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Asks Council to approve a settlement in the lawsuit Daniella Tahay v. City of Austin (Cause No. D-1-GN-23-002694, 353rd District Court, Travis County). The item states funding is available in the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Liability Reserve Fund.
Asks Council to approve a settlement in the lawsuit Elena Torres v. City of Austin (Cause No. D-1-GN-25-001915), pending in Travis County's 53rd District Court. Funding is noted as available in the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Liability Reserve Fund.
Asks Council to authorize negotiating and executing a Place-Based Enhancement Affordable Space economic development agreement with Waverly North, LLC to provide and maintain no-cost nonprofit office space for housing stability services. The total amount would not exceed $864,210 over a 10-year term, with the $864,210 contingent upon future appropriations to the Economic Incentive Reserve Fund.
Asks Council to authorize negotiating and executing a Place-Based Enhancement Cultural Preservation economic development agreement with Esther's Follies to support its continued operation as a live performance venue and retention of this local legacy creative sector business, for a total not to exceed $182,664 over a five-year term. $35,100 is available in the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Economic Incentive Reserve Fund, and funding for future award payments would depend on future appropriations to that reserve fund.
Asks Council to authorize negotiating and executing a Place-Based Enhancement Cultural Preservation economic development agreement with Escuelita del Alma to support its continued operation as a childcare provider and retention as a local legacy business, for a total not to exceed $84,390 over five years. $16,216 is available in the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Economic Incentive Reserve Fund, and future award payments would depend on future appropriations to that reserve fund.
Asks Council to authorize negotiating and executing a Place-Based Enhancement Cultural Preservation economic development agreement with Downtown Grocery LLC, d/b/a Royal Blue Grocery, to support its continued operation as a downtown neighborhood grocery and retention as a local legacy business. The total amount would not exceed $82,077 over a five-year term, with $15,214 available in the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Economic Incentive Reserve Fund and future payments contingent on future appropriations to that reserve fund.
Asks Council to approve an ordinance authorizing issuance of City of Austin Water and Wastewater System Revenue Bonds, Series 2026C, in the par amount of $5,000,000 to fund Austin Water's waterline services replacement program, along with related documents. Debt service requirements for Fiscal Year 2026-2027 for the proposed bond issuance are included in the 2026-2027 Approved Budget of the Combined Utility Revenue Bond Redemption Fund.
Asks Council to approve a resolution authorizing Moore's Crossing Municipal Utility District to issue Unlimited Tax Bonds, Series 2026, in an amount not to exceed $7,600,000. The bond proceeds would pay for water distribution, wastewater collection, and drainage facilities in the district, plus the costs of issuing the bonds. The item is described as having no fiscal impact.
Asks Council to approve a resolution authorizing Pilot Knob Municipal Utility District No. 2 to issue Unlimited Tax Bonds, Series 2026, in an amount not to exceed $2,300,000. The bond proceeds would pay for water, wastewater, and drainage improvements in the district, plus related engineering and bond issuance costs. The item is listed as having no fiscal impact.
Asks Council to approve a resolution authorizing Pilot Knob Municipal Utility District No. 2 to issue Unlimited Tax Road Bonds, Series 2026A, in an amount not to exceed $2,480,000 for road improvements within the district. The item is described as having no fiscal impact.
Asks Council to approve a resolution authorizing Pilot Knob Municipal Utility District No. 3 to issue Unlimited Tax Bonds, Series 2026, in an amount not to exceed $4,400,000. The bonds would fund water, wastewater, and drainage improvements in the district, plus related engineering and bond issuance costs. The item is stated to have no fiscal impact.
Asks Council to approve a resolution authorizing Pilot Knob Municipal Utility District No. 3 to issue Unlimited Tax Road Bonds, Series 2026A, in an amount not to exceed $3,875,000. The bond proceeds would pay for road improvements within the district, related engineering costs, and costs of issuing the bonds. The item is stated to have no fiscal impact.
Asks Council to approve a resolution authorizing Pilot Knob Municipal Utility District No. 5 to issue Unlimited Tax Road Bonds, Series 2026, in an amount not to exceed $2,245,000 for road improvements in the district, related engineering costs, and bond issuance costs. The item is stated to have no fiscal impact.
Asks Council to authorize a contract with Thundercat Technology, LLC for the Hexagon Enterprise Asset Management software platform to manage Austin Water's vertical infrastructure assets, for an initial one-year term estimated at $266,200 plus up to two one-year extension options estimated at $449,300 and $374,900, for a total not to exceed $1,090,400. The initial $266,200 is available in Austin Water's Operating Budget, and funding for the remaining term depends on future budgets.
Asks Council to authorize a contract with Freese and Nichols, Inc. for engineering services for Austin Water's 2026 Reservoir Improvement Program, in an amount not to exceed $10,000,000. The item states $10,000,000 is available in Austin Water's Capital Budget.
Asks Council to authorize a construction contract with MGC Contractors for the Ullrich Water Treatment Plant Inherently Safer Disinfection Conversion for Austin Water, for $81,555,085 plus an $8,155,509 contingency, totaling no more than $89,710,594. The item states the full $89,710,594 is available in Austin Water's Capital Budget.
Asks Council to authorize a contract amendment with El Buen Samaritano Episcopal Mission for continued administration of the I Belong in Austin program, which aims to reduce residential displacement and prevent homelessness. The amendment would add $2,250,000, raising the total contract amount to no more than $24,050,000, with funding available in the Austin Housing Operating Budget.
Asks Council to authorize four contracts for "copper sunset" services to move the City's legacy copper phone lines to alternative telecommunications services for all departments, with 22nd Century Technologies, Granite Telecommunications, Level 3 Financing, and T-Mobile USA. Each contract would run an initial three years at an estimated $2,319,000, with up to two one-year extension options each estimated at $757,000, for a combined total not to exceed $3,833,000 divided among the contractors. Funding listed is $100,000 in the Austin Technology Services Capital Budget and $785,000 in various departments' FY 2026-2027 operating budgets, with the remaining term contingent on funding available in future budgets.
Asks Council to authorize an amendment to the contract with FreeIt Data Solutions Inc. for continued NetBrain Software Platform network management services for Austin Energy and Austin Aviation, extending the term by one year for an additional $423,110 and adding another one-year extension option for an additional $423,109, raising the total contract amount to not more than $1,034,943. Funding of $245,000 is available in Austin Energy's Operating Budget and $100,000 in Austin Aviation's Operating Budget; funding for the remaining term depends on money being available in future budgets.
Asks Council to authorize five contracts with CribProcure Inc., Kllen Group America, Inc., Techline Inc., Texas Electric Cooperatives, and Texas Meter & Device Co. LLC d/b/a Texas Meter & Device for three-phase pad-mount distribution transformers used in Austin Energy's underground electrical facilities. The initial two-year term is estimated at $20,000,000, with up to three one-year extension options estimated at $10,000,000 each, for a total not to exceed $50,000,000 divided among the contractors. Of that, $10,000,000 is available in Austin Energy's Operating Budget; funding for the remaining term depends on future budgets.
Asks Council to authorize a contract amendment with Windstream Holding Inc. d/b/a Windstream for continued internet-based telecommunication services for Austin Energy, extending the term by one year for an additional $100,000 and adding another one-year extension option for an additional $100,000, raising the total contract amount to not more than $717,000. Of this, $100,000 is available in Austin Energy's Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Operating Budget, and funding for the remaining term depends on available funding in future budgets.
Asks Council to authorize an amendment to the construction contract with Sundt/Archer Western for the Airport Expansion and Development Program's campus-wide utility infrastructure project, adding $224,000,000 for a revised total not to exceed $344,000,000. The $224,000,000 is stated as available in Austin Aviation's Capital Budget.
Asks Council to authorize a contract with Thomas Scientific LLC d/b/a Thomas Scientific for a comparison microscope for Austin Forensic Science, used to compare markings on bullets, cartridge cases, and toolmarks, in an amount not to exceed $109,733. Funding would come from $101,202 through the State of Texas Office of the Governor's Criminal Justice Division Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant, Crime Lab Enhancement Project, and $8,531 from the Austin Forensic Science operating budget.
Asks Council to authorize a contract with Fire Catt LLC for fire hose inspection and testing for Austin Fire, with a one-year initial term estimated at $76,500 and up to four one-year extension options in variable amounts, for a total not to exceed $427,500. The $76,500 is available in Austin Fire's Operating Budget; funding for the remaining term depends on future budgets.
Asks Council to authorize a contract with Resource Recycling Systems, Inc. d/b/a RRS for material rate studies tracking progress toward the City's zero-waste goal for Austin Resource Recovery, with an initial three-year term estimated at $1,050,000 and up to three one-year extension options estimated at $350,000 each, for a total not to exceed $2,100,000. Of this, $350,000 is available in Austin Resource Recovery's Operating Budget; funding for the remaining term depends on future budgets.
