Regular Meeting (Budget Reading / Tax Rate) of the Austin City Council
September 13, 2017
This meeting was recessed on September 11 and reconvened on September 12, then recessed on September 12 and reconvened on September 13.
Meeting Agenda
Agenda, 172kb
Approved Meeting Minutes
Minutes: Budget Adoption Reading, 2.1mb
Closed Caption Transcript
Transcript - Budget Adoption Reading, 743kb
Video
Play video - September 13, 2017
Agenda Items - September 13, 2017
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Item 1 - September 13, 2017
Approve an ordinance adopting the City of Austin Budget for Fiscal Year 2017-2018, beginning on October 1, 2017, and ending on September 30, 2018.
Executed Ordinance
Ordinance No. 20170913-001, PDF, 20kb
Staff Responses to Council
Staff Response 20170913-001, PDF, 290kb
Staff Response 20170913-001, PDF, 225kb
Staff Response 20170913-001, PDF, 246kb
20170913-001, Response - Budget Rider, PDF, 225kb
20170913-001, Response: Memo Public Restroom Permanent Recommendation, PDF, 734kb
Work Papers and Other Backup Documentation
20170913-001, Agenda Backup: Draft Ordinance, PDF, 11kb
20170913-001, Agenda Backup: Exhibit A, PDF, 52kb
20170913-001, Agenda Backup: Memo, PDF, 20kb
20170913-001, Agenda Backup: Recommendation for Board Action, PDF, 43kb
20170913-001, Agenda Backup: Recommendation for Council Action, PDF, 58kb
20170913-001, Agenda Late Backup: Budget direction, CM Casar, Wages and benefits, PDF, 16kb
20170913-001, Agenda Late Backup: Budget Priorities #2, MPT Tovo, PDF, 27kb
20170913-001, Agenda Late Backup: Budget Priorities, MPT Tovo, PDF, 23kb
20170913-001, Agenda Late Backup: Budget Proposal, CM Troxclair, PDF, 31kb
20170913-001, Agenda Late Backup: Budget rider, CM Kitchen, Concept Menu item S-15, PDF, 59kb
20170913-001, Agenda Late Backup: Budget rider, CM Kitchen, Concept Menu item S-20, PDF, 40kb
20170913-001, Agenda Late Backup: Budget rider, CM Pool and Alter, Concept Menu item C-27, PDF, 35kb
20170913-001, Agenda Late Backup: Budget rider, CM Pool, Concept Menu item C-29, PDF, 8kb
20170913-001, Agenda Late Backup: Budget rider, CM Pool, Concept Menu item G-15, PDF, 31kb
20170913-001, Agenda Late Backup: Budget rider, CM Troxclair, Historic Preservation, PDF, 28kb
20170913-001, Agenda Late Backup: Budget rider, Concept Menu item E-20, PDF, 29kb
20170913-001, Agenda Late Backup: Budget rider, Concept Menu, CM Kitchen, item S4, PDF, 14kb
20170913-001, Agenda Late Backup: Budget Savings Menu List, CM Kitchen, PDF, 103kb
20170913-001, Agenda Late Backup: Domain 380 Agreement Fact Sheet, PDF, 71kb
20170913-001, Agenda Late Backup: General Spending Priorities, CM Alter, PDF, 53kb
20170913-001, Agenda Late Backup: Presentation - Budget Adoption Readings - Staff Amendments, PDF, 3.0mb
20170913-001, Agenda Late Backup: Presentation - Hotel Occupancy Tax - Staff Proposed Reallocation, PDF, 5.4mb
20170913-001, Agenda Late Backup: Proposed amendments #1, Mayor Adler, PDF, 47kb
20170913-001, Agenda Late Backup: Proposed amendments #2, Mayor Adler, PDF, 43kb
20170913-001, Agenda Late Backup: Proposed amendments, CM Alter, PDF, 38kb
20170913-001, Agenda Late Backup: Proposed amendments, CM Casar, PDF, 43kb
20170913-001, Agenda Late Backup: Proposed amendments, CM Houston, PDF, 41kb
20170913-001, Agenda Late Backup: Proposed amendments, CM Renteria, PDF, 21kb
20170913-001, Agenda Late Backup: Proposed amendments, Mayor Adler, PDF, 31kb
20170913-001, Agenda Late Backup: Quality of Life Tracking table, PDF, 13kb
20170913-001, Agenda Late Backup: Response, Economic Development, to CM Alter, PDF, 35kb
20170913-001, Agenda Late Backup: Response, Economic Development, to CM Pool, PDF, 55kb
20170913-001, Agenda Late Backup: Summary, PDF, 781kb
20170913-001, Agenda Late Backup: Summary - Significant Budget Changes, PDF, 93kb
20170913-001, Agenda Late Backup: Table, PDF, 46kb
20170913-001, Agenda Late Backup: Table, revised, PDF, 49kb
20170913-001, Agenda Late Backup: Tuesday worksheet, PDF, 34kb
Item 2 - September 13, 2017
Approve an ordinance authorizing fees, fines, and other charges to be set or charged by the City for Fiscal Year 2017-2018, beginning on October 1, 2017, and ending on September 30, 2018.
