Action taken by the City Council during the meeting of: Thursday, March 09, 2023

All the information on this page is tentative and subject to change without notice.
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.

Approval of Minutes
1. Approve the minutes of the Austin City Council work session of February 21, 2023 and regular meeting of February 23, 2023.
Approved on Consent
Emergency Medical Services
2. Approve an ordinance amending City Code Chapter 10-2 (Emergency Medical Services) to remove references to the Austin Travis County Emergency Medical Services Advisory Board (Board), reassign the duties of the Board, and repeal an obsolete section.
Approved on Consent
3. Authorize negotiation and execution of an amendment to the interlocal agreement with Travis County to provide emergency medical services in areas of Travis County outside the City’s corporate limits and dispatch support services to Travis County’s STAR Flight program, in exchange for payment by Travis County.
Approved on Consent
Financial Services- Contracts
4. Authorize execution of a contract for shoebox style luminaires and poles with Techline, Inc., for a term of five years in an amount not to exceed $750,000. [Note: This solicitation was reviewed for subcontracting opportunities in accordance with City Code Chapter 2-9D (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].
Approved on Consent
5. Authorize negotiation and execution of two contracts for three-phase power transformers with Delta Star, Inc. and Texas Electric Cooperatives, each for up to five years for a total contract amount not to exceed $60,000,000, divided between the contractors. [Note: This contract is exempt from the City Code Chapter 2-9C (Minority Owned and Women Owned Business Enterprise Procurement Program); therefore, no subcontracting goals were established].
Approved on Consent
6. Authorize negotiation and execution of a contract for school-based energy conservation education with AM Conservation Group, Inc., for a term of five years for a total contract amount not to exceed $2,000,000. [Note: This solicitation was reviewed for subcontracting opportunities in accordance with City Code Chapter 2-9C (Minority Owned and Women Owned Business Enterprise Procurement Program) and subcontractor goals were applied to the solicitation. The recommended contractor provided sufficient evidence of good faith efforts and the resulting contract will include 5.40% WBE participation].
Approved on Consent
7. Authorize negotiation and execution of two contracts for voltage transformers with Priester-Mell & Nicholson, Inc. and Wesco Distribution, Inc. d/b/a Hi-Line Utility Supply Co., LLC a/k/a Power Supply, each for up to five years for total contract amounts not to exceed $8,000,000, divided between the contractors. [Note: This contract is exempt from the City Code Chapter 2-9D (Minority Owned and Women Owned Business Enterprise Procurement Program); therefore, no subcontracting goals were established].
Approved on Consent
8. Authorize negotiation and execution of a cooperative contract for consulting services for the Greater Austin-Travis County Regional Radio System with Mission Critical Partners, LLC for up to three years for a total contract amount not to exceed $1,000,000. [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 services required for this procurement, there were no subcontracting opportunities; therefore, no subcontracting goals were established].
Approved on Consent
9. Authorize negotiation and execution of a contract for design and development of a secure web-based database and survey platform with Michelle Marshall d/b/a Geospatial Creative, LLC for a term of one year in an amount not to exceed $100,000. [Note: This solicitation 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 solicitation, there were no subcontracting opportunities; therefore, no subcontracting goals were established].
Approved on Consent
10. Authorize negotiation and execution of four cooperative contracts for pharmaceuticals and medical supplies with McKesson Medical-Surgical, Inc., Henry Schein, Inc., Cardinal Health, and Concordance Healthcare Solutions, LLC, each for a term of five years in an amount not to exceed $5,010,000, divided among the contractors. [Note: This procurement was reviewed for subcontracting opportunities in accordance with City Code Chapter 2-9D (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].
Approved on Consent
11. Authorize negotiation and execution of a contract for workforce development and land management activities associated with the maintenance of public natural lands with American YouthWorks, for a term of one year in an amount not to exceed $2,355,000. [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].
Approved on Consent
12. Authorize negotiation and execution of a contract for water loss program review, analysis, and optimization with Black & Veatch Corporation, for a term of one year in an amount not to exceed $200,000. [Note: This solicitation was reviewed for subcontracting opportunities in accordance with City Code Chapter 2-9C (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].
Approved on Consent
13. Authorize negotiation and execution of Work Authorization No. 1 under a service contract with CBRE, Inc. for facility space programming and analysis, financial analysis, and real estate brokerage services for City facilities, increasing the contract amount not to exceed $955,000 and the term for a total contract amount not to exceed $1,243,000.
