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Item 5 Thursday, October 8, 2026 No vote recorded
This item authorizes a contract with Hanna Senko LLC to provide project management and facilitation services for the Collective Sex Crimes Response Model at the Austin Police Department. The model is the city's coordinated approach to how sex crimes cases are handled, and this contract pays for the person keeping that multi-agency work organized and moving. The initial one-year term runs an estimated $144,000, with up to three one-year extensions at the same estimated amount each, for a total not to exceed $576,000. The first year's funding comes from APD's Fiscal Year 2026-2027 operating budget, with later years contingent on future budgets.
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Item 6 Thursday, October 8, 2026 No vote recorded
This item authorizes a construction contract with Muniz Concrete & Contracting, Inc. to build a roundabout at Rutland Drive and Parkfield Drive in North Austin, part of the city's 2022 Safe Streets for All safety push. Roundabouts are designed to slow drivers and cut down on the kind of high-speed, right-angle crashes that intersections like this can produce. The contract runs $1,303,877 plus a $130,388 contingency, for a total not to exceed $1,434,265, paid from the Transportation and Public Works capital budget.
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Item 7 Thursday, October 8, 2026 No vote recorded
This is a contract with Envisage Technologies for Acadis, the software the Austin Police Department uses to track officer training records and manage its learning programs. Training documentation is how APD shows which officers have completed required certifications and coursework, so the system underpins the department's recordkeeping. The initial one-year term runs an estimated $200,000, already budgeted in APD's FY 2026-2027 operating budget, with up to four one-year extensions bringing the total to no more than $1,280,000 — the later years depend on future budgets.
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Item 9 Thursday, October 8, 2026 No vote recorded
This item authorizes a contract with The Sanborn Map Company, Inc. to run ATX Floods, the city's public-facing platform that tracks flooding and flags closed low water crossings. Anyone who's ever hit a barricade on a rainy night in this flash-flood-prone town has likely used it, and Watershed Protection relies on it to get closure information out fast. The initial two-year term runs an estimated $685,647, with up to three one-year extensions bringing the total to no more than $1,212,200, funded from Watershed Protection's Capital Budget.
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Item 10 Thursday, October 8, 2026 No vote recorded
This item authorizes a contract with Morris & McDaniel, Inc. to handle the hiring and testing process for Austin Fire Department cadets. AFD relies on outside firms to run the entrance exams and screening that fill each academy class, so this is the machinery behind how Austin gets its next generation of firefighters. The initial term runs two years at an estimated $400,000, with up to two two-year extensions at $400,000 each for a total not to exceed $1,200,000 \u2014 $200,000 of that is available in AFD's Fiscal Year 2026-2027 operating budget, with the rest depending on future budgets.
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Item 14 Thursday, October 8, 2026 No vote recorded
This item authorizes a contract with GTS Technology Solutions for support of Imperva cybersecurity and data protection software used by Austin Technology Services \u2014 the tools that help guard the city's networks and databases. Keeping that support current matters because city systems hold everything from utility billing records to internal employee data. The initial one-year term runs an estimated $450,000, with up to four additional one-year options at the same estimated amount, for a total not to exceed $2,250,000. The first $450,000 comes from the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Austin Technology Services operating budget; later years depend on future budgets.
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Item 16 Thursday, October 8, 2026 No vote recorded
This resolution confirms Jolsna Thomas's reappointment to the Civil Service Commission that oversees firefighters, police officers and EMS personnel. That three-member panel handles the nuts and bolts of public safety employment in Austin \u2014 hiring, promotion and disciplinary appeals for sworn staff \u2014 so who sits on it shapes how those cases get decided. The item carries no fiscal impact.
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Item 18 Thursday, October 8, 2026 No vote recorded
This item amends the city's agreement with the African American Youth Harvest Foundation for its Harvest Trauma Recovery Center program, extending the term through October 30, 2027. The center provides trauma recovery services, and this amendment keeps the program funded without interruption. The increase is $700,000, bringing the total agreement to no more than $4,145,000, with the new money coming from Austin Public Health's Fiscal Year 2026-2027 operating budget.
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Item 20 Thursday, October 8, 2026 No vote recorded
This is an interlocal agreement with the Capital Area Council of Governments to keep the region's 9-1-1 mapping database current for Fiscal Year 2026-2027. That address-and-boundary data is what dispatchers rely on to route an emergency call to the right agency and send help to the right spot, so keeping it accurate is basic plumbing for emergency response. Rather than costing the city, the agreement brings in $659,372 in revenue for Austin Technology Services' FY 2026-2027 operating budget, which does the maintenance work.
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Item 4 Thursday, September 24, 2026 No vote recorded
This item folds 12 separate city contracts with Integral Care — Austin's local mental health authority — into a single interlocal agreement covering behavioral health care, crisis response, street outreach, homelessness services, and housing support. The consolidation matters because it puts much of Austin's safety-net behavioral health work under one agreement administered through Austin Public Health, the Downtown Austin Community Court, and Homeless Strategies and Operations. The initial 12-month term beginning October 1, 2026 is capped at $13,946,970, with four one-year extension options at the same amount each, for a total not to exceed $69,734,850. Funding beyond the first year depends on what future council budgets allow.
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Item 6 Thursday, September 24, 2026 No vote recorded
This is a bookkeeping move to fold federal disaster dollars into the city's current budget. The item accepts and appropriates $3,862,221 in FEMA Public Assistance grant funds, passed through the Texas Division of Emergency Management, as reimbursement for COVID-19 expenses the city already carried. No local match is required, so the money lands in the Special Revenue Fund without pulling from other Austin priorities.
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Item 20 Thursday, September 24, 2026 No vote recorded
This is a citywide contract with Nippon Sanso Matheson Inc. to supply compressed medical-grade oxygen to every City department that needs it \u2014 think Austin-Travis County EMS ambulances and Fire Department rigs where oxygen is standard equipment on a call. The deal runs an initial two years with up to three one-year extensions, for a total not to exceed $544,275. Of that, $9,071 comes from the current FY 2025-2026 operating budgets and $99,784 from FY 2026-2027, with the rest depending on what future budgets allow.
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Item 22 Thursday, September 24, 2026 No vote recorded
This item extends the Austin Police Department's subscription contract with Tyler Technologies for the software officers use to write electronic citations and file crash reports. Keeping the subscription active means the department's ticketing and collision-reporting systems stay online rather than lapsing mid-year. The amendment adds one year and $276,320, bringing the contract's ceiling to $1,228,320, with the new money coming from APD's existing operating budget.
