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Item 1 Thursday, May 28, 2026 Passedunofficial
This ordinance sets the property tax exemption for homeowners who are 65 or older or living with disabilities at $192,000, plus an additional bump designed to keep their tax relief on par with the prior year as allowed by law. For Austinites in these groups, it means a chunk of their home's value stays shielded from city property taxes. The item is noted as having no fiscal impact.
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Item 2 Thursday, May 28, 2026 Passedunofficial
The Council is being asked to OK the early payoff (called "defeasance") of up to $5 million in 2025 city bonds, with the money coming as an upfront payment from private developer Greystar rather than from city coffers. It's a behind-the-scenes financial step tied to the bigger public-private redevelopment of the City-owned St. John Properties at 800 E. St. Johns Avenue, a planned mixed-use project on the old North IH-35 parcels. The item is listed with no fiscal impact to the City and works alongside related Items #3 and #4.
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Item 3 Thursday, May 28, 2026 Passedunofficial
The Council would green-light selling the St. John site at 800 E. St. Johns Ave., split into two parcels (St. John North and South), to a public facility corporation affiliated with the Housing Authority of the City of Austin for multifamily housing and retail development. The vote also satisfies the legal requirement that the city's governing body sign off on developments built on these properties. According to the agenda, this item has no fiscal impact. It's tied to companion Items #2 and #4.
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Item 45 Thursday, May 28, 2026 Passedunofficial
This ordinance would add a new section to the city's rental property code requiring landlords to spell out certain fees up front during the leasing process — so renters know what they're signing up for before they commit. It also creates an offense with a penalty for those who don't comply. The item is listed as having no fiscal impact to the city.
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Item 55 Thursday, May 28, 2026 Passedunofficial
This resolution would task the City Manager with digging into a few ideas for stretching Austin's affordable housing further — including how the city might "buy down" the affordability of already-subsidized properties to reach lower-income renters, whether developments with on-site affordable units could pay a fee instead, and how to open up high-opportunity neighborhoods to the city's lowest-income residents. It matters because it could reshape how Austin pursues deeper affordability, though for now it's strictly a research-and-report directive, with findings due back to Council by November 19, 2026.
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Item 66 Thursday, May 28, 2026 No vote recorded
During this meeting, the Mayor will hit pause on the regular Council session so the same folks can put on their other hat and meet as the Board of Directors of the Austin Housing Finance Corporation. Once that AHFC board business wraps up, Council reconvenes to pick up where it left off. It's a routine procedural switch with no fiscal impact noted.
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Item 67 Thursday, May 28, 2026 Passedunofficial
Council is holding a public hearing on a major rewrite of downtown density rules, creating two new bonus zoning districts—DDB400 and DDB850—that let developers build taller and tweak site standards in exchange for affordable housing and other community benefits. The changes would also adjust Rainey Street's rules and shrink the eligibility area for the existing Downtown Density Bonus Program, dropping certain properties roughly west of I-35, east of Nueces, north of Lady Bird Lake, and south of East 11th Street. The item has no fiscal impact to the city.
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Item 68 Thursday, May 28, 2026 Passedunofficial
This is a public hearing on a resolution backing a developer's bid for federal 4% housing tax credits to build a new multifamily complex called Decker Lane Apartments out at 7400 Decker Lane in East Austin. The credits and private activity bond financing help fund affordable housing, so the city's support could help the project pencil out. Worth noting: the resolution itself doesn't commit any city money — it just signals support for the applicant's federal application.
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Item 69 Thursday, May 28, 2026 Passedunofficial
The Council is holding a public hearing on whether to back Elm Ridge Preservation, LP's bid for 4% Non-Competitive Housing Tax Credits to buy and fix up the Elm Ridge Apartments off Airport Boulevard in East Austin. The financing would run through the private activity bond program and federal tax credits — and a yes vote here is a show of support for the application, not a funding commitment from the City. For East Austin renters, it's a chance to preserve and rehab existing multifamily housing in a fast-changing corner of town.
