMENT.

LAST WEEK, COUNCIL APPROVED THE PROJECT CONNECT ANTI-DISPLACEMENT FUNDS, UH, ROADMAP .

SUCH ROADMAPS ARE DANGEROUS WHEN LACKING A PUBLIC PROCESS LED BY VULNERABLE AND IMPACTED COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

IT INCLUDED REDUCED FUNDING TO COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS AND MOVED IT TO LAND ACQUISITION.

THUS DISAPPOINTING.

SINCE CBOS CAN PROVIDE DIRECT SUPPORT TO VULNERABLE RESIDENTS, WE ENCOURAGE COUNCIL TO CONSIDER USING THE LAND ACQUISITION FUNDS IN PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS TO ENSURE TRULY, DEEPLY AFFORDABLE HOUSING, ESPECIALLY IN THE EASTERN CRESCENT AND OTHER VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES.

ALSO, YOU'VE ALREADY HEARD A FEW NAMES, THEY AND OTHERS WHO REGISTERED AS OPPOSED OR NEUTRAL TO THIS DEVELOPMENT.

BUT MAY NOT OR WILL NOT BE ABLE TO MAKE IT AT ALL, MA'AM.

IT NEEDS TO BE STATED CLEARLY MA'AM.

LACK OF PHYSICAL PRESENCE DOES NOT EQUATE LACK OF CONCERN.

TANYA PAYNE, ITEM 46, WITH CAROLYN CREW ON DECK.

CAROLYN CREW, ITEM 46 WITH BARBARA MACARTHUR ON DECK.

BARBARA MACARTHUR, ROY WHALEY, MISS SALE RAMOS, CYNTHIA VASQUEZ TO VASQUEZ KALU, JAMES AND TECH.

ERICA REYES, DAVID KING, BETSY GREENBERG, JILL PARRISH, HELEN P PLEA, BILL BUNCH, JOLENE KIELBASA, JONATHAN KENNY, ZENOBIA JOSEPH.

ITEM 49.

49.

I THINK 49 IS POSTPONED MAYOR.

IT HAS BEEN.

SO YOUR, YOUR COMMENTS WOULD BE ON THE MERITS OF THE POSTPONEMENT ALONE.

THE ITEM COMES BACK BEFORE COUNSEL AND I GAVE YOU WRITTEN TESTIMONY THAT GIVES YOU SOME BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON THE TRANSPORTATION, BUT I APPRECIATE THE POSTPONEMENT.

COUNSEL, I'M ZENOPIA JOSEPH SPEAKING ON THE MERITS ALONE TO ITEM 49, WHICH IS 1 0 0 1 7 AND A HALF.

DES OUR WROTE, UH, SPECIFICALLY, I WOULD JUST ASK YOU AS I HAVE IN THE PAST TO LOOK AT TRANSPORTATION WHEN

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IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'LL GLADLY ANSWER THEM AT THIS TIME.

APPRECIATE YOUR TESTIMONY.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

THE ONLY REMAINING SPEAKER IS ON ITEM 40.

VERY GOOD.

UM, THANK YOU.

MEMBERS, WE WILL TAKE UP, AS I INDICATED, THE CONSENT AGENDA.

UH, AND LET ME START BY ASKING IF THERE'S ANYONE WHO WISHES TO DISCUSS OR SPEAK ON ONE OF THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS, THAT BEING THE CASE.

IS THERE ANY YES, COUNCIL MEMBER, MCC CADRE? UM, YEAH, I JUST WANNA QUICKLY TOUCH ON ITEM NUMBER 48.

UH, I JUST WANNA SAY I'M VERY PLEASED, UH, WITH THE OUTCOME OF THE CASE.

UH, I'M VERY THANKFUL, UH, FOR, FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND, AND THE NEIGHBORS AND THEIR INVOLVEMENT.

UH, YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING THEY BROUGHT UP, YOU KNOW, WERE, WERE LEGITIMATE CONCERNS, UH, ABOUT THE APPLICANT'S PROPOSAL.

UH, BUT I KNOW THAT A LOT OF GOOD FAITH CONVERSATIONS OCCURRED, UH, IN INVOLVING ALL THOSE NEGOTIATIONS FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION TO THE APPLICANT, UH, TO, TO OUR OWN STAFF IN THE D NINE OFFICE AND MELISSA, NATALIE, UH, EFFORT WAS PUT IN AND, AND WORK WAS DONE.

SO I'M GLAD WE'RE ABLE TO GET TO AN AGREEMENT THAT SATISFIES EVERYONE'S INTEREST.

IT'S A GREAT EXAMPLE OF HOW COLLABORATION, UH, AND THE CITY CAN LEAD TO, UH, YOU KNOW, GREAT PRODUCTIVE SOLUTIONS THAT WILL MAKE AUSTIN A MORE LIVABLE, UH, AND, AND LIVELY CITY.

UH, SO I JUST WANNA THANK THE APPLICANT AGAIN, UH, THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, AND FOR, UH, NATALIE MELISSA ON OUR TEAM FOR THEIR HARD WORK AND ENGAGEMENT.

AND THAT'S WHY WE HAVE THE POSITIVE RESULTS WE DO.

GOOD DEAL.

A POOLED ITEM THAT WAS PULLED FOR DISCUSSION ON THE POSTPONEMENT, AND I'LL RECOGNIZE, UH, MS. HARDEN? YES, MA'AM.

