Authorize the negotiation and execution of an amendment to the interlocal agreement with Travis County to procure consultant services to update the Balcones Canyonlands Conservation Plan to increase the City’s share from an amount not to exceed $650,000 to a revised amount not to exceed $1,025,000 over the five-year term. Funding: $350,000 is available in the Operating Budget of Austin Water. Funding for the remaining term is contingent upon available funding in future budgets.

The City wants to up its contribution to a joint project with Travis County that hires consultants to refresh the Balcones Canyonlands Conservation Plan — the long-running effort to protect endangered species habitat across the region. This amendment bumps Austin's share from a cap of $650,000 to a revised cap of $1,025,000 over the five-year term. Of that, $350,000 is already lined up in Austin Water's operating budget, while the rest depends on whether future budgets come through.

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

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