Item 28 Passed 10-0
Approve an ordinance amending Exhibit A of the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Fees, Fines, and Other Charges ordinance (Ordinance No. 20250813-004) to amend Austin Resource Recovery fees for garbage collection in the Central Business District to eliminate the organics fee and increase the base customer charges and dumpster service and fee per cubic yard fees. Funding: This item may result in additional revenue collections in the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Austin Resource Recovery Fund.
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.
The roll call
Approved on Consent 10-0
- Kirk Watson Mayor Yes
- Natasha Harper-Madison D1 Absent
- Vanessa Fuentes D2 Yes
- José Velásquez D3 Yes
- José "Chito" Vela D4 Yes
- Ryan Alter D5 Yes
- Krista Laine D6 Yes
- Mike Siegel D7 Yes
- Paige Ellis D8 Yes
- Zohaib "Zo" Qadri D9 Yes
- Marc Duchen D10 Yes