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• 1 Passedunofficial

  Authorize negotiation and execution of an amendment to the interlocal agreement with Worksource - Greater Austin Area Workforce Board d/b/a Workforce Solutions Capital Area Board, for the Austin Infrastructure Academy to provide workforce training and job placement assistance for mobility and infrastructure-related positions to extend the contract term by 12 months, add up to three one-year extension options and add $2,550,000 in funding for a revised total contract amount not to exceed $7,550,000. Funding: $2,550,000 is available in the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Operating Budget of Austin Economic Development.

  This extends Austin's interlocal agreement with Workforce Solutions Capital Area for the Austin Infrastructure Academy, which trains and places workers in mobility and infrastructure jobs \u2014 the kind of hands-on roles tied to the city's construction and transportation work. The amendment adds 12 months to the contract term plus up to three one-year extension options, keeping the pipeline running as projects continue. It adds $2,550,000 for a revised total not to exceed $7,550,000, with the new funding available in the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Operating Budget of Austin Economic Development.

  "Hearing none without objection. The consent agenda is adopted." — meeting transcript (unofficial)

  • Mayor Watson highlighted the Infrastructure Academy's milestones: 1,856 Austinites connected to career opportunities, 1,600 participants enrolled, and 210 training scholarships awarded.
• 2 Passedunofficial

  Authorize negotiation and execution of an interlocal agreement with Austin Independent School District to continue two internship programs for high school students, the Austin Corps Program and the Public Health Internship Program, for a term of five years. Funding: This item has no fiscal impact and is for the exchange of services only.

  This item green-lights a new five-year interlocal agreement with Austin ISD to keep two paid-experience pipelines running for high school students: the Austin Corps Program and the Public Health Internship Program. Interlocal agreements are the plumbing that lets the City and the school district trade services without cutting checks, and this one keeps those internship slots from lapsing. Per the item, there is no fiscal impact \u2014 it's an exchange of services only.

  "Hearing none without objection. The consent agenda is adopted." — meeting transcript (unofficial)

• 3 Passedunofficial

  Authorize negotiation and execution of an agreement with the Quality of Life Foundation for the Emerging Leader Summer Internship Program in an amount not to exceed $50,000. Funding: $50,000 is available in the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Operating Budget of the Economic Development Department.

  This item green-lights an agreement with the Quality of Life Foundation to run the Emerging Leader Summer Internship Program. The program gives young Austinites a paid-summer foothold in the local workforce, the kind of early rung that's hard to reach without a connection. The agreement caps out at $50,000, already set aside in the Economic Development Department's Fiscal Year 2025-2026 operating budget.

  "Hearing none without objection. The consent agenda is adopted." — meeting transcript (unofficial)

• 4 Passedunofficial

  Approve a resolution adopting the City of Austin Hazard Mitigation Action Plan Update to include new and updated mitigation actions for hazards including cyber security threats, severe weather, and flooding, and to ensure that the City complies with eligibility requirements for certain federal disaster-related funding. Funding: This item has no fiscal impact.

  This resolution adopts an update to the City of Austin's Hazard Mitigation Action Plan, adding new and revised mitigation actions for hazards including cybersecurity threats, severe weather, and flooding. Keeping the plan current is how Austin stays eligible for certain federal disaster-related funding \u2014 no small thing in a city that knows its way around ice storms and flash floods. The item has no fiscal impact.

  "Hearing none without objection. The consent agenda is adopted." — meeting transcript (unofficial)

• 5 Passedunofficial

  Authorize negotiation and execution of an interlocal agreement with Travis County to provide emergency medical services in areas of Travis County outside the City’s corporate limits and dispatch support services to Travis County’s STAR Flight program in exchange for payment by Travis County in an amount not to exceed $19,546,639 in Fiscal Year 2026-2027. Funding: Under the interlocal agreement, the County’s payment to the City in Fiscal Year 2026-2027 will be a 3.5 percent increase from its payment in Fiscal Year 2025-2026.

  This is the annual handshake that keeps Austin-Travis County EMS working as one system: an interlocal agreement for the City to run emergency medical services in the parts of Travis County outside city limits and to provide dispatch support for the County's STAR Flight helicopter program. It matters because ambulance coverage for unincorporated Travis County — the ranchettes, subdivisions, and rural roads past the city line — rides on this arrangement. Travis County pays the City up to $19,546,639 in Fiscal Year 2026-2027, a 3.5 percent bump from what it paid the year before.

  "Hearing none without objection. The consent agenda is adopted." — meeting transcript (unofficial)

  • Phillip Fitzgerald opposed, arguing Austin taxes should not subsidize EMS services for non-Austin areas.
• 6 Results pendingunofficial

  Authorize 17 contracts for consulting in support of shared services optimization, Citywide Strategic Plan alignment, and organizational improvement, on an as needed basis with AECOM Technical Services Inc.; Anthro-Tech, Inc.; Arup US, Inc.; Ascendant Innovation LLC; Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP; Berry Dunn McNeil & Parker, LLC; Dillon Morgan Consulting Inc.; Eagle Hill Consulting LLC; Ernst and Young U.S., LLP; Guidehouse Inc.; McKinsey & Company, Inc. Washington D.C.; Protviti Inc.; Rifeline, LLC; Ryan G Hunter Consulting LLC; Social Finance Inc.; The Boston Consulting Group, Inc.; and Weaver and Tidwell, LLP, for an initial term of three years with up to two one-year extension options in an amount not to exceed $5,000,000, divided among the contractors. Funding: $500,000 is available in the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Operating Budget of Austin Budget and Organizational Excellence. $500,000 is available in the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Operating Budget of Austin Budget and Organizational Excellence. Funding for the remaining contract term is contingent upon available funding in future budgets.

  This sets up a bench of 17 consulting firms — from big names like McKinsey and Ernst & Young to smaller local shops — that City departments can tap on an as-needed basis for work on shared services optimization, Citywide Strategic Plan alignment, and general organizational improvement. Having multiple firms under contract means staff can call on outside help without running a new procurement each time. The contracts run an initial three years with up to two one-year extensions, capped at $5,000,000 total split among the firms, with $500,000 available in each of the FY 2025-2026 and FY 2026-2027 operating budgets of Austin Budget and Organizational Excellence and the rest contingent on future budgets.

  "item number six has been withdrawn." — meeting transcript (unofficial)

• 7 Passedunofficial

  Authorize a contract for software upgrades, maintenance and support services, for managing the distribution grid and supporting customer-facing applications responsible for outage restoration status tracking and communication, for Austin Energy with Schneider Electric Smart Grid Solutions, LLC, for an initial term of five years with up to three one-year extension options in an amount not to exceed $17,500,000. Funding: $1,400,000 is available in the Capital Budget of Austin Energy. $940,000 is available in the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Operating Budget of Austin Energy. $878,000 is available in the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Operating Budget of Austin Energy. Funding for the remaining contract term is contingent upon available funding in future budgets.

