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• 1 Passedunofficial

  Approve the minutes of the Austin City Council work session meeting of May 5, 2026, regular meeting of May 7, 2026, work session meeting of May 19, 2026, regular meeting of May 21, 2026, work session meeting of May 26, 2026, and regular meeting of May 28, 2026.

  This is routine housekeeping: Council signs off on the official minutes from a stack of its spring meetings, including work sessions and regular meetings held in May 2026. Approving the minutes makes them the official record of what happened at those gatherings.

  "Without objection, the consent agenda is adopted, with councilmember duchen being shown voting no on item number 21 and councilmember Fuentes absent."

• 2 Passedunofficial

  Approve an ordinance amending City Code to move existing requirements related to limits on special events that occur at certain parks from Chapter 8-1 (Parks Administration) to Chapter 4-20 (Special Events), to update the list of special events, update definitions, and add provisions related to new special events at certain parks. Funding: This item has no fiscal impact.

  This ordinance reshuffles the city's rules on special events at certain parks, moving existing limits out of the Parks Administration chapter of City Code and into the Special Events chapter. Along the way it updates the official list of special events, refreshes definitions, and adds provisions for new events at some parks. The item has no fiscal impact.

  "Without objection, the consent agenda is adopted"

  • Ellis added direction requiring a memo on how nonprofit park partners will be recognized under the revised special events ordinance
• 3 Passedunofficial

  Authorize negotiation and execution of a lease with Southwest Airlines Co. for certain premises consisting of approximately 18,601 square feet of building space, 13,418 square feet of cargo handling space, and related improvements for its provisioning operations at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, for a term of five years, commencing after the date of beneficial occupancy, and with a renewal option for one additional five-year term. Funding: This item is projected to result in $3,038.16 of revenue for the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Operating Budget of Austin Aviation, which is two months’ ground rent during the construction of tenant improvements. The full rental rate will begin in Fiscal Year 2026-2027 after construction is complete.

  This item authorizes a lease with Southwest Airlines for roughly 18,601 square feet of building space and 13,418 square feet of cargo handling space at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to support the airline's provisioning operations. The lease runs five years after beneficial occupancy, with an option for one additional five-year term. It's projected to bring in $3,038.16 in revenue for the FY2025-2026 Austin Aviation operating budget — two months' ground rent during construction — with the full rental rate starting in FY2026-2027 once construction wraps up.

  "Without objection, the consent agenda is adopted"

• 4 Results pendingunofficial

  Approve a resolution directing the City Manager to prepare an ordinance for Council consideration to order a November 2026 bond election, including recommended bond measures, proposition language, categories, and amounts for public improvements. Funding: Approval of this resolution has no immediate fiscal impact. Should City Council vote to call a 2026 bond election, fiscal impacts will be noted at that time.

  This resolution directs the City Manager to draft an ordinance that would tee up a November 2026 bond election, spelling out the recommended measures, proposition language, categories, and dollar amounts for public improvements. It's an early procedural step — the actual decision to call the election, and any price tag that comes with it, arrives later. The resolution itself has no immediate fiscal impact.

  "Items four, 26, 53 and 70 have been withdrawn."

• 5 Passedunofficial

  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.

  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.

  "Without objection, the consent agenda is adopted"

  • Assistant city attorney recommended approving $175,000 settlement in Mitchell v. City of Austin over a 2023 Austin Water manhole accident
• 6 Passedunofficial

  Authorize negotiation and execution of a battery storage agreement with Balcones Ridge Resiliency II, LLC, a Jupiter Power subsidiary, for up to 200 megawatts of electrical power capacity from a utility-scale battery facility, in an estimated amount not to exceed $16,000,000 per year, for a term of up to 20 years, for a total agreement amount not to exceed $320,000,000. Funding: Contingent upon available funding in future budgets.

  This item authorizes Austin Energy to negotiate and execute a battery storage agreement with Balcones Ridge Resiliency II, LLC, a Jupiter Power subsidiary, for up to 200 megawatts of capacity from a utility-scale battery facility. Battery storage helps the grid soak up power when it's plentiful and dispatch it when demand spikes — a growing priority as Texas summers keep testing the system. The deal runs up to 20 years at an estimated cost not to exceed $16 million per year, for a total not to exceed $320 million, contingent on funding in future budgets.

  "Without objection, the consent agenda is adopted"

  • Paul Robbins warned Austin Energy is non-transparent about the $320 million battery storage contract economics
• 7 Passedunofficial

  Approve an ordinance amending City Code Chapter 10-2 (Emergency Medical Services) to amend definitions; provide emergency medical services authority on emergency scenes; require reimbursement by non-emergency medical transfer providers in some circumstances; enact regulations for private medical service operators at events; authorize related fees; and creating an offense. Funding: This item has no fiscal impact.

  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.

  "Without objection, the consent agenda is adopted"

• 8 Passedunofficial

  Approve an ordinance amending the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Operating Budget Special Revenue Fund (Ordinance No. 20250813-005) to accept and appropriate Federal Emergency Management Agency Public Assistance grant funds from the Texas Department of Emergency Management in the amount of $26,365,665 for COVID-19 expenses. Funding: $26,365,665 is available from the Federal Emergency Management Agency through the Texas Department of Emergency Management. A City funding match is not required.

  This item accepts and appropriates $26,365,665 in Federal Emergency Management Agency Public Assistance grant funds, routed through the Texas Department of Emergency Management, to reimburse the city for COVID-19 expenses. It amends the current Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Operating Budget Special Revenue Fund to bring the money in. No local match is required from the city.

  "Without objection, the consent agenda is adopted"

• 9 Passedunofficial

  Authorize negotiation and execution of an amendment to the interlocal agreement with the Austin Economic Development Corporation, d/b/a Rally Austin, to provide $13,215,260 of City hotel occupancy tax funding to Rally Austin to be used to establish and fund the Historic Preservation Acquisition Fund program to identify, acquire, preserve, activate, and steward historic properties and related preservation activities that promote tourism and convention visitation in compliance with Texas Tax Code Section 351.101(a)(5) and fund Rally Austin’s administrative fees, for a revised total agreement amount not to exceed $58,355,260. Funding: $13,215,260 is available in the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Austin Arts, Culture, Music and Entertainment Special Revenue Fund (Historic Preservation Fund).

  This authorizes an amended agreement with the Austin Economic Development Corporation, known as Rally Austin, to steer $13,215,260 in hotel occupancy tax dollars toward a new Historic Preservation Acquisition Fund. The money goes to identifying, buying, preserving, and activating historic properties that draw tourists and convention visitors, plus Rally Austin's administrative fees. The amendment brings the total agreement to a figure not to exceed $58,355,260, with the new funding drawn from the Historic Preservation Fund.

  "Without objection, the consent agenda is adopted"

• 10 Passedunofficial

  Approve third reading of an ordinance granting a non-exclusive franchise and right to enter public rights-of way and public easements for a period of ten years to Texas Gas Service Company, a division of ONE Gas, Inc., to provide natural gas distribution services, and repealing Ordinance No. 20061005-023. Funding: $10,832,000 in estimated revenue is anticipated under this franchise agreement.

  This is the third and final reading of an ordinance renewing the natural gas franchise deal between the city and Texas Gas Service Company, a division of ONE Gas, Inc. The agreement lets the company use Austin's public rights-of-way and easements to run its gas distribution lines for the next ten years, and it repeals the older 2006 ordinance that governed the arrangement. The franchise is expected to bring in an estimated $10,832,000 in revenue for the city.

  "Without objection, the consent agenda is adopted"

  • Kaiba White urged action on Texas Gas leak detection and conservation program recommendations
• 11 Passedunofficial

  Approve third reading of an ordinance granting to Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative, Inc., a non-exclusive franchise for constructing, maintaining, operating and using a transmission and distribution system in the City to provide electric utility services within its certificated area. Funding: $196,400 estimated increase in revenue is anticipated under this franchise agreement.

  This is the third and final reading of an ordinance granting Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative a non-exclusive franchise to build, maintain, and operate transmission and distribution lines in Austin to deliver electric service within its certificated area. The agreement lets the co-op use city rights-of-way for its infrastructure, and the city anticipates an estimated $196,400 increase in revenue under the deal.

  "Without objection, the consent agenda is adopted"

• 12 Passedunofficial

  Approve an ordinance approving the Indian Hills Public Improvement District 2026 Annual Service Plan Update and declaring an emergency. Funding: This item has no fiscal impact. All expenses of the Public Improvement District, both internal and external, should be recovered by the assessment fees.

  This item approves the 2026 Annual Service Plan Update for the Indian Hills Public Improvement District, the yearly refresh of how the district's services are laid out and funded. PIDs like this one cover their own costs through assessment fees on properties inside the district, so the item carries no fiscal impact to the city. It also declares an emergency, meaning it takes effect immediately upon passage.

  "Without objection, the consent agenda is adopted"

• 13 Passedunofficial

  Approve an ordinance approving the Whisper Valley Public Improvement District 2026 Annual Service Plan Update and declaring an emergency. Funding: This item has no fiscal impact. All expenses of the Public Improvement District, both internal and external, should be recovered by the assessment fees.

  This item approves the 2026 Annual Service Plan Update for the Whisper Valley Public Improvement District, the yearly refresh of the plan that guides how this special district out east operates. It's declared an emergency, meaning it takes effect right away. There's no fiscal impact to the city — all costs of the district are covered by assessment fees on properties within it.

  "Without objection, the consent agenda is adopted"

• 14 Passed 8-2unofficial

  Authorize negotiation and execution of an agreement with Travis County to fund and participate in a Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone No. 21 for approximately 2,645 acres bounded by the Colorado River, US Highway 183, and State Highway 130, in the area generally known as “Dog's Head”. Funding: This item has no fiscal impact.

  This sets up a partnership with Travis County to create Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone No. 21, covering roughly 2,645 acres in the area known as "Dog's Head" — bounded by the Colorado River, US 183, and SH 130. A TIRZ funnels future property tax growth from the zone back into improvements within it, so this item shapes how development dollars flow in that corner of the city. According to the item, it has no fiscal impact.

  "On a vote of 8 to 2, item number 14 is adopted."

  • Travis County had declined to vote pending more information; Suttle acknowledged work remained with the county
  • Siegel and Velasquez voted no
• 15 Passed 8-2unofficial

  Approve the preliminary project and financing plan for Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone No. 21 (Dog’s Head) that will apply to land bounded by the Colorado River, US Highway 183, and State Highway 130. Funding: This item has no fiscal impact.

  This item approves the preliminary project and financing plan for Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone No. 21, nicknamed Dog's Head, covering land bounded by the Colorado River, US Highway 183, and State Highway 130. A TIRZ lets the city capture future property tax gains within the zone to fund improvements there, so this sets the groundwork for how that area develops. The item has no fiscal impact.

  "on a vote of eight in favor, two opposed and one absent item 15 passes."

  • Watson amendments added a gentrification needs assessment and affordable housing reporting
  • Alter amendments prioritized early tirz dollars for Carson Creek drainage and 50%-MFI housing
  • Siegel and Velasquez voted no
• 16 Passedunofficial

  Approve a resolution authorizing the City Manager to apply for two low-interest loans for a total of up to $14,000,000 from the State of Texas, State Energy Conservation Office, LoanSTAR Revolving Loan Program for the Solar on City Facilities Project. Funding: contingent upon available funding in future operating budgets.

  This resolution authorizes the City Manager to apply for two low-interest loans totaling up to $14,000,000 from the State of Texas LoanSTAR Revolving Loan Program to fund the Solar on City Facilities Project. Funding is contingent upon available money in future operating budgets. The move ties Austin's energy goals to a state financing program aimed at putting solar on city buildings.

  "Without objection, the consent agenda is adopted"

  • Jeff Dickerson urged a no vote, saying the $14M solar loan had no business case or payback analysis
• 17 Passedunofficial

  Authorize an amendment to a contract for continued soil relocation for Austin Aviation with Triumvirate Environmental d/b/a Gruene Environmental Services, to increase the amount by $298,190 for a revised total contract amount not to exceed $1,436,638. Funding: $298,190 is available in the Capital Budget of Austin Aviation.

  This item amends a contract with Triumvirate Environmental (doing business as Gruene Environmental Services) for continued soil relocation work at Austin Aviation. The amendment increases the contract by $298,190, bringing the revised total to no more than $1,436,638, with funding available in the Aviation Capital Budget.

  "Without objection, the consent agenda is adopted"

• 18 Passedunofficial

  Authorize two contracts for electric protective devices to protect against reverse power flow for Austin Energy with Techline Inc. and KBS Electrical Distributors Inc., for a term of two years with up to three 1-year extension options for a total contract amount not to exceed $10,000,000 divided between the contractors. Funding: $500,000 is available in the Operating Budget of Austin Energy. Funding for the remaining contract term is contingent upon available funding in future budgets.

  This item authorizes two contracts with Techline Inc. and KBS Electrical Distributors Inc. for electric protective devices that guard Austin Energy's grid against reverse power flow. The deals run for two years with up to three one-year extensions, capped at a combined $10,000,000. Right now, $500,000 is available in Austin Energy's operating budget, with the rest depending on funding in future budgets.

  "Without objection, the consent agenda is adopted"

• 19 Passedunofficial

  Authorize an amendment to a contract for continued services of an electronic visitor management system for Austin Energy with Force 5, Inc., to increase the amount by $270,000, for a revised total contract amount not to exceed $1,087,330. Funding: $55,000 is available in the Operating Budget of Austin Energy. Funding for the remaining contract term is contingent upon available funding in future budgets.

  This item amends Austin Energy's contract with Force 5, Inc. for its electronic visitor management system, adding $270,000 for a revised total not to exceed $1,087,330. Of that, $55,000 comes from Austin Energy's current operating budget, with the rest contingent on future budgets. It keeps the utility's system for tracking and managing visitors running.

  "Without objection, the consent agenda is adopted"

• 20 Passedunofficial

  Authorize a contract for underground utility locating services for Austin Energy with Line Quest LLC, for an initial term of two years with up to three 1-year extension options in an amount not to exceed $11,050,000. Funding: $552,500 is available in the Operating Budget of Austin Energy. Funding for the remaining contract term is contingent upon available funding in future budgets.

  Austin Energy wants to hire Line Quest LLC to find and mark underground utility lines before crews start digging — the kind of behind-the-scenes work that keeps buried power infrastructure from getting nicked. The contract runs an initial two years with up to three 1-year extensions, for a total not to exceed $11,050,000, with $552,500 available now in Austin Energy's operating budget and the rest contingent on future budgets.

  "Without objection, the consent agenda is adopted"

• 21 Passedunofficial

  Authorize an amendment to a contract for continued credit and debit card processing services for Austin Financial Services with Paymentech LLC, to extend the term up to six years and three months and increase the amount by $3,000,000 for a revised total contract amount not to exceed $14,658,000. Funding: $90,000 is available in the Operating Budget of Austin Financial Services. Funding for the remaining contract term is contingent upon available funding in future budgets.

  This item extends the city's contract with Paymentech LLC to keep processing credit and debit card payments for Austin Financial Services, adding up to six years and three months to the term. The extra $3 million bumps the revised total to no more than $14,658,000, with $90,000 available now in the Austin Financial Services operating budget and the rest depending on funding in future budgets. It's the behind-the-scenes plumbing that lets Austinites pay city bills and fees by card.

  "the consent agenda is adopted, with councilmember duchen being shown voting no on item number 21"

  • Duchen voted no, citing a contractor that could not process required transactions and lack of contract accountability
• 22 Passedunofficial

  Authorize an amendment to three contracts for continued consulting services, market reviews, organizational reviews, and benchmarking pay practices, for the City's Compensation Programs for Austin Human Resources with Gallagher Benefit Services Inc. d/b/a Arthur J Gallagher & Co., PFM Group Consulting LLC, and The Segal Company (Western States) Inc. d/b/a Segal Waters Consulting, to increase the amount by $1,750,000 for a revised total contract amount not to exceed $3,078,000, divided among the contractors. Funding: $650,000 is available in the Operating Budget of Austin Human Resources. Funding for the remaining contract term is contingent upon available funding in future budgets.

