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Council adopts new regulations for short-term rentals
City Council on Tuesday passed, on a 9-2 vote, new regulations governing short-term rentals that aren’t owner-occupied. Council also adopted plans to phase out all of the so-called STR Type 2 properties in residential zones by 2022. Council members Ellen…
City Council • By Eva Ruth Moravec • Feb 24, 2016
Austin4All, Council members reflect on recall petition
When word first broke that a local political action committee calling itself Austin4All had enough signatures to recall City Council Member Ann Kitchen, most of her colleagues came out in force to show their support for her. Standing outside City…
City Council • By Audrey McGlinchy, KUT • Feb 24, 2016
Oak Creek affordable housing debate just starting
A developer seeking state tax credits to fund an affordable housing complex in North Austin got a boost from City Council on Thursday, despite loud objections from a large group of neighbors as well as familiar criticism of housing subsidies…
City Council • By Jack Craver • Feb 16, 2016
Council postpones Pilot Knob decision
City Council voted 9-2 early Friday morning to postpone consideration of changes to the controversial Pilot Knob zoning and fee transfer deal. At the same time, Council directed city staff to provide a financial analysis and briefing on the impact…
City Council • By Jo Clifton • Feb 15, 2016
TNC ordinance heads to Austin voters
City Council late Thursday opted not to adopt an ordinance governing transportation network companies that was proposed through a citizens petition, setting the stage for a city-wide vote May 7. Council Member Don Zimmerman abstained from the vote, and Council members Ellen…
City Council • By Eva Ruth Moravec • Feb 12, 2016
What the TNC discussion may say about Adler's leadership
Given that it’s in a government building, the painting that hangs outside Mayor Steve Adler’s office is a bizarre choice. It’s a portrait of a cat – its head crowned in what looks like a steel headdress, with an ornate…
City Council • By Audrey McGlinchy, KUT • Feb 11, 2016
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Pilot Knob deal turmoil continues
At Tuesday’s work session, Mayor Steve Adler launched a discussion on the Pilot Knob planned unit development with a spirited defense of City Council’s now controversial decision to redirect the PUD’s water and wastewater impact fees to the city’s affordable…
City Council • By Jo Clifton • Feb 10, 2016
Council to vote on TNC petition Thursday
Months of discussion over whether to fingerprint drivers of transportation network companies in Austin are headed for an apex Thursday, when City Council is set to vote on what to do with a citizens’ petition. In December, Council passed an ordinance…
City Council • By Eva Ruth Moravec • Feb 10, 2016
TNC speakers: 10 for election, 7 for adoption
City Council could be poised to call for an election for a transportation network company ordinance, as the majority of speakers urged it to do Thursday night. “Based on what we’ve heard, we probably are on our way to a May election,”…
City Council • By Eva Ruth Moravec • Feb 5, 2016
Tale of Winnebago Lane takes new twist
At least one chapter has closed in the saga of 4711 Winnebago Lane, as City Council voted yesterday against the sale of the land to a private buyer for $1.45 million. Council voted 6-5 against the sale of the land…
City Council • By Elizabeth Pagano • Feb 5, 2016
TNC petition is valid, and Adler has a new idea
Almost as quickly as City Clerk Jannette Goodall could say that the Ridesharing Works for Austin petition signatures were valid, Mayor Steve Adler announced that he had a new idea to add to the litany of concepts already proposed for how to…
City Council • By Eva Ruth Moravec • Feb 3, 2016
Council ponders changes to committee rules
Last year, when City Council adopted its sprawling and time-consuming committee system, it used a model similar to one used by the Texas Legislature. Council members Ann Kitchen and Ellen Troxclair and Mayor Steve Adler had worked in that system…
