Nov 09, 2023 City Council Meetings

I, I WAS HAVING DIFFICULTY HEARING AND I TURNED OFF MY MIC IN ORDER TO TELL YOU THAT, UH, .

I, I APOLOGIZE.

IT'S 18, 19 AND 20.

I SAID 17, 18 AND 19.

18, 19 AND 20.

GOOD MORNING, MAYOR AND COUNSEL.

UH, MY NAME IS HANNAH FALL.

I'M AN ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY WITH THE LAW DEPARTMENT, AND I'M HERE TODAY TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF A PAYMENT TO SETTLE A LAWSUIT AND CAPTIONED FRANK NEAL ETAL VERSUS CITY OF AUSTIN, ETAL CAUSE NUMBER DN GN, UH, D ONE GN 0 0 6 4 72, AND THE FOUR 55TH DISTRICT COURT OF TRAVIS COUNTY.

WE PROVIDED IN ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGED MEMO, UM, WITH THE, HANG ON ONE SECOND.

CERTAINLY.

THEN I TURNED OFF MY MIC TO DO THAT, SO I HAD COUNCIL MEMBER INDICATE SHE COULDN'T HEAR.

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SO I'VE NOW MADE THE ONLY TWO MISTAKES OF THE DAY.

I'M GONNA MAKE , I WILL SPEAK UP.

WELL, DO WE HAVE, WE HAD TROUBLE THE OTHER DAY WITH THE MICROPHONES.

I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE WE'RE NOT STILL HAVING THAT TROUBLE.

JUST SHOUT OUT.

SHOULD BE GOOD.

WE'LL DO, THAT'S AN OLD JOKE.

UH, SO WE, YEAH, THAT'S MUCH BETTER.

UH, WE PROVIDED AN ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGED MEMO DISCUSSING THE CASE AND THE DETAILS OF THE SETTLEMENT DATED NOVEMBER 3RD.

THE LAWSUIT SOUGHT A DECLARATION OF AN IMPLIED EASEMENT THROUGH THE CITY'S KENT BUTLER ECOLOGICAL RESERVE, UH, TO ACCESS THE PLAINTIFF'S APPROXIMATELY 33.4 ACRE TRACT JUST TO THE NORTH OF THAT TRACT.

UM, AND IN THE ALTERNATIVE, THE PLAINTIFF SOUGHT DAMAGES FROM THE CITY'S ALLEGED TAKING OF THEIR IMPLIED EASEMENT.

UNDER THE BASIC TERMS OF SETTLEMENT, THE CITY WILL PAY $1.5 MILLION, UH, IN PLUS CLOSING COSTS AND IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $50,000 TO ACQUIRE PLAINTIFF'S TRACT.

AND THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF THAT TRACT IS APPROXIMATELY 33.40 ACRES OF LAND, MORE OR LESS SITUATED IN THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD COAST SURVEY NUMBER THREE, THE GREEN MCCOY SURVEY NUMBER 29, AND THE AE PATENT SURVEY NUMBER 6 56 TRAVIS COUNTY, TEXAS.

IN ADDITION, THE CITY WOULD OBTAIN RELEASES OF ANY CLAIMS THE PLAINTIFFS BROUGHT OR COULD HAVE BROUGHT IN THE LAWSUIT, AS WELL AS DISMISSAL OF THE LAWSUIT.

AND THE LAW DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDS YOU APPROVE PAYMENT UPON THESE TERMS. HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

ARE THERE, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? THIS IS LEGAL COUNSEL ON THIS ITEM.

I'M VERY THANKFUL TO MY COUNCILWOMAN VANESSA FUENTES, FOR BEING, UM, A PRO LEADER TO PROMOTE CHILDCARE AND TO SEE HOW QUICKLY THE CITY COUNCIL HAS MOVED ON.

GOOD MORNING, I'M GRAY LAIRD, ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY.

THIS IS ITEM NUMBER 19, UH, MAYOR, MAYOR PRO TEM AND COUNCIL MEMBERS, I'M HERE TODAY TO RECOMMEND THAT YOU APPROVE A PAYMENT OF $575,000 TO SETTLE THE FABRIZIO BASSETTI VERSUS CITY OF AUSTIN LAWSUIT.

THIS LAWSUIT IS RELATED TO A MARCH, 2018 ARREST.

AS WE DISCUSSED IN THE NOVEMBER 3RD, ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGE MEMO, MR. BASSETTI ALLEGED A VIOLATION OF THE FOURTH AMENDMENT FOR FALSE ARREST AND SEEK PAYMENT FOR DAMAGES THAT RESULTED FROM THE INITIAL ARREST.

IN EXCHANGE FOR THIS PAYMENT, PLAINTIFF WILL RELEASE ALL CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY AND ANY OFFICERS FROM ANY AND ALL CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF THE MARCH, 2018 INCIDENT.

PLAINTIFF WILL ALSO DISMISS WITH PREJUDICE THE LAWSUIT FILED IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS, AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

MEMBERS, DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF COUNSEL? THANK YOU, SIR.

GOOD MORNING, MAYOR AND, AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.

I'M SPEAKING ON ITEM 20.

MY NAME IS JAKE PETRI.

I'M AN ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY IN THE LAW DEPARTMENT, AND I'M HERE TODAY TO RECOMMEND A PAYMENT THAT YOU APPROVE A PAYMENT OF $1 MILLION TO SETTLE A CONSTRUCTION DELAY CLAIM.

FROM JAY REESE'S CONTRACTOR'S INC.

WHO IS THE CONTRACTOR FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF AUSTIN ENERGY'S RAINY STREET SUBSTATION PROJECT, WHICH WAS COMPLETED IN EARLY 2023.

JAY RE SOUGHT COMPENSATION FOR CONSTRUCTION DELAYS THAT IT MAINTAINS WERE CAUSED BY THE CITY.

IN EXCHANGE FOR THAT PAYMENT, JAY RE'S ROLE WILL RELEASE, UH, THE CITY AND ITS EMPLOYEES FROM ANY CLAIMS THAT WERE OR COULD HAVE BEEN ASSERTED IN RELATION TO THE RAINY STREET SUBSTATION PROJECT.

THE LAW DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDS YOU APPROVE THE PAYMENT BASED ON THESE TERMS, AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE.

MEMBERS, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS, COUNSEL? THANK ALL THREE OF YOU.

APPRECIATE IT.

I'LL TURN THE CITY CLERK NOW TO START OUR PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE

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CONSENT AGENDA.

MEMBERS, THE ONLY ITEMS THAT HAVE BEEN PULLED, UH, OTHER THAN THE ITEMS I'VE CALLED THAT ARE, UH, REFERENCED FROM COMMITTEE OR OUR IMMINENT DOMAIN OR A PUBLIC HEARING, ARE ITEM SIX AND 16.

SO NOW WE WILL HEAR FROM SPEAKERS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.

PLEASE, UH, PLEASE HELP US.

WE HAVE ONE REMOTE SPEAKER WHO HAS REQUESTED SPANISH TRANSLATION.

WE HAVE OUR TRANSLATOR IN PLACE AT THE PODIUM.

I'M GONNA CALL AMELDA RAMIREZ ON ITEM 28.

MY NAME IS EMELDA RAMIREZ AND I LIVE IN DISTRICT TWO, AND I'M A HOME BASED CHILDCARE PROVIDER.

I'M VERY THANKFUL.

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AFTER PROPOSITION TWO WAS PASSED THIS LAST TUESDAY, I'VE BEEN TAKING CARE OF KIDS FOR THE PAST EIGHT YEARS.

I'M ALSO MA'AM OF TWO KIDS.

I'VE RECEIVED FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS HELP FROM, UH, PROGRAMS UNITED WAY, SUCH AS AE GAVA AND UNITED WAY.

I'M VERY THANKFUL TO THEM FOR HELPING ME PREPARE, UM, TO BETTER SERVICE, TO LEARN MORE ABOUT, UH, CHILDCARE, UM, CHILDCARE.

AND THANKS TO THAT, I SEE NOW A BETTER WAY, A GOOD WAY TO, UH, GET MY LICENSE AND TO BE ABLE TO BE A REGISTERED FACILITY, A FACILITY OF A HOME BASE CHILDCARE PROVIDER.

NOW I'M IN THE PROCESS THAT IS ABOUT TO WRAP UP, AND JUST YESTERDAY I WAS PAINTING THE WALLS OF MY HOUSE TO SEND PROOFS AND SHOW, UM, TO THE LICENSING PROGRAM SINCE I DON'T HAVE ANY MONEY TO PAY, UH, SOMEBODY TO HELP ME.

AND I'M HERE TO, UH, SUPPORT ARTICLE 28 THAT I KNOW THAT, UH, SOON.

AND THANKS TO THEIR HELP, I WILL QUALIFY ONCE I FINISH MY, UH, CERTIFICATION PROGRAM.

SPEAK OF YOUR TIME HAS EXPIRED.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

YES, THANK YOU.

APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE AND HEALTHY.

A LOT OF WATER ON THE BIGGEST PROJECTS.

MY PLEASURE.

THAT CONCLUDES OUR REMOTE SPEAKERS.

WE WILL MOVE ON TO IN-PERSON.

WE HAVE WILLIAM BUNCH ON ITEMS TWO AND THREE WITH JOSE PEREZ.

ONDECK.

GOOD MORNING MAYOR.

COUNCIL MEMBERS, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY.

I'M, UH, BILL BUNCH, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WITH SAVE OUR SPRINGS ALLIANCE, UH, SPEAKING AGAINST ITEMS TWO AND THREE, UH, THAT WOULD DELAY FURTHER THE IMPLEMENTATION OF REQUIRED ONSITE, UH, WASTEWATER AND WATER REUSE FOR LARGE PROJECTS.

UH, THIS HAS BEEN IN THE MAKING FOR SEVERAL YEARS, UH, BASED ON OUR WATER FORWARD PLAN FROM ALL THE WAY BACK TO 2019.

UH, THE DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY HAS PLENTY OF TIME TO PREPARE AND BE READY TO IMPLEMENT THIS EVERY DAY THAT IT'S POSTPONED MEANS MORE GRANDFATHERING, UH, MEANS, UH, LITERALLY FOREVER LOSING THE OPPORTUNITY TO SAVE

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UH, MAYBE Y'ALL HAVEN'T BEEN PAYING ATTENTION, BUT WE HAD THE LEAST AMOUNT OF INFLOW TO THE HIGHLAND LAKES EVER LAST YEAR.

OUR WATER SUPPLY IS IN DIRE STRESS WITH CLIMATE CHANGE.

WE HAVE NO IDEA AT THIS MOMENT HOW MUCH WATER WE'RE GONNA HAVE IN THE FUTURE.

UM, THIS CALLS FOR A TINY INCREMENT OF UPFRONT COSTS TO ACHIEVE THIS ENORMOUS LONG-TERM WATER SAVINGS AND MONEY SAVINGS FOR FUTURE TENANTS AND WHATNOT.

UM, THIS IS NOT ABOUT AFFORDABILITY.

THIS IS ABOUT WASTING WATER AND WASTING MONEY, AND IT'S ABOUT RICA, THE VOICE OF THE AUSTIN GREED MACHINE.

ONCE AGAIN, HAVING TOO MUCH INFLUENCE ON THIS COUNCIL, YOU NEED TO STAND UP AND SAY NO, AND DO THE RIGHT THING FOR THE LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY AND AFFORDABILITY OF THIS CITY.

PLEASE DON'T DO THIS.

THANK YOU, SIR.

JOSE PEREZ ON ITEMS FOUR, FIVE, AND 15 WITH GUS PENA DECK.

GOOD MORNING.

I HAVE PREPARED A COMMENT ON ITEMS FOUR, FIVE, AND 15 RELATED TO THE PURCHASE OF A HOMELESS SHELTER AT 52 0 2 BEN WHITE BOULEVARD.

I WOULD LIKE FOR THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE MAYOR TO GO ON RECORD AND STATE OR IDENTIFY HOW MANY SHELTER BEDS THEY WILL PROVIDE EACH YEAR, AND HOW MANY FULL-TIME STAFF WILL BE ON DUTY TO OPERATE THE SHELTER WHEN OPERATING AT FULL CAPACITY.

I THINK I SPEAK FOR ALL TAXPAYERS WHEN ASKING FOR MORE DETAIL ON WHAT THE 75 MILLION IS ATTEMPTING TO ACCOMPLISH.

UM, MY SECOND POINT.

CAN, CAN, CAN WE STOP HIS CLOCK JUST A SECOND.

THE REASON I'M STOPPING YOUR CLOCK IS I WANNA LET YOU HAVE YOUR FULL TWO MINUTES, BUT THIS IS AN OFFICE BUILDING THAT'S BEING PURCHASED TO BE USED AS AN OFFICE BUILDING AND NOT AS A HOMELESS SHELTER.

THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION.

MY SECOND PLAN, PLEASE START HIS CLOCK AGAIN.

THE VALUE OF THE BUILDING IS ESTIMATED AT $50 MILLION, AND I THINK THAT NUMBER SHOULD BE SCRUTINIZED.

I WOULD LIKE THE CITY COUNCIL TO PRODUCE THE APPRAISAL DOCUMENTS WITH THE ITEMIZED LIST OF AMENITIES ON THE PROPERTY, BECAUSE THAT'S NOT A $50 MILLION BUILDING NOR A $50 MILLION SITE.

UM, Y'ALL NOTICED IT YOURSELVES THAT IT'S NEXT TO A, A MEAT PACKING ENTERPRISE.

UM, AND IT'S ALSO ABOUT 50% IMPERVIOUS COVER, AND IT'S A LOT OF PAVEMENT.