Executed Ordinance
Ordinance No. 20170913-002, PDF, 1.4mb
Work Papers and Other Backup Documentation
20170913-002, Agenda Backup: Draft Ordinance, PDF, 86kb
20170913-002, Agenda Backup: Exhibit A, PDF, 280kb
20170913-002, Agenda Backup: Exhibit A- Fee Schedule, PDF, 1.3mb
20170913-002, Agenda Backup: Exhibit B - List of City Co-sponsored Events, PDF, 75kb
20170913-002, Agenda Backup: Recommendation for Board Action, PDF, 46kb
20170913-002, Agenda Backup: Recommendation for Council Action, PDF, 58kb
20170913-002, Agenda Late Backup: Electric Tariff, FY 2018, PDF, 1.7mb
20170913-002, Agenda Late Backup: Exhibit A - Approved Fee Schedule , PDF, 2.3mb
20170913-002, Agenda Late Backup: Memo , PDF, 113kb
20170913-002, Agenda Late Backup: Memorandum, PDF, 136kb
20170913-002, Agenda Late Backup: Proposed amendments, Development Services Department, PDF, 61kb
Item 3 - September 13, 2017
Approve an ordinance establishing classifications and positions in the classified service of the Austin Fire Department; creating certain positions; and repealing Ordinance No. 20170504-004 relating to Fire Department classifications and positions.
Executed Ordinance
Ordinance No. 20170913-003, PDF, 53kb
Work Papers and Other Backup Documentation
20170913-003, Agenda Backup: Draft Ordinance, PDF, 24kb
20170913-003, Agenda Backup: Recommendation for Council Action, PDF, 65kb
Item 4 - September 13, 2017
Approve an ordinance establishing classifications and positions in the classified service of the Austin Police Department; creating certain positions; and repealing Ordinance No. 20160914-005 relating to Police Department classifications and positions.
Executed Ordinance
Ordinance No. 20170913-004, PDF, 39kb
Work Papers and Other Backup Documentation
20170913-004, Agenda Backup: Draft Ordinance, PDF, 20kb
20170913-004, Agenda Backup: Recommendation for Council Action, PDF, 57kb
Item 5 - September 13, 2017
Approve an ordinance establishing classifications and positions in the classified service of the Emergency Medical Services Department; creating and eliminating certain positions; and repealing Ordinance No. 20161006-013 relating to Emergency Medical Services Department classifications and positions.
Executed Ordinance
Ordinance No. 20170913-005, PDF, 62kb
Work Papers and Other Backup Documentation
20170913-005, Agenda Backup: Draft Ordinance, PDF, 32kb
20170913-005, Agenda Backup: Recommendation for Council Action, PDF, 58kb
Item 6 - September 13, 2017
Approve a resolution declaring the City of Austin's official intent to reimburse itself from: November 2013 Proposition 1 General Obligation Bonds in the amount of $10,500,000 for Affordable Housing; November 2016 Proposition 1 General Obligation Bonds in the amount of $60,500,000 for transportation and mobility; Certificates of Obligation in the amount of $3,000,000 for public safety facility improvements and $13,000,000 for street improvements; and Contractual Obligations in the amount of $3,400,000 for the Austin Resource Recovery organics program expansion vehicles and equipment and $17,950,000 for additional vehicles and equipment for other City departments..