  This is a contract with Schneider Electric Smart Grid Solutions for software upgrades, maintenance and support for the systems Austin Energy uses to manage its distribution grid \u2014 including the customer-facing tools that track and communicate outage restoration status. That's the machinery behind the outage map Austinites refresh during an ice storm or a summer thunderstorm. The contract runs an initial five years with up to three one-year extensions, for an amount not to exceed $17,500,000, drawing on Austin Energy's capital budget and operating budgets, with the later years contingent on future funding.

  "Hearing none without objection. The consent agenda is adopted." — meeting transcript (unofficial)

• 8 Passedunofficial

  Authorize an amendment to a contract for continued Meter Data Management System support and maintenance services for Austin Energy with Landis+Gyr Technology Inc., to increase the amount by $1,200,000 for a revised total contract amount not to exceed $1,728,370. Funding: $1,200,000 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 keeps its Meter Data Management System running under an expanded contract with Landis+Gyr Technology Inc. That software is the plumbing behind smart meter readings, so it touches how usage data flows into the bills Austin Energy customers get every month. The amendment adds $1,200,000 for a revised total not to exceed $1,728,370, with $1,200,000 available in Austin Energy's operating budget and funding for the rest of the term dependent on future budgets.

  "Hearing none without objection. The consent agenda is adopted." — meeting transcript (unofficial)

• 9 Passedunofficial

  Authorize an amendment to a contract for continued lawn and fuels mitigation equipment and maintenance, including equipment and accessories used by arborists, firefighters, and fuels mitigation crews, for all City departments with HCOP LLC d/b/a Hill Country Outdoor Power d/b/a PartsTree.com to increase the amount by $220,000 for a revised total contract amount not to exceed $578,000. Funding: $9,166 is available in the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Operating Budgets of various City departments. $110,000 is available in the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Operating Budgets of various City departments. Funding for the remaining contract term is contingent upon available funding in future budgets.

  This adds $220,000 to the City's existing contract with Hill Country Outdoor Power (also doing business as PartsTree.com) for lawn and fuels mitigation equipment, accessories, and maintenance, bringing the total to no more than $578,000. The gear goes to city arborists, firefighters, and fuels mitigation crews \u2014 the folks who cut back the brush and grass that can turn a spark into a wildfire in Austin's greenbelts and along the wildland-urban edge. Of the funding, $9,166 comes from various departments' FY 2025-2026 operating budgets and $110,000 from FY 2026-2027, with the rest of the contract term depending on future budgets.

  "Hearing none without objection. The consent agenda is adopted." — meeting transcript (unofficial)

• 10 Passedunofficial

  Authorize an amendment to a contract for continued Salesforce software, maintenance, and support for all City departments with Carahsoft Technology Corp, to increase the amount by $19,506,800 for a revised total contract amount not to exceed $26,000,000. Funding: $1,353,000 is available in the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Operating Budget of Austin Energy. $104,000 is available in the Capital Budget of Austin Energy. $18,049,800 is available in the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Operating Budgets of various City departments. Funding for the remaining contract term is contingent upon available funding in future budgets.

  This is a contract amendment with Carahsoft Technology Corp. to keep Salesforce software, maintenance, and support running for every City department. It adds $19,506,800 to the deal, bringing the total to no more than $26,000,000 covered by $1,353,000 from Austin Energy's Fiscal Year 2025-2026 operating budget, $104,000 from Austin Energy's capital budget, and $18,049,800 from various departments' Fiscal Year 2026-2027 operating budgets, with later years contingent on future budgets. Salesforce is the backbone for a lot of the customer-facing and case-tracking work city staff do, so the contract touches services across the organization.

  "Hearing none without objection. The consent agenda is adopted." — meeting transcript (unofficial)

• 11 Passedunofficial

  Authorize a contract for LinkedIn Learning Hub for Government, to maintain an essential workforce development resource, for Austin Human Resources with Carahsoft Technology Corp., for an initial term of one year with up to two one-year extension options in an amount not to exceed $480,000. Funding: $113,000 is available in the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Operating Budget of Austin Human Resources. $47,000 is available in 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 is a contract with Carahsoft Technology Corp. for LinkedIn Learning Hub for Government, the online training library the city uses for staff development, running one year with up to two one-year extensions. It keeps a workforce development resource available to City of Austin employees through Austin Human Resources. The contract is capped at $480,000, with $113,000 available in the FY 2025-2026 Austin Human Resources operating budget and $47,000 in FY 2026-2027; money for the rest of the term depends on future budgets.

  "Hearing none without objection. The consent agenda is adopted." — meeting transcript (unofficial)

  • Philp Fitzgerald argued online training is ineffective and the money should be used on Austinites.
• 12 Passedunofficial

  Authorize a contract for OpenText Enterprise Information Management Software, for managing large volumes of content, regulatory requirements, and the customer mobile and online experience, for Austin Technology Services with The IQ Business Group, Inc., for an initial term of three years with up to two one-year extension options in an amount not to exceed $3,000,000. Funding: $340,000 is available in the Operating Budget of Austin Technology Services, and $180,000 is available in the Capital Budget of Austin Technology Services. Funding for the remaining contract term is contingent upon available funding in future budgets.

  This item authorizes a contract with The IQ Business Group, Inc. for OpenText enterprise information management software, the behind-the-scenes system Austin Technology Services uses to handle big volumes of records, meet regulatory requirements, and support the mobile and online experience residents encounter. It runs an initial three years with up to two one-year extensions, capped at $3,000,000. Right now $340,000 comes from the department's operating budget and $180,000 from its capital budget; the rest depends on funding in future budgets.

  "Hearing none without objection. The consent agenda is adopted." — meeting transcript (unofficial)

• 13 Passedunofficial

  Authorize a contract for vehicle painting, dent repair, and refinishing services for Austin Fleet Mobility Services with Leif Johnson Ford d/b/a Leif Johnson Ford II LTD, for an initial term of three years with up to two one-year extension options in an amount not to exceed $1,018,500. Funding: $14,146 is available in the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Operating Budget of Austin Fleet Mobility Services. $169,750 is available in the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Operating Budget of Austin Fleet Mobility Services. Funding for the remaining contract term is contingent upon available funding in future budgets.

  This is a contract with Leif Johnson Ford to handle painting, dent repair, and refinishing for the city's vehicle fleet \u2014 the everyday body work that keeps Austin's trucks, patrol cars, and service vehicles on the road and looking like city property. Fleet Mobility Services runs an initial three-year term with up to two one-year extensions, capped at $1,018,500. Of that, $14,146 comes from the current 2025-2026 operating budget and $169,750 from 2026-2027, with the rest depending on what future budgets allow.