Approved on Consent
14. Authorize negotiation and execution of all documents and instruments necessary or desirable for the acquisition of a wastewater line easement comprising approximately 7,304 square feet (0.16 acre) and temporary working space easement comprising approximately 1,426 square feet (0.03 acre), being out of and a portion of Tract 1, First Resubdivision of The Brook, a subdivision of record in Book 62, Page 47, Plat Records of Travis County, Texas, located at 1824 S. Interstate Highway 35, Austin, Texas, 78741, from Brook Apartments, L.L.C., a Texas limited liability company, for a total amount not to exceed $222,700, including closing costs.
Withdrawn per changes and corrections
15. Approve an ordinance authorizing the negotiation and execution of all documents and instruments necessary or desirable to purchase in fee simple the property, located at 304 Cedarbrook Court, Austin, TX, 78753, 0.23 acres (approximately 9,940 square feet) of land from Wesley Powell and Devin Hennen in an amount not to exceed $756,400, including closing costs, establishing acquisition and relocation guidelines, and waiving requirements of City Code Chapter 14-3 (Relocation Benefits).
Approved on Consent
Housing and Planning
16. Approve a resolution accepting the Equitable Transit-Oriented Development (ETOD) Policy Plan; incorporating ETOD Policy Plan tools for the stations within the boundaries of the Northeast Austin District planning process; initiating amendments to Imagine Austin Comprehensive Plan to adopt elements of the ETOD Policy Plan; and initiating amendments to City Code Title 25.
Approved as amended
Management Services
17. Approve a resolution extending the current collective bargaining agreement between the City and the Austin Firefighters Association.
Approved on Consent
Parks and Recreation
18. Authorize negotiation and execution of an interlocal agreement with Austin Community College District to provide HVAC and potentially other workforce training classes to the Austin community free of charge at the Turner-Roberts Recreation Center.
Approved on Consent
Police
19. Approve an ordinance creating temporary navigation control zones on Lake Austin during the PGA Tour World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play event, and creating an offense.
Approved on Consent
Public Health
20. Approve an ordinance amending the Fiscal Year 2022-2023 Austin Public Health Department Operating Budget Special Revenue Fund (Ordinance No. 20220817-004) to accept and appropriate $60,000 in grant funds from the Texas Division of Emergency Management for the Montopolis Equitable Response and Recovery Project.
Approved on Consent
Public Works
21. Approve a resolution authorizing negotiation and execution of interlocal agreements with the Texas Department of Transportation to review the design and support federal environmental clearance for the three segments of the Bergstrom Spur Urban Trail: Bergstrom West (Vinson Drive to South Congress Avenue); Bergstrom Central (South Congress Avenue to Todd Lane); and Bergstrom East (Todd Lane to East Riverside Drive).
Approved on Consent
Transportation
22. Approve an application to create a Parking and Transportation Management District (PTMD) and an ordinance establishing a South Congress Area PTMD.
Approved on Consent
Item(s) from Council
23. 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; amendments to board and commission bylaws; and approve an ordinance waiving Subsections (B) and (C) of City Code Section 2-1-22 (Membership Term and Limitation) for the individuals specified in the Ordinance.
Approved on Consent
24. Approve a resolution initiating amendments to City Code Title 25 related to disaggregation of substandard lots and lots that qualify for small-lot amnesty.
Approved on Consent
25. Approve a resolution directing the City Manager to establish a charter review commission to propose amendments to the City Charter including, but not limited to, changes in petition requirements.
Approved as amended
26. Approve a resolution related to restarting the Austin Police Department’s Citizen Police Academy.
Approved as amended
27. Approve a resolution directing the City Manager to create a plan to increase the number of direct-current fast charging stations for electric vehicles equitably throughout the City.
Approved
Item(s) to Set Public Hearing(s)
28. Set a public hearing to consider an ordinance adopting Local Standards of Care for the Parks and Recreation Department’s Youth Programs. (Suggested date and location: April 13, 2023, at Austin City Hall, 301 W. 2nd Street, Austin, Texas 78701.
Approved on Consent
29. Set a public hearing to receive citizen input on community needs concerning the City's Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Action Plan, as required by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and Texas Local Government Code Chapter 373 for the City’s application for federal funding. (Suggested date: March 23, 2023, at Austin City Hall, 301 West 2nd Street, Austin, Texas 78701).
Approved on Consent
30. Set a public hearing related to an application by AHFC-FC Norman Housing, LP, 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 Norman Commons, located at or near 3811 Tannehill Lane, Austin, Texas 78723, within the City. (Suggested date: Thursday, March 23, 2023, City Hall, 301 West 2nd Street, Austin, Texas 78701).
