Approve a resolution initiating a code amendment to amend the “Transit” criteria included in Section 25-1-703(B)(4) related to the S.M.A.R.T. Housing Program requirements that specifies that a project needs to be within ½ mile of a transit stop, and that the route from the project to the transit stop is an accessible route for pedestrians and people with disabilities and directing the City Manager to present the amendment to Council in conjunction with the 2014-2019 Consolidated Plan or as soon as possible thereafter.
Chris Thompson - Locally owned business up for a procurement award Alan Roddy - Lake Austin Pat Johnson - Corruption and greed at the expense of our citizens Susana Almanza - Your invited to the 13th Annual Cesar E. Chavez march on March 29th, 2014. March starts at 10 am at Terrazas Library and ends at City Hall Plaza. Speakers, music and dance. Paul Robbins - City and budget issues Tina Lippert-Nuñez - Zoning issues Emilio Chronis - Water fluoridation update Marcia Zwilling - Onion Creek flood Jere Locke - Generation plan Cody Huffman - Onion Creek Flood Plan Buy-Out Program failure
46. Discuss legal issues related to Open Government matters (Private consultation with legal counsel - Section 551.071 of the Government Code). 47. Discuss legal issues related to the transition to electing the council from single-member districts (Private consultation with legal counsel- Section 551.071 of the Government Code). 48. Discuss legal issues related to the hotel at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (Private consultation with legal counsel- Section 551.071 of the Government Code)
Zoning and Neighborhood Plan Amendments (Public Hearings and Possible Action) Items 49 - 52
Approve a resolution directing the City Manager to conduct a post-event evaluation of the South by Southwest Music Conference and Festival that includes stakeholder feedback, to report to Council the results of the evaluation, and to bring any proposed code changes; and requesting the Music Commission and Urban Transportation Commissions hold public hearings and provide feedback related to the evaluation and relevant proposed code changes.
Approve a resolution directing the City Manager to analyze and report to Council the costs and timelines for a variety of short- and long-term water-related capital projects and funding options available.
Approve a resolution initiating amendments to Title 25 of the City Code and directing the City Manager to develop an ordinance that reduces or eliminates parking and site area requirements for dwelling units less than 500 square feet in size and that are located on core transit corridors, future core transit corridors, or within a Transit Oriented Development District.
Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance amending City Code Title 25 to allow mobile retail sale of goods and to establish permitting requirements.
Conduct a public hearing to receive citizen comments on community needs in order to develop the City’s five-year Consolidated Plan for Fiscal Years 2014 through 2019, as required by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, the City’s Citizen Participation Plan, and the Texas Local Government Code Chapter 373.
Conduct a public hearing and consider a resolution regarding approval of the 138 kV (kilovolt) Gilleland to Techridge Transmission Line Project through dedicated parkland known as the Northeast Metropolitan Park, a Travis County Park, located in Pflugerville, Travis County, Texas, for a permanent use of approximately 325,173 square feet of land, equivalent to approximately 7.46-acre, 100 foot wide strip of land for electric use, for the construction, use, maintenance, repair, and replacement of electric transmission facilities, in accordance with Chapter 26 of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Code.
Conduct a public hearing and consider an appeal by Kareem Hajjar regarding the Planning Commission’s denial of a conditional use site plan (Weather Up, SPC-2013-0405A) with a late-hours permit and parking variance for an existing restaurant located at 1808 East Cesar Chavez St.
Distinguished Service Award (In Memoriam) -- Byron Johnson, Purchasing -- to be presented by Mayor Lee Leffingwell and to be accepted by Linda Johnson and Yolanda Miller and Mark Walsh
Proclamation -- Million Mile Month -- to be presented by Mayor Lee Leffingwell and to be accepted by Steve Amos
Proclamation -- Esther's Follies 37th Anniversary -- to be presented by Mayor Lee Leffingwell and to be accepted by Shannon Sedwick and Cynthia Wood
Proclamation -- Junior League's 80th Anniversary -- to be presented by Mayor Pro Tem Sheryl Cole and to be accepted by Kelly Breeden
Proclamation -- American Heart Association's Walking Day -- to be presented by Mayor Pro Tem Sheryl Cole and to be accepted by Courtney DeBower
Proclamation -- Local Business Month -- to be presented by Council Member Laura Morrison and to be accepted by Rebecca Melancon
Distinguished Service Award -- Chip Rosenthal -- to be presented by Council Member Kathie Tovo and to be accepted by the honoree
Conduct a public hearing and consider an appeal by Kareem Hajjar regarding the Planning Commission’s denial of a conditional use site plan (Weather Up, SPC-2013-0405A) with a late-hours permit and parking variance for an existing restaurant located at 1808 East Cesar Chavez St.
