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• 1 No vote recorded

  Conduct a public hearing and approve an ordinance adopting and levying a property (ad valorem) tax rate for the City for Fiscal Year 2026-2027.

  This item is a public hearing and ordinance to set the City's property tax rate for the 2026-2027 fiscal year. The ad valorem tax rate helps fund city services and directly affects what Austin property owners pay on their annual tax bills.

• 2 No vote recorded

  Conduct a public hearing and consider proposed rate and fee changes for Austin Resource Recovery as part of the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 proposed budget.

  This is a public hearing on proposed changes to the rates and fees charged by Austin Resource Recovery, the city department that handles trash, recycling, and composting, as part of the proposed 2026-2027 budget. It's your chance to weigh in before Council sets what you pay for curbside services.

• 3 No vote recorded

  Conduct a public hearing and consider a proposed drainage charge rate change for Austin Watershed Protection as part of the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 proposed budget.

  The city holds a public hearing on a proposed change to the drainage charge collected by Austin Watershed Protection, part of the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 proposed budget. The drainage charge shows up on utility bills and funds flood control, erosion, and water quality work, so any rate change affects what Austinites pay.

• 4 No vote recorded

  Conduct a public hearing and consider proposed rate and fee changes for Austin Water as part of the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 proposed budget.

  This is a public hearing on proposed rate and fee changes for Austin Water as part of the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 proposed budget. It gives Austinites a chance to weigh in on what they'll pay for water and wastewater service before council finalizes the numbers.

• 5 No vote recorded

  Conduct a public hearing and consider proposed rate and fee changes for Austin Energy as part of the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 proposed budget.

  Austin Energy is proposing changes to its rates and fees as part of the proposed Fiscal Year 2026-2027 budget, and this item opens the floor for a public hearing where Austinites can weigh in. Any adjustments here land on your monthly utility bill, so it's a chance to speak up before council makes a call.

• 6 No vote recorded

  Conduct a public hearing and approve an ordinance authorizing fees, fines, and other charges to be set or charged by the City for Fiscal Year 2026-2027 beginning on October 1, 2026, and ending on September 30, 2027, and waiving fees and other charges.

  This is the annual ordinance setting the fees, fines, and other charges Austin will collect in Fiscal Year 2026-2027, running October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027, along with any fees the city plans to waive. It includes a public hearing, so Austinites get a chance to weigh in before council acts. These are the everyday charges that touch permits, services, and penalties across the city.

• 7 No vote recorded

  Approve an ordinance adopting the City of Austin Budget for Fiscal Year 2026-2027, beginning on October 1, 2026, and ending on September 30, 2027.

  This item adopts the City of Austin's budget for Fiscal Year 2026-2027, covering the period from October 1, 2026, through September 30, 2027. The annual budget sets the city's spending plan and shapes funding across every department and service Austinites rely on.

• 8 No vote recorded

  Approve an ordinance establishing classifications and positions in the classified service of Austin Fire; creating certain positions; and repealing Ordinance No. 20251218-003 relating to Austin Fire classifications and positions. Funding: Funding is available in the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 and Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Operating Budgets of Austin Fire.

  This ordinance sets up the official job classifications and positions in Austin Fire's classified service, creates certain new positions, and repeals the earlier ordinance that governed these classifications. It's the kind of housekeeping that determines the department's staffing structure. Funding is available in Austin Fire's Fiscal Year 2025-2026 and Fiscal Year 2026-2027 operating budgets.

• 9 No vote recorded

  Approve an ordinance establishing classifications and positions in the classified service of Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services (ATCEMS); and repealing Ordinance No. 20250813-007 relating to ATCEMS classifications and positions. Funding: Available in the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Operating Budget of ATCEMS.

  This ordinance sets the official job classifications and positions for Austin-Travis County EMS, the folks who staff our ambulances and answer medical calls across the region. It replaces last year's version (Ordinance No. 20250813-007) and keeps the department's staffing structure current. Funding comes from ATCEMS's Fiscal Year 2026-2027 operating budget.