Approved on Consent
31. Set a public hearing related to an application by The Rhett, LP, 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 The Rhett, located at or near 1000 East Yager Lane, Austin, Texas 78753, within the City. (Suggested date: Thursday, March 23, 2023, Austin City Hall, 301 W. 2nd Street, Austin, Texas 78701).
Approved on Consent
32. Set a public hearing to consider an ordinance amending City Code Title 25 relating to mitigation of wildfire risk. (Suggested date: Thursday, April 13, 2023, at Austin City Hall, 301 W. Second Street, Austin, Texas 78701).
Approved on Consent
10:30 AM - Austin Housing and Finance Corporation Meeting
33. 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 https://www.austintexas.gov/department/city-council/2023/20230309-ahfc.htm) .
Conducted
Public Hearings and Possible Actions
34. Conduct a public hearing and consider a resolution in accordance with Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Chapter 26 to authorize a change in use of dedicated parkland, known as Pioneer Crossing Neighborhood Park to enable the Austin Transportation Department to construct and use approximately 9,574 square feet of permanent drainage easements as part of the East Braker Lane extension project. (Location: Austin City Hall, 301 W. Second Street, Austin, TX 78701.
Approved
Executive Session
35. Discuss the employment, duties, and evaluation of the Interim City Manager (Personnel matters - Section 551.074 of the Government Code).
Withdrawn
36. Discuss personnel and legal issues related to the search for and appointment of a new city manager (Private consultation with legal counsel - Section 551.071 of the Government Code and Personnel matters - Section 551.074 of the Government Code).
Withdrawn
2:00 PM - Zoning and Neighborhood Plan Amendments (Public Hearings and Possible Action)
37. NPA-2022-0021.02 - Burleson & Ben White - Conduct a public hearing and approve an ordinance amending Ordinance No. 20061116-055, the East Riverside/Oltorf (Parker Lane) 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 3507 Burleson Road (Country Club West Watershed) from Single Family, Office and Commercial to Mixed Use land use. Staff Recommendation: To grant Mixed Use land use. Planning Commission Recommendation: To be reviewed February 28, 2023. Owner/Applicant: Stoneridge Capital Partners, LTD. Agent: Dunaway Associates (Vanessa Mendez). City Staff: Kathleen Fox, 512-974-7844.
Postponed to May 4, 2023 by request of staff
38. C14-2022-0203 - Riverside and Vargas - Conduct a public hearing and approve an ordinance amending City Code Title 25 by rezoning property locally known as 6610 East Riverside Drive (Carson Creek Watershed). Applicant’s Request: To rezone from East Riverside Corridor (ERC-Corridor Mixed Use Subdistrict) district zoning and East Riverside Corridor (ERC-Neighborhood Mixed Use Subdistrict) district zoning to East Riverside Corridor (ERC-Corridor Mixed Use Subdistrict) district zoning, and to amend Figure 1-6 (East Riverside Corridor Hub Map) to include the entire lot in the Hub boundary, to Figure 1-7 (East Riverside Corridor Height Map) to designate the entire lot as 60 feet for an allowable height, and to Figure 1-8 (East Riverside Corridor Development Bonus Height Map), to increase the maximum building height up to 120 feet through participation in a density bonus program. Staff Recommendation: To grant East Riverside Corridor (ERC-Corridor Mixed Use Subdistrict) district zoning, and to amend Figure 1-6 (East Riverside Corridor Hub Map) to include the entire lot in the Hub boundary, to Figure 1-7 (East Riverside Corridor Height Map) to designate the entire lot as 60 feet for an allowable height, and to Figure 1-8 (East Riverside Corridor Development Bonus Height Map), to increase the maximum building height up to 120 feet through participation in a density bonus program. Planning Commission Recommendation: To be reviewed on February 28, 2023. Owner/Applicant: East Riverside Drive UP, LLC (Shawn A.J. Gross). Agent: Drenner Group, PC (Amanda Swor). City Staff: Nancy Estrada, 512-974-7617.
Approved on 1st reading
39. C14-2022-0168 - Jollyville Oak Liquor Cabinet - Conduct a public hearing and approve an ordinance amending City Code Title 25 by zoning property locally known as 12029 and 12041 Jollyville Road (Walnut Creek Watershed). Applicant Request: To zone from limited office (LO) district zoning to commercial-liquor sales (CS-1) district zoning. Staff Recommendation: To deny commercial-liquor sales (CS-1) district zoning. Zoning and Platting Commission Recommendation: To forward without a recommendation due to lack of an affirmative vote. Owner/Applicant: Raju Malik and Sandeep Kaur. Agent: Husch Blackwell LLP (Micah King). City Staff: Sherri Sirwaitis, 512-974-3057.
