Call to Order Invocation Simone Talma Flowers, Executive Director, Interfaith Action of Central Texas
28. Approve an ordinance amending the Fiscal Year 2013-2014 Neighborhood Housing and Community Development Department Capital Budget (Ordinance No. 20130909-002) to increase appropriations by $15,000,000 for affordable housing. Related to Item #29. 29. Approve a resolution declaring the City's official intent to reimburse itself from November 2013 Affordable Housing General Obligation Bonds to be issued for expenditures in the total amount of $15,000,000. Related to Item #28. 30. Authorize negotiation and execution of Amendment No. 2 to the Fiscal Year 2013-2014 Service Agreement with the Austin Housing Finance Corporation in the amount of $15,000,000 to fund housing and community development programs.
Authorize the conversion of City-owned land located at 4700 Winnebago Lane, managed by Austin Resource Recovery, to dedicated parkland and the execution of an instrument evidencing the conversion of the property to parkland for recordation in the official public records of Travis County, Texas. The property is approximately 9.41 acres of land out of Lot 1, Block E of the Missouri-Pacific Industrial Park, Section One, a subdivision situated in Travis County, Texas, acquired from Austin Resource Recovery.
Staff presentation regarding a proposal to create an economic development program for athenahealth, Inc. (Public comment is permitted on this staff presentation).
Nicholas Lucier - Artificial water fluoridation. Stephanie Nasr - Fluoride in the water Emilio Chronis - ETHICAL controversy of artificial water fluoridation Jason Needham - Water fluoride Angelica Noyola - Community recommendations for the new Montopolis Recreation Center Cody Huffman - Onion Creek flood damage is City Council's fault. Mary Krenek - Fluoride Robert Murray - The obvious need to re-integrate Austin's updated Energy Resource, Generation, and Climate Protection Plan Alan Roddy - Lake Austin Task Force Raymond Weyandt - Flooding in October 2013- FEMA Distaster Declaration Onion Creek
Staff presentation regarding a proposal to create an economic development program for athenahealth, Inc. (Public comment is permitted on this staff presentation).
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 reconvene. (The AHFC agenda is temporarily located at https://austin.siretechnologies.com/sirepub/mtgviewer.aspx?meetid=511&doctype=AGENDA)
Zoning and Neighborhood Plan Amendments (Public Hearings and Possible Action) Items 77, 78, 82 - 92, & 95
93. C814-88-0001.10 (RCA) - Canyons @ Rob Roy Rezoning - Conduct a public hearing and approve an ordinance amending City Code Chapter 25-2 by rezoning property locally known as 800 North Capital of Texas Highway (Bee Creek Watershed) from planned unit development (PUD) district zoning to planned unit development (PUD) district zoning, to change a condition of zoning. Staff Recommendation: To grant planned unit development (PUD) district zoning, to change a condition of zoning. Zoning and Platting Commission Recommendation: To grant planned unit development (PUD) district zoning, to change a condition of zoning. Applicant: Brandywine Acquisition Partners (Ralph Bistline). Agent: Armbrust & Brown, PLLC (Richard Suttle). City Staff: Wendy Rhoades, 512-974-7719. 94. C814-88-0001.10 - Canyons @ Rob Roy Rezoning - Conduct a public hearing and approve an ordinance amending City Code Chapter 25-2 by rezoning property locally known as 800 North Capital of Texas Highway (Bee Creek Watershed) from planned unit development (PUD) district zoning to planned unit development (PUD) district zoning, to change a condition of zoning. Staff Recommendation: To grant planned unit development (PUD) district zoning, to change a condition of zoning. Zoning and Platting Commission Recommendation: To grant planned unit development (PUD) district zoning, to change a condition of zoning. Applicant: Brandywine Acquisition Partners (Ralph Bistline). Agent: Armbrust & Brown, PLLC (Richard Suttle). City Staff: Wendy Rhoades, 512-974-7719. A valid petition has been filed in opposition to this rezoning request.
79. NPA-2013-0011.02 - 4914 Bennett Avenue (Tomlinson's Feed & Pets, Inc.) - Conduct a public hearing and approve an ordinance amending Ordinance No. 020523-30, the North Loop Neighborhood Plan, an element of the Imagine Austin Comprehensive Plan, to change the land use designation on the future land use map (FLUM) on property locally known as 4914 Bennett Avenue (Boggy Creek Watershed) from Single Family to Mixed Use land use. Staff Recommendation: To grant Mixed Use/Office land use. Planning Commission Recommendation: To grant Mixed Use land use. Owner/Applicant: Tomlinson's Feed & Pets, Inc. (Scott Click). Agent: Thrower Design (A. Ron Thrower). City Staff: Maureen Meredith, 512-974-2695. 80. C14-2013-0021 - Tomlinson's Feed & Pets Rezoning - Conduct a public hearing and approve an ordinance amending City Code Chapter 25-2 by rezoning property locally known as 4914 Bennett Avenue (Boggy Creek Watershed) from family residence-neighborhood plan (SF-3-NP) combining district zoning to community commercial-mixed use-neighborhood plan (GR-MU-NP) combining district zoning. Staff Recommendation: To grant general office-mixed use-neighborhood plan (GO-MU-NP) combining district zoning. Planning Commission Recommendation: To grant community commercial-conditional overlay-neighborhood plan (GR-CO-NP) combining district zoning. Applicant: Tomlinson's Feed & Pets, Inc. (Scott Click). Agent: Thrower Design (Ron Thrower). City Staff: Jerry Rusthoven, 512-974-3207.