PLEASE PRODUCE OR MAKE PUBLIC THE APPRAISAL EVALUATION FORMS OR SPEND MORE TIME SHOPPING AROUND WITH THE $50 MILLION BUDGET.

GUS PENA, ITEMS FOUR, FIVE, AND 15 WITH MIKE KTI ON DECK.

UH, GOOD MORNING.

UH, COUNCIL MEMBER GUSTAVO PENA, NATIVE EAST AUSTINITE 2327 EAST FIFTH STREET.

UM, UH, I SERVED WITH A FIRST, THIRD, AND FOURTH MARINE DIVISION.

I SERVED ALSO WITH A FIRST AND THIRD MARINE AIR WING.

I'VE DONE EVERYTHING THAT I CAN FOR OUR COUNTRY AND THE BEST OF THE COUNTRIES, OTHER COUNTRIES, UH, THAT NEEDED HELP OUT.

I'M A MEMBER OF THE VFW, AMERICAN LEGION IRS SPECIAL AGENT FOR YOU COPS OVER THERE.

THE GOVERNOR WANTS ME TO BE ON HIS TEAM.

SO WHAT I WANNA DO IS MAKE SURE THAT THE PEOPLE ARE HELPED AND THAT AIN'T THAT AIN'T HAPPENING RIGHT NOW.

QUIT, QUIT SKIMMING.

UH, UH, MAYOR, I'VE KNOWN YOU FOR MANY YEARS.

I WORKED ON YOUR I YOUR CAMP.

HOLD ON, ON YOUR CAMPAIGNS, BUT I THINK WE CAN DO BETTER AND I CAN DO BETTER ALSO.

BUT THE THING IS THIS IS, IT DOESN'T, IT IS NOT, IT'S NOT HELPING US VETERANS ALSO.

OKAY? IT'S DIFFERENT FOR Y'ALL TO HAVE BEEN SHOT AT IN VIETNAM, LAOS AND CAMBODIA WHEN I WAS THERE.

OKAY? SO I'M GONNA LEAVE IT AT THAT, BUT I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE VETERANS ALSO GET THE DUE DILIGENCE, GET THE DUE DE DILIGENCE.

THEY DON'T HAVE HOMES, THEY DON'T HAVE, UH, MONEY COMING IN LIKE SOME PEOPLE.

I'M A FORMER SPECIAL AGENT WITH THE IRS.

I'LL TELL YOU, I'LL SHOW YOU MY, MY BADGE AGAIN.

BUT THE THING IS THIS, IS THAT WE NEED HELP FOR OUR VETERANS ALSO, BUT ALL THE PEOPLE THAT ARE POOR, I SEE, UH, THE NEED OUT THERE FOR HELP.

CAN YOU HELP ME? I DON'T HAVE THE POWER, BUT I'LL ASK OVER THERE AT CITY COUNCIL, I GO TO THE LEDGE.

THE, UM,

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I SAID, AIN'T NO WAY.

BOY, AIN'T GONNA BE, YOU'RE NOT GONNA WIN THAT WAY.

BUT I JUST WANNA LET YOU KNOW THERE'S STILL HURT OUT THERE.

THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING BEFORE YOU WERE A MAYOR, BEFORE YOU WERE A SENATOR.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE HARD WORK YOU DO.

PLEASE GET IT, GET IT DONE.

WE HAVE MIKE KANATI ON ITEMS SEVEN AND 21 WITH KATHY HORS ON DECK.

GREETINGS MAYOR.

UH, MAYOR PRO TAM COUNCIL MEMBERS, UH, MIKE KANATI WITH THE BARTON SPRINGS CONSERVANCY.

I'M HERE TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF BART SPRINGS CONSERVANCY TO SUPPORT COUNCIL APPROVAL OF ITEM SEVEN FOR THE, UH, NEGOTIATION OF THE CONTRACT FOR THE BART SPRINGS BATHHOUSE PROJECT.

LAUNCHED IN AS A PARK NON-PROFIT IN 2014.

THE BART SPRINGS CONSERVANCY HAS PARTNERED WITH THE CITY TO HELP RENOVATE THIS 75 YEAR OLD STRUCTURE, WANTING IT TO BE A FIRST CLASS FACILITY FOR THE, TO SERVE THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY.

GOING FORWARD FOR THE NEXT 70 YEARS, WE'RE REALLY EXCITED.

THE PROJECT INCLUDES SOME REALLY WONDERFUL NEW ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION EXHIBITS THAT I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE INSTALLED.

AND WHEN PEOPLE GO TO THE POOL, THEY WILL NOW BE ABLE TO LEARN ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AND THE HISTORY OF THE POOL AS PART OF THAT ENTRANCE EXPERIENCE, UM, THROUGH EXTENSIVE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT MEETINGS, THE PLAN CURRENTLY BEING PUT FORWARD TO YOU, UH, ACTUALLY HAD, I THINK I COUNTED THEM 10 MEETINGS AND SURVEYS, UH, THROUGH THE DESIGN PHASE SIX MEETINGS THROUGH A FEASIBILITY FEASIBILITY PHASE, AND THEN TWO MORE MEETINGS WITH THE SWIMMERS.

JUST LAST WEEK, THIS HAS RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL PUBLIC INPUT.

THE DESIGN HAS BEEN IMPROVED AS A RESULT OF THAT, AND I REALLY WANT TO COMMEND BOTH THE DESIGN TEAM AND CITY STAFF FOR WORKING VERY DILIGENTLY WITH THIS VERY CHALLENGING PROJECT TO MAKE SURE IT, IT, IT REPRESENTS THE CITY THE BEST POSSIBLE WAY.

ONE OF THE THINGS WE LEARNED ABOUT BARTON SPRINGS IS IT'S THE MOST HEAVILY REGULATED PIECE OF LAND IN THE ENTIRE CITY OF AUSTIN.

SO THAT KIND OF TELLS YOU HOW CHALLENGING THIS PROJECT HAS BEEN AND WHY IT'S TAKEN ABOUT 10 YEARS TO GET TO THIS POINT.

UM, NO DOUBT SOME FOLKS ARE OPPOSED TO IT, BUT WE THINK THAT A SMALL TERM, SHORT TERM FIXES ARE NOT WHAT WE NEED.

WE NEED TO REHABILITATE AND PROVIDE A BETTER ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION EXPERIENCE GOING FORWARD.

THERE ARE STRONG COMMUNITY SUPPORT, NOT ONLY FROM PREVIOUS CITY COUNCILS, BUT ALSO FROM THE CITY, WHICH PASSED A BOND PACKAGE IN 2012 TO INCLUDE FUNDING FOR THIS.

THERE'S ALSO BEEN GENEROUS CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONS AND PRIVATE CONTRIBUTIONS, SO WE ARE VERY EXCITED TO SEE THIS MOVING FORWARD.

AND WE URGE COUNCIL TO APPROVE THE CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS SO THAT WE CAN GET THE PROJECT LAUNCH IN 2014, EARLY 2014.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE.

20 FOURTEEN'S PASSED, SO WE'LL HAVE TO AMEND OUR MOTION.

KATHY MACHOR ON ITEM 28 WITH MICHELLE MEIA.

ECK.

GOOD MORNING.

THANK YOU MAYOR.

COUNCIL MEMBERS AND CITY MANAGER.

MY NAME IS KATHY MCCORT, AND I'M HERE REPRESENTING THE AUSTIN TRAVIS COUNTY SUCCESS BY SIX COALITION IN FAVOR AND SPEAKING IN FAVOR OF ITEM 28.

THE COALITION IS COMPRISED OF MORE THAN 100 LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS STRIVING TO IMPROVE SCHOOL READINESS AND THE QUALITY OF EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION IN AUSTIN, WHICH IS INCLUSIVE MANY CHILDCARE PROGRAMS. THANK YOU FOR TAKING SWIFT ACTION TO CONSIDER.

ITEM 28, TO ELIMINATE PROPERTY TAX FOR ELIGIBLE CENTER-BASED EARLY EDUCATION PROVIDERS AFFORDED BY THE PASSAGE OF PROPOSITION TWO ON TUESDAY STATEWIDE BALLOT.

AS YOU MAY BE AWARE, THE VOTERS OF TRAVIS COUNTY OVERWHELMINGLY SUPPORTED PROP TWO WITH A 76% APPROVAL RATE, ONE OF THE HIGHEST IN THE STATE, ADOPTING ITEM 28, AND IMPLEMENTING THE MEASURE TO THE FULL EXTENT BY WAIVING 100% OF PROPERTY TAX FOR ELIGIBLE CHILDCARE PROVIDERS WILL EASE SOME OF THE FINANCIAL BURDENS FOR OUR EARLY EDUCATORS, CARING FOR OUR MOST VULNERABLE CHILDREN.

THESE CHILDCARE PROGRAMS OPERATE ON RAZOR THIN MARGINS OF LESS THAN 1% PROFIT MARGIN.

SO EVERY DOLLAR COUNTS, WORKING FAMILIES CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY MORE.

THE STATE REIMBURSEMENT RATES ARE INSUFFICIENT TO COVER THEIR COSTS, AND MANY PROGRAMS CANNOT PROVIDE STAFF A LIVING WAGE, BUT THEY ARE THE CRITICAL WORKFORCE BEHIND OUR WORKFORCE.

WE'RE GRATEFUL THIS ITEM INCLUDES DIRECTION TO SEEK A MECHANISM FOR PROVIDING SIMILAR RELIEF TO FAM, FAMILY-BASED, LICENSED, OR REGISTERED HOMES.

THESE HOME-BASED PROGRAMS ARE AN ESSENTIAL PART OF OUR ECOSYSTEM, ESPECIALLY FOR FAMILIES WHO ARE SEEKING NON-TRADITIONAL HOUR CARE FOR FAMILIES OF INFANTS AND TODDLERS, AND FOR FAMILIES THAT DESIRE CARE THAT REFLECTS THEIR OWN CULTURE AND LANGUAGE.

YET, THESE SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS EXPERIENCE MANY BARRIERS TO THE TRADITIONAL BUSINESS AND CHILDCARE SUPPORTS.

WE'RE FORTUNATE TO HAVE A CITY COUNCIL THAT RECOGNIZES ACCESS TO QUALITY EQUITABLE CHILDCARE IS ESSENTIAL FOR A THRIVING ECONOMY.

CARILLO, MILLICENT VALLE.

MICHELLE MEJIA WITH CARL WEBB ON DECK ITEM 28, MICHELLE MEJIA, CARL WEBB, ITEM 28, ANTHONY

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YOU GUYS CAUGHT ME AFTER LEG DAY .

HELLO, COUNSEL.

MY NAME'S ANTHONY CARILLO.

I'M HERE TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF ITEM 28, WHICH HELPS ALLEVIATE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH RUNNING A CHILDCARE FACILITY.

FIRST, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE WHOLE COUNCIL FOR MAKING VITAL CHANGES EARLIER THIS YEAR THAT'LL HELP MAKE IT EASIER TO OPEN AND OPERATE A SCHOOL IN AUSTIN.

I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK THE COUNCIL FOR CREATING THIS THOUGHTFUL RESOLUTION IN FRONT OF US, AND FOR TRYING TO FIND A WAY TO INCLUDE LICENSED HOMES AND LICENSED CENTERS OPERATING OUT OF HOMES IN THIS PROPOSED RELIEF.

IN YOUR CONSIDERATION, I WOULD ADD ENCOURAGE THE COUNCIL TO CONSIDER REMOVING THE TEXAS RISING STAR ELIG ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS, WHICH I'LL TALK MORE ABOUT IN A SECOND.

UH, MY WIFE AND I OPENED A BRAND NEW SCHOOL THIS YEAR AND JUST STARTED ENROLLING STUDENTS IN JANUARY.

WE ARE AT CAPACITY NOW WITH A HEALTHY WAIT LIST, PURSUING CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO EXPAND CAPACITY BY USING THE EMPTY SPACE THAT WE ALREADY HAVE.

IF YOU WANTED TO OPEN UP A NEW SCHOOL IN, IN AUSTIN, YOU COULD EITHER LEASE A COMMERCIAL SPACE OR OPERATE OUT OF A RESIDENCE.

WITH THE COMMERCIAL LEASE, YOU WOULD PAY IN THE BALLPARK OF 35 TO 50 $50 A SQUARE FOOT PLUS TRIPLE NET MAINTENANCE COSTS.

THAT EQUATES TO ABOUT 11 TO $15,000 A MONTH ON A 3000 SQUARE FOOT SPACE.

UM, FOR MOST CHILDCARE OPERATIONS, THOSE LEASE LEASE RATES ARE UNTENABLE.

SO THE ONLY OTHER OPTION WOULD BE TO OPERATE AT A MUCH SMALLER SCALE BY BECOMING A LICENSED HOME OR A LICENSED CENTER.

THESE OPERATIONS ARE ARGUABLY, ARGUABLY THE ONES WHO NEEDED THE RELIEF THE MOST BECAUSE THEY WERE OPERATING AT RAISE A THIN MARGINS.

MANY OF THE CHILDCARE FACILITIES THAT WILL OPEN UP UNDER THE AWESOME NEW CHANGES TO THE LAND CODE WILL BE STARTED BY CAREER EDUCATORS OPERATING OUT OF A RESIDENCE.

THE, THE REQUIREMENT TO BE ATRS UH, RATED FACILITY WILL DELAY THE HELP FOR ANY NEW SCHOOLS BECAUSE YOU CANNOT QUALIFY FOR TRS UNTIL YOU'VE BEEN OPEN FOR A YEAR.

IN ADDITION, ANY FINANCIAL RELIEF GAIN THROUGH THE PROPOSED PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION MIGHT BE NEGATED BY THE REQUIREMENT TO HAVE A 20%, EXCUSE ME, 20% CAPACITY SUB SUBSIDIZED BY CCS AS AN EXAMPLE.