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Item 23 Thursday, September 24, 2026 No vote recorded
This item authorizes a contract with Tyler Technologies Inc. for cloud-based electronic warrant software to streamline how Austin Police coordinate and process warrants. It runs an initial year with up to four one-year extensions, capped at $575,000 total. Austin Police has $90,000 set aside in the current Fiscal Year 2025-2026 operating budget and $94,500 in Fiscal Year 2026-2027, with the rest depending on money being available in future budgets. Warrant paperwork is the kind of behind-the-scenes plumbing that shapes how quickly officers and courts can move.
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Item 26 Thursday, September 24, 2026 No vote recorded
This item authorizes a contract with CDW for Proofpoint software and support, the email security tool Austin Technology Services uses to cut down on phishing attempts aimed at city systems. Phishing is a common way attackers get into government networks, so this is part of the city's day-to-day cyber defense. The contract runs one year with up to four one-year extensions, for a total not to exceed $1,290,000; $205,000 is available now in the Austin Technology Services operating budget, with the rest depending on future budgets.
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Item 27 Thursday, September 24, 2026 No vote recorded
This item authorizes a contract with the Williamson County Child Advocacy Center to reimburse program expenses tied to protecting survivors of violence, abuse, or neglect in cases worked by the Austin Police Department. Child advocacy centers are where forensic interviews and coordinated support happen for kids and other survivors, so the arrangement covers the Austin cases that land in Williamson County \u2014 a reminder that Austin's city limits stretch past Travis County. The contract runs one year with up to four one-year extensions, for a total not to exceed $600,000, with $120,000 budgeted in Austin Public Health's Fiscal Year 2025-2026 budget and another $120,000 in FY 2026-2027. Money for the later years depends on future budgets.
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Item 30 Thursday, September 24, 2026 No vote recorded
This is a contract with GT Distributors of Austin to supply tactical uniforms, ballistic vests and related gear to code compliance officers in Austin Development Services \u2014 the staff who inspect properties and follow up on code violations across town. The agreement runs one year with up to four one-year extensions, capped at $500,000 total, with $8,333 available in the current 2025-2026 Development Services operating budget and $100,000 in 2026-2027. Funding for the later years depends on what future budgets allow.
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Item 31 Thursday, September 24, 2026 No vote recorded
This authorizes seven citywide contracts with AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, and Charter/Spectrum for the telecom, broadband, and cellular service that keeps City operations connected \u2014 including computer-aided dispatch for emergency responders, wireless utility metering, and remote access to City systems. It's the plumbing behind a lot of things Austinites rarely think about until they stop working, from a 911 call getting routed to a crew reading a meter. The contracts run an initial one-year term with up to four one-year extensions, for a total not to exceed $62,050,000 split among them; $12,410,000 is available now in various departments' operating budgets, with the rest contingent on future budgets.
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Item 42 Thursday, September 24, 2026 No vote recorded
This keeps the Austin Police Lake Patrol Unit docked where it already works — about 964 square feet of office space and three boat slips at 2215 Westlake Dr., under a sixth amendment to the lease with Lake Austin Marina 1, L.P. The five-year term runs from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2031, with one option to extend another 60 months, and it's the home base for officers who patrol Lake Austin. The total is not to exceed $433,896, with $80,064 available in the Austin Police operating budget for FY 2026-2027 and the rest contingent on future budgets.
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Item 43 Thursday, September 24, 2026 No vote recorded
This authorizes an interlocal agreement with Travis County Emergency Service District 4 so Austin Fire gets paid for the fire protection it already provides inside ESD 4's boundaries. It's the kind of behind-the-scenes deal that keeps engines rolling across jurisdictional lines without either side eating the cost. An estimated $5,400,000 is reimbursed to Austin Fire's Fiscal Year 2027-2028 Operating Budget.
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Item 44 Thursday, September 24, 2026 No vote recorded
This item authorizes an agreement with Family Endeavors, Inc. (doing business as Endeavors) to keep three City-owned buildings ready to open as emergency shelters when Austin calls a cold weather activation. Staying on standby year-round is the point — when a hard freeze or ice storm hits, the sites can take in unsheltered Austinites without a scramble. The initial 12-month term starts October 1, 2026, at up to $900,000, with two optional 12-month extensions at up to $900,000 each, for a total not to exceed $2,700,000. The first year's funding comes from the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Social Services Budget of Austin Homeless Strategies and Operations; later years depend on future budgets.
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Item 45 Thursday, September 24, 2026 No vote recorded
This adds the Blanco County Sheriff's Office as an associate partner agency in the Austin Regional Intelligence Center, the multi-agency hub where Central Texas law enforcement shares information and analysis. ARIC's funding mechanism runs on contributions from its partner agencies, and this interlocal agreement folds Blanco County into that arrangement. The item carries no fiscal impact \u2014 the City notes that adding partner agencies doesn't increase the budget or expenditures for ARIC's special revenue fund.
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Item 46 Thursday, September 24, 2026 No vote recorded
This adds the Williamson County Fire Marshal's Office as an associate partner agency in the Austin Regional Intelligence Center, the multi-agency fusion center where Central Texas law enforcement and public safety agencies share information. ARIC is sustained through a shared funding mechanism spelled out in interlocal agreements, and this item brings Williamson County into that arrangement. The item carries no fiscal impact — adding partner agencies doesn't change the budget or expenditures for ARIC's special revenue fund.
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Item 47 Thursday, September 24, 2026 No vote recorded
This item brings the Travis County Fire Marshal's Office aboard as an associate partner agency in the interlocal funding arrangement that keeps the Austin Regional Intelligence Center running. ARIC is the regional fusion center where local agencies share information and analysis, so adding a partner expands who sits at that table. Per the item, there's no fiscal impact "\u2014 adding partner agencies doesn't increase the budget or expenditures for the ARIC Special Revenue Fund.
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Item 53 Thursday, September 24, 2026 No vote recorded
This amendment keeps Austin Public Health's contract with the Texas Harm Reduction Alliance running another year, through September 30, 2027, for street outreach, harm reduction education, and peer recovery support \u2014 the kind of person-to-person work aimed at people using drugs who may not walk into a clinic on their own. It adds one more 12-month extension option, bringing the agreement's ceiling to no more than $3,000,000. The next year costs up to $600,000, drawn from the city's share of opioid settlement money, with any later years depending on future budgets.
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Item 61 Thursday, September 24, 2026 No vote recorded
This authorizes an interlocal agreement with CAMPO, the region's transportation planning organization, to develop four transportation planning studies plus a refresh of the city's Safe Routes to School Infrastructure Plan. That Safe Routes plan guides where Austin builds the sidewalks, crossings, and bike connections kids use to get to school, and the studies shape how future transportation projects get prioritized. Austin's share is the local match, not to exceed $671,743, which is available in the Capital Budget of Austin Transportation and Public Works.
