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UM, ALL RIGHT.[Call to Order]
CALL THE AUSTIN CITY COUNCIL ORDER.IT'S 10:00 AM UH, WE ARE MEETING ON SEPTEMBER 14TH, 2023 AT THE AUSTIN CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, WHICH ARE LOCATED IN CITY HALL AT 3 0 1 WEST SECOND STREET IN AUSTIN, TEXAS.
AND WE HAVE A QUORUM OF THE CITY COUNCIL PRESENT MEMBERS.
UH, I WANT TO NOTE THAT, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER ALLISON ALTER AND COUNCIL MEMBER POOL ARE, UH, OFF THE DAIS.
ONE THING I WILL NOTE THAT, THAT ORIGINALLY THIS DATE WAS NOT SCHEDULED FOR A COUNCIL MEETING WHEN WE HAD THE WHOLE CALENDAR PUT TOGETHER, UH, AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR.
AND SO, UH, THAT, THAT'S THE REASON SOME, SOME PEOPLE ARE NOT HERE, IS THAT THINGS HAD BEEN SCHEDULED AND THEN WE, IN ORDER TO MAKE SURE THAT THE WORK AND BUSINESS COULD GET DONE, WE SCHEDULED THIS MEETING.
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AND CORRECTIONS INTO THE RECORD.ITEM NUMBER 19 IS WITHDRAWN AND REPLACED BY ADDENDUM ITEM 1 31, ITEM NUMBER 34.
UH, INSTEAD OF READING EVANS GROUP, L L C D B A, EVANS PERSONNEL CONSULTANTS AND, AND EVANS TEMPORARIES, IT SHOULD READ EVANS PERSONNEL CONSULTANTS, D B A EVANS TEMPORARIES.
THOSE THREE ITEMS ARE POSTPONED TO SEPTEMBER 21ST, 2023.
ITEM NUMBER 82 ADDED AS A SPONSOR SHOULD BE COUNCIL MEMBER LESLIE POOLE.
ITEM 95 IS POSTPONED TO OCTOBER 5TH, 2023.
ITEM 1 0 2, THERE'S A POSTPONEMENT DISCUSSION REQUEST.
IT SAYS, DI THAT THIS, UH, IS IN DISTRICT NINE, THAT SHOULD BE STRICKEN, AND IT SHOULD SAY DISTRICT FOUR.
ITEM NUMBER 1 32, UH, ADDED AS A SPONSOR SHOULD BE COUNCIL MEMBER LESLIE POOLE ON THE BOARD AND COMMISSION'S RECOMMENDATIONS.
ITEM 29 SHOULD READ SEPTEMBER 13TH, 2023, RECOMMENDED BY THE WATER AND WASTEWATER COMMISSION ON A SIX OH VOTE WITH ONE ABSENCE AND FOUR VACANCIES.
THOSE ARE ALL THE CHANGES AND CORRECTIONS TO THE THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14TH, 2023 AGENDA MEMBERS.
THE ORDER OF THE DAY THAT WE WILL GO THROUGH IS, OF COURSE, UH, AT FOUR O'CLOCK, I'M SORRY, FOUR O'CLOCK.
I HAVE IT DOWN AS ITEM NUMBER FOUR ON MY LIST.
IF ANYBODY'S WONDERING WHY I WOULD SCREW THAT UP THAT WAY, IF WE'RE HERE AT FOUR O'CLOCK, SOMEBODY LOST A BET.
LET'S JUST SAY THAT, UH, 10:00 AM UH, WE'LL, WE'LL HAVE OUR, THE SPEAKERS, UH, THAT ARE SIGNED UP.
I WANT TO MAKE A NOTE THAT THOSE THAT ARE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK AT THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM NUMBER 1 0 3.
YOU WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK AT THE TIME CERTAIN AT ONE 15.
UH, THERE'S ALSO AN ITEM, WHICH IS, IS ITEM 1 0 3, WHICH IS TO SET A PUBLIC HEARING.
AND WHAT I THINK MAY HAVE HAPPENED IS SOME PEOPLE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THE SETTING FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING.
THERE HAVE TO BE TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS.
THEY FOR THE SECOND PUBLIC HEARING, AND THEY REALLY MEANT TO BE SIGNING UP TO SPEAK AT THE PUBLIC HEARING TODAY.
SO I WILL MAKE A NOTE AND WE WILL CALL ON YOU SO THAT WE DON'T, YOU DIDN'T SIGN UP FOR THE WRONG THING, UH, AND, AND NOT GET TO BE HEARD.
ITEM 86 IS AN ITEM, UH, THAT'S THE ONE I WAS TELLING YOU ABOUT THAT SETS THE PUBLIC HEARING.
WE WILL THEN VOTE ON THE CONSENT AGENDA WITH, UH, BRIEF REMARKS FROM COUNSEL.
I HAVE TWO PEOPLE THAT HAVE INDICATED THEY WISH TO BE HEARD ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.
UM, WE HAVE, UH, TWO ITEMS THAT HAVE BEEN PULLED.
THEY'RE LISTED AS NON-CONSENT ITEMS BECAUSE THEY ARE ITEMS FROM COUNCIL, UH, COMMITTEES ITEM 88 AND ITEM 89, AND ITEM 90.
WE WILL THEN, WE'LL THEN I'VE GOT, I'M, AS MUCH AS I ENJOY HEARING MY OWN VOICE, I DON'T LIKE HEARING IT TWICE, HEARING IT TWICE.
UM, UM, UH, BY THE WAY, FOR THE RECORD, COUNCIL MEMBER VELASQUEZ HAS JOINED REMOTELY.
WE WILL THEN TAKE UP IMMINENT DOMAIN ITEMS, 91, 92, 93, AND 94.
WE WILL THEN GO TO THE PUBLIC HEARINGS.
I WILL CALL THE, I WILL CALL THE PUBLIC HEARINGS IN THIS ORDER.
AND IT'S BASED UPON THE NUMBER OF SPEAKERS WE HAD WHEN I SAT DOWN TO PUT TOGETHER THIS LIST.
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WITH ITEM NUMBER 101ST, THEN WE WILL GO TO ITEM 98, THEN WE WILL GO TO ITEM 99.I WANT TO NOTE FOR THE PUBLIC ITEM NUMBER SIX, WHICH IS A PUBLIC HEARING, AND THE RELATED ITEM NUMBER 1 0 4 HAVE BEEN POSTPONED.
SO I, RIGHT NOW, I THINK WE ONLY HAVE ONE PERSON THAT SIGNED UP TO SPEAK.
BUT THOSE ITEMS THAT, THAT THEY WILL BE POSTPONED AT NOON.
WE WILL HAVE PUBLIC COMMUNICATION AND LIVE MUSIC.
I WANT TO NOTE FOR THE RECORD THAT I, UNFORTUNATELY, I HAVE TO BE OFF THE DAIS, UH, FOR A PERIOD OF TIME.
THE MAYOR PRO TIM WILL, UH, HANDLE THAT MATTER.
AND THEN THE LIVE MUSIC, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER FUENTES, BECAUSE WE, UH, HAVE ONE OF HER CONSTITUENTS HERE TODAY, SHE WILL HELP US WITH THAT.
AT ONE 15, WE WILL HAVE A TIME CERTAIN, AND THAT IS WITH REGARD TO ITEM NUMBER 1 0 3 THAT I PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED.
ONE, WE ARE REQUIRED BY LAW TO HAVE A TIME CERTAIN FOR A PUBLIC HEARING ON ONE OF THESE TYPES OF AGREEMENTS.
AND THAT WILL BE AT 1:15 PM THERE WILL BE NO ACTION.
COUNSEL WILL TAKE ACTION ON THIS ITEM ON SEPTEMBER 21ST, AND THEN OF COURSE AT TWO O'CLOCK WE WILL HAVE, UH, OUR ZONING ITEMS. THERE HAVE BEEN TWO ITEMS AS I CURRENTLY UNDERSTAND IT, THAT HAVE BEEN PULLED FROM THE ZONING CONSENT AGENDA.
AND THEN WE HAVE POSTPONEMENTS ON 1 11, 1 13, 1 14, AND 1 28.
UH, MY APOLOGIES, BUT I'D ALSO LIKE TO SPEAK ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.
I DON'T THINK THAT WAS MADE KNOWN, SO MY APOLOGIES ON THAT.
I, I, I THOUGHT I MENTIONED YOU, BUT I'VE GOT YOU.
YOU, YOU, YOU DID LET US KNOW, AND SO I'VE GOT THAT.
ALRIGHT, SO LET'S GO TO, UM, HAVING DONE THAT, AND IF THERE ARE ANY, UNLESS THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE ORDER OF THE DAY, WE WILL, UH, GO NOW TO OUR, UH, SPEAKERS AT 10 O'CLOCK ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, AND I'LL LOOK TO THE CITY CLERK.
OKAY, MAYOR, THE FIRST SPEAKER IS JEAN LATASHA ON 99.
NEXT SPEAKER IS KAREN KREPPS ON ITEM 98.
I GO TO BAR AND SPRINGS EVERY DAY.
I THINK THAT THE PLAN TO REDO THE BATHHOUSE IS A TOTAL DISASTER.
UM, I I I CANNOT IMAGINE WHY YOU WOULD REASSIGN GODFREY AND LIMB BACKER.
IF YOU LOOK AT WHAT THEY DID TO THE LADIES DRESSING LIMB BATHHOUSE, IT IS ONE OF THE WORST DESIGN BATHHOUSE I'VE EVER SEEN.
THEY MADE THIS BIG MISTAKE SO THAT THEY HAD TO PUT PRIVACY SCREENS IN AFTER THEY WERE DONE.
YOU CAN'T BE THERE IN THE RAIN AND KEEP YOUR STUFF DRY ANYWHERE.
UH, THE ONLY ELECTRIC OUTLET IS RIGHT BY THE SINK.
THE MIRROR IS RIGHT OVER THE SINK.
AND WHY WOULD YOU, I THINK THAT THEIR CONTRACT FOR THE HAVING DONE THE MASTER PLAN FOR THE, THAT ALMOST CUT DOWN ALL THE TREES AROUND THE, THE, THE POOL, UH, SAYS THAT THEY ARE NOT ALLOWED TO DO ANY PROJECTS COMING FROM THAT PLAN.
I ALSO THINK THAT WHAT YOU'RE GONNA BE DOING IS SHUTTING DOWN ACCESS TO A HUGE AMOUNT OF THE PARKING LOT, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO ENTER THE BACK, THE NORTH SHORE.
THAT'S REALLY BAD FOR PEOPLE WITH ACCESSIBILITY ISSUES.
I KNOW PEOPLE WHO ARE EXTREMELY UPSET KNOWING THEY WON'T BE ABLE TO GET TO THE POOL.
AND, UM, AND I, I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THE BUDGET FOR IT COULD HAVE ESCALATED.
I UNDERSTAND IT'S GONE UP FROM $2 MILLION UP TO SOMETHING LIKE $10 MILLION.
THIS DOES NOT NEED TO BE DONE.
JUST USE SOME OF THAT MONEY TO FIX THE PLUMBING.
I KNOW THAT YOU'VE BEEN NEGLECTING THE, THESE BATHHOUSES FOR YEARS WITH THE IDEA OF PULLING THEM DOWN AND RENOVATING IT.
AND I THINK THAT THIS IS JUST PART OF THE WHOLE MASTER PLAN TO CONCRETIZE THE PARK AND MAKE IT DIFFICULT FOR THE PUBLIC TO ATTEND.
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PANTEL SPEAKING ON ITEM FOUR AND 1 0 1.I AM SPEAKING IN OPPOSITION TO THE AIRPORT EXPANSION, AND I'M QUITE DISAPPOINTED THAT NONE OF YOU HAVE SPOKEN UP TO QUESTION WHETHER WE SHOULD BE DOING THIS MAJOR EXPANSION OF THE AIRPORT.
WE ARE IN A CLIMATE CRISIS, AND WE SHOULD NOT BE MORE THAN DOUBLING THE SIZE OF OUR AIRPORT, WHICH WILL SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE AIR TRAVEL AND CLIMATE CHANGE EMISSIONS.
WE HAVE A CLIMATE EQUITY PLAN, AND THE GOAL IS TO, IS TO REACH NET ZERO GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS.
THIS PROJECT DIRECTLY CONTRADICTS THAT, AND YOU CONVENIENTLY DON'T INCLUDE THE AIR TRAVEL IN THE CLIMATE PLAN GOALS.
THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A COMMUNITY CONVERSATION, A COMMUNITY-WIDE CONVERSATION ABOUT WHETHER WE SHOULD BE DOING THIS PROJECT, DISCUSSING THE PROS AND CONS OF THIS PROJECT.
THE PEOPLE WHO BENEFIT FROM THIS ARE THE BUSINESS TRAVELERS AND THE TOURISTS AND THE PEOPLE WHO ARE HARMED ARE, AGAIN, THE LOWER INCOME AND MODERATE INCOME PEOPLE WHO ESPECIALLY LIVE UNDER THE FLIGHT PLAN AND WILL HAVE INCREASED AIR, AIR POLLUTION AND INCREASED NOISE POLLUTION AS A RESULT OF THIS.
THE, THE PROJECT EA SAYS THAT THEY ARE LIKELY EXCEEDING AIR POLLUTION STANDARDS.
THEY BROKE THIS PROJECT UP INTO A BUNCH OF SMALLER PROJECTS SO THAT THEY CAN CLAIM THAT NONE OF THE PROJECTS HAVE EXCESSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS.
THE COMMUNITY OUTREACH BY THE AIRPORT HAS BEEN EXTREMELY MINIMAL.
ONLY 12 PEOPLE COMMENTED ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT IN A REGION OF OVER A MILLION.
WE REALLY NEED TO RECONSIDER THIS PROJECT.
NEXT SPEAKER IS JEAN LATASHA SPEAKING ON ITEM 99.
JEAN, PLEASE UNMUTE YOUR PHONE.
NEXT SPEAKER IS MICHAEL TI SPEAKING ON 98.
HI, UM, GREETINGS COUNCIL MEMBERS MAYOR.
UM, I'M COMMUNICATING IN FAVOR OF SOMETHING BEFORE YOU FOR A CHANGE OF FACE ON BEHALF OF THE BAR SPRINGS CONSERVANCY.
WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THE CITY OF AUSTIN, ACTUALLY GOING BACK TO STARTING WITH MAYOR LIVINGWELL AND THEN WITH MAYOR ADLER.
WE'RE HOPING TO SEE THIS PROJECT MOVE FORWARD.
THE BATHHOUSE WAS BUILT IN 1947 AND HAS A NUMBER OF PLUMBING AND MECHANICAL PROBLEMS, WHICH REFLECT THE AGE OF THIS 75 PLUS YEAR OLD STRUCTURE.
AND TO FIX THESE PROBLEMS, THEN PROVIDE A FIRST CLASS FACILITY FOR BARTON SPRINGS VISITORS.
THE PROJECT WAS LAUNCHED IN 2018.
WE'VE ACTUALLY BEEN WORKING THROUGH AN EXTENSIVE COMMUNITY INPUT PROCESS.
I HEARD MRS. KREPP SPEAK EARLIER.
UM, I UNDERSTAND MR. BUNCH HAS GONNA SPEAK.
HE WAS ALSO PART OF THAT PROCESS.
THIS PROJECT REQUIRES AN AMENDMENT TO THE S O S, UH, ORDINANCE, AND WE HAVE NOT HEARD ANY OBJECTIONS TO THE, UH, APPROVAL, UH, AT THIS POINT FROM ANY OF THE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS REVIEWS.
AND WE REALLY DO FEEL IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THIS PROJECT TO MOVE FORWARD.
WE'RE REQUESTING THAT COUNCIL SUPPORT THE AMENDMENT TO THE S O S ORDINANCE.
THE PROJECT IS ADDRESSING SOME FIRE SAFETY AND PREVIOUS COVER CHALLENGES THAT THE SITE HAS, BUT IMPORTANTLY, IT'S ALSO PROVIDING NEW ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION EXHIBITS THAT WILL BE PART OF THE ENTRANCE EXPERIENCE.
EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS THAT THE THE BEST AND ONLY WAY TO PROTECT BARTON SPRINGS AND THE EDWARDS AQUIFER IS TO DRAMATICALLY INCREASE OUR PUBLIC EDUCATION AND OUTREACH.
AND I HOPE THE COUNCIL WILL UNDERSTAND WE NEED TO UPGRADE THE BATHHOUSE, BUT IT'S A VERY CHALLENGING LOCATION NEAR THE POOL, NEAR THE RECHARGE FEATURES.
UH, AS AN HISTORICAL PROJECT, WE URGE YOU TO PLEASE SUPPORT THIS.
UH, HAVING PRIVATE PARTNERS TRY TO STEP UP AND RAISE FUNDS TO PARTNER WITH THE CITY IS GOING TO BE EXTREMELY CHALLENGING IF THESE PROJECTS JUST DRAG ON AND ON AND ON.
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SO, URGE COUNSEL, PLEASE SUPPORT THE AMENDMENT.NEXT SPEAKER IS KATHLEEN MITCHELL ON 1 32.
HI, UH, I'M HOPING Y'ALL CAN HEAR ME.
I'M KATHY MITCHELL AND I HAVE DONE A LOT WITH, UH, DATA, PUBLIC SAFETY DATA OVER THE YEARS, AND I SUPPORT THIS ITEM AND I WANNA MAKE A COUPLE OF COMMENTS.
UM, YOU MAY BE HEARING THAT THE COUNCIL IS GETTING TOO GRANULAR IN ITS DIRECTION AND THAT THAT OVERSTEPS INTO THE CITY MANAGER'S ROLE.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE HEARING THAT ON THIS ITEM, BUT IT HAS BEEN A REFRAIN.
SO, SPEAKING TO THAT, THIS ITEM HAS A LONG AND UNFORTUNATE HERE HISTORY OF INACTION OR FRANKLY, BACKWARD ACTION MAKING GRANULAR DIRECTION MANDATORY.
YOU'LL HEAR FROM OTHERS TODAY ABOUT DATA REQUESTS LONG OVERDUE FROM A P D DATA THAT SHOULD ALREADY BE ON THE PORTAL IS NOT.
SO AN EXAMPLE, THE USE OF FORCE DATASET 2019 IS THE MOST RECENT ONE.
THE ANNUAL RACIAL PROFILING DATASET, WHICH A P D DOES SEND THIS DATA BY LAW TO D P SS.
EVERY LAST ONE THAT'S POSTED IS 2020.
UH, THE DISCHARGE OF FIREARM AT A DOG, WHICH IS MANDATORY UNDER A LEGAL SETTLEMENT.
AND THEN I THINK MOST TELLING THE INNOVATION OFFICE IN 2021 PRODUCED AN IMPORTANT SERIES OF MAPS AND DATA ANALYSIS OF THE NINE ONE ONE CALL DATA PREVIOUSLY USED BY THE AUSTIN JUSTICE COALITION TO INITIALLY LIFT UP THE NATURE OF 9 1 1 CALLS AND THE APPROPRIATENESS OF THE CITY'S RESPONSE.
THIS IMPORTANT WORK APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUED.
NO NINE ONE ONE CALL DATA HAS BEEN RELEASED TO THE PUBLIC AND THOSE REQUESTING IT HAS BEEN IN LIMBO.
YOU ARE ONLY CALLED UPON TO DIRECT POLICY AT THIS LEVEL OF DETAIL WHEN MANAGEMENT HAS FAILED TO DO WHAT IS REQUIRED OR HAS CLOSED DOWN SUCCESSFUL WORK WITHOUT CONSULTATION.
YOU MAY BE TOLD THAT THIS IS BECAUSE A P D LACKS STAFF A P D STAFF ARE NOT THE ISSUE HERE.
THE DATA MISSING FROM THE PUBLIC DEBATE, AND THAT WILL BE INCLUDED IN THIS RESOLUTION, IS PRODUCED DAILY IN THE ORDINARY COURSE OF BUSINESS.
AN OPEN DATA MODEL ENSURES THAT DATA PROBLEMS ARE QUICKLY IDENTIFIED BY PUBLIC USERS.
THANK YOU, SPEAKER, YOUR TIME HAS EXPIRED.
I'D LIKE TO MAKE A QUICK ANNOUNCEMENT.
THERE ARE A FEW SPEAKERS THAT HAVE CALLED IN AND THEY'RE NOT CALLING IN FROM THE NUMBER THEY REGISTERED WITH, SO WE ARE NOT ACCEPTING THEM.
EMAIL US AND LET US KNOW YOUR NAME SO THAT WE CAN LET YOU THROUGH.
NEXT SPEAKER IS ENOVIA JOSEPH SPEAKING ON 1346 AND 76.
MY COMMENTS ARE SPECIFICALLY RELATED TO ITEM 76, SAFE STREETS AND ROADS FOR ALL THE $22.9 MILLION FROM THE US DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.
I JUST WANNA ASK THAT YOU PRIORITIZE CLOSING THE MIDBLOCK STOPS ON PALMER, NOT PALMER, MY APOLOGIES.
ON NORTH LAMAR, WHICH IS 8 0 1 CHINATOWN.
THERE'S ALSO ANOTHER ITEM, SPECIFICALLY NUMBER 46, WHICH SPEAKS TO $5 MILLION FOR 80 D A SIDEWALK AND RAMP IMPROVEMENTS.
BUT NEITHER OF THOSE ITEMS SHOW A PRIORITIZATION OF CLOSING THESE MIDBLOCK STOPS AND MAKING 88 COMPLIANCE ARGUMENTS, UH, ACCESSIBLE FOR THE PEOPLE IN WHEELCHAIRS, WALKERS, AND CANES IN THAT AREA.
AND I WOULD JUST ASK STAFF FROM 46 TO PUT ONLINE A MAP THAT ACTUALLY HAS THE STREET.
I'M LOOKING AT A BLUE LINE AND IT APPEARS TO BE DESAL ROAD.
I'M NOT SURE IF THAT'S WHAT THIS IS SIGNALING IT WOULD BE HELPFUL.
BESIDES LINES AND DOTS, I WOULD ALSO ASK YOU TO RECOGNIZE, UH, AS IT RELATES SPECIFICALLY TO BREAKER LANE DESAL DISTRICT ONE, THERE WILL BE SOME IMPROVEMENTS, BUT WHAT'S REALLY NEEDED FOR WHEELCHAIRS IS FOR THERE TO BE PEDESTRIAN HYBRID DEACONS.
IT'S A ONE MILE WALK TO THE BUS STOP FROM DESAL PALMER TO RATHER HAM AND SHARP SUGAR, WHICH IS THE PIONEER CROSSING AREA.
AND LASTLY, I WILL JUST SAY AS RELATES ITEM 30 13, THE $35.7 MILLION TOTAL FOR ICONIC MUSIC AND CONNECTING EQUITABLY PROJECT FOR I 35 CENTRAL IS A BIT DISCONCERTING TO ME.
I'M NOT SURE IF THIS IS JUST FOR MUSIC, BUT IT DOES INCLUDE URBAN RENEWAL IN THE BACKUP FROM 2021.
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AND AS JAMES BALDWIN ONCE SAID, IT'S NEGRO REMOVAL.SO THIS DOES GIVE ME REASON FOR PAUSE.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'LL GLADLY ANSWERED THEM AT THIS TIME AND WOULD JUST ASK, MAYOR THAT YOU PUT YOUR RULES ONLINE FOR THE BOARD FOR THESE MEETINGS, BECAUSE IT'S A LITTLE DIFFICULT TO KNOW WHO CAN SPEAK AND WHEN.
NEXT SPEAKER IS SCOTT COBB ON ITEM 98 I, AND I'M SPEAKING ON THE BATHHOUSE, WHICH I LOOK FORWARD TO, UM, UH, MODERNIZE INNOVATIVE BATHHOUSE WHEN IT'S, I WAS TALKING ABOUT TODAY, UH, ABOUT A NOMINATION FORM THAT I SUBMITTED THREE WEEKS AGO TO NAME THE BATH HEALTH AFTER JOAN NAMED CABBEL.
AND I PAID THE $365 APPLICATION FEE.
UH, YOU KNOW, JOAN WAS A 17 YEAR OLD GIRL WHO IN 1960, ORGANIZED SWIM INS TO PROTEST THE LACK OF ACCESS FOR HER AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY TO THE POOL WHO WERE EXCLUDED BECAUSE OF SEGREGATION.
AND, UH, TO DISTRIBUTE TO RENAMED THE BATHHOUSE, UH, FOR HER, UM, WOULD BE A NICE TRIBUTE.
AND IT ISN'T CONFINED TO THE PAST.
IT'S AN INVESTMENT IN THE FUTURE.
UH, BY HONORING JOAN IN THIS WAY, WE'RE MAKING A COMMITMENT TO A FUTURE THAT MIRRORS HER IDEALS OF EQUALITY AND INCLUSIVITY.
JUST A SEPARATE IGNITED, A MOVEMENT THAT OPENED BARTON SPRINGS POOL FOR EVERYONE.
THIS ACT TO RENAME THE BATHHOUSE BECOMES A CONSTANT REMINDER THAT PROGRESS IS ECSTATIC, IT EVOLVES, ADAPTS, ADAPTS, AND THRIVES EVERY CHILD WALKING THROUGH THE DOORS TO BARTON SPRINGS POOL, EVERY FAMILY GATHERING BY THE POOLSIDE WILL BE TOUCHED BY JOAN SPIRIT GUIDING US TOWARDS A BRIGHTER MORE JUST FUTURE FOR, FOR AUSTIN.
SO AS THE DOORS APART AND SPRINGS IN THE FUTURE, SWING OPEN THE GATE TO THE ENTRANCE.
IT WILL BE A SPACE FOR E EQUITY AND UNITY.
JOAN'S LEGACY EXTENDS BEYOND THE PRESENT CASTING ITS INFLUENCE ON TOMORROW'S YET TO UNFOLD.
HERE AT MARTIN STRINGS, INDIVIDUALS FROM DIVERSE WALKS OF LIFE WILL CONVENE, CONNECT, AND SHAPE OF FUTURE ROOTED IN ACCESS, ACCEPTANCE, AND SHARED HUMANITY.
JOAN'S CAB'S STORY WILL CONTINUE TO REMIND US THAT ONE PERSON'S UNWAVERING COURAGE AND ABILITY TO HARNESS THE POWER OF HER COMMUNITY HAS THE POWER TO IGNITE CHANGE THAT REVERBERATES THROUGH TIME.
YOUR TIME HAS EXPIRED PROTECTORS AND FOR YOUR BETTER WORLD FOR ALL.
THAT CONCLUDES, UM, THE REMOTE SPEAKERS AT THIS TIME.
SO I'M GONNA MOVE ON TO IN PERSON.
IF YOUR NAME IS CALLED, PLEASE MAKE YOUR WAY TO THE FRONT AND, UM, STATE YOUR NAME AT THE PODIUM.
FIRST SPEAKER IS GUS PENA, SPEAKING ON 5, 6, 7, AND EIGHT.
ON DECK IS RACHEL MELENDEZ ON NINE AND JIAO PAL CONLEY ON NINE.
PLEASE MAKE YOUR WAY UP TO THE FRONT.
MY NAME IS, UH, GUSTAVO GUS PENA, NATIVE EAST AUSTINITE.
UM, I AM SUPPORTING, UH, FIVE, SIX, AND SEVEN DAVE EVANS AND, UH, TRAVIS COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH AND MENTAL RETARDATION, WHICH IS VERY, VERY IMPORTANT BECAUSE THE BRAIN ISSUES ARE, WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH BRAIN ISSUES.
NOW, JESUS, I ASKED YOU TO, TO TALK TO THAT PERSON OVER THERE.
YOU HAVEN'T DONE IT TO TAKE CORRECTIVE MEASURES.
RE AND IT IS NOT SUPPOSED TO BE HAPPENING.
DON'T DO IT AGAIN BECAUSE I WILL FILE A FEDERAL LAW.
I R S OKAY? BUT THE ISSUE IS THIS, IS THAT WHEN SOMEBODY'S PROFILING YOU, THAT'S A FEDERAL OFFENSE.
JUST REMEMBER THAT, JESUS, YOU HADN'T DONE A DAMN THING TO ME.
AND THEY TAKE CORRECTIVE MEASURES AND I SEE OFFICERS OVER THERE.
HEY, I TOOK TWO COMMAND ACADEMIES, OKAY? I R S AND THE OTHER ONE FROM, UH, NEW YORK.
OKAY? SO NOW YOU'RE NOT THE ONLY POLICE OFFICERS ARE HERE, BUT I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT.
PLEASE, PLEASE TAKE CORRECTIVE MEASURES.
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I GOT IT RIGHT HERE.UH, MACKENZIE, I LOVE YOU BECAUSE YOU'VE ALWAYS SAID HELLO.
AND SOME OF MY PEOPLE DON'T EVEN SAY HELLO.
BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? I LOVE YOU BECAUSE, AND MY WIFE OF 38 YEARS, I LOVE YOU, HONEY.
YOU KNOW, BUT THE ISSUE IS THIS, IS THAT I, I JUST WANTED TO TELL YOU BECAUSE YOU HAVE BEEN HELPING ME A WHOLE LOT WHEN IT REALLY HURTS ME.
I HAVE BRAIN INJURY FROM, UH, VIETNAM.
HOW MANY OF Y'ALL WERE IN COMBAT? HOW MANY OF Y'ALL, HOW MANY OF Y'ALL WERE IN COMBAT? Y'ALL DON'T KNOW WHAT THE HELL IT IS.
UH, MY WIFE TOLD ME TO NOT SAY THAT.
BUT ANYWAY, I JUST WANTED TO TAKE CORRECTIVE MEASURES.
EVERY TIME I COME OVER HERE, SHE'S PROFILING ME.
YOU HAVE NOT DONE A DAMN THING ABOUT IT.
TAKE MEASURES 'CAUSE I WILL BE FEDERAL.
NEXT SPEAKER IS RACHEL MELENDEZ ON DECK, OUR JIAO PAL CONLEY, AS WELL AS BILL BUNCH.
PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AT THIS PODIUM.
UM, I'M WITH THE UNITE HERE, LOCAL 23, AND HERE TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF LOCAL 23.
UH, WE REPRESENT HOTEL WORKERS AT SEVERAL HOTELS AND ALMOST ALL OF THE FOOD SERVICE AT THE, UH, AND RETAIL AT THE AIRPORT.
UM, IN FACT, WORKERS AT THE HILTON DOWNTOWN AND THE HILTON AT THE AIRPORT JUST WON REALLY GREAT, UH, FIRST CONTRACTS.
UM, THE THOUSANDS OF HOTEL AND HOSPITALITY WORKERS IN THE CITY ARE OFTEN THE FIRST AND LAST FACES THAT, UH, VISITORS SEE WHEN THEY'RE COMING TO OUR CITY.
WHETHER WE ARE SERVING THEM FOOD AND DRINKS AT THE AIRPORT OR THE CONVENTION CENTER, OR CLEANING THEIR HOTEL ROOMS IN, UH, HOTELS ACROSS THE CITY.
WE ARE THE BACKBONE OF THIS INDUSTRY.
WE KNOW THAT WHEN THE INDUSTRY IS DOING WELL, OUR MEMBERS AND HOSPITALITY WORKERS HAVE MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO DO WELL.
WE WANT THE HOTEL AND HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY TO BE SUCCESSFUL SO THAT WORKERS IN THAT INDUSTRY CAN ALSO THRIVE.
UH, WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING THE WORK, UM, TO WORK WITH HOSPITALITY WORKERS ACROSS THE CITY TO IMPROVE WORKING CONDITIONS AND, UH, RAISE THE STANDARD FOR THEM.
NEXT SPEAKER IS JOHN POWELL CONLEY.
IF YOUR NAME IS CALLED, PLEASE MAKE YOUR WAY TO THE PODIUM, WAYNE SHIPLEY, SHALL I? OKAY.
UH, BILL BUNCH, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WITH SAVE OUR SPRINGS ALLIANCE.
UH, WANT TO ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND INDICATE OUR SUPPORT FOR ITEM 79, THE SITE SPECIFIC AMENDMENT, UH, INITIATION FOR THE ERICSSON PROPERTY IN BARTON HILLS, UH, WITH THE STRICT, UH, GUIDANCE THAT YOU'VE WRITTEN INTO THAT RESOLUTION.
UH, WE ALSO SUPPORT, UH, ITEM 80.
UH, PLEASE DO CHALLENGE THE PROPOSED DAM ON ANO RIVER.
UM, AND THEN, OF COURSE, ITEM 81.
UH, PLEASE DO SUPPORT THE RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR A FREE SWIM DAY NEXT TUESDAY FOR THE BARTON SPRINGS UNIVERSITY DAY EVENT THAT IS OPEN TO THE WHOLE COMMUNITY.
UH, BUT THE TARGET THERE IS ABOUT A THOUSAND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO SHOW UP FOR A FULL DAY OF OUTDOOR LEARNING AND, UH, SWIMMING AT THE SPRINGS.
UH, PLEASE JOIN US IF YOU CAN, UH, WORKING IT IN AND AROUND YOUR, UH, WORK SESSION.
UM, AND THEN WE ALSO SUPPORT THE SITE SPECIFIC AMENDMENT FOR THE BARTON SPRINGS BATHHOUSE.
BUT THERE'S STILL HUGE QUESTIONS, UH, THE SITE SPECIFIC AMENDMENT TO THE SOS ORDINANCE, BUT THERE'S STILL A TON OF QUESTIONS IN THE COMMUNITY, ESPECIALLY THE REGULAR SWIMMERS WHO ACTUALLY USE THE BATHHOUSE ON A REGULAR BASIS ABOUT THIS PROJECT, ABOUT THE STAGING AREA, WHICH THE EARLIER SPEAKER MENTIONED.
SO, PLEASE, UH, ASK ENCOURAGE DIRECT STAFF AND THE CONTRACTORS TO HOLD, UH, EDUCATIONAL MEETING ABOUT THE PROJECT, UH, VERY SOON BEFORE IT ACTUALLY STARTS MOVING FORWARD WITH THE DRAWINGS.
AND DO IT AT THE BATHHOUSE OR ON THE GROUNDS RIGHT OUTSIDE SO THAT PEOPLE CAN REALLY UNDERSTAND THE PROCESS, THE PROCEDURE, AND, AND THE SUBSTANCE OF EXACTLY WHAT IS, UH, CURRENTLY ON THE TABLE.
'CAUSE THIS HAS GONE THROUGH MULTIPLE ITERATIONS OVER YEARS AND YEARS.
AND, UM, I THINK THERE'S, THERE SHOULDN'T BE THIS MANY QUESTIONS LEFT ON THE TABLE BEFORE THE PROJECT MOVES FORWARD.
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REQUEST, UH, ATTACHED TO OUR SUPPORT FOR THAT MEASURE.I AM GOING TO GO BACK TO A REMOTE SPEAKER VERY QUICKLY.
UM, CYNTHIA VASQUEZ SPEAKING ON ITEM 100.
CAN Y'ALL HEAR ME OUT THERE? YES, PLEASE PROCEED.
I'M A 7 8 7 0 2 EAST AUSTIN CHICANA NATIVE, AND I'M HERE TO SPEAK ON ITEM NUMBER 100, UM, ABOUT THE JOINT USE PARK USE AGREEMENT WITH OUR A I S D SCHOOLS.
AND I'M ASKING TO POSTPONE THIS WORK SO WE'RE ABLE TO COORDINATE MORE ROBUST CONVERSATIONS.
IN 7 8, 7 0 2, BLACK AND BROWN KIDS WERE BEING ARRESTED AND PLACED IN THE JUVENILE JUSTICE CENTER AND A I S D.
WITH THAT DATA STARTED SENDING OUT LETTERS TO PEOPLE LIKE MY MOM, EAST SIDE MOMS WERE GETTING NOTIFIED THAT THEIR STUDENTS WERE AT RISK.
SO MY BROTHER WAS ONE OF THE BROWN KIDS IN EAST AUSTIN WHO WAS TOLD HE WAS AT RISK.
SO SOME OF THAT PARK USE AND SOME OF THAT WORK, FAMILY STARTED ASKING, WHERE ARE THE SAFE PLACES THAT OUR CHILDREN HAVE TO GO? AND OUR AND OUR SCHOOL PARKS, WERE PART OF THAT SOLUTION TO KEEP THEM SAFE, TO ADD AMENITIES, TO PROVIDE SAFER ENVIRONMENTS FOR OUR BLACK AND BROWN KIDS.
RIGHT NOW, OVER 10 SCHOOLS ARE AT RISK OF LOSING PUBLIC FUNDING, PUBLIC FUNDING THAT'S PROVIDED OVER $3 MILLION IN AMENITIES IN SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE IN SCHOOLS.
OTHERWISE, THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE TRASH.
WE KNOW THE HISTORY OF A I S D AND HOW THEY TREAT PARKS ALONG THE EASTERN CRESCENT.
AND THE CITY HAS DONE AN AMAZING JOB IN COORDINATING SPECIFICALLY OUR PARKS AND REC DEPARTMENT IN COORDINATING AND COLLABORATING WITH OVER $3 MILLION WORTH OF PARK AMENITIES AT SCHOOL PARKS, INCLUDING WASTE RECEPTACLES, PLAYGROUNDS, WATER FOUNTAINS, BENCHES, PICNIC TABLES, NATURE PLAY FEATURES, AND MORE.
IMAGINE OUR EAST SIDE SCHOOLS WITHOUT THESE THINGS.
I KNOW I'M ONE PERSON RIGHT NOW, BUT I GUARANTEE YOU, IF YOU POSTPONE THIS WORK, I WILL BRING 50 PEOPLE FROM ALONG THE EASTERN CRESCENT TO, TO ASK YOU TO SLOW THAT PROCESS DOWN.
AND DO NOT RESCIND THAT CONTRACT WITH THE JOINT USE PARKLAND AGREEMENT.
THANK YOU'LL KEEP YOUR EYE ON SPEAKER.
OH, Y'ALL EASTSIDERS, VANESSA, I'M COUNTING ON, ON Y'ALL FOR THAT SOLIDARITY.
BACK TO IN PERSON ALEXANDER STRANGER.
WAYNE SHIPLEY SPEAKING ON ITEM 80 ON DECK IS JEN WEAVER.
HI EVERYONE, MY NAME IS WAYNE SHIPLEY.
I'M A FORMER AUSTIN RESIDENT NOW LIVING IN ANO COUNTY.
I'M WITH THE LAKE BUCHANAN COMMUNITIES ALLIANCE.
AND CONSIDERING THIS RESOLUTION, I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE HELPFUL TO BRING A HIGHLAND LAKES PERSPECTIVE TO THE ISSUE.
I WAS AT THE HEARING IN ROCK SPRINGS WITH MR. UH, GREG.
THE OWNER OF THE ABOVE RANCH WAS THERE AS WELL.
NONE OF THE THREE T E C Q COMMISSIONERS WERE THERE.
THE ONES WHO WOULD ACTUALLY VOTE ON THE PROJECT.
THIS IS AN AERIAL VIEW OF THE PROPOSED WATERSTONE DAM.
THE YELLOW PEN IS THE CENTER OF WHAT WOULD BE A SIX FOOT HIGH, 120 FOOT LONG STRUCTURE.
