City of Austin Audit And Finance Committee Met June 16

City of Austin Audit And Finance Committee Met June 16.

Here is the minutes provided by the committee:

THE AUSTIN CITY COUNCIL AUDIT AND FINANCE COMMITTEE CONVENED IN A REGULAR MEETING AT 9:35 AM, AUSTIN CITY HALL, 301 W. 2nd STREET, AUSTIN, TEXAS (This meeting was conducted by video conference from remote locations). 

Council Member Alter called the meeting to order at 9:35 AM. In attendance were Council Member Pool, Mayor Adler, Council Member Kelly, and Council Member Tovo. 

Citizen Communication: Speakers signed up prior to the meeting being called to order will each be allowed three minutes to address their concerns regarding items not posted on the agenda. 

Citizen Speaker, Zenobia Joseph spoke. 

Agenda Item #1: Approve the minutes of the Audit and Finance Committee Meeting of May 26, 2021. 

The minutes of the May 20th 2021 Audit and Finance Committee meeting were approved on Council Member Kelly's motion, Council Member Tovo's second, on a 4-0 vote. Mayor Adler was of the virtual dias. 

Agenda Item #2: Discuss issues related to Austin-Bergstrom Landhost Enterprises, Inc. (ABLE) and the operations and financial information of the Hilton Hotel at Austin-Bergstorm 

International Airport (Aviation). 

Sponsors: Council Member Alison Alter, and Council Member Leslie Pool 

Tracy Thompson, Airport Chief Officer, Rajeev Thomas, Deputy Chief of Finance, Department of Aviation, discussed issues related to Austin-Bergstrom Landhost Enterprises, Inc. (ABLE) and the operations and financial information of the Hilton Hotel at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport and answered questions from the committee. No Action was taken. 

Agenda Item #3: Financial Policies Update. 

Sponsors: Council Member Alison Alter, and Council Member Leslie Pool 

Joseph Gonzales, Austin Water Assistant Director, provided a Financial Policies Update, and answered questions from the committee. The recommendation to forward the financial policies to the full council for approval, with the amendment to retain the Environmental Board and the Resource Management Commission was made on Council Member Pool's motion, Council Member Kelly s second on a 5-0 vote. 

Agenda Item #4: Proposed bylaw amendments for the Environmental Commission (City Clerk's Office). 

Sponsors: Council Member Alison Alter, and Council Member Leslie Pool 

Myrna Rios, Deputy City Clerk, presented the proposed bylaw amendments for the Environmental Commission, and answered questions from the committee. The proposed bylaw amendment was forward to the full council for approval on Council Member Pool's motion, Mayor Adler's second, on a 5-0 vote. 

Agenda Item #6: Identify Items to be discussed at future meetings 

The Council Committee spoke on future items to be discussed. 

The committee entered Executive Session at 10:32 a.m. to discuss Items 5 without objection. 

Agenda Item #5: Discuss security audit related to information security management in the City (Security Audit -Sections 551.076 and 551.089 of the Government Code). 

Sponsors: Council Member Alison Alter, and Council Member Leslie Pool 

The committee returned from Executive Session at 11:25 a.m. 

Adjourn: Council Member Alter adjourned the meeting without objections at 11:26 AM. 

https://www.austintexas.gov/edims/document.cfm?id=366987