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Item 62 Thursday, September 24, 2026 No vote recorded
This amends Austin's existing interlocal agreement with the Lower Colorado River Authority, which supplies and runs the data radio network behind the city's Flood Early Warning System. That network is how Watershed Protection gets real-time readings from creek gauges and rain sensors across a city where low-water crossings can turn deadly fast. The amendment adds $36,000 for Fiscal Year 2026-2027, available in the Watershed Protection operating budget, with future 12-month renewals depending on funding in later budgets.
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Item 69 Thursday, September 24, 2026 No vote recorded
This resolution asks the City Manager to draft an ordinance broadening which public spaces and businesses must keep an automated external defibrillator on site, including any Title 25 land development code changes needed to make it work. It also directs staff to look at ways to better coordinate and open up access to lifesaving equipment when someone goes into cardiac arrest. As a resolution, it sets the assignment and timeline rather than changing the rules today
s the actual requirements come back to Council later as a proposed ordinance.
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Item 98 Thursday, September 24, 2026 No vote recorded
This item amends the City's agreement with The SAFE Alliance, the Austin nonprofit that supports survivors of sexual and domestic abuse and violence in Austin and Travis County, adding one 12-month extension option running through September 30, 2027. It keeps the city's front-line victim services contract in place without a gap while crisis response, shelter, and advocacy work continues. The amendment adds $1,084,975, bringing the total agreement to no more than $11,838,517, with that funding available in Austin Public Health's Fiscal Year 2026-2027 operating budget.
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Item 4 Thursday, September 10, 2026 Passedunofficial This resolution adopts an update to the City of Austin's Hazard Mitigation Action Plan, adding new and revised mitigation actions for hazards including cybersecurity threats, severe weather, and flooding. Keeping the plan current is how Austin stays eligible for certain federal disaster-related funding \u2014 no small thing in a city that knows its way around ice storms and flash floods. The item has no fiscal impact.
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Item 5 Thursday, September 10, 2026 Passedunofficial This is the annual handshake that keeps Austin-Travis County EMS working as one system: an interlocal agreement for the City to run emergency medical services in the parts of Travis County outside city limits and to provide dispatch support for the County's STAR Flight helicopter program. It matters because ambulance coverage for unincorporated Travis County — the ranchettes, subdivisions, and rural roads past the city line — rides on this arrangement. Travis County pays the City up to $19,546,639 in Fiscal Year 2026-2027, a 3.5 percent bump from what it paid the year before.
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Item 9 Thursday, September 10, 2026 Passedunofficial This adds $220,000 to the City's existing contract with Hill Country Outdoor Power (also doing business as PartsTree.com) for lawn and fuels mitigation equipment, accessories, and maintenance, bringing the total to no more than $578,000. The gear goes to city arborists, firefighters, and fuels mitigation crews \u2014 the folks who cut back the brush and grass that can turn a spark into a wildfire in Austin's greenbelts and along the wildland-urban edge. Of the funding, $9,166 comes from various departments' FY 2025-2026 operating budgets and $110,000 from FY 2026-2027, with the rest of the contract term depending on future budgets.
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Item 15 Thursday, September 10, 2026 Passedunofficial Austin's police motorcycles are BMWs, and this item extends the city's contract with BMW Motorcycles of San Antonio for the factory parts and repair work that keeps them on the road. The amendment adds $220,000, bringing the contract's ceiling to no more than $600,000. Fleet Mobility Services has $10,000 budgeted this fiscal year and $100,000 in FY 2026-2027, with the rest of the contract term depending on future budgets.
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Item 17 Thursday, September 10, 2026 Passedunofficial This extends Austin's interlocal agreement with Travis County for DNA evidence processing services that came about after the Austin Police Department's DNA lab closed, adding four 12-month renewal options starting October 1, 2026. Keeping the arrangement in place matters for the criminal cases that depend on outside labs to turn around DNA testing. The total contract amount is capped at $3.2 million, with $254,675 available in the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Austin Forensic Science operating budget and the rest contingent on future budgets.
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Item 21 Thursday, September 10, 2026 Passedunofficial This item authorizes an agreement with the African American Youth Harvest Foundation to provide juvenile delinquency prevention services, starting with a 12-month term beginning September 1, 2026, plus up to four one-year renewals. The Foundation is a longtime East Austin fixture working with young people and their families, and this kind of contract is how the city funds that hands-on, keep-kids-out-of-the-system work. Each term is capped at $100,000 for a total not to exceed $500,000, with the first $100,000 coming from Austin Public Health's FY 2026-2027 budget and later years depending on future budgets.
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Item 22 Thursday, September 10, 2026 Passedunofficial This amends the City's agreement with The SAFE Alliance, which runs the City-owned domestic violence shelter, to add one-time funding through the term ending September 30, 2026. The shelter is a key piece of Austin's safety net for people fleeing abusive situations, and the added dollars go toward keeping its doors open and operating. The amendment adds up to $200,000, bringing the total agreement to no more than $12,425,000, with the money coming from Austin Public Health's Fiscal Year 2025-2026 operating budget.
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Item 27 Thursday, September 10, 2026 Passedunofficial This ordinance sets up the special rules that let SXSW take over downtown streets, waiving parts of the city's temporary street closure code and adjusting requirements in the special events, closure, and sign chapters — including notice deadlines and rules for sound equipment and signage — for the 2027 conferences and festivals running March 13-21. The city co-sponsors SXSW, and this kind of ordinance is the paperwork that makes stages, amplified sound, and blocked-off streets legally possible. For neighbors and businesses near event zones, the notice provisions are the part that determines how much warning they get.
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Item 2 Thursday, August 27, 2026 No vote recorded
This authorizes an interlocal agreement for the City to keep providing animal services to Travis County, starting October 1, 2026, for one year with up to four one-year extensions. Austin Animal Services already handles strays, bites, and shelter intake for unincorporated parts of the county, so the agreement spells out who covers what and who pays. Travis County pays the City $3,735,018 for those services in Fiscal Year 2026-2027.
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Item 24 Thursday, August 27, 2026 No vote recorded
Austin Fire uses a web-based system from Brycer, LP to track the inspection, testing, and repair reports that building owners are required to file for fire safety systems like sprinklers and alarms. This amendment adds $750,000 to that contract, bringing the not-to-exceed total to $2,756,000. Of that, $162,000 is available in Austin Fire's current operating budget, with the rest depending on funding in future budgets.
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Item 32 Thursday, August 27, 2026 No vote recorded
This amends the City's contract with CDW LLC (doing business as Sirius Computer Solutions and CDW Government) to keep Palo Alto firewall and network security tools running across every City department. That's the digital equivalent of the locks on the doors at every department from Austin Water to the library system, so the item is about maintaining existing protection rather than adding something new. The amendment adds $12,000,000 for a revised total not to exceed $24,600,000, with $1,802,000 available in departmental operating budgets and $702,250 in capital budgets; money for the rest of the contract term depends on future budgets.