MUCH OF THE WHITE AREA BELOW THE PEN WOULD BE DREDGED.
THIS PRODUCT IS COMPLETELY FOR PRIVATE USE WITH NO VALUE TO THE PUBLIC.
THIS IS AN IDEA OF THE SCOPE OF IT.
THIS IS A DAM IN MASON COUNTY.
IT WAS NOT PERMITTED BLOCKS OFF THE JAMES RIVER, WHICH IS A CLOSE TRIBUTE TO, TO THE ANO RIVER.
IN CASE YOU'RE WONDERING WHAT THESE THINGS LOOK LIKE, HERE'S A SCREEN GRAB FROM A MOVIE.
THIS ONE IS TINY COMPARED TO MASON AND WATERSTONE.
THIS IS MORE LIKE THE REAL THING.
NOTE THIS DAM IS ONLY ABOUT FOUR FEET HIGH.
A DAM LIKE THIS WOULD SET A PRECEDENT FOR ANY OTHER LANDOWNER TO DO THE SAME THING.
WHAT WOULD STOP THEM? IF YOU LOOK TO THE FAR RIGHT, IT SHOWS, UM, UM, THE COMBINED STORAGE OF THE HISTORY OF LAKE TRAVIS.
UH, THE FAR RIGHT, UH, RED LINE THERE INDICATES A DROP OF ABOUT A MILLION ACRE FEET OF STORAGE JUST SINCE, UH, SUMMER OF 2025.
IN 2022, AUSTIN RESIDENTS USED ABOUT 267,000 ACRE FEET.
THE LIGHT BLUE BARS REPRESENT AVERAGE INFLOWS INTO THE HIGHLAND LAKES.
THE DARK BLUE BARS REPRESENT INFLOWS DURING THE LAST DROUGHT.
THE LAST DROUGHT WAS THE SECOND WORST IN DROUGHT HISTORY.
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AUGUST, UH, HAD 2023 IS SHAPING UP TO BE THE, THE, UH, WORST INFLOWS ON RECORD.AUGUST HAD ALMOST NO INFLOWS CONCERNING AUSTIN'S GROWTH.
THERE IS NO WAY A DAMNED UP RIVER SYSTEM WILL BE ABLE TO SUPPLY WATER TO OUR AREA.
SPEAKING ON 82 ON DECK IS JESSICA COHEN AND CHRIS FLORES.
IF YOUR NAME HAS BEEN CALLED, PLEASE MAKE YOUR WAY TO THE PODIUM.
UM, GOOD MORNING, HONORABLE COUNCIL MEMBERS.
I'M CHAIR OF DESIGN COMMISSION.
I'M ALSO A DOWNTOWN COMMISSIONER.
I'M NOT HERE TO SPEAK ON THOSE CAPACITIES THIS MORNING.
I'M HERE TO SPEAK ON ITEM 82, UH, REQUIRING WINDOWS FOR, UH, SLEEPING BEDROOMS, ROOMS FOR SLEEPING FACILITIES.
UH, WE'VE BEEN WORKING, DAVID CARROLL COULD NOT BE HERE THIS MORNING.
UM, HE'S BEEN WORKING WITH THE A I A ADVOCACY GROUP.
JUAN MOREAU, PROFESSOR JUAN MOREAU, UM, HAS BEEN WORKING WITH THE STUDENTS AND OTHER PROFESSORS.
750 STUDENTS RODE IN, UM, REQUESTING WINDOWS BE REQUIRED FOR SLEEPING FACILITIES.
UM, WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH STAFF, UH, TO TRY TO MOVE THIS THROUGH THE I F C PROCESS, UM, AS WE'VE BEEN SUCCESSFUL WITH OTHER, UH, PARKING, REMOVING PARKING MINIMUMS. UM, THAT'S NOT POSSIBLE IN THIS CASE BECAUSE THIS IS A BUILDING CODE AMENDMENT.
SO, UH, IF WE'RE ADOPTING THIS ON THE BUILDING CODE CYCLE, WHICH IS STAFF'S PREFERENCE, THAT WOULD ALLOW A PIPELINE OF MORE WINDOWLESS STORMS TO BE CREATED.
UH, DUE TO THE INCENTIVES IN THE UNO DISTRICT, WE HAVE AN UNPRECEDENTED BUILDING BOOM IN WEST CAMPUS.
SOME OF THESE NEW BUILDINGS HAVE UP TO 22% WINDOWLESS BEDROOMS, 44% WINDOWLESS BEDROOMS. I URGE YOU TO TAKE ACTION POTENTIALLY OUTSIDE OF THE BUILDING CYCLE BUILDING CODE ADOPTION CYCLE, UM, TO REQUIRE WINDOWS B UH, REQUIRE BEDROOMS THAT ARE RENTED TO HAVE WINDOWS.
THIS IS REALLY REPREHENSIBLE THAT A CITY THIS LARGE WOULD STOP AN ADOPTION REQUIRING WINDOWS TO ALLOW A PIPELINE TO PRODUCE MORE WINDOWLESS BEDROOMS. UM, IT'S NOT TIME TO PAT YOURSELVES ON THE BACK YET.
I APPRECIATE ALL THE SUPPORT FROM ALL THE COUNCIL OFFICES ON THIS, BUT THIS IS URGENT TO TAKE ACTION NOW.
NEXT SPEAKER IS JESSICA COHEN.
ON 96 ON DECK ARE CHRIS FLORES AND DAVE ANDERSON, AS WELL AS MATHIAS SEGURA.
IF YOUR NAME HAS BEEN CALLED, PLEASE MAKE YOUR WAY TO THE PODIUM.
IF YOUR NAME'S BEEN CALLED, PLEASE MAKE YOUR WAY TO THE PODIUM.
MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBERS DAVE ANDERSON, UH, HERE REPRESENTING A I S D FOR ITEM 100.
WE JUST WANTED TO MAKE OURSELVES AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS, UH, WHEN THAT ITEM ARISES.
NEXT SPEAKERS ARE JEFF RIGGER, GEORGE WILCOX, GREG PORTER, KATHY STEELE, JOHN NIK.
JACK MEANS SCOTT WALKER, AVA LUGO, COURTNEY HICKEY, DIANE TRAN, LAURA SHEER, ETHAN HOLMES AND REBECCA BOLLINGER ON 1 0 2.
AND THEY ARE GOING IN THAT ORDER.
UH, HELLO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.
I'M CHRIS FLORES, RESIDENT OF DISTRICT 10 AND A DAILY SWIMMER AT BARTON AND DEEP EDDIE POOLS.
I COME BEFORE YOU TODAY TO ASK YOU TO IMPLEMENT A CITIZEN SWIMMER REVIEW OF THE BARTON SPRINGS BATHHOUSE REHAB PLAN BEFORE THE PROJECT BEGINS.
I'M A PART OF A GROUP OF RETIRED PROFESSIONAL WOMEN WHO HAVE BEEN REVIEWING THE 2018 DESIGN PLAN.
THE 120 PUBLIC COMMENTS FROM FEBRUARY, 2019, THE BUILDING HISTORY AND THE BUILDING ITSELF.
THE PUBLIC APPROVED A $2 MILLION BOND TO UPGRADE THE BATHHOUSE NEARLY 20 YEARS AGO.
SO THE PROJECT'S NO LONGER ON TIME OR ON BUDGET.
OUR LITTLE GROUP OF CITIZENS WANT TO HELP MAKE IT DONE RIGHT.
UH, IN MY GROUP, OUR RETIRED ARCHITECT, A RETIRED ENGINEER, A RETIRED PROJECT MANAGER, AND A BUSINESS OWNER, WE HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE ASSISTANT PROJECT MANAGER, MS. ASHLEY WELLS.
WE HAVE OFFERED TO HELP THE CITY, UH, STAFF COMMUNICATE WITH THE SWIMMER COMMUNITY COMMUNITY.
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TO DESIGNATE ENOUGH PARKING FOR STAFF SO THAT THEY CAN GET IN AT, AT THE VERY LEAST, THEY CAN GET IN, IN AND OUT QUICKLY.WE HAVE FOUR PRIMARY CONCERNS WITH THE DESIGN AS IT IS THREE OF WHICH COULD BE BECAUSE THE PLAN IS UNCLEAR.
UM, THESE ARE, UH, THE 2019 COMMENTS, UM, ASKED THAT THE GUARD LOCATION BE IN AN AREA, UH, CLOSE TO THE DEEP PART OF THE POOL, WHICH IS A PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUE.
UM, THERE IS NO COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF HISTORIC FEATURES THAT WILL BE PRESERVED.
UM, THE PUBLIC COMMENTS EMPHASIZED THIS.
THE 2018 DESIGN COULD NOT FORESEE THE 2020 PANDEMIC.
AND WE HAVE SINCE LEARNED ABOUT AIRFLOW AND CONTAGION.
WE ARE BEGINNING TO THINK THE 1947 BUILDING WITHOUT AC MAY HAVE HAD SAFER AIRFLOW THAN WE HAVE TODAY.
UM, 2020 THREE'S HEATWAVE WAS UNFORESEEN IN 2018.
CAN I, CAN I ASK A QUESTION? HA, HAVE WE FINISHED WITH EVERYTHING, ALL OF THE SPEAKERS THAT WERE SIGNED UP FOR THE CONSENT AGENDA? AND HAVE WE NOW MOVED TO THE PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS BECAUSE YES.
SO OUR UNDERSTANDING IS THAT WE WOULD TAKE 98 AND 100 DURING THE PUBLIC HEARING.
SO THAT WAS MY MISTAKE FOR CALLING MR. ANDERSON.
YEAH, NO, I, IN FACT, WHEN I LAID IT OUT, I, I WAS, I SAID WE WOULD TAKE UP ITEM 100 AS THE FIRST PUBLIC HEARING BECAUSE THERE, AT THAT POINT, WE HAD THE MOST SPEAKERS FOR THAT.
IF, IF WE'RE JUST TO THE, IF, IF WE'RE JUST, NOW, LEMME REPHRASE THAT.
IF WE NOW HAVE ONLY PUBLIC HEARINGS WHERE PEOPLE HAVE SIGNED UP, LET ME KNOW THAT, BECAUSE WHAT WE'LL DO IS WE'LL GO AHEAD AND VOTE ON THE CONSENT AGENDA AND THEN WE WILL COME BACK TO THE PUBLIC HEARINGS.
AND WE CONCLUDED THOSE THAT HAVE SIGNED UP ON THE ITEMS, UH, THAT WE BELIEVE ARE ALL THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS, CORRECT.
CONSENT HAVE ALL BEEN CALLED WELL DONE.
THEN IN THAT CASE, UH, MEMBERS, I'M GOING TO WITH, UH, WITHOUT OBJECTION, AND LET ME JUST SAY THIS AGAIN.
ITEMS THAT ARE SET FOR PUBLIC HEARING ARE 95 96 IS RELATED TO 1 0 4, BUT IT'S BEEN POSTPONED.
IT'S 97 98, 99, 101 0 1, AND 1 0 2.
IF YOU'VE ALREADY SPOKEN ON ONE OF THE PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS, UH, WE'RE NOT GONNA CALL ON YOU AGAIN, BUT WE WILL GO IN THIS ORDER WHEN WE GET TO THE PUBLIC HEARINGS.
WITH THAT MEMBERS, THE ITEMS THAT HAVE BEEN PULLED ARE ITEM 17 AND 1 32.
THEY HAVE BEEN PULLED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA.
ITEM NUMBER 54, HOWEVER, HAS A PROPOSED MOTION.
AND AS I UNDERSTAND IT, A PROPOSED MOTION WITH THE IDEA THAT THE ITEM WOULD STAY ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.
IS THAT CORRECT? COUNSELOR MEMBER FUENTES.
MEMBERS, YOU HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU, UH, THE MOTION SHEET FOR COUNCIL MEMBER FUENTES FOR ITEM NUMBER 54.
THE MOTION TO ADOPT THE CONSENT AGENDA WOULD INCLUDE THIS AMENDMENT TO ITEM NUMBER 54.
SO WHEN THE MOTION IS TAKEN ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, IT WILL INCLUDE THIS MOTION ON ITEM NUMBER 54.
COUNCIL MEMBER FU DO YOU WANNA BE RECOGNIZED? OKAY.
IS THERE, I JUST NEED TO READ IT 'CAUSE IT'S NOT IN THE BACK.
I'M, I'M TOLD IT'S NOT IN THE BACK, SO LET PLEASE READ THIS.
UM, WELL, REGARDLESS IF IT'S IN THE BACKUP, WE'LL, WE'LL DO IT.
AGAIN, I LIKE HEARING MY VOICE, BUT I DON'T NEED TO READ THAT.
SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, LET ME GET A MOTION ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, INCLUDING THIS PROPOSED CHANGE COUNCIL MEMBER CADRY MOVES ADOPTION OF THE CONSENT AGENDA.
IT'S SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER FUENTES.
I'M NOW GOING TO ASK, UH, IF THERE'S ANYONE THAT WISHES TO BE SHOWN ABSTAINING FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA.
I'D LIKE TO BE SHOWN AS ABSTAINING FROM ITEM 82.
COUNCIL MEMBER KELLY WILL BE SHOWN ABSTAINING FROM ITEM 82.
IS THERE ANYONE WISHING TO BE SHOWN AS RECUSING THEMSELVES? IS THERE ANYONE WISHING TO BE SHOWN VOTING? NO, NOT TODAY, MAYOR.
IN THAT CASE, WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE ARE ADJOURNED.
UH, THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER.
SO, UH, AND THERE WILL BE NO VOTES SHOWN.
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COUNCIL MEMBER ALTER, COUNCIL MEMBER POOL AND, AND COUNCIL MEMBER HARPER MADISON WILL BE SHOWN OFF THE DAIS ON THE VOTE ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.BEFORE WE TAKE THE VOTE ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, LET ME RECOGNIZE COUNT IN THIS ORDER.
COUNCIL MEMBER KELLY, COUNCIL MEMBER RYAN ALTER, AND COUNCIL MEMBER CADRE FOR BRIEF COMMENTS ON, ON THE AGENDA.
I'D LIKE TO THANK MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUES FOR THE THOROUGH DISCUSSION THAT WE HAD ON TUESDAY AND THE WORK WE DID ON ITEM 83, AND INCLUDING THE INCORPORATION BY THE AUTHOR OF THE ITEM OF MY SUGGESTIONS.
I WOULD LIKE TO PERSONALLY THANK COUNCIL MEMBER POOLE AND HER TEAM FOR WORKING WITH MY OFFICE AND STAFF TO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING PROVISIONS IN VERSION TWO OF HER RESOLUTION ONE REGISTRATION WITH THE CITY, IF THE UNIT WILL BE USED AS A SHORT-TERM RENTAL.
TWO, COMPLIANCE WITH THE CITY'S RESIDENTIAL CODE, INCLUDING FIRE DISTANCE REQUIREMENTS BETWEEN DWELLING UNITS AND THREE DESIGNATION AS A DWELLING UNIT THAT IS SUBJECT TO THE CITY'S LIMITS ON THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF DWELLINGS ALLOWED IN CHAPTER 25 DASH TWO OF THE CITY'S ZONING CODE.
AS I OUTLINED IN MY MESSAGE BOARD, POST COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN MY DISTRICT HAD DEEP CONCERNS ABOUT WHAT THE RESOLUTION LOOKED TO HAVE PROPOSED, BUT WITH THESE NEW CHANGES IN THE FRIENDLY COLLABORATION WITH COUNCIL MEMBER POOL, WE'VE ENSURED THAT THERE WILL BE TRANSPARENCY THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS AND THERE ARE ASSURANCES FOR SINGLE FAMILY HOMEOWNERS.
TO THAT END, I WANNA ESPECIALLY THANK MY TEAM FOR COMMUNICATING WITH THE CONSTITUENCY AND A COUNCIL MEMBER POOL'S TEAM FOR HELPING US WORK THROUGH THOSE CONCERNS AND ADDRESSING THEM BEFORE TODAY'S MEETING.
I'M THRILLED TO EXTEND MY HEARTFELT CONGRATULATIONS TO THE AUSTIN E M S ASSOCIATION FOR SUCCESSFULLY REACHING AN AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY, WHICH IS SET TO BE FORMALLY SIGNED LATER TODAY.
AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.
THIS ACHIEVEMENT IS A TESTAMENT TO THE UNWAVERING DEDICATION AND HARD WORK OF BOTH THE CITY STAFF AND MANAGEMENT TEAM.
WE'RE PROFOUNDLY GRATEFUL FOR THEIR COMMITMENT TO COMING TO THE TABLE AND, AND FORGING THIS IMPORTANT AGREEMENT.
AND AS WE MOVE FORWARD, I EAGERLY ANTICIPATE FUTURE PUBLIC SAFETY AGREEMENTS THAT WILL SERVE AS SHINING EXAMPLES OF THE REMARKABLE COOPERATION AND PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN OUR CITY AND ITS DEDICATED PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENTS.
THANK YOU, MAYOR, WITHOUT A YIELD BACK.
I WANT TO MAKE BRIEF COMMENTS ABOUT TWO ITEMS. FIRST, THE TOURISM PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT ITEM NUMBER 19.
UH, I'M REALLY EXCITED THAT TODAY WE'RE MOVING FORWARD ON AN IMPROVED TPI ID PLAN.
THAT REALLY IS A WIN-WIN FOR OUR LOCAL HOTELS AND OUR RESIDENTS.
THE NEW VERSION OF THIS PLAN GUARANTEES THAT 20% OF T ID REVENUE WILL BE SPENT TO REIMBURSE THE CITY FOR EXPENSES THAT INCREASE TOURISM.
THESE EXPENSES WILL INCREASE HOTEL STAYS, INCREASE OUR TAX REVENUES, AND THROUGH THEIR REIMBURSEMENT FREE UP GENERAL FUNDS FOR THE CITY TO USE TO ADDRESS CRITICAL NEEDS.
THROUGH THIS DEAL, WE WILL BE ABLE TO INVEST IN OUR WORKERS, INVEST IN OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES, AND INVEST IN OUR RESIDENTS.
I'D BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T THANK COUNCIL MEMBER FUENTES FOR HER LEADERSHIP ON THIS ISSUE AND INSISTENCE ON GETTING THE BEST DEAL POSSIBLE FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
I ALSO WANNA THANK THE AUSTIN HOTEL LODGING ASSOCIATION.
IT'S GOT JOSS LOVE FOR THEIR WILLINGNESS TO ADDRESS OUR CONCERNS AND FOR WORKING WITH US COLLABORATIVELY TO FIND A SOLUTION THAT ADVANCES ALL OUR GOALS.
UH, I'D ALSO LIKE TO MAKE A A QUICK COMMENT ABOUT ITEM 1 0 1.
IT'S THE WESTGATE EXPANSION AT THE AIRPORT.
WE HAD RECEIVED A FEW QUESTIONS ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONS IN PLACE FOR THIS PROJECT, AND OUR OFFICE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO ACTUALLY GO OUT TO THE AIRPORT AND DO A TOUR, AND WE HAD A CONVERSATION ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONS THAT THEY'RE GONNA PUT IN PLACE, ESPECIALLY FOR PARTICULATE MATTERS AND EMISSIONS.
AND SO I JUST WANTED TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO THANK THEM FOR THEIR COMMITMENT, UH, TO THESE PROTECTIONS FOR OUR COMMUNITY THANK COUNCIL MEMBER AND MEMBERS.
UM, ONE OF THE THINGS I WAS GONNA POINT OUT JUST BEFORE THE VOTE, BUT COUNCIL MEMBER ALTER JUST WAS DISCUSSING THE TPI ITEM, THE CHANGES MADE TO THE PROPOSED TPI THAT HE JUST DISCUSSED WORKING WITH COUNCIL MEMBER PUENTES THAT HE JUST DISCUSSED IS IN THE BACKUP.
IT'S A, IT'S A, SO IT'S A, AS REQUESTED BY ME AND OTHERS.
IT'S A DIFFERENT VERSION OF WHAT WE'VE SEEN.
AND SO I WANNA MAKE SURE EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT THE ONE THE ITEM YOU'RE VOTING ON IS THE VERSION THAT IS IN, THAT'S BEEN POSTED AND IS IN YOUR BACKUP.
IT'S, NO, IT'S LABELED VERSION TWO.
UH, WANTED TO QUICKLY TALK ABOUT TWO DIFFERENT ITEMS. UH, ITEM NINE, UH, TPI.
AND THEN ITEM 82, THE WINDOWLESS BEDROOMS ITEM, UH, CONCERNING ITEM NINE.
UH, I KNOW WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS THING FOR YEARS AND YEARS AND YEARS, AND THAT'S WHY I'M SO GLAD WE'RE FINALLY AT THE FINISH LINE.
UH, I JUST WANT TO THANK MY COLLEAGUES, UH, SPECIFICALLY COUNCIL MEMBER RYAN ALTER, AND COUNCIL MEMBER VANESSA FUENTES, UH, FOR THEIR HARD WORK ON THIS, UH, FOR COMING TOGETHER AND, AND DOING
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RIGHT, UH, BY, BY OUR COMMUNITY, OUR STAFFERS, THE LOCAL HOTELS, UH, THE STAKEHOLDERS, OUR TOURISM COMMISSIONERS, AND OUR CONVENTION CENTER STAFF, INCLUDING KATIE AND TRICIA, FOR WORKING SO HARD ON THIS.UH, ESPECIALLY IN THE PAST FEW WEEKS.
UH, I'M GLAD WE'RE ABLE TO REACH THIS POINT, UH, WHERE WE'RE TODAY.
UH, AND I'M COMMITTED, UH, AS, AS ARE MY COLLEAGUES, UH, TO WORKING WITH STAFF TO STAY ON TOP OF IT THROUGHOUT ITS DURATION.
UH, AND THEN THE NEXT ITEM I REALLY WANT TO QUICKLY TOUCH ON, AND I I DO APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT FROM, UH, MY, MY COLLEAGUES, IS ITEM 82, WINDOWLESS BEDROOMS. UH, YOU KNOW, THIS RESOLUTION IS, IS A FRUIT OF HARD WORK PUT IN BY STUDENTS, BY ADVOCATES, UH, FROM THE AUSTIN CHAPTER OF THE A I A, WHICH IS THE, UH, AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS, UH, AND MY DISTRICT 19.
UH, IT SAID AT ON TUESDAY'S WORK SESSION.
UH, AFFORDABILITY IS A MAJOR CHALLENGE IN OUR CITY, AND WE NEED TO LOOK, UH, AT EVERY TOOL IN OUR TOOLBOX TO GET A HANDLE OF IT.
AND, BUT HOWEVER, WE CAN'T SACRIFICE ESSENTIAL QUALITY OF LIFE FEATURES IN THE NAME OF REDUCING RENTS.
AND, YOU KNOW, AS IT'S BEEN SAID BY, UH, YOU KNOW, THE SPEAKER AND YOU, A LOT OF CONVERSATIONS WE'VE HAD, YOU KNOW, NATURAL LIGHT IS, IS A, IS A NECESSITY, NOT A LUXURY.
UH, STUDENTS HAVE HAD, HAVE HARD ENOUGH AS IT IS, UH, YOU KNOW, GOING TO SCHOOL AND HAVING TO WORRY ABOUT TUITION AND TRANSIT AND ALL THESE OTHER THINGS, UH, IN THIS CRAZY WORLD WE LIVE IN.
UH, AND THEY SHOULDN'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT, UH, BEING IN A WINDOWLESS BOX.
UH, AND IT'S JUST NOT STUDENTS IN WEST CAMPUS.
UH, DEVELOPERS OFTEN USE LOOPHOLES IN OUR CODE TO BUILD WINDOWLESS BEDROOMS, UH, IN OTHER PARTS OF THE CITY.
IT'S NOT GOOD FOR, UH, MENTAL HEALTH.
IT'S ALSO NOT GOOD FOR PUBLIC SAFETY.
UH, CITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY RECOGNIZE IT'S MORE THAN A CENTURY AGO WHEN THEY OUTLAWED WINDOWLESS BEDROOMS TO PREVENT PEOPLE FROM BEING TRAPPED INSIDE, UH, DURING A FIRE.
SO I THINK THAT, SO I WANNA THANK THE ADVOCATES ONCE AGAIN.
UH, I WANNA THANK MY CO-SPONSORS, UH, THE REST OF THIS COUNCIL FOR MAKING SURE THIS RESOLUTION PASSED.
UH, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO STAFF'S WORK AND STAKEHOLDER OUTREACH ON THIS.
AND I CAN'T WAIT FOR THE DRAFT AMENDMENT TO COME BACK TO US.
IF YOU CAN CLOSE THIS WINDOWLESS, UH, LOOPHOLE FOR GOOD.
UM, A LOT OF WORK STILL HAS TO BE DONE.
UH, I AGREE WITH, UH, THE SPEAKER, UH, MS. WEAVER AROUND THIS.
UH, WE SHOULDN'T HAVE PAT OURSELVES ON THE BACK.
THERE'S A LOT OF WORK TO BE DONE.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER FUENTES.
UM, COLLEAGUES, I'M SUPER EXCITED THAT ON OUR AGENDA, WE HAVE THE, FOR ON OUR AGENDA, WE HAVE FOR APPROVAL, THE E M S CON LABOR CONTRACT.
AND I THINK THAT IT'S AN EXCITING DAY FOR US TO SEE THIS NEGOTIATION COME FORWARD.
I WANNA THANK CITY STAFF FOR THEIR HARD WORK AND, AND NEGOTIATIONS, AND OF COURSE, THE E M S ASSOCIATION AND, UH, UH, AND UNION PRESIDENT SELENA SHIA FOR HER LEADERSHIP ON THIS.
UM, I WAS VERY PLEASED TO SEE THIS DEAL COME FORWARD AND SEE THAT WE'RE GONNA BE ABLE, UH, TO PAY OUR MEDICS MUCH MORE AND MUCH MORE ALONG WITH WHAT THEY'RE WORTH.
WE CERTAINLY HAVE A LONG WAY TO GO, AND I CERTAINLY WANNA SEE OUR PARAMEDICS TO, I WANNA SEE THEM REACH PARITY WITH OTHER PUBLIC SAFETY PERSONNEL.
UH, BUT I THINK THIS CONTRACT GOES A LONG WAY IN GETTING US ON THAT, ON THAT STEP.
AND SO I'M EXCITED TO SEE, UH, THIS DEAL GO FORWARD.
I'M VERY PROUD OF THE E M S DIVISION THAT WE HAVE.
WE HAVE AN AWARD-WINNING NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED E M S DEPARTMENT THAT SERVES AS A MODEL FOR THE NATION.
UH, AND SO THE WORK THAT THEY'RE DOING DAY IN AND DAY OUT, SAVING LIVES, RESPONDING TO EMERGENCIES IS CRITICAL.
AND SO I'M THRILLED TO SEE THAT.
AND THEN, UH, I ALSO WANTED TO TALK ABOUT THE TOURISM AND PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT THAT WE ARE INITIATING TODAY.
IT IS THE NEXT STEP AND A LONG PROCESS.
OF COURSE, UH, IT'LL GO OUT FOR PETITION WITH THE HOTELS, AND THEN IT'LL COME BACK TO COUNCIL, UH, LATER THIS FALL FOR, UH, ANOTHER CONSIDERATION BY OUR, OUR COLLEAGUES HERE.
AND SO, I WANNA THANK COUNCIL MEMBER RYAN AL ALTER FOR HIS STRONG LEADERSHIP IN GETTING US TO A, A BETTER DEAL FOR THE CITY.
UH, CERTAINLY, UM, THIS COUNCIL WILL HAVE A LOT TO CONSIDER ON HOW WE ALLOCATE THE, THE FUNDS THAT WILL BE FREED UP, UH, IN OUR GENERAL FUND, UH, TO ADDRESS OUR CRITICAL NEEDS.
I WANNA POINT OUT THAT THE TOURISM COMMISSION MET YESTERDAY, AND THEIR RECOMMENDATION IS THAT, UH, THAT ANY DOLLARS THAT COME OUT OF OUR TPI AND THAT WE'RE ABLE TO, TO UTILIZE AS PART OF THE, UM, THE REIMBURSEMENT PROCESS OR AS PART OF THE PROCESS LAID OUT IN THE FRAMEWORK, THAT THOSE DOLLARS GO TOWARDS ADDRESSING HOMELESSNESS.
AND SO, UM, THAT REMAINS MY PRIORITY ON HOW WE UTILIZE THE FUNDS, UH, WITH THE T PIN.
AND OF COURSE, WE WILL HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS AT A LATER TIME.
UH, AND THAT'LL BE A MATTER OF POLICY FOR THEIA.
UM, UH, AND WANNA THANK THE TOURISM COMMISSIONERS FOR THEIR RECOMMENDATION.
THANK YOU COUNCIL, UH, MAYOR PRO, TIM, AND THEN COUNCIL MEMBER VELA.
THANK YOU FOR THE RECOGNITION, MAYOR.
I ALSO WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT ITEM NUMBER 76, WHICH IS $22.8 MILLION COMING
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FROM THE US DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR OUR TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC WORKS DIVISION.SO I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITIES PRESENTED BY ACCEPTING THIS FEDERAL GRANT, AND REALLY APPRECIATE ALL OF THE WORK THAT IS COMING FROM THAT DEPARTMENT IN A WAY THAT MAKES OUR, UH, OUR ROADS AND OUR STREETS SAFER FOR ALL TYPES OF USERS.
THANK YOU, MAYOR PRO TIM, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER VELA.
UH, I WOULD LIKE TO BE SHOWN AS A, A CO-SPONSOR ON, UH, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, CADRE'S, UH, ITEM 82 IF, UH, AND ON ALSO ON COUNCIL MEMBER POOL'S, UH, ITEM WITH REGARD TO THE DAM ON THE LANO, UH, RIVER, UH, ITEM 80, I THINK THOSE ARE BOTH EXCELLENT ITEMS AND I'M, I'M, UH, HAPPY TO SUPPORT THEM.
I ALSO WANTED TO THANK, HANG ON ONE SECOND WITH THAT OBJECTION, COUNCIL MEMBER VALO WILL BE SHOWN AS A CO-SPONSOR ON THOSE TWO ITEMS. THANK YOU, MAYOR.
AND ALSO, I WANTED TO THANK, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER RYAN ALTER, AND, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER FUENTES FOR THEIR WORK ON THE TID.
IT'S A MUCH IMPROVED ITEM, UH, THANKS TO THEIR EFFORTS.
UH, TOURISM IS A VITAL INDUSTRY HERE IN AUSTIN.
UH, THE DOWNTOWN HOTELS, UH, ARE A LINCHPIN OF THAT TOURISM.
I ALSO WANTED TO MENTION THAT THE CITY OWNS A DOWNTOWN HOTEL AS WELL, SO WE'RE SUPPORTING OUR OWN EFFORTS, UH, IN, IN THIS REGARD.
UH, YOU KNOW, THAT SAID, I WANT THE HOTELIERS TO ALSO SUPPORT LABOR.
THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE EMPLOYED DOWNTOWN.
THEY, UH, NEED TO BE RECEIVING, UH, LIVING WAGE AND BENEFITS.
UH, AND I WOULD DEFINITELY LIKE TO SEE CONTINUE TO IMPROVEMENTS, UH, IN THAT, UH, LINE DOWN THE ROAD.
UM, COUNCIL, WE'RE GETTING READY TO VOTE ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.
UM, AND BEFORE WE DO THAT, A COUPLE PEOPLE HAVE MADE COMMENT, BUT I THINK IT WOULD BE ENTIRELY APPROPRIATE TO ASK, UH, THE, THE HEAD OF THE E M S UNION, SALINAS AND HER TEAM, IF YOU WOULD, WHY DON'T YOU COME DOWN FRONT, UH, AS WE GET READY TO VOTE ON THIS VERY IMPORTANT, UH, CONTRACT.
AND AS THEY'RE COMING FORWARD, UH, ON BEHALF OF THE COUNCIL, LET ME ALSO SAY WE APPRECIATE THE WORK FROM THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE AND, UH, INTERIM ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, BRUCE MILLS.
UH, YOU WANNA SAY ANYTHING QUICKLY? I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU TO COUNCIL, THE MAYOR, UM, AND THE CITY MANAGER AND HIS STAFF, AND ESPECIALLY SARAH GRIFFITH, WHO HE WORKED WITH BARGAINING FOR ABOUT FIVE MONTHS THIS YEAR.
UM, I REALLY THINK THAT WE MADE A BIG STEP IN ADDRESSING, UM, OUR WAGE ISSUE, UH, WHICH WILL HELP WITH OUR STAFFING CRISIS.
UM, AND ESPECIALLY BECAUSE THIS IS MY WHOLE BARGAINING TEAM AND ALSO OUR BOARD, UM, TOGETHER AND EVERY DAY, YOU KNOW, WE'RE DRIVEN TO WORK REALLY HARD BECAUSE WE SEE HOW HARD ALL OF OUR PARAMEDICS AND MEDICS WORK.
UM, AND ESPECIALLY WITH THE STAFFING CRISIS, AS WELL AS THE INCREASED ENVIRONMENTAL EMERGENCIES, UM, INCREASE IN MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER ISSUES, UM, AND TRYING TO REALLY THINK ABOUT HOW WE APPROPRIATELY ADDRESS SOME OF THESE ISSUES FROM AN E M S POINT OF VIEW.
UM, I REALLY HOPE THAT THIS CONTRACT WILL PROVIDE SOME STABILITY SO THAT WE CAN REALLY START TO THINK ABOUT HOW WE CAN BE BEST USE OF RESOURCES, UM, AND THINK REALLY CRITICALLY AND SMARTLY ABOUT HOW WE USE E M SS IN THIS COMMUNITY TO TAKE CARE OF THE FOLKS THE BEST THAT WE CAN.
WELL, WE, UH, IT'S BEEN SAID, COUNCIL MEMBER FUENTES SAID IT WELL, OTHERS HAVE SAID IT WELL.
BUT, UM, WE DEEPLY APPRECIATE THE SERVICE THAT YOU ALL BRING TO OUR COMMUNITY.
UM, IT'S PROBABLY PARTICULARLY APPROPRIATE YOU'RE HERE ON A DAY THAT COUNCIL MEMBER KELLY'S NOT GONNA VOTE NO ON SOMETHING ON THE EXTENSION
UH, I SHOULDN'T TEASE THAT WAY.
UM, THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN THIS COMMUNITY CANNOT BE THE QUALITY OF LIFE WE DESIRE IN THIS COMMUNITY CANNOT BE ACHIEVED WITHOUT THE WORK THAT YOU ALL DO.
UH, THAT IS SOMETHING WE THINK ABOUT ALL THE TIME AND THAT WE FULLY APPRECIATE.
SO THE FACT THAT WE ARE NOW HERE TODAY, GETTING READY TO VOTE ON THIS CONTRACT AND CELEBRATING, UH, THROUGH THE VOTE ON THIS CONTRACT, THE ROLE THAT YOU PLAY IN OUR COMMUNITY IS A SIGNIFICANT WAY FOR US TO SAY THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO.
MEMBERS, UH, THE CONSENT AGENDA HAS BEEN READ, UH, WITHOUT OBJECTION.
THE CONSENT AGENDA IS ADOPTED UNANIMOUSLY WITH, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER'S POOL, COUNCIL MEMBER ALTER, AND COUNCIL MEMBER HARPER MADISON OFF THE DAIS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALL YOU DO.
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MEMBERS.[17. pprove a resolution declaring the City of Austin’s official intent to reimburse itself from proceeds of certificates of obligation in the amount of $33,690,000 and public property finance contractual obligations in the amount of $68,515,000.]
17 AND ITEMS ONE THIRTY TWO.THAT ITEM WAS PULLED BY COUNCIL MEMBER RYAN ALTER, UH, I'LL RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER RYAN ALTER.
UH, I PULLED THIS ITEM FOR TWO REASONS.
THIS IS A, UH, PURCHASE CONTRACT OF, OF VARIOUS, UM, VARIOUS THINGS, BUT, BUT REALLY IN PARTICULAR, I WANNA TALK ABOUT THE VEHICLE PURCHASE COMPONENT.
UM, IF YOU LOOK AT OUR CLIMATE EQUITY PLAN, TRANSPORTATION IS EQUAL TO, IF NOT NOW, THE GREATEST SOURCE, UH, OF OUR MISSION.
IF I, I APPRECIATE EVERYBODY WANTING TO TALK AND, UH, BUT IF YOU COULD PLEASE TAKE YOUR CONVERSATIONS OUT, UH, SIDE OF THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS.
COUNCILOR RTO, I RECOGNIZE YOU AGAIN.
BUT, SO WITHIN OUR CLIMATE EQUITY PLAN BY 2030, IT CALLS FOR 40% OF OUR TOTAL VEHICLE MILES TRAVELED TO BE ELECTRIFIED.
UH, BACK WHEN WE HAD OUR BUDGET PROCESS, UH, I ASKED A QUESTION ABOUT WHAT OUR CURRENT STATE IS FOR OUR CITY FLEET, AND THAT IS, RIGHT NOW WE HAVE 1.8% OF OUR CITY VEHICLE MILES.
THEIR, THEIR, UM, THEIR MILES TRAVELED ARE ELECTRIC.
SO WE ARE CERTAINLY A, A FAR WAY OFF FROM THAT 40% GOAL ONLY SEVEN YEARS FROM NOW.
AND WITHIN THIS CONTRACT OR IN THIS PURCHASE, ONLY 14 OUT OF 296 OF THESE VEHICLES, WHICH IS LESS THAN 5% ARE GOING TO BE ELECTRIFIED.
AND SO REALLY I HAVE, UH, A QUESTION.
IT, IT CAN BE FOR YOU MANAGER OR, OR STAFF OR ED, UM, BUT JUST REALLY UNDERSTANDING WHAT OUR PLAN IS BETWEEN NOW AND 2030 OF HOW WE GET TO THAT 40% GOAL.
RECOGNIZING WHERE WE ARE TODAY.
GOOD MORNING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
ED VINO, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER.
CERTAINLY APPRECIATE, APPRECIATE THE QUESTION.
STAFF IS ABSOLUTELY COMMITTED TO ACHIEVING THE GOALS AND THE CLIMATE EQUITY PLAN.
WE CURRENTLY HAVE, UM, 305 VEHICLES IN OUR, UM, IN OUR MOBILE FLEET THAT ARE ELECTRIC.
UM, THAT CURRENTLY REPRESENTS 7% OF, OF ALL THE VEHICLES, WHICH IS ABOVE THE NATIONAL AVERAGE, WHICH IS ROUGHLY AROUND 4 4, 4 POINT A HALF PERCENT.
SO A LITTLE BIT ABOVE NATIONAL AVERAGES FOR SEEING ELECTRICAL VEHICLES COMING INTO, UH, FLEET.
WE ARE, UM, ON PACE TO GET ANOTHER 43 VEHICLES THIS YEAR THAT ARE CURRENTLY ON ORDER.
UM, WE'RE PLANNING TO PURCHASE ANOTHER 59 VEHICLES CITYWIDE.
