Austin Housing Finance Corporation Regular Meeting Transcript – 12/1/2022 Title: ATXN-1 (24hr) Channel: 1 - ATXN-1 Recorded On: 12/1/2022 6:00:00 AM Original Air Date: 12/1/2022 Transcript Generated by SnapStream ================================== [11:42:41 AM] >> Mayor Adler: Okay. Let's go ahead now here at 11:43 and recess the Austin city council meeting. Let's go ahead and convene the [11:43:43 AM] Austin housing finance corporation meeting on December 1, 2022. Time is 11:43. We're in the city council chambers here at city hall. The quorum of the directors are here. Why don't you call speakers. And then we'll see if we can take care of the agenda. >> First speaker is Gus Pena for 6, 7, 9. Then Debbie Kaiser. >> Mayor Adler: Okay. >> I'm not seeing Mr. Pena. We'll go to Debbie Kaiser, item 7. >> I'm the founder and CEO of [11:44:44 AM] imagine art -- a creative community comprised of artists. We've been operating in Austin 26 years. Here to support item 7, the live-make project. The live-make campus is a labor of love establishing 66 units of deeply affordable housing anchored by 8500 square feet of public art studios and a kitchen. Council member Renteria, we could not have done with without you. I appreciate your support. As you exit your seat on council, I invite you to enjoy this in your neighborhood. I hope to see you frequently. I want to personally thank Austin housing finance corporation. Imagine art is excited about moving forward in a long-term partnership with you. >> Mayor Adler: Thank you. >> Renteria: Mayor? [11:45:45 AM] >> Mayor Adler: Yes. >> Renteria: This is going to be a beautiful program. I have gone to their galleries over there and have seen them work on it and seen the artists, and it's just amazing, the kind of art that these young people are doing. So I'm really just -- of course I'll be down there. I want to be there also when the ribbon is cut. Just please invite me. I'm not going to be here on the dais, but I would love to be there because it's one of those great programs that we're going to be helping our young folks that are -- you know, with disability. And it's a great opportunity. We've been able to provide housing for these people, especially when they get older and their parents do leave, pass away. We'll have an opportunity to keep providing housing and service for these young folks [11:46:48 AM] with disability. >> Mayor Adler: Great. Thank you. Let's go through the housing Austin finance corporation consent today. Items 1 through 10 are on consent agenda. >> Yes. >> Mayor Adler: Anybody want to pull those? Motion to approve? Any discussion? Take a vote. Those in favor, raise your hand. Those opposed? I'm seeing it unanimous WP director vela off the dais. Let's see if he's handy. All right. Go ahead and take a vote. Those in favor, please raise your hand. Those opposed? Unanimous on the dais with [11:47:52 AM] director vela off. That's all our business. I'm going to adjourn the meeting of Austin housing finance corporation. I'm going to reconvene the Austin city council meeting here at 11:47.