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Item 34 Thursday, August 27, 2026 No vote recorded
This sets up two contracts for police bicycles and gear for the Austin Police Department, with Mod Bikes and Volcanic Bikes splitting the work. Bike patrols are the workhorses of crowded spots like Sixth Street, festival crowds and trail-heavy parks where a squad car can't easily go. The contracts run one year with up to four one-year extensions, capped at $500,000 total across both; $25,000 is available now in APD's operating budget, and the rest depends on future budgets.
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Item 35 Thursday, August 27, 2026 No vote recorded
This authorizes a contract with Meridian Rapid Defense Group for portable anti-vehicle barriers
acricricades APD can roll out to close streets during downtown events, festivals, and emergencies. If you've walked a shut-down Sixth Street or a Rainey Street block party, these are the heavy movable gates meant to keep vehicles out of crowds. The contract runs two years with up to three one-year extensions, capped at $550,000, of which $9,167 is available now in Austin Police's operating budget \The rest depdepends on funding in future budgets.
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Item 36 Thursday, August 27, 2026 No vote recorded
This is a contract with Versaterm Public Safety, Inc. for the software Austin Police uses to build and store its records — incident reports, case files, the paperwork trail behind every call for service. The term runs one year with up to four one-year extensions, for a total not to exceed $5,850,000, of which $800,000 is available now in the Austin Police Capital Budget; the rest depends on funding in future budgets. Records systems are the backbone of how a department tracks cases and reports data to the public and the state, so the choice of vendor shapes day-to-day police operations for years.
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Item 38 Thursday, August 27, 2026 No vote recorded
This item sets up a rental contract with Meridian Rapid Defense Group for the portable anti-vehicle barriers that get wheeled into place to shield crowds downtown — think street closures for festivals, special events, and emergency operations — along with staff training and related services for the Austin Police Department. The deal runs two years up front with up to three one-year extensions, for a total not to exceed $1,750,000. Of that, $29,167 is available now in APD's operating budget; the rest depends on funding in future budgets.
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Item 39 Thursday, August 27, 2026 No vote recorded
This item authorizes a contract with End Violence Against Women International to review sexual assault cases for the Austin Police Department, starting with a one-year term and up to four one-year renewals. Outside case review is a way to check how APD investigates and documents these cases, a subject that has drawn sustained scrutiny in Austin. The contract is capped at $500,000, with $8,333 currently available in the Austin Management Services operating budget and later years depending on future budgets.
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Item 41 Thursday, August 27, 2026 No vote recorded
Austin Water is lining up a contract with Vector Controls and Automation Group for the instrumentation that keeps treatment plants running \u2014 analyzers, gas detection gear, and valves and actuators \u2014 plus installation, calibration, commissioning, and related technical services. That equipment is how operators know what's in the water and whether hazardous gases are building up at a plant, so keeping it maintained is basic drinking-water and worker-safety infrastructure. The contract runs an initial two years with up to three one-year extensions, for no more than $1,500,000; $50,000 is available in Austin Water's operating budget now, with the rest depending on future budgets.
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Item 43 Thursday, August 27, 2026 No vote recorded
This item sets up a contract with Recon InfoSec to handle round-the-clock cybersecurity work for Austin's airport operation \and mon/monitoring, spotting threats, and responding when something goes wrong. Airports run on networked systems, from baggage handling to flight information displays, so keeping watch on that digital side is part of keeping ABIA running. The contract runs one year with up to four one-year extensions, for a total not to exceed $765,000; $153,000 is available now in Austin Aviation's operating budget, with the rest depending on future budgets.
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Item 44 Thursday, August 27, 2026 No vote recorded
This extends Austin Energy's contract with GTS Technology Solutions for Splunk cybersecurity software by six months, keeping tools that flag threats, manage system logs, and track regulatory compliance in place for the city-owned utility. Utilities run critical infrastructure, so gaps in monitoring are the kind of thing nobody wants to discover after the fact. The amendment adds $476,000 for a revised contract total not to exceed $1,676,000, with $39,666 available in Austin Energy's current operating budget and the rest contingent on future budgets.
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Item 48 Thursday, August 27, 2026 No vote recorded
The city looks to lease about 44,026 square feet of flex warehouse space at 4405 Springdale Road in East Austin to house Austin Forensic Science's Evidence Control unit, with an initial five-year term and one five-year extension option. Evidence storage is the backbone of criminal cases, so where and how the city warehouses it matters to prosecutions and to the lab's day-to-day operations. The lease totals no more than $3,352,823, with $52,387 available in the Forensic Science operating budget for fiscal year 2025-2026 and the rest contingent on future budgets.
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Item 55 Thursday, August 27, 2026 No vote recorded
This item amends and renews Austin's interlocal agreement with Travis County for intake services at the Central Intake Facility, the downtown booking hub where people arrested in Austin are processed. Along with extending the deal from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027, the amendment adds language about the two governments working together to improve how Class C misdemeanor magistration is handled. The renewal is capped at $16,318,399, with funding available in the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 General Fund.
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Item 56 Thursday, August 27, 2026 No vote recorded
This resolution confirms the City Manager's pick of Assistant Fire Chief Tom Vocke to serve as Interim Fire Chief of Austin Fire starting September 1, 2026. Under Austin's council-manager setup, the manager makes the appointment and Council signs off, so this is the step that formally puts someone at the helm of the department while a permanent chief is sorted out. The item carries no fiscal impact.
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Item 62 Thursday, August 27, 2026 No vote recorded
This authorizes an agreement with Reagan National Advertising of Austin to put up two billboards in high-traffic spots around town as part of a 64-week Austin Police recruitment push. The department has been working to fill sworn officer vacancies, and this is the outdoor-advertising piece of that effort. The contract is capped at $108,600, with that amount already available in APD's Fiscal Year 2025-2026 operating budget.
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Item 63 Thursday, August 27, 2026 No vote recorded
This ordinance amends Austin Public Health's special revenue budget to accept and spend $42,000 in extra grant money from the National Environmental Health Association and the FDA's Retail Flexible Funding Model Grant Program. That program supports the retail food safety work behind inspections at the restaurants, food trailers, and grocery stores Austinites eat at every day. The full $42,000 comes from the grantors, and no City match is required.
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Item 64 Thursday, August 27, 2026 No vote recorded
This clears the way for the City to sign an interlocal agreement with Austin ISD so that, if an emergency hits, public health services can be set up at school campuses across the district. Think of it as paperwork done in advance erwork hat nobody is scrambling to negotiate terms mid-crisis the deal starts September 30, 2026 and can be renewed for up to four more years. There's no immediate fiscal impact; if the agreement is ever activated, funding depends on emergency funds being available and the cost would be figured out then.
