City Council Addendum Agenda
Regular MeetingAustin, TX · September 3, 2020
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City of Austin 301 W. Second Street
Austin, TX
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City Council Addendum Agenda
Thursday, September 3, 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, September 2 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.
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not be accepted and will not be able to speak.
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Wednesday. This information will be provided to Mayor and Council in advance of the meeting.
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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
Financial Services
37. Approve a resolution adopting a preliminary Service and Assessment Plan and proposed
assessment roll for the Whisper Valley Public Improvement District (Improvement Area #2) and
set a public hearing to consider the adoption of the Whisper Valley Public Improvement District
Improvement Area #2 assessment roll and the levying of the Improvement Area #2 assessments.
(Suggested date: October 1, 2020, at Austin City Hall, 301 W. Second Street, Austin, TX).
Strategic Outcome(s): Economic Opportunity and Affordability.
District(s): District 1
Management Services
38. Approve a resolution ratifying a Declaration of Local State of Disaster in response to concerns
related to Hurricane Laura and consenting to continuation of the disaster declaration for a period of
more than seven days.
Strategic Outcome(s): Safety.
Parks and Recreation
39. Approve the adoption of the Walter E. Long Metropolitan Park Vision Plan as developed in
conjunction with Halff Associates and the Austin Parks and Recreation Department.
Strategic Outcome(s): Health and Environment; Culture and Lifelong Learning.
District(s): District 1
Police
40. Approve a resolution authorizing the application for and acceptance of grant funding in the amount
of $128,019 from the State of Texas, Office of the Governor, Criminal Justice Division to
implement the Austin Police Department program titled Project Safe Neighborhoods.
Strategic Outcome(s): Safety.
Public Health
41. Authorize negotiation and execution of Amendment No. 10 to the agreement with Central Texas
Food Bank, Inc. for the provision of food and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
services, to increase funding in an amount not to exceed $16,180 for the current term ending
September 30, 2020 and add a fourth 12-month extension option in an amount not to exceed
$299,843, for a revised total agreement amount not to exceed $2,154,378.
Strategic Outcome(s): Health and Environment.
42. Authorize negotiation and execution of an agreement with Northwest Austin Universal Health Clinic
to provide direct mental health services to the Asian Pacific Islander community in an amount not to
exceed $100,000 for the 13-month term through September 30, 2021 with two 12-month
extension options not to exceed $100,000 per extension option, for a total agreement amount not
to exceed $300,000.
Strategic Outcome(s): Economic Opportunity and Affordability.
Telecommunications and Regulatory Affairs
43. Approve an ordinance on first reading granting a ten-year renewal of the franchise to Pedernales
Electric Cooperative (PEC) for use of City rights-of-way necessary to provide electric utility
services to customers in PEC’s certificated service area within Austin.
Strategic Outcome(s): Government that Works for All.
Item(s) from Council
44. Approve a resolution expressing City Council’s intent to include Key Performance Indicators
related to equity and displacement in a Performance Dashboard for Project Connect
implementation.
Sponsors: Mayor Steve Adler, Council Member Jimmy Flannigan, Council Member Natasha Harper-Madison,
Council Member Ann Kitchen, Mayor Pro Tem Delia Garza, and Council Member Leslie Pool
Non-Consent
Executive Session
45. Discuss legal issues related to the zoning of property located at 218 South Lamar (Lady Bird Lake
Watershed) from general commercial services-vertical mixed use building (CS-V) combining
district to planned unit development (PUD) zoning district (Private consultation with legal counsel
-Section 551.071 of the Government Code).
2:00 PM - Zoning and Neighborhood Plan Amendments (Public Hearings and Possible Action)
46. C14-2019-0162 - Slaughter and Cullen - Conduct a public hearing and approve an ordinance
amending City Code Title 25 by rezoning property locally known as 166 West Slaughter Lane and
9012 Cullen Lane (Slaughter Creek Watershed). Applicant’s Request: To rezone from community
commercial-conditional overlay (GR-CO) combining district zoning to community
commercial-conditional overlay (GR-CO) combining district zoning, to change a condition of
zoning. Staff Recommendation and Zoning and Platting Commission Recommendation To grant
community commercial-conditional overlay (GR-CO) combining district zoning, to change a
condition of zoning. Owner: LG Slaughter and Cullen LLC (Rob Pivnick). Agent: Husch Blackwell,
LLP (Nikelle Meade). City Staff: Wendy Rhoades, 512-974-7719.
District(s): District 2
47. C14-2019-0061 - This Old Wood Rezoning -Conduct a public hearing and approve an ordinance
amending City Code Title 25 by rezoning property locally known as 13313 Old Gregg Lane
(Harris Branch Watershed). Applicant Request: To rezone from rural residence (RR) district zoning
to warehouse/limited office-conditional overlay (W/LO-CO) combining district zoning. Staff
Recommendation and Zoning and Platting Commission Recommendation: To grant
warehouse/limited office-conditional overlay (W/LO-CO) combining district zoning.
Owner/Applicant: Jeffrey Spector. Agent: Land Answers, Inc. (Jim Wittliff). City Staff: Sherri
Sirwaitis, 512-974-3057.
District(s): District 1
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, September 3, 2020
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