Sep 26, 2024 City Council Meetings

YEAH, THANKS.

UM, UH, IN ANTICIPATION OF THAT, SO THANK YOU.

LET ME, LEMME SAY 'EM AGAIN FOR CLARITY.

ITEMS 12, 13, 14, 38 AND 75 HAVE BEEN PULLED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA.

UH, THE WAY WE'RE GOING TO DO, UH, WHAT WE'LL DO IS EVERYBODY WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK.

I'M SORRY, COUNCIL MORALE? UM, I HAD PULLED 72.

UH, OKAY, I DIDN'T KNOW THAT.

I THOUGHT THAT WOULD'VE BEEN PUT BACK ON.

ALL RIGHT.

COUNSEL WILL ONCE WELL WILL BE TAKEN.

ITEM 72 WILL ALSO BE PULLED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA.

SO WHAT THAT DOES IS WE'RE, WE'RE NOW, WE WE'RE GONNA GO TO, WE'LL GO TO THE CONSENT AGENDA.

UM, WE'LL HEAR SPEAKERS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.

WE'LL HAVE COMMENTS FROM COUNSEL AND DISCUSSION, AND THEN WE WILL VOTE ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.

UH, ONCE WILL, WILL BE TAKEN UP AFTER THAT'S THE

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YEAH, THAT'S WHY IT'S NOT ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.

IT'S A NON-CONSENT ITEM BECAUSE IT RELATES TO COUNCIL PROCEDURES COMES AFTER THE EXECUTIVE SESSION.

LET ME RUN THROUGH EVERYTHING.

WE'RE NOT GOING TO TAKE ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.

A HFC WILL NOT BE ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.

UM, WE WILL TAKE UP, WE, WELL, I'LL JUST GO IN THIS ORDER AS NEAR TO 10 30 AS WE CAN.

WE WILL TAKE UP A HFC AND REMEMBER THE CHANGES OF CORRECTIONS I JUST READ IN THE RECORD.

THEN WE, AT OR NEAR THAT TIME, WE WILL TAKE UP POOLED ITEMS 12, 13, 14, 38, 72 AND 75.

AT SOME POINT IN THERE, WE WILL HAVE A BRIEFING REGARDING ITEM NUMBER 80.

AT SOME POINT AFTER THAT, WE WILL GO INTO AN EXECUTIVE SESSION AND, UH, WE WILL ADDRESS CERTAIN ISSUES THAT WE WILL, I'LL BRING UP AT THE TIME.

UH, I SEEK A, A MO, WE, I SEEK A POSTPONEMENT OR A RE RECESS TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.

WE WILL THEN TAKE UP ITEMS THAT ARE TYPICALLY LISTED AS NON-CONSENT ITEMS. ITEM ONE 12, WHICH WILL BE TAKEN UP AFTER THE EXECUTIVE SESSION.

ITEM NUMBER 76, WHICH IS AN ITEM FROM A COUNCIL COMMITTEE.

WE WILL ALSO TAKE UP IMMINENT DOMAIN, WHICH NUMBER SE ITEM NUMBER 77.

BUT ITEM NUMBER 78 HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN.

WE WILL THEN HAVE PUBLIC HEARINGS ON ITEM 81, 82, 83.

ITEM 84 WILL BE A POSTPONEMENT TO OCTOBER 10TH AND ITEM ONE 17, WE'LL OF COURSE WE'LL HAVE OUR 12 O'CLOCK TIME CERTAIN FOR PUBLIC COMMUNICATION AND LIVE MUSIC.

AND THEN WE WILL HAVE OUR ZONING AND NEIGHBORHOOD PLANNING TIME CERTAIN AS NEAR TO, UH, THE TWO O'CLOCK TIME PERIOD AS WE CAN.

ALRIGHT, WE'RE NOW GOING TO GO TO THE CON UH, TO THE ITEMS THAT ARE ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.

THE WAY WE'RE GOING TO, UH, DO PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS IS WE WANT TO HEAR FROM EVERYBODY.

EVERYONE WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES.

UH, BUT WE'RE GONNA GO ITEM TO ITEM SO THAT THE COUNCIL GETS TO HEAR FROM PEOPLE REGARDING A SP THE SPECIFIC ITEM THAT IS UP AND OUT OF FAIRNESS TO PEOPLE THAT ARE HERE TO SPEAK ON JUST ONE ITEM.

BUT IT MAY BE ITEM NUMBER, UH, AND I'M MAKING UP A NUMBER, ITEM NUMBER 20 AND, AND, AND, BUT SOMEBODY CAME IN ON ITEM TWO AND 10 OTHER ITEMS, UH, TAKES UP A LOT OF THE, THE TIME ON ALL OF THOSE.

WE'LL JUST GO ITEM FROM ITEM AND HERE ON EACH INDIVIDUAL ITEM AS WE GO FORWARD.

SO WITH THAT, I WILL TURN TO THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE AND ASK, UH, YOU TO BEGIN THE PROCESS.

FIRST SPEAKER, ITEM TWO.

RITA ROSS, ITEM SIX, AMANDA BROWN, WILLIAM BUNCH, BOBBY LEVINSKY.

IF YOUR NAME'S BEEN CALLED, PLEASE COME ON DOWN AND JUST STATE YOUR NAME INTO THE RECORD.

THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

BOBBY LAVINSKY, SAIL SPRINGS ALLIANCE.

I'M HERE TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION ITEM SIX, WHICH IS A SERVICE EXTENSION REQUEST IN THE LAS CREEK AREA.

UM, WE'RE SUPPORTIVE OF THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION ON IT AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION ON IT, WHICH IS TO NOT EXTEND THE SERVICE EXTENSION REQUEST TO THAT SITE.

UM, WE DID MEET WITH THE APPLICANT.

UH, I, WE EMPATHIZE WITH THE APP.

THIS IS ONE OF THOSE SITUATIONS WHERE IT'D BE REALLY HELPFUL TO HAVE STAFF BRIEFINGS BEFORE, UM, .

BUT WE DID MEET WITH THE APPLICANT.

UM, THEY WERE HELPFUL FOR, UM, UH, THEY, I THINK THEY DO WANT TO DO, UH, A PRODUCT THAT IS NOT TOO INTENSIVE, BUT, UM, THEY WERE TRYING TO GET A PRIVATE AGREEMENT WITH US WHERE WE WOULD BE ENFORCING IN PERPETUITY, UM, RELIANCE ON THE SOS ORDINANCE.

UH, THAT SITUATION WAS A LITTLE BIT TOO COMPLICATED.

UM, AND I THINK THAT JUST GENERALLY STICKING TO THE PRECEDENT OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN TO NOT USE OUR SERVICE EXTENSION REQUEST IN A WAY THAT WOULD INCREASE DEVELOPMENT.

THAT WOULD BE IN NON-COMPLIANCE WITH THE CITY OF AUSTIN'S ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS.

IT'S JUST A BETTER PRECEDENT.

AND THERE, UM, THERE ARE ALTERNATIVE WOULD BE TO SIMPLY JUST TO ANNEX INTO THE CITY.

UM, AGAIN, IT WOULD BE REALLY HELPFUL TO HAVE STAFF PRESENTATIONS FOR THESE CASES.

SPEAKING ON THE MERITS OF THE POSTPONEMENT FOR ITEM EIGHT.

WILLIAM BUNCH, ITEM SIX.

I'LL JUST, I'LL PASS ON AND I SUPPORT BOBBY'S COMMENT.

ITEM 16, WILLIAM BUNCH.

ITEM 36.

WILLIAM BUNCH, ITEM 40.

JOSEPH HORN.

MR. BUNCH.

ARE YOU GONNA SPEAK ON THOSE OTHER INDIVIDUAL ITEMS? COUPLE OF THEM.

GOOD MORNING.

IT'S A MAJOR CITY CONCERN IS, UH, THE WATERSHED WASH WASTE, UM, WAS BE A GOOD IDEA.

I HAVE THE METRICS COURT.

I'M NOT TOO SURE WHICH ITEMS ARE ITEMS, BUT THERE'S A FEW THINGS.

I CHECKED OFF THIS AND I KNOW

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AS ALL THESE SPILL SPILLWAYS IS DESIGNED FOR FLOOD CONTROL.

SCREEN THEM UP SO THE TRASH AND DEBRIS DON'T GO DOWN INTO THE SEWERS.

THAT WOULD BE A GOOD START.

AND FOREST IT LITERAL IN LAW WOULD BE ANOTHER GOOD IDEA TO HELP THE WASTE IN THE CITY TOO.

ALSO, THERE'S JUST A LOT OF THINGS THE CITY COULD REALLY DO TO MAKE THIS AN AWESOME, AWESOME PLACE TO STAY.

UM, PUBLIC RESTROOMS WOULD BE A GOOD SANITARY ISSUE.

UM, THAT WOULD BE PLACED SOMEPLACE LIKE THE BUS TERMINALS WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA.

THE MAJOR THOROUGH REPAIRS, YOU KNOW, UM, I'M KIND OF NERVOUS UP HERE, SO I'M KIND OF LOST.

YOU'RE FINE.

BUT, UM, ANYWAY, UM, THERE'S A LOT OF GOOD THINGS I HAVE TO BEING FORTH AND THERE'S JUST NOT ENOUGH TIME TO SUGGEST PUT THE SUGGESTIONS DOWN.

