As of this writing, Item 99, a detailing of the city’s decision to release the KeyPoint report, isn’t even over yet. Council broke some 45 minutes late to receive their noon-scheduled Citizen Communications, and adjourned for executive session afterward (where, coincidentally, Marc Ott’s performance review is the prime topic).

City Council tackles a 99 item long agenda today, laden with controversial topics: the City Manager's annual performance evaluation, taxi franchise renewals, the Austin Regional Intelligence Center, and more. UPDATE: Somewhat of a frustrating morning, as major items on council’s agenda won't show until this afternoon.

The Totescast said good day, sir! Lotsa action afoot at City Hall as fallout continues from the KeyPoint report – David Smith's retirement, more questions for Marc Ott and a controversial collection of po-po Mad Libs.

Gov. Rick Perry quite happily took $16 billion in Federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act money last year. Now he's written a book about how he doesn't really need those pesky Feds. How does a U-turn that violent not give him whiplash?

TDH has already hit on upcoming City Council items in a piecemeal fashion, but the big show is here tomorrow. Follow us below the fold for a rundown of all the big ticket numbers on council's Thursday agenda.

City Council meets this week, and among the dozens of items on their agenda are several related to taxis. Up for third and final reading are franchise renewals for Austin’s two largest cab franchises – Yellow Cab, the biggest franchise with 400-plus permits, and Austin Cab. And they've kept the controversy meter running.

We all hate deadlines; no doubt City Manager Marc Ott shares this feeling too. But Friday he made good on a demand from Mayor Lee Leffingwell for a full breakdown and timeline of the city's reasons to suppress, then release, the unredacted Keypoint report into the police killing of Nathaniel Sanders II.

Wait long enough in news, and the inevitable will always happen. Two long-awaited decisions were handed down this week: First, what would happen to the Cactus Cafe and, second, whose head would roll over the KeyPoint report into the shooting of Nathaniel Sanders II.

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