City Council Addendum Agenda

Thursday, July 30, 2020 The City Council Addendum Agenda will convene at 10:00 AM on Thursday, July 30, 2020 at Austin City Hall 301 W. Second Street Austin, TX Updated Speaker Signup Instructions Public comment will be allowed via telephone; no in-person input will be allowed. All speakers must register in advance (Wednesday, July 29 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_july_30. Registration must be received by 12 p.m. on Wednesday, July 29, 2020. • 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 Budget  70. Approve a resolution adopting a maximum proposed property (ad valorem) tax rate that will include an increase of 3.5% for the operations and maintenance of the City, and an increase over that rate for Project Connect that the City Council will consider for Fiscal Year 2020-2021; and setting the date that the Council will hold the hearing and adopt the Fiscal Year 2020-2021 property (ad valorem) tax rate (Suggested date and time: August 12, 2020 at 10:00 a.m., Palmer Events Center, 900 Barton Springs Road, Austin TX and via electronic means as authorized by Governor Greg Abbott for participation in Open Meetings). Strategic Outcome(s): Government that Works for All. 71. Authorize the City Manager to provide public notice of the date, time, and location of the public hearing on the City of Austin Fiscal Year 2020-2021 Proposed Budget. (Suggested date and time: August 12, 2020 at 10:00 a.m., Palmer Events Center, 900 Barton Springs Road, Austin TX, with public participation also being authorized via electronic means in accordance with Governor Greg Abbott’s emergency orders relating to the COVID-19 pandemic and the Texas Open Meetings Act). Strategic Outcome(s): Government that Works for All. Non-Consent Public Hearings and Possible Actions 72. Conduct a public hearing on proposed rate and fee changes for Austin Energy as part of the Fiscal Year 2020-2021 Proposed Budget. Strategic Outcome(s): Government that Works for All. Adjourn 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. A person may request a Spanish language interpreter be made available by contacting the Office of the City Clerk not later than twenty-four hours before the scheduled time of the item on which the person wishes to speak. Please call (512) 974-2210 in advance or inform the City Clerk’s staff present at the council meeting. Cualquier persona puede solicitar servicios de intérprete en español comunicándose con la oficina del Secretario/a Municipal a no más tardar de veinte y cuatro horas antes de la hora determinada para el asunto sobre el cual la persona desea comentar. Por favor llame al (512) 974-2210 con anticipo o informe al personal del Secretario/a Municipal presente en la sesión del Consejo.