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| City Faces $11.4 Million Budget Shortfall |
 The Austin City Council held a special called meeting this morning to begin looking at projected General Fund revenues and expenditures for the coming fiscal year, which begins October 1. The City Manager presented estimated revenues and expenditures that included a 2.5% salary increase for civilian employees and a contractually required 3% increase for uniformed officers. According to the staff presentation, Council will face a $11.4 million budget shortfall if it chooses to increase property taxes to the rollback rate and a shortfall of $28.1 million if it adopts an effective property tax rate.
Staff will develop the 2010-2011 budget between now and June and community input forums will be held in early June. Visit the City of Austin Budget website for copies of today's presentations and for continued updates on the budget process. |
Federal Health Care Reform - State Impact
| | The House Select Committee on Federal Legislation, chaired by Rep. John Zerwas, will hold its first meeting tomorrow at 9 a.m. in Room E2.010 of the State Capitol. The committee will hear invited testimony from state agencies on the impact of the federal health care reform legislation on the state and its citizens. You can watch the hearing live from your computer on Texas Legislature Online. |
| ATCIC en Espaņol | | Austin Travis County Integral Care has launched a new Spanish-language website to provide culturally and linguistically relevant resources on behavioral health and developmental disabilities to the local Hispanic community. Spanish speaking individuals can now find in-depth and timely information about ATCIC's services, events, reports, providers and system changes. |
| CAMPO Regional Transportation Plan |
The People, Planning and Preparing for the Future plan will guide development of a comprehensive multimodal regional transportation system through the year 2035. The Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (CAMPO) developed the plan to address regional transportation challenges and to ensure that our region continues to receive transportation funding through the US Department of Transportation.
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| Austin Strategic Mobility Plan |
 Austin is expected to double its population over the next 30 years. In the first round of Imagine Austin, over 5,000 Austinites said they want our community to offer a diverse population, a mix of housing types, better transportation options and opportunity for local business growth. The second round of Imagine Austinwill focus on how we create a transportation infrastructure that accommodate future growth. A series of forums will be held throughout Austin over the next week and a half. Visit the Comprehensive Planning website to learn more. |
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Final Census Push
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People who did not return their Census form can expect a visit from a U.S. Census worker in the next few weeks. The worker will show id, ask ten questions and will NOT ask to see documentation of any kind.
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| CAN Needs You! | The CAN Assessment & Review Committee is now recruiting members. The Committee meets monthly to review and edit summary information on each of the CAN Community Dashboard indicators. If you would like to learn more, contact Chantel.Bottoms@austinisd.org.
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| Follow CAN's Tweets |  Get short, timely updates on meetings, research and more on CAN_Austin. |
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Texas Has Highest Share of Minimum Wage Workers in the Nation
| Among hourly-paid workers in Texas, 474,000 had earnings at or below the prevailing Federal minimum wage in 2009, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (See chart 1.) Nearly 5.6 million workers were paid at hourly rates, representing 54.3 percent of all Texas wage and salary workers. Texas workers paid at or below the Federal minimum accounted for 8.5 percent of these hourly-paid workers, the highest share in the nation.
Texas Workers Earning Minimum Wage|
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| Immigrant Services Directory | | The Immigrant Services Network of Austin has released a new Immigrant Services Directory of social service programs in Central Texas that help families who are recently immigrated to the Austin area. The directory includes service and contact information for programs in healthcare, legal services, financial services, victim services, education, basic needs and short-term resettlement. |
| Conference on Immigration, Education and Our Future |
 Immigration policy limits the ability of qualified immigrants, who were educated in this country, from pursuing a career here. Austin Community College and St. Edward's University will host a conference, "A Dream on Hold" featuring speakers who will discuss the impact of immigration policy that limits career success in spite of educational access. Local, state and national leaders will speak at the conference on April 30that St. Edward's University. Learn more and register. |
| AISD Up Close - Leadership Development |
 Get an "inside look" into Austin Independent School District by joining the next AISD Up Close class. AISD Up Close gives parents and community members a behind the scenes look at the school districts' services, challenges and opportunities. The deadline for applying is April 30thand the first class begins in August. |
Texas Suicide Prevention Symposium
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Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death for Texans and the third leading
cause of death among youth ages fifteen to twenty-four, and the second leading
cause of death for college age students.
The Texas Suicide Prevention Symposium, "Coming Together to Care" will be held on June 9th and 10th in San Antonio. For a schedule and registration information, visit texassuicideprevention.org.
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| iChoose Teen Summit |
 iChoose is a city-wide teen summit to educate and empower young people to prevent unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections. The 3rd annual free event for 13-18 year olds will be Thursday, June 24th, from 9:00-4:30pm at UT's LBJ School of Public Affairs. The iChoose Teen Summit offers workshops on healthy relationships, abstinence, reproductive anatomy, family planning, talking to parents about sex, alcohol, college readiness, GLBTQ issues, and much more. Lunch and a t-shirt will be provided to all participants, prizes will be offered, and performances by The Cipher, Picture Perfect Clique, and teen artists will be held throughout the day. For more information and to download a consent form, please visit www.ichooseaustin.org. |
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Community Action Network (CAN) is a partnership of agencies and organizations in Austin and Travis County that provide resources to improve the health and well-being of people in our community. CAN is a collaboration of organizations and individuals working together to build a community of equity and opportunity.
CAN's role in the community is to ...
- enhance awareness of community issues;
- strengthen partnerships and connect planning efforts;
- support collaborative strategies that maximize community resources and impact; and
- mobilize action by reporting on progress made to improve the community's well-being.
CAN Partners: Austin Area Interreligious Ministries, Austin Chamber of Commerce, Austin Community College, Austin Independent School District, Austin Travis County Integral Care, Capital Metro, Central Health, City of Austin, Community Justice Council, One Voice Central Texas, Seton Family of Hospitals, St. David's Foundation, St. Edward's University, Travis County, United Way Capital Area, University of Texas at Austin, and Workforce Solutions - Capital Area.
CAN Issue Area Groups: Aging Services Council, Austin/Travis County Victim Services Task Force, Basic Needs Coalition, Behavioral Health Planning Partnership, Central Texas Afterschool
Network, Child & Youth Mental Health Planning Partnership, Ending Community Homelessness
Coalition, Early Care and Education, HousingWorks, Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Coalition, Literacy Coalition of Central Texas, Ready by 21, Reentry Roundtable, and Regional Transit Coordination Committee.
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