THANK YOU FOR, FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.

THE, MR. CARILLO CAN, WOULD YOU MIND EMAILING THE REST OF YOUR COMMENTS TO US? TOTALLY.

IF YOU CAN.

MILLICENT ELA WITH PETER GUZMAN.

YEAH, THANK YOU.

YEAH, FOR THE RECORD, YOU LOOK GREAT.

OH, APOLOGIES.

COUNCIL MEMBER ALTER.

I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT.

UM, THE STATE PROPOSITION ACTUALLY REQUIRES, REQUIRES CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS FOR THE EXEMPTION THAT'S ON THE NON-FAMILY BASED CARE.

UM, WE WILL HAVE AN OPEN ENGAGEMENT PROCESS, UM, IF OUR STAFF ARE ABLE TO IDENTIFY WAYS, WHICH I'M HOPEFUL THEY WILL, FOR US TO PROVIDE SIMILAR RELIEF TO THE HOME-BASED CARE, UM, THAT THOSE QUALIFICATIONS HAVE NOT BEEN DETERMINED, BUT WE HAVE TO FOLLOW, UM, THE STATE PROPOSITION WITH RESPECT TO, UM, THE, THE FIRST PART.

TO REDUCE OUR VEHICLES MI MILE TRAVELED.

THANKS FOR CLARIFYING THAT.

MILLICENT ELA WITH PETER GUZMAN ON DECK ON ITEM 28.

UH, LAURA OLSSON, KEVIN WELSH, PAOLO CONNOLLY, BEN SOTHEBY, CHRISSY O'BRIEN.

IF YOUR NAME'S BEEN CALLED, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME.

WE HAVE MOVEMENT.

HELLO, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

MY NAME IS BEN SOVI.

I'M THE PRESIDENT OF AFSCME 1624.

I WANNA THANK YOU FOR TAKING UP ITEM 29 AND CONSIDERING THIS ON YOUR SENATE AGENDA.

UH, I JUST WANNA LET YOU KNOW THAT, UH, I TALK TO A LOT OF PEOPLE, UH, BOTH EMPLOYEES OF CITY OF AUSTIN AND IN THE COMMUNITY.

I'M A RESIDENT OF D FOUR RIDE, THE 8 0 1 AND THE THREE HUNDRED AND THREE THIRTY SEVEN.

TALK TO MY, TO MY NEIGHBORS.

AND THIS REFLECTS THE VALUES OF OUR COMMUNITY.

MANY OF YOUR EMPLOYEES HERE AT THE CITY HAVE MADE, UH, SUSTAINABILITY.

ALL THE THINGS CAPTURED IN THE IMAGINE AUSTIN PLAN, THEIR LIFE'S WORK.

THEY WORK PROTECTING OUR WATERSHEDS, CARING FOR OUR TREES IN THE PARK.

THEY PLAN OUR, OUR SUSTAINABILITY GOING, LOOKING FAR INTO THE FUTURE.

AND I THINK THE CITY DOES REALLY WELL BY SETTING ITSELF AS A LEADER.

WE'RE ASKING ALL THESE LARGE EMPLOYERS IN OUR AREA TO, TO HOLD THEMSELVES TO A HIGHER STANDARD, TO MAKE SURE WE MAKE THESE GOALS, AND THESE ARE NECESSARY CHANGES, AND IT LOOKS REALLY GOOD FOR THE CITY TO DO THAT.

I KNOW, SPEAKING PERSONALLY IN MY LIFE FOR OUR HOUSEHOLD, THE, THE GOOD TELEWORK POLICY THAT THE COUNTY IMPLEMENTED HAS ALLOWED US

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YOU KNOW, UH, WHETHER IT'S CARPOOLING IN A SMALL FUEL EFFICIENT HYBRID LIKE WE DID, UH, INTO DOWNTOWN TODAY, OR ME RIDING THE BUS LIKE I I'M GONNA DO FOR THE REST OF THE DAY.

UH, THOSE STRATEGIES HAVE ALLOWED US TO, UH, REDUCE OUR MILES, MAKE OUR LIFE IN LINE WITH THESE GOALS THAT WE HAVE AS A COMMUNITY OF MAKING SURE THAT WE HIT THOSE TARGETS.

SO, AGAIN, JUST WANNA THANK YOU FOR TAKING THIS UP.

UH, HAPPY TO SEE EVERYONE, UH, WHO HAS SUPPORTED IT SO FAR, AND, AND HOPE THAT YOU, YOU PASS THAT ALONG.

GOOD MORNING, MAYOR.

MAYOR, PRO TEM COUNCIL MEMBERS.

UH, MY NAME'S CHRIS O'BRIEN.

I'M WITH THE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES.

UM, I WANT TO FIRST THANK, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER FUENTES FOR LEADING ON THIS ITEM.

I WANNA THANK OUR CO-SPONSORS, UH, ESPECIALLY MY COUNCIL MEMBER RYAN ALTER.

UM, ALSO WANNA RECOGNIZE THE, UH, PLANNING COMMISSION, UH, FOR DRAFTING THESE AMENDMENTS, UM, TO BE INCLUDED IN THE IMAGINE AUSTIN COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR ITEM 29.

UM, AS YOU PROBABLY KNOW, AFSCME HAS BEEN IN CONVERSATIONS, UH, WITH THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE.

UH, WE HAVE BEEN AND CONTINUE TO WORK TOWARD, UH, FAIR POLICY, UH, TELEWORK POLICY FOR OUR CITY OF AUSTIN EMPLOYEES.

UM, ITEM 29 REALLY SPEAKS TO A WAY THAT WE CAN REACH OUR, UH, CLIMATE ACTION, OUR MOBILITY GOALS.

OUR, YOU KNOW, THE GOALS LAID OUT IN AUSTIN.

AUSTIN STRATEGIC, UH, PLAN REALLY HELPS US KIND OF GET THERE FASTER BY LOOKING AT OUR TELEWORK POLICY AS WE DEVELOP IT.

UM, IT SHOWS, IN OUR OPINION, IT SHOWS, YOU KNOW, THE COMMUNITY THAT WE ARE COMMITTED AND DEDICATED TO REACHING THESE GOALS.

UM, SO TO US IT MAKES GOOD, PERFECT SENSE THAT WE WOULD, UH, ALIGN THESE GOALS, UH, WITH OUR TELEWORK POLICY.

SO, UM, THANK YOU ALL AGAIN FOR YOUR TIME AND YOUR SERVICE, AND, UH, WE HOPE TO SEE THIS PAST TODAY.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

AT THIS TIME, I'VE CALLED EVERYONE THAT SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.

THAT CONCLUDES THE, UM, SPEAK PUBLIC SPEAKING ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.

UM, I WILL NOTE FOR THE RECORD THAT WE HAD PULLED ITEM SIX AND 16, UH, BUT IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE PURPOSE FOR PULLING THAT ITEM WAS MET WITH THE WORK SESSION WE HAD.

UM, SO IF, UNLESS THERE'S OBJECTION, WE WOULD ADD ITEM SIX AND 16.

BACK TO THE CONSENT AGENDA.

HEARING NO OBJECT, OBJECTION EXCUSE, MAYOR, WE DO HAVE ONE SPEAKER WHO SIGNED UP TO SPEED ON THOSE ITEMS. WELL, THEN LET'S DO THAT.

BILL BRYCE, MAYOR, WHILE HE'S COMING DOWN.

UM, COUNCIL MEMBER FUENTES WASN'T HERE EARLIER, SO I DIDN'T MENTION THIS EARLIER.

I WOULD LIKE TO BE ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR OF 29, IF SHE'S AMENABLE.

APPROACH THAT LEADS TO A WIN FOR PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS IN A WIN FOR DOWNTOWN IN THE CITY AS A WHOLE.

GREAT.

UH, COUNCIL MEMBER ALLISON ALSO WILL BE SHOWN AS A CO-SPONSOR OF ITEM NUMBER 29.

MR. BRYCE.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

GOOD MORNING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.

I'M BILL BRYCE, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, INVESTOR RELATIONS WITH DOWNTOWN AUSTIN ALLIANCE.

I'M HERE TO SPEAK ON ITEM SIX AND 16 REGARDING THE PURCHASE OF THE SALVATION ARMY PROPERTIES.

FOR MORE THAN 20 YEARS, DOWNTOWN AUSTIN ALLIANCE HAS WORKED TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE OF HOMELESSNESS, AND I'M HA I'VE HAD THE PRIVILEGE TO BE THE STAFF LEAD ON THIS WORK.

FOR ALMOST 20 YEARS, WE HAVE WORKED TO IMPROVE POLICY AND PLANNING TO ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS AND TO ENSURE THAT PUBLIC SPACES ARE SAFE AND HEALTHY FOR EVERYONE'S USE AND ENJOYMENT.

ALL OF THIS HAS BEEN DONE THROUGH COLLABORATION AND ALWAYS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY.

I'M HERE REPRESENTING MORE THAN 1000 INVESTMENT PROPERTY OWNERS, THEIR TENANT EMPLOYEES, RESIDENTS, AND VISITORS, TO ASK THAT YOU DELAY YOUR DECISION TO VOTE ON THE PURCHASE OF THIS PROPERTY.

13 MONTHS AGO, WE BEGAN TO SEE POSITIVE CHANGE IN BLOCK 85 AND THE SURROUNDING AREA.

WE BEGAN TO REALIZE WHAT THIS AREA COULD BE AFTER SEEING IT BLIGHTED.

FOR NEARLY TWO DECADES, WE BEGAN TO HAVE HOPE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF REVITALIZING THIS IMPORTANT PART OF DOWNTOWN, WHILE BETTER SERVING THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.

WITH THIS POSITIVE TRANSFORMATION AND TRANSITION IN THIS AND OTHER NEARBY PROPERTIES, WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO RENEW THIS AREA.

WE KNOW MORE SHELTER SERVICES AND HOUSING ARE DESPERATELY NEEDED, AND WE APPRECIATE THE COUNCIL'S RECENT EFFORTS TO INCREASE THESE RESOURCES.

BUT THE COMMUNITY DESERVES ASSURANCE THAT DECISIONS WE MAKE, INCLUDING LARGE INVESTMENTS TO PURCHASE, REPAIR, AND OPERATE THIS PROPERTY, ARE WITHOUT DOUBT THE HIGHEST AND BEST USE OF TAX DOLLARS.

AND THAT SOCIAL SERVICES ARE DESIGNED FOR THE FUTURE, NOT THE PAST.

YOU OWE IT TO YOUR CONSTITUENTS AND ESPECIALLY THOSE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS TO MAKE THE BEST INFORMED COST-EFFECTIVE DECISIONS TO MAXIMIZE INVESTMENTS, TO ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS, AND TO ASSURE THE DECISIONS YOU MAKE, HELP IMPROVE THE VITALITY OF DOWNTOWN.

THE DOWNTOWN ALLIANCE RESPECTFULLY URGES YOU TO DELAY VOTING ON THESE ITEMS AND TO TAKE A THOUGHTFUL FORWARD THINKING

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THANK YOU EVERYBODY.

OKAY, SO THE CONSENT AGENDA.

NOW WE'VE HEARD ALL THE SPEAKERS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.

THE CONSENT AGENDA WILL BE ALL

[Consent Agenda (Part 2 of 2)]

OF THE ITEMS PLUS ITEMS SIX AND 16.

UH, MAYOR PRO TEM, HUH? CAN I BE SHOWN AS CO-SPONSOR ON 20, UH, 29 AND 54? THE MAYOR PRO TEM WILL BE SHOWN AS A CO-SPONSOR WITHOUT OBJECTION ON ITEMS 29 AND 54.

UH, I'M GONNA START ASKING IF ANYBODY WANTS TO PULL ANYTHING, ABSTAIN, RECUSE, OR SAY NO, BUT IF WE'RE LOOKING, WE'RE STILL LOOKING FOR CO-SPONSORSHIP, THEN I'LL RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER CADRY.

GREAT.

UH, THANK YOU MAYOR.

UH, WANNA REALLY THANK COUNCIL MEMBER ALLISON CHER FOR ALL HER WORK, UH, ON THE CHILDCARE STUFF.

UH, AND I'D ALSO BE, I'D, I'D LOVE TO BE ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR TO THAT WITHOUT OBJECTION.

UM, YOU WILL BE.

ANY OTHER ONES, ANY OTHER ITEMS THAT SOMEONE WANTS TO BE SHOWN AS A CO-SPONSOR OF COUNCIL MEMBER VELA? UH, LIKEWISE, I WOULD LIKE TO BE ADDED TO THE CHILDCARE, UH, ITEM.

UH, THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER ALLISON ALTER FOR THE, THE TIMELINESS ESPECIALLY OF, UH, OF THE ITEM GREATLY APPRECIATED.

UH, AND I WOULD ALSO, IS THIS ON CONSENT, BUT ITEM 55 ON THE AIRPORT, UH, I THINK THAT'S, UH, ALSO AN, UH, AN EXCELLENT ITEM.

AND, AND IF, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER FUENTES, UH, UH, UH, ALLOWS, I WOULD LIKE TO BE A CO-SPONSOR ON THAT.

WITH THAT OBJECTION, COUNCIL MEMBER AVAIL BILL ALSO BE SHOWN ON 29 AND 55.

ALL RIGHT.

UM, NOW LET ME ASK, IS THERE ANY ITEM SOMEONE WISHES TO PULL FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA AS IT'S BEEN READ? ANYONE WISHING TO BE SHOWN ABSTAINING FROM AN ITEM ON THE CONSENT AGENDA? ANYONE WISHING TO BE SHOWN AS RE I'M SORRY, COUNCIL MEMBER, UM, ABSTAINING ON TWO AND THREE AND ON SERIOUS RECONSIDERATION? YOU MAY AS WELL ADD ME TO, UH, A SPONSOR ON THE CHILDCARE ITEM TOO.