  This item amends three contracts with consulting firms Arthur J. Gallagher, PFM Group, and Segal Waters to keep providing services for the City's employee compensation programs — things like market reviews, organizational reviews, and benchmarking how Austin pays its workers. The consultants help Human Resources figure out whether city pay keeps pace with the market. The amendment raises the total by $1,750,000 for a revised amount not to exceed $3,078,000, with $650,000 available now in the Human Resources operating budget and the rest depending on future budgets.

  "Without objection, the consent agenda is adopted"

• 23 Passedunofficial

  Authorize a contract for data visualization, analytics, and integration licenses, maintenance, and support services for Austin Technology Services with Porter Burgess Company d/b/a Flair Data Systems for an initial term of one year with up to two 1-year extension options in an amount not to exceed $1,750,000. Funding: $419,461 is available in the Operating Budget of Austin Technology Services. Funding for the remaining contract term is contingent upon available funding in future budgets.

  This authorizes a contract with Porter Burgess Company (doing business as Flair Data Systems) for data visualization, analytics, and integration software licenses, plus maintenance and support for Austin Technology Services. The deal runs an initial year with up to two 1-year extensions, capped at $1,750,000, with $419,461 available now in the department's operating budget and the rest contingent on future funding.

  "Without objection, the consent agenda is adopted"

• 24 Passedunofficial

  Authorize a contract for decomposed granite gravel for Austin Parks and Recreation with Cribprocure Inc., for an initial term of two years with up to three 1-year extension options in an amount not to exceed $1,500,000. Funding: $75,000 is available in the Operating Budget of Austin Parks and Recreation. Funding for the remaining contract term is contingent upon available funding in future budgets.

  This authorizes a contract with Cribprocure Inc. to supply decomposed granite gravel for Austin Parks and Recreation, running an initial two years with up to three one-year extensions. That's the crushed granite you've hiked on around town, so it keeps trail and park surfaces stocked and maintained. The contract is capped at $1,500,000, with $75,000 available now in the Parks and Recreation operating budget and the rest contingent on future budgets.

  "Without objection, the consent agenda is adopted"

• 25 Passedunofficial

  Approve an ordinance designating JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. as the depository for the City’s funds and authorize a contract for bank depository services for Austin Financial Services with JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. for a term of five years in an amount not to exceed $2,500,000. Funding: $40,000 is available in the Operating Budget of Austin Financial Services. Funding for the remaining contract term is contingent upon available funding in future budgets.

  This item names JP Morgan Chase Bank as the official depository for the City's funds and sets up a five-year contract for bank depository services through Austin Financial Services. Picking a depository is the routine but essential plumbing behind how the City holds and manages its money day to day. The contract is capped at $2,500,000, with $40,000 available in the current Austin Financial Services operating budget and the rest depending on funding in future budgets.

  "Without objection, the consent agenda is adopted"

• 26 Results pendingunofficial

  Authorize a contract for floodplain reforestation services for Austin Watershed Protection with Siglo Group LLC d/b/a Siglo Group, for an initial term of one year with up to four 1-year extension options in an amount not to exceed $1,250,000. Funding: $250,000 is available in the Operating Budget of Austin Watershed Protection from the Riparian Zone Mitigation Fund. Funding for the remaining contract term is contingent upon available funding in future budgets.

  This item authorizes a contract with Siglo Group to handle floodplain reforestation for Austin Watershed Protection, running one year with up to four annual extensions. Restoring these riparian zones helps buffer creeks and manage flooding across the city. The contract is capped at $1,250,000, with $250,000 available now from the Riparian Zone Mitigation Fund and the rest contingent on future budgets.

  "Items four, 26, 53 and 70 have been withdrawn."

• 27 Passedunofficial

  Authorize a contract for industrial gases and cylinders, used for welding, laboratory testing, plant operations, generator cooling systems, and breathing apparatus equipment, for all City departments with Nippon Sanso Matheson Inc., for an initial term of two years with up to three 1-year extension options in an amount not to exceed $1,069,000. Funding: $40,250 is available in the Operating Budgets of various City departments. Funding for the remaining contract term is contingent upon available funding in future budgets.

  This is a citywide contract with Nippon Sanso Matheson Inc. for industrial gases and cylinders that keep a lot of behind-the-scenes city work running \u2014 think welding, lab testing, plant operations, generator cooling, and breathing gear for first responders. The deal runs an initial two years with up to three one-year extensions, capped at $1,069,000, with $40,250 available now in various department budgets and the rest depending on future funding.

  "Without objection, the consent agenda is adopted"

• 28 Passedunofficial

  Authorize an amendment to a contract for continued information technology professional services for a case management system for Austin Municipal Court with Luz A Lozano Jr. d/b/a Radiant Compass Advisory, to increase the amount by $67,600 for a revised total contract amount not to exceed $145,600. Funding: $67,600 is available in the Operating Budget of Austin Municipal Court. Funding for the remaining contract term is contingent upon available funding in future budgets.

  Austin Municipal Court keeps the meter running on its IT consultant, Luz A. Lozano Jr. (doing business as Radiant Compass Advisory), for ongoing work on the court's case management system. This amendment bumps the contract up by $67,600, bringing the total to no more than $145,600, with $67,600 available in the court's operating budget and the rest contingent on future funding. Case management systems are the digital backbone that keeps court records, cases, and payments moving.

  "Without objection, the consent agenda is adopted"

• 29 Passedunofficial

  Authorize a contract for maintenance and repair of pond pump and irrigation systems for all City departments with H3lrs, LLC d/b/a Divided Water Services, for an initial term of two years with up to three 1-year extension options in an amount not to exceed $2,431,000. Funding: $125,000 is available in the Operating Budgets of various City departments. Funding for the remaining contract term is contingent upon available funding in future budgets.

  This item authorizes a citywide contract with H3lrs, LLC (doing business as Divided Water Services) to maintain and repair pond pump and irrigation systems across all City departments. The deal runs two years with up to three one-year extensions, and it keeps the fountains flowing and green spaces watered for departments that rely on these systems. The contract caps out at $2,431,000, with $125,000 available now in various departments' operating budgets and the rest depending on funding in future budgets.

  "Without objection, the consent agenda is adopted"

• 30 Passedunofficial

  Authorize two contracts for power and pressure washing and parking lot cleaning services for all City departments with Yosan Inc. d/b/a International Building Services and Time Machine LLC d/b/a Time Machine ATX, for an initial term of one year with up to four 1-year extension options in an amount not to exceed $6,300,000. Funding: $315,000 is available in the Operating Budget of all City departments. Funding for the remaining contract term is contingent upon available funding in future budgets.

  This authorizes two citywide contracts for power washing, pressure washing, and parking lot cleaning services across all City departments, going to Yosan Inc. (International Building Services) and Time Machine ATX. The deal runs for an initial one-year term with up to four one-year extensions, capped at $6,300,000, with $315,000 available now in departments' operating budgets and the rest contingent on future budgets.

  "Without objection, the consent agenda is adopted"

• 31 Passedunofficial

  Ratify a contract for rental of anti-vehicle mobile barriers and related services for Austin Police with Meridian Rapid Defense Group LLC d/b/a Meridian Rapid Defense Group Sales, LLC in the amount of $141,885. Funding: $141,885 was available in the Operating Budget of Austin Police.

  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.

  "Without objection, the consent agenda is adopted"

• 32 Passedunofficial

  Authorize an amendment to a contract for continued supervisory control and data acquisition equipment, software installation, and support services for Austin Water with Control Panels USA Inc., to increase the amount by $1,000,000 for a revised total contract amount not to exceed $4,200,000. Funding: $300,000 is available in the Capital Budget of Austin Water. Funding for the remaining contract term is contingent upon available funding in future budgets.

  This item amends Austin Water's contract with Control Panels USA Inc. for the SCADA systems — the supervisory control and data acquisition equipment, software, and support that keep the utility's operations monitored and running. The amendment boosts the contract by $1,000,000, bringing the total to a not-to-exceed $4,200,000. Of that, $300,000 is available in Austin Water's Capital Budget, with the rest depending on funding in future budgets.

  "Without objection, the consent agenda is adopted"

• 33 Passedunofficial

  Authorize a contract for self-insured dental plan administration services for Austin Human Resources with Health Care Service Corporation d/b/a Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas, for an initial term of three years with up to two 1-year extension options in an amount not to exceed $2,836,000. Funding: $404,500 is contingent upon approval of the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Operating Budget of Austin Human Resources. Funding for the remaining contract term is contingent upon available funding in future budgets.

  This item authorizes a contract with Health Care Service Corporation, doing business as Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas, to administer the city's self-insured dental plan for its employees. The deal runs an initial three years with up to two additional one-year extension options, and it matters because it's how City of Austin workers get their dental coverage managed. The contract carries a not-to-exceed amount of $2,836,000, with $404,500 of that contingent on approval of the FY 2026-2027 Austin Human Resources operating budget and the rest dependent on future budgets.

  "Without objection, the consent agenda is adopted"

  • Scott Cobb urged that dental benefits be restored for temporary employees working under 30 hours
• 34 Passedunofficial

  Authorize contracts for swimming pool chemicals, supplies, equipment, and maintenance services for Austin Parks and Recreation with BuyBoard Purchasing Cooperative, for an initial term of one year with up to four 1-year extension options in an amount not to exceed $6,250,000. Funding: $208,333 is available in the Operating Budget of Austin Parks and Recreation. Funding for the remaining contract term is contingent upon available funding in future budgets.

  This item authorizes contracts through the BuyBoard Purchasing Cooperative for swimming pool chemicals, supplies, equipment, and maintenance services for Austin Parks and Recreation, running an initial one-year term with up to four 1-year extension options. It keeps the city's public pools stocked and serviced so they can stay open and safe for swimmers. The total is capped at $6,250,000, with $208,333 available in the current Parks and Recreation operating budget and the rest contingent on future budgets.

  "Without objection, the consent agenda is adopted"

• 35 Passedunofficial

  Authorize two contracts for terminal block cabinets for Austin Transportation and Public Works with David-Tehoungue Ltd. Co. and Ear Telecommunications LLC d/b/a Eartc, for an initial term of two years with up to three 1-year extension options in an amount not to exceed $3,038,750. Funding: $151,938 is available in the Operating Budget of Austin Transportation and Public Works. Funding for the remaining contract term is contingent upon available funding in future budgets.

  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.

  "Without objection, the consent agenda is adopted"

• 36 Passedunofficial

  Authorize a contract for traffic management services for Austin Transportation and Public Works with Kimley-Horn And Associates, Inc., for an initial term of three years with up to two additional 1-year extension options in an amount not to exceed $3,350,000. Funding: $110,333 is available in the Operating and Grant Budgets of Austin Transportation and Public Works. Funding for the remaining contract term is contingent upon available funding in future budgets.

  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.

  "Without objection, the consent agenda is adopted"

• 37 Passedunofficial

  Authorize four contracts for engineering services for the 2026 Engineering Services for Austin Energy Plants and Distribution Systems Rotation List for Austin Energy with Stanley Consultants, Inc., HDR Engineering, Inc., Stantec Consulting Services Inc., and Lockwood Andrews & Newnam, Inc., for total contract amounts not to exceed $10,000,000 divided among the firms. Funding: $10,000,000 is available in the Capital Budget of Austin Energy.

  This item authorizes four contracts for on-call engineering services supporting Austin Energy's power plants and distribution systems, spread among Stanley Consultants, HDR Engineering, Stantec Consulting Services, and Lockwood Andrews & Newnam. These rotation-list contracts keep specialized engineering help available for the utility's infrastructure work. The total amount is capped at $10,000,000 divided among the firms, with funding available in Austin Energy's Capital Budget.

  "Without objection, the consent agenda is adopted"

• 38 Passedunofficial

  Authorize a contract for construction services for the Central East Austin Water and Wastewater Pipeline Renewal Project for Austin Water with Underground Water Solutions, Co., in the amount of $4,067,015 plus a $406,702 contingency for a total contract amount not to exceed $4,473,717. Funding: $4,473,717 is available in the Capital Budget of Austin Water.

  This item authorizes a construction contract with Underground Water Solutions, Co. to renew aging water and wastewater pipelines in Central East Austin for Austin Water. Replacing old pipes helps keep water flowing and reduces the risk of breaks and leaks in the neighborhood. The contract totals up to $4,473,717 — $4,067,015 for the work plus a $406,702 contingency — funded through Austin Water's Capital Budget.

  "Without objection, the consent agenda is adopted"

• 39 Passedunofficial

  Authorize a contract for construction services for the Elmhurst Drive Wastewater Pipe Renewal Project for Austin Water with HEI Civil Texas, LLC, in the amount of $4,784,754 plus a $478,476 contingency for a total contract amount not to exceed $5,263,300. Funding: $5,263,300 is available in the Capital Budget of Austin Water.

  This item authorizes a construction contract with HEI Civil Texas, LLC to renew the wastewater pipe along Elmhurst Drive for Austin Water. Aging sewer lines like this one keep the city's wastewater flowing and prevent breaks and backups down the road. The contract runs $4,784,754 plus a $478,476 contingency, for a total not to exceed $5,263,300, all covered by Austin Water's Capital Budget.

  "Without objection, the consent agenda is adopted"

• 40 Passedunofficial

  Ratify a contract amendment for engineering services for the Engineering Services for Electric Service Delivery contract for Austin Energy with Stanley Consultants, Inc., in the amount of $2,000,000 for a revised total contract amount not to exceed $9,500,000. Funding: $2,000,000 was available in the Operating Budget of Austin Energy.

  This item ratifies an amendment to Austin Energy's engineering services contract with Stanley Consultants, Inc., adding $2,000,000 for work on electric service delivery. The amendment brings the total contract to not more than $9,500,000, with the added funding coming from Austin Energy's operating budget. The work supports the engineering behind getting electricity to Austin homes and businesses.

  "Without objection, the consent agenda is adopted"

• 41 Passedunofficial

  Ratify a contract for construction services for the Givens District Park Recreation Center Renovation Project for Austin Parks and Recreation with Brown & Root Industrial Services, LLC, in an amount of $1,237,274 for a revised total contract amount not to exceed $4,288,089. Funding: $1,237,274 is available in the Capital Budget of the Austin Parks and Recreation.

  This item ratifies a construction contract with Brown & Root Industrial Services, LLC to renovate the recreation center at Givens District Park for Austin Parks and Recreation. The move adds $1,237,274 to the project, bringing the revised total contract to a not-to-exceed amount of $4,288,089, with that funding available in the department's Capital Budget.

  "Without objection, the consent agenda is adopted"

• 42 Passedunofficial

  Authorize a contract for construction services for the Greater South Creek (Elm Creek Drive) Wastewater Pipeline Renewal for Austin Water with HEI Civil Texas LLC d/b/a HEI Civil, in the amount of $ 2,289,858 plus a $228,986 contingency for a total contract amount not to exceed $2,518,844. Funding: $2,518,844 is available in the Capital Budget of Austin Water.

  This item authorizes a construction contract with HEI Civil Texas LLC to renew the wastewater pipeline in the Greater South Creek area along Elm Creek Drive for Austin Water. Renewing aging pipeline infrastructure helps keep wastewater flowing reliably and reduces the risk of failures. The contract runs $2,289,858 plus a $228,986 contingency, for a total not to exceed $2,518,844, funded from Austin Water's Capital Budget.

  "Without objection, the consent agenda is adopted"

• 43 Passedunofficial

  Authorize an amendment to a contract for the Local Mobility Americans with Disabilities Act Sidewalk and Ramp Improvements Group 32 Citywide Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract for Austin Transportation and Public Works with Muniz Concrete and Contracting, Inc., to increase the amount by $9,000,000 for a revised total contract amount not to exceed of $45,000,000. Funding: $9,000,000 is available in the Capital Budget of Austin Transportation and Public Works.

  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.

