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- Thu Apr 04, 2019 7:24 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Response to LDC Revision Policy Questions
- Replies: 14
- Views: 34381
Re: Response to LDC Revision Policy Questions
Colleagues, thanks for your thoughtful comments here. I am in general agreement throughout, in particular with the Mayor's added and specific language relating to policy goals and long-range planning. I am especially supportive of putting the new measuring tool from the UT Gentrification report, &qu...
- Tue Feb 05, 2019 2:38 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Affordability Unlocked Resolution
- Replies: 8
- Views: 21933
Re: Affordability Unlocked Resolution
CM Casar, thank you for laying out your resolution at work session today. I would like to add my name to the resolution as a co-sponsor, if you have a spot available. I definitely support revising our development bonus program so that we require developers to provide more affordable units when the c...
- Fri Jan 18, 2019 3:25 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Resolution on voting procedures to Feb 7 council meeting
- Replies: 3
- Views: 8912
Re: Resolution on voting procedures to Feb 7 council meeting
Thanks so much, CM Flannigan, for signing on. We have one more spot for a co-sponsor if anyone else would like to join, please note here or let me or Amy Smith know.
Appreciate everyone's support on this item!
Best,
Leslie
Appreciate everyone's support on this item!
Best,
Leslie
- Fri Jan 18, 2019 1:32 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Resolution on voting procedures to Feb 7 council meeting
- Replies: 3
- Views: 8912
Resolution on voting procedures to Feb 7 council meeting
Colleagues, I am bringing forward a resolution for February 7 that calls for the City Manager and the City Clerk to explore best practices regarding municipal bodies’ voting procedures. My thanks to Mayor Adler and Council Member Kitchen for joining me in this effort and I welcome anyone else who wo...
- Thu Jan 17, 2019 12:59 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Council Committees and Planning Commission Members
- Replies: 12
- Views: 28981
Re: Council Committees and Planning Commission Members
All, thanks for posting. I would like to stay on the committees I'm currently on and would like to make a change: - Audit and Finance Committee - CHAIR (member currently and was VICE CHAIR when CM Troxclair was on leave) - Austin Energy Utility Oversight Committee - I'm chair currently and would lik...
- Tue Oct 09, 2018 9:44 am
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Item #15 - Proposed Amendments, City's State Leg. Program
- Replies: 2
- Views: 9701
Re: Item #15 - Proposed Amendments, City's State Leg. Progra
Good morning! I support including both of your proposed amendments to the City's 2019 Legislative Agenda, CM Houston. I wanted to signal my support to you publicly as I will, regrettably, miss our Oct 18 council meeting. I will be attending the National Habitat Conservation Plan Coalition annual mee...
- Fri Sep 07, 2018 2:58 am
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Sept. 20 Meeting - District 10 Zoning Case Postponement
- Replies: 6
- Views: 21231
Re: Sept. 20 Meeting - District 10 Zoning Case Postponement
CM Alter, I support your request for a postponement on Sep 20 of the instant case. Travel safely!
Regards,
Leslie
Regards,
Leslie
- Tue Aug 14, 2018 5:22 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Precourt and MLS: Pitting City Against City
- Replies: 0
- Views: 9441
Precourt and MLS: Pitting City Against City
Colleagues, I have been outspoken on the many parts of the Precourt proposal about which I have major concerns, such as providing tax-free property and below-market rent. I still have these concerns and plan to discuss them tomorrow. However, I wanted to take a moment to talk about another aspect of...
- Wed Aug 08, 2018 6:34 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: amendments for item 111 - CodeNext resolution
- Replies: 0
- Views: 6859
amendments for item 111 - CodeNext resolution
Colleagues, I'm attaching a red line of amendments I'll offer for consideration on the dais tomorrow. I want to be sure we have an opportunity to review our past efforts relating to the code rewrite - a "lessons learned," if you will - so I've included language directing the City Auditor t...
- Wed Aug 08, 2018 2:13 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: McKalla Place Amendments
- Replies: 1
- Views: 7555
Re: McKalla Place Amendments
Colleagues, I wanted to post an update with some of the materials I promised yesterday. For several weeks, I have had my staff work on an extensive analysis of the potential costs and community benefits related to this proposal. In an effort at full transparency, I am making these worksheets fully a...
- Wed Aug 08, 2018 7:49 am
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Item 61
- Replies: 3
- Views: 10850
Re: Item 61
CM Alter, thank you for bringing these edits to the parks portion of item 61. I support your suggested changes as they ensure that parks bond funds could be used for strategic land acquisitions to benefit city residents.
Leslie
Leslie
- Tue Aug 07, 2018 12:52 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: McKalla Place Amendments
- Replies: 1
- Views: 7555
McKalla Place Amendments
Colleagues, Last June, Council Members Alter, Houston, Troxclair, and I co-authored an Austin American-Statesman opinion piece on our approach to the McKalla Place conversation (here: https://tinyurl.com/McKallaOpEd). In that piece, we discussed the principles which would guide our consideration of ...
- Wed Aug 01, 2018 7:42 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Joint Statement on Ending CodeNEXT
- Replies: 0
- Views: 9032
Joint Statement on Ending CodeNEXT
Joint Statement from Mayor Pro Tem Tovo, and Council Members Alter, Houston, and Pool: For more than a year we have joined the community in sounding the alarm that CodeNEXT was broken. Those efforts included our proposed plan for a more equitable, sustainable, accessible, vibrant, and community-driv...