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Item 77 Thursday, August 27, 2026 No vote recorded
This item updates the bylaws of the African American Resource Advisory Commission to formally add public safety to the group's stated purpose and duties. The commission advises Council on issues affecting Austin's Black community, and the change makes public safety part of the terrain it can weigh in on. Bylaw amendments like this set the boundaries of what a commission can put on its own agenda.
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Item 78 Thursday, August 27, 2026 No vote recorded
This is a housekeeping change to the bylaws of the advisory board that oversees the Downtown Austin Community Court, striking the word 'downtown' throughout. The court, which handles low-level offenses and connects people to social services, has long since grown past its original downtown footprint, and the bylaws catch up to that reality. No dollar figure is attached \\u2014 it's a language cleanup, not a spending item.
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Item 81 Thursday, August 27, 2026 No vote recorded
This tweaks the city code that spells out what the African American Resource Advisory Commission is charged with, formally adding public safety to its list of duties. The commission advises Council on matters affecting Austin's Black community, so this widens the lane of topics it can dig into and make recommendations on. It's a change to the commission's founding language rather than a new program or funding decision.
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Item 8 Monday, August 17, 2026 No vote recorded
This ordinance sets up the official job classifications and positions in Austin Fire's classified service, creates certain new positions, and repeals an earlier ordinance covering the same ground. It's the kind of behind-the-scenes staffing framework that determines how the fire department is organized and who fills which roles. Funding is available in the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 and Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Operating Budgets of Austin Fire.
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Item 9 Monday, August 17, 2026 No vote recorded
This ordinance sets up the official job classifications and positions for the folks working at Austin-Travis County EMS, and repeals the previous ordinance covering the same thing. It's the kind of behind-the-scenes staffing framework that shapes how our EMS crews are organized. Funding comes from ATCEMS's Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Operating Budget.
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Item 10 Monday, August 17, 2026 No vote recorded
This ordinance sets the official classifications and positions in the Austin Police Department's classified service, replacing an earlier ordinance from August 2025. It's the kind of administrative housekeeping that defines the ranks and staffing structure the department operates under. Funding comes from the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Operating Budget of Austin Police.
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Item 15 Monday, August 17, 2026 No vote recorded
This resolution directs the City Manager to take a hard look at how the city measures Austin Police performance, calling for a comprehensive review of existing data, audits, and models used for performance management. The idea is to figure out whether current metrics actually capture how the department is doing before recommending any changes. For anyone tracking police accountability in Austin, it sets the groundwork for how success gets defined going forward.
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Item 17 Monday, August 17, 2026 No vote recorded
This resolution directs the City Manager to build a security plan for Austin's parks and recreation lands, including acquiring and activating equipment to improve safety. It also requires that any surveillance technology in parks fully comply with the city's TRUST Act (Ordinance No. 20260423-029) and prioritize parks with a history of violent crimes. For folks who spend time in Austin's greenspaces, it sets the ground rules for how security tech shows up where you play.
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Item 19 Monday, August 17, 2026 No vote recorded
This resolution directs the City Manager to set up an Office of Joint Emergency Communications within the Management Services Department and to take the steps needed to eventually spin off an independent Joint Emergency Communications Department separate from the Austin Police Department. It also asks the City Manager to bring back recommendations on standing up that independent department. The move reshapes where Austin's 911 and emergency dispatch functions live, shifting them out from under APD.
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Item 21 Monday, August 17, 2026 No vote recorded
This resolution directs the City Manager to hand Council a summary list of police misconduct complaints — the records commonly known as the "G-file" — plus an assessment of what it would take to build a publicly searchable online database of misconduct allegations, including costs and any legal, technological, or operational hurdles. It's a step toward more transparency around how complaints against Austin police are tracked and shared with the public.
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Item 8 Friday, August 14, 2026 No vote recorded
This ordinance sets up the official job classifications and positions in Austin Fire's classified service, creates certain new positions, and repeals the earlier ordinance that governed these classifications. It's the kind of housekeeping that determines the department's staffing structure. Funding is available in Austin Fire's Fiscal Year 2025-2026 and Fiscal Year 2026-2027 operating budgets.
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Item 9 Friday, August 14, 2026 No vote recorded
This ordinance sets the official job classifications and positions for Austin-Travis County EMS, the folks who staff our ambulances and answer medical calls across the region. It replaces last year's version (Ordinance No. 20250813-007) and keeps the department's staffing structure current. Funding comes from ATCEMS's Fiscal Year 2026-2027 operating budget.
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Item 10 Friday, August 14, 2026 No vote recorded
This item sets the official classifications and positions in Austin Police's classified service, replacing an earlier ordinance from 2025. It's the kind of staffing framework that spells out the ranks and job categories that make up the department. Funding comes from the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Operating Budget of Austin Police.
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Item 15 Friday, August 14, 2026 No vote recorded
This resolution directs the City Manager to dig into how the Austin Police Department measures its own performance — reviewing existing data, audits, and models to recommend key performance measures. It's a behind-the-scenes accountability move that sets the yardsticks for judging how APD is doing. No cost is listed in the source text.
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Item 17 Friday, August 14, 2026 No vote recorded
This resolution directs the City Manager to build a security plan for Austin's parks and rec facilities, and to buy, install, and turn on equipment aimed at making those spaces safer. Any surveillance tech has to comply with the city's TRUST Act (Ordinance No. 20260423-029), with deployment prioritized for parks that have seen violent crime. The stakes here are how the city balances safety in public green spaces against the privacy rules laid out in that ordinance.
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Item 19 Friday, August 14, 2026 No vote recorded
This resolution directs the City Manager to stand up an Office of Joint Emergency Communications within the Management Services Department and to take the steps needed to eventually spin off an independent Joint Emergency Communications Department separate from the Austin Police Department. It also asks the City Manager to bring back recommendations on how that standalone department should come together. The move matters because it would reshape where 911 and emergency dispatch operations live in the city's org chart.
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Item 21 Friday, August 14, 2026 No vote recorded
This resolution asks the City Manager to give Council a summary list of police misconduct complaints — the records long known around Austin as the "G-file" — plus related information. It also directs staff to size up the costs and any legal, technological, or operational hurdles to building a public online database of misconduct allegations. For a city that's spent years debating how much of that file the public gets to see, it's a step toward putting more of it in the open.
