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Tag Archives: Austin City Council
Red River district pushes city to commit $35M to purchase venue properties
Leaders from the cluster of live music venues along Red River Street have asked the city to dedicate $35 million to purchase venue properties in the area, as part of a larger menu of programs and spending to preserve those…
City Council • By Chad Swiatecki • May 13, 2020
Council seeks plan to form conservation corps using federal Covid-19 aid
The city intends to use some of its federal Covid-19 relief money to create an update of the New Deal-era Civilian Conservation Corps that was dedicated to job creation that preserved and enhanced the country’s natural resources. City Council voted…
City Council • By Chad Swiatecki • May 12, 2020
Delwau campground zoning moves forward
A zoning change that would allow property owners to open a campground for recreational vehicles, a convenience store and cafe at 7715 Delwau Lane took the next-to-last step forward last week, as Council approved General Commercial Services-Mixed Use (CS-MU) zoning…
Zoning • By Jo Clifton • May 12, 2020
Committee IDs employment, accessibility among priorities for next budget
The city board overseeing services for the disabled wants funding for better accessibility at City Hall, improved street crossings and more employment opportunities included in the next city budget. Last week the Mayor’s Committee for People With Disabilities moved forward…
Budget • By Chad Swiatecki • May 11, 2020
Council approves Healthy Streets program to ease crowding on sidewalks, trails
The coronavirus pandemic has alleviated Austin’s chronic traffic congestion and brought another issue into the foreground: the immediate need for space to walk, bicycle, use a wheelchair or push a stroller at a safe distance from others and from car…
Transportation • By Ryan Thornton • May 8, 2020
Council wants plan for how to spend $170M in federal aid for Covid-19 relief
Later this month City Council will get the first estimate of how the city can best use just over $170 million in federal funds dedicated to relief from the Covid-19 pandemic. As part of the consent agenda Thursday, Council approved…
City Council • By Chad Swiatecki • May 8, 2020
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Council rejects Texas Gas Service rate hike
City Council voted unanimously Thursday to reject new rates proposed by Texas Gas Service. The vote came as no surprise. The decision had strong support from a group of environmental and consumer advocates who wrote a letter to Council last…
Resources • By Jo Clifton • May 8, 2020
County plans to spend $968K to prepare for voting in 2020
Travis County will spend $968,000 to expand ballot-by-mail voting and introduce new safety precautions at voting sites in preparation for the July runoff election and the November general elections. Already, Travis County Clerk Dana DeBeauvoir told the Commissioners Court on…
Elections • By Jessi Devenyns • May 7, 2020
Resolution seeks help to make Austin more resilient
Austin has long been recognized as a leader in green energy and environmental sustainability. Now, under a resolution sponsored by Council Member Leslie Pool, Mayor Steve Adler and Council members Kathie Tovo, Natasha Harper-Madison and Alison Alter, Council is asking…
City Council • By Jo Clifton • May 7, 2020
Idled restaurants may serve as low-income neighborhood groceries during pandemic
Austin Public Health is proposing a “micro food-distribution” program to bring fresh produce and select packaged foods into low-income neighborhoods that have limited access to groceries. The two-month program aims to prevent crowding in grocery stores while lowering the burden…
City Council • By Ryan Thornton • May 6, 2020
Library Commission discusses proposed FY21 budget
In a virtual meeting convened April 27 to discuss its proposed Fiscal Year 2020-21 budget, the Library Commission recommended a 3.2 percent (or $1.7 million) increase over Fiscal Year 2019-20, including an increase to the materials budget by 3.6 percent…
Budget • By Nina Hernandez • May 6, 2020
Loan forgiveness, grants highlight recommendations to Council for economic recovery
The Economic Prosperity Commission has given City Council a list of suggested new programs and financial practices that are designed to assist low-income residents and small businesses most impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. At last week’s meeting the commission voted…