SO THE, THE QUESTION RESPONSE, THIS REIMBURSEMENT RESOLUTION IS ABOUT THE CITY'S GENERAL FUND, UH, CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATION THAT 14 VEHICLES OUT OF THAT, BUT INCLUDING OUR ENTERPRISE VEHICLES, WILL BE BRINGING ON BOARD ANOTHER 59, UM, ELECTRIC VEHICLES.
AND THERE ARE CHALLENGES WITH ELECTRIFYING THE FLEET.
RIGHT NOW, THERE CURRENTLY ISN'T A PURSUIT RATED POLICE VEHICLE THAT MEETS THE DEPARTMENT'S MISSION.
AND SO AS SOON AS THERE IS, WE'LL BEGIN, UH, PILOTING THE, THAT PURSUIT VEHICLE AND, AND WE'LL, UM, WE'LL THEN TRANSITION OUR, OUR POLICE PURSUIT VEHICLES TO AN ELECTRICAL OPTION.
BUT CURRENTLY THERE ISN'T THAT OPTION.
UM, THERE ARE CHALLENGES WITH GET GETTING VEHICLES AS WELL.
THERE, THERE, FOR EXAMPLE, UH, THE LARGE PASSENGER VANS, THERE'S ELECTRIC OPTIONS FOR THOSE VANS, BUT RIGHT NOW YOU CAN'T GET THEM.
SO IF THEY BECOME AVAILABLE, UM, WE WOULD BUY THOSE VANS AND YOU WOULD SEE THAT 14 NUMBER GO UP A LITTLE BIT.
BUT IF THEY'RE NOT AVAILABLE 'CAUSE OF SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES OR WHATEVER THE ISSUE MIGHT BE, WE CAN'T GET THEM.
SO, UH, WE ARE VERY COMMITTED TO IT.
OUR GOAL IN GETTING TO THAT MILEAGE COUNT IS TO HAVE A THOUSAND ELECTRIC VEHICLES IN THE FLEET BY 2030.
AND WE ABSOLUTELY THINK WE'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO GET THERE.
WELL, I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT AND, UH, UH, APPRECIATE YOUR ATTENTIVENESS TO THIS, THIS ISSUE.
UH, THE OTHER REASON WHY I PULLED THIS WAS, UH, IT WAS POSTED I BELIEVE YESTERDAY IN THE BACKUP, UH, AN AMENDMENT AS IT RELATES TO OUR SHADE STRUCTURES THAT WE'VE HAD SOME CONVERSATIONS WITH, UH, AUSTIN ENERGY AS WELL AS PARKS DEPARTMENT ABOUT EXPLORING WHETHER OR NOT WE COULD USE SOLAR PANELS AS SHADES TO, YOU KNOW, TWO BIRDS WITH ONE STONE.
NOT ONLY, UH, HAVE US SOME CLEAN GENERATION, BUT ALSO HAVE THAT SHADE FOR OUR PARKS OR POOLS.
AND SO THIS, UH, AMENDMENT WILL JUST ASK THEM TO EXPLORE WHERE THOSE OPTIONS AND OPPORTUNITIES MIGHT BE.
AND SO I WOULD, UH, IF IT IS THE APPROPRIATE TIME, ARE YOU GONNA OFFER THE AMENDMENT THAT YOU PUT ON THE YES.
SO THE APPROPRIATE TIME NOW WOULD BE FOR A MOTION TO ADOPT THE ITEM.
WE'LL GET A SECOND AND THEN, UM, I'LL RECOGNIZE YOU ON PROPOSED AMENDMENTS.
ITEM 17, MOTION IS MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER RYAN ALTER, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER CADRE TO ADOPT.
UH, COUNCIL MEMBER ALTER, YOU'RE
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RECOGNIZED ON A MOTION TO AMEND ITEM NUMBER 17.NOW, I WOULD LIKE TO OFFER OUR SOLAR SHADE AMENDMENT TO ITEM 17 MEMBERS.
YOU HAVE BEEN PROVIDED A COPY OF ITEM, UH, THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT ON ITEM NUMBER 17.
UH, IS THERE A SECOND TO THE MOTION? IT IS SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER FUENTES.
IS THERE ANY OBJECTION TO THE ADOPTION OF THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO ITEM NUMBER 17? HEARING NONE WITHOUT OBJECTION.
THERE ARE, THERE'S NO ONE THAT HAS BEEN SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON ITEM NUMBER 17.
I'M LOOKING OVER AT THE CLERK'S.
I, I SURE SAID THAT VERY FORCEFULLY, DIDN'T I? UM, UH, AND THEY'RE CONFIRMING THAT, UH, WITHOUT OBJECTION, ITEM NUMBER 17 AS AMENDED IS ADOPTED WITH THREE MEMBERS OFF THE DAAS.
THAT'LL TAKE US TO ITEM NUMBER 1 32.
[132. Approve a resolution directing the City Manager to develop and implement an enhanced data release ("The APD Open Policing Data Release") for the Austin Police Depa1tment and repo1t back to Cotmcil.]
COUNCIL MEMBER FUENTES.WELL, BEFORE I GO TO COUNCIL MEMBER, SHE PULLED THE ITEM, BUT BEFORE I GO TO COUNCIL MEMBER FUENTES, I'LL RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER VELA.
UH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MAYOR.
UH, I'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS ITEM FOR, UH, A WHILE, AND VERY EXCITED TO, TO MOVE IT THROUGH.
FIRST AND FOREMOST, I REALLY WANT TO THANK, UH, THE AUSTIN POLICE DEPARTMENT, UH, SPECIFICALLY, UH, ELISE SHAW, JONATHAN KREGAN, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, BRUCE MILLS AND CHIEF HENDERSON.
UH, WE'VE WORKED VERY CLOSELY WITH THEM TO KIND OF MASSAGE THE LANGUAGE AND, AND GET THINGS JUST RIGHT TO UNDERSTAND THEIR PROCESSES AND, AND, YOU KNOW, WORK WITH THEM IN, IN GETTING THE ITEM IN A PASS IN A WAY THAT, UH, WORKS WITHIN THEIR SYSTEMS AND GETS THE PUBLIC THE INFORMATION, UH, THAT THEY NEED.
I THINK WE'VE GOT, FINALLY A GOOD DRAFT THAT, THAT MEETS EVERYONE'S NEEDS.
UM, UH, ALSO, I HAVE TO THANK ALL THE COMMUNITY DATA EXPERTS WHO PROVIDED VALUABLE INPUT ON THIS ITEM AND, AND GAVE IT A, A LOOK AND, AND HELPED US WITH GUIDANCE.
I, I WANT TO THANK, UH, JULIO GONZALEZ, ALTA MURANO, WHO HAS WORKED REALLY, THIS CAME FROM CONVERSATIONS THAT WE HAVE, AND HE WAS THE ONE THAT PROVIDED ME THE, THE FIRST KIND OF DRAFT OF IT.
UH, I REALLY APPRECIATE HIS HELP AND HIS SUPPORT.
THIS IS NOT A, A GROUNDBREAKING ITEM.
OTHER CITIES, SEATTLE SAN ANTONIO, HAVE EXCELLENT PUBLICLY AVAILABLE POLICE DATA DASHBOARDS.
WHAT WE'RE DOING TODAY IS WE'RE BRINGING NATIONAL BEST PRACTICES TO AUSTIN.
AND THIS IS ONE OF THE, I THINK, THE RARE PUBLIC SAFETY ITEMS THAT, UH, EVERYONE SUPPORTS.
A P D HAS A BACKLOG OF PUBLIC INFORMATION REQUESTS.
MANY OF THEM ARE FOR EXACTLY THIS TYPE OF DATA.
HAVING THIS DATA PUBLICLY AVAILABLE REDUCES OUR OPEN RECORDS WORKLOAD.
THE PUBLIC WANTS THIS INFORMATION SO THEY CAN EVALUATE PUBLIC SAFETY TRENDS AND PATTERNS, AND POLICY MAKERS NEED THIS INFORMATION IF WE ARE GOING TO MAKE DATA-DRIVEN PUBLIC SAFETY DECISIONS.
TRANSPARENCY AROUND PUBLIC SAFETY IS CRITICAL FOR BUILDING COMMUNITY TRUST.
WHILE WE ARE RELEASING PUBLIC DATA, WE ARE TAKING STEPS TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE IS NO PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION WITHIN THAT DATA.
FOR EXAMPLE, WE STARTED OUT BY ASKING FOR THE BLOCK NUMBER OF ALL THE SERVICE CALLS, BUT THERE ARE SMALL BLOCKS, AND WE DIDN'T WANT TO INADVERTENTLY IDENTIFY ANYBODY.
SO WE SWITCHED OVER TO USING, UH, CENSUS BLOCK GROUP INSTEAD, WHICH IS, UH, ONE OF THE SMALLEST UNITS AT THE CENSUS MEASURES.
UH, USING THIS MEASURE GIVES US GOOD GRANULAR DATA WITHOUT REVEALING ANY INDIVIDUALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION.
WE DON'T WANT TO REVEAL THE ADDRESS OR SPECIFIC LOCATION OF SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIMS MENTAL HEALTH CALLS AND OTHER SENSITIVE INFORMATION.
AND THEN IN THE RECENT BUDGET WE FUNDED FOR CIVILIAN DATA POSITIONS FOR A P D, THESE ARE THE POSITIONS THAT WILL BE WORKING TO GET THIS DATA OUT TO THE PUB, UH, THE, OUT TO THE PUBLIC.
SO THE DEPARTMENT SHOULD HAVE THE, THE RESOURCES THEY NEED, UH, TO GET THAT DONE.
UM, ALL THAT SAID, SOME OF THE DATA WE ARE REQUESTING MAY TAKE LONGER FOR A P D TO PROVIDE BECAUSE OF, UH, TECHNICAL OR ADMINISTRATIVE HURDLES THAT WE'VE BEEN DISCUSSING THAT WITH THE DEPARTMENT.
AND I WAS WONDERING IF THERE WAS, UH, ANYONE FROM THE DEPARTMENT THAT COULD, UH, UH, RUN THROUGH SOME OF THOSE, UH, AREAS.
UH, CHIEF HENDERSON AND COUNCIL MEMBER.
I THINK WE'VE ALSO APPRECIATE THAT YOU'VE GIVEN US TILL DECEMBER TO COME BACK.
WHEN WE DO IDENTIFY THAT THERE'S A NEED FOR ADDITIONAL RESOURCES, WE'LL MAKE THOSE AS PART OF YOUR CONSIDERATION, BECAUSE THERE MAY BE, UH, RESOURCE NEEDS THAT WE DON'T KNOW YET, BUT WE WILL KNOW IT AFTER THIS ANALYSIS.
AND WE WANNA BE ABLE TO HAVE THE, THE, THAT, THOSE RESOURCES AND ABLE TO COMPLY WITH THE RESOLUTION.
AND I KNOW THERE, THERE MAY BE SOFTWARE PURCHASES THAT ARE NEEDED, OR THERE MAY BE ADDITIONAL, UH, RESOURCES THAT ARE NEEDED TO GET THIS OUT.
AND ABSOLUTELY WE WANNA SUPPORT THAT IN CAN, CAN I, I APOLOGIZE, CHIEF, IT'S BEEN CALLED TO MY ATTENTION THAT ON ITEM NUMBER 98, WHICH IS A PUBLIC HEARING, WHICH I KNOW WE HAVE HAD PEOPLE SIGNED
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UP TO SPEAK ON ITEM NUMBER 98 REQUIRES NINE VOTES OF THE COUNCIL IN ORDER TO ADDRESS IT.SO ITEM NUMBER 98 IS GOING TO BE POSTPONED UNTIL THE 21ST.
AND I JUST WANT THE PUBLIC TO KNOW THAT.
WHAT, WHAT ARE YOU DOING? I THINK WE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM FOR ITEM 79.
OKAY, WELL, I'LL LOOK AT THAT IN A MINUTE.
UM, ITEM NUMBER 98, UH, ITEM NUMBER 98 WILL BE POSTPONED UNTIL THE 21ST.
SO IF YOU'RE WAITING TO SPEAK OR YOU'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO SPEAKING OR YOU'VE BEEN PRACTICING ALL MORNING, UM, WE'RE GONNA PUT THAT OFF.
YOU GOT MORE TIME TO PRACTICE.
SORRY TO INTERRUPT, UH, THE FLOW, BUT I JUST HATE FOR SOMEBODY TO BE SITTING THERE AND THEN NOT KNOW ABOUT IT.
AND, AND CHIEF, I JUST WANTED TO SAY, AND LIKE I SAID, WE'VE BEEN LOOKING THROUGH THEM.
SOME OF THE ITEMS ARE, UH, YOU ALREADY HAVE THAT DATA.
YOU ALREADY RECORDED IT, IT, IT SHOULDN'T BE THAT HARD.
OTHERS, THERE, THERE MAY BE, LIKE I SAID, TECHNICAL OR ADMINISTRATIVE PROBLEMS. I WAS JUST WONDERING IF YOU COULD, UH, DISCUSS SOME OF THOSE.
COUNCIL MEMBER VELA, UH, MAYOR, MAYOR PRO TIMM, AND MEMBERS OF THE DIOCESE FIRST, I DO WANNA THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER VELA, FOR BRINGING THIS ITEM FORWARD AND, AND UNDERSTAND THAT A P D DOES VALUE AND VERY MUCH APPRECIATES, FIRST OF ALL, THE, THE NEED AND INTEREST FOR, FOR PUBLIC, UH, FACING DASHBOARD AS IT RELATES TO OUR POLICE OPERATIONS.
AND WE VERY MUCH WANT TO WANT TO FULFILL THAT.
WE JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT FIRST OF ALL, WHAT THE REQUESTED DATA IS, OUR INTERPRETATION OF IT IS ACCURATE.
THEREFORE, WE'RE DELIVERING THE TRUE ASK OF WHAT'S IN THE, IN THE ITEM.
'CAUSE SOMETIMES OUR INTERPRETATION OF HOW WE READ IT AND THEN WHAT IS ACTUALLY PRODUCED MAY NOT ALIGN.
AND SO WE JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE CLEAR ON THOSE.
IN ADDITION, WE ALSO NOTE THAT, UM, THERE ARE VARIOUS OPERATING SYSTEMS THAT WE HAVE THAT DO NOT CURRENTLY COMMUNICATE WITH ONE ANOTHER.
AND SO THEY DON'T NATURALLY DRAW THAT INFORMATION AND CAN ALIGN IT WITH THE, WITH THE ITEMS THAT ARE BEING BEING ASKED.
AND THAT'S GOING TO BE EITHER MANPOWER HEAVY OR SOFTWARE HEAVY IN ORDER TO PRODUCE THOSE, THOSE ITEMS. MM-HMM.
UM, IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE ALSO HAVE SEVERAL OTHER PROJECTS THAT ARE CURRENTLY IN WORKS INCLUSIVE OF PRODUCING OUR OWN, UH, PUBLIC FACING DASHBOARD.
UM, AS WE WAS A RESULT FROM OUR D P S PARTNERSHIP, WE REALIZED THAT THIS WAS AN OUTSTANDING ITEM, AND AT THAT POINT IT GOT BROUGHT TO THE FOREFRONT THAT WE NEEDED TO, TO EXPEDITE THAT.
SO PLEASE UNDERSTAND IN THE BACKGROUND, WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON OUR OWN PUBLIC FACING DASHBOARD IN ADDITION TO OTHER PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE IN WORKS.
AND SO I DO HAVE LIEUTENANT ASKEW FROM OUR POLICE TECHNOLOGY UNIT.
I ALSO HAVE MR. MCGRATH WHO IS STANDING IN FOR DR.
HE IS UNDER THE WEATHER, BUT HE'S FROM OUR RESEARCH AND PLANNING TEAM.
AND SO I'LL JUST PASS THE MIC TO THEM SO THEY CAN GIVE YOU A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT THOSE CHALLENGES AND HURDLES ARE.
MY NAME IS SHELDON ASKEW, LIEUTENANT WITH THE AUSTIN POLICE DEPARTMENT'S POLICE TECHNOLOGY UNIT.
APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO YOU TODAY.
UM, SO AS CHIEF HENDERSON MENTIONED, THERE ARE JUST CERTAIN SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS THE POLICE DEPARTMENT DEPLOYS THAT PROVIDE LIMITATIONS WITH RESPECT TO COMPILING THE DATA.
UM, NOT ONLY THE DATA ITSELF, BUT THE TIMELINE THAT THE RESOLUTION OBVIOUSLY, UH, IS ASKING US TO DO.
UM, THERE'S ALSO BUSINESS PRACTICES IN PLACE THAT THE DEPARTMENT IS GONNA HAVE TO WORK THROUGH IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE EXACTLY WHAT THE RESOLUTION IS ASKING US TO ACHIEVE.
SO THERE DEFINITELY ARE GONNA BE THOSE TWO LIMITATIONS.
AND I'LL DRILL DOWN JUST REAL BRIEFLY ON TWO.
UH, SO ONE OF THE, ONE OF THE RE REQUESTS IS FOR US TO PROVIDE INFORMATION AS IT PERTAINS TO INDIVIDUAL CALLS.
UM, AS EVERYONE ON THE DIOCESE IS AWARE, WE HAVE A CAD SYSTEM, COMPUTER AIDED DISPATCH SYSTEM, AS WELL AS A RECORDS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.
THOSE TWO SYSTEMS OBVIOUSLY OPERATE ON SOME LEVEL, UH, INDEPENDENTLY.
THERE IS SOME SHARED DATA, BUT A LOT OF THAT DATA SET IS MANUALLY ENTERED BY THE END USER.
OBVIOUSLY, ANYTIME YOU INTRODUCE THE HUMAN ELEMENT TO TRANSFERRING DATA, IT'S PRONE TO ERRORS.
UM, AND SO AS A RESULT, ALIGNING THOSE TWO DATA SETS FROM TWO SYSTEMS OFTENTIMES PRESENTS A CHALLENGE TO SOME DEGREE.
THE SECOND EXAMPLE IS THE DIGITAL TIMEKEEPING SYSTEM.
U K G, THE AUSTIN POLICE DEPARTMENT IS CURRENTLY DEPLOYING U K G, AND WE EXPECT TO HAVE IT UP AND RUNNING BY APRIL OF NEXT YEAR, 2024.
UM, THE ISSUE THOUGH IS THAT U K G DOES NOT PRESENT THE GRANULARITY NEEDED TO SATISFY SOME OF THE THINGS IN THE RESOLUTION.
IN OTHER WORDS, THERE'S AN EXAMPLE, UH, OR I'M SORRY, A REQUIREMENT IN THE RESOLUTION THAT WOULD REQUIRE US TO PROVIDE GRANULAR DATA ON OVERTIME SPENT FOR OFFICERS WORKING PATROL, UM, CONSTRUCTION AND SPECIAL EVENTS.
WELL, POLICE DEPARTMENT CAN PROVIDE THE RATE OF PAY FOR THOSE PARTICULAR ASSIGNMENTS, BUT DRILLING DOWN ON THE ACTUAL ASSIGNMENT ITSELF WOULD REQUIRE A BUSINESS PRACTICE CHANGE THAT THAT U K G OBVIOUSLY DOESN'T
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ACCOMMODATE.SO THOSE ARE JUST TWO EXAMPLES OF, OF SEVERAL THAT EXIST IN THE RESOLUTION AND THE REASONS WHY I'M MAKING A 30 DAY, UH, YOU KNOW, MEETING A 30 DAY REQUIREMENT WOULD BE PROBLEMATIC.
AND, UH, I THINK ONE OF THE REASONS THAT I WANTED TO HAVE THIS CONVERSATION IS TO SET SOME EXPECTATIONS FOR WHAT WE CAN DO AND HOW QUICKLY WE CAN DO IT.
UH, AND THAT'S A, A GREAT EXAMPLE IN OTHER WORD TRACKING OVER TIME, BUT WE'RE NOT KIND OF FLAGGING EACH INDIVIDUAL PURPOSE OF, UH, THAT, UH, UH, OVERTIME.
UM, AND, UH, WITH REGARD TO, OH LORD, UH, THE, THE FIRST, UH, ITEM THAT YOU MENTIONED, LORD, IT, IT SLIPPED MY MIND, BUT ANYTHING ELSE IN PARTICULAR THAT, THAT, THAT COMES TO THE FOREFRONT IN TERMS OF, UH, OF, OF CONCERNS WITH THE, UH, WITH THE DATA OR THE TIMELINES OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT? THOSE ARE THE TWO I'M PREPARED TO, PREPARED TO TALK ABOUT TODAY, SIR, BUT I'LL PASS IT OVER TO ROB IF YOU HAVE ANY OTHER EXAMPLES OF THINGS THAT WOULD BE PROBLEMATIC.
I'M THE CRIME INTELLIGENCE ANALYST.
I'M THE CRIME INTELLIGENCE ANALYST SUPERVISOR OVERSEEING PATROL OPERATIONS FOR A P D.
UM, WE GET A LOT OF THE REQUESTS FROM CITY COUNCIL OR FROM PUBLIC INFORMATION REQUEST, AND A LOT OF THE, WE INTERPRET THE REQUESTS AND, AND DO THE RESEARCH TO GET THE ANSWERS FOR THOSE REQUESTS.
SO, JUST AS AN EXAMPLE, UM, IN JUNE, WE, WE, WE GOT A REQUEST ABOUT HOW MANY FALSE ALARMS HAVE WE GONE TO IN THE LAST YEAR.
HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO, TO, FOR YOUR OFFICERS TO CLEAR THOSE CALLS? UM, IT'S NOT CUT AND DRY TO BE ABLE TO GET THOSE ANSWERS.
SOMETIMES IT'S NOT JUST PULLING A SPREADSHEET AND JUST TABULATING AT THE END.
UM, I WORK CLOSELY WITH THE RESEARCH AND PLANNING TEAM, AND WE, AS, AS A TEAM, WE COLLABORATE INTO WHAT ARE WE ACTUALLY TRYING TO ANSWER HERE.
UM, AND IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE, FROM JUNE 20 JUNE 20TH, 2022 TO JUNE 20TH, 2023, THERE WERE 29,864, UM, FALSE ALARM CALLS THAT WE WENT TO.
BUT WE HAVE TO DO A LOT MORE DIGGING INTO THAT BECAUSE WHEN OFFICERS GO TO CALLS, IT MAY NOT START AS A FALSE ALARM.
IT MIGHT START AS SOMETHING ELSE.
IT MIGHT END AS A FALSE ALARM, OR IT MIGHT, WE MIGHT GET DISPATCHED TO A FALSE ALARM.
IT ENDS UP BEING SOMETHING ELSE.
SO, DO YOU WANNA KNOW HOW MANY IT STARTS AS HOW MANY ENDED AS WHAT HAPPENED AND, AND, AND WHEN ASKING? HOW, HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE FOR OFFICERS TO CLEAR THOSE CALLS? WELL, IT, IT ALL DEPENDS ON EACH, EACH INDIVIDUAL.
ONE, SOMETIMES ONE OFFICER GOES SOME, MOST OF THE TIME IT'S TWO, BUT SOMETIMES IT COULD BE 3, 4, 5 OR SIX, DEPENDING ON WHAT'S GOING ON.
AND IN EACH OF THOSE DIFFERENT SCENARIOS, IT REALLY, ALL THOSE VARIABLES CHANGE AND IT TAKES TIME FOR US TO PULL IT APART.
'CAUSE WE CAN'T JUST SPREAD IT OUT.
SO IN THIS PARTICULAR, JUST VERY SIMPLE REQUESTS OR SEEMINGLY SIMPLE REQUESTS.
THIS WAS A ABOUT SIX TO SEVEN HOUR MAN HOURS FOR US AS A TEAM TO BE ABLE TO PULL IT APART, DO THE RESEARCH, FIGURE OUT WHAT WE NEED TO DO TO ANSWER IT, AND THEN PUT IT BACK TOGETHER.
SO, AND THAT'S JUST ONE EXAMPLE OF ONE REQUEST.
WELL, I, I APPRECIATE THOSE, UH, EXAMPLES.
AND MY UNDERSTANDING, AGAIN, WITH OUR CONVERSATIONS WITH, UH, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WERE THAT, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF THE, THE DATA EXISTS, BUT IT MIGHT JUST BE IN THE INDIVIDUAL OFFENSE REPORTS, OR IT MIGHT BE, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT TABULATED WHERE, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN JUST KIND OF CLICK, CLICK, CLICK, AND, AND, AND THERE IT IS.
UH, SO AGAIN, I, I UNDERSTAND THAT, AND AGAIN, I JUST WANT TO SET THE PUBLIC'S EXPECTATIONS, UH, FOR THAT THIS IS A PROCESS, YOU KNOW, AND, AND, AND COUNCIL MEMBER, I JUST WANNA SAY THAT THE COMMENTS BY MS. MITCHELL EARLIER WERE INACCURATE, OR AT LEAST A MISCHARACTERIZATION.
WE DO OUR BEST TO COMPLY WITH TRANSPARENCY, AND WE'RE HAPPY TO MEET WITH HER TO TELL HER THE COMPLEXITY WITH THIS, SO SHE'S AWARE OF THAT.
THAT'S A CORRECT STATEMENT, SIR.
SO, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, IT'S REALLY HARD TO PULL OVERTIME DATA AND, AND, YOU KNOW, DIFFERENT KIND OF OFFICER, UH, UH, WORK DATA WHEN, YOU KNOW, WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO FLIP THROUGH THE PAPERS, YOU KNOW, PIECE BY PIECE.
I THINK THE, THE MOVE TO U K G, UH, AND A DIGITAL TIMEFRAME, EVEN IF IT DOESN'T QUITE GET US EVERYTHING, ALL THE GRANULARITY THAT WE NEED, UH, HOPEFULLY IT WILL GET US, UH, UH, MORE, UH, INFORMATION, UH, TO BE ABLE TO, UH, RELEASE TO THE PUBLIC.
UM, SO ONE OF THE THINGS I THINK NEEDS TO BE STATED, AND IT'D BE REMISS BY NOT DOING SO, IS, IS WE NEED TO BE CRYSTAL CLEAR ON THE DEFINITIONS WHAT, WHAT THE ACTUAL EXPECTATIONS ARE.
THERE'S VERBIAGE INSIDE THE RESOLUTION THAT IS OPEN OR SUBJECT TO INTERPRETATION.
UM, THE UNIQUE CASE IDENTIFIER, OR CASE UNIQUE IDENTIFIER, I THINK IS EXACT TERMINOLOGY USED.
IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING YOU'RE LOOKING FOR THE CASE NUMBER.
THE PROBLEM WITH THAT LIES IN THE FACT THAT IF YOU HAVE A MAJOR EVENT, YOU MAY HAVE MULTIPLE PEOPLE CALLING 9 1 1 MM-HMM.
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THAT EVERYTHING IS POTENTIALLY DUPED INTO, BUT IS THE REQUEST FOR ALL MULTIPLE CASE NUMBERS? IS IT FOR ONE SINGULAR CASE NUMBER? SO AGAIN, THERE'S A LOT OF NUANCE BEHIND SOME OF THESE TERMS AND DEFINITIONS.UH, SO IT'S, IT'S, WE NEED CLARITY TO, TO, IN ORDER TO ABIDE BY AND MEET THE, MEET THE REQUIREMENTS AND THE RESOLUTION, UH, UNDERSTOOD.
AND I THINK THAT'S A, THAT'S A EXCELLENT, UH, EXAMPLE.
AND LIKE I SAID, THIS IS, I THINK, THE START OF A PROCESS TO GET THAT DOWN.
WE'VE WORKED WITH, UH, PD BECAUSE AGAIN, THERE ARE TERMS OF ART THAT ARE USED WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THIS.
AND, YOU KNOW, WE MIGHT BE ASKING FOR SOMETHING, BUT, UH, A P D UNDERSTANDS IT IN A DIFFERENT WAY.
SO WE, WE'VE TRIED TO GET THE LANGUAGE, UH, JUST RIGHT.
BUT AGAIN, UH, IT, IT'S A START OF A PROCESS AND, UH, I JUST LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO WORK WITH THE DEPARTMENT TO, TO GET, UH, AS MUCH, UH, DATA, UH, OUT TO THE PUBLIC, UH, AS WE CAN.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER, MEMBER, NOW THAT WE'VE LAID OUT THIS ITEM, WHAT I'M GONNA DO IS I'M GONNA RECOGNIZE THE SPEAKERS ON THE ITEM, AND THEN I WILL COME BACK AND I WILL RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER FUENTES, AND THEN COUNCIL MEMBER KELLY, UH, ON THE ITEMS. SO, UM, IF WE CAN, LET'S GO TO THE SPEAKERS, AND IF THEY'VE ALREADY SPOKEN AS PART OF THE PREVIOUS LIST OF SPEAKERS ON ITEM 1 32, WE'RE JUST CALLING THOSE WHEN IT WAS PULLED THAT ARE LISTED FOR ONE THIRTY TWO.
IF I CALL YOUR NAME, PLEASE COME DOWN TO THE FRONT AND THEN STATE YOUR NAME AT THE PODIUM.
ALTA MURANO, FOLLOWED BY CHRIS HARRIS, FOLLOWED BY MEME STYLES.
PLEASE, PLEASE DON'T TOUCH IT.
YOU CAN'T FLY THE PLANE WITHOUT THE INSTRUMENTS.
ANO, 15 YEARS AGO, I WAS A PUBLIC SECTOR MANAGER CONSULTANT WITH, AND I WORKED WITH A DOZEN POLICE DEPARTMENTS, INCLUDING THIS ONE, TO LOOK AT STAFFING AND OPERATIONS DATA.
TWO YEARS AGO, I INITIATED A PUBLIC INFORMATION REQUEST AROUND WORKLOAD DATA THAT I STILL HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RESPONSE TO.
I'M HERE TO EXPRESS MY FULL AND ENTHUSIASTIC SUPPORT FOR ITEM 1 32.
THIS ITEM WILL SAVE MONEY BY REDUCING ENTERPRISE FRICTION.
IT WILL HELP ADDRESS APDS P I R BACKLOG.
IT WILL FIGHT MISINFORMATION AND IT WILL HELP YOUR OFFICES DO THEIR JOB.
STARTING WITH THE 24 20 24 COUNCIL VINTAGE.
IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT, A TWO-TERM COUNCIL MEMBER WILL VOTE ON $4 BILLION OF POLICE SPENDING.
IT MAKES SENSE TO HAVE SOME INSTRUMENTATION ON HOW TO FLY THAT PLANE.
WE CAN DEFINITELY AFFORD TO DO THIS GIVEN THE QUANTITIES INVOLVED.
AND BECAUSE THE CORE OF THIS I F C IS IMPLEMENTED BY CODE AND SCRIPTS TO ESTABLISH INTEROPERABILITY AND THE TRANSFER OF DATA, THIS IS NOT ONGOING OPERATING EXPENSES.
THIS IS VERY CHEAP HIGH R O I CAPITAL EXPENSES.
IT WILL DELIVER EXEMPLARY PUBLIC VALUE TO, TO THEIR TAXPAYER.
YOU CAN'T FLY THE PLANE WITHOUT INSTRUMENTS.
THANK YOU TO COUNCIL MEMBER BOVELA FOR ILLUMINATING US ON THIS ISSUE TO THE A P D STAFF WHO HAVE WORKED VERY HARD, AS WELL AS TO THE OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO ARE SPONSORING THIS, INCLUDING MY COUNCIL MEMBER FROM DISTRICT 10, WHO IS NOT HERE TODAY, BUT I'M SURE THERE'S A GOOD REASON FOR THAT.
ONE, IF YOU READ THE RESOLUTION, AND I HOPE YOU DID, THERE IS A COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMISSION OR ADVISORY BODY SUGGESTED, WHICH CAN SOLVE A LOT OF THE TECHNICAL QUESTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED HERE.
TWO, THERE IS A REQUEST TO EXPLORE HOW WE SURVEY AROUND UNDER-REPORTING.
I GOTTA TELL YOU, WHEN I TALK TO PEOPLE ON DIFFERENT SIDES OF THE ISSUE, IT BOTHERS ME GREATLY THAT PEOPLE DO NOT TRUST THE CHIEF'S MONTHLY REPORT ON CRIME BECAUSE OF THE PERCEPTION OF UNDER-REPORTING.
WE CAN NIP THAT IN THE BUD WITH A SUGGESTION IN THIS RESOLUTION.
UM, I AM, UM, IN DISTRICT NINE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS YOU TODAY.
UH, THANK YOU COUNCILOR VELA, UH, FOR THIS ITEM.
UH, THANK YOU TO THE CO-SPONSORS FOR PUTTING IT FORWARD.
UM, THIS IS, UH, HIGHLY NEEDED, UH, INFORMATION IN THE COMMUNITY.
UH, UH, AND AGAIN, I, I CAN'T STRESS ENOUGH.
WE OBVIOUSLY HAVE JUST SEEN AN AUDITOR REPORT ABOUT THE BACKLOG OF P IRS, PARTICULARLY THOSE RELATED TO POLICE INFORMATION.
UM, OBVIOUSLY THAT IS A CITY ISSUE, NOT A POLICE DEPARTMENT SPECIFIC ISSUE, BUT, UM, THIS INFORMATION BEING PUT OUT PUBLICLY WILL REALLY HELP, UH, TO, TO ADDRESS, UH, THAT AND FUTURE BACKLOGS, SUCH THAT, UH, PEOPLE CAN HAVE ACCESS TO THE INFORMATION THAT WE SORELY NEED, AND THAT YOU ALL, AS POLICY MAKERS SORELY NEED IN ORDER TO MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS ABOUT THE OPERATIONS OF WHAT CONSTITUTES THE LARGEST PORTION OF THE BUDGET, THE LARGEST THING THAT YOU,
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UH, ARE ALLOCATING MONEY TOWARDS EACH AND EVERY FISCAL YEAR.THE OTHER THING I'LL SAY IS THAT DURING THE D P S PARTNERSHIP, DISASTROUS D P S PARTNERSHIP, WE REPEATEDLY SAW A P D PUT OUT, UH, EXTREMELY DUBIOUS INFORMATION, UH, CHARTS WITHOUT DATES, CHARTS WITHOUT, UH, DATA DEFINITIONS, UM, YOU KNOW, INFORMATION THAT WOULDN'T PASS MUSTER IN A UNDERGRAD STATS CLASS.
AND SO HAVING THIS INFORMATION BE, BE PRODUCED, UH, IN A FORMAT THAT ANYONE CAN ACCESS AND, AND UTILIZE, WILL GREATLY ENHANCE TRUST AND THE INFORMATION THAT WE RECEIVE FROM THE CITY ABOUT POLICING.
I JUST WANNA SAY THAT I KNOW IT WAS CALLED MEME.
I'M THE FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT OF MEASURE A RESEARCH AND DATA ACTIVISM ORGANIZATION THAT'S BEEN DEDICATED TO THE PURSUIT OF DATA JUSTICE IN THE CITY.
FOR THE LAST DECADE MEASURE WAS AWARDED, UM, LAST YEAR AT SOUTH BY SOUTHWEST AS THE NONPROFIT YEAR, UH, OF THE YEAR.
WE, UH, AND I ALSO HOLD THE KEY TO THE CITY, TO THIS CITY.
UM, OUR ORGANIZATION'S MISSION ALIGNS CLOSELY WITH THE PRINCIPLES LAID OUT IN THIS RESOLUTION, AND I'M HERE TO ADVOCATE FOR IT AND FOR THE POLICE OPEN DATA TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE, UM, INCLUDED IN THE RESOLUTION.
IN ADDITION TO MY LEADERSHIP AT MEASURE, I'M ONE OF SIX NATIONAL FELLOWS WITH THE SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH COUNCIL, UM, THE JUST TECH COHORT.
AND AS A, AS A PERSON IN TECH, I CAN ASSURE YOU RIGHT NOW THAT THERE ARE SOLUTIONS TO, TO APPROVE AND DEPLOY THIS RESOLUTION, ESPECIALLY IN THE CITY WHERE WE HAVE THE MOST BRILLIANT TECH MINDS, RIGHT? THEY CAN SOLVE THESE, THESE, THESE PROBLEMS, THESE, UM, THESE GAPS.
BY SUPPORTING 1 32, WE'RE RE REAFFIRMING OUR COMMITMENT TO GETTING TO A PLACE WHERE WE MIGHT AT SOME POINT SAY THAT A P D IS EVIDENCE-BASED, RIGHT? UM, UH, AND ALSO DATA-DRIVEN.
SO LET ME SAY THIS, WE'RE STANDING AT A THRESHOLD OF A FUTURE WHERE OPEN DATA EMPOWERS OUR COMMUNITY, WHERE EVERY SINGLE RESIDENT HAS ACCESS TO ACCURATE UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION, UH, REGARDING POLICING.
THIS RESOLUTION IS ALSO ABOUT COLLABORATION.
IT'S ABOUT, IT'S ABOUT US AS A COMMUNITY REALLY COMING TOGETHER, UH, FORGING A, A MANDATE OF TRUST.
WE CAN'T JUST SAY THAT WE'RE BUILDING TRUST.
WE, WE NEED TO FORGE A MANDATE OF TRUST.
THAT'S WHAT WE'VE LEARNED OVER THE LAST 10 YEARS.
UM, AND, AND, AND SO BY SUPPORTING THIS RESOLUTION, WE'RE WE'RE SAYING THAT THIS IS A CITY WHERE TRUTH IS THE CORNERSTONE OF PROGRESS, MAYOR, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE SAYING.
IMAGINE A FUTURE WHERE OUR COMMUNITY IS NOT ONLY INFORMED BY ACTIVELY ENGAGING AND SHAPING OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT POLICIES, BUT IT'S ALSO, UH, WORKING TOGETHER.
NEXT SPEAKER IS ALIYA, CIA CASTILLO.
FOLLOWING, ITS ANGELA CARROLL.
MS. CARROLL, I SAVED YOU THAT.
MY NAME IS ANGEL CARROLL, FOR THE RECORD.
UM, AS THE DIRECTOR OF ADVOCACY AT MEASURE, I HAVE THE HONOR OF STANDING BEFORE YOU TODAY TO DISCUSS AN EXCITING OPPORTUNITY FOR THE CITY OF AUSTIN THAT I WAS BORN IN.
WE OFTEN HEAR THE PHRASE, KNOWLEDGE IS POWER, AND NEVER HAS IT BEEN TRUER THAN THE CONTEXT OF OUR CITY'S LAW ENFORCEMENT.
WE UNDERSTAND THAT A THRIVING JUST AND EQUITABLE CITY RELIES ON THE PRINCIPLES OF TRANSPARENCY, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND PUBLIC TRUST.
AND IT'S WITH THESE PRINCIPLES IN MIND THAT I STAND BEFORE YOU IN SUPPORT OF RESOLUTION 1 32, THE RELEASE OF OPEN DATA PERTAINING TO THE AUSTIN POLICE DEPARTMENT.
THE DATA RELEASE IS NOT JUST ABOUT THE NUMBERS AND STATISTICS, IT'S ABOUT EMPOWERING OUR COMMUNITY WITH ACCURATE, UPTODATE AND EASILY ACCESSIBLE INFORMATION REGARDING POLICE ACTIVITIES.
IT'S ABOUT EVERY CITIZEN HAVING THE TOOLS THAT THEY NEED TO ENGAGE ACTIVELY WITH THEIR LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
LET AUSTIN BE THE CITY THAT SEIZES THIS OPPORTUNITY FOR POSITIVE CHANGE.