MIGHT AS WELL JUST MAKE IT A CLEAN RUN, RIGHT? WELL, THAT, THAT'S USUALLY WHAT A UNANIMOUS VOTE DOES.

YES, INDEED.

UM, BUT IT'S ITEM 28.

IT'S ITEM 20, WHAT? 28 IS THE CHILDCARE.

28.

I'M, I MAY HAVE SAID 29 A MINUTE AGO ON COUNCIL MEMBER BAYLA.

SO NOW FOR THOSE KEEPING SCORE, AND THERE ARE THOSE KEEPING SCORE, THAT'S THE THIRD MISTAKE I'VE MADE TODAY.

UM, SO COUNCIL MEMBER BAYLA ON 28 AND COUNCIL MEMBER POOLE ON 28, COUNCIL MEMBER POOLE WILL BE SHOWN ABSTAINING ON ITEMS TWO AND THREE.

COUNCIL MEMBER ALLISON ALTER.

SO I WOULD LIKE TO BE SHOWN AS ABSTAINING ON 1927.

TWO AND THREE, PLEASE.

OKAY, COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, ALLISON ALT ALTER WILL BE SHOWN ABSTAINING ON 2 3 19 AND 27.

ANY OTHER ABSTENTIONS, ANYONE WISHING TO BE SHOWN RECUSING THEMSELVES FROM A VOTE ON ANY OF THE CONSENT AGENDA? ANYONE WISHING TO BE SHOWN VOTING? NO.

COUNCIL MEMBER KELLY.

I WILL BE VOTING NO ON ITEMS TWO AND 3 29 30 AND 56, 2 3 29 30, AND 56.

ALRIGHT, ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO BE SHOWN VOTING NO ON THE CONSENT AGENDA? ALRIGHT, ANY, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION WITH REGARD TO THE CONSENT AGENDA AS READ? AND IT INCLUDES ITEM SIX AND 16 FOR THE RECORD.

THAT BEING THE CASE? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

A? NO, THE MOTION CARRIES WITH COUNCIL MEMBER POOLE BEING SHOWN ABSTAINING ON ITEMS TWO AND THREE.

COUNCIL MEMBER ALLISON AL ALTER BE BEING SHOWN ABSTAINING ON 2 3 19 AND 27.

AND COUNCIL MEMBER KELLY BEING SHOWN VOTING NO ON 2 3 29 30 AND 56.

AND COUNCIL MEMBER HARPER MEDICINE BEING ABSENT.

UH, THANK YOU MEMBERS.

UH, THAT IS THE CONSENT AGENDA WITHOUT OBJECTION.

WE WILL, OH, I'M SORRY.

LET ME, LET ME CALL ON PEOPLE THAT HAVE SIGNED UP TO SAY A FEW WORDS ABOUT THE CONSENT AGENDA.

UH, COUNCIL MEMBER FUENTES, THEN FOLLOWED BY COUNCIL MEMBER RYAN ALTER.

AND THEN COUNCIL MEMBER ALLISON ALTER.

YES.

WHERE PLANES GO, UH, TO HELP BETTER NAVIGATE.

THANK YOU MAYOR.

UM, COLLEAGUES, I WANNA THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT ON THE AIRPORT SAFETY ITEM THAT WE JUST APPROVED.

UM, I JUST FOUND OUT THIS MORNING THAT THE UNITED STATES SENATE IS HAVING A CONGRESSIONAL HEARING ON AIR SAFETY IN WHICH OUR OWN AUSTIN AIRPORT WAS BROUGHT UP.

AND SO THE SERIOUSNESS OF THE CRITICAL INCIDENTS THAT WE'VE HAD AT THE AIRPORT, AS WELL AS THE TWO TRAGIC DEATHS OF, UM, AIRPORT EMPLOYEES AND AIRLINE WORKERS AT, AT THE AIRPORT, HAS PROMPTED THIS RESOLUTION FOR US TO TAKE ACTION.

THERE ARE THINGS THAT WE CAN AND SHOULD BE DOING LOCALLY.

AND SO THIS RESOLUTION, UM, ASKS FOR THE RAMP CONTROL SYSTEM TO HELP GUIDE

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UM, THE ON, ON THE GROUND CONTROL SYSTEM, UH, IS ONE OF THOSE ITEMS THAT WE CAN FAST TRACK HERE LOCALLY.

UH, ALSO ASKING FOR, FOR COUNSEL TO BE NOTIFIED WHEN WE DO HAVE CRITICAL INCIDENTS OR EMERGENCIES AT THE AIRPORT, AS WELL AS REAFFIRMING OUR SUPPORT, UH, FOR, UH, FEDERAL SAFETY REFORMS IN WHICH OUR CONGRESSMEN, DOGGETT AND CASAR HAVE BEEN OUT IN FRONT ON AND, AND LEADING IN CONGRESS.

AND SO THESE ARE A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT WE'VE SET INTO MOTION.

I WANNA THANK OUR CO-SPONSORS ON THIS ITEM.

UH, COUNCIL MEMBER KELLY FOR HER WORK COUNCIL MEMBER ALTER, COUNCIL MEMBER VELASQUEZ AND MAYOR PRO TEM AND CHAIR OF OUR MOBILITY COMMITTEE.

UH, COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS, UM, AS WELL AS I THINK WE PICKED UP A COUPLE MORE.

COUNCIL MEMBER VELA, I THINK YOU WERE ALSO ADDED TO THAT.

YES.

UH, SO JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR THAT.

AND ALSO WANTED TO THANK YOUR, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT ON THE TELEWORK POLICY.

I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE AS A CITY OF AUSTIN, AS AN EMPLOYER MODEL, UH, BE AN EXEMPLARY MODEL AS AN EMPLOYER AND, AND SHOWCASE WHAT WE'RE DOING ON OUR END TO HELP MEET OUR, UH, CLIMATE GOALS AND, UH, HOPEFULLY OTHER EMPLOYERS IN TOWN WILL FOLLOW SUIT.

SO I WANNA THANK YOU FOR, FOR YOUR SUPPORT.

COUNCIL MEMBER RYAN ALTER, FOLLOWED BY COUNCIL MEMBER ALLISON ALTER.

AND THEN COUNCIL MEMBER KELLY.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MAYOR.

I JUST ALSO WANNA ECHO MY THANKS OF COUNCILMAN RAL AND AL ALTER ON THIS ITEM AND, UH, HER LEADERSHIP AS WELL AS COUNCIL MEMBER FUENTES ON, ON CHILDCARE.

UH, I ALSO WANNA THANK ANTHONY FOR COMING OUT.

I REMEMBER, UH, WALKING HIS NEIGHBORHOOD.

I HAD THE, THE PRIVILEGE OF SPEAKING WITH HIM AND HIS FAMILY AND HIS, UH, VERY CUTE YOUNG KIDS AND, AND JUST HAD A GOOD CONVERSATION WITH THEM ABOUT WHAT THEY WERE TRYING TO DO, JUST TO BE ABLE TO HAVE A CHILDCARE, UH, OPTION IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD.

AND THAT IS, YOU KNOW, JUST SO IMPORTANT TO BE ABLE TO INCREASE ACCESS AND TO INCREASE QUALITY.

AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT THIS ITEM IS DOING.

SO I WANNA THANK YOU FOR THE WORK YOU'RE DOING.

I REALLY APPRECIATE IT AND, AND THANK, UM, MY COLLEAGUES FOR THIS.

I ALSO WANNA TAKE A QUICK MOMENT, UH, JUST TO TALK ABOUT THE, THE BARTON SPRINGS BATHHOUSE.

I KNOW IT'S, UH, BEEN A LONG TIME GETTING HERE.

I'M EXCITED TO SEE, UH, WHERE THIS IS GONNA GO.

AND I'M ALSO WANT TO TAKE A QUICK MOMENT TO THANK BOTH THE MANAGER AND, AND HUMIRA FOR WORKING WITH THE HILLSIDE THEATER FOLKS, UH, TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS DOESN'T IMPACT THEIR OPERATIONS, AND SO THAT WE CAN, UH, HAVE SOME ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO MAKE IT SO THE THEATER CAN OPERATE AND PROVIDE, UH, A REALLY SPECIAL EXPERIENCE TO OUR COMMUNITY AGAIN NEXT YEAR.

SO APPRECIATE ALL YOUR WORK.

COUNCIL MEMBER ALISON ALTER, FOLLOWED BY COUNCIL MEMBER KELLY.

THE CENTRAL SOUTH REGION OF THE TEXAS RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION, AND MANY MORE, AS WELL AS THE FOLKS WHO CAME TO SPEAK TO US TODAY FOR THEIR SUPPORT, MORE TRANSFORMATIONAL INVESTMENT IS NEEDED.

UM, ON TUESDAY, TEXAS TOOK A HISTORIC STEP WHEN VOTERS ACROSS THE STATE VOTED TO ENABLE A PROPERTY TAX ABATEMENT FOR ELIGIBLE CHILDCARE CENTERS WITH PROPOSITION TWO.

THIS IS A SIGN THAT TEXANS, AND AS WE HEARD TRAVIS, PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN TRAVIS COUNTY UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF CHILDCARE FOR OUR WORKING FAMILIES AND OUR STATE'S ECONOMY.

ITEM 28 ADVANCES THIS LEGISLATION SO THAT WE CAN WAIVE 100% OF THE CITY TAXES FOR THESE ELIGIBLE CHILDCARE CENTERS BEGINNING NEXT YEAR.

MY RESOLUTION ALSO DIRECTS THE INTERIM CITY MANAGER TO IDENTIFY SIMILAR RELIEF OPTIONS FOR HOME-BASED PROVIDERS WHO ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THE PROPERTY TAX RELIEF UNDER THE STATE LEGISLATION.

BUT THEY FORM A REALLY CRITICAL PART OF OUR ECOSYSTEM HERE IN AUSTIN.

WE KNOW THAT OUR ECONOMY CAN'T FUNCTION AT FULL PRODUCTIVITY WITHOUT AFFORDABLE AND ACCESSIBLE CHILDCARE CENTERS.

CHILDCARE WORKERS MAKE ALL OF THE OTHER WORK IN AUSTIN POSSIBLE, ESPECIALLY OUR COMMUNITY'S ESSENTIAL AND FRONTLINE WORK.

AS FEDERAL FUNDS EXPIRE, INCLUDING OUR OWN ARPA FUNDS, WE ARE ON THE PRECIPICE OF WHAT EXPERTS CALL A CHILDCARE CLIFF.

WITHOUT MORE FUNDING, A TEXAS ASSOCIATION FOR THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG CHILDREN'S SURVEY REVEALS THAT UP TO 44% OF CHILDCARE CENTERS IN TEXAS COULD CLOSE THEIR DOORS.

I HAD ONE, I HAVE ONE CLOSING IN MY DISTRICT AT THE END OF THIS MONTH.

I'M HOPEFUL THAT THIS ACTION WILL HELP PROVIDE MORE FINANCIAL STABILITY AND SUPPORT TO SOME OF OUR LOCAL CHILDCARE OPERATORS WHO ARE CURRENTLY OPERATING ON VERY, VERY THIN MARGINS.

I WOULD LIKE TO THANK OUR AUSTIN AREA REPRESENTATIVE TYLER RICO FOR HIS LEADERSHIP AND COLLABORATION WITH EARLY CHILDHOOD ADVOCATES, WHICH RESULTED IN THE ABILITY FOR OUR COMMUNITY TO SEIZE THIS OPPORTUNITY.

I'D ALSO LIKE TO THANK MY CO-SPONSORS, MY ORIGINAL CO-SPONSORS, COUNCIL MEMBER FUENTES VELASQUEZ AND RYAN ALTER, UM, AS WELL AS MY NEW ONES COUNCIL MEMBER, CADRY VELA AND POOL, UM, FOR THEIR SUPPORT.

AND I WANNA GIVE A SPECIAL SHOUT OUT TO MY STAFF MEMBER, ASHLEY RICHARDSON, WHO'S BEEN WORKING WITH US ON THIS FOR MONTHS.

I'D ALSO LIKE TO THANK EARLY MATTERS, GREATER AUSTIN SUCCESS BY SIX UNITED WAY.

GO AUSTIN, VAMOS AUSTIN.

AUSTIN, LGBT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, THE GREATER AUSTIN ASIAN CHAMBER, THE GREATER AUSTIN CHAPTER OF THE TEXAS RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION,

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AND I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO WORK WITH ALL OF YOU TO STABILIZE AND EXPAND OUR CHILDCARE ECOSYSTEM.

WE SIMPLY CAN'T AFFORD NOT TO.

COUNCIL MEMBER KELLY? YEAH.

UM, THANK YOU FOR THE RECOGNITION.

I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO COUNCIL MEMBER FUENTES FOR THE WORK THAT WE WERE ABLE TO DO ON ITEM 55.

I REALLY BELIEVE THAT THAT WILL BRING THE NECESSARY SAFETY CHANGES THAT THE COMMUNITY REQUIRES IN ORDER FOR US TO HAVE A HEALTHY OPERATIONAL AIRPORT.

AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT WE DID TOGETHER ON THAT.

AND THAT CITY LEADERSHIP IS EMBRACING THOSE CHANGES AND WE'RE WORKING WITH OUR FEDERAL PARTNERS IN ORDER TO HELP GET THAT DONE.

SO THANK YOU.

WITH THAT, MAYOR, I'LL YIELD BACK.

COUNCIL MEMBER, COUNCIL MEMBER VELA.

