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• 1 Passed 11-0

  Approve the minutes of the Austin City Council regular meeting of March 7, 2024, work session of April 16, 2024, and regular meeting of April 18, 2024.

• 2 Passed 11-0

  Approve an ordinance amending City Code Section 15-9-23 (Medically Vulnerable Residents) relating to utility customers with certain medical vulnerabilities to reduce the frequency of program recertification requirements and expand the types of providers that may certify patient eligibility.

• 3 No final action

  Approve an ordinance amending City Code Section 15-6-3 (Administration) relating to the process for adoption of administrative rules related to solid waste services.

• 4 Passed 11-0

  Approve a resolution adopting a Drought Contingency Plan as required by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and repealing Resolution No. 20160505-004, which adopted a revised Drought Contingency Plan. Related to item #6.

• 5 Passed 11-0

  Approve a resolution adopting the Water Conservation Plan, as required by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, and repealing Resolution No. 20190411-002, which adopted the Utility Profile & Water Conservation Plan for Municipal and Wholesale Water Use. Related to Item #6.

• 6 Passed 11-0

  Approve an ordinance amending water conservation and drought contingency regulations in Chapter 6-4 (Water Conservation), clarifying when an administrative review is allowed for certain Austin Water actions related to water conservation and drought contingency, modifying penalties for water conservation and drought contingency violations enforced using Chapter 2-13 (Administrative Adjudication of Violations), and requiring payment of a non-compliance fee under certain circumstances. Related to Item #4 and #5.

• 7 Passed 11-0

  Approve an ordinance suspending an increase in water and wastewater rates proposed by Undine, LLC for its customers located in the City’s corporate limits in the area known as Greenshores on Lake Austin.

• 8 Passed 11-0

  Approve a resolution appointing Rajeev Thomas to the Austin-Bergstrom Landhost Enterprises, Inc. board of directors and amending the Austin-Bergstrom Landhost Enterprises, Inc. articles of incorporation and bylaws.

• 9 Passed 11-0

  Ratify an interlocal agreement with the Austin-Travis County Sobriety Center Local Government Corporation d/b/a the Sobering Center for the City’s provision of clinical oversight at the Sobering Center, for an initial 12-month term with four 12-month extension options, for a total agreement amount not to exceed $142,178, to be paid to the City.

• 10 Passed 11-0

  Authorize negotiation and execution of an agreement with the Travis County Healthcare District d/b/a Central Health for the Emergency Medical Services Department’s provision of integrated health services to eligible Medical Access Program beneficiaries for an initial 12-month term with four 12-month extension options, for a total agreement amount of $1,000,000 for the initial term, to be paid to the City.

• 11 Passed 11-0

  Approve an ordinance authorizing the issuance of Tax-Exempt Program Notes, to be issued in the form of commercial paper notes and direct purchase notes, in a maximum principal amount at any one time outstanding not to exceed $600,000,000, to provide short-term financing on utility projects; approve the execution of all related agreements, including an Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement and an Amended and Restated Note Purchase Agreement, each with JPMorgan Chase Bank; and approve and authorize all related documents, agreements, and fees related to the City’s Combined Utility Systems Tax-Exempt Program Notes.

• 12 Passed 11-0

  Approve an ordinance authorizing the issuance of Taxable Commercial Paper Notes, to be issued in the form of commercial paper notes and direct purchase notes, in a maximum principal amount at any one time outstanding of $100,000,000 to provide short-term financing on utility projects; approve the execution of all related agreements, including a Revolving Credit Agreement and a Note Purchase Agreement, each with JPMorgan Chase Bank; and approve and authorize all related documents, agreements, and fees related to the City’s Combined Utility Systems Taxable Program Notes.

• 13 Passed 11-0

  Approve an ordinance authorizing a Letter of Credit and Reimbursement Agreement with Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation related to the City’s Hotel Occupancy Tax Subordinate Lien Variable Rate Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2008; and authorizing the execution and delivery of related agreements and fees.

• 14 Passed 11-0

  Approve an ordinance authorizing the issuance and sale of tax-exempt City of Austin, Texas, Water and Wastewater System Revenue Refunding and Improvement Bonds, Series 2024, in a par amount not to exceed $500,000,000, in accordance with the parameters set out in the ordinance; authorizing related documents; approving the payments of the costs of issuance; and providing that the issuance and sale be accomplished by November 1, 2024.

• 15 Passed 11-0

  Authorize additional contingency for the construction contract for the St. Elmo Service Center 8 Renovations project with Rodriguez Barr, Inc., d/b/a The Barr Company, AIA, to increase the amount by $66,300, for a revised total amount not to exceed $1,007,632. (Note: This request is for additional contingency only. Participation to date is 6.03% MBE and 8.36% WBE).

• 16 Passed 11-0

  Authorize an amendment to the professional services contract for engineering services for the design of Barton Springs Road Bridge over Barton Creek with URS Corp. in the amount of $9,000,000, for a revised total contract amount not to exceed $11,863,005. [Note: This contract was awarded in compliance with City Code 2-9B (Minority-Owned and Women-Owned Business Enterprise Procurement Program). Current participation to date is 6.12% MBE and 13.14% WBE].

