Item 6 Passedunofficial
Authorize the City Manager to apply for a development permit from Travis County Transportation and Natural Resources for constructing a new electric transmission line connecting to the Timber Creek substation and to pay permitting fees in an amount not to exceed $935,000. Funding: $935,000 is available in the Capital Budget of Austin Energy.
This item gives the City Manager the green light to apply for a Travis County development permit to build a new electric transmission line tying into the Timber Creek substation. Beefing up the grid like this helps keep the lights on as Austin keeps growing. The permitting fees would run up to $935,000, paid out of Austin Energy's Capital Budget.
"Without objection, the consent agenda is adopted" — meeting transcript (unofficial)