  "Without objection, the consent agenda is adopted"

  • Zenobia Joseph alleged substandard ADA sidewalk work by the contractor northeast of US 183
• 44 Passedunofficial

  Authorize an amendment to a contract for the Local Mobility Americans with Disabilities Act Sidewalk and Ramp Improvements Group 33 Citywide Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract for Austin Transportation and Public Works with Muniz Concrete & Contracting Inc., to increase the amount by $7,500,000 for a revised total contract amount not to exceed $37,500,000. Funding: $7,500,000 is available in the Capital Budget of Austin Transportation and Public Works.

  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.

  "Without objection, the consent agenda is adopted"

• 45 Passedunofficial

  Authorize a contract for construction services for the Parker Lane Neighborhood (Catalina & Metcalf) Water and Wastewater Pipeline for Austin Water with Cedar Hills Construction LLC, in the amount of $2,776,077 plus a $277,608 contingency for a total contract amount not to exceed $3,053,685. Funding: $3,053,685 is available in the Capital Budget of Austin Water.

  This item authorizes a construction contract with Cedar Hills Construction LLC to replace water and wastewater pipelines in the Parker Lane neighborhood along Catalina and Metcalf for Austin Water. Upgrading these lines helps keep clean water flowing and wastewater moving for folks in the area. The source text lists conflicting figures for the total, citing a base amount of $2,776,077 plus a $277,608 contingency, but also a total not to exceed $1,298,469, with $1,298,469 available in Austin Water's Capital Budget.

  "Without objection, the consent agenda is adopted"

• 46 Passedunofficial

  Authorize a contract for construction services for the Williamson Creek - Richmond Tributary Rehabilitation Rebid for Austin Watershed Protection and Austin Water with Jerdon Enterprise, LLC, in the amount of $5,077,379 plus a $507,738 contingency for a total contract amount not to exceed $5,585,117. Funding: $4,286,648 is available in the Capital Budget of Austin Watershed Protection and $1,298,469 is available in the Capital Budget of Austin Water.

  This item authorizes a construction contract with Jerdon Enterprise, LLC to rehabilitate the Richmond Tributary of Williamson Creek, work handled jointly by Austin Watershed Protection and Austin Water. Creek rehab projects like this shore up eroding banks and aging infrastructure to protect nearby property and waterways. The contract runs $5,077,379 plus a $507,738 contingency for a total not to exceed $5,585,117, with $4,286,648 from Watershed Protection's capital budget and $1,298,469 from Austin Water's.

  "Without objection, the consent agenda is adopted"

• 47 Passedunofficial

  Authorize a contract for Water and Wastewater Facilities Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity for Austin Water with RUTS Construction, LLC in the amount of $7,000,000 for a one year term with up to two 1-year extension options of $7,000,000 each for a total contract amount not to exceed $21,000,000. Funding: $7,000,000 is available in the Capital Budget of Austin Water. Funding for the remaining contract terms is contingent upon available funding in future budgets.

  This item authorizes an on-call construction contract with RUTS Construction, LLC to handle water and wastewater facility work for Austin Water on an as-needed basis. The indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity setup lets the utility order repairs and projects without bidding out each one, which matters for keeping the pipes and plants running smoothly. The contract runs one year at $7,000,000, with two possible 1-year extensions of $7,000,000 each, for a total not to exceed $21,000,000; $7,000,000 is available now in Austin Water's Capital Budget, with the rest contingent on future funding.

  "Without objection, the consent agenda is adopted"

• 48 Passedunofficial

  Authorize five contracts for variable refrigerant flow and chiller systems for City HVAC systems for all City departments with Daikin Applied Americans Inc. d/b/a Daikin Applied; Trane U.S. Inc. d/b/a Trane; Tyco Technology GMBH d/b/a Johnson Controls Building Solutions, LLC; Texas Airsystems LLC d/b/a Texas Airsystems; and Carrier Corporation d/b/a Spot Coolers, a Division of Carrier Corporation for an initial term of two years with up to three one-year extension options in an amount not to exceed $69,125,000, divided among the contractors. Funding: $5,760,417 is available in the Operating Budgets of various City departments. Funding for the remaining contract term is contingent upon available funding in future budgets.

  This authorizes five contracts for variable refrigerant flow and chiller HVAC systems serving all City departments, with an initial two-year term plus up to three one-year extensions. The contracts go to Daikin Applied, Trane, Johnson Controls Building Solutions, Texas Airsystems, and Carrier Corporation (Spot Coolers), for an amount not to exceed $69,125,000 divided among the vendors. Of that, $5,760,417 is available in current department operating budgets, with the rest contingent on future funding.

  "Without objection, the consent agenda is adopted"

• 49 Passedunofficial

  Authorize five contracts for auditing services for revenue generating, management, and consultant services contracts for Austin Aviation with Weaver & Tidwell, LLP; Cohn Reznik, LLP; Blue & Co., LLC; GilFlo Consulting Services, LLC; and Carr, Riggs & Ingram, LLC, for an initial term of five years with up to two 1-year extension options in an amount not to exceed $1,600,000. Funding: $200,000 is available in the Operating Budget of Austin Aviation. Funding for the remaining contract term is contingent upon available funding in future budgets.

  This item authorizes five contracts for auditing services covering Austin Aviation's revenue-generating, management, and consultant services contracts, with an initial five-year term plus up to two one-year extensions. These audits help keep an eye on the money flowing through the airport's various business deals. The contracts carry a not-to-exceed amount of $1,600,000, with $200,000 available in Austin Aviation's operating budget and the rest contingent on future funding.

  "Without objection, the consent agenda is adopted"

• 50 Passedunofficial

  Authorize an amendment to a contract for continued employee exams and associated medical testing with Capital Area Occupational Medicine d/b/a St. David’s Occupational Health Services, to increase the amount by $80,000 for a revised total contract amount not to exceed $460,000. Funding: $80,000 is available in the Operating Budget Special Revenue Fund of Austin Fire. Funding for the remaining contract term is contingent upon available funding in future budgets.

  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.

  "Without objection, the consent agenda is adopted"

• 51 Passedunofficial

  Authorize a contract for the overhaul of the vertical turbine pump for Austin Water with Marine Services LLC d/b/a North Star Industries, for an amount not to exceed $93,950. Funding: $93,950 is available in the Operating Budget of Austin Water.

  This item authorizes a contract with Marine Services LLC, doing business as North Star Industries, to overhaul a vertical turbine pump for Austin Water. Keeping the utility's pumps in working order is part of the behind-the-scenes work that keeps water flowing across the city. The contract is for an amount not to exceed $93,950, funded through Austin Water's operating budget.

  "Without objection, the consent agenda is adopted"

• 52 Passedunofficial

  Authorize negotiation and execution of all documents and instruments necessary or desirable to convey an approximately 0.55-acre (23,958 square feet) Electric Line Easement and Right of Way located at the Salem Walk Substation at the end of Salem Hill Drive, Austin, Texas 78745, to the LCRA Transmission Services Corporation, a not-for-profit company of the Lower Colorado River Authority for no cost in exchange for the release of the original approximately 0.646 acre (28,160 square feet) Electric Line Easement and Right of Way at the same location. Fiscal Note: This item has no fiscal impact.

  This item authorizes Austin to swap electric line easements at the Salem Walk Substation off Salem Hill Drive in far South Austin (78745), conveying a roughly 0.55-acre easement to LCRA Transmission Services Corporation in exchange for releasing an existing 0.646-acre easement at the same spot. The trade happens at no cost, and the item has no fiscal impact. It's a routine bit of housekeeping that keeps the power infrastructure lined up on paper.

  "Without objection, the consent agenda is adopted"

• 53 Results pendingunofficial

  Approve an ordinance establishing a process for managing condemnations of City-owned parkland including use of funds received due to such condemnation. Funding: This item has no financial impact.

  This ordinance sets up a formal process for how the City handles condemnations of its own parkland, including rules for what happens to any money the City receives from such condemnations. It matters because it creates clear ground rules for decisions affecting Austin's public green spaces. The item has no financial impact.

  "Items four, 26, 53 and 70 have been withdrawn."

• 54 Passedunofficial

  Authorize negotiation and execution of a second amendment to the lease agreement with Austin Executive Airport Services, LLC, a Texas limited liability company, for a term of 36 months, commencing on August 1, 2026, and ending on July 31, 2029. The lease amendment covers approximately 14,750 square feet of hangar building, including approximately 11,800 square feet of aviation hangar space and 2,950 square feet of office space, and exclusive use of 13,800 square feet of adjacent ramp space and 2,500 square feet of adjacent parking space, for Austin Police, located at 6012 Aviation Drive, Pflugerville, Texas 78660, for a total amount not to exceed $611,337. Funding: $32,966 is available in the Operating Budget of Austin Police. Funding for the remaining contract term is contingent upon available funding in future budgets.

  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.

  "Without objection, the consent agenda is adopted"

• 55 Passedunofficial

  Authorize negotiation and execution of an interlocal agreement with Travis County to grant a right to design, construct and manage a multi-use trail on City owned parkland known as the Onion Creek Wildlife Sanctuary located at 4435 East State Highway 71, Austin, Texas 78617. Funding: This item has no fiscal impact.

  This item authorizes an interlocal agreement with Travis County to design, build, and manage a multi-use trail on City parkland at the Onion Creek Wildlife Sanctuary off East State Highway 71. It sets the terms for how the county gets a right to develop trail access on this piece of public land in far southeast Austin. According to the source, the item has no fiscal impact.

  "Without objection, the consent agenda is adopted"

• 56 Passedunofficial

  Authorize negotiation and execution of all documents and instruments necessary or desirable to acquire approximately 1.3294 acres (57,942 square feet), generally located at 9300 ½ East U.S. Highway 290 Service Road Westbound, Austin, Texas 78724, from First Austin Investments, LLC, for a total amount not to exceed $214,905 including closing costs, for the Northern Walnut Creek Trail Phase 3 project. The property to be acquired consists of fee simple ownership of two tracts of land situated in the Lucas Munos Survey No. 55, Abstract No. 513, Travis County, Texas, being portions of a called 7.67-acre tract described as Tract 1 in the Special Warranty Deed recorded in Document Number 2021226851 of the Official Public Records of Travis County, Texas. Funding: $214,905 is available in the Capital Budget of Austin Transportation and Public Works.

  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.

  "Without objection, the consent agenda is adopted"

• 57 Passedunofficial

  Authorize negotiation and execution of all documents and instruments necessary or desirable for the sale of approximately 6.041 acres (263,146 square feet) generally located at 4800 Bolm Road, Austin, Texas 78702 - to the Austin Housing Finance Corporation for a total amount not to exceed $3,950,000 including closing costs. Funding: $3,950,000 is available in the Capital Budget of the Austin Housing Finance Corporation.

  The city authorizes selling about 6.041 acres at 4800 Bolm Road in East Austin to the Austin Housing Finance Corporation. The corporation, which develops and finances affordable housing, picks up the roughly 263,000-square-foot parcel for a total not to exceed $3,950,000 including closing costs, funded from its Capital Budget.

  "Without objection, the consent agenda is adopted"

  • Velasquez celebrated conveying six acres at 4800 Bolm Road to AHFC for affordable housing
• 58 Passedunofficial

  Authorize negotiation and execution of all documents and instruments necessary or desirable to acquire approximately 10.821 acres (471,363 square feet) of land located at 13017 Bob Johnson Road, Unit C, Manchaca, Texas 78652, together with an approximately 28,599-square-foot access easement across 13017 Bob Johnson Road, Unit B, Little Bear Orchards, LLC, for a total amount not to exceed $1,434,000 including closing costs, for watershed protection purposes. The property to be acquired consists of fee simple ownership of real property situated in the Walker Wilson Survey No. 2, Abstract No. 27, being all of that land described in the deed recorded in Document No. 2008044226 of the Official Public Records of Travis County, Texas, together with the easement reserved for ingress and egress over, upon, and across a 50-foot strip of land described in Exhibit C of the deed recorded in Volume 8266, Page 476 of the Deed Records of Travis County, Texas, and appurtenant to the property. Funding: $1,434,000 is available in the Capital Budget of Austin Financial Services.

  The city looks to buy about 10.8 acres of land off Bob Johnson Road down in Manchaca, plus a roughly 28,599-square-foot access easement across a neighboring parcel, for watershed protection purposes. Picking up land like this helps the city safeguard local creeks and water quality as the area keeps growing. The purchase, including closing costs, runs a total not to exceed $1,434,000, with funding available in the Capital Budget of Austin Financial Services.

  "Without objection, the consent agenda is adopted"

  • Changes and corrections corrected the access easement language for the Little Bear Orchards acquisition
• 59 Passedunofficial

  Approve a resolution authorizing construction of improvements and use of real property located at 6420 Helen Miller View, Austin, Texas as authorized in City Code Section 25-2-516 (Development Near a Hazardous Pipeline) due to its use which requires evacuation assistance as defined in City Code and its location within 500 feet of a hazardous pipeline. Funding: This item has no fiscal impact.

  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.

  "Without objection, the consent agenda is adopted"

• 60 Passedunofficial

  Approve a resolution authorizing the extension of line of duty illness leave of absence for Austin Fire Lieutenant Suzanne La Follette through May 30, 2027. Funding: This item has no fiscal impact. This position’s salary and benefits are included in the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Austin Fire Operating Budget. Overtime costs for position backfill associated with this vacancy are covered in overtime budget projections.

  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.

  "Without objection, the consent agenda is adopted"

  • Ellis highlighted line-of-duty illness leave for a firefighter battling reproductive cancer not on the state presumptive list
• 61 Passedunofficial

  Approve a resolution authorizing the submission of an application to, and the acceptance of grant funding from the Office of the Governor's Public Safety Office to fund the Role-Based Cybersecurity Training program for the period January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2026. Funding: $60,000 is available from the Office of the Governor’s Public Safety Office. A City match in the amount of $15,000 is required and is available in the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Operating Budget of Austin Technology Services.

  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.

  "Without objection, the consent agenda is adopted"

• 62 Passedunofficial

  Approve a resolution authorizing the submission of an application to, and the acceptance of grant funding from, the Office of the Governor’s Public Safety Office to fund the Network Threat Management program for the period January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2026. Funding: $287,544 is available from the Office of the Governor’s Public Safety Office. A City match in the amount of $71,886 is required and is available in the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Operating Budget of Austin Technology Services.

  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.

  "Without objection, the consent agenda is adopted"

• 63 Passedunofficial

  Approve an ordinance amending the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Austin Police Department Operating Budget Special Revenue Fund (No. 20250813-005) to accept and appropriate $25,000 in grant funds from the Texas Department of Transportation for the APD STEP - Operation Slowdown Mobilization Project. Funding: $25,000 is available from the Texas Department of Transportation. A 20% required City match will be met by accounting for the base salary and fringe benefits of existing City positions in the Austin Police Department Operating Budget.

  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.

  "Without objection, the consent agenda is adopted"

  • Jeffrey Bowen urged spending the small match to secure additional TxDOT grant funds
• 64 Passedunofficial

  Approve a resolution adopting the City's Federal Legislative Program for the 120th Session of the United States Congress. Funding: this item has no fiscal impact.

  This resolution adopts the City's Federal Legislative Program for the 120th Session of the U.S. Congress, laying out Austin's official priorities and positions for federal lawmakers. It sets the agenda the city advocates for in Washington. The item has no fiscal impact.

  "Without objection, the consent agenda is adopted"

  • Zenobia Joseph opposed the federal legislative program, citing transit equity concerns
• 65 Passedunofficial

  Approve a resolution adopting the City's State Legislative Priorities for the 90th Session of the State of Texas Legislature. Funding: This item has no fiscal impact.

  This resolution sets out the City's official wish list heading into the 90th session of the Texas Legislature, laying down the priorities Austin plans to push at the Capitol. It matters because it shapes how the city advocates on state-level issues that affect Austinites. The item has no fiscal impact.