- Mon Jul 30, 2018 7:47 am
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Soccer, McKalla, and a possible, special called meeting
- Replies: 4
- Views: 13975
Re: Soccer, McKalla, and a possible, special called meeting
All, I would have preferred for the council and the public to hear all the proposals at the same time, but unfortunately the August 1 meeting was scheduled for Precourt only. So, to ensure the public is able to weigh-in on ALL the options, I propose a special called meeting on Tuesday, August 7, at ...
- Thu Jun 28, 2018 10:02 am
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Council Member Houston's Bond Amendments
- Replies: 4
- Views: 12611
Re: Council Member Houston's Bond Amendments
CM Houston, between your proposal and CM Kitchen's I feel certain that we'll be able to craft a solid bond proposal to take to our residents in November. My sincere thanks to both of you (and your amazing staffers!) and the City Manager for all of the very hard work that's gone into this item. My th...
- Thu Jun 28, 2018 10:01 am
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Bond Proposal Amendment
- Replies: 6
- Views: 17388
Re: Bond Proposal Amendment
CM Kitchen, between your proposal and CM Houston's I feel certain that we'll be able to craft a solid bond proposal to take to our residents in November. My sincere thanks to both of you (and your amazing staffers!) and the City Manager for all of the very hard work that's gone into this item. My th...
- Wed Jun 27, 2018 9:44 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Council Member Houston's Bond Amendments
- Replies: 4
- Views: 12611
Re: Council Member Houston's Bond Amendments
All, just a quick note in support of CM Houston’s proposal, below. I think this is a good starting point for our discussion tomorrow. I will have some items that I’d like to add back in, and I look forward to hearing from folks from District 7 and all across the city about what they’d like to see as...
- Tue Jun 26, 2018 5:47 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Items 60 & 130, McKalla Place, June 28 agenda
- Replies: 0
- Views: 7228
Items 60 & 130, McKalla Place, June 28 agenda
Colleagues, I wanted to follow up on my work session remarks on Items 60 and 130. These items are complementary and, together, put the City in the best decision-making and negotiating position. I believe that directing City staff to consider only one proposal would put the City staff who will be neg...
- Sun Jun 24, 2018 9:57 am
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Next Tues/Wed (6/26 & 06/27) Council Work Session and CodeNE
- Replies: 3
- Views: 10774
Re: Next Tues/Wed (6/26 & 06/27) Council Work Session and Co
All, I agree that we should devote time at Tuesday's work session to discussing the bond proposals due to the time-sensitive nature of that decision. We should ensure we have time for pulled items before breaking for lunch and executive session, too. Additionally, I must attend the City of Austin Em...
- Wed Jun 13, 2018 5:56 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: soccer stadium discussion, June 12 work session
- Replies: 2
- Views: 12121
Re: soccer stadium discussion, June 12 work session
Colleagues, Thank you again for engaging on the McKalla Place conversation – I appreciated the questions and discussion as we think through this together. As promised, I wanted to provide links to several resources that I believe can help inform our deliberations: - My office’s in-depth review of th...
- Mon Jun 11, 2018 4:18 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: soccer stadium discussion, June 12 work session
- Replies: 2
- Views: 12121
soccer stadium discussion, June 12 work session
Colleagues, I am looking forward to having a discussion on the site analysis and economic impact analysis related to the city-owned McKalla Place property. I appreciate the hard work that our city staff have done to compile information on the site, certain infrastructure costs, and a high-level disc...
- Sun May 27, 2018 4:12 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Codenext Topics
- Replies: 6
- Views: 20295
Re: Codenext Topics
Colleagues, the Mayor pro tem and I wish to add these issues to the list of topics CM Alter has posted: Administration & procedures - Minor Use Permits/Conditional Use Permits - Notification timelines & public input Historic preservation incentives and status of Historic Preservation Distric...
- Thu Mar 22, 2018 2:01 am
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Letter regarding Mckalla Place and MLS Stadium
- Replies: 1
- Views: 8276
Re: Letter regarding Mckalla Place and MLS Stadium
Colleagues, the Roger Noll letter is quite helpful in laying out the issues we should consider and address as part of a serious and necessary feasibility study of the proposal to bring a sports stadium and team to Austin. The insights may be helpful to Precourt Sports Ventures, too. I am especially ...
- Wed Mar 21, 2018 12:34 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Chief Manley and Item 47
- Replies: 1
- Views: 21919
Re: Chief Manley and Item 47
Colleagues, I write to indicate my agreement with the sentiments in CM Garza's post. First: I support formalizing the selection of Interim Chief Manley as Austin’s Chief of Police. He is eminently qualified and has done a superb job since assuming those responsibilities when Chief Acevedo left for H...
- Sun Mar 18, 2018 3:06 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: McKalla Lane/MLS Soccer
- Replies: 6
- Views: 22779
Comments and Amendments to the McKalla Place resolution, Ite
Colleagues: As you are all aware, I joined MPT Tovo’s resolution to pursue a feasibility study and community engagement process for a soccer stadium focused on the city-owned McKalla Place site in District 7 – I did this to begin a full public conversation about the potential opportunities and chall...