Asks Council to authorize a contract with PowerDMS Inc. d/b/a Innovative Data Solutions Inc. for a policy and compliance management platform and related services to distribute and track department policies, document employee training, and support accreditation and audit readiness across City departments. The initial one-year term is estimated at $144,000, with up to four one-year extension options at an estimated $144,000 each, for a total not to exceed $720,000. Of that, $93,000 is available in various departments' operating budgets, and funding for the remaining term depends on future budgets.
Asks Council to authorize a three-year contract with Microsoft Corp. for Microsoft Unified Support services covering reactive and advisory support, training and readiness, and risk mitigation for Austin Technology Services, for an amount not to exceed $5,000,000. Of that, $1,500,000 is available in the Austin Technology Services operating budget, with funding for the remaining term contingent on future budgets.
Asks Council to authorize a contract with Injury Management Organization for workers' compensation medical management services for Austin Human Resources, covering administration of the City's physician panel, medical cost management, and return-to-work support. The initial two-year term is estimated at $2,900,000, with up to three one-year extension options in variable amounts, for a total not to exceed $7,590,000. Funding of $1,450,000 is available in the Austin Human Resources Operating Budget; funding for the remaining term depends on future budgets.
Asks Council to authorize negotiating and executing a Fourth Amendment to a lease with Minorities for Equality in Economy, Education, Liberty, and Justice, Inc., on behalf of Austin Public Health, for about 738 square feet of City-owned office space at 403 1/2 East 15th Street. The term would be five years with one 5-year extension option at an annual lease rate of $100, projected to generate $100 in revenue in Austin Public Health's operating budget.
Asks Council to authorize negotiation and execution of twelve advertising agreements with outdoor, broadcast, print, and digital media vendors for public outreach campaigns tied to the Climate Pollution Reduction Grant, Construction Partnership Program, Vision Zero, Safe Streets for All, Community Services, and GetThere ATX, for a total not to exceed $2,337,000. Funding is listed as $437,000 in the FY 2026-2027 Operating Budget of Austin Transportation and Public Works, $1,810,000 from the Climate Reduction Implementation Grant, and $90,000 from the Safe Streets for All grant in the department's Capital Budget.
Asks Council to hold a public hearing under Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Chapter 26 and consider a resolution allowing a change in use of about 121,156 square feet of dedicated parkland at Country Club Creek West Greenbelt for permanent use to build, operate, maintain, and repair a roadway and related improvements. The item includes a $1,368,050 mitigation payment plus $107,735 in park improvements from Austin Transportation and Public Works to Austin Parks and Recreation, with no stated impact to the General Fund.
Authorize negotiation and execution of an amendment to the interlocal agreement with the Austin Economic Development Corporation d/b/a Rally Austin to increase the amount by $2,000,000 for operational support, for a total agreement amount not to exceed $60,355,260. Funding: $2,000,000 is available in the Operating Budget of Austin Financial Services.
Every year Council signs off on the ground rules for how the city invests its cash — the Investment Policy that governs where Austin parks public dollars between the time taxes come in and the time bills go out. This resolution adopts that policy for Fiscal Year 2026-2027. It's a routine but required piece of financial housekeeping, and the item carries no fiscal impact.
This item authorizes a contract with Hanna Senko LLC to provide project management and facilitation services for the Collective Sex Crimes Response Model at the Austin Police Department. The model is the city's coordinated approach to how sex crimes cases are handled, and this contract pays for the person keeping that multi-agency work organized and moving. The initial one-year term runs an estimated $144,000, with up to three one-year extensions at the same estimated amount each, for a total not to exceed $576,000. The first year's funding comes from APD's Fiscal Year 2026-2027 operating budget, with later years contingent on future budgets.
This is a contract with Envisage Technologies for Acadis, the software the Austin Police Department uses to track officer training records and manage its learning programs. Training documentation is how APD shows which officers have completed required certifications and coursework, so the system underpins the department's recordkeeping. The initial one-year term runs an estimated $200,000, already budgeted in APD's FY 2026-2027 operating budget, with up to four one-year extensions bringing the total to no more than $1,280,000 — the later years depend on future budgets.
Authorize a contract for athletic fields maintenance for Austin Parks and Recreation with Texas Multi-Chem, Ltd. for an initial term of two years in an estimated amount of $650,000 with up to three one-year extension options each in an estimated amount of $325,000 for a total contract amount not to exceed $1,625,000. Funding: $325,000 is available in the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Operating Budget of Austin Parks and Recreation. Funding for the remaining contract term is contingent upon available funding in future budgets.
Authorize a contract for the ATX Floods application, the City’s public flood monitoring and low water crossing alert platform, for Austin Watershed Protection with The Sanborn Map Company, Inc., for an initial term of two years in an estimated amount of $685,647 with up to three one-year extension options each in variable amounts for a total contract amount not to exceed $1,212,200. Funding: $1,212,200 is available in the Capital Budget of Austin Watershed Protection.
This item authorizes a contract with Morris & McDaniel, Inc. to handle the hiring and testing process for Austin Fire Department cadets. AFD relies on outside firms to run the entrance exams and screening that fill each academy class, so this is the machinery behind how Austin gets its next generation of firefighters. The initial term runs two years at an estimated $400,000, with up to two two-year extensions at $400,000 each for a total not to exceed $1,200,000 \u2014 $200,000 of that is available in AFD's Fiscal Year 2026-2027 operating budget, with the rest depending on future budgets.
This item sets up two contracts \u2014 with Crown Awards and MTM Recognition Corporation \u2014 to supply service awards recognizing City employees across all departments. The pins, plaques and other tokens that mark five, ten or twenty-five years on the job are a small but steady piece of how Austin's workforce gets acknowledged. The initial two-year term is estimated at $244,000, with up to three one-year extensions estimated at $122,000 each, for a total not to exceed $610,000 split between the two vendors. Of that, $122,000 is available in the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 operating budgets of various departments, with later years contingent on future budgets.
Authorize a contract for cloud-based certification management and contract compliance software for Austin Small and Minority Business Resources with AskReply Inc. d/b/a B2Gnow, for an initial term of one year in an estimated amount of $145,000 with up to four 1-year extension options each in variable amounts for a total contract amount not to exceed $815,000. Funding: $145,000 is available in the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Operating Budget of Austin Small and Minority Business Resources. Funding for the remaining contract term is contingent upon available funding in future budgets.
The City Clerk's Office is contracting with RFD & Associates Inc. for the software that handles ethics filings — the campaign finance reports, financial disclosures, and lobbyist registrations that let the public see who's spending money to influence City Hall. The initial two-year term is estimated at $495,000, with up to three one-year extensions at an estimated $247,500 each, for a total not to exceed $1,237,500. Of that, $247,500 is available in the Clerk's Fiscal Year 2026-2027 operating budget; the rest depends on funding in future budgets.
This item authorizes a contract with GTS Technology Solutions for support of Imperva cybersecurity and data protection software used by Austin Technology Services \u2014 the tools that help guard the city's networks and databases. Keeping that support current matters because city systems hold everything from utility billing records to internal employee data. The initial one-year term runs an estimated $450,000, with up to four additional one-year options at the same estimated amount, for a total not to exceed $2,250,000. The first $450,000 comes from the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Austin Technology Services operating budget; later years depend on future budgets.
This is a contract with GTS Technology Solutions, Inc. for VMware software licenses, maintenance, and support used across every City department \u2014 the virtualization layer that a lot of Austin's back-end systems quietly run on. The initial term is one year at an estimated $6,330,000, with up to four one-year extensions at the same estimated amount each, for a total not to exceed $31,650,000. The first year's funding is available in the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Operating Budget of various departments; the later years depend on future budgets.
This ordinance locks in the calendar for next year: when Council holds its regular meetings in 2027, plus the specific dates for the budget work sessions, tax rate hearings, and votes that shape the Fiscal Year 2027-2028 spending plan. It's housekeeping, but it's the kind that determines when Austinites can show up and speak on how the city spends its money. The item has no fiscal impact.
This resolution asks the City Manager to draft a proposal updating the Construction Training Program requirements for certain construction projects valued above $10 million. The Construction Training Program sets standards for on-the-job training on big builds, so any rewrite touches how workers on Austin's largest projects get trained. This step directs staff to come back with a proposal; it does not itself change the requirements.