  "Hearing none without objection. The consent agenda is adopted." — meeting transcript (unofficial)

• 14 Passedunofficial

  Authorize additional contingency funding for the construction contract for the 7th Street and Springdale Road Intersection Improvements Project for Austin Transportation and Public Works with MA Smith Contracting Co., Inc., to increase the contract contingency by $297,010, for a revised total contract amount not to exceed $2,475,085. Funding: $297,010 is available in the Capital Budget of Austin Transportation and Public Works.

  This adds $297,010 in contingency funding to MA Smith Contracting Co.'s construction contract for intersection improvements at 7th Street and Springdale Road in East Austin, bringing the contract ceiling to $2,475,085. Contingency dollars are the cushion crews draw on when a construction site turns up surprises, so topping it off keeps work on the intersection moving without pausing for another council approval. The money comes from Austin Transportation and Public Works' existing Capital Budget.

  "Hearing none without objection. The consent agenda is adopted." — meeting transcript (unofficial)

• 15 Passedunofficial

  Authorize an amendment to a contract for continued original equipment manufacturer parts and repair services for BMW Motorcycles for Austin Fleet Mobility Services with Jimenez Motorsports LLC d/b/a BMW Motorcycles of San Antonio, to increase the amount by $220,000 for a revised total contract amount not to exceed $600,000. Funding: $10,000 is available in the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Operating Budget of Austin Fleet Mobility Services. $100,000 is available in the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Operating Budget of Austin Fleet Mobility Services. Funding for the remaining contract term is contingent upon available funding in future budgets.

  Austin's police motorcycles are BMWs, and this item extends the city's contract with BMW Motorcycles of San Antonio for the factory parts and repair work that keeps them on the road. The amendment adds $220,000, bringing the contract's ceiling to no more than $600,000. Fleet Mobility Services has $10,000 budgeted this fiscal year and $100,000 in FY 2026-2027, with the rest of the contract term depending on future budgets.

  "Hearing none without objection. The consent agenda is adopted." — meeting transcript (unofficial)

• 16 Passedunofficial

  Authorize negotiation and execution of a license agreement with Boldyn Networks US IV, LLC on behalf of Austin Convention Center, for an initial term of seven years, plus one three-year extension option, for the installation of a Distributed Antenna System for the purpose of increasing connectivity for convention and event-related activities, and to maintain reliable cellular service at the Austin Convention Center located at 500 East 3rd Street, Austin, Texas 78701, the Palmer Events Center located at 900 Barton Springs Road, Austin, Texas 78704, and the Warehouse and Marshalling Yard, located at 1400 Airport Commerce Drive, Austin, Texas 78741, collectively. Funding: This item is projected to result in additional revenue of $200,000 in the Operating Budget of Austin Convention Center when the new convention center is in operation.

  This item authorizes a license agreement with Boldyn Networks US IV, LLC to install a Distributed Antenna System at the Austin Convention Center on East 3rd Street, the Palmer Events Center on Barton Springs Road, and the Warehouse and Marshalling Yard on Airport Commerce Drive. The system is aimed at boosting cellular connectivity for conventions and events \u2014 a familiar pain point when thousands of badge-wearing visitors all reach for their phones at once. The initial term runs seven years with one three-year extension option, and the agreement is projected to bring in an additional $200,000 in revenue to the Convention Center's operating budget once the new convention center is up and running.

  "Hearing none without objection. The consent agenda is adopted." — meeting transcript (unofficial)

  • Philip Fitzgerald opposed the convention center expansion, arguing the city should instead use tax revenue to support Austinites.
• 17 Passedunofficial

  Authorize negotiation and execution of an amendment to the interlocal agreement with Travis County relating to services arising from the closing of the Austin Police lab that processed DNA evidence to add four 12-month renewal options beginning on October 1, 2026, for a total contract amount not to exceed $3,200,000. Funding: $254,675 is available in the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Operating Budget of Austin Forensic Science. Funding for the remaining contract period is contingent upon available funding in future budgets.

  This extends Austin's interlocal agreement with Travis County for DNA evidence processing services that came about after the Austin Police Department's DNA lab closed, adding four 12-month renewal options starting October 1, 2026. Keeping the arrangement in place matters for the criminal cases that depend on outside labs to turn around DNA testing. The total contract amount is capped at $3.2 million, with $254,675 available in the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Austin Forensic Science operating budget and the rest contingent on future budgets.

  "Hearing none without objection. The consent agenda is adopted." — meeting transcript (unofficial)

• 18 Passedunofficial

  Approve a resolution appointing one member each to the Boards of Directors of Southeast Travis County Municipal Utility District #1, Southeast Travis County Municipal Utility District #2, Southeast Travis County Municipal Utility District #3, and Southeast Travis County Municipal Utility District #4, as provided for in the consent agreements with each respective district. Funding: This item has no fiscal impact.

  This resolution appoints one City representative to each of the four Southeast Travis County Municipal Utility District boards, seats the City reserved for itself in the consent agreements it signed with each district. MUDs handle water, wastewater, and drainage financing for development on Austin's fast-growing southeast edge, so having a city-picked voice at the table is how Austin keeps tabs on infrastructure decisions just outside its full control. The item carries no fiscal impact.

  "Hearing none without objection. The consent agenda is adopted." — meeting transcript (unofficial)

• 19 Passedunofficial

  Approve a resolution prioritizing how fee-in-lieu funds generated by the Citywide Density Bonus Program should be spent on affordable housing. Funding: This item would establish a target income level for City investments in affordable housing using future fee-in-lieu revenue that is generated through the Citywide Density Bonus program. The item would not impact the overall amount of fee-in-lieu collected.

  When developers opt to pay a fee instead of building affordable units under the Citywide Density Bonus Program, that money lands in a City fund — and this resolution sets priorities for how it gets spent, specifically a target income level for those affordable housing investments. It's a question of who the dollars serve, not how many dollars come in: the item doesn't change the total amount of fee-in-lieu collected. For Austinites watching density bonus deals reshape their neighborhoods, this is the follow-the-money piece.

  "Hearing none without objection. The consent agenda is adopted." — meeting transcript (unofficial)

  • Monica Guzman urged that fee-in-lieu dollars be used for deeply affordable units and that spending be public-facing.
  • Philip Fitzgerald and Lyric Wardlow supported prioritizing deeply affordable housing at 30% MFI.
• 20 Passedunofficial

  Approve a resolution appointing one member each to the Boards of Directors of Pilot Knob Municipal Utility District #1, Pilot Knob Municipal Utility District #2, and Pilot Knob Municipal Utility District #5, as provided for in the consent agreements with each respective district. Funding: This item has no fiscal impact.

