September 13, 2017 Austin City Council Regular Meeting (Budget Reading / Tax Rate)
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, 172 KB
Approved Meeting Minutes
Minutes: Budget Adoption Reading, 2.0 MB
Closed Caption Transcript
Transcript - Budget Adoption Reading, 743 KB
Video
Play video - September 13, 2017
Agenda Items - September 13, 2017
Scroll down to view each item on the meeting agenda or click on a number to go directly to that item.
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, 20 KB
Staff Responses to Council
Staff Response 20170913-001, PDF, 290 KB
Staff Response 20170913-001, PDF, 225 KB
Staff Response 20170913-001, PDF, 246 KB
20170913-001, Response: Budget Rider, PDF, 225 KB
20170913-001, Response: Memo Public Restroom Permanent Recommendation, PDF, 734 KB
Work Papers and Other Backup Documentation
20170913-001, Agenda Backup: Draft Ordinance, PDF, 11 KB
20170913-001, Agenda Backup: Recommendation for Council Action, PDF, 58 KB
20170913-001, Agenda Late Backup: Budget direction, CM Casar, Wages and benefits, PDF, 16 KB
20170913-001, Agenda Late Backup: Budget Priorities #2, MPT Tovo, PDF, 27 KB
20170913-001, Agenda Late Backup: Budget Priorities, MPT Tovo, PDF, 23 KB
20170913-001, Agenda Late Backup: Budget Proposal, CM Troxclair, PDF, 31 KB
20170913-001, Agenda Late Backup: Budget rider, CM Kitchen, Concept Menu item S-15, PDF, 59 KB
20170913-001, Agenda Late Backup: Budget rider, CM Kitchen, Concept Menu item S-20, PDF, 40 KB
20170913-001, Agenda Late Backup: Budget rider, CM Pool and Alter, Concept Menu item C-27, PDF, 35 KB
20170913-001, Agenda Late Backup: Budget rider, CM Pool, Concept Menu item C-29, PDF, 8 KB
20170913-001, Agenda Late Backup: Budget rider, CM Pool, Concept Menu item G-15, PDF, 31 KB
20170913-001, Agenda Late Backup: Budget rider, CM Troxclair, Historic Preservation, PDF, 28 KB
20170913-001, Agenda Late Backup: Budget rider, Concept Menu item E-20, PDF, 29 KB
20170913-001, Agenda Late Backup: Budget rider, Concept Menu, CM Kitchen, item S4, PDF, 14 KB
20170913-001, Agenda Late Backup: Budget Savings Menu List, CM Kitchen, PDF, 103 KB
20170913-001, Agenda Late Backup: Domain 380 Agreement Fact Sheet, PDF, 71 KB
20170913-001, Agenda Late Backup: General Spending Priorities, CM Alter, PDF, 53 KB
20170913-001, Agenda Late Backup: Presentation - Budget Adoption Readings - Staff Amendments, PDF, 2.9 MB
20170913-001, Agenda Late Backup: Presentation - Hotel Occupancy Tax - Staff Proposed Reallocation, PDF, 5.3 MB
20170913-001, Agenda Late Backup: Proposed amendments #1, Mayor Adler, PDF, 47 KB
20170913-001, Agenda Late Backup: Proposed amendments #2, Mayor Adler, PDF, 43 KB
20170913-001, Agenda Late Backup: Proposed amendments, CM Alter, PDF, 38 KB
20170913-001, Agenda Late Backup: Proposed amendments, CM Casar, PDF, 43 KB
20170913-001, Agenda Late Backup: Proposed amendments, CM Houston, PDF, 41 KB
20170913-001, Agenda Late Backup: Proposed amendments, CM Renteria, PDF, 21 KB
20170913-001, Agenda Late Backup: Proposed amendments, Mayor Adler, PDF, 31 KB
20170913-001, Agenda Late Backup: Quality of Life Tracking table, PDF, 13 KB
20170913-001, Agenda Late Backup: Response, Economic Development, to CM Alter, PDF, 35 KB
20170913-001, Agenda Late Backup: Response, Economic Development, to CM Pool, PDF, 55 KB
20170913-001, Agenda Late Backup: Summary, PDF, 781 KB
20170913-001, Agenda Late Backup: Summary - Significant Budget Changes, PDF, 93 KB