• 17 Passed 11-0

  Authorize execution of a contract for construction services for the Northwest Austin Booster Stations Improvements project with C.C. Carlton Industries, Ltd., in the amount of $8,940,800 plus a $894,080 contingency for a total contract amount not to exceed $9,834,880. [Note: This contract will be awarded in compliance with City Code Chapter 2-9A (Minority-Owned and Women-Owned Business Enterprise Procurement Program) by meeting the goals with 11.80% MBE and 1.28% WBE participation].

• 18 Passed 11-0

  Authorize negotiation and execution of five professional services contracts for engineering services for the 2024 Construction Inspection Rotation List with HDR Engineering, Inc., Freese and Nichols, Inc., Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam, Inc., Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson, Inc., and Weston Solutions, Inc., for total contract amounts not to exceed $7,200,000.00, divided among the firms. [Note: These contracts will be awarded in compliance with City Code Chapter 2-9A (Minority-Owned and Women-Owned Business Enterprise Procurement Program) by meeting the goals with 10.50% MBE and 2.86% WBE participation].

• 19 Passed 11-0

  Authorize negotiation and execution of three contracts for gas turbine repair and maintenance with ProEnergy Services LLC; Transcanada Turbines, Inc.; and Wood Group Pratt & Whitney Industrial Turbine Services LLC, each for up to five years for total contract amounts not to exceed $60,000,000, divided among the contractors. [Note: This solicitation was reviewed for subcontracting opportunities in accordance with City Code Chapter 2-9B (Minority-Owned and Women-Owned Business Enterprise Procurement Program). For the services required for this solicitation, there were no subcontracting opportunities; therefore, no subcontracting goals were established].

• 20 Passed 11-0

  Authorize negotiation and execution of amendments to two contracts for continued customer care and billing system hosting, maintenance, and support with Oracle America, Inc., to extend the term by three years and increase the amount by $33,400,000, for revised total contract amounts not to exceed $48,005,332. [Note: This procurement was reviewed for subcontracting opportunities in accordance with City Code Chapter 2-9C (Minority-Owned and Women-Owned Business Enterprise Procurement Program). For the goods and services required for this procurement, there were no subcontracting opportunities; therefore, no subcontracting goals were established].

• 21 Passed 11-0

  Authorize negotiation and execution of an amendment to a contract for continued customer care and billing system licenses and support with Oracle America, Inc., to increase the amount by $6,750,000, for a revised total contract amount not to exceed $38,962,083. [Note: Sole source contracts are exempt from the City Code Chapter 2-9C (Minority-Owned and Women-Owned Business Enterprise Procurement Program); therefore, no subcontracting goals were established].

• 22 Passed 11-0

  Authorize negotiation and execution of a contract to provide hydrologic consulting services with Hoffpauir Consulting PLLC, for up to five years, in an amount not to exceed $1,300,000. [Note: This procurement was reviewed for subcontracting opportunities in accordance with City Code Chapter 2-9B (Minority-Owned and Women-Owned Business Enterprise Procurement Program). For the services required for this procurement, there were no subcontracting opportunities; therefore, no subcontracting goals were established].

• 23 Passed 11-0

  Authorize negotiation and execution of a contract for sludge tank parts with National Oilwell Varco, LP, for a term of one year in an amount not to exceed $141,384. [Note: Sole source contracts are exempt from the City Code Chapter 2-9B (Minority-Owned and Women-Owned Business Enterprise Procurement Program); therefore, no subcontracting goals were established].

• 24 Passed 11-0

  Authorize negotiation and execution of a contract for the application of diquat dibromide for root control with Duke’s Root Control Inc., for a term of three years in an amount not to exceed $439,484. [Note: Sole source contracts are exempt from the City Code Chapter 2-9B (Minority-Owned and Women-Owned Business Enterprise Procurement Program); therefore, no subcontracting goals were established].

• 25 Passed 11-0

  Authorize negotiation and execution of a contract for original equipment manufacturer parts and repair services for Spartan Fire Trucks with Metro Fire Apparatus Specialists, Inc., for a term of up to five years in an amount not to exceed $2,690,000. [Note: Sole source contracts are exempt from the City Code Chapter 2-9B (Minority-Owned and Women-Owned Business Enterprise Procurement Program); therefore, no subcontracting goals were established].

• 26 Passed 11-0

  Authorize execution of a contract for reflective glass beads with Swarco Reflex LLC d/b/a Swarco/Reflex, for a term of five years in an amount not to exceed $625,000. [Note: This solicitation was reviewed for subcontracting opportunities in accordance with City Code Chapter 2-9B (Minority-Owned and Women-Owned Business Enterprise Procurement Program). For the goods required for this solicitation, there were no certified M/WBEs; therefore, no subcontracting goals were established].

• 27 Passed 11-0

  Authorize execution of a contract for valve assessments with Hydromax USA LLC, for a term of five years for a total contract amount not to exceed $1,775,000. [Note: This solicitation was reviewed for subcontracting opportunities in accordance with City Code Chapter 2-9B (Minority-Owned and Women-Owned Business Enterprise Procurement Program). For the services required for this solicitation, there were no subcontracting opportunities; therefore, no subcontracting goals were established].