  "Without objection, the consent agenda is adopted"

  • Bowen praised the published state legislative priorities and stressed responsible use of taxpayer dollars
• 66 Passedunofficial

  Authorize negotiation and execution of an agreement with Foundation Communities to provide site-based supportive housing services to individuals at Arbor Terrace, a City-owned supportive housing community, for an initial 13-month term beginning on September 1, 2026, in an amount not to exceed $1,000,000, with up to two 12-month extension options each in an amount not to exceed $1,000,000, for a total agreement amount not to exceed $3,000,000. Funding: $777,378 is available in the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Neighborhood Housing-Housing Trust Fund. $222,622 is available in the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Austin Homeless Strategies and Operations Social Services Budget. Funding for the remaining years of the agreement is contingent upon available funding in future budgets.

  This item authorizes an agreement with Foundation Communities to run on-site supportive housing services at Arbor Terrace, a City-owned supportive housing community, starting with a 13-month term beginning September 1, 2026. The setup keeps case management and support services in place for residents who need them to stay stably housed. The initial term is capped at $1,000,000, with two possible 12-month extensions of up to $1,000,000 each, for a total not to exceed $3,000,000 — with funding for later years dependent on future budgets.

  "Without objection, the consent agenda is adopted"

• 67 Passedunofficial

  Ratify an amendment to an interlocal agreement with Austin-Travis County Mental Health and Mental Retardation Center, d/b/a Integral Care, for the Homeless Outreach Street Team program to provide street outreach services, to add $440,000 to the current term beginning on October 1, 2025, and to each of the remaining three 12-month extension options for a revised per extension option amount not to exceed $839,354, for a revised total agreement amount not to exceed $3,756,770. Funding: $440,000 is available in the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Austin Homeless Strategies and Operations Social Services Budget. Funding for the remaining years of the agreement is contingent upon available funding in future budgets.

  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.

  "Without objection, the consent agenda is adopted"

  • Chase Wright of Hungry Hill Foundation supported street outreach services
• 68 Passedunofficial

  Authorize negotiation and execution of an amendment to an agreement with Sunrise Community Church d/b/a Sunrise Homeless Navigation Center to provide street outreach and housing navigation services, to add one-time funding in an amount not to exceed $250,000, for a revised total agreement not to exceed $1,000,000. Funding: $250,000 is available in the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 House Our People Endowment fund.

  This item authorizes an amendment to the city's agreement with Sunrise Community Church, which runs the Sunrise Homeless Navigation Center in South Austin, to keep its street outreach and housing navigation services going. The amendment adds a one-time $250,000, bringing the total agreement to a cap of $1,000,000, with the new funding coming from the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 House Our People Endowment fund. For folks living unsheltered and the neighbors around them, this is about the on-the-ground work of connecting people to housing.

  "Without objection, item number 68 is approved."

  • Velasquez added direction to release ZO/Sunrise data, coordinate feedback, and report on eviction prevention
  • South Austin neighborhood safety alliance sought family-services data and coordination protocols in writing
• 69 Passedunofficial

  Approve a resolution adopting the City’s Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Action Plan that is used to obtain grant funds distributed by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and authorizing the City Manager to submit grant applications and certifications and to take actions necessary to secure grant funds. Funding: Approval of this resolution has no immediate fiscal impact. Should grant funds be obtained, fiscal impacts will be noted at that time.

  This resolution adopts Austin's Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Action Plan, the roadmap the city uses to apply for federal grant dollars from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. It also greenlights the City Manager to submit those grant applications and certifications and do what's needed to lock in the funding. The Action Plan matters because it's how Austin taps into HUD money that supports housing and community programs. Per the source text, approving the resolution has no immediate fiscal impact; any dollar figures come later if the grants are secured.

  "Without objection, the consent agenda is adopted"

  • Zenobia Joseph argued the HUD action plan neglects veterans experiencing homelessness
• 70 Results pendingunofficial

  Approve a resolution appointing Keyheira Keys to a partial term for Position 3 on the Board of Directors for the Austin Rosewood Community Development Corporation. Funding: This item has no fiscal impact.

  This item appoints Keyheira Keys to fill a partial term for Position 3 on the Board of Directors of the Austin Rosewood Community Development Corporation. Board appointments keep local development organizations staffed and able to do their work. The item has no fiscal impact.

  "Items four, 26, 53 and 70 have been withdrawn."

• 71 Passedunofficial

  Approve a resolution approving the police chief’s appointment of members to the police reserve force, which the police chief may call into service when necessary to supplement the regular police force, as required by City Code Chapter 2-17 (Police Reserve Force) and in compliance with Texas Local Government Code Section 341.012 (Police Reserve Force). Funding: This item has no fiscal impact. Reserve Force positions are paid by Austin Police through payroll and fully reimbursed by third-party vendors through fees for special events as set out in the City’s fee schedule.

  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.

  "Without objection, the consent agenda is adopted"

• 72 Passedunofficial

  Ratify an interlocal agreement with the City of Houston for law enforcement services provided by Austin Police related to the 2026 Federation International Football Association (FIFA) World Cup events in Houston, Texas. Funding: The City of Houston will reimburse the City for the public safety services provided by the City.

  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.

  "Without objection, the consent agenda is adopted"

• 73 Passedunofficial

  Approve an ordinance amending Ordinance No. 20260521-055, which modifies development review processes for the Austin Light Rail, to correct that the reduced minimum horizontal separation from outside edge of pipe to outside edge of pipe applies to Austin Water infrastructure and non-Austin Water infrastructure. Funding: This item has no fiscal impact.

  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.

  "Without objection, the consent agenda is adopted"

  • Zenobia Joseph opposed the Austin Light Rail correction citing Project Connect equity concerns
• 74 Passedunofficial

  Authorize negotiation and execution of amended and restated service schedules, including revised pricing and revenue shares to the City, to the Master Recycling, Processing and Marketing Services Agreements, with Texas Disposal Systems and Balcones Resources. Funding: This is a revenue-generating contract. Funding for any cost overruns is available in the 2025-2026 Operating Budget Austin Resource Recovery. Funding for the remaining contract term is contingent upon available funding in future budgets.

  This item authorizes the city to renegotiate and update its recycling processing and marketing agreements with Texas Disposal Systems and Balcones Resources, including revised pricing and the revenue shares that come back to Austin. Recycling markets shift constantly, so these amended service schedules keep the terms current for the folks who sort and sell the stuff from your blue bins. It's a revenue-generating contract, with any cost overruns covered by the 2025-2026 Austin Resource Recovery operating budget and the remaining term contingent on future funding.

  "Without objection, the consent agenda is adopted"

• 75 Passed 8-2unofficial

  Approve an ordinance vacating approximately 126,437 square feet (2.9026 acres) of developed right-of-way being part of that certain tract of land out of the Santiago del Valle Grant, Abstract No. 24 originally granted in fee to Travis County and annexed into the city on May 21, 2026 by Ordinance No. 20260521-60, and being a portion of Hergotz Lane located northwest of Dalton Lane; requiring future dedication of a wastewater line easement and right-of-way; and authorizing the City Manager to execute all documents and instruments necessary or desirable to convey the right-of-way to Dogs Head Land JV, Ltd. Funding: This item has no fiscal impact. All costs, including appraisal fees and public notice expenses will be paid by the applicant, Dog’s Head Land JV, Ltd., and reimbursed to the City.

  The city is looking at giving up about 126,437 square feet (roughly 2.9 acres) of developed right-of-way along a stretch of Hergotz Lane just northwest of Dalton Lane, conveying it to Dogs Head Land JV, Ltd. The deal requires a future wastewater line easement and right-of-way to be dedicated back, and it authorizes the City Manager to sign off on the paperwork. The item has no fiscal impact on the city — the applicant covers all costs, including appraisal fees and public notice expenses, and reimburses the city.

  "On a vote of 8 to 2. Item number 75 passes on all three readings."

  • Residents warned the hergotz Lane right-of-way vacation cuts off a cross-peninsula access route
  • Mayor pressed endeavor to minimize downtime; endeavor estimated 3-4 months to reroute
  • Siegel and Velasquez voted no
• 76 Passed 8-2unofficial

  Approve an ordinance vacating approximately 232,205 square feet (5.3307 acres) developed right-of-way being part of that certain tract of land containing out of the Santiago del Valle Grant, Abstract No. 24 originally granted in fee to Travis County and annexed into the city on May 21, 2026 by Ordinance No. 20260521-60, and said right-of-way being all of Edwin Lane, a variable width right-of-way located between Hergotz Lane and Ramirez Lane; requiring future dedication of right-of-way, and authorizing the City Manager to execute all documents and instruments necessary or desirable to convey the right-of-way to Dog’s Head Land JV, Ltd. Funding: This item has no fiscal impact. All costs, including appraisal fees and public notice expenses, will be paid by the applicant and reimbursed to the City.

  The city looks to vacate about 232,205 square feet (5.33 acres) of developed right-of-way covering all of Edwin Lane, between Hergotz Lane and Ramirez Lane, and convey it to Dog's Head Land JV, Ltd. The stretch was annexed into Austin on May 21, 2026, and the ordinance requires future dedication of right-of-way as part of the deal. The item has no fiscal impact — the applicant covers all costs, including appraisal fees and public notice expenses, and reimburses the city.

  "Item number 76 passes on three readings."

  • Neighbors said Edwin Lane vacation removes their only cross-peninsula road before an alternate is built
  • Beatrice Anderson urged pausing since Amazon construction pressure shouldn't burden residents
• 77 Passedunofficial

  Authorize an amendment to the Community Facilities Agreement with HN Red Bluff Partners, LLC for public storm drain infrastructure improvements at 4701 Red Bluff Road, to update the scope of work and increase the City’s contribution under the Agreement by $1,500,000 for a revised total amount not to exceed $5,000,000. Funding: $5,000,000 is available in the Capital Budget of Austin Watershed Protection for the City’s contribution. The remaining funding will be provided by HN Red Bluff Partners LLC.

  This item amends a Community Facilities Agreement with HN Red Bluff Partners, LLC to build public storm drain infrastructure at 4701 Red Bluff Road, updating the scope of work along the way. It bumps up the City's share by $1.5 million, bringing Austin's total contribution to no more than $5 million, drawn from the Watershed Protection capital budget, with the developer covering the rest. Storm drain upgrades like these matter for keeping runoff and flooding in check as the area develops.

  "Without objection, the consent agenda is adopted"

• 78 Passedunofficial

  Approve a resolution authorizing the submission of an application to the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Flood Mitigation Assistance grant program for the Fort Branch Flood Risk Reduction Project. Funding: This item has no fiscal impact. If successful and federal funds are awarded, Watershed Protection will be required to contribute 25% in matching funds. In that event, staff will return to City Council to authorize the execution of a funding agreement, accept and appropriate federal funds, and contribute the local match.

  This resolution greenlights an application to FEMA's Flood Mitigation Assistance grant program to fund the Fort Branch Flood Risk Reduction Project. The application itself carries no fiscal impact, but if the feds come through with the money, Watershed Protection has to chip in a 25% local match — and staff would come back to Council to sign off on the funding agreement and accept the dollars. It's a step toward reducing flood risk along Fort Branch.

  "Without objection, the consent agenda is adopted"

• 79 Passedunofficial

  Authorize negotiation and execution of an agreement with 730 FM 1626, LLC allowing for the formal transfer of a portion the Forest Oaks Mobile Homes, LLC water certificate of convenience and necessity (“CCN”) No. 12086 to the City of Austin water CCN No. 11322 for the area that overlaps with the 730 FM 1626 LLC Tract, generally located at 730 W FM 1626 in Austin, Texas. Funding: This item has no fiscal impact, as the landowner will be responsible for infrastructure costs to extend from Austin Water’s system.

  This authorizes the city to negotiate and execute an agreement transferring part of Forest Oaks Mobile Homes' water service area (CCN No. 12086) into Austin Water's service area (CCN No. 11322), covering the overlap with the 730 FM 1626 tract near 730 W FM 1626. A CCN spells out which utility is responsible for providing water service to a given area, so this sorts out who serves that patch of land. The item has no fiscal impact to the city, since the landowner covers the infrastructure costs to extend from Austin Water's system.

  "Without objection, the consent agenda is adopted"

• 80 Passedunofficial

  Authorize negotiation and execution of a financing agreement with the Texas Water Development Board for a 20-year, low-interest loan in an amount not to exceed $5,000,000 for Austin Water’s polybutylene pipe replacement project, also known as the Municipal Conservation Project. Funding: Contingent upon available funding in future Austin Water budgets.

  This authorizes Austin Water to negotiate and sign a financing agreement with the Texas Water Development Board for a 20-year, low-interest loan of up to $5,000,000. The money goes toward replacing polybutylene pipe — an aging material prone to failure — through what's called the Municipal Conservation Project. Repayment depends on funding available in future Austin Water budgets.

  "Without objection, the consent agenda is adopted"

• 81 Passedunofficial

  Authorize negotiation and execution of a cost participation agreement with Vanterra Capital Group, LLC for the City to reimburse the developer an amount not to exceed $709,430 for design and construction costs associated with oversizing a water main and appurtenances related to Service Extension Request No. 6398 that will provide water service to a proposed mixed-use development located in the City’s extraterritorial jurisdiction south of Killingsworth Lane, west of Cameron Road, and north of Howard Lane. Funding: $709,430 is available in the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Capital Budget of Austin Water.

  This item authorizes a cost participation agreement with Vanterra Capital Group to reimburse the developer for oversizing a water main tied to a Service Extension Request. The bigger main is meant to serve a proposed mixed-use development in the city's extraterritorial jurisdiction south of Killingsworth Lane, west of Cameron Road, and north of Howard Lane. The reimbursement is capped at $709,430, available in Austin Water's Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Capital Budget.

  "Without objection, the consent agenda is adopted"

• 82 Passedunofficial

  Authorize negotiation and execution of a cost participation agreement with Vanterra Capital Group, LLC for the City to reimburse the developer an amount not to exceed $5,720,080 for design and construction costs associated with oversizing a wastewater lift station, force main, and gravity wastewater main and appurtenances related to Service Extension Request No. 6039 that will provide wastewater service to a proposed mixed-use development located in the City’s extraterritorial jurisdiction south of Killingsworth Lane, west of Cameron Road, and north of Howard Lane. Funding: $5,720,080 is available in the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Capital Budget of Austin Water.

  This item authorizes a cost participation agreement with Vanterra Capital Group, LLC to reimburse the developer for oversizing a wastewater lift station, force main, and gravity main serving a proposed mixed-use development in the city's extraterritorial jurisdiction south of Killingsworth Lane, west of Cameron Road, and north of Howard Lane. Oversizing the infrastructure builds in extra capacity beyond what the single development needs, which matters for how the area's wastewater system grows over time. The reimbursement is capped at $5,720,080, available in Austin Water's Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Capital Budget.

  "Without objection, the consent agenda is adopted"

• 83 Passedunofficial

  Approve appointments and certain related waivers to citizen boards and commissions, to Council committees and other intergovernmental bodies, and to public facility corporations; removal and replacement of members; and amendments to board and commission bylaws.

  This item handles the routine housekeeping of city governance: approving appointments to Austin's citizen boards and commissions, filling Council committee and intergovernmental body seats, and seating members on public facility corporations. It also covers removing and replacing members and updating board and commission bylaws. These are the volunteer bodies that shape everything from land use to public services, so keeping their rosters filled and rules current keeps the wheels turning at City Hall.

  "Without objection, the consent agenda is adopted"

  • Rita Thompson urged transparency and ethics review when waivers are requested for board appointments
• 84 Passedunofficial

  Approve an ordinance waiving or reimbursing certain fees related to the All Things Lowrider's Texas Custom Bike Festival to be held at the South Austin Recreation Center on August 1, 2026.

  This item approves an ordinance waiving or reimbursing certain fees for the All Things Lowrider's Texas Custom Bike Festival, happening at the South Austin Recreation Center on August 1, 2026. Fee waivers like this shape what community and cultural events can afford to put on at city facilities.

  "Without objection, the consent agenda is adopted"

• 85 Passedunofficial

  Approve an ordinance waiving or reimbursing certain fees related to the Manor Road May Day Festival held at the Alamo Recreation Center on May 2, 2026.