20170913-001, Agenda Late Backup: Table, PDF, 46 KB
20170913-001, Agenda Late Backup: Table, revised, PDF, 49 KB
20170913-001, Agenda Late Backup: Tuesday worksheet, PDF, 34 KB
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, 1.4 MB
Work Papers and Other Backup Documentation
20170913-002, Agenda Backup: Draft Ordinance, PDF, 86 KB
20170913-002, Agenda Backup: Exhibit A- Fee Schedule, PDF, 1.3 MB
20170913-002, Agenda Backup: Exhibit B - List of City Co-sponsored Events, PDF, 75 KB
20170913-002, Agenda Backup: Recommendation for Council Action, PDF, 58 KB
20170913-002, Agenda Late Backup: Electric Tariff, FY 2018, PDF, 1.7 MB
20170913-002, Agenda Late Backup: Exhibit A - Approved Fee Schedule , PDF, 2.2 MB
20170913-002, Agenda Late Backup: Memo , PDF, 113 KB
20170913-002, Agenda Late Backup: Memorandum, PDF, 136 KB
20170913-002, Agenda Late Backup: Proposed amendments, Development Services Department, PDF, 61 KB
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, 53 KB
Work Papers and Other Backup Documentation
20170913-003, Agenda Backup: Draft Ordinance, PDF, 24 KB
20170913-003, Agenda Backup: Recommendation for Council Action, PDF, 65 KB
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, 39 KB
Work Papers and Other Backup Documentation
20170913-004, Agenda Backup: Draft Ordinance, PDF, 20 KB
20170913-004, Agenda Backup: Recommendation for Council Action, PDF, 57 KB
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, 62 KB
Work Papers and Other Backup Documentation
20170913-005, Agenda Backup: Draft Ordinance, PDF, 32 KB
20170913-005, Agenda Backup: Recommendation for Council Action, PDF, 58 KB
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, 76 KB
Work Papers and Other Backup Documentation
20170913-006, Agenda Backup: Draft Resolution, PDF, 35 KB
20170913-006, Agenda Backup: Fiscal Note, PDF, 183 KB
20170913-006, Agenda Backup: Recommendation for Council Action, PDF, 61 KB
20170913-006, Agenda Late Backup: Draft Resolution, PDF, 35 KB
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, 34 KB
Work Papers and Other Backup Documentation
20170913-007, Agenda Backup: Draft Resolution, PDF, 10 KB
20170913-007, Agenda Backup: Recommendation for Council Action, PDF, 68 KB
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, 33 KB
Work Papers and Other Backup Documentation
20170913-008, Agenda Backup: Draft Resolution, PDF, 10 KB
20170913-008, Agenda Backup: Recommendation for Council Action, PDF, 63 KB
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, 38 KB
Work Papers and Other Backup Documentation
20170913-009, Agenda Backup: Draft Resolution, PDF, 14 KB
20170913-009, Agenda Backup: Recommendation for Council Action, PDF, 57 KB
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, 58 KB
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, 1.5 MB
Work Papers and Other Backup Documentation
20170913-011, Agenda Backup: Draft Ordinance, PDF, 89 KB
20170913-011, Agenda Backup: Recommendation for Council Action, PDF, 63 KB
20170913-011, Agenda Late Backup: Draft ordinance, PDF, 1.2 MB
20170913-011, Agenda Late Backup: Exhibit A, PDF, 11 KB
20170913-011, Agenda Late Backup: Exhibit B1, PDF, 168 KB
20170913-011, Agenda Late Backup: Exhibit B2, PDF, 263 KB
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, 12 KB
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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