• 28 Passed 11-0

  Authorize negotiation and execution of an amendment to a contract for continued PagerDuty digital operations management software licensing and related services with Carahsoft Technology Corp., to increase the amount by $825,000, for a revised total contract amount not to exceed $1,261,268. [Note: This procurement was reviewed for subcontracting opportunities in accordance with City Code Chapter 2-9B (Minority-Owned and Women-Owned Business Enterprise Procurement Program). For the goods and services required for this procurement, there were no subcontracting opportunities; therefore, no subcontracting goals were established].

• 29 Passed 11-0

  Authorize negotiation and execution of a contract for professional consulting and economic development and lending services with Community Initiatives Development Corporation, for a term of three years in an amount not to exceed $261,180. [Note: Sole source contracts are exempt from the City Code Chapter 2-9B (Minority-Owned and Women-Owned Business Enterprise Procurement Program); therefore, no subcontracting goals were established].

• 30 Passed 11-0

  Authorize execution of a contract for underwater diving inspections with Chapman Marine Inc., for a term of five years for a total contract amount not to exceed $1,085,000. [Note: This solicitation was reviewed for subcontracting opportunities in accordance with City Code Chapter 2-9B (Minority-Owned and Women-Owned Business Enterprise Procurement Program). For the services required for this solicitation, no subcontracting opportunities; therefore, no subcontracting goals were established].

• 31 Passed 11-0

  Ratify a contract for data protection software with Freeit Data Solutions Inc., in the amount of $171,000. [Note: This contract is exempt from the City Code Chapter 2-9B (Minority-Owned and Women-Owned Business Enterprise Procurement Program); therefore, no subcontracting goals were established].

• 32 Passed 11-0

  Authorize negotiation and execution of a contract for critical incident stress management services with Dr. Tania Glenn & Assocs. PA, for up to five years for a total contract amount not to exceed $450,000. [Note: This procurement was reviewed for subcontracting opportunities in accordance with City Code Chapter 2-9B (Minority-Owned and Women-Owned Business Enterprise Procurement Program). For the services required for this procurement, there were no subcontracting opportunities; therefore, no subcontracting goals were established].

• 33 Passed 11-0

  Authorize execution of a contract for parts, repair, and related services for radiators, fuel tanks, hydraulic tanks, and oil tanks with Roznovak’s Services Inc., for a term of five years in an amount not to exceed $400,000. [Note: This solicitation was reviewed for subcontracting opportunities in accordance with City Code Chapter 2-9B (Minority-Owned and Women-Owned Business Enterprise Procurement Program). For the goods and services required for this solicitation, there were no subcontracting opportunities; therefore, no subcontracting goals were established].

• 34 Passed 11-0

  Authorize negotiation and execution of a contract for parts and repairs services for medium-heavy duty Chevrolet vehicles with Gunn Chevrolet Ltd., for up to 55 months for a total contract amount not to exceed $1,575,000. [Note: This procurement was reviewed for subcontracting opportunities in accordance with City Code Chapter 2-9B (Minority-Owned and Women-Owned Business Enterprise Procurement Program). For the goods and services required for this procurement, there were no subcontracting opportunities; therefore, no subcontracting goals were established].

• 35 Passed 11-0

  Authorize negotiation and execution of an amendment to a contract for continued parking operations management services for Austin-Bergstrom International Airport with SP Plus Corporation d/b/a SP+, to increase the amount by $25,000,000 and to extend the term by up to 37 months, for a revised total contract amount not to exceed $115,639,880. [Note: This contract was awarded in compliance with City Code Chapter 2-9C (Minority-Owned and Women-Owned Business Enterprise Procurement Program) with 0.30% MBE and 6.70% WBE participation].

• 36 Passed 11-0

  Authorize negotiation and execution of a contract for two portable handheld raman spectrometers with Safeware Inc., in an amount not to exceed $130,000. [Note: This procurement was reviewed for subcontracting opportunities in accordance with City Code Chapter 2-9B (Minority-Owned and Women-Owned Business Enterprise Procurement Program). For the goods required for this procurement, there were no subcontracting opportunities; therefore, no subcontracting goals were established].

• 37 Passed 11-0

  Authorize execution of an interlocal agreement with the University of Florida to allow for the cooperative procurement of goods and services. [Note: Contracts under this agreement will be awarded in compliance with Chapter 2-9B of the City Code (Minority-Owned and Women-Owned Business Enterprise Procurement Program)].

• 38 Passed 11-0

  Authorize negotiation and execution of a professional services contract for engineering services for IH35 Cap & Stitch - Connecting Austin Equitably Mobility Study project with Nelson/Nygaard Consulting Associates, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $1,400,000. [Note: This contract will be awarded in compliance with 49 CFR Part 26 (Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program) and City Code Chapter 2-9A (Minority-Owned and Women-Owned Business Enterprise Procurement Program) by meeting the goal with 7.00% DBE participation].