BUT IF I COULD GET SOME TIME TO SOME OF YOUR COUNCIL MEMBERS, I'D LIKE TO PUT DOWN SOME THINGS ON PAPER FOR Y'ALL.

OUR AVAILABLE WATER IN OUR FUTURE.

THANK YOU, WILLIAM BUNCH.

ITEM 16.

UH, THANK YOU MAYOR COUNCIL BILL BUNCH IS SPEAKING AS A CITIZEN TAXPAYER RATE PAYER.

UH, THIS ITEM IS A MILLION DOLLARS MORE FOR MUELLER SUBSIDIES.

UM, MUELLER IS NOT A LOW INCOME AREA ENVIRONMENTALLY OR, UH, ECONOMICALLY DISTRESSED AREA.

WE'VE BEEN SUBSIDIZING THAT PROJECT FOR WAY TOO MANY YEARS.

UH, STARTING WITH BASICALLY FREE LAND.

UM, THIS IS A MILLION DOLLARS YOU SHOULD SAVE.

UM, AND WE SHOULD CUT OFF, UH, THE TURS THAT'S OUT THERE AND WE SHOULD GET A COMPREHENSIVE AUDIT AND ANALYSIS OF ALL THE SPENDING THAT'S HAPPENED AT MUELLER AND EVALUATE, UH, WHETHER WE GOT A GOOD DEAL.

AS, AS FAR AS I'M AWARE, NOBODY'S LOOKED AT THAT, BUT CERTAINLY MUELLER IS NOW A HIGH END DEVELOPMENT, UM, THAT WE PUT A WHOLE LOT OF TAXPAYER MONEY INTO.

WE SHOULDN'T BE PUTTING ANY MORE INTO IT.

SO PLEASE VOTE NO ON ITEM 16.

BILL BUNCH.

ITEM 36.

UM, ITEM 36, AS I UNDERSTAND IT, LIMITED INFORMATION THERE.

$1.6 MILLION FOR THE CONVENTION CENTER DEMOLITION AND TOTAL RECONSTRUCTION.

UM, YOU'RE SET FOR A BRIEFING ON THIS TODAY.

UH, I WOULD ASK THAT YOU POSTPONE THIS ITEM UNTIL THE, AFTER THE BRIEFING, UM, SO THAT YOU CAN CONSIDER THIS SPENDING AND SO THAT YOU CAN ALLOW PEOPLE TO SPEAK WITH, UH, INFORMATION THAT'S RELEVANT.

UH, SO THAT WOULD BE MY, I GUESS A POINT OF ORDER AND REQUEST ON THIS ITEM.

WILLIAM INE OF 40 AND THEN JOSEPH HORN.

ITEM 46.

UM, ITEM 40 IS, UH, $2.5 MILLION FOR THE SOUTH AUSTIN REGIONAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT.

UH, THIS IS IN PARALLEL WITH THE $1.1 BILLION THAT YOU ALL VOTED FOR TO EXPAND THE WALNUT CREEK WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT.

UH, THAT 1.1 BILLION WAS APPROVED JUST A FEW MONTHS AGO.

UM, EVEN THOUGH THERE'S NO URGENCY FOR THAT PROJECT.

AND EVEN THOUGH IF YOU LOOK AT OUTSIDE, IF YOU LOOK AT WHAT'S BEEN HAPPENING TO OUR WATER SUPPLIES OVER THE LAST, UH, 15 YEARS, WE ARE NOT GONNA HAVE WATER TO CONVERT INTO MORE AND MORE SEWAGE.

UM, Y'ALL APPROVE THAT $1.1 BILLION WITHOUT ASKING A SINGLE QUESTION ABOUT IT.

YOU APPROVED IT ON CONSENT AS MY RECALL.

IF I'M INCORRECT, PLEASE CORRECT THE RECORD.

UM, THE STAFF HAS ADMITTED THAT THAT EXPENDITURE WAS NOT URGENT OR REQUIRED, UH, BECAUSE WE'RE NOT AT THE 90% OF CAPACITY, UM, THE WATER UTILITY Y AND Y'ALL, AND, AND THIS IS JUST THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG.

YOU'VE BEEN APPROVING SPENDING ON CAPITAL PROJECTS FOR BOTH WATER AND WASTEWATER AS IF THERE'S NO DROUGHT HAPPENING, AS IF CLIMATE CHANGE IS NOT DECIMATING

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AND AS IF, UH, THE CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES FOR THESE GIANT PROJECTS, UH, ARE IN FULL CONTROL OF OUR UTILITY, UM, NO MEANINGFUL QUESTIONS ARE BEING ASKED.

THIS ITEM, 42.5 MILLION SHOULD BE PUT ON HOLD WITH EVERYTHING ELSE UNTIL THE WATER UTILITY RECOMMITS TO CONSERVATION INSTEAD OF GOING BACKWARDS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE HISTORY OF THIS CITY.

AND, UH, GOING BACKWARDS ON OUR CONSERVATION GOALS, UM, WE NEED TO BE RACING TOWARDS BEING A WATER EFFICIENT CITY INSTEAD OF SPENDING WEEK AFTER WEEK AFTER WEEK BUILDING AND EXPANDING OUR WATER UTILITY WHEN WE HAVE NO WATER TO IN OUR FUTURE, TO, UH, FILL UP THESE EXPANDED FACILITIES.

SO PLEASE, UH, PUT THIS ON POSTPONEMENT.

GET A COMPREHENSIVE MEETING SET ON JUST OUR WATER UTILITY SPENDING AND OUR WATER UTILITY PLAN.

UM, BECAUSE WE NEED A DIFFERENT FUTURE FOR OUR WATER UTILITY THAT'S SUSTAINABLE AND THAT'S AFFORDABLE.

LITERALLY, WE CAN BE SAVING BILLIONS OF DOLLARS AND SAVING WATER AT THE SAME TIME.

JOSEPH HORN, ITEM 46.

WILLIAM BUNCH.

ITEM 50.

YEAH, LIKE I SAID, THERE'S A FEW THINGS I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT IT.

I SEEN IT WAS IMPORTANT TO THE CITY.

UM, ONE OF 'EM IS, UH, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT FUNDING.

UM, YES, WE NEED TO DO THAT SO WE CAN HAVE MORE EXTENSIVE TRAINING.

UM, THEY NEED HELP OUT THERE.

WE DON'T NEED TO DEFUND IT.

I THINK WE NEED TO PROMOTE MORE RESPONSIBILITIES OUT THERE.

AND FORCING AND ING LAW WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA THAT WOULD HELP AUSTIN ALLIANCE AND HELP MAKE THE CITY A LITTLE PRETTIER.

THANK YOU, MR. BUNCH.

YOU WANNA SPEAK ON THE NEXT ITEM THAT YOU WERE CALLED ON? I WAS, UM, YEAH, I SIGNED UP FOR ITEM 50.

IT WOULD BE REALLY NICE IF Y'ALL ACTUALLY, UH, TELL THE PUBLIC WHAT THE ITEM IS ABOUT, UM, SINCE, AND SO PEOPLE COULD FOLLOW ALONG.

UM, THIS ITEM, AS I UNDERSTAND IT WITH THE LIMITED INFORMATION AND POSTING, IS A BLANKET DELEGATION TO THE CITY MANAGER FROM THIS BODY TO CHOOSE THE TYPE OF PROCUREMENT PROCESS FOR, UH, MAJOR PROJECTS.

UM, CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK, MORE TRADITIONAL BIDDING PRACTICES, ET CETERA.

UM, THIS IS A HUGE DEAL.

UH, DO WE HAVE ANY MEANINGFUL INFORMATION? HAVE Y'ALL BEEN BRIEFED ON, YOU KNOW, WHAT IS OUR PRACTICE WITH CONSTRUCTION MANAGER RISK? BECAUSE WHEN I'VE LOOKED AT IT, THAT'S A FALSE LABEL.

THE CONSTRUCTION MANAGER IS NOT AT RISK.

UH, THAT LABEL IS OFTEN PAIRED WITH THE OTHER TMP TOTAL MAXIMUM PRICE, WHICH IS ANOTHER BUILT-IN LIE, BECAUSE REGULARLY WHEN WE'VE DONE CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK TOTAL MAXIMUM PRICE, WE'VE GONE BACK AND ADDED MORE MONEY TO THE PROJECT.

UM, WE, WE NEED SOME INTEGRITY AND COMPETITIVE BIDDING.

UM, AGAIN, THIS IS LIKE HUNDREDS, BILLIONS OF DOLLARS THROWING OUT THE WINDOW.

AND HERE YOU ARE IN THIS SORT OF CONSENT ITEM, THROWING A, A CRITICAL DECISION ON THESE LARGE CONSTRUCTION, UH, PROJECTS, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS, DEBT PROJECTS, UH, INTO THE BACK ROOM AND LETTING THE CITY MANAGER, UH, DO WHAT HE WANTS.

UH, YOU REALLY SHOULDN'T BE DOING THIS.

JOSEPH HORN, ITEM 54, AND THEN JOSEPH HORN FOR ITEM 55 ON DECK.

ELISE FERRIA FOR ITEM 57.

