City of Austin City Council will meet Oct. 29

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City of Austin City Council will meet Oct. 29.

Here is the agenda provided by the council:

Joint Meeting with Capital Metro Board of Directors and Austin Transit Partnership Board of Directors

The City Council Special Called Meeting will convene at 10 a.m. at Austin Convention Center, 500 E Cesar Chavez St., Ballroom C Austin, TX and some members of City Council and Capital Metro Board of Directors may be participating by videoconference

Mayor Steve Adler

Mayor Pro Tem Natasha Harper-Madison, District 1

Council Member Vanessa Fuentes, District 2

Council Member Sabino “Pio” Renteria, District 3

Council Member Gregorio Casar, District 4

Council Member Ann Kitchen, District 5

Council Member Mackenzie Kelly, District 6

Council Member Leslie Pool, District 7

Council Member Paige Ellis, District 8

Council Member Kathie Tovo, District 9

Council Member Alison Alter, District 10

For meeting information, contact the City Clerk, (512) 974-2210

The City Council may go into a closed session as permitted by the Texas Open Meetings Act, (Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code) regarding any item on this agenda.

Citizen Communications: General

Discussion and Possible Action

1. Staff briefing and discussion on the Project Connect Management Report.

2. Staff briefing and discussion on public feedback received on the Joint Powers Agreement between the City of Austin, Capital Metro and the Austin Transit Partnership and on other action items for consideration.

3. Approve a resolution relating to the design, construction, and operation of Project Connect and applicable City Code requirements, regulations, and permitting procedures; and potential code amendments.

4. Approve an ordinance relating to permits and approvals required to implement Project Connect that sets the permit application date, establishes exceptions, and creates a process to use subsequent changes in City Code, rules, and other regulations.

5. Authorize negotiation and execution of the Joint Powers Agreement between the City of Austin, Capital Metro and the Austin Transit Partnership.

Adjourn

The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Reasonable modifications and equal access to communications will be provided upon request.

For assistance, please call 512-974-2210 or TTY users route through 711.

A person may request a Spanish language interpreter be made available by contacting the Office of the City Clerk not later than twenty-four hours before the scheduled time of the item on which the person wishes to speak. Please call (512) 974-2210 in advance or inform the City Clerk’s staff present at the council meeting.

Cualquier persona puede solicitar servicios de intérprete en español comunicándose con la oficina del Secretario/a Municipal a no más tardar de veinte y cuatro horas antes de la hora determinada para el asunto sobre el cual la persona desea comentar. Por favor llame al (512) 974-2210 con anticipo o informe al personal del Secretario/a Municipal presente en la sesión del Consejo.

https://www.austintexas.gov/edims/document.cfm?id=369636



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