• 10 No vote recorded

  Approve an ordinance establishing classifications and positions in the classified service of Austin Police and repealing Ordinance No. 20250813-008 relating to Austin Police classifications and positions. Funding: Available in the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Operating Budget of Austin Police.

  This item sets the official classifications and positions in Austin Police's classified service, replacing an earlier ordinance from 2025. It's the kind of staffing framework that spells out the ranks and job categories that make up the department. Funding comes from the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Operating Budget of Austin Police.

• 11 No vote recorded

  Ratify the property tax increase reflected in the Budget for Fiscal Year 2026-2027.

  This item ratifies the property tax increase built into the city's Fiscal Year 2026-2027 budget. It's a formal step tied to how much revenue Austin raises from property owners to fund city services for the coming year.

• 12 No vote recorded

  Authorize negotiation and execution of a one-year service agreement with the Austin Housing Finance Corporation to manage and operate various housing programs on the City’s behalf during Fiscal Year 2026-2027 in an amount not to exceed $90,506,483. Funding: Funding in the amount of $90,506,483 is available in the City’s Operating and Capital Budgets.

  This item authorizes a one-year service agreement with the Austin Housing Finance Corporation to run various city housing programs during Fiscal Year 2026-2027. The agreement carries a not-to-exceed amount of $90,506,483, with funding available in the City's Operating and Capital Budgets. It's the mechanism that keeps Austin's housing programs operating day to day.

• 13 No vote recorded

  Approve a resolution directing the City Manager to study fees and regulations that apply to special events held in parks, propose options for accepting special event proposals at underutilized parks; and to provide a progress report on Resolution No. 20240215-023, which related to supporting and preserving accessible, inclusive, open-to-the-public events and creating an application process for City co-sponsorship or other partnerships.

  This resolution directs the City Manager to study the fees and regulations tied to special events in city parks and to float ideas for booking events at parks that don't see much use. It also asks for a progress check on an earlier 2024 resolution aimed at keeping public events accessible and inclusive and setting up an application process for city co-sponsorship. For anyone who's ever thrown or attended a festival, market, or gathering in an Austin park, this shapes how easy and affordable those events are to pull off.

• 14 No vote recorded

  Approve a resolution directing the City Manager to develop a schedule and process for reviewing social services and contracting performance, working with Council Committees on this review, and reporting back to Council.

  This resolution directs the City Manager to build out a schedule and process for reviewing how the city's social services contracts are performing, in coordination with Council committees, and to report back to Council. It's essentially about setting up a system to keep tabs on whether the organizations Austin contracts with for social services are delivering.

• 15 No vote recorded

  Approve a resolution directing the City Manager to review and make recommendations regarding key performance measures including a comprehensive review of existing data, audits and models for performance management for Austin Police.

  This resolution directs the City Manager to dig into how the Austin Police Department measures its own performance — reviewing existing data, audits, and models to recommend key performance measures. It's a behind-the-scenes accountability move that sets the yardsticks for judging how APD is doing. No cost is listed in the source text.

• 16 No vote recorded

  Approve a resolution directing the City Manager to propose City Code amendments to classify “microbusiness,” adjust permitting and licensing requirements to reduce the barriers to entry for microbusinesses, establish eligibility criteria, and develop a program that waives City fees for qualifying microbusinesses.

  This resolution directs the City Manager to draft City Code changes that would create a new "microbusiness" classification, ease permitting and licensing requirements, set eligibility rules, and build a program to waive City fees for businesses that qualify. The goal is to lower the barriers for the smallest local businesses trying to get up and running in Austin.

• 17 No vote recorded

  Approve a resolution directing the City Manager to develop a security implementation plan for City parks and recreation lands and facilities; to acquire, deploy, and activate equipment to improve parks security and safety; and to ensure any parks surveillance technology is in full compliance with Ordinance No. 20260423-029 (known as the “TRUST Act”) and prioritized for deployment to City parks with a history of violent crimes.

