Action taken by the City Council during the meeting of: Wednesday, August 17, 2022

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Details of Council's votes are not captured below but will be incorporated in the minutes approved by the City Council at a subsequent Council Meeting and posted to the web.

Financial Services
1. Conduct a public hearing to receive and consider public comment on the proposed rate and fee changes for Austin Resource Recovery as part of the Fiscal Year 2022-2023 Proposed Budget.
CONDUCTED
2. Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance amending City Code Chapter 25-1 to require parkland dedication for commercial developments.
Postponed to September 1, 2022
3. Approve an ordinance amending Ordinance No. 20191114-050 which created the Rainey Street Historic District Special Revenue Fund for Improvements Within the Rainey Street Historic District and Subdistrict, to revise the total amount that may be annually appropriated by Council.
Approved
4. Conduct a public hearing and approve an ordinance adopting the City of Austin Budget for Fiscal Year 2022-2023, beginning on October 1, 2022, and ending on September 30, 2023.
Approved as amended
5. Approve an ordinance authorizing fees, fines, and other charges to be set or charged by the City for Fiscal Year 2022-2023, beginning on October 1, 2022, and ending on September 30, 2023.
Approved as amended
6. Approve an ordinance establishing classifications and positions in the classified service of the Austin Fire Department; creating certain positions; and repealing Ordinance No. 20210811-003 relating to Fire Department classifications and positions.
Approved
7. Approve an ordinance establishing classifications and positions in the classified service of the Austin Police Department; creating certain positions; and repealing Ordinance No. 20210811-004 relating to Police Department classifications and positions.
Approved
8. Approve an ordinance establishing classifications and positions in the classified service of the Emergency Medical Services Department; and repealing Ordinances No. 20210811-005 and No. 20220505-004 relating to Emergency Medical Services Department classifications and positions.
Approved
9. Ratify the property tax increase reflected in the Budget for Fiscal Year 2022-2023.
Approved
10. Conduct a public hearing and approve an ordinance adopting and levying a property (ad valorem) tax rate for Fiscal Year 2022-2023.
Approved
City Clerk
11. Approve an ordinance ordering a general municipal election to be held in the City of Austin on November 8, 2022, for the purpose of electing a Mayor (at large) and City Council Members (single member districts) for District 1, District 3, District 5, District 8, and District 9; ordering a special election for the purpose of authorizing the issuance of general obligation bonds; providing for the conduct of the general municipal and special elections; authorizing the City Clerk to enter into joint election agreements with other local political subdivisions as may be necessary for the orderly conduct of the elections; and declaring an emergency.
Approved
Item(s) from Council
12. Approve a resolution directing the City Manager to identify funding in the amount of $114,775 in Fiscal Year 2021-2022 to reinstate the license plate reader program at the Austin Police Department, include funding in the upcoming Fiscal Year 2022-2023 budget for continuation of the program, return to Council with any necessary actions for Council to appropriate the funding for this purpose, re-evaluate and implement appropriate changes to the former policy on license plate readers, and work with the Office of the Police Oversight and coordinate community input sessions related to the policy.
Postponed to September 1, 2022
13. Approve a resolution related to the implementation of the 2022 Affordable Housing Bond Program described in Resolution No. 20220728-092 to fund affordable housing developments or programs.
Approved
14. Approve an ordinance setting Mayor and Council Member salaries and compensation; amending Ordinance No. 20150212-017; and repealing Ordinance No. 20061116-081.
Approved
10:30 AM - Austin Housing and Finance Corporation Meeting
15. 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. (The AHFC agenda is temporarily located at http://austintexas.gov/department/city-council/2022/20220817-ahfc.htm)
Conducted
10:30 AM - Mueller Local Government Corporation Meeting
16. The Mayor will recess the City Council meeting to conduct a Board of Directors' meeting of the Mueller Local Government Corporation. Following adjournment of the MLGC Board meeting the City Council will re-convene (The MLGC agenda is temporarily located at http://austintexas.gov/department/city-council/2022/20220817-mlgc.htm).
Conducted
AHFC001. Approve a resolution adopting the Austin Housing Finance Corporation Capital Budget for Fiscal Year 2022-2023 in the amount of $14,609,827, authorizing the development of program guidelines, and establishing administrative approval limits for the general manager.
Approved
AHFC002. Approve a resolution adopting the Austin Housing Finance Corporation Grant Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 2022-2023 in the amount of $20,277,424 and the Housing Assistance Fund Budget for Fiscal Year 2022-2023 in the amount of $380,000 for a total budget of $20,657,424; authorizing the development of program guidelines for the named housing programs for Fiscal Year 2022-2023; authorizing the transfer of budget amounts under certain conditions; and establishing administrative approval limits for the general manager.
Approved
MLGC001. Approval of minutes for the August 11, 2021, Mueller Local Government Corporation Regular Board Meeting.
Approved
MLGC002. Approve a resolution adopting the Fiscal Year 2022-2023 Mueller Local Government Corporation Operating Budget in the amount of $4,842,296 for the Mueller Redevelopment Project.
Approved

Adjourn



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