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Future Elections & Community Housing Funds

Wednesday, April 24, 2002 Austin City Council Work Session
  • Preparing for New Election Districts

    Council discussed a plan for redrawing single-member districts for future city elections, contingent on a ballot proposition passing. This would fundamentally change how residents vote for their representatives.
  • Reviewing Community Housing Support

    An overview was presented on the funding dedicated to Housing and Community Development programs, which support various neighborhood and housing initiatives.

Full Transcript

Austin City Council MINUTES WORKSESSION WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, 2002 The following represents the actions taken by the Austin City Council in the order they occurred during the meeting. While the minutes are not in sequential order, all agenda items were discussed. The City Council of Austin, Texas convened in a Work Session on Wednesday, April 24, 2002 at One Texas Center, 505 Barton Springs Road, third floor training room, Austin, Texas. Mayor Garcia called the meeting to order at 10:08 a.m. 1. Action plan for drawing single-member districts for the election of council members in the event that Proposition 3 on the May 4, 2002 ballot is approved by the voters. The presentation was made by John Steiner, Attorney, Law Department; Ryan Robinson, City Demographer. 2. Overview of funding for Housing and Community Development programs. The presentation was made by Michael McDonald, Acting Assistant City Manager; Paul Hilgers, Director, Neighborhood Housing and Community Development The motion to adjourn the meeting at 11:23 a.m. was approved on Council Member Griffith's motion, Mayor Pro Tern Goodman's second by a 7-0 vote. The minutes from the worksession of April 24, 2002 and the regular meeting of April 4, 2002 and April 25, 2002 were approved on Council Member Thomas' motion, Mayor Garcia's second by a 7-0 vote. 12/22/05 3:06PM