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Item 8 Wednesday, August 12, 2026 Passedunofficial This ordinance updates the official roster of job classifications and positions in the Austin Fire Department's classified service, creating certain new positions and repealing the previous ordinance that set those classifications. It's the kind of housekeeping move that keeps the department's staffing structure current, but it shapes how AFD is organized and who fills which ranks. Funding is available in the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 and Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Operating Budgets of Austin Fire.
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Item 9 Wednesday, August 12, 2026 Passedunofficial This ordinance sets up the official job classifications and positions for Austin-Travis County EMS, replacing the version council passed last August. It's the kind of administrative housekeeping that defines the ranks and roles for the folks who show up when you call 911. Funding comes from ATCEMS's Fiscal Year 2026-2027 operating budget.
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Item 10 Wednesday, August 12, 2026 Passedunofficial This ordinance sets the official job classifications and staffing positions in Austin Police's classified service, replacing the prior ordinance that governed those classifications. Funding comes from the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Operating Budget of Austin Police.
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Item 15 Wednesday, August 12, 2026 Passedunofficial This resolution directs the City Manager to review and recommend key performance measures for the Austin Police Department, including a comprehensive look at existing data, audits, and performance-management models. It's about how the city tracks and evaluates police performance, setting the groundwork for how APD's work gets measured going forward.
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Item 17 Wednesday, August 12, 2026 Passedunofficial This resolution directs the City Manager to draft a security plan for Austin's parks and recreation lands, including acquiring and deploying equipment to improve safety at parks with a history of violent crime. Any surveillance technology used has to comply with the city's TRUST Act (Ordinance No. 20260423-029). For anyone who spends time in Austin's green spaces, it's a look at how the city plans to balance safety measures with privacy protections.
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Item 19 Wednesday, August 12, 2026 Passed 6-2unofficial This resolution directs the City Manager to stand up an Office of Joint Emergency Communications within the Management Services Department and take steps toward creating an independent Joint Emergency Communications Department that sits outside the Austin Police Department. It also calls for recommendations on how to build out that independent department. The move matters because it would shift responsibility for the city's emergency communications — the folks who answer and route 911 calls — away from APD and into their own standalone operation.
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Item 21 Wednesday, August 12, 2026 Passedunofficial This resolution directs the City Manager to hand Council a summary list of police misconduct complaints — the records long known around town as the "G-file" — along with related information. It also asks staff to size up what it takes to build a public online database of misconduct allegations, including the costs and any legal, technological, or operational hurdles. For anyone tracking police accountability and transparency in Austin, it's a step toward getting this information into public view.
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This item amends City Code Chapter 10-2 to update Austin's emergency medical services rules, including who has authority on emergency scenes, when non-emergency medical transfer providers must reimburse the city, and how private medical operators are regulated at events. It also authorizes related fees and creates a new offense for violations. The change has no fiscal impact.
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This item ratifies a $141,885 contract with Meridian Rapid Defense Group to rent anti-vehicle mobile barriers and related services for the Austin Police Department. These portable barriers are the kind used to block vehicles from entering crowded areas during events and gatherings. The funding comes from Austin Police's operating budget.
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This item amends the city's contract with Capital Area Occupational Medicine, doing business as St. David's Occupational Health Services, for ongoing employee exams and related medical testing. The amendment adds $80,000, bringing the total contract to no more than $460,000, with the new funding coming from Austin Fire's Operating Budget Special Revenue Fund. Funding for the rest of the contract term depends on what future budgets allow.
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This item authorizes a second amendment to a lease with Austin Executive Airport Services for hangar, office, ramp, and parking space in Pflugerville used by the Austin Police Department. The amendment runs three years, from August 2026 through July 2029, covering roughly 14,750 square feet of hangar building plus adjacent ramp and parking space at 6012 Aviation Drive. The total cost is not to exceed $611,337, with $32,966 available in the police department's current operating budget and the rest contingent on future budgets.
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This item approves a resolution allowing construction and use of the property at 6420 Helen Miller View, which sits within 500 feet of a hazardous pipeline. Under City Code Section 25-2-516, sites near hazardous pipelines get extra scrutiny when their use requires evacuation assistance, so the council weighs in directly on the go-ahead. The item has no fiscal impact.
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This resolution extends line-of-duty illness leave for Austin Fire Lieutenant Suzanne La Follette through May 30, 2027. The item has no fiscal impact — her salary and benefits are already part of the FY 2026-2027 Austin Fire operating budget, and overtime costs to backfill the position are covered in existing overtime projections.
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This item lets the city apply for and accept a grant from the Office of the Governor's Public Safety Office to fund a Role-Based Cybersecurity Training program running from January through December 2026. The grant provides $60,000, with a required $15,000 city match available in the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Operating Budget of Austin Technology Services.
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This item authorizes the City to apply for and accept a state grant to run its Network Threat Management program, which guards Austin's technology systems against cyber threats, for the 2026 calendar year. The Office of the Governor's Public Safety Office puts up $287,544, and the City chips in a required match of $71,886 from Austin Technology Services' current operating budget.
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This item accepts a $25,000 grant from the Texas Department of Transportation to fund APD's STEP - Operation Slowdown Mobilization Project, a traffic enforcement effort. The 20% city match is covered by the base salary and fringe benefits of existing APD positions rather than new spending. Accepting the funds appropriates them into the police department's special revenue budget for the current fiscal year.
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This ratifies an amendment to the city's agreement with Integral Care (the Austin-Travis County mental health center) for the Homeless Outreach Street Team, which provides street outreach services to people experiencing homelessness. It adds $440,000 to the current term and each of three remaining 12-month extension options, bringing each option to no more than $839,354 and the total agreement to no more than $3,756,770. The $440,000 comes from this year's Homeless Strategies and Operations Social Services budget, with future years contingent on available funding.
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This resolution signs off on the police chief's picks for Austin's police reserve force — a group the chief can tap to back up the regular force when the city needs extra hands. It's required under City Code Chapter 2-17 and Texas Local Government Code Section 341.012. The item has no fiscal impact, since reserve positions are paid through Austin Police payroll and fully reimbursed by third-party vendors through special-event fees.
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With Houston hosting a slate of 2026 FIFA World Cup matches, this ratifies an interlocal agreement to send Austin Police officers to help with law enforcement during those events. The City of Houston reimburses Austin for the public safety services provided, so the costs are covered by Houston rather than Austin taxpayers.
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This kicks off a round of updates to Austin's Land Development Code, specifically tweaking the 2024 International Residential Code with local amendments to cover multifamily buildings of up to four attached units. It directs the City Manager to fold in certain minimum life-safety requirements, line the work up with an earlier March resolution, and review and propose changes to the city's technical codes in Chapter 25-12. For anyone building or living in these smaller multifamily projects, the item shapes the safety rules that apply.
