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City Council Addendum Agenda

Regular Meeting

Austin, TX · April 23, 2020

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City of Austin 301 W. Second Street Austin, TX Agenda City Council Addendum Agenda Thursday, April 23, 2020 10:00 AM Austin City Hall Public comment will be allowed via telephone; no in-person input will be allowed. All speakers must register in advance (Wednesday, April 22 by Noon). All public comment will occur as follows: For all items on the consent agenda, Public Hearings and all non-consent items other than Zoning, public comment will be taken at 10:00 a.m. For all zoning items public comment will be taken at 2:00 p.m. To speak remotely at the 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 12 p.m. on Wednesday, April 22. • 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 45 minutes prior to meeting start in order to speak, late callers will not be accepted and will not be able 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. • Any speaker who speaks prior to being called upon by the Mayor will be disconnected and will not be able to rejoin the call. • If you need Spanish Translation Services, you must email City.Clerk@austintexas.gov at least 48 hours 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. 10:00 AM – City Council Convenes Consent Agenda Communications and Technology Management 66. Approve an ordinance accepting grant funds from the National Science Foundation; amending the Fiscal Year 2019-2020 Communications and Technology Management Department Operating Budget Special Revenue Fund (Ordinance No. 20190910-001) in the amount of $50,000; authorizing execution of an agreement with US Ignite and Automated Training Systems to reimburse Augmented Training Systems for costs up to $50,000 incurred in developing virtual and augmented training for first responders. Strategic Outcome(s): Safety, Government that Works for All. Economic Development Department 67. Approve an ordinance amending the Fiscal Year 2019-2020 General Fund Emergency Reserve Fund (Ordinance No. 20190910-001), or such other fund as the City Manager determines is appropriate and available for this purpose, to appropriate an amount not to exceed $1,500,000 for the Austin Music Disaster Relief Fund to support COVID-19 emergency relief; and declaring an emergency. Strategic Outcome(s): Economic Opportunity and Affordability. Office of Real Estate Services 68. Authorize the ratification of an agreement with Ashford TRS Austin LLC, a Texas Corporation, for the City to occupy the real property located at 9505 Stonelake Blvd., Austin, TX 78759 for emergency housing, isolation, and support services related to COVID-19 for a 31-day term, with an option to extend for two additional 31-day terms, for a total amount not to exceed $2,101,510.50, including costs for meals for patients and staff. Strategic Outcome(s): Health and Environment. District(s): District 4 69. Approve an ordinance amending the Fiscal Year 2019-2020 General Fund Emergency Reserve Fund (Ordinance No. 20190910-001) to appropriate an amount not to exceed $2,101,511 for COVID-19 emergency relief; and declaring an emergency. Strategic Outcome(s): Economic Opportunity and Affordability. Public Health 70. Approve an ordinance amending the Fiscal Year 2019-2020 Austin Public Health Department Operating Budget Special Revenue Fund (Ordinance No. 20190910-001) to accept and appropriate $2,354,866 from the Department of Housing and Urban Development through the Emergency Solutions Grant to serve homeless individuals and those at risk of homelessness who have been economically impacted by COVID-19. Strategic Outcome(s): Economic Opportunity and Affordability. 71. Approve an ordinance amending the Fiscal Year 2019-2020 Austin Public Health Department Operating Budget Special Revenue Fund (Ordinance No. 20190910-001) to accept and appropriate $272,065 for a one-time emergency relief effort authorizing a one-time emergency grant award, offered by the Coronavirus Aid Relief, and Economic Security Act for Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS. Strategic Outcome(s): Health and Environment. 72. Authorize negotiation and execution of an increase to contracts for the provision of HIV-related housing services under the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS grant, with the following providers: AIDS Services of Austin, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $200,000 for the 12-month term beginning October 1, 2019, for a total contract amount not to exceed $3,301,404.93; and Project Transitions, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $150,000 for the 12-month term beginning October 1, 2019, for a total contract amount not to exceed $1,362,436.00. Strategic Outcome(s): Health and Environment. 73. Approve an ordinance amending the Fiscal Year 2019-2020 Austin Public Health Department Special Revenue Fund (Ordinance No. 20190910-001) to accept and appropriate $1,697,986 in grant funds from the Texas Department of State Health Services to support the Coronavirus 2019 response in alignment with the Public Health Crisis Response Cooperative Agreement for Emergency Response. Strategic Outcome(s): Health and Environment. 74. Authorize negotiation and execution of Amendment 7 with Foundation Communities in an amount not to exceed $250,000 in one-time emergency funding to provide outreach and tax assistance services to community members seeking CARES Act tax relief, for a new total agreement amount of $928,008. Strategic Outcome(s): Economic Opportunity and Affordability. 75. Authorize execution of Amendment No. 4 to the interlocal agreement between the City, Travis County, and the Austin-Travis County Sobriety Center Local Government Corporation for the operation and management of the Sobering Center to add $33,000 in one-time funds, for a new total contract amount not to exceed $8,537,139. Strategic Outcome(s): Economic Opportunity and Affordability. Telecommunications and Regulatory Affairs 76. Approve an ordinance suspending a Gas Reliability Infrastructure Program interim customer surcharge proposed by CenterPoint Energy Resources. Strategic Outcome(s): Economic Opportunity and Affordability. Non-Consent Public Hearings and Possible Actions 77. Conduct a public hearing to receive public input on community needs for the City's Federal Action Plans for Fiscal Years 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 that relate to federal funding opportunities, as required by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and Texas Local Government Code, Chapter 373. 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, April 23, 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.

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