Item 9 Passedunofficial
In plain language — from the agenda backup
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.
The official agenda language
Authorize an amendment to a contract for continued lawn and fuels mitigation equipment and maintenance, including equipment and accessories used by arborists, firefighters, and fuels mitigation crews, for all City departments with HCOP LLC d/b/a Hill Country Outdoor Power d/b/a PartsTree.com to increase the amount by $220,000 for a revised total contract amount not to exceed $578,000. Funding: $9,166 is available in the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Operating Budgets of various City departments. $110,000 is available in the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Operating Budgets of various City departments. Funding for the remaining contract term is contingent upon available funding in future budgets.
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"Hearing none without objection. The consent agenda is adopted." — meeting transcript (unofficial)