C14-2013-0092 - Eastside Lumber Rezoning - Conduct a public hearing and approve an ordinance amending City Code Chapter 25-2 by rezoning property locally known as 2915 and 3013 East Cesar Chavez Street (Lady Bird Lake Watershed) from family residence-neighborhood plan (SF-3-NP) combining district zoning to general commercial services-mixed use-conditional overlay-neighborhood plan (CS-MU-CO-NP) combining district for Tract One, and from general commercial services-mixed use-conditional overlay-neighborhood plan (CS-MU- CO-NP) combining district zoning to family residence-neighborhood plan (SF-3-NP) combining district zoning for Tract Two. Staff Recommendation: To grant general commercial services-mixed use-conditional overlay-neighborhood plan (CS-MU-CO-NP) combining district zoning for Tract One and rural residence-neighborhood plan (RR-NP) combining district zoning for Tract Two. Planning Commission Recommendation: To grant general commercial services-mixed use-conditional overlay-neighborhood plan (CS-MU-CO-NP) combining district zoning for Tract One and rural residence-neighborhood plan (RR-NP) combining district zoning for Tract Two. Owner: RAM Ventures LLC (Randall A. Meek). Applicant: Land Answers, Inc. (Jim Wittliff). City Staff: Heather Chaffin, 512-974-2122.
Public Hearing Consent & Postponement
Public Hearing Consent & Postponement Items 69, 70, 97, 98, & 100
Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance amending Chapter 25-10 to establish regulations for special event signs.
Community Service Award -- Hispanic Bar Association -- to be presented by Mayor Pro Tem Sheryl Cole and to be accepted by Lulu Flores and Renee Castillo-De La Cruz
Distinguished Service Award -- Kathy Gray, CTM -- to be presented by Mayor Pro Tem Sheryl Cole and to be accepted by the honoree
Jan 23, 2014 City Council Meetings
Call to Order Invocation Simone Talma Flowers, Executive Director, Interfaith Action of Central Texas
28. Approve an ordinance amending the Fiscal Year 2013-2014 Neighborhood Housing and Community Development Department Capital Budget (Ordinance No. 20130909-002) to increase appropriations by $15,000,000 for affordable housing. Related to Item #29. 29. Approve a resolution declaring the City's official intent to reimburse itself from November 2013 Affordable Housing General Obligation Bonds to be issued for expenditures in the total amount of $15,000,000. Related to Item #28. 30. Authorize negotiation and execution of Amendment No. 2 to the Fiscal Year 2013-2014 Service Agreement with the Austin Housing Finance Corporation in the amount of $15,000,000 to fund housing and community development programs.
Authorize the conversion of City-owned land located at 4700 Winnebago Lane, managed by Austin Resource Recovery, to dedicated parkland and the execution of an instrument evidencing the conversion of the property to parkland for recordation in the official public records of Travis County, Texas. The property is approximately 9.41 acres of land out of Lot 1, Block E of the Missouri-Pacific Industrial Park, Section One, a subdivision situated in Travis County, Texas, acquired from Austin Resource Recovery.
Staff presentation regarding a proposal to create an economic development program for athenahealth, Inc. (Public comment is permitted on this staff presentation).
Nicholas Lucier - Artificial water fluoridation. Stephanie Nasr - Fluoride in the water Emilio Chronis - ETHICAL controversy of artificial water fluoridation Jason Needham - Water fluoride Angelica Noyola - Community recommendations for the new Montopolis Recreation Center Cody Huffman - Onion Creek flood damage is City Council's fault. Mary Krenek - Fluoride Robert Murray - The obvious need to re-integrate Austin's updated Energy Resource, Generation, and Climate Protection Plan Alan Roddy - Lake Austin Task Force Raymond Weyandt - Flooding in October 2013- FEMA Distaster Declaration Onion Creek
Staff presentation regarding a proposal to create an economic development program for athenahealth, Inc. (Public comment is permitted on this staff presentation).
