Authorize negotiation and execution of an Interlocal Cooperation Agreement between the Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority (CMTA) and the City of Austin to fund additional rail service to include Friday evenings and Saturdays along the MetroRail Red Line route within the City of Austin in an amount not to exceed $2,200,000 in any one year, to be reimbursed to the City through Capital Metro funds paid the City under the Quarter Cent Program.
Authorize negotiation and execution of an amendment of the design commission contract with Nader Tehrani, NADAA Inc. for $50,465 to address changes to the scope for lighting design and engineering requirements, for a total contract amount not to exceed $194,465 and approve the schematic design for Seaholm Substation Wall Art in Public Places Project prepared by the team led by artist Nader Tehrani, NADAAA Inc., and authorize proceeding with design development services.
Authorize award, negotiation, and execution of a 36-month contract through the U. S. General Services Administration Cooperative Purchasing Program with HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL, for the purchase of QlikView software licenses and maintenance for the Austin Fire Department used for reporting and analysis of data in various systems, in an amount not to exceed $56,731.
Citizen Communications: General
Kourtney de Haas-Update from Austin Rowing Club regarding Waller Creek Boathouse. Carlos León-1) Chem Trail Update 2) TBD. Linda Greene-"I just want my country back again..." Please stop adding fluoride waste to my water! Karen J. Bartoletti-Update from Austin Rowing Club regarding Waller Creek Boathouse. Paul Robbins-City Issues. Darcy Bloom-Flouridation Nation. Rae Nadler-Olenick-Water Fluoridation. Clay Dafoe-Austin Energy.
Items 41-44 41. Discuss legal issues related to Open Government matters (Private consultation with legal counsel pursuant to Section 551.071 of the Government Code). 42. Discuss legal issues related to Katharine Hardin v. City of Austin, No. 1:11 CV 960 LY; In the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, Austin Division. (Private consultation with legal counsel pursuant to Section 551.071 of the Government Code). 43. Discuss legal issues relating to the appeal process for municipality-owned electric utility rates before the Public Utility Commission of Texas (Private consultation with legal counsel pursuant to Section 551.071 of the Government Code). 44. Discuss legal issues related to Austin Lifecare, Inc. v City of Austin et al. Cause No. 1:11-CV-875-LY & Roman Catholic Diocese of Austin, et al. v City of Austin et al. Cause NO. 1:11-CV-00876-LY; In the U.S. District Court-Western District of Texas (Austin Division) (Private consultation with legal counsel pursuant to Section 551.071 of the Government Code).
The Mayor will recess the City Council meeting to conduct a Board of Directors' Meeting of the Austin Housing Finance Corporation. Following adjournment of the AHFC Board meeting the City Council will re-convene The AHFC agenda is temporarily located at https://austin.siretechnologies.com/sirepub/mtgviewer.aspx?meetid=191&doctype=AGENDA
Approve first reading of an ordinance amending Ordinance No. 20070517-064 that awarded a taxicab franchise to Lone Star Cab Company to allow 30 additional taxicab permits, and deleting Part 4 of the ordinance relating to taxicab franchise owner requirements.
Proclamation -- Discover Engineering Month -- to be presented by Mayor Lee Leffingwell and to be accepted by Rick McMaster Proclamation -- Austin Energy Regional Science Festival -- to be presented by Mayor Lee Leffingwell and to be accepted by Ingrid Weigand Certificates of Appreciation -- PWB/ATD Employees who contributed to the Coats for Kids Project -- to be presented by Mayor Lee Leffingwell and to be accepted by the honorees Proclamation -- Women in Construction Week -- to be presented by Council Member Mike Martinez and to be accepted by Terri Underhill
Conduct a public hearing and approve a resolution to consider the permanent use of approximately 2,027 square feet of land for construction, use, maintenance, repair, and replacement of the existing electric transmission lines for the Seaholm District Redevelopment and the new Central Library Project through dedicated parkland known as Town Lake Shoal Beach and the Shoal Creek Greenbelt, in accordance with Sec. 26.001 et seq. of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Code.
