City of Austin Council Message Board

On behalf of CM Qadri: Colleagues, Thank you, CM Alter, Vice Chair and the Audit and Finance Committee, for starting the conversation around sunsetting inactive boards and commissions and the potential consolidation of others. I want to highlight some of the recommendations you provided that are lon...

On behalf of Council Member Qadri: Colleagues, I am proud to bring forward Item 29 at tomorrow’s City Council meeting. This item initiates review and revisions of the Art in Public Places ordinance that allows us to solicit and celebrate public art across the City. My motivation to set these revisio...

On behalf of Council Member Qadri:

Thank you, Council Member Harper-Madison, for bringing these budget items forward. I would be happy to support as a cosponsor Budget IFC 1 - Juneteenth Fireworks Display and Budget IFC 2 - Support for AACHD and Texas Music Museum. Thank you!

Best,
CM Qadri

On behalf of CM Qadri: Colleagues, I’m honored to bring forward a resolution at the Feb. 29th council meeting calling for City support specifically for the Red River Cultural District (RRCD) and broadly for a framework that recommends how we can support all of our unique cultural districts throughou...

On behalf of CM Qadri:

Council Member Alison Alter,

I'll be there on Tuesday.

I appreciate your leadership on this very critical and sensitive matter, and I stand with survivors today and always.

Best,
Council Member Qadri

On behalf of CM Qadri: Colleagues, I would like to continue serving on the following committees: Housing and Planning Committee Public Safety Committee Mobility Committee (I would like to remain Vice Chair of Mobility) Hate Crimes Task Force Visit Austin I would like to be added to the following com...

On Behalf of Council Member Qadri Colleagues, I was unable to attend today’s work session, so I wanted to provide some remarks and speak to a few goals I have for HOME and occupancy limits amendments. We’re very grateful for Preservation Austin and Austin Infill Coalition’s enthusiastic collaboratio...

On behalf of CM Qadri:

Thanks for all your leadership on this effort, CM Pool. I agree with the additional considerations you've laid out to provide a simple yet meaningful preservation incentive. I look forward to working with you, staff, and stakeholders on these matters.

Best,
CM Qadri

On behalf of Council Member Qadri: Council Member Ryan Alter, While I appreciate that you share our collective goals for the HealthSouth property, I currently cannot support your amendment. The intent of my resolution–-developed with community stakeholders, staff, and cosponsors–-has been to take a ...

On behalf of Council Member Qadri: Colleagues, I am proposing an amendment to the Palm District Plan that amends the plan to incorporate the Final Report on Engagement of East Austin Thought Leaders Related to the Palm District to the table of contents as appendix 5 (A5). This report was done by Mar...

On behalf of Council Member Qadri: Colleagues, Thank you for the discussion yesterday at Council Work Session. My staff has worked on a Version 2 to better detail options to consider for the city-owned properties at 1215 Red River & 606 East 12th Streets. Version 2: http://assets.austintexas.gov...

On behalf of Council Member Qadri: Colleagues, As I mentioned in Tuesday’s work session, I’m sharing my amendments for Item 102, the Palm District Plan initiating resolution. My staff has been working diligently with stakeholders and City staff to make sure we implement tools that preserve and incen...

On behalf of CM Qadri, CM Vela, and CM R. Alter: Colleagues, Since Council’s resolution in March, we have been meeting productively with TxDOT to mitigate air, water, and safety impacts and to maximize capping and connection opportunities. We greatly appreciate the work that TxDOT, Mayor Watson, Cit...

On behalf of Council Members Qadri and Harper-Madison: Colleagues, Today, we received a memo from city staff informing us that the Economic Development Department is terminating the Exclusive Negotiating Agreement with Aspen Heights on the HealthSouth project. According to the memo, the developer “i...

On behalf of Council Member Qadri: Colleagues, I want to thank Council Member Velásquez and his cosponsors for bringing forward the resolution we approved on April 13th to initiate the elimination of parking mandates for cocktail lounge uses in our land development code. There’s a chasm of dissonanc...

A message from Council Member Pool: Colleagues, In light of ongoing efforts to ban books in Texas, this week I am bringing an IFC to support the American Library Association’s "Freedom To Read" initiative, as well as amplify the excellent work undertaken by the Austin Library Commission an...

On behalf of CM Pool I am posting a small amendment to our earlier motion that inserts the word "professional" before the word uniform. The change is tracked in this document: http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincouncilforum/C2-20220728160651.pdf Thanks, Natalie Deller Policy Aide Office o...