Postponed to March 23, 2023 by request of applicant
40. C14-2022-0170 - Dessau Ridge Development - Conduct a public hearing and approve an ordinance amending City Code Title 25 by zoning property locally known as 1509 Dessau Ridge Lane (Harris Branch Watershed). Applicant Request: To zone from limited office-conditional overlay (LO-CO) combining district zoning to multifamily residence medium density (MF-3) district zoning. Staff Recommendation: To grant multifamily residence medium density (MF-3) district zoning. Zoning and Platting Commission Recommendation: To grant multifamily residence medium density-conditional overlay (MF-3-CO) combining district zoning. Owner/Applicant: Delta LTE LLC. Agent: ZIF Capital LLC (Zain Fidai). City Staff: Sherri Sirwaitis, 512-974-3057.
Approved
41. NPA-2022-0023.03 - Berkman Residential - Conduct a public hearing and approve an ordinance amending Ordinance No. 20070809-55 the University Hills/Windsor Park 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 6305 Berkman Drive (Fort Branch Watershed) from Higher Density Single Family to Multifamily Residential land use. Staff Recommendation and Planning Commission Recommendation: To grant Multifamily Residential land use. Owners/Applicants: Lewis Douglas D CCL Revocable Trust. Agent: Thrower Design, LLC (Ron Thrower and Victoria Haase). City Staff: Maureen Meredith, Housing and Planning Department (512) 974-2695.
Approved
42. C14-2022-0104 - Berkman Residential - Conduct a public hearing and approve an ordinance amending City Code Title 25 by rezoning property locally known as 6305 Berkman Drive (Fort Branch Watershed). Applicant Request: To rezone from townhouse and condominium-neighborhood plan (SF-6-NP) combining district zoning to multifamily residence high density district-neighborhood plan (MF-5-NP) combining district zoning. Staff Recommendation: To grant multifamily medium density residence-neighborhood plan (MF-3-NP) combining district zoning. Planning Commission Recommendation: To grant multifamily residence high density -conditional overlay-neighborhood plan (MF-5-CO-NP) combining district zoning. Owners/Applicants: Lewis Douglas D CCL Revocable Trust. Agent: Thrower Design, LLC (Ron Thrower and Victoria Haase). City Staff: Heather Chaffin, 512-974-2122.
Approved on all 3 readings
43. Approve a resolution declaring the Austin Trail of Lights to be a City co-sponsored event starting fiscal year 2023-24, directing the City Manager to add the Austin Trail of Lights to the list of City co-sponsored events for which fees are waived annually in the ordinance adopted with the budget, starting with fiscal year 2023-2024, and directing the City Manager to negotiate and execute a 10-year co-sponsorship agreement, to include extension options, with the Trail of Lights Foundation. Sponsors: Mayor Pro Tem Paige Ellis, Council Member Ryan Alter, Council Member Natasha Harper-Madison, Zohaib ''Zo'' Qadri, José ''Chito'' Vela.
Approved on Consent
44. Approve a resolution initiating an amendment to City Code Section 25-2-582 (Commercial Highway (CH) District Regulations) eliminating the minimum required lot size in a zoning district that combines a commercial highway base district with a planned development area combining district and waiving any requirement for recommendation by the Codes and Ordinances Joint Committee. Sponsors: Council Member Leslie Pool, Council Member Ryan Alter, Council Member Natasha Harper-Madison, José ''Chito'' Vela, Zohaib ''Zo'' Qadri.
Approved on Consent
AHFC001. Approve the meeting minutes of the February 9, 2023, Board of Directors meeting of the Austin Housing Finance Corporation.
Approved
AHFC002. Approve negotiation and execution of an increase in the amount of a loan agreement and related documents with Project Transitions, Inc., or an affiliated entity, of $300,000 for a total amount not to exceed $6,300,000 for a multi-family rental development to be known as Burnet Place, to be located at or near 8007 Burnet Road, Austin, Texas 78757. District(s): District 4.
Approved
AHFC003. Approve a resolution authorizing the issuance of Austin Housing Finance Corporation Multi-family Housing Revenue Bonds in an aggregate principal amount up to $40,000,000 to Austin Leased Housing Associates VI, Limited Partnership, or an affiliated entity, to finance the rehabilitation of the affordable multifamily housing development known as Woodway Square, located at or near 1700 Teri Road, Austin, Texas 78744; approving related documents in substantially the form attached to the resolution; and authorizing specific named representatives of the Austin Housing Finance Corporation to execute the documents relating to issuance of the bonds and closing the transaction. District(s): District 2.
Approved

Adjourn



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