  This ordinance waives or reimburses certain city fees tied to the Manor Road May Day Festival at the Alamo Recreation Center on May 2, 2026. Fee waivers like this help community events get off the ground without shouldering the full cost of using city facilities and services.

  "Without objection, the consent agenda is adopted"

• 86 Passedunofficial

  Approve a resolution initiating amendments to City Code Title 25 (Land Development Code) to amend the 2024 International Residential Code by adopting local amendments to regulate multifamily housing developments of up to and including four attached dwelling units; directing the City Manager to incorporate certain minimum life-safety requirements and to coordinate implementation of these new local amendments with Resolution No. 20260326-040; and further directing the City Manager to review and propose local amendments to City Code Chapter 25-12 (Technical Codes).

  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.

  "the item is adopted, with council member duchen being shown voting no."

  • Fire and code experts warned reducing sprinkler requirements for stacked units risks lives
  • Board of appeals lost quorum when three members left during discussion
  • Duchen voted no citing life-safety concerns; Laine framed it as directing staff study only
• 87 Passedunofficial

  Approve a resolution directing the City Manager to present annual usage reports, evaluate impacts, incorporate water savings considerations as part of economic incentives, and make recommendations concerning large volume water customers.

  This resolution directs the City Manager to keep closer tabs on Austin's biggest water users. It calls for annual usage reports, an evaluation of the impacts these large-volume customers have, folding water savings into how the city hands out economic incentives, and bringing back recommendations on the issue. It's about giving council a clearer picture of who's using the most water and how that factors into deals the city makes.

  "Without objection, the consent agenda is adopted"

  • Siegel's large-volume water user policy adds conservation plans, reclaimed water, and reporting requirements
  • Advocates urged closed-loop cooling mandates for data centers
• 88 Passedunofficial

  Approve the waiver or reimbursement of certain fees related to The Trail Conservancy's Moonlight Margarita Run held at Auditorium Shores on June 4, 2026.

  This item covers waiving or reimbursing certain fees tied to The Trail Conservancy's Moonlight Margarita Run, held at Auditorium Shores on June 4, 2026. Fee waivers like this affect how much event organizers pay to use city parkland and services.

  "Without objection, the consent agenda is adopted"

  • Ellis and Duchen pledged fee-waiver dollars for the Trail Conservancy's Moonlight Margarita Run
• 89 Passedunofficial

  Approve an ordinance waiving or reimbursing certain fees related to Queerbomb Austin's Queerbomb 2026 held at 1221 East 6th Street, on June 7, 2026.

  This ordinance waives or reimburses certain city fees for Queerbomb Austin's Queerbomb 2026, an event happening at 1221 East 6th Street on June 7, 2026. Fee waivers like this can ease the cost of putting on community events on public property.

  "Without objection, the consent agenda is adopted"

• 90 Passedunofficial

  Approve an ordinance waiving or reimbursing certain fees related to The Overton Family's Unity Day 40 Year Celebration to be held at the Turner-Roberts Recreation Center on September 12, 2026.

  This ordinance waives or reimburses certain fees tied to The Overton Family's Unity Day 40 Year Celebration, planned for September 12, 2026, at the Turner-Roberts Recreation Center. The move affects the costs a long-running community gathering pays to use a city facility.

  "Without objection, the consent agenda is adopted"

• 91 Passedunofficial

  Approve an ordinance amending City Code Section 2-1-206 (Joint Sustainability Committee) revising the Council Committee that nominates an individual to the Joint Sustainability Committee.

  This item amends City Code Section 2-1-206 to change which Council Committee nominates a member to the Joint Sustainability Committee. It's a procedural tweak to how appointments to this environmental board get made.

  "Without objection, item number 91 is adopted."

• 92 Passedunofficial

  Approve a resolution authorizing the filing of eminent domain proceedings and payment in support of Austin Water’s Cherrywood Wastewater Line Improvements Project for the public use of enlarging the capacity and new subterranean pipes to reduce sanitary sewer overflows requiring the acquisition of a Wastewater Line Easement for Subterranean Tunnel consisting of 0.0088 of one acre (385 square foot) easement out of Lot 1, Block “A”, 2900 Manor Road Subdivision, a subdivision of record in Document No. 201200157, Official Public Records, Travis County, Texas, said Lot 1 conveyed to Bel Elan LLC by Special Warranty Deed dated December 16, 2014, as recorded in Document No. 2014186833, Official Public Records, Travis County, Texas, currently appraised at $431, subject to an increase in value based on updated appraisals, a Special Commissioner’s award, negotiated settlement, or judgment. The owner of the property needed is Bel Elan Limited Partnership f/k/a/ Bel Elan LLC, a Delaware limited liability company. The property is located at 2900 Manor Road, Austin, Texas 78722. The general route of the project is along Clarkson Avenue, Concordia Avenue, and Randolph Road. Funding: $431 is available in the Capital Budget of Austin Water.

  This resolution authorizes eminent domain proceedings to acquire a small subterranean easement — about 385 square feet — from a property at 2900 Manor Road for Austin Water's Cherrywood Wastewater Line Improvements Project. The work enlarges capacity and adds new underground pipes along Clarkson Avenue, Concordia Avenue, and Randolph Road to reduce sanitary sewer overflows. The easement is currently appraised at $431, available in Austin Water's Capital Budget, though that figure could rise based on updated appraisals, a Special Commissioner's award, negotiated settlement, or judgment.

  "Without objection, items 92, 93 and 94 are adopted"

• 93 Passedunofficial

  Approve a resolution authorizing the filing of eminent domain proceedings and payment, on behalf of Austin Watershed Protection, to acquire a drainage easement needed for the Walnut Creek - Eubank Tributary Stream Stabilization project. The acquisition consists of an approximately 0.0798 acres (3,478 square feet) of drainage easement out of the T.J. Chambers Survey, Abstract No. 7, Travis County, Texas, being a portion of Lot 10, Block A, North Park Estates, a subdivision of record in Book 28, Page 16, Plat Records, Travis County, Texas currently appraised at $29,563, subject to an increase in value based on updated appraisals, a Special Commissioner’s award, negotiated settlement, or judgment. The owners of the needed property are Marcos Acosta and Camille Acosta. The property is located at 906 North Bend Drive, Austin, Texas 78758. The general route of the project is within Walnut Creek’s designated Eubank Tributary from North Bend Drive to the west of Eubank Drive. Funding: $29,563 is available in the Capital Budget of Austin Watershed Protection.

  The city is moving to use eminent domain to acquire a small drainage easement — about 0.0798 acres (3,478 square feet) — from a private property at 906 North Bend Drive for the Walnut Creek – Eubank Tributary Stream Stabilization project. The easement supports work along Walnut Creek's Eubank Tributary from North Bend Drive to the west of Eubank Drive, aimed at stabilizing the stream. The property is currently appraised at $29,563, with that amount available in Austin Watershed Protection's Capital Budget, though the value could rise based on updated appraisals, a Special Commissioner's award, settlement, or judgment.

  "Without objection, items 92, 93 and 94 are adopted"

  • Craig Nasr described flooding and erosion that damaged homes on Eubanks Drive from upstream development
• 94 Passedunofficial

  Approve a resolution authorizing the filing of eminent domain proceedings and payment to acquire the property interests needed for Rutland to Northgate Trail, on behalf of Austin Parks and Recreation, for the public use of a trail and pocket park to bring park services within one-half mile of residents in a park deficient area, requiring the acquisition of approximately 0.3109 acres (13,543 square feet) of Sidewalk, Trail, and Recreational Easement out of and a portion of the Thomas J. Chambers Survey, Abstract No. 7 and previously described as part of the George W. Davis Survey, Section No. 15, Abstract No. 217, Travis County, Texas, being a portion of a called 11.1142 acre tract of land, also being a portion of Lot 1, Rutland Square, a Subdivision according to the Plat recorded in Volume 67, Page 91, of the Plat Records of Travis County, Texas currently appraised at $148,973 subject to an increase in value based on updated appraisals or a Special Commissioner’s award, negotiated settlement, or judgment. The owner of the needed property is RAP VILLAS DEL SOL LLC, a Delaware limited liability company. The property is located at 1711 Rutland Drive, Austin, Texas, 78758. The general route of the project is from Metric Boulevard east to Rutland Drive, approximately one block north of Rundberg Lane. Funding: $148,973 is available in Austin Parks and Recreation's Parkland Dedication Fund.

  This item authorizes eminent domain proceedings to acquire about 0.31 acres of easement at 1711 Rutland Drive, owned by RAP Villas Del Sol LLC, for the Rutland to Northgate Trail. The project runs from Metric Boulevard east to Rutland Drive, roughly a block north of Rundberg Lane, and is meant to bring park services within a half-mile of residents in a park-deficient area with a new trail and pocket park. The property is currently appraised at $148,973, with the funding coming from Austin Parks and Recreation's Parkland Dedication Fund, though the price could rise based on updated appraisals or a settlement or judgment.

  "Without objection, items 92, 93 and 94 are adopted"

  • Zenobia Joseph tied park access to restoring bus route 240 in the Rutland area
• 95 No vote recorded

  The Mayor will recess the City Council meeting to conduct a Board of Directors’ meeting of the Austin Housing Finance Corporation. Following the adjournment of the AHFC Board meeting, the City Council will reconvene. This item has no fiscal impact.

  During the council meeting, the Mayor recesses so members can meet as the Board of Directors of the Austin Housing Finance Corporation, then reconvenes the regular council session afterward. This is a routine procedural step that lets council members handle AHFC business, which deals with the city's affordable housing financing. The item has no fiscal impact.

• 96 Postponedunofficial

  Conduct a public hearing to consider an appeal by Rusty and Mary Tally regarding the Planning Commission's decision to approve a conditional use permit for the Girls' School of Austin, 2007 McCall Road, Austin, TX 78703 (SPC-2026-0052A). Funding: This item has no fiscal impact.

  This is a public hearing on an appeal filed by Rusty and Mary Tally, who are challenging the Planning Commission's approval of a conditional use permit for the Girls' School of Austin at 2007 McCall Road. The hearing gives the Council a chance to weigh the neighbors' concerns against the school's approved permit. The item has no fiscal impact.

  "postpone item number 96 until September 10th, 2026."

  • Neighborhood requested postponement of the Girls' School conditional use permit appeal
• 97 Passedunofficial

  Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance amending City Code Title 25 (Land Development) to amend the East Riverside Corridor (ERC) Regulating Plan to remove property located at 1705 and 1717 South Lakeshore Boulevard, Austin, Texas 78741 and 1712 East Riverside Drive, Austin, Texas 78741 from the ERC Regulating Plan and to change the boundary of the ERC Regulating Plan. Funding: This item has no fiscal impact.

  This item amends Land Development Code Title 25 to pull three East Riverside–area properties — at 1705 and 1717 South Lakeshore Boulevard and 1712 East Riverside Drive — out of the East Riverside Corridor Regulating Plan and redraw the plan's boundary. A public hearing is part of the process, since it changes which development rules apply along this fast-changing stretch near the lake. The item has no fiscal impact.

  "Without objection, item number 97 is adopted."

  • Bill Bunch opposed removing East Riverside properties from the ERC regulating plan as developer deregulation
• 98 Passedunofficial

  Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance amending City Code Title 25 to amend the East Riverside Corridor Regulating Plan (ERC Regulating Plan) to remove the property located at 1404 East Riverside Drive, Austin, Texas 78741 from the ERC Regulating Plan and to change the boundary of the ERC Regulating Plan. Funding: This item has no fiscal impact.

  This item is a public hearing and ordinance to amend the East Riverside Corridor Regulating Plan by pulling the property at 1404 East Riverside Drive out of the plan and redrawing the plan's boundary. Because the East Riverside Corridor has its own set of development rules, removing a parcel changes which regulations apply to what gets built there. The item has no fiscal impact.

  "Without objection, item number 98 is adopted."

• 99 Passedunofficial

  Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance renaming a portion of Paisano Trail to Zion Rest Lane and waiving certain sections of City Code Chapter 14-5 (Street Name Change). Funding: $458 for the fabrication and installation of the necessary signs is available in the Operating Budget of Austin Transportation and Public Works.

  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.

  "Without objection, item number 99 is adopted."

• 100 Passedunofficial

  Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance renaming Plantation Road to Tommie Lee Wyatt Lane and waiving certain sections of City Code Chapter 14-5 (Street Name Change). Funding: $1,592 is available in the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Operating Budget of Austin Transportation and Public Works.

  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.

  "item number 100 is approved"

  • Renames Plantation Road to Tommie Lee Wyatt Lane, part of removing Confederacy-linked names
  • Zenobia Joseph objected that Wyatt had no ties to that west-side street and urged a District 1 location
• 101 Passedunofficial

  Conduct a public hearing related to the proposed Fiscal Year 2026-2027 assessment for the Austin Tourism Public Improvement District and consider an ordinance approving the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 service plan for the Austin Tourism Public Improvement District, composed of hotels with one hundred or more rooms, levying the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 special assessment on the properties in the district and establishing the method of assessment to enhance services and undertake improvements, including activities related to marketing, business recruitment, and promotion for the district. Funding: $27,670,344 is projected to be available for Fiscal Year 2026-2027 in the Austin Tourism Public Improvement Fund from district assessments to transfer to the Austin Tourism Public Improvement District for district expenditures. For Fiscal Year 2026-2027, the Austin Tourism Public Improvement District is projected to allocate $5,534,069 in revenue the City would be eligible to receive under the Austin Tourism Public Improvement District Service Plan in exchange for providing benefits to the district. Actual revenue is dependent on the eligible activities that will occur under the service plan.

  This item involves a public hearing and an ordinance for the 2026-2027 service plan of the Austin Tourism Public Improvement District, made up of hotels with 100 or more rooms. The plan sets a special assessment on those properties to fund enhanced services like marketing, business recruitment, and tourism promotion. The district is projected to have $27,670,344 available from assessments for the year, with the City eligible to receive up to $5,534,069 in exchange for providing benefits under the plan.

  "Without objection, item number 101 is adopted."

• 102 Passedunofficial

  Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance setting the assessment rate and approving the 2027 assessment roll for the South Congress Preservation and Improvement District and declaring an emergency and consider an ordinance approving the South Congress Preservation and Improvement District Service and Assessment Plan and Budget update for 2027 and declaring an emergency. Funding: The 2027 assessment rate of $0.20/$100 valuation is estimated to produce $ 281,330 at an 85% collection rate.

  This item sets the 2027 assessment rate for the South Congress Preservation and Improvement District and approves the district's updated service, assessment plan, and budget. The rate of $0.20 per $100 of valuation is estimated to bring in $281,330 at an 85% collection rate, money that funds improvements and services along the SoCo corridor. Because it's declared an emergency, the ordinance takes effect immediately upon passage rather than after the usual waiting period.

  "Without objection. Item number 102 is adopted."

• 103 Passedunofficial

  Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance setting the assessment rate and approving the 2027 assessment roll for the East Sixth Street Public Improvement District and declaring an emergency and consider an ordinance approving the East Sixth Street Public Improvement District Service and Assessment Plan and Budget update for 2027 and declaring an emergency. Funding: The 2027 assessment rate of $0.10/$100 on commercial properties valued at less than $500,000 is estimated to produce $46,784.18 at an 85% collection rate.

  This item sets the 2027 assessment rate for the East Sixth Street Public Improvement District and approves the district's updated service plan, assessment roll, and budget. Property owners in a Public Improvement District pay an extra assessment that funds services and improvements within that specific area. The 2027 rate is $0.10 per $100 of value on commercial properties valued under $500,000, estimated to produce $46,784.18 at an 85% collection rate.

  "Without objection, item number 103 is adopted."

• 104 Passedunofficial

  Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance setting the assessment rate and approving the 2027 assessment roll for the Austin Downtown Public Improvement District and declaring an emergency and consider an ordinance approving the Austin Downtown Public Improvement District Service and Assessment Plan and Budget update for 2027 and declaring an emergency. Funding: The 2027 assessment rate of $0.0925/$100 on commercial properties valued at more than $500,000 is estimated to produce $13,118,225.80 at an 85% collection rate.

