Ott, auditor, clerks get cost-of-living raise

With its three conservative members dissenting by abstaining, City Council late Thursday gave City Manager Marc Ott and three other employees who report directly to Council the same cost-of-living adjustment given the previous week to all civilian city employees. Mayor…

City Hall • By Jo Clifton • Sep 21, 2015

Naming Parks: The struggle continues

A park’s namesake must be dead. Members of the Land, Facilities and Programs Committee discussed this and other new stipulations as part of a first look Wednesday at a naming ordinance for Austin parks and recreation buildings. After more than…

Parks • By Audrey McGlinchy, KUT • Sep 21, 2015

Reporter's Notebook: Deals, badges and gems

Council Member Pool and the Case of the Adelaide Opal… On Friday, a member of City Council Member Leslie Pool’s staff made an announcement on the City Council Message Board: “Council Member Pool will offer a resolution to return the…

Reporters' Notebook • By Austin Monitor • Sep 21, 2015

Austin Monitor Radio: Austin Mayor Steve Adler

Austin Mayor Steve Adler joins Monitor publisher Mike Kanin to talk about the city of Austin’s fiscal year 2015-16 budget. The show is embedded below:

Austin • By Michael Kanin • Sep 21, 2015

Council pondering new STR moratorium

Some call Type 2 short-term rentals miniature hotels in neighborhood homes, while others call them an honest way for residents to make money. Either way, they have become a major point of contention, and City Council is considering putting a…

The Code • By Tyler Whitson • Sep 18, 2015

City Hall to keep court function, metal detectors

Despite City Council Member Don Zimmerman’s attempt to move all Downtown Community Court hearings out of City Hall, Council voted 10-1 to authorize renewal of a five-year lease agreement for court space at 719 and 721 E. Sixth St., with…

City Hall • By Jo Clifton • Sep 18, 2015

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AISD begins South Austin academic talks

Even if the Austin Independent School District trustees come to an agreement in December, a new, advanced academic program in South Austin probably will not open its doors until the 2017-2018 school year, said Superintendent Paul Cruz. At the board’s…

AISD • By Courtney Griffin • Sep 18, 2015

Mt. Zion zoning turns a corner

After months of struggle and complications, it looks as though there may be compromise on the horizon for East Austin’s Greater Mt. Zion Baptist Church. The new tack will have to go through the normal approval process in the future,…

Planning • By Elizabeth Pagano • Sep 18, 2015

High water bills remain a puzzle (or maybe not)

Although various citizens complained to the Council Public Utilities Committee on Wednesday about their high water bills and the trouble those bills were causing them, there was no aha! moment during which the source of the puzzlingly high water usage…

Water • By Jo Clifton • Sep 17, 2015

Zoning Commission delays Austin Oaks PUD indefinitely

The Austin Oaks Planned Unit Development (PUD) drama will live to see many more days. But some members of the Zoning and Platting Commission are not happy about it. “When we heard this case before, on July 7th, we were…

Planning • By Jack Craver • Sep 17, 2015

County boots city's request for parking discount

Travis County Commissioners on Tuesday shot down a request from the city of Austin for a slightly more generous pricing agreement on scores of downtown parking spaces. The rare failure to reach interlocal accord underscored that the increasing popularity of…

Travis County • By Caleb Pritchard • Sep 17, 2015

South by Southwest grows, evolves

In a ritual as punctual as the festival itself, organizers of South by Southwest Music, Film and Interactive Festival announced that its economic impact on the city of Austin continues to grow. This year, South by Southwest contributed more than…

Music & Entertainment • By Elizabeth Pagano • Sep 16, 2015

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