IT'S A LITTLE UNDER THE RADAR, BUT I JUST WANTED TO THANK STAFF FOR, UH, ITEM 31, WHICH IS COMING OFF OF, UH, UH, AN ITEM THAT I HAD REGARDING OUT OF CYCLE FLU AMENDMENTS.

JUST MAKING SURE THAT THAT, YOU KNOW, WE WEREN'T UNNECESSARILY COMPLICATING, UH, THE PROCESSES THAT WE HAVE OR REZONING.

UH, STAFF MOVED THAT ITEM THROUGH AND THEN, UH, IDENTIFIED ANOTHER SIMILAR SITUATION AND, UH, ADDRESSED IT WITH ITEM, UH, 31.

UH, AGAIN, I JUST REALLY APPRECIATE THE, UH, INITIATIVE AND THE ATTENTIVENESS, UH, AND THE KIND OF THE, THE CUSTOMER KIND OF SERVICE FOCUS.

UH, AND I JUST WANTED TO, UH, THANK THE, THE CITY MANAGER, THE ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER FOR HOUSING, AND, AND THE DIRECTOR OF THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT.

UH, VERY MUCH APPRECIATE YOUR, UH, YOUR ATTENTIVENESS AND, AND I FOR DETAIL.

ORDER THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING OF THE AUSTIN HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION.

ANYONE ELSE WISH TO SPEAK ON THE CONSENT AGENDA BRIEFLY? ALRIGHT, WITHOUT OBJECTION.

WE WILL RECESS THE MEETING OF THE AUSTIN CITY COUNCIL AT 10:47 AM I WILL NOW CALL TO

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

IT IS NOVEMBER 9TH, 2023 AT 10 47 IN THE MORNING.

WE ARE MEETING IN CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS OF AUSTIN CITY HALL AT 3 0 1 WEST SECOND STREET, AND WE HAVE A QUORUM OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRESENT.

UH, I'LL RECOGNIZE STAFF FOR A PRESENTATION.

THANK YOU MAYOR MANDY DEO AUSTIN HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION.

WE HAVE TWO ITEMS ON TODAY'S AGENDA, WHICH I OFFER ON CONSENT.

THE FIRST ITEM IS APPROVING THE MIN MEETING MINUTES FROM TWO PRIOR MEETINGS AUGUST 16TH AND SEPTEMBER 21ST, UH, 2003.

AND THE SECOND ITEM IS AUTHORIZING STAFF TO MOVE FORWARD WITH MODIFICATIONS, UM, ON A RESTRICTIVE COVENANT ON A PROPERTY IN DISTRICT 4 88 0 6, AND 88 0 7 REDFIELD LANE.

UM, I'M HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS.

UM, BOARD MEMBERS ARE THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS OF STAFF? I'LL, UH, LOOK TO THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE TO LET US KNOW WHETHER WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS THAT HAVE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE AUSTIN HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION.

WE DO NOT HAVE ANY SPEAKERS TODAY.

MEMBERS, THERE'S NO ONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK.

YOU HAVE HEARD THE CONSENT AGENDA READ AS READ IT IS TWO ITEMS, ITEMS ONE AND ITEMS NUMBER TWO.

LET ME ASK IF THERE'S ANY, UH, ITEM THAT SOMEONE WISHES TO PULL OFF OF THE CONSENT AGENDA.

IS THERE ANY ITEM THAT, UH, SOMEONE WOULD LIKE TO BE SHOWN ABSTAINING ON? ANYONE WISHING TO BE SHOWN RECUSING THEMSELVES FROM A VOTE? ANYONE WISHING TO BE SHOWN VOTING? NO.

DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT THE CONSENT AGENDA? COUNCIL MEMBER VELA MOVES AND SECONDED BY THE MAYOR PRO TIM TO ADOPT THE CONSENT AGENDAS.

READ DISCUSSION WITHOUT OBJECTION.

THE CONSENT AGENDA IS ADOPTED.

I'LL RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER RYAN ALTER THE VICE CHAIR OF THE HOUSING AND PLANNING COMMITTEE.

WITHOUT OBJECTION.

WE WILL NOW ADJOURN THE MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE AUSTIN HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION.

I WILL CALL BACK TO ORDER, UH, THE AUSTIN CITY.

AND BY THE WAY, THE ADJOURNMENT OCCURRED AT 10:49 AM I WILL NOW CALL BACK TO ORDER THE ME THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE AUSTIN CITY COUNCIL AT 10:49 AM THE ITEMS WE WILL TAKE UP NEXT ARE ITEMS 32 AND 33.

ITEM NUMBER 32 AND 30 ITEMS 32 AND 33 ARE ITEMS THAT COME FROM COUNCIL COMMITTEES.

AND ACCORDING TO OUR RULES, WE TAKE THOSE UP ALL AS NOT PART OF THE CONSENT AGENDA.

ON ITEM NUMBER 32,

[32. Approve a resolution appointing Estevan Delgado to the Community Development Commission.]

ITEM NUMBER 33, WHICH CAME FROM THE AUDIT AND FINANCE COMMITTEE.

I MOVE PASSAGE OF ITEM 32.

IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND ABOUT COUNCIL MEMBER VELAZQUEZ? UH, DISCUSSION ON ITEM NUMBER 32 WITHOUT OBJECTION.

ITEM NUMBER 32 IS ADOPTED.

THAT WILL TAKE US TO

[33. Approve the calendar year 2024 Audit Plan.]

AND I'LL RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER ALLISON ALTER AS THE CHAIR OF THE AUDIT AND FINANCE COMMITTEE.

SO I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION AND THEN WHEN THERE'S A SECOND, SPEAK TO IT.

UM, SO

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I WOULD MOVE APPROVAL OF THE 2024 AUDIT PLAN.

ITEM 33.

IT'S A MOTION HAS BEEN MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER ALLISON ALTER, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER LESLIE POOLE.

UH, TO ADOPT ITEM NUMBER 33, THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCIL MEMBER ALLISON ALTER.

UM, AS CHAIR OF AUDIT AND FINANCE, I JUST WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT TO APPLAUD THE AUDITOR AND HER TEAM FOR THEIR EXCEPTIONAL WORK IN ASSISTING THE CITY AND CITY COUNCIL IN IDENTIFYING UNMET NEEDS, IMPLEMENTING EFFICIENCIES, AND, AND UPHOLDING THE INTEGRITY OF OUR OPERATIONS.

I LOOK FORWARD TO REVIEWING THE AUDIT TEAM'S FORTHCOMING WORK IN 2024 ON THESE VARIOUS CRITICAL ISSUES.

I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO CALL EVERYONE'S ATTENTION TO OUR NEW DASHBOARD OF AUDITS AND AUDIT RECOMMENDATIONS THAT PROVIDES SUNSHINE AND TRANSPARENCY ON THE STATUS OF IMPLEMENTING AUDIT RECOMMENDATIONS BY DEPARTMENTS.

UM, YOU'LL FIND IT ON THE AUDITOR'S WEBSITE, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO DEPARTMENTS, UM, CONTINUING TO FULFILL THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS SO THAT WE CAN MOVE EVERYTHING, UM, TO IMPLEMENTED.

AND COLLEAGUES.

I ALSO WANT TO REMIND YOU THAT IF THERE IS AN AUDIT, UM, THAT IS COMING BACK, THAT IS OF PARTICULAR INTEREST TO YOU, YOU'RE ALWAYS WELCOME TO JOIN US AT THE AUDIT AND FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETINGS.

TAKE US TO OUR PUBLIC HEARINGS.

COUNCIL MEMBER, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON ITEM NUMBER 33 WITHOUT OBJECTION.

ITEM NUMBER 33 IS ADOPTED, UH, WITH, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER HARPER MADISON, UH, ABSENT, AND THAT'S THE, AGAIN, FOR THE RECORD, THAT'S THE SAME VOTE ON ITEM NUMBER 32 MEMBERS.

THAT'LL TAKE US TO

[34. Approve a resolution authorizing the filing of eminent domain proceedings and payment to acquire the property interests needed for the Williamson Creek Interceptor project for the public use of increasing the capacity of a wastewater tunnel to accommodate future growth in the Williamson Creek basin, requiring the acquisition of one access easement consisting of an approximately 0.783 acre tract of land (34,121 square feet) out of and a portion of Lot 1, Block B, DMC Subdivision recorded in Book 100, Page 68 of the Plat Records of Travis County having been conveyed to 500 Stassney LP by instrument of record Document No. 2015128704 in the Official Public Records of Travis County, Texas. Said 0.783 acre (34,121 square feet) tract also being out of Lot 2, Block A, Stassney Venture Subdivision recorded in Book 98, Page 295 of the Plat Records of Travis County, Texas, having been conveyed to 500 Stassney LP by instrument of record in Volume Document 2015128704 in the Official Public Records of Travis County, Texas, currently appraised at $441,816 subject to an increase in value based on updated appraisals or a Special Commissioner’s award. The owner of the needed property is 500 Stassney LP. The property is located at 500 East Stassney Lane, Austin, Texas 78745. The general route of the project is along Williamson Creek, from South 1st Street to South Pleasant Valley Road, with numerous tie-in cutovers throughout to connect local wastewater flows to the new tunnel.]

ITEM NUMBER 34.

ITEM NUMBER 34 IS A MATTER OF IMMINENT DOMAIN.

UM, WITH RESPECT TO ITEM NUMBER 34, IT BEING A CON NON-CONSENT CONDEMNATION ITEM.

UH, THE MOTION WOULD BE TO THE EFFECT THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF AUSTIN AUTHORIZES THE USE OF THE POWER OF IMMINENT DOMAIN TO ACQUIRE THE PROPERTY SET FORTH AND DESCRIBED IN THE AGENDA FOR THE CURRENT MEETING FOR THE PUBLIC USES DESCRIBED THEREIN.

IS THERE SUCH A MOTION COUNCIL MEMBER POOLE MAKES THE MOTION.

IS THERE A SECOND? SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER VELA DISCUSSION ON THE ITEM.

ANY OBJECTION WITHOUT OBJECTION? ITEM NUMBER 34 IS ADOPTED MEMBERS THAT WILL

[36. Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance amending City Code Title 25 by repealing and replacing Chapter 25-1, Article 14 (Parkland Dedication) to align the City’s parkland dedication requirements with House Bill 1526; and waiving Code provisions related to processing amendments to City Code Title 25 (Land Development).]

ITEM NUMBER 36 HAS BEEN POSTPONED TO NOVEMBER 30TH.

LET ME ASK, IS THERE ANYONE THAT HAD SIGNED UP ON ITEM NUMBER 36? WE HAVE NO SPEAKERS ON 36.

ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU.

ITEM NUMBER 36 HAS BEEN POSTPONED IN NOVEMBER 30TH.

ITEM NUMBER 59

[59. Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance to designate all territory within the City’s municipal boundaries as urban, suburban, or central business district for the purposes of establishing parkland dedication fees to comply with state law House Bill 1526 (88th Regular Session).]

IS THE ITEM THAT WAS POSTPONED UNTIL TODAY RELATED TO PARKLAND DEDICATION.

UM, WE HAD A BRIEFING ON THAT AT WORK SESSION AND I WILL RECOGNIZE, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, VELA.

WELL, BEFORE I DO THAT, LET WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM NUMBER 59.

AND LET ME ASK IF THERE'S ANYONE, UH, SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON ITEM NUMBER 59.

THERE IS NO ONE ALRIGHT WITH, UH, THE MEMBERS.

THERE IS NO ONE THAT HAS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON ITEM NUMBER 59 AT THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM NUMBER 59.

SO WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM NUMBER 59.

I'M NOW GOING TO RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER VELA FOR A MOTION ON ITEM NUMBER 59.

AND THEN FOR A PROPOSED AMENDMENT MEMBERS, IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THERE IS AN ADDITIONAL AMENDMENT BY COUNCIL MEMBER THAT'S GOING TO BE OFFERED BY COUNCIL MEMBER CADRE.

THE INTENTION OF THE CHAIR IS TO HAVE A MOTION, THE MAIN MOTION ON ITEM NUMBER 59.

RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER VELA FOR A MOTION TO AMEND ITEM NUMBER 59.

THEN RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER CADRE FOR A MOTION TO AMEND THE AMENDMENT.

THAT WILL THEN TAKE US BACK TO THE AMENDMENT, AND THEN WE WILL TAKE THAT TO THE MAIN MOTION.

AND I KNOW THAT'S VERY CLEAR.

, COUNCIL MEMBER BAILEY, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED TO CLARIFY MY, WHAT I JUST DID.

WELL, I WOULD GO AHEAD AND MOVE, UH, PASSAGE OF, UH, ITEM 59, UH, AND OFFER MY, AND I'M SORRY, I NEED A SECOND.

SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER POOLE.

THE MOTION TO ADOPT ITEM NUMBER 59 IS MADE BY COUNCIL VELA AND SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER POOLE.

I WILL NOW RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER VELA FOR A PROPOSED AMENDMENT.

THIS WILL BE A VELA AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE.

IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING AND COUNCIL MEMBER VELA, IF I SAY THIS WRONG, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CORRECT IT.

BUT YOU HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU A A, AN ITEM THAT IS LABELED VERSION TWO.

COUNCIL MEMBER VELA.

MOTION SHEET V TWO.

THAT'S CORRECT, MAYOR.

UH, IT'S, UH, THE VELA, UH, AMENDMENT VERSION TWO.

UH, IT, UH, KIND OF CLARIFIES SOME OF THE URBAN, SUBURBAN, UH, BOUNDARIES MEMBERS.

UM, YOU HAVE HEARD THE MOTION TO AMEND.

IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER RYAN ALTER, UH, DISCUSSION

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ON VELA AMENDMENT.

WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE VELA AMENDMENT IS ADOPTED.

I WILL NOW RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER CADRE ON A MOTION TO AMEND THE AMENDMENT.

YEAH, I MOTION, I MOTION TO AMEND, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER VILLA'S AMENDMENT MEMBERS.

YOU HAVE IN YOUR BACKUP A UH, MOTION SHEET THAT HAS BEEN PROVIDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER CADRY THAT HAS BOTH THE MOTION AND THE JUSTIFICATION.

UH, HE, HE LISTS TWO BULLET POINTS ON THE JUSTIFICATION.

IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND ABOUT COUNCIL MEMBER RYAN ALTER DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION TO AMEND THE AMENDMENT.

COUNCIL MEMBER CODRE.

YEAH, I JUST WANTED TO QUICKLY TALK ABOUT THE, THE JUSTIFICATION PART.

PLEASE DO.

OUR, OUR DOWNTOWN AREA, WHICH WE REPRESENT IN DISTRICT NINE, UH, HAS MANY LAND TYPES, INCLUDING SINGLE FAMILIES, SORT OF DEFINING THE CBD AREA AS CBD AND DMU AREAS AS MORE APPROPRIATE.

WE WORK WITH STAFF TO CREATE THIS MAP TO ENSURE A, A CON, A CONTENTIOUS AREA.

AND THEN TO BE CLEAR, UH, TO MANY FOLKS IN, IN DISTRICT NINE, UH, THIS DOES NOT CHANGE THE 2011, UH, YOU 2011 DOWNTOWN PLAN IN ANY WAY, SHAPE, OR FORM.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION WITHOUT OBJECTION.

ANY QUESTIONS OR FURTHER DISCUSSION WITH REGARD TO THE AMENDMENT? TO THE AMENDMENT? WITHOUT OBJECTION.

THE AMENDMENT.

THE MOTION TO AMEND THE AMENDMENT IS APPROVED.

THAT WILL NOW TAKE US BACK, UH, TO SO, SO TO THE MAIN MOTION.

UM, SO COUNCIL MEMBER VELAS MOTION HAS BEEN AMENDED.

IT IS NOW BACK.

WE'RE BACK TO A MOTION TO AMEND.

WE'RE BACK TO THE MAIN MOTION.

THE MAIN MOTION IS AS AMENDED.

AND JUST FOR CLARITY PURPOSES, IT'S VELAS MOTION WITH CADRE'S MOTION ON TOP OF IT.

MM-HMM.

, I RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER VELA.

I JUST WANT TO, UH, THANK PARK STAFF FOR ALL THE, UH, WORK THAT WE PUT 'EM THROUGH THIS LAST, UH, 10 DAYS OR SO, TRYING TO GET THESE, UH, UH, MAPS RIGHT AND TRYING TO JUST UNDERSTAND THE LEGISLATION AND THE CALCULATIONS, UH, GREATLY, UH, APPRECIATE, UH, EVERYONE'S HARD WORK.

AND, UH, I WOULD MOVE PASSAGE.

UH, THE, THE MOTION HAS BEEN MADE, PREVIOUSLY MADE IT, IT IS WE ARE VOTING ON THE MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM NUMBER 59 AS AMENDED.

ITEM NUMBER 59 AS AMENDED IS APPROVED MEMBERS THAT TAKES CARE OF ALL OF THE BUSINESS WE HAVE BEFORE THE 12 O'CLOCK TIMES CERTAIN.

UH, WE WILL BE BACK AT 12 O'CLOCK.

WE'RE GOING TO RECESS UNTIL 12 O'CLOCK.

WE WILL HAVE A ONE O'CLOCK EXECUTIVE SESSION, AND THEN WE WILL GO TO OUR TWO O'CLOCK ZONING WITHOUT OBJECTION.

WE ARE IN RECESS UNTIL 12:00 PM FOR OUR PUBLIC COMMUNITY COMMUNICATION, FOLLOWED BY LIVE MUSIC.

IT IS 10:58 AM THANK Y'ALL.

12:02 PM WE

[12:00 PM - Public Communication: General]

ARE STILL IN CITY HALL CHAMBERS, AND WE WILL RECONVENE THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING ON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9TH, 2023.

AND WE WILL START WITH OUR PUBLIC COMMUNICATION.

AT THIS TIME, WE DON'T HAVE ANY OF OUR REMOTE SPEAKERS, SO WE'RE GONNA MOVE TO OUR IN-PERSON, STARTING WITH ANNIE STOKES.

WELL, GOOD MORNING.

WELCOME.

YOU, YOU COULD EITHER COME UP TO HERE, TO THIS MICROPHONE.

JUST MAKE SURE YOU STATE YOUR NAME BEFORE YOU START YOUR REMARKS.

AS I SAID, I MOVED IN THERE MAY 26TH.

UH, GOOD MORNING.

MY NAME IS ANNIE SILKS.

I'M ORIGINALLY FROM, UH, NEW JERSEY.

I WAS A FORMER, UM, PRESIDENT FOR THE BLACK REPUBLICAN PARTY FOR THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY.

I WORK WITH CHRISTINE WHI, GOVERNOR THOMAS KANE AND JIM FLORIO.

I'M NOW IN YOUR VILLAGES, SENIOR CITIZEN APARTMENTS AND BEING ROBBED.

I HAD TO BUY A CART FOR CARRY SCENES LIKE DEODORANT, LOTION.

THE LEASING OFFICE FEELS THAT I AM THERE AT WALMART AND BECAUSE I DON'T GET ANY RENT SUBSIDIES OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, MY EX-HUSBAND WAS AN ATTORNEY.

SO, UH, I'M CONSTANTLY BEING ROBBED AND VICTIMIZED.

I MOVED IN IN MAY 26TH.

FIRST TIME I HAD THE POLICE, THERE WAS MAY 29TH.

SECOND TIME IS JUNE 2ND, AND EVERY MONTH SINCE THEN, AND YOU CAN VERIFY THAT WITH 3 1 1 AND 9 1 1.

THIS IS INTOLERABLE.

AND I WAS TOLD BY 3 1 1 YESTERDAY THAT, UM, THEY'VE HAD OVER 59 COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME APARTMENT SINCE MAY.

AND

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I PAID THE SECURITY.

I PAID, I PAID MY RENT, AND I'M CONSTANTLY BEING VICTIMIZED.

I'M A SENIOR 74 YEAR OLD INDIVIDUAL, AND IT'S INTOLERABLE.

IT'S JUST NOT WORKABLE.

AND IT'S NO WAY THAT ANY PE, ANY PERSON SHOULD BE IN THAT SITUATION WHEN THE LAWS ARE THERE TO PROTECT SENIORS AND DISABLED.

AND THE CITY OWNS A PROPERTY THAT NO ONE EVER COMES OUT TO SEE, OR TO TALK TO THE RESIDENTS TO SEE HOW IT'S DOING.

YOU KNOW, I WAS A, I WAS A LANDLORD BEFORE MY ADOPTED SON STOLE EVERYTHING I HAD WHILE I WAS IN A NURSING HOME WITH A BRAIN INJURY AND A SPINAL CORD INJURY.

LOVE IS FREE.

AND I'VE BEEN A GIVER ALL MY LIFE.

AND I, I KNOW I FEEL SORRY FOR MY SON.

I'VE FORGIVEN HIM.

BUT I AM TIRED OF YOUR PEOPLE.

I'M TIRED OF BEING ROBBED.

I'M TIRED OF BEING VICTIMIZED.

I BOUGHT $548 WORTH OF FOOD IN THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER.

AND WHEN I WENT TO CHURCH THAT ON SUNDAY, I CAME BACK TO NOTHING.

NOT ONE PIECE OF MEAT.

NOBODY SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO DO TO PEOPLE WHAT THEY'RE DOING.

AND THE CITY IS REMISS AND NOT HAVING A LIAISON THAT GOES TO YOUR PROPERTIES TO SEE THAT WHAT PEOPLE ARE PAYING FOR THAT ARE NOT GETTING ANY FEDERAL SUBSIDIES, FLAT RENT, ARE NOT BEING VICTIMIZED AND ABUSED.

AND I'M BRINGING THIS TO YOUR ATTENTION IN PERSON BECAUSE AS I SAID, I HAVE WORKED WITH CHRISTINE WHITMAN.

I UNDERSTAND POLITICS AND UNDERSTAND MONEY, AND THAT'S WHY I WAS THE PRESIDENT FOR THE NEW JERSEY STATE BLACK REPUBLICAN PARTY.

I UNDERSTAND WASHINGTON.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW A CITY COUNCIL AND MAYOR WOULD ALLOW PEOPLE TO BE VICTIMIZED.

AND YOUR 3 1 1 HAS HAD 59 CALLS SINCE MAY.

I MOVED IN MAY 26TH.

I HAVE TO CARRY A CART FULL.

I CAN'T LEAVE DEODORANT, TOOTHPASTE, LOTION, DOVE SOAP.

THEY, THEY REFUSE TO BUY ANYTHING AND, AND, UH, THAT SHOULDN'T BE.

THANK YOU, MA'AM.

MM-HMM.

AND I HOPE THE CITY WILL DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.

NEXT REMOTE, WE HAVE GARY CROSS.

HELLO.

MY, HELLO, MY NAME'S GARY CROSS.

I'M A RETIRED US ARMY SERGEANT FIRST CLASS AND A RETIRED, UH, SOFTWARE ENGINEER.

IBM I'M CALLING TO, UH, RETURN, UH, BIT OF HISTORY TO TEXAS.

I'M NOT A TEXAN.

I AM AMERICAN, CANADIAN, BRITISH.

WE'RE PART OF THE ENGLISH CULTURE.

UH, NORTH OF THE 48, UH, IS PRETTY MUCH CANADA AND THAT'S, THEY IDENTIFY AS EUROPEAN.

SO THAT'S HOW I IDENTIFY AMERICAN, CANADIAN, BRITISH.

I, UH, IN THAT CULTURE, THE ELDEST SON IS SUPPOSED TO STEP UP.

AND SO, UH, WHEN THE WAR BROKE OUT IN VIETNAM, VOLUNTEERING FOR THE ARMY, UH, JOINING THE ARMY AND VOLUNTEERING FOR VIETNAM WAS A NO BRAINER FOR ME.

I ARRIVED AT FORT HOOD, TEXAS IN 1972, FEBRUARY, AND I WAS ASSIGNED TO AN ELITE US ARMY UNIT, AIR MOBILE INFANTRY, SECOND BATTALION SEVENTH CALVARY.

THE SEVENTH CALVARY AT THAT TIME HAD NINE OUTTA 10 SOLDIERS WHO HAD JUST RETURNED FROM VIETNAM.

SERVED WITH A HUNDRED FIRST AIRBORNE, 82ND AIRBORNE, HUNDRED 73RD AIRBORNE AND FIRST CAB ONLY JUST THOSE FOUR UNITS.

UH, RIGHT AROUND APRIL OF 1972, UH, THERE WAS AN EVENT THAT OCCURRED.

AND FROM THAT EVENT, I WROTE MY FIRST BOOK.

I'M NOT HERE TO TALK ABOUT MY BOOK.

I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE BIT OF HISTORY THAT TEXAS DOESN'T KNOW ABOUT.

SO RIGHT AROUND THE BEGINNING OF MAY, SOME US ARMY VETERANS THAT RETURNED FROM VIETNAM AND WERE DISCHARGED, PROTESTED THE WAR AND TOSSED THEIR RIBBONS.

NOW THE TOSSING OF THAT RIBBONS THAT BIT DEEP AND THAT STILL STINGS TODAY.

I, UH, ME AND, UH, THE, THE NEW GUYS, UH, MOST OF US PRIVATES WOULD GET TOGETHER, UH, AT FORMATION EARLY MORNING AND TALK ABOUT IT, YOU KNOW, WHAT THE HELL'S GOING ON.

WE'D ASK OUR AIR AL SERGEANTS, OUR AIRABLE SERGEANTS WOULD SAY, PAY NO ATTENTION, STAY FOCUSED, AND YOU'LL LIVE.

AND THE KEY WAS TO STAY FOCUSED.

ABOUT NINE DAYS AFTER THAT EVENT, WE HAD A BATTALION FORMATION WHERE WE ALL DRESSED UP IN OUR CLASS A UNIFORMS. NOW THE STARS NOT ONLY COME OUT AT NIGHT, BUT THEY COME OUT DURING THE DAY AND EVERY ONE OF THEM, AIRBORNE SERGEANTS, INCLUDING THEIR, THE

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FIRST CALF SOLDIERS BACK FROM VIETNAM WERE AWARDED THE SILVER STAR.

AND SO WE, UH, WE WERE OUT THERE IN FORMATION, AND I NOTICED THIS SERGEANT, HE HAD HIS BACK TO ME AND HE HAD, HIS COMBAT PATCH WAS THE FIRST CAB PATCH ON HIS RIGHT SHOULDER, AND HE HAD SOMETHING HANGING AROUND THE BACK OF HIS NECK.

I COULDN'T SEE WHAT IT WAS WHEN, UH, THREE COMMISSIONED OFFICERS APPROACHED HIM, THEY RENDERED A SALUTE AND THE SERGEANT RETURNED THE SALUTE.

SIR, SIR.

AND I IMMEDIATELY, SIR, OKAY, SIR, YOUR TIME.

BUT I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN FOR YOUR SERVICE, UH, PARTICULARLY AS WE CELEBRATE THIS VETERAN'S DAY, UH, THAT'S COMING UP.

WE HAVE SPECIAL, WE, IT'S, IT'S APPROPRIATE AND MEANINGFUL FOR US TO TAKE A MINUTE TO SAY THANK YOU TO OUR VETERANS AND WE DEEPLY APPRECIATE YOUR SERVICE.