AND I THINK, YOU KNOW, MY, UH, WHAT I'VE BEEN SEEING TRUMP IS THE ANSWER.

I KNOW I NEEDED A LITTLE BIT OF TIME.

I'M SURPRISED THAT I WAS ABLE TO COME UP HERE 'CAUSE IT'S SOFTENED, SO, UH, NOT TOO SURE WHICH ONE THIS IS, BUT, UH, THE WASTEWATER, WE WANT WATER IMPROVEMENT.

MAYBE WE SHOULD STOP POOPING IN THE WATER.

WE'RE KILLING THIS PLANET FOR OUR OWN CREATURE COMFORTS, AND THAT'S JUST AN HONEST OPINION ANYWAY, THAT, UM, I DON'T LIKE, UM, WHAT I'M SEEING ON THE MEDIA AS FAR AS THE POLITICAL DEBATES.

WE NEED COMMON SENSE OUT THERE.

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SO I'M A PRO SUPPORTER OF POSITIVITY ANYWAY, SO THANK YOU.

YOU'RE ALSO ENTITLED TO SPEAK ON ITEM 55, WHICH IS RELATED TO A GRANT APPLICATION WITH THE STATE OF TEXAS.

SIR, YOU'RE ALSO ENTITLED TO THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK ON ITEM NUMBER 55 REGARDING SUBMISSION OF AN APPLICATION AND ACCEPTING A GRANT FROM THE STATE OF TEXAS.

OKAY, WELL, THANK YOU.

YOU, YOU HAD SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THAT AS WELL.

IF YOU HAVE SOMETHING YOU WANNA SAY ABOUT THAT, UM, CHARLES SHOULD BE A GOOD THING FOR LIKE THE WATERSHED AND STUFF AND ENFORCE THE LIVING LOFT.

IT'S ABOUT THE GRANT APPLICATIONS.

WE DID THAT ONE ALREADY.

AND, UH, THE FACILITIES AND THE TRA FACILITIES WOULD BE A BIG PLUS.

I SEE HALF THE PLACES THAT ARE LOCKED UP THAT'S AVAILABLE NOW AND THEY SHOULD BE MONITORED A LITTLE BIT BETTER.

I THINK IF WE DESIGNED THEM, WE COULD HAVE MORE SPACE FOR PUBLIC.

AND I THINK, UH, REPUBLIC SQUARE IS A GOOD PLACE TO START BECAUSE THAT'S A REALLY BAD DESIGN FOR THAT MANY PEOPLE.

ONLY TWO RESTROOMS. THANK YOU.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU MR. HORN.

DID YOU WANNA SPEAK ON ITEM 55? I THINK THAT THAT'S WHAT I JUST ASKED HIM TO SPEAK ON.

OH, SORRY.

MAYOR.

UM, ELISE FERRIA, ITEM 57, SCOTT JOHNSON, ITEM 74.

MR. JOHNSON, IF YOU DON'T MIND, COME DOWN AND BE ON THE FRONT ROW, SO YOU'LL BE READY.

HI, GOOD MORNING.

UM, I'VE NEVER BEEN HERE BEFORE, SO THANK YOU FOR LETTING US COME AND SPEAK.

UM, MY NAME IS ELISE AND, UM, I KNOW THAT THE, UH, YOU GUYS ARE UP TO DEBATE OR TALK ABOUT, UM, MONEY GIVEN FOR INVESTIGATION OF SEXUAL ASSAULT.

UM, I COULD FIND NO INFORMATION AS TO WHETHER OR NOT THEY DESIGNATE, UM, SEXUAL ASSAULT, UM, INVESTIGATION FOR CHILDREN VERSUS ADULTS.

AND SO I'M COMING HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT MY EXPERIENCE.

UH, BOTH OF MY CHILDREN WERE INVESTIGATED AT THE CENTER FOR CHILD PROTECTION, UM, FOR, UH, SEXUAL ASSAULT.

THEY HAVE BEEN TWICE, ONCE IN 2020 AND ONCE IN 2022.

AND AS YOU CONSIDER THE GRANT MONEY AND, UM, WHETHER OR NOT YOU WOULD EVER EITHER OVERSIGHT OVERSEE IT OR, UM, WHAT IT WOULD BE ALLOCATED FOR, I WOULD LIKE YOU TO CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING.

THAT PHYSICAL INSPECTION OF EVIDENCE, UM, INCLUDES THINGS LIKE ANATOMICAL DRAWINGS, UM, MADE BY THE PEOPLE WHO ARE BEING, UH, WHO ARE THE VICTIMS OR EVIDENCE SUBMITTED IN MY CASE, AS THE PARENT THAT WAS SUBMITTED THE DAY THAT THEY WERE INTERVIEWED AT THE CENTER FOR CHILD PROTECTION.

AND THOSE THINGS WERE UPLOADED INTO VITAMIX BLOCKCHAIN SOFTWARE THAT WAS APPROVED AS AN UPGRADE A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO.

INSTEAD OF USING FORENSIC INTERVIEWS RECORDED ON, UH, CDS, UM, IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE UNABLE TO BE LOST.

UM, WHEN I SUBPOENAED THAT VIDEO FOR THE CHILDREN, UM, IN ORDER TO TRY TO PURSUE OR UNDERSTAND WHAT HAD OCCURRED, I WAS TOLD BY THE AUSTIN POLICE DEPARTMENT THAT THE VIDEOS HAD BEEN LOST.

UM, THEY SAID NOTHING ELSE OTHER THAN AFTER A DILIGENT SEARCH, NONE COULD BE FOUND.

UM, SO THEN THE FOLLOWING WEEK I FILED A MOTION TO REOPEN EVIDENCE, UM, WITH JESSICA MANGRAM IN THE 459TH DISTRICT COURT.

AND THE POLICE OFFICER, HIS NAME IS DETECTIVE BRANDON POE, PLEASE DON'T FORGET IT, HE IS IN CHARGE OF ALL CHILD SEX INVESTIGATIONS IN THE FIVE SURROUNDING COUNTIES.

HE FILED A PROTECTIVE ORDER FOR HIMSELF USING CITY MONEY.

UM, HE HAD CHRISTOPHER COPPOLA, WHO IS A CITY OF AUSTIN ATTORNEY, COME AND, UH, UH, PROVIDE A MOTION ON HIS BEHALF IN ORDER TO NOT TESTIFY IN MY FAMILY LAW CASE ABOUT WHAT HAD HAPPENED WITH MY CHILDREN.

SO THEY WERE NOT ANSWERING ABOUT WHERE THE VIDEOS WERE REGARDING THE EVIDENCE BECAUSE THE THINGS WERE UPLOADED TO THE SOFTWARE.

THEY WERE NO LONGER AVAILABLE IN EVIDENCE.

SO THEY OFFERED NO REMEDY.

THEY USED CITY MONEY TO COME AND FIGHT FOR THE POLICE OFFICER TO PROTECT HIM RATHER THAN TO PROTECT THE CHILD.

AND IT'S NOW BEEN TWO YEARS.

AND SO AS YOU APPROVE OR DISPROVE THE MONEY FOR THAT, IF YOU DO, I STRONGLY ENCOURAGE THAT YOU WOULD PROVIDE SOME OVERSIGHT FOR HOW THEY SPEND THE MONEY, BECAUSE IT DOESN'T MEAN JUST BECAUSE YOU GIVE IT TO THEM THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE USING IT FOR THE PROPER PURPOSES.

IN MY FAMILY'S CASE, NOTHING'S EVER BEEN DONE, NO REMEDY.

AND THEN I USED THE CITIZENS OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE.

I WAS ONE OF THE FIRST PEOPLE AFTER YOU APPROVED IT LAST YEAR TO, UH, HAVE A, UM, COMPLAINT SUBMITTED.

AND WHEN I DID SO, I WAS NOT ALLOWED TO FIND OUT THE RESULTS AND NOTHING HAS EVER HAPPENED.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

PARTICULARLY THROUGH THE COUNCIL.

SCOTT JOHNSON, 74 MORNING MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS AND MR. CITY MANAGER, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER QUADY, I, I DO SUPPORT THIS ITEM.

I HOPE THE MONEY IS SPENT WELL, AND THERE'S NOT VERY MANY OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH THE PUBLIC HEALTH COMMITTEE, OR

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TALK ABOUT STUDENT OR YOUTH HOMELESSNESS.

I CREATED THE HOMELESS STUDENT ASSISTANCE FUND, AS SOME OF YOU KNOW, WHO'VE BEEN ON THE COUNCIL SINCE 2022 AND BEFORE.

THIS IS GIVING MONEY TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS, THEIR PROJECT HEALTH PROGRAMS SUCH AS A ISD AND THE OTHERS THAT IN AUSTIN ENERGY SERVICE AREA.

AND I WANTED TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION, THE AMOUNT OF STUDENT HOMELESSNESS FOR A ISD HAS INCREASED DRAMATICALLY.

2021 AND 2022, IT WAS 1,183 AND THIS PAST FULL YEAR, IT GOT UP TO CLOSE TO 1900.

WE DON'T HAVE ANY PROGRAMS WITHIN THE HOMELESS, UH, STRATEGY OFFICE THAT DEAL EXCLUSIVELY WITH STUDENT OR YOUTH HOMELESSNESS.

