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- Wed May 15, 2024 2:35 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: LDC Amendments
- Replies: 0
- Views: 379
LDC Amendments
Colleagues, I wanted to share the amendments I discussed at yesterday’s work session for Thursday’s meeting. Some of these amendments are subject to change, and I will share an update if that happens. http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincouncilforum/E9-202405136143158.pdf 1.1800 Square Feet Minimum ...
- Tue May 14, 2024 2:59 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Council Meeting 5/16/24
- Replies: 0
- Views: 391
Council Meeting 5/16/24
Today, we had a discussion on the dais about what version of each of the items we will take up as the "base" recommendation or main motion. The main motion will be a motion that will be subject to amendments. I've looked at it and I think the best course will be to go with the Planning Com...
- Mon May 13, 2024 4:45 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Work Session Schedule 5/14/24
- Replies: 0
- Views: 268
Work Session Schedule 5/14/24
Council: Here is my plan for the Special Called City Council Meeting and Work Session tomorrow. We will begin promptly at 9am, I will call to order the Special Called City Council Meeting to canvass the May 4th election results. Following the adjournment of the Special Called Meeting, I will call to...
- Fri May 10, 2024 2:19 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Council Meeting 5/16/24
- Replies: 2
- Views: 662
Council Meeting 5/16/24
Council: Before next week, I wanted to lay out a plan for how we will conduct the May 16th City Council meeting. We will begin promptly at 10am. We will have brief remarks from staff. The land use items will be taken up separately. Item 2 will be withdrawn and replaced with four separate ordinances ...
- Wed May 01, 2024 5:34 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Council Meeting Schedule 5/2/24
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1277
Council Meeting Schedule 5/2/24
Council: Here is my plan for the Council meeting tomorrow. We will begin promptly at 10am. We will hear public testimony on consent items. Speakers will have 3 minutes per item. Speakers will be able to donate time. Time may be donated. Speakers wishing to donate time must coordinate with the City C...
- Sun Apr 28, 2024 3:24 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Council Work Session 4/30/24
- Replies: 0
- Views: 2396
Council Work Session 4/30/24
Council: I want to let you know that I will be off the dais for the Work Session on Tuesday, April 30th. Mayor Pro Tem Pool will preside. The U.S. Conference of Mayors has asked me to serve on a Task Force of Mayors focused on addressing homelessness. The Task Force will be in Washington D.C. meetin...
- Thu Apr 25, 2024 12:01 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Update on Protests on UT Austin Campus
- Replies: 0
- Views: 5232
Update on Protests on UT Austin Campus
Council: For your information, the City is monitoring the protests and dynamic situation on the University of Texas at Austin campus. All City public safety agencies continue regular operations throughout the city and are available to assist public safety partners. APD is not the lead law enforcemen...
- Wed Apr 17, 2024 6:47 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Council Meeting Schedule 4/18/24
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3096
Re: Council Meeting Schedule 4/18/24
Council:
This is an update to my previous post regarding the conduct of the meeting tomorrow. Based upon the court ruling, each speaker will have 3 minutes for each item on which a speaker is registered.
See you tomorrow.
Thanks,
Kirk
On behalf of Mayor Watson
This is an update to my previous post regarding the conduct of the meeting tomorrow. Based upon the court ruling, each speaker will have 3 minutes for each item on which a speaker is registered.
See you tomorrow.
Thanks,
Kirk
On behalf of Mayor Watson
- Wed Apr 17, 2024 2:42 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Council Meeting Schedule 4/18/24
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3096
Council Meeting Schedule 4/18/24
Council: Here is my plan for the Council meeting tomorrow. We will begin promptly at 10am. We will hear public testimony on consent items. Speakers will have 2 minutes. Speakers will be able to donate time. Time may be donated for up to 4 additional minutes for 6 minutes total. Speakers wishing to d...
- Wed Apr 17, 2024 1:18 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: FY25
- Replies: 1
- Views: 4720
FY25
Council, As I mentioned at the Work Session, I’m including an updated FY25 Budget timeline as an attachment to this message board post (see below). Last year, we had good success navigating the budget process by starting with a timeline and I think it would help to do it again. The outline below, as...
- Wed Apr 10, 2024 12:21 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Joint City Council and Planning Commission Meeting
- Replies: 0
- Views: 4947
Joint City Council and Planning Commission Meeting
Council: Here is my proposed schedule for the Joint City Council and Planning Commission meeting tomorrow. We will begin promptly at 9:00 AM. I will call the City Council meeting to order, and Planning Commission Vice Chair Azhar will convene the Planning Commission meeting. I will then open the pub...
- Wed Apr 03, 2024 3:25 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Council Meeting Schedule 4/4/24
- Replies: 0
- Views: 4658
Council Meeting Schedule 4/4/24
Council: Here is my plan for the Council meeting tomorrow. We will begin promptly at 10am. We will hear public testimony on consent items. Speakers will have 2 minutes. Speakers will be able to donate time. Time may be donated for up to 4 additional minutes for 6 minutes total. Speakers wishing to d...