  Council fills one seat each on the Boards of Directors for Pilot Knob Municipal Utility Districts #1, #2, and #5, the special taxing districts that handle water, wastewater, and drainage infrastructure for the big Pilot Knob development in far southeast Austin. The consent agreements Austin signed with each district give the city the right to seat a member on those boards, which is how the city keeps a voice in decisions about utility buildout and district debt. The item carries no fiscal impact.

  "Hearing none without objection. The consent agenda is adopted." — meeting transcript (unofficial)

• 21 Passedunofficial

  Authorize negotiation and execution of an agreement with the African American Youth Harvest Foundation for juvenile delinquency prevention services for an initial 12-month term beginning on September 1, 2026, with up to four additional 12-month renewal options, each in an amount not to exceed $100,000, for a total agreement amount not to exceed $500,000. Funding: $100,000 is available in the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Operating Budget of Austin Public Health. Funding for the remaining years of the agreement is contingent upon available funding in future budgets.

  This item authorizes an agreement with the African American Youth Harvest Foundation to provide juvenile delinquency prevention services, starting with a 12-month term beginning September 1, 2026, plus up to four one-year renewals. The Foundation is a longtime East Austin fixture working with young people and their families, and this kind of contract is how the city funds that hands-on, keep-kids-out-of-the-system work. Each term is capped at $100,000 for a total not to exceed $500,000, with the first $100,000 coming from Austin Public Health's FY 2026-2027 budget and later years depending on future budgets.

  "Hearing none without objection. The consent agenda is adopted." — meeting transcript (unofficial)

  • Philp Fitzgerald spoke in favor, emphasizing the importance of supporting Black Austinites early in life.
• 22 Passedunofficial

  Authorize negotiation and execution of an amendment to the agreement with The SAFE Alliance d/b/a SAFE to manage the City-owned domestic violence shelter to add one-time funding in an amount not to exceed $200,000 to the term ending on September 30, 2026, for a revised total agreement amount not to exceed $12,425,000. Funding: $200,000 is available in the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Austin Public Health Department’s Operating Budget.

  This amends the City's agreement with The SAFE Alliance, which runs the City-owned domestic violence shelter, to add one-time funding through the term ending September 30, 2026. The shelter is a key piece of Austin's safety net for people fleeing abusive situations, and the added dollars go toward keeping its doors open and operating. The amendment adds up to $200,000, bringing the total agreement to no more than $12,425,000, with the money coming from Austin Public Health's Fiscal Year 2025-2026 operating budget.

  "Hearing none without objection. The consent agenda is adopted." — meeting transcript (unofficial)

  • Councilmember Laine praised the SAFE Alliance's work saving lives and highlighted the importance of trauma-informed support.
• 23 Passedunofficial

  Authorize negotiation and execution of an amendment with Asian American Resource Center, Inc. d/b/a Austin Asian Community Health Initiative for the Asian American Community Health Navigator Program to provide community health system navigation services for members of linguistically isolated groups, to add one 12-month extension for the term ending September 30, 2027, in an amount not to exceed $528,574, for a revised total agreement amount not to exceed $5,487,789. Funding: $528,574 is available in the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Austin Public Health Department’s Operating Budget. Funding for the remaining years of the agreement is contingent upon available funding in future budgets.

  This extends the city's agreement with the Austin Asian Community Health Initiative for another 12 months, through September 30, 2027, keeping its Asian American Community Health Navigator Program running. The program helps people in linguistically isolated communities find their way through the health care system — think interpretation, referrals, and help figuring out where to go for care. The extension adds up to $528,574, drawn from Austin Public Health's FY 2026-2027 operating budget, bringing the total agreement to no more than $5,487,789.

  "Hearing none without objection. The consent agenda is adopted." — meeting transcript (unofficial)

  • Philip Fitzgerald supported the navigator program, explaining how medical advocacy helps non-English speakers.
• 24 Passedunofficial

  Approve a resolution authorizing the City Manager to file an application with the Texas Water Development Board for a low-interest loan in an amount not to exceed $6,000,000 from the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Lead Service Line Replacement Program for Austin Water's Galvanized Water Service Line Replacement Program. Funding: This item has no fiscal impact. The additional funding needed for this program is contingent upon available funding in future Austin Water budgets.

  This resolution lets the City Manager apply to the Texas Water Development Board for a low-interest loan of up to $6 million from the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund's Lead Service Line Replacement Program, money earmarked for Austin Water's Galvanized Water Service Line Replacement Program. Those aging galvanized lines are the pipes that carry drinking water into homes, so how the city pays to swap them out is a straightforward public health question. Filing the application itself carries no fiscal impact, and any additional funding the program needs depends on what future Austin Water budgets can cover.

  "Hearing none without objection. The consent agenda is adopted." — meeting transcript (unofficial)

  • Councilmember Siegel thanked Austin Water for the galvanized water service line replacement program, noting it would complete all remaining pipes.
• 25 Passedunofficial

  Approve appointments and certain related waivers to 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 is Council's routine housekeeping item for boards and commissions \u2014 the standing slot where appointments get approved, sometimes with waivers of eligibility rules, along with removals, replacements, and tweaks to bylaws. It also covers seats on Council committees, intergovernmental bodies, and public facility corporations. It's worth a look because the volunteers seated here are the folks who vet everything from land use cases to bond spending long before it reaches the dais.

  "Hearing none without objection. The consent agenda is adopted." — meeting transcript (unofficial)

  • Mayor Watson noted a late addition: Thomas Boatwright appointed to the Native American and Indigenous Quality of Life Commission.
• 26 Passedunofficial

  Approve a resolution directing the City Manager to work with the City Clerk and the Austin Rosewood Community Development Corporation to develop an ordinance that creates a City advisory board for the Millennium Youth Entertainment Complex.

  This resolution asks the City Manager, City Clerk, and Austin Rosewood Community Development Corporation to draft an ordinance setting up a City advisory board for the Millennium Youth Entertainment Complex — the East Austin bowling and skating spot that's been a fixture for local kids since the late '90s. An advisory board would create a formal channel for community input on how the complex is run. Nothing is finalized here: the item's the paperwork step that directs staff to bring back an actual ordinance for Council to consider later.

  "Hearing none without objection. The consent agenda is adopted." — meeting transcript (unofficial)

  • Councilmember Harper-Madison recognized the volunteer board members of the Millennium Youth Entertainment Complex for their dedication.
  • Dewey Smith and Frances Jordan spoke in support, highlighting the complex's history and the need for city investment.
• 27 Passedunofficial

  Approve an ordinance waiving certain requirements under City Code Chapter 14-8 (Temporary Closure for Special Events and Block Parties) and modifying certain City Code requirements under Chapters 4-20 (Special Events), 14-8, and 25-10 (Sign Regulations) related to notice requirements and requirements for sound equipment and signs for the City co-sponsored 2027 South by Southwest conferences and festivals to be held March 13-21, 2027.