THERE ARE PROGRAMS THAT HELP MOTHERS WHO ARE SINGLE MOMS AND THEIR CHILDREN WHO, WHO ARE HOMELESS.

AND THAT'S POSITIVE.

IN THE LAST FULL YEAR, THEY'RE GONNA GIVE THE MONEY TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN ABOUT A MONTH OR LESS.

BOSTON, ISD, THEIR PROGRAM GOT ABOUT $15,700, WHICH IS SOMETHING, AND IT'S NOT RESTRICTED, WHICH THEY LOVE.

AND FOR EXAMPLE, IN THE COMMUNITY, ST.

DAVID'S FOUNDATION IS A VERY PROMINENT AND RESPECTED GROUP.

AND WHEN THEY GAVE MONEY LAST YEAR, THEY GAVE THE MOST AMOUNT OF MONEY TO LIFEWORKS, WHICH DOESN'T WORK EXCLUSIVELY ON STUDENT HOMELESSNESS, BUT THAT'S ONE OF THEIR PRIMARY FOCUSES, AND THAT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW.

WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO IS LIKE TO HAVE THE PUBLIC HEALTH COMMITTEE CHAIRED BY COUNCILWOMAN FUENTES AND THE OTHER MEMBERS OF THAT HAVE A PRESENTATION FROM DAVID GRAY AND OTHERS TO TALK ABOUT STUDENT YOUTH HOMELESSNESS, HOW THE CITY CAN HELP FOCUS ON THAT AREA.

MORE STUDENTS WHO EXPERIENCE HOMELESSNESS ARE MUCH MORE LIKELY TO BE HOMELESS AS ADULTS.

AND THIS IS AN IMPORTANT FACTOR THAT I HOPE YOU ALL WILL UNDERSTAND AND CONSIDER WHEN YOU'RE SPENDING A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF MONEY, MUCH MORE THAN THIS AGENDA ITEM ON PLACES FOR WHAT ARE BASICALLY, OR ALMOST SOLELY FOR ADULTS, BOTH MALE AND FEMALE WHO ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.

WE NEED TO FOCUS ON STUDENT YOUTH HOMELESSNESS TO TRY TO BREAK THE CYCLE OF POVERTY AND HOMELESSNESS THAT MOVES FORWARD.

I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

MAYOR.

JUST A QUICK NOTE.

WE ARE GETTING REMOTE CALLS FROM NUMBERS THAT ARE NOT REGISTERED, SO WE CAN'T ADMIT THEM.

SO THAT CONCLUDES ALL THE CONSENT SPEAKERS AT THIS TIME.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, UH, MEMBERS, AS, AS YOU JUST HEARD, THAT CONCLUDES THE CONSENT SPEAKERS ON, ON THOSE ON THE ITEMS THAT WILL REMAIN ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.

BUT LET ME ASK FIRST, ARE THERE ANY COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT WOULD LIKE TO PULL ANOTHER ITEM OR ANY OTHER ITEMS FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA? OKAY, WITH THAT BEING THE CASE, UM, MAYOR, YES, I WOULD LIKE TO PULL SIX.

ITEM NUMBER SIX WILL ALSO BE PULLED.

UH, WHAT I'LL DO NOW IS SEEK A MOTION ON THE CONSENT AGENDA AS IT'S BEEN READ, AND I'LL GET A SECOND AND THEN WE WILL GO TO DISCUSSION.

UM, THE, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER CADRE MOVES AND COUNCIL MEMBER HARPER MADISON SECONDS ADOPTION OF THE CONSENT AGENDA, UH, AS READ.

AND NOW, UH, WE WILL GO TO DISCUSSION WITH REGARD TO THE CONSENT AGENDA.

AND I, I'M GONNA START FIRST WITH COUNCIL MEMBER ALLISON ALTER, BECAUSE SHE HAS A MOTION THAT UH HUH YEAH, THAT SHE HAS A MOTION THAT GIVES DIRECTION TO THE, THE MANAGER.

AND I'M GOING TO LOOK AT THAT AS A MOTION TO AMEND THE CONSENT AGENDA MOTION SO THAT WE, UH, IF, IF THE COUNCIL WANTS TO FOLLOW THAT DIRECTION.

SO COUNCIL MEMBER ALLISON ALTER, I'LL RECOGNIZE YOU FIRST.

UM, SO APPRECIATE THAT.

SO I POSTED THE RATIONALE AND THE DIRECTION FOR ITEM 50 ON THE MESSAGE BOARD EARLIER THIS WEEK.

UM, AND FOR ITEM 50, WHICH IS THE ITEM THAT ALLOWS THE CITY MANAGER TO DETERMINE, UH, PROCUREMENT METHODS, UM, THIS, THE DIRECTION IS THAT THE CITY MANAGER'S DIRECTED TO DEVELOP AN ADDITIONAL COMMUNICATION METHOD TO NOTIFY COUNCIL OF THE ISSUANCE OF MAJOR SOLICITATIONS AND CONTRACTS OF LARGE DOLLAR VALUE AND OR HIGH PUBLIC INTEREST, INCLUDING THE, THOSE SOLICITATIONS THAT WOULD'VE BEEN SUBJECT TO THE PROCUREMENT METHOD.

AUTHORIZATION NOW DELEGATED TO STAFF, UM, COUNCIL MEMBER ALLISON ALTER MOVES THAT THE CONSENT AGENDA MOTION BE AMENDED TO ADD THIS DIRECTION TO THE MANAGER ON ITEM NUMBER 50.

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

I'LL ALLOW YOU TO CLOSE IF YOU WISH TO

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SAY ANYTHING MORE.

ALRIGHT, UH, WITHOUT OBJECTION, COUNCIL MEMBER ALLISON ALTER'S MOTION TO AMEND THE CONSENT AGENDA, UH, A MOTION AS IT APPLIES TO ITEM NUMBER 50 IS ADOPTED.

NOW WE WILL GO BACK TO THE MAIN MOTION AND I'LL CALL ON ANY MEMBERS FOR DISCUSSION OF THE MAIN MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS READ AND AS AMENDED DISCUSSION.

COUNCIL MEMBER ALLISON ALTER.

UM, SO THIS IS ANOTHER AGENDA THAT IS PACKED WITH IMPORTANT ITEMS THAT MANY OF US HAVE WORKED ON FOR QUITE SOME TIME.

THIS, UM, AGENDA INCLUDES SOME CRITICAL INVESTMENTS IN OUR AIRPORT EXPANSION, WHICH WE'RE GONNA TALK ABOUT AGAIN A LITTLE BIT, UM, ENERGY EFFICIENCY, SOLAR AND PURPLE PIPE ITEMS. THIS MORNING I WANNA HIGHLIGHT THREE ITEMS IN PARTICULAR.

UM, FIRST I WANNA HIGHLIGHT ITEM 45, WHICH IS A CONTRACT FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT REVIEW SERVICES FOR CASES THAT WERE CLOSED, A PREVIOUS CONTRACT PROVIDED A REVIEW OF CASES CLOSED IN 2021 AND 2022.

THIS CONTRACT WILL CONTINUE THOSE EFFORTS FOR CASES CLOSED IN 2023.

AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, THIS IS AN EFFORT THAT IS PART OF THE COMPREHENSIVE EVALUATION OF OUR SEXUAL ASSAULT SYSTEM CALLED THE PERF STUDY THAT WE COMPLETED A FEW YEARS AGO.

THIS IS AN IMPORTANT PROCESS THAT IS GOING TO HELP US TO CONTINUE OUR RES TO IMPROVE OUR RESPONSES IN SEXUAL ASSAULT CASES.

ONCE WE IMPLEMENT THE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE PERF STUDY, WE'RE NOT DONE.

WE HAVE TO CONTINUALLY BE IMPROVING THESE PROCESSES.

UM, RECENTLY THERE WAS A STORY IN USA TODAY, UM, ABOUT THE NATIONAL EFFORT TO TEST THE BACKLOG OF RAPE KITS AND SOME OF THE CHALLENGES THAT HAVE COME WITH THAT.

WE KNOW THAT TESTING ALONE IS NOT ENOUGH.

THERE MUST BE EFFORT TO PURSUE SOME OF THESE CASES.

AUSTIN HAS MADE IMPORTANT PROGRESS IN OUR RESPONSE, BUT THERE'S STILL MORE WORK TO DO.

I, AND I BELIEVE THIS DIOCESE AS A WHOLE ARE COMMITTED TO CONTINUALLY IMPROVING OUR RESPONSE AND TO PURSUING BOTH HEALING AND JUSTICE FOR SURVIVORS.

THAT PATH HAS NOT ALWAYS BEEN STRAIGHT NOR WITHOUT OBSTACLE AS THAT ARTICLE SUGGESTED, BUT WE ARE AND WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD.

SECOND, I WANNA TAKE A MOMENT AND THANK MY COLLEAGUES FOR SUPPORTING ITEM 73, WHICH WILL OFFICIALLY MAKE THE DECA SMALL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY SUMMIT AN ANNUAL CITY CO-SPONSOR EVENT.

THIS ACTION RECOGNIZES THE IMPORTANT WORK OF THE DIVERSITY AND ETHNIC CHAMBER ALLIANCE AND AFFIRMS OUR COMMITMENT AS A COUNCIL TO HELP GROW SMALL BUSINESSES IN THE AUSTIN AREA.