• 39 Passed 11-0

  Authorize negotiation and execution of an amendment to the professional services contract for engineering services for the Fallwell Lane Capital Renewal project with Halff Associates, Inc., in the amount of $5,500,000, for a revised total contract amount not to exceed $9,000,000. [Note: This amendment will be awarded in compliance with 49 CFR Part 26 and City Code 2-9A (Minority Owned and Women Owned Business Enterprise Procurement Program). Current participation to date is 30.48% DBE].

• 40 Passed 11-0

  Authorize execution of three contracts for dry rock rip rap crushed aggregate with Schuler Contracting LLC; Green Dream International; and Dalrymple Gravel and Contracting, each for a term of five years for total contract amounts not to exceed $6,898,113, divided among the contractors. [Note: This solicitation was reviewed for subcontracting opportunities in accordance with City Code Chapter 2-9B (Minority-Owned and Women-Owned Business Enterprise Procurement Program). For the goods required for this solicitation, there were no subcontracting opportunities; therefore, no subcontracting goals were established].

• 41 Passed 11-0

  Authorize negotiation and execution of two contracts for City of Austin brand strategy and development with Pentagram Design Inc. and TKO Advertising Inc., each for a term of one year in amounts not to exceed $564,000, divided between the contractors. [This solicitation was reviewed for subcontracting opportunities in accordance with City Code Chapter 2-9B (Minority-Owned and Women-Owned Business Enterprise Procurement Program). For the services required for this solicitation, there were no subcontracting opportunities; therefore, no subcontracting goals were established. However, one of the recommended contractors identified subcontracting opportunities].

• 42 Passed 11-0

  Authorize negotiation and execution of all documents and instruments necessary or desirable to acquire an extension of four temporary working space easements, consisting of approximately 0.087 acres (3,805 square feet), 0.019 acres (804 square feet), 0.009 acres (414 square feet), and 0.010 acres (434 square feet) of land, generally located at 2303 Kinney Road, Austin, Texas 78704, from Joe Steve Williams, as trustee of the Joe Steve Williams Revocable Trust of 2001, in an amount not to exceed $90,612.

• 43 Passed 11-0

  Authorize negotiation and execution of an amendment to the agreement with Austin-Travis County Mental Health and Mental Retardation Center d/b/a Integral Care for renovating the Bungalows at Century Park (formerly known as the Texas Bungalows Hotel and Suites) located at 13311 Burnet Road, Austin, Texas to add an additional $2,323,526.59, for a total contract amount not to exceed $4,084,739.02.

• 44 Passed 11-0

  Approve a resolution consenting to the issuance of multifamily private activity bonds by Austin Affordable PFC, Inc., an affiliate of the Housing Authority of the City of Austin, in an amount not to exceed $45,000,000, to finance, in part, the acquisition and rehabilitation of an affordable rental development to be known as Eagle’s Landing Family Apartments, located at or near 8000 Decker Lane, Austin, Texas 78724, within the City’s extraterritorial jurisdiction.

• 45 Passed 11-0

  Approve a resolution consenting to the issuance of Multi-family Private Activity Bonds by Austin Affordable PFC, Inc., an affiliate of the Housing Authority of the City of Austin, in an amount not to exceed $24,800,000, to finance, in part, the acquisition and rehabilitation of an affordable rental development to be known as Village at Collinwood and located at or near 1000 Collinwood West Drive, Austin, Texas 78753.

• 46 Passed 11-0

  Approve a settlement in Juanita Marie Lopez and Christine Gomez v. The City of Austin, Cause No. D-1-GN-23-001336, in the 126th District Court, Travis County, Texas.

• 47 Passed 11-0

  Approve a settlement in Ana Casillas and Breana Casillas v. City of Austin, Cause No. D-1-GN-23-008876, in the 419th District Court, Travis County Texas.

• 48 Passed 11-0

  Approve a settlement in City of San Antonio acting by and through the City Public Service Board of San Antonio, a Texas municipally-owned utility and City of Austin, Texas v. NRG South Texas, LP; Texas Genco GP, LLC; Texas Genco LP, LLC; and NRG Energy, Inc. and Constellation Energy Generation, LLC; and an amendment to the Amended and Restated South Texas Project Participation Agreement and other associated agreements consistent with the settlement.

• 49 Postponed 11-0

  Approve an ordinance amending City Code Chapter 4-18 (General Permitting Standards) related to density bonus and incentive program requirements for redeveloping existing non-residential space and existing multi-family structures.

• 50 Passed 11-0

  Authorize execution of an amended and restated interlocal agreement for the Austin Regional Intelligence Center to combine the Original Agreement, subsequent amendments, and the Sustainment Funding Agreement into a single agreement to streamline administrative processes.

• 51 Passed 11-0

  Approve a resolution authorizing the application for and acceptance of grant funding of an undetermined amount up to $501,000 from the Texas Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority to continue the Austin Police Department Auto Burglary and Theft Interdiction Project.

• 52 No final action

  Authorize negotiation and execution of an amendment to the interlocal agreement with Austin Travis County Mental Health and Mental Retardation d/b/a Integral Care to provide HIV-related primary medical care, medications, and critical support services to people living with HIV, to add funding in an amount not to exceed $333,604 to the 12-month term beginning March 1, 2024, for a revised total agreement not to exceed $1,550,981.