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Item 6 Thursday, May 28, 2026 Passed 9-0
This would let employees and retirees of the Austin Firefighters Retirement Fund join the City's 457(b) deferred compensation plan, a tax-advantaged way to save for retirement. The source notes there's no fiscal impact, since participation is cost-neutral to the City with no overall expense as a result.
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Item 7 Thursday, May 28, 2026 Passed 9-0
This would let employees and retirees of the Austin Police Retirement System join the City's 457(b) deferred compensation plan — a retirement savings option that gives those folks another way to set money aside for the future. Council notes it's cost-neutral, with no overall expense to the City as a result.
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Item 9 Thursday, May 28, 2026 Passed 9-0
The Council is greenlighting an Official Notice of Intention to issue $156,265,000 in Certificates of Obligation — a form of city debt — to bankroll a long list of public projects, from fire and EMS stations and a family violence shelter to bridges, dams, street and road work, park upgrades, and Waller Creek District improvements. This is the procedural first step that lets the city advertise and eventually sell the bonds. Advertising the sale runs an estimated $3,000, and the resulting debt service is currently pegged at about $12,538,250, to be folded into the FY 2026-2027 proposed budget.
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Item 17 Thursday, May 28, 2026 Passed 9-0
The city wants to renew and beef up its contract with Carahsoft for Cellebrite tools — hardware, software, and services APD uses to extract and analyze data from digital devices. The amendment adds $275,400 and extends the deal another year, bringing the total to no more than $733,400. Of that, $75,000 is covered in APD's current operating budget, while the rest depends on funding council approves in future budgets.
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Item 21 Thursday, May 28, 2026 Passed 9-0
The city wants to hire Rucoba and Maya Construction to overhaul the intersection of Burleson and Stassney, which has been flagged as a high-crash spot. The goal is to make the crossing safer for the folks who drive, walk, and bike through it every day. The contract runs $2,095,275 plus a $209,528 contingency, for a total not to exceed $2,304,803, drawn from the Transportation and Public Works capital budget.
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Item 28 Thursday, May 28, 2026 Passed 9-0
The Council is weighing nine contracts to supply the Austin Police Department with ammunition, firearms, and firearm accessories. Each deal would run for an initial year with options for up to two one-year extensions, with the contractors splitting a total not to exceed $4,035,000. Of that, $739,407 is already available in APD's operating budget, while the rest depends on funding in future budgets.
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Item 35 Thursday, May 28, 2026 Passed 9-0
The Council is weighing a construction contract with Alpha Paving Industries for Austin's airport to handle midfield investigations and build a vehicle checkpoint. The work is part of ongoing capital projects at Austin-Bergstrom, where infrastructure has been straining to keep pace with the airport's growth. The contract runs $1,599,840 plus a $133,133 contingency, for a total not to exceed $1,732,973, paid out of Austin Aviation's capital budget.
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Item 42 Thursday, May 28, 2026 Passed 9-0
The city wants to renew its deal with UT Austin for dock space at the University of Texas Rowing Center on Lady Bird Lake, so Austin-Travis County EMS can keep launching its inflatable rescue boats from that spot near Hearn Street. The amendment extends the arrangement for five years with two one-year renewal options, keeping water rescue crews ready on one of Austin's busiest waterways. According to the item, there's no fiscal impact.
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Item 44 Thursday, May 28, 2026 Passed 9-0
The city wants to amend a lease with Engelhart CTP Management Corp. for 8,828 square feet of office space in the City-owned Two Barton Skyway building off South MoPac, moving up the lease expiration from January 31, 2027, to November 1, 2026. The building is one of two slated to become the new public safety headquarters for Austin Fire, Austin Police, and Austin-Travis County EMS. Cutting the lease short is projected to reduce revenue in Austin Facilities Management's 2026-2027 operating budget by $99,636.
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Item 59 Thursday, May 28, 2026 Passed 9-0
This resolution tells the City Manager to get Austin's rules up to speed on e-motos — those electric mini motorcycles and dirt bikes you've probably heard buzzing around town. The plan covers updating City Code and administrative rules, launching a public awareness campaign, aligning police training and general orders, and even exploring a dedicated public spot where folks could ride them legally. Staff would then report back to Council on the progress.
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Item 88 Thursday, May 28, 2026 Passed 9-0
The Council is being asked to greenlight an application for federal Homeland Security grant money, funneled through the Governor's Public Safety Office, to bankroll a handful of public safety projects under the FY2026 State Homeland Security Program. The grant is capped at $1,397,063, and the good news for city coffers is that no local match is required. If approved, the city can both apply for and accept the funds.
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Item 89 Thursday, May 28, 2026 Passed 9-0
The Council is being asked to greenlight an application for up to $3.7 million in federal Homeland Security grant money, funneled through the Governor's Public Safety Office, to fund a range of public safety projects under the Urban Area Security Initiative. Because there's no local match required, Austin wouldn't have to chip in its own dollars to land the funds. If approved, the city accepts both the application and the grant money in one move.
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Item 91 Thursday, May 28, 2026 Passed 9-0
APD wants to accept a $25,000 grant from the Texas Department of Transportation to fund its part in the statewide "Click It or Ticket" seat-belt enforcement campaign. The grant requires a 20 percent City match, which would be covered by the salaries and benefits of officers already on the payroll. Approving this lets Austin tap state dollars for stepped-up seat-belt enforcement without new local spending.
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Item 8 Thursday, May 21, 2026 Passed 9-0
This sets up a formal mutual-aid agreement letting Austin-Travis County EMS automatically share emergency medical response with Georgetown, Travis County, Williamson County, and the Lago Vista and Pflugerville fire districts. The idea is that when a 911 call comes in near a jurisdictional line, the closest available crew responds regardless of which agency they work for. The item is listed as having no fiscal impact.
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Item 9 Thursday, May 21, 2026 No final action
The city wants the green light to apply for and accept up to $1,397,063 in federal Homeland Security grant money, funneled through the Governor's Public Safety Office, to fund a handful of public safety projects under the FY2026 State Homeland Security Program. Best part for local taxpayers: no city matching dollars are required, so this is federal money with no strings on Austin's wallet.
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Item 10 Thursday, May 21, 2026 No final action
The council is weighing whether to apply for and accept up to $3,700,000 in federal Homeland Security grant money, funneled through the Governor's Public Safety Office, to fund multiple public safety projects under the Urban Area Security Initiative for fiscal year 2026. The dollars come from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and, notably, require no local matching funds from the city. If approved, the grant would bankroll a slate of public safety efforts without dipping into Austin's own coffers.
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Item 35 Thursday, May 21, 2026 Passed 9-0
The Council is being asked to greenlight a grant application to the Texas DMV's Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority to keep Austin's Auto Burglary and Theft Interdiction Project running — the program aimed at cracking down on car break-ins and thefts around town. The grant would bring in $1,496,234.90, with the city chipping in a required match of $347,394.50, covered by the salaries and benefits of existing staff already assigned to the work.