  This resolution directs the City Manager to build a security plan for Austin's parks and rec facilities, and to buy, install, and turn on equipment aimed at making those spaces safer. Any surveillance tech has to comply with the city's TRUST Act (Ordinance No. 20260423-029), with deployment prioritized for parks that have seen violent crime. The stakes here are how the city balances safety in public green spaces against the privacy rules laid out in that ordinance.

• 18 No vote recorded

  Approve a resolution directing the City Manager to create a nature trail to connect the Circle C Metropolitan Park to the Hielscher Tract Greenbelt trail through adjacent City-owned land, ensure environmental protection, engage with community partners, and identify funding in the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Budget.

  This resolution directs the City Manager to build a nature trail linking Circle C Metropolitan Park to the Hielscher Tract Greenbelt trail through adjacent City-owned land. It calls for environmental protection along the route, engagement with community partners, and identifying funding in the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Budget. For folks in Southwest Austin, it means a new connection between two existing green spaces.

• 19 No vote recorded

  Approve a resolution directing the City Manager to establish an Office of Joint Emergency Communications within the Management Services Department, take the necessary steps to create an independent Joint Emergency Communications Department outside of the Austin Police Department, and make recommendations regarding the creation of an independent Joint Emergency Communications Department.

  This resolution directs the City Manager to stand up an Office of Joint Emergency Communications within the Management Services Department and to take the steps needed to eventually spin off an independent Joint Emergency Communications Department separate from the Austin Police Department. It also asks the City Manager to bring back recommendations on how that standalone department should come together. The move matters because it would reshape where 911 and emergency dispatch operations live in the city's org chart.

• 20 No vote recorded

  Approve a resolution directing the City Manager to study if the proposed increase in the drainage charge rate for Austin Watershed Protection as part of Fiscal Year 2026-2027 proposed budget is sufficient for the City’s drainage infrastructure needs and bring back any required ordinances if necessary to increase the change in the proposed drainage utility charge.

  This resolution asks the City Manager to take a hard look at whether the proposed drainage charge rate in the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 budget is actually enough to cover Austin's drainage infrastructure needs. If it turns out the rate falls short, staff would bring back any ordinances needed to adjust the charge. For folks who deal with flooding and stormwater headaches, it's a question of whether the city is putting enough money behind keeping the water moving.

• 21 No vote recorded

  Approve a resolution directing the City Manager to provide Council with a summary list of complaints of police misconduct and related information commonly referred to as the “G-file,” and directing the City Manager to provide Council with an assessment of costs, as well as any legal, technological, or operational barriers, to develop a publicly accessible online database of information related to allegations of misconduct.

  This resolution asks the City Manager to give Council a summary list of police misconduct complaints — the records long known around Austin as the "G-file" — plus related information. It also directs staff to size up the costs and any legal, technological, or operational hurdles to building a public online database of misconduct allegations. For a city that's spent years debating how much of that file the public gets to see, it's a step toward putting more of it in the open.

• 22 No vote recorded

  Approve a resolution directing the City Manager to evaluate and develop recommendations for the social services contracts that are proposed for reductions or elimination as part of the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 budget.

  This resolution asks the City Manager to take a closer look at the social services contracts that are on the chopping block for reductions or elimination in the proposed 2026-2027 budget, and to come back with recommendations. It matters because those contracts fund services Austinites rely on, and this step could shape which ones survive the budget process.

• 23 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 this meeting, the Mayor recesses Council to hold a Board of Directors' meeting of the Austin Housing Finance Corporation, then Council reconvenes afterward. It's a routine procedural switch that lets the same officials wear a different hat to handle AHFC business. The item has no fiscal impact.

• 24 No vote recorded

  The Mayor will recess the City Council meeting to conduct a Board of Directors' meeting of the Mueller Local Government Corporation. Following adjournment of the MLGC Board meeting the City Council will re-convene.

  During this meeting, the Mayor recesses the regular City Council session so the group can meet as the Board of Directors of the Mueller Local Government Corporation, the entity tied to the Mueller redevelopment. Once that board meeting wraps up, the Council reconvenes to continue its regular business. It's a procedural step that lets the same officials handle Mueller corporation matters before returning to the city agenda.