COUNCIL MEMBER, ANYBODY ELSE WANT TO BE HEARD ON ANY OF THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS? IS THERE ANYONE THAT WISHES TO BE SHOWN ABSTAINING ON ANY OF THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS? ANYONE WISHING TO BE SHOWN AS RECUSING THEMSELVES FROM AN ITEM? IS THERE ANYONE WISHING TO BE SHOWN VOTING NO ON ANY OF THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS? THAT BEING THE CASE? IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS IT WAS IDENTIFIED AND READ CO COUNCIL MEMBER VELAZQUEZ MOVES TO ADOPT THE CONSENT AGENDA? THE MAYOR PRO TIM SECONDS, THAT MOTION? UH, COUNCIL MEMBER HARPER MADISON.

UM, I, I SEE YOU AND I APPRECIATE THAT.

UM, IS THERE ANY OBJECTION TO THE ADOPTION OF THE CONSENT AGENDA? IS READ, HEARING NONE, THE CONSENT AGENDA IS ADOPTED.

WE'LL NOW GO TO ITEM NUMBER 40, WHICH WAS

[40. C14-2023-0006 - Wynne Lane Single Family - Conduct a public hearing and approve an ordinance amending City Code Title 25 by rezoning property locally known as 7500 Wynne Lane. Applicant Request: To rezone from mobile home residence (MH) district zoning to family residence (SF-3) district zoning. Staff and Zoning and Platting Commission Recommendation: To grant family residence (SF-3) district zoning. Owner/Applicant: Jon Conner. Agent: Thrower Design, LLC (A. Ron Thrower). City Staff: Ricky Barba, Planning Department, 512-974-7740.]

SO, UM, ITEM 40 AGAIN IS C 1 14 20 23 0 0 0 6.

THAT IS WINN LANE SINGLE FAMILY.

AND WE HAVE THE NEIGHBORHOOD REPRESENTATIVE, MR. DICKERSON HERE TO SPEAK ON.

UM, THAT WAS THE NEIGHBORHOOD'S REQUEST ON MAY 18TH.

SO WE'LL HAVE HIM HERE SPEAKING TO THAT, AND THEN WE'LL HAVE THE APPLICANT TO SPEAK, UM, AGAINST THAT PROPOSAL.

ALL RIGHT, MAYOR, HEAR COUNCIL MEMBERS, MY NAME IS JEFF DICKERSON ON BEHALF OF THE MATTHEW LANES NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION NEIGHBORS AND OUTREACH COMMITTEE.

WE RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR A POSTPONEMENT OF THE CASE, MAY 18TH TO ALLOW FOR MORE DISCUSSIONS TO ADDRESS CONCERNS WITH DENSITY TRAFFIC, PEDESTRIAN STREET SAFETY, AND BROWN LEAF DEED RESTRICTION ISSUES.

WE ARE STILL HOPEFUL IN CONTINUING NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE ADVOCATE AND THE APPLICANT'S AGENT WITH CONCERNING THE UNIT AGREEMENTS WITH THE AGREED UPON SF THREE ZONING.

WE ARE GETTING CONFLICTING INFORMATION BETWEEN THE APPLICANTS AGENT AND THE APPLICANT THEMSELVES WHEN SPEAKING WITH THE NEARBY NEIGHBORS ON HOW MANY UNITS THAT WE WANT TO PUT ON THAT PROPERTY.

OFFICERS AND MEMBERS OF THIS ORGANIZATIONS HAVE PRIOR COMMITMENTS THAT CONFLICT WITH THE DATE TODAY IN THE PAST.

WENDY RHODES, BLESS YOUR HEART, WOULD SEND US TWO WEEKS BEFORE THE MEETING A NOTICE, UH, SIGN IN NOTICE.

WE DID NOT GET IT THIS TIME BECAUSE WE ARE STILL LEARNING THE INS AND OUTS OF THE NEW PEOPLE THAT ARE MOVED INTO HER POSITION.

MATTHEW LANE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION HAS ALSO REACHED OUT TO DISTRICT FIVE REPRESENTATIVE AND THEIR STAFF FOR ASSISTANCE, BUT PAST TWO MONTHS TO NAVIGATE THIS PROCESS, AND WE HAVE NOT HAD ANY SUCCESS IN GETTING EMAILS NOR PHONE CALLS BACK.

WE RECEIVED A SURPRISE EMAIL LAST WEEK FROM THE CITY OF AUSTIN DEVELOPMENT

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SERVICES DEPARTMENT THAT SAID, WE OFFER ALL SERVICES TO HELP YOU OUT.

SINCE IT WAS JUST LAST WEEK, WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO SET A TIME WITH THEM.

SO THESE ARE THE REASONS WE WERE ASKING FOR, FOR TO POST APPOINTMENT.

THANK YOU, SIR.

GOOD AFTERNOON, EVENING, AND COMMISSIONER, UH, COUNCIL MEMBERS VICTORIA HASSI WITH THROWER DESIGN ON BEHALF OF THE LANDOWNER.

WE ARE OPPOSED TO THE, UH, NEIGHBORHOOD'S REQUEST TO POSTPONE THIS CASE.

WE REACHED OUT TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD IN NOVEMBER LAST YEAR TO NOTIFY THE, UM, REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION THAT WE WERE FILING THESE CASES.

UM, THE CASES DID HAVE NOTICE OF FILING GO OUT IN JANUARY, AND, UM, WE HAVE NOT, UH, HAD ANY FURTHER COMMUNICATION WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

THEY'VE NOT REACHED OUT TO US TO TALK ABOUT NEGOTIATING.

UM, AND I WILL SAY THAT WHEN WE WENT TO HEARING WITH ZONING AND PLATTING COMMISSION, WE MADE IT VERY CLEAR AT THAT TIME THAT WE WERE NOT INTERESTED IN, UH, LIMITING DENSITY FOR THIS SF THREE, UH, REZONING THAT WE'RE REQUESTING.

SO WE WOULD ACTUALLY ASK THAT THIS CASE MOVE FORWARD TODAY IF AT ALL POSSIBLE.

THANK YOU, MA'AM.