Approve a resolution authorizing the filing of eminent domain proceedings and payment to acquire the property interest needed in support of Austin Watershed Protection’s Walnut Creek - Eubank Tributary Stream Stabilization Project for the public use of stabilizing the channel and improving habitat by implementing retaining walls, slope stabilization, earthwork, planting strategies, and stormwater flow dissipation, requiring the acquisition of an access easement being 0.0961 of one acre (4,185 square foot) and a drainage easement being 0.1810 of one acre (7,886 square foot) easement, both being out of the T.J. Chambers Survey, Abstract Number 7, Travis County, Texas, being a portion of Lot 8, Frank Stark Subdivision, a subdivision of record in Book 4, Page 199, Plat Records, Travis County, Texas, said Lot 8 conveyed to Texas State Affordable Housing Corporation by Special Warranty Deed dated July 26, 2023, as recorded in Document Number 2023084858, Official Public Records, Travis County, Texas; currently collectively appraised at $50,548, subject to an increase in value based on updated appraisals, a Special Commissioner’s award, negotiated settlement, or judgment. The owner of the needed property is Texas State Affordable Housing Corporation, a Texas nonprofit corporation. The property is located at 11630 North Lamar Boulevard, Austin, Texas 78753. The general route of the project is within Walnut Creek’s designated Eubank Tributary, from North Bend Drive to the west turn of Eubank Drive. Funding: $50,548 is available in the Capital Budget of Austin Watershed Protection.
This is the housekeeping pass on Austin's November 3 general obligation bond election — amending the August ordinance that called the vote to lock in the final list of election day and early voting polling places, attach the English and Spanish versions of the election ordinance, file the signed contracts for election services and joint election agreements, and name the election judges, central counting station staff, and early voting ballot board members. These details have to be on the books before ballots are cast, which is why the item carries an emergency declaration. Funding is available in the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Operating Budget of the City Clerk.
This item authorizes a contract with Tristar Risk Management/Tristar Insurance Group to handle the City's workers compensation claims administration on behalf of Austin Human Resources. A third-party administrator processes the paperwork, medical bills, and benefit payments when a City employee gets hurt on the job instead of the City staffing that work in-house. The initial two-year term runs an estimated $4,210,000, with up to three one-year extensions bringing the total ceiling to $11,080,000; $2,105,000 is available in the Human Resources operating budget, and the rest depends on future budgets.
This resolution asks the City Manager to build future bond programs around a predictable six-year cycle, consistent with Austin's existing financial policies, starting in Fiscal Year 2027-2028, and to report back to Council. Bond elections are how the city funds big-ticket capital work colon think roads, parks, drainage and public facilities colon so the timing of those packages shapes when projects get planned and when voters get a say. The item sets a planning framework rather than authorizing any specific borrowing or project.
Council slips into closed session with its lawyers to talk through Levins et al. v. City of Austin et al., a Travis County lawsuit in the 53rd District Court challenging the Dog's Head Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone No. 21. TIRZs are the financing tool the city uses to funnel future property tax growth in a defined area back into that area, so a court fight over whether this one holds up matters for how Austin pays for development there. This is an executive session item under Section 551.071 of the Government Code, meaning the discussion itself happens behind closed doors rather than in public.
This is a reimbursement resolution — essentially the City putting in writing that it can pay for a long list of projects now and pay itself back later from bond proceeds. The total is $131,680,000 in tax-exempt general obligation bonds, with the issuance expected in August 2027 or later. The list covers renovations at various City facilities, a Waller Creek park, citywide mobility improvements, upgrades to the animal services facility, an expansion of the Workday HR system, technology upgrades, and new vehicles, equipment, and dispatch radio consoles. Resolutions like this are routine bookkeeping, but they set the financing table for projects Austinites see on the ground.
This item approves a legal settlement in a lawsuit brought against the City by Carmen Vazquez, on her own behalf and as next friend of two minor children, filed in Williamson County district court. Settlements like this close out litigation without a trial, and Council has to sign off before the City pays. The money comes from Austin Water's Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Operating Budget; the settlement amount is not listed in the agenda item.
This item authorizes an interlocal agreement between Austin Economic Development and UT's McCombs School of Business to plan and run a pitch competition for small business plans over a two-year term. It pairs city economic development staff with a university partner to give local entrepreneurs a shot at putting their plans in front of judges. The agreement is capped at $250,000, with that amount available in Austin Economic Development's Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Operating Budget.
This is a bookkeeping move to fold federal disaster dollars into the city's current budget. The item accepts and appropriates $3,862,221 in FEMA Public Assistance grant funds, passed through the Texas Division of Emergency Management, as reimbursement for COVID-19 expenses the city already carried. No local match is required, so the money lands in the Special Revenue Fund without pulling from other Austin priorities.
This gives Austin Energy the green light to hand out rebates bigger than the City Manager can approve on their own during the coming fiscal year, covering solar and other distributed energy resources, energy efficiency upgrades, and beneficial electrification for multifamily, commercial, and residential customers. These are the incentive checks that help Austinites and building owners offset the cost of things like rooftop solar and efficiency retrofits, and the larger ones need Council's sign-off to go out the door. Austin Energy's operating budget has $23,475,000 available for the program.
This authorizes a contract with Clariti Cloud, Inc. for enterprise permitting software licenses and support — the digital backbone behind how Austin handles permits, licenses, and land management. For anyone who has waited on a building permit or a site plan review, this is the system that tracks the paperwork. The contract runs an initial three years with up to six one-year extensions, for a total not to exceed $28,129,160; $3,000,556 is available in the Austin Development Services operating budget, with the rest contingent on future budgets.
This item authorizes a contract with Clariti Cloud, Inc. for a citywide case management system handling licensing, permitting, inspection, and enforcement — the software backbone behind everything from a restaurant inspection to a backyard deck permit. The contract runs an initial three years with up to two one-year extensions, for an amount not to exceed $31,181,334, of which $24,100,000 is available in the Capital Budget of Austin Technology Services; funding for the remaining term depends on future budgets. For anyone who has waited on a permit in Austin, the plumbing of how those applications get tracked is the practical stake here.
This sets up a contract with Peoplefund, a local nonprofit lender, to run a pilot program that buys down interest rates on loans for Austin small businesses. The idea is to make borrowing cheaper for the kind of neighborhood shops, food trucks, and startups that often struggle to get affordable credit. The contract runs one year with up to two one-year extensions, for a total not to exceed $1,500,000 — $500,000 from the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Economic Development budget, $500,000 from the 2026-2027 budget, and the rest contingent on future budgets.
This is a construction contract with Cedar Hill Construction, LLC to build leachate connections at the city-owned landfill at 10108 FM 812 in far southeast Austin. Leachate is the liquid that percolates through buried trash, and connecting it into a collection system is part of keeping it from moving where it shouldn't. The contract is $1,154,941 plus a $115,495 contingency, for a total not to exceed $1,270,436, paid from Austin Resource Recovery's Capital Budget.
This item authorizes a construction contract with Flintco LLC to replace the condenser water system at District Cooling Plant No. 1, the Austin Energy facility that pipes chilled water to downtown buildings for air conditioning. The condenser water system is the piece that dumps the heat outside, so keeping it running is what keeps cooling flowing to the customers connected to the plant. The contract totals $24,850,775 plus a $2,485,078 contingency, for a not-to-exceed amount of $27,335,853, available in Austin Energy's Capital Budget.
This item ratifies a construction contract with Jay-Reese Contractors, Inc. to make structural repairs to the parking garage at the Palmer Events Center, the venue just south of Lady Bird Lake that hosts everything from quilt shows to graduations. Because the contract is being ratified, the work is already under way or committed, and Council is signing off after the fact. The contract is capped at $2,265,105, drawn from the Austin Convention Center's capital budget.
This item ratifies a contract already underway with Primoris Energy Services Corporation for emergency repairs to the Shoal Creek Bridge structure that carries Austin Energy infrastructure. Because the work was treated as an emergency, crews moved first and Council signs off after the fact \u2014 a ratification rather than an advance approval. The contract is capped at $1,581,647, with $1,000,000 coming from Austin Energy's Capital Budget and $581,647 from its Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Operating Budget.
This ratifies two already-underway construction contracts \u2014 with TCS Mechanical and Underground Water Solutions \u2014 to fix emergency leaks at the Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center on Rainey Street. The ESB MACC is one of Austin's signature cultural venues, and water intrusion at a building like this can sideline programming and compound into bigger structural headaches the longer it waits. The work is capped at $700,000 split between the two firms, with $200,000 from the Parks and Recreation capital budget and $500,000 from Austin Facilities Management's capital budget.
This item authorizes a contract with COBUS LLC for two tarmac transport buses at Austin-Bergstrom, the shuttles that ferry passengers between terminal doors and planes parked away from a gate. With ABIA's passenger counts stretching its existing gates, the ground fleet is part of how the airport keeps people moving. The contract is capped at $1,299,500, paid from Austin Aviation's Capital Budget.
This item extends the City's contract with FreeIt Data Solutions for the IT networking platform licenses, maintenance, and support that keep servers and storage running across every City department \u2014 including workflow tools and disaster recovery. It's the unglamorous plumbing behind everything from permit portals to 311, so a lapse in coverage touches a lot of City business. The amendment adds $2,400,000 for a revised total not to exceed $4,076,000, with $2,376,000 available in various departments' operating budgets and the rest contingent on future budgets.