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Item 70 Thursday, May 28, 2026 Passedunofficial
This is a public hearing and resolution backing South First Affordable Partners' bid for 4% federal Housing Tax Credits to rehab a scattered-site affordable apartment development in the 78745 corner of South Austin, with sites near Turtle Creek Boulevard and Cougar Drive. The credits, paired with private activity bonds, would help fund fixing up existing affordable housing rather than building new — and a city nod can strengthen the application. Per the agenda, this item has no fiscal impact and approving it doesn't obligate the City to any funding.
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Item 71 Thursday, May 28, 2026 Passedunofficial
The Council is holding a public hearing on whether to grant floodplain variances for a property at 1812 Clifford Avenue, which sits in the 25-year and 100-year floodplains of Boggy Creek. The variances would clear the way to build a single-family home there, with certain conditions and an expiration date attached. Building in a floodplain raises questions about flood risk and creek safety, so the conditions matter. The item has no fiscal impact.
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Item 74 Thursday, May 28, 2026 Passedunofficial
This is a public hearing on whether to grant variances from Austin's floodplain rules so a duplex can be built within the 100-year floodplain of Tannehill Branch Creek at 4905 Prock Lane. If approved, the ordinance would set conditions for the variances and an expiration date. It matters because the city's floodplain regulations are meant to manage flood risk, and this would carve out an exception for one property. The item has no fiscal impact.
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Item 75 Thursday, May 28, 2026 Passedunofficial
The city wants to rezone about 208 acres of downtown — roughly the area west of I-35, east of Nueces, north of Lady Bird Lake, and south of East 11th Street — to add a downtown density bonus 400 (DDB400) combining district. Density bonus programs let developers build taller or denser in exchange for community benefits, so this could shape how much new development downtown can pack in. Both city staff and the Planning Commission recommend approving the change, and there's a public hearing scheduled before any vote.
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Item 76 Thursday, May 28, 2026 Postponedunofficial
This is a public hearing on whether to change the future land use designation for two Montopolis-area properties — 318 Saxon Lane and 6328 El Mirando Street — from Single Family to Multifamily Residential, an amendment to the Montopolis Neighborhood Plan. The shift would clear the way for denser housing in that East Austin pocket, which is why neighbors are watching closely. Heads up: city staff recommend denying the multifamily change, while the Planning Commission recommends granting it, so Council is stepping into a split.
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Item 77 Thursday, May 28, 2026 Postponedunofficial
This is a zoning case for two East Austin properties at 318 Saxon Lane and 6328 El Mirando Street, where the owner wants to switch from townhouse/condo zoning (SF-6-NP) to low-density multifamily (MF-2-NP) — a change that would allow more apartment-style housing on the land. There's a split in the recommendations here: city staff want council to deny the request, while the Planning Commission recommends granting it, so the council gets to break the tie after a public hearing.
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Item 82 Thursday, May 28, 2026 Passedunofficial
This is a rezoning request for the property at 301 1/2 North Lamar Boulevard, near Lady Bird Lake, that would shift it from downtown mixed use to a general commercial services-mixed use designation with a vertical mixed use building and density bonus (CS-MU-V-CO-DB90). The density bonus and vertical mixed use elements signal a taller, denser project that mixes housing with commercial space in a prime spot by the lake. Both city staff and the Planning Commission recommend approving the change.
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Item 92 Thursday, May 28, 2026 Results pendingunofficial
This item tweaks an earlier ordinance governing the Downtown Density Bonus Program — the system that lets developers build bigger in exchange for community benefits. Specifically, it changes the timing for when the updated rules apply to projects seeking bonus square footage, and it pushes the date when the City Manager must come back to Council with proposed changes to the maximum base height in the Central Business District. The update has no fiscal impact.
