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Item 18 Monday, August 17, 2026 No vote recorded
This resolution directs the City Manager to build a nature trail linking Circle C Metropolitan Park to the Hielscher Tract Greenbelt trail across adjacent City-owned land in Southwest Austin. It calls for environmental protection along the route, engagement with community partners, and identifying funding in the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Budget. For folks who use these green spaces, it points toward a connected path between two popular trail systems.
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This authorizes two contracts for terminal block cabinets used by Austin Transportation and Public Works, with David-Tehoungue Ltd. Co. and Ear Telecommunications LLC (doing business as Eartc). The contracts run for an initial two-year term with up to three one-year extension options, in an amount not to exceed $3,038,750. Of that, $151,938 comes from the department's current operating budget, with the rest depending on future budgets.
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This item authorizes a contract with Kimley-Horn And Associates for traffic management services supporting Austin Transportation and Public Works, running an initial three years with up to two additional one-year extensions. The contract has a not-to-exceed amount of $3,350,000, with $110,333 available now in the department's operating and grant budgets and the rest depending on future budgets. It's part of how the city keeps traffic operations running.
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This item amends a citywide contract with Muniz Concrete and Contracting, Inc. to keep building and fixing sidewalks and curb ramps that meet Americans with Disabilities Act standards. The extra funding boosts the contract by $9 million, bringing the total to a not-to-exceed $45 million, with the $9 million coming from the Austin Transportation and Public Works Capital Budget. The work aims to make getting around Austin on foot or by wheelchair safer and more accessible.
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This item amends a citywide contract with Muniz Concrete & Contracting Inc. for building and fixing sidewalks and curb ramps that meet Americans with Disabilities Act standards. The extra $7,500,000 boosts the total contract to $37,500,000, keeping the ongoing accessibility work moving across Austin. Funding comes from Austin Transportation and Public Works' Capital Budget.
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The city looks to buy about 1.3 acres of land off the East U.S. 290 Service Road from First Austin Investments, LLC to make way for Phase 3 of the Northern Walnut Creek Trail. Snapping up this parcel is a key step in extending one of Austin's popular hike-and-bike routes farther east. The purchase runs up to $214,905, including closing costs, drawn from the Austin Transportation and Public Works capital 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 item cleans up an earlier ordinance about development review for the Austin Light Rail, correcting language so the reduced minimum horizontal spacing between pipes applies to both Austin Water infrastructure and non-Austin Water infrastructure. It's a technical fix to make sure the rules read the way they're meant to as light rail construction moves forward. The item has no fiscal impact.
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This item is a public hearing and ordinance to rename part of Paisano Trail to Zion Rest Lane, along with waiving certain provisions of the City Code's street name change rules. Street renamings affect addresses, wayfinding, and the folks who live and travel along that stretch. The fabrication and installation of the new signs runs $458 from Austin Transportation and Public Works' operating budget.
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This item renames Plantation Road to Tommie Lee Wyatt Lane and waives certain sections of City Code Chapter 14-5 that govern street name changes. Renaming a street affects the folks who live and work along it, from mailing addresses to signage. Funding of $1,592 comes from the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Operating Budget of Austin Transportation and Public Works.
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This is a rezoning request for three properties on Guadalupe Street in the Waller Creek Watershed. The applicant wants to shift from various multifamily and townhouse/condo residential zoning to general commercial services with a conditional overlay, all within the equitable transit-oriented development density bonus framework. City staff and the Planning Commission differ on the recommendation — staff suggests a moderate-high density multifamily category, while the Planning Commission backs the commercial services zoning the applicant requested.
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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 36 Thursday, May 28, 2026 Passed 9-0
Council is weighing whether to add $10 million to ARUP US, Inc.'s contract for building commissioning services at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, bumping the total to no more than $34 million. The extra money is meant to keep pace with the growing scope and complexity of the airport's big expansion and development program. Funding would come from Austin Aviation's Capital Budget.
