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Council scrambling to find replacements for Uber and Lyft
City leaders traded accusations of dishonesty over ride-hailing regulations at a meeting Tuesday as they grappled with potential solutions to the transportation void created by the recent departure of Uber and Lyft. The debate was prompted by a resolution proposed…
City Council • By Jack Craver • May 18, 2016
Council says only three land-use pros on board
City Council voted Thursday to limit to three the number of land-use professionals who may serve on the 11-member Environmental Commission. That is the same number of land-use professionals who were allowed when the commission was only seven members, and members…
City Council • By Jo Clifton • May 13, 2016
Graffiti contract ruffles Council feathers
Austin’s lengthy bidding process and a postponement by City Council to look into what has turned out to be unwarranted allegations has caused the low bidder on a contract for graffiti removal services to withdraw its bid. That withdrawal left…
City Council • By Jo Clifton • Apr 25, 2016
Council pledges to protect mobile home residents
The majority of City Council members voted Thursday to protect mobile home residents along with other tenants who are displaced by development. In an 8-1-1 vote with Council Member Don Zimmerman opposed, Council Member Sheri Gallo abstaining and Mayor Steve…
City Council • By Eva Ruth Moravec • Apr 22, 2016
Council OKs resolution encouraging high wages for green-biz hub
City Council approved a resolution Thursday prodding companies that seek to participate in a soon-to-be-constructed hub for green businesses to pay good wages and respect the right of workers to unionize. The measure, introduced by Council Member Greg Casar, was…
City Council • By Jack Craver • Apr 15, 2016
Council clarifies public comment procedures
City Council put the final touches on the latest iteration of its committee system on Thursday, voting to define where public testimony will be held and how long that testimony should be. Since the new Council has taken office, the…
City Council • By Elizabeth Pagano • Apr 15, 2016
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Council OKs relief measure for water customers
City Council on Thursday voted to make remediation easier for customers who are accidentally soaked by the local water utility. The resolution brought forth by Council Member Ellen Troxclair directs City Manager Marc Ott to cobble together a set of…
City Council • By Caleb Pritchard • Apr 11, 2016
Austin Monitor Radio: Arif Panju
Sometimes-controversial Historic Landmark Commissioner Arif Panju joins Austin Monitor publisher Mike Kanin to talk about historic zoning in the City of Austin. Sponsored by Austin Water. Post is embedded below.
City Council • By Michael Kanin • Apr 4, 2016
Council debates social service spending
Divisions within City Council over spending on social services were put into sharp relief Thursday as the Health and Human Services Department asked city leaders to approve a 6 percent boost in funding for nonprofit agencies with which the city…
City Council • By Jack Craver • Apr 1, 2016
Council votes to retain vacant positions, for now
How big of a problem is an unfilled position in city government? Is it even a problem at all? A brief City Council debate on Thursday illustrated some strong differences of opinion among city leaders on the issue. Prompting the…
City Council • By Jack Craver • Mar 28, 2016
Kanin on Council: anti-discrimination, fair hiring ordinances passed in labor-focused meeting
The Austin Monitor‘s Michael Kanin speaks with KUT’s Jennifer Stayton about the Austin City Council’s passage of two labor-centric items – one to bolster anti-discrimination in the workplace and another that would prevent employers from asking prospective employees about their…
City Council • By Michael Kanin • Mar 27, 2016
Council extends living wage to subcontractors
City subcontractors – such as airport food vendors and construction workers – will now be paid $13.03 an hour after City Council extended the city’s living wage requirements on Thursday to everyone working on a city contract. Two ordinances that…
