Item 5 Passedunofficial
In plain language — from the agenda backup
This item approves a legal settlement in Gregory Mitchell v. City of Austin, a case filed in Travis County's 261st District Court. Settling the case draws on money already set aside in Austin Water's Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Operating Budget. The details of the dispute aren't spelled out in the agenda language, but the vote clears the way for the city to resolve the litigation.
The official agenda language
Approve a settlement in Gregory Mitchell v. City of Austin, Cause No. D-1-GN-24-007990 in the 261st District Court, Travis County, Texas. Funding is available in the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Operating Budget of Austin Water.
"Without objection, the consent agenda is adopted" — meeting transcript (unofficial)
What got said
- Assistant city attorney recommended approving $175,000 settlement in Mitchell v. City of Austin over a 2023 Austin Water manhole accident