Approve first reading of an ordinance amending Ordinance No. 20070517-064 that awarded a taxicab franchise to Lone Star Cab Company to allow 30 additional taxicab permits, and deleting Part 4 of the ordinance relating to taxicab franchise owner requirements.
Approve first reading of an ordinance amending Ordinance No. 20100527-047 that renewed a taxicab franchise to Austin Cab Company to allow 15 additional taxicab permits.
Approve an ordinance amending City Code Section 13-2-373 (Taxicab Cleanup Fee) to establish a $100 taxicab clean-up fee to be added to a trip fare if a taxicab passenger soils the interior of a taxicab with bodily fluids or solids.
Approve an ordinance amending City Code Section 13-2-351 (Number of Passengers), to provide that the maximum number of passengers a driver may transport during a single trip will be limited to the number of seatbelts available in the taxicab.
Zoning Ordinances / Restrictive Covenants (HEARINGS CLOSED) Item 45 Zoning and Neighborhood Plan Amendments (Public Hearings and Possible Action) Items 46-48, 50-52, & 55-57
49. NPA-2011-0025.03 – 7401 West U.S. 290 Highway (Oak Hill Heights Commercial) – Conduct a public hearing and approve an ordinance amending Ordinance No. 20081211-096, the Oak Hill Combined Neighborhood Plan, an element of the Austin Tomorrow Comprehensive Plan, to change the land use designation on the future land use map (FLUM) on property locally known as 7401 West U.S. 290 Highway (Williamson Creek-Barton Creek Zone) from Office to Commercial land use. Staff Recommendation: To grant Neighborhood Mixed Use land use. Planning Commission Recommendation: To grant Neighborhood Mixed Use land use. Owner/Applicant: Jimmy Nassour. Agent: Alice Glasco Consulting (Alice Glasco). City Staff: Maureen Meredith, 974-2695. 54. C14-2011-0146– Oak Hill Heights Commercial – Conduct a public hearing and approve an ordinance amending Chapter 25-2 of the Austin City Code by rezoning property locally known as 7401 West U.S. Highway 290 (Williamson Creek-Barton Creek Zone) from limited office-neighborhood plan (LO-NP) combining district zoning to community commercialconditional overlay-neighborhood plan (GR-CO-NP) combining district zoning. Staff Recommendation: To grant neighborhood commercialconditional overlay- neighborhood plan (LR-CO-NP) combining district zoning. Planning Commission Recommendation: To grant neighborhood commercial-conditional overlay-neighborhood plan (LR-CO-NP) combining district zoning. Applicant: Jimmy Nassour. Agent: Alice Glasco Consulting (Alice Glasco). City Staff: Stephen Rye, 974-7604.
C14-2011-0140 – Countryside Pump Station – Conduct a public hearing and approve an ordinance amending Chapter 25-2 of the Austin City Code by rezoning property locally known as 3010 Honey Tree Lane, Building B (Eanes Creek Watershed) from public (P) district zoning to single family residence-standard lot (SF-2) district zoning. Staff Recommendation: To grant single family residence-standard lot (SF-2) district zoning. Zoning and Platting Commission Recommendation: To grant single family residencelarge lot (SF-1) district zoning. Applicant: City of Austin Water Utility Department (Eric Sermeno). City Staff: Stephen Rye, 974-7604.
Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance amending the electric rate schedule in Ordinance No. 20110912-007 to implement new Austin Energy electric rates.
Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance amending the electric rate schedule in Ordinance No. 20110912-007 to implement new Austin Energy electric rates.
Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance amending the electric rate schedule in Ordinance No. 20110912-007 to implement new Austin Energy electric rates.
Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance amending the electric rate schedule in Ordinance No. 20110912-007 to implement new Austin Energy electric rates.
Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance amending the electric rate schedule in Ordinance No. 20110912-007 to implement new Austin Energy electric rates.