THE SMALL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY SUMMIT BRINGS TOGETHER SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS WITH CRITICAL INFORMATION AND SUPPORT, LIKE TECH ASSISTANCE, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, EXPERTISE, AND ACCESS TO CAPITAL.

DURING MY TIME IN OFFICE, I'VE WORKED WITH DECA AND OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT TO REIMAGINE HOW WE CAN LEVERAGE THE COLLECTIVE KNOWLEDGE OF THE FOUR MINORITY CHAMBERS AND TO FIND NEW AND CREATIVE WAYS FOR THEM TO WORK WITH THE CITY AND WITH EACH OTHER.

THE SUMMIT, TOGETHER WITH THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF OUR REGIONAL ECONOMIC EQUITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN, ARE SOME OF THE KEY STEPS WE ARE TAKING TO ENSURE OUR BUSINESS LANDSCAPE SUPPORTS OUR SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS, AND PARTICULARLY THOSE WHO FACE SIGNIFICANT BARRIERS WHEN IT COMES TO EQUITY AND OPPORTUNITY.

I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO WORK WITH EVERYONE INVOLVED IN THIS EFFORT.

FINALLY, COLLEAGUES, I WANNA, UM, TALK ABOUT ITEM 82, WHICH I'M VERY EXCITED TO SEE ON THIS AGENDA.

THIS IS IN RESPONSE TO A RESOLUTION THAT I BROUGHT EARLIER THIS YEAR TO WAIVE STREET IMPACT FEES FOR CHILDCARE CENTERS AS RECOMMENDED BY OUR IMPACT FEE ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

WE KNOW THE MARGINS FOR THESE BUSINESSES ARE SLIM, BUT THEIR IMPACT IS HUGE.

EVERY EFFORT IS REQUIRED TO SUPPORT THESE SMALL BUSINESSES AS THEY ENABLE OUR ECONOMY TO REALIZE ITS FULL POTENTIAL.

AS WE HEARD IN JULY, THE STREET IMPACT FEE IS BURDENSOME TO CHILDCARE PROVIDERS AND CAN IMPACT THEIR DECISIONS TO EXPAND THE SMALL BUSINESSES AND SERVE MORE FAMILIES FOR ONE LOCAL CHILDCARE PROVIDER IN PARTICULAR, THIS FEE WAS CLOSE TO $11,000 A COST THAT ALMOST UPENDED THEIR EXPANSION PROJECT.

WE ALSO KNOW THAT THE MONEY PROVIDERS WILL SAVE FROM OUR ACTION TODAY WILL BE REINVESTED BACK INTO THEIR BUSINESS, STRENGTHENING THEIR PROGRAMS, AND EXPANDING THE RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION OF THEIR EMPLOYEES SO THEY CAN SERVE MORE CHILDREN AS EARLY MATTERS.

GREATER AUSTIN NOTED WITH OVER 5,000 CHILDREN ON A TWO YEAR WAIT LIST IN TRAVIS COUNTY FOR A SUBSIDIZED CHILDCARE SLOT.

AUSTIN CAN'T AFFORD TO PASS UP ANY OPPORTUNITY TO HELP CREATE NEW SEATS.

AS A DIOCESE, WE HAVE TAKEN NOTABLE STEPS TO SUPPORT AND BOLSTER THIS SECTOR, AND I KNOW WE HAVE SOME EXCITING OPPORTUNITIES ON THE HORIZON.

TO DO EVEN MORE, I WANNA THANK OUR TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC WORK STAFF AND OUR LEGAL STAFF, INCLUDING NATO, BEAR, ARINA MOINES, ANGELA RODRIGUEZ, AND DIRECTOR MENDOZA FOR YOUR PROMPT RESPONSE TO MY ORIGINAL RESOLUTION.

AND THANK YOU TO OUR LOCAL PROVIDERS, SUCCESS BY SIX COALITION AND EARLY MATTERS GREATER AUSTIN FOR YOUR CONTINUED ADVOCACY FOR OUR CHILDREN.

COUNCIL MEMBER.

COUNCIL MEMBER CADRE, FOLLOWED BY COUNCIL MEMBER RYAN ALTER.

UM, FIRST AND FOREMOST, I JUST WANNA THANK COUNCIL MEMBERS, UH, VELASQUEZ AND FUENTES FOR THEIR WORK ON THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS

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MONTH.

AND THANKS, UH, JOSE FOR PASSING OUT ALL THE, ALL THE PENS.

UM, AND WANT TO THANK COUNCIL MEMBER ALLISON ALTER ON HER WORK ON ITEMS 73, AND I'D BE, I'D LOVE TO BE ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR.

UH, TO THAT ITEM WITHOUT OBJECTION, COUNCIL MEMBER CADRE BE SHOWN AS A CO-SPONSOR OF ITEM 73.

AND THEN I JUST WANNA QUICKLY TOUCH, UH, ON ITEM 74, I'M REALLY EXCITED THAT WE'RE BRINGING THIS ITEM FORWARD.

IT'S GONNA BE, UH, IT'S TO FULLY FUND A ONE YEAR PILOT FOR STREET OUTREACH IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA.

UH, IT'S GONNA, THE, THE PROGRAM'S GONNA, UH, PROVIDE CRITICAL ASSISTANCE TO OUR UNHOUSED NEIGHBORS IN DOWNTOWN, UH, AND REDUCE THE NEED FOR, FOR A PD RESPONSE, UH, IN TERMS OF POLICE AND, UH, UNHOUSED INTERACTION.

SO I JUST WANNA THANK THE BUDGET OFFICE FOR WORKING WITH OUR OFFICE, UH, ON THIS ITEM AND WANT TO THANK, UH, THE CO-SPONSORS, UH, MAYOR WATSON AND COUNCIL MEMBERS RYAN ALTER, FUENTES AND BELLA.

COUNCIL MEMBER CODRE, COUNCIL MEMBER RYAN ALTER, FOLLOWED BY COUNCILMAN FUENTES.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MAYOR.

I'M GONNA PICK UP RIGHT WHERE COUNCIL MEMBER CADRE LEFT OFF.

I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO TO SAN FRANCISCO AND SEE THIS PRO PROGRAM, UH, IN ACTION, UH, IN AN AREA OF THE CITY THAT WAS, THEY HAD REAL STRUGGLES IN THE TENDERLOIN OF SAN FRANCISCO.

AND, AND YOU WALKED IN THIS AREA WHERE THE HEART PROGRAM WAS BEING USED, AND IT WAS NIGHT AND DAY DIFFERENT FROM, UH, AREAS OUTSIDE OF WHERE THE PROGRAM WAS BEING DEPLOYED.

AND SO I CALLED, UH, CUSTOMER CADRE AND SAID, WE REALLY NEED TO GET THIS HERE IN AUSTIN.

AND HE SAID, OH, WE'RE DOING THAT.

AND I SAID, WELL, WE NEED TO DO MORE OF IT THEN .

UH, AND SO I'M REALLY EXCITED THAT, THAT THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE DOING TODAY.

UH, BRINGING A VERY SUCCESSFUL MODEL, UH, TO, TO GREATER AREAS OF OUR COMMUNITY BECAUSE I THINK IT'S GONNA HAVE A, A REAL IMPACT, UH, AS WELL AS WHAT WE'RE DOING TODAY AS, AS IT RELATES TO THE ARCH AND, UH, CONTINUING THAT OPERATION THERE.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR, FOR BRINGING THIS AND CONTINUING THIS WORK.

I THINK IT'S GONNA BE REALLY IMPACTFUL.

I ALSO WANNA JUST QUICKLY MENTION, UH, ITEM 69, COUNCILOR VELASQUEZ IS HISTORIC PRESERVATION ITEM.

UH, YOU KNOW, WE OFTEN SEE, UH, CREATIVE SPACES IN OUR COMMUNITY FACE THE SAME AFFORDABILITY CHALLENGES THAT WE TALK ABOUT AS IT RELATES TO HOUSING.

UH, AND SO I, I THINK IT WAS, UH, INGENIOUS FOR COUNCIL MEMBER VELASQUEZ TO RECOGNIZE THE OPPORTUNITY OF OUR GROWING HISTORIC PRESERVATION ACQUISITION FUND, UH, TO BRING AN ITEM THAT ALLOWS US TO ACTIVELY ACQUIRE AND PRESERVE HISTORIC BUILDINGS, UH, BUT, AND MAKE SURE THOSE FACILITIES ARE AVAILABLE TO ARTS, MUSIC, AND COMMUNITY GROUPS.

AND I THINK THIS IS JUST ONE OF A, UH, MANY EXAMPLES WHERE WE CAN UTILIZE FUNDS TO ACHIEVE MORE THAN ONE GOAL AT A TIME.

LASTLY, JUST A FEW NOTES ABOUT ITEM 75, WHICH WAS, UH, AN ITEM I BROUGHT FORWARD TODAY.

UH, THAT'S BEEN PULLED, THAT'S BEEN PULLED, SO I'M GONNA WAIT TO TALK ABOUT IT THEN.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

UH, WE APPRECIATE THE, THE PRECURSOR.

UH, BUT, UH, YEAH, GREAT.

THE AIRPORT EXPANSION PROGRAM.

COUNCIL MEMBER FUENTES.