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Item 37 Thursday, May 28, 2026 Passed 9-0
The Council is weighing whether to expand its contract with WSP USA Inc., the consultant helping manage Austin Aviation's airport program projects. The amendment adds $27 million, bumping the total contract ceiling to $67 million, with the new money coming from Austin Aviation's Capital Budget. It's part of the ongoing work to keep major airport projects moving as ABIA continues to grow.
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Item 48 Thursday, May 28, 2026 Passed 9-0
The city wants to sign an agreement with TxDOT to move and adjust water and wastewater lines that are in the way of the I-35 Capital Express University project. As TxDOT reworks the highway through central Austin, those underground utilities have to shift to make room — and the city's on the hook for the work. The agreement is capped at $5,006,763 (including a $455,160 contingency), all coming from Austin Water's capital budget.
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Item 51 Thursday, May 28, 2026 Passed 9-0
Council is kicking off a major rewrite of Title 25, the city's Land Development Code, to reshape zoning and transportation rules. The resolution would create new zoning districts, update regulations, and streamline street design, building, and site development standards — all aimed at making it easier to get around Austin by means other than a car. Because it touches everything from how land gets zoned to how streets are built, the changes could ripple across future development citywide. Staff would report back to Council with their progress.
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Item 60 Thursday, May 28, 2026 No final action
This resolution would tweak Austin's I-35 Cap and Stitch Program, the effort to build deck parks and connections over the sunken highway as TxDOT rebuilds it. It directs the City Manager to focus funding on two cap-and-stitch improvements that could be finished sooner, coordinate with TxDOT on funding commitments, and reduce the amount of general obligation bonds set aside for the program. The changes shape how much the city commits financially and which pieces of the project move first.
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Item 62 Thursday, May 28, 2026 Passed 9-0
This resolution asks the City Manager to team up with CapMetro and Travis County to look into keeping fare-free transit rides on Election Day for the 2026 general election, and to study whether free rides could be extended across the early voting period too. The catch is it's an exploratory step — staff would dig into the cost, who might split the bill, and whether the idea is even workable before anything is locked in. For folks who lean on the bus to get to the polls, this could mean one less hurdle on the way to voting.
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Item 94 Thursday, May 28, 2026 Passed 9-0
This ordinance would waive the usual notice rules for temporary road closures and loosen sign permit requirements for special event signage tied to the United States Grand Prix and related events happening October 23-25, 2026. It's a procedural green light that smooths the logistics around one of Austin's biggest annual draws. The changes apply specifically to the Grand Prix weekend.
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The city wants to sign a contract with Swarco McCain, Inc. for advanced traffic signal controller cabinets — the roadside boxes that house the brains of Austin's signalized intersections. The deal runs two years with up to three one-year extensions, capping out at $5,400,000, though only $450,000 is currently set aside in Austin Transportation and Public Works' operating budget, with the rest depending on future budgets. It's the kind of behind-the-scenes infrastructure that keeps traffic lights working across town.
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The city wants to lock in a supplier for the square steel posts and sign hardware that hold up Austin's traffic and street signs, contracting with Xcessories Squared for an initial three years plus up to two one-year extensions. This is the nuts-and-bolts stuff that keeps signage standing across town. The deal is capped at $3,792,215, with $316,018 available now in the Transportation and Public Works operating budget and the rest contingent on future budgets.
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This sets up a formal agreement between the City and Austin Transit Partnership to spell out who does what as the Austin Light Rail piece of Project Connect moves into design. It would give ATP temporary access to City right-of-way and property for pre-construction work, and address impacts to certain parkland and transportation facilities. The City would reimburse ATP up to $36,789,645 for designing certain utility betterments, funded through the capital budgets of Austin Energy ($88,484), Austin Water ($36,035,455), and Watershed Protection ($665,706).