This amends the city's contract with Axim Geospatial LLC for ongoing geographic information system support and consulting for Austin Technology Services. GIS work underpins the mapping data city departments lean on for everyday operations, from address records to spatial analysis. The amendment adds $500,000 for a revised total not to exceed $778,000, with $250,000 available in the current operating budget and $250,000 in the 2026-2027 budget; funding beyond that depends on future budgets.
This is a supply contract for the nuts and bolts of keeping Austin's city vehicles running: automotive batteries and repair parts for Austin Fleet Mobility Services, purchased from Arnold Oil Company of Austin LP (doing business as A-Line Auto Parts). Fleet Mobility Services maintains the trucks, cars, and equipment that city departments rely on day to day, so a steady parts pipeline is what keeps those vehicles out of the shop and on the road. The contract runs an initial two years with up to three one-year extensions, for a total not to exceed $3,302,550 \u2014 with $45,869 available in the FY 2025-2026 budget and $660,510 in FY 2026-2027, and the rest contingent on future budgets.
This is a citywide contract with Nippon Sanso Matheson Inc. to supply compressed medical-grade oxygen to every City department that needs it \u2014 think Austin-Travis County EMS ambulances and Fire Department rigs where oxygen is standard equipment on a call. The deal runs an initial two years with up to three one-year extensions, for a total not to exceed $544,275. Of that, $9,071 comes from the current FY 2025-2026 operating budgets and $99,784 from FY 2026-2027, with the rest depending on what future budgets allow.
This is a citywide contract for telecommunication services — the phone and data connections every City department leans on, purchased through the State of Texas Department of Information Resources cooperative program rather than a standalone bid. The initial term runs one year with up to four one-year extensions. The total is capped at $16,000,000, with $3,200,000 already available in the operating budgets of various departments; money for the later years depends on future budgets getting approved.
This item extends the Austin Police Department's subscription contract with Tyler Technologies for the software officers use to write electronic citations and file crash reports. Keeping the subscription active means the department's ticketing and collision-reporting systems stay online rather than lapsing mid-year. The amendment adds one year and $276,320, bringing the contract's ceiling to $1,228,320, with the new money coming from APD's existing operating budget.
This item authorizes a contract with Tyler Technologies Inc. for cloud-based electronic warrant software to streamline how Austin Police coordinate and process warrants. It runs an initial year with up to four one-year extensions, capped at $575,000 total. Austin Police has $90,000 set aside in the current Fiscal Year 2025-2026 operating budget and $94,500 in Fiscal Year 2026-2027, with the rest depending on money being available in future budgets. Warrant paperwork is the kind of behind-the-scenes plumbing that shapes how quickly officers and courts can move.
This item authorizes a contract with Envisionware, Inc. to maintain and support the behind-the-scenes tech that keeps Austin Public Library humming \u2014 the print stations, computer reservations, payment kiosks, and self-checkout machines branch visitors use every day. The deal runs one year with up to four one-year extensions, for a total not to exceed $4,169,550, with $131,469 available now in the Library's operating budget and the rest contingent on future budgets. For anyone who's printed a resume at the Central Library or reserved a public computer, this is the contract behind that equipment.
This item sets up a contract with Insight Public Sector for Miro, a digital whiteboard and visual collaboration tool, for use through Austin Technology Services. It runs an initial three years with the option to tack on two more one-year extensions, and caps spending at $1,700,000 s with $310,000 already sitting in the Austin Technology Services operating budget and the rest depending on whether future budgets cover it. For city staff spread across departments and hybrid work setups, it's the kind of behind-the-scenes software purchase that shapes how teams plan and map out projects together.
This item authorizes a contract with CDW for Proofpoint software and support, the email security tool Austin Technology Services uses to cut down on phishing attempts aimed at city systems. Phishing is a common way attackers get into government networks, so this is part of the city's day-to-day cyber defense. The contract runs one year with up to four one-year extensions, for a total not to exceed $1,290,000; $205,000 is available now in the Austin Technology Services operating budget, with the rest depending on future budgets.
This item authorizes a contract with the Williamson County Child Advocacy Center to reimburse program expenses tied to protecting survivors of violence, abuse, or neglect in cases worked by the Austin Police Department. Child advocacy centers are where forensic interviews and coordinated support happen for kids and other survivors, so the arrangement covers the Austin cases that land in Williamson County \u2014 a reminder that Austin's city limits stretch past Travis County. The contract runs one year with up to four one-year extensions, for a total not to exceed $600,000, with $120,000 budgeted in Austin Public Health's Fiscal Year 2025-2026 budget and another $120,000 in FY 2026-2027. Money for the later years depends on future budgets.
Austin Water keeps the city's drinking water and wastewater moving with a lot of specialized hardware, and this item authorizes a contract with Scruggs Distribution LLC (doing business as The Scruggs Company) for parts, components, and repair services for Emerson, Mueller, RF Valves, and Flowserve pump equipment. The term runs two years with up to three one-year extensions, for a total not to exceed $2,230,000. Of that, $37,167 comes from Austin Water's Fiscal Year 2025-2026 operating budget and $446,000 from FY 2026-2027, with the rest contingent on future budgets.
This is a contract with GT Distributors of Austin to supply tactical uniforms, ballistic vests and related gear to code compliance officers in Austin Development Services \u2014 the staff who inspect properties and follow up on code violations across town. The agreement runs one year with up to four one-year extensions, capped at $500,000 total, with $8,333 available in the current 2025-2026 Development Services operating budget and $100,000 in 2026-2027. Funding for the later years depends on what future budgets allow.
This authorizes seven citywide contracts with AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, and Charter/Spectrum for the telecom, broadband, and cellular service that keeps City operations connected \u2014 including computer-aided dispatch for emergency responders, wireless utility metering, and remote access to City systems. It's the plumbing behind a lot of things Austinites rarely think about until they stop working, from a 911 call getting routed to a crew reading a meter. The contracts run an initial one-year term with up to four one-year extensions, for a total not to exceed $62,050,000 split among them; $12,410,000 is available now in various departments' operating budgets, with the rest contingent on future budgets.
This item sets up a contract with Kiva Microfunds to manage revolving funds that match crowdfunded loans for Austin small businesses initial term of three years, with up to four one-year extensions. Kiva's model lets neighbors and supporters chip in small amounts toward a business loan, and the city's matching dollars stretch those campaigns further for shops and startups that often struggle to qualify for traditional bank credit. The contract is capped at $432,000, which is available in Austin Economic Development's operating budget.
Austin Energy buys the 19% aqueous ammonia its catalytic reduction systems need to run properly, split between two suppliers — Baker Services, Inc. and GC3 Specialty Chemicals Inc. — under contracts running two years with up to three one-year extensions. That chemical is what keeps the emissions-control equipment on the utility's generation units working as designed. The combined total is capped at $1,210,000, with $20,167 available in this year's operating budget and $242,000 in next year's; the rest depends on future budgets.
This sets up five contracts for the crews that build and maintain Austin Energy's distribution system \u2014 the poles, wires and equipment that carry power the last stretch to homes and businesses. The lineup includes Gridco, MasTec North America, Pike, Renegade and Southeast Power, with an initial two-year term and up to three one-year extensions. The contracts are capped at $200 million total, divided among the contractors, with $80 million available in Austin Energy's capital budget and the rest contingent on future budgets.
Austin Energy wants to buy a spare rotor assembly instead of waiting on one if a generator goes down from WEG Electric Corp. A rotor is the spinning core of a large generator, and having a backup on the shelf means a shorter outage if the one in service fails. The contract is capped at $1,750,000, with $550,000 coming from the Capital Budget and $1,200,000 from Austin Energy's Operating Budget.
Austin Energy wants a contract with Logix Fiber Networks for fiber network services — the connective tissue that ties utility facilities and equipment together. The deal runs one year with the option to tack on one more, capped at $600,000 total: $25,000 comes from Austin Energy's current 2025-2026 operating budget, $300,000 from the 2026-2027 budget, and the rest depends on what future budgets allow. It's routine utility infrastructure plumbing, but it's the kind of backbone service that keeps the grid's communications running.
Austin Energy contracts with Triumvirate Environmental Services, LLC to handle spill response, clean-up, and restoration work — the crews called in when something like transformer oil ends up where it shouldn't. The contract runs an initial two years with up to three one-year extensions, for a total not to exceed $2,500,000. Of that, $350,000 is available in Austin Energy's current Operating Budget, with the rest depending on funding in future budgets.
Austin Energy wants to extend its contract with CEMTEK Environmental, Inc./KVB Enertec for support of the software that tracks and reports emissions data at its generating facilities. That monitoring system is how the utility documents what comes out of its stacks, so keeping the software supported keeps the compliance paperwork flowing. The amendment adds $550,000, bringing the contract to a total not to exceed $860,749, paid out of Austin Energy's Capital Budget.
