Thursday, September 10, 2015 The Austin City Council will convene at 9:00 AM on Thursday, September 10, 2015 at Austin City Hall 301 W. Second Street, Austin, TX Mayor Steve Adler Mayor Pro Tem Kathie Tovo, District 9 Council Member Ora Houston, District 1 Council Member Delia Garza, District 2 Council Member Sabino “Pio” Renteria, District 3 Council Member Gregorio Casar, District 4 Council Member Ann Kitchen, District 5 Council Member Don Zimmerman, District 6 Council Member Leslie Pool, District 7 Council Member Ellen Troxclair, District 8 Council Member Sheri Gallo, District 10 For meeting information, contact the City Clerk, (512) 974-2210 The City Council may go into a closed session as permitted by the Texas Open Meetings Act, (Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code) regarding any item on this agenda. All of the following items may be acted upon by one motion. No separate discussion or action on any of the items is necessary unless desired by a Council Member. 9:00 AM – City Council Convenes Consent Budget 1. Approve an ordinance adopting the Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 2015- 2016, beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on September 30, 2016. 2. Approve an ordinance adopting the Capital Budget for Fiscal Year 2015-2016, beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on September 30, 2016. 3. Approve an ordinance authorizing fees, fines, and other charges to be set or charged by the City for Fiscal Year 2015-2016, beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on September 30, 2016. 4. Approve an ordinance establishing classifications and positions in the classified service of the Austin Fire Department; creating and eliminating certain positions; establishing pay rates; and repealing Ordinance No. 20150402-005 relating to Fire Department classifications and positions. 5. Approve an ordinance establishing classifications and positions in the classified service of the Austin Police Department; creating certain positions; establishing pay rates; and repealing Ordinance No. 20140908-005 relating to Police Department classifications and positions. 6. Approve an ordinance establishing classifications and positions in the classified service of the Emergency Medical Services Department; creating certain positions; establishing pay rates; and repealing Ordinance No. 20140925-024 relating to Emergency Medical Services Department classifications and positions. 7. Approve a resolution declaring the City of Austin's official intent to reimburse itself from: November 2012 Proposition 12 General Obligation bonds in the amount of $31,130,000 related to transportation and mobility; November 2012 Proposition 14 General Obligation bonds in the amount of $25,480,000 related to parks and recreation; November 2012 Proposition 16 General Obligation bonds in the amount of $3,868,000 related to public safety; November 2012 Proposition 17 General Obligation bonds in the amount of $2,605,000 related to health and human services; November 2012 Proposition 18 General Obligation bonds in the amount of $2,065,000 related to library, museum, and cultural arts; November 2013 Proposition 1 General Obligation Bonds in the amount of $10,000,000 for Affordable Housing; and Certificates of Obligation in the amount of $2,000,000 for Roy G. Guerrero Colorado River Metropolitan Park Improvements, and $3,550,000 for the New Central Library. 8. Approve a resolution declaring the City of Austin's official intent to reimburse itself from the proceeds of tax-exempt obligations in an aggregate maximum principal amount not to exceed $150,000,000 for expenditures related to the acquisition and construction of electric utility capital improvement projects. 9. Approve a resolution declaring the City of Austin's official intent to reimburse itself from the proceeds of tax-exempt obligations to be issued through October 2016 for acquisition and construction costs in an aggregate maximum principal amount of $170,000,000 related to Fiscal Year 2015-2016 Austin Water Capital Improvement Projects. 10. Approve a resolution declaring the City of Austin's official intent to reimburse itself from revenue bonds in an amount not to exceed $122,400,000 for Austin-Bergstrom International Airport improvements. 11. Ratify the property tax increase reflected in the Budget for Fiscal Year 2015- 2016. 12. Approve a resolution appointing Board Chair Steve Adler, Vice-Chair Kathryn B. Tovo, Director Ora Houston, Director Delia Garza, Director Sabino “Pio” Renteria, Director Gregorio “Greg” Casar, Director Ann Kitchen, Director Don Zimmerman, Director Leslie Pool, Director Ellen Troxclair, and Director Sheri Gallo to the Board of Directors for the Mueller Local Government Corporation. Non-Consent 10:45 AM - Austin Housing and Finance Corporation Meeting 13. The Mayor will recess the City Council meeting to conduct a Board of Directors' Meeting of the Austin Housing Finance Corporation (AHFC). Following adjournment of the AHFC Board meeting the City Council will reconvene. (The AHFC agenda is temporarily located at https://austin.siretechnologies.com/sirepub/mtgviewer.aspx?meetid=911&doctyp e=AGENDA) 10:45 AM - Mueller Local Government Corporation Meeting 14. The Mayor will recess the City Council meeting to conduct a Board of Directors' Meeting of the Mueller Local Government Corporation (MLGC). Following adjournment of the MLGC Board meeting the City Council will reconvene. (The MLGC agenda is temporarily located at https://austin.siretechnologies.com/sirepub/mtgviewer.aspx?meetid=894&doctyp e=AGENDA) 9:00 AM - Public Hearings and Possible Actions 15. Conduct a public hearing on the proposed property (ad valorem) tax rate for Fiscal Year 2015-2016. Adjourn The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable modifications and equal access to communications will be provided upon request. For assistance, please call 512-974-2210 or TTY users route through 711. A person may request a Spanish language interpreter be made available by contacting the Office of the City Clerk not later than twenty-four hours before the scheduled time of the item on which the person wishes to speak. 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