  This item sets the assessment rate and approves the 2027 assessment roll for the Austin Downtown Public Improvement District, along with the district's Service and Assessment Plan and Budget update for 2027. The Downtown PID charges downtown property owners a fee to fund neighborhood services and improvements, so the rate matters to anyone owning or leasing commercial space in the district. The 2027 assessment rate of $0.0925 per $100 on commercial properties valued above $500,000 is estimated to produce $13,118,225.80 at an 85% collection rate.

  "Without objection, item number 104 is adopted."

• 105 Passedunofficial

  Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance annexing approximately 1.9 acres of land in southern Travis County located near 11819 South IH 35 Service Road Northbound into the City’s full-purpose jurisdiction and authorize the City Manager to execute the Service Plan Agreement with the owner of the land. Case number: C7a-2026-0002. The property is currently located in Austin’s extraterritorial jurisdiction contiguous to Council District 5. Funding: This item has no fiscal impact.

  This is a public hearing and ordinance to bring about 1.9 acres of land near 11819 South IH-35 Service Road Northbound, in southern Travis County, into the City's full-purpose jurisdiction. The parcel currently sits in Austin's extraterritorial jurisdiction next to Council District 5, and annexation comes with a Service Plan Agreement between the City and the landowner. The item has no fiscal impact.

  "Without objection, item number 105 is adopted."

• 106 Passed 8-2unofficial

  Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance annexing approximately 37.31 acres of right-of-way land, including portions of Hergotz Lane, Thompson Lane, Edwin Lane, Dalton Lane, and Ramirez Lane into the City’s full-purpose jurisdiction, that are contiguous or connecting to the area commonly known as Dog’s Head, which is bounded by the Colorado River, US Highway 183, and State Highway 130, and authorizing the City Manager to execute a Service Plan Agreement with the owner of the land. Case number: C7a-2026-0004. Funding: This item has no fiscal impact.

  This item is a public hearing and ordinance to annex about 37.31 acres of right-of-way land into the City's full-purpose jurisdiction, including stretches of Hergotz, Thompson, Edwin, Dalton, and Ramirez Lanes near the area known as Dog's Head out by the Colorado River, US 183, and SH 130. It also authorizes the City Manager to sign a Service Plan Agreement with the landowner, which spells out the city services the newly annexed area receives. The item has no fiscal impact.

  "item 106 is adopted with councilmembers, Siegel and Velasquez being shown voting no, that being a vote of 8 to 2 with one absence."

  • City manager acknowledged the annexation engagement fell short and pledged to do better going forward
• 107 Passedunofficial

  Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance adjusting the City’s boundary limits by disannexing approximately 0.799 acres of land located at 2605 Pearce Road, Austin, Travis County, Texas under Texas Senate Bill 1844 (89th Regular Session). Case number: C7d-2026-0021. The property is located in Austin’s full purpose jurisdiction in Council District 10. Funding: This item has no fiscal impact.

  This item is a public hearing and ordinance to disannex about 0.799 acres at 2605 Pearce Road, pulling that small parcel out of Austin's full purpose jurisdiction in District 10 under Texas Senate Bill 1844. It matters because it redraws the city's boundary limits, changing which slice of land falls under Austin's authority. The item has no fiscal impact.

  "Without objection, item number 107 is adopted."

• 108 Passedunofficial

  Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance adjusting the City’s boundary limits by disannexing approximately 3.7 acres of land located at 12405 River Bend, 12421 River Bend, 12815 River Bend, 12901 River Bend, 12903 River Bend, and 12909 River Bend, Austin, Travis County, Texas under Texas Senate Bill 1844 (89th Regular Session). Case number: C7d-2026-0022. Portions of the properties are located in Austin’s full purpose jurisdiction in Council District 10. Funding: This item has no fiscal impact.

  This item is a public hearing and ordinance to remove about 3.7 acres of land along River Bend in District 10 from Austin's city limits, a disannexation carried out under Texas Senate Bill 1844 from the 2025 legislative session. It matters because it shrinks the city's full-purpose jurisdiction, changing which properties fall under Austin's rules and services. The item has no fiscal impact.

  "Without objection, item number 108 is adopted."

• 109 Passedunofficial

  Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance adjusting the City’s boundary limits by disannexing approximately 0.771 acres of land located at 2703 Pearce Road, Austin, Travis County, Texas under Texas Senate Bill 1844 (89th Regular Session). Case number: C7d-2026-0023. The property is located in Austin’s full purpose jurisdiction in Council District 10. Funding: This item has no fiscal impact.

  This is a public hearing and ordinance to disannex roughly 0.771 acres at 2703 Pearce Road in District 10, trimming the city's boundary under Texas Senate Bill 1844. The land currently sits in Austin's full purpose jurisdiction, so the change shifts what services and rules apply to the parcel. The item has no fiscal impact.

  "Without objection, item number 109 is adopted."

• 110 Passedunofficial

  Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance adjusting the City’s boundary limits by disannexing approximately 0.702 acres of land located at 2401 Manana Street, Austin, Travis County, Texas under Texas Senate Bill 1844 (89th Regular Session). Case number: C7d-2026-0024. A portion of the property is located in Austin’s full purpose jurisdiction, and the remaining portion is located in Austin’s limited purpose jurisdiction in Council District 10. Funding: This item has no fiscal impact.

  This item is a public hearing and ordinance to disannex roughly 0.702 acres at 2401 Manana Street, shrinking Austin's city limits under a new state law, Texas Senate Bill 1844. Part of the property sits in Austin's full purpose jurisdiction and the rest in its limited purpose jurisdiction in Council District 10. The item has no fiscal impact.

  "Without objection, item number 110 is adopted."

• 111 Passed 7-3unofficial

  Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance creating Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone No. 21 for Dog’s Head, which is 2,645 acres and bounded between the Colorado River, US Highway 183, and State Highway 130; approving the boundaries of the zone and the participation rate of the City for the zone; appointing the board of directors, and related matters. Funding: This item has no fiscal impact.

  This is a public hearing and ordinance to create Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone No. 21 for Dog's Head, a 2,645-acre area bounded by the Colorado River, US Highway 183, and State Highway 130. The item sets the zone's boundaries, establishes the City's participation rate, and appoints a board of directors to oversee it. A TIRZ lets future increases in property tax revenue from the area be reinvested locally, so how the zone is drawn and governed shapes development there. The item has no fiscal impact.

  "there being seven votes in favor and three in opposition and one absence, item number 111, as amended, passes on all three readings."

  • Alter amendment dedicated a share of tirz revenue to affordable housing and parks
  • Laine secured a verbal commitment against a standalone data center or hyperscaler at the site
  • Debate over whether the tirz meets the statutory 'but-for' test given rapid area growth
• 112 Postponedunofficial

  NPA-2024-0005.01 - Saxon Acres 2 - Conduct a public hearing and approve an ordinance amending Ordinance No. 010927-05, the Montopolis Neighborhood Plan, an element of the Imagine Austin Comprehensive Plan, to change the land use designation on the future land use map (FLUM) on property locally known as 318 Saxon Lane and 6328 El Mirando Street (Country Club East and Colorado River Watersheds) from Single Family to Multifamily Residential land use. Staff Recommendation: To deny Multifamily Residential land use. Planning Commission Recommendation: To grant Multifamily Residential land use. Owner/Applicant: Saxon Acres, LLC. Agent: Thrower Design, LLC (Ron Thrower and Victoria Haase). City Staff: Maureen Meredith, Austin Planning, (512) 974-2695.

  This is a public hearing on changing the future land use map for two properties in the Montopolis neighborhood — at 318 Saxon Lane and 6328 El Mirando Street — from Single Family to Multifamily Residential under the Montopolis Neighborhood Plan. The shift matters because it clears the way for denser housing on land currently designated for single-family use. City staff recommend denying the change, while the Planning Commission recommends granting it, setting up a split for council to weigh.

  "This item is offered as an applicant. Indefinite postponement"

• 113 Postponedunofficial

  C14-2024-0099 - Saxon 2 - Conduct a public hearing and approve an ordinance amending City Code Title 25 by rezoning property locally known as 318 Saxon Lane and 6328 El Mirando Street (Country Club East and Colorado River Watersheds). Applicant Request: To rezone from townhouse and condominium residence-neighborhood plan (SF-6-NP) combining district zoning to multifamily residence low density-neighborhood plan (MF-2-NP) combining district zoning. Staff Recommendation: To deny multifamily residence low density-neighborhood plan (MF-2-NP) combining district zoning. Planning Commission Recommendation: To grant multifamily residence low density-neighborhood plan (MF-2-NP) combining district zoning. Owner/Applicant: Saxon Acres LLC (Matthew Shaw). Agent: Thrower Design, LLC (Ron Thrower & Victoria Haase). City Staff: Cynthia Hadri, Austin Planning, 512-974-7620.

  This is a rezoning request for two properties near Saxon Lane and El Mirando Street in East Austin, shifting from townhouse/condo zoning (SF-6-NP) to low-density multifamily (MF-2-NP), which allows a bit more housing density on the land. There's a split in the recommendations here: city staff recommend denying the change, while the Planning Commission recommends granting it. A public hearing is part of the process.

  "This item is offered as an applicant. Indefinite postponement"

• 114 Passedunofficial

  C14-2026-0006 - Holly Wu West 6th Street Restaurant - Conduct a public hearing and approve an ordinance amending City Code Title 25 by rezoning property locally known as 1608 West 6th Street (Lady Bird Lake Watershed). Applicant Request: To rezone from general office-neighborhood plan (GO-NP) combining district zoning to neighborhood commercial-conditional overlay-neighborhood plan (LR-CO-NP) combining district zoning. Staff Recommendation: To grant neighborhood commercial-conditional overlay-neighborhood plan (LR-CO-NP) combining district zoning. Planning Commission Recommendation: To grant neighborhood commercial-conditional overlay-neighborhood plan (LR-CO-NP) combining district zoning, as amended. Owner/Applicant: Chin Hong (Jimmy) Ng (Lin Asian Bar LLC). Agent: Taniguchi Architects PLLC (Evan Taniguchi). City Staff: Cynthia Hadri, Austin Planning, 512-974-7620.

  This is a zoning case for the property at 1608 West 6th Street, near Lady Bird Lake, where the owner wants to shift the land from general office (GO-NP) to neighborhood commercial (LR-CO-NP) zoning — a change that opens the door to a restaurant use on the site. Both city staff and the Planning Commission recommend granting the neighborhood commercial designation, with the Planning Commission's version as amended.

  "Without objection, the consent agenda is passed"

• 115 Passedunofficial

  NPA-2026-0021.02 - South Shore PUD Addition NPA - Conduct a public hearing and approve an ordinance amending Ordinance No. 20100225, the East Riverside Corridor Master Plan, and Ordinance No. 20050929-Z001, the Greater South River City Combined Neighborhood Plan, an element of the Imagine Austin Comprehensive Plan, to change the land use designation on the future land use map (FLUM) on properties locally known as 1705 and 1717 South Lakeshore Boulevard and 1712 East Riverside Drive (Lady Bird Lake Watershed) from Specific Regulating District to Mixed Use land use. Staff Recommendation and Planning Commission Recommendation: To grant Mixed Use land use. Applicant: City of Austin, Austin Planning. Owner: 1717 Lakeshore, LP and Morrison-Moore Properties, Ltd. Agent: Armbrust & Brown, PLLC (Michael J. Whellan). City Staff: Maureen Meredith, Austin Planning, 512-974-2695.

  This is a public hearing on changing the future land use designation for three properties near South Lakeshore and East Riverside Drive, along Lady Bird Lake, from Specific Regulating District to Mixed Use. The change amends the East Riverside Corridor Master Plan and the Greater South River City Combined Neighborhood Plan, both part of Imagine Austin. City planning staff recommend granting the Mixed Use designation.

  "Without objection, the consent agenda is passed"

• 116 Passedunofficial

  C814-2008-0087.02 - South Shore PUD Addition - Conduct a public hearing and approve first reading of an ordinance amending City Code Title 25 and amending Ordinance No. 20091217-126 by rezoning property locally known as 1705 and 1717 South Lakeshore Boulevard and 1712 East Riverside Drive (Lady Bird Lake Watershed). Applicant Request: To rezone from East Riverside Corridor (ERC) district zoning (Corridor Mixed Use subdistrict) to planned unit development-neighborhood plan (PUD-NP) combining district zoning. The ordinance may include exemption from or waiver of fees, alternative funding methods, modifications of City regulations, and acquisition of property. Staff Recommendation: To grant planned unit development-neighborhood plan (PUD-NP) combining district zoning. Planning Commission Recommendation: To grant planned unit development-neighborhood plan (PUD-NP) combining district zoning, as modified. Owner/Applicant: 1717 Lakeshore, LP and Morrison-Moore Properties, Ltd. Agent: Armbrust & Brown, PLLC (Michael J. Whellan). City Staff: Jonathan Tomko, AICP. Austin Planning, 512-974-1057.

  This is a first-reading vote on rezoning three properties along South Lakeshore Boulevard and East Riverside Drive — near Lady Bird Lake — to add them to the South Shore Planned Unit Development. The change swaps East Riverside Corridor zoning for a PUD-neighborhood plan designation, which lets the site operate under its own custom set of development rules rather than standard corridor regulations. Both city staff and the Planning Commission recommend granting the PUD, with the commission signing off on a modified version. The ordinance may include fee waivers, alternative funding, regulation changes, and property acquisition.

  "Without objection, the consent agenda is passed"

  • Contact team backed the South Shore PUD amendment to acquire an abandoned tract for Heritage Oaks Park
• 117 Passedunofficial

  C14-2025-0121 - 8901 East U.S. Highway 290 - Conduct a public hearing and approve an ordinance amending City Code Title 25 by rezoning property locally known as 8901 East U.S. 290 Highway Service Road Eastbound (Walnut Creek Watershed). Applicant Request: To rezone from community commercial-conditional overlay (GR-CO) combining district zoning and limited industrial service-conditional overlay (LI-CO) combining district zoning to limited industrial service (LI) district zoning. Staff Recommendation and Zoning and Platting Commission Recommendation: To grant limited industrial service (LI) district zoning. Owner: Springdale 2.9 LLC. Applicant: Drenner Group, PC (Leah Bojo). City Staff: Jonathan Tomko, Austin Planning, 512-974-1057.

  This is a zoning change for the property at 8901 East U.S. Highway 290, in the Walnut Creek Watershed. The applicant, Springdale 2.9 LLC, wants to shift the land from a mix of community commercial and limited industrial service zoning (both with conditional overlays) to straight limited industrial service (LI) zoning. City staff and the Zoning and Platting Commission both recommend granting the LI zoning.

  "Without objection, the consent agenda is passed"

• 118 Postponedunofficial

  C14H-2026-0013 - Goins-Versea-Nitschke House - Conduct a public hearing and approve an ordinance amending City Code Title 25 by rezoning a portion of property locally known 907 East 13th Street (Waller Creek Watershed). Applicant Request: To rezone from family residence-neighborhood plan (SF-3-NP) combining district zoning to family residence-historic landmark-neighborhood plan (SF-3-H-NP) combining district zoning. Staff Recommendation, Historic Landmark Commission Recommendation, and Planning Commission Recommendation: To grant family residence-historic landmark-neighborhood plan (SF-3-H-NP) combining district zoning. Owner: BUBBLE BEE LP. Applicant: Historic Landmark Commission (owner opposed). City Staff: Kalan Contreras, 512-974-2727.

  This item is a public hearing on adding a historic landmark designation to the Goins-Versea-Nitschke House at 907 East 13th Street in the Waller Creek Watershed, rezoning it from SF-3-NP to SF-3-H-NP. The designation was initiated by the Historic Landmark Commission, and city staff, the Landmark Commission, and the Planning Commission all recommend granting it. Notably, the property owner, Bubble Bee LP, is opposed to the change.