This authorizes two contracts "Rightway Cleaning LLC and Yosan Inc., doing business as International Building Services" to keep the glass clean at Austin-Bergstrom, where floor-to-ceiling windows are basically the airport's signature look. Each contract runs an initial three years with up to two one-year extensions, and the two together are capped at $2,300,000. Of that, $300,000 comes from Austin Aviation's Fiscal Year 2026-2027 operating budget, with the rest depending on what future budgets make available.
This item grants LCRA Transmission Services Corporation an electric transmission easement across about 10 acres of City-owned land at 18524 FM 969 in far East Austin. The easement supports a battery tolling project involving Austin Energy and Balcones Ridge Resiliency, LLC, a Jupiter Power subsidiary "— the kind of grid storage infrastructure that ties into how Austin Energy manages power supply. The City receives no less than $184,258, projected as additional revenue in Austin Energy's Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Operating Budget.
This keeps the Austin Police Lake Patrol Unit docked where it already works — about 964 square feet of office space and three boat slips at 2215 Westlake Dr., under a sixth amendment to the lease with Lake Austin Marina 1, L.P. The five-year term runs from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2031, with one option to extend another 60 months, and it's the home base for officers who patrol Lake Austin. The total is not to exceed $433,896, with $80,064 available in the Austin Police operating budget for FY 2026-2027 and the rest contingent on future budgets.
This authorizes an interlocal agreement with Travis County Emergency Service District 4 so Austin Fire gets paid for the fire protection it already provides inside ESD 4's boundaries. It's the kind of behind-the-scenes deal that keeps engines rolling across jurisdictional lines without either side eating the cost. An estimated $5,400,000 is reimbursed to Austin Fire's Fiscal Year 2027-2028 Operating Budget.
This item authorizes an agreement with Family Endeavors, Inc. (doing business as Endeavors) to keep three City-owned buildings ready to open as emergency shelters when Austin calls a cold weather activation. Staying on standby year-round is the point — when a hard freeze or ice storm hits, the sites can take in unsheltered Austinites without a scramble. The initial 12-month term starts October 1, 2026, at up to $900,000, with two optional 12-month extensions at up to $900,000 each, for a total not to exceed $2,700,000. The first year's funding comes from the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Social Services Budget of Austin Homeless Strategies and Operations; later years depend on future budgets.
Mexic-Arte Museum, the Fifth Street fixture that's been a downtown anchor of Mexican and Latino art for decades, also runs preventative early intervention programming under contract with Austin Public Health. This item extends that agreement with one more 12-month option through September 30, 2027, and adds $135,000, bringing the total contract to no more than $911,720. The new money comes from Austin Public Health's Fiscal Year 2026-2027 operating budget, and funding for the rest of the term depends on what future budgets allow.
This item extends the City's agreement with the Sickle Cell Texas Marc Thomas Foundation, which provides education about sickle cell disease along with supportive services and treatment options. It adds one 12-month extension option running through September 30, 2027, keeping the program going for Austinites living with the condition and their families. The increase is $349,710, bringing the total agreement to $3,032,345, with the new money coming from Austin Public Health's Fiscal Year 2026-2027 operating budget.
This extends the city's agreement with the Central Texas Food Bank to keep its mobile pantry rolling through the Eastern Crescent, the stretch of east Austin neighborhoods where grocery stores are scarce and a truck full of groceries can be the closest thing to a produce aisle. The amendment adds one 12-month extension option for a term ending September 30, 2027, at up to $162,000, bringing the total agreement to no more than $762,000. The $162,000 comes from Austin Public Health's Fiscal Year 2026-2027 operating budget, with any funding beyond that depending on future budgets.
This item extends Austin Public Health's agreement with Catholic Charities of Central Texas, which provides legal and counseling services to people in Austin and Travis County, by adding one 12-month extension option running through September 30, 2027. It keeps an existing safety-net service in place rather than starting something new, with funding beyond this term dependent on future budgets. The extension adds $188,872, bringing the total agreement to no more than $2,060,036, with the new money coming from the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Austin Public Health operating budget.
This item extends the City's agreement with American Gateways, which helps Austin and Travis County residents who are navigating court proceedings without a lawyer. The amendment adds one 12-month extension option running through September 30, 2027, keeping the pro se legal help in place for another year rather than letting it lapse. It adds $161,280 to the contract for a revised total not to exceed $628,780, with the new money coming from Austin Public Health's Fiscal Year 2026-2027 operating budget and funding for the remaining term depending on future budgets.
This amendment keeps Austin Public Health's contract with the Texas Harm Reduction Alliance running another year, through September 30, 2027, for street outreach, harm reduction education, and peer recovery support \u2014 the kind of person-to-person work aimed at people using drugs who may not walk into a clinic on their own. It adds one more 12-month extension option, bringing the agreement's ceiling to no more than $3,000,000. The next year costs up to $600,000, drawn from the city's share of opioid settlement money, with any later years depending on future budgets.
This extends the City's agreement with Get Up Project, doing business as Hope Medical Clinic, for health education and navigation services \u2014 the kind of help that walks people through finding care and understanding their options. The amendment adds a 12-month extension option running through September 30, 2027, and bumps the contract up by $135,000 for a revised total not to exceed $635,000. The $135,000 comes from Austin Public Health's Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Operating Budget, with funding for the rest of the term depending on what future budgets allow.
This amendment adds a one-year extension to the city's agreement with UT Austin to run community-based health prevention and education programs, carrying the partnership through September 30, 2027. The extension keeps existing outreach and education work going rather than letting the contract lapse. The additional cost is capped at $105,879, bringing the total agreement to no more than $1,332,813, with the new money already available in Austin Public Health's operating budget and later years depending on future budgets.
This extends the city's agreement with UT Austin for Mama Sana/Vibrant Woman, a program focused on improving birth outcomes and maternal and infant health, adding a 12-month option that runs the term through September 30, 2027. Programs like this one are how Austin Public Health reaches pregnant and new parents in the community, so the extension keeps that support in place another year. The amendment adds $368,050 coming from Austin Public Health's Fiscal Year 2026-2027 operating budget for a total agreement not to exceed $4,632,994. Money for the remaining contract term depends on what future budgets allow.
This item extends the City's agreement with American Gateways, a nonprofit that provides legal services, by adding a 12-month extension option running through September 30, 2027. The extra year adds $378,000, bringing the total agreement to no more than $3,414,505, with the money coming from Austin Public Health's 2026-2027 operating budget. Funding for any remaining contract term depends on what future budgets allow, so the arrangement is renewed in one-year steps rather than locked in long-term.
This item extends the City's agreement with UT Austin to keep mental health and wellness services running through September 30, 2027. It's a one-year extension that adds $160,816, bringing the total agreement to no more than $1,456,282, with the new money coming from Austin Public Health's 2026-2027 operating budget. Funding for the remainder of the contract term depends on what future budgets make available.
This item extends the City's agreement with Catholic Charities of Central Texas, which helps Austin and Travis County residents cover legal filing fees. The amendment adds one 12-month extension option through September 30, 2027, and increases the agreement by $126,720 for a revised total not to exceed $579,920. The $126,720 comes from the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Operating Budget, with funding for the remaining term depending on future budgets.
This authorizes an interlocal agreement with CAMPO, the region's transportation planning organization, to develop four transportation planning studies plus a refresh of the city's Safe Routes to School Infrastructure Plan. That Safe Routes plan guides where Austin builds the sidewalks, crossings, and bike connections kids use to get to school, and the studies shape how future transportation projects get prioritized. Austin's share is the local match, not to exceed $671,743, which is available in the Capital Budget of Austin Transportation and Public Works.
This amends Austin's existing interlocal agreement with the Lower Colorado River Authority, which supplies and runs the data radio network behind the city's Flood Early Warning System. That network is how Watershed Protection gets real-time readings from creek gauges and rain sensors across a city where low-water crossings can turn deadly fast. The amendment adds $36,000 for Fiscal Year 2026-2027, available in the Watershed Protection operating budget, with future 12-month renewals depending on funding in later budgets.
This is the paperwork that lets Austin Water spend money now on next year's water and wastewater capital projects, then pay itself back later from the proceeds of tax-exempt debt. The resolution declares the City's official intent to reimburse itself for up to $525,000,000 in expenditures tied to the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 acquisition and construction of those system improvements. It's a routine but necessary step in how big utility infrastructure gets financed, and the funding is available in Austin Water's Capital Budget.
This resolution keeps Austin Water's GoPurple pilot incentive program running through Fiscal Year 2026-2027, paying developers of new commercial, mixed-use, and multifamily projects to install alternative onsite water reuse systems or connect to the city's reclaimed "purple pipe" network. It matters because those systems recycle water for things like cooling and irrigation instead of drawing on drinking water supplies, and the incentives target both market-rate projects and affordable housing developments that are exempt from GoPurple's reuse requirements. The program is funded at $4,000,000 from Austin Water's Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Operating Budget, capped at $1,500,000 per affordable housing project and $500,000 per project for everything else.