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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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This item asks Council to overhaul the rulebook for how Austin's transit projects get built — repealing an old ordinance and amending the Land Development Code to change development review, water quality compliance, street design, and utility infrastructure standards for transit projects. It also opens the door to waiving or exempting certain fees, or using alternative funding methods, for that transit work. A public hearing is part of the process, so the public gets a chance to weigh in. The item is listed as having no fiscal impact.
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The Council is holding a public hearing on whether to annex roughly 2,614 acres in eastern Travis County — the area known as "Dog's Head," tucked between the Colorado River, US 183, and SH 130 — into the city's full-purpose jurisdiction. Annexation would bring the land fully under Austin's rules, kick off a regulating plan for the property, and amend the city's Strategic Mobility Plan, with a service plan agreement set with the landowner. The property currently sits in Austin's extraterritorial jurisdiction next to Districts 1, 2, and 3, and the item has no fiscal impact.
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This item accepts $4.2 million from the Austin Transit Partnership and folds it into the city's transportation capital budget. The money breaks down into $4 million for parkland mitigation tied to the Austin Light Rail — part of Project Connect — and $200,000 to design transportation system improvements. It's a behind-the-scenes budget move that keeps the light rail's parkland and design work funded as the project advances.
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Item 2 Thursday, May 7, 2026 Passed 10-0
The Council is set to greenlight a deal with the artist team Ion Art to create public artwork as part of the Ross Road Substandard Streets project, a road improvement effort in East Austin. The artwork is funded through the city's Art in Public Places program, which weaves local art into infrastructure work. The agreement would run up to $330,000, drawn from the Capital Budget of Austin Transportation and Public Works.
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Item 6 Thursday, May 7, 2026 Passed 10-0
Council is being asked to sign off on Southeast Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 1 issuing up to $4,140,000 in road bonds to cover its share of building roads and related improvements within the district. The item also waives certain City Code notice and review requirements tied to the district's application. Importantly, this carries no fiscal impact on the City — the debt is fully secured and repaid through the district's own property taxes.
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Item 22 Thursday, May 7, 2026 Passed 10-0
This authorizes Austin Water to acquire a small wastewater easement — about 998 square feet — along the I-35 Capital Express Central project near 1001 South I-35, snagging the right-of-way from a private property owner to make room for wastewater improvements tied to TxDOT's big highway overhaul. The deal is capped at $81,000 including closing costs, with funding coming from Austin Water's capital budget.
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Item 27 Thursday, May 7, 2026 Passed 10-0
The city wants the green light to use eminent domain to acquire a small waterline easement — about 0.1282 acres (5,584 square feet) — at 6801 North Capital of Texas Highway, owned by Austin Innovation Park, LLC. Austin Water needs the space to relocate water and wastewater lines that conflict with TxDOT roadway improvements along the Loop 360 corridor at Lakewood. The property is currently appraised at $42,438, with funding available in Austin Water's Capital Budget, though that figure could rise based on updated appraisals or a settlement.
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Item 30 Thursday, April 23, 2026 Passed 10-0
This greenlights an agreement with TxDOT to tap a $4,116,279 federal earmark secured by Congressman Gregorio Casar to help pay for the Longhorn Dam Multimodal Improvements project. The improvements aim to make that crossing work better for more ways of getting around, and the federal money covers a big chunk of the estimated $6,185,729 total cost. Austin's share comes to about $2,053,262 — drawn from the 2018 and 2020 Mobility Bonds — plus any cost overruns.
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Item 34 Thursday, April 23, 2026 Passed 10-0
This sets up an agreement with CapMetro where Austin reimburses the transit agency for designing and building an oversized water main to serve a planned office warehouse and fleet facility at 10805 Cameron Road. The "oversized" piece matters because it means the city is paying for extra capacity beyond what one project needs, helping serve future growth in the area. The reimbursement is capped at $747,500, drawn from Austin Water's FY 2025-2026 Capital Budget.
