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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 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 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 approve a resolution directing the City Manager to prepare an ordinance that would authorize an agreement allowing a proposed elevated walkway, to be built, operated, and maintained by Ecology Action of Texas, to encroach into the Grove Boulevard public right-of-way. The resolution would also waive the application and application fee requirements of City Code Section 14-11-51 for that agreement.
This resolution asks Council to direct the City Manager to work with CAMPO, TxDOT, and other partners so that proposed improvements to Parmer Lane (FM 734) prioritize safety, walking, biking, and transit. It also directs advocacy for a full environmental review of any proposal for the corridor.
Asks Council to approve a resolution authorizing eminent domain proceedings and payment to acquire easements on property at 5673 Oak Boulevard for Watershed Protection's Barton Creek - Oak Acres Creek Flood Risk Reduction Project, for flood mitigation and improved neighborhood roadway access during large storms. The acquisition covers a public utility easement of about 0.0498 acre and a temporary working space easement of about 0.0300 acre, appraised collectively at $7,992, subject to increase based on updated appraisals, a Special Commissioner's award, negotiated settlement, or judgment. Funding of $7,992 is available in the Austin Watershed Protection 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.
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 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 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 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 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 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.
This is the third and final reading of a rezoning for three lots at 7003, 7005, and 7007 Guadalupe Street in the Waller Creek Watershed. The owner, Purple Square One LLC, is asking to move the properties from a mix of multifamily and townhouse/condo zoning to general commercial services with a conditional overlay, keeping the equitable transit-oriented development and density bonus designations that come with being near a transit corridor. The change opens the site to a broader range of commercial uses and greater density along Guadalupe. Council approved first reading 9-1 in July and second reading 11-0 in August.
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 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.
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.
The Council is being asked to authorize eminent domain proceedings to acquire a roughly 0.23-acre (10,166-square-foot) permanent electric easement at 9825 Spectrum Drive in far northwest Austin, owned by Davis Spring SAH, LLC. The easement is needed for Austin Energy's CKT961 Induction Reduction Project, which aims to mitigate voltage induced by the Circuit 961 transmission line on CapMetro's Red Line rail, along a route running from the Jollyville Substation to the Ashton Woods Substation. The property is currently appraised at $106,235, an amount available in Austin Energy's capital budget, though the final figure could rise based on updated appraisals, a Special Commissioner's award, settlement, or judgment.
Council is being asked to authorize eminent domain proceedings to acquire a roughly 0.28-acre (12,052-square-foot) permanent easement at 9825 Spectrum Drive in northwest Austin from owner Davis Spring SAH, LLC. The easement supports Austin Energy's CKT961 Induction Reduction Project, which aims to mitigate voltage induced by the Circuit 961 transmission line onto CapMetro's Red Line rail — a route running from the Jollyville Substation parallel to the rail and ending at the Ashton Woods Substation. The property is currently appraised at $125,943, with that amount available in Austin Energy's Capital Budget, though the final cost could rise based on updated appraisals, a Special Commissioner's award, settlement, or judgment.
The Council is being asked to greenlight eminent domain proceedings to acquire a small easement — about 0.13 acre (5,704 square feet) — at 9701 Spectrum Drive in northwest Austin, currently owned by TA Rhythm Apartments, LLC. The land is needed for Austin Energy's CKT961 Induction Reduction Project, which aims to mitigate an induced voltage that the utility's Circuit 961 transmission line creates along CapMetro's Red Line rail route running from the Jollyville Substation east to the Ashton Woods Substation. The easement is appraised at $60,962, available in Austin Energy's Capital Budget, though that figure could rise based on updated appraisals, a settlement, or a court judgment.
This resolution clears the way for the city to use eminent domain to acquire a small easement — about 0.1 acre (4,667 square feet) — at 12101 North Lamar Boulevard, currently owned by Pleasanton Housing Finance Corporation. The land is needed for the North Lamar Boulevard Corridor Program, which would upgrade sidewalks, shared-use paths, turn lanes, and intersections along a stretch that crosses Walnut Creek between Walnut Park Crossing and Oakbrook Drive. The parcel is appraised at $8,984, though that figure could rise based on updated appraisals, a settlement, or a court judgment; the funding comes from the Austin Transportation and Public Works capital budget.
This resolution asks the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority to take a harder look at the MoPac South Project — specifically, to reconsider its Finding of No Significant Impact and prepare a full Environmental Impact Statement under federal law, while weighing an alternative that better fits Austin's environmental and mobility plans. It also directs the City Manager to help shape that City-aligned alternative, look for infrastructure fixes that could shrink the project's footprint, work with CapMetro and CTRMA on new park and ride facilities along MoPac, and submit comments at the project's public hearing. For anyone who drives, bikes, or lives near the MoPac corridor, this shapes how a major highway expansion moves forward and how closely it's studied.
Council heads behind closed doors with the city's lawyers to talk through Cunningham et al. v. City of Austin, a lawsuit filed in Travis County's 261st District Court over Austin's transportation user fee. Because it's a private legal consultation under the Texas Open Meetings Act, the public won't be in the room — but the outcome could shape how the city handles a fee that touches local transportation funding.