This ordinance waives or reimburses right-of-way fees for The Bloom at Lamar Square, a 100-unit deeply affordable housing development on Lamar Square Drive, in an amount not to exceed $541,314. Right-of-way fees cover the developer's use of public space like sidewalks and street lanes during construction, and waiving them lowers the project's costs. The item puts a specific dollar figure on the city's contribution to getting these 100 units built just off South Lamar.
This ordinance waives or reimburses city fees tied to Chicano Park Day, held at Festival Beach Metro Park on August 30, 2026. Council routinely grants these fee waivers for community events, covering costs like permits and park use that organizers would otherwise pay out of pocket. For a longtime East Austin cultural celebration, that difference can determine whether the day pencils out for the folks putting it on.
Council takes up a waiver or reimbursement of certain city fees tied to J. Colunga's Car Show and Celebration, which was held at Krieg Fields on September 12, 2026. Fee waivers like this one are a routine ask from community event organizers, and they shift the cost of city services and permits for the event off the organizer's books. The item as written does not specify a dollar amount for the fees involved.
This resolution authorizes eminent domain proceedings to acquire a 419-square-foot permanent electric transmission and distribution easement at 1000 East 38 1/2 Street, part of Austin Energy's work to relocate transmission structures on Circuits 823, 834 and 835 to make room for TxDOT's I-35 Capital Express expansion. The three circuits each cross I-35 near East 38 1/2 Street and both sides of Dean Keeton, so the poles have to move before the highway does. The property is appraised at $33,834, which is available in Austin Energy's Capital Budget, though the final figure could rise based on updated appraisals, a Special Commissioner's award, a negotiated settlement, or a judgment.
TxDOT's I-35 Capital Express expansion means Austin Energy has to move transmission structures along Circuits 823, 834, and 835 where they cross the highway near East 38 1/2 Street and Dean Keeton. To do that, the city needs a permanent transmission and distribution easement covering 533 square feet — about a hundredth of an acre — at 1002 East 38 1/2 Street, and this resolution authorizes eminent domain proceedings if a deal with owner Kristopher X. Ali isn't reached. The property is appraised at $43,040, available in Austin Energy's Capital Budget, though the final figure could rise through updated appraisals, a Special Commissioner's award, a settlement, or a judgment.
Austin Energy needs a sliver of a North Austin yard \u2014 751 square feet, about four-hundredths of an acre \u2014 to relocate transmission structures along Circuits 823, 834, and 835 as TxDOT widens I-35 under the Capital Express program. This resolution authorizes eminent domain proceedings and payment for a permanent electric transmission and distribution easement at 1006 East 38 1/2 Street, where the owners have not reached a negotiated sale. The circuits cross I-35 at East 38 1/2 Street and along both sides of Dean Keeton, so the relocations keep power flowing as the highway footprint changes. The property is appraised at $60,643, which is available in Austin Energy's Capital Budget, though the final figure could rise through updated appraisals, a Special Commissioner's award, settlement, or judgment.
Austin Energy needs an 861-square-foot slice of a property at 1008 East 38 1/2 Street to relocate transmission structures along Circuits 823, 834 and 835, which cross I-35 near East 38 1/2 and Dean Keeton streets. The moves clear the way for TxDOT's I-35 Capital Express expansion, and this resolution authorizes eminent domain proceedings if the city and the two owners don't reach a deal. The permanent electric easement is appraised at $69,526, available in Austin Energy's capital budget, though the final figure could rise through updated appraisals, a settlement, a Special Commissioner's award or a judgment.
Austin Water needs a slice of private land at 6203 North Capital of Texas Highway to move water and wastewater lines out of the way of TxDOT's roadway work at Loop 360 and Lakewood Drive, and this resolution authorizes eminent domain proceedings to get it. The city is after a permanent waterline easement of about 0.35 acres plus a temporary working easement of roughly 1,600 square feet from Bull Creek Market, LLC. The temporary easement is currently appraised at $101,192, available in Austin Water's capital budget, though that figure could rise with updated appraisals, a Special Commissioner's award, a settlement, or a judgment.
This is a public hearing and resolution letting the City Manager apply for a 2027 Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership grant from the National Park Service and Texas Parks and Wildlife to pay for improvements at Sir Swante Palm Neighborhood Park, a small downtown green space. Federal and state park dollars don't come around often, and this grant program is aimed specifically at expanding outdoor recreation in dense urban neighborhoods. Up to $9 million is available if the application succeeds, but the program requires Austin to match at least half the project cost \u2014 money identified in the Parks and Recreation Department's Fiscal Year 2025-2026 operating budget.
This is the bit of bookkeeping that lets Austin Energy pay cash now for capital work and pay itself back later out of bond proceeds. The resolution declares the City's official intent to reimburse itself from tax-exempt obligations in an aggregate maximum principal amount of $876,000,000 for electric utility capital improvement projects paid during Fiscal Year 2026-2027. Without that declaration on the books ahead of time, those earlier expenses can't be covered by the bonds. Funding is available in Austin Energy's Capital Budget.
This item green-lights the City to negotiate and sign a set of cooperative contracts through the Texas Department of Information Resources to bring in temporary IT staff for every City department. Think of it as an on-call bench of tech help \u2014 the people who keep systems running and projects moving when in-house teams need backup. The initial term runs one year with up to two one-year extensions, capped at $42,500,000, with $42.5 million available in various departments' operating budgets and later years depending on future budgets.
This amends the city's interlocal agreement with Integral Care to keep housing services flowing to Austinites living with HIV, extending the arrangement through September 30, 2027. Housing stability is closely tied to staying in medical care, so the contract acts as a bridge for a population that can lose both at once. The amendment adds $172,392 u2014 bringing the total agreement to no more than $942,048 u2014 with the new funding coming from Austin Public Health's Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Special Operating Budget.
This item amends the City's agreement with The SAFE Alliance, the Austin nonprofit that supports survivors of sexual and domestic abuse and violence in Austin and Travis County, adding one 12-month extension option running through September 30, 2027. It keeps the city's front-line victim services contract in place without a gap while crisis response, shelter, and advocacy work continues. The amendment adds $1,084,975, bringing the total agreement to no more than $11,838,517, with that funding available in Austin Public Health's Fiscal Year 2026-2027 operating budget.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
This is the city's annual public hearing and vote to set the property tax rate for Fiscal Year 2026-2027. The rate helps determine how much Austin homeowners and property owners pay to fund city services, so it's a key piece of the budget puzzle. The public hearing gives residents a chance to weigh in before council levies the rate.
This is a public hearing on proposed rate and fee changes for Austin Resource Recovery, the city's trash, recycling, and composting service, as part of the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 proposed budget. It's the moment where Austinites can weigh in on what they pay for curbside pickup and related services before Council locks in the numbers.
This is a public hearing on a proposed change to the drainage charge that funds Austin's Watershed Protection department, tied to the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 proposed budget. The drainage charge shows up on Austinites' utility bills, so any rate change touches what households and businesses pay for stormwater and flood management work.
Austin Water is bringing proposed rate and fee changes to a public hearing as part of the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 proposed budget. This is the moment for ratepayers to weigh in on what they'd pay for water and wastewater service before the changes are folded into next year's spending plan.
This is a public hearing on proposed rate and fee changes for Austin Energy as part of the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 proposed budget. If you're an Austin Energy customer, changes here could show up on your monthly bill, and the hearing is your chance to weigh in before Council makes a call.
This item sets the fees, fines, and other charges the City can collect for the 2026-2027 fiscal year, which runs from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027, and includes waivers for some of those charges. It comes with a public hearing, so Austinites get a chance to weigh in on what the City charges for its services. Because these fees touch everything from permits to fines, they shape how much residents and businesses pay to interact with the City.
This item adopts the City of Austin's budget for Fiscal Year 2026-2027, covering the spending plan that runs from October 1, 2026, through September 30, 2027. As the annual budget, it sets funding across city services and shapes what Austin can pay for in the coming year.
This ordinance sets up the official job classifications and positions in Austin Fire's classified service, creates certain new positions, and repeals an earlier ordinance covering the same ground. It's the kind of behind-the-scenes staffing framework that determines how the fire department is organized and who fills which roles. 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 for the folks working at Austin-Travis County EMS, and repeals the previous ordinance covering the same thing. It's the kind of behind-the-scenes staffing framework that shapes how our EMS crews are organized. Funding comes from ATCEMS's Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Operating Budget.
This ordinance sets the official classifications and positions in the Austin Police Department's classified service, replacing an earlier ordinance from August 2025. It's the kind of administrative housekeeping that defines the ranks and staffing structure the department operates under. Funding comes from the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Operating Budget of Austin Police.
This item ratifies the property tax increase reflected in the City's budget for Fiscal Year 2026-2027. Ratification is a required step tied to how much revenue the tax rate pulls in compared to the prior year, and it directly shapes what Austin can fund across the next budget cycle.