- Mon Apr 01, 2024 4:19 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Cancel Work Session 4/2/24
- Replies: 0
- Views: 4642
Cancel Work Session 4/2/24
Council: As you know, we had the Work Session tomorrow reserved as a secondary date if we needed more time to conduct City Manager interviews. I am canceling the Work Session tomorrow as we have completed the interviews, and no items are pulled for discussion. I look forward to seeing you all on the...
- Tue Mar 26, 2024 6:22 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: City Manager Search Update
- Replies: 5
- Views: 14869
City Manager Search Update
Council: Thanks for your work on selecting Austin's next City Manager. I appreciate how hard everyone has worked. I give great thanks to both of our excellent candidates. I know this has been a daunting process, but they've demonstrated their professionalism. Austin would do well with either person....
- Wed Mar 20, 2024 4:42 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Council Meeting Schedule 3/21/24
- Replies: 0
- Views: 10152
Council Meeting Schedule 3/21/24
Council: Here is my plan for the Council meeting tomorrow. We will begin promptly at 10am. We will hear public testimony on consent items. Speakers will have 2 minutes. Speakers will be able to donate time. Time may be donated for up to 4 additional minutes for 6 minutes total. Speakers wishing to d...
- Tue Mar 12, 2024 3:38 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: City Manager Search Events—March 25th and 26th
- Replies: 0
- Views: 10796
City Manager Search Events—March 25th and 26th
Council Members: This is to give an update on the activities in the City Manager search for March 25th and 26th. On the 25th, two candidates—T.C. Broadnax of Dallas and Sara Hensley of Denton—will meet with City of Austin personnel in the morning. That evening, the public will have an opportunity to...
- Sun Mar 10, 2024 6:32 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: City Manager Search Update
- Replies: 0
- Views: 10557
City Manager Search Update
Council Members: As you know, on Friday, Brian Platt, the City Manager in Kansas City, MO, told our search firm that he had not withdrawn from consideration for the City Manager job here. Today, he has told the firm that he is withdrawing from consideration. I wanted you to have this information as ...
- Fri Mar 08, 2024 1:50 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: City Manager Search Update
- Replies: 0
- Views: 10323
City Manager Search Update
You may have seen a news report indicating that the Kansas City Council voted last night to give the Kansas City Mayor authority to negotiate a new contract with Brian Platt, one of the three finalists for the permanent Austin City Manager position. We have been in contact with Mr. Platt through our...
- Wed Mar 06, 2024 12:48 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Council Meeting Schedule 3/7/24
- Replies: 0
- Views: 9416
Council Meeting Schedule 3/7/24
Council: Here is my plan for the Council meeting tomorrow. We will begin promptly at 10am. We will hear public testimony on consent items. Speakers will have 2 minutes. Speakers will be able to donate time. Time may be donated for up to 4 additional minutes for 6 minutes total. Speakers wishing to d...
- Tue Mar 05, 2024 3:11 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: City Manager Search Update
- Replies: 0
- Views: 10298
City Manager Search Update
Council Members: I’m pleased to set out the next steps in the process for selecting Austin’s permanent City Manager. Our search firm, Mosaic Public Partners, will contact and request T.C. Broadnax of Dallas, TX, Sara Hensley of Denton, TX, and Brian Platt of Kansas City, MO, to come to Austin and pa...
- Mon Mar 04, 2024 5:18 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Work Session Schedule 3/5/24
- Replies: 0
- Views: 9073
Work Session Schedule 3/5/24
Council: Here is my plan for our Council Work Session tomorrow. We will begin promptly at 9am with the briefing on the Austin Housing Public Facility Corporation and the Austin Housing Finance Corporation. Following the briefing, we will take up items pulled for discussion. Currently no items have b...
- Fri Mar 01, 2024 12:41 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: City Manager Search Update
- Replies: 0
- Views: 9656
City Manager Search Update
Council: I’m writing to give you an update on our City Manager search. As you’re aware, the application period for the City Manager search was extended and closed on Monday, February 26th. We extended the time when we determined that the next steps in the process would take place in early March. Thi...
- Wed Feb 28, 2024 2:38 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Council Meeting Schedule 2/29/24
- Replies: 0
- Views: 8585
Council Meeting Schedule 2/29/24
Council: Here is my plan for the Council meeting tomorrow. We will begin promptly at 10am. We will hear public testimony on consent items. Speakers will have 2 minutes. Speakers will be able to donate time. Time may be donated for up to 4 additional minutes for 6 minutes total. Speakers wishing to d...
- Mon Feb 26, 2024 3:57 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Work Session 2/27/24
- Replies: 0
- Views: 8580
Work Session 2/27/24
Council: I will be off the dais on Tuesday for our Work Session. MPT Pool will preside in my absence. This week we are posted for an Executive Session regarding our Council Appointee Evaluations. We will plan to take all Executive Session items up on Thursday, February 29th so the full Council can b...
- Wed Feb 14, 2024 4:02 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Council Meeting Schedule 2.15.24
- Replies: 0
- Views: 8095
Council Meeting Schedule 2.15.24
Council: Here is my plan for the Council meeting tomorrow. We will begin promptly at 10am. We will hear public testimony on consent items. Speakers will have 2 minutes. Speakers will be able to donate time. Time may be donated for up to 4 additional minutes for 6 minutes total. Speakers wishing to d...