Airport Growth, Housing Freeze, Utility Survey
- Received updates on the new airport's construction progress, financial status, management, and plans for financing a parking garage expansion.
- Discussed extending or ending a temporary freeze on new applications for neighborhood housing and community development programs.
- Considered a $179,446 agreement with the University of Texas for public opinion research services for the Electric Utility Department.
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Austin City Council MINUTES SPECIAL CALLED MEETING WORKSESSION WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29,1997 Mayor Todd called the meeting to order, noting the temporary absence of Councilmembers Griffith, Reynolds and Slusher. PREVIEW OF ITEMS FOR NEXT COUNCIL MEETING 1. Review of Proposed Agenda Items from the City Manager for February 6, 1997. 2. Review of Proposed Agenda Items from Council for February 6, 1997. 3. Discuss or respond to questions by the City Council on the January 30, 1997 Council meeting agenda. (Agenda for January 30, 1997 is attached and incorporated by reference.) BOARD AND COMMISSION REPORTS 4. INDIGENT CARE WORK TEAM Presentation given by David Evans. 5. RESOURCE MANAGEMENT COMMISSION - Glee Ingram, Chair Presentation given by Glee Ingram. ITEMS CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS MEETINGS 6. Approve execution of an Interlocal Agreement with the UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, Office of Survey Research, for public opinion research services, in the amount of $179,446. (Funding is available in the 1996-97 operating budget of the Electric Utility Department.) [Recommended by Electric Utility Commission] Postponed one week to February 5,1997. BRIEFING AND DISCUSSION ITEMS 7. AVIATION a. Airport Advisory Board b. New Airport Management Reserve/Construction Update c. New Airport Financial Update - Financing - Transition Requirements d. Financing proposed parking garage expansion Presentation given by Charles Gates, John Almond, Ernest Rogers, Leslie Browder, Worth Kilcrease and Dan Akins. 8. NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSING AND CONSERVATION PROGRAMS Postponed RESOLUTIONS 9. Authorize extending or rescinding the December 12, 1996, moratorium placed on receiving new applications for the Neighborhood Housing and Community Development Office programs. (Related to Item 12) Postponed to February 6,1997. BOARD OF DIRECTOR'S MEETING OF THE AUSTIN HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION The Mayor will recess the City Council Special Called Meeting. A Board meeting of the Austin Housing Finance Corporation (AHFC) will be conducted. Following adjournment of the AHFC Board meeting, the City Council Special Called Meeting will be reconvened. Items 10-12 are to be considered by the Austin Housing Finance Corporation's Board of Directors. 10. Presentation of revenues, expenditures, and program activities. 11. Authorize the remaining 1996-97 budget for the Austin Housing Finance Corporation. 12. Authorize extending or rescinding the December 12, 1996, moratorium placed on receiving new applications for the Austin Housing Finance Corporation's programs. (Related to Item 9) CITIZEN COMMUNICATIONS (A maximum of 10 citizens to speak on posted action items before Council action. Each citizen will be given 3 minutes to speak.) ADJOURNED at 5:30 p.m. Approved on this the 6th day of February, 1997 on, Councilmember Goodman's motion, CouncilmemberSlusher's second, 4-0 vote, Councilmembers Mitchell and Reynolds temporarily absent and Mayor Pro Tern Garcia absent.