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 arrangement puts AHFC in charge of managing and operating housing efforts on the city's behalf. The agreement carries an amount not to exceed $90,506,483, drawn from the city's operating and capital budgets.
This resolution directs the City Manager to build a schedule and process for reviewing how social services contracts are performing, working alongside Council Committees and reporting back to Council. It's an accountability move aimed at keeping tabs on the outcomes of the city's social services spending.
This resolution directs the City Manager to build a nature trail linking Circle C Metropolitan Park to the Hielscher Tract Greenbelt trail across adjacent City-owned land in Southwest Austin. It calls for environmental protection along the route, engagement with community partners, and identifying funding in the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Budget. For folks who use these green spaces, it points toward a connected path between two popular trail systems.
This resolution directs the City Manager to study whether the drainage charge rate increase proposed in the FY 2026-2027 budget for Austin Watershed Protection is enough to cover the city's drainage infrastructure needs. If the study finds the proposed bump falls short, staff would bring back any ordinances needed to adjust the drainage utility charge. It's a check on whether Austin is charging enough to keep up with flood control and stormwater work.
This resolution asks the City Manager to take a closer look at the social services contracts that are on the chopping block in the proposed FY 2026-2027 budget, either facing cuts or full elimination. The goal is to develop recommendations before those reductions are locked in, which matters for the nonprofits and Austinites who rely on those services.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The city holds a public hearing and adopts an ordinance setting the property (ad valorem) tax rate for Fiscal Year 2026-2027. This rate determines how much Austin property owners pay to fund city services, and it's a required annual step in setting the city's budget.
Austin holds a public hearing on proposed rate and fee changes for Austin Resource Recovery, the department that handles curbside trash, recycling, and composting pickup. The changes are part of the proposed Fiscal Year 2026-2027 budget, so what's decided here shapes what shows up on residents' utility bills.
This is a public hearing on a proposed change to the drainage charge that helps fund Austin's Watershed Protection work, folded into the proposed 2026-2027 budget. The drainage charge shows up on Austin utility bills, so a rate change touches what residents and businesses pay to support flood control and water quality efforts around town.
This item opens a public hearing on proposed rate and fee changes for Austin Water as part of the proposed 2026-2027 budget. If you get a water bill in town, this is where the utility's pricing for the coming fiscal year gets aired out and considered.
Austin Energy is bringing proposed changes to its rates and fees to the table as part of the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 proposed budget, and this item includes a public hearing where Austinites can weigh in. Because Austin Energy is the city-owned utility, any adjustments here touch the monthly bills of households and businesses across town.
This item covers the annual ordinance that sets the fees, fines, and other charges the City of Austin collects for the upcoming fiscal year, running October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027. It includes a public hearing where residents can weigh in, and it also authorizes waiving certain fees and charges. These are the everyday costs that touch permits, services, and penalties across city departments, so it shapes what Austinites pay in the year ahead.
This item adopts the City of Austin budget for Fiscal Year 2026-2027, covering the year that starts October 1, 2026 and runs through September 30, 2027. The annual budget sets the city's spending plan across all departments and services, making it one of the biggest decisions on the council's calendar.
This ordinance updates the official roster of job classifications and positions in the Austin Fire Department's classified service, creating certain new positions and repealing the previous ordinance that set those classifications. It's the kind of housekeeping move that keeps the department's staffing structure current, but it shapes how AFD is organized and who fills which ranks. Funding is available in the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 and Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Operating Budgets of Austin Fire.
This ordinance sets the official job classifications and staffing positions in Austin Police's classified service, replacing the prior ordinance that governed those classifications. Funding comes from the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Operating Budget of Austin Police.
This item ratifies the property tax increase built into the city's Fiscal Year 2026-2027 budget. It's the formal step City Council takes to lock in the tax rate that funds next year's spending, which touches everyone who owns or rents property in Austin.
This item authorizes a one-year service agreement with the Austin Housing Finance Corporation to run the City's various housing programs during Fiscal Year 2026-2027. The AHFC handles the day-to-day management and operation of these programs on Austin's behalf. The agreement is set at an amount not to exceed $90,506,483, funded through the City's Operating and Capital Budgets.
This resolution directs the City Manager to build a schedule and process for reviewing how the city's social services contracts are performing, coordinating with Council Committees along the way and reporting back to Council. It's a behind-the-scenes accountability move aimed at giving council a clearer picture of whether the organizations Austin pays to deliver social services are delivering.
This resolution directs the City Manager to build a nature trail linking Circle C Metropolitan Park to the Hielscher Tract Greenbelt trail across adjacent City-owned land in Southwest Austin. It calls for environmental protections along the route, engagement with community partners, and identifying money for the project in the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Budget. For trail users in the area, it points toward a new connection between two existing outdoor spaces.
This resolution asks the City Manager to take a closer look at whether the proposed drainage charge rate bump in the FY 2026-2027 budget actually covers what Austin's stormwater and drainage infrastructure needs. If the study finds the increase falls short, staff would come back with ordinances to adjust the drainage utility charge. It matters because that charge shows up on ratepayers' bills and funds the systems that keep neighborhoods from flooding.
This resolution directs the City Manager to take a closer look at the social services contracts slated for cuts or elimination in the proposed 2026-2027 budget, and to come back with recommendations. It matters because those contracts fund programs many Austinites rely on, and this step could shape whether they stick around.
This item bundles a slate of proposed changes to Austin's city charter for voters to decide in a November 3, 2026, special election. The changes touch a lot of how City Hall runs: reworking rules for the Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission, dropping the requirement that Council meet weekly, shifting how the City Attorney is appointed and removed to the Council, raising the signature threshold to recall a Council Member (other than the Mayor) from 10% to 15% of a district's qualified voters, and requiring an independent affordability and efficiency review before any tax rate increase. It also covers campaign finance timing and limits, initiative and petition election dates, accounting practices, City Auditor staffing, and cleanup of outdated or superseded charter language.
This is a public hearing on a big slate of proposed changes to the City Charter — Austin's foundational rulebook — that could land in front of voters. The proposals touch a lot of ground: making the Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission more independent, dropping the requirement that Council meet weekly, raising the signature threshold to recall a Council Member from 10% to 15% of a district's qualified voters, shifting who appoints and removes the City Attorney to the Council, and requiring an independent affordability and efficiency review before any tax rate increase. Because the hearing invites public input, item N also leaves the door open for additional charter amendments proposed by residents.
This item would extend the City's deal to handle animal services for Travis County, keeping the arrangement going for a five-month stretch starting May 1, 2026. It matters because the County's residents rely on Austin's animal services, and this amendment keeps that coverage in place without a gap. Under the agreement, the County reimburses the City through a cost recovery model, with payments to the City capped at $1,635,245.
Council is set to give the City Manager the green light to award and negotiate Historic Preservation Fund grants for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, steering money toward projects that protect and restore Austin's historic places. The funding comes from the Austin Arts, Culture, Music and Entertainment Special Revenue Historic Preservation Fund, in line with the state tax code provisions that allow it. The total is capped at $31,379,499.
Council is weighing whether to approve a settlement in a lawsuit filed against the City of Austin (operating as Austin Energy) by Gustavo Armijo, a case that's been working its way through Travis County's 250th District Court. The dollars to cover the settlement would come from Austin Energy's 2025-2026 budget. Settling lets the city close out the legal dispute rather than keep fighting it in court.
The Council is weighing an economic development deal with RIDA COTA Hotel, LLC to build and run a hotel out at the Circuit of the Americas complex in Del Valle, with a term that could stretch up to 30 years. In exchange for hitting performance and compliance targets, the city would pay back the company up to 8.25 percent of the hotel's gross room-night revenue — but only after the hotel starts generating and remitting hotel occupancy tax, and only if Council appropriates the funds each year. The item would also waive the usual staff presentation, public announcement, and public hearing steps required under prior ordinances.
This greenlights Austin Energy to ink a deal with UPower Energy LLC for up to eight megawatts of electricity from a new utility-scale solar facility built on the closed FM 812 Landfill. It's a way to put a retired dump to work generating clean power for the city. The agreement runs up to 25 years, at an estimated $1,500,000 per year for a total of up to $37,500,000, with the first year's funding contingent on approval of Austin Energy's proposed operating budget.
The Council is weighing whether to greenlight up to $9 million in special assessment revenue bonds to fund improvements in Improvement Area #3 of the Estancia Hill Country Public Improvement District. Here's the key detail for the rest of us: these bonds get paid back through special assessments on the properties within that district — not through your property taxes or any other city revenue. So while it's a big-dollar item, the financial obligation rests with the development itself.
Council is weighing whether to issue $59 million in water and wastewater revenue bonds to fund Austin Water's expansion of the Walnut Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant and related upgrades. The bonds would help the utility add capacity as the city grows, and the debt payments for this year are already built into the 2025-2026 approved budget.