LET AUSTIN BE THE CITY THAT HAS IMPROVED COMMUNITY RELATIONS AND ENHANCES PUBLIC SAFETY.
THAT CONCLUDES ALL OF THE SPEAKERS FOR ITEM 1 32.
UH, I'LL RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER VELA FOR A MOTION ON ITEM NUMBER 1 32 MOVE PASSAGE.
UH, COUNCIL MEMBER VELA MOVES TO ADOPT.
IT IS SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER FUENTES.
I'LL NOW RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER FUENTES TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM AND ALSO FOR A PROPOSED AMENDMENT.
AND THANK YOU COUNCILOR REVELLA FOR
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BRINGING FORWARD THIS ITEM.THE MOTION SHEET IN FRONT OF YOU REALLY IS JUST LANGUAGE THAT BRINGS IN LINE OTHER DATA REQUESTS AND DATA NEED, DATA NEEDS THAT WE HAVE AS A COMMUNITY.
THIS DATA INFORMATION THAT'S OUTLINED IS PART OF THE FREEDOM CITY POLICY THAT THE CITY OF AUSTIN PASSED A NUMBER OF YEARS AGO.
IT HAS ALREADY BEEN A COUNCIL POLICY, IT'S ALREADY BEEN DIRECTED.
AND SINCE WE ARE, UH, INITIATING THE DASHBOARD COLLECTION OF INFORMATION, I JUST WANNA ENSURE THAT THIS INFORMATION IS ALSO CAPTURED.
THANK YOU, UH, MEMBERS? ANY QUESTIONS? COUNCIL MEMBER FUENTES ON THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT COUNCIL MEMBER FUENTES MOVES ADOPTION OF THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO ITEM NUMBER 1 32.
IT IS SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER CADRE.
UH, YOU KNOW, OLD HABITS GROW.
IT TAKES A LONG TIME FOR OLD HABITS GO AWAY IN THE LEGISLATURE.
AND, AND EVERY TIME I LOOK OVER COUNCILMAN RE'S VOTE NO ON SOMETHING, IT'S A, BUT I'M GETTING YOU, YOU SAW, CAUGHT UP WITH IT WITH YOU THERE.
UH, COUNCIL MEMBER ODRY MOVES ADOPTION OF THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT SE SECONDS, THE ADOPTION OF THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT.
IS THERE ANY OBJECTION TO THE ADOPTION OF THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO ITEM NUMBER 1 32? THERE BEING NO OBJECTION.
THE MOTION TO AMEND IS ADOPTED WITH THREE COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY IDENTIFIED OFF THE DAAS COUNCIL MEMBER KELLY, I'LL NOW RECOGNIZE YOU TO SPEAK ON ITEM NUMBER 1 32 AS AMENDED.
UM, I'VE OFTEN REFLECTED ON THE RESOLUTIONS THAT COUNCIL BRINGS FORWARD AND THOUGHT THAT WE AS A COUNCIL AND AS A COMMUNITY COULD BENEFIT FROM TWO KEY ITEMS ASSOCIATED WITH EACH RESOLUTION BEFORE WE VOTE ON THEM.
THOSE TWO THINGS ARE A POTENTIAL FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENT AND A PROJECTED ESTIMATION OF STAFF TIME TO COMPLETE THE RESOLUTION AND ITS GOALS.
SO THAT SAID, I HAVE SEVERAL QUESTIONS RELATED TO THIS ITEM I'D LIKE TO HAVE ANSWERED BEFORE WE TAKE A VOTE.
WELL, UM, SO FOR STAFF, BY THE WAY, THAT RAIN, THAT RAIN REALLY WASN'T BROUGHT BY YOU.
YOU JUST PROVED THAT
UM, DO YOU SEE, WHAT DO YOU SEE AS RESOURCES THAT MIGHT BE NEEDED IN ORDER TO ACCOMPLISH THE MANY OBJECTIVES PROPOSED IN THIS RESOLUTION? I, I THINK THE WAY THE, THE RESOLUTION IS WRITTEN WE'RE GIVEN BETWEEN NOW AND, AND DECEMBER TO COME BACK IN DECEMBER.
SO IN DECEMBER, WE'LL HAVE A RESOURCE PLAN AS WELL AS SOME OF THE ISSUES THAT WE'LL NEED TO BE ADDRESSING.
AND WE, WE INTEND TO SIT DOWN AND CONTINUE TO WORK WITH COUNCIL MEMBER OF ELLA'S OFFICE AND COUNCIL MEMBER FUENTES, AND ANYONE ELSE WHO WANTS TO WORK WITH US TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'VE GOT THE, THE SPECIFICS.
AND SO I THINK THAT, THAT YOU'LL HAVE THAT PRESENTED TO YOU AT THE RIGHT TIME IN DECEMBER.
I THINK THE LAST MEETING IS 14 DECEMBER OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
SO MY NEXT QUESTION IS, WHAT RESOURCES OR INITIATIVES WOULD NEED TO BE PULLED FROM OTHER PRIORITIES TO ACCOMPLISH THE GOALS IN THIS RESOLUTION? FOR WHAT NOW? WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO PULL IN? YEAH, WHAT WOULD YOU HAVE TO STOP DOING OR PAUSE DOING TO MAKE THIS WORK? WHAT, YOU HAVE ENOUGH FLEXIBILITY AND A BUDGET WHEN YOU'RE ASKED TO GO DO A, GET A PROJECT.
WE'LL SIMPLY, UH, REASSIGN FOLKS TO TAKE THIS AS A HIGHER PRIORITY THAN SOMETHING ELSE THEY'RE WORKING ON.
BUT THAT'S NOT, WE GET, UH, WE GET, AS YOU MAY KNOW, WE GET A NUMBER OF THESE RESOLUTIONS EVERY, EVERY, UH, EVERY WEEK.
AND, UH, IT DOES SOMETIMES HAVE TO SCRAMBLE US TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE ADDRESS THOSE.
AND, UH, WE, SO WE ALSO, WE'RE CONSTANTLY SHIFTING, UH, RESOURCES TO TRY TO BE ABLE TO ADDRESS COUNCIL'S PRIORITIES.
IS THE CHIEF AVAILABLE TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION? WELL, I MEAN, SHE CAN, I'M NOT SURE SHE'S GONNA SAY ANYTHING DIFFERENT THAN I JUST SAID, BUT, UH, MAYOR, I HAVE A QUICK COMMENT ON THAT.
UH, WE ALSO, THIS BUDGET THAT WE JUST APPROVED ADDED AN ADDITIONAL FOUR INDIVIDUALS TO THE DEPARTMENT TO HELP BUILD THIS PROCESS.
BUT WHEN YOU DID THE BUDGET, WE WEREN'T ANTICIPATING THIS COUNCIL MEMBER.
I MEAN, WE DO HAVE THE RESOURCES, BUT I'M JUST SAYING THAT IT, IT MAY REQUIRE SOME SHIFTING OF RESOURCES.
IT, IT'S LIKE THE OPERATION OF ANY BUSINESS.
IT, I MEAN, I'M NOT, I'M NOT SAYING WE SHOULDN'T DO IT.
I'M JUST SAYING THAT, THAT SOMETIMES THAT'S WHAT'S REQUIRED.
KELLY, YOU HAVE A QUESTION OF THE CHIEF.
SO I WAS JUST GONNA ASK WHAT THINGS OR PRIORITIES OR INITIATIVES WOULD NEED TO BE PUT ON HOLD IN ORDER TO, UM, MAKE THIS RESOLUTION COME TO FRUITION? UH, YES.
COUNCIL MEMBER KELLY, THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION.
UM, PLEASE KNOW THAT WE DO HAVE JUST STANDARD OPERATIONS THAT WE ARE, RIGHT? WE'RE CURRENTLY IN, IN, IN PROGRESS.
WE, WE DON'T GET TO PUT THOSE ON PAUSE IN ADDITION TO, UH, LIEUTENANT ASKEW MENTIONED THE UK G SYSTEM AND INTEGRATION.
AND, AND THAT'S GONNA BE A UNIQUE LIFT JUST FOR OUR DEPARTMENT JUST BECAUSE THE TYPE OF SHIFTS THAT OUR OFFICERS WORK, UM, AND THE VARIANCES IN, IN A, IN OUR PAY SCALES.
UM, IN ADDITION TO THAT, I, I DID MENTION THAT OUR TEAM WAS CURRENTLY WORKING ON A PUBLIC FACING DASHBOARD AND UNDERSTAND WE'RE, WE'RE JUST GONNA HAVE TO SHIFT.
UM, BASED ON, BASED ON THIS RESOLUTION.
BUT AS, AS A CITY MANAGER STATED, WE'LL, WE'LL BE PREPARED IN DECEMBER TO HAVE A MORE ROBUST AND OUTLINED ITEMS THAT, THAT WE'LL NEED IN ORDER TO, TO FULFILL THE, THE RESOLUTION.
I'M NOT AGAINST ANY ADDITIONAL DATA BEING GIVEN TO US, AND I'M NOT AGAINST, UM, YOU KNOW, MORE TRANSPARENCY
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IN THE CITY, BUT I DO FEEL VERY UNCOMFORTABLE GIVEN THE BACKLOG OF CURRENT PUBLIC INFORMATION REQUESTS THAT A POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE FACT THAT THIS IS OUTSIDE OF A BUDGET SESSION FOR US TO BE CONSIDERING, BECAUSE I DO STRONGLY FEEL LIKE THERE WILL BE ADDITIONAL RESOURCES NEEDED AT A P D TO FULFILL THIS AND TO FIX THE BACKLOG OF PUBLIC INFORMATION REQUESTS THERE.AND I KNOW THAT'S SOMETHING YOU'RE WORKING ON CURRENTLY.
UM, YOU KNOW, IF WE HAD DONE THIS OR IF IT WAS PROPOSED IN A PHASED APPROACH OR SOMETHING SIMILAR TO WHERE WE WEREN'T JUST FULFILLING IT ALL AT ONCE, I THINK I COULD BE MORE IN AGREEANCE TO IT.
YEAH, AND YOU NOTICED THROUGH THE AUDIT, I MEAN, THE AUDIT NOT JUST ABOUT THIS, BUT THE PUBLIC INFORMATION REQUEST IN GENERAL, THIS, WE GET A, WE GET A WHOLE HOST OF THOSE AND A WHOLE NUMBER.
SO WE'VE GOT, AND I KNOW THAT ANN AND OTHER PARTS OF THE DEPARTMENT ARE WORKING ON THOSE AND, AND IT IS A, IT'S, IT'S A HUGE QUANTITY AND IT'S, IT'S, IT, IT'S, UH, SO WE'VE GOTTA GET, GET AWAY TO GET A HANDLE ON IT.
YEAH, I MEAN, WE KNOW THAT, I HAVE THIS ARTICLE FROM THE AUSTIN CHRONICLE THAT SAYS THAT WE'RE BEHIND 20,000 PUBLIC INFORMATION REQUESTS, AND I JUST STRONGLY FEEL THAT ADDING ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES TO STAFF CURRENTLY AT A P D IS GONNA PUT A LOT WORSE STRAIN ON THEM.
AND I WANT TO FIGURE OUT WHAT'S GOING ON THERE BEFORE WE START ADDING ADDITIONAL DUTIES.
BUT I DO THINK THAT THIS DATA IS IMPORTANT WHEN WE'RE ABLE TO FIGURE THAT OUT.
SO I WILL BE VOTING NO TODAY ON THIS ITEM.
COUNCILOR VELA, CHIEF, AND THIS MAY ACTUALLY BE MORE APPROPRIATE FOR LIEUTENANT ASKEW, BUT WHAT PERCENTAGE OF THAT, THOSE, YOU KNOW, 20,000, UM, UH, PENDING OPEN RECORDS REQUESTS ARE INVOLVING KIND OF PUBLICLY FACING DATA OR, YOU KNOW, DATA THAT COULD BE AVAILABLE ON THE DASHBOARD? UH, JUST OUTTA OUT OF CURIOSITY, I KNOW THAT IT WASN'T BREAK BROKEN DOWN AS FAR AS I'M AWARE, BUT ANY SENSE OF THAT COUNCIL MEMBER VELA, I, I COULD NOT SPEAK TO THE SPECIFIC BREAKDOWN IN THOSE PUBLIC INFORMATION REQUESTS.
NOW, I, I CAN STATE JUST THROUGH THE AUDIT THAT THERE IS A LOT OF INFORMATION THAT WOULD NOT REQUIRE A P I R OR EITHER THERE WOULD BE A PROCESS IN PLACE EXPLAINING HOW TO ACCESS THAT SAME INFORMATION VIA THE DASHBOARD ONCE IT'S, ONCE IT'S STOOD UP AND, AND THERE'S PUBLIC ACCESS TO IT.
SO, SO THAT'S THE BEST THAT I CAN SAY.
BUT I, FOR A SPECIFIC NUMBER, I, I'M NOT IN A POSITION TO DO THAT.
UH, LIEUTENANT ASKEW, DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD RELATED? NO, MA'AM.
AND AGAIN, MY, MY THINKING WOULD BE THAT IN THE FUTURE, WHEN YOU DO GET A PUBLIC INFORMATION REQUEST FOR, LET'S SAY THE NUMBER OF, UH, THEFTS IN THIS AREA, OR WHATEVER THE CASE MAY BE, YOU CAN JUST EMAIL THEM BACK AND BE LIKE, HERE'S A DASHBOARD.
YOU KNOW, GO AHEAD AND JUST CLICK, CLICK, CLICK.
AND, AND, YOU KNOW, UH, THAT, THAT'S MY, AGAIN, SO I THINK THIS COULD BE A RESOURCE, ULTIMATELY A RESOURCE SAVING TYPE OF, UH, THAT WON'T WORK, BUT MM-HMM.
NOT, NOT TO BELABOR THE POINT, BUT UNDER THE, UNDER THE LAW.
WE CAN'T JUST SAY, GO LOOK AT THE DASHBOARD.
IF THEY WANT US TO PRODUCE THE INFORMATION, WE HAVE TO PRODUCE IT.
SO IT'S, THERE ARE TWO DIFFERENT THINGS GOING ON.
UM, SO THAT BACKLOG, WE HOPE TO GET TO, HOPE TO GET RESOURCES PUT IN PLACE TO TAKE CARE OF THOSE PUBLIC INFORMATION REQUESTS, BUT IT IS A LITTLE SEPARATE FROM WHAT YOU'RE DOING HERE TODAY.
COUNCIL MEMBER CORY, THE MAYOR, PRO TIM.
AND THEN I'LL CALL COUNCIL MEMBER CODRE.
I WAS JUST GONNA UNDERS, UM, STATE, I, I APPRECIATE THAT.
MAYBE THE PUBLIC INFORMATION ANSWER CAN'T BE THAT, BUT I WOULD HOPE THAT IF WE HAVE TRANSPARENCY IN SOME OF THESE DASHBOARDS, THAT THE PUBLIC INFORMATION REQUEST ISN'T NECESSARY HOPE BECAUSE THE INFORMATION'S READILY AVAILABLE.
SO I KNOW THIS MAY BE KIND OF A STEEP CURVE OF TRYING TO GET THIS INFORMATION UP AND RUNNING.
'CAUSE WE KNOW THE, THE INFORMATION THE DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN ABLE TO SHARE WITH US IN THE PAST IS USUALLY A COMPILATION OF WHAT WAS HANDLED BY A P D, WHAT MIGHT BE HANDLED BY A SHERIFF'S OFFICE, JUST SO WE CAN UNDERSTAND, UM, THAT THE INFORMATION MAY NOT BE COMPILED THE SAME WAY ON INTAKE, BUT THEN IT HAS TO BE COMPILED DIFFERENTLY FOR IT TO BE SHARED PUBLICLY.
UM, BUT I HOPE THAT WE CAN GET TO A PLACE WHERE ALMOST ALL OF OUR DEPARTMENTS HAVE THE SAME TRANSPARENCY THAT WE WOULD SEE, FOR INSTANCE, WITH BUDGETING, WHERE YOU CAN CLICK THROUGH AND SEE EVERY, EVERY BUCKET OF MONEY AND EVERY DEPARTMENT AND, AND SUB-DEPARTMENT WITHIN THEM.
SO, UM, I, I HOPE IN THE EFFORT OF ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY THAT THIS ULTIMATELY WILL SMOOTH THE PROCESS.
COUNCIL MEMBER CADRE, AND THEN MEMBERS WITH THAT OBJECTION, WE'LL GO TO A VOTE.
SO WE CAN TAKE UP A COUPLE OF THESE OTHER ITEMS BEFORE THE NOON TIME.
UH, I JUST WANNA THANK COUNCILOR RIVERA FOR BRINGING THIS ITEM FORWARD.
I JUST WANTED TO BE ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR TO THE ITEM.
ANYTHING ELSE? ALRIGHT, MEMBERS, THE MOTION IS TO ADOPT THE ITEM AT ITEM 1 32 AS AMENDED, UH, WITHOUT OBJECTION.
THE ITEM IS ADOPTED WITH COUNCIL MEMBER KELLY BEING SHOWN VOTING NO.
AND THREE MEMBERS, UH, PREVIOUSLY IDENTIFIED OFF THE DAAS.
UH, LET ME ASK A QUESTION OF THE CITY CLERK.
IS THERE, ARE THERE ANY PEOPLE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK? NO.
COUNCIL MEMBERS, I'M GONNA BRING UP ITEM NUMBER
[88. Approve the appointment of Jenny Achilles to the Community Development Commission.]
88.IT'S AN ITEM FROM A COUNCIL COMMITTEE OF PUBLIC HEALTH COMMITTEE,
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AND I'LL RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER FUENTES FOR A MOTION.AS CHAIR OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH COMMITTEE, I MOVE TO APPROVE THE APPOINTMENT OF JENNY ACHILLES AS PRIVATE SECTOR MEMBER TO THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION MEMBERS.
IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND BY THE MAYOR PRO TIM, IS THERE ANY, UH, DISCUSSION WITHOUT OBJECTION? ITEM NUMBER 88 IS ADOPTED.
ITEM NUMBER 89 ALSO COMES FROM
[89. Approve the re-appointment of Dr. Chris Ziebell and Chad Hooten to the Board of Directors of the Sobering Center Local Government Corporation.]
THE PUBLIC HEALTH COMMITTEE.COUNCIL MEMBER FUENTES, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED I MOVE TO APPROVE THE REAPPOINTMENT OF CHRIS SEBEL AND CHAD HOOTEN TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SOBERING CENTER LOCAL GOVERNMENT CORPORATION.
IS THERE A SECOND TO THE MOTION MO? SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER VELA.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION WITHOUT OBJECTION? ITEM NUMBER 89 IS ADOPTED BY THE COUNCIL WITH THREE COUNCIL MEMBERS, UH, OFF THE DAAS MEMBERS.
[90. Approve a resolution appointing Troy Madres to the Austin Convention Enterprises Board.]
NUMBER 90, WHICH IS FROM THE AUDIT AND FINANCE COMMITTEE.UH, WE HAVE, UH, THE CHAIR, THE CHAIRS, AND THE CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR ARE, ARE OFF THE DIOCESE.
SO I'LL RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER FUENTES, A MEMBER OF THE AUDIT AND FINANCE COMMITTEE ON ITEM NUMBER 90.
ON BEHALF OF THE CHAIRS OF THE AUDIT AND FINANCE COMMITTEE, I MOVE TO APPOINT TO TROY MADRIS TO THE AUSTIN CONVENTION ENTERPRISE BOARD.
UH, IS THERE A SECOND TO THE MOTION SECOND ABOUT COUNCIL MEMBER RYAN ALTER.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION WITHOUT OBJECTION? ITEM NUMBER 90 IS ADOPTED MEMBERS, UH,
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WITH RESPECT TO ITEMS 91, 92 AND 93, THEY ARE NON-CONSENT CONDEMNATION ITEMS. UH, HAS ANYONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THOSE ITEMS? I'M SORRY, 91, 92, 93 AND 94? IF I DIDN'T SAY THAT, NO, I DO NOT SEE ANYONE.MEMBERS WITH RESPECT TO ITEMS 91, 92, 93 AND 94, THESE ARE NON-CONSENT CONDEMN CONDEMNATION ITEMS. UH, IS THERE A MOTION TO THE EFFECT THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF AUSTIN TEXAS AUTHORIZES THE USE OF THE POWER OF IMMINENT DOMAIN TO ACQUIRE THE PROPERTY SET FORTH AND DESCRIBED IN THE AGENDA FOR THIS MEETING FOR THE PUBLIC USES THAT ARE DESCRIBED THEREIN? MAYOR PRO TEM MAKES THE MOTION AS SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER FUENTES.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THE ITEM WITHOUT OBJECTION? ITEMS 91, 92, 93 AND 94 ARE ADOPTED.
REMEMBER, WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO, UH, WITH WITHOUT OBJECTION IS I, I'D INDICATED EARLIER THAT WE, WHEN WE GOT TO THE PUBLIC HEARINGS, WE WOULD TAKE UP, UH, ITEMS WHERE THERE WERE SPEAKERS.
WHAT I'M GONNA TRY TO DO, SINCE WE HAVE A 12 O'CLOCK TIME CERTAIN THAT INVOLVES COMMUNICATION FROM THE PUBLIC, UH, WHAT I'M GONNA ATTEMPT, ATTEMPT TO DO IS MOVE THROUGH A COUPLE OF THESE ITEMS AND GO AHEAD AND GET THEM ADOPTED.
AND THEN WE WILL COME BACK AFTER, UH, OUR 12 O'CLOCK TIME CERTAIN AND OUR ONE 15 TIME CERTAIN, UH, IN ORDER TO, UH, TAKE UP THESE OTHER ITEMS, I, UH, WITHOUT OBJECTION, I'LL OPEN THE
[95. Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance amending the Imagine Austin Comprehensive Plan to update the Austin Strategic Mobility Plan (ASMP) and to adopt the Urban Trails Plan, Bicycle Plan, and Sidewalks, Crossings, and Shared Streets Plan.]
PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM NUMBER 95.IS THERE ANYONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK WITH REGARD TO ITEM NUMBER 95? THERE ARE NO SPEAKERS, UH, WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
ON ITEM NUMBER 95, THE CHAIR WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADOPT.
A LAWYER RUNNING WELL, SHE SURE IS RUNNING
ANYTIME YOU SEE A LAWYER RUNNING, EVERYBODY JUST TAKE A BIG BREAK.
WE ACTUALLY NEED TO POSTPONE THIS ITEM UNTIL THIS, I THINK OCTOBER 5TH.
WELL THEN THE, UH, MOTION I ASKED FOR WAS TO ADOPT, BUT I'LL ASK FOR A MOTION TO POSTPONE.
ITEM NUMBER 95 UNTIL OCTOBER 5TH, DID YOU SAY? YES, OCTOBER 5TH.
A MOTION IS MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER KELLY.
IT IS SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER OF VELAZQUEZ.
IS THERE ANY OBJECTION, UH, TO THE MOTION WITHOUT OBJECTION? ITEM NUMBER 95 IS POSTPONED TO OCTOBER 5TH.
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ITEM NUMBER 1 0 4.UH, I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.
YEAH, I KNOW THEY'RE POSTPONED.
I'M GONNA SEE IF SHE'LL RUN DOWN HERE AGAIN.
UH, I, I'VE PROVED MORE THAN ONCE IN THE LAST EIGHT MONTHS.
[97. Conduct a public hearing and consider amendments to City Code Title 25 (Land Development Code) to modify land use definitions related to theaters and personal improvement services, regulations applicable to home occupations, and performance venues and related alcohol sales.]
UH, WITHOUT OBJECTION, I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM NUMBER 97.UH, IS THERE ANYONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON ITEM NUMBER 97? NO SPEAKERS ON 97? WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
ON ITEM NUMBER 97, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADOPT ITEM NUMBER 97 MOTIONS MADE BY THE MAYOR PRO TEM.
IT IS SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER CADRE.
IS THERE ANY OBJECTION TO THE ADOPTION OF ITEM 97?
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WITHOUT OBJECTION? ITEM NUMBER 97 IS ADOPTED WITH THREE PEOPLE PREVIOUSLY IDENTIFIED BEING OFF THE DAAS.UH, THE CHAIR NOW WILL OPEN WITHOUT OBJECTION.
[101. Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance adopting an updated Austin-Bergstrom International Airport Master Development Plan.]
UH, ITEM NUMBER 1 0 1.IS THERE ANYONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK AT THE PUBLIC HEARING ON 1 0 1? THERE ARE NO SPEAKERS FOR 1 0 1.
THERE ARE NO SPEAKERS FOR 1 0 1 WITHOUT OBJECTION.
WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM NUMBER 1 0 1.
THE CHAIR WILL NOW, UH, RECOGNIZE A MOTION TO ADOPT AND APPROVE.
ITEM NUMBER 1 0 1 MOTION IS MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER RYAN ALTER, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER VELA.
IS THERE OBJECTION WITHOUT OBJECTION.
ITEM NUMBER 1 0 1 IS ADOPTED MEMBERS THAT TAKES US TO, UM, ONLY THOSE PUBLIC HEARINGS WHERE THERE IS SOMEONE THAT IS SIGNED UP TO, UM, SPEAK.
WHAT I'M GONNA ATTEMPT TO DO, WILL YOU, WILL YOU PLEASE CONFIRM FOR ME THAT THERE IS ONLY ONE PERSON SIGNED TO SPEAK ON ITEM 99? YES.
UM, WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE CHAIR OPENS A PUBLIC
[99. Conduct a public hearing and consider a resolution related to an application by Pedcor Investments-2021-CLXXXIII, L.P., or an affiliated entity, for housing tax credits for a multi-family development to be financed through the private activity bond program and to be known as Santiago Estates, located at or near the southeast corner of the proposed Olivaris Boulevard and Dionda Lane, within the City.]
HEARING ON ITEM NUMBER 99.ONE PERSON HAD BEEN SIGNED UP TO SPEAK.
THAT PERSON HAS PREVIOUSLY TESTIFIED TO THE COUNCIL.
THERE BEING NO ONE ELSE TO SIGN UP TO SPEAK ON ITEM NUMBER 99.
UH, WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM NUMBER 99.
UH, IS THERE A MOTION TO ADOPT ITEM NUMBER 99 MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, FUENTES SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER CADRE, IS THERE ANY OBJECTION WITHOUT OBJECTION? ITEM NUMBER 99 IS ADOPTED.
KELLY'S OFF THE DESK WITH COUNCIL MEMBER KELLY BEING OFF THE DAES, ALONG WITH THE, THE THREE WHO HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY IDENTIFIED MEMBERS WITH YOUR PERMISSION IN ORDER TO NOT BE DISJOINTED AND MAKE PEOPLE WAIT THAT HAVE BEEN SIGNED UP FOR THE 12 O'CLOCK TIME CERTAIN WITH YOUR PERMISSION.
UH, I WOULD, UH, RECESS THE MEETING UNTIL NOON THE TIME, CERTAIN OF NOON.
WE HAVE A TIME CERTAIN AT NOON, AND WE HAVE A TIME CERTAIN AT ONE 15.
UH, WHAT I WOULD SUGGEST OCCUR IS THAT WE RECESS NOW UNTIL NOON.
THE MAYOR PRO TIMM WILL PRESIDE DURING THE PUBLIC COMMUNICATION AT NOON.
UH, IT IS, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER FUENTES, UH, CONSTITUENT THAT IS GOING TO BE PERFORMING FOR US.
AND SO SHE WILL, UH, HANDLE AND PRESIDE OVER THE, UH, LIVE MUSIC WE WOULD RECONVENE AFTER THE PUBLIC COMMUNICATION, A RECESS AFTER PUBLIC COMMUNICATION, WE'LL RECONVENE AT ONE 15.
WE WILL THEN TAKE UP THAT ITEM THAT IS A TIME CERTAIN, AND THEN WE WILL GO BACK TO THESE PUBLIC HEARINGS.
UH, ON ITEM NUMBER 90, ON ITEM NUMBER 100 AND ITEM NUMBER 1 0 2, ITEM NUMBER 98, AS HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY INDICATED, WILL BE POSTPONED.
IS THERE ANY OBJECTION WITHOUT A YES, MEMBER PRO? TIM, THERE IS NO OBJECTION.
I JUST WANTED TO FLAG THAT I HAVE POSTED AN AMENDMENT FOR ITEM 100, BUT MY AFTERNOON I WILL BE LIKELY REMOTE AND MAYBE ON AND OFF, DEPENDING ON A AVAILABILITY.
I'LL, I'LL MAKE, I'LL MAKE SURE THAT THAT IS HANDLED.
THANK YOU FOR POINTING THAT OUT.
AND THE, THE REMINDER, UH, WITHOUT OBJECTION.
UH, THE CITY COUNCIL OF AUSTIN, TEXAS IS RECESSED UNTIL NOON, UH, FOR PUBLIC COMMUNICATION.
IT IS 11:49 AM THANK YOU MEMBERS.
THE FIRST SPEAKER IS JULIO MOSSAD.
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HI, COUNSEL.I AM MARRIED TO MARGARET DMU MOSAD, RIGHT THERE.
WHO IS THE, THE DAUGHTER'S, UH, THE, THE DAUGHTER OF THE FOUNDER OF PETER PAN MINIGOLF THIS YEAR REPRESENTS OUR 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF PETER PAN MINI GOLF.
WE'RE EXTREMELY PROUD OF THAT.
UH, OUR LEASE IS SET TO EXPIRE MARCH 31ST.
UH, THE STATE AGENCY THAT MANAGES THE LEASE, UH, PROVIDED, UH, HAS NOT PROVIDED A FIRM TIMEFRAME ABOUT THE RENEWAL.
SO WE'RE HERE TO SEEK YOUR HELP IN OBTAINING HISTORIC LANDMARK DESIGNATION FOR PETER PAN.
AND WE HOPE YOUR SUPPORT COULD HAVE A POSITIVE IMPACT ON LEASE RENEWAL.
THE LEASE IS MANAGED BY THE TEXAS JUVENILE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT T SIGNIFICANTLY.
T J J D IS ACTING AS A TRUSTEE.
THE JOHN ONE TRUST DEEDED THE LAND TO THE STATE MANY,
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MANY YEARS AGO.UH, GUYS, THE SUNSET COMMISSION DID A PERIODIC REVIEW OF, UH, T J J D AND THEY HAVE A RECOMMENDATION THAT THEY APPOINT A NEW TRUSTEE TO MANAGE OUR BUSINESS, OUR SITE.
SO IN WORKING WITH T J J D TO RENEW THE LEASE, THEY HAVE NOT PROVIDED A A FIRM DATE YET IN TERMS OF DISCUSSING THE, UH, THE LEASE THERE.
HERE WAS THEIR PREVIOUS STATEMENT FROM A FEW MONTHS AGO.
THERE HAVE BEEN NO DISCUSSIONS ABOUT RENEWING THE LEASE.
SO IT'S NOT TO TIE THE HANDS OF THE NEW TRUSTEE.
NO TIMEFRAME HAS BEEN PROVIDED.
PUTS US IN A LITTLE BIT OF A BIND UNCERTAINTY SIX MONTHS AGO BEFORE THE LEASE EXPIRES.
WE'VE ALREADY COMMUNICATED WITH THE, UH, THE HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION, BEN HEIM SMITH, THE COMMISSIONERS AND THE STAFF, AND THEY HAVE BEEN ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL.
THEY HAVE ALREADY DONE RESEARCH ON THE SITE AND HAVE MET WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND STAFF PROVIDED US, UH, A COMMENT LAST WEEK THAT SAID LEGAL HAS REVIEWED THE WILL, ESTABLISHING THE TRUST AND DETERMINED THAT IT DOES NOT DEEDED THE SUBJECT PROPERTY TO THE STATE.
THAT'S VERY SIGNIFICANT FOR US BECAUSE THAT MEANS, AS IT'S BEEN EXPLAINED TO US, THAT THE CITY OF AUSTIN DOES HAVE SOME JURISDICTION HERE.
SO, ACCORDINGLY, WE'RE SEEKING HISTORIC LANDMARK DESIGNATION FOR PETER PAN.
WE ARE WORKING VERY CLOSELY WITH THE LAND HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION.
THE COMMISSION AND THE STAFF HAVE BEEN ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE.
SO WE ARE REQUESTING CITY COUNCIL SUPPORT TO FACILITATE OBTAINING HISTORIC LANDMARK DESIGNATION, AS WELL AS YOUR SHOW OF PUBLIC SUPPORT THAT COULD HELP IN RENEWING, UH, THE LEASE WITH THE STATE COMMISSIONER CADRE.
OUR, UH, PETER PENN SITE IS LOCATED IN DISTRICT NINE.
WE WOULD VERY MUCH APPRECIATE ANY SUPPORT YOU AND THE CITY COUNCIL CAN PROVIDE.
UH, WE'RE INCREDIBLY HUMBLED AT THE, AT THE SHOW OF COMMUNITY SUPPORT SINCE THESE NEWS REPORTS HIT, UH, 23,000 PEOPLE HAVE SIGNED THAT PETITION.
SO WE VERY MUCH VALUE ANY HELP YOU CAN PROVIDE.
GO AHEAD, COUNCIL MEMBER CADRE, DO YOU WANNA SAY ANYTHING? YEAH, THANK YOU MAYOR FOR TIME.
UM, I JUST WANT TO THANK JULIO AND MARGARET FOR BEING HERE TODAY.
UH, WE'VE GOT IN Y'ALL'S CORRESPONDENCE, UH, YOU KNOW, FROM OUR OFFICE VIA EMAIL, UH, AND CALEB PRITCHARD FROM OUR OFFICE, WHICH I DON'T SEE CALEB QUITE YET OUT IN, ON THE STANDS, BUT CALEB WILL BE COMING DOWN AND, AND HE CAN, I GUESS, GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT MORE INSIGHT, UM, ON, ON WHAT'S GOING ON.
NEXT SPEAKER IS MARGARET SMU MOSSAD.
UH, MAYOR PRO TEM, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.
MY NAME IS MARGARET DMU MASAD.
IN 19 48, 3 BROTHERS OPENED A MINIATURE GOLF COURSE AT 1207 BARTON SPRINGS ROAD, ORIGINALLY CALLED VARSITY LINKS.
THE NAME AND THEME SOON EVOLVED AND BECAME PETER PAN MINI GOLF.
ONE OF THOSE BROTHERS WAS MY FA FATHER, GLEN DIMS. MY FATHER WAS THE TALENTED ARTIST BEHIND ALL THE ORIGINAL SCULPTURES, INCLUDING THE ICONIC PETER PAN AND T-REX, THAT STAND WATCH OVER BARTON SPRINGS ROAD, STILL OWNED AND OPERATED BY MY FAMILY.
THIS YEAR MARKS OUR 75TH YEAR IN CONTINUOUS OPERATION.
THROUGH THE YEARS, PETER PAN HAS BEEN FEATURED IN COUNTLESS BEST OF LIST MAGAZINE AND NEWSPAPER ARTICLES, PHOTO SHOOTS, AND SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS.
WE ARE FREQUENTLY FOUND ON ARTWORK AND SOUVENIR ITEMS FEATURING AUSTIN ATTRACTIONS.
READ ANY VIS VISITORS GUIDE ABOUT THINGS TO DO IN AUSTIN AND PETER PAN WILL LIKELY BE HIGH ON THE LIST.
WE'VE BEEN FEATURED IN BOOKS SUCH AS 111 PLACES IN AUSTIN THAT YOU MUST NOT MISS THE CHILDREN'S BOOK.
GOODNIGHT AUSTIN AND MANY OTHER AUSTIN CENTRIC PUBLICATIONS.
WE'VE HOSTED GENERATIONS OF VISITORS, TOURISTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD, COUNTLESS FIRST DATES AND BIRTHDAY PARTIES, CORPORATE EVENTS, UT SOCIAL EVENTS, AND A WHOLE BUNCH OF MARRIAGE PROPOSALS.
GENERATIONS OF PEOPLE RETURN CELEBRATING KIDS AND GRANDKIDS BIRTHDAYS IN THE SAME PLACE THEY ONCE DID.
AND THAT FAMOUS MARQUEE OUT FRONT HAS ANNOUNCED BIRTHDAYS FOR SEVERAL GENERATIONS OF AUSTINITES.
IN ADDITION TO THE OVER 23,000
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PETITION SIGNATURES MY HUSBAND REFERRED TO, POSTED COMMENTS HAVE BEEN IN THE HUNDREDS.AND BY THE WAY, THE PETITION WAS STARTED JUST BY AVID FANS.
WE DID NOT CREATE THE PETITION.
AS ONE READS THROUGH THE COMMENTS, HERE ARE A FEW OFF REPEATED WORDS AND PHRASES.
LEGACY, ICONIC, MAGICAL, AN AUSTIN LANDMARK, NOSTALGIC, A PIECE OF AUSTIN'S HEART, A REMNANT OF OLD AUSTIN, A MONUMENT TO BE PROTECTED.
AN AUSTIN STAPLE, A TRADITION TO BE KEPT ALIVE, AN INSTITUTION, A LOCAL TREASURE, A CULTURAL GEM, QUINTESSENTIAL AUSTIN.
AND YOU WOULD ALSO FIND MANY HEARTFELT PLEAS SUCH AS LEAVE OUR HAPPINESS ALONE.
AND THE MADNESS STOPS HERE AND THE MOST REPEATED OF THEM ALL.
WE NOW RESPECTFULLY LOOK TO YOU, OUR CITY COUNCIL, AS WELL AS THE HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE IN SECURING OUR LITTLE PIECE OF AUSTIN CULTURE THAT IT MIGHT BE ENJOYED BY THE PEOPLE OF AUSTIN AND OUR VISITORS FOR MANY GENERATIONS TO COME.
NEXT SPEAKER IS ALEXANDER STRINGER ANGER.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
I'M, I'M HERE SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF THE GREATEST POLITICAL PRISONER AND GREATEST PRESIDENT OF OUR TIME, DONALD J. TRUMP.
AND NOBODY HAS DONE MORE FOR AMERICA THAN DONALD TRUMP.
LIKE DURING C O V I, WHEN HE PRINTED UP 80% OF OUR COUNTRY'S MONEY SUPPLY, HE DID THAT.
MAYOR AND COUNCIL, HE DID THAT BECAUSE HE WANTED TO EXPOSE THE FEDERAL RESERVE AND THE BANKING CARTEL.
THAT'S WHY HE GOT, THAT'S WHY HE GOT THE FED TO PRINT UP 80% OF OUR MONEY AND HAND US COVID STIMULUS CHECKS.
THAT IS WHY HE WANTED US TO LOCK DOWN.
'CAUSE HE WANTED TO LET EVERYBODY KNOW THAT YOUR DOLLAR, IT AIN'T WORTH NOTHING, MAYOR.
AND WHEN DONALD TRUMP GAVE CONTROL OF THE COUNTRY TO DR.
FAUCI, WHEN DONALD TRUMP PUSHED OPERATION WARP SPEED, THE ONLY REASON HE DID THAT IS TO SHOW US THAT VACCINES KILL PEOPLE.