  "This item is offered as a neighborhood postponement to your August 27th council meeting"

  • Robertson Hill neighborhood requested postponement of the historic landmark case while residents were traveling
• 119 Passedunofficial

  NPA-2026-0021.01 - 1404 East Riverside PUD NPA - Conduct a public hearing and approve an ordinance amending Ordinance No. 20050929-Z001 for the Greater South River City Combined Neighborhood Plan, an element of the Imagine Austin Comprehensive Plan, to change the land use designation on the future land use map (FLUM) on property locally known as 1404 East Riverside Drive (Lady Bird Lake and Harpers Branch Watersheds) from Specific Regulating District to Multifamily Residential land use. Staff Recommendation and Planning Commission Recommendation: To grant Multifamily Residential land use. Owner/Applicant: South Shore Apartments Owner LP. Agent: Drenner Group, PC (Amanda Swor). City Staff: Maureen Meredith, Austin Planning, 512-974-2695.

  This item amends the Greater South River City Combined Neighborhood Plan to change the future land use designation for 1404 East Riverside Drive from Specific Regulating District to Multifamily Residential. The property sits in the Lady Bird Lake and Harpers Branch watersheds, and both city staff and the Planning Commission recommend granting the change. Filed by South Shore Apartments Owner LP through the Drenner Group, the shift sets the stage for multifamily residential use on this East Riverside site.

  "Without objection, the consent agenda is passed"

• 120 Passedunofficial

  C814-2025-0111 - 1404 East Riverside PUD - Conduct a public hearing and approve an ordinance amending City Code Title 25 by rezoning property locally known as 1404 East Riverside Drive (Lady Bird Lake and Harpers Branch Watersheds). Applicant Request: To rezone from East Riverside Corridor (ERC) district zoning (Corridor Mixed Use subdistrict) to planned unit development-neighborhood plan (PUD-NP) combining district zoning. The ordinance may include exemption from or waiver of fees, alternative funding methods, modifications of City regulations, and acquisition of property. Staff Recommendation and Planning Commission Recommendation: To grant planned unit development-neighborhood plan (PUD-NP) combining district zoning. Owner/Applicant: South Shore Apartments Owner LP. Agent: Drenner Group, PC (Amanda Swor). City Staff: Jonathan Tomko, AICP, Austin Planning, 512-974-1057.

  This is a rezoning request for the property at 1404 East Riverside Drive, near Lady Bird Lake, changing it from East Riverside Corridor zoning to a planned unit development (PUD-NP). The PUD framework can include waived fees, modified City regulations, and property acquisition, giving the developer more flexibility on how the site gets built. Both city staff and the Planning Commission recommend granting the change, brought forward by South Shore Apartments Owner LP.

  "Without objection, the consent agenda is passed"

• 121 Postponedunofficial

  C14-2025-0089 - 1120 and 1122 S Capital of Texas Highway - Conduct a public hearing and approve an ordinance amending City Code Title 25 by rezoning property locally known as 1120, 1120 1/2, 1122, and 1220 South Capital of Texas Highway Southbound (Eanes Creek Watershed). Applicant Request: To rezone from limited office (LO) district zoning and neighborhood commercial (LR) district zoning to limited office-vertical mixed use building-density bonus 90 (LO-V-DB90) combining district zoning. Staff Recommendation and Zoning and Platting Commission Recommendation: To grant limited office-vertical mixed use building-density bonus 90 (LO-V-DB90) combining district zoning. Owner/Applicant: AREIT City View LLC. Agent: Drenner Group, P.C. (Leah M. Bojo). City Staff: Beverly Villela, Austin Planning, 512-978-0740. A valid petition has been filed in opposition to this rezoning request.

  This is a zoning change for properties along South Capital of Texas Highway near the Eanes Creek Watershed, shifting from limited office and neighborhood commercial zoning to a designation that allows a vertical mixed-use building under the density bonus 90 program. City staff and the Zoning and Platting Commission recommend approving the request. A valid petition has been filed in opposition, which raises the bar for approval.

  "This item is offered as a staff postponement to August 27th."

• 122 Postponedunofficial

  C14-2025-0080 - 1811 East Cesar Chavez - Conduct a public hearing and approve an ordinance amending City Code Title 25 by rezoning property locally known as 1811 East Cesar Chavez Street (Lady Bird Lake Watershed). Applicant Request: To rezone from general commercial services-mixed use-conditional overlay-neighborhood plan (CS-MU-CO-NP) combining district zoning to commercial-liquor sales-conditional overlay-neighborhood plan (CS-1-CO-NP) combining district zoning. Staff Recommendation: To deny commercial-liquor sales-conditional overlay-neighborhood plan (CS-1-CO-NP) combining district zoning. Planning Commission Recommendation: To grant commercial-liquor sales-conditional overlay-neighborhood plan (CS-1-CO-NP) combining district zoning. Owner/Applicant: Lodhia Investments LLC and G N Exim Corporation Inc. Agent: Keepers Land Planning (Ricca Keepers). City Staff: Jonathan Tomko, AICP, Austin Planning, 512-974-1057. A valid petition has been filed in opposition to this rezoning request.

  This is a rezoning request for 1811 East Cesar Chavez Street, in the Lady Bird Lake Watershed, that would allow liquor sales at the site by shifting it to a CS-1-CO-NP designation. It matters because city staff recommend denying the change while the Planning Commission recommends granting it, and a valid petition has been filed by neighbors in opposition. A public hearing accompanies the item.

  "This item is offered as an indefinite postponement by the applicant."

• 123 Passedunofficial

  C814-2018-0122.03 - Circuit of the Americas PUD Amendment #3 - Approve second and third readings of an ordinance amending City Code Title 25 and Ordinance No. 20201001-042 by rezoning property locally known as 9201 Circuit of the Americas Boulevard (Dry Creek and Maha Watersheds) from planned unit development (PUD) district zoning to planned unit development (PUD) district zoning, to change conditions of zoning. The ordinance may include exemption from or waiver of fees, alternative funding methods, modifications of City regulations, and acquisition of property. First Reading approved April 23, 2026. Vote: 10-0. Council Member Harper-Madison was absent. Owner/Applicant: Circuit of the Americas, Inc. (Alyssa Epstein, Secretary). Agent: Armbrust & Brown, PLLC (Michael J. Whellan). City Staff: Sherri Sirwaitis, Austin Planning, 512-974-3057.

  This is second and third reading of an amendment to the Circuit of the Americas planned unit development (PUD) at 9201 Circuit of the Americas Boulevard, out in the Dry Creek and Maha watersheds. The ordinance changes the conditions of zoning and may include fee waivers, alternative funding methods, modifications of City regulations, and property acquisition. First reading passed 10-0 back in April 2026.

  "Without objection, the consent agenda is passed"

  • Del Valle Community Coalition speakers supported the Rita/COTA hotel project for jobs and parkland
• 124 Passedunofficial

  NPA-2024-0018.01 - 7003, 7005, and 7007 Guadalupe Street Rezone Project - Conduct a public hearing and approve an ordinance amending Ordinance No. 040513-30, the Brentwood/Highland Combined Neighborhood Plan, an element of the Imagine Austin Comprehensive Plan, to change the land use designation on the future land use map (FLUM) on property locally known as 7003, 7005, and 7007 Guadalupe Street (Waller Creek Watershed) from Higher Density Single Family and Multifamily Residential to Mixed Use Land Use. Staff Recommendation: To deny Mixed Use Land Use and to recommend an alternative land use of Multifamily Residential. Planning Commission Recommendation: To grant Mixed Use Land Use. Owner/Applicant: Purple Square One Limited Liability Company. Agent: Bowman (Jerry Perales, P.E.). City Staff: Maureen Meredith, Austin Planning, 512-974-2695.

  This item amends the Brentwood/Highland Combined Neighborhood Plan to change the future land use designation for three lots on Guadalupe Street from Higher Density Single Family and Multifamily Residential to Mixed Use. City staff recommend denying the Mixed Use change and instead keeping a Multifamily Residential designation, while the Planning Commission recommends granting the Mixed Use request. The change to the land use map is a step in the property owner's rezoning effort for the site in the Waller Creek Watershed.

  "the consent agenda is passed with councilmember duchen being shown voting no on items 124 and 125"

  • Passed first reading only; Duchen voted no
• 125 Passedunofficial

  C14-2024-0036 - 7003, 7005, and 7007 Guadalupe Street - Conduct a public hearing and approve an ordinance amending City Code Title 25 by rezoning property locally known as 7003, 7005, and 7007 Guadalupe Street (Waller Creek Watershed). Applicant Request: To rezone from multifamily residence- limited density-equitable transit-oriented development-density bonus ETOD-neighborhood plan (MF-1-ETOD-DBETOD-NP) combining district zoning (Subdistrict 2), multifamily residence low density-equitable transit-oriented development-density bonus ETOD-neighborhood plan (MF-2-ETOD-DBETOD-NP) combining district zoning (Subdistrict 2), and townhouse and condominium residence-neighborhood plan (SF-6-NP) combining district zoning to general commercial services-conditional overlay-equitable transit-oriented development-density bonus ETOD-neighborhood plan (CS-CO-ETOD-DBETOD-NP) combining district zoning (Subdistrict 2). Staff Recommendation: To grant multifamily residence moderate-high density-equitable transit- oriented development- density bonus ETOD-neighborhood plan (MF-4-ETOD-DBETOD-NP) combining district zoning (Subdistrict 2). Planning Commission Recommendation: To grant general commercial services-conditional overlay-equitable transit-oriented development-density bonus ETOD-neighborhood plan (CS-CO-ETOD-DBETOD-NP) combining district zoning (Subdistrict 2). Owner/Applicant: Purple Square One Limited Liability (Lan Chen). Agent: Bowman (Jerome Perales, P.E.). City Staff: Jonathan Tomko, AICP, Austin Planning, 512-974-1057.

  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.

  "the consent agenda is passed with councilmember duchen being shown voting no on items 124 and 125"

  • Passed first reading only; Duchen voted no
• 126 Passedunofficial

  NPA-2025-0016.02 - Former AISD Brooke ES Redevelopment - Conduct a public hearing and approve an ordinance amending Ordinance No. 030327-12, the Govalle/Johnston Terrace Combined Neighborhood Plan, an element of the Imagine Austin Comprehensive Plan, to change the land use designation on the future land use map (FLUM) on property locally known as 3100 East 4th Street (Colorado River Watershed) from Civic to Mixed Use land use. Staff Recommendation and Planning Commission Recommendation: To grant Mixed Use land use. Owner/Applicant: Austin Independent School District. Agent: Armbrust & Brown, PLLC (Richard T. Suttle, Jr.). City Staff: Maureen Meredith, Austin Planning, 512-974-2695.

  This item reworks the neighborhood plan for the old Brooke Elementary site at 3100 East 4th Street in the Govalle/Johnston Terrace area, switching its future land use designation from Civic to Mixed Use. The change, requested by AISD, clears the way for the former school property to be redeveloped for a broader mix of uses. Both city staff and the Planning Commission recommend granting the Mixed Use designation.

  "Without objection, the consent agenda is passed"

  • Contact team supported the former Brooke ES redevelopment conditioned on setback and traffic warrant analysis
• 127 Passedunofficial

  C14-2025-0125 - Former AISD Brooke ES Redevelopment - Conduct a public hearing and approve an ordinance amending City Code Title 25 by rezoning property locally known as 3100 East 4th Street (Colorado River Watershed). Applicant Request: To rezone from public-neighborhood plan (P-NP) combining district zoning to general commercial services-mixed use-vertical mixed use building-conditional overlay-neighborhood plan (CS-MU-V-CO-NP) combining district zoning. Staff Recommendation and Planning Commission Recommendation: To grant general commercial services-mixed use-vertical mixed use building-conditional overlay-neighborhood plan (CS-MU-V-CO-NP) combining district zoning. Owner/Applicant: Austin Independent School District (AISD). Agent: Armbrust & Brown, PLLC (Richard T. Suttle, Jr.). City Staff: Jonathan Tomko, AICP, Austin Planning, 512-974-1057.

  This item rezones the old Brooke Elementary site at 3100 East 4th Street in East Austin, shifting it from public/neighborhood-plan zoning to a commercial mixed-use category (CS-MU-V-CO-NP) that allows vertical mixed-use buildings. The change clears the way for the former AISD campus to be redeveloped with a mix of commercial and residential uses. Both city staff and the Planning Commission recommend granting the request, which comes from the Austin Independent School District.

  "Without objection, the consent agenda is passed"

  • Amendment added a 50-foot building setback along East 4th Street and Linden Avenue
• 128 Passedunofficial

  C14-2026-0021 - Round Rock ISD Career & Technical Education Center - PDA Amendment - Conduct a public hearing and approve an ordinance amending City Code Title 25 by rezoning property locally known as 9900 Spectrum Drive (Lake Creek Watershed). Applicant Request: To rezone from industrial park-planned development area (IP-PDA) combining district zoning to industrial park-planned development area (IP-PDA) combining district zoning, to change conditions of zoning. Staff Recommendation and Zoning and Platting Commission Recommendation: To grant industrial park-planned development area (IP-PDA) combining district zoning, to change conditions of zoning. Owner/Applicant: Dennis Covington. Agent: Civilitude (Kyle Moore, P.E.). City Staff: Sherri Sirwaitis, 512-974-3057.

  This item is a public hearing on rezoning the property at 9900 Spectrum Drive in the Lake Creek Watershed to make room for a Round Rock ISD Career & Technical Education Center. The request keeps the existing industrial park-planned development area (IP-PDA) zoning but changes the conditions attached to it. Both city staff and the Zoning and Platting Commission recommend granting the change.

  "Without objection, the consent agenda is passed"

• 129 Passedunofficial

  C14-2026-0023 - 8863 Anderson Mill Road - Conduct a public hearing and approve an ordinance amending City Code Title 25 by zoning and rezoning property locally known as 8863 Anderson Mill Road (Lake Creek Watershed). Applicant Request: To zone and rezone from interim-rural residence (I-RR) and community commercial -conditional overlay (GR-CO) combining district zoning to community commercial-conditional overlay (GR-CO) combining district zoning. Staff Recommendation and Zoning and Platting Commission Recommendation: To grant community commercial-conditional overlay (GR-CO) combining district zoning. Owner/Applicant: Third NHP Holdings, LP (Nelson H. Puett GP). Agent: Nelson Puett Real Estate (Shawna Sigala). City Staff: Sherri Sirwaitis, 512-974-3057.

  This is a zoning case for the property at 8863 Anderson Mill Road, in the Lake Creek Watershed. The request rezones the land from interim-rural residence and community commercial-conditional overlay to community commercial-conditional overlay (GR-CO), a change both city staff and the Zoning and Platting Commission recommend approving. Rezoning decisions like this shape what can be built on a site, which matters for neighbors and future development along Anderson Mill Road.

  "Without objection, the consent agenda is passed"

• 130 Passedunofficial

  C14-2026-0001 - 3416 Davis Lane - Conduct a public hearing and approve an ordinance amending City Code Title 25 by rezoning property locally known as 3416 Davis Lane (Williamson Creek Watershed). Applicant Request: To rezone from community commercial-conditional overlay (GR-CO) combining district zoning to community commercial-conditional overlay (GR-CO) combining district zoning, to change conditions of zoning. Staff Recommendation and Zoning and Platting Commission Recommendation: To grant community commercial-conditional overlay (GR-CO) combining district zoning, to change conditions of zoning. Owner/Applicant: 3416 Davis Lane AGV, LLC. Agent: Armbrust & Brown, PLLC (Michael J. Whellan). City Staff: Reese McMichael, AICP, Austin Planning, 512-974-7633.

  This is a rezoning request for the property at 3416 Davis Lane in the Williamson Creek Watershed. The site keeps its community commercial-conditional overlay (GR-CO) zoning, but the specific conditions attached to that zoning are being changed at the owner's request. Both city staff and the Zoning and Platting Commission recommend granting the change.