This item would renew the city's management agreement with the Downtown Austin Alliance, the group that handles services for the downtown improvement district, extending its term through April 30, 2031 and updating the accompanying 5-Year Service and Assessment Plan and Budget to match. It's a routine step in keeping downtown management running, and it's tied to companion Item #12. The city says the amendment has no fiscal impact.
This item updates the Service and Assessment Plan and Budget for the Austin Downtown Public Improvement District for Fiscal Year 2026, amending an existing ordinance from last July. The PID is the special assessment district that helps fund extra services downtown, so the plan governs how those dollars get put to work. The item carries an emergency declaration and is tied to Item #11. The source notes it has no fiscal impact.
The Council is being asked to greenlight a construction contract with Austin Underground, Inc. to build the West Riverside Reclaimed Water Main for Austin Water. Reclaimed water lines let the city stretch its water supply by piping treated, non-drinking water for things like irrigation and cooling — a key piece of conserving Austin's drinking water as the region grows. The deal runs $3,699,813 plus a $369,982 contingency, for a total not to exceed $4,069,795, all drawn from Austin Water's Capital Budget.
The Council is set to award a construction contract to Joe Bland Construction LLC for Austin Energy work tied to the Colony Park project in East Austin. The deal runs $3,186,917 plus a $318,692 contingency, for a total not to exceed $3,505,609, all coming from Austin Financial Services' Capital Budget. It's a routine step in moving infrastructure work forward in this developing part of town.
Council is weighing a construction contract with DeNucci Constructors to build out the Northwest A & B Zone waterline extensions and install pressure reducing valves for Austin Water. These kinds of upgrades keep water flowing at the right pressure across the system, so it matters to folks on the affected lines. The deal runs $6,897,348 plus a $689,735 contingency, for a total not to exceed $7,587,083, all covered by Austin Water's Capital Budget.
Council is weighing a contract with Solix, Inc. to help Austin Energy sign folks up for its customer assistance programs, which lower utility bills for qualifying households. The deal runs two years with up to three one-year extensions and is capped at $10,000,000, though only $833,333 is currently available in Austin Energy's operating budget — the rest depends on future budgets. For Austinites who could use a break on their power bill, easier enrollment is the practical upshot.
Council is weighing a contract with Aveva Software to give Austin Energy a process information analytics platform — software that helps the utility track and make sense of its operational data. The deal runs an initial three years with up to two one-year extensions, capped at $2,000,000, with $309,000 currently available in Austin Energy's Capital Budget and the rest contingent on future budgets. For a city-owned utility, tools like this shape how reliably and efficiently the power stays on.
Council is weighing a 10-year contract with Concourse Communications Group LLC to run the cell-signal network and public Wi-Fi at Austin's airport. The deal is built to bring money in rather than spend it, with an estimated $1,750,000 in revenue over the term — roughly $1,075,000 landing in this year's Aviation budget and about $75,000 a year after that. For anyone scrolling their phone while waiting at a gate, it's the behind-the-scenes plumbing that keeps you connected.
The city wants to keep using Canva, the graphic design platform, for its Communications and Engagement team, and this would amend the existing contract with CDW LLC to add $310,000 — bringing the total to no more than $385,852. Of that, $130,000 is already in the current operating budget, while the rest depends on funding in future budgets. It's the kind of behind-the-scenes software deal that keeps City staff making flyers, social posts, and public-info graphics.
This item asks Council to approve a contract with Leonard Water Services to service the center pivot irrigation units that Austin Water relies on. Keeping that equipment running matters for how the utility manages its water operations. The contract is capped at $247,758, with that funding already set aside in Austin Water's operating budget.
This item would sign Texas Disposal Systems up to handle all the trash and waste management at Austin's airport, with an initial three-year term and the option for two three-year extensions. As ABIA keeps growing and packing in travelers, keeping the terminals and grounds clean is no small job. The contract is capped at $27,930,137, with $261,538 currently available in Austin Aviation's operating budget and the rest contingent on future budgets.
Council is weighing two contracts to put city-owned solar panels on Austin facilities as part of the Climate Action and Resilience push. One deal with Big Sun Solar runs an initial five years with up to five five-year extensions and caps out at $76.5 million, while a separate 25-year contract with PowerFin Texas Solar Projects is estimated to bring in $17.7 million in revenue. For now, $1.3 million is available in Austin Energy's Capital Budget, with the rest of the funding depending on future budgets.
The City owns the Two Barton Skyway Building on South MoPac, where it currently leases office space to a private tenant, Maslow Wealth Advisors. This item tweaks that lease so it wraps up sooner — by August 31, 2026 — with the option to keep the tenant month-to-month for up to four more months, all part of the City's plan to turn the buildings into a new Public Safety Headquarters for Austin Fire, Police, and EMS. Because the City is shortening the lease, it expects to bring in less rent: a projected $20,433 less in FY 2025-2026 and $81,731 less in FY 2026-2027.
The Council is being asked to amend the City's lease with Fifth Lane Capital for 1,024 square feet of office space in the University Park Building on North I-35, moving up the lease expiration to April 1, 2026. The space had served as a colocation spot for Austin Capital Delivery Services and other departments, and ending the lease early reshuffles how those teams are housed. Wrapping things up sooner is projected to trim Austin Facilities Management revenue by $25,032 in FY2025-2026 and $12,516 in FY2026-2027.
The city wants to amend its lease with Open Lending LLC, which rents about 25,368 square feet at the One Barton Skyway Building off South MoPac — a property the city is eyeing as a future Public Safety Headquarters for Austin Fire, Police, and Austin-Travis County EMS. The amendment would move up the lease's end date to December 31, 2026, and waive Open Lending's base rent and other charges from April through December 2026, clearing the space sooner. That waiver totals $958,480, which means less revenue for Austin Facilities Management — about $634,759 less in FY2025-2026 and $323,721 less in FY2026-2027.
This item greenlights an agreement with The Salvation Army to run operations and maintenance at the Austin Shelter for Women and Children, using federal Emergency Solutions Grant dollars. The deal covers a nine-month term starting January 1, 2026, and keeps a key shelter for women and kids experiencing homelessness up and running. The cost is not to exceed $313,922, which comes from the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Austin Homeless Strategies and Operations Special Revenue Budget.
This ordinance reshuffles the trash bill for businesses and properties in the downtown Central Business District. Austin Resource Recovery would drop the organics fee while bumping up the base customer charge and the dumpster service and per-cubic-yard fees. The change may bring in additional revenue to the Austin Resource Recovery Fund this fiscal year.
This greenlights an agreement with TxDOT to tap a $4,116,279 federal earmark secured by Congressman Gregorio Casar to help pay for the Longhorn Dam Multimodal Improvements project. The improvements aim to make that crossing work better for more ways of getting around, and the federal money covers a big chunk of the estimated $6,185,729 total cost. Austin's share comes to about $2,053,262 — drawn from the 2018 and 2020 Mobility Bonds — plus any cost overruns.
Council is being asked to greenlight an application to the Texas Water Development Board for a low-interest loan of up to $6,000,000 to help fund Austin Water's program for replacing aging galvanized water service lines. The money comes from a state revolving fund earmarked for swapping out old lead and galvanized pipes, the kind of infrastructure work that keeps drinking water clean as it travels to your tap. The application itself has no fiscal impact, though any future funding for the program would depend on what's available in Austin Water's budgets down the road.
This sets up an agreement with CapMetro where Austin reimburses the transit agency for designing and building an oversized water main to serve a planned office warehouse and fleet facility at 10805 Cameron Road. The "oversized" piece matters because it means the city is paying for extra capacity beyond what one project needs, helping serve future growth in the area. The reimbursement is capped at $747,500, drawn from Austin Water's FY 2025-2026 Capital Budget.
Council is weighing an ordinance to waive or reimburse certain fees tied to the Muslim Heritage Month Open Mic Night, held back in January at the Asian American Resource Center. It's a routine cleanup item that helps a community celebration cover its city-related costs. The source text doesn't list a dollar amount for the waiver or reimbursement.
Council is holding a public hearing to gather your input on community needs for the City's Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Action Plan, which doubles as Austin's official application for federal funding through HUD. This is the part of the process where residents get a chance to speak up about where those federal dollars should go. The item itself has no direct fiscal impact.
Council is updating Austin's Art in Public Places rules (City Code Chapter 7-2), refreshing definitions and giving the city more flexibility on where public art goes and how it's maintained, repaired, relocated, or removed. The big change: city facilities built through a public facility corporation would be required to set aside two percent of construction cost for art, while private developers would be encouraged to do the same. The ordinance itself has no fiscal impact now; the actual dollars get sorted out as individual capital and public facility corporation projects come up for approval.
This item lets the city negotiate and sign an amendment to its long-standing partnership with Travis County, under which Austin provides public health services to county residents. The amendment covers a five-month stretch starting May 1, 2026, with a not-to-exceed amount of $3,080,810. Travis County reimburses the city for those services through a cost recovery model, so the county foots the bill rather than Austin taxpayers.