  This ordinance sets up the special rules that let SXSW take over downtown streets, waiving parts of the city's temporary street closure code and adjusting requirements in the special events, closure, and sign chapters — including notice deadlines and rules for sound equipment and signage — for the 2027 conferences and festivals running March 13-21. The city co-sponsors SXSW, and this kind of ordinance is the paperwork that makes stages, amplified sound, and blocked-off streets legally possible. For neighbors and businesses near event zones, the notice provisions are the part that determines how much warning they get.

  "Hearing none without objection. The consent agenda is adopted." — meeting transcript (unofficial)

• 28 Passedunofficial

  Approve the waiver or reimbursement of certain fees related to the Austin Bat Fest that was held at the Congress Avenue Bridge on September 5, 2026.

  This item covers waiving or reimbursing certain City fees tied to Austin Bat Fest, the annual celebration of the Congress Avenue Bridge colony, held on September 5, 2026. Special event fee waivers are a routine but recurring ask from festival organizers, and Council handles them one at a time "� meaning each event's costs land back on the City rather than the promoter. The source text does not specify a dollar amount for the fees involved.

  "Hearing none without objection. The consent agenda is adopted." — meeting transcript (unofficial)

  • Philip Fitzgerald supported fee waivers for local events like Bat Fest, citing the loss of local institutions.
  • Councilmember Laine highlighted Bat Fest's 20th anniversary and increased her fee waiver contribution.
• 29 Passedunofficial

  Approve the adoption of bylaws for the Austin-Travis County Public Health Commission. Funding: This item has no fiscal impact.

  Council adopts the bylaws that set the ground rules for the Austin-Travis County Public Health Commission \u2014 the housekeeping paperwork that spells out how a public body operates. Bylaws typically govern things like membership, officers, and meeting procedures, so this is the step that lets the commission get down to business. Staff note the item has no fiscal impact.

  "Hearing none. Without objection, item number 29 is adopted." — meeting transcript (unofficial)

• 30 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.

  Neighbors Rusty and Mary Tally are appealing the Planning Commission's approval of a conditional use permit for the Girls' School of Austin at 2007 McCall Road in the Tarrytown area, and Council holds a public hearing to consider it. Conditional use permits are how schools and similar uses get the green light in areas where they aren't automatically allowed, so Council's call here decides whether the Commission's approval stands. The item has no fiscal impact.

  "item number 30 is being postponed until November. A date in November." — meeting transcript (unofficial)

  • Applicant Victoria Haas requested the item be placed at a 5 p.m. time certain or last on the 2 p.m. agenda to allow school participation.
• 31 Passedunofficial

  Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance amending City Code Section 25-2-656 (Citywide Density Bonus (DBC) Combing District Regulations) to allow an applicant using the Citywide Density Bonus Program to pay a fee in lieu of providing on-site, income-restricted rental units. Funding: If it is approved, this item would require certain projects participating in the Citywide Density Bonus program to provide on-site affordable housing rather than being allowed to provide fee-in-lieu. This item could result in a reduction in the overall amount of fee-in-lieu collected under the program over time, but the reduction would be offset by the provision of on-site affordable housing units by the development.

  This is a public hearing and ordinance amending City Code Section 25-2-656, the Citywide Density Bonus (DBC) combining district rules, on how developers meet their affordability obligations \u2014 specifically whether an applicant can write a check instead of building income-restricted rental units on site. It matters because it shifts where the affordable homes actually land: inside the new building versus funded elsewhere through the city's fee-in-lieu pot. According to the item, certain projects in the program would provide on-site affordable housing rather than paying the fee, which could reduce fee-in-lieu collections over time, offset by the on-site units the development delivers.

  "without objection, item number 31 is adopted." — meeting transcript (unofficial)

  • Councilmember Qadri emphasized ensuring on-site units near Project Connect light rail.
  • Councilmember Alter expressed support for fee-in-lieu but requested reporting on unit generation differences.
• 32 No vote recorded

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  This line on the September 10 agenda is blank. Item 32 was pulled before the meeting, so there's nothing here for council to take up and no details in the record about what it once contained. Numbering stays put when items come off the agenda, which is why the placeholder remains.

• 33 Postponedunofficial

  NPA-2022-0005.01 - Vargas Mixed Use - 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 400 Vargas Road and 6520 Lynch Lane (Country Club East and Colorado River Watersheds) from Commercial to Mixed Use land use. Staff Recommendation and Planning Commission Recommendation: To grant Mixed Use land use. Owner/Applicant: Vargas Properties I LTD & Jayco Holdings I LTD. Agent: Thrower Design, LLC (Victoria Haase and Ron Thrower). City Staff: Maureen Meredith, Austin Planning, 512-974-2695.

  This is a public hearing and ordinance amending the Montopolis Neighborhood Plan to redraw the future land use map for 400 Vargas Road and 6520 Lynch Lane, switching those parcels from Commercial to Mixed Use. The future land use map is the guiding document neighbors and staff point to when new projects come forward in Montopolis, so a change here shapes what can be proposed on this East Austin site near the Colorado River. Both city staff and the Planning Commission recommend granting the Mixed Use designation, which was requested by the property owners through their agent, Thrower Design.

  "Item 33 ... offered as an indefinite postponement by the applicant. ... without objection, the consent agenda is adopted." — meeting transcript (unofficial)

• 34 Postponedunofficial

  C14-2022-0107 - Vargas Mixed Use - Conduct a public hearing and approve an ordinance amending City Code Title 25 by rezoning property locally known as 400 Vargas Road and 6520 Lynch Lane (Country Club East and Colorado River Watersheds). Applicant Request: To rezone from community commercial-neighborhood plan (GR-NP) combining district zoning to general commercial services-density bonus 90-neighborhood plan (CS-DB90-NP) combining district zoning on Tract 1 and to rezone from neighborhood commercial-neighborhood plan (LR-NP) combining district zoning to neighborhood commercial-density bonus 90-neighborhood plan (LR-DB90-NP) combining district zoning on Tract 2. Staff Recommendation and Planning Commission Recommendation: To grant general commercial services-conditional overlay-density bonus 90-neighborhood plan (CS-CO-DB90-NP) combining district zoning on Tract 1 and neighborhood commercial-density bonus 90-neighborhood plan (LR-DB90-NP) combining district zoning on Tract 2. Owner/Applicant: Vargas Properties I Ltd and Jayco Holdings I Ltd (Jay Chernosky). Agent: Thrower Design, LLC (A. Ron Thrower and Victoria Haase). City Staff: Nancy Estrada, Austin Planning, 512-974-7617.

