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by Julie Montgomery
Wed Jul 29, 2020 1:49 pm
Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
Topic: Item 90 - July 29th Agenda
Replies: 3
Views: 6499

Re: Item 90 - July 29th Agenda

Here is the Legal-formatted version 2 of Item 90:
http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincou ... 122841.pdf

CM Ellis appreciates her colleagues' support for this item today and looks forward to the work ahead.
by Julie Montgomery
Wed Jul 29, 2020 9:22 am
Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
Topic: Item 90 - July 29th Agenda
Replies: 3
Views: 6499

Re: Item 90 - July 29th Agenda

On behalf of CM Ellis, please find below a red-lined version 2 of Item 90, which incorporates the proposed amendments from CM Flannigan and CM Alter:

http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincou ... 91557.docx

When the Legal-formatted version is available, we will post that as well.
by Julie Montgomery
Tue Feb 11, 2020 12:55 pm
Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
Topic: UPDATE: LDC Amendments
Replies: 7
Views: 14847

Re: UPDATE: LDC Amendments

Council Member Ellis intends to bring the following amendment to Harper-Madison-10, which she hopes will be accepted as friendly: [HARPER-MADISON–10] IMPERVIOUS COVER EXEMPTIONS The Land Development Code staff shall consider and specify partial or full exclusions to impervious cover calculations, if...
by Julie Montgomery
Tue Feb 11, 2020 11:07 am
Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
Topic: UPDATE: LDC Amendments
Replies: 7
Views: 14847

Re: UPDATE: LDC Amendments

Council Member Ellis intends to bring the following clarifying amendment to Ellis-1: [ELLIS–1] BARTON SPRINGS ZONE COMMERCIAL ZONING REVIEW Re-review the application of comparable equivalent zoning categories for commercial properties within the Barton Springs Zone to ensure appropriate water qualit...
by Julie Montgomery
Fri Feb 07, 2020 4:52 pm
Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
Topic: Ellis LDC 2nd Reading Amendments
Replies: 0
Views: 5310

Ellis LDC 2nd Reading Amendments

On behalf of CM Ellis, please see the attached amendments she plans to offer at second reading:
http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincou ... 65220.docx
by Julie Montgomery
Mon Dec 09, 2019 8:06 pm
Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
Topic: TOVO LDC Amendments 12/6 12:00 pm
Replies: 5
Views: 10854

Re: TOVO LDC Amendments 12/6 12:00 pm

Council Member Ellis will bring the following amendment to Tovo #17: http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincouncilforum/47-20191209200155.docx The above document shows the full red-lined version, but for simplicity of viewing, the amended language proposed is as follows: "Prohibit non-owner-occup...
by Julie Montgomery
Fri Dec 06, 2019 3:18 pm
Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
Topic: Ellis Direction on High-Opportunity Missing Middle Mapping
Replies: 0
Views: 4858

Ellis Direction on High-Opportunity Missing Middle Mapping

Dear colleagues, Here is an amendment I have drafted regarding the mapping of missing middle housing in high-opportunity areas. I'm interested in your thoughts and welcome your feedback as together we pursue a more equitable, sustainable future for our city. The goal of this amendment is to ensure w...
by Julie Montgomery
Tue Dec 03, 2019 5:59 pm
Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
Topic: Direction for a Heritage Tree Preservation Bonus
Replies: 1
Views: 4632

Direction for a Heritage Tree Preservation Bonus

Posted on behalf of Council Member Ellis: Dear Colleagues, Thank you all for the great discussion at today's work session. I look forward to continuing it tomorrow! Since the topic of a Heritage Tree Preservation Bonus Program came up today (thank you, Council Member Harper-Madison!), I want to shar...
by Julie Montgomery
Sun Oct 20, 2019 11:20 pm
Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
Topic: Scope and Schedule for 1st Reading Action on draft Land Development Code revision
Replies: 4
Views: 11582

Re: Scope and Schedule for 1st Reading Action on draft Land Development Code revision

Posted on behalf of Council Member Ellis: Thank you, Mayor, for your suggestions regarding the scope and schedule for Council’s first reading of the draft LDC revisions. I concur with this plan, especially with regards to keeping our discussion high-level and policy-focused for this initial action. ...
by Julie Montgomery
Mon Sep 09, 2019 12:59 pm
Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
Topic: Budget Adoption
Replies: 14
Views: 24136

Re: Budget Adoption

On behalf of Council Member Ellis, please find the attached budget amendment and associated budget direction for your consideration: Summary: Maintain the Clean Community Fee at its current FY 2018-2019 level, pending a report back from the City Manager with additional information no later than Nove...
by Julie Montgomery
Wed Aug 21, 2019 5:26 pm
Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
Topic: Item 15: Faulk renovation
Replies: 1
Views: 5031

Re: Item 15: Faulk renovation

On behalf of Council Member Ellis: Thank you, Council Member Flannigan, for proposing this amendment to the Faulk renovation resolution. Like you, I would like to see this beautiful, historic City asset used to its highest purpose and enjoyed by as many residents as possible, especially given its lo...
by Julie Montgomery
Thu May 02, 2019 11:45 am
Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
Topic: Amendments to the LDC Draft for our May 2 meeting
Replies: 9
Views: 20236

Re: Amendments to the LDC Draft for our May 2 meeting

Council Member Ellis intends to bring the following motion sheet for discussion this afternoon, which amends CM Pool’s proposed amendment to Question 1, Section 4, letters a-d, and incorporates CM Harper-Madison’s proposed amendment into letter a: http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincouncilforum/BE-...
by Julie Montgomery
Thu Apr 25, 2019 2:06 am
Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
Topic: LDC Direction Policy Direction Document
Replies: 22
Views: 42008

Re: LDC Direction Policy Direction Document

On behalf of Council Member Ellis: Dear colleagues, Thank you all for your thoughtful posts on how we can best shape the land development code revisions to achieve our community's goals! I look forward to discussing them at our meeting. In addition to "Amendment A" posted earlier by the Ma...
by Julie Montgomery
Wed Apr 10, 2019 6:19 pm
Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
Topic: Item #33: Austin Strategic Mobility Plan (ASMP)
Replies: 9
Views: 19423

Re: Item #33: Austin Strategic Mobility Plan (ASMP)

On behalf of CM Ellis: Dear colleagues, I intend to bring one amendment tomorrow regarding the Transit Enhancement Program (formerly Transit Priority Policy), following our discussion with staff at work session. This amendment aligns with existing staff plans, and they are comfortable with the langu...
by Julie Montgomery
Wed Mar 27, 2019 1:45 pm
Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
Topic: Item #14 (3/28) - Amendments to SD23 Mobility Outcome
Replies: 3
Views: 9069

Item #14 (3/28) - Amendments to SD23 Mobility Outcome

On behalf of Council Member Ellis: Dear colleagues, Since receiving the latest draft of the SD23 Mobility Outcome document last week, my office has developed some amendments to the strategies and metrics that I plan to offer for Council's consideration. We have been working with the Office of Perfor...
by Julie Montgomery
Mon Mar 25, 2019 5:53 pm
Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
Topic: Item #40 (3/28) - Accelerated Multimodal Projects Resolution
Replies: 0
Views: 5583

Item #40 (3/28) - Accelerated Multimodal Projects Resolution

On behalf of Council Member Ellis: Dear colleagues: I just wanted to let you know the reason I have pulled Item #40 for discussion at work session tomorrow is to offer a friendly amendment to make the resolution language match the posting language with respect to the word "transit." Thanks...