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- Mon Sep 14, 2015 11:45 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: MF6 / density bonuses
- Replies: 0
- Views: 6380
MF6 / density bonuses
Colleagues, This week’s agenda has an item from the Planning and Neighborhoods Committee concerning the implementation of a density bonus through the MF-6 rezoning category. This recommendation is a small portion of a broader resolution I have moving forward concerning changes to our density bonus p...
- Mon Sep 07, 2015 4:19 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Budget Amendments: Tovo part 2
- Replies: 0
- Views: 6181
Budget Amendments: Tovo part 2
Hi all. In reviewing the annotated "Initial Funding Requests" document that Ed sent out on Friday, I find that I have an additional potential amendment for HHS, and the following questions for APD: Amendment: Contract funding for permanent supportive housing for Housing First: $600,000 (wh...
- Fri Sep 04, 2015 2:40 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Budget Amendments - Tovo
- Replies: 1
- Views: 7595
Re: Budget Amendments - Tovo
Sorry - forgot a few references for my proposed amendments:
Item #13 is supported by budget question 299
Item #17 is supported by budget questions 282 and 297
Items #18 and #19 are supported by budget question 154
Item #13 is supported by budget question 299
Item #17 is supported by budget questions 282 and 297
Items #18 and #19 are supported by budget question 154
- Fri Sep 04, 2015 2:30 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Budget Amendments - Tovo
- Replies: 1
- Views: 7595
Budget Amendments - Tovo
Colleagues, Here is my draft list of budget amendments. Please note these are ONLY the amendments I added to the concept menu or, in a few instances, are proposed options or revisions to amendments that have been advanced by others. This list is not meant to reflect those amendments from others of w...
- Thu Sep 03, 2015 1:53 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Suggested process for budget adoption
- Replies: 5
- Views: 16656
Re: Suggested process for budget adoption
Thanks for the feedback and thoughts on this proposal. I’m glad to be having a dialogue about the issue. Council Member Troxclair, you raise an important point and a need for clarification on my part: this model does not assume that any budgetary cuts will be offset in the same amount by additions; ...
- Wed Sep 02, 2015 11:31 am
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Suggested process for budget adoption
- Replies: 5
- Views: 16656
Suggested process for budget adoption
Colleagues, I apologize that I missed the tail end of yesterday's meeting and thus our brief discussion about next week's process. I'd like to suggest that we at least consider the budget adoption process which has been used for the last 2 or so years as it seemed to keep the discussion moving forwa...
- Tue Aug 11, 2015 9:26 am
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: where resolutions go to die...
- Replies: 4
- Views: 12787
Re: where resolutions go to die...
Christopher: Are the resolutions to which you refer items that came before the Council and were postponed or passed but not implemented? Or do you mean those proposed resolutions that community members may have suggested to Council Members but for which they did not obtain sponsors? thanks -- Best, ...
- Tue Aug 11, 2015 9:22 am
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Budget Worksession Meeting Location
- Replies: 2
- Views: 9401
Re: Budget Worksession Meeting Location
I prefer boards and commissions for the reasons CM Houston notes above -- it's easier and more conducive to talking among ourselves and the staff. Given that we have large and bullky budget materials, I would suggest arranging the tables so that we can attach an additional one on the east and west s...
- Tue Aug 04, 2015 3:30 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Mobility Committee: transportation fees
- Replies: 0
- Views: 6012
Mobility Committee: transportation fees
Colleagues: During the discussion about the Garza tract, I submitted the several questions through the agenda process; I have re-posted these below with the answers. I have also submitted additional questions to staff. In light of agenda item #5 on tomorrow's Mobility Committee, I thought I'd post t...
- Thu Jun 25, 2015 12:50 am
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Tovo nominations for boards and commissions
- Replies: 0
- Views: 7139
Tovo nominations for boards and commissions
Colleagues, I will be making the following nominations at tomorrow's Council meeting, and I do not believe they will be included on Changes and Corrections: Building & Standards: Kurt Cadena-Mitchell Mexican American Cultural Center Advisory Board: Julia Aguilar MBE/WBE and Small Business Enterp...
- Wed May 06, 2015 10:44 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Item 26 Revised language
- Replies: 4
- Views: 16804
Item 26 Revised language
Colleagues, At Tuesday's work session, several of you expressed concerns about the language contained within Item 26 ("Approve a resolution related to the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization 2040 Plan"), and my co-sponsors and I have worked to revise the resolution to address t...
- Fri May 01, 2015 12:52 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Municipal Civil Service Candidates
- Replies: 2
- Views: 10330
Municipal Civil Service Candidates
For my Audit and Finance colleagues: One of our candidates for the Municipal Civil Service Commission has withdrawn from the process; given that information, I would like to suggest that we consider expanding our applicant pool to include the additional three individuals we discussed on Wednesday. P...
- Wed Apr 01, 2015 2:45 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Item #26 / Mayor's Staffing Proposal Amendments
- Replies: 0
- Views: 7428
Item #26 / Mayor's Staffing Proposal Amendments
Colleagues: As you are aware, the Audit and Finance Committee was asked to review this item. On March 25, the committee unanimously voted in favor of several changes to the original proposal. These changes are reflected below and will be proposed as formal amendments tomorrow. The message board does...