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Item 42 Thursday, April 23, 2026 Passed 10-0
The Council is being asked to authorize eminent domain proceedings to acquire a roughly 0.23-acre (10,166-square-foot) permanent electric easement at 9825 Spectrum Drive in far northwest Austin, owned by Davis Spring SAH, LLC. The easement is needed for Austin Energy's CKT961 Induction Reduction Project, which aims to mitigate voltage induced by the Circuit 961 transmission line on CapMetro's Red Line rail, along a route running from the Jollyville Substation to the Ashton Woods Substation. The property is currently appraised at $106,235, an amount available in Austin Energy's capital budget, though the final figure could rise based on updated appraisals, a Special Commissioner's award, settlement, or judgment.
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Item 43 Thursday, April 23, 2026 Passed 10-0
Council is being asked to authorize eminent domain proceedings to acquire a roughly 0.28-acre (12,052-square-foot) permanent easement at 9825 Spectrum Drive in northwest Austin from owner Davis Spring SAH, LLC. The easement supports Austin Energy's CKT961 Induction Reduction Project, which aims to mitigate voltage induced by the Circuit 961 transmission line onto CapMetro's Red Line rail — a route running from the Jollyville Substation parallel to the rail and ending at the Ashton Woods Substation. The property is currently appraised at $125,943, with that amount available in Austin Energy's Capital Budget, though the final cost could rise based on updated appraisals, a Special Commissioner's award, settlement, or judgment.
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Item 44 Thursday, April 23, 2026 Passed 10-0
The Council is being asked to greenlight eminent domain proceedings to acquire a small easement — about 0.13 acre (5,704 square feet) — at 9701 Spectrum Drive in northwest Austin, currently owned by TA Rhythm Apartments, LLC. The land is needed for Austin Energy's CKT961 Induction Reduction Project, which aims to mitigate an induced voltage that the utility's Circuit 961 transmission line creates along CapMetro's Red Line rail route running from the Jollyville Substation east to the Ashton Woods Substation. The easement is appraised at $60,962, available in Austin Energy's Capital Budget, though that figure could rise based on updated appraisals, a settlement, or a court judgment.
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Item 45 Thursday, April 23, 2026 Passed 10-0
This resolution clears the way for the city to use eminent domain to acquire a small easement — about 0.1 acre (4,667 square feet) — at 12101 North Lamar Boulevard, currently owned by Pleasanton Housing Finance Corporation. The land is needed for the North Lamar Boulevard Corridor Program, which would upgrade sidewalks, shared-use paths, turn lanes, and intersections along a stretch that crosses Walnut Creek between Walnut Park Crossing and Oakbrook Drive. The parcel is appraised at $8,984, though that figure could rise based on updated appraisals, a settlement, or a court judgment; the funding comes from the Austin Transportation and Public Works capital budget.
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Item 64 Thursday, April 23, 2026 Passed 10-0
This resolution asks the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority to take a harder look at the MoPac South Project — specifically, to reconsider its Finding of No Significant Impact and prepare a full Environmental Impact Statement under federal law, while weighing an alternative that better fits Austin's environmental and mobility plans. It also directs the City Manager to help shape that City-aligned alternative, look for infrastructure fixes that could shrink the project's footprint, work with CapMetro and CTRMA on new park and ride facilities along MoPac, and submit comments at the project's public hearing. For anyone who drives, bikes, or lives near the MoPac corridor, this shapes how a major highway expansion moves forward and how closely it's studied.
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Item 65 Thursday, April 23, 2026 No final action
Council heads behind closed doors with the city's lawyers to talk through Cunningham et al. v. City of Austin, a lawsuit filed in Travis County's 261st District Court over Austin's transportation user fee. Because it's a private legal consultation under the Texas Open Meetings Act, the public won't be in the room — but the outcome could shape how the city handles a fee that touches local transportation funding.
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