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  3. September 10, 2008 Austin City Council Budget Meeting

September 10, 2008 Austin City Council Budget Meeting

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Budget Meeting of the Austin City Council
September 10, 2008
This meeting was cancelled.


Since the budget was adopted on September 8, 2008, this meeting was cancelled.

 

Meeting Agenda

  Agenda,  143kb

 

Cancellation Notice

  Cancellation Notice,  230kb



Agenda Items - September 10, 2008

Scroll down to view each item on the meeting agenda or click on a number to go directly to that item.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
11 12 13 14 15

 


Item 1 - September 10, 2008

Approve waiver of certain fees and requirements, and authorize payment of police costs for the Olympic Recognition Procession special event to be held on Friday, September 12, 2008. (Council Member Mike Martinez Council Member Lee Leffingwell Council Member Laura Morrison)

 

There are no documents available for this agenda item.

 


Item 2 - September 10, 2008

Approve an ordinance adopting the Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 2008-2009, beginning on October 1, 2008, and ending on September 30, 2009.

 

There are no documents available for this agenda item.

 


Item 3 - September 10, 2008

Approve an ordinance adopting the Capital Budget for Fiscal Year 2008-2009, beginning on October 1, 2008, and ending September 30, 2009.

 

There are no documents available for this agenda item.

 


Item 4 - September 10, 2008

Ratify the property tax increase reflected in the Budget for Fiscal Year 2008-2009.

 

There are no documents available for this agenda item.

 


Item 5 - September 10, 2008

Approve an ordinance adopting and levying a property (ad valorem) tax rate for the City of Austin for Fiscal Year 2008-2009.

 

There are no documents available for this agenda item.

 


Item 6 - September 10, 2008

Approve an ordinance authorizing fees, fines, and other charges to be set or charged by the City for Fiscal Year 2008-2009, beginning on October 1, 2008, and ending September 30, 2009.

 

There are no documents available for this agenda item.

 


Item 7 - September 10, 2008

Approve an ordinance to establish classifications and positions in the classified service of the Austin Fire Department and repeal Ordinance No. 20080131-010. Funding is included in the Fiscal Year 2008-2009 Operating Budget of the Austin Fire Department.

 

There are no documents available for this agenda item.

 


Item 8 - September 10, 2008

Approve an ordinance to establish classifications and positions in the classified service of the Austin Police Department and repeal Ordinance No. 20080214-020. Funding is included in the Fiscal Year 2008-2009 Operating Budget for the Police Department.

 

There are no documents available for this agenda item.

 


Item 9 - September 10, 2008

Approve a resolution amending the Personnel Policies regarding Service Incentive Pay. There is no fiscal impact.

 

There are no documents available for this agenda item.

 


Item 10 - September 10, 2008

Approve a resolution declaring the City of Austin's official intent to reimburse itself from November 2000 Proposition 1 General Obligation bonds to be issued for expenditures in the amount of $9,411,000 related to street and bicycle improvements; to reimburse itself from November 2006 Proposition 1 General Obligation bonds to be issued for expenditures in the amount of $24,660,000 related to street reconstruction, sidewalks, and traffic signals; to reimburse itself from November 2006 Proposition 2 General Obligation bonds to be issued for expenditures in the amount of $20,000,000 related to watershed protection master plan projects and open space acquisition; to reimburse itself from November 2006 Proposition 3 General Obligation bonds to be issued for expenditures in the amount of $15,855,000 related to parks facilities improvements and renovations, and parkland acquisition; to reimburse itself from November 2006 Proposition 4 General Obligation bonds to be issued for expenditures in the amount of $2,100,000 related to community and cultural facilities; to reimburse itself from November 2006 Proposition 5 General Obligation bonds to be issued for expenditures in the amount of $10,500,000 related to affordable housing programs; to reimburse itself from November 2006 Proposition 6 General Obligation bonds to be issued for expenditures in the amount of $18,000,000 related to the new central library project; to reimburse itself from November 2006 Proposition 7 General Obligation bonds to be issued for expenditures in the amount of $16,475,000 related to public safety facilities; and to reimburse itself from Certificates of Obligation in the amount of $2,500,000 for expenditures related to Zilker Park improvements. $117,001,000 in General Obligation Public Improvement Bonds to be issued in August 2009 or later; and $2,500,000 in non tax-supported General Obligation Certifications of Obligation to be issued in August 2009 or later.

 

There are no documents available for this agenda item.

 


Item 11 - September 10, 2008

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 2009 for acquisition and construction costs in an aggregate maximum principal amount of $240,000,000 related to Fiscal Year 2008-2009 Austin Water Utility Capital Improvement Projects.

 

There are no documents available for this agenda item.

 


Item 12 - September 10, 2008

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 $137,000,000 for expenditures related to the acquisition and construction of electric utility capital improvement projects.

 

There are no documents available for this agenda item.

 


Item 13 - September 10, 2008

Approve a resolution adopting the Austin Convention and Visitors Bureau (ACVB) 2008-2009 Marketing Plan and proposed budget in the amount of $10,183,790, set the contract payment from the City of Austin to ACVB at $8,439,500 for the Fiscal year 2008-2009, and direct the City Manager to file the approved documents with the City Clerk's office as required by the Texas Tax Code. Funding in the amount of $8,439,500 is available in the Fiscal Year 2008-2009 Proposed Operating Budget for the Tourism and Promotion Fund. The Fiscal Year 2008-2009 Tourism and Promotion Fund is attached. Funding for the remaining $1,744,290 of the ACVB budget is available from the sources shown in the attachment.

 

There are no documents available for this agenda item.

 


Item 14 - September 10, 2008

Approve a resolution to modify the agreement between the Austin Convention and Visitors Bureau (ACVB) and the City of Austin (COA) by changing the funding source from the City of Austin's General Fund to the Austin Convention Center Department Palmer Events Center Revenue Fund for funding 3 Full Time Equivalent (FTE) positions and related services for music and film. Funding in the amount of $125,382 is available in the Fiscal Year 2008-2009 Proposed Operating Budget of the Austin Convention Center Department Palmer Events Center Revenue Fund.

 

There are no documents available for this agenda item.

 


Item 15 - September 10, 2008

Approve a resolution awarding contracts for Cultural Arts Services for the Fiscal Year 2008-2009. Funding in the amount of $6,132,924 is available in the Fiscal Year 2008-2009 Proposed Budget for the Cultural Arts Fund for cultural arts contracts; $25,000 is expected in the Fiscal Year 2008-2009 Texas Commission on the Arts Subgranting Program grant for a total of $6,157,924. Recommended by the Austin Arts Commission.

 

There are no documents available for this agenda item.

 


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