NEXT SPEAKER IS PAT VALS.

PLEASE COME FORWARD.

YES, SIR.

THANK YOU MAYOR, MAYOR PROM, COUNCIL MEMBERS AND CITY MANAGER.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO OUR CITY DURING THESE CHALLENGING TIMES.

MY NAME IS PAVO REYES AND I'M A RESIDENT OF DISTRICT THREE.

THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER VELASQUEZ FOR BEING MY COUNCIL MEMBER.

UM, I ALSO WANNA THANK ALL OF YOU FOR VOTING TO INCREASE SPAY NEUTER FUNDING.

UM, BUT I ESPECIALLY WANNA THANK COUNCIL MEMBER VELA, COUNCIL MEMBER VELASQUEZ, AND THOUGH SHE'S NOT HERE, A COUNCIL MEMBER HARPER MADISON FOR SPONSORING THE INCREASE THAT WAS GREATLY NEEDED, LONG OVERDUE, AND I REALLY THINK IT WILL BE APPRECIATED BY THOSE OF US WHO WANT TO MAKE OUR CITY SHELTER BETTER EVERY YEAR.

UM, I ALSO WANNA THANK THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE RECENTLY JOINED CITY COUNCIL AND RECENTLY APPOINTED PEOPLE TO THE ANIMAL ADVISORY COMMISSION WHO ARE MAKING FOR VERY GOOD CONVERSATIONS.

THIS PAST YEAR, UM, UNTIL RECENTLY, I FELT THAT THE ANIMAL ADVISORY COMMISSION WAS NOT HAVING, UM, NOT ALLOWING COMMUNITY INPUT, NOT HAVING GOOD CONVERSATIONS, NOT PROMOTING THE INTEREST OF THE ENTIRE CITY.

AND THERE HAS BEEN A, A CHANGE FOR THE BETTER.

THIS PAST YEAR, UH, THERE HAVE BEEN, UM, SPAY NEUTER RESOLUTIONS RECOMMENDED.

THERE HAS BEEN, UM, A DISCUSSION ABOUT THE AUSTIN AQUARIUM, WHICH I UNDERSTAND.

COUNCIL MEMBER KELLY, YOU'RE GONNA BE, UM, ADDRESSING THAT AT A LATER POINT AND, UM, BECAUSE IT'S IN YOUR DISTRICT AND ALSO, UM, THERE WAS A CONVERSATION ABOUT THE ZILKER PARK VISION PLAN THAT, UM, ALSO RESULTED IN, UH, A RECOMMENDATION, ALTHOUGH THAT CAME AFTER YOU HAD ALREADY DECIDED TO POSTPONE IT.

BUT I STILL THOUGHT IT WAS A VERY GOOD RECOMMENDATION.

THERE HAS RECENTLY BEEN AN AUDIT OF ANIMAL SERVICES, WHICH FOUND SOME DEFICIENCIES, WHICH I HOPE, UM, CITY MANAGER GARSA AND, UH, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, HAYDEN HOWARD, WILL WORK WITH DON BLAND TO ADDRESS, BECAUSE I REALLY DO THINK THE FUNDAMENTAL ISSUE IS THAT THE ANIMAL SHELTER IS UNDERFUNDED, HAS BEEN UNDERFUNDED, AND IT NEEDS TO GET ADEQUATE FUNDING AND ADEQUATE PERFORMANCE MEASURES.

I HAVE BEEN A SUPPORTER OF NO KILL.

I CONTINUE TO SUPPORT NO KILL, BUT THAT CANNOT BE THE ONLY PERFORMANCE MEASURE.

WE NEED TO HAVE AN OPEN INTAKE SHELTER WITH PERFORMANCE MEASURES THAT REQUIRE OPEN INTAKE.

WE NEED TO HAVE PERFORMANCE MEASURES THAT LOOK AT THE STANDARDS OF CARE AND, AND WE NEED TO HAVE THE RIGHT NUMBER OF ANIMAL CARE WORKERS AND ANIMAL PROTECTION OFFICERS, WHICH WAS AN ISSUE IN THE PAST AUDIT.

THANK YOU, AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

APPRECIATE YOU.

JOHN MCGRADY WITH ANTHONY VELAS DECK.

ANTHONY VELASQUEZ WITH KELSEY BOSE ON DECK.

KELSEY BOSE, ATRA L KAIA RISMAN.

JONATHAN LUIS, THAT CONCLUDES ALL

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PUBLIC COMMUNICATION REAL QUICKLY.

JOHN MCGRADY, ANTHONY VELAZQUEZ, ALICE AUSTIN, KELSEY BOSE, ETRA L KATHY RISMAN, JONATHAN LEWIS.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

AND I WERE JUST BEING HISTORIANS ONE TO THE OTHER AND TALKING ABOUT SOME OF OUR FAVORITE TIMES IN AUSTIN MUSIC AND, AND, UH, SOME OF IT BACK IN THE DAY, SOME OF IT BACK IN THE DAY.

THAT CONCLUDES THE 12 O'CLOCK TIME CERTAIN PUBLIC COMMUNICATION.

UH, WE WILL NOW HAVE THE LIVE MUSIC AND WE WILL HAVE AT ONE O'CLOCK A WE WILL GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.

THE WAY THE CHAIR WOULD LIKE TO DO THIS IS WE WILL RECESS UNTIL 1:00 PM AT ONE O'CLOCK, WE WILL RECONVENE, AT WHICH POINT, UH, WE WILL ANNOUNCE THE EXECUTIVE SESSION IN APPROPRIATE FASHION AND GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AND WE WILL HAVE THAT WRAPPED UP BY THE TWO O'CLOCK TIME CERTAIN.

SO WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE CITY COUNCIL OF AUSTIN, TEXAS IS IN RECESS UNTIL 1:00 PM IT IS 12:15 PM THANK Y'ALL.

UH, KATHY

[Live Music Kathy Murray]

AND WE, AND AS WE TALKED, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT SHE SAID TO ME, WHICH IS SO ABSOLUTELY TRUE, IS NO MATTER, NO MATTER HOW BIG AUSTIN GETS, AS SHE SAID, WE'RE STILL A SMALL TOWN WHEN IT COMES TO MUSIC AND THE WAY WE, UH, INTERACT WITH EACH OTHER.

SO I'M, I'M REALLY PLEASED TO HAVE KATHY MURRAY AND THE KILOWATTS, UH, HERE WITH US TODAY.

AND LEMME JUST TELL YOU A FEW THINGS.

HER, HER CURRENT ALBUM IS FULLY CHARGED AND IT'S CHARTING NUMBER ONE ON THE ROOTS MUSIC REPORT.

AND IT, THE, SHE HAD A SUCCESSFUL RELEASE IN 2018 OF HER CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED PREMONITION OF LOVE.

SHE'S A GRAMMY NOMINATED SINGER SONGWRITER.

UH, SO KATHY MURRAY AND THE KILOWATTS MAINTAIN THEIR PLACE IN THE BLUES PANTHEON THAT HELPS AUSTIN, TEXAS KEEP THAT REPUTATION AS THE LIVE MUSIC CAPITAL OF THE WORLD.

SHE IS A GREAT AND EXCELLENT SINGER SONGWRITER FOR DECADES.

SHE'S HELPED KEEP A SPOTLIGHT ON THE TEXAS CAPITAL'S MUSIC SCENE.

SHE CUT HER TEETH, AND THIS IS PART OF WHAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT DURING THE GOLDEN ERA OF AUSTIN BLUES AND R AND B, SHARING THE STAGE WITH THE LIKES OF STEVIE RAY VAUGHN, THE FABULOUS THUNDERBIRDS AND BLUES GODFATHER WC CLARK.

IN ADDITION, SHE ALSO TOOK A RIGHTFUL PLACE AMONG A VERITABLE MURDERERS ROW OF FORMIDABLE AUSTIN BLUES WOMEN, INCLUDING MARSHALL B MARSHALL BALL, LOU ANN BARTON AND ANGELA STRALEY.

ALONG WITH THE KILOWATTS, SHE SHARED THE STAGE WITH HEADLINERS OF THE CALIBER OF ALBERT COLLINS, BOBBY BLUE BLAND, ALBERT KING, COCO TAYLOR, AND OTHERS.

ONE CRITIC DESCRIBED MURRAY'S SOULFUL EMPHATIC VOCALS AS THE LOVE CHILD OF JIMMY REED AND WANDA JACKSON.

ANOTHER NOTED THAT HER MUSIC OOZES TEXAS LOW DOWN, SMOOTH AND SEXY BLUES.

RECENTLY MURRAY, ALONG WITH HER COSS SONGWRITERS, CHRISTOPHER KID ANDERSON, RICK ESTRIN AND FRANK BAY WROTE THE TITLE CUT ON FRANK BAY'S POST POSTHUMOUS ALBUM.

ALL MY DUES ARE PAID, ALL MY DUES ARE PAID.

RECEIVED A GRAMMY NOMINATION FOR BEST TRADITIONAL BLUES ALBUM IN THE 63RD GRAMMY AWARDS, AND WAS NOMINATED AT THE JUNE, 2021 BLUES MUSIC AWARDS FOR 2020 BMA SONG OF THE YEAR.

MURRAY HAS RECEIVED THE 2003 SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR AWARD FROM THE AUSTRALIAN BLUES MUSIC AWARDS AND TWO SILVER MEDALS FROM THE 2018 GLOBAL MUSIC AWARDS.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, IT'S MY GREAT PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE KATHY MURRAY AND THE KILOWATTS.

THANK YOU MAYOR WATSON FOR THIS INCREDIBLE HONOR.

I'M TRULY GRATEFUL AND HUMBLED TO RECEIVE THIS RECOGNITION FROM YOU AND THE CITY OF AUSTIN.

I WANT TO EXPRESS MY DEEPEST GRATITUDE TO ALL THE INDIVIDUALS WHO'VE SUPPORTED ME ALONG MY JOURNEY.

THIS RECOGNITION WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE GUIDANCE, ENCOURAGEMENT, AND INSPIRATION OF MY MENTORS, COLLEAGUES, FRIENDS, AND FAMILY.

I WOULD LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE HARD WORK AND DEDICATION OF THE ENTIRE AUSTIN MUSIC COMMUNITY.

IT IS THROUGH OUR COLLECTIVE EFFORTS THAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO CREATE A THRIVING AND INCLUSIVE MUSICAL COMMUNITY.

WHEN I FORMED MY FIRST BAND 46 YEARS AGO HERE IN AUSTIN, THERE WERE NO PROCLAMATIONS HONORING LOCAL MUSICIANS.

THERE WAS NO HEALTH ALLIANCE FOR AUSTIN MUSICIANS HAM, NO SIMS FOUNDATION, ENSURING MUSICIANS HAVE ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE MENTAL HEALTH CARE.

NO CITY OF AUSTIN MUSIC

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GRANTS, NO AUSTIN MUSIC COMMISSION, NO MUSIC AND ENTERTAINMENT DIVISION WITHIN THE CITY'S ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.

LOCAL MUSICIANS WERE DOWN IN THE TRENCHES COMPETING FOR THE VERY FEW GIGS THAT WERE AVAILABLE TO US.

FORTUNATELY, RENT AND EXPENSES WERE LOW AT THAT TIME.

I SPLIT A $230 ALL BILLS PAID DUPLEX WITH A ROOMMATE IN SOUTH AUSTIN, AND WE COULD SCRAPE BY PLAYING MUSIC.

BACK THEN, WE WOULD HAVE NEVER IMAGINED WHAT IS HAPPENING NOW WITH MUSIC VENUES ALL OVER TOWN, INCLUDING AT GROCERY STORES AND AT THE AIRPORT.

THE FACT THAT OUR CITY COUNCIL FORMALIZED A $200 MINIMUM PAY RATE FOR MUSICIANS AT CITY EVENTS DEMONSTRATES RECOGNITION OF THE VALUE OF LOCAL AUSTIN MUSICIANS AND THE AUSTIN MUSIC SCENE.

PEOPLE HAVE TOLD ME OVER THE YEARS THAT I COULD FIND GREATER SUCCESS BY MOVING TO LA OR NASHVILLE OR NEW YORK, CITING THE SAYING THAT YOU ARE NEVER A PROPHET IN YOUR OWN LAND.

BUT MAYBE BECAUSE I MOVED SO MUCH AS A CHILD IN A MILITARY FAMILY, I'VE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO STAND BEING AWAY FROM AUSTIN FOR VERY LONG.

AND I'M GRATEFUL I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO CARVE OUT AND GROW MY NICHE PLAYING THE MUSIC I LOVE FOR ALL THESE MANY YEARS.

ONCE AGAIN, I'M DEEPLY HONORED TO RECEIVE THIS RECOGNITION AND I'M GRATEFUL TO HAVE THE SUPPORT OF SUCH AN INCREDIBLE COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU TO THE AUSTIN CITY COUNCIL FOR THIS PRESTIGIOUS HONOR.

YOU'RE NOW IN FOR A TREAT, MY SUPER FINE BAND FEATURING BILL JONES ON GUITAR, MICHAEL DESANTIS ON BASS, AND KAREN BILLER ON HER SNARE.

TODAY, ARE GONNA PLAY MY ORIGINAL SONG.

FIRST DO NO HARM.

THIS SONG IS ABOUT KINDNESS THAT NO MATTER WHAT YOUR LIFE CIRCUMSTANCE, YOU CAN ALWAYS CHOOSE TO COME FROM A PLACE OF KINDNESS.

LET KINDNESS BE YOUR GUIDE.

NO HA, KEEP YOUR BABIES SAFE AND MORE.

LET KINDNESS BE YOUR GUY.