Feb 09, 2012 City Council Meetings
Authorize negotiation and execution of an Interlocal Cooperation Agreement between the Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority (CMTA) and the City of Austin to fund additional rail service to include Friday evenings and Saturdays along the MetroRail Red Line route within the City of Austin in an amount not to exceed $2,200,000 in any one year, to be reimbursed to the City through Capital Metro funds paid the City under the Quarter Cent Program.
Authorize negotiation and execution of an amendment of the design commission contract with Nader Tehrani, NADAA Inc. for $50,465 to address changes to the scope for lighting design and engineering requirements, for a total contract amount not to exceed $194,465 and approve the schematic design for Seaholm Substation Wall Art in Public Places Project prepared by the team led by artist Nader Tehrani, NADAAA Inc., and authorize proceeding with design development services.
Authorize award, negotiation, and execution of a 36-month contract through the U. S. General Services Administration Cooperative Purchasing Program with HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL, for the purchase of QlikView software licenses and maintenance for the Austin Fire Department used for reporting and analysis of data in various systems, in an amount not to exceed $56,731.
Citizen Communications: General
Kourtney de Haas-Update from Austin Rowing Club regarding Waller Creek Boathouse. Carlos León-1) Chem Trail Update 2) TBD. Linda Greene-"I just want my country back again..." Please stop adding fluoride waste to my water! Karen J. Bartoletti-Update from Austin Rowing Club regarding Waller Creek Boathouse. Paul Robbins-City Issues. Darcy Bloom-Flouridation Nation. Rae Nadler-Olenick-Water Fluoridation. Clay Dafoe-Austin Energy.
Items 41-44 41. Discuss legal issues related to Open Government matters (Private consultation with legal counsel pursuant to Section 551.071 of the Government Code). 42. Discuss legal issues related to Katharine Hardin v. City of Austin, No. 1:11 CV 960 LY; In the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, Austin Division. (Private consultation with legal counsel pursuant to Section 551.071 of the Government Code). 43. Discuss legal issues relating to the appeal process for municipality-owned electric utility rates before the Public Utility Commission of Texas (Private consultation with legal counsel pursuant to Section 551.071 of the Government Code). 44. Discuss legal issues related to Austin Lifecare, Inc. v City of Austin et al. Cause No. 1:11-CV-875-LY & Roman Catholic Diocese of Austin, et al. v City of Austin et al. Cause NO. 1:11-CV-00876-LY; In the U.S. District Court-Western District of Texas (Austin Division) (Private consultation with legal counsel pursuant to Section 551.071 of the Government Code).
The Mayor will recess the City Council meeting to conduct a Board of Directors' Meeting of the Austin Housing Finance Corporation. Following adjournment of the AHFC Board meeting the City Council will re-convene The AHFC agenda is temporarily located at https://austin.siretechnologies.com/sirepub/mtgviewer.aspx?meetid=191&doctype=AGENDA
Approve first reading of an ordinance amending Ordinance No. 20070517-064 that awarded a taxicab franchise to Lone Star Cab Company to allow 30 additional taxicab permits, and deleting Part 4 of the ordinance relating to taxicab franchise owner requirements.
Proclamation -- Discover Engineering Month -- to be presented by Mayor Lee Leffingwell and to be accepted by Rick McMaster Proclamation -- Austin Energy Regional Science Festival -- to be presented by Mayor Lee Leffingwell and to be accepted by Ingrid Weigand Certificates of Appreciation -- PWB/ATD Employees who contributed to the Coats for Kids Project -- to be presented by Mayor Lee Leffingwell and to be accepted by the honorees Proclamation -- Women in Construction Week -- to be presented by Council Member Mike Martinez and to be accepted by Terri Underhill
Conduct a public hearing and approve a resolution to consider the permanent use of approximately 2,027 square feet of land for construction, use, maintenance, repair, and replacement of the existing electric transmission lines for the Seaholm District Redevelopment and the new Central Library Project through dedicated parkland known as Town Lake Shoal Beach and the Shoal Creek Greenbelt, in accordance with Sec. 26.001 et seq. of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Code.