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Item 107 Thursday, May 28, 2026 Postponedunofficial
The owners of property at 1404 East Riverside Drive are asking the city to update the future land use map for the Greater South River City Neighborhood Plan, shifting the designation from a Specific Regulating District to Multifamily Residential. The change near Lady Bird Lake would clear the way for apartment-style housing on the site, and both city staff and the Planning Commission recommend approving it. This is one of a pair of cases tied to the broader rezoning of this Riverside parcel.
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Item 108 Thursday, May 28, 2026 Postponedunofficial
This is a rezoning request for the property at 1404 East Riverside Drive, near Lady Bird Lake, that would shift it from East Riverside Corridor zoning to a planned unit development (PUD-NP). PUDs are a flexible zoning tool that can swap out standard city rules in exchange for community benefits, and this ordinance may include fee waivers, modified regulations, and property acquisition. Both city staff and the Planning Commission recommend approving the change for the applicant, South Shore Apartments Owner LP.
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Item 109 Thursday, May 28, 2026 Postponedunofficial
This is a rezoning request for several properties along South Capital of Texas Highway (off Loop 360) in the Eanes Creek Watershed, asking to switch from office and neighborhood commercial zoning to a vertical mixed-use, density bonus 90 designation that allows taller buildings with a housing component. Both city staff and the Zoning and Platting Commission recommend approving it, but it matters because a valid petition has been filed in opposition, which raises the threshold of council votes needed to pass.
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Item 36 Thursday, May 21, 2026 Passedunofficial
This ordinance updates Austin's density bonus and incentive programs—the deals where developers get to build more in exchange for affordable units—by tweaking the rules in City Code Chapter 4-18. It clarifies that tenants have the right to organize, lets the director add tenant protections to land use restriction agreements, allows development applications to move forward before those agreements are signed, permits fee waivers, and requires an on-site relocation specialist while creating a new offense and penalty. The item has no fiscal impact.
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Item 38 Thursday, May 21, 2026 Passedunofficial
The Council is weighing a 45-year development agreement for roughly 2,614 acres in the city's extraterritorial jurisdiction known as "Dog's Head" — the stretch bounded by the Colorado River, US 183, and SH 130. The deal would set the ground rules for a big mixed-use development, spelling out allowable land uses, trail and open space requirements, impervious cover and water quality limits, drainage and floodplain rules, and income-restricted housing provisions. It also lines up the property owner's consent to future annexation and sets expectations for changes to the Austin Strategic Mobility Plan, a regulating plan, and a tax increment reinvestment zone managed by a new local government corporation.
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Item 46 Thursday, May 21, 2026 Passedunofficial
This resolution would grant a redevelopment exception in the Barton Springs Zone, clearing the way for the proposed SoLa Mixed Use development on a 4.78-acre tract along South Lamar Boulevard and Skyway Circle. The site currently holds commercial, retail, office, and duplex uses, and the exception lets it redevelop under special rules tied to the environmentally sensitive Barton Springs watershed. The applicant would owe a Barton Springs Zone mitigation fee of $535,381.23.
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Item 48 Thursday, May 21, 2026 Passedunofficial
Council is set to approve waiving or reimbursing certain fees tied to Austin Habitat for Humanity's Prospect Heights Home Dedication Celebration, held at 1140 Poquito Street back on February 5, 2026. It's a routine fee-relief vote for a nonprofit homebuilding event that's already happened.
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Item 54 Thursday, May 21, 2026 Postponedunofficial
The council is holding a public hearing on whether to grant floodplain variances so a property owner at 1120 Denfield Street can convert an accessory structure into a dwelling unit. The catch is that the site sits within the 100-year floodplain of Tannehill Branch Creek, so the variances are needed to move forward. The item has no fiscal impact.
