Austin is once again undertaking the task of trying to rewrite its rules around where things are built as a response to its continued growth and its housing and affordability crises. However, to save the city from a repeat of its previous failed attempt known as CodeNEXT, Austin City Council members have been asked by the city manager to weigh in on and provide policy direction on five contentious issues: the scope of the rewrite, level of housing supply, proliferation of housing types, compatibility requirements and parking minimums. Over the last week, City Council members have shared their positions on the City Council message board, but at their April 9 work session council members highlighted their preferences and positions in a council roundtable on the five issues. The April work session marked the first significant policy discussion since City Manager Spencer Cronk told City Council members they would need to provide clear direction before his team could move forward. Last summer, after City Council voted to kill CodeNEXT, they tasked Cronk and his staff to come up with a new path forward and a new process of rewriting the code. With the exception of the absent District 1 Council Member Natasha Harper-Madison, here are the highlights of how each member of the dais weighed in on their vision of the land-development code rewrite.