Approve first reading of an ordinance amending Ordinance No. 20070517-064 that awarded a taxicab franchise to Lone Star Cab Company to allow 30 additional taxicab permits, and deleting Part 4 of the ordinance relating to taxicab franchise owner requirements.
Approve first reading of an ordinance amending Ordinance No. 20100527-047 that renewed a taxicab franchise to Austin Cab Company to allow 15 additional taxicab permits.
Approve an ordinance amending City Code Section 13-2-373 (Taxicab Cleanup Fee) to establish a $100 taxicab clean-up fee to be added to a trip fare if a taxicab passenger soils the interior of a taxicab with bodily fluids or solids.
Approve an ordinance amending City Code Section 13-2-351 (Number of Passengers), to provide that the maximum number of passengers a driver may transport during a single trip will be limited to the number of seatbelts available in the taxicab.
Zoning Ordinances / Restrictive Covenants (HEARINGS CLOSED) Item 45 Zoning and Neighborhood Plan Amendments (Public Hearings and Possible Action) Items 46-48, 50-52, & 55-57
49. NPA-2011-0025.03 – 7401 West U.S. 290 Highway (Oak Hill Heights Commercial) – Conduct a public hearing and approve an ordinance amending Ordinance No. 20081211-096, the Oak Hill Combined Neighborhood Plan, an element of the Austin Tomorrow Comprehensive Plan, to change the land use designation on the future land use map (FLUM) on property locally known as 7401 West U.S. 290 Highway (Williamson Creek-Barton Creek Zone) from Office to Commercial land use. Staff Recommendation: To grant Neighborhood Mixed Use land use. Planning Commission Recommendation: To grant Neighborhood Mixed Use land use. Owner/Applicant: Jimmy Nassour. Agent: Alice Glasco Consulting (Alice Glasco). City Staff: Maureen Meredith, 974-2695. 54. C14-2011-0146– Oak Hill Heights Commercial – Conduct a public hearing and approve an ordinance amending Chapter 25-2 of the Austin City Code by rezoning property locally known as 7401 West U.S. Highway 290 (Williamson Creek-Barton Creek Zone) from limited office-neighborhood plan (LO-NP) combining district zoning to community commercialconditional overlay-neighborhood plan (GR-CO-NP) combining district zoning. Staff Recommendation: To grant neighborhood commercialconditional overlay- neighborhood plan (LR-CO-NP) combining district zoning. Planning Commission Recommendation: To grant neighborhood commercial-conditional overlay-neighborhood plan (LR-CO-NP) combining district zoning. Applicant: Jimmy Nassour. Agent: Alice Glasco Consulting (Alice Glasco). City Staff: Stephen Rye, 974-7604.
C14-2011-0140 – Countryside Pump Station – Conduct a public hearing and approve an ordinance amending Chapter 25-2 of the Austin City Code by rezoning property locally known as 3010 Honey Tree Lane, Building B (Eanes Creek Watershed) from public (P) district zoning to single family residence-standard lot (SF-2) district zoning. Staff Recommendation: To grant single family residence-standard lot (SF-2) district zoning. Zoning and Platting Commission Recommendation: To grant single family residencelarge lot (SF-1) district zoning. Applicant: City of Austin Water Utility Department (Eric Sermeno). City Staff: Stephen Rye, 974-7604.
Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance amending the electric rate schedule in Ordinance No. 20110912-007 to implement new Austin Energy electric rates.
Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance amending the electric rate schedule in Ordinance No. 20110912-007 to implement new Austin Energy electric rates.
Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance amending the electric rate schedule in Ordinance No. 20110912-007 to implement new Austin Energy electric rates.
Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance amending the electric rate schedule in Ordinance No. 20110912-007 to implement new Austin Energy electric rates.
Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance amending the electric rate schedule in Ordinance No. 20110912-007 to implement new Austin Energy electric rates.