Item 39 Passed 10-0
In plain language — from the agenda backup
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.
The official agenda language
Authorize negotiation and execution of an interlocal agreement with the Texas Department of State Health Services to provide mobile food vendor inspection services for an initial 13-month term beginning on July 1, 2026, in an amount not to exceed $680,000, with up to four 12-month extension options, for a total agreement amount not to exceed $3,400,000. Funding: This item is projected to result in annual revenue of $680,000 in the Austin Public Health Operating Budget.
The roll call
Approved on Consent 10-0
- Kirk Watson Mayor Yes
- Natasha Harper-Madison D1 Yes
- Vanessa Fuentes D2 Absent
- José Velásquez D3 Yes
- José "Chito" Vela D4 Yes
- Ryan Alter D5 Yes
- Krista Laine D6 Yes
- Mike Siegel D7 Yes
- Paige Ellis D8 Yes
- Zohaib "Zo" Qadri D9 Yes
- Marc Duchen D10 Yes