  This is a rezoning request for two tracts in East Austin at 400 Vargas Road and 6520 Lynch Lane, in the Country Club East and Colorado River watersheds. The owners want to add the DB90 density bonus designation to both tracts \u2014 a tool that lets a project build taller and denser in exchange for including income-restricted units \u2014 and to shift Tract 1 from community commercial to general commercial services. City staff and the Planning Commission both recommend approval, with a conditional overlay attached to Tract 1 that limits certain uses.

  "Item 34 ... offered as an indefinite postponement by the applicant. ... without objection, the consent agenda is adopted." — meeting transcript (unofficial)

• 35 Postponedunofficial

  NPA-2023-0002.01 - Christ Church Planning - Conduct a public hearing and approve an ordinance amending Ordinance No. 990513-70 the East Cesar Chavez 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 112 and 206 Medina Street, 1005 and 1010 East 2nd Street, and 105 San Marcos Street (Waller Creek Watershed) from Single Family, Recreation and Open Space, and Civic to Mixed Use land use. Staff Recommendation and Planning Commission Recommendation: To grant Mixed Use land use. Owner/Applicant: Christ Church of Central Austin. Agent: Thrower Design, LLP (Victoria Haase and Ron Thrower). City Staff: Maureen Meredith, Austin Planning, 512-974-2695.

  This item amends the East Cesar Chavez Neighborhood Plan to redraw the future land use map for a cluster of properties near Waller Creek \u2014 112 and 206 Medina Street, 1005 and 1010 East 2nd Street, and 105 San Marcos Street \u2014 shifting them from Single Family, Recreation and Open Space, and Civic to Mixed Use. The future land use map guides what kinds of development the city expects on a site, so a change here sets the stage for a mix of homes and commercial uses on land currently mapped for houses, open space, and civic purposes. The request comes from Christ Church of Central Austin, represented by Thrower Design, and both city staff and the Planning Commission recommend granting the Mixed Use designation. A public hearing is part of the item.

  "Item 35 ... offered as an indefinite postponement by the applicant. ... without objection, the consent agenda is adopted." — meeting transcript (unofficial)

• 36 Postponedunofficial

  C14-2024-0010 - Christ Church Planning - SOUTH - Conduct a public hearing and approve an ordinance amending City Code Title 25 by rezoning property locally known as 112 Medina, 1005 East 2nd Street, and 105 San Marcos Street (Waller Creek Watershed). Applicant Request: To rezone from family residence-neighborhood plan (SF-3-NP) combining district zoning to general commercial services-mixed use-conditional overlay-density bonus 90-neighborhood plan (CS-MU-CO-DB90-NP) combining district zoning. Staff Recommendation: To grant neighborhood commercial-mixed use-vertical mixed use building-conditional overlay-neighborhood plan (LR-MU-V-CO-NP) combining district zoning. Planning Commission Recommendation: To grant general commercial services-mixed use-conditional overlay-density bonus 90-neighborhood plan (CS-MU-CO-DB90-NP) combining district zoning, as amended. Owner/Applicant: Christ Church of Central Austin. Agent: Thrower Design, LLC (Ron Thrower and Victoria Haase). City Staff: Jonathan Tomko, Austin Planning, 512-974-1057.

  This is a rezoning case for three properties in the Waller Creek Watershed near East 2nd Street \u2014 112 Medina, 1005 East 2nd, and 105 San Marcos \u2014 owned by Christ Church of Central Austin. The applicant asks to go from single-family neighborhood plan zoning (SF-3-NP) to general commercial services with mixed use and a DB90 density bonus (CS-MU-CO-DB90-NP), which the Planning Commission recommends as amended. City staff recommends a smaller step up instead: neighborhood commercial with mixed use and a vertical mixed use building designation (LR-MU-V-CO-NP), so the council is choosing between two different scales of development on the site.

  "Item 36 ... offered as an indefinite postponement by the applicant. ... without objection, the consent agenda is adopted." — meeting transcript (unofficial)

• 37 Postponedunofficial

  C14-2024-0017 - Christ Church Planning - NORTH - Conduct a public hearing and approve an ordinance amending City Code Title 25 by rezoning property locally known as 206 Medina and 1010 East 2nd Street (Waller Creek Watershed). Applicant Request: To rezone from family residence-neighborhood plan (SF-3-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: To grant neighborhood commercial-mixed use-vertical mixed use building-conditional overlay-neighborhood plan (LR-MU-V-CO-NP) combining district zoning. 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, as amended. Owner/Applicant: Christ Church of Central Austin. Agent: Thrower Design, LLC (Ron Thrower and Victoria Haase). City Staff: Jonathan Tomko, Austin Planning, 512-974-1057.

  A rezoning case for two East Austin properties at 206 Medina and 1010 East 2nd Street, in the Waller Creek Watershed, owned by Christ Church of Central Austin. The applicant asks to shift from single-family residence zoning (SF-3-NP) to general commercial services with mixed use and vertical mixed use building designations (CS-MU-V-CO-NP), which opens the door to commercial and residential development on land currently zoned for houses. City staff recommends a lighter-touch neighborhood commercial designation (LR-MU-V-CO-NP), while the Planning Commission backs the applicant's broader commercial request as amended \u2014 so Council is choosing between two different visions for how intensely the site gets used.

  "Item 37 ... offered as an indefinite postponement by the applicant. ... without objection, the consent agenda is adopted." — meeting transcript (unofficial)

• 38 Passedunofficial

  C14-2026-0043 - 4201 Westbank Retail - Conduct a public hearing and approve an ordinance amending City Code Title 25 by rezoning property locally known as 4201 Westbank Drive (Eanes Creek Watershed). Applicant Request: To rezone from single family residence standard lot (SF-2) base district zoning to neighborhood commercial (LR) base district zoning. Staff Recommendation and Zoning and Platting Commission Recommendation: To grant neighborhood commercial (LR) base district zoning. Owner/Applicant: Juliet Five Family Holdings, LLC. Agent: McLean and Howard, LLP (Laci Ehlers). City Staff: Reese McMichael, AICP, Austin Planning, 512-974-7633.

  This is a rezoning request for 4201 Westbank Drive, off in the Eanes Creek Watershed on the west side, that swaps single-family (SF-2) zoning for neighborhood commercial (LR). LR is the city's smallest commercial category, so the change opens the door to modest retail or service uses on a lot currently zoned for a house. City staff and the Zoning and Platting Commission both recommend granting the LR zoning, and a public hearing accompanies the vote.

