Consent Items 1, 8, 11, 15 - 19, & 21 Pulled Items 2 - 7, 13, 14, & 20 Postponed Items 10
2. Authorize the use of the Competitive Sealed Proposal method for solicitation of maintenance, inspection, warranty, and construction work consisting of dewatering, providing access, and removal of sedimentation in support of the Waller Creek Tunnel Project. ( Notes: MBE/WBE goals will be established for this solicitation before issuance. ) 3. Authorize additional contingency funding for the construction contract with OSCAR RENDA CONTRACTING for the Waller Creek Inlet Facility at Waterloo Park project in the amount of $5,000,000, for a total contract amount not to exceed $39,781,250. ( Notes: This contract was awarded in compliance with City Code Chapter 2-9A (Minority Owned and Women Owned Business Enterprise Procurement Program) by meeting the goals with 10.40% MBE and 2.43% WBE participation. ) 4. Authorize additional contingency funding for the construction contract with SJ LOUIS CONSTRUCTION OF TEXAS for the Waller Creek Tunnel Main Tunnel and 4th Street Creek Side Inlet project in the amount of $500,000, for a total contract amount not to exceed $50,400,500. ( Notes: This contract was awarded in compliance with City Code Chapter 2-9A (Minority Owned and Women Owned Business Enterprise Procurement Program) by meeting the goals with 7.83% MBE and 1.41% WBE participation. ) 5. Authorize additional contingency funding for the construction contract with OSCAR RENDA CONTRACTING for the Waller Creek Tunnel 8th Street Creek Side Inlet Facility project in the amount of $1,500,000 for a total contract amount not to exceed $6,974,052. ( Notes: This contract was awarded in compliance with City Code Chapter 2- 9A (Minority Owned and Women Owned Business Enterprise Procurement Program) by meeting the goals with 6.27% MBE and 1.92% WBE participation. ) Office of Real Estate Services 9. Authorize negotiation and execution of all documents and instruments necessary or desirable to acquire a temporary construction easement, totaling approximately 14,458 square feet, for the Waller Creek Tunnel Project, located at 701-703 East 9th Street, Austin, Travis County, Texas, from ASHLAND EQUITIES COMPANY LLC, A NEW YORK LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, in an amount not to exceed $119,221 (District 9). Watershed Protection Department 13. Approve an ordinance amending the Fiscal Year 2015-2016 Watershed Protection Department Capital Budget (Ordinance No. 20150908-002) to increase appropriations by $7,500,000 for the Waller Creek Tunnel Project. Related to Item #14. 14. Approve a resolution declaring the City's official intent to reimburse itself from Certificates of Obligation to be issued for expenditures related to the Waller Creek Tunnel Project in the total amount of $7,500,000. Related to Item #13.
Community Court 6. Approve ratification of an amendment to an interlocal agreement with TRAVIS COUNTY and the AUSTIN TRAVIS COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH MENTAL RETARDATION CENTER for the Austin Travis County Integral Care Substance Abuse Management Service Organization to provide mental health, public health and substance abuse services for indigent citizens and other eligible clients within the Downtown Austin Community Court, in an amount not to exceed $175,000, with three 12-month renewal options, in an amount not to exceed $175,000 per renewal term for a total amended amount not to exceed $700,000. 7. Authorize negotiation and execution of an amendment to an interlocal agreement with TRAVIS COUNTY and the AUSTIN TRAVIS COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH MENTAL RETARDATION CENTER for the Austin Travis County Integral Care Road To Recovery Program to provide mental health, public health and substance abuse services for indigent citizens and other eligible clients within the Downtown Austin Community Court, in an amount not to exceed $543,427, with three 12-month renewal options, in an amount not to exceed $543,427 per renewal term, for a total amended amount not to exceed $2,173,708.
Purchasing Office Authorize negotiation and execution of a 36-month contract with AUS-TEX TOWING AND RECOVERY LLC, to provide towing of City vehicles in an amount not to exceed $1,483,646, with three 12-month extension options in an amount not to exceed $494,549 per extension option, for a total contract amount not to exceed $2,967,292.
