Austin City Council MINUTES For May 17, 1988 SPECIAL CALLED MEETING - 3:00 Ρ.Μ. FOURTH FLOOR AUDITORIUM - CENTRAL LIBRARY Council Chambers, 307 West Second Street, Austin, Texas Memorandum To: : Mayor Cooksey called to order the special called meeting of the Council, noting the absence of Councilmember Humphrey. WORKSESSION A worksession was held on proposal for establishing & joint City/County Housing Commission. CITY MANAGER REPORT - CDBG Paula Phillips, Director, Housing and Community Services Depart-: ment, presented the City Manager Report on Community Development Block Grant Clarification. Council made the following motion: Motion The Council on Councilmember Carl-Mitchell's motion, Councilmember Shipman's second, approved the following Community Development Block Grant distribution of money: (5-0 Vote, Mayor Pro Teń Trevino out of the room, Councilmember Humphrey absent) Split 50/50 between Standard Rehabilitation and Acquisition with 25% of the Standard Rehabilitation money targeted for Montopolis and Standard Rehabilitation is to stay in-house; Acquisition is subject to RFP with two safeguards: (1) Long range maintenance of property; (2) Screening process will be by Housing and Community Services Department. RENTAL REHAB PROGRAM APPLICATION The Council, on Councilmember Urdy's motion, Mayor Pro Tem Trevino's second, adopted a resolution authorizing submission of a Rental Rehabilitation Program Application to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and accepting $561,000.00 Fiscal Year 1988 grant allocation for the City of Austin. (6-0 Vote, Councilmember Humphrey absent) Council Memo WATER QUALITY STANDARDS 2 5/17/88 The Council, on Councilmember Shipman's motion, Mayor Pro Tem Trevino's second adopted a resolution reaffirming support for the recommendations of the Governor's Select Committee on Water Quality Standards for Lake Travis and Lake Austin. (6-0 Vote, Councilmember Humphrey absent) ITEM POSTPONED Postponed to May 19, 1988 is consideration of affirming the action of Austin Housing Finance Corporation allocating $690,000.00 in Residual Value Bond Revenues for first year activities. NO ACTION ON ITEM No action was taken on a resolution to consider the Barton Creek Watershed recommendations from the Environmental Board. ITEM ALREADY PASSED A resolution to consider approval of Amendment Number Two to the contract with Alexander and Associates for additional leasing broker services was passed on May 12, 1988. ΑΡΡΟΙΝΤMENTS () Council made the following appointments. Maline McCalla to the Austin "150" Committee, on Councilmember Carl-Mitchell's motion, Councilmember Urdy's second, (6-0 Vote, Councilmember Humphrey absent) Citizens Advisory Committee for the Waste-To-Energy Plan appointment is Linda Prentice, on Councilmember Shipman's motion, Councilmember Nofziger's second, (6-0 Vote, Councilmember Humphrey absent) ADJOURNMENT :: Council adjourned its meeting at 5:50 P.Μ.