The idea of dividing Capital Metro’s quarter-cent fund among Austin’s districts based on community recommendations has strong support from City Council. But just how to go about doing that raised some serious questions about process on Thursday. In June, Council passed a resolution directing staff to identify projects eligible for funding in each district. Since […]
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Despite consensus, park dedication fees delayed
To the apparent disappointment of all sides, a long-lingering proposal to change the city’s Parkland Dedication Fees was postponed by City Council on Thursday. Council Member Leslie Pool pushed for the postponement of the changes and explained that she needed more time to review the compromise that stakeholders and the Parks and Recreation Department had […]
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Tick Tock: Austin City Council Meeting 12.17.2015
Tick Tock is the sortable-by-item-number transcript of Austin Monitor publisher Mike Kanin’s Twitter feed from City Council’s Thursday meeting. Simply click on the item number to scroll to the corresponding. Votes are color-coded: Green for yeas, red for nays, et cetera. It’s embedded below. ITEMS 13 14 16 20 21 24 30 53 56 57 […]
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AM Radio: City Council Member Ellen Troxclair
Austin City Council Member Ellen Troxclair joins Austin Monitor publisher Mike Kanin to talk TNCs (ahead of this past week’s vote), as well as her first year in office. Post is embedded below. [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/237884504″ params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true” width=”100%” height=”450″ iframe=”true” /]
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Kanin on Council: Council Passes TNC Framework
The Austin Monitor’s Michael Kanin joins KUT’s Jennifer Stayton to discuss the long debate at council last night over regulating ride-hailing apps like Uber and Lyft. Courtesy of our reporting partners at KUT News. [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/238125507″ params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true” width=”100%” height=”450″ iframe=”true” /]
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TipSheet: Austin City Council, 12.17.15
The Austin City Council will hold its last meeting of 2015 on Thursday. Below is a list of items we’re watching. In the interest of space, we’ve decided not to post the entire agenda. The Office of the City Clerk posts a copy on its website, here. 5. Approve a resolution requesting that the Travis Central […]
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Council talks TNC regulations ahead of vote
After months of deliberation, City Council will consider a slew of new regulations Thursday for transportation network companies including Uber, Lyft and Austin’s newest arrival, Dallas-based Get Me. Council talked through the proposals – including a fingerprint background check requirement that could mean the end of Lyft and Uber in the city – at a […]
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Mobile home rezoning wins praise from all sides
Last week’s City Council meeting ended on a high note when a once-contentious rezoning for an East Side mobile home park found agreement and praise from all sides. Council Member Greg Casar summed it up, saying, “This is how you negotiate a zoning case.” The case found a happy resolution that extended beyond the District […]
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TipSheet: This week’s Council committees
As part of our ongoing effort to keep readers up to date with all that is going on at City Hall, we present our tip sheet for Austin City Council committees. As usual, we will be offering highlights of meetings, with links to entire agendas. Audit and Finance Monday, Dec. 13, 9 a.m. 4. Animal […]
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Council negates plan for fewer roads, for now
A bid to throttle traffic in a District 7 development was wildly unsuccessful at City Council’s Thursday meeting. Council Member Leslie Pool led the charge to limit access into a neighborhood as a condition of a tract’s rezoning, but her plan backfired. Council Member Pio Renteria disagreed with the idea of making an exception to […]
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Austin Monitor Radio: Reporters’ Roundtable
The Austin Monitor‘s Liz Pagano, the Austin Chronicle‘s Michael King, and the Austin American-Statesman‘s Lilly Rockwell and Andra Lim join Monitor publisher Mike Kanin to look back on a year in Austin City Council coverage. [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/237389664″ params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true” width=”100%” height=”450″ iframe=”true” /]
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Tick Tock: Austin City Council Meeting 12.10.2015
Tick Tock is the sortable-by-item-number transcript of Austin Monitor publisher Mike Kanin’s Twitter feed from Council day. Simply click on the item number to scroll to the corresponding. Votes are color-coded: Green for yeas, red for nays, et cetera. It’s embedded below. ITEMS 2 6 10 11 12 14 15 26 27 29 30 32 […]