City Council Addendum Agenda

City of Austin 301 W. Second Street Austin, TX Agenda City Council Addendum Agenda Wednesday, July 29, 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 (Tuesday, July 28 by Noon). All public comment will be taken at 10:00 a.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 Tuesday, July 28. • 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 Tuesday. 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 Economic Development Department 106. Approve ratification of a contract with Texas Accountants and Lawyers for the Arts to administer the Creative Worker Relief grant program to disburse emergency funds to individual creative workers in need of relief as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in an amount not to exceed $100,000 with an option to amend and extend the term and adjust the administrative fee should additional grant funds become available. Strategic Outcome(s): Economic Opportunity and Affordability. District(s): District 1; District 10; District 2; District 3; District 4; District 5; District 6; District 7; District 8; District 9 Office of Real Estate Services 107. Ratify the execution of Amendment No. 1 and Amendment No. 2 to the agreement with Hotel USA Partners LLC, DBA Crowne Plaza Austin, for the City to occupy the real property located at 6121 N. Interstate Highway 35 for emergency housing, isolation, and support services related to COVID-19 for a 60-day term, with an option to extend for three (3) additional one-month terms, for an amount not to exceed $5,250,456.00. Strategic Outcome(s): Government that Works for All; Economic Opportunity and Affordability; Health and Environment. District(s): District 4 Public Health 108. Authorize the ratification of Amendment 1 with Austin Area Urban League to provide direct financial assistance to Austin/Travis County residents impacted by COVID-19 in an amount not to exceed $500,000 for the current term ending on September 30, 2020, for a total contract amount of $1,000,000. Strategic Outcome(s): Economic Opportunity and Affordability . 109. Authorize the ratification of an agreement with Family Independence Initiative to provide direct financial assistance to Austin/Travis County residents impacted by COVID-19 in an amount not to exceed $500,000 for the term July 15, 2020 through August 31, 2020. Strategic Outcome(s): Economic Opportunity and Affordability . 110. Authorize the ratification of an agreement with El Buen Samaritano Episcopal Mission to provide direct financial assistance to Austin/Travis County residents impacted by COVID-19 in an amount not to exceed $1,000,000 for the term July 15, 2020 through August 31, 2020. Strategic Outcome(s): Economic Opportunity and Affordability. Purchasing Office 111 Authorize negotiation and execution of a contract with Waters Technologies Corporation, for the purchase of an ultra-performance liquid chromatograph-mass spectrometer, in an amount not to exceed $214,582. (Note: Sole source contracts are exempt from City Code Chapter 2-9D Minority Owned and Women Owned Business Enterprise Procurement Program; therefore, no subcontracting goals were established). Strategic Outcome(s): Government that Works for All; Safety. Sustainability 112. Authorize negotiation and execution of an interlocal agreement with The University of Texas at Austin-Dell Medical School to document food access needs in Austin/Travis County as a result of COVID-19, to appropriately allocate resources to organizations serving the community, for a total contract amount not to exceed $45,630. Strategic Outcome(s): Government that Works for All, Economic Opportunity & Affordability, Health & Environment Item(s) from Council 113. Approve a resolution declaring racism a public health crisis, directing the City Manager to address racism as a public health crisis, and asking State of Texas leaders to take similar actions. Sponsors: Council Member Natasha Harper-Madison, Mayor Steve Adler, Council Member Kathie Tovo, Mayor Pro Tem Delia Garza, and Council Member Alison Alter 114. Approve a resolution urging the federal government to pass the HEROES Act, or similar federal COVID-19 relief legislation, that includes additional support for communities, workers, small businesses, and local governments. Sponsors: Council Member Gregorio Casar, Mayor Steve Adler, Council Member Jimmy Flannigan, Council Member Ann Kitchen, and Council Member Leslie Pool 115. Approve an ordinance amending Ordinance No. 20200507-056 to extend the applicability period and the expiration date applicable to Ordinance No. 20200326-090, which relates to requiring notices of proposed eviction. Sponsors: Council Member Gregorio Casar, Mayor Steve Adler, Mayor Pro Tem Delia Garza, Council Member Kathie Tovo, and Council Member Ann Kitchen 116. Approve a resolution asking the State of Texas to address the urgent needs of the state’s critical child-care infrastructure resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. Sponsors: Mayor Pro Tem Delia Garza, Mayor Steve Adler, Council Member Kathie Tovo, Council Member Alison Alter, and Council Member Natasha Harper-Madison  117. Approve a resolution affirming the new vision for the St. John Property, supporting the City Manager initiating a Request for Proposals process and supporting the financial tools that may be necessary to reposition the property, and initiating rezoning and Future Land Use Map (FLUM) amendments for the properties located at 7211 North IH-35 and 7309 North IH-35 to commercial services mixed use-vertical mixed use building-neighborhood plan (CS-MU-V-NP) combining district. Sponsors: Council Member Gregorio Casar, Mayor Pro Tem Delia Garza, Council Member Natasha Harper-Madison, and Council Member Kathie Tovo 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 Wednesday, July 29, 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.