Authorize negotiation and execution of an interlocal agreement with the Texas Department of State Health Services to provide mobile food vendor inspection services for an initial 13-month term beginning on July 1, 2026, in an amount not to exceed $680,000, with up to four 12-month extension options, for a total agreement amount not to exceed $3,400,000. Funding: This item is projected to result in annual revenue of $680,000 in the Austin Public Health Operating Budget.

This item would let the city sign on with the Texas Department of State Health Services to handle mobile food vendor inspections — think the food trucks Austin loves — starting July 1, 2026. The initial 13-month term is capped at $680,000, with up to four 12-month extensions bringing the total agreement to no more than $3,400,000, and it's projected to bring in $680,000 a year in revenue for Austin Public Health.

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"Without objection, the consent agenda is adopted" — meeting transcript (unofficial)

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