City Council Addendum Agenda

City of Austin 301 W. Second Street Austin, TX Agenda City Council Addendum Agenda Thursday, March 26, 2020 2:00 PM via Videoconference Public comment will be allowed via telephone; no in-person input will be allowed. All speakers must register in advance (Wednesday, March 25 by Noon). All public comment will occur at the beginning of the meeting starting at 2 p.m. To speak remotely at the March 26, 2020 Council Meeting, residents must: • Submit the online registration form found at: https://cityofaustin.formstack.com/forms/austin_city_council_speaker_signup. Registration must be received by Noon on Wednesday, March 25. • Once the registration form is received, residents will receive either an email or phone call providing the telephone number to call on Thursday. • Speakers must call in at least 30 minutes prior to meeting start in order to speak, late callers will not be accepted and will not be able to speak. • Speakers will be placed in a queue until their time to speak. • Handouts or other information may be emailed to City.Clerk@austintexas.gov by 12 p.m. on Wednesday. This information will be provided to Mayor and Council in advance of the meeting.  • Residents may watch the Council Meeting online at: http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch-atxn-live . The City Council may go into a closed session as permitted by the Texas Open Meetings Act, (Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code) regarding any item on this agenda. All of the following items may be acted upon by one motion. No separate discussion or action on any of the items is necessary unless desired by a Council Member. 2:00 PM – City Council Convenes Consent Agenda Austin Energy 86. Authorize negotiation and execution of all documents and instruments necessary or desirable to acquire a permanent electric transmission and distribution easement consisting of approximately 0.227 acres (9,880 square feet) of land for the purpose of upgrading the capacity of Circuits 1004 and 961 and the overall electric system, located at 915 W. Howard Lane and being a part of Lot 2, Reed Central Austin, a subdivision in Travis County, Texas, recorded in Volume 94, Page 133 of the Plat Records of Travis County, Texas, and Lot 1 being described to Kumusha Investments, L.L.C., a Texas limited liability company in that certain Special Warranty Deed recorded in document number 2009021276 of the Official Public Records of Travis County, Texas, in an amount not to exceed $245,000, including standard and customary closing costs. District(s): District 7  City Clerk 87. Approve an ordinance temporarily waiving Section 2-1-6(E) of City Code regarding meetings of boards and commissions and declaring an emergency. Economic Development Department 88. Approve a resolution authorizing the creation of a temporary Austin Economic Injury Bridge Loan Program and guidelines to permit the use of available Section 108 funding to provide economic injury disaster loans to small and non-profit businesses in accordance with the U.S. Housing and Urban Development and U.S. Small Business Administration guidelines and regulations. 89. Approve an ordinance amending the Fiscal Year 2019-20 HUD Section 108 Family Business Loan Program Fund Operating Budget (Ordinance No. 20190910-001) to appropriate $4,472,527 to provide funding for Economic Injury Disaster loans in accordance with the U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and Small Business Administration (SBA) guidelines and regulations. Item(s) from Council 90. Approve an ordinance requiring landlords to provide a notice of proposed eviction that gives tenants a 60-day opportunity to respond before giving a notice to vacate, creating an offense and penalty, and declaring an emergency. Sponsors: Council Member Gregorio Casar, Council Member Kathie Tovo, Mayor Pro Tem Delia Garza, and Mayor Steve Adler 91. Approve a resolution directing the City Manager to develop programs and consider options to support the small and local businesses and workers impacted by the cancellation of SXSW and the additional subsequent measures taken to address COVID-19; and authorize the waiver or suspension of resolutions related to programs and policies cited in the resolution as necessary to effectuate this resolution. Sponsors: Council Member Jimmy Flannigan, Mayor Steve Adler, Council Member Gregorio Casar, Council Member Natasha Harper-Madison, and Council Member Paige Ellis 92. Approve a resolution directing the City Manager to identify and evaluate options for reducing utility bill impacts for customers affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Sponsors: Council Member Kathie Tovo, Council Member Leslie Pool, Mayor Steve Adler, Council Member Gregorio Casar, and Council Member Alison Alter Non-Consent Briefings 93. Briefing on matters relating to COVID-19. Public Hearings and Possible Actions  94. Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance amending City Code Title 25 (Land Development) to create the Central Health Overlay district within the Downtown Austin Plan District Map. Adjourn Note: The above item(s) will be considered under its respective category, but follow the last number on the Austin, Texas, City Council Agenda for Thursday, March 26, 2020 The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable modifications and equal access to communications will be provided upon request. For assistance, please call 512-974-2210 or TTY users route through 711.