Item 43 — Thursday, May 28, 2026
Agenda PDF Legistar Official votes
Source information changed after this summary was written. The earlier summary is withheld.
Current official agenda wording
Authorize negotiation and execution of all documents and instruments necessary or desirable to acquire, in fee simple, approximately 0.281 acres of land to expand Guitarland Neighborhood Park, on behalf of Austin Parks and Recreation. The acquisition consists of approximately 0.281 acres (12,240 square feet) of land, improved with a single-family residence and an accessory dwelling unit, being all of Lot 5, Block K, Meadowcreek - Section One, a subdivision of record in Volume 64, Page 27 of the Plat Records of Travis County, Texas, and located at 7508 Shadywood Drive, Austin, Texas 78745, from Lawrence Chabira, for a total amount not to exceed $467,000, including closing costs. Funding: $467,000 is available in the Capital Budget of Austin Parks and Recreation.
"without objection, the consent agenda is adopted" — meeting transcript (unofficial)
What got said
Attributed statements from the meeting transcript, not official agenda values.
- Mayor pro tem Vela praised the small parkland acquisition improving pedestrian access
The roll call
Approved on Consent 9-0
Member records (11)
- Kirk Watson Mayor Yes
- Natasha Harper-Madison D1 Absent
- Vanessa Fuentes D2 Absent
- 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