• 53 Passed 11-0

  Authorize negotiation and execution of an amendment to the agreement with Project Transitions, Inc. to enhance and support local HIV-related treatment services to add one 12-month term beginning March 1, 2024, in an amount not to exceed $400,000, for a revised total agreement amount not to exceed $660,000.

• 54 Passed 11-0

  Approve an ordinance amending the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Austin Public Health Department Operating Budget Special Revenue Fund (Ordinance No. 20230816-008) to accept and appropriate $1,242,619 in Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Center for Forecasting and Outbreak Analytics grant funds from the University of Texas for the establishment of the nation’s first national network for outbreak response and disease forecasting.

• 55 Passed 11-0

  Authorize negotiation and execution of an amendment to the agreement with Central Texas Food Bank to expand food access via a mobile food pantry in the Eastern Crescent of Austin, in the amount of $240,000, for a 16-month term beginning June 1, 2024, for a total agreement amount not to exceed $420,000.

• 56 Passed 11-0

  Authorize negotiation and execution of an interlocal agreement with Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service for the engagement in the Texas Healthy Building Blocks program, a coordinated system of self-assessment, training, and recognition related to obesity prevention best practices in the early care and education setting, for the period of September 1, 2023, through August 31, 2028.

• 57 No final action

  Approve an ordinance amending the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Austin Public Health Department Operating Budget Special Revenue Fund (Ordinance No. 20230816-008) to accept and appropriate $604,316 in grant funds from the Texas Department of State Health Services and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for the Integrated HIV Programs for Health Departments to Support Ending the HIV Epidemic in the United States.

• 58 Passed 11-0

  Approve an ordinance authorizing the negotiation and execution of an amendment to the interlocal agreement with the Texas Facilities Commission related to the development of the 2016 Texas Capitol Complex Master Plan and waiving additional temporary use of right-of-way permit fees related to Phase Two of the development, in an amount not to exceed $12,000,000.

• 59 Passed 11-0

  Approve a resolution authorizing the submittal of an application to the U.S. Department of Transportation for the Fiscal Year 2024 Safe Streets and Roads for All discretionary grant program for an implementation grant to improve road safety.

• 60 Passed 11-0

  Approve a resolution authorizing the submittal of a grant application to the U.S. Department of Transportation for a Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Multimodal Project Discretionary Grant Opportunity for construction of improvements associated with the I-35 Cap and Stitch Program.

• 61 Passed 11-0

  Approve appointments and certain related waivers to citizen boards and commissions, to Council committees and other intergovernmental bodies, and to public facility corporations; removal and replacement of members; and amendments to board and commission bylaws.

• 62 Passed 11-0

  Approve an ordinance waiving or reimbursing certain fees related to the Umlauf Garden Party that was held at the Umlauf Sculpture Garden and Museum on April 18, 2024.

• 63 Passed 11-0

  Approve a resolution directing the City Manager to conduct a survey on youth caregivers that support family members or guardians and report updates and final results.

• 64 Passed 10-1

  Approve a resolution concerning the use of City resources for regulation of gender-related healthcare.

• 65 Passed 11-0

  Approve a resolution related to supporting and expanding community engagement.

• 66 Passed 11-0

  Set a public hearing to consider an ordinance amending City Code Title 25 (Land Development) to create a new zoning district for a density bonus program focused on creative space and performance venue preservation that includes, at a minimum, modified site requirements; and initiating amendments to City Code Title 25 (Land Development) to create a Red River Cultural Subdistrict within the area subject to the Downtown Density Bonus Program. (Suggested Date: July 18, 2024, at Austin City Hall, 301 W. 2nd Street, Austin, Texas).

• 67 Passed 11-0

  Set a public hearing to consider an ordinance amending City Code Title 25 (Land Development) to establish a maximum off-street motor vehicle parking limit for properties zoned Central Business District (CBD) and Downtown Mixed-Use (DMU) and an administrative process, like a variance, to exceed the maximum parking limit under certain conditions. (Suggested Date: May 30, 2024, Austin City Hall, 301 W. 2nd Street, Austin, Texas).

• 68 Passed 11-0

  Set a public hearing to consider an ordinance amending City Code Title 25 (Land Development) related to development regulations applicable to residential re-subdivisions and development regulations and applications for multi-family residential site development of five to sixteen units. (Suggested Date: May 30, 2024, Austin City Hall, 301 W. 2nd Street, Austin, Texas).

• 69 Postponed 10-0

  Discussion and possible action related to placing proposed City Charter amendments on the ballot for a November 2024 special election.

• 70 No final action

  The Mayor will recess the City Council meeting to conduct a Board of Directors' Meeting of the Austin Housing Finance Corporation. Following adjournment of the AHFC Board meeting the City Council will reconvene.

• 71 Passed 10-0

  Conduct a public hearing and consider a resolution related to an application by 8000 Decker Lane (TX) Owner, LP, or an affiliated entity, for housing tax credits for a multifamily development to be financed through the private activity bond program and to be known as Eagle’s Landing Family Apartments, located at or near 8000 Decker Lane, Austin, Texas 78724, within the City’s extraterritorial jurisdiction.