  "Item 38 ... offered for consent on all three readings. ... without objection, the consent agenda is adopted." — meeting transcript (unofficial)

• 39 Postponedunofficial

  C14-2026-0014 - Wonsley Grocery & Kitchen - Conduct a public hearing and approve an ordinance amending City Code Title 25 by rezoning property locally known as 301 and 309 East Wonsley Drive (Little Walnut Creek, Buttermilk Branch Watersheds). Applicant Request: To rezone from multifamily residence low density-neighborhood plan (MF-2-NP) combining district zoning to neighborhood commercial-mixed use-conditional overlay-neighborhood plan (LR-MU-CO-NP) combining district zoning. Staff Recommendation and Planning Commission Recommendation: To grant neighborhood commercial-mixed use-conditional overlay-neighborhood plan (LR-MU-CO-NP) combining district zoning. Owner/Applicant: NUSY REAL ESTATE GROUP LLC (Rahemtu Maknojia). Agent: Sohil Maknojia. City Staff: Sherri Sirwaitis, 512-974-3057.

  This is a rezoning request for two lots at 301 and 309 East Wonsley Drive in North Austin, in the Little Walnut Creek and Buttermilk Branch watersheds. The owner wants to shift the property from low-density multifamily (MF-2-NP) to neighborhood commercial with a mixed-use designation and a conditional overlay (LR-MU-CO-NP), which opens the door to small-scale neighborhood retail alongside residential use. City staff and the Planning Commission both recommend granting the change, with the conditional overlay in place to limit what can go there.

  "Item 39 ... offered as a postponement to your September 24th council meeting by mayor pro tem vela. ... without objection, the consent agenda is adopted." — meeting transcript (unofficial)

• 40 Passedunofficial

  C14-2026-0035 - NBR 620 Commercial Project - Conduct a public hearing and approve an ordinance amending City Code Title 25 by rezoning property locally known as 15212 North Farm-to-Market 620 Road (Lake Creek Watershed). Applicant Request: To rezone from development reserve (DR) district zoning to community commercial (GR) district zoning. Staff Recommendation: To grant community commercial (GR) district zoning. Zoning and Platting Commission Recommendation: To grant community commercial-conditional overlay (GR-CO) combining district zoning. Owner/Applicant: NBR 620 Holdings LLC (Bharath Pissay). City Staff: Sherri Sirwaitis, 512-974-3057.

  This is a rezoning request for a tract at 15212 North FM 620 in the Lake Creek Watershed, in far Northwest Austin. The owner, NBR 620 Holdings LLC, wants to move the land from development reserve (DR) zoning to community commercial (GR), which opens the door to a wider range of retail and commercial uses. City staff recommend straight GR zoning, while the Zoning and Platting Commission recommends GR with a conditional overlay "CO" that would add restrictions on top of the base zoning " so the council is choosing between two versions of the same basic change.

  "Item 40 ... offered for consent on all three readings. ... without objection, the consent agenda is adopted." — meeting transcript (unofficial)

• 41 Passedunofficial

  C14-2026-0049 - 7217 McNeil Drive Zoning Change - Conduct a public hearing and approve an ordinance amending City Code Title 25 by rezoning property locally known as 7217 McNeil Drive (Rattan Creek Watershed). Applicant Request: To rezone from family residence (SF-3) district zoning to general commercial services (CS) district zoning. Staff Recommendation and Zoning and Platting Commission Recommendation: To grant general commercial services (CS) district zoning. Owner/Applicant: McNeil Road A Services Established Under LWR Management LLC, Rother Company, the General Partner (Kyle Rother). Agent: Civilitude LLC (Laith Mahmoud). City Staff: Sherri Sirwaitis, 512-974-3057.

  This is a rezoning request for a property at 7217 McNeil Drive in the Rattan Creek Watershed, shifting it from family residence (SF-3) zoning to general commercial services (CS). That change opens the door to a much broader range of commercial uses than single-family zoning allows. City staff and the Zoning and Platting Commission both recommend granting the CS zoning, and the item includes a public hearing where neighbors and other Austinites can weigh in.

  "Item 41 ... offered for consent on all three readings. ... without objection, the consent agenda is adopted." — meeting transcript (unofficial)

• 42 Postponedunofficial

  C14-2025-0064 - Circle C Tract 110 - Conduct a public hearing and approve an ordinance amending Ordinance No. 020801-31 and amending City Code Title 25 by rezoning property locally known as 11010 1/2 South Mopac Expressway Southbound (Slaughter Creek Watershed). Applicant Request: To rezone from general commercial services-mixed use-conditional overlay (CS-MU-CO) combining district zoning to general commercial services-mixed use-conditional overlay (CS-MU-CO) combining district zoning, to change conditions of zoning on Tract 1, and to rezone from general office-mixed use-conditional overlay (GO-MU-CO) combining district zoning to general office-mixed use-conditional overlay (GO-MU-CO) combining district zoning, to change conditions of zoning on Tract 2. Staff Recommendation: To grant general commercial services-mixed use-conditional overlay (CS-MU-CO) combining district zoning, to change conditions of zoning on Tract 1, and general office-mixed use-conditional overlay (GO-MU-CO) combining district zoning, to change conditions of zoning on Tract 2. Zoning and Platting Commission Recommendation: To grant general commercial services-mixed use-conditional overlay (CS-MU-CO) combining district zoning, to change conditions of zoning on Tract 1, and general office-mixed use-conditional overlay (GO-MU-CO) combining district zoning, to change conditions of zoning on Tract 2, as amended. Owner/Applicant: Circle C Land, L.P. (Erin D. Pickens). Agent: Drenner Group PC (Amanda Swor). City Staff: Nancy Estrada, Austin Planning, 512-974-7617.

  This is a zoning case for a Circle C tract along southbound South Mopac, in the Slaughter Creek Watershed, where the owner isn't changing the base zoning categories at all \u2014 the CS-MU-CO and GO-MU-CO districts stay put on Tracts 1 and 2 \u2014 but is asking to rewrite the conditional overlay conditions attached to each. Those conditions are the fine print that shapes what can actually get built and how it operates, so tweaking them matters even when the zoning label looks identical on paper. City staff recommend granting the changes, and the Zoning and Platting Commission recommends granting them as amended.

  "Item 42 ... offered for postponement to your September 24th council meeting. By councilmember Ellis. ... without objection, the consent agenda is adopted." — meeting transcript (unofficial)

  • Jeffrey Bowen and Lisa Lyons supported postponement due to traffic and road funding issues in Circle C.
  • Lisa Lyons noted a traffic impact analysis has not yet been done.
• 43 Passedunofficial

  C14-2026-0038 - CV Oakland Bungalows - Conduct a public hearing and approve an ordinance amending City Code Title 25 by rezoning property locally known as 1409, 1411, and 1413 West 6th Street (Lady Bird Lake Watershed). Applicant Request: To rezone from limited office-neighborhood plan (LO-NP) combining district zoning and neighborhood commercial-mixed use-conditional overlay-neighborhood plan (LR-MU-CO-NP) combining district zoning to general commercial services-conditional overlay-neighborhood plan (CS-CO-NP) combining district zoning. Staff Recommendation and Planning Commission Recommendation: To grant general commercial services-conditional overlay-neighborhood plan (CS-CO-NP) combining district zoning. Owner/Applicant: JJABC, LP, Jay W. Barnes, III & James L. Cotton. Agent: Alice Glasco Consulting (Alice Glasco). City Staff: Cynthia Hadri, Austin Planning, 512-974-7620.