YES, HYPOCRITES WAS RIGHT, THE FEEL THERE'S NOTHING YOU CAN DO.

HOO WENT DOG LOVE IS A SWEET EMOTION.

WHAT'S MORE LOVE IS WHAT YOU DO, BABY.

CHECK YOUR ACTION.

LET US ONE BREAK THROUGH BEFORE YOU SPEAK BABY.

ALWAYS THINK TWICE.

LISTEN VERY CLOSELY WHEN ASKED FOR YOUR ADVICE.

LOVE IS A SWEET EMOTION.

WHAT'S MORE LOVE IS WHAT YOU DO BABY.

CHECK YOUR ACTION.

LOVE A SONG WITH HEAP OF ANGER.

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YOU KNOW THAT IT'S A SIN DIE.

THAT'S A BATTLE YOU CAN WIN.

LOVE IS A SWEET EMOTION.

WHAT'S MORE LOVE IS WHAT YOU DO BABY.

CHECK YOUR ACTION.

LET A SONG BEFORE YOU BABY ALWAYS S THINK QUIET.

LISTEN VERY CLOSELY WHEN ASK FOR YOUR ADVICE.

BE A SHELTER FROM THE FIRST.

FIRST, KEEP YOUR BABY SAFE AND WAR.

LET KINDNESS BE YOUR GUY.

YES, BE FROM, BE FROM DO KATHY MURRAY AND THE KILOWATTS.

THANK Y'ALL VERY MUCH.

KATHY, WHY DON'T YOU COME OVER HERE AND I'M GOING TO ASK THE MAYOR PRO TIM AND COUNCIL MEMBER FUENTES TO JOIN ME SO THAT WE MAKE OFFICIAL THE HONOR THAT YOU SPOKE OF, BE IT KNOWN THAT WHEREAS THE CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS IS BLESSED WITH MANY CREATIVE MUSICIANS WHOSE TALENT EXTENDS TO VIRTUALLY EVERY MUSICAL GENRE.

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

AND WHEREAS WE ARE PLEASED, AS SHE POINTED OUT, VERY PLEASED TO SHOW, SHOWCASE, AND SUPPORT OUR LOCAL ARTISTS.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, KIRK WATSON, MAYOR OF THE LIVE MUSIC CAPITAL OF THE WORLD, TOGETHER WITH OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS AND MAYOR PRO TEM DO HEREBY PROCLAIM NOVEMBER 9TH, 2023 AS KATHY MURRAY AND THE KILOWATTS DAY IN AUSTIN, TEXAS.

KATHY MURRAY AND THE KILOWATTS.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

WHY DON'T WE GO OVER HERE AND SURE.

GET THE COUNCIL MEMBERS TO COME WITH ME AND WE'LL UH, TAKE THAT DOWN AND LET'S GET A PICTURE.

TELL US WHERE WE CAN HEAR YOU, UH, TELL, TELL US WHERE WE CAN LISTEN TO YOUR MUSIC.

WELL, YOU CAN HEAR US LIVE AT SEA BOY'S HEART AND SOUL AT 2008 SOUTH CONGRESS IN AUSTIN.

IT'S OUR FAVORITE PLACE TO PLAY.

AND WE'RE THERE THE FIRST SATURDAY OF EVERY MONTH AND WE'RE GONNA BE THERE, UH, THIS SATURDAY.

OH, GREAT.

IT'S GREAT.

AND YOU KNOW, WE'VE, WE'VE HAUNTED MOST OF THE YES, THAT'S, THAT'S WHAT YOU AND I WERE TALKING ABOUT.

I LOVE THAT.

OKAY, ONE MORE TIME, TELL US WHERE AND TELL US, UH, LIKE ON SOCIAL MEDIA, HOW, HOW DO WE FOLLOW YOU ON SOCIAL MEDIA? UH, IF YOU JUST GOOGLE KATHY KILOWATTS OUR FACEBOOK PAGE, OUR WEBSITE, UH, ALL THAT STUFF, THAT'S GREAT.

WHERE WE SHOW UP AND UH, OUR MUSIC IS AVAILABLE ON ALL MAJOR STREAM PLATFORMS AND AMAZON AND CD BABY AND, AND LOCALLY WE PREFER PEOPLE TO BUY LOCALLY FROM ANTON'S RECORD SHOP.

THAT SOUNDS GOOD TO ME.

YES,

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THANK YOU SIR.

GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYBODY.

APPRECIATE YOU VERY MUCH.

IT IS 1:00 PM ON NOVEMBER 9TH, 2023.

I'LL CALL BACK TO ORDER THE AUSTIN CITY COUNCIL AT THIS REGULAR SCHEDULED MEETING.

UH, THE CITY COUNCIL WILL

[Executive Session]

NOW GO INTO A CLOSED SESSION TO TAKE UP ONE ITEM PURSUANT TO SECTION 5 5 1 0 7 1 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE.

THE CITY COUNCIL WILL DISCUSS LEGAL ISSUES RELATED TO ITEM 57, THE CONFIDENTIALITY OF POLICE OFFICER PERSONNEL FILES.

ITEM 58 IS WITHDRAWN.

IS THERE ANY OBJECTION TO GOING INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION ON THE ITEM THAT WAS ANNOUNCED? HEARING NONE, THE COUNCIL WILL NOW GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.

WE WILL BE BACK BY IF WE FINISH THE EXECUTIVE SESSION BEFORE TWO O'CLOCK, I WILL COME IN AND ANNOUNCE THAT WE HAVE FINISHED THE EXECUTIVE SESSION AND WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE WILL BE IN RECESS UNTIL TWO O'CLOCK.

IF WE DON'T FINISH BEFORE TWO O'CLOCK, WE WILL END THE EXECUTIVE SESSION, EVEN IF IT'S JUST A RECESS AT, SO THAT WE CAN BE BACK OUT HERE BY TWO O'CLOCK, WHICH IS OUR TIME CERTAIN FOR ZONING ITEMS. WITH THAT, WE ARE IN RECESS.

IT IS 1:01 PM I'M SORRY, I SAID RECESS.

WE'RE GOING INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.

IT IS ONE I'LL CALL BACK TO ORDER THE AUSTIN CITY COUNCIL FOR THIS REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

IT'S UH, NOVEMBER 9TH, 2023 AND IT'S 2:00 PM UH, MEMBERS, UH, I'LL ANNOUNCE FOR THE RECORD THAT WE, UM, ARE OUT OF THE CLOSED SESSION.

WE WERE IN A CLOSED SESSION TO DISCUSS LEGAL ISSUES RELATED TO ITEM 57.

ITEM 58 WAS WITHDRAWN AND THAT EXECUTIVE SESSION HAS BEEN ADJOURNED.

THE NEXT ITEM ON

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

THE AGENDA IS OUR TWO O'CLOCK TIME CERTAIN OF ZONING AND NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN AMENDMENTS.

AND WITH THAT I WILL RECOGNIZE STAFF.

GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

I'M ERIC THOMAS WITH THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT.

YOUR ZONING AGENDA BEGINS WITH ITEM NUMBER 40, CASE NUMBER C 800 1406 1 7 5 5.

THIS ITEM IS BEING OFFERED FOR CONSENT ON ALL THREE READINGS WITH THE FOLLOWING AMENDMENT TO BE READ INTO THE RECORD.

AMEND PART FIVE TO ADD THE END OF THE PARAGRAPH, THE FOLLOWING OR THAT PORTION DEDICATED AS RIGHT OF WAY.

ITEM NUMBER 41 IS NPA 2 2 3 0 0 3 0 0.02.

THIS ITEM IS BEING OFFERED FOR CONSENT ON ALL THREE READINGS AND THE RELATED REZONING IS ITEM NUMBER 42, CASE NUMBER C 1 4 20 23 0 4 2, WHICH IS ALSO BEING OFFERED FOR CONSENT ON ALL THREE READINGS.

MOVING ON, ITEM NUMBER 43 IS CASE NUMBER C 4 2 2 3 7.

IT IS BEING OFFERED FOR CONSENT ON ALL THREE READINGS.

NUMBER 44 IS CASE NUMBER C 4 20 23 3 2.

THIS IS A NEIGHBORHOOD POSTPONEMENT REQUEST TO YOUR NOVEMBER 30TH COUNCIL MEETING.

AND THIS IS THE NEIGHBORHOOD'S FIRST REQUEST.

THIS IS ALSO A NEIGHBORHOOD POSTPONEMENT REQUEST TO YOUR NOVEMBER 30TH COUNCIL MEETING.

WE MAY HAVE A COUPLE OPPOSITIONAL SPEAKERS HERE FOR ITEMS 44 AND 45, BUT AGAIN, THESE ARE JUST BEING OFFERED FOR CONSENT POSTPONEMENT TODAY.

ITEM NUMBER 46 IS CASE NUMBER C 1 4 20 23 0 0 9 8 AND IT IS BEING OFFERED FOR CONSENT ON ALL THREE READINGS.

ITEM NUMBER FOUR SEVEN IS CASE NUMBER C 14 20 23 8 1.

THIS ITEM IS ALSO BEING OFFERED FOR CONSENT ON ALL THREE READINGS.

MOVING ON, ITEM NUMBER 48 IS C 804 2 6 3.

THIS IS A STAFF POSTPONEMENT REQUEST TO YOUR DECEMBER 14TH COUNCIL MEETING.

ITEM NUMBER 49, CASE NUMBER C ONE 40 H 20 23 0 79 IS A HISTORIC REZONING CASE AND IT IS BEING OFFERED FOR FIRST READING OF THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION.

THIS IS AN OWNER INITIATED REQUEST AND IT IS RECOMMENDED BY THE HISTORIC LAND LANDMARK COMMISSION AND STAFF.

BUT THIS CASE IS MOVING FORWARD WITH NO RECOMMENDATION FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION.

AGAIN, THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS BEING OFFERED ON FIRST READING TO GRANT THE LANDMARK.

THE NEXT ITEM IS NUMBER 50, CASE NUMBER C 4 22 3 0 4 1.

AND IT IS BEING OFFERED FOR CONSENT ON ALL THREE READINGS.

ITEM NUMBER 51 IS C 4 20 23 0 0 5 8.

THIS ITEM IS BEING OFFERED FOR CONSENT FIRST READING ONLY.

THE FINAL TWO ITEMS ON YOUR AGENDA TODAY ARE LISTED ON THE ADDENDUM.

ITEM NUMBER 60 IS NPA

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2 2 3 0 0 1 8 0.02.

THIS ITEM IS BEING OFFERED FOR CONSENT ON ALL THREE READINGS AND THE RELATED ITEM IS NUMBER 61 C 1 4 20 23 0 0 1 9.

THIS ITEM IS ALSO BEING OFFERED FOR CONSENT ON ALL THREE READINGS.

THIS CONCLUDES THE READING OF THE AGENDA AND OF COURSE THIS IS AT YOUR DISCRETION MEMBERS.

LET ME, UH, ASK IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS OF STAFF BEFORE WE, UH, SEEK ANY OF THE SPEAKERS.

ALRIGHT, UH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

DO WE HAVE SPEAKERS? WE DO.

WE'LL START WITH REMOTE.

HANG ON ONE SECOND.

UH, LET ME SAY TO THE SPEAKERS THAT IF YOU ARE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THIS CONSENT AGENDA ON THE ZONING CONSENT AGENDA AND THE ITEM THAT YOU HAVE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON IS BEING OFFERED FOR POSTPONEMENT.

YOU ARE ENTITLED TO SPEAK IF YOU LIKE, BUT IT'S AS TO THE MERITS OF THE POSTPONEMENT ONLY.

SO PLEASE LIMIT YOUR COMMENTS TO THE MERITS OF THE POSTPONEMENT.

PLEASE, UH, HELP US NAVIGATE THIS CITY CLERK REMOTE.

WE HAVE RUTH LAUER SPEAKING ON THE MERITS OF THE POSTPONEMENT OF ITEM 44.

HELLO, THIS IS RUTH LAUER.

I'M SPEAKING OPPOSITIONS ITEMS 44 AND 45.

I'M, I'M SUPPORTING THE POSTPONEMENT.

YES, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO ADD TO THE POSTPONEMENT THAT IT BE, THAT WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEE IF THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT HAS OFFERED THE SECOND ENTRY TO THE ROAD, WHICH I SUPPORT THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION, BUT DO NOT SUPPORT THE WHAT WAS BROUGHT FORWARD AT THE ZAP.

I GUESS THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY.

I SUPPORT THE POSTPONEMENT, BUT I WOULD LIKE IT THE DEVELOPERS TO, AND THE CITY TO PROVIDE COMMENTS ON THE TRANSPORTATION ASPECTS OF IT.

GOODBYE.

IN PERSON, WE HAVE JEFF DICKERSON SPEAKING ON THE MARRIAGE OF THE POSTPONEMENT OF 44 AND 45 WITH KAREN FRANEZ ON DECK ARE EITHER, ARE EITHER OF THOSE PEOPLE HERE? OKAY.

MOVING ON TO ITEM 49.

WE HAVE CATHERINE GORING WITH DAVE ANDERSON.

NEXT ON ITEM 51 COUNSEL DAVE ANDERSON REPRESENTING THE OWNER.

JUST HERE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS IF THERE ARE ANY ON THE ITEM.

THANK YOU, SIR.

YOU SHOULDN'T RUN AWAY WHEN YOU SAY WE CAN ASK YOU QUESTIONS, .

FAIR ENOUGH? NO, NO, I'M TEASING.

YEAH, I, I THINK YOU HAD, I THINK YOUR INSTINCTS WERE RIGHT.

THAT CONCLUDES ALL OF OUR 2:00 PM PUBLIC SPEAKING.

GREAT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.