• 72 Passed 10-0

  Conduct a public hearing and consider a resolution related to an application by AMTEX Multi-Housing LLC, or an affiliated entity, for housing tax credits for a multi-family development to be financed through the private activity bond program and to be known as Manor Apartments, located at or near 6705 Manor Road, Austin, Texas 78723.

• 73 Passed 11-0

  Conduct a public hearing and consider a resolution related to an application by Manifold Sunset Ridge LIHTC, LLC, or an affiliated entity, for housing tax credits for a multi-family development to be financed through the private activity bond program, to be known as Sunset Ridge, located within the City at or near 8413 Southwest Parkway, Austin, Texas 78735.

• 74 Passed 10-0

  Conduct a public hearing and consider a resolution related to an application by 1000 Collinwood West Drive (TX) Owner, LP, or an affiliated entity, for housing tax credits for an acquisition and rehabilitation of a multifamily development, to be financed through the private activity bond program, known as Village at Collinwood, located within the City at or near 1000 Collinwood West Drive, Austin, Texas 78753.

• 75 Passed 10-0

  Conduct a public hearing to be administered in accordance with Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Chapter 26 to consider a resolution authorizing a permanent change in use of dedicated parkland, located north of Walter E. Long Metropolitan Park and northwest of Lindell Lane and Blue Bluff Road, to allow the Transportation and Public Works Department to use approximately 7,818 square feet of parkland for right-of-way, drainage, and utility purposes in connection with the East Braker Lane extension project.

• 76 Passed 11-0

  Conduct a public hearing in accordance with Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Chapter 26 and consider a resolution authorizing a temporary change in use of dedicated parkland, known as the Upper Bull Creek Greenbelt, 8020 Spicewood Springs Road, to allow the Watershed Protection Department to use 15,246 square feet of parkland for a temporary storage and staging area during construction of the Old Lampasas Dam Modernization project.

• 77 Passed 10-0

  Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance amending City Code Title 25 (Land Development) relating to the North Burnet/Gateway Regulating Plan to change the expiration date for approved preliminary plans for property subject to the North Burnet/Gateway Regulating Plan.

• 78 No final action

  Discuss legal issues related to In re the City of Austin et al., Cause No. D-1-GN-24-001064, in the 53rd Judicial District of Travis, County, Texas consolidated with Dirty Martin’s et al. v. Mayor Kirk Watson et al., Cause No. D-1-GN-23-008105 in the 455th Judicial District of Travis County, Texas (Private consultation with legal counsel - Section 551.071 of the Texas Government Code).

• 79 No final action

  Discuss legal issues related to Michael MacDougall et al., v. City of Austin et al., Cause No. D-1-GN-20-00820, in the 345th District Court, Travis County, Texas (Private consultation with legal counsel - Section 551.071 of the Texas Government Code).

• 80 Postponed 11-0

  C14-2022-0090 - 2239 Cromwell Circle - Conduct a public hearing and approve an ordinance amending City Code Title 25 by rezoning property locally known as 2239, 2239 1/2, and 2309 1/2 Cromwell Circle (County Club West Creek Watershed). Applicant Request: To rezone from East Riverside Corridor (ERC) base district (urban residential subdistrict) zoning to East Riverside Corridor (ERC) base district (neighborhood mixed use subdistrict) zoning. Staff Recommendation and Planning Commission Recommendation: To grant East Riverside Corridor (ERC) base district (neighborhood mixed use subdistrict) zoning. Owner/Applicant: 2239 Cromwell Circle, LLC. Agent: Drenner Group, PC (Leah Bojo). City Staff: Nancy Estrada, 512-974-7617, Planning Department.

• 81 Postponed 11-0

  NPA-2023-0015.04- Heflin Housing - Conduct a public hearing and approve an ordinance amending Ordinance No. 021107-Z-11 the East MLK Combined Neighborhood Plan, an element of the Imagine Austin Comprehensive Plan, to change the land use designation on the future land use map (FLUM) on property locally known as 5106 and 5108 Heflin Lane (Fort Branch Watershed) from Single Family to Multifamily Residential land use. Staff and Planning Commission Recommendation: To grant Higher Density Single Family land use. Owner/Applicant: Himount Partnership Group, LTD. Agent: Thrower Design, LLC (Victoria Haase and Ron Thrower). City Staff: Maureen Meredith, Planning Department, (512) 974-2695.

• 82 Postponed 11-0

  C14-2023-0117 - Heflin Housing - Conduct a public hearing and approve an ordinance amending City Code Title 25 by rezoning property locally known as 5106 and 5108 Heflin Lane (Fort Branch Watershed) Applicant Request: To rezone from family residence-neighborhood plan (SF-3-NP) combining district zoning to multifamily residence medium density-neighborhood plan (MF-3-NP) combining district zoning. Staff and Planning Commission Recommendation: To grant townhouse and condominium residence-neighborhood plan (SF-6-NP) combining district zoning. Owner/Applicant: Himount Partnership Group, LTD. Agent: Thrower Design, LLC (Victoria Haase). City Staff: Jonathan Tomko (512) 974-1057.

