Item 3 Passed 10-0
Approve a resolution authorizing the City Manager to award, negotiate, and execute Historic Preservation Fund grant agreements and allocations for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 for historic preservation and restoration projects and activities in an amount not to exceed $31,379,499. Funding: $31,379,499 is available in Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Austin Arts, Culture, Music and Entertainment Special Revenue Historic Preservation Fund for historic preservation and restoration projects in accordance with Texas Tax Code Section 351.101(a)(5).
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.
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