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RECA 2008 City Council Elections Candidate Questionnaires Edwards Aquifer Protection Plan Fees History Update Large-Scale Residential Development Ordinance ("McMansions") History Update Planned Unit Development Ordinance (PUD) History Update Subdivision Streets Regulation History Update RECA 2007 2006 Cost of Government Index City of Austin and Capital Metro Cost to Household News Release: Thirteen Years of 'Tax Creep' (5/07) Total Cost of Governments Seventeen Year Perspective Barton Springs Zone Ordinance History Update Business Retention and Enhancement Program History Update Height Definition History Update Large-Scale Retail Development Ordinance ("Big Box ") History Update Parkland Dedication Ordinance History Update Water Conservation Task Force History Update RECA 2006 2005 Cost of Government Index City of Austin and Capital Metro Cost to Household News Release: Cost of Government Increase outstrips Austin Family Incomes (7/06) Total Cost of Governments Sixteen Year Perspective Austin Charter Amendments proposed by SOS, but defeated by Austin voters History Update City Council Elections RECA 2006 City Council Candidate Forum 2006 City Charter Election Travis County Interim Development Rule History Update RECA 2005 2004 Cost of Government Index City of Austin and Capital Metro Cost to Household News Release: Local Taxes Rose, Median Income Stalled (6/05) Total Cost of Governments Fifteen Year Perspective Regional Planning Committee for the Barton Springs Segment of the Edwards Aquifer History Update Cesar Chavez Conversion Project History Update City of Austin Proposed Rules Changes Proposed Rules for Stakeholder Discussion- July 18th at 10am in One Texas Center, 505 Barton Springs Road, in room 240 DCM Section2 revdoc Revision to Section 8 Figure 2-2 Figure 2-4 Figure 2-5 ECM- New Sec.7-Screening ECM- 3 Final P treet Trees BCM-New Sec.9 Facilitites Appendix F Desc Ree Species Chapter 245 Rule A Site Plan Chapter 245 Rule Subdivision Chapter 245 Rule Exhibit C SB 848 Perm Rule ECM 1.6.9.3 lte submission #2 ECM 1.6.6 Submission#2 ECM 1.6.2 and 1.6.3 Submission#2 City of Austin Draft SB 848 Implementation Rules History Update Travis County Bond Proposal (2005) History Update RECA 2004 2003 Cost of Government Index City of Austin and Capital Metro Cost to Household News Release: Cost of Supporting Local Governments Outstrips Austin Family Income (7/04) Total Cost of Governments Fourteen Year Perspective Affordable Housing History RECA Affordable Housing Committee Policy Discussions Leadership Austin Action Team on Affordable Housing City of Austin Inclusionary Housing Study City of Austin Draft Impervious Cover Mitigation Guidelines History Update Environmental Suitability Matrix History Update The Matrix and Sample Roadway Scores (72k Excel File) Matrix Scores Map (804k Word File) RECA 2003 2002 Cost of Government Index City of Austin and Capital Metro Cost to Household News Release: Median Family Income in Austin Drops Six Percent in 2003 (7/03) Total Cost of Governments Thirteen Year Perspective City of Austin Budget Deliberations City of Austin Budget City of Austin Development Review Process Improvements (PowerPoint / 360k) Hazardous Pipeline Ordinance History Update City of Austin's Hazardous Pipeline Ordinance TxDOT Access Management Rules History Update RECA letter to TxDOT re: Access Management Policy (10/10/2002)   RECA letter to TxDOT re: Access Management Policy (7/28/2003) RECA 2002 2001 Cost of Government Index News Release:Cost of Austin-Area Governments Jumped - And So Did Family Income (8/02) City of Austin and Capital Metro Cost to Household Total Cost of Governments Twelve Year Perspective Bicycle/Shower Requirements for New Non-Residential Developments History Update Ordinance Amendment Review Sheet re: Bicycle/Shower Requirements (1/15/02) Proposed Bicycle Requirements By Land Use (1/15/02) City of Austin Bicycle Plan, Part I and II (www.ci.austin.tx.us/bicycle) Central Business District Near-Term Transportation Projects History Map of Proposed Near-Term CBD Transportation Projects RECA's Downtown Mobility Task Force Report (Executive Summary) RECA's Downtown Mobility Task Force Report (Full Report) Update Charter Election 2002 History Update City of Austin Law Department Memo re: Citizen-drafted Campaign Finance proposal City of Austin Law Department presentation re: Citizen-drafted Campaign Finance proposal (PowerPoint Document) 2000 Charter Revisions Committee's Recommendation on Single-Member Districts (January 15, 2000) 2001 Charter Revisions Committee's Recommendation on Single-Member Districts RECA Board of Directors' Resolution in Support of an 8+2+1 Mixed Electoral System (April 8, 2002) RECA Board of Directors' Resolution in Support of Single-Member Districts (January 29, 2002) Downtown Design Guidelines History Update Endangered Species History/Barton Springs Salamander September, 2000 U.S. Fish & Wildlife Letter to EPA USFWS Draft Jeopardy Biological Opinion (7/01) (Adobe Acrobat File) Comments on the USFWS Draft Biological Opinion on the Continued Operation of the EPA Construction General Permit in the Barton Springs Zone (8/13/01) (Adobe Acrobat File) Impervious Cover Police History Update Resolution Regarding Impervious Cover Assumptions for Single Family Residential Development (5/1/01) Light Rail 2002 Rapid Transit Project: Milestone 1-Route Alternatives (Executive Summary, 10/12/01) (Adobe Acrobat File) Rapid Transit Project: Milestone 2-Urban Transit Vehicles (Executive Summary, 10/15/01) (Adobe Acrobat File) Rapid Transit Project: Milestone 3-Station Design/Planning (Update, 10/30/01) Index of Light Rail Web Sites/Information Subdivision Streets Regulation (revived in 2007) History Update Resolution on the Proposed Optional Subdivision Streets Ordinance (6/5/2001) DRAFT Subdivision Streets Ordinance (12/13/2001) Revised DRAFT Subdivision Streets Ordinance (9/13/2002) Watershed Protection Department Master Plan Proposal History City of Austin Watershed Protection Master Plan page Draft Watershed Protection Matrix Watershed Protection Master Plan Findings and Recommendations RECA 2001 2000 Cost of Government Index (7/01) News Release: Tax Burden Up More Than Income; School District Taxes Up the Most (7/23/01) City of Austin and Capital Metro Cost to Household Total Cost of Governments Eleven Year Perspective 77th Legislative Session (2001) Senate Bill 79 by Shapiro Relating to Uniform Election Dates Signed by Governor May 26, 2001 News Release - Uniform Election Dates Legislation Supported (10/25/00) Alliance for Uniform Election Dates (10/25/00) Attorney General's Requests/Opinions Request for Attorney General's Opinion as to the effect of Chapter 245 of the Texas Local Government Code in the conveyance of property. The request seeks an opinion on whether development approvals granted in accordance with Chapter 245 of the Texas Local Government Code will transfer with property, or, instead, are they rights granted only to the property owner who secures the approval. Download the complete request as a PDF Document. (If you need Acrobat Reader please visit www.adobe.com.) Download the Attorney General's opinion as a PDF file from the Texas Attorney General's website http://www.oag.state.tx.us. Click on the the "opinions" link on the homepage and search through the "index to opinions" for JC-0425 (2001). On-Site Septic Systems Regulations/Proposed Changes History Update Draft On-Site Sewage Facilities Ordinance Transportation Issues Travis County Bond Package News Release - Travis County Residents Willing to Pay for Road Construction Travis County Bond Survey Analysis - June 2001 Resolution Supporting Further Study Regarding Loop 1/ U.S. 183 Improvements (4/18/01) Letter from RECA President Jerry Winetroub re: Transportation Resolution Adopted (2/21/01) Resolution on Improved Regional Multi-Modal Transportation for Central Texas (2/21/01) RECA 2000 1999 Cost of Government Index (9/00) Light Rail Election RECA's Process for Taking a Position on Light Rail RECA's Resolution on Roads and Rail (10/6/00) Smart Growth 2000 Summary of Smart Growth Ordinances passed by the City of Austin Transportation Bond Election Summary of the Nov. 7th 2000 Bond Proposal News Release-RECA Endorses Transportation Ballot Initiatives (10/6/00) RECA 1999 RECA-SOS-Chamber Agreement 1998 Cost of Government Index (9/99) 76th Legislative Session HB 1704 Re-enacted/Bill RECA Resolution on HB 1704 (3/24/99) RECA 1998 Compact City Proposal (5/5/98) CURE II Initiative (5/1/98) Development Fee Study
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