Allied, Greenstar battle for contracts apparently going to others

With Council members having officially bypassed the bid process and contemplating ordering staff to begin talks with two companies for the city’s recycling services, some of the players were revving up their public relations efforts Tuesday to try and tilt…

Uncategorized • By Mark Richardson • Jun 23, 2010

County health insurance rates to rise for first time in four years

Travis County will dish out about $4.5 million more to cover health insurance costs next year under the final plan the commissioners court approved Tuesday.   A preliminary projection for 2011 puts total health claims costs at about $47 million.…

Uncategorized • By Michelle Jimenez • Jun 23, 2010

Council members get an early financial picture of 2012 bonds

Members of the City Council got an early look at the tax impact of a potential 2012 bond election at a meeting of their Audit and Finance Committee on Tuesday. Deputy Chief Financial Officer Greg Canally offered a simplified snapshot…

Uncategorized • By Michael Kanin • Jun 23, 2010

Waterfront board chair warns members of hard work ahead

Waterfront Planning Advisory Board Chair Jim Knight warned his colleagues last week that their days of brief meetings would soon be over.   The board, created by Council, has two simultaneous tasks: First, it advises the two existing land use…

Uncategorized • By Kimberly Reeves • Jun 22, 2010

Renewal Board may preside over end of agreement, its own demise

If it wasn’t already apparent, the Urban Renewal Board’s actions last night appeared to anticipate the inevitable demise of the tri-party agreement and the potential dissolution of the board itself as an entity.   In fact, those were the items…

Uncategorized • By Kimberly Reeves • Jun 22, 2010

FM110 start stirs up Hays County politics

With access to a local high school at stake, the City of San Marcos has pushed ahead with the initial stages of construction along its section of FM 110 without a complete federally mandated environmental assessment. That early action could…

Uncategorized • By Michael Kanin • Jun 22, 2010

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Salamander provides more grounds for argument over new treatment plant

A hearing and public comment session on a proposed agreement to protect the Jollyville Plateau Salamander provided a glimpse into how both city officials and the environmental community plan to use the plight of the tiny amphibian to further their…

Uncategorized • By Mark Richardson • Jun 21, 2010

Lucia Athens named Austin’s first Chief Sustainability Officer

City Manager Marc Ott has selected Lucia Athens of Seattle to be its first Chief Sustainability Officer.   Athens is a former Austinite who holds a master’s degree in Sustainable Design from the University of Texas. Locally, she’s served as…

Uncategorized • By Austin Monitor • Jun 21, 2010

AFD opposes use of Medical Response Units as budget-cutting tools

Austin Fire Chief Rhoda Mae Kerr has written a memo to her department announcing her intention to cancel what would have been a pilot program for the use of Medical Response Units (MRU) in the city. The move came just…

Uncategorized • By Michael Kanin • Jun 21, 2010

Ott picks Californians as finalists for Austin Energy post

On Thursday, City Manager Marc Ott announced his choices in the search to replace Roger Duncan as General Manager of Austin Energy. All three are from small California utilities and two of the three are operated under the Southern California…

Uncategorized • By Austin Monitor • Jun 18, 2010

Council to consider two resolutions on recycling facility next week

Dueling resolutions for moving forward with a new recycling facility are slated to appear on next week’s City Council agenda.   One resolution, sponsored by Mayor Pro Tem Mike Martinez and Council Members Randi Shade and Laura Morrison would direct…

Uncategorized • By Austin Monitor • Jun 18, 2010

Transportation Director talks about bond projects that didn't make cut

Five of the top 10 projects—and 11 of the top 25—that scored highest in the City of Austin’s ranking of needed mobility projects as identified by officials and the general public would not be funded by a proposed $85 million…

Uncategorized • By Michael Kanin • Jun 18, 2010

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