DONALD TRUMP, HE'S PLAYING FIVE D CHESS.
Y'ALL, DONALD TRUMP IS PLAYING FIVE D CHESS WHEN DONALD TRUMP PUSHED FOR LOCKDOWNS.
WHEN DONALD TRUMP PRINTED ALL OF OUR MONEY, WHEN DONALD J. TRUMP GAVE CONTROL OF THE COUNTRY TO DR.
FAUCI AND GAVE HIM A, A COMMENDATION, ALL HE, ALL HE WAS DOING WAS EXPOSING THE EVIL CABAL OF BIG PHARMA.
AND LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING, ALL RIGHT, LEMME TELL YOU GUYS ABOUT RHONDA SANCTUS.
YOU KNOW, WHEN, WHEN RHONDA SANUS OPENED UP FLORIDA, WHEN RHONDA SANUS BANNED CENTRAL BANK DIGITAL CURRENCIES, WHEN JUAN, WHEN, WHEN YOU THINK RHONDA SANUS IS OUT HERE FIGHTING THIS WOKE IDEOLOGY IN, IN THE SCHOOLS AND WITH, WITH WITH DISNEY, HE'S ONLY DOING THAT BECAUSE HE'S WORKING WITH THE GLOBALISTS.
ALL RIGHT, MAYOR, THAT'S WHAT'S HAPPENING.
AND WE GOTTA HAVE A PARADE AND A RALLY FOR DONALD J. TRUMP.
UM, AND LISTEN, I DON'T UNDERSTAND EVERYTHING THAT HE DOES.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY HE HIRED JOHN BOLTON.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY DONALD TRUMP, UM, HIRED BILL BARR TO BE THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.
I, I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY HE NEVER PARDONED SNOWDEN OR, UH, JULIAN ASSANGE.
BUT, YOU KNOW, I ALSO DON'T UNDERSTAND JESUS.
SO WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO Y'ALL? WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO? AND LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING ELSE.
WHEN RON DESANTIS FIRED THOSE GEORGE SOROS DISTRICT ATTORNEYS, HE ONLY DID THAT BECAUSE GEORGE SOROS TOLD HIM TO, CAN'T Y'ALL SEE THAT Y'ALL SHEEP? YOU GUYS GOTTA WAKE UP AND LEMME TELL YOU SOMETHING.
I HAVE, I I, WHEN DYLAN MULVANEY DID THAT BUD LIGHT COMMERCIALS, I STOPPED DRINKING ALCOHOL AND, AND I, I STARTED DRINKING MOUNTAIN DEW INSTEAD.
WE NEED, WE THANK YOU, YOUR SPEAKER.
YOUR TIME HAS EXPIRED IN A PARADE FOR DOWN.
YOUR TIME HAS EXPIRED BECAUSE HE KNOWS THAT WE HAVE A SECOND AMENDMENT RIGHT.
THANK SIR EVERYONE GETS THE SAME AMOUNT OF TIME IN YOURS AS THAT NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE.
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GOOD AFTERNOON.FIRST, UH, I'D LIKE TO ADDRESS THREE TOPICS.
FIRST, THERE IS AN UPCOMING MEETING OF THE AUDIT AND FINANCE COMMITTEE ON SEPTEMBER 27TH.
PLEASE CONSIDER MAKING A RECOMMENDATION FOR AN AUDIT BY THE CITY AUDITOR'S OFFICE FOR THE ZILKER PARK VISION PLAN SURVEY NUMBER SIX, SO WE CAN FIND A BETTER WAY TO PERFORM COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IN THE FUTURE.
THE VISION PLANNERS FAILED IN SEVERAL RESPECTS.
THEY DID NOT ASK GOOD QUESTIONS.
THEY DID NOT PERFORM A STATISTICALLY VALID SURVEY.
THEY DID NOT MODIFY THEIR PLAN TO REFLECT THE OVERWHELMING NEGATIVE FEEDBACK OF THE PUBLIC.
THEY WITHHELD DETAILS OF SURVEY RESULTS FROM THEIR FINAL REPORT THAT WOULD'VE INFORMED DECISION MAKERS.
AN AUDIT OF SURVEY NUMBER SIX WOULD BE BOTH EDUCATIONAL FOR PART AND WOULD HELP RESTORE PUBLIC CONFIDENCE AND WILLINGNESS TO PARTICIPATE IN FUTURE CITY SPONSORED COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.
SECOND, YOU'LL BE RECEIVING A RECOMMENDATION FROM THE PARKS BOARD TO CLOSE THE POLO FIELD FOR OVERFLOW PARKING.
I SUGGEST THAT YOU NOT ONLY APPROVE THAT PROPOSAL, BUT STRENGTHEN IT, CLOSE IT FOR ALL PARKING, INCLUDING SPECIAL EVENTS SO THAT THE FIELD CAN BE RE-VEGETATED WITHOUT FURTHER IMPEDIMENTS OF VEHICLES.
YOU SEE, RIGHT NOW A PICTURE OF THE CURRENT STATUS OF THE POLO FIELD.
THIRD, CLIMATE CHANGE HAS HAD EXPONENTIALLY NEGATIVE EFFECTS THIS SUMMER IN ZILKER PARK.
I HAVE REPORTED THREE COMPLAINTS TO THE T C E Q REGARDING UNACCEPTABLE LEVELS OF DIRT, DUST FROM THE POLO FIELD, STONE DUST FROM THE BUTLER GRAVEL LOT, AND THE 10 OR MORE ACRES OF NEWLY COMPACTED SOIL IN ZILKER PARK THAT SHOULD BE EVALUATED TO DETERMINE IF THEY ARE IMPERVIOUS ACRES AND NEGATIVELY IMPACTING THE AQUIFER.
A MAN RECENTLY BROKE HIS ARM ON THE ERODED MUDDY HILLSIDE ADJACENT TO BARTON SPRINGS POOL, TWO OTHER COMPACTED AND ERODED HILLS POST SIMILAR DANGERS FOR PEDESTRIAN SAFETY INSIDE THE PARK.
I RECOMMEND THE ADDITION OF THREE SETS OF STAIRS.
YOU'LL FIND DETAILS AND PHOTOS OF THESE NEW ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS.
AND MY RECOMMENDATION FOR STAIRS AT MY WEBSITE TODAY IN ZILKER PARK.COM.
AND YOU HAVE A COPY OF MY PRESENTATION IF YOU'D LIKE TO REMEMBER THAT LINK.
AND I'M JUST GONNA LET THE, THE PICTURES ROLL RIGHT NOW.
THESE ARE THE ERODED AREAS IN ZILKER PARK.
THAT'S THAT HILL WHERE A MAN BROKE HIS ARM.
THAT'S THE, THE, UH, BUTLER LANDFILL GRAVEL LOT THAT HAS DUST LIKE THIS.
UH, THERE'S ANOTHER RIBBON, RIBBON OF DUST THAT'S WHAT THE GROUND LOOKS LIKE.
THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE IN MAY.
THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE NOW.
THIS IS THE AREA OF THE ERODED CREEKS ALONG BARTON, UH, BARTON CREEK.
THE TREES ARE AT RISK OF DYING.
HELLO, MY NAME IS JULIA HATCH.
I'M 32 YEARS OLD AND I'M A CITY OF AUSTIN LIFEGUARD.
NOW THAT THE SUMMER SEASON FOR LIFEGUARDS IS OVER, AFTER EXPERIENCING THE FIRST YEAR IN A LONG TIME OF HAVING SUFFICIENT GUARDS TO OPEN ALL POOLS IN CITY OF AUSTIN, WE WANT TO LOOK AT HOW TO CONTINUE TO HAVE SUFFICIENT QUALITY LIFEGUARDS SO AS TO KEEP ALL POOLS OPEN FOR NEXT SUMMER AND YEAR ROUND, AND CONTINUE TO KEEP OUR PATRONS AND STAFF SAFE FURTHER.
WE ALSO WANT TO MAKE LIFEGUARDING AND AQUATICS A CAREER, NOT JUST A JOB OR SUMMER JOB.
WE WANT TO DO THIS BY CREATING FURTHER INCENTIVE AND TRAINING, SUCH AS IN BASIC SKILLS THAT CAN BE CARRIED FORWARD IN LIFE IN ANY JOB OR CAREER, SHOULD ONE CHOOSE ANOTHER PATH, SUCH AS LEADERSHIP, WE'D LIKE TO IMPLEMENT COURSES FOR THIS FROM THE YEARS 2012 TO 2019, JUST PRIOR TO THE PANDEMIC.
YOU SEE IT NOT ONLY IN AUSTIN, BUT NATIONWIDE.
A SHORTAGE OF LIFEGUARDS IN PRIOR YEARS HAS BEEN ESCALATING.
BASED ON THE PAST DECADE, WE PREDICT A POTENTIAL SHORTAGE YET AGAIN.
THEREFORE, WE WOULD LIKE YOUR SUPPORT IN OUR PROPOSAL TO AMEND THE CITY CHARTER, UM, TO SPECIFICALLY COVER TEMPORARY AND SEASONAL EMPLOYEES, SPECIFICALLY LIFEGUARDS AS HAVING CIVIL SERVICE PROTECTION IN TERMS OF JOB SECURITY THAT THEY HAVE RECOURSE SHOULD GOD FORBID ANYTHING HAPPEN.
THERE ARE LIFEGUARDS WHO HAVE BEEN CONTINUOUSLY WORKING FOR YEARS AND YEARS FOR THE CITY YEAR ROUND, AS WELL AS VERY HARDWORKING, NEWER ONES, YET THEY CAN BE FIRED
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AT WILL ON THE SPOT WITHOUT ANY APPEALS PROCESS.WHILE REGULAR EMPLOYEES HAVE CIVIL SERVICE PROTECTION, LIFEGUARDS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR HEALTH INSURANCE AFTER 12 MONTHS, BUT THEY CAN LOSE THAT HEALTH INSURANCE ONE DAY IF THEY ARE FIRED AND HAVE NO ABILITY TO APPEAL.
OUR JOB CAN BE GRUELING, AND THIS WOULD BE QUITE SUPPORTIVE.
OUR PROPOSAL IS THAT AFTER SERVING EITHER TWO FULL SUMMER SEASONS, A TOTAL PERIOD OF SIX MONTHS, OR A SUMMER SEASON, THREE MONTHS, AND DIRECTLY BEFORE OR AFTER THAT THREE MONTHS OF WHAT WE REFER TO AS WINTER GUARDING, WE ARE GRANTED CIVIL SERVICE PROTECTION.
WE HAVE VERY COMPETENT MANAGEMENT AND AUDITORS WHO CONTINUOUSLY MONITOR, TEST, AND MAINTAIN LIFEGUARD COMPETENCY AND JOB PERFORMANCE.
THROUGHOUT THIS TIME, WE NOW WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE A CULTURE OF RETENTION FOR OUR COMPETENT, DEDICATED STAFF.
DROWNING HAS BECOME A TOP REASON OF DEATH FOR CHILDREN, ESPECIALLY IN THE SUMMER SEASON OR AROUND BODIES OF WATER.
AUSTIN IS A CITY OF PARKS AND POOLS ARE AN ESSENTIAL PART OF OUR CITY, MAKING IT NECESSARY TO HAVE THE NETWORK OF LIFEGUARDS THAT WE DO TO CREATE A SAFE SPACE WHERE PEOPLE CAN ENJOY THEMSELVES.
ADDITIONALLY, AFTER THE HOTTEST AUSTIN SUMMER, IT IS MORE IMPERATIVE TO KEEP OUR CITY POOLS FULLY STAFFED AND OPEN.
IT'S BEEN SEEN SOME OF YOU ON PICKET LINES WORKING TO PROTECT EMPLOYEES AT PRIVATE COMPANIES.
I ASK FOR YOUR HELP NOW TO PROTECT PUBLIC EMPLOYEES OVER WHOM YOU HAVE DIRECT CONTROL FROM THE CITY OF AUSTIN LIFEGUARDS.
THANK YOU, CITY COUNCIL AND MAYOR FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT AND INTEREST IN IMPROVEMENTS RESULTING IN SUFFICIENT LIFEGUARDS, SAFE PATRONS, AND AN ENJOYABLE EXPERIENCE, ESPECIALLY THROUGH THIS HEATWAVE.
NEXT SPEAKER IS RANDY ROLLINSON.
RANDY ROLLINSON, PLEASE MAKE YOUR WAY TO THE PODIUM.
NEXT SPEAKER IS GARY, GARY FO.
NEXT SPEAKER IS KATHLEEN SCHNEEMAN.
KATHLEEN SCHNEEMAN WILL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT SPEAKER, RYAN KAGAN.
THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK TODAY ON HB 9 69.
A BILL THAT EASILY PASSED IN THE STATE LEGISLATURE AND TOOK EFFECT ON SEPTEMBER 1ST.
THE BILL ALLOWS MUNICIPALITIES TO IMPOSE A CIVIL PENALTY UP TO A $500 FINE FOR VIOLATING CUSTODY VISITATION ORDERS.
I VOLUNTEER FOR THE WOMEN VETERAN CLAUDIA AYA, WHO SPEARHEADED THIS BILL.
OFTENTIMES, VETERANS HAVE LITTLE TIME WITH THEIR CHILDREN AND ARE EASILY ERASED BY THE OTHER PARENT BECAUSE OF THEIR SCHEDULES SERVING OUR COUNTRY.
THE EASIEST WAY TO REMOVE A PARENT FROM A CHILD'S LIFE IS BY NOT ALLOWING THE OTHER PARENT THEIR TIME WITH THEIR CHILDREN.
AN ESTIMATED 22 MILLION PARENTS ARE ERASED FROM THE CHILDREN'S LIVES.
THIS HAPPENS TO BOTH MOTHERS AND FATHERS.
ALTHOUGH MOTHERS ARE IN THE MINORITY, THEY'RE NOT SO SMALL A GROUP.
AND AS WE HEAR MORE ABOUT THE FATHERLESS CRISIS IN THIS COUNTRY, I BELIEVE IT IS IMPORTANT TO EMPHASIZE HOW FATHERLESSNESS IS IMPACTING OUR CHILDREN.
RESEARCH SHOWS THAT ONLY 37% OF MOTHERS ARE COOPERATIVE AND INCLUSIVE IN CO-PARENTING, BUT OVER 40% ARE RESTRICTIVE GATEKEEPERS AFTER DIVORCE OR SEPARATION.
RESTRICTIVE GATEKEEPING IS WHEN A PARENT IS NOT SUPPORTIVE OF THE OTHER'S INVOLVEMENT, DOES NOT RECOGNIZE THE VALUE OF THE OTHER PARENTS FOR THE CHILD'S DEVELOPMENT, AND IS ACTIVELY HINDERING INVOLVEMENT BY ENSURING THAT A CHILD OPTIMIZES THEIR TIME WITH BOTH PARENTS, THE BETTER CHANCE THEY HAVE TO CREATE STRONG BONDS AND CHILD PARENT RELATIONSHIPS.
STATISTICS SHOW WHEN A FATHER HAS LITTLE TIME WITH THE CHILD OR IS MINIMIZED AS A PARENT, THE OUTCOMES ARE DEVASTATING FOR THEIR CHILDREN.
DIMINISHED SELF-CONCEPT, BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS, POOR ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE.
71% OF HIGH SCHOOL DROPOUTS ARE FATHERLESS YOUTH CRIME.
85% OF YOUTH IN PRISON HAVE AN ABSENT FATHER, TEEN PREGNANCY, DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE, HOMELESSNESS.
90% OF RUNAWAY CHILDREN HAVE AN ABSENT FATHER.
PHYSICAL HEALTH PROBLEMS, MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS, LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE UNEMPLOYMENT, MORE LIKELY TO DIE
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AS CHILDREN.WHEN BOTH PARENTS ARE INVOLVED IN THE CHILDREN'S LIVES, THEIR SUCCESS RATES IN LIFE ARE STATISTICALLY AS GOOD AS CHILDREN IN HOMES WITH BOTH PARENTS.
I'M NOT ASKING YOU TO CREATE A NEW LAW, BUT TO ENFORCE A LAW THAT ALREADY EXISTS.
I WANNA ASK YOU TODAY TO ADOPT AN ORDINANCE TO ENFORCE HB 9 69.
THIS WILL ENSURE CHILDREN HAVE TIME WITH BOTH PARENTS AND ARE ABLE TO BUILD GOOD RELATIONSHIPS WITH BOTH PARENTS AND THEY HAVE THE BEST CHANCE TO SUCCEED IN LIFE.
THAT CONCLUDES OUR NOON SPEAKERS.
THANK YOU FOR EVERYONE WHO CAME TO SPEAK TO US.
I WILL RECESS THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
UH, THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER FUENTES FOR OFFERING TO DO THE PROCLAMATION FOR THE MUSIC THIS AFTERNOON.
AND THEN AFTER THAT WE'LL BE ON BREAK UNTIL MAYOR WATSON COMES BACK AT ONE 15.
AND AS MENTIONED BEFORE, I WILL BE REMOTE AND POTENTIALLY, UM, COMING IN AND OUT REMOTELY DEPENDING ON MY AVAILABILITY FOR THE AFTERNOON.
BUT THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE.
[Live Music Thomas Grauzer]
YES.UH, BECAUSE THIS IS ONE OF OUR OWN, THIS IS A CITY OF AUSTIN, EMPLOYEE AND ARTISTS, PLEASE WELCOME THOMAS GROUSER TO THE STAGE.
SO I'M GONNA SHARE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR ARTISTS.
UM, MR. THOMAS DOCK GROSER IS A HARPER AND STORYTELLER OF THE IRISH TRADITION, INCLUDING IN HIS REPERTOIRE, A WIDE VARIETY OF IRISH AND SCOTTISH HARP TUNES THAT ORIGINATE FROM THE MIDDLE AGES THROUGH THE MODERN DAY.
FOR 22 YEARS, HE HAS PERFORMED THREE DAYS A WEEK AT MOTHER'S CAFE AND GARDEN, ALTHOUGH IT CLOSED DURING THE PANDEMIC, BUT HE STILL FINDS TIME TO PERFORM THREE TIMES A WEEK.
UH, THESE DAYS HE CAN BE FOUND PERFORMING FOR SUNDAY BRUNCH AT BD, RILEY'S IRISH PUB AT MUELLER, OR AT THE IRISH TUNE SESSIONS AT BD, RILEY'S BD, RILEY'S IRISH PUB, AND AT LOCKHART'S ARTS AND CLUB CAFE.
SO THIS IS, SO PLEASE JOIN ME IN, UH, IN WELCOMING THOMAS ROUSER, UH, FHA OF THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER.
UM, UH, IT'S MISHA THOMAS DUCKER.
I AM A TRADITIONAL IRISH HARPER.
GOOD AFTERNOON, AND THANK YOU.
UH, UP START OFF WITH, UH, TUNE FROM THE 16TH CENTURY BY THE IRISH HARPER AND COMPOSER, UH, R GAAL THAT IS BLIND.
AND SO THE TUNE IS CALLED TOUR DE.
THAT IS, UH, GIVE ME YOUR HAND.
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THANK YOU EVERYONE.AH, MAY I PLAY ANOTHER? OKAY, GRANT.
UM, THIS IS A TUNE WRITTEN BY MY FAVORITE IRISH HAR HARPER COMPOSER, TURLA CARAN.
UM, HE DIED IN 1738, BUT BEFORE HE DID, WROTE PROBABLY A COUPLE OF THOUSAND HARP TUNES DURING THE COURSE OF HIS LIFE.
AND, UH, THIS WAS ACTUALLY THE SUBJECT OF THE FIRST SONG THAT HE EVER WROTE.
SO THERE ARE WORDS TO IT, BUT THEY'RE AN IRISH AND I, I DON'T SING THEM.
BUT, UH, IT'S A STORY ABOUT A LOCAL LEGEND IN COUNTY RUSTS COMMON, WHICH IS IN THE NORTH AND WEST OF IRELAND.
AND THERE WERE TWO MOUNTAINS IN THE AREA THAT WERE SAID TO HAVE, UH, FERRY KINGDOMS THAT LIVED UNDER THEM.
AND WHERE THE FERRY FOLK ARE CONCERNED, IT'S PROBABLY BEST FOR MORTALS TO JUST KEEP THEIR DISTANCE.
BUT THE LEGEND WAS THAT, UH, THE FERRY COURT THAT LIVED UNDER THE SMALL FERRY HILL, UH, THE QUEEN OF THAT FAIRY COURT WA GOT JEALOUSY ON HER OF THE QUEEN OF THE BIG FAIRY COURT.
AND SO THEY WENT TO WAR, UH, FOR NO OTHER REASON THAN THAT.
NEAR, AS WE CAN TELL, GREAT WAR WAS STARTED BETWEEN THE FAIRY ARMIES OF BOTH OF THESE.
AND, UH, IT CAME TO A COMPLETE STALEMATE.
NEITHER ONE WAS ABLE TO GAIN THE UPPER HAND UNTIL THE INVASION OF YET A THIRD FAIRY HOST THAT CAME FROM ELSEWHERE.
AND THE FIRST TWO HAD TO GET INTO AN UNEASY ALLIANCE WITH EACH OTHER IN ORDER TO, UH, DEFEND THEMSELVES AGAINST THE NEW, UH, INCURSION.
SO THIS IS THE SONG ABOUT THAT LOCAL LEGEND, AND IT'S CALLED, UH, SHE BEGA SHEOR.
THAT JUST MEANS THE LITTLE FERRY HILL AND THE BIG FERRY HILL.
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AND, UH, THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TODAY.HOW INCREDIBLE THAT, THAT WAS SO RELAXING.
I HAVE A SPECIAL PROCLAMATION TO PRESENT TODAY, BE IT KNOWN THAT WHEREAS THE CITY OF AUSTIN IS BLESSED WITH MANY CREATIVE MUSICIANS WHOSE TALENTS EXTEND 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.
AND SIDE NOTE, ALSO A DISTRICT TWO RESIDENT.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, VANESSA FUENTES, AUSTIN CITY COUNCILWOMAN, ALONGSIDE CITY COUNCIL MEMBER VELA ON BEHALF OF KIRK WATSON, MAYOR OF THE LIVE MUSIC CAPITAL, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM SEPTEMBER 14TH, 2023 AS THOMAS CROWSER DAY, A HARP IN THE PHOTO.
DID YOU WANNA SAY A FEW WORDS? OH, YES.
OH, GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYBODY, AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE AND LISTENING.
UM, AND, UH, MY THANKS AS WELL TO COUNCIL MEMBER POOL FOR ASKING ME TO BE HERE TODAY.
UH, SHE, UH, MISSED WHEN I USED TO WORK IN THE BUILDING HERE, AND I WOULD PLAY FOR ST.
PATRICK'S DAY IN THE ATRIUM OUTSIDE HERE.
THESE DAYS, I WORK FOR THE WATERSHED PROTECTION DEPARTMENT, SO JUST ACROSS THE RIVER NOW.
BUT, UM, AND YES, MANY OF, MANY OF MY COWORKERS HERE, SO THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE, EVERYONE.
I'M DELIGHTED TO SEE ALL OF YOU HERE.
UM, I PLAYED AT MOTHER'S CAFE FOR 22 YEARS.
BUT, UM, IT WAS REALLY, REALLY WEARING ME DOWN.
IT WAS, UH, PEOPLE WOULD SEE ME, UH, COMING IN HERE USUALLY ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY WITH BOTH MY HARPS SLUNG OVER MY SHOULDER.
I LIKE TO DESCRIBE IT AS MY 50 POUNDS AND $8,000 WORTH OF LUMBER THAT I WOULD WALK AROUND WITH.
AND, UM, WHEN THE PANDEMIC CAME AND EVERYTHING SHUT DOWN, AND IN THE FIRST COUPLE OF WEEKS IT OCCURRED TO ME, I LITERALLY FELT BETTER RESTED THAN I HAD IN, IN LITERALLY DECADES.
AND JUST SO, UH, MIXED BLESSING.
I MISS MOTHERS VERY MUCH, BUT IT, IT WAS VERY MUCH, IT HELPED ME ALONG WITH MY CAREER, UH, THESE DAYS.
UH, MY FAVORITE THING TO DO IS TO SIT IN A SESSION WITH A BUNCH OF OTHER IRISH MUSICIANS.
WE HAVE TWO OF THEM INSIDE THE CITY THESE DAYS.
UH, ONE AT BD RILEY'S MY FAVORITE PUB IN THE MILLER DEVELOPMENT.
AND THEN, UH, LOCKHART ARTS AND CRAFT, UH, WHICH WE DO, UM, USUALLY ONCE A MONTH ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
THE NEXT ONE IS SUNDAY, OCTOBER 5TH, IF I REMEMBER RIGHT.
SO, AND THAT'S JUST, IT'S NOT A STAGE SHOW AT ALL.
IT'S JUST WHOEVER SHOWS UP A BUNCH OF IRISH MUSICIANS AND WE SHOW UP AND JUST PLAY TUNES AND, UH, ENJOY EACH OTHER'S COMPANY.
I'LL CALL BACK TO ORDER THE AUSTIN CITY COUNCIL.
UH, WE ARE MEETING, UH, CONTINUING TO MEET ON SEPTEMBER 14TH AT THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS AT 3 0 1 WEST SECOND STREET MEMBERS.
[100. Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance approving an Amended and Restated School District Land Development Standards Agreement between the City and the Austin Independent School District to provide land development standards for the district’s educational facilities.]
WE HAVE ON THE AGENDA, WE DO HAVE A ONE 15 TIME CERTAIN, BUT ITEM NUMBER 100 OUGHT TO GO REALLY FAST.[02:25:01]
UH, BY TAKING UP ITEM 100 IN A VERY RAPID FASHION, UH, WOULD ALLOW OUR SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS TO, TO GO REALLY EARN HIS PAY, UH, WORKING WITH THE, THE, THE, OUR STUDENTS IN A I S D.SO, UNLESS THERE'S OBJECTION, I'M GONNA TAKE THAT ITEM UP.
AND I APOLOGIZE TO THE FOLKS THAT ARE HERE, BUT IT, IT'S OUGHT TO BE QUICK.
UM, UH, SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, I WILL CALL UP ITEM 100, WHICH RELATES TO THE, UH, AUSTIN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, CITY OF AUSTIN, IN OUR LOCAL AGREEMENT.
AND, UM, CALL ON STAFF, UH, TO WHO, WHO, WHO WE'RE GONNA HAVE LAY THIS OUT, OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR, ANOVIA HALT.
ROBB IS GONNA SAY A FEW WORDS BEFORE I KICK IT OFF.
KEITH MARS, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT, UH, BEFORE YOU IS THE AUSTIN I S D, CITY OF AUSTIN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT.
UH, THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT IS SPECIFIC TO THE LAND DEVELOPMENT, UH, REGULATIONS THAT APPLY TO AUSTIN.
I S D, UH, CITY STAFF AND THE I S D HAVE WORKED TOGETHER FOR MANY YEARS ON VARIOUS ITERATIONS OF THIS.
I L A, THE ONE BEFORE YOU IS REFLECTIVE OF SOME OF THE CURRENT NEEDS OF THE, UH, OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
AND STAFF HAVE WORKED HAND IN HAND WITH I S D FOR THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS TO BRING THIS FOR YOU BEFORE YOU, UH, AGAIN, IT IS SPECIFIC TO THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS.
UH, WE'RE ALSO ROLLING IN SOME OF THE RECENTLY ADOPTED TELECOMMUNICATION AMENDMENTS, UH, STAFF AND THE, UH, I S D, UH, ALONG WITH THEIR REPRESENTATION ARE HERE, OR SHOULD YOU HAVE QUESTIONS? UH, LET ME ASK YOU A QUESTION AGAIN OUT THERE BEFORE WE, UH, GO TO THE SPEAKERS.
THERE'S BEEN, THERE'S BEEN AN ISSUE RAISED, AND IT WAS RAISED AGAIN THIS MORNING BY, UH, ONE OF THE COMMENTERS OR ONE OF THE, UH, PUB PUBLIC THAT COMMENTED RELATED TO THIS DOING DAMAGE TO AN ONGOING AGREEMENT BETWEEN A I S D AND THE CITY OF AUSTIN RELATED TO, UH, SHARED PARKLAND.
UH, CAN WE GET A COMMENT ON THAT? YES.
I BELIEVE WE HAVE, UH, BOTH D S D AND WE HAVE OUR PARKS DEPARTMENT HERE THAT CAN SPEAK TO THAT.
I, I JUST WANT TO ADDRESS THAT ISSUE UPFRONT BEFORE WE GO TO COMMENTS.
KEITH MARGAN DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT FROM A DE DEVELOPMENT PERSPECTIVE, THE I L A IS LIMITED TO LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS AND DOES NOT HAVE A BEARING ON PARK USE.
I ALSO KNOW THE PARKS DIRECTOR IS HERE AS WELL.
KIMBERLY MCNEELY SERVING AS THE PARKS AND RECREATION DIRECTOR.
THE I L A REFERENCES, UH, ONE SECTION ABOUT JOINT USE, AND THAT IS THAT WE WILL ALLOW, THERE WILL BE NO ISSUE WITH ALLOWING TEMPORARY BUILDINGS TO BE PLACED ON THE SHARED USE SPACE IN ORDER TO FACILITATE THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW FACILITY.
AND THEN IT REFERENCES THE SECOND AGREEMENT, WHICH I LEFT UP THERE AND I'VE FORGOTTEN THE NAME OF.
BUT THAT SECOND AGREEMENT OUTLINES HOW THE CITY OF AUSTIN PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICT WILL WORK TOGETHER TO MAINTAIN SHARED USE OPPORTUNITIES, THANK YOU,
SO AS WE, AS WE AS A COUNCIL START TO VOTE ON THIS, WE, WE SHOULD UNDERSTAND THAT WHEN WHAT WE'RE VOTING ON DOES NOT, UH, CHANGE THE SHARED USE, UH, AGREEMENTS THAT WE'VE HAD WITH A I S D IN, IN THIS REGARD, EVEN THOUGH SOME PEOPLE HAVE INDICATED THEY'RE WORRIED THAT THEY, IT DOES THAT, UH, AND IN FACT EXPRESSLY, UH, IT LAYS OUT HOW WE CONTINUE TO OPERATE, UH, WITH SHARED USE.
YES, THERE'S A SPECIFIC AGREEMENT, WHICH IS CALLED THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF AUSTIN AND THE AUSTIN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT REGARDING DEVELOPMENT AND SHARED USE OF JOINTLY OWNED FACILITIES, GROUND IMPROVEMENTS, AND OPEN SPACES.
AND THAT RELATIONSHIP IS OUTLINED IN THIS AGREEMENT.
AND NO VOTE THAT WE'RE TAKING HERE TODAY ON THIS AGREEMENT WOULD CHANGE THAT NOR CHANGE, UH, WOULD, IT WOULD CREATE THE CONCERN THAT WE HAVE HEARD FROM SOME THAT, THAT WHAT IT WOULD DO IS IT WOULD DO AWAY WITH THE ABILITY TO HAVE THE JOINT USE.
YOUR VOTE TODAY DOES NOT IMPACT THAT ABILITY.
WITH THAT BEING SAID, UM, LEMME TURN TO THE CITY CLERK.
UH, WE HAVE, UH, SOMEBODY SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM.
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WE'VE HEARD OF HIM.WHY DON'T YOU JUST, UH, TELL US YOU THINK WE ALL VOTE FOR THIS
UH, REALLY HERE, JUST TO EXPRESS MY SINCERE APPRECIATION FOR ALL THE WORK THAT'S TAKEN PLACE FOR THE LAST YEAR, YEAR AND A HALF.
UM, AS WE TALK ABOUT ALL THE TIME, WE'RE BOTH ENTITIES SERVE OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY.
AND, UH, THIS BOND, HISTORIC BOND IN NOVEMBER OF 2022, UH, WILL RESHAPE THIS ORGANIZATION, THIS COMMUNITY, AND HELP US SERVE STUDENTS FOR DECADES TO COME.
AND ALL OF THAT CANNOT BE DONE WITHOUT YOUR PARTNERSHIP IN THIS DOCUMENT HERE.
HELPS US DO THAT EFFICIENTLY AND SAVE TAX DOLLARS, HONESTLY.
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND JUST, AGAIN, VERY MUCH APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT, UH, FROM THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE AND EVERYBODY BEHIND ME.
AND IF I MIGHT JUST ASK ALONG THE LINES OF WHAT I WAS JUST ASKING QUESTIONS.
UM, YOU AGREE THAT WE'RE NOT DOING, WHEN WE VOTE FOR THIS TODAY, WE'RE NOT DOING ANYTHING THAT WOULD FOUL UP JOINT USE RELATED TO PARKS? I AGREE 100%.
I, UH, THANK YOU MR. SEGURA FOR BEING HERE WITH US TODAY.
MANY OF US HEARD FROM CONSTITUENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS ABOUT CONFUSION REGARDING THE JOINT USE AGREEMENT, THE CONFUSION AROUND THE, UH, WORD CONDEMN THAT'S OUTLINED IN THE AGREEMENT.
CAN YOU TALK US THROUGH, YOU KNOW, HOW WILL THE COMMUNITY BE INFORMED REGARDING THE, UH, RECONSTRUCTION MODERNIZATION EFFORTS? LIKE HOW WILL A I C KEEP THE COMMUNITY INFORMED? ABSOLUTELY.
SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT YOU'LL HEAR FROM A I S D, AND I CERTAINLY BELIEVE IN THIS, UH, IS THAT WE WILL COMMUNICATE TRANSPARENTLY, UH, EVERY ONE OF OUR PROJECTS HAS A ROBUST COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROCESS.
WE ACTUALLY DON'T DESIGN FOR COMMUNITY, WE DESIGN WITH COMMUNITY.
UH, SO WE HAVE A COMPREHENSIVE PROCESS THAT INCLUDES MULTIPLE CAMPUS ARCHITECTURAL TEAMS, WHICH DOES INCLUDE COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT.
I THINK ONE OF THE CHALLENGES THAT WE HAVE AS AN ORGANIZATION IS THAT, YOU KNOW, WE AS A LARGE ENTITY, AND Y'ALL AS A LARGE ENTITY, HAVE ASSETS WHERE THERE'S SHARED USE AND SHARED OWNERSHIP.
IN FACT, THERE ARE OVER 20 WITHIN THE CITY OF AUSTIN.
AND WHAT HAPPENS IS, WHENEVER WE CONSTRUCT AND WE HAVE TO ENCROACH ON AN AREA THAT IS JOINTLY OWNED, AND IN ALMOST ALL CASES THE MAJORITY OWNERSHIP IS A I S D, WE CANNOT HAVE THE CITY OF AUSTIN SIGN OFF ON THE SITE DEVELOPMENT PERMIT.
RIGHT? 'CAUSE YOU'RE NOT THE, YOU'RE NOT SPONSORING THE DEVELOPMENT.
AND SO WHAT WE HAVE TO DO IS GO THROUGH A LEGAL PROCESS, UH, COUNTY, UM, CITY ATTORNEY, UH, ANN MORGAN IS FAMILIAR WITH IT.
AND THROUGH THAT PROCESS, WE IDENTIFY WHAT HAS TO BE ADJUSTED.
BUT ALL OF THAT DONE, ALL THAT IS DONE, YOU KNOW, OPENLY.
WE HAVE PUBLIC HEARINGS AROUND IT, AND THAT PROCESS HAS NOT STARTED.
UH, AND WILL TAKE SOME, TAKE SOME, YOU KNOW, IT'LL OCCUR AT SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE ONCE WE'RE IN THE DESIGN PROCESS.
AND, AND MIGHT I SUGGEST COLLEAGUES THAT IT MIGHT BE A TOPIC OF CONSIDERATION FOR OUR JOINT COMMITTEE BETWEEN THE CITY OF AUSTIN, THE COUNTY, AND THE SCHOOL BOARD.
I KNOW Y'ALL MEET PRETTY REGULARLY.
THAT MIGHT BE ANOTHER AREA WHERE THOSE, UH, COMMITTEE MEMBERS CAN FURTHER DISCUSS THIS TOPIC IN GREATER DETAIL.
COUNCIL MEMBER BAYLA, UH, I JUST WANTED TO THANK THE SUPERINTENDENT FOR CONVEYING THE SENSE OF URGENCY.
UH, UH, LIKE I SAID, BILLION DOLLAR BOND, Y'ALL HAVE TO REBUILD THE SCHOOLS.
AND AS YOU WERE SAYING, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN'T, A DELAY IS AFFECTS THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IN PARTICULAR BECAUSE YOU, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN'T JUST CUT IT OFF HALFWAY THROUGH THE SCHOOL YEAR.
YOU KNOW, AND SO I I, I KNOW THAT THINGS WEREN'T QUITE MOVING AS QUICKLY AS WE WOULD'VE LIKED.
I JUST WANNA, UH, AGAIN, SAY THANK YOU FOR CONVEYING THAT SENSE OF URGENCY TO OUR OFFICES.
YOU AND YOUR TEAM CAME TO VISIT WITH US, AND I'M GLAD TO SEE US HERE, YOU KNOW, PASSING THE, THE INTERLOCAL GOVERNMENT AGREEMENT TO GET THAT BOND DONE.
AND COUNCIL VELA, I VERY MUCH APPRECIATE THAT.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE OFTEN SAY, AND, AND IT IS TRUE, IS THAT, UH, THE $2.44 BILLION 72% ARE GOING, UH, TO INVESTMENTS IN THE EASTERN CRESCENT.
AND SO THE STUDENTS THAT ARE GOING TO HAVE AND AND RECEIVE, UH, THIS INVESTMENT ARE THOSE THAT HAVE BEEN HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED FOR DECADES.
AND SO WE TAKE IT VERY SERIOUSLY.
WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THESE, UH, IMPROVEMENTS ARE DONE, UH, WITH FIDELITY AND ON TIME.
UH, AS YOU JUST MENTIONED, WE DON'T HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY OF OPENING A SCHOOL A WEEK LATE OR A MONTH LATE AT THAT POINT.
IT'S A SEMESTER LATE OR EVEN A YEAR.
SO I VERY MUCH APPRECIATE YOU ACKNOWLEDGING THAT, AND THANK YOU FOR THE SUPPORT, MR. SUPERINTENDENT.
UM, NOT JUST ABOUT THIS, BUT WE APPRECIATE YOUR SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY.
THAT CONCLUDES ALL THE SPEAKERS.
UH, ONE OTHER ITEM MEMBERS, I WANNA REMIND EVERYBODY BECAUSE SHE HAD TO BE, UH, OFF THE DIOCESE.
UH, MAYOR PRO TIM, ARE YOU ABLE TO HEAR ME? THERE SHE IS.
UM, I WAS JUST GOING TO REMIND PEOPLE ABOUT YOUR AMENDMENT, BUT I'LL DO THAT IN THE, UH, APPROPRIATE COURSE NOW THAT I KNOW YOU'RE THERE.
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THERE'S NO ONE ELSE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK, IS THAT CORRECT? CORRECT.DO YOU WANNA SAY SOMETHING? YOU, YOU OKAY.
REMEMBER THAT EARLIER, WE HAVE SOMEBODY HERE THAT HAS QUE CAN ANSWER QUESTIONS IF WE HAVE QUESTIONS WITH THAT, UM, COUNCIL MEMBER VELA MOVES TO ADOPT ITEM NUMBER 100.
