City of Austin City Council met Aug. 10.
Here are the minutes provided by the council:
WORK SESSION MINUTES
The City Council of Austin, Texas convened in a Work Session Meeting on Thursday, August 10, 2023, at 301 W. 2nd Street, Austin, TX.
Mayor Watson called the Council Meeting to order at 10:00 a.m. Council Member Pool was absent.
D. COUNCIL DISCUSSION
1. Presentation and discussion of the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Proposed Budget. The presentation was made by Kerri Lang, Budget Officer, and Erik Nelson, Chief Financial Officer.
The following proposed amendments were discussed:
AFFORDABILITY
Fuentes-02: Family Stabilization Grant Program. $1,300,000 one-time expenditures. Fuentes-03: Childcare Grant Program. $250,000 one-time expenditures.
Fuentes-04: Early Childhood Social Service Contract Increase. $622,923 ongoing expenditures.
Qadri-02: College Food Access Grant. $107,500 ongoing expenditures.
R. Alter-06: Tenant Education, Stabilization and Community Based Agreement. $600,000 one-time expenditures.
Vela-01: Tenant Stabilization Funds. $7,800,000 one-time expenditures.
Velasquez-03: CoA Childcare Assistance Employee Benefit Program. $1,000,000 ongoing expenditures.
Velasquez-04: Parent Support Specialist -AISD. $2,400,000 ongoing expenditures.
Velasquez-05: Prime Time and Victory Tutorial Afterschool Programs. $539,255 ongoing expenditures.
EQUITY
Ellis-01: eTOD Planning Positions. $484,332 ongoing expenditures; 4 FTEs.
Fuentes-01: Bilingual and Cultural Revitalization Programs. $100,000 one-time expenditures.
Harper-Madison-01: Carver Museum Funding. $397,881 ongoing expenditures; 1 FTE.
Qadri-04: Fair Housing Education, Support and Testing. $500,000 one-time expenditures.
Vela-07: Legal Services for Low-Income Immigrants. $320,000 ongoing expenditures.
Vela-09: Live Spanish Interpretation at Council Meetings. $95,566 ongoing expenditures; $101,500 one-time expenditures; 1 FTE.
Vela-10: HSEM -Language Access Plan Implementation. $88,015 ongoing expenditures; $25,000 one-time expenditures; 1 FTE.
Vela-05: Sobering Center. $149,000 ongoing expenditures.
Velasquez-02: HIV/STI Testing and Treatment. $1,500,000 one-time expenditures.
Velasquez-06: Substance Continuum of Care. $604,000 one-time expenditures.
HOMELESSNESS
Harper-Madison-02: Residential Treatment Center. $550,000 one-time expenditures.
Qadri-05: Supporting Homelessness Service Providers. $3,000,000 one-time expenditures.
Qadri-06: Wrap-around Supportive Services for PSH units. $3,000,000 one-time expenditures.
R. Alter-01: Digital Service Delivery Model -Homelessness Services. $833,530 ongoing expenditures; $250,000 one-time expenditures.
R. Alter-02: Diversion/Rapid-Exit Services -Homelessness Services. $596,660 ongoing expenditures.
R. Alter-03: Homelessness Case Manager Support $750,000 one-time expenditures.
R. Alter-04: Homelessness -Project Based PSH Vouchers. $1,500,000 ongoing expenditures.
R. Alter-05: Contract Management Personnel within Homelessness Services Division. $266,598 ongoing expenditures; $6,276 one-time expenditures; 2 FTEs.
OTHER
Vela-06: Mayor and Council Positions. $1,198,440 ongoing expenditures; 1
FTE. PARKS
Vela-08: Spay and Neuter Funding. $1,200,000 ongoing expenditures.
A. Alter-02: Wildfire Prevention and PARD Land Management. $274,000 ongoing expenditures; 2 FTEs.
Ellis-02: PARD Facilities Maintenance. $565,000 one-time expenditures.
Ellis-03: Circle C Metro Park Security. $100,000 one-time expenditures.
Vela-02: Shade Structures. $2,000,000 one-time expenditures.
Vela-13: Lifeguard Positions. $350,000 ongoing expenditures; 7 FTEs.
Mayor Watson recessed the meeting at 12:04 p.m. without objection.
Mayor Watson reconvened the meeting at 12:36 p.m.
D. COUNCIL DISCUSSION CONTINUED
PUBLIC SAFETY
A. Alter-01: Victim Services Counselors. $770,000 ongoing expenditures; 10 FTEs.
A. Alter-03: El IS Collaborative Care Communication Center (01). $1,100,000 ongoing expenditures; 10 FTEs; $200,000 debt.
A. Alter-04: Response to Hate: We All Belong Campaign. $350,000 one-time expenditures.
Ellis-05: Maintain Gun Lock and Safe Storage Campaign Funding. No cost. Kelly-01: APD Vehicle Wraps. $183,000 one-time expenditures.
Kelly-02: AFD Aerial Fire Truck. $64,000 one-time expenditures; $1,844,400 debt.
Kelly-03: 9-1-1 AFD Dispatchers -Fire Specialists. $457,987 ongoing expenditures; 4 FTEs.
Direction was given to staff to look ahead at investing in the Fire Specialist positions when evaluating the Austin Fire Department Dispatcher request.
Kelly-04: 9-1-1 AFD Dispatchers -Lieutenants. $582,698 ongoing expenditures; 4 FTEs.
Kelly-05: Solar Light Towers. $70,000 debt.
Qadri-01: Safer Sixth Initiative Expansion. $500,000 one-time expenditures.
Qadri-03: Mental Health Jail Diversion Pilot Program. $2,000,000 ongoing expenditures.
Vela-04: 9-1-1 Staff Retention Programs. No cost.
Direction was given to staff to review the forfeiture funds that could be spent rather than debt financing.
Vela-11: Office of Police Oversight Data Reporting Positions. $273,108 ongoing expenditures; 4 FTEs.
Vela-12: Return HR, BSD, CPIO Positions to Original Departments. No cost.
Vela-14: Mental Health Jail Diversion Pilot Program. $2,000,000 one-time expenditures.
Velasquez-01: Community Violence Intervention Programming. $500,000 ongoing expenditures.
SUSTAINABILITY
R. Alter-07: Neighborhoods Community Tree Planting Program. $650,000 ongoing expenditures.
Mayor Watson adjourned the meeting at 1:44 p.m. without objection.
WORK SESSION AIINITTES THURSDAY, AUGUST 10,2023
The minutes were approved on this the 31 day of August 2023 on Council Member Qadri's St motion, Council Member Ryan Alter's second without objection.
https://services.austintexas.gov/edims/document.cfm?id=414801