Approve a resolution directing the City Manager to reduce admission fees to City pools for honorably discharged veterans and service-connected disabled veterans with a Department of Veterans Affairs Disability Rating of at least 10 percent. ( Notes: SPONSOR: Council Member Sheri Gallo CO 1: Mayor Steve Adler CO 2: Council Member Ora Houston CO 3: Council Member Ann Kitchen CO 4: Council Member Sabino "Pio" Renteria )
C14-2015-0133A – 1204 San Antonio Street – District 9 – Approve second and third readings of an ordinance amending City Code Chapter 25-2 by rezoning property locally known as 1204 San Antonio Street (Shoal Creek Watershed) from general office (GO) district zoning to downtown mixed use-conditional overlay (DMU-CO) combining district zoning. First Reading approved on April 14, 2016. Vote: 7-0-1-1 (Council Members Troxclair and Gallo off the dais. Mayor Adler-Abstained; Mayor Pro Tem Tovo-Recused). Owner/Applicant: Texas Association of Counties (Gene Terry). Agent: Alice Glasco Consulting (Alice Glasco). City Staff: Victoria Haase, 512-974-7691.
Citizen Communications: General
12:00 PM - Citizen Communications: General Ross Silvey - Austin Code Department. Pinaki Ghosh - One city one IT. Dale Flatt - Austin Code Department. Kathy Collins-Flatt - Austin Code Department. Laura Luna - Austin Code Department. Steve Simmons - Austin Code Department. Jenn Lee - Austin Code Department. Ruben Rodriguez - Austin Code Department. Susana Almanza - Increased property taxes equals increased gentrification. Dani Tristan - Code enforcement.
C14-85-027(RCA) -2102 Rio Grande Street - District 9 - Conduct a public hearing to amend a restrictive covenant on property locally known as 2102 Rio Grande Street (Shoal Creek Watershed). Staff Recommendation: To grant the restrictive covenant amendment. Planning Commission Recommendation: To grant the restrictive covenant amendment. Owner/Applicant: McElroy Ralph Company Inc. (Ryan McElroy). Agent: Drenner Group (Amanda Swor). City Staff: Victoria Haase, 512-974-7691.
Audit and Finance Committee Approve an ordinance amending City Code Section 2-1-144 relating to the Environmental Commission.
23. NPA-2015-0023.01 – Boys and Girls – Legacy Club – District 1 – Approve second and third readings of an ordinance amending Ordinance No. 20070809-55 of the University Hills/Windsor Park Combined Neighborhood Plan, an element of the Imagine Austin Comprehensive Plan, to change the future land use designation on the future land use map (FLUM) on property locally known as 4717 Turner Lane (Walnut Creek Watershed; Little Walnut Creek Watershed) from Higher Density Single Family, Transportation, and Commercial land uses to Civic land use. First Reading approved on April 7, 2016. Vote: 11-0. Owner/Applicant: Boys and Girls Club of Austin (Chuck Carroll). Agent: Drenner Group (Jewels Watson). City Staff: Maureen Meredith, 512-974-2695. 24. C14-2015-0086 – Boys and Girls – Legacy Club – District 1 – Approve second and third readings of an ordinance amending City Code Chapter 25-2 by rezoning property locally known as 4717 Turner Lane (Walnut Creek Watershed; Little Walnut Creek Watershed) from family residence-neighborhood plan (SF-3-NP) combining district zoning to community commercial-mixed use-conditional overlay-neighborhood plan (GR-MU-CO-NP) combining district zoning for Tract 1, from townhouse and condominium residence-neighborhood plan (SF-6-NP) combining district zoning to community commercial-mixed use-conditional overlay-neighborhood plan (GR-MU-CO-NP) combining district zoning for Tract 2, and from neighborhood commercial-conditional overlay-neighborhood plan (LR-CO-NP) combining district zoning to community commercial-conditional overlay-neighborhood plan (GR-CO-NP) combining district zoning for Tract 3. First Reading approved on April 7, 2016. Vote: 11-0. Owner: Jimmy Nassour. Agent: Drenner Group (Jewels Watson). City Staff: Heather Chaffin, 512-974-2122.
Briefing on the Project Assessment Report for the Cascades I at Onion Creek Planned Unit Development, also known as Cascades Municipal Utility District No. 1, located at 11601, 11809, 11811, and 11819 South IH-35 Service Road Northbound, within the Onion Creek Watershed (CD-2015-0017).
C14-2016-0027 – WhichCraft Beer Store – District 5 – Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance amending City Code Chapter 25-2 by rezoning property locally known as 2110 South Lamar Boulevard, Suite F (West Bouldin Creek Watershed) from general commercial services (CS) district zoning to commercial-liquor sales (CS-1) district zoning. Staff Recommendation: To grant commercial-liquor sales (CS-1) district zoning. Planning Commission Recommendation: To grant commercial-liquor sales (CS-1) district zoning. Applicant: City of Austin. Owner: Charles Tames. City Staff: Andrew Moore, 512-974-7604.
