It’s been a year of transition that has demanded city employees work harder and longer as Austin made the switch from the at-large City Council to the new 10-1 system. And, though that year isn’t quite over yet, Council has been looking for ways to cut back on employee compensation. In a memo sent Aug. […]
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TickTock: Austin City Council Meeting 8.27.15
TickTock is the sortable-by-item-number transcript of Austin Monitor publisher Mike Kanin’s Twitter feed from City Council. Simply click on the item number to scroll to the corresponding tweet. ITEMS 1 2 3 4 Tick Tock Participants: MKanin 271 lizpagano 2 BrandonTucker 1 tcb 1 GinSingh 1 Thursday, August 27, 2015 11AM checking in from #atxcouncil, […]
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TickTock: Austin City Council Meeting 8.20.15
Tick Tock is the sortable-by-item-number transcript of Austin Monitor publisher Mike Kanin’s Twitter feed from City Council. Simply click on the item number to scroll to the corresponding tweet. ITEMS 4 5 6 12 14 17 19 22 23 35 41 44 50 51 53 58 59 60 63 64 65 66 67 68 70 […]
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Minus occupancy limits, new STR rules approved
City Council Member Don Zimmerman and Mayor Pro Tem Kathie Tovo have finally found something they can agree on: The city’s current regulations of short-term rentals and their enforcement are, as Zimmerman put it at Thursday’s Council meeting, “a train wreck.” However, Council moved forward Thursday on tightening up those regulations but did not take […]
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Council permits additional entertainment at Springdale Farm
As more than one City Council member noted, the conclusion to a 5-acre farm’s appeal for more outdoor entertainment allowances had been a long time in the making. And on Thursday it ended in favor of the farm owners. With a vote of 10-1 (with Council Member Ora Houston opposing), Council members granted an appeal […]
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TipSheet: Austin City Council, Zoning 8.19.15
The Austin City Council will hold its regular meeting 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. 2. Approve a resolution initiating code amendments related to short-term rentals. Related […]
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Committee forwards short-term rental changes to Council
Testimony stretched for more than four hours. Members of the City Council Planning and Neighborhoods Committee dug into the first public hearing Monday on more than a dozen recommendations made by Council Member Sheri Gallo about how the city should amend its short-term rental regulations. At the end of a marathon meeting that closed early […]
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TickTock: Austin City Council Meeting 8.06.15
Tick Tock is the sortable-by-item-number transcript of Monitor publisher Mike Kanin’s Twitter feed from City Council. Simply click on the item number to scroll to the corresponding tweet. ITEMS 2 3 4 6 9 12 13 14 15 17 19 20 21 22 23 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 […]
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TipSheet: Austin City Council, Zoning 8.13.15
The Austin City Council will have its monthly zoning meeting 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 City Clerk’s office posts a copy on its website, here. 6. CD-2015-0009 – Approve the baseline site development standards for determining development bonuses and […]
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TickTock: Austin City Council Meeting 8.06.15
Tick Tock is the sortable-by-item-number transcript of Monitor intern Sunny Sone’s Twitter feed from City Council. Simply click on the item number to scroll to the corresponding tweet. It’s embedded below. ITEMS 1 2 5 19 44 45 46 49 51 69 Tick Tock Participants: sunnysone95 206 JennCurington 2 eraycollins 1 AKMcGlinchy 1 cubbie9000 1 […]
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Austin Monitor Radio: Council Member Sheri Gallo
Austin City Council Member Sheri Gallo joins Monitor publisher Mike Kanin to talk about her first months in office, the Bull Creek tract, Austin Oaks PUD, and much more. Show is embedded below. [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/218466148″ 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 8.06.15
Welcome back! The Austin City Council will have its regular meeting Thursday. Below is a list of items we’re watching for the upcoming week. In the interest of space, we’ve decided not to post the entire agenda. The City Clerk’s office posts a copy on its website, here. 3. Approve an ordinance amending the Fiscal Year 2014-2015 […]