• 83 Passed 11-0

  C14-2024-0009 - 10931 Stonelake Blvd. Multifamily - Conduct a public hearing and approve an ordinance amending City Code Title 25 by rezoning property locally known as 10931 Stonelake Boulevard (Walnut Watershed). Applicant Request: To rezone from limited industrial service (LI) district zoning to limited industrial service-planned development area (LI-PDA) combining district zoning. Staff Recommendation and Zoning and Platting Commission Recommendation: To grant limited industrial service-planned development area (LI-PDA) combining district zoning. Owner: Susan Kline Morehead, Katherine F. Manninen and Lucian K. Morehead. Applicant: Dubois Bryant & Campbell, LLP (David Hartman). City Staff: Sherri Sirwaitis, 512-974-3057.

• 84 Passed 9-2

  C14H-2023-0137 - Sinnigson House - Approve second and third readings of an ordinance amending City Code Title 25 by rezoning a portion of the property locally known as 1100 East 2nd Street, Unit A (Waller Creek Watershed). Historic Landmark Commission (Applicant) Request: To rezone the front house on the property from family residence-neighborhood plan (SF-3-NP) combining district to family residence-historic landmark-neighborhood plan (SF-3-H-NP) combining district zoning. Staff and Planning Commission Recommendations: To grant family residence-historic landmark-neighborhood plan (SF-3-H-NP) combining district zoning on a portion of the property. First Reading approved on January 18, 2024. Vote 10-1. Council Member Ellis voted against. Owner/Applicant: Pecan Properties, LLC. Agent: Joshua Brunsmann. City Staff: Kalan Contreras, Planning Department.

• 85 Passed 11-0

  C14H-2023-0136 - The Green and White Grocery - District 3 - Conduct a public hearing and approve an ordinance amending City Code Title 25 by rezoning property locally known as 1201 East 7th Street (Waller Creek Watershed). Applicant Request: To rezone from transit-oriented development-neighborhood plan (TOD-NP) combining district to transit-oriented development-historic landmark-neighborhood plan (TOD-H-NP) combining district zoning. Staff, Historic Landmark Commission, and Planning Commission Recommendation: To grant transit-oriented development-historic landmark-neighborhood plan (TOD-H-NP) combining district zoning. Owner: J. Casarez. Applicant: Historic Landmark Commission (owner-supported). City Staff: Kalan Contreras, 512-974-2727.

• 86 Passed 11-0

  NPA-2024-0025.02 - W US Hwy 290 - Conduct a public hearing and approve an ordinance amending Ordinance No. 20081211-096 the Oak Hill Combined (East Oak Hill) Neighborhood Plan, an element of the Imagine Austin Comprehensive Plan, to change the land use designation on the future land use map (FLUM) on property locally known as 5151 West US 290 Highway Eastbound (Williamson Creek/Barton Springs Zone Watershed) from Mixed Use to High Density Mixed Use land use. Staff Recommendation: To grant High Density Mixed Use land use. Planning Commission Recommendation: To be reviewed on April 23, 2024. Owner/Applicant: Jimmy Nassour (Member). Agent: Drenner Group, PC (Leah M. Bojo). City Staff: Maureen Meredith, Planning Department, (512) 974-2695.

• 87 Passed 11-0

  C14-2023-0056 - W US Hwy 290 - Conduct a public hearing and approve an ordinance amending City Code Title 25 by rezoning property locally known as 5151 West US 290 Highway Eastbound (Williamson Creek and Barton Creek Watersheds). Applicant Request: To rezone from development reserve-neighborhood plan (DR-NP) district zoning, limited office-conditional overlay-neighborhood plan (LO-CO-NP) combining district zoning, general office-conditional overlay-neighborhood plan (GO-CO-NP) combining district zoning, community commercial-conditional overlay-neighborhood plan (GR-CO-NP) combining district zoning, and community commercial-mixed use-conditional overlay-neighborhood plan (GR-MU-CO-NP) combining district zoning to commercial highway services-planned development area-neighborhood plan (CH-PDA-NP) combining district zoning. Staff Recommendation: To grant commercial highway services-planned development area-neighborhood plan (CH-PDA-NP) combining district zoning. Planning Commission Recommendation: To be reviewed April 23, 2024. Owner/Applicant: Jimmy Nassour (Member). Agent: Drenner Group, PC (Leah M. Bojo). City Staff: Nancy Estrada, Planning Department, 512-974-7617.

• 88 Passed 11-0

  C14-2023-0047 - 1911 Willow Creek Drive - Conduct a public hearing and approve an ordinance amending City Code Title 25 by rezoning property locally known as 1911 Willow Creek Drive (Lady Bird Lake and Country Club West Watersheds). Applicant Request: To rezone from East Riverside Corridor (ERC) district (Urban Residential subdistrict) to East Riverside Corridor (ERC) district (Corridor Mixed Use subdistrict) and to modify maximum height allowed through participation in a density bonus program. Staff Recommendation and Planning Commission Recommendation: To grant East Riverside Corridor (ERC) district (Corridor Mixed Use subdistrict) and to modify maximum height allowed through participation in a density bonus program. Owner: 1911 Willow L.P. (Anthony Clarke). Applicant: Drenner Group, P.C. (Amanda Swor). City Staff: Jonathan Tomko, 512-974-1057.