- Tue Mar 17, 2015 4:30 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Mobility Committee Upcoming Meetings - Taxicab / TNC
- Replies: 3
- Views: 13408
Re: Mobility Committee Upcoming Meetings - Taxicab / TNC
Thank you, Council Member Kitchen. Can you please confirm that next week's meeting will be televised? I'm keenly interested in the issues that the Mobility Committee will be covering, but as this first meeting overlaps with our regular Audit and Finance Committee meeting, I will be unable to attend ...
- Mon Mar 16, 2015 3:57 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Austin Energy Council Committee meeting March 3/26/15
- Replies: 6
- Views: 20633
Re: Austin Energy Council Committee meeting March 3/26/15
Colleagues, Actually, the group I referred to above is officially known as the "Low Income Consumer Working Group" and has been focused - at least in part - on making recommendations related to Arrearage Management. As I stated above, AE staff are clear on the group to which I am referring...
- Mon Mar 16, 2015 3:53 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Austin Energy Council Committee meeting March 3/26/15
- Replies: 6
- Views: 20633
Re: arrearage management
Correction: I miswrote when I referred to the Low Income Advisory Task Force. I instead should have asked that the Arrearage Management Program working committee present its recommendations to our Council subcommittee. I believe AE staff are clear on the request as we spoke to them last week, but at...
- Thu Mar 12, 2015 11:29 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Austin Energy Council Committee meeting March 3/26/15
- Replies: 6
- Views: 20633
Re: Austin Energy Council Committee meeting March 3/26/15
Thank you, Council Member Gallo. I'd like to request that when we discuss arrearage management, we hear a presentation from the Low Income Advisory Task Force. That group has been reviewing Austin Energy's policies as well as arrearage management plans offered by other utilities, and they have recom...
- Sun Mar 08, 2015 11:38 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Audit and Finance meeting Monday
- Replies: 0
- Views: 8843
Audit and Finance meeting Monday
Colleagues: We've re-posted a meeting of the Audit and Finance Committee (AFC) for Monday, March 9, at 12 p.m. to discuss Item 40 from the 2/26 agenda and the various proposed amendments: "Approve a resolution directing the City Manager to identify funding options from the current budget for fi...
- Sun Mar 01, 2015 12:28 am
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Audit and Finance meeting Tuesday
- Replies: 0
- Views: 9189
Audit and Finance meeting Tuesday
Colleagues: We've posted a meeting of the Audit and Finance Committee (A & F) for Tuesday, March 3, at 2 p.m. to discuss Item 40 from last week's agenda and the various proposed amendments: "Approve a resolution directing the City Manager to identify funding options from the current budget ...
- Tue Feb 17, 2015 9:30 am
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Parks and impacts of events
- Replies: 4
- Views: 18555
Parks and impacts of events
Colleagues, As referenced in this weekend's article about the use of public parks, a past Council resolution asked staff to explore with stakeholders the impacts that events have on our most highly used public parks and the neighborhoods which surround them. I will be bringing forward a resolution o...
- Mon Feb 09, 2015 12:29 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: AE issues
- Replies: 1
- Views: 11087
AE issues
For the AE chair and vice chair (to be determined on Thursday): please consider this a request to put items on the next AE Committee agenda related to the Customer Assistance Program and the Arrearage Management Plan recommendations that came forward from the task force. Thanks! Kathie Tovo Mayor Pr...
- Wed Feb 04, 2015 12:37 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Firefighters Hiring & Equity Resolution for Feb. 5th Meeting
- Replies: 6
- Views: 23891
Re: Firefighters Hiring & Equity Resolution for Feb. 5th Mee
Thanks, Greg. Do you anticipate making any changes to the resolution based on the memo the City received yesterday from the Department of Justice?
Many thanks,
Kathie Tovo
Mayor Pro Tem
Council Member, District 9
Many thanks,
Kathie Tovo
Mayor Pro Tem
Council Member, District 9
- Mon Feb 02, 2015 12:17 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Revised Proposal for Policy "Deep Dives"
- Replies: 18
- Views: 79469
speakers for policy explorations
I assume this message board is the appropriate place to submit names for these presentations; John Michael, can you please let us know what names you or staff have received for Thursday's presentation? I am compiling some suggestions for the presentation this week and next. Thanks! Kathie Tovo Mayor...
- Sun Feb 01, 2015 9:55 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Council Committee and Other Appointments
- Replies: 6
- Views: 25182
Re: Council Committee and Other Appointments
The Psychiatric Stakeholders Committee has also had representation from the Council in the past; Mayor Leffingwell was the representative, and I served as an informal proxy. I'm happy to speak with anyone who is interested about this group.
- Wed Jan 28, 2015 9:46 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Revised Proposal for Policy "Deep Dives"
- Replies: 18
- Views: 79469
Re: Revised Proposal for Policy "Deep Dives"
Thanks, John Michael I look forward to reviewing. The posted link, however, isn't working for me -
Best,
Kathie Tovo
Mayor Pro Tem
Council Member, District 9
Best,
Kathie Tovo
Mayor Pro Tem
Council Member, District 9