Mar 27, 2014 City Council Meetings
Approve a resolution initiating a code amendment to amend the “Transit” criteria included in Section 25-1-703(B)(4) related to the S.M.A.R.T. Housing Program requirements that specifies that a project needs to be within ½ mile of a transit stop, and that the route from the project to the transit stop is an accessible route for pedestrians and people with disabilities and directing the City Manager to present the amendment to Council in conjunction with the 2014-2019 Consolidated Plan or as soon as possible thereafter.
Chris Thompson - Locally owned business up for a procurement award Alan Roddy - Lake Austin Pat Johnson - Corruption and greed at the expense of our citizens Susana Almanza - Your invited to the 13th Annual Cesar E. Chavez march on March 29th, 2014. March starts at 10 am at Terrazas Library and ends at City Hall Plaza. Speakers, music and dance. Paul Robbins - City and budget issues Tina Lippert-Nuñez - Zoning issues Emilio Chronis - Water fluoridation update Marcia Zwilling - Onion Creek flood Jere Locke - Generation plan Cody Huffman - Onion Creek Flood Plan Buy-Out Program failure
46. Discuss legal issues related to Open Government matters (Private consultation with legal counsel - Section 551.071 of the Government Code). 47. Discuss legal issues related to the transition to electing the council from single-member districts (Private consultation with legal counsel- Section 551.071 of the Government Code). 48. Discuss legal issues related to the hotel at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (Private consultation with legal counsel- Section 551.071 of the Government Code)
Zoning and Neighborhood Plan Amendments (Public Hearings and Possible Action) Items 49 - 52
Approve a resolution directing the City Manager to conduct a post-event evaluation of the South by Southwest Music Conference and Festival that includes stakeholder feedback, to report to Council the results of the evaluation, and to bring any proposed code changes; and requesting the Music Commission and Urban Transportation Commissions hold public hearings and provide feedback related to the evaluation and relevant proposed code changes.
Approve a resolution directing the City Manager to analyze and report to Council the costs and timelines for a variety of short- and long-term water-related capital projects and funding options available.
Approve a resolution initiating amendments to Title 25 of the City Code and directing the City Manager to develop an ordinance that reduces or eliminates parking and site area requirements for dwelling units less than 500 square feet in size and that are located on core transit corridors, future core transit corridors, or within a Transit Oriented Development District.
Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance amending City Code Title 25 to allow mobile retail sale of goods and to establish permitting requirements.
Conduct a public hearing to receive citizen comments on community needs in order to develop the City’s five-year Consolidated Plan for Fiscal Years 2014 through 2019, as required by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, the City’s Citizen Participation Plan, and the Texas Local Government Code Chapter 373.
Conduct a public hearing and consider a resolution regarding approval of the 138 kV (kilovolt) Gilleland to Techridge Transmission Line Project through dedicated parkland known as the Northeast Metropolitan Park, a Travis County Park, located in Pflugerville, Travis County, Texas, for a permanent use of approximately 325,173 square feet of land, equivalent to approximately 7.46-acre, 100 foot wide strip of land for electric use, for the construction, use, maintenance, repair, and replacement of electric transmission facilities, in accordance with Chapter 26 of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Code.
Conduct a public hearing and consider an appeal by Kareem Hajjar regarding the Planning Commission’s denial of a conditional use site plan (Weather Up, SPC-2013-0405A) with a late-hours permit and parking variance for an existing restaurant located at 1808 East Cesar Chavez St.
Distinguished Service Award (In Memoriam) -- Byron Johnson, Purchasing -- to be presented by Mayor Lee Leffingwell and to be accepted by Linda Johnson and Yolanda Miller and Mark Walsh
Proclamation -- Million Mile Month -- to be presented by Mayor Lee Leffingwell and to be accepted by Steve Amos
Proclamation -- Esther's Follies 37th Anniversary -- to be presented by Mayor Lee Leffingwell and to be accepted by Shannon Sedwick and Cynthia Wood
Proclamation -- Junior League's 80th Anniversary -- to be presented by Mayor Pro Tem Sheryl Cole and to be accepted by Kelly Breeden
Proclamation -- American Heart Association's Walking Day -- to be presented by Mayor Pro Tem Sheryl Cole and to be accepted by Courtney DeBower
Proclamation -- Local Business Month -- to be presented by Council Member Laura Morrison and to be accepted by Rebecca Melancon
Distinguished Service Award -- Chip Rosenthal -- to be presented by Council Member Kathie Tovo and to be accepted by the honoree
Conduct a public hearing and consider an appeal by Kareem Hajjar regarding the Planning Commission’s denial of a conditional use site plan (Weather Up, SPC-2013-0405A) with a late-hours permit and parking variance for an existing restaurant located at 1808 East Cesar Chavez St.