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Item 37 Thursday, May 21, 2026 Passed 9-0
Council is being asked to sign off on appointing Sarah Ivory and Robert Gross to the Civil Service Commission that oversees personnel matters for Austin's firefighters, police officers, and EMS workers. This commission helps shape how hiring, promotions, and disciplinary decisions play out for the folks who staff our emergency services. The item comes with no fiscal impact.
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Item 41 Thursday, May 21, 2026 Passed 9-0
The Council is being asked to greenlight a partnership with Travis County to set up an Austin/Travis County Family Justice Center, a hub aimed at helping survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and human trafficking. It's the kind of one-stop support that can make a real difference for folks navigating crisis. The deal runs 12 months starting June 1, 2026, at up to $250,000, with four possible year-long extensions that could bring the total to $1,250,000. The first $250,000 comes from Austin Public Health's budget, while money for later years depends on future budgets.
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Item 43 Thursday, May 21, 2026 Passed 9-0
The Council is being asked to back Travis County's bid for a federal Safe Streets and Roads for All grant, with Austin signing on as a partner applicant. The money would go toward making road intersections safer and beefing up post-crash care and emergency medical response. No dollar figure is on the table yet — if the grant comes through, staff says they'll come back to Council to formally accept the funds and pin down a funding source.
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Item 77 Thursday, May 21, 2026 Passed 9-0
The Council is being asked to approve a legal settlement in the federal lawsuit Javier Ambler v. City of Austin and Officer Nissen, filed in the Western District of Texas. Settlements like this resolve claims against the city and its officers without going to trial. The money would come from the city's Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Liability Reserve Fund, though the source text doesn't specify the settlement amount.
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Item 5 Thursday, May 7, 2026 Passed 10-0
Council is weighing whether to amend the city's agreement with Integral Care to keep the Homeless Health and Wellness Center running — a program that pairs behavioral health care with primary medical services for Austinites experiencing homelessness. The change adds a one-time $497,299, bringing the total contract to no more than $2,388,026, with the new money coming from the Austin Community Court's current operating budget.
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Item 13 Thursday, May 7, 2026 Passed 10-0
This greenlights a contract with Vieux & Associates to build out a flood early-forecasting, mapping, and modeling system — plus the user interface that lets Watershed Protection actually read it — for a city that knows its way around a flash flood. The deal runs one year with up to four one-year extensions, capped at $2,200,000, with $220,000 already set aside in the current Watershed Protection budget and the rest depending on future funding.
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Item 39 Thursday, May 7, 2026 Passed 10-0
This item would let the city sign on with the Texas Department of State Health Services to handle mobile food vendor inspections — think the food trucks Austin loves — starting July 1, 2026. The initial 13-month term is capped at $680,000, with up to four 12-month extensions bringing the total agreement to no more than $3,400,000, and it's projected to bring in $680,000 a year in revenue for Austin Public Health.
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Item 42 Thursday, May 7, 2026 No final action
Council will huddle behind closed doors with the city's attorneys to talk through legal issues tied to the Yogurt Shop criminal cases. This is a private executive session, allowed under the Texas Open Meetings Act for confidential consultation with legal counsel, so the public won't be in the room for this one.
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Item 24 Thursday, April 23, 2026 Passed 10-0
The City owns the Two Barton Skyway Building on South MoPac, where it currently leases office space to a private tenant, Maslow Wealth Advisors. This item tweaks that lease so it wraps up sooner — by August 31, 2026 — with the option to keep the tenant month-to-month for up to four more months, all part of the City's plan to turn the buildings into a new Public Safety Headquarters for Austin Fire, Police, and EMS. Because the City is shortening the lease, it expects to bring in less rent: a projected $20,433 less in FY 2025-2026 and $81,731 less in FY 2026-2027.
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Item 26 Thursday, April 23, 2026 Passed 10-0
The city wants to amend its lease with Open Lending LLC, which rents about 25,368 square feet at the One Barton Skyway Building off South MoPac — a property the city is eyeing as a future Public Safety Headquarters for Austin Fire, Police, and Austin-Travis County EMS. The amendment would move up the lease's end date to December 31, 2026, and waive Open Lending's base rent and other charges from April through December 2026, clearing the space sooner. That waiver totals $958,480, which means less revenue for Austin Facilities Management — about $634,759 less in FY2025-2026 and $323,721 less in FY2026-2027.
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Item 29 Thursday, April 23, 2026 Passed 10-0
This ordinance would add a brand-new chapter to the City Code laying out rules for how any Austin city department adopts, buys, deploys, uses, and reviews surveillance technology. It matters because it sets citywide ground rules for the kinds of tools departments can use to watch and gather information, rather than leaving those decisions scattered. The item is listed as having no fiscal impact.
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Item 37 Thursday, April 23, 2026 Passed 10-0
The Council is looking to launch a "Safe to Call" stakeholder process, directing the City Manager to explore strategies that would reassure victims, witnesses, and vulnerable community members that it's safe to dial up the City for emergency services. The idea is that folks shouldn't have to fear consequences when they reach out for help in a crisis. If approved, the City Manager would gather stakeholders, develop potential policies, and report back to Council.
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Item 46 Thursday, April 23, 2026 Passed 10-0
This resolution lets the city use eminent domain to acquire roughly 0.282 acres off Mount Larson Road in West Austin so it can build a communications tower for the Greater Austin-Travis County Regional Radio System. The tower is meant to boost radio coverage across central Austin and Travis County for city and county public safety and public service agencies. The land, owned by NW Communications of Austin (formerly Austin Argyle Television), is appraised at $61,505, with funding available in the Austin Technology Services capital budget — though the final price could rise through updated appraisals, a settlement, or a court judgment.
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Item 66 Thursday, April 23, 2026 No final action
Council is set to meet privately with its legal counsel to talk through legal issues tied to SB 4, a state law passed during the 85th Texas Legislative Session that deals with how local governments enforce state and federal immigration laws. Because this is a closed-door consultation under Section 551.071 of the Government Code, the public won't be in the room for the discussion itself. It matters because it touches on how Austin navigates its legal obligations around immigration enforcement.
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Item 67 Thursday, April 23, 2026 No final action
Council is heading into closed session to talk through the legal and real estate side of acquiring about 0.282 acres (roughly 12,301 square feet) at 00 Mount Larson Road by eminent domain. The land would host a communications tower meant to boost radio coverage for City and County public safety and public service departments. Eminent domain means the City could take the property even without a willing seller, so this matters to the affected landowner and to first responders who rely on solid radio coverage.
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