UH, IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND ABOUT COUNCIL MEMBER CADRE? UH, THERE'S A, I'M GONNA RECOGNIZE THE MAYOR PRO TIM ON A PROPOSED AMENDMENT.
MY PROPOSED AMENDMENT HAS BEEN CIRCULATED VIA MESSAGE BOARD AND THROUGH THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE.
UM, AND I BELIEVE IT'S IN BACKUP AS WELL, BUT IT ADDS A NEW SECTION 1.5 INTO ARTICLE ONE OF THE AGREEMENT.
AND IT IS ABOUT, UH, HAVING AT LEAST TWO NOTICE PUBLIC MEETINGS WHEN APPLYING FOR CHANGE OF USE FOR SOME OF THESE FACILITIES.
SO I JUST, UM, I MOVE APPROVAL OF MY AMENDMENT.
UH, MOTION HAS BEEN MADE TO AMEND ITEM NUMBER 102ND BY COUNCIL MEMBER ALTER BEFORE, UH, SINCE WE HAVE THAT MOTION ON THE TABLE, UM, I, I, I WANT TO ASK, IS THERE ANY OBJECTION TO CLOSING THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM 100? THERE BEING NO OBJECTION.
UH, MEMBERS THE VOTE WILL BE ON THE MOTION TO AMEND.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION WITHOUT OBJECTION? THE MOTION TO AMEND ITEM 100 IS ADOPTED WITH COUNCIL, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER HARPER MADISON.
UH, COUNCIL MEMBER ALTER, ALLISON ALTER AND COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, POOL OFF THE DAIS.
THE MOTION ON THE TABLE NOW IS TO APPROVE ITEM 100 AS AMENDED.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? COUNCIL MEMBER FUENTES.
UH, AND THIS MESSAGE IS FOR OUR CITY MANAGER AND A C M ZENIO.
YOU KNOW, I'VE HAD A, A COUPLE OF COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS THIS WEEK AROUND THE JOINT USE AGREEMENT, AND THEN YESTERDAY I WAS IN A MEETING WITH COUNCIL MEMBER VELASQUEZ AND COUNCIL MEMBER CADRE, AND WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THE JOINT DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN PALM PARK AND, UM, AND, UH, WATERLOO GREENWAY AND WALLER CREEK CONSERVANCY BOARD.
AND, UM, I THINK WHAT I WANNA OFFER ED IS, AND, AND SEEK SOME ACTION FROM OUR CITY MANAGER, IS FIGURING OUT A WAY THAT WE CAN INFORM OUR COMMUNITY ABOUT THE DIFFERENCES AND THE DISTINCTIONS OF THESE AGREEMENTS, AND ALSO HAVE A BETTER WAY WHERE THE COMMUNITY CAN, YOU KNOW, SEE WHAT TYPE OF AGREEMENTS IN PLACE, AND THEN WHERE ARE THE ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES.
I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE, BUT I, YOU KNOW, GIVEN THAT THIS HAS COME UP MULTIPLE TIMES IN THE LAST WEEK OR SO, I THINK IT'S WORTHY OF US THINKING THROUGH, YOU KNOW, HOW CAN WE BETTER INFORM OUR, OUR RESIDENTS COUNCIL MEMBER? THANK YOU FOR THAT.
WE WILL ABSOLUTELY, UH, COME UP WITH A PLAN TO BETTER INFORM OUR COMMUNITY, AND WE'LL SHARE THAT WITH COUNCIL AS WE MOVE FORWARD.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION WITHOUT OBJECTION.
ITEM 100 AS AMENDED IS ADOPTED WITH, UH, THE THREE COUNCIL MEMBERS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED OFF THE DAIS MEMBERS.
[103. Conduct a public hearing to present details and staff evaluation of an application for an economic development agreement from NXP USA, Inc., under the City of Austin Chapter 380 Economic Development Policy.]
ITEM NUMBER 1 0 3, WHICH IS A PUBLIC HEARING WITH REGARD TO THE PRO TO PROJECT LIVE OAK, UH, N X P WITHOUT OBJECTION.I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON, UH, ITEM 1 0 3, AND I'LL RECOGNIZE STAFF.
SO, NOVIA HOLT, WRAP, DIRECTOR OF CITY OF AUSTIN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.
PER THE CITY OF AUSTIN, CHAPTER THREE 80, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT POLICY, IT IS REQUIRED THAT WE CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING TO HEAR FROM THE COMMUNITY ON A POTENTIAL CHAPTER THREE 80 PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE CITY OF AUSTIN AND N X P.
WE IN THE AUDIENCE TODAY FROM N X P IS JENNA WOM, EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL COUNSEL, AS WELL AS CHRIS JENSEN, EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT OF HR HERE TODAY.
UH, MEMBERS, UH, JUST BY BEFORE WE, UH, GET INTO THE PUBLIC TESTIMONY, I, I WANNA ALSO LAY OUT, UM, AND I, I'LL ASK IF SOMEBODY CORRECT ME IF I SAY SOMETHING WRONG HERE, BUT YOU'LL RECALL THAT AT THE TUESDAY WORK SESSION, ONE OF THE ISSUES THAT WAS BROUGHT UP BY COUNCIL MEMBER FUENTES AND I FOLLOWED UP ON IT, WAS RELATED TO CHILDCARE.
AND THE, THE, THERE WAS A RECOGNITION, I THINK THAT BOTH THE CITY OF AUSTIN AND N X P ARE BOTH, UH, LEADERS IN THE AREA OF CHILDCARE AND WANT TO BE LEADERS IN THE AREA OF CHILDCARE.
AND THERE WAS A RECOGNITION THAT THIS, UH, POTENTIAL THREE 80 AGREEMENT PRESENTS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR N X P TO PARTNER WITH THE CITY AND INVEST IN CHILDCARE IN A WAY THAT'S NEW AND DIFFERENT.
AND WE ACTUALLY UTILIZE THESE THREE 80 AGREEMENTS IN A WAY THAT IS NEW AND DIFFERENT AND WOULD, WOULD HELP IN AN AREA OF GREAT CONCERN AND INTEREST IN THE CITY OF AUSTIN.
UH, TO THIS END, I, I BELIEVE THERE
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HAS BEEN AGREEMENT, I'VE, I'VE BEEN IN DISCUSSIONS, I'VE TALKED TO COUNCIL MEMBER FUENTES ABOUT IT, AND I'VE BEEN IN DISCUSSIONS WITH A, A VARIETY OF PEOPLE TO REVISE WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT ON TUESDAY, WHICH WAS A 40% BASE INDUCEMENT AWARD.WE WOULD REVISE THAT TO A 35% BASE INDUCEMENT AWARD, AND THAT 5% SPECIFICALLY FOR WOULD BE FOR CHILDCARE FOR AT NEED HOUSEHOLDS IN AUSTIN.
IN ADDITION TO THAT, THE CITY IS PROPOSING, AND I BELIEVE NXP IS IN AGREEMENT THAT IN THE NUMBERS YOU SAW ON TUESDAY, THAT WILL FOR WORKFORCE TRAINING, THAT HALF OF THE WORKFORCE TRAINING AND TRANSITION FUND BE DEDICATED TO AT NEED NXP EMPLOYEES FOR CHILDCARE ASSISTANCE.
UM, WHICH WOULD, THE, THE FIRST 5% I TALKED ABOUT WOULD, WOULD PROBABLY GO TO THE CITY'S PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND BE ADMINISTERED BY THE CITY.
THIS 5% THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT WOULD BE ADMINISTERED BY N X P, BUT IT WOULD BE FOR NEW CHILDCARE SERVICES BEYOND WHAT THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT ON TUESDAY.
UH, SO THE, THE, THESE CHANGES WOULD BE SPECIFIED IN THE AWARD.
UH, I THINK I'M RIGHT WHEN I SAY THAT NX P'S AGREED TO IT, UH, AND I SEE NODS IN THE HEAD.
UM, AND BY THE WAY, THEY'RE NODS OF PEOPLE FROM NXP, SO THAT WORKED OUT WELL,
UM, SO I WANNA SAY THANK YOU TO N X P, BECAUSE AS I INDICATED ON TUESDAY, YOU'RE LONGTIME PLAYERS IN THE COMMUNITY AND LEADERS IN THE COMMUNITY, AND THIS REVEALS ANOTHER DEMONSTRATION OF THAT.
SO I WANNA SAY THANK YOU, AND I WANNA SAY THANK YOU TO ALL OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS, BUT, UH, PARTICULARLY TO COUNCIL MEMBER FUENTES FOR, UH, HELPING AND HAVING RAISED THE, THE, THE POINT.
SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, WE, WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE HAVE OPENED THE PUBLIC HEARING AND I'LL TURN TO THE CITY CLERK.
THE FIRST REMOTE SPEAKER IS MIKE TUK BAND.
UH, UH, I'M AN ENGINEER, UH, WORKING AT NX P'S AT M C FAB.
I'VE BEEN WITH THE COMPANY FOR ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF.
UH, I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE MY SUPPORT FOR THE CHAPTER THREE 80 AGREEMENT WITH NXP.
UM, MY WIFE IS A NATIVE AUSTINITE AND WE MOVED TO AUSTIN, UH, FROM BOISE, IDAHO A COUPLE YEARS AGO TO BE NEAR HER FAMILY.
WE CURRENT CURRENTLY RESIDE, UH, IN AUSTIN CITY DISTRICT TWO.
UM, AND SO ONLY AFTER MOVING TO AUSTIN DID I REALIZE THE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION THAT THE CITY OF AUSTIN AND TEXAS HAS HAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY.
THE FAB I WORK IN NOW, UH, IN PARTICULAR HAS BEEN DEVELOPING AND PRODUCING SEMICONDUCTOR TECHNOLOGIES IN AUSTIN, UH, SINCE THE EARLY NINETIES.
UM, SO N X P, UM, YOU KNOW, I'M SURE AS YOU KNOW, IS ONE OF THE MANY COMPANIES, UH, IN THE AREA THAT MAKES AUSTIN A. RICH REGIONAL TECH HUB.
SO I THINK, UH, THIS AGREEMENT, YOU KNOW, IT'D BE GREAT FOR AUSTIN AND IT MEANS A GREAT DEAL TO N X P WOULD ALLOW IT TO CONTINUE TO INVEST, UH, IN CHIP MANUFACTURING IN AUSTIN, UH, LEVERAGING FEDERAL CHIPS ACT MONEY AND BRINGING THAT MONEY TO AUSTIN AS WELL.
UH, SO I BELIEVE THIS WOULD BENEFIT THE CITY OF AUSTIN, AUSTIN RESIDENTS AND HELP SECURE DOMESTIC, UH, CHIP MANUFACTURING FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE US.
UM, SO, SO WITH THAT, UH, I ASK YOU TO PLEASE CONSIDER SUPPORTING THE, UH, PROJECT LIVE OAK, AND, UH, THANK YOU TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THEIR CONSIDERATION AND APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.
NEXT SPEAKER IS LAURA REISNER.
I'M A 26 YEAR RESIDENT OF AUSTIN DISTRICT 10 AND A 12 YEAR EMPLOYEE AT N X P SEMICONDUCTORS FAB.
I URGE THE CITY COUNCIL TO LEND ITS SUPPORT TO NX P'S LIVE OAK PROJECT AND THE SIGNIFICANT BENEFITS IT CAN BRING TO OUR COMPANY AND THE CITY OF AUSTIN.
UM, THE SEMICONDUCTOR SHORTAGE THAT BEGAN IN 2020 REALLY HIGHLIGHTED THE VITAL ROLE OUR CHIPS PLAY IN OUR ECONOMY.
I HAVE PERSONAL EXPERIENCE CAR SHOPPING FOR OVER TWO YEARS, RARELY ABLE TO EVEN DO A TEST DRIVE DUE TO THE SCARCITY OF VEHICLES CAUSED BY THE SEMICONDUCTOR SHORTAGE.
UH, N X P AUSTIN PREDOMINANTLY MANUFACTURES AUTOMOTIVE CHIPS, AND THE LIVE OAK PROJECT WOULD ENABLE US TO FURTHER STRENGTHEN OUR PRESENCE IN THE AUTOMOTIVE MARKET.
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MAYBE I'D EVEN BE ABLE TO FIND SOME CARS TO TEST DRIVEYOU MIGHT HAVE HEARD ABOUT TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR BECOMING A SEMICONDUCTOR GIANT, AND THAT IS THANKS TO IMPRESSIVE SUPPORT FROM THE TAIWANESE GOVERNMENT.
LET'S HARNESS OUR GOVERNMENT SUPERPOWERS AND USE SOME TEXAS CHARM TO GET FEDERAL CHIP CHECK MONEY FOR NPS LIVE OAK PROJECT.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND DEDICATION TO AUSTIN'S GROWTH.
I LIVE IN DISTRICT EIGHT, AND I AM AN ENGINEERING MANAGER AT ONE OF NXTS AUSTIN WAFER.
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TODAY TO SHARE MY SUPPORT FOR CHAPTER THREE 80 AGREEMENT WITH N X P.
I'VE BEEN AN AUSTIN RESIDENT FOR 34 YEARS SINCE MOVING AFTER COLLEGE TO MY FIRST EVER JOB AT WHAT IS NOW N X P.
I LOVED THE JOB OFFER, BUT WAS UNSURE ABOUT MOVING SO FAR FROM HOME.
BUT AFTER SEEING THE CITY DURING MY INTERVIEW TRIP, THE 1989 VERSION, I KNEW THIS WAS THE PLACE FOR ME.
I'VE GROWN IN MY N X T CAREER SINCE THEN FROM COLLEGE, FRESH OUT TO DIRECTOR.
MORE IMPORTANTLY, I'VE GROWN AS A PERSON.
I MARRIED AND ESTABLISHED A FAMILY HERE.
THE KIDS HAVE GONE THROUGH A I S D SCHOOLS FROM EARLY CHILDHOOD PRE-K TO HIGH SCHOOL.
EDWARDS UNIVERSITY RECENTLY, AND NOW WORKS NOW.
AND SO THE SECOND GENERATION OF WORKING AUSTIN RESIDENTS FROM MY FAMILY HAS TAKEN ROOT.
MY WIFE AND I HAVE COMMITTED TO BEING ACTIVE.
AUSTINS VOLUNTEERING AT OUR SCHOOLS, COACHING YOUTH SPORTS SUPPORT CHARITIES FOCUSED ON VOTER REGISTRATION, INFANT CARE, SPECIAL NEEDS, VICTIMS OF FAMILY VIOLENCE, AND EVEN SERVING ON A THREE MONTH.
WE GIVE WILLINGLY WITH OUR TIME AND MONEY BECAUSE WE TRULY CARE ABOUT GIVING BACK TO BOSTON COMMUNITY.
THE CHAPTER THREE EIGHT WILL CREATE NEW OPPORTUNITIES AT N P, BUT IT WILL ALSO CREATE CYCLES, STORIES, AND LEGACY FOR ANOTHER GENERATION OF AUSTINITE WHO WORK AT N X P, WHO GREATER COMMUNITY N X P HAS SHOWN ITS STATE NEARLY 50 YEARS CITY.
AND SO I, THAT THE COUNCIL WILL AGREE TO INVEST, TO CONTINUE THIS GREAT FAITHFUL PARTNERSHIP.
THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THE TIME TODAY.
MAYOR PROAM ELLIS, MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF ITEM 1 0 3.
MY NAME IS VICTOR MARTINEZ, AND I HAVE BEEN A RESIDENT OF AUSTIN SINCE 1995 WHEN I ARRIVED FROM MEXICO TO STUDY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS.
I CURRENTLY LIVE IN DISTRICT THREE, AND I HAVE BEEN A CITY OF AUSTIN COMMISSIONER FOR OVER 12 YEARS.
I'M CURRENTLY SERVING ON THE COMMISSION ON IMMIGRANT AFFAIRS.
I STARTED WORKING AT MOTOROLA AS A SUMMER INTERN IN 1999 AND HAVE BEEN THERE EVER SINCE, MOVING UP THE LADDER AS WE BECAME FREESCALE AND LATER ON N X P SEMICONDUCTORS.
I CURRENTLY WORK AS A DOMAIN MANAGER IN THE MANUFACTURING IT ORGANIZATION.
AS YOU KNOW, N X P IS NOT ONLY ONE OF AUSTIN'S LARGEST EMPLOYERS, BUT ALSO A GREAT CORPORATE MEMBER OF OUR COMMUNITY.
N X P WORKS WITH AND SUPPORTS MANY LOCAL NONPROFITS THAT IMPROVE THE LIVES OF ALL AUSTIN MATS, FROM BUILDING HOUSES WITH HABITAT FOR HUMANITY FUNDRAISING FOR WHEN ANO PROVIDING VOLUNTEERS TO THE KIND CLINIC PARTICIPATING IN THE TEXAS CONFERENCE FOR WOMEN TO MARCHING ON M L K DAY N X P EMPLOYEES ARE OUT IN THE COMMUNITY SERVING OUR NEIGHBORS AND BUILDING A BETTER, MORE WELCOMING CITY FOR ALL.
THIS SPEAKS TO A CORPORATE CULTURE THAT EMPHASIZES THE SERVICE WORK-LIFE BALANCE AND COMMITMENT TO BE A GOOD CORPORATE CITIZEN.
THIS YEAR, N X P WAS RECOGNIZED AS A GREAT PLACE TO WORK IN THE UNITED STATES, AND I CAN ATTEST THAT INDEED IT'S, WE HAVE AGGRESSIVE GOALS TO INCREASE OUR HIRING, RETENTION, AND PROMOTION OF WOMEN AND OTHER MINORITIES, AND WE ARE WELL ON OUR WAY TO REACH THEM.
I ALSO WANT TO EMPHASIZE THE COMMITMENT TO THE ENVIRONMENT.
UH, REDUCING OUR CARBON FOOTPRINT AND INCREASING OUR WATER RECYCLING ARE TWO OF THE MAJOR GOALS WE ARE WORKING TOWARDS EVERY DAY IN OUR FACTORIES HERE IN AUSTIN.
I HOPE YOU'LL VOTE IN FAVOR OF THE CHAPTER THREE 80 AGREEMENT WITH N X P SO THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO INVEST IN AUSTIN AND UPGRADE OUR FACILITIES TO PRODUCE MUCH NEAR COMPUTER CHIPS RIGHT HERE IN OUR BACKYARD.
YOUR SUPPORT IS ESSENTIAL FOR N X P TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR CHIPS ACT FUNDS, ONE OF PRESIDENT BIDEN'S PRIORITIES THAT ALSO HAS THE FULL SUPPORT OF OUR LOCAL CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION, BOTH DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR, DON'T SEE THAT KIND AGREEMENT VERY OFTEN THESE DAYS.
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HI, MY NAME IS JORDAN DIAZ.I'M AN OPERATOR AT NX P'S OAK HILL FAB.
I HAVE BEEN WORKING AT FOR NX P SEMICONDUCTORS FOR SEVEN YEARS.
UM, I WAS AN AUSTIN RESIDENT FOR MORE THAN 10 YEARS, AND I CONTINUE TO LIVE IN THE SUBURBS OF AUSTIN.
UM, MY WHOLE FAMILY ARE AUSTINITES AND I'M ALWAYS COMMUTING TO AUSTIN FOR WORK OR WHETHER IT'S ENTERTAINMENT OR SHOPPING.
AND I THINK THIS AGREEMENT WOULD BE A GREAT DEAL TO AUSTIN'S ECONOMY AS IT COULD BRING MORE JOBS TO THE COMMUNITY AND ALLOW IT TO THRIVE AS A TECHNOLOGY BASE USING THE CHIPS ACT MONEY.
I STARTED WORKING HERE WHEN MY FIRST CHILD WAS BORN SEVEN YEARS AGO, SO THIS COMPANY HAS BEEN DISABILITY FOR MY FAMILY OF FIVE.
I WOULD LOVE TO BE ABLE TO CALL N X P MY PLACE OF EMPLOY EMPLOYMENT FOR MANY YEARS TO COME AS N X P EMPLOYEE FOR SEVEN YEARS.
I CAN CONSTANTLY SAY THAT IT'S A GREAT PLACE TO WORK AND ALWAYS LOOKS FOR THE BEST WAYS TO ASSIST IN OUR COMMUNITY.
OKAY, MAYOR, I WILL NOW MOVE TO, UM, IN-PERSON SPEAKERS.
IF YOUR NAME IS CALLED, PLEASE APPROACH THE PODIUM AND STATE YOUR NAME, PLEASE.
FIRST SPEAKER IS CHRIS JENSEN.
ON DECK IS JENNIFER WME, AND FOLLOWING IS GUILLERMO PIETO.
THANK YOU MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO YOU TODAY.
MY NAME IS CHRIS JENSEN AND I'M EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER AT N X P.
AND I PROUDLY LIVED IN AUSTIN FOR 29 YEARS AND A MEMBER OF DISTRICT SIX, MY COLLEAGUE JENNIFER WAME, WHO YOU WILL HEAR FROM IN A MOMENT.
AND I, AS WELL AS OTHER MEMBERS OF OUR TEAM ARE HERE TODAY IN SUPPORT OF BRINGING FEDERAL CHIPS ACT MONEY TO THE CITY OF AUSTIN, WHICH IS THE REASON THAT WE'RE SEEKING SUPPORT FROM AUSTIN IN THE FORM OF CHAPTER THREE 80 INCENTIVES.
AS THE CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER, I CAN SPEAK DIRECTLY TO NX P'S COMMITMENT TO PROVIDING RESOURCES AND SUPPORT TO OUR EMPLOYEES AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGH HEALTH AND WELL WELFARE PROGRAMS, AND MORE SPECIFICALLY CHILDCARE AND HOW THESE INCENTIVES WILL HELP ENHANCE THOSE IMPORTANT BENEFITS.
AS WAS ALREADY DISCUSSED EARLIER, N X P IS RECOGNIZED AS THE ACCESS TO CHILDCARE AS A TOP PRIORITY AND AS ALREADY OUTLINED, WE ARE COMMITTED, UH, WE ARE COMMITTED WITH THE CITY'S AUSTIN SUPPORT IN THE FORM OF CHAPTER THREE 80 INCENTIVES.
WE'RE OPEN TO COMMITTING THAT 10% IN THE TOTAL CITY INCENTIVES FOR CHILDCARE INITIATIVES, WHICH WE ARE PROUDLY PARTNER WITH THE CITY TO DO.
WE WOULD ALSO ENHANCE OUR CHILDCARE EFFORTS AND FOR CURRENT AS WELL AS FUTURE TEAM MEMBERS BY INCLUDING DISCOUNTS FOR CHILDCARE CENTERS, BY PROVIDING PRIORITY ENROLLMENT FOR OUR TEAM MEMBERS AT THESE CHILDCARE CENTERS, AND PROVIDING FREE MEMBERSHIP TO OUR TEAM MEMBERS TO SITTER CITY, WHICH IS A SERVICE THAT HELPS OUR TEAM MEMBERS PROVIDE AND FIND BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS, AS WELL AS FULL-TIME DAYCARE PROGRAMS. THESE ARE, IN ADDITION TO THE COMPREHENSIVE CHILDCARE BENEFITS AND XP PROVIDES TO OUR AUSTIN EMPLOYEES AS WELL AS OUR US BASED EMPLOYEES, INCLUDING PRE-TAX DEPENDENT CARE, FLEXIBLE SPENDING, ACCOUNTS, BACKUP OR URGENT PRIORITY, UH, CARE SUPPORT AND TUTORING ASSISTANCE FOR STUDENTS K THROUGH 12.
THROUGHOUT OUR 50 YEAR HISTORY HERE IN AUSTIN, WE'VE STRIVED TO SET A REALLY HIGH BAR WITH OUR EMPLOYEE BENEFITS, INCLUDING CHILDCARE, RESOURCES AND ACCESSIBILITY.
I'D LIKE TO THANK THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TODAY, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO PARTNER WITH YOU.
NEXT SPEAKER IS JENNIFER WOM, FOLLOWED BY GUILLERMO PIETO AND FANNIE ACALA.
THANK YOU MAYOR WATSON AND THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TODAY.
I'M THE PRESIDENT OF N X P U S A AND THE GENERAL COUNSEL AND CHIEF SUSTAINABILITY OFFICER OF N X P SEMICONDUCTORS, OUR GLOBAL PARENT COMPANY.
I'VE SPENT THE LAST 25 YEARS OF MY CAREER AT N X P, FORMERLY FREESCALE AND MOTOROLA.
I'M ALSO AN AUSTIN RESIDENT OF 22 YEARS.
I LIVE IN DISTRICT NINE, UM, AND I'M A PR I'M VERY PROUD OF THE MANY WAYS N X P HAS AND CONTINUES TO POSITIVELY IMPACT AUSTIN AS MY COLLEAGUE.
UH, CHRIS JENSEN JUST, UH, WAS HERE AS OUR CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER, AND WE ARE PLEASED TOGETHER WITH ON BEHALF OF OUR 3000 AUSTIN EMPLOYEES TO, UH, SUPPORT PROJECT LIVE OAK.
WHEN THE FEDERAL CHIPS ACT WAS PASSED LAST YEAR, IT PRESENTED
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A POTENTIAL ONCE IN A LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY FOR, FOR OUR INDUSTRY AS AN INDUSTRY THAT'S VITAL TO US, COMPETITIVENESS AND CRITICAL TO THE FUTURE OF OUR COUNTRY.WE ARE HERE TODAY TO SEEK YOUR SUPPORT, TO HELP BRING SOME OF THE FEDERAL CHIPS ACT FUNDING BACK TO OUR HOME, CITY AND STATE OBTAINING CHIPS ACT FUNDING IS ONLY POSSIBLE IF WE FIRST DEMONSTRATE LOCAL GOVERNMENT SUPPORT, WHICH IS THE REASON WE ARE SEEKING YOUR SUPPORT OF PROJECT LIVE OAK IN THE FORM OF A CHAPTER THREE 80 AGREEMENT, ONE OF THE FEW LOCAL INCENTIVES AVAILABLE TO AUSTIN MANUFACTURING COMPANIES.
THE COST OF MAKING CHIPS IN THE US IS ROUGHLY 30% HIGHER THAN COMPARABLE LOCATIONS IN ASIA.
SO AVAILABILITY OF INCENTIVES IS AN IMPORTANT FACTOR IN CONSIDERING WHETHER TO INVEST IN THE US OR OTHER LOCATIONS.
THE FACT IS, OTHER COUNTRIES ARE HEAVILY SUBSIDIZING THEIR CHIP INDUSTRIES, AND IT'S DIFFICULT FOR US TO REMAIN COMPETITIVE IN A GLOBAL INDUSTRY LIKE OURS WITHOUT SIMILAR ASSISTANCE.
N X P WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT IN AUSTIN, A CITY IT HAS CALLED HOME FOR 50 YEARS.
NX P'S PROPOSED EXPANSION AND MODERNIZATION PROJECT WOULD BRING TO AUSTIN TECHNOLOGY THAT IS MORE SUSTAINABLE AND CREATE SIGNIFICANT ECONOMIC BENEFITS FOR THE COMMUNITY.
THE PROJECT WOULD CREATE NEW WELL-PAYING JOBS AND ROBUST BENEFITS PACKAGES.
SO AS WE SAID, UH, PLEASE SUPPORT US IN PROJECT LIVE OAK.
WE APPRECIATE, UH, THE TIME TO TALK TODAY.
UM, AND THANK YOU MAYOR WATSON, THE COUNCIL AND THE CITY ADMINISTRATION.
NEXT SPEAKER IS GUILLERMO PIETO, FOLLOWING WITH, UH, FANNIE ALALA AND WILLIAM BUNCH.
UH, GOOD AFTERNOON MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
I'VE, UH, I'M A RESIDENT OF DISTRICT ONE.
I'VE BEEN HERE IN AUSTIN SINCE, UH, 1999.
I'VE BEEN HERE IN TEXAS BEFORE THAT AS WELL.
UH, UH, I'M HERE TO BASICALLY INDICATE THAT I, I WOULD LIKE YOU TO GUYS TO SUPPORT INCENTIVES FOR NXP, UH, AND WILL AND BASICALLY ALLOW NXP TO CREATE NEW CAPACITIES OF AUSTIN AND MANUFACTURING HERE IN HERE IN THIS CITY.
I HAVE RAISED A FAMILY HERE IN TEXAS, IN AUSTIN.
UH, MY SPOUSE IS AN EDUCATOR, AND PARTICULARLY, I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THE IMPORTANCE AND THE VALUE THAT N X P BRINGS TO THE COMMUNITY.
FIRST AND FOREMOST, THE SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY IS A PILLAR OF MODERN ECONOMY, DRIVING INNOVATION, CREATING JOBS, AND CONTRIBUTING SIGNIFICANTLY TO THE TECHNOLOGY, UH, TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENTS, UH, THAT HAVE TRANSFORMED OUR LIVES.
THE US GOVERNMENT HAS ALSO RECOGNIZED THAT THAT'S THE CHIPS ACT, RIGHT? UH, BY SUPPORTING N S P EFFORTS TO MODERNIZE.
WE ARE NOT ONLY EMBRACING THE PROGRESS OF AUSTIN, BUT WE'RE ALSO, UH, SUPPORTING OUR COUNTRY.
THE CREATION OF JOBS IS A CRUCIAL ASPECT OF THE, OF THIS, UH, ENDEAVOR.
UH, THE SEMICONDUCTOR COMPANY LIKE NX P BRINGS PROMISE OF EXPANDED EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR RESIDENTS.
AND THESE JOBS SPAN A RANGE OF SKILLS, UH, FROM ENTRY LEVEL POSITIONS TO HIGHLY SPECIALIZED ROLES, ENSURING THAT PEOPLE OF ALL BACKGROUNDS CAN BENEFIT FROM THE ECONOMIC GROWTH THAT NXP CAN PROVIDE.
IT IS ALSO IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT N X P HAS A SOLID COMMITMENT TO SUSTAINABILITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY.
AND BY SUPPORTING N X P, WE ALIGN OURSELVES WITH A COMPANY THAT IS ACTIVELY WORKING TOWARD REDUCING OUR ITS CARBON FOOTPRINT AND DEVELOPING MORE ENERGY EFFICIENT TECHNOLOGIES.
AND THIS CAN HAVE A POSITIVE IMPACT TO OUR OVERALL, UH, CITY ENVIRONMENTAL GOALS.
FINALLY, GRANTING INCENTIVES TO N X P IS A DEC A DECISION THAT NOT ONLY MAKES ECONOMIC SENSE, BUT IT ALSO ALIGNS WITH THE CITY'S COMMITMENT TO PROGRESS AND INNOVATION.
I URGE YOU ALL TO NOT LOSE SIGHT OF THAT, AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.
NEXT SPEAKER IS FANNIE KIN BALA FOLLOWING IS WILLIAM BUNCH AND ALFRED SOMI.
I'M FANNIE AKALA WITH CENTRAL TEXAS INTERFAITH.
I'M HERE TO TESTIFY ON THE N X P APPLICATION FOR CONSIDERATION UNDER THE CITY'S CHAPTER THREE 80 GUIDELINES.
WE HAVE WORKED WITH THE CITY LEADERS FOR NEARLY 15 YEARS TO SET STANDARDS FOR CITY INCENTIVES.
WE DON'T LIKE TAXPAYER SUBSIDIES TO PRIVATE COOPERATIONS, BUT IF WE GIVE THEM THE JOBS, SHOULD PROVIDE AT LEAST PAY MINIMUM WAGES WITH BENEFITS, HAVE A CAREER LADDER, PRIMARILY HIRE LOCALLY AND INCLUDE STRONG WORKER SAFETY PROTECTIONS.
WE OPPOSE NPS CHAPTER 3 1 3 APPLICATION WITH A I S D BECAUSE WE OPPOSE ALL SCHOOL DISTRICT-BASED TAX INCENTIVES, BUT WE HAVE NOT OPPOSED CITY AND COUNTY ABATEMENTS
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IF THEY HAVE LIVED UP TO THE HIGH COMMUNITY STANDARDS.WE WILL BE ANALYZING THIS APPLICATION OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS TO A ASSESS WHETHER THIS PROPOSAL DOES.
SO WE WOULD LIKE TO LIFT UP A FEW POINTS TO CONSIDER WITH AN AVERAGE ANNUAL WAGE OF $50,000 OR A LITTLE OVER $24 AN HOUR.
IT SEEMS TO IMPLY THAT MANY OF THE JOBS MAY BE BELOW CITY LIVING WAGE.
CAN THE COMPANY ENSURE THAT ALL JOBS WILL MEET CITY WAGE STANDARDS? 53 JOBS FOR A POTENTIAL BENEFIT OF 15, $15 MILLION IN INCENTIVES FROM THE CITY AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT? SEEMS LIKE A HIGH COST FOR A JOB.
CAN YOU FURTHER ELABORATE ON THIS COST PER JOB? WE WOULD WOULD ALSO LIKE TO HEAR A DETAILED EXPLANATION OF THE COMPANY'S RECOVERY OF 100% OF INCENTIVES IF ONLY 80% OF THE GOALS ARE MET.
AND BY THE WAY, FOR CLARITY PURPOSES, AND, AND IT'S 1.5 MILLION, NOT 15 MILLION.
NEXT SPEAKER IS WILLIAM BUNCH.
ON DECK IS WAN YANG AND ALFRED SOMI.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBERS, UH, BILL BUNCH WITH SAVE OUR SPRINGS ALLIANCE.
UH, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY.
UM, JUST FOR CLARITY PURPOSES, PERSONALLY, UH, AS A VOTER INDIVIDUAL, I OPPOSE ALL THREE 80 AGREEMENTS.
UM, ON THIS ONE, THOUGH I'M SPEAKING FOR SAVE OUR SPRINGS, AND WE'RE PARTICULARLY CONCERNED ABOUT, UH, SUBSIDIES GOING TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE BARTON SPRINGS WATERSHED.
WE'VE HAD A POLICY IN THIS COMMUNITY FOR AT LEAST 40 YEARS TO NOT SUBSIDIZE, UH, DEVELOPMENT IN THE BARTON SPRINGS WATERSHED, UH, BECAUSE OF ITS VULNERABILITY TO DEVELOPMENT.
UM, WHEN I FIRST LEARNED OUT ABOUT, ABOUT THIS, I DID REACH OUT TO N X P.
THEY WERE SUPER RESPONSIVE IMMEDIATELY.
UH, AND SOME OF OUR KEY CONCERNS HAVE BEEN ALLAYED TO SOME DEGREE, BUT NOT ENTIRELY.
I'M HOPING FOR FURTHER COMMUNICATION AND PERHAPS BY NEXT WEEK'S HEARING, YOU KNOW, WE'LL, WE'LL NOT WE'LL HAVE OUR CONCERNS ADDRESSED, BUT IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING AT THIS POINT THAT THE OAK HILL FACILITY, WHICH IS RIGHT ON, UH, PARTIALLY ON THE RECHARGE ZONE AND PARTIALLY IN THE CONTRIBUTING ZONE, UH, WOULD NOT BE EXPANDED ITS FOOTPRINT, UM, THAT THE INVESTMENTS THERE WOULD BE PRIMARILY JUST TO UPGRADE EQUIPMENT TO, TO CURRENT STANDARDS WITH NEWER MODERN CHIPS.
UM, THAT, THAT SEEMS REASONABLE.
UM, WE'D LIKE TO CONSIDER IF THERE'S SOME WAY TO UPGRADE WATER QUALITY RUNOFF CONTROLS THERE, BECAUSE THIS, UH, MOTOROLA FACILITY WAS ONE OF OUR FIRST CHIP PLANTS IN TEX IN AUSTIN, AS I UNDERSTAND IT WAS BEFORE ANY OF OUR WATER QUALITY STANDARDS.
UM, WE WERE ALSO TOLD THAT THEY'RE GONNA BE IMPROVING THEIR WATER USE EFFICIENCY, WHICH IS SUPER IMPORTANT, UM, BECAUSE CHIP MAKING IS VERY WATER INTENSIVE.
UM, SO WE'VE HEARD SOME GOOD THINGS.
UM, WE HOPE TO HEAR MORE AND WE'D HOPE THAT ANY THREE 80 AGREEMENT THAT YOU DO ULTIMATELY, UH, CONSIDER AND APPROVE, UH, PUTS IN SOME, SOME FIRM WATER, UH, WATER PROTECTION STANDARDS.
ON DECK IS ALFRED SOMI AND MICHAEL TUBES.
HELLO, GOOD AFTERNOON, AUSTIN.
UH, THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME THE CHANCE TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF MY COMPANY AND ALL MY, UH, PERSONAL EXPERIENCE WITH AN XP.
I LIVE IN DISTRICT ONE FOR A YEAR, A LITTLE BIT OVER A YEAR, AND I HAVE BEEN A PROCESS ENGINEER FOR A LITTLE BIT OVER A YEAR.
I GRADUATED ON THE EAST COAST AND MOVED TO AUSTIN JUST BECAUSE OF THE JOB.
I CAN ATTEST IT IS A GREAT PLACE TO WORK.
PEOPLE FROM THE COMPANY ARE VERY CARING TO EACH, EACH INDIVIDUAL FROM THEIR EMPLOYEES.
IN MOTOROLA, UH, DATING BACK TO THE TWO THOUSANDS, I HAVE HEARD MANY GREAT STORIES OF HOW COMPANIES, HIGH EXECUTIVES AND STAKEHOLDERS CARE ABOUT EMPLOYEES DURING THE TIME OF THEIR NEED.
AND THE CULTURE HAS NOT CHANGED SINCE THEN.
I THINK THE COUNCIL NEEDS TO APPROVE THIS APPLICATION FROM NXP SINCE THIS APPLICATION IS NOT ONLY GOOD FOR THE GROWTH OF NX NXP, BUT ALSO THE, UH, BENEFIT FOR THE GREATER CITY OF AUSTIN.
I FOLLOW TECH NEWS VERY CLOSELY AND I HAVE, UH, NOTICED THAT SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY HAS GROWN VERY RAPIDLY IN TEXAS.
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UH, RECENT NEWS MENTIONED THAT THERE ARE MULTIPLE TECH GIANTS LIKE TEXAS INSTRUMENT, UH, SAMSUNG BUILDING THERE, CHIP, UH, FABS IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF TEXAS.AND, UH, WITH SAMSUNG MOVING TO TAYLOR AND, UH, TEXAS INSTRUMENT BUILDING THERE, FAB NORTH OF DALLAS, THE EXPANSION OF N X P WILL BE ONE OF THE LARGEST IN AUSTIN.
AND WITHOUT THE SUPPORT FROM UH, AUSTIN CITY CONSOLE, I FEAR THAT N X P WILL NOT BE ABLE TO MODERNIZE THE TWO FABS, UH, IN AUSTIN AND COMPETE IN THE SAME LEVEL AS THE OTHER BIG NAME COMPANIES AND YOUNG GRADUATES WILL BE ATTRACTED TO DIFFERENT PARTS OF TEXAS GRADUALLY AND SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY WILL POTENTIALLY FACE THE DECLINE IN THE CITY OF AUSTIN.