AND, AND THEN YOU WANT JUST TO BE CALLED ON AGAIN? WHY DON'T YOU DO THAT REAL QUICK AND THEN WE'LL GO TO COUNCIL MEMBER FUENTES.

UM, NO, I JUST WANTED TO THANK COUNCIL MEMBER RYAN ALTER FOR, FOR HIS KIND WORDS WHEN HE CALLED ME.

I THINK HE WAS IN, UH, CALIFORNIA ON VACATION.

SO MY FIRST THOUGHT WAS, WHY ARE YOU CALLING ME WHEN YOU'RE ON VACATION? UH, BUT THEN THIS, BUT WE HAD A, WE HAD A NICE CHAT ABOUT THE, UH, THE HAR PROGRAM, SO THANK YOU.

COUNCIL MEMBER FUENTES.

UM, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED.

MM-HMM.

THANK YOU COLLEAGUES.

I'M EXCITED ABOUT A COUPLE OF ITEMS ON OUR AGENDA THAT MOVES FORWARD.

AS YOU ALL KNOW, OUR AIRPORT IS OVER CAPACITY.

IT WAS BUILT TO SERVE 15 MILLION PASSENGERS, AND WE ARE CURRENTLY SERVING 22 MILLION PASSENGERS A YEAR.

AND SO I KNOW ONE OF THE AIRPORT ITEMS HAS BEEN PULLED, BUT I WANTED TO SPEAK OVERALL TO, UH, WHAT THIS MEANS FOR US AND EXPANDING OUR AIRPORT.

UH, WE'RE MOVING FORWARD ON, UH, BUILDING A NEW TERMINAL, WHICH WILL HAVE 20 NEW AIRLINE GATES, A NEW ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURE HALL, A NEW UNDERGROUND TUNNEL.

I MEAN, WE ARE TOTALLY RESHAPING THE EXPERIENCE THAT AUSTINITES AND TRAVELERS WILL HAVE IN OUR AIRPORT WHILE ENSURING THE SAFETY OF OUR WORKERS AT THE AIRPORT.

THESE ARE ALL MEANINGFUL ACTIONS AND THERE'S JUST SO MUCH OPPORTUNITY HERE, PARTICULARLY WITH THE MAYOR'S INFRASTRUCTURE ACADEMY, TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE THE NECESSARY WORKFORCE TO DELIVER ON THAT EXPANSION PROGRAM.

UH, SO I WANNA THANK OUR AIRPORT LEADER, JALAINE BADI FOR HER INCREDIBLE LEADERSHIP, AND ENSURING THAT WE CAN DELIVER THIS EXPANSION PROGRAM ON TIME AND UNDER BUDGET, AND THRILLED TO HAVE YOUR SUPPORT WITH THIS EXPANSION PROGRAM.

COUNCIL MEMBER.

COUNCIL MEMBER AL YOU WISH TO BE RECOGNIZED AGAIN? UH, YES.

UM, BUT THAT IT SEEMS LIKE THERE'S SOME, UM, ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FROM PUBLIC HEALTH THAT NEEDS TO BE INCORPORATED BEFORE YOU DETERMINE WHERE THAT MONEY COMES FROM.

UM, I JUST WANTED TO, UM, ASK THE CITY MANAGER WITH RESPECT TO ITEM 74, UM, WHICH IS THE, THE PROGRAM THAT COUNCIL MEMBER CADRE JUST MENTIONED FOR THE HEART PROGRAM.

UM, I DO HAVE SOME REMAINING CONCERNS ABOUT WHERE THE FUNDING IS COMING FROM.

I UNDERSTAND THERE MAY BE SOME ARPA MONEY.

UM, I THINK STAFF WAS TRYING TO BE VERY PROACTIVE AND IDENTIFY A PARTICULAR POT OF MONEY FOR THAT.

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UM, THAT MONEY RIGHT NOW WOULD BE COMING FROM FUNDING THAT, UM, WOULD BE ALLOWING US TO DO AD HO OUR, OUR, SOME OF OUR PUBLIC INFORMATION CAMPAIGNS RELATED TO PUBLIC HEALTH, UM, FOR VACCINE PROMOTION, FOR INSTANCE.

SO WE GET NO MONEY FOR COVID VACCINES.

UM, SO I'M NOT SURE THAT IT'S AS STRAIGHTFORWARD IN TERMS OF WHERE THAT POT OF MONEY IS COMING FROM.

SO I WANNA ASK THE CITY MANAGER TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU, UM, BEFORE YOU COME BACK TO US WITH THAT RECOMMENDATION THAT ALL OF THE STAFF WHO ARE INVOLVED AND WHERE THAT MONEY WOULD BE COMING FROM.

BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT MONEY IS ALREADY ENCUMBERED.

UM, THAT, THAT WE HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS AND THAT WE REALLY, UM, TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THE TRADE-OFFS THAT ARE INVOLVED.

UM, MY HOPE IS THAT THERE IS OTHER MONEY THAT COULD BE USED, BUT UM, I THINK WE REALLY NEED TO UNDERSTAND WHAT WE'RE GIVING UP, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU COME BACK FOR, WITH THE ITEM FOR US TO ALLOCATE THE FUNDING.

COUNCIL MEMBER MAYOR, PRO TEM.

THANKS MAYOR.

I NOTICED ON ITEM NUMBER ONE 14, UH, WHICH IS, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS'S FEE WAIVER FOR THE CIRCLE C TURKEY TROT, THAT THERE WAS STILL SOME, UM, OUTSTANDING AND I WANTED TO ADD $300 TO THAT WAIVER.

WE WILL RECOGNIZE STAFF FOR A PRESENTATION VICE FOR DIRECTORS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH APPRECIATED.

WE DON'T GET A LOT OF EVENTS IN DISTRICT DATES, SO WE APPRECIATE YOU.

ALRIGHT, MEMBERS, THAT COMPLETES, UH, THE DISCUSSION ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, UH, AS AMENDED.

UH, IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? IS THERE ANYONE WISHES TO BE SHOWN ABSTAINING FROM ANY VOTE ON THE CONSENT AGENDA? ANY ITEM ON THE CONSENT AGENDA? ANYONE WISHING TO BE SHOWN RECUSING THEMSELVES FROM A VOTE ON AN ITEM ON THE CONSENT AGENDA? ALL RIGHT.

ANYONE WISHING TO BE SHOWN VOTING? NO.

I HAVE COUNCIL MEMBER KELLY BEING SHOWN VOTING NO ON ITEMS THREE, FOUR, AND FIVE.

IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO BE SHOWN VOTING NO ON AN ITEM? ALL RIGHT, WITHOUT OBJECTION.

UH, THE CONSENT AGENDA AS AMENDED IS APPROVED WITH COUNCIL MEMBER KELLY BEING SHOWN VOTING NO ON ITEMS THREE, FOUR, AND FIVE.

AND COUNCIL MEMBER HARPER MADISON OFF THE DAIS MEMBERS WITHOUT OBJECTION.

WE WILL RECESS, UH, THE MEETING OF THE AUSTIN CITY COUNCIL AT 10:42 AM AND I WILL NOW CALL TO ORDER THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING OF THE AUSTIN HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION AND

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

MY NAME IS JAMIE MAY, I AM THE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT OFFICER FOR THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT.

UH, BEFORE YOU, YOU HAVE AN AGENDA WITH EIGHT ITEMS LISTED.

HOWEVER, AS YOU MENTIONED EARLIER, TWO OF THEM HAVE BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL OCTOBER 24TH AND ONE HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN, REPLACED BY NUMBER EIGHT.

UM, THE NUMBER EIGHT IS THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES, UH, FROM THE BOARD MEETINGS OF MAY 2ND, MAY 30TH AND JULY 18TH.

UH, THAT REPLACEMENT WAS DUE TO A TYPOGRAPHICAL ERROR.

UH, NUMBER TWO ON YOUR AGENDA IS THE APPROVAL OF, UH, THE ISSUANCE OF PRIVATE ACTIVITY BONDS IN THE TOTAL OF $64,819,515 FOR AUSTIN LEASED HOUSING ASSOCIATES.

FIVE LP UH, FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SAGE AT FRANKLIN PARK.

THIS IS A PROPERTY, UH, ON 46 0 5 SOUTH PLEASANT VALLEY ROAD.

UH, ITEM NUMBER FIVE IS THE ISSUANCE OF, I'M SORRY, THE, UH, AUTHORIZATION OF A 12 MONTH CONTRACT WITH, UH, AUSTIN HOUS, THE AUTHORITY, THE HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN.

STOP READING IT WAS, UH, UH, IT'S A 12 MONTH CONTRACT WITH THE HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF OUR LOCAL HOUSING VOUCHER PROGRAM.

UH, AND THAT IS NOT TO EXCEED A $6 MILLION.

NUMBER SIX IS TO APPROVE THE, UH, LOAN AGREEMENT RELATE AND RELATED DOCUMENTS WITH AUSTIN REVITALIZATION AUTHORITY, UH, FOR $674,000 WITH THE, FOR THE ACQUISITION OF THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 8 4 1 8 RIVERSTONE DRIVE, THAT IS A FOURPLEX.