Executed Resolution
Resolution No. 20170913-006, PDF, 76kb
Work Papers and Other Backup Documentation
20170913-006, Agenda Backup: Draft Resolution, PDF, 35kb
20170913-006, Agenda Backup: Fiscal Note, PDF, 183kb
20170913-006, Agenda Backup: Recommendation for Council Action, PDF, 61kb
20170913-006, Agenda Late Backup: Draft Resolution, PDF, 35kb
Item 7 - September 13, 2017
Approve a resolution declaring the City of Austin's official intent to reimburse itself from the proceeds of tax-exempt obligations in an aggregate maximum principal amount of $77,000,000 for expenditures related to the acquisition and construction of electric utility capital improvement projects.
Executed Resolution
Resolution No. 20170913-007, PDF, 34kb
Work Papers and Other Backup Documentation
20170913-007, Agenda Backup: Draft Resolution, PDF, 10kb
20170913-007, Agenda Backup: Recommendation for Council Action, PDF, 68kb
Item 8 - September 13, 2017
Approve a resolution declaring the City of Austin's official intent to reimburse itself from the proceeds of tax-exempt obligations to be issued through October 2018 for acquisition and construction costs in an aggregate maximum principal amount of $204,000,000 related to Fiscal Year 2017-2018 Austin Water Capital Improvement Projects.
Executed Resolution
Resolution No. 20170913-008, PDF, 33kb
Work Papers and Other Backup Documentation
20170913-008, Agenda Backup: Draft Resolution, PDF, 10kb
20170913-008, Agenda Backup: Recommendation for Council Action, PDF, 63kb
Item 9 - September 13, 2017
Approve a resolution declaring the City of Austin's official intent to reimburse itself from revenue bonds in an amount not to exceed $24,800,000 for Austin-Bergstrom International Airport improvements.
Executed Resolution
Resolution No. 20170913-009, PDF, 38kb
Work Papers and Other Backup Documentation
20170913-009, Agenda Backup: Draft Resolution, PDF, 14kb
20170913-009, Agenda Backup: Recommendation for Council Action, PDF, 57kb
Item 10 - September 13, 2017
Ratify the property tax increase reflected in the Budget for Fiscal Year 2017-2018.
Work Papers and Other Backup Documentation
20170913-010, Agenda Backup: Recommendation for Council Action, PDF, 58kb
Item 11 - September 13, 2017
Approve an ordinance adopting and levying a property (ad valorem) tax rate for the City of Austin for Fiscal Year 2017-2018.
Executed Ordinance
Ordinance No. 20170913-011, PDF, 1.5mb
Work Papers and Other Backup Documentation
20170913-011, Agenda Backup: Draft Ordinance, PDF, 89kb
20170913-011, Agenda Backup: Recommendation for Council Action, PDF, 63kb
20170913-011, Agenda Late Backup: Draft ordinance, PDF, 1.2mb
20170913-011, Agenda Late Backup: Exhibit A, PDF, 11kb
20170913-011, Agenda Late Backup: Exhibit B1, PDF, 168kb
20170913-011, Agenda Late Backup: Exhibit B2, PDF, 263kb
Item 12 - September 13, 2017
10:30 AM - The Mayor will recess the City Council meeting to conduct a Board of Directors' Meeting of the Austin Housing Finance Corporation. Following adjournment of the AHFC Board meeting the City Council will reconvene. (The AHFC agenda is temporarily located at https://austin.siretechnologies.com/sirepub/mtgviewer.aspx?meetid=1547&doctype=Agenda).
Work Papers and Other Backup Documentation
20170913-012, Agenda Late Backup: Changes and Corrections, PDF, 12kb
Item 13 - September 13, 2017
The Mayor will recess the City Council meeting to conduct a Board of Directors' meeting of the Mueller Local Government Corporation. Following adjournment of the MLGC Board meeting the City Council will re-convene (The MLGC agenda is temporarily located at https://austin.siretechnologies.com/sirepub/mtgviewer.aspx?meetid=1540&doctype=Agenda).
There are no documents published for this agenda item.
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