May 12, 2016 City Council Meetings
Consent Items 1, 8, 11, 15 - 19, & 21 Pulled Items 2 - 7, 13, 14, & 20 Postponed Items 10
2. Authorize the use of the Competitive Sealed Proposal method for solicitation of maintenance, inspection, warranty, and construction work consisting of dewatering, providing access, and removal of sedimentation in support of the Waller Creek Tunnel Project. ( Notes: MBE/WBE goals will be established for this solicitation before issuance. ) 3. Authorize additional contingency funding for the construction contract with OSCAR RENDA CONTRACTING for the Waller Creek Inlet Facility at Waterloo Park project in the amount of $5,000,000, for a total contract amount not to exceed $39,781,250. ( Notes: This contract was awarded in compliance with City Code Chapter 2-9A (Minority Owned and Women Owned Business Enterprise Procurement Program) by meeting the goals with 10.40% MBE and 2.43% WBE participation. ) 4. Authorize additional contingency funding for the construction contract with SJ LOUIS CONSTRUCTION OF TEXAS for the Waller Creek Tunnel Main Tunnel and 4th Street Creek Side Inlet project in the amount of $500,000, for a total contract amount not to exceed $50,400,500. ( Notes: This contract was awarded in compliance with City Code Chapter 2-9A (Minority Owned and Women Owned Business Enterprise Procurement Program) by meeting the goals with 7.83% MBE and 1.41% WBE participation. ) 5. Authorize additional contingency funding for the construction contract with OSCAR RENDA CONTRACTING for the Waller Creek Tunnel 8th Street Creek Side Inlet Facility project in the amount of $1,500,000 for a total contract amount not to exceed $6,974,052. ( Notes: This contract was awarded in compliance with City Code Chapter 2- 9A (Minority Owned and Women Owned Business Enterprise Procurement Program) by meeting the goals with 6.27% MBE and 1.92% WBE participation. ) Office of Real Estate Services 9. Authorize negotiation and execution of all documents and instruments necessary or desirable to acquire a temporary construction easement, totaling approximately 14,458 square feet, for the Waller Creek Tunnel Project, located at 701-703 East 9th Street, Austin, Travis County, Texas, from ASHLAND EQUITIES COMPANY LLC, A NEW YORK LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, in an amount not to exceed $119,221 (District 9). Watershed Protection Department 13. Approve an ordinance amending the Fiscal Year 2015-2016 Watershed Protection Department Capital Budget (Ordinance No. 20150908-002) to increase appropriations by $7,500,000 for the Waller Creek Tunnel Project. Related to Item #14. 14. Approve a resolution declaring the City's official intent to reimburse itself from Certificates of Obligation to be issued for expenditures related to the Waller Creek Tunnel Project in the total amount of $7,500,000. Related to Item #13.
Community Court 6. Approve ratification of an amendment to an interlocal agreement with TRAVIS COUNTY and the AUSTIN TRAVIS COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH MENTAL RETARDATION CENTER for the Austin Travis County Integral Care Substance Abuse Management Service Organization to provide mental health, public health and substance abuse services for indigent citizens and other eligible clients within the Downtown Austin Community Court, in an amount not to exceed $175,000, with three 12-month renewal options, in an amount not to exceed $175,000 per renewal term for a total amended amount not to exceed $700,000. 7. Authorize negotiation and execution of an amendment to an interlocal agreement with TRAVIS COUNTY and the AUSTIN TRAVIS COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH MENTAL RETARDATION CENTER for the Austin Travis County Integral Care Road To Recovery Program to provide mental health, public health and substance abuse services for indigent citizens and other eligible clients within the Downtown Austin Community Court, in an amount not to exceed $543,427, with three 12-month renewal options, in an amount not to exceed $543,427 per renewal term, for a total amended amount not to exceed $2,173,708.
Purchasing Office Authorize negotiation and execution of a 36-month contract with AUS-TEX TOWING AND RECOVERY LLC, to provide towing of City vehicles in an amount not to exceed $1,483,646, with three 12-month extension options in an amount not to exceed $494,549 per extension option, for a total contract amount not to exceed $2,967,292.