AND THEN FINALLY, UH, TO AUTHORIZE THE NEGOTIATION AND EXECUTION OF THE HOUSING ASSISTANCE PAYMENT CONTRACT FOR HAP FOR THE, UH, LOCAL HOUSING VOUCHERS, UH, FOR BUNGALOWS AT CENTURY PARK, WHICH IS A PROPERTY, UH, THAT IS MA MANAGED BY UH, INTEGRAL CARE.

I OFFER ALL OF THESE ON CONSENT MEMBERS.

UH, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OF STAFF WITH REGARD TO THE PROPOSED CONSENT AGENDA FOR A HFC? ALRIGHT, LEMME TURN TO THE CITY CLERK AND SEE IF WE HAVE ANYONE SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON INDIVIDUAL ITEMS. MAYOR, WE ONLY HAD ONE SPEAKER THERE REMOTE AND THEY HAVE NOT YET CALLED IN.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

UM, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA.

COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, BOARD MEMBER RYAN ALTER MOVES APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA AS IT WAS READ INTO THE RECORD.

IT'S SECONDED BY BOARD MEMBER CADRE.

IS THERE ANYONE WISHING TO

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BE SHOWN ABSTAINING ON ANY OF THESE ITEMS? ANYONE WISHING TO RECUSE THEMSELVES ON ANY OF THE ITEM? ANYONE WISHING TO BE SHOWN VOTING NO ON ANY OF THE ITEMS WITHOUT OBJECTION? THE UH, CONSENT AGENDA FOR A HFC IS APPROVED WITH COUNCIL WITH BOARD MEMBER HARPER MADISON, OFF THE DAIS.

UH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE WILL ADJOURN THE MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE AUSTIN HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION AT 10:45 AM AND I WILL NOW CALL BACK TO ORDER THE AUSTIN CITY COUNCIL MEETING AND WE

[6. Approve Service Extension Request No. 5845 for wastewater service to a 2.85-acre tract located at 1107 Castle Ridge Road within the Drinking Water Protection Zone, the City’s two-mile extraterritorial jurisdiction and Austin Water’s service area. ]

WILL GO TO ITEMS THAT WERE PULLED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA.

THE FIRST ITEM BEING ITEM NUMBER SIX, AND I'LL RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIS WITH REGARD TO ITEM NUMBER SIX.

THANK YOU FOR THE RECOGNITION, MAYOR.

I CAN BE FAST.

IF STAFF'S NOT OPPOSED, I'D MOVE TO POSTPONE THIS ITEM UNTIL THE 10 10 MEETING.

UM, I NEED A LITTLE MORE TIME TO UNPACK IT.

I UNDERSTAND THE APPLICANTS HAVE BEEN VERY PROACTIVE, WHICH I APPRECIATE.

UM, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO GATHER SOME INFORMATION, BUT WITH WATERSHED AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION NOT SUPPORTING IT, I JUST WANTED A LITTLE MORE TIME TO BE ABLE TO LOOK THROUGH IT.

SO I MOVE TO POSTPONE ITEM NUMBER SIX TILL THE OCTOBER 10TH MEETING.

THE MOTION IS TO POSTPONE ITEM NUMBER SIX TO THE OCTOBER 10TH MEETING AND SECONDED BY THE MAYOR PRO TIM MANAGER.

DO YOU WANNA SAY ANYTHING? NO.

ALRIGHT.

UM, IS WITHOUT OBJECTION, UH, ITEM NUMBER SIX IS POSTPONED TO OCTOBER 10TH, 2024 WITH COUNCIL MEMBER HARPER MADISON OFF THE DAAS.

THAT'LL TAKE US TO ITEM

[12. Approve an ordinance establishing a new program under Chapter 380, Texas Local Government Code, entitled the Place-Based Enhancement Program, in compliance with Council’s approved Chapter 380 Policy, that will provide financing to fill funding gaps in projects that deliver high levels of community benefits. ]

NUMBER 12.

UH, AND ON ITEM NUMBER 12, I WILL RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER CADRE TO BEGIN THE DISCUSSION.

COUNCIL MEMBER.

THANK YOU MAYOR.

UH, EVERYONE SHOULD HAVE, UH, THOSE NIFTY YELLOW PAGES IN FRONT OF YOU FOR ITEM NUMBER 12.

UH, I JUST WANT TO THANK STAFF FOR ALL THEIR HARD WORK, UH, ON THIS POLICY AND THE STAFF'S WORK REALLY DILIGENTLY.

UH, AND IT'S BEEN YEARS IN THE MAKING, UH, TO REVISIONS TO OUR CHAPTER THREE 80 POLICIES.

SO THE AMENDMENT, JUST TO REQUEST FOR THE FEEDBACK LOOP BETWEEN STAKEHOLDERS AND STAFF STAY OPEN SO THAT ANY REVISIONS CAN BE MADE IN A TIMELY MANNER.

SO WHILE I RECOGNIZE THERE'S MORE WORK TO BE DONE, UH, I'M EXCITED TO SEE WHAT THIS OFFERS FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, MEMBERS, I, I'M GONNA RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER CADRE'S COMMENTS AS A MOTION TO ADOPT A MOTION, A MOTION TO ADOPT ITEM NUMBER 12.

IT'S SECONDED BY THE MAYOR, PRO TEM MAYOR COUNCIL.

MAYOR, I, WE DO HAVE A SPEAKER.

WELL, I APPRECIATE YOU LETTING ME KNOW.

AND, AND THEN WHAT I'M GONNA DO IS, IS COUNCIL MEMBER CADRE MOVES TO AMEND ITEM NUMBER 12, UH, AS REPRESENTED IN THE YELLOW MOTION SHEET THAT YOU HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU.

IS THERE A SECOND TO THE MOTION TO AMEND? YEAH.

MAYOR PRO TIM, UH, MOVE SECONDS.

THE MOTION TO AMEND BEFORE WE GO TO THE SPEAKER, I ALSO WANNA RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER RYAN ALTER.

IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING YOU ALSO HAVE A PROPOSED MOTION TO AMEND.

THAT'S CORRECT.

THIS IS THE MOTION THAT WAS SENT OUT.

UH, THAT WOULD JUST ASK THE MANAGER TO TALK TO OUR OTHER TAXING ENTITIES, WHETHER THAT'S, UH, THE COUNTY OR OTHERS TO JUST ENHANCE THIS PROGRAM, UH, TO SEE IF THERE ARE ADDITIONAL BENEFITS THAT THEY MIGHT ALSO BRING TO THE TABLE TO MAKE THIS A, A MORE FUNCTIONAL PROGRAM.

COUNCIL MEMBER RYAN AL ALTER MOVES TO, UH, AMEND, UH, ITEM NUMBER 12 AS WELL.

IS THERE A SECOND TO THE MOTION TO AMEND? SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER CADRE MEMBERS.

WE NOW HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT ITEM NUMBER 12 AS AMENDED.

AND THERE ARE TWO AMENDMENTS.

I GOT A QUESTION.

OKAY, HANG ON.

UH, AS AMENDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER CADRE AND COUNCIL MEMBER ALTER, I'LL RECOGNIZE THE MAYOR PRO TEM.

WE WILL NEED SOME, UH, AGREEMENT BETWEEN THESE TWO BECAUSE THEY'RE BOTH AMENDING PART THREE, RIGHT? AND, AND YEAH, I'M COUNTING ON THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT TO YES.

JUST MAKE THEM, UM, TO HARM HARMONIZE.

YES.

HARMONIZE YES IS THE WORD I WAS SEARCHING FOR.

WELL, THANK YOU.

ALRIGHT, NOW I'LL TURN TO THE CITY CLERK.

APPRECIATE YOU CALLING MY ATTENTION TO THE SPEAKERS AND, AND LET'S, LET'S HEAR FROM, UH, THE SPEAKER.

THAT'S ALL THE SPEAKERS, MAYOR.

UH, MEMBERS, WE HAVE NO FURTHER SPEAKERS ON ITEM NUMBER 12 AS AMENDED DISCUSSION WITH REGARD TO ITEM NUMBER 12 AS AMENDED.

HEARING NONE? YES.

COUNCIL MEMBER ALLISON ALTER.

I THINK, UM, AS IT PLAYS OUT, THAT WE MAY SEE, UM, PROVE PROBLEMATIC FOR SOME OF THE TYPES OF ORGANIZATIONS THAT WE ARE TRYING TO SUPPORT.

UM, COUNCIL MEMBER CADRE, I APPRECIATE, UM, YOU BRINGING THE AMENDMENT.

I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE SOME FEEDBACK LOOPS.

UM, THIS IS A VERY PROMISING PROGRAM.

I THINK IT'S ONE THAT WE ALL WANT TO WORK.

WE WANT IT TO WORK, UM, YOU KNOW, FOR EXPANSIONS WHERE, WHERE OUR ASSISTANTS CAN REALLY MAKE THE DIFFERENCE, UM, FOR, FOR THOSE, PARTICULARLY FOR THE PLACE-BASED, UM, PROGRAMS. UM, THERE ARE SOME ELEMENTS OF THE PROGRAM THAT

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UM, AND WE ARE GONNA HAVE TO MAKE SOME DECISIONS ON SOME OF THOSE TRADE-OFFS.