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 reconvene. (The AHFC agenda is temporarily located at https://austin.siretechnologies.com/sirepub/mtgviewer.aspx?meetid=511&doctype=AGENDA)
Zoning and Neighborhood Plan Amendments (Public Hearings and Possible Action) Items 77, 78, 82 - 92, & 95
93. C814-88-0001.10 (RCA) - Canyons @ Rob Roy Rezoning - Conduct a public hearing and approve an ordinance amending City Code Chapter 25-2 by rezoning property locally known as 800 North Capital of Texas Highway (Bee Creek Watershed) from planned unit development (PUD) district zoning to planned unit development (PUD) district zoning, to change a condition of zoning. Staff Recommendation: To grant planned unit development (PUD) district zoning, to change a condition of zoning. Zoning and Platting Commission Recommendation: To grant planned unit development (PUD) district zoning, to change a condition of zoning. Applicant: Brandywine Acquisition Partners (Ralph Bistline). Agent: Armbrust & Brown, PLLC (Richard Suttle). City Staff: Wendy Rhoades, 512-974-7719. 94. C814-88-0001.10 - Canyons @ Rob Roy Rezoning - Conduct a public hearing and approve an ordinance amending City Code Chapter 25-2 by rezoning property locally known as 800 North Capital of Texas Highway (Bee Creek Watershed) from planned unit development (PUD) district zoning to planned unit development (PUD) district zoning, to change a condition of zoning. Staff Recommendation: To grant planned unit development (PUD) district zoning, to change a condition of zoning. Zoning and Platting Commission Recommendation: To grant planned unit development (PUD) district zoning, to change a condition of zoning. Applicant: Brandywine Acquisition Partners (Ralph Bistline). Agent: Armbrust & Brown, PLLC (Richard Suttle). City Staff: Wendy Rhoades, 512-974-7719. A valid petition has been filed in opposition to this rezoning request.
79. NPA-2013-0011.02 - 4914 Bennett Avenue (Tomlinson's Feed & Pets, Inc.) - Conduct a public hearing and approve an ordinance amending Ordinance No. 020523-30, the North Loop Neighborhood Plan, an element of the Imagine Austin Comprehensive Plan, to change the land use designation on the future land use map (FLUM) on property locally known as 4914 Bennett Avenue (Boggy Creek Watershed) from Single Family to Mixed Use land use. Staff Recommendation: To grant Mixed Use/Office land use. Planning Commission Recommendation: To grant Mixed Use land use. Owner/Applicant: Tomlinson's Feed & Pets, Inc. (Scott Click). Agent: Thrower Design (A. Ron Thrower). City Staff: Maureen Meredith, 512-974-2695. 80. C14-2013-0021 - Tomlinson's Feed & Pets Rezoning - Conduct a public hearing and approve an ordinance amending City Code Chapter 25-2 by rezoning property locally known as 4914 Bennett Avenue (Boggy Creek Watershed) from family residence-neighborhood plan (SF-3-NP) combining district zoning to community commercial-mixed use-neighborhood plan (GR-MU-NP) combining district zoning. Staff Recommendation: To grant general office-mixed use-neighborhood plan (GO-MU-NP) combining district zoning. Planning Commission Recommendation: To grant community commercial-conditional overlay-neighborhood plan (GR-CO-NP) combining district zoning. Applicant: Tomlinson's Feed & Pets, Inc. (Scott Click). Agent: Thrower Design (Ron Thrower). City Staff: Jerry Rusthoven, 512-974-3207.
C14-2013-0092 - Eastside Lumber Rezoning - Conduct a public hearing and approve an ordinance amending City Code Chapter 25-2 by rezoning property locally known as 2915 and 3013 East Cesar Chavez Street (Lady Bird Lake Watershed) from family residence-neighborhood plan (SF-3-NP) combining district zoning to general commercial services-mixed use-conditional overlay-neighborhood plan (CS-MU-CO-NP) combining district for Tract One, and from general commercial services-mixed use-conditional overlay-neighborhood plan (CS-MU- CO-NP) combining district zoning to family residence-neighborhood plan (SF-3-NP) combining district zoning for Tract Two. Staff Recommendation: To grant general commercial services-mixed use-conditional overlay-neighborhood plan (CS-MU-CO-NP) combining district zoning for Tract One and rural residence-neighborhood plan (RR-NP) combining district zoning for Tract Two. Planning Commission Recommendation: To grant general commercial services-mixed use-conditional overlay-neighborhood plan (CS-MU-CO-NP) combining district zoning for Tract One and rural residence-neighborhood plan (RR-NP) combining district zoning for Tract Two. Owner: RAM Ventures LLC (Randall A. Meek). Applicant: Land Answers, Inc. (Jim Wittliff). City Staff: Heather Chaffin, 512-974-2122.
Public Hearing Consent & Postponement
Public Hearing Consent & Postponement Items 69, 70, 97, 98, & 100
Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance amending Chapter 25-10 to establish regulations for special event signs.
Community Service Award -- Hispanic Bar Association -- to be presented by Mayor Pro Tem Sheryl Cole and to be accepted by Lulu Flores and Renee Castillo-De La Cruz
Distinguished Service Award -- Kathy Gray, CTM -- to be presented by Mayor Pro Tem Sheryl Cole and to be accepted by the honoree