Approve a resolution directing the City Manager to reduce admission fees to City pools for honorably discharged veterans and service-connected disabled veterans with a Department of Veterans Affairs Disability Rating of at least 10 percent. ( Notes: SPONSOR: Council Member Sheri Gallo CO 1: Mayor Steve Adler CO 2: Council Member Ora Houston CO 3: Council Member Ann Kitchen CO 4: Council Member Sabino "Pio" Renteria )
C14-2015-0133A – 1204 San Antonio Street – District 9 – Approve second and third readings of an ordinance amending City Code Chapter 25-2 by rezoning property locally known as 1204 San Antonio Street (Shoal Creek Watershed) from general office (GO) district zoning to downtown mixed use-conditional overlay (DMU-CO) combining district zoning. First Reading approved on April 14, 2016. Vote: 7-0-1-1 (Council Members Troxclair and Gallo off the dais. Mayor Adler-Abstained; Mayor Pro Tem Tovo-Recused). Owner/Applicant: Texas Association of Counties (Gene Terry). Agent: Alice Glasco Consulting (Alice Glasco). City Staff: Victoria Haase, 512-974-7691.
Citizen Communications: General
12:00 PM - Citizen Communications: General Ross Silvey - Austin Code Department. Pinaki Ghosh - One city one IT. Dale Flatt - Austin Code Department. Kathy Collins-Flatt - Austin Code Department. Laura Luna - Austin Code Department. Steve Simmons - Austin Code Department. Jenn Lee - Austin Code Department. Ruben Rodriguez - Austin Code Department. Susana Almanza - Increased property taxes equals increased gentrification. Dani Tristan - Code enforcement.
C14-85-027(RCA) -2102 Rio Grande Street - District 9 - Conduct a public hearing to amend a restrictive covenant on property locally known as 2102 Rio Grande Street (Shoal Creek Watershed). Staff Recommendation: To grant the restrictive covenant amendment. Planning Commission Recommendation: To grant the restrictive covenant amendment. Owner/Applicant: McElroy Ralph Company Inc. (Ryan McElroy). Agent: Drenner Group (Amanda Swor). City Staff: Victoria Haase, 512-974-7691.
Audit and Finance Committee Approve an ordinance amending City Code Section 2-1-144 relating to the Environmental Commission.
23. NPA-2015-0023.01 – Boys and Girls – Legacy Club – District 1 – Approve second and third readings of an ordinance amending Ordinance No. 20070809-55 of the University Hills/Windsor Park Combined Neighborhood Plan, an element of the Imagine Austin Comprehensive Plan, to change the future land use designation on the future land use map (FLUM) on property locally known as 4717 Turner Lane (Walnut Creek Watershed; Little Walnut Creek Watershed) from Higher Density Single Family, Transportation, and Commercial land uses to Civic land use. First Reading approved on April 7, 2016. Vote: 11-0. Owner/Applicant: Boys and Girls Club of Austin (Chuck Carroll). Agent: Drenner Group (Jewels Watson). City Staff: Maureen Meredith, 512-974-2695. 24. C14-2015-0086 – Boys and Girls – Legacy Club – District 1 – Approve second and third readings of an ordinance amending City Code Chapter 25-2 by rezoning property locally known as 4717 Turner Lane (Walnut Creek Watershed; Little Walnut Creek Watershed) from family residence-neighborhood plan (SF-3-NP) combining district zoning to community commercial-mixed use-conditional overlay-neighborhood plan (GR-MU-CO-NP) combining district zoning for Tract 1, from townhouse and condominium residence-neighborhood plan (SF-6-NP) combining district zoning to community commercial-mixed use-conditional overlay-neighborhood plan (GR-MU-CO-NP) combining district zoning for Tract 2, and from neighborhood commercial-conditional overlay-neighborhood plan (LR-CO-NP) combining district zoning to community commercial-conditional overlay-neighborhood plan (GR-CO-NP) combining district zoning for Tract 3. First Reading approved on April 7, 2016. Vote: 11-0. Owner: Jimmy Nassour. Agent: Drenner Group (Jewels Watson). City Staff: Heather Chaffin, 512-974-2122.
Briefing on the Project Assessment Report for the Cascades I at Onion Creek Planned Unit Development, also known as Cascades Municipal Utility District No. 1, located at 11601, 11809, 11811, and 11819 South IH-35 Service Road Northbound, within the Onion Creek Watershed (CD-2015-0017).
C14-2016-0027 – WhichCraft Beer Store – District 5 – Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance amending City Code Chapter 25-2 by rezoning property locally known as 2110 South Lamar Boulevard, Suite F (West Bouldin Creek Watershed) from general commercial services (CS) district zoning to commercial-liquor sales (CS-1) district zoning. Staff Recommendation: To grant commercial-liquor sales (CS-1) district zoning. Planning Commission Recommendation: To grant commercial-liquor sales (CS-1) district zoning. Applicant: City of Austin. Owner: Charles Tames. City Staff: Andrew Moore, 512-974-7604.