UM, SOME OF THOSE ARE THINGS THAT WE VERY, VERY HIGHLY VALUE AND WE WANT THOSE TO BE PART OF THE PROGRAMS. UM, BUT THEY MAY JUST MEAN THAT WE ARE NOT ABLE TO ACHIEVE THE OTHER OBJECTIVES HERE.

AND WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO SEE IN THE, ON THE GROUND HOW THOSE PLAYED OUT.

I KNOW THERE WAS WORK THAT WAS DONE TO ADDRESS SOME OF THOSE THINGS BY LIKE ALLOWING TIPS AND OTHER THINGS TO COUNT TOWARDS THE LIVING WAGE.

UM, BUT, YOU KNOW, FOR SOME OF THESE THINGS THERE ARE SOME ISSUES.

UM, I ALSO WANTED TO ASK THAT AS WE MOVE FORWARD, THAT, UM, WE WORK HAND IN HAND WITH RALLY AUSTIN, OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, UM, PARTICULARLY FOR THOSE CREATIVE SPACE, UM, PLACE-BASED, UM, ITEMS IN THE COMMUNITY AREA.

UM, I THINK THEY HAVE A LOT OF TO OFFER.

THEY HAVE EXAMPLES WHERE WE CAN RUN THE PROFORMAS AND SEE HOW THIS PLAYS OUT AND HOW THIS WORKS.

UM, AND COME BACK AND SEE IF WE NEED TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS.

UM, I DON'T HAVE A PARTICULAR AMENDMENT, BUT I DID WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THOSE.

UM, ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF WORK HAS GONE INTO THIS.

UM, AND I THINK THAT THESE ARE VERY IMPORTANT TO TRY, BUT, BUT I DON'T KNOW IF WE'RE GONNA GET IT RIGHT ON THIS ITERATION, AND WE MAY NEED TO DO SOME MORE WORK JUST BECAUSE IT IS SO COMPLICATED AND WE ARE WORKING WITH AN ECONOMY THAT IS SHIFTING.

THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION WITH REGARD TO ITEM NUMBER 12 AS AMENDED THEN WITHOUT OBJECTION.

ITEM NUMBER 12 AS AMENDED IS APPROVED WITH COUNCIL MEMBER HARPER MADISON OFF THE DIOCESE.

UH, THAT WILL

[13. Approve an ordinance amending Ordinance No. 20180830-057, which established the City’s Business Expansion Program Guidelines which give high priority consideration of expansion projects that provide above industry standard compensation for middle-skill workers, maximize meaningful labor force participation, connect with small and local businesses with expansion opportunities, and yield benefits to the community beyond local tax base contribution, to update the requirements and elements of this program to improve the program eligibility criteria, refining the community benefits compliance metrics and improving the application process. ]

TAKE US TO ITEM NUMBER 13.

AND I'M GOING TO RECOGNIZE, UH, FIRST COUNCIL MEMBER RYAN ALTER.

HE HAS A MOTION TO AMEND MEMBERS THAT YOU, YOU, UH, YOU'VE, YOU'VE HAD COUNCILOR ALTER.

I'M GONNA RECOGNIZE YOU FIRST ON A MOTION TO ADOPT ITEM NUMBER 13, BUT PLEASE EXPLAIN YOUR AMENDMENT AND THEN I'LL RECOGNIZE YOU ON THE AMENDMENT.

UH, MOVE ADOPTION OF ITEM 13.

UH, MOTION HAS MADE, BEEN MADE TO APPROVE.

ITEM NUMBER 13.

IS THERE A SECOND? SECONDED BY THE MAYOR PRO TIM.

NOW, COUNCIL MEMBER RYAN ALTER, I'LL RECOGNIZE YOU, UH, ON YOUR MOTION TO AMEND.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MAYOR.

THIS IS A DIRECTION LIKE THE ITEM 12 DIRECTION.

UH, WE WORKED WITH A TP OR THE, I'M SORRY, THE AUSTIN, UM, A I'M FORGETTING OUR A TP OFFICE.

BUT AUSTIN TRANSIT PARTNERSHIP.

I'LL, YOU'LL HAVE TO FORGIVE MY, MY BRAIN FOG AT THE MOMENT.

OUR, OUR, THE CITY'S OFFICE, NOT A TP ENTITY, SEPARATE WITH ANIQUE.

RIGHT? UH, THANK YOU.

UH, BUT ANYWAYS, IS TO WORK WITH THEM JUST TO EXPLORE, UH, HOW WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO BETTER INCENTIVIZE BUSINESSES THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROGRAM, TO BE WITHIN OUR TODS OR ETS.

UH, BECAUSE IT'S CONSISTENT WITH WHAT OUR GOALS ARE FOR THOSE AREAS.

UM, COUNCIL MEMBER RYAN AL ALTER MOVES TO AMEND.

ITEM NUMBER 13.

IS THERE, UH, IS THERE A SECOND? SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER VELA.

UH, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION WITH REGARD TO THE MOTION TO AMEND THIS VOTE WILL BE ON THE MOTION TO AMEND, UH, WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE MO MAY, YES, I WE DO HAVE A SPEAKER.

UM, ON THE MOTION TO AMEND, OH, NOPE.

NO, SIR.

UM, WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE MOTION TO AMEND IS APPROVED, UH, WITH COUNCIL MEMBER HARPER MADISON OFF THE DIOCESE.

WE'RE GONNA GO BACK TO THE MAIN MOTION, WHICH IS TO ADOPT ITEM NUMBER 13 AS AMENDED.

AND I'LL, UH, TURN TO THE CITY CLERK.

WILLIAM BUNGE.

ITEM 13.

ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU, SIR.

UH, IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON ITEM NUMBER 13 AS AMENDED WITHOUT OBJECTION? ITEM NUMBER 13 AS AMENDED IS APPROVED WITH COUNCIL MEMBER HARPER MADISON OFF THE DAAS, UH, MEMBERS.

THAT WILL TAKE US TO

[14. Approve a resolution adopting the Economic and Cultural District Framework Policy, that will guide Council in providing capacity and financial support to assist in the formation of and ongoing support of economic and cultural districts in the City. ]

ITEM NUMBER 14.

UH, I'M GONNA RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER CADRE AND, AND I WILL FIRST RECOGNIZE HIM FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM NUMBER 14.

AND THEN I WILL RECOGNIZE HIM.

UH, WITH REGARD TO A PROPOSED MOTION TO AMEND COUNCIL MEMBER CADRE MOVES APPROVAL OF ITEM NUMBER 14.

IT IS SECONDED BY THE MAYOR PRO TIM.

UH, NOW I RECOGNIZE CUSTOMER RE TO TALK ABOUT HIS PROPOSED AMENDMENT.

UH, I'M GLAD TO SEE THIS ITEM COME UP AS WELL.

UH, AND ONCE AGAIN, THERE SHOULD BE YELLOW SHEET AT EVERYONE'S DESK.

UH, I WANT TO THANK STAFF FOR ALL THEIR HARD WORK ON ITEM NUMBER 14, THE AMENDMENT REQUEST THAT THE NEED FUNDING MODEL COMPLETED BY THE CONSULTING FIRM IS BROUGHT BACK TO COUNCIL.

THIS PROVIDES US THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW AND APPROVE THE MODEL, ENSURING THAT WE HAVE THE CON CONVERSATIONS WE NEED TO HAVE WITH STAKEHOLDERS AND STAFF.

SO AGAIN, IT'S, THIS IS ONE TOOL IN THE TOOLBOX AND I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH STAFF ON CREATING MORE OPTIONS FOR PEOPLE IN THE COMING YEARS, INCLUDING GA FINANCING OPTIONS, RESOURCES, AND OTHER INCENTIVES.

THE, HIS MOTION TO AMEND NUMBER ONE ON ITEM NUMBER 14.

COUNCIL MEMBER CADRE MOVES, UH, TO APPROVE

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IS THERE A SECOND TO THE MOTION TO AMEND IT? SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER VELA.

UH, ANY DISCUSSION WITH REGARD TO THE MOTION TO AMEND HEARING NONE WITHOUT OBJECTION.

THE MOTION TO AMEND BY CADRE, UH, FOR ITEM NUMBER 14 IS APPROVED.

THAT TAKES US BACK TO THE MAIN MOTION ON ITEM NUMBER 14 AS AMENDED.

AND I'LL TURN TO THE CITY CLERK.

TO ITEM NUMBER 38, AND I'M GONNA RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER VELA.

ONE SPEAKER WILLIAM BUNCH.

MR. BUNCH.

ARE YOU GONNA SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? UH, THERE BEING, UH, NO SPEAKERS ON ITEM NUMBER 14.

IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON ITEM NUMBER 14 AS AMENDED WITHOUT OBJECTION? ITEM NUMBER 14 AS AMENDED IS APPROVED WITH COUNCIL MEMBER HARPER MADISON OFF THE DAIS MEMBERS.

THAT WILL TAKE US

[38. Authorize negotiation and execution of a contract for pre-construction and construction services for the Arrivals and Departures Hall project, part of the airport expansion program, with Austin Commercial LP, in an amount not to exceed $820,000,000. ]

UH, WITH REGARD TO ITEM NUMBER 38.

UM, I HAD, UH, SPOKEN TO STAFF ABOUT THIS ITEM AND, AND I BELIEVE THAT THEY HAVE A, A, A PRESENTATION FOR US.