YOUR VOTE TO SUPPORT THIS AGREEMENT WOULD BE A GREAT DEAL TO THE COMPANY AND THE CITY, UH, AN EX P UM, THANK YOU FOR THE CITY COUNCIL FOR YOUR SERVICE AND CONSIDERATION.
ON DECK IS MICHAEL TUBES AND ROY WHALEY.
UH, GOOD AFTERNOON AND UH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
UH, MOVED TO TEXAS IN 1998 WITH A THREE MONTH OLD BABY AND MY WIFE.
UH, I'VE BEEN IN TEXAS IN THE SAME, UM, UH, UH, THE SAME DISTRICT FIVE SINCE THEN TILL TODAY.
I'VE WORKED AT OAK HILL, WORKED AT, UH, ONE OF PLANTS IN CALIFORNIA AND ALSO ATTEND, UH, AT BLUESTEIN.
SO, UH, I'M HERE TO ASK THAT YOU KNOW, THIS, UH, UH, COUNCIL, UH, SUPPORT NX SPACE LIFE OAK PROJECT AND ASKING THE, YOU KNOW, COUNCIL MEMBERS TO DO THE SAME.
I'VE BEEN WITH, LIKE I SAID, YOU KNOW, ALMOST 29 YEARS PLUS TODAY AT VARIOUS, YOU KNOW, UH, ENGINEERING, UH, ROLES AND ATTEST FIRSTHAND THAT N X P IS A WORTHY, ETHICAL, TECHNOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY ORGANIZATION PARTNER TO THE CITY.
UH, N X P PROVIDES ENVI, YOU KNOW, UH, PROVIDES AN ENVIRONMENT FOR EMPLOYEES GROWTH THROUGH THREE THROUGH TRAINING, UH, COLLEGE DEGREE SUPPORT, WHICH I AND MANY OTHERS HAVE BENEFITED FROM, THUS TRANSLATING TO N X P GROWTH IN AUSTIN AT N X P.
INTERESTINGLY, THE COMPANY HAS, UM, A, A KIND OF OPERATIONAL CREDLE, UH, CALLED S Q D C P, BUT I WILL IN THAT ORDER, I WILL JUST GIVE YOU THE FIRST THREE LETTERS.
THE FIRST ONE IS FOR SAFETY OF EMPLOYEES.
UH, THE SECOND ONE IS THE QUALITY OF THE PRODUCT THAT WE MAKE.
AND THE NEXT ONE IS THE DELIVERY ON TIME DELIVERY TO OUR CUSTOMERS.
THOSE ARE THREE KEY PILLARS FOR ANY ORGANIZATION, ESPECIALLY IN TECHNOLOGICAL INDUSTRY.
ON DECK ARE ROY WHALEY AND JEAN KELLER.
THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME TALK IN FRONT OF RAIL.
UH, I RESIDE IN DISTRICT EIGHT.
I'VE BEEN A RESIDENT OF AUSTIN FOR 35 PLUS YEARS NOW.
UH, JUST A LITTLE BIT ABOUT ME.
UM, I WAS BORN IN KILLEEN, TEXAS.
UH, HE STARTED 20 YEARS IN THE ARMY.
UH, WE TRAVELED ALL OVER THE WORLD, BUT HE GOT A JOB OPPORTUNITY IN TECH FIELD HERE IN AUSTIN.
AND WE PRETTY MUCH CAME TO AUSTIN AND LIVED HERE.
UH, I STARTED MY FIRST JOB HERE, UH, WORKING FAST FOOD PLACES AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
AND I KNEW THOSE JOBS WERE NOT GONNA SUSTAIN ME FOR THE LONG HAUL.
AND MY FRIEND TOLD ME ABOUT THESE SEMICONDUCTOR JOBS THAT THEY HAVE HERE.
AND SO I PUT MY APPLICATION IN AND I STARTED WORKING AT A M D FOR A COUPLE YEARS.
WORKED THERE FOR SEVEN YEARS, THEN I MOVED ON TO MOTOROLA, WHICH IS NOW FREESCALE.
UH, I'VE BEEN AT FREESCALE FOR 20 PLUS YEARS NOW.
UH, MY OLDEST KID RIGHT NOW, HE IS GOING TO COLLEGE.
UH, HE'S GETTING HIS IT DEGREE AND A BACHELOR IT DEGREE.
AND HE'S, HE IS, WE'RE ALWAYS IN CONSTANT CONTACT.
UH, YOU GOT JOBS DOWN IN AUSTIN 'CAUSE I WANNA COME BACK HOME AND SAY, YEAH, THERE'S PLENTY OF HIGH TECH JOBS, YOU KNOW, SO HE WANTS TO COME BACK AND, YOU KNOW, HAVE A FAMILY MOVE DOWN HERE.
UH, SO MY SUPPORT IS, YOU KNOW, YOU, YOU GOTTA LOOK AT THIS AND THE S**T BACK.
AND WE REALLY NEED THE MONEY TO HELP, HELP, YOU KNOW, RETOOL OUR MACH, UH, FACTORIES AND BRING IN THE JOBS.
UH, AND IT HELPS KEEP THE JOBS HERE.
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SO WITH YOUR APPROVAL, HELP KEEP THE JOBS HERE IN AUSTIN, HELP CREATE NEW JOBS.WITHOUT THE JOBS THIS COMMUNITY MAY NOT GROW.
TAX MONEY IS NEEDED FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
WITHOUT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND INFRASTRUCTURE, IT IS HARD TO ATTRACT HOMEOWNERS, BUSINESSES, STORES, ATTRACTIONS, ET CETERA.
WHEN A COMMUNITY DOES NOT GROW, SOMETIMES CRIMES AND OTHER NEGATIVE FORCES LIKE DRUGS AND GANGS TAKE OVER.
SO THAT'S WHY IT'S IMPORTANT THAT N S P CHAPTER THREE 80 APPLICATION GETS YOUR APPROVAL.
JEAN KELLER, THEN PHILLIPE MONETTE, JUDGE KELLER.
MY NAME'S GENE KELLER AND I RESIDE IN DISTRICT EIGHT.
AS A MATTER OF FACT, I WAS BORN HERE IN AUSTIN AND I HAVE LIVED IN DISTRICT EIGHT MY ENTIRE LIFE.
I STARTED AT N X P WHEN I WAS 21 YEARS OLD, AND I RECENTLY CELEBRATED MY 30TH WORK ANNIVERSARY.
I'M CURRENTLY AN IT MANAGER SUPPORTING IT AUTOMATION SERVICES FOR THE N X P WAFER FABS.
AND I AM SUPER EXCITED ABOUT THE POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF CHAPTER THREE 80 AND THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT WOULD BRING TO EXPAND OUR AUSTIN FACILITIES IN THE FUTURE.
JUST LIKE ME, N X P HAS CALLED HOME AUSTIN HOME FOR MANY DECADES, AND I CANNOT OVERSTATE HOW POSITIVELY N N X P HAS IMPACTED MY LIFE.
MY CAREER AT N X P ENABLED ME TO CONTINUE MY EDUCATION WHEN I WAS YOUNG AND PROVIDED ME WITH STABLE EMPLOYMENT DURING SOME BAD ECONOMIC TIMES SO THAT, SO THAT I WOULD NOT BE FORCED TO LEAVE THIS BEAUTIFUL CITY WHERE I WAS RAISED.
SINCE N X P STUCK WITH ME WHEN THE CHIPS WERE DOWN, I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO RAISE MY WONDERFUL CHILDREN HERE AND HELP MY PARENTS AS THEY STRUGGLED WITH GETTING OLDER AND ULTIMATELY PASSING ON.
NOW I LOOK FORWARD TO HELPING MY CHILDREN GET STARTED WITH THEIR OWN CAREERS.
YES, PROBABLY ONE OR TWO OF THEM AT N X P AND SETTING THE STAGE FOR OUR FAMILIES, THE NEXT GENERATION.
I REALLY LOVE HOW, IN HOW ENGAGED N X P IS WITH OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY AND HOW THEY PROVIDE SO MANY OPPORTUNITIES FOR, FOR US TO PARTICIPATE IN LOCAL CHARITIES AND OTHER EVENTS.
IN CLOSING, I AM PROUD TO WORK FOR N X P AND I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME HERE AND SPEAK ON THEIR BEHALF.
N X P IS A PEOPLE FIRST COMPANY, AND THE PRODUCTS WE DESIGN IN MANUFACTURING HELP ALL OF US IN OUR DAILY LIVES.
AND I HOPE WE CAN COUNT ON YOUR SUPPORT TO CONTINUE TO DO SO FOR HERE IN AUSTIN.
SAY THAT, UH, YOU'RE CHIPPING AWAY AT YOUR CREDIBILITY WHEN YOU USE LITTLE FRONT LINES, LIKE THE CHIPS WERE DOWN, SO I COULDN'T, I COULDN'T HELP MYSELF.
NEXT SPEAKER IS PHILIPPE ETTE.
ON DECK IS LU MORALES, ER AND BARBARA CASAS.
I'M THE HR LEAD FOR THE AMERICAS AND LIVE IN DISTRICT SIX.
SO COUNCIL MEMBER KELLY, THANKS FOR ALL WHAT YOU DO FOR US.
UM, MAYOR WATSON, COUNCIL MEMBER FUENTES, AND THE WHOLE CITY COUNCIL GOING THROUGH THIS WHOLE PROCESS OF THE THREE 80.
I DO HAVE TO SAY, JUST AS IS AN AUSTINITE, IT IS REALLY EMPOWERING AND POWERFUL TO SEE, AND IT'S VERY GREAT AND ENCOURAGING TO SEE HOW PASSIONATE YOU ARE ABOUT THE THEME AROUND CHILDCARE AND DOING ALL THAT WE CAN AND BEING CREATIVE.
YOU'RE RIGHT, IT IS HARD GOING FIRST, BUT WE'RE GLAD TO DO IT.
SO, SO THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.
THANK, UM, I KNOW MY COLLEAGUE CHRIS JENSEN TALKED ABOUT OUR COMMITMENT AND OUR, UH, TO CHILDCARE, BUT I DID, I DIDN'T, I DID NOT WANT TO BE REMISS IN SAYING THAT.
WE ARE ALSO A VERY BIG PARTNER TO THE COMMUNITY, AND I DID WANNA LIST OUT, I'LL TRY TO BE VERY QUICK ABOUT SOME OF THE PARTNERSHIPS THAT WE HAVE, UH, THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY.
UM, WE ARE, AS A, UH, EMPLOYEE BASE, WE ARE VERY COMMITTED TO BEING PART OF THIS, UH, BEING PART OF AUSTIN, HIGHLIGHTING IN A FEW EDUCATIONAL SPACES, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, HOUSTON TILLISON UNIVERSITY, AUSTIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE, AUSTIN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, RODRIGUEZ ELEMENTARY, BARBARA JORDAN PREP, GO VALLEY ELEMENTARY, LAURA BUSH ELEMENTARY IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS, BAND SPRINGS, UH, SCHOOLS THAT WE'VE BEEN, UH, PARTICIPATING AND HELPING WITH, BUT ALSO TO ADD SOME ADDITIONAL ORGANIZATIONS.
AND I'VE TRIED TO CALL FROM A LIST OF OVER 200, THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN YOUTH HARVEST FOUNDATION.
AUSTIN ANDREW RODRIGUEZ FOUNDATION, AUSTIN, UH, AUSTIN, AFRICAN AMERICAN BOOK FESTIVAL, AUSTIN HABITAT FOR HUMANITY, AUSTIN HUMANE SOCIETY, BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF CENTRAL TEXAS.
BORDERLAND RAINBOW CENTER, CASTLE CENTRAL TEXAS CATALYST COLLECTIVE, CENTRAL TEXAS FOOD BANK CODE TO COLLEGE EARTH DAY AUSTIN.
UH, ENDING COMMUNITY HOMELESSNESS COALITION.
ELANO ENGINEERS WITHOUT BORDERS.
GREATER AUSTIN GAZELLE FOUNDATION, GIRL SCOUTS OF CENTRAL TEXAS GIRL START IMPACT AUSTIN FOUNDATION.
KEEP AUSTIN BEAUTIFUL LATINITAS LITERACY COALITION OF CENTRAL TEXAS, MADELEINE HOUSE OF AUSTIN, NATIONAL SOCIETY OF BLACK ENGINEERS.
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AGAIN, THANK YOU SO MUCH.AND I WOULD SAY IS ALSO TO THE POINT RAISED EARLIER THAT AS PART OF THIS AGREEMENT, WE ARE COMMITTED TO THE LIVING WAGE.
NEXT SPEAKER IS ES MORALES A AND FOLLOWING, FOLLOWING BARBARA CASAS AND AARON GLENN.
GOOD AFTERNOON, UH, MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE, UH, CITY COUNCIL.
THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT FOR 380 AGREEMENT WITH N X P SEMICONDUCTOR.
MY NAME IS LOURDES MORALES, HER, I LIVE IN DISTRICT EIGHT.
I MOVE IN AUSTIN WITH MY SIBLINGS SINCE, UH, IN 1995 AND HAS BEEN AN ACTIVE, UH, CITIZEN OR MEMBERS OF AUSTIN.
I STARTED WORKING IN AN N X P SINCE 1997 AS AN OPERATOR, AND CURRENTLY I AM WORKING AS A SHIP ADMINISTRATOR AT NX AT A T M C AT BLUESTEIN, UH, SITE.
I AM HONORED TO BE STANDING HERE, NOT ONLY TO REPRESENT MYSELF AND MY EXPERIENCE AT N X P, BUT MY COWORKERS AS WELL.
THIS IS IN SUPPORT, UH, WITH THE N X P AND TO SHARE MY TESTIMONY THAT N X P IS A GREAT PLACE TO WORK AT, AND XP HAS ENABLED ME TO PROVIDE FOR MY FAMILY, ACTUALLY WAS ABLE, HELPED ME, UH, ENABLED TO BUY MY FIRST HOME, SEND MY SON TO SCHOOL AT THE UNIVERSITY RIGHT NOW.
AND, UH, WE CONTINUE TO BE A CON.
WE CONTINUE TO BE A PRODUCTIVE, UH, MEMBER OF THE AUSTIN COMMUNITY.
N X P ALSO DEVELOPED ME TO BE IN A LEADERSHIP ROLE WHERE E AND I CAN TRAIN COACH AND MENTOR THE NEW GENERATION OF SEMICONDUCTOR WORKFORCE.
YOUR FAVORABLE CONSIDERATION IN SUPPORTING THE 380 AGREEMENT, IT'S A WIN FOR THE AUSTINITES, OUR COMMUNITY, AND OUR NEW GENERATION FOR THE WORKFORCE.
IT'LL BE A GREAT DEAL, NOT JUST IN AUSTIN, BUT FOR THE UNITED STATES TO BE IN A SIGNIFICANT FORCE WITH ITS GLOBAL NEED FOR SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY.
THANK YOU, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL FOR YOUR SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY.
NEXT IS BARBARA ACASA, FOLLOWED BY ERIN GLENN AND DENISE KKI.
HELLO, MY NAME IS BARBARA CASAS FROM DISTRICT EIGHT.
I'M ASKING FOR SUPPORT FOR NPS LIVE OAK PROJECT.
25 YEARS AGO I MOVED TO AUSTIN AS A YOUNG ENGINEER TO CHASE MY DREAMS IN HIGH TECH MANUFACTURING AND MOTOROLA NOW NXP, AND I'M SO GLAD THAT I DID.
I'M PROUD TO WORK AT N X P AND LIVE IN THIS WONDERFUL COMMUNITY ALONGSIDE ALL OF YOU.
I'M PROUD FOR SO MANY REASONS.
UM, YOU KNOW, WHEN I STARTED IN MY CAREER, I WASN'T SURE IF I WAS GONNA STAY IN AUSTIN OR WHERE IT WAS GONNA TAKE ME, BUT WHAT I'VE LEARNED IS THAT THERE, IT'S NOT JUST WHERE YOU WORK, IT'S WHO YOU WORK WITH AND THE COMMUNITY THAT YOU WORK IN.
WHAT I THINK MAKES AUSTIN SO GREAT IS THAT THERE IS SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE HERE, RIGHT? AND WE ARE A WONDERFUL COMPILATION OF ARTS, HIGHER EDUCATION, GOVERNMENT AND TECHNOLOGY.
N X P AND ITS HIGH TECH MANUFACTURING ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF WHAT MAKES AUSTIN AUSTIN.
NOT ONLY DO WE N X P, HAVE THE TECHNOLOGY, REALLY COOL TECHNOLOGY THAT POWERS YOUR FIVE G PHONES, THAT ALLOWS THAT, UH, ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL THAT PEOPLE CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT THESE DAYS.
UM, AND WE MANUFACTURE IT RIGHT HERE IN AUSTIN, AND WE'VE BEEN DOING THAT FOR DECADES, RIGHT? N X P LIVE OAK PROJECT IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY, NOT ONLY FOR THE CITY OF AUSTIN, THE STATE OF TEXAS, BUT THE ENTIRE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
IT ENSURES THAT AUSTIN CONTINUES TO BE SEEN AND KNOWN AS A TECHNOLOGY HUB.
I HAVE BUILT A WONDERFUL LIFE HERE IN AUSTIN.
I WOULD NOT TRADE IT FOR THE WORLD WORKING AT N X P, AND I WANT TO EXTEND THAT EXPERIENCE TO MY CHILDREN AND MY CHILDREN'S CHILDREN.
WITH THAT, I URGE YOU TO SUPPORT NX P'S LIVE OAK PROJECT, AND I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND YOUR SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY.
NEXT SPEAKER IS AARON GLENN, AND FOLLOWING IS DENISE QUE.
I'M A PROUD AUSTINITE BORN AND RAISED, STILL LIVE IN, UH, AUSTIN.
UM, I'M SPEAKING ON BE IN HOPES THAT THE AUSTIN CITY COUNCIL WILL SUPPORT NX P'S LIVE OAK PROJECT.
I STARTED WITH N X P 30 YEARS AGO DIRECTLY OUTTA HIGH SCHOOL, UH, ON NIGHT SHIFT, ON AN ENTRY LEVEL JOB.
N X P HAS GIVEN ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD A CAREER THAT HAS ALLOWED MY FAMILY AND I THE ABILITY TO STAY IN AUSTIN
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AROUND MY SEVEN OF THEIR SIBLINGS AND THEIR FAMILIES.N X P HAS BEEN A STAPLE AND A GOOD BUSINESS PARTNER IN THE CITY OF AUSTIN FOR OVER 50 YEARS.
APPROVING THE LIVE OAK PROJECT WILL OPEN A PATHWAY TO OBTAINING CHIPS, ACT MONEY AND CREATE MORE JOBS IN AUSTIN WITH, UH, MANY, MANY OF THOSE BEING ENTRY LEVEL.
THIS WILL ALLOW HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES WHO DO NOT WANNA PURSUE A COLLEGE DEGREE ALONG WITH THE NEW COLLEGE GRADUATES, THE POTENTIAL TO BUILD A LONG-TERM CAREER AT N X P AND KEEP THEM IN THE AUSTIN AREA.
UH, I HOPE THAT YOU SUPPORT NX P'S LIVE OAK PROJECT AND I APPRECIATE YOUR SERVICE TO THE CITY OF AUSTIN.
HELLO, MY NAME IS DENISE CHECHE.
I AM A SENIOR DIRECTOR IN HUMAN RESOURCES AT N X P AND I SUPPORT THE MANUFACTURING FACTORIES GLOBALLY.
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE MY SUPPORT FOR THE CHAPTER THREE 80 AGREEMENT WITH N X P.
I HAVE BEEN IN AUSTIN FOR MORE THAN 38 YEARS.
I CURRENTLY RESIDE IN DISTRICT EIGHT N X P HAS CALLED AUSTIN HOME FOR DECADES, AND THROUGHOUT THAT TIME HAS HAD A RICH HISTORY OF ENGAGEMENT AND ADVOCACY AND MANY DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES ACROSS AUSTIN AS AN N X P EMPLOYEE FOR ALMOST 30 YEARS.
I CAN ATTEST THAT IT IS A GREAT PLACE TO WORK AND DEDICATED TO INVESTING IN OUR COMMUNITY.
I AM A RECIPIENT OF NX P'S EDUCATION REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM.
THIS ALLOWED ME, THIS ALLOWED ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO OBTAIN MY DEGREE AND TO PROGRESS MY CAREER FROM AN OPERATOR TO MY POSITION.
MY POSITION NOW ALLOWS ME TO ADVOCATE FOR OUR EMPLOYEES TO EXPERIENCE SIMILAR OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN N X P.
I AM ALSO ABLE TO INFLUENCE AND SUPPORT SUCH PROGRAMS AS THE COLLABORATION WITH A C C FOR OUR EMPLOYEES WITHIN MANUFACTURING.
YOUR VOTE TO SUPPORT THIS AGREEMENT WOULD MEAN A GREAT DEAL TO ME AND MY FAMILY AND WILL AFFIRM YOUR CONFIDENCE IN LOCAL BUSINESS AND CRITICAL DOMESTIC CHIP MANUFACTURING.
N X P IS A COMPANY I AM PROUD TO WORK FOR.
IT IS A WIN FOR AUSTIN, OUR RESIDENTS, OUR COMMUNITY.
THANK YOU TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR YOUR SERVICE AND CONSIDERATION.
THAT CONCLUDES ALL THE SPEAKERS FOR ITEM 1 0 3.
UM, MEMBERS WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
UH, ON ITEM 1 0 3, UH, I'LL REMIND EVERYBODY THAT THIS REQUIRES THAT THERE BE A SECOND PUBLIC HEARING.
THAT PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE CONDUCTED NEXT THURSDAY, THE 21ST.
BUT BEFORE WE BREAK, I WOULD ASK YOU, COULD YOU COME BACK UP TO THE PODIUM REAL QUICK, JUST SO THAT WE'RE ALL OPERATING OFF THE SAME NUMBERS AND SINCE, UH, THERE WAS A STATEMENT TODAY MADE ABOUT THE SIZE OF THE GRANT, UH, AND I, I SPOKE IN TERMS OF 1.5, WHICH OF COURSE IS, IS ONE OF THE NUMBERS THAT GETS TALKED ABOUT THE BENEFIT TO THE CITY.
BUT, BUT IF YOU WOULD WALK THROUGH, BECAUSE THE GRANT ITSELF IS ACTUALLY LESS THAN THE 1.5, WHICH I THINK HAS NOW CAUSED SOME CONFUSION AND THE, THE, THE 15 MILLION WAS, WAS MENTIONED.
SO IF YOU WOULD JUST WALK THROUGH THOSE NUMBERS SO THAT EVERYBODY HAS THOSE NUMBERS IN THEIR HEAD.
AND WE WILL ALSO UPDATE THE BACKUP SO THAT THE SLIDE REFLECTS THE CHANGES THAT WERE DISCUSSED TODAY.
SO THE ESTIMATE CITY FISCAL BENEFIT IMPACT IS $2.5 MILLION FROM THAT IMPACT.
THE BASE INDUCEMENT, THE WORKFORCE TRAINING, THE CHILDCARE, THE ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED PERCENTAGE, THE TOTAL POTENTIAL GRANT TO THE COMPANY IS 1,026,332, WHICH LEADS A NET BENEFIT TO THE CITY OF $1.5 MILLION.
WE ALWAYS CALCULATE TO THE POSITIVE OF THE CITY.
I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THAT'S CLEAR BECAUSE I, WHEN I HEAR NUMBERS THAT ARE USED THAT I WANNA MAKE SURE WE'RE ALL TALKING ABOUT THE SAME THING AND WE'LL UPDATE THE BACKUP.
ALRIGHT, WITH THAT, WE HAVE CLOSED THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS ITEM, AND I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T SAY IN RESPONSE TO, UH, THE ANSWER TO THE QUESTIONS.
AGAIN, THANK YOU TO N X P, UH, FOR THE DISCUSSIONS WE'VE HAD EVEN JUST SINCE TUESDAY.
AND IN PARTICULAR, THANK YOU TO, UM, THE PROFESSIONAL STAFF OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN THAT DIVED SO DEEP INTO THIS AND THINKS THROUGH SO MUCH.
UM, WE COULDN'T DO THIS WITHOUT YOU, AND WE, WE
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DEEPLY APPRECIATE IT WITH THAT MEMBERS.[102. Conduct a public hearing to consider an appeal by Milena Boytchef and Peter Simon Eastwood regarding the Planning Commission’s decision to approve a three-year site plan extension for Green Pastures, located at 811 W Live Oak Street (SP-2015-0543C(XT2)).]
ITEM 1 0 2 AND WITHOUT OBJECTION, I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM 1 0 2.UH, I WILL RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER VELASQUEZ, UH, ON THIS ITEM.
COUNCIL MEMBER CAN HEAR ME IF YOU'RE TALKING, WE CAN'T HEAR YOU.
UM, UH, THANK YOU FOR THE RECOGNITION.
UH, FIRST OFF, I WANNA THANK THE FOLKS THAT CAME OUT TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM TODAY.
AFTER SPEAKING WITH SOME OF THE NEIGHBORS THIS MORNING, I FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE IF WE POSTPONE THIS ITEM TO OCTOBER 19TH.
THIS WILL ALLOW US TIME TO BE MORE INCLUSIVE OF ALL THE PARTIES INVOLVED.
AND SO I, I MOVE FOR POSTPONEMENT, UH, MEMBERS.
COUNCIL MEMBER VELAZQUEZ HAS MOVED POSTPONEMENT TO OCTOBER 19TH.
UH, THIS IS A, I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC.
WE'VE OPENED THE PUBLIC HEARING AND IF WE VOTE TO POSTPONE THIS, THEN IT WOULD, UM, PEOPLE WOULD BE ALLOWED TO SPEAK, BUT THEY WOULD ONLY BE ALLOWED TO SPEAK WITH REGARD TO THE MERITS OF THE POSTPONEMENT.
IS THERE A SECOND TO THE MOTION TO POSTPONE SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER VELA? MAYOR, CAN YOU CLARIFY WHICH NUMBER? OH, I'M SORRY.
I, I HOPE I MAKE SURE I'M CLEAR ON THOSE.
UM, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION WITH REGARD TO THE MOTION? OBJECTION WITHOUT OBJECTION.
ITEM NUMBER 1 0 2 IS POSTPONED OCTOBER 19TH.
UM, SO, HUH, YEAH, SO, SO HERE'S THE THING.
WE'RE GONNA HAVE THE PUBLIC HEARING, BUT THE, BECAUSE THERE IS A MOTION TO POSTPONE THE ONLY, THE, THE TESTIMONY THAT YOU PROVIDE SHOULD BE TO THE MERITS OF WHETHER WE SHOULD POSTPONE OR NOT.
THAT'S THE MOTION IN FRONT OF US, NOT TO THE MERITS OF THE, THE SUBSTANCE OF WHATEVER THE CASE IS.
DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? ALRIGHT.
SO WITH THAT, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ON THE TABLE.
UM, I'VE NOT CALLED THE QUESTION YET, SO I'LL NOW CALL ON THE CITY CLERK TO, UH, RECOGNIZE SPEAKERS TO SPEAK ONLY ON THE MERITS OF WHETHER WE SHOULD POSTPONE THIS TODAY.
JEFF, TRIGGER ON DECK ARE GEORGE WILCOX AND GREG PORTER.
IN THE INTEREST OF EVERYBODY, I, I THINK I CAN COVER WELL, YOU NEED TO COME TO THE MICROPHONE AND TELL US WHO YOU ARE AND YEAH.
I'M THE, UH, UH, CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF GREEN PASTURES, AND I'M PRESIDENT OF LACHE HOSPITALITY GROUP.
UM, AND THE 15 OR SO PEOPLE BEHIND ME ARE STAFF THAT HAVE BEEN HERE, UH, ALL DAY AND, UH, UH, PROFESSIONAL ARCHITECTS THAT, UH, WE'RE PAYING TO, UH, DO THE PROJECT HERE.
UM, LET ME REORGANIZE MY NOTES, IF YOU WILL.
AND I'M SPEAKING JUST TO THE, UH, POSTPONEMENT BECAUSE IT IS EXTREMELY PAINFUL FOR US TO DO THAT.
UM, OUR PARTNERS AND OPERATIONS TEAMS STRONGLY, UH, ASK THAT YOU, UH, REJECT THIS POSTPONEMENT, UH, PROPOSAL.
UM, THE FACTS IN THE CASE, UH, WILL NOT CHANGE.
WE APPLIED FOR AN EXTENSION TO THE CITY APPROVED SITE DEVELOPMENT PLAN NINE MONTHS AGO.
THE APPELLANT HAS HAD ALL THAT TIME TO PREPARE FOR TODAY.
THEY'VE HAD THAT TIME TO STRATEGIZE, SEEK ADVICE FROM ANYONE THEY WISHED, AND COMMUNICATE WITH ANYONE WHOM WITH WHOM THEY WANTED TO INFLUENCE, MAINLY Y'ALL.
AND OF COURSE, I SAW THE APPELLANT COME UP AFTERWARDS TO LOBBY IN BETWEEN AND SO ON.
ONE WOULD ASSUME THAT THEY WOULD HAVE FULLY PREPARED AND BROUGHT THEIR BEST GAME TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION HEARING MORE THAN SEVEN WEEKS AGO WHEN THEY FIRST LEARNED OF THE COMMISSION'S UNANIMOUS RULING IN OUR FAVOR, THEIR ATTORNEY WAS THERE AND EVEN SPOKE
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ON THEIR BEHALF.MEANWHILE, ON OUR SIDE, OTHER THAN YOUR REJECTION OF THE APPELLANT'S APPEAL, THE, UM, I CAN GO QUICKLY, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO FINISH THIS, MR. YOU'RE OUTTA TIME, BUT LET ME, LET ME OFFER YOU SOMETHING BECAUSE WE, WITH, WITH THE CHANGE, I, I KNOW IT FLUSTERED AND CHANGED YOUR NOTES.
THE WAY I'VE BEEN TRYING TO DO THIS IS ALLOW UP TO TWO PEOPLE TO DONATE TIMES.
THEY HAVE TO BE PRESENT, BUT IF YOU HAVE TWO PEOPLE THAT HAVE SIGNED YEAH, EVERYBODY RAISE YOUR HAND BACK THERE, MAN.
THERE ARE PEOPLE DON'T EVEN KNOW YOU TRIGGER, THEY'RE NOW RAISING THEIR HANDS.
THAT, THAT MINUTE 30 WAS SO COMPELLING.
THEY'RE, THEY'RE, UM, IF THEY'VE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK, STATE YOUR NAME, IF YOU WE'LL, WE'LL VERIFY IT WITH THE CLERK'S OFFICE AND THERE'LL BE TWO PEOPLE THAT WILL DEAL.
JUST SAY YOUR NAME OUT LOUD, JUDGE.
SO MAY I HAVE FOUR MINUTES NOW? YOU, YOU HAVE FOUR MINUTES.
MEANWHILE, OTHER THAN YOUR REJECTION OF THE APPELLANT'S APPEAL, THE ONLY MAJOR STEP FOR US TO COMPLETE BEFORE BEGINNING CONSTRUCTION IS THE APPROVAL OF THE CONSTRUCTION LOAN, WHICH IS FULLY CONTINGENT ON US HAVING A SITE DEVELOPMENT PERMIT EXTENDED.
WE HAVE A CONSUMMATED BUILDING PERMIT THAT THE CITY HAS APPROVED, JUST WAITING FOR IT TO BE PICKED UP.
I HAVE A, AN A I A CONTRACT WITH A BUILDER THAT'S BUILT TWO OTHER HISTORIC HOTELS, WELL ACTUALLY ONE HISTORIC AND ONE GROUND UP WITH US.
THAT CONTRACTOR IS HERE TODAY AND HAS BEEN HERE THIS MORNING TO TESTIFY.
THEY CAN BUILD THE, PICK UP THE BUILDING PERMIT.
THE BANK IS, UH, I SHOULD HAVE A CONTINGENT, UH, LOAN APPROVAL, UH, AROUND THE CORNER.
UM, AND THE HOTEL BUSINESS IS A CYCLICAL BUSINESS.
I DON'T NEED TO GET INTO THAT.
AND Y'ALL KNOW YOU CAN'T GET A ROOM IN THE CITY DURING SOUTH BY, BUT YOU CAN GET IT ANY TIME IN JANUARY.
GREEN PASTURES MAKES UP A LOT OF ITS MONEY DURING THE WEDDING SEASON.
WE'RE AN EVENT VENUE WITH A DELAY, PARTICULARLY THE DELAY THAT'S BEEN ASKED FOR, WHICH, UH, AGAIN, WE'VE, UH, THAT SEEMS, UH, INTERESTING GIVEN ALL THE TIME THEY'VE HAD, INCLUDING JUST THE LAST SEVEN WEEKS.
WE'RE GONNA MISS THE WHOLE WEDDING SEASON FOR GREEN PASTURES AND GREAT, WE'LL GET TO OPEN UP IN JULY.
ANYBODY LOOK AT THE OCCUPANCY TAX DOLLARS DRIVEN IN JULY AND AUGUST IN THIS CITY, STRAIGHT DOWN THE TOILET.
THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE DOING TO ME.
WE, SORRY, THAT'S IN THE MERITS OF THE CASE,
BUT, UM, THERE, THE DELAY IS VERY INEXPENSIVE.
OUR CARING COSTS CONTINUE TO ACCUMULATE.
THE FOCUS ON OUR BUSINESS IS COMPROMISED.
ALL OF OUR KEY MANAGERS HERE, AND PARTNERS HAVE, UH, YOU KNOW, RESPECTFULLY, EVERYTHING'S IMPORTANT, BUT A DELAY WHEN NOTHING IS GOING TO CHANGE, I'LL GIVE AN EXTRA FIVE MINUTES FOR THEM TO PLEAD THEIR CASE TO Y'ALL, WHICH IS ALL THEY WANT TO DO.
WHEN YOU HEAR THE MERITS THERE, THERE'S UNANIMOUS DECISIONS THAT'S GONNA MAKE THIS VERY STRAIGHTFORWARD.
THE, THE DELAY THAT WAS, UH, ON VOTED ON IT, UH, IS VERY PAINFUL TO US.
UM, AND I THINK EVERYTHING ELSE IS GONNA BE ME ARGUING FOR WHY IT IS THAT WE NEED TO CON CONTINUE DOING WHAT WE'RE DOING.
WE'VE GOT THE COMMISSION THAT YOU POINTED TO PEOPLE TO VOTE UNANIMOUSLY.
I GOT A BANK, I GOT CONSTRUCTION PEOPLE, I'VE GOT, UH, INVESTORS, I'VE GOT EMPLOYEES, I'VE GOT EVERYTHING SET TO MOTION.
AND BASICALLY WE'RE GONNA BE SITTING ON YOUR, OUR HANDS WITH THIS DELAY TO WHAT IMPACT IT IS.
I'M ALL FOR BEING FAIR TO THE, UH, APPELLANT.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO ACCOMPLISH IN THAT TIME THAT COULD NOT HAVE BEEN ACCOMPLISHED BEFORE.
UM, AND AT THIS POINT, IT'S A MATTER OF FAIRNESS TO US.
I, I, I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOU TO REJECT THIS POSTPONEMENT.
AND IT'S VERY, VERY PAINFUL TO US.
IT DOESN'T COST THEM ANYTHING.
AND IT, IN MY OPINION, IT WON'T MOVE THE NEEDLE BECAUSE IT'S A VERY SIMPLE QUESTION THAT'S BEING ASKED OF YOU.
DID WE MAKE A GOOD FAITH EFFORT TO BUILD UNDER THE PLANS THAT YOU ALL APPROVED WITHIN THE TIME? AND WHEN YOU HEAR SOME BASIC FACTS, YOU'RE GONNA SAY THERE'S SIMPLY NO QUESTION THE SAME THAT THE, THE COMMISSION DID.
I'LL, I'LL GIVE YOU BACK THE COUPLE MINUTES.
YOU, YOU CAN GIVE BACK SEVEN SECONDS BECAUSE THAT'S HARD.
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I, I TEASE YOU AND, BUT I KNOW IT'S VERY SERIOUS AND I APPRECIATE JUST, I'VE KNOWN YOU A LONG TIME.
NEXT SPEAKER IS ELIZABETH WINKLER.
HI, MY NAME IS ELIZABETH WINKLER.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALLOWING THE COMMUNITY AND YOUR CONSTITUENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE DEMOCRATIC PROCESS.
UM, I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO US HAVING SEVEN WEEKS TO CONTEST THIS.
WITHIN THOSE SEVEN WEEKS WE'VE ACTUALLY FILED A FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT.
WE'VE STARTED TO GATHER ALL OF THE INFORMATION, EMAILS FROM, UM, PEOPLE FROM THE CITY BACK AND FORTH, ET CETERA.
WE'VE DISCOVERED SOME THINGS THAT ARE PRETTY NOTABLE THAT WE WANNA DIG INTO A LITTLE BIT MORE.
SOME OF THAT INCLUDE MAYBE SOME MISREPRESENTATION OF INFORMATION THAT HAS BEEN HAPPENING DURING THAT TIME.
WE'VE ALSO BEEN TRYING TO MEET WITH, UM, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS WITH MR. VELAZQUEZ, WHO UNFORTUNATELY I THINK HAD SOME, UM, REASONS FOR NOT BEING ABLE TO MEET WHEN WE HAD OUR SCHEDULED MEETING.
SO WE HAVE BEEN ACTUALLY TRYING TO MOVE THIS ALONG, GATHER SOME INFORMATION, WORK WITH THE CITY, UM, AND WE JUST HAVEN'T GOTTEN THERE JUST YET.
WE HAVE A BUNCH OF INFORMATION THAT WE WANNA DIG INTO A LITTLE BIT MORE, AND THEREFORE WE THINK THAT IT IS ONLY FAIR FOR US, THE RESIDENTS OF BOLDING CREEK TO BE ABLE TO, UM, HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME TO FIGURE THIS OUT.
UM, SO YEAH, I YIELD THE REST OF MY TIME TO MILENA WHO HAS A STATEMENT THAT'S ALREADY PREPARED.
THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK HERE.
MY NAME IS MENA BOCHE, AND THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO US AND OUR, UM, REQUEST FOR POSTPONEMENT, POSTPONEMENT OF THE PUBLIC HEARING CONCERNING OUR APPEAL AGAINST THE SECOND EXTENSION OF A SITE PLAN.
UM, WE ARE TALKING ABOUT POSTPONING THIS PUBLIC HEARING FOR FOUR WEEKS.
AND, UM, I THINK WHAT THE DEVELOPER FORGOT TO MENTION IS THAT HE HAS BEEN HAVING A SITE PLAN, APPROVED SITE PLAN FOR THE LAST MORE THAN FIVE YEARS.
FIVE AND A HALF YEARS HE HAD APPROVED SITE PLAN.
AND NOW WE ARE TALKING ABOUT FOUR WEEKS.
WHY WE WANT, UH, TO POSTPONE IT IS DURING THE PUBLIC HEARING, UH, IN FRONT OF THE, UH, PLANNING COMMISSION, THE CITY PLANNER SAID THAT THEY FULFILL A CRITERIA, FACT-BASED CRITERIA ABOUT THE DEVELOPER, UH, HAVING BUILT INFRASTRUCTURE IN A SUBSEQUENT EMAIL EXCHANGE BETWEEN THE CITY PLANNER AND US.
