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City Council Addendum Agenda

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Austin, TX · September 17, 2020

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City of Austin 301 W. Second Street Austin, TX Agenda City Council Addendum Agenda Thursday, September 17, 2020 10:00 AM Via Videoconference Second Addendum Public comment will be allowed via telephone; no in-person input will be allowed. All speakers must register in advance (Wednesday September 16 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, September 16. • 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 City Clerk 96. Adopt an ordinance amending Ordinances 20200812-009 and 20200812-010 ordering the November 3, 2020 general and special municipal elections to amend Exhibit A to correct an early voting site and add early voting hours, and to add Exhibits B, C, D, E, F, G, and H that adopt English and Spanish versions of the ordinances calling the elections and establishing ballot language, adopt election day and early voting polling places, attach an executed contract for election services and executed joint election agreements, and list election day judges, central counting station staff, and early voting ballot board members; and amending Ordinance 20200812-009 to additionally add Exhibit I to provide a general description of the fixed rail transit system; and declaring an emergency. Strategic Outcome(s): Government that Works for All. Office of Real Estate Services 97. Ratify the execution of Amendment No. 1 to the Pre-Purchase Possession Agreement with Karvins Hotels, Inc for the City to occupy the property located at 7400 N Interstate 35 Frontage Rd., Austin, TX 78752 from Karvins Hotels Inc. for emergency housing, supportive housing, and isolation of individuals related to the COVID-19 pandemic to extend the initial term at the rate of $5,500 per day for 30 days and $5,000 for any day in excess of 30, in an amount not to exceed $320,500 for a total contract amount not to exceed $820,500. Strategic Outcome(s): Health and Environment. District(s): District 4 98. Ratify the execution of Amendment No. 2 to the agreement with DBG Austin Hotel, LLC, for the City to occupy the real property located at 3105 North Interstate Highway 35 for emergency housing, supportive housing and isolation of individuals related to the COVID-19 pandemic, until September 30, 2020, with an option to extend for three additional one-month terms, at a rate of $3,780 per day, for an amount not to exceed $714,780 for the extensions, for a total contract amount not to exceed $949,180. Strategic Outcome(s): Health and Environment. District(s): District 9 Public Health 99. Authorize negotiation and execution of an agreement with WorkSource Greater Austin Area Workforce Board, dba Workforce Solutions Capital Area Workforce Board, to fund and administer child care services for essential workers for the COVID-19 response in an amount not to exceed $945,170 for a 12-month term beginning October 1, 2020. Strategic Outcome(s): Economic Opportunity and Affordability. 100. Approve negotiation and execution of Amendment No. 7 to the agreement with Front Steps, Inc. to provide shelter and housing services to homeless individuals, to add one extension option beginning September 1, 2020 in an amount not to exceed $176,337 for a total agreement amount not to exceed $1,636,611. Strategic Outcome(s): Economic Opportunity and Affordability. 101. Approve negotiation and execution of Amendment No. 7 to the agreement with The Salvation Army, a Georgia Corporation, to provide shelter and housing services to homeless individuals, to add one extension option beginning September 1, 2020 in an amount not to exceed $300,694 for a total agreement amount not to exceed $1,626,893. Strategic Outcome(s): Economic Opportunity and Affordability. 102. Authorize negotiation and execution of Amendment No. 2 to the agreement with the University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing to provide community health worker training curriculum services, to add funding in an amount not to exceed $125,000 for a term of September 15, 2020 through September 30, 2021, for a total agreement amount not to exceed $300,000. Strategic Outcome(s): Health and Environment. 103. Authorize negotiation and execution of a contract with Austin Area Urban League for the provision of rental assistance to low-income Austin/Travis County residents affected by the COVID-19 pandemic to prevent homelessness, in an amount not to exceed $1,208,178 for a 10-month term beginning September 1, 2020. Strategic Outcome(s): Health and Environment. 104. Authorize negotiation and execution Amendment No. 1 to the agreement with Financial Literacy Coalition of Central Texas to provide direct financial assistance and direct relief services to Austin/Travis County residents impacted by COVID-19, to increase funding in an amount not to exceed $35,000, for a revised total agreement amount not to exceed $237,300. Strategic Outcome(s): Economic Opportunity and Affordability. 105. Authorize negotiation and execution of Amendment No. 6 to the agreement with Austin Child Guidance Center for programs that address underserved family mental health, to add one 12-month renewal option in an amount not to exceed $198,725, for a new total agreement amount not to exceed $1,377,022. Strategic Outcome(s): Health and Environment. Item(s) from Council 106. Approve an ordinance amending Ordinance No. 20200729-115 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 107. Approve an ordinance increasing the maximum number of special event days for the 2020 Trail of Lights Event at Zilker Metropolitan Park to 30 days. Sponsors: Council Member Paige Ellis, Mayor Steve Adler, Council Member Gregorio Casar, Council Member Natasha Harper-Madison, and Council Member Ann Kitchen Non-Consent 12:00 PM - Citizen Communications: General Genevieve Flores – speak about the City of Hondo Robert Towne – Personal Incident – accountability to contractors who placed road closure signs Ruben Rivera-Clemente Sr. – 1) Police Harassment 2) Ignored by Police Oversight Officer Tony Farmer – Austin Water Paul Robbins – City and Budget Issues Angela Benavidez Garza – Heart of Austin Ordinance Julian Reyes – Policing and the state of homelessness Shaun Warman – Homeless crisis and specifically a single individual causing numerous problems for the District 3 related neighborhoods. 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 17, 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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