  "Without objection, the consent agenda is passed"

• 131 Passedunofficial

  C14-2026-0024 - 700 Dawson - Office Use - Conduct a public hearing and approve an ordinance amending City Code Title 25 by rezoning property locally known as 700 Dawson Road (West Bouldin Creek Watershed). Applicant Request: To rezone from community commercial-mixed use-conditional overlay-neighborhood plan (GR-MU-CO-NP) combining district zoning to community commercial-mixed use-conditional overlay-neighborhood plan (GR-MU-CO-NP) combining district zoning, to change conditions of zoning. Staff Recommendation and Planning Commission Recommendation: To grant community commercial-mixed use-conditional overlay-neighborhood plan (GR-MU-CO-NP) combining district zoning, to change conditions of zoning. Owner/Applicant: Dawson Overlook, LLC. Agent: Armbrust & Brown (Michael J. Whellan). City Staff: Reese McMichael, AICP, Austin Planning, 512-974-7633.

  This is a rezoning request for the property at 700 Dawson Road, in the West Bouldin Creek Watershed. The owner, Dawson Overlook, LLC, is asking to keep the same GR-MU-CO-NP zoning category but change the specific conditions attached to it. Both city staff and the Planning Commission recommend granting the change.

  "Without objection, the consent agenda is passed"

• 132 Passedunofficial

  C14-2026-0009 - 11819 IH-35 Zoning - 7.71 acres - Conduct a public hearing and approve an ordinance amending City Code Title 25 by zoning property locally known as 11819, 11809 and 11809 1/2 South Interstate Highway-35 Service Road Northbound (Onion Creek Watershed). Applicant Request: To zone from interim-single-family residence standard lot (I-SF-2) district zoning to community commercial-mixed use-conditional overlay (GR-MU-CO) combining district zoning. Staff Recommendation and Zoning and Platting Commission Recommendation: To grant community commercial-mixed use-conditional overlay (GR-MU-CO) combining district zoning. Owner/Applicant: Protestant Episcopal Church Council of the Diocese of Texas (Michael Hilfinger, Director of Real Estate and Facilities). Agent: HD Brown Consulting, LLC (Amanda C. Brown). City Staff: Sherri Sirwaitis, 512-974-3057.

  This item rezones about 7.71 acres along the South I-35 service road near Onion Creek from interim single-family (I-SF-2) to community commercial-mixed use with a conditional overlay (GR-MU-CO). The change opens the door to a mix of commercial and residential uses on land currently held by the Episcopal Diocese of Texas. Both city staff and the Zoning and Platting Commission recommend granting the requested zoning.

  "Without objection, the consent agenda is passed"

• 133 Passedunofficial

  C14-2026-0025 - 11819 IH-35 Zoning - 1.9 acres - Conduct a public hearing and approve an ordinance amending City Code Title 25 by zoning property locally known as 11819 and 11819 1/2 South Interstate Highway-35 Service Road Northbound (Onion Creek Watershed). Applicant Request: To zone from unzoned (UNZ) district zoning to community commercial-mixed use-conditional overlay (GR-MU-CO) combining district zoning. Staff Recommendation and Zoning and Platting Commission Recommendation: To grant community commercial-mixed use-conditional overlay (GR-MU-CO) combining district zoning. Owner/Applicant: Protestant Episcopal Church Council of the Diocese of Texas (Michael Hilfinger, Director of Real Estate and Facilities). Agent: HD Brown Consulting, LLC (Amanda C. Brown). City Staff: Sherri Sirwaitis, 512-974-3057.

  This is a zoning case for a 1.9-acre property along the northbound I-35 service road at 11819 South Interstate Highway-35, in the Onion Creek Watershed. The request changes the land from unzoned to community commercial-mixed use with a conditional overlay (GR-MU-CO), which opens the door to a mix of commercial and residential uses on the site. Both city staff and the Zoning and Platting Commission recommend granting the zoning.

  "Without objection, the consent agenda is passed"

• 134 Postponedunofficial

  C14-2026-0002 - SE Airport MLK Rezoning - Conduct a public hearing and approve an ordinance amending City Code Title 25 by rezoning property locally known as 1811 Airport Boulevard (Boggy Creek Watershed). Applicant Request: To rezone from community commercial-mixed use-neighborhood plan (GR-MU-NP) combining district zoning to community commercial-mixed use-density bonus 90-neighborhood plan (GR-MU-DB90-NP) combining district zoning. Staff Recommendation and Planning Commission Recommendation: To grant community commercial-mixed use-density bonus 90-neighborhood plan (GR-MU-DB90-NP) combining district zoning. Owner/Applicant: 4015 Limited Partnership. Agent: Thrower Design, LLC (Victoria Haase). City Staff: Jonathan Tomko, AICP, Austin Planning, 512-974-1057.

  This is a rezoning request for the property at 1811 Airport Boulevard, near the MLK area in the Boggy Creek Watershed. The owner wants to shift from community commercial-mixed use (GR-MU-NP) to a density bonus 90 version (GR-MU-DB90-NP), which allows extra building height in exchange for affordability commitments. Both city staff and the Planning Commission recommend granting the change.

  "This item is offered as a neighborhood postponement to August 27th."

• 135 Postponedunofficial

  C14-2026-0007 - Eastside Hub - Conduct a public hearing and approve an ordinance amending City Code Title 25 by rezoning property locally known as 6301 FM 969 Road and 4609 Ed Bluestein Service Road Northbound (Walnut Creek Watershed). Applicant Request: To rezone from warehouse limited office-conditional overlay-neighborhood plan (W/LO-CO-NP) combining district zoning on Tract 1 and general commercial services-neighborhood plan (CS-NP) combining district zoning on Tract 2 to general commercial services-conditional overlay-neighborhood plan (CS-CO-NP) combining district zoning on both tracts. Staff Recommendation and Planning Commission Recommendation: To grant general commercial-conditional overlay-neighborhood plan (CS-CO-NP) combining district zoning on both tracts. Owner/Applicant: Ensnail Development Inc. Agent: Bernstein & Hall, PLLC (Dick Hall). City Staff: Jonathan Tomko, AICP, Austin Planning, 512-974-1057.

  This is a zoning case for two tracts on the Eastside near FM 969 and Ed Bluestein in the Walnut Creek Watershed, where the applicant, Ensnail Development Inc., wants to consolidate the properties under general commercial services zoning with a conditional overlay (CS-CO-NP). Both city staff and the Planning Commission recommend granting the request. The change affects what kinds of commercial uses can operate on the land.

  "This item is offered as a neighborhood postponement to your August 27th council meeting."

• 136 Postponedunofficial

  C14-2026-0005 - Family Affair Liquor Store - Approve second and third readings of an ordinance amending City Code Title 25 by rezoning a portion of the property locally known as 4503 East Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard (Tannehill Branch Watershed) from community commercial-neighborhood plan (GR-NP) combining district zoning to commercial-liquor sales-neighborhood plan (CS-1-NP) combining district zoning. First Reading approved May 21, 2026. Vote: 9-0. Council Member Harper-Madison and Council Member Fuentes were absent. Owner/Applicant: Rodney Anderson. Agent: Neighborhood Realty and Property Management-NRPM (Patrick S. Juvé). City Staff: Jonathan Tomko, AICP, Austin Planning, 512-974-1057. A valid petition has been filed in opposition to this rezoning request.

  This item covers second and third readings of a rezoning for a portion of the property at 4503 East Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, shifting it from community commercial (GR-NP) to commercial-liquor sales (CS-1-NP) zoning, which allows liquor sales at the site. First reading passed 9-0 back in May. A valid petition in opposition to the rezoning has been filed, meaning neighbors have formally pushed back.

  "This is offered as an applicant postponement to August 27th."

• 137 Passedunofficial

  C14-2025-0003 - 6th and Walsh - Conduct a public hearing and approve an ordinance amending Ordinance No. 20250724-173 and City Code Title 25 by rezoning property locally known as 1135, 1137, 1139, 1141, and 1143 West 6th Street and 503, 505, 507, 509, and 511 Walsh Street (Lady Bird Lake Watershed). Applicant Request: To rezone from limited industrial service-planned development area-neighborhood plan (LI-PDA-NP) combining district zoning to limited industrial service-planned development area-neighborhood plan (LI-PDA-NP) combining district zoning, to change conditions of zoning to increase the maximum floor to area ratio on the property. Staff Recommendation and Planning Commission Recommendation: To grant limited industrial service-planned development area-neighborhood plan (LI-PDA-NP) combining district zoning, to change conditions of zoning to increase the maximum floor to area ratio on the property. Owner/Applicant: Walsh Street Ventures, LLC; Walsh Street Ventures 2, LLC; and Cohn Ventures, LLC. Agent: Manifold Development LLC (Mila Santana). City Staff: Cynthia Hadri, Planning Department, 512-974-7620.

  This is a rezoning request for a cluster of properties near West 6th and Walsh Street in the Lady Bird Lake Watershed. The properties keep their limited industrial service-planned development area-neighborhood plan (LI-PDA-NP) designation, but the conditions of zoning change to allow a higher maximum floor-to-area ratio, meaning more buildable square footage on the site. City staff recommends granting the change; the Planning Commission review is noted for July 14, 2026.

  "Without objection, the consent agenda is passed"

• 138 Passedunofficial

  C14-2025-0123 - 7401 Hwy 290 Rezoning - Conduct a public hearing and approve an ordinance amending City Code Title 25 by rezoning property locally known as 7401 West US 290 Highway (Williamson Creek Watershed). Applicant Request: To rezone from neighborhood commercial-conditional overlay-neighborhood plan (LR-CO-NP) combining district zoning to community commercial-conditional overlay-neighborhood plan (GR-CO-NP) combining district zoning. Staff Recommendation and Planning Commission Recommendation: To grant community commercial-conditional overlay-neighborhood plan (GR-CO-NP) combining district zoning. Owner/Applicant: 7401 Hwy 290 W LLC (Jimmy Nassour). Agent: HD Brown Consulting, LLC (Amanda Brown). City Staff: Nancy Estrada, Austin Planning, 512-974-7617.

  This is a rezoning request for property at 7401 West US 290 Highway in the Williamson Creek Watershed, shifting it from neighborhood commercial (LR-CO-NP) to the more permissive community commercial (GR-CO-NP) zoning. The change matters because it broadens the range of commercial uses allowed on the site. Both city staff and the Planning Commission recommend granting the requested zoning.

  "Without objection, the consent agenda is passed"

• 139 Postponedunofficial

  NPA-2023-0014.04 - 4302 Nuckols Crossing - Conduct a public hearing and approve an ordinance amending Ordinance No. 021010-11, the Southeast Combined Neighborhood Plan an element of the Imagine Austin Comprehensive Plan to change the land use designation on the future land use map (FLUM) on property locally known as 4302, 4304 1/2, and 4316 Nuckols Crossing Road (Williamson Creek Watershed) from Single Family to Multifamily Residential land use. Staff Recommendation and Planning Commission Recommendation: To grant Multifamily Residential land use. Owner/Applicant: KB Nuckols, LLC (Katherine Barnidge Walker). Agent: LOC Consultants (Sergio Lozano-Sanchez, P.E.). City Staff: Maureen Meredith, Austin Planning, 512-974-2695.

  This item amends the Southeast Combined Neighborhood Plan to change the future land use designation for property at 4302, 4304 1/2, and 4316 Nuckols Crossing Road in the Williamson Creek Watershed from Single Family to Multifamily Residential. The change opens the door to more homes on the site, which matters for how much housing can go up in this part of Southeast Austin. Both city staff and the Planning Commission recommend granting the Multifamily Residential designation.

  "This item is offered as a postponement to August 27th."

  • South Congress contact team opposed converting a former mobile home park and supported postponement
• 140 Postponedunofficial

  C14-2025-0065 - 4302 Nuckols Crossing - Conduct a public hearing and approve an ordinance amending City Code Title 25 by rezoning property locally known as 4302, 4304 1/2, and 4316 Nuckols Crossing Road (Williamson Creek Watershed). Applicant Request: To rezone from single-family residence standard lot-conditional overlay-neighborhood plan (SF-2-CO-NP) combining district zoning to multifamily residence medium density-neighborhood plan (MF-3-NP) combining district zoning. Staff Recommendation and Planning Commission Recommendation: To grant multifamily residence medium density-conditional overlay-neighborhood plan (MF-3-CO-NP) combining district zoning. Owner/Applicant: KB Nuckols, LLC (Katherine Barnidge Walker). Agent: LOC Consultants Civil Division (Sergio Lozano Sanchez, P.E.). City Staff: Nancy Estrada, Austin Planning, 512-974-7617.

  This is a rezoning request for three properties along Nuckols Crossing Road in the Williamson Creek Watershed, in Southeast Austin. The applicant wants to shift the land from single-family zoning (SF-2-CO-NP) to medium-density multifamily (MF-3-NP), which opens the door to more housing on the site. City staff and the Planning Commission recommend granting the change with a conditional overlay (MF-3-CO-NP), which keeps some limits in place.

  "this is offered as a postponement to August 27th council meeting."

• 141 Failedunofficial

  Approve a resolution approving Hays Central Appraisal District’s proposal to purchase real property and construct an appraisal office facility in Kyle, Hays County, Texas, 78640. Funding: This item has no fiscal impact.

  This resolution signs off on the Hays Central Appraisal District's plan to buy land and build a new appraisal office in Kyle, in Hays County. Because a slice of Austin stretches into Hays County, the city gets a say in the appraisal district's decision to expand its facilities. The item has no fiscal impact for Austin.

  "the red line version that you have in your backup is the one that will be on the consent agenda, and that is to deny the request."

  • Staff had no objection to denying the Hays Central Appraisal District proposal
• 142 Passed 7-3unofficial

  Authorize negotiation and execution of an amendment to the Development Agreement with Dog's Head Land JV, Ltd for the property bounded by the Colorado River, US Highway 183, and State Highway 130, in the area generally known as “Dog's Head” to amend terms related to drainage and environmental protections, land development standards, and a tax increment reinvestment zone. Funding: This item has no fiscal impact.

  This item amends the existing Development Agreement with Dog's Head Land JV, Ltd for the "Dog's Head" property bounded by the Colorado River, US Highway 183, and State Highway 130. The changes touch on drainage and environmental protections, land development standards, and a tax increment reinvestment zone for the site. According to the source, the item has no fiscal impact.

  "there being seven votes in favor, three votes. No. And one absence. The motion on item number 142, as amended, carries"

  • Watson amendments set a 236-acre critical water quality zone buffer and cap impervious cover at 79%
  • Vote was paused to clarify parkland acreage; endeavor agreed to credit only half the critical zone toward open space
  • Siegel voted no, saying the city negotiated from weakness without environmental, labor, and community input
• 143 No vote recorded

  Approve a resolution authorizing the expenditure of $1,000 from the City Council District 3 Operating Budget for Austin Parks and Recreation to purchase backpacks and school supplies to support the Montopolis Backpack Giveaway on August 1, 2026.

  District 3 is chipping in $1,000 from its Council office budget to help Austin Parks and Recreation stock up on backpacks and school supplies for the Montopolis Backpack Giveaway on August 1. It's a small, targeted spend aimed at getting neighborhood kids ready for the school year.

• 144 No vote recorded

  Approve a resolution directing the City Manager to advance adoption and awareness of geothermal heating, cooling, and water conveyance technologies, convene a stakeholder group and report back to Council.

  This resolution directs the City Manager to push forward on geothermal heating, cooling, and water conveyance technologies, boosting both their adoption and public awareness around town. As part of the effort, staff would gather a stakeholder group and bring findings back to Council. It's an early, exploratory step toward putting these energy technologies on Austin's radar.

• 145 No vote recorded

  Discuss legal issues related to the City’s Energy Code requirements for new construction. (Private consultation with legal counsel - Section 551.071 of the Government Code).

  Council heads behind closed doors with the city's lawyers to talk through legal questions around Austin's Energy Code rules for new construction. This is a private consultation allowed under Section 551.071 of the Texas Government Code, so the discussion itself happens in executive session rather than in public.