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Item 56 Thursday, May 21, 2026 Passedunofficial
The Council is holding a public hearing on a new citywide density bonus program that would let developers build taller — sometimes more than 30 feet above the base zoning height — in exchange for affordable housing and other community benefits. The proposal rewrites City Code Title 25 to create new zoning districts that would apply to commercial and multifamily zones, replacing the existing DB90 combining district and the Vertical Mixed Use (VMU) overlay. It matters because it reshapes how much housing can rise across Austin and what neighbors can expect from new development. The item has no fiscal impact.
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Item 59 Thursday, May 21, 2026 Results pendingunofficial
The Council is holding a public hearing to gather your input on the City's Draft Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Action Plan, which doubles as Austin's official application for federal HUD funding. This is your chance to weigh in on how the city plans to use those federal dollars before the application goes forward. The item itself has no fiscal impact.
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Item 63 Thursday, May 21, 2026 Postponedunofficial
This is a neighborhood plan amendment for 1404 East Riverside Drive, just off Lady Bird Lake, that would change the property's future land use designation from a Specific Regulating District to Multifamily Residential. The shift matters because it clears the way for apartment-style housing on the site and updates the Greater South River City Combined Neighborhood Plan to match. City staff recommend approval, while the Planning Commission was set to weigh in on May 12, 2026.
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Item 64 Thursday, May 21, 2026 Postponedunofficial
This is a zoning request to transform the property at 1404 East Riverside Drive, near Lady Bird Lake, from its current East Riverside Corridor mixed-use designation into a planned unit development (PUD-NP). PUDs are big-deal rezonings that can come with their own customized rules — the ordinance here may include waivers of City regulations, fee exemptions, and alternative funding methods. City staff recommend approving it, while the Planning Commission was set to weigh in on May 12, 2026, ahead of this Council vote.
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Item 65 Thursday, May 21, 2026 Passedunofficial
This is a proposed change to the neighborhood plan's future land use map for a few properties near East Annie and Brackenridge Streets in the East Bouldin Creek Watershed, shifting them from Civic to Multifamily Residential. The land is owned by South Austin Christian Church, and the change would clear the way for housing on the site. City staff recommend approving the multifamily designation, with the Planning Commission slated to weigh in on May 12, 2026.
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Item 66 Thursday, May 21, 2026 Passedunofficial
This is a zoning case for property at 206 and 206 1/2 East Annie Street and 1710 Brackenridge Street, just off South Austin in the East Bouldin Creek Watershed. The applicant wants to rezone from single-family (SF-3-NP) to medium-density multifamily (MF-3-NP), which would open the door to more housing units on the site. City staff recommend granting the change, while the Planning Commission was set to weigh in on May 12, 2026.
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Item 70 Thursday, May 21, 2026 Postponedunofficial
This is a rezoning request for several parcels along South Capital of Texas Highway (in the Eanes Creek Watershed), shifting from limited office and neighborhood commercial zoning to a combined designation that allows vertical mixed-use buildings under the DB90 density bonus program. The DB90 piece matters because it lets developers build taller and denser in exchange for affordability commitments, so it shapes what could eventually rise on this site. Both city staff and the Zoning and Platting Commission recommend approving the change.
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Item 71 Thursday, May 21, 2026 Passedunofficial
This is a public hearing on whether to change the future land use designation for the property at 8701 N. Mopac (along the northbound service road in the Shoal Creek Watershed) from Commerce to Mixed-Use Activity HUB/Corridor. The change would amend the North Shoal Creek Neighborhood Plan, opening the door to a mix of residential and commercial uses on a site currently slated just for commerce. Both city staff and the Planning Commission recommend approving the new designation.
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Item 76 Thursday, May 21, 2026 Postponedunofficial
This item is a public hearing and vote on rezoning a couple of parcels near 49th and Rosedale, in the Shoal Creek Watershed, from single-family (SF-3) to the city's highest-density multifamily category with conditions (MF-6-CO). The land is owned by Austin ISD, and both city staff and the Zoning and Platting Commission recommend approving the change, which would open the door to denser housing on the site. If you live or own property nearby, the shift from single-family to high-density apartments is the kind of change worth weighing in on.