  This is a rezoning request for three properties at 1409, 1411, and 1413 West 6th Street, in the Lady Bird Lake watershed. The owners want to move from limited office and neighborhood commercial-mixed use zoning to general commercial services with a conditional overlay (CS-CO-NP), which opens the door to a broader range of commercial uses on that stretch of West 6th. Both city staff and the Planning Commission recommend granting the CS-CO-NP zoning, and the item includes a public hearing where neighbors can weigh in.

  "Item 43 ... offered for consent on all three readings. ... without objection, the consent agenda is adopted." — meeting transcript (unofficial)

  • Donna Osborne stated the neighborhood association supports the rezoning after a collaborative process resulting in a restrictive covenant.
• 44 Postponedunofficial

  C14-2025-0094 - 2117 W 49th St. and 4709 Rosedale Ave. Multifamily - Conduct a public hearing and approve an ordinance amending City Code Title 25 by rezoning property locally known as 2117 West 49th Street and 4709 Rosedale Avenue (Shoal Creek Watershed). Applicant Request: To rezone from family residence (SF-3) district zoning to multifamily residence highest density-conditional overlay (MF-6-CO) combining district zoning. Staff Recommendation and Zoning and Platting Commission Recommendation: To grant multifamily residence highest density-conditional overlay (MF-6-CO) combining district zoning. Owner/Applicant: Austin Independent School District (AISD). Agent: Dubois Bryant & Campbell, LLP (David Hartman). City Staff: Cynthia Hadri, Austin Planning, 512-974-7620. A valid petition has been filed in opposition to this rezoning request.

  This is a rezoning request for two AISD-owned properties at 2117 W. 49th Street and 4709 Rosedale Avenue in the Shoal Creek Watershed, shifting them from single-family (SF-3) to the city's highest-density multifamily category with a conditional overlay (MF-6-CO). Both city staff and the Zoning and Platting Commission recommend granting the change, which opens the door to significantly more housing on land owned by the school district. A valid petition has been filed in opposition, meaning neighbors have formally organized against the request \u2014 a step that raises the vote threshold Council needs to approve it.

  "Item 44 ... offered for postponement to your September 24th council meeting. By councilmember Siegel. ... without objection, the consent agenda is adopted." — meeting transcript (unofficial)

• 45 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 neighborhood commercial-vertical mixed use building-conditional overlay-density bonus 90 (LR-V-CO-DB90) combining district zoning. Staff Recommendation and Zoning and Platting Commission Recommendation: To grant neighborhood commercial-vertical mixed use building-conditional overlay-density bonus 90 (LR-V-CO-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.

  This is a zoning case for four properties along South Capital of Texas Highway Southbound in the Eanes Creek Watershed, where the owner wants to shift from limited office and neighborhood commercial zoning to a neighborhood commercial designation that allows a vertical mixed use building with a conditional overlay and DB90 density bonus. DB90 lets a project build taller and denser in exchange for including income-restricted housing, so the outcome shapes how much residential the site can hold alongside commercial space. Both city staff and the Zoning and Platting Commission recommend granting the change. A public hearing is part of the item.

  "Item 45 ... offered for postponement to your October 8th council meeting by councilmember Ellis. ... without objection, the consent agenda is adopted." — meeting transcript (unofficial)

  • Christie Schultz and Scott Smith requested moving the date to November 19th to allow more time for community engagement.
  • Matthew Barron supported postponement, citing unaddressed traffic and safety impacts with TxDOT and Eanes ISD.
• 46 Passedunofficial

  NPA-2024-0018.01 - 7003, 7005, and 7007 Guadalupe Street Rezone Project - Approve third reading of 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. First Reading approved July 23, 2026. Vote: 9-1. Council Member Fuentes was absent. Second Reading approved August 27, 2026. Vote: 11-0. Owner/Applicant: Purple Square One Limited Liability Company. Agent: Bowman (Jerry Perales, P.E.). City Staff: Maureen Meredith, Austin Planning, 512-974-2695.

  This is the third and final reading of an ordinance that changes the future land use map in the Brentwood/Highland Combined Neighborhood Plan for three properties along Guadalupe Street just north of the Triangle, shifting them from Higher Density Single Family and Multifamily Residential to Mixed Use. The FLUM designation is the neighborhood plan's blueprint for what a site can eventually become, so it sets the stage for the companion rezoning on the same tract. City staff recommended denying Mixed Use and going with Multifamily Residential instead, but Council approved the first two readings 9-1 and 11-0.

  "Item 46 ... offered for consent. Third reading. ... without objection, the consent agenda is adopted." — meeting transcript (unofficial)

• 47 Passedunofficial

  C14-2024-0036 - 7003, 7005, and 7007 Guadalupe Street - Approve third reading of 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). First Reading approved July 23, 2026. Vote: 9-1. Council Member Fuentes was absent. Second Reading approved August 27, 2026. Vote: 11-0. 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 the third and final reading of a rezoning for three lots at 7003, 7005, and 7007 Guadalupe Street in the Waller Creek Watershed. The owner, Purple Square One LLC, is asking to move the properties from a mix of multifamily and townhouse/condo zoning to general commercial services with a conditional overlay, keeping the equitable transit-oriented development and density bonus designations that come with being near a transit corridor. The change opens the site to a broader range of commercial uses and greater density along Guadalupe. Council approved first reading 9-1 in July and second reading 11-0 in August.

  "without objection, item number 47, as amended, is adopted." — meeting transcript (unofficial)

  • Mayor Pro Tem Vela added direction to create a public access easement connecting Highland Park and Guadalupe Street.
• 48 No vote recorded

  Approve an ordinance waiving or reimbursing certain fees related to Driveway Series' Wrong Turn Bicycle Race held at Onion Creek Park on May 2, 2026.

  This ordinance waives or reimburses certain city fees tied to the Driveway Series' Wrong Turn Bicycle Race, a bike race held at Onion Creek Park on May 2, 2026. Fee waivers like this are a routine ask from event organizers, who otherwise pay the city for permits and services that come with closing off park space and putting on a race. Council handles these one event at a time, so each waiver comes back to the dais for its own vote.