Item 40 Passed 10-0
Approve an ordinance waiving or reimbursing certain fees related to the Austin Dragon Boat Festival and Race held at Festival Beach on April 25, 2026; amending Resolution No. 021003-40 to add the Austin Dragon Boat Festival and Race as a City co-sponsored event starting in Fiscal Year 2026-2027; directing the City Manager to include the Austin Dragon Boat Festival and Race in the list of City co-sponsored events for which fees are waived annually in the ordinance adopted with the budget starting in Fiscal Year 2026-2027; and authorizing the City Manager to negotiate and execute a co-sponsorship agreement with the Lunar Foundation for the Austin Dragon Boat Festival and Race.
This ordinance would waive or reimburse certain city fees for the Austin Dragon Boat Festival and Race at Festival Beach on April 25, 2026, and officially add the event to Austin's list of City co-sponsored events starting in Fiscal Year 2026-2027. Becoming a co-sponsored event means the festival's fees would be waived annually as part of the budget ordinance going forward, rather than requiring a one-off approval each year. It also clears the City Manager to negotiate and sign a co-sponsorship agreement with the Lunar Foundation, the group behind the race.
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