• 89 Passed 10-0

  C14-85-288.166(RCA2) - Sunset Ridge - Conduct a public hearing and approve an amendment to a public restrictive covenant on a property locally known as 8401 and 8401 1/2 Southwest Parkway (Williamson Creek Watershed and Barton Creek Watershed). Applicant Request: To amend the public restrictive covenant associated with zoning case C14-85-288.166. Staff and Planning Commission Recommendation: To amend the public restrictive covenant associated with zoning case C14-85-288.166. Owner/Applicant: Los Indios Ventures, Inc. Agent: Armbrust & Brown, PLLC (Richard T. Suttle, Jr.). City Staff: Jonathan Tomko, 512-974-1057.

• 90 Passed 11-0

  Approve a resolution authorizing and ratifying the submission of a grant application to the State and Local Cybersecurity Grants Program, administered by the State of Texas, Office of the Governor, Public Safety Office, to fund cybersecurity efforts to fortify citywide network infrastructure, and designating the Chief Information Security Officer as the authorized official for the grant.

• 91 Passed 11-0

  Approve a resolution authorizing and ratifying the submission of a grant application to the State and Local Cybersecurity Grants Program, administered by the State of Texas, Office of the Governor, Public Safety Office, to fund a pilot initiative to implement a citywide data protection plan, and designating the Chief Information Security Officer as the authorized official for the grant.

• 92 Passed 11-0

  Approve an ordinance amending the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Austin Public Health Department Operating Budget Special Revenue Fund (Ordinance No. 20230816-008) to accept and appropriate $604,316 in grant funds from the Texas Department of State Health Services and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for the Integrated HIV Programs for Health Departments to Support Ending the HIV Epidemic in the United States.

• 93 Passed 11-0

  Approve a resolution directing the City Manager to create a City Poet Laureate program.

• 94 Passed 11-0

  Approve a resolution relating to the adoption of the 2024 editions of the City’s technical codes.

• 95 Passed 11-0

  Set a public hearing to receive comment on the City’s draft Fiscal Year 2024-2029 Consolidated Plan which will be submitted to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development as part of the City’s application for federal funding. (Suggested Date: May 30, 2024, Austin City Hall, 301 West 2nd Street, Austin, Texas 78701).

• 96 Passed 11-0

  Set a public hearing to receive comment on the City’s revised Citizen Participation Plan as part of the Fiscal Year 2024-2029 Consolidated Plan process which secures federal funding for the City from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. (Suggested Date: May 30, 2024, Austin City Hall, 301 West 2nd Street, Austin, Texas 78701).

• 97 Passed 11-0

  Set a public hearing to consider an ordinance amending City Code Title 25 (Land Development) to modify requirements for compatibility buffers and waiving Sections 25-1-501 and 25-1-502 related to initiating and reviewing amendments to City Code Title 25 (Land Development). (Suggested Date: May 30, 2024, at Austin City Hall, 301 W. 2nd Street, Austin, Texas 78701).

• 98 Passed 11-0

  Set a public hearing to consider an ordinance amending City Code Title 25 to establish boundaries for new zoning districts located in the vicinity commonly known as the South Central Waterfront; create a new zoning district and modify related site development regulations and compatibility standards; and create a new zoning district for density bonus that includes granting additional floor-to-area ratio in exchange for providing community benefits; and initiating zoning and rezoning and necessary neighborhood plan amendments for eligible properties located within the boundaries of the new zoning districts. (Suggested Date: May 30, 2024, at Austin City Hall, 301 W. 2nd Street, Austin, Texas).

• 99 Passed 11-0

  Approve a resolution related to policies that support single-family, multifamily, or mixed-use communities built with a working farm or community garden as a focus (also known as an “agrihood”) and recommended by the Housing and Planning Committee.

• 100 No final action

  Discuss legal issues related to the confidentiality of police officer personnel files (Private consultation with legal counsel - Section 551.071 of the Texas Government Code).

• AHFC001 Passed 11-0

  Approve the meeting minutes of the February 1, 2024, February 29, 2024, March 7, 2024, and March 21, 2024, Board of Directors meetings of the Austin Housing Finance Corporation.

• AHFC002 Passed 11-0

  Authorize negotiation and execution of all necessary agreements and instruments with DMA Development Company, LLC, or other qualified applicant, to develop affordable housing on approximately 5.5 acres of land located at or near 6909 Ryan Drive, Austin, Texas, 78757.

• AHFC003 Passed 11-0

  Authorize negotiation and execution of all documents and instruments necessary or desirable to sell approximately 2.48 acres of land, being Lot 1, Block A, of Pecan Tillery Subdivision, a subdivision in Travis County, Texas according to the map or plat recorded in/under Document No. 202200294 of the Official Public Records of Travis County, Texas, located at or near 1127 Tillery Street, Austin, Texas 78702 to the City of Austin, Texas, for an amount not to exceed $784,202.