The Travis County Commissioners Court meets at 9 a.m. Tuesday. In the interest of space, we’ve decided not to post the entire agenda here. The County Clerk’s office hosts a copy at its website. Items of interest for Commissioners Court include: 23. CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION ON A PROJECT PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT WITH THE U.S. […]
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TipSheet: Audit and Finance Committee
The Council Audit and Finance Committee meets at 11 am Wednesday. In the interest of space, we’ve decided not to post the entire agenda here. The city hosts a copy at its website. Items of interest for Wednesday’s meeting include: 3. Staff presentations on financial planning for each taxing jurisdiction in the City of Austin […]
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TipSheet: ATX Council meetings, 8.26 & 8.28
The Austin City Council meets in a work session Tuesday and for its regular meeting Thursday. In the interest of space, we’ve decided not to post the entire agenda here. The City Clerk’s office hosts a copy at its web site, here. We’ve posted these in chronological order. Where applicable, however, we’ve paired items that […]
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TipSheet: Zoning and Platting Commission
The Zoning and Platting Commission meets in its regular session Tuesday and will consider more than 20 zoning cases brought by developers and homeowners. Zoning & Platting Commission One Texas Center, Room 325, 505 Barton Springs Rd. 6 p.m. August 19, 2014 AGENDA A. CITIZEN COMMUNICATION The first four (4) speakers signed up prior to […]
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TipSheet: Travis County Commissioners Court
After an entire week of budget hearings, Travis County Commissioners aren’t too interested in dealing with any heavy duty issues this week. But there are a couple of items on the agenda that piqued our interest: Item 27. Commissioners will finalize comprehensive changes to the parking plan for Travis County employees. Item 35. Commissioners will […]
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TipSheet: Lower Colorado River Authority
The LCRA board meets Wednesday. On the agenda is a report on the condition of the Highland Lakes, amendments to Downstream Water Rights and possible amendments to a pending water management plan. Lower Colorado River Authority Board 10 a.m. August 20, 2014 LCRA Board Room, 3700 Lake Austin Blvd., Austin Items from the Chair […]
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TipSheet: Austin City Council Budget Work Session
The Austin City Council meets Tuesday morning for another Budget Work Session. Highlights on this week’s agenda: Council members will consider adopting the maximum tax rate of 49.22 cents per $100 taxable value and set the date to adopt the FY2015 tax rate. The Council will also set public hearings on the tax rate and […]
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The Blow-by-Blow: @MKanin’s tweets from Thursday’s rail bond vote
For All Access users: A handy rundown of @mkanin’s twitter feed from Council’s vote on the 2014 rail bond. [gview file=”https://austinmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/ATXCouncil-and-the-rail-bond-vote.pdf”]
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TipSheet: Council members return from vacation to discuss budget
City Council Convenes, 9:30 a.m. Town Lake Center, 721 Barton Springs Road Budget 1. Discussion and possible action regarding council meeting schedule and the budget and tax rate calendar. 2. Presentation and discussion regarding the City’s Proposed Budget for Fiscal Year 2014-2015. 3. Presentation and discussion regarding the impact of providing a general homestead exemption […]
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Residents express concerns over final Council districts map
A week after the final proposed map of Austin’s first single-member districts was released, Austinites gathered mainly to tell the Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission what they felt was wrong with the map and, occasionally tell them what the panel had done right. The meeting, held at The Lodge at 700 Dawson (formerly the Elks Lodge), […]
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ICRC holds final public hearing on proposed Council districts
As the deadline for a single-member district map grows closer, the crowd wanting to address the map has grown larger and more vocal. Wednesday night, the Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission held its fourth and final public input meeting designed to solicit testimony about the Sept. 28 preliminary map. The commission heard from a full […]
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ICRC continues hearing on preliminary 10-1 Council Districts map
As a deadline for establishing Austin’s first single-member districts looms, the Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission continued to listen to citizens over the weekend. The commission is currently on a whirlwind tour of the four Travis County Commissioner precincts. This past Saturday, they were in Dove Springs, taking public input on the preliminary map, which […]