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Item 80 Thursday, May 21, 2026 Passedunofficial
This resolution kicks off a stakeholder process to revisit Austin's density bonus and incentive programs under Chapter 4-18, Article 2 — the rules that offer developers extra building capacity in exchange for community benefits. Council wants staff to explore changes to redevelopment requirements and to tenant and business protections tied to these voluntary programs, then report back. For renters and small businesses in buildings that could be redeveloped, the outcome could shape what safeguards apply when a project moves forward.
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Item 25 Thursday, May 7, 2026 Passedunofficial
This resolution directs the City Manager to support young people aging out of foster care by focusing on housing stability, legislative advocacy, and local partnerships. For foster youth who often face homelessness once they leave the system, the city's involvement could mean a steadier landing as they step into adulthood. The City Manager would need to report back on progress by July 17, 2026.
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Item 26 Thursday, May 7, 2026 Passed 9-1unofficial
This kicks off changes to Austin's land development code to let two- and three-unit homes get built in any zoning district where single-family or multifamily housing is already allowed, building on the city's earlier HOME initiative. It also tells the City Manager to find ways to make small-scale residential projects more feasible and report back to Council. The idea is to open up more housing options across more neighborhoods.
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Item 29 Thursday, May 7, 2026 No vote recorded
Mid-meeting, the Mayor will pause Council business so the same folks can put on their Austin Housing Finance Corporation board hats and hold a quick AHFC meeting, then gavel back in to regular Council work. It's a routine procedural switch that lets the city's affordable-housing financing arm conduct its official business. Per the agenda, this item has no fiscal impact.
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Item 32 Thursday, May 7, 2026 Postponedunofficial
This is a zoning change request for two properties near Rosedale at 2117 W. 49th St. and 4709 Rosedale Ave., owned by Austin ISD. The plan would rezone the land from single-family (SF-3) to the city's highest-density multifamily category (MF-6-CO), opening the door to denser housing on the site. Both city staff and the Zoning and Platting Commission recommend approving the change.
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Item 37 Thursday, May 7, 2026 Postponedunofficial
This is a zoning request to expand the South Shore Planned Unit Development near Lady Bird Lake, covering properties at 1705 and 1717 South Lakeshore Boulevard and 1712 East Riverside Drive. The owners want to shift from East Riverside Corridor zoning to a planned unit development-neighborhood plan designation, which can come with its own set of modified city regulations and possible fee waivers. Both city staff and the Planning Commission recommend approving the change, and this is just the first reading, so there's still a public hearing where neighbors can weigh in.
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Item 40 Thursday, May 7, 2026 Passedunofficial
The Council is kicking off a process to amend the East Riverside/Oltorf Combined Neighborhood Plan, looking at whether to switch the land use designation for three properties along South Lakeshore Boulevard and East Riverside Drive from Specific Regulating District to Mixed-Use. This is the first step that opens the door to potentially different development on these parcels in a fast-changing East Riverside corridor, so neighbors watching that area will want to track where it heads.
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Item 27 Thursday, April 23, 2026 Passed 10-0
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.
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Item 39 Thursday, April 23, 2026 Passed 10-0
This resolution would have the City Manager give the Community Development Commission a heads-up whenever a rezoning application comes in for a property that already has multifamily housing on it. The idea is to loop the Commission in early enough that it can weigh in with recommendations before Council makes a call. For renters living in those buildings, it's a chance to have an advisory body flag concerns as zoning changes move through the pipeline.
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Item 47 Thursday, April 23, 2026 No final action
This is one of those procedural pit stops in the meeting — the Mayor will pause regular Council business so the same folks can switch hats and meet as the Board of Directors of the Austin Housing Finance Corporation, then gavel back into Council mode once they're done. It's a routine handoff that lets the city's affordable-housing financing arm conduct its own business. The item itself has no fiscal impact.
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Item 53 Thursday, April 23, 2026 No final action
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.
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