THE CITY PLANNER ADMITTED THAT THIS IS NOT THE TRUTH, AND THE CITY PLANNER WAS MISLED BY THE DEVELOPER.
NO INFRASTRUCTURE HAS EVER BEEN BUILT, NO BUILDING HAS EVER BEEN BUILT, BUT THE DEVELOPER STATED IN FRONT OF THE PUBLIC COMM, UH, PLANNING COMMISSION, AND THIS IS ALL RECORDED, THAT HE HAS BAIL, UH, INFRASTRUCTURE.
SO WE WOULD LIKE TO PEOPLE TO LOOK AT THESE EMAILS AND TO MAKE UP THEIR MINDS.
SO WE NEED A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME TO, UM, TALK TO YOU AND TO OUR, UH, CITY COUNSELOR.
WE FOUND A PUBLIC INFORMATION REQUEST REQUESTING ALL THE EMAIL EXCHANGE BETWEEN, UH, THE DEVELOPMENT, UH, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND THE DEVELOPER.
WE DISCOVERED VERY CONCERNING MOTIONS.
OUR EMAILS BANK FORWARDED WITHOUT ANY COMMAND FROM A SENIOR CITY PLANNER TO THE DEVELOPER, UM, ALL THE TIME.
UM, THERE IS ALSO COACHING HAPPENING, EXCHANGING OF INFORMATION ALIGNING THAT WE WOULD LIKE ALSO TO BRING TO THE PUBLICITY.
MY THIRD POINT IS, OKAY, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
NEXT SPEAKER IS CHRIS AND CIZIK THERE? ANY CHANCE TO REBUT THAT? NO, YOU HAVE TO LEAVE.
GEORGE WILCOX AND GREG PORTER SPEAKING ON THE MERITS OF THE POSTPONEMENT AS WELL AS KATHY STEELE.
JACK MEANS, PLEASE MAKE YOUR WAY TO THE PODIUM AND STATE YOUR NAME.
GOOD AFTERNOON, UM, HONORABLE MAYOR,
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COUNCIL PEOPLE.I'M AN ARCHITECT, UM, ON THE GREEN PASTURE'S PROJECT.
I'VE BEEN INVOLVED WITH IT SINCE 2015, WHICH WE STARTED THE RENOVATION OF MADDY'S AND THE PHASE ONE WORK OVER THERE.
UM, I WOULD ARGUE AGAIN FOR, UM, NOT ACCEPTING THIS POSTPONEMENT BASICALLY DUE TO THE ECONOMIC HARDSHIP THAT Y'ALL BE PLACING ON OUR CLIENT.
UM, MS. HICK BROUGHT UP ONE OF THE POINTS OF OUR ARGUMENT ABOUT INFRASTRUCTURE BEING INSTALLED ON THE PROPERTY.
I CAN WALK ANYBODY THERE RIGHT NOW TODAY AND SHOW YOU $150,000 OF INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WAS PUT IN PLACE TO SERVE THIS HOTEL THAT WE ARE PROPOSING.
SO IT FEELS LIKE A SPURIOUS DELAY CLAIM TO ME.
AND, UM, I DON'T KNOW IF MY OPINION MEANS MUCH TO Y'ALL, BUT IT, UH, IT FEELS DISINGENUOUS.
IF YOUR NAME HAS BEEN CALLED, PLEASE MAKE YOUR WAY TO THE PODIUM AND STATE YOUR NAME.
UH, MY NAME IS GREGORY PORTER.
I'M A PARTNER ON THIS PROJECT, AND I WAS ACTUALLY THE ONE WHO LED THE FIRST PHASE OF THIS.
AND SO, UM, I THINK THE REASON WHY THIS POSTPONEMENT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE IS BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD FOR A LONG TIME ON THIS.
UM, I WANT TO, UH, STATE THAT THE BOLDON CREEK NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION DOES NOT OPPOSE THIS PROJECT, UH, THAT THE CITY STAFF IS 100% UNANIMOUS, UH, APPROVAL OF IT.
AND IT'S NOT JUST THAT WE HAVE ALREADY QUALIFIED FOR GOOD FAITH, UH, UM, METRIC THAT IS A REQUIREMENT FOR THE, UH, PERMISSION OF THE EXTENSION OF THE SITE PLAN.
BUT WHAT WE CAME TO DO TODAY WAS MAKE IT VERY EXPLICIT THAT WE HAVE QUALIFIED FOR A SECOND.
AND SO IT WOULD MAKE SENSE AND WE'D BE GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE THOSE DETAILS WITH YOU.
THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN MORE THAN ENOUGH TIME FOR, UH, THE DISCOVERY.
WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO PRESENT THIS INFORMATION TO THE CITY AND THERE'S NO REALLY NO REASON TO POSTPONE.
SO WE'D ASK FOR YOU TO, UH, KINDLY CONSIDER NOT POSTPONING AND ALLOWING US TO PRESENT TODAY.
PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AT THE PODIUM.
HI, MY NAME IS KATHY STEELE, CO-FOUNDER OF LACORTE HOSPITALITY.
I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT I CAN ADD TO WHATEVER HAS ALREADY BEEN SAID.
I FEEL LIKE, UM, THE OPPOSITION HAS HAD MORE THAN ENOUGH TIME TO PREPARE, UM, AND, UM, I, I THINK IT'S, UM, REASONABLE TO CONSIDER MOVING FORWARD.
MY NAME'S JACK MEANS I'M WITH JORDAN FOSTER CONSTRUCTION, THE, UH, GENERAL CONTRACTOR FOR THE PROJECT.
OUR COMPANY STARTED WORKING WITH THE OWNERSHIP GROUP IN DESIGN TEAM IN JULY OF 2019.
AND THROUGH THAT PROCESS, UH, WITH COVID, THE SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES, INFLATION ISSUES RESPECTIVELY CAUSED THE DELAYS TO THE BID PROCESS.
WITH ALL OF THOSE ACCOUNTED OWNERSHIP HAS BEEN DILIGENT OVERCOMING THESE BY PRE-PURCHASING THE ELECTRICAL GEAR AND EQUIPMENT PACKAGE IN APRIL, AND APPROXIMATE VALUE OF $140,000 DUE TO AN ESTIMATED 70 WEEK LEAD TIME.
WE ALSO, AS HE SAID, HAD A, HAVE A NEGOTIATED CONTRACT.
IF THIS EXTENDS, IT WOULD MOST DEFINITELY INCREASE PRICING FROM SUBCONTRACTORS AND POTENTIALLY OURSELVES.
I'VE CALLED ALL OF THE NAMES ON THE LIST.
I'M THE EXECUTIVE CHEF FOR MADDIE'S GREEN PASTURES.
I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT WE, WE HOPE WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ON THIS.
UM, WE, WE DID INVITE THE BOLD CREEK NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION TO COME TO MADDIE'S ON MAY 31ST FOR APPETIZERS AND DRINKS.
TO DISCUSS THE PROJECT IN DEPTH, WE REACHED OUT TO 47 HOUSEHOLDS.
ONLY 19 PEOPLE ACTUALLY SHOWED UP.
UM, SO WE WOULD LIKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE CONVERSATION ON THE APPROVAL THAT WE'VE ALREADY RECEIVED FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND GIVE US THE OPPORTUNITY TO TALK ABOUT WHY WE WANT TO PROCEED AND NOT POSTPONE THIS.
THOSE ARE ALL THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM.
UM, I'LL RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER VELAZQUEZ ON HIS MOTION TO CLOSE.
YEAH, I, I, UH, MOVE FOR POSTPONEMENT.
THE MOTION IS TO POSTPONE THE ITEM 1 0 2 TO OCTOBER 19TH.
IS THERE ANY, AND IT'S BEEN SECONDED.
IS THERE, UH, UH, WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM NUMBER 1 0 2.
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AND NOW WE HAVE THE MOTION IN FRONT OF US.IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? IS THERE ANY OBJECTION TO THE POST? TO THE, TO THE MOTION? HEARING NONE.
THE MOTION IS ADOPTED, UH, WITH COUNCIL MEMBER HARPER MADISON.
COUNCIL MEMBER ALLISON ALTER AND COUNCIL MEMBER POOL OFF THE DAIS.
UH, ITEM NUMBER 1 0 2 IS POSTPONED TO OCTOBER 19TH.
MAYOR, MAYOR PRO TEM ELLIS IS NOT PRESENT.
UH, I THOUGHT THAT WAS HER ON, WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO SEE HER.
UH, AND OF COURSE, FOR THOSE THAT DON'T KNOW, UM, MAYOR PRO TEM ELLIS IS HAVING TO TAKE CARE OF A, A MATTER, AND SO SHE'S OFF THE DAIS, SO SHE WILL ALSO BE SHOWN AS, UH, OFF THE DAIS ON, ON THIS ITEM ON ITEM 1 0 2.
[2:00 PM - Zoning and Neighborhood Plan Amendments (Public Hearings and Possible Action)]
THAT WILL TAKE US NOW TO, UH, OUR ZONING MATTERS.AND I WILL RECOGNIZE MS. HARDEN, UH, TO MAKE A PRESENTATION TO COUNCIL.
I'M JOY HARDEN WITH THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT.
YOUR ZONING AGENDA BEGINS WITH ITEM NUMBER 1 0 7 N P A 20 22 0 0 0 5 0.01.
THIS ITEM'S BEING OFFERED FOR CONSENT.
UH, THE RELATED REZONING IS ITEM 1 0 8 C 1 4 2 2 2 0 1 0 7.
AGAIN, THE ITEM IS BEING OFFERED, OFFERED FOR CONSENT FIRST READING ONLY.
UH, COUNCIL MEMBER VELAZQUEZ HAS REQUESTED, UH, FIRST READING TO FACILITATE CONVERSATIONS BETWEEN THE APPLICANT AND NEIGHBORHOOD.
SO STAFF WILL BE BRINGING THIS ITEM BACK FOR SECOND AND THIRD READING AT YOUR OCTOBER 19TH COUNSEL MEETING.
SO WITH THAT, WE'RE OFFERING THOSE ITEMS FOR CONSENT COURSE READING ONLY.
ITEM 1 0 9 IS C 1 4 20 23 0 0 1 2.
THE ITEMS BEING, UM, OFFERED FOR CONSENT ON ALL THREE READINGS, WE WERE ABLE TO GET THE FINAL ORDINANCE.
UM, SO WE ARE ABLE TO OFFER, OFFER THIS FOR ALL THREE READINGS.
THE RELATED ITEM 2 1 0 9 IS ITEM ONE 10 C 14 20 23 0 0 0 1.
AND AGAIN, THIS ITEM'S BEING OFFERED FOR CONSENT ON ALL THREE READINGS.
ITEM ONE 11 IS C 1 4 20 22 0 1 4 0.
THERE'S A NEIGHBORHOOD POSTPONEMENT REQUEST TO YOUR STEP SEPTEMBER 21ST COUNCIL MEETING.
ITEM ONE 12 IS C 14 20 23 0 0 2 2.
THIS ITEM'S BEING OFFERED FOR CONSENT ON ALL THREE READINGS.
ITEM ONE 13 IS C 1 4 20 22 0 1 7 4.
THERE IS A NEIGHBORHOOD POSTPONEMENT REQUEST TO YOUR OCTOBER 5TH COUNCIL MEETING.
THE RELATED CASE TO ITEM ONE 13 IS ITEM ONE 14.
AND AGAIN, THERE'S A NEIGHBORHOOD POSTPONEMENT REQUEST TO YOUR OCTOBER 5TH COUNCIL MEETING.
ITEM ONE 15, IT'S C ONE FOUR H 20 23 0 0 74.
THIS ITEM IS BEING OFFERED FOR CONSENT ON ALL THREE READINGS.
ITEM ONE 16 IS N P A 20 22 0 0 2 6 0.01.
THIS WILL BE A DISCUSSION ITEM.
THE RELATED REZONING IS ONE 17 C 1 4 20 22 0 1 6 6.
AGAIN, THIS WILL BE A DISCUSSION ITEM.
ITEM ONE 18 IS N P A 20 23 0 0 2 4 0.01.
THIS ITEM IS BEING OFFERED FOR CONSENT ON ALL THREE READINGS.
ITEM ONE 19 IS C 14 20 23 0 0 7 3.
THIS ITEM IS BEING OFFERED FOR CONSENT ON ALL THREE READINGS.
ITEM ONE 20 A C 14, 20 23 0 0 6 7.
THIS ITEM IS BEING OFFERED FOR CONSENT ON ALL THREE READINGS.
I JUST WANNA NOTE ON THIS ITEM, I JUST SPOKE WITH AN OPPOSITIONAL SPEAKER WHO IS HERE BUT WAS UNABLE TO SIGN IN.
UM, HER COMMENTS ARE IN BACKUP, BUT SHE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK, AND I KNOW THAT'S UP TO YOUR DISCRETION.
UM, UM, THE NOTICE I THINK WAS A BIT CONFUSING TO HER.
SO, UM, I JUST WANTED, I TOLD, UM, MRS. MARCH THAT I WOULD MENTION THAT TO THE DIOCESE.
IS THIS ITEM ONE 20 AND THAT'S ITEM ONE 20? YES, MAYOR.
UM, ITEM 1 21 IS C 1 4 20 23 0 0 1 5.
THIS ITEM'S BEING OFFERED FOR CONSENT ON ALL THREE READINGS.
THERE, UM, IS A SPEAKER HERE IN OPPOSITION TO THIS CASE.
THIS CASE WAS, UH, BUT I JUST WANNA MENTION THAT THIS CASE WAS SUPPORTED BY STAFF AND THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND IT IS ALLOWING FOR 550 FEET OF AN INDOOR ONLY AUTO SALES USE.
UM, AND AGAIN, WE'RE OFFERING THAT FOR CONSENT ON ALL THREE READINGS.
ITEM 1 22 IS N P A 2 2 2 0 0 2 3 0.02.
THIS ITEM IS BEING OFFERED FOR CONSENT ON ALL THREE READINGS.
THE RELATED REZONING IS ITEM 1 23, SCENE 1 4 20 23 0 0 3.
AGAIN, THIS ITEM'S BEING OFFERED FOR CONSENT ON ALL THREE READINGS.
ITEM 1 24 IS N P A 20 23 0 0 1 8 0.01.
THIS ITEM'S BEING OFFERED FOR CONSENT ON ALL THREE READINGS.
ITEM 1 25 IS C 1 4 20 23 0 0 1 7.
THIS ITEM'S BEING OFFERED FOR CONSENT ON ALL
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THREE READINGS.ITEM 1 26 IS, UM, N P A 20 23 0 0 2 2 0.01.
THIS ITEM IS BEING OFFERED FOR CONSENT ON ALL THREE READINGS.
THE RELATED REZONING IS ITEM 1 27 C 1 4 20 23 0 0 2 5.
THIS ITEM IS BEING OFFERED, OFFERED FOR CONSENT ON ALL THREE READINGS.
ITEM 1 28 IS C 1 4 2 2 2 0 0 9 0.
THERE IS A NEIGHBORHOOD POSTPONEMENT REQUEST TO YOUR OCTOBER 19TH COUNCIL MEETING.
ITEM 1 29 IS C 1 4 20 22 0 1 7 2.
THIS ITEM IS BEING OFFERED FOR CONSENT ON ALL THREE READINGS AND COUNSEL, YOU DID RECEIVE AN EMAIL FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION AND OPPOSITION.
THIS IS A REZONING REQUEST THAT ALLOWS FOR THE SITE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE DENSITY BONUS PROGRAM.
IT PROVIDES OPEN SPACE, AFFORDABLE HOUSING THAT'S OUTLINED IN YOUR EAST RIVERSIDE CORRIDOR PLAN.
UM, AND THIS SITE IS ADJACENT TO THE HUB AND NEAR THE PROPOSED ROAD STOP.
UM, THIS WAS SUPPORTED BY STAFF AND THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
SO AGAIN, THIS IS BEING OFFERED FOR CONSENT ON ALL THREE READINGS, BUT I BELIEVE YOU DO HAVE A OPPOSITION SPEAKER HERE.
ITEM ONE 30 IS C 14 20 23 0 0 5 5.
THIS ITEM IS BEING OFFERED FOR CONSENT ON ALL THREE READINGS, AND I BELIEVE THERE IS ONE OPPOSITION SPEAKER HERE.
THIS IS FOR FOOTPRINT REZONING FOR CS, ONE FOR ALCOHOL SALES.
UM, AND THIS CONCLUDES THE READING OF THE ZONING AGENDA.
AND AS ALWAYS, THIS IS AT YOUR DISCRETION.
MEMBERS, YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? THE STAFF? ALRIGHT.
MEMBERS, YOU'VE HEARD THE CONSENT AGENDA THAT HAS BEEN READ, UH, IN YOUR PACKET, THERE ARE TWO ITEMS THAT ARE PULLED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA.
THOSE ARE ITEMS ONE 16 AND ONE 17.
UH, WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THE CONSENT, ALL THE ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, UH, AS THEY WERE READ BY MS. HARDEN.
WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE PUBLIC HEARINGS ARE NOW OPEN.
WE WILL HEAR FROM THE PUBLIC THAT IS SIGNED UP ON, UH, THE, THOSE ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.
OKAY, THE FIRST SPEAKER IS MALCOLM YATES FOR ITEM 2129.
I AM THE CHAIR OF THE EAST RIVERSIDE OLD TURF COMBINED CONTACT TEAM.
I'M SPEAKING ON ITEM 1 29, CASE NUMBER C 14 20 22 0 1 7 2.
THE CONTACT TEAM VOTED TO OPPOSE THIS CASE BECAUSE IT SET THE PRECEDENT TO IGNORE THE BASIC CONCEPT OF THE EAST RIVERSIDE CORRIDOR MASTER PLAN.
BY EXPANDING THE RADIUS OF THE TRANSPORTATION HUB BY IGNORING THE DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS OF THE TRANSPORTATION HUB, CITY COUNCIL WILL CONVEY TO THE CITIZENS OF AUSTIN THE MESSAGE THAT THE YEARS THEY SPENT WORKING ON NEIGHBORHOOD PLANS AND CORRIDOR PLANS HAVE BEEN WASTED.
THE AUSTIN NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL ALSO APPROVED A RESOLUTION OPPOSING THE EXPANSION OF THE CORRIDOR TRANSPORTATION HUBS FOR THE SAME REASON.
PLEASE RESPECT THE E R C MASTER PLAN AND CITIZENS WHO WORKED FOR YEARS TO CREATE IT BY DENYING THE REQUEST TO EXPAND THE TRANSPORTATION HUB BOUNDARY.
I'M GONNA MOVE TO IN-PERSON SPEAKERS.
UM, LORRAINE ATHERTON SPEAKING ON ONE 13 AND ONE 14 WILLIAM BUNCH, SPEAKING ON 1 13, 1 14 AND 1 21, 1 13 AND ONE 14.
UH, THE, THE CONSENT AGENDA IS FOR POSTPONEMENT.
SO THE DISCUSSION WOULD BE ON THE MERITS OF THE POSTPONEMENT ONLY, AND THEN ON ONE 20, AND THEN OF COURSE 1 21.
UH, THANK YOU, UH, MAYOR WATSON, BILL BUNCH, UH, VOTER RESIDENT OF DISTRICT FIVE SUPPORT THE, THE, UH, EXTENSION ON 1 13 1 14.
UM, ON 1 21, JUST WANNA RAISE A, A CONCERN AND OBJECTION TO, UH, ZONING CHANGE THAT WOULD ACCOMMODATE A TRUCK AND, UH, AUTOMOBILE DEALERSHIP ON THE BANKS OF LADY BIRD LAKE NEXT TO CONGRESS AVENUE.
I RECOGNIZE THAT THIS IS, UH, AS IT WAS REPORTED ANYWAY, INDOOR ONLY, BUT I THINK THAT'S REALLY ABOUT THE WORST PLACE IN THE CITY THAT YOU COULD CONTEMPLATE HAVING AN AUTOMOBILE DEALERSHIP.
UM, I DON'T SEE ANYBODY SHOWING UP THERE THAT'S NOT DRIVING TO BE THERE.
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WHAT THEY'RE GONNA DO WITH INVENTORY.BUT MY GUESS IS THEY WANT THE INVENTORY TO BE ACROSS THE, ACROSS CONGRESS IN THE, UH, UNDERGROUND PARKING GARAGE AT THE STATESMAN PUD.
IT'S NOT REALLY AN UNDERGROUND PARKING GARAGE, IN WHICH THE PREVIOUS COUNCIL UNDER MAYOR ADLER VOTED TO HAVE US TAXPAYERS PAY TO BUILD IT FOR THEM.
UM, IT JUST SEEMS, UH, LIKE A COMPLETELY INAPPROPRIATE USE FOR THIS PROPERTY.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.
THAT CONCLUDES ALL THE SPEAKERS MEMBERS, UH, NO OTHER SPEAKERS HAVE SIGNED UP, UH, TO SPEAK ON THE ITEMS THAT ARE ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.
WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THE ITEMS IN THE CONSENT AGENDA AS READ.
UH, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS READ MOTION MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER RYAN ALTER, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER KELLY.
DISCUSSION COUNCIL MEMBER VELA.
I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT ONE ITEM IN, UH, PARTICULAR, I GUESS TWO ITEMS. UH, ITEMS, UH, 1 22 AND 1 23, WHICH ARE GOING TO KICK OFF THE REDEVELOPMENT OF REALLY, UH, AN ENTIRE CITY BLOCK THERE BETWEEN 51ST AND 52ND CAMERON AND LANCASTER.
IT'S GONNA BRING A LOT OF, UH, ACTIVITY AND, UH, AMENITIES TO AN AREA THAT HAS BEEN, UH, UNDERDEVELOPED AND, UH, ALIGHT TO A CERTAIN EXTENT FOR QUITE SOME TIME.
AND I'M EXCITED TO SEE THAT RIGHT THERE, UH, UH, AT THE EDGE OF, OF DISTRICT FOUR AND DISTRICT NINE ACTUALLY.
UH, AND IT'LL PROVIDE, I THINK GREAT, UH, BENEFIT TO, UH, THE FOLKS IN, YOU KNOW, WINDSOR PARK, HIGHLAND, UH, MUELLER, AND MANY OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS SURROUNDING THE AREA.
SO I JUST WANTED TO COMMENT ON THAT.
AND THEN ALSO EXCITED ABOUT THE 1 24 AND 1 25.
THERE'S GONNA BE, UH, SOME CONSTRUCTION THERE RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE HIGHLAND, UH, PARK, UH, UH, I WANNA CALL IT THE HIGHLAND PARK PARK.
UH, UH, AND WE'RE WORKING ON THAT.
WE REALLY WANT TO GET, UH, AN EASEMENT.
IT'S A, IT'S A NICE LITTLE PARK.
THE CITY'S PUTTING A LOT OF MONEY TO, UH, REMODEL THAT PARK, BUT ACCESS TO THE PARK IS VERY, VERY LIMITED.
THERE'S ONLY ONE ENTRANCE ON, UH, ST.
UH, THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT ARE IN THE CRESTVIEW KIND OF T O D AREA THERE THAT, UH, HAVE TO WALK, UH, A LONG WAY TO GET INTO THE PARK, UH, THAT THIS DEVELOPMENT'S RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE PARK.
BUT WE'RE HOPING THAT POTENTIALLY SOME OF THE, THE PARKLAND DEDICATION FEES THAT THEY'LL BE PAYING CAN GO INTO, UH, CREATING, UH, AN, AN EASEMENT RIGHT THERE ON GUADALUPE SO FOLKS HAVE BETTER ACCESS TO THE PARK.
AND I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THE APPLICANT TO, UH, TRY AND GET THAT DONE AND WITH THE PARKS DEPARTMENT.
UH, BUT AGAIN, JUST, UH, HAPPY TO SEE BOTH OF THESE DISTRICT FOUR CASES MOVING FORWARD.
ALRIGHT, THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION MEMBERS? IS THERE ANYONE WHO WISHES TO BE SHOWN ABSTAINING ON THE CONSENT AGENDA? MOTION? ANYONE WISHING TO BE SHOWN RECUSING THEMSELVES? ANYONE WISHING TO BE SHOWN VOTING NO ON ONE OF THE CONSENT AGENDA? ITEMS ARE ALL RIGHT.
UH, WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE CONSENT AGENDA IS APPROVED WITH COUNCIL MEMBER HARPER MEDICINE COUNCIL MEMBER ALLISON ALTER, COUNCIL MEMBER POOL AND THE MAYOR PRO TIM OFF THE DAIS.
THAT WILL TAKE US TO THE TWO POOLED ZONING ITEMS, ITEMS ONE 16 AND ONE 17.
AND I WILL RECOGNIZE MS. HARDEN.
UM, THIS IS ITEM NUMBER ONE 16 ON YOUR AGENDA, N P A 20 22 0 0 2 6 0.01.
LOCATED AT 8 2 2 6 8 2 2 6 AND A HALF, 8 2 3 0 8 2 3 8 AND 8 2 4 0 GEORGIA DRIVE.
AND THE REQUEST IS FROM NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL TO MIXED USE LAND USE.
ITEM ONE 17 ON YOUR AGENDA IS CASE NUMBER C FOUR C 1 4 20 22 0 1 6 6.
ALSO LOCATED AT 8 2 2 6 8 2 2 6 AND A HALF, 8 2 3 8 2 3 8 AND 8 2 4 0 GEORGIAN DRIVE.
THE PROPERTY IS A 0.75 ACRE SITE COMPOSED OF FOUR LOTS.
THAT FRONT ONTO GEORGIAN DRIVE THAT ARE CURRENTLY BEING UTILIZED FOR A CONSTRUCTION SALES AND SERVICE SIS USE.
THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING CSS M U C O N P ZONING TO BRING THE EXISTING NON-CONFORMING USE, WHICH IS A FOUNDATIONAL REPAIR BUSINESS ON THE PROPERTY INTO CONFORMANCE WITH THE USE REGULATIONS IN THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE.
THE CONSTRUCTION SALES AND SERVICES USE IS FIRST PERMITTED IN CSS.
THE GENERAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICT ZONING, THE APPLICANT HAS OFFERED TO PROHIBIT THE FOLLOWING INCOMPATIBLE COMMERCIAL USES ON THE PROPERTY THROUGH A PROPOSED CO.
AND THOSE USES ARE AUTOMOTIVE RENTAL, UH,
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AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR SERVICES, AUTOMOTIVE SALES, AUTOMOTIVE WASHING OF ANY TYPE BAIL BOND SERVICES, SERVICE STATION, VEHICLE STORAGE, CUSTOM MANUFACTURING, AND LIMITED WAREHOUSING DISTRIBUTION.THE STAFF RECOMMENDED L R M U N P ZONING BECAUSE THE PROPERTY TAKES ACCESS TO GEORGIAN DRIVE, WHICH IS A LEVEL TWO COLLECTOR ROADWAY.
IT DOES NOT MEET THE INTENT OF THE CSS DISTRICT AND IS NOT LOCATED ON, UH, ON OR AT AN INTERSECTION OF MAJOR ROADWAYS.
THE PROPOSED LR DISTRICT WILL PROVIDE LIMITED COMMERCIAL AND OFFICE USES TO SERVE THE RESIDENTS OF THE SURROUNDING RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD.
STAFF SUPPORTS THE ADDITION OF THE MU COMBINING DISTRICT TO THE EXISTING ZONING AS THIS PROPERTY IS ADJACENT TO RESIDENTIAL USES ZONING TO THE NORTH AND TO THE EAST.
AND ON JULY 25TH, THE PLANNING COMMISSION APPROVED THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST FOR C SS M U C O MP ZONING WITH AN ADDITIONAL CONDITION TO MAKE THE CONSTRUCTION SALES AND SERVICES A CONDITIONAL USE ON THE PROPERTY.
THE IDEA OF ALLOWING THIS AS THROUGH THE C U P, THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT PROCESS, THE DI IDEA WAS TO ENSURE THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION WOULD SEE THE SITE, UM, TO MAKE SURE THAT IT WAS COMPATIBLE WITH THE AREA.
SO THE APPLICANT DOES NOT SUPPORT THE STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION OF L R E M U OR THE PLANNING COMMISSION'S RECOMMENDATION OF MAKING THIS CONSTRUCTION.
SALES AND SERVICES USE A CONDITIONAL USE.
AND, UM, THE APPLICANT IS HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THEIR REQUEST IF NEED.
IS THERE ANYONE THAT'S BEEN SI THAT HAS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? NO.
SO THIS IS JUST BETWEEN STAFF AND THE APPLICANT RIGHT NOW,
UM, WHAT I'VE ASKED IS THAT THE APPLICANT COME FORWARD AND MAKE A, A BRIEF PRESENTATION BECAUSE WE'RE NOT DOING THIS IN, IN THE NORMAL SENSE.
IF YOU DON'T MIND, I'LL ASK YOU TO MAKE A THREE MINUTE PRESENTATION AND THEN WE WILL OPEN IT UP FOR QUESTIONS AND TRY TO GET A MOTION ON THE FLOOR.
UH, UH, THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBERS VICTORIA HASSI WITH ROWER DESIGN ON BEHALF OF THE LANDOWNER.
UM, LEMME WAIT TILL THE PRESENTATION COMES UP.
UH, THIS IS A SITE OUTLINED IN BLUE.
UH, THIS IS COMPRISED OF THREE TRACKS THAT ARE ALONG GEORGIAN DRIVE CLOSE TO THE INTERSECTION WITH POWELL LANE.
AND YOU CAN SEE THAT THE PRO, UH, THE SITE BACKS UP TO A BIG SWATH OF, UM, WHAT'S IDENTIFIED AS COMMERCIAL FUTURE LAND USE MAP FOR THIS, THIS MAP.
AND THIS IS THE REZONING, UH, OR ZONING MAP.
HERE YOU CAN SEE THERE IS A MULTIFAMILY TO THE NORTH.
THERE'S THE CSS, UH, ZONING TO THE WEST, AND A SINGLE FAMILY TO THE EAST.
UM, AS JOY WAS SAYING, THE THE USE ON THIS SITE TODAY IS A CONSTRUCTION SALES AND SERVICE USE.
MORE SPECIFICALLY, IT'S FOUNDATION REPAIR.
UH, FOUNDATION REPAIR IS, UM, FOR THIS PARTICULAR CLIENT, THERE'S NO FOUNDATION REPAIR HAPPENING HERE.
THIS IS JUST A SITE WHERE HE STORES HIS EQUIPMENT THAT HE USES TO GO REPAIR FOUNDATIONS THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
UM, SO THIS IS, UH, NOT NECESSARILY A NUISANCE USE IN THAT IT'S CREATING A LOT OF NOISE OR, OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
UM, BUT IT IS A USE THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE TO OPERATE HERE AND, UH, THIS REZONING WOULD ALLOW HIM TO DO THAT.
UM, THERE IS A, OH, WE'LL ADVANCE TO THE NEXT SLIDE.
THIS IS THE SITE AERIAL OF THE SITE COMPARED, COMPARING 2017 ON THE LEFT TO THE SITE, UM, AFTER OUR CLIENT PURCHASED THE PROPERTY.
AND YOU CAN SEE SINCE HE'S PURCHASED IT, HE'S ACTUALLY DONE QUITE A BIT TO CLEAN UP THE SITE, UH, BEFORE THERE WAS THE AIR CONDITIONING REPAIR, UH, BUSINESS LOCATED AT, AT THIS UH, SITE.
AND HE'S, UM, SINCE TAKEN OWNERSHIP AND HAS DONE QUITE A BIT TO CLEAN IT UP.
UH, THIS IS THE FRONT OF THE SITE.
THIS IS A PICTURE OF GEORGIAN DRIVE SHOWING THAT THERE'S, UH, BICYCLE LANES AND THEN THERE'S PARKING WITHIN THE, UH, UP AGAINST THE CURB.
SO THE PARKING IS NOT, UH, BICYCLE LANE AND PARKING ARE SEPARATE.
AND THIS IS JUST THE, IS THE MATRIX, THE USE MATRIX IN THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE.
YOU CAN SEE THAT CURRENTLY LR ZONING IS WHAT APPLIES TO THE PROPERTY TODAY IN THE SALMON COLORED.
AND YELLOW IS A CONSTRUCTION SALES AND SERVICE USE.
IT IS NOT PERMITTED UNTIL YOU GET TO CS, WHICH IS WHY WE'VE REQUESTED CS.
UH, THIS IS A SITE PLAN THAT WAS APPROVED IN 2017 AND, UM, WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF MODIFYING THIS SITE PLAN TO ADDRESS THE NEIGHBORHOOD'S CONCERNS ABOUT RAZOR WIRE.
AND, UM, THERE IS THE MF UH, MULTIFAMILY ZONING AND DEVELOPMENT TO THE NORTH THAT'S SHADED IN ORANGE ON THIS SITE PLAN.
AND, UM, RIGHT NOW THERE'S A CHAIN LINK FENCE THAT SEPARATES THE TWO PROPERTIES.
AND SO PER THE NEIGHBORHOOD'S REQUEST, WE HAVE AGREED TO, UM, AMEND THE SITE PLAN TO INCLUDE THAT THERE'S GONNA BE A SOLID PRIVACY FENCE ALONG THAT, UH, PROPERTY LINE.
AND THEN AGAIN, REMOVAL OF THE RAZOR WIRE.
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WITH THOSE ELEMENTS, WE FEEL LIKE THAT ADDRESSES THE MAJOR CONCERNS.AND SO WE ARE ASKING THAT CONSTRUCTION SALES AND SERVICE USE BE PERMITTED OUTRIGHT BECAUSE WE'RE ADDRESSING THE USES OR THE CONCERNS THROUGH A SITE PLAN.
YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? IF YOU ARE HERE, IF I HAS ANY QUESTIONS.
UM, MEMBERS WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEMS ONE 16 AND ONE 17.
CITY CLERK HAS INFORMED ME THAT THERE'S NO ONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON ITEMS ONE 16 AND ONE 17.
SO WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE WILL CLOSE, UH, THE PUBLIC HEARINGS ON ITEM ONE 16 AND ONE 17.
I RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER VELA.
UM, I WOULD MOVE TO, AND I MAY NEED STAFF'S HELP ON THIS.
I'M THE, THE LETTERS, UH, WILL JUMBLE A BIT IN THOSE, UH,
I MEAN, THIS IS AN EXISTING USE THAT HAS BEEN GOING ON NONCONFORMING, BUT MM-HMM.
UH, I DON'T SEE KIND OF THE POINT OF GOING THROUGH THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT PROCESS.
I'M FINE WITH GIVING THEM, UH, THE COMMERCIAL SERVICES.
I JUST WANTED TO, TO CLARIFY SOMETHING THOUGH.
SO THE MU WOULD MEAN THAT DOWN THE ROAD AS THE, THE SECTION OF NORTH LAMAR DEVELOPS, THAT PROPERTY WOULD BE, UH, ENTITLED INELIGIBLE FOR A MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT.
WHETHER IT COULD BE KIND OF THAT COMMERCIAL RESIDENTIAL TYPE, UH, DEVELOPMENT.
AND THEN WITH THE RAZOR WIRE AROUND IT, ONCE GIVEN THE ORDINANCE THAT WE PASSED THE FENCING, UH, ORDINANCE THAT WE PASSED A FEW MONTHS AGO MM-HMM.
UH, WITH THAT CAVEAT THEN I WOULD, UH, AND AGAIN, I'M, UH, I WOULD RECOMMEND PASSAGE OF, IS IT THE C SS M U C O N P? YES.
AND SO THAT COULD JUST BE YES, YOU'RE EXACTLY CORRECT.
THE C S M U C O N P, BUT THAT WOULD BE THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST.
SO WE'D SAY, JUST FOR CLARITY, YOU'D WANT THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST, UM, FOR ONE 17, WHICH WOULD BE C S M U C O N P.
'CAUSE THEY DO HAVE SOME CONDITIONS AS WELL.
BUT IT WOULD NOT BE THE C U P.
THEN MOTION TO PASS THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST.
AND WE, BUT JUST TO CLARIFY ALSO TODAY, WE'RE JUST PASSING ON FIRST READING.
WELL THAT, THAT THAT COULD BE YES.
AND THEN MOTION FIRST READING APPLICANT'S REQUEST, UH, WILL GET THAT RAISE WIRE DOWN DOWN THE, UH, ROAD AND THEN, UH, TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AT, UH, THE ITEM.
AND UM, AND THEN I THINK YOU WOULD JUST DO ONE 16, THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST AS WELL.
AND, AND, AND ADD, LET ME ADD THAT TO MY MOTION.
ONE 16 PER APPLICANT'S REQUEST AS WELL.
MEMBERS, THE MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER VELA IS TO APPROVE ITEMS ONE 16 AND ONE 17 AS THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST ON FIRST READING ONLY.
IS THERE A SECOND TO THE MOTION? SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER RYAN ALTER.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION WITHOUT OBJECTION? ITEMS ONE 16 AND ONE 17 ARE APPROVED AS THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST ON FIRST READING ONLY.
UH, OFF THE DIOCESE IS COUNCIL MEMBER HARPER MADISON.
COUNCIL MEMBER ALLISON ALTER, COUNCIL MEMBER POOLE AND THE MAYOR PRO TIM MEMBERS.
I BELIEVE THAT COVERS ALL OF THE ITEMS THAT WE, UM, HAVE ON OUR AGENDA WITHOUT A, I'M SORRY, COUNCIL MEMBER ALTER.
IT'S, IF, IF YOU'VE BET THAT WE'RE GONNA FINISH AT TWO, AT THREE O'CLOCK AND YOU, YOU DELAY THIS UNTIL AFTER THREE
SO SHANA TOVA TO ALL WHO WILL BE CELEBRATING.
YOU GUYS ARE ALL BETTING, BETTING AGAINST ME HERE.
AND THEN COUNCIL MEMBER FUENTES.
I JUST WANTED TO WISH FRANK ON THE SECOND FLOOR, A VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY FROM ALL OF US ON CITY COUNCIL.
THANK HAPPY BIRTHDAY, FRANK, THAT YOU DO FOR US.
THIS, UM, THERE WAS AN ITEM ON OUR AGENDA TODAY THAT WAS POSTPONED TO NEXT WEEK.
IT IS THE PALM DISTRICT PLAN, AND I WANTED TO FLAG FOR THE CITY MANAGER IF WE COULD HAVE A BRIEFING ON THAT, ON TUESDAY'S WORK SESSION.
AND IF A BRIEFINGS NOT, IF STAFF'S NOT ABLE, UH, ABLE TO DO A BRIEFING, THEN I WILL PULL IT FOR CONVERSATION AND WE'LL ASK STAFF TO RESPOND TO SOME QUESTIONS.
LET ME FOLLOW UP WITH STUFF AND SEE WHAT WE CAN DO.
ANYTHING ELSE? COUNCIL MEMBERS WITH WITHOUT OBJECTION.
THE AUSTIN CITY COUNCIL IS ADJOURNED.
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THANK YOU.