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Steiner Ranch, Canyon Creek, Church of Scientology

Thursday, December 24, 1987 regular

Here's a look at key decisions from a December 1987 Austin City agenda:

  • Steiner Ranch disannexation finalized:

    A significant decision was made to formally disannex Steiner Ranch, with a council member noting it was a necessary compromise influenced by state legislation and urging environmental groups like Earth First and the Sierra Club to increase their state-level activism.
  • Austin expands borders:

    Several large areas were approved for annexation, including the Northwest Austin MUDs (Canyon Creek), 3M/Schlumberger sites, a water treatment plant, and the Uplands in the environmentally sensitive Barton Creek Watershed.
  • Public space use approved:

    A license agreement was granted, allowing the Church of Scientology to place decking, tables, chairs, and a planter box within the public right-of-way on West 22nd Street.

Full Transcript

FONDID Jas Austin City Council MINUTES For December 24, 1987 1:00 Ρ.Μ. Council Chambers, 307 West Second Street, Austin, Texas Memorandum To: ; Mayor Cooksey called to order the meeting of the Council, noting the absence of Councilmember Nofziger, who entered later in the day, and Councilmember Humphrey. FINANCIAL SERVICES REPORT Acting City Manager John Ware presented the Financial Services Report. Motion The Council, on Councilmember Urdy's motion, Councilmember Shipman's second, approved adoption of the timeline for financial services. (5-0 Vote, Councilmembers Humphrey and Nofziger absent) MINUTES APPROVED The Council, on Councilmember Carl-Mitchell's motion, Councilmember Shipman's second, approved minutes of regular meeting of December 10, 1987 and special meeting of December 8, 1987. (5-0 Vote, Councilmembers Humphrey and Nofziger absent) SUPPORT FOR ROADS The Council, on Councilmember Carl-Mitchell's motion, Councilmember Urdy's second, adopted a resolution supporting state designation and construction of Farm to Market Road 734 between Interstate Highway 35 and U.S. 290 East in Northeast Travis County. (5-0 Vote, Councilmembers Humphrey and Nofziger absent) Council Memo 2 12/24/87 LICENSE AGREEMENT The Council, on Mayor Pro Tem Trevino's motion, Councilmember Carl-Mitchell's second, adopted a resolution to enter into the following License Agreement: (5-0 Vote, Councilmembers Humphrey and Nofziger absent) To allow the encroachment of decking, with tables and chairs, and a planter box into the public right-of-way of West 22nd Street west of Guadalupe Street. (Request submitted by Carole Rylander on behalf of the Church of Scientology of Texas/Sasser Properties.) ΑΝΝΕΧΑΤION ORDINANCES The Council, on Councilmember Carl-Mitchell's motion, Councilmember Nofziger's second, passed through SECOND READING ONLY of an ordinance annexing the following: (4-2-0 Vote, Mayor Pro Tem Trevino and Councilmember Urdy voted No, Councilmember Humphrey absent) Full purpose annexation of the proposed Northwest Austin MUDs 1 & 2 (Canyon Creek) area, and the 3M Schlumberger and Water Treatment Plant #4 sites. (C7a-87-001) --- The Council, on Councilmember Carl-Mitchell's motion, Mayor Pro Tem Trevino's second, passed through SECOND AND THIRD READINGS of an ordinance annexing the following: (6-0 Vote, Councilmember Humphrey absent) Limited purpose annexation of the Uplands, an area in the Barton Creek Watershed at Hwy. 71 and RM 2244. (C7ar-87-008) DISANNEXATION OF STEINER RANCH Council had before them for consideration the third reading of the Steiner Ranch disannexation. Councilmember Carl-Mitchell noted for the record: "I was at the Legislature when this piece of legislation passed. The Bill that was passed was not a good piece of legislation. This section is not anything I would readily agree to but under the circumstances at the Legislature with what we were facing at that time this was the best the City of Austin could do. One thing I would like to suggest to Earth First and the Sierra Club is to become more active at the State level...... This Bill was a compromise. This section of the Bill was something that our lobbyists and I fought to the last minute to keep out of the bill...." Council Memo 3 Motion 12/24/87 The Council, on Mayor Pro Tem Trevino's motion, Councilmember Urdy's second, passed through THIRD READING of an ordinance disannexing the Steiner Ranch. (4-2-0 Vote, Councilmembers Shipman and Nofziger voted No, Councilmember Humphrey absent) ZONING HEARINGS Mayor Cooksey announced Council would hear the following zoning district cases. Council heard, closed the public hearings, and passed ordinances as follows: (1) h-87 STUART HOUSE 005 By Gregory K. Shattuck (2) h-87 MCDONALD-MCGOWN 012 HOUSE (3) h-87 SMITH HOUSE 013 By City of Austin 1208 Inks Avenue 1802 Lavaca 502 West 13th Street From "MF-2" Το "MF-2-H" RECOMMENDED ORDINANCE From "DMU" Το "DMU-H" RECOMMENDED ORDINANCE From "GO" Το "GO-H" ORDINANCE (On Councilmember Carl-Mitchell's motion, Mayor Pro Tem Trevino's second, 6-0 Vote, Councilmember Humphrey absent) APPOINTMENTS The Council, on Councilmember Carl-Mitchell's motion, Councilmember Shipman's second, appointed Jeff Hanna as a member of the Travis County Appraisal District. (6-0 Vote, Councilmember Humphrey absent) The Council, on Councilmember Shipman's motion, Councilmember Urdy's second, appointed Kenneth Arnold, Rev. Thomas Ates, Lawrence Banda, Joe Broberg, Gary Larmay, Beth Brown Boettner and Katherine Kennedy as members of the Citizen Advisory Committee for the Waste-To-Energy Plant. (5-0 Vote, Mayor Pro Tem Trevino out of the room, Councilmember Humphrey absent) ADJOURNMENT Council adjourned its meeting at 3:10 p.m.