City Council Notebook
By Wells Dunbar, 12:56PM, Tue. Dec. 12, 2006
From the Chronicle newsbunker to you...
Re: City Council Agenda, Thursday, December 14, 2006
Item 13: $130,000 for Parsons Brinckerhoff Quade and Douglas, Inc. for TOD Station Area Planning. Buys plans for Plaza Saltillo, Martin Luther King and Lamar-Justin.
Item 14: The West Austin Neighborhood Group's name is WANG. For real.
Item 41: Approve a resolution creating a Bond Oversight Committee for the City of Austin bonds approved on November 7, 2006.
Item 43: Spends $1,415,000 of that money for an Eastside park at Oak Springs Drive.
Item 44: Public Safety Task Force creation.
BIG ITEM 82: Northcross Resolution! North Austin's SOS moment at Council? The Omelettry's Last Stand? Burnet, durn it, learn it!
10:30: Briefing Presentation by Cid Galindo regarding the 2030 Town Center Initiative.
Citizen Communications: El Concilio kicking up dust as to who was the duly elected Holly Neighborhood Planning Area.
2pm: Briefing on homeless services
Zoning: A clutch of homes clamoring for historic designation, Redeemer Church returning on second and third reading.
5:30 Proclamations: Senator Gonzalo Barrientos Day, Farewell to the Cadeau.
6pm Public Hearings: Big Box ordinance. Bring a blanket.
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