The two topics that occupied most of
City Council s time at its April 8 meeting provide a superficial study in contrasts – more than 1,000
Downtown apartments reaching ever closer to the sky on Rainey Street, and
resilience hubs in Austin s neighborhoods to give residents a place to go when their literal survival is at stake. But both of these complex conversations share a common character; they were reprises of past debates on the dais, where Council had already made policy decisions and handed the ball off to staff, and then something . else happened.
In regards to